Army Public School & College System

Class 10 Physics Chapter - 10

Multiple Choice Questions

Encircle the correct answer from the given choice:

1) A human eardrum can oscillate back and forth up to times in one second.
a) 10,000
b) 20,000
c) 15,000
d) 25,000
2) If the mass of bob of a pendulum is increased by a factor of ‘2’ then the period of
pendulum motion will:
a) Increase by a factor of 2
b) Increase by a factor of 4
c) Remains same
d) Increase by a factor of √2
3) Kinetic and Potential energy at x=0 in a mass spring system is:

a) K.E=0, P.E=max
b) K.E= max, P.E=0
c) K.E =0, P.E=0
d) K.E=max, P.E=max
4) If radius of curvature is 10cm then focal length of convex lens is:
a) 25cm
b) 10cm
c) 5cm
d) 2.5cm
5) If we double the distance between two point charges then coulomb’s force will:
a) Increase 4 times
b) Increase 2 times
c) Decreases 2 times
d) Decrease 4 times
6) In burglar alarm, the light dependent resistance(LDR) acts as a/an:
a) OFF switch
b) ON switch
c) AND gate
d) OR gate
7) What is the correct order of radiations for penetrating ability?
a) Pa <Pb <Pg
b) Pa >=Pb>=Pg
c) Pb <Pa <Pg
d) Pg <= Pb <= Pa
8) If mass of pendulum is increased by a factor of 4, it’s time period will increase by a
factor of:
a) 2
b) 3
c) 1/2
d) Remains same
9) Transverse waves move through the solid at the speed of:
a) More than 2 times the speed of longitudinal waves
b) Less than half the speed of longitudinal waves
c) Light
d) Doesn’t move through solids
10) A wooden bar vibrating into the water surface in a ripple tank has a frequency of 12 Hz.
The resulting wave has a wavelength of 3 cm. What is the speed of the wave?
a) 0.36ms-2
b) 0.31ms-2
c) 0.25ms-2
d) 1.36ms-2
11) What is the wavelength of the radio waves transmitted by an FM station at 90 MHz?
a) 3m
b) 3.54m
c) 3.33m
d) 3.71m
12) Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion,
a) Motion of a simple pendulum
b) The motion of celling fan
c) The spinning of the earth on its axis
d) A bouncing ball on a floor
13) In a vacuum all electromagnetic waves have the same
a) Speed
b) Frequency
 c) Amplitude
d) Wave length
14) When water waves enters the region of shallow water their wavelength
a) Increase
b) Remain the same
c) Decrease
d) Not effected
15) Waves transfer
a) Energy
b) Frequency
c) Wavelength
d) Velocity

Short Questions

1) Is every oscillatory motion simple harmonic? Give example.

2) For a particle with simple harmonic motion, at what point of the motion does the velocity attain
maximum magnitude? Minimum magnitude?
3) Is the restoring force on a mass attached to spring in simple harmonic motion ever zero?
If so, where?
4) If we shorten the string of the pendulum to half its original length, what is the effect on its time
period and frequency?
5) A thin rope hangs from dark high tower so that its upper end is not visible. How can the length of
the rope be determined?
6) Suppose you stand on a swing instead of sitting on it. Will your frequency of oscillation increase or
decrease?
7) Explain the difference between the speed of transverse wave traveling along a cord and the speed
of a tiny colored part of the cord?
8) Why waves refract at the boundary of shallow and deep water?
9) What is the effect on diffraction if the opening is made small?
10) Prove the relation between wave speed, wavelength and frequency of wave.
11) What is the difference between vibration and frequency?
12) Write two characteristics of simple harmonic motion.
13) What is the displacement of an object in SHM when K.E and P.E are equal?
14) What do you know about electromagnetic wave?

Long Questions
1) What is simple harmonic motion? State the spring mass system execute SHM?
2) What is simple pendulum? Diagrammatically show the forces acting on simple pendulum. Also
show that simple pendulum executes SHM.
3) Using ripple tank explain reflection, refraction and diffraction of waves.
4) How waves transport energy without carrying the material medium? Also describe the connection
between oscillatory motion and waves.
5) What is wave motion? How waves can be categorized?