Pre-Board Exam

std. X (2024- 2025)

Marks: 80
Date: 16.01.2025 Science (086)
sec: -C--Roll No: set No.: 2
Name: School:

General Instructions:
been provided in some
i) Allquestions are compulsory. However, an internal choice has
questions,
sections. Onlyone of the alternatives has to be attempted in such
ThiSquestion paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
iii) Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv) Section B consists of 6 Very Short Answer type questions carrying 02 marks each.
v) Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
vi) Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each.
vii) Section E consists of 3 source- based/ case -based/ passage based/ integrated units of
assessment of 04 marks each withsub pans.

Section A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each
of the questions 1-20.
1. Choose the correct observation for the given experimental diagram presented
below:

China dish
containing
copperpowder Wire gauze

Tripod stand

(a) Red-coloured copper is reduced to black-coloured copper (l) oxide.

(b) Red-coloured copper is reduced to black-coloured copper (Il) oxide.
(c) Red-coloured copper is oxidised to black-coloured copper (Il) oxide.
(d) Red-coloured copper is oxidised to black-coloured copper (l) oxide.
2. When corrosion of copper occurs, a 'P' coloured layer appears on the surface of
copper due to the formation of 'Y'. Identify 'P' and 'Y'.
(a) P - green, Y - basic copper carbonate
(b) P - black, Y - basic lead sulphite
(c) P - white, v - acidic lead carbonate
(d) P - black, Y - lead sulphide

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3. What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution
in a beaker?
(i) Salt formationtakes place
(ii) Temperature of the solution increases
(iii) Temperature of the solution decreases
(iv) Temperature of the solution remains the same
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (iv) only (d) (i) and (iv)

4. Observe the given reaction carefully

Ca(OH)2+ + H20
Which of the following shows the correct use of products X?
(a) fire extinguisher (b) for bleaching clothes
(c) as baking powder (d) for softening of water

5. Suresh accidentally added a packet of white powder used for whitewashing into a (1)
container oi water. What could be the observations for the reaction that occurs in
this case?
(i) The mixture becomes hot. (ii) The white powder dissolves completely.
(iii) The solution tums milky. (iv) The mixture becomes cool.
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)

6. Complete the following analogy:

Highly reactive metal : Electrolytic reduction :: Moderately reactive metal :
(a) Oxidation by carbon (b) Electrolysis
(c) Reduction by carbon (d) Electrolytic refining

7. BaC12(aq) + NaS04(aq) —+BaS04(s) + 2NaCl(aq)

The above reaction can be classified into which of the following types of reactions:
(i) Displacement (ii) Precipitation
(iii) Combination v(iv) Double displacement
(a) (i) & (iii) (b) (i), (ii), & (iii)
(c) (ii) & (iii) (d) (ii) & (iv)
8. The teacher asked Sheela to identify the blood vessel in the given diagram that
carries blood witma high level of nitrogenous waste. What could be the correct
answer?
Rend Mery

Renal

(a) Renal artery (b) Renal vein

(c) Ureter (d) Both Ureter and Renal vein

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9. Which of the following
statements is true? (1)
(a) A bronchus divides into
two tracheae that enter the lungi.
(b) Bronchioles are balloon
like structuresthat help in exchange of gases.
(c) Alveoli are richly supplied with
blood vessels.
(d) Pharynx is a tube through which air directly enters the lungs.
10. Four plants 1, 2, 3 and 4 are kept in differentenvironmentalconditions.

Plants Temperature Humidity

1 High Low

2 Low Low

3 High High

4 Low High
Which plant will show the highest rate of transpiration?

11. Observe the given image carefully and identifythe site of secretion of growth
hormone and thyroxine respectively.

12. Which of these statements is not true for F2 progeny of the cross between tall and
short pea plants?

(a) 25% of pea plants are of shoAheighå.

(b) The ratio of tall and short plants is 3:1.
(c) Tallness is the dominanttraitv
(d) F2 progeny is obtained after cross-pollination.

13. Magnificationproduced by a concave lens is:

(a) always = 1
(b) always < 1
(c) always > 1
(d) depends on the position of the object

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14. Which of tho following aro offoctß of atmoophoric rofraction?
(i) Twinkling of stars. '
(ii) Tyndall orrect. v
(iii) Advanco sunriso and dolayod sunset.
Choose the correct option from tho codoo given bolow:
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iii)
15. In a food chain-
i. Energy always increases with each trophiclovel
ii. Flow of energy is unidirectional
iii. Pesticides accumulation increases with each trophic level
Which of the above statement/s is/are false?
(a) i, ii, iii (b) ii, iii
(c) i, iii (d) only i
16. The given table enlists some living organisms. Which of these organisms belong to
the same trophic level?

Living organisms

Algae

Human

(iii) Grass
(iv) Frog

(v) Grasshopper

Rabbit

(vii) orn
(a) (ii), (iii) and (v) (b) (iv), (v) and (vi)
(c) (i), (iii) and (vii) (d) (i), (v) and (vi)

Q. no. 17 to 20 are Assertion Reasoning based questions.

These consist of two statements-- Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these
questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
17. Assertion: Baking soda is an ingredientof antacids.
Reason: Baking soda is a neutralsalt.

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18. Assertion: Inherited traits
include the traits developed during the lifetime of an
individual that cannot be passed on
to its progeny.
Reason: Free and attached ear lobes are
two variants found in human
populations.
19. Assertion: The refractive index is a unitless quantity.
Reason: A refractive index is a ratio of two similar quantities.

20. Assertion: Producers are capable of using light energy from the sun to make food (1)
available in an ecosystem.
Reason: All food chains in an ecosystem startwith a producer.

Section B
(Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions)

21. (i) Write the essential condition for following reaction to take place and name its (2)
type: 2AgCl -9 2Ag+C12
(ii) Complete the following chemical reaction in the form of a balanced chemical
equation:
FeS04 + Heat Fe203+

22. Rajan was studying about digestive system. Rajan's teacher told him that Various
(2)
enzymes act on food when it passes in alimentary canal. Under this study he
performed an activity. He collected his saliva and mixed it with liquid 'A' in a test
added a few
tube. In another test tube he took only liquid 'A'. After 10 minutes he
test tube did not show
drops of iodine solution to both the test tubes. While the first
test tube.
any colour change, blue black colour appeared in the second
What is liquid 'A'?
(i) What is the aim of the activity performed by Rajan?
in the colour while the second
(ii) Why did the first test tube not show any change
one did?
(2)
23. Attempt either option (A) or (B)
(A)
our stomach?
(i) What is the importance of acidic environment in
Trypsin
(ii) Give one point of difference between Pepsin and
OR
(B)
in digestion?
(i) What is the role of bile juice and lipase
in the small intestine?
(ii) What will happen if Villi are absent

Ll and L2 of powers-IOD and +5 D respectively.To obtain (2)

24. Vijay has two lenses object placed at 15cm from the lens, he decided
an
virtual and magnified image of
answer the following questions based on the information
to use lens L2 . Now
given.
power of a lens.
(i) Define 1 dioptre of
focal length of L2.
(ii) State the nature and
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25. Attempt either option (A) or (B)
the graph.
(A) (i) Calculate the resistance of the wire using

Po"id (V)
V line?
(ii) How many 132 Q resistors in parallel are required to carry 5A on a 220

OR

(B) Consider a conductorof resistance 'R', length 'L', thickness 'd', and resistivity
'p'. Now this conductor is cut into four equal parts.
Find the resistance if all of the above resistors are connected in parallel.

26. (i) Define Biological Magnification. (2)

(ii) Rutvi observed a food chain where a vegetarian field mouse was eating grass,
the mouse was then swallowed by a snake, and the snake was later eaten by a
hawk. What is the position of a snake and a hawk in this food chain?

Section
C
(Q.no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions)

27. (i) Explain why does the reaction betweenmetals and nitric acid typically not (3)
produce hydrogen gas? Name two metals which are exceptions.
(ii) Explain what happens when calcium reacts with cold water?

28. Attempt either option (A) or (B) (3)

Electrolysis

where X is caustic soda(NaOH), Y is liberatedat anode and Z is liberated at

cathode.
(A) Observe the following reaction:
(i) IdentifyY and Z. Name this process and justify why is it called so.
(ii) Write any two uses of Z
OR
(B) Three beakers A, B and C have solutions:
Solution A: 10 ml of HCI + 10 ml of NaOH
Solution B: 10 ml of HCI + 10 ml of NH40H
Solution C: 10 ml of CH3COOH + 10 ml of NaOH
(i) Which of the given solutions will have the highest pH and why?
(ii) Which of the given solutions will form a neutral salt? Explain.
(iii) What will be the change in the pH of solution A if 15 ml of NaOH is added?
What will be the nature of the solution after this addition.

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29. (i) Why is it necessary
to separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in (3)
mammals and birds? Name
two animals which have three-chamberedhearts.
(ii) Write any two functions
of lymph.

30. (i) If the sperm bearing 'Y

chromosome' fertilizes an egg, the child born will not (3)
be exactly identical to his father. Why is it so?

(ii) There are equal chances to have a baby boy or a baby girl for a couple. Explain.

31. (i) Define Refraction. Draw a diagram illustrating the formation of a rainbow in the (3)
sky.

(ii) Why is it difficult to drive in foggy weather?

32. An electric motor rated 1100 Watt is connected to 220 V mains. Find: (3)

(i) the current drawn from the mains.

(ii) electric energy consumed if the motor is used for 5 hours daily for 6 days.
(iii) total cost of energy consumed if the rate of one unit is {5.

33. Sania placed a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field and found that the (3)
magnetic force acts on it in a particular direction. The direction of magnetic field is
along left to right, and the direction of current in conductor is upwards as shown in
below figure. (consider the direction of magnetic field and current in the plane of
paper)
CONDUCTOR

Magnetic Field
(i) State the rule that helps her in finding the direction of the magnetic force on a
current carrying conductor. What will be the direction of magnetic force on the
conductor in the given situation?

(ii) Write any three factors on which the force experienced by a conductor carrying
current, placed in a magnetic field, depends.

(iii) What happens when the direction of current in the conductor is reversed
keeping its magnitude constant?

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 Section D
questions)
(Q.no. 34 to 36 are Long answer
(B)
34. Attempt either option (A) or

cyclic saturated and cyclic unsaturated

example and draw the structures of
(i) Give
hydrocarbon.
(ii) a. Complete the following reaction:

CH3COOH+CH3CH20H Conc. 1-12S04

b. Give the name of the following compounds:

1. CH3 - CH2— CH2— CH2 (OH)

2. CH3 - CH2 - CH = CH2
3. CH3— CH2 — CH2 — CHO
4. HCHO

OR

(B)
(i) Compound 'A' oxidises in presence of strong oxidising agent to produce an acid
which is present in ants. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
Identify and give the formula of the next member of the homologous series of
compound 'A' and the acid produced.

(ii) Give two points of difference between soap and detergent.

35. Attempt either option (A) or (B) (5)

(i) What is placenta? How is it embedded in the uterine wall? State its function.
(ii) Give any two reasons for adopting contraceptive methods?

OR
(B)
(i) Give any three points of difference between the methods of reproduction
depicted in the following figures A and B:

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Fig A Fig B
(ii) Write any two advantages of growing plants through vegetative propagation.

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 36. Attempt either option (A) or (B) (5)
.1
(A) Joy and Josh wanted to study the differentcombinations of resistors and Joules
law of heating. For the same, they connected the resistors in differentcombinations
and tried to find the equivalent resistance.
(i) For the combination of resistors shown in the following figure, find the equivalent
resistance between M and N.

5 ohm

4 ohm

6 ohm

3 ohm

(ii) State Joule's law of heating.

at
(iii) Why we need a 5 A fuse for an electric iron which consumes 1 kW power
220 V?
heater in series?
(iv) Why is it impractical to connect an electric bulb and an electric

OR
(B)
'A' is 2A, what would
(i) In the following circuit, if the current reading in the ammeter
be the value of RI resistor?

the
(ii) A copper wire has diameter 0.5 mm and resistivity 1.6 x 10-8 Q m. Calculate
length of this wire to make its resistance 100 Q.

Section E
(Q.no. 37 to 39 are case —based I data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub
- parts)
37. Rahul was a son of a farmer. His father also had a dairy. One day he saw some
chemicals lying in his backyard. He went to a school master to understand the use
of those chemicals in farming and dairy. While returning home it was raining

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 chemicals
Name any two (2)
for agriculture?
should be the ideal pH of soil
(A) What acidic.
soil becomes
that should be used if
(2)
Attempt either option (B) or (C) milk.
small amount of baking soda to fresh
(B) A milkman adds a very from 6 to slightly alkaline ?
of the fresh milk
(i) Why does he shift the pH
to set as curd ?
(ii) Why does this milk take a long time

OR

the pH will change as it turns into

(C) Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think
curd? Explain your answer.

38. Consider the following cases of accident:

injured. His doctor
Case 1 : Mathewmet with a car accident and got severely
informed that he had temporarilylost sensation and reflexes in the limbs.
Chetan
Case 2 : Seema hit her brotherChetan along the side of his neck, This made
dizzy and disoriented.
Attempt either option (A) or (B) (2)
(A) Can you guess which part of nervous system has been affected in MatheWs
case? State the function of this part.
OR

(B) Define reflex action. The diagram given below depicts a reflex arc with the parts
labelledas A, B, C, D, and E.
(3)

(D)

(E)

Name the parts labelled as B and E.

(C) Why do you think Chetan experienced such a reaction? State one function of (1)
the part of brain that was affected.

(D) State the role of brain in reflex action. (1)

39. Consider an analogy to assist the understanding of path of ray of light as it passes
in and out of a rectangular glass slab. Suppose that a fast car is travelling across the
road towards a thick layer of mud at an angle, car slows down and path of the car
bends. Upon exiting the mud, the car speeds up and achieves its original speed. This
analogy also explains principle of the direction of bending of light rays when it enters
in medium of different optical densities.
(A) When a ray of light travelling in
air
enters obliquely into a glass slab, it is (2)
observed that the light ray emerges
parallel to the incident ray, but it is shifted
sideways slightly. Draw a labelled ray
diagram to illustrateit.

(B) If the speed of light in vacuum is 3 x 108 m/s, find the absolute refractive
index
of a medium in which light travels with a speed of 1.4x108 m/s.

Attempt either option (C) or (D)

(C) The football as shown in the figure, slowly rolls toward the concave mirror on
the right. Describe how the size of the football's image changes as it rolls along the
principal axis till the focus. [C and F are the centre of curvature and principal focus
of the mirror.]

Concave mirror

OR

(D) An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from the convex lens. What will be
the magnification produced if the image is formed 10 cm behind the lens?

This question paper ends here

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