ST.

GREGORIOS HIGH SCHOOL

STD :X
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
PHYSICS MARKS:80
DATE :15.01.2024 No of pages: 15 TIME: 2 hours
The first 1Sminutes are for reading only No writing work to be done
during this time. The writing time is
encluding this reading time.

Answers to this paper should be written on the paper provided separately.

You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Section A is compulsory. Attempt am four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets | 1.
SECTION A

(Attempt all questions from this Section)

Questionl
Choose the correct answers to the questions trom the given options: (15)

i) In a bicycle dynamo, the energy changes that take place when the cycle is
in motion is:
a) kinetic to mechanical
b) kinetic to electrical
c) electrical tomechanical
d) mechanical to electrical

iü) The e.m.fofa celldepends on the:

a) material of electrodes
b) shape of electrodes
c) distance between the electrodes
d) amount of electrolyte in the cell
iü) The mass ot a
protn is:
) four times the mass of an a-
b) four times the nmass oe a B-
particle
urticle
c) one tourth the mass of an a-
rticle
) qual to the mass otB- narticle
i)
Beams ot light are incident thnough the holes Aand Band emergesout ot the toN
thrvugh the holes C and D resively

B DÙ
Which of the tollowing could be inside the box?
a) A rectangular glass slab
b) A convex lens
c) A concave lens
d) A prism.

) The part of electromagnetic spectrum that is used in radar communication:

a) Gamma rays
b) Micro waves
c) X-rays
d) Intrared radiation

vi) Select the statement that is NOT corect with respect to natural vibrations.
a) Frequency depends on the size of the body.
b) Frequeney remains constant.
c) There is no loss of energy.
d) Vibrations are only under aresistive force.
 lhe pulley given below is used by a man to lift aload of 360 Nthrough a
vertical
distance of 5m in 10 s. The power developed by him,assuming this is an ideal
machine is:

Fixed
TA pulley
AT
Movable
puley
E

L: 360 N

a) 240W
b) 180 W
c) 45 W
d) 720 W

temperatures
vii) The |-V graph given below is for a metallic conductor at
temperatures given below.
I and T; Select the correct relation for the

T:

a) T>T,
b) T, =T
c) T,<T
d) Tand T; cannot be compared
 IN) Select the correct option for the path of light ray in a total internal reflecting
prism (equilateral prism) of critical angle 42°.

a) b)

c) d)

X) Assertion: A heater wire must have high resistance and high melting point.

Reason: A high melting point is preferred because it allows the wire to dissipate
heat more efficiently.
a) both assertion and reason are true.
b) both assertion and reason are false.
c) assertion is false but reason is true.
d) assertion is true but reason is false.

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xi) Ifthe refractive index of water is and that of glass is 2 ,then the refractive index
of glass with respect to water is:
9
a) 8

b)
4
c)

d)
 sasingle movable pulley, load and effort are related as:
xii)
load string has tension half the tension of effort string
) load string has tensiondouble the tension of effort string
. load string has tension equal the tension of effort string
) no tension acts on the string

xiii) Sia playsthe flute by pressing the holes (darkened circle) in four ways
s shown in A, B,Cand D. The highest and lowest frequency note is
produced in:

-
Flute

A B D

a) Highest note in A and lowest note in D

b) Highest note in D and lowest note in A
c) Highest note in C and lowest note in D
and lowest note in B
d) Highest note in A

anti-clockwise on the steering wheel ofa car

xiv) A torque of 2.5 Nm is applied of the steering wheel is:
using two forces each of 5N. Then the diameter

a) 0.25 m
b) 0.15 m
c) 0.45 m
d) 0.5n
 amount ofheat IS
XV) Mass of copper block Ato te copper block Bis 2:1. When the same iv)
Supplied, the temperatureof A rises to half that of rise in B.Which of the
following is the corect statement in the above instance?
v)

Block A Block B

a) Specificheat capacity of A is twice that of B.

b) Heat capacity of Ais same as that ofB.
c) Heat capacity ofA is half of that of B.
d) Heat capacity ofA is twice that of B. vi
Question 2

with the (3)

i) a) Name the radiation emitted by a radioactive source that travels
speed of light. VI

change to?
b)When an alpha particle captures two electrons, what does it
c) Why is radioactive decay a random phenomenon?
(?) Q
ii) a) A nail cutter is shown in the figure below. Identify the type of lever. i

b) In the class of lever mentioned in part (a), is it advantageous to move the

load towards the fulcrum or away from it?

ii) An electricoven of power 3kW is to be operated at mains of 220V. (2)

a) Willthe oven be used in a circuit which has a fuse of rating 13A or 15A?
b) Give one characteristic property of copper wire that makes it unsuitable to
be used as a fuse wire.
iv) Two marbles having masses in the ratio 1:2 have kinetic energies in the (2)
atio of l:8. Compare the vclocities of the two marbles.
a)If both the blubs shown below are operating at 220V, which bulb has more (2)
V)
resistance while glowing?

100W 60W
b) In an electric circuit, if the current through it is doubled by changing the
voltage supply, how does it affect the resistance of the circuit?

a) ln which direction does the force need to be applied when a single pulley
(2)
vi)
is used with a mechanical advantage greater than 1?
b) How will the weight of the above-mentioned pulley affect
its velocity ratio?
works. (2)
vi) a) State the principle on which a d.c. motor
soft iron core within the coil of a
c) What willbe the effect of inserting a
d.c. motor?

Question 3
minimum (2)
incident ray suffers
i In the equilateralprism given below, the incidence is 48°.
deviation by an angle of 36° when angle of

Orange
light
48)

changed to 40°, will the angle of deviation

a) If the angle of incidence is
36°
be less than or more than
minimum deviation change if orange light is
b) How does the angle of
replaced with green light?
ii) Anelectric immersion heater is switched on for 7minutes. Ihe heat supplied (2)
by it raises the temperature of 0.5 kg of water from 10°C to 60°C Calculate the
power of the heater. Specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J g°C.

im) The diagram given below shows the core of atransformer and its input and output (2)
connections.

CORE

Input boutput

a) Ifathicker wire is used in the secondary coil shown above, then name the
type of transformer used.
b) What is the advantage of using a closed iron core?
IV) a) where must apoint source of light be placed in front of a convex lens so (2)
as to obtain a parallel beam of light?
b) Is the numerical value of magnification for a concave lens always less than 1?
V) A conductor carrying current is placed between the poles of a strong magnet as (2)
shown in the figure below:

Conductor

a) Name the law used to determine the direction of force acting on

the
conductor.
b) If the conductor is placed parallel to the magnetic field, what will be
the
force on the conductor?
 SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions from this section)
Question4
The picture below shows a ship that appears to be floating in air. 3)

ship

a) Name the phenomenon responsible for this illusion.

b) Complete the path of the ray through the glass prism of critical angle 42"
till it emerges out of the prism.

1) a) State one condition necessary for total internal reflection to occur. (3)

b) The frequency of red light is 3.75 x 10'" Hz. Find its wavelength in A.
Speed of light c = 3xl0"ms'.
 beam of light (4)
I) The diagram bclow shows a glass block suspended in a liquid. A
of single colour is incident from liguid on one side of the block.

LIQUID GLASS
LIQUID

LIGHTBEAM

a) How will the speed of the light ray differ in the glass shown above? Give
a reason for your answer.
b) State one condition when there will be no lateral displacement.
c) Ifthere is no lateral isplacement, will the glass be visible inside the liquid?
Question 5

i) Acandle of 4 cm is placed at a distance of 60 cm in front ofa concave lens of (3)

focal length 20cm. Find the:

a) position of the image.

b) size of the image.

ii) a) How does the intensity of scattered light depend on the wavelength of (3)
the incident light?
b) A beam of blue, green and orange light passes through the carth's atmosphere.
Name the colour that is scattered ()the least and (I) the most.
 a)You are provided with two convex lens as
shown in the figure below. (4)
ii)
Which of the two lenses will youuse to obtain more convergent light?

(uin

Lens- I Lens- II

vapour lamp?
b) Name the invisible radiation which is emitted by amercury
State one method of detection for this radiation.

c) State one property of the above

mentioned radiation that is different from
visible light.
Question6
can be balanced at 30 cm mark without (3)
i) A half-metre rule of acertain weight
weight suspended on it. When this rule is pivoted at the centre, it is balanced
any
pivoted point.
by a weight of 15gfat distance of 22 cm from the
a) Draw a diagram of the arrangement.
b) Find the mass of the half-metre rule.
(3)
the graph of aball of mass 32g thrown
ii) a)The figure given below represents
is neglected). Name the
vertically upwards under gravity (air resistance
energy indicated by the graph line B.

A
Energy

l6m
Height (above the ground)
 loss in kinetic enerLy when it strikes
b) When the ball falls down. what is the
3m. (takeg 10 ms)
the ground and rebounds to aheight of 1

1) The diagram below shows a block and tackle system: (4)

a) Copy and redraw the labelled diagram

showing the correct connections
direction of effort.
strand and the
of tackle and mark the tension T in each
maximum load he can raise
b) Aman can exert a pull of 2500N.What is the
with this pulley system if its efficiency is 80%?
pulleys?
C) Why does the M.A increase with the increase in the number of

Question7
30ms',
a)The driver of abus approaching a wall with uniform velocityof
(3)
i)
sounds the horn and he hears the echo after travelling for 4s. The velocity
of sound in air is 330ms'.
Wall

Calculate the distance between:

I) the wall and the point where the horn is sounded.
I)the wall and the point where the echo is heard.
 ii) Copy and complete the following nuclear changes.
(3)
2p 210
a) X
222
226
b)X t energy

c) A positive and negative electrode is placed near the decaying element as

shown below:

Positbve
electrode
Negative
elecode

State when Xdecays, the particle emitted willdeflect towards which

electrode?

iii) P,Q,R,S represents the test tubes each of height 18cm which is filled with (4)
water upto a height of 16 cm, 12 cm,15 cm and 9 cm respectively. If avibrating
tuning fork is placed over the mouth of the test tube R, a loud sound is heard.
P Q R S

a) Define the scientific wave phenomenon due to which the loud sound
is heard.
b) What is your observation if the vibrating tuning fork is placed over
tube Q and tube S?
c) Give areason for your answer in part (b).

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Question 8 headlights
demonstrated a circuit that operates the two (3) Ques
i) Rianaand Rachael Based on their
sidelights of a car, in their school exhibition.
andtwo )
demonstrated circuit :

k.t

|22 Head light

ii)

Side light
the potential difference across the lights that are lit when
a) What will be
the switch K is in position 2?
the lights lit in part (a) are
connected
b) What would you observe, if all
in series?
the function of a double pole switch in an electric circuit.
c) State
(3)
ii) a) Define nuclear fusion.
two differences between radioactive decay and nuclear fission?
b) Give
cells each of (4)
The figure below shows a circuit
diagram containing 8
ii) 0.25 S2.
e.m.f 1.5 V and internal resistance
ii)

Aasa wwww
1.5 Q 12
W

Calculate the:

a) total internal resistance

ammeter
b)current recorded by the
l22 resistor
c)current flowing through the
 Question 9

i) a) A solid of mass 80 g at 75°C is dropped into 150 gof water at 15°C, (3)
which is contained in acopper calorimeter of mass 50 g.The final
temperature attained by the mixture is 25°C. Hthe specific heat capacity
of copper and water is 400 J kg K' and 4200 J kgK respectively.
calculate the specific heat capacity of the solid in S.I. unit.

ii) The diagram shows two circular coils A and B a which are placed close to (3)
each other.

00000 00000
B

a) State the polarity at the end Q of the coil A, when the key is closed.
b) What willyou observe in the galvanometerGif the key K is closed and:

I) coils A and B are moved away from each other.

II) both the coils are moved with the same speed in the same direction.

iii) The diagram below shows a cooling curve for a substance: (4)

3eyperature
A
200

50+

Time ($)

a) What is the boiling point of the substance?

b) What happens in the region DE?
c) Why is it generally cold after a hail-storm than during and before
the hail-storm?

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