PST- PHYSICS

1. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. It goes to a height 20 m and then

returns to the ground. Taking g to be 10 m s-2, find:
(i) the initial velocity of ball
(ii) the final velocity of ball on reaching the ground
(iii) the total time of journey of ball.
2. Fig. shows a cube of each side 15 cm immersed in a tub containing water of
density 103 kg m-3 such that its top surface is 20 cm below the free surface
of water:

Calculate:
i. the pressure at the top of cube,
ii. the pressure at the bottom of cube,
iii. the resultant pressure on cube.
iv. the resultant thrust on cube.
Take atmospheric pressure = 105 Pa and g = 9∙8 N kg-1.
3. The areas of pistons on a hydraulic machine are 5 cm2 and 625 cm2. What
force on the smaller piston will support a load of 1250 N on the larger
piston? State any assumption which you make in your calculation.
4. Why do sea divers need special protective suit?
5. How does the liquid pressure on a diver change if:
i. the diver moves to the greater depth, and
ii. the diver moves horizontally?
1. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
I Centrifugation method can be used to separate butter from cream.
II Coloured component of blue ink can be separated by evaporation.
III Chromatography can be used to detect drugs in blood.
 IV Camphor can be separated from salt by crystallization.
A) II only B) II and III only
C) IV only D) II and IV only
2. The boiling points of a few gases found in air are given below:
Element Krypton Neon Nitrogen Oxygen
Boiling point (∘C) -152 -246 -196 -183
If liquid mixture is fractionally distilled, the order of gases distilling out is
A) Krypton, Neon, Nitrogen, Oxygen
B) Neon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Krypton
C) Nitrogen, Neon, Oxygen, Krypton
D) Oxygen, Neon, Nitrogen, Krypton
3. Geetika poured 20 g of salt into 200 mL of water in a beaker. She stirred the
water to dissolve the salt completely. Then she heated the solution until it
was reduced to half. How many grams of salt can be recovered from the
remaining solution?

A) 0 g B) 10 g
C) 20 g D) 40 g
4. Read the given passage and fill in the blanks by choosing an appropriate
option.
When a mixture of two ___i___ liquids having a difference of 25∘C in their
boiling points is to be separated, a ___ii___ is used which increases the
___iii___ surface area. As a result, when the vapours of both the liquids
rise, the ___iv___ volatile liquid will condense while the vapours of
___v___ volatile liquid will rise.
A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
Immiscible Distillation flask Heating More Less
B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
 Non-volatile Condenser Cooling Less More
C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
Miscible Fractionating column Cooling Less More
D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
Volatile Condenser Heating More Less
5. In which of the following is Tyndall effect observed?
A) Solution B) Precipitate
C) Sol D) Vapor
6. The charge and mass ratio is highest in.
(a) Proton (b) Electrons
(c) Neutron (d) Alpha-particle
7. Which of the following are isobars?

(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I, II, IV and V
(d) II, III, IV and V
8. Each resistance of 9Ω the equivalent resistance and current through is
 (a) 4.5Ω0A (b) 6Ω, 2A (c) 6Ω, 3A (d) 27Ω, 3A
9. An ammeter is always connected in …………… and a voltmeter in …….
The correct word to fill the blanks are
(a) Series: Series (b) Parallel: Parallel
(c) Parallel: Series (d) series: Parallel
10.Sun appear reddish early in the morning because
(a) Shorter wavelength is scattered out and longer wavelength reaches us
(b) longer wavelength is scattered out and shorter wavelength reaches us
(c) in the morning, distance to be travelled by sunlight is less
(d) longer wavelength loses energy
11. A person needs a lens of power –4.5 D for correction of her vision. He is
suffering from
(a) Myopia
(b) Hypermetropia
(c) Presbyopia
(d) Astigmatism
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