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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT II, 2012

SC - 2018

II, 2012
SCIENCE /

Class X /
Time allowed : 3 hours

X
Maximum Marks : 80

80

General Instructions :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
(ix)

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)

13

(vii)

14

22

(viii)

23

25

(ix)

26

41

30
50
70

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SECTION A
1.

Write the formula of functional group

(i)
aldehyde
(ii)
alcohol

(i)

2.

(ii)

Identify out of the following part of the human eye

(i)
where image of an object is formed.
(ii)
which controls size of pupil
(cornea, iris ,retina , pupil)

(i)

(ii)
, , ,

3.

How does the Ozone layer of atmosphere protect the humans on earth ?

4.

Consider a food chain consisting of

wheat , rat , snakes , peacock
What will happen if all the snakes are killed ?

, , ,
5.

(a)
(b)
(i)

(ii)
6.

State modern periodic law.

What are groups and periods in modern periodic table ?

Given below are the atomic radii of some elements of second period.
Element
B
O
N
C
Atomic Radius in pm
88
66
74
77
Arrange these elements in the increasing order of their atomic number .
Give reason for your answer.

d

88

66

74

77

(pm )

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7.

(a)
(b)
(a)

(b)

8.

9.

What is meant by vegetative propagation ?

How will a plant be benefitted if it reproduces by vegetative
propagation ? Mention any two advantages.
?

?

Draw the labelled longitudinal structure of a flower showing its parts.

D

Draw the ray diagram for the formation of image by a concave lens when the
object is placed between the infinity and optical center of the lens.State the nature
of the image formed.

10.

Why do stars appear to twinkle while the planets do not ? Explain with the help of
diagram.
?

11.

Explain with the help of diagram why the sun is visible to us two minutes before
the actual sun-rise and two minutes after the sunset.

12.

How are coal and petroleum formed ? Name two elements present in coal and
petroleum in addition to carbon.
? e

13.

14.

There are many advantages of water stored in the ground .State any two of them.

What are isomers ? State two properties of carbon which lead to the huge number
of carbon compounds .
?

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15.

The following table shows the positions of six elements A, B, C,D,E and F in the
modern periodic table.
Group\Period
2
3
1.
2.
3.

1
A

3to12

13

2
3

(3)
16.

16

17

18
C
F

Which element will form only covalent compounds ?

Which element is a metal with valency two ?
Out of D and E , which one has a bigger atomic radius ?
Give reason for your answers.

(2)

15
B

(1)

14

3to12

13

6 A,B,C,D,E,F
14

15

16

B
D

17

18
C
F

D E ?

Draw diagrams showing binary fission in Amoeba. Give an example of an

organism which reproduces by multiple fission .

17.

Mention any two contrasting traits noted by Mendel in garden pea plant . Show
Mendels monohybrid cross using any one of those traits.
( )

18.

The sex of the baby is determined by the father. Justify. Give an example where
sex determination is regulated by environmental factors.

19.

Name the descendants of wild cabbage. How were they developed ?

?

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20.

Define absolute refractive index. Absolute refractive indices of medium A and

medium B are na and nb respectively what is the refractive index of medium B
with respect to medium A ?
How does the velocity of light vary with change in the optical density of the
media ?
A B :
na nb

B A

?
21.

(a)
With the help of a ray diagram define the following terms for a convex
and
concave lens
(i)
optical center
(ii) focus
(b)
A child while playing in ground with a convex lens observes that a
paper begins to burn when sun rays are made to fall on it through the
lens.
Explain this with the help of diagram.
(a)

(b)

(i)

(ii)

22.

(a)

(b)
(a)

What is meant by power of accommodation of eye ? A person with a

defective vision cannot see objects beyond 1.2 m distinctly. What should be
the type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision ?
Draw a diagram of thus corrected eye.
A person having presbyopia uses a bifocal lens to restore proper vision.
Which part of the this lens is convex and which part is concave ?
?
1.2m
?

(b)

23.

Draw the structure of

(a)
(i)
ethanoic acid
(ii)
propanal
(iii)
propene
(iv)
chloropropene
(b)
Write two differences between soaps and detergents.
(c)
Draw the structure of the soap micelle formed when soap is dissolved in
water.
(a)

(b)

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

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(c)

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

(a)
(b)
(a)
(b)

OR/
Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Write any
tow points of difference.
Why are carbon compounds (i)
poor conductors of electricity
(ii)have low melting and boiling points?
Name the simplest hydrocarbon and write its formula.

(i)

(ii)

Draw a labelled diagram of human male reproductive system.
Name the part that produces sperms. What is the shape of sperms and
what is the advantages of this shape ?


?

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

OR/
Draw a labelled diagram of female reproductive system.
Name the part that produces eggs and the one that carries it to womb.
What changes occur in uterus of a female if an egg is not fertilized.

(c)

25.

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

State the laws of reflection.

List the characteristics of image formed by a plane mirror.
Name the spherical mirror used as rear view mirror in vehicles. What is the
advantages of using this mirror compared to using plane mirror ?

(a)
(b)
(a)

OR/
Draw a labelled ray diagram showing the refraction of a ray of light through
a rectangular glass slab. Mark the lateral shift.
State the laws of refraction and define refractive index of a medium.
i

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(b)

SECTION - B
26.

An iron nail was suspended in copper sulphate solution and kept for a while. The
solution
(a)
remained blue and a coating was formed on the nail
(b)
turned green and a coating was formed on the nail
(c)
remained blue and no coating was formed on the nail
(d)
turned green and no coating was formed on the nail


(a)

(c)

(b)
(d)
27.

A strip of copper was placed in a beaker containing zinc sulphate solution. On

observing the strip next day , it was noticed that
(a)
the copper strip remained as it was
(b)
the copper strip became thinner
(c)
the copper strip became thicker
(d)
the colour of the strip changed.


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

28.

The pair of safety symbols you notice on the bottles of commercial acetic acid
available in the laboratory is shown in :

(a)
I (b) II
(c)
III (d)
IV

?

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(a)
29.

(b) II

(c)

III (d) IV

When acetic acid is added to a solution of a substance X , colourless and odourless

gas Y is formed. The gas turns lime water milky. What is the substance X ?
(a)
Sodium carbonate
(b)
Sodium hydroxide
(c)
Sodium acetate
(d)
Lime water
X
Y X
?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
30.

The odour of acetic acid is like of

(a) rotten eggs (b) orange (c) vinegar

(a)
(c)

31.

(b)

(d)

(d) petrol

Three students measured the focal length of a convex lens using parallel rays from a
distant object. All of them measured the distance between the lens and the inverted
image on the screen.
- Student A saw a sharp image on the screen and labeled the distance as f1
- Student B saw a slightly larger blurred image on the screen and labeled the
distance as f2
- Student C saw a slightly smaller blurred image on the screen and labeled the
distance as f3
- The relation between the three measurements would most likely be :
(a)
f1 = f 2= f 3 (b) f1 < f2 and f3 (c) f 3 < f 1 < f2 (d) f3 > f 2 > f 1

: c

-

f1

f2
-

f3

(a)
f1 = f 2 = f 3
(b)
f1 < f2 and f3
(c)
f 3 < f 1 < f2
(d)
f3 > f 2 > f 1
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32.

While determining focal length of a concave mirror, Ashok placed the stand
carrying it at 28.2cm on an optical bench. He then adjusted the stand carrying screen
to obtain a sharp image of a distant tree and finally got a sharp image on screen
when it was at 13.9cm .The focal length of the mirror is
(a)
42.1cm
(b)
28.6cm
(c)
14.3cm
(d)
7.1cm

28.2cm

:
13.9cm

(a)
42.1cm
33.

(b)

28.6cm

(c)

14.3cm

(d)

7.1cm

After performing the experiment of determining focal length of a convex lens

by obtaining sharp image of a distant object , the teacher asked her students to
describe the nature and relative size of image. Answers given by four students
were
A.
Image is real , erect and smaller in size.
B.
Image is virtual , erect and smaller in size.
C.
Image is real , inverted and larger in size.
D.
Image is real , inverted and smaller in size.
(The student who gave correct answer is) (a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D



A:
B;
C :
D:

,
,

(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)

(d)

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34.

Four students traced path of light from a rectangular glass slab. They marked
angles of incidence (i) , refraction (r) and emergence (e) as shown in the diagrams
given below

The student who has marked angles correctly is

(a)
A
(b)
B
(c)
C
(d)
D

(i) (r) (e)

( )

(a)
A (b)
B (c) C (d) D
35.

Four students A, B,C ,D performed the experiment to trace the path of a ray of
light through a glass slab. The path traced by them was as given below :

Correct path was traced by

(a)
A (b) B (c) C (d) D

(a)
A (b)
B (c)
C (d)
36.

The following figures illustrate binary fission in Amoeba in an incorrect sequence.

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The correct sequence is

(a)
A, B , C, D
(b)
D, B, C, A (c) B, D, A, C
(d)
C, B, A, D

w

(a)
37.

A, B , C, D

(b)

D, B, C, A (c) B, D, A, C

(d)

C, B, A, D

Binary fission in amoeba starts with

(a)
constriction of the body
(b)
elongation of the body
(c)
constriction of nucleus
(d)
elongation of nucleus

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)
38.

Which diagram represents budding in Yeast ?

(a)
A and B
(b)
B and C (c) C and D
(d)

(a)
39.

A B

(b)

B C

(c)

C D

only C

(d)

Out of the four figures given below , two figures do not show budding. These
are
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(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) I and IV
(d) II and IV
-

(a)
40.

I II

(b)

I III

(c)

I IV (d) II IV

A student dissolved 5g of sugar in 100mL of distilled water in beaker A. She

dissolved 100 g of sugar in 100mL of distilled water in beaker B. Then she
dropped a few raisins of equal weight in each beaker .After two hours she found
the raisins in A swollen and those in B shrunken. The inference drawn is that
(a)
sugar concentration of raisins is lower than that of solution A and higher
than that of solution B.
(b)
sugar concentration of raisins is higher than that of solution A and
lower than that of solution B.
(c)
in B the cell membrane of raisins was damaged resulting in leaching.
(d)
in A the permeability to water of the cell membrane of raisins was
enhanced.
5g 100ml A B

100g 100ml

B
(a)

A B

(b)

A B

(c)
(d)
41.

B
A

Priti soaked 5g of raisins in water overnight . Next day she weighed the soaked
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raisins after wiping them with blotting paper. She found their weight to be 7g .
The percentage of water soaked by raisins is
(a)
40%
(b) 70%
(c) 50%
(d) 60%
5g
: 7g

(a)
40%
(b)
70%
(c) 50%

(d)

60%

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