JSS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DUBAI

PRACTICE PAPER 1
Grade: X Maximum Marks:80
Duration: 2 hrs Date:
PHYSICS
Paper-1 (Theory)
Answer to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
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.

Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of question are given in brackets [].

SECTION A
(Attempt all questions from this Section)
Question 1
Choose the correct answer to the question from the given below. [15]

i. A nut is opened by a wrench of length 15 cm. If the least force required is 5.0 N, then the moment of force
needed to turn the nut is:
(a) 0.5 Nm
(b) 0.75 N m
(c) 75 Nm
(d) None of above
ii. The expression for kinetic energy is:
1
(a) k= mv²
2
1
(b) k= mv²
4
mv²
(c) k= mv²
2t
1
(d) k= m(v²-n2 )
2
iii. The potential energy possessed by an oscillating pendulum is maximum at:
(a) Extreme position
(b) Mean position
(c) At half the amplitude
(d) At all position
iv. Which of the following nuclear radiations is least energetic?
(a) Alpha
(b) Beta
(c) Gamma
(d) None of above
v. When seven spectral colours passes through a glass block from air, then which one of the following
statements is correct.
(a) In the glass block, speed of blue light> speed of yellow light.
(b) In the glass block, speed of green light> speed of orange light.
(c) In the glass block, speed of violet light> speed of red light.
 (d) In the glass block, speed of orange light> speed of indigo light.
vi. Which diagram shows image formation of an object on a screen by a converging lens?

vii. The characteristics of sound which measure the shrillness of sound is:
(a) Quality
(b) Amplitude
(c) Pitch
(d) Frequency
viii. Bats can catch their prey by using the principle of:
(a) reflection of sound
(b) refraction of sound
(c) concept of echo
(d) both (a) and (c)
ix. Two devices are connected between two points say A and B in parallel. The physical quantity that will
remain the same between the two points is:
(a) current
(b) voltage
(c) resistance
(d) None of these
x. The electrical appliances in a house are connected in:
(a) Series
(b) Parallel
(c) Some in series and some in parallel
(d) None of these
xi. The strength of magnetic field inside a long current carrying straight solenoid is:
(a) more at the ends than at the centre
(b) minimum in the middle
(c) same at all points
(d) found to increase from one end to the other
xii. When a cold body and hot body are kept in contact, then:
(a) Heat will flow from hot body to cold body
(b) Heat will flow from cold body to hot body
(c) No heat exchanges
(d) None of these
xiii. The quantity that determines the direction of flow of heat:
(a) Temperature
(b) Latent heat
(c) Internal energy
(d) None of these
xiv. When a ray of light from air enters an optically denser medium, it:
(a) Bends away from the normal
(b) Bends towards the normal
(c) Goes undeviated
(d) Is reflected back
xv. In refraction of light through a prism, the light ray:
(a) Suffers refraction only at one face of the prism
(b) Emerges out from the prism in a direction parallel to the incident ray
(c) Bends at both the surfaces of prism towards its base
(d) Bends at both the surfaces of the prism opposite to its base.

Question 2.

(i) (a) How many pulleys are there in a movable block of a block and tackle system with velocity ratio 3?
(b) When does the nucleus of an atom tend to be radioactive?
(c) A mixture of radioactive substances gives off three types of radiations. Name the radiation which travels
with the speed of light? [3]

(ii) (a) Name the force which produces the maximum moment about O. [2]
(b) Calculate this moment in SI unit.

(iii) What do you understand by the term centre of gravity? [2]

(iv) A force is applied on (a) a non-rigid body and (b) a rigid body. How does the effect of the force differ in
the above two cases? [2]
(v) A body is acted upon by a force. State two conditions under which the work done could be zero. [2]
(vi)(a) Name the phenomenon involved in tuning a radio set to a particular station.
(b) Define the phenomenon named by you in part (4) above. [2]
(vii) The relationship between the potential difference and the current in a conductor is stated in the form of a
law.
(a) Name the law.
(b) What does the slope of V-I graph for a conductor represent? [2]

Questions 3.

(i) A lens forms an erect, magnified and virtual image of an object.

(a) Name the lens.
(b) Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the image formation. [2]

(ii) (a) To which wire of a cable in a power circuit should the metal case of a geyser be connected?
(b) To which wire should the fuse be connected? [2]

(iii) (a) State in which direction the current flows, A to B or B to A?

(b) Name the law used to come to the conclusion. [2]

(iv) 104 g of water at 30°C is taken in a calorimeter made of copper of mass 42 g. When a certain mass of ice
at 0°C is added to it, the final steady temperature of the mixture after the ice has melted, was found to be 10°C.
Find the mass of ice added. [Specific heat capacity of water 4.2] g -1 C-1, Specific latent heat of fusion of ice=336
J g-1, Specific heat capacity of copper = 0.4 J g -1 C-¹] [2]
(v) A nucleus X of an element emits an alpha particle followed by a beta particle. The final nucleus is 𝑎𝑏𝑌 Find
a and b. [2]

SECTION B
(Attempt any four questions)

Question 4

i. A ray of light XY passes through a right-angled isosceles prism as shown below:

a. What is the angle through which the incident ray deviates and emerges out of the prism?
b. Name the instrument where this action of prism is put into use.
c. Which prism surface will behave as a mirror? [3]

ii. A ray of light PQ is incident normally on the hypotenuse of an isosceles right-angled prism ABC as
shown in the adjacent diagram. Copy the diagram and complete the path of the ray PQ till it emerges
from the prism. [3]

iii. Draw the diagram given below and clearly show the path taken by the emergent ray. [4]

Question 5

i. A lens of focal length 20 cm forms an inverted image at a distance 60 cm from the lens.
a. Identify the lens.
b. Calculate the magnification of the image. [3]

ii. (a) How does the angle of deviation formed by a prism change with the increase in the angle of
incident?
(b) Draw a graph showing the variation in the angle of deviation with the angle of incidence at a prism
surface. [3]
iii. An object AB is placed between O and F 1, on the principal axis of converging lens as shown in the
diagram. Copy the diagram and by using two standard rays starting from point A, obtain an image of
the object AB. [4]

Question 6
 i. The figure shows the combination of a movable pulley P 1, with a fixed pulley P₂ used for lifting up a
load W.

a. State the function of the fixed pulley P₂

b. If the free end of the string moves through a distance x, find the distance by which the load W
is raised.
c. Calculate the force to be applied at C to just raise the load W=20 kgf, neglecting the weight of
the pulley P1, and friction. [3]

ii. A uniform metre scale is in equilibrium as shown in the diagram:

a. Calculate the weight of the metre scale.

b. Which of the following options is correct to keep the rider in equilibrium when 40 gwt is shifted
to 0 cm mark? F is shifted towards 0 cm or F is shifted towards 100 cm. [3]

iii. A body of mass 10 kg is kept at a height of 5 m. It is allowed to fall and reach the ground.
a. What is the total mechanical energy possessed by the body at the height of 2 m assuming it is
a frictionless medium?
b. What is the kinetic energy possessed by the body just before hitting the ground? Take g = 10
ms-2. [4]

Question 7.

i. Zaheen fires a gun towards a hill and hears its echo after 5 seconds. He then moves 320 m towards
the hill and fires his gun again. This time he hears the echo after 3 seconds. Calculate the velocity
of sound. [3]

ii. An atomic nucleus A is composed of 84 protons and 128 neutrons.

a. The nucleus A emits an alpha particle and is transformed into nucleus B. What is the
composition of nucleus B?
b. The nucleus B emits a beta particle and is transformed into a nucleus C. What is the composition
of nucleus C?
c. Does the composition of nucleus C change if it emits gamma radiations? [3]

iii. a. Name the waves used for echo depth sounding.

Give one reason their use for the above purpose.
Why are the waves mentioned by you not audible to us? [4]

Question 8

i. An electric bulb is marked 220 V - 100 W. The bulb is connected to a 220 V supply. [3]
a. Calculate the resistance of the filament.
b. Calculate current flowing through the filament.
 c. Is the filament resistance of the glowing bulb greater, smaller or same as compared to its
resistance when it is not glowing?

ii. A radioactive nucleus undergoes a series of decays according to the sequence: [3]

If the mass number and atomic number of X 3, are 132 and 69 respectively, what is the mass number and atomic
number of X?

iii. The following circuit diagram shows three resistors 2 ohm, 4 ohm and R ohm connected to a battery
of emf 2 V and internal resistance 3 ohm. A main current of 0.25 A flows through the circuit.
a. What is the pd across the 4 ohm resistor?
b. Calculate the pd across the internal resistance of the cell.
c. What is the pd across R and 2 ohm resistors? [4]

Question 9.

i. A hot solid of mass 60 g at 100°C is placed in 150 g of water at 20°C. The final steady temperature
recorded is 25°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the solid. (Specific heat capacity of water-
4200 J kg-1C-1) [3]

ii. A piece of ice at 0°C is heated at a constant rate and its temperature recorded at regular intervals till
steam is formed at 100°C.
a. Draw a temperature-time graph to represent the change in phase.
b. Label the different parts of your graph. [3]

iii. The given figure shows a closed coll connected to a galvanometer G. The galvanometer shows a
deflection to the right when N-pole of the bar magnet is brought closer to the coil AB.
a. Why does the deflection occur in the galvanometer?
b. State the observation when:
1) The coil is moved away from N-pole.
2) Both the coil and magnet are moved to the right with the same speed [4]