PHYSICS

SCIENCE Guess Paper

Maximum Marks: 80
Time allowed: Two hours
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This time is to be spent in reading the Question Paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the
answers.
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Section I is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section II.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [].
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SECTION A (40 Marks)
Attempt all questions from this Section.

Question 1

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)

(i) Which of the following is incorrect regarding torque and couple?

(a) Torque produces rotational kinetic energy in a body.
(b) Couple produces a net force on the body.
(c) S.I. unit of couple is N while that of torque is Nm.
(d) A couple acting on a body always produces a net torque.

(ii) If kinetic energy of a moving body is increased to 9 times, then the linear
momentum of a body will become –
(a) 9 times of its original value
(b) 3 times of its original value
(c) 81 times of its original value
(d) Will remain unchanged.
(iii) A body is thrown upwards such that it reaches a maximum height ‘H’ meter
from the ground. The point (from the ground) at which its kinetic and potential
energy will be equal would be (in meters) –
(a) H
(b) 0
(c) H/4
(d) H/2

(iv) Which isotope is used in the treatment of cancer?

(a) Cobalt – 60
(b) Sodium – 23
(c) Carbon – 14
(d) Potassium – 40

(v) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Dispersion of white light only occurs at the first surface of a prism.
(b) Deviation of light occurs at both the surfaces of a prism.
(c) A prism produces colours by splitting the various colours present in the light
incident on it.
(d) Polychromatic light when passed through a prism disperses into its
constituent colours.

(vi) The upper-half of a convex lens is covered by a black paper as shown in the
following diagram. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) The lower-half of the image is disappeared

(b) The upper-half of the image is disappeared
(c) A complete image is formed on the screen but with decreased intensity
(d) Only the lower-half of the image is formed, but with increased intensity

(vii) Which of the following statement is not correct regarding sound and its
characteristics?
(a) Loudness is subjective in nature
(b) S.I. unit of intensity of sound is Watt/m2
(c) Voice of a woman is usually shriller as compared to the voice of a man
(d) The vibration of the highest frequency and minimum amplitude is called the
principal (or fundamental) vibration.

(viii) The unit in which the loudness of a sound is measured is –

(a) Phon
(b) Decibel
(c) Watt-m2
(d) No unit as it is subjective in nature

(ix) A cell of emf ‘e’ and internal resistance ‘r’ is used to send the current to an
external resistance ‘R’. The correct expression for the potential difference (p.d.)
across the cell would be –
e
(a) R +r
R +r
(b) iR
er
(c) R +r
eR
(d) R +r

(x) Which of the following is an ohmic resistance?

(a) LED
(b) Nichrome wire
(c) Filament of a bulb
(d) Junction diode

(xi) The point in space where net magnetic field is zero is called a –
(a) Neutral point
(b) Earth point
(c) Point of inflection
(d) Deflection point

(xii) S.I. unit of heat capacity is –

(a) JK
(b) J/kg K
(c) J/K
(d) J kg/K

(xiii) A liquid X has a specific heat capacity higher than the liquid Y. Out of
these two, the one which is useful as a coolant is –
(a) X
(b) Y
(c) Either of these are equally useful
(d) None of these

(xiv) For total internal reflection to occur, the light ray must pass through –
(a) Denser to rarer medium
(b) Rarer to denser medium
(c) Medium must remain same in density
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(xv) The formation of mirage is the consequence of –

(a) Refraction
(b) Total internal reflection
(c) Dispersion
(d) Splitting of blue light of the sky

Question 2

(i) (a) Give an example of an internal and an external source of background

radiations. [3]
(b) Calculate the mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of a system of 3
movable pulleys with one fixed pulley.
(c) Machines of which class of levers are used to multiply speed?

(ii) (a) An identical ring and a disc have centre of gravity ‘x’ and ‘y’. State one
difference between ‘x’ and ‘y’. [2]
(b) Two bodies X and Y have centre of gravity at distances ‘x’ and ‘y’ from
the ground such that y > x. Which of the two you think will be more stable and
why?

(iii) A, B and C are the three forces each of magnitude 4N acting in the plane of
paper as shown in figure below. The point O lies in the same plane.
[2]
 What is the resultant torque about the point O?

(iv) (a) What will the area enclosed by the force-displacement graph indicate? [2]
(b) Write the relationship between Joule and eV.

(v) Is it possible that no transfer of energy takes place even when a force is
applied to a body? If yes, then state the condition. [2]

(vi) A guitar string of length 64 cm when plucked produces a note 128 Hz. What
length of this string should be used to produce a note of 512 Hz for the same
intensity of strum? [2]

(vii) State Lenz law. On what concept it is based on? [2]

Question 3
(i) (a) Which has more power: a thick lens or a thin lens? [2]
(b) Give any two characteristics of a virtual image formed by a convex
lens.

(ii) (a) How is the current rating of a fuse wire related to its thickness? [2]
(b) How is the fuse wire connected in the circuit and to which wire is it
connected to?

(iii) A magnet is suspended from a spring as shown in the diagram. When it

oscillates, the magnet moves in and out of the coil. The coil is connected to a
galvanometer G. Then, as the magnet oscillates -
(Consider the loss of energy due to various factors.) [2]
 (a) What will you observe in the galvanometer?
(b) How will the deflection get affected after some time?

(iv) (a) “For a pure substance, the melting point and freezing point are identical”.
Justify. [2]
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(b) At high altitudes, water boils at a temperature lower than 100 C. Give reason.

(v) Out of the two isotopes of uranium 238 235

92 U and 92 U , which one is – [2]
(a) Present in nature in abundance than the other?
(b) Preferred as a nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants?

SECTION – B
(Attempt any four questions from this Section.)
Question 4
(i) A beam consisting of red, blue and yellow colors is incident normally
on the face AB of an isosceles right angled prism ABC as shown in the
figure below. [3]

Complete the diagram to show the refracted and emergent rays if the
critical angle of glass-air interface for yellow light is 45o.

(ii) State the angle by which light ray gets deviated from its path in – [3]
(a) Slide projector
(b) Binocular
(c) Presicope
 (iii) (a) A coin is kept inside water ( μ = 4/3) when viewed from air in a
vertical direction, appears to be raised by 2 mm. Find the depth of the
coin in water. [4]
(b) State the principle of reversibility.

Question 5

(i) Where must an object be placed in front of a convex lens of focal length
20 cm to obtain a real and 4 times magnified image? Where will be the
image formed? [3]
(ii) What type of lens is used in – [3]
(a) Galilean telescope?
(b) Correction of short-sightedness?
(c) Correction of long-sightedness?
(iii) Study the diagram below and answer the following questions – [4]

(a) Name the lens LL'.

(b) What are the points O and O' called?
(c) Complete the diagram to form the image of the object AB.
(d) State any two characteristics of the image.

Question 6
(i) A uniform meter rule of weight 2.0 N is pivoted at the 60 cm mark.
A 4.0 N load is suspended from one end, causing the rule to rotate
about the pivot. [3]
 (a) At the instant when the rule is horizontal, what is the resultant moment
about the pivot?
(b) What will happen if we add a mass of 0.5 kg at the 60 cm mark?
(ii) (a) Calculate the power developed by a body performing a uniform
circular motion of speed 12 m/s and radius 1 m. [3]
(c) What amount of force is required (in kN) to generate a power of 5 H.P.
that maintains a velocity of 373 m/s?
(iii) A pulley system with V.R. of 4 is used to lift a load of 150 kgf through
a vertical height of 20 m. The effort required is 50 kgf in downward
direction. Calculate – [4]
(a) The distance moved by the effort
(b) Work done by the effort
(c) Mechanical Advantage
(d) Efficiency of the pulley system

Question 7

(i) Displacement distance graph of two sound waves A and B, travelling in

a medium, are as shown in the diagram below. Study the two sound
waves and – [3]
(a) compare their wavelengths
(b) compare their amplitudes
(c) compare their frequencies, if speed of both the waves is 20 m/s

(ii) (a) Why is a nuclear fusion reaction called a thermos nuclear reaction?
(b) A nucleus 202
84 X of an element emits an alpha particle followed by a
 beta particle. The final nucleus formed is baY . Find ‘a’ and ‘b’. [3]
(iii) (a) A pendulum has a frequency of 5 vibrations per second. An observer
starts the pendulum and fires a gun simultaneously. He hears the echo
from a cliff after 8 vibrations of the pendulum. If the velocity of sound
in air 340 m/s, find the distance between the cliff and the observer? [4]
(b) Give one use of the sound which is used in SONAR?
(c) In what condition can we obtain the free vibrations of a body?

Question 8

(i) Five resistors, each of 3Ω are connected as shown in the figure – [3]

Calculate the resistance –

(a) between the points P and Q, and
(b) between the points X and Y.
(c) Name two factors on which the conductivity of a wire depends.

(ii) (a) State any two differences between radioactive decay and nuclear
fission. [3]
(b) Name the material/substance used in the nuclear power plant as –
(1) Moderator (2) Coolant
(c) Name the radiation which has the highest ionizing power.

(iii) (a) For the electric circuit shown below – [4]

1. Calculate the value of ‘R’

2. p.d. across the 4 ohm resistor
3. p.d. across the internal resistance
(b) What is obtained from the inverse of slope of a current-voltage (I-V)
graph?
Question 9
(i) A calorimeter of mass 50 and specific heat capacity 0.42 J/g oC contains
some mass of water at 20°C. A metal piece of mass 20 g at 100°C is
dropped into the calorimeter. After stirring, the final temperature of the
mixture is found to be 22°C. Find the mass of water used in the
calorimeter. (Take specify heat capacity of the metal piece = 0.3 J/g oC,
specific heat capacity of water = 4.2J/g oC) [3]

(ii) (a) A central heating system has radiator pipes into which steam enters
at 100°C and water leaves at 100°C. Can this system succeed in heating
a room? If ‘yes’, please explain the reason for your answer.
(b) State the principle of mixtures. [3]

(iii) A step-up down transformer operated on a 2.5 kV line. It supplies a load

with 20 A. The ratio of the primary winding to the secondary is 10 :1. If the
transformer is 90% efficient, calculate – [4]
(a) the power output
(b) the voltage and
(c) the current in the secondary coil
(d) State any one loss commonly found in transformers and a measure to
prevent it.