SSC (English Medium) 10th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Find the odd one out:

Tungsten wire is used in electric bulbs.

What are artificial satellites?

Name the first artificial satellite sent to space.

Fill in the blank:

The modern periodic table consists of ……………. periods.

When a ray of light travels from air to glass slab and strikes the surface of separation at 90°, then it …………….
(a) bends towards normal
(b) bends away from normal
(c) passes unbent
(d) passes in zigzag way

Explain how spectrum is formed.

When rays of light are incident on a glass slab then the incident ray and emergent ray are _________ each other.

1. perpendicular
2. parallel
3. opposite
4. concurrent

What is a spectrum?

State four most common electrical appliances based on heating effect of electric current. Why do we use finely heated platinum wire in surgery?

Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the following sentence.

A ray of light strikes the glass slab at an angle of 50°. What is the angle of incidence?

Write a short note on dispersion of light.

Define refraction and state the laws of refraction.

Explain how the formation of a rainbow occurs.

State the rule to determine the direction of a magnetic field produced around a straight conductor-carrying current.

Why do we get a spectrum of seven colors when white light is dispersed by a prism?

State the right-hand thumb rule.

Write the merits of the modern periodic table over Mendeleev’s Periodic table

Draw the diagram of refraction of light in the glass slab

Observe the following figure and answer the questions given under it:

1) How many times does refraction take place in the above figure?

2) What happens to the ray of light when it passes from air to glass?

3) What happens to the ray of light when it passes from glass to air?

4) What are the rays AB and CD in the figure called?

5) Define refraction.