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Physics
CLASS 10 - SCIENCE

Time Allowed : 60 mins Maximum Marks : 35

Section A 10) Why are fuses fitted in the fuse box of a domestic electricity
supply?
1) The speed of light in water is 2.25× 108 m/s. If the speed [2]
of light in a vacuum be 3.00 × 108 m/s, the refractive index
of water: Section C
[1]
a) 1.33 b) None of these 11) An object is kept at a distance of 18 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm,
c) 1.35 d) 1.32 from a lens of power+5D. (i) In which case or cases would
2) No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image you get a magnified image? (ii) Which of the magnified
appears erect. The mirror is likely to be: image can we get on a screen? (b) List two widely used
[1] applications of a convex lens.
[3]
a) Either plane or convex 12) A student sitting at the back of the classroom cannot read
b) Convex clearly the letters written on the backboard. What advice will
c) Plane a doctor give to her?
d) Concave [3]
3) The defect caused by the weakening of ciliary muscles is: 13) i. A wire of resistance 2 has been connected to a source
[1] of 50 V as its two ends. What is the current flowing
a) Hypermetropia b) Astigmatism through the wire?
c) Myopia d) Presbyopia ii. An electric refrigerator rated 400 W operates 8 hour/day.
What is the cost of the energy to operate it for 30 days
4) Statement 1:A normal human eye can clearly see all the at |3.00 per kWh?
objects at a distance less than or greater than 25 m. iii. In an electrical circuit, two resistors of 2 ΩΩ and 4 ΩΩ
Statement 2: The human eye has the capacity to suitably are connected in series to a 6 V battery. Find the heat
adjust the focal length of its lens to a certain extent. dissipated by the 4ΩΩ resistor in 5s.
[1] [3]
a) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false. 14) i. A current through a horizontal power line flows in the
b) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false. east to west direction. What is the direction of the
c) Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the magnetic field at a point directly below it and at a
correct explanation of statement 1. point directly above it?
d) Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not ii. List two methods of producing magnetic fields.
the correct explanation of statement 1. [3]
5) If four identical resistors, of resistance 8 ohm, are first con- OR
nected in series so as to give an effective resistance Rs , and
then connected in parallel so as to give an effective resistance An electron beam enters a magnetic field at right angles to
Rp , then the ratio RRs
is it as shown in the figure.
[1]
p

a) 16 b) 32
c) 2 d) 0.5
6) If a person has five resistors each of value 15 Ω , then the
maximum resistance he can obtain by connecting them is
[1] i. What will be the direction of force acting on the electron
a) 25Ω b) 1Ω beam?
c) 5Ω d) 10Ω ii. If a changed particle is moving along the magnetic field
line. What will be the magnetic force on the particle?
7) In both Flem ing’s left - hand rules and Flem ing’s right - [3]
hand rule, the forefinger represents:
[1] Section D
a) Motion b) Induced current
c) Magnetic field d) Current 15) i. If the image formed by a mirror for all positions of the
object placed in front of it. it is always diminished,
Section B erect and virtual, state the type of the mirror and also
draw a ray diagram to justify your answer. Write one
8) What happens when elasticity of the lens is reduced to zero use such mirrors are put to and why?
? ii. Define the radius of curvature of spherical mirrors. Find
[2] the nature and focal length of a spherical mirror whose
9) A wire has a resistance of 5Ω . Calculate the resistance of a radius of curvature is + 24 cm.
wire of same material, whose length is three times and area [5]
of cross - section is four times the first wire.
[2] OR
 A student places a candle flame at a distance of about 60 electric circuit is 10 V.
cm from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm and focuses i. Draw a circuit diagram for the above case.
the image of the flame on a screen. After that he gradually ii. Find the total resistance of the combination of resistors.
moves the flame towards the lens and each time focuses the iii. Calculate the electric current drawn from the same
image on the screen. source.
i. In which direction: toward or away from the lens, does [5]
he move the screen to focus the image?
ii. How does the size of the image change? OR
iii. How does the intensity of the image change as the
flame moves towards the lens? i. An electric iron consumes energy at a rate of 880 W
iv. Approximately for what distance between the flame and when heating is at the maximum rate and 330 W when
the lens, the image formed on the screen is inverted the heating is at the minimum. If the source voltage is
and of the same size? 220 V, calculate the current and resistance in each case.
[5] ii. What is heating effect of electric current?
16) There are three resistors of 10Ω , 20 Ω and 30 Ω joined iii. Find an expression for the amount of heat produced
in parallel in a circuit. The potential difference across the when a current passes through a resistor for some time.
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