Cbse Class 10 Science Competency Based Questions

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Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

Science
Class 10 – Chapter 1
Chemical Reactions and Equations
When steam is passed through red hot iron, iron oxide and hydrogen gas is formed.
The balanced equation for the reaction is shown below.
3Fe + 4H O Fe O + 4H
(Iron) (water) (iron oxide) (hydrogen)
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1 Is heating iron to red hot a physical or a chemical change? Explain your answer.
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2 What is true for the balanced chemical equation shown above?
A. Four atoms of water combine with iron to form four atoms of hydrogen.
B. Three atoms of iron combine with water to form four atoms of hydrogen.
C. Four molecules of water combine with iron to form an atom of iron oxide.
D. Three atoms of iron combine with water to form one molecule of iron oxide.
Cellular respiration is a chemical process by which cells convert glucose to energy.

The equation given below shows the reaction for cellular respiration.
C₆H O₆ + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
(glucose) (oxygen) (carbon (water)

dioxide)
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3 In the above reaction, which substance is oxidised?
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4 Carbon dioxide and water are the two new substances formed during cellular respiration. What are
they known as?
A. Reactants
B. Mixtures
C. Catalysts
D. Products
A piece of magnesium ribbon is added to a lask containing dilute hydrochloric acid.

Hydrogen gas is formed which is collected in the measuring cylinder.
The amount of hydrogen formed with time is plotted on a graph.
The line on the graph indicates the rate of chemical reaction occurring in the lask.
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5 At what time is the reaction rate the fastest in the lask?
A. At 1 minute
B. At 3 minutes
C. At 4 minutes
D. At 6 minutes
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6 The reaction is repeated with magnesium powder in place of magnesium ribbon under the same
conditions. Will the reaction rate increase or decrease?
Explain your answer with reference to the volume of hydrogen formed in the lask at 2 minutes.
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7 Which of these could increase the rate of reaction in the lask?
Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for each row.
Will this increase the rate of reaction? Yes or No

Adding more acid to the lask Yes/No
Heating the acid in the lask Yes/No
Using a higher concentration of acid Yes/No
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8 Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid to form magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas.
Write a balanced chemical equation to show the reaction.
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9 Which of these is an example of decomposition reaction?
A. Melting of glaciers
B. Rusting of old bridges
C. Rotting of fruits and vegetables
D. Absorption of carbon dioxide by oceans
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10 Methane gas released from waste water treatment plants can be used as a source of fuel. Which
chemical equation represents combustion of methane to produce heat energy?
A. CH4 + CO2 → 2O2 + 2H2O

B. CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
C. 2O2 + 2H2O → CO2 + CH4
D. CO2 + 2O2→ CH4 + 2H2O

Science
Acids, Bases and Salts
A pH paper changes its colour depending on the pH value of the substance it is dipped in.
The picture shows the different colours of a pH paper.
Colours shades
Leena tested the pH value of four liquids using a pH paper.

The table shows the shade of the pH paper after it is dipped separately in the four liquids.
Liquid 1 Liquid 2 Liquid 3 Liquid 4
Shade of the pH paper Colour 9 Colour 12 Colour 5 Colour 3
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1 Which liquid has the lowest concentration of hydrogen ions?
A. Liquid 1
B. Liquid 2
C. Liquid 3
D. Liquid 4
Class 10 − Chapter 2
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2 Leena was advised by her teacher to wear gloves and use forceps while dipping the pH paper in the
liquids.
What was the reason for this advice?
Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to mark your responses.
Is the reason correct? Yes or No

Gloves keep the hands warm. Yes/No
Forceps provide better grip than bare hands. Yes/No
Gloves protect hands from corrosive liquids. Yes/No
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3 What should be the colour of a pH paper after it is dipped in distilled water?
Explain your answer.
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The equation below shows a chemical reaction.

X is a non-metal, but Y is a metal.
H⁽⁺⁾X + YOH⁽-⁾ → YX + HOH YOH → YX + HOH
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4 What is the chemical nature of YX?
Write your answer in terms of acid/base/salt.
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5 Builders use plaster of Paris to make the surface layer of the inner walls of a building.
Which property of plaster of Paris powder makes it a suitable building material?
A. It is lightweight.
B. It is white in colour.
C. It is found readily in nature.
D. It gets hard when mixed with water.
Madhav took 10 g of a green salt powder in a covered beaker.

He heated the beaker for 15 minutes.
Madhav noticed that the salt powder turned whitish after 15 minutes.
He also found some droplets on the inner surface of the beaker cover.
Madhav added a few drops of water to the whitish powder.

The powder turned green.
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6 What can be concluded about the green salt powder from Madhav’s activity?
Is the reason correct? Yes or No

It contains moisture. Yes/No
It changes colour on heating. Yes/No
It changes to a new chemical on heating. Yes/No
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7 Madhav repeated the same activity but kept the beaker uncovered.
Will the results remain the same? Explain your answer.
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Mike placed an electric circuit separately in a dilute acid and a dilute base.
Mike observed whether the lamp in the circuit glowed or not for each liquid.
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8 Which property of acids and bases was Mike trying to test through his experiment?
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9 Will the lamp glow if the circuit is placed in distilled water?
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10 Acid + Metal → Salt + X
What is X in the equation?
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Science
Metals and Non-Metals
Riya wants to ind out how metal conducts heat.

She attaches four nails on a copper rod with wax.
Riya heats one end of the copper rod with a lame.
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1 Which nail will fall last?
A. Nail 1
B. Nail 2
C. Nail 3
D. Nail 4
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2 What should Riya keep the same in her activity?
A. Length of the nails

B. Material of the nails
C. Thickness of wax coatings
D. Distance between the nails
Reena immersed a zinc plate in an aqueous solution of copper sulphate.

She noticed a thick layer of copper on the surface of the zinc plate after an hour.
Zinc CuSO₄ (aq)
plate
after an hour layer of copper

on zinc
blue colourless
solution solution
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3 What is the formula of the colourless solution formed after the reaction?
A. Zn
B. Cu
C. ZnSO₄
D. CuSO₄
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4 What should Reena have done to make the reaction faster?
A. Use a thicker zinc plate

B. Use pieces of small zinc lakes
C. Use a copper vessel for the reaction
D. Use copper sulphate solution of higher concentration
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5 No reaction takes place when a copper plate is immersed in an aqueous solution of zinc sulphate.
Explain the reason behind this.
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6 What makes gold exist in free state in nature?
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7 2Al + 3H₂O Al₂O₃ + X
What is X in the reaction?
A. Al
B. H₂
C. O₃
D. AlH₃
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8 Which of these is a property of an ionic compound?

Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the correct response.
Is this a property of an ionic compound? Yes or No
It is insoluble in water. Yes/No
It has a high melting point. Yes/No
It contains atoms of metal and non-metal. Yes/No
The chart shows the process of extraction of some metals.
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9 Which of these metals requires electricity for extraction from its ore?
A. Zinc
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Aluminium
The table shows four different materials and their resistivity.

Magnesium (Mg) Sulphur (S)
Number of electrons in the shells of the atom 2, 8, 2 2, 8, 6
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10 How many atoms of sulphur will react with one atom of magnesium to form a compound?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

Science
Carbon and its Compounds
The pictures show the bonds formed by the sharing of electrons by the atoms of four different
molecules.
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1 Which molecule has the strongest bond between its atoms?
A. Hydrogen
B. Carbon
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
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2 What is this type of bond between atoms known as?
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3 Which of these is another way of representing the bonds between the atoms of a nitrogen molecule?
A. N N C. N N
B. N N D. N N
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4 Which of these statements is true about carbon compounds?

Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the correct response.
Is this true about carbon compounds? Yes or No
They are good conductors of electricity. Yes/No
They exist in either saturated or unsaturated form. Yes/No
They have lower boiling points than ionic compounds. Yes/No
The picture shows the incomplete chain structure of a carbon compound.

The second carbon atom has two free electrons.
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5 How many oxygen atoms can combine with the second carbon atom to complete the structure?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
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6 Which of these molecules contains a double bond?
A. CH₄
B. C₂H₄
C. C₃H₈
D. C₄H₁₀
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C₃H₄, C₄H₆, C₅H₈
7 Which of these compounds is a part of the series shown above?
A. C₂H₂
B. C₂H₄
C. C₈H₆
D. C₆H₁₄
Four combustion reactions of carbon compounds are shown below.
(i) CH₄ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat
(ii) CH₃CHO + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat
(iii) CH₃CH₂CH₂OH + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat
(iv) C₆H₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

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8 What can be concluded from the four reactions?

Can this be concluded from the reactions? Yes or No
All carbon compounds release oxygen on combustion. Yes / No
All carbon compounds release water on reacting with oxygen. Yes / No
All carbon compounds produce carbon dioxide on reacting with oxygen. Yes / No
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9 Which reaction shows the combustion of a type of alcohol?
A. Reaction i
B. Reaction ii
C. Reaction iii
D. Reaction iv
The picture shows the bonds between atoms in two allotropes of carbon.
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10 Which allotrope is harder? Explain your answer.
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Science
Periodic Classi ication of Elements
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1 Which scientist irst proposed the periodic table of elements?
A. Niels Bohr
B. John Newlands
C. Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev
D. Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
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2 The Law of Octaves stated that – “when the elements are arranged in the order of increasing atomic
masses, every eighth element had properties similar to that of the irst”.
Why was the Law of Octaves not applicable to all elements?
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The picture shows the modern periodic table.
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3 What do the columns (X) and rows (Y) stand for in the periodic table?
X=
Y=
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4 Which of these columns in the periodic table contains chemically inert elements?
A. X1
B. X2
C. X13
D. X18
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5 What is the order of arrangement of elements in the periodic table?
A. Increase in valency
B. Decrease in atomic mass
C. Increase in atomic number
D. Decrease in the number of atomic shells
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6 What does the position of an element in the periodic table indicate?
Does the position of an element in the periodic table show this? Yes or No
How reactive the element is? Yes/No
What is the boiling point of the element? Yes/No
What is the number of atomic shells in the element? Yes/No
The picture shows an incomplete periodic table.

Arrow 1 and arrow 2 indicate increase or decrease in chemical properties.
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7 What do arrow 1 and arrow 2 represent?
Arrow 1 Arrow 2
A. Decrease in atomic mass Increase in atomic radius
B. Increase in atomic radius Increase in electronegativity
C. Increase in electronegativity Decrease in atomic radius
D. Decrease in atomic radius Decrease in atomic mass
The picture shows a part of the periodic table.
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8 Which element has the highest metallic property?
A. F
B. Al
C. K
D. Fe
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9 Which element shows the properties of both metals and non-metals?
A. H
B. Ne
C. Mg
D. As
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10 Which of these oxides is acidic in nature?
A. So₂
B. CaO
C. Al₂O₃
D. Fe₂O₃

Science
Life Processes
The process of iltering blood outside the human body to remove harmful wastes is called Dialysis.
Dialysis takes place in an enclosed chamber.
The given diagram shows how dialysis works.
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1 Which of the following must be true for a dialysis chamber?
Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to indicate your response.
Is this necessary for dialysis? Yes or No
Used dialysis solution is recycled back to the chamber as fresh dialysis solution. Yes/No
The hollow pipes should have semi-permeable walls. Yes/No
The blood pressure inside the hollow pipes should be higher than that inside the
Yes/No
human body
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2 What type of blood vessel brings in the blood with wastes?
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3 Which organ acts like a natural dialysis chamber in the human body?
A. Heart
B. Brain
C. Kidneys
D. Pancreas
Sanjeev wanted to check whether plant leaves release water vapour.

He took a potted plant and covered the plant with a plastic bag.
The picture below shows what he observed after 2 hours.
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4 Sanjeev compared the results of the activity with a new pot to con irm his indings.
Which of the following best represents the new pot?
A. B. C. D.
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5 How does the loss of water by plant leaves help the plant? Mention two points.
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Blood transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to different parts of the human body.
The exchange of gases between blood and inhaled air takes place in the capillaries of lungs.
The diagram below shows how blood circulates in the human body.
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6 What statement is supported by the diagram?
A. All arteries carry oxygenated blood.

B. Capillaries are permeable to gases.
C. The wall between the left ventricle and the right ventricle is porous.
D. Blood can low back and forth between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
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7 Which of these will be the immediate effect if gaseous exchange in the lung capillaries reduces?
A. Blood will low in the reverse direction.

B. Pulmonary veins will receive blood with less oxygen.
C. The space inside the left and the right atrium will increase.
D. The pressure of blood inside the capillaries will decrease.
The diagram below shows the human alimentary canal.
1, 2, 3 and 4 are four different organs that are parts of the canal.
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8 Which of the labelled parts represents the liver?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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Pancreas secretes lipase enzyme. Mr. Ayub is suffering from malfunctioning of the pancreas.
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Which of the following will be adversely affected in Mr. Ayub’s body?
A. Digestion of carbohydrates
B. Digestion of proteins
C. Digestion of fats
D. Digestion of vitamins
Small hair-like structures line the upper part of the human respiratory tract.
These structures trap the dust particles, germs and chemicals entering the human body during
breathing.
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10 Smoking is likely to cause infections in the respiratory tract.
Which statement best explains the fact?
A. Smoking destroys the hair-like structures.

B. Smoking causes excessive growth of the hair-like structures.
C. Smoking stimulates the hair-like structures to release harmful chemicals.
D. Smoking makes the hair-like structures wet and they fail to trap dust particles.

Science
Control and Coordination
The igure shows the movement of a stem. X is a part of the stem.

The movement of plant hormone auxin in cells regulates cell elongation and growth of plants in a
particular direction.
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1 What would the size of cells and the distribution of auxin at part X of the stem look like?
A. B. C. D.
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2 How can the movement of the stem in a particular direction be described?
A. Against gravity
B. Away from touch
C. Away from chemicals
D. Towards a source of water
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3 Cell division in plants is promoted by _______________________.
A. Auxin
B. Abscisic acid
C. Cytokinins
D. Gibberellins
The igure shows a re lex arc formed in response to heat.
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4 Which of these is the correct sequence of the low of information in the re lex arc?
A. Sensory Neurone → Receptor → Motor Neurone → Relay Neurone → Effector

B. Receptor → Sensory Neurone → Relay Neurone → Motor Neurone → Effector
C. Sensory Neurone → Receptor → Motor Neurone → Relay Neurone → Effector
D. Effector → Motor Neurone → Relay Neurone → Sensory Neurone → Receptor
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5 What is labelled as ‘X’ in the igure?
A. Cerebrum
B. Spinal cord
C. Pituitary gland
D. Hypothalamus
The graph shows the average height of boys and girls in a population.
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6 What does the graph indicate?
A. The average height of boys is always greater than that of girls.

B. The average height of girls is greater than that of boys in adulthood.
C. The average height of girls during puberty is greater than that of boys.
D. The average heights of girls and boys are the same between 4 and 20 years.
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7 A student suggested a different title for the graph - ‘Height of boys and girls from birth to adulthood’.
Is the title correct? Explain your answer.
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8 Which of the following statements are correct?
Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to mark your response.
Statement Yes or No
Hormones are released directly into the bloodstream. Yes/No
Endocrine glands use electrical impulses. Yes/No
Sex hormones regulate changes associated with puberty. Yes/No
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9 The cerebellum in the brain controls voluntary actions of the body.
Which of these actions is controlled by the cerebellum?
A. Beating of the heart

B. Blinking of the eyes
C. Watering of the mouth
D. Jumping from a height
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10 Which of these health conditions is caused by a hormonal imbalance in the body?
A. Scurvy
B. Typhoid
C. Diabetes
D. Common cold

Science
How do Organisms Reproduce?
The diagram shows four different populations of a freshwater ish.

All ish belong to the same species but with two different adaptations.
Population 1 Population 2
Population 3 Population 4
= can survive in both freshwater and slightly saline water, cannot tolerate temperatures
beyond 25 ℃
= can survive only in freshwater, can tolerate temperatures up to 35 ℃
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1 Which population is most likely to survive a small increase in water salinity in its habitat?
A. Population 1
B. Population 2
C. Population 3
D. Population 4
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2 Which of these is responsible for the difference in adaptation within the ish species?
Is this responsible for the difference in adaptation? Yes or No

Difference in food source Yes/No
Variations in DNA Yes/No
Difference in age Yes/No
The ish with different adaptations were put in two separate tanks of water.
Tank 1 Tank 2
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3 The water in both tanks was saline and maintained at 35 ℃.
Will the ish in each tank survive after a week? Explain your answer.
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Medha cut a celery plant into two pieces.

She placed the lower part of the cut celery in a jar of water.
The pictures show what Medha observed after a week.
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4 What can Medha conclude from her activity?
A. Some plants can regenerate.

B. Some plants grow best indoors.
C. Some plants can grow without sunlight.
D. Some plants need both male and female organs to reproduce.
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5 Scientists grow new plants from groups of cells in laboratories.
What is the technique known as?
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The table lists the development of few characteristics in the human body.
Characteristics
growth of thick hair in the armpits of both males and females
cracking of voice in males
development of breasts in females
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6 At which stage of human development do the above characteristics appear?
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7 Which of these statements is true for the characteristics listed in the table above?
Is this statement true? Yes or No

The characteristics generally develop earlier in girls than boys. Yes/No
The characteristics develop over a span of few years. Yes/No
The characteristics last for a short time. Yes/No
The diagram shows the reproductive system of a human female.

1, 2, 3 and 4 are four different parts of the system.
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8 Fertilisation is the union of a sperm with a mature egg.
In which part of the female reproductive system does fertilisation take place?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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9 What is the number of sperm(s) that fertilise one egg?
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10 Which of the following diseases is caused by a sexually transmissible bacterium?
A. Wart
B. Cholera
C. In luenza
D. Gonorrhoea

Science
Heredity and Evolution
A plant with red lower (Rw) is cross bred with a plant with white lower (ww).
There are two variations of the gene controlling the colour of the lower.
The gene for red lower (R) is dominant over that for white lower (w).
The Punnett square shows the result of the cross.
w w
R Rw Rw
w ww ww
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1 What percentage of the plants is likely to produce white lowers?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
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2 A red lower plant (RR) was cross bred with a white lower plant (ww).
What will be the colour of the lower of the next generation plants?
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3 What would have caused the variation in the gene for lower colour?
A. Mutation
B. Pollination
C. Speciation
D. Adaption
The picture shows different layers of rocks with fossils dug out from two different places.
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4 Which layer of rocks contains the youngest fossil?
A. Layer 1
B. Layer 5
C. Layer 6
D. Layer 10
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5 Which layers of rocks must have formed during the same time period?
A. Layer 1 and Layer 6

B. Layer 3 and Layer 9
C. Layer 4 and Layer 8
D. Layer 5 and Layer 10
The picture shows the inheritance of an X chromosome-linked trait in a family. There are two
variations of the trait - X and x. The trait is recessive, and affected individuals carry two copies of
the recessive gene.
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6 Which of the following is the correct genotype of the mother and the father?
Mother Father
A. XX XY
B. xx XY
C. Xx xY
D. xx xY
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7 Which of these traits is acquired by a human population in response to the environment?
A. Short hair
B. Body mass
C. Tall height
D. Brown eyes
The picture shows two species of birds living in different regions.
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8 Which of the following is the correct genotype of the mother and the father?
A. They cannot interbreed.

B. They are not similar in shape.
C. They live in different geographical areas.
D. They have different mutations in their genes.
The two birds once belonged to the same species.

The following sequence of events is likely to have caused the origin of the two different species.
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9 What is the biological event X?
A. Evolution
B. Speciation
C. Changes in DNA
D. Sexual reproduction
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10 Which of the following statements is correct?
Is this statement correct? Yes or No

Natural selection provides an advantage to organisms. Yes/No
Genes mix with each other to produce new traits Yes/No
All chromosomes in human cells are found in pairs. Yes/No

Science
Light- Re lection and Refraction
The pictures show four ray diagrams of images formed by concave mirrors.
P is the pole or centre of the re lecting surface of the mirror.
C is the centre of curvature of the mirror.
F is the focus of the mirror.
AB is the object and A’B’ is the image of the object.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2
Diagram 3 Diagram 4
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1 Which of these can be concluded from diagram 1?
A. Image is formed at the focus.

B. Size of the image is equal to the size of the object.
C. Distance between pole and centre of curvature is twice the focal length.
D. Distance between the image and focus is half the distance between the object and focus.
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2 Which diagram shows a real, inverted and enlarged image formed by the mirror?
A. Diagram 1
B. Diagram 2
C. Diagram 3
D. Diagram 4
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3 In which condition does a concave mirror produce a virtual image?
A. When object is located within the focal length

B. When object is located at the centre of curvature
C. When object is located in between in inity and the centre of curvature
D. When object is located in between the centre of curvature and the focus
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4 Solar cookers contain a concave mirror.
How does the concave mirror help in heating the food?
How does the concave mirror heat the food? Yes or No

Sun’s rays are absorbed by the mirror. Yes/No
Sun’s rays re lected by the mirror converge at a point. Yes/No
Sun’s rays diverge out when re lected by the mirror. Yes/No
The pictures show the ray diagrams of images formed by convex mirrors.
P is the pole or centre of the re lecting surface of the mirror.
C is the centre of curvature of the mirror.
F is the focus of the mirror.
AB is the object and A’B’ is the image of the object.
Diagram 1 Diagram 2
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5 Which statement is supported by the two diagrams?
Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for each statement.
Is the statement supported by the two diagrams? Yes or No
Convex mirrors produce virtual images Yes/No
Convex mirrors produce erect images Yes/No
Convex mirrors have their focus behind the mirrors Yes/No
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6 Which of these is a convex mirror?
A. Shaving mirror
B. Dentist’s mirror
C. Headlight mirror of a bike
D. Rear-view mirror of a car
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7 A mirror magni ies the image of an object by minus 1.5 times.
Which of the following is true about the image produced by the mirror
A. The image is real and larger than the object.

B. The image is real and smaller than the object.
C. The image is virtual and larger than the object.
D. The image is virtual and smaller than the object.
The table below shows the refractive index of different materials.
Water Kerosene Flint glass Diamond

Refractive index of the material 1.33 1.44 1.65 2.42
The formula for calculating the refractive index (nm) of a material is,
nᵐ ₌ Speef of light in X
Speef of light in the medium
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8 What does X stand for?
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The picture shows the path of light as it travels from one medium to another.
Medium 1
Medium 2
SAS21S101009
9 What is medium 1 and medium 2?
Medium 1 Medium 2
A. Water Kerosene
B. Kerosene Diamond
C. Flint glass Water
D. Kerosene Flint glass
SAS21S101010
10 The power of a lens (P) is calculated by the formula,
P= 1
f
where f is the focal length of the lens.

A lens has a focal length of – 0.25 m.
Is it a convex lens or a concave lens? Explain your answer.
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Science
The Human Eye and the Colourful World
The diagram shows how a human eye sees a candle.
SAS21S101101
1 What is X?
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SAS21S101102
2 Which part of the eye produces maximum refraction of light rays?
A. Lens
B. Pupil
C. Retina
D. Cornea
SAS21S101103
3 What type of image is formed on the retina?
A. Virtual and inverted

B. Real and inverted
C. Virtual and erect
D. Real and erect
SAS21S101104
4 What would the size of the image formed on the retina depend on?
A. Age of the person

B. Curvature of the lens
C. ocal length of the lens
D. Distance of the candle from the eyes
SAS21S101105
5 Which eye is likely to be in the brightest light?
A. B.
C. D.
SAS21S101106
6 Which part of the eye controls the size of the pupil?
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SAS21S101107
7 Presbyopia is a defect in vision.
What is the primary cause of presbyopia?
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SAS21S101108
8 A young person can clearly see nearby objects but not distant objects.
Which of these statements is true for the person?
Is this statement correct? Yes or No
His eye lens is not lexible. Yes/No
His eyeballs are elongated. Yes/No
All chromosomes in human cells are found in pairs. Yes/No
A ray of light passes through a glass prism.
SAS21S101109
9 When do the light rays get refracted?
When do the light rays get refracted? Yes or No

As the light ray enters the prism from the air Yes/No
As the light rays travel inside the prism Yes/No
As the light rays move from the prism into the air Yes/No
SAS21S101110
10 Why do leaves appear green?
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Science
Electricity
The table shows four different materials and their resistivity.

Material Resistivity(Ω m)
Material 1 1.62 ×10-8
Material 2 100 ×10-6
Material 3 6.84 ×10-8
Material 4 44 ×10-6
SAS21S101201
1 Which material is the best conductor of electricity?
A. Material 1
B. Material 2
C. Material 3
D. Material 4
SAS21S101202
2 What is the SI unit of Resistivity?
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SAS21S101203
3 Why is nichrome wire used in many electrical heating devices?
A. It has low resistivity and low melting point.

B. It has high resistivity and low melting point.
C. It has low resistivity and high melting point.
D. It has high resistivity and high melting point.
SAS21S101204
4
What does the symbol mean in an electric circuit?
A. Switch
B. Wire joint
C. Electric bulb
D. Variable resistance
SAS21S101205
5 A current of 1A lows through an electric bulb for 5 minutes.

What is the amount of electric charge that lows through the bulb?
Show your calculation.
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SAS21S101206
6 Which of these decides the resistance of a wire?

Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for correct response.
Does this affect the resistance? Yes or No
Length of the wire Yes/No
Thickness of the wire Yes/No
Material of the cover on the wire Yes/No
The picture shows an electric circuit.
SAS21S101207
7 Which of these is true about the circuit?

Is this true for the circuit? Yes or No
The circuit is open. Yes/No
The circuit has double batteries. Yes/No
The circuit has an ammeter and a voltmeter parallel to each other. Yes/No
SAS21M10Q0108
8 Will there be any change in the ammeter reading if the length of the wire in the circuit is doubled?
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Leena creates an electric circuit with three resistors R1, R2 and R3.
SAS21S101209
9 What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
A. 3Ω
B. 4Ω
C. 5Ω
D. 9Ω
The same resistors are connected in a parallel combination in the circuit.
SAS21S101210
10 What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
A. Less than 1 Ω
B. 1Ω
C. 2Ω
D. More than 2 Ω

Science
Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
SAS21S101301
1 Which of these magnets has the strongest magnetic ield?
A. B.
C. D.
SAS21S101302
2 Which of these statements is true for the lines of a magnetic ield?

Is the statement true? Yes or No
Lines of a magnetic ield can sometimes cross each other. Yes/No
Lines of a magnetic ield emerge from the north pole and meet at the south pole. Yes/No
Lines of a magnetic ield can sometimes change direction. Yes/No
Reema placed a magnetic needle in an electric circuit.

She noticed a de lection of the needle when the circuit is turned ON.
SAS21S101303
3 Reema placed a second battery in the circuit and turned the circuit ON.
What change in the needle will she observe now?
A. The needle will keep spinning.

B. The de lection of the needle will increase.
C. The de lection of the needle will decrease.
D. There will be no change in the de lection of the needle.
SAS21S101304
4 Reema reverses the direction of the battery in the circuit.
She turns the circuit ON.
Draw an arrow on the magnetic needle to show the correct de lection.
Sonia creates four electromagnets by placing iron bars in four different solenoids.
She brings a bunch of steel pins near each electromagnet.
SAS21S101305
5 Which electromagnet will attract the maximum number of pins?
A. Electromagnet 1
B. Electromagnet 2
C. Electromagnet 3
D. Electromagnet 4
SAS21S101306
6 Which of these must Sonia keep the same for her activity?
Should this be kept the same? Yes or No
Thickness of the wires Yes / No
Voltages of the batteries Yes / No
Thickness of the iron bars Yes / No
SAS21S101307
7 Label the north pole and south pole of the electromagnet in the diagram.
SAS21S101308
8 Which of these devices works due to the magnetic effect of electric current?
A. LED bulb
B. Electric bell
C. Electric heater
D. Mobile charger
Leena creates an electric circuit with three resistors R1, R2 and R3.
SAS21S101309
9 Which wire should be connected to the negative terminal of a socket?
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Electrical devices often have an ampere marking to indicate the strength of electric current
required for it to work.
SAS21S101310
10 Will there be any change in the ammeter reading if the length of the wire in the circuit is doubled?
A. B.
C. D.

Science
Sources of Energy
SAS21S101401
1 Which source of energy for cooking will produce the least air pollution?
A. Petrol
B. Coal
C. LPG
D. Wood
The picture shows how sunlight heats the water in a solar water heater.
SAS21S101402
2 When will the solar water heater work most ef iciently?
A. At noon under a clear sky

B. At noon under a cloudy sky
C. In the morning under a clear sky
D. In the morning under a cloudy sky
SAS21S101403
3 ²H + ²H → X + n
What is the formula for X in the given reaction?
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SAS21S101404
4 Which type of energy is derived from the sea?
A. Tidal energy
B. Wind energy
C. Nuclear energy
D. Thermal energy
SAS21S101405
5 Which source of energy emits large amounts of greenhouse gases?
A. Sun
B. Coal
C. Wind
D. Water
SAS21S101406
6 Which of these statements is true about biogas?

Is this statement true about biogas? Yes or No
It contains poisonous chemicals. Yes/No
It contains 75% methane. Yes/No
It is produced in the absence of oxygen. Yes/No
The diagram shows the formation of fossil fuels.

~ 300 to 400 ~ 50 to 100
present time
million years ago million years ago
Aquatic plants and Layers of sediment the remains become

animals die and are are deposited above oil and gas which are
buried on the ocean and the pressure and forced out of porous
loor by layers of sand heat caused compac- rock to form deposits
and silt tion of the remains which we drill for
SAS21S101407
7 What is the minimum time required for marine organisms to transform into fossil fuels?
A. Less than 100 million years

B. 100 - 200 million years
C. 200 - 300 million years
D. More than 300 million years
SAS21M10Q0108
8 Name any three examples of fossil fuels.
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SAS21S101409
9 How are the wastes discharged from a biogas plant reused?
A. As clay for pottery

B. As fuel for cooking
C. As food for animals
D. As manure for plants
SAS21S101410
10 Which of these is true about fossil fuels?

Is this statement true for fossil fuels? Yes or No
Formation of fossil fuels requires heat and pressure. Yes/No
Fossil fuels have no alternatives as energy source. Yes/No
Fossil fuels are non-conventional source of energy. Yes/No

Science
Our Environment
The table shows some organisms and their food sources in an ecosystem.
Organism Food source

Frog Cricket, Grasshopper
Cricket Grass
Snake Frog, Shrew
Shrew Cricket, Grasshopper
Grasshopper Grass
Eagle Snake, Shrew
SAS21S101501
1 Identify the primary consumer(s) in the ecosystem.
A. Snake
B. Shrew
C. Frog and Shrew
D. Cricket and Grasshopper
SAS21S101502
2 A snake eats a frog.
What percentage of energy of the frog is transferred to the snake?
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 10%
D. 90%
SAS21S101503
3 Which of these represents the correct food web of the ecosystem?
A. B.
C. D.
SAS21S101504
4 Which organism has the largest biomass in the ecosystem?
A. Grass
B. Snake
C. Eagle
D. Grasshopper
The picture shows the different trophic levels of an ecosystem.
SAS21S101505
5 Which level consists of herbivores?
A. Level 1
B. Level 2
C. Level 3
D. Level 4
The pair of reactions show the formation of ozone (O₃).

UV
O₂ O+O
O + O₂ O₃
SAS21S101506
6 What is the role of ultraviolet (UV) rays in the reaction?
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SAS21S101507
7 The ozone layer of the atmosphere shields the Earth’s surface from the ultraviolet radiations of
the Sun.
Which of these is likely to increase in humans with depletion of the ozone layer?
A. AIDS
B. COVID
C. Jaundice
D. Skin Cancer
Alisha digs a pit in her garden and puts the following items in it.
Ÿ paper cups
Ÿ glass bowls
Ÿ fruit peels
Ÿ rubber slippers
She then covers the pit with soil.
SAS21S101508
8 Which item will decompose irst?
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Composting is the process where organic wastes are degraded into compost.
The diagram shows the details of the process.
SAS21S101509
9 What can be concluded from the diagram?
A. Composting helps in recycling plastic scraps.

B. Composting absorbs heat from the environment.
C. Composting takes place only in the presence of oxygen.
D. Composting takes place in the presence of either oxygen or carbon dioxide.
SAS21S101510
10 Which of these will reduce if compost is used in place of inorganic fertilizer in farms?
Will this reduce? Yes or No

Moisture in the farm soil Yes/No
Microorganisms in the farm soil Yes/No
Chemical residue in the farm soil Yes/No

Science
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
Coliform bacteria are mainly present in human faeces.

Drinking water should not contain more than 1 coliform per 100 mL.
The graph shows the amount of coliforms found in four water samples collected for a study.
SAS21S101601
1 What can be concluded from the graph?
A. Sample 1 is safe for drinking.

B. Sample 3 is least contaminated with human faeces.
C. Sample 2 and sample 4 are collected from the same water source.
D. Sample 1 and sample 2 contain the same concentration of coliforms.
SAS21S101602
2 Bathing water should not contain more than 1000 coliforms per 100 mL.
Which water sample is safe for bathing?
A. Sample 1
B. Sample 2
C. Sample 3
D. Sample 4
SAS21S101603
3 The same study was repeated over a period of ive years.

Which questions can be answered by comparing the results of the study?
Can this question be answered by the study? Yes or No

Is the pollution in the water sources increasing over time? Yes/No
Which water source is the most polluted? Yes/No
What are the chemical wastes present in the water sources? Yes/No
SAS21S101604
4 Industrial wastes entering rivers often make the river water acidic.
How can this lead to a decrease in the population of many aquatic organisms?
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SAS21S101605
5 Which of these activities should be prohibited in water bodies to control water pollution?
A. Fishing
B. Swimming
C. Rowing boats
D. Washing Clothes
The table lists the number of species of plants and animals in four forests over a time period.
Year - 1980 Year - 2000

Plants Animals Plants Animals
Forest 1 780 205 705 180
Forest 2 1255 410 1240 400
Forest 3 1740 685 1080 395
Forest 4 685 210 650 205
SAS21S101606
6 Which forest was the most biodiverse in the year 2000?
A. Forest 1
B. Forest 2
C. Forest 3
D. Forest 4
SAS21S101607
7 Which forest had the greatest loss of biodiversity between 1980 and 2000?
A. Forest 1
B. Forest 2
C. Forest 3
D. Forest 4
SAS21S101608
8 Which of these areas has the greatest biodiversity?
A. Desert
B. Rainforest
C. Grassland
D. Mountain
SAS21S101609
9 Which of these is a bad effect of burning fossil fuels?
A. Depletion of ozone layer

B. Increase in global warming
C. Increase in atmospheric nitrogen
D. Decrease in atmospheric oxygen
SAS21S101610
10 Which of these is an effect of construction of dams?
Is this an effect of construction of dams? Yes or No

Loss of biodiversity Yes/No
Displacement of people Yes/No
Increase in the frequency of loods Yes/No

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Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

Cellular respiration is a chemical process by which cells convert glucose to energy.

C₆H O₆ + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

(glucose) (oxygen) (carbon (water)

A piece of magnesium ribbon is added to a lask containing dilute hydrochloric acid.

Will this increase the rate of reaction? Yes or No

A. CH4 + CO2 → 2O2 + 2H2O

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

Leena tested the pH value of four liquids using a pH paper.

Liquid 1 Liquid 2 Liquid 3 Liquid 4

Shade of the pH paper Colour 9 Colour 12 Colour 5 Colour 3

Is the reason correct? Yes or No

The equation below shows a chemical reaction.

Madhav took 10 g of a green salt powder in a covered beaker.

Madhav added a few drops of water to the whitish powder.

Is the reason correct? Yes or No

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

Riya wants to ind out how metal conducts heat.

A. Length of the nails

Reena immersed a zinc plate in an aqueous solution of copper sulphate.

after an hour layer of copper

A. Use a thicker zinc plate

8 Which of these is a property of an ionic compound?

The chart shows the process of extraction of some metals.

The table shows four diﬀerent materials and their resistivity.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

4 Which of these statements is true about carbon compounds?

The picture shows the incomplete chain structure of a carbon compound.

A part of a homologous series is shown below. SAS21S100407

Four combustion reactions of carbon compounds are shown below.

(i) CH₄ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

(ii) CH₃CHO + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

(iii) CH₃CH₂CH₂OH + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

(iv) C₆H₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

8 What can be concluded from the four reactions?

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

The picture shows an incomplete periodic table.

The picture shows a part of the periodic table.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

Sanjeev wanted to check whether plant leaves release water vapour.

A. All arteries carry oxygenated blood.

A. Blood will low in the reverse direction.

A. Smoking destroys the hair-like structures.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

The igure shows the movement of a stem. X is a part of the stem.

The igure shows a re lex arc formed in response to heat.

A. Sensory Neurone → Receptor → Motor Neurone → Relay Neurone → Eﬀector

A. The average height of boys is always greater than that of girls.

A. Beating of the heart

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

The diagram shows four diﬀerent populations of a freshwater ish.

= can survive only in freshwater, can tolerate temperatures up to 35 ℃

Is this responsible for the diﬀerence in adaptation? Yes or No

Medha cut a celery plant into two pieces.

A. Some plants can regenerate.

Is this statement true? Yes or No