HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL,KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD

REVISION EXAMINATION - 1 (2024-‘25)

CLASS : X SET-1 Max. Marks : 80
SUBJECT: SCIENCE Time: 3hrs.
General Instructions:
1. All questions would be compulsory. However internal choice are provided wherever
necessary
2. Section A has 16 MCQs and 04 Assertion-Reasoning type questions carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 6 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 7 Short Answer (SA) type questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 3 Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based questions (04 marks each) with sub-parts
SECTION – A
1. Identify ‘x’, ‘y’, and ‘z’ in the following balanced reaction:
x Mg( s) + y HCl( aq)----------> z MgCl2 ( g) + H 2( g)
(a) 1, 1, 1 (b) 1, 2, 1 (c) 2, 1, 1 (d) 1, 3, 1
2. Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Common salt Formed by sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid.

2. Brine Aqueous solution of sodium chloride.

3. Chlor-alkali process Formation of sodium chloride

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

3. Barium chloride on reacting with ammonium sulphate forms barium sulphate and ammonium
chloride. Which of the following correctly represents the type of the reaction involved?

(i) Displacement reaction (ii) Precipitation reaction

(iii) Combination Reaction. (iv) Double displacement reaction
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 4 (d) 2 and 4
4. Vinegar has a wide range of uses in daily life due to its acidic nature. Vinegar is a solution of:
(a) 50%-60% acetic acid in A alcohol. (b) 5%-8% acetic acid in alcohol
(c) 5%-8% acetic acid in water. (d) 50%-60% acetic acid in water
5. In a flower, the parts that produce male and female gametes (germ cells) are:
(a) Stamen and anther (b) Filament and stigma
(c) Anther and Ovary. (d) Stamen and Style
6. The bluish colour of water in deep sea is due to:
(a) The presence of algae and other plants found in water.
(b) Reflection of sky in water.
 (c) Scattering of light.
(d) Absorption of light by the sea.
7. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
(a) Burning of a candle (b) Cooking food
(c) Sublimation (d) Germination of seeds
8. What happens if a person has one kidney removed?
(a) They will accumulate excess urea. (b) They will die.
(c) They will continue as normal. (d) They will stop making urine.
9. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a concave mirror as
shown in Figure?

a) b) c) d)
10. The function of valves present in auricles and ventricles is-
(a) It ensures that the blood flows only in one direction. (b) Helps in coagulation of blood.
(c) Destroys the worn out blood cells. (d) Measure pressure of body fluids.
11. The substance that triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits from plants is due to:
(a) Auxins. (b) Gibberellin (c) Abscisic acid (d) Cytokinin
12. An element A is soft and can be cut with a knife. This is very reactive to air and cannot be kept
open in air. It reacts vigorously with water. Identify the element from the following :
(a) Mg (b) Na (c) P (d) Ca
13. Which of the following are correctly matched in the given table?
1. Plants and animals pH range is 7.0 to 7.8

2. Rain water pH is 7.6

3. Tooth decay pH less than 5.5

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3. (d) 1, 2 and 3
14. Which of the angles are correctly marked in the given diagram?:

.
(a) <A,<r and <D. (b) <A and <e (c) <i, <A and <D (d) <A, <r and <e
15. A thin layer of water is transparent but a very thick layer of water is:
(a) translucent (b) opaque (c) most transparent (d) none of these
16. Grasshopper in grassland is a :

(a) Producer (b) Herbivore. (c) Carnivore. (d) None of the above
Question no. 17 to 20 are Assertion-Reasoning based questions.
(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.
17. Assertion : Fe2O3+Al —------>Al2O3 +Fe
The above chemical equation is an example of displacement reaction.
Reason : Aluminium being more reactive than iron, displaces Fe from its oxide.
18. Assertion : Nerve impulse is a one way conduction.
Reason : Nerve impulse is transmitted from dendrite to axon terminals.
19. Assertion : The main organ of human excretory system is kidney.
Reason : Kidneys perform the function of adding water and nitrogenous wastes from the body.
20. Assertion : ρ1 and ρ2 are the resistivity of the materials of two resistors of resistances R 1 and
R2 respectively and R1> R2
Reason : The resistance R =ρ l/A = ρ1> ρ2 if R1 >R2
SECTION – B
21. An element reacts with air (oxygen) to form its oxide. When dissolved in water the solution turns
red litmus blue. Is it a metal or a non-metal ? Justify your answer.
OR
What properties do you think of while categorizing elements as metals and non-metals?
22. What is a receptor ? Name the receptors for light, sound and smell.
23. The organisms formed by asexual reproduction are considered as clones. Why? State the
advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction.
24. An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four
characteristics (nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens.
OR
An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm from concave lens of focal length 30 cm. List four
characteristics (nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens.
25. Write differences between food chain and food web.
26. A cartoon is given for turtle and lizard below.
 What is the effect of high temperature on the sex-determination in turtle (Chrysema picta) and the
lizard (Agama agama)?
SECTION – C
27. Name the compound formed when ethanol is heated in excess of conc. sulphuric acid at 443 K.
Also write the chemical equation of the reaction stating the role of conc. sulphuric acid in it. What
would happen if hydrogen is added to the product of this reaction in the presence of catalysts such
as palladium or nickel ?
28. Design an activity to show a decomposition reaction in which light is used to decompose a
reactant. Write chemical equation for the reaction and state its one use.
29. Name the process of reproduction observed in yeast. Design an activity to observe this mode of
reproduction in a school laboratory. Name one more organism which reproduces by this mode.
OR
What is carpel? Write the function of its various parts.
30. What is dispersion of white light ? State its cause. Draw a ray diagram to show the dispersion of
white light by a glass prism.
31. (i) State two main causes of developing far-sightedness.
(ii) How can this defect of vision be corrected ?
32. V -I graph for a conductor is as shown in figure.

(i) What do you infer from this graph ?

(ii) State the law expressed here.
(iii) Name the physical quantity represented by the slope of this graph and its unit.
33. (i) How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores ?
(ii) How is regeneration different from fragmentation?
SECTION –D
34. Write balanced chemical equation for the reactions taking place when :
(i) Zinc carbonate is calcinated. (ii) Zinc sulphide is roasted.
(iii) Zinc oxide is reduced to zinc. (iv) Cinnabar is heated in air.
(v) Manganese dioxide is heated with aluminium powder.
OR
A metal M found in nature as sulphide ore (M2S ) is one of the good conductors of heat and
electricity and used in making electric wires :
(i) Identify the metal M.
(ii) Write the balanced chemical equations involved in the process of extraction of the metal.
(iii) Draw a labelled diagram of electrolytic refining of the metal.
35. State in brief the function of the following organs in the human female reproductive system :
(i) Ovary (ii) Fallopian tube (iii) Uterus
OR
(i) What is vegetative propagation ?
(ii) What methods will you use for growing jasmine and rose plants ?
36. (i) With the help of a suitable circuit diagram prove that the reciprocal of the equivalent resistance
of a group of resistances joined in parallel is equal to the sum of the reciprocals of the individual
resistances.
 (ii) In an electric circuit two resistors of 12 Ω each are joined in parallel to a 6 V battery. Find the
current drawn from the battery.
OR
For the circuit diagram given below, calculate :
(i) the value of current through each resistor.
(ii) the total current in the circuit.
(iii) the total effective resistance of the circuit.

SECTION – E
37. Study the table related to colour change with indicators and answer the questions that follow.

Solutions Colour change with phenolphthalein Colour change with methyl

indicator orange indicator

P Pink Yellow

Q Colourless Orange

R Colourless Red

(i) Name the solution which is acidic.

(ii) Arrange the given solutions in increasing order of their pH value.
(iii) What is the name of solution P and Q ?
OR
(iv) When solution P is added to the china rose indicator, what is the colour of solution P ?
38. Pea plants need support to grow. It clings on any other support and grows. It is responsive due to
response of plant hormones to different stimuli.
Normally, plants respond to such a stimuli slowly. Plants respond to some stimuli by growing
towards it or away from it.
(a) Of which type of tropism is the ‘touch-me-not’ plant an example of ?
(b)Give one example of chemotropism.
(c) How does a pea plant cling to its support ?
OR
(d) Name four different types of tropisms shown by plants.
39. Three students Jahnvi, Snigdha and Aarati of class X brought three big plane mirrors in their class
room for science fest . They fixed the three mirrors: one at the ceiling and the other two on the
adjacent wall of the room. All three students were able to see more than three images of
themselves .Students of other classes also came to see this and felt happy.
(i) How many images of a single student were formed?
(ii) Give reason for number of images obtained in Q. no. (i).
(iii) Another student of class X takes a mirror which is depressed at the centre and mounts it on a
mirror stand as shown in diagram. Now he focused the image of a candle flame on a white
screen by placing the flame at various distances from the mirror.
He noted his observations as given below

Set 1 2 3 4 5 6

Distance of the flame from the mirror (cm) 20 25 30 40 60 75

Distance of the screen from the mirror (cm) 60 37.5 30 42 20 18.72

Name the mirror and find its focal length.

OR
(iv) One set of these observations in the above table is incorrect. Identify this set of observation
and give reason for your choice.