1 : PHYSICAL WORLD

1 and 2 Marks questions

1) What is physics?
2) Give one example for natural phenomena.
3) Mention the range of length which can be measured.
4) Mention the range of mass which can be measured.
5) Mention the range of time which can be measured.
6) Mention any one/two applications of physics to technology.
7) Mention any one/two applications of physics to society.
9) Mention any one/two basic forces in nature.
8) What are conservative laws?
9) Mention any one/two conservative laws.
10) What are conserved quantities?
11) What is the importance of conservative laws?
12) Mention the fundamental forces in nature
13) What is gravitational force?
14) What is the nature of force between two bodies due to their masses?
15) Name the weakest force in nature.
16) What is electromagnetic force?
17) What is the nature of force between two bodies due to their charges?
18) What is strong nuclear force?
19) Name the strongest force in nature.

2 : UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS

1 and 2 Marks Questions.

1) What is measurement?
2) Define unit of a physical quantity?
3) What are fundamental units? Give one example.
7) What are derived units? Give one example.
4) What is the expansion of SI system?
5) Give the basic units of length in CGS / MKS / FPS / SI system.
6) Given the base units of mass in CGS / MKS / FPS / SI system.
7) Name the unit of time in all systems.
8) Mention the two supplementary units in SI system.
9) What are the dimensions of a physical quantity?
10) What is meant by dimensional analysis?
11) State the principle of homogeneity.
12) Mention a physical quantity represented by the dimensional formula [M¹L²T -2 ]
13) Write the dimensional formula for (i) force and (ii) Pressure.
14) Mention two uses of dimensional analysis.
15) Which is the instrument used to measure small masses like atom?

3 and 5 Mark Questions

1) Mention the seven basic units in SI system.

2) Explain parallax method of determining the large distance.
3) Explain parallax method of determining the size of moon/planet.
4) Check the correctness of an equation x = ut + 2 at² by the method of dimensions. where x is the
displacement of the body, u is its velocity, a is acceleration and t is the time.
5) Check the correctness of an equation ½ mv² = mgh by the method of dimensions, where m is the
mass of the body, v is its velocity, g is acceleration due to gravity and h is the height.
6) The period (T) of a simple pendulum depends on the length (L) of the simple pendulum and the
acceleration due to gravity (g) at a place. Obtain an expression for (T) by the method of dimensions.

3 : MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

1 and 2 mark questions

1) Define path length.

2) Define displacement.
3) Mention two differences between distance and displacement.
4) Define uniform speed.
5) Define uniform Velocity.
6) Define average Velocity.
7) Mention two differences between speed and velocity
8) What is uniform motion?
9) What is non-uniform motion?
10) Define acceleration.
11) Define uniform acceleration.
12) What is position -time graph?
13) Draw the position- time graph for a body moving with uniform velocity.
14) Draw the position- time graph for a body moving with decreasing velocity.
15) What is velocity-time graph (v-t graph)?
16) Mention any two uses of velocity-time graph.
17) Draw the velocity-time graph for a body moving with uniform acceleration starting from rest.
18) What is relative velocity?
19) Mention the expression for relative velocity for the two bodies approaching each other.
20) Draw Position time graph of two bodies with equal velocities in the same direction.

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Derive x = ut + ½ at² by graphical method.

2) Derive v² = u²+ 2ax by graphical method.
3) Derive an expression for relative velocity in the case of two bodies moving in the same direction.

4 : MOTION IN A PLANE

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What are scalars? Give one example.

2) What are vectors? Give one example
3) Distinguish between scalar and vector with suitable example for each.
4) Classify the following into scalars and vectors. Distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration,
mass, volume, time, linear momentum
5) What is unit vector?
6) What are equal vectors?
7) When will be the magnitude of the resultant of the two vectors is (i) minimum, (ii) maximum?
8) Define scalar product of two vectors. Give one example.
9) When will be the dot product of two vectors is (i) minimum, (ii) maximum?
10) Define vector product of two vectors. Give one example.
11) When will be the cross product of two vectors is (i) minimum, (ii) maximum?
12) What is resolution of a vector?
13) What are rectangular components of a vector?
14) What is a projectile?
15) What is the nature of path (trajectory) of projectile?
16) Define time of flight of a projectile.
17) What is the maximum height of a projectile ?
18) What is uniform circular motion?
19) Derive the relation between linear and angular velocities.
20) What is centripetal acceleration? Give the expression for it.

3 and 5 MARK QUESTIONS

1) State and explain, a) Law of triangle of vectors b) Law of parallelogram of vectors

2) Derive an expression for magnitude and direction of resultant of two concurrent vectors.
3) Show the trajectory (path) of a projectile is a parabola.
4) Derive the expressions for maximum height of a projectile.
5) Derive the expressions for time of flight of a projectile.
6) Derive the expressions for horizontal range of a projectile.
7) Derive the expression for the centripetal acceleration.

5 : LAWS OF MOTION

1 and 2 mark questions.

1) State Newton's first law What is Inertia of a body?

2) Mention any one/two types of inertia.
3) Define linear momentum.
4) State Newton's Second Law of motion.
5) Define SI unit of force
6) What is impulsive force? Give one example.
7) What is friction?
8) What is static friction?
9) What is limiting friction?
10) What is kinetic friction? or What is dynamic friction?
11) What is rolling friction ?
12) Draw the graph that represents the static friction (fs) ,limiting friction (fmax), kinetic friction (f)
and applied force (F)
13) What is cause for friction?
14) Mention any two methods of reducing friction:
15) What is angle of banking?
16) Write the S.I unit of linear momentum.
17) Why a passenger standing in a bus fall backwards, when the bus suddenly starts moving?
18) Why a cricketer does lower his hand soon after/while catching a cricket ball?

3 and 5 Mark questions

1) State Newton's second law of motion and hence derive F = ma

2) State and explain Newton's third law of motion. Give two illustrations.
3) State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum.
4) State the Laws of friction.
5) Derive an expression for maximum safe speed of a vehicle on a banked road in circular motion.

6 : WORK ENERGY AND POWER

1 and 2 mark questions

1) Define work done.
2) Mention the expression for work done and explain the symbols.
3) Write the conditions for maximum and minimum work done.
4) Obtain the dimensional formula for work done.
5) What is mechanical energy?
6) What is kinetic energy?
7) Give an example for a body which possesses kinetic energy.
8) State work- energy theorem.
9) What is potential energy?
10) Mention any two types of potential energy.
11) What is gravitational potential energy?
12) Mention two characteristics of conservative forces.
13) Mention two characteristics of non-conservative forces..
14) Define power.
15) Show that the power is equal to the dot product of force and velocity.
16) What is elastic collision? Give one example.
17) What is inelastic collision? Give one example.
18) What does the area under 'force-displacement' curve represent?

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Obtain graphically an expression for work done by a variable force?

2) Prove work- energy theorem for a constant force.
3) Derive an expression for potential energy of a spring ( stretched or compressed )
4) State and Verify the law of conservation of mechanical energy in the case of freely falling body.
5) Obtain the expressions for final velocities of two bodies in one dimensional elastic collision.

7 : SYSTEM OF PARTICLE AND RIGID BODY

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What is centre of mass?

2) What is centre of gravity?
3) Define angular displacement.
4) Define angular velocity.
5) Define angular acceleration.
6) Define torque.
7) Define angular momentum.
8) State the law of conservation of angular momentum for the system of particles (rigid body)
9) Mention the general conditions of equilibrium of a rigid body.
10) Define moment of inertia of a particle.
11) Mention the factors on which moment of inertia depends.
12) Define radius of gyration.
13) Mention the formula for moment of inertia of thin rod about an axis perpendicular to the rod, at
the mid point and explain the symbols.
14) Mention the formula for moment of inertia of thin circular ring about an axis passing through the
center and perpendicular to its plane and explain the symbols. about an axis
15) Mention the formula for moment of inertia of circular disc about an axis perpendicular to the disc
at the centre and explain the symbols.
16) Mention the formula for of inertia of hollow cylinder about its axis and explain the symbols.
17) Mention the formula for moment of inertia of solid cylinder about its axis and explain the
symbols..
18) Mention the formula for moment of inertia of a sphere about an axis passing through the diameter
and explain the symbols.
3 and 5 mark questions

1) Derive the relation between torque and angular momentum of a particle.

2) State the principle of conservation of angular momentum for the system of particles (rigid body).
Explain with two illustrations.
3) State and explain parallel axes theorem with neat diagram.
4) State and explain perpendicular axes theorem with neat diagram.
5) Derive an expression for the kinetic energy of a rolling body.

8 : GRAVITATION

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What is gravitation?
2) State Newton's Law of Gravitation.
3) Mention the SI unit of gravitational constant.
4) What are satellites?
5) What are earth satellites?
6) What is geostationary Satellites or communication satellites?
7) What is orbital velocity of a satellite?
8) Mention the relation between Escape velocity and orbital velocity and explain the symbols.
9) What is escape speed?
10) Which physical quantity is conserved in the case of law of areas?
11) Define gravitational potential energy of a particle. Give an expression for it.
12) What is weightlessness?

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Derive the expression for acceleration due to gravity at a point above the surface of the earth.
2) Derive the expression for acceleration due to gravity at a point below the surface of the earth.
3) State and explain Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
4) Derive an expression for orbital velocity of a satellite.
5) Derive an expression escape speed.
6) Derive an expression for gravitational potential energy in bring a particle from infinity.
7) Derive an expression for energy of orbiting satellite.

9 : MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What is elasticity?
2) What is plasticity?
3) What is elastic Limit?
4) Define stress.
5) Define strain.
6) State and explain Hooke's Law.
7) Define modulus of elasticity or Define coefficient of elasticity.
8) Define Young's modulus of elasticity.
9) Define bulk modulus of elasticity.
10) Define shear modulus of elasticity.
11) What is stress-strain curve?
12) Draw stress-strain curve.
13) Define elastic energy in a stretched wire.
14) Mention the expression for elastic energy per unit volume of a stretched wire and explain the
symbols.
15) Define Poisson's ratio. Mention formula for Poisson's ratio.

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Mention the three elastic moduli.

2) Explain stress-strain curve.
4) Derive an expression for Young's modulus in the case of stretched string.
5) Thick metallic ropes are used in cranes to lift and move heavy weights. Why?
7) Why the maximum height of a mountain on earth is nearly 10km?

10 : MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

1 and 2 mark questions

1) Define fluid thrust.

2) Define fluid pressure.
3) What is gauge pressure?
4) What is an open tube monometer?
5) What is efflux?
6) What is venturi-meter?
7) State Pascal's law
8) Mention any one/two applications of Pascal's law
9) What is streamline flow? Give one example.
10) What is turbulent flow? Give one example.
11) State principle of continuity
12) Mention equation of continuity and explain the symbols.
13) State Bernoulli's principle
14) Define viscosity
15) Define coefficient of viscosity
16) Define terminal velocity
17) What is Reynold's number
18) Define surface tension.
19) What is capillary action?
20) Explain the application of surface tension idea in the case of action of detergents

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Derive an expression for liquid pressure at a point inside the liquid.

2) Derive expression for speed of efflux using Torricelli's law based on Bernoulli's principle.
3) Illustration of Bernoulli's principle in the case of dynamic lift of a ball.
4) Illustration of Bernoulli's principle in the case of aerofoil.
5) Derive an expression for coefficient of viscosity.
6) Mention an expression for excess pressure for a convex surface towards air/rarer medium and
explain the symbols.
7) State and explain Stokes' law
8) Derive an expression for surface tension and capillary rise.

11 : THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

1 & 2 mark questions

1) Define heat.
2) Define temperature.
3) What is linear expansion of solids?
4) Define co-efficient of linear expansion of solids.
5) What is area expansion of solids?
6) Define co-efficient of area expansion of solids.
7) What is volume expansion of solids?
8) Define co-efficient of volume expansion of solids.
9) What is anomalous expansion of water?
10) Define specific heat of gas at constant volume.
11) Define specific heat of gas at constant pressure.
12) What is principle of calorimetry?
13) What is melting?
14) What is vaporization?
15) What is conduction?
16) What is convection?
17) What is sea breeze?
18) What is land breeze?
19) What is black body radiation?
20) State and explain Wein's displacement law.
21) Convert a temperature of 40C° into Fahrenheit scale temperature.
22) What is a perfect gas or Ideal gas?
23) Define molar specific heat of gas at constant volume (Cv)
24) Define molar specific heat of gas at constant pressure (Cp)
25) What is Triple point?

3 & 5 mark questions

1) Derive an expression for thermal stress set up in the conducting rod when it is heated.
2) Write note on absolute scale of temperature (Kelvin scale)
3) Derive α = 1/T for an ideal gas
4) State and explain Newton's law of cooling.
5) State and explain Stefan's law.
6) State and explain the laws of thermal conductivity.
7) Explain Greenhouse effect.

12 : THERMODYNAMICS

1 and 2 mark questions

1) State and explain Zeroth law of thermodynamics

2) What is the significance of Zeroth law of thermodynamics?
3) What is internal energy of a system?
4) State and explain first law of thermodynamics
5) What is the significance of Ist law of thermodynamics?
6) What is Isothermal process? Give one example.
7) What is adiabatic process? Give one example.
8) What is heat engine?
9) Draw schematic diagram of heat engine.
10) What is Carnot's engine?
11) Define efficiency of heat engine.
12) State Clausius statement of second law of thermodynamics
13) State Kelvin-Plank statement of second law of thermodynamics
14) What is a refrigerator?
15) Draw schematic diagram of refrigerator..
16) Define co-efficient of performance of refrigerator

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Derive an expression for work-done in isothermal process.

2) Derivation of work-done in adiabatic process.
3) What are reversible and irreversible processess? Give one example for each.
4) Explain the different parts of Carnot's engine.
5) Explain different stages of Carnot's cycle with P-V diagram.

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6) Prove that η = 1−
T2
T1) in the case of in the case of Carnot engine working in a Carnot cycle.

13 : KINETIC THEORY

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What is perfect gas?

2) Mention equation of state of perfect gas/Perfect gas equation and explain the symbols.
3) What is mean free path?
4) Mention of expression for average kinetic energy of a molecule in terms of absolute temperature
and explain the symbols.
5) Definition of rms speed of gas molecule.
6) What are degrees of freedom of a gas molecule?
7) State the law of equipartition of energy,
8) Define ratio of specific heats
9) Mention the expression for ratio of specific heats in terms of degrees of freedoms of gas molecules.

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Give the molecular picture of gas based on kinetic theory gases. Or State the assumptions of kinetic
theory of gases
2) Derive an expression for mean free path of a gas molecule in a gas.
3) Derive the relation, P =1/3 mnv² using kinetic theory of gases.
4) Derive the relation between kinetic energy of a gas molecule and its absolute temperature.
5) Mention the formula for the degrees of freedom for non-linear molecule and hence calculate the
degrees of freedom of monatomic, diatomic and triatomic gas molecules
6) Mention the expression for ratio of specific heats in terms of degrees of freedoms of gas molecules
and hence calculate its value for monatomic, diatomic and triatomic molecules.

14 : OSCILLATIONS

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What is periodic Motion? Give one example.

2) What is an oscillatory motion? Give one example.
3) What is period of oscillation?
4) What is Frequency of oscillation?
5) What is simple harmonic motion? Give one example.
6) Mention any two characteristics of S.H.M
7) What is phase of a particle?
8) Give the graphical representation displacement with time for SHM
9) State force law for simple harmonic motion.
10) Draw displacement -energy curve of a particle executing SHM
11) What are free oscillations?
12) What are forced oscillations?
13) What are damped oscillations?
14) What are un damped oscillations?
15) What is resonance?

3 and 5 mark questions

1) What is simple harmonic motion? Mention the characteristics of SHM.

2) Derive displacement equation of a particle executing SHM.
3) Derive an expression for velocity and acceleration of a particle executing SHM.
4) Derive an expression for kinetic energy, potential energy and total energy of a particle executing
SHM.
5) Derive an expression for frequency and time period of oscillating bob of simple pendulum.

15 : WAVES

1 and 2 mark questions

1) What is a wave?
3) What are transverse waves?
4) What are longitudinal waves?
6) What is wave amplitude?
7) What is wave period?
8) What is wave frequency?
9) What is wavelength of a wave?
10) What is wave velocity?
11) Mention the relation between v, f and λ
12) Mention an equation of progressive wave travelling long positive x-axis and explain the symbols.
14) Mention the expression for speed of transverse wave on a stretched string and explain the
symbols.
15) Mention the expression for speed of longitudinal wave.
16) Mention Newton's formula for speed of sound in gases and explain the symbols.
17) What is a stationary wave?
18) What are beats?
20) What is beat period?
21) What is beat frequency?
22) What is Doppler's effect?

3 and 5 mark questions

1) Explain Laplace correction to Newton's formula.

2) State and explain superposition principle of waves.
3) Explain formation of stationary waves.
4) Give any five differences between progressive and stationary waves.
5) Give the theory of stationary waves.
6) Discuss the modes of vibrations of air column in a closed pipe.
7) Discuss the modes of vibrations of air column in open pipe.
8) Discuss the modes of vibration in stretched string.
9) Derive an expression for fundamental frequency of stretched vibrating string.
10) Explain formation of beats.
11) Give theory of beats.
12) Derivation of expression for apparent frequency of wave in the case of source of wave is moving
away from the stationary observer.
13) Derivation of expression for apparent frequency of wave when the observer is moving towards
the stationary source of wave.
14) Derivation of expression for apparent frequency of a source when the source of the wave and
observer are in motion along a straight line in the same direction.