PHYSICS IMPORTANT QUESTION LIST
I Define:
rincipal focus of
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concave/convex mirror
1 or concave/convex lens. 14 Refractive Index 27 Spectrum
2 Aperture 15 Magnification 28 Scattering of Light
3 Radius of Curvature 16 Focal Length 29 Atmospheric Refraction
4 Optical Centre 17 Power of Lens 30 Tyndall Effect
5 Refraction of Light 18 Power of Accomodation 31 Electric Circuit
6 Laws of Refraction of Light 19 Prism Angle 32 Electric Current
7 Reflection of Light 20 Angle of deviation 33 Electric Potential Difference
8 Laws of Reflection of Light 21 Dispersion 34 Ohm’s Law
9 Resistance 22 Joule’s Law of Heating Effect 35 Right Hand Thumb Rule
10 Variable Resistance 23 Electric Power 36 Solenoid
11 Resistivity 24 Magnetic Field 37 Electromagnet
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eating effects of electric 25 38 Fleming’s left-hand rule
current Magnetic field Lines
13 Earth Wire 26 Overloading 39 Short-circuiting
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east distance of distinct 41 42
vision/ Near point of the eye Far point of the eye Electromagnet.
II Difference based question:(Try to write four difference)
1 Real image and Virtual Image
2 Hypermetropia and Presbyopia
3 Hypermetropia and Myopia
4 Dispersion and Scattering of Light
5 Resistance and Resistivity
6 Overloading and Short-circuiting
7 Concave Mirror and Convex Mirror
8 Solenoid and Circular Coil
III Reasoning Based Question:
1 Why are emergent rays and incident rays parallel, when light rays pass through glass slab?
2 Why do light rays come back along the same path when passing through the centre of curvature?
3 Which mirror is used and why in
a) Shaving Mirror
b) Solar furnace
c) Teeth Patient
d) Torch light
e) Rear-view Mirror (Give two reason)
4 Focus the light from the Sun on a sheet of paper. Why does paper begin to burn? What does the small spot on paper
r epresent? How will you measure focal length?
5 What is the cause of dispersion?
6 Why don’t the planets twinkle?
7(a) Why do stars twinkle? Explain.
7(b) The apparent altitude of stars appears to be generally more than their true altitudes. Explain, how.
8 Why is the colour of sky blue? Explain.
9 hy is it observed the apparent random wavering or flickering of objects seen through a turbulent stream of hot air
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rising above a fire or a radiator.
10 Why ‘danger’ signal lights red in colour?
11 Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to an astronaut?
12 How do electric cells maintain electric potential difference?
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ill current flow more easily through a thick wire or a thin wire of the same material, when connected to the
same source? Why?
14 Why are coils of electric toasters and electric irons made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?
15 Why is a parallel circuit used over a series circuit? Give three reasons.
16 Why does the cord of an electric heater not glow while the heating element does?
17 Why is tungsten used almost exclusively for filament of electric lamps?
18 Why are the conductors of electric heating devices,made of an alloy rather than a pure metal?
19 Why are copper and aluminium wires usually employed for electricity transmission?
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hy do the iron filings arrange in such a pattern when spread near magnet? What does this pattern
demonstrate?
21 Why no two magnetic field-lines are found to cross each other?
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hat determines the pattern of magnetic field generated by a current through a conductor?(Ans: shape of
conductor)
23 If there is a circular coil having n turns, Why is the magnetic field produced is n times as large as that
produced by a single turn?
24 Why concave lens is used in myopia?
IV Short answer type:
1 How does earth wire protect us from electric shock?
2 What is the function of Fuse? Write two main properties of fuse wire? How is it connected to the device?
3 Write four properties of Plane mirror.
4 Write four properties of Magnetic field lines.
5 Write two properties of heating electric elements.
6 What is the cause of myopia, hypermetropia and presbyopia? (two cause)
7 List two applications of concave mirrors.
8 List two applications of convex lens.
9 List two applications of Fleming’s Left hand rule.
10 List two applications of the Right hand thumb rule.
11 List two applications of concave mirror
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hat is the function of cornea,Iris,Pupil,Retina,Light sensitive cell,ciliary muscle, crystalline lens and Optic
nerve.
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List three factors which can cause overloading of domestic electric circuits .
14 Write one use of the strong magnetic field produced inside a current carrying solenoid
15 List four factors on which resistance depends.
16 List two factors on which resistivity depends.
V Derivation based question:
1 erive an expression for the amount of heat produced in a conductor of resistance R through which a
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currentIflows for a time t.
2 Derive parallel and series equivalent resistance.
VI Numericals:
1 wo identical resistors of 24 Ω each are connected to a battery of 6 V. Calculate the ratio of the power
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consumed by the resulting combinations with (a) Minimum resistance and (b) Maximum resistance.
2 wire is cut into three equal parts and then connected in parallel. How will its : (a) Resistance (b) Resistivity get
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effected ?
3 household uses the following electric appliances : (i) refrigerator of rating 400 W for 10 hours each day. (ii) two
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electric fans of rating 80 W each for 6 hours daily. (iii) six electric tubes of rating 18 W each for 6 hours daily. Calculate
the electricity bill for the household for month of June, if cost of electrical energy is per unit.
4 tudy the following circuit and find out:
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(a) Current in 12Ω and 24Ω resistor.
(b) Difference in the readings of A1 and A2 , if any
5 hree 2Ω resistors A, B and C are connected
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as shown in figure. Each of them dissipates
energy and can withstand a maximum power
of 18 W without melting. Find the maximum
current that can flow through the three resistors.
6 An electric kettle of 2 kW is used for 2h. Calculate the energy consumed in (a) kilowatt hour and (b) joules.
7 n electric iron consumes energy at a rate of 840 W when heating is at the maximum rate and 360 W when the
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heating is at the minimum. The voltage is 220 V. What are the current and the resistance in each case ?
8 A torch bulb is rated 5.0 V and 500 mA. Calculate (i) its power, (ii) resistance when it is lighted for four hours.
9 he values of current I flowing in a given resistor for the corresponding values of potential difference V across the
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resistor are given below:
Plot a graph between V and I and calculate the resistance of the resistor.
10 The image of a candle flame formed by a lens is obtained on a screen placed on the other side of the lens. If the
image is three times the size of the flame and the distance between lens and image is 80 cm, at what distance should
the candle be placed from the lens? What is the nature of the image at a distance of 80 cm and the lens?
11 A student focussed the image of a candle flame on a white screen using a convex lens. He noted down the position of
the candle screen and the lens as under Position of candle = 12.0 cm Position of convex lens = 50.0 cm Position of the
screen = 88.0 cm (i) What is the focal length of the convex lens? (ii) Where will the image be formed if he shifts the
candle towards the lens at a position of 31.0 cm? (iii) What will be the nature of the image formed if he further shifts
the candle towards the lens? (iv) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image in case (iii) as said above.
12 The refractive index of glass w.r.t air is 3/2. What is the refractive index of air w.r.t glass?
13 With respect to air the refractive index of ice and rock salt benzene are 1.31 and 1.54 respectively. Calculate the
refractive index of rock salt with respect to ice.
14 A concave lens has a focal length of 15 cm. At what distance should an object from the lens be placed so that it forms
n image at 10 cm from the lens? Also find the magnification of the lens.
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15 A concave lens of focal length 25 cm and a convex lens of focal length 20 cm are placed in contact with each other.
hat is the power of this combination? Also, calculate focal length of this combination.
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16 An object is placed 50 cm from a lens which produces a virtual image at a distance of 10 cm in front of the lens. Draw
diagram to show the formation of image and calculate the focal length of the lens.
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17 One-half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Will this lens produce a complete image of the object?Draw
the ray diagram..
18 The power of a combination of two lenses X and Y is 5D. If the focal length of lens X be 15 cm, then a). calculate the
focal length of lens Y. b). State the nature of the lens Y.
19 The filament of a lamp is 80 cm from a screen and a converging lens forms an image of it on a screen, magnified
three times. Find the distance of the lens from the filament and the focal length of the lens.
20 When an object is placed at a distance of 60cm from a convex mirror, the magnification produced is 1/2. Where should
the object be place to get a magnification of 1/3?
21 An object is placed in front of a concave mirror, which forms the image size (⅓)rd the size of object. Find the focal
length and nature of the image.
22 How much work is, in bringing a charge of2𝑥10−3coulombs from infinity to a point P at which the potential is 5 V?
23 When a 12 V battery is connected across an unknown resistor, there is a current of 2.5 mA in the circuit. Find the value
of the resistance of the resistor.
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24 Calculate the resistance of a copper wire of length 2m and area of cross section10 𝑚 . Resistivity of copper is
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1. 7 × 10 Ω𝑚.
25 Resistance of a given wire of length ‘l’ is 3 . The wire is stretched uniformly such that its length becomes 2l. Find the
new resistance of the stretched wire.
26 A 6 resistance wire is doubled up by folding. Calculate the new resistance of the wire.
27 piece of wire of resistance 20 is drawn out so that its length is increased to twice its original length. Calculate the
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resistance of the wire in the new situation.
28 Two wires of the same metal, have the same area of cross section but their lengths in the ratio of 3 : 1. What should be
the ratio of current flowing through them respectively, when the same potential difference is applied across each of
their length?
29 A battery of 9 V is connected in series with resistors of 0.2 , 0.3 ,0.4 ,0.5 and 12 . How much current would flow
through the 12 resistor?
30 An electric bulb of resistance 20 and a resistance wire of 4 are connected in series with a 6V battery. Draw the circuit
iagram and calculate: (a) total resistance of the circuit (b) current through the circuit (c) potential difference across the
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electric bulb (d) potential difference across the resistance wire.
31 Resistors of 20 , 20 and 30 are connected in parallel. What resistance must be added in series with the combination to
obtain a total resistance of 10 .
32 Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in one hour through a potential difference of
0 V.
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33 Do all ncert question of electricity.(All questions are very important)