Pre – Board Examination 2017-18

Subject – SCIENCE
Class – X
Time: 3 hours
Max Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. The question paper comprises of two sections, A and B and all questions are compulsory.
2. There is no overall choice. All questions of section A and B are to be attempted separately.
3. Questions 1 & 2 in section A are one mark questions. These are to be answered in one word or one
sentence.
4. Questions 3 to 5 in section A are two marks questions. These are to be answered in about 30 words
each.
5. Questions 6 to 15 in section A are three marks questions. These are to be answered in about 50 words
each.
6. Question no. 14 is a value based question of 3 marks.
7. Questions 16 to 21 in section A are five marks questions. These are to be answered in about 70
words each.
8. Questions 22 to 27 in section B are on practical based questions. Each question is of two marks.
9. There is an internal choice in three questions of three marks each, two questions of five marks and
Question 23 of section B.

SECTION – A
1. Give the scientific terms used for studying the following –
a) The mechanism by which variations are created and inherited
b) The development of new types of organisms from the existing ones (1)
2. List any two measures for better management of natural resources (1)
3. State the type of chemical reactions with chemical equation that takes place in the following :

(a) Magnesium wire is burnt in air (1)

(b) Electric current is passed through water (1)

4. Name the hormone-

a) Which brings change in male humans during the beginning of adolescence period
b) Which coordinates the level of sugar in blood. (2)
5. During sunrise and sunset sky appears red while during the day it appears blue. Explain this
natural phenomenon. (2)

6. Give one example of –

a) an exothermic process
b) an endothermic process (3)

7. Tooth enamel is one of the hardest substances found in human body. How does it undergo
damage due to eating of sweets and chocolates. How can we prevent this damage?
(3)

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 8. a) In a period as we move from left to right the number of electrons increases in the outermost
shell but then why does the atomic size of an atom decrease.
b) Out of the two elements potassium and sodium which one can lose electron easily and why. (3)

OR

Which of the following elements belong to –

1) same period 2) same group
Explain giving reason.
Element Atomic no
A 3
B 11
C 17 (3)

9) State the purpose for which the following rules are used
1) Right hand thumb rule
2) Fleming’s left hand rule (3)

10. What is an Electric fuse?

What is its role in electric circuits?
Where should it be placed- on neutral wire or on live wire. Justify your answer. (3)
OR
(a) What is meant by electromagnetic induction.
(b) Name one device which works on the basis of electromagnetic induction.
(c) Name the rule used to determine the direction of induced current. (3)

11. List two main causes of a person developing far sightedness. Show with the help of a ray diagram
how this defect can be corrected. (3)

12.a) What are animal hormones?

b) Name the hormone which brings change in male humans during the beginning of adolescence.
c) Which hormone coordinates the level of sugar in blood. (3)

13)How do Mendel’s experiments show that traits are inherited independently.

OR
How is the sex of the child in the human determined? (3)

14) Reena saw a group of people who were burning plastic wastes in a ground near her school. She went to
them and suggested some ways to save the environment from plastic waste. If you were in Reena’s place
what ways would you have suggested.
What values were shown by Reena. (3)

15. Biogas is considered to be a boon for the farmers. Give reasons. (3)

16. a) Write any two properties of ionic compounds.

b) Show the formation of aluminium chloride by the transfer of electrons between the atoms.
(Atomic number of aluminium and chlorine are 13 and 17)

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 c) Explain why metals alloys are used for making bells and strings of musical instrument. (5)

17. (a)Write the name and structure of an alcohol with 3 carbon atoms in its molecule.
(b)Name the ions whose presence makes the water hard.
(c) The molecular formula of X is C 10 H 18Y is C 18 H 36 Name the homologus series to which they
belong. (5)

OR
(a) Write a chemical equation to represent what happens when hydrogen gas is passed through an
unsaturated hydrocarbon in the presence of nickel as catalyst.

(b) Name the ester which is obtained due to chemical reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid in the
presence of conc. H 2 SO 4 and write the chemical equation.
(5)

18. A) A divergent lens has a focal length of 20 cm at what distance should an object of height 4cm from
the optical centre of the lens be placed so that its image is formed 10 cm away from the lens. Also find the
size of the image.

b) What is meant by power of a lens? What is its S.I unit. How is this unit related to focal length of a lens.(5)

19. (a) How many 176 Ω resistors in parallel are needed to carry 5A current on a 220 V line.
b) Distinguish between the terms electrical resistance and resistivity of a conductor. (5)
OR
a)Heating elements of electrical heating devices are made up of an alloy rather than a pure metal. Give two
reasons.
b) An electric heater is rated at 2 KW. Calculate the cost of using it for 2 hrs daily for the month of April if
each unit costs Rs. 6. (5)
20 (a) Differentiate between –
1. Fission in Amoeba and plasmodium
2. Fragmentation and regeneration
(b)List four specific characteristics of sexual reproduction. (5)

21. Draw the structure of a nephron and label the following parts.
a) Bowman's capsule b) Glomerulus
c) Renal artery d) Collecting duct (5)

SECTION – B

22. Draw a path of light ray passing through a prism. Label – Angle of incidence and angle of
deviation (2)

23.A piece of granulated zinc was dropped into copper sulphate. What would be observed and why?
( OR
What happens when silver chloride is exposed to sunlight. Write a chemical equation for this
reaction. Name the type of reaction. (2)

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24. A gas is liberated immediately with a brisk effervesence when you add acetic acid to sodium
hydrogen carbonate powder in a test tube. Name the gas and describe the test that confirms the
identity of the gas. (2)

25. Draw a schematic diagram of a circuit consisting of a battery of three cells of 2V each, a 5Ω,
12Ω and an 8Ω resistor and a plug key all connected in series.

Which one is same in series- current or voltage. (2)

26. Describe the steps you would follow to study the parts of a gram seed.

27. A student is observing a permanent slide showing sequentially the different stages of asexual
reproduction taking place in yeast. Name this process and draw diagrams of what he observes in a
proper sequence. (2)

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