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VIDYODAYA SCHOOL, THEVAKKAL

ISO 9001: 2015 CERTIFIED
FIRST MODEL EXAMINATION 2023 – 24
SCIENCE
Class :X Set 2
Time : 3 hrs
Date :11-12-2023 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 sourcebased/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks
each with subparts.

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

1. In the following equation

Na2CO3 + X HCl 2NaCl +CO2+ H2O , the value of X is
a)1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
2. In an attempt to demonstrate electrical conductivity through an electrolyte, the following
apparatus was set up. Which among the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

i) Bulb will not glow because the electrolyte is not acidic.

ii) Bulb will glow because NaOH is a strong base and furnishes ions for conduction. iii)
Bulb will not glow because the circuit is incomplete. iv) Bulb will not glow because it
depends upon the type of electrolytic solution. a) (i) and (iii)
b) (ii) and (iv)
c) (ii) only
d) (iv) only

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3. Match the chemical substance given in column I with their appropriate application given in
column II
Column I Column 2
A. Bleaching powder 1. Preparation of glass
B. Baking soda 2. Production of H2 and Cl2
C Washing soda 3 Decolourisation
D. Sodium chloride 4. Antacid

4. Aluminium is used in thermite welding because

a) aluminium is a light metal.
b) aluminium has more affinity for oxygen.
c) aluminium is a strong oxidising agent.
d) All the above.
5. Which of the following oxides is acidic in nature
a) Sodium oxide b) Iron oxide c) calcium oxide d) Carbon dioxide
6. A alloy of zinc and copper is dissolved in dilute hydrochloric acid. Hydrogen gas is evolved. In
this evolution of gas
a) Only zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
b) Only copper reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
c) Both zinc and copper react with dilute hydrochloric acid.
d) only zinc reacts with water.
7. When copper oxide is treated with dilute HCl solution, the colour of the resulting reaction
mixture is
a) Black b) colourless c) Reddish brown d) Bluish green
8. Which of the following statement about autotrophs is incorrect
a) They synthesis carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and
chlorophyll.
b) They store carbohydrates in the form of starch.
c)They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the absence of sunlight.
d)They constitute the first trophic level in food chains.
9. The directional movement or orientation of specific part of a plant revealing growth in response
to light stimulus is termed a) Chemotropism b) Phototropism
c)Geotropism
d)Hydrotropism
10. Which of the following plant is unisexual.
a) Papaya
b) Cucurbits
c) Both(a) and(b)
d) None of this
11. In a plant red fruit(R) is dominant over yellow fruit(r) and tallness(T) is dominant over
shortness(t).If a plant with RRTT genotype is crossed with a plant with rrtt genotype, then in F1
a)25% individuals will be tall with red fruits.

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 b)50%individuals will be tall with red fruits.
c)75%individuals will be tall with red fruits.
d)100% individuals will be tall with red fruits.

12. Carefully study the diagram of the human respiratory system with labels (i), (ii),(iii),(iv).Select
the option which gives correct identification and main function or /or characteristics.

a) (i)Trachea: It is supported by bony rings for conducting inspired air

b) (ii)Ribs: When we breath out ribs are lifted
c)(iii)Alveoli: Thin-walled sac like structure for exchange of gases
d(iv)Diaphragm: It is pulled up when we breathe in 13.

The ray diagram showing the correct path of the ray after passing through the lens is:
a) II and III only
b) I and II only
c) I, II and III
d) I, II and IV
14. When white light enters a glass prism from air, the angle of deviation is least for: a) blue light b)
yellow light
c) violet light
d) red light
15. The percentage of solar radiation available for producers
a) 1% b) 5 % c) 8% d) 10%

16. Which of the following statements are true?

a) Gustatory receptors detect taste while olfactory receptors detect smell.
b) Both gustatory and olfactory receptors detect smell.
c) Auditory receptors detect smell and olfactory receptors detect taste.
d) Olfactory receptors detect taste and gustatory receptors smell.

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 Q. 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: To dilute concentrated sulphuric acid, water is added to concentrated sulphuric acid.
Reason: Dilution of acid is highly exothermic.
18. Assertion: IUCD are contraceptive devices made of copper wires.
Reason: Copper T prevents implantation of fertilized egg in the uterus.
19. Assertion: The deflection of the compass needle decreases when it is displaced away from a
current carrying wire.
Reason: Strength of the magnetic field at any point is directly proportional to the distance of the
point from the current carrying wire.
20. Assertion: Greater number of individuals are present in lower trophic levels Reason: The flow of
energy is unidirectional
SECTION -B Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer
questions
21. Give reason
a) Respiration is an exothermic process
b) Zinc plate develop holes when placed in copper sulphate solution for a few hours.
22. Mustard was growing in two fields- A and B. While Field A produced brown-coloured seeds,
field B produced yellow-coloured seeds. It was observed that in field A, the offsprings showed
only the parental trait for consecutive generations, whereas in field B, majority of the offsprings
showed a variation in the progeny. What are the probable reason for these?
OR
In an asexually reproducing species, if a trait X exists in 5% of a population and trait Y
exists in 70% of the same population, which of the two trait is likely to have arisen earlier? Give
reason
23. Describe the process of urine formation
24. Consider the following diagram in which M is a mirror, P is an object and Q is its magnified
image formed by the mirror.

i) State the type of the mirror and the characteristic property of the image at Q.
ii) Write any 2 uses of this mirror.
25. What would be the reading shown by the ammeter and the voltmeter when the key is closed?

OR
a) Draw a labelled diagram to show how a current carrying solenoid is used to magnetise a
steel rod.

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 b) List two ways of increasing the strength of this electromagnet if the material of the
electromagnet is fixed.
26.Study the given food chain and answer the following
Leaf→ caterpillar → chameleon → snake → mongoose
a) If the energy available at the third trophic level is 100 joules, then how much energy is
available at the producer level? Justify your answer
b) Is it possible to have two more trophic levels in this food chain just before the fourth trophic
level? Justify your answer

SECTION - C Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer

questions
27. a) Give the chemical reactions involved in the extraction of copper from its ore copper (Cu 2S).
b) Identify the substance getting oxidised ang reduced when hydrogen gas is passed over
heated copper oxide.
28. What are amphoteric oxides. Give chemical equations showing amphoteric nature of aluminium
oxide
OR
An ore on treatment with dilute hydrochloric acid produces brisk effervesces. What type of ore is
this? Define the process by which it can be converted into metal oxide. Give the chemical
equations required to obtain metal from the enriched ore taking an example of Zn ore.
29. Explain mechanism of sex determination in human beings with the help of a flow chart.
30. Describe how auxins are related to the bending of the shoot towards the source of light.

31. The absolute refractive indices of some medium are given below:

Justify your answer.

ii) Draw the path of a ray of light as it travels from kerosene to diamond.
iii) Find the refractive index of kerosene with respect to diamond.
32. (i) Why are alloys commonly used in electrical devices?
(ii) A piece of wire of resistance of 20 ohm is drawn out so that its length increases to twice its
original length, calculate the resistance of the wire in the new situation.
33. A student observed an electrician using wires with red colour and green colour insulation in a
domestic circuit.
(i) Identify the wire with (a) red insulation (b) green insulation and explain the function of the
wire with green insulation in the circuit.
(ii) What is the advantage of connecting appliances parallel in a circuit.

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 SECTION - D Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions
34. a) Write the name and structure of a saturated compound in which 4 carbon atoms are
arranged in a ring. Give the number of covalent bonds present in this compound.
b) Chlorine gas is obtained as one of the products of chlor alkali process. Write the chemical
equation of this reaction.

c)What happens when (give chemical equations)

i) Chlorine gas is passed over dry slaked lime.
ii) Chlorine reacts with methane in presence of sunlight.
OR
A compound A (molecular formula, (C 2H6O) reacts with sodium metal to form a compound B
and evolves a gas which burns with a pop sound. Compound A on treatment with a carboxylic
acid C ,in the presence of an acid forms a sweet-smelling compound D (molecular formula,
C3H8O2). D on treatment with NaOH solution gives back A and sodium salt of C. Identify A,B,C
and D and write down the reactions involved.
35. a)In Cucurbita, papaya and pumpkin some flowers develop into fruits but other flowers fail to
produce fruits. What may be the possible reason?
b)Name and explain the process by which an amoeba reproduces. Draw the various stages of
its reproduction in a proper sequence
OR
a) Describe reproduction in Rhizopus with the help of a neat labelled diagram.
b) Reproduction is essentially a phenomenon that is not for the survival of an individual but for
the stability of the species

36. (a) A student has focused the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a
concave mirror. The situation is as given below. height of the object = 1.5 cm. focal
length of the mirror = 12 cm distance of object from the mirror = 18 cm
If the flame is perpendicular to the principal axis of the mirror, then calculate the following.
i) Distance of the image from the mirror.
ii) Height of the image.
(b) The distance between the mirror and the flame is then reduced to 10cm. With the help of a
ray diagram, write the nature of the image formed in this case.
OR
(a)Define optical centre of a spherical lens.
(b) An object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm.
(i) Use the lens formula to find the position and nature of the image formed.
(ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.

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. Food, clothes, medicines, books, or many of the things are all based on this versatile element
carbon. The element carbon occurs in different forms in nature with widely varying physical
properties. Carbon has the unique ability to form bonds with other atoms of carbon, giving rise
to large molecules called catenation. These compounds may have long chains of carbon,
branched chains of carbon or even carbon atom arranged in rings. A hetero atom can replace
hydrogen atom of a hydrocarbon and these hetero atoms or groups containing these confer
specific properties to the compound and are called as functional group. A homologous series is
a series of organic compounds which belong to the same family and show similar chemical
properties. The members of this series are called homologous and differ from each other by the
number of CH2 units in the main carbon chain.

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a) Prasad has a saturated alcohol X of chemical formula C 4H9OH.Write the chemical formula of a
member Y that comes two places after X in the homologous series and state by how much will its
molecular mass differ from that of X.
b) How do the chemical properties of X compare with those of Y? Give a reason for your answer.
OR
Identify the functional group and write the IUPAC name of the compound
CH3-CH2-CH2-CHO. What will be the structure of the next homologue of this compound.

38. Free and attached ear lobes are the characters present in a family consisting of two children
and parents.(fig.a to d)

Excited by his observation of different types of ear lobes present in his family, Rahul conducted a
survey of the type of ear lobes found in his classmates (fig. e and f)
Sex Free Attached
Male 36 14
Female 31 19
On the basis of above data answer the following questions.
a) Which of the two characteristics - free ear lobe or attached ear lobe‟ appears to be dominant in
this case? Why?
b) Is the inheritance of the free ear lobe linked with sex of the individual? Give reason for your
answer.
c) What type of ear lobe is present in father, mother, Rahul and his sister Nisha? Write the genetic
constitution of each of these family members which explains the inheritance of this character in
this family?
d) (Gene for Free ear lobe is represented by F and gene for attached ear lobe is represented by f
for writing the genetic constitution).
OR
Suresh’s parents have attached ear lobes. What type of ear lobe can be seen in Suresh and his
sister Siya? Explain by giving the genetic composition of all
39. Back in 1819, the Danish physicist Hans Oersted was performing a lecture demonstration for
some students and noticed that a compass needle moved whenever current flowed in a nearby
wire.
Further investigation of this phenomenon convinced Oersted that an electric current could
somehow cause a magnetic force. He reported this finding to an 1820 meeting of the French
Academy of Science.
Soon after this report, Oersted's investigations were repeated and expanded upon by other
scientists. Among those whose work was especially important were Jean-Baptiste Biot and Felix
Savart, who investigated the forces exerted on magnets by currents, Andre Marie Ampere, who
studied the forces exerted by one current on another. The Biot-Savart Law is an equation that

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describes the magnetic field created by a current-carrying wire, and allows you to calculate its
strength at various points.
(i) What is the shape of the magnetic field produced around a straight wire carrying current? (ii)
Mention two factors on which the strength of the magnetic field produced by a current carrying
conductor depends on.
(iii) Write two properties of magnetic field lines.
OR
What are magnetic field lines ,? How is a uniform field represented using field lines?
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