DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

MONDAY TEST I (2021-2022)

SUBJ ECT: SCIENCE (086)
CLASS: X

Dur ation: 1 hr 20 min

No. of pages: 06 MM:40
Gener al Instr uctions:

(i) All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Section A: Q.no. 1 to 7, all questions and their parts are of 1 mark each.
(iii) Section B: Q.no.8 to 10 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(iv) Section C: Q.no. 11 to 13 are short answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
(v) Section D: Q.no.14 to 16 are long answer questions and carry 5 marks each.
(vi)There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in
some questions. You have to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
(vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labelled diagrams should be drawn.
SECTION A

1. Define ‘Principal Focus’ of a concave mirror. 1

2. Write a balanced chemical equation for the following word equation: 1

Aluminium chloride + Ammonium → Ammonium chloride + Aluminum
hydroxide hydroxide
OR

Write the chemical name and formula of limestone.

3. Why are molecular movements needed for life? 1

For question number 4, two statements ar e given one labelled Asser tion (A) and the
other labelled Reason (R). Select the cor r ect answer to these questions fr om the codes a),
b), c) and d) as given below:

a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
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4. Asser tion: The inner lining of the small intestine has numerous finger like projections
called villi.
Reason: The villi increase the surface area for absorption.

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Question number s 5 - 7 contain thr ee sub-par ts each. Answer any two sub-par ts in these
questions.

5. Meera took a plastic mug and inserted graphite electrodes by drilling two holes at the base 1x2
of it as shown in the figure.

These electrodes were then connected to a 6V battery. She filled the mug with water and
added few drops of dilute sulphuric acid. When she passed electric current for some time,
she observed bubbles at both the electrodes.

i) Which gas will be obtained in test tube A and in test tube B ?

a) Oxygen gas will be obtained in test tube A and hydrogen gas in test tube B.
b) Sulphur dioxide gas will be obtained in test tube A and hydrogen gas in test tube B.
c) Hydrogen gas will be obtained in test tube A and oxygen gas in test tube B.
d) Oxygen gas will be obtained in test tube A and carbon dioxide gas in test tube B.

ii) Which of the following is the correct ratio of formation of gases (by volume) in test tube
A and B respectively?
a) 1:1 b) 2:1 c) 1:2 d) 4:1

iii) Why did Meera add few drops of sulphuric acid?

a) To dissolve the gases formed.
b) To remove impurities present in water.
c) To neutralize the water.
d) To make the water more conducting

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6. In 1770, after conducting a series of experiments, Joseph Priestley concluded that air is 1x2
essential for photosynthesis. Priestley kept a burning candle and a rat together in the single
bell jar. After some time, candle extinguished and the rat died. For the second time, he kept a
burning candle, rat, and a green plant together in the bell jar. He observed that neither the candle
got extinguished, nor did the rat die. Based on his observations, Priestley concluded that in the
first case, the air in the bell jar got polluted by the candle and rat. However, in the second case,
the plant purified the air that was spoiled by the candle and the rat.

i) In the second experiment the candle kept on burning and the rat survived because
a) the green plant released oxygen during the process of photosynthesis.
b) the rat released oxygen during the process of respiration.
c) the candle released oxygen during the process of combustion.
d) the plant released carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis.

ii) A student tried Priestley’s experiment with a few modifications. He kept the second setup
in dark. The candle got extinguished and the rat died after sometime. This happened
because in the absence of sunlight
a) respiration does not take place so oxygen is not released
b) photosynthesis does not take place so oxygen is not released.
c) photosynthesis does not take place so carbon dioxide is not released
d) respiration does not take place so carbon dioxide is not released

iii) Which of the following equations correctly depicts the process of photosynthesis?
Sunlight
a) C6H12O6+O2 Chlorophyll 6CO2+12H2O
Sunlight
b) 6CO2+12H2O Chlorophyll C6H12O6+6H2O+6O2
Sunlight
c) 6CO2+O2 Chlorophyll C6H12O6+6H2O+6O2
Sunlight
d) 6CO2+12H2O Chlorophyll C6H12O6+6H2O+6CO2

7. A highly polished surface, such as a mirror, reflects most of the light falling on it.The 1x2
laws of reflection are applicable to all types of reflecting surfaces including spherical surfaces.
The mirrors, whose reflecting surfaces are spherical, are called spherical mirrors.A spherical
mirror may be curved inwards or outwards. A mirror, whose reflecting surface is curved inwards,
that is, faces towards the centre of the sphere, is called a concave mirror. A mirror whose reflecting
surface is curved outwards, is called a convex mirror.

i) Magnification produced by a plane mirror

a) is less than one.
b) is more than one.
c) is equal to one.
d) can be more than or less than one depending upon the position of the object in front of it.

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 ii) Rays from Sun converge at a point 15 cm in front of a concave mirror. Where should an
object be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object?

a) 15 cm in front of the mirror.

b) 30 cm in front of the mirror.
c) Between 15 cm and and 30 cm in front of the mirror.
d) More than 30 cm in front of the mirror.

iii)A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. He finds the image of his head bigger, the
middle portion of his body of the same size and that of the legs smaller. The following is
the order of combinations for the magic mirror from the top.

a) Plane, convex and concave.

b) Convex, concave and plane.
c) Concave, plane and convex.
d) Convex, plane and concave.

SECTION B
8. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formed by a convex mirror when the object is 2
between the infinity and the pole of the mirror.

OR
Give reason for the following:
a) Convex mirror is used as a rear view mirror.
b) A ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a curved mirror, is reflected back
along the same path.

9. Mention one difference between each of the following on the basis of the feature 2
given in the bracket
a) Bread mould and Cuscuta (mode of nutrition).
b) Autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition (carbon source)

10. a) A small amount of silver chloride is taken in a china dish and placed in sunlight for 2
a while. What will be your observation in this case? State one application of this chemical
reaction.
b) By taking specific example of a reactive metal X and dilute hydrochloric acid, write a
balanced chemical equation for the reaction which takes place between them.

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 SECTION C

11.a) Translate the following statement into a balanced chemical equation : 3

Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
b) Name the two gases evolved on heating lead nitrate powder in a boiling tube.
c) Identify the physical state symbols denoted as X and Y in the following reaction:
Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2 KI (aq) → PbI2 (X) + 2 KNO3 (Y)

12.The linear magnification produced by a spherical mirror is +3. 3

i) State the nature and size of the image formed.
ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case.
13. a) Why is excretion essential for maintaining life? 3
b) Mention two functions of hydrochloric acid produced in our stomach.
c) Name the part of the human digestive system that is responsible for
i) storage of bile.
ii) complete digestion of food.

OR
a) What is the need of transport system in multicellular organisms?
b) Mention the role of bile in digestive system of humans.
c) Name the part of human digestive system which secretes the following enzyme.
i) Pepsin
ii) Trypsin

SECTION D

14. a) Draw a neat labelled diagram to show open stomatal pore. 5

b) Why do we test for starch and not glucose to prove that photosynthesis has taken
place?
c) List the forms in which nitrogen is taken up by the plants from soil.
d) How does the intake of food in Amoeba differ from that in Paramoecium (any one point).

15. The image of a candle flame is formed on a screen placed at a distance of 60 cm from 5
a spherical mirror ,when the candle is placed 30 cm in front of it.
i) Calculate the focal length of the mirror.
ii) If the height of the flame is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image.
iii) Identify the type of mirror. Write its two uses.

16. a) A substance Z which is used in the cement industry, on treatment with water forms a 5
solution which is used for whitewashing walls. Identify the substance Z and write the
chemical equation for the reaction of Z with water.

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b) Classify the following as exothermic/endothermic reaction:
i) Process of photosynthesis.
ii) Burning of natural gas.
iii) Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost.
c) You are provided with 2 g of ferrous sulphate crystals. Write an activity to show that,
decomposition reaction takes place when these crystals are heated strongly.

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