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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHENNAI REGION

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION -2023-24
Class XI PHYSICS Time : 3 hours
. Max Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(1) There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and
Section E.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based
of 1 mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains
seven questions of three 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
question in Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section D
and all three questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such
questions.
(6) Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION A

1. The dimension of kinetic energy is same as that of 1

a) force b) momentum c) work d)pressure
2 The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 23.023, 0.0003 and 1
2.1×10-3 are
(a) 5, 1, 2 (b) 5, 1, 5 (c) 5, 5, 2 (d) 4, 4, 2
3 Area under velocity-time curve over a given interval of time represents 1
(a) acceleration (b) force (c) velocity (d) displacement
2
4 If Position of a particle is given by x = (4t – 8t), then which of the following is 1
true?
(a) Acceleration is zero at t = 0 (b) Velocity is zero at t = 0
(c) Velocity is zero at t = 1s (d) Velocity and acceleration will never be zero
5. An object will continue moving uniformly when 1
(a) the resultant force on it is increasing continuously
(b) the resultant force is at right angles to its rotation
(c) the resultant force on it is zero
(d) the resultant force on it begins to decrease
6 The direction of impulse is 1
(a) same as that of the net force (b) opposite to that of the net force
(c) same as that of the final velocity (d) same as that of the initial velocity
7 The magnitude of work done by a force 1
(a) depends on frame of reference
(b) does not depend on frame of reference
(c) cannot be calculated in non-inertial frames. (d) both (a) and (b)
8 What is the mass of the body that weighs 1 N at a place where g = 9.8m/s2 1
a) 0.102 kg b) 0.102 g c) 1.02 kg d) 1.02 kg
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9 Which of the following is an essential condition for horizontal component of 1
projectile to remain constant?
(a) Acceleration due to gravity should be exactly constant
(b) Angle of projection should be 45°
(c) There should be no air-resistance
(d) All of these
10 Moment of inertia depends on 1
a) distribution of particles b) position of axis of rotation c)mass d) all
11 The property of a body by virtue of which it tends to regain its original size and 1
shape when the applied force is removed is called
(a) elasticity (b) plasticity (c) rigidity (d) compressibility
12 A bullet is dropped from the same height when another bullet is fired horizontally. 1
They will hit the ground
(a) one after the other (b) simultaneously (c) depends on the observer
(d) None of these
For Questions 13 to 16, 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) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13 Assertion: It is not possible to have constant velocity and variable acceleration. 1
Reason: Accelerated body cannot have constant velocity.
14 Assertion : The maximum horizontal range of projectile is proportional to square 1
of velocity.
Reason : The maximum horizontal range of projectile is equal to maximum height
attained by projectile.
15 Assertion : A man rowing a boat upstream is at rest with respect to the bank. He is 1
doing no external work.
Reason : Work done by constant force, W = F S cosθ.
16 Assertion : When you lean behind over the hind legs of the chair, the chair falls 1
back after a certain angle.
Reason : Centre of mass lying outside the system makes the system unstable.
SECTION B
17 The displacement of a body is given to proportional to the cube of time elapsed . 2
What is the nature of the acceleration of the body?
18 The greatest height to which a man can throw a stone is h. What will be the greatest 2
distance up to which he can throw the stone?
19 A lift is going up with an acceleration of 2g. A man is inside the lift and his mass is 2
m. What will be the reaction of the floor on the moon?
20 a) A weight lifter is holding a weight of 120 kg on is shoulder for 30 s. What is the 2
amount of work done by him?
b) Write any two conditions under which work done by a force is zero?
21 State the factors on which the radius of gyration of a body depends? 2
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SECTION C
22 a) Give a physical quantity which has a unit but no dimension. 3
b) Find the dimension of a and b in the following equation.
F = a√x + bt2 where F is the force, x is the position and t is the time.
23 Derive the velocity- position relation for an accelerated motion from velocity- time 3
graph.
24 a)Discuss the variation of with respect to the altitude. 3
b)If the acceleration due to gravity at a height h and at a depth d below the surface
of the earth is equal, how are h and d related?
25 What is limiting friction? State the laws of limiting friction? 3
26 State and prove work energy theorem when a variable force acts on a body? 3
27 A grind stone has a moment of inertia of 6 kg m2. A constant torque is applied and 3
the grind stone is found to have a speed of 150 rpm, 10 seconds after starting from
rest. Calculate the torque?
28 Draw the stress- strain graph for a metallic wire indicating the yield point and 3
permanent set and hence explain the terms.
SECTION D
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.
29 Centre of Mass 4
The centre of mass of a body or a system of bodies is the point which moves as
though all of the mass were concentrated there and all external forces were applied
to it. Hence, a point at which the entire mass of the body or system of bodies is
supposed to be concentrated is known as the centre of mass.
If a system consists of more than one particle (or bodies) and net external force on
the system in a particular direction is zero with centre of mass at rest. Then, the
centre of mass will not move along that direction. Even though some particles of
the system may move along that direction
(i) Two bodies of masses 1 kg and 2 kg are lying in xy-plane at (-1, 2) and (2, 4),
respectively. What are the coordinates of the centre of mass?
(a) 1, 10/3 (b) (1,0) (c) (0,1) (d) None of these

ii) Two balls of same masses start moving towards each other due to gravitational
attraction, if the initial distance between them is L. Then, they meet at

a) L/2 (b) L (c) L/3 (d) L/4

(iii) The centre of mass of a system of two particles divides, the distance between
them
(a) in inverse ratio of square of masses of particles
(b) in direct ratio of square of masses of particles
(c) in inverse ratio of masses of particles
(d) in direct ratio of masses of particles
(OR)
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(iii) A ball of mass 3 kg and a ball of mass 2 kg roll towards each other on a flat
surface. How far is the centre of mass from the 3 kg ball of the 2 balls are separated
by 6 m?

a) 1.2 m b) 2.4 m c) 3.6 m d) 4.8 m

(iv) Two particles A and B initially at rest move towards each other under a mutual
force of attraction. At the instant, when the speed of A is v and the speed of B is 2v,
the speed of centre of mass of the system is
(a) zero (b) v (c) 1.5 v (d) 3v
30 The time rate of change of position of the object in any direction is called speed of 4
the object If an object covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, then its
speed is called uniform speed and if it covers unequal distances in equal intervals
of time, then its speed is called non uniform or variable speed. The ratio of the total
distance travelled by the object to the total time taken is called average speed of the
object. The speed may be positive or zero but never negative. The speed-time graph
of a particle moving along a fixed direction is shown in following Fig.

(i) Calculate distance travelled by the particle between 0 to 10 seconds.

(ii) Calculate average speed between time interval 0 to 10 s
(iii) A car moving along a straight highway with speed of 35 m/s is brought to a stop
within a distance of 200 m. What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform )
(OR)
(iii) Draw the following graphs between distance and time of an object in case of
(a) For a body moving with uniform velocity.
(b) For a body moving with constant acceleration.

SECTION E
31 a) A projectile is fired with the velocity u making an angle θ with the horizontal. 5
Show that its trajectory is parabola
b) Derive the expression for (i) Maximum height (ii) time of flight (iii) horizontal
range
Or
a) Define centripetal acceleration?
b) Derive an expression for centripetal acceleration of a body moving with uniform
speed v along a circular path of radius r.
c) Explain how it acts along the radius towards the center of the circular path?
32 a) What is meant by banking of road? 5
b) What is the need for the banking of the road?
c) Obtain the expression for the maximum speed with which a vehicle can safely
negotiate a curved road banked at an angle θ. The Coefficient of friction between
the wheels and the road is µ.
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(OR)

a)State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum?

b) A shell of mass 0.02 kg is fired by a gun of mass 10 kg. If the muzzle speed of
the shell is 80 m/s what is the recoil speed of the gun?
33 a) Derive the expression for the final velocities v1 and v2 of the two bodies having 5
mass m1 and m2 having initial velocities u1 and u2 undergoing one dimensional
elastic collision .(u1> u2)
b) Obtain the final velocities if the masses are equal?
Or
a) Derive the expression for the kinetic energy of the body when a variable force
acts on it.
b) A particle of mass moves along the X axis form x = 0 to x = 5 m under the
influence of the force given by F = 7 -2x +3x2 . Find the work done in this
process?