KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHANDIGARH REGION

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2024-25

CLASS XI – PHYSICS
M.M. 70
TIME 3Hrs
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:
(i) This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections-A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A Questions no. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice (MCQ) type questions, carrying 1
mark each.
(iv) In Section B - Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions,
carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C - Questions no. 22 to 28 are Short Answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3
marks.
(vi) In Section D- Questions no. 29 & 30 are case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(vii)In Section E - Questions no. 31 to 33 are Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5
marks each.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 1 question
in section B, 1
question in section C, 1 question in each CBQ in Section D and all 3 questions in Section E.

SECTION A

Q1.An artificial satellite is going around the Earth, close to its surface. The time taken
by it to complete one round is approximately equals to:
a) 155 min.
b) 120 min.
c) 85 min.
d) 50 min.

Q2.Identify the incorrect statement about Action and Reaction

a) they act on different bodies
b) action is cause and reaction is effect
c) have equal magnitude and opposite direction
d) action and reaction are actually forces which acts at same instant. Either can be
taken as action or reaction.

Q3.When the torque acting on the system is zero, which of the following is constant?
a) Force
b) Linear momentum c) Angular momentum d) none of these

Q4.Given that the displacement of a particle is given by x = A² sin² kt, where A

denotes maximum displacement and t denotes the time. The unit of k is: -
a) radian
b) metre
c) metre/second
d) (second)-1
Q5.In which of the following case(s) work done is positive
i) work done by a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by means of a rope tied to
the bucket.
ii) work done by an applied force on a body moving on a rough horizontal plane
with uniform velocity
iii)work done by the resistive force of air on a vibrating pendulum in bringing it to
rest.
a) i & ii b) ii & iii c) i & iii d) i, ii & iii

Q6.The moment of inertia of circular disc of mass M and radius R about its diameter
is
a) 2 𝑀𝑅2
b) 𝑀𝑅2/2
c) 𝑀𝑅2
d) 𝑀𝑅2/4

Q7.The number of significant figures present in the measured value 0.020400 is

a) Four
b) five
c) six
d) seven

Q8.The position of an object moving along x-axis is given by x = a + bt2 where a = 2 m, b =

3 m s-2and t is measured in seconds. What is its velocity at t = 2 s?
a) 6 m/s
b) 8 m/s
c) 10 m/s
d) 12 m/s

Q9.If a vector 2𝑖̂+ 3𝑗̂+ 8𝑘̂ is perpendicular to the vector 4𝑖̂− 4𝑗̂+ 𝑘. Then the value
of α is:
a) 5/2
b) 3/2
c) 1/2
d) 1

Q10.A stone of mass m is tied to a string of length l rotated in a circle with a constant speed
v. If the string is released, the stone flies:
a) Radially outward
b) Radially inward
c) the stone flies off at an angle with the tangent whose magnitude depends on the
speed of the particle
d) the stone flies off tangentially from the instant the string breaks.

Q11.If a light body and heavy body have same kinetic energy, then which one has
greater linear momentum?
a) Heavier body
b) Lighter body
c) Both have same momentum
d) Can’t be predicted

Q12.Which of the following is an essential condition for horizontal component of

projectile to remain constant?
a) Acceleration due to gravity should be exactly constant
b) There should be no air-resistance
c) Angle of projection should be 45°
d) All of these

For question numbers 13 to 16, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from
the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
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 and R is also false
Q13.Assertion: Torque is a vector quantity directed in the direction of applied force.
Reason: as Torque = 𝐹⃗⃗ × 𝑟⃗

Q14.Assertion: Frictional forces are non-conservative forces.

Reason: as the work done by friction over closed path is zero.

Q15.Assertion: When a body moves along a circular path, no work is done by the
centripetal force.
Reason: because the angle between force and displacement is 90 degree.

Q16.Assertion: Horizontal range is same for angle of projection θ and (90 – θ).
Reason: Horizontal range is independent of angle of projection.
SECTION -B
Q17. Check the correctness of the relation v2 - u2= 2aS
Q18. The length, breadth and thickness of a metal sheet are 4.234m, 1.005m and 2.01cm
respectively. Give the area and volume of the sheet to correct significant figures.
Q19. Why is it easier to pull than to push a lawn roller?
Q20. Define the term: Radius of gyration of a body about any axis of rotation. Write its
general expression. State the factors on which radius of gyration of a body depends.
Q21.Three points masses of 1Kg, 2 Kg and 3 Kg lie at (1,2), (0,-1) and (2,-3) respectively.
Calculate the coordinates of center of mass of the system.
OR
Find the torque of a force 7𝑖̂− 3𝑗̂− 5𝑘̂ about the origin which acts on a particle whose position
vector is 𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂− 𝑘̂.
SECTION -C
Q22.What are the dimensions of A/B in the relation: 𝐹 = 𝐴√𝑥 + 𝐵𝑡2 where F is the force, x is
distance and t is time.
Q23. Obtain an expression for the maximum speed with which a vehicle can safely negotiate
a curved road banked at an angle theta.
OR
We want that a vehicle moving with 36 km/h may negotiate the circular banked road of
radius 5m. What should be the minimum banking angle of the road?

Q24. State Law of conservation of angular momentum and illustrate using two suitable
examples.

Q25. A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a speed of
5 km/h. Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back with a speed of 7.5
km/h.
What is the (a) magnitude of average velocity and (b) average speed of the man, over the
interval of time (i) 0 to 30 min. (ii) 0 to 50 min (iii) 0 to 40 min.?

Q26. The displacement-time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at
angles of 30degree and 60degree with the time axis. Find the ratio of velocities of object A
and Object B.

Q27. Derive the expression for variation of acceleration due to gravity with depth.

Q28. What is a projectile? Derive an expression for (i) Time of flight (ii) Horizontal range (iii)
Maximum height during the flight of the projectile.
OR
(a) A projectile is thrown with a velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 30degree with the horizontal
calculate (i) Maximum height attained by the projectile (ii) Time of flight of the projectile (iii)
The range of the projectile. Take g=10m/s2
SECTION-D
Q29.The acceleration of an object is said to be uniform acceleration if its velocity
changes by equal amount in equal interval of time, however small these time
intervals may be. A particle is moving with uniform acceleration in x-direction, the
displacement x of particle varies with time t as x = ( 4t2-15t+25 ) m
i) The particle has a uniform acceleration ‘a ‘when
a) acceleration does not depend on time t
b) acceleration depends on time t
c) velocity changes by unequal amount in equal interval of time,
d) None of these
OR
i) The position of particle at t = 0,
a) 14 m. b) 18 m
c) 20 m d) 25 m
ii) Velocity of particle at t = 2 s
a) -15 m/s b) 3 m/s
c) 1 m/s d) 31 m/s
iii) Acceleration of particle at t = 2 s
a) 8 ms-2
b) 20 ms-2
c) 10 ms-2
 d) 0 ms-2
iv) The velocity of particle will become zero at time t equal to
a) 2.975 s. b) 1.875 s.
c) 2 s. d) 1 s.

Q 30: The turning effect of force is called moment of force or torque. It is measured as the
product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance between the line of
action of force and the axis of rotation.
τ = r × F sinθ
τ = torque
F = linear force
r = distance measured from the axis of rotation to where the application of linear force takes
place
Torque (τ) refers to the moment of force. Τ = r x F = r F sinθ
F is the force Vector and r refers to the position vector
θ happens to be the angle between the force vector and the lever arm vector. ‘x’ certainly
denotes the cross
product.
τ = r F sin θ = r ma sinθ = r m αr sinθ=mr2. α sinθ = I α sinθ = I x α
[α is angular acceleration, I refer to the moment of inertia and x denotes cross product.]
theta = the angle between F and r
In this formula, sin(theta) has no units, r has units of meters (m), and F happens to have
units of Newton (N).
Combining these together, one can see that a unit of this force is a Newton-meter (Nm).
(i) Turning effect of force is produced by
(a)tangential component of force (b)radial component of force
(c)transverse component of force (d) all of the above
(ii) A tap can be operated by using two fingers because
(a) The force available for the operation will be more
(b) This helps application of angular forces
(c) The rotational effect is produced by the couple formed
(d) The force by one finger overcomes friction and other finger provides the force for
operation.
(iii) Find the torque of a force vector F = −3𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂+ 5𝑘̂ acting at the point vector r = −7𝑖̂+ 3𝑗̂+ 𝑘̂
(a) 14𝑖̂− 38𝑗̂+ 16𝑘̂
(b) 4𝑖̂+ 4𝑗̂+ 6𝑘̂
(c) −14𝑖̂+ 38𝑗̂− 16𝑘̂
(d) −21𝑖̂+ 3𝑗̂+ 5𝑘̂
(iv)Two small kids weighing 20 kg and 40 kg are trying to balance a see-saw of total length
10.0 m with the fulcrum at the center. If one of the kid is sitting at an end, the other should
sit at
(a) 125 cm (b) 250 cm (c)450 cm (d)350 cm
OR
A uniform rod of length L and mass 2.0 kg is made to rest on two measuring scales at its two
ends. A
uniform block of mass 2.8 kg is placed on the rod at a distance of 𝐿4 from the left end. The
force
experienced by the measuring scale on the right end
(a) 10N (b) 15N (c)17N (d)19N

SECTION-E

Q31: Prove three equations of motion for uniformly accelerated motion from velocity-time
graph.
OR
A body is projected at an angle θ with the horizontal
(i) Derive an expression for maximum height, time of flight and horizontal range.
(ii) Determine the condition for maximum horizontal range.
(iii) Prove that horizontal range is same for angle θ and 90– θ.
Q32: (i) What is potential energy? Give two examples.
(ii) An elastic spring of force constant K is stretched by an amount x. Show that its potential
energy is 1/2 kx2
(iii) Draw a graph showing the variation of energy with displacement.
OR
(i) Define the term collision. Write the characteristics of elastic collision.
(ii) Show that in elastic collision of two bodies in one-dimension, relative velocity of approach
before collision is equal to relative velocity of separation after collision.
Q33: (i) Define escape velocity. Derive the expression for it.
(ii) Find the velocity of escape at the moon given that its radius is 1.7 X 106 m and value of g
at its surface is 1.63 m/s2
OR
(i) Define orbital velocity. Derive an expression for it.
(ii) Assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how much would a body
weight halfway down to the center of earth, it weighted 250N on the surface?

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