P&D's EDUCATION

Chapter :- 10,12 Std 10 : Science Date : 03/01/25

Marks - 80 Science Numericals By - Dhiraj Sir
Section A
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• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 1 Mark] [11]
1. Find the equivalent resistance when 2 W, 3 W and 6 W are connected in parallel as shown in the
figure.

(A) 2 L R1 = 2 W M
X R2 = 3 W Y

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(B) 4 P R3 = 6 W Q
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(D) 11 () – A+
2. Equivalent resistance between the points X and Y in the given circuit is .......... W.

(A) 2 R1 = 5 W
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X R2 = 10 W Y
(B) 3
CA P R3 = 30 WQ
(C) 10 S T
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+ V –
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(D) 30 () – A +
3. What is the total resistance between point A and point B given below circuit ?
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(A) 1 W A
(B) 2 W 2W 2W 2W
(C) 5 W B
2W 2W
(D) 10 W
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4. What is the total resistance between point A and point B for a given below circuit ?

(A) 4 W

(B) 8 W 4W 4W

(C) 2 W
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(D) 16 W A B
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5. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into five equal parts. These parts are then connected in parallel.
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If the equivalent resistance of this combination is R', then the ratio is ..... .
R'
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 5 (D) 25
25 5
6. Which of the following terms does not represent electrical power in a circuit ?
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(A) I2R (B) IR2 (C) VI (D)
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7. An electric bulb is rated 220 V and 100 W. When it is operated on 110 V, the power consumed will be -
(A) 100 W (B) 75 W (C) 50 W (D) 25 W
8. Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected
in series and then parallel in a circuit across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat produced
in series and parallel combinations would be -
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1
 in series and then parallel in a circuit across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat produced
in series and parallel combinations would be -
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1
9. .1) The bulb of a torch is labelled 2.5 V, 750 mA calculate
(i) its power
(ii) its resistance of filament and
(iii) how much the energy consumed in 4 hour if bulb is glow ?
10. 40 W, 60 W and 100 W bulbs are A, B and C respectively. They are connected in parrallel in the circuit
and current is supplied. Arrange their intensity of light in order of magnitude.
11. Which pair from the following is not appropriate ?
(A) Conductor - Silver
(B) Alloy - Nichrome
(C) Insulator - Nickle

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Section B
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12. How many 176 W resistors (in parallel) are required to carry 5 A on 220 V line ?
13. Show how you would connect three resistors, each of resistance 6 W, so that the combination has a
resistance of (i) 9 W (ii) 4 W.
14. Several electric bulbs designed to be used on a 220 V electric supply line are rated 10 W. How many
lamps can be connected in parallel with each other across the two wires of 220 V line if the maximum
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allowable current is 5 A ?
15. Compare the power used in the 2 W resistor in each of the following circuits : (i) a 6 V battery in series
with 1 W and 2 W resistors and (ii) 4 V battery in parallel with 12 W and 2 W resistors.
16. Two lamps, one rated 100 W at 220 V and the other 60 W at 220 V are connected in parallel to electric mains
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supply. What current is drawn from the line if the supply voltage is 220 V ?
17. Which uses more energy, a 250 W TV set in 1 hr or a 1200 W toaster in 10 minutes ?
18. An electric heater of resistance 8 W draws 15 A from the service mains 2 hours. Calculate the rate at
which heat is developed in the heater.
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19. If n resistor of each of resistance R are connected in series and then parallel. What is the ratio of total
effective resistance of the circuit in series and parallel combination ?
20. An electric motor takes 5 A from a 220 V line. Determine the power of the motor and the energy consumed
in 2 h.
21. A wire of given material having length l and area of cross-section A has a resistance of 4 W. What would
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be the resistance of another wire of the same material having length and area of cross-section 2 A ?
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22. Resistance of a metal wire of length 1 m is 26 W at 20°C. If the diameter of the wire is 0.3 mm, what
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will be the resistivity of the metal at that temperature ? Using Table 11.2, predict the material of the wire.
23. The potential difference between the terminals of an electric heater will is 60 V when it draws a current of
4 A from the source. What current will the heater draw if the potential difference is increased to 120 V ?
24. When an object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a convex mirror the magnification produced is
1 1
. Where should the object placed to get magnification of ?
2 3
25. The rays of light are entering from glass into glycerine. If the absolute refractive indices of glass and
glycerine are 1.5 and 1.47 respectively, find the refractive index of glycerine relative to glass.
26. A rays of light are entering from water into glass. The refractive index of glass with respect to water is
1.12. Find the absolute refractive index of water if absolute refractive index of glass is 1.5.
27. The light is entering from glass into water having refractive index relative to glass is 0.9. If the value
of angle of incident at surface which separating two medium is 26°30', then find the value of angle of
refraction at the surface.
Take sin 26°30' = 0.45 (approximately).
28. The image of a electric bulb fixed on the wall of a room is to be obtained on the opposite wall
3 m away by means of a large convex lens. What is the maximum possible focal length of a lens required
for the purpose ?
29. A swimmer from under water of sea, throwing light of torch with an angle of 37° to the perpendicular
drawn on the surface of water. Find the value of refractive index. Absolute refractive index of water is
1.33 and absolute refractive index of air is 1.0.
30. An object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm. The

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distance of the object from lens is 20 cm. Find the position of image.
31. At what distance from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm must an object be placed in order that an

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image may be formed two times the size of the object ?
(Hint : Take m = ±2)
32. The power of convex lens is +8D and power of concave lens is –10 D. Both are contacted. Find the power
of combination of lens and focal length of combination of lens.

Section C
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33. A 2.0 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm.
The distance of the object from the lens is 15 cm. Find the nature, position and size of the image. Also
find its magnification.
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34. A hot plate of an electric oven connected to a 220 V line has two resistance coils A and B, each of 24
W resistance, which may be used separately, in series or in parallel. What are the currents in the three
cases ?
35. (a) The bulb of a torch is labelled 2.5 V, 750 mA calculate
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(i) its power

(ii) its resistance of filament and
(iii)how much the energy consumed in 4 hour if bulb is glow ?
(b) Two identical resistors each of resistance 2 W are placed in torch. Calculate the ratio of power
consumed in the case when
(i) they are in series and
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(ii) they are in parallel. They are connected with battery of 12 V in both the cases.
36. An electric bulb and a refrigerator rated 100 W and 400 W respectively operate 10 hour/day. What is the
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cost of the energy to operate both of them for 10 days at Rs. 8.00 per KWh ?
37. An electric lamp of 100 W, a toaster of resistance 50 W and a water filter of resistance 500 W are connected
in parallel to a 220 V source. What is the resistance of an electric iron connected to the same source that
takes as much current as all three appliances and what is the current through it ?
38. How can three resistors of resistances 2 W, 3 W and 6 W be connected to give a total resistance of
(a) 4 W (b) 1 W ?
39. Judge the equivalent resistance when the following are connected in parallel - (a) 1 W and 106 W,
(b) 1 W, 103 W and 106 W.
40. The near point of hypermetropic eye is 80 cm. What is the nature and power of the lens required to
enable him to read a book placed at 25 cm from the eyes ?
41. A short-sighted person cannot see clearly beyond 5 m. Calculate the power of lens required to correct
his vision to normal ?
A short-sighted person cannot see clearly beyond 5 m. Calculate the power of lens required to correct
his vision to normal ?

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