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Class 11 - Physics
Sample Paper - 01 (2022-23)
Section A
1. The unit of Planck’s constant h is the same as that of:
a) Linear momentum
b) Angular. momentum
c) Work
d) Energy
2. What energy does a stretched bow possess?
a) Potential. energy
b) Kinetic energy
c) Gravitational energy
d) Elastic potential energy
3. A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity v making an angle of

45° with the horizontal. The magnitude of the angular momentum of
the projectile about the point of projection when the particle is at its
maximum height h is
a) Zero
b) m2gh3
c) mv3/(2 g)
d.) mv3/(4/2g)
4. Two wires of equal lengths are made of the same material. Wire A
has a diameter that is twice as that of wire B. If identical weights are
suspended from the ends of these wires, the increase in length is:
a.) one-fourth for wire A as for wire B

b) four times for wire A as for wire B
c) twice for wire A as for wire B
d) half for wire A as for wire B
5. The radius and mass of earth are increased by 0.5%. Which of the
following statements are true at the surface of the earth?
a) g will increase
b) g. will decrease
c) Potential energy will remain unchanged
d) Escape velocity will remain unchanged
6. For Boyle's law to hold good, the gas should be
a) perfect. and of constant mass and temperature
b) real and of constant mass and temperature
c) real and at constant temperature but variable mass
d) perfect and at a constant temperature but variable mass
7. Which of the following statements is correct for any thermodynamic

system?
a) The work done in an adiabatic process is always zero
b) The change in entropy can never be zero
c) The internal energy changes in all processes
d) Internal. energy and entropy are state functions
8. Radar waves are sent towards a moving aeroplane and the reflected
waves are received. When the aeroplane is moving towards the radar,
the wavelength of the wave:
a) increases
b) sometimes increases or decreases
c) .decreases
d) remains the same
9. In the figure shown, a liquid is flowing through a tube at the rate of

0.1 m /sec. The tube is branched into two semicircular tubes of
3
cross-sectional area A/3 and 2A/3. The velocity of liquid at Q is: (The

cross-section of the main tube = A = 10 m and v = 20 m/sec)
-2 2
P
a) 30 m/sec
b) 35 m/sec
c) None of these
d) 5. m/sec
10. In order to find time, the astronaut orbiting in an Earth satellite

should use
a) a pendulum clock
b) a. watch having main spring to keep it going
c) either a pendulum clock or a watch
d) neither a pendulum clock nor a watch
11. A man standing on a turn-table is rotating at a certain angular

frequency with his arms outstretched. He suddenly folds his arms. If
his moment of inertia with folded arms is 75% of that with
outstretched arms, his rotational kinetic energy will
a) decrease by 33.3%
b) decrease by 25%
c) increase. by 33.3%
d) increase by 25%
12. The ratio of the specific heats CpCv=γ in terms of degree of

freedom (n) is given by
a) (1 + n3)
b) (1 + 1n)
c) (1 + 2n.)
d) (1 + n2)
13. A tuning fork of frequency 580 Hz is employed to produce

transverse waves on a long rope. The distance between the nearest
crests is found to be 20 cm. The velocity of the wave is
a) 58 ms -1
b) 20 ms -1
c) 580 ms -1
d) 116. ms -1
14. An ideal heat engine exhausting heat at 77 C is to have a 30%

o
efficiency. It must take heat at:
a) 673 C
o
b) 227. C o
c) 327 C
o
d) 127 C
o
15. A space ship moves from the earth to the moon and back. The
greatest energy required for the space ship is to overcome the
difficulty in:
a) entering the moon’s lunar surface
b) take-off from lunar surface
c) entering the earth’s gravitational field
d) take-off. from the earth’s field
16. Assertion (A): The perpendicular vector

of (i^+j^+k^) is (i^−2j^+k^).
Reason (R): Two vectors are perpendicular if their dot product is
equal to zero.
a) Both. A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
17. Assertion: If the volume of a body remains unchanged, when

subjected to tensile strain, the value of Poisson’s ratio is −12.
Reason: Phosphor bronze has low Young’s modulus and higher
rigidity modulus.
a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is

correct explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is

not correct explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion. is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
18. Assertion (A): Pressure can be subtracted from pressure

gradient.
Reason (R): Only like quantities can be added or subtracted from
each other.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

d) A. is false but R is true.
Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. Magnetic field is measured by:
a) Weber
b) Henry
c) Weber-(metre) 2
d) weber.(metre)2
2. A shell, in flight, explodes into four unequal parts. Which of the

following is conserved?
a) Kinetic energy
b) Potential and Kinetic energy
c) .Momentum
d) Potential energy
3. Four identical spheres each of radius 10 cm and mass 1 kg are

placed on a horizontal surface touching one another so that their
centres are located at the comers of square of side 20 cm. What is
the distance of their centre of mass from centre of either sphere?
a) 5 cm
b) 20 cm
c) None. of these
d) 10 cm
4. Shear modulus or modulus of rigidity is:
a) the. ratio of shearing stress to the corresponding shearing

strain.
b) the ratio of shearing strain to the corresponding shearing stress.
c) the ratio of shearing stress to the corresponding lateral strain.
d) the ratio of longitudinal stress to the corresponding shearing

strain.
5. A satellite orbiting the earth in a circular orbit of radius R completes

one revolution in 3h. If the orbital radius of a geostationary satellite is
36,000 km, the orbital radius of the earth is:
a) 6000 km
b) 9000. km
c) 15000 km
d) 12000 km
6. Two identical cylinders contain helium at 2.5 atmospheres and argon

at one atmosphere respectively. If both the gases are filled in one of
the cylinders, the pressure would be:
a) 1 atm
b) 3.5 atm
c) 1.50 atm
d) 1.75. atm
7. The temperature of the gas is a measure of:
a) the. average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules
b) the average potential energy of the gas molecules
c) the average distance of the gas molecules
d) the size of the gas molecules
8. If sound waves can be assumed to be diffracted which of the

following objects will diffract sound waves in the air from a 384 Hz
tuning fork?
a) A sphere of radius 10 m
b) A sphere of radius 1 cm
c) A. sphere of radius 1 m
d) A sphere of radius 1 mm
9. In a capillary tube experiment, a vertical 30 cm long capillary tube is

dipped in water. The water rises up to a height of 10 cm due to
capillary action. If this experiment is conducted in a freely falling
elevator, the length of the water column becomes:
a) Zero
b) 30. cm
c) 10 cm
d) 20 cm
10. A body is at rest on the surface on the earth. Which of the

following statements is correct?
a) None of these
b) No force is acting on the body.
c) Net. downward force is equal to the net upward force.

d) Only weight of the body acts on it.
11. If two circular discs A and B are of same mass but of radii r
and 2r respectively, then the moment of inertia of A is:
a) 1/4. that of B
b) four times that of B
c) the same as that of B
d) twice that of B
12. A vessel contains two non-reactive gases neon (monatomic)

and oxygen (diatomic). The ratio of their partial pressures is 1:2. The
ratio of number of molecules is:
a) 2/3
b) .1/2
c) 3/5
d) 3/2
13. A is singing a note and at the same time B is singing a note

with exactly one-eighth the frequency of the note of A. The energies
of the two sounds are equal. The amplitude of the note of B is:
a) twice that of A
b) four. times that of A
c) same as that of A
d) eight times that of A
14. In a thermodynamics process, pressure of a fixed mass of a

gas is changed in such a manner that the gas molecules give out 30
J of heat and 10 J of work is done on the gas. If the initial internal
energy of the gas was 40 J, then the final internal energy will be:
a) 20 J
b) 30 J
c) 60. J
d) 40 J
15. If the mass of the Sun were ten times smaller and the universal
gravitational constant were ten times larger in magnitude, which of
the following is not correct?
a) The time period of a simple pendulum on the Earth would

decrease
b) g. on the Earth will not change
c) Walking on the ground would become more difficult
d) Raindrops will fall faster
16. Assertion (A): A body X is dropped from the top of a tower. At

the same time, another body Y is thrown horizontally from the same
position with a velocity u. Both bodies will reach the ground at the
same time.
Reason (R): Horizontal velocity has no effect motion in the vertical
direction.
17. Assertion (A): Ductile metals are used to prepare thin wires.

Reason (R): In the stress-strain curve of ductile metals, the length
between the points representing elastic limit and breaking point is
very small.

c) A. is true but R is false.
18. Assertion (A): If the units of force and length are doubled, the
unit of energy will be 4 times.
Reason (R): The unit of energy is independent of the unit of force and
length.
Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities does not have

same dimensional formula?
a) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant
b) Work and torque
c) Tension. and surface tension
d) Impulse and linear momentum
2. A man places a bag with zero initial velocity on a rough conveyor belt
moving with some constant acceleration. The bag moves a distance
d on the conveyor belt. Then work done by friction on the bag is
a) negative
b) .positive
c) unpredictable since data is insufficient
d) zero
3. A carpenter has constructed a toy as shown in the adjoining figure. If

the density of the material of the sphere is 12 times that of cone, the
position of the centre of mass of the toy is given by:
a) at a distance of 3R from O
b) at. a distance of 4R from O
c) at a distance of 5R from O
d) at a distance of 2R from O
4. A body of mass m = 10 kg is attached to a wire of length 0.3 m. Its

breaking stress is 4.8 × 10 N/m . The area of cross-section of the
7 2
wire is 10 m . What is the maximum angular velocity with which it

-6 2
can be rotated in the horizontal circle?
a) 4. rad/s
b) 8 rad/s
c) 1 rad/s
d) 2 rad/s
5. If the earth shrinks such that its mass does not change but radius
decreases to one-quarter of its original value then one complete day
will take:
a) 48 hrs
b) 1.5. hrs
c) 96 hrs
6. If the pressure in a closed vessel is reduced by drawing out some

gas, the mean free path of the molecules
a) is decreased
b) increases or decreases according to the nature of the gas
c) remains. unchanged
d) is increased
7. A gas is compressed at a constant pressure from a volume of 10

m to a volume of 4 m , then work done on the system is:
3 3
a) nRT ln 16
b) nRT. In25
c) nRT In52
d) nRT In 6
8. Two organ pipes give 4 beats when sounded together at 27°C.

Calculate the number of beats at 127°C:
a) 4 beats/sec
b) 4.6. beats/sec
c) 3.9 beats/sec
d) None of these
9. A cylindrical tank with a large diameter is filled with water. Water

drains out through a hole at a bottom of the tank. If the cross-
sectional area of the hole is 6 cm then the drainage rate (in m /s)
2 3
when the depth of the water is 0.2 m, is:

a) 2.2 × 10 -3
b) 1.0 × 10 -3
c) 1.2. × 10 -3
d) 8.2 × 10 -2
10. A solid sphere of mass M and radius R has a spherical cavity of

radius R2 such that the centre of cavity is at a distance R2 from the
centre of the sphere. A point mass m is placed inside the cavity at a
distance R4 from the centre of the sphere. The gravitational pull
between the sphere and the point mass m is:
a) 11GMmR2
b) GMmR2
c) GMm2R2
d) .14GMmR2
11. A system consists of mass M and m (<< M). The centre of

mass of the system is:
a) at the middle
b) nearer to m
c) nearer. to M
d) at the position of larger mass
12. Which one of the following is not an assumption of kinetic

theory of gases?
a) The collision between the molecules is elastic.
b) All. molecules have the same speed.
c) The volume occupied by the molecules of the gas is negligible.
d) The force of attraction between the molecules is negligible.

13. When we make a mobile telephone call to a friend:
a) the friend's mobile generates possible electrical signals.
b) the friend's mobile receives acoustic waves containing your

audio.
c) the. friend's mobile receives electromagnetic waves containing

your audio.
d) the friend's mobile receives gravity waves containing your

audio.
14. A person of mass 70 kg wants to loss 5 kg by going up and

down a 10 m high stairs. He bums twice as much fat while going up
than coming down. If 1 kg is burnt on expanding 7000 kilocalories,
the number of times he must go up and down to reduce his weight by
4 kg is:
a) 5600
b) 1000
c) .11200
d) 22400
15. If a particle is fired vertically upwards from the surface of the

earth and reaches a height of 6400 km, the initial velocity of the
particle is: (Assume R = 6400 km and g =10 ms ) -2
a) 4 km/sec
b) 16 km/sec
c) 2 km/sec
d) 8. km/sec
16. Assertion (A): A→+B→=B→+A→

Reason (R): Vector addition is commutative.
17. Assertion: Spring balances show wrong readings after they had been used for
a long time.
Reason: On using for long time, spring balances loses its elastic strength.
a) Assertion. and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct
explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
18. Assertion (A): The time period of a pendulum cannot be T = k8l (where k is a

constant).
Reason (R): It violates the principle of homogeneity.
d) A is false but R is true
Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. The dimensional formula of entropy is identical to that of the:
a) coefficient of thermal conductivity
b) Boltzmann’s. constant
c) universal gas constant

d) Avogadro’s number
2. Work done by the conservative force on a system is equal to:

i. the change in kinetic energy of the system
ii. the change in potential energy of the system
iii. the change in total mechanical energy of the system
iv. none of these
a) only. ii
b) i and ii
c) iii and iv
d) iv and i
3. Four identical spheres each of radius 10 cm and mass 1 kg are

placed on a horizontal surface touching one another so that their
centres are located at the corners of square of side 20 cm. What is
the distance of their centre of mass from centre of either sphere?
a) 5 cm
b) 10 cm
c) 20 cm
d) None. of these
4. The Young's modulus of a perfectly rigid body is:
a) unity
b) zero
c) .infinity
d) may have any finite non-zero value
5. A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a uniform

speed v. If the gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite
will:
a) move. with a velocity v, tangential to the original orbit
b) ultimately come to rest somewhere on the original orbit
c) fall down with increasing velocity
d) continue to move with velocity v along the original orbit
6. The relation PV = RT can describe behaviour of a real gas at
a) low temperature and high density
b) low temperature and low density
c) high temperature and high density
d) high. temperature and low density
7. If R is the universal gas constant, then the amount of heat needed to

raise the temperature of 5 mole of a monoatomic gas from 173 K to
273 K, when no work is done is
a) 750. R
b) 450 R
c) 100 R
d) 300 R
8. When stationary waves are produced in a medium, which physical

characteristics change at antinode?
i. Density only
ii. Pressure only
iii. Density and pressure
iv. Neither density nor pressure
a) i and ii
b) only. iii
c) iv and i
d) ii and iii
9. The vertical sections of a wing of a fan are shown. Maximum

upthrust is in:
a)
b)
c)
d.)
10. The figure shows a planet in an elliptical orbit around the sun S.
Where is the kinetic energy of the planet maximum?
a) P . 4
b) P 2
c) P 3
d) P 1
11. A bullet of mass 10 g and speed 500 m/s is fired into a door
and gets embedded exactly at the centre of the door. The door is 1.0
m wide and weighs 12 kg. It is hinged at one end and rotates about a
vertical axis practically without friction. The angular speed of the
door just after the bullet embeds into it will be:
a) 3.35 rad/sec
b) 0.335 rad/sec
c) 6.25 rad/sec
d) 0.625. rad/sec
12. A vessel contains 32 gm of O at a temperature T. The pressure

2
of the gas is P. An identical vessel containing 4 gm of H at a

2
temperature 2T has a pressure of:
a) P
b) .4P
c) 8P
d) P3
13. A closed organ pipe of length L and an open organ pipe contain
gases of densities ρ1 and ρ2 respectively. The compressibility of
gases are equal in both the pipes. Both the pipes are vibrating in their
first overtone with same frequency. The length of the open organ
pipe is
a) 4L/3_/ρ1/ρ2
b) L/3
c) 4L/3
d) 4L/3ρ/2ρ1
14. A sample of 0.1g of water at 100°C and normal pressure

(1.013 × 10 Nm ) requires 54 cal of heat energy to convert to steam
5 -2
at 100°C. If the volume of the steam produced is 167.1 cc, the

change in internal energy of the sample, is:
a) 84.5 J
b) 104.3 J
c) 42.2 J
d) 208.7. J
15. The orbital speed of Jupiter is:
a) less. than the orbital speed of Earth
b) greater than the orbital speed of Earth
c) equal to the orbital speed of Earth
d) zero
16. Assertion (A): When the velocity of projection of a body is

made n times, its time of flight becomes n times.
Reason (R): Range of projectile does not depend on the initial
velocity of a body.
17. Assertion: Lead is more elastic than rubber.

Reason: If same load is loaded on the lead and rubber wire of same
cross-sectional area, the strain of lead is very much less than that of
rubber.
a) Assertion. and reason both are correct statements and reason

is correct explanation for assertion.


18. Assertion (A): In mechanics, we treat length, mass and time as
the three basic or fundamental quantities.
Reason (R): Length, mass and time cannot be obtained from one
another.
a) Both A. and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. Given that M is the mass suspended from a spring of force constant

K. The dimension of the formula for (MK)12 is same as that for:
a) Wavelength
b) Velocity
c) Frequency
d) Time. period
2. A weightlifter lifts a weight off the ground and holds it up:

i. work is done in lifting as well as holding the weight
ii. no work is done in both lifting and holding the weight
iii. work is done in lifting the weight but no work is required to be
done in holding it up
iv. no work is done in lifting the weight but work is required to be
done in holding it up
a) i and ii
b) only. iii
c) iv and i
d) ii and iii
3. The acceleration of a solid cylinder rolling down an inclined plane of

inclination 30° is
a) .g3
b) g4
c) g2
d) 2g2
4. With reference to figure the yield, strength point corresponds to:
a) D
b) A
c) C
d) B.
5. If the ratio of radius of the Mars and the earth around the sun is
1.526 then time period of Mars is:
a) 32 years
b) 48 years
c) 1.89. years
d) 45 years
6. The temperature of gas is produced by:
a) the attractive force between its molecules
b) the repulsive force between its molecules
c) the. kinetic energy of its molecules
d) the potential energy of its molecules
7. γ for a gas is always:
a) between zero and one
b) negative
c) more. than one
d) zero
8. Three sound waves of equal amplitude have frequencies (v - 1), v, (v +

1). They superpose to give beats. The number of beats produced per
second will be:
a) 1
b) 4
c) 2.
d) 3
9. A body is raised through a height h in water. If the density of body

is ρ and that of water is σ and ρ>σ, the volume of the body is V; then
the change in potential energy of the body is given as:
a) the potential energy remains unchanged
b) the potential energy increases by hVρg

c) the potential energy increases by hV(ρ+σ)g
d) the. potential energy increases by hV(ρ−σ)g
10. Two particles of mass m and m , approach each other due to

1 2
their mutual gravitational attraction only. Then
a) acceleration of the particle of mass m is proportional to m .

1 1
b) acceleration of both the particles are equal.
c) acceleration. of the particle of mass m is proportional to m .

1 2
d) acceleration of the particle of mass m is inversely proportional

1
to m . 2
11. A diver in a swimming pool bench his head before diving. It:
a) increases his moment of inertia
b) increases his linear velocity
c) decreases. his moment of inertia
d) decreases his angular velocity
12. An inflated rubber balloon contains one mole of an ideal gas,

has a pressure p, volume V and temperature T. If the temperature
rises to 1.1 T, and the volume is increased to 1.05 V, the final
pressure will be
a) less than p
b) p
c) 1.1 p
d) between. p and 1.1
13. In stationary waves, antinodes are the points where there is:
i. Minimum displacement and minimum pressure change

ii. Minimum displacement and maximum pressure change
iii. Maximum displacement and maximum pressure change
iv. Maximum displacement and minimum pressure change
a) only. iv
b) i and ii
c) iii and iv
d) ii and iii
14. When heat is added to a system, which of the following is not

possible?
a) Internal energy of the system increases
b) Internal energy increases and also work is done by the system
c) Work is done by the system
d) Neither. internal energy increases nor work is done by the

system
15. Time period of a simple pendulum inside a satellite orbiting

Earth is:
a) zero
b) 2T
c) T
d) infinite.
16. Assertion (A): The path of one projectile as seen from another

projectile is a striaght line.
Reason (R): Relative acceleration of one projectile w.r.t. another
projectile is zero.

17. Assertion (A): Spring balances show correct readings even

after they had been used for a long time interval.
Reason (R): On using for long time, spring balances loose its elastic
strength.
18. Assertion (A): When we change the unit of measurement of a

quantity, its numerical value changes.
Reason (R): Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical
value.

Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. Which of the following sets of quantities have same dimensional

formulae?
i. Frequency, angular frequency and angular momentum
ii. Surface tension, stress and spring constant
iii. Acceleration, momentum and retardation
iv. Work, energy and torque
a) only. iv
b) i and ii
c) ii and iii
d) iii and iv
2. Physically, the notion of potential energy is applicable only to:
a) The class of forces where work done against the force gets
converted to thermal energy
b) The class of forces where work is done against the force gets
dissipated
c) The class of forces where work is done against the force gets
converted to kinetic energy
d) The. class of forces where work is done against the force gets
stored up as energy.
3. What quantities are conserved in this collision?
a) linear and angular momenturn and linear but not rotational

kinetic energy
b) linear and angular momentum, but not kinetic energy
c) linear. momentum only
d) angular momentum only
4. The following four wires are made of the same material. Which of
these will have the largest extension when the same tension is
applied?
a) Length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm
b) Length. = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm
c) Length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm
d) Length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm
5. The reading of a spring balance corresponds to 100 N while situated

at the north pole and a body is kept on it. The weight recorded on the
same scale if it is shifted to the equator (take, g = 10m/s and radius
2
of the earth, R = 6.4 × 10 m) is:

3
a) 106 N
b) 97.66 N
c) 110 N
d) 99.66. N
6. 1 mole of an ideal gas is contained in a cubical volume V, ABCDEFGH
at 300 K (Figure). One face of the cube (EFGH) is made up of a
material which totally absorbs any gas molecule incident on it. At any
given time,
a) the pressure of EFGH would be double the pressure on ABCD
b) the pressure on EFGH would be zero
c) the pressure on all the faces will be equal
d) the. pressure on EFGH would be half that on ABCD
7. The equation of state, corresponding to 8 kg of O is:

2
a) PV = RT2
b) PV = RT
c) PV = 8RT
d) PV. = RT4
8. A closed organ pipe and an open organ pipe of same length produce
four beats in their fundamental mode when sounded together. If the
length of the open organ pipe is increased, then the number of beats
will:
a) may. increase or decrease
b) remain constant
c) decrease
d) increase
9. If two identical mercury drops are combined to form a single drop,
then its temperature will
a) increase.
b) decrease
c) remain the same
d) depend upon surrounding temperature
10. The linear velocity of the particle on the N-pole of the earth will
be:
a) Infinite
b) 125 ms -1
c) Zero.
d) 486 km h -1
11. A rigid body is a body which:
a) becomes longer or shorter if force is applied.
b) does. not deform on the application of force.
c) does not maintain the same distance between any two points
on it if force is applied.
d) deforms on the application of force.
12. Two monoatomic ideal gases A and B occupying the same

volume V, are at the same temperature T and pressure P. If they are
mixed, the resultant mixture has volume V and temperature T. The
pressure of the mixture is:
a) P
b) 2P.
c) 4P
d) P2
13. A tuning fork with frequency 800 Hz produces resonance in a

resonance column tube with upper end open and lower end closed by
water surface. Successive resonance are observed at lengths 9.75
cm, 31.25 cm and 52.75 cm. The speed of sound in air is:
a) 172 m/s
b) 344. m/s
c) 156 m/s
d) 500 m/s
14. Which of the following is not a state function?
a) work done at constant pressure
b) enthalpy
c) work. done by non-conservative force.
d) work done by conservative force
15. A body of mass m is taken from earth surface to the height h

equal to radius of earth, the increase in potential energy will be
a) mgR
b) 2 mgR
c) 14. mgR
d) 12 mgR
16. Assertion (A): When range of a projectile is maximum, its angle

of projection may be 45 or 135 .
o o
Reason (R): Whether θ is 45 or 135 , value of range remains the

o o
same, only the sign changes.

17. Assertion: Bulk modulus of elasticity B represents the incompressibility of the material.

Reason: B=−ΔPΔVV, where symbols have their usual meaning.
a) Assertion. and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct
18. Assertion (A): The equation y = x + t cannot be true, where x, y are distance and t is time.
Reason (R): Quantities with different dimensions cannot be added.
Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. The total mechanical energy of a harmonic oscillator:
a) Decreases linearly with time
b) Increases linearly with time
c) Is. independent of time
d) Increases quadratically with time

2. The volume (V) of a monoatomic gas varies with its temperature (T),
as shown in the graph. The ratio of work done by the gas, to the heat
absorbed by it, when it undergoes a change from state A to state B, is
a) 23
b) 27
c.) 25
d) 13
3. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that causes the horse to move
forward is the force:
a) the wagon exerts on it
b) the. ground exerts on it
c) it exerts on the ground
d) it exerts on the wagon
4. The potential energy for a conservative system is given by:

U = ax - bx
2
Where a and b are positive constants. The law of the force governing

the system is:
a) F = bx - 2a
b) F. = b - 2ax
c) F = constant
d) F = 2ax
5. A solid sphere, disc and solid cylinder all of the same mass and
made of the same material are allowed to roll down (from rest) on
the inclined plane, then
a) solid. sphere reaches the bottom first
b) disc will reach the bottom first
c) solid sphere reaches the bottom last
d) all reach the bottom at the same time
6. The height of the point vertically above the Earth’s surface at which
the acceleration due to gravity becomes 1% of its value at the surface
is (R is the radius of the Earth):
a) 20 R
b) 8 R
c) 10 R
d) 9. R
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7. A uniform cylindrical rod of length L, area of cross-section A and

Young’s modulus Y is acted upon by the forces as shown in the
figure. The elongation of the rod is
a) 3FL/8AY
b) 2FL/5AY
c.) 8FL/3AY
d) 3FL/5AY
8. Which of the following diagrams (Fig.) does not represent a

streamline flow?
a)
b)
c.)
d)
9. What is the specific heat capacity for solid?

a) 4R
b) 2R
c) R
d.) 3R
10. Consider a body, shown in figure, consisting of two

identical balls, each of mass M connected by a light rigid rod. If an
impulse J = Mv is imparted to the body at one of its end, what would
be its angular velocity?
a) v/3L
b) 2v/L
c) v./L
d) v/4L
11. We have two narrow capillary tubes T and T . Their lengths are
1 2
l l and radii of cross-sections are r ,r respectively. The rate of flow of

1 2 1 2
water through T is 8 cm s when the pressure difference across its

1
3 -1
ends is P. What will be the rate of flow of water through T , under the 2
same pressure difference, given that l = I and r = 2r ?

1 2 1 2
a) 4 cm s .
3 -1
b) 2 cm s3 -1
c) 8 cm s3 -1
d) 0.5. cm s 3 -1
12. Specific heat of a substance is a function of its
a) volume
b) molecular. structure
c) mass
d) weight
13. Surface tension has the same dimensions as that of
a) spring. constant
b) momentum
c) frequency
d) coefficient of viscosity
14. A weightless spring that has a force constant k oscillates with

frequency n when a mass m is suspended from it. The spring is cut
into two equal halves and a mass 2m is suspended from it. The
frequency of oscillation will now become:
a) 22
b) 2n
c) n2
d.) n
15. The heat required to convert one kg of ice to water is:
a) latent heat of vaporisation
b) molar specific heat
c) specific heat
d) latent. heat of fusion

16. Assertion: Distance and displacement are different physical
quantities.
Reason: Distance and displacement have the same dimensions.
a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the
correct explanation of assertion.
b) If. both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the
c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
d) If both assertion and reason are false.
17. Assertion: A block of mass m is kept at rest on an inclined plane, the force
applied by the surface to the block will be mg.
Reason: Contact force between block and inclined plane is the resultant, of
normal reaction and frictional force.
a) If. both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct
explanation of assertion.
b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
18. Assertion (A): Smaller the orbit of the planet around the sun, shorter is the
time it takes to complete one revolution.
Reason (R): According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion, square of
time period is proportional to cube of mean distance from sun.

Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. A simple pendulum is attached to the roof of a lift. If time period of

oscillation, when the lift is stationary is T, then frequency of
oscillation when the lift falls freely, will be
a) 1T
b.) zero
c) none of these
d) T
2. A bubble is at the bottom of the lake of depth h. As the bubble comes

to sea level, its radius increases three times. If atmospheric pressure
is equal to l metres of water column, then h is equal to:
a) 30 l
b) l
c) 26. l
d) 25 l
3. A block rests on a rough floor. A horizontal force F = αt where, α is a

constant, begins to act on the block at time t = 0. Its velocity against
time graph is depicted perfectly by the graph.
a)
b.)
c)
d)
4. If a number of forces act on a body and the body is in static or

dynamic equilibrium, then:
i. work done by individual forces must be zero
ii. net work done is +ve
iii. net work done is -ve
iv. net work done is zero
a) only. iv
b) i and ii
c) ii and iii
d) iii and iv
5. A uniform rod of length 1 m is bent at its mid-point to make 90°

angle. The distance of the centre of mass from the centre of the rod
is:
a) 36.1 cm
b) 25.2 cm
c) zero
d) 17.7. cm
6. An object of mass X is split into two portions y and (X - Y), which are
then placed at some distance. Then what will be the ratio
of YX maximizes the gravitational force between the two portions?
a) 1/5
b) 1/4
c.) 1/2
d) 1/3
7. The Bulk Modulus for an incompressible liquid is:
a) zero
b) unity
c.) infinity
d) between 0 and 1
8. What is the potential energy of the soap film formed on a frame of

area 4 × 10 m ? If the area of the film is reduced to half, what is the
-3 2
change in its potential energy? (Surface tension = 40 × 10 N/m.)

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a) 8 × 10 J-5
b) 32 × 10 J -5
c) 16 × 10 J -3
d) 16. × 10 J -5
9. Approximate the air around you as a collection of nitrogen molecules,

each of which has a diameter of 2.00 × 10 m. On average, how
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frequently does one molecule collide with another at 298K?
a) 1.98 × 10 /s 9
b) 1.32 × 10 /s 9
c) 2.28. × 10 / s 9
d) 3.53 × 10 /s 9
10. We have two spheres, one is a hollow shell and the other a
solid. They have identical masses and moments of inertia about their
respective diameters. The ratio of their radii is given by
a) 5:7
b) 3: 5
c) 3 : 7
d) 3. : 5
11. A wire of length l metres, made of a material of specific gravity

8 is floating horizontally on the surface of water. If it is not wet by
water, the maximum diameter of the wire (in millimeters) upto which
it can continue to float is: (surface tension of water is T = 70 ×10 Nm
-3 -
1
)
a) 0.75
b) 0.55
c.) 1.5
d) 1.1
12. The study of physical phenomenon at low temperatures (below

liquid nitrogen temperature) is called:
a) radiation
b) refrigeration
c) pyrometry
d.) cryogenics
13. The ratio of the SI unit to the CGS unit of modulus of rigidity is:
a) 10 2
b) 10 -2
c.) 10
d) 10 -1
14. A particle of mass m is executing oscillations about the origin

on the x-axis. Its potential energy is U(x) = K |x| , where K is a positive
3
constant. If the amplitude of oscillation is a, then its time period T is:
a) proportional to a 3/2
b) proportional. to 1/a
c) proportional to a
d) independent of a
15. Certain substance emits only the

wavelengths λ1,λ2,λ3 and λ4 when it is at a high temperature. When
this substance is at a colder temperature it will absorb only the
wavelengths given ahead:
a) λ2
b) λ1 and λ2
c) λ1
d) λ1.,λ2,λ3 and λ4
16. Assertion: Two bails of different masses are thrown vertically

upward with the same speed. They will pass through their point of
projection in the downward direction at the same speed.
Reason: The maximum height and downward velocity attained at the
point of projection are independent of the mass of the ball.
a) If. both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct
b) If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the
c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
17. Assertion (A): The centripetal forces and centrifugal forces

never cancel out.
Reason (R): They do not act at the same time.
18. Assertion: We cannot move even a finger without disturbing all

the stars.
Reason: Everybody in this universe attracts every other body with a
force which is inversely proportional to the square of distance
between them.

Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. A simple pendulum attached to the ceiling of a stationary lift has a

time period T. The distance y covered by the lift moving upwards
varies with time t as y = t where y is in meters and t in seconds. If g =
2
10 m/s , the time period of the pendulum will be:

2
a) 6/5T
b) 5/4T
c) 4/5T
d.) 5/6T
2. Match Column I (Physical variables) with Column II (Expressions). (n

= number of gas molecules present per unit volume, k = Boltzmann B
constant, T = absolute temperature, m = mass of the particle):
Column I Column II
A. Most probable velocity (i) nkBT
B. Energy per degree of freedom (ii) (3kBTm)
C. Pressure (iii) (2kBTm)
D. vrms (iv) kBT2
a) (A) - (ii), (B) - (iii), (C) - (i), (D) - (iv)
b) (A) - (iii), (B) - (i), (C) - (iv), (D) - (ii)

c) (A) - (iii), (B) - (ii), (C) - (iv), (D) - (i)
d) (A.) - (iii), (B) - (iv), (C) - (i), (D) - (ii)
3. A can filled with water is revolved in a vertical circle of radius 4 m and

water does not fall. The time-period of revolution will be:
a) 2 sec
b) 6 sec
c) 4. sec
d) 8 sec
4. The potential energy (in joule) of a body of mass 2 kg moving in the

XY-plane is given by U = 6x + 8y, where x and y are in metres. If the
body is at rest at point (6 m, 4 m) at time t = 0, it will cross y-axis at
time t equal to:
a) 3s
b) 2s
c) 4s
d.) 2s

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5. A wheel mounted on a shaft rotates at the rate 600 rpm. If another

identical wheel is stuck to the first wheel, then frequency of the
system will be:
a) 150 rpm
b) 300. rpm
c) 1200 rpm
d) 75 rpm
6. A satellite orbiting around the earth of radius R is shifted to an orbit

of radius 2R. How many times the time taken for one revolution to
increase?
a) 2.5 times
b) 2 times
c) 2.8. times
d) 8 times
7. Upon increasing the temperature, Young’s modulus of an aluminium

rod
a) remains unchanged
b) increases
c) decreases
d) decreases. for large temperature differences and remains

almost the same for small temperature differences
8. If a liquid does not wet glass, its angle of contact is
a) zero
b) right angle
c) .acute
d) obtuse
9. The CORRECT statement is

i. CpCv is same for all gases.
ii. The ratio of CpCv of He is greater than that of H . 2
iii. The ratio of CpCv of H is greater than that of He.

2
iv. The difference C - C is unequal for both the gases.
p v
a) ii and iii
b) i and iii
c) only. ii
d) Only i
10. Angular momentum is:
a) An. axial-vector
b) A polar vector
c) None of these
d) A scalar
11. A wooden sphere is taken deep inside a long column of water

and released. It will move up with a:
a) Non-uniform velocity finally
b) Uniform retardation
c) Uniform. velocity finally
d) Uniform acceleration
12. Liquid oxygen at 50 K is heated to 300 K at constant pressure

of 1 atm. The rate of heating is constant. Which one of the following
graphs represents the variation of temperature with time?
a.)
b)
c)
d)
13. The unit of the coefficient of viscosity in SI system is:
a) kg/m-s 2
b) kg/m.-s
c) m-s/kg 2
d) m/kg-s
14. A particle of mass 10 g is executing simple harmonic motion

with an amplitude of 0.5 m and a periodic time of π5 seconds. The
maximum value of the force acting on the particle is:
a) - 5N
b) -0.5. N
c) 5 N
d) 0.5 N
15. A piece of platinum can be sealed successfully into soda glass but not a piece of copper
because:
i. copper is a better conductor of heat

ii. platinum is a better conductor of heat
iii. platinum and soda glass have almost same coefficient of linear expansion
iv. copper and soda glass have the almost same coefficient of linear expansion
a) i and ii
b) ii and iii
c) only. iv
d) iii and iv
16. Assertion: A body can have acceleration even if its velocity is zero at an instant.
Reason: A body is momentarily at rest when it reverses its direction of motion.
17. Assertion (A): A rocket works on the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
Reason (R): Higher the velocity, smaller is the pressure and vice-versa.
b) Both. A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
18. Assertion: At the centre of the earth, a body has centre of mass, but no centre of gravity.
Reason: Acceleration due to gravity is zero at the centre of the earth.
a) Assertion. and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for
assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation
for assertion.
Class 11 - Physics
Section A
1. A body of mass m is attached to the lower end of a spring whose
upper end is fixed. The spring has negligible mass. When the mass m
is slightly pulled down and released, it oscillates with a time period of
3 s. When the mass m is increased by 1 kg, the time period of
oscillations becomes 5 s. The value of m in kg is:
a) .9/16
b) 16/9
c) 3/4
d) 4/3
2. When the temperature of a gas is increased:
a) its. molecular kinetic energy increases
b) molecular potential energy decreases and molecular kinetic

energy also decreases; total energy remaining constant
c) its molecular potential energy increases
d) molecular potential energy increases and molecular kinetic

energy decreases; total energy remaining constant
3. A car starts from rest. It has to cover a distance of 500 m. The

coefficient of friction between the road and tyre is 12. The minimum
time in which the car can cover this distance is: (g = 10m/s ) 2
a) 10 sec
b) 15 sec
c) 20. sec
d) 30 sec
4. A one-ton car moves with a constant velocity of 15 ms on a rough

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horizontal road. The total resistance to the motion of the car is 12%
of the weight of the car. The power required to keep the car moving
with the same constant velocity of 15 ms is: (Take g = 10 ms )
-1 -2
a) 9 kW
b) 24 kW
c) 18. kW
d) 36 kW
5. A particle performs uniform circular motion with an angular

momentum L. If the frequency of particle's motion is doubled and its
K.E. is halved, the angular momentum becomes:
a) .L/4
b) 2/L
c) 4/L
d) L/2
6. A particle of mass 1 kg is placed at a distance of 4 m from the centre

and on the axis of a uniform ring of mass 5 kg and radius 3m.
Calculate the work required to be done to increase the distance of
the particle from 4 m to 33m.
a) 2G/3J
b) 5G/6J
c) 3G/2J
d.) G/6J
7. A metallic rod of length l and cross-sectional area A is made of a

material of Young's modulus Y. If the rod is elongated by an amount
y, then the work done is proportional to
a) .y 2
.
b) y
c) 1y
d) 1y2

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8. Hydraulic press is based on:
a) Bernoulli’s equation
b) Reynold’s law
c) Pascal’s. law
d) Archimedes’ principle
9. It is seen that in proper ventilation of building, windows must be

opened near the bottom and the top of the walls, so as to let pass:
a) out hot air near the roof
b) in. cool air near the bottom and hot air out near the roof
c) in hot air near the roof and cool air out near the bottom
d) in more air
10. It is easier for a swimmer jumping into water from a height to

describe a loop in the air by:
a) none of the given methods
b) pulling. the arms and legs closer
c) spreading the arms and legs
d) keeping the arms and legs straight

11. A drop of radius 3 × 10 m and density 1.4 × 10 kg/m falls
-5 3 3
through air. The viscosity of air is 1.8 × 10 N s/m . Neglecting

-5 2
buoyancy due to air, the terminal speed of the drop is:
a) 12.4 cm/s
b) 7.6 cm/s
c) 10.1 cm/s
d) 15.2. cm/s
12. The graph, shown in the adjacent diagram, represents the

variation of temperature (T) of two bodies, x and y having same
surface area, with time (t) due to the emission of radiation. Find the
correct relation between the emissivity and absorptivity power of the
two bodies
a) E < E & a < a

x y x y
b) E > E & a < a

x y x y
c) E < E & a > a

x y x y
d) E . > E & a > a

x. y x y
13. Which of the following quantity is NOT dimensionless?
a) Angle
b) Reynold’s number
c) Strain
d) Radius. of gyration
14. A pendulum is hung from the roof of a sufficiently high building

and is moving freely to and fro like a simple harmonic oscillator. The
acceleration of the bob of the pendulum is 20m/s at a distance of 5
2
m from the mean position. The time period of oscillation is:
a) 2πs
b) π. s
c) 2s
d) 1 s
15. Two identical plates of metal are welded end to end as shown
in figure (A); 20 cal of heat flows through it in 4 minutes. If the plates
are welded as shown in figure (B), the same amount of heat will flow
through the plates in:
a) 16 minute
b) 4 minute
c) 1. minute
d) 2 minute
16. Assertion: Velocity-time graph for an object in uniform motion

along a straight path is a straight line parallel to the time axis.
Reason: In the uniform motion of an object, velocity increases as the
square of the time elapsed.
a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the
b) If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the
c) If. the assertion is true but the reason is false.
17. Assertion (A): A cyclist bends inwards from his vertical

position, while turning to secure the necessary centripetal force.
Reason (R): Friction force between the tyres and road provides him
the necessary centripetal force.
18. Assertion: Weight of an object on the earth is more in mid-night

than it is at the noon.
Reason: At noon gravitational pull on the object by the sun and the
earth are oppositely directed and in the mid-night they are in the
same direction.



Class 11 - Physics
1. The displacement of a particle is represented by the equation y =

sin ωt. The motion is:
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a) simple harmonic with period πω
b) simple harmonic with period 2πω
c) periodic. but not simple harmonic
d) non-periodic
2. According to the kinetic theory of gases, molecules of a gas behave

like
a) inelastic spheres
b) inelastic non-rigid spheres
c) perfectly. elastic rigid spheres
d) perfectly elastic non-rigid spheres

3. A car sometimes overturns while taking a turn. When it overturns, it
is:
a) both the wheels leave the ground simultaneously
b) either wheel which leaves the ground first
c) the outer wheel which leaves the ground first
d) the inner. wheel which leaves the ground first
4. Two men with weights in the ratio 4:3 run up a staircase in time in the
ratio 12:11. The ratio of power of the first to that of second is:
a) 48/33
b) 11./9
c) 4/3
d) 12/11
5. A circular disc A of radius r is made from an iron plate of thickness t

and another circular disc B of radius 4r and thickness t/4. The
relation between moments of inertia I and I is:
A B
a) depends on the actual values of t and r
b) I = I
A B
c) I . < I
A B
d) I > I
A B

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6. A wire of length l and mass m is bent in the form of a semicircle. The
gravitational field intensity at the centre of semicircle is:
a) 2πGml2 along x-axis
b) Gmπl along x-axis
c) 2πGml2. along y-axis
d) Gmπl along y-axis
7. A wire of length L and radius r is fixed at one end. When a stretching

force F is applied at free end, the elongation in the wire is L When
another wire of same material but of length 2L and radius 2r, also
fixed at one end is stretched by a force 2F applied at free end, then
elongation in the 2nd wire will be
a) .l
b) 2l
c) l4
d) l2
8. The height to which a cylindrical vessel be filled with a homogeneous

liquid, to make the average force with which the liquid presses the
side of the vessel equal to the force exerted by the liquid on the
bottom of the vessel, is equal to:
a) half of the radius of the vessel
b) three-fourth of the radius of the vessel

c) radius. of the vessel
d) one-fourth of the radius of the vessel
9. At what temperature the kinetic energy of a gas molecule is half of

the value at 27 C? o
a) 75 K
b) 13.5 C o
c) 150 C o
d) -123. C o
10. Two wheels are connected by a belt. The radius of larger wheel
is three times that of the smaller one. What is the ratio of the
rotational inertia of larger wheel to the smaller wheel, when both
wheels have same angular momentum?
a) .3
b) 12
c) 9
d) 6
11. In a plant, a sucrose solution of coefficient of viscosity 0.0015

N-s/m is driven at a velocity of 10 m/s through xylem vessels of
radius 2μm and length 5μm. The hydrostatic pressure difference
across the length of xylem vessels (in N/m is:
2)
a) 5
b) 8
c) 10
d) .15
12. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase
will occur in its:
a) density
b) diameter
c) area
d) .volume
13. Given that the displacement of a particle is given by: x

= A sin kt
2 2
Where t denotes the time. The unit of k is:
a) .Hertz
b) Radian
c) Metre
d) Second
14. A particle is oscillating according to the equation X = 7 cos

0.5 πt, where t is in seconds. The point moves from the position of
equilibrium to maximum displacement in time
a) 0.5 seconds
b) 1.0. seconds
c) 2.0 seconds
d) 4.0 seconds
15. If 10 g of ice is added to 40 g of water at 45 C then temperature

o
of the mixture (specific heat of water = 4.2 × 10 Jkg K , latent heat of

-1 -1
water = 3.36 × 10 Jkg ) is

5 -1
a) 12 C
o
b) 10 C
o
c) 15 C o
d) 0. C
o
16. Assertion(A): A particle starting from rest achieves a velocity 5 m/s after

traversing 2.5 m/s with an acceleration 5 m/s2.
Reason (R): Final velocity (v m/s) of a particle after traversing x metre, whose
initial velocity is u m/s and acceleration a m/s2, is given by v = u2+12ax.
17. Assertion (A): Impulsive force is a different type of force.

Reason (R): Impulsive force is large and acts for a short time.
18. Assertion (A): Earth has an atmosphere but the moon does not.
Reason (R): Moon is very small in comparison to earth.
b) Both. A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Case Study Questions
Work Energy and Power - 01
Read the case study given below and answer any four subparts:
Potential energy is the energy stored within an object, due to the object's
position, arrangement or state. Potential energy is one of the two main
forms of energy, along with kinetic energy. Potential energy depends on the
force acting on the two objects.
i. A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum.

Which of the following quantities remain constant during the fall?
a. kinetic energy
b. potential energy
c. mechanical. energy
d. none of these
ii. Work done by a conservative force is positive, if
a. potential. energy decreases

b. potential energy increases
c. kinetic energy decreases
d. kinetic energy increases
iii. When does the potential energy of a spring increases?
a. only when spring is stretched

b. only when spring is compressed
c. both. a and b
d. none of these
iv. Dimension of k/m is, here k is force constant
a. T 2
b. T -2
.
c. T 1
d. T -1
v. A vehicle of mass 5000kg climbs up a hill of 10 m. The potential

energy gained by it
a. 5J
b. 500 J
c. 5 × 10 J 4
d. 5. × 10 J 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. circular. motion
b. parabolic motion
c. straight line motion
d. none of these
ii. coefficient of restitution for elastic collision is:
a. 0
b. 1.
c. -1
d. infinite
iii. Two balls at the same temperature collide. What is conserved?
a. momentum.
b. velocity
c. kinetic energy
d. none of these
iv. Momentum of two objects moving with the same speed but in
opposite direction upon collision is
a. increased
b. decreased
c. zero.
d. none of these
v. In elastic collision, the relative speed of approach and separation is:
a. equal.
b. unequal
c. zero
d. infinite

Elastic potential energy is Potential energy stored as a result of
deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring. It is
equal to the work done to stretch the spring, which depends upon the
spring constant k as well as the distance stretched
i. A spring is cut into two equal halves. How is the spring constant of
each half affected?
a. becomes 1/4th
b. becomes half
c. becomes. double
d. none of these
ii. What type of energy is stored in the spring of a watch?
a. kinetic energy
b. potential. energy
c. mechanical energy
d. none of these
iii. When spring is compressed, its potential energy:
a. increase.
b. decrease
c. first increase then decrease
d. none of these
iv. If stretch in a spring of force constant k is doubled, then the ratio of

final to initial forces is:
a. 1:2
b. 2.:1
c. 1:4
d. 4:1
v. A light body and a heavy body have the same kinetic energy. which
one has greater linear momentum?
a. heavy. body
b. light body
c. both same
d. none of these
The kinetic energy of an object is the energy associated with the object
which is under motion. It is defined as “the energy required by a body to
accelerate from rest to stated velocity.” It is a vector quantity and the
momentum of an object is the virtue of its mass. It is defined as the
product of mass and velocity. It is a vector quantity. The relation between
them is given by E = �22�. In case of the elastic collision both of these
quantities remain constant.
i. Two masses of 1 gm and 4gm are moving with equal linear

momentum. The ratio of their kinetic energy is:
a. 4:2
b. 4.:1
c. 1:2
d. 1:1
ii. If the linear momentum is increased by 50%, then K.E will be
increased by:
a. 50%
b. 100%
c. 125.%
d. 200%
iii. A heavy object and a light object have the same momentum. Which
has the greater speed?
a. heavy object
b. light. object
c. none of these
iv. Kinetic energy with any reference must be ________
a. zero
b. positive.
c. negative
d. none of these
v. When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle then
a. no. work is done on it

b. no acceleration is produced
c. no force acts on it
d. none of the above
In everyday life, the term work is used to refer to any form of activity that
requires the exertion of mental or muscular efforts. In physics, work is said
to be done by a force or against the direction of the force, when the point of
application of the force moves towards or against the direction of the
force. If no displacement takes place, no work is said to be done.
i. A box is pushed through 4.0 m across a floor offering 100 N

resistance. How much work is done by the applied force?
a. 100J
b. 200 J
c. 300 J
d. 400. J
ii. What is work done in holding a 15 kg suitcase while waiting for 15
minutes?
a. 22.5 J
b. 225 J
c. zero.
d. 150 J
iii. Frictional forces are:
a. conservative forces
b. non- conservative. forces
c. buoyant force
d. none of these
iv. When the body moves in circular motion, net 'work' done is:
a. positive
b. negative
c. zero.
d. none of these
v. Force of 4N is applied on a body of mass 20 kg. The work done in 3rd

second is:
a. 2.J
b. 4J
c. 6J
d. 8J
Thermodynamics - 01
Carnot principles are only for the cyclical devices like heat engines, which
state that the efficiency of an irreversible heat engine is always less than
the efficiency of a reversible one operating between the same two
reservoirs. The efficiencies of all reversible heat engines operating between
the same two reservoirs are the same.
i. In a Carnot cycle, the working medium rejects heat at a ________

temperature.
a. Higher
b. .Lower
c. constant
d. none of these
ii. Which of the following is NOT a state variable?
a. .work
b. internal energy.
c. entropy
d. all of the above
iii. The efficiency of reversible heat engine is:
a. 1 +(T /T )
2 1
b. (T /T )+1
1 2
c. (T /T )- 1
1 2
d. 1. - (T / T )
2 1
iv. Other factors remaining constant, if the temperature of the source is

increased, the efficiency of the Carnot engine will:
a. decrease
b. increase.
c. constant
d. increase or decrease depending upon temperature ratio
v. Over the complete Carnot cycle, entropy:
a. increase
b. decrease
c. constant.
d. first increase and then decrease
Thermodynamics - 02
If a person puts an ice cube into a glass of warm lemon juice and later
forgets to drink it, then after a while, the person will notice that the ice has
melted but the temperature of the lemonade has cooled. This is because
the total amount of heat in the system has remained the same, but has just
reached an equilibrium, where both the ice cube and the lemon juice are at
the same temperatures. The lemon juice will eventually become
warmeragain when the heat
i. Zeroth law leads to the concept of:-

a. heat
b. .temperature
c. internal energy
d. work
ii. A thermos bottle containing coffee is vigorously shaken. If coffee is
considered as a system, then the temperature of coffee will
a. same
b. decrease
c. .increase
d. none of these
iii. Internal energy of the system increases by 60 J when 140 J of heat is

added to the gaseous system. The amount of work done is:
a. 80. J
b. 100 J
c. 120 J
d. 240 J
iv. The First Law of Thermodynamics tell us
a. The. energy in the universe is getting larger

b. The energy in the universe is getting smaller
c. The energy in the universe is constant
d. none of these
v. In a thermal process, the pressure of a fixed mass of a gas is

changed in such a manner that the gas molecules give out the heat
of 30J and work of 10J is done on the gas. If the initial internal
energy of the gas was 40 J, then the final internal energy will be?
a. 20 J
b. 30 J
c. 40 J
d. 60. J
Thermodynamics - 03
In a small but crowded room, we start to feel very warm and will start
sweating. Heat from our body is transferred to the sweat. As the sweat
absorbs more and more heat, it evaporates from your body, becoming
more disordered and transferring heat to the air, which heats up the air
temperature of the room. Many sweating people in a crowded room, that
acts as 'closed system' will quickly start heating things up.
i. By the first law of thermodynamics:

i. Q = ΔE - W
ii. Q. = ΔE + W
iii. Q = -ΔE - W
iv. none of these
ii. Which of the following can be considered as the definition of energy?
a. Q = ΔE + W
b. first law of thermodynamics
c. both. a and b
d. none of these
iii. Internal energy is defined by:
a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics

b. first. law of thermodynamics
c. Second law of thermodynamics
d. none of these
iv. When a system is in equilibrium, any change in entropy would be:
a. maximum
b. zero.
c. positive
d. negative
v. The second law of thermodynamics defines:
a. Heat
b. Work
c. energy
d. enthalpy.
Thermodynamics - 04
Refrigerator works on the principle which is reverse of a heat engine. It
takes heat from the cold reservoir and then some work is done on the
refrigerator and then the amount of heat is transferred to heat reservoir. Let
Q be the takes from the cold reservoir, W is the work done on the system
2
and then releases Q amount of heat to the hot reservoir.

1
i. The temperatures of inside and outside of a refrigerator are 273 K

and 303 K respectively. Assuming, that the refrigerator cycle is
reversible, for every joule of work done, the heat delivered to the
surrounding will be nearly:
a. 10 J
b. 20 J
c. 30. J
d. 40 J
ii. What does a refrigerant do?
a. absorbs the heat leakage into the body from surroundings

b. evaporates in the evaporator
c. both. a and b
d. none of these
iii. The coefficient of performance of a refrigerator working between

30 C and 0 C is:
0 0
a. 10
b. 9.
c. 1
d. 0
iv. If the door of the refrigerator is kept open:
a. Room is cooled
b. Room. is hot
c. Room is neither hot nor cooled
d. none of these
v. The internal energy of an ideal gas depends upon:
a. temperature. only
b. volume only
c. both a and b
d. neither a and b
Thermodynamics - 05
A refrigerator works isothermally. A set of changes take place in the
mechanism of a refrigerator but the temperature inside remains constant.
Here, the heat energy is removed and transmitted to the surrounding
environment.
while An adiabatic process is a process in which the system does not
exchange heat with its surroundings.
i. Specific heat of a gas during an isothermal process is-

a. negative
b. positive
c. zero
d. infinite.
ii. During an adiabatic process, the square of the pressure of a gas is
proportional to the fifth power of its absolute temperature. The ratio
of specific heat C / C for that gas is
p v
a. 3/5
b. 5./3
c. 4/3
d. 3/4
iii. Work done in an adiabatic change in a gas solely depends on-
a. change. in temperature
b. change in volume
c. change in pressure
d. none of the above.
iv. Can two isothermals curve intersect each other-
a. yes
b. no.
c. yes, during critical pressure
d. none of these
v. The internal energy of an ideal gas depends on-
a. specific volume
b. pressure
c. temperature.
d. densit

Kinetic Theory - 01
Root mean square velocity (RMS value)is the square root of the mean of squares of
the velocity of individual gas molecules and the Average velocity is the arithmetic
mean of the velocities of different molecules of a gas at a given temperature.
1. Moon has no atmosphere because:-

1. It is far away from the surface of the earth
2. Its surface temperature is 10°C
3. The. r.m.s. velocity of all the gas molecules is more than the escape
velocity of the moon’s surface
4. The escape velocity of the moon’s surface is more than the r.m.s
velocity of all molecules
2. For an ideal gas, ��is
1. >1
2. .<1
3. ≤1
4. none of these
3. The root mean square velocity of hydrogen is 5 times than that of nitrogen.
If T is the temperature of the gas then:
1. T(H2) = T(N2)
2. T.(H2) < T(N2)
3. T(H2) > T(N2)
4. none of these
4. Suppose the temperature of the gas is tripled and N 2 molecules dissociate

into an atom. Then what will be the rms speed of atom:
1. �.06
2. �0
3. �03
4. none of these
5. The velocities of the molecules are v, 2v, 3v, 4v & 5v. The rms speed will
be:
1. 11 v
2. v.(11)12
3. v
4. v(12)11

Kinetic Theory - 02
Gas molecules move in random motion inside the container. The pressure
exerted by the gas is due to the continuous collision of the molecules against the
walls of the container. Due to this continuous collision, the walls experience a
continuous force which is equal to the total momentum imparted to the walls per
second.
1. If the mass of each molecule is halved and speed is doubled, find the ratio of
initial and final pressure:
1. 1.:2
2. 1:4
3. 1:8
4. 1:16
2. The pressure exerted by the gases is:
1. directly. proportional to the density

2. directly proportional to the square of the density
3. inversely proportional to the density
4. none of these
3. If the force of attraction between the molecules suddenly disappears, then

what will be the change in pressure:
1. pressure remains constant

2. pressure. increase
3. pressure decrease
4. none of these
4. If the pressure of a given gas is halved at a certain temperature. what will be
its volume:
1. becomes. double
2. becomes half
3. remains constant
4. none of these
5. Dimension formula for R?
1. M1L1T-1
2. M-1L0T1
3. M1L2T2K-1
4. .M L T K
1 2 -2 -1

Kinetic Theory - 03
In a gas the particles are always in a state of random motion, all the
particles move at different speed constantly colliding and changing their
speed and direction, as speed increases it will result in the increase in its
kinetic energy.
i. If the temperature of the gas increases from 300 K to 600K then the
average kinetic energy becomes:
a. becomes half
b. becomes. double
c. same
d. none of these
ii. What is the average velocity of the molecules of an ideal gas?
a. infinite
b. same
c. .zero
d. none of these
iii. Cooking gas containers are kept in a lorry moving with uniform
speed. The temperature of the gas molecules inside will ________
a. increase
b. decrease
c. remains. same
d. none of these
iv. Find the ratio of average kinetic energy per molecule of Oxygen &
Hydrogen:
a. 1.:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:4
d. 4:1
v. The velocities of three molecules are 3 v, 4 v, and 5 v. calculate their

root mean square velocity?
a. 4.0 v
b. 4..02 v
c. 4.04 v
d. 4.08. v
Kinetic Theory - 04
A perfectly elastic collision is defined as one in which there is no loss of
kinetic energy in the collision. An inelastic collision is one in which part of
the kinetic energy is changed to some other form of energy in the collision.
i. During inelastic collision between two bodies, which of the following

quantities always remain conserved?
a. Total kinetic energy.
b. Total mechanical energy.
c. Total. linear momentum.
d. none of these
ii. A ball is dropped from a height 10 m. The ball is embedded in sand
1m and stops, then
a. momentum. is conserved
b. kinetic energy is conserved
c. both of them conserved
d. none of these
iii. A particle of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a stationary

particle of mass 2m and sticks to it. The speed of the system will be:
a. v/2
b. v./3
c. v
d. 3v
iv. The coefficient of restitution of e for a perfectly inelastic collision is:
a. .0
b. 1
c. -1
d. infinite
v. If the momentum of an object is doubled. How does its kinetic energy

change?
a. becomes half
b. becomes double
c. becomes. four times
d. none of these
Kinetic Theory - 05
The number of independent ways by which a dynamic system can move,
without violating any constraint imposed on it, is called the number
of degrees of freedom. According to the law of equipartition of energy, for
any dynamic system in thermal equilibrium, the total energy for the system
is equally divided among the degree of freedom.
i. If gas has n degree of freedom, the ratio of specific heat is:
a. 1. +2/n
b. 2n
c. 1- 2/n
d. none of these
ii. The kinetic energy, due to translational motion, of most of the
molecules of an ideal gas at absolute temperature T, is:
a. k/T
b. kT.
c. kT2
d. kT3
iii. The mean free path is the:
a. average. distance covered by a molecule between two

successive collisions
b. length of the container that contains the gas
c. mean of the square of the average distance between two
successive collisions
d. none of these
iv. The law of equipartition of energy is applicable to the system whose

constituents are:
a. in orderly motion
b. in rest
c. in. random motion
d. none of these
v. Thermochemical calorie is equal to
a. 4148 joule
b. 414.8 joule
c. 41.48 joule
d. 4.148. joule
Thermal Properties of Matter - 01
The figure shows the different modes of transfer of heat, heat transfer is
defined as the movement of heat across the border of the system due to a
difference in temperature between the system and its surroundings. The
temperature difference exists between the two systems, heat will find a
way to transfer from the higher to the lower system.
i. The sea breeze is caused by:

a. conduction
b. .convection
c. radiation
d. none of these
ii. At what factor heat absorbed on radiation by the body depends on?
a. distance between body

b. source of heat
c. its color
d. all. of the above
iii. When heat is transferred by molecular collision, it is referred to as

heat transfer by:
a. .convection
b. conduction
c. radiation
d. convection and radiation
iv. Thermal conductivity of air with rise in temperature:
a. .increase
b. decrease
c. constant
d. none of these
v. Mass transfer does not take place in-
a. conduction
b. convection
c. .radiation
d. none of these

All three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas) expand when heated.
Thermal expansion can be defined as the change in the length, width,
height, or volume of any material on changing the temperature. It is a well-
known phenomenon now that substances expand on heating and contract
on cooling
i. A pendulum clock shows the correct time at a definite temperature. At a higher

temperature the clock
a. loses. times
b. gain time
c. neither gains nor loses time
d. none of these
ii. Gaps are left between railway tracks because:
a. gaps hold the track firmly

b. gaps. give the space to the tracks to expand in the summer
c. It is customary to leave the gap
d. none of these
iii. When a copper ball is heated, the largest percentage increase will occur in its:
a. Diameter
b. area
c. .volume
d. all of the above
iv. Expansion during heating:
a. occurs only in solid

b. increase the weight of the material
c. decrease. the density of the material
d. none of these
v. If the length of the cylinder on heating increases by 2 %, the area of the base will
increase by:
a. 2%
b. 3%
c. 4.%
d. 5%
A phase change is when matter changes from one state (solid, liquid, gas,
plasma) to another. These changes occur when sufficient energy is
supplied to the system (or a sufficient amount is lost), and also occur when
the pressure on the system is changed. The temperatures and pressures
under which these changes happen differ depending on the chemical and
physical properties of the system.
i. The latent heat of vaporization of a substance is always

a. greater. than the heat of fusion
b. less than the heat of fusion
c. greater than the heat of sublimation
d. lower than the heat of sublimation.
ii. Specific heat of a substance at the melting point becomes
a. low
b. high
c. remains unchanged
d. .infinite
iii. Specific heat of gas in an isothermal process is
a. zero
b. finite
c. .infinite
d. none of these
iv. A quantity of heat required to change the unit mass of a substance,

from solid to liquid state, while the temperature remains constant, is
known as
a. sublimation
b. latent. heat of fusion
c. latent heat
d. none of these
v. The sprinkling of water reduces the temperature of the closed room

because
a. The. water has a large latent heat of vaporization

b. Water is a bad conductor of heat
c. Specific heat of water is high
d. none of these
Blackbody radiation is a term used to describe the relationship between an
object's temperature, and the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation it
emits. A black body is an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic
radiation it comes in contact with. It then emits thermal radiation in a
continuous spectrum according to its temperature.
i. As the wavelength of the radiation decreases, the intensity of the
black body radiations:
a. increase
b. decrease
c. first. increase then decrease
d. first decrease then increase
ii. The radiations emitted by hot bodies are called as:
a. X- ray
b. gamma-ray
c. black. body radiation
d. visible ray
iii. For a prescribed wavelength a black body radiates how much energy
at the temperature of the body?
a. .maximum
b. minimum
c. 50%
d. 20%
iv. Three black bodies A, B and C in the form of cubes of sides in the
ratio of 3: 4: 5 are kept at the same high temperature. The ratio of the
quantity of heat lost per second by A, B and C will be
a. 9.:16:25
b. 5:4:3
c. 25:16:9
d. none of these
v. The emissive of a perfectly black body is
a. 0
b. 0.5
c. 0.75
d. .1

Blackbody radiation is a term used to describe the relationship between an
object's temperature, and the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation it
emits. A black body is an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic
radiation it comes in contact with. It then emits thermal radiation in a
continuous spectrum according to its temperature.
i. If a black body is heated from 27°C to 927°C, then the ratio of the
radiation emitted by the body at the two temperatures will be:
a. 1:4
b. 1:16
c. 1:.256
d. 1: 64
ii. The temperature of a black body is gradually increased. The color of
the body will change from:
a. White-green-red
b. Red.-yellow-blue
c. Red-violet-yellow
d. none of these
iii. Radiation emitted by a surface is directly proportional to
a. Third power of its temperature

b. Equal to its temperature
c. Twice power of its temperature
d. Fourth. power of its temperature
iv. An ideal black body is represented by:
a. A metal coated with a black dye

b. A glass surface coated with coal tar
c. A. hollow enclosure blackened from inside and having a small
hole
d. none of these
v. Energy released by a radiating surface is not continuous but is in the

form of successive and separate packets of energy called:
a. .photon
b. phonon
c. electron
d. neutron

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Class 11 - Physics

Sample Paper - 01 (2022-23)

1. The unit of Planck’s constant h is the same as that of:

2. What energy does a stretched bow possess?

d) Elastic potential energy

3. A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity v making an angle of

a.) one-fourth for wire A as for wire B

c) twice for wire A as for wire B

d) half for wire A as for wire B

c) Potential energy will remain unchanged

d) Escape velocity will remain unchanged

6. For Boyle's law to hold good, the gas should be

a) perfect. and of constant mass and temperature

b) real and of constant mass and temperature

c) real and at constant temperature but variable mass

d) perfect and at a constant temperature but variable mass

7. Which of the following statements is correct for any thermodynamic

a) The work done in an adiabatic process is always zero

b) The change in entropy can never be zero

c) The internal energy changes in all processes

d) Internal. energy and entropy are state functions

d) remains the same

9. In the figure shown, a liquid is flowing through a tube at the rate of

cross-sectional area A/3 and 2A/3. The velocity of liquid at Q is: (The

10. In order to find time, the astronaut orbiting in an Earth satellite

b) a. watch having main spring to keep it going

c) either a pendulum clock or a watch

d) neither a pendulum clock nor a watch

11. A man standing on a turn-table is rotating at a certain angular

12. The ratio of the specific heats CpCv=γ in terms of degree of

13. A tuning fork of frequency 580 Hz is employed to produce

14. An ideal heat engine exhausting heat at 77 C is to have a 30%

efficiency. It must take heat at:

b) take-off from lunar surface

c) entering the earth’s gravitational field

d) take-off. from the earth’s field

16. Assertion (A): The perpendicular vector

a) Both. A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

17. Assertion: If the volume of a body remains unchanged, when

a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is

b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is

c) Assertion. is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

18. Assertion (A): Pressure can be subtracted from pressure

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A. is false but R is true.

1. Magnetic field is measured by:

2. A shell, in flight, explodes into four unequal parts. Which of the

b) Potential and Kinetic energy

3. Four identical spheres each of radius 10 cm and mass 1 kg are

4. Shear modulus or modulus of rigidity is:

a) the. ratio of shearing stress to the corresponding shearing

b) the ratio of shearing strain to the corresponding shearing stress.

c) the ratio of shearing stress to the corresponding lateral strain.

d) the ratio of longitudinal stress to the corresponding shearing

5. A satellite orbiting the earth in a circular orbit of radius R completes

6. Two identical cylinders contain helium at 2.5 atmospheres and argon

a) the. average translational kinetic energy of the gas molecules

b) the average potential energy of the gas molecules