Summative Assessment II, 2014

SCIENCE
CLASS X
Time Allowed : 3 Hours

Maximum Marks: 90

General Instructions:
1. The Question Papers comprises of two sections, A & B, you are to attempt
both the sections.
2. All questions are compulsory
3. All question of section A and all questions of Section B are to be attempted
separately.
4. Q.No. 1 to 3 in Section A are one mark questions. These are to be answered
in about 30 words each.
5. Q.No. 7 to 18 in Section A are three marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 50 words each.
6. Q.No. 19 to 24 in Section A are five marks questions. These are to be
answered in about 70 words each.
7. Q.No. 25 to 27 in Section B are Multiple Choice Questions based on practical
skills. Each question is a Two mark question. You are to select one most
appropriate response out of four provided to you.
8. Q.No. 28 to 36 in Section B are questions based on practical skills are one
marks question.
Note: Draw well labeled diagram where necessary.
(An additional 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper only.
Candidates will not write any answer on the answer sheet during this interval).
SECTION-A
Q1.

Write the (i) name and (ii) formula of functional group present in

(1)

Q2.
Q3.

compounds CH3COOH, HCHO

To an astronaut why does the sky appear dark instead of blue?
Why is ozone layer getting depleted at the higher levels of the

(1)
(1)

Q4.

atmosphere?
What is meant by dispersion of white light? What is the cause of

(2)

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dispersion. Draw a ray-diagram to show dispersion of white light

Q5.

by glass prism?
A convex lens has a focal length of 20cm. calculate the distance (2)
of the object from the lens if image is to be formed on the
opposite side of lens at a distance of 40cm from the lens. What

Q6.

will be the nature of the image?

Coal and petroleum are considered as fossil fuels. What is the (2)

Q7.

need to conserve them? Why are these called as fossil fuels?

What is implantation? How does the embryo get nourishment (3)

Q8.

inside the mothers body?

Name the types of sex chromosome present in (i) Human male (3)
(ii) Human female
What will be the sex of child produced if a sperm carrying Y
chromosome fertilized the egg? Name an insect in which same

Q9.

type of sex determination takes place.

Draw a labeled diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower. (3)
What will happen to the pollen grain of mango flower if it falls on

Q10

the stigma of guava flower?

Define refractive index of a transparent medium. What is its unit? (3)

.
Which has a higher refractive index glass or water?
Q11. What eye defect is hypermetropia? Describe with a ray diagram (3)
how this defect of vision can be corrected by using an
Q12

appropriate lens?
i)
What is the position of Hydrogen in the Modern (3)

.
ii)

Q13
.

Periodic Table.
Why are isotopes of same elements having different

atomic masses placed in periodic table

iii)
Elements of group 18 are called zero valent.
a) The Atomic radius decreases in moving from left to right (1+1+ +
along a period.
)
b) Helium is an unreactive gas and Neon is a gas of
extremely low reactivity what, if anything, do their atoms
have in common.
c) An element X-belongs to group 2 and another element Y
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belongs to group 16 of the periodic table (i) What is the

number of valence electrons in X and Y? (ii) Write the
Q14

valency of X & Y.
Explain how homologous and analogous organs are helpful in the (3)

.
Q15

concept of organic evolution.

a) In optical instruments several lenses are combined and (3)

placed in contact. Why?

b) A convex lens has focal length 20cm is placed in contact
with of concave lens of length 50 cm. Find (ii) power of

Q16
.

Combination of lenses and (ii) focal length of combination.

State the given data and answer the questions following data
Parental

(3)

Plants F1 (First generation F2 (Offsprings of Self

cross fertilized and offspring)

pollination of F1)

seeds collected
Male Parent always 330 seeds sown and Out of 44 seeds 33
bore

red

female
always

flowers, observed.
parent All

had

330

white flowers.

seeds
gave

gave

plant

red with red flower and

11 seeds gave plant

flower

with white flowers.

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

What is the term for this type of cross?

What does the data of column marked F1 indicate?
Express the genotype of the (a) Parents (b) F 1 progeny

Q17

(c) F2 Progeny
What is biological magnification? Will the levels of this (3)

magnification be different at different levels of the ecosystem.

Q18

Explain with example.

Answer the following:

(3)

i)

Q19

hard water?
ii)
What is catenation?
iii)
What is certification. Give one example.
a) Draw a ray diagram in each of the following cases to show (5)

Explain why soaps are not effective cleansing agents in

the position and nature of image formed when object is

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i)
ii)
iii)

placed:
B/w optical centre & Principal focus of a convex lens
B/W F and 2F of a convex lens.
At 2F of a convex lens.

b) How will the nature and position of image formed change

in case (i) and (ii) in part (a) of this question if the lens is
Q20
.

replaced by a concave lens.

a) Define homologous series of organic compounds. Mention (2+1+1+1)
any two characteristics of homologous series.
b) Name the compound formed on heating ethanol at 443K
with excess of conc. H2SO4.
c) Describe a chemical test to distinguish b/w ethanol and

Q21

ethanoic acid
d) Complete if CH3COOH + C2H5OH Acid
?+?

An organic compound A is widely used as a preservative in (5)

pickles and has a molecular formula C 2H4O2. This compound

reacts with ethanol to form sweet smelling compound B.
a) Identify the compound A
b) Write the chemical equation for its reaction with ethanol to
form compound B.
c) How can we get Compound A back from B?
d) Name the process and write corresponding chemical
equation
e) Which gas is produced when A reacts with washing

Q22
.
Q23
.

soda? Write chemical equation.

(a) Draw a well labeled diagram

of

human

female (3+2)

reproductive system.
(b) Write short notes on tubectomy and vasectomy.
(i)
A convex mirror used as a rear view mirror why?
(5)
(ii)
What is lateral inversion? Give on example.
(iii)
Which law is known as Snells law? Write it.
(iv)
What do you mean by lateral displacement? Write
(v)

factors on which it depends.

Why do we see stars twinkling whereas, planet do not
twinkle?

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Q24

a) What is vegetative propagation. Write the different (3+2)

methods of vegetative propagation. Explain each in one

sentence. Write two advantages and one disadvantage of
this method.
b) How will an organism benefit if it reproduces through
spores.

Q25

SECTION-B
Four students A,B,C,D perform experiment on tracing the path of (2)

light ray through a glass slab. The position of pins used to

describe incident ray is shown on paper by four of them
respectively as:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

The correct result will be obtained by:

Q26

(a) A&D Both (b) B&D Both (C) B Only (d) B and C both
Teacher asked three students to write on precaution by each of (2)

them regarding the experiment one tracing path of light ray

through glass slab First, second and third. Student wrote down
following precautions respectively:
a) While tracing emergent ray, we should see heads of pins.
b) One eye should be kept closed, while tracing the
emergent ray.
c) Glass slab should have parallel edges.
d) The correct statements are of

Q27

(1) (a) and (b) (2) (b) & (c) (3) (a) & (c) (4) All of three
A teacher soaked 10 raisins in 35ml of distilled water in a beaker

labeled A and similar activity she performed and labeled the other
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beaker B.
She maintained the temperature of beaker A at 20C and of
beaker Bat 40C.
After an hour what will be the percentage of water absorbed by
raisins in beaker A and by those in beaker B?

Q28

a) The same
b) More in A & less in B
c) More in B and less in A
d) Exactly twice as much in B as in A.
The following figures illustrate the binary fission in Amoeba

choose the option giving the correct sequence.

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

Q29

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

c) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

d) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
If x represents weight of soaked raisins and Y represents weight

.
of dry raisins then

( x y )
x 100
y

is a way to calculate the

percentage of.

Q30

a) Water absorbed by raisins in hypertonic solution

b) Water absorbed by raisins in hypotonic solution
c) Water lost by raisins in hypotonic solution
d) Water lost by raisins in hypertonic solution
Out of the given diagram, the correctly labeled diagram showing

budding in yeast is:

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Q31

(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) IV
A student mixed some acetic acid with water. He would have

observed the solution formed as

Q32

(a) Green & transparent

(b) Pink and opaque
(c) Yellow and transparent
(d) Colourless and transparent
A student took four test tube I, II, III and IV containing Aluminium

sulphate, copper sulphate, ferrous sulphate and zinc sulphate

solutions respectively. He placed an Iron strip in each of them. He
found a brown deposit formed in test tube.

(a) I
Q33
.

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV

Vapours of acetic acid smell:

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

Pungent like vinegar

Sweet like rose
Suffocating like Sulphur Dioxide
Odourless like water

Q34

If the incident ray is parallel to principal axis of a convex lens as

shown below in diagram, the refracted ray will

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>

2F

Q35

a) Pass through focus (F)

b) Retrace its path
c) Pass straight
d) Pass through 2F.
For finding the focal length of a convex lens by obtaining the

image of distant object, one should use as the object

Q36

a) A well lit distant tree

b) Window grill in class room
c) Any distant tree
d) A lighted candle kept at other end of table.
To find the focal length of a concave mirror Rahul focuses a

distant object with mirror the chosen object should be:

a)
b)
c)
d)

Tree
A Building
A window
The sun

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