1 st Preliminary Examination

1st Preliminary Examination

Time : 2 Hrs. SSC Science and Technology (Part 1) Marks : 40

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Note : (i) All Questions are compulsory.

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(ii) Numbers on the right indicate full marks.

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Q.1. ( A )Choose the correct alternative. 5
Who said that in the universe every body exerts a gravitational force on every other body?

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1.
(a) Einstein (b) Irene Curie (c) Sir Isaac Newton (d) Galileo Galilei
2. The removal of oxygen from a reactant is called .............. .

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(a) oxidation (b) corrosion (c) rancidity (d) reduction

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3. The volume of water is minimum at ............ .
(a) 0 ºC (b) 4 ºC
(c) 100 ºC (d) Between 0 ºC to 4 ºC
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4. One pair of shared electrons constitutes ________ covalent bond.
(a) two (b) four (c) three (d) one
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5. A combination of two ............ lenses is used in telescopes.

(a) concave (b) convex (c) plane (d) plano-concave
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(B) Solve the following questions. 5

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1. Find odd man out.

Mass of earth, Radius of the earth, Radius of the orbit of satellite, Moon.
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2. Name the following.

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The oxide that forms salt and water by reacting with both acid and base.
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3. Complete the analogy:

Magnification : h2/h1 : : Power : ________
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4. Classify the following elements into metals, non-metals and metalloids - Si, C, Hg, S, As, Mg

5. Match the following.

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A B
1. Right hand thumb rule a. Force on a conductor in a magnetic field
2. Fleming's left hand rule b. Direction of magnetic field of straight conductor
3. Fleming's right hand rule c. Direction of induced current in conductor

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Q.2. (A) Give scientific reasons. (Any 2) 4

1. When the gas formed on heating limestone is passed through a freshly prepared lime water, the lime
water turns milky. Why?
2. For electric power transmission, copper or aluminium wire is used.

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3. What would happen if the force of gravity were to disappear suddenly?

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(B) Attempt the following. (Any 3) 6
1. Obtain value of escape velocity for a body projected from the Earth’s surface.

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2. Solve the problems:
The focal length of a camera lens is 20 cm. Find how far away from the film must the lens be set in

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order to photograph an object located at a distance 100 cm from the lens.
3. Distinguish between : Metals and Non-metals (Chemical properties).

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4. What are the merits of Mendeleev’s periodic table.

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5. Give any 2 uses of solenoid coil.

Q.3. Attempt the following questions. (Any 5) 15

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1. Write any one function of the following types of satellite :
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a. Weather satellite b. Communication satellite c. Broadcast satellite

d. Navigational satellite e. Military satellite f. Earth observation satellite
2. Answer in brief.
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How do the following metals get corroded?

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1. Iron 2. Copper 3. Silver 4. Aluminium

3. What are the similarities and differences among C3H8, C3H6 and C3H4
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4. Complete the following with the help of suitable diagram.

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The rules used for drawing ray diagrams for the formation of image by a convex lens.
(a) Rule 1 : (b) Rule 2 : (c) Rule 3 :
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5. Write the molecular formula of oxides ofthe following elements by referring to the Mendeleev’s
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periodic table - Na, Si, Ca, C, Rb, P, Ba, Cl, Sn.

6. Solve the problem :
The mass of the earth is 6 × 1024 kg . The distance between the Earth and the Sun is 1.5 × 1011 m. If the
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gravitational force between the two is 3.5 × 1022 N, what is the mass of the Sun?
(Use G = 6.7 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2)

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7. Passage based questions.

If heat is exchanged between a hot and cold object, the temperature of the cold object goes on
increasing due to gain of energy and the temperature of the hot object goes on decreasing due to
loss of energy. The change in temperature continues till the temperatures of both the objects

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attain the same value. In this process, the cold object gains heat energy and the hot object loses
heat energy. If the system of both the objects is isolated from the environment by keeping it inside

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a heat resistant box (meaning that the energy exchange takes place between the two objects only),

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then no energy can flow from inside the box or come into the box.

a. Heat is transferred from where to where?

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b. Which principle do we learn about from this process?

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c. How will you state the principle briefly?

8. Explain the term Functional group.

Give structural formulae for the following functional group occurring in carbon compounds.

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(a) Aldehyde (b) Ketone
(c) Carboxylic acid (d) Amines
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Q.4. Attempt the following questions. (Any 1) 5
1. Explain the construction and working of Electric Generator. Draw a neat diagram and label it.
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2. Answer the following questions based on the content given.

An element X from group 2 of the periodic table reacts with an element Y from group 17 to form
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a compound.
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a. What is the nature of the compound formed?

b. State the formula of the compound formed.
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c. What is the valency of element X?

d. How many electrons are there in the outermost shell of an atom of element Y?
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e. Elements of group 17 are metals or non-metals.

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Best of Luck 
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