\4N I ~ PRACTICE MOCK PAPER SERIES ICSE Class X 2023-24 Date: 10/12/2023 Max. Marks: 80 1. Answer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. ‘You will not be allowed to write during first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper: 4, The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. 5. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B, 6. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [_] SECTION - A (Attempt all questions from this Section.) QUESTION 1. Choose the correct answers to the questions from the siven options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only (The weight of an object lies at the (@) Geameteie center always (b) Centre of ravi {¢) Centre of buevaney (@) Centre of mass (b) Centro of gravity (Work done = foree x (4) displacement (b) distance (e} timo (4) velocity (a) displacement ‘The product of force and displacement is known as work (i Kile-calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of (a) kg of water through 10°C (b) ove kg of water through 1°C (¢) one gram of water throngh 1°C (@) kg of water through 100°C (b) one keg of water throngh 1°C The gravitational force between a H-atom and another particle of mass m will be given by tons law F = G2, where r isin meter anil 8) M = Mane + Ma (4) M = mous + riseara~ 2 (B= 13.6 0 (2) M = tanten+ iene ~2(B= 13.6 0V) Gre Effective mass of hydrogen atom =massof electron + mass of proton Where, B= Binding energy of hydrogen stom = 13.6 (Assertion : The connecting wires are made of copper. Reason : The electrical conductivity of copper is high. 2) Both assection (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) Is the correct explanation of assertion (A), b) Both assertion (A) aud reason (R) are true Dnt reason (RR) Is not the correct explanation of assertion (A), (6) Assertion (A) is true but reasoa (B) is false (al) Assertion (A) in false Init reason (R) is true (a) Both assertion (A) and wasem (It) are true and reason (I) isthe correct explanation of assertion (A)PAGE 2 Copper combuets the current without offering nanch resistance due to high electrical conductivity (®) ‘The grapi between voltage and current for a (When white light Is dispersed by a_ prism, conductor is a straight line, The slope of the compared with blue Hight, the red light is szraph represents = (a) slowed down less and refracted more (a) electric poteutial (Li) resistance (b) slowed down more nnd refracted less (€) resistivity (a) none of these (c) slowed down less and refracted less (d) slowed down more and refracted more Solsi(h) teatataings) 6) Ravi designed the toy shown below using @ bar Sol :(e) slowed dovwa less and refracted loss bigs epeae aud ab owed As, nd > Abie and v =wA (v is same for red and blue) Ree Then, tau ® thaws Spring So, red light is slowed dowas ess anu reftacted les, oy (2) Pelio ocears when the distance between sore S Baar Megnct Aa Tstee? I econ (a) 7m trv ball () greater than 17 1a (c) 10m (@) 34m Sot (b) roster thas 17 m lees Which of the following corrvetly shows how the (sip Dats use this tochnique to detect thoir proy aud forocs are iuterseting to keep the ball dosting ? Int her, (a) Magnetic fore i oqnal to gravitational force (b) The sum of clastic «pring force and (rivitatinil Soto i equal to Bicticnal Soreo {c) Elastic spring foree is equal to magnetic forer: (4) The wun of clastic wpring force and maguetic fore i qual to eravitatinoa Faroe Sol: (4) The sum of elastic spring foree and ‘magnetic force Is equal to gravitational force ‘The spring is singe pulled downwards by the magnet, honee olastic spring force is acting upwards, The maguotie foree is acting upwards to attract the ball to the magnet. But gravitational force is pulling the ball dosenwards. Sinco, the ball, (a) lapping thelr wings ()) reflection of sound waves (enolic fs kopt floating, the sum of clastic spring force (a) both (b) and (6) ied si St lV ara Sol : (d) both (b) and (c) (i) La which of the following cases emi is not induced (a) A uagnet is moved through # loop of wire ()) A loop of wire fy held neat a magnet (6) A current is started in a wire held near loop of wire (4) "The curvent fsswitehed off i a wie held wear a loop of wire Sols (b) A loop of wire is held near a magnetAs the loop of the wire it ek near the magnet Dut the loop and the maguei= «xe no> moving, nonce no omf will he induced. T= 80420 = 10PC: (6) How many gran of ice nt ~ LAC are newted to (0) A coneave: Jens forms the image of an object ‘cool 200g of wae frou 25°C wo 10°C ? (Take, whic is specific eal of foe = 0.5 cal ge) °C nan latent (0) etual, upright and diniuisbet Inout fico = 80 eal gt) (b) virtual, inverted and ealarged () 278 (6) 20 (6) srtaal, inverted aad dininiied (©) 30s (ai kg (0) virtual, upright and enlarged Sol: @) 37g ol: (a) virtual, upright and diminished Font vain by deo= Hott lot by water: (oe) Wher © ray of light telling ia eat optically denser medium, emorzoe into an optically lees let 11 =a sf es dlonsar meetin it Leo = 80 eal (@) deviates towards the worm a (1h) gee reeeted t= O45 enl/g/°C ver (0) devinte ony a ual Temperature af ioe — 14°C (0) dees aot devine Heat guia by io = FE idee ALE A Se Bt Sal: (e) deviates away from normal = mL + Ge AL Cone AD ‘qursrion 2. (a) What is a pall |) State one safety preemntion in the dispar of e80 40.504 14) 41 x (0-495) = mia04+7 425) amcloar ste aed wy le) What is radionetivity 2 Hot lost by water Set = 200 x 1 x (2510) [a A palley is a metallic or wooden ise with 200 x 15 i) proaved sim. ‘The pulley rotates about an axis Dotan through iu contr, Tho al be Bed tan bana oc a ack Nuelonr waste shen bo disposl of nod contain, The proceed of sno aul rand cenbaton of 0,9 and 7-rndiadonn fra the (8 272 calorin of oat io required to hoot 0.09 of tcdao of olaurala of whois aula? her arndeal of epeitie hoe opeatee ttteat gt Ot than 89, ical tadionctvity torn ermperature che initial tersperatuce of ()$ uiormnTalf meter rae aloes Horiontally From Fas. (i) and (i), we get vw 112 = 200 15 i the meta is 20°C, Calelate the final temperatinee son edgy at 20 cme anark when « weight of rT? 24 gf is suspense! from one eel () 25°0 (oy ee (a) Draw a diagram of the arrangement. (9) 106 (a) are [b) What is che weight of de half mever rule? Sol: (e) 1098 Sol Ist the wight of the bof meter cenle be 1 ‘To balauce the half moter seale at 20 ean amar, 02 ke ‘the 20 gf weight should be snspended from the 1 eal bg et ond as show tt Rise Issn ton. a= (7-2) Mm meat ama 2px 170(7-20)° em 29 scm, we ae Moments das to WV in anticlockwise direction =Welx tom Moments due to 20 gf in clockwise direction 20¢f x Mem Dy the principle of moments, we have Wel x 4= 20g 21 Wa 2052 gp A uniform moter seale i in equilibrium as shown Jn the diagram ban sem P om Toe 40 (a) Calculate the weight of the metre sale, (b) Whied of the following options is correct to hoop the rar in equiibrinan when 40 gf wt ix shifted to 0 em mat? F ie shited towards O em or F is shifted towards 100 cx, Sol (a) The weight of the meter seale sete at its eater of gravity Le, at 50 ean mnack by the eoneept of moments, we have 40 x (90 5) = 1 x (60 — 30) W = (40x 25) 20, (b) Fi shifted towants 0 em, Give ene exnmple of each when (s) Chemical energy changes into electrical ene (b) Blectrical energy changes into sound energy. Sol: (a) Eletrochemsical cell (b) Lona speaker. If the speed of a car is halved, by which factor does its kinesie energy change? 50 gf sat As we know that, PAGE 4 (0) Ufa wite of rosistanee 29 gts strotchel to thrice its original length (a) Calculate the uew resistance of the wie (b) What bnppens to the specifi resistance of te sl (a) Im both the eases, the volume of the wire ‘emuains unchanged, van (b) Since, the specific resistance (resistivity) depends on the nature of material of the wire and is independent of the dimensions of wire, so specific vesistaee will not cing. (08) (a) Name the system which enables us to loeate underwater objects by transmitting ultrasonic waves and detecting the reflecting impulse, (8) What are acoustically mensurable quantities rolated to pitch and loudnes? (b) Frequency and intensity of sound ‘quisnion &. 0) Acdiver in water looks obliquely at an object AB Ag yo of the Diver (a) Doct the object appear taller, shorter or of the same size to the diver? (b) Show the path of two rays AC and AD starting fra the tip ofthe ebject anit travels towards tho diver fx wakir aid Isics obtain the imago of tho object, (a) Taller. {(b) ‘The eingenan i a shown =Eye of the Diver (How does an increase in the temperature affect the specific recste of (a) Metal snd (b) Seaicomciuctor ? (3) Inewases (b) Decrees (jw) Which part of an eeetried appliance is carted? Sot ‘The citer metallic part of the body of an electrical rappliaace, whirh can be haniled physically, is carted forthe safety reasone, For earthing of an appliance, the cath wiee of the eable is conmsetest to the omer metallic case of the appliance. fo) Water full from height of 50 ua. Calenlate the rise am the \emperatare uf water whon it stro the bottom, (Tako g=10ms7; specific heat capacity of water = 4200,1/kx'C). Sol Given, = 50m, g= 10m/s! 4200 J/kg "C ao=t We know that, mgh= me, AO 1) Ta Aeominton from a mdionctive wubstance an clectron i ejected. Where from door this electron ‘come from ? ‘The dectron emitted during, J-decay is not the orbital electron. It is produced in the asuclens tt time of entimion according to the following du tere PAGE 5 SECTION-B (Attempt ang four questions) ‘ouesrion () Jatin pats a pencil nto a glass container having ‘water aud is surprised t0 seo the poaeil in a dlffccent state, (a) What change is observed in the appenrance of the pencil? () Name te phenomenon responsible for the haige (©) Draw w say dingraan showing how the eye sce the penel, Sel (@) The pencil seems beat at the waterair inne. (bo) Retraction of bt {) The amy diagram is a shown 0 (a) Copy the diagram given below ancl complete the path of light ray til Ht emerges out of the prism. Tho ertical ange of plas is 12°, In your diagram mark the angles wherever a ¢ (b) State the depandence of angle of deviation: 1, On the refractive index of the material of the prin. 2. On the wavelength of light Sol:(a) (b) 1. IF the refractive index of material of the prism decreases, the angle of deviation ocronses. 2. The angle of deviation decreases with the increase in wavelength. The angle of Ueviation for violet colour i snore than the angle of deviation for red color. (i) (s) Name the radiations = 1. that are used for photography at night, 2, sed for detection of fracture in bones. 3. whose wavelength range is from 100 A to 1000. (or 10 nim to 100 nm) (b) An object AB is placed between 2B, snd Bon the principal axis of a convex lens as shown in the dingmun: ar,B F, 2F, Copy the diagram and using three rays starting from point A, obtain the image of the object formed by the lens Sol (a) 1. Radiations used for photography at night are infrared radiations. 2, Raviatious used for detection of fracture in bones are X-rays, 3, Radiatious whose wavelength cange is from 10 um to 400 nm are ultraviolet radiations, PAGE 6 ‘QuesTiON 5. @ (a) Can the absolute rofractive index of a medium bbe less than one ? (>) A coin placed at the bottom of a benker appears to he raised hy 4. em. Ifthe refractive index of water is 4/3, find the depth of the (a) No, absolute rafractive index of a medium is always greater than 1, as speed of light in any amedinm is always Jess than that in vactan, (b) Given, According to the question, Hutactiv ade of att, Let veal depth= 2 apparent depth = 2—4 4 Real depth 3 ~ Kpparen depth goa Ar 16-22 tear 16 r=16 Real depth = 16em fi) (a) Define ‘critical angle’. (b) A ray of light parses through a right aagled pris as shown in the figure, State the augles soi (a) Critical angle for a pair of media in contact is ‘the angle of incidence in the denser medium corresponding to which mug of refraction i the rater nia i 0 TC represent by 3 Refmctive index of caer mein with respect fa soc moieg Le are (b) Angle of nctence at fice AC = 45° leaf incience at face BO= 0° (@) What do ys understand by dhe tr Squaity” el nd Ss bs poms nario ‘ingensSol Quality or Timbre is the property by which two notes of the same piteh and possibly of the same intensity given by two different instruments can be distinguished from each other. ‘The quality depends upon the presence of secondary or subsidiary frequencies. The number of these frequencies present in a wave along with their intensities are different in different musical instruments and for this reason the quality of sound is different for different instruments, "The diagram given below shows the sounds of same fimdamentals produced by two different Instruments. However, the quality of sound by the two sowroes is different Time : a : aN LN Time ‘QUESTION 0) Robit wants to study the phenomena of « ray of light is moviag frum rarer to a daser wedinan and stvikes a plane mirror placed at 90° to the diection of the ray as showa ia the Ggure. Aud when a light ray after suffering any umber of reflections and sefiactious, its fiual path has reversed, it travels back along, its entice initial sibility of path, This is called priaciple of re Tight Rarer medium PAGE 7 (a) Copy the diagram and mark the arrows to show the path of the ray of light after it is reflected from the mirror. (>) Name the principle you have used to mark the arrow to show the direction of the ray. @) Rarer medium Denser medium, ()) ‘The principle of reversibility is ised to mark the arrow to show the direction of refracted Ww The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement (a) Copy the diagram and mark the direction of teusiou on each straud of the string, W? (b) What is the velocity ratio of the arrange (e) If the tension acting on the string is 7, then ‘what is the relatiouship between 7 aud effort EY (a) If the free end of the string moves tlizongh a distance x, find the distauce by which the load is raised. (a) The dircetion of tension is as marked.fo (8) VR = Distance tenvelled by ffont/Disiance travelled By load = 2 The cistance travelled by Jon is hale the distance moved by effort = Z r=2 () The eistance travelled by load is half the distance moved by effort = A block and tackle of 5 pulleys is wed to raise a Toad of 50 kgf steadily through a height of 20 m, The work done against friction is 2000 J, Calealate: (a) the work dane by the effort (b) the efficiency of the system (c) modanical advantage. Sol Given, L=50 ky f= 50 x10 = 500 N, hy = 20 m; Wy = 2000 J; n= 9; (a) Work done by the effort, WE= Work done (in raising the load + against friction) = 500 x 20 + 200 = 12000 J Work done in raising the load Total work done by the effort 10000. J () (©) Work done by the effort, We= Bxdg 120003 = 8100 m id, = 5x20 m = 100 ma] B= 120N (QUESTION 7 (Ta the figure below, (2) aud (y) are two waves whieh fare roprosented graphically with displaccment- time curves Calculate the ratio of their (a) Velocity (b) Wavelength (c) Frequency, Also, give reason which prochees (d) Shrill sound and (e) Londer sound PAGE 8 = Displacerent — (a) Velocity of two waves will be same as the medium of their propagation is the same Bel woyetl ()) From the figure, it is clear that during the same time J, seconds two waves of r wave and half wave of y wave ig sont into the medina, @ ng oo, (@) Wave 2 will besuiler eemnse the frequeney ofr is greater {e) Wave y will be louder because the amplitude of ws sreater (An atomie miclus A is compose of 84 protons and 128 neutrons. The aveleus A eats an alpha particle and is transformed into w nucleus B {a) What s the composition of B? (0) The nucleus 2 ents beta particle aud is teased into a nucleus C” What is the composition of © ? (e) What is mass namber of the nucleus A? {6) Doce the composition of © change if i ete gemma rains? (a) The reaction is as follows ee ‘The composition of B is 82 protons and 126 neutrons, (b) The reaction is ax follows BE ce ‘The composition of B is 88 protons and 126 neutrons (©) Mass umber of A= 212 (a) No() From the diagram given below, as the questions that fallow (a) What kind of pulleys are A and B? (b) State the purpose of pulley B. (©) What effert has to be applied at C to just raise the load L= 20 ke {? (Neglect the weight of pulley A and fiction) Sol: (@) In the shown diagram B is the fixed pulley and A is the movable pulley to which the lead is attached. (b) The purpose of pulley B is to change the direction of effort from upward to the downward direction in a convenient manner (©) Given, Lond, L = 20 kg f, B=? In equiibriun = L=27 Av, ellort Ba T ost required, B= lal of the load 20k . = MeL -oKgt ‘uesTON 8. a oy ‘The diagram below shows a magnetic compass kept closer to a coil AB wound around a ollow cylindrical cardboard. Magnetic Compose (777A. cua Down W B Saleh (a) After studying the circuit and the magnetic compass carefully, state whether the switch $, is open or closed. (b) How did you atrive at the conclusion in (1)? (c) What is the purpose of placing the maguetie compass: in the above setup? (8) The switeh $, 3 open hecanse no current was going through the circuit. (b) As the switeh does not have wire connected to the circuit. Thus, we ean say that the circuit is open or the switch is open. (©) The purpose of placing a magnetfe compass 's to study the deflection and to measire the direction of current (a) Define nuclear fission (b) Rewrite aud complete the following, auelear reaction by Billig in the atonic number of Ba and ass aunler of Ke BU + dn Ba Falke + PAGE 9 Sol (6) Tes the splitting of a hemy mucleus into two cor more smaller nucli with the release of remeadous energy. (0) BU + dn — lita + 8K + She + Energy (i) Four Tasuym of 200 wats, 100 wat, €0 watt ated 40 watt are connected to a power supply of 20 volts; calculate : (a) total current consumed. (b) total resistance of this arrangement and (c) the cost of keeping them lighted for 7 hours daily for 30 days, the cost of electricity being 30 paise per unit Sol : (a) Total power of the lamps = 200 W +100 W +00 W+40W =400W. current = P= 400. 20 Suetent= y-gay = TE 3A (b) Resistance of this arrangement Wey = =a x= 0 (©) Energy consumed in 30 days for 7 hours daily Power Time 400 > 7 > 30 5 Too KWH = 81KWh = 81 units Now, total east ‘quesTiON 8. ()) Artofrigerator converts 100 g of ster at 20°C into co at —10°C in ene hour. Determine the quantity of ent extracted per socond (Given : specific latent heat of ice = 836 J/g and specific heat capacity of ice = 2.1 J/z °C, specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 J/g °C) Total heat extracted per hour = heat lost by water (being cooled from 20°C to 0°C + freezing to 0°C+ in reducing the temperature of ice to =10°C) = mee MF mb + meas ME = mle Att Lt Ge Mt] = W0gb2Ie"C* x (20-0)"C +390" +219 gC x {0 —(—10)°C}] ~~ 1004 4-396 4 21] = 44100@ w@ Heat extracted per second 14100 J “I50TS 2.25 1/s = 12.25 Specific leat capacity of substance AW is 3.8) 1K! whereas the specific heat capacity of substance BS 0.40 6° (a) Which of the two is a good conductor of heat? (b) How is one led to the above conclusion? (c) Ifsubstances A and B are Liquids, then which one would he more useful in ear radiators? Sol: (a) Substance B is a good conductor omt of the thwo substances, (b) ‘The specific heat capacity of 1 is lower than A. This means that les heat is required to sine the temperature of 1 g of B by 1 K than the heat requized for A. (e) Hboth substances were liquids, then substance A will be more seful in radiators, This is because A will extract moce heat without rich chonge in its temperature as it las high sperific hoat capacity. (a) Two sets A aud B of thiee bulbs each, are glowing in two separate rooms, When one of the bulbs in set 4 is fused, the other two bulbs also cease to glow. But in set B, when one bulb fuses, the other two bulbs continue to glow. Explain why this phenomenon occurs, (>) Why do we prefer arrangements of set B for bonse circuiting? (a) 1 set A, all the three bulbs are connected in series, ‘The voltage of source gets divided in all the throe bulbs connected in series and thoy oporate siawultancously, None of the bully can be operated independently, and hence when one ball fuses the ether two bulbs also cease to glemy. In set B, the three bnlbs are comuectel in parallel, So even when one of the ulbs ceases to glow, the others contin glow. Bach bulb operates independently to (~Y ww ¢ eee] (e Bot A 2200 Set B PAGE 10, (b) For house cireniting we use the set B arrangement ie., all the appliances are connected in parallel. The advantage of connecting the appliances in parallel ar 1. Each appliance gets connected to 220 V supply for its normal working, 2. Each appliance works independently without being affected whether the other appliance is switched on or off. Whereas when connected in series : 1. All appliances that are connected operate simultaneously and none ean be operated independently. 2. Voltage of the source gets divided aud on conaecting one more appliance in the same circuit, the resistance of the eizeuit will increase, Hence, it will reduee the current in the cireuit, so each appliance will got less power. Hence, we prefer arrangements of set B for house circuiting,