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PRINCE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Rohini

QUESTIONS FOR FIRST TEST

Class 11 - Physics

1. The speed-time graph for a car is shown in figure below. [2]

i. Find how far the car travels in the first 4 s? Shade the area on the graph
that represents the distance travelled by the car during the period.
ii. Which part of the graph represent uniform motion of the car?

2. In Figure, a particle moves along a circular path of radius r. It starts from [2]
point A and moves anticlockwise. Find the distance travelled by the particle
as it

i. moves from A to B
ii. moves from A to C
iii. moves A to D
iv. completes one revolution. Also, find the magnitude of displacement in
each case.

3. Two straight lines drawn on the same displacement-time graph make angles [2]
30° and 60° with time-axis respectively, as shown in Figure. Which line
represents greater velocity? What is the ratio of the two
velocities?

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4. Galileo’s law of odd numbers: The distances traversed, during equal [2]
intervals of time, by a body falling from rest, stand to one another in the
same ratio as the odd numbers beginning with unity [namely, 1: 3: 5:
7…...]. Prove it.

5. A balloon is ascending at the rate of 4.9m/s. A pocket is dropped from the [2]
balloon when situated at a height of 24.5m. How long does it take the
packet to reach the ground? What is its final velocity?

6. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action [2]
of constant force is related to the time by the equation t = √x − 3 where x is
in meters and t is in seconds. Find the velocity of the particle at
1. t = 3s
2. t = 6s.

7. The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is as [2]

shown in Figure. Find the net distance covered by the object in the time
intervals between t = 0 to t = 10 s. Also, find the displacement in time 0 to
10 s.

8. Establish s = ut + 12 at 2 from velocity time graph for a uniform accelerated [2]

motion?

9. In figure, ABCDEF is regular hexagon. Prove that [2]

→ → → → → →
AB + AC + AD + AE + AF = 6AO

10. If A⃗ = 3i ̂+ 4j ̂and B̂= 7i ̂+ 24j ̂, find a vector having the same magnitude as B⃗ [2]
and parallel to A⃗ .

11.
⎯
⎯
⎯⎯
Find a unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors A = 2i ̂+ 3J ̂+ 4k̂and [2]
⎯
⎯
⎯⎯
B = 3i ̂− 5J ̂+ k.̂

12. If A⃗ = i ̂+ 3j ̂+ 2k̂and B⃗ = 3i ̂+ j ̂+ 2k,̂ then find the vector product A⃗ × B⃗ . [2]

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13. At what angle do the two forces (P + Q) and (P - Q) act so that the resultant [2]
is √ 3P 2 + Q2 ?

14. The position of a particle is given by [2]

r ⃗ = 3.0ti ̂+ 2.0t 2 j ̂+ 5.0k̂
where t is in seconds and the coefficients have the proper units for r to be in
metres,
a. Find v(t) and a(t) of the particle,
b. Find the magnitude and direction of v(t) at t = 3.0 s

15. A football is kicked into the air vertically upwards. What is its [2]
i. acceleration?
ii. velocity at the highest point?

16. A projectile is fired at an angle θ with the horizontal with velocity u. Deduce [2]
the expression for the maximum height reached by it.

17. A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle [2]
with a constant speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 s, what is
the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?

18. The length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular sheet of metal are 4.234 [3]
m, 1.005m, and 2.01 cm respectively. Give the area and volume of the
sheet to correct significant figures.

19. Round off the following numbers as indicated: [3]

i. 18.35 up to 3 digits
ii. 143.45 up to 4 digits
iii. 18967 up to 3 digits
iv. 12.653 up to 3 digits
v. 248337 upto 3 digits
vi. 321.135 upto 5 digits
vii. 101.55 × 106 upto 4 digits
viii. 31.325 × 10-5 upto 4 digits

20. By the method of dimensions, obtain an expression for the surface tension S [3]
of a liquid rising in a capillary tube. Assume that the surface tension
depends upon
i. mass m of the liquid
ii. pressure p of the liquid and
iii. radius r of the capillary tube. Take K = 1
2

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21. Define the Principle of homogeneity and prove it with the example. [3]

22. Deduce dimensional formulae for: [3]

i. angle
ii. angular velocity
iii. angular acceleration
iv. torque
v. angular momentum and
vi. moment of inertia.

23. Obtain an expression for the centripetal force F acting on a particle of mass [3]
m moving with velocity in a circle of radius r. Take dimensionless constant K
= 1.

24. An artificial satellite is revolving around a planet of mass M and radius R in a [3]
circular orbit of radius r. From Kepler’s third law about the period of satellite
around a common central body, square of the period of revolution T is
proportional to the cube of the radius of the orbit r. Show using dimensional
analysis, that:
K r3
T = R√ g

Where K is a dimensionless constant and g is acceleration due to gravity.

25. A planet moves around the sun in nearly circular orbit. Its period of [3]
revolution T depends upon:
i. radius r of orbit
ii. mass M of the sun and
iii. the gravitational constant G.
Show dimensionally that T2 ∝ r3.
Taking the proportionality constant as 2π , write the expression for T.

26. The frequency 'ν' of vibration of stretched string depends upon [3]
i. its length l,
ii. its mass per unit length 'm' and
iii. the tension T in the string
Obtain dimensionally an expression for frequency ν.
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27. A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 4.9 ms . Calculate [3]
i. the maximum height reached
ii. the time taken to reach the maximum height
iii. the velocity with which it returns to the ground and
iv. the time taken to reach the ground.

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28. Give example of a motion where x > 0, v < 0 and a > 0 at a particular [3]
instant.

29. State which of the following situations are possible and give an example for [3]
each of these.
i. An object with a constant acceleration but with zero velocity.
ii. An object moving in a certain direction with acceleration in the
perpendicular direction.

30. The velocity of a particle is given by the equation, v = 2t2 + 5 cms-1. Find [3]
i. the change in velocity of the particle during the time interval between t1
= 2 s and t2 = 4 s
ii. the average acceleration during the same interval and
iii. the instantaneous acceleration at t2 = 4 s

31. An object is moving along +ve x-axis with a uniform acceleration of 4 ms-2. [3]
At time t = 0, x = 5 m and v = 3 ms-1.
i. What will be the velocity and position of the object at time t = 2 s?
ii. What will be the position of the object when it has a velocity of 5 ms-1?

32. A particle is moving along a straight line and its position is given by the [3]
relation x = (t3 - 6t2 - 15t + 40)m Find:
a. The time at which velocity is zero.
b. Position and displacement of the particle at that point.
c. Acceleration of the particle at that point.

33. Look at the graphs (a) to (d) (figure) carefully and state, with reasons, [3]
which of these cannot possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a
particle.

a.

b.

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c.

d.

34. A parachutist bails out from an aeroplane and after dropping through a [3]
distance of 40 m, he opens the parachute and decelerates at 2 ms-2. If he
reaches the ground with a speed of 2 ms-1, how long is he in the air? At
what height did he bailout from the plane?

35. Find the angle between the vectors [3]

A⃗ = i ̂- 2j ̂- k̂and B⃗ = -i ̂+ j ̂- 2k̂

36. Two billiard balls are rolling on a flat table. One has the velocity components [3]
-1 −1 -1
vx = 1ms , vy = √3 ms and the other has components v'x = 2 ms and
v'y = 2 ms-1. If both the balls start moving from the same point, what is
the angle between their paths?

37. State with reasons, whether the following algebraic operations with scalar [3]
and vector physical quantities are meaningful:
i. adding any two scalars,
ii. adding a scalar to a vector of the same dimensions,
iii. multiplying any vector by any scalar,
iv. multiplying any two scalars,
v. adding any two vectors,
vi. adding a component of a vector to the same vector.

38. A particle has a displacement of 12 m towards east and 5 m towards the [3]
north and then 6 m vertically upward. Find the magnitude of the sum of
these displacements.

39. Write an expression for the instantaneous position vector of an object [3]
having two dimensional motion under uniform acceleration. Hence, show

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that a two dimensional uniformly accelerated motion is a combination of two

rectangular uniformly accelerated motions.

40. Two bodies are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles, α and (90∘ − [3]
α ) with the horizontal. What will be the ratio of
i. maximum heights attained by them and
ii. their horizontal ranges

41. A cyclist starts from the centre O of a circular park of radius 1 km, reaches [3]
the edge P of the park, then cycles along the circumference, and returns to
the centre along QO as shown in figure. If the round trip takes 10 min, what
is the
i. net displacement,
ii. average velocity, and
iii. average speed of the cyclist?

42. A player throws a ball upwards with an initial speed of 29.4 ms-1. [5]
i. What is the direction of acceleration during the upward motion of the
ball?
ii. What are the velocity and acceleration of the ball at the highest point of
its motion?
iii. Choose the x = 0 m and t = 0 s to be the location and time of the ball at
its highest point, vertically downward direction to be the positive direction
of x-axis, and give the signs of position, velocity and acceleration of the
ball during its upward, and downward motion.
iv. To what height does the ball rise and after how long does the ball return
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to the player’s hands? (Take g = 9.8 ms and neglect air resistance).

43. A body is projected at an angle θ with the horizontal. [5]

i. Obtain the condition for the maximum horizontal range.
ii. Prove that the horizontal range of a projectile is same when fired at an
angle θ and (90° - θ ) with the horizontal.
iii. Obtain an expression for velocity of projectile at any instant t.

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