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CLASS 10th SYLLABUS & SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Chemical Reactions; Acids, Bases and Salts; Metals and Non-Metals; Carbon and Its Compounds;
Periodic Classification of Elements; Life Processes; Reproduction; Control and Coordination; Heredity
and Evolution; Light and Human Eye; Electricity and Magnetic Effects of Electric Current; Sources of
Energy; Natural Resources; Our Environment; Mental Aaptitude and Reasoning.
The Actual Question Paper Contains 50 Questions. The Duration of the Test Paper is 60 Minutes.
1. Which mode of reproduction has been shown 3. Examine the graph and calculate the resistance
in the following figure? of the coil at the point Q.
(A) Asexual mode of reproduction
(A) 12 Ohms
(B) Sexual mode of reproduction
(B) 5.2 Ohms
(C) Parthenogenesis
(C) 13 Ohms
(D) All of these
(D) 0.4 Ohms
(E) None of these
(E) None of these
2. If 100 J of energy is available at the producer
4. pH values of four solutions A, B, C and D are 7,
level, calculate the amount of energy available
8, 9, 10 respectively. Put them in a sequence
to hawk in the following food chain.
according to their nature.
Green plants Grasshopper Frog Snake (A) Acidic, acidic, neutral, basic
Hawk
(B) Acidic, neutral, basic, basic
(A) 0.1 J (B) 0.01 J (C) Acidic, acidic, acidic, neutral
(C) 10 J (D) 10000 J (D) Neutral, basic, basic, basic
(E) None of these (E) None of these
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5. Name the hydrocarbon given below. 9. The steps involved in making a slide of
epidermal peel of leaf are given as follows:
I. pull out a thin peel from the lower surface
of the leaf.
II. place a drop of glycerine on the slide.
(A) Propanal (B) Propene III. stain the peel in safranin.
(C) Propyne (D) Propanoic acid IV. place the stained peel of the glycerine.
(E) None of these V. remove the extra stain by washing with
water.
6. On which one of the following factors the VI. place the cover slip over the peel.
strength of an electromagnet depends? Which one is the correct sequence of steps to
(A) The number of turns in the coil be followed?
(B) The current flowing in the coil (A) I, II, III, IV, V, VI (B) I, III, V, II, IV, VI
(C) The length of air gap between its poles (C) I, III, IV, II, V, VI (D) I, II, IV, III, V, VI
(D) All of these (E) None of these
(E) None of these 10. Examine the given circuit and calculate the
7. There is a device in the motor which is used to total current flowing in the circuit.
reverse the direction of current in the coil of a
motor. What is the name of this device?
(A) Commutator (B) Magnetic field
(C) Armature (D) All of these
(E) None of these
8. What are the end products of the anaerobic
respiration that the yeast perform?
(A) Carbon dioxide, water and energy (A) 28 ampere
(B) Alcohol, carbon dioxide and energy (B) 4 ampere
(C) Lactic acid, carbon dioxide, and energy (C) 0.25 ampere
(D) Alcohol, water and energy (D) 3.7 ampere
(E) None of these (E) None of these
ANSWERS
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (C)
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