KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, AMHAT SULTANPUR

PHYSICS-XI (2019-20)
(PERIODIC TEST-2)
Time-90 minutes MM-50
General Instructions-
1. All Questions are compulsory.
2. Q1.to 10 carry 1 mark each, Q11 to 15 carry 2 marks each, Q16 to 20 carry 3 marks each,
and Q21 to 23 carry 5 marks each.
1. The period of revolution of planet A around the sun is 8 times that of B. The distance of A from
the sun is how many times greater than that of B from the sun?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
2. Relation between escape velocity Ve and orbital velocity Vo is-
(a) Ve = √2 Vo (b) Vo = √2 Ve (c) Ve = 2 Vo (d) Ve = √3 Vo
3. Young’s modulus of a wire depends on-
(a) Its length (b) its area (c) Its material (d) Both a and b
4. Modulus of rigidity of ideal liquid is-
(a) Zero (b) Unity (c) Infinity (d) None of these
5. Equation of Continuity expresses the law of conservation of –
(a) Energy (b) mass (c) momentum (d) none of these.
6. Dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is _____________.
7. Birds often swell their feathers in winter. Why?
8. The fastest mode of transfer of heat is ________________.
9. Can water be boiled without heating?
10. Can the temperature of an isolated system change?
11. Calculate the coefficient of performance of a refrigerator working between -60C and 270C.
12. Explain why steel is more elastic than rbber?
13. Determine the force required to double the length of steel wire of area of cross-section 5 × 10-5
m2. Young’s modulus of steel 2 × 1011 Nm-2.
14. At what speed will the velocity head of a stream of water be equal to 40 cm of Hg?
15. How the fishes can survive in the extreme winter when ponds and lakes are frozen?
16. What is surface energy? The surface tension of a soap solution is 0.07 N/m. How much work is
required to form a bubble of 1.0cm radius from this solution?
17. Define thermal conductivity. A hole of radius 2.12 cm is drilled in an aluminum sheet at 270 C.
calculate the change in radius of the hole if the sheet is heated to 2270 C. Given α = 25 × 10 -6/C
18. Show that α = β/2 and γ = 3α, where symbols have their usual meanings.
19. Explain the principle construction and working of heat engine.
20. A wire of length L and cross sectional area A is made of a material of Young’s modulus Y. If
the wire is stretched by an amount x, then what is the work done?
21. State and prove Bernoulli’s theorem of a liquid having stream line flow. Give its one practical
application.
22. (a)What do you mean by a Geo-stationary satellite? Write the conditions for geostationary
satellite. (b) Derive the expression for orbital velocity of satellite.
23. (a) Find the efficiency of Cornot engine works between the temperatures 270 C to 6270 C.
(b) Prove that Cp – Cv = R. where symbols have their usual meanings.