NIOS 10th ENGLISH (202) Question Paper 2024 SET C

NIOS 10th English (202) Question Paper (Set - C)

SECTION – A

“READING”

CAMOUFLAGE COLOURING:

Almost every plant and animal in the world has enemies that threaten existence. So to protect itself from predators, every living being has developed some defence mechanism. Sensing the danger, some organism hide, others run, while some just fly away.

Some organism can even hide without moving. They use 'camouflage colouring'. That means that their skin colour blends in with the matching colour of the surrounding areas so well that the enemies cannot see them. Chameleon has the capacity of changing its body colours. If it is on a geen leaf, it turns green; if on a brown twig, it turns brown. Some rabbits change colour with the season. The snow-shoe hare is brown in summer and white in winter. The white fur camouflage the rabbits in the snow.

Another phenomenon called counter shading is common type of camouflage among the fishes. The underside of their body is of lighter shade than the top. This helps the fish to blend in with many shadows it might make. Some other animals have remarkable ability to take the form and colour of some other object around them. Camouflage also helps among animals catch their food. Since they can blend in with their surroundings, their victims can't spot them immediately and others get caught.

Many non-poisonous snakes have colours similar to poisonous snakes. Enemies think that the snake is poisonous and thus refrain from attacking. This type of defence mechanism is called mimicry. Some poisonous snakes have a bright colour to warn off enemies that are nearby. This is called warning colouration.

Q1. Choose a word which means to stop :

(A) refrain

(B) phenomenon

(C) mimicry

(D) blend

Answer- (A) Refrain

Q2. Based on your understanding of the passage, write True or False.

(i) A predator would be an animal which is a victim.

Answer- False (A predator is not a victim it is an animal that hunts other animals.)

(ii) Defence mechanism of a person would help the animals protect oneself.

Answer- False  (The passage discusses defence mechanisms in animals, not humans.)

(iii) Many non-poisonous snakes have colours different to poisonous snakes.

Answer- False (Many non-poisonous snakes have colours similar to poisonous snakes, not different.)  

Q3. Answer the following questions in one word.

(i) Name a rabbit which changes colour with the season.

Answer- Snow-Shoe Hare

(ii) What is a common type of camouflage among the fishes.

Answer- Counter Shading

(iii) What type of defence mechanism does non-poisonous snakes follow?

Answer- Mimicry

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