ORCHIDS THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Pre Quarter 2 - (2022-23)

Grade: XI Subject: Physics Marks: 70 Duration: 180 Min
Subject Code: - 042 Test ID: - NA Date: 12/12/2022
General Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has 4 sections: Section A, Section B, Section C and Section D
3. Section A contains 10 questions of 1M each, Section B contains 8 questions of 2M each, Section C contains 8 questions of
3M each, and Section D contains 4 question of 5M each

Section A (1M x 10 = 10 Marks)

1 A 60 kg man pushes a 40 kg man by a force of 60N. The 40 kg man has pushed

the other man with a force of

A. 40 N
B. 0
C. 60 N
D. 20 N.

2 Which of the following sets cannot enter into the list of fundamental
quantities in any system of units ?

A. length, mass and velocity,

B. length, time and velocity,
C. mass, time and velocity,
D. length, time and mass.

3 ® ®
The work done by a force F during a displacement r is given by F × r .
Suppose a force of 12 N acts on a particle in vertically upward direction and
the particle is displaced through 2.0 m in vertically downward direction. Find
the work done by the force during this displacement.

A. -24J
B. 24J
C. 30J
D. 36J

4 A ball is thrown from a field with a speed of 12.0 m/s at an angle of 45° with
the horizontal. At what distance will it hit the field again ? Take g = 10.0 m/s

A. 12 m
B. 13 m
C. 14.4 m
D. 15.2 m

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5 A motor car is going due north at a speed of 50 km/h. It makes a 90° left turn
without changing the speed The change in the velocity of the car is about

A. 50 km/h towards west

B. 70 km/h towards south-west
C. 70 km/h towards north-west
D. zero.

6 A block of mass 0.2 kg is suspended from the ceiling by a light string. A second
block of mass 0.3 kg is suspended from the first block through another string.
Find the tensions in the two strings. Take g = 10 m/s 2.

A. 5N and 3N
B. 4N and 5N
C. 4N and 6N
D. None of the above

7 A heavy stone is thrown from a cliff of height h with a speed v. The stone will
hit the ground with maximum speed if it is thrown

A. Vertically Downward
B. Vertically Upward
C. Horizontally
D. The speed doesn’t depend on the initial direction

8 Two projectiles A and B are projected with angle of projection 15° for the
projectile A and 45° for the projectile B. If RA and RB be the horizontal range
for the two projectiles, then

A. RA <RB
B. RA =RB
C. RA >RB
D. The information is insufficient to decide the relation of RAwith RB.

9 A body constrained to move along the z-axis of a coordinate system is subject

to a constant force F given by F = −i + 2 j + 3 k N where i, j, k are unit vectors
along the x-, y- and z-axis of the system respectively. What is the work done
by this force in moving the body a distance of 4 m along the z-axis ?

A. 12J
B. 13J
C. 14J
D. 15J

10 When a particle moves in a circle with a uniform speed

A. its velocity and acceleration are both constant

B. its velocity is constant but the acceleration changes
C. its acceleration is constant but the velocity changes
D. its velocity and acceleration both change.

SECTION B 2M x 8 = 16 Marks

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11 Fill in the blanks by suitable conversion of units

A. 1kgm2 s-2 =....gcm2s–2

B. 1m =..... mm
C. 3.0 m s–2 = .... km h–2
D. G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 (kg)–2 = .... (cm)3 s–2 g–1.

12 A jet airplane travelling at the speed of 500 km h–1 ejects its products of
combustion at the speed of 1500 km h–1 relative to the jet plane. What is the
speed of the latter with respect to an observer on the ground ?
13 A passenger arriving in a new town wishes to go from the station to a hotel
located 10 km away on a straight road from the station. A dishonest cabman
takes him along a circuitous path 23 km long and reaches the hotel in 28 min.
What is (a) the average speed of the taxi, (b) the magnitude of average
velocity ? Are the two equal ?
14 A 1 kg block situated on a rough incline is connected to a spring of spring
constant 100 N m–1 as shown in Fig.. The block is released from rest with the
spring in the unstretched position. The block moves 10 cm down the incline
before coming to rest. Find the coefficient of friction between the block and
the incline. Assume that the spring has a negligible mass and the pulley is
frictionless. Given tan370 = 0.75

15 A particle having initial velocity u moves with a constant acceleration a for a

time t. Find the displacement of the particle in the last 1 second and evaluate
it for u=5m/s, a=2m/s2 and t=10s.
16 Both the springs shown in figure are unstretched. If the block is displaced by
a distance x and released, what will be the initial acceleration?

17 A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v =a x3/2 where a
= 5 m–1/2 s–1. What is the work done by the net force during its displacement
from x = 0 to x = 2m?
18 A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination y. The whole
system is accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the
wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block has a magnitude of ?

SECTION C 3M x 8 = 24 Marks
19 The length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular sheet of metal are 4.234
m, 1.005 m, and 2.01 cm respectively. Give the area and volume of the sheet
to correct significant figures.
20 The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks shown in figure is ‘u’
and the table is smooth. What maximum horizontal force F can be applied to
the block of mass M so that the blocks move together ?

21 A car moving along a straight highway with speed of 126 km h–1 is brought to
a stop within a distance of 200 m. What is the retardation of the car (assumed
uniform), and how long does it take for the car to stop ?

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22 Figure gives the x-t plot of a particle in one-dimensional motion. Three
different equal intervals of time are shown. In which interval is the average
speed greatest, and in which is it the least ? Give the sign of average velocity
for each interval.

23 On an open ground, a motorist follows a track that turns to his left by an angle
of 600 after every 500 m. Starting from a given turn, specify the displacement
of the motorist at the third, sixth and eighth turn. Compare the magnitude of
the displacement with the total path length covered by the motorist in each
case.
24 A cyclist is riding with a speed of 27 km/h. As he approaches a circular turn on
the road of radius 80 m, he applies brakes and reduces his speed at the
constant rate of 0.50 m/s every second. What is the magnitude and direction
of the net acceleration of the cyclist on the circular turn ?
25 Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a stone of mass
0.1 kg,

A. just after it is dropped from the window of a stationary train,

B. just after it is dropped from the window of a train running at a
constant velocity of 36 km/h,
C. justafteritisdroppedfromthewindowofatrainacceleratingwith1ms-2,
D. lying on the floor of a train which is accelerating with 1 m s-2, the
stone being at rest relative to the train.

26 The driver of a three-wheeler moving with a speed of 36 km/h sees a child

standing in the middle of the road and brings his vehicle to rest in 4.0 s just in
time to save the child. What is the average retarding force on the vehicle ?
The mass of the three-wheeler is 400 kg and the mass of the driver is 65 kg.

SECTION D 5M X 4 = 20 Marks

27 Read each statement below carefully and state with reasons, if it is true or
false :

A. The magnitude of a vector is always a scalar,

B. each component of a vector is always a scalar,
C. the total path length is always equal to the magnitude of the
displacement vector of a particle.
D. the average speed of a particle (defined as total path length divided
by the time taken to cover the path) is either greater or equal to the
magnitude of average velocity of the particle over the same interval
of time,
E. Three vectors not lying in a plane can never add up to give a null
vector.

28 Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on

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 A. a drop of rain falling down with a constant speed,
B. a cork of mass 10 g floating on water,
C. a kite skillfully held stationary in the sky,
D. a car moving with a constant velocity of 30 km/h on a rough road,
E. a high-speed electron in space far from all material objects, and free
of electric and magnetic fields.

29 A truck starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 2.0 m s-2. At t = 10 s, a

stone is dropped by a person standing on the top of the truck (6 m high from
the ground). What are the (a) velocity, and (b) acceleration of the stone at t =
11s ? (Neglect air resistance.)
30 The bob of a pendulum is released from a horizontal position. If the length of
the pendulum is 1.5 m, what is the speed with which the bob arrives at the
lowermost point, given that it dissipated 5% of its initial energy against air
resistance ?

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