ST.
VINCENT PALLOTTISCHOOL, BENGALURU
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SUBJECT:PHYSICS
Std: X Date: 27.11.2025
Time: 2 Hrs. Marks: 80
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to wrlte during the flrst 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the Questlon Paper.
The time given at the head ofthis paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
Section Ais compulsory. Attempt any 4 questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are glven in 0
SECTION A
[Attempt all the questions from this Section]
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options: (1 x 15 = 15)
i) The velocity ratio of pulley in the given figure is:
a) 0.83 b) 1.2 c) I d) 40
ii) In a hydroelectric power station, the energy conversion takes place in the
sequence:
a) Gravitational potential energy ’ electric energy ’ kinetic energy
b) Elasticpotential energy ’ electric energy kinetic energy 240 N
) Gravitational potential energy ’ kinetic energy ’electric energy 200 N 2
d) Elasticpotential energy kinetic energy -electric energy
iii) Observe the two spanners in the given diagram and select the correct option.
a) Iproduces smaller moment as force applied at the centre.
b) II produces larger moment as the force applied at a larger distance from pivot.
c) Iproduces larger moment as the force applied at a smaller distance from pivot.
d) Both produces same moment as the force applied is same.
iv) Tocalculate power, you need to know the force and:
a) the mass of the object b) the velocity of the object
c) the work done d) the energy converted
v) In the invisible spectra of an electromagnetic wave, the least speed in a medium is for:
a) radiowave b) microwave e) X ray d) gamma ray
vi) For the given pencil dipped in water an image CE is obtained. (AB- CD) in diagram represents
a) real depth b) shift Air,
c) lateral displacement d) apparent depth
Water
vii) A lensof focal length 15 cm forms a virtual and diminished image of
an object placed in front of it. The position of image willbe:
a) at 30 cm in front of the lens. b)between 15 cm and 30 cm behind the lens.
c) with in 15 cm behind the lens. d) with in 15 cm in front of the lens.
vii) Assertion(A): Electrical resistance in a conductor depends upon thickness of a conductor.
Reason(R): Substances having larger concentration of electrons offer less resistance.
a) Both Aand R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A andRare true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is false but R is true.
Ais true but R is false.
ix) In the given figure flute is played by pressing the holes in four ways when air is blown from the left end of
Pressing by inger
the flute,. The lower note and higher note are produced in:
()
a) higher note in (i) and lower note in (iv) Pressing by inger
b)higher note in (iv) and lower note in (i) (I) Pressing by finger
c) higher note in (ii) and lower note in (iv) (N) 0 0 Pressing by finger
d) higher note in (i) and lower note in (ii)
x)When a metallic wire is stretched to double its length, its:
a) resistance becomes 4 times as its area increases 2 times.
b) resistance becomes 4 times as its area decreases 2 times.
c) resistance becomes 2 times as its length increases 2 times.
d) resistance remains constant as its volume doesn't change.
xi) ELCB is a kind of d) distribution device
c) switch
a) fuse b) carthing device
calculated as:
xii) The heat capacityy of a substance is spectflc heat capactty
heat absorbed
a) mass
mass
c) mass x speciflc heat capacity d) heat absorbed x mass
180° in a right angled total internal reflecting prism.
xii) Select the correct option for deviation of light ray by
(b)
(c) (d)
energy required to raise the temperature of:
xiv) The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of heat
a) the entire body by 1°C. b)a unit mass of the substance by 1°C.
c)a unit volume of the substance by 1°C. d) 1kg of water by 1°C.
loudness differs due to:
xv) Quality of two instruments playing the same note of same
a) change in pitch b) change in number of subsidiary notes
c) change in intensity d) change in the number of principal notes
Question 2
answers from the bracket.
a) Complete the following by choosing the correct
i) Specific heat capacity of a substance mass. [depends on /is independent of]
ii) An ultraviolet bulb has envelop instead of glass. (rock salt/ quartz)
iii)The MA and VR of [Class II /Class III] are always less than 1.
iv) The expression R is used to
calculate .[electric energy/ electric power]
increasing of the wire. [tension/ thicknesse
v) The pitch of a guitar string decreases with the mains. [ series /parallel]
in
vi) In ring system, appliances are connected [2]
column B.
b) Match the machines given in column A to the class of levers in
Column B (class of levers)
Column A (machines)
Class II
Fishing rod
Class III
Punching machine
Class I
that it produces
fire alarm is not loud enough and its pitch is too low. An engineer adjusts the alarm so
c) A frequency of the sound? [2]
effect does thishave on the amplitude and
a louder note of a higher pitch. What
Question 3: [2]
convex lens with a part inside water
a) The ray of light is incident on a
as shown.
i) Will both the rays meet at a single point?
i) Justify your answer.
2]
b)You have just paid the electricity bill for your house.
paid?
i) For which physical quantity the electricity bill is
ii) In what unit was it measured?
2) (2]
c) Alex and Johny are debating on which wheel like
crank (door lock) of a watertight door for a ship to choose.
which
If they want to exert the same force on the locks,
door will be easier to open? Give reason.
temperature of 360 g of water at 400Cto water at 0C.
d)Calculate the mass of ice required to lower the 21
Specific latent heat of ice = 336 J/g, specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 JgC]
e) Two fuse wires of different
current carrying capecities are placed in
the fuse wire of high current
carrying capacity? Justify your answer. front of you. How will you identify
) Two light rays of wavelength 3000
Aand 9000 Aare travelling in
the prescnoeof cach of them. vncuum. Wrlte amethod for detecting
)In optogenctics, flexible optical (2]
fibres can be implanted in the brnin to dellver
control genetically modified neurons, enabling the llght that can
i)Which phenomenon of light is useful in the rescarch and treatment for neurologlcal disorders,
ii)What are the esscntial conditions given scenario?
for the above- mentioned
phenomenon to occur?
Section B
(Answer any four questions)
Question4
a) i) ldentify the device showed in the lem Probleng
given figure.
ii)Draw the ray diagram for the formation
prot
of image by the above device. lem Prob/ROBLENL. ob
(3]
b) Afoggy moming reduces visibility on a (em Rtot PROBLEM b
highway,
down. The fog appears white and the headlights ofcausing drivers to slow
the vehicle are yellow. .ob
i) Why fog appears white in colour? em I prob
i)Why we prefer yellow light as headlight?
[3]
c) Anuja kept a coin inside a beaker containing water filledup to
a height 8cm. The coin appeared to be raised
by 2cm. Now she added more water to the beaker.
i)Will the coin still appear at the same position?
[4]
ii) Justify your answer.
ii) Calculate the refractive index of water.
Question 5:
a) An illuminated object lies at a distance of 1.0m from a sereen. A convex lens is used to form the image
of the object on a screen placed at a distance of 75 cm from the lens. Find:
i) the focal length of the lens.
ü) the magnification. (3]
b) i) Tarun participated in athletics and had severe leg cramps. His friends gave him a hot water bag for
fomentation. Justify their action.
ii) Kiran gives same amount of heat to 250g water and oil. Oil shows a greater rise in temperature.
What can you say about the heat capacity of oil compared to that of water? [31
c) Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR holds a world record. He lifted 261 kg to a height of 2.3m in 4 s.
Find 1) the weight lifted by Didyk 2) the work done by him 3) the power developed by him and
4) the work done by the force of gravity. (Take g=10 ms2) [4]
Question 6:
a) Tanveer stacked small cuboidal shaped wooden pieces to build a small
tower in the game Jenga.
i) How is he able to remove a piece from in between and place it on top of
the tower without allowing it to collapse?
i) Why is a smaller tower more stable than a taller one?
ii) Does the stability depend upon the mass and shape of the wooden pieces?
b) In the given image a boy is using a bow and an arrow to hit a target.
i) What energy is stored in the string when pulled?
from the bow?
i) What energy change takes place on releasing the arrow a3]
ii) Which law explains this energy change?
principle of [Link] have mixed an ice
©)Kohini and her friends are doing an experiment using the
of water at 25 °C. The final
Cube of mass m at 0 °C to a calorimeter of mass 40 g containing 100g
Temperature attained by the mixture is 5 °C,Calculate the mass m of
ice. (specific latent heat of ice= 330Jg,
0.4Jg oC) [41
Specific heat capacity of water 4.2 Jg-l oc-! and Specific heat capacity of calorimeter
Question 7
a) Ablock and tackle system have two pulleys in upper and lower blocks each. [3]
i)Draw alabelled diagram in which efort is applicd in upward direction.
ii) What is the velocity ratio of the above pulley system.
b) A fisherman sends an ultrasound of frequency 3OkHz to the sea water to find the shawl of fish using
an ultrasound transmitter. Given: velocity of sound in seawater = 1500ms' ]
3]
i)Calculate the wavelength of this sound.
i) If the receiver receives the reflected sound after 0.15s, at what depth the shawl of
fish can be found?
c) To install a new air conditioner, the electrician connected a new
switchboard to the bedroom wall.
FUS
i)Name the safety device/s that you can find in the picture.
ii) Which coloured wire is connected to () as per the new colour coding?
ii) To which wire isthe component () connected to? (L/N/E)
[4]
Question 8
a) When an electric current pass through a conductor (like a high resistance wire) the conductor becomes hot after
some time and produces heat. This is called heating effect ofelectric current or joule heating or ohmic heating
or resistive heating. The heating effect of electric current is widely used in our day- to-day life. The electric
laundry iron, electric toaster, electric bulb, fuse and electric heater are some of the familiar devices based on
Joule's heating. Read the above passage carefully and give the answer to the following questions:
i) Write the mathematical expression for Joule's law of heating.
ii) The following table gives the resistivity of three samples: [3]
Sample P R
resistivity 2.5 x 10-52m 5 x 10-5Qm 2.4 X 10-m
Which of them is suitable for heating elements of electrical appliances and why?
-LOAD
b) The diagram shows a load connected to a dual control switch.
i)Copy and complete the diagram such that the load works.
i) Which wire represents a live wire- P or Q?
(3)
c)Observe the given diagram and calculate the following:
i) Reading of Ammeter 14]
ii)Reading of voltmeter
ii) Ratioof length of the resistance wires, if all are made of same
material with same area of cross section.