ASHA PUBLIC SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

Class 10 – Science
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
Name- __________________________ Roll no___________

General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected
to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in
the range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should
be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should
be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

SECTION- A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each
of the questions 1 - 20. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.
Q. No. Questions Marks
1. Sodium and chlorine are reacted, and as a result, sodium chloride is formed, which is also called 1
table salt. What option gives the reactants and products of the reaction?
a) Reactants – sodium; products – chlorine
b) Reactants – sodium and table salt; products – chlorine
c) Reactants – tables salt; products – sodium and chlorine
d) Reactants – sodium and chlorine; products – sodium chloride
2. Opening and closing of stomata is due to: 1
a) High pressure of gases inside the cells
b) Movement of water in and out of the guard cell
c) Stimulus of light in the guard cells
d) Diffusion of CO2 in and out of the guard cell
3. Which one among the following is not removed as a waste product from the body of a plant? 1
a) Reins and gums
b) Dry leaves
c) Urea
d) Excess water
4. A metal 'X' is used in thermite process. When 'X' is burnt in air, it gives an amphoteric oxide 'Y'. 'X' 1
and 'Y' are respectively:
a) Fe and Fe2O3
b) Al and Al2O3
c) Fe and Fe3O4
d) Al and Al3O4
5. An object of height 4 cm is kept at a distance of 30cm from the pole of a diverging mirror. If the 1
focal length of the mirror is 10cm, the height of the image formed is
a) 3cm
b) 2.5 cm
c) 1 cm
d) 0.75 cm
6. Three students A,B, and C focussed a distant building on a screen with the help of a concave mirror. 1
To determine focal length of a concave mirror they measured the distances as given below:
Student A: from mirror to the screen.
Student B: from building to the screen.
Student C: From building to the mirror.
Who measured the focal length correctly?
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) A and B
d) B and C
7. Na2CO3.10H2O is known as – 1
a) Baking soda
b) Baking powder
c) Washing soda
d) Bleaching powder
8. What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube? 1
(i) The temperature of the solution increases
(ii) The temperature of the solution decreases
(iii) The temperature of the solution remains the same
(iv) Salt formation takes place
a) (i) only
b) (i) and (iii)
c) (ii) and (iii)
d) (i) and (iv)
9. What will happen if the deer are missing in the following food chain? 1
Grass Deer Tiger
a) The population of tigers will increase.
b) The amount of grass will decrease.
c) The tigers will die.
d) The tigers will eating grass.
10. Choose the option giving correct matching the items given in Column-I and II. 1
Column I Column II
A. Physical environment (i) Ozone layer depletion
B. Exposure to UV radiation (ii) Bacteria and Fungi
C. CFC Compounds (iii) Abiotic Components
D. Decomposers (iv) Skin Cancer
A B C D
a) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
b) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
c) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
d) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
11. The arrangement for Copper, Tin, Lead and Mercury, according to the metal reactivity series, is: 1
a) Tin> Lead> Copper> Mercury
b) Lead> Copper> Mercury> Tin
c) Copper> Mercury> Tin> Lead
d) Mercury> Tin> Lead> Copper
12. When a pure tall pea plant is crossed with a pure dwarf pea plant, the percentage of tall pea plant in 1
F1 and F2 generation pea plants respectively will be
a) 100%; 25%
b) 100%; 50%
c) 100%; 75%
d) 100%; 100%
13. Which one of the following molecules is produced initially when glucose breaks down in a the 1
cytoplasm of a cell in aerobic as well as anaerobic respiration?
a) Cytoplasm
b) Golgi Bodies
c) Mitochondria
d) Chloroplast
14. A student learns that some products are formed as a result of combining two compounds while 1
some compounds are formed as a result of the dissociation of two compounds. The image shows
two reactions-
 Which reaction is an example of a combination reaction and a decomposition reaction?
a) Both reactions are examples of combination reaction
b) Both reactions are examples of a decomposition reaction
c) Reaction P is an example of a combination reaction, while reaction Q is an example of a
decomposition reaction
d) Reaction P is an example of a decomposition reaction, while reaction Q is an example of a
combination reaction.
15. The table below has the information regarding pH and the nature (acidic/basic) of four different 1
solutions. Which one of the options is correct?

16. A cross between pea plant with white flowers (vv) and pea plant with violet flowers (VV) resulted in 1
F2 progeny in which ratio of violet (VV) and white (vv) flowers will be:
a) 1 : 1
b) 2 : 1
c) 3 : 1
d) 1 : 3
Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the
appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
17. Assertion(A) – Sodium hydrogen carbonate is used as ingredient in antacids. 1
Reason(R) – NaHCO3 is mild non corrosive basic salt.
18. Assertion(A) – A pencil partially immersed in water appears to be bent at the work surface. 1
Reason(R) – Light from different points on the pencil immersed in water refracts and appears to
come from a point above the original position.
19. Assertion(A) – Each human trait is influenced by both parental and maternal DNA. 1
Reason(R) – As compared to the father, the mother contributes more amount of genetic material
to the child.
20. Assertion(A) – HCl helps in the digestion of food in the stomach. 1
Reason(R) – HCl creates an acidic medium to activate protein digesting enzymes.
SECTION- B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21. Name the type of blood (oxygenated/deoxygenated) transported by each of the following 2
mentioning the path [i.e., from one organ (which place) to another (which Place)].
i) Vena Cava
ii) Pulmonary artery
22. a. A compound 'X' which is prepared from gypsum has the property of hardening when mixed 2
with water. Identity 'X' and write its chemical equation.
b. State the difference in chemical composition between baking powder and baking soda.
OR
a. What is calcination? Explain with chemical equation.
b. What is the chemical formula of Cinnabar and how will you extract metal from Cinnabar?
23. “In human beings, the sex of a newborn child depends on the father and not the mother.” Justify 2
this statement with the help of a flow diagram.
24. Construct a food chain comprising the following organisms: 2
Hawk, Frogs, Snakes, Plants
Which of these will have the highest concentration of the harmful chemicals such as pesticides?
Name the phenomenon.
25. Draw the diagram to show the principal focus of 2
a) Concave mirror b) Convex mirror c) Concave lens d) Convex lens
26. The refractive and disease of 3 media are given below 2
Medium Refractive index
A 1.6
B 1.8
C 1.5
A ray of light is traveling from A to B and another ray is travelling B to C?
(i) In which of the two cases the refracted ray bends towards the normal?
(ii) In which case does the speed of light increase in the second medium reasons for your answer?
Give reasons for your answer.
SECTION- C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
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28. The magnification produced when an object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a spherical mirror 3
𝟏 𝟏
is + . Where should the object be placed to reduce the magnification to + ?
𝟐 𝟑
29. a) Explain biodegradable waste and non- biodegradable waste with the help of examples. 2
b) 20,000 J of energy was transferred by the producers to the organism of second trophic level. 1
Calculate the amount of energy that will be transferred by organisms of third trophic level to the
organisms of the fourth trophic level.
30. a) How does Amoeba obtain its food? 3
b) List the role of each of the following in our digestive system:
i. Hydrochloric acid
ii. Trypsin
iii. Salivary amylase
iv. Mucus
31. When do we consider a person to be myopic or hypermetropia? explain using Ray diagrams how the 3
defect associated with the hypermetropia can be corrected.
32. Draw a table showing objects positions and image positions by a convex mirror and concave mirror? 3
33. a) Suggest a remedial measure each to counteract the change in pH in human beings in following 3
cases:
i. Production of too much acid in the stomach during indigestion.
ii. Stung by honeybee/nettle leaves.
b) Fresh milk has pH of 6. When it changes to curd, it's pH increases or decreases. Why?
SECTION- D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
34. (a) What is bleaching powder? How will you prepare bleaching powder in the lab? Write it's two 5
uses.
(b) (i) Explain why HCl is strong acid and acetic acid is a weak acid. How can be it verified?
(ii) Explain why aqueous solution of an acid can conduct electricity?
OR
We made the following observations during the reaction of some metals with dilute hydrochloric
acid. Explain all these observations giving suitable reasons.
(a) Silver metal does not show any change
(b) The temperature of the reaction mixture rises when aluminum (Al) is added.
(c) The sodium metal reaction is highly explosive.
(d) Some gas bubbles are seen when lead (Pb) is reacted with the acid.
35. a) What is the law of dominance of traits? Explain with an example. 5
b) What are consumers?
c) What is ecosystem?
OR
a) Mention any two components of blood.
b) Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.
c) Write one structural difference between the composition of all artery and vein.
d) Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles.
36. a) State the laws of refraction. 5
b) At what distance from a concave lens of focal length 20 cm, a 6 cm tall object be placed so as to
obtain its image at 15 cm from the lens? Also calculate the size of the image formed.
OR
a) What is meant by power of a lens? Define its SI Unit.
b) You have two lenses A and B of focal length +10 cm and -10 cm respectively. State the nature
and power of each lens. Which of the two lenses will form a virtual and magnified image of an
object placed 8 cm from the lens? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer.
SECTION- E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts.
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.
37. When a ray of light moving in a medium enters obliquely into another medium, it bends from its 4
path. This phenomenon is called refraction of light. The ability of a medium to refract light is also
expressed in terms of optical density. It is not the same as mass density. We use the terms 'rarer
medium ' and 'denser medium ' which actually means optically denser respectively. When we say
that a medium A is optically denser than the other medium B, we mean that the refractive index of
medium A is more than the refractive index of medium B. The speed of light is higher in rare
medium then denser medium. Thus, a Ray of light travelling from a rare medium to denser medium
slows down and bend towards the normal.
a) Define the term absolute Refractive index of a medium.
𝟒 𝟑
b) Absolute refractive indexes of water and glass are and respectively
𝟑 𝟐
(i) In which of the two media is the speed of light is more?
(ii) If a ray of light enters obliquely from glass to water, will it bend towards the normal or
away from the normal?
𝟒 𝟑
c) Absolute refractive indexes of water in class are and respectively. If the speed of light in glass
𝟑 𝟐
are 2 × 108 m/s, find the speed of light (i) water and (ii) vacuum.
OR
A ray of light incident on a rectangular glass slab immersed in any medium emerges parallel to
itself. Draw a labelled ray diagram to justify this statement.
38. The most obvious outcome of the reproductive process is the generation of individuals of similar 4
design, but in sexual reproduction they may not be exactly alike. The resemblances as well as
differences are marked. The rules of heredity determine the process by which traits and
characteristics are reliably inherited. Many experiments have been done to study the rules of
inheritance.
e) Why an offspring of human being is not a true copy of his parents in sexual reproduction?
f) While performing experiments on inheritance in plants, what is the difference between
F1 and F2 generation?
g) Why do we say that variations are useful for the survival of a species over time?
OR
Study Mendel's cross between two plants with a pair of contrasting characters.
RRYY X rryy
Round Yellow Wrinkled Green
He observed 4 types of combinations in F2 generation. Which of these were new
combinations? Why do new features which are not present in the parents, appear
in F2 generation?
39. Ores mined from the earth are usually contaminated with large amounts of impurities such as soil, 4
sand, etc., called gangue. The impurities must be removed from the ore prior to the extraction of
the metal. The processes Several steps are involved in the extraction of pure metal from ores.
Metals and Non-metals used for removing the gangue from the ore are based on the differences
between the physical or chemical properties of the gangue and the ore. Different separation
techniques are accordingly employed.
Now answer the following questions
(i)What are the process for the extraction of metals of low reactivity series?
(ii)What is meant by Roasting?
(iii)Give two example of extracting metals low in the activity series with chemical equation.