NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

YESHWANTHPUR BANGALORE
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2021 – 22
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
Class: 7 Max. Marks: 50
Date: 27/09/2021 Time: 2 hours
No. of Pages: 04
General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory.

2. The question paper consists of 30 questions.
3. Questions 1 to 7 are multiple choice questions. Each carries one mark.
4. Questions 8 to 13 are fill in the blanks. Each carries one mark.
5. Question 14 is based on case study. It contains four sub-parts. Each sub-part carries one mark.
6. Questions 15 & 16 are assertion-reason type questions. Each carries one mark.
7. Question 17 to 21 are very short answer questions. Answer in one or two words. Each carries one mark.
8. Questions 22 to 26 are short answer questions. Answer in one or two sentences. Each carries two marks.
9. Questions 27 & 28 are short answer questions. Answer in two or three sentences. Each carries three marks.
10. Questions 29 & 30 are long answer type questions. Each carries five marks.

Choose the correct answer from the given options.

1. The pendulum of a wall clock describes

(a) straight line motion (c) periodic motion

(b) random motion (d) circular motion
2. Which of the following is the S.I unit of distance?
(a) km (c) cm
(b) m (d) mm
3. When a body starts from rest its initial velocity is
(a) 2 m/s (c) 20 m/s
(b) 0 m/s (d) 100 m/s
4. All oscillatory motions are
(a) rotatory motions (c) circular motions
(b) rectilinear motions (d) periodic motions

5. Which is not a translucent medium.

(a) Butter paper (c) Diamond

(b) Ground glass (d) Oiled paper

6.When an object changes position with time, it is said to be in

(a) rest (c) stationary

(b) motion (d) none of these

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7.The density of alcohol is 0.8 g/cm3. Its density in SI unit will be

(a) 0.8 kg m−3 (c) 0.0008 kg m−3

(b) 800 kg m−3 (d) –800 kg m−3

Fill in the blanks:

8. A ball falls down vertically. Its motion is__________.

9. The path along which the light energy travels in a given direction is called a __________ of light.

10. The distance covered by a body in unit time in a specified direction is called___________.

11. 1 tonne = _______ kg

12. A region of darkness or partial light is called __________.

13. The area of a square park of side 39.4 m is _____________.

14. Read the following paragraph and answer the four sub-parts.

The acceleration which is gained by an object because of gravitational force is called its acceleration
due to gravity. Its SI unit is m/s2. It is the force that is helping us to keep our feet on the ground. If we
throw a ball in the upward direction in the air, then it will come down on its own. Why? When the
ball is going in upward direction, its speed will be less as compared to when it comes down. This is
because of the acceleration, which is produced due to the force of gravity. The acceleration due to gravity
is not same at all the places on the surface of the earth, but changes from place to place.

(i) The standard unit of measuring force is

(a) gf (b) newton (c) m/s2 (d) joule

(ii) A body weighs 2 kgf at equator. Its weight at the poles will be
(a) same as equator (b) more than 2kgf (c) less than 2kgf (d) zero
(iii) The amount of force acting on a body, when the Earth pulls a mass of _________ g is equal to
one newton
(a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 10000
(iv) The device used to measure the force exerted on an object.
(a) Spring balance (b) Beam balance (c) measuring cylinder (d) Simple pendulum
For question numbers 15 and 16, two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d)
as given below:
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
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 15. Assertion: - The SI unit of weight is kgf.
Reason: - Weight is the force of gravity with which a body is attracted towards the earth.

16. Assertion: Light is an invisible form of energy.

Reason: Dust particles in the path of light become visible when light falls on them.

Answer the following in one or two words:

17. Compare the densities of X and Y given below.

X - 2200 kg/m3 Y - 35 g/cm3

18. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of diameter 200 m. What is his net
displacement?

19. List two multiples of SI unit of mass.

20. Name the type of motion when a body exhibits both rotatory as well as translatory motion?

21. Which is the most suitable unit for measuring the volume of water in a tank?

Answer the following in one or two sentences:

22. Swami walks to his school which is at a distance of 4 km from his home in 30 minutes. On reaching
he finds that the school is closed and comes back to his home in his friend’s vehicle in 10
minutes. What is his average speed in m/s?

23. How does the density of a gas change with the rise in its temperature?

24. If a truck is travelling with a speed of 60 km/h, find the distance covered by it in 3.5 hours.

25. Define uniform motion.

26. Redraw and complete the table.

Type of motion Example

i) __________ A running fan

ii) Periodic motion ________

Iii) ___________ A car moving in a market

iv) Random motion ____________

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Answer the following in two or three sentences:

27. What do you understand by the terms (a) uniform velocity (b) variable velocity? Give one
example each.

28. By drawing neat diagrams define the following:

(a) Convergent beam of light (b) Parallel beam of light (c) Divergent beam of light

29. (a) From the table given below, identify the type of motion the body performs. Justify your answer.

Time (in 0 10 20 30 40 50
seconds)
Distance 0 7 19 24 20 27
(in metres)

(b) Differentiate between mass and weight. (Any three points each)

30. (a) What are luminous and non-luminous bodies?

(b) Why are the moon and the planets considered as non-luminous bodies?
(c) How can non luminous bodies be made luminous?

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