FULL PORTION TEST PAPER – 1 – 2024-2025

Time: 2hr PHYSICS – Standard 10th Marks: 80

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● Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
● The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
● The intended marks for the questions or parts of questions are given alongside the questions.

Question 1. Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options:

(i) Two bodies with kinetic energy in the ratio of 4:1 are moving with equal linear momentum. The ratio of the
masses is:
a) 1:2 b) 1:1 c) 1:4 d) 4:1

(ii) Which of the following statements is correct?

a) For all the machines the mechanical advantage is always one.
b) Mechanical advantage of a machine can never be greater than 1.
c) If a a machine gives convenience of direction, then its mechanical advantage should be greater than one.
d) For a given design of machine, even if the mechanical advantage decreases, the velocity remains the same.

(iii) Which of the following is correct?

a) 1 kg of water at 0°C absorbs 80 calories of heat when it converts to 1 kg of ice at 0°C.
b) 1 kg of ice at 0°C absorbs 80 calories of heat when it converts to 1 kg of water at 0°C.
c) 1 g of water at 0°C absorbs 80 calories of heat when it converts to 1 g of ice at 0°C.
d) 1 g of ice at 0°C absorbs 80 calories of heat when it converts to 1 g of water at 0°C.

(iv) The diagram shows a uniform bar supported at the middle point O. A weight of 40 gf is placed at a distance
40cm to the left of the point O. At what position can you balance the bar with a weight of 80 gf?

a) 20 cm from O on the left hand side b) 20 m from O on the right hand side
c) 40cm from 50cm mark on the left side d) At the center of gravity

(v) Which of the following is true about the radiations emitted spontaneously by a radioactive substance?
a) The substance emits alpha, beta and gamma radiations simultaneously
b) The substance first emits alpha, then beta and then gamma radiation
c) The substance emits X rays and gamma rays
d) The substance emits either alpha or beta radiations

(vi) The electric meter in a house records the consumption of:

a) Charge b) Current c) Energy d) Power
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(vii) The material used for heating element of a room heater is:
a) Manganin b) Nichrome c) Tungsten d) Copper

(viii) A radiation X is focused on the bulb of a thermometer. Mercury in the thermometer shows a rapid increase
in temperature. The radiation X is:
a) Infrared b) Visible light c) Ultraviolet d) X-ray

(ix) Which of the following is not the condition required for the formation of echo?
a) Minimum distance between the source of sound and reflecting body should be 17 m.
b) The temperature of air should be above 20°C.
c) The wavelength of sound should be small as compared to the size of the reflection body.
d) The intensity of sound should be sufficient so that it could be heard after reflection.

(x) A convex lens of power P is immersed in water. How will its power change?
a) Increases b) Remains unchanged c) Decreases d) None of the above

(xi) Which of the following shows the displacement-time graph for natural vibrations of a body in an ideal
condition?

a) b)

c) d)

(xii) The distance between an object and a convex lens is changing. It is noticed that the size of the image
formed on a screen is decreasing. What is the direction of movement of an object?
a) Away from the lens b) Towards the lens
c) First towards and then away from the lens d) First away and then towards the lens

(xiii) In the following figure, a current carrying AB is placed between two

magnets. What happens to the wire if the direction of current is from A to B?
a) The wire moves upwards
b) The wire moves downwards
c) The wire moves toward the left
d) The wire moves toward the right

(xiv) In the given diagram PQ and PR are two light rays emerging from an
object P. The ray PQ is refracted as QS. What is the angle of refraction for
the refracted ray QS?
a) 90° b) 45° c) 180° d) Less than 45°

(xv) A source of heat supplies heat at a constant rate to a solid cube. The variation of
the temperature of the cube with the heat supplied is shown in the figure give. What
does the part CD represent?
a) Melting b) Boiling
c) Freezing d) Rising in temperature of the solid

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Question 2

(i) How much energy is gained by a box of mass 20 kg when a man:

(a) Carrying the box waits for 5 minutes for a bus?
(b) Runs carrying the box, with a speed of 3ms –1 to catch the bus?
(c) Raises it by 0.5 m in order to place it inside the bus? (g = 10 ms –2)

(ii) (a) State the factor on which position of centre of gravity of an object depends.
(b) When is work said to be done by a force?

(iii) (a) An equal quantity of heat is supplied to two substances A and B. The substance A shows a greater rise
in temperature. What can you say about the specific heat capacity of A as compared to that of B?
(b) Which of the above liquid is useful as heat reservoir to keep juice bottles without freezing?

(iv) Calculate the equivalent resistance between the points A and B.

(v) What do you mean by background radiations? Mention one source of background radiation.

(vi) Identify the following wires used in a household circuit:

(a) The wire is also called as the phase wire.
(b) The wire is connected to the top terminal of a three-pin socket.

(vii) (a) Define resonant vibrations.

(b) Which characteristic of sound, make it possible to recognise a person by his voice without seeing him?

Question 3
(i) Arrange α, β and γ rays in ascending order with respect to their:
(a) Penetrating power (b) Ionising power

(ii) Can a moment of force be zero even if the force is not zero? Give a reason for your answer.

(iii) Jasmine uses a block and tackle system, pulling with 10 N of force over a distance of 5 m. By doing so, she
lifts a 40 N weight by 1 m.
(a) What is the mechanical advantage of the block and tackle?
(b) What is the efficiency of the block and tackle?

(iv) Name two factors on which the internal resistance of a cell depends.

(v) The velocity of light in the air is 3 × 108 ms–1. Calculate the velocity of light in a diamond of a refractive
index 2.5.

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SECTION II (Attempt any four questions from this Section)
Question 4
(i) Draw a diagram to show the energy changes in an oscillating simple pendulum. Indicate in your diagram
how the total mechanical energy in it remains constant during the oscillation.

(ii) (a) Define the term velocity ratio.

(b) In a lifting machine, an effort of 500 N is to be moved by a distance of 20 m to raise a load of 10000 N
by a distance of 0.8 m. Determine the velocity ratio and mechanical advantage.

(iii) (a) Give reason: The stone of a hand grinder is provided with a handle near its rim.
(b) Explain the term ‘couple’ with an example.

Question 5
(i) Name the following radiations:
(a) That can be detected by their chemical activity on dyes.
(b) That are used in medical science to kill cancer cells.
(c) Whose wavelength range is from 100 Å to 4000 Å.
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(ii) A concave lens forms an erect image of rd the size of the object which is placed at a distance of 30 cm in
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front of the lens. Find: (a) The position of image. (b) The focal length of the lens.

(iii) (a) What device, other than a plane mirror, can be used to turn a ray of light through 180°?
(b) Draw a diagram in support of your answer.
(c) Name an instrument in which this device is used.
Question 6
(i) (a) Name the material which is commonly used to make a calorimeter. Give reason for using the material
stated by you.
(b) State the principle of method of mixture.
(ii) 250 g of water at 30°C is present in a copper vessel of mass 50 g. Calculate the mass of ice required to bring
down the temperature of the vessel and its contents to 5°C. Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 ×10 3 J kg1
Specific heat capacity of copper vessel = 400 J kg¹ °C 1 Specific heat capacity water = 4200 J kg1 °C1
(iii) (a) An electric iron is rated 220 V, 2 kW. If the iron is used for 2 hours daily find the cost of running it for
one week if it costs Rs 4.25 per kWh.
(b) Why is the fuse absolutely necessary in a power circuit?
Question 7
(i) (a) What are damped vibrations?
(b) Give an example of damped vibrations.
(c) Name the phenomenon that causes a loud sound when the stem if a vibrating tuning fork is kept pressed
on the surface of a table.

(ii) The diagram shows a radioactive source S placed in a thick lead walled container. The
radiations given out are allowed to pass through a magnetic field. The magnetic field (shown as
x) acts perpendicular to the plane of paper inwards Arrows show the paths of the radiation A, B
and C
(a) Name the radiation labelled A, B and C.
(b) Why does the radiation C deflect more than B?
(c) Which of the above radiation is used in carbon dating?

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(iii) (a) Name the system which enables us to locate underwater objects by transmitting ultrasonic waves and
detecting the reflecting impulse.
(b) A pendulum has a frequency of 4 vibrations per second. An observer starts the pendulum and fires a gun
simultaneously. He hears the echo from the cliff after 6 vibrations of the pendulum. If the velocity of sound in
air is 340 ms–1, find the distance between the cliff and observer.

Question 8
(i) A nucleus⬚2411 Na emits a beta particle to change into magnesium (Mg)
(a) Write the symbol equation for the process.
(b) What are numbers 24 and 11 called?
(c) What is the general name given to product nucleus with respect to⬚24
11 Na?

(ii) Two resistors of 4 Ω and 6 Ω are connected in parallel to a cell to draw 0.5 A current from the cell.
(a) Draw a labelled circuit diagram showing the above arrangement.
(b) Calculate the current in each resistor.

(iii) (a) In the following diagram an arrow shows the motion of the coil
towards the bar magnet.
(1) State in which direction the current flows, A to B or B to A?
(2) Name the law used to come to the conclusion.

(b) The diagram shows a loop of wire carrying current.

(1) What is the magnetic polarity of the loop that faces us?
(2) With respect to the diagram how can we increase the strength of the magnetic
field produced by this loop?

Question 9
(i) (a) Give reason A rock salt prism is used instead of a glass prism to obtain the infrared spectrum.
(b) The diagram shows an object O and its image I formed by a lens.
Copy the diagram draw the outline of the lens and the rays to show how the image is formed.

(ii) The following figure shows two isosceles right angled glass
prisms A and B and the light rays incident on prism A.
(a) Complete the diagram to show the rays emerging out of
prism B.
(b) State any one principle used in completing the ray diagram in
part (a) above.

(iii) (a) An electromagnetic wave has a frequency of 500 MHz and a wavelength 60 cm.
(1) Calculate the velocity of wave.
(2) Name the medium through which it is travelling.
(b) Name two factors which affect the critical angle for a given pair of media and also state how these
factors affect it.

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