LIVERPOOL INT'L SS/COLLEGE

Naya Baneshwar, Kathmandu

PRACTICE QUESTION SET-2080
SET B
Subject: Physics (XI) FM:75

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the
margin indicate full marks.
You may use the following constants wherever is necessary: Charge of an electron (e) = 1.6×10-19C, Mass
of an electron (m) = 9.1×10-31Kg, Plank’s constant (h) = 6.64×10-34Js, Speed of light (C) = 3×108ms-1,
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 ms-2,Ɛ𝟎 = 𝟖. 𝟖𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟐 𝑵−𝟏 𝒎−𝟐 𝑪𝟐 .
Group ‘A’
Rewrite the correct option of each question in your answer sheet. (𝟏𝟏 × 𝟏 = 𝟏𝟏)

1. A force of 120N and a force of 20N acting simultaneously at a point may produce a resultant force
of
a. 80N
b. 140N
c. 160N
d. None of the above
2. A vector remains unchanged.
a. When it is rotated by arbitrary angle.
b. When it is cross multiplied by a unit vector
c. When it is multiplied by scalar
d. When it is slide parallel to itself
3. If the dimension of a physical quantity are given by the [𝑀𝑎 𝐿𝑏 𝑇 𝑐 ], then the physical quantity
will be
a. Force, if a = 0, b = -1, c= -2
b. Pressure, if a = 1, b = -1, c = -2
c. Velocity, if a = 1, b= 0, c = -1
d. Acceleration, if a = 1, b = 1, c = -2
4. If |→ .→| = |→ ×→|, then |→ +→| will be
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏
a. a + b
b. a – b
c. √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 2𝑎𝑏
d. √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + √2𝑎𝑏

5. On heating liquid of cubical expansion α in a container having linear expansion the coefficient of
α/3, the level of liquid in the container will
a. Rise
b. Fall
c. Remains almost stationary
d. Unpredictable
6. A ray of light is incident at the glass – water interface at an angle 𝑖. If it
emerges finally parallel to the surface of water, then the value of 𝜇𝑔
would be
a. 4/3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑖
b. 4/3
c. 1
d. 1/𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑖
7. When light passes from one medium into another medium then the physical property which does
not change is
a. Velocity
b. Wavelength
c. Frequency
d. None of above
8. The distance of object from concave mirror of focal length 𝑓 which produces a magnification 𝑚
is
𝑚−1
a. ( )𝑓
𝑚
𝑚+1
b. ( 𝑚 )𝑓
𝑚−1
c. ( 𝑓 )
d. (𝑚 + 1)𝑓
9. The distribution of the electric field
lines due to two charges 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 is as
shown in fig. which one of the following
statements is correct.
a. 𝐴 𝑖𝑠 + 𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 − 𝑣𝑒
b. 𝐴 𝑖𝑠 − 𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 + 𝑣𝑒
c. 𝐵𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 + 𝑣𝑒
d. 𝐵𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 − 𝑣𝑒

10. The point charges 𝑄 and −2𝑄 are placed at some

distance apart. If the electric field at the location of
𝑄 is 𝐸, then the electric field at the location of −2𝑄 will be
a. −3𝐸/2
b. −𝐸
c. −𝐸/2
d. −2𝐸
11. The force between charged particles is F in air. If a dielectric material of dielectric constant K is placed
between them then force will be
𝐹
a.
𝐾
𝐹
b. 𝐾2
c. 𝐹𝐾
d. 𝐾 2 𝐹

Group ‘B’
Answer the following questions. (𝟖 × 𝟓 = 𝟒𝟎)
12. a. How can we check the dimensional correctness of physical equation? Explain [1]
4𝜋2𝑟 3
b. Check whether the following equations are dimensionally correct (𝑖) 𝑇 2 = and (𝑖𝑖) 𝑇 2 =
𝐺
4𝜋2𝑟 3
, where 𝑇 is time period, 𝐺 is gravitational constant, 𝑀 is mass and 𝑟 is radius of orbit.[2]
𝐺𝑀

c. If the unit of force is 100𝑁, unit of length is 10𝑚 and unit of time is 100𝑠, what is the unit of
mass in this system of units? [2]

OR

a. Assuming that the mass M of the largest stone that can be moved by a flowing river depends upon
the ‘v’ velocity, ‘ρ’ the density of water and on ‘g’ the acceleration due to gravity. Show
dimensionally that M varies with the sixth power of the velocity of flow. [3]
b. The length of rod is exactly 1cm. A student records the reading as 1.0 cm, 1.00 cm and 1.000 cm,
which is the most accurate measurement? [2]

13. a. Refraction of light takes place when it passes from one medium to another.

i. Write Snell’s law in refraction of light. [1]

ii. When does Snell’s law in refraction fail? [1]

 b. A ray of light incident on the horizontal surface of glass slab at 700 just grazes the adjacent
vertical surface after refraction. Compute the critical angle and refractive index of the glass.
Also draw a suitable diagram for the above phenomena. [2+1]

OR

Study the given figure and answer the following questions:

a. what is lateral shift? [1]

b. Deduce the relation in which lateral shift is equal to the thickness of
the glass slab.[2]
c. what do the rays AB, BC, CO, and CE represent? [2]

14. a. What do you mean by rectangular components of a vector? Explain

how a vector can be resolved into two rectangular components in a
plane? [3]
b. Give geometrical interpretation of vector product of two vectors.[2]
15. a. You can read a newspaper because of the light that it reflects. Then, why do you not see even a
faint image of yourself in the newspaper?[1]
b. How will you make difference between real and virtual images?[2]
c. An object is placed in front of a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm. If the image formed is a
quarter of the size of the object, find the position of the image.[2]
16. a. Define the coefficient of cubical expansion of a solid and hence write an expression for the
variation of its density with temperature. [2]
0
b. A brass pendulum clock keeps correct time at 15 C. How many seconds per day it will lose or
gain at 00C? [Given: linear expansivity 𝛼 = 2 × 10−5 𝐾 −1 ] [2]
c. Why is invar used in making clock pendulum? [1]

17. a. The normal temperature of the human body is 98.6oF. Convert it to a centigrade scale. [1]
b. Why do solids expand when their temperature is raised. [1]
c. Show that 𝛽 = 2𝛼 where 𝛼 and 𝛽 are linear and superficial expansivities. [3]

18. a. What do you mean by electrostatic induction? Show how you would charge a body positively
by induction.[3]
b. State the law of conservation of charge. Give one example to illustrate this law.[2]
19. a. An electric line of force is the path along which a unit positive charge will move inside the electric
field if it is free to do so.
b. Sketch the electric lines of force due to point charges (𝑖) 𝑞 > 0 and (𝑖𝑖) 𝑞 < 0.[1]
c. Two electric lines of force never intersect each other. Justify it.[1]
d. An electron moves a distance of 6 cm when accelerated from rest by an electric field of
strength 2 × 104 𝑁/𝐶. Calculate the time of travel.[3]
 Group C
Give long answers to the following questions. (𝟑 × 𝟖 = 𝟐𝟒)

20. The given figure is the experimental setup of

Dulong and Petit’s experiment.
a. What is the practical application of this
experiment?[1]
b. Write down the working principle of this
experiment.[1]
c. Arm AB is at a lower temperature and the
arm DC is at higher temperature. Does the
heat flow from DC to AB? Explain [1]
d. The height of two liquid columns is
different in two arms of the tube. What
causes the difference in height of the two
arms? Discuss.[2]
e. In above setup, the height of the cold and
hot coulomb of the mercury are found to be 99.5 cm and 101.2 cm respectively. If the cold
column is at 00C, calculate the temperature of hot column of the mercury. [ cubical
expansivity of mercury = 1.8 × 10−4 𝐾 −1 ][3]
OR
a. Taking force, length, and time as a fundamental quantity. Find the dimensional formula
for density. [2]
b. Consider a simple pendulum, having a bob attached to a string, that oscillates under
the action of the force of gravity. Suppose that the period of oscillation of the simple
pendulum depends on (i) mass 𝑚 of the bob. (ii) Length 𝑙 of the pendulum and (iii)
acceleration due to gravity 𝑔 at the place. Derive the expression for its time period
using method of dimensions.[3]
c. Find the dimension of 𝑎/𝑏 in the equation: 𝐹 = 𝑎√𝑥 + 𝑏𝑡 2 , where 𝐹 if force, 𝑥 is
distance and 𝑡 is time. [2]
d. Name the physical quantities having the dimension [𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 −2 ].[1]

21. a. State parallelogram law of vector addition. Show that the resultant of two vectors → and →
𝑎 𝑏
inclined at an angle ϴ is 𝑅 = √𝑎 2 + 𝑏2 + 2𝑎𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛳. What should be the angle r between two
vectors → and → for their resultant → to be minimum [1+3+1]
𝑎 𝑏 𝑅
b. If a boat moves 3 𝑚/𝑠 due east, 1 𝑚/𝑠 due south and 5√2 𝑚/𝑠 due to northeast. Find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity using the method of components. [3]
22. a. Define electric field intensity at a point in an electric field. A point charge q is placed at the
origin. How does the electric field due to the charge vary with distance 𝑟 from the origin? What will
be the intensity of field at infinity? [1+1+1]
b. An electron and a proton are kept in the same electric field. Will they experience same force and
have same acceleration?[2]
c. Define electric flux. How electric flux related to gauss law? [1+2]