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Maharashtra SSC Science and Technology Part 2 Board Paper March 2026
Written board papers, 40 marks and 2 hours each: Science & Technology Part 1 and 2, Algebra, Geometry and more.
Sections
| Q.1 (A) Choose the correct alternative (5 marks) | 5 questions | |
| Q.1 (B) Answer the following questions (5 marks) | 5 questions | |
| Q.2 (A) Give scientific reasons, any two (4 marks) | 3 questions | |
| Q.2 (B) Answer the following questions, any three (6 marks) | 5 questions | |
| Q.3 Answer the following questions, any five (15 marks) | 8 questions | |
| Q.4 Answer the following questions, any one (5 marks) | 2 questions |
Chapters covered
Instructions
Q.1 (A) Choose the correct alternative (5 marks)
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Q.1 (A)(i) The causality behind the sudden changes was understood due to ....................... principle of Hugo de Vries.
- (A) Appendix
- (B) Mutation
- (C) Transcription
- (D) Translocation
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Q.1 (A)(ii) After complete oxidation of a glucose molecule, ..................... number of ATP molecules are formed.
- (A) 18
- (B) 28
- (C) 38
- (D) 48
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Q.1 (A)(iii) Bat is included in class ...........................
- (A) Amphibia
- (B) Reptilia
- (C) Aves
- (D) Mammalia
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Q.1 (A)(iv) In Maharashtra the major hydroelectric power plant is located at .....................................
- (A) Chandrapur
- (B) Koyana
- (C) Parali
- (D) Tarapur
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Q.1 (A)(v) A first state to start a separate cyber crime unit in our country is ............................
- (A) Madhya Pradesh
- (B) Maharashtra
- (C) Gujrat
- (D) Karnataka
Q.1 (B) Answer the following questions (5 marks)
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Q.1 (B)(i) Fill in the box with proper words :
[Chart: ‘Asexual reproduction in Unicellular Organisms’ with two branches labelled ‘Binary fission’ and ‘Multiple fission’ and a third branch with an empty box.]
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Q.1 (B)(ii) Which day is observed as World Biodiversity Day ?
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Q.1 (B)(iii) Identify me, who am I ?
I was the first clone sheep born in Scotland. -
Q.1 (B)(iv) Write the molecular formula of acetic acid.
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Q.1 (B)(v) State whether the following statement is true or false :
The chairman of National Disaster Management is Sarpanch.
Q.2 (A) Give scientific reasons, any two (4 marks)
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Q.2 (A)(i) Give scientific reason : The popularity of probiotic products is increasing.
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Q.2 (A)(ii) Give scientific reason : Body temperature of reptiles is not constant.
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Q.2 (A)(iii) Give scientific reason : Nowadays farmers are opting for organic farming.
Q.2 (B) Answer the following questions, any three (6 marks)
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Q.2 (B)(i) What is meant by carbon dating ? Give any one use of this technique.
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Q.2 (B)(ii) Complete the table :
Sr. No. Protein Name of Organ 1 ............. Bones 2 Insulin ................... -
Q.2 (B)(iii) Read the paragraph and answer the questions :
Paddy is cultivated on large scale in various states of South India. Paddy fields are frequently attacked by grasshoppers. Similarly, frogs are also present in large number in the mud of paddy fields, to feed upon grasshoppers and snakes are also present therein to feed upon their favourite food-frogs. However, if frog population declines all of a sudden,
(a) What will be effect on paddy crop ?
(b) Number of which components will increase ? -
Q.2 (B)(iv) Write any two advantages of hydroelectric power generation.
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Q.2 (B)(v) The following are the pictures of some disasters. How will be your post disaster management in case you face any of those disasters ?
[Picture (A): a person covering his nose and mouth with a cloth against thick smoke/gas in the air. Picture (B): a house standing in flood water with heavy rain falling around it.]
Q.3 Answer the following questions, any five (15 marks)
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Q.3 (i) Explain theory of Lamarckism with the help of any two suitable examples.
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Q.3 (ii) Name the type of cells in which mitosis occur ? Write four stages of karyokinesis.
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Q.3 (iii) Give two examples of each of the threatened species given below :
(a) Endangered species
(b) Rare species
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Q.3 (iv) Which fuel is used in thermal power plant ? What are the problems associated with this type of power generation ?
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Q.3 (v) Identify the type of body symmetry of the animals shown in the given pictures :
[(A) a sponge with an irregular, porous body. (B) a Hydra/jellyfish-like animal with tentacles arranged around a central mouth. (C) a goat standing on four legs.]
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Q.3 (vi) Complete the following conceptual picture with respect to uses :
[Concept map: ‘Xanthan gum’ in the centre with six empty boxes joined to it.]
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Q.3 (vii) Which precautions will you take during spraying of pesticides ?
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Q.3 (viii) Write the names of any six materials in first aid box.
Q.4 Answer the following questions, any one (5 marks)
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Q.4 (i) (a) Write the names of any six factors affecting social health.
(b) What will you do ? Why ?
Your brother studying in XII has developed the stress. -
Q.4 (ii) Observe the diagram given below and answer the questions :
[Diagram: front view of the human male reproductive system — urinary bladder at the top, two seminal vesicles and the prostate gland below it, the urethra running down through the penis, and a pair of testes in the scrotum on either side, with the vas deferens and epididymis.]
(1) Write the name of the reproductive system in the above diagram. 1
(2) Name any two glands in the above diagram. ½+½=1
(3) Mention any one duct in the above system. 1
(4) What is the length of a sperm ? 1
(5) Which hormone is secreted by the testes ? 1