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111.11 ._. PHYSICS
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024-2025
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GRADE: 10 V DfV: C
DATE: 8/12/2024 Writing time: 2 Hours

Marks: 80
Roll No: Name of the Candidate:

Instructions:
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9. AnSWers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
ii) The time given at the head of this paper Is the time allowed for writing the
answe,s.
iii) This paper comprises of two sections: Section A and Section B
Iv) The Intended marlcs for questions or parts of questions are given In brackets
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SECTION A
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
Question 1. (15]
Choose the correct answers to the given questions from the given options:
i)A concave lens produces only _ _ _ _ image.
(a) real, enlarged (b)virtual enlarged
(1) virtual diminished (d) real, diminished

ii) Clockwise moment produced by a force about a fulcrum is considered to

be _ __
(a) Positive (h>) Negative (c) Zero (d) None of the above

iii)The energy conversion of a washing machine is from _ _ __

(a) magnetic to electrical (b)electrical to magnetic
(o) electrical to mechanical (d) mechanical to electrical

iv)The heaviest nuclear radiation is _ _ __

(a) x- radiation (b) ~- radiation (c ) a- radiation (i)y - radiation

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 v) When a body vibrates under a periodic force, the vibrations of the body
are always._ __
(a) natural vibrations (b) damped vibrations
(c) forced vibrations (d) resonant vibrations

vi) When a ray of light travels normal to the given surface, then the angle
of refraction is _ _ __
(a)18QO (•) oo (d) 45°

vii) Which among the following is the most commonly used semiconductor?
(a)Silicon (b)lodine (c)Aluminium (d)Sulphur

viii) To study the age of excavated material of archeological significance we

study the rate of decay of an isotope of _ _ __
(a)Uranium (b)Cobalt (c)Carbon (d)Chlorine

ix) For a convex lens, the minimum distance between an object and its real image
in terms of focal length (f) of a given lens must be:
(a)1.5f (b)2.5f (c)2f (d)4f

x) The SI unit of work is - - -

(a) erg (b) watt (c) joule (d) ohm

xi) In parallel combination of resistances _ _ _ _ __

(a) current is same in each resistance
(b) total resistance is increased
(c) potential difference is same across each resistance
(d) all above are true

xii) A radiations A is focused by a proper device on the bulb of a thermometer.

Mercury in the thermometer shows a rapid increase. The radiations A is

(a) ultraviolet radiation (b) visible light

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(c) infrared radiation (d) X-rays Solution

, xiii) An object in a denser medium when viewed from a rarer medium appears to be
raised. The shift is maximum for - - - -
(a) purple light (b) red light (C) violet light (d) white light

xiv) Assertion: Infrared radiations travel long distances through dense fog and miSf.
Reason: Infrared radiations undergo minimal scattering in earth's atmosphere
(a) Both assertion and reason are false.
(b) Assertion is false but reason is true.
(c) Both assertion and reason are true.
(d) Assertion is true reason is false.

xv) The kinetic energy of a given body depends on the:

I (a) position (b) Centre of gravity of the body

(c) momentum (d) displacement

Question 2.
i) A ray of light XY passes through a right-angled isosceles prism as shown below:
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(a) What is the angle through which the incident ray deviates and emerges out of
the prism?
(b) Name the instrument where this action of prism is put into use.
[3]
(c) Which prism surface will behave as a mirror?

ii) The diagram below shows a lever in use:

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c)si To which dass of levers does it belong?

~ithout changing the dimensions of the lever, if the load is shifted towards the
fulcrum what happens to the mechanical advantage of the lever? •[2]

iii) A man playing a flute is able to produce notes of different frequencies. If he

closes the holes near his mouth, will the pitch of the note produced, increase
or decrease? Give reason. [2)

M(a)What is the relation between refractive index of water with respect to air
(aµw) and the refractive index of air with respect to water (wµa),

~(the refractive index of water with respect to air (aµw) is i .Calculate the
refractive index of air with respect to water (wµa). {2]

\,lifWhen does the nudeus of an atom tends to be radioactive? [2]

(j{what is meant by noise pollution? Name one source of sound causing noise
pollution. [2]

vii) (a) When does a force do work?

J9}What is the work done by the moon when it revolves around the earth? [2]

Question 3.
i) Draw the diagram given below and clearly show the path passing through the
glass slab taken by the emergent ray: [3]

ii) Calculate the total resistance across AB: [21

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iii) The diagram shows wheel O pivoted at point A. Three equal forces F1, F2and
FJ

act at point Bon the wheel.

(a) Which force will produce maximum moment about A?

[2]
(b) Give a reason for your answer in (a).

iv) (a) What are isobars?

[2]
(b)Give one example of isobars.

[2]
v) State the conditions required for total internal reflection of light to take place.

[2]
vi) (a) Define couple. (b) State the SI unit of moment of couple.

[2]
vii) What is the principle of an ideal machine?

SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions)
L.9"stion 4.
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i) Three wires with proper colour coding are connected to the three termina
a three - pin socket.

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Match the colour of the wire with the proper terminals A, B and C of the socket.
(b) Green (c) Light blue [3]
(a) Brown

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ii) (a) In the given figure, Identify the system which enables us to locate underwater
objects by transmitting ultrasonic waves and detecting the reflecting impulse.

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Sea bed
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(b) State the safe limit of sound level in terms of decibel for human being.
(c) Name the characteristic of sound in relation to in waveform. [3]

iii) An object AB is placed between 2F 1and F1 on the principal axis of a convex

lens as shown in the diagram:
A

2F, B F, 2F1

Copy the diagram and using three rays starting from point A, obtain the image
of the object formed by the lens. [4]

~tion5.
i) A diver in water looks obliquely at an object AB in air. [3)

air A

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B C D

~ Eye of the Diver

water

(a) Does the object appear taller, shorter or of the same size to the diver?
(b) Show the path of two rays AC and AD starting from the tip of the object as it
travels towards the diver in water and hence obtain the image of the object.

ii) Name the radiations: [3]

(a) That are used for photography at night.
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 (b) Used for detection of fracture in bones.
(c) Whose wavelength range is from 100A to 4000 A (or 10 nm to 400 nm).
~ive reasons for the following: (4)
(a) A danger signal is usually red in colour. •
(b) A convex lens is used to by detectives to find fingerprints

~•tlon6.
i) From the diagram given below, answer the questions that follow: (3]

T B

(a) What kind of pulleys are A and B?

(b) State the purpose of pulley B.
(c) What effort has to be applied at C to just raise the load L = 20 kgf?

ii) In the diagram below, A, B, C, Dare four pendulums suspended from the same
elastic string PO. The length of A and C are equal to each other while the length
of pendulum B is smaller than that of D. Pendulum A is set into a mode of
(3)
vibrations.

C
D

(a) Name the type of vibrations taking place in pendulums Band D?

(b) What is the state of pendulum C?
(c) State the reason for the type of vibrations in pendulums Band C.

iii) (a) Complete the diagram as given above by drawing the deflection of
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(b) State ,any two precautions to be taken while handling radioactive

substances.
[4]

Question 7.

i) A meter scale of weight 50 gf can be balanced at 40 cm mark without any

weight suspended on it. [3]
(a) If this ruler is at its center, then state which part [Oto 50 cm to 50 or 100 cm]
of the ruler will weigh more than 25 gf.
(b) What minimum weight placed on this meter ruler can balance this ruler
when it is pivoted at its center?

ii) Rohan tunes a radio channel to a radio station 98.3 MHz.

(a) Name and define the scientific wave phenomenon involved in tuning the
radio channel.
(b) Name the important characteristics of sound that is affected during this
phenomenon.
(c) Convert 98.3 MHz to SI unit. [3]

iii) Give reasons for the following: [4]

(a) During the day clouds appear white.
{b) During the day sky appears blue.

Question 8.
i) Draw a circuit diagram using the dual control switches to light a staircase
electric light and explain its working. [3]

ii) An atomic nucleus A is composed of 84 protons and 128 neutrons. The nucleus

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A emits an alpha particle and is transformed Into a nucleus B.
(a) What is the composition of B?
(b) What is the mass number of the nudeus A?
(c) The nucleus B emits a beta partide and is transformed into 8 nucleus c.
What is the composition of C? [3]

iii) (a) Draw a diagram to show a block and tackle pulley system having a
velocity ratio of 3 marking the direction of load (L), effort (E) and tension (T).
(b )The pulley system drawn lifts a load of 150 N when an effort of 60 N is applied.
Find its mechanical advantage.
(c) Is the above pulley system an ideal machine or not? [4]

Question 9.
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i) The diagram shows a circuit with the key K open.

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Calculate:
(a) The resistance of the circuit when the key is open.
(b) The resistance of the circuit when the key is closed.
(c) The current drawn from the cell when the key is closed.

ii) A crane 'A' lifts a heavy load in 5 seconds, whereas another crane 'B' does
the same work in 2 seconds. Compare the power of the crane 'A' to that the
power of 'B'. [3]

iii) A person is standing at the sea shore. An observer on the ship which is
anchored in between a vertical cliff and the person on the shore fires a gun.

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The person on the shore hears twO sounds, 2 seconds and 3 seconds after
seeing the smoke of the fired gun.

Man
Observer
Ship

Water
If the speed of sound in the air is 320 ms· 1then calculate:
(a) The distance between the observer on the ship and the person on the
shore.
(b) The distance between the cliff and the observer on the ship. [4]

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