Shree Shantiniketan CBSE School

Aff. No. :- 1130814

PRE-BOARD 2
Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.

2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A student is expected to

attempt only one of these questions.

3. Section A consists of 20 objective-type questions carrying 1 mark each.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answers to these questions should

be in the range of 80 to 120 words.

7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with sub-parts.

Section A
1. Zinc pieces were placed in each of the four test tubes containing different salt solutions as shown below [1]

A colour change would be observed in solutions:

a) II and IV b) III and IV

c) II and III d) I and IV

2. Slaked lime is the commercial name of: [1]

a) Calcium carbonate b) Calcium hydroxide

c) Calcium oxide d) Calcium bicarbonate

3. Which of the following turns red litmus blue? [1]

a) dry NH3 gas b) an aqueous solution of NH3

c) dry HCl d) an aqueous solution of HCl

4. Which one of the following types of medicines are used for treating acidity? [1]

a) Antacid b) Analgesic

c) Antibiotic d) Antiseptic

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 5. Take three boiling tubes A, B and C. Pour some water in test tube A Put iron nails in it and cork it. Pour boiled [1]
distilled water in another test tube B and put iron nails in it. Add 1 ml of oil over it such that oil floats over it and
prevents the air from entering. Take some iron nails in test tube C and put some anhydrous calcium chloride in it
and cork it.
Leave all the three test tubes for one day and then observe.

In which test tube nail is rusted?

a) Tube B and C b) Tube B

c) Tube A d) Tube A and C

6. Which of the following pairs will give displacement reactions? [1]

a) FeSO4 solution and silver metal b) AgNO3 solution and copper metal

c) NaCl solution and copper metal d) MgCl2 solution and aluminum metal

7. The correct formula of ethanol is: [1]

a) CH3OH b) C2H5OH

c) C2H6OH d) CH3CH2CH2OH

8. The plant material used to demonstrate that carbon dioxide is released during respiration is: [1]

a) A potted plant with green leaves b) Detached green leaves

c) A plant with variegated leaves d) Germinating seeds

9. Which of the following is not associated with the growth of a plant? [1]

a) Abscisic acid b) Gibberellins

c) Cytokinins d) Auxin
10. Which part of the flower forms the fruit? [1]

a) Only carpel b) Whole flower

c) Only stamens and carpel d) Only ovary

11. Who was the first scientist to isolate DNA? [1]

a) Darwin b) Watson and crick

c) Friedrich d) Weismann mishear

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12. The process in which loss of water in the form of vapours from the aerial parts of plants takes place is X, which [1]
helps in Y. Here X and Y respectively are:

a) translocation and movement of soluble b) transpiration and temperature regulation.

products of photosynthesis in phloem.

c) translocation and absorption of water and d) transpiration and photosynthesis.

minerals from soil by roots.
13. The laws of reflection hold good for [1]

a) convex mirror only b) concave mirror only

c) plane mirror only d) all mirrors irrespective of their shape

14. A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.4 m distinctly. The type of the corrective lens used to [1]
restore proper vision should be

a) A convex lens of focal length 1.4 m and b) A convex lens of focal length -1.4 m and
power +0.71 D power -0.71 D

c) A concave lens of focal length -1.4 m and d) A concave lens of focal length -1.4 m and
power -0.71 D power +0.71 D
15. A food chain will be more advantageous in terms of energy if it has [1]

a) 4 trophic levels b) 5 trophic levels

c) 2 trophic levels d) 3 trophic levels

16. Which of the following organisms belong to the same trophic level? Plant, snake, insect, frog, hawk, deer [1]

a) Hawk and deer b) Snake and insect

c) Hawk and frog d) Frog and snake

17. Assertion (A): White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight. [1]
Reason (R): Decomposition of silver chloride in the presence of sunlight takes place to form silver metal and
chlorine gas.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): The testes descend into the scrotum just before birth. [1]
Reason (R): Human males have 2 testes in the body.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): In electric circuits, wires carrying currents in opposite directions are often twisted together. [1]
Reason (R): If the wire are not twisted together, the combination of the wires forms a current loop. The
magnetic field generated by the loop might affect adjacent circuits or components.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
20. Assertion (A): A network of food chains existing together in an ecosystem is known as food web. [1]
Reason (R): An animal like a kite cannot be a part of a food web.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
21. State reason for the following: [2]
i. Dry HCl gas does not change the colour of the dry blue litmus paper.
ii. Alcohol and glucose also contain hydrogen, but do not conduct electricity.

iii. Concentration of H3O+ ions is affected when a solution of an acid is diluted.

22. What is the difference between internal & external fertilization? [2]
23. Give reasons: [2]
i. Ventricles have thicker muscular walls than atria.
ii. Transport system in plants is slow.
iii. Circulation of blood in aquatic vertebrates differs from that in terrestrial vertebrates.
iv. During the daytime, water and minerals travel faster through xylem as compared to the night.
v. Veins have valves whereas arteries do not.
OR
How many pairs of salivary glands are there in humans ? Where do they open?
24. Where should an object be placed in case of a convex lens to form an image of same size as of the object? Show [2]
with the help of ray diagram the position and the nature of the image formed.
25. How will you decide whether the magnetic field at a point is due to some current carrying conductor or due to [2]
earth?
OR
Though the same current flows through line wires and the filament of a bulb, yet only the latter glows. Why?
26. Write the food chain operating in a freshwater pond. Mention the food habit of each trophic level in this food [2]
chain.
Section C
27. Samples of four metals A, B, C and D were taken and added to the following solution one by one. The results [3]
obtained have been tabulated as follows:

Iron(II) Copper(II) Zinc Silver

Metal
sulphate sulphate sulphate nitrate

A No reaction Displacement — —

B Displacement — No reaction —

C No reaction No reaction No reaction Displacement

D No reaction No reaction No reaction No reaction

Use the table above to answer the following questions about metals A, B, C and D.

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 i. Which is the most reactive metal?
ii. What would you observe if B is added to a solution of copper(II) sulphate?
iii. Arrange the metals A, B, C and D in the order of decreasing reactivity.
28. A, B and C are 3 elements which undergo chemical reactions according to following equations: [3]
a) A2 O3 + 2B → B2 O3 + 2A

b) 3C SO 4 + 2B → B2 (S O4 )
3
+ 3C

c) 3C O + 2A → A 2 S O3 + 3C

Answer of the following:

i) Which element is most reactive?
ii) Which element is least reactive?
OR
Four metals P, Q, R and S are all obtained by the reduction of their oxides with carbon. Metal P is used to form a thin
layer over the sheets of metal S to prevent its corrosion. Metal Q is used for electroplating tin boxes made of metal S
whereas metal R is used in making car batteries. Metals Q and R form an alloy called solder. What are metals P, Q, R
and S? How have you arrived at this conclusion?
29. What is the advantage of having four chambered heart? [3]
30. Two plants, A with white flowers and B with red flowers were crossed. The F1 progeny shows all red flowers [3]

and F2 has three red and one white. Categorise the trait as dominant and recessive.
31. What should be the position of an object with respect to focus of a convex lens of focal length 20cm, so that its [3]
real and magnified image is obtained?
32. The values of current I flowing through a resistor for the corresponding values of potential difference V across it [3]
are given below:

V(volts) 1.5 3.0 6.0 9.0

I(amperes) 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0

a. Plot a graph between V and I.

b. Why should this graph pass through the origin?
c. Name and state the law which is represented by the graph.

33. a. How will you infer with the help of an experiment that the same current flows through every part of a circuit [3]
containing three resistors in series connected to a battery?
b. Consider the given circuit and find the current flowing in the circuit and potential difference across the 15 Ω
resistors when the circuit is closed.

Section D
34. An organic compound A having the molecular formula C3H8O is a liquid at room temperature. The organic [5]

liquid A reacts with sodium metal to evolve a gas which burns causing a little explosion. When the organic
liquid A is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170°C, it forms a compound B which decolorises bromine

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 water. Compound B adds on one molecule of hydrogen in the presence of Ni as catalyst to form compound C
which gives substitution reactions with chlorine.
i. What is compound A?
ii. What is compound B?
iii. What type of reaction occurs when A is converted into B?
iv. What is compound C?
v. What type of reaction takes place when B is converted into C?
OR
What is methane? Draw its electron dot structure. Name the type of bonds formed in this compound. Why are such
compounds:
i. poor conductors of electricity? and
ii. have low melting and boiling points? What happens when this compound burns with oxygen?

35. i. What happens when: [5]

1. Leaves of Bryophyllum fall on the soil?

2. Planaria is cut into many pieces?
3. Sporangia of Rhizopus on maturation liberate spores?
Mention the modes of reproduction in each of the above three cases.
ii. Write the changes that occur in a flower once the fertilisation has taken place.
OR
Given below is a well-labelled diagram showing synapse between the two neurons.

Using the given diagram, answer the following questions:

i. What is the sequence in which nerve impulse travels?
ii. How synapse between two neurons acts as a one-way valve?
iii. Which chemical substance is released when an electrical impulse coming from the receptor reaches the end of the
axon of a sensory neuron?
iv. How a neurotransmitter starts an electrical impulse in the next neuron?
v. Which part of the neuron has a synaptic knob?
36. What are the rules to form image of an object by concave lens? Form the images of an object when it is moved [5]
from infinity to the lens.
OR
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 distance of the image from the lens.
ii. List four characteristics of the image (nature, position, size, erect/inverted) formed by the lens in this case.
iii. Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer to the part(ii).
Section E

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37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A series of organic compounds having the same functional group, with similar or almost identical chemical
characteristics in which all the members can be represented by the same general formula and the two
consecutive members of the series differ by —CH2, group or 14 mass unit in their molecular formulae is called a
homologous series. For example, all the members of the alcohol family can be represented by the general
formula, CnH2n+1OH where, n may have the values 1, 2, 3, ... etc. The various members of a particular
homologous series are called homologues. The physical properties such as density, melting point, boiling point,
solubility, etc. of the members of a homologous series show almost regular variation in ascending or descending
the series.
i. Write two characteristics of homologous series. (1)
ii. What are the fourth and fifth members of the alcohol homologous series? Write their name with the formula.
(1)
iii. Draw structure of Butanol. (2)
OR
What is heteroatom? (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Mendel worked out the rules of heredity by working on garden pea using a number of visible contrasting
characters. He conducted several experiments by making a cross with one or two pairs of contrasting characters
of pea plant. On the basis of his observations he gave some interpretations which helped to study the mechanism
of inheritance.
i. When Mendel crossed pea plants with pure tall and pure short characteristics to produce F progeny, which
1

two observations were made by him in F plants? (1)

1

ii. Write one difference between dominant and recessive trait. (1)
iii. In a cross with two pairs of contrasting characters
RRYY × rryy
Round Yellow)
Wrinkled Green)

Mendel observed 4 types of combinations in F generation. By which method did he obtain F generation?
2 2

Write the ratio of the parental combinations obtained and what conclusions were drawn from this experiment.
(2)
OR
Justify the statement:
"It is possible that a trait is inherited but may not be expressed." (2)
39. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Study the following electric circuit in which the resistors are arranged in three arms A, B and C :

i. Find the equivalent resistance of arm C. (1)

ii. Calculate the equivalent resistance of the parallel combination of the arms B and C. (1)

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iii. Determine the current that flows through the ammeter. (2)
OR
Determine the current that flows in the ammeter when the arm B is withdrawn from the circuit. (2)

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