SCIENCE -TEST

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SCIENCE
Class- X
(Session – 2024-25)
Maximum Marks: 40

General Instructions:
(i) This question paper consists of 16 questions in 5 sections.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section A consists of 4 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
(iv) Section B consists of 5 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 4 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 2 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 1 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each
with sub-parts.

Section – A
(Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for
each of the questions 1 - 4. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.)

Q. 1. In the reaction of iron with copper sulphate solution: CuSO4 + Fe → Cu

+ FeSO4 Which option in the given table correctly represents the substance
oxidised and the reducing agent? [1]

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Q. 2. Observe the activity given below. What does it help to conclude, when
the person exhales into the test-tube? [1]

(A) Percentage of carbon dioxide is more in inhaled air.

(B) Fermentation occurs in the presence of oxygen.
(C) Percentage of carbon dioxide is more in the exhaled air.
(D) Fermentation occurs in the presence of carbon dioxide.

Q. 3. When a 4V battery is connected across an unknown resistor there is a

current of 100 mA in the circuit. The value of the resistance of the resistor
is: [1]
(A) 4 Ω (B) 40 Ω
(C) 400 Ω (D) 0.4 Ω

Q. 4. Assertion (A): CFCs deplete the ozone layer.

Reason (R): CFCs are used as refrigerants and in fire extinguishers. [1]
(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.

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Section – B

(Q. no. 5 to 9 are very short answer questions.)

Q. 5. DDT was sprayed in a lake to regulate breeding of mosquitoes. How

would it affect the trophic levels in the following food chain associated with
a lake? Justify your answer. [2]

Q .6. Calculate the total resistance of the circuit and find the total current
in the circuit. [2]

Q. 7. State the events occurring during the process of photosynthesis. Is it

essential that these steps take place one after the other immediately? [2]

Q. 8. Name the substances other than water that are reabsorbed during
urine formation. What are the two parameters that decide the amount of
water that is reabsorbed in the kidney? [2]
Q. 9. List any two observations when ferrous sulphate is heated in a dry
test tube. [2]

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Section – C

(Q.no. 10 to 13 are short answer questions.)

Q. 10. What is electrical resistivity ? Derive its SI unit. In a series electrical

circuit comprising a resistor made up of a metallic wire, the ammeter reads
100 mA. If the length of the wire is doubled, how will the current in the
circuit change ? Justify your answer. [3]

Q. 11. What is a food chain? Why is the flow of energy in an ecosystem

unidirectional? Explain briefly. [3]

Q. 12. (a) Solution of a substance ‘X’ is used for testing carbon dioxide.
Write the equation of the reaction of ‘X’ with carbon dioxide. [3]

Q. 13. (a) Explain the role of UV radiation in producing ozone layer.

(b) Mention the reaction involved.
(c) Why is excessive use of CFCs a cause of concern? [3]

Section – D
(Q.no. 14 to 15 are long answer questions.)

Q. 14. (a) Name the organs that form the excretory system in human
beings. [5]
(b) Describe in brief how urine is produced in human body.

Q. 15. A bulb is rated 40W, 220V. Find the current drawn by it, when it is
connected to a 220V supply. Also find its resistance. If the given bulb is
replaced by a bulb of rating 25W, 220V, will be there be any change in the
value of current and resistance ? Justify your answer and determine the
change. [5]

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Section – E

(Q.no. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts.)

Q. 16. Based on the given information and your knowledge, answer

the questions given below : [4]

Food chains and the energy flow within an ecosystem provide an important
understanding of contingencies and mutual dependencies of organisms.
The given below flow chart depicts the energy flow within some members
of a grassland ecosystem. The grass in the below ecosystem transduces
120,000 J of sunlight and fixes it into 12,000 J of energy. It is established
that 90% of the energy of one trophic level is not passed to the next trophic
level. Further assume that the energy transferred from one trophic level to
the next is equally shared among the different organisms at that trophic
level.

Q. 1. How many food chains are present in the food web depicted above?
Q. 2. Based on the above information, indicate the amount of energy that an
organism (A to F) may have received from an organism from the previous
trophic level.
Q. 3. In the food web depicted above, identify the most energy efficient link
for tertiary consumer.
Q. 4. Differentiate between the food habits of organisms belonging to first
and second trophic levels.

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