Practice Test for First Term Class XI

Class XI Physics
M.M. 70 Time 3 hours
Instructions
1. Q1 Q8 are of 1 marks each
2. Q9 Q18 are of 2 marks each
3. Q19 to Q27 are of 3 marks each
4. Q28 to Q30 are of 5 marks each.

Q1. Name the physical quantity obtained when you calculate the area under the Force-
displacement graph.
Q2. A horse cant pull a cart and run in empty space. Why?
Q3. Draw the position time, velocity time and acceleration time graphs for a freely
falling body.
Q4. What do you understand by non-conservative force? Give one example also.
Q5. Two bodies of mass M and 2M have same kinetic energy. Calculate the ratio of their
momentum.
Q6. Two identical bullets are fired one by a light rifle and another by a heavy rifle with
the same force. Which rifle will hurt the shoulder more and why?
Q7. What is the dimension of angular momentum and Coefficient of rolling friction?
Q8. What is the value of c so that 0.2i 0.6 j ck is a unit vector?
Q9. In tug-of-war, two teams pull each other with same force because force exerted by
one team on other is action and force exerted by second team on first is reaction. Since
these two are equal, how is that one team wins over other?
Q10. Give reasons for the following. (a) A sailing boat cannot be propelled by air blown
at the sail attached to the boat. (b) Even though friction is independent of contact area,
brakes of small contact area are not used.
Q11. A man of mass 70 kg is moving up a rope, with uniform acceleration of 1.5 m/s2.
What would be the tension in thread?
Q12. Explain
(a) Why it is easier to pull than push a lawn roller.
(b) Cricketer lowers his hands while catching the ball.
Q13. From the top of a tower, a body A is dropped and at the same time another body B
is projected horizontally with 30 m/s. Which of the two will strike the ground first and
why?
Q14. Find the angle through which a cyclist bends when he covers a circular path
34.3m long in 22 sec?
OR
Q14. A block slides down an incline of angle 300 with an acceleration of g/4. Find the
coefficient of kinetic friction
Q15. A cyclist is riding with a speed of 27 km/hr. As he approaches a circular turn on
the road of radius 80m, he applies brakes and reduces his speed at a constant rate of
0.5 m/s2. Find the magnitude of the net acceleration of the cyclist.
OR
Q15. A particle moves in a circle of radius 20cm. Its linear speed is given by v = 2t where
t is time in seconds and v is velocity is in m/s. Find the radial and the tangential
accelerations at t = 3s.
Q16. A bucket containing water is rotated in a vertical circle. Explain why water does
not fall?
OR
Q16. The fast moving vehicles are given streamline shapes. Why?
Q17. A car and truck are moving with same kinetic energy. They are brought to rest by
applying equal force. Which of the two will cover greater distance before coming to rest?
Justify.
Q18. Derive expression for PE stored in a stretched spring.
Q19. The time period of a simple pendulum depends on the length of the pendulum and
the acceleration due to gravity. Derive an expression for the time period of the simple
pendulum using the method of dimensions.
5ab3
Q20. If P = 5 ; find the error in P if error in a, b, c and d are 1%, 2%, 3% and
6c d
4%.
Q21. Show that there are two angles of projections for same range. If T1 and T2 are the
time of flights for same range R; show that T1T2 R.
Q22. Discuss horse-cart problem.
Q23. Obtain relation between momentum and kinetic energy. If kinetic energy of a body
is increased by 125%, by what percentage will its momentum increase?
Q24. Show that second law of motion is the real law of motion.
Q25. Define angle of friction and angle of repose. Show that for same two bodies in
contact, the two are always equal.
Q26. Raju saw her grandmother trying to clean a carpet. She was feeling difficulty in
lifting the carpet. Raju helped his grandmother in cleaning the carpet by beating it with
a stick.
(a) What are the values displayed by Raju?
(b) Name the scientific principle involved in Rajus action.
(c) Give on such more example.
Q27. Two masses m1 and m2 are hanged on either side of a pulley with the means of an
in-extensible thread. Find the tension in thread and acceleration of system if m1 > m2.
Q28. (a) State law of conservation of mechanical energy. Show that mechanical energy is
conserved in case of a freely falling body dropped from a height h.
(b) A bullet of mass 0.01k g and horizontal speed 80 m/s strikes a block of wood of mass
0.5 kg and instantly comes to rest with respect to the block. The block is suspended
from the ceiling by means of thin wires. Calculate the height to which the block rises.
Q29. (a)What is centripetal acceleration? Derive an expression for centripetal
acceleration. (b) A 150 g ball attached to the end of a string is revolved uniformly along a
horizontal circle of radius 50 cm. The ball makes 2 revolutions in a second. Calculate its
centripetal acceleration.
(a) What do you mean by a projectile? (b) Derive an expression for the time of flight and
range of a projectile which is projected at an angle to the horizontal.
Q30. What is principle of rocket propulsion? Hence derive expression for velocity,
maximum velocity and thrust on the rocket.
OR
Q30. For one-dimensional elastic collisions, derive the expression for final velocities of
bodies after collision. Hence discuss the case, when a heavy body strikes a lighter body
at rest?