SRI JAYENDRA SARASWATHY VIDYALAYA, COIMBATORE

CLASS: XI HALF YEARLY EXAM -DEC/2022-23 MARKS: 70

SUBJECT: PHYSICS (042) TIME: 3 Hrs.

SECTION-A (1X20= 20 Marks)

1. A ball is thrown up with an initial velocity of 20 m/s and after some time it returns. What is the maximum
height reached? Take g = 10 m/s2.
a) 80m b) 20m c) 70m d) 40m
2. A body of mass m, projected at an angle of θ from the ground with an initial velocity of v, acceleration due to
gravity is g, what is the maximum horizontal range covered?
a) R = v2 (sin 2θ)/g b) R = v2 (sin θ)/2g c) R = v2 (sin 2θ)/2g d) R = v2 (sin θ)/g
3. The second condition of equilibrium of a body is ___
a) Sum of all force on a body should be zero
b) Sum of all moments on a body should be zero
c) Sum of the initial and final force should be zero
d) Relative difference of forces should be zero
4. What is the force applied on a body with 5 kg of mass and an acceleration of 7 m/s 2?
a) 35 N b) 5 N c) 7 N d) 0 N
5. What are the units of power?
a) Newton b) Joule c) Watt d) No units
6. A car having a mass of 1 metric ton is moving with a speed of 30 m/s. It suddenly applies the brakes and skids
to rest in a certain distance d. The frictional force between the tyres and road is 6000 N. What is the value of d?
a) 25 m b) 50 m c) 75 m d) 100 m
7. Which of the following is the mathematical representation of law of conservation of total linear momentum?
a) dP/dt = 0 b) dF/dt = 0 c) dP/dt = Finternal d) dF/dt = P
8. Which of the following statements is false?
a) Cross product is commutative
b) Cross product is distributive over addition
c) Dot product of two vectors gives a scalar
d) Dot product is commutative
9. For which of the following does the centre of mass lie outside the body?
a) Pen b) Dice c) Rectangular tile d) Bangle
10. Moment of inertia, of a spinning body about an axis, doesn’t depend on which of the following factors?
a) Distribution of mass around axis b) Orientation of axis c) Mass d) Angular velocity
11. Conventionally, the magnitude of gravitational potential energy for an object at infinity from the earth is
_____ ((M = Mass of the earth; m = Mass of the object at infinity; R = Radius of the earth).
a) -(G*M)/R2 b) -(G*M)/R c) -(G*M*m)/R d) Zero
12. The value of universal gravitational constant changes is which of the following medium?
a) Air b) Water c) Plasma d) The gravitational constant is independent of the medium
13. What is the value of universal gravitational constant?
a) 6.022 x 1023 b) 6.67 x 10-11 N m2/kg2 c) 1.602 x 10-19 C d) 9.81 m/s2
14. What does Kepler’s law of period relate?
a) Time period and semi-minor axis
b) Time period and eccentricity
c) Time period and semi-major axis
d) Time period and area swept by the planet
15. What is the gravitational force experienced by an object of 10kg 200m away from an object weighing 1 ton?
a) 1.6675 N b) 2.6675 N c) 3.6675 N d) 4.6675 N
ASSERTION AND REASONING:
Directions (Q.No: 16, 17, 18, 19&20) In the following questions, a statement of Assertion is followed by a
corresponding statement of Reason. Make the correct choice as:
a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
d) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

16. Assertion: Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is three
Reason: This is because zeros are not significant.
17. Assertion:  A particle is moving on a straight line with a uniform velocity, its angular momentum is always
zero.
Reason: The momentum is not zero when particle moves with a uniform velocity.
18. Assertion: The centre of mass of a body may lie where there is no mass.
Reason: Centre of mass of body is a point, where the whole mass of the body is supposed to be concentrated.
19. Assertion: A body loses weight when it is at the centre of the earth.
Reason:  At the centre of earth, g = 0. Therefore, weight = mg = 0.

20. Assertion: Gravitational force between two particles is negligibly small compared to the electrical force.
Reason: The electrical force is experienced by charged particles only.

SECTION-B (2X7= 14 Marks)

21. Give Limitations of Dimensional Analysis

22. Can a body of zero velocity and still be accelerating? If yes, give any situation.

23. Define force of friction. How does ball bearing reduce force of friction.

24. It is easier to pull a roller than push. Why?

25. State and Prove Work Energy Theorem.

26. Define centre of mass.

27. Define acceleration due to gravity.

SECTION-C (3X7= 21 Marks)

28. Draw (a) acceleration-time (b) velocity-time (c) position time graphs representing motion of an object.

29. Show that Newton’s 2nd law of motion is the real law of motion.
30. What is meant by centripetal acceleration? Explain it.

31. State and Explain Kepler’s law of motion.

32. Derive a relation between torque and angular momentum.

33. State and Explain Equilibrium of rigid bodies.

34. Define Escape Speed. Derive an expression for it in terms of acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ & radius ‘R’.

SECTION-D (3X5 = 15 Marks)

35. a) Define the principle of conservation of linear momentum. Deduce the law of conservation of linear
momentum.

OR

b) What is meant by centre of mass. Find the centre of mass of system of two particles.

36. a) Derive the kinematic equations of motion for uniformly accelerated motion by using calculus method.

OR

b) Find the magnitude and direction of a vector using analytical method of triangular law of vector addition.

37. a) Derive an expression for time period and energy of an orbiting satellite.

OR

b. What is meant by banking of roads? What is the need for banking a road? Obtain an expression for banking
of tracks.