Sample Paper – 2010
Subject - PHYSICS
Class - X
Time Allowed: 1.5 Hour Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions-
(i) This question paper is divided into two sections.
(ii) Section A is compulsory.
(iii) Attempt any four questions in section B.
(iv) The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [].
SECTION –A
(Attempt all questions) 40 Marks
Q.1 (a) Write down the gravitational unit of force. How is it related to Newton? [2]
(b) A water pump raises 50 litres of water through a height of 25 m in 5 s. Calculate the power which the pump supplies. [Take g = 10 Nkg-1 and density of water = 1000kgm-1] [2]
(c) Name the three classes of levers and distinguish between them. Give two examples of each. [2]
(d) A man weighs 600 N on the earth. What would be his approximate weight on the moon? What is the reason for your answer? [2]
(e) Give an example when work done by the force of gravity acting on a body is zero even though the body gets displaced from its initial position. [2]
Q.2 (a) If the power of a motor is 40 kW, at what speed can it raise a load of 20,000 N? [2]
(b) A ray of light, after refraction through a concave lens emerges parallel to the principal axis. Draw a ray diagram to show the incident ray and its corresponding emergent ray. [2]
(c) Draw a diagram to show how a converging lens can form a real and enlarged image of an object. [2]
(d) Water is used in hot water bottles for fomentation. Give reason for this. [2]
(e) How is the kinetic energy of a moving cart affected if (i) its mass is doubled, (ii) its velocity is made equal to speed of light. [2]
Q.3 (a) What will an alpha particle change into when it absorbs:- [2]
- One electron;
- Two electrons?
(b) Some hot water was added to three times its mass of cold water at 100C and the resulting temperature was found to be 200C. What was the temperature of the hot water? [2]
(c) Calculate the value of the resistance which must be connected to a 15Ω resistance to provide an effective resistance of 6Ω. [2]
(d) Why are burns caused by steam more severe than those caused by boiling water at the same temperature? [2]
(e) Mention two important properties of a metal that make it a good thermionic emitter. [2]
Q.4 (a) Why is the mechanical advantage of a lever of the third order is always less than l? Give one example of this class of lever. [2]
(b) Will a body weigh more in air or in vacuum when weighed with a spring balance? Give a reason for your answer. [2]
(c) A test tube loaded with lead-shots floats to the mark X in water. The test tube alongwith lead shots weighs 25 g. When the test tube is floated in brine, 5g of lead shots were added to make it float upto level X. Find the relative density
of brine. [2]
(d) It takes a much longer time to boil off (change to steam) a certain quantity of water, rather than to bring it to its boiling point from room temperature, say 25°C. Explain the reason for this. [2]
(e) A hot solid of mass 60 g at 100°C. Is placed in 100g of water at 18°C. The final steady temperature recorded is 20°C. Find the specific heat capacity of the solid. [2]
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