ALL INDIA ICSE / ISC PHYSICS MOCK EXAMS

MOCK PAPER 1
ICSE
Date:25 Sep 2021
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Maximum Marks: 40
Time allowed: One hour (inclusive of reading time)
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

Question 1

1. Choose the correct statement with respect to uniform linear motion. [1]
a) Constant speed, variable velocity
b) Variable speed, constant velocity
c) Constant speed, constant velocity
d) Variable speed, variable velocity

2. If amplitude of sound wave is increased from 1mm to 2mm, then the loudness of sound
will__________. [1]
a) increase two times
b) decrease
c) remain same
d) increase four times

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3. The diagram given alongside shows force acting at a point such that it produces a
moment of force of 20NM in clockwise direction. The magnitude of the force
is___________. [1]

a) 20 N
b) 30 N
c) 40 N
d) 50 N

4. Study the diagram below and choose the correct answer from the given options.[1]

The image of object AB is formed _________.

a) on the same side behind the object

b) at focus
c) at centre of curvature
d) none of the above

5. A spring is kept compressed under a scooter of mass 120g. On releasing the pressure,
the scooter moves out with a speed of 0.5ms -1. Calculate the potential energy of the
compressed spring. [2]

a) 0.03 J
b) 0.3 J
c) 0.015 J
d) 0.15 J

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6. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer from the options given
below. [4]

A force F acts on body and displaces it by a distance S in a direction at an angle 𝜽 with

the direction of force.

i) The expression for the work done by the force is ___.

a) FS sin 𝜃
b) FS
c) FS cos 𝜃
d) None of the above

ii) What should be the angle between the force and displacement so that work done is 0?

a) 0°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 90°

iii) What should be the angle between the force and displacement so that the work done is
maximum?

a) 0°
b) 30°
c) 45°
d) 90°

iv) A man stands with a box on his head for 10 minutes. The work done by the boy is
__________.

a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Zero
d) None of the above

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Question 2

1. Work done is zero when ________. [1]

a) force causes displacement in a perpendicular direction

b) force causes displacement in its own direction
c) force causes displacement in its opposite direction
d) force causes displacement at an acute direction

2. One electron volt is equal to______. [1]

a) 1.6 ´ 10 -16 J
b) 1.6 ´ 10 -10 J
c) 1.6 ´ 10 -17 J
d) 1.6 ´ 10 -19 J

3. A lens forms a real image and has a focal length of 9cm. Find its power. [1]

a) - 11.11D
b) + 11.11D
c) - 0.18D
d) + 0.18D

4. A prism has – [1]

a) two rectangular and three triangular surfaces

b) three rectangular and three triangular surfaces
c) two triangular and three rectangular surfaces
d) None of the above

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 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐢
5. For a certain parallel-sided glass block, the value of is 1.5 [2]
𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐫

a) 40°
b) 48.5°
c) 35º
d) 19.5°

6. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer from the options given
below. [4]

150N weighing parcel A, is pulled up a slope of length 5m by means of a constant force

F = 100N as shown in the figure.

i) What is the work done by force F in moving the parcel A, 5m along the slope?
a) 650 J
b) 50 J
c) 300 J
d) 450 J

ii) What is the increase in potential energy of the parcel A?

a) 650 J
b) 50 J
c) 300 J
d) 450 J

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iii) State the difference between work done and increase in potential energy of the parcel A.
a) 650 J
b) 50 J
c) 300 J
d) 200 J

iv) What is the kinetic energy of a body of mass 1kg moving with a uniform velocity of 10
ms-1?
a) 650 J
b) 50 J
c) 300 J
d) 200 J

Question 3

1. If an object moves towards a convex lens, the image size [1]

a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) initially increases then decreases

2. Sound waves are __________ in air. [1]

a) transverse
b) seismic
c) longitudinal
d) none of the above

3. The effort arm is 50cm and the load arm is 2cm. Find the ideal mechanical advantage of
a machine. [1]
a) 100
b) 25
c) 52
d) 50

4. When a flash light is switched on, the electric energy – [1]

a) First changes to light energy and then changes to heat energy
b) First changes to heat energy and then changes to light energy
c) Directly changes to light energy
d) Directly changes to heat energy

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5. The image when obtained from a concave lens of focal length f is magnified upto n
times the size of the object.

What is the distance of the object from the lens? [2]

!
a) #1 − "' 𝑓
!
b) #1 + "' 𝑓
! $ "
c) # "
' 𝑓
! % "
d) # "
' 𝑓

6. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer from the options given
below. [4]

Diagram given below shows a pulley arrangement.

i) What is the purpose of the fixed pulley?

a) During this process, the effort changes from upwards to downwards.
b) During this process, the effort changes from downward to upward.
c) It acts as a speed multiplier
d) It acts as a force multiplier

ii) The velocity ratio of the arrangement is_______.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

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iii) What is the mechanical advantage if the efficiency is 100%?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

iv) Effort applied is –

a) 100N
b) 75 N
c) 50 N
d) 25 N

Question 4

1. Lateral displacement occurs in case of – [1]

a) Rectangular glass block

b) Two equiangular prisms held near each other with faces parallel to one another
c) Cuboidal glass block
d) All of the above

2. Which pulley system is used by the machine below? [1]

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a) Single movable pulley
b) Single fixed pulley
c) Block and tackle system of pulleys
d) Combination of single fixed and movable pulley

3. As a fish floats on the surface of water, its angle of vision is a , and as it dives into the
water, its angle of vision becomes 𝜷. Compare the two angles. [1]
a) a=𝛽
b) a > 𝛽
c) a<𝛽
d) a≠𝛽

4. When force is applied to a rigid body, it acts at - [1]

a) fixed point on rigid body

b) A fixed point that can be transferred anywhere along the line of action of force
c) A fixed point but can be transferred anywhere opposite to the direction of force
d) A fixed point but can be transferred anywhere along the direction of force

5. A waterfall is 1.5 Km high. If the temperature of water at its top is 20°C, find the
temperature at the bottom of this waterfall, assuming all the kinetic energy is converted
into heat energy. [2]
-2 -1 -1
[take g = 10 ms and specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J Kg c ]

a) 23.57°C
b) 43.57°C
c) 33.57°C
d) 13.57°C

6. Answer the following question by choosing the correct answer from the options given
below. [4]

"A ray of light is normally incident on one face of an equilateral glass prism."

i) What is the angle of incidence on the first face of the prism?

a) 0°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°

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ii) What is the angle of reflection from the first face of prism?
a) 0°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°

iii) What will be the angle of incidence at the second face of prism?
a) 0°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 90°

iv) Will the light rays suffer minimum deviation by the prism?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
d) None of the above

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