Board Paper of Class 10 2020 Science Delhi(Set 1) - Solutions

Name a cyclic unsaturated carbon compound. VIEW SOLUTION

The change in magnetic field lines in a coil is the cause of induced electric current in it. Name the underlying phenomenon.
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The growing size of the human population is a cause of concern for all people. The rate of birth and death in a given population will determine its size. Reproduction is the process by which organisms increase their population. The process of sexual maturation for reproduction is gradual and takes place while general body growth is still going on. Some degree of sexual maturation does not necessarily mean that the mind or body is ready for sexual acts or for having and bringing up children. Various contraceptive devices are being used by human beings to control the size of population.
(a) List two common signs of sexual maturation in boys and girls.
(b) What is the result of reckless female foeticide?
(c) Which contraceptive method changes the hormonal balance of the body?
(d) Write two factors that determine the size of a population. VIEW SOLUTION

Human body is made up of five important components, of which water is the main component. Food as well as potable water are essential for every human being. The food is obtained from plants through agriculture.  Pesticides are being used extensively for a high yield in the fields. These pesticides are absorbed by the plants from the soil along with water and minerals and from the water bodies these pesticides are taken up by the aquatic animals and plants. As these chemicals are not biodegradables, they get accumulated progressively at each trophic level. The maximum concentration of these chemicals gets accumulated in our bodies and greatly affects the health of our mind and body.
 

(a) Why is the maximum concentration of pesticides found in human beings?
(b) Give one method which could be applied to reduce our intake of pesticides through food to some extent.
(c) Various steps in a food chain represent :

(a) Food web
(b) Trophic level
(c) Ecosystem
(d) Biomagnification

(d) With regard to various food chains operating in an ecosystem, man is a:

(a) Consumer
(b) Producer
(c) Producer and consumer
(d) Producer and decomposer

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Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to produce slaked lime.
CaO(s) + H₂O(l) → Ca(OH)₂(aq)
This reaction can be classified as:
(A) Combination reaction
(B) Exothermic reaction
(C) Endothermic reaction
(D) Oxidation reaction
Which of the following is a correct option?
(a) (A) and (C)
(b) (C) and (D)
(c) (A), (C) and (D)
(d) (A) and (B)

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When hydrogen sulphide gas is passed through a blue solution of copper sulphate, a black precipitate of copper sulphide is obtained and the sulphuric acid so formed remains in the solution. The reaction is an example of a:
(a) Combination reaction
(b) Displacement reaction
(c) Decomposition reaction
(d) Double displacement reaction VIEW SOLUTION

In a double displacement reaction such as the reaction between sodium sulphate solution and barium chloride solution:
(A) exchange of atoms takes place
(B) exchange of ions takes place
(C) a precipitate is produced
(D) an insoluble salt is produced
The correct option is:
(a) (B) and (D)
(b) (A) and (C)
(c) only (B)
(d) (B), (C) and (D) VIEW SOLUTION

Baking soda is a mixture of:
(a) Sodium carbonate and acetic acid
(b) Sodium carbonate and tartaric acid
(c) Sodium hydrogen carbonate and tartaric acid
(d) Sodium hydrogen carbonate and acetic acid VIEW SOLUTION

The chemical formula for plaster of Paris is :

(a) CaSO₄. 2H₂O

(b) CaSO₄. H₂O

(c) ${\mathrm{CaSO}}_4·\frac{1}{2}{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}$

(d) 2CaSO₄. H₂O VIEW SOLUTION

The laws of reflection hold true for:
(a) plane mirrors only
(b) concave mirrors only
(c) convex mirrors only
(d) all reflecting surfaces

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When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged image is formed behind the mirror. This image is :
(a) real
(b) inverted
(c) virtual and inverted
(d) virtual and erect VIEW SOLUTION

At the time of short circuit, the electric current in the circuit :
(a) vary continuously
(b) does not change.
(c) reduces substantially
(d) increases heavily

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Two bulbs of 100 W and 40 W are connected in series. The current through the 100 W bulb is 1A. The current through the 40W bulb will be:
(a) 0.4 A
(b) 0.6 A
(c) 0.8 A
(d) 1 A VIEW SOLUTION

Which one of the following is responsible for the sustenance of underground water?
(a) Loss of vegetation cover
(b) Diversion for high water demanding crops
(c) Pollution from urban wastes
(d) Afforestation VIEW SOLUTION

Incomplete combustion of coal and petroleum :
(A) increases air pollution.
(B) increases efficiency of machines.
(C) reduces global warming.
(D) produce poisonous gases.

The correct option is:
(a) (A) and (B)
(b) (A) and (D)
(c) (B) and (C)
(d) (C) and (D) VIEW SOLUTION

Two statements are given - one labelled  Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Esterification is a process in which a sweet smelling substance is produced.
Reason (R) : When esters react with sodium hydroxide an alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid are obtained.

Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true. VIEW SOLUTION

Two statements are given - one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : In the process of nuclear fission, the amount of nuclear energy generated by the fission of an atom of uranium is so tremendous that it produces 10 million times the energy produced by the combustion of an atom of carbon from coal.
Reason (R) : The nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium, when bombarded with low energy neutrons, splits apart into lighter nuclei. The mass difference between the original nucleus and the product nuclei gets converted to tremendous energy.

Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both A and R true but R is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true. VIEW SOLUTION

(a) Write the mathematical expression for Joule's law of heating,
(b) Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in two hours through a potential difference of 40 V. VIEW SOLUTION