Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, X.Y.

Z Board
Physics Inter Part-1 (2020)
SECTION – A (Marks 17)
Time allowed: 20 Minutes
Note: - Section–A is compulsory and comprises 1 page. All parts of this section are to be answered on the question
paper itself. It should be completed in the first 20 minutes and handed over to the center Superintendent.
Deleting/overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead pencil.

Q.1 Encircle the correct option for the given MCQs

1. Which of the following is a derived unit?
a. Candela b. Ampere c. Kelvin d. Newton
2. Which of the following pairs have the same dimensions?
a. Work, Power b. Momentum, Energy c. Work, Torque d. Power, Pressure
3. If the resultant of two vectors each of magnitude F is also of magnitude F then the angle between them will
be:
a. 30 degrees b. 60 degrees c. 90 degrees d. 120 degrees
4. If 𝐀𝐁𝐬𝐢𝐧𝛉 = 𝐀𝐁𝐜𝐨𝐬𝛉, then the angle between A and B is:
a. 30 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 60 degrees d. 180 degrees
5. Pull of earth on a mass of 10 kg on the surface of the Earth is:
a. 95 N b. 96 N c. 97 N d. 98 N
6. Watt-second is the unit of:
a. Pressure b. Force c. Work d. Weight
7. Which of the following is a non-conservative force?
a. Electric force b. Magnetic force c. Gravitational force d. Frictional force
8. One radian is equal to:
a. 77.3 degrees b. 67.3 degrees c. 57.3 degrees d. 47.3 degrees
9. The ratio of moment of inertia of disc and hoop is:
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑 𝟑
a. 𝟐 b. 𝟒 c. 𝟒 d. 𝟐
10. As the speed of object moving through a fluid increases then the drag force experienced by it:
a. Increases b. Decreases c. Remains constant d. Becomes zero
11. The total energy of mass-spring system is independent of:
a. Mass of the body b. Nature of spring c. Spring constant d. Amplitude
12. The louder the sound, the greater will be its:
a. Wavelength b. Amplitude c. Speed d. Frequency
13. Distance between two adjacent crests and troughs is:
𝛌 𝛌
a. b. c. 2λ d. λ
𝟐 𝟒
𝛌
14. In a Michelson interferometer by moving the mirror through a distance of 𝟒
, the path difference changes by:
𝛌 𝛌
a. 𝟐
b. 𝟒
c. 2λ d. λ
15. The magnifying power of convex lens of focal length 10 cm is:
a. 3.5 b. 7 c. 9.6 d. 11
16. Change in entropy of reversible process is:
a. Positive b. Negative c. Maximum d. Zero
17. At constant temperature, if pressure is halved then its volume is:
a. Halved b. Constant c. Doubled d. Four times

Answers
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 Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, X.Y.Z Board
Physics Inter Part-1 (2020)
Total Marks: 68 Time allowed: 2:40 Hour
Note: Attempt any eight parts from Q.2 and Q.3 each and any six parts from Q.4. Answer any 3 questions out of 5
from section-II.

Section – I
Q.2 Write short answers to any Eight (8) questions. (2 × 8 = 16) [Chapter 1(4) + 2(3) + 4(2) + 6(1) + 7(2)]
i. How many nanoseconds are there in one year?
ii. Give the drawbacks to use the period of a pendulum as a time standard.
iii. Give the dimensions of (i) power (ii) coefficient of viscosity
iv. What are the advantages of dimensions of physical quantities?
v. State right hand rule for the cross product of two vectors.
vi. If A = i - 2j + 3k and B = 2i – j + k, the find A.B
vii. Can a body rotate about is centre of gravity under the action of its weight?
viii. What is the biomass? Write the names of two methods to obtain energy from biomass.
ix. What is Aquifer?
x. State Bernoulli’s relation for a liquid in motion and describe some of its applications.
xi. Define free oscillations and forced oscillations.
xii. Does frequency depends on amplitude for harmonic oscillators?
Q.3 Write short answers to any Eight (8) questions. (2 × 8 = 16) [Chapter 3(4) + 5(4) + 8(4)]
i. An object is thrown vertically upward. Discuss the sign of acceleration due to gravity relative to velocity while
the object is in air?
ii. Motion with constant velocity is a special case of motion with constant acceleration. Is this statement true?
Discuss.
iii. Which quantity remains same at all points on the trajectory of a projectile; either velocity or acceleration?
Explain.
iv. Define impulse. Does a moving object having uniform velocity has impulse?
v. Explain how many minimum number of geo-stationary satellites are required for global coverage of T.V.
transmission?
vi. Why does a diver change his body positions before and after diving in the pool?
vii. A disc without slipping rolls down a hill of height of 10.0 m. If the disc starts from rest at the top of hill, what
is its speed at the bottom?
viii. Define angular acceleration. Write its unit.
ix. Why does sound travel faster in solids than in gases?
x. As a result of a distant explosion, an observer senses a ground tremor and then hears the explosion. Explain
the time difference.
xi. What do you mean by harmonic series?
xii. What is the effect of density on speed of sound in a gas?
Q.4 Write short answers to any Six (6) questions. (2 × 6 = 12) [Chapter 9(3) + 10(3) + 11(3)]
i. Explain whether the Young’s experiment is an experiment for studying interference or diffraction effect of
light?
ii. Why central spot of Newton’s ring is dark?
iii. Could you obtain Newton’s ring with transmitted light? If yes, would the pattern be different from that
obtained with reflected light?
iv. What is the function of collimator in a spectrometer?
v. How the light signal is transmitted through the optical fibre?
vi. Why would it be advantageous to use blue light with a compound microscope?
vii. A thermos flask containing milk as a system in shaken rapidly. Does the temperature of milk rise?
viii. Is it possible to convert internal energy into mechanical energy? Explain with an example.
ix. Define triple point, what is triple point of water.
 Section – II
Note: Attempt any Three (3) questions from the following. [(2+3), (4+8), (5+6), (7+9), (10+11)]
Q.5 a) Define scalar product. Also summaries the characteristics of dot product.
b) A ball is thrown upward with an angle of 30o with respect to the horizontal. To throw a 40 m pass what
must be the initial speed of the ball?
Q.6 a) Discuss the interconversion of Kinetic and Potential energy (i) when the air resistance is ignored (ii)
when air resistance is considered.
b) Find the temperature at which the velocity of sound in air is two times its velocity at 10oC.
Q.7 a) State and derive Bernoulli’s equation.
b) What is the least speed at which an aeroplane can execute a vertical loop of 1.0 km radius so that there
will be no tendency for the pilot to fall down at the highest point?
Q.8 a) What is a simple pendulum? Derive an equation for the time period of a simple pendulum.
b) A light is incident normally on a grating which has 2500 line per centimeter. Compute the wavelength
of a spectral line for which the deviation in second order is 15o.
Q.9 a) Prove that Cp – Cv = R
b) An astronomical telescope having magnifying power of 5 consists of two thin lenses 24 cm apart. Find
the focal lengths of the lenses.

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