Important Questions (NCERT â Physics)
Q1. What is the SI unit of Force ?
Ans: The SI unit of Force is Newton (N).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāϞ⧰ SI āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ (N)āĨ¤
Q2. State Newton's Third Law of Motion.
Ans : “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : “āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤”
Q3. Define Acceleration.
Ans: Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻšāĻžā§°āĨ¤
Q4. State the formula for Work done.
Ans:
Work done (W) = Force (F) × Distance (d) (W = F × d)
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽ(W) = āĻŦāϞ(F) × āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ(d) (W = F × d)
Q5. What is the speed of light in vacuum ?
Ans: The speed of light in vacuum is 3×108 m/s
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : āĻļā§āύā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ : 3×108 āĻŽāĻŋ/āĻā§3
Q6. What is the Principal Focus of a concave mirror ?
Ans: The principal focus of a concave mirror is the point where parallel rays converge after reflection.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ
āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ āϝ’āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻāϤā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q7. Define Refraction of Light.
Ans: Refraction is the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĻāϤ⧠āϝāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻšā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻ
āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻŦā§āϞā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q8. State Ohm's Law.
Ans: At constant temperature, current is directly proportional to voltage.āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ⧰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤā§āϝāĻā§āώ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
V = IR
Q9. What is the Power of a Lens ?
Ans: Power of a lens = 1 / focal length (in meters) āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž = āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ (āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āϤ)
P = 1/f DioptreUnit: Dioptre
Q10. Why does a compass needle point North ?
Ans: Because the Earth acts like a giant magnet.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§, āϏā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻā§° āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q11. What is the unit of electric current ?
Ans: The unit of electric current is Ampere (A).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° (A)āĨ¤
Q12. Define Potential Difference.
Ans: Potential Difference is the work done to move a unit charge between two points. It is measured in Volt (V).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻāϧāĻžāύāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ (V)āĨ¤
Q13. What is the magnetic field ?
Ans: A magnetic field is the region around a magnet where magnetic force can be experienced.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āϝāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāϞāϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāϞ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° āĻŦā§āϞā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q14. State the formula for the speed of a wave.
Ans:
Speed of wave (v) = Frequency (f) × Wavelength (λ) : āϤ⧰āĻāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻ (v) = āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ (f) × āϤ⧰āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ (λ)
i.e., v = fλ
Q15. What is the principle of conservation of energy ?
Ans: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be converted from one form to another.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ, āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q16. Name the two types of electric charge.
Ans: The two types of electric charge are Positive charge and Negative charge.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĻā§ āϧāύāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāϧāĻžāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻāϧāĻžāύāĨ¤
Q17. Define Power.
Ans: Power is the rate at which work is done. āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻšāĻžā§°āĨ¤
Power (P) = Work (W) / Time (t)
Q18. What is the focal length of a convex lens ?
Ans: The focal length of a convex lens is the distance between its optical centre and principal focus.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
Q19. Explain Short-sightedness (Myopia).
Ans: Myopia is a defect of vision in which near objects are seen clearly but distant objects appear blurred. It is corrected using a concave lens.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻž āϤā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋ āϝ’āϤ āĻāĻā§°ā§° āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q20. State the mirror formula.
Ans: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u Where f = focal length(āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ), v = image distance(āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ), u = object distance.( āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ)
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Q21. What is Fleming's Left Hand Rule ? āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Fleming’s Left Hand Rule states that if the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger of the left hand are held mutually perpendicular, then the thumb shows the direction of force, the forefinger shows the direction of magnetic field, and the middle finger shows the direction of current.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ, āϤ⧰ā§āĻāύ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻā§-āĻ āĻĒā§°āϞ⧠āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āϞāĻŋ āϧ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ, āϤ⧰ā§āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q22. What is a solenoid ? āĻ’āϞā§āύāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A solenoid is a coil of wire that acts like a magnet when electric current passes through it.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ’āϞā§āύāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžā§°ā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāύā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§, āϝāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q23. State the formula for electrical energy. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Electrical Energy (E) = Power (P) × Time (t) : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (E) = āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž (P) × āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ (t)
E = P × t
Q24. What is the phenomenon of Dispersion of Light ? āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻ āĻĒāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Dispersion of light is the splitting of white light into its seven colours when it passes through a prism.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻ āĻĒāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŽā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšāĻāĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāϤāĻāĻž ā§°āĻāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Q25. Define Concave Mirror. āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: A concave mirror is a spherical mirror whose reflecting surface curves inward and can form real or virtual images.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ āϝāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q26. What is an electromagnet ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: An electromagnet is a magnet produced by passing electric current through a coil wound around a soft iron core.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āύāϰāĻŽ āϞā§āĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻžāϤ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāĨ¤
Q27. What is resonance ? āĻ āύā§āύāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Resonance is the phenomenon in which a system vibrates with maximum amplitude when the applied frequency equals its natural frequency.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ āύā§āύāĻžāĻĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝ’āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻā§ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžā§° āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q28. State the formula for Magnification. āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋā§° āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Magnification (M) = Height of image (h′) / Height of object (h)
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ (M) = āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž (h′) / āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž (h)
Q31. What is meant by uniform circular motion ? āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Uniform circular motion is the motion of an object moving along a circular path with constant speed.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻāϤāĻŋ āϝ’āϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻĨāϤ āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q32. Define Electric Power. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Electric power is the rate at which electrical energy is consumed in an electric circuit. It is measured in Watt (W).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻšāĻžā§°āĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ ā§ąāĻžāĻ (W)āĨ¤
Q33. What is the Lens Formula ? āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: The lens formula is (āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻšā§āĻā§)
where f = focal length(āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ), v = image distance(āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ), u = object distance(āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ).
Q34. State the law of refraction (Snell's Law). āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ (āϏā§āύā§āϞ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ) āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans:
Snell’s Law states that for a given pair of media, āϏā§āύā§āϞ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ
āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽ-āϝā§āĻāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
or
where i is the angle of incidence(āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ) and r is the angle of refraction(āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ).
Q35. Define heat energy. āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Heat energy is the form of energy that is transferred between bodies due to a temperature difference. It is measured in Joule (J).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞ (J)āĨ¤
Q36. What are the three main components of an electric circuit ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨā§° āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans:
The three main components are : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨā§° āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻšā§āĻā§-
- Cell/Battery – supplies voltage : āĻā§āώ/āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§ – āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ āϧ⧰ā§
- Switch – controls current : āĻā§āĻāĻ – āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§
- Resistor (or load) – controls current : ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāώā§āĻā§° (āĻŦāĻž āϞā§āĻĄ) – āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻš āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§
Q37. What is the Right-Hand Thumb Rule ? āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: According to the Right-Hand Thumb Rule, if the right-hand thumb points in the direction of current, then the curled fingers show the direction of the magnetic field.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q38. Define the Electromagnetic Spectrum. āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: The electromagnetic spectrum is the complete range of electromagnetic radiations, including gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet rays, visible light, infrared rays, microwaves, and radio waves.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϏ⧰, āϝā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻž ā§°ā§, āĻāĻā§āϏ-ā§°ā§, āĻāϞā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϞā§āĻ ā§°ā§, āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°, āĻāύāĻĢā§ā§°āĻžā§°ā§āĻĄ ā§°ā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’ā§ąā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ ’ ā§ąā§āĻāĨ¤
Q39. Explain Total Internal Reflection. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰ā§āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Total Internal Reflection occurs when a light ray travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, causing the light to be completely reflected back.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰ā§āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāύ āϤā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§ āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āĻšā§° ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ āϏā§āĻŽāĻž āĻā§āĻŖāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āĻāĻāϤāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q41. What is electromagnetic induction ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŖāĻž āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Electromagnetic induction is the process by which a changing magnetic field induces an electromotive force (EMF) in a conductor.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŖāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝ’āϤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ⧰ āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻ āĻŦāϞ (EMF) āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q42. What is a concave lens ? āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: A concave lens is a lens that is thinner at the centre and thicker at the edges and it diverges light rays.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāύ⧠āϞā§āύā§āϏ āϝāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāώāϤ āĻĄāĻžāĻ , āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q43. Define Principal Axis of a spherical mirror. āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āώ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: The principal axis is an imaginary straight line passing through the pole and the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āώ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ ā§°ā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āϧā§ā§°ā§āĻŦ (Pole) āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q44. State the formula for Refractive Index. āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϏā§āĻāĻā§° āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans:
Q45. What is meant by power dissipation ? āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻ āĻĒāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Power dissipation is the process by which electrical energy is converted into heat energy in an electrical component.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻ āĻĒāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝ’āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q46. State Fleming's Right Hand Rule. āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Fleming’s Right Hand Rule states that if the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger of the right hand are stretched mutually perpendicular, then:
- Thumb → direction of motion of conductor
- Forefinger → direction of magnetic field
- Middle finger → direction of induced current
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ : āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻšāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ, āϤ⧰ā§āĻāύ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻā§-āĻ āĻĒā§°āϞ⧠āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧗
- āĻŦā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋ → āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻā§° āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ
- āϤ⧰ā§āĻāύ⧠→ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ
- āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻž → āĻĒā§ā§°ā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q47. What are the applications of convex lenses ? āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: Convex lenses are used in magnifying glasses, cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and for correcting hypermetropia (long-sightedness).
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻŦā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻā§āĻŽā§ā§°āĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§ā§°’āϏā§āĻā§āĻĒ, āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āĻĒāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋā§° āϤā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋ (Hypermetropia) āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q48. Define one Volt. āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Ans: One volt is the potential difference when one joule of work is done to move one coulomb of charge from one point to another.
āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ą āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāϧāĻžāύ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q49. What is dispersion of light ? āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻ āĻĒāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Dispersion of light is the splitting of white light into its seven colours (VIBGYOR) when it passes through a prism.
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