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CBSE BOARD
PYQs2017
Question
For Term-I
Paper
Class-X Science

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CLASS X SCIENCE CBSE BOARD 2017 PYQs Term -1 {2021-2022}
Science Toh Apni Hai
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Q1.An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Write four
characteristics of the image formed by the mirror
Q2.An object 4 cm in height, is placed at 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. At what
distance from the mirror should a screen be placed to obtain a sharp image of the object. Calculate the
height of the image.
Q3.Analyse the following observation table showing variation of image distance (v) with object distance
(u) in case of a convex lens and answer the questions that follow, without doing any calculations:

S. No. Object distance Image distance

𝑢 (cm) 𝑣 (cm)
1 -90 +18

2 -60 +20

3 -30 +30
4 -20 +60
5 -18 +90
6 -10 +100

(a) What is the focal length of the convex lens? Give reason in support of your answer.
(b) Write the serial number of that observation which is not correct. How did you arrive at this
conclusion?
(c) Take an appropriate scale to draw ray diagram for the observation at S. No. 4 and find the approximate
value of magnification.
Q4.(a) To construct a ray diagram we use two rays which are so chosen that it is easy to know their
directions after reflection from the mirror. List two such rays and state the path of these rays after
reflection in case of concave mirrors. Use these two rays and draw ray diagram to locate the image of an
object placed between pole and focus of a concave mirror.
(b) A concave mirror produces three times magnified image on a screen. If the object is placed 20 cm in
front of the mirror, how far is the screen from the object?
Q5.(a) Draw a ray diagram to explain the term angle of deviation.
(b) Why do the component colours of incident white light split into a spectrum while passing through a
glass prism, explain.
(c) Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the formation of a rainbow.
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Q6.Three students A, B and C focused a distant building on a screen with the help of a concave mirror. To
determine focal length of the concave mirror they measured the distances as given below:
Student A: From mirror to the screen
Student B: From building to the screen
Student C: From building to the mirror who measured the focal length correctly:
(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) A and B
(d) B and C
Q7.If you focus the image of a distant object, whose shape is given below, on a screen using a convex lens,

The shape of the image of this object on the screen would be:

Q8.In the following diagram the correctly marked angles are:

(a) ∠ A and ∠ e
(b) ∠ i, ∠ A and ∠ D
(c) ∠ A, ∠ r and ∠ e
(d) ∠ A, ∠ r and ∠ D

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Q9.The correct sequencing of angle of incidence, angle of emergence, angle of refraction and lateral
displacement shown in the following diagram by digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 is:

(a) 2, 4, 1, 3
(b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4
Q10.A student places a candle flame at a distance of about 60 cm from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm
and focuses the image of the flame on a screen. After that he gradually moves the flame towards the lens
and each time focuses the image on the screen.
(a) In which direction-toward or away from the lens, does he move the screen to focus the image?
(b) How does the size of the image change?
(c) How does the intensity of the image change as the flame moves towards the lens?
(d) Approximately for what distance between the flame and the lens, the image formed on the screen is
inverted and of the same size?
Q11.A 3 cm tall object is placed 18 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm. At what distance
from the mirror should a screen be placed to see a sharp image of the object on the screen. Also calculate
the height of the image formed.
Q12.The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 30 cm from a mirror is formed on a screen placed
in front of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole. What is the nature of the mirror? Find its focal
length. If the height of the flame is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image. State whether the image formed is
erect or inverted.
Q13.An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four
characteristics (nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens.
Q14.If the image formed by a lens for all positions of an object placed in front of it is always erect and
diminished, what is the nature of this lens ? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. If the numerical
value of the power of this lens is 10 D, what is its focal length in the Cartesian system?
Q15.State the cause of dispersion of white light by a glass prism. How did Newton, using two identical
glass prisms, show that white light is made of seven colors? Draw a ray diagram to show the path of a
narrow beam of white light, through a combination of two identical prisms arranged together in inverted
position with respect to each other, when it is allowed to fall obliquely on one of the faces of the first prism
of the combination.

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Q16.Analyse the following observation table showing variation of image-distance (v) with object-distance
(u) in case of a convex lens and answer the questions that follow without doing any calculations:

S.No. Object-Distance Image-Distance

u (cm) v (cm)

1 -100 +25
2 -60 +30
3 -40 +40

4 -30 +60

5 -25 +100
6 -15 +120

(a) What is the focal length of the convex lens? Give reason to justify your answer.
(b) Write the serial number of the observation which is not correct. On what basis have you arrived at this
conclusion?
(c) Select an appropriate scale and draw a ray diagram for the observation at S.No.2. Also find the
approximate value of magnification.
Q17.(a) If the image formed by a mirror for all positions of the object placed in front of it is always
diminished, erect and virtual, state the type of the mirror and also draw a ray diagram to justify your
answer. Write one use such mirrors are put to and why. (b) Define the radius of curvature of spherical
mirrors. Find the nature and focal length of a spherical mirror whose radius of curvature is + 24 cm
Q18.Study the given ray diagrams and select the correct statement from the following:

(A) Device X is a concave mirror and device Y is a convex lens, whose focal lengths are 20 cm and 25 cm
respectively.
(B) Device X is a convex lens and device Y is a concave mirror, whose focal lengths are 10 cm and 25 cm
respectively.
(C) Device X is a concave lens and device Y is a convex mirror, whose focal lengths are 20 cm and 25 cm
respectively.
(D) Device X is a convex lens and device Y is a concave mirror, whose focal lengths are 20 cm and 25 cm
respectively.

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Q19.A student obtains a blurred image of a distant object on a screen using a convex lens. To obtain a
distinct image on the screen he should move the lens
(A) Away from the screen
(B) Towards the screen
(C) To a position very far away from the screen
(D) Either towards or away from the screen depending upon the position of the object
Q20.A student very cautiously traces the path of a ray through a glass slab for different values of the angle
of incidence (∠i). He then measures the corresponding values of the angle of refraction (∠r) and the angle
of emergence (∠e) for every value of the angle of incidence. On analysing these measurements of angles,
his conclusion would be

(A) ∠ i > ∠ r > ∠ e

(B) ∠ i = ∠ e > ∠ r

(C) ∠ i < ∠ r < ∠ e

(D) ∠ i = ∠ e < ∠ r
Q21.Study the following ray diagram:

In this diagram, the angle of incidence, the angle of emergence and the angle of deviation respectively have
been represented by
(A) y, p, z
(B) x, q, z
(C) p, y, z
(D) p, z, y
Q22.A student focuses the image of a candle flame, placed at about 2 m from a convex lens of focal length
10 cm, on a screen. After that he moves gradually the flame towards the lens and each time focuses its
image on the screen.
(a) In which direction does he move the lens to focus the flame on the screen?
(b) What happens to the size of the image of the flame formed on the screen?
(c) What difference is seen in the intensity (brightness) of the image of the flame on the screen?
(d) What is seen on the screen when the flame is very close (at about 5 cm) to the lens?

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Q23.Redraw the following diagram on your answer-sheet and show the path of the reflected ray. Also
mark the angle of incidence (∠ i) and the angle of reflection (∠ r) on the diagram.

Q24.The magnification of an image formed by a lens is –1. If the distance of the image from the optical
center of the lens is 25 cm, where is the object placed? Find the nature and focal length of the lens. If the
object is displaced 15 cm towards the optical center of the lens, where would the image be formed? Draw a
ray diagram to justify your answer.
Q27.With the help of a diagram, explain how atmospheric refraction is responsible for the advance sunrise
and delayed sunset. How much time difference does it cause on the duration of day on the Earth?
Q28. (a) Define the following terms in the context of spherical mirrors:
(i) Pole
(ii) Centre of curvature
(iii) Radius of curvature
(iv) Principal axis
(b) Draw ray diagrams to show the principal focus of (i) a concave mirror, and (ii) a convex mirror.
(c) In the following diagram, MM’ is a concave mirror and AB is an object. Draw on your answer-sheet a
ray diagram to show the formation of image of this object.

Q25.If you take some distilled water in a test-tube, add an equal amount of acetic acid to it, shake the test-
tube well and leave it undisturbed on the test-tube stand, then after about 5 minutes, what would you
observe ?
(A) There is a layer of water over the layer of acetic acid.
(B) A precipitate is settling at the bottom of the test-tube.
(C) Bubbles of colorless gas are coming out of the test-tube.
(D) There is a clear, colorless transparent solution in the test-tube.
Q26.An optical device has been given to a student and he determines its focal length by focusing the image
of the sun on a screen placed 24 cm from the device on the same side as the sun. Select the correct
statement about the device.

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(A) Convex mirror of focal length 12 cm
(B) Convex lens of focal length 24 cm
(C) Concave mirror of focal length 24 cm
(D) Convex lens of focal length 12 cm
Q27.In the following diagram, the correctly marked angles are
(A) All
(B) Only ∠i and ∠A
(C) ∠i, ∠r and ∠A
(D) ∠i, ∠A and ∠D
Q28.When you focus the image of a distant flag, whose shape is given below, on a screen using a convex
lens, the shape of the image as it appears on the screen is

Q29.Redraw the following diagram on your answer-sheet and show the path of the reflected ray. Also
mark the angle of incidence (∠i) and the angle of reflection (∠r) on the diagram.

Q30.Using the phenomenon of scattering of light, explain why there is a difference in the color of the sun
as it appears during sunrise and at noon.

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