PYRAMID FINAL

PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PRACTISE

GACHIBOWLI, PAPER
GPRA CAMPUS, HYD-32
SAMPLE PAPER TEST 12 FOR BOARD EXAM 2024

SUBJECT: SCIENCE15 FEBRUARY MAX. MARKS: 80

CLASS : X DURATION: 3 HRS
General Instruction:
1. This Question Paper has 5 Sections A-E.
2. Section A has 20 MCQs carrying 1 mark each.
3. Section B has 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
4. Section C has 6 questions carrying 03 marks each.
5. Section D has 4 questions carrying 05 marks each.
6. Section E has 3 case based integrated units of assessment (04 marks each) with sub-parts of the
values of 1, 1 and 2 marks each respectively.
7. All Questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice in 2 Qs of 5 marks, 2 Qs of 3 marks
and 2 Questions of 2 marks has been provided. An internal choice has been provided in the
2marks questions of Section E
8. Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π =22/7 wherever required if not stated.
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 20 carry 1 mark each.
1. If a few drops of a concentrated acid accidentally spills over the hand of a student, what should
be done?
(a) Wash the hand with saline solution
(b) Wash the hand immediately with plenty of water and apply a paste of sodium hydrogen
carbonate
(c) After washing with plenty of water apply a solution of sodium hydroxide on the hand
(d) Neutralise the acid with a strong alkali

2. Which of the following represents saponification reaction?

CaO
(a) CH 3COONa  NaOH   CH 4  Na2CO3
H 2 SO4
(b) CH 3COOH  C2 H 5OH   CH 3COOC2 H 5  H 2O
(c) 2CH 3COOH  2 Na 
 2CH 3COONa  H 2
(d) CH 3COOC2 H 5  NaOH 
 CH 3COONa  C2 H 5OH

3. A student performs some activities on two substances and records the observations in a table as
shown.
Activity Substance M Substance N
Cut with a knife Forms small pieces Forms small pieces
Beaten with hammer Shape changes Changes into powder
Stricken with a metal rod Makes a sound Changes into powder
Which option classifies the substances into metals and non-metals?
(a) Both the substances are non-metals.
(b) Both the substances are metals.
(c) Substance M is metal while substance N is non-metal.
(d) Substance M is non-metal while substance N is metal.

4. Metal oxides generally react with acids, but few oxides of metal also react with bases. Such
metallic oxides are :
I. MgO II. ZnO III. Al2O3 IV. CaO
(a) I and II (b) II and III (c) III and IV (d) I and IV

5. Identify the option that indicates the correct enzyme that is secreted in location (i), (ii) and (iii).

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(a) (i)—lipase, (ii)—trypsin, (iii)—pepsin
(b) (i)—amylase, (ii)—pepsin, (iii)—trypsin
(c) (i)—trypsin, (ii)—amylase, (iii)—carboxylase
(d) (i)—permease, (ii)—carboxylase, (iii)—oxidase

6. Walking in a straight line and riding a bicycle are the activities which are possible due to a part
of the brain. Choose the correct location and name of this part from the given table:
Part of the Brain Name
(a) Fore brain Cerebrum
(b) Mid brain Hypothalamus
(c) Hind brain Cerebellum
(d) Hind brain Medulla
7. Study the given figure of a Food web and identify the primary consumer in the food web:

(a) Mice and Bear (b) Rabbit and Cat (c) Rabbit and Fox (d) Mice and Rabbit

8. What is common between extensive network of blood vessels around walls of alveoli and in
glomerulus of nephron?
(a) Thick walled arteries richly supplied with blood
(b) Thin walled veins poorly supplied with blood
(c) Thick walled capillaries poorly supplied with blood
(d) Thin walled capillaries richly supplied with blood

9. In human eye the part which allows light to enter into the eye is:
(a) Retina (b) Pupil (c) Eye lens (d) Cornea

10. Which of the following a balanced equation for the following chemical reaction:
Heat
(i) 2 KClO3   2 KCl  3O2 (ii) MgO  H 2O  Mg (OH ) 2
(iii) 4 Al  3O3 
 2 Al2O3 (iv) Zn  FeSO4 
 ZnSO4  Fe
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)

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11. In the following diagram showing dispersion of white light by a glass prism, the colours ‘P’ and
‘Q’ respectively are –

(a) Red and Violet (b) Violet and Red (c) Red and Blue (d) Orange and Green

12. Consider the following three flower namely X, Y and Z. Which flower (s) would develop into a
fruit?

(a) ‘X’ only (b) ‘Z’ only (c) ‘X’ and ‘Y’ only (d) ‘Y’ and ‘Z’

13. A student wants to obtain an erect image of an object using a concave mirror of 10 cm focal
length. What will be the distance of the object from mirror?
(a) Less than 10 cm (b) 10 cm (c) between 10 cm and 20 cm (d) more than 20 cm

14. Bronze is an alloy of:

(a) Copper and Zinc (b) Aluminium and Tin (c) Copper, Tin and Zinc (d) Copper and Tin
Ans: (d) Copper and Tin

15. In an experiment with pea plants, a pure tall plant (TT) is crossed with a pure short plant (tt).
The ratio of pure tall plant to pure short plants in F2 generation will be:
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 2 : 1

16. What is the direction of magnetic field at a point A above the wire carrying current I as shown
in figure?

(a) Out of the page (b) Into the page

(c) Up the page (d) Down the page

DIRECTION: In the question number 17 and 20, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion
(A)
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
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17. Assertion (A): Melting point and boiling point of ethanol are lower than that of sodium
chloride.
Reason (R): The forces of attraction between the molecules of ionic compounds are very strong

18. Assertion (A) : Fresh milk in which baking soda is added, takes a longer time to set as curd.
Reason (R) : Baking soda decreases the pH value of fresh milk to below 6.

19. Assertion (A): The energy which passes to the herbivores does not come back to autotrophs.
Reason (R): The flow of energy in a food chain is unidirectional.

20. Assertion (A): Our body maintains blood sugar level.

Reason (R): Pancreas secretes insulin which helps to regulate blood sugar levels in the body.

SECTION – B
Questions 21 to 25 carry 2 marks each.

21. State the reason for the following:

(i) An iron strip dipped in a blue copper sulphate solution turns the blue solution pale green.
(ii) Calcium does not occur in free state in nature.

22. Why is nutrition necessary for an organism? Give any two reasons.

23. State the rule to determine the direction of a (a) magnetic field produced around a straight
conductor carrying current and (b) force experienced by a current carrying straight conductor
placed in a magnetic field which is perpendicular to it.

24. Let the resistance of an electrical device remain constant, while the potential difference across
its two ends decreases to one fourth of its initial value. What change will occur in the current
through it? State the law which helps us in solving the above stated question.
25. A light ray enters from medium A to medium B as shown in the figure.

(a) Which one of the two media is denser w.r.t. other medium? Justify your answer.
(b) If the speed of light in medium A is vA and BB is vB, what is the refractive index of B with
respect to A?
OR
(a) A ray of light skirting from diamond is incident on the interface separating diamond and
water. Draw a labeled ray diagram to show the refraction of light in this case.
(b) Absolute refractive indices of diamond and water are 2.42 and 1.33 respectively. Find the
value of refractive index of water w.r.t. diamond.

26. (a) List two differences between the movement of leaves of a sensitive plant and the movement
of a shoot towards light.
OR
(b) What happens at synapse between two neurons? State briefly.

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 SECTION – C
Questions 27 to 33 carry 3 marks each.
27. What is feedback mechanism of hormonic regulation? Take the example of insulin to explain
this phenomenon.
OR
List in tabular form three distinguishing features between cerebrum and cerebellum.

28. With the help of an appropriate example, justify that some of the chemical reactions are
determined by
(a) Change in temperature,
(b) Evolution of a gas, and
(c) Change in colour
Give chemical equation for the reaction involved in each case.

29. State reasons for Myopia. With the help of ray diagrams, show the
(a) image formation by a myopic eye, and
(b) correction of myopia using an appropriate lens.

30. What is a solenoid? When does a solenoid behave as a magnet? Draw the pattern of the
magnetic field produced inside it showing the directions of the magnetic field lines.

31. (a) Write the percentage of (i) solar energy captured by the autotrophs and (ii) energy
transferred from autotrophs to the next level in a food chain.
(b) What are trophic levels? Why do different food chains in an ecosystem not have more than
four to five trophic levels? Give reason.

32. Explain the process of transport of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in a human body.

33. (a) A substance X is used as a building material and is insoluble in water When it reacts with
dil. HCl. it produces a gas which turns lime water milky.
(i) Write the chemical name and formula of ‘X’.
(ii) Write chemical equations for the chemical reactions involved in the above statements.
OR
(b) Identify the type of each of the following reactions. Also write balanced chemical equation
for each reaction.
(i) A reaction in which the reaction mixture becomes warm.
(ii) A reaction in which an insoluble substance is formed.
yellow precipitate

SECTION – D
Questions 34 to 36 carry 5 marks each.
34. Give reasons:
(i) Reactivity of Al decreases if it is dipped in HNO3.
(ii) Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of Na or Mg.
(iii) NaCl is not a conductor of electricity in solid state whereas it does conduct electricity in
aqueous solution as well as in molten state.
(iv) Iron articles are galvanised.
(v) Metals like Na, K, Ca and Mg are never found in their free state in nature.
OR
(a) Write the chemical name of Na2CO3.10H2O and Na2CO3.
(b) Write the significance of 10H2O.
(c) Mention the term used for water molecules attached with a salt.
(d) With the help of a chemical equation, explain the method of preparation of both
Na2CO3.10H2O and Na2CO3. Also, list two uses of Na2CO3.10H2O.

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35. Give reason for the following:
(a) During reproduction inheritance of different proteins will lead to altered body designs.
(b) Fertilization cannot take place in flowers if pollination does not occur.
(c) All multicellular organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through fragmentation or
regeneration.
(d) Vegetative propagation is practised for growing only some type of plants.
(e) The parents and off-springs of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of
chromosomes.

36. (a) Draw a labelled circuit diagram to study the relationship between the current (I) flowing
through a conductor and the potential difference (V) applied across its two ends. State the
formula co-relating the I in a conductor and the V across it. Also, show their relationship by
drawing a diagram.
(b) What would be the resistance of a resistor if the current flowing through it is 0.15 A when
the potential difference across it is 1.05 V?
OR
(b) In an electric circuit three bulbs of 100 W each are connected in series to a source. In
another circuit set of three bulbs of the same wattage are connected in parallel to the same
source.
(i) Will the bulb in the two circuits glow with the same brightness? Justify your answer.
(ii) Now, let one bulb in both the circuits get fused. Will the rest of the bulbs continue to glow in
each circuit ? Give reason for your answer.

SECTION – E(Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 37 to 39 carry 4 marks each.
37. Case Study – 1
All human chromosomes are not paired. Most Human Chromosomes have a maternal and a
paternal copy and we have 22 such pairs. But one pair sex chromosomes is odd in not always
being a perfect pair. Women have a perfect pair of sex chromosomes. But man have a
mismatched pair in which one is normal sized while the other is a short one.
(a) In humans, how many chromosomes are present in a zygote and in each gamete.
(b) A few reptiles rely entirely on environmental cues for sex determinations. Comment.
(c) “The sex of a child is a matter of chance and none of the parents are considered to be
responsible for it.” Justify it through flow chart only.
OR
(c) Why do all the gametes formed in human females have an X chromosome?

38. Case Study – 2

A student focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen by placing the flame at
various distances from a convex lens. He noted his observations as:

S. No. Distance of flame from Distance of Screen from

the lens (cm) the lens (cm)
(a) 60 20
(b) 40 24
(c) 30 30
(d) 24 40
(e) 15 70

(a) In which case the size of object and image will be same?
(b) What is the change in the image observed as the object is moved from infinity towards the
concave lens?
(c) From the above table, find the focal length of lens without using lens formula.
OR
Which set of observations is incorrect?

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39. Case Study - 3
On the basis of reactivity metals are grouped into three categories:
(i) Metals of low reactivity
(ii) Metal of medium reactivity
(iii) Metals of high reactivity
Therefore metals are extracted in pure form from their ores on the basis of their chemical
properties. Metals of high reactivity are extracted from their ores by electrolysis of the molten
ore.
Metals of low reactivity are extracted from their sulphide ores, which are converted into their
oxides.
The oxides of these metals are reduced to metals by simple heating.
(a) Name the process of reduction used for a metal that gives vigorous reaction with air and
water both
(b) Carbon cannot be used as a reducing agent to obtain aluminium from its oxide? Why?
(c) Describe briefly the method to obtain mercury from cinnabar. Write the chemical equation
for the reactions involved in the process.
OR
(c) Differentiate between roasting and calcination giving chemical equation for each.

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