Physics Max Marks:- 80

Duration:- 2 Hours

Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from section B.

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets.[ ]

Section -A (40 marks)

(Attempt all questions from this section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, Write the correct answers only.)

i) The energy change during photosynthesis in plants is:

a) Heat to chemical energy
b) Light to chemical energy
c) Chemical to light energy
d) Chemical to heat energy

ii) 1 Joule = _____ erg

a) 109
b) 107
c) 105
d) 106

iii) Mechanical advantage is ratio of:

a) effort to load
b) load to effort
c) load arm to effort arms
d) none

iv) Which of the following rays, produce vitamin D in human body?

a) Infrared
b) Ultraviolet
c) Visible light
d) All of these

v) 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.

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 d) speed of light remains unchanged

vi) The iron door of a building is 4 m broad. It can be opened by applying a force of 100
N normally at the middle of the door. The torque needed to open the door is:
a) 200 Nm
b) 400 Nm
c) 300 Nm
d) 500 Nm

vii) A lens which always forms an upright and diminished image is:
a) concave lens
b) convex lens
c) plano concave lens
d) none of these

viii) A pulley system has velocity ratio 5 and is used to lift a load of 100 kgf through
a vertical height of 15 m. Find the distance through which effort is moved:
a) 15 m
b) 75 m
c) 3 m
d) None

ix) Which of the following arrangements is in correct order of increasing wavelength?

a) Gamma rays, X-rays, Ultraviolet rays, visible light, Infrared radiations.
b) Infrared radiations, visible light, Ultraviolet rays, X-rays, Gamma rays.
c) Infrared radiations, Ultraviolet rays, visible rays, Gamma Rays, X-rays.
d) X-rays, Gamma Rays, Ultraviolet rays, Infrared radiations, visible light.

x) If A and B of the same mass can climb the third floor of the same building in 3 minutes
and 5 minutes respectively, then the ratio of the powers of A is to B in an ideal situation:
a) 1:1
b) 3:5
c) the information is insufficient to form a conclusion.
d) 5:3

xi) In the position of minimum deviation:

a) Refracted ray is parallel to the base of prism.
b) Angle of incidence = Angle of refraction.
c) Phenomenon of total internal refraction takes palce.
d) Angle of deviation becomes equal to angle of refraction.

xii) Centripetal force is a ................ force and centrifugal force is ........... force
a) Real, imaginary
b) Imaginary, real
c) Real, real
d) Imaginary, imaginary

xiii) Four lenses of focal length ± 15 cm and ± 150 cm are available for making a
telescope. To produce the maximum magnification, the focal length of the eyepiece
should be:
a) +15 cm
b) +150 cm
c) -150 cm
d) -15 cm

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 xiv) Calculate the effort applied in the upward direction in case of a single movable
pulley which lifts a bucket of water of weight 30 kgf, if efficiency of the given pulley
system is 60%:
a) 100 kgf
b) 20 kgf
c) 25 kgf
d) None

xv) Rock salt prism does not absorb radiations.

a) infrared
b) ultra violet
c) microwaves
d) radio waves

Question 2
i) Name the type of single pulley that can act as a force multiplier. Draw a labelled diagram of the
above-named pulley. [3]
ii) Draw a diagram of a class III lever. Give one example of this kind of lever. [2]
iii) Explain the reason for the given statement. "Light of different colours is deviated through
different angles by a prism". [2]
iv) How is the heat capacity of the body related to its specific heat capacity? [2]
v) An object is placed in front of a concave lens. Is it possible that the image formed has the same
size as that of the object? If yes, then draw the ray diagram. [2]
vi) What will be the change occurred in the angle of minimum deviation produced by a prism, if
(a) the wavelength of the incident light and
(b) the refracting angle of prism increases? [2]
vii) (a) Define one newton.
(b) Write the relation between SI unit and CGS unit of force. [2]

Question 3

i) A water pond appears to be 2.7m deep. If the refractive index of water is 4/3.
Determine the actual depth of the pond. [2]
ii) A man can open a nut by applying a force of 150 N by using a lever handle of length
0.4 m. What should be the length of the handle, if he is able to open it by applying a
force of 60 N? [2]
iii) When a ray of light is passed through a hollow glass prism, it does not give spectrum.
Explain why? [2]
iv) With the help of a suitable diagram, explain mathematically the refraction and total
internal reflection of light rays at different angle of incidences. [2]
v) Distinguish between real and virtual image. [2]

Section B

(Attempt any four questions from this section)

Question 4

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 i) A half-metre rod is pivoted at the centre with two weights of 20 gf and 12 gf
suspended at a perpendicular distance of 6 cm and 10 cm from the pivot respectively
as shown below. [3]

a. Which of the two forces acting on the rigid rod causes clockwise moment?
b. Is the rod in equilibrium?
c. The direction of 20 kgf force is reversed. What is the magnitude of the resultant
moment of the forces on the rod?

ii) (a) Why does a rope walker hold a long pole in his hands?

(b) The passengers in a boat are not allowed to stand while crossing a river. Why?

(c) The screw drivers have long handles. Why? [3]

iii) (a) A see-saw 8 m long is balanced in the middle. Two children of mass 30 kg and 40
kg are sitting on the same side of fulcrum at a distance of 1.5 m and 3.5m, respectively.
Where must a man of mass 60 kg sit from the fulcrum so as to balance the see-saw?

(b) A block and tackle system of 5 pulleys is used to raise a load of 500 N steadily
through a height of 20 m. The work done against friction is 2000 J. Calculate (i) the
displacement of the effort applied. (ii) the efficiency of the system. [4]

Question 5

i) If an object is viewed through a glass prism with its vertex pointing upwards, then it
appears to be displaced upwards. Explain why? [3]

ii) Explain any three factors on which the deviation produced by a prism depends. [3]

iii) A lens produces an erect and magnified image of an object when the object is placed at
20 cm from its optical centre. (a) Identify the nature of lens. (b) What is the position of
the object if the focal length of the lens is 25 cm? [4]

Question 6

i) (a) Where should an object be placed so that, a real and inverted image of the same size
as the object is obtained using a convex lens? [3]
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image as specified in the part a
(a).

ii) If a girl puts her pencil into an empty trough and see the pencil from the position as
given in the figure below. [3]

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 a) What kind of variation will be noticed in the appearance of pencil, when water
is poured into the trough?
b) Mention the name of the phenomenon which accounts for the above stated
observation.
c) Complete the given diagram to show how the girl's eye observes the pencil
through water.

iii) Given below is a diagram showing the section of a semi-circular glass block having
centre at O. D, E, F are the monochromatic rays of light of the same colour.
Mark the critical angle by ic. Draw the path of rays F and D after they strike the edge
GH. [4]
Name the phenomenon which the rays F and D exhibit.

Question 7

i) A uniform half meter rule balances horizontally on a knife-edge at 29 cm mark when a

weight of20 gf is suspended from one end. [3]
(a) Draw a diagram of the arrangement.
(b) What is the weight of the half meter rule?

ii) What do you mean by clockwise and anti-clockwise moments of force. Explain with
the diagram. [3]

iii) Figure shows a uniform meter rule weighing 100 gf pivoted at its centre O. Two weights
150 gf and 250 gf hang from the meter rod as shown in the figure. [4]
Calculate
(a) the total anti-clockwise moments about O.
(b) the total clockwise moments about O.
(c) the difference of anti-clockwise and clockwise moments about O.
(d) the distance O, where a 100-gf weight should be placed to balance the meter rule.

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Question 8

i) A convex lens has focal length equal to 25 cm. An object is placed at a distance 12.5
cm from the lens. Draw the diagram to find the position of image. [3]

ii) (a) State work -Energy theorem.

(b)Define a kilowatt hour. How is it related to joule? [3]

iii) (a) State principle of conservation of energy. [4]

(b) Name the type of energy possessed by the bob of a simple pendulum when it is at
a) the extreme position b) the mean position c) between the mean and extreme position.

Question 9

i) Two bodies A and B have masses in the ratio 5:1 and their kinetic energies are in the
ratio 125:9. Find the ratio of their velocities. [3]

ii) (a) "The sunlight appears yellow". Justify this statement along with a reason.
(b) Name the extreme colours in pure spectrum of light. [3]

iii) If a ray of light is incident normally on one face of the equilateral glass prism, answer
the following questions. [4]

(a) Determine the angle of incidence on first face of prism.

(b) Calculate the angle of refraction from first face of the prism.
(c) Find the angle of incidence (i1) at the second face of the prism.
(d) Will the ray of light suffer minimum deviation by the prism?
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