PHYSICS – Chapter 7: Motion

1. The slope of a distance–time graph for uniform motion is:

a) Zero b) Constant c) Variable d) Cannot be determined

2. Which of the following is a vector quantity?

a) Speed b) Distance c) Velocity d) Time

3. A car starts from rest and attains a velocity of 20 m/s in 5 seconds. Its acceleration is:
a) 2 m/s² b) 4 m/s² c) 5 m/s² d) 10 m/s²

4. Which graph represents uniform acceleration?

a) Curved distance–time graph b) Straight line velocity–time graph c) Horizontal velocity–
time graph d) Zigzag line

5. If a body returns to its starting point, its displacement is:

a) Positive b) Zero c) Negative d) Infinite

6. Distance is always:
a) Zero b) Positive c) Negative d) Direction dependent

7. The slope of a velocity–time graph gives:

a) Speed b) Acceleration c) Distance d) Displacement

8. In uniform motion, acceleration is:

a) Positive b) Zero c) Negative d) Varying

9. Which equation is not a kinematic equation?

a) v = u + at b) v² = u² + 2as c) s = ut + ½at² d) F = ma

10. Uniform circular motion has:

a) Constant speed and constant direction
b) Constant speed and changing direction
c) Changing speed and direction
d) None

11. SI unit of speed:

a) m/s b) km/h c) m/s² d) km/s

12. Retardation means:

a) Negative acceleration b) Positive acceleration c) Zero acceleration d) Constant velocity

13. If distance–time graph is curved, motion is:

a) Uniform b) Non-uniform c) Constant speed d) At rest

14. A car moves with 10 m/s for 5 s. Distance travelled:

a) 20 m b) 25 m c) 40 m d) 50 m

15. At highest point in upward throw, velocity is:

a) Maximum b) Zero c) Minimum d) Equal to initial

16. Which of the following is scalar?

a) Velocity b) Force c) Acceleration d) Speed
 17. Average speed for equal distances at 40 & 60 km/h:
a) 48 km/h b) 50 km/h c) 52 km/h d) 55 km/h

18. When velocity–time graph is horizontal, motion is:

a) Accelerated b) Uniform c) Retarded d) At rest

19. A train covers 180 km in 3 h. Average speed?

a) 60 km/h b) 80 km/h c) 90 km/h d) 70 km/h

20. Displacement can be less than distance because:

a) It depends on magnitude only
b) It depends on direction
c) It depends on time
d) It cannot be less

CHEMISTRY – Chapter 1: Matter in Our Surroundings

1. At 100°C water exists as:

a) Liquid only b) Gas only c) Both liquid and gas d) Neither

2. Diffusion is fastest in:

a) Solids b) Liquids c) Gases d) Plasma

3. Conversion of gas to liquid is:

a) Freezing b) Fusion c) Condensation d) Sublimation

4. Latent heat of vaporization means:

a) Heat for melting 1 kg solid
b) Heat for freezing 1 kg liquid
c) Heat for converting 1 kg liquid to gas
d) Heat for converting gas to solid

5. Particle motion in solids is:

a) Vibrational b) Random c) Translational d) None

6. Interparticle force is maximum in:

a) Solids b) Liquids c) Gases d) Plasma

7. Evaporation increases with:

a) Decreased surface area
b) Increased surface area
c) No change in surface area
d) Decreased temperature

8. Evaporation causes:
a) Heating b) Cooling c) Melting d) Condensation

9. Drying of clothes is faster on a windy day due to:

a) Increased humidity
b) Decreased surface area
c) Increased evaporation
d) Condensation
 10. Sublimation example:
a) Ice b) Salt c) Camphor d) Water

11. State of matter with no fixed shape but definite volume:

a) Solid b) Liquid c) Gas d) Plasma

12. Rate of diffusion increases with:

a) Decrease in temperature
b) Increase in temperature
c) Increase in pressure
d) No change

13. The melting point of ice at 1 atm is:

a) 0°C b) 10°C c) 100°C d) -10°C

14. Condensation is:

a) Gas → Liquid b) Liquid → Gas c) Solid → Gas d) Gas → Solid

15. Intermolecular spaces are largest in:

a) Solids b) Liquids c) Gases d) Plasma

16. Latent heat of fusion is:

a) Heat to melt 1 kg solid at its melting point
b) Heat to boil 1 kg liquid
c) Heat to freeze 1 kg gas
d) Heat to sublime 1 kg solid

17. Which does not undergo sublimation?

a) Naphthalene b) Camphor c) Iodine d) Common salt

18. Evaporation rate increases when:

a) Humidity is high
b) Humidity is low
c) Surface area is small
d) Temperature is low

19. Steam at 100°C causes more severe burns than boiling water at 100°C because:
a) It has higher temperature
b) It has latent heat
c) It is at higher pressure
d) It is lighter

20. Plasma state is found in:

a) Neon sign tubes b) Ice c) Wood d) Coal

BIOLOGY – Chapter 5: Fundamental Unit of Life

1. The basic structural and functional unit of life is:

a) Tissue b) Cell c) Organ d) Nucleus

2. The term 'cell' was first coined by:

a) Robert Koch b) Robert Hooke c) Leeuwenhoek d) Schleiden
3. Cell theory was given by:
a) Schleiden & Schwann b) Hooke & Virchow c) Pasteur & Schwann d) Leeuwenhoek &
Schwann

4. Powerhouse of the cell is:

a) Nucleus b) Mitochondria c) Ribosomes d) Golgi bodies

5. Cell wall is absent in:

a) Plant cells b) Fungi cells c) Animal cells d) Bacterial cells

6. Ribosomes are responsible for:

a) Protein synthesis b) Fat synthesis c) DNA synthesis d) ATP production

7. The control centre of the cell is:

a) Nucleus b) Cytoplasm c) Ribosomes d) Mitochondria

8. Plant cell vacuoles are:

a) Small and many b) Large and central c) Absent d) Filled with air

9. Which organelle is called the “suicidal bag” of the cell?

a) Ribosome b) Lysosome c) Mitochondria d) Plastids

10. Prokaryotic cells lack:

a) Nucleus b) Ribosomes c) DNA d) Cytoplasm

11. Which organelle modifies and packs proteins?

a) Mitochondria b) Golgi apparatus c) Ribosomes d) ER

12. Osmosis is:

a) Movement of solute through membrane
b) Movement of water through membrane
c) Active transport of particles
d) None

13. Plasmolysis occurs when a cell is placed in:

a) Hypotonic solution b) Hypertonic solution c) Isotonic solution d) Distilled water

14. Which part of the plant cell stores starch?

a) Chloroplast b) Amyloplast c) Chromoplast d) Lysosome

15. Which cells are smallest in size?

a) Plant cells b) Bacterial cells c) Fungal cells d) Animal cells

16. Which is present only in plant cells?

a) Ribosomes b) Mitochondria c) Cell wall d) ER

17. The double-membrane-bound organelle is:

a) Ribosome b) Golgi body c) Mitochondria d) Lysosome

18. The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is:

a) Endocytosis b) Osmosis c) Diffusion d) Plasmolysis

19. Who stated “All cells arise from pre-existing cells”?

a) Schleiden b) Schwann c) Virchow d) Leeuwenhoek
 20. Which structure gives shape to a plant cell?
a) Plasma membrane b) Nucleus c) Cytoplasm d) Cell wall

BIOLOGY – Chapter 6: Tissues

1. Xylem conducts:
a) Food b) Water c) Hormones d) Air

2. Phloem conducts:
a) Water b) Food c) Hormones d) Salts

3. The main function of parenchyma is:

a) Transport b) Support c) Storage d) Protection

4. Guard cells are found in:

a) Xylem b) Phloem c) Stomata d) Epidermis

5. Which tissue makes up husk of a coconut?

a) Parenchyma b) Collenchyma c) Sclerenchyma d) Xylem

6. The strengthening tissue in plants is:

a) Parenchyma b) Collenchyma c) Phloem d) Xylem

7. Dead cells are present in:

a) Xylem b) Phloem c) Collenchyma d) Parenchyma

8. Which animal tissue connects muscles to bones?

a) Ligaments b) Cartilage c) Tendons d) Epithelial

9. The tissue that transports food in plants:

a) Xylem b) Phloem c) Cambium d) Parenchyma

10. Fat storing tissue is:

a) Cartilage b) Adipose c) Ligament d) Tendon

11. Smooth muscles are:

a) Voluntary b) Involuntary c) Striated d) None

12. Which epithelial tissue is present in kidney tubules?

a) Squamous b) Cuboidal c) Columnar d) Ciliated

13. Blood is a:
a) Connective tissue b) Muscular tissue c) Epithelial tissue d) Nervous tissue

14. Neurons are structural units of:

a) Connective tissue b) Nervous tissue c) Muscular tissue d) Epithelial tissue

15. Which tissue is responsible for growth in plants?

a) Permanent b) Meristematic c) Phloem d) Xylem

16. Bone is:

a) Epithelial b) Connective c) Muscular d) Nervous
 17. Which connective tissue joins bones to bones?
a) Tendons b) Ligaments c) Cartilage d) Adipose

18. Which connective tissue cushions joints?

a) Cartilage b) Ligament c) Tendon d) Bone

19. Transpiration occurs through:

a) Guard cells b) Stomata c) Phloem d) Xylem

20. Phloem contains all except:

a) Sieve tubes b) Companion cells c) Tracheids d) Phloem fibres

Answer Key:

Physics: 1-b, 2-c, 3-b, 4-b, 5-b, 6-b, 7-b, 8-b, 9-d, 10-b, 11-a, 12-a, 13-b, 14-d, 15-b, 16-d, 17-a, 18-b,
19-a, 20-b.
Chemistry: 1-c, 2-c, 3-c, 4-c, 5-a, 6-a, 7-b, 8-b, 9-c, 10-c, 11-b, 12-b, 13-a, 14-a, 15-c, 16-a, 17-d, 18-b,
19-b, 20-a.
Biology (Cell): 1-b, 2-b, 3-a, 4-b, 5-c, 6-a, 7-a, 8-b, 9-b, 10-a, 11-b, 12-b, 13-b, 14-b, 15-b, 16-c, 17-c,
18-b, 19-c, 20-d.
Biology (Tissues): 1-b, 2-b, 3-c, 4-c, 5-c, 6-b, 7-a, 8-c, 9-b, 10-b, 11-b, 12-b, 13-a, 14-b, 15-b, 16-b, 17-
b, 18-a, 19-b, 20-c.