M KRISHNA P U COLLEGE, HASSAN

MID TERM EXAMINATION DEC- 2021

I P U C PHYSICS (33)
Time: 3hrs 15 min Max marks: 70

PART- A

I. Answer ALL the following. 10x1=10

1) Name the Physicist who discovered electrical bulb?

2) Mention the physical quantity represented by the dimensional formula MLT-2
3) Draw the VT graph for the body moving with uniform retardation
4) Is a scalar multiplied by a vector, A vector or a Scalar?
5) Define Trajectory
6) What is a relative velocity?
7) State Newton's first law of motion?
8) What is a cause for friction?
9) Mention the formula for work done in the vector form?
10) Write the SI unit of gravitational potential energy

PART- B

II. Answer any FIVE of the following questions. 5x2=10

11) Write two uses of dimensional analysis

12) Mention any two basic forces in nature.
13) Mention any two differences between speed and velocity
14) State and explain triangle law of vector addition.
15) Distinguish between scalar and vector with suitable example for each
16) Mention any two methods of reducing friction
17) What is a conservative Force? Give example,
18) Mention the expression for impulsive force and explain the terms.

PART - C
II Answer any FIVE of the following questions. 5x3=15
19) Explain the parallax method of determining the large distance.
20) What is an error? Mention the types of error.
21) Prove that V = U + at using graphical method.
22) State Newton’s law of gravitation.
 23) Explain why a passenger standing in a bus falls backward when the bus
Suddenly starts moving
24) Deduce F = ma and explains the symbols.
25) Mention the characteristics of elastic collision.
26) What is a mechanical energy? Mention the types of Mechanical energy.

PART - D
IV. Answer any TWO of the following questions. 2 x 5=10
27) What is v-t graph? Derive V = U + 2ax using v-t graph.
2 2

28) Show the trajectory of projectile is a parabola.

29) Derive an expression for maximum safe speed of a vehicle on a banked road
in circular motion

V. Answer any TWO of the following questions. 2 x 5=10

30) Deduce on equation for resultant of two concurrent vectors
31) a) Mention types of friction
b) State any three laws of friction
32) a) State work energy theorem
b) Show that change in kinetic energy equal to work done by a body.

VI. Answer any THREE of the following questions. 3x5=15

33) On turning a Corner the driver of a car moving with a velocity of 20ms! Observes a child
on the road 101 m, He instantly applies the breaks and stop the car within 1 m to save the
child. Calculate the time required to stop the car.
34) Two vector P and act at an angle 60° with each other. If P = 20 units, Q = 8 units. Find
the magnitude and direction of resultant R
35) Calculate the angle of projection of a body if its horizontal range is three times the
maximum height?
36) A force of 4 kg wt acts on a body of mass 0.245 kg at rest for 4 sec find the velocity
acquired by the body.
37) A machine gun fires 200 bullets per minute with a velocity of 60ms-1, if the mass of each
bullet is 0.02 kg. Calculate the power of the gun.

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