CBSE Time : 2 hours

CLASS : X Marks : 60 Marks

MODULE EXAM
SCIENCE
SECTION – A

Answer the following questions from 1to 13. Each question carries 1 scores. (13 × 1 = 13)

1. To focus the image of a nearby object on the retina of an eye

(a) the distance between eye-lens and retina is increased

(b) the distance between eye-lens and retina is decreased

(c) the thickness of eye-lens is decreased

(d) the thickness of eye-lens is increased

2. Splitting of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass prism is due to

(a) dispersion

(b) refraction

(c) scattering

(d) reflection

3. At noon, the Sun appears white as

(a) light is least scattered

(b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away

(c) blue colour is scattered the most

(d) red colour is scattered the most

4. Assertion : Myopia can be corrected by using spectacles made from concave lenses.

Reason : Myopia is due to the increased converging power of the eye lens.

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false.

(d) Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

5. Which Acid is present in Tomato?

a) Citric Acid

b) Oxalic Acid

c) Lactic Acid

d) HCl

6. Which of the following is a strong acid?

a) HClpH1

b) CH3 COOHpH5

c) Lemon juice pH 2.2

d) Pure Milk pH 6

7. Na2 CO3 ⋅ 10H2 O is known as -

a) Baking soda

b) Baking powder

c) Washing soda

d) Bleaching powder

8. pH value less than 7 indicates that the solution is

a) Acidic

b) Basic

c) Neutral

d) No effect
9. Which of the following statements is correct about receptors?

a) Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell

b) Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell

c) Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste

d) Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell

10. In a synapse, chemical signal is transmitted from

a) Dendritic end of one neuron to axonal end of another neuron

b) Axon to cell body of the same neuron

c) Cell body to axonal end of the same neuron

d) Axonal end of one neuron to dendritic end of another neuron

11. Which is the correct sequence of the components of a reflex arc?

a) Receptors → Muscles → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Spinal cord

b) Receptors → Motor neuron → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Muscle

c) Receptors → Spinal cord → Sensory neuron → Motor neuron → Muscle

d) Receptors → Sensory neuron → Spinal cord → Motor neuron → Muscle

12. Which of the following statements are true?

(i) Sudden action in response to something in the environment is called reflex action

(ii) Sensory neurons carry signals from spinal cord to muscles

(iii) Motor neurons carry signals from receptors to spinal cord

(iv) The path through which signals are transmitted from a receptor to a muscle or a gland is called reflex arc
 a) (i) and (ii)

b) (i) and (iii)

c) (i) and (iv)

d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

13. Which of the following statements are true about the brain?

(i) The main thinking part of brain is hind brain

(ii) Centres of hearing, smell, memory, sight etc are located in fore brain.

(iii) Involuntary actions like salivation, vomiting, blood pressure are controlled by the medulla in the hind brain

(iv) Cerebellum does not control posture and balance of the body

a) (i) and (ii)

b) (ii) and (iii)

c) (i) and (iv)

d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

SECTION – B

Answer the following questions from 14 to 17. Each question carries 2 scores. ( 4 × 2 = 8)

14. How can you identify the type of defect of vision a person is suffering from by physically touching his spectacles?

15. With the help of an example explain what happens when a base reacts with a non- metallic oxide. What do you infer

about the nature of non-metal oxide?

16. What is observed when carbon dioxide gas is passed through lime water

(i) for a short duration?

(ii) for a long duration? Also write the chemical equations for the reactions involved.
 17. Name the gland and the hormone secreted by the gland, which are associated with the following problems:

(i) a girl has grown extremely tall.

(i) a woman has a swollen neck.

SECTION – C

Answer any 3 questions from 18 to 21. Each question carries 3 scores. (4 × 3 = 12)

18. i) A lens of focal length 5 cm is being used by a student in the laboratory as a magnifying glass. Image is

formed at a distance 25 cm . What magnification is the student getting?

19. (i) With the help of labelled ray diagram, show the path followed by a narrow beam of monochromatic light

when it passes through a glass prism.

(ii) What would happen if this beam is replaced by a narrow beam of white light?

20. Complete and balance the following chemical equations:

(i) NaOH(aq) + Zn(s) →

(ii) CaCO3( s) + H2 O(l) + CO2( g) →

(iii) HCl(aq ) + H2 O(I) →

21. How does feedback mechanism regulate the hormone secretion? Explain using an example.

SECTION – D

Answer the following questions from 22 to 24. Each question carries 4 scores. ( 3 × 4 = 12)

22. Read the following and answer the questions given below:

Light of all the colour travel at the same speed in vacuum for all wavelengths. But in any transparent medium

(glass or water), the light of different colours travel with different speeds for different wavelength that means

that the refractive index of a particular medium is different for different wavelength. As there is a difference

in their speeds, the light of different colour bend through different angles. The speed of violet colour is

maximum and the speed of red colour is minimum in glass so, the red light deviates least and violet colour

deviates most. Hence, higher the wavelength of a colour of light, smaller the refractive index and less is the

bending of light.
𝜆𝑟 > 𝜆𝑣 and 𝑟𝑛 < 𝑣𝑛 . Also frequency, 𝑣 = 𝑐/𝜆.

(i) Which of the following statements is correct regarding the propagation of light of different colours of

white light in air?

(a) Red light moves fastest.

(b) Blue light moves faster than green light.

(c) All the colours of the white light move with the same speed.

(d) Yellow light moves with the mean speed as that of the red and the violet light.

(ii) Which of the following is the correct order of wavelength?

(a) Red > Green > Yellow

(b) Red > Violet > Green

(c) Yellow > Green > Violet

(d) Red > Yellow > Orange

(iii) Which of the following is the correct order of speed of light in glass?

(a) Red > Green > Blue

(b) Blue > Green > Red

(c) Violet > Red > Green

(d) Green > Red > Blue

(iv) Which colour which has maximum frequency

(a) Red

(b) Violet

(c) Blue

(d) Green
 23. A metal carbonate 𝑋 reacting with acid gives a gas that gives the carbonate back when passed through a solution Y . On

the other hand, a gas G obtained at the anode during electrolysis of brine is passed on dry 𝑌, it gives a compound 𝑍,

used for disinfecting drinking water. Identity X, Y, G and Z .

24. We also think about our actions. Writing, talking, moving a chair, clapping at the end of a programme are examples of

voluntary actions which are based on deciding what to do next. So, the brain also has to send messages to muscles. This

is the second way in which the nervous system communicates with the muscles. The communication between the

central nervous system and the other parts of the body is facilitated by the peripheral nervous system consisting of

cranial nerves arising from the brain and spinal nerves arising from the spinal cord. The brain thus allows us to think

and take actions based on that thinking.

i) What are the three major parts of the brain?

ii) What are the function of medulla?

iii) Which fluid is present in our brain?

iv) What is the function of hypothalamus?

SECTION – E

Answer the following questions from 25 to 27. Each question carries 5 scores. ( 3 × 5 = 15)

25. A person is unable to see objects distinctly placed within 50 cm from his eyes.

(i) Name the defect of vision the person is suffering from and list its two possible causes.

(ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the defect in the above case.

(iii) Mention the type of lens used by him for the correction of the defect and calculate its power. Assume that the near

point for the normal eye is 25 cm .

(iv) Draw a labelled diagram for the correction of the defect in the above case.

26. What is water of crystallization? Write the common name and chemical formula of a commercially important

compound which has ten water molecules as water of crystallization. How is this compound obtained? Write the

chemical equation also. List any two uses of this compound.

27. Answer the following :

(a) Which hormone is responsible for the changes noticed in females at puberty?

(b) Dwarfism results due to deficiency of which hormone?

(c) Blood sugar level rises due to deficiency of which hormone?

(d) Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone?

(e) Hormone that help in overcoming emergency situations.