Periodic Test-1 Session: 2021-22 Class: XI

Subject: Physics (Theory) Date: 15.09.2021

Time Allowed: 90 Minutes Maximum Marks: 35

General Instructions:
(i) There are 35 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions are Multiple Choice Questions, each of one mark.

Q1. A far off planet is estimated to be at a distance of ‘D’ from the earth. If diametrically
opposite extremes subtend an angle θ at an observatory situated on earth, the approximate
diameter of the planet is
𝜃
(a) 𝐷
𝐷
(b) 𝜃
(c) Dθ
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(d) 𝐷𝜃

Q2. The percentage error in the measurement of voltage V is 3% and in the measurement of the
current is 2%. The percentage error in the measurement of the resistance is
(a) 3%
(b) 2%
(c) 1%
(d) 5%

Q3. The number of significant figures in the measured value 4.700 m is same as that in the
value
(a) 4700 m
(b) 0.047 m
(c) 4070 m
(d) 470.0 m

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Q4. If the buoyant force F acting on the object depends on its volume V immersed in the liquid,
the density ‘d’ of the liquid, and the acceleration due to gravity ‘g’, then the correct
expression for F can be
(a) Vdg
𝑑𝑔
(b) 𝑉
(c) dgV2
(d) √𝑉𝑑𝑔

Q5. The pair of quantities having same dimensions is

(a) Displacement and velocity
(b) Time and frequency
(c) Wavelength and focal length
(d) Force and acceleration

Q6. The displacement-time graph of two moving objects A and B are shown in the figure below.
Which of the following is incorrect?

(a) B is moving with constant velocity

(b) A is moving with increasing speed
(c) B is moving with non-zero constant acceleration
(d) Acceleration of A may be constant

Q7. Two cars are moving in the straight line opposite to each other with same velocity ‘v’. The
relative velocity of two cars relative to each other is
(a) v
(b) 2v
(c) v/2
(d) zero

Q8. Which of the following x-t graph are representing the distance-time variation of a body
released from the top of a building?

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 (a) (1)
(b) (2)
(c) (3)
(d) (4)

Q9. A car travels half of the distance with constant velocity 40 km/h and another half with a
constant velocity of 60 km/h along a straight line. The average velocity of the car is
(a) 24 km/h
(b) 48 km/h
(c) 60 km/h
(d) 40 km/h

Q10. The displacement of the particle along a straight line at a time ‘t’ is given by
𝑠 = 𝑎0 + 𝑎1 𝑡 + 𝑎2 𝑡 2
The acceleration of the particle is
(a) a0
(b) a1
(c) a2
(d) 2a2

Q11. If a stone projected from ground, takes 4 s to reach the topmost point of its trajectory, then
time of flight is
(a) 8 s
(b) 4 s
(c) 10 s
(d) 2 a

Q12. If the frequency of an object in uniform circular motion is doubled, its acceleration becomes
(a) four times

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 (b) two times
(c) half
(d) one fourth

Q13. The angle made by 𝐴⃗ = √3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ with X-axis is

(a) 30⁰
(b) 45⁰
(c) 60⁰
(d) 90⁰

Q14. The magnitude of displacement of the particle in moving from a point having position
vector 2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ to another point having position vector 5𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ is
(a) 3 units
(b) 3√2 units
(c) 5 units
(d) 5√3 units

Q15. If |𝑃⃗⃗ + 𝑄
⃗⃗ | = |𝑃⃗⃗ + 𝑄
⃗⃗ |, then the angle between 𝑃⃗⃗ and 𝑄
⃗⃗ is
(a) 0⁰
(b) 90⁰
(c) 180⁰
(d) 45⁰

Q16. In the given figure, what will be acceleration of each block?

(a) 2 m/s2
(b) 4 m/s2
(c) 6 m/s2
(d) 8 m/s2

Q17. Select the correct equation for the optimum speed of car on a banked road of angle of
banking θ and radius of curvature ‘r’.
(a) 𝑣 = √𝑟𝑔

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 (b) 𝑣 = √𝑟𝑔 sin 𝜃
(c) 𝑣 = √𝑟𝑔 tan 𝜃
(d) 𝑣 = √𝑟𝑔 cos 𝜃

Q18. A particle of mass 2m moving with velocity ‘v’ strikes with stationary particle of mass 3m
and sticks to it. The speed of the system will be
(a) 0.4v
(b) 0.8v
(c) 0.2v
(d) 0.6v

Q19. A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed
to avoid an opponent. The force that acts on the player is
(a) frictional force along westward
(b) muscle force along southward
(c) frictional force along south-west
(d) muscle force along south-west.

Q20. If the block is moving up an inclined plane at 30⁰ with a velocity of 5 m/s, stops after 0.5
s, then coefficient of friction is
(a) 0.5
(b) 0.6
(c) 0.9
(d) 1.1

Q21. Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 have same momentum. The ratio of their kinetic energy
is
𝑚
(a) √𝑚2
1

𝑚
(b) √𝑚1
2
𝑚1
(c) 𝑚2
𝑚2
(d) 𝑚1

Q22. A drop of mass 2 g falls from a cliff of height 1 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 50
m/s. The work done by the resistive force is

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 (a) − 10 J
(b) − 12.50 J
(c) − 15.5 J
(d) − 17.5 J

Q23. A spring has spring constant ‘k’. When compressed by 1 cm, the potential energy stored is
U. If it is further compressed by 3 cm, then the change in its potential energy is
(a) 3U
(b) 9U
(c) 8U
(d) 15U

Q24. A engine develops 25 kW of power. How much time it takes to lift a mass of 400 kg to a
height of 40 m? (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 8 s
(b) 10 s
(c) 5 s
(d) 4 s

Q25. Under the action of force, a mass of 1 kg moves, such that its position 𝑥 as a function of
𝑡3
time is given by 𝑥 = , where 𝑥 is in metres and 𝑡 is in second. The work done by the force
2
in first three seconds is
(a) 243 J
(b) 2430 J
(c) 24.3 J
729
(d) 8 J

Q26. Which of the following is not conserved in an inelastic collision?

(a) kinetic energy
(b) momentum
(c) neither momentum nor kinetic energy
(d) both kinetic energy and momentum

Q27. Locate the centre of mass of arrangement shown in figure. The three rods are identical in
mass in length.

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 𝐿 𝐿
(a) (2 , 2)
𝐿
(b) (3 , 0)
𝐿 𝐿
(c) ( , )
3 2
𝐿
(d) (0, 3)

Q28. A child is standing at one end of a long trolley moving with a speed ‘v’ on smooth
horizontal track. If the child starts running towards the other end of the trolley with a speed
‘u’, the centre of mass of the system (trolley + child) will move with a speed
(a) zero
(b) (v + u)
(c) v
(d) (v − u)

Q29. For which of the following does the centre of mass lie outside the body?
(a) A pencil
(b) A solid ball
(c) A dice
(d) A bangle

Q30. When a body moves with a constant speed in a circular path

(a) work done will be zero
(b) acceleration will be zero
(c) no force acts on the body
(d) its velocity remains constant

Q31. Find the value of m such that 𝐴⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑚𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝐵

⃗⃗ = −6𝑖̂ + 9𝑗̂ + 3 𝑘̂ are parallel to
each other.

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 (a) −3
(b) +3
(c) −1
(d) +1

Q32. Work done by the frictional force

(a) is always zero
(b) is always negative
(c) is always positive
(d) may be positive, negative or zero

Q33. Particle A makes perfectly elastic collision with another particle B at rest. They fly apart
in opposite direction with equal speeds. If their masses are mA and mB respectively, then
(a) 2mA = mB
(b) 3 mA = mB
(c) 4mA = mB
(d) √3mA = mB

Q34. If 𝐴⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ and 𝐵 = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂, then 𝐴⃗ × 𝐵

⃗⃗ is
(a) −4 (𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂)
(b) −4 (𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂)
(c) −4 (𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂)
(d) (𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ )

Q35. When the momentum of a body increases by 200%, its kinetic energy increases by
(a) 200%
(b) 300%
(c) 400%
(d) 800%

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