Unit Test - 2 (2022-23) (Set-A)

CLASS –XI M.M : 70

SUBJECT: PHYSICS TIME : 3 hrs
General instructions: All questions are compulsory.
SECTION -A
1. An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a cylindrical pipe which has radius 2r at a 1
point A and radius r at a point B farther along the flow direction .If the velocity at a point A is
v ,its velocity at point B is:
(a) 2v (b) v (c) v/2 (d) 4v
2. If both the mass and the radius of the earth decreases by 1% 1
(a) The escape velocity would increase.
(b) The acceleration due to gravity would increases.
(c) The escape velocity would decrease.
(d) The acceleration due to gravity would decrease.
3. A circular disc X of radius R is made from an iron plate of thickness t and another plate Y of 1
radius 4R is made from an iron plate of thickness t/4.The ratio between moment of inertia IY:
IX is
(a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 1 (d) 64
4. A 7 kg object is subjected to two forces 𝐹⃗ 1 = 20𝑖̂ +30𝑗̂ and 𝐹⃗ 2 = 8𝑖̂ -5𝑗̂ . The magnitude of the 1
resulting acceleration in m/s2 will be
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
5. At which of the following temperatures the value of surface tension of water is minimum? 1
(a) 40 C (b) 250 C (c) 500 C (d) 750 C
6. Consider a compound slab consisting of two different materials having equal thickness and 1
thermal conductivities K and 2K respectively. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab
is
(a) (2/3) K (b) √2𝐾 (c) 3 K (d) (4/3) K
7. A vehicle is in motion with velocity v along a straight horizontal road. If the coefficient of 1
friction between the tyres and road is 𝜇, what would be the shortest distance in which vehicle
can stop?
(a) v/(2 𝜇g) (b) v2/(2 𝜇g) (c) v/(2 𝜇g)1/2 (d) v4/(2 𝜇g)2
8. A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks m 1 and m2 (vertically) .If 1
the acceleration of the system is g/8 , then the ratio of masses is:
(a) 8:1 (b) 9:7 (c) 4:3 (d) 5:3
9. The earth is assumed to be a sphere of radius R. A platform is arranged at a height R from 1
the surface of the earth. The escape velocity of a body from this platform is fv,where v is its
escape velocity from earth’s surface. The value of f is
(a) ½ (b) √2 (c) 1/ √2 (d) 1/3
10. A spherical liquid drop of radius R is divided into 8 equal droplets. If surface tension is T, 1
then work done in the process will be:
(a) 2πR2 T (b) 3πR2 T (c) 4πR2 T (d) 2πRT2
11. A balloon with mass m is descending down with an accelerating a (a<g). How much mass 1
should be removed from it so that it start moving up with an acceleration a?
2𝑚𝑎 2𝑚𝑎 𝑚𝑎 𝑚𝑎
(a) (b) (c) (d) 𝑔−𝑎
𝑔+𝑎 𝑔−𝑎 𝑔+𝑎

12. A mass m is moving with a constant velocity along a line parallel to the x-axis away from the 1
origin. Its angular momentum w.r.t. the origin is:
(a) Zero (b) constant (c) goes on increasing (d) goes on decreasing.
13. If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present value, the number of days 1
in year would have been
(a) 64.5 (b)129 (c) 182.5 (d) 730
14. The escape velocity of a body ,when projected from the earth’s surface is 11.2 km/s.If it is 1
projected at an angle of 600 with the horizontal ,then escape velocity will be
(a) 11.2km/s (b) 11.6 km/s (c) 12.8 km/s (d) 16.2 km/s

15. A block of mass 0.5 kg has an initial velocity of 10m/s down an inclined plane of angel 30 0 1
,the coefficient of friction between the block and inclined plane is 0.2. The velocity of the
block after it travels a distance of 10 m is
17m/s (b) 13 m/s (c) 24 m/s (d) 8 m/s
Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(iii) A is true but R is false.
(iv) A is false and R is also false.
Assertion: The centre of mass can be inside or outside the rigid body at which whole mass
6. is assumed to be concentrated. 1

Reason: Centre of mass of the body depends on the distribution of mass.

17. Assertion: A man in a closed cabin, which is falling freely, does not experience gravity. 1
Reason: inertial and gravitational masses have equivalence.
18. Assertion (A): Assuming zero potential at infinity, gravitational potential at a point cannot 1
be positive.
Reason(R ): Magnitude of gravitational force between two particles has inverse square
dependence on distance between two particles.
SECTION-B
19. (a) What is the value of shear modulus for solids and liquids? 2
(b) Which modulus of elasticity is found in three states of matter?
OR
The excess pressure inside a soap bubble is thrice the excess pressure inside a second
soap bubble. What is the ratio between the volume of the first and the second bubble?
20. Show that if n equal rain droplets falling through air with equal steady velocity of 10 cm/s 2
coalesce ,the resultant drop attains a new terminal velocity of 10n 2/3 cm/s.
21. A body weighing 0.4 kg is whirled in a vertical circle making 2 revolutions per second. If the 2
radius of the circle is 1.2 m ,find the tension in the string, when body is (a) at the bottom of
the circle, (b) at the top of the circle.
22 Satellite A is in a certain circular orbit about a planet, while satellite B is in a larger circular 2
orbit. Which satellite has longer period and greater speed? Justify
OR
(a) Should the speed of two artificial satellites of the earth having different masses but
the same orbital radius, be the same? Give reason.
(b) What is the time period of simple pendulum inside the satellite?
23. A 400 kg satellite is in a circular orbit of radius 2 RE about the earth. How much energy is 2
required to transfer it to circular orbit of radius 4RE?What are the changes in the kinetic
energy and potential energy?
24. The moment of inertia of two rotating bodies A and B are IA and IB (IA > IB) and their 2
kinetic energies are equal. Which of them has greater angular momentum?
25. Two particles of mass 2 kg and 1 kg are moving along the same line with speeds 2m/s and 2
5m/s respectively. What is the speed of the centre of mass of the system if both the particles
are moving (a) in same direction (b) in opposite direction?
SECTION -C
26. Define the term coefficient of limiting friction between two surfaces. A body of mass 10 kg is 3
placed on an inclined surface of angle 300.If the coefficient of limiting friction is 1/√3 find the
force required to just push the body up the inclined surface. The force is being applied
parallel to the inclined surface.
27. Two wire, one of steel and other of aluminum , each 2 m long and of diameter 2.0 mm , are 3
joined end to end to form composite wire of length 4m. What tension in the wire will produce
a total extension of 0.90mm?
Y for steel = 2 x1011 N m-2
Y for aluminum =7 x 1011 Nm-2
OR
(a) The ratio of the areas of cross-section of two rods of different materials is 1:2, and
the ratio of the thermal conductivities of their materials is 4:3.On keeping equal
temperature difference between the ends of these rods, the rates of conduction of
heat are equal. Determine the ratio of the lengths of the rods.
(b) Show graphically the temperature variation with time associated with a cooling hot
body.
28. (a) A car is moving on road with speed 54km/h .What should be the value of 3
torque if the car is brought to rest in 15 seconds? Radius and moment of wheel about
the axis of rotation are 0.35 m and 3 kgm2 respectively.
(b) we place handles at maximum distance from the hinge in a door. Give reason.
29. If the earth supposed to be a uniform sphere ,contracts slightly so that its radius becomes 3
less by R/n than before, show that the length of the day shortens by 48/n hours.
30. A particle starts rotating from rest and displaces according to the formula 3
𝜃 = (3/20)𝑡 3 –(1/3) t2. Calculate the angular velocity and angular acceleration at the end of
5 sec.
SECTION-D
31. (a) What is the phenomenon of capillarity? Derive an expression for the rise of liquid in a 5
capillary tube.
(b) What will happen if the length of the capillary tube is smaller than height to which the
liquid rises? Explain briefly.
 OR
(a) A body cools from 600 C to 500C in 10 mins. Find its temperature at the end of the
next 10 minutes if the room temperature is 250C .Assume Newton’s law of cooling..
(b) The spectral energy distribution of the sun is maximum at 4753 A 0.If temperature of
sun is 6050 k, what is the temperature of a star for which this maximum wavelength is
at 9506A0?
32 Define orbital velocity of a satellite and escape velocity. Derive expression for orbital velocity 5
of a satellite .Show that the escape velocity of a body from earth’s surface is √2 times its
velocity in a circular orbit just above earth’s surface.
OR
(a) What is gravitational potential energy at a point? How much work is done in shifting a
mass from the surface to height equal to its radius?
(b) Discuss the variation of acceleration due to gravity with altitude and depth graphically
(single graph)
( c) If a body is taken to a height R/4 from the surface of the earth, find percentage
decrease in the weight of the body?
33. What is meant by banking of roads? Why it is necessary? Obtain an expression for angle of 5
banking of a curved road. On what factors, angle of banking depends? Also draw well
labeled diagram to show the different forces and their components acting on vehicle on a
banked road.
OR
Three blocks of masses m1= 2kg, m2=3 kg and m3=5 kg are suspended with the string
vertically, which is passed over a pulley such that m1 is at top and m2 is at bottom. Calculate
the tension T1,T2 and T3 respectively for masses m1,m2 and m3 ,when the whole system (a) is
moving upward with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 and (b) is held stationary.
SECTION-E
34. Gravitational potential at a point in a gravitational field of a body is equal to the amount of 4
work done in bringing a body of unit mass from infinity to a given point without acceleration.
It is a scalar quantity.
(a) Why is the gravitational potential energy negative?
(b) What is the work done in bringing a body of mass m from infinity to the earth’s surface
of radius R and mass M?
(c) What is the change in gravitational potential energy when body of mass m is raised to
a height nR above earth’s surface of radius R and mass M?
OR
What is the maximum value of gravitational potential energy and where?
35. Three cylindrical rods A ,B and C of equal lengths and diameters are joined in series having 4
thermal conductivities 2 K, K and 0.5 K respectively. In the steady state ,the free ends of
rods A and C are at 1000 C and 00 C respectively.
(a) Determine the temperature of the junction between A and B.
Or
Two rods A and B are of equal length. Each rod has the ends at temperature T 1 and
T2..What is the condition that will ensure equal rates of flow heat through the rods A
and B?
(b) Find the equivalent thermal conductivity of the combination.
(c) Write the S.I unit of thermal conductivity.