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Class 11 - Physics

Section A
1. Assertion: The dimensional formula for product of resistance and conductance is same as for dielectric constant.
[1]
Reason: Both have dimensions of time constant.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

2. Assertion (A): When two objects A and B moving with same velocity in the same direction then the velocity of [1]
A relative to B = velocity of B relative to A.

Reason (R): If vA and vB be the velocities of A and B respectively, then velocity of A relative to B = vAB = vA -
vB and velocity of B relative to A = vBA = vB - vA.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

3. Assertion (A): In uniform circular motion, magnitude of acceleration is v2/R and direction is always towards the [1]
centre.

Reason (R): In uniform circular motion, acceleration is constant.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

4. Assertion (A): Force of action and reaction do not cancel each other.
[1]
Reason (R): Forces of action and reaction are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

5. Assertion (A): The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with some downward acceleration is less [1]
than the actual weight of the body.

Reason (R): The part of the weight is spent in producing downward acceleration when the body is in an
elevator.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

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 c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.
6. Assertion: A heavy weight is suspended from a light spring. A person raises the weight slowly till the spring [1]
become slack. The gain in gravitational potential energy of weight is equal to the work done by person plus the
energy lost by stretched spring.

Reason: Work done by the spring force is always negative.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
7. Assertion (A): Work done over a closed path is always zero.
[1]
Reason (R): No force is required in a closed path.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

8. Assertion: A sphere is placed such that is its centre is at origin of coordinate system. If Ix and Iy be the moment [1]

of inertia about x-axis and y-axis respectively then moment of inertia about z-axis is Ix + Iy.

Reason: For anybody according to perpendicular axis theorem Iz = Ix + Iy.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
9. Assertion (A): The centre of mass of a two-particle system lies on the line joining the two particles, being closer [1]
to the heavier particle.

Reason (R): Product of mass of one particle and its distance from centre of mass is numerically equal to the
product of the mass of other particle and its distance from centre of mass.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

10. Consider an expanding sphere of instantaneous radius R whose total mass remains constant. The expansion is [1]
dρ
such that the instantaneous density ρ remains uniform throughout the volume. The ( 1

ρ dt
) is constant. The

velocity v of any point of the surface of the expanding sphere is proportional to Rn. The value of n is ________.
11. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap which is 20 m above the ground. The third drop leaves the tap at [1]
the instant the first drop touches the ground. How far (in metre) above the ground is the second drop at that
instant? [g = 10 ms-2]
12. A block is moving on an inclined plane making an angle 45° with the horizontal and the coefficient of friction is [1]
μ . The force required to just push it up the inclined plane is 3 times the force required to just prevent it from
sliding down. If we define N = 10μ , then N is

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13. A truck is stationary and has a bob suspended by a light string, in a frame attached to the truck. The truck [1]
suddenly moves to the right with an acceleration of 4 m/s2. The pendulum will tilt to the left and the angle of
inclination the pendulum will make with the vertical is tan-1(x). Find the value of x. (take g = 10m/s2)
14. A lift weighing 300 kg is to be lifted up at a constant velocity of 0.40 m. What would be the minimum power (in [1]
watt) of the motor to be used?
15. A small block starts slipping down from a point B on an inclined plane AB, which is making an angle θ with the [1]
horizontal section BC is smooth and the remaining section CA is rough with a coefficient of friction μ . It is
found that the block comes to rest as it reaches the bottom (point A) of the inclined plane. If BC = 2AC, the
coefficient of friction is given by μ = k tan θ . The value of k is ________.
16. A block of mass 4 kg, initially at rest on a horizontal floor, moves under the action of a horizontal force of 10 N. [1]
The coefficient of friction between the block and the floor is 0.1. What is the work done (in joule) by the applied

force in 6 s? (Take g = 10 ms-2)

17. The centre of mass of an isosceles triangular lamina having equal sides of length 10 cm and base 12 cm is at a [1]
distance of ________ cm from the base.
18. Two bodies of masses 2 kg and 4 kg are moving with velocities 2 m/s and 10 m/s respectively towards each [1]
other due to mutual gravitational attraction. What is the velocity of their centre of mass?
19. Name and define the SI unit of luminous intensity. [1]
20. Deduce the dimensional formulae for the physical quantity Planck's constant. [1]
21. Give an example of a physical quantity which has a unit but no dimensions. [1]
22. What is the numerical ratio of velocity to speed of an object? [1]
23. Is it possible that a body has a constant velocity but varying speed? [1]
24. A particle cannot accelerate if its velocity is constant, why? [1]
25. Under what condition the sum and difference of two vectors will be equal in magnitude? [1]
26. Why does a gun recoil on firing a bullet? [1]
27. If a ball is thrown up in a moving train, it comes back to the person's hands. Why? [1]
28. How is angular momentum related to linear momentum? [1]
SI unit of angular momentum
29. Fill in the blank: CGS unit of angular momentum
= ________ [1]
Section B
30. Convert: [2]

i. 3.0m/s2 = .............. km/hr2

ii. 6.67 10-11Nm2/kg2 = .............. g-1cm3s-2
31. Compute the following with regards to significant figures. [2]
i. 4.6 × 0.128
ii. 0.9995×1.53

1.592

iii. 876 + 0.4382

32. The orbital velocity ν of a satellite may depend on its mass m, distance r from the centre of earth and [2]
acceleration due to gravity g. Obtain an expression for orbital velocity.
33. A police van moving on a highway with a speed of 30 km h-1 fires a bullet at a thief's car speeding away in the [2]

same direction with a speed of 192 km h-1. If the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150m s-1, with what speed does
the bullet hit the thief's car?

34. The displacement x of a particle varies with time as x = 4t2 - 15t + 25. Find the position, velocity and [2]

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 acceleration of the particle at t = 0.
35. Justify the statement that a uniform circular motion is an accelerated motion. [2]
36. Derive the relation between linear displacement and angular displacement. [2]
37. What is the acceleration of the block and trolley system shown in a Figure? if the coefficient of kinetic friction [2]

between the trolley and the surface is 0.04? What is the tension in the string? (Take g = 10 ms-2). Neglect the
mass of the string.

38. Two billiard balls each of mass 0.05 kg moving in opposite directions with speed 6 ms-1 collide and rebound [2]
with the same speed. What is the impulse imparted to each ball due to the other?

39. A block of mass m = 1 kg, moving on a horizontal surface with speed vi = 2 ms-1 enters a rough patch ranging [2]

from x = 0.10 m to x = 2.01 m. The retarding force Fr on the block in this range is inversely proportional to x
over this range,

Fr = for 0.1 < x < 2.01 m

−k

= 0 for x < 0.1m and x > 2.01 m

where k = 0.5 J. What is the final kinetic energy and speed vf of the block as it crosses this patch?

40. A vertical spring with constant 200 N/m has a light platform on its top. When a 500 g mass is kept on the [2]
platform spring compresses 2.5 cm. Mass is now pushed down 7.50 cm further and released. How far above later

position will the mass fly? (g = 10 ms-2).

41. A solid sphere is rolling on a frictionless plane surface about its axis of symmetry. Find the rotational energy and [2]
the ratio of its rotational energy to its total energy.
42. Find (i) the radius of gyration and (ii) the moment of inertia of a rod of mass 100 g and length 100 cm about an [2]
axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length.
Section C
43. The length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular sheet of metal are 4.234 m, 1.005m, and 2.01 cm respectively. [3]
Give the area and volume of the sheet to correct significant figures.
44. A planet moves around the sun in nearly circular orbit. Its period of revolution T depends upon: [3]
i. radius r of orbit
ii. mass M of the sun and
iii. the gravitational constant G.

Show dimensionally that T2 ∝ r3.

Taking the proportionality constant as 2π, write the expression for T.

45. A particle is moving along a straight line and its position is given by the relation x = (t3 - 6t2 - 15t + 40)m [3]

Find
i. The time at which velocity is zero.
ii. Position & Displacement at this point.

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 iii. Acceleration for the particle at the point.

46. On a two-lane road, car A is travelling with a speed of 36 km h-1. Two cars B and C approach car A in opposite [3]

directions with a speed of 54 km h-1 each. At a certain instant, when the distance AB is equal to AC, both being
1 km, B decides to overtake A before C does. What minimum acceleration of car B is required to avoid an
accident?
47. An aeroplane is flying in a horizontal direction with a velocity of 600 km /h and at a height of 1960 m. When it [3]
is vertically above the point A on the ground, a body is dropped from it. The body strikes the ground at point B.
Calculate the distance AB.
48. Show that for a projectile fired at an angle of elevation θ , there are two times for which the projectile travels the [3]
same vertical distance. Also, prove that the sum of the two times is equal to the total time of flight.
49. A fighter plane flying horizontally at an altitude of 1.5 km with speed 720 km/h passes directly overhead an anti- [3]
aircraft gun. At what angle from the vertical should the gun be fired for the shell with muzzle speed 600 m s-1 to

hit the plane? At what minimum altitude should the pilot fly the plane to avoid being hit? (Take g = 10 m s-2).

50. A stream of water flowing horizontally with a speed of 15 ms-1 gushes out of a tube of cross-sectional area 10-2 [3]

m2, and hits a vertical wall nearby. What is the force exerted on the wall by the impact of water, assuming it
does not rebound?
51. A batsman deflects a ball by an angle of 45° without changing its initial speed which is equal to 54 km/h. What [3]
is the impulse imparted to the ball? (Mass of the ball is 0.15 kg.)
52. A particle of mass m moving with an initial velocity u collides inelastically with a particle of mass M initially at [3]
rest. If the collision is completely inelastic then find expressions for
i. final velocity of combined entity, and
ii. loss in kinetic energy during collision.
53. Consider the collision depicted in figure to be between two billiard balls with equal masses m1 =m2. The first [3]

ball is called the cue while the second ball is called the target. The billiard player wants to sink the target ball in

a corner pocket, which is at an angle θ 2 = 370. Assume that the collision is elastic and that friction and rotational
motion are not important. Obtain θ 1.

54. A circular ring of diameter 40cm and mass 1kg is rotating about an axis normal to its plane and passing through [3]
the centre with a frequency of 10 rotations per second. Calculate the angular momentum about its axis of
rotation.
55. What is torque? Give its unit. Show that it is equal to the product of force and the perpendicular distance of its [3]
line of action from the axis of rotation.
Section D
56. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]

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Using the laws of physics, it is possible to make a successful jump shot in basketball every time. The trajectory
of a basketball is always a parabola. It is projectile when it is launched up into the air, and this is due to the
affects of gravity as well as the force put on the ball by the player that properly follows the properties of a
projectile.

The velocity of the ball changes as it moves through the air, but the velocity of the first half of the path matches
with the last half of the path. It may deviate from its path if the ball collides with either the backboard or another
player interfering with its path.

From the information of the height of the player, the horizontal distance and height of the hoop, the player can
easily calculate the speed to be imparted to the ball and the angle for a sure success.

If player's height is 1.27 meters standing at a distance of 2 meters from the hoop which is at a height of

3.05 meters, he needs an angle of 55o and velocity of the ball 7 m/s to be imparted to make his shot a success. (If
he uses a smaller angle he has to shoot with a greater velocity.)

To improve chances of an accurate shot, often a player includes a backspin on the ball as he launches it for a
shot. The backspin ensures that the ball enters the hoop, especially if the shot is a "soft shot." Soft shot is when
the ball is shot at a low angle and low velocity, the player adds a backspin because if the ball winds up hitting the
rim, the spin will help it to enter the hoop. The backspin changes the velocity direction (once it hits the rim) to
the opposite direction of the rim rather than bouncing it out.
(i) The trajectory of a basketball is always a

a) May be a circle, may be a parabola b) Straight line

c) Parabola d) Circle
(ii) When the basketball deviates from its parabolic path?

a) If the ball collides with the backboard b) If a backspin is applied to the ball

c) Both if the ball collides with the d) If the ball collide with another player
backboard and if the ball collide with interfering with its path
another player interfering with its path
(iii) To calculate the speed to be imparted to the ball and the angle for an accurate shot the required information
are

a) All of these b) Height of the hoop

c) Height of the player d) Horizontal distance of the hoop

(iv) If the horizontal distance of the hoop from a player increases

a) Velocity should increase but angle b) Velocity and angle both should decrease
should decrease

c) Velocity and angle both should increase d) Velocity should decrease but angle

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 should increase
(v) Why backspin is applied on basketball while launching it for a shot?

a) The backspin ensures that the ball b) The backspin ensures that the ball does
moves faster not collide with an interfering player

c) The backspin ensures that the ball d) The backspin ensures that the ball
follows parabolic path enters the hoop
57. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
An elastic collision is a collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy in the system as a result of the
collision. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved quantities in elastic collisions.

(i) In which motion, momentum changes but K.E does not?

a) none of these b) straight-line motion

c) circular motion d) parabolic motion

(ii) The coefficient of restitution for elastic collision is:

a) 1 b) -1

c) infinite d) 0
(iii) Two balls at the same temperature collide. What is conserved?

a) none of these b) kinetic energy

c) velocity d) momentum
(iv) The momentum of two objects moving with the same speed but in opposite directions upon collision is

a) none of these b) increased

c) decreased d) zero
(v) In elastic collision, the relative speed of approach and separation is:

a) unequal b) zero

c) equal d) infinite
58. If velocity of light C, Planck’s constant h and gravitational constant G are taken as fundamental quantities then [5]
express mass in terms of dimensions of these quantities.

Main concept used: Homogeneity of dimensions in R.H.S and L.H.S. of equation separately in each terms.
59. A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collision with the floor, the ball loses one-tenth of its [5]
speed. Plot the speed-time graph of its motion between t = 0 to 12 s.
60. Establish the following vector inequalities: [5]

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 i. |a⃗ + b|⃗  ≤ ⃗ 
|a⃗ | + |b|

ii. |a⃗ − b|⃗  ≤ ⃗ 

|a⃗ | + |b|

When does the equality sign apply?

61. A box of mass 4 kg rests upon an inclined plane. The inclination of the plane to the horizontal is gradually [5]
increased. It is found that when the slope of the plane is 1 in 3, the box starts sliding down the plane. Given g =
9.8 ms-2.
i. Find the coefficient of friction between the box and the plane.
ii. What force applied to the box parallel to the plane will just make it move up the plane?
62. Derive an expression for the work done when a body slides down a rough inclined plane. [5]

63. A ball moving on a horizontal frictionless plane hits an identical ball at rest with a velocity of 0.5 ms-1. If the [5]
collision is elastic, calculate the speed imparted to the target ball if the speed of the projectile after the collision
is 30 cm s-1. Show that the two balls will move at right angles to each other after the collision.
64. a. Prove the theorem of perpendicular axes.
[5]
(Hint: Square of the distance of a point (x, y) in the x–y plane from an axis through the origin perpendicular
to the plane is x 2
+ y
2
).
b. Prove the theorem of parallel axes.

(Hint: If the centre of mass is chosen to be the origin ∑ m i ri = 0 ).

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