THE BISHOP'S CO-ED SCHOOL, UNDRI FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022-2023 ‘PHYSICS TIME- 2 hours CLASS 10 M.MARKS-80 ‘Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately. ‘You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in readi the question paper. The time given at the head of the paper is the time alloted for writing the answers Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B. ‘The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. ‘SECTION A (40 Marks) Attempt all questions from this Section, Question 1 a Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options [15] (i) When a cell isin the closed circuit, the potential difference between its electrodes is called: (a) drop in potentia (b) electromotive force () terminal voltage (a) voltage drop (i) Awire of length 100 cm and area of cross section 0.2 min® has a resistance of 1.2 ohm. The specific resistance of the wire'ls: (@)2<4 x 104ohm om (b)2.4.x 10 ohm cm (©) 2.4 x 10° ohm cm (6)4.2 x 104 ohm cm Which ts not the characteristic of a fuse wire? (a) It has high resistance (b) It has high melting point (©) It isan alloy of lead and tin (d) It has low melting point iv) An electric bulb whose filament is of resistance 4 ohm operates at 12 V for 20 s, The energy released by the bulb is: (a) 7003 (b) 680.3 (©) 7403 (6) 7203 (¥) The amount of heat energy required to melt a given mass of a substance at its melting point without any rise in temperature is called: (a) Heat capacity (©) Specific heat capacity tek bates Gidea deans: ca) ) (vill) (o) & (xi) (xl) xii) (xiv) (xv) “4 X\ A solid of mass 0.15 kg is heated from 10° C to 90° C. If the specific heat capacity of the solid is 390 J kg? °C", the heat absorbed by the solid is: (2) 48603 (b) 46803 (©) 4608 3 (d)64803 ‘Atoms of different elements having same number of neutrons, but different ‘atomic numbers are called: (2) Isotopes (0) Isobars (©) Isotones (Isomers The radiations given out by the radioactive cle (2) Affect photographic plates (b) Are affected by the electrostatic and magnetic jicla oe (©) lonise the gases (G)All of the above eeRn@———> yPo* + Het Jn the above equation, the value of x and y is: (2) x=220, y= 84 (b)x=218, y= 82 (©) x=218, y= 86 (d)x=220, y= 82 If the frequency of the external force is much different from the natural frequency of the body, the amplitude of oscillations is (2) Very large (0) Very small (©) Same (d) Any of the above ‘Which of the following is an example of energy conversion from electrical energy into mechanical energy: (a) A photo cell (b)A dynamo (©) An electric motor (@)An electric toaster Velocity of light s_____ to the refractive index of the medium, (a) Directly proportional (b) Inversely proportional (©) Independent (6) Equal Calculate the effort applied in the upward direction in case of a single movable pulley which lifts a bucket of water of weignt 30 kgf. Given, the efficiency of this pulley system is 60% (2) 125 kof (b)12.5 kof (©) 1.25 kof (d) 25 kof ‘The main fuse is connected in the: (a) Live wire (b) Neutral wire (©) Both the live and the neutral wire (4) Both the live and earth wire ‘When a conductor carrying current is placed in a magnetic field, Perpendicular to it then the direction of the force experienced can be found al Gite:= FST, (2) Fleming's left hand rule (b) Fleming's right hand rule (©) Right hand thumb rule (A) Len2’s law Question 2 () — (@) Name a factor which affects the frequency of sound emitted due to vibrations in air column. (b) Which part of the electrical appliance is earthed? az (0) State in brief, the meaning of "The specific heat capacity of iron is 336 J kg" K* (3) Gi) (@) Copy and complete the diagram as given by drawing the deflection of radioactive radiations in an electric field. . ie] T ae (6) A certain nucleus x has a mass number 14.and atomic number 6..The nucleus X changes to 7¥" after the loss of a particle, Name the particle emitted. a] | (ii) A certain amount of heat Q will warm 1g of material X by 3°C and 19 of material Y by 4°C. Which material has the greater specific heat? Give a reason for your answer. (2) (iv) An electric bulb draws 24 W when connected to a 12 V supply. Find the power consumed if it is connected to a 9 V supply. fea] ' (v) The diagram shows a point source of light S, @ convex lens L, and a plane mirror M. These are placed such that rays of light, from_S.return to it after reflection from M. | (@) What is the distance OS called? (b) To which point (left of S, on S, or right of S) will the rays return, if M is moved to the left and brought in contact with L. (21 (vi) A converging lens is used to obtain an image of an object placed in front of it. The image is formed between F2 and 2F2 of the lens. Draw @ ray diagram to show the image formation in this case. opel (vil) A 50 cm uniform ruler is freely pivoted at 15 cm mark which balances horizontally when an object of weight 40 gf is suspended at the 2 cm mark. (@) Draw a diagram of this arrangement.Question 3 Galoulate the kinetic energy of a body of mass 0.1 kg and momentum 20 kg ms, 2) (ii) Draw a labelled diagram of a block and tackle system of pulleys with two pulleys in each block. Indicate the directions of the load, effort and tension in the string. R (ili) The diagram shows three uniform beams A, 8 and C each pivoted at its centre F. The two forces acting on each beam are shown below. fom gom, Which beam rotates anticlockwise? Give a reason for your answer. 2] (iv) Array of light enters a glass slab PQRS, as show in the diagram. The critical ‘angle of glass is 42°. Copy this diagram and complete the! path of the ray till it emerges from the glass siab. Mark the angles in the diagram wherever - Mecessary. i pe | [2] (v) A combined lens is formed by combining two lenses of 9.5 D and -1.5 0 powers. What is the nature and power of this combined lens? Qi ‘SECTION B (40 Marks) Attempt any four questions from this Section. Question 4 @ _Alinear object is placed on the axis of a lens. An image is formed by refraction in the lens. For all positions of the object on the axis of the lens, the positions of the image are always between the lens and the object. (2) Name the lens. (b) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image of a Object placed in front of the lens at any position of your choice except infinity. 2) (i) @) Name the characteristic of sound which enables a person to differentiate between two sounds with equal loudness but having different frequencies.(b) A wire of length 160 cm under some tension produces a sound of frequency 512 Hz. What length of the wire will produce a sound of frequency 2048 Hz under the same tension? (3) (iil) The diagram shows a coll of several turns of copper wire near a magnet NS. The coll is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in the Mager (2) In what direction does the induced current flow in the coil? (b) Name the law used to arrive at the conclusion in part QU (c ) How would the current in coil be, altered if (1.) the coil has twice the number of turns, (2,) the coll was made to move three times fast? i) Question 5 w A 20 g solid at 50°C is heated with a burner which supplies heat at a rate of 2J5*. The given figure shows Its temperature -time graph. he fo 15 2 2s so as Tr (min) — Calculate: (a) Specific heat capacity of the solid (b) the latent heat of fusion of the substance. GB) (ii) A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of décays according to the sequence: B x—£_,x,—*,x,_*_, If the mass number and atomic number of Xs gre 183 and 71 respectively, what Is the mass number and atomic number of X, Xi and X2 3) (ii) (@) Three fuses available are rated at 5A, 108, and 13 A. Which fuse would you choose for an electric wire rated at 3kWW- 250V? How did you arrive at your answer? (2) (0) A family uses a light bulb of 60W, a fan of 100W, and a heater of 1000W, each for 8 hours a day. If the cast of electricity Is R5 3 per unit, what is the expenditure for the family per day on-electricity? i 2)Question 6 (i) Aray of monochromatic light enters a liquid given below. (2) Copy the diagram and show in the diagram the path of the ray of light after it strikes the mirror and re-enters the air. (b) Mark in your diagram the two ancles on the surface of separation when the ray of light moves out from the liquid to air. from air as shown in the diagram (ii) In the given figure below, the ammeter A reads 0.3 A. boy ye pot n Bosal a Calculate: (a) The total resistance of the circuit (b) The value of R (c) The current flowing through R By (ii) The rear view mirror of a motor bike starts vibrating violently at a particular speed of the motor bike. (a) Why does this happen? (b) Name the phenomenon taking place. (€) Define the phenomenon named by you in part (b).. (d) What could be done to stop these violent vibrations? [4] Question 7 @ Calculate the resultant moment of the lamina about point O, as shown in the diagram below: G8a ‘A beam consisting of red, blue and yellow colour is incident normally on the face AB of an isosceles right angled prism ABC as shown in the diagram. Copy and complete the diagram to show the refracted and the ‘emergent rays. Given that the critical angle of glass-air interface for yellow colour is 45°. ‘ B) Al RED + BLUE + YELLOW | Bi c (a) The temperature of a brass cylinder of mass 100 9 was raised to {100°C and transferred to a thin aluminium can of negligible heat capacity containing 150 g of paraffin at 11°C. Ifthe final steady temperature after stirring was 20°C, calculate the specific heat capacity of paraffin. Given, specific heat capacity of brass = 380 Jo °C". 2 (b) It is generally more gold after hailstorm than during or before the hailstorm. Explain si Q Question 8 (i) Name the radioactive radiation which: (a) cause severe genetic disorders. (b) consists of particles that are same as ‘He: nuclei. (©) have least ionising power. B) (i) Figure shows the current flowingin the cbileF wite wound around the soft iron horseshoe core. (a) State the polarities developed at the ends A and B. (b) How will the polarity at the ends A and B change on reversing the direction of current? (©) Suggest one-way to increase the strength of magnetic field so produced. Bl ii) A 2cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of @ convex lens of focal length 10 cm. The distance of the object from the lens Is 15 cm. Find: - (a) The nature, position and size of the image. (b) Its magnification. [4] Question 9 w Two electromagnetic waves A and B have, wayelength 50 Aand 10000 A respectively (a) Name the two waves. (b) Compare their frequencies in vacyum. Bl“a Copy the diagram given below and complete the path of light ul it emerges out of the prism. The critical angle of glass is 42°. In your diagram mark the angles wherever necessary. Bl Figure shows three bulbs A, B and C each of rating 100 W, 220 V connected to the mains of 220 V. Answer the following: A Mains if the mains? At what voltage does it glow? (a) How is the bulb A connected wit (b) How are the buibs B and C connected with the mains? At what voltage does the bulb 8 glow? (©) How is the glow of bulbs A and C affected if bulb 8 gets fused? (d) How is the glow of bulbs 8 and C affected if bulb A gets fused? (4 para reono nena doo BERR AC IOICOCOU DEES AAA AAA AOE