A.
Attempt all question (1×15=15)
1.A porter is standing still on a railway platform with a heavy luggage on his head. Physically, he
feels tired, but in terms of Physics, the work done by him is zero. Why?
[Link] the luggage is not heavy enough.
[Link] there is no displacement of the load.
[Link] he is opposing gravity.
[Link] the force is acting downwards.
2.A simple pendulum is swinging. At which position does the bob have the maximum Kinetic
Energy?
[Link] the extreme right position.
[Link] Kinetic Energy is constant everywhere.
[Link] the mean (lowest) position.
[Link] the extreme left position.
[Link] can see non-luminous objects (like a table or a book) because of:
[Link] of light.
[Link] of light.
[Link] (Irregular) Reflection.
[Link] Reflection.
Does the light from the table bounce into your eyes in just one specific direction, or in all
directions?
[Link] does a pencil partly immersed in water appear bent at the water surface?
[Link] water absorbs the light rays.
[Link] of total internal reflection.
[Link] light travels faster in water than in air.
[Link] of the refraction of light as it changes speed.
[Link] sounds are produced. One is a high-pitched whistle, and the other is a low drum beat.
Which characteristic of sound is definitely different between them?
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6. In an electric circuit, the 'Conventional Current' flows from:
[Link] to Positive terminal.
[Link] does not flow; it is static.
[Link] to Negative terminal.
[Link] both directions simultaneously
[Link] are household appliances connected in a parallel circuit rather than a series circuit?
[Link] that if one appliance is switched off, others continue to work.
[Link] increase the total resistance of the house.
[Link] parallel circuits use less wire.
[Link] ensure the same current flows through every device.
[Link] electric fuse works on the principle of:
[Link] effect of electric current.
[Link] effect of electric current.
[Link] effect of electric current.
[Link] effect of electric current
[Link] object is floating in a liquid with half of its volume submerged. What can be concluded
about the density of the object relative to the density of the liquid?
[Link] upthrust is half the weight of the object.
[Link] density of the object is double the density of the liquid.
[Link] density of the object is equal to the density of the liquid.
[Link] density of the object is half the density of the liquid.
[Link] is it easier to open a heavy door by pushing at the edge far from the hinges rather than
near the hinges?
[Link] force applied at the edge is naturally magnified by the door's weight.
[Link], the moment of force is constant, so increasing the perpendicular distance decreases
the required force.
[Link] edge of the door has less inertia than the part near the hinge.
[Link] near the hinges increases the friction in the hinge mechanism
[Link] vessels of different shapes (cylindrical, conical, and irregular) have the same base
area and are filled with water to the same vertical height. Which vessel exerts the greatest
pressure at the base?
[Link] vessel containing the most water.
[Link] vessels exert the same pressure.
[Link] conical vessel.
[Link] cylindrical vessel.
[Link] identical balls are lifted to the top of a hill. Ball A is lifted vertically, while Ball B is pushed
up a smooth inclined slope to reach the same top height. Which statement about their Potential
Energy (P.E.) is correct?
[Link] have the same P.E. because vertical height and mass are the same.
[Link] B has more P.E. because it traveled a longer distance.
[Link] A has more P.E. because it traveled a shorter path.
[Link] B has less P.E. because the ramp supported its weight.
[Link] is a convex mirror used as a rear-view mirror in vehicles instead of a plane or concave
mirror?
[Link] focuses light to a point, making the image brighter.
[Link] forms an image of the same size as the object.
[Link] forms images that are magnified and real.
[Link] always forms an erect, diminished image with a wider field of view.
[Link] is the physical definition of 'Potential Difference' (Voltage) between two points?
[Link] work done in moving a unit positive charge from one point to the other.
[Link] total number of electrons flowing per second.
[Link] force exerted by a magnet on a wire.
[Link] resistance offered to the flow of current.
[Link] a metal wire, current flows from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of a battery.
In which direction do the electrons flow?
[Link] random directions.
[Link] positive to negative.
[Link] negative to positive.
[Link] do not move; only energy moves.
[Link] all question (1×15=15)
[Link] magnitude of the buoyant force depends on the volume of the immersed part of the body
and the __________ of the liquid.
[Link] a stationary liquid, the pressure at any point depends only on the density of the liquid, the
acceleration due to gravity, and the vertical __________ of the point from the free surface
[Link] turning effect of a force is zero if the line of action of the force passes through the
__________.
[Link] work done by the force of gravity on a satellite moving in a circular orbit around the Earth
is __________.
[Link] potential energy is a "state function," meaning it depends only on the initial and
final positions and is independent of the __________ taken.
[Link] the velocity of a moving body is halved, its kinetic energy becomes __________ of its
original value.
[Link] absolute refractive index of any medium (other than vacuum) is always greater than
__________ because the speed of light is maximum in a vacuum.
[Link] an object is placed between the pole and the focus of a concave mirror, the image
formed is virtual, erect, and __________.
9.A convex mirror always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished image because its field of view
is __________ than that of a plane mirror.
[Link] characteristic of sound that distinguishes two notes of the same pitch and loudness
produced by different instruments is called __________ (or timbre).
[Link] loudness depends on amplitude, the pitch of a sound is directly determined by its
__________.
[Link] a glass rod is rubbed with silk, the glass acquires a positive charge because it loses
__________ to the silk.
[Link] potential difference is defined as the amount of __________ done in moving a unit
positive charge from one point to another.
[Link] current flows from a region of higher potential to a region of lower potential,
which is opposite to the direction of flow of __________.
[Link] commercial unit of electrical energy is the kilowatt-hour (kWh), which is equivalent to
__________ Joules.
C. Attempt any 16 any question (3×16=48)
1.A brick of mass 2 kg is dropped from the top of a building that is 20 meters high. Calculate its
Potential Energy at the top and its Kinetic Energy just before it hits the ground. (Take g = 10
m/s²)
2.A simple pendulum bob of mass 1 kg is raised to a height of 5 meters from its mean position
(lowest point).
a) What is the total energy of the pendulum?
b) What is the Kinetic Energy when the bob falls halfway down (at height 2.5m)?
(Take g = 10 m/s²)
[Link] Roller Coaster
A roller coaster cart with a mass of 500 kg sits at the top of a hill 45 meters high. It starts from
rest and rolls down to the bottom. What is its velocity at the bottom? (Take g = 10 m/s²)
4. A tuning fork vibrates 500 times in 5 seconds.
a) What is its frequency?
b) What is its time period?
5. Look at a sound wave graph where the maximum displacement (height of the wave) is 3 cm,
and it completes 10 cycles in 2 seconds.
a) What is the Amplitude?
b) What is the Frequency?
[Link] A has an amplitude of 10 cm. Sound B has an amplitude of 20 cm. Compare their
loudness.
[Link] electric bulb draws a current of 0.5 Amperes for 10 minutes. Calculate the amount of
electric charge that flows through the circuit.
8. Moving the Charge
How much work is done in moving a charge of 2 Coulombs across two points having a potential
difference of 12 Volts?
9.A house uses the following appliances daily:
4 Tube lights of 40 W each for 5 hours.
2 Fans of 100 W each for 10 hours.
1 TV of 120 W for 5 hours.
Calculate the total units consumed in 1230 days and the electricity bill if the rate is ₹6 per unit.
10. A rectangular brick has dimensions 20 cm × 10 cm × 5 cm and a mass of 2 kg.
Calculate:
The Maximum Pressure it can exert on the ground.
The Minimum Pressure it can exert on the ground.
(Take g = 10 m/s²)
[Link] connected to a 12 V battery, it consumes 720 Joules of energy in 1 minute.
What is the Power of the component?
What is the Current flowing through it?
12. A crane lifts a load of mass 500 kg to a height of 20 meters in 10 seconds. Calculate the
power of the crane's engine.
(Take g = 10 m/s²)
13. A car of mass 1000 kg starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in 20 seconds.
Calculate the power exerted by the engine to reach this speed
[Link] (Mass 50 kg): Runs up a flight of stairs (Height = 5 m) in 5 seconds.
Girl (Mass 40 kg): Runs up the same stairs (Height = 5 m) in 3 seconds.
Who has more power?
[Link] astronaut weighs 600 N on Earth. On the Moon, he weighs only 100 N.
a) Does his mass change?
b) Will he exert less pressure on the Moon's ground compared to Earth (standing on both feet)?
[Link] pressure is roughly 100,000 Pascals. This is enough weight to crush a car. Why
are our bodies not crushed by this immense weight of air?
17. If you throw a ball in deep space (where there is no gravity and no air resistance), will it
stop? Why or why not?
18.A boy is pushing a heavy box across the floor at a constant speed of 2 m/s. He is applying a
force of 50 N.
a) Is the box accelerating?
b) Are the forces acting on the box balanced or unbalanced? Explain.
c) What is the value of the frictional force acting on the box?
19.A pendulum is pulled to one side and released. It swings back and forth but eventually stops.
a) Does this violate the Law of Conservation of Energy?
b) Where did the energy go?
[Link] refractive index of water is 1.33 (or 4/3) and the refractive index of glass is 1.5 (or 3/2).
Find the refractive index of Glass with respect to Water.