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SAMPLE PAPER-05 (unsolved)
PHYSICS (Theory)
Class XI

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions
a) All the questions are compulsory.
b) There are 26 questions in total.
c) Questions 1 to 5 are very short answer type questions and carry one mark each.
d) Questions 6 to 10 carry two marks each.
e) Questions 11 to 22 carry three marks each.
f) Questions 23 is value based questions carry four marks.
g) Questions 24 to 26 carry five marks each.
h) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question of
two marks, one question of three marks and all three questions in five marks each. ou have
to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
i) !se of calculators is not permitted. However, you may use log tables if necessary.
") ou may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary#
8
34
19
7 1
9 2 2
0
31
3 10 /
6.63 10
1.6 10
4 10
1
9 10
4
9.1 10
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c x m s
h x Js
e x C
x TmA
x Nm C
m x kg

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$. %ive the order of precision of an atomic clock.
&. 'f a light body and a heavy body have the same (.), then which one will have greater
momentum*
+. %ive reasons# ,A piece of chalk will emit bubbles in all directions when put into water-.
.. /hat is the influence of temperature on the mean free path of a gas*
0. /hat is the effect of highly soluble impurities on the surface tension of a liquid*
1. Two satellites A and 2 go around a planet 3 in circular orbit having radius .4 and 4. 'f the speed
of the satellite 5a6 is +v, then find the speed of the satellite 2*
7. 'f a geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 14 above the surface of the earth 4
being the radius of the earth, then what will be the time period of another satellite at a height &.0
4 from the surface of the earth*



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8. Assume that a bullet 3 is fired from a gun when the angle of elevation of the gun is +9
9
. Another
bullet Q is fired from the gun when the angle of elevation is 19
9
. 'f the vertical height attained in
the second case is 5:6 times the vertical height attained in the first case, find the value of 5:6*
;. <etermine work done by the person if he slowly lifts a block of mass 5m6 through a vertical height
5h6 and then walks hori=ontally a distance 5d6 while holding the block.
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Assume that the particle performs uniform circular motion with an angular momentum ?. 'f the
frequency of particle6s motion is doubled and its (.) is halved, then what would happen to its
angular momentum*
$9. A particle is vibrating in @.H.A when the displacements of the particle from its equilibrium
position are :$ and :& it has velocities v$ and v&. @how that its time period is given by
2 2
1 2
2 2
2 1
x - x
T = 2
v - v

$$. /hat type of motion this body has if the distance travelled by a body is proportional to the square
of time*
$&. Assume that a ship is moving at a speed of 01 km h
B$
. >ne second later, it is said to be moving at
speed of 08 km h
B$
. /hat would be its acceleration*
$+. 'f a solid surface of mass 9.$ kg and radius &.0 cm rolls without sliding with a uniform velocity of
9.$ ms
B$
along a straight line on a smooth hori=ontal table, then find its total energy.
$.. @achin went to 3raveen6s house to play. They had a completion of high "ump on the sofa.
3raveen6s mom warned them that they could get hurt. 2ut they did not listen. Then came
3raveen6s father, a physics teacher e:plained them the working of spring. After that they all
promised that they would never "ump on the furniture.
a) %ive any two e:amples of the ob"ects which work using springs.
b) /hat do you think about the values of the boys*
c) 'f a spring compressed by 9.& m develops a restoring force of &9 C and if a body of mass 8 kg
is placed on it, then find,
i) The force constant of the spring.
ii) <epression of the spring under the weight of the body
$0. 'f the velocities of ten particles in ms
B$
are 9,&,+,.,.,.,0,0,1,;, then calculate its average speed and
r.m.s speed.



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$1. A body m$ of mass ; kg and another m& of mass 1 kg are connected by alight ine:tensible string.
Donsider a smooth inclined plane of inclination +9
9
over which one of them can be placed while
the other hangs vertically and freely. @how that m$ will drag m& up the whole length of the plane
in half the time m& hanging vertically would take to draw m$ up the plane.
$7. 'n an e:periment, 4aghul found that the string vibrates in three loops when 5a6 g was as mass of
placed on the scale pan. 'n order to makes the string vibrate in nine loops, what should 4aghul
do*
$8. 'f the block travels with uniform velocity, find the work done by this force during a displacement
d of the block by assuming that a block of mass A is pulled along a hori=ontal surface by
applying a force at an angle E with hori=ontal with coefficient of friction between block and
surface is F.
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'f a rod of weight / is supported by two parallel knife edges A and 2 and is in equilibrium in a
hori=ontal position and the distance between knife edges is d and the centre of mass of the rod is
at a distance : from A, find the value of normal reactions at the knife edges A and 2.
$;. 'f a mass 5m6 is allowed to roll down on an inclined plane 5E6 with the vertical height 5h6, then find
a) The velocity down the plane.
b) Acceleration along the inclined plane.
&9. Gind the number of air molecules in the bulb if an electric bulb of volume &09 cm
+
was sealed off
during manufactures at a pressure of $9
B+
mm of Hg at &7
9
D.
&$. /hat is an adiabatic process* 3rove that for an adiabatic process PV

H constant, where is the

ratio of specific heat capacities
&&. The magnitude of gravitational field at distance r$ and r& from the centre of a uniform sphere of
radius 4 and mass A are '$ and '&. Gind the ratio of I'$J'&) if r$ K 4 and r& L 4.
&+. Mishal was working with an e:periment where two cylinders A and 2 of equal capacity are
connected to each other through a stop cock. 5A6 contains a gas at standard temperature and
pressure and 526 is completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. 'f the stopcock
is suddenly opened what would you think would happen to the
a) Dhange in the internal energy of the gas.
b) Dhange in the temperature of the gas.
c) Ginal pressure of the gas in A and 2.



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&.. 3rove that for a particle in linear @.H.A the average (.) over a period of oscillation equals the
average potential energy over the same period.
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'f a string $m long with mass 9.$ gJcm is under a tension of .99 C, then find its fundamental
frequency.
&0.
a) ):plain stressBstrain relationship for a loaded steel wire.
b) <efine the following terms#
i) ield point
ii) Tensile strength
iii) )lastic limit
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A water pipe entering a hose has a diameter of & cm and the speed of water is 9.$ ms
B$
.
)ventually the pipe tapers to a diameter of $ cm. calculate the speed of water in the tapered
portion.
&1. Assume that a simple pendulum in a stationary lift time period is T, then what would be the
effect on the time period when the lift
a) Aoves up with uniform velocity 5v6
b) Aoves down with uniform velocity 5v6
c) Aoves up with uniform acceleration 5a6
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Assume that the wavelength of two notes in air are
80
195
m and
80
193
m. 'f each note produces five
beats per second with a third note of a fi:ed frequency, then calculate the velocity of sound in air.