Ps SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MYLAPORE, CHENNAI -04

CLASS: XI HALE YEARLY EXAMINATION MARKS: 70

DATE: l6.1R.aoe PHYSICS DURATION: 3HRS
General lnstructions:
questions are compulsory
(1) There are 35 questions in all. All Section Dand Section E
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C,
All the sections are compulsory.
of two marks
(3)Section A contains eighteen MCQ of l mark each, Section B contains seven questions
each. Section C contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains three long questions of
five marks each and Section E contains two case study based questions of 4 marks each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C. D and E. You
have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(5) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTIONA

O NO QUESTION MARKS
The direction of axial vectors, like angular momentum, will have its direction along
a) On the plane on which it is rotating
b) Along the normal drawn at the center of circular path on the plane of rotation
c) Along the tangent drawn at any point on the circular path
d) Alon the normal drawn at any point on the circular path on the plane of rotation
2 Abomb of mass 2 kg is dropped from a height of 40 m. Its horizontal momentum
after 2 sec of its dropping is...( the bomb can explode only after hitting the ground)
a) Zero b) 20 Ns c) 40 Ns d) 80 Ns
3 The work done by the tension (10 N) in the string of an oscillating pendulum in
displacing the bob from one extreme position to another extreme position through
Im is..
a) 20Joule b) 10 Joule c) 5 Joule d) 0 Joule

4 A moving radium nucleus disintegrates in to its fragments. 1

The direction in which the center of mass move after
disintegration is..
a) Along the direction of He
b) Along the direction of Rn Ra
c) Along the direction of Ra Rn

d) Along the direction perpendicular to Ra, He and Rn

5 The SIunit of gravitational field intensity is..

a) NKg b)N kg- c) NKg/Sec d) NKg' Sec-!
6 A metal wire is suspended with a maximum load (F). Then it is cut into two equal
halves. What will be the maximum load each half can support?
a) F/4 b)FI3 c) F/2 d) F
7 When the angle of contact for a given solid -liquid pair is acute then,
a) Liquid wets the solid due to strong force of cohesion over adhesion
b)Liquid wets the solid due to strong force of adhesion over cohesion
c) Liquid wets the solid due to equal forces of adhesion and cohesion
d) Liquid does not wet the soliddue to strong force of adhesion over cohesion
8 If 'P° and 'E" stands for pressure and kinetic energy of the gas then which of the given| |
is true?
a) P/E = 2/3 b) P/E =3/2 c) P/E = ½ d) P/E = 2
If dQ is the small amount of heat energy supplied to the system by surroundings, and 1
dW is the small amount of workdone by the system to the surroundings then if
dQ = dW then the process is called.
a) Melting process b) Isochoric process c) Isothermal process d) Adiabatic process
- 1a
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Y= 12.0 ti + 2.00j + 5.0k wheret
10
The position of a particle is given by meters. The dircctios
coefficients have the proper units for Ylo bein
Seconds and the
of velocity at time t =3 seconds is.
=30
a) =90° b)0= 600 c) 0= 45° d) 90 m/s enters a heavy
wooden blot
with a speed of
11 Abullet of mass 0.04 kg moving resistive force exerted by the
is
and stopped after a distance of 60 cm. The average
block on the bullet is..
a) -6750N b) -270 N c)-750 N d) -540 N elevator and
12 elevator which can carry a maximum load of 900Kg (including opposing
An speed of 2 m/s. The frictional force
passengers) moves up with a constant
delivered by the motor of the elevator is...
the motion is 2000 N. The average power
(take g=10m/s')
a) 44 kW b) 22 kW c) 4.4 kW d) 2.2 kW
1200rpm to 3120 rpm in 16
13 Ihe angular speed of motorwheel is increased from unitorm)
seconds. The angular acceleration of motor is..(assume it israd/sec?
a) 4 n rad/sec b)3 n rad/sec c) 2 n rad/sec' d) z
a height
14 A body weights 80 N on the surface of Earth. What will be its weight at
equal to the radius of the earth from the surface of earth. (Take g = 10 m/s)
a) 10 N b) 20 N c)40 N d) 60 N
15 The ratio of radii of two wires of same material is 2:1. If these wires are stretched by
equal force, then the ratio of stress produced in them is..
a) 1:2 b) 1:3 c)1:4 d) 1:8
In question no. l6 - 17two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codeS
(a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a) Both A and R are true andR is the correct explanation of A
b)Both Aand R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) Ais false and Ris also false
16 Assertion: As afluid flows steadily through ahorizontal capillary tube the velocity of
the central layer of liquid is maximum.
Reason :The volume of the liquid flowing through a tube is determined by the radius
of the tube provided other factors like pressure gradient, coefficient of viscosity
doesnot change.
17 Assertion:All real gases are perfect
Reason Aperfect gas always obeysall the gas laws
18 Assertion: In a thermodynamical reversible process the system remains in mechanical. 1
thermal and chemical equilibrium
Reason : In a thermodynamical reversible process,the process should be very swift
Sothat there should be no change in the state of the system

SECTION B
19 Define centripetal acceleration and derive an expression for centripetal acceleration of 2
an object which is experiencing a uniform circular motion using the method of vector
addition. Also show that the centripetal acceleration is always directed towards the
center of the circular path.
20 a) Study the given diagram and find out the measure of 8.
(take g = 10 ms)
b) A train rounds an unbanked circular bend of radius 30 m
at a speed of 54 km/hr. What is the angle of banking
required toprevent wearing out the rails? (g- 10m/s)
[take tan'(3/4) = 36)
 is cut out. The 2
of radius R. a circular section of radius R/2
From a uniform disc from the centre ofthe original disc. Locate the
centre of
21 hole is at R/2
centre of the
body
mass of the resulting flat graph for a metal wire and explain elastic limit, yield
stress - strain relationship
22
Draw
from it.
point and fracture point solution, and removed. A thin soap
film 2
soap
23 a) A U-shaped wire is dipped in a slider Supports a weight of1.5 x 10: N(which
formed between the wire and a light
small weight of the slider). The length of the slider is 30 cm. What is
includes the
the surface tension. and solid
Write the factors on which the angle of contact between the liquid
b)
medium depends on.
do you prove that average kinetic energy per molecule of a gas doesnot depend
24 How depends on Boltzman's constant.
on mass of the molecule but it
isothermal expansion.
25 Derive an expression for work done in an
SECTIONC
in the 3
with a velocity of 10.0jm/s and moves
|26 A particle starts from the origin at t =0
2.0j) m/s'. At what time the x
x-y plane with a constant acceleration of (8.0i +coordinate of the particle at that time.
coordinate of the particle 16 m? What is the y -
What is the speed of the particle at that time.
velocity of vehicle on a banked
27 What is banking? Derive an expression for maximum
road.
mass 25 kg moves with a uniform
28 a) A trolley of mass 300 kg carrying rice bag of
the rice starts to leak from the
speed of 10 m/s on a frictionless track. After a while
gm/sec. How does the
bag and falls on the floor of the trolley itself at the rate of 50
momentum of the trolley change when the bag is emptied?
velocity v =axl2, where
b) A body of mass 10 kg travels in a straight line with
a-10 m-ls. What is the workdone by the net force during its displacement from
X=4 to x = 16?
29 a) Where does the center of mass of a regular solid cone exist?
b) Derive an expression for center of mass of a two particle system. 3
30 a) Define terminal velocity of a body dropped in a liquid and derive an expression for
it.
b) The two thigh bones (femurs) each of cross-sectional area 10 cm² support the
sustained
upper part of a human body of mass 40 Kg. Estimate the average pressure
by the femurs. (take g = 10m/s)
SECTION D
vectors
31 a) Using parallelogram method of vector addition find the resultant of two
acting from the sanme point and also find out the direction of resultant vector.
b)Show that the vectors A= 2i -3j - k and B= -6i +9j +3k are paralel
32 a) Two identical billiards balls A and B rolling on a frictionless surface undergo
elastic collision. Derive an expression for final velocity of A (Vi) and show that it is
equal to initial velocity of B(u:) using the principle of collision.
b) A particle moves from position A to another position B under the action of a force
F=4i+i+3k Newton. Its displacement is S = Lt 114-3R.Calculate
workdone.
33 a) Derive an expression for escape speed of an object from the surface of a planet.
b)Asatellite orbits the earth at a height of 400 km above the surface. How much
energy must be expended to rocket the satellite out of the gravitational influence of
earth? Given that, mass of the satellite =200 kg, mass of the earth is 6.0 x 10 kg and
its radius is 6.0 x 10 m. (Take G =6.8 x 10-! Nmkg)
c) What will be your weight inside an orbiting satellite if your mass is 40 kg?
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Also calculate the what will happen
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c) If the mouth of the nozzle 4
to the velocity of escaping gases.
35 Case based study:
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During a heart beat, the gauge blood is pumped by the heart and a minimum
as
as diastolic.
through a maximum as the the later is called
systolic pressure and
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tor
measured by an instrument
The blood pressure is
human beings. High blood pressure is very harmful
pressure
is the pressure on a swimmer below the surface of lake where gauge
a) What
pascal
10 pascal. Take atmospheric pressure = 1.01 x 10

b) When is the gauge pressure in the heart maximum?

0.2 mm at a
c) What willbe the total pressure inside a spherical air bubble of radius
depth of xmeter inside a liquid where gauge pressure is 20x 10 Pascal. Take
atmospheric pressure = 1.0 x 10 N/m and surface tension of liquid is 50 x 10- N/m