Unit-I (Science)
Time allowed- 1 hour.
Maximum Marks-30
Section A (1 mark each)
Ques 1 The non S.I. and S.I. units of some physical quantities are
given in Column I and Column II, respectively. Match the units
belonging to the same physical Quantity:
Column I Column II
A. Degree celsius (i) Kilogram
B. Centimetre (ii) Pascal
C. Gram per centimetre cube (iii) Metre
D. Bar (iv) Kelvin
E. Milligram (v) Kilogram per
metre cube
(a) A-(iv), B-(v), C-(iii), D-(i), E-(ii) (b) A-(ii), B-(iii), C – (v) D-(i), E-
(ii)
(c) A-(v), B – (iii) C – (ii) D-(iv), E-(i) (d) A-(iv), B – (iii) C – (v) D –
(ii) E – (i)
Ques 2 The image shows cells in the onion peel and human cheek.
What do you understand by observing the image?
(a) All living things made of cells that look similar.
(b) All living things made up of cells that are structurally similar but
functionally different.
(c) All living things are made of cells that look different from each other.
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(d) All living things are made up of cells that are functionally similar but
structurally different.
Ques 3 A student ties a stone to a thread of length 1 m and starts
swinging it in a circular motion. The Stone completes 20 rotations in
10 seconds. With what speed the stone is moving?
(a) π m /sec. (b) 2π m /sec. (c) 4π m/sec
d) 8π m /sec
Section B (2 marks each)
Ques 4 An electron moving with a velocity of 5 ×10 4 mse c−1 e nters into a
uniform electric field and acquires a uniform acceleration of 104 m sec −2the
direction of its initial motion. Calculate the time in which the electron would
acquire a velocity double of its initial velocity.
Ques 5 Identify the following parts which are present in plant cells-
(a) Is a fluid contained inside the nucleus
(b)Packages materials coming from the endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Is site for many biochemical reactions necessary to sustain life.
(d)provides resistance to microbes to withstand hypotonic external media
without bursting
Ques 6 Melting points of 3 substances A, B, C are 52°C, 175°C, 80°C. Arrange
them in the decreasing order inter particle force of attraction in each of
them. Give reasons
Ques 7 A cooling curve is the possite of heating curve. It shows how the
temperature of a substance changes with time, as it is cooled from a gas to a
solid which is shown in the diagram.
(a) Identify the melting point and the boiling point of the substance.
(b)Sketch a cooling curve for pure water.
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Section C (3 marks each)
Ques 8 a) It is a hot summer day. Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and
nylon clothes respectively. Who do you think would be more comfortable
and why?
b) You want to wear your favourite shirt to a party, but the problem is that
it is still wet after a wash. What steps would you take to dry it faster?
c) Alka was making tea in a kettle. Suddenly, she felt intense heat from
the puff of steam gushing out of the spout of the kettle. She wondered
whether the temperature of the steam was higher than that of the water
boiling in the kettle. Comment.
Ques 9 Given below is a picture depicting three systems of solutions with an
animal cell placed in each of them.
a) In which of these systems will the animal cell swell up?
b) In which will the cell will not be affected?
c) In which case will the cell shrink? Give reason for all your answers.
Ques 10 a) Give reason: Most plant cells have a large central vacuole.
b) What will happen if Mitosis takes place in germ cells?
c) Which surface of leaf has maximum stomata and why?
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Ques 11 The graph given below shows how the speed of a car changes with
time:
(1)What is the initial and maximum speed of the car?
(2)Which part of the graph shows – (a) Zero acceleration. (b) Varying
retardation
(3)Find the distance travelled in the first 8 hours.
Ques 12 A cyclist travels along a circular path of radius 28m. Find the
distance and displacement after –
(1)a quarter round
(2)half a round
(3)complete round.
Or
The speedometer readings of a car are shown below. Find the acceleration of
the car and its displacement.
Time Speedometer
9:25 am 36km/h
9:45 am 72km / h
Section D (Case Study Based Questions, 4 marks each)
Ques 13 100 ml of water was placed in four vessels A, B, C, D. Vessel
C, A and D are of same size, B is smaller. Vessel C is covered and C
and D are placed under the fan as shown
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(a) In how many beakers, water will escape into atmosphere as vapours?
(b)What name is given to the process of escaping of water from liquid to
vapour state?
(c) What happens in beaker C?
(d)After one hour from the beginning of the experiment the water level
will fall to the maximum in which beaker?
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