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SIMO EDUCATION
INDIAN PHYSICS OLYMPIAD (SIPHO) 2013
SCREENING TEST
STANDARD X

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Time: 60 minutes Maximum Marks : 85
Instructions:
The question paper contains 25 questions across two Sections to be answered in 60 minutes
Section-A contains 10 questions. Each question carries 4 marks and may have MORE THAN ONE correct
answer.
Section-B contains 15 questions. Each question carries 3 marks and has ONLY ONE correct answer.
One mark would be deducted for every wrong answer. No marks would be deducted for unattempted questions.
You can retain the Question paper with you after the Olympiad.
Fill the OMR sheet completely and carefully. Please leave space after initials in your name

SECTION - A


1. Observe the following Keplers orbit with focus S.
The ratio of angular velocities of the planet at P and Q is, i.e
P
Q
w
w
=
A) 3 3 B) 3 6 C) 9 D) None of these
2. Consider scenarios I and II below where M > 2m
T and T
1
are tensions in the string connecting
identical masses m in both scenarious
respectively. T
2
is tension between
M and m is scenario I
Which of the following statements is/are always true?
A) T<T
1

B) T
2
=T
1

C) The acceleration in second scenario is higher
D) T
2
=2T

3. Consider the following two particle system

Initial velocity of A and B are 5m/s east and 3 m/s east respectively. Also, initial acceleration of A is
3m/s
2
east. Also, it is observed that total momentum of system is always constant and they travel as
one particle after collision.
Which of the following statements is /are true?
A) Velocity of particles just after collision is 3.9 m/s east
B) They collide in 2 seconds
C) Acceleration of particle just after collision is 0.25 m/s
2
east.
D) No energy is lost during collision.



A B
7 m
mass=25 gms
mass=30 gms
X
PHYSICS
P
S
Q
3r
r
T
2
T
A B
m m
M C
I
m m
T
1
A B
F=Mg
II

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4. Consider the mirror shown below
The image formed is

A) Real B) Magnified C) Inverted D)Closer to mirror than object


5. Consider refraction through glass slab (from air) as shown below.


Which of the following statements is /are true?
A) The refracted ray is represented by Q among rays P,Q,R
B) The refraction undergoes dispersion
C) The refracted ray travels at a lower speed (in glass slab) than incident ray.
D) The ray suffers no angular deviation after refraction at both sides of slab.
6. Consider the circuit below

Which of the following statements is/are true?
A) Work done by 10V battery in one minute is 3 k Joules
B) Heat generated in 3 resistor in one minute is 2 k Joules
C) Points A and B are at same potential
D) Potential difference between B and C is 10 V

7. Which of the following statements is/are true?

A) No current flows through the circuit
B) A and B are at same potential
C) Power of each battery is 50 W
D) Potential difference between B and C is zero

8. A body of mass 0.5 kg is travelling towards right from point O at speed of 10 m/s. It is under influence
of a force of 2N acting towards left. The time at which magnitude of displacement is 12m is/are
A) 2 sec B) 3 sec C) 5 sec D) 6 sec
9. Two bodies A and B are travelling towards left as shown below at t=0. Their accelerations are also
directed towards left.
Which of the following statements is/are true?
A) They collide in 9 seconds
B) The maximum separation between them before collision is 18m

C) If equal force is acting on both bodies, the difference of their momenta is constant before collision
D) Sum of kinetic energies of bodies in constant
10.

A small object is released from top of the double inclined wedge. The horizontal surface (AB) of
wedge offers a resistance of 1 m/s
2
to the object. The ground from foot of wedge C also offers an
equal resistance. The object is released from rest from point P. Take g=10 m/s
2
.


O
O
P
A
B
C
D
20 cm
50 cm
40 cm
.
30V
C
6
3
2
10V
A
B



P
N
R
Q
B
.
10V
10V
A
C
3
4
4




A B
13.5 m
u= 5m/s
a
1
=1 m/s
2
u= 2m/s
a
2
=2 m/s
2
f=30 cm
75 cm
O

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A) The object stops at a distance of 3.5 m from C
B) The total energy (PE+KE) of the body is conserved
C) The speed of the body at B is 3 m/s
D) The maximum speed of the body is achieved at A.

SECTION - B
11. The force with which a falling apple of 0.5 kg pulls Earth towards it is
A) 0 N B) 5N C) 10 N D) Cannot be determined

12. The acceleration due to gravity at a height of 4R from centre of earth is
A) 2.5 m/s
2
B) 1.428 m/s
2
C) 0.823 m/s
2
D) 0.625 m/s
2


13. Consider system of earth and moon. Moon revolves around earth. Thus, centripetal force balances
force of attraction due to gravitation. At the same time, moon attracts earth towards it with force
which does not seem to be balanced. However, earth does not move towards moon. This is because
A) Earths mass is very much larger than that of moon
B) Earth is under influence of centripetal force due to revolution around sun
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) Neither (A) nor (B)

14. A small object moves over a rough track AB shown below. When it comes out of track, its velocity is
1 m/s in the same direction.

Time taken by object to cross the rough track is
A) 4 seconds B) 3 seconds C) 2 seconds D) None of these

15. Consider the following statements
I. When a body is traveling with uniform speed, no force is acting on it
II. When a body is traveling with constant velocity, no force is acting on it.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I or II D) Neither I nor II


16.

Consider refraction through lens and reflection in mirror for final image of object O. The
magnification of final image is
A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 6

17. Two wires A and B are drawn from a fixed mass of copper. Length of wire A is double that of wire B.
Both the wires have same density. Then ratio of resistance offered by A and B i.e. R
A
/R
B
is
A) 1:1 B) 4:1 C) 2:1 D) 1:2


A B
4m
3 m/s
1 m/s
45 cms
f=30 cms
150 cms
f=45 cms
O

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18. If the effective resistance between A and B in 2 ,
value of unknown resistance R is
A) 4 B) 10
C) 5

D) None of these

19. A body is projected up with a speed of 5 m/s. It returns back to same point. Average speed of this
journey is
A) 4 m/s B) 5 m/s C) 2.5 m/s D) None of these

20. A cubical block is immersed in water partially as shown below. Half of the mass of the block is under
water. Density of the block is 5 g/cc. Side of the cube is 10 cms. The string is cut after the block is
just fully immersed in water. Take g=10 m/s
2
. Density of water is 1 g/cc.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A) Tension in the string is 45 N initially.
B) As the block is lowered down into the tank, the tension in the string increases
C) After the string is cut, the speed of block in 2 seconds is 16 m/s.
D) None of the above statements is true.
21. If an egg of volume 40 cc is dropped in pure water (density 1 g/cc) of 200 cc, it sinks . When 40
grams of salt as added to it, it floats. Possible mass of egg is
A) 65 gms B) 45 gms C) 35 gms D) 55 gms
22. A body is projected up with a speed of 22 m/s. Air offers a resistance of 0.1 m/s
2
to the body. The
speed with which it reaches ground is (g=10 m/s
2
)
A) 2.56 m/s B) 2.72 m/s C) 2.80 m/s D) None of these
23. A foot ball is kicked from top of a building of height 20 m horizontally with a force F of 20 N. As a
result, it starts moving with an acceleration of 5 m/s
2
. Consider following statements. (Take g=10
m/s
2
).
I) Work done by F is zero
II) work done by gravitational force is zero
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I & II D) Neither I nor II
24. Water is being pumped out from a cubical sump of side 3 m at speed of 1 litre per second. Assuming
tank is full and top of sump is at ground level, the power of the motor is
A) 15 W B) 20 W
C) 25 W D) None of the above
25. Two mirrors are kept at an angle of 90
0
. It forms n images of object kept midway between them.
Consider following statements about the images.
I. All of them are virtual II. All of them are laterally inverted.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only I B) Only II C) Both I & II D) Neither I nor II

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