KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, HYDERABAD

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Model Question Paper - 8
Subject - Science (086)
Class – X (2024-25)

Max.Marks:80 Time:3 Hours

GeneralInstructions:
1. Thisquestionpaperconsistsof39questionsin5sections.
2. Allquestionsarecompulsory.However,aninternalchoiceisprovidedinsomequesti
ons.Astudentis expectedto attemptonlyoneofthese questions.
3. SectionAconsistsof20ObjectiveTypequestionscarrying1markeach.
4. SectionBconsistsof6VeryShortquestionscarrying02markseach.Answerstothese
questionsshould be in therange of 30to50 words.
5. Section C consists of 7 Short Answer type questions carrying 03 marks each.
Answers tothesequestionsshouldin therangeof50 to 80words.
6. SectionDconsistsof3LongAnswertypequestionscarrying05markseach.Answerto
thesequestionsshouldbe intherangeof80 to 120words.
7. SectionEconsistsof3source-based/case-
basedunitsofassessmentof04markseachwithsub-parts.
SectionA
Selectandwritethemostappropriate optionofthefouroptionsgiven
foreachofthequestions1-20.Thereis no negativemarkforincorrect response.
Q.No. Questions Mark
s

1 Astudentperformsanexperimenttoformaluminiumchloridefromalu 1
minium and chlorine. Which of the following option gives the
chemicalequationof the reaction?
(a)Al +Cl2 →AlCl2 (b)2Al+3Cl2→2AlCl3
(c)2Al +Cl2→ 2AlCl (d)3Al+3Cl2→3AlCl3
2 Astudentaddsleadandsilvertotwodifferenttesttubescontaininganeq 1
ualamountofcoppersulphatesolution.Thestudentobservesthatthec
olourofthe solution in the test tube with lead changes. What
explains the change inthecolour of the solution?
(a) Adisplacementreactiontakesplaceasleadreplacescopperfromth
esolution.
(b)Acombinationreactiontakesplaceasleadcombineswithsulphatein
thesolution.
(c) Adecompositionreactiontakesplaceascopperdissociatesfromsul
phate inthesolution.
(d) Adoubledisplacementreactiontakesplaceascopperdissociatesfr
omsulphate and leadcombines withsulphatein thesolution.
3 Whichof thefollowing reactionsisusedinblack-and- 1
whitephotography?
(a)CombinationReaction (b)DecompositionReaction
(c)Displacementreaction (d)Oxidationreaction
4 Ifafewdropsofaconcentratedacidaccidentallyspillsoverthehandofast 1
udent,what should be done?
(a)Washthe hand withsalinesolution.
(b) Washthehandimmediatelywithplentyofwaterandapplyapasteofs
odium hydrogen carbonate.
(c) After washing with plenty of water apply solution of sodium
hydroxide onthehand.
(d)Neutralizetheacidwithastrongalkali.
5 ThecolourofMethylorangeinbasicmedium is- 1
(a)Pink (b)Orange (c)Purple (d)Yellow

6 Bleachingpowder’s chemicalnameis 1
(a)Calcium hypo-Oxychloride (b)CalciumOxychloride
(c)Calcium Chloride (d)CalciumChloro-Oxide

7 Theimagerepresentsthestructureofafewhydrocarboncompounds. 1

Whichofthesecompoundscanbeclassifiedasalkynes?
(a) Only(A) (b) Only(B)
(c)Both (A) and(D) (d)Both(B)and(C)
8 Thecorrectsequenceof anaerobicreactionsinyeastis 1
9 Givethemissingterm. 1

(a)Spinalcord (b)Brain (c)Cranialnerves (d)Relaynerves

10 Whichofthefollowingoptionscorrectlyshowsthepaththatthespermsta 1
kewhentheyare releasedfromthemale reproductivesystem?
(a) testis→ureter →urethra →penis
(b)testis→vasdeferens→ureter→penis
(c) testis→ureter→vasdeferens→penis
(d)testis→vasdeferens→urethra→penis
11 Thenumberofpairsofsexchromosomesinthezygoteofahumanbeingi 1
s(a)1 (b)3 (c)2 (d) 4

12 Inpeas,apuretall(TT)iscrossedwithapureshortplant(tt).Theratioofpur 1
etallplants topureshort plantsinthe F2 generation is:
(a)1:3 (b) 3:1 (c)2:1 (d)1:1

13 In pea plants, yellow seeds are dominant to green seeds. If a 1

heterozygousyellow-seeded plant is crossed with a green-seeded
plant, what ratio ofyellowandgreen-
seededplantswouldyouexpectintheF1 generation?
(a)9:1 (b) 3:1 (c)1:3 (d) 50:50
14 If two resistors of 35 Ω and 15 Ω are joined together in series and 1
then
placedinparallelwitha40Ωresistor,theeffectiveresistanceofthecombi
nationis:(a)0.1Ω (b)10Ω (c)20Ω(d)40Ω
15 Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrectregardingmagneticfieldli 1
nes?
(a) Thedirectionofthemagneticfieldatapointistakentobethedirection
inwhich thenorthpoleofamagnetic compassneedle points.
(b)Magneticfieldlinesare closedcurves.
(c) Ifmagneticfieldlinesareparallelandequidistant,theyrepresentzer
ofieldstrength.
(d) Relativestrengthofthemagneticfieldisshownbythedegreeofclos
enessofthefield lines.
16 Astudentplacessomeironfilingsaroundamagnet.Theironfillingsarran 1
gethemselvesas shown in the image.

Thestudentlabelledfourdifferentregionsaroundthemagnet.Wherewo
uldthemagneticfieldbethe strongest?
(a)P (b) Q (c)R (d) S

Following questions consist of two statements – Assertion (A)

andReason(R).Answerthesequestionsselectingtheappropriateoption
given below:
(a) BothAandRare trueandRisthecorrectexplanationof A.
(b)BothAandRaretruebut RisnotthecorrectexplanationofA.
(c) A istrue butR isfalse.
(d)AisfalsebutR istrue.
17 Assertion (A) : Longer wires have greater resistance and the 1
smaller wireshavelesser resistance.
Reason(R): Resistanceisinverselyproportionaltothelengthofthewire.
18 Assertion:Thereactionofcalciumwithwaterislessviolentincomparison 1
to thatofsodium.
Reason:Theheatevolvedisnotsufficientforthehydrogentocatchfire.
19 Assertion(A):Thepurposeofmakingurineistofilteroutundigestedfoodf 1
rom intestine
Reason(R): Kidneysfilterthewasteandproduceurine,
20 Assertion (A) :The strength of the magnetic field produced at the 1
centre ofa current carrying circular coil increases on increasing
the current flowingthroughthe coil.
Reason (R) :Magnetic field strength is inversely proportional to the
currentflowingin the coil.
Section –B
QuestionNo. 21 to 26areveryshortanswer questions
21 Whathappenswhenametalreactswithdiluteacid? 2
Explainwiththehelpofanexample.
OR
AmetalA,whichisusedinthermitprocess,whenheatedwithoxygengiv
esanoxideB,whichisamphotericinnature.IdentifyAandB.Writedownt
hereactionsof oxideBwithHCland NaOH.
22 Label the endocrine glands in the figure.` 2

23 Explainwhybilejuicedoesnotcontainanydigestiveenzymes,yetitisess 2
entialfor digestion.

24 An old man is advised by his doctor to take less sugar in his diet. 2
Name thedisease from which the man is suffering. Mention the
hormone due
toimbalanceofwhichheissufferingfromthisdisease.Whichendocrine
glandsecretesthis hormone?
25 Drawraydiagramsshowing(i)ahypermetropiceyeand(ii)itscorrection 2
usingsuitableoptical device.
OR
Definethetermdispersionofwhitelight.Namethecolouroflightwhichbe
nds(i)themost,(ii)theleastwhilepassingthroughaglassprism.
26 Consider thefollowingfoodchains- 2
(i) Plants→Mice→Snakes→Hawks
(ii)Plants→Mice→Hawks
Ifenergyavailableattheproducerlevelinboththefoodchainsis100J.Inw
hichcase will hawksget moreenergyandhowmuch?

Section-C
QuestionNo.27to33areshortanswerquestions
27 Whatisredoxreaction? 3
Identifythesubstanceoxidisedandthesubstancereducedin
thefollowingreactions.
(i)2PbO+C —–>2Pb+CO2
(ii)MnO2 +4HCl —–>MnCl2+2H20 +Cl2
28 (i) Write the formula and chemical name of bleaching powder. 3
(ii)Write the chemical equation to represent the action of
atmospheric CO2
gas on bleaching powder when left exposed in open.
 (iii) State for what purpose is bleaching powder used in water
treatment plant.
OR
When a copper wire was left in silver nitrate solution for sometime,
it was observed that the solution turned bluish green. Explain the
observation. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the
change taking place in the reaction.
29 Givereasons: 3
(a)Ventricleshavethickermuscularwallsthanatria.
 (b) Duringthedaytime,waterandmineralstravelfasterthroughxylem
ascomparedtothenight.
(c) Veinshavevalveswhereasarteriesdonot.
OR
(a)Drawa
diagramofhumanalimentarycanalandlabelthefollowingparts:
(i) largestgland.
(ii)Glandthatsecretesdigestiveenzymesandhormone.
(iii)PartwhereHClisproduced.
(iv)Partwheredigested foodisabsorbed.
30 Itisdesiredtoobtainanerectimageofanobject,usingconcavemirroroff 3
ocallengthof 12 cm.
(i) Whatshouldbetherangeof theobjectdistanceintheabovecase?
(ii)Willtheimagebesmallerorlargerthantheobject?
Drawaraydiagramto showtheformationofimage in this case.
(iii)Where will the image of this object be, if it is placed 24 cm in
front of themirror?
31 (a) Whatisasolenoid? 3
Drawthepatternofmagneticfieldlinesaroundacurrentcarryingsoleno
id.
(b)Whatis thepatternoffieldlinesinside asolenoid?
32 a)Define1dioptreofpower.Findthefocallengthofalensofpower-20.D. 3
(b) Whydoesalemonkeptinwaterinaglasstumblerappeartobebiggert
hanits actual size?
(c) Studythetablegivenbelowandstatethemediuminwhichlightraywi
lltravel fastest.Why?
Medium A B C
Refractiveindex 1.33 1.5 2.4

33 (You have been selected to talk on “ozone layer and its protection 3
in theschoolassembly” on “EnvironmentDay”
(i) Whyshouldozonelayerbeprotectedtosavetheenvironment?
(ii)Listanytwowaysthatyouwouldstressinyourtalktobringinawarene
ssamongstyourfellowfriendsthatwouldalsohelpinprotectionofozone
layeraswellas theenvironment.
Section –D
QuestionNo.34to36are longanswer questions
Identifythegivendiagram.Nametheparts1to5. 5
34
 (ii) What is contraception? List three advantages of adopting
contraceptivemeasures.
OR
(i) Writeonemaindifferencebetweenasexualandsexualmodeofrepr
oduction. Which species is likely to have comparatively better
chancesofsurvival—
theonereproducingasexuallyortheonereproducingsexually?
Givereason to justifyyour answer.
(ii)Whatis carpel?Writethefunction ofits various parts.
35 (a) Comparesoapsanddetergentsonthebasisoftheircompositionand 5
cleansingaction inhard water.
(b) Whathappenswhenethanolistreatedwithsodiummetal?
Statethebehaviourofethanol inthis reaction.
(c) Drawthestructuresoftwoisomersofbutane,C4H10.
(d)Namethefollowingcompound.

36 (a) Listtwodisadvantagesof usingaseriescircuitinhomes. 5

(b) CalculatetheeffectiveresistancebetweenAandBinthecircuitgiven
below:
 Section–E
Question No. 37 to 39 are case-based/data-based questions with 2
to3 sub-parts.Internalchoiceisprovided in one ofthesesub-parts
37 Refiningistheprocessofpurificationofmetals.Oneoftheimportantmet 4
hodof refining is electrolysis. In electrolysis, electrical energy is
used to bringaboutanon-
spontaneousredoxreaction.Thisisdonebypassinganelectriccurrent
through a liquid containing ions, known as an electrolyte. In
contrasttometals,thecurrentinelectrolytesiscarriedbythemovement
ofionsratherthanthemovementofelectrons.Thesolidconductorsinse
rtedintotheliquidare called electrodes, the one with a positive
charge is called the anode(because it attracts anions) and the one
with the negative charge is calledthecathode.
Adiagrammaticrepresentationofelectrolysisof copperisshownbelow:

(i) Nametheelectrolyteusedinrefiningof copper.

(ii) (a)Cu---Cu2++2e-
(b)Cu2++2e------Cu
Whichof thesetworeactionsoccuratcathodeandanode?
(iii) Whatisanodemud?
Nametwometalswhichcanberefinedbyelectrolyticmethod.
OR
Whathappenstoimpurecopperduringelectrolysis?
38 RefertothegiventableregardingresultsofF2generationofMendeliancr 4
oss.
Plants with round and yellow coloured seeds
(P)315Plants with round and green coloured
seeds
(Q)108Plantswithwrinkledandyellowcolouredseed
s(R)101Plantswithwrinkledandgreencolouredsee
ds(S)32
(i) What would be the phenotype of F1 generation regarding
given data ofF2generation?
(ii)Whatwouldbethegenotypeofparentalgenerationregardinggivenr
esultofF2generation?
 (iii)If plant with wrinkled and green coloured seeds (S) is crossed
with planthaving wrinkled and yellow coloured seeds (R), what will
be the probablephenotypeofoffspring’s?
OR
IfYYRRisroundyellow,whatdothefollowingrepresent?yyrr,yyRR

39 Theimageformedbyaconvexlensdependsonthepositionoftheobjecti 4
nfront of the lens. When the object is placed anywhere between
focus andinfinity, the image formed by convex lens is real and
inverted. The image isnot obtained on the screen why the object
is placed between the focus andthe lens. The distance between
the optical centre O of the convex lens andthefocuspoint F1andF2
is itsfocal length.
Whentheobjectshiftsfrom-3toF1,theimagemovesfromF2to+3

Whentheobjectshiftsfrom F1toO,theimagemoves-3toO.

Astudentdidanexperimentwithaconvexlens.Heputanobjectatdiffere
ntdistances from the lens. In each case, he measured the distance
of theimagefrom the
lens.Theresultswererecordedinthefollowingtable

Unfortunately,hisresultsarewritteninthewrongorder.
(i) Rewritetheimagedistancesinthecorrectorder.
(ii) Whatistheminimumdistancebetweenanobjectanditsrealimagefo
rmedbyaconvexlens?
(iii)Whatis thefocal lengthof this lens?
OR
(iv)Howdoyoudetermineifalensisconcaveorconvex?