Meccademia Education Institute

PHYSICS
CLASS-XI
Maximum Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3 hours
FLT-1
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
i. c = 3 x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg
iii. mp = 1.7 x10-27 kg
iv. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
v. μ0 = 4π x 10-7 T m
vi. h = 6.63 x10-34 J s
vii. ε0 = 8.854 x10-12
viii. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X10-23 per gram mole

[SECTION –A] (16x1=16 marks)

1. [MLT-2] matches with the dimensional formula of ____

a) Force
b) Modulus of elasticity
c) Displacement
d) Strain

2. In the first 10s of a body’s motion, the velocity changes from 10 m/s to
20m/s. During the next 30s the velocity changes from 20m/s to 50m/s.
What is the average acceleration in m/s2?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 0.5
3. Find the vector product (a X b) of the two given vectors: a = 2i + 3j + 4k,
b = 3i + 5j. Here, i, j & k are unit vectors along three mutually
perpendicular axes.
a) -20i + 12j + k
b) 10i + 6j + 1/2k
c) 20i – 12j – k
d) 10i – 6j -1/2k

4. A variable mass body with an initial mass of 5 kg is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s
initially, after some time the velocity increases to 10 m/s, what is the new mass if the
body is moving in the absence of any external force?
a) 2.5 Kg
b) 5 Kg
c) 7.5 Kg
d) 10 Kg

5. A body of mass 2 Kg, initially at rest, moves under the influence of an external
force of magnitude 4 N on plane ground. What is the work done by the force
and the change in kinetic energy in the first 10 seconds?
a) 400 J, 400 J
b) -400 J, 400 J
c) 400 J, -400 J
d) -400 J, -400 J

6. The coordinates of the centre of mass of objects of mass 10, 20, 30 kg are (1,1,1) m.
Where should an object of mass 40 kg be placed such that the centre of mass of this
new system lies at (0,0,0)?
a) 3/2, 3/2, 3/2
b) -3/2, -3/2, -3/2
c) 3/4, 3/4, 3/4
d) -3/4, -3/4, -3/4

7. What would be the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the
earth if the radius of the earth were reduced by 20%?
a) 9.81 m/s2
b) 12.26 m/s2
c) 15.33 m/s2
d) 49.05 m/s2

8. A 4kg eagle picks up a 75g snake and raises it 2.5 m from the ground to a branch. What
is the work done by the eagle on the snake? (Assume g = 10 m/s2)
a) 100 J
b) 1.875 J
c) 118.75 J
d) 10 J
 9. This is a diagram for which type of material?

a) Perfectly elastic
b) Partially elastic
c) Completely plastic
d) Perfectly rigid

10. How many degrees of freedom are there in a diatomic gas?

a) 2
b) 5
c) 3
d) 1

11. A car containing a beaker of water is moving horizontally on a level road. Consider two
points, A & B, inside the water such that they are on the same horizontal level and are
separated by a distance L. Which of the following options is correct regarding the
pressure differences between those two points?
a) If car is accelerating with acceleration a, PA – PB = ρgL
b) If car is accelerating with acceleration a, PA – PB = 0
c) If car is moving with constant velocity, PA – PB = 0
d) If car is moving with constant acceleration a, PA – PB = ρ (g+a)L

12. What is considered as zero point on the Kelvin scale?

a) -273.15K
b) -273.15°C
c) 0°C
d) 0 K

ASSERTION-REASON BASED QUESTIONS

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of
A. (c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

13. Assertion: The specific heat capacity of a given solid can be determined by using the
principle of calorimetry
Reason: Heat gained is equal to the heat lost.
 14. Assertion (A): A person receives more injury when he falls from a height on a concrete
pavement than when he falls from the same height on a bed of sand.
Reason (R): The force exerted on the person by the concrete pavement is more than that
exerted by the bed of sand.

15. Assertion (A): The size and the shape of the rigid body remain unaffected under the effect of
external forces.
Reason (R): The distance between two particles remains constant in a rigid body.

16. Assertion (A): A person standing on a rotating platform suddenly stretches his arms, the
platform slows down.
Reason (R): A person by stretching his arms increases the moment of inertia and decreases
angular velocity.

[SECTION –B] (05x2=10 marks)

17. What are fundamental note and overtones?

OR
The horizontal range of a projectile fired at an angle of 15° is 10 m. If it is fired with the
same speed at an angle of 30°, what will be the new range?

18. When a system is taken from state 1 to state 3 along the path 1 → 2 → 3, it is found that ∆Q =
60 cal and ∆W = 10 cal. Along the path 1 → 4 → 3, ∆Q = 50 cal, ∆W along the path 1 → 4 →
3 is

19. A cyclist comes to a skidding stop in 20 m. During this process, the force on the cycle due to
the road is 100 N and is directly opposed to the motion. What is the work done by the road
on the cycle.

20. Derive the relation between Linear momentum and Kinetic energy.

21. Show that in S.H.M., the acceleration is directly proportional to its displacement at the given
instant.

[SECTION –C] (07x3=21 marks)

22. Define coefficient of friction and angle of friction and hence derive a relation between
them.

23. Check whether the given equation F.s = 1/2 mv2 – 1/2 mu2 is dimensionally correct, or not
where, m is mass of the body, v is its final velocity, u is its initial velocity, F is applied force
and s is distance covered.
 OR

Define torque. What is its physical significance?

24. What is column pressure? Derive a relation for the same.

25. A simple harmonic motion is represented by x(t) = 10 sin (20t + 0.5) Find its amplitude,
frequency and initial phase.

26. A particle has displacement equation

(i) XA = 2t + 7
(ii) XB = 3t2 + 2t + 6
(iii) XC = 5t3 + 4t
Which of them has uniform acceleration?
OR
(a) Calculate the r.m.s. speed of a gas of density 2g/L at a pressure of 76 cm of mercury.
Density of mercury = 13.6 g/cm3, g = 980 cm/s2.
(b) Calculate the kinetic energy of each gram-mole of Helium gas at 27°C.

27. A plane is in level flight at constant speed and each of its wings has an area of 25 m2. If the
speed of the air is 180 km/h over the lower wing and 234 km/h over the upper wing
surface, determine the plane’s mass. (Take air density to be 1 kg/m3), g = 9.8 m/s2.
OR
A bullet fired at an angle of 30° with the horizontal hits the ground 3.0 km away. By
adjusting its angle of projection, can one hope to hit a target 5.0 km away? Assume the
muzzle speed to the fixed, and neglect air resistance.

28. A brass rod of length 50 cm and diameter 3.0 mm is joined to a steel rod of the same length
and diameter. What is the change in length of the combined rod at 250 °C, if the original
lengths are at 40.0 °C. Is there a ‘thermal stress’ developed at the junction? The ends of the
rod are free to expand (Co-efficient of linear expansion of brass = 2.0 × 10–5 K–1, steel = 1.2 ×
10–5 K–1).

[SECTION –D] (04x2=08 marks)

29. Case-Study 1:

The ballistic pendulum was invented in 1742 by English mathematician Benjamin Robins.
A Ballistic Pendulum is a device for measuring a bullet’s momentum and speed by
employing perfectly inelastic collision. A large wooden block suspended by two cords serves
as the pendulum bob. When a bullet is fired into the bob, it gets embedded in the bob and
its momentum is transferred to the bob. The bullet’s momentum and velocity can be
determined from the amplitude of the pendulum swing. The velocity of the bullet, in turn,
can be derived from its calculated momentum.

After collision, if the pendulum reaches a height h, then from principle of conservation of
mechanical energy
1/2 (m + M) vp2 = (m + M) gh
where, m = mass of bullet,
M = mass of the bob
vp = velocity of the bob-bullet combination
∴ vp =√2gh
Now, momentum before collision = momentum after collision
mvB = (m + M) vp
where vB = velocity of bullet

The ballistic pendulum used to be a common tool for the determination of the muzzle
velocity of bullets as a measure of the performance of firearms and ammunition (now a days,
the ballistic pendulum has been replaced by the ballistic chronograph, an electronic device).

(i) In ballistic pendulum the collision is

(A) Elastic
(B) Perfectly inelastic
(C) Inelastic
(D) Partly elastic, partly inelastic

(ii) Which two principles of Physics are applied to find the velocity of the bullet?
(A) conservation of mechanical energy and conservation of momentum
(B) conservation of mechanical energy and conservation of mass
(C) conservation of mass and conservation of momentum
(D) conservation of mechanical energy, conservation of momentum and conservation of
mass

(iii) The ballistic pendulum was invented by a

(A) Chemist
(B) Physicist
(C) Mathematician
(D) Warrior
OR
Ballistic pendulum has been replaced by
(A) Seismograph
(B) Chronograph
 (C) Gyrograph
(D) Tachograph

(iv) A ballistic pendulum of 1 kg is fired with a bullet of mass 1 g. If the pendulum rises 2
cm, find the velocity of the bullet.
(A) 12.65 m/s
(B) 6330 m/s
(C) 0.633 m/s
(D) 633 m/s

30. Case-Study 2:

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Elasticity vs plasticity:

Objects get deformed when pushed, pulled and twisted. Elasticity is the measure of the
amount that the object can return to its original shape after these external forces and
pressure is removed. The opposite of elasticity is plasticity. When something is stretched,
and it stays stretched, the material is said to be plastic. Such deformation is said to be
plastic deformation. In elastic deformation, atoms of the material are displaced temporarily
from their original lattice site. They return back to their original position after the
removal of external force. In plastic deformation, atoms of the solid are displaced
permanently from their original lattice site. They don’t return back to the original
position even after the removal of external load. So, elastic deformation is temporary,
whereas plastic deformation is permanent. Amount of elastic deformation is very small.
But the amount of plastic deformation is quite large.

External force required for elastic deformation of solid is quite small. Force required for
plastic deformation is much higher. Total energy absorbed by the material during elastic
and plastic deformation region is called module of toughness. Energy absorbed by the
material during elastic deformation is called module of resilience.
Most materials have an amount of force or pressure for which they deform elastically. If
more force or pressure is applied, then they undergo plastic deformation. Materials those
have a fair amount of plastic deformation before breaking are said to be ductile. Materials
those can’t stretch or bend much without breaking are said to be brittle. Copper, aluminium,
etc. are ductile materials. For this reason, those are used for making wires. Glass and
ceramics (are often brittle; they will not bend; they will break.

(i) Which of the following statements is false?

(A) A body is said to be plastic when it deforms due to application of force and returns to to its
original shape when the deforming force is removed.
(B) External force required for elastic deformation of solid is quite small. ‘
(C) In plastic deformation, atoms of the solid are displaced permanently from their original lattice
site.
(D) Most materials have an amount of force or pressure for which they deform elastically. If more
force or pressure is applied, then they undergo plastic deformation.
(ii) Hooks law is applicable for
(A) Plastic materials
(B) Elastic materials
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Brittle materials

(iii) Aluminium is a _________ material.

(A) Brittle
(B) Plastic
(C) Ductile
(D) Both (A) and (C)

(iv) Ceramic is a ________ material

(A) Brittle
(B) Plastic
(C) Ductile
(D) Both (A) and (C)

OR
Which of the following 4 stress-strain graphs represent a ductile material ‘ and a brittle material?

(A) A is for a brittle material, B is for a ductile material

(B) A is for a brittle material, D is for a ductile material
(C) A is for a brittle material, C is for a ductile material
(D) C is for a brittle material, A is for a ductile material

[SECTION –E] (03x5=15 marks)

31. (a) State and prove Bernoulli’s principle for the flow of non-viscous fluids and give its
limitations.
OR
(a) State Pascal’s law of transmission of fluid pressure. Explain how is Pascal’s law applied in
a hydraulic lift. (with suitable diagram).

32. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a rope (Fig.) which can stand a maximum tension of
600 N. In which of the following cases will the rope break: the monkey
 (a) climbs up with an acceleration of 6 ms-2
(b) climbs down with an acceleration of 4 ms-2
(c) climbs up with a uniform speed of 5 ms-1
(d) falls down the rope nearly freely under gravity?
(Ignore the mass of the rope).

OR

A transverse harmonic wave on a string is described by

y (x, t) = 3.0 sin (36 t + 0.018 x + π/4)
where x and y are in cm and t in s. The positive direction of x is from left to right.
(a) Is this a travelling wave or a stationary wave? If it is travelling, what are the speed
and direction of its propagation?
(b) What are its amplitude and frequency?
(c) What is the initial phase at the origin?
(d) What is the least distance between two successive crests in the wave?

33. (a) A stone dropped from the top of a tower of height 300 m high splashes into the water
of a pond near the base of the tower. When is the splash heard at the top given that the
speed of sound in air is 340 ms-1 ? (g = 9.8 ms-2) (2 mark)

(b) The force experienced by a mass moving with a uniform speed v in a circular path of
radius r experiences a force which depends on its mass, speed and radius. Prove that
the relation is f=mv2/r, using dimensional analysis. (2 mark)

(c) Obtain the dimensional formula for coefficient of viscosity. (1 mark)

OR

A rocket is fired ‘vertically’ from the surface of Mars with a speed of 2 km s-1. If 20% of its
initial energy is lost due to Martian atmospheric resistance, how far will the rocket go from
the surface of mars before returning to it? Mass of Mars = 6.4 x 10 23 kg; radius of Mars =
3395 km; G = 6.67 x 10-11 N m2 kg-2