No. of pages - 12 (E) COMMON PRE-BOARD SCHOOL EXAMINATION (2022-23) CLASS : X SUBJECT: SCIENCE (086) Time Allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 amare fre. Jolse (1) Fawr a a ota ae H 39 we a (2) Beh ven sted #1 ge wet A ater Pree fag me 1S eT Fi fret ww faaed a1 ae fae! (3) wea 20 aeghrs vet, HTH ae F (4) Gea 8 6 ofa aqsada wer, tos aia FZ (5) e-a 87 aysata wer 2, ot ded sie FZ (6) Gee 43 hl-aatta we, oh hacia ofa & 2 (1) Ge-3 83 wae arate we 8, ot aaT sis General Instructions: (1) _ This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections. (2) All questions are compulsory. An intemal choice is provided in some questions. Attempt any one of the options in such questions. (3) _ InSection-A, there are 20 objective type questions, of one mark each. (4) In Section-B, there are 6 very short answer type questions, of two marks each. (8) _ In Section-C, there are 7 short answer type questions, of three marks each. (6) _ In Section-D, there are 3 long answer type questions, of five marks each. In Section-E, there are 3 source based / case based questions, of four marks a each with sub-parts. Perereeresd WUS-3 (Section-A) 10 Baa Sa ag A daa we Bede ody a 2? 1 Which of the following has single covalent bonds only? (@) CO; oy NH; (© GH (@) HCHO 1 X-SCLENCE-Ewert aaa Ie 1? 1 cc hl et vn respectively? (¥) and (x) forthe following chemical equation will be 0, (X)CaCO, + (y)H,PO, > Cay(PO,); + (XDH,0 + 9)COs 2,3 ) ae © 22 @ 3 au te tae ee wet dw ae a frees, TH TF * are frerar ar #1 : (freer a am aaa t1 (ii) face aT EAT Gi) FRR a TAR TM zh (iv) am a1 fri tar @ Fe (i) &) waa Git) (©) Gi) Ft Gi) @y (Tv) ‘What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube? (7 Solution temperature increases ii) Solution temperature decreases Gi) Solution temperature remain same (Salt formation occurs (@) @only (b) (i) and (iii) i (©) Gi) and (iii) 5 (i and (iv) Fa a fee ate a pH AR ange we S pHa S frm 2? @ = (e) HCE (©) NaOH @ tana The pH value of which of the following compounds/mixtures is nearest to the pH value of distil water? J Blood (b) HCE (©) NaOH (4) Lemon juice nfo 3 aret faa watered ore aes, ad Bo wd cae Toa @t verted fren ga afte A ary at seme et - 1, Garvita, after making suitable arrangements in her Science Laboratory, passed steam over a piece of hot iron. The products, formed in thig reaction will be: "5 @) Hh, 0 ©) BaF 4. (©) Hy, FeO @ 0, FeO, : 2 X-SCIENCE-E6. TRE fefis @, farafaian a awa free watira #7 1 . @) fie at aaet wa ert >) fie st aegis ore offre (© Wafeten st wet var seer @). fim 8 orehr te at aftr aa cs _ following option is associated with the process of (2) Coating of thin layer of zinc (b) Reaction of zinc and sulphuric acid (©) Coating of thin aluminium layer (@)_ Reaction of zinc with hydrogen gas 2. WR Sesiisegs F amy st edache-firg dice eet 3) 1 The electron dot structure of a molecule of carbon dioxide is : (a) Ae (b) © &¢6 @ 8 ah egien & fa 4 ge een fad wa wife 1 @ wa wea d EH fata wer 21 Gi) aR aU afar eter M1 Gi) ewe eri 2 (iv) 3 fra we & we fafa Gt oI 21 @ @, i) (b) ii), ii) © @, Gy) @) i), Gv) Following are a few statements about insulin. Choose the wrong statements from these. (i). It controls blood sugar level. (ii) It is seereted by liver (iii) It is a hormone (iv) Itmixes with bile juice. @ @, (i) (6) Gi), Git) © @,(v) @ Gi, tiv) @ prmerscia aegis Ft ar ee 78% @1 GPT TT Fe TN aT ah ws 8 saat at A Ae) ere ores fore aah Fae a : : 1 (a) srardfrer Tez (b) srry sTezree () wrdtte were @ sR at 3 X-SCIENCE-EThe amount of atmospheric nitrogen is 78%, but plants are unable wy utilize this nitrogen directly. The source(s) of nitrogen for terrestrial plants is/are: (a) Inorganic nitrates (b) Inorganic nitrites (©) Organic matter (@) _Allof the above WR: Sgst st wa st ati & oa van & fae deraa FT oTarTeTT tht 81 omfefan gan Samm we ae TH we @ Were 8 ar ate (i) Fost Ft are Gil) FF a ahs (iv) FRa-Wea A aR BS @ aah Gi) (b) (ii), Gii) 34 (iv) © Gi) 3 ii) (@) ii) 3 Gv) Often, animals require a pumping organ to transport the blood to different body parts. Choose the correct pair/pairs from the following, based on the information. @_— Cow-three chambers in heart (ii) _Fish-two chambers in heart (iii) Frog-three chambers in heart (iv) Humans-four chambers in heart (a) @and (iii) (©) Gi, Gii) and (iv) (©) ii) and (iii) (@) — Gii) and (iv) red gre 8 wae wt yftet afterien wT ome & - 1 @ Feta ()-afe % snfra © @ak wi (@) eat afr Which type of movement/thovements are shown by plants? (a) Independent of growth (&) Growth dependent ef _ Both (a) and (b) @ Sound dependent mead x eT areata 1.581 x’ A were Ft are eh 1 The refractive index of substance ‘X’ is 1.5. The speed of light in ‘X’ will be: : (a) 1.75 x 10° ms (b+) 2x 10° ms (c) 1.5% 10° mvs (d) 2108 ms are oft sar Sire wre wor TT ae edt ti aT Sg Sie rel grat at dom Poet eR 1 @ & o) © Om 4 X-SCIENCE-EMankind can only sustain b i i y sexual reproduction. The numb 7 sxchonorner ine sgnecthase ee Tamron) (a) One eT Two (©) Three (@) Four a ane Ta Sam 40 & vfs suey ei va FFE 200 wT We FG eq te fat vines a3 area eh? ‘i Resistance of only 40 are available with you, How many such resistance will be required to obtain a total resistance of 202 in the circuit? * & 5 ©) 6 er 16 Fe Bet Sh feat cere + fae fauaiae ward wah a wera Het es 1 (@) ted Ware () ther ©) ateeriter @ a frie The device that helps to maintain a potential difference across a conductor. (@)__ Battery eliminator (b) Ammeter €F Voltmeter (a) Rheostat fet 1a famed Fa, d og qaai Sone gaat ds Sow fe aT =r Sif 1 Choose the correct representation of magnetic field between two bar magnets from the following options. N SON @ o ‘ N}+ys skAs @ 17 8 9.20, ‘sfrne—are Te oTeafs @ Sowell S fee od wer feu wee - eH ofiemers (A) a UH TT LF wet S wet sae FAS feu ay feared A a Gira @ ASR we RAT shea Geta et () Ask Re ae % R,Aa afad atom eT 2 < (© Ave’, afer Raa a ara : @ Aten é, afar Ratt 5 X-SCIENCE-E20. 21, Q.17 to 0.20 are ‘Assertion-Reasoning’ based questions. i These consists of two statements - Assertion (A) and oe ®, Answer these questions selecting the appropriate options a A. GY Both A and R are true, R is the correct explanation ot A (b) Both A and R are true, R is not the correct explanation of A. @ Ais true, R is false. @ Ais false, Ris true, . AW TRIE, Wel Wa a agstames grr shor Heat HUT zh ! R-WEA St sifererat Y geihifine safer Ae ea : A~ Mushroom synthesize its food using water and carbon dioxide R— Chlorophyll is not present in the cells of mushroom. Ae frat meet mea So on-gta aad zl. 1 R-vwer #1 feel ge Ae Fa a at oT EH A We are able to see through a transparent medium. R- The light rays are transmitted through this medium 8 A-G2 % 9a 4 ay ea em ana ¢i 1 R-Be $ 9 9 Scie sik diewan F cam afte aa aR ‘A~ Water from dugwells form lesser lather with soaps. R- Water of the dugwells contain larger amounts of salts of magnesium and calcium. A-aea 4a fini yam Yaa ar atta grazie ai 21 € A 1 Rose St creatine ara a wiht ama ae & fee qaurrerae Te ehh A ~ During the process of urine formation in humans, water is selectively reabsorbed. R- Water loss in large amounts from human body is not harmful. 8 Cc Ws-a (Sei “aie oar act aa stat & arate set vated 3 pet at sen War thet 21" ga wer at ye fre a} “The chromosomes number of the sexually reproducing parents and their offsprings is the same.” Justify this statement, Waar Bl Sonat atte sat aed 37 2 aa srt afer en eich #2 teh fret after oar afta Terai wate ffx Why is respiration called an sothemie reaction? ‘What are precipitation reactions? Write a balanced chemical equation of one ‘such reaction. 6 . X-SCIENCE-E2B 24. 25. 26. 21. 28. — Ferm teen an eT Tere #7 2 at is the importance of medulla located in the hind brai a N ¢ ted in the hind brain? ACAI STU waftal der faa A et sie oe sf) 2 Write any two i i Write any two points of difference between arteries and veins onthe basis of ee err ke ese ta ore 2 aera alg farga errant afta, Be gaa a fre war firs tht 2? Sketch the magnetic field lines around a current carrying solenoid. R How is a current carrying solenoid different from bar magnet? aR sacs F Gal vere wHfeers ater 3 saree afer AMET! 2 Energy flow in the food chains is unidirectional, Explain with the help of an example. MUE-A (Section-C) aa & frga argued were F - 3 () -aeafea et si a wat fir att 2? (i) Ty BERTH ee HI oraerae sat att 2? (ii) ote ae dete KT: Sha HA Fats eit #7 In the process of electrolysis of water : (i) Why's the amount of gases produced, different? Gi) Why is dilute sulphuric acid required? ii) Which gases are produced on anode and cathode respectively? j@ we [x & frees & frtvaia at Ge He cet, wT TH pret ft set 2 3 gi oo © op ai faa FR Na.zn0,+ H, 8 [ol at fifi Fe __, cy,coona+ 4,0 fare # hee faa ed : [RFE FE .cy,cOONa + C.11.0H sates Gan # aT HX, PSO Ta RST ea FH (i) pop at ae feat a frm gen ea we ary ar rs EH? 7 X-SCIENCE-EGi) 29, yer at fee Torey at staan ar aoa FATE! aaa wa mf sis at oie ar ver ba cod 2? Elaborate upon the response of a plant towards light. How do we detect the smell of bot food? 30. (ova sea HoH ver (il) aT Sea aT fd aA ae TH FS yard ar sete Sifea ede wae Fal ax at ye F fee a prot st et TART 3 aaa fact arama Ga Ht Gas GO 1S om ti fia at Ga a foot FT fe wad oa faa a de a 10 cm a wfafiea aA? aa wT wre! sare afer Ff Name the type of mirrors used in (i) rear-view mirror (if) shaving mirror. In each ofthe cases, justify your answer by enlisting two reasons. ‘A concave lens has a focal length of 15 em. At what distance should the “object from the lens be placed so that it forms an image at 10 cm from the Tens? Calculate the magnification produced by the lens. 31. @ frac-gfe ae 3c eh Sa wafer Aer feet) 1 i) waron Fifay far we ail ae fenfeard? 2 (i) Write two possible reasons due to which near-sightedness may arise. ii) Explain why the planets do not twinkle? sorry fee eae afore em ira #2 eee ent aT fate . 3 thalein in solution of substance ‘x, (i) Adding a few drops of Phenolphi ¢ in colour to pink. is ‘Na,ZnO, + Hy results in chan ‘When 'p’ is mixed > : al In the solution | When 'Q' is mixed » CH,COQNa + H,0 of X" CHycodta Cs When 'R'is mixed CHCOONa+GHOH Identify *X°, “P*, “Q and “R’ on the basis of provided information. What will you observe when POP is left open for a few days? aif! X-SCIENCE-E33. 34. 35. What is meant by is t overloading in se circuit? Di: reasons of it. 1g in domestic electric circuit? Discuss two @) ‘Uftea’ en eter 2? Eas A wpa wesw S-se a 8? 2 Gi) FH aera atk Stet st word ae ae, fg wertamen at frafira war aA St sara sal vedt 82 1 (i) What is an ‘ecosystem’? Write two of its main components. (i) We don’t clean ponds and lakes, but wh : cleaned regularly? , but why an aquarium needs to be Presfefa fet wa worst ar See afi feearegd aoe fey |S @ Teehrien aftfra sit grat saat Gi) Wri a atatiact aut @ Serre FATT at oftnfer sift Gi) fda a Fa ontas as CHO #1 tt afret oe ait dearer a fafa (ii) am frafefad oftach fara wer att (Fae Tarte wate) (@) Writes Ft wR F (o) Wate a tifeas veers F Describe in detail the following processes with the help of an example each, ) Hydrogenation reaction and its use. : Gi) Oxidation of ethanol OR (i) Define structural isomers. Gi) Two compounds have same molecular formula, C3H,0. Write the name and structural formula of these two compounds. (iii) How will you convert the following (only chemical equation) (a) Ethanol to ethene (b) Ethanol to sodium ethoxide @ eee rants Bra wet #7 Te fer a coe ong wheat wT sete FRE 3 (ii) carn he Frias Fata Pream gr sien ere sia 2 aaa CoGoys L110 HA70 ~9 CaSou. 24 9 X-SCIENCE-E36. 37. @ Gi) i) Gi) @ Gi) Gi) ‘de’ @ a sien #2 area aa) A EAT Wee de FE ST afer aia Sif TT rr aa a farafefian eicarnat # ard ffir - (a) Herta (b) sigenfert Ei : and two What is vegetative propagation? State two advantages disadvantages of this method. eae Write the difference between pollination and fertilization in a tabular form, What by _ describe ‘its structure and it is meant by placenta? Briefly describe i functions inhuman female. TSC WLRKE STRU CTR Write the functions of the following structures in the female reproductive system, (a) Ovary (b) Oviduct/Fallopian tube faq 7y faga vfva site @ R,,R,, Rs % AM FA: 50, 100, 300 #1 afe ga vfs F 1ov at dea get é at uote wfrte A wafer faa ora a viva ar ee afer vented sifare 3 In the given electric circuit diagram Ry, Ro and R; are of 5, 100 and 300 respectively. If 12V battery is attached in this circuit, then calculate the current through each resistor and the total effective resistance of the circuit, > fea angel a1 svat aga are afarat & fmt A aa fara rar 2 2 Why are alloys used in making electrical heating devices? "WUS-Z (Section-F) . Fe vee 8, ara sf 7 art sere am teats veel at we Tat aot, frag at Fain fran ge ahi’ Sete aa cio Sie ai safes ect are weet freeg oti ar tea at et, ta gant 4s 10 ls ,5,% X-SCIENCE-E gartt38. cafe 4 apf : ST after vier sare quae & et aye at A ait fara Y fig, ural an fafere aime 2 Fear eh fr ora 22 me 1 O Resale ans scien! Sq 8 Sade send da ora fra oer 8? ede Fea FT cia fear 2 aver = - ieee fare acl @ hla wer 8? gear UH ore fafa ead millenia ago, humans enterprisingly developed a new class of oe Substances called alloys. According to some people, bronze was the fis alloys to impact human lives. The Romans, developed a substitute for gold, brass around 2000 years ago. Since the ancient times, alloys have made special contribution in the progress and growth of humans. (i) Why isalloying done? 1 (ii) Why are the heating elements of electrical toasters not made from metals? 1 (iii) How is the stainless steel obtained from iron metal? Write one beneficial feature of stainless steel 2 R (iii) Of which elements, soldier is nade up? Write one of its uses. “fee ger Gare ah Soren & fe Uw Sar wafer fea se” shire care Y vara sega at ea ae Re Ri arr S ah Tafa ak ara-fifia dai at wed Svar Swed oie aoa Sat sfereasit al yar @ antes a @ staid wafafea @1 vod eS Fae 7 sata a aa zi (Peet aaa win & wed a faa oie haha & ats at GH x’ om 3, va faa win a fat at OH 2? 1 Gi) feat tite ain S ya Bea afro 2? 1 (ii) quads ak armada 9 sick fefaa! : 2 aera 1 Gi), fates shea cit a-g) seein feral “Satis better to light a lamp than to curse the darkness.” Light makes objects visible in the physical world. The sources of light can be both, natural as well as man-made. The inter-relationship between the phenomenon of i X-SCIENCE-E39. Tae igh and refraction of light withthe straight line propagation of Ligh, o reflecting structure can be plane or curved. ; <7 Context of a plane mirror, the distance between object and image di) is *x" cm, then how far is the object from the mirror? 1 iit) Write gimeant by the ‘pole’ of a spherical mirror? (i Write difference between reflection and refraction of ight. 2 ‘ti . OR Gil) Write two uses of different spherical mirrors. Asc St wer rer wae freamee gf a ae We PRA TT ae Sore & fee fren Preatirer mai nee & hy saa dea Sw ai Se a fea fs ae need qa aah a aw aN SM SEM BoM oer, at wate at weet dat, Fl a da wa soe ga @ Fa weer 8 a het Scent a acy eet? 1 Gi) ec th fire omy fateh zag wa a feed ad ae aT STEM Ora 1 Gi) Fe SN a wah eet S ae ory a? 2 aaa Gil) Fa FL tet chee erro gra frtag ae at TRH ae eT fora fie waft at ged cet £2 a chi carat — a chi a a te frend 84 81 Fo thet A ora wd she da dhe a gaa ea aT? Se aif Mendel was educated in a monastery and went to study science and mathematics in the University of Vienna. In one of his experiments with pea Plants Mendel observed that when a pure tall pea plant is crossed with a pure dwarf pea plant, in the first generation, F1 only tall plants appeared. (i) What happens to the traits of dwarf plants in this case? 1 (ii) Write an example of any other contrasting visible characters of garden pea. 1 (iii) What were the benefits of choosing the pea plant? 2 * OR (iii) 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. What was the ratio of Tall & dwarf plant in F2 generation? Explain. 12 X-SCIENCE-E