Physics 10th : MCQ 1


1. Which of the following is a displacement reaction ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?


A) FeSO₄ + H₂SO₄ → …  B) 2KBr + Cl₂ → 2KCl + Br₂
C) 2H₂O₂ → 2H₂O   D) 2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO


Ans: B) 2KBr + Cl₂ → 2KCl + Br₂


Explanation: Chlorine displaces bromine from potassium bromide. āĻ•ā§āϞ’ā§°āĻŋāύ⧇ āĻĒāϟāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§ā§°’āĻŽāĻžāχāĻĄā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§ā§°’āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


2. Zn + CuSO₄ → ZnSO₄ + Cu reaction is: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ -


A) Combination / āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāύ  B) Decomposition / āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻŖ  C) Displacement / āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ  D) Double displacement / āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋ-āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ


Ans: C) Displacement / āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ


Explanation: Zinc displaces copper from copper sulphate. āϜāĻŋāĻ‚āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻ›āĻžāϞāĻĢ⧇āϟ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


3. Formula of Plaster of Paris is: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻˇā§āϟāĻžā§° āĻ…ā§ą āĻĒ⧇⧰āĻŋāϛ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻš’āϞ -


A) CaSO₄·½H₂O  B) CaSO₄·2H₂O  C) CaSO₄  D) Ca(OH)₂


Ans: A) CaSO₄·½H₂O


Explanation: Plaster of Paris is calcium sulphate hemihydrate. āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻˇā§āϟāĻžā§° āĻ…ā§ą āĻĒ⧇⧰āĻŋāĻ› āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϕ⧇āϞāϚāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ›āĻžāϞāĻĢ⧇āϟ āĻšā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§ā§°ā§‡āϟāĨ¤


4. Which type of reproduction produces variations ? āϕ⧋āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϜāύāύāϤ āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Binary fission / āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄāύ  B) Budding / āϕ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϜāύāύ
C) Regeneration / āĻĒ⧁āĻ¨ā§°ā§āĻ—āĻ āύ  D) Sexual reproduction / āϝ⧌āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āϜāύāύ


Ans: D) Sexual reproduction / āϝ⧌āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āϜāύāύ


Explanation: Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation. āϝ⧌āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āϜāύāύāϤ āϜāĻŋāύāĻ—āϤ āĻŦ⧈āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āϝ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


5. Which gas is used in photosynthesis ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻŖāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϗ⧇āĻ› āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) O₂ / āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ  B) CO₂ / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ  C) N₂ / āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ  D) H₂ / āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ


Ans: B) CO₂ / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ


Explanation: Plants use carbon dioxide to make food. āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


6. Which of the following is NOT a Mendelian trait in humans ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ąāϤ āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŽā§‡āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Attached earlobes / āϞāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻŖā§° āϞāϤāĻŋ  B) Tongue rolling / āϜāĻŋāĻ­āĻž āϗ⧁āĻŸā§‹ā§ąāĻž
C) Blood group / ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§‹āϟ  D) Dimpled cheeks / āĻ—āĻžāϞ⧰ āĻ—āĻžāρāϤ


Ans: C) Blood group / ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§‹āϟ


Explanation: Blood group follows multiple-allele inheritance. ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§‹āϟ āĻŦāĻšā§-āĻāϞāĻŋāϞ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻ…āύ⧁āϏ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


7. Electric motors convert: āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‹āĻŸā§°ā§‡ ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āϕ⧰⧇—


A) Mechanical energy → Heat energy / āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• → āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
B) Electrical energy → Mechanical energy / āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• → āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
C) Heat energy → Electrical energy / āϤāĻžāĻĒ → āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
D) Chemical energy → Heat energy / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• → āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ


 Ans: B) Electrical energy → Mechanical energy / āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• → āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ


Explanation: Electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‹āĻŸā§°ā§‡ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧈ ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


8. After refraction through a convex lens, if the image is of the same size as the object, the object is placed at: āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŸā§‹ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇—


A) At F₁ / F₁ āϤ  B) Between F₁ and O / F₁ āφ⧰⧁ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ
C) At 2F₁ / 2F₁ āϤ  D) Beyond 2F₁ / 2F₁ ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ


Ans: C) At 2F₁ / 2F₁ āϤ 


Explanation: At 2F, image is real, inverted and same size. 2F āϤ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āφāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


9. Which of the following has the highest refractive index ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• ?


A) Water / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀  B) Glass / āĻ•āĻžāρāϚ  C) Diamond / āĻšā§€ā§°āĻž   D) Air / āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁


Ans: C) Diamond / āĻšā§€ā§°āĻž 


Explanation: Diamond has the highest refractive index. āĻšā§€ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤


10. Select the metal which liberates hydrogen gas with hydrochloric acid: HCl ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ āϗ⧇āĻ› āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰āĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


A) Cu / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻž  B) Ag / ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāĻž   C) Zn / āϜāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ•  D) Au / āϏ⧋āύāĻž


Ans: C) Zn / āϜāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ•


Explanation: Zinc reacts with HCl to release hydrogen gas. āϜāĻŋāĻ‚āϕ⧇ HCl ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ āϗ⧇āĻ› āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


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11. Which of these is a neutralisation reaction ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?


A) HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O  B) AgNO₃ + HCl → AgCl + HNO₃  C) CaCO₃ → CaO + CO₂  D) 2H₂O₂ → 2H₂O + O₂


Ans: A) HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O


Explanation: Acid + Base → Salt + Water is neutralisation. āφāĻŽā§āϞ + āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° → āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ + āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ = āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧰āĻŖāĨ¤


12. To form Na₂SO₄, NaOH reacts with: Na₂SO₄ . āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ NaOH ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧰⧇ -


A) H₃PO₄  B) H₂SO₄  C) HNO₃   D) H₂CO₃


Ans: B) H₂SO₄


Explanation: NaOH + H₂SO₄ → Na₂SO₄ + H₂O. NaOH āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢāĻŋāω⧰āĻŋāĻ• āĻāϚāĻŋāĻĄā§‡ Na₂SO₄ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


13. The trachea does NOT perform which function ? āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āύāϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Passage of air to lungs / āĻĢ⧁āϏāĻĢ⧁āϏāϞ⧈ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āύāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈   B) Filtering of air / āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻ›āĻžāρāĻ•āύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž
C) Production of voice / āĻŽāĻžāϤ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž  D) Movement of food / āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ


Ans: D) Movement of food / āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ


Explanation: Food passes through oesophagus, not trachea.  āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻžāϏāύāĻžāϞ⧀⧰⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§°ā§‡ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


14. Which is the largest gland in the human body ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


A) Pancreas / āĻ…āĻ—ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ  B) Liver / āϝāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ   C) Thyroid / āĻĨāĻžāχ⧰āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĄ  D) Adrenal glands / āĻāĻĄā§ā§°āĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋ


Ans: B) Liver / āϝāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ


Explanation: Liver is the largest gland in human body. āϝāĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĨ¤


15. Which shows the correct flow of blood in human body ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻĻ⧇āĻšāϤ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ⧰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


A) Heart → Lungs → Body → Heart  B) Heart → Body → Lungs → Heart
C) Body → Heart → Lungs → Body  D) Lungs → Body → Heart → Lungs


Ans: A) Heart → Lungs → Body → Heart


Explanation: Blood flows from heart to lungs, then body, then back to heart. ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ → āĻĢ⧁āϏāĻĢ⧁āϏ → āĻĻ⧇āĻš → āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


16. A Mendelian cross shows Tall : Short = 3 : 1. Which is correct ? āĻāϟāĻž āĻŽā§‡āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϞ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ : āϚāĻžāĻĒā§° = 3 : 1 āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻŸā§‹ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


A) Both parents were heterozygous tall / āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻ• āĻšā§‡āϟāĻžā§°’āϜāĻžāχāĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ
B) One parent tall, one short / āĻāϜāύ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ, āĻāϜāύ āϚāĻžāĻĒā§°
C) Both parents were short / āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āϚāĻžāĻĒā§°
D) One parent homozygous tall / āĻāϜāύ āĻš’āĻŽ’āϜāĻžāχāĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ


Ans: A) Both parents were heterozygous tall / āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻ• āĻšā§‡āϟāĻžā§°’āϜāĻžāχāĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ


Explanation: Tt × Tt cross gives 3:1 ratio. Tt × Tt āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āϤ 3:1 āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


17. Which of the following is NOT true for total internal reflection ? āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Angle of incidence > critical angle / āφāĻĒāϤāύ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āϟ āϕ⧋āĻŖāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰
B) Light goes from denser to rarer medium / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āϘāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
C) Light goes from rarer to denser medium / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϘāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
D) Light is reflected back within the denser medium / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āϘāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ⧇āχ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Ans: C) Light goes from rarer to denser medium / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āϘāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ


Explanation: Total internal reflection occurs only when light goes from denser to rarer medium. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāσāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āϘāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāĻ“āρāϤ⧇āχ āϘāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤


18. A lens forms an erect, virtual and magnified image. The object is placed: āĻāϟāĻž āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŸā§‹ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇


A) Between F and O (convex lens) / F āφ⧰⧁ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)
B) At F (convex lens) / F āϤ (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)
C) Between O and F (concave lens) / O āφ⧰⧁ F ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ (āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)
D) At 2F (convex lens) / 2F āϤ (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)


Ans: A) Between F and O (convex lens) / F āφ⧰⧁ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)


Explanation: Convex lens gives erect, virtual, magnified image when object is between F and O. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāϤ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ F āφ⧰⧁ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


19. The wire of which material has the highest electrical resistivity ? āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• ?


A) Copper / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻž  B) Aluminium / āĻāϞ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ   C) Silver / ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāĻž   D) Nichrome / āύāĻžāχāĻ•ā§ā§°’āĻŽ


Ans: D) Nichrome / āύāĻžāχāĻ•ā§ā§°’āĻŽ


Explanation: Nichrome has very high resistivity and is used in heating elements. āύāĻžāχāĻ•ā§ā§°’āĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āĻšāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


20. The magnification of a concave lens is −2. The image formed is: āĻāϟāĻž āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ −2āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§° āĻš’āϞ -


A) Virtual, erect, diminished / āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ•, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏ⧰⧁
B) Real, inverted, enlarged / āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰
C) Real, inverted, diminished / āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž, āϏ⧰⧁
D) Virtual, erect, enlarged / āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ•, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰


Ans: A) Virtual, erect, diminished / āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ•, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž, āϏ⧰⧁


Explanation: Concave lens always forms virtual, erect image. āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


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21. A solution gives a white precipitate with BaCl₂. Which anion is present ? BaCl₂ ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻ—āĻž āĻ…ā§ąāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?


A) SO₄²âģ / āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢ⧇āϟ  B) CO₃²âģ / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ⧇āϟ  C) Clâģ / āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋⧰āĻžāχāĻĄ  D) NO₃âģ / āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āϟ


 Ans: A) SO₄²âģ / āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢ⧇āϟ


Explanation: BaCl₂ + sulphate gives white BaSO₄ precipitate. BaCl₂ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻŦāĻ—āĻž BaSO₄ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


22. Which salt is formed when NaOH reacts with HCl in titration ? NaOH āφ⧰⧁ HCl ā§° āϟāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āĻļā§āϝāύāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Na₂SO₄  B) Na₂CO₃  C) NaCl  D) NaNO₃


Ans: C) NaCl


Explanation: NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H₂O. āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧰āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


23. A small amount of which gas is used to fill electric bulbs ? āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāϤ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϗ⧇āĻ› āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) O₂ / āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ  B) CO₂ / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ  C) He / āĻšā§‡āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ  D) N₂ / āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ


Ans: D) N₂ / āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ


Explanation: Nitrogen prevents oxidation of filament. āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°’āĻœā§‡āύ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āĻŖā§āϟ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž ā§°ā§‹āϧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


24. Which of the following is NOT produced by pancreas ? āĻ…āĻ—ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āύāϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Trypsin  B) Glucagon  C) Insulin  D) Thyroxine


Ans: D) Thyroxine


Explanation: Thyroxine is produced by thyroid gland. āĻĨāĻžāχ⧰’āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāύ āĻĨāĻžāχ⧰āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĄ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


25. In which disease do RBC, WBC and platelets all increase ? āϕ⧋āύ ā§°ā§‹āĻ—āϤ RBC, WBC āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāϞ⧇āϟ āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Leukaemia  B) Anaemia  C) Dengue  D) Malaria


Ans: A) Leukaemia


Explanation: Leukaemia affects blood cells abnormally. āϞāĻŋāωāϕ⧇āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ ā§°āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻŖāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


26. Movement of food from pharynx to stomach involves: āĻĢ⧇⧰āĻŋāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϏ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧀āϞ⧈ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ—


A) Ciliary movement / āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āϤāĻŋ  B) Epiglottis closing windpipe / āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϞāϟāĻŋāĻ› āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āϕ⧰āĻž
C) Peristaltic movement / āĻĒ⧇⧰āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āϤāĻŋ  D) Diffusion / āĻŦāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ


Ans: C) Peristaltic movement / āĻĒ⧇⧰āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āϤāĻŋ


Explanation: Food moves by peristaltic movement of oesophagus. āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻžāϏāύāĻžāϞ⧀⧰ āĻĒ⧇⧰āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ āφāĻ—āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


27. Which of the following is NOT an ohmic device ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āĻšāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Incandescent bulb / āχāύāϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϛ⧇āĻŖā§āϟ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦ   B) Resistor / ⧰⧇āϜāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ⧰   C) Wire / āϤāĻžā§°  D) Copper rod / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ


Ans: A) Incandescent bulb / āχāύāϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϛ⧇āĻŖā§āϟ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦ


Explanation: An incandescent bulb does not obey Ohm’s law due to temperature change. āχāύāϕ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϛ⧇āĻŖā§āϟ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦ⧇ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ“āĻšā§āĻŽā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤


28. In an electric motor, when the coil is perpendicular to the magnetic field, the force on the coil is: āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‹āϟ⧰āϤ āϕ⧁āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀ āϚ⧁āĻŽā§āĻŦāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻŦāϞ āĻš’āĻŦ -


A) Zero / āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ  B) Maximum / āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•  C) Minimum / āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ  D) Changing / āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύāĻļā§€āϞ


Ans: B) Maximum / āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•


Explanation: Force is maximum when conductor is perpendicular to magnetic field. āϕ⧁āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻŦāϞ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


29. The refracting angle of a prism is 60° and the angle of minimum deviation is 30°. The angle of refraction is: āĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϜāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧋āĻŖ 60° āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ 30°āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āĻš’āĻŦ -


A) 90°  B) 60°  C) 45°   D) 30°


Ans: C) 45°


Explanation: At minimum deviation, angle of refraction = A/2 = 60°/2 = 30° (each side), total = 45°. āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧋āĻŖ 45° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


30. Which plastic-like material is used for making electrical switches ? āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϛ⧁āχāϚ āϤ⧈āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°āϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Vulcanised fibre / āĻ­āϞāĻ•āĻžāύāĻžāχāĻœā§āĻĄ āĻĢāĻžāχāĻŦāĻžā§°  B) Teflon / āĻŸā§‡āĻĢāϞāύ  C) Bakelite / āĻŦ⧇āϕ⧇āϞāĻžāχāϟ  D) Ruby / ⧰⧁āĻŦāĻŋ


Ans: C) Bakelite / āĻŦ⧇āϕ⧇āϞāĻžāχāϟ


Explanation: Bakelite is a good electrical insulator and heat resistant. āĻŦ⧇āϕ⧇āϞāĻžāχāϟ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āύāĻŋā§°ā§‹āϧāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāĨ¤


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31. What is formed when H₂SO₄ reacts with NaOH ? H₂SO₄ āφ⧰⧁ NaOH ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) NaHSO₄ + H₂O  B) Na₂SO₄ + H₂O  C) NaHSO₂ + H₂O  D) Na₂S + H₂O


Ans: B) Na₂SO₄ + H₂O


Explanation: Acid + Base → Salt + Water (neutralisation). āφāĻŽā§āϞ + āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° → āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ + āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ (āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧰āĻŖ)āĨ¤


32. Which of the following is NOT used as a fertilizer ?  āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻžā§° āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Urea / āχāω⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž  B) Sodium chloride / āϏ⧋āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋⧰āĻžāχāĻĄ  C) Ammonium sulphate / āĻāĻŽ’āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢ⧇āϟ  D) Potassium nitrate / āĻĒāϟāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻžāχāĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āϟ


Ans: B) Sodium chloride / āϏ⧋āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋⧰āĻžāχāĻĄ


Explanation: Sodium chloride is common salt, not a fertilizer. āϏ⧋āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋⧰āĻžāχāĻĄ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ, āϏāĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


33. The role of bile salts in digestion is to: āĻĒāĻžāϚāύāϤ āĻŦāĻžāχāϞ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖā§° āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻš’āϞ -


A) Digest fats / āĻšā§°ā§āĻŦā§€ āĻĒāĻžāϚāύ āϕ⧰āĻž  B) Emulsify fats / āĻšā§°ā§āĻŦā§€ āχāĻŽāĻžāϞāϚāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāχ āϕ⧰āĻž
C) Digest proteins / āĻĒā§ā§°’āϟāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻžāϚāύ āϕ⧰āĻž  D) Emulsify carbohydrates / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšāĻžāχāĻĄā§ā§°ā§‡āϟ āχāĻŽāĻžāϞāϚāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāχ āϕ⧰āĻž


Ans: B) Emulsify fats / āĻšā§°ā§āĻŦā§€ āχāĻŽāĻžāϞāϚāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāχ āϕ⧰āĻž


Explanation: Bile salts break fats into small droplets. āĻŦāĻžāχāϞ āĻ˛ā§ąāϪ⧇ āĻšā§°ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ• āϏ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻŖāĻžāϞ⧈ āĻ­āĻžāϙ⧇āĨ¤


34. In plants, oxygen and water are released during which stage of photosynthesis ? āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻāϤ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Light-dependent stage / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ  B) Carbon cycle / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āϚāĻ•ā§ā§°  C) Light-independent stage / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§°-āύāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ­ā§°āĻšā§€āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ  D) Water cycle / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϚāĻ•ā§ā§°


Ans: A) Light-dependent stage / āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ


Explanation: Oxygen is released during light reaction. āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋāĻœā§‡āύ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


35. The pH of a solution changes from 3 to 2. What will be the effect ? āĻāϟāĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§ąāĻŖā§° pH 3 ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž 2 āϞ⧈ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ą āĻĒ⧰⧇ ?


A) Solution becomes 10 times less acidic  B) Solution becomes 10 times more acidic
C) Solution becomes 100 times less acidic  D) Solution becomes neutral