CBSE Sample Question Paper Term 1

Class – X (Session : 2021 - 22)

SUBJECT - SCIENCE - 086 - TEST - 05

Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 40
General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains three sections.

2. Section A has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.

4. Section C has 12 questions. Attempt any 10 questions.

5. All questions carry equal marks.

6. There is no negative marking.

Section A
Attempt any 20 questions
1. Choose a displacement reaction: [0.8]

a) Burning of metals b) Addition of more active metal to a

solution of a less active metal
compound.

c) Extraction of metals d) Electrolysis

2. Before setting up an experiment to show that seeds release carbon dioxide during [0.8]
respiration, the seeds should be

a) boiled to make them soft b) kept moist till they germinate

c) soaked in vinegar d) dried completely

3. Pick out a decomposition reaction: [0.8]

a) Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2 b) C2H4 + H2 → C2H6

c) Cu + AgNO3 → Cu (NO3) 2 + 2Ag d) NH4Cl → NH3 + HCl

4. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles [0.8]

a) is equal to one b) can be more than or less than one

depending upon the position of the
object in front of it

c) is less than one d) is more than one

5. In the experiment to prove that light is necessary for photosynthesis, which one of the [0.8]
following is not required?

a) Water b) KOH
 c) Iodine d) Alcohol
6. A student has to do the experiment on finding the focal length of a given convex lens by [0.8]
using a distant object. She can do her experiment if she is also made available with

a) a lamp and a screen b) a scale and a screen

c) a lamp and a scale d) None of these

7. Bees are sensitive to: [0.8]

a) Infrared light b) All of these

c) ultraviolet red d) White light

8. Which is the first step of photosynthesis? [0.8]

a) Formation of ATP b) Excitation of electron of chlorophyll

c) Ionization of water d) Attachment of CO2 to 5 - carbon

sugar
9. The clear sky appears blue because [0.8]

a) Violet and blue lights get scattered b) Blue light gets absorbed in the
more than lights of all other colours atmosphere.
by the atmosphere.

c) Light of all other colours is scattered d) Ultraviolet radiations are absorbed

more than the violet and blue colour in the atmosphere.
lights by the atmosphere.
10. Which of the following is used for dissolution of gold? [0.8]

a) Aqua regia b) Sulphuric acid

c) Hydrochloric acid d) Nitric acid

11. During contraction of heart, what prevents back flow of blood? [0.8]

a) Valves in heart b) Thin walls of atria

c) Thick muscular walls of ventricles d) All of the these

12. HNO3 is a strong acid because: [0.8]

a) None of these b) It doesn’t dissociate into ions at all

c) It dissociates partially in aqueous d) It dissociates completely in aqueous

solution solution
13. Which of the following phenomena contributes significantly to the reddish appearance of [0.8]
the sun at sunrise or sunset?

a) Scattering of light b) Total internal reflection of light

c) Dispersion of light d) Reflection of light from the earth

14. How does a gaseous exchange take place in woody plants? [0.8]

a) Epidermal cells b) Stem hair

c) Lenticels d) Root hair

15. Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a point source is [0.8]
incident on it?

a) Convex mirror as well as concave b) Two plane mirrors placed at 90° to

lens each other

c) Concave mirror as well as convex d) Concave mirror as well as concave

lens lens
16. F e2 O3 + 2Al → Al2 O3 + 2F e [0.8]
The above reaction is an example of a

a) displacement reaction b) double displacement reaction

c) combination reaction d) decomposition reaction

17. When the two opposite surfaces of the slab are not parallel, the emergent angle e and [0.8]
incident angle are related as

a) e < i b) e > i

c) does not depend on the refractive d) depends on the refractive index of

index of the medium the medium
18. Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric [0.8]

a) dispersion of light by water droplets b) internal reflection of light by clouds

c) refraction of light by different layers d) scattering of light by dust particles

of varying refractive indexes
19. Match the following with correct response. [0.8]

(a) Prism (i) A medium bounded by two plane refracting surfaces at an angle

(b) Spectrum (ii) Scattering of beam of light, when it passes through colloidal solution

(c)Tyndall
(iii) Splitting up of white light into its components
effect

(d) Rainbow (iv) It is a spectrum of white light when it passes through small rain drops

a) (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (iii), (d) - (ii) b) (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)

c) (a) - (iii), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (i) d) (a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)
20. What is the mode of nutrition seen in Amoeba? [0.8]

a) Parasitic b) Holozoic

c) Saprotrophic d) Autotrophic
21. Washing soda is a [0.8]

a) acidic salt b) neutralized salt

c) amphoteric salt d) basic salt

22. The final product of glycolsis is [0.8]

a) Glucose b) Acetyl COA

c) Malic acid d) Pyruvic acid

23. A ray passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror is inclined at an angle [0.8]
α to its principal axis. The angle of reflection for this ray equals:
∘
a) b) 0o
α
( )
2

c) α
∘
d) 90o

24. When a light passes through a prism, it splits into its component colours. This phenomenon [0.8]
is called.

a) Reflection b) Spectrum

c) Dispersion d) Refraction
Section B
Attempt any 20 questions
25. An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue. Excess addition of which of the [0.8]
following solution would reverse the change?

a) Baking powder b) Ammonium hydroxide solution

c) Hydrochloric acid d) Lime

26. Which one of the following types of medicines is used for treating indigestion? [0.8]

a) Antacid b) Antiseptic

c) Antibiotics d) Analgesic
27. The critical angle for diamond is [0.8]

a) 93o b) 180o

c) 50o d) 24o

28. The ratio of HCl and HNO3 in Aqua Regia is: [0.8]

a) 3 : 2 b) 3 : 1

c) 1 : 3 d) 2 : 3
29. A student was given four unknown colourless samples labelled A, B, C and D and asked to [0.8]
test their pH using pH paper. He observed that the colour of pH paper turned to light green,
dark red, light orange and dark blue with samples A, B, C and D respectively. The correct
sequence of increasing order of the pH value for samples is

a) C < B < A < D b) A < B < C < D

c) A < D < C < B d) B < C < A < D

30. We will observe white ppt in which of the following reaction? [0.8]

a) Barium chloride is mixed with b) Barium chloride is mixed with

hydrochloric acid sodium chloride solution

c) Barium chloride is mixed with d) Barium carbonate is mixed with

sodium sulphate solution sodium sulphate solution
31. Assertion(A): Ammonia solution is an alkali. [0.8]
Reason (R): Ammonia solution turns blue litmus paper red.
 a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

32. Assertion (A): Gas bubbles are observed when sodium carbonate is added to dilute [0.8]
hydrochloric acid.
Reason (R): Carbon dioxide is given off in the reaction.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

33. Assertion (A): Excretion is the biological process by which harmful wastes are removed [0.8]
from an organism's body.
Reason (R): The mode of excretion is completely the same in both unicellular and
multicellular organisms.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

34. Assertion (A): Refractive index of glass with respect to air is different for red light and [0.8]
violet light.
Reason (R): Refractive index of a pair of media depends on the wavelength of light used.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

35. Assertion (A): In the case of a rainbow, a light at the inner surface of the water drop gets [0.8]
internally reflected.
Reason (R): The angle between the refracted ray and normal to the drop surface is greater
than the critical angle.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

36. Which of the following are present in a dilute aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid? [0.8]

a) Unionised HCI b) Cl + OH

c) H3O+ + Cl- d) H3O+ + OH

37. In the set-up shown below, a clear image of a distant object is obtained on the screen. The [0.8]
focal length of the concave mirror is:
 a) 9.4 cm b) 9.9 cm

c) 9.8 cm d) 11.4 cm
38. Which is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive tract? [0.8]

a) Cellulase b) Pepsin

c) Trypsin d) Amylase
39. Find the focal length of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 1 m. [0.8]

a) 0.25 m b) None of these

c) 0.5 m d) 1 m
40. As the pH value of solution increases from 7 to 14 , it represents [0.8]

a) a decrease on the concentration of b) an increase in the concentration in

OH– ions OH– ion

c) no change in the concentration of d) an increase in the concentration of

OH– ions H3O+ ions.

41. A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the holes on the [0.8]
other face of the box as shown in the Figure. Which of the following could be inside the box?

a) Prism b) Concave lens

c) Convex lens d) Rectangular glass slab

42. The value of n for the incident ray through air medium is: [0.8]

a) > 3 b) < 1

c) = 1 d) > 1
43. A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned blue-black in [0.8]
colour. This indicates that rice water contains

a) Simple proteins b) Fats

c) Starch d) Complex proteins

44. A ray passing through the focus and falling on a convex lens will: [0.8]

a) retrace its path b) will emerge parallel to the principal

axis
 c) will emerge through a focus on d) will emerge perpendicular to the
another side principal axis
45. Name a plant that does not have a transport system. [0.8]

a) Banana tree b) Mango tree

c) Chlamydomonas d) Banyan tree

46. The image of a distant object is obtained on a screen by using a concave mirror. The focal [0.8]
length of the mirror can be determined by measuring the distance between

a) the mirror and the screen b) the object and the screen

c) the object and the mirror d) None of these

47. The bluish colour of water in deep sea is due to [0.8]

a) absorption of light by the sea b) scattering of light

c) reflection of sky in water d) the presence of algae and other

plants found in water
48. Dried fruit plastic bags sold in the market are filled with: [0.8]

a) Hydrogen gas b) All of these

c) Helium gas d) Nitrogen gas

Section C
Attempt any 10 questions
Question No. 49 to 52 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:
When a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its compound, it is called a
displacement reaction. The reaction is of two types. Single displacement reaction and double
displacement reaction.
Iron being more reactive than copper displaces copper from an aqueous solution of copper sulphate.
This is an example of a single displacement reaction.
On adding silver nitrate solution to sodium bromide, a yellow ppt of silver bromide and solution of
sodium nitrate is formed. This is an example of a double displacement reaction.

49. When Dil. sulphuric acid is added to pieces of iron sulphide, hydrogen sulphide gas is [0.8]
produced and soluble ferrous sulphate is formed. The type of chemical reaction involved is:

a) double displacement reaction b) combination reaction

c) decomposition reaction d) displacement reaction

50. Following reaction is used for the preparation of oxygen gas in the laboratory [0.8]
Heat

2KClO3 −−−−−→ 2KCl (s) + 3O2 (g)

C atalyst

Which of the following statement is correct?

a) It is a decomposition reaction and b) It is a combination reaction

endothermic in nature
 c) It is a decomposition reaction d) It is a photochemical reaction and
accompanied by the release of heat exothermic in nature.
51. What are the products formed in the double displacement reaction discussed below? [0.8]

a) Barium Nitrate, Sodium Chloride b) Barium Sulphate, Sodium Chloride

c) Barium Sulphate, Sodium Hydroxide d) Barium Chloride, Sodium sulphate

52. Which of the following elements displaces aluminium from its salt? [0.8]

a) Ni b) Ca

c) Fe d) Zn

Question No. 53 to 56 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:
Sanjay studied about blood circulation in humans. He wanted to observe the flow of blood and was
about to cut his finger a bit. He suddenly realized that this could be fatal.

53. What is the correct route for blood flow in a human? [0.8]

a) left auricle → left ventricle → right b) left auricle → left ventricle → lungs
ventricle → right auricle → lungs → right ventricle → right auricle

c) right auricle → right ventricle → d) right auricle → right ventricle →

lungs → left auricle → left ventricle left ventricle → left auricle → lungs
54. The diagram shows the vertical section through the heart: [0.8]

What are the functions of the numbered blood vessels?

 a) carries blood to body-1, carries blood b) carries blood to body-2, carries blood
to lungs-2, carries blood from lungs- to lungs-4, carries blood from lungs-
3, carries blood from body-4 3, carries blood from body-1

c) carries blood to body-3, carries blood d) carries blood to body-1, carries blood
to lungs-1, carries blood from lungs- to lungs-3, carries blood from lungs-
4, carries blood from body-2 4, carries blood from body-2
55. The table shows the characteristics of blood in one blood vessel of the body. [0.8]

oxygen concentration carbon dioxide concentration pressure

high low high

Which blood vessel contains blood with these characteristics?

a) Pulmonary vein b) Vena cava

c) Aorta d) Pulmonary artery

56. The colour of blood is red due to the presence of [0.8]

a) Haemoglobin b) Xanthophyll

c) Hemocyanin d) Chlorophyll

Question No. 57 to 60 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:
n the electrolytic refining of copper. The electrolyte is a solution of acidified copper sulphate. There are
an anode and cathode. Refining is carried out by passing an electric current.

57. The anode is ________. [0.8]

a) refined copper b) impure copper

c) pure strips d) none of these

58. Anode mud consists of: [0.8]

a) pure metal b) insoluble impurities

c) soluble impurities d) impure metal

59. Which of the following are refined electrolytically: (A) Au, (B) Cu, (C) Zn, (D) K [0.8]

a) B and C b) B, C and D

c) A, B and C d) A and B
60. On passing, electric current Cu is deposited on: [0.8]
a) bottom of anode b) cathode

c) bottom of cathode d) anode