ACHYUTA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Senior Secondary School Affiliated to CBSE, Delhi

Dindigul
Std : XI Sec: HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS (2020 - 21) Marks: 70
Date: 19.12.2020 PHYSICS Time : 3 Hours

I. ONE MARK: 20 x 1 = 20
1. If 𝐴⃗ = 𝐵
⃗⃗ + 𝐶⃗ and the values of 𝐴⃗, 𝐵
⃗⃗ and 𝐶⃗ are 13, 12 and 5 respectively, then the angle between 𝐴⃗

and 𝐶⃗ will be
(a) cos- 1 ( 5 / 13) (b) cos - 1 (13/12) (c) 𝜋/2 (d) sin – 1 (5 /12)
2. Two vectors are perpendicular if
(a) 𝐴⃗ . 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 1 (b) 𝐴⃗ × 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 0 (c) 𝐴⃗. 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 0 (𝑑 )𝐴⃗ . 𝐵
⃗⃗ = AB
3. Which of the following is true regarding projectile motion/
(a) horizontal velocity of projectile is constant (b) vertical velocity of projectile is constant
(c) acceleration is not constant (d) momentum is constant
4. If range and height of a projectile are equal, then angle of projection with the horizontal is
(a) 60o (b) tan-1 (4) (c) 30o (d) 45o
5. A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm with constant speed and time period 0.2 𝜋𝑠. The
acceleration of the particle is
(a) 25 m / s2 (b) 36 m / s2 (c) 5 m / s2 (d) 15 m / s2
6. A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically into air, the ball
falls
(a) Exactly in the hand of thrower (b) outside the car
(c) In the car ahead of the person (d) in the car behind the person
7. A 30 g bullet travelling initially at 500 m/s penetrates 12 cm into wooden block. The average
force exerted will be
(a) 31250 N (b) 41250N (c) 31750N (d) 3040 N
8. A person is sitting in a lift accelerating upwards. Measured weight of person will be
(a) Less than actual weight (b) equal to actual weight
(c) more than actual weight (d) zero
9. Two masses m1 and m2 are attached to a string which passes over a frictionless
smooth pulley. When m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 6 kg, the acceleration of masses is
(a) 20 m / s2 (b) 5 m / s2 (c) 2.5 m / s2 (d) 10 m / s2
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10. A motor cycle racer takes a round with speed 20 ms in a curvature of radius of R = 40 m, then
the leaning angle of motor cycle for safe turn is ( g = 10 ms – 2 )
(a) 20o (b) 30o (c) 40o (d) 60o
11. The resultant of two vectors is maximum when the angle between them is __________.
12. If |𝐴⃗ | = 10, | 𝐵
⃗⃗|= 2, and 𝐴⃗ . 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 12, then |𝐴⃗ . 𝐵
⃗⃗ | = _______________.
13. For a projectile projected at an angle ________, the maximum height and horizontal range are
equal.
14. A body weighing 5 kg just slides down a rough inclined plane that rises 4m in every 4√2 m. The
coefficient of friction is ___________.
15. For the same normal reaction, rolling friction is always much ___________ than the sliding
friction.
16. Under what condition the three vectors give zero resultant?
17. What is the value of m in 𝑖̂ + 𝑚𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂ to be unit vector?
𝜋
18. Two bodies are projected at an angle 𝜃 and ( 2 − 𝜃) to the horizontal with the same speed. Find the

ratio of their time of flight.

19. Friction is a self adjusting force. Is this statement correct?
20. A force of 49N is just sufficient to pull a block of wood weighing 10 kg on a rough horizontal
surface. Calculate the coefficient of friction and angle of friction.
II. TWO MARKS: 7 x 2 = 14
21. Determine that the vector which when added to the resultant of A = 3 𝑖̂ − 5𝑗̂ + 7𝑘̂ and
B = (2𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ ) gives unit vector along y-direction.
22. Two forces 5 kg-wt and 10 kg-wt.are acting with an inclination of 1200 between them. Find the
angle when the resultant makes with 10 kg-wt.
23. Distinguish between position vector and displacement vector.
24. How is the inertia of a body measured?
25. State and explain Newton’s first law of motion.
26. A passenger of mass 72.2kg is riding in an elevator while standing on a platform scale. what does
the scale read when the elevator cab is (i) descending with constant velocity (ii) ascending with
constant acceleration, 3.5 m/s2 ?
27. Define momentum. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity? Give its units and dimensions.
III. THREE MARKS: 7 x 3 = 21
28. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30 m/s. A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 10m/s in
the North to south directions. What is the direction in which she should hold her umbrella?
29. State and prove the polygon law of vector addition.
30. What is a projectile? Give some examples of projectile motion.
31. The position of a particle is given by r = 3.0 t 𝑖̂ − 2.0 𝑡 2 𝑗̂ + 4.0𝑘̂ where, t is in seconds and the
coefficients have the proper units for r to be in meters. (i) Find the v and a of the particle. (ii)
What is the magnitude and direction of velocity of the particle at t = 2s?
32. What do you mean by impulse of a force? Show that impulse is equal to the product of average
force and the time interval for which the force acts. Give the units and dimensions of impulse.
33. See in figure a mass of 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 2m from the ceiling. A force of 50 N
in the horizontal direction is applied at the mid-point P of the rope as shown. What is the angle the
rope makes with the vertical in equilibrium? (Take g = 10 ms-2). Neglect the mass of the rope.

34. State the laws of kinetic friction. Define coefficient of kinetic friction. Is it less than or greater than
the coefficient of static friction?
IV. FIVE MARKS: 3 x 5 = 15
35. Two vectors 𝐴⃗ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵
⃗⃗ are inclined to each other at an angle 𝜃. Using parallelogram law of vector
addition, find the magnitude and direction of their resultant.
Discuss the special cases, when (i) 𝜃 =0o, (ii) 𝜃 = 180o (iii) 𝜃 = 90o.
Or
A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity u. Show that its trajectory is a parabola. Also
obtain expressions for its (i) time of flight (ii) horizontal range and (iii) velocity at any
instant.
36. A body is projected at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal. Derive an expression for its horizontal range.
Determine the condition for maximum horizontal range. Show that there are two angles of
projections for the same horizontal range. Also calculate the velocity of the projectile at any instant
t and at the end point of the flight.
Or
Define centripetal acceleration. Derive an expression for the centripetal acceleration of a particle
moving with uniform speed along a circular path of radius r. Discuss the direction of this
acceleration.
37. What do you mean by banking of a curved road? Determine the angle of banking so as to minimize
the wear and tear of the tyres of a car negotiating a banked curve.
Or
(a) What are concurrent forces? Obtain the condition of equilibrium of number of concurrent
forces
(b) A mass of 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 2 m
from a ceiling. A force of 50 N in the horizontal direction is
applied at the mid point of the rope as shown in the fig .
what is the angle the rope makes with the veritcal in
equilibrium [ neglect the mass of the rope] g = 10 m/s2