P. P.

MEMORIAL ACADEMY
1st UNIT TEST
CLASS-xi SUBJECT -PHYSICS
F. M.=30 TIME=40MINS
[SECTION A] Choose the correct alternatives from Q1-Q14 [20 Marks]
1. Which of the following measurement is most precise?
(a)5.00m (b)5.00cm (c) 5.00mm (d) 5.00 km [1]

2. Which of the following have the same dimensions as v2 /r where v is the speed of the
particle describing a circular path of radius r.
(a) Force (b) Impulse (c) Acceleration (d) Momentum [1]

3. The least count of a stop watch is 0.1s. The time of 20 oscillations of the pendulum is found
to be 20s. The percentage error in the time period is
(a) 0.25% (b) 0.75% (c) 0.50% (d) 1.0% [2]

4. What is the number of significant figures in (3.20 + 4.80) × 105?

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 [1]

5. The displacement-time graph of a moving object is a straight line. Then,

(a) its acceleration may be uniform (b) its velocity may be uniform
(c) its acceleration may be variable
(d) both its velocity and acceleration may be uniform [1]

6. If the displacement of an object is zero, then what can we say about its distance covered?
(a) It is negative (b) It is must be zero
(c) It cannot be zero (d) It may or may not be zero [1]

7. The acceleration of a moving object can be found from

(a) area under displacement-time graph (b) slope of displacement-time graph
(c) area under velocity-time graph (d) slope of velocity-time graph [1]

8. Three vectors A, B and C satisfy the relation A.B = 0 and A.C = 0. The vector A is parallel to
(a) B (b) C (c) B × C (d) B.C [1]
 9. The resultant of two forces P and Q is R. If one of the forces is reversed in direction, then
the resultant becomes S. Then for the identity R² + S² = 2(P² + Q²) to hold good
(a) The forces are collinear (b) The forces act as right angles to each other
(c) The forces are inclined at 45° to each other
(d) The forces can have any angle of inclination between them [2]

10. A boat which has the speed of 5 kmh-1 still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the
shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water is
(a) 3 kmh-1 (b) 4 kmh-1 (c) √41 kmh-1 (d) 1 kmh-1 [2]

11. A projectile is projected with a linear momentum p making angle θ with the horizontal. The
change in momentum of the projectile on return to the ground will be
(a) 2p (b) 2p sin θ (c) 2p tan θ (d) 2p cos θ [1]

12. A rocket of mass 6000 kg is set for vertical firing, if the exhaust speed be 1 km s-1, the gas
must be ejected to give the rocket an upward acceleration of 20 ms-2 is
(a) 120 kg/s (b) 180 kg s-1 (c) 45 kg/s (d) 90 kg/s [2]

13. A heavy uniform chain lies on horizontal table top. If the coefficient of friction Between the
chain and the table surface be 0.25, then the maximum fraction of the length of the chain
that can hang over one edge of the table is
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30% [3]

14. Which of the following is a self-adjusting force?

(a) Limiting friction (b) Dynamic friction (c) Sliding friction (d) Static friction [1]

[SECTION B] Write down the answer of the following questions [10 Marks]
15. State triangle law of vector addition. Give analytical treatment to find the magnitude and
direction of a resultant vector by using this law. [1+3]

16. Define centripetal acceleration. Derive an expression for the centripetal acceleration of a
body moving with uniform speed v along a circular path of radius r. [1+3]

17. What is impulse? Is it scalar or vector? Write its SI unit. [1+½+½]