Every Day Science Paper - 1991

Partial Solution
9. (a) Write response on the following:

(i) The method by which men provides for his everyday needs and desires is called
(Technology, Engineering, Versatility)

(ii) Of all the flying machines, man has made only (Balloon Jet Air Craft, Rockets) are
suitable for space flight.

(iii) Transistors do not need a warm up period because they have no (Plate,
Grid, Filament)

(iv) If an object gives off its own light, it is said to be (transparent,
illuminated,luminous)

(v) An electric heater would be most likely to produce (X-rays, Ultra Violet, I R
Radiations)


(b) Fill in the blanks:


(i) If the mass/volume ratio of a box containing stones is equal to the mass volume ratio
of a box containing feather than the box containingstones has smaller volume of
material in it.

(ii) In any one kind of atom, the number of proton, electrons is the same, it is the
number of neutrons which may change from atom to atom of the same element.

(iii) The Kelvin scale of temperature is called the absolute scale.

(iv) The type of radiation hat is unaffected by magnetic field is called alpha.

(v) If we know the mass of an object and the force applied on it, it is possible to
calculate acceleration of the object.


11. Match the following pairs from list I & list II

List I.......List II

Kidney........Frog
Proteins........Antibody
Photosynthesis..... Hepatitis
Heredity.......Bleeding disease
Neuron.........Heart
Hemophilia.........Nerve cell
Pace Maker.......Chromosomes
Virus............Plant
Antigen........Amino acid
Amphibian.......Nephron

Answers:

List I.... ..List II

Kidney.... .Nephron
Proteins.... .Amino acid
Photosynthesis. .Plant
Heredity... .Chromosomes
Hemophilia... .Bleeding disease
Neuron... .Nerve cell
Pace Maker... .Heart
Virus.... Hepatitis
Antigen... Antibody
Amphibian.. ..Frog


14. (a) Name the organs responsible for the following functions present in either
elements, plants or human.

a) Vision
b) Reproduction
c) Hormone secretion
d) Blood pumping
e) Food storage

Answers:

a) Eye
b) Gonades
c) Glands
d) Heart
e) Stem and stomach


(b) Fill in the blanks:

(i) Active transport in animals and plants required metabolic energy and concentration
gradient to carry the substances across cell membranes electrical gradient.

(ii) Diseases that spread through air are called air born disease.

(iii) Large trees give off aerial roots for the support of their heavy spreading branches.

(iv) When iron is less in body the quantity of hemoglobin in cell decreases.

(v) Arteries become hard due to deposition of fats in them.

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4. Attempt any five of the following

(a) The solar system has:

(i) 9 planets
(ii) 12 planets
(iii) 16 planets

Ans. Now there are 8 major and several dwarf planets.


(b) The science of study of old age is called:

(i) Gerontology
(ii) Carcinology
(iii) Nephrology

Ans. (i) Gerontology


(c) The instrument used for measuring the velocity of air:

(i) Barometer
(ii) Anemometer
(iii) Potometer

Ans. (ii) Anemometer


(d) The science which deals with the bird is called:

(i) Entomology
(ii) Ornithology
(iii) Herpetology

Ans. (ii) Ornithology


(e) The function of the thermostat in a refrigerator is:

(i) To increase the freezing point
(ii) To Lower the temperature
(iii) To maintain the temperature

Ans. (iii) To maintain the temperature


(f) Blotting paper absorbs ink because:

(i) It has a chemical affinity for ink
(ii) The action of capillary
(iii) The force of gravitation acts between blotting paper and ink.

Ans. (ii) The action of capillary


(g) Mirage is an example of:

(i) Reflection of light
(ii) Refraction and internal reflection of light
(iii) Polarization of light

Ans. (i) Reflection of light



6. Where are the following animals found? Answer any five.

a) Kangaroo
b) Kiwi
c) Llama
d) Ibex
e) Panda
f) Snow Leopard
g) Penguin

Answer:

a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) South America
d) Himalaya, Abyssinia
e) North India
f) Central Asian Mountains
g) Cooler waters and along the coastlines in Southern Hemisphere


7. Name the sources of any five of the following biological products.

a) Musk
b) Codeine
c) Cocaine
d) Quinine
e) Colchicines
f) Digilain

Answer:

a) Abdominal gland of male musk deer
b) From opium
c) Cocaine
d) Bark of cinchona
e) From colchicum
f) Leaves from the purple foxglove; a plant


9. Differentiate between any five of the following:

a) DNA and RNA
b) Alloy and Amalgam
c) Blood and Lymph
d) Stars and Planets
e) Gas and Vapour
f) Brass and Bronze


Answers:

a) DNA & RNA

RNA:

It is single stranded molecule
Contains Ribose sugar
contains adanine, guanine ,cytosine, & uracil bases
generally located in cytoplasm
is of three kinds

DNA:

Double stranded
deoxyribose
contains adanine, guanine cytosine and thymine bases
is of one kind


b) Alloy and Amalgam:

Alloy:

Substance composed of two or more metals. Alloys, like pure metals, possess metallic
luster and conduct heat and electricity well, although not generally as well as do the
pure metals of which they are formed. Compounds that contain both a metal or metals
and certain nonmetals, particularly those containing carbon, are also called alloys. The
most important of these is steel. Simple carbon steels consist of about 0.5 percent
manganese and up to 0.8 percent carbon, with the remaining material being iron.

Amalgam:

Amalgam is an alloy of mercury with one or more metals.


d) Stars and Planets:

Stars:

Heavenly bodies that shine by its own light and remains relatively fixed in position
among the other bodies in the universe.light and energy is generated in a star by the
conversion of hydrogen into helium.

Planet:

Opaque bodies revolving around the sun in its own orbit & also rotating on its own
axis, shines by reflection of the light of other stars( such as sun).


e) Gas and Vapour:

The terms vapor and gas can be used interchangeably, although in practice, vapor is
used for a substance that is normally in liquid or solid state, such as water, benzene,
and iodine. It has been proposed that the use of the term vapor be restricted to a
gaseous substance below its critical point; the temperature at which it may be liquefied
by the application of sufficient pressure) and the term gas should be used above the
critical temperature when the existence of the substance in the liquid or solid state is
impossible. This usage is essentially arbitrary because all gaseous substances follow a
similar behavior both above and below the critical point.


f) Brass and Bronze:

Brass: an alloy of copper and zinc
Bronze: an alloy of copper and tin


13. Name two diseases caused by following groups of micro-organisms.

a) Bacteria
b) Viruses
c) Protozoa
d) Fungi

Answers:

a) Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Cholera
b) Poliomyelitis, Influenza
c) Sleeping sickness, Amoebic dysentery
d) Ringworm, Actinomycosis


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Every Day Science Paper - 1993
Partial Solution




1. Which of the following statements are false and which are true.

a) Urea is a phosphorous fertilizer
False

b) IbnBaitar was a renowned Muslim Botanist
True

c) Penicillin was discovered by Edward Jenner
False

d) Cellulose is a natural polymer
True

e) Vitamin A and D are water soluble.
False

f) Amoeba is a unicellular animal
True

g) Solar eclipse occurs in full moon
False

h) Water is a bad conductor of electricity
False

i) Leprosy is a disorder of the nervous system
False

j) Chlorofluorocarbons cause decomposition of ozone
True


4. Fill in the blanks with correct choice.

1. Quartz is chemically a silicate.

2. Chicken egg is composed of one cell.

3. Visible light energy has the wavelength range of 400 to 700.

4. The particles with positive charge but having mass equal to that of electron is
called proton.

5. Gas in childrens play-balloons going upward is Helium.

6. Standard pressure is 760 mm.

7. Iron corrodes due to the formation of Iron Oxide.


8. Explain in detail what is a balanced diet; name a nutrient present in each of the
following food:

1. Apple
2. Bread
3.Meat
4.Butter
5.Orange
6.Egg
7.Milk
8. Spinach

Answers:

1. Vitamin C
2. Starch
3.Vitamin A
4.Vitamin A
5.Vitamin C
6.Vitamin D
7. Vitamin A, C, D
8. Vitamin K


12. Name the instruments used for measuring each of the following:

(i) Pressure
(ii) Voltage
(iii) Purity of milk
(iv) Temperature
(v) Velocity of wind

Answers:

(i). Barometer
(ii). Voltmeter
(iii). Lactometer
(iv). Thermometer
(v). Anemometer


15. Fill in the blanks:

(i) Starch is a polymer of glucose.

(ii) A big astronomical observatory known as the Royal Greenwich, London was
established during the reign of Caliph Mamoon.

(iii) Adrenalin is secreted by the Adrenal gland.

(iv) Mars planet is nearest to the earth.

(v) CFC is the abbreviation of Chlorofluorocarbon.

(vi) The process of conversion of a material from solid state directly to gaseous state is
called sublimation.

(vii) A junction diode is formed by PWP semiconductor pieces whereas junction
transistor is a sandwich made up of PNP transistor.


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