DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE EAST

UT-2 REVISION WORKSHEET (2024 – 2025)

SUBJECT: PHYSICS (Answer key)

CLASS: XI NAME:

SECTION-A

1 Two bodies have their moments of inertia I and 2l respectively about their axis of rotation. 1
If their kinetic energies of rotation are equal, their angular momenta will be in the ratio
(a) √2: 1 (b) 2 : 1 ( c) 1 : 2 (d) 1: √2

Ans: D

2 A flywheel at rest is to reach an angular velocity of 36 rad/sec, in 6 sec, with a constant angular
acceleration. The total angle turned during this interval is: 1
(a) 108 rad (b) 216 rad (c) 144 rad (d) 72 rad
Ans: A

3 A force F = (𝛼𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 6𝑘̂ ) is acting at a point r (2𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂ − 12𝑘̂ ).The value of 𝛼 for 1
which angular momentum about origin is conserved is
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2
Ans: B

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 α = -1
4 If the area swept by the line joining the sun and the earth from February 1 to February 7 is ‘A’, then 1
the area swept by radius vector from February 8 to February 28 is
(a) A (b) 2A (c) 3A (d) 4A
Ans : C

5 A body weighs 63 N on the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force on it due to 1
the earth at a height equal to half the radius of the earth?
(a) 18 N (b) 28 N (c) 38 N (d) 48 N
Ans: B

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 6 The dimensional formula for gravitational constant is 1
1 3 2 -1 3 -2 1 -3 2 -1 -3 -2
(a) M L T (b) M L T (c) M L T (d) M L T
Ans: B
For Questions 7 to 9, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options as given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

7 Assertion: The position of centre of mass of body depend upon shape and size of the body.
Reason: Centre of mass of a body lies always at the centre of the body.
Ans: C
c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.
Explanation: The position of centre of mass of body depends on shape, size and distribution of mass
of the body. The centre of mass does not lie necessarily at the centre of the body.
8 Assertion: The acceleration due to gravity increases with height as well as depth
Reason: At centre of earth, acceleration due to gravity is finite
Ans: D
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false

9 Assertion: In rotatory motion, all the particles in rigid body moves in concentric circles about axis
of rotation.
Reason: The net force due to couple is non-zero

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 Ans: C
(c) Assertion is true but Reason is false.

SECTION-B
10 A grindstone has a moment of inertia 6 kgm-2. A constant torque is applied and the 2
grindstone is found to have a speed of 150 rpm in 10 seconds after starting from rest.
Calculate the torque.

11 State and prove the law of conservation of angular momentum. 2

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12 (A) State Kepler’s third law of periods 2
(B) The distance of Neptune and Saturn from the sun are nearly 1013 m and 1012 m
respectively. Assuming that they move in circular orbits, what is the ratio of their
periodic times?
Ans:
(a) According to Kepler’s law of periods,”The square of the time period of revolution of a
planet around the sun in an elliptical orbit is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-
major axis”.
T2 ∝ a3
(b)

13 Calculate the potential energy of a system of four particles, each of mass ‘m’ placed at the 2
vertices of a square of side ‘L’ and obtain the potential at centre of the square?
Ans:

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 SECTION-C
14 (A) Define radius of gyration and mention it’s unit. 3
(B) Calculate the radius of gyration and the moment of inertia of a rod of a mass 100 g
and length 100 cm about an axis passing through it’s centre and perpendicular to it’s
length.
Sol:
(A) Radius gyration is the distance between centre of mass of body to it’s axis of rotation
It’s SI unit : metre(m)
(B)

15 (A) Derive expression for the escape velocity of an object from the surface of a planet. 3
(B) Calculate escape velocity of planet whose mass is 100 times mass of the earth and
radius is 4 times the radius of the earth .
Ans: (A)

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 (B).

16 Prove that the torque acting on a body is equal to the rate of change of angular momentum of the
3
body.
Ans:

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 SECTION-D
17 (A) Define Radius of gyration and write the factors affecting it? (2M) 5
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(B) What will be the duration of the day, if earth suddenly shrinks to 64 of its original
volume and mass remains same? (2 M)
(C) A body is in rotational motion. Is it necessary that a torque be acting on it ? (1 M)
Ans:
A.

(B)

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 (C ) Not necessary; because for uniform rotational motion (i.e., angular acceleration ) any
torque is not necessary. Torque is necessary to produce angular acceleration.
SECTION -E
Case Study Based Question
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Depending on the location, an object at the surface of Earth falls with an acceleration
between 9.76 and 9.83 m/s2 (32.0 and 32.3 ft/s2).Earth is not exactly spherical. It is similar
to a "squashed" sphere, with the radius at the equator slightly larger than the radius at the
poles. This has the effect of slightly increasing gravitational acceleration at the poles (since
we are close to the centre of Earth and the gravitational force depends on distance) and
slightly decreasing it at the equator. Also, because of centripetal acceleration, the
acceleration due to gravity is slightly less at the equator than at the poles. Changes in the
density of rock under the ground or the presence of mountains nearby can affect
gravitational acceleration slightly.
The acceleration of an object changes with altitude. The change in gravitational acceleration
with distance from the centre of Earth follows an inverse-square law.]This means that
gravitational acceleration is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the
centre of Earth. As the distance is doubled, the gravitational acceleration decreases by a
factor of 4. As the distance is tripled, the gravitational acceleration decreases by a factor of 9,
and so on.The extent of the variation of g with height differs from that of the variation of g
with depth, but it’s to note that the value of g falls both with increasing height & with
increasing depth, with respect to the earth’s surface. This also means the value of g is

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maximum on the surface of the earth itself.

i) The value of ‘g’ is inversely proportional to the square of the Earth's

a) diameter b) radius c) weight d) area
Ans: B Radius ( Conceptual)
(ii) If R is the radius of the earth, the height at which the weight of body
becomes one fourth of its
weight Distance from centre of the earth on the
surface of earth is
a) 2R b) R/2 c) R d) R/4
Ans: C – R

(iii) A body weighs 200 N on the surface of earth. How much will it weigh
half way down to the centre of earth?
a) 100 N b) 150 N c) 200 N d) 250 N
Ans: A 100 N

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 (iv) Which of the following statements is true
(a) g is less at the earth’s surface than at a height above it or a depth below it
(b) g is same at all places on the surface of the earth
(c) g has its maximum value at the equator
(d) g is greater at the poles than at the equator
Ans: D g is greater at the poles than at the equator

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