SECTION-A

(Attempt all questions from this section)

Question 1.
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(i) A moment of couple has a tendency to rotate the body in an anticlockwise direction then
the moment of couple is taken as
(a) positive (b) negative (c) maximum (d) zero

(ii) The kinetic energy of a given body depends on the

(a) position (b) centre of gravity of body
(c) momentum (d) displacement

(iii) For burning of coal in a thermoelectric station the energy conversion taking place is
(a) chemical to heat to mechanical
(b) chemical to heat to mechanical to electrical
(c) chemical to heat to light
(d) heat to chemical to mechanical

(iv) A nucleus of an atom consists of 146 neutrons and 95 protons. It decays after emitting an
alpha particle. How many protons and neutrons are left in the nucleus after an alpha
emission?
(a) Protons=93,Neutrons=144 (b) Protons=95,Neutrons=142
(c) Protons=89,Neutrons=144 (d) Protons=89,Neutrons=142

(v) For a convex lens the minimum distance between an object and its real image in terms of
focal length (f) of a given lens must be
(a) 1.5f (b) 2.5f (c) 2f (d) 4f

(vi) Two sound waves X and Y have same amplitude and same wave pattern, but their
frequencies are 60Hz and 120Hz respectively , then
(a) X will be shriller and Y will be grave
(b) X will be grave and Y will be shriller
(c) X will differ in quality than Y
(d) X is louder than Y

(vii) Vibrations produced in a body under the influence of periodic force is

(a) forced vibrations (b) resonant vibrations
(c) damped vibrations (d) sympathetic vibrations
(viii) The graph of voltage v/s current for 4 different materials is shown below.
Which of these four materials would be used for making the coil of a toaster?
(a) Q (b) S (c) P (d) R

(ix) According to old convention the colour of the earth wire is

(a) black (b) green (c) yellow (d) red

(x) Lenz’s law is based on the law of conservation of

(a) force (b) charge (c) mass (d) energy

(xi) Heat capacity of a body is

(a) energy needed to melt the body without the change in its temperature
(b) energy needed to raise the temperature of the body by 10C
(c) increase in the volume of body when its temperature increases by 10C
(d) total amount of internal energy that is constant

(xii) The amount of heat energy required to melt a given mass of substance at its melting point
without rise in it’s temperature is called
(a) specific heat capacity (b) specific latent heat of fusion
(c) latent heat of fusion (d) specific latent heat of freezing

(xiii) When a ray of light enters from a denser medium to rarer medium then
(a) light ray bends towards the normal
(b) speed of light increases
(c) angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction
(d) its wavelength decreases

(xiv) An endoscope uses optical fibre to transmit high resolution images of internal organs
without loss of information. The phenomenon of light that governs the functioning of
optical fibre is
(a) refraction (b) reflection
(c) scattering (d) total internal reflection
(xv) The required temperature of thermonuclear reaction is
(a) 103K (b) 104K (c) 105K (d) 107K

Question 2.
(i) (a) Name the principle on which a lever works.
(b) Which radiations that are emitted during the decay of nucleus, having highest
penetrating power?
(c) Does the emission of above mentioned radiation result in a change in the mass
number? [3]
(ii) Two bodies A and B have same kinetic energy.Compare their velocities if mass of A is
four times the mass of B. [2]

(iii) Draw a graph of potential energy v/s height from the ground for a body thrown vertically
upwards. [2]

(iv) Two copper wires A and B are of the same thickness and are at the room temperature.If
the length of A is twice the length of B, then
(a) Compare their resistances
(b) Compare their resistivities [2]

(v) (a) Name the waves used for echo depth sounding.
(b) Give one reason for their use in the above application. [2]

(vi) A bucket contains 8kg of water at 250C.2Kg of water at 800C is poured into it. Calculate
the final temperature of water (Neglect the heat absorbed by the bucket) [2]

(vii) (a) If the lens is placed in water instead of air, how does its focal length change?
(b) Which lens thick or thin has greater focal length? [2]

Question 3.
(i) Which of the radioactive radiations occur in the following cases:
(a) That can cause severe genetical disorder
(b) Are deflected by an electric field? [2]

(ii) It is observed that the house circuits are arranged in a parallel combination. Give two
advantages of this arrangement. [2]

(iii) A transformer is used to change a high alternating emf to a low alternating emf of the
same frequency.
 (a) Identify the type of transformer used for the above purpose.
(b) State whether the turns ratio of the above transformer is =1 or >1 or <1. [2]

(iv) A solid of mass 60g at 1000C is placed in 150g of water at 200C. The final steady
temperature is 250C. Calculate the heat capacity of solid. (specific heat capacity of water
= 4.2Jg-1K-1) [2]

(v) What is nuclear waste ? State one method to dispose it safely. [2]

SECTION-B
(Attempt any four questions from this section)

Question 4.
(i) (a) Draw a diagram to show the wave pattern of high pitch note and low pitch note
but of same loudness.
(b) Name the subjective property of sound related to its frequency. [2+1]
(ii) A boy has wooden blocks in his both hands.He claps block together with a regular gap
between the claps so that each clap coincides with the echo of the last clap returning from
the wall. Distance between person and wall is 100m. Time noted for 50 claps is 29s.
Calculate the speed of sound. [3]
(iii) Calculate the resistance between terminals P and Q. [4]

Question 5.
(i) A cell of emf 1.5V and internal resistance 1  are connected to two resistors of 4 
and 20  in series as shown in the figure.
 Calculate the
(a) current in the circuit
(b) potential difference across 4 resistors
(c) voltage drop across internal resistance when the current is flowing
(d) potential difference across the cell. [4]

(ii) (a) Define nuclear fission.

(b) Write nuclear reaction equations for
(i) α decay of (ii) β- decay of [1+2]

(iii) With the help of diagram of single fixed pulley obtain expressions for its
(a) mechanical advantage
(b) velocity ratio
(c) efficiency in the ideal case [3]

Question 6.
(i) An object of height 5cm is placed perpendicular to the principle axis of concave lens of
focal length 10cm. If the distance of object from the optical centre of the lens is 20cm
Determine the position, nature and size of image formed using the lens formula. [4]

(ii) When a ray of monochromatic green light enters a liquid from air as shown in the figure
given below.

The angle 1 is 450 and angle 2 is 300.

(a) Determine the refractive index of the liquid.
(b) Represent in the diagram showing the path of ray after it strikes the mirror and re-
enters air. Mark in the diagram wherever necessary.
 (c) Draw the diagram again if plane mirror becomes normal to the refracted ray
inside the liquid. Name the principle used. [3]

(iii) Draw the diagram of a right angled isosceles prism which is used to make an inverted
image erect. Name a device in which this action is used. [3]

Question 7.
(i) The diagram shows a coil connected to a centre zero galvanometer G. The galvanometer
shows a deflection to the right when the N- pole of a powerful magnet is moved to the
Right as shown.

(a) Explain why the deflection occurs in the galvanometer.

(b) Does the direction of current on the coil appear clockwise or anticlockwise when
viewed from end A?
(c) State the observation in G when the coil is moved away from N.
(d) State the observation in G when both the coil and magnet are moved to the right
at the same velocity. [4]

(ii) Ram wants to know the deviation of refracted ray through water diamond interface. The
refractive index of diamond and water with respect to air are 2.42 and 1.33 respectively.
(a) If the light ray travel from diamond to water then draw the diagram by showing
refracted ray and mark angle of incidence and refraction.

(b) If the light ray travels from water to diamond then draw the diagram by showing
the refracted ray and mark angle of incidence and refraction.

(c) What is the refractive index of diamond with respect to air? [3]

(iii) The diagram below shows the core of a transformer and its input and output connections
(a) State the material used for the core.
 (b) Copy and complete the diagram of transformer by drawing input and output
coils. [3]

Question 8.
(i) (a) Why do doctors wear lead aprons and spectacles, while working near X-ray
machine.

(b) A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of decays according to the sequence

X
If the mass number and atomic number of X3 are 172 and 69 respectively. What is
the mass number and atomic number of X?

(c) Which radiation produces maximum biological damage? [4]

(ii) An object is placed infront of a lens between its optical centre and the focus and forms a
virtual, erect and diminished image.
(a) Name the lens which formed this image.

(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image with the above stated
characteristics. [3]

(iii) (a) Sound made infront of a tall building 17m away is repeated. Name the
phenomenon and briefly explain it.

(b) A man stands at a distance of 68m from a cliff and fires a gun. After what time
interval will he hear the phenomenon in part (i) , if the speed of sound in air is
340m/s. [3]
Question 9.
(i) If a ray of light is incident normally on one face of the equilateral glass prism , answer
the following questions.

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

(b) Calculate the angle of refraction from first face of prism.
(c) Find the angle of incidence (i1) at the second face of the prism.
(d) Will the ray of light suffers minimum deviation by the prism? [4]

(ii) (a) Current carrying conductor enters a magnetic field at right angles to it as shown in
figure. What will be the direction of force acting on the conductor?

(b) What material is used for making the armature of an electric bell? Give reason for
using this material. [3]

(iii) What mass of ice at 00C added to 2.1Kg water will cool it down from 750C to 250C?
Given specific heat capacity of water = 4.2Jg-1 0C-1, Specific latent heat of ice = 336Jg-1
[3]

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