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(i
)Theq uestionpape rcompr i
sesoffives e
cti
ons–A,B,C,DandE.Youar etoatte
mptallthe
sections.
(i
i)Al lq
ue stionsarec ompulsory.
(i
ii)I nte
r nalc hoi
ceisg ive
ni nsec
tionsB,C,DandE.
(i
v )Que stionnumb ers1and2i nSe ct
ion- Aareonemarkques
tions.Theyaretobeanswere
di none
wor dori nones e
ntence.
(v)Que s
tionnumb er
s3t o5i nSection-Bar etwomarksquest
ions.Thesearetobeanswere
di n
about30wor dseach.
(vi)Que stionnumb ers6t o15i nSection-Carethre
emarksquesti
ons.Thesearetobeanswere
din
about50wor dseach.
(vii)Que stionnumb ers16t o21inSe ction-Dare5marksques
tions.Thesearetobeanswer
edin
about70wor dseach.
(
viii)Que s
tionnumb e r
s22t o27inSe c
tion-Earebas
edonprac t
icals
kil
ls.Eachquest
ionisatwo
mar ksq ue sti
on.The searetob eanswe re
di nbrie
f.
Se
cti
onA
01.Gi
veane
xampleofphot
oche
micalre
act
ion.
02.Whic
hpanc
reat
icenz
ymeisef
fec
tiv
eindige
sti
onofpr
ote
ins
?

SectionB
03.Thee l
e me ntsoft hes e
condpe riodoft hepe riodictab l
ear eg ivenb e
low:
Li Be B C N O F
(a)Gi v ereas ont oe xplain,whyat omi cradiide cr
e ase
sf romLit oF.
(b )Ide ntifyt hemos t–( i)Me tallic ( ii
)Non- me tall
ice l
eme nt
04.Expl aint het e r
m:( a)I mpl ant at ion ( b)Pl ac e
nta
05.( a)Whati sob serv ed,whe nas ol ut i
onofpot assi
umi odidei sadde dtoas ol utionofl ead
nitrat e,take ni nat es ttub e?
(b )Whatt ypeofr eac ti
oni sthi s?
(c )Wr iteab alanc edc he mi cale quat iont or eprese
ntt heab ov ereaction.
OR
Wr iteab alanc edc he mi cale quat ionwi ths t
at eands ymb olsf orf ol
lowi ngr eac tions:
(i)Sol utionsofb ariumc hlor i
deands odiums ulphat einwat erreacttog ivei ns olub l
e
bar iums ul phat eandt hes olutionofs odiumc hloride.
(ii)Sodi umhydr oxides olution( inwat er)reac t
swi t
hhydr ochlor i
cacids oluti on( inwat er)
topr oduc es odi umc hlor ides olutionandwat er.
SectionC
06.( a)Whatar eamphot ericoxi de s?Choos et heamphot ericoxi desfromt hef ollowi ng
oxi des .Na2O,ZnO,Al 2 O3,CO2,H2O.
(b )Whyi sitt hatnon- me talsdonotdi splacehy drogenf romdi luteacids?
07.Whatar es tomat a?Gi vet wof unc t i
onsofs tomat a.
OR
Le ave sofhe althypot tedpl antswe rec oatedwi t
hVas eli
netob lockstomat a.Wi llthisplant
remai nhe althyf orl ong ?St ate3r easonsf oryourans wer.
08.Namet hehor mones ecretedb yt hyr oid.Wr i
tei t
sf uncti
on.Whyi stheus eofi odis
ed
saltad visab l
et ous ?
09.De sc
r i
b eb rieflythet hreewaysi nwhi chi ndiv i
dualwi thapar t
iculartrailmayi ncrease
inpopul ation.
10.( a)Whati sahomol og ouss eries ?
 (
b )I nanor gani cc ompound,whi chpar tsl arg elyde ter minei tsphys icalandc hemi cal
prope rties?
(c)Wr iteac he mi cale q uat iont or eprese ntt her eac tionofe thanolwi thac idifie
d
solutionofpot as siumdi chr omat e .
11.Dr awar aydi ag ramt or e pres entt henat ure ,pos itionandr elatives izeoft hei mag e
forme db yac onv exl ensf ort heob j
ectpl aced:
(a)At2F (
b )Be twe enF1andopt icalc ent reOoft hel ens.
OR
A5 c
mt allob jec
ti spl ac e dpe rpe ndi culart ot hepr incipalaxi sofac onv exl e
nsoff oc al
length18c matadi stanc eof12c mf romi t.Us el ensf ormul at ode termi net hepos ition,s ize
andnat ureofi mag ef orme d.
12.Whatar et het hr eeb as icc aus e sthathasb r oug htc ritic i
smab outt hel argedampr ojects
.
13.(a)Fos silf uelsar enat ur alr esour ces,the nwhydowene edt oc ons ervet hem?
(
b )Li s
tanyt wowaysofs avingt hef ossilf ue ls.
(
c )St at et wohar mf ule ffectsoff ossilfue l.
14.Wr itea nyt hre edi ffer enc esb e twe enae rob icandanae robicrespi ration.
15.(a)Showt hef or mat ionofNa2O b yt rans feroe lectronsb etwe ent hec omb ingat oms .
(
b )Whyar ei oni cc ompoundsus ual l
yhar d?
(
c )Howi si tthati oni cc ompoundsi nt hes olids tat edonotc onduc te le
ctricit
y,b utt hey
dos owhe ni nmol tens tate?
OR
Ame tal‘X’ ac qui resag re enc olourc oat ingoni tss ur faceone xpos ur etoai r.
(i)I de nt i
f ytheme tal‘X’ andnamet hepr oc essr espons i
b lefort hi schang e.
(
ii)Nameandwr itet hef or mul aofg reenc oat ingf or me dont heme tal.
(
iii)Li stt woi mpor tantme thodst opr ev entt hi spr oc ess.
Se ctionD
16.(a)Expl aint het ermr efrac tionofl i
ght .
(
b )Le tterswr ittenonpape rwhe ns eent hr oug har ectang ularg lasss labappe art ob e
raised.Expl aint hi sphe nome nonwi tht hehe lpofr aydi ag ram.
(
c )Li ghte nt ersf romai rint odi amondwhi chhasr efr acti
veinde x,2. 42.Thes pe edof
8 - 1
li
g htinai ri s3x10ms.Cal culat espee dofl ighti ndi amond.
17.De finee v olut i
on.Howdoe si toc cur?De s cribehowf os s
ilsprov ideuse videnc esin
suppor tofe volut ion.
OR
(
a)Whatar ec hr omos ome s?Whe rear et he yl ocatedi nt hecell?
(
b )Whati sas exc hr omos ome ?
18.(a)Whati sdi spe rsionofwhi telight?St atei tsc aus e.
(
b )“Rai nb owi sane xampl eofdi spe rsionofs unl ight .”J us ti
fyt hi sstateme ntb y
explaini ngwi tht hehe lpofal ab elleddiag ram,t hef ormat i
onofar ainb owi nt hes ky.Li st
twoe ssent ialc ondi tionsf orob servingar ai nb ow.
19.Fi g ureb elows howsa3ohmr esistoranda6ohmr esistorconne ctedi npar allelac ros sa
1.5Vc e l
l.Cal culat et hec ur renti n:( a)3ohmr esistor,( b )6ohmr esi s
tor ,(c)thec ell,( d)
Cal c
ul atet her esistanc eoft hepar allelcomb inat ion.
 OR
I
nourdai
lyl
if
eweus
etwot
ype
sofe
lec
tri
ccir
cui
twhos
ecur
rentt
imeg
raphsar
eshown
b
elow:

20.(a)Whydowec las sifye l

eme nt s
?
(b)Whatwe ret het woc ri
teriaus edb yMe nde lee
vi nc r
eatinghispe riodi ctab le?
(c)I nMe nde leev ’spe r
iodict able,whywast he renome ntionofnob leg asesl ikehelium,
neonandar gon?
(d)Whydi dMe nde leevleav esomeg apsi nhi spe riodictab le?
(e)Woul dyoupl ac et woi sotope sofc hl orineCl -35andCl -
37i ndi ff
ere ntslotsb ecaus e
thei
rdi ffe
rentat omi cmas sesori nt hes ames lotb ecaus eoft heirsamec hemi calpr operties.
Just
ifyyourans we r.
21.( a)Gi veac he mi c alt esttodi sting uishb etwe ens atur ate
danduns atur ated
hydroc arbons .
(b)Namet hepr oduc tsforme d,whe ne thaneb ur nsi nai r.Wr it
etheb alanc esc hemical
equationsf ort her eac tions howi ngt het ypeofe nergyl ibe r
ated.
(c)Whyi sre act ionb etwee nme thaneandc hlori ne,int hepr e
senceofs unlig ht
consideredas ub stitut ionr eacti
on?
OR
(a)De finet het erm“i s
ome rs”.
(b)Dr awt wopos s ibleisome rsoft hec ompoundwi t
hmol e
cularfor mul aC3H6Oand
writethe i
rname s.
(c)Gi vethee lectrondots truc turesoft heab ov etwoc ompounds .
Se ctionE
22.Thr e
er e
s i
stor sof1,2 ,and3ar econne ctedi npar allel,withpot ent i
aldi ffere
nc eof
2V.Whatamountofc ur re
nti sdr awni nt hec ircuit?
OR
Thes mal lbul bsc onne ctedt hroug hl ongwi resdi splaye ddur ingDi wal iarec onne c te
di n
ser
iesorpar allel?Whatwi l
lhappe ni foneoft heb ulbf us e
s?
23.Howdoe sg uar dc ellshe l
pi nope ningofs tomat a ?
24.Whe nweope nadi cotse e
d,t heni tse mb ryos howst wopar ts
.Namet he s
et wopar tsand
writethe i
rfunc tions .
OR
Givet woob servat ionswhi l
eob s ervi
ngs lidesofb inar yf i
s s
ionofamoe baandb uddi ngi n
yeast.
25.Howwi llyout es ti nt helab orator y,whe the rtheg ivensampl eofwat eri shar dors oft?
Namet het wos altswhi c hmake st hewat erhar d.
26.Onpas singCO2g ast hroug hf reshlypr epar edl i
me wat erwhydoe si ttur nmi lky.
27.(
a)Whe ndoesconcavemirr
orf
ormav ir
tualimage?
(
b)Incaseofconcavemir
rorgi
vethes
ignconvent
ionfor‘f’.
OR
Ide
nti
fythedevic
eandwhatwi l
lbeit
sradiusofc
urvatur
e.