P K D MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL POLLACHI

MONTHLY TEST – 2 MARK: 50. TIME: 1.30 HRS

STD: 11. PHYSICS

I CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION AND WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER 10 X 1 = 10

1. If a particle has negative velocity and negative acceleration, its speed

(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains same (d) zero

2. If an object is dropped from the top of a building and it reaches the ground at t = 4 s, then the
height of the building is (ignoring air resistance) (g = 9.8 ms –2)

(a) 77.3 m (b) 78.4 m (c) 80.5 m (d) 79.2 m

3. Which one of the following physical quantities cannot be represented by a scalar?

(a) Mass (b) length (c) momentum (d) magnitude of acceleration

4. If a particle executes uniform circular motion in the xy plane in clock wise direction, then the
angular velocity is in

(a) +y direction (b) +z direction (c) -z direction (d) -x direction

5. An object is dropped in an unknown planet from height 50 m, it reaches the ground in 2 s. The
acceleration due to gravity in this unknown planet is

(a) g = 20 m s-2 (b) g = 25 m s -2 (c) g = 15 m s- 2 (d) g = 30 m s -2

6. The velocity of an oblique projectile at its maximum height is

(a) zero (b) u sin θ (c) ucsc θ (d) all the above

7. The direction of linear velocity is tangential to the circle, whereas the direction of angular velocity
is along the

(a) same direction (b) axis of rotation. (c ) radius (d) opposite direction

8. In Tamil Nadu there is an interesting traditional game ‘kitti pull’. When the ‘pull’ is hit by the kitti,
the path followed by the pull is.

(a) straight line (b) circle (c ) parabolic (d) upwards

9. An athlete covers 3 rounds on a circular track of radius 50 m. Calculate the total distance and
displacement travelled by him.

(a) zero, 942m (b) 942m, 942m (c ) zero, zero (d) 942, zero

10. The magnitude of two equal vectors is also equal, then the angle between the two vectors is

(a) zero (b) 300 (c ) 60 0 (d) 1200

II ANSWER ANY FIVE OF THE FOLLOWINGS AND Q.No. 13 IS COMPULSARY 5 X 2 = 10

11. Define a radian?

12. Distinguish between velocity and speed.

13. An iron ball and a feather are both falling from a height of 10 m.

a) What are the time taken by the iron ball and feather to reach the ground?

b) What are the velocities of iron ball and feather when they reach the ground? (Ignore air resistance
and take g = 10 m s-2)

14. How do you deduce that two vectors are perpendicular?

15. Write down the expression for angle made by resultant acceleration and radius vector in the non
uniform circular motion.

16. Define acceleration and write its unit.

III ANSWER ANY FIVE OF THE FOLLOWINGS AND Q.No. 19 IS COMPULSARY 5 X 3 = 15

17. Derive th e kinematic equations of motion for constant acceleration.

18. Derive the equation of motion, range and maximum height reached by the particle thrown at an
oblique angle θ with respect to the horizontal direction.

19. An object at an angle such that the horizontal range is 4 times of the maximum height. What is
the angle of projection of the object?

20. Show that the path of the horizontal projectile is a parabola.

21. Derive the equations of motion for a particle (a) falling vertically (b) projected vertically

22. Discuss the properties of scalar products.

IV ANSWER ANY THREE OF THE FOLLOWINGS 3 X 5 = 15

23. Discuss the properties of vector products.

24. Explain in detail the triangle law of addition.

25. Derive the expression for centripetal acceleration.

26. Show that the path of an oblique projectile is a parabola.