RETEST FOR PREBOARD EXAMINATION (2024-25)

SCIENCE
CLASS X
Max. Marks: 80 Time: 3 hours

General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A has 16 simple/complex MCQs and 04 Assertion-Reasoning type questions
carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 6 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 7 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 3 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment
(04 marks each) with sub-parts of the values of 1/2/3 marks
Section-A

Question 1 to 16 are multiple choice questions. Only one of the choices is correct. Select and
write the correct choice as well as the answer to these questions.

1. In the following cases, a ray is incident on a concave mirror: 1

(i) A ray coincident on the principal axis.
(ii) A ray passing through the center of curvature to the mirror surface.
(iii)A ray parallel to the principal axis.
(iv) A ray incident obliquely to the principal axis, at the pole of the
mirror.
In which case is the angle of incidence equal to zero?
A. In the case of (i), (ii), and (iii)
B. Both (i) and (ii)
C. Both (iii) and (iv)
D. Only (ii)
2. How many 220 Ω resistors, connected in parallel, are required to carry 5 A of 1
current on a 220 V line?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 1
3. The pH of three liquids A, B, and C is given as 3, 6, and 4 respectively. Arrange 1
these liquids in order of increasing hydrogen ion concentration.
A. B < C < A
B. A < C < B
C. C < A < B
D. B < A < C
4. Washing soda has ______number of molecules of water of crystallisation. 1
A. 5
B. ½
C. 10
 D. 2
5. Micelles stay in solution and do not come together because of- 1
A. Ion-ion attraction
B. Ion–ion repulsion
C. No attraction and repulsion between soap molecules.
D. Soaps do not have ionic ends
6. During anodising of aluminium article, the gas liberated at anode which reacts 1
with aluminium to make a protective layer is-
A. Chlorine
B. Hydrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Nitrogen
7. Choose the incorrect statement- 1
A. Stainless steel is obtained on mixing iron with nickel and
chromium.
B. An alloy is a heterogeneous mixture of two or more metals, or a
metal and a non metal.
C. An alloy is prepared by first melting the primary metal, and
then, dissolving the other elements in it in definite proportions.
It is then cooled to room temperature
D. The electrical conductivity and melting point of an alloy is less
than that of pure metals.
8. Which of the following hydrocarbon will undergo addition reaction- 1
A. C2H6
B. C6H14
C. C3H8
D. C5H10
9. Non metallic oxides are ______ in nature. 1
A. Acidic
B. Basic
C. Neutral
D. Amphoteric
10. When an ‘X’ bearing sperm fertilizes the egg, the resulting zygote has the 1
following combination of chromosomes:
A . 44 + XX
B. 44 + XY
C. 22 + XX
D. 22 +XY
11. In a food chain, a rabbit at second trophic level has 500J of energy. A snake eats 1
it, What is the amount of energy available to the snake?
A. 5000J
B. 500J
C. 50J
D. 100J
12. The image shows a surgical method in females to prevent pregnancy. Which 1.
event will be prevented by this method?

A. Production of eggs
B. Maturation of eggs
C. Entry of sperm into the uterus
D. Entry of eggs into the uterus
13. Which of the following cross will give recessive progeny in F1 generation? 1
A. TT X tt
B. Tt X TT
C. Tt X tt
D. TT X TT
14. In the table given below select the row which contains incorrect information 1
Part/ Organ Function
A Kidney Filters the blood
B Urethra Filtering unit of kidney
C Urinary Bladder Stores urine
D Ureter Passage for urine
15. One of the digestive juices that lacks enzymes and aids in digestion is- 1
A. Bile
B. Saliva
C. Pancreatic juice
D. Gastric juice
16. Synapse is a proximity of 1
A. two nerves
B. two veins
C. two neurons
D. two arteries
Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions by 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- Scrotum is located outside abdominal cavity .1
Reason- Sperms require slightly higher temperature than normal body
temperature.
18. Assertion – Trophic levels are limited to 4 to 5 1
Reason- 90% Energy diminishes at each level.
19. Assertion: A student carries out an 1
experiment and plots the I-V graph of three
samples of nichrome wire with
resistances R1, R2 and R3 respectively
(figure) and concludes R1>R2>R3.
Reason: According to Ohm’s law, the
potential difference, V, across the ends of a
given metallic wire in an electric circuit is
directly proportional to the current flowing
through it, provided its temperature remains
the same.
20. Assertion- In homologous series of alcohol, the name of the first member is 1
methanol and the fourth member is propanol.
Reason-The difference between the molecular masses of two consecutive
members of a homologous series is 14 u.
Section-B

Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions

21. In the figure given here, identify the gas ‘A’ and ‘B’. Also mention why the 2
amount of gas collected at anode is less than that collected at cathode.
(2M)

22. a. State Snell’s law. 1

b. The refractive indices of three media are given below:
Material Medium Refractive Index
Water 1.33
Alcohol 1.36
Kerosene 1.44
(i) Which material will have the fastest speed of light?
½
(ii) In which among the three media, the light ray would bend most
towards the normal? ½
23. Draw the magnetic field lines produced by a current carrying circular loop. 2
OR
(i) Draw the magnetic field lines produced by a current carrying
straight conductor. 1
 (ii) A straight current-carrying wire has a current flowing from left to 1
right. find the direction of magnetic field at point P and Q.

24.

a.
With reference to the figures above and identify the process taking
½
place.
1.5
b. List three advantages of this process.
OR
Study the diagram and answer the following questions

1
a. Which site will promote photosynthesis and why? 1
b. What is the significance of part labelled 4
25.

½
a. Identify the phenomenon taking place in the given figure.
½
b. Name the hormone responsible for the above change
1
c. Explain the process .
26. a. Name the term used for the materials which cannot be broken down by ½+½
biological processes. Give example of one such material.
 b. Give two ways by which they harm various components of an ecosystem. ½+½

Section-C

Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions

27. a. Name the parts of a bisexual flower that are not involved in ½+½
reproduction.
b. Differentiate between self-pollination and cross-pollination 1
c. Enlist the significance of cross-pollination for
i. individuals of a species ½+½
ii. evolution of a species

28. An angiosperm plant having red coloured flowers when crossed with the other
having the same colour produced 40 progenies out of which 30 plants had red
coloured flowers and 10 plants had white colour flowers. Finds out : 1
(i) What is the possible genotype of parent plants ? 1
(ii) Which trait is dominated and recessive? 1
(iii)What is this cross called as and what is its phenotypic ratio ?
1
OR

. Identify one part each from the given diagram which carries oxygenated and
deoxygenated blood.

(iii)Explain the process of double circulation with the help of a flow chart.

29.
(i) In the reaction-
MnO2 + 4 HCl → MnCl2 + 2 H2O + Cl2 1
(a) Identify the reagent that undergoes oxidation 2
(b) Identify the reagent that undergoes reduction.
(i) What would you observe when you mix the aqueous solutions of
lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodide? Name the type of chemical
reaction involved here. Support your answer with a balanced
chemical equation.

30. (a) Write any one observation for the reaction taking place in test tube ‘X’ in 1
the diagram given below.
 2

(b) Give the chemical name of lime water. Also mention what would
you observe when the gas produced in test tube X is made to pass
1
through lime water? Give a balanced chemical equation.
OR
(a) Explain why does the addition of baking powder makes the bread soft
2
and spongy.
(b) Give reason-
(i) Dry HCl gas will not show the color change when passed over
dry litmus paper.
(ii) Sour substances should not be stored in copper vessels.

31. A 2.0 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens 3
of focal length 10 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the
nature, position and size of the image. Also, draw a well labelled ray diagram by
choosing a suitable scale.
32 The near point of a hypermetropic eye is 1 m. 1
(a) Calculate the power of the lens required to correct this defect to see the 2
objects clearly?
(b) Draw the ray diagrams for the defective and the corrected eye.
33. (a) Explain the formation of rainbow with the help of a diagram. 2
(b) How can the components of white light, separated by a prism, be
recombined? Illustrate the process with a diagram. 1
Section-D

Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.

34. Three resistors R1, R2, and R3 are connected first in series and then in parallel
combination to a power source with potential difference V. Answer the following
questions with proper explanation:
(a) Which configuration (series or parallel) will draw the maximum total 1
current, and why?
(b) Which configuration (series or parallel) will generate more heat in 1
the circuit, and why?
c) If resistor R2 burns out, how will this affect: 2+1
(i) The total current flowing and the current flowing through each
resistor in the parallel combination?
(ii) The total current flowing and the current flowing through each
resistor in the series combination?
 OR
(a) Electrical resistivity of iron and mercury is 10.0 × 10–8 Ωm and 94.0 × 1
10–8 Ωm, respectively. Which among iron and mercury is a better
conductor? Explain the reasoning behind your answer.
(b) Resistance of a metal wire of length 2 m is 30 Ω at 20°C. Diameter of
the wire is 0.3 mm.

(i) What will be the resistivity of the metal at that temperature? 2

1
(ii) How much does the resistance change if the diameter is doubled?

(c) A wire of given material having length ℓ and area of cross-section A 1

has a resistance of 6 Ω. What would be the resistance of another wire
of the same material having length ℓ/3 and area of cross-section 2A?

35 1
(a) Take about 3 mL of ethanol in a test tube and warm it gently in a water
bath. Add 5% solution of alkaline potassium permanganate in limited
amount drop by drop to this solution. Will the color of potassium
permanganate disappear? What is the role of potassium permanganate in 2
this reaction.
2
(b) What would be the electron dot structure of oxygen molecule. Also
comment on the type of covalent bond present in it.

(c) Name the following compounds-

(i)

(ii) CH3CH2OH

(iii) C3H7COOH

(iv) C5H8 1
OR
(a) How is the misuse of ethanol produced for industrial use, prevented? 2

(b) When a small piece of sodium is dropped into ethanol a compound ‘X’
is formed along with the evolution of a gas. How will you test the gas
evolved ? Give the chemical formula and name of the compound ‘X’
formed in this reaction. 2
(c) A sweet-smelling substance ‘X’ which is used in making perfumes and
as flavouring agents is formed when ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol in
the presence of an acid catalyst. Identify ‘X’. Also give a balanced
chemical reaction to show the reaction of substance ‘X’ with sodium
hydroxide.
36 (i) Which device can be implanted in the uterus? What function does it perform ½ + ½
(ii) State the possible reason for imbalance in the male : female sex ratio in our ½+½
country? Suggest measures to overcome this problem.
(iii) Name those parts of a flower which serve the same function as the ½+½
following do in animals : (a) Testis (c) Sperms
(v) Draw a neat and well labelled diagram of pistil showing 2
fertilization.
OR 1X5=5
Identify the endocrine glands A, B, C, D, E and F in the given diagram. (Any 5)

(ii) List the functions of each part

Section-E

Question No. 37 to 39 are case based questions

37 Study the graph below that represents the blood pressure in various blood
vessels of the circulatory system.

1
a. Name the device used to measure blood pressure in humans.
1
b. Why is blood pressure higher in our arteries than in our veins?
2
c. i. How is blood pressure maintained when there is a leak in the blood
vessels
2
ii. Define heartbeat
OR
 Explain what is a systole and diastole.
38 A student performs an experiment; she takes a
small aluminium rod AB (of about 5 cm). Using
two connecting wires, she suspends it
horizontally from a stand in such a way that the
rod lies between a strong horseshoe magnet.
She connects the aluminium rod in series with a
battery and a key. She observes that the rod gets
displaced.

(a) Why does a current-carrying

conductor in a magnetic field experience force? 1

(b) When a current-carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field,

keeping the magnitude of the current and the magnetic field constant,
what are the conditions for the force experienced by the conductor to
1
be: (i) Maximum (ii) Minimum?
(c) Name and state the rule used for determination of the direction of this
2
force.
OR
An electron is placed in a northward-directed magnetic field. 2
Determine whether the electron will experience a force in each of the
following scenarios: (i) When it is at rest in the magnetic field. (ii)
When it moves westward. For each case, justify your answer.

39 The compounds formed in by the transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-

metal are known as ionic compounds or electrovalent compounds. Melting and
boiling points of some ionic compounds are given here under-

a. Why do ionic compounds have high melting points? Name two

2
solvents in which ionic compounds are insoluble.
b. Show the formation of Sodium oxide by the transfer of
2
electrons. Atomic number of Sodium- 11, Oxygen= 8.
OR
Why do ionic compounds conduct electricity in molten or aqueous state but not
2
in solid state?