SECTION-A
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1. What is the maximum resistance which can be made using five resistors each of Ω?
5
(a) 1Ω (b) 2Ω (c) 2.5Ω (d) 5Ω
2. The poles P and Q of bar magnet will be
(a) P-North, Q-South (b) P-North, Q-North (c) P-South, Q-North (d) P-South, Q-South
3.
IV graph for the metallic wires X and Y at constant temperature are as shown in figure. Assuming that the two
wires have same length and same diameter, then which of the two wires has higher resistance?
(a) Wire X (b) Wire Y (c) Both wires X and Y have equal resistance (d) None of these
4. The laws of reflection hold true for :
(a) Plane mirror only (b) concave mirror only (c) convex mirror only (d) all of these
5. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) A person with myopia can see distant objects clearly
(b) A person with hypermetropia can see nearby objects clearly
(c) A person with myopia can see nearby objects clearly
(d) A person with hypermetropia cannot see distant objects clearly
6. Assertion (A) A ray incident along normal to the mirror retraces its path.
Reason (R) In reflection, angle of incidence is always equal to reflection.
7. Assertion (A) The magnetic field produced by a Current carrying solenoid independent of its length and
cross-sectional area.
Reason (R) The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
SECTION-B
8.
(i) A beam of white light falling on a glass prism of angle A gets splits up into 7 colors (as shown in figure).
Identify the color at no.5
(ii) Which colors of white light have maximum and minimum wavelengths?
OR
Why a white light passes through a dispersing medium splits up into various colors? Which quantity remains
constant when white light passes through a dispersing medium?
9. Figure shows a battery of 12 V and internal resistance 0.6 Ω connected to three resistors A, B and C. Find
the current in each resistor.
SECTION-C
10. Naveen wants to study the type of mirror and lens of a spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens each
having focal length of-15 cm.
(a) Specify the type of mirror.
(b) What type of lens is used?
(c) State one use of mirror in the above activity.
11. Velocity of light in air is 3 x 108m/s, while its velocity in a medium is 1.5×108m/s. Rohit wants to know the
behavior of light in air and the medium
(a) Find the refractive index of the medium.
(b) What is the ratio of wavelengths in air to the medium?
(c) What is the ratio of frequencies in air to the medium?
OR
A person needs a lens of power –4.5 D for correction of her vision.
(a) What kind of defect in vision is she suffering from?
(b) What is the focal length of the corrective lens?
(c) What is the nature of the corrective lens?
SECTION-D
12. Derive the expression for the heat produced due to a current ‘I’ flowing for a time interval ‘t’ through a
resistor ‘R’ having a potential difference ‘V’ across its ends. With which name is the relation known? How
much heat will an instrument of 12 W produce in one minute if it is connected to a battery of 12 V?
OR
Define Ohm’s law. Draw a labeled circuit diagram to verify this law in the laboratory. If you draw a graph
between the potential difference and current flowing through a metallic conductor, what kind of curve will
you get? Explain how would you use this graph to determine the resistance of the conductor.
SECTION-E
Case Based Questions:
13.
The above images shows the position and height of an object in front of a convex lens. A 6cm tall object is placed
perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 25cm. The distance of the object from lens is
40 cm. Based on the text and data in the above paragraph,
(a) determine the position of the image.
(b) the magnification produced by the convex lens.
(c) size and nature of the image formed.
(d) find the power of the lens.
