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CHAPTERWISE IMPORTANT S.Q’s

CH-10: SHM and Waves

1. What is the displacement of an object in SHM when the kinetic and potential energies are m equal?
Amplitude
Ans. When displacement = then, K.E. is equal to P.E.
2
2. Do mechanical waves pass through vacuum, that is, empty space?
Ans. No, they can’t pass through vacuum. They require a medium.
3. What are the necessary conditions for a body to execute simple harmonic motion?
4. What are damped oscillations? How damping progressively reduces the amplitude of oscillation?
5. What types of waves do not require any material medium for their propagation?
Ans. Electromagnetic Waves
6. If the length of a simple pendulum is doubled,what will be the change in its time period?
Ans. The time period will increase by √2 times.
Proof:
l
As, T = 2π
g
2l  l
T / = 2π = 2  2π  = 2T
g 
If l’ = 2l then,
g 
CH-11: Sound
1. Why the voice of women is more shrill than that of men?
Ans. Because the pitch of women is larger than of men.
2. What would happen to the loudness of sound with increase in its frequency?
Ans. No effect. Because loudness does not depend on frequency.
3. What is the necessary condition for the production of sound?
Ans. Vibrations of the particles of the medium
4. On what factors does the loudness of sound depend?
5. What do you mean by the term intensity level of the sound?
6. Describe the importance of acoustic protection.
7. Why sound require a medium for its propagation?
Ans. Because these are the mechanical waves. They can’t pass through vacuum.
CH-12: Sound
1. Define Terrestrial and Refracting Telescope.
2. Define Resolving power and magnification.
3. What is meant by refracting index?
4. State the conditions for total internal reflection.
Ans. 1) The angle of incidence should be greater than critical angle.
2) Light should travel from denser to rare medium.
5. What is meant by the term total internal reflection?
6. What is critical angle?
7. Define power of a lens and its units.
8. What is meant by the terms nearsightedness and farsightedness?
9. How does the thickness of a lens affect its focal length?
 1 
i.e., f 
thickness 
Ans. By increasing thickness, focal length decreases.

CH-13: Electrostatics
1. On which factors, capacitance depends upon?
2. How capacitors stores energy? (P-80)
3. Is the equivalent capacitance of series capacitors larger or smaller than the capacitance of any individual capacitor in the
combination? Ans. In Parallel, Equivalent capacitance is greater.
4. Is electric intensity a vector quantity? What will be its direction?
Ans. Yes it is a vector quantity, directed along the direction of Force.
5. What is difference between variable and fixed type capacitor?
6. Enlist some uses of capacitors.
7. In what direction will a positively charged particle move in an electric field?
Ans. In the direction of field. From +ve plate to –ve plate.
8. What are hazards of static electricity?
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CH-14: Current Electricity

1. On which factors, Resistance depends upon? 6. Difference between A.C. and D.C.
2. Define specific resistance (resistivity). Write 7. What is the difference between electronic current
formula and unit. and conventional current?
3. Which metal is used as the filament of an electric 8. What is the difference between a cell and a
bulb? Explain with reason. battery?
Ans. Tungsten is used as filament, due its High melting Ans. Cell is the single unit. While battery is the
point and resistance. combination of many cells.
4. Advantages of parallel circuits over series circuit?? 9. Does a fuse in a circuit control the potential
(P = 103) difference or the current
5. Define kilo watt hour. Show that 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ

CH-15: Electromagnetic Induction:

1. What is MRI? (P = 119)
2. How can you increase the speed of a motor? (P = 125)
3. What are the factors Affecting Induced e.m.f?
4. Which device is used for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy?
5. What is the difference between a generator and a motor? (definitions)
6. What reverses the direction of electric current in armature coil of D.C motor? (Ans- Commutators/slip ring).
CH-16: Basic Electronics:
1. What are the three Universal gates? 3. Function of Grid in CRO??
2. Effect of electric field on motion of 4. Define bit and Byte? What is digitization? (151)
electronsComponents of CRO?
CH-17: Information and Technology:
1. Write the names of components of CBIS?
2. Difference b/w Information and Data?
Data Information
Data are the facts and figures that are used by programs to In computer terminology, the processed data is called
produce useful information. information.
It may be stored on disk or tape in the form of text, graphic Computer converts the data into useful information which is
or figure that can be recorded and have a specific meaning. transmitted to distant places in the form of sound, picture or
computerized data.
3. Parts of telephone system: (i) mouth piece (ii) earpiece
4. What is a super computer?
5. Define hard disk and floppy disk. (P = 167)
6. Data Managing and Word Processing?? (P = 167)
7. How light signals are sent through optical fibre?
Ans. By the principle of Total internal reflection.
8. Which is more reliable floppy disk or a hard disk? Hard disk is more reliable than floppy disk.
9. Differentiate between the primary memory and the secondary memory.
Primary Memory Secondary Memory
It is based on electronics and consists of Integrated Circuits The data storage devices are generally the secondary memory
(ICs). of the computer.
It is used to store data temporarily in the computer. It is used to store data permanently in the computer.
When a program is opened, the data is moved from
It vanishes when the computer is switched off.
secondary storage into the primary storage.
Examples: Examples:
 Read Only Memory (ROM)  The secondary storage devices such as audio-video
 Random Access Memory (RAM) cassettes and hard disk etc.
10. What is the difference between RAM and ROM memories?
RAM ROM
It stands for “Random Access Memory.” It stands for “Read Only Memory”.
It is used in computer as temporary memory. It runs the computer.
It vanishes when computer is turned Off. It does not vanishes when computer is switched Off.