SIDDHI VINAYAK PUBLIC SCHOOL (SENIOR SECONDARY), BALASORE
SET-B
Session- 2024-25
Class- X Subject- SCIENCE
M.M.- 80 Time: 3 Hrs
General instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice of approximately 33% is
provided. 50% marks are allotted to competency-based questions.
2. Section A has 16 simple/complex 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 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment
(04 marks each) .
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SECTION A
Question 1 to 16 are multiple choice questions. Only one of the
choices is correct. Select and write the correct choice as well as the
answer to these questions.
1 Which of the following statement(s) about the given reaction are correct? 1
3Fe + 4H2O ----- > Fe3O4 + 4H2
1. Iron is oxidised
2. Water is oxidised
3. Water is reducing agent
4. Water is oxidising agent
A. 1 and 4
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 only
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2 Solid calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to form calcium hydroxide 1
accompanied by liberation of heat. This process is called slaking of lime.
Calcium hydroxide dissolves in water to form its solution called lime water.
Which among the following is (are) true about slaking of lime and the
solution formed?
(i) It is an endothermic reaction
(ii) It is an exothermic reaction
(iii) The pH of the resulting solution will be more than seven
(iv) The pH of the resulting solution will be less than seven
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iv) (D) (iii) and (iv)
3 How many water molecules does hydrated calcium sulphate contain? 1
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 7
(D) 2
4 In terms of acidic strength, which one of the following is in the correct 1
increasing order?
(A) Water < Acetic acid < Hydrochloric acid
(B) Water < Hydrochloric acid < Acetic acid
(C) Acetic acid < Water < Hydrochloric acid
(D) Hydrochloric acid < Water < Acetic acid
5 The electronic configurations of three elements X, Y and Z are X — 2, 8; Y 1
— 2, 8, 7 and Z — 2, 8, 2. Which ‘of the following is correct?
(A) X is a metal
(B) Y is a metal
(C) Z is a non-metal
(D) Y is a non-metal and Z is a metal
6 Copper objects lose their shine and form green coating of 1
(A) Copper oxide
(B) Copper hydroxide and Copper oxide
(C) Basic Copper carbonate
(D) Copper carbonate
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7 Oils on treating with hydrogen in the presence of palladium or nickel catalyst 1
form fats. This is an example of
(A) Addition reaction
(B) Substitution reaction
(C) Displacement reaction
(D) Oxidation reaction
8 Correlate the structure with appropriate function: 1
Column A Column B
(i) Glomerulus (1) Expels urine
(ii) Ureter (2) Carries urine
(iii) Urethra (3) Stores urine
(iv) Urinary bladder (4) Ultrafiltration
(A) (i) (2), (ii) (3), (iii) (1), (iv) (4)
(B) (i) (4), (ii) (3), (iii) (1), (iv) (4)
(C) (i) (4), (ii) (2), (iii) (1), (iv) (3)
(D) (i) (1), (ii) (3), (iii) (2), (iv) (4)
9 Which statement explains why the shoot of a plant bends when exposed to 1
light from one side?
A. Diffusion of auxin into cells that are in shade causes cell division
of those cells
B. Diffusion of auxin out of cells in that are in shade causes cell
division of those cells
C. Diffusion of auxin into cells that are in shade causes elongation of
those cells
D. Diffusion of auxin out of cells in that are in shade causes
elongation of those cells
10 Some methods of birth control are listed. 1
1. Abstinence
2. Condom
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3. Intra-Uterine Device
4. Oral pill
Which methods limit the spread of sexually transmitted diseases?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 2 and 4 only
D. 3 and 4 only 1
11 A zygote which has an X-chromosome inherited from the father will develop 1
into a
(A) boy
(B) girl
(C) X- chromosome does not determine the sex of a child
(D) either boy or girl
12 The gap between two neurons is called a: 1
(A) dendrite
(B) synapse
(C) axon
(D) impulse
13 For a convex mirror the image distance (v) = 5 cm, focal length 1
(f) = 10 cm and height of the image (h) = 7.5 cm. The correct representation
according to sign conventions is:
A) v = -5 cm, f = - 10 cm and hi = - 7.5 cm
B) v = -5 cm, f = + 10 cm and hi = - 7.5 cm
C) v = +5 cm, f = - 10 cm and hi = + 7.5 cm
D) v = +5 cm, f = + 10 cm and hi = + 7.5 cm
14 What type of image is formed by the eye lens on the retina? 1
(A) Real and erect
(B) Virtual and inverted
(C) Real and inverted
(D) Virtual and erect
15 1. Which of the following describes the common domestic power supplied
in India?
A) 220V, 100 Hz
B) 110 V, 100 Hz
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C) 220 V, 50 Hz
110 V, 50 Hz
16 1. If the grasshopper is eaten by a snake, the energy transfer is from 1
A) Producer to decomposer
B) Producer to primary consumer
C) Primary consumer to secondary consumer
D) Secondary consumer to primary consumer
Question No. 17 to 20 consist of two statements – Assertion (A)
and Reason (R). Answer these questions by selecting the
appropriate option given below:
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true
17 Assertion (A) : Highly reactive metals are obtained by electrolytic reduction. 1
Reason (R) : In the electrolytic reduction, metal is deposited at the cathode.
18 Assertion: The accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles causes muscle 1
cramps.
Reason: During vigorous physical exercise leg muscles respire
anaerobically.
19 Assertion(A) : A rainbow is sometimes seen in the sky in rainy season only 1
when observer’s back is towards the Sun.
Reason (R) : Internal reflection in the water droplets cause dispersion and
the final rays are in backward direction.
20 Assertion: The second trophic level of a food chain in a grassland 1
ecosystem is mostly occupied by a carnivore.
Reason: Carnivores feed upon herbivores and are secondary consumers.
Section-B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21 Identify the substances that are oxidised and the substances that are 2
reduced in the following reactions.
(a) Fe2O3 + 2Al → Al2O3 + 2Fe
(b) 2PbO + C → 2Pb + CO2
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22 A person suffering from liver disease is advised to avoid fatty and highly 2
acidic foods.
Give a reason why each of the foods mentioned should be avoided by a
person suffering from liver disease.
23 Attempt either option A or B. 2
(A) i) How does blood sugar level get regulated in the human body?
ii) Name the gland that secretes the hormone.
OR
(B)
i) Which hormone is secreted into the blood when you are under stress?
Name the gland that secretes this hormone.
ii) How does it help the body to cope up in an emergency situation?
24 Table shows the refractive index of mediums air, diamond and glass. 2
medium refractive index n
air 1.33
diamond 2.42
glass 1.50
Explain what is meant by the term refractive index.
State and explain in which medium the speed of light is slowest.
25 Attempt either option A or B. 2
(A) Sunita had to replace the electrical plug of her clothes iron. She
bought a three-pin plug as shown below.
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When she removed the old plug, she saw that there were three wires
coloured red, black and green.
(a) To which pin on the plug should she connect the green wire?
(b) To which part of the clothes iron is the green wire connected?
(c) State the function of the green wire.
OR
(B)
(a) Direct contact between which of the three coloured wires will result in a
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short circuit?
(b) State what happens to the current in the circuit in the case of a short
circuit. Give a reason for your answer.
26 The results of two experiments to determine the relationships between 2
current, radius and magnetic field strength are shown.
Describe the relationships.
Section-C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27 2 g of ferrous sulphate crystals are heated in a dry boiling tube. 3
(a) List any two observations.
(b) Name the type of chemical reaction taking place.
(c) Write balanced chemical equation for the reaction and name the products
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formed.
28 A) During electrolysis of brine, a gas ‘G’ is liberated at anode. When this 3
gas ‘G’ is passed through slaked lime, a compound ‘C’ is formed,
which is used for disinfecting drinking water.
(i) Write formula of ‘G’ and ‘C’.
(ii) State the chemical equations involved.
(iii) What is common name of compound ‘C’ ? Give its chemical
name.
OR
B) A white coloured powder ‘X’ is used by doctors for supporting
fractured bones.
(a) Write chemical name and formula of the powder, X.
(b) When this white powder is mixed with water a hard solid mass is
obtained. Write balanced chemical equation for this change.
(c) write any two uses of ‘X’
29 (a) In the process of respiration, state the function of alveoli. 3
(b) Rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than that in
terrestrial organisms. Give reasons.
(c) Complete the following pathway showing the breakdown of glucose.
30 Fig. shows how the root and shoot of a seed develop in response to stimuli.
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SHOOT
SEED
ROOT
(i) State the name of the plant hormone that causes the root and
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shoot to develop in the way shown in Fig.
(ii) Identify the stimulus that causes the roots to grow in the direction
shown in Fig. State the name of this response.
Explain how the plant hormone controls the growth response of the shoot.
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31 State the function of each of the following parts of the human eye : 3
(i) Cornea (ii) Pupil (iii) Retina
32 A helical coil whose length is greater than its diameter is connected to a 3
battery as shown below.
(i) How does the magnetic field at point P compare with the
magnetic field at point Q? Justify your answer.
(ii) State one way in which the strength of the magnetic field inside a
current carrying helical coil can be changed?
(iii) State the rule to determine the direction of the force experienced by a
current-carrying straight conductor placed in a magnetic field which is
perpendicular to it.
33 In the following food chain, plants provide 500 J of energy to rats. How much 3
energy will be available to hawks from snakes?
Plants → Rats → Snakes → Hawks
Section-D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
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34 Attempt either option A or B. 5
A) A compound C (molecular formula, C2H4O2) reacts with Na - metal to
form a compound R and evolves a gas which burns with a pop sound.
Compound C on treatment with an alcohol A in presence of an acid
forms a sweet-smelling compound S (molecular formula, C3H6O2). On
addition of NaOH to C, it also gives R and water. S on treatment with
NaOH solution gives back R and A.
Identify C, R, A, S and write down the reactions involved.
Give any two uses of esters.
OR
B) An organic compound ‘X’ is a liquid at room temperature. It is also a
very good solvent and has the molecular formula C2H6O. Upon
oxidation ‘X’ gives ‘Y’. ‘Y’ releases a gas ‘W’ with brisk
effervescence on reacting with NaHCO3. X reacts with Y in the
presence of conc.H2SO4to give another compound ‘Z’ which has a
pleasant smell.
a) Give the chemical name and chemical formula of Y.
b) How will you test for the gas ‘W’?
c) Depict the formation Y and Z using chemical equations.
d) Name the reaction of formation of ‘Z’.
Give any one use of ‘Z’?
35 Attempt either option A or B. 5
(iii) (i) Distinguish between pollination and fertilisation. Mention the site
and product of fertilisation in a flower.
(ii) Draw a neat, labelled diagram of a pistil showing pollen tube
growth and its entry into the ovule.
OR
(iv) (i) Trace the path of sperm during ejaculation and mention the gland
and their functions associated with the male reproductive
system.
(ii)What changes are observed in the uterus if fertilisation does
not occur?
(iii)What changes are observed in the uterus subsequent to
implantation of young embryo?
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36 Attempt either option A or B. 5
A) The circuit in Fig. 1.1 has resistors in series and parallel.
(i) State two factors that affect the resistance of a resistor.
(ii) X and Y are meters. Identify X and Y and the electrical property that
each meter measures.
(iii) Calculate the equivalent resistance in the circuit
(iv) Using your answer to (iii), calculate the current in the circuit. State
the unit
OR
B) In an investigation, the current in a circuit and the potential difference
across a resistor in the circuit were measured. The results are shown
in the Table .
I (A) 0.5 1 2 3 4
V (V) 1.6 3.4 6.8 10.2 13.2
(i) plot a graph of V on the y-axis against I on the x-axis.
(ii) Calculate the resistance of the resistor at 13.2 V
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(iii) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the arrangement of
resistors shown in Fig.
(iv) A wire has a length l and a cross-sectional area A. The wire has a
resistance of 16 Ω.
Determine the resistance of a wire made from the same material with
length 0.5 l and cross-sectional area 2A.
Section – E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data -based questions.
37 Attempt either subpart B or C. 4
In an investigation, metals A, B, C and D are added to different solutions.
The observations are shown in Table;
Solutions
Iron (II) Copper Aluminiu Silver
Meta sulphat (II) m nitrate
l e sulphat sulphate
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A No reaction Displacement
B Displacement No reaction
C No reaction No reaction No reaction Displacemen
t
D No reaction No reaction No reaction No reaction
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A) Explain what will be observed when metal B is added to copper (II)
sulphate solution.
B) Write the metals A, B, C and D in order of least reactive to most
reactive.
OR
C) In an investigation, pieces of zinc are added to containers P, Q and R
containing zinc sulphate, iron sulphate and copper sulphate.
In which containers will a colour change be observed? Give a reason for
your answer.
38 Attempt either subpart A or B. 4
Two human beings who can both roll their tongues produced 11 children. 3 of
these children could not roll their tongues and 8 children could roll their
tongues.
(A) Which trait (rolling or not rolling) is controlled by the recessive allele?
State all possible genotypes of the F1 generation of the cross.
OR
(B) Show the inheritance of the tongue rolling in humans in the given example
using a suitable cross. What percentage of offspring will show the same
genotype as the parents?
(C) If one of the parents could not roll their tongue, with the help of a cross,
calculate the ratio of tongue-rollers to non-tongue-rollers in the off springs.
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39 Attempt either subpart C or D. 4
Rajesh’s father Mr. Jayesh runs a cosmetics and perfumes shop in a crowded
market place. Mr. Jayesh i usually complains at home that there is lot of ‘shop-
lifting’ in his shop which was causing loss to him. Rajesh used to hear such
complaints of his father. One day Rajesh went to the market and purchased
one big mirror of a special kind. He then went to his father’s shop and fixed
the mirror at strategic positions inside the shop as shown in the figure. Mr.
Jayesh found that after the installation of the mirror, the shop-lifting almost
stopped. He was very happy and thanked Rajesh for making this possible.
(A) What type of mirror was fixed by Rajesh in the shop?
(B) Place three ticks in the table for image formed by such mirror due to
which it helps in preventing shop-lifting.
Diminished
Inverted
Real
Enlarged
Same size
Upright
Virtual
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(C) What special name/names is/are given to such mirror which help in
preventing shop-lifting?
a) Concave mirror b) vigilance mirror
b) plane mirror d) security mirror
i) a only ii) b and c both
iii) b and d both iv ) c and d both
OR
(D) After few days that mirror becomes dirty. During cleaning, Rajesh held the
mirror inside the water. So, what should be the change in the focal length of
the mirror?
a) increases b) decreases
c) no change d) none of the above
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39 4
Rajesh’s father Mr. Jayesh runs a cosmetics and perfumes shop in a
crowded market place. Mr. Jayesh i usually complains at home that
there is lot of ‘shop- lifting’ in his shop which was causing loss to him.
Rajesh used to hear such complaints of his father. One day Rajesh
went to the market and purchased one big mirror of a special kind. He
then went to his father’s shop and fixed the mirror at strategic positions
inside the shop as shown in the figure. Mr. Jayesh found that after the
installation of the mirror, the shop-lifting almost stopped. He was very
happy and thanked Rajesh for making this possible.
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(C) What type of mirror was fixed by Rajesh in the shop?
(D) Place three ticks in the table for image formed by such mirror
due to which it helps in preventing shop-lifting.
Diminished
Inverted
Real
Enlarged
Same size
Upright
Virtual
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