SUBJECT : PHYSICS (042) STD – Xl TIME : 3 Hours Date : 22/09/23 MARKS : 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. (7) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary.
SECTION : A
Choose correct answer from given options:
1. The sum of the numbers 436.32, 227.2 and 0.301 in appropriate significant figures is.. (a) 663.821 (b) 664 (c) 663.8 (d) 663.82 2. What is the unit of solid angle? (a) Second (b) Steradian (c) Radian (d) Candela 3. Dimensions of energy is the same as that of ________ (a) Acceleration (b) Velocity (c) Work (d) Force 4. A body starts from rest and travels with an acceleration of 2 m/s2. After t seconds its velocity is 10 m/s. Then t is ______ (a) 10 s (b) 5 s (c) 20 s (d) 6 s 5. The variation of quantity A with quantity B, plotted in Fig. describes the motion of a particle in a straight line..
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(a) Quantity B may represent time (b) Quantity A is displacement if motion is uniform (c) Quantity A is velocity if motion is uniformly accelerated (d) All of these 6. A particle of mass m has momentum p. Its kinetic energy will be .. (a) mp (b) p2m 𝑝2 𝑝2 (c) (d) 𝑚 2𝑚 7. Area under velocity-time curve over a given interval of time represents .. (a) Acceleration (b) Momentum (c) Velocity (d) Displacement 8. If Position of a particle is given by x = (4t2 – 8t), then which of the following is true? (a) Acceleration is zero at t = 0 (b) Velocity is zero at t = 0 (c) Velocity is zero at t = 1s (d) Velocity and acceleration will never be 9. Acceleration can be non zero only if there is .. (a) No net external force on the body (b) A net external force on the body (c) Both a and b (d) None 10. Equilibrium of a particle in mechanics refers to the situation when .. (a) Net external force in the particle is non zero (b) Net external force on the particle is zero (c) Both a and b (d) None 11. The SI unit of kinetic friction is .. (a) N (b) NS (c) N/s (d) None 12. A car is moving with a speed of 30m/s on a circular path of radius of 500 m, its speed is increasing at the rate of 2m/s2. The acceleration of a car is .. (a) 2 m/s2 (b) 9.8 m/s2 2 (c) 1.8 m/s (d) 2.7 m/s2
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.
13. Assertion: Dimensional constants are the quantities whose values are constant. Reason: Dimensional constants are dimensionless.
14. Assertion: An object can have constant speed but variable velocity. Reason: Speed is a scalar but velocity is a vector quantity.
15. Assertion : Two particles of different mass, projected with same velocity at same angles. The maximum height attained by both the particle will be same. Reason : The maximum height of projectile is independent of particle mass.
16. Assertion: A cricketer moves his hands forward to catch a ball so as to catch it easily without hurting. Reason: He tries to decrease the distance travelled by the ball so that it hurts less.
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SECTION : B
17. Write limitation of dimensional analysis.
18. What is stopping distance for vehicles write its equations ?
OR A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20m height drops a stone. Assuming g = 10m/s2. The velocity with which it hits the ground?
19. Read each statement below carefully and state with reasons and examples, if it is true or false ;( A particle in one-dimensional motion)
(a) with zero speed may have non-zero velocity,
(b) with constant speed must have zero acceleration,
20. There are 5 vectors. Each has magnitude 8 units. These vectors make a regular pentagon, then find magnitude of resultant vector.
21. What is impulse? Write its equation, unit & dimensional formula.
SECTION : C
22. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 s, what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?
OR
A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100 m. How much high above the ground can the cricketer throw the same ball?
23. Obtain the formula for maximum safe speed (Vmax) of vehicle on a level road.
24. Write Newton’s second law. Derive formula representing Newton’s second law.
25. Check the equation which are dimensionally correct or not. Justify your answer.
(m stands for mass, v stands for velocity, k stands for kinetic energy, a stands for acceleration) i. K = (3/16) mv2 ii. K = ma
26. Draw (distance → time) graph for positive, negative and zero acceleration.
27. The motion of a particle along a straight line is described by equation x=8+12t-t3 , where x is in metre and t is in second. What is the retardation of the particle when its velocity becomes zero.
28. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 ms−1 in a direction 30◦ above horizontal. Calculate a) The maximum height b) The time taken by the ball to return to the same level. c) The distance from the thrower to the point where ball returns to the same level.
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SECTION : D
Case Study Based Questions
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow :
29. Newton’s first law of motion states that If the net external force on a body is zero, its acceleration is zero. Acceleration can be non zero only if there is a net external force on the body. To summaries, if the net external force is zero, a body at rest continues to remain at rest and a body in motion continues to move with a uniform velocity. This property of the body is called inertia. Inertia means ‘resistance to change’. A body does not change its state of rest or uniform motion, unless an external force compels it to change that state. In other words, all objects resist a change in their state of motion. In a qualitative way, the tendency of undisturbed objects to stay at rest or to keep moving with the same velocity is called inertia
i. The book on table is at rest. The force of gravity here is balanced by
a. Force of friction b. Normal reaction by table on book c. Weight of table d. none of these ii. If no external force acts on object which is at rest. it will a. remain at rest b. start to move c. both a and b can possible d. none of these iii. Define inertia. iv. State Newton’s first law of motion.
30. If an object moving along the straight line covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, it is said to be in uniform motion along a straight line. Distance and displacement are two quantities that seem to mean the same but are different with different meanings and definitions. Distance is the measure of actual path length travelled by object. It is scalar quantity having SI unit of metre while displacement refers to the shortest distance between initial and final position of object. It is vector quantity. The magnitude of the displacement for a course of motion may be zero but the corresponding path length is not zero. using this data answer following questions.
i. Can path length be zero for motion of body from one point to other point? ii. For any given motion from point A to B, displacement =10m and distance = 5m. Is it possible? iii. Write difference between distance and displacement. iv. Find distance and displacement between A to B. if radius =R
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Section : E
31. find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors A and B in terms of their magnitudes and angle θ between them
32. The position-time (x-t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to their homes P and Q respectively are shown in Fig. above. Choose the correct entries in the brackets below.
a. (A/B) lives closer to the school than (B/A)
b. (A/B) starts from the school earlier than (B/A) c. (A/B) walks faster than (B/A) d. A and B reach home at the (same/different) time e. (A/B) overtakes (B/A) on the road (once/twice)
33.
I.Two masses 8 kg and 12 kg are connected at the two ends of a light inextensible string that goes over a frictionless pulley. Find the acceleration of the masses, and the tension in the string when the masses are released. II.A 500 kg car takes a round turn of the radius of 50m with a velocity of 36 km/hr. What is the magnitude of centripetal force? OR A circular racetrack of radius 300 m is banked at an angle of 15◦ If the coefficient of friction between the wheels of a race car and the road is 0.2. (tan 15◦ = 0.2679) (a) What is the optimum speed of the race car to avoid wear and tear on its tires? (b) What is the maximum permissible speed to avoid slipping?
