Spartan International Senior Secondary School

Pre-Board Examination
Class X Sub: Science (086) Date: 07.12.2022
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 1 mark each.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers to
these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
sub-parts.
SECTION-A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the
questions 1 – 20.
1. When the pH strip is dipped in each bottle, the colour shown by bottles A and B will be
respectively

(a) orange, blue (b) blue, orange (c) green, blue (d) blue, green

2. Complete the following chemical reaction with the correct option:

Pb(NO3)2 + 2 KI → .......... + 2 KNO3
(a) PbI2 (b) PbNO3 (c) Pb(NO3)2 (d) PbIO3

3. The given diagram represents a .......... reaction.

(a) Thermal decomposition (b) Displacement (c) Double displacement (d) Combination

4. CuO + H2 → Cu + H2O
Which of the following pair is correct regarding oxidation and reduction?
Oxidation Reduction
(a) CuO H2
(b) H2 CuO
(c) H2 O H2
(d) H2 H2 O

5. Ionic compounds have high melting points due to

(a) Strong force of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
(b) Less force of attraction between oppositely charged ions.
(c) Strong force of attraction between similarly charged ions.
(d) None of these
6. Which of the following substances will not give carbon dioxide on treatment with dilute
acid?
(a) Marble (b) Limestone (c) Baking soda (d) Lime

7. Which of the following are the correct structural isomers of butane?

(i) (ii)

(iii) (iv)

(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (iii) and (iv)

8. The diagram shows part of the human gas exchange system.

Here, W, X, Y, and Z are?

Bronchus Bronchiole Larynx Trachea
(a) W X Z Y
(b) X Z Y W
(c) Y W X Z
(d) Z Y W X

9. Which process is shown in the following picture?

(a) Movement of food during photosynthesis in a tree

(b) Movement of water during transpiration in a tree
(c) Movement of minerals during transpiration in a tree
(d) Movement of carbon dioxide during transpiration in a tree

10. Each gamete carries only one allele. This is proposed in which law?
(a) law of dominance (b) law of segregation (c) law of genetics (d) law of assortment

11. Which of the following statements about transmission of nerve impulses is incorrect?
(a) Nerve impulse travels from dendritic end towards axonal end.
(b) At the dendritic end electrical impulses bring about the release of some chemicals which
generate an electrical impulse at the axonal end of another neuron.
(c) The chemicals released from the axonal end of one neuron cross the synapse and generate a
similar electrical impulse in a dendrite of another neuron.
(d) A neuron transmits electrical impulses not only to another neuron but also to muscle and
gland cells.

12. The reproductive life of a woman lasts from hacreemn to spauoemen

(a) reproductive life a woman lasts from menarche to menopause.
(b) reproductive life a woman lasts from menarche to menopause.
(c) reproductive life a woman lasts from chenmare to pausemeno.
(d) reproductive life a woman lasts from chenmare to usemenopa.

13. Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon

(a) its length (b) its thickness (c) its shape (d) nature of the material
14. A student carries out an experiment and plots the V -I graph of three samples of nichrome
wire with resistances R1, R2, and R3 respectively (Figure). Which of the following is true?

(a) R1 = R2 = R3 (b) R1 > R2 > R3 (c) R3 > R2 > R1 (d) R2 > R3 > R1

15. The proper representation of the series combination of cells (Figure) obtaining maximum
potential is

(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)

16. Which of the following factors affect the strength of force experienced by a current-
carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field?
(a) magnetic field strength (b) magnitude of current in a conductor
(c) length of the conductor within magnetic field (d) All of the above.

Question no. 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions.

17. Assertion: When an iron nail is dipped in copper sulphate solution, the iron nail becomes
brownish in colour, and the blue colour of the copper solution fade.
Reason: The equation representing this change is
Cu + FeSO4  CuSO4 + Fe
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are False.

18. Assertion: Chromosomes are known as hereditary vehicles.

Reason: The chromosomes are capable of self-reproduction and maintaining morphological
and physiological properties through successive generations.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

19. Assertion: Ethanol is obtained during the anaerobic process of respiration.

Reason: This is due to the presence of oxygen and it takes place in the mitochondria.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

20. Assertion: A current-carrying conductor experiences a force in a magnetic field.

Reason: The force acting on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field is due to the
interaction between the magnetic field produced by the current-carrying conductor and the
external magnetic field in which the conductor is placed.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanatio n of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
 SECTION-B
Question no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.

21. Pratyush took sulphur powder on a spatula and

heated it. He collected the gas evolved by inverting a
test tube over it as shown in Figure below:
(a) What will be the action of gas on
(i) dry litmus paper?
(ii) moist litmus paper?

(OR)
Write some uses of metals that are based on the properties of malleability and ductility

22. (a) What will happen to the guard cells and stomatal pore when water flows to guard cells?
(b) How do plants transmit information from cell to cell?

23. What is the compensation point with relation to the release of CO2 by the plants?

24. What is the cause of peptic ulcer?

25. A person is not able to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 90 cm from him. Giving
reasons to identify the defect in his eye. Determine the nature of the 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.

26. “Energy flow in a food chain is unidirectional.” Justify this statement.

SECTION-C
Question no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27. Identify the type of each of the following reactions stating the reason for your answers:
(a) Fe 2O3 + 2Al → Al2O3 + 2Fe + heat
(b) Pb(NO3)2 + 2KI → Pbl2 + 2KNO3
ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡
(c) ZnCO3 → ZnO + CO2

28. Explain the following statements:

(a) Most metal oxides are insoluble in water but some of these dissolve in water. What are
these oxides and their solutions in water called?
(b) At ordinary temperature the surface of metals such as magnesium, aluminium, zinc etc., is
covered with a thin layer. What is the composition of this layer? State its importance.
(c) Some alkali metals can be cut with a knife.

29. Study the picture carefully and answer the following:

(a) What does the diagram given above depict?

(b) What are A and B?
(c) Which vessel carried deoxygenated blood to the lungs and which
vessel brings oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

(OR)

How does small intestine tissues help the digestion of fats, protein, and starch?
30. (a) State the relationship between the focal length and radius of curvature of a spherical
mirror.
(b) Why is the refractive index of a medium always greater than one?
(c) A lens has -4 D power. Is the lens concave or convex?

31. (a) Define the power of a lens and write its S.I. unit.
(b) A convex lens of power 4 D is placed at a distance of 40 cm from a wall. At what distance
from the lens should a candle be placed so that its image is formed on the wall?

32. A shining metal M, when burnt gives a dazzling white flame and changes to a white
powder N.
(a) Identify M and N.
(b) Represent the above reaction in the form of a balanced chemical equation.
(c) Does M undergo oxidation or reduction in this reaction? Justify.
(OR)
Write the equations for the following metals which are obtained from their compounds by the
reduction process.
(a) Metal X which is low in reactivity series.
(b) Metal Y which is in the middle of the series.

33. Larger animals kill the smaller animals in the forest, eat whatever they can, and leave the
rest in the forest but the forest is never found full of dead animals. What happens to the bodies
of these dead animals?

SECTION-D
Question no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions.

34. Soaps and detergents are both types of salts. State the difference between the two. Write
the mechanism of the cleaning action of soap. Why do soaps not form lather with hard water?
Mention any two problems that arise due to the use of detergents instead of soaps.
(OR)
An organic compound with molecular formula C2H4O2 produces brisk effervescence on the
addition of sodium carbonate bicarbonate.
(a) Identify the organic compound
(b) Name the gas that evolved.
(c) How will you test the gas evolved?
(d) Write a chemical equation for the above reaction.
(e) List two important uses of the above compound.

35. (a) Differentiate between germination and fertilization.

(b) State in brief the functions of the following parts of the human male reproductive system:
(i) Scrotum (ii) Testes (iii) Vas deferens
(OR)
(a) Draw a neat diagram to show fertilization in a flower and label the following parts:
(i) Stigma (ii) Pollen tube (iii) Ovary
State the function of the pollen tube.
(b) List in tabular form any two differences between a male gamete and a female gamete.

36. (a) For the combination of resistors shown in the following figure, find the equivalent
resistance between M and N.

(b) State Joule’s law of heating.

(c) Why do we need a 5 A fuse for an electric iron which consumes 1 kW power at 220 V?
(d) Why is it impracticable to connect an electric bulb and an electric heater in series?
 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. Samples of four metals P, Q, R, and S were taken and added to the following solution one
by one. The results obtained have been tabulated as follows.

(i) Which is the most reactive metal?

(ii) What would you observe if Q is added to a solution of CuSO4? Also, what is the colour
change when Q is added to FeSO4?
(OR)
What do you mean by displacement reaction?

38. Question numbers i - iii are based on the table given below. Study the table and answer the
following questions.
Table-A

(i) State the law of dominance.

(ii) What is the dominant allele?
(iii) Define the term phenotype.
(OR)
What is the meaning of genotype?

39. A concave mirror forms an image of an object thrice in its size on a screen. The
magnification of a mirror gives information about the size of the image relative to the object. It
is defined as the ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object. It is represented by m.
𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒
𝑚=
𝑆𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡
Sign of magnification by mirror gives information about the nature of the image produce d by
it.
(i) Describe the nature of the image formed.
(ii) If the object is at x distance from the pole of the mirror, then find the image distance from
the pole.
(iii) If the radius of curvature of the mirror is R, then write the relation between object
distance, image distance, and focal length of the mirror.
(OR)
Give one use of a concave mirror.