ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2020-21

Class XI (ISc)
PHYSICS PAPER -1 (THEORY)
Time: Three hours Maximum marks: 70

Instructions:
"Answers to this paper must be written on the answer sheet provided separately.
All working. inchuding rough work, should be done on the same sheet as and adjacent
to the rest of the answer.
You are NOT allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in
reading the question paper.
iease do not write anything on the question paper except your name and roll number.
Answers to sub parts ofthe same question must be given in one place only. A list of
useful physical constants is given at the end of this paper.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ J.
A simple scientific calculator without a programmable memory may be usedfor
calculations.
All questions are compulsory. This question paper is divided in 4 Sections A, B, C
and D as follows.
Section A: Question number 1 is of twelve marks. All parts ofthis question are
compulsory
Section B: Question numbers 2 to 12 carry 2 marks each with two questions having
internal choice.
Section C: Question umbers 13 to 19 carry 3 marks each with two questions having
internal choice.
Section D: Question numbers 20 to 22 are long-answer type questions and carry 5
marks each. Each question has an internal choice.

SECTIONA
Answer all questions.
Question 1
A. Choose the correct alternative a, b, c or d for each of the questions given below

(i) A cricketer catches a 150 g ball moving at a speed of20 ms". Ifhe
completes the catching process in 0.1 s, then the force exerted by the ball
on his hand will be:
(a) 20 N (b) 300 N
(c) ON (d) 30 N

(i) The ratio of dimensional formula of angular momentum to linear momentum is:

(a) [MLT (6) [MLT

(c) [ML T' (d) MLT]
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 (ii) The measurement 28,735 m when rounded off to four signifieant figures
will becomne:
(a) 28.73 m (b) 28,74 m

() 28.70 m (d) 28,75 m

(iv) 'Two soap bubbles have radii in the ratio 2: I. Tho ratio of excess pressure
inside it will be:
(a) :2 (b) 2:1
(c) I:4 (d) 4:
()A particle moves fPom a point (- 21+ 57) to (4) +3k) when a forceof(4t + 3/) N
is
applied. IHow mich work has been done by foree? (Take displacement of
particle in metres)

(a) 2J (b) 8J
(c) 11 J (d) 5J
B. Answer the following questions brielly and the
to point: 171
(i) In wind-storm, generally tin-shades are blown off. Give reason.
(i) State first law of thermodynamics.
ii) Two bodies are thrown with the same initial velocities at angles a and (90-- u)
with the horizontal respectively. What is the ratio of maximum
height attained
by them?
(iv) Write Stefan's Law.
(v) Which physical quantity remains conserved in simple harmonic motion?
(vi) Write the relation between angular momentum and torque.
(vii) Friction is a non-conservative force. Why?

SECTIONB
Answer all questions
Question 2
Prove that A -

f+2 + 3k and B 21- are perpendicular to each other. 2

Question 3

Find the dimension of ax b in the relation P where p' is power, 'r is

cat
distance and " is time. [2

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Question 4

Otain an expression of the temminal velocity for a spherical body falling vertically
in a liqud ofcoetticient of viscosity n (2

Question 5
is
For trattic moving at 60 km h', if the radius of the eircular curve of a highway
0.1 km, what is the correct angle of banking ofthe road? (g= 10 ms) (2)

Question 6

Why is stecl more elastie than rubber? (2

Question 7

(a) Two bodies of masses 1 kg and 2 kg are placed in X-Y plane at points (1, 2)
and (-1, 4) respectively. Find the co-ordinates of centre of mass ofthe system. 2
OR
triangle. Find the
(b) Masses of 4 kg each are kept at the cormers of an equilateral
position of centre of mass if the length of side is 4
cm.

Question 8
C and surface is 0.2 m. Find the energy
body has temperature of 1527
area
A black
radiated per second by the black body.

(Stefan's constant, a= 5.67 x

10 Jsm*K*) [2]

Question 99
ideal gas in isothermal
Derive expression for the external work done by an
an

expansion from volume Vi to V2 at

absolute temperature T. (2

Question 10
5 beats second. The
Two tuning forks when vibrating together produce per
wax is put on the prongs of other one,
frequency of one is 256 Hz. When some (21
second tuning fork.
the beats disappear. Find the frequency of the

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Question 11
harmonic motion is
(a) The displacement equation for a particle executing simpleCalculate the:
0.01) metre, wlhere t is in seconds.
y 0.2 sin S0 n (t +

(i) amplitude (i) time-period 12

OR
at displacement 5 cm
b) A particle executing SHM has acceleration 20 cm s
from cquilibrium position. Caleulate its time period.
Question 12
State Wein's displacement law, Which of the two stars, red or bluc is at higher
temperaturc? 121
SECTIONC
Answer all questions.
Question 13
A particle executing simple harmonic motion has velocities vj and v2 at the distances

y and y, respectively from mean position. Prove that the time period T
-
21t
(3
Question 14
Derive the expression for excess pressure inside a liquid drop of radius r having
surface tension T.

Question 15
(a) In the given diagram, an ideal gas changes its state from state A to state C by
two paths ABC and AC. [3]
AP(Nm)

A
-VUn)
(i) Find the path along which the work done is less.
i) The internal energy of gas at A is 10 J and amount of heat supplied to
change its state to C through the path AC is 200 J. Calculate its internal
energy at C.
(1i) The internal energy of gas at state B is 20 J. Find the amount of heat
supplied to the gas to go from A to B.
OR

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 Obtain the ormmula for the vekocity ofa particle exeeuting simple harmonie motion

uestion 16

Vekcity (N) of sound depends upon the coeffic ient of elasticity E and density 'p'
f the medinm Obtain the expression for 'v by dimensional method
eestion 17

a)f the enrth suddenly contracts to half of its present radius keeping its mass
onstant, what would be the length of the day? (31
OR
)From what height should a piece of ice fall so that it mets completely? Only
one quarter of the heat produced is absorbed by the ice. The latent heat of
ice is 3.4 x 10 J kg and g is 10N kg'

Question 18
A mercury drop of radius 1.0 mm breaks into 27 droplets of equal volume. Calculate
[3
the work done in this process. Surface tension of mercury is 0.465 N m.
Question 19
A body slides down from rest from the top ofa 6.4 m long rough plane inclined at 30
of the
with the horizontal. Find the time taken by the block in reaching the bottom
plane. Take a= 0.2 and g- 9.8 ms 3

SECTIOND

Answer all questions.

Question 20

(a) State and prove Bernoulli's theorem.

OR
and
explosion blows a rock into three pieces. Two pieces of mass 200 kg
(b) An
and 12 m s
100 kg go off at right angles to each other with a velocity
of 8 ms
respectively. If the third piece flies with a velocity of 25 ms, then calculate
off the
of this piece anddetermine the direction of flight of this piece with
the mass

vertical
Question 21
for orbital velocity (vo) for a
(a) Define orbital velocity. Derive the expression
"h' above the earth's surface. (Radius
satellite of mass 'm' which is at height
and orbital
ofearth R). Discuss the relation between escape velocity (ve)
velocity (vo) for h << Re.
OR

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 Derive the expression gravitational
for
(b) Define gravitational potential energy. a distance 'r' from the centre of
potential in the gravitational field of carth at
earth.

Question 22
'h' of water column in
(a) What is capillarity? Establish a relation among height
T the surface tension
a glass capillary tube, the internal radius 'r' ofthe tube,
of water and angle of contact '0'.
OR
(b) () The average depth of an ocean is 3000 m. Compute the fractional compression
=2.2 x 10"N m",
ofwater at the bottom of ocean. Bulk modulus ofwater
density of water =10 Kgm and g=10ms. 3)
(t) The ratio of the intensities of two waves is 16:9. Find the ratio ofmaximum
and minimum intensities. 2

Useful ConstantsandRelations:
Mass Mass of electron (me) 9.1 x10 kg
1.65 x 10 kg
Mass ofproton (m,)
(i) Accelerationdue to gravity (g) 9.8 N kg

(iv) Gravitationalconstant(G) 6.67x107Nm*kg2

6.4 x 10 m
(v) Radius ofearth (R)
4.18 J
(vi)|1 calorie
(vi) Density of mercury (P) 13.6x 10 kg m"
(vii) Gas Constant (RR) 8.31 J mol K
(ix) Boltzmann's Constant (k) 1.38 x1023 JK-

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