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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, DELHI REGION

Pre-Board-1 Examination- 2024-25
Class- X Subject- SCIENCE
M.M.- 80 Time: 3 Hrs
General instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 39 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in some questions. A
student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Section A consists of 20 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
iv. 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.
v. 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.
vi. 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.
vii. Section E consists of 3 source-based/case-based units of assessment of 04 marks each with
sub-parts.
Section-A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each
of the questions 1-20. There is no negative mark for incorrect response.
Q. Nos. Questions Marks
1 wSnO2 + xH2  ySn + zH2O 1
For which of the following values of w, x, y and z will the equation above be
balanced?
(a) w = 1, x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
(b) w = 1, x = 2, y = 1, z=2
(c) w = 1, x = 2, y = 2, z = 1
(d) w = 1, x = 1, y = 1, z=2

2 Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to produce slaked lime. 1

This reaction can be classified as:
(A) Exothermic reaction
(B) Combination reaction
(C) Endothermic reaction
(D) Oxidation reaction
Which of the following is a correct option?
(a) (A) and (C)
(b) (C) and (D)
(c) (A), (C) and (D)
(d) (A) and (B)

3 When aqueous solutions of potassium iodide and lead nitrate are mixed, an 1
insoluble substance separates out. The chemical equation for the reaction
involved is:
(a) 2KI + Pb(NO3)2 → PbI2 + 2KNO3
(b) KI+ PbNO3 → PbI + KNO3
(c) KI + Pb(NO3)2 → PbI + KNO3
(d) KI + PbNO3 → PbI2 + KNO3
4 If 2000 J energy is available at the producer level in a food chain then the 1

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energy available to the secondary consumer will be:

(a) 2 J
(b) 0.2 J
(c) 20 J
(d) 0.02 J

5 The pH of the gastric juices released during digestion is 1

(a) 2.5
(b) 1.2
(c) 7.4
(d) 10.3

6 Baking powder is a mixture of 1

(a) Sodium carbonate and acetic acid
(b) Sodium carbonate and tartaric acid
(c) Sodium hydrogen carbonate and tartaric acid
(d) Sodium hydrogen carbonate and acetic acid

7 Metals do not give hydrogen gas on reaction with nitric acid as it oxidises 1
hydrogen gas to water. But two metals react with nitric acid to give hydrogen
gas. Identify them:
(a) Mg and Mo
(b) Ag and Mn
(c) Mg and Mn
(d) Ag and Mg

8 A metal carbonate reacts with solution ‘X’ which forms a salt, water and a gas 1
‘Y’. What are X and Y?
(a) X is HCl, Y is H2
(b) X is HCl, Y is CO2
(c) X is NaOH, Y is H2
(d) X is NaOH, Y is CO2

9 Sphincter muscles are present at the exit of: 1

(a) Stomach and small intestine
(b) Stomach and anus
(c) Small intestine and large intestine
(d) Oesophagus and stomach

10 If salivary amylase is lacking in the saliva, which of the following events in the 1
mouth cavity will be affected?
(a) Starch breaking down into sugars
(b) Proteins breaking down into amino acids
(c) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
(d) Absorption of vitamins

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11 In the given diagram of a closed stomata: 1,2,3 4 1

respectively are
(a) nucleus, chloroplast, guard cell, vacuole
(b) nucleus, chloroplast, vacuole, guard cell
(c) chloroplast, nucleus, vacuole, guard cell
(d) vacuole, guard cell, nucleus, chloroplast

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Before testing for starch, chlorophyll is removed from leaves by
(a) Boiling in water
(b) Boiling it in alcohol
(c) Boiling in carboxylic acid
(d) Boiling in acetone

12 Manu drew his hand immediately back on accidently touching a hot pan. 1
Which of the following option shows the correct path of reflex action?
(a) Receptor in handmotor neuronrelay neuronsensory neuron
effector muscles in hand
(b) Receptor in handsensory neuronrelay neuronmotor
neuroneffector muscles in hand
(c) Receptor in handrelay neuronsensory neuronmotor
neuroneffector muscles in hand
(d) Receptor in handsensory neuronmotor neuronrelay
neuroneffector muscles in hand

13 The brown eyed father and black eyed mother has all brown eyed children. 1
What could be genetic make up of both the parents? (Take B for brown and b
for black trait).
I. Bb * Bb
II. BB * Bb
III. BB * bb
IV. Bb * bb
Choose the correct option:
(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) II and III
(d) III and IV

14 The image shows the path of incident rays to a concave mirror. Where would 1
the reflected rays meet for the image formation to take place?

(a) Between F and P

(b) Beyond C P
(c) Between C and F
(d) Behind the mirror

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A virtual image is obtained from a concave mirror. Where would the object be
placed?
(a) Between F and P
(b) Between C and F
(c) Beyond C
(d) Behind the mirror

15 The change in focal length of an eye lens is caused by the action of the 1
(a) pupil
(b) retina
(c) ciliary muscles
(d) iris

16. In 1987, an agreement was formulated by the United Nations Environment 1

Programme (UNEP) to freeze the production of “X” to prevent depletion of
“Y”. “X” and “Y” respectively referred here are:
(a) CFCs; Ozone
(b) CFCs; rays UV
(c) Ozone; CFCs
(d) UV rays; Diatomic oxygen

Question No. 17 to 20 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): Human female has a perfect pair of sex chromosome. 1

Reason(R): Sex chromosome contributed by the human male in the zygote
decides the sex of a child.

18 Assertion(A): A ray of light travelling from a rarer medium to a denser 1

medium slows down and bends away from the normal. When it travels from
a denser medium to a rarer medium, it speeds up and bends towards the
normal.
Reason(R): The speed of light is higher in a rarer medium than a denser
medium.

19 Assertion(A): Greater number of individuals are present in lower trophic 1

levels. Reason (R): The flow of energy is Bidirectional.

20 Assertion(A): Sodium hydroxide reacts with zinc to produce hydrogen gas. 1

Reason(R): Acids reacts with active metals to produce hydrogen gas.

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Section-B
Question No. 21 to 26 are very short answer questions
21 Aarav mixes an aqueous solution of sodium sulphate (Na2SO4) and an 2
aqueous solution of copper chloride (CuCl2). Will this lead to any reaction?
Justify your answer.
22 “The breathing cycle is a rhythmic whereas exchange of gases is a continuous 2
process.” Justify the statement.
OR
Rita got her gall bladder removed due to an injury. What precautions doctor
must have advised and why?

23 Explain how transportation of water in xylem differs from transportation of 2

food in phloem. (any two differences)
24 A concave mirror produces three times magnified (enlarged) real image of an 2
object placed at 10 cm in front of it. Where is the image located?

25 What are the two advantages of connecting electric devices in parallel with 2
the battery instead of in series?
OR
An electric iron of resistance 20 Ohm takes a current of 5 A. Calculate the
heat developed in 30s in KJ.

26 The following organisms form a food chain. 2

Insects, Hawk, Grass, Snake, Frog
Which of these will have the lowest and highest concentration of non-
biodegradable chemicals? Name the phenomenon associated with it.

Section-C
Question No. 27 to 33 are short answer questions
27 Give reason: 3
(a) Small intestine in herbivores is longer than in carnivores.
(b) Arteries have thick walls as compared to veins.
(c) Trachea is provided with rings of cartilage.

28 In a cross between plants with pink flowers and plants with white flowers, 3
the offsprings of F1 generation all had pink flowers. When the F1 generation
was self-crossed, it was observed in the F2 generation that 75 flowers out of
100, were pink. Make a cross (‘P’ for pink and ‘p’ for white) and answer the
following:
(i) What are the genotypes of the F2 progeny?
(ii) What is the ratio of Pink: White flowers in the F2 generation?

29 A person cannot see objects beyond 80 cm while a person with normal 3

eyesight can see object easily placed up-to 160 cm. Identify the defect he is
suffering from. Also Find the nature, the focal length and the power of the
correcting lens.

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30 B1, B2, B3 are three identical bulbs connected as shown in figure. Ammeters 3
A1, A2, A3 are connected as shown.
When all the bulbs glow, the current of 3A is recorded by ammeter A.
(i) What happens to the glow of the other two bulbs when bulb B₁ gets
fused?
(ii) What happens to the reading of A1, A2, A3 and A when the bulb B₂
gets fused?
(iii) How much power is dissipated in the circuit when all the three bulbs
glow together?
FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
(i) What is commercial unit of electric energy?
(ii) Express it in joules.
(iii) How much electric energy will be used in a month of 30 days, when an
electric bulb of rating 10W-220V is operated for 5 hours a day?

31 AB is a current-carrying conductor in the plane of the paper as shown in 3

figure.
(a) What are the directions of magnetic fields
produced by it at points P and Q?
(b) Given r₁ > r₂, where will the strength of the
magnetic field be larger? Give reason.
(c) How is the direction of magnetic field at a point
determined?
FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
On sprinkling iron filling on a bar magnet, they arrange themselves in a
definite pattern. Why? Write two information that we get from it.

32 (a) Carbon cannot reduce the oxides of sodium, magnesium and aluminium 3
to their respective metals. Why?
(b) How are these metals obtained from their ores?
(c) Write the reactions involved in extraction of sodium from molten sodium
chloride.

33 How is washing soda prepared from sodium carbonate? Give its chemical 3
equation. State the chemical nature of this salt. Name the type of hardness of
water which can be removed by it?
OR

Observe the given question and

answer the following questions
(a) Identify the gases evolved
at the anode and cathode in the
above experimental set up.
(b) Name the process that
occurs. Why is it called so?
(b) Write the balanced
chemical equation for the
process.

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FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

A compound which is prepared from gypsum has a property of hardening

when mixed with proper quantity of water.
(a) Identify the compound and write its chemical formula.
(b) Write the balanced chemical equation for its formation.
(c) Mention two important uses of this compound.

Section-D
Question No. 34 to 36 are long answer questions.
34 An electric lamp of resistance 2 Ω and a conductor of resistance 4 Ω are 5
connected to a 6 V battery in series. Calculate:
(i) The total resistance of the circuit,
(ii) The current through the circuit,
(iii) The potential difference across the conductor
(iv) Power of the lamp.
(v) Power of conductor
OR
Find out the following in the electric circuit given in figure alongside:
(i) Effective resistance of two 8 Ω resistors in the combination
(ii) Current flowing through 4 Ω resistor
(iii) Potential difference across 4 Ω
resistance
(iv) Power dissipated in 4 Ω resistor
(v) Difference in ammeter readings, if
any
FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
(i) What is electrical resistivity?
(ii) Derive its SI unit.
(iii) How does resistance and resistivity changes on changing the length of a
wire?

35 Divyanshu while doing certain reactions observed that heating of substance 5

'X' with vinegar like smell with a substance 'Y' (which is used as an industrial
solvent) in presence of conc. Sulphuric acid on a water bath gives a sweet-
smelling liquid 'Z' having molecular formula C4H8O2. When heated with
caustic soda (NaOH), 'Z' gives back the sodium salt of and the compound 'Y'.
Name and write chemical formula of 'X', 'Y', and 'Z'. Illustrate the changes
with the help of suitable chemical equations.
OR
(a) Draw the structure of the following compounds:
(i) Butanoic acid (ii) Chloropentane
(b) How are structure 1 and structure 2 given below related to one another?
Give reason to justify your answer.

Structure 1Structure 2

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(c) Draw one more possible structure for above case.

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(b) Differentiate between alkanes and alkenes on the basis of their general
formula.
(c) Give name and chemical formula of third member of alkynes.

36 (a) What are spores? Name the organism which 5

A
multiplies with the help of these structures.
B
(b) Study the diagram given below and name the C
parts marked as A, B, C and D. What happens
when B reaches D in the ovary?

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(b) Write three changes that occur in a flower after D
pollination.

Section-E
Question 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 Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow 4
A student took three convex lenses of different focal lengths and performed
the experiment to see the image formation by placing an object at different
distances with these lenses as shown in the following table.
Case no. Object distance Focal Length
1 35 cm 15 cm
2 10 cm 20 cm
3 30 cm 15 cm
(a) List two properties of the image formed in Case 1.
(b) In which case size of image equals size of object. Give reason.
(c) In which one of the cases given in the table, the mirror will form virtual
image and why?
OR
(c) Identify the case in the above table which resembles the situation in
which concave mirrors are used as shaving mirrors? Give reason to
support your answer.

38 To move a vehicle down the road, the energy stored in fuel must be converted 4
into mechanical energy. The distributor and battery provide this starting
energy by creating a spark, which helps in combustion of fuels. The
following reaction depicts complete combustion:
C5H12 + 8O2 5X + 6Y
(a) Write the products X and Y.
(b) Name the type of chemical reactions during combustion.
(c) Black smoke comes out of exhaust stack of moving vehicles. Explain why?
OR
(c) Cooking vessels are getting blackened while using LPG at home.
Comment.

39 Hormones are potent chemical regulators. They are special messengers that 4

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control many body functions including hunger, body temperature, mood,

growth, development and metabolism etc. They are produced in minute
quantities yet can have a large effect on metabolism. Unlike exocrine glands,
endocrine glands are ductless glands, secreting hormones directly into blood
stream rather than a duct or tube. Some organs have both endocrine and
exocrine regions.
(a) Name the hormone and secreting gland that control blood sugar level.
(b) List any two responses shown by body when adrenaline is secreted into
blood?
(c) It is so important that hormones should be secreted in precise quantities.
Explain with example.
OR
(c) We have all seen salt packets which say ‘iodised salt’ or ‘enriched with
iodine’. Why is it important for us to have iodised salt in our diet?