Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

Jabalpur Region
Preboard I (2020-21)
Class X Science (086) Theory
Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:

(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C and D. There are 36 questions in the question paper.
All questions are compulsory.

(ii) Section–A - question no. 1 to 20 - all questions and parts thereof are of one mark each. These questions
contain multiple choice questions (MCQs), very short answer questions and assertion - reason type
questions. Answers to these should be given in one word or one sentence.

(iii) Section–B - question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions, carrying 2 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 30 to 50 words.

(iv) Section–C - question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions, carrying 3 marks each. Answers to
these questions should in the range of 50 to 80 words.

(v) Section–D – question no. - 34 to 36 are long answer type questions carrying 5 marks each. Answer to
these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.

(vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some questions. A student
has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.

(vii) Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.

Section A

1. List any one observation when Lead Nitrate is heated in a dry test tube.
Or
Identify the compounds oxidised and reduced in the following chemical reaction
MnO2+ 4HCl ------------ > MnCl2 + 2 H2O + Cl2
2. Write the chemical name and formula of compound used in whitewashing of walls
3. Carbon exist in the atmosphere in the form of
(a) Carbon monoxide only
(b) Carbon monoxide in traces and carbon dioxide
(c) Carbon dioxide only
(d) Coal
4. Why sky appears blue?
5. Write any one advantage of vegetative propagation in plants.
6. The image formed by a concave mirror is observed to be virtual, erect and larger than the object.
What is the position of object?
Or
Why clay cannot be used to make a lens?
7. Identify the poles of the magnet marked as A and D in the given figure.
8. Draw a diagram to show the pattern of magnetic field lines around a current carrying circular
conductor.
9. Define electric power.
Or
An electric fuse is rated at 2A. What is meant by this statement?
10. Draw electron dot structure of water molecule.
11. What are the functions of hydrochloric acid in human digestive system.
Or
Why do the walls of trachea not collapse when there is less air in it?
12. Give an example of a phenomenon where Tyndall effect can be observed.
Or
Define power of accommodation of human eye.
13. Why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel?

For question numbers 14, 15 and 16, two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the
other labeled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and
(d) as given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
14. Assertion: During electrolysis of acidified water the volume of gas collected in the negative electrode
(cathode) is double the volume of the gas collected on the positive electrode (anode).
Reason: Acidified water undergoes electrolysis producing H2 and O2 gases in the ration of 2: 1by
volume.
15. Assertion: Inherited traits cannot be passed from parents to offsprings.
Reason: Inherited traits are linked to DNA.
16. Assertion: Fission in Amoeba is different from fission in Plasmodium.
Reason: Amoeba reproduces by binary fission while Plasmodium undergoes multiple fission.

Answer Q. No 17 - 20 contain five sub-parts each. You are expected to answer any four subparts in
these questions.

17. Read the following and answer any four questions from 17 (i) to 17 (v)
Forests are ‘biodiversity hot spots’. One measure of the biodiversity of an area is the number of
species found there. However, the range of different life forms (bacteria, fungi, ferns, flowering
plants, nematodes, insects, birds, reptiles and so on) is also important. One of the main aims of
conservation is to try and preserve the biodiversity we have inherited. Experiments and field studies
suggest that a loss of diversity may lead to a loss of ecological stability.
17(i)Define the term ‘Biodiversity’.
 17(ii)The bar graph below represents number of critically endangered species in India.

Which among following groups has highest number of endangered species?

(a) Insects (b) Amphibians (c) Birds (d) Mammals
17(iii)Study the following table

Give one example of biodiversity hotspot in India.

17(iv)What is the effect of loss of biodiversity on ecosystem?
17(v)Why do we need to conserve biodiversity?
18. The valency of an element is determined by the number of valence electrons present in the
outermost shell of its atom. The combining capacity of the atoms of other elements, that is, their
tendency to react and form molecules with atoms of the same or different elements was thus
explained as an attempt to attain a fully-filled outermost shell.

Now answer any four questions from 18(i) to 18 (v) based on the information given above.
 18 (i) What do you understand by the valency of an element ?
18 (ii) What is the valency of magnesium with atomic number 12
18 (iii) How does the valency vary in a period on going from left to right?
18 (iv) How does the valency vary in going down a group?
18(v) Select the correct group of elements having same group.
(a) Carbon, Silicon
(b)Hydrogen , Nitrogen
(c ) Carbon, Nitrogen
(d) Oxygen, Hydrogen
19. Read the following and answer any four questions from 19 (i) to 19 (v)

Respiration is the process by which living organisms produce energy for their metabolic activities.
Glucose is oxidized into a three Carbon molecule called Pyruvate in the cell cytoplasm. Pyruvate is
broken down by different ways with the help of oxygen or in absence of [Link] following chart
shows the different pathways to provide energy from glucose

19(i) Name the products formed by the oxidation of glucose in the presence of air.
19(ii) Which of the following is most appropriate for aerobic respiration?

19(iii) Name the product formed by oxidation of glucose in lack of oxygen in human muscle cells.
19(iv)Conversion of Glucose into alcohol in absence of oxygen by yeast is known as_______.
19 ( v) Study the table below and select the row that has the incorrect information.
Aerobic Anaerobic
(a) Location Cytoplasm Mitochondria
(b) End Product CO2 and H2O Ethanol and CO2
(c ) Amount of ATP High Low
(d) Oxygen Needed Not needed

20. Read the following and answer any four questions from 20 (i) to 20 (v)
Light seems to travel along straight-line paths in a transparent medium. But observations from daily
life indicate that light does not travel in the same direction in all media. It appears that when
travelling obliquely from one medium to another, the direction of propagation of light in the second
medium changes. This phenomenon is known as refraction of light. Refraction is due to change in
the speed of light as it enters from one transparent medium to another. Experiments show that
refraction of light occurs according to certain laws. The following are the laws of refraction of light.
(i) The incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal to the interface of two transparent media at the
point of incidence, all lie in the same plane.(ii) The ratio of sine of angle of incidence to the sine of
angle of refraction is a constant, for the light of a given colour and for the given pair of media. This
 law is also known as Snell’s law of [Link] iis the angle of incidence and r is the angle of
refraction, then, sin i / sin r = constantThis constant value is called the
refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first. The refractive index can be linked to
an important physical quantity, the relative speed of propagation of light in different media. It turns
out that light propagates with different speeds in different media. Consider a ray of light travelling
from medium 1(air) into medium 2,
Refractive index of medium = Speed of light in medium air / Speed of light in medium

=c/v
n= Speed of light in air/Speed of light in the medium =c/v

20(i) Define refraction of light.

20(ii)Write Snell’s law of refraction.
20(iii)The refractive index of water is 1.33. What will be the speed of light in water?
20(iv)You are given three media A, B and C of refractive index 1.33, 1.65 and 1.46. In which
medium the light will travel fastest?
20(v) What is the cause of refraction?

Section B

21. Excessive physical exercise causes muscle cramps. Give reason.

Or
Why are the walls of ventricles thicker than the auricles?

22. How is the sex of the child is determined in human beigns?

23. The atomic number of carbon is 6. How does carbon attain stable electronic configuration.
Or
Which element exhibits the property of catenation to maximum extent and why?

[Link] students studied reaction of zinc and sodium carbonate with dilute HCl and dilute NaOH solution
and presented their results as follows The (√) represents evolution of gas whereas x represents no reaction.
Which student has recorded correct observation? Explain your answer

25. A Student observes that a pencil partly immersed in water appears to be bent at water surface. Explain
why.
26. Find the current drawn from the battery by the network of four resistors shown in the following figure;

Section C

27. How did Mendel explain that it is possible that a trait is inherited but not expressed in an organism?
Or
A pea plant with blue colour flower denoted by BB is crossbred with a pea plant with white flower denoted
by ww.
(i) What is the expected colour of the flower in their F1 progeny?
(ii) What will be the percentage of plants bearing white flower in F2 generation? When the flowers
of F1 plants were selfed.
(iii) State the expected ratio of the genotype BB and Bw in the F2 progeny.
[Link] number of trophic levels in a food chain is limited. Justify this statement by giving appropriate
reasons.

29. Define excretion. Name the basic filtration unit present in the Kidney. Draw its diagram.

30. Give any one example of exothermic reaction.

Why do we store silver chloride in dark colouredbottles.

31. Study the following table carefully.

Group 1 2 3 to 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Period
2 A B C
3 D E

Now answer the following questions

(i) Which element is a non metal with valency1
(ii) Arrange A, B, C in increasing order of atomic radius
(iii) Which is the least reactive element?

32. Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?

Show the formation of magnesium oxide by the transfer of electrons.

33 With respect to air the refractive index of ice is 1.31 and that of rock salt is 1.54. In which medium does
the light travel faster Ice or rock salt? Calculate the refractive index of rock salt with respect to Ice.

Section D

34.(i) Ajay while preparing lunch for his parents kept curd in copper bowl and left it for three hours. When
his parents ate curd, it tasted bad. What could be the possible reason for this?

(ii) Five solutions A, B, C, D and E when tested with universal indicator showed pH as 4, 1, 11, 7 and 9.
Which solution is (a) weakly acidic (b) Strongly acidic (c ) Neutral (d) Strongly alkaline.

Arrange the solutions in increasing order of number of hydrogen ions liberated in aqueous solution.

OR

(i) Write chemical formula of bleaching powder.

(ii) Plaster of Paris should be stored in a moisture proof container. Why?
(iii) Fresh milk has a pH of 6. How do you think, the pH will change as it turns into curd? Explain.

35. (i) In tobacco plant, the male gamates have 24 chromosomes. What is the number of chromosomes in
the female gamete?

(ii) What changes are observed in uterus if fertilization does not occur?

(iii)List any two advantages of adopting contraceptive measure.

36. For the electric circuit given below

Calculate

(i) Current in each resistor

(ii) Total current drawn from the battery
(iii) Equivalent resistance of the circuit.

OR
(i)For a current carrying solenoid as shown below out of three points A, B and C (inside solenoid) at which
point the magnetic field strength is minimum and at which point it is uniform?

(ii) How is the strength of magnetic field near a straight current carrying conductor (a) is related to the
strength of electric current in the conductor (b) is affected by changing the direction of the flow of electric
current in the conductor?