DAV BR PUBLIC SCHOOL, BINA

SESSION 2023-24
Half Yearly Examination
SAMPLE PAPER
Class: XI Subject: Physics
Time Allowed 3 Hrs MM:70

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.
3. All the sections are compulsory.
4. 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.
5. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one
question in Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section
D and all three questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in
such questions.
6. Use of calculators is not allowed.
Section A
1. If the unit of force and length each be increased by four times, then the unit of 1
energy is increased by
a) 16 times b) 8 times c) 2 times d) 4 times
2. An impulsive force of 100 N acts on a body for a small time interval of ∆ t 1
seconds. The change, in linear momentum of the body would be:
a) 100 (∆ t) N/s b) 100 ( ∆t ) N – s c) 100 / ( ∆ t) N/s d) 100 / (∆ t) N – s
3. The number of significant figures in 0.06900 -- 1
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 5
4. The displacement of a particle is given by x = (t – 2)2 where x is in metres and t 1
in seconds. The distance covered by the particle in first 4 seconds is
a) 4 m b) 8 m c) 12 m d) 16 m

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5. A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During this process, the force on 1
the bicycle due to the road is 200N and is directly opposed to the motion. The
work done by the cycle on the road is
a) + 2000J b) – 200J c) zero d) – 20,000J
6. Which of the following ratios express pressure? 1
a) Force/ Area b) Energy/ Volume c) Energy/ Area d) Force/ Volume
7. The co-ordinates of a moving particle at any time t are given by x = αt3 and y = 1
βt3. The speed of the particle at time t is given by:
a) 3t ( α2 + β2)1/2 b) 3t2 (α2 + β2)1/2
c) t2 (α2 + β2)1/2 d) (α2 + β2)1/2
8. If a unit vector is represented by 0.5î + 0.8ĵ + cḱ, then the value of ‘c’ is: 1
a) 1 b) √0.11 c) √0.01 d) √0.39
9. Two masses M and M/2 are joint together by means of a light 1
inextensible string passes over a frictionless pulley as shown in
figure. When bigger mass is released the small one will ascend
with an acceleration of
a) g/3 b) 3g/2 c) g/2 d) g
10. In an explosion a body breaks up into two pieces of unequal masses. In this 1
a) Both parts will have numerically equal momentum
b) Lighter part will have more momentum
c) Heavier part will have more momentum
d) Both parts will have equal kinetic energy
11. A particle of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a stationary particle of mass 1
2m and sticks to it. The speed of the system will be
a) v/2 b) 2v c) v/3 d) 3v
12. Which of the following is the unit for angular displacement? 1
a) meters b) seconds c) radians d) radians per second
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion (A) and
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the
options as given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

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13. Assertion: In a one dimensional perfectly elastic collision between two moving 1
bodies of equal masses, the bodies merely exchanges their velocities after
collision.
Reason: lf a lighter body at rest suffers perfectly elastic collision with a very
heavy body moving with a certain velocity, then after collision both travel with
same velocity.
14. Assertion: A negative acceleration of a body can be associated with a ‘speeding 1
up’ of the body.
Reason: Increase in speed of a moving body is independent of its direction of
motion.
15. Assertion: If the sum of the two unit vectors is also a unit vector, then magnitude 1
of their difference is root of three.
Reason: To find resultant of two vectors, we use square law.
16. Assertion: Dimensional constants are the quantities whose value are constant. 1
Reason : Dimensional constants are dimensionless.
Section B
17. Derive the relation between the linear velocity, and the angular velocity, when a 2
body is moving along a circular track of radius r.
18. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed of 3 m/s. 2
The other half of the distance is covered in two equal time intervals with speed
of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s respectively. Find The average speed of the particle
during this motion
19. Prove that for elevations which exceed or fall short of 45 0 by equal amounts the 2
ranges are equal?
20. A block slides down an incline of angle θ with an acceleration a Obtain an 2
expression for the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the
incline.
21. A ball, of mass m, falls from a height of H, and rebounds back to a height h. 2
Find the impulse, and the average force, between the ball and the ground, if the
time of contact is ∆t.
Section C
22. Derive equation F = mv2 /r dimensionally. 3
23. State Newton's second law of motion and prove that impulse is equal to the 3
change in momentum.
OR

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 A bird is sitting on the floor of a closed glass cage and the cage is in the hand of
a girl. Will the girl experience any change in the weight of the cage when the
bird?
a) start flying in the cage with a constant velocity
b) Flies upwards with acceleration.
24. Prove that in elastic collision the velocity of particle exchange. 3
25. A helicopter of mass 2000kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15 m s–2. The 3
total mass of the crew and passengers is 500 kg. find the magnitude and
direction of the Force on the floor of the helicopter by the crew and passengers.
26. Prove that when a body moves with uniform acceleration along a straight line 3
and has a distance ‘x’ travelled in the nth second, in the next second it travels
a distance x + a, where ‘a’ is the acceleration.
27. State the work energy theorem.Prove work energy theorem for a variable force. 3
28. Derive equations of motion. 3
OR
A ball of mass 0.1kg is thrown against a wall. It strikes the wall normally with
a velocity of 30m/s and rebounds with a velocity of 20m/s. calculate the impulse
of the force exerted by the ball on the wall.
Section D
29. According to Newton’s second law of motion, F=ma, where F is force required to 4
produce an acceleration a in a body of mass m. if a =0, then F=0 i.e. no external
force is required to move a body uniformly along a straight line. If a force act on
a body for t seconds, the effect of force is given by impulse = F x t = change in
linear momentum of body. With the help of passage given above, chose the
appropriate alternative for each of following questions:
a) a cricket ball of mass 150 g is moving with a velocity of 12 m/s and is hit by
a bat so that the ball is turned back with a velocity of 20m/s. if duration on
contact between the ball and bat is 0.01 s the impulse of force is
a. 7.4 Ns b. 4.8 Ns c. 1.2 Ns d. 4.7 Ns
b. Average force exerted by the bat is
a. 480 N b. 120 N c. 1200 N d. 840 N
c) The retardation of ball is
a. 1600 m/s2 b. 320 m/s2 c. 3200 m/s2 d. 160 m/s2
d) the force actin on the whose linear momentum changes by 20 kg m/s in 10
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 a. 2 N b. 20 N c. 200 N d. 0.2 N
OR
An impulsive force of 100 N acts on a body for 1 s. What is the change in its
linear momentum?
a. 10 Ns b. 100 Ns c. 1000 Ns d. 1 Ns
30. In all collisions, total linear momentum is conserved, while the total KE of the 4
system is not necessarily conserved. If there is no loss of KE during a collision
it is called an elastic collision. The collision between atoms and sub atomic
particles are truly elastic. If there is a loss of KE during a collision it is called
inelastic collision. During collision, a part of kinetic energy may convert into
heat and sound. When two bodies stick together after a collision, the collision
is perfectly inelastic.
a) A particle of mass m1 moves with velocity v1, collides with another particle
at rest of equal mass. The velocity of second particle after collision is
a. 2v1 b. v1 c. – v1 d. zero
b) A body moving with a velocity v, breaks up into two equal parts. One of the
parts retraces back with a velocity v. The velocity of other part is
a) v in forward direction b) 3v in forward direction
c) v in backward direction d) 3v in backward direction
c) When a body is moves with constant speed in a circular path, then
a. Work done will be zero b. acceleration will be zero
c. Force acting on body is zero d. velocity is constant
d) In an inelastic collision, what is conserved?
a. Kinetic energy b. linear momentum
c. both a and b d. neither a nor b
OR
A body of mass m1, collides elastically with another body of mass m2, at rest.
There is maximum transfer of energy when
a. m1 > m2 b. m1 < m2 c. m1 = m2 d. same for all values of m1 and m2
Section E
31. a) Derive the expression for the potential energy stored in a spring. 5
b) A particle moves along the x – axis form x = 0 t x = 5m influence of force given
by F = 7 – 2x + 3x2. Calculate the work done in doing so.
OR
a) A body of mass 2kg initially at rest moves under the action of an applied force

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 of 7N on a table with coefficient of kinetic friction = 0.1. Calculate the
i. Work done by the applied force in 10s
ii. Work done by the friction in 10s
iii. Work done by the net force on the body in 10s.
b) A light body and a heavy body have same linear momentum. Which one has
greater K.E.?
32. a) Draw a diagram showing the various forces acting on a vehicle moving on a 5
banked road. Deduce a formula for the maximum velocity with which the
vehicle can move along the banked road, when friction' is also present.
b) A bird is sitting on the floor of a wire cage and the cage is in the hand of a
boy. The bird starts flying in the cage. Will the boy experience any change in
the weight of the cage?
OR
a) State and prove the principle of law of conservation of linear momentum?
b) State Newton's second law of motion. From this law, obtain a vector
expression for force, in terms of acceleration. Hence give the definition of the
SI unit of force.
33. A particle is executing uniform horizontal circular motion with a speed v along 5
a circular path of radius r.
a) Why do we regard the particle as having an accelerated motion, even though
its speed is constant?
b) Obtain the expression for this acceleration.
c) Write this expression in vector form.
d) Show that this acceleration is centripetal in nature.
OR
A body is projected with a speed ‘u' at an angle of projection θ with the
horizontal. Obtain the equation for the trajectory of its motion. States its nature.
From the equation obtained deduce the expression for horizontal range R time
of flight and maximum height attained.
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