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 questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based 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 four marks each and Section E contains three long answer 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.

Section A
1. Which pairs do not have equal dimensions? [1]

a) Force and impulse b) Elastic modulus and pressure

c) Energy and torque d) Angular momentum and Planck's constant

2. The equation of a progressive wave can be given by y = 15 sin(660πt − 0.02πx) cm. The frequency of the [1]
wave is

a) 365 Hz b) 342 Hz

c) 330 Hz d) 660 Hz
3. The reduced mass of two particles having masses m and 2m is [1]

a) 2m b) 3m

c) m

2
d) 2m

4. Which of the following diagrams (Fig.) does not represent a streamline flow? [1]

a) b)
 c) d)

5. The orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting near the surface of the earth is given by [1]
−−− GMe
−
−−
a) v = √gR , where g =
e 2
b) v = √ gh
where g =
GMe

2
Re Re
Re

−−− GMe −− GMe

c) v = √gR , where g =
e 2
d) v = √gh where g = 2
Re Re

6. The ratio of the velocity of sound in hydrogen and oxygen at STP is: [1]

a) 8 : 1 b) 4 : 1

c) 16 : 1 d) 2 : 1
7. A jet lands on an aircraft carrier at 63 m/s. What is its acceleration in m/s if it stops in 2.0 s?
2
[1]

a) -35 b) 34

c) -31.5 d) -33
8. A speeding motorcyclist sees traffic jam ahead of him. He slows down to 36 km/hour. He finds that traffic has [1]
eased and a car moving ahead of him at 18 km/hour is honking at a frequency of 1392 Hz. If the speed of sound
is 343 m/s, the frequency of the honk as heard by him will be

a) 1372 Hz b) 1412 Hz

c) 1454 Hz d) 1332 Hz
9. Water rises to a height of 16.3 cm in a capillary of height 18 cm above the water level. If the tube is suddenly cut [1]
at a height of 12 cm.

a) the height of the water in the capillary will b) water will stay at a height of 12 cm in the
be 10.3 cm capillary tube

c) water will come as a fountain from the d) water will flow down the sides of the
capillary tube capillary tube
10. If the mass of earth is 80 times of that of moon and its diameter is double that of moon and g on earth is 98 [1]
m/sec2, then the value of g on moon is:

a) 9.8 m/s2 b) 0.98 m/s2

c) 4.9 m/s2 d) 0.49 m/s2

11. Two wheels having radii in the ratio 1 : 3 are connected by a common belt. If the smaller wheel is accelerated [1]

from rest at a rate 1.5 rads-2 for 10 s, find the velocity of bigger wheel.

a) 15 rads-1 b) none of these

c) 45 rads-1 d) 5 rads-1
o

12. Temperatures of two stars are in ratio 3 : 2. If wavelength of maximum intensity of first body is 4000 A, what is [1]

corresponding wavelength of second body?

 o o
a) 2000 A b) 8000 A
o o
c) 6000 A d) 9000 A

13. Assertion: Work done by static friction may be positive. [1]

Reason: Static friction may acts along the direction of motion of an object.

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
14. Assertion: It is not possible for a system, unaided by an external agency to transfer heat from a body at lower [1]
temperature to another body at a higher temperature.
Reason: According to Clausius statement “No process is possible whose sole result is the transfer of heat from a
cooled object to a hotter object.”

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are correct
statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not correct
for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.
15. Assertion (A): The value of acceleration due to gravity does not depend upon the mass of the body. [1]
Reason (R): Acceleration due to gravity is a constant quantity.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

→ → → → → →
16. Assertion (A): If A × B = A × C , then C need not be equal to B . [1]

Reason (R): The cross product of two vectors depend upon the angle between them.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B

17. One end of a long string of linear mass density 8.0 × 10-3 kg m-1 is connected to an electrically driven tunning [2]

folk of frequency 256 Hz. The other end passes over a pulley and is tied to a pan containing a mass of 90 kg. The
pulley end absorbs all the incoming energy so that reflected waves at this end have negligible amplitude. At t =
0, the left end of the string x = 0 has zero transverse displacement (y = 0) and is mowing along positive y-
direction. The amplitude of the wave is 5.0 cm. Write down the transverse displacement y as a function of x and
t that describes the Wave on the string.
18. Consider a simple pendulum, having a bob attached to a string, that oscillates under the action of the force of [2]
gravity. Suppose that the period of oscillation of the simple pendulum depends on its length (l), mass of the bob
(m) and acceleration due to gravity (g). Derive the expression for its time period using method of dimensions.
19. Let us consider an equation 1
mv2 = mgh where m is the mass of the body, v its velocity, g is the acceleration [2]
2

due to gravity, and h is the height. Check whether this equation is dimensionally correct.
20. A circular racetrack of radius 300 m is banked at an angle of 15°. If the coefficient of friction between the [2]
wheels of a race-car and the road is 0.2, what is the
a. optimum speed of the racecar to avoid wear and tear on its tyres, and
b. maximum permissible speed to avoid slipping?
→ →
21. Show that for a two-particle system F = F21 . [2]
12

OR
Calculate the escape speed of a body from the solar system from the following data:

i. Mass of the sun = 2 × 1030 kg.

ii. Separation of the earth from the sun = 1.5 × 1011 m.

Section C
22. A freshwater reservoir is 10 m deep. A horizontal pipe 2 cm in diameter passes through the reservoir 8.0 m [3]
below the water surface. A plug secures the pipe opening. At a certain time the plug is removed. What volume of
water flows out of the pipe in 1 h? Assume cross-section area of the reservoir to be too large.
23. A certain substance has a mass of 50 g/mole. When 300 J of heat is added to 25g of sample of this material, its [3]

temperature rises from 25oC to 45oC. Calculate

i. the thermal capacity,
ii. specific heat capacity, and
iii. molar heat capacity of the sample.

24. A three-wheeler starts from rest, accelerates uniformly with 1 ms-2 on a straight road for 10 sec, and then moves [3]
with uniform velocity. Plot a graph between the distance covered by the vehicle during the nth second (n = 1,2,
3,...) versus n. What do you expect the plot to be during accelerated motion, a straight line or a parabola?
25. Explain: [3]
i. Why are ball bearings used in machinery?
ii. Why does a horse have to apply more force to start a cart than to keep it moving?
iii. What is the need for banking the tracks?
26. A gas can have any value of specific heat depending upon how heating is carried out. Explain? [3]
27. A 100 kg gun fires a ball of 1 kg horizontally from a cliff of height 500 m. It falls on the ground at a distance of [3]

400 m from the bottom of the cliff. Find the recoil velocity of the gun. (acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms–2).
28. The manual of a car instructs the owner to inflate the tyres to a pressure of 200 kPa. [3]
i. What is the recommended gauge pressure?
ii. What is the recommended absolute pressure?
iii. If after the required inflation of the tyres, the car is driven to a mountain peak where the atmospheric
pressure is 10% below that at sea level, what will the tyre gauge read?
OR
Briefly explain Magnus effect.
Section D
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Certain collisions are referred to as elastic collisions. Elastic collisions are collisions in which both momentum
and kinetic energy are conserved. The total system kinetic energy before the collision equals the total system
kinetic energy after the collision. If total kinetic energy is not conserved, then the collision is referred to as an
inelastic collision.
The coefficient of restitution, denoted by (e), is the measure of degree elasticity of collision. It is defined as the
ratio of the final to inital relative speed between two objects after they collide. It normally ranges from 0 to 1
where 1 would be a perfectly elastic collision. A perfectly inelastic collision has a coefficient of 0. In real life
most of the collisions are neither perfectly elastic nor perfectly inealstic and 0 < e < 1.
(i) The following are the data of a collision between a truck and a car.
Mass of the car = 1000 kg
Mass of the truck = 3000 kg
Mass of the truck Before collision:
Speed of the car = 20 m/s
Momentum of the car = 20000 kg m/s
Speed of the truck = 20 m/s
Momentum of the truck = 60000 kg m/s
After collision:
Speed of the car = 40 m/s in the opposite direction
Momentum of the car = 40000 kg m/s in the opposite direction
Speed of the truck = 0
Momentum of the truck = 0
The collision is

a) Both elastic since kinetic energy and b) Elastic since momentum is conserved
momentum is conserved

c) Inelastic since kinetic energy is d) Elastic since kinetic energy is

conserved conserved
(ii) The coefficient of restitution is the measure of

a) Malleability of a substance b) Conductivity of a substance

c) degree of elasticity of collision d) Elasticity of a substance

(iii) Coefficient of restitution is defined as
Relative velocity before collision
a) b) Relative velocity after collision ×
Relative velocity after collision

relative velocity before collision

Relative velocity after collision
c) None of these d) Relative velocity before collision

OR
In real life most of the collisions are

a) Range of coefficient of restitution is 0 b) both neither perfectly nor perfectly

<e<1 inelastic and range of coefficient of
restitution is 0 < e < 1.

c) neither perfectly elastic nor perfectly d) perfectly inelastic

inelastic
 (iv) For perfectly elastic and perfectly inelastic collision, the value of coefficient of restitution are respectively

a) +1, -1 b) 0, 1

c) 0, -1 d) 1, 0
30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
In a gas the particles are always in a state of random motion, all the particles move at different speed constantly
colliding and changing their speed and direction, as speed increases it will result in an increase in its kinetic
energy.

(i) If the temperature of the gas increases from 300 K to 600 K then the average kinetic energy becomes:

a) same b) becomes double

c) becomes half d) none of these

(ii) What is the average velocity of the molecules of an ideal gas?

a) Infinite b) Same

c) None of these d) Zero

(iii) Cooking gas containers are kept in a lorry moving with uniform speed. The temperature of the gas
molecules inside will ________.

a) decrease b) none of these

c) increase d) remains same

(iv) Find the ratio of average kinetic energy per molecule of Oxygen and Hydrogen:

a) 1:1 b) 4:1

c) 1:2 d) 1:4
OR
The velocities of the three molecules are 3v, 4v, and 5v. calculate their root mean square velocity?

a) 4.0 v b) 4.02 v

c) 4.08 v d) 4.04 v
Section E
31. A person normally weighing 50 kg stands on a mass less platform which oscillates up and down harmonically at [5]

a frequency of 2.0 s–1 and an amplitude 5.0 cm. A weighing machine on the platform gives the persons weight
against time.
i. Will there be any change in weight of the body, during the oscillation? Figure In extensible string.
 ii. If answer to part (a) is yes, what will be the maximum and minimum reading in the machine and at which
position?
OR
An air chamber of volume V has a neck area of cross section a into which a ball of mass m just fits and can move up
and down without any friction (Figure). Show that when the ball is pressed down a little and released, it executes
SHM. Obtain an expression for the time period of oscillations assuming pressure-volume variations of air to be
isothermal.

32. State the parallelogram law of vector addition and find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two [5]
vectors P ⃗ and Q⃗ inclined at an angle θ with each other. What happens, when θ = 0° and θ = 90°?
OR
Establish the following inequalities geometrically or otherwise

i. |A⃗ + B⃗ | ≤ ⃗ ⃗
|A| + |B|

ii. |A⃗ + B⃗ | ≥ ⃗ ⃗
||A| − |B||

iii. |A⃗ − B⃗ | ≤ ⃗ ⃗
|A| + |B|

iv. |A⃗ − B⃗ | ≥ ⃗ ⃗
||A| − |B||

When does equality sign above apply?

33. Define centre of mass. Derive an expression for the centre of mass of a two-particle system. Show that the centre [5]
of mass of two-particle system of equal masses lies at the centre of the line joining them.
OR
Calculate the moment of inertia of uniform circular disc of mass 500 g, radius 10 cm about
i. diameter of the disc
ii. the axis tangent to the disc and parallel to its diameter and
iii. the axis through the centre of the disc and perpendicular to its plane.