ICSE EXAMINATION PAPER - 2025
PHYSICS
(SCIENCE PAPER – 1)
Class-10th
(Solved)
Maximum Marks: 80 Time Allotted: Two Hours
Instructions to Candidates:
1. Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
5. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B
6. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
SECTION A (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)
(i) A body is acted upon by two equal and opposite forces, that are NOT along the same straight line. The
body will:
(a) remain stationary (b) have only rotational motion
(c) have only rectilinear motion (d) have both rectilinear and rotational motion
(ii) Which among the following is a vector quantity?
(a) work (b) power (c) energy (d) moment of couple
(iii) What is the correct energy transformation during burning of a candle?
(a) heat → kinetic + potential (b) heat → chemical + light
(c) chemical → heat + light (d) mechanical → chemical + heat
(iv) When a ray of light passes from one optical medium to another, which of the following physical quantities
does NOT change?
(a) Amplitude of the wave (b) Frequency of the wave
(c) Wavelength of the wave (d) Speed of the wave
(v) Which one of the following combinations is the correct ascending order of electromagnetic waves in
terms of wavelength?
(a) Gamma-rays, visible light, microwaves (b) Microwaves, visible light, gamma-rays
(c) Gamma-rays, microwaves, visible light (d) Microwaves, gamma-rays, visible light
(vi) For a lever, a graph is plotted with load on Y-axis and effort on X-axis. Which of the following represents
the slope of the graph?
(a) Mechanical advantage (b) Velocity ratio
1 1
(c) (d)
Velocity ratio Mechanical advantage
(vii) For a real image formed by a convex lens, the ratio of I : O = 2 : 5, then the object is:
(I is the height of the image and O is the height of the object)
(a) between O and F (b) beyond 2F (c) at F (d) between F and 2F
(viii) A ray of light is incident normally on a face of an equilateral prism. The ray gets totally reflected at the
second refracting surface. The total deviation produced in the path of the ray is:
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 120°
(ix) In a closed circuit containing a bulb and a cell, the electromotive force (ε) and the terminal voltage (V) is
related as.
, 2 Oswaal ICSE Question Bank Chapterwise & Topicwise, PHYSICS, Class-10
(Given I is current and r is internal resistance.)
(a) V = ε + Ir (b) V = ε – Ir (c) V = ε ÷ Ir (d) V = ε × Ir
(x) A metal piece of mass 5 g has thermal capacity 2.5 JK−1. If the mass of the metal is tripled, then its specific
heat capacity will be:
(a) 7.5 JK−1 (b) 2.5 JK−1 (c) 1.5 Jg−1K−1 (d) 0.5 Jg−1K−1
(xi) Assertion (A): As the level of water in a tall measuring cylinder kept under running tap rises, the pitch
of sound gradually increases.
Reason (R): Frequency of sound is inversely proportional to the length of the water column.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(xii) In the given circuits Y and Z, the resistors, R1 and R2, are connected in:
Y Z
R1 R2
R1
R2
(a) series in both the circuits (b) parallel in both the circuits
(c) parallel in Y and series in Z (d) series in Y and parallel in Z
(xiii) A radioactive element P emits one a-particle and transforms to a new element Q.
What will be the position of the element Q in the periodic table?
(a) One group to the left of P (b) One group to the right of P
(c) Two groups to the right of P (d) Two groups to the left of P
(xiv) Each of the substances given below is supplied with same amount of heat.
Which one will attain the highest temperature?
Substance Lead Aluminium Copper Iron
Specific heat capacity (cal/g°C) 0.031 0.21 0.095 0.115
(a) Aluminium (b) Copper (c) Iron (d) Lead
(xv) The following figure shows a small bar magnet falling freely through a copper ring. For the observer at
A, the direction of the induced current will be:
S
N A
Copper ring
S
N
(a) clockwise when magnet is above and below the ring
(b) anticlockwise when magnet is above and below the ring
(c) anticlockwise when magnet is above the ring and clockwise when the magnet is below the ring
(d) clockwise when magnet is above the ring and anticlockwise when the magnet is below the ring
PHYSICS
(SCIENCE PAPER – 1)
Class-10th
(Solved)
Maximum Marks: 80 Time Allotted: Two Hours
Instructions to Candidates:
1. Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
5. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B
6. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
SECTION A (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [15]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)
(i) A body is acted upon by two equal and opposite forces, that are NOT along the same straight line. The
body will:
(a) remain stationary (b) have only rotational motion
(c) have only rectilinear motion (d) have both rectilinear and rotational motion
(ii) Which among the following is a vector quantity?
(a) work (b) power (c) energy (d) moment of couple
(iii) What is the correct energy transformation during burning of a candle?
(a) heat → kinetic + potential (b) heat → chemical + light
(c) chemical → heat + light (d) mechanical → chemical + heat
(iv) When a ray of light passes from one optical medium to another, which of the following physical quantities
does NOT change?
(a) Amplitude of the wave (b) Frequency of the wave
(c) Wavelength of the wave (d) Speed of the wave
(v) Which one of the following combinations is the correct ascending order of electromagnetic waves in
terms of wavelength?
(a) Gamma-rays, visible light, microwaves (b) Microwaves, visible light, gamma-rays
(c) Gamma-rays, microwaves, visible light (d) Microwaves, gamma-rays, visible light
(vi) For a lever, a graph is plotted with load on Y-axis and effort on X-axis. Which of the following represents
the slope of the graph?
(a) Mechanical advantage (b) Velocity ratio
1 1
(c) (d)
Velocity ratio Mechanical advantage
(vii) For a real image formed by a convex lens, the ratio of I : O = 2 : 5, then the object is:
(I is the height of the image and O is the height of the object)
(a) between O and F (b) beyond 2F (c) at F (d) between F and 2F
(viii) A ray of light is incident normally on a face of an equilateral prism. The ray gets totally reflected at the
second refracting surface. The total deviation produced in the path of the ray is:
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 120°
(ix) In a closed circuit containing a bulb and a cell, the electromotive force (ε) and the terminal voltage (V) is
related as.
, 2 Oswaal ICSE Question Bank Chapterwise & Topicwise, PHYSICS, Class-10
(Given I is current and r is internal resistance.)
(a) V = ε + Ir (b) V = ε – Ir (c) V = ε ÷ Ir (d) V = ε × Ir
(x) A metal piece of mass 5 g has thermal capacity 2.5 JK−1. If the mass of the metal is tripled, then its specific
heat capacity will be:
(a) 7.5 JK−1 (b) 2.5 JK−1 (c) 1.5 Jg−1K−1 (d) 0.5 Jg−1K−1
(xi) Assertion (A): As the level of water in a tall measuring cylinder kept under running tap rises, the pitch
of sound gradually increases.
Reason (R): Frequency of sound is inversely proportional to the length of the water column.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(xii) In the given circuits Y and Z, the resistors, R1 and R2, are connected in:
Y Z
R1 R2
R1
R2
(a) series in both the circuits (b) parallel in both the circuits
(c) parallel in Y and series in Z (d) series in Y and parallel in Z
(xiii) A radioactive element P emits one a-particle and transforms to a new element Q.
What will be the position of the element Q in the periodic table?
(a) One group to the left of P (b) One group to the right of P
(c) Two groups to the right of P (d) Two groups to the left of P
(xiv) Each of the substances given below is supplied with same amount of heat.
Which one will attain the highest temperature?
Substance Lead Aluminium Copper Iron
Specific heat capacity (cal/g°C) 0.031 0.21 0.095 0.115
(a) Aluminium (b) Copper (c) Iron (d) Lead
(xv) The following figure shows a small bar magnet falling freely through a copper ring. For the observer at
A, the direction of the induced current will be:
S
N A
Copper ring
S
N
(a) clockwise when magnet is above and below the ring
(b) anticlockwise when magnet is above and below the ring
(c) anticlockwise when magnet is above the ring and clockwise when the magnet is below the ring
(d) clockwise when magnet is above the ring and anticlockwise when the magnet is below the ring
