DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE- EAST

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2023– 2024)

SUBJECT: PHYSICS
CLASS: XI MAX- MARKS: 70
DATE: 5/2/24 TIME: 3 hrs.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(1) There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
All the sections are compulsory.
(3) Section A contains sixteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks
each, Section C contains seven questions of three marks each, section D contains two case study-based
questions of 4 marks each Section E contains three long questions of five marks each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D and E.
You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(5) Use of calculators is not allowed.
(6) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary
i. c = 3 x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
iv. μ0 = 4π x 10-7 TmA−1
v. h = 6.63 x10-34 Js
vi. ε0 = 8.854 x10-12 C2N−1m−2
vii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X 1023 per gram mole
SECTION-A
Q.NO QUESTION MARKS

1 The dimensional formula for latent heat is

(a) M0L2T-2 (b) ML2T-1 (c) M0LT-1 (d) ML2T-2 1
2 A particle starts from rest and has an acceleration of 2 m/s2 for 10 s. After that, it travels for
30 s with constant speed and then undergoes a retardation of 4 m/s2 and comes back to rest. 1
The total distance covered by the particle is
(a) 650 m (b) 700 m (c) 750m (d) 800m
3 A ball is projected from a horizontal ground. It attains maximum height ‘H’ & strikes a
stationary smooth wall & falls on the ground vertically below the maximum height. Assume
the collision to be elastic, the height of the point on the wall where ball will strike is 1
3𝙷 2𝙷 𝙷 4𝙷
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 4 5
4 A bomb at rest explodes into 3 parts each having same mass. The momentum of two parts is 1
3P𝑖̂ and 2P𝑗̂ respectively. The magnitude of the momentum of the third part is
(a) P (b)√5 P (c) √13 P (d) 2P

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5 A motor pump is used to deliver water at a certain rate from a given pipe. To obtain thrice as much 1
water from the same pipe in the same time, the power of the motor has to be increased to:
(a) 3 times (b)9 times (c) 27 times (d) 81 times
6 A system consists of two identical particles, one of the particle has an acceleration a and the
other is at rest. The centre of mass has an acceleration of
𝑎 𝑎 1
(a) 2𝑎 (b) (c) 𝑎 (d)
2 4

7 A planet has radius and mass, both half of those of the earth, then the value of ‘g’ on that
planet will be: 1
(a) 4.9 m/s2 (b) 9.8 m/s2 (c) 19.6 m/s2 (d) 13.8 m/s2
8 Why does covering a hot water bottle with foam slow down the rate of cooling of water?
(a) Foam collects the heat from the surroundings and passes it to water
(b) Foam opposes the motion of heat from the water to surroundings 1
(c) Foam and water bottles react with each other and create isolation
(d) Foam is a good conductor of heat, so it helps to pass the heat from the surrounding to the
bottle.
9 A system is provided with 200 cal of heat and the work done by the system on the surrounding
is 40 J. Then its internal energy 1
(a) Increases by 600 J
(b) Decreases by 800 J
(c) Increases by 800 J
(d) Decreases by 50 J
10 Oxygen and hydrogen gas are at same temperature and pressure. And the oxygen molecule
has 16 times the mass of hydrogen molecule. Then the ratio of their rms speed 1
(a) 2 (b) 1/4 (c) 4 (d) 16

11 A particle executes S.H.M. along x-axis. The force acting on it is given

a) A cos (kx) (b) Akx (c) -Akx (d)A𝑒 −𝑘𝑥 1

12 In a simple harmonic motion, when the displacement is one-half the amplitude. What is the
ratio of kinetic energy to the total energy? 1
1 3 1
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) zero (d) 4
13 ASSERTION: Two masses in ratio 1:2 are thrown vertically up with same speed, reach the top
simultaneously.
REASON: Acceleration due to gravity is directly proportional to the mass of a body.
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 1
(b)Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false

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14 ASSERTION: Two bodies of masses M and m (M > m) are allowed to fall from the same
height if the air resistance for each be the same then both the bodies will reach
the earth simultaneously.
REASON: For same air resistance, acceleration of both the bodies will be same. 1
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false
15 ASSERTION: A quick collision between two bodies is more violent than a slow collision,
even when the initial and the final velocities are identical.
REASON: The rate of change of momentum is greater in the first case.
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 1
(b)Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false
16 ASSERTION: The energy of the satellite is always negative irrespective of the nature of its
orbit i.e., elliptical or circular and it cannot be positive or zero.
REASON: If the energy is positive or zero, the satellite would leave its orbit. 1
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false
SECTION -B
17 The velocity v of water waves may depend on their wavelength λ density of water ρ and the 2
acceleration due to gravity g. Find relation between these quantities by the method of dimension.
18 (a) Define projectile motion? Give some examples of projectile motion.
(b) Four balls A, B, C and D are projected with the same velocity u making angles of 30°, 45°, 2
60° and 75° respectively with the horizontal. Which ball will strike the ground at the
farthest point?
19 Water flows through a horizontal pipe of radius 1 cm at a speed of 2 m/s. What should be 2
diameter of its nozzle if the water is to come out at a speed of 10 m/s?
20 On heating a glass block of 10.000 cm3 from 25 °C to 40 °C, its volume increases by
4cm3.Calculate coefficient of linear expansion of glass.
OR 2
A hole is drilled in a copper sheet. The diameter of the hole is 4.24 cm at 27ºC. What is the
change in the diameter of the hole when the sheet is heated to 227ºC? Coefficient of the linear
expansion of copper =1.70 X 10-5K-1
21 Define isothermal process. Derive the expression for the work done by isothermal process. 2

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 SECTION -C
22 (a)The position of a particle is given by x = (-2t3 + 3t2 + 5) m. where ‘x’ is in meter and‘t’ is in
second. Find the acceleration of this particle when its velocity is zero.
(b) A uniformly moving cricket ball is turned back by hitting it with a bat for a very short time 3
interval. Suggest acceleration –time graph for the situation. ( Take acceleration in the
backward direction as positive)
23 A stone is dropped from a height ‘h’. Prove that the mechanical energy at any point in its path 3
is mgh.
24 (a) A wheel has a constant angular acceleration of 3 rad/s2. During a 4s interval, it turns
through an angle of 60 rad. If the wheel started from rest, how long has it been in motion 3
before the start of this 4s interval?
(b) How will you distinguish between a hard-boiled egg and a raw egg by spinning it on a table
top?
25 (a)How much below the surface of the earth does the acceleration due to gravity become 1% of
its value at the earth’s surface?
(b) If the diameter of earth becomes two times the present value and its mass remains unchanged,
then how would the weight of an object on the surface of earth be affected?
OR 3
(a) Jupiter has a mass 318 times that of the earth, and its radius is 11.2 times the earth’s radius
Estimate the escape velocity of a body from Jupiter’s surface, given that the escape velocity
from the earth’s surface is 11.2 km/s.
(b)An astronaut, while revolving in a circular orbit happens to throw a spoon outside. Will the
spoon reach the surface of the earth?.
26 State Hooke’s law. Draw stress-strain graph for a loaded wire, when stretched up to the 3
breaking point and explain in detail.
27 (a)Show that for a monoatomic gas, the ratio of CP to CV is 5/3.
(b) Calculate the mean free path of a molecule of air at 27∘ C and one atmospheric pressure. 3
Given average radius of each air molecule is 2.0 × 10 − 10 m.
28 (a)Show that acceleration of a particle executing S.H.M is proportional to displacement from
mean position.
(b) A person measures the time period of a simple pendulum inside a stationary lift and finds it 3
to be √3 s. if the lift starts accelerating upwards with an acceleration g/2, calculate the time
period of the pendulum.

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 SECTION -D
29 When a body moves along a circular path with a uniform speed, its motion is said to be uniform
circular motion. In uniform circular motion, the direction of the velocity vector which acts along
the tangent to the path changes continuously but its magnitude always remains constant. So
uniform circular motion is an accelerated motion. A body undergoing uniform circular motion is
acted upon by an acceleration which is directed along the radius towards the centre of the circular
path. This acceleration is called centripetal acceleration. The magnitude of the acceleration is ac
constant given by
𝚟²
ac = = ⍵²𝚛
𝚛
But the direction of ac changes continuously, always pointing towards the centre. So centripetal
acceleration is not a constant vector. The resultant acceleration of a body in circular motion is
towards the centre only if its speed is constant.

(i) A body executing uniform circular motion has at any instant its velocity vector and
acceleration vector 1
(a) along the same direction
(b) in the opposite direction
(c) normal to each other
(d) not related to each other
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(ii) The angular speed of a fly wheel making 120 revolutions/minute is
(a)π rad/sec (b) 2 π rad/sec (c)4 π rad/sec (d)4 π2 rad/sec

(iii) A particle moves with constant speed v along a circular path of radius r and completes the
circle in time T. The acceleration of the particle is
2𝜋𝜐 2𝜋𝑟 2𝜋𝑟² 2𝜋𝜐² 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝑇 𝑇 𝑇 𝑇

(iv) A stone tied to the end of a string of 1 m long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a
constant speed. If the stone makes 22 revolutions in 44 seconds, what is the magnitude and
direction of acceleration of the stone? 1
(a) π2 m s-2 and direction along the radius towards the centre
(b) π2 m s-2 and direction along the radius away from the centre
(c) π2 m s-2 and direction along the tangent to the circle
𝜋²
(d) ms-2 and direction along the radius towards the centre.
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OR
An object moves at a constant speed along a circular path in a horizontal plane with centre at the
origin. When the object is at x = +2m, its velocity is - 4 𝑗̂m/s. what is the objects velocity and
acceleration when at x = –2 m will be
(a) v = 4𝑖̂m/s a = 8𝑗̂m/s2
(b) v = 4𝑗̂m/s a = 8𝑖̂m/s2
(c) v = -4𝑗̂m/s a = 8𝑖̂m/s2
(d) v = -4𝑖̂m/s a = -8𝑗̂m/s2

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30 The turning effect of force is called moment of force or torque. It is measured as the product of
the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance between the line of action of force and
the axis of rotation.

τ = r × F sinθ
τ = torque
F = linear force
r = distance measured from the axis of rotation to where the application of linear force takes place
Torque (τ) refers to the moment of force. Τ = r x F = r F sinθ
F is the force Vector and r refers to the position vector
θ happens to be the angle between the force vector and the lever arm vector. ‘x’ certainly denotes
the cross product.
τ = r F sin θ = r ma sinθ = r m αr sinθ = mr2. α sinθ = I α sinθ = I x α
[α is angular acceleration, I refers to the moment of inertia and x denotes cross product.]
theta = the angle between F and r
In this formula, sin(theta) has no units, r has units of meters (m), and F happens to have units of
Newton (N). Combining these together, one can see that a unit of this force is a Newton-meter
(Nm).
(i) Turning effect of force is produced by 1
(a)tangential component of force
(b)radial component of force
(c)transverse component of force
(d) all of the above
(ii) A tap can be operated by using two fingers because
(a) The force available for the operation will be more 1
(b) This helps application of angular forces
(c) The rotational effect is produced by the couple formed
(d) The force by one finger overcomes friction and other finger provides the force for
operartion.
(iii) Find the torque of a force vector F = -3𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂ acting at the point vector r = 7𝑖̂+3𝑗̂+ 𝑘̂
(a) 14𝑖̂-38𝑗̂+16𝑘̂
(b) 4𝑖̂+4𝑗̂+6𝑘̂ 1
(c) -14𝑖̂+38𝑗̂-16𝑘̂
(d) -21𝑖̂+3𝑗̂+5𝑘̂
(iv)Two small kids weighing 20 kg and 40 kg are trying to balance a see-saw of total length
10.0 m with the fulcrum at the centre. If one of the kid is sitting at an end, the other should
sit at
(a) 125 cm (b) 250 cm (c)450 cm (d)350 cm
OR

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 A uniform rod of length L and mass 2.0 kg is made to rest on two measuring scales at its two ends. 1
𝐿
A uniform block of mass 2.8 kg is placed on the rod at a distance of 4 from the left end. The force
experienced by the measuring scale on the right end
(a) 10N (b) 15N (c)17N (d)19N
SECTION -E
31 (a)State the law of conservation of momentum. Explain by giving examples.
(b)Three blocks are connected as shown below and are on a horizontal frictionless table. They are
pulled to the right with a force F = 50 N. If m1 = 5 kg, m2 = 10 kg and m3 = 15 kg,
Calculate tensions T1 and T2.

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OR
(a) Derive the expression for the maximum velocity of a body moving in circular track of radius r
with coefficient of friction µ.
(b) A car of mass 1500 kg is moving with a speed of 12.5 ms− 1 on a circular path of radius 20 m
on a level road.
(i)What should be the frictional force to avoid slipping of car?
(ii) Calculate the coefficient of friction.
32 (a)A liquid is in streamlined flow through a tube of non -uniform cross section. Prove that sum of
its kinetic energy, pressure energy and potential energy per unit volume remains constant.
(b)Water flows through a horizontal pipe of which the cross section is not constant. The pressure
is 1cm of mercury where the velocity is 0.35 m/s. Find the pressure at a point where the
velocity is 0.65m/s.
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(a)Derive an expression for the excess pressure inside a liquid drop.
(b)Two soap bubbles have radii in the ratio 2:3.Compare the excess of pressure inside these
bubbles. Also compare the works done in blowing these bubbles.
(c)Small mercury drops are spherical and larger ones tend to flattened. Explain.
33 (a) Derive an expression for nth mode of vibration in case of a closed end organ pipe. Hence, give
the value of ν1 : ν 2: ν 3.
(b) A wire stretched between two rigid supports vibrates in its fundamental mode with a frequency
of 45 Hz. The mass of the wire is 3.5 x 10-2 kg and its linear mass density is 4.0 x 10 -2 kg m-1.
What is (i) the speed of a transverse wave on the string and (ii) the tension in the string?
OR
(a)What are beats? Prove that the number of beats produced per second by the two sound sources
is equal to the difference between their frequencies.
(b) Consider the two identical piano strings, each tuned exactly to the 420Hz. The tension in any 5
one of the strings is increased by 2%. If they are now struck, what is the beat frequency
between the fundamentals of the two strings? Take length of the strings = 65 cm.