MODEL EXAM – PHYSICS

TOTAL MARKS – 100

DURATION – 2.5 HOURS

1.Light rays A and B fall on optical component X and come out

as C and D.

The optical component is a

(a) concave lens (b) convex lens (c) convex mirror (d) prism

2.
3.
The angle of incidence from air to glass at the point O on the
hemispherical glass slab is
a) 45°
b) 0°
c) 90°
d) 180°
4. An object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave
mirror. The distance between its image and the pole is
a) equal to f
b) between f and 2f
c) equal to 2f
d) greater than 2f
5. An object is placed 60 cm in front of a concave mirror. The
real image formed by the mirror is located 30 cm in front of the
mirror. What is the object’s magnification?
a) +2
 b) -2
c) +0 .5
d) -0. 5
6. If the object inside the box was made of a material with a
refractive index less than 1.5 then the
a) lateral shift of the rays would have been less.
b) lateral shift of the rays would have been more.
c) lateral shift of the rays would remain the same as before.
d) there is not enough information to comment on any of the
above statements
7.
8. The least distance of distinct vision for a young adult with
normal vision is about
(a) 25 m (b) 2.5 cm (c) 25 cm (d) 2.5 m
9. A person uses a lens of power + D3 to normalise vision. Near
point of hyper-me-tropic eye is
(a) 1.66m
(b) 0.66m
(c) 0.33m
(d) 1m
10. A glass slab is placed over a page on which the word
VIBGYOR is printed with each letter in corresponding colour.
Then, which of the following is correct?

(a) The images of all the letters will be in the same place as that
on paper

(b) Letter V is raised more

(c) Letter R is raised more

(d) None of the above

11.

Identify the wrong description of the above figures

(a) 1 represents far-sightedness

(b) 2 correction for short sightedness

(c) 3 represents far sightedness

(d) 4 correction for far-sightedness

12. Even in absolutely clear water, a diver cannot see very

clearly because

(a) rays of lights get diffused

(b) velocity of light is reduced in water

(c) ray of light passing through the water makes it turbid

(d) the focal length of the eye lens in water gets changed and the
image is no longer focused sharply on the retina.

13. On entering a glass prism, sun rays are

(a) Deviated but not dispersed

(b) Deviated and dispersed

(c) Dispersed but not deviated

(d) Neither deviated nor dispersed

14. The maximum resistance which can be made using four

resistors each of resistance ½ ohm is
(a) 2 ohm
(b) 1 ohm
(c) 2.5 ohm
(d) 8 ohm
15. Unit of electric power may also be expressed as:
a) volt-ampere
b) kilowatt-hour
 c) watt-second
d) joule-second

16. If the powers of the lenses L1 and L2 are in the ratio of 4:1,
what would be the ratio of the focal length of L1 and L2?
a) 4:1
b) 1:4
c) 2:1
d) 1:1
17. How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 C from a
point of 118 V to a point of 128 V?
(a) 20 J (b) 30 J (c) 40 J (d) 10 J
18. The length of a wire is doubled. By what factor does the
resistance change
(a) 4 time as large (b) twice as large
(c) unchanged (d) half as large
19. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into five equal parts.
These parts are then connected in parallel. If the equivalent
resistance of this combination isR’ , then the ratio R/R’ is
(a) 1/25
(b) 1/5
(c) 5
(d) 25
20. Force on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field
depends on
(a) direction of the current
(b) direction of magnetic field
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) length of the wire
21. Which of the following determines the direction of magnetic
field due to a current carrying conductor? (a) Faraday’s laws of
electromagnetic induction
(b) Fleming’s left-hand rule
(c) Lenz’s rule
(d) Maxwell’s cork screw-rule
22. At the time of the short circuit, the current in the circuit.
a) reduces substantially
b) does not change
c) increases heavily
d) vary continuously
23. What type of energy conversion is observed in a linear
solenoid?
a. Mechanical to Magnetic
b. Electrical to Magnetic
c. Electrical to Mechanical
d. Magnetic to Mechanical

24. Which of the following processes will not produce new

magnetic poles?
(a) cutting a bar magnet in half
(b) turning on a current in a solenoid
(c) running a current through a straight wire
(d) placing an iron rod in contact with a magnet

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is

followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice
as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is
the correct explanation of assertion (A). (b) Both assertion (A)
and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
(e) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

25. Assertion: Freely suspended current carrying solenoid comes

to rest in N-S direction just like a bar magnet.
Reason: On one end of current carrying straight solenoid
behaves as a North pole and other end as a South pole.
26. Assertion : Electric appliances with metallic body have three
connections, whereas an electric bulb has two pin connections.
Reason : Three pin connections reduce heating of connecting
wires.\

27. Assertion : A resistor of resistance R is connected to an ideal

battery. If the value of R is decreased, the power dissipated in
the circuit will increase.
Reason : The power dissipated in the circuit is directly
proportional to the resistance of the circuit.

28. Assertion : A voltmeter and ammeter can be used together to

measure resistance but not power.
Reason : Power is proportional to voltage and current.

29. Assertion : Refractive index has no units.

Reason : The refractive index is a ratio of two similar quantities.

30. Assertion : On moving from optically rarer to denser

medium, a ray of light bends away from the normal.
Reason : Speed of light is more in denser medium and less in
rarer medium.

31. Assertion : When a concave mirror is held under water, its

focal length will decrease.
Reason : The focal length of a concave mirror is independent of
the medium in which it is placed.
32. Assertion: Sunlight reaches us without dispersion in the form
of white light and not as its components.
Reason: Dispersion take place due to variation of refractive
index for different wavelength but in vacuum speed of light is
independent of wavelength and hence vacuum is non -
dispersive medium.
 SECTION - B
33. What happens to the deflection of the compass needle placed
at a point near current carrying straight conductor: (3)
a. if the current is increased?
b. if the direction of current in the conductor is changed
(reversed)?
c. if compass is moved away from the conductor?

34. (a) Describe an activity to determine the direction of

magnetic field produced by a current carrying straight
conductor. Also show that the direction of the magnetic field is
reversed on reversing the direction of current. (5)

(b) An alpha particle, (which is a positively charged particle)

enters a uniform magnetic field at right angles to it as shown
below. Stating the relevant principle explain in which direction
will this alpha particle moves?(3)
35. Magnetic field lines around a bar magnet are shown in figure.

A student makes a statement that magnetic field at point A is

stronger than at point B. State, whether the statement is correct
or incorrect. Explain (2)

36. Positively charged particles moving towards the west are

deflected towards the north by a magnetic field. What will be the
direction of the magnetic field?(1)

37. When a spherical mirror is held towards the sun and its sharp
image is formed on a piece of carbon paper for some time, a
hole is burnt in the carbon paper. Answer the following
questions in reference to the above activity. (4)
(i) What is the nature of spherical mirror?
 (ii) Why is a hole burnt in the carbon paper?
(iii) At which point of the spherical mirror the carbon
paper is placed?
(iv) What name is given to the distance between
spherical mirror and carbon paper?

38. Distinguish between a bar magnet and an electromagnet. (2)

39. Study the circuit

Find
(i) Total resistance in arm CE (2)
(ii) Current in arm AB (2)

40. Observe the diagram and answer the questions based on the
studied concepts.
 (i) Complete the given ray diagram. (2)
(ii) Calculate the position of the image formed. (2)

41. The table shows the current in three electrical appliances

when connected to a 240 V main supply.

(i) Identify the electrical appliance having the highest

electrical resistance. (1)
(ii) Calculate the power rating of the kettle when
connected to a 240 V main supply. (2)
 (iii) How much current would be drawn by an electric
toaster when it is connected to a 120 V supply?(2)
(iv) Calculate the power rating of the lamp when it is
connected to a 240 V main supply. (2)
42. Observe the table given below and answer the questions: (2)

i) What does the symbol (1.) in the table given above

represents?
ii) Which electrical component is represented when symbol
(2.) is used in circuit diagram?
43. Account for the following: (6)
a. Part of the human eye that helps in changing the focal length
of the eye lens.
b. The condition resulting due to the eye lens becoming cloudy.
c. The factors on which colour of the scattered white light
depends.
d. The range of vision of a normal eye.
e. The sky appears dark to the astronauts in the space.
44. A person cannot see the objects distinctly, when placed
beyond 2 m.
a. Identify the eye defect. (1)
b. Give two reasons for this defect. (2)
c. Calculate the power and nature of the lens he should be using
to see the distant objects clearly. (2)
d. Draw the ray diagrams for the defective and the corrected
eye.(3)

45. An electric appliance of 1.5 kW power rating operates on a

220V main supply and has a current rating of 5 A. Is this fuse
suitable for this electrical appliance? Explain.(3)

46.(a) Write the expression for the relationship between

resistance and resistivity. (1)
(b) A 1.25 kW electric oven is connected to a 230 V power
source.
Calculate (i) Electric current passing through the oven (2)
(ii) Resistance of the oven (2)
(iii) Electric energy consumed in a 4-hour use of the oven(2)
47. a) What is the mirror formula? Give an expression for the
mirror formula. (2)
b) Define the following terms related to spherical mirrors: (3)
i) Pole ii) Centre of curvature iii) Principal axis

48. State whether a voltmeter has a high resistance or a low

resistance. Give reason for your answer.(2)