ADHWAT WORLD ACADEMY

PHYSICS TEST
Class 11 - Physics
Time Allowed: 2 hours and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 70

Section A
1. The height of the mercury column in a simple barometer is h. As the tube is inclined to the [1]
vertical at an angle α the length of the mercury column along the length of the tube is l, then:
h
a) l = cosα
b) l = h sinα

c) l = h cosα d) l = h
2. The basic property of a fluid that makes it different from solids is that: [1]

a) It can be compressed b) It does not expand on heating

c) It has a large density d) It can flow

3. Which of the following diagrams (Fig.) does not represent a streamline flow? [1]

a) b)

c) d)

4. A raft of wood of density 600kg/m3 and mass 120 kg floats in water. How much weight can be [1]
put on the raft to make it just sink?

a) 200kg b) 40kg

c) 80kg d) 120 kg
5. Density is defined as: [1]

a) the volume of 1 kg of the material b) mass per unit volume

c) volume per unit mass d) the volume of 10 kg of the material

6. In general, when a solid is heated, it: [1]

a) contracts proportionally to the b) contracts inversely proportionally to

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c) expands inversely proportionally to d) expands proportionally to the

the change in temperature change in temperature

7. A steel railroad track has a length of 30.000 m when the temperature is 0.0oC. What is its [1]

length when the temperature is 40.0∘ C? α = 11 × 10−6 (oC)-1.

a) 30.010 m b) 30.016 m

c) 30.008 m d) 30.013 m

8. A 200- cm3 glass flask is filled to the brim with mercury at 20oC. How much mercury [1]
overflows when the temperature of the system is raised to 100∘ C.The coefficient of linear

expansion of the glass is 0.40 × 10−5/oC. Coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is 1.82 ×

10-4/oC.

a) 2.3 cm3 b) 2.5 cm3

c) 2.7 cm3 d) 2.9 cm3

9. A washer consists of a 3.00 cm diameter circle of sheet metal with a 1.00 cm diameter circular [1]
hole in the middle. If the metal washer is heated until the diameter of the washer is 3.03 cm,
then the diameter of the hole will be:

a) 1.01 cm b) 0.97 cm

c) 0.98 cm d) 1.00 cm
10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? [1]
I. Every substance contains heat.
II. For heat to flow between two substances, they must be at different temperatures.
III. The internal energy of a substance is equal to the kinetic energy of the molecules in the
substance.

a) II only b) III only

c) II and III only d) I and II only

11. A metal plate 5 cm × 5 cm rests on a layer of castor oil 1 mm thick whose coefficient of [1]

viscosity is 1.55 Nsm-2. Find the horizontal force required to more the plate with a speed of 2
cms-1.
12. Why are rain drops spherical? [1]
13. Iceberg floats in water with part of it submerged. What is the fraction of the volume of iceberg [1]

submerged if the density of ice is ρi = 0.917 gm/cm3?

14. The height of the water level in a tank is H = 96 cm. Find the range of water stream coming out [1]
of a hole at depth H/4 from the upper surface of the water.
15. On what factors does the critical speed of fluid flow depend? [1]
16. What will be the effect of increasing temperature on (i) angle of contact (ii) surface tension? [1]
17. Which object will cool faster when kept in the open air, the one at 300°C or the one of 100°C? [1]
Why?

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18. A blacksmith fixes iron ring on the rim of the wooden wheel of a horse cart. The diameter of [1]
the rim and the iron ring are 5.243 m and 5.231 m, respectively at 27 °C. To what temperature
should the ring be heated so as to fit the rim of the wheel?
19. Metal disc has a hole in it. What happens to the size of the hole when disc is heated? [1]
20. Why the temperature above 1200°C cannot be measured accurately by a platinum resistance [1]
thermometer?
Section B

21. The cross-sectional area of water pipe entering the basement is 4 × 10-4m2. The pressure at [2]

this point is 3 × 105 Nm-2 and the speed of water is 2 ms-1. This pipe tapers to a cross-sectional
area of 2 × 10-4m2 when it reaches the second floor 8 m above. Calculate the speed and
pressure at the second floor.
22. What is the energy stored in a soap babble of diameter 4 cm, given the surface tension = 0.07 [2]
N/m?
23. The velocity of water in a river is 18 kmh-1 near the surface. If the river is 5 m deep, find the [2]

shearing stress between horizontal layers of water. The coefficient of viscosity of water 10-2
poise.
24. State Bernoulli's principle and express it mathematically. [2]
25. What is terminal velocity? What is the terminal velocity of a body in a freely falling system? [2]
26. 100 g of water is super cooled to –10°C. At this point, due to some disturbance mechanized or [2]
otherwise some of it suddenly freezes to ice. What will be the temperature of the resultant
mixture and how much mass would freeze?
∘
[ Sw = 1cal/g/ C and LW
fusion
= 80cal/g ]
27. What is the temperature of the steel-copper junction in the steady state of the system shown in [2]
figure? Length of the steel rod = 15.0 cm, length of the copper rod = 10.0 cm, temperature of
the furnace = 300°C, temperature of the other end = 0°C. The area of cross section of the steel
rod is twice that of the copper rod. (Thermal conductivity of steel = 50.2 J s-1 m-1K-1; and of
copper = 385 J s-1m-1K-1).

28. A steel wire of 2.0 mm 2 cross-section is held straight (but under no tension) by attaching it [2]

firmly to two points a distance 1.50 m apart at 30°C. If the temperature now decreases to 5°C
and if the two points remain fixed, what will be the tension in the wire?

Given that Young’s modulus of steel = 2 × 1011 Nm2 and coefficient of thermal expansion of

steel a =1.1 × 10-5/ °C.

29. A steel rail of length 5m and area of cross section 40cm2 is prevented from expanding while [2]

the temperature rises by 10°C. Given coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.2 × 10-5 k-1.
Explain why space needs to be given for thermal expansion.

30. A metallic ball has a radius of 9.0 cm at 0oC. calculate the change in its volume when it is [2]

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Section C
31. A 50 kg girl wearing high heel shoes balances on a single heel. The heel is circular with a [3]
diameter 1.0 cm. What is the pressure exerted by the heel on the horizontal floor?
32. In a given Figure (a) shows a thin liquid film supporting a small weight = N. What [3]
−2
4.5 × 10

is the weight supported by a film of the same liquid at the same temperature in Fig. (b) and
(c)? Explain your answer physically.

33. Two vessels A and B of different materials but having identical shape, size and wall thickness [3]

are filled with ice and kept at the same place. Ice melts at the rate of 100 g min-1 and 150g min-
1 in A and B, respectively. Assuming that heat enters the vessels through the walls only,
calculate the ratio of thermal conductivities of their materials.
34. A steel tape 1m long is correctly calibrated for a temperature of 27.0 °C. The length of a steel [3]
rod measured by this tape is found to be 63.0 cm on a hot day when the temperature is 45.0 °C.
What is the actual length of the steel rod on that day? What is the length of the same steel rod
on a day when the temperature is 27.0 °C? Coefficient of linear expansion of steel = 1.20× 10-5

K-1.
35. A 'thermacole' icebox is a cheap and efficient method for storing small quantities of cooked [3]
food in summer in particular. A cubical icebox of side 30 cm has a thickness of 5.0 cm. If 4.0 kg
of ice is put in the box, estimate the amount of ice remaining after 6 h. The outside
temperature is 45 °C, and co-efficient of thermal conductivity of thermacole is 0.01 J s-1m-1K-1.
[Latent heat of melting of ice = ]
3 −1
335 × 10 J kg

Section D
36. The surface tension of soap solution at 20 °C is 2.50 × 10−2 N m-1. Calculate the excess [5]

pressure inside a soap bubble of radius 5 mm of this solution. If an air bubble of the same
dimension were formed at depth of 40.0 cm inside a container containing the soap solution of

relative density 1.20, what would be the pressure inside the bubble? (1 atm = 1.01 × 105 pa.).
37. A sphere of 0.047 kg aluminum is placed for sufficient time in a vessel containing boiling [5]
water so that the sphere is at 100 °C. It is then immediately transferred to a 0.14 kg copper
calorimeter containing 0.25 kg water at 20 °C. The temperature of water rises and attains a
steady-state at 23°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of aluminum.
38. Calculate the heat required to convert 3 kg of ice at -12°C kept in a calorimeter to steam at 100 [5]
°C at atmospheric pressure. Given specific heat capacity of ice = 2100 J kg-1K-1, specific heat

capacity of water = 4186 J kg-1 K-1, latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.35 × 105 J kg-1 and latent

heat of steam = 2.256 × 106 J kg-1

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