DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JANKIPURAM, LUCKNOW
SESSION 2024-2025: MOCK PAPER
Subject: Science (086)
Date :_________________Name : _________________________________________Class/Sec: X________
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to
attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in the
range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should be
in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers to these questions should be
in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.
Section A
1. A student took Cu, Al, Fe and Zn strips separately in four test tubes labelled 1, 11, 111 and IV. He added 10 mL of [1]
freshly prepared ferrous sulphate solution to each test tube as shown below:
Black residue would be obtained in test tubes
a) II and IV b) I, II and IV
c) II and Ill d) Ill and IV
2. Which of the following metals do not corrode in moist air? [1]
a) Iron b) Silver
c) Copper d) Gold
3. Which one of the following types of medicines is used for treating indigestion? [1]
a) Antacid b) Antiseptic
c) Antibiotics d) Analgesic
4. Which of the following is not an allotropic form of carbon? [1]
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a) Diamond b) Fluorine
c) Graphite d) Fullerene
5. What is shown in the experiment given below: [1]
a) Reaction of metals with salt solutions b) Heating a salt sample on a spatula
c) Action of steam on a metal d) Testing the conductivity of a salt solution
6. If copper is kept open in air, it slowly loses its shining brown surface and gains a green coating. It is due to the
formation of
a) CUCO3 b) CuO
c) CUSO4 d) Cu(NO3)2
7. The structural formula of an ester from which an acid and an alcohol is formed is as follows. Name the acid and [1]
the alcohol.
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a) Formic acid, Ethanol b) Ethanoic acid, Ethanol
c) Propanoic acid, Methanol d) Formic acid, Propanol
8. Anaerobic process [1]
a) takes place in yeast during fermentation b) produces ethanol, oxygen, and energy
c) takes place in the presence of oxygen d) produces only energy in the muscles of
human beings
9. The egg of an animal contains 10 chromosomes, of which one is X-chromosome. How many autosomes would [1]
be there in the karyotype of this animal?
a) 9 b) 18
c) 8 d) 20
10. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in [1]
a) Cytoplasm b) Genes
c) Ribosome d) Golgi bodies
11. In a plant, smooth seeds(S) are dominant over wrinkled seeds(s) and green seeds (G) are dominant over yellow [1]
seeds (g). A plant homozygous for smooth and green seed is crossed with a plant having wrinkled and yellow
seeds. TheF3 offspring are self crossed to produce F2 generation. If a total of 160 offspring are produced, how
many plants are expected to be having wrinkled and green seeds in F2 generation, according to a
typical Mendelian cross?
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a) 10 b) 90
c) 30 d) 20
12. During deficiency of oxygen in tissues of human beings, pyruvic acid is converted into lactic acid in the
a) Golgi body b) Mitochondria
c) Chloroplast d) Cytoplasm
13. The magnetic field inside the solenoid is:
a) Non-uniform b) Variable
c) Zero d) Same at all points
14. The elements of electric heating devices are usually made of:
a) nichrome b) bronze
c) argon d) tungsten
15. Use of high temperature for waste disposal is called .
a) Composting b) Recycling
c) Landfilling d) Incineration
16. Which of the following groups contain only biodegradable items? [1]
a. Grass, flowers and leather
b. Grass, wood and plastic
c. Fruit peels, cake and lime-juice
d. Cake, wood and grass
a) Groups (a), (c) and (d) b) Groups (a), (b) and (c)
c) Groups (a), (b) and (d) d) Groups (b), (c) and (d)
17. Assertion (A): The colour of aqueous solution of copper sulphate turns colourless when a piece of lead is added [1]
to it.
Reason (R): Lead is more reactive than copper, and hence displaces copper from its salt solution.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
18. Assertion (A): Regeneration is getting a full organism back from its body parts. [1]
Reason (R): In grafting, the stock is placed over the scion.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
19. Assertion (A): Two bar magnets attract when they are brought near to each other with the same pole. [1]
Reason (R): Unlike poles will attract each other.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
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c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
20. Assertion (A): The second trophic level of a food chain operating in a grassland is mostiy occupied by a [1]
carnivore.
Reason (R): Carnivores feed upon herbivores and are secondary consumers.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
Section B
21. A mixture of oxygen and ethyne is burnt for welding. Can you tell why a mixture of ethyne and air is not used? [2]
22. What will happen if the fallopian tubes are partially blocked and the ovulated eggs are prevented from reaching [2]
the uterus?
23. Chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis. Why? [2]
OR
Why is it not advisable to sleep under a tree at night while resting under it during mid-day is not bad?
24. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four characteristics [2]
(nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens.
25. List two reasons to show that the existence of decomposers is essential in an ecosystem. [2]
OR
Microorganisms are often referred to as the 'scavengers of the environment.' Explain.
26. Which part of the eye controls the size of the pupil? [2]
Section C
27. i. Which types of metals can be obtained in their pure form by just heating their oxides in air? Give one [3]
example.
ii. Consider the reaction given below used to obtain Manganese metal in pure form:
3MnO2(s) + 4Al(s) —> 3Mn(l) + 2A12O3(s) + Heat
a. What type of reaction is it?
b. What is the role of aluminium in this reaction?
28. Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of sodium, magnesium, and aluminium to their respective metals. Why? Where [3]
are these metals placed in the reactivity series? How are these metals obtained from their ores? Take an example
to explain the process of extraction along with chemical equations.
OR
What are the various methods used for concentration of ore/Ore dressing?
29. Define nutrition. What are the different modes of nutrition? [3]
30. i. In humans, if gene B gives brown eyes and gene b gives blue eyes, what will be the colour of eyes of the [3]
persons having the following combination of genes? (a) Bb (b) bb (c) BB
ii. What do you class this trait of eye colour in human? Explain.
31. Distinguish between real image and virtual image. [3]
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32. Given in fig. is the circuit diagram in which three resistors of IQ, and 3Q are connected to cell of e.m.f. 2V [3]
Q.
and internal resistance 0.5
i. Calculate the total resistance of the circuit.
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ii. What is the reading of ammeter and What will be ammeter reading if an exactly similar cell is connected in
1 o to 0
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series with the given cell ?
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33. a. What is the heating effect of electric current? [3]
b. Write an expression for the amount of heat produced in a resistor when an electric current is passed through it
stating the meanings of the symbols used.
c. Name two appliances based on heating effect of electric current.
Section D
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34. a. Distinguish between esterification and saponification reactions with the help of chemical equations for each. b.
With a labelled diagram describe in brief an activity to show the formation of an ester.
OR
What are detergents chemically? List two merits and two demerits of using detergents for cleansing. State the reason
for the suitability of detergents for washing, even in the case of water having calcium and magnesium ions.
35. Give reason for the following: [5]
a. During reproduction inheritance of different proteins will lead to altered body designs.
b. Fertilization cannot take place in flowers if pollination does not occur.
c. All multicellular organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through fragmentation or regeneration.
d. Vegetative propagation is practised for growing only some type of plants.
e. The parents and off-springs of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of chromosomes.
OR
Explain briefly movements in plants.
36. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm. [5]
i. Use lens formula to determine the distance of the image from the lens.
ii. List four characteristics of the image (nature position, size, erect/inverted) in this case.
iii. Draw a labelled diagram to justify your answer of part (ii)
OR
i. What is meant by power of a lens? Define its SI unit.
ii. You have two lenses A and B of focal lengths +10 cm and - 10 cm, respectively. State the nature and power
of each lens. Which of the two lenses will from a virtual and magnified image of an object placed 8 cm from
the lens? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer.
Section E
37. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Copper sulphate crystal contains water of crystallisation when the crystal is heated the water is removed and salt
turns white. The crystal can be moistened again with water. The water of crystallisation is the fixed number of
water molecules present in 1 formula unit of copper sulphate. On heating gypsum at 373K, it loses water
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molecules and became calcium sulphate hemihydrate.
Tent tube lw»lder
Boiluut tube
Water droplets
Copper sulphate cystals
Burner
(a) If the crystal is moistened with water, then which colour of the crystal reappears?
(b) What is the commercial name of calcium sulphate hemihydrate?
OR
How many water molecules are present in one formula unit of copper sulphate?
38. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Animals have a nervous system for controlling and coordinating the activities of the body. But plants have
neither a nervous system nor muscles. So, how do they respond to stimuli? When we touch the leaves of a chui-
mui (the ‘sensitive’ or ‘touch-me-not’ plant of the Mimosa family), they begin to fold up and droop. When a
seed germinates, the root goes down, the stem comes up into the air. What happens? Firstly, the leaves of the
sensitive plant move very quickly in response to touch.
There is no growth involved in this movement. On the other hand, the directional movement of a seedling is
caused by growth. If it is prevented from growing, it will not show any movement.
(a) Write the types of movement.
(b) Give an example of a plant hormone that promotes growth.
(c) What is the function of the nervous system?
OR
How is the movement of leaves of the sensitive plant different from the movement of a shoot towards light
?
39. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
An insulated copper wire wound on a cylindrical cardboard tube such that its length is greater than its diameter
is called a solenoid. When an electric current is passed through the solenoid, it produces a magnetic field around
it. The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid is similar to the magnetic field produced by a bar
magnet. The field lines inside the solenoid are in the form of parallel straight lines. The strong magnetic field
produced inside a current-carrying solenoid can be used to magnetize a piece of a magnetic material like soft iron
when placed inside the solenoid. The strength of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid
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is directly proportional to the number of turns and strength of the current in the solenoid.
(a) What would be the strength of the magnetic field inside a long current-carrying straight solenoid?
(b) Which end is north and which end is south pole when current flows through a solenoid?
(c) A long solenoid carrying a current produces a magnetic field B along its axis. If the current is double and
the number of turns per cm is halved, then what will be the new value of the magnetic field?
OR
A soft iron bar is enclosed by a coil of insulated copper wire as shown in the figure. When the plug of the
key is closed, then where would the face B of the iron bar be marked.
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