ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2020-21

PHYSICS

Class XI
Maximum marks : 70 Time Allowed : 3 hours
General Instructions :

 All questions are compulsory.

 The question paper has four sections Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D
 There are 37 questions in the question paper.
 Section A has 20 questions of 1 mark each.
 Section B has 7 questions of 2 marks each.
 Section C has 7 questions of 3 marks each.
 Section D has 3 questions of 5 marks each.
 There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided. You have to attempt
only one of the choices in such questions.

Sr. Marks
No
Section –A
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
of them

1. Fill in the blank by suitable conversion of units : 1

(a) 1 m = _______ light year

2. What is uniform motion ? 1

3. What is the angle made by vector 𝐴⃗ = 2.0𝑖̂ + 2.0 𝑗̂ with 𝑥-axis ? 1

OR
A ball of 0.5 kg mass moving with a speed of 10m/s rebounds after
striking normally a perfectly elastic wall. Find the change in momentum
of ball.

4. Two balls of same mass are projected one vertically upwards and the 1
other at 60⁰ with the vertical. The ratio of their potential energy at the
highest point is ________

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

5. A block of mass 200 gram is pressed against a rough vertical wall by 1
applying a horizontal force of 10 N as shown. The coefficient of friction
between the block and the wall is 0.5. What is frictional force acting on
the block ?

6. A spring of force constant k is cut into two pieces such that one piece is 1
twice as long as the other. Then the longer piece will have a force
constant of ___________

2𝑘 3𝑘
(a) 3 𝑘 (b) (c) (d) 6 𝑘
3 2

7. A force Fx acts on a particle such that its position x changes as shown in 1

the figure.

The work done by the particle as it moves from x = 0 to 20 m is _______

(a) 37.5 J (b) 10 J (c) 15 J (d) 45 J

8. In a two particle system with particle masses m1 and m2 the first particle 1
is pushed towards the centre of mass through a distance d, the distance
through which second particle must be moved to keep the centre of mass
at the same position is _________
𝑚2 𝑑 𝑚1 𝑑 𝑚1 𝑑
(a) (b) d (c) (d)
𝑚1 (𝑚1 +𝑚2 ) 𝑚2

9. A thin circular ring of mass 𝑀 and radius r is rotating about its axis with 1
an angular speed 𝜔 Two particles having mass 𝑚 each are now attached
at diametrically opposite points. The angular speed of the ring will
become ____________
 𝜔𝑀 𝜔𝑀 𝜔𝑚 𝜔(𝑀+2𝑚)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝑚+𝑀 𝑀+2𝑚 𝑚+2𝑀 𝑀

10. Should the centre of mass of a body necessarily lie inside the body ? 1
Explain

11. A planet revolves round the sun in an elliptical orbit. The linear speed of 1
the planet will be maximum at ________

(a) D (b) B (c) A (d) C

12. A capillary tube of radius R is immersed in water and water rises in it to a 1

height H. Mass of water in the capillary tube is M. If the radius of the
tube is doubled, mass of water that will rise in the capillary tube will now
be _____________

(a) 𝑀 (b) 2 𝑀 (c)𝑀⁄2 (d)4 𝑀

13. An ideal fluid flows through a pipe of circular cross-section with 1

diameters 5 cm and 10 cm as shown. The ratio of velocities of fluid at A
and B is ___________

14. Does a substance that heats up quickly have a high or a low specify heat 1
capacity ?

15. What is the specific heat of a gas in an isothermal process ? 1

16. When an ideal gas is compressed at a constant temperature, will its 1

internal energy increase or decrease ?

17. If an inflated tyre bursts, the air escaping out is cooled. Why ? 1
18. The velocities of three molecules A, B, C of a gas are 3V, 4V and 5V 1
respectively. Calculate the R.M.S velocity

19. What is the phase difference between the wave 𝑦 = 𝑎 cos(𝜔𝑡 + 1

𝑘𝑥 ) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin (𝜔𝑡 + 𝑘𝑥 ) ?

20. An open pipe makes a good musical instrument, in comparison to a 1

closed pipe. Why?

Section – B
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
of them

21. A stone released with zero velocity from the top of the tower reaches the 2
ground in 4 seconds. What is the approximate height of the tower?

22. Derive a formula for the acceleration of a body moving down on a rough 2
inclined plane.
OR
Two bodies of masses 100 kg and 10,000 kg are at a distance 1 m apart.
At which point on the line joining them will the resultant gravitational
field intensity be zero ?

23. Calculate the work done to stretch a spring from 𝑥 to 2𝑥 . Given the 2
spring constant is k.

24. Steel is more elastic than rubber. Explain. 2

25. Derive a relation between pressure and kinetic energy of a gas. 2

OR
The length of a seconds pendulum on the surface of earth is 100 cm.
What will be the length of a seconds pendulum on the surface of moon?

26. The temperature of a body is increased from 27⁰C to 127⁰C. By what 2

factor would the radiation emitted by it increase ?

27. Derive a relation between speed of sound in a gas and root mean square 2
velocity of the molecules of that gas.

Section – C
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
of them.
28. A physical quantity Q is given by 3

𝐴2 . 𝐵 3⁄2
𝑄 = +4 1⁄2
𝐶 𝐷

The percentage error in A, B, C, D are 1%, 2%, 4%, 2% respectively.

Find the percentage error in Q.

29. A skilled gunman always keeps his gun slightly tilted above the line of 3
sight while shooting. Why ?
OR
Water rises in a capillary tube to a height 2.0 cm. In another capillary
whose radius is two-thirds of it, how much water will rise ?

30. A body of mass 2 kg makes an elastic collision with another body at rest 3
and continues to move in the original direction with a speed equal to half
its original speed. Find the mass of the second body.

31. Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular 3
orbit of radius 𝑅 with a period of revolution 𝑇. If the gravitational force
of attraction between the planet and the star is proportional to 𝑅−5⁄2 , then
find the relation between T and R.

32. To what depth must a rubber ball be taken in deep sea so that its volume 3
is decreased by 0.1%. (The bulk modulus of rubber is 9.8 x 108 NM-2 ;
and the density of sea water is 103 kg m-3).

33. What is a simple pendulum? Find an expression for the time period and 3
frequency of a simple pendulum.

34. 𝜋 3
If 𝑦 = 3 sin (36𝑡 + 0.18𝑥 + ) 𝑚, find the amplitude and velocity of the
4
wave.

Section – D
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
of them

35. Obtain an expression for minimum velocity of projection of a body at the 5

lowest point for looping a vertical loop.
OR
What is meant by beats ? Derive a formula for beat frequency of two
 waves.

36. Derive an expression for the acceleration of a solid cylinder rolling 5

without slipping down an inclined plane.
OR
Derive expression for orbital velocity, time period and altitude of a
satellite.
37. Calculate the work done if one mole of an ideal gas is compressed 5
isothermally at a temperature 27⁰C from volume 5𝑙 to 1𝑙. [R=8.31
J/moleK]
OR
A particle executes SHM with an amplitude 4 cm. Find the position of a
point where its speed is half its maximum speed. At what displacement is
potential energy equal to kinetic energy ?