Vishwajyot High School [ICSE], Kharghar

Grade: IX Annual Examination 2021-22 Marks- 80

Date: 10/2/22 Subject- Physics Time- 2Hr

Answers to this must be written in the paper provided separately

You will not be allowed to write for the first 15 minutes
This time is to be spent reading the Question paper
The time given at the head of the Paper is the time allotted for writing the answers

Section 1 is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section 2

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]

SECTION I (40 MARKS)

Attempt all the questions from this Section

Question 1

a. Define least count. What is the least count of Vernier caliper? [2]
b. A pebble thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity 325 m/s comes to a stop
in 5 s. Find the retardation. [2]
c. State the differences between mass and weight. [2]
d. State any two consequences of liquid pressure. [2]
e. Define the term potential difference. State its SI unit. [2]

Question 2

a. A cube of side 3 cm is placed inside a liquid. The pressure at the center on one face of the
cube is 9 Pa. Calculate the thrust exerted by the liquid on this face. [2]
b. A body weighs 450 gf in air and 310 gf when completely immersed in water. Find
the i) loss in weight of the body ii) upthrust on the body. [2]
c. State any 4 judicious use of energy. [2]
d. Define lateral inversion in a mirror. If an object is kept between two parallel mirrors
facing each other, calculate the number of images formed of that object. [2]
e. If the density of oxygen is 16 times the density of hydrogen, what will be the ratio of
the speed of their sounds? [2]

Question 3

a. Explain the statement “Induction precedes attraction” [2]

b. The relative density of mercury is 13.6. State its density in CGS and SI unit. [2]
c. Identify the electrical components labelled A, B, C given in the below diagram. [2]
 d. Give any two differences between concave and convex mirrors. [2]
e. What force, in newton, your muscles need to apply to hold a mass of 5 kg in your
hand? [2]

Question 4

a. Give the difference between relative density and density of a substance. [2]
b. How does atmospheric pressure vary with altitude? Give an example. [2]
c. A conductor carries the current of 0.4 A in 30 s. How many electrons will flow in this
time if charge on one electron is 1.6 x 10-19 C? [2]
d. Define the two types of inertia with the help of examples [2]
e. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a bar magnet when it is placed with its South Pole
pointing towards north. [2]

SECTION 2
Attempt any 4 questions

Question 5

a. A car travels a distance of 100 m with constant acceleration and average velocity of
20 ms-1. The final velocity acquired by the car is 25 ms-1. Find (i) The initial velocity
ii) Acceleration of the car [3]
b. If an object is at a distance 25 cm in front of a plane mirror. The mirror is shifted 5
cm away from the object. Find the new distance between the object and its image
and the distance between the two positions of the image. [3]
c. (i) Explain the working of a hydraulic lift. [2]
(ii) If the area of two pistons in a hydraulic lift are in ratio 1:10, what force is needed
on the narrow piston to overcome a force of 450 N on the wider piston? [2]

Question 6

a. What are the factors affecting the resistance of a conductor. If a wire A at

temperature T1 initially is raised to temperature T2 for a process, what will be the
change in its resistance? [3]
b. The diagram below shows a frozen pond in a cold region [3]
 (i) State the expected temperatures at A and B
(ii) Name the phenomenon responsible for these temperatures.
c. (i)Construct a neat, labelled ray diagram when an object is beyond center of
curvature C in a concave mirror. [2]
(ii) An object 5 cm high is placed at a distance of 60 cm in front of a concave mirror of
focal length 10 cm. Find the position and the size of the image. [2]

Question 7

a. A body held completely immersed inside a liquid experiences two forces: F1, the
force due to gravity and F2, the buoyant force.
Draw a diagram showing the direction of these forces acting on the body and state
the condition when the body will float and sink. [3]
b. Give three applications of ultrasound. [3]
c. Define Neutral points. Study the diagram below and determine the polarity at the
ends A, B and D. [4]

Question 8

a. Write the three equations of uniformly accelerated motion when the body is starting
from rest. [3]
b. Prove FB = V x ρ x g mathematically. State Archimedes Principle. [3]
c. Two conductors A and B are joined by a copper wire. State the direction of flow of
electrons in each of the following cases- [4]
(i) If A is negatively charged and B is positively charged
(ii) If B is uncharged and A is positively charged
 (iii) If A and B are both negatively charged with qA ≥ qB
What is the work done in moving a charge of 90 C through a potential
difference of 30 V?

Question 9

a. Draw a labelled diagram of solar panel. State its advantages and disadvantages [3]
b. The speed of sound in dry air at 0 0C is 330 m/s. At 150 0C, calculate the speed of
sound in this hot air. [1]
Also, explain how humidity effects the speed of sound in air. [2]
c. Give any three properties of magnetic field lines. Draw the magnetic field lines of a
bar magnet when its north pole B faces geographic north. [4]

Question 10

a. State the principle of floatation. Give two applications of it in detail [3]

b. State any two Newton’s law of motion. A force of 10 N acts on a body of mass 2 kg
for 3 s initially at rest. Calculate the velocity acquired by the body and the change in
momentum of the body. [3]
c. Define the terms wavelength, wave velocity and frequency and derive the relation
between them. [4]