PHYSICS

4 or 2 MARK QUESTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. Distinguish between centripetal and centrifugal force. Distinguish between progressive and stationary waves. Give a comparison between Newtons corpuscular theory and wave theory of light. What are the important applications of laser light in science and technology?

5. What are the important applications of laser light in medicine, industry and defence and space science? 6. Compare the values of relative permeability and magnetic susceptibility of dia, para and ferromagnetic substances. 7. What is the equivalent resistance of 3 resistances R1 , R2 and R3 when connected in series? or Show that effective resistance of series combination in a circuit is equal to sum of their resistances. 8. Find an expression for equivalent resistance of parallel combination of 3 resistances R1 , R2 ,

R3 .
or Show that the reciprocal of the effective resistance of a parallel combination in a circuit is equal to sum of their reciprocals. 9. Define Joules law. Derive the expression for the heat developed Q =

i 2 Rt . J

10. What are the important features of Rutherfords atomic model? or Describe the Rutherfords gold-foil experiment with a diagram? Mention its important features. 11. How do you classify radioactive radiations experimentally? or Explain with a neat diagram, the emission of radiations from a radio-active substance. 12. What are the properties of , , radiations? or

Compare the properties of , , radiations in a tabular form. 13. What are the uses of radio isotopes in medicine, industry and agriculture? 14. What is the principle of Nuclear reactor? How is the chain reaction controlled in a Nuclear reactor? What is chain reaction? How is chain reaction controlled in a Nuclear reactor? Explain the nuclear reactor and how the chain reaction is controlled? 15. How do you classify solids on the basis of electric behaviour (conduction)? or Give the comparison between insulators, conductors and semiconductors. 16. Explain the formation of p-type and n-type semiconductors. Explain the types of extrinsic semiconductors. 17. State and properties and uses of a junction diode. 18. State and properties and uses of a junction transistor. 19. What are the basic principles of Radio and TV Communication? 20. Explain briefly various stages of Radio communication with a block diagram.

1. Audio frequency generation 2. Generation of r.f carrier wave 3. Modulation in a transmitter 4. Transmitting antenna on a tower 5. Receiving antenna 7. Detector (demodulation) 8. Amplifier 9. Loud speaker 6. Tuning circuits 10. Modulated wave

21. Draw the Block diagram of a computer? Describe the functions of each of its components. 22. How important is a computer in modern day life? or What are the uses of a computer? 2 or 4 MARK QUESTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. State Newtons law of universal gravitation. Differentiate between mass and weight of a body. Write the equations of motion for a freely falling body. Define the terms: (1) time of ascent (2) time of descent (3) time of flight

Distinguish between a rotatory motion and circular motion. What is a centrifuge? How does it work? Explain the working of a laundry drier. What is banking angle? What is the necessity for banking of roads? What is simple harmonic motion? What are its characteristics?

10. Explain the phenomenon of resonance. Given two examples of resonance in day-to-day life. 11. State and derive the inverse square law of magnetism. 12. Why a ferromagnetic substance like iron rod is not a magnet by itself? Explain on the basis of domain theory. 13. What are ohmic and non-ohmic conductors? Give examples. 14. Distinguish between resistance and resistivity. 15. State the laws of resistance. 16. State Faradays laws of electrolysis. 17. What is meant by electroplating? 18. What is meant by electrotyping? 19. What is a transformer? On what principle does it work?

20. Distinguish between step-up and step-down transformer. 21. What are isotopes, isobars and isotones and given two examples of each. 22. What is radioactive dating? Explain. 23. Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. 24. What is doping? Explain. 25. What are hardware and software? 26. Distinguish between machine-level and high-level languages. DIAGRAMS , 1, 2, 4 MARKS 1. Screw gauge. or Instrument used to find out the thickness of a glass plate (or a copper wire etc). 2. 3. 4. 5. (i) No zero error (ii) Negative zero error and (iii) Positive zero error of a screw gauge. Visible spectrum. Various regions of electromagnetic spectrum and their wavelength ranges. Electromagnetic wave showing electric and magnetic fields.

6. Magnetic lines of force around a bar magnet when north pole of the bar magnet facing North Pole of the earth. 7. Magnetic lines of force around a bar magnet when south pole of the bar magnet facing North Pole of the earth. 8. Components of a electric circuit (cell, battery, tap-key, plug-key, resistor, rheostat/variable resistor, electric lamp, ammeter, voltmeter) 9. Nuclear reactor showing various parts. (ii) forward bias condition (iii) reverse bias condition

10. (i) p-n junction diode

11. Symbols of p-n-p transistor and n-p-n transistor. 12. Block diagram of television broadcasting. Note: Practice numerical problems in all the units. These are asked as , 1, 2 or 4 mark questions.