ODISHA ADARSHA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2023-2024)

Class: X Maximum Mark:80
Sub: Science(086) Time: 3 Hours.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is
expected to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
SL.NO. QUESTIONS MARKS
01 The removal of oxygen from a substance is called: 1
(a) Oxidation (b) Reduction (c) Oxidizing agent (d) Reducing agent
02 A white precipitate can be obtained by adding dilute sulphuric acid to: 1
(a) CuSO4 solution (b) NaCl solution (c) BaCl2 solution (d)Na2SO4 solution

03 The formula of baking soda is 1

(a) K2CO3 (b) KHCO3 (c) NaHCO3 (d) Na2CO3
04 The number of molecules of water of crystallization present in washing soda crystals is 1
(a) 10 (b) 5 (c )11 (d )7
05 Bromine exist in 1
(a) liquid state (b) solid state (c) gaseous state (d) none of these
06 Valency of carbon is 1
(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 4
07 Which of the following statements about autotrophs is incorrect? 1
(a) They synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight
and chlorophyll.
(b) They store carbohydrates in the form of starch.
(c) They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight.
(d) They constitute the first trophic level in food chains.
08 The stamen contains 1
(a) stigma (b) pollen grain (c) sepal (d) ovule
09 Seeds are called products of sexual reproduction because they 1
(a) give rise to new plants. (b) are formed by fusion of gametes.
(c) are formed by the fusion of pollen tubes. (d) can survive for a longer period.
10 Two violet-coloured flowers on the crossing resulted in 3 violet and 1 white flower progeny. 1
The nature of the cross will be
(a) double fertilization (b) self-pollination
(c) cross-fertilisation (d) no fertilisation

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11 Which of the following is an example of genetic variation? 1
((a) One person has a scar, but his friend doesn’t
(b) One person is older than the other
(c) Reeta eats meat, but her sister Geeta is a vegetarian
(d) Two children have different eye colour
12 If incident ray passes through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror, the reflected ray will 1
(a) Pass through pole (b) be parallel to principal axis
(c) retraces its path (d) pass through focus
13 A concave mirror produces three times magnified real image of an object placed at 10cm in 1
front of it. The image is located at
(a) 10cm (b) 20cm (c) 30cm (d) 40cm
14 Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon 1
(a) its length (b) its thickness (c) its shape (d) nature of the material
15 When nichrome and copper wire of same length and same radius are connected in series and 1
current I is passed through them, which wire gets heated up more?
(a) nichrome (b) copper (c) both will be heated up equally (d) can’t be said
16 Which metal is most reactive? 1
(a)K (b) Na (c) Ca (d) Ag
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: The various physical forms in which an element can exist are called allotropes. 1
Reason: Carbon has 3 allotropes.

18 Assertion: Plant hormones are chemicals produced in plants which help to coordinate growth, 1
development and response to stimulus and environment.
Reason: Abscisic acid is a plant hormone that promotes cell division.
19 Assertion: Amoeba always produces two daughter amoebae while Plasmodium divides into 1
many daughter cells.
Reason: Amoeba undergoes binary fission.
20 Assertion: Hypermetropia is the defect of eye in which a person can see far objects but can’t 1
see nearby objects
Reason: Hypermetropia is corrected by using converging lens.
SECTION:B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21 Give reason why (i) Aluminum is used for making electric wires. 2
(ii) Gold is used for making ornaments.
22 What is a reflex action? State in brief the role of brain in reflex action. 2
23 A blue colour flower plant denoted by BB is cross bred with that of white colour flower plant 2
denoted bb.
(a) State the colour of flower you would expect in their F1generationplants.
(b) What must be the percentage of white flower plants in F2generation if flowers of F1 plants
areself-pollinated?
c) State the expected ratio of the genotypes BB and Bb in the F2progeny.
24 Distinguish between acquired and inherited traits by giving one example of each. Why are 2
traits acquired during the lifetime of an individual not inherited?
25 Show how you would connect three resistors, each of resistance 6Ω so that the combination 2
has resistance of (i) 9Ω and (ii) 4Ω
26 A convex lens of power +5D and a concave lens of power -3D are kept in contact with each 2
other. What is the equivalent focal length of the combination?
OR

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 What do you mean by power of accommodation of human eye? What is the value of near
point and far point of a normal human eye?
SECTION:C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27 (i) Define Malleability. 1+2
(ii) What are 3 allotropes of carbon?
28 Write the properties of acid. 3

29 In the human body the site of absorption of digested food is the small intestine. How the 3
process of absorption is carried out and why is absorption of digested food necessary?

30 The plants were wilting in a garden and the gardener watered the plants. The plants became 3
fresh again. Which part of the plant is responsible for conducting water in it and how does the
process of conduction of water take place in plants?

31 (i) Write the expression for resistance of a conductor in terms of its length and area of cross 3
section.
(ii) A cylindrical wire of resistance R is melted and recasted into a wire of double the diameter.
What is the new resistance of the wire?

32 A 2 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 3
10 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 15cm. Find the position, nature and size of
the image

33 (i) Name the defect of vision in which the far point of the defective eye is 120cm. 3
(ii) Write two causes of this defect.
(iii) Which lens is used to correct this defect?

SECTION:D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
34 What is chemical formula of bleaching powder? Write preparation, properties and uses of 5
bleaching powder.
35 What constitutes the central and peripheral nervous systems? How are the components of 5
central nervous system protected? Which signals will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord
injury?
36 A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220V line has two resistance A and B, each of 1+2+2
24Ω resistance, which may be used separately, in series, or in parallel. What are the currents
in the three cases?

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 A metal salt MX when exposed to light splits of to form metal M and a gas X2 metal M is used 4
in making ornaments where as gas X2 is used in making bleaching powder. The salt MX is itself
used in black and white photography.
(a) Name the metal M.
(b)What could be gas X2.
(c) Name of the metal salt MX.
(d) What type of chemical reaction takes place when salt MX is exposed to light?

38 The growing size of the human population is a cause of concern for all people. The rate of 4
birth and death in a given population will determine its size. Reproduction is the process by
which organisms increase their population. The process of sexual maturation for reproduction

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 is gradual and takes place while general body growth is still going on. Some degree of sexual
maturation does not necessarily mean that the mind or body is ready for sexual acts or for
having and bringing up children. Various contraceptive devices are being used by human
beings to control the size of the population.
(a) List two common signs of sexual maturation in boys and girls.
(b) What is the result of reckless female foeticide?
(c) Which contraceptive method changes the hormonal balance of the body?
(d)Write two factors that determine the size of a population.

39 The spreading of light by air molecules and dust particles is called scattering of light. The light 1+1+2
having least wavelength is scattered more. The sky looks blue during day time and red at
sunrise and sunset. In the absence of atmosphere scattering is not possible. Scattering of light
by colloidal particles is known as Tyndall effect.
(i) Which colour of light will scatter more, blue or green?
(ii) To astronauts sky appears dark, why?
(iii) Clear sky looks blue during day time, why?
Or
(iii) Danger signals are red, why?

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