=, ae KARNATAKA ICSE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ¥ Y ICSE STD-X Preparatory Examination 2023 Subjects PHYSICS- Science Papert Date: 06-02-2023 ‘Time : Two Hours Auswer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the frst 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. Attempt all questions from Section-A and auy four questions from Section-B. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets. () SECTION- A (40 Marks) (Attempt all the Questions) Question: 1 Choose the correct answer [15*1=15] i) IFS.Lunit of moment of force is Nm, then 1 kgf m is equal to a) 98N 8) 9.8Nm ©) 980.Nm d@) 9.8x 10°Nm ii) The correct relationship between kinetic energy and linear momentum is @) P=2mK 4) R= 2pm ©) p= 2mK d@) pr =2mv iii) A body of mass 4 kg is moving with a velocity of 4 ms"\[fits mass is doubled and velocity is tripled then the ratio of its initial and final kinetic energy will be @) 1:3 8) 1:18 91:9 @) 1:6. iv) Which of the following has the least ionizati @) a-rays 6) B-rays ©) y-rays ) None of these v) The source of ultraviolet light is @) Electric bulb ) Red- hot iron ball ©) Sodium vapor lamp @) Carbon-are- lamp power?vi) An object AB is placed in front of convex lens at its principal focus as shown in figure. ) vil) Two sound of same loudness and same pitch produced by two different instruments @) Amplitude 8) Waveform ©) Frequency d) All the above viii) When you increase the loudness of the ringtone of your mobile phone ,the frequency of ringtone a) Increases 4) Decreases ©) Remains same 4) Cannot be determined ix) From the given graph, find the resistance of the conductor. ———— > Vinvot 922 102 952 a42c inside a current carrying solenoid are: @) Circular and. they do not intersect each other: wa. ») Circular at the ends but they are ‘Parallel to the axis inside the solenoid @) Along the axis and paraliel wo each other & Perpendicular to the axis and ‘equidistant from each other xi) Which of the following statement is trie about line segment CD on the graph given below? © a solid is melting with constant temperature ©) a solid is melting with rise in temperature ©) @ liquid is heating with rise in temperature Y) a liquid is boiling with rise in temperature xii) The magnetic strength of an electromagnet can be increased by a)Increasing the strength of current b)Increasing the number of turns of the coil Placing magnetic material core DAI the above xiii) The wave length of light in medium A is 600 nm. The wave enters medium B of refractive index 1.5 with respect to medium A. Select the correct option from the following 4) The wavelength of light becomes 1.5 times the initial wavelength b) The wavelength of light decreases ©) The wavelength of light becomes half of initial wavelength &) The wave bends away from the normal xiv) Ice ‘on melting. Wax on melting a) Expands, contracts 2) Contracts, expands ©) Expands, expands &) Contracts, contracts xv) The wavelength range of white light is 2) 4000 nm to 8000 nm 2)400 nm to 800 nm ©)40.nm to 80 nm d)4 nm to 8m Question: 2 ') A pulley system has a velocity ratio 4 and an efficiency of 70 %. Draw a labelled diagram of this pulley system. Calculate the mechanical advantage of the system and the value of the effort required to raise a load of 400 N. BI i) Aman can open a nut by applying a force of 150 N by using a spanner of length 0.4 m .What should be ‘the length of the spanner if he is able to open it by applying a force of 60 N? Ryfii) a) Where is the centre of gravity of a uniform ring sit : ») The position of the centre of gravity of a body remains unchanged even when the body is in a deformed state. Write whether the statement is true or false, 2) iv) What is the nature of cach lens and its focal length if its power a) +20? b)- 4D? What is the nature and focal length of each lens? (2) V)_ Identify the following wires used in a household circuit: 8) The wire is also called the phase wire. b) The wire is connected to the top terminal of a three pin socket, 2] ‘vi)_) Name the waves used for echo depth sounding, b) Give one reason for their use in echo depth sounding, 2) vil) a) Which part of an electrical appliance is earthed? b) State a relation between electrical power, resistance and potential difference in an clectrical circuit. 2] Question: 3 i) An object is placed in front ofa converging lens at a distance greater than twice the focal length of the lens. Draw a ray diagram to the formation of the image. [2] ii) a) An electric bulb is marked 100w, 250v. What information does this convey? b)How much current will the bulb draw if connected to 250v supply? 2 iii) When a current carrying conductor is placed in a magnetic field, it experiences a mechanical force. ‘What should be the angle between the magnetic field and the length of the conductor so that the force experienced is : a) zero? b) maximum? 2) iv) How much heat energy is required to bring 3kg of water at 25°C to its boiling point? [Specific heat capacity of water is 42003kg'!°C'] 2 ¥) State any two precautions to be taken while handling radioactive substances. BI SECTION- B (40 Marks) (Attempt any four from this section) Question: 4 3) A glass slab is placed over a piece of paper on which VIBGYOR is printed with each letter in its corresponding colour. a) When viewed from above, will the images of all the letters be in the same plane? b) The letter of which colour will appear to be raised maximum? Give reason for your answer. [3] ii) Copy and complete the ray diagram for the image formation of an object AB kept in front of the glass prism. Critical angle for glass is 42°. Bl ees t a >iii) In the diagram, AO is a TAY of light incident on a rectangular glass slab. 8) Complete the path of the ray tll it emerges out of the slab and mark all necessary angles. b) How are Ziand related to each other? [4] Question: 5 ') A convex lens forms an image 16 em long of an object of dem length, kept at a distance of 6em from the lens. The object and the image are on the same side of the lens. 2) What is the nature of image? b)Find the position of the image. ©) Find the focal length of the lens. (3) ii) a) Name the invisible radiation just beyond the red end of the visible spectrum? ») State a property and one use of the rays. BI ii)The diagram below shows object AB placed on the principal axis of a lens L. The two principal foci of the lens are F; and Fz. The image formed by the lens is erect, virtual and diminished. ) Copy the diagram and show the image formation with the help of two rays starting from A. b) Name the lens used. [4Question: 6 i) Figure shows a pulley system, The upper two pulleys are fixed and the lower two are movable, [3] 8) Copy and complete the diagram and label it. ) What is the velocity ratio of the system? ©) How are load and effort of the pulley system related? ili) A boy of mass 40kg climbs up a 3 girl of mass 30 kg does the same in 1.5 minute, Compare: a) The work done b) The power developed by them [ g=10ms* ] (4) Question: 7 ') A pendulum has a frequency of 5 vibrations per second. An observer starts the pendulum and fires a gun simultaneously. He hears echo from the cliff after 8 vibrations of the pendulum. Ifthe velocity of sound in air is 340 ms", Find the distance between the cliff and the observer, 1) ii) An atomic nucleus P is composed of 84 and is transformed into a nucleus Q. a) What is the composition of Q? ) The nucleus Q emits a beta particle and is transformed into a nucleus R. ‘What is the composition of R? ©) Does the composition of ‘R’ change if it emits gamma radiations? Protons and 128 neutrons, the nucleus P emits an alpha particle GB) i) The ratio of amplitudes of two waves is 4:5. What is the ratio of their, ) Loudness b) Frequencies ©) State the conditions for resonance of two sound waves, 4) State one way by which the shrillness of sound can be increased. 4rstion: 8 i) Two resistors of 40 and 6¢ , 62 are Connected in parallel to a cell to draw 0.5A current from the cell, 1 05.4, ® Calculate the current in cach resistor, ) Calculate the potential difference, @) ii) A its 3 ) a Puemits an alpha particle and changes to U which emits beta particle and then a gamma Particle to change into *Sy3Np. Write the above nuclear changes in form of an equation starting the stomic number and mass number of each nucleus (I iii) 8) Current rating of a fuse is rated 8. Can it be used with an electrical appliance rated 5Kw, 200V? Give reason, 'b) Name two safety devices which are connected to the live wire of a household electric circuit. [4] Question: 9 ') Ina laboratory experiment 0.02 kg water at 70° was poured into a copper calorimeter of mass 0.16 kg initially at 15°C. After: stirring, the final temperature reached to 45°C. Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 Jkg"*ct, 2) Whatis the quantity of heat released per kg of water per 1°C fall in temperature? >) Calculate the heat energy released by water in cooling from 70°C to 45°C. ©) Assuming that the heat released by water is entirely used to raise the ‘temperature of calorimeter from 15°C to 45°C.Calculate the specific heat capacity of copper. By fi) Some ice at 0°C is heated ata constant rate and its temperature is recorded after every few seconds, till steam is formed at 100%e, Draw a temperature time graph to represent the change, Label the two phase changes in your graph, B) iff) You have been provided with a solenoid AB 2 8 a) What is the polarity at the end A? b) Give one advantage of an electromagnet over a permanent magnet, ©) State two ways to increase the strength of a solenoid, [4] Cc