APSAC SYSTEM

PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION
MAY-JUNE 2021
Class: XI Subject: Physics

Max. Time: 3 hours Total Marks: 85

Name: ________________________________ Section: _____________

School: _______________________________ Date: _______________

Instructions

1. Write your name, school, section & date clearly in the space provided.
2. Carefully read through the complete paper.
3. Space has been provided for the objective part.
4. Do not copy the questions on the answer sheet(s).
5. Re-check your work before handing it over at the end of the examination.
6. The allocated marks for each question in the paper are given in brackets [ ].
7. Use separate answer sheet for subjective part.
8. Attach the rough work sheet along with the answer sheet.

Section–A Section–B Section–C Section–D Total

Sections
(17) (21) (21) (26) Marks

Q. Nos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 …

Max.
17 21 21 13 13 13 85
Marks
Marks
Obtd.
Ans. Sheets
Marked by: _________________ Sign: ______________ Dated: _________

Counter-checked by: ____________ Sign: ____________ Dated: _________

 PHYSICS HSSC-I
SECTION – A (Marks 17)
Time allowed: 25 Minutes
Note: Section-A is compulsory. All parts of this section are to be answered
on the separately provided OMR Answer Sheet which should be
completed in the first 25 minutes and handed over to the invigilator.
Do not use lead pencil.
Q-1: Circle the correct option i.e. A/B/C/D. Each part carries one mark.
i) The mass of a sample of copper nitrate is 3.82 g. A student measures
the mass and finds it to be 3.81 g, 3.82 g, 3.79 g, and 3.80 g in the first,
second, third, and fourth trial, respectively. Which of the following
statements is true for his measurements?
A. They have good accuracy but poor precision
B. They have good accuracy and precision.
C. They have poor accuracy but good precision
D. They are neither precise nor accurate
ii) Torque is a vector quantity that produces _______ in a body:
A. Momentum B. Angular acceleration
C. Angular momentum D. Linear acceleration:
iii) The principle of conservation of linear momentum can be strictly
applied during a collision between two particles provided the time of
impact is:
A. Moderately small B. Extremely large
C. Extremely small D. Depends on a particular case
iv) A uniform solid cylinder with a radius of 10 cm and a mass of 3.0 kg is
rotating about its center with an angular speed of 33.4 rpm. What is its
kinetic energy?
A. 0.092 J B. 17 J
C. 1.1 J D. 0.18 J
v) The relation between linear and angular acceleration is:
A. α = a×r B. α = r ×a

C. a =α ×r D. r = α ×a
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vi) If radius of the moon is 1600 km and value of g on its surface is 1.6
m/s2, then the escape velocity on the moon is:
A. 1600 ms-1 B. 50.6 ms-1
C. 71.6 ms-1 D. 2263ms-1
vii) What happens to the drag force on spheres with increasing radius
size?
A. The drag force is constant across all sizes of spheres in a fluid.
B. The drag force increases with the size of the sphere falling
through a fluid.
C. The drag force decreases with the size of the sphere falling
through a fluid.
D. There is no way to tell without knowing the actual values of the
radii.
viii) According to equation of continuity A1V1 = A2V2 = constant. The
constant is equal to:
A. Flow rate B. Volume of fluid
C. Mass of fluid D. Density of fluid
ix) When the body is suspended at the point of suspension, its periodic
time and frequency will be _____________ as compared to the body
suspended at the point of percussion.
A. same B. two times
C. four times D. eight times
x) The oscillation in which the amplitude decreases steadily with time is
known as:
A. Damped oscillations B. Simple oscillations
C. Undamped oscillations D. Forced oscillations
xi) When the source of sound moves away form a stationary listener then
_________ occurs.
A. an apparent increase in frequency
B. an apparent decrease in frequency
C. an apparent decrease in wavelength
D. no apparent change in frequency

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xii) What would the beat frequency be if you added tones of 880 Hz and
882 Hz?
A. 10 Hz B. 1762 Hz
C. 881 Hz D. 2 Hz
xiii) The required condition for the Constructive inference path difference
should be: (308)
A. Odd integral multiple of λ B. Integral multiple of λ
λ λ
C. Odd integral multiple of D. integral multiple of
2 2
xiv) In Bragg’s equation [m λ = 2.d.sin θ], θ is the glancing angle which is:
A. between specimen surface and incident rays
B. between normal to specimen surface and incident rays
C. complementary to the angle of incidence
D. parallel to lattice surfaces / spacing d
xv) What happens to the air temperature in a valley when cold air blowing
from the mountain tops descends into the valley?

A. the valley’s temperature drops

B. the valley’s temperature rises
C. there is no change in temperature
D. more than one of these possibilities are correct

xvi) The area enclosed by the curve ABCDA for a Carnot

heat engine represents the work done by Carnot engine:
A. at any instant B. averagely
C. during its operation D. during one cycle

xvii) The property of a working substance which increases or decreases as

the heat is supplied or removed in a reversible manner is known as:
A. Enthalpy B. Internal energy
C. Entropy D. External energy

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 PHYSICS HSSC-I
Time allowed: 2:35 Hours Total Marks Section B, C and D: 68
Note: Answer any seven parts each from Section ‘B and C’ and any two
questions from Section ‘D’ on the separately provided answer book.
Use supplementary answer sheet i.e. Sheet-B if required. Write your
answers neatly and legibly.

SECTION – B (Marks 21)

(Chapters 1 – 5)
Q-2: Attempt any SEVEN parts. The answer to each part should not
exceed five to six lines. [3×7=21]
i) Does a ball rolling on an inclined plane have the same acceleration on
the way up as it does on the way down? Justify your answer.
ii) What relationship exists between torque, moment of inertia and the
angular acceleration?
iii) Does the work done by gravity depend on the path taken? Why/why
not?
iv) Why the graph of work done by a variable force is like this? Discuss
briefly with the help of example.

v) A ball is thrown straight up from the top of a 112 foot tall building with
an initial speed of 96 feet per second. The height of the ball as a
function of time can be modeled by the function h(t)= –16t2 + 96t + 112.
When will the ball reach a height of 240 feet?
vi) Whether in in-elastic collision or an elastic collision, the momentum is
conserved? Explain.
vii) Find the angle between two forces of equal magnitude such that the
magnitude of their resultant is also equal to either of them.

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viii) Justify the given statements with the example.
(a) A body in equilibrium even if it is moving or rotating.
(b) If the coplanar forces acting on a body form a close polygon, then
the body is said to be in equilibrium.
ix) Does a spinning disk have kinetic energy? How do you calculate it?
x) Check the following equation for calculating displacement is
dimensionally correct or not?

x = x0 + ut +   at2
1
(a)
2
P = (ρgh )2
1
(b)

SECTION – C (Marks 21)

(Chapters 6 – 10)
Q-3: Attempt any SEVEN parts. The answer to each part should not
exceed five to six lines. [3×7=21]
i) What is the principle of Carnot engine? Is Carnot engine 100 %
efficient? Why/why not?
ii) Derive the relationship that exists between molar specific heat at
constant pressure and at constant volume.
iii) How a Michelson interferometer can be used for measuring distances?
Draw a ray diagram to support the answer.
iv) Label the diagram and identify the process shown here.

v)
(a) What is Huygens principle?
(b) The wavelengths of first-order X-rays are 2.20A0 at 2708’. Find
the distance between the adjacent Miller planes
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vi) How does frequency of a transverse wave on a stretched string vary
when plucked:
(a) at middle
(b) at 1/6 of its length
vii) Prove that v x = ω r 2 − x 2 .
viii)
(a) Graphically represent an oscillator when = 90° and = 180°.
(b) What is the difference between transverse waves and longitudinal
waves?
ix) What are the beat frequencies, if a piano hammer hits three strings that
emit frequencies of 127.8, 128.1, and 128.3 Hz?
2ρ g r 2
x) Derive an equation for vT = .
9η

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 SECTION – D (Marks 26)
Note: Attempt any TWO questions. All carry equal marks. [13×2=26]
Q-4: [13]
a) Derive a relation for the time period of a simple pendulum using
dimensional analysis. The various possible factors on which the
time period ‘T’ may depend are: (8)
(i) Length of the pendulum
(ii) Mass of the bob
(iii) Angle θ which the thread makes with the vertical
(iv) Acceleration due to gravity
b) Prove that the scalar product is commutative but vector product is
non-commutative. (5)
Q-5: [13]
a) Discuss the relationship that exists between centripetal force and
centripetal acceleration. Derive an equation to show this relation.
(8)
b) Calculate the wavelengths of sounds at the extremes of the
audible range, 20 and 20,000 Hz, in 30.0ºC air. (Assume that the
frequency values are accurate to two significant figures). (5)
Q-6: [13]
a) What is absolute potential energy? Is it similar to potential
energy? Why / why not? Derive an equation for absolute potential
energy. (8)
b) A diffraction grating 3 cm wide
produces a deviation of 33
degrees in the second order with
light of wavelength 600 nm. What
is the total number of lines on the
grating? (5)

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