Near- Prithviraj Chauhan PG College Alipur I Pre-Board Examination

Road Bahadrabad, Haridwar Session 2023-24

Pin – 249402 Class- X
Mobile –01334248021/ 08936910007 Subject – Science(086)
E-Mail - [email protected] Time Allowed- 3 Hours (+15
Website: www.mlzshardwar.edu.in Min Reading time)
Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to
attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in the
range of 30 to 50 words.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each. Answers to these questions should be
in the range of 50 to 80 words.
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer to these questions should be
in the range of 80 to 120 words.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

Section A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the
questions 1 - 20. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.

Question
Q. No. Marks

1. Raju used to believe that when we eat food, it goes to stomach and there the digestion starts. But 1
his teacher told him that digestion of food starts in the mouth. Which of the following enzyme-
substrate combination is present in the mouth?

a) Salivary amylase-proteins

b) Lipase-carbohydrates

c) Salivary amylase-carbohydrates
d) Salivary amylase-lipids

2. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in- 1

a) Yeast
b) Chloroplast
c) Mitochondria
d) Nucleus

3. Which of the following is not an example of abiotic factors of an ecosystem? 1

a) Temperature
 b) Rainfall

c) Wind
d) Bacteria

4. Identify the structures ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ in the figure. 1

5. An element with atomic number ________ will form a basic oxide. 1

a. 7 (2, 5)
b. 17 (2, 8, 7)
c. 14 (2, 8, 4)
d. 11 (2, 8, 1)

6. Human males have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells and females also have 23 pairs of 1
chromosomes. But when these combine or after fusion, why don’t an offspring have 46 pairs of
chromosomes?

a) Mitosis occurs during gamete formation which halves the chromosome.

b) Mitosis occurs in zygote which reduces chromosome number.
c) Mitosis occurs during gamete formation.
d) Mitosis in zygote reduced chromosome number.

7. In the soap micelles- 1

a) The ionic end of soap is on the surface of the cluster while the carbon chain is in the
interior of the cluster.
b) Ionic end of soap is in the interior of the cluster and the carbon chain is out of the
cluster.
c) Both the ionic end and carbon chain are in the interior of the cluster.
d) Both the ionic end and carbon chain are on the exterior of the cluster.
8. The current flowing through a wire of resistance 2Ω varies with time as shown in figure below. 1
The amount of heat produced (in J) in 3 s would be:
(a) 18 J
(b) 2 J
(c) 10 J
(d) 28 J

9. Ravi saw her mother dumping the kitchen wastes in the soil, which disappeared after some days. 1
So, he also placed his old plastic bottle and a broken cup inside the soil, thinking that it will also
disappear. But he saw that it remained there only even after a week. What is the reason for this?

a) They were non-recyclable

b) They were biodegradable
c) They were non-biodegradable
d) They were a mix of biodegradable and non-biodegradable

10. The magnetic field lines of solenoid are similar to the magnetic field lines of bar magnet. Which 1
image correctly shows the solenoid as a bar magnet?

11. Identify the organism exhibits the property of regeneration. 1

a) Aschelminths
b) Tapeworms
c) Flukes
d) Planaria

12. Sodium comes after potassium in the reactivity series, so sodium is _____. 1

a) Not reactive
b) More reactive than potassium
c) Equally reactive as potassium
d) Less reactive than potassium

13. During purification of a metal by electrolysis, what happens at the negative electrode? 1

a) Metal ions lose electrons to become neutral atoms.

b) Neutral metal atoms gain electrons to become ions.
c) Neutral metal atoms lose electrons to become ions.
d) Metal ions gain electrons to become neutral metal Atoms

14. _______is a basic salt because it is a salt of weak acid and strong base 1
 a) Sodium bicarbonate
b) Sodium carbonate
c) Sodium hydroxide
d) Sodium Chloride

15. Which of the following does not belong to same Homologous series? 1

a) CH4
b) C 2H 6
c) C 3H 8
d) C 4H 8

16. Sarita heated the limestone and observed that a product is formed along with a gas. The product 1
formed is-

a) Slaked lime
b) Quick lime
c) Lime Water
d) Caustic soda

Question No. 17 to 20 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 (A): The flow of energy in an ecosystem is unidirectional. 1

Reason (R): Green plants in a terrestrial ecosystem capture about 10% of the energy of sunlight
that falls on their leaves.

18. Assertion (A): A solenoid tends to expand, when current passes through it. 1
Reason (R): Two straight parallel metallic wires carrying current in same direction repel each
other.

19. Assertion (A): Probability of survival of an organism produced through sexual reproduction is 1
more than that of organism produced through asexual mode.
Reason (R): Variations provide advantages to individuals for survival.

20. Assertion (A): Combination reactions only involve the combination of two elements to form the 1
product.
Reason (R): Chemical reactions involving combination of two or more species to form single
entity are called combination reactions.

Section B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions

21. Give one structural and one functional difference between an artery and a vein. 2
22. What is meant by the term ‘Biomagnification’? How it affects an ecosystem. 2
Or

“The flow of energy in a food chain is always unidirectional” what is meant by this statement?

23. How can change of size of eyeball be one of the reason for: 2
(i) Myopia
(ii) Hypermetropia
Compare the size of eyeball with that of a normal eye in each case. How does this change of size
affect the position of image in each case?
OR
State the cause of dispersion of white light by a glass prism. Draw a labelled diagram to
illustrate the recombination of the spectrum of white light. Why is it essential that the two
prisms used for the purpose should be identical and placed in an inverted position with respect to
each other?

24. Differentiate between ‘Implantation’ and ‘Parturition’. 2

25. A white salt of lead on heating decomposes to give brown fumes and a residue is left behind. 2
a) Name the salt
b) Write the equation for the decomposition reaction.

26. A person is not able to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 90 cm from him. Giving reasons 2
to identify the defect in his eye. Determine the nature of lens used to correct this defect.
OR
A star appears on the horizon. What is the true position of the star ? Explain with the help of a
diagram.

Section C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions

27. Compare and contrast nervous and hormonal mechanisms for control and coordination in 3
animals.

OR

State the significance of receptors in our body? Think of a situation where receptors do not work
properly. What problems are likely to arise?

28. Study the given date and answer the questions following the data: 3

Parental plants cross fertilized and seeds collected F1 First generation off springs F2 of off
springs of self-pollination of F3 Male parents always bare red flowers, Female parent always had
white flowers 330 seeds sown and red flowers and 11 seeds gave plants with white flowers.

a) What is the term for this type of cross?

b) Express the genotype of the-
 i. Parents
ii. F1 progeny
iii. F2 progeny

29. (i) Draw ray diagram to show the principal focus of 3

(a) a concave mirror, and (b) a convex mirror.
(ii) In the following diagram, MM is a concave mirror and AB is an object. Draw on your
answer sheet a ray diagram to show the formation of image of this object.

30. A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 80 cm in front of a mirror by 3
keeping the candle flame at a distance of 20 cm from its pole.
(i) Which type of mirror should the student use?
(ii) Find the magnification of the image produced.
(iii) Find the distance between the object and its image.
(iv) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case and mark the distance between
the object and its image.

31. Distinguish between ionic and covalent compounds under the following properties: 3
a) Strength of forces between constituent elements
b) Solubility of compounds in water
c) Electrical conduction in Substances

OR

Explain how the following metals are obtained from their compounds by the reduction process:
a) Metal M which is in the middle of the reactivity series.
b) Metal N which is high up in the reactivity series. Give one example of each type.

32. Explain the reactions of different metals with hot water, cold water and steam. Give one example 3
with a proper balanced chemical equation .Name of the two metals which do not react with any
form of water.

33. (i) Name the poles P, Q, R and S of the magnets in the following figures a and b. 3
 (ii) State the inference drawn about the direction of the magnetic field lines on the basis of these
diagrams.

OR

State right-hand thumb rule to determine the direction of magnetic field around a current
carrying conductor. Apply this rule to find the direction of magnetic field inside and outside a
circular loop of wire lying in the plane of a table and current is flowing through it clockwise.

Section D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions

34. (a) Different hormones and secreted by different glands. Which hormones are secreted by 5
thyroid, parathyroid and pancreas? Also mention functions of each hormone.

(b) Write the functions of following parts of the hind brain –

(i) Cerebellum
(ii) Medulla oblongata

OR

Draw a neat and well labelled diagram of human digestive system. Label the following parts and
state their functions:
(a) Oesophagus
(b) Liver
(c) Rectum
(d) Pancreas
(e) Anus

35. A carbon compound P is found to be neutral when tested with red and blue litmus. A gas, which 5
burns with a ‘pop’ sound, is produced when a metal reacts with carbon compound P.
a) Write the chemical equation for the reaction

The Carbon compound P is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid to produce carbon
compound Q.

b) Write the chemical equation for the reaction.

c) Describe the type of flame that Q produces on combustion.
d) What is likely to be observed on heating compound P with ethanoic acid with an acid as
catalyst?
e) Write the chemical equation for the reaction and also write the name of reaction.

OR

a) Define Homologous series , list its Characteristics

b) Rehmat classified the reaction between Methane and Chlorine in presence of sunlight as
a substitution reaction. Support Rehmat’s view with suitable justification and illustrate
the reaction with the help of a balanced chemical equation.
c) Draw the electron dot Structure of Ethane
d) Define esterification reaction.
36. (i) How will you infer with the help of an experiment that the same current flows through every 5
part of the circuit containing three resistors R1, R2 and R3 in series connected to a battery of V
volts?

(ii) Study the following circuit and find out:

(a) Current in 12Ω resistor.

(b) Difference in the readings of Al and A2, if any.

Section E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts.
Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.

37. Mendel crossed tall and dwarf pea plants to study the inheritance of one gene. He collected the 4
seeds produced as a result of this cross and grew them to generate plants of the first hybrid
generation which is called the first filial progeny or F1: Mendel then self-pollinated the tall F1
plants and he obtained F2 generation.

(i) In garden pea, round shape of seeds is dominant over wrinkled shape. A pea plant
heterozygous for round shape of seed is selfed and 1600 seeds produced during the cross are
subsequently germinated. How many seedlings would have non-parental phenotype?
(a) 1600
(b) 1200
(c) 400
(d) 800

(ii) If 'A' represents the dominant gene and 'a' represents its recessive allele, which of the
following would be the most likely result in the first-generation offspring when ‘Aa’ is crossed
with ‘aa’-
(a) All will exhibit dominant phenotype.
(b) All will exhibit recessive phenotype.
(c) Dominant and recessive phenotypes will be 50% each.
(d) Dominant phenotype will be 75%.

(iii) Which of the following crosses will give tall and dwarf pea plants in same proportions?

(iv) What result Mendel would have got, if he self-pollinated a homozygous tall F2 plant?
(a) ‘TT’ and ‘Tt’
(b) All ‘Tt’
 (c) All ‘TT’
(d) All ‘tt’

(v) In plant, tall phenotype is dominant over dwarf phenotype, and the alleles are designated as
T and t, respectively. Upon crossing one tall and one dwarf plant, total 250 plants were
obtained, out of which 124 displayed tall phenotype and rest were dwarf. Thus, the genotype of
the parent plants were-
(a) TT x TT
(b) TT x tt
(c) Tt x Tt
d) Tt x tt.

Or

In human, the allele for brown eyes (B) is dominant over that for blue eyes (b). A brown eyed
woman marries a blue-eyed man, and they have six children. Four of the children are brown
eyed and two of them are blue eyed.

(i) What is the genotype of blue-eyed offspring?

(a) BB
(b) Bb
(c) bb
(d) Cannot be determined

(ii) What is the woman's genotype?

(a) BB
(b) Bb
(c) bb
(d) Cannot be determined

(iii) The ovum, produced by the mother carries the gene regarding eye colour is
(a) BB
(b) Bb
(c) B or b
(d) B only

(iv) The ratio of brown eyed children to blue eyed children in this family is 2:1, which deviates
from typical phenotypic ratios for monohybrid inheritance. What might be the reason?
(a) Gametes carrying the brown eyed allele are more viable than those with the blue-
eyed allele.
(b) A different pattern of inheritance other than monohybrid inheritance is involved.
(c) Not all of their babies survived childbirth, thus causing a distortion in the actual
ratio.
(d) The actual ratio differs from the expected ratio because the sample size is too small.

(v) What is the gene carried by of the man's sperm regarding the eye colour?
(a) BB
(b) Bb
 (c) b only
(d) b or B

38. Acids are those which release Hydrogen ions in aqueous solution. They conduct electricity and 4
turn blue litmus to red. They react with metal and its carbonate and form different gases in case
of acidity in stomach it is advised to take antacids baking soda and milk of magnesia.
a) When zinc metal is treated with dill. HCl a gas is evolve, name the gas evolve also write
a test to detect the gas formed.
b) Write the reaction involved when baking soda is heated
c) Is the pH value of baking soda solution lower than or higher than 7
d) What happens when acid react with base

OR

d) Write the reaction involve when HCl is treated with sodium carbonate.

39. Aditya and his friend Manoj placed a candle flame in front of a convex lens at various distances 4
from it and obtained the image of the candle flame on a white screen.
He noted down the position of the candle, screen and the lens as under
Position of candle = 20 cm
Position of convex lens = 50 cm
Position of the screen = 80 cm
(i) What is the position of the image formed from the
convex Lens?
(ii) What is the focal length of the convex tens?
OR
Where will the image be formed, if he shifts the candle
towards the lens at a position of 35 cm?
(iii) What is the nature of the image formed if Aditya
shifts the candle towards the lens to 36m?