{3 iad DeameRvarEscHeo DON CARRS] PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION! 2018.19) GRADE =x, GENERAL SCIENCE, General Instructions ‘a The qusotion paper comprises tao Sections, A and B. You are to attempt both the a) AM questions are eomputsory. (ki) There fe an indernal choice in three questions of three marks each, two questions of five marks each ond one question of two marks in Section B. iv) All quetions of Section A ond all questions of Section B are to be attempted separately. () Quattion numbers I 0.2 in Section A are ons-mark questions. These are to be answered in one word or in one sentence. ei Question numbers 3 to 6 in Section A are two-marks questions, Dhese are tobe answered in about 30 words each (ii) Question numbers 6 to 16 in Section A are three-marks questions These are to be ‘answered in about 50 words each. (ili) Question numbers 16 to 21 in Section A are fivemarks questions These are to be answered in about 70 words each. (ix) Question numbers 22 to 27 in Section B are based on practical skills Rack question is thon marke question, These are to be answered in brief Section A 1 Whats renewable source of energy? 2. Which fossil fuekis generally referred toss clean fuel and why? 1 43 Duting extraction of metals, electrolytic refining is used to obtain pure metals {¢) Name the materials used asanode and eattode for refining ofslver metalby this process (i) Suggest a suitable electrolyte also. Gi) in this electrolytic cell at which electrode we get pure silver on passing electric current? 2 4. The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 20 em. What iis focal length? 2 55 Iavillage.in Karnataka, people started cultivating crops all around alake which was always filed with water They added fertilizers their field in order to enhance the yield. Soon they Gscovered that the waterbody was completely covered with green floating plants and fishes started dying in large numbers, ‘Analyse the situation and give reasons for excessive growth of plants andl death of fish inthe Take, 210. 1. 14 1s. . Identify the oxidising agent (oxidant) in the following reactions: (9Pb,0, + HCI SPC, + Cl, + 48,0 Gi) 2Mg +0, —32Mg0 (ii Cu80, +2 3 Cu 4 2080, (0) V0, +8Ca 92 + 8020 (0) 3Fe + 48,05 Fe,0,+ 4H, ()CO+H,—3Cu+H,O 3 . An ore on treatment with dilute hydrochloric aca gives the otten egg smell, What type of ‘ore is this? How can the metal be obtained from is concentrated ore? 3 or A boy treated a lustrous, divalent element M with sodium hydroxide, He observed the formation of bubbles in reaction mixture. He made the ame observations wien fis element ‘was treated with hydrochloric acid. Suggest how can he identify the produced gas. Write ‘chemical equations for both the reactions, 3 List three limitations of Newlands’ Iaw of octaves? 3 or In Mendeléev's Periodic Table the elements were arranged in the increasing order of their atomic masses. However, cobalt with atomic mass of 58.95 amu was placed before nickel having an atomic mass of 58.71 amu. Give eon forthe same, 3 What are the differences between the transport of matevalsin xylem and phloem? 3 Beplain the mechanism of photosynthesis 3 tt pone ata lt inet bs may note xpresed ive eutabe example justify this statement. or Describe any threen. “of tracing evolutionary relationship among organisms, 3 If the image formed by a... forall postions ofthe object placed in frat of it is always erect andl diminished, what typeof mirror is? Draw a xay diagram to justify your answer Where and why do we generally use this type of mirror? 3 How will you infer with the help of an experiment that the same curtent flats through ‘every part ofthe circuit containing thee resistances in series connected to abaltery? 3 Draw a diagram of an electric creult containing a cella key an ammeter, a rsisor of 2 Qin series with @ combination of two resistors (4 each) in parallel and a voltmeter across the pptallel combination. Will the pot-ntial differance across the 2 resistor be thesaine es that across the patallel combination of vesistors? Give reazon. 3 wi ‘Out of the given food chains A, B and C which fone has the minimum number of trophic levels? fim each food chain, the same amount of energy fs available to the plants, in which case will the organism at top ofthe food chain get minimums energy for survival? 3i Wite uebatanced cement equations 0 ne preparasion of Tura et {@) Asoluble sulphate (y the action of acid on metal (0) Aoluble suite (by the aston ofan acid on aa insoluble meal ose) {c) An insoluble sulphate (by the action ofan ai on another sal (a) Soatum reacts with oxygen to produce som ovie which dissolves in wats 0 seta hydroxide, On adding hydrochloric aid fo the ase solution, et sad Wt aearpaged, Writ balanced chemical equations to represent all the chemicalrescons stated in the question. 5 17. Lookeat the given figure and answer the following questions. vcd ee et erie en es < Sedan tine yas cng wo yn ce teen pein ai mean op. Oi pul lays ese 8 Ce neon peat ele eee gee pel = eT yu ane a el psig tne on eps ey 6) Seta 8 a yetieerams Fete Reto eas abt 1 2 age! 5 ant growth and. 5 or «9 Whats reproduction? Explnin two advantages of exual reproduction ver ase reproduction, (a) Dose the process of speneaton in plana. Explain how thi prone sey’ som reproduction. 8 an, whats Tyra effect Explain List wo examples where tis fect cn be Obese 5 Why does a magnetic compass needle posting North and South i he aban nearby Mae ee get defected when a bar magnet oF current carrying lop is wewght nest if Dennibe four salient features of magnetic fetd lines concept? 5or ‘Explain with the help of labelled diagram the distribution of magnetic field due toa curse ‘huough a circular loop. Why is it that ia current carrying coil has turns the fel produced atany point is tines as large as that produced by asingle turn? 5 Section B . What would a student record in his note-book while studying the reaction of NaOH with (blue and red litmus (i zine metal and (i) hydrochloric acid? 2 or Ea “Weite two observations —one befare and one immediately after mixing aqueous solutions ‘barium chloride and sodiuin sulphate filled in two tet tubes. Name the reaction that takes place inthis ease. 2 You do not have hard water in your school laboratory: How would you prepare hard water [and compae the cleansing capacity of a enmple of soap solution in soft water and in the Inard water prepared by you? z ‘A-student has set up an apparatus to perform an experiment to show that ©O, is released ‘uring respivation. After about 1 hour e observes no rse in water level in the delivery tube List two possible reazone for the failure ofthe experiment 2 ‘Asstudent carefully observed and reported that binary fission process is taking place ins tinicllulas organism after examining a slide under microscope. List {wo observations on he basis of which he night have drawn the conclusion about the slide 2 “A-student has to trace the path of «ray of light passing though glass sab. List four ‘precautions he should observe for better results, 2 ‘The rest position of the needles in a miliammeter and voltmeter notin we are as shown in fig. A. When a student uses these in his experiment, the readings of the needle ae i the positions shown in fig B. Determine the correct values of current and voltage in the === oR. et ” CD