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GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS X
Prelims 2018–19
Physics

Time: 2 hours Full Marks: 80


This Question Paper has four 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.


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

SECTION A (40 marks)

Answer all the questions.

Question No 1
(a) Why is the handle of a grinding stone of a hand-grinder placed near the rim of the
stone? [2]
(b) Two bulbs, rated 100W – 220V each, are connected (i) in series, and (ii) in parallel
to a 220V supply. In which of the two cases will they consume less power, and
why? [2]
(c) Why do passengers of a bus tend to fall sideways when it takes a sharp turn? [2]
(d) (i) What kind of conversion of energy takes place in a solar cell?
(ii) Give one disadvantage of using a solar cell. [2]
(e) In a three-pin plug, why is the earth pin longer and thicker than the other two? [2]

Question No 2
(a) Name the type of single pulley that can act as a multiplier of force. Draw a labelled
diagram of the pulley you have mentioned. [2]
(b) What are the advantages of a totally reflecting prism over a plane mirror? [2]
(c) Explain why a crack in a windowpane has a silvery appearance. [2]
(d) The power of a lens is –4D. What is its focal length and what type of lens is it? [2]
(e) We can burn a piece of paper by using sunlight and a particular type of lens.
(i) Name the type of lens that has to be used for the above purpose.

(ii) Draw a ray diagram to support your answer. [2]


(2)

Question No 3

(a) How do you detect the existence of radiations beyond the red and violet ends of the
spectrum? [2]

(b) State two advantages of an electromagnet over a permanent magnet. [2]

(c) The speed of a wave in a medium is 960 ms–1. If 3600 waves pass through a point
in 1 minute, then calculate the wavelength of the wave. [2]

(d) Why does the loudness of the sound produced by a plucked wire increase when the
wire is mounted on a board? [2]

(e) Mention four factors on which the internal resistance of a cell depends. [2]

Question No 4

(a) How many alpha and beta particles are emitted when 238U92 decays to 206Pb82? [2]

(b) Why are infrared radiations used for signalling during a war? [2]

(c) During sunset and sunrise, the sun is seen even when it is slightly below the
horizon. Explain why. [2]

(d) An electron beam is moving vertically upwards. It passes through a magnetic


field, extending from south to north in a horizontal plane. In which direction will the
beam be deflected? [2]

(e) A certain quantity of ice at –10°C is heated till it changes into steam at 100°C.
Draw a graph, showing temperature versus time, to represent the process. [2]

SECTION B (40 marks)

Answer any four questions.

Question No 5

(a) (i) What is a solenoid?

(ii) State two ways in which the strength of the magnetic field produced by an
electromagnet can be increased. [3]

(b) (i) What is nuclear fission?

(ii) Complete the following nuclear reaction:


235U
92 + 1n0 → *La57 + 85Br
+ 31n0 + 186 MeV. [3]
*
(c) A concave lens has a focal length of 20 cm. At what distance from the lens should
a 5 cm tall object be placed so that it forms an image at a distance of 15 cm from
the lens? Also calculate the size of the image formed. [4]
(3)

Question No 6

(a) State three factors on which the natural frequency of vibration of a stretched string
depends. [3]

(b) Compare α, β and γ radiations in terms of any three of their properties. [3]

(c) A cell of emf 1.8V and internal resistance 2Ω is connected in series with an ammeter
of resistance 0.7Ω and a resistor of 4.5Ω.

(i) What is the reading in the ammeter?

(ii) What is the potential difference across the terminals of the cell? [4]

Question No 7

(a) Draw the ring system of house wiring for distribution of electric power. [3]

(b) (i) State Snell’s law.


(ii) Calculate the velocity of light in water. (Refractive index of water = 1.5;
velocity of light in air = 3 × 108 ms–1) [3]

(c) A pump is used to lift 400 kg of water from a depth of 100m in 15s. Calculate:
(i) the work done by the pump,
(ii) the power at which the pump works,
(iii) the power rating of the pump if its efficiency is 80%. (g = 10 ms–2) [4]

Question No 8

(a) The following diagram shows a ray of white light PO from an object P incident on
the surface of a thick glass plane mirror ADCB. Copy the diagram and complete it
to show the formation of the first three images of P by the mirror. Which of the
images will be the brightest? [3]

P
A B
O

D C

(b) A system of pulleys (velocity ratio = 3) lifts a load of 120 kgf through a vertical
height of 15m. The effort required is 60 kgf. Calculate:

(i) the work done by the effort,


(ii) the mechanical advantage, and
(iii) the efficiency of the pulley system. (g = 10 ms–2) [3]
(4)

(c) Calculate the mass of steam which should be passed through 200g of alcohol in a
vessel of 40g at –20°C so that the final temperature is 30ºC. (Specific heat capacity
of alcohol = 1.2 Jg–1 ºC–1; specific heat capacity of the vessel = 0.5 Jg–1 ºC–1;
latent heat of steam = 2264 Jg–1) [4]

Question No 9

(a) Draw a labelled diagram of a dc motor. What is the function of the split ring in it? [3]

(b) While approaching a cliff in a car, a man fires a gun from a distance of 0.335 km. If
the velocity of the car is 5 ms–1 and that of sound 330 ms–1, when and where will
the echo be heard by the man? [3]

(c) Two children (masses = 25 kg and 40 kg) sit on one side of a see-saw at distances
of 2m and 1.5m respectively from the pivot. Where should a man (mass = 75 kg) sit
to balance the see-saw? [4]

Question No 10

(a) The height of a waterfall is 50m. If the temperature of the water at the top is 15ºC
and all the energy generated when it strikes the ground is absorbed by it, calculate
the change in its temperature. [g = 10 ms–2] [3]

(b) Define atomic mass unit. Establish a relation between MeV and amu. [3]

(c) (i) What is background radiation? Mention two sources of background radiation.

(ii) State two uses of radioactivity. [4]

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