Grade 11 Physics

1. Young’s modulus of steel is 1.9 ×× 1011 N/m2. When expressed in CGS units of
dynes/cm2, it will be equal to (1N = 105 dyne, 1m2 = 104 cm2)
a) 1.9 ×× 1010
b) 1.9 ×× 1011
c) 1.9 ×× 1012
d) 1.9 ×× 1013
2. The human ear is most sensitive to sound in the frequency range of:
a) 1000 to 2000 Hz
b) 200 to 400 Hz
c) 10000 to 20000 Hz
d) 20 to 20000 Hz
[Link] of gravity can be defined:
a) as that point where the total gravitational torque on the body is greater
than zero
b) as the center of mass
c) as that point where the total gravitational torque on the body is zero
d) as that point where the total gravitational force on the body is zero
[Link] will be the height of a liquid column in a capillary tube on the surface of the
moon?
a) 1/6th of what was on earth’s surface
b) Six times that on the earth’s surface
c) It will remain unchanged
d) 36 times that on earth’s surface
[Link] formula for gravitational potential energy associated with two particles of
masses m1 and m2 separated by distance r is given by
a) v=–Gm1/r
b) v=–Gm1m2r
c) v=−Gm/2r
d) V= -Gm1m2/r
6.A source of sound gives 5 beats per second when sounded with another source of
frequency 100 second-1. The second harmonic of the source, together with a source
of frequency 205 sec-1 gives 5 beats per second. What is the frequency of the source?
a) 100 second-1
b) 105 second -1
c) 205 second-1
d) 95 second-1
[Link] along a straight line is called __________.
a) parabolic motion
b) circular motion
 c) oscillatory motion
d) rectilinear motion
8.A transverse wave is represented by y = sin (ω�t – kx) For what value of the
wavelength is the wave velocity equal to the maximum particle velocity?
a) πA2��2
b) πA��
c) 2 π�A
d) A
[Link] inside two soap bubbles are 1.01 atm and 1.03 atm, ratio between their
volumes is
a) 3 : 1
b) none of these
c) 27 : 1
d) 127 : 101
[Link] is no atmosphere on the moon, because
i. it is closer to the earth and also it has the inactive inert gases in it.
ii. it is too far from the sun and has very low pressure in its outer surface.
iii. escape velocity of gas molecules is greater than their root mean square
velocity.
iv. escape velocity of gas molecules is less than their root mean square velocity.
a) Option ii
b) Option i
c) Option iii
d) Option iv
[Link] rings of radii R and nR made from the same wire have the ratio of moments
of inertia about an axis passing through their centre equal to 1 : 8. The value of n is
a) 2
b) 4
c) 22–√22
d) 1212
[Link] water is heated from 0°C to 10°C its volume
a) increases continuously
b) first decreases and then increases
c) decreases continuously
d) first increases and then decreases
[Link]: n small balls each of mass m colliding plastically each second on
surface which velocity u. The force experienced by the surface is 2mnu.
Reason: On elastic collision, the ball rebounds with the same velocity.
a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct
explanation for assertion.
 b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct
explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
[Link]: The value of AQ is always zero in adiabatic process.
Reason: Adiabatic process is always a cyclic process.
a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct
explanation for assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct
explanation for assertion.
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
[Link] (A): If earth were a hollow sphere, gravitational field intensity at any
point inside the earth would be zero.
Reason (R): Net force on a body inside the sphere is zero.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
[Link] (A): In projectile motion, the angle between the instantaneous velocity
and acceleration at the highest point is 180°.
Reason (R): At the highest point, velocity of projectile will be in horizontal direction
only.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Section B
[Link] what temperature (in °C) will the rms speed of sound in air be 3 times its value
at 0°C?
[Link] the relation p = (a/b)e–(az/θ p is the pressure, z is the distance, and θ is the
temperature. What is the dimensional formula of b?
19.A gas bubble, from an explosion underwater, oscillates with a period T
proportional to pa db Ec, where p is the static pressure, d is the density of water and E
is the total energy of the explosion. Find the values of a, b and c.
20.A block A of mass 4 kg is placed on another block B of mass 5 kg, and the block B
rests on a smooth horizontal table. For sliding the block A on B, a horizontal force of
12 N is required to be applied on it. How much maximum horizontal force can be
applied on B so that both A and B move together? Also find out the acceleration
produced by this force.

[Link] distance of the planet Jupiter from the sun is 5.2 times that of the earth. Find
the period of the Jupiter’s revolution around the sun?
OR

What is the difference between inertial mass and gravitational mass of a body?

Section C
[Link] rain drops of radius 1 mm each falling down with terminal velocity of 5
cms-1 coalesce to form a bigger drop. Find the terminal velocity of the bigger
drop.
[Link] a relation between the co-efficient of linear expansion, co-efficient
superficial expansion and coefficient of cubical expansion of a solid.
24.A parachutist bails out from an aeroplane and after dropping through a 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?
25.A mass of 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 2 m from the ceiling. A force of
50 N in the horizontal direction is applied at the midpoint P of the rope, as shown.
What is the angle the rope makes with the vertical in equilibrium? (Take g = 10 ms-2).
Neglect the mass of the rope.

[Link], why?
 i. 500 J of work is done on a gas to reduce its volume by compression
adiabatically. What is the change in internal energy of the gas?
ii. The coolant in a chemical or a nuclear plant, i.e. the liquid used to prevent the
different parts of a plant from getting too hot should have high specific heat.
iii. The climate of a harbour town is more temperate than that of a town in a
desert at the same latitude.
[Link] shows a man standing staFigure shows a man standing stationary with
respect to a horizontal conveyor belt that is accelerating with 1 ms-2. What is the net
force on the man? If the coefficient of static friction between the man’s shoes and
the belt is 0.2, up to what acceleration of the belt can the man continue to be
stationary relative to the belt? (Mass of the man = 65 kg.)

1. Briefly discuss how Pascal’s law is affected by gravity. Hence obtain Pascal’s law of
transmission of pressure.
OR

To what height should a cylindrical vessel be filled with a homogeneous liquid to

make the force, with which the liquid presses the side of the vessel equal to the
force exerted by the liquid on the bottom of the vessel?

Section D

[Link] the text carefully and answer the questions:

Elastic potential energy is Potential energy stored as a result of the deformation of an elastic
object, such as the stretching of a spring. It is equal to the work done to stretch the spring,
which depends upon the spring constant k as well as the distance stretched

f stretch in spring of force constant k is doubled, then

the ratio of final to initial forces is:
 a) 4:1
b) 1:4
c) 2:1
d) 1:2
i. A light body and a heavy body have the same kinetic energy. which one has
greater linear momentum?
a) light body
b) both heavy and light body
c) none of these
d) heavy body
ii. A spring is cut into two equal halves. How is the spring constant of each half
affected?
iii. A spring is cut into two equal halves. How is the spring constant of each half
affected?
a) becomes double
b) none of these
c) becomes 1/4th
d) becomes half
iv. OR

When spring is compressed, its potential energy:

a) none of these
b) decrease
c) first increase then decrease
d) increase
v. What type of energy is stored in the spring of a watch?
a) potential energy
1.
i. ) potential energy
b) none of these
c) mechanical energy
d) kinetic energy
[Link] the text carefully and answer the questions:
In a gas the particles are always in a state of random motion, all the particles move at
different speed constantly colliding and changing their speed and direction, as speed
 increases it will result in an increase in its kinetic energy.

2. If the temperature of the gas increases from 300 K to 600 K then the average
kinetic energy becomes:
a) same
b) becomes double
c) becomes half
d) none of these
3. What is the average velocity of the molecules of an ideal gas?
a) Infinite
b) Same
c) None of these
d) Zero
i. Cooking gas containers are kept in a lorry moving with uniform speed. The
temperature of the gas molecules inside will ________.
a) decrease
b) none of these
c) increase
d) remains same
ii. Find the ratio of average kinetic energy per molecule of Oxygen and Hydrogen:
a) 1:1
b) 4:1
c) 1:2
d) 1:4
iii. OR

The velocities of the three molecules are 3v, 4v, and 5v. calculate their root mean
 a) 4.0 v
b) 4.02 v
c) 4.08 v
d) 4.04 v
30.A person normally weighing 50 kg stands on a mass less platform which oscillates up
and down harmonically at a frequency of 2.0 s–1 and an amplitude 5.0 cm. A weighing
machine on the platform gives the persons weight against time.
i. Will there be any change in weight of the body, during the oscillation? Figure In
extensible string.
ii. If answer to part (a) is yes, what will be the maximum and minimum reading in the
machine and at which position?
OR

The motion of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is described by the

displacement function, x(t) = Acos(ω�t + ϕ�) If the initial (t = 0) position of the particle
is 1 cm and its initial velocity is ω� cm /s, then what are its amplitude and initial phase
angle? The angular frequency of the particle is π� s-1. If instead of the cosine function,
we choose the sine function to describe the SHM, x = Bsin(ω�t + ϕ�), then what are
the amplitude and initial phase of the
1. particle with the above initial conditions?

31.A marble rolls along a table at a constant speed of 1.00 m/s and then falls off the
edge of the table to the floor 1.00 m below,
i. How long does the marble take to reach the floor?
ii. At what horizontal distance from the edge of the table does the marble land?
iii. What is its velocity as it strikes the floor?
OR

a. What is the angle between A and B ,I AxB=1/2 (AB), A and B is the adjacent
sides of a parallelogram
b. State and prove triangle law of vector addition