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Class – X
Subject – Physics

• Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

• You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
• This time is to be spent in reading the Question Paper.
• The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Section I is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section II

The intended marks for questions or the parts of questions given in brackets [ ].

SECTION I (40 Marks)

Attempt all questions from this Section

Question 1

(a) Name the SI unit of:[2]

(i) Linear momentum.

(ii) Rate of change momentum.

(b) A body of mass 1.50 kg is dropped from the 2nd floor of a building which is at a height of 12
m. What is the force acting on it during its fall? (g=9.80 m/s2). [2]

(c) When an arrow is shot from a bow, it has kinetic energy in it. Explain briefly from where does it
get its kinetic energy?. [2]

(d) What energy conversions take place in the following when they are working- (i) Biogas Burner
(ii) Petrol Engine ?. [2]

(e) Copy the diagram of the forearm given below, indicate positions of Load, Effort and Fulcrum.
[2]

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Question 2(a) What will an alpha particle change into when it absorbs:- [2]

i. One electron;
ii. Two electrons?

(b) Some hot water was added to three times its mass of cold water at 100C and the resulting
temperature was found to be 200C. What was the temperature of the hot water? [2]

(c) Calculate the value of the resistance which must be connected to a 15Ω resistance to provide
an effective resistance of 6Ω. [2]

(d) Why are burns caused by steam more severe than those caused by boiling water at the same
temperature? [2]

(e) Mention two important properties of a metal that make it a good thermionic emitter. [2]

Question 3

(a) Explain why musical instruments like the guitar are provided with a hollow box. [2]

(b) A wire of uniform thickness with a resistance of 27 Ω is cut into three equal pieces and they
are joined in parallel. Find the resistance of the parallel combination. [2]

(c) Draw a labelled diagram of a three-pin socket. [2]

(d) A certain radioactive nucleus emits a particle that leaves its mass unchanged but increases its
atomic number by one. Identify the particle and write its symbol. [2]

(e) (b) State the amount of work done by an object when it moves in a circular path for one
complete rotation. Give a reason to justify your answer. [2]

Question 4

(a) Which physical quantity does the electron volt measure? How is it related to the S.I. unit of
this quantity? [2]

(b) What should the angle between force and displacement be to get the

i. minimum work;
ii. maximum work?

(c) State Newton's second law of motion. [2]

(d) The work done by the heart is 1 Joule per beat. Calculate the power of the heart if it beats 72
times in one minute.[2]

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(e) Mention two properties of a wave: one property which varies and the other which remains
constant when the wave passes from one medium to another.[2]

SECTION II (40 Marks)

Attempt any four questions from this Section.

Question 5

(a) (i) State the law of conservation of energy.(1)

(ii) Name the chief energy transformation that occurs(2)

i. in a Loudspeaker;
ii. in an Electrical cell (Primary).

(b) (i) Define an Inclined plane.

(ii) Draw a labelled sketch of a class II lever. Give one example of such a lever. [3]

(c) The alongside figure shows the combination of a movable pulley. PI with a fixed pulley P2 used
for lifting up a load W. [4]

i. State the function of the fixed pulley P2.

ii. If the free end of the string moves through a distance C, find the distance by which the
load W is raised.
iii. Calculate the force to be applied at C to just raise the load W = 20 kgf, neglecting the
weight of the pulley P1 and friction.

Question 6

(a) (i) With the help of a well-labelled diagram show that an apparent depth of an object, such as
a coin, in water is less than its real depth.

(ii) How is the refractive index of water related to the real depth and the apparent depth of a
column of water? [3]

(b) (i) Draw a labelled ray diagram to illustrate (1) critical angle (2) total internal reflection, for a
ray of light moving from one medium to another. [3]

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(ii) Write a formula to express relationship between refractive index of the denser medium with
respect to rarer medium and its critical angle for that pair of media.

(c) (i) The diagram below shows a ray of light incident on an equilateral glass prism placed in
minimum deviation position. Copy the diagram and complete it to show the path of the refracted
ray and the emergent ray . [4]

(ii) How are angle of incidence and angle of emergence related to

each other in this position of the prism?

Question 7

(a) PQ and PR are two light rays emerging from the object P as shown in the figure below:-

i. What is the special name given in the angle incidence (∠PQN) of ray PQ?
ii. Copy the ray diagram and complete it to show the position of the image of the object P
when seen obliquely from above.
iii. Name the phenomenon that occurs if the angle of incidence ∠PQN is increased still
further .[3]

(b) When a tuning fork, struck by a rubber pad, is held over a length of air column in a tube, it
produces a loud sound for a fixed length of the air column.

i. Name the above phenomenon.

ii. How does the frequency of the loud sound compare with that of the tuning fork?
iii. State the unit for measuring loudness[3].

(c) Give one use each of the electromagnetic radiations given below:

(i) Microwaves

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(ii) Ultraviolet radiation

(iii) Infrared radiation .[2]

Question 8

(a.) In the figure below, the ammeter A reads 0.3 A. Calculate:-

i. the total resistance of the circuit.

ii. the value of R.
iii. the current flowing through R. [3]

(b) Find the cost of operating an electric toaster for two hours if it draws 8A current on a 110 volt
circuit. The cost of electrical energy is Rs. 2.50 per kWh. [3]

(c) (i) What will happen to a compass needle when the compass is placed below a wire and a
current is made to flow through the wire? Give a reason to justify your answer.

(ii) What energy conversion takes place during the working of a d.c. motor? [4]

Question 9

(a) Name the three main parts of a hot cathode ray tube. Mention one important function of each
of the three main parts. [3]

(b) (i) Define Thermionic emission.

(ii) Mention one use of thermionic emission.

(iii) Name a substance which is a good thermionic emitter.[3]

(c) (i) What happens to the atomic number of an element when it emits:- [2+2]

a. an alpha particle;
b. a beta particle.

(ii) Explain why alpha and beta particles are deflected in an electric or a magnetic field but
gamma rays are not deflected in such a field.

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Question 10

(a) (i) Define specific latent heat of vaporization of a substance.

(ii) What is the principle of calorimetry? [2+1]

(b) Explain why water is used in hot water bottles for fomentation? [2]

(c) Calculate the amount of heat released when 5.0 g of water at 200C is changed into ice at 00C.
(Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 J/g0C
Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 J/g). [2]

(d) Calculate:

i. The mass of steam at l000C needed to condense in the flask to just melt the ice;
ii. The amount of water in the flask after condensation.
(Specific latent heat of vaporization of steam = 2260 J/g
Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 J/g
Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 J/g0C.) (2+1)

Paper Submitted By:

Name :- Mr. Deep Singh
Email Id: gaganmangat15@yahoo.co.in
Telephone No. :0172-4653972

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