Class 10 AnswerKey
Class 10 AnswerKey
Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. A ball is hanging from a rigid support with the help of a string as shown in figure. Suddenly the string breaks and
the ball falls and a man is standing below to catch the ball. What magnitude of force will be acting on his hands
if ball is in contact with hand upto 0.2 sec ? (g = 10 m/s2)
Moon Earth
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
12. A parallel beam of light passes through medium 1 of refractive index 0.6, then lens of refractive index 0.8 and
then medium 2 of refractive index 0.8, respectively, then
(1) the parallel beam of light remains parallel in medium 1, lens and medium 2.
(2) the parallel beam will converge in medium 1 and diverge in medium 2.
(3) the parallel beam will converge in medium 2 and diverge in medium 1.
(4) the beam will be undeviated in medium 2 after passing from lens.
13. Ramu produces a loud sound in front of a cliff. He heard his sound with in a time gap of 2 seconds. Find the
distance between Ramu and cliff, when velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s.
(1) 660 m (2) 165 m (3) 330 m (4) 990 m
14. Match Column I with Column II
Column I Column II
Defect of Vision Cause
(p) Myopia (a) Due to weaking of ciliary muscles
(q) Hypermetropia (b) Due to increase of focal length
(r) Presbyopia (c) Focal length differ in two perpendicular directions
(s) Astigmatism (d) Due to elongation of eye ball
(1) (p - b); (q - d); (r - a); (s - c) (2) (p - d); (q - b); (r - a); (s - c)
(3) (p - b); (q - d); (r - c); (s - a) (4) (p - d); (q - b); (r - c); (s - a)
15. A curious student applies a constant force on a box to move it. The work done will always be equal to the
magnitude of
(1) the force multiplied by the speed of the box.
(2) the force multiplied by the displacement perpendicular to the applied force.
(3) the force multiplied by the displacement along the opposite direction of the applied force.
(4) the force multiplied by the displacement along the same direction of the applied force.
This section contains 15 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of
which ONLY ONE is correct.
16. An element X forms an oxide with formula X2O3. What will be the formula of its sulphate and phosphate respectively ?
(1) XSO4 and X2 (P O4 )3 (2) X2 (SO4 )3 and XP O4
(3) X(SO4 )2 and XP O4 (4) X2 SO4 and X3 P O4
17. Study the given diagram carefully and identify X and Y respectively.
(1) Conc. HCl, CO2 (2) Conc. H2SO4, HCl (3) Conc. HNO3, H2 (4) Conc. NaOH, Cl2
18. Which of the following diagram represents correct electronic distribution of an element ‘X’ with atomic number 19?
19. An ionic compound of an element M and chlorine has the formula MCl3. The molecular mass of MCl3 is 118.5.
What will be the molecular mass of the oxide of element M?
(1) 28 (2) 44 (3) 72 (4) 99
20. An ore on heating in air produces sulphur dioxide. The process which is used for its concentration and the two
steps involved in the conversion of this ore into related metal are respectively
(1) Hydraulic washing, chemical separation and refining
(2) Froth floatation process, electrorefining and reduction
(3) Froth floatation process, conversion to metal oxide and reduction of metal oxide
(4) Magnetic separation, calcination and refining
21. An excess of dilute sulphuric acid reacts with both aqueous barium hydroxide and aqueous barium chloride
respectively. In what way are the two reactions same?
(1) A gas is evolved. (2) An insoluble salt is formed.
(3) Their final pH is 10. (4) A base is produced.
22. What is the colour of pH paper, when it is dipped in 1 M NaOH solution?
(1) Red (2) Green (3) Blue (4) Purple
23. Consider the following substances and answer the question given below.
Sodium hydroxide
Sulphuric acid
Magnesium hydroxide
Nitric acid
Sodium nitrate
Ammonium chloride
Lemon juice
How many of the following would lose odour of clove oil and vanilla essence?
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 5
24. Select the correct option for non-metals and their uses respectively.
Column-I Column-II
(A) Non-metal essential for breathing of all living beings (p) Nitrogen
(B) Non-metal used in fertilizers to enhance growth of plants (q) Chlorine
(C) Non-metal used in water purification process (r) Oxygen
(s) Iodine
(1) A – s, B – p, C – q (2) A – q, B – r, C – p (3) A – r, B – p, C – q (4) A – r, B – s, C – p
25. Which of the following statements about the given reaction are correct?
Na + 2H2 O → 2NaOH + H2
(i) Na is oxidised.
(ii) H2O is reduced.
(iii) Na acts as an oxidising agent.
(iv) H2O acts as an oxidising agent.
(1) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) (2) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3) Only (i), (ii) and (iv) (4) Only (i), (iii) and (iv)
26. Some information about electronic configuration of three elements are given.
X – It has five electrons in its outermost L shell.
Y – It has M shell as outermost shell and number of electrons in M shell is same as the number of electrons in K
shell of X.
Z – It has fourth shell as outermost shell and sum of number of electrons in second and third shell is sixteen.
Identify X, Y & Z respectively.
(1) N, Ca, K (2) B, Mg, Ca (3) N, Mg, K (4) B, O, K
27. Data about nuclei of three atoms A, B and C are given below.
A has 18 protons and 22 neutrons.
B has 20 protons and 20 neutrons.
C has 18 protons and 20 neutrons.
Based on the above data, which of these atoms are isotopes and which are isobars?
(1) A and C are isotopes whereas, B and C are isobars.
(2) A and B are isotopes whereas, A and C are isobars.
(3) A and C are isotopes whereas, A and B are isobars.
(4) B and C are isobars whereas, A and B are isotopes.
28. Match the metals given in column-I with the methods of extraction given in column-II and select the correct
option from the given codes.
Column-I Column-II
P Mercury (i) Heating with coke
Q Zinc (ii) Electrolytic reduction
R Iron (iii) Thermite reaction
S Aluminium (iv) Heating alone
P Q R S
(1) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(2) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(3) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(4) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
29. On heating a metal nitrate M(NO3)2 as shown in the figure, a brown colour gas is produced leaving behind a
yellow residue in the test tube. What could be metal M here ?
35. If a person's kidney is not working properly, a porous membrane is used to filter the blood during the process 'x'
in a machine called 'y'. What is 'y' & 'x' respectively ?
(1) Dialysis & Sphygmomanometer (2) Haemodialyzer & Haemodialysis
(3) Haemodialysis & Haemodialyzer (4) Ultrafiltration & Haemodialyzer
36. The lungs are situated in the thoracic chamber which is anatomically an air tight chamber. The Thoracic
chamber in humans is formed ventrally by 'X' and dorsally by 'Y'. Its lower side is formed by 'Z' There is upward
and outward movement of 'X' during the process of 'A' while upward movement of 'Z' during the process of 'B'.
Refer to the given statements.
(i) 'X' is sternum, 'Y' is vertebral column and 'A' is exhalation.
(ii) 'B' is exhalation, 'Y' is vertebral column and 'Z' is diaphragm.
(iii) 'A' is inhalation, 'B' is exhalation & 'Y' is sternum.
(iv) 'Y' is vertebral column, 'B' is inhalation and 'X' is ribs.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct with respect to 'X', 'Y', 'Z', 'A' & 'B'?
(1) (i), (ii) & (iv) only (2) (ii) only (3) (i) & (iv) only (4) (i) & (ii) only
47. If P(x) = (x – 7)3 – 36x + 252, then the ratio of zeroes of P(x) is
(1) 1 : 7 : 14 (2) 6 : 7 : 13 (3) 1 : 6 : 7 (4) 1 : 7 : 13
48. In the given figure (not drawn to scale), BC is a diameter of a circle with centre O and ∠ BAO = 60°, then
∠ ADC is equal to
49. If the area of an equilateral triangle is 64 3cm2 , then its perimeter will be
1 1
50. If the mean of y and is M, then the mean of y2 and is
y y2
51. If θ be the semi-vertical angle of a right circular cone with radius r, then its curved surface area is given by
(1) π r2sin θ (2) π r2cosec θ
(3) π r2cos θ (4) π r2sec θ
52. If G is the centroid of the equilateral triangle ABC. If AB = 10 cm, then the length of AG is
5 3 10 3 5 3cm 10 3cm
(1) cm (2) cm (3) (4)
3 3
1 1 m 3 −p m−p
53. If R = 28 − 16 3 and R 4 + R− 4 = , then the value of is
q q
(1) 2 (2) – 1 (3) 1 (4) – 2
54. Three friends Rohan, Sudhir and Alok are sitting at three different places in a park. Considering center of park as
origin, coordinates of position of Rohan, Sudhir and Alok are R( – 4, 5), S( – 4, 2) and A(3, 2) respectively. After
some time, one more friend Pawan came and sat at a place in park such that all four friends makes a rectangle.
Then the coordinates of position of Pawan are
(1) ( – 3, 5) (2) (3, 5)
(3) ( – 4, – 5) (4) (2, – 5)
55. If one of the zero of the cubic polynomial x3 + ax2 + bx + c is – 1, then product of the other two zeroes is
(1) a – b – 1 (2) b – a – 1
(3) 1 – a + b (4) 1 + a – b
56. If 3 tan θ = 3 sin θ, then the value of sin2 θ − cos2 θ is
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 1 (4) 1
2 3
57. If a linear equation in two variables has solutions ( – 3, 3), (0, 0) and (3, – 3), then it is of the form
(1) y – x = 0 (2) x + y = 0
(3) – 2x + y = 0 (4) – x + 2y = 0
2sinθ 2sinθ sinθ − 3cosθ + 3 1 − cosθ + sinθ
58. If m = and p = . Then the value of + is
1 + sinθ + cosθ 1 + cosθ + 3sinθ 2 − 2cosθ 1 + sinθ
given by
1
(1) m+ (2) mp + 1
p
(3) m + p (4) m – p
59. A sphere is inscribed in a cube of edge length ‘a’. If sphere touches each of the faces of cube, then the minimum
distance between vertex of the cube to sphere is
3−1 3+1
(1) a (2) a
2 2
a 3a
(3) 2
(4)
2
60. In triangle DEF shown below, points A, B and C are taken on DE, DF and EF respectively such that EC = AC
and CF = BC. If ∠ D = 40° then what is the value of ∠ ACB ?
(1) 40 (2) 32
(3) 28 (4) 42
68. Which number will come in place of the question mark?
(1) 2 (2) 3
(3) 6 (4) 4
69. In the evening two friends Raman and Sahil were talking to each other face to face. If Raman’s shadow was
exactly to his left side. Which direction was Sahil facing?
(1) North (2) South
(3) West (4) East
70. In the following question, you are given a figure (X) followed by four alternative figures (1), (2), (3) and (4), such
that figure (X) is embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure which contains fig. (X) as its part.
(X)
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
71. Which one of the following interchanges in signs would make the given equation correct :-
4 ÷ 2 + 16 × 2 – 16 = 0
(1) ÷ and × (2) + and –
(3) ÷ and + (4) × and –
72. Select the number from the given alternatives that will replace the question mark (?).
(1) 16 (2) 8
(3) 6 (4) 4
73. If code for the word ‘LIGHT’ = 521, ‘ELECTRIC’ = 215 and ‘COMPONENT’ = 927, then using the same code
language, find the code for the word ‘RED’.
(1) 72 (2) 512 (3) 71 (4) 641
74. Find the missing term in the given series.
62, 70, 77, 91, 101, ?, 107
(1) 102 (2) 105 (3) 103 (4) 108
75. Find the wrong term in the given series.
5, 11, 24, 145, 977, 10707
(1) 145 (2) 10707 (3) 977 (4) 24
76. There are five friends P, Q, R, S and T. P is shorter than Q but taller than T, R is tallest, S is little shorter than Q
and little taller than P. If they are standing in the order of their heights. Who will be in the middle ?
(1) S (2) R (3) P (4) Q
77. In a row, ‘A’ is 16th from the left end and ‘B’ is 14th from the right end. If there are 5 persons in between ‘A’ and
‘B’. What is the minimum number of persons in that row ?
(1) 25 (2) 22 (3) 23 (4) 24
78. There are six books A, B, C, D, E and F. B, C and E have green covers while the rest have black covers. D and F
are new books while the rest are old books. A, C and D are law reports while the rest are physics. Which is the
black covered new law report book?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
79. Six persons are seated around a circular table facing centre.
‘A’ is fourth to the right of ‘B’.
‘C’ and ‘D’ are opposite to each other.
‘C’ is not adjacent to ‘A’ or ‘B’.
‘E’ is second to the left of ‘F’.
Who is opposite to ‘B’ ?
(1) E (2) F (3) A (4) D
80. Read all the statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the two given
statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements : (i) All lamps are books.
(ii) Some books are coloured.
Conclusions : (I) Some lamps are coloured.
(II) Some coloured are not books.
(1) Only conclusion I follows (2) Only conclusion II follows
(3) Both conclusions I and II follow (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follow
ANSWER KEY
Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A. 2 3 1 4 3 4 4 3 1 2 2 4 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 3
Q. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A. 2 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 1 2 1
Q. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
A. 3 3 2 2 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 3
Q. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
A. 2 4 2 2 4 1 4 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 3 1 3 4 2 4
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