FT/PHQP/1121/A 16-SEP-2021

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2021-22)

Subject: PHYSICS Max. Marks:35
Grade: XI Time: 90 Minutes
Name: Section: Roll No:
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains three sections.
2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any20 questions.
4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.
I. SECTION A
This section consists of 25 multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt any 20
questions. In case more than desirable number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 20 will
be considered for evaluation.
1. If g is the acceleration due to gravity and λ is wavelength, then which physical quantity does √λg
represent?
a. Velocity b. mass
c. acceleration d. force
2

The distance and displacement of the object in 1.4 seconds are respectively

a. 4.9m,0 b. 2.45 ,0
c 0,0 d. 4.9m, 4.9m
3. Suppose the kinetic energy of a body oscillating with amplitude A and at a distance x is given by

What is the dimension of B?

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 a. [ML3T-2] b. [ML3T-1]
c. [M2L3T-2] d. [ML3T-3]
4. The length of a rod is (10.30 ±0.06) cm what is the length of two such rods?
a. (20.30 ±0.06)cm b. (20.30 ±1.6) cm
c. (10.30 ±0.12) cm d. (20.60 ±0.12)cm

5 A car making a turn at speed v. The radius of the turn is r and the centripetal force on the car is F. If
the car rounds the same curve at speed 2v, the required centripetal force is
a. 1/2 F b. F
c. 4F d. 2F
6 The ratio of the magnitudes of angular velocity of the hour hand a watch to that of earth's rotation about its
own axis is
a. 1 : 1 b 1: 2
c. 1:3 d 2:1

7 Absolute error of the measurement is

a. the difference between the individual b. the difference between the individual
measurement and the true value of the measurement and the true value of the
quantity cubed. quantity squared.

c. the difference between two individual d. the difference between the individual
measurements measurement and the true value of the
quantity.
8 Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. Then error in the measurement of volume is
a. 1% b. 3%
c. 5% d. 8%
9 The respective number of significant figures for the number 23.023 , 0.0003 and 2.1 × 102 are respective
a 5, 1 and 2 b 5, 5 and 2
c 5, 1 and 5 d 4, 4 and 2
10 Which of the following pairs has the same dimensions?
a. specific heat and latent heat b.  lmpulse and momentum
c  surface tension and force d.  moment of lnertia and torque
11 The graph below represents the relationship between distance and time for an object in motion.

During which interval is the speed of the object changing?

a BC b CD
c DE d AB
12 A train of 150 m length is going towards north direction at a speed of 10 ms–1. A parrot flies at a
speed of 5 ms–1 towards south direction parallel to the railway track. The time taken by the parrot
to cross the train is equal to
a. 12s b. 8s
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 c. 15s d. 10s
13 A body starts from rest. If it travels with an acceleration of 2 m/s², its displacement at the end of 3
seconds is
a.  9 m b. 12m
c. 16m d. 10m
14

The position (x)-time (t) graph for a paricle moving along a straight line is shown in figure.The
average speed of particle in time interval t=0 to t=8s is
a. 5m/s b 7.5m/s
c. 9.7m/s d. 0

15 What is the angle between two vectors 2i + 3j + k and -3i + 6k?

a 180 b 0
c 90 d 45
16 If rain falls vertically with a velocity Vr and wind blows with a velocity Vw from east to west, then
a person standing on the roadside should hold the umbrella in the direction
a b

c d

17 Which of the following graphs represents the variation in the acceleration of a stone, with time,
when it is thrown upward?

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 a b

c ?., d

18 A boat crosses a river with a velocity of 8km/hr.If the resulting velocity of the boat is 10 km/hr
then the velocity of the river water is
a 6 Km/hr c 8 km/hr
c 10 km/hr d 4 km/hr
19 An impulsive force of 100N acts on a body for 1s ,then the change in its linear momentum
a 100Ns b 30 Ns
c 0 Ns d 45 Ns
20
The displacement – time graph for two particles A and B is as follows. The ratio is

a. 1:3 b. None of these

c. 1:2 d. 1:4
21 A force vector (50N) is making an angle of 30 degrees with X axis has a vertical component of
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 magnitude
a 25N b 55N
c 50N d 100 3 N
22 The energy E of a particle at position x at time t is given by

Where a and b are constants. The dimensional formula of a is

a [ML2T-1] b [MLT-1]
c [ML3T-1] d [ML4T-1]
23 A body falling from rest describes distances S1,S2and S3 in the first, second and third seconds of
its fall. The ratio of S1:S2: S3
a 1:2:3 b 1:3:5
c 1:1:1 d 1:4:9
24 A heavy object and a light object have the same momentum. Which has the greater speed?
a. heavy object b light object
c both have the same speed d the heavy object has a zero speed while
the light object has a nonzero speed
25 A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement x at any time t is given by
x= t3 - 6t2 + 3t + 4 metres .The velocity when the acceleration becomes zero
a 3m/s b 42m/s
c -9m/s d -15 m/s.
II. SECTION B
This section consists of 24 multiple choice questions with overall choice to attempt any 20
questions. In case more than desirable number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 20 will
be considered for evaluation.
26
A cyclist starts from centre O of a circular park of radius 1 km and moves along the path OPRQO as shown
in figure. If he maintains constant speed of 10 ms−1, what is his acceleration at point R ? 

a. 10 m/s2 b 0.1m/s2

c. 0.01 m/s2 d 1 m/s2

27 If the velocity of surface wave (v) depends upon surface tension (T), coefficient of viscosity (η)

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 and density (ρ), then the expression for v will be

a b

c d

28 A body of mass 10 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces, 6N and 8N. The resultant
acceleration of the body is
a 1m/s2 at an angle of tan−1(4/3) w.r.t. 6 N b 0.2m/s2 at an angle of tan−1 (4/3)w.r.t. 6 N
force force
c 1m/s at an angle of tan (3/4) w.r.t. 6N force d 0.2m/s2 at an angle of tan−1(3/4) w.r.t. 8 N
2  −1

force
29 A block of mass 10kg is suspended by three strings as shown in the figure. The tension T2 is :

a 100N b
N

c 100 √3 N d 50√3N
30.
The value of x in the relation where Y is Youngs modulus, T is time period, τ

is torque (Nm) and L is length

a. 1 b. 0
c. 2 d. -1
31 A block A of mass 7 kg is placed on a frictionless table. A thread tied to it passes over a frictionless
pulley and carries a body B of mass 3 kg at the other end. The acceleration of the system is (given
g = 10 m/s2 )

a 3m/s2 b 30m/s2
c 100m/s2 d 10m/s2
32 If a car travel 2/5th of the total distance with a speed  and 3/5th of the distance with a speed

. The average speed is given by

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 a b

c d

33 The resistance R is the ratio of potential difference V and current I.

If V= (100±5) volt and I =(10 ±0.2) Ampere, the % error in R is
a 7% b 3%
c 2% d 5%
34 The distance travelled by a body in the nth second is given by the expression (2 + 3n), the initial
velocity and acceleration are

a 3.5m/s,3m/s2 b 2m/s,3m/s2
c 3m/s, 3m/s 2
d 3.5m/s,3.5m/s2
35 For the velocity time graph shown in the figure below the distance covered by the body in the last
two seconds of its motion is what fraction of the total distance travelled by it in all the seven
seconds?

a 1/2 b 1/4
c 2/3 d 1/3
36 A particle experiences constant acceleration for 20 seconds after starting from rest. If it travels a
distance s1 in the first 10 seconds and distance s2 in the next 10 seconds, then
a s2=s1 b s2=2s1
c s2=3s1 d s2=4s1
37 A man stands on a weighing machine in the lift. When the lift is stationary his weight is recorded as
40 kg. If the lift accelerates upwards with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 what weight will the machine
show?
a 40 kg b 48kg
c 42kg d 32 kg
38 Two vectors of equal magnitude have a resultant equal to either of them in magnitude. The angle
between them is:
a. 120 b 60
c 105 d 90
39
A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses M and m (M>m)
vertically. If the acceleration of the system is g/8, then the ratio of the masses M to m is:
a 8:1 b 9:7
c 4:3 d 5:3

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40 The atmospheric pressure is 106 dyne/cm². What is its value in SI unit?
a 105 newton/m² b 106 newton/m²
c 10 newton/m²
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d 103 newton/m²

41 If momentum (p), area (A) and time (T) are taken to be fundamental quantities, then energy has the
dimensional formula
a [pA 1/2T -1] b [p A 1/2T ]
c [p2A T ] d None of these
42 Two bodies of different masses m1 and m2 are dropped from two different heights h1 and h2. The
ratio of the times taken by the two to reach the ground is
a b

c d

43

 
Figure shows the position-time graph of a particle of mass 4 kg. What is the impulse and t = 4 s?
(Consider one-dimensional motion only).
a. -3kgm/s b. 3kgm/s
c. 0 d. 3/4kgm/s
44 A ball of mass0.5kg mass moving with a speed of 10m/s rebounds after striking normally a
perfectly elastic wall. The change in momentum of the wall is
a 10kgm/s b -10kgm/s
c 0 d 20kgm/s
For question numbers 45-49 two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the
other labeled Reason (R).

Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:

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

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

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 d) A is false, but R is true.
45 Assertion (A): Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is three.
Reason (R): This is because zeros are not significant.

46 Assertion (A): Parallax method cannot be used for measuring distances of stars more than 100 light
years away.
Reason (R): Because parallax angle reduces so much that it cannot be measured accurately

47 Assertion (A) : Velocity versus time graph of a particle in uniform motion along a straight path is a
line parallel to the time axis.
Reason (R): In uniform motion the velocity of a particle increases as the square of the time
elapsed.

48 Assertion (A): A physical quantity cannot be called as a vector if its magnitude is zero.
Reason (R): A vector has both magnitude and direction.

49 Assertion (A): Uniform circular motion is an accelerated motion

Reason (R): Velocity remains constant in a uniform circular motion

III. SECTION C
This section consists of 6 multiple choice questions with an overall choice to attempt any 5. In
case more than desirable number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 5 will be considered
for evaluation.
50 A 1Kg stationary bomb exploded in three parts having mass ratio 1:1:3. Parts having same mass
move in perpendicular directions with velocity 30m/s, then the velocity of bigger part will be,

a m/s b.
m/s

c. m/s d.
m/s

51 Two blocks are connected by a string as shown in the diagram. The upper block is hung by another
string. A force F applied on the upper string produces an acceleration of 2 m/s2 in the upward
direction in both the blocks. If T and T' be the tensions in the two parts of the string, then

a  T = 70.8N and T' = 47.2 N b T = 58.8 N  and T' = 47.2 N

c T = 70.8 N and T' = 58.8 N d T = 58.8 N and T' = 58.8 N

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 Case study :

Read the following paragraph and answers the questions:

Projectile motion is the motion of an object thrown (projected) into the air. After the initial force
that launches the object, it only experiences the force of gravity. The object is called a projectile,
and its path is called its trajectory. As an object travels through the air, it encounters a frictional
force that slows its motion called air resistance. Air resistance does significantly alter trajectory
motion, but due to the difficulty in calculation, it is ignored in introductory physics.

The most important concept in projectile motion is that horizontal and vertical motions
are independent, meaning that they don’t influence one another. 

Since vertical and horizontal motions are independent, we can analyze them separately, along
perpendicular axes. To do this, we separate projectile motion into the two components of its
motion, one along the horizontal axis and the other along the vertical.

52 The maximum range of gum on horizontal terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m/s2. What must be the
muzzle velocity of the shell?
a. 400m/s b. 100m/s
c. 200m/s d. 50m/s
53 A projectile has –
a Minimum velocity at the point of projection b Maximum velocity at the point of
and maximum at the maximum height projection and minimum at the maximum
height
c Same velocity at any point in its path d Zero velocity at the maximum height
irrespective of the velocity of projection
54 Two projectiles of same mass and with same velocity are thrown at an angle 30 degree and 60
degrees with the horizontal then which remain same
a Time of flight b Range of projectile
c Max.height acquired d All of them
55 A cannon fires a 1kg cannonball with a velocity of 100m/s at 60 degrees to the horizontal and from
a cliff which is 20m above sea level What is the vertical component of its velocity?
a. 50m/s b. 86.6m/s
c. 90m/s d. 100m/s

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