Pre-Board Examination: 2021-22

Class: X
Subject: SCIENCE
Time: 2 hrs Max. Marks: 40
General Instructions:
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) The question paper has three sections and 15 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section-A has 7 questions of 2 marks each; Section-B has 6 questions of 3 marks each; and Section-C
has 2 case based questions of 4 marks each.
(iv) Internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of the
alternatives in such questions.
SECTION- A
1. What is a homologous series? Which two of the following organic compounds belong to the same
homologous? 2

C2H6, C2H6O, C2H6O2, CH4O.

2. The diagram below shows part of the periodic table.

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a. Which elements would react together to form covalent compounds?

b. Between the two elements W and Z, which will have a bigger atomic radius? Why?

3. Name the male and female gametes in animals. What is fertilization and where does it take place in
human females? 2

4. State the two factors on which the resistance of the conductor depends.
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OR

A 9Ω resistance is cut into three equal parts and connected in parallel. Find the equivalent resistance
of the combination.

5. A compass needle is placed near a current-carrying wire. State your observation for the following
cases, and give reason for the same in each case. 2

(a) Magnitude of electric current in the wire is increased.

(b) The compass needle is displaced away from the wire.

6. DDT was sprayed in a lake to regulate breeding of mosquitoes. How would it affect the trophic levels
in the following food chain associated with a lake? Justify your answer. 2

OR

In the following food chain, vertical arrows indicate the energy lost to the environment and horizontal
arrows indicate energy transferred to the next trophic level. Which one of the three vertical arrows
(A, C and E) and which one of the two horizontal arrows (B and D) will represent more energy
transfer? Give reason for your answer.

7. Label any four parts.

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SECTION- B
8. Give reasons for the following. (any three)
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(a) Element carbon forms compounds mainly by covalent bonding.

(b) Carbon forms huge number of compounds.

(c) Graphite is a good conductor of electricity.

(d) Acetylene burns with a sooty flame

(e) Carbon & its compounds are used as a fuel for most applications.
9. (a) How many isomers are possible for the compound with the molecular formula C 5H12? Draw the
electron dot structure of any one branched chain isomer. 3

(b) How will you prove that C4H8 and C5H10 are homologues?

OR

Which elements has

(a) Two shells, both of which are completely filled with electrons?

(b) The electronic configuration 2, 8, 8, 2?

(c) Twice as many electrons in the second shell as in its first shell?

10. Draw a diagram of human male reproductive system and label on it

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(i) Prostate gland

(ii) Seminal vesicle

(iii) Ureter

11. Two resistors with resistances 5 Ω and 10 Ω are to be connected to a battery of potential 6V so as to
obtain : 3

(i) minimum current

(ii) maximum current

(a) How will you connect the resistances in each case?

(b) Calculate the strength of the total current in the circuit in the two cases.

12.
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In the above circuit, if R1= R2= R3= R4= R5= 3Ω and V= 30 V, then find the equivalent resistance of circuit
and current reading in ammeter A.

OR

Calculate the total resistance of the circuit and find the total current in the circuit.

13. Draw electron dot structures of

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(i) Ethane (ii) Ethene (iii) Ethanoic acid
 SECTION- C
14. Read the following and answer any four questions.
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Pesticides are sprayed to kill pests food plants. The food plants are eaten by herbivores and along
with the food, pesticides are also eaten by the herbivores. Herbivores are further eaten by carnivores
and along with the herbivores, pesticides also enter the body of the carnivore. Humans cat both
plants and animals and pesticide along with food enters the body of humans.

(a) Use of pesticide DDT is discouraged since this chemical is found in human body. How does this
chemical enter our body?

(b) Why are bacteria and fungi called decomposers?

(c) What will happen if we kill all the organisms in one trophic level?

(d) Construct an aquatic food chain showing four trophic levels.

(e) Name two decomposers operating in our ecosystem.

15. Answer any four questions based on two tables related to equivalent resistance.
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(a) Which student measured the wrong equivalent resistance in table B?

(b) Which physical quantity that will remain same across the combination of 3 ohm and 6 ohm in
circuit-I and combination of 6 ohm along with the combination of 1 ohm and 4 ohm in circuit-II.

(c) If both students connected their respective circuits through an external source, can they measure
the current in the circuit?

(d) In an electrical circuit, two resistor of 2 2 and 4 2 respectively are connected in series to a 6 V
battery. Calculate what amount of heat will be dissipated by the 42 resistor in 5 seconds.

(e) What minimum resistance can be obtained by using five resistors each of 1/5 Ω?