Class 10 Science Answer Key 2024 SET 31/5/3

1. Select from the following the conditions responsible for the rapid spread of bread
mould on a slice of bread:
(i) Formation of large number of spores
(ii) Presence of moisture and nutrients in bread
(iii) Low Temperature
(iv) Presence of Hyphae

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)

Answer: (A) (i) and (ii)

2. The incorrect statement about placenta is :

(A) It is a disc embedded in the uterine wall.
(B) It contains villi on the embryo's side of the tissue.
(C) It has a very small surface area for glucose and oxygen to pass from mother to the embryo.
(D) The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood through it.

Answer: (C) It has a very small surface area for glucose and oxygen to pass from mother
to the embryo.

3. An aqueous solution 'A' turns phenolphthalein solution pink. When another aqueous
solution 'B' is added to the pink solution, the pink colour disappears. Now when a few
drops of solution 'A' are added to this reaction, the mixture appears pink again. The
respective changes in the nature of the solution are from :
(A) acidic → basic → basic

(B) basic → acidic → acidic

(C) acidic → basic → acidic

(D) basic → acidic → basic

Answer: (D) basic → acidic → basic

4. The correct sequence of events when someone's hand touches a hot object
unconsciously :
(A) Receptors in skin → Motor neuron → Relay neuron → Sensory neuron → Effector muscle in
arm
(B) Receptors in skin → Relay neuron → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Effector muscle in
arm
(C) Receptors in skin → Sensory neuron → Relay neuron → Motor neuron → Effector muscle in
arm
(D)Receptors in skin → Sensory neuron → Effector muscle in arm → Motor neuron → Relay
neuron

Answer: (C) Receptors in skin → Sensory neuron → Relay neuron → Motor neuron →
Effector muscle in arm

5. To balance the following chemical equation, the values of the coefficients x, y and & must be
respectively :
Zn(NO3)2 A → y ZnO + z NO2 + O2
(A) 4, 2, 2
(B) 2, 2, 4
(C) 4, 4, 2
(D) 2, 4, 2

6. Which of the following is a redox reaction, but not a combination reaction?

(A) C+ O2→CO2
(B) 2 Mg + O2 → 2 MgO
(C) 2H2 + O2→2 H2O
(D) Fe2O3+ 3CO → 2 Fe + 3CO2

Answer: (A) C+ O2→CO2

7. An aqueous solution of sodium chloride is prepared in distilled water. The pH of this solution
is:

(A) 6

(B) 8

(С) 7

(D) 3

Answer: (С) 7

8. A metal X' is used in thermit process. When X' is heated with oxygen, it gives an oxide Y,
which is amphoteric in nature. X' and Y respectively are :
(A) Mn, MnO2
(C) Fe, Fe2O3
(B) Al, Al2O3
(D) Mg, MgO

Answer: (B) Al, Al2O3

9. The process in which transport of soluble products of photosynthesis takes place in plants is
known as :

(A)Transpiration
(C) Conduction
(B) Evaporation
(D) Translocation

Answer: (D) Translocation

10. Sense organ in which olfactory receptors are present is

(A) Nose
(B) Skin
(C)Tongue
(D)Inner ear

Answer: (A) Nose

15. The colour of light for which the refractive index of glass is minimum, is:
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C)Green
(D) Violet

Answer: (A) Red

16. The current carrying device which produces a magnetic field similar to that of a bar magnet
is :
(A) A straight conductor
(B) A circular loop
(C) A solenoid
(D) A circular coil

Answer: (C) A solenoid

For Questions number 17 to 20, two statements are given — one labelled as Assertion (A) and
the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes
(A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
the Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
17. Assertion (A) : Electrons move from lower potential to higher potential in a conductor.
Reason (R) : A dry cell maintains electric potential difference across the ends of a conductor.

Answer: (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

18. Assertion (A) : Some vegetable oils are healthy.

Reason (R): Vegetable oils generally have long unsaturated carbon chains.

Answer: (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A).

19. Assertion (A): Sex of the children will be determined by what they inherit from their mother.
Reason (R): Women have XX sex chromosomes.

Answer: (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

20. Assertion (A): Green plants trap only 1% of the energy of sunlight that falls on their leaves.
Reason (R) : All green plants are the producers in a food chain.

Answer: (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A).

Questions no. 21 to 26 are very short answer type questions.

21. (a) Sometimes while running, the athletes suffer from muscle cramps. Why? How is the
respiration in this case different from aerobic respiration?
OR (b) Write the other name given to lymph. State its two functions.

22. Write the formula and the molecular mass of the third homologue of alcohols. State how the
boiling point of an alcohol changes as one moves from lower to higher homologues.

23. (a) Copper powder is taken in a china dish and heated over a burner. Name the product
formed and state its colour. Write the chemical equation for the reaction involved.
OR (b) Write chemical equation for the chemical reaction which occurs when the aqueous
solutions of barium chloride and sodium sulphate react together. Write the symbols of the ions
present in the compound precipitated in the reaction.

24. Identify the organ in the human female reproductive system where the sperm encounters
the egg cell. What will happen if it is blocked ? Name the technique by which it can be blocked.

25. The linear magnification produced by a spherical mirror is +3." Based on this statement
answer the following questions :
(a) What is the type of mirror?
(b) Where is the object located ?
(c) List two properties of the image formed (other than the size/magnification).
26. The filament of an electric lamp draws a current of 0•5 A, which lights for 2 hours. Calculate
the charge that flows through the circuit.

27. Answer the following questions in the context of electrolysis of water :

(a) Why is this reaction/process called a decomposition reaction?
(b) Giving reason state whether this reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
(c) Name the gases collected at the anode and cathode.
(d) What is the mass ratio of the gases collected at the anode and cathode ?

28. Differentiate between food chain and food web. In a food chain consisting of deer, grass and
tiger, if the population of deer decreases, what will happen to the population of organisms
belonging to the first and third trophic levels?

29. Name a plant growth hormone synthesized at the shoot tip. Explain its effect on the growth
of a plant in response to light.

30. Name the ore of mercury and state the form in which it is found in nature. Write the chemical
equations along with the condition required for the reactions involved in the extraction of
mercury from its ore.

31. Mendel crossed pure tall pea plants (TT) with pure short pea plants (tt) and obtained F,
progeny. When the plants of F, progeny were self-pollinated, plants of F2 progeny were
obtained.

(a) What did the plants of F1 progeny look like? Give their gene combination.
(b) Why could the gene for shortness not be expressed in plants of Fi progeny?
(c) Write the ratio of the plants obtained in F2 progeny and state the conclusion that can be
drawn from this experiment.