Class 10-

Physics 2022-23

Max. Marks =80 Time = 2 hours

Instructions: You will be given additional 15 minutes apart from the time
mentioned above. This time is to be utilized in reading the question paper.
Attempt all questions in Section A. Attempt any four questions in Section
B. The intended marks to the questions are given in the brackets [ ].

Section A [Attempt all questions]

Question 1 [15]

Choose the correct answer to the questions from the given options:

i. A ball is thrown vertically upward. Choose the incorrect statement:

a. KE decreases c. PE increases
b. Mechanical energy decreases d. All are incorrect.

ii. A couple has a tendency to rotate the body in an anticlockwise direction.

Its moment of force is taken as
a. Zero c. Maximum
b. Negative d. Positive.

iii. Work done by a body moving on a circular track is zero at every instant
because:-
a. displacement is zero.
b. displacement is perpendicular to the centripetal force.
c. there is no force acting.
d. none of the above.

iv. 200 g of ice at 0°C need ________________ heat to melt.

[Specific latent heat of ice = 336 x 10J kg-1]

(a) 6720 J (b)67200 J (c)672000 J (d) 67.2 J

v. MA of a practical single fixed pulley is

a. Less than 0.5 b. More than 1 c. Less than 1 d. Equal to 1

vi . A ray of light falls normally on the interface of a homogenous medium.

The angle of refraction is
c. 0ᵒ b. 90ᵒ c. both 0ᵒ and 90ᵒ d. None of these

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vii . Pendulums A, B, C and D are tied to a flexible string PQ and are at rest. Pendulum
C is disturbed. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Only pendulum C will start vibrating.

(b) Pendulums A, B, and D will also start vibrating but A and D will vibrate with the
maximum amplitude.
(c) Pendulums A, B, and D will also start vibrating.

(d) Vibrations of pendulum C are forced vibrations.

viii. When a body vibrates under a periodic force, the vibration of the body are :-
a. natural vibrations b. damped vibrations c. forced vibrations
d. resonant vibrations.

ix. Which of the following is not a characteristic of parallel combination of resistors?

(a) If one resistor is fused, the circuit does not become open.
1 1 1
(b) The total resistance R is given by the formula = +
𝑅 𝑅1 𝑅2
(c) The total resistance becomes less than the least resistor, present in the
combination.
(d) The current through each resistor always remains the same.

x. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Live wire has zero potential. (b) Fuse is connected in a neutral wire.

(c) Potential of live and earth wire is always the same.

(d) Earth wire is used to prevent electric shock.

xi. When the temperature in a metal rise , its electrical resistance

a. increases b. decreases c. does not change d. none of them

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xii. The meaning of the statement ‘Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 Jkg-1K-1’ is:

(a) Water needs 4200 J heat to raise its temperature by 1 kelvin.

(b) To raise the temperature of water 4200 J of heat is absorbed.

(c) 1 kg water absorbs 4200J heat to increase its temperature by 1 kelvin.

(d) 1 kg Water needs 1 kelvin temperature to absorb 4200 J heat.

xiii. The S I unit of specific latent heat is :-

a. J b. J kg-1 c. J kg-1 K-1 d. J K-1

xiv. When a light ray enters from a denser medium to a rarer medium
a. The light ray bends towards the normal.
b. Angle of incidence is less than angle of refraction.
c. Speed of light decreases.
d. Speed of light remains unchanged.

xv. In order to form a real and diminished image by a convex of an object must be
kept in front of it :-
a. at F b. at 2F c. between F and 2 F d. Beyond 2F on principal axis

Question 2

a) A ray of light is incident on a regular prism at an angle of 30 ᵒ.At the

minimum deviation position, calculate
a. Angle of refraction ‘r’.
b. Angle of minimum deviation (d)
c. State what happens to the refracted ray inside the prism. [3]

b) Two forces of 5N each acting in the upward direction are placed along the
two ends of a uniform meter scale pivoted at the center of a rod of length
80 cm.

Calculate the net moment of force acting on the body. [2]

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 c) A single pulley which acts a force multiplier lifts a load of 100 N. Calculate
the effort required to lift this load if the efficiency is 80 %. [2]
d) FM radio has frequency of 98 Mhz. Calculate the wavelength that
corresponds to the given frequency. [2]
e) The focal length of a convex lens is 20 cm. How far should it have been
placed fromthe lens to obtain an image at 100 cm from the lens. [2]

f) Calculate the wavelength (in glass) when light of wavelength 7500 ᵒA

passes from air to glass[µglass = 1.5] [2]

g) State the Ohm’s law. [2]

Question 3

a)

The above graph shows a combination of resistances in series and in parallel.

i] How will you calculate the resistance in each case?
ii] Which line in the VI graph shown above shows series combination? [2]

b) Define resistivity of a wire. [2]

c) Calculate the electricity bill for running a geyser of 2500 W for 2 hours per
day for a month if the cost of electricity is Rs.8 per unit. [2]

d) Complete the table [2]

Wire Potential
Live Wire
Neutral Wire

e) Mention two ways to increase the strength of an electro-magnet. [2]

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 Section B – 40 marks
[Attempt any four questions]
Question 4
a)
i. What is the meaning of the statement “The power rating of an
appliance is 60 W, 220 V”?
ii. Name the commercial unit of electrical energy. [3]
b) The diagram below shows a plug used in an electrical device. Copy the
diagram and mark :- L-live pin, N- Neutral pin, E- Earth pin [3]

c) A cell of emf 2 V and internal resistance 1.2 ohms is connected with an

ammeter of resistance 0.8 ohms and two resistors of 4.5 ohms and 9 ohmsas
shown in the diagram below.
i. What is the resistance in parallel?
ii. What is the total resistance in the circuit?
iii. What is the ammeter reading?
iv. What is the potential difference across the terminals of the cell? [4]

Question 5
a) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a diverging
lens when the object is kept on the principal axis. Also write the
characteristics of image formed, [4]

b) An object is kept at a distance of 15 cm from a convex lens of focal length

10 cm. Calculate the image distance and state the characteristics of the
image formed. [3]

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 c. Copy and complete the table [3]

Property Name of electromagnetic wave

Most energetic
Can pass through quartz
Least scattered by fog/dust

Question 6

a) Define ‘critical angle’. State two factors on which critical angle depends. [3]

b) (i) Which color of light travels fastest in vacuum?

(ii) State two factors on which the angle of deviation in a prism depends [3]

c) Copy the diagram given below and complete it to form the image of the object
State the size of the image as compared to the size of the object. [4]

Question 7

a) Draw a diagram to show a system of pulleys with VR= 4. [3]

b) (i) Define a couple.

(ii) A wheel of diameter 4 m is shown with center O. Calculate the moment
of force about the center O and A. [3]

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c. A block of mass 20 kg is tied to a string of length 50 cm and lifted till it
becomes horizontal till height 50 cm. Calculate
i. KE at point A
ii. PE at point B
iii. PE at point C when it makes an angle of 60ᵒ with the vertical [4]

B
60
ᵒ

C
A

Question 8

a] What is an electrical fuse? State two characteristics of an electrical fuse. [3]

b] What is internal resistance of a cell? Write two factors on which it depends. [3]

c] A man standing in front of a wall produces a sound and hears an echo after 3s.
He walks ‘x’ m away from the wall and produces the same sound. Now he hears
an echo after 5.25s. Calculate the distance he walked away from the wall.
(Speed of sound in air is 340 m/s) [4]

Question 9
a] (i) Define specific latent heat of fusion of ice.
(ii) What happens to the heat supplied to the substance when the heat
supplied causes no change in the temperature of the substance? [3]

b] Two liquids A and B have specific heat capacities 2.5 Jg-1 0C-1 and 3.2 Jg-1 0C-1
respectively.
(i) Which liquid is a good conductor of heat? Why?
(ii) Which liquid is more suitable as a liquid in radiators for cooling?

c] A calorimeter of mass 60 g contains 180 g of water at 29oC. Find the final temperature
of the mixture, when 37.2 g of ice at –10oC is added to it
(Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/kg K, latent heat of ice = 336x103 J/kg,
specific heat capacity of ice = 2100 J/kg K, specific heat capacity of the
calorimeter is 0.42 Jg-1 oC-1).

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