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Class VIII Section ID No: Full Marks 50

Final Examination 2020-21 Duration 1 hour 30minutes Subject Physics

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General Observation: You are reminded of the need for good English and orderly presentation.
Please read the question paper carefully.
Special Instructions: All questions to be answered on separate sheets of paper. After writing all the
answers, take photos of your answers and upload in the Google Classroom.
You are required to attempt all the questions.

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e questions. Section A

Q1. Choose the correct answer and write it in your answer script. [1x10=10]

a) The diagram shows a patient having her eyes tested. A chart with letters on it is placed behind her and she sees
the chart reflected in a plane mirror.

How far away from the patient is the image of the chart?
i. 2 m ii. 4 m iii. 5m iv. 7m

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b) If a current of 5 Amperes flows through the conductor, which of the following options represent the number
of electrons per second in the conductor? One coulomb is equal to the charge on 6.241 x 1018 electrons.

i. 1.6 x 10-19 ii. 3.12 x 1019 iii. 4 x 1019 iv. 7.68 x 1020.

c) Two objects have collected static electricity with the same charge. What would the objects do when placed
near each other?

i. Repel ii. Attract

iii. Stick together iv. Nothing

d) In the following diagram of solenoid, what are the poles of X and Y?

i. X is north pole and Y is south pole.

ii. X is south pole and Y is north pole.
iii. There are no poles here.
iv. X and Y can be any poles.

e) When the length of the conductor is doubled, and the area of cross-section remains the same then its
resistance
i. remains the same
ii. will be doubled
iii. will become half
iv. will increase by four times.

f) Light strikes the top surface of a glass block at an angle of 15 as shown.

The refractive index of glass is 1.5. What is the angle of refraction r?

i. 10 ii. 23 iii. 40 iv. 50

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g) If a plastic rod is rubbed with a woolen cloth, what will happen?

i. It will create electric charges in the materials.

ii. It will transfer electron.
iii. It will produce electric shock.
iv. Nothing will happen.

h) The diagram shows a 3.0 Ω resistor and a 6.0 Ω resistor connected in parallel.

What is the total resistance of this arrangement?

i. Less than 3.0 Ω ii. 3.0 Ω iii. 4.5 Ω iv. More than 6.0 Ω

i) The diagram shows a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field. Which arrow shows the direction of the
force acting on the conductor?

i. A ii. B iii. C iv. D

j) The diagram shows a flat, rectangular coil placed between the poles of a magnet. There is a current in the
coil that makes it turn in the direction shown in the diagram.

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 Which change would make the coil turn in the opposite direction?

i. Decreasing the current in the coil

ii. Increasing the number of turns on the coil
iii. Reversing both the direction of the current in the coil and the poles of the magnet
iv. Reversing only the direction of the current in the coil

Q2. From the four circuits shown, which will have 'the brightest lit lamp or lamps'? Explain your answer. Note
that the bulbs and batteries are identical. [1+2=3]

Q3. A student traces the path of a ray of blue light as it enters and as it leaves a glass prism.
Fig. 1.1 shows the trace obtained by the student.

Fig. 1.1

a) Copy the figure, draw and label, at the point B, the normal, the angle of incidence i and the angle of
refraction r. [3]

b) State, in terms of the properties of light waves, why the light refracts at B. [1]

c) The angle of incidence for the ray of blue light at B is 45°. The refractive index of the glass is 1.5.
Calculate the angle of refraction at B. Show all necessary steps in your calculations. [2]

Q4. a) An unknown material is rubbed with wool and the material becomes charged. Explain how you could use a
negative rod or a positive rod to determine the type of charge on the unknown material. [2]

b) What is an electric field? State two properties of electric field line. [1+2=3]

Q5. a) What is a solenoid? Write two ways by which you can make the magnetic field stronger in a solenoid.
[1+2=3]
b) i) In which device is a split ring commutator used? [1]
ii) What is the function of commutator? [2]

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 Section B

Answer any four of the following questions.

Q1. Resistors of 2 ohms and 4 ohms are connected in parallel across a battery supplying 6 volts. Another resistor
of 5 ohms is connected in series with the battery.

a) Draw the circuit. [2]

b) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit. Show all necessary steps in your calculations. [1.5]

c) Calculate the current flowing through the 5ohm resistor. Show all necessary steps in your calculations.
[1.5]

Q2. a) What is the motor effect? [1]

b) What are the two factors that increase the force on an electric wire in a motor? [2]

c) This is a diagram of simple motor. Briefly explain the mechanism of an electric motor. [2]

Q3. The figure shows two rays of light from a point O on an object. These rays are incident on a plane mirror.

a) The object is 4 cm in front of the mirror, copy the diagram and continue the paths of the two rays after they
reach the mirror. Hence locate the image of the object O. Label the image I. [2]

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b) Describe the nature of the image I formed in the mirror. [3]

Q4. The figure below shows two uncharged (neutral) plastic spheres. Each sphere is suspended by an insulating
thread.

a) Suggest a material for the insulating threads. [1]

The spheres can be given a charge. Three different experiments are carried out using the arrangements
shown in the following figure.

b) For each experiment, describe the force, if any, between the spheres. [3]

c) State how one of the plastic spheres can be given a positive charge. [1]

Q5. a) State Ohm’s Law. [1]

b) Calculate the following parameter using the information and the diagrams.

i) Two resistors R1 = 6 Ω and R2 = 12 Ω are connected in parallel to each other and in series to R3 = 2 Ω. What
is the net resistance in the circuit? Show all necessary steps in your calculations. [2]

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ii) Two resistors R1 = 6 Ω and R2 = 12 Ω are connected in parallel to each other and in series to R3 = 2 Ω. An
ammeter measures an electric current of 3 A flowing though resistor R3. What is the net voltage applied to the
circuit? Show all necessary steps in your calculations. [2]

Q6. a) A lamp is positioned at the bottom of a small pool of water. The critical angle for light passing from water
into air is 49°. Explain what is meant by the term critical angle. [2]

b) The following figure shows a lamp. The lamp sends light towards the surface of the pool.

The above figure shows three rays of light that are at 30°, 60° and 90° to the horizontal.
Copy the figure and on it, draw the path taken by each of the three rays after they strike the surface of the
water. [3]

GOOD LUCK!

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