Revision II Examination

Class:X
PHYSICS
(Two hours)
Maximum Marks:80
(18-11-2024)

• Answer all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.

• The intended marks for questions or parts of the questions are given in brackets [ ].

Section A(40 Marks)

Attempt all questions from this section

Question 1 [15]
(i) The oxygen bubbles rising in the fish tank appears silvery when viewed at a particular
angle. Choose the correct statement for the observation:
(A) light ray suffers total internal reflection while entering the bubble.
(B) light ray refracts while entering the bubble.
(C) light ray disperses while entering the bubble.
(D) it happens because the bubble is transparent
(ii) Identify which of these sportsmen most needs to have a lower centre of gravity.
(A) high jumper (B) weightlifter
(C) snooker player (D) hurdler

(iii) Rock salt prism is used instead of glass prism to obtain infrared spectrum because,
(A) Rock salt is easily available than glass
(B) Rock salt is harder than glass
(C) Rock salt prism does not absorb infrared radiation.
(D) Rock salt absorbs infrared radiation

(iv) Two spheres one of iron of mass 10 kg and other of wood of 3.5 kg have the same
diameter.Both the spheres are simultaneously dropped from a tower from the same
height.When both are 10 m above the ground during the fall,they have equal:
(A) Kinetic energy (B) Potential energy
(C) Acceleration (D) Momentum.
(v) A person uses a lever to lift a heavy stone.The effort arm is 2 meters long,and the
load arm is 0.5 meters long.If the person applies a force of 100 N,what is maximum
weight of the stone that can be lifted using this lever?
(A) 200 N (B) 300 N (C) 400 N (D) 500 N
 (vi) A block and tackle system has 4 pulleys in total.If a load of 200 N is lifted by applying
an effort of 70 N,which of the following statements is true about the system?
(A) The mechanical advantage is 4 and the system is ideal.
(B) The mechanical advantage is 3,and the system is ideal.
(C) The mechanical advantage is 4,but the system is not ideal.
(D) The mechanical advantage is less than 4 and the system is not ideal.
(vii) A ball of mass m is thrown vertically up with an initial velocity so as to reach
height.The correct statement is:
(A) The potential energy of ball at the ground is mgh.
(B) The kinetic energy of the ball at the ground is zero.
(C) The kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point is mgh.
(D) The potential energy of the ball at the highest point is mgh
(viii) In the diagram below, four cones are depicted, each with a height of 12cm. The
position of the center of gravity is indicated by dots located at 9cm, 8cm, 4cm, and
3cm from the apex of each cone. Which of these cones is completely solid?

(A) 9 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 3 cm

(ix) During his experiments with a single movable pulley, Jas determined the effort, me-
chanical advantage and efficiency as X, Y &Z, respectively. Subsequently, after lubri-
cating the pulley thoroughly, he recalculated the effort, MA and efficiency. X ′ , Y ′ &Z ′
respectively. Which of the following relationships accurately represents the scenario?
(A) X > X (B) Y < Y (C) Z > Z (D) Z = Z
(x) A student traces the path of a ray of light through a glass prism for different angles
of incidence. He analyses each diagram and draws the following conclusion:
I. On entering the prism, the light ray bends towards its base.
II. Light ray suffers refraction at the point of incidence and at the point of emergence
while passing through the prism.
III. An emergent ray bends at a certain angle to the direction of the incident ray.

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 IV. While emerging from the prism at the second surface, the angle of refraction is
less than the angle of incidence at that surface.

(A) I,II and III (B) I,III and IV (C) II,III and IV
(D) All of these
(xi) A ray of light passes obliquely from an optical medium of refractive index 1.33 to
another medium of refractive index 1.5. While passing from the first medium to the
second, the light ray will:

(A) bend towards the normal. (B) bend away from the normal.
(C) move along the normal. (D) suffer total internal reflection.
(xii) A force increases the speed of a 1.0 kg object from 4ms−1 to 8ms−1 . The work done
by the force will be
(A) 8 J (B) 32 J (C) 24 J (D) 16 J

(xiii) A force ‘F’ moves a load from A to C as shown in the figure below. For the calculation
of the work done, which of these lengths would you use as the displacement?

(A) 3m (B) 4m (C) 5m (D) 7m

(xiv) A diver stands on a diving board. He weighs 400 N. What is the moment of the force
provided by the diver around the pivot?

(A) 320 Nm anti-clockwise (B) 500 Nm clockwise (C) 320 Nm clockwise

(D) 500 Nm anti-clockwise

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 (xv) Assertion: Work done by or against gravitational force in moving a body from one
point to another is independent of the actual path followed between the two points.
Reason: Gravitational potential energy do not depend on masses.

(A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation for
Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation
for Assertion.
(C) Assertion is true and Reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false and Reason is true.

Question 2
(a) A body of mass 0.2 kg falls from a height of 10 m to a height of 6 m above the ground. [2]
Find the loss in potential energy taking place in the body,[g = 10ms−2 ]
(b) Name the term that will not change for a machine of a given design.Define it. [2]
(c) In the given diagram, two transparent optical media are shown. The rarer medium is [3]
air, while the denser medium is water. Redraw the diagram by showing the paths of
the rays after striking the surface of separation AD for the incident rays OA, OB, OC
and OD, respectively. (Critical angle for the denser medium = 48◦ )

(d) Is it possible to have an accelerated motion with a constant speed? Name such type [2]
of motion.
(e) i. In Galilean telescope ..................... [convex,concave,concavo-convex] used to ob- [4]
tain the final erect image of the object.
ii. If a person does same work in lesser time,
the power developed by him will....................[increase,decrease,remain the same]
iii. Raising body weight on toes is an example of .......................[class I, class II, class
III] lever.
iv. One .................is equal to 0.746kW.(electron volt,horsepower,1000 Calories)

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 (f) A force of 5kgf is required to cut a metal sheet. A pair of shears used for cutting the [2]
metal sheet has its blades 5 cm long, while its handle is 10 cm long. What effort is
needed to cut the sheet?

Question 3
(a) The above given graph shows variation of angle of deviation(on y-axis) with angle [2]
of incidence(on x-axis). If the angle of prism is 60◦ , then the angle of incidence
and the angle of emergence corresponding to the minimum deviation are ......... and
...............[40◦ , 50◦ , 60◦ ] respectively from the given graph.

(b) Name the electromagnetic radiation which is used for [2]

i. Sterilizing surgical equipment
ii. Remote control of television
(c) A force of 2 N displaces a body by 0.8 m. Calculate the work done when the [2]
i. force is parallel to the displacement.
ii. force is applied at angle of 60◦ to the displacement.
(d) State two conditions for a body to be in equilibrium. [2]
(e) A type of lever has mechanical advantage equals to 1. [2]
i. Identify the type of lever.
ii. Is it possible to increase or decrease the mechanical advantage of this type of
lever?

Section B
Answer any four questions

Question 4
(a) Samir is opening the door in the direction as shown by the arrow. The door is fitted [3]
with two decorative handles A and B.

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 i. Which handle Samir should use and why?
ii. What is the sign of moment produced in the above case?
(b) Two students are conducting experiments with identical 100 g mass simple pendulums, [4]
each raising the bob 5m above the mean position. The graph depicting the relationship
between distance from the mean position and velocities is presented in the diagram.

i. Show that,Using mathematical calculations, that the path followed by student 1

is without friction
ii. Does the situation involving student 2 violate the law of conservation of energy?
(c) A metre rod is half made of copper and half made of iron. If the mass of the copper [3]
part is 900 g and the mass of iron is 800 g, then calculate the position at which the
rod can remain in equilibrium.

Question 5
(a) A boy is looking at a bird flying high in sky. [3]
i. Will the height of the bird appear nearer or farther than its actual height?
ii. Draw a ray diagram to support your answer.
(b) Though light rays exhibit rectilinear propagation property, use of optical fibre helps [4]
us to move light ray through curved paths.

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 i. Identify the phenomenon which helps movement of light ray through curved path.
ii. State two conditions for the above-mentioned phenomenon to happen.
(c) A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed at a distance of 12 cm from [3]
i. How far from the lens should an object be placed so as to form its real image on
the wall?
ii. What will be the size of image if the size of the object is 15 cm?

Question 6
(a) The diagram below shows the ray OP travelling through an equilateral prism of a [3]
certain material.

i. Calculate the value of i2 , if the angle of deviation is 40◦

ii. What is the ray PQ and QS called?
(b) The above diagram shows a triangular prism used for tracing the path of ray AB due [4]
to the refraction through the prism. Observe the diagram and answer the following:

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 i. State the correct eye position from the points P, Q, R and S to see the images of
the points A and B in the same line through the prism.
ii. If the ray, after entering the prism, suffers total internal reflection, then which
would be the appropriate position out of P, Q, R, and S to see the image due to
Total internal reflection?
iii. Write two necessary condition for total internal reflection
(c) You are doing an experiment on the refraction of light in your Physics laboratory. [3]
ABCD is a rectangular block. A ray of light is incident obliquely on the surface AB.
i. Draw the path of the ray of light through the glass block and also show how
it emerges from the block. [The diagram should show the lateral displacement
suffered by the ray.
ii. Which two pairs of angles remain the same during the experiment?

Question 7
(a) A uniform metre rule of mass 50g is balanced on a fulcrum at mark 30 cm by sus- [3]
pending uniform mass m at mark 10 cm.
i. Draw a diagram to represent the above arrangement.
ii. Find the value of ’m’.
(b) The figure below shows a simple pendulum of mass 300 g. It is displaced from the [4]
mean position X to the extreme position Y. The potential energy at the position X is
zero. At the position Y the pendulum bob is raised by 4 m.

i. What is the potential energy of the pendulum at the position Y?

ii. What is the total mechanical energy at point Z?
iii. What is the speed of√the bob at the position X when released from Y?
(Take g = 10ms−2 , 5 = 2.24 and there is no loss of energy.)
(c) A block and tackle system of pulley has a velocity ratio 6. [3]
i. Draw a labelled diagram of the system indicating clearly the points of application
and direction of load and effort.
ii. What is the value of mechanical advantage and efficiency of the given Pulley
system if it is an ideal pulley system.

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Question 8
(a) The Given figure shows the combination of a movable pulley P1 with a fixed pulley [3]
P2 used for lifting up a load W.

i. State the function of the fixed pulley P2 .

ii. If the free end of the string moves through a distance x,Find the distance by which
the load W raised.
iii. Calculate the force to be applied at C to just raise the load W = 20 kgf,neglecting
the weight of the pulley P1 and friction.
(b) A force of 15 N is required to pull up a body of mass 2 kg through a distance of 5 m [4]
along an inclined plane making angle 30◦ . Calculate:

i. Work done by the force in pulling the body

ii. Force due to gravity on the body
iii. The work done against force of gravity. (g = 10ms−2 )
iv. Account for the difference in parts ‘a’ and ‘c’.
(c) For each of the following scenarios,state whether work done by gravity is positive,negative [3]
or zero.
i. a person walks on a levelled road
ii. a person climbs a ladder
iii. a car in neutral gear is coming down the slope.

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