SECTION- 1(40 Marks)

(Attempt all questions from thus section)

QUESTION 1.
(a) ASsuming that the centre of gravity of a uniform thin
rod to be at its mid-point, explain briery
how you obtain the
position of C.G. of the triangular lamina. 2
(6) A body of mass 200 g falls from a
the ground ? (g= 9.8 ms-2)
height of 5 m. What will be its kinetic energy when it just reaches
(Ans. 9.8 ) [2
(c) It takes a much longer time to boil off a
certain quantity of water, rather than to
boiling point from room temperature of 25°C. Explain reason. bring it to s
(d) Why is the mechanical (2
advantage of a lever of third order always less than one? [2
() Define the term inclined plane. How does the inclined
plane act as a machine? [21
QUESTION 2.
(a) A hot solid of mass
g 60 at 100°C
is placed in 100 g of water at
recorded is 20°C. Find 18°C. The final steady
specific heat capacity of solid. temperature
(Ans. 0.175 Jg K-l) [21
(6) Give the relation between
(c) Two musical instruments wavelength, time period
and wave velocity of wave motion. [2]
two notes be the same ?
were
adjusted to give notes of the same
pitch, will the
Give
reason for quality of the
(d) An electric bulb rated 220 V, 60 W is your answer.
the bulb. Also, state the working at full efficiency. State the resistance of the coil12
of
energy change that is taking place in it.
(e) What is a 'Newton's colour disc'? (Ans. 806.67 )[2]
What would be its colour when it is
rotated at high speed? [2]
QUESTION 3.
(a) Calculate the electrical in SI units consumed
energy by a 100 W bulb and 60 W fan connected in
parallel for 5 minutes.
(6) State two characteristics of a (Ans. 48000 J) [2]
coil. primary coil of a step-up transformer when compared to the
secondary
()Four resistances of 2 N each are (2
joined end to end to form a
square ABCD. Calculate
resistance of the combination between
two adjacent corners. equivalent
(a) A fuse is rated 8 A. Can it be used withany (Ans. 1.5 Q) [2]
an electrical appliance of rating 5 KW, 220 V? Why?
e)Why is it rnecessary to have an earth wire installed in a (Ans. No[21
power circuit but not in a
lighting circuit'?{2]
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(a) With
) thereference to a
D.C.
(6) A energy changes motor, state:
radioactive that take place, (i) the
nucleus can be elementx first emits P-particle principie on which it operates.
principle 2
a
particle and the
then
c) Ina three represented
pin plug, by Y
OY.What are
alpha particle and
the values of P and in
an
the resulting
Enoia of n turns is why
the earth in Q terms of A and Z?
current 3I. What pin
carries current I made longer and
thicker than other two
12
e) What is is the ratio while another solenoid of pins ?
21
of magnetic same length and of 21
field
background
radiation? How can youstrengths of the two
solenoids
turns
carries
(Ans1:6) [2]
detect background
radiation? 12
QUESTION 5.
SECTIONII
(Attempt
(40 Marks)
any four questions from this section )
a)In the
diagram of
contact with thestationary wheelbarrow, the centre of gravity is at A. The wheel
a
are in
ground. The horizontal distance between A and F is
B and F is 150
cm. 50 cm and
and the leg
that between

LEG
-50 cm
100cm-
() What is the direction of the force acting at A ? Name the force.
2
(ii) What is the direction of the minimum force at B to keep the leg off the
called? ground ? What is this force
[21
(ii) The weight of the wheelbarrow is 15 kgf and it holds sand of weight 60 kgf. Calculate the
minimum force required to keep the leg just off the ground. (Ans. 25 kgf) 12]
(6) An engine can pump 30000 litres of water to a vertical height of 45 metres in 10 minutes
(89.8 m). Calculate the work done by the machine and its power. [Density of water
-1000 kgm3,1000 litre 1m'] =
(Ans. 22.05 KW) [2]
(c) Mention any two properties of non-contact forces. 21
QUESTION 6.

(a) (i) Draw a labelled diagram of the apparatus you would use to determine the specific latent heat
of ice by the method of mixtures.
(ii) State two precautions you would take while performing the experiment with this apparatus. [4]
(b) A cube of ice of mass 20 g at 0°C is dropped into 150 g of water at 20°C. Calculate the final
temperature of water when whole ice cube has melted, given specific latent heat of ice
8 0 calg', sp. heat capacity of water = 1 calg-iK*i, (Ans. 8.24°C) [4]
(c) Why do the surroundings become pleasantly warm when freezing starts in cold countries? [21

QUESTION7.
(a) Draw a ray diagram to illustrate the action of a convergent lens as reading glasses or a magnifying
4)
glass.
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when the angle
through an angle 'o'
of l1ght
s n devates a monohromatic ray
P
the or minimum
surtace ot the pusn1 is graph, show the angie
the varnation of
with 'T. On your 12
"aph showing
devation of emergence
when the ray
() incidence and the angle
the relation between the angle of
Ss
sutters minimum deviation P
) Two isosceles right-angled prisms are arranged as shown in the

Copy the diagram and conmplete the path of the ray AB

gure
ong which t passes through the prisms and comes out [2
Name the phenomenon beng displayed by the path ot tne
in the
given dagram.
QUESTION 8.
he
r view mirror of a motor bike starts vibrating violently at some particular spee
motor bike.
() Why does this happen ?
(1) What is the name of the
() What could be done
phenomenon taking place ?

stop the violent vibrations ?

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s wave ot wavelength 0.332 m has a time period of 10s. If the time period is decreasea tO
10 s, calculate the wavelength and
frequency of the new wave (Ans. 0.0332 m) [3
() (0) Detine the terms
01Name the subjective
amplitude
and frequency for sound waves.
property of sound related to its frequency and of light related t0 its
wavelength.
QUESTION 9.
(a) () Under what circumstances does one
get an electric shockk 4.0 V
from an electrical
gadget ?
() What is meant by earthing of an electrical
appliance? How
() In the
does earthing offer protection ?
figure shown, calculate:
4 HH
() the value of the combined resistances of 40 ohm and R,
using the readings of the two meters. (A) 0.4A
(i) the value of R. 40
(1i) the current flowing through R.
R
wwww
(Ans. () 10n () () 0.3 A) 14]
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(c)From the diagram:
() What will you observe, when
(a) magnet is dropped in the coil?
(b) number of turns of the coil is increased?
(i) What will be the direction of current in the coil when magnet is
dropped in? State the law which explains this phenomenon. (2
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QUESTION 10.
(a) i) Draw a cathode ray tube consisting of a heater, a cathode, a cylindrical anode a a deflecting
system. [2
(ii) Why are materials of low work function preferred as thermionic cathode materials? [2
'h) (i) What is radioactivity?
4 radioactive substance is oxidised. What change would you expect to take place in the nature
its radioactivity ? Give a reason for your answer. 3
() (i) at are beta rays and gamma rays?
lainbriefly what change takes place within the nuclei, when beta particles are emitted by a
(i) E [3]
ra oactive substance.