KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, HYDERABAD REGION

Model Question Paper - 9

Subject - Science (086)
Class – X (2024-25)
Max. Marks:80 Time allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided
in some questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these
questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying one mark
each.
4. Section B consists of 6 very short questions carrying 2 marks each.
Answers to these questions should be in the range of 30-50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 short answer type questions carrying 3 marks
each. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 50-80 words.
6. Section D consists of 3 long answer type questions carrying 5 marks
each. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 80-120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source/case-based units of assessment of 04
marks each with sub-parts

SECTION - A

1. A scientist in a chemistry lab wants to make salt of pH 5.5 using 1

acid and base.
The table shows the acid and base present in the lab.
Which of the acid and base he should use for the reaction?

1 HCl
2 NaOH
3 H2CO3
4 NH4OH
5 CH3COOH

(a) HCl and NaOH

(b) H2CO3 and NaOH
(c) HCl and NH4OH
(d) CH3COOH and NaOH

2, A student is heating white powder of lead nitrate in a boiling 1

tube and observed that a brown colour gas is formed. What is
this gas?
(a) NO (b) NO2 (c) N2O (d) N2O5
3. An element X on exposure to moist air turns reddish-brown and a 1
new compound Y is formed. The substance X and Y are
(a) X = Fe, Y = Fe2O3
 (b) X = Ag, Y = Ag2S
(c) X = Cu, Y = CuO
(d) X = Al, Y = Al2O3
4. Which atom released when CFCs molecules are broken from UV 1
rays?
(a) Oxygen (b) Chlorine (c) Nitrogen (d) Arsenic
5. Which of these correctly represent the labels B,E,C,D 1
respectively?

(a) pancreas, oesophagus, stomach, liver

(b)oesophagus, pancreas, liver, stomach
(c) stomach, pancreas, oesophagus, liver
(d)oesophagus, liver, stomach, pancreas
6. If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following
events in the oral cavity will be affected?
(a) breaking down of protein into amino acids
(b)breaking down of starch into sugars
(c) breaking down of fats into fatty acids
(d)absorption of vitamins

7. The image shows the electrolytic refining of copper. 1

Which option explains the process to obtain pure copper?

(a) When current is passed, pure copper from anode
deposits to the cathode.
(b)When current is passed, pure copper from anode
deposits in the electrolytic solution.
(c) When current is passed, pure copper from the
electrolytic solution deposits at the anode.
(d)When current is passed, pure copper from the
 electrolytic solution deposits at the cathode.
8. Identify the gas G in the following setup- 1

(a) carbon di oxide (b) carbon mono oxide

(c) hydrogen (d) nitrogen
9. Which of the following is the correct electron dot structure of 1
ethane?

10. The resistance of a resistor is reduced to half of its initial value. If 1

other parameters of the electrical circuit remain unchanged, the
amount of heat produced in the resistor will become
(a) Four times
(b)Two times
(c) Half
(d) One-fourth
11. A female is suffering from irregular menstrual cycle. The doctor 1
prescribed her some hormonal tablets. Which option shows the
hormone she lacks in her body from the endocrine gland?
(a) Oestrogen (b) testosterone
(c) adrenalin (d) Insulin
12. Vivek is tracing the path of ray of light in the experiment 1
“Refraction through glass prism” but unable to understand about
the different angles formed there.

Help him to identify the angle of incidence, the angle of

emergence and the angle of deviation respectively in his
diagram-
 (a) X, R and T (b) Y, Q and T (c) X, Q and P (d) Y, Q and P

13. In a forest food chain, available solar energy from the sun to the 1
tree is 10,000 J, what will be energy available in second
consumer?

(a) 1000 J (b) 100 J (c) 10 J (d) 1 J

14 The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror. 1

Where would the reflected rays meet for the image

formation to take place?
(a) behind the mirror
(b) between O and F
(c) between F and C
(d) beyond C
15 Ajay is doing an experiment for verification of ohms law in the 1
lab. Which device will he use to measure electric current in the
electric circuit –
(a) Galvanometer (b) Voltmeter (c) Ammeter (d) Capacitor
16 Electromagnetic induction is – 1
(a) the process of charging a body.
(b) the process of rotating a coil of an electric motor.
(c) producing induced current in a coil due to relative
motion between a magnet and the coil.
(d) the process of generating magnetic field due to a
current passing through a coil.
Question no. 17-20 are Assertion-Reason questions.
These consist of 2 statements- Assertion(A) & Reason(R) .
Answer these questions selecting appropriate option given
below-
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A & 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)- Carbon is the only element that can form large 1
number of compounds.
Reason(R)- Carbon is tetravalent and shows the property of
catenation.
18 Assertion(A)- Probability of survival of an organism produced 1
through sexual reproduction is more than asexual mode.
Reason(R)- Variations provide advantages to individual for
survival.
19 Assertion(A)- A hypermetropic person prefers to remove his 1
spectacles, while driving.
Reason(R)- When a hypermetropic person wearing the
spectacles looks at a distant object, he feels pain in his eyes.
20 Assertion (A): Garden is an artificial ecosystem. 1
Reason (R): Biotic and abiotic components are manipulated by
humans.
SECTION - B

21 Why is the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid an 2

oxidation reaction? Write the reaction involved.
.
22 While preparing cake, your mother added baking soda in 2
. place of baking powder. How will it affect the taste of cake
and why? Explain it with a suitable chemical reaction.
23 2
.

(a) Rani is observing the above figures in a drop of pond

water under the microscope. Explain the process observed
by her.
(b) Compare the above process with multiple fission.
24 “All plants give out oxygen during day and carbon di oxide
. during night”. Do you agree with this statement? Give
reason.
OR
What is translocation? Why is it essential for plants?
SECTION – C

27. Identify -Oxidation reaction, Reduction reaction, Substance 3

oxidised, Substance reduced, Oxidising agent, Reducing
agent.
MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2
28. A sanitary worker uses a white chemical having strong 3
smell of chlorine gas to disinfect the water tank- (i) Identify
the chemical compound, write its chemical formula.(ii) Give
chemical equation for its preparation.(iii) Write its two uses.
29. Name any three endocrine glands in the figure, name of the 3
hormones secreted by them and their functions.

30. A Green stem rose plant (GG) and a brown stem rose plant 3
are allowed to undergo a cross with each other. List your
observation regarding-(with flow chart)
(a) Colour of stem in their F1 progeny.
(b) Percentage of brown stem plants in F2 progeny.
(c) Genotype and Phenotype Ratio of different stem plants
in F2 progeny.
31. (a) Observe the diagram and answer the following 3
questions-
 (i) Identify the defect and define it.
(ii) List any two causes of this defect.
(iii) Name the type of lens used for the correction of this
defect. Draw a diagram to show how the lens is used to
correct the defect.
32. In an electric circuit three bulbs of 100 W each connected in 3
series to a source.
In another circuit set of three bulbs with of the same power
are connected in parallel to the same source.
(i) Will the bulb in the two circuits glow with the same
brightness? Justify your answer.
(ii) Now let one bulb in both the circuits get fused. Will
the rest of the bulbs continue to glow in each
circuit? Give reason for your answer.
33. (a)Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines through a 3
solenoid.
(b) Write any two factors on which magnetic field depends
in this case and how?
Or
(a) State the rule with diagram, on which the activity
shown in the figure is based.

(b)What is the principle of an electric motor?

SECTION – D
34. (i) Draw two structural isomers of butane. 5
(ii) Draw the structures of butanol and propanone.
 (iii) Name the third homologue of: (a) Alcohol (b) Aldehyde
(iv) Name the following-

(a)
(b) CH3-CH2-CH=CH2
(v)Show the covalent bond formation in nitrogen molecule.
Or
(a) Draw the structure of the following compounds.
Butanoic acid and Propanal
(b)Write chemical reactions for Esterification and
Saponification.
(c) What makes water hard in some areas? How can we
identify whether water is hard or soft?
35. (a) Name and label part 1, 2, 3 and 4 from the following 5
diagram.

(b)Explain what happens to human egg when it is not

fertilised.
(c) Write the structure and function of placenta in a
human female. OR
Distinguish between unisexual and bisexual flowers
giving one example of each. Draw a diagram showing
process of germination of pollen grains on stigma and label
the following parts-
(i) Female germ cell
(ii) Male germ cell
 (iii) Ovary.
36. What is meant by power of a lens? Define its SI unit. 5
You have two lenses A and B of focal lengths +10 cm
and -10 cm respectively. State the nature and power of
each lens. Which of the two lenses will form a virtual and
magnified image of an object placed 8 cm from the lens?
Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer.
Or
(a) Explain the followin terms related to spherical
lenses:
(i) Optical centre
(ii) Centre of curvature
(iii) Principal axis
(iv) Aperture
(v) Principal focus
(vi) Focal length
(b)A converging lens has focal length 12
cm.Calculate at what distance should the object
be placed from the lens so that it forms an image
at 48 cm on the other side of the lens.
SECTION- E
37. Atoms of metals and non metals do not have their octet or 4
duplet complete. Metals and non-metals try to complete
their valence shell by losing or gaining of electron and
attain the stable nearest noble gas cofiguration.
(a) How do most of the atoms of metals and non-
metals combine?
(b) Why do ionic compounds have high melting point?
(c) Show the formation of Magnesium oxide. Write the
ions present in this.
OR
(a) Define galvanisation.
(b)How do ionic compounds conduct electricity?
 (c) Show the formation of sodium oxide. Write the ions
present in this.
38. Mendel blended his knowledge of science to keep the count 4
of the individuals exhibiting a particular trait in each
generation.He observed a number of contrasting
characterscontrolled in pea plants in a field. He conducted
many experiments to arrive at the laws of inheritance.
(a) Which of the following traits are recessive in pea
plant?
Dwarfness, Violet flower, Wrinkled seed
(b)Define dominating traits and Recessive traits.
(c) In humans, sex of children is determined by the
father.Justify.
Or
(a) Name any two laws of inheritance.
(b) Why did Mendel select a pea plant for his
experiments? Give any two resons.
(c) Define Chromosome and Genes.
39. Ohm’s law is a most popularly law of electrical science. The 4
law forms the starting point in the study of electrical
networks. This law states that the current I flowing through
a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage V applied
across it.
I = V/R
Based on above information answer the following
questions-
(a) Plot a graph between V and I.
(b) In the following circuit how much current flow
through 10 ohm resistor and 15 ohm resistor?
(c) Define 1 Ohm.
Or
(a) What are the factors on which resistance depends?
(b)How Resistance is different from Specific
resistance?