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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER 2

A Highly Simulated Sample Question Paper for CBSE Class XI Examination

PHYSICS (Unsolved)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70

GENERAL INS1RUCI10NS
1. There are 33 questions ,n all. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has five sections : Section A, Section B, Section c, Section Dand Section E.
3. All the sections are compulsory.
4. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ.and four Assertion ReasQning based o~ 1 mark each,
5ection 8 tontains five questions of two marks each, Section c contains seven questions of ~hree
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 ques~ion !n Sect\on
B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in section Dand all thr'ee questions m 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, G = 6.67 x10-11 Nm2 /kg2
ii. R =8.314JmoI- 1 K-1
iii. ks .= t3s x 10-23 JI K
iv. o = 5.~7 x10-a wm-2 K-1
v. NA =6.023x1a23mol-1

3. · The coordinates of object with respect to a frame

Sedion·A of reference _a t t =0 are (-1, 0, 3~ If t =5 s, its
1. The solid angle subtended by the periphery of an coordinates are (-1, 0, _ 41 then the object is in
area 1 cm 2 at a point situated symmetrically at a (a) motion along Z-_axis
distance of 5 cm from the area is · (b) motion along X-axis
(a) 2 x 10-2 steradian
(c) motion along Y-axis
(b) ·4 x 10- 2 steradian
(d) rest position between t =0 s and t =5 s
x
(c) 6 10-2 steradian
4. Which of the following statements is true for a car
(d) 8 x 10-2 steradian
moving on the road?
2. The damping force on an oscillator is directly (a) With respect to the frame of reference attached
proportional to the velocity. The unit of the to the ground, the car is at rest
constant of prop~rtionality is {b) With respect to the frame of reference attached
(a) kg ms -1 to the person sitting in the car, the car is at rest
(b) kg ms-2
(c) With respect to the frame of reference attached
to the person outside the car, the car is at rest
(c) kg s -1
{d) None of the above
(d) kg s
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111e relation betw een the vect ors A and -2
A ls that , 1 l.
,. both have sam e mag nitu de syst em ls prov ided with 200 cal of heat
A
(a) both hav e sam e dire ctio n wor k don e by the syst em on the surr oun and the
dings ts
40 J . The n its Inte rnal ener gy
(b) theY hav e opp osit e dire ctio ns
(c) Non e of the abo ve (a) incr ease s by 600 J
(d) (b) decr ease s by 800 J
e corn pon ent of a v~c tor r alon g X-axis
111 will (c) Incr ease s by 800 J
6. ttave rnax imu m valu ..
e if
(d) decr ease s by 50 J
•s
(a) r 1 alon g pos1_t1ve Y-axis
_ 12 . If two syst ems are in ther mal equ
•s alon g posi tive X-ax is ilibr ium with
(b) rI each othe r, it mea ns thei r
(c) r rnakes an ang le of 45° with the X-ax (a) mas ses are equa l, tem pera ture s may
is be
(d) r is alon g neg ativ e Y-axis une qua l
(b) tem pera ture s are equ al
AbodY of m~s s 2 :g trav els acco rdin g to
I 7. xt-
()
_ pt + qt + rt whe re, q = 4 ms-2 p _ 3m the law (c) mas ses and tem pera ture s are equ al
3 , - -1
san d
5 rns- • The forc e acti ng on the
bod (d) Non e of the abo ve
r:::: y at t _ •
- 2S
lS
For que stio ns 13 to 16, two stat eme nts
(a) 136 N (b) 134 N are
(c) 158 N . giv en- one lab elle d Ass erti on (A) and
(d) 68 N the oth er
Apart icl~ is pus hed by forc es 21 + 3j _ 2k lab elle d Rea son (R). Sel ect the cor rec
and t ans wer to
S, si _ j -: 3~ s~u ltan ~ou sA the se que stio ns from the cod es (a), (b),
ly ~nd i~ is disp lace d from (c) and
(d) as giv en belo w.
poin t i + J + k to pom t 2 1 - J + 3k. The
wor k don e is (a) If both Ass ertio n and Rea son are true
(a)7 unit s and
(b)- 7un its Rea son is corr ect exp lana tion of Ass ertio
(b) If both Ass ertio n and Rea son are
n.
(c) 10 unit s (d) -10 unit s true but
Rea son is not the corr ect exp lana tion
'JWO mas ses ar~ join ed with a ligh t rod of
and the Ass ertio n.
9· syst em is rota ting abo ut the fixe d axis as (c) If Ass ertio n is true but Rea son is false
sho wn in .
the figu re. The MI of the syst em abo ut (d) If both Ass ertio n and Rea son are false
the axis is .
(Lt 13 . Ass erti on (A) Mo on has no atm osp here
I
I
.
M/2
I
I
Reason (R) The esca pe spe ed for the moo
M/2 n is
o... ..-- -lh:
10 ::-----o muc h sma ller. Gas mol ecw .es, if form
ed on the
f-- 1/2 1/2-+ \ surf ace of the moo n hav ing velo citie s
larg er than
esca pe spe ed will esca pe the grav itati
ona l pull of
·the moo n.
14 . Assertion (A) The dim ensi ona l met hod
(a) M/2 /2 (b) MZ2 / 4 (c) MZ2 (d) Ml2 /6
can not be .
use d to obta in the dep end enc e of the
wor k don e
I0. The grap h sho ws the beh avio ur of a leng th of wire by a forc e F on the ang le 0 betw een forc
e F and
in the regi on for whi ch the sub stan disp lace men t x .
ce obe ys
Hoo k's law. P and Q repr esen t Rea son (R) All trig ono met ric func tion s
Q
are
dim ensi onle ss.
15. Assertion (A) A bod y of mas s 10 kg is plac
ed on a
rou gh incl ined surf ace (µ = 0.7). ihe
surf ace is
incl ined to hor izon tal at ang le 30°. Acc
eler atio n of
the bod y dow n the plan e will be zero
.
Rea son (R) Wo rk don e by fric tion is alw
ays
neg ativ e.
(a) P = app lied forc e, Q = exte nsio n
16. Ass erti on (A) Sma ller dro p of liqu id resi sts
(b) P = exte nsio n, Q = app lied forc e
defo rmi ng forc es bett er tha n the larg
(c) P = exte nsio n, Q = stor ed elas tic ene
er drops.
rgy Rea son (R) E.xc ess pre ssu re insi de a dro
(d) P = stor ed el asti c ene rgy, Q = exte p is
nsio n dire ctly pro por tion al to its surface
area.
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a rate of 30 J/s. At what rate is the internal
Section-I energy increased?
17. (i) Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
Why cannot they cancel each other? Or
{ii) According to Newton's third law, every force A spherical body of volume V and density •
is accompanied by an equal and opposite suspended from a string, the other end OftO ~
force. How can a movement ever take place? string is connected to the roof of a sealed ht
18. There are two spheres of same radius and material container filled with an ideal flUid of densi
at same temperature but one being solid while the p. If the container accelerates towards ripj.i{_
other hollow. Which sphere will expand more, if with a constant acceleration a, then find th
they are heated to same temperature? force exerted~~ t~e liquid on ~he body, Whe
19. A liquid X of density y
body is in equihbnum w.r.t. fluid. en
3.36 g/cm3 is poured in 8cm
a U-tube in right arm
X
I
10cm I
with height 10 cm,
which contains Hg.
Another liquid Y is
poured in left arm with
height 8 cm. 23. Two simple harmonic motion_s are represented by
Upper levels of X and Y are same. What is the Yi =S(sin21tt + .J3cos21tt)umts
density ofY? (Given, density of Hg= 13.6 g/cc)
and y 2 = Ssin (21tt +~)units, calculate the ratio of
20. A silver atom in a solid oscillates in SHM in a
certain direction with a frequency of 1012s-1• What their amplitudes.
is the force constant of the bonds connecting one · Or
atom with the other? (Molecular weight of silver The equation of a sound wave is given as
=108}
y =o.005sin(62.4x + 316t} units. Calculate the
21. The figure given below is the part of a horizontal wavelength of this wave.
stretched net. In this section, AB is stretched with
a force of 10 N, then find the force in the section
24. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a rope which
can withstand a maximum tension of 600 N.
BC.
C D
Determine in the following cases whether the rope
will break or not.
F, 120° (i) The monkey climbs up with an acceleration
B of 6 ms-2•
120° 120° .
(ii) The monkey climbs down with an
F = 10N acceleration of 4 ms- 2 • ·
A (iii) The monkey climbs up with a uniform speed
of 5 ms-1• (Take, g = 10 ms-2)
Or
Ignore the mass of the rope.
A force of 98 N is required to just start moving a
25. A block of wood of mass 5 kg is resting on the
body of mass 100 kg over ice. What is the surface of a rough inclined plane making angle
coefficient of static friction? 60° as shown in figure. If the coefficient of static
friction is 0.3, calculate the forces.
Sedion·C h
22. (i) 10 mol of an ideal gas at constant
temperature, 500 K is compressed from 50 L
to SL. Calculate the work done in this
process. (Given, R = 8.31 J mor1K-1)
(ii) An electric heater supplies heat to a system at
a rate of SOW. If the system performs work at F,
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I 50 g stan ds on a fram e of mas s
ss (iii) Whi ch of the follo wing ls large st unit
of ti' 11 a ligh t rope whi ch pass es over a pow er? 0
f
f!),it pull5 on end of the rope is atta ched to
the
~0g• tl~e otbe r stem to be in equi libri um, wha t (a) Wat t (b) HP (c) Joul e (d) erg
S~~e'I- for tbe ~yexert on the rope ? Or
p ,e.
11
fl fi1US The 1500 HP engi ne prod uce
~- eftla se·c ond ener gy. j
······ ou1e per
w<'
(a) 1.1 x1C>6 (b) 3.8 x td'
(c} Uxl ct (d) 3.8 x lQ4
(lv) If the weig ht of 1500 HP bike is l00 k h
fldl li ·
n e max imu m spee d it can attai n.~tm
(a) 380 km/ h (b) 360 km/h
fitle capillarity. . . . . (c) 340 km/ h (d} 400 km/ h
(i) pe · heig ht of liqw d, 1f a capi llary tube 30. Rea d the follo wing para grap h and answ er the
cSnd the radi us of 0.05 cm and surf ace solu tion . ·
(ii··) r---
ti95 a
base
073 Nm-1, · Firs t law of ther mod ynam ics is a state men t of
51·on0 .
tefl t spee d will the velo'City of a stre am of cons erva tion of ener gy appl ied to any syste m
.••) t,.t wha equa l to 20 cm of mer cury colu in
(iii 9ter be mn? whic h ener gy tran sfer from or to the surro undi
11 -1o ms-2) · ngs
Cf91te, g - is take n into acco unt.
It state s that heat give n to a syst em is eithe r used
uenc y (F), velo city (v) and dens ity (D)
(i} If fr:n side red as fund ame ntal unit s. The in doin g exte rnal wor k or it incre ases the inter
n nal
ener gy of the syst em or both .
aredth ..1:..... ensi onal form ula for mom entu m.
e uu.u i.e. Hea t supp lied, 6.Q = 6.U + 6. W
fill .ch grou p of Phy sics has_rece ntly cam e
·•)Wh
(11 ifltOi e:idstence . ? v,he re, AQ = heat supp lied to the syste m by the
. surr ound ings ,
Sedion-D AW·= wor k done by the syst em on the
surro undi ng~
& Uowing para grap h and
d the 10 answ er the and AU = chan ge in inter nal ener gy of
.
~ea ·ons that follow.
questl. . . kill the syste m.
havi ng sam e racm g s s are
'l'f,'O bik~rs agai nst each othe r. Bike r 1 has (i) For an idea l gas, inter nal ener gy depends on
a bike of
corn;~;!bile Bike r 2 has a bike of 100 0 HP. Bike . (a) only mole cula r kine tic ener gy
r (b) only pote ntial ener gy of the mole cule s
tSO d bike r 2 in a race by 10 seco nds.
idefeate
bik r 1 expl aine d bike r 2 that he can also wm. (c) Both kine tic and pote ntial ener gies of the
1,ater delSOO HP bike . Mor eove r the weig ht also mole cule s
fbeha impa '(d) Non e of the abov e
ct on the spee d of the bike. More
~ah~e . faste h (ii} The inter nal ener gy of a syste m coul d be
d less weig ht mak es a bike r w erea s
power an
1e5s·power and mor e weig ht mak es a bikego chan ged
slower. (a) by extr actin g heat from the syste m

mmm,m"
(b) by doin g wor k done on the syste m
(c) if syst em do som e·wo rk on the
surr ound ings
(d} All of the abov e
(i) 1Horse pow er (HP) ......... watt (iii) (AQ - AW) is
(a) 446 (b) 746. (c) 766 (d) 674 (a) path depe nden t (b) path inde pend ent
(ii) If the bike r appl ied the brak es insta ntly, he (c) equa l to AU (d) Both (b) and (c)
goes from 10 ms-1 to 0 ms- 1 in 7s. Assu me (iv) A syst em is prov ided with 200 cal of heat
that brak es appl y 70 N, the wor k done on the and
the wor k done by the syste m on the
road is equa l to surr ound ings is 40 J. Then, its inter nal ener gy
(a) 700 J (b) 0.7 J (a) incr ease s by 600 J (b) decr ease s by 800 J
(c) zero (d) Non e of thes e (c) incr ease s by 800 J (d) decr ease s by 50 J
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respectively and the levels of water Col
Using fi~st law of thermodynamics, which is
true for isothermal expansion of an Ideal gas in the tubes differ by 10 cm. How rnuch%n
(a) .:\U == +ve (b) .:\Q = +ve ' flows through the pipe per minute? Water
(c) .:\ W == + ve (d) Both {b) and (c) Or
. (i) A metallic ball has a r~~us of 9.0 cm. at O•c:
Sedion-E Calculate the change m its. volume when it. ··
31. (i) An ~~ject placed on a ground is in stable heated to 90°C. Given that coefficient of is
equilib?um. If object is slightly pushed, then linear expansion of metal of ball is 12 x10-s 1(-t
what wtll be the effect on the position of ·
centre of gravity? · (ii) Two rods of the same area of cross•sectio ·
but of lengths l 1 & l 2 and conductivities I( n,
(ii) Why is it easier to open a tap with two fingers K2 are joined in serie~. Find the equivaie~/
1

than with one finger? .

conductivity of the given combination. ·
Or
33. (i) Determine the ratio of the kinetic energy
(i) Define terminal velocity.
required to be given to the satellite to esca ·
(ii) A capillary tube A is dipped in water and earth's gravitational field to the kinetic Pe
anot~er identical tube Bis dipped in soap
energy·required to be given, so that the
solution. Draw the diagram.showing the
satellite moves in a circular orbit just aboYe
nature of liquid columns in both the tubes ·
and explain. earth atmosphere.
(iii) What happens when a capillary tube of (ii) Two satellites A and B go round a planet p .
insufficient length is dipped in a liquid? circular orbits in circular orbits having ra:
4R and R respectively. If the speed of the
32. (i) An ideal liquid of constant density p flows in a satellite A is 3v, what will be the speed of the
streamline motion.along a tube of variable satellite B?
cross-section. The tube is kept inclined in the
vertical plane as shown in figure. The area.of (iii) For a satellite, escape velocity is
cross-section of the tube at two points p and Q 11 kms-1• If the satellite is launched at an
at heights of h1metre and !½metre are angle of60° with the vertical, then what Will
respectively, a1and a 2. be the escape velocity? ·
The velocity of the liquid at point p is Or
1
1 rns- • Find the expression for work done per (i) Two containers of equal volume contain the
unit volume by the pressure. same gas at pressures Pi and P2 and absolute
temperatures 1j and T2, respectively. When
both the vessels are joined together, the gas
reaches a common pressure.p and common
temperature T. Determine the ratio p/T.
(ii) At a given temperature, equal masses of
monoatomic and diatomic gases are supplied
(ii) A venturirneter is connected to two points in equal quantities of heat. Which of the two
the mains where its radii are 20cm and 10cm gases will suffer larger temperature rise?

Answer Key
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6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)

11 . (c) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (c)

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16. (c) 19. 0.3 glee 20. 7.1 Nim 21. lON 22. (i) - 9.6 x 10 J(ii) 20W

23. 2 : 1 Or 0.1 Unit 25. SO.S N 26. 40g 27. (ii) 2.98 cm (iii) 7.37 m/s

28. 0v• F-3 29. (iJ (b), (ii) (c), (iii) (b), Or (a), (iv) (b) 30. (i) (a), (ii) (d), (iii) (d), (iv) (d) Or (c)