ICSE PHYSICS PRACTICE

Question 1
(a) The point of action of force on a rigid body is:
i. Fixed point on a rigid body
ii. Fixed point but can be transferred anywhere along the line of action of force
iii. Fixed point but can be transferred anywhere along the direction of force
iv. Fixed point, but can be transferred anywhere opposite to the direction of force
(b) The moment of couple is mathematically the:
i. Product of one force and the perpendicular distance between the forces
ii. Product of both forces and the perpendicular distance between them
iii. Product of one force and the perpendicular distance between the point of
application of force and the turning point
iv. None of the above
(c) A body is acted upon by two unequal and opposite forces along different lines of action
of the forces. The body will have
i. Only rotatory motion
ii. Ony translatory motion
iii. Both (i) & (ii)
iv. Neither (i) nor (ii)
(d) Calculate the length of the couple arm, if a force of 13 N produces a moment of couple
of 14.3 Nm
i. 1.5 m
ii. 3.75 m
iii. 2.75 m
iv. 1.1 m
(e) A uniform metre scale is balanced at the 60 cm mark, when weights of 5gf & 40 gf are
suspended at the 10 cm mark & 80 cm mark respectively. Calculate the weight of the
metre scalce.
i. 25 gf
ii. 15 gf
iii. 37 gf
iv. 55 gf
(f) A uniform metre scale is balanced at the 20 cm mark, when a weight of 100 gf is
suspended from one end. Where must the weight be suspended? Calculate the weight
of the metre scale.

Question 2
(a) A boy drags a load ‘L’ along a horizontal plan AB by applying a force F. The boy does

A B
 i. No work
ii. Some positive work
iii. Negative work
iv. None of these
(b) The SI unit of work is joule. It is expressed in terms of mass, length and time as
i. 𝑘𝑔 𝑚! 𝑠 "# ii. 𝑘𝑔 𝑚# 𝑠 "!
! ! "!
iii. 𝑘𝑔 𝑚 𝑠 iv. 𝑘𝑔 𝑚! 𝑠 "!

(c) One electron volt is equal to

i. 1.6 × 10"$% 𝐽 ii. 6.1 × 10"$& 𝑘𝑔 𝑚# 𝑠 "!
iii. 1.6 × 10"$& 𝑘𝑔! 𝑚! 𝑠 "! iv. 1.6 × 10"$' 𝑘𝑔 𝑚! 𝑠 "!
(d) A pendulum is oscillating freely. The bob of the pendulum has:
i. Only kinetic energy
ii. Maximum KE at extreme position
iii. Maximum Potential energy at its mean positin
iv. A constant energy which is the sum of potential & kinetic energy.
(e) Calculate the power of an electric pump, which can lift 2000 𝑚# of water from a depth
of 20 𝑚 in 25 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠. Take 𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑠 "! & 1 𝑚# 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 ≡ 10# 𝑘𝑔.
(f) A lead pallet of mass 10g leaves an air gun with a speed of 40 𝑚𝑠 "$ . What is the
magnitude of potential energy stored by its spring?

Question 3
(a) Which of the statements is not true for an actual machine?
i. Its mechanical advantage is less than velocity ration
ii. Its efficiency is always less than 100%
iii. Its mechanical advantage is greater than the velocity ration
iv. Output of machine is always less than input
(b) A single fixed pulley is used because:
i. Its efficiency is 100%
ii. It multiplies effort
iii. It multiplies speed
iv. It changes the direction of applied effort
(c) A single movable pulley has
i. VR 2, and actual MA 2
ii. VR 2, and actual MA less than 2
iii. VR 2, and actual MA more than 2
iv. None of the above
(d) An actual pulley system always has MA less than VR, because
i. A part of the effort is wasted in overcoming friction.
ii. A part of effort is wasted in overcoming load of movable block
iii. Both (a) & (b
iv. None of these
 (e) A woman draws water from a well spring using a fixed pulley. The mass of the bucket
and water together is 6 kg. The force applied by the women is 70 N. What is the
mechanical advantage of the syste.
(f) The MA of a machine is 5 and its efficiency is 80%. It is used to lift a load of 200 kgf to a
height of 20 m. What is the effort required?

Question 4
(a) The angle of refraction in a glass block of RI 1.5 is 19°. Calculate the angle of incidence.
i. 1.5 sin 19° ii. 2.5 sin 19°
iii. 3.5 sin 19° iv. 4.5 sin 19°
(b) A coin is placed at a depth of 15 cm in a beaker containing water of RI 4/3. Calculate the
height through which the image of the coin is raised.
i. 0.75 cm ii. 1.75 cm
iii. 2.74 cm iv. 3.75 cm
(c) The critical angle for glass is 42°. The corresponding angle of refraction is
i. 0° ii. 90°
iii. Lesser than 90° but more than iv. No angle of refraction
42°
(d) A ray of light is incident on the face of an equilateral prism with angle 90°. The ray gets
totally reflected on the second refracting face. The total deviation produced in the path
of the ray is:
i. 60° ii. 90°
iii. 120° iv. 180°
(e) Diamonds sparkle more than glass, because they have
i. Smaller critical angle than glass
ii. Larger critical angle than glass
iii. Critical angle plays no role
iv. None of these
(f) An object when placed in front of a convex lens forms a real image of 0.5 magnification.
If the distance of the image from the lens is 24 cm, calculate focal length of the lens.