STANDRD PUBLIC SCHOOL

II unit test, July -2023

SUB-PHYSICS
GRADE: X MARKS: 80
TIME: 2 Hr
Write the answers on a separate sheet of paper and upload the same in the Google class room.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
This Paper is divided into two Sections.
Attempt all questions from Section I and any four questions from Section II.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
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Section I (40 marks)

Attempt all questions from this section
Question #01
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the question, Write the correct answer
only.) [15]
1) The CGS unit of moment of force is
a) dyne-m c) N-m
b) N-cm d) dyne-cm
2) The center of gravity of a hallow cone of height h is at a distance x from its vertex where the value of x is
ℎ 2ℎ
a) c)
4 3
ℎ 3ℎ
b) 3
d) 4
3) Choose the correct relation
a) 1𝐽 = 105 𝑒𝑟𝑔 c) 1𝐽 = 103 𝑒𝑟𝑔
b) 1𝐽 = 107 𝑒𝑟𝑔 d) 1𝐽 = 10−7 𝑒𝑟𝑔
4) A girl carrying a school bag of 3kg on her back and moves 200m on a levelled frication less surface. The work done
against the gravitational force will be (𝑔 = 10𝑚𝑠 −2 )
a) 6 × 103 𝐽 c) 0.6 J
b) 6 J d) zero
5) A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m.
a) Its potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases during the falls
b) Its potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy during the fall.
c) The potential energy decreases and the kinetic energy increases during the fall.
d) The potential energy is 0 and kinetic energy is maximum while it is falling.
6) A ball of mass 0.20kg is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20ms -1. The maximum
potential energy it gains as it goes up
a) No required data given c) 20J
b) 40J d) 80J
7) The correct relation between speed of light in a medium (v), speed of light in air (c) and refractive index
(𝜇) is
𝑣 𝑐
a) 𝑐 = 𝜇 c) 𝜇 = 𝑣
b) 𝑣 = 𝑐 × 𝜇 d) 𝜇 = 𝑐 × 𝑣
8) A ray of light suffers refraction through an equilateral prism. The deviation produced by the prism does
not depend on the:
a) Angle of incidence c) Material of prism
b) Colour of light d) Size of prism
 9) Optical fiber works on the principle of
a) Satellite signals c) Optical transmission
b) Total internal reflection d) Internet mobile towers
10) Which of the following statements are correct.
i) Myopia can be corrected by the use of a convex lens of a suitable power.
ii) Farsightedness can be modified by the use of a concave lens of suitable power.
a) Both (i) and (ii) c) Neither (i) nor (ii)
b) Only (i) d) Only (ii)
11) If convex lens of focal length 10cm immersed in water, what happens to the focal length of the lens?
a) Focal length = 10cm c) Focal length = 5cm
b) Focal length < 10cm d) Focal length > 10cm
12) Name the phenomenon which is responsible for the blue colour of sky
a) Refraction of light c) Scattering of light
b) Total internal reflection d) Partial reflection of light
13) Position of Centre of gravity of an object depends on its
a) Weight c) Density
b) Volume d) Shape
14) When the time taken to complete a given amount of work increases, then
a) Power increases c) Energy increases
b) Power decreases d) Energy decreases
15) In the given figure, light ray travels from medium 1 to medium 2. Which of the following statement is true?

a) Refractive index of both medium is same

b) Refractive index of medium 1 is less than medium 2
c) Refractive index of medium 1 is greater than medium 2
d) Refractive index of medium 2 is 1

Question #02
a) A piece of stone is tied at the end of the thread is whirled in a horizontal circle with uniform speed by hand. Answer
the following questions: [3]
i) Is the velocity of a stone uniform or variable?
ii) Is the acceleration of stone uniform or variable?
iii) What is the direction of acceleration of stone at any instant?
b) A body is acted upon by a force. State two conditions when work done is zero. [2]
c) The magnification of the lens is +0.5. name the lens and state how 𝑢 and 𝑣 are related. [2]
−1
d) A man exerts a force of 200N in pulling a cart at a constant speed 16𝑚𝑠 .
Calculate the power spent by the man. [2]
e) Name two factors on which the refractive index of a medium depends? State how does it depends on the factors
stated by you. [2]
f) Two parallel rays of red and violet color travelling through air, meet the air-glass boundary as shown in the figure
below. Will their paths inside the glass be parallel? Give reason for your answer. [2]
 g) State the energy change in the following cases while in use
i. Microphone
ii. Burning coal
h) A lens forms an inverted image of an object. [2]
(i) Name the kind of lens.
(ii) State the nature of image whether real or virtual.

Question #03
a) State the factor on which the position of the centre of gravity of body depends. Explain your answer with an
example. [2]
b) [2]
i) Name the physical quantity measured in terms of horse power.
ii) How is horse power related to the SI unit of power?
c) A jack screw is provided with a long arm. Explain why? [2]
d) A Which colour of light has a higher critical angle? Red light or green light. Justify your answer. [2]
e) Name the radiations :
(i) That used for photography at night.
(ii) Used for detection of fracture in bones. [2]

Section II ( 40 marks)
Attempt any four questions from this section
Question #04
a) A uniform meter scale is put on a knife edge at 40cm mark. It is found that this scale gets balanced when a weight
of 20gf is suspended from the 20cm mark. Find the weight of meter scale. [3]
b) A virtual, enlarged image is formed when an object is placed between the optical centre and the principal focus of a
lens. [3]
(i) Name the type of lens which forms the above image.
(ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image with the above stated characteristics.
c) A beam consisting of red, blue and yellow colours is incident normally on the face AB of an isosceles right angled
prism ABC as shown in given figure. Complete the diagram to show the refracted and emergent rays. Given that the
critical angle of glass- air interface for yellow colour is 450. [4]

Question #05
a) A ray of light PQ is incident normally on the hypotenuse of a right angled prism ABC as shown in the diagram.

(i) Copy the diagram and complete the path of the ray PQ till it emerges from the prism.
 (ii) What is the value of the angle of deviation of the ray?
(iii) Name an instrument where this action of the prism is used. [3]
b) The figure along the side shows a simple pendulum of mass 200g. It is displaced from the mean position A to the
extreme position B. The potential energy at position A is zero. At position B the bob is raised by 5m. [4]
(i) What is the potential energy of the pendulum at position B?
(ii) What is the total mechanical energy at point C?
(iii) What is the speed of the bob at position A when released from position B?
c) A, B and C are the three forces each of magnitude 4N acting in the plane of paper as shown in given figure. Point O
lies in the same plane. [3]
(i) Which force has the greatest moment about O?
(ii) What is the resultant torque about the point O?

Question #06
a) A uniform half meter ruler balances horizontally on a knife edge at 29cm mark when a weight of 20gf is suspended
from one end. [3]
(i) Draw a diagram of the arrangement.
(ii) What is the weight of the half meter rule?
b) What are the SI and CGS unit of work? How are they related? [3]
c) A ray of light enters the glass slab ABCD as shown in figure and strikes at the centre O of the circular part AC of
the slab. The critical angle of glass is 420. Complete the path of the ray till it emerges out from the slab. Mark the
angles in the diagram whenever necessary. [4]

Question #07
a) Draw a diagram to show the energy changes in an oscillating simple pendulum. Indicating in your diagram how the
total mechanical energy in it remains constant during the oscillation. [3]
b) How much energy is gained by a box of mass 20kg when a man [4]
(i) Carrying the box waits for a bus?
(ii) Runs carrying the box with a speed of 3𝑚𝑠 −1 to catch the bus?
(iii) Raises the box by 0.5𝑚 in order to place it inside the bus? (𝑔 = 10𝑚𝑠 −2 )
c) [3]
(i) What is total internal reflection?
(ii) State two condition necessary for total internal reflection to occur.

Question #08
a) (i) Why does the sun appears red at sunrise? [3]
(iii) Name the subjective property of light related to its wave length.
b) A lens forms the image of an object placed at a distance of 45cm from it on a screen placed at a distance 90cm on
the other side of it. [4]
(i) Name the kind of lens.
(ii) Find the focal length of the lens
(iii) Find the magnification of the image.
c) A coolie X carrying a load on his head climbs up a slope and another collie Y carrying the identical load on his head
moves the same distance on a friction less horizontal platform. Who does more work? Explain the reason? [3]

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