MOST REPEATED QUESTIONS

1.
TOPIC- DEFECTS OF VISION
2015 A student is unable to see clearly the words written on the black
2017 board placed at a distance of approximately 3 m from it. State the
2020 possible causes of this defect and explain the method of correcting it?

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A student is suffering from myopia is not able to see distinctly the
objects beyond 5m. List two possible reasons due to which this defect
of vision may have arisen. With the help of ray diagrams, explain
(i) Why student is unable to see distinctly the objects placed
beyond 5m from his eyes.
(ii) The type of the corrective lens used to restore proper
vision and how this defect is corrected by the use of this
lens

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Write the importance of ciliary muscles in the human eye. Name the
defect of vision that arises due to gradual weakening of the ciliary muscles.
What types of lenses are required by the person suffering from this defect
to see the objects clearly?
Akshay, sitting in the last row in his class, could not see clearly the words
written on the blackboard. When the teacher noticed it, he announced if
any student sitting in the front row could volunteer to exchange his seat
with Akshay. Salman immediately agreed to exchange his seat with
Akshay. He could now see the words written on the blackboard clearly.
The teacher thought it fit to send the message to Akshay's parents
advising them to get his eyesight checked.
In the context of the above event, answer the following questions:
(i) Which defect of vision is Akshay suffering from? Which type of
lens is used to correct this defect?
(ii) State the values displayed by the teacher and Salman.
(iii) In your opinion, in what way can Akshay express his gratitude
towards the teacher and Salman?
VALUE BASED QUESTION WOULD NOT BE ASKED THIS TIME.
 SAME TYPE OF QUESTIONS CAN BE MADE FOR HYPERMETROPIA.

2.
TOPIC- POWER OF LENS
2015 What is meant by power of a lens. Write its SI unit. A student uses a
2018 lens of focal length 40cm and another of -20cm. Write the nature and
power of each lens.

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What is power of a lens? Define its SI unit.

You have two lenses, A and B of focal length +10cm and -10cm
respectively. State the nature and power of each lens. Which of the
two lenses will form a virtual and magnified image of an object placed
8 cm from the lens? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer.
3.
TOPIC- CONVEX LENS NUMERICALS (MIRROR/LENS NUMERICALS)
2010 A 4 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a
2012 convex lens of focal length 24 cm. The distance of the object from the
2018 lens is 16 cm. Find the position, size and nature of the image formed,
using the lens formula.
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At what distance should an object be placed from a convex lens of focal
length 18cm to obtain an image at 24cm if on the other side. What will be
the magnification produced in this case?
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An object of height 4.0 cm is a placed at a distance of 30 cm from the

optical centre 'O' of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. Draw a ray
diagram to find the position and size of the image formed. Mark optical
centre 'O' and principal focus 'F' on the diagram. Also find the approximate
ratio of size of the image to the size of the object.

4. TOPIC- SOLENOID
What is a solenoid? Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines of
2015 (i) A current carrying solenoid and
2016 (ii)A bar magnet. List two distinguishing features between the two fields.
2019 _________________
2020
What is a solenoid? Draw a sketch to show the magnetic field pattern
produced by a current carrying solenoid. State the use of magnetic field
produced inside a solenoid. List two properties of the magnetic lines of
forces.
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(a) State three factors on which the strength of magnetic field

produced by a current carrying solenoid depends.
(b) Draw circuit diagram of a solenoid to prepare an electromagnetic.
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Give reasons for the following:
(i) There is either a convergence or a divergence of magnetic field
lines near the ends of a current carrying straight solenoid.
(ii) The current carrying solenoid when suspended freely rests along
particular direction.
(iii) The burnt out fuse should be replaced by another fuse of identical
rating.

5. TOPIC- RESISTANCE and RESISTIVITY NUMERICALS

Calculate the resistivity of the material of a wire of length 1 m, radius
2013 0.01 cm and of resistance 20 ohms.
2014 _________________
2017
The resistance of a wire of 0.01 cm radius is 10 Ω. If the resistivity of
the material of the wire is 50 × 10−8 ohm meter, find the length of
the wire.
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A wire has a resistance of 16 ohm. It is melted and drawn into a wire
of half its original length. Calculate the resistance of new wire. What
is the percentage change in its resistance?

6. TOPIC- JOULE’S LAW OF HEATING

(a) Write the mathematical expression for Joule's law of heating.
2013 (b) Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 C of charge in 2
2018 hours through a potential difference of 40 V.
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 Write Joules law of heating.
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What is heating effect of current? List two electrical appliances which
work on this effect.

7. TOPIC-RIGHT HAND THUMB RULE and CLOCK RULE

Find the direction of magnetic field due to a current carrying circular
2013 coil held:
2015 (a) Vertically in North-South plane and an observer looking it from
2017 east sees the current to flow in anticlockwise direction.
(b) Vertically in East-West plane and an observe looking it from south
sees the current to flow in anticlockwise direction.
(c) Horizontally and an observer looking at it from below sees current
to flow in clockwise direction.

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(a) State the Right-hand thumb rule to find the direction of the
magnetic field around a current carrying straight conductor.
(b) How will the magnetic field lines be affected on-
(i) Increasing the current through the conductor
(ii) Reversing the direction of the flow of current in the
conductor?
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Write one application of Right-hand thumb rule.

8. TOPIC-DOMESTIC CIRCUIT (SPECIALLY FUSE)

(a) Fuse acts like a watchman in an electric circuit. Justify this
2014 statement.
2017 (b) Mention the usual current rating of the fuse wire in the line to –
2020 (i) Lights and fans
(ii) Appliance of 2kW or more power
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(a) State Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule.

(b) List three characteristic features of the electric cu
(c) What is a fuse? why is it called a safety device?
(d) Why is it necessary to earth metallic electric appliances?
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Give reasons for the following-

(a) It is dangerous to touch the live wire of the main supply rather
than neutral wire.
(b) In household circuit, parallel combination of resistances is used.
(c) Using fuse in a household electric circuit is important.

9. TOPIC-REFRACTIVE INDEX
The absolute refractive indices of a glass and water are 4/3 and 3/2
2013 respectively. If the speed of light in glass is 2× 10−8 m/s, calculate the
2015 speed of light in
2016 (i) Vacuum
(ii) Water
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The refractive indices of glass and water with respect to air are 3/2
and 4/3 respectively. If speed of light in glass is 2× 10−8 m/s, find the
speed of light in water.
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The absolute refractive indices of glass and water are 1.5 and 1.33
respectively. In which medium does light travel faster? Calculate the
ratio of speeds of light in the two media.

10. TOPIC- HUMAN EYE

Write the function of each of the following parts of human eye-
2013 (i) Cornea
2014 (ii) Iris
2015 (iii) Crystalline lens
2017 (iv) Ciliary muscles
(2013, 2015, 2017)
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(a) List the parts of the human eye that control the amount of light
entering into it. Explain how they perform this function?
(b) Write the function of retina in human eye.