UPMSP High School Science case studies
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The UPMSP High School Science paper is the Class 10 science assessment set by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) for students completing secondary schooling in Uttar Pradesh. It is a school-leaving and board certification exam: results feed directly into Class 11 subject selection and are widely accepted for intermediate admission, polytechnic and ITI entry, and many state-level recruitment and scholarship processes. The UPMSP High School Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,608 words.
1The Practical Notebook with Four Equations
During a Class 10 science practical, a student performs four reactions and writes the equations in her notebook. Tube A: a cleaned magnesium ribbon is burnt in air; dense white smoke and a white powder are produced.
793 words, about 4 min2The Farmer with pH 4.8 Soil and Three Bags of Lime
Anil, a farmer near a fertiliser factory in western Uttar Pradesh, tests his field before sowing wheat. The soil extract gives pH 4.8 on pH paper, while his tube-well water gives pH 7.8.
690 words, about 3 min3Two Unlabelled Bottles and a Sample of Hard Water
Two colourless liquids, A and B, have lost their labels in the school chemistry store. The teacher allows a student only these tests: smell, blue and red litmus paper, sodium hydrogencarbonate solution, a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid under supervision, distilled water, and a sample of hard water with a bottle of soap solution C.
661 words, about 3 min4The Workshop Fuse That Keeps Blowing
A small workshop runs on a 220 V supply through a single main fuse. The connected appliances are: an electric iron of 1000 W, a room heater of 1500 W, three LED lamps of 10 W each, and a 750 W motor.
742 words, about 4 min5Tall and Short Pea Plants in the School Garden
In the school garden, students cross a pure tall pea plant with a pure short pea plant. All the F1 plants are tall.
722 words, about 4 min