QUESTIONNAIRE

CHEMISTRY
S.No. Question
1. Draw the structures of the following Carbon compounds:
i. 1,1 –dimethyl -3-cyclohexanol (2016)
ii. 3-ethyl-4, 4-dimethylheptane (2012)
iii. Octane
iv. Toluene
v. 2-methylbutane
vi. Pentanal
vii. Pentanol
viii. Pentanoic Acid
ix. Chlorobenzene
x. Butyraldehyde
2. (a) Complete the following equation with balancing: (Board Term I, 2013)
(i) Al + HCl →
(ii) Mg + HNO3 →

(b) State what would happen if: (Write the reactions too)
(i) Some zinc pieces are placed in blue Copper Sulphate solution.
(ii) Some copper pieces are placed in green Ferrous Sulphate solution.
(iii) An iron nail is dipped in a solution of Copper Sulphate for some time. (Board
……..Term I, 2014)
3. Balance the following equations given below:
a) CO2 + H2O → C6H12O6 + O2
b) SiCl4 + H2O → H4SiO4 + HCl
c) Al + HCl → AlCl3 + H2
d) Na2CO3 + HCl → NaCl + H2O + CO2
e) C7H6O2 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
f) Fe2(SO4)3 + KOH → K2SO4 + Fe(OH)3
g) Ca3(PO4)2 + SiO2 → P4O10 + CaSiO3
h) KClO3 → KClO4 + KCl
i) Al2(SO4)3 + Ca(OH)2 → Al(OH)3 + CaSO4
j) H2SO4 + HI → H2S + I2 + H2O

4. 2 mL of sodium hydroxide solution is added to a few pieces of granulated zinc metal

taken in a test tube. When the content is warmed, a gas is bubbled through a soap
solution before testing. Write the chemical reaction equation and the test to detect
the gas. Name the gas that will evolve when the same metal reacts with dilute
solution of a strong acid.

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5. To a solution of sodium hydroxide in a test tube, two drops of phenolphthalein are
added.
(i) State the color change observed.
(ii) If dilute HCl is added dropwise to the solution, what will be the color change?
(iii) On adding a few drops of NaOH solution to the above mixture the color of the
solution reappears. Why? (Board Term I, 2013)
6. How the following substances will dissociate to produce ions in their solutions?
(i) Hydrochloric acid
(ii) Nitric acid
(iii) Sulphuric acid
(iv) Sodium hydroxide
(v) Potassium hydroxide
(vi) Magnesium hydroxide (Board Term 1, 2017)
7. (a) Three acidic solutions A, B, and C have pH = 0, 3, and 5 respectively.
(i) Which solution has the highest concentration of H+ ions?
(ii) Which solution has the lowest concentration of H+ ions? (Board Term I, 2014)

(b) How concentrated Sulphuric acid can be diluted? Describe the process. (Board
Term I, 2014)
8. In Mendeléev’s Periodic Table, the elements were arranged in the increasing order
of their atomic masses. However, cobalt with an atomic mass of 58.93 amu was
placed before nickel, having an atomic mass of 58.71 amu. Give a reason for the
same.
9. The properties of the elements are given below. Where would you locate the
following elements in the periodic table?
(a) A soft metal stored under kerosene.
(b) An element with variable (more than one) valency stored underwater.
(c) An element that is tetravalent and forms the basis of organic chemistry.
(d) An element that is an inert gas with atomic number 2.
(e) An element whose thin oxide layer is used to make other elements corrosion-
resistant by anodizing.

10. An element ’X’ is placed in the 2nd Group and 3rd Period of the Periodic Table. It
burns in the presence of oxygen to form a basic oxide.
(a) Identify the element ‘X’
(b) Write the electronic configuration.
(c) Write the balanced equation when it burns in the presence of air.
(d) Write a balanced equation when this oxide is dissolved in water.
(e) Draw the electron dot structure for the formation of this oxide.

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 PHYSICS

S.No. Question
1.

AB and CD, two spherical mirrors, from parts of a hollow spherical ball
1
with its center at O as shown in the diagram. If arc AB = 2 arc CD, what is
the ratio of their focal lengths? State which of the two mirrors will always
form a virtual image of an object placed in front of it and why? (Foreign
2016)
2. (a) The image formed by a concave mirror is observed to be virtual, erect, and
larger than the object. Where should the position of the object be relative to the
mirror? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. (Board 2014)

(b) A concave mirror is used for image formation for different positions of an
object. What inferences can be drawn about the following when an object is
placed at a distance of 10 cm from the pole of a concave mirror of focal length 15
cm?
(i) Position of the image
(ii) Size of the image
(iii) Nature of the image
Draw a labeled ray diagram to justify your inferences. (Board 2020)

(c) Derive the Mirror Formula. What is the “Power of a Lens”? Give its
mathematical expression.
3. (a) List two causes of hypermetropia.

(b) Draw ray diagrams showing

(i) A hypermetropic eye and
(ii) Its correction using a suitable optical device. (Board 2020)

(c) A person is suffering from both myopia and hypermetropia.

(i) What kind of lenses can correct this defect?
(ii) How are these lenses prepared?

(d) A person needs a lens of power +3 D for correcting his near vision and -3 D

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 for correcting his distant vision. Calculate the focal lengths of the lenses required
to correct these defects. (Board 2020)
4. (a) Define resistance of a conductor. State the factors on which resistance of a
conductor depends. Name the device which is often used to change the resistance
without changing the voltage source in an electric circuit. Calculate the resistance
of 50 cm length of wire of cross-sectional area 0.01 square mm and of resistivity 5
× 10-8 Ω m. (Board Term I, 2014)

(b) Draw a circuit diagram for a circuit consisting of a battery of five cells of 2
volts each, a 5 Ω resistor, a 10 Ω resistor, a 15 Ω resistor, an ammeter, and a plug
key, all connected in series. Also, connect a voltmeter to record the potential
difference across the 15 Ω resistor and calculate-
(i) the electric current passing through the above circuit and
(ii) potential difference across 5 Ω resistor when the key is closed. (Board Term 1,
2013)

(c) State and Derive Ohm’s Law. Also, state the Limitations of Ohm’s Law.

5. (a)A current of 10 A flows through a conductor for two minutes.

(i) Calculate the amount of charge passed through any area of cross-section of the
conductor.
(ii) If the charge of an electron is 1.6 × 10-19 C, then calculate the total number of
electrons flowing. (Board Term I, 2013)

(b) Draw the symbols of commonly used components in electric circuit diagrams
for
(i) An electric cell
(ii) Open plug key
(iii) Wires crossing without a connection
(iv) Variable resistor
(v) Battery
(vi) Electric bulb
(vii) Resistance (4/5, Board Term 1,2017)

(c)
A student plots V-I graphs for three samples of nichrome wire with resistances R1,
R2, and R3. Choose from the following statements that hold true for this graph.
(Board 2020)
(a) R1 = R2 = R3
(b) R1 > R2 > R3

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 (c) R3 > R2 > R1
(d) R2 > R1 > R3
6. (a) A copper wire has a diameter of 0.5 mm and resistivity of 1.6 × 10-8 Ω m.
Calculate the length of this wire to make its resistance 100 Ω. How much does the
resistance change if the diameter is doubled without changing its length? (Board
Term I, 2015)

(b) The resistance of a wire of 0.01 cm radius is 10 Ω. If the resistivity of the

material of the wire is 50 × 10-8 Ω m, find the length of the wire. (Board Term I,
2014)

(c) A wire has a resistance of 16 Ω. It is melted and drawn into a wire of half its
original length. Calculate the resistance of the new wire. What is the percentage
change in its resistance? (Board Term I, 2013)
7.

An electric lamp of resistance 20 Ω and a conductor of resistance 4 Ω. are

connected to a 6 V battery as shown in the circuit. Calculate.
(a) The total resistance of the circuit
(b) The current through the circuit,
(c) The potential difference across the (i) electric lamp and (ii) conductor, and
(d) Power of the lamp. (Delhi 2019)
8. (a) Diagram shows the lengthwise section of a current-carrying solenoid. ⦻
indicates current entering into the page, ⨀ indicates current emerging out of the
page. Decide which end of the solenoid A or B, will behave as the north pole. Give a
reason for your answer. Also, draw field lines inside the solenoid.

(b) Two coils of insulated copper wire are wound over a non-conducting cylinder
as shown. Coil 1 has a comparatively large number of turns. State your
observations, when

(i) Key K is closed

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 (ii) Key K is opened
Give a reason for each of your observations. (Board 2020)
9. State whether an alpha particle will experience any force in a magnetic field if
(Alpha particles are positively charged particles, formed during a Radioactive
Decay)
(i) It is placed in the field at rest.
(ii) It moves in the magnetic field parallel to field lines.
(iii )It moves in the magnetic field perpendicular to field lines.
Justify your answer in each case. (Board Term I, 2016)
10. (a) State Flemings left-hand rule.

(b) Write the principle of working of an electric motor.

(c) Explain the function of the following parts of an electric motor.

(i) Armature (ii) Brushes (iii) Split ring (Board 2018)

(d) Draw a ray diagram to show the refraction of light through a triangular glass
prism and mark the angle of deviation on it. (Board 2011)

(e) Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the refracted ray in each of the
following cases: A ray of light incident on a concave lens is
(i) passing through its optical center.
(ii) parallel to its principal axis.
(iii) directed towards its principal focus. (Board 2019)

(f) (a) One-half of a convex lens is covered with black paper. Will such a lens
produce an image of the complete object? Support your answer with a ray
diagram.
(b) An object 5 cm high is held 25 cm away from a converging lens of focal length
10 cm.
(i) Draw the ray diagram and
(ii) Calculate the position and size of the image formed.
(iii) What is the nature of the image? (Board 2014, 2016 and 2018)

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 BIOLOGY

S.No. Question
1. (a) Complete the following flow chart as per the given instructions.

(b State the role played by the following in the process of digestion :

(i) Enzyme trypsin
(ii) Enzyme lipase

(c) List two functions of finger-like projections present in the small

intestine. (Board 2020)

(d) Draw a flow chart to show the breakdown of glucose by various

pathways. (Board Term I, 2016) (IMPORTANT QUESTION- MEMORIZE THE
FLOWCHART)
Answer (d)

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2. (a) Draw a diagram of the human respiratory system and label: Trachea,
Bronchi, and Diaphragm.
(b) Give reasons for the following:
(i) Lungs always contain residual volume.
(ii) Nostrils are lined with mucus. (Board Term I, 2013)
(c) Write three points of difference between respiration in plants and
respiration in animals. (Board Term I, 2014)
3. (a) Write two water-conducting tissues present in plants. How does water
enter continuously into the root xylem?

(b) Explain why plants have low energy needs as compared to animals.
(AI 2019)

(c) What do the following transport?

(i) Xylem
(ii) Phloem
(iii) Pulmonary vein
(iv) Vena cava
(v) Pulmonary artery
(vi) Aorta (Board Term I, 2014)

(d) Name the organs that form the excretory system in human beings.
(e) Describe in brief how urine is produced in the human body. (Board
2020).
4. (a) Draw a neat diagram of the human excretory system and label
following parts:
(i) Urethra
(ii) Kidney
(iii) Ureter
(iv) Urinary bladder
(b) What are nephrons ? How is a nephron involved in the filtration of
blood and formation of urine? (Board Term I, 2015)
(c) Draw a diagram of human excretory system and label kidneys, ureters
on it. (Board Term I, 2017)
5. In a pea plant, the trait of flowers bearing purple color (PP) is dominant
over white color (pp). Explain the inheritance pattern of F 1 and F2
generations with the help of a cross following the rules of inheritance of
traits. State the visible characters of F1 and F2 progenies.
6. How do Mendel’s experiments show that the

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 i. Traits may be dominant or recessive,
ii. Traits are inherited independently?
Why did Mendel choose Pea Plants for his experiment? Give the
scientific name of Pea.
7. After self-pollination in pea plants with round, yellow seeds, the
following types of seeds were obtained by Mendel:

Seeds Number

Round, yellow 630

Round, green 216

Wrinkled, yellow 202

Wrinkled, green 64

Analyze the result and describe the mechanism of inheritance

which explains these results.

8. (a) Draw a diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower and label it the
sepal, petal, ovary, and stigma.
(b)Write the names of the male and female reproductive parts of a flower.
(c)What is fragmentation in organisms? Name a multicellular organism
that reproduces by this method.
(d)What is regeneration in an organism? Describe regeneration in
Planaria with the help of a suitable diagram. (CBSE 2011)
(e) What is DNA copying? State its importance. (Delhi 2015)
9. (a) List two common signs of sexual maturation in boys and girls.

(b) What is the result of reckless female feticide?

(c) “The chromosomal number of the sexually producing parents and

their offspring is the same”. Justify this statement. (AI 2014)
10. (a) List two preparations shown every month by the uterus in
anticipation of pregnancy in humans.
(b) Explain the Menstrual Cycle. How is it different from Menarche and
Menopause?
(c) State the role of the placenta in the development of the embryo.

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(d) (i) What provides nutrition to human sperms? State the genetic
constitution of a sperm.
(ii) Mention the chromosome pair present in a zygote which determines
the sex of (A) a female child and (B) a male child. (Board 2020)
(e) Label the following-

(i) (ii)

(iii)

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