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Sample Paper 2010
Class X
Subject Physics
FULL MARKS = 80
TIME = 1 Hr 30 Min
Question 1:
[2x5]
i.
Define the term Gravitational potential energy.
ii.
What do you mean by a force of 1 newton ?
iii.
State the principle of a lever.
iv. Which physical quantity does the electron volt measure? How is it related to
the S.I. unit of this quantity?
v. Power of a body is 1 watt. What do you mean by this statement ?
Question 2:
[2x5]
i.
Define specific heat capacity of a substance.
ii.
State the conditions for total internal reflection of light to occur.
iii.
Critical angle for glass-air pair is 42. What do you mean by this statement?
iv. What is the difference between the image formed by a plane mirror & a total
reflecting prism?
v. Why a print appears to be raised when a glass block is placed over it ?
Question 3:
[2x5]
i.
Potential difference between two points is 1.5 volt. What do you mean by this
statement?
ii.
Define specific resistance of a material.
iii.
Why electricity is transmitted over long distances at a high voltage ?
iv. Why the electric outlets are always connected in parallel in a circuit ?
v. What are the characteristics of the material of a fuse wire?
Question 4:
[2x5]
i.
Why the rear view mirror of a motor bike starts vibrating at some particular
speed of the bike?
ii.
Differentiate between forced vibration and resonant vibration.
iii.
State one use of each of the infrared rays and ultraviolet rays.
iv. Define Work function.
v. State any two factors affecting the rate of thermionic emission.
Question 5:
i.
State Newtons second law of motion. Under which condition does this law
take the form F = ma ?
[3]
ii.
To use a machine as a force multiplier, what type (class) of lever should
preferably be used? Draw a sketch of such a lever.
[3]
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iii.
iv.

What should the angle between force and displacement be to get the
Minimum work; & maximum work?
[2]
State the conditions for no work done even though a force acts on a body.
[2]

Question 6:
i.
Draw a ray diagram showing the passage of a light ray through a rectangular
glass block.
[3]
ii.
The diagram given below shows an object O and its image I. Copy the
diagram and draw suitable rays to locate the lens and its focus.
[3]

iii.

In the diagram given below, a ray of light PQ is incident normally on one face
AB of an equilateral glass prism. What are the angles of incidence at the
faces AB and AC?

Complete the ray diagram showing its emergence into air after passing
through the prism.
[4]
Question 7:
i.
What is an electromagnet? State two ways by which the strength of an
electromagnet can be increased.
[3]
ii.
With reference to a d. c. motor state:
(a) The energy change that takes place
(b) The principle on which it operates.
[1+2]
iii.
What is the function of a step-up transformer? Draw a labeled diagram to
show the various Components of a step-up transformer.
[1+2]
Question 8:
i.
What is radioactivity? A radioactive substance is oxidized. What change
would you expect to take place in the nature of its radioactivity? Give a
reason for your answer.
[3]
ii.
Two friends were playing on their identical guitars whose strings were
adjusted to give notes of the same pitch. Will the quality of the two notes be
the same? Give a reason for your answer.
[2]
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iii.
iv.

What change, if any, would you expect in the characteristics of a musical

sound when we increase: (a)Its frequency,(b) Its amplitude.
[2]
Explain briefly:
a. Why hot bottles are very efficient for fomentation?
[2]
b. Explain why bottled soft drinks are more effectively cooled by cubes
of ice than by ice water.
[2]

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