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Sample Paper – 2011

Class – X
Subject – Physics

• This paper is made in accordance with the latest portion prescribed by the ICSE board.

Section-A (40 marks)

All questions of this section are compulsory

Question-1

1. (i) How is a fuse put in an electric circuit?

(ii) State the international conventions of colour coding in a wire. [2]

2. Derive the relation between force mass and acceleration. [2]

3. A machine raises a load of 550N through a height of 15m in 6 seconds. Calculate

the power at which the machine works. [2]

4. Compare the properties of α, β and ϒ rays. [4]

Question-2

1. A body of mass 4 kg initially at rest is subjected to a force of 16N. What is the

Kinetic Energy required by the body at the end of 10 seconds? [2]

2. Name the 2 systems of wiring used in household electricity which one is

preferred? [2]

3. 400gms of water at 100 is mixed with 200g of water at 20 and stirred well.
Neglecting the heat absorbed by the container, calculate the final temperature of
the mixture. [2]

4. Why is an ammeter always connected in series while the voltmeter always in

parallel to a circuit across which voltage is to be measured? [2]

5. Define the term convex and concave lens. [2]

Question-3
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1. Name the class of levers having a mechanical advantage that is necessarily less
than unity. [2]

2. Define the term refraction of light and explain it with a example. [2]

3. State the factors that alter the resistance of the conductor. [2]

4. A cell supplies a current of 2.2A through 2Ω resistors connected in parallel. When

the resistors are connected in series it supplies a current of 0.4A. Calculate the
internal resistance and the emf of the cell. [4]
Question-4

1. What is a Solenoid and how can the strength of it be increased. [2]

2. What are cathode rays? Give any two properties of these rays. [2]

3. State ohms law. [2]

4. A radioactive nucleus A decays as follows;

If the mass number and atomic number of C is 176 and 71 respectively what are
the mass and atomic numbers of A and B ? Which of these elements are
isobars? [4]
Section B (40 Marks)

Attempt any 4 questions from this section

Question-1

1. (i) When does a person receive an electric shock from an electric appliance?
(ii) What do you understand by the term earthing of an electric appliance? How does it
offer protection to the user?[3]

2. An electric bulb is marked 220V-60W. The bulb is connected to a supply of 220V. Calculate
;
a] Resistance of the filament
b]Current flowing through its filament [3]

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3. A piece of brass of mass 200gms and at 100 C is placed in 400g of turpentine oil,
contained in a copper calorimeter of mass 50g at 15 C. The final temperature recorded is
23 C. Find the Sp. Heat capacity of turpentine oil. [4]
[Given; S.H.C for brass 370 J/kg/K for copper 390J/Kg/K]

Question-2

1. (i) State Snell’s law of Reflection

(ii) What is the velocity of light in diamond, if the velocity of light in air is 3 x 108 m/s. The
Refractive index of diamond is 2.5.[3]

2. (i) A ball of mass 200g is at a height of 50m. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10m/s,
what is the potential energy of the block?
(ii) If the ball is allowed to fall through a height of 20m, calculate the loss of potential
energy. [3]

3. A person stands between two parallel cliffs which are 99 m apart. He fires a gun and hears
two successive echoes after .2 seconds and .4 seconds. Calculate (i) the distance of the
person from the nearer cliff (ii) speed of the sound . [4]

Question-3

1. a. Define watt and kilowatt hour

b. Convert 1kWh in joules [3]

2. State three ways of increasing the magnitude of induced emf produced by an AC

generator. [3]

3. Study the diagram below carefully and calculate the magnitude of the current sown by the
ammeter when

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A .Switch K is open

B. Switch K is open
Give a reason for different reading in A and B [4]

Question-4

1. How will the acceleration vary with mass under a constant force? Draw a graph to
support your answer.[3]

2. For a freely falling body verify K+U is constant [3]

3. A bullet of mass 50g is moving with a velocity of .5km/s. It penetrates 100mm into
still target and comes to rest.
Calculate;
a] the kinetic energy possessed by the bullet
b] the avg. Retarding force offered by the target [4]

Question-5

1. State three factors affecting thermionic emission. [3]

238 206
2. How many α and β particles are emitted when U92 changes to Pb82 [3]

3. An electric motor of power 300W and efficiency 60% is switched on for three minutes
twenty seconds. Calculate the useful work done by the motor and the load it lifts to a
height of 10m [2]

4. Why can’t a machine not be ideal explain with giving the definition of a simple
machine. [2]

Question-6

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1. Shilpi having a mass of 35kgclimbs a tree to a height of 9m from 3 m above the

ground. Calculate the increase in her gravitational energy. [3]

2. Why should the lowest block of the block and tackle system be of negligible weight? [3]

3. From the adjacent diagram state and derive the relation between

I] i1, i2, A

II]r1, r2, and A [4]

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