SAMPLE PAPER

Subject: Physics Max. Marks: 70

Grade: XI Time: 3 Hr
Name: Section: Roll No:
General Instructions:
(1) There are 35 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.
All the sections are compulsory.
(3) Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains seven questions of two
marks each, Section C contains five questions of three marks each, section D contains three long
questions of five marks each and Section E contains two case study-based questions of 4 marks
each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in section B, C, D and
E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions. 5. Use of calculators is not
allowed.
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SECTION A
Multiple Choice Questions:
1 The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 23.023, 0.0003 and 2.1 x 10-3
are
A 5,1,2 B 5,4,2
C 5,5,2 D 4,1,2

2 Speeds of two identical cars are u and 3 u at a specific instant. The ratio of the respective distance
at which the two cars are stopped from that instant is
A 1:9 B 1:4
C 1:1 D 1:16

3 The displacement of a particle in x direction is given by x = 9 – 5t2 + 4t. Find the velocity at time
t=0

A 4ms–1 B –8 ms–1

C 3 ms–1 D 10 ms–1

4
A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the top of the tower reaches the ground with a
velocity 3u. The height of the tower is
A 3u2/g B 9u2/g

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 C 6u2/g D 4u2/g
5 Which one of the following does not belong to motion in one dimension (v-t graph)
A B

C D

6 If the displacement of a body varies as the square of elapsed time, then its

A velocity is constant. B velocity varies non-uniformly

C acceleration is constant D acceleration changes continuously

7
In the equation y = A sin (ωt−kx), obtain the dimensional formula of ω / k . Given x is distance and t is
time.

A [LT-1] B [MLT-1]
C [LT-2] D [L2T-1]
8 Two vectors⃗ A and ⃗B lie in a plane, another vector⃗
C lies outside this plane, then the resultant of
⃗ ⃗ ⃗
these three vectors i.e., A + B + C

A Can be zero B Can not be zero

C Lies in the plane containing C D None of these

9
Which of the following cannot be the resultant of the vectors of magnitude 5 and 10?
A 7 B 8
C 5 D 2

10

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 A 1cm/s2 B 2cm/s2
C 3cm/s2 D 6cm/s2

11 Two forces of magnitude 8 N and 15 N respectively act at a point. If the resultant force is 17N,
then angle between the forces has to be ____
A 0 B 90
C 180 D 45

12 Round off the value 0.0525 to three significant figures.

A 0.052 B 0.0525
C 0.053 D 0.05

13 Which of the following set have different dimensions?

A Pressure, Young’s modulus B Tension, surface tension
C Torque, work D Orbital velocity, escape velocity

14.

Figure given above shows the track of a motorist who turns to his left by an angle of 60° after

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 every 500 m. The displacement of the motorist at the 8th turn is:
A 1000m B 50m
C 0 D 3000m
15 An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 s. The displacement at the
end of 2 min 20 s is ___________
A 2R B R

C 0 D R/4

Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
16 d) A is false and R is also false
Assertion: Displacement of a body may be zero when distance travelled by it is not zero.
Reason: The displacement is the longest distance between initial and final position.
A (a) B (b)
C (c) D (d)

17 Assertion: A physical quantity cannot be called as a vector if its magnitude is zero.

Reason: A vector has both magnitude and direction.
A a) B b)
C c) D d)

18. Assertion: Dimensional constants are the quantities whose values are constant.
Reason: Dimensional constants are dimensionless

A a B b
C c D d

SECTION B

19. If E = energy, G = gravitational constant, I = impulse and M = mass, find the dimension 2
of the expression GIM2/E2?

20. The position x of a particle varies with time t as x=at2- bt3 Find the time t when 2
acceleration is equal to 0?

21. 2
The square of the resultant of two equal forces acting at a point is equal to three times their
product. Find the angle between the two vectors?

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 22. Find the angle between two vectors A and B, A=3i+4j+5k and B=3i+4j-5k 2

23. The velocity-time graph for a moving object is shown in the figure. Find the total 2
displacement of the object during the time interval when there is non-zero acceleration

and retardation?

OR
The velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is shown in figure. What is the
distance travelled after 8 seconds? Also find acceleration of the particle at t=9s

24. 5.74 g of a substance occupies 1.2 cm3. Express its density to correct 2
significant figures.

25.
A force is inclined at 60∘ to the horizontal. If its rectangular component in the horizontal direction
2
is 50 N, then find magnitude of the force and its vertical component?

SECTION C

26. 3
If the units of mass, length and time are 100 g, 20 cm and 1 minute respectively. Find the
equivalent energy for 1000 erg in the new system.

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 27 The position of a particle is given by 3

28. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20m/s from the top of a multi-story 3
building. The height of the point from where the ball is thrown is 25m from the ground.
(a)How high will the ball rise
(b)How long will it be before the ball hits the ground.
Take g=10m/s

OR
A stone is dropped from a balloon at an altitude of 280 m. How long will the stone take to
reach the ground if (a) the balloon is ascending with a velocity of 5 ms -1(b) the balloon is
descending with a velocity of 5 ms-1 .

29. 3
State parallelogram law of vector addition. Justify that flight of bird is an example of
composition of vectors.
OR

Derive the expression for the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors A
and B in terms of their magnitudes and angle θ between them.

30. 3
Check the correctness of the equation.
F=mrw2Where m is the mass, r radius of the circular path and w angular velocity

SECTION D
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The time rate of change of position of the object in any direction is called speed of 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 nonuniform or variable speed. The ratio of the total distance travelled by the
object to the total time taken is called the 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

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 i.
Distance travelled by the particle between 0 to 10 seconds
(a) 60 m (b) 50 m (c) 120 m (d) zero

ii.
Average speed between time interval 0 to 10 s
(a) 12 m/s (b) 6 m/s (c) 10 m/s (d) 60 m/s

iii.
The time when speed was maximum
(a) t = 0 s (b) t = 5 s (c) t = 10 s (d) t = 12s
iv.
Velocity is positive at time interval
(a) t = 0 to t = 5 s (b) t = 5 to t = 10 s (c) t = 0 to t = 10 s (d) All of these
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Case Study: 2
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions.
A physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction and also obeys the laws of
vector addition is called a vector. If a physical quantity has both magnitude and direction
but does not obey the laws of vector addition, it will not be called a vector. For example,
electric current in a wire has both magnitude and direction but it does not obey the laws of
vector addition.

i
Which of the following physical quantities is a vector?
a) density b) number of moles c) time d) acceleration
ii
ii) The vector addition is
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 a) associative b) non-commutative c) asymmetric d) intransitive
iii
A unit vector is a vector having a magnitude of 1 and points in
a) any chosen direction b) x-direction c) y-direction d) z-direction
iv

SECTION E
33. a) Define scalar product of two vectors. Give a suitable example. 5

b) Find the angle between two equal vectors if their resultant is equal to either of them.

OR

a) Define vector product of two vectors. Explain vector product of two vectors with
suitable examples.
b) Find the angle between the vectors A = i+2j-k and B = -i+j-2k

34. a) The velocity (v) of transverse waves on a string may depend upon (i) length) (ii) of 5
string, (ii) tension T in the string and (iii) mass per unit length (m) of the string. Derive
the formula dimensionally.
b) Write two limitations of dimensional analysis?
OR
a) The frequency (v)of an oscillating drop may depend upon radius(r) of the drop,
density(ρ) of liquid and the surface tension(S) of the liquid. Deduce the formula
dimensionally.

(b)Write two applications of dimensional analysis?

35. a) Derive the second equation of motion graphically. 5

(b) From the top of a tower 200m in height, a ball is dropped and at the same time
another ball is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of 50 ms-1.
Find when and where the two balls will meet.
OR
(a) Derive an equation for the distance travelled by a uniformly accelerated body in nth
second of its motion
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 (b) A body travels 2 m in the first two second and 2.20 m in the next 4 second. What is the
velocity of the body at the end of 9 second?

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