The Turning Point

Test Series 1 (Oct-2023)

Name: ______________ Physics(10th) M.M: 50

General Instructions:
(i) There are 23 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B Section C Section D and Section E.
(iii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided. You have to attempt only one of the choices in
such questions.
Section A(10 X 1)
1. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which of these media, a ray of
light incident obliquely at same angle would bend the most?
(a) Kerosene (b) Water (c) Mustard oil (d) Glycerine

2. No force acts on a current carrying conductor when it is placed-

(a)Perpendicular to the magnetic field (b) Parallel to the magnetic Field
(c) Far away from the magnetic field (d) Inside a magnetic field

3. Two magnetic field lines:

a) Intersect at neutral point (b) Never intersect each other
c) Intersect near north-pole or south pole (d) Intersect at the midpoint of the magnet

4. The instrument used for measuring electric current is :

(a) Ammeter (b) Galvanometer (c) Voltmeter (d) Potentiometer

5. In an electrical circuit two resistors of 2 Ω and 4 Ω respectively are connected in series to a

6 V battery. The heat dissipated by the 4 Ω resistor in 5 s will be
(a) 5 J (b) 10 J (c) 20 J (d) 30 J

6. A full length image of a distant tall building can definitely be seen by using:
(a) a concave mirror (b) a convex mirror (c) a plane mirror
(d) both concave as well as plane mirror

7. A student conducts an experiment using a convex lens of focal length 20 cm and an object
of height 15 cm. He placed the object at 25 cm from the lens. Can the image be formed on
a screen?
(a) yes, because a real image will be formed (b) no, because a virtual image will be formed
(c) yes, because an erect image will be formed (d)No because the image is Inverted

Directions : Questions 8-10 contain two statements, Assertion and Reason. Each of these
questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You
have to select one of the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
8. Assertion: A convex lens is made of two different materials. A point object is placed on the
principal axis. The number of images formed by the lens will be two.
Reason :The image formed by convex lens is always virtual.
9. Assertion: When a beam of light strike fine particles of smoke, the path of the beam
becomes visible.
Reason :Fine particles of smoke scatter light.
10. Assertion (A) : The metals and alloys are good conductors of electricity.
Reason (R) : Bronze is an insulator. Its resistivity is low.
Section B(5 X 2)
11. Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray corresponding to an incident ray
which is directed towards the principal focus of a convex mirror. Mark on it the angle of
incidence and the angle of reflection
Or
State Snell’s law.The refractive indices of glass and water with respect to air are 3/2 and
4/3 respectively. If speed of light in glass is 2 × 10 8 m/s, find the speed of light in water.
12. Draw a labelled diagram to show (i) reddish appearance of the sun at the sunrise or the
sunset and (ii) white appearance of the sun at noon when it is overhead.
13. Give reasons for the following:
(a) It is dangerous to touch the live wire of the main supply rather than neutral wire.
(b) In household circuit, parallel combination of resistances is used.
14. How much current will an electric iron draw from a 220 V source if the resistance of its element
when hot is 55 ohms? Calculate the wattage of the electric iron when it operates on 220 volts.
15. If the radius of a current carrying conductor is halved, how does current through it change?
Section C(4 X 3)
16. A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 48 cm in front of a
mirror by keeping the flame at a distance of 12 cm from its pole.
(a) Suggest the type of mirror he should use.
(b) Find the linear magnification of the image produced.
(c) How far is the image from its object?
(d) Draw ray diagram to show the image formation in this case
17. What is myopia? List two causes for the development of this defect? How can this defect be
corrected using a lens? Draw ray diagrams to show the image formation in case (i)
defective eye and (ii) corrected eye.
18. Describe an activity with labelled diagram to show that a force acts on current carrying
conductor placed in a magnetic field and its direction of current through conductor. Name
the rule which determines the direction of this force.
Or
Define alternating current and direct current.
Explain why alternating current is preferred over direct current for transmission over long
distances
19. Draw a ray diagram to show the refraction of light through a glass prism. Mark on it (a) the
incident ray, (b) the emergent ray and (c) the angle of deviation.
 Section D (2 X 5)
20. (a) With the help of a suitable circuit diagram prove that the reciprocal of the equivalent
resistance of a group of resistances joined in parallel is equal to the sum of the reciprocals
of the individual resistances.
(b) In an electric circuit two resistors of 12 Ω each are joined in parallel to a 6 V battery.
Find the current drawn from the battery.
Or
(a) Study the V-I graph for a resistor as shown in the figure and prepare a table showing the
values of I (in amperes) corresponding to four different values V (in volts). Find the value of
current for V = 10 volts. How can we determine the resistance of the resistor from this graph?

.
(b)Draw the symbols of commonly used components in electric circuit diagrams for
(i) An electric cell
(ii) Open plug key
(iii) Wires crossing without connection
(iv) Variable resistor

21. (a) Draw the labelled diagram of Domestic Electric Circuit.

(b) Fuse acts like a watchman in an electric circuit. Justify this statement.
(c) Mention the usual current rating of the fuse wire in the line to (i) lights and fans (ii)
appliance of 2 kW or more power.
Section E(2 X 4)
Case Study/Passage-Based Questions(22-23)
22. When white light is incident on one refracting surface of the prism, the light splits up into
constituent colours violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. The process of splitting of
white light into its seven constituent colours is called dispersion. When the dispersed white light is
made to fall on a screen, we get the band of seven colours is called the spectrum of white light.
Red colour bends the least on passing through the prism and violet colour bends through
maximum angle on passing through the prism
(i) Which property of light is used by prism to form a spectrum?
(ii) Draw a labelled diagram to show the formation of a rainbow.
(iii) What is the cause of dispersion ?
(iv) How did Newton showed that white light of sun contains seven colours using two identical
glass prisms.

23. The spherical mirror forms different types of images when the object is placed at different
locations. When the image is formed on the screen, the image is real and when the image does
not form on-screen, the image is virtual. When the two reflected rays meet actually, the image is
real and when they appear to meet, the image is virtual.
A concave mirror always forms a real and inverted image for different positions of the object. But if
the object is placed between the focus and pole, the image formed is virtual and erect.
A convex mirror always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished image. A concave mirror is used as
a doctor’s head mirror to focus light on body parts like eyes, ears, nose, etc., to be examined
because it can form erect and magnified images of the object. The convex mirror is used as a rear
view mirror in automobiles because it can form a small and erect image of an object.
(i) List two properties of the images formed by convex mirrors
(ii) List two possible ways in which a concave mirror can produce a magnified image of an object
placed in front of it.
(iii) An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm.
where is the image located from pole
(vi) Differentiate between Real image and Virtual Image.