SET C

REVISION EXAM III

GRADE:10 SCIENCE (PHYSICS) MARKS: 80
TIME: 180 min
Section A
1 The blue colour of the sky is due to the phenomenon of [1]
(a) scattering (b)dispersion (c)reflection (d)refraction
2 An electric signals from retina to brain is conveyed via [1]
(a) ciliary muscles (b) blindspot (c)optic nerves (d)pupil
3 The defect caused by the weakening of ciliary muscles is: [1]
(a) Hypermetropia (b) Astigmatism (c) Myopia (d) Presbyopia
4 Which of the following phenomena contributes significantly to the reddish appearance of the sun at [1]
sunrise or sunset?
(a) Scattering of light (b) Total internal reflection of light
(c) Dispersion of light (d) Reflection of light from the earth
5 The change in focal length of human eye is caused due to – [1]
(a) iris (b) ciliary muscles (c) pupil (d) retina
6 The image formed by the retina of the human eye is: [1]
(a) Real and erect (b) Virtual and inverted
(c) Virtual and erect (d) Real and inverted
7 The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red in colour. These can be easily seen [1]
from a distance because among all other colours, the red light.
(a) Is scattered the most by smoke or fog (b) Is absorbed the most by smoke or fog
(c) Moves fastest in air (d) Is scattered the least by smoke or fog
8 When a light passes through a prism, it splits into its component colours. This phenomenon is called. [1]
(a) Reflection (b) Spectrum (c) Dispersion (d) Refraction
9 Person suffering from cataract has [1]
(a) weakened ciliary muscles (b) opaque eye lens
(c) elongated eyeball (d) excessive curvature of eye lens
10 In human eye the part which allows light to enter into the eye is: [1]
(a) Retina (b) Pupil (c) Eye lens (d) lens
11 A person went for a medical check-up and found that the curvature of his eye lens was increasing. [1]
Which defect is he likely to suffer from?
(a) Myopia (b) Cataract (c) Presbyopia (d) Hypermetropia
12 Which of the following statements is not true for scattering of light? [1]
(a) colour of the scattered light depends on the size of particles of the atmosphere
(b)red light is least scattered in the atmosphere
(c) scattering of light takes place as various colours of white light travel with different speed in air
(d) the fine particles in the atmospheric air scatter the blue light more strongly than red. So the
scattered blue light enters our eyes
13 Which eye is likely to be in the brightest light? [1]

14 A person standing at point Y is watching a car coming from a point X to O as shown. [1]
 The variation in the parts of eye while seeing the car at X and O.
(I) at X the focal length is higher than at O
(II) at O the focal length is higher than at X
(III) at X the cilliary muscle is thicker than at O
(IV) at O the cilliary muscle is thicker than at X
Which changes in the person’s eye would likely to occur while watching the car?
(a) (I) and (III) (b) (I) and (IV) (c) (II) and (III) (d) (II) and (IV
15 The face of the moon that is visible to us is called as the near side and the face of the moon which is [1]
invisible to us is called as far side. What colour would the sky appear to an astronaut standing on the
"far side" of the Moon and why?
(a) Blue, as the Moon's atmosphere scatters sunlight just like Earth.
(b) White, as the Moon's surface reflect all the light that falls on it.
(c) Black, as there is no atmosphere on Moon to scatter sunlight.
(d) Black, as sunlight does not fall on the far side of the Moon.
16 If n is the refractive index of glass of which the prism is made, which of the following relations is [1]
correct ?

17 The image distance from the eye lens in the normal eye when we increase the distance of an object [1]
from the eye
(a) depends on the size of the eyeball (b) increases
(c) remains unchanged (d) decreases
18 The deviation in the path of ray of light can be produced [1]
(a) By a glass prism but not by rectangular glass slab.
(b) By a glass prism as well as a rectangular glass slab.
(c) By a rectangular glass slab but not by a glass prism.
(d) Neither by a glass prism nor by rectangular glass slab.
19 The lens of the eye can become thicker and thinner. Why is this flexibility useful? [1]
(a) The lens is not likely to break.
(b) The lens allows the eye to focus on far objects as well as near objects.
(c) The eye can move up, down, left and right.
(d) The lens can allow varying amounts of light to enter the eye.
20 The bluish colour of water in deep sea is due to: [1]
(a) the presence of algae and other plants found in water
(b) reflection of the sky in water
(c) scattering of light
(d) absorption of light by the sea
21 In the following ray diagram the correctly marked angle are: [1]
 (a) ∠i, and ∠e (b) ∠A and ∠D (c) ∠i, ∠e and ∠D (d) ∠r, ∠A and ∠D
22 The lens system of human eye forms an image on a light sensitive screen, which is called as: [1]
(a) Optic nerves (b) Cornea (c) Ciliary muscles (d) Retina
23 Which of the following statements is correct? [1]
(a) A person with myopia can see distant objects clearly.
(b) A person with hypermetropia can see nearby objects clearly.
(c) A person with myopia can see nearby objects clearly.
(d) A person with hypermetropia cannot see distant objects clearly.
24 The angle of deviation is the angle between: [1]
(a) refracted ray and incident ray
(b) refracted ray and emergent ray
(c) emergent ray and face AC of the prism
(d) emergent ray and incident ray
25 The phenomena of light involved in the formation of rainbow are [1]
a) Refraction, dispersion and scattering.
b) Refraction, reflection and dispersion.
c) Refraction, dispersion and internal reflection.
d) Reflection, dispersion and total internal reflection.
26 In a glass prism, the emergent ray is not parallel to the incident ray as: [1]
(a) The laws of refraction do not hold in the case of glass prism.
(b) The refracting surfaces are inclined at an angle.
(c) The angle of refraction in glass is greater than the angle of incidence.
(d) The angle of refraction in glass is greater than the angle of emergence
Assertion-Reason Questions Q. No. 27 to 30 are Assertion-Reasoning based questions. These consist
of two statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
27 Assertion (A): Sky appears blue in the day time. [1]
Reason (R): White light is composed of seven colours.
28 Assertion (A): Sky appears blue in colour. [1]
Reason (R): Blue colour in sunlight travelling through atmosphere undergoes maximum scattering.
29 Assertion (A): A rainbow is always formed in the sky after a rain shower and in the same direction as [1]
sun.
Reason (R): Water droplets act like tiny prisms.
30 Assertion (A): Stars twinkle, while planets do not [1]
Reason(R): The stars are much bigger in size than the planets
Section B
31 What is scattering of light? Why is the colour of the clear sky blue? Explain. [2]
32 Why is red used as the stopping light at traffic signals? [2]
33 Define power of a lens [2]
34 Find the power of the lens whose focal length is 2m [2]
35 The ciliary muscles of the normal eye are in their a)most relaxed b) most contracted state. In which of [2]
the two cases is the focal length of the eye lens is more?
Section C
36 What happens when a narrow beam of [3]
(i) a monochromatic light, and
(ii) white light passes through (A) glass slab and (B) glass prism?
37 It is observed that the power of an eye to see nearby objects as well as far off objects diminishes with [3]
age.
(A) Give reason for the above statement.
(B) Name the defect that is likely to arise in the eyes in such a condition.
(C) Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the type of corrective lens used for restoring the vision of
such an eye
38 (A) List the parts of human eye that controls the amount of light entering into it. Explain how? [3]
(B) Write the function of retina in human eye.
39 List out the causes of dispersion [3]
Section D
40 The diagram show how a human eye sees a candle. [4]

(a) What is ‘X’ in the given figure? Write its function?

(b) In which part of the human eye the image of an object is formed?
(c) What would the size of the image formed on the retina depend on?
(or)
What happens to the image distance from the eye lens in the normal eye when we:
(i) increase the distance of an object from the eye? (ii) decrease the distance of an object from
the eye?
41 Piyush, who was a back bencher in class, started complaining of frequent headaches. His parents took [4]
him to the nearest clinic and the doctor referred him to the eye specialist. The eye specialist tested his
vision and asked Piyush whether he was able to read whatever the teacher wrote on the black board
clearly or not. He replied in the negative. The doctor told his parents about the defect of vision that
Piyush was suffering from and advised corrective glasses

(i) Name the defect Piyush is suffering from

(ii) Where is image formed in Piyush’s eyes? What type of lens is required to correct this defect?
(iii)List the causes of the defect
OR
Draw the (a) defected eye of Piyush (b) correction for this defect
SECTION E
42 (A) State the role of ciliary muscles present in our eye. [5]
(B) Identify the defect of vision in each of the following cases and suggest its corrective
measure:
(i) The eye lens has become milky and cloudy.
 (ii) The eye lens has excessive curvature.
(iii) The eye lens has large focal length (longer than normal).
(iv) Ciliary muscles have weakened.
43 a) . How will you use two identical glass prisms so that a narrow beam of white light incident on one [5]
prism emerges out of the second prism as white light?
b) Draw and label the ray diagram.
44 Savera passed a beam of white light through a series of equilateral prisms as shown. [5]

(A) What colour (s) will be seen on the screen?

(B) Copy the diagram and draw the beam entering Prism 1 and emerging from Prism 3 and falling on
the screen.
(C) Name all the processes that takes place when the beam of light enters the Prism 1 and emerges
from Prism 3.
45 Tiny droplets of water are responsible for the natural spectrum formed in the sky after a rain shower. [5]
a) What is that spectrum known as? List out the process that takes place in the formation of such
spectrum
b) Draw a labelled diagram to show the formation of a rainbow