Class-X MODEL PAPER-II

MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
GOVT.OF ANDHRA PRADESH
PHYSICAL SCIENCE- PAPER –I
CLASS-X Max. Marks: 50 Time : 03.15 hr.
Instructions:
1. There are four sections and 33 questions in the paper.
2. Answer should be written in a given answer sheets.
3. There is internal choice in section-IV.
4. Write all the questions visible & legibly.
5. 15 minutes are given for reading the question paper and 2.30 hours given
for answering questions

SECTION-I
Note: 1. Answer all the questions
2. Each question carries ½ mark 12× ½ = 6 M
1. Write the relation between C.G.S unit of heat and S.I unit of heat
2. Complete the following equation
Acid + Base  Salt + _______
3. Choose the suitable answers of Section B with Section A
Section A Section B
1. Formula for Snell’s Law P) n2 /n1 = Sin r / Sin i
2. At critical angle, the angle of refraction Q) n1 /n2 = Sin r/ Sin i
R) 900
S) 600
4. If l = 1 for an atom then the number of orbitals in its sub-shell is _____
5. P: Light ray passing along the principal axis is undeviated.
Q: Light ray passing through the focus is undeviated.
A) P, Q both are correct B) P is correct, Q is incorrect
C) P in correct, Q is correct D) P, Q both are incorrect
6. Which of the following is the most active metal?
A) Lithium B) Sodium C) Potassium D) Rubidium
7. Which lens is concave?
Lens Focal length (cm)
A +20
B -15
8. Who proposed the electronic theory of valence?
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9. Which part of eye helps to change the focal length of eye lens?
10. Which furnace is used for Calculations and Roasting?
11. Joule/ Coulomb is same as
A) 1-watt B) 1-volt C) 1-amp D) 1-ohm
12. Which of the following molecule doesn’t have sp3 hybridisation
CH4, BF3, NH3, H2O

SECTION-II
Note: 1. Answer all the questions
2. Each question carries 1 mark 8×1=8M

13. Madhuri mother stored pickles in a metal vessel. Madhuri told her not
to store pickle in a metal vessel. Guess the reason?
14. Refractive index of glass relative to water is 9/8. What is the refractive
index of water relative to glass?
15. Out of 3d and 4s, which has more (n+l) value ? Explain
16. Represent the molecule H2O using Lewis notation
17. Why do tungsten is used in filament?
18. Mention two methods which produce very pure metals.
19. What is the role of rods and cones in human eye?.
20. What is a lens ?

SECTION-III
Note: 1. Answer all the questions
2. Each question carries 2 marks 8 × 2 = 16 M

21. What are the materials required to find the specific heat of solids
experimentally ?
22. What are the limitations of Ohm’s law.
23. Plaster of Paris should be stored in moisture – proof container. Explain
why?

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24. An element is an atom has the following set of four quantum numbers
n l ml ms
2 0 0 +1/2
i) Name of the element ii) Which orbital it belong to
25. What is the reason behind the shining of diamonds and how do you
appreciate it ?
26. Why does the sky sometimes appear white?
27. An element has atomic number 19. Where would you expect this
element in the periodic table and why?
28. Define the terms i) gauge ii) flux

SECTION-IV
Note: 1. Answer all the questions
2. Each question carries 4 marks 5 × 4 = 20 M
29. Write the differences between evaporation and boiling?
(OR)
The focal length of a converging lens is 20cm. An object is 60cm from
the lens. Where will the image be formed and what kind of image it?

30. Observe the refractive indices of materials and answer the following
questions
Material Rock
Air Ice Water Kerosene Benzene Ruby Diamond
medium salt
Refractive
1.0003 1.31 1.33 1.44 1.50 1.54 1.71 2.42
index

a) Write the SI unit of Refractive index

b) What happens to the speed of light when light is passing from Water
to Rock salt
c) In the table, in which material medium speed of light is less?
d) Whether the refracted ray bends towards normal or away from the
normal when light ray travelled from Water to Kerosene

(OR)

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Observe the figure and answer the questions

a) Are all the resistors connected in series or parallel?

b) What is the equivalent resistance of the combination of three
resistors?
c) In this system, which physical quantity is constant?
d) If R1= 2 Ω, R2= 3 Ω and R3=6 Ω, then find equivalent resistance.
31. Compounds such as alcohols and glucose contain hydrogen but are not
categorized as acids. Describe an activity to prove it.
(OR)
Suggest an experiment to prove that the presence of air and water are
essential for corrosion. Explain the procedure.
32. What is hybridisation? Explain the formation BeCl2 molecules using
hybridisation
(OR)
Define the modern periodic Law. Discuss the construction of the long
form of the periodic table.
33. Draw the diagrams showing the eye defect of Myopia and correction
with suitable lens
(OR)
Draw the Moeller diagram showing the increasing order of (n+l) values.

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