ICSE Class 10 Machines — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for Machines (ICSE Class 10 Physics) — 20 competency-based questions based on the latest CISCE 2027 syllabus, with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.
What to expect: This mock test covers key concepts from the Machines chapter — including application-based and competency-focused questions aligned with how ICSE actually sets the paper.
Tip: Attempt without notes first to identify gaps, then review explanations for any wrong answers. Retake after a few days for best retention.
Sample questions
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1.Assertion (A): In a second-class lever, the load is located between the fulcrum and the effort. Reason (R): Second-class levers always provide a mechanical advantage greater than 1. (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. (c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true.
- A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
- B.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- C.A is true, but R is false.
- D.A is false, but R is true.
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2.Which of the following steps would increase the mechanical advantage of a lever?
- A.Increase the length of the load arm while keeping the effort arm constant.
- B.Increase the length of the effort arm and make it greater than the load arm.
- C.Decrease the length of both the effort arm and the load arm equally.
- D.Place the fulcrum closer to the load than to the effort.
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3.Class III levers have a mechanical advantage less than 1. Why are they then commonly used?
- A.They are used to increase the effort force applied.
- B.They are used to gain speed and displacement.
- C.They are used to reduce the load distance.
- D.They are used to eliminate the need for fulcrum adjustment.
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4.A boy uses a single movable pulley to lift a load of 50 kgf to some height. Another boy uses a single fixed pulley to lift the same load to same height. The ratio of efforts applied by them is
- A.1/2
- B.4
- C.2
- D.1
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5.Which of the following correctly matches each class of lever with an example found in the human body?
- A.Class I: Raising body on toes (fulcrum at toes), Class II: Bending the arm (fulcrum at elbow), Class III: Head nodding (fulcrum at neck joint)
- B.Class I: Head nodding (fulcrum at neck joint), Class II: Raising body on toes (fulcrum at toes), Class III: Bending the arm (fulcrum at elbow)
- C.Class I: Bending the arm (fulcrum at elbow), Class II: Head nodding (fulcrum at neck joint), Class III: Raising body on toes (fulcrum at toes)
- D.Class I: Raising body on toes (fulcrum at toes), Class II: Head nodding (fulcrum at neck joint), Class III: Bending the arm (fulcrum at elbow)
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