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Match column I with… (Class 10 Science SQP 2024-25, Q2)

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ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2024-25 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Science sample paper 2024-25: question 2

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2024-25, section A, question 2, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q2 · 1 mark · MCQMetals and Non-metals

Match column I with column II and select the correct option using the given codes.

Column IColumn II
a. A metal that forms amphoteric oxides(i) Ga
b. A metal which melts when kept on our palm(ii) Au
c. A metal that reacts with nitric acid(iii) Al
d. A metal which cannot displace hydrogen from acids(iv) Mn
  1. (A)a – (ii), b – (i), c – (iii), d – (iv)
  2. (B)a – (iii), b – (i), c – (iv), d – (ii)
  3. (C)a – (iv), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (i)
  4. (D)a – (iii), b – (ii), c – (i), d – (iv)

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2024-25.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which metal oxide reacts with both acids and bases?

Hint 2

Recall the metals that are exceptions with nitric acid, and the metals placed below hydrogen in the reactivity series.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. (a) Aluminium forms the amphoteric oxide , so a matches (iii). (b) Gallium has a very low melting point and melts on the palm, so b matches (i).

    ½ mark

  2. (c) Manganese reacts with very dilute nitric acid to give , so c matches (iv). (d) Gold lies below hydrogen in the activity series and cannot displace it from acids, so d matches (ii). The correct option is (B).

    ½ mark

Answer: a–(iii), b–(i), c–(iv), d–(ii); option (B)

Where the marks are

  • Correctly matches all four pairs, giving option (B) (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Metals and Non-metals, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2024-25: every question, by section.

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