Name the functional group present in propanone.

The change in magnetic field lines in a coil in the cause of induced electric current in it. Name the underlying phenomenon.

Answer question numbers 3(a) to 3(d) and 4(a) to 4(d) on the basis of your understanding of the following paragraphs and the related studied concept.

The growing size of the human population is a cause of concern for all people. The rate of birth and death in a given population will determine its size. Reproduction is the process by which organism increase their population. The process of sexual maturation for reproduction is gradual and takes place while general body growth is still going on. Some degree of sexual acts or for having and bringing up children. Various contraceptive devices are being used by human beings to control the size of the population.

(a) List two common signs of sexual maturation in boy and girls.

(b) What is the result of reckless female foeticide?

(c) Which contraceptive method changes the hormonal balance of the body?

(d) Write two factors that determine the size of the population.

Human body is made up of five important components, of which water which the main component. Food as well as potable water are essential for every human being. The food is obtained from plants through agriculture. Pesticides are being used extensively for a high yield in the fields. These pesticides are absorbed by the plants from the soil along with water and minerals and from the water bodies these pesticides are taken up by the aquatic animals and plants. As these chemicals are not biodegradable, the maximum concentration of these chemicals gets accumulated in our bodies and greatly affects the health of our mind and body

(a) Why is the maximum concentration of pesticides found in human beings?

(b) Give one method which could be applied to reduce our intake of pesticides through food to some extent.

(c) Various steps in a food chain represent:

(a) Food web (b) Trophic level

(c) Ecosystem (d) Biomagnification

(d) With regard to various food chains operating in an ecosystem, man is a:

(a) Consumer (b) Producer

(c) Producer and consumer (d) Producer and decomposer

The compound obtained on reaction of iron with steam is /are:

A. Fe₂O₃ B. Fe₃O₄

C. FeO D. FeO₃ and FeO₄

OR

An element ‘X’ reacts with O₂ to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element ‘X’ is likely to be:

A. iron B. calcium

C. carbon D. silicon