Class X Science Syllabus 2011

CLASS X
(Theory)
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#ni$ ar!s
%& Chemical Subs$ances 1'
%%& (orl) o* li+in, 1"
%%%& -**ec$s o* Curren$ 10
%.& Li,h$ '
.& /a$ural 0esources '
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Theme : a$erials (11 Perio)s)
#ni$ 1 : Chemical Subs$ances 2 /a$ure an) 3eha+iour
Chemical reactions :Chemical -4ua$ion5 3alance) chemical e4ua$ion5 %mplica$ions o* a balance)
Chemical e4ua$ion5 Types o* chemical reac$ions : combina$ion5 )ecomposi$ion5 )isplacemen$5 )ouble
)isplacemen$5 precipi$a$ion5neu$rali6a$ion5 o7i)a$ion an) re)uc$ion&
Metals and non metals :Proper$ies o* e$als an) /on2me$als5 reac$i+i$y series5 8orma$ion an)
proper$ies o* ionic compoun)s5 3asic e$allur,ical processes5 corrosion an) i$s pre+en$ion&
Carbon Compounds :Co+alen$ bon)in, in carbon compoun)s& .ersa$ile na$ure o* carbon5
9omolo,ous series /omencla$ure o* carbon compoun)s con$ainin,5 8unc$ional ,roups (halo,ens5
alcohol5 !e$ones5 al)ehy)es5 al!anes an) al!ynes)5 )i**erence be$:een sa$ura$e) hy)rocarbons an)
unsa$ura$e) hy)rocarbons5 Chemical proper$ies o* carbon compoun)s (combus$ion5 o7i)a$ion5 a))i$ion
an) subs$i$u$ion reac$ion)& -$hanol an) -$hanoic aci) (only proper$ies an) uses)5 soaps an) )e$er,en$s&
Periodic classification of elements :/ee) *or classi*ica$ion5 o)ern Perio)ic $able5 ;ra)a$ion in
Proper$ies& .alency5 A$omic number5 me$allic an) non2me$allic proper$ies&
Theme : The :orl) o* $he li+in, (10 Perio)s)
#ni$ 2 : (orl) o* Li+in,
Life Processes :<li+in, bein,<= 3asic concep$ o* nu$ri$ion5 respira$ion5 $ranspor$ an) e7cre$ion in plan$s
an) animals&
Control and Co-ordination in animals and plants :Tropic mo+emen$s in plan$s= %n$ro)uc$ion $o plan$
hormones=con$rol an) co2or)ina$ion in animals : ner+ous sys$em= +olun$ary5 in+olun$ary an) re*le7
ac$ion5 chemical co2or)ina$ion : animal hormones&
Reproduction :0epro)uc$ion in animal an) plan$s (ase7ual an) se7ual)& 0epro)uc$i+e heal$h2nee) *or
an) me$ho)s o* *amily plannin,& Sa*e se7 +s 9%.>A%?S& Chil) bearin, an) :omen@s heal$h&

Heredity and evolution :9ere)i$y= o)el@s con$ribu$ion2 0ules *or inheri$ance o* $rai$s= Se7
)e$ermina$ion: brie* in$ro)uc$ion= 3asic concep$s o* e+olu$ion&
Theme : 9o: $hin,s :or!& (A1 Perio)s)
#ni$ A : -**ec$s o* Curren$
-lec$ric currecn$5 po$en$ial )i**erence an) elec$ric curren$& Ohm@s la:= 0esis$ance5 0esis$i+i$y5 8ac$ors
on :hich $he resis$ance o* a con)uc$or )epen)s& Series combina$ion o* resis$ors5 parallel combina$ion
o* resis$ors an) i$s applica$ions in )aily li*e = 9ea$in, e**ec$ o* -lec$ric curren$ an) i$s applica$ions in
)aily li*e& -lec$ric Po:er5 %n$er rela$ion be$:een P5 .5 % an) 0&
Magnetic effects of current :a,ne$ic *iel)5 *iel) lines5 *iel) )ue $o a curren$ carryin, con)uc$or5 *iel)
)ue $o curren$ carryin, coil or solenoi)= 8orce on curren$ carryin, con)uc$or5 8lemin,@s le*$ han) rule&
-lec$ro ma,ne$ic in)uc$ion& %n)uce) po$en$ial )i**erence5 %n)uce) curren$5 8lemin,@s 0i,h$ 9an) 0ule5
?irec$ curren$& Al$erna$in, curren$= *re4uency o* AC& A)+an$a,e o* AC o+er ?C& ?omes$ic elec$ric
circui$s&
Theme : /a$ural Phenomena (20 Perio)s)
#ni$ B : 0e*lec$ion o* li,h$ a$ cur+e) sur*aces5 %ma,es *orme) by spherical mirrors5 cen$re o*
cur+a$ure5 principal a7is5 principal *ocus5 *ocal len,$h& irror 8ormula (?eri+a$ion no$ re4uire))5
a,ni*ica$ion
0e*rac$ion= la:s o* re*rac$ion5 re*rac$i+e in)e7&
0e*rac$ion o* li,h$ by spherical lens5 %ma,e *orme) by spherical lenses5 Lens *ormula (?eri+a$ion no$
re4uire))5 a,ni*ica$ion& Po:er o* a lens= 8unc$ionin, o* a lens in human eye5 )e*ec$s o* +ision an)
$heir correc$ions5 applica$ions o* spherical mirrors an) lenses&
0e*rac$ion o* li,h$ $hrou,h a prism5 )ispersion o* li,h$5 sca$$erin, o* li,h$5 applica$ions in )aily li*e&
Theme : /a$ural 0esources (20 Perio)s)
#ni$ 1 :
Management of natural resources : ana,emen$ o* na$ural resources& Conser+a$ion an) Cu)icious
use o* na$ural resources& 8ores$ an) :il) li*e5 coal an) pe$roleum conser+a$ion& -7amples o* People@s
par$icipa$ion *or conser+a$ion o* na$ural resources&
The Regional environment : 3i, )ams : a)+an$a,es an) limi$a$ions= al$erna$i+es i* any& (a$er
har+es$in,& Sus$ainabili$y o* na$ural resources&
Sources of energy : ?i**eren$ *orms o* ener,y5 con+en$ional an) non2con+en$ional sources o* ener,y:
*ossil *uels5 solar ener,y= bio,as= :in)5 :a$er an) $i)al ener,y= nuclear& 0ene:able +ersus non2
rene:able sources&
ur !nvironment : -co2sys$em5 -n+ironmen$al problems5 O6one )eple$ion5 :as$e pro)uc$ion an)
$heir solu$ions& 3io)e,ra)able an) non2bio)e,ra)able5 subs$ances&

P0ACT%CALS
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1& To *in) $he p9 o* $he *ollo:in, samples by usin, p9 paper>uni+ersal in)ica$or&
i) ?ilu$e 9y)rochloric aci)
ii) ?ilu$e /aO9 solu$ion
iii) ?ilu$e -$hanoic aci) solu$ion
i+) Lemon Cuice
+) (a$er
+i) ?ilu$e So)ium 3icarbona$e Solu$ion&
2& To s$u)y $he proper$ies o* aci)s an) bases 9Cl F /aO9 by $heir reac$ion :i$h
i) Li$mus solu$ion (3lue>0e))
ii) Ginc me$al
iii) Soli) So)ium Carbona$e
A& To )e$ermine $he *ocal len,$h o*
a) Conca+e mirror
b) Con+e7 lens
by ob$ainin, $he ima,e o* a )is$an$ obCec$&
B& To $race $he pa$h o* a ray o* li,h$ passin, $hrou,h a rec$an,ular ,lass slab *or )i**eren$ an,les o*
inci)ence& easure $he an,le o* inci)ence5 an,le o* re*rac$ion5 an,le o* emer,ence an) in$erpre$ $he
resul$&
1& To s$u)y $he )epen)ence o* po$en$ial )i**erence (.) across a resis$or on $heir curren$ (%) passin,
$hrou,h i$ an) )e$ermine i$s resis$ance& Also plo$ a ,raph be$:een . an) %&
"& To )e$ermine $he e4ui+alen$ resis$ance o* $:o resis$ors :hen connec$e) in series&
H& To )e$ermine $he e4ui+alen$ resis$ance o* $:o resis$ors :hen connec$e) in parallel&
'& To prepare a $emporary moun$ o* a lea* peel $o sho: s$oma$a&
I& To sho: e7perimen$ally $ha$ li,h$ is necessary *or pho$osyn$hesis&
10& To sho: e7perimen$ally $ha$ carbon )io7i)e is ,i+en ou$ )urin, respira$ion&
11& To s$u)y (a) binary *ission in Amoeba an) (b) bu))in, in yeas$ :i$h $he help o* prepare) sli)es&
12& To )e$ermine $he percen$a,e o* :a$er absorbe) by raisins&
1A& To per*orm an) obser+e $he *ollo:in, reac$ions an) classi*y $hem in$o:
i) Combina$ion 0eac$ion
ii) ?ecomposi$ion 0eac$ion
iii) ?isplacemen$ 0eac$ion
i+) ?ouble ?isplacemen$ 0eac$ion
1& Ac$ion o* :a$er on 4uic! lime&
2& Ac$ion o* hea$ on 8errous Sulpha$e crys$als
A& %ron /ails !ep$ in copper sulpha$e solu$ion
B& 0eac$ion be$:een So)ium sulpha$e an) 3arium chlori)e solu$ions&
1B& a) To obser+e $he ac$ion o* Gn5 8e5 Cu an) Al me$als on $he *ollo:in, sal$ solu$ions&

b) Arran,e Gn5 8e5 Cu an) Al me$als in $he )ecreasin, or)er o* reac$i+i$y base) on $he abo+e resu
11& To s$u)y $he *ollo:in, proper$ies o* ace$ic aci) (e$hanoic aci)) :
i) o)our
ii) solubili$y in :a$er
iii) e**ec$ on li$mus
i+) reac$ion :i$h so)ium bicarbona$e
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-7$ernal -7amina$ion $o be con)uc$e) by $he 3oar) $hrou,h mul$iple choice $ype :ri$$en $es$&
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