ST FRANCIS DE SALES PUBLIC SCHOOL ICSE&ISC

Electronics City, Bengaluru – 560100

Std : X__ MODEL I EXAMAMINATION [2022-23] Total Marks : 80
PHYSICS
(SCIENCE PAPER -1)
Time allotted: Two hours
Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during first 15minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
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
(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: [15]
(i) When a force acts on _______________ body, the body goes in linear
motion.
(a) Stationary rigid body (b) Stationary flexible body
(c) The pivoted rigid body (d) None of the Above
(ii) Correct relationship between velocity ratio (V.R), mechanical
advantage(M.A) and the efficiency () of a machine is:
(a)  = M.A x V.R (b)  = M.A / V.R
(c)  x V.R = M.A (d) both (b) and (c)
(iii) The phenomenon due to which a ray of light travelling from denser to rarer
medium is reflected back in denser medium at the interface of two media is
called
(a) Reflection (b) Refraction
(c) Dispersion (d) Total internal reflection
(iv) An optical material which always forms a virtual, erect image, such that it is
always of the same size of the object is:
(a) Convex lens (b) Concave lens
(c) Convex mirror (d) Plane mirror
(v) One kilowatt hour of electric energy is equal to:
(a) 6.3MJ (b) 6.3kJ (c) 3.6MJ (d) 3.6kJ
(vi) The base of a cooking pan is made thicker and heavy because
(a) It lowers heat capacity of pan
(b) It increases heat capacity of pan
(c) Food does not get charred and keeps hot for a long time
(d) Both (b) and (c)
 (vii) A boy of mass 40kg runs up a flight of 50 stairs, each measuring 30cm. The
potential energy gained by the boy is: (take g = 10ms-2)
(a) 6000 J (b) 5000 J (c) 4500 J (d) 4000 J
(viii) A piece of copper of mass 50g has specific heat capacity of 0.4Jg-1K-1.
The heat capacity of this piece of copper is:
(a) 20JK-1 (b) 24JK-1 (c) 16JK-1 (d) 10JK-1
(ix) A copper conductor pivoted at A is placed between poles of a strong magnet
as shown in diagram, and the direction of current in it is shown by arrow
head. The direction in which the conductor moves is:

N S

(a) Out of plane of paper (b) Into the plane of paper

(c) Conductor does not move (d) None of the Above
(x) Which statement is not true for an actual machine?
(a) It can multiply effort
(b) It can increase the speed
(c) It can change the direction of effort
(d) Its output can be greater than input
(xi) A graph between V and I for a conductor is a straight line. The slope of the
graph represents:
(a) Resistivity of conductor
(b) resistance of the conductor
(c) Electrical power of conductor
(d) electrical work done by conductor
(xii) The least penetrating radiation is:
(a)  particles (b)  particles (c)  radiations (d) X rays
(xiii) The electric meter in a house records the consumption of:
(a) Charge (b) Current (c) Energy (d) Power
(xiv) ___________ are used for satellite communication.
(a) X rays (b)  rays (c) Micro waves (d)Radio waves
(xv) A wire stretched between two fixed supports is plucked exactly in the
middle and then released. It executes
(a) Resonant vibrations (b) Natural vibration
(c) Forced vibration (d) None of the Above
Question 2
(i) (a) Give two properties common to all electromagnetic waves. [3]
(b) Give one use of infrared radiation.

(ii) A uniform metre scale of weight 50gf is balanced at 60cm mark, when a [2]
weight of 15gf is suspended at the 10cm mark. Where must a weight of
 100gf be suspended to balance the metre scale?

(iii) (a) State the law of moments of force. [2]

(b) State the SI unit of moment of force.

(iv) How many single movable and single fixed pulleys are there in a system [2]
with velocity ratio 7?

(v) State two conditions necessary for the formation of an echo. [2]

(vi) If kinetic energy of a moving body is 40J, then what will be its [2]
kinetic energy when its velocity is doubled?
(vii) Two copper wires A and B are of same length present at [2]
room temperature. Radius of A is twice the radius of B.
(a) Which wire has greater resistance?
(b) Which wire will have greater resistivity?
Question 3
(i) A lens X can form an image which is always smaller than the size of the [2]
object.
(a) Name the lens X.
(b) Is it possible for this lens to form inverted image?
(ii) Give reason for the following: [2]
(a) Switch is always connected to live wire.
(b) Earth pin is made thicker.
(iii) State two factors that affect the strength of an electromagnet. [2]
(iv) Calculate the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of [2]
100g of copper from 20°C to 70°C. Specific heat capacity of copper =
390Jkg-1K-1.
(v) What are background radiations? Give one example. [2]

SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions.)
Question 4
(i) (a) Explain the term dispersion of light. [3]
(b) Explain the cause of dispersion of white light through a prism.
(ii) A converging lens is used to obtain an image of an object placed in front of [3]
it. The inverted image is formed between F2 and 2F2 of the lens.
(a) Where is the object placed?
(b) Draw a ray diagram to illustrate the formation of the image
obtained.
(iii) (a) State Snell’s laws of refraction. [4]
(b) How is refractive index of a material related to:
(1) real and apparent depth?
 (2) velocity of light in vacuum or air and the velocity of in a
Given medium?

Question 5
(i) A lens of focal length 20cm forms an inverted image at a distance 60cm [3]
from the lens.
(a) Identify the type of the lens.
(b) How far is the lens present in front of the object?
(ii) The diagram below shows the extreme colours of a visible spectrum. [3]
(X and Y).

(a) Identify the colours X and Y.

(b) Which colour has greater speed in vacuum?

(iii) In the given figure, a ray of light PQ is incident normally on a glass prism [4]
ABC. Given the critical angle of the glass is 42°.

(a) Complete the path of the ray PQ until it emerges from the
prism. Mark in the diagram the angle wherever necessary.
(b) What is the angle of deviation of the ray PQ?

Question 6
(i) The diagram below shows a block and tackle system. [3]
(a) Copy and redraw the labelled diagram showing the
correct connection of tackle, direction of the forces
involved to obtain the maximum V.R and convenient
direction.
(b) Calculate the M.A of this pulley system if its
efficiency is 80%.
 (ii) The diagram given below shows a wheel of diameter 40cm fixed on a wall [3]
capable of rotating around its centre O.

If the wheel rotates in an anticlockwise direction, then:

(a) Calculate the clockwise moment.
(b) State whether X = 100gf or X< 100gf or X > 100gf.
(c) Give a reason for your answer.
(iii) (a) A body A of mass 20kg is moving with a velocity of 1m/s and [4]
another body B of mass 1kg is moving with a velocity of 20m/s.
Find the ratio of kinetic energy of A and B.
(b) The heart of running athlete is beating 100 times a minute. If
the work done by the heart per beat is 1.2J, calculate the power
of the heart.
Question 7
(i) A man stands in front of a cliff and fires a gun. He hears an echo after 4 [3]
seconds. On moving closer to the cliff by 41.25m and again firing a gun, he
hears an echo after 3.75 s. Calculate
(a) Speed of sound.
(b) distance of the man from the cliff to his initial positions.
(ii) A radioactive nucleus X emits an alpha particle followed by two beta [3]
particles and forms nucleus Y.
(a) What is the general name of the elements X and Y?
(b) If the atomic number of Y is 80 then what is the atomic number of X?
(c) If the atomic mass number of Y is 189 then what is the atomic mass
number of X?
(iii) (a) Define resonance. [4]
(b) Explain any one application of resonance.
Question 8
(i) (a) Name and define the standard commercial unit of electrical energy. [3]
(b) What is the function of main switch in the household wiring?
(c) Of the three wires in a household system which two wires are at the same
potential?
(ii) An atomic nucleus A composed of 84 protons and128 neutrons. The nucleus [3]
 A emits an alpha particle and is transformed into a nucleus B.
(a) What is the composition of B?
(b) Express the above change in the form of an equation.

(iii) A cell of emf 1.5V and internal resistance 1.0 is connected to two resistors [4]
pf 4.0 and 20.0 in series as shown in the figure.

Calculate the:
(a) current in the circuit.
(b) potential difference across the 4.0 resistor.
(c) voltage drop when the current is flowing.
(d) potential difference across the cell.
Question 9
(i) (a) What do you understand by the term electromagnetic induction? [3]
(b) Name and state the law which determines the motion of a
conductor placed in a magnetic field when the current flows
through the conductor.
(ii) The melting point of naphthalene is 80°C and the room temperature is 30°C. [3]
A sample of liquid naphthalene at 100°C is cooled down to the room
temperature. Draw a temperature time graph to represent cooling. In the
graph, mark the region which correspond to the freezing process.
(iii) A student performs the following experiment in order to calculate specific [4]
latent heat of fusion of ice. He takes a calorimeter of mass 5.0g containing
50g of water at 30°C. Into this calorimeter he adds 5g of dry ice at 0°C.
When all the ice melts the final temperature recorded by him is 20°C.
(a) What is the total quantity of water in the calorimeter at 20°C?
(b) What quantities of heat are released by water in the calorimeter at 20°C?
(c) What is the total amount of heat gained by the ice?
(d) Calculate the value of latent heat of fusion of ice from the above
calculations.
Take specific heat capacity of water = 4.2Jg -1K-1 and specific heat capacity
of copper = 0.4Jg-1K-1