Half Yearly Examination :

Class - XI
2023-24
Time : 3 hrs.
PHYSICS M.M. :70
Note: You will not be allowed to write
time is to be spent in reading the during the first fifteen minutes. This
head of this paper is the time question puper. The time given at the
allowed for writing the answers. The
intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in
I This question paper is
divided into four Sections- A, B, brackets
Cand D.
Answer all questions.
Section-A consists of one question having sub-parts of one
Section-B consists of seven questions of two marks each. mark each.
Section-Cconsists of nine questions of three marks each, and Section-D
consists of three questions offive marks each. Internal choices have
provided in two questions each in Section B, Section C and Sectionbeen D.
All working, including rough work, should be
done on the
and adjacent to the rest of the answer. Answers to sub same sheet as
parts of the same
question must be given in one place only. Alist of useful physical
is given at the end of this constants
paper.
SECTION - A [14 Marks]
1. a) In questions (i) to (vii),
choose the correct
alternative (a), (b), (c) or (d) for each of the
questions given below : [7x1]
i) The slope of time-speed graph gives :
a) Acceleration of the body
b) distance travelled by the body
c) Velocity of the body
d) direction of motion
ii) Which of the following is the smallest
unit?
a) Micron b) angstrom
c) Fermi d) nanometer
ii) A force of 50 N acts on a body for 4 s. What will
be change in momentum of the body?
a) 400 Ns b) 200 Ns
c) 500 Ns d) 100 Ns
iv) The dimensions of 'm' i.e. mass per unit
length
are:

a) [MLT'] b) [MLT"]
c) [M'L T] d) [ML T°]
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v) Ifa particle is displaced by a distance 2i+ 3i + 5Å m SECTION -B [14 Marks]
by applying a force Si + 3j -k N, then work done is : Answer all questions.
a) 14J b) 24 J 2. a) Give any one example of fundamental physical
c) 21J d) 19J quantities.
b) Round off 4.876 up to two significant figures.
vi) After terminal velocity is reached, the acceleration
of abody falling through a viscous fluid is: 3. What is meant by conservative forces? Givc one
b) equal to g Cxample cach of conservative and non con-conservative
a) zero
c) less than g d) more than g force. [2]
vii) A particle is executing simple harmonic motion 4. Two wires P and Q are equally thick and made of
whose amplitude is 'A. The distance travelled by the same material but length of P is twice that of ). Which
particle in a complete oscillation is : wire will have a greater extension for a given load?
a) 2A b) 0 Which one will undergo a greater strain? [2]
c) A d) 4 A
5. a) The moments of inertia of two rotating bodies A
b) Answer the following questions briefly and to and Barc I, and I, ( )and their angular
the point: [7×1] momenta are cqual. Which one has greater kinetic
i) Give the dimensions of universal gravitational energy? (2]
constant G OR
iü) What is the angle between the direction of b) Define moment of inertia of a rigid body and write
velocity and acceleration at the highest point an expression for 'parallel axis' theorem.
of a projectile path? 6. Find the unit vector parallel to the resultant of the
iii) When a wheel is rolling on a road, what is the vectors Å=i-6-3k and B=4i+3j-k. [2]
direction of the frictional force between the
wheel and the road? 7. Thrce point masses l g. 2g and3 g lie in the x-y plane
iv)What is meant by terminal velocity? at respective points (1, 2), (0,-1) and (2,-3). Find
the co-ordinates of the centre of mass of the system. (2]
v) A body is moving with a constant speed in a 8 a) Is the angular velocity of rotation of the hour
horizontal circle. Which quantity among its needle of a watch greater or smaller than the
velocity, acceleration and kinetic energy angular velocity of the carth's rotation?
remains unchanged? OR
vi) What do you mean by angle of contact? b) Two particles of the same mass are moving on
vii) Which physical quantity does remain conserved circular paths of radii r, and r,. Find the ratio of
in simple harmonic motion? their angular velocities, if they experience equal
centripetal forces.
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of a and b in the
15. Find the dimensions andtis
SECTION -C [27 Marks] where F is force, x is distance
F=ax + bt, [3
Answer all questions.
time.
9. Obtain an expression for centripctal acceleration of a theorem for ideal fluids. (31
Bernoulli's
16. State and prove
body moving in uniform circular motion. (3]
and length L is hung from a
10. a) Derive the equation v = u'+ 2as using calculus 17. A thick rope of density p modulus of the material
method. (3] rigid support. The Young's rope due to
length of the
OR is Y. What is the increase in [3)
its own weight?
b) Aball which is thrown vertically upwards reaches [15 Marks]
SECTION - D
the roof of a house 100 mhigh. At the moment
this ball is thrown vertically upwards, another ball velocity of a particle executing
18. a) i) The maximum and the
is dropped from rest verically downwards from simple harmonic motion is 100 cm s'
the roof of the house. At what height will the balls Determine
maximum acceleration is 157 cm s².
pass cach other? (g=9.8 ms) 3
the period of it time.
motion
I1. What do you mean by impulse of a force? Obtain the ii) Show that velocity in simple harmonic
relation between impulse and momentum. [3] is given by v= 0 (a'-y), where symbols
12. A body is in limiting equilibrium on a rough plane have their usual meaning.
inclined at 45° with the horizontal. When the OR
inclination is increased to 60°, the body slides down of an
with acceleration. Find this acceleration. b) i) A body of mass m attached to one end
[3] ideal spring of force-constant k is executing
the
13. a) Ifa projecile is projected at an angle from the simple harmonic motion. Establish that
horizontal with velocity u in the gravitational time period of oscillations is 2r k
m

field, prove that the path of the projectile will be

a parabola. Can path of projectile be linear? [3] ii) A simple harmonic oscillation is represented
OR
by the equation y=0.2sin(5Ot+ 1.57), where
b) A particle moves along a sraight line such that y and t are in metre and second respectively.
its displacement x at any time t is given by Write down its amplitude, angular frequency,
x=-6t+3t + 4metre. Find its velocity, when time period and initial phase.
the acceleration is zero.
14. The 19. a) i) State triangle law of vector addition and
displacement equation for a particle executing deduce expressions for the magnitude of
simple harmonic motion is y = 0.2 sin 50Tn
m. Calculate the amplitude, time period, (t+0.01) resultant vector and its direction using this
maximum
velocity and displacement at the start of motion. law.
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viscosity.
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