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SCIENCE - SAMPLE PAPER

Time : 3 Hrs. MM : 100

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
I. Question paper comprises of three sections, A, B and C you are to attempt all the three sections.
II. All questions are compulsory.
III. All questions of section A, section B and section C are to be attempted separately.
IV. Question numbers 1 to 3 in section A are one mark each, to be answered in one word or one
sentence.
V. Question numbers 4 to 7 are two marks each, to be answered in about 30 words.
VI. Question numbers 8 to 19 are three marks each, to be answered in about 50 words.
VII. Question numbers 20 to 24 are five marks each, to be answered in about 70 words.
VIII. Question numbers 25 to 42 in section B are MCQs based on practical skills. Each question is a
one mark question.
IX. Question numbers 43 and 44 in section C are OTBA based questions. Each question is of five
marks. The open text material for these questions has been provided on pages (A-1-A-8).

SECTION A 10. (a) The mass of one atom of an element A is

2.65 1023g. Calculate its atomic mass and
1. What did Rutherfords alpha-particle scattering
name the element.
experiment prove?
(b) How many molecules of water of
2. What do you mean by bilaterally symmetrical
crystallisation are present in 24.95 mg of
body?
hydrated copper sulphate (CuSO4.5H2O)?
3. What do you understand by the term upthrust?
11. In case of any infection our body temperature
4. What are the roles of algal and fungal partners rises or we suffer from fever. Why?
in lichens? 12. Why are bryophytes called amphibians of the
5. Name any two ways through which infectious plant world?
diseases spread. 13. A, B and C are living organisms. Identify the
6. What is sound and how is it produced? group to which they belong to on the basis of
7. Certain force acting on a 20 kg mass changes its the following features :
velocity from 5 ms1 to 2 ms1. Calculate the work (a) A is unicellular, microscopic, eukaryotic,
done by the force. and shows locomotion with the help of
8. (a) An element A has mass number 24 and pseudopodia.
contain 12 neutrons. What is the valency (b) B is unicellular, microscopic, prokaryotic,
of A? and has cell wall.
(b) The atomic number of uranium is 92. How (c) C is multicellular, filamentous, eukaryotic,
many electrons are there in the neutral atom?
autotrophic and aquatic.
How many electrons and protons are there
14. Does sound follow the same laws of reflection
in U+2 ion?
as light does? Explain?
9. How many grams of potassium will have the same
15. Why does an object float or sink when placed
number of atoms as 6 grams of sodium?
on the surface of water?
(Atomic mass of Na = 23; K = 39]

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16. (a) Why is sound wave called a longitudinal P

wave?
(b) What is the audible frequency range in Q P
humans?
17. How is work done measured when a body moves Q
R
in the direction of the applied force?
R
18. What do you mean by Ozone layer depletion?
19. If we use pesticides excessively in order to S S
safeguard the crop from blight, it may cause long
(a) P (b) Q
term damage to mankind. Justify the statement.
(c) R (d) S
20. (a) Write conclusion s of Rutherfords
scattering experiment. Also mention
27. The spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block m
drawbacks of Rutherfords model of atom.
suspended from it. A balance B reads 5 kg when
(b) What experiment negated Thomsons
a beaker with liquid is put on the pan of the
model of the atom as an intimate mixture of
balance. The two balances are now so arranged
negative and positive particles.
that the hanging mass is inside the liquid in the
21. Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteridophyta are
beaker as shown.
called Cryptogams. Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms are called Phanerogams. Discuss
why? Draw one example of Gymnosperm.
A
22. Illustrate the law of conservation of energy by
discussing the energy changes which occur
when we draw a pendulum bob to one side and
allow it to oscillate. Why does the bob eventually
come to rest ? What happens to its energy
m
eventually ? Is it a violation of the law of
conservation of energy ?
23. (i) State Archimedes' principle. Write two
applications of this principle. B
(ii) State the factors which are responsible for
the buoyant force.
24. What is water pollution? What are the main In this situation
causes of water pollution? (a) the balance B will read less than 5 kg
(b) the balance A will read less than 2 kg
SECTION B (c) the balance A will read less than 5 kg
25. An underwater explosion is caused near the sea- (d) the balance A will read more than 2 kg
shore. There are two observers, X under water 28. Figure shows a weigh-bridge, with a beaker P
and Y on land, each at a distance of 1 km from the with water on one pan and a balancing weight R
point of explosion
on the other. A solid ball Q is hanging with a
(a) X will hear the sound earlier
(b) Y will hear the sound earlier thread outside water. It has volume 40 cm3 and
(c) Both will hear the sound at the same time weighs 80 g. If this solid is lowered to sink fully
(d) Y will not hear the sound at all in water, but not touching the beaker anywhere,
26. In the diagrams of a moss and a fern given below, the balancing weight R' will be
the spores in the moss and sori in the fern are
present in their respective parts labelled as:

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P R

(a) same as R
(b) 40 g less than R
(c) 40 g more than R
(d) 80 g more than R
29. In an experiment to verify the laws of reflection
of sound waves, the two tubes taken must be
(a) equal angle (b) unequal angle
(c) any angle (d) unequal lengths
(a) 90 (b) 135
30. From the experimental set up follows, the correct
(c) 60 (d) 45
reading for finding the volume of a solid body is
given by the formula. 32. An object floats when:
(a) The weight of the object is equal to or less
than the weight of the liquid displaced.
(b) The weight of the object is more than the
weight of the liquid displaced.
(c) The weight of the object is not equal to the
weight of the liquid displaced.
(d) None of the above
33. To verify the laws of reflection of sound four
students arranged following set ups. Which one
is a correct one?

(a) V1 V2 (b) V2 V1
V1 + V2
(c) V1 + V2 (d)
2
31. Angle of incidence of clock sound is 45. At what
angle ear should be placed to hear the clock
sound clearly ? (a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D

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34. Observe the setups A, B, C and D arranged to
establish the relation between loss in weight of
an immersed solid. Which one is a correct one?

A B

(a) AMale and BFemale

(b) AFemale and BMale
(c) Both A and B are male
(d) Both A and B are female

37. I
II

III

Which of the following is correct labelling?

(a) I = Stipe, II= Gills, III= Pileus
(a) A (b) B (b) I = Pileus, II = Gills, III = Stalk
(c) C (d) D (c) I = Pileus, II = Gills, III = Stipe
35. Study the characteristic features of the following (d) I = Velum, II = Gills, III = Stipe
and identify them. 38. Which of the following option is correct?

Chloroplast

A B C D
(A) (B) (C) (a) Lamina Axillary Stip ule Leaf
(a) AUlothrix; BChara;CPinus bud base
(b) ASpirogyra; BMoss; CPinus (b) Lamina Stip ule Axillary Leaf
(c) AMarchantia; BMoss; CPinus bud base
(d) ASpirogyra; BPinus; CFunaria (c) Lamina Axillary Stip ule Pedicel
36. Observe the figures below and identify the male bud
and female cockroaches. (d) Leaflet Axillary Stip ule Leaf
bud base
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39. 41. Which of the following options correctly
identifies the plant shown in figure and the sub-
Cork division it belongs to?

Thread

Conical flask
Chloroplast
Small ignition tube

Aqueous solution of NaCl

Aqueous solution of CuSO4

(a)

Cork

Thread
(a) Sprigogyra Algale
(b) Funaria Moss
Conical flask (c) Sphagnum Moss
(d) Selaginella Pteridophyta
Small ignition tube 42. The figures (A - D) show four animals. Select the
correct option with respect to a common
characteristic of one of these animals.
X

(b)
In the figure given above if the mass of apparatus
in diagram A and B is same then
(A) (B)
(a) Law of constant composition is obeyed.
(b) Law of reciprocal proportion is obeyed.
(c) Law of mass conservation is obeyed.
(d) Law of multiple proportion is obeyed.
40. A student in his school chemistry lab tried to
perform the same experiment with different
reactants. He found a difference between the
mass of reactants and products. The possible
reason could be
(C) (D)
(a) He may have conducted the experiment
without a cork on the flask. (a) A shows radial symmetry
(b) The cork may be loosly fitted. (b) B has close circulatory system
(c) One of the products formed may be gaseous (c) C represents bony fish with two chlambered
which may escape out if arrangements have heart.
not done properly. (d) D belongs to class Aves and has exoske-
(d) All of the above. leton hair.

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SECTION C
DIRECTIONS : Q. 43 & Q.44 are OTBA based
questions. Refer pages (A-1-A-8) for open text
material for these questions.
43. Go through the table Status of Ambient Air
Quality in 12 Metropolitan Cities of India and
list the cities which are in the danger range of
SO2, NO2 and PM10 found in atmosphere. What
could be the possible effects of these dangerous
levels? What are the factors responsible for these
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dangerous levels of air pollutant? Discuss using
two of the most polluting cities.
44. For humans, living in the path of a flood can be
a disaster. Nature gives us ways to slow flooding.
The plants that grow along water-ways and other
natural areas like wetlands should be preserved
whenever possible.
(a) What do the above lines suggest to be
implemented?
(b) Mention all the ways this method will help
Uttarakhand state economically and
ecologically.