Maharashtra Board Class 10 SSC Science and Technology -I Question Paper

                     Maharashtra Board Class 10 SSC 

Science and Technology -I Question Paper

STD: SSC (Xth)         Science and Technology-I    Marks: 40 Marks        Time: 2 Hours


Q. 1 (A) Choose the correct option.                         (05)

           i) The minimum velocity of the space craft to escape from earth’s gravitational force must be                       ____________.

                A) 112 km/s          B) 11.2 km/s   C) 1.12 km/s   D) 0.112 km/s

           ii) The melting point of pure ethanoic acid is ____________.

                A)   170C                B) 190C           C) 150C           D) 270C

           iii) The separation of light into its component colours while it passes through a medium is called                   ____________.

                A)   Reflection       B) Refraction  C) Dispersion  D) Internal reflection

            iv) The conversion of ferrous sulphate into ferrous sulphate is ____________ reaction,  

                A)   Oxidation        B) Displacement         C) Electrolysis             D) Reduction

              v) The unknown element eka-boron in Mendeleev’s periodic table was named as                                         ____________ after it’s discovery.

                A) Gallium             B) Scandium               C) Germanium            D) Sodium

(B) Solve the following.                                   (05)

        i) State true or false. An electric motor converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.

                 ii) Write the correlated answer: Torch : Concave lens : : Camera : ____________ 

              iii) Find odd man out :  Nitrogen, Neon, Argon, Helium

              iv) Draw the structural formula of C4H10

                v) Which satellite is used in educational field among INSAT and GSAT series?

Q. 2 (A) Give scientific reasons (Any Two).     (04)                                                                                  

i)       Simple microscope is used for watch repairs.

ii)      The copper vessels turns greenish and silver articles turn blackish when kept open in air for long time.

iii)     Elements belonging to the same group have some valency.

        (B) Answer the following questions (Any three).                  (06)

i)       An object takes 5 seconds to reach the ground from a height of 5 m on a planet. What is the value of ‘g’ on that planet?

ii)      Define specific heat capacity. Write its SI unit. 

iii) Distinguish between transition and inner transition elements.

iv)     What are    (i) free fall     ii)  Escape velocity

v)      Explain the similarity and difference in two events, namely adding NaOH to water and adding CaO to water.

Q. 3 Answer the following (Any five).                                   (15)

    i) An Iron ball of mass 3 kg is released from a height of 125 m and falls freely to the ground.                   Assuming that the value of ‘g’ is 10 m/s2, calculate:

            a) Time taken by the ball to reach the ground.

            b) Velocity of the ball on reaching the ground. 

    ii) An element has it’s electronic configuration (2, 8, 3). Answer the following questions.

            a) What is the atomic number of this element?

            b) What is the ‘Group’ of this element?

            c) To which ‘period’ does this element belong?

    iii) Draw a neat labelled diagram of human eye. Explain power of occomodation of eye lens. 

    iv) a) Write the ‘endothermic’ or ‘enothermic’ nature of the reaction:


v) Observe the following diagram and answer the questions:
 

        a)    Write the ‘anode reaction’.
        b)   Write the cathode reaction.
        c)   What is the purpose of mixing ‘cryolite’ and ‘fluorspar’ with ‘alumina’ in                 the electrolytic reduction of alumina?
vi)      a) What is the principle behind the working of satellite launch vehicle?
       b) Write the formula for the ‘escape velocity’.
       c) Write the long form of “ISRO”.
vii) Complete the following table for convex lens:

 

Position of

Position of

Size of

Nature of

 

object

image

image

image

a)

......................

At focus F2

Point image

Real and

b)

At 2F1

At 2F2

......................

Real and inverted

c)

Between F1 and O

On the same

Very large

......................

 

(within focal

side object

 

 

 

length)

side)

 

 

viii) A copper sphere of 100 g mass is heated to raise it’s temperature to 1000C and is released in water of mass 195 g and temperature 200C in a copper calorimeter. If the mass of the calorimeter is 50 g, what will be the maximum temperature of water? (Specific heat of copper = 0.1 cal/g0C)

Q. 4 Solve the following questions (Any One).         (05) 

       i) Answer the following.

        a) Draw the electron-dot structure of Methane.

        b) Define Homologous series.

        c) Write the IUPAC names of the following.

                i) CH3 - CH2 - COOH 

                ii) CH3 - CHOH - CH

                iii) CH3 - CO - CH3 - CH

        ii) a) What is hypermetropia?

            b)   What are the possible reasons of hypermetropia?

            c)    How is hypermetropia corrected?

            d)   Explain with diagrams.

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