PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION II [2023-24]

SCIENCE – Code - 086

Name: Date: 22-01-2024
Class: X Max. Marks: 80
Time: 3 hours
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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.
v. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
vi. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
Sub-parts.
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SECTION - A
1. A man stands in front of a large plane mirror as shown in the figure. How far must he walk before he is 5 m away
from his image?

(a) 7.5 m (c) 7.5 cm

(b) 8.5 m (d) 7 m

2. A person went for a medical check-up and found that the curvature of his eye lens was
increasing. Which defect is he likely to suffer from?
a) Myopia b) Hypermetropia c) Cataract d) Presbyopia

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3. Study the VI graph of two resistors R1 and R2 given below and answer the questions below:

After studying the graph, a student writes the following statements:

(I) Resistance of a conductor is the slope of the V-I graph.
(II) The resistance of a conductor does not depend on the slope of the V-I graph.
(III) R1 > R2, as the slope of the V-I graph is greater for R1.
(IV) R2 > R1 as the slope of the V-I graph is greater for R2.
Choose from the following which of the following would be the correct statements,
(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Both (I) and (III)
(d) Both (I) and (IV)
4. The given figure shows that the current flowing through the circuit is 3A. There are four
resistors connected in series,

Find the current flowing through the 40Ω resistor.

(a) 3A (c) 2A
(b) 1A (d) 4A

5. Which of the following is an endothermic process?

(a) Dilution of sulphuric acid
(b) Sublimation of dry ice
(c) Condensation of water vapours
(d) Respiration in human beings
6. Three beakers labelled as A, B and C each containing 25 ml of water were taken. A small
amount of NaOH, anhydrous CuSO4 and NaCl 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 the case of beaker C, the temperature of the solution
fell.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(i) In beakers A and B, an exothermic process has occurred.
(ii) In beakers A and B, an endothermic process has occurred.

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 (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)
7. Na2CO3 . 10H2O is
(a) washing soda (c) bleaching powder
(b) baking soda (d) tartaric acid
8. The number of isomers of pentane is
(a) 2 (c) 4
(b) 3 (d) 5
9. The highly reactive metals like Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, etc. are extracted by the
(a) electrolysis of their molten chloride
(b) electrolysis of their molten oxides
(c) reduction by aluminium
(d) reduction by carbon
10. For a person subjected to liver dysfunctioning and unable to secrete digestive juice , which of the
following events will be affected?
i) Emulsification of fats ii) Protein breakdown by pancreatic juice
iii) peristaltic movements iv) Activation of pepsin.
(a) i,ii,iv (b) only i (c) only ii and iv (d) only i and ii
11. Patient X was suffering from Goitre due to nutrient deficiency and the thyroid is not functioning
adequately. Which of the following a doctor is likely to suggest to such an individual?
(a) High protein diet for thyroxine inhibition
(b) Iodine-rich food for thyroxine synthesis
(c) Iron-rich food for thyroxine synthesis
(d) Iodine-rich food for thyroxine inhibition
12. Which of the following is the correct route that a sperm follows when it leaves the testis of a mammal
(a)Testis —> vas deferens —> Ureter
(b)Vas deferens —> testis —> Urethra
(c)Vas deferens —> testis —> Urethra
(d)Testis —> vas deferens —> Urethra
13. A breeder crossed a purebred tall plant having white flowers to a purebred short plant having blue
flowers. He obtained F1 progeny and found that they were all tall, and had white flowers. Upon self-
crossing these F1 plants, he obtained a progeny of 2320 plants. Approximately, how many of these are
likely to be short and have blue flowers?
a) 1305 b) 435 c) 870 d) 145

14. The manufacturing of X-free refrigerators is mandatory throughout the world. How does this
help our environment?
a) X- Chlorofluorocarbons, reduces O3 depletion
b) X- Carbon monoxide, increases O2 depletion
c) X- Chlorofluorocarbons, reduces O2 depletion

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 d) X- Sulphur dioxide, avoids O2 and O3 reaction
15. Which of the following constitutes a food chain?
(a) Grass, goat and human (b) Goat, cow and elephant
(c) Grass, fish and amoeba (d) Grass, wheat and fox
16. The number of chromosomes in parents and offsprings of a particular species remains constant due to
a) Doubling of chromosomes after gamete formation.
b) Halving of chromosomes after gamete formation
c) Doubling of chromosomes after zygote formation.
d) Halving of chromosomes during gamete formation.

Directions:
Q. no 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions.
These questions 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(A): A person cannot see his inverted image in a concave mirror, unless, he is standing
beyond the center of curvature of the mirror.
Reason (R): In a concave mirror, an image formed is real provided the object is situated between
the focus and its pole.
18. Assertion (A): AgBr is used on photographic and X-ray film.
Reason (R): AgBr is photosensitive and changes to Ag and bromine in the presence of sunlight
and undergoes a decomposition reaction.
19. Assertion (A): A greater number of individuals are present in tertiary consumers compared to primary
consumers.
Reason (R): The flow of energy is unidirectional.
20. Assertion (A): Variations are beneficial to the species but not necessarily to an individual.
Reasons (R): Variations can be caused due to incorrect DNA copying.

SECTION B
21. In an electric heater, which draws a current of 4A from the source, the potential difference between its
terminals is 60 V. If the potential difference is increased to 120 V, then what would be the current that
the heater will draw from the source? (2)

22. a) How do you differentiate transpiration and translocation?

b)State the reason why sucrose is transported in phloem but not starch. (2)
23. Mention any two ways how the components of the central nervous system are protected. (2)

24. a)Plastics, vegetable peels,DDT, cloth group the mentioned 4 materials based on their degradability .
b) Why are some substances in nature called non biodegradable and what are the factors that influence
their degradation . (2)

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25. A clear solution of slaked lime is made by dissolving Ca(OH)2 in an excess of water. This solution is
left exposed to air. The solution slowly goes milky as a faint white precipitate forms. Explain why a
faint white precipitate forms, support your response with the help of a chemical equation.
OR
Keerti added dilute Hydrochloric acid to four metals and recorded her observations as shown in the
table given below:

Select the correct observation(s) and give the chemical equation(s) of the reaction involved. (2)
26. a) Define amphoteric oxides.
b) Choose the amphoteric oxides from the following:
Na2O, ZnO, CO2, Al2O3, H2O (2)

SECTION C

27. a) How can we magnetise a steel bar using a solenoid?

b) Why can’t a 5 A fuse be used in a wire carrying a 15 A current?
c) A fuse is always connected to a live wire and not to a neutral wire. Why? (3)

28. (a) Water has a refractive index of 1.33 and alcohol has a refractive index of 1.36. Which of the
two mediums is optically denser? Draw a ray diagram to show the path of a ray of light passing
obliquely from water to alcohol. (1+1)
(b) The absolute refractive index of diamond is 2.42 and the absolute refractive index of glass is
1.50. Find the refractive index of the diamond with respect to glass. (1)

(OR)
a) What is meant by angle of deviation in case of a light ray passing through a prism? (1)
b) With the help of labelled ray diagram show the path followed by a narrow beam of
monochromatic light when it passes through a glass prism. (1)
c) What would happen if this beam is replaced by a narrow beam of white light? (1)

29. a) Define the term short circuit. (1)

b)In a household, 5 tube lights of 40 W each, are used for 5 hours and an electric press of
500 W for 4 hours every day. Calculate the total energy consumed by the tube lights and
press in a month of 30 days. (2)

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30. a) i)

ii)

Identify the types of reaction mentioned above in (i) and (ii). Give one example for each type in the
form of a balanced chemical equation. (2)
b) Identify the substance that is oxidised and reduced in the following reaction.
CuO(s)+H2(g)→Cu(s)+H2O(l) (1)

31. a) Explain the formation of the ionic compound CaO with an electron-dot structure. Atomic
numbers of calcium and oxygen are 20 and 8 respectively. (2)
b) Mention two metals that melt when you keep them on your palm. (1)

32. a) In a germinating seed, which parts are known as future roots?

b) Write any one major function of the placenta
c) “Father determines sex of the child” justifies the statement. (3)
(OR)
Observe the below picture and answer the following questions:

a) Identify and Name the parts where implantation and fertilization occur. (2)
b) Mention the role of part B in the female reproductive cycle. (1)

33. Observe the picture given below:

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 a) Identify and label part 1 and 2.
b) Name the hormone released by part 1.
c) Mention any two actions performed by the above hormone. (3)

SECTION D

34. The heart is the muscular vital organ of the human body and is responsible for transportation in our body.
It is four-chambered in mammals, three-chambered in amphibians and two-chambered in fishes. In
mammals, both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood supply occurs in different channels. Blood vessels
A supply oxygenated blood and blood vessels B carry deoxygenated blood to the heart and blood vessel
C is the thinnest blood vessel among the three..Blood is made of different components to facilitate the
transportation of required materials and to perform other functions.
a) How do fishes survive with a two-chambered heart? (1)
b) If the respiratory pigment is less than the reference value, then the person is likely to be
diagnosed with which disease. (1)
c) Mention the colorless circulatory fluid other than blood (1)
d) Write any one function of the fluid above mentioned. (1)
e) Identify A and C (1)
(OR)

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 a) Identify and name the parts A and C (1)
b) Name the enzyme that is responsible for the digestion of carbohydrates at the first step of its
digestion. (1)
c) Identify part B and write its role in protein digestion. (2)
d) “Part D helps in digestion of fats” Justify statement (1)

35. a) A carbon compound ‘P’ on heating with excess conc H2SO4 forms another carbon compound ‘Q’
which on addition to hydrogen in the presence of nickel catalyst forms a saturated carbon compound ‘R’
One molecule of ‘R’ on combustion forms two molecules of carbon dioxide and three molecules of water.
Identify P, Q and R and write chemical equations for the reactions involved.
(3)
b) Differentiate between addition reaction and substitution reaction. Give one example of each.
(2)
(OR)
a) Write the chemical equation to explain what happens when ethanol is heated with an alkaline solution
of potassium permanganate. (2)
b)Mention two physical properties and two uses of ethanol. (2)
c)Write the structural formula of ethanol. (1)

36. a) How will the focal length be affected by cutting a convex lens into two halves along the
principal axis? (1)
b)A point object is placed at a distance of 12 cm from a convex lens on its principal axis. Its
image is formed on the other side of the lens at a distance of 18 cm from the lens.
i) Find the focal length of the lens. (2)
ii)Is the image magnified? (1)
iii)Justify your answer by showing it in the ray diagram. (1)

(OR)

a) Name the mirror that is used as a rearview mirror and mention a reason for that. (1)
b) For the given data showing the object distance and focal length of three concave mirrors,
answer the following questions:

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 Concave Object distance in cm Focal length in cm
Mirror

A 30 20

B 10 15

C 20 10

i) Out of the three, which mirror will form the image having the same size as the object? (1)
ii) Which mirror is being used as a makeup mirror? (1)
iii) Draw the ray diagrams for the above 2 cases. (2)

SECTION E

37. Ores mined from the earth are usually contaminated with large amounts of impurities such as soil,
sand, etc., called gangue. The impurities must be removed from the ore prior to the extraction of the
metal. The processes involve Several steps in extracting pure metal from ores.Metals and Nonmetals
Used for removing the gangue from the ore are based on the differences between the physical or
chemical properties of the gangue and the ore. Different separation techniques are accordingly
employed.
i) What is the process for the extraction of metals of low reactivity series? (1)
ii) Give one example of extracting metals low in the activity series. (1)
iii) What is another name for HgS, an ore of mercury? (1)
iv) In which form do metals of low activity series occur in the earth's crust? (1)

38. Read the following and the questions:

The spreading of light by the air molecules is called scattering of light. The light having the least
wavelength scattered more. The appearance of blue sky is due to the scattering of light. The colour of
the scattered light depends on the size of the particles. The smaller the molecules in the atmosphere
scatter smaller the wavelengths of light. The amount of scattering of light depends on the wavelength
of light. Atmospheric refraction is the phenomenon of the bending of light on passing through the
earth’s atmosphere. As we move above the surface of the earth, the density of air goes on decreasing.
Local conditions like temperature etc. also affect the optical density of Earth’s atmosphere. On account
of atmospheric refraction, stars seen appear higher than they actually are; advanced sunrise; delayed
sunset, the oval appearance of the sun at sunrise and sunset; stars twinkle, planets do not.

i) To an astronaut in a spaceship, the colour of the earth appears

(a) Red b) Blue c) White d) Black (1)

ii) The colour of the sky appears blue, it is due to the (1)
(a) refraction of light through the atmosphere (b) dispersion of light by air molecules
(c) scattering of light by air molecules (d) total internal reflection of light
iii) Why do stars twinkle and planets do not? (2)

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39. Two pea plants - one with round yellow seeds (RRYY) and another with wrinkled green (rryy) seeds
produce F1 progeny that have round, yellow (RrYy) seeds.
a) When F1 plants are self-pollinated, which new combination of characters is expected in F2 progeny?
(1)
b) How many seeds with these new combinations of characters will be produced when a total of
160 seeds are produced in the F2 generation? (1)
c) State the reason for the new combination from the above cross. (1)
d) Mention the phenotypic ratio for the above-discussed cross of F2 generation. (1)

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