CBSE TARGET ZONE

Time Allowed: 3 hours SCIENCE TEST Maximum Marks: 80

General Instruc ons:
1. This ques on paper consists of 39 ques ons in 5 sec ons.
2. All ques ons are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some ques ons. A student is
expected to a empt only one of these ques ons.
3. Sec on A consists of 20 objec ve-type ques ons carrying 1 mark each.
4. Sec on B consists of 6 Very Short ques ons carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these ques ons should
be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Sec on C consists of 7 Short Answer type ques ons carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these
ques ons should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Sec on D consists of 3 Long Answer type ques ons carrying 05 marks each. Answers to these ques ons
should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Sec on E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.
Sec on A

1. Which characteris c is observed by the reac on shown in the given image? [1]

a) Forma on of a precipitate b) Change in temperature

c) Evolu on of a gas d) Both change in temperature and evolu on of gas
2. BaCl2 + Na2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2NaCl. It is type of: [1]
a) Both Precipita on reac on and Double b) Double displacement reac on displacement reac on
c) Decomposi on reac on d) Precipita on reac on
3. Acid present in tomato is: [1]
a) Ace c acid b) Methanoic acid c) Lac c acid d) Oxalic acid
4. Which of the following are called so soaps? [1]
 a) Potassium salts b) Calcium salts c) Magnesium salts d) Sodium salts
5. Take three boiling tubes A, B and C. Pour some water in test tube A Put iron nails in it and cork it. Pour
boiled dis lled water in another test tube B and put iron nails in it. Add 1 ml of oil over it such that oil
floats over it and prevents the air from entering. Take some iron nails in test tube C and put some
anhydrous calcium chloride in it and cork it. [1]
Leave all the three test tubes for one day and then observe.

In which test tube nail is rusted?

a) Tube B and C b) Tube B c) Tube A d) Tube A and C
6. Which oxide will turn blue litmus solu on to red? [1]
A. SO2 B. MgO C. Na2O D. NO2
a) A and D b) B and C c) A and C d) All of these
7. In the excretory system of human beings, some substances in the ini al filtrate such as glucose, amino
acids, salts and water are selec vely reabsorbed in [1]
a) Ureter b) Urethra c) Urinary bladder d) Nephron
8. The autotrophic mode of nutri on requires: [1]
a) sunlight b) All of these c) carbon dioxide and water d) chlorophyll
9. Which of the following describes the common domes c power supplied in India? [1]
a) 110 v, 100 Hz b) 220 v, 100 Hz c) 110 v, 50 Hz d) 220 v, 50 Hz
10. What is the minimum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of 1/5 Ω? [1]
a)1/25 Ω b) 25 Ω c) 1/10 Ω d) 1/5 Ω
11. Asser on (A): Stannous chloride is a powerful oxidising agent which oxidises mercuric chloride to
mercury. Reason (R): Stannous chloride gives a grey precipitate with mercuric chloride, but stannic
chloride does not do so. correct explana on of A. [1]
 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the explana on of A.
c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
12. Anaerobic process
a) takes place in yeast during fermenta on b) produces ethanol, oxygen, and energy
c) takes place in the presence of oxygen d) produces only energy in the muscles of human beings
13. Which one of the following types of medicines is used for trea ng indiges on?
a) Antacid b) An sep c c) An bio cs d) Analgesic
14. Which of the following metals do not corrode in moist air?
a) Iron b) Silver c) Copper d) Gold
15. Alloys are homogeneous mixtures of a metal with a metal or nonmetal. Which among the following alloys
contain non-metal as one of its cons tuents?
a) Brass b) Steel c) Amalgam d) Bronze
16. The energy-rich compound produced through respira on is
a) ADP b) Pyruvic acid c) AMP d) ATP
17. In which part of the alimentary canal food is finally digested?
a) Stomach b) Mouth cavity c) Small intes ne d) Large intes ne
18. The resistance of the conductor is R. If the length is doubled by stretching the wire, then its new resistance
will be:
a) R b) 4R c) 8R d) 2R
19. Asser on (A): In the following chemical equa on, CuO (s) + Zn (s)  ZnO (s) + Cu (s)
Zinc is ge ng oxidised and copper oxide is ge ng reduced.
Reason (R): The process in which oxygen is added to a substance is called oxida on whereas the process in
which oxygen is removed from a substance is called reduc on.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explana on of A. b) Both A and R are true but R is not
the correct explana on of A. c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
20. Two LED bulbs of 10W and 5W are connected in series. If the current flowing through 5W bulb is 0.005A,
the current flowing through 10W bulb is:
a) 0.0025A b) 0.005A c) 0.02A d) 0.01A
Sec on B

21. Why does micelle forma on take place when soap is added to water? Will a micelle be formed in other
solvents [2]
22. What are the components of the transport system in highly organized plants? [2]
OR What are the two phases of photosynthesis reac ons?
23. A concave lens has a focal length of 10 cm. An object 2.5 cm high is placed 30 cm from the lens.
Determine the posi on and size of the image. [2]
24. What type of lens we wear if we are suffering from myopia ? [2]
25. Microorganisms are o en referred to as the 'scavengers of the environment.' Explain.
26. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four
characteris cs (nature, posi on, etc.) of the image formed by the lens.
Sec on C
27. Nikita took Zn, Al, Cu, Fe, Mg and Na metal and put each metal in cold water and then hot water. She
reacted the metal with steam [3]
(i) Name the metal which reacts with cold water.
(ii) Which of the above metals react with steam?
(iii) Name the metal which reacts with hot water.
(iv) Arrange these metals in order of increasing reactivity.
28. Name a metal/non-metal: [3]
i. Which makes iron hard and strong?
ii. Which is alloyed with any other metal to make an amalgam?
iii. Which is used to galvanize iron articles?
iv. Whose articles when exposed to air form a black coating?
OR Give reasons:
a. Platinum, gold and silver are used to make jewellery.
b. Sodium, potassium and lithium are stored under oil.
c. Aluminium is a highly reactive metal, yet it is used to make utensils for cooking.
d. Carbonate and sulphide ores are usually converted into oxides during the process of extraction.
e. Lemon or tamarind juice are e ective in cleaning tarnished copper vessels.
29. What is atmospheric refrac on? Explain with the help of a labelled diagram that the posi on of a star
as seen by us is not its true posi on. [3]
30. a. Calculate the resistance of a metal wire of length 2 m and area of cross-sec on 1.55 × 10-6 m2.
(Resis vity of the metal is 2.8 × 10-8 Ωm)
b. Why are alloys preferred over pure metals to make the hea ng elements of electrical hea ng devices? [3]
31. i. An electric lamp of 100 ohms, a toaster of resistance 50 ohms and a water filter of resistance 500
ohms are connected in parallel to a 220V source. what is the resistance of the electric iron connected
to the same source that takes as much current as all the three appliances and what is the current
through it?
ii. Which uses more energy, a 250 W TV set for 1 hour or a 1,200 W toaster for 10 minutes? [3]
32. i. Which types of metals can be obtained in their pure form by just hea ng their oxides in air? Give one
example.
ii. Consider the reac on given below used to obtain Manganese metal in pure form:
3MnO2 (s) + 4Al(s) 3Mn(l) –-> 2Al2O3 (s) + Heat
a. What type of reac on is it? b. What is the role of aluminium in this reac on?
33. Dis nguish between real image and virtual image. OR
(i) Name the metal which does not stick to glass?
(ii) Name the non-metal which is a good conductor of electricity?
(iii) Name the metal which is commonly used in thermit welding?
(iv) What gets deposited at the cathode, a pure or impure metal?
(v) What is the nature of Zinc oxide?
Sec on D

34. What is lens formula ? Give its sign conven ons and assump ons. [5]
OR Differen ate between a concave mirror and a convex mirror.
35. A student focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex lens. He noted down
the posi on of the candle screen and the lens as under Posi on of candle = 12.0 cm Posi on of convex
lens = 50.0 cm Posi on of the screen = 88.0 cm
i. What is the focal length of the convex lens?
ii. Where will the image be formed if he shifts the candle towards the lens at a position of 31.0 cm?
iii. What will be the nature of the image formed if he further shifts the candle towards the lens?
iv. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in case as said above.
36. Distinguish Metals and Non-metals on the basis of physical and chemical properties.
Sec on E

37. Read the text carefully and answer the ques ons:
The strength of acid and base depends on the number of H+ and the number of OH- respec vely. If we take
hydrochloric acid and ace c acid of the same concentra on, say one molar, then these produce different
amounts of hydrogen ions. Acids that give rise to more H+ ions are said to be strong acids, and acids that give
less H+ ions are said to be weak acids. Can you now say what weak and strong bases are?

(a) Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think the pH will change as it turns into curd?
(b) Is Gastric juice a weak acid?
38. Read the text carefully and answer the ques ons: We have seen that the different parts of our body have
specific func ons. Our mouth waters when we see the food we like without our meaning to. Our heart's beat
without our thinking about it. In fact, we cannot control these ac ons easily by thinking about them even if we
wanted to. So, in between the simple reflex ac ons like change in the size of the pupil, and the thought out
ac ons such as moving a chair, there is another set of muscle movements over which we do not have any
thinking control. Many of these involuntary ac ons are controlled by the mid-brain and hind-brain. All these
involuntary ac ons including blood pressure, saliva on and vomi ng are controlled by the medulla in the hind-
brain. Think about ac vi es like walking in a straight line, riding a bicycle, picking up a pencil. These are
possible due to a part of the hind-brain called the cerebellum. It is responsible for the precision of voluntary
ac ons and maintaining the posture and balance of the body. Imagine what would happen if each of these
events failed to take place if we were not thinking about it.

(a) Identify the part of the nervous system which controls the reflex action.
(b) Does reflex action involve all parts of the voluntary nervous system?
(c) Identify the part of the autonomic nervous system which controls involuntary actions.
OR Beathing of heart muscles, which type of ac on is this? Out of voluntary and involuntary ac on
which is slower?
39. Read the text carefully and answer the ques ons: In animals, control and coordina on are provided by
nervous and muscular ssues. Touching a hot object is an urgent and dangerous situa on for us. We need to
detect it and respond to it. How do we detect that we are touching a hot object? All informa on from our
environment is detected by the specialised ps of some nerve cells. These receptors are usually located in our
sense organs, such as the inner ear, the nose, the tongue, and so on. So gustatory receptors will detect taste
while olfactory receptors will detect the smell. This informa on, acquired at the end of the dendri c p of a
nerve cell, see figure, sets off a chemical reac on that creates an electrical impulse. This impulse travels from
the dendrite to the cell body, and then along the axon to its end.

(i) Nerve cell is the largest cell present in the body.

(ii) Axon is a large, single, unbranched nerve fibre arising from the cyton. It carries impulses from
cyton located in CNS to the effectors.
(iii) Gustatory receptor: Taste buds on the tongue. The receptors for gusta on are located in the oral
cavity, which brings food and fluids from outside the body into the gastrointes nal tract. Olfactory
receptor: Receptor in the nose. These receptors are common to arthropods, terrestrial vertebrates,
fish, and other animals. OR a. Dendrites. b. Axon.