LOYOLA SCHOOL, BHUBANESWAR

Pre-Board Examination, February 2022

Class: X Subject : Physics F.M. =40, Time: 1 ½ Hrs.

Section –A
(Answer All Questions)

QUESTION-1 [110=10]
Choose the correct answer.
1. Resonance occurs when
(a) When the frequency of externally applied periodic force is greater
than natural frequency.
(b) When the frequency of externally applied periodic force is less than
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natural frequency.
(c) When the frequency of externally applied periodic force is less than
or equal to natural frequency.
(d) When the frequency of externally applied periodic force is equal to
the natural frequency.
2. Specific latent heat of melting is –
(a) The amount of heat required to raise temperature of unit mass of a
substance by 10 C.
(b) The amount of heat required to raise temperature of whole mass of a
substance by 10 C.
(c) The amount of heat required to change unit mass of a substance from
solid to liquid.
(d) The amount of heat required to change unit mass of a substance from
solid to liquid at constant temperature.
3. Two resistors connected in series give an equivalent resistance of 10 .
When connected in parallel it becomes 2.4. The individual resistances
are –
(a) Each of 5 
(b) 7 & 3
(c) 6 & 4
(d) 8 & 2
4. The diagram shows a free conductor AB is
kept in a magnetic field and is carrying
current from B to A. (To avoid confusion
complete path of the circuit is not shown)
The direction of the force experienced by the
conductor will be:
(a) Up
(b) Down
(c) Towards N
(d) Towards S
 5. 3,456 J of heat is produced in a conductor of resistance 30  when current
passes for 3 minutes. The current flowing is
(a) 0.8 A
(b) 8 A
(c) 1.6 A
(d) 0.08 A

6. An alpha particle consists of

(a) 2 electrons, 2 protons
(b) 2 electrons, 2 neutrons
(c) 2 protons, 2 neutrons
(d) 1 electron, 2 protons
7. The diagram below shows a magnet moved near a coil along its axis. which
of the diagram shows correct flow of current during this motion?
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8. The radiation having maximum ionization power is

(a) Alpha
(b) Beta
(c) Gamma
(d) X-rays.
9. When a Beta particle is emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive atom,
(a) The mass number decreases by 1 and atomic number increases by 1.
(b) The mass number decreases by 4 and atomic number increases by 2.
(c) The mass number remains same and atomic number increases by 1.
(d) The mass number decreases by 1 and atomic number decreases by 1.
10. Find the heat energy required to raise the temperature of 20g of a copper
cube from 450C to 520C. (Specific heat capacity of copper is 0.42 Jg-1K-1)
(a) 5.88 J
(b) 58 J
(c) 58.8 J
(d) 54.8 J
 Section –B
(Answer Any Three Questions from this section)
QUESTION-2 [3+3+4=10]
(i) To which wire, a fuse is connected? Write two properties of fuse.
(ii) (a) The amplitude of sound A is double the amplitude of sound
B. What is the ratio of the intensity of loundness of A to B ?
(b) How does the frequency of a stretched string vary when
(i) tension increases (ii) thickness increases.
(c) What mass of ice at 0 C, when added to 200g of water at 900C will
0

bring down the mixture temperature to 50C?

Given:- Specific latent heat of melting = 336 Jg-1
Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 Jg-1K-1
QUESTION-3 [3+3+4=10]
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(a) Name the radiation

i. Negative in charge coming out from the nucleus
ii. Having highest penetrating power.
iii. Doesn’t affect the mass number and atomic number when emitted.
(b) In the given circuit diagram
(i) Find the current flowing through the circuit.
(ii) Potential difference across 8 resistor.
(iii) Voltage drop.

(c) In the given diagram,

(i) State the polarity at A & B.
(ii) Write the law/rule concerned.
(iii) State two ways to increase
the strength of the magnetic field.
 QUESTION -4 [3+3+4=10]
(a) (i) In the given figure, calculate the net
resistance across A to B.
(ii) If a cell of 6 V is connected to it, calculate the current drawn by the cell.

(b) What do you understand by background radiation? Give two examples each
from both internal source and external source.
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(c) (i)
In the above equation, write the mass number and
atomic number of Q, R & S.
(ii) What do you understand by radioisotope?

QUESTION-5 [3+3+4=10]
(a) The given figure shows the graph of
two different sounds.
(i) Name the characteristic that
helps to differentiate the two
sounds.
(ii) On what factor does the above
characteristic depend?
(iii) Define the characteristic.

(b) (i)  m is the unit of which

quantity?
(ii) How does this quantity change when a given length of wire is doubled?
(iii) Define the quantity.

(c) An iron rated 1.5 kW, 250 V is connected to 250V mains.

(i) Find current drawn by it.
(ii) Resistance of the filament.
(iii) Amount of energy consume in 5 minutes in SI unit.