GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X
Half-Yearly Examination, 2022–23
Physics

Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80

This Question Paper has seven printed pages.
Answers must be written in the script/s provided. You will not be allowed to write for the
first 15 minutes. This time must be spent in reading the Question Paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing answers.

This Paper is divided into two sections.

Attempt all the questions of Section A and any four of Section B.
Maximum marks for a question or parts of a question are given in brackets [ ].

SECTION A (40 marks)

(Answer all the questions.)

Question No 1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: [15]

(a) A force of 1000N acts on a rigid body, such that the perpendicular distance between the
force and the turning point is 50 cm. The moment of force is

(i) 0 Nm (ii) 100 Nm (iii) 250 Nm (iv) 500 Nm

(b) Infrared radiation is detected by

(i) nanometer (ii) spectrometer (iii) photometer (iv) pyrometer

(c) In the stable equilibrium position, a body has

(i) the maximum potential energy (iii) the minimum kinetic energy

(ii) the minimum potential energy (iv) none of the above

(d) The electromagnetic radiation which has the highest frequency is

(i) radio waves (ii) X-rays (iii) -rays (iv) infrared rays

(e) A ray incident at 150 on one refracting surface of a prism of angle 600 suffers a deviation
of 550. The angle of emergence is

(i) 950 (ii) 450 (iii) 300 (iv) 1000

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(f) A convex lens is dipped in a liquid of refractive index which is equal to the refractive index
of the lens. Then its focal length will

(i) become infinite (iii) remain unchanged

(ii) become small, but nonzero (iv) become zero

(g) Two masses 1g and 4g are moving with an equal kinetic energy. The ratio of the magnitude
of their momenta is

(i) 1:6 (ii) :1 (iii) 1:2 (iv) 4:1

(h) The frequency of vibration n of an air column in an organ pipe varies with the length l of the
air column as

1
(i) n l (ii) n  (iii) n  l (iv) n  l 2
l

(i) The persistence of hearing for normal human being is

(i) 0s (ii) 0.1s (iii) 0.01s (iv) 0.16s

(j) The objective property of slight related to colour is

(i) amplitude (ii) wavelength (iii) frequency (iv) speed

(k) With which of the following frequencies does a tuning fork of 256 Hz resonate?

(i) 288 Hz (ii) 314 Hz (iii) 364 Hz (iv) 512 Hz

(l) The lateral deviation of light through a rectangular glass slab does not depend on

(i) the angle of incidence (iii) the thickness of the glass slab

(ii) the angle of reflection (iv) the wavelength of light

(m) In a block and tackle system of 4 pulleys, the effort is displaced by 16 cm. The load
displaces by:

(i) 16 cm (ii) 64 cm (iii) 4 cm (iv) 1 cm

(n) The work done by an electron in revolving half the orbit of radius r is:

(i) 2r (ii) r (iii) 2 (iv) 0

(o) The absolute refractive index of a medium is:

(i) greater than 1 (iii) equal to 1

(ii) less than 1 (iv) either greater or less than 1

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Question No 2

(a) The figure below shows a block and tackle system of pulleys used for lifting load. [3]

(i) How many strands of tackle are supported by the load?

(ii) Draw arrows to represent the tension in each strand.

(iii) What is the mechanical advantage of the system?

(b) When a troop crosses a suspension bridge the soldiers are asked to break steps.
Why? [2]

(c) The stem of a vibrating tuning fork is pressed against a tabletop. [2]
(i) Does the above action produce an audible sound?
(ii) What kind of vibration is set into the table?

(d) Name any four regions of electromagnetic spectrum in an increasing order of

wavelength. [2]

(e) A crowbar 4m long is pivoted about a point 0.2m from its tip. Calculate the least force
which must be applied at the other end to displace a load of 150 kgf. [2]

(f) Draw a graph representing the variation of angle of deviation by a prism for various
angles of incidence of monochromatic light. [2]

(g) A boy weighing 300N runs up a flight of 40 steps, each 20 cm high, in 5s. Calculate the
power spent. [2]

Question No 3
(a) State two factors on which the position of the centre of gravity of a body of given mass
depends. [2]

(b) The figure shows a wheel of diameter 3 m with the axle at O. A force F = 0.5 kg is applied
at P in the direction as shown. Calculate the moment of force about the centre O and the
point Q. [2]
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(c) Can the moment of a force be zero, even when the force itself is not zero? Justify your
answer with an example. [2]

(d) Establish the relation between kilowatt and joule. [2]

(e) Draw a graph to show the variation of kinetic energy and potential energy of an
oscillating pendulum with respect to its displacement from the mean position. [2]

SECTION B

( Answer any four questions)

Question No 4

(a) Show that the velocity ratio is always more than the mechanical advantage in a
practical machine. [2]

(b) Name a machine which can be used to:

(i) multiply force (ii) change the direction of force applied. [2]

(c) A pulley system has a velocity ratio of 4 and efficiency 90%. Calculate:
(i) the mechanical advantage of the system
(ii) the effort required to raise a load of 300N by the system. [2]

(d) Complete the path of light in the following prisms till it emerges from prism B. [2]

(e) State two factors on which the focal length of a lens depends. [2]

Question No 5

(a) A ball is placed on a compressed spring. When the spring is released, the ball is
observed to fly away.
(i) What form of energy does the compressed spring posses?
(ii) Why does the ball fly away? [2]

(b) In what way will the temperature of water at the bottom of a waterfall be different from
the temperature at the top? Give a reason for your answer. [2]
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(c) What energy conversion takes place in the following when they are working:
(i) a photovoltaic cell
(ii) an electromagnet [2]

(d) Calculate the height through which a body of mass 0.5 kg can be lifted if the energy
spent for doing so is 1 joule. Take g=10 ms-2. [2]

(e) What should be the angle between force and displacement to get:
(i) the minimum work
(ii) the maximum work. [2]

Question No 6

(a) A tuning fork held over an air column of a given length produces a distinct audible
sound.
(i) What do you call this phenomenon?
(ii) How does it occur? [2]

(b) (i) Name the characteristic of sound which enables a person to differentiate between
two sounds with equal loudness but having different frequencies.
(ii) Define the characteristic named by you in (i). [2]

(c) Which characteristic of sound will change if there is a change in:

(i) its amplitude?
(ii) its waveform? [2]

(d) A man stands at a distance of 68m from a cliff and fires a gun. After what time interval
will he hear the echo, if the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s? [2]

(e) The diagram below shows the displacement-time graph of a vibrating body.

(i) Name the type of vibrations produced by the vibrating body.

(ii) Why is the amplitude of the wave gradually decreasing? [2]

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Question No 7

(a) A ray of light is moving from a rarer medium to a denser medium and strikes a plane
mirror placed at 900 to the direction of the ray shown in the diagram.

(i) Copy the diagram and mark arrows to show the path of the ray of light after it is
reflected from the mirror.

(ii) Name the principle you have used to mark the arrows to show the direction of the
ray. [2]

(b) (i) The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 1.5. What is the value of refractive
index of air with respect to glass?

(ii) A ray of light is incident as a normal ray on the surface of separation of two different
media. What is the value of the angle of incidence in this case? [2]

(c) (i) Write the relation between the refractive index and the critical angle for a given pair
of media.

(ii) Name the radiation in which the wavelength lies between 100 Å and 4000 Å. [2]

(d) A glass slab is placed over a page on which the word VIBGYOR is printed with each
letter in corresponding colour.

(i) Will the image of all the letters be in the same place?

(ii) If not, state which letter will be raised to the maximum? [2]

(e) State the two conditions for total internal reflection of light to occur. [2]

Question No 8

(a) (i) When does a ray of light falling on a lens pass through it undeviated?

(ii) Which lens can produce a real and inverted image of an object? [2]
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(b) We can burn a piece of paper by focusing the sunrise by using a particular type of lens:
(i) Name the type of lens used for the above purpose.
(ii) Draw a diagram to support your answer. [2]

(c) A ray of light after refraction through a concave lens emerges parallel to the principal axis.
Draw a ray diagram to show the incident ray and its corresponding emergent ray. [2]

(d) The ray diagram illustrates the experimental set up for the determination of focal length of
a converging lens using a plane mirror.

(i) State the magnification of image formed.

(ii) What name is given to the distance between the object (O) and optical centre (C)
in the above diagram? [2]

(e) Which of the following radiations belong to the electromagnetic spectrum?

alpha rays, cathode rays, ultraviolet rays, radio waves, ultrasonic waves. [2]

Question No 9

(a) A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed at a distance of 12 cm from a wall. How far
from the lens should an object be placed so as to form its real image on the wall? [2]

(b) When does the following happen?

(i) A piece of glass becomes invisible in a given liquid.
(ii) A combination of a convex lens and a concave lens behaves as a glass slab. [2]

(c) Calculate the power of an engine which can lift a load of 2 × 105 kg of coal per hour
from a mine 360m deep. Take g = 10 ms-2. [2]

(d) State two differences between forced vibration and resonance. [2]

(e) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of virtual image of an extended object by a
convex lens. [2]