केंद्रीय विद्यालय संगठन, अहमदाबाद संभाग

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, AHMEDABAD REGION

प्री-बोर्ड परीक्षा 2023-24
PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION 2023-24

SUBJECT: SCIENCE M.M.: 80

CLASS: X TIME: 3 Hours

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
2. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some
questions. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
3. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 6 Very Short questions carrying 02 marks each. Answers to
these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
Answers to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words
6. Section D consists of 3 Long Answer type questions carrying 05 marks each. Answer
to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words
7. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks
each with sub-parts.

Q.NO SECTION – A MARKS

Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four
options given for each of the questions 1 – 20
1 The chemical reaction between potassium chloride and silver nitrate is given by 1
the chemical equation.

What can be inferred from the chemical equation?

a) silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a decomposition reaction to form
silver chloride and potassium nitrate
b) silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a displacement reaction to form
silver chloride and potassium nitrate
c) silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo a combination reaction to form
silver chloride and potassium nitrate
d) silver nitrate and potassium chloride undergo double displacement reaction to
form silver chloride and potassium nitrate

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2 Which of the following statements about the given reaction are correct? 1
3Fe(s) + 4H2O(g) --------- Fe3O4(s) + 4H2(g)
(i) Iron metal is getting oxidised
(ii) Water is getting reduced
(iii) Water is acting as reducing agent
(iv) Water is acting as oxidising agent

a) (i), (ii) and (iii)

b) (iii) and (iv)
c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
d) (ii) and (iv)
3 Which of the following are properties of acids? 1
(i) They are bitter in taste.
(ii) They react with metals to produce hydrogen gas.
(iii) They are easily soluble in water.

a) only(i)
b) only (i) and (iii)
c) only (ii) and (iii)
d) all - (i), (ii) and (iii)
4 The equation shows the reaction of metal oxide with acid. 1
Metal oxide + Acid -- X + Water

What is X?
a) Salt
b) Base
c) Hydrogen
d) Carbon dioxide
5 The electronic configurations of three elements X, Y and Z are X — 2, 8; 1
Y — 2, 8, 7 and Z — 2, 8, 2. Which of the following is correct?
a) X is a metal
b) Y is a metal
c) Z is a non-metal
d) Y is a non-metal and Z is a metal
6. During purification of a metal by electrolysis, what happens at the negative 1
electrode?
a) Metal ions lose electrons to become neutral atoms.
b) Neutral metal atoms gain electrons to become ions.
c) Neutral metal atoms lose electrons to become ions.
d) Metal ions gain electrons to become neutral metal atoms
7 The formulae of four organic compounds are shown below. Choose the correct 1
option

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 a) A and B are unsaturated hydrocarbons
b) C and D are saturated hydrocarbons
c) Addition of hydrogen in presence of catalyst changes A to C
d) Addition of potassium permanganate changes B to D

8 A student sets up an experiment to study the role of enzymes in digestion of 1

food.

In which test tube, the digestion of protein will occur?

a) Test tube A as pepsin will breakdown into simple molecules.
b) Test tube B as HCl will breakdown protein into simple molecules.
c) Test tubes A as pepsin will breakdown protein into simple molecules.
d) Test tube B as HCl will activate pepsin for breakdown of protein into simple
molecules.
9 Lack of oxygen in muscles often leads to cramps among cricketers. 1
This results due to
a) conversion of pyruvate to ethanol
b) conversion of pyruvate to glucose
c) non conversion of glucose to pyruvate
d) conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid
10. Which option correctly shows the order of events when a bright light is focused on 1
our eyes?
a) Bright light receptors in eyes sensory neuronspinal cord motor
neurons-- eyelid closes
b) Bright light receptors in eyes spinal cordsensory neuron motor
neurons eyelid closes
c) Bright light receptors in eyes sensory neuron motor neurons spinal cord
 eyelid closes
d) Bright light receptors in eyes spinal cord motor neurons sensory neuron
eyelid closes

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11. Observe the three figures given below. Which of the following depicts tropic 1
movements appropriately?

a) B and C
b) A and C
c) B only
d) C only
12. The image shows the structure of a flower. 1

Which process will likely be disturbed or not occur, if labelled part is removed
from the flower?
a) formation of fruit
b) transport of pollen
c) formation of pollen
d) development of pollen tube
13. The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass 1
slab traced by four students are shown as A, B, C and D in given Figure. Which
one of them is correct.

a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

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14. A person cannot see distinctly objects kept beyond 2 m. This defect 1
can be corrected by using a lens of power
a) + 0.5 D
b) – 0.5 D
c) + 0.2 D
d) – 0.2 D
15. In a food chain, the third trophic level is always occupied by 1
a) carnivores
b) herbivores
c) decomposers
d) producers
16. In the given food chain, suppose the amount of energy at fourth trophic level is 5 1
kJ, what will be the energy available at the producer level?
Grass --Grasshopper ---Frog ---Snake ----Hawk
(a) 5 k J
(b) 50 k J
(c) 500 k J
(d) 5000 k J
Q. no 17 to 20 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions.
These consist of two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is False but R is true
17. Assertion : A white washed wall develops a coating of calcium carbonate after a 1
few days.
Reason : Calcium oxide on the wall reacts slowly with carbon dioxide in the air.
18. Assertion: A fuse wire is always connected in parallel with the mainline. 1
Reason: If a current larger than the specified value flows through the circuit, fuse
wire melts.
19. Assertion: A geneticist crossed a pea plant having violet flowers with a pea plant 1
with white flowers, he got all violet flowers in first generation.
Reason: White colour gene is not expressed in F1 generation.
20. Assertion: Greater number of individuals are present in lower trophic levels. 1
Reason: The flow of energy is unidirectional.

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 SECTION – B
Q. no. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions.
21. A silver article generally turns black when kept in the open for a few 2
days.

The article when rubbed with toothpaste again starts shining.

a) Why do silver articles turn black when kept in the open for a few days? Name
the phenomenon involved.
b) Name the black substance formed and give its chemical formula.
22. In birds and mammals, the left and right side of the heart are separated. Give 2
reasons.
OR
Why is the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in terrestrial
organisms?
23. Mohit observed a patch of greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of 2
bread.
a) Name the organism responsible for this and its specific mode of asexual
reproduction.
b) Name its vegetative and reproductive parts.
24. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm can produce a magnified virtual as well as 2
real image. Is this a correct statement? If yes, where shall the object be placed in
each case for obtaining these images?
25. AB is a current carrying conductor in the plane of the paper as shown in given 2
Figure.

What are the directions of magnetic fields produced by it at points P and Q (in to
the plane of paper or out of it)
If r1 > r2 , where will the strength of the magnetic field be larger?

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 OR

Ruchika had to replace the electrical plug of her clothes iron. She bought a three-
pin plug as shown below.

When she removed the old plug, she saw that there were three wires coloured
red, black and green.
(a) To which pin on the plug should she connect the green wire?
(b) State the function of the green wire.
26. What is ozone? How it is formed in the upper layers of atmosphere? 2

SECTION – C
Q.no. 27 to 33 are short answer questions.
27. When zinc metal is treated with a dilute solution of a strong acid, a gas is 3
evolved, which is utilised in the hydrogenation of oil.
(a) Name the gas evolved.
(b)Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved
(c) write a test to detect the gas formed.
28. Explain the following - 3
(a) Reactivity of Al decreases if it is dipped in HNO3
(b) Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of Na or Mg
(c) Metals like Na, K, Ca and Mg are never found in their free state in nature.
OR
a) Explain the formation of Calcium Chloride with the help of electron dot
structure. (At numbers: Ca = 20; Cl = 17)
b) Why do ionic compounds not conduct electricity in solid state but conduct
electricity in molten and aqueous state?

29. Answer the following : 3

(a) Which hormone is responsible for the changes noticed in females at puberty?
(b) Blood sugar level rises due to deficiency of which hormone?
(c) Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of which hormone?
30. Two pea plants - one with round yellow seeds (RRYY) and another with wrinkled 3
green (rryy) seeds produce F1 progeny that have round, yellow (RrYy) seeds.

When F1 plants are self-pollinated, which new combination of characters is

expected in F2 progeny?

How many seeds with these new combinations of characters will be produced
when a total 320 seeds are produced in F2 generation? Explain with reason.
31. In the figure given below, a narrow beam of white light is shown to pass through 3
a triangular glass prism. After passing through the prism, it produces a spectrum
XY on the screen.

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 (i) Name the phenomenon.
(ii) State the colours seen at X and Y.
(iii)Why do different colours of white light bend at different angles through a
prism?

32. Observe the given circuit diagram: 3

a) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit

b) Find the total current in the circuit.
33. A student fixes a white sheet of paper on a drawing board. He places a bar 3
magnet in the centre and sprinkles some iron filings uniformly around the bar
magnet. Then he taps gently and observes that iron filings arrange themselves in
a certain pattern.
a) Why do iron filings arrange themselves in a particular pattern?
b) Which physical quantity is indicated by the pattern of field lines around the bar
magnet?
c) State any two properties of magnetic field lines.
SECTION - D
Q.no. 34 to 36 are Long answer questions
34. a) What are hydrocarbons? 5
b) Draw the possible isomers of the compound with molecular formula C3H6O and
also give their electron dot structures.
c) Functional group determine the chemical properties of carbon compounds.
Give examples of any four such functional groups.

OR
Mansi heated Ethanol with a compound A in presence of a few drops of
Concentrated sulphuric acid and observed a sweet smelling compound B is
formed. When B is treated with sodium hydroxide it gives back Ethanol and a
compound C.
a) Identify A and C
b) Give one use each of compounds A and B.
c) Write the chemical reactions involved and name the reactions.

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35. (a) Name the labeled part in the given diagram. 5

b)Trace the changes that take place in a flower from fertilization to fruit
formation.
OR
i) Describe the role of prostate gland, seminal vesicle and testes in the human
male reproductive system.
ii) Name two sexually transmitted diseases caused by each virus and bacteria.

36. a) Define power of a lens. What is its unit? 5

b) One student uses a lens of focal length of –50 cm. What is the nature of the
lens and its power?
c) A convex mirror used for rear-view on an automobile has a radius of curvature
of 3.00 m. If a bus is located at 5.00 m from this mirror, find the position,
nature and size of the image.

SECTION – E
Q.No. 37 to 39 are case - based/data -based questions with 2 to 3 short sub -
parts. Internal choice is provided in one of these sub-parts.
37. Anita and Nikhil demonstrated a circuit that operates the two headlights (12 Ω 4
each) and the two sidelights ( 4 Ω each) of a car, in their school exhibition.

Based on their demonstrated circuit, answer the following questions.

(i) Which lights will be ON when switch A is connected to
a) Position 2
b) Position 3
ii) Find the potential difference across each lamp when lit.
iii) Calculate the current
a) in each 12 Ω lamp when lit.
b) In each 4 Ω lamp when lit.

OR

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 iii) Show, with calculations, which type of lamp, 4.0 Ω or 12 Ω, has the higher
power.

38. Given below is a five carbon skeleton of a hydrocarbon compound. 4

a) Fill in the hydrogen atoms/bonds to form:

(i) a saturated hydrocarbon
(ii) an unsaturated hydrocarbon
b) If the five-carbon skeleton is of a alkane, draw the structures of all the possible
compounds.
OR
If the skeleton is of four carbon and a straight chained alkyne:
i) How many carbon atoms may NOT be bonded to any hydrogen atoms?
ii) How many hydrogen atoms will there be in the compound?

39. Observe the diagram shown below 4

i) Identify any two parts from the above diagram which carry oxygenated and
deoxygenated blood.
ii) With the help of a flowchart show the path followed by deoxygenated
blood in the body
OR
(ii) Among the parts depicted by A,B,C,D,E and F, in between which parts are
valves present. What is the role of these valves in circulation of blood?

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