Physics 10th : MCQ 1
1. Which of the following is a displacement reaction ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?
A) FeSOâ + HâSOâ → … B) 2KBr + Clâ → 2KCl + Brâ
C) 2HâOâ → 2HâO D) 2Mg + Oâ → 2MgO
Ans: B) 2KBr + Clâ → 2KCl + Brâ
Explanation: Chlorine displaces bromine from potassium bromide. āĻā§āϞ’ā§°āĻŋāύ⧠āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§ā§°’āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻĄā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§ā§°’āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϝā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. Zn + CuSOâ → ZnSOâ + Cu reaction is: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻā§ -
A) Combination / āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāύ B) Decomposition / āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ C) Displacement / āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋ D) Double displacement / āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋ-āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋ
Ans: C) Displacement / āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋ
Explanation: Zinc displaces copper from copper sulphate. āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžā§° āĻāĻžāϞāĻĢā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžā§°āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻā§āϝā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
3. Formula of Plaster of Paris is: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāώā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ ā§ą āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻš’āϞ -
A) CaSOâ·½HâO B) CaSOâ·2HâO C) CaSOâ D) Ca(OH)â
Ans: A) CaSOâ·½HâO
Explanation: Plaster of Paris is calcium sulphate hemihydrate. āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāώā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻ ā§ą āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϞāĻĢā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°ā§āĻāĨ¤
4. Which type of reproduction produces variations ? āĻā§āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Binary fission / āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāύ B) Budding / āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύāύ
C) Regeneration / āĻĒā§āύ⧰ā§āĻāĻ āύ D) Sexual reproduction / āϝā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύāύ
Ans: D) Sexual reproduction / āϝā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύāύ
Explanation: Sexual reproduction causes genetic variation. āϝā§āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāύāύāϤ āĻāĻŋāύāĻāϤ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
5. Which gas is used in photosynthesis ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Oâ / āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ B) COâ / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ C) Nâ / āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ D) Hâ / āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ
Ans: B) COâ / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ
Explanation: Plants use carbon dioxide to make food. āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
6. Which of the following is NOT a Mendelian trait in humans ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ąāϤ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŖ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Attached earlobes / āϞāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŖā§° āϞāϤāĻŋ B) Tongue rolling / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž
C) Blood group / ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻ D) Dimpled cheeks / āĻāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ
Ans: C) Blood group / ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻ
Explanation: Blood group follows multiple-allele inheritance. ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻšā§-āĻāϞāĻŋāϞ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
7. Electric motors convert: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§°ā§ ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°ā§—
A) Mechanical energy → Heat energy / āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ → āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
B) Electrical energy → Mechanical energy / āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ → āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
C) Heat energy → Electrical energy / āϤāĻžāĻĒ → āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
D) Chemical energy → Heat energy / ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ → āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Ans: B) Electrical energy → Mechanical energy / āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ → āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Explanation: Electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
8. After refraction through a convex lens, if the image is of the same size as the object, the object is placed at: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§—
A) At Fâ / Fâ āϤ B) Between Fâ and O / Fâ āĻā§°ā§ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ
C) At 2Fâ / 2Fâ āϤ D) Beyond 2Fâ / 2Fâ ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϤ
Ans: C) At 2Fâ / 2Fâ āϤ
Explanation: At 2F, image is real, inverted and same size. 2F āϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. Which of the following has the highest refractive index ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ ?
A) Water / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠B) Glass / āĻāĻžāĻāĻ C) Diamond / āĻšā§ā§°āĻž D) Air / āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§
Ans: C) Diamond / āĻšā§ā§°āĻž
Explanation: Diamond has the highest refractive index. āĻšā§ā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
10. Select the metal which liberates hydrogen gas with hydrochloric acid: HCl ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°āĻž āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
A) Cu / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻž B) Ag / ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻž C) Zn / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ D) Au / āϏā§āύāĻž
Ans: C) Zn / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ
Explanation: Zinc reacts with HCl to release hydrogen gas. āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ HCl ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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11. Which of these is a neutralisation reaction ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž ?
A) HCl + NaOH → NaCl + HâO B) AgNOâ + HCl → AgCl + HNOâ C) CaCOâ → CaO + COâ D) 2HâOâ → 2HâO + Oâ
Ans: A) HCl + NaOH → NaCl + HâO
Explanation: Acid + Base → Salt + Water is neutralisation. āĻāĻŽā§āϞ + āĻā§āώāĻžā§° → āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ + āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠= āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻā§°āĻŖāĨ¤
12. To form NaâSOâ, NaOH reacts with: NaâSOâ . āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠NaOH ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§ -
A) HâPOâ B) HâSOâ C) HNOâ D) HâCOâ
Ans: B) HâSOâ
Explanation: NaOH + HâSOâ → NaâSOâ + HâO. NaOH āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĄā§ NaâSOâ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
13. The trachea does NOT perform which function ? āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Passage of air to lungs / āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠B) Filtering of air / āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāύāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž
C) Production of voice / āĻŽāĻžāϤ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž D) Movement of food / āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ
Ans: D) Movement of food / āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ
Explanation: Food passes through oesophagus, not trachea. āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϏāύāĻžāϞā§ā§°ā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§°ā§ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
14. Which is the largest gland in the human body ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
A) Pancreas / āĻ āĻā§āύā§āϝāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧ B) Liver / āϝāĻā§āϤ C) Thyroid / āĻĨāĻžāĻā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ D) Adrenal glands / āĻāĻĄā§ā§°āĻŋāύāĻžāϞ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋ
Ans: B) Liver / āϝāĻā§āϤ
Explanation: Liver is the largest gland in human body. āϝāĻā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋāĨ¤
15. Which shows the correct flow of blood in human body ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ą āĻĻā§āĻšāϤ ā§°āĻā§āϤ⧰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
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§°āĻā§āϤ āĻšā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧ → āĻĢā§āϏāĻĢā§āϏ → āĻĻā§āĻš → āĻšā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
16. A Mendelian cross shows Tall : Short = 3 : 1. Which is correct ? āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ : āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° = 3 : 1 āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
A) Both parents were heterozygous tall / āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžā§ąāĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻžā§°’āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ
B) One parent tall, one short / āĻāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ, āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§°
C) Both parents were short / āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§°
D) One parent homozygous tall / āĻāĻāύ āĻš’āĻŽ’āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ
Ans: A) Both parents were heterozygous tall / āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžā§ąāĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻžā§°’āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ
Explanation: Tt × Tt cross gives 3:1 ratio. Tt × Tt āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāϤ 3:1 āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
17. Which of the following is NOT true for total internal reflection ? āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϤāĻāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏāϤā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Angle of incidence > critical angle / āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ āϏāĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŖāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°
B) Light goes from denser to rarer medium / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
C) Light goes from rarer to denser medium / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
D) Light is reflected back within the denser medium / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Ans: C) Light goes from rarer to denser medium / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Explanation: Total internal reflection occurs only when light goes from denser to rarer medium. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϤāĻāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĻāϤā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
18. A lens forms an erect, virtual and magnified image. The object is placed: āĻāĻāĻž āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
A) Between F and O (convex lens) / F āĻā§°ā§ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
B) At F (convex lens) / F āϤ (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
C) Between O and F (concave lens) / O āĻā§°ā§ F ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ (āĻ
ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
D) At 2F (convex lens) / 2F āϤ (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
Ans: A) Between F and O (convex lens) / F āĻā§°ā§ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
Explanation: Convex lens gives erect, virtual, magnified image when object is between F and O. āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏāϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠F āĻā§°ā§ O ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
19. The wire of which material has the highest electrical resistivity ? āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ ?
A) Copper / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻž B) Aluminium / āĻāϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ C) Silver / ā§°ā§āĻĒāĻž D) Nichrome / āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻŽ
Ans: D) Nichrome / āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻŽ
Explanation: Nichrome has very high resistivity and is used in heating elements. āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
20. The magnification of a concave lens is −2. The image formed is: āĻāĻāĻž āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ −2āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻš’āϞ -
A) Virtual, erect, diminished / āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻž, āϏ⧰ā§
B) Real, inverted, enlarged / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°
C) Real, inverted, diminished / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž, āϏ⧰ā§
D) Virtual, erect, enlarged / āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°
Ans: A) Virtual, erect, diminished / āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻž, āϏ⧰ā§
Explanation: Concave lens always forms virtual, erect image. āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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21. A solution gives a white precipitate with BaClâ. Which anion is present ? BaClâ ā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻž āĻ ā§ąāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) SOâ²âģ / āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢā§āĻ B) COâ²âģ / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύā§āĻ C) Clâģ / āĻā§āϞā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĄ D) NOââģ / āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ
Ans: A) SOâ²âģ / āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢā§āĻ
Explanation: BaClâ + sulphate gives white BaSOâ precipitate. BaClâ āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻāĻž BaSOâ āĻ ā§ąāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
22. Which salt is formed when NaOH reacts with HCl in titration ? NaOH āĻā§°ā§ HCl ā§° āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻļā§āϝāύāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) NaâSOâ B) NaâCOâ C) NaCl D) NaNOâ
Ans: C) NaCl
Explanation: NaOH + HCl → NaCl + HâO. āĻāĻāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
23. A small amount of which gas is used to fill electric bulbs ? āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāϤ āϏ⧰⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Oâ / āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ B) COâ / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻāĻĄ C) He / āĻšā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ D) Nâ / āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ
Ans: D) Nâ / āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ
Explanation: Nitrogen prevents oxidation of filament. āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦāϞāĻž ā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
24. Which of the following is NOT produced by pancreas ? āĻ āĻā§āύā§āϝāĻžāĻļāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āύāĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Trypsin B) Glucagon C) Insulin D) Thyroxine
Ans: D) Thyroxine
Explanation: Thyroxine is produced by thyroid gland. āĻĨāĻžāĻā§°’āĻā§āϏāĻŋāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
25. In which disease do RBC, WBC and platelets all increase ? āĻā§āύ ā§°ā§āĻāϤ RBC, WBC āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāϞā§āĻ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Leukaemia B) Anaemia C) Dengue D) Malaria
Ans: A) Leukaemia
Explanation: Leukaemia affects blood cells abnormally. āϞāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
26. Movement of food from pharynx to stomach involves: āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻā§āϏ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϏā§āĻĨāϞā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ—
A) Ciliary movement / āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϤāĻŋ B) Epiglottis closing windpipe / āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻā§°āĻž
C) Peristaltic movement / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋ D) Diffusion / āĻŦāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ
Ans: C) Peristaltic movement / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋ
Explanation: Food moves by peristaltic movement of oesophagus. āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϏāύāĻžāϞā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
27. Which of the following is NOT an ohmic device ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻ āĻšāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϝāύā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Incandescent bulb / āĻāύāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻŦ B) Resistor / ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāώā§āĻā§° C) Wire / āϤāĻžā§° D) Copper rod / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Ans: A) Incandescent bulb / āĻāύāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻŦ
Explanation: An incandescent bulb does not obey Ohm’s law due to temperature change. āĻāύāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻŦā§ āĻāώā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻšā§āĻŽā§° āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻāϞā§āĨ¤
28. In an electric motor, when the coil is perpendicular to the magnetic field, the force on the coil is: āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻā§°āϤ āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻŦāϞ āĻš’āĻŦ -
A) Zero / āĻļā§āύā§āϝ B) Maximum / āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ C) Minimum / āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ D) Changing / āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύāĻļā§āϞ
Ans: B) Maximum / āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Force is maximum when conductor is perpendicular to magnetic field. āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻŦāϞ āϏ⧰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: āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŖ 60° āĻā§°ā§ āύā§āϝā§āύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋ 30°āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§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°. āύā§āϝā§āύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŖ 45° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
30. Which plastic-like material is used for making electrical switches ? āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°āϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāώā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Vulcanised fibre / āĻāϞāĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻĄ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžā§° B) Teflon / āĻā§āĻĢāϞāύ C) Bakelite / āĻŦā§āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻ D) Ruby / ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŋ
Ans: C) Bakelite / āĻŦā§āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻ
Explanation: Bakelite is a good electrical insulator and heat resistant. āĻŦā§āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
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31. What is formed when HâSOâ reacts with NaOH ? HâSOâ āĻā§°ā§ NaOH ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) NaHSOâ + HâO B) NaâSOâ + HâO C) NaHSOâ + HâO D) NaâS + HâO
Ans: B) NaâSOâ + HâO
Explanation: Acid + Base → Salt + Water (neutralisation). āĻāĻŽā§āϞ + āĻā§āώāĻžā§° → āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ + āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠(āύāĻŋā§°āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻā§°āĻŖ)āĨ¤
32. Which of the following is NOT used as a fertilizer ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏāĻžā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Urea / āĻāĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž B) Sodium chloride / āϏā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āϞā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĄ C) Ammonium sulphate / āĻāĻŽ’āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻžāϞāĻĢā§āĻ D) Potassium nitrate / āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ
Ans: B) Sodium chloride / āϏā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āϞā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĄ
Explanation: Sodium chloride is common salt, not a fertilizer. āϏā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āϞā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻĄ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖ, āϏāĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
33. The role of bile salts in digestion is to: āĻĒāĻžāĻāύāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖā§° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻš’āϞ -
A) Digest fats / āĻā§°ā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāύ āĻā§°āĻž B) Emulsify fats / āĻā§°ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž
C) Digest proteins / āĻĒā§ā§°’āĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻāύ āĻā§°āĻž D) Emulsify carbohydrates / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°ā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž
Ans: B) Emulsify fats / āĻā§°ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž
Explanation: Bile salts break fats into small droplets. āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ˛ā§ąāĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ āϏ⧰⧠āĻāĻŖāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
34. In plants, oxygen and water are released during which stage of photosynthesis ? āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻāϤ āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Light-dependent stage / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ B) Carbon cycle / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻāĻā§ā§° C) Light-independent stage / āĻĒā§āĻšā§°-āύāĻŋāύā§āĻā§°āĻšā§āύ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ D) Water cycle / āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻā§ā§°
Ans: A) Light-dependent stage / āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Explanation: Oxygen is released during light reaction. āĻ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
35. The pH of a solution changes from 3 to 2. What will be the effect ? āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āĻžā§ąāĻŖā§° pH 3 ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž 2 āϞ⧠āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą āĻĒā§°ā§ ?
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