KpENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHENNAI REGION

PRE-BOARD EXAMS 2022-23

CLASS: X TIME: 3Hrs.

MAX. MARKS: 80
SCIENCE (086)
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The question paper comprises 5 sections – A, B, C, D and E. Attempt all the sections.
2. Section A comprises 20 questions of one mark each.
3. Section B comprises 6 questions of 2 marks each.
4. Section C comprises 7 questions of 3 marks each.
5. Section D comprises 3 questions of 5marks each
6. Section E comprises 3 questions of 4 marks each
7. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions
SECTION A
1 A student was given five unknown colourless samples labelled A, B, C, D and E. He was asked to
test their pH with pH paper. He observed the following colour changes:
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Test tube A B C D E

Colour of pH paper Red Purple Orange Green Blue

The correct sequence of increasing order of pH of sample is:

(a) A < C < D < E < B (b) B< A< C< D< E
(c) C < B < A < D < E (d) B < C < A < E< D

2 During the experiment of heating of ferrous sulphate, four students recorded their observation as
(i) Green colour disappears (ii) Brownish yellow gas has evolved. (iii) Blue colour changes to green
colour. (iv) Smell of burning sulphur is observed.

Which of the above observations are correct?

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

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3 Which of the following information about the reaction of CaO with water is not true? 1

(a) CaO reacts with water vigorously.

(b) During the reaction the beaker becomes hot.
(c) CaO reacts with water to form slaked lime.
(d) During the reaction dazzling light is produced.

4 Given below are certain chemical properties of substances. 1

I. It turns blue litmus red .
II. It turns red litmus blue.
III. It reacts with zinc and a gas evolves.
IV. It reacts with solid sodium carbonate to give brisk effervescence.
Which out of these properties are shown by dilute hydrochloric acid?
(a)I and II only
(b)I and III only
(c)II, III and IV only
(d)I, III and IV only

5 The following apparatus was set up to demonstrate electrical conductivity in basic solution Which 1
among the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(i) The bulb will not glow because the electrolyte is not acidic
(ii)The bulb will glow because sodium hydroxide releases hydroxide- ions in solution.
(iii) The bulb will not glow because the circuit is incomplete
(iv) The bulb will glow because iron nail is a good conductor
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) only
(d) (iv) only

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6 Which of the following is(are) an endothermic process(es)? 1
1. Dilution of an acid
2. Sublimation of dry ice
3. Condensation of water vapours
4. Evaporation of water
(a) only 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 4

7 Soaps act as cleansing agents by 1

(а) releasing sodium/potassium ions in solution
(b) undergoing a reaction with oil
(c) forming micelles and trapping dust within the micelle
(d) all of the above.

8 What prevents backflow of blood inside the heart during contraction? 1

(a)Thin walls of atria
(b)Thick muscular walls of ventricles
(c)Valves in heart
(d)All of the above
9 The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in 1
(a)Cytoplasm
(b)Mitochondria
(c)Chloroplast
(d)Nucleus

10 Which term is used to refer the dwarfness in plants of F2 generation: 1

(a)Recessive
(b)Dominant
(c)Both A and B
(d)None of these

11 The gap between two neurons is called as: 1

(a)Dendrite
(b)Synapse
(c)Impulse
(d)Axon

12 The maleness of a child is determined by: 1

(a)The X chromosome in the zygote
(b)The Y chromosome in the zygote
(c)The cytoplasm of germ-cell which determines the sex
(d)Sex is determined by chance

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13 The temperature of a conductor is increased. The graph best showing the variation of its resistance is 1

14 A student learns that magnetic field strength around a bar magnet is different at every point. Which 1
diagram shows the correct magnetic field lines around

a bar magnet?

15 A wire of length l, made of material resistivity ρ is cut into two equal parts. The resistivity of each 1
part is equal to,
(a) ρ (b) ρ/2 (c) 2 ρ (d) 4 ρ

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16 A stream of positively charged alpha particles moving towards west is deflected towards north by a
magnetic field. The direction of magnetic field is
(a) towards south (b) towards east ( c) downward (d) upward
Assertion and Reasoning based questions 1
For question numbers 17 to 20, two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c)and (d)
as given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.

17 Assertion (A) : Changing of colour of copper from reddish brown to black on heating is an example 1
of reduction.
Reason (R): Reduction is the process of removal of oxygen and addition of hydrogen.
18 Assertion (A) : A geneticist crossed 2 pea plants and got 50% tall and 50% dwarf in the progeny 1
Reason (R): One plant was heterozygous tall and the other was dwarf
19 Assertion (A): Lipase helps emulsification of fats. 1
Reason (R) : Lipase hydrolyses fats and oils
20 Assertion(A): The strength of the magnetic field produced by a current carrying circular coil 1
increases on increasing the current flowing through the coil.
Reason (R): Magnetic field strength is inversely proportional to the current flowing in the coil.
Section B
21 On adding potassium iodide solution to a test tube containing lead nitrate solution, yellow 2
precipitate is formed.
(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
(b)Name the compound precipitated. What other name can be given to this precipitation reaction?
OR
What happens when:
(a) Zinc metal is added to copper sulphate solution?
(b) Lead powder is added to copper(II) chloride solution?
Also write the equation for each, if reaction occurs.
22 Why is the use of iodised salt advisable? 2

23 Draw the structure of a neuron and explain its function. 2

24 What are the advantages of having four chambered heart? 2

25 Draw a neat diagram to show the refraction of a light ray through a glass prism, and label angle of 2
incidence and angle of emergence.
OR

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 Copy the following diagram on your answer sheet and show the dispersion of white light on the
white screen.

26 Give any two reasons to justify the statement that the existence of decomposers is essential in a 2
biosphere.
SECTION C
27 (a) Draw a diagram of testing the conductivity of a salt solution? 3
(b) A compound ‘X’ reacts with aluminium, which is a highly exothermic reaction and the reaction
is used to join railway tracks. Identify the compound’ X’ and name the reaction.

28 The metal salt ‘A’ is blue in colour. When salt ’A’ is strongly heated, the substance ‘B’ present in it 3
is removed and a white powder ’C’ is left behind. When a few drops of the substance B(in liquid
state) is added to the powder ’C’, it becomes blue again.
(a) Identify A,B and C.
(b) Write the chemical formula of (i) Wsahing soda , (ii) Plaster of Paris and (iii) Bleaching
powder
29 Describe the structure and functioning of nephrons. 3
OR
What are the components of the transport system in human beings and what are the functions of
these components?
30 A concave mirror is used for image formation for different positions of an object. What inferences 3
can be drawn about the following when an object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from the pole of a
concave mirror of focal length 15 cm?
(a) Position of the image
(b) Size of the image
(c) Nature of the image
Draw a labelled ray diagram to justify your inferences
31 An object placed 4 cm in front of a converging lens produces a real image 12 cm from the lens. 3
What is the magnification of the image? What is the focal length of the lens? Also draw the ray
diagram to show the formation of the image.
32 What is solenoid? Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines of 3
(i) a current carrying solenoid and
(ii) a bar magnet.
OR
(a) How does the strength of magnetic field due to current carrying conductor depends upon the
current flowing and distance from the conductor?
(b) α-particles are positively charged particles. State whether an a-particle will experience any force
in a magnetic field, if it is placed in a field at rest.
33 (a) What is biological magnification. 3
(b) What will happen if we kill all the organisms in one trophic level.

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 SECTION D
34 Explain why, 5
(a)We should prefer vegetable oils over animal fats for cooking food.
(b)The element carbon forms a very large number of compounds.
(c)Air holes of a gas burner have to be adjusted when heated vessels get blackened by the flame.
(d)Soaps form scum with water whereas detergents do not.
(e)Graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
OR
(a)Draw the structures of ethanol and ethanoic acid. Write one use of each of them.
(b)What is the role of alkaline potassium permanganate in making ethanoic acid from ethanol.
(c)Write the balanced equations along with the names of compounds formed when ethanoic acid
reacts with
(i)sodium hydroxide
(ii)sodium carbonate
35 (a) How is the process of pollination different from fertilization? 5
(b) What is multiple fission?
(c ) Draw a labelled diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower showing growth of pollen tube
and label the following
(i) female gamete
(ii) pollen tube
OR
(a) What are the different methods of contraception?
(b) Name any two sexually transmitted diseases and their causative organisms.
36 a) Give two reasons why different electrical appliances in a domestic circuit are connected in 5
parallel.
b) Three resistors of 5 Ω, 10 Ω and 15 Ω are connected in series and the combination is connected to
battery of 30 V. Ammeter and Voltmeter are connected in the circuit. Draw a circuit diagram to
connect all the devices in proper order.
(i) What is the current flowing across 10 Ω resistance?
(ii) What is the potential difference across 10 Ω resistance?
SECTION E
Q.no. 37 to 39 are Case-based questions

37 The metal reactivity series is also known as the activity series. In the metal reactivity series the 4
metals are arranged on the basis of their decreasing order of reactivity. The method used to extract
metals depends on the reactivity of the metal. Thus, the method of extraction of a metal from its ore
depends on its position in the reactivity series. The metals that are more reactive than carbon, are
extracted by electrolysis, while the metals less reactive than carbon, can be extracted by reduction
with carbon. The metals at the bottom of the activity series are the least reactive.
(a)Name a metal that can displace hydrogen from dilute sulphuric acid
(b) Why can heating with carbon not be used to extract aluminium from aluminium oxide?
(c) State which method of extraction we could use for each metal
(i) Iron (ii) Sodium
(d)Illustrate with the help of chemical equation what happens when zinc oxide is heated with
carbon.
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 (d) Illustrate with the help of balanced chemical equation what happens when mercuric oxide is
heated.
38 In one of his experiment with pea plants Mendel observed that when a pure tall pea plant is crossed 4
with a pure dwarf pea plant, in the first generation, F1 only tall plants appears
(a) What happens to the traits of the dwarf plants in this case?
(b) When the F1 generation plants were self-fertilized, he observed that in the plants of second
generation, F2 both tall plants and dwarf plants were present. Why it happened?
(c) Write down the phenotypic and genotypic ratio of F2 generation of tall and dwarf plants
OR
(c) What is Dihybrid cross?
39 The lenses form different types of images when objects are placed at different locations. When a ray 4
is incident parallel to the principal axis, then after refraction, it passes through the focus or appears
to come from the focus.

When a ray goes through the optical center of the lens, it passes without any deviation. If the object
is placed between the focus and the optical center of the convex lens, an erect and magnified image
is formed.

As the object is brought closer to the convex lens from infinity to focus, the image moves away
from the convex lens from focus to infinity. Also, the size of the image goes on increasing and the
image is always real and inverted.
A concave lens always gives a virtual, erect, and diminished image irrespective of the position of the
object.
a) What is the location of image formed by a convex lens when the object is placed at infinity?
b) What is the nature of the image formed, when the object is placed between optic center and
focus?
c) What is the size of image formed by a convex lens when the object is placed at the focus?
d)What is the location of image when the object is placed at 2F in front of convex lens?
OR
d)What is the nature of the image formed for a convex lens when the object is placed between 2F
and focus.

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