Mandsaur International School

Class 10 Science Total Marks : 80

Physics Practice Test

* Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options given [20]
for each of the questions

1. The laws of reflection hold true for:

(A) Plane mirrors (B) Concave mirrors (C) Convex mirrors (D) All reflecting
only. only. only. surfaces.

2. A student determines the focal length of a device ‘X’ by focusing the image of
a distant object on a screen placed 20cm from the device on the same side
as the object. The device ‘X’ is.
(A) Concave lens of (B) Convex lens of (C) Concave mirror of (D) Concave mirror of
focal length 10cm. focal length 20cm. focal length 10cm. focal length 20cm.

3. To find the focal length of a concave mirror Rahul focuses a distant object
with this mirror. The chosen object should be:
(A) A tree. (B) Abuilding. (C) Window. (D) The sun.

4. When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged

image is formed behind the mirror. This image is:
(A) Real. (B) Inverted. (C) Virtual and (D) Virtual and erect.
inverted.

5. A student traces the path of a ray of light through a triangular glass prism for
different values of angle of incidence. On analysing the ray diagrams, which
one of the following conclusions is he likely to draw?
(A) The emergent ray (B) The emergent ray (C) The emergent ray (D) The emergent ray
is parallel to the bends at an angle to and the refracted ray is perpendicular to
incident ray. the direction of the are at right angles to the incident ray.
incident ray. each other.

6. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through:

(A) Glass (B) Air (C) Water (D) Vacuum
7. Which of the following colour of white light has the least wavelength?
(A) Red. (B) Orange. (C) Violet. (D) Blue.
8. Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric:
(A) Dispersion of light (B) Refraction of light (C) Scattering of light (D) Internal reflection
by water droplets. by different layers of by dust particles. of light by clouds.

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 varying refractive
indices.

9. The human eye forms the image of an object at its:

(A) Cornea. (B) Iris. (C) Pupil. (D) Retina.

10. The ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length is called:
(A) Accommodation (B) Accomplish (C) Composition (D) None of the
above

11. The current passing through an electric kettle has been doubled. The heat
produced will become:
(A) Half (B) Double. (C) Four time. (D) One-fourth.

12. The unit for expressing electric power is:

(A) Volt. (B) Joule. (C) Coulomb. (D) Watt.

13. When the diameter of a wire is doubled, its resistance becomes:

(A) Double. (B) Four times. (C) One-half. (D) One-fourth.

14. Electrical resistivity of a given metallic wire depends upon.

(A) Its length. (B) Its thickness. (C) Its shape. (D) Nature of the
material.

15. What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each
of 1

5
Ω ?
(A) 1

5
Ω (B) 10Ω (C) 5Ω (D) 1Ω
16. An electron beam is moving from left to right of the observer and magnetic
field is acting vertically upwards. The direction of force acting on electron is:
(A) Towards the (B) Away from the (C) Downwards (D) Upwards
observer observer

17. According to Right-hand thumb rule, the thumb indicates the direction of:
(A) Magnetic field. (B) Electric current. (C) Magnetic force. (D) Motion of the
conductor.

18. The essential difference between an AC generator and a DC generator is that,

(A) AC generator has (B) DC generator will (C) AC generator will (D) AC generator has
an electromagnet generate a higher generate a higher slip rings while the DC
while a DC generator voltage. voltage. generator has a
has permanent commutator.
magnet.

19. The colour of the earth wire is generally:

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 (A) Red (B) Blue (C) Black (D) Green

20. Choose the correct option.

The magnetic field inside a long straight solenoid-carrying current,
(A) Is zero. (B) Decreases as we (C) Increases as we (D) Is the same at all
move towards its end. move towards its end. points.

* Answer short answer questions. [3 Mark each] [24]

21. An object 4 cm in height, is placed at 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of

focal length 10 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be
placed to obtain a sharp image of the object. Calculate the height of the
image.
22. A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 90 cm in
front of a mirror by keeping the flame at a distance of 15 cm from its pole.
a. Suggest the type of mirror he should use.
b. Determine the linear magnification in this case.
c. Find the distance between the object and its image.
d. Draw ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.
23. With the help of scattering of light, explain the reason for the difference in
colours of the sun as it appears during sunrise/ sunset and noon.
24. What eye defect is myopia? Describe with a neat diagram how this defect of
vision can be corrected by using a suitable lens.
25. For the circuit shown in the diagram given below:

Calculate:
i. the value of current through each resistor.
ii. the total current in the circuit.
iii. the total effective resistance of the circuit.
26. a. Define the term ‘volt’.
b. State the relation between work, charge and potential difference for
an electric circuit.
Calculate the potential difference between the two terminals of a battery
if 100 joules of work is required to transfer 20 coulombs of charge from

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 one terminal of the battery to the other.
27. What is short circuiting? State one factor/ condition that can lead to it. Name
a device in the household that acts as a safety measure for it. State the
principle of its working.
28. What is the function of an earth wire? Why is it necessary to earth metallic
appliances?

* Long answer questions [5 Mark each] [20]

29. a. Define focal length of a divergent lens.

b. A divergent lens of focal length 30 cm forms the image of an object of
size 6 cm on the same side as the object at a distance of 15 cm from
its optical centre. Use lens formula to determine the distance of the
object from the lens and the size of the image formed.
c. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in the above
situation.
30. a. Write the functions of each of the following parts of the human eye:
i. Cornea.
ii. Iris.
iii. Crystalline (Eye) lens.
iv. Ciliary muscles.
v. Retina.
b. A person is unable to see distinctly the objects closer than 1 m. Name
the defect of vision he is suffering from. Draw ray diagrams to
illustrate the cause of the defect and its correction by suitable lens.
31. a. Name an instrument that measures electric current in a circuit. Define
the unit of electric current.
b. What do the following symbols mean in circuit diagrams?
i.

ii.

c. An electric circuit consisting of a 0.5 m long nichrome wire XY, an

ammeter, a voltmeter, four cells of 1.5 V each and a plug key was set

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i. Draw a diagram of this electric circuit to study the relation
between the potential difference maintained between the points
‘X’ and ‘Y’ and the electric current flowing through XY.
ii. Following graph was plotted between V and I values:

What would be the values V

I
of ratios when the potential difference is 0.8
V, 1.2 V and 1.6 V respectively? What conclusion do you draw from
these values?
32. a. What is a solenoid? Draw a sketch of the pattern of field lines of the
magnetic field through and around a current carrying solenoid.
b. Consider a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of the table. Let the
current pass through the loop clockwise. Apply the right hand rule to
find out the direction of the magnetic field inside and outside the loop.

* case - based/data -based questions [16]

33. The pictures show four ray diagrams of images formed by concave mirrors.
P is the pole or centre of the relecting surface of the mirror.
F is the focus of the mirror.
C is the centre of curvature of the mirror.
AB is the object and A’B’ is the image of the object.
1. Which of these can be concluded from diagram 1?
A. Image is formed at the focus.
B. Size of the image is equal to the size of the object.
C. Distance between pole and centre of curvature is twice the focal length.
D. Distance between the image and focus is half the distance between the
object and focus.
2. Which diagram shows a real, inverted and enlarged image formed by the
mirror?
A. Diagram 1
B. Diagram 2
C. Diagram 3
D. Diagram 4
3. In which condition does a concave mirror produce a virtual image?
A. When object is located within the focal length
B. When object is located at the centre of curvature
C. When object is located in between ininity and the centre of curvature
D. When object is located in between the centre of curvature and the focus
4. Solar cookers contain a concave mirror.
How does the concave mirror help in heating the food?
Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for the correct response.
How does the concave mirror heat the Yes or
food? No
Sun’s rays are absorbed by the mirror. Yes/No
Sun’s rays relected by the mirror converge
Yes/No
at a point.
Sun’s rays diverge out when relected by
Yes/No
the mirror.
34. A ray of light passes through a glass prism.

9. When do the light rays get refracted?

Circle ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to mark your responses.
Yes or
When do the light rays get refracted?
No
As the light ray enters the prism from
Yes/No
the air
As the light rays travel inside the prism Yes/No
As the light rays move from the prism
Yes/No
into the air
10. Why do leaves appear green?
35. Read the following and answer any three questions from (i) to (iv).
The electrical energy consumed by an electrical appliance is given by the product
of its power rating and the time for which it is used. The SI unit of electrical
energy is Joule. Actually, Joule represents a very small quantity of energy, and
therefore it is inconvenient to use where a large quantity of energy is involved.
So for commercial purposes we use a bigger unit of electrical energy which is
called kilowatt-hour. 1 kilowatt-hour is equal to 3.6 × 106 joules of electrical
energy.
i. The energy dissipated by the heater is E. When the time of operating the
heater is doubled, the energy dissipated will?

ii. The power of a lamp is 60W. The energy consumed in 1 minute will?

iii. The electrical refrigerator rated 400W operates 8 hours a day. The cost
of electrical energy is ₹ 5 per kWh. Find the cost of running the
refrigerator for one day?
OR
iv. Calculate the energy transformed by a 5A current flowing through a
resistor of 2Ω for 30 minutes?
36. Leena creates an electric circuit with three resistors R1, R2 and R3.

9. Which wire should be connected to the negative terminal of a socket?

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