KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA I.O.C.

, HALDIA

MONTHLY TEST [AUGUST 2019]

CLASS- X

SUB: CHEMISTRY

MAXIMUM MARKS: 26 TIME: 1Hrs

8. Define oxidation. [1]

9. Name a metal which is a liquid at room temperature. [1]

10. Why is sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil? [1]

11. Name the gas formed when Hydrochloric acid reacts with Zinc? [1]

12. Define: Redox reaction. [1]

13. What do you understand by endothermic reaction. [1]

14. What do you understand by exothermic reaction. [1]

24. Why should curd and sour substances not be kept in brass and copper vessels? [3]

25. Why are some chemicals and medicines stored in coloured bottles? [3]

26. What will happen if the solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated? [3]
Give the chemical equation that involved.

31. (a) Define the terms : Minerals, Ore & Gangue. [5]
(b) Why do ionic compounds have a high melting points?

32. (a) Define: Acid, Base, pH.

(b) What is corrosion? [5]
(c) Write equations for the reactions of iron with steam.
 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA I.O.C., HALDIA

MONTHLY TEST [AUGUST 2019]

CLASS- X

SUB: BIOLOGY

MAXIMUM MARKS: 28 TIME: 1Hrs

15. Which chamber of heart receives oxygenated blood from lungs?

(a) left atrium (b) right atrium (c) left ventricle (d) right ventricle [1]

16. The cup shaped structure of a nephron is called

(a) collecting duct (b) tubule (c) glomerulus (d) bowman’s capsule [1]

17. The breakdown of pyruvate to give CO2,H2O and energy takes place in:
(a) cytoplasm (b) mitochondria (c) chloroplast (d) nucleus [1]

18. In which region of kidney Malpighian corpuscle are found? [1]

19. Which part of CNS control reflexes? [1]

20. Define a synapse. [1]

27. Why do stem and roots move(grow) towards light and gravity of the earth respectively? [3]

28. How are water and minerals transported in plants? Give the diagrammatic representation [3]
only?

29. Leaves of a healthy potted plant were coated with Vaseline to block the stomata. Will the [3]
plant remains healthy for long? State three reasons.

30. How are brain and spinal cord protected? [3]

33. Which hormone is released into the blood when it sugar level rises? Name the organ
and describe its effect on blood sugar level. Also name one digestive enzyme that this organ
secretes and the functions of it. [5]

34. Name the digestive glands and write their location, secretion, the substrate it acts on and the
end products. [5]