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TAMIL NADU STATE BOARD CLASS 10 SCIENCE 2024

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Q11 mcq 1 mark
Which of the following is not an “element + element → compound” type reaction?
  • A. C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g)
  • B. 2K(s) + Br2(l) → 2KBr(s)
  • C. 2CO(g) + O2(g) → 2CO2(g)
  • D. 4Fe(s) + 3O2(g) → 2Fe2O3(s)

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Q12 mcq
Cancer of the epithelial cell is called as __________.
  • A. Leukaemia
  • B. Sarcoma
  • C. Carcinoma
  • D. Lipoma

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Q13 short answer 2 marks
What is coefficient of apparent expansion ?

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Q14 short answer 2 marks
Why is tungsten metal used in bulbs but not used as fuse wires ?

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Q14 long answer
Write any three features of natural and artificial radioactivity.

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Q15 short answer 2 marks
What is rust ? Give the equation for the formation of rust.

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Q15 short answer
Name any two devices, which are working on the heating effect of current.

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Q16 short answer 2 marks
What is stage ?

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Q16 short answer
What happens when $\mathrm{MgSO_4\cdot7H_2O}$ is heated? Write the appropriate equation.

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Q17 short answer
Why is sinoatrial node called as pacemaker of heart?

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Q17 short answer
Define: Solubility.

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Q18 short answer
What are the parts of the hind brain?

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Q18 short answer
What is Respiratory Quotient?

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Q19 short answer
Identify the parts A, B, C and D in the given figure.

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Q19 short answer
Why should the light dependent reaction occur before light independent reaction during photosynthesis?

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Q20 short answer
What is colostrum? How is milk production hormonally regulated?

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Q21 short answer
What is metastasis?

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Q21 short answer
Why is Euploidy considered to be advantageous to both plants and animals?

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Q22 short answer
If the pH of a solution is 4.5, find the value of its pOH.

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Q22 short answer
Classify Neurons based on its structure.

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Q23 long answer
Explain the various types of inertia with examples.

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Q25 short answer
What are the consequences of deforestation?

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Q26 short answer
State the applications of DNA finger printing technique.

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Q27 short answer
Write the dental formula of rabbit.

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Q27 short answer
Name the acid that renders Aluminium passive. Why?

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Q28 short answer
Calculate the number of moles in $1.51\times10^{23}$ molecules of $\mathrm{NH_4Cl}$.

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Q29 short answer
How are Arteries and Veins structurally different from one another?

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Q29 short answer
What are the uses of convex lens ?

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Q30 short answer
Define Ethnobotany and write its importance.

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Q30 short answer
Define dispersion of light.

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Q31 short answer
Why are traffic signals red in colour ?

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Q32 short answer
What is the least count of travelling microscope ?

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Q33 short answer
What is an echo ?

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Q34 short answer
State two conditions necessary for hearing an echo.

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Q35 short answer
What are the medical applications of echo ?

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Q36 short answer
How can you calculate the speed of sound using echo ?

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Q37 short answer
Under same conditions of temperature and pressure, if you collect 3 litre of $O_2$, 5 litre of $Cl_2$ and 6 litre of $H_2$, (A)Which has the highest number of molecules ? (B)Which has the lowest number of molecules ?

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Q38 short answer
Give the salient features of ‘Modern Atomic theory’.

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Q39 short answer
How do detergents cause water pollution ?

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Q40 short answer
An organic compound ‘A’ is widely used as a preservative and has the molecular formula $C_2H_4O_2$. This compound reacts with ethanol to form a sweet smelling compound ‘B’, then (A)Identify the compound ‘A’. (B)Write the chemical equation for its reaction with ethanol to form compound ‘B’. (C)Name this process.

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Q41 short answer
What are synthetic auxins ? Give an example.

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Q42 short answer
With a neat labelled diagram, describe the parts of the typical angiospermic ovule.

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Q43 short answer
Who is called the “Father of Indian Green Revolution” ?

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Q44 short answer
Differentiate between out-breeding and in-breeding.

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Q45 short answer
Differentiate between Type-I and Type-II Diabetes mellitus.

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