CH 1,2,8 Physics

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Date : 22-Jul-2024 Grade: 10th (ICSE) Time: 1Hrs


CH 1,2,8
Question 1
(i) The SI unit of Current 1
(a) Ampere (b) Second (c) Coulomb (d) Volt
(ii) A boy drags a load ‘L’ along horizontal plane AB by applying a force F. 1
The boy does _____
(a) No work (b) Negative work (c) Positive work (d) None
(iii) Two children sitting on a see saw are not swinging, the net torque is 1
(a) Greater than 1 (b) less than 1 (c) zero (d) infinite
(iv) Which of the following is an ohmic resistance? 1
(a) Diode valve (b) Junction diode
(c) Filament of a bulb (d) Nichrome
(v) If a person walks on horizontal road with a suitcase on his hand then 1
the work done is zero.
(a) This statement is true (b) This statement is false
(vi) The centripetal force for the diagram below is obtained from- 1

(a) Normal force (b) Centrifugal force


(c) Frictional Force (d) Gravitational force
(vii) The moment of a force of 10 N about a fixed point O is 5 Nm as shown 1
in the figure. The distance of the point O from the line of action of the
force is ________.

(a) 0.5 m (b) 0.5 cm (c) 0.05 cm (d) 0.05 m


(viii) When a force acts on a stationary rigid body which is free to move, 1
moves in a straight line is called________
(a) Linear motion (b) Rotational motion
(c) Angular motion (d) Spiral motion

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(ix) A body of mass 6 kg is under a force which causes displacement in it 1
is given by S = t²/4 mts where t is time. The work done by the force in
2 seconds is
(a) 12 J (b) 9 J (c) 6 J (d) 3 J
(x) Three series resistors have an equivalent resistance of 15 ohms. The 1
first resistor has a resistance of 3 ohms, while the second has 5 ohms.
What’s the resistance of the third resistor
(a) 8 ohm (b) 7 ohm (c) 2 ohm (d) 9 ohm
Question 2
(i) What is the effect on the kinetic energy of a moving car if : 2
(1) Its mass is doubled, (2) Its velocity is halved ?
(ii) What do you mean by equilibrium of bodies ? 2
(iii) What is a superconductor ? Give one example of it. 2
(iv) Differentiate between work and power. 2
(v) The moment of a force of 10 N about a fixed point O is 5 N m. 2
Calculate the distance of the point O from the line of action of the
force.
Question 3
(i) (i) A substance has nearly zero resistance at a temperature of 1 K. 3
What is the substance called?
(ii) State any two factors that affect the resistance of a metallic wire.
(ii) A ball of mass 20 g falls from a height of 10 m and after striking the 3
ground, it rebounds from the ground to a height of 8 m. (a) Calculate:
(i) the kinetic energy of ball just before striking the ground; and
(ii) the loss in kinetic energy of ball on striking the ground.
(b) What happens to the loss in kinetic energy in part (ii)? Take g = 10
m sˉ². Neglect air friction
(iii) A uniform metre rule of mass 100 g is balanced on a fulcrum at mark 4
40 cm by suspending an unknown mass m at the mark 20 cm.
(i) Find the value of m.
(ii) To which side the rule will tilt if the mass m is moved to the mark
10 cm?
(iii) What is the resultant moment now?
(iv) How can it be balanced by another mass of 50 g?
Question 4
(i) The figure shown below I - V graph for two conductors A and B. 3

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(i) Which of the conductor is ohmic?
(ii) Which conductor has more resistance? Give reason to your answer.
(ii) A pump is used to lift 500 kg of water from a depth of 80 m in 10 s. 3
Calculate: (Take g = 10 m s¯²)
(a) The work done by the pump,
(b) The power at which the pump works, and
(c) the power rating of the pump if its efficiency is 40%.
(iii) The figure below shows a uniform metre rule AB pivoted at its end A 4
at the zero mark and supported at the other end B by a spring balance
when a weight of 40 kgf is suspended at its 40 cm mark. This rule
stays horizontal. Find the reading of the spring balance (i) when the
rule is of negligible weight and (ii) when the rule is of weight 20 kgf.

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