PrePrelim. Sci
PrePrelim. Sci
//X Section A
• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 1 Mark] [24]
1. Which of the following colours is least scattered by fog, dust or smoke ?
(A) Violet (B) Blue (C) Red (D) Yellow
2. A basic event in ........... is the creation of DNA copy.
(A) reproduction (B) digestion (C) asesimilation (D) peristalsys
3. What is the focal length of a plane mirror ?
(A) infinity (B) zero (C) negative (D) none of these
4. White silver chloride turns into ......... colour in presence of sunlight. (Red, Blue)
5. Reaction of sodium hydroxide with ester gives alcohol and sodium salt to carboxyllic acid. This process
is called ......... (Saponification, Ionization)
6. ........ elements are electro negative they gain electron and tends to form a bond. (Non-metals, Metals)
7. ......... present in throat ensure that the air passage does not collapse. (Cartilaginous rings, Rings of bone)
8. In myopia, image of object is formed ........... retina. (in front of, against the direction)
9. Forests are biodiversity .......... (hotspots, example)
10. True or False : Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric refraction.
11. True or False : We get muscular energy due to chemical energy.
12. True or False : The valency of an element is determined by the number of electrons present in
outermost shell of that element.
13. True or False : The unsaturated hydrocarbon which possesses one or more than one double bond
is called alkene.
14. Why it is called thermal power station ?
15. Which of the following is a pair of isomers ?
(A) Ethane and propane (B) Propane and Butane
(C) Ethane and Ethane (D) Butane and 2-Methyl propane
16. What causes green coloured layer on copper utensils ?
(A) CuCO3 (B) Cu(OH)2 (C) Cu(OH)2×CuCO3 (D) CuO
17. Enzyme present in intestinal juice .......... digests fats into fatty acid and glycerol.
(A) protease (B) sucrase (C) lipase (D) maltase
18. Why fossil fuels should be used judiciously ?
19. Why planets are considered as large number of point-sized source ?
20. Classify following elements into metal and non-metal. S, Mg, Al, P, N, Na, K
21. In which organism a bud develops on parent body and converts into tiny individuals.
22. What is a natural resource ?
23. Give the resistance of an ideal ammeter.
24. Which are allotropes of carbon ? Give names.
//X Section B
• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 2 Marks] [26]
25. What would you observe when zinc is added to a solution of iron (II) sulphate ? Write the chemical
reaction that takes place.
26. How corrosion can be prevented ?
27. Use Mendeleev’s Periodic Table to predict the formulae for the oxides of the following elements : K, C,
AI, Si, Ba.
28. Give importance of blood platelets.
29. Which signals will get disrupted in case of a spinal cord injury ?
30. Explain type and place of image formed by convex lens of an object placed at infinity with a diagram.
31. Resistance of a metal wire of length 1 m is 26 W at 20°C. If the diameter of the wire is 0.3 mm, what
will be the resistivity of the metal at that temperature ?
32. Give the advantages of series combination of resistors.
33. Consider a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of the table. Let the current pass through the loop
clockwise. Apply the right-hand rule to find out the direction of the magnetic field inside and outside
the loop.
34. What is ozone ? How is it formed ?
35. Why is it necessary to maintain conserve forests ?
36. Why is the sustainable management of forest resources necessary ?
37. Identify 1 and 2 in the given figure and explain about them.
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//X Section C
• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 3 Marks] [27]
38. What is roasting or clacination ? Explain with example.
39. What is meant by fossil ? How are they formed ?
40. Explain the endocrine glands in human beings with diagram.
41. Explain development of new organism from zygote.
42. How traits are inherited in human ?
43. Write the useful practical application of heating effect of electric current.
44. Draw a ray diagram of position, type and dimension of image formed by concave lens when an object
is placed at infinity in front of lens.
45. Explain refraction of light through a rectangular glass slab.
46. Write a short note on an ocean thermal energy.
//X Section D
• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 4 Marks] [32]
47. Describe an activity for force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field.
48. Explain refraction of light due to earth atmosphere.
49. Draw a diagram of schematic section of human heart and explain the working method Mechanism.
50. What is solenoid ? Explain the magnetic field due to a current in a solenoid ?
51. Write word equations and then balanced equations for the reaction taking, place when
(a) dilute sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules
(b) dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon
(c) dilute sulphuric acid reacts with aluminium powder.
(d) dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with Iron fillings.
52. Explain mechanism of reaction of cleaning of soap with the help of proper activity/experiment.
53. What is pH scale ? Explain.
54. Draw a human eye and explain the function of each part of it.
A. J. G. Patel English Medium School
Full syllabus Std 10 : Science Date : 05/02/22
Total Marks : 80 Pre-Prelim Exam Time : 03 Hours
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