KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHENNAI REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAM 2022-23

CLASS: X SCIENCE (086) MAX MARKS: 80

TIME: 3Hrs
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The question paper comprises 5 sections – A, B, C, D and E. Attempt all the
sections.
2. Section A comprises 20 questions of one mark each.
3. Section B comprises 6 questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C comprises 7 questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D comprises 3 questions of 5marks each
6. Section E comprises 3 questions of 4 marks each
7.All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in
some questions

SECTION A
1 Reema took 5 ml of sodium sulphate solution in a beaker and added
approximately 4 ml of barium chloride solution to it. What should she
observe? 1
a) The solution turned red
b) Yellow precipitate was formed
c) White precipitate was formed
d)The reaction mixture became hot
2 The chemical reaction between copper and oxygen can be categorized as: 1
a) Displacement Reaction
b) Decomposition Reaction
c) Combination Reaction
d)Double Displacement reaction
3 Three beakers labelled as A, B and C each containing 25 ml of water were taken. 1
A small amount of NaOH, CaO and NH4Cl were added to the beakers A, B and C
respectively. It was observed that there was an increase in the temperature of the
solution contained in beakers A and B, whereas in case of beaker C, the
temperature of the solution falls. Which one of the following statements(s) is (are)
correct?
(i) In beakers A and B, an exothermic process has occurred.
(ii) In beakers A and B, an endothermic process has occurred.
(iii) In beaker C exothermic process has occurred.
(iv) In beaker C endothermic process has occurred.
(a) (i) only
(b) (ii) only
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (iv), (ii) and (iii)

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4 Study the diagram given below and identify the gas formed in the reaction: 1

a) Carbon dioxide which extinguishes the burning candle

b) Oxygen due to which the candle burns more brightly
c) Sulphur dioxide which produces a suffocating smell
d) Hydrogen which while burning produces a popping sound.
5 Which of the following are not ionic compounds? 1
i) KCl ii) CH3Cl iii) CCl4 iv) NaCl
Choose the correct option:
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (ii) and (iii)
c) (iii) and (iv)
d) (i) and (iii)
6 Which one of the following types of medicines is used for treating indigestion? 1
a) anti-biotic
a) analgesic
b) antacid
c) antiseptic
7 The image represents the structure of a few hydrocarbon compounds. 1

Which of these compounds can be classified as alkynes?

a) only (A)
b) only (B)
c) both (A) and (D)
d) both (B) and (C)
8 The image shows the excretory system in humans. 1

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 What is the importance of the labelled part in excretory system?
(a) It produces urine.
(b) It filters waste from the blood.
(c) It stores the urine till urination.
d)It carries urine from kidney to outside.
9 The inner lining of stomach is protected by one of the following 1
from hydrochloric acid. Choose the correct one:
a) pepsin
b) mucus
c) salivary amylase
d) bile
10 If a round, green seeded pea plant (RR yy) is crossed with wrinkled, yellow 1
seeded pea plant (rr YY), the seeds produced in F1 generation are
(a) round and yellow
(b) round and green
(c) wrinkled and green
(d) wrinkled and yellow
11 The diagram shows part of the human gas exchange system. 1

Identify W, X, Y and Z.

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12 The directional movement in plants as shown in figure is due to which plant 1
hormone?

a) Cytokinins
b) Abscisic acid
c) Ethylene
d) Auxin
13 In the given figure, the parts A, B and C are sequentially 1

a. Cotyledon, plumule and radicle

b. Plumule, radicle and cotyledon
c. Plumule, cotyledon and radicle
d. Radicle, cotyledon and plumule

14 Three resistances of 2, 3 and 5 ohm are connected in parallel to a 10 V battery 1

of negligible internal resistance. The potential difference across the 3 ohm
resistance will be:
a) 2 V
b) 3 V
c) 5 V
d) 10V
15 The strength of magnetic field inside a long current carrying straight solenoid is: 1
a) more at the ends than at the centre
b) minimum in the middle
c) same at all points
d) found to increase from one end to the other.
16 Two magnetic field lines: 1
a) intersect at neutral points
b) never intersect each other
c) intersect near north pole or south pole
d) intersect at the mid-point of the magnet

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 Q. no 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions. These consist of two 1
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: - White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight. 1
Reason: - Decomposition of silver chloride in presence of sunlight takes place to
form silver metal and chlorine gas.
18 Assertion: Each and every child has two versions of DNA -both paternal and 1
maternal.
Reason: Both father and mother contribute equal amounts of genetic material to
their child.
19 Assertion: -The strength of the magnetic field produced at the centre of a 1
current carrying circular coil increases on increasing the radius of the
circular coil.
Reason: - The magnetic field strength is inversely proportional to the radius of
the circular coil.
20 Assertion: - Alloys are commonly used in electrical heating devices, like 1
electrical iron, toasters etc.
Reason: - Alloys do not oxidise (burn) readily at high temperatures.
Section B
21 A student took 2-3 g of a substance X in a glass beaker and poured water over 2
it slowly. He observed bubbles along with hissing noise. The beaker becomes
quite hot. The product ‘Y’so obtained is used for white washing.
Identify `X’ and ‘Y’. What type of reaction is it? Write the balanced chemical
equation for the reaction of ‘X’ with water.
OR
Identify the substance oxidized and reduced in the following chemical reaction.
(a)ZnO +C → Zn +CO
(b)3MnO2+4Al →3Mn +2Al2O3

22 What is translocation? Why is it essential for plants? 2

23 Identify the given pathway and label A, B, C, and D. 2

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24 How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood? 2
25 Observe the given food chain: Grass→Insect→Rat→Owl 2

(a) At which trophic level insect and owl are in the food chain.
(b) If the energy available to rat is 200J , what is the energy available to
insect and owl? Why?
26 A student needs spectacles of power – 0.5 D for the correction of his vision. 2
a) Name the defect of vision the student is suffering from.
b) Find the nature and focal length of the corrective lens.
OR
a) What is the maximum power of accommodation of a normal human eye?
b) What happens to the image distance in the eye when we increase the
distance of an object from the eye? Justify with reason.

Section C
27 Name the three products obtained by Chlor-Alkali process and give at least two 3
uses of each

28 (a) Why do ionic compounds have a high melting point? 3

(b) Write the equation for the reaction of iron with steam?
(c) Why is hydrogen gas not evolved when a metal reacts with concentrated
nitric acid?

29 What are three different ways in which glucose is oxidized to provide energy in 3
various organisms?
OR
State the role played by the following in the process of digestion
(a) Enzyme trypsin (b) Enzyme lipase (c) Bile juice

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30 3
a) How is ozone layer formed?
b) What is the function of ozone in the upper atmosphere?
c) Write the full name of the group of compounds mainly responsible for the
depletion of ozone layer.

31 Mention the types of mirrors used as (i) rear view mirror, (ii) shaving mirror. 3
List two reasons to justify your answer in each case.
OR
A divergent lens has a focal length of 30 cm. At what distance should an object
of height 5 cm from the optical centre of the lens be placed so that its image is
formed 15 cm away from the lens? Find the size and nature of the image.

32 a) Why do the component colour of incident white light split into a spectrum 3
while passing through a glass prism?
b) Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the formation of a rainbow.
c)Why is red light used as the stopping light at traffic signals?

33 a) What is short circuiting? State one factor or condition that leads to it. 3
b) Name a device in the household that acts as a safety measure for it.
c)State the principle of its working.

Section D
34 Sita heated Ethanol with a compound A in presence of a few drops of 5
concentrated sulphuric acid and observed that a sweet-smelling compound B is
formed. When B is treated with sodium hydroxide it gives back Ethanol and a
compound C.
(i) Identify A ,B and C
(ii) Write the chemical reactions involved when
a) Compound A reacts with ethanol
b) Compound B is treated with sodium hydroxide
iii) Name the process by which unsaturated oils are converted into saturated
fats.
OR
(i) What is the role of concentrated Sulphuric acid when it is heated with
Ethanol at 443 K. Give the reaction involved.
(ii) What is a homologous series of carbon compounds? Give an example.
(iii) List two characteristics of homologous series.

35 (a) In the human female reproductive system, where does fertilization occur? 5
(b) Where does the fertilized egg get implanted in mother’s body.
(c) Name the hormones secreted by ovary and mention their role.

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 (d) How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?
OR
(a) Give two examples of bisexual flower.
(b)Draw a labelled diagram to show spore formation in Rhizopus.
(C)Why is vegetative propagation practiced for growing some type of plants?

(d)What is the role of Seminal vesicle and prostate gland in male

reproductive system?

36 a) Name a device that you can use to maintain a potential difference between 5
the ends of a conductor.
b) An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates 8 hours a day. Calculate the
energy per day in kWh.
c)With the help of a suitable circuit diagram prove that the reciprocal of the
equivalent resistance of a group of resistances joined in parallel is equal to the
sum of the reciprocals of the individual resistances

Section E
37 A Student took four P, Q, R, and S and carried out different experiments to 4
study the properties of metal. Some of the observations are:
All metals could not be cut with knife except metal R
Metal P combined with oxygen to form an oxide M2O3 which reacted with both
acids and bases.
Reaction with water
● P – Did not react with either cold or hot water but reacted with steam.
● Q - Reacted with hot water and the metal started floating.
● R –Reacted violently with cold water.
● S- Did not react with water at
all
(a) Out of the given metals name the following.
i) Metal which needs to be stored under kerosene.
i) Metal which forms amphoteric oxides.
(b) write the chemical equation for the reaction of Q with water
(c) Write the increasing order of the reactivity of the four given metals. Give
reasons.
OR
c)When a metal X is treated with water, it gives a base,Y, of molecular
formula XOH, and liberates a gas Z which easily catches fire. Identify X, Y
and Z .

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38 Refer to the given table regarding results of F2 generation of Mendelian cross. 4

a) What would be the phenotype of F1 generation regarding given data

of F2generation?
b) What would be the genotype of parental generation regarding the
given result of F2 generation?
c) If a plant with wrinkled and green coloured seeds (S) is crossed with
the plant having wrinkled and yellow coloured seeds (R), what will
be the probable phenotype of offsprings?
OR
d) What will result when plant YyRr is self-pollinated?

39 The diagram given below shows an object O and its image I. 4

state the following:

(a) Type of lens (Converging / Diverging)
(b) Name two optical instruments where such an image is obtained.
(c) Complete the ray diagram and list three characteristics of the image formed.

OR

( c) List three characteristics of the image formed if this lens is replaced by a

concave mirror of focal length ‘f’ and an object is placed at a distance in front
of the mirror

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