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CBSE TERM – II
(FULL TEST – 1)
(SCIENCE)

Time: 2 hours M. Marks: 40

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper has three sections and 15 questions. All questions are compulsory.

3. Section–A has 7 questions of 2 marks each; Section–B has 6 questions of 3 marks each; and

Section–C has 2 case based questions of 4 marks each.

4. Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of the

alternatives in such questions.

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 SECTION – A

1. What is reproduction? Mention the importance of DNA copying in reproduction.

2. How is ozone formed in the upper atmosphere? Why is the damage of ozone layer a cause
of concern to us? State the cause of this damage.

3. Differentiate between biodegradable and non-biodegradable substance? Give one example

of each.

4. Give the pair of contrasting traits of the following characters in pea plant and mention which
is dominant and recessive.
(i) Yellow seed, (ii) Round seed
OR
(i) Name the method by which spirogyra reproduces under favourable condition. Is this
method sexual or asexual?
(ii) Name one sexually transmitted disease which caused by bacterial and viral infection.

5. The diagram below shows part of the periodic table.

P Q
A

Answer the following question by using above table.

(i) Which element will react with Q to form an conic compound. [1]
(ii) What is the order of atomic size of P and Q. [1]

6. (i) How many structural isomers are possible for the formula C4H10 and what are they? [1]
(ii) The higher homologue of butane is: [½]
(iii) Draw the electron dot structure of methane? [½]

7. Give any two characteristics of magnetic field lines. [2]

OR

What are the factors on which the strength of magnetic field produced by current-carrying
solenoid depends?

SECTION – B

8. Define the terms pollination and fertilization. Draw a diagram of a pistil showing pollen tube
growth into the ovule and label them.

9. A blue colour flower plant denoted by BB is cross bred with that of white colour flower plant
denoted by bb.
(a) State the colour of flower you would expect in their F1 generation plants.
(b) What must be the percentage of white flower plants in F2 generation if flowers of F1
plants are self-pollinated?
(c) State the expected ratio of the genotypes BB and bb in the F2 progeny.

10. Name:
(a) Three elements that have a single electron in their outermost shells. [1]
(b) Two elements that have seven electrons in their outermost shells. [1]
(c) Two elements which have complete octet in their valence shell. [1]

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11. Draw the electron dot structures for:
(i) Propanone [1]
(ii) Ethanoic acid [1]
(iii) Carbon dioxide [1]

OR

(i) How would you name the following compounds. [1]

(a) CH3 – CH2 – CHO, (b) CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – C  CH
(ii) Arrange the following in decreasing order of their radii. [2]
(Al3+, Na+, O2, Mg2+, N3, F)

12. Two cells E1 and E2 in the given circuit diagram have an emf of 9 V and 22V. Calculate the
potential difference across the resistance of 4.5. [3]

13. Differentiate between electrical resistance and specific resistance (resistivity) of a conductor.
[3]

SECTION – C

14. When a human female reaches the age of puberty, a sexual cycle starts which is marked by
vaginal bleeding for few days at regular time interval.

(i) What is the sexual cycle in human female that is taking place in reproductive organs in every
28 days and marked by bleeding?
(A) Breeding cycle (B) Oestrous cycle
(C) Menstrual cycle (D) Reproductive cycle

(ii) What is the scientific term used for the vaginal bleeding occurring in females at regular
interval?
(A) Implantation (B) Menstruation
(C) Ovulation (D) Fertilization

(iii) What is the duration of menstrual cycle in human females?

(A) 10 days (B) 15 days
(C) 60 days (D) 28 days

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(iv) Why does vaginal bleeding occur in human females on attaining puberty?
(A) Unfertilized egg along with thick uterus lining come out of vagina in form of bleeding.
(B) In human females, ovaries starts releasing egg or ovum once every 28 days from the
age of puberty.
(C) If fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow occurs at the end of cycle.
(D) All of these
OR
Select the correct statement.
(A) The average duration of human pregnancy is about nine months.
(B) The time period from fertilization up to the birth of baby is called gestation.
(C) If doctor finds any anomaly in the developing fetus then he may terminate pregnancy at
an early stage, known as abortion.
(D) All of these

15. Atharva is student of class Xth. He was doing any experiment with current carrying wire and
a magnet. When he placed current carrying wire inside the magnetic field then he observed
that wire experienced force. Magnitude of force is given by F = iLB × sin and direction of
force is given by Fleming’s left hand rule. [4]
(i) If current flowing through wire of length 3m is 5A inside magnetic field then it
experiences force of 90N when placed perpendicular to magnetic field. Using above
data calculate magnitude of magnetic field.
(ii) Calculate the force experienced by same wire when placed in magnetic field of 4T and at
an angle 300 to it.
OR

The rate at which electrical energy is dissipated into other forms of energy is called ‘electric
power’ P. Thus,
W
Power P 
t
VIt
or P  VI
t
The SI unit of power is ‘watt’ (W). Where 1 watt = 1 joule / second.
Since for a resistor V = IR therefore,
V2
P  V I  I2R 
R
(i). A 220 V – 100 W bulb is connected to a 110 V source. Calculate the power consumed by
the bulb.
(ii) An electric heater is rated 220 V, 500 W. Calculate the no. of unit of electrical energy
consumed in 4 hours.

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