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Part - III
AÔ¯À / SCIENCE
( uªÌ ©ØÖ® B[Q» ÁÈ / Tamil & English Version)

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SÔ¨¦ : CÆÂÚõzuõÒ |õßS £SvPøÍU öPõshx.

Note : This question paper contains four parts.

£Sv & I / PART -I

SÔ¨¦ : (i) AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 12x1=12

(ii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ |õßS ÂøhPÎÀ ªPÄ® Hئøh¯ Âøh°øÚ

÷uº¢öukzx SÔ±mkhß Âøh°øÚ²® ÷\ºzx GÊuÄ®.

Note : (i) Answer all the questions.

(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives
and write the option code and the corresponding answer.

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1. S ö»ß]ß E¸¨ö£¸UP©õÚx G¨÷£õx® __________ ©v¨¦øh¯x.

(A) ÷|ºUSÔ

(B) GvºUSÔ

(C) ÷|ºUSÔ AÀ»x GvºUSÔ

(D) _È
Magnification of a convex lens is always :

(a) Positive

(b) Negative

(c) Either positive (or) negative

(d) Zero

2. RÌUPsh G¢u ÂøÚ°À ÷\´ EmP¸Âß {øÓ GsoÀ |õßS SøÓ²® ?

(A) α ]øuÄ (B) β ]øuÄ

(C) γ ]øuÄ (D) {³mµõß ]øuÄ

In which of the following reaction, the mass number decreases by four of the
daughter nucleus ?

(a) α decay (b) β decay

(c) γ decay (d) neutron decay

3. }›ß Qµõ® ‰»UTÖ {øÓ __________.

(A) 2 Q (B) 16 Q (C) 18 Q (D) 8 Q

The gram molecular mass of water is :

(a) 2g (b) 16 g (c) 18 g (d) 8g

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4. RÌUPshÁØÖÒ Gx \ºÁUPøµ¨£õß ?

(A) A]m÷hõß (B) ö£ß^ß

(C) }º (D) BÀPíõÀ

Which of the following is the universal solvent ?

(a) Acetone (b) Benzene

(c) Water (d) Alcohol

5. ö£¯›ku¼ß£i BÀiøíkUPõP ÷\ºUP¨£k® Cµshõ® {ø»

IUPAC
¤ßöÚõmk __________.

(A) BÀ (B) B°U Aª»®

(C) HÀ (D) Kß

The secondary suffix used in IUPAC nomenclature of an aldehyde is __________.

(a) -ol (b) -oic acid

(c) -al (d) -one

6. C¸ÁõÌÂPÎß Cu¯® __________ AøÓPÒ öPõshx.

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 5

The heart of amphibians possess __________ chambers.

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5

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7. Qµ¨ _ÇØ] __________ CÀ |øhö£ÖQÓx.

(A) £_[PoP®

(B) ø©m÷hõPõsm›¯õÂß EmTÌ©®

(C) ¦Óz÷uõÀ xøÍ

(D) ø©m÷hõPõsm›¯õÂß Em¦Óa \ÆÄ

Kreb’s cycle takes place in __________.

(a) chloroplast

(b) mitochondrial matrix

(c) stomata

(d) inner mitochondrial membrane

8. C¸ •øÚ {³µõßPÒ Põn¨£k® Ch® __________.

(A) Ps ÂÈzvøµ (B) ö£¸‰øͨ ¦Óo

(C) Áͺ P¸ (D) _Áõ\ G¤w¼¯®

Bipolar neurons are found in :

(a) retina of eye (b) cerebral cortex

(c) embryo (d) respiratory epithelium

9. ]ß÷Pª°ß ÂøÍÁõÀ E¸ÁõÁx __________.

(A) `ì÷£õºPÒ (B) öPõÛi¯õ

(C) ø\÷Põm (D) QÍõª÷hõì÷£õºPÒ

Syngamy results in the formation of __________.

(a) zoospores (b) conidia

(c) zygote (d) chlamydospores

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10. ö£õ¸zxP :
(1) \õºU÷Põ©õ (i) AvP¨£i¯õÚ £]
(2) Põº]÷Úõ©õ (ii) AvP¨£i¯õÚ uõP®
(3) £õ¼i¨]¯õ (iii) Cøn¨¦zv_ ¦ØÖ÷|õ´
(4) £õ¼÷£â¯õ (iv) Á°ØÖ ¦ØÖ÷|õ´
(A) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

(B) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)

(C) (1)-(i), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(ii)

(D) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iii)

Match the following :

(1) Sarcoma (i) Excessive hunger

(2) Carcinoma (ii) Excessive thirst

(3) Polydipsia (iii) Connective tissue cancer

(4) Polyphagia (iv) Stomach cancer

(a) (1)-(iii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(ii), (4)-(i)

(b) (1)-(iv), (2)-(iii), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii)

(c) (1)-(i), (2)-(iii), (3)-(iv), (4)-(ii)

(d) (1)-(iv), (2)-(i), (3)-(ii), (4)-(iii)

11. G¢u {PÌa]°ß Põµn©õP 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 E¸ÁõQÓx ?

(A) ¤›uÀ (B) SÖU÷P P»zuÀ
(C) \õº¤ßÔ Jx[SuÀ (D) Jk[S ußø©
9 : 3 : 3 : 1 ratio is due to :

(a) Segregation (b) Crossing over

(c) Independent assortment (d) Recessiveness

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12. Ámhõµ CÚ uõÁµÂ¯À GßÝ® ö\õÀø» •uß •u¼À AÔ•P¨£kzv¯Áº :

(A) öPõµõÚõ (B) J.W. íõºìö£ºPº

(C) öµõÚõÀk µõì (D) î²÷Põ i ›ì

The term Ethnobotany was coined by :

(a) Khorana (b) J.W. Harshberger

(c) Ronald Ross (d) Hugo de Vries

£Sv & II / PART - II

SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 22 &US

Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x2=14

Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 22 is Compulsory.

13. {ø»©® – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®. Auß ÁøPPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

Define inertia. Give its classification.

14. ÁõÚ® Hß }» {Ó©õPz ÷uõßÖQÓx ?

Why does the sky appear blue in colour ?

15. J¸ P÷»õ› – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.

Define one Calorie.

16. AÁPõm÷µõ Âv°ß £¯ß£õkPÎÀ H÷uÝ® CµsiøÚU TÖP.

Mention any two applications of Avogadro’s Law.

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17. Amøh°À Põn¨£k® Jmkso uPÁø©¨¦PøÍ GÊxP.

List out the parasitic adaptations in leech.

18. ‰øÍø¯¨ £õxPõ¨£õP øÁzv¸UP EuÄ® EÖ¨¦PÒ ¯õøÁ ?

What are the structures involved in the protection of brain ?

19. öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ £hzvÀ A, B, C ©ØÖ® D BQ¯ £õP[PøÍ Aøh¯õÍ®

PõnÄ®.

Identify the parts A, B, C and D in the given figure.

20. ©µ¦¨ ö£õÔ°¯À – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.

Define genetic engineering.

21. ì¤øµmk (SPRITE) GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

What is Sprite ?

22. 2 Q.Q {øÓÁÊÄøh¯ J¸ Pv›¯UP¨ ö£õ¸ÍõÚx AqUP¸ CønÂß÷£õx

öÁΰk® ö©õzu BØÓø»U PnUQkP.

Calculate the amount of energy released when a radioactive substance undergoes

fusion and results in a mass defect of 2 kg.

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£Sv & III / PART - III

SÔ¨¦ : GøÁ÷¯Ý® HÊ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÂÚõ Gs 32 &US

Pmhõ¯©õP Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. 7x4=28

Note : Answer any seven questions. Question No. 32 is Compulsory.

23. Âø\°ß \©ß£õmøh {³mhÛß Cµshõ® Âv ‰»® u¸Â.

Deduce the equation of force using Newton’s Second Law of Motion.

24. Qmh¨£õºøÁ ©ØÖ® yµ¨£õºøÁ SøÓ£õkPøÍ ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.

Differentiate the eye defects : Myopia and Hypermetropia.

25. (A) «ö¯õ¼ AvºÄÖuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

(B) J¼ Gvöµõ¼zuÀ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

(a) What do you understand by the term Ultrasonic Vibration ?

(b) What is meant by reflection of sound ?

26. (A) Cµ\UP»øÁ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? GkzxUPõmk u¸P.

(B) uõªµzvß H÷uÝ® Cµsk £¯ß£õkPøÍ TÖP.

(a) What is an amalgam ? Give an example.

(b) Mention any two uses of copper.

27. ÷\õ¨¤ß y´ø©¯õUPÀ •øÓø¯ ÂÍUSP.

Explain the mechanism of cleansing action of soap.

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28. (A) ©»¸® uõÁµ[PÎÀ Põn¨£k® ‰ßÖ ÁøP¯õÚ v_z öuõS¨¦PøÍ

SÔ¨¤kP.

(B) JÎa÷\ºUøPø¯ £õvUS® PõµoPÒ ¯õøÁ ?

(a) Name the three basic tissue systems in a flowering plant.

(b) What are the factors affecting photosynthesis ?

29. Cµzuzvß £oPøͨ £mi¯¼kP.

Enumerate the functions of blood.

30. ©øÇ}º ÷\ª¨¦ Aø©¨¦PÒ GÆÁõÖ {»zui }º ©mhzøu AvP›UPa

ö\´QßÓÚ ?
How do rainwater harvesting structures recharge ground water ?

31. (A) ¥÷Úõøh¨, ã÷Úõøh¨ £ØÔ }º AÔÁx GßÚ ?

(B) AÀ÷»õ÷\õ®PÒ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?

(a) What do you understand by the term phenotype and genotype ?

(b) What are allosomes ?

32. (A) 0.01 M HNO3 Pøµ\¼ß pH ©v¨¦ PõsP.

(B) 100 Q. }›À 25 Q. \ºUPøµø¯U Pøµzx J¸ Pøµ\À u¯õ›UP¨£kQÓx.

Auß Pøµö£õ¸Îß {øÓ \uÃuzøuU PõsP.
(a) Calculate the pH of 0.01 M solution of HNO3.

(b) A solution is prepared by dissolving 25 g sugar in 100 g of water. Calculate

the mass percentage of solute.

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£Sv & IV / PART - IV

SÔ¨¦ : AøÚzx ÂÚõUPÐUS® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. ÷uøÁ¯õÚ Ch[PÎÀ £h®
Áøµ¯Ä®. 3x7=21
Note : Answer all the questions. Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
33. (A) (i) áüÀ öÁ¨£ Âv – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.
(ii) {UPÀ ©ØÖ® S÷µõª¯® P»¢u E÷»õPUP»øÁ ªß\õµ öÁ¨£÷©ØÖ®
\õuÚ©õP £¯ß£kzu¨£kÁx Hß ?
(iii) J¸ ªß E¸S CøÇ GÆÁõÖ ªß \õuÚ[PøÍ £õxPõUQÓx ?
AÀ»x
(B) (i) ö|mhø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ ?
(ii) AqUP¸ Eø» GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? Auß CßÔ¯ø©¯õu £õP[PÎß
ö\¯À£õkPøÍ ÂÁ›UPÄ®.
(a) (i) State Joule’s Law of Heating.
(ii) An alloy of nickel and chromium is used as the heating element.
Why ?
(iii) How does a fuse wire protect electrical appliances ?
OR
(b) (i) What is a longitudinal wave ?
(ii) What is a nuclear reactor ? Explain its essential parts with their
functions.

34. (A) (i) AqUPmk Gs – Áøµ¯ÖUPÄ®.

(ii) H2SO4 &À EÒÍ \À£›ß \uÃu Cø¯¤øÚU PõsP.
(iii) Dµ® EÔg_® ÷\º©[PÐUS®, Dµ® EÔg]U Pøµ²® ÷\º©[PÐUS®
Cøh÷¯¯õÚ ÷ÁÖ£õkPÒ ¯õøÁ ?
AÀ»x
(B) (i) «Ò ©ØÖ® «Íõ ÂøÚPøÍ ÷ÁÖ£kzxP.
(ii) |k{ø»¯õUPÀ ÂøÚ GßÓõÀ GßÚ ? GkzxUPõmk u¸P.
(iii) £iÁ›ø\ ÷\º©[PÎß H÷uÝ® ‰ßÖ £s¦PøÍU TÖP.
(a) (i) Define : Atomicity.
(ii) Calculate the percentage of sulphur in H2SO4.
(iii) In what way hygroscopic substances differ from deliquescent substances.
OR
(b) (i) Differentiate reversible and irreversible reaction.
(ii) What is neutralization reaction ? Give an example.
(iii) Give any three characteristics of homologous series.
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35. (A) (i) uUPõΰÀ P¸ÄÓõU PÛø¯z ysk® íõº÷©õß Gx ?

(ii) øuµõ´k íõº÷©õß Hß BÐø© íõº÷©õß GßÖ AøÇUP¨&
£kQßÓx ?
(iii) »õ©õºUQß £›nõ©U ÷Põm£õkPøÍ ÂÍUSP.
AÀ»x
(B) (i) G¢u ö|õv i.Gß.H. &øÁ SÔ¨¤mh Ch[PÎÀ öÁmh¨ £¯ß£kQÓx ?
(ii) ø»]ß Aª÷Úõ Aª»® ö\Ô¢u Cµsk ©UPõa÷\õÍ P»¨¦°›
ÁøPPÎß ö£¯øµ GÊxP.
(iii) ¦øP ¤izu¼ß B£zxPÒ ©ØÖ® ¦øP°ø»°ß w¯ ÂøÍÄPÒ £ØÔ
ÂÍUSP.
(a) (i) Which hormone induces parthenocarpy in tomatoes ?

(ii) Why is thyroid hormone referred as ‘personality hormone’ ?

(iii) Explain Lamarck’s theories of evolution.

OR

(b) (i) Which enzyme cuts DNA at specific sites ?

(ii) Name two maize hybrids rich in amino-acid, lysine.

(iii) Explain smoking hazards and the harmful effects of tobacco.

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