ExamSpark Class 10 Science
Subject: CBSE Class 10 Science (NCERT Physics, Chemistry & Biology)
Detailed Question Analysis
Q1. Which of the following reactions is used in thermite welding?
Correct Answer: Option D (Redox reaction)
Concept Explanation: In thermite reaction, aluminium reduces iron oxide to iron while itself gets oxidised. Oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.
Q2. The SI unit of electric power is:
Correct Answer: Option C (Watt)
Concept Explanation: Electric power is the rate at which electrical energy is consumed and is measured in watts.
Q3. Which structure in amoeba helps in capturing food?
Correct Answer: Option C (Pseudopodia)
Concept Explanation: Amoeba extends pseudopodia around food particles for engulfing and ingestion.
Q4. Which of the following metals reacts vigorously with cold water?
Correct Answer: Option B (Sodium)
Concept Explanation: Sodium is highly reactive and reacts violently with cold water to form sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
Q5. Which process is responsible for movement of water from roots to leaves in plants?
Correct Answer: Option C (Transpiration pull)
Concept Explanation: Loss of water through stomata creates suction force that pulls water upward through xylem.
Q6. A student observed that iron nails kept in copper sulphate solution develop a reddish-brown coating. The coating is of:
Correct Answer: Option B (Copper)
Concept Explanation: Iron displaces copper from copper sulphate solution because iron is more reactive than copper.
Q7. A bulb connected to a \(220\,\mathrm{V}\) supply draws \(0.5\,\mathrm{A}\) current. The power consumed is:
Correct Answer: Option A (\(110\,\mathrm{W}\))
Concept Explanation: Using P = VI = 220 × 0.5 = \(110\,\mathrm{W}\)
Q8. A student touches the leaves of a touch-me-not plant and notices folding of leaves. This movement is due to:
Correct Answer: Option C (Nastic movement)
Concept Explanation: Touch-me-not plants show nastic movement, which is independent of direction of stimulus.
Q9. Which of the following statements about magnetic field lines is correct?
Correct Answer: Option C (They form closed continuous curves)
Concept Explanation: Magnetic field lines emerge from north pole and enter south pole outside the magnet, forming closed loops.
Q10. A carbon compound with formula \(\mathrm{C_3H_8}\) belongs to:
Correct Answer: Option C (Alkane)
Concept Explanation: Alkanes follow the general formula C \(\mathrm{H_2}\) ₊2 . \(\mathrm{C_3H_8}\) is propane.
Q11. Doctors advise using ORS solution during dehydration because it helps:
Correct Answer: Option B (Restore water and salt balance)
Concept Explanation: ORS replenishes essential salts and fluids lost during dehydration.
Q12. Assertion (A): Graphite conducts electricity. Reason (R): Graphite contains free electrons.
Correct Answer: Option A (Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A)
Concept Explanation: Each carbon atom in graphite contributes one free electron, allowing conduction.
Q13. Assertion (A): Concave lenses always form diminished images. Reason (R): Concave lenses diverge light rays.
Correct Answer: Option A (Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A)
Concept Explanation: Concave lenses spread light rays outward, producing virtual, erect, and diminished images.
Q14. Case Study: A student connected a battery, key, resistor, and ammeter in series. When the key was closed, the ammeter showed \(0.2\,\mathrm{A}\) current. On adding another resistor in series, the current decreased. Why did current decrease?
Correct Answer: Option B (Total resistance increased)
Concept Explanation: According to Ohm's law, increasing resistance decreases current if voltage remains constant.
Q15. Case Study: A farmer noticed excessive algae growth in a nearby pond due to fertilizer runoff from fields. This phenomenon is called:
Correct Answer: Option B (Eutrophication)
Concept Explanation: Excess nutrients promote rapid algae growth, reducing oxygen levels in water bodies.
Q16. A student states that all exothermic reactions are combustion reactions. Which option disproves this statement?
Correct Answer: Option B (Respiration)
Concept Explanation: Respiration releases energy slowly without flame, so it is exothermic but not combustion. (Conceptual trap)
Q17. Which statement correctly explains why acids do not show acidic behaviour in absence of water?
Correct Answer: Option C (H ⁺ ions are not released without water)
Concept Explanation: Acids show acidic properties only when they ionise in aqueous solution to produce H ⁺ ions.
Q18. A ray of light enters from air into water obliquely. Which quantity remains unchanged?
Correct Answer: Option D (Frequency)
Concept Explanation: During refraction, frequency remains constant while speed and wavelength change. (High-frequency tricky concept)
Q19. Which of the following organisms is most likely to accumulate maximum harmful chemicals through biomagnification?
Correct Answer: Option D (Hawk)
Concept Explanation: Top consumers accumulate highest concentration of toxic substances through food chains.
Q20. A student observes that image formed by a concave mirror is real, inverted, and highly diminished. The object is placed:
Correct Answer: Option C (Beyond centre of curvature)
Concept Explanation: When the object is far beyond centre of curvature, the image forms between F and C and becomes diminished.