MADHUSTHALI F.

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Time
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2 Hrs.
VIDYAPEETH Date : 17.09.2024

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION: 2024-25

SUBJECT: PHYSICS (SCIENCE PAPER-I)
CLASS- X
This question paper contains two sections,
SECTION-A is compulsory and attempt any four questions from SECTION-B.
Read all the questions carefully and answer them to the point.
Answers of sub-parts of any question must be at the same place.
The intended marks of questions or parts of questions are given in the brackets [].
Candidates will be given 15 minutes for reading questions and during this time they won’t be allowed to
write answers.
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SECTION-A [40 Marks]
(Attempt all questions from this section)
Question 1
Choose the correct option for the following questions: [15]
(Do not copy the question, write the correct answers only.)
(i) A single fixed pulley is used because:
a) It changes the direction of applied effort conveniently
b) It multiplies speed
c) It multiplies effort
d) Its efficiency is 100 %
(ii) A light ray does not bend at the interface while passing from one medium to another for the
angle
a) 00
b) 450
c) 600
d) 900
(iii) A small air bubble in a glass block when seen from above appears to be raised because of
a) Reflection of light
b) Refraction of light
c) Dispersion of light
d) All of them
(iv) Suppose an object is moving in a circular path in anticlockwise
direction as shown in the given figure. The direction of velocity of
the object is represented by
a) OA
b) OB
c) OC
d) OD
(v) Identify the concavo-convex lens from the given diagram
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 a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
(vi) Suppose a pendulum is oscillating as shown in the given diagram.
Point C is representing
a) Minimum KE, maximum PE
b) Maximum KE, minimum PE
c) Minimum KE, minimum PE
d) Maximum KE, maximum PE
(vii) When a diver jumps in water the conversion of energy is
a) Kinetic to rotational energy
b) Kinetic to potential energy
c) Potential to kinetic energy
d) Potential to rotational energy
(viii) Suppose you are using a spoon to open the lid of a container. Here the spoon acts as
a) I class lever.
b) II class lever.
c) III class lever.
d) None
(ix) In the diagram shown below which one of the following
statement is true?
a) C incident ray and A reflected ray
b) A incident ray and D refracted ray
c) B incident ray and C refracted ray
d) A incident ray and B refracted ray
(x) A magnifying glass forms:
a) A real and diminished image
b) A virtual and diminished image
c) A virtual and magnified image
d) A real and magnified image
(xi) In the given diagram when the thread will be torn then the motion
of the ball will be
a) Zigzag
b) Linear
c) Circular
d) Mixed motion
(xii) The colour of white light which is deviated least by a prism is:
a) Green
b) Red
c) Violet
d) Yellow
(xiii) The wavelength range of visible light is:
a) 40 nm to 80 nm
b) 4 nm to 8 nm
c) 400 nm to 800 nm
d) 4000 nm to 8000 nm
(xiv) Assertion (A): A women carrying a heavy load while standing still is not doing work.
Reason (R): Work is only done when there is a displacement in the direction of force.
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 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.
(xv) Which of the following quantities have the same unit?
a) Work and power
b) Power and energy
c) Work and energy
d) Work, power and energy

Question 2
(i) Complete the following by choosing the correct answers from the bracket: [6]
(a) If the mass as well as the velocity of a body is doubled then the kinetic energy of the
body ______ [becomes double, becomes eight times,
becomes four times] the initial kinetic energy.
(b) A concave lens produces only ___________[real & enlarged, virtual & enlarged, virtual &
diminished]
(c) Unit of power used in mechanical engineering is [watt/ horse power / erg per second]
(d) A ___________ [class I/class II/Class III] lever will always have M.A. > 1.
(e) 1 joule = __________erg [105/107/109]
(f) In a block and tackle system, increase in the weight of the movable block
_____[decreases, does not affect, increases] the efficiency of the pulley system.
(ii) The figure below shows two identical prisms A and B are placed with their faces parallel to
each other. A ray of light of single-color PQ is
incident at the face of the prism A. Complete
the diagram to show the path of the ray till it
emerges out of the prism B. [2]

(iii) A water pond appears to be 3 m deep. If the refractive index of the water is 4/3, find the
actual depth of the pond.
[2]

Question 3
(i) Two similar vehicles are moving with same velocity on the road, such that one of thus is
loaded and the other one is empty which of the two vehicles will require larger force to
stop? [2]
(ii) A ball of mass 200 g falls from a height of 5 m. What will be its kinetic energy when it just
reaches the ground? (g = 9.8 m/s2) [2]
(iii) Give one use of each of the electromagnetic radiations given below: [2]
a) Ultraviolet radiation and
b) Infrared radiation
(iv) Write the factors on which the moment of a force depends. [2]

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 (v) Write one factor on which Centre of Gravity of an object depends. Locate the C.G’s for the
given diagram. [2]

(vi) State the energy changes in the following cases:

[2]
(a) A microphone
(b) An electric iron
(v) Complete the path of the rays A and B as shown in the given figure. [3]

SECTION-B [40 Marks]

(Attempt any four questions)
Question 4
(i) A ball of mass m is dropped freely from point A. It is given that AB = BC = CD = h. If the
acceleration due to gravity at the given place is g, then what will be its: [3]
(a) potential energy at point A?
(b)kinetic energy at point C?

(ii) The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement: [4]

(a) Copy the diagram and mark the direction of tension on each strand of the string.
(b) What is the velocity ratio of the arrangement?
(c) If the tension acting on the string is T, then what is the relationship between T and effort E?
(d) If the free end of the string moves through a distance x, find the distance by which the load
is raised.

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 (iii)(a) Identify the class of the lever shown in the diagram below: [3]
(b) How is it possible to increase the M.A. of the above lever without increasing its length?

Question 5
(i) The diagram below shows a point source P inside a water container. Four rays A, B, C, D
starting from the source P are shown up to the water surface. [4]

(a) Show in the diagram the path of these

rays after striking the water surface the
critical angle for water air surface is 48°.
(b) Name the phenomenon which the rays B
and D exhibit.

(ii) An object is placed at a distance 24 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm. [3]
(a) What is the nature of the image so formed?
(b) Calculate the distance of the image from the lens.
(c) Find the magnification of the lens.
(iii) The refractive index of water is 1.33 at a certain temperature. When the temperature of water
is increased by 400C, the refractive index changes to ‘x’.
[3]
(a) State whether x < 1.33 or x > 1.33.
(b) State two differences between normal reflection and total internal reflection.

Question 6
(i) The diagram in figure shows the position of an object OA in relation to a converging lens L
whose foci are at F1 and F2.
[4]
(a) Draw two rays to locate the
position of image.
(b) State the position of image with
reference to the lens.
(c) Write three characteristics of the
image.
(d) Describe how the distance of
image from the lens and its size change as the object is moved towards F1.

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 (ii) A lens has a focal length 25 cm. Calculate the power of lens. [2]
(iii) The figure below shows a simple pendulum of mass 200 g. It is displaced from the mean
position A to the extreme position B. The potential energy at the position A is zero. At the
position B the pendulum bob is raised by 5 m. [4]
(a) What is the potential energy of the pendulum at the position B?
(b) What is the total mechanical energy at point C?
(c) What is the speed of the bob at the position A when released from B? (Take g = 10 ms-2
and there is no loss of energy.)

Question 7
(i) (a) Calculate the net moment of force from the figure given below. [3]
(b) Name the force which produces maximum moment of force.

(ii) The diagram below shows two forces F1=5N and F2=3N are acting at points A and B of a rod
pivoted at a point O, such that OA=2m and OB=4m. Calculate: [3]
(a) The moment of force F1 about O.
(b) The moment of force F2 about O.
(c) Total moment of the two forces about O.

(iii) Study the diagram below. [4]

(a)Name the lens LL'.
(b)What are the points O, O' called?
(c)Complete the diagram to from the
image of the object AB.
(d)State three characteristics of the image.

Question 8
(i) A uniform half metre ruler balances horizontally on a knife edge at 29 cm mark when a
weight of 20 gf is suspended from one end. [4]
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 (a) Draw a diagram of the arrangement.
(b) What is the weight of the half meter ruler?
(ii) A pulley system has a velocity ratio of 4 and an efficiency of 90%. Calculate: [4]
(a) The mechanical advantage of the system.
(b) The effort required to raise a load of 300 N by the system.
(iii) Identify the radiations: [2]
(a) It is used as signals during war.
(b) It is used in television transmission.
Question 9
(i) A uniform meter scale is balanced at 40 cm mark, when weights of 25 gf and 10 gf are
suspended at 5 cm mark and 75 cm mark respectively. Calculate weight of meter scale.[3]
(ii) What should be the angle of incidence for a ray of light suffering a minimum deviation of
300 through an equilateral prism?
[3]
(iii) The diagram below shows the path of light passing through a right-angled prism of critical
angle 420. Also discuss the condition for critical angle and total internal reflection. [4]

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