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Physics
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… Table of Contents…

Grade 10

1. Motion in a straight line – Important

• Linear motion equations
• Equations of speed , velocity & acceleration
• Displacement time graph
• Gravitational acceleration

2. Newtons law of motion

• All 3 laws
• Equation of force and momentum

3. Frictional force
• All 3 types of frictional forces
• Factors affecting frictional forces

4. Reaultant force
5. Turning effect of a force – Important
• Momentum equations and conditions
• The couple of forces

6. Equilibrium of forces – Important

• Equilibrium of a body under two & three parallel forces

7. Hydrostatic pressure – Important

• Solid , liquid & gases pressure
• Transmission of pressure through liquids
• Archemedies principle and upthrust

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8. Work, energy and power

• Equations of power and work
• Equations of kinetic and potential energy
9. Current Electricity – Important
• Statistic electricity and current electricity
• Electricity flowing through conductors
• Resistors and graph
• Factor affecting resistance

Grade 11

10. Waves – Important

• Types of waves
• Calculation and graphs of transverse waves
• Calculation of frequency and wavelength
• Electromagnetic spectrum

11. Geometrical optics – Important

• Reflection and refraction and their laws
• Total internal reflection
• Concave and convex lens
• Real vs apparent depth

12. Heat - Important

• Types of thermometers
• Land & sand breeze
• Specific heat capacity
• Latent heat
• Methods of tranferring heat

13. Electromagnetism
• Electromagnetic induction
• DC motor
• Transformers

14. Power and energy of electric appliances

• Calculation of power and energy
• Electric energy consumed by electric appliances
• Home electric circuit

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15. Hydrocarbons and their deravatives

• Alkane , akene & alkyne
• Artificial & natural polymer

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MCQ Questions

Motion In a Straight Line

01. A jack fruit of mass 10 kg is falling freely from a height of 5 m of a jack tree. What is
the velocity acquired by the fruit when it touches the ground? (Acceleration due to
gravity is 10 ms-2 that the resistance of air is negligibly small.)
a) 5ms-1 b) 10ms-1 c) 50ms-1 d) 100ms-1

02. Indicated here is the velocity-time graph for the motion of a certain object. What is
the displacement of the object from beginning to 20s ?

a) 50m. b) 100m. c) 150m. d) 200m

03. A child heard the thunder 5 seconds after he saw a flash of lightning. If the speed of
sound in air is 330ms-1 . What is the distance between the place where the child was
and the place where the lightning occurred?
a) 1500m. b) 1650m. c) 2000m. d) 2200m

04. On a horizontal ground, the point B is located to the east of A and point C is located to
the North of B . An ant has moved from A to C through the straight line paths AB and
BC . If AB = 3m and BC = 4m , what is the displacement of any in this motion?
a) 4m. b) 5m. c) 7m. d) 25m

05. Consider the following data relevant to the motion of a child in a straight line path
from a certain point.

Which of the following statements is false regarding the motion of the child in the
given time ?
a) The child has moved at a uniform velocity in the first three seconds

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b) The total time that the child remained at rest in 5 seconds

c) The child has returned to the starting point
d) The total distance that the child has moved is 16m

Newtons law of motion

06. The phenomenon, that agrees most with Newton’s law

a) The rolling down of stone , that is at the top of a mountain
b) The change in the direction of motion of a moving body
c) Re bounding of a ball that strikes on the floor after falling from above
d) Reaching of maximum velocity of a coconut that falls from above as it is about to
touch the ground.

07. The unit of momentum is ,

a) Kgms-1. b) Kgms-2 c) Kg-1s-1 d) Kgm2s-2

08. The masses and magnitudes of external forces acting on three objects A,B and C
moving in a straight line are given in the table . The objects with equal acceleration
are,

a) A and B. b) A and C. c) B and C. d) All A ,B and C

09. Consider the following statements about forces

A – Forces always are individually
B – If three forces happen to come to equilibrium, they should operate on the same
plane
C – There can be a uniform velocity for an object when the resultant force is zero .
Which of the above are true ?
a) A and B only. b) A and C only. c) B and C only. d) All A,B and C

10. Four stages of the upward motion of an electric lift within in it , are shown in the four
diagram A,B,C and D

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The resultant of the forces acting upon the man becomes zero ,
a) In the stage A only
b) In the stage B and C only
c) In the stage A and C only
d) In the stage A and D only

Frictional force

11. The limiting frictional force between two objects with rough surfaces in contact
depends on
a) The area of contact surfaces
b) The normal reaction and the nature of the contact surfaces
c) The nature of the contact surfaces and the area of the contact surfaces
d) The area of the contact surfaces and the normal reaction

12. The diagram represents a raft which is made to move with the help of a cable
stretched across a river . Consider the following statements made about its motion.

A – when the person pulls the cable towards himself, the raft moves towards X
B – when the person pulls the cable towards himself, the raft moves towards Y
C – The friction between the raft and the man is greater than the friction between the
raft and the water
Which of the above statement is / are correct?
a) A only. b) C only. c) A and C only. d) All A,B and C

13. The figure shows how a horizontal force P is applied on an object placed on a plane.
When the value of P is gradually increased from zero, the frictional force (F) acting
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a) Takes a constant value continuously from the beginning.

b) Increases gradually from zero to a maximum value.
c) Increases gradually from zero to a maximum value and then decreases gradually
d) Increases gradually from zero to a maximum value , then decreases slightly and takes
a constant value

Resultant force

14. An instance of two horizontal forces , acting on a small object kept on a smooth
horizontal plane , is shown in the diagram. The correct statement about the movement
of the object is that,

a) The object is stationary

b) The object retards towards the direction of the force 2 N
c) The object accelerates towards the direction of the force 2N
d) The object moves with constant velocity in the direction of force 2N

15. Consider the object A which is kept on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in the
figure. Two horizontal surfaces of 15N and XN are acting on A as shown in the figure.
If the object is moving in the direction force, X with a resultant force of 10N , what is
the value of X ?

a) 15. c) 25
b) 35. d) 45

16. A 4N force and a 3N force are applied on an object at the same instance. Consider the
following statements given about the magnitude of the resultant obtainable at that
occasion
A – The maximum magnitude of the resultant obtainable is 7N

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B – The minimum magnitude of the resultant obtainable is 1N

C – The magnitude of the resultant obtainable is always 5N
Of the above, the correct statement(s) is /are
a) Only A. b) Only B. c) Only C d) Only A and B

Turning effect of a force

17. The metre stick is suspended right at its Centre , by a string and mass of 1000g is
hung from its 25cm mark . What is the mass that should be hung from the other end to
balance the metre stick horizontally?
a) 1000g. b) 500g. c) 100g. d) 50g

18. A uniform beam XY of 60cm in length is kept in equilibrium by suspending it from

the mid point as shown in the diagram below . When a weight of 5N is hung from the
end X, at what distance from the mid point should a weight of 6N hung to bring the
beam back to the equilibrium position?

a) 5cm. b) 10cm. c) 20cm. d) 25cm

19. What is the advantage of using the handle fixed to a door in the occasions of opening
and closing it?
a) adequacy of applying a low moment of force
b) being able to execute a greater rotation
c) adequacy of applying a smaller force
d) reduction of the amount of work done

20. What is the unit of the moment of force ?

a) Js-1. b) Kgms-2. c) Nm. d) Nm-2

21. In which of the following instances, does a couple of forces act ?

a) When a door is opened by pushing
b) When a nail is unscrewed by screw driver
c) When the rope is pulled is opposite directions by two groups in a competition of
pulling ropes
d) When two persons are pushing a box in the same direction, which is kept on the floor

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22. The figure shows how a couple of forces is applied to rotate a wheel of 0.4m radius .
How much is the moment of this couple ?

a) 5 X 0.4Nm. c) 5 X 0.8Nm
b) 5 X 5 X 0.4Nm. d) 5 X 5 X 0.8Nm

Equilibrium of forces

23. An object is suspended by a thread , from the ceiling. Which diagram denotes
correctly the two forces exerted by the tension of the thread on the ceiling and the
object?

24. A photograph of weight W is hung on a wall with the help of a nail as shown in the
figure. The tension of the string are P and Q

A- Forces P,Q and W act on the same plane

B- The sum of the two forces P and Q is equal to the force W
C- The resultant of the two forces P and Q acting on the photograph, acts against to
the force W

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Out of the above statements, the correct statements are,

a) A and B. b) A and C. c) B and C. d) All A,B and C

25. Which of the following can be explained by the equilibrium among three forces ?
a) Equilibrium of an object suspended in a string balance
b) Equilibrium of an object floating in water
c) Equilibrium of an ordinary pan balance used with weights
d) Equilibrium of a book kept on a table

26. An object is in equilibrium under three coplanar forces of F1 , F2 and F3 . If F1 = F2 ,

which of the following diagrams correctly represents the three forces?

27. On a table , a box is in equilibrium under three coplanar forces of 10,15 and P
Newtons . The resultant forces 10N and 15N is 12N . Consider the statements X,Y
and Z and regarding the force P

X- Magnitude of P is 12N
Y – P acts in the direction of the resultant force of two forces 10N and 15N
W – The line of the action of P goes through the intersecting point of lines of actions
of the two forces 10N and 15N
Of the above statements
a) Only X and Y are true. c) Only Y and W are true
b) Only X and W are true. d) All X , Y and W are true

28. If an object is to stay in equilibrium under three forces,

a) The resultant force of two forces should be in the same direction as that of the
remaining force
b) The resultant force of the three forces should be zero
c) The three forces should be coplanar
d) The lines of the actions of the three forces should meet at the same point

Hydrostatic pressure

29. Which following factor affects the pressure exerted by water on the bottom of a vessel
filled with water to certain height?

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a) Volume of water. c) Float partly immersed in water

b) Float fully immersed in water. d) Sink fully in water

30. As shown in the figure, water is filled to same height from level X in the three X in
three tanks , A,B and C which are different in breadth . Which of the following is
correct about pressures PA , PB and PC of the three tanks

a) PA >PB>PC
b) PC>PB>PA
c) PB>PA=PC
d) PA=PB=PC

31. A tank is filled with water to a height of 2m from the bottom. What is the pressure
exerted on the bottom of the bank by the water column?
( Density of water is 1000kgm-3 acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2)
a) 200Nm-2. b) 500Nm-2. c) 2000Nm-2 d) 20000Nm-2

32. An instance where a hydrometer is immersed in a vessel of water is shown in the

diagram. The length of the hydrometer that is dipped inside the water is X and the
length of the part that is above the water is Y . If kerosene oil is used instead of water
the value of

a) Will not change. c) Will be less than X

b) Will decrease. d) Will increase

33. What is the pressure exerted by water at a point located 2m vertically below the water
in a lake ?
( Density of water is 1000kgm-3 acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2)
a) 1000Nm-2 b) 2000Nm-2. c) 10000Nm-2. d) 20000Nm-2

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34. A situation where a swan of mass 1.3kg is at still water in a pond is given in the
figure, what is the upthrust acting on the swan by water ?
( Density of water is 1000kgm-3 acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2)

a) 1.3N. c) 8.7N
b) 10.0N. d) 13.0N

35. Consider the following containers 1,2,3 and 4 . The four containers are filled with
pure water up to the heights of 12cm ,12cm, 15cm and 14cm respectively

P,Q,R and S are points located at the bottom of the containers . Of the points, which
point experience the maximum pressure due to water ?
a) P b) Q c) R. d) S

Work , Energy & power

36. What is the unit for the amount of work?

a) Kgms-1. b) Kgms-2. c) Kgm-1s-2. d) Kgm2s-1

37. The velocity of a carom disc of mass 10g at a certain moment is 4ms -1 . The kinetic
energy of the carrier disc at the moment is ,
a) 0.8J. b) 0.08J. c) 1.6J. d) 0.16J

38. The three birds P,Q and R fly in the same horizontal direction with the velocities
given in the figures

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The mass of Q is twice that of P . The mass of R is thrice that of P . The bird/birds
having the minimum kinetic energy is/are
a) P b) Q c) R. d) P and R

39. As shown in the figure, a small butterfly of mass 5 ( 0.005kg) few from a point A on
one flower to a point B on another flower. What is the change in potential energy of
the butterfly when it flew from A to B ? ( Gravitational acceleration 10ms-2)

a) 0.01J. c) 0.10J
b) 0.20J. d) 0.50J

40. A child of mass 40kg walked along a staircase from the first floor to the third of a
building which is 9m high from the first floor . The time taken by the child for this
entire motion is 2 minutes . What is the rate of doing work ? ( Gravitational
acceleration 10ms-2)
a) 30W. b) 400W. c) 1800W. d) 3600W

Current Electricity

41. In which of the following ways, should the circuit be arranged, if it is needed to
measure the current through an electric bulb and potential difference?

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42. The descending order of the equivalent resistance in the circuit named as A,B,C is ,

43. Four electric circuits with four identical bulbs in each are shown below . Which is the
circuit in which the four bulb do not glow with equal brightness when the switch is
closed ?

44. The colors of the bands A ,B and C of a 320 Ω resistor are respectively

a) Red , Orange and brown

b) Red , Orange and black
c) Orange , Red and black
d) Orange , Red and brown

45. The diagrams A,B and C given below show how three resistors of 5 Ω , 10 Ω and 15
Ω are connected in three ways .

Which circuits shows the highest and the lowest equivalent resistance respectively?

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a) A and B. b) A and C. c) B and C. d) C and A

46. The circuit below shows four ways of connecting two resistors of resistance 10 Ω and
20 Ω and a cell with a constant electromotive force of 2 V . Which circuit shows the
highest ammeter reading?

47. Three equal electric bulb A , B and C with a voltage of 6V and the switch S is kept
open a shown in the diagram. Later it is closed . Which statement given below
indicate correctly the change in the brightness of the bulbs A and B ?

a) brightness decreases in the both bulbs A and B decreases

b) Brightness of bulb A increases where as brightness of bulb B decreases
c) Brightness of bulb A decreases where as brightness of bulb B increases
d) Brightness of bulb A increases where as brightness of bulb B remains the same

48. What is the potential difference between the terminals of the 3 Ω resistor in the given
circuit?

a) 3V. b) 6V. c) 9V. d) 12V

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49. Which diagram correctly indicates the connection of 1 Ω , 5 Ω and 12 Ω resistors so

that the equivalent resistance between A and B is 4 Ω ?

50. Which arrangement can be used to obtain a voltage of 3V from two dry cells each
with an electromotive force of 1.5V?

Waves

51. In which response do you get the sequences in the increasing order of frequency of
vibration of electromagnetic waves of the ultraviolet rays . X rays , Visible light and
infrared rays ?
a) Infrared rays, Visible light , Ultraviolet rays , X rays
b) X rays , Visible light , Infra red rays , Ultraviolet rays
c) Ultraviolet rays, Visible light , Infrared rays, X rays
d) Visible light, Infrared rays , Ultraviolet rays, X rays

52. The frequency of the wave shown in the diagram is n herts (Hz) The time taken in
seconds for this wave to travel a distance of x is ,

a) 1. b) n. c) 1/n. d)x/n

53. When the same note is played by a violin and a flute separately a person who listens
to it can identify the difference. The characteristics of sound that helps to identify this
difference is,
a) The pitch of the sound
b) The loudness of the sound

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c) The quality of the sound

d) The amplitude of the sound

54. The figure illustrates the way two sound waves X and Y are displayed by a cathode
ray oscilloscope. Which of the following statements is true about X and Y ?

a) In X and Y the pitch is different and loudness is equal

b) In X and Y the quality of sound is different and the pitch is equal
c) In X and Y the loudness is different and quality of sound is equal
d) In X and Y the quality of sound , loudness and pitch are equal

55. Consider the following statement about the electromagnetic waves

A- A medium is not required for propagation of electromagnetic waves
B- Can exist as both transverse and longitudinal waves
C- Propagation by electrical and magnetic fields which oscillate perpendicular to
each other.
Of these , the true statements are ,
a) A and B only b) A and C only. c) B and C only. d) All A , B and C

56. Which of the following statements is true regarding waves ?

a) Transverse waves propagate with compression and rarefaction
b) The distance between a creat and a trough of a transverse wave is equal to the
wave length of that wave
c) It is not necessary to have a medium for the propagation of mechanical waves
d) Energy is transmitted by the mechanical waves without the transmission of
substances

57. Consider the following instances A , B and C given below

A- A bat flying at night emitting ultrasound waves of 21 000 Hz
B- A dolphin preying in the ocean emitting ultrasound waves of 21 0000Hz
C- A rabbit walking in the jungle emitting ultrasound waves of 21 000 Hz

If the speed of sound emitted at the above instance are VA , VB and VC respectively, which
of the following relationship is correct?

a) VA <VB<VC. b) VB<VC<VA. c) VA=VC<VB. d) VA =VB=VC

58. The sound wave obtained by tapping a drum softly was observed in the cathode ray
oscilloscope as in figure (a) . Which of the following could be the wave form that is
obtained , when the drum is tapped with a larger force than the above instance?

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59. When a sound waves committed by a loudspeaker propagate through air its
a) Frequency decreases. c) Velocity decreases
b) Wavelength decreases. d) Amplitude decreases

60. The situation of the transverse wave traveling on the surface of water at a certain
moment is shown in the figure. The amplitude and the wave length of this wave
respectively are,

a) 4cm and 5cm

b) 4cm and 10cm
c) 5cm and 4cm
d) 8cm and 10cm

Geometrical optics

61. A student wants to obtain a divergent light beam at one instance and then a convergent
light beam at another instance using parallel light rays coming from the sun for an
experiment to be performed at home . Which of the following methods of purchasing
is the cheapest for this purpose?
a) A concave lens only
b) A convex lens only
c) A concave lens and a convex lens
d) A convex lens and convex mirror

62. Which ray diagram does not give the correct path of a light ray incident on a concave
mirror?

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63. As shown in the figure, a ray of light is incident on a block of glass , which is kept in
air . When the magnitude of the angle of incidence is gradually increased to 90o the
magnitude of the angle of refraction will

a) Increase. b) Decrease. c) Increase and the decrease. d) Not change

64. The focal length of mirror is 30cm . When an object is kept on the principal axis of
mirror, the image formed by the mirror is real and its size is equal to the size of the
object. The distance from mirror to the object is ,
a) 30cm. b) 60cm. c) 120cm. d) 150cm

65. A situation where an image of a flower pot taken to a white vertical plane using an
item called X is shown in the figure. Which of the following would be X ?

a) A plane mirror
b) A convex mirror
c) A concave lens
d) A convex lens

66. In the following figure a, b and c are three beams of light. Using a glass lens , one of
these beams can be converted into another type of beam that is shown in the diagram.
Which of the following statements correctly indicates the conversion?

a) ‘a’ and ‘b’ using a convex lens

b) ‘a’ and ‘b’ using a concave lens

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c) ‘b’ and ‘a’ using a convex lens

d) ‘c’ and ‘a’ using a concave lens

67. Consider an instance where a convex lens is used to read a label with very small
letters . Here , the label should be placed ,
a) Between the lens and its focus
b) On the focus of the lens
c) On a point which is away from the lens twice its focal length
d) On a point which is away from the lens more than twice its focal length

68. What is the ray diagram, which illustrates the phenomenon of total internal reflection?

69. The image of a real object produce by a convex mirror is always ,

a) Real and smaller than the object
b) Real and larger than the object
c) Virtual and smaller than the object
d) Virtual and larger than the object

70. What is the phenomenon that cannot be explained by total internal reflection?
a) Traveling of light through optical fibres
b) Making diamond shiny by cutting and polishing
c) Formation of a rainbow by dispersion of white light into colors
d) Turning a ray of light by 90o by a rectangular prism
Heat

71. What is the feature common to all the three compounds NaHCO3 , Ca(OH)2 , NH3
a) Existing in the solid state. c) Being basic
b) Being ionic compounds. d) Being covalent compound

72. Two identical vessels are completely filled with water and one is maintained at 30 oC
while the other is maintained at 50oC. Two identical balloons with equal volumes of
gas were immersed in the vessels as shown in the diagram . Select the correct
statement with regard to the volumes of water displaced from the beakers after a
constant period of time

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a) a larger volume of water is displaced from the vessel at 50oC.

b) A larger volume of water is displaced from the vessel at 30oC
c) Equal volumes of water get displaced from both vessels
d) No adequate information has been provided to come to a conclusion

73. In some thermometers, alcohol is used instead of mercury. The main advantage of this
is ,
a) The ability to measure low temperatures
b) The ability to measure high temperature
c) The ability to produce locally
d) The lower weight

74. Select the correct statement from the following statements

a) Heat capacity of a substance does not depend on its mass
b) The international unit of temperature is Fahrenheit
c) All the non metals are non conductors of heat
d) Blackened pipes at the back of certain refrigerators remove heat by radiation

75. The average temperature of the human body is 37oC . This temperature in the kelvin
scale is ,
a) 236. b) 273. c) 310. d) 337

76. On a certain day , in nuwara eliya town , the day time temperature was 16 oC and night
time temperature was 4oC . What is the temperature difference between day and night
in nuwara eliya town on that day , in kelvin ?
a) 12K. b) 277K. c) 285K. d) 289K

77. As shown in the figure (a) , the glass Q stick inside the glass p . Which of the
following strategies is suitable to separate the two glasses easily?

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78. Test tube with the glass tube given in the figure is immersed in a vessel with water
heated for a small period of time. The three statements regarding the observation of
this experiment are given below .

X- the water level in the glass tube rises up gradually from B and stops
Y- the water level in the glass tube drops down gradually from B and stops
Z- the water level in the glass tube drops down from B and then rises up and exceed
the level B .
Of the above statements ,
a) X is true. b) Y is true. c) Z is true. d) All X , Y and Z

79. Heat is transmitted from the sun to the earth by ,

a) Radiation. b) Conduction. c) Convection. d) Radiation and convection

80. Under normal atmospheric pressure, a pure block of ice at temperature -10oC was
heated at a uniform rate until it was turned into liquid water and then for sometime
after the water started to boil. Which graph correctly indicates the variation of the
temperature of the system with time ?

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Power and Energy of Electrical appliances

81. In a transformer, the voltage supplied to primary coil is 120V while the voltage
received from the secondary coil is 12V . If the current flowing through the primary
coil is 2A , what is the current flowing through the secondary coil?
a) 0.2A. b) 2A. c) 10A. d) 20A

82. Which one of the following appliances has the greatest wattage ?
a) Radio. b) Ordinary electric bulb. c) Immersion heater. d) Television

83. Which of the following units can be used to measure electrical energy?
a) Ampere. b) Volt. c) Ohm. d) Kilowatt – hour

84. What is expected of a fuse in a domestic electric circuit is ,

a) To give a safety signal
b) To maintain the electric circuit without a break
c) Send electric content through wires with a low melting point
d) To break the circuit if the current that flows is greater that what is expected

85. The accessory that is not helpful in ensuring safety of a domestic electric circuit is ,
a) Fuse. b) Main switch. c) Electric meter. d) Trip switch

Electromagnetism

86. A conducting wire carrying current is kept in a magnetic field perpendicular directions
of the magnetic field. Thus, the force that acts on the wire is ,
a) In the direction of the current
b) In the opposite direction to the direction of current
c) In a parallel direction to the direction of the magnetic field
d) In a direction perpendicular to the direction of both current and magnetic field

87. Due to the current (1) flows through the straight conducting part SP , a magnetic field
is formed around SP . Select the option, which indicates correctly the direction of the
magnetic field.

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88. Which of the following energy transformations takes place in a bicycle dynamo?

89. Which of the following equipment is based on the phenomenon of electromagnetic

induction?

a) Direct current motor. c) Loudspeaker

b) Electric bulb. d) Moving coil magnetic microphone

90. The power supplied to the primary coil of a transformer of 100% efficiency is 200W .
If the voltage across its secondary coil is 10V , what is the current flowing through the
secondary coil?
a) 10A. b) 20A. c) 40A. d) 50A

91. What is the equipment that works using the force exerted on a current carrying
conductor placed in a magnetic field?
a) Moving coil microphone. c) Electric bell
b) Transformer. d) Direct current motor

92. A conductor carrying an electric current I , is kept perpendicular to a magnetic field as

shown in the diagram. Horizontal line’s indicate the direction of magnetic field. The
direction of the force acting on the conductor is ,

a) Towards the left on the plane of the paper

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b) Towards the right on the plane of the paper

c) Into the plane of the paper perpendicular to the plane
d) Out of the plane of the paper perpendicular to the plane

93. As illustrated by the diagram, an insulated copper wire is wound around a plastic tube
and a current I is passed through it. The magnetic effect created by the coil cannot be
increased by ,

a) Increasing the number of turns of the coil

b) Inserting a core of soft iron wires into the coil
c) Increasing the current flowing through the coil
d) Using a nichrome wire coil in place of the copper wire

94. A strong bar magnet is moved into and away from an insulated wire coil with a large
number of turns as illustrated by the diagram. What is the observation about the
instances of movement of the magnet?

a) In the both instances, both the bulbs and LEDs light simultaneously
b) In both instances, the bulb light and only one LED lights
c) The bulb and one LED light only when moved into the coil
d) The bulb and one LED light only when moved away from the coil

95. Fleming’s right hand rule explains the direction of the induced current, when a
conductor is made to move in a magnetic field. Accordingly, motion , field and
induced current are indicated respectively by .
a) Thumb , fore finger , middle finger
b) Thumb, middle finger, fore finger
c) Fore finger, middle finger , thumb
d) Middle finger, fore finger , thumb

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Hydrocarbons and their derivatives

96. Elements contained in polythene are ,

a) C and H. b) C , H and N. c) C , H and S. d) C , H and O

97. What is the number of double bonds in an isoprene molecule?

a) 1. b) 2. c) 3. d) 4

98. What is the acid that is used for coagulation of rubber latex ?
a) HCl. b) H2SO4. c) CH3COOH. d) HNO3

99. Consider the following statements presented regarding natural rubber ,

A-It is a linear polymer
B- Isoprene is the monomer
C – There are cross links among the chains
Of these statements,
a) Only A is true. c) Only A and B are true
b) Only B and C are true. d) Only A and C are true

100. Of the following structures, select the repeating unit of polythene.

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Structured and Essay questions

Motion in a straight line

(01)The displacement time graph for the motion of the vehicle A , which traveled on an
expressway from the beginning to the end at the maximum permissible velocity, is given here

Here, it has been assumed that the express way is horizontal and its straight line. Answer the
following question using the graph.
a) What is the length of the express way?
b) Calculate the maximum permissible velocity that a vehicle can be driven in that express
way.
c) On a heavy rainy day . The motion of the vehicle B which travelled from the beginning to
the end of express way mention in b) above as follows . It started from-the rest and uniformly
accelerated in the first 10 seconds and acquired maximum velocity (15ms-1) thereafter it
travelled at the same velocity for a certain time and in the last 10 seconds it uniformly
decelerated and came to rest at the end of the expressway . Including the given information,
draw a rough sketch of the velocity- time graph for the motion of vehicle B .
d) Find the total time taken by vehicle B to travel on the express way .

Newton’s law

(02)A tall, cuboidal block of wood of mass 800g was placed on a horizontal table.
(i)
(a) Calculate the weight of this block of wood.
(Consider acceleration due to gravity, g= 10 ms-2)

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(b) The force exerted by the block of wood on the table is equal to the weight of the
block of wood. How much is the reaction exerted on the block of wood by the table?
(c) Name the Newton's law of motion that is relevant to the phenomenon by which the
answer for (b) above was obtained.

(ii) (a) Of points A and B, which is suitable to apply a force in order to move the block
of wood horizontally on the table as shown in the figure I?
(b) State the reason for your answer above.

(iii) Of A and B above, a Newton balance was connected to the suitable point and a
gradually increasing horizontal force X was applied. The frictional force F exerted on
the block of wood was plotted against the force X. Then, the graph shown in Figure 2
was obtained.

(a) By what name is the frictional force exerted on the block of wood known, when
the force X exerted on it is 3N?
(b) What is the limiting frictional force exerted on the block of wood as indicated in
the graph?
(iv) It was required to drag a large block of wood along a flat, rough surface. State
two different methods that can be used to reduce the friction between those surfaces.
(v) The mass of the block of wood mentioned in (iv) above is 20 kg. Calculate the
acceleration of the block of wood in the direction of the force when an unbalanced
force of 100 N is applied on it.
(vi) That block of wood moved through a distance of 4 m under the unbalanced force
mentioned in (v) above. How much is the effective work done in this motion?

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Turning effect of a force

(03) The Figure below illustrates an instance where a bolt is tightened using a spanner.

(1) (a) Calculate in SI units, the moment of force exerted on the shaft of the spanner using the
data given in the Figure.

(b) In which direction does the head of the bolt rotate in the instance given in the above
Figure!

(i) Suggest a suitable method to increase that moment of force, while using the same spanner
and applying the same force of 10 N.

(04)The diagram shows a pan balance used in a retail shop.

(i) When 1 kg of sugar is placed on one pan of the balance, what is the mass of the weight
that should be placed on the other pan to counterpoise the balance?

(ii) What is the force acting on the string by which the balance is suspended when it is
counterpoised as mentioned in (i) above? The mass of the balance only is 3 kg. (g = 10 ms-2)

(iii) The figure shows a floor balance used in a wholesale store to weight a large mass. A
mass of 50 kg is placed on one side of the balance and a weight of mass m is weight
suspended on the other side so that the balance is counterpoised.
1. Find the moment created around point O by the mass of 50 kg.

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2. Write an expression in terms of m for the moment created around point O by the
weight.
3. When the balance is counterpoised around point O, the anticlockwise moment created
by the 50 kg mass and the clockwise moment created by the weight are equal, Find
the value of m
4. State two advantages of using afloor balance instead of a pan balance for measuring a
large mass.

Hydrostatic pressure

(05) In a certain day, the atmospheric pressure at sea level was 76 cm Hg and the atmospheric
pressure at 10 km above sea level was 20 cm Hg.

(a) Name a laboratory instrument which is used to take the measurements of atmospheric
pressure stated above.

(b) What is the reason for the pressure difference observed above?
Calculate the hydrostatic pressure at a place 2 km deep from the sea level. Take the density
of sea water as 1050 kg m3and acceleration due to gravity as 10 ms-2?

(06) Write Archimedes' principle.

(i) When rubber ball pressed to the bottom of a-reservoir with water at rest was released ,in
could be observed that the ball moved to the surface of water.

(a) Action of which force on the ball is the reason for the above observation?

(b) State two actors on which the magnitude of the force you mentioned above depends.
(iii) The figure illustrates an equipment with a gas chamber and a tank to which water can gas
chamber be filled. Using the device P, water can be Tank to which filled into and removed
from the tank. The figure shows how it stays floating in water when water is filled to a certain
volume of the tank.

(a) Based on the forces acting on the equipment, explain the reason why the equipment stays
floating in water.

(b) What change in the position of the equipment will occur if an extra amount of water is
added to the tank?

(c)In terms of the forces acting on the equipment, explain the reason for the change you
stated in (b).

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(d) Name a craft that has been created to travel on the surface of water and inside water using
an arrangement such as the one given above.

(07) A cylindrical water tank is kept on the roof of a two storied house.

(i)Consider an occasion in which two identical water taps in the upper floor and the ground
floor of the house are kept fully open at the same time.

(ii)

(a) From the tap in which floor does water flow out with higher speed?
(b) Give the reason for your answer.

The inner cross sectional area of the tank is 1m and its height is 1m. (Density of water is 10
kg m-3 and acceleration due to gravity is 10 ms-2 )

(a) What is the mass of water in the tank when it is completely filled with water?

(b) What is the pressure exerted by water on the bottom of the tank when it is completely
filled with water?

(08) The diagram shows a lever arrangement made to prevent the overflow of water entering
the tank. When water gets filled, the buoy lifts closing the valve and the entry of water stops.

(a) What is the force acting on the buoy at the position shown in the diagram?

(b) What is the extra force acting on the buoy from the time at which the water level rises and
the buoy starts to submerge in water.

(c) State another advantage gained from this lever arrangement in addition to the prevention
of overflow of water

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Electric current

(09) It is stated that the voltage of a motor car battery is 12 V. This battery comprises six
electrical cells; voltage of each is 2 V.

(i) Using circuit symbols, draw how the six cels are combined to make the battery.

(ii) The two head lamps of the motor car are identical and the Figure indicates how they are
connected to the battery.

(a) Name how the two lamp bulbs are connected.

(b) Show in a diagram, the other way of connecting the two lamp bulbs.

(c) What is the advantage of connecting the two lamp bulbs as shown in the given Figure?
The resistance of each lamp bulb shown in the Figure is 2 Ω

(iii) Calculate the equivalent resistance of the two lamp bulbs.

(iv) Find the electric current flowing through one lamp bulb when the circuit is put on closing
the key.

(v) Calculate the current flowing through the other bulb if one bulb gets burnt.

(10) A teacher provided the following materials and equipment to students

The Figure shows an incomplete circuit diagram of a set up arranged by those students to
examine the relationship between the potential difference between the two ends of the
nichrome wire coil and the electric current flowing through it.
(i )By what name is the way the dry cells are connected to the circuit known?

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(ii) Draw in the circuit diagram the standard symbol of the equipment that should be
connected
between the terminals X and Y.
(iii) Why is a rheostat connected to this circuit?
(iv) State a condition that would result if the switch is kept closed for a long time after
completing the circuit correctly.
(v) Given here is the graph of V against l drawn using the readings obtained by the
experiment. What is the physical quantity represented by the gradient of the graph?

Waves

(11) Consider the following types of waves.

(i) Of the above waves, mention a wave that propagates with compressions and rarefaction.
(ii) Write down a special characteristic of ultrasound waves.
(iii) In the field of medicine, which type of the above waves is generally used to observe the
conditions
of the fetus inside the womb of a pregnant mother?
(iv) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum is given below.

(a) Considering the sequence of above waves, write down the types of waves that should be
in the places A, B and C
(b) A waveform relevant to Gamma rays is given below.

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I. By which name the point R of the wave can be identified?

II. Which physical quantity of the wave is equal to the distance between the points P and l of
the wave?
II. Considering the features of the waveform given above for Gamma rays, draw a typical
waveform in the following grid, for the type of waves represented by C in the spectrum above
when the amplitudes are equal.

IV. Of the six waves given in the electromagnetic spectrum above, which wave has the
highest frequency?
(v) A diagram depicting two instances P and Q of an activity done in the laboratory to study a
certain characteristic of sound waves is given below. A hacksaw blade is kept on the table
and a heavy meta block is kept on the blade when this activity was done as shown in the
figure. Then the blade was vibrated.

a. Which characteristic of a sound wave can be studied from this activity?

b. On which physical quantity does the characteristic you mentioned (a) above depend?
c. What conclusion can be arrived at through this activity?
d. How does the speed of sound in air vary with the temperature?

Geometrical optics

(12) The diagram shows how a ray of light coming through air falls on a block of glass. That ray of the light
travels through the glass block and emerges into the air again.

(i)Draw the rough sketch of the complete path of the light ray on your
answer script.

(ii) In the sketch, mark the angle of refraction 'r’ relevant to the first refraction of the ray.

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(iii) Write the equation which shows the relationship between the angle of incidence and
angle of refraction. (Consider that the refractive index of glass with respect to air is n.)
(iv) What is the value of the angle of emergence of the light ray?
(v) The following diagram indicates how a light ray travailing from a denser medium to a
rarer medium falls on the interface.

(a) What is the path of the refracted ray when the angle of incidence in the denser medium is
equal to the critical angle?

1. By what name is the phenomenon happening known when the angle of incidence in
the denser medium is greater than the critical angle?
2. Write two examples for instances where the phenomenon in (1) above is made use of.

(13) The following diagram illustrates how an object is placed between the optical centre and
the focus of a glass convex lens.

(i) (a) Copy this diagram in your answer script and draw a ray diagram to construct the
image formed.
(b) State two characteristics of that image.
(ii) (a) Copy the given diagram ni your answer script and complete
the ray diagram.
(b) Whatever is the distance of placing an object in front of a
concave lens, the image that can be seen has the same characteristics. State two
characteristics of that image

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Heat

(14) The sun, atmosphere, land and the sea are natural resources.
(i) The sun's surface temperature is approximately 5800 K.
(a) What si the surface temperature of sun ni Celsius?
(b) In which heat transferring method does the heat transfer from sun to earth?
(c) Explain scientifically, how the sea breeze is formed ni day time due ot sun's heat.

(15) The diagram shows a kettle with a heating coil. The kettle contains 1 kg of water.

(i) What is the main method of transmission of heat produced by the heating coil throughout
the entire mass of water?
(ii) Calculate the amount of heat received by water when water in the kettle was heated from
25°C to 50°C. (Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg-'°C-')
(iii) State two properties which a metal used to make the heating coil should necessarily have.
(iv) When using this kind of a kettle, using a three pin plug is a must. State the reason for it.

(16) Water of mass 1 kg is contained in an electric kettle used in a home.

(1) Find the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of lkg of water fron
20 °C to 100 °C? (Specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J kg' °C')
(ii) Find the amount of heat absorbed by the kettle when the temperature of the water in the
ketle was increased from 20 °C to 100 °C (Heat capacity of the kettle is 160 J °C*") iii) The
power of the heating coil used to heat the kettle is 1000 W, what is the time taken to bear
the water in the kettle from 20 °C to 100 °C?
(iv) The following measures have been taken to prevent the loss of heat from the kettle to the
outer
environment.
1. closing the kettle with a lid
2. polishing the outer surface of the kettle well.
State the method of heat transfer controlled by each of the above measures.

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Power and Energy of Electric Appliances

(17)The diagram illustrates an improved bicycle. It si constructed in

such a way that ti can be pedaled by a man as wel as run by
an electric motor.

(i) (a) Write the transformation of energy that occurs when a

man pedals the bicycle.
(b)Write the transformation of energy that occurs when the bicycle si run by the motor.

(ii) (a)The voltage supplied ot the motor by the battery is 50V while the maximum power of
the motor is 250W. What is the current drawn from the battery when the motor operates with
this power?
(b)The capacity of the battery is indicated as 10 Ah (10 Ampere hours). This means that the
battery gets fully discharged in one hour when a current of 10 A is drawn from it. When the
current calculated in (a) above is drawn, what time is taken by the battery to discharge
completely?
(c)Find the total distance that can be travelled if the bicycle is to run only by the motor at a
constant speed of 30 km h, at its maximum power, until the fully charged battery becomes
completely discharged.
(iii)Suggest two eco-friendly methods that could be used to charge the battery of this bicycle
without using the national electricity grid.

(18) A domestically used filament electric lamp is marked 240V, 60W while an LED electric
lamp lighting with equal brightness to it is marked 240V, 10 W.
(i) Calculate in joules (J) the amount of electrical energy consumed if the filament electric
lamp was switched on for 10 hours.
(ii) How much is the electrical energy in joules (J) consumed if the LED lamp was switched
on for 10 hours?
(iii) From the above calculations show that the LED lamp is more advantageous for domestic
use
(iv) The LED lamp mentioned above was lighted for 30 days 10 hours each. Find in kilowatt
hours (kWh) the amount of electrical energy supplied to the lamp during this period.
(1 kWh = 3.6 × 106 J)
(v) Of the electrical energy supplied to a filament electric lamp, 40% is lost as heat. In that
case what is the efficiency of the lamp?

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Electromagnetism

(19) In order ot operate a certain household electronic equipment, the domestic electricity
supply has to be converted ot a low voltage, direct current electrical supply. For that, an
arrangement consisting of hte following parts is used.

(i) (a) What type of a transformer si connected ot het above arrangement?

(b) in what coil ni this transformer should wires of higher diameter be used?
State the reason for it
(i) The number of turns ni the primary coil of the above transformer si 180. What should be
the number of turns in the secondary coil?
(iii) Illustrate graphically how the 12V alternating voltage supplied by hte transformer varies
with time.
(iv) Draw using standard symbols, how the four diodes are connected ni hte full-wave
rectifier circuit.
(v) Name the device indicated by X.

(20)When brakes are applied to a normal motor vehicle at run, its kinetic energy is lost due to
friction.
(i) Brakes are applied ot amotor vehicle of mass 10 kg when running at a speed of 20ms-2
(a) Calculate the kinetic energy of the vehicle at the instance just before applying.
brakes.
(b) Name two forms of energy to which the kinetic energy lost gets converted when
applying brakes.
ii)A part of the kinetic energy lost when applying brakes to an electric motor vehicle si
converted to electrical energy and its battery is charged.
(a) Name the equipment that converts kinetic energy to electrical energy here.
(b) Name and describe briefly hte phenomenon of converting lost kinetic energy of het
vehicle to electrical energy.
(c) Name the equipment that converts the electrical energy supplied by the battery to kinetic
energy required to run the vehicle.
(d) The electromotive force of a battery used ni electric motor vehicles is about 400 V. This is
composed of a set of cells where the electromotive force of one cell is 4 V. What is the
minimum number of cells required to make this battery?

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Hydrocarbons and their derivatives

(21 ) The structures W, X, Y and Z given below are the monomers of some polymers.

(i) State aderivative of ethene from the monomers W, X, Yand Z.

(ii) Name the polymers which are formed by the monomers W, X and Y respectively.
(iii) What si the natural polymer among the polymers that you stated ni (ii) above?

(22) Natural rubber is a polymer.

(i) Name the monomer which natural rubber is made up of.
(ii) Natural rubber is vulcanized by heating rubber with sulphur ot a certain temperature.
(a) Mention the structural change that occurs in natural rubber during vulcanization.
(b) State two changes ni the properties of natural rubber brought about by the structural
change you stated in part (a) above.

(23) The LP gas cylinders used for domestic cooking mainly contain propane and butane;
both belonging to the hydrocarbon group.
(i) What is meant by 'hydrocarbons'?
(ii) (a) To which series of hydrocarbons do propane and butane belong?
(b) What si the common formula related ot the hydrocarbon series you stated above?

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