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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II, 2012 II, 2012

SCIENCE /

67021

Class X /
Time allowed : 3 hours 3 General Instructions :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix)

X
Maximum Marks : 80 80

The question paper comprises of two Sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the sections. All questions are compulsory. There is no overall choice. However, internal choice has been provided in all the five questions of five marks category. Only one option in such questions is to be attempted. All questions of Section-A and all questions of Section-B are to be attempted separately. Question numbers 1 to 4 in Section-A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in one word or in one sentence. Question numbers 5 to 13 in Section-A are two marks questions. These are to be answered in about 30 words each. Question numbers 14 to 22 in Section-A are three marks questions. These are to be answered in about 50 words each. Question numbers 23 to 25 in Section-A are five marks questions. These are to be answered in about 70 words each. Question numbers 26 to 41 in Section-B are multiple choice questions based on practical skills. Each question is a one mark question. You are to select one most appropriate response out of the four provided to you.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) 1 5 14 23 26 4 13 22 25 41 30 50 70

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SECTION-A / 1. Complete the following reaction : Hot conc. CH3CH2OH H2 SO4 CH3CH2OH H2 SO4 2. Why are the danger signals on the cross roads red in colour ?

3.

Select the abiotic components of the environment from the following :Rainfall, sunflower, wind, rose plant.

4.

Why is the flow of energy in the ecosystem unidirectional ?

5.

What are periods in the Periodic Table ? How many periods are there in the Periodic Table ? How many shells are present in the elements of the second period ?

6.

The elements of the eighteen group of the periodic table are given below : He Ne Ar Kr Xe Rn (i) The elements of this group are almost unreactive Why ? (ii) Which atom is bigger, Ne or Ar ? Why ? He Ne Ar Kr Xe Kn (i) (ii) Ne Ar

7.

What is vegetative propagation ? List its any two advantages.

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8.

Give functions of the following organs of the human male reproductive system. (a) Scrotum (b) Testes (a) (b)

9.

Define power of a lens. Find power of a concave lens of focal length 2 m. 2m

10.

A student sitting in the last row in a class cannot read clearly the letters written on the blackboard. What could be the defect of vision the student is suffering from ? Suggest the type of lens to correct his vision.

11.

List two reasons to explain the twinkling of stars.

12.

How can wearing an extra sweater in winters be an environmentally friendly step ? Suggest two more such steps which would help in conserving energy. /

13.

What do the three Rs refer to save the environment ? Which one of these would be the best for environment ? 3R What is an esterification reaction ? Write the chemical equation for this reaction. Write the chemical equation for reaction of an ester reacts with a base ?

14.

15.

Explain the variation of the following properties of the element in the Periodic Table. (i) Atomic radius in a period (ii) Metallic character in a period (iii) Valency in a group (i) (ii) (iii)

16.

Draw a diagram showing the fertilization of pollen grain on the stigma and label on it the following (i) Pollen tube (ii) Ovary. (i) (ii)

17.

Given below is the experiment carried out by Mendel to study inheritance of two traits in Page 4 of 14

garden pea.

(a) (b)

What do A, B, C, D, E, F and G represent in these boxes ? State the objective for which Mendel performed this experiment.

(a) (b)

A, B, C, D, E, F

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18.

From the set of Figures given below, make a pair of (i) homologous and (ii) analogous organs. State the reason in each case to justify your answer.

(i)

(ii)

19.

What are fossils ? How are they formed ? How is the age of a fossil determined ?

20.

An object of height 5 cm is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm. Calculate the distance and the size of the image formed by the mirror. 5 cm 30 cm 25 cm

21.

A lens has power 2D. Find the focal length and nature of this lens. An object is placed at a distance of 100 cm from this lens. Where will the image be formed and what will be its nature ? 2D 100 cm

22.

What is meant by the power of accommodation of human eye ? When do we consider a person to be hypermetropic ? Draw a ray diagram to show how hypermetropia is corrected using a suitable lens.

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23.

(i) (ii) (i) (ii)

What is meant by The hydrogenation of vegetable oils ? Write the chemical reaction involved in the process. State one difference between vegetable oil and animal fat. How would you distinguish experimentally between ethanol with ethanoic acid with the help of sodium bicarbonate ? Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved.

(i) (ii) (iii) (i) (ii) (iii)

OR What are covalent bonds ? Write the type of bonds present in N2 and CH4 molecules. Why does carbon form compounds mainly by covalent bonding ? Write the names of the following compounds : (i) C6H6 (ii) C3H7Cl N2 CH4

(i) 24. (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a)

C6H6

(ii)

C3H7Cl

Write the function of (i) ovary (ii) uterus in the human female reproductory system. How does embryo get nourishment inside mothers body ? What happens when the egg is not fertilized ? (i) (ii)

(b)

OR Draw a neat diagram of human female reproductive system and label on it the following four parts. (i) Ovary (ii) Fallopian tube (iii) Uterus (iv) Cervix What are sexually transmitted diseases ? Name a sexually transmitted disease caused due to (i) bacterial infection (ii) viral infection.

(a) (i) (iii) (b) (i) (ii) (iv) (ii)

25.

Explain with the help of suitable diagram the following terms in connection with spherical lenses. (i) (iv) Centre of curvature Optical centre (ii) (v) Principal axis Aperture Page 7 of 14 (iii) Principal focus

(i) (iv)

(ii) (v)

(iii)

OR An extended object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens. Draw neat diagrams to show the image formation in the following cases. (a) (b) (c) The object is between 2f and infinity. The object is at 2f. The object is between f and 2f.

(a) (b) (c)

2f 2f f 2f SECTION - B /

26.

A student put some crystal of CuSO4 in water taken in a test tube. The colour of the solution obtained would be : (a) red CuSO4 (a) (b) (b) blue (c) (c) brown (d) (d) colourless

27.

An iron nail was placed in each of the four test tubes containing different salt solutions as shown below :

A reddish brown coating was observed only on the surface of iron nail which was put in the solution of : (a) ZnSO4 (b) Al2(SO4)3 (c) CuSO4 (d) FeSO4

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(a) 28.

ZnSO4

(b)

Al2(SO4) 3

(c)

CuSO4

(d)

FeSO4

2 mL of ethanoic acid was added to 2 mL of water taken in a test tube and it was noticed that (a) the acid formed a separate layer on the top of water (b) water formed a separate layer on top of the acid (c) a clear and homogeneous solution was formed (d) a turbid solution was formed. 2 mL (a) (b) (c) (d) 2 mL

29.

If we put red litmus into acetic acid solution : (a) It changes to blue (b) It remains red (c) It gets discoloured (d) It becomes black. (a) (c) (b) (d)

30.

While performing the experiment to observe action of acetic acid on sodium bicarbonate, a student wanted to confirm that the gas evolved is CO2.For this he should (a) (b) (c) (d) pass the gas through lime water. pass it through CuSO4 solution. pass it through ZnSO4 solution. pass it through distilled water.

CO2 (a) (b) CuSO4 Page 9 of 14

(c) (d) 31.

ZnSO4

A student correctly picks up a convex lens out of an assembly of convex lens, concave lens and circular plane glass plate lying on a table merely by touching them. The lens which he has picked up is : (a) (b) (c) (d) thick on the edges and thin at the center. thin on the edges and thick at the center. uniformly plane on edges as well as center thin at the center on one side and plane on the other side.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

32.

A student obtained a sharp image of a distant tree on a screen by using a concave mirror. In order to determine the focal length of the mirror, he would measure the distance between the. (a) (b) (c) (d) mirror and the tree mirror and the screen tree and the screen mirror and the screen and also tree and the screen

(a) (c)

(b) (d)

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33.

In the set up shown below, where should the screen be placed by a student to obtain the clear image of a distant object. The focal length of the mirror is 8 cm.

(a)

5 cm

(b)

9 cm

(c)

10 cm

(d)

8 cm

8 cm

(a) 34.

5 cm

(b)

9 cm

(c)

10 cm

(d)

8 cm

In the following diagrams, the lateral displacement is correctly marked in :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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35.

Four students took observations in tracing the path of light through glass slab for the given angle of incidence. They measured angles of refraction and emergence from their observations given in the table below. select the student who performed in the most correct manner i r e Student A (i) (ii) Student B (i) (ii) Student C (i) (ii) Student D (i) (ii) (a) A (b) 40 50 47 58 29 30

i
60 30

r
35 19

e
80 0

i
30 45

r
35 45

e
0 45

i
40 50 B

r
25 31 (c)

e
41 51 C (d) D

i
A (i) (ii) B (i) (ii) C (i) (ii) D (a) 36. A (i) (ii) (b) B 40 50

r
47 58

e
29 30

i
60 30

r
35 19

e
80 0

i
30 45

r
35 45

e
0 45

i
40 50 (c)

r
25 31 C

e
41 51 (d) D

In the above figure showing binary fission in Amoeba, the constriction should be labeled at (a) (A) (b) (B) (c) (C) (d) (D) Page 12 of 14

(a) 37.

(A)

(b)

(B)

(c)

(C)

(d)

(D)

In binary fission in amoeba ___________ (a) first cytoplasm has to divide before division of nucleus (b) Both cytoplasm and nucleus divide simultaneously (c) Nucleus divides first followed by division of cytoplasm (d) Development of tiny outgrowth divides the parent cell into two daughter cells. (a) (b) (c) (d)

38.

The figure given below show :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Yeast undergoing budding Yeast undergoing binary fission Amoeba undergoing budding Amoeba undergoing binary fission

(a) (c) 39.

(b) (d)

In yeast cell undergoing budding, there can be : (a) only single bud (b) exactly two buds of equal size (c) chains of buds (d) only internal buds (a) (c) (b) (d)

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40.

After performing the experiment on percentage of water absorbed by raisins, a teacher asked her students as to the inference they draw from this experiment ? (a) water enters raisins by endocytosis (b) water enters raisins by endosmosis (c) water enters the raisins by Exosmosis (d) water enters the raisins by Plasmolysis

(a) (b) (c) (d)

41.

A student weighed dry raisins and found it to be 4g. He then soaked them in water for 2 hours and after drying them with the help of filter paper weighed them again. He found their weight to be 6g. The percentage of water absorbed by raisins was calculated by him as (a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 30% (d) 60% 4g 2 6g (a) 50% (b) 40% -oOo(c) 30% (d) 60%

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