MOCK EXAM

MAX MARKS: 70 marks

PHYSICS
TIME: 3 HOURS
GRADE-XI

Section A (All questions are compulsory)

Multiple choice questions
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1. The dimensions of length are expressed as G X cy h Z where G, c and h are the universal gravitational constant, 1
speed of light and Planck's constant respectively, then
(a) x = (1/2), y = (1/2), z= (3/2)
(b) x = (1/2), z = (1/2), y= (3/2)
(c) y = (-3/2), z = (1/2), x= (1/2)
(d) y=(1I2), z= (3/2), x= 2
2. The position-time graph of a body is a straight line parallel to the time axis. What does this imply? 1
(a) uniform velocity
(b) uniform acceleration
(c) uniform speed
(d) Stationary object
3. Motion in a straight lineAn automobile travelling with a speed of 60 km/h can brake to stop within a distance 1
of 20 m. If the car is going twice as fast i.e., 120 km/h, the stopping distance will be
(a) 20 m
(b) 40 m
(c) 60 m
(d) 80 m
4. The forces 6N and 8N act at a point. If their resultant is 10N, the angle between them is. 1
(a) 600
(b) 550
(c) 900
(d) 1200
5. A body is projected at an angle Ө with kinetic energy E. Neglecting air friction the kinetic energy at the 1
highest point is
(a) E cos Ө
(b) Zero
(c) E2cos Ө
(d) E cos 2Ө
6. A man standing on a lift holds a spring balance with load of 10kg suspended from it. The reading of the 1
balance when the lift is descending with acceleration of 1.8m/s2is.
(a) 98 N
(b) 80 N
(c) 116 N
(d) Zero
7. A block of mass 0.50 Kg is moving with a speed of 2m/s on a smooth surface. It strikes another mass of 1 Kg 1
and then moves together as a single body. The energy loss during the collision is
(a) 0.16 J
(b) 1.00 J
(c) 0.67 J
(d) 0.34 J

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8. A particle performs circular motion with angular momentum L. If the frequency of the particle is doubled and 1
kinetic energy halved, the angular momentum is
(a) 2L
(b) 4L
(c) L/2
(d) L/4
9. A satellites goes along an elliptical path around earth. The rate of change of area swept by the line joining 1
earth and the satellite is proportional to
(a) r1/2
(b) r
(c) r3/2
(d) r2
10. Two wires A and B are of the same material. Their lengths are in the ratio of 1:2 and diameter is the ratio 2:1. 1
They are pulled by the same force. Their increase in length will be in the ratio
(a) 2:1
(b) 1:4
(c) 8:1
(d) 1:8
11. During an adiabatic process, the increase of a gas is found to be proportional to the cube of its temperature. 1
The ratio of Cp Cv for the gas is
(a) 3/2
(b) 4/3
(c) 2
(d) 5/3
12. A particle is executing SHM with a period of T seconds and amplitude a meter. The shortest time it takes to 1
reach a point (A/√2) meter from its mean position in seconds is
(a) T
(b) T/ 4
(c) T/8
(d) T/ 16
For question numbers 13,14, 15, and 16 two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) given. Each question carries
1 mark.
13. Assertion: For the planets orbiting around the sun, angular speed, linear speed and K.E. changes with time, 1
but angular momentum remains constant.
Reason: No torque is acting on the rotating planet. So its angular momentum is constant.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c)A is true, but R is false.
d) Both A and R are false
14. Assertion: Impulse of force and momentum are same physical quantities. 1
Reason: Both quantities have same unit.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is false, but R is true.
d) Both A and R are false
15. Assertion: The heat absorbed during the isothermal expansion of an ideal gas against vacuum is zero. 1
Reason: The volume occupied by the molecules of an ideal gas is zero.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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c)A is true, but R is false.
d) Both A and R are false
16. Assertion: The graph of total energy of a particle in SHM with respect to, position is a straight line with zero 1
slope.
Reason: Total energy of particle in SHM remains constant throughout its motion
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c)A is true, but R is false.
d) Both A and R are false
Section B
17. A body is projected vertically up from the foot of a tower 392m high with a velocity 98m/s. At the same 2
instant another body is dropped from the top. Find out when and where they will meet.
18. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the 2
stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 seconds, what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?
19. 2
a) Explain why the water doesn’t fall even at the top of the circle when the bucket full of water is upside down
rotating in a vertical circle?
b) Why does a speedy motor cyclist bend towards the center of a circular path while taking a turn on it?
(OR)
Derive an expression for Maximum speed of the Vehicle in a banked road for safe circular turn. Consider that
coefficient of friction between the tyre and road is µ.
20. The bob of a pendulum is released from horizontal position A. If the length of the pendulum is 1.5m, what is 2
the speed with which the bob reaches the lowermost point B, given that it dissipates 5% of its initial energy
against air resistance.

21. a) Why do we prefer steel to copper in the manufacture of spring? 2

b) Why is any metallic part of a machinery never subjected to a stress beyond the elastic limit of the material?
Section C
22. A jet of water of cross-sectional area A and velocity v impinges normally on a stationary flat plate. The mass 3
per unit volume of water is ρ. By dimensional analysis, determine an expression for the force F exerted by the
jet against the plate.
23. a) A projectile fired from the ground follows a parabolic path, where will the speed of the projectile be 3
minimum and why?
b) Why does the direction of motion of a projectile become horizontal at the highest point on the projectile
path.
c)Explain how the vertical and horizontal components of the velocity of projection vary during the time of
flight.
24. A helicopter of mass 2000 kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15 m/s 2. The total mass of the crew and 3
passengers is 500 kg. Find the magnitude and direction of the:
(a) Force on the floor of the helicopter by the crew and passenger.
(b) Action of the rotor of the helicopter on the surrounding air
(c) Force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air (g =10 m/s 2)

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25. a) Two masses, one n times heavier than the other are dropped from same height. How does their momentum 3
compare just before they hit the ground?
b) A force exerts an impulse J on a body changing its speed from u to v. The force and objects motion are
along the same line. Show that the work done by the force is J (u + v)/2.
26. a) A quantity of dry air at 270C is compressed slowly to (1/3)rd of its original volume. What is the percentage 3
change in the pressure?
b) Calculate the work done if one mole of an ideal gas expands isothermally at 127 0C until its volume is
doubled? (R = 8.13 J/mol K, log 2 = 0.3010)
27. a) On the basis of kinetic theory of gases, explain how does a gas exert pressure? 3
b) On which factors does the average kinetic energy of gas molecule depend?
c) Why temperature less than absolute zero is not possible?
28. A particle executes SHM with a time – period of 2s and amplitude 5 cm. Find (i) displacement (ii) velocity 3
and (iii) acceleration after 1/3 second; starting from the mean position.
(OR)
A clock fitted with a seconds pendulum beats correct time in seconds. How many seconds will it lose or gain
per day if the length increases by 0.2 %.
Section D
Case study questions
Read the following paragraph and answer the following questions
29. Principle of Moments 4
Consider an ideal lever, as given in the figure below. An ideal lever is nothing but a light rod (ideally
negligible mass) that is pivoted at a point along its length. This point is called a fulcrum. A see -saw for
children playing in the parks is an example of a lever system. The figure below shows two forces F 1 and
F2 acting on the lever. The pivot point of the lever is at a distance of d 1 and d2 from the forces F1 and
F2 respectively.
Assuming that the lever system is in equilibrium. Let R denote the reaction on body, the suppose at pivot
point; R is directed opposite to the forces F 1 and F2. Since the body is in both rotational and translation
equilibrium,

R – F1 – F2 = 0 …. (1)
d1F1 – d2F2= 0 …. (2)
anti-clockwise moments are taken as negative.
Equation (2) can be re-written as,
d 1F1 = d 2F2
This equation is called the principle of moments equation for the above system.

I) In the figure given below, the distance and forces are given as d1 = 5m, d2 = 4m, d3 = 10m F1 = 10N, F2 =
5N, F = 4N. Find whether the system will be in rotational equilibrium or not.

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II) a) Two forces with equal magnitude but opposite directions are acting on a body. What is the condition
for calling these pair force a’ Couple’.
b) What is a moment of a Couple?
30. Heat Transfer and Thermal equilibrium 4
During the change of state of a substance, the exchange of heat takes place between the substance and its
surroundings. In this process the temperature of the substance remains constant. At a certain temperature
known as the melting point. Both the solid and liquid states of the substance coexist in thermal
equilibrium. Similarly, at boiling point both the liquid and vapor states of the substance co -exist in
thermal equilibrium. There are certain substances which on heating directly pass from solid to vapor state
without passing through the liquid state. This is a sublimation process in which the solid changes to the
vapor state of the substance. The process of change of state depends on pressure and temperature.
I) In order to obtain absolute zero,

(a) Volume of gas is kept constant, and temperature is measured in terms of pressure

(b) Pressure of gas is kept constant, and temperature is measured in terms of volume

(c) Temperature of gas is kept constant, and volume is measured in terms of pressure

(d) None of the above

II) Why is Pyrex preferred for making thermometers over ordinary glass?

(a) It has a higher coefficient of volume expansion

(b) It has a smaller coefficient of volume expansion

(c) Not easy to break

(d) It is inexpensive

III) A liquid with coefficient of volume expansion β is filled in a container of material having coefficient of
linear expansion α. If liquid overflows on heating,

(a) β = 3α

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(b) β > 3α

(c) β < 3α

(d) β = α

IV) Water has the maximum density at

(a) 40C

(b) 1000C

(c) 00C

(d) 100C

(OR)

V) The SI unit of specific heat capacity is

(a) J kg-1K-1

(b) J kg-1K-2

(c) J kg-2K-1

(d) J-1kgK-1
Section E
31. a)Define gravitational potential energy?Under whatcondition will the gravitational potential energy of a body 5
be zero?
b)Derive an expression for the gravitational potential energy of a body of mass ‘m’ placed in the gravitational
field of the earth at a distance r from the centre of the earth.
(OR)
a)Draw graph showing the variation of acceleration due to gravity with i) height above the earth surface ii)
depth below the earth’s surface.
b)At what height from the surface of the earth will the value of ‘g’ reduced by 36% of its value at the surface
of earth.
c)A body weights 60N on the surface of earth. How much will it weigh on the surface of a planet whose mass
is 1/6 and radius ½ that of earth.
32. a) Write down Stoke’s formula. Write SI unit of coefficient of Viscosity. 5
b) Derive expression for the terminal velocity of a sphere falling through a liquid.
(OR)
a) What is meant by surface energy of a liquid? Show that the surface energy is equal to surface tension.
b) Derive expression for the excess of pressure inside a liquid drop on account of surface tension.
33. a)How is a stationary wave is formed inside an organ pipe closed at one end? 5
b)Prove that only odd harmonics are present in vibrations produced by organ pipe closed at one end.
c)A pipe 20cm long is closed at one end.Which harmonic mode of pipe is resonantly exited by 430Hz source
(OR)
a)What are progressive wave?What are the characteristics of a progressive wave?
b) Give an expression for the speed of the longitudinal waves in a elastic medium. Discuss how this speed
varies in solids,liquids and gases?

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