BENALURU REGION

PRE-BOARD-2 (2024-25)

SUBJECT: SCIENCE (086) SET-2

CLASS X

Section – A

Question 1 to 16 are Multiple choice questions (MCQs),only one of the choices is correct. Select and write the correct
choice as well as the answer to these questions.

1 MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2 1

Which of the option is CORRECT for the given equation

a) MnO2 is oxidized and HCl is reduced

b) HCl is oxidized
c) MnO2 is reduced
d) MnO2 is reduced and HCl is oxidized

2 Walls of arteries are thicker in comparison with the walls of veins so that: 1

(a) Blood passing through arteries may stop at required points of circulatory system.

(b) Pressure caused by the walls of heart during systole may be borne by them.

(c) Blood passing through arteries may be filtered there.

(d) Exchange of gases may take place easily.

3 A chemical compound used in glass, soap, and paper industries is: 1

(a) washing soda (b) baking soda (c) bleaching powder (d) common salt

4 Galvanization is a method of protecting iron from rusting by coating it with a thin layer of: 1

(a) Gallium (b) Aluminium (c) Zinc (d) Silver

5 Which of the following feature relates to biodegradable substances 1

a) Broken down by biological processes.

b) Remain inert
c) Persist in environment for long time
d) May harm the ecosystem

6 Cell division in plants is promoted by 1

a) Auxin
b) Abscisic acid
c) Cytokinins
d) Gibberellins

7 If the structure marked X in the diagram given below is blocked, then which of the processes 1
will not occur?
 (a) Transpiration and respiration

(b) Transpiration, photosynthesis and respiration

(c) Respiration, transpiration and transportation

(d) Respiration and photosynthesis

8 The phenomena of light involve in the formation of a rainbow are 1

a)refraction, dispersion and scattering

b) refraction, reflection and dispersion

c) reflection, dispersion and internal reflection

d)refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection.

9 Which of the following organism is used to make alcohol through fermentation (anaerobic 1
respiration)?

(a) Rhizopus bacteria

(b) Amoeba proteus

(c) Saccharomyces cerevicae (Yeast)

(d) Periplanata American

10 Which of the following cannot be an outcome of Mendel’s experiment on crossing a tall pea 1
plant with a short pea plant?

(a) 3 tall and 1 short plant

(b) 4 tall plants and 1 medium height plant.

(c) 24 tall and 8 short plants

(d) 9 tall and 3 short plant

11 Which acid contains 4 hydrogen atoms: 1

(a) Formic acid (b) Sulphuric acid (c) Nitric acid (d) Acetic acid

12 The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror 1

 Where would the reflected rays meet for the image formation to take place?

(a)Behind the mirror (b) Between F and O

(c) Between C and F (d) At C

13 Which of the following properties is not exhibited by ionic compounds: 1

a) Solubility in water
b) Electric conductivity in solid state
c) High melting and boiling point
d) Electrical conductivity in molten state

14 Select from the following decomposition reactions in which the source of energy for 1
decomposition is light energy:

a) 2FeSO4 → Fe2O3 + SO2 + SO3

b) 2H2O → 2H2 + O2
c) 2AgBr → 2Ag + Br2
d) CaCO3 → CaO + Ca2

15 Excessive exposure of humans to UV rays results in 1

i)damage to immune system ii)damage to lungs

iii) skin cancer iv) peptic ulcer

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

16 Which of the following reactions is endothermic: 1

a) Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost

b) Process of respiration
c) Decomposition of calcium carbonate to form quick lime and CO2
d) Burning of coal

Question No. 17 to 20 consists 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): Producers in a food chain are always green plants. 1

Reason (R): Producers are at the end trophic level of a food chain.

18 Assertion (A): Aluminium is used for making utensils. 1

Reason (R): Aluminium is a good conductor of heat and is malleable

19 Assertion (A): Concave mirror can produce both real and virtual image. 1

Reason (R): Concave mirror can converge or diverge light rays depending on the object
position relative to the mirror, allowing for the formation of both real and virtual images.

20 Assertion (A): Hieght of Pea plant is controlled by efficiency of enzyme and is thus 1
genetically controlled.

Reason (R): Cellular DNA is the information source of making protein in the cell.

Section – B

Question No. 21 to 26 are Very short answer questions.

21 A ray of light strikes a glass slab at an angle of incidence equal to 30 °. Find a refractive 2
index of glass such that the angle of refraction is 19.5°.

(Take, sin 19.5° = 1/3 and sin 30° = 1/2).

22 Name the basic filtration unit present in the kidney. Write its functions? 2

23 2
Patients whose gall bladder is removed are recommended to eat less oily food. Why?

24 A magnetic compass shows a deflection when placed near a current carrying wire. 2

(a) How will the deflection of the compass gets affected, if the current in the wire is
increased? Explain.

(b) Represent uniform magnetic field and non-uniform magnetic field using a diagram.

Or

(a) What are magnetic field lines?

(b) Why two magnetic field lines do not intersect each other?

25 What changes will you observe when a piece of Zinc is dropped in copper sulphate 2
solution. Identify the type of reaction and write the equation for the reaction involved.

26 Define a food chain. Draw a block diagram to show the flow of energy in a food chain with a 2
suitable example.

Or

What is the role of decomposers in nature? Name any two decomposers found in your
surroundings.

Section – C

Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.

27 (a) What is the fundamental difference between hypermetropia and myopia in terms of 3
optical experience of a person?

(b) The diagram below shows a special case of an eye defect.

(i) What is the defect that is shown in the figure?

(ii) State one cause for such a defect.

(iii) How can this defect be corrected?

28 A metal A, which is used in thermite process when heated with oxygen gives an oxide B, 3
which is amphoteric in nature. Identify A and B. Write down the reaction of oxide B with
HCl and NaOH.

29 What is the probability of a girl or a boy being born in a family? Justify your answer. 3

30 (a) Explain in brief of function of an electric fuse in a domestic circuit. 3

(b) an electric heater of current rating 3 kW, 220 V is to be operated in an electric circuit of
rating 5A. What is likely to happen when the heater is switched 'ON'?

Justify your answer with necessary calculation.

31 a) State the rule to determine the direction of force experienced by a current 3

carrying straight conductor placed in a magnetic field which is perpendicular to it.
b) When will the magnitude of the displacement of the rod be the largest?

32 3

Observe the above experimental set up and answer the questions below:

i) According to the experiment, name the essential raw material for the
manufacture of food by the plants .
ii) What is the role of KOH in the above experiment?
iii) Which of the two plants a or b give the positive test for the presence of
starch. Why?

33 A compound X of sodium is used as an antacid and decomposes on strong heating. 3

i) Name the compound X along with chemical formula.

ii) Write the chemical equation for the decomposition of X
 iii) Write one more use of compound X

Section –D

Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.

34 Attempt either (I) or (II) 5

(I) Draw a well labeled (at least 4 labels) diagram of the female reproductive system of
humans and write a function of each of the following:

(A) Ovary

(B) Uterus

Or

(a)What is contraception? Describe any three methods of contraception.

(b) Name one sexually transmitted disease each by bacteria and virus.

35 Attempt either (I) or (II) 5

(I) The formula for a compound is CnH2n.

a) Name the hydrocarbon family to which it belongs.
b) Predict its nature.
c) Name the second member of the homologus series of above hydrocarbon family
and write its structural formula.
d) What is hydrogenation? Write the reaction involved with the essential condition?
Mention one commercial use of this reaction.

Or

(1) Carry out the following conversion stating the condition(s) for each:.

(a) Ethanol to ethene

(b) Ethanol to ethanoic acid

(c) Ethane to chloroethane

(2) Draw the electron dot structure of methane and ethyne

36 Attempt either (I) or (II) 5

(I)

(II) A bulb is rated 40W, 220V. Find the current drawn by it, when it is connected
to a 220V supply. Also find its resistance.
(III) Name the device used to measure current and how is it connected in the
circuit.
(IV) Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element
does?
Or
 An electric lamp of resistance 20 Ω and a conductor of resistance 4 Ω are connected to a 6
V battery as shown in the circuit given below:

Calculate

a) The total resistance of the circuit.

b) The current flowing through the circuit.
c) The potential difference across the
(i) Electric lamp and (ii) conductor

(d) If all the conditions are followed in the circuit diagram, then find power of the
lamp.

Section - E

Case- Based/Source Based Answer Type Questions.

Question No. 37 to 39 are case- based/source based answer type questions with 2 to 3 short sub-parts. Internal choice
is provided in one of these sub-parts.

37 In an investigation, Saanvi dissolves salts in distilled water.

Experiment Salt
1 NaCl
2 CaCl2
3 MgCl2
4 KCl

In each experiment she adds a soap solution, containing Na+ions, to each salt solution. She
shakes each mixture vigorously.

a) In which experiment/s will Saanvi not observe the formation of lather (foam)?
Explain your answer

(b) Why are detergents better cleansing agents than soaps?

(c) Detergents are non-biodegradable. Explain two negative environmental impacts of

detergents in a lake ecosystem.

Or
 (c)What is micelles ? Draw its structure.

38 Sunil visited to the Endocrinology department of the nearby hospital with his friend Ajay.
Doctors working in the department explained both of them about different endocrine
glands in our body and functions of the secretions of the endocrine glands. They were
amazed to know that secretion of a very small amount of hormones may affect our body to
that great extent. Growth hormone, Thyroid hormone, Insulin, Adrenalin, estrogen and
Testosterone hormone all have a great importance.

(i) What is the role of an endocrine gland in our body? 1

(a) To prepare and secrete hormones.
(b) To make proteins and carbohydrates.
(c) To regulate the functions of our nervous system.
(d) To provide strength to our body.

(ii) Which of the following hormone is intravenously administered in diabetes 1

disease?
(a) Insulin (b) Thyroid hormone

(c ) adrenalin (d) Estrogens.

(iii) How secretions of endocrine glands are taken to their target organs? 2
Or

How is an endocrine gland different from an exocrine gland?

39 Rishi went to a palmist to show his palm. The palmist use a special lens for this purpose.

a) State the nature of the lens and the reason for its use. 1
b) Where should the palmist hold the lens so as to have a real and magnified image
of the lens. 1
c) If the focal length of the lens is 10cm and the lens is held at a distance of 5cm
from the palm. Using the lens formula, find the position and size of the image.
Or 2

c)Draw the ray diagram when the object is placed between focal length and optical centre
of the lens .Write nature of the image formed.
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