PRACTICAL BASED ASSESSMENT FOR PHYSICS-IX

SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

Section A (Question Bank)
Q-1. Determine the actual reading from following length measuring instruments.

a. Main Scale Reading: _________________ (0.5)

b. Circular Scale Reading: _________________ (0.5)

a. Main Scale Reading: _________________ (0.5)

b. Vernier Scale Reading: _________________ (0.5)

Q-2. Two persons are at the opposite ends of a see-saw. Person A weighs 1000 N
and the person B weighs 500 N. The person A sits 1m from the pivot.

a. Moment arm of Person B = _____________________ (0.5)

b. Clockwise force = _____________________ (0.5)
c. Anticlockwise moment = _____________________ (01)
c. According to which principle they adjust themselves on see-saw? (01)
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Q-3. Consider the following apparatus and answer the questions within the
provided spaces.

a. How does the "angle iron's length" influence acceleration?

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b. How does the initial velocity of the ball impact its acceleration?
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c. What does the slope of the graph represent?
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d. What factors affect the acceleration of the ball in this experiment?
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e. How is acceleration defined in this context?
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f. How might friction between the ball and the angle iron affect the results?
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Q-4. To study the relationship between load and extension (Helical Spring) by
drawing a graph.

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 a. k= F/x = --------------------------- N/cm [0.5]
b. Load α Extension [0.5]
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c. Write down the relevant equation and calculate the result.
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d. Define Hooke’s law.
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e. What is meant by Elastic limit?
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f. What is Elasticity?
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g. What are units of stress and strain?
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h. Draw a graph between load and extension.

Q-5. Carefully analyze the image of meter rod below and answer the following
questions below:

a. What is the value of D? [1]

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b. What is the value of L? [1]
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c. At what point on the scale (Y), the mass M has been suspended? [1]
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 d. What is the clockwise and anti-clockwise moment in the above figure? (Write
general equation in terms of D, W, M and L) [1]
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e. If the value of W is 40N, Find the value of M. [2]
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Q-6. A block is placed on horizontal surface with weight 450 g is attached to thread
and passed over a frictionless pulley. Pan has weight of 5 g and weight added
to it is 235 g.

a. Total weight of the block (R) =______________N [0.5]

b. Total weight of the Pan (Fs) =______________N [0.5]
c. Coefficient of friction (μ) =______________ [0.5]
d. Why is the thread part between block and pulley kept horizontal? [1]
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e. Why is a frictionless pulley being used? [1]
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f. Why is weight of pan less than the weight of block? [1]
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g. Draw a vector diagram to represent static friction and reaction force.

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Q-7.

a. what is the reading on Main Scale = ___________________?

b. what is the reading on Vernier Scale = ___________________?
c. What is the Final Reading = ___________________?
d. What is the Least Count of the Vernier Callipers?
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e. What is the Pitch?
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f. What is the Diameter of the given Sphere?
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g. What will be the volume of the Given Sphere? (Volume of Sphere =4/3 r3)
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Q-8. The relation between position of the ball h and the time t it takes for the ball to
fall through height is given by:

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 a. Time interval keeping height 75 cm = ____________ s
b. Measure g for each interval and calculate the mean ‘g’.
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c. Draw a graph for representation of relation between h and t2

Q-9. When a student submerge an object in water, there is an apparent loss in the
weight of that object.

a. Weight of object in air: =------------------------

b. Weight of object in water: =---------------------------
c. Answer the given questions:
(i) Calculate the magnitude of upthrust?
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(ii) Formula to calculate the object density using Archimedes principle:

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(iii) Calculate the density of the given object
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Q-10. A Practical apparatus is shown in figure below, give answers related to this
experiment?

a. What is the Name of Apparatus = _________________

b. In an angle iron experiment, what is the primary purpose of using an angle iron?
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c. What is relationship between 2S and T^2 _________________m
d. What is inclined plane?
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e. Write formula to find acceleration of body moving down from inclined plane?
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f. Make Calculations and Find Results: Find Unknown values
Distance covered (cm) Average Time T^2 2S
140 3.7
2.7 160

Q-11. Fig 1.1 shows a painter standing on a wooden plank, directly above the right-
hand support.

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 a. The plank has length 3.6m, width 0.35m and thickness 0.025m. The gravitational
field strength is 10 N/kg and the mass of the plank is 23kg.
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b. Calculate the density of the wood from which the plank is made. [2]
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c. The center of mass of the plank is in the middle of the plank at a distance of
1.3m from each of the supports.
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Calculate:
(i) The weight of the plank.
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(ii) The moment of the plank about the right-hand support.
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d. The painter moves further to the right along the plank and the plank rotates
about the right-hand support. Explain why the plank rotates.
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Q-12. In this experiment you will investigate the speed of a ball on a track. You are provided
with:
a. a glass ball
b. a sloping track made from two-meter rules
c. a half-meter rule
d. a stop-watch. The supervisor has set up the track as shown in Fig.

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 e.
(i) Measure and record the height h of the track above the bench at the
100cm mark
h = ________________ mm the width w of the track at the 5cm mark.
w = ________________ mm
(ii) As the ball rolls down the track, h and w remain constant. Describe
two features of the apparatus that enable h and w to remain constant.
Release the ball from rest at the top of the track at the 100cm mark. Determine
an accurate average time tav from two readings for the ball to reach the 0cm
mark at the bottom of the track.
Show your working.

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Q-13. A student suggests that, in theory, the average speed v, in m/s, of the ball when it
rolls from the 100cm mark to the 0cm mark can be calculated using the equation:
v = 10h tav
Where h = your value of h from

a. (i) expressed in metres, and t av = your value from

b. in seconds.

Calculate the average speed v using this equation.

Determine whether the student is correct by comparing the average speed v

calculated in (e)

(i) with your value of v for d = 100cm calculated in (c) (i) Explain your reasoning

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 The student’s theory is ___________________________________________

Explanation ___________________________________________

Q-14.

A mother and child are at opposite ends of a playground see-saw. The mother
weight and the child weighs 140 N. The mother sits 0.3 m from the pivot.
a. Clockwise force (child) (F child) = ______________ N [0.5]
b. Anticlockwise force (mother) (F mother) = ______________ N [0.5]
c. Distance of mother from the pivot (d mother) = ______________ N [0.5]
d. Write down the relevant equation and calculate the result.
(i) Principle of moment, [01]
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 MCQs
(i) If pitch of screw gauge is 1mm and no. of divisions on circular scale are 75, least count
is:
a. 0.1 mm b. 0.02 mm
c. 0.01 mm d. 0.075 mm
(ii) 2. Which is the smallest measurement that is possible by Vernier Calipers?
a. Least Count b. Actual Reading
c. Main scale division d. Vernier scale division
(iii) The graph of “S” and “t” is a straight line , so we can say that:
a. S is directly proportional to t b. S is inversely proportional to t

b. S2 is directly proportional to t2 d. S2 is inversely proportional to t2

(iv) The gradient of a line on the velocity time graph represents:
a. Time b. Speed
c. Acceleration d. Velocity
(v) A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration versus time graph is shown below. The
maximum speed of the particle will be:
a. 110 m/s b. 55 m/s
c. 550 m/s d. 660 m/s
(vi) The dimension of a small book is measured as 32.2mm, 54.2mm,13.7 mm. What
measuring tool could have been used to obtain these readings?
a. Micrometer screw gauge b. Measuring Tape
c. Meter ruler d. Vernier
(vii) A micrometer screw gauge is precise to ---------?
a. 0.005 mm b. 0.05mm
c. 0.01 mm d. 0.1 mm
(viii) 8. Zero error is given by the formula .
a. Actual reading = Main scale – Circular scale – (Zero error)
b. Actual reading = Main scale + Circular scale – (Zero error)
c. Actual reading = Main scale + Circular scale + (Zero error)
d. Actual reading = Main scale * circular scale – (Zero error)
(ix) The least count of Vernier caliper is containing 10 Vernier scale divisions? [
a. 001mm b. 0.1mm
c. 0.01mm d. 0.0001mm

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 (x) Relationship between Load and extension in elastic limit is:
a. Direct b. Constant
c. inverse d. no relation
(xi) If Load (F) = 15 N and extension 20 m then K?
a. 0.75 Nm b. 0.25 N/m
c. 0.75 N/m d. 25 Nm
(xii) The C-shaped body that holds the anvil and barrel in screw gauge is known as:
a. Sleeve b. Anvil
c. Spindle d. Frame
(xiii) A gas is in a sealed container of constant volume. The gas is heated and the pressure
of the gas on the walls of the container increases. How do the particles of the gas cause
this increase in pressure?
a. They expand
b. They hit each other more frequently
c. They hit the container walls more frequently
d. They vibrate faster
(xiv) Mercury is a liquid. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. Which height is a
measure of the atmospheric pressure?

a. A b. B
c. C d. D
(xv) A screw gauge has the least count of 0.01mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular
scale. The pitch of the screw gauge is?
a. 0.25mm
b. 1.0mm
c. 0.5m
d. 0.01mm

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 (xvi) Which is the smallest measurement that is possible by Screw gauge?

a. Least count b. Actual reading

c. Main scale division d. Circular Scale Division
(xvii) Which is the smallest measurement that is possible by Vernier caliper?

a. Least count b. Actual reading

b. Main scale division d. Vernier scale division
(xviii) Pitch is given by the formula:

a. Pitch of the screw gauge = (no. of rotations given) / (distance moved by a screw)
b. Pitch of the screw gauge = (no. of rotations given) - (distance moved by a screw)
c. Pitch of the screw gauge = (distance moved by a screw)/(no. of rotations given)
d. Pitch of the screw gauge = (distance moved by a screw)-(no. of rotations given)

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(xix) The depth of the sea under a ship is
determined by sending a pulse of
sound with a frequency of 3000Hz
from a transmitter on the bottom of the
ship to the seabed. The sound reflects
from the seabed and returns to a
receiver on the bottom of the ship.
The time between sending the pulse and receiving reflected
pulse is measured. The depth of the sea beneath the ship is
600m and the time measured is 0.80s.
What is the wavelength of this sound in the sea?
a. 0.25m b. 0.32m
c. 0.50m d. 2.0m

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 Section B (Question Bank)

Write Short answers of the following questions.

(1) How the least count of a screw gauge is determined? (0.5)
(2) Why a Vernier Calipers is preferred than a meter rod for measurements of small
lengths? (1)
(3) Which instrument is more precise Vernier Calipers or Screw Gauge? (1)
(4) Differentiate between limiting and sliding friction. (1)
(5) What is meant by elastic limit? (0.5)
(6) How the resultant vector is determined by Horizontal Force Table.
(7) What is meant by torque and moment of a force?
(8) What is the objective of studying the relationship between load and extension in a
helical spring?
(9) Why does water level rise when the body is submerged? What does this indicate
(10) What is a helical spring?
(11) Why the acceleration a=2S/t^2? [1]
(12) Why is the angle of inclination of the angle iron kept small?
(13) Why is the angle of inclination of the angle iron kept small?
(14) How the L.C. of a vernier is determined?
(15) What is meant by zero error?
(16) What is the pitch of the screw?
(17) What will be the shape of the graph plotted between s and t?
(18) How the L.C. of a screw gauge is determined?
(19) What is meant by zero error?
(20) What is the Pitch of screw-gauge?
(21) Why is Micrometer screw-gauge used for measuring diameter of thin wires and sheets
(22) Sketch a distance time graph for a car moving with constant speed. Label the axis
and scale of the graph
(23) What are the sign conventions for clockwise and anticlockwise moments?
(24) What is meant by elastic limit?
(25) Why weight of person in water is less?
(26) Why temperature of material doesn’t change during change of state?
(27) Which instrument is more precise, screw gauge or vernier caliper? Give reason
(28) How a student can determine the density of an irregular shaped object using
Archimedes principle?

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(29) What type of errors can be present while measuring value of g?
(30) What is formula for Potential Energy
(31) Draw Graph between force and Extension
(32) Describe first condition of equilibrium?
(33) What is power? Write its SI Unit?
(34) A body is moving with a uniform velocity, what will be its acceleration?
(35) What is the difference b/w a meter rule, a verniercalliper and a screw gauge?

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