SECTION – A

FOUR EDGE ACADEMY 1. To relieve pain caused due to acidity, we can take
FOUR EDGE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY a. Sour milk b. lemon juice
Imbibe. Ignite. Illuminate. c. orange juice d. milk of magnesia
Chromepet, Chennai – 44. 2. The colour of methyl orange indicator in acidic medium is
Performance Analysis Test (PAT – 02) a. Yellow b. Green c. Orange d. Red.
Class: X Subject: Science 3. Water soluble bases are known as?
Maximum marks: 60 Time allowed: 2 Hrs. a. Neutral b. Base c. Acid d. Alkali
Q.P. Code: X/PAT02/13SP/25 4. A convex lens is also called as
MATH: a. Converging lens b. diverging lens
General Instructions: c. refracting lens d. reflecting lens.
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them: 5. The image produced by a concave lens is
(i) This question paper contains 32 questions. All questions are a. always virtual and enlarged
compulsory b. always virtual and reduced in size
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections – A,B,C,D and c. always real
E. d. sometimes real, sometimes virtual
6. The least distance of distinct vision is
(iii) In Section A, Questions no 1 to 13 are multiple choice questions
a. 25 m b. 0.25 m c. 25 mm d. 2.5 m
(MCQs) and questions number 14 and 15 are Assertion – Reason
7. When light rays enter the eye, most of the refraction occurs at the
based questions of 1 mark each.
a. crystalline lens b. iris c. pupil d. outer surface of the cornea
(iv) In Section B, Questions no. 16 to 20 are very short answer 8. Relation between focal length and radius of curvature.
(VSA) type questions, carrying 2 marks each. a. f = r/2 b. f =2R c. f = R/2 d. R = 2f
(v) In Section C, Questions no. 21 to 26 are short answer (SA) type 9. Which of the following is not a mineral acid?
questions, carrying 3 marks each. a. Hydrochloric acid b. Citric acid
(vi) In Section D, Questions no. 27 to 29 are long answer (LA) type c. Sulphuric acid d. Nitric acid
questions, carrying 5 marks each. 10. Which of the following is acidic in nature?
(vii) In Section E, Questions no.30 to 32 are case study based a. Lime juice b. Human blood
questions carrying 4 marks each. c. Lime water d. Antacid
(viii) Draw neat diagrams wherever required. Take π = 22/7 whenever 11. The pH of the gastric juices released during digestion is
required, if not stated. a. Less than 7 b. More than 7
Use of calculators is not allowed b. Equal to 7 d. equal to zero.
12. What is the chemical name for tooth enamel.
13. What is chemical formula of blue vitrol?
 14. Write any one difference between exothermic and endothermic (ii) What happens when an acid or base is mixed with water?
reaction. (iii) Why does this milk take long time to set as curd?
15. Assertion (A) : White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight. 23. Explain the following terms (i) Corrosion (ii) Rancidity
Reason (R) : Decomposition of silver chloride in presence of 24. How can you explain respiration in a exothermic reaction?
sunlight takes place to form silver metal and chlorine gas. What is anti-oxidant? Name two substances which are usually used
16. Assertion(A): The mirrors used in search lights are concave as antioxidants.
spherical. 25. An object is placed 18 cm front of a mirror. If the image formed at 4
Reason (R) : In concave spherical mirror the image formed is always cm to the right of the mirror. Calculate its focal length. Is the mirror
virtual. convex or concave? What is the nature of the image? What is the
radius of curvature of the mirror?
26. Draw the correction ray diagram for each case (i) Myopia eye
SECTION – B
(ii) Hypermetropic eye
17. Plaster of paris should be stored in a moisture – proof container.
SECTION – D
Explain why?
How does the flow of acid rain water into river make the survival of 27. When an object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a convex
aquatic life in a river difficult? mirror, the magnification produced is ½. Where should the object be
18. State on characteristic of chemical reaction taking place when placed to get a magnification of 1/3?
a. Dilute sulphuric acid is made to react with marble chips The refractive index of diamond is 2.47 and that of glass is 1.51.
b. Lemon juice is added to a solution of potassium permanganate. How much faster light travels in glass than in diamond?
c. Dilute hydrochloric acid is added to a solution of lead nitrate in A ray of light is travelling from glass to air. The angle of incidence
the cold. in glass is 300 and angle of refraction in air is 600. What is the
d. Water is added to quick lime. refractive index of glass with respect to air?
19. The magnification produced by a spherical lens is +0.75. What is the 28. Write a balanced equation for the following reaction and identify the
nature of image and lens? type of reaction also in each case:
A lens produces a magnification of – 0.6. What is nature of the lens. (i) Ethanol is burnt in air to form carbon dioxide, water and
20. How can we explain the reddish appearance of sun at sunrise or releases heat.
sunset? Why does it not appear red at noon? (ii) Magnesium ribbon is burnt in an atmosphere of nitrogen gas
Is the position of a star as seen by us its true position? Justify your to form solid magnesium nitride.
answer. (iii) Barium chloride and sodium sulphate aqueous solution react
21. Draw a ray diagram representing angle of deviation (d) if a ray to give insoluble barium sulphate and aqueous solution of
incident on a surface of the prism. sodium chloride.
(iv) Sodium hydroxide reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce
SECTION – C
sodium chloride and water
22. (i) What is a neutralization reaction? Give two examples.
 (v) Zinc pieces react with dilute hydrochloric acid to liberate
hydrogen gas and forms zinc chloride.
SECTION – E
29. When metal X is treated with a dilute Y, then gas Z is evolved
which burns readily making a little explosion.
(a) Name any two metals which can behave like metal X
(b) Name any two acids which can behave like acid Y.
(c) Name the gas Z.
(d) Is the gas Z lighter than or heavier than air?

30. A student focused the image of a candle flame on a white screen

using a convex lens. He noted down the position of the candle
screen and the lens as under Position of candle =12.0 cm. Position of
convex lens = 50.0 cm. Position of the screen = 88.0 cm
(i) What is the focal length of the convex lens?
(ii) Where will the image be formed if he shifts the candle
towards the lens at a position of 31.0 cm?
(iii) What will be the nature of the image formed if he further
shifts the candle towards the lens?
(iv) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in
case (iii) as said above.

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