KPC PUBLIC SCHOOL

PRACTICE PAPER 3 FOR ASSESSMENT IV (2024-25)

Section A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of four options given for each of the questions no. 1 to 20. There
is no negative marking for incorrect response.
1. Gold foil was used in Rutherford's scattering experiment because it
(a) has high refractive index (b) has high density
(c) is highly malleable (d) is highly ductile
2. The size of an atom is decided by:
(a) mass of the atom (b) no. of protons
(c) no. of protons and neutrons (d) no. of electrons
3. Calcium has 20 electrons. These occupy K, L, M and N shells. Which shell or shells are incomplete?
(a) L, M, N shells (b) M, N shells
(c) N shell (d) K, L, M, N shells
4. Chlorine, argon, potassium, calcium have no. of electrons as 17, 18, 19, 20 respectively. Their nucleus
contains 18, 22, 20, 20 neutrons respectively. The pair of isobars are
(a) chlorine and calcium (b) potassium and chlorine
(c) argon and calcium (d) potassium and argon
5. When an atom forms ions
(a) no. of proton changes (b) no. of electron changes
(c) no. of neutron changes (d) both no. of electrons and protons changes
6. Which of the following statements about Rutherford's model are correct?
(i) Considered nucleus as positively charged.
(ii) Established that the a-particles are four times as heavy as a hydrogen atoms.
(iii) Can be compared to solar system.
(iv) Was in agreement with Thomson's model.
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iv) (d) Only (i)
7. Waves formed over water surface are
(a) transverse (b) longitudinal
(c) both transverse and longitudinal (d) neither transverse nor longitudinal
8. The product of time-period and frequency
(a) zero (b) unity (c) infinity (d) none of these
9. When we pluck the wire of a sitar, the waves produced in its wire are
(a) transverse (b) longitudinal
(c) both transverse and longitudinal (d) neither transverse nor longitudinal
10. Sound waves are
(a) longitudinal (b) transverse
(c) partly longitudinal, partly transverse (d) sometimes longitudinal, sometimes transverse
11. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 100 m apart and whose velocity is 25 m/s. How
often do the crests reach the boat?
(a) 2500 s (b) 75 s (c) 4 s (d) 0.25 s
12. The variety of bee that is commonly used for commercial honey production is
(a) Apis cerana indica (b) A. dorsata
(c) A. florae (d) A. mellifera
13. Catla, Rohu and Mrigals constitute
(a) marine fish (b) brackish water fish
(c) fresh water fish (d) both (a) and (b)
14. Which one of the following is known as rock bee?
(a) Apis cerana (b) Apis dorsata
 (c) Apis florae (d) Apis mellifera
15. Apiaries are established for
(a) flower production (b) apple production
(c) honey production (d) fish production
16. Which variety of honey bee have high honey collection capacity?
(a) Italian bee (b) Little bee (c) Rock bee (d) Indian bee
Directions: In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion is given, and a corresponding
statement of Reason is given just below it. Of the statements, given below, mark the correct answer as:
(a) Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false, but reason is true.
17. Assertion: For noble gases, valency is zero.
Reason: Noble gases have 8 valence electrons.
18. Assertion: Echo is produced when sound is incident on hard and polished surface.
Reason: Sound energy can be totally reflected by objects with soft and loose texture.
19. Assertion: Compression and rarefaction involve changes in density and pressure.
Reason: When particles are compressed, density of medium increases and when they are rarefied, density
of medium decreases.
20. Assertion: Cattle are fed with roughage and concentrates.
Reason: Roughage provides fibres while concentrates provide proteins and other nutrients.
Section B
Questions no. 21 to 26 are very short answer type questions.
21. Write the distribution of electrons in carbon and sodium atoms.
22. Define atomic number and mass number.
23. How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ears?
24. How does the sound waves propagate?
25. What is a fertilizer? Name two fertilizers.
26. What is meant by bee-keeping ?
Section C
Questions no. 27 to 33 are very short answer type questions.
27. Describe any three irrigation systems adopted in India to supply water to agricultural lands.
28. Elaborate on any three measures for various storage of grain.
29. List any six facilities that must be provided to cattle to ensure their good health and production of clean
milk.
30. a. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose consecutive crests are 100 m apart. The wave velocity of
the moving crests is 20m/s. What is the frequency of rocking the boat?
b. A source of wave produces 40 crests and 40 troughs in 0.4 seconds. Find the frequency of the wave.
31. The following figure shows a wave form of frequency 50Hz. For this wave motion, find:
a. Amplitude b. Wavelength c.Velocity

32. How will you find the valency of chlorine, sulphur and magnesium?
33. a. Define isotopes and isobars with an example.
b. Give electronic configuration of any one pair of isotopes and isobars.
Section D
Questions no. 34 to 36 are very short answer type questions.
34. a. What are pesticides?
b. Why pesticides should be used judiciously?
c. Give any four methods for pest control.
35. a. what are wavelength, frequency, time period and amplitude of a sound wave?
b. How are the wavelength and frequency of a sound wave related to its speed?
36. a. Write the number of electrons present in K,L,M,N shells.
b. Represent diagrammatically electronic configuration of Aluminum, Oxygen and Argan.
Section E
The following questions are source-based / case-based questions. Read the case carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
37. Honey is widely used and therefore bee keeping for making honey has become an agricultural enterprise.
Since bee-keeping needs low investments, farmers use it as an additional income generating activity. In
addition to honey, the beehives are a source of wax which is used in various medicinal preparations. The
local varieties of bees used for commercial honey production are Apisceranaindica, commonly known as
the Indian bee, A. dorsata, the rock bee and A. florae, the little bee. An Italian bee variety, A. mellifera,
has also been brought in to increase yield of honey.
The Italian bees have high honey collection capacity. They sting somewhat less. They stay in a given
beehive for long periods, and breed very well. For commercial honey production, bee farms or apiaries
are established. The value or quality of honey depends upon the pasturage, or the flowers available to
the bees for nectar and pollen collection. In addition to adequate quantity of pasturage, the kind of
flowers available will determine the taste of the honey.
(1) Which species of bee is commonly known as the Indian bee?
(a) Apisceranaindica
(b) Apisdorsata
(c) Apismellifera
(d) Apis florae
(2) Which species of bee is commonly known as the rock bee?
(a) Apisceranaindica
(b) Apisdorsata
(c) Apismellifera
(d) Apis florae
(3) Which species of bee is commonly known as the little Bee?
(a) Apisceranaindica
(b) Apisdorsata
(c) Apismellifera
(d) Apis florae
(4) Identify the correct statements
Statement 1 – Beehives are a source of wax which is used in various medicinal preparations.
Statement 2 – Apisceranaindica is commonly known as the Indian bee
Statement 3 – Apisdorsata is known as the rock bee
Statement 4 -The quality of honey depends upon the flowers available for nectar and pollen collection.
(a) Both 1 & 2
(b) Both 3 & 4
(c) Only 1
(d) All of the above
38. The distance between two consecutivecompressions (C) or two consecutiverarefactions (R) is called the
wavelength.The wavelength is usually represented by λ (Greek letter lambda). Its SI unit is meter (m).
•If we can count the number of the compressions or rarefactions that cross us per unit time, we will get
the frequency of the sound wave. It is usually represented by υ (Greek letter, nu). SI unit is hertz (symbol,
Hz).
•The time taken for one complete oscillation is called the time period of the sound wave. It is represented
by the symbol T. Its SI unit is second (s).Frequency and time period are related asfollows: υ=1/λ
 •The speed of sound is defined as the distance which a point on a wave, such as a compression or a
rarefaction, travels per unit time.
speed, v = distance / time
v= λ/T = υλ
(i) SI unit of wavelength
(a) m
(b) Hertz
(c) m/s
(d) None of these
(ii)SI unit of Frequency
(a) m
(b) Hertz
(c) m/s
(d) None of these
(iii) Relation between frequency and time is given by
(a) frequency and time are directly proportional
(b) frequency and time are inversely proportional
(c) There is no relation between them
(d) None of these
(iv) Define speed of sound. Give its formula in terms of wavelength and frequency
(v) Define wavelength frequency and time period of longitudinal wave

39. The mass of an atom is due to the masses of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. The relative masses of
protons and neutrons are almost equal to one. Therefore, the atomic mass of an element should be nearly
a whole number. But in many cases the atomic masses are fractional. The main reason for these fractional
atomic masses is that these elements occur in nature as a mixture of several isotopes. The atomic mass of
an element is the average of the atomic masses of these isotopes in the ratio of their proportion of
occurrence.
1. Chlorine occurs in nature in the form of two isotopes with atomic masses 35 u and 37 u in the ratio of
3 : 1 respectively. The atomic mass of chlorine is
(a) 35.5 u (b) 34.5 u (c) 35 u (d) 36 u
2. An element occurs in two isotopic forms with atomic masses 10 and 11. What is the percentage
abundance of two isotopes in the sample having an atomic mass of 10.80?
(a) 20, 80 (b) 50, 50 (c) 25, 70 (d) 60, 40
3. The fractional atomic masses of elements are due to the existence of
(a) isotopes having different masses
(b) diagonal relationship
(c) equal number of electrons and protons
(d) none of these.