Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

1. There are 31 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 twelve questions, nine MCQ and three 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.

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.

Section A
1. When 1 m, 1 kg and 1 min are taken as the fundamental units, the magnitude of the force is 36 units. What will
be the value of this force in CGS system?

a) 4 b) 8
10 dyne 10 dyne

c) 3 d) 5
10 dyne 10 dyne
2. A tuning fork produces 4 beats/sec. with 50 cm and 40 cm of a stretched wire, of a sonometer. The frequency of
fork is:

a) 90 Hz b) 36 Hz

c) 110 Hz d) 50 Hz

3. The radius of gyration of a disc of mass 100 g and radius 5 cm about an axis passing through its centre of gravity
and perpendicular to the plane is

a) 3.54 cm b) 2.51 cm

c) 6.54 cm d) 1.52 cm

4. Average pressure pav is defined as [1]

a) pav = AF b) pav = FA

c) pav = VF d)pav = VF

5. A truck has a velocity of 2 m/s at time t=0. It accelerates at 2 m / s2 on seeing police. What is its velocity in m/s
[1] at a time of 2 sec?

a) 6 b) 3

c) 4 d) 7

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6. The wavelength of ultrasonic waves in air is of the order of: [1]

a) 0.00000001 cm b) 1 cm

c) 0.1 cm d) 0.0001 cm

7. The time period of a satellite is related to the density of earth (ρ) as:

a) ρ b) ρ

c) ρ d) ρ

8. A rod has length 3 m and its mass acting per unit length is directly proportional to distance x from one of its end,
then its centre of gravity from that end will be at

a) 1.5 m b) 2.5 m

c) 2 m d) 3.0 m

9. A body A of mass 0.5 kg and specific heat 0.85 is at a temperature of 60 °C. Another body B of mass 0.3 kg and
specific heat 0.9 is at a temperature of 90°C. When they are connected to a conducting rod, heat will flow from

a) B to A b) A to B

c) first A to B then B to A d) heat can't flow

10. Assertion: When percentage errors in the measurement of mass and velocity are 1% and 2% respectively, the
[1] percentage error in KE is 5%.

Reason: ΔEE = Δmm + 2Δv v

a) Assertion and reason both are correct b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct explanation statements but reason is not
correct for assertion. explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
wrong statement. correct statement.

11. Assertion (A): State variables are required to specify the equilibrium state of the system. [1]
Reason (R): Pressure is an intensive state variable.

a Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the explanation of A.
correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

12. Assertion (A): A planet moves faster, when it is closer to the sun in its orbit and vice versa. [1]
Reason (R): Orbital velocity in orbital of planet is constant.

a Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the explanation of A.
correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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 Section B
13. A steel wire has a length of 12.0 m and a mass of 2.10 kg. What should be the tension in the wire so that the
[2]
o -1
speed of a transverse wave on the wire equals the speed of sound in dry air at 20 C = 343 ms ?
2 2
14. Convert: [2] i. 3.0m/s = .............. km/hr
-11 2 2 -1 3 -2
ii. 6.67 10 Nm /kg = .............. g cm s

15. If force F, length L and time T are taken as fundamental units then what will be the dimensions of mass? [2]
16. In the Atwood's machine (figure), the system starts from rest. What is the speed and distance moved by each
[2]
mass at t = 3s?

17. Define gravitational potential energy.

18. Write two conditions of elastic collision.
19. Derive an expression for work done against gravity.
OR
-3
Assuming the earth to be a uniform sphere of radius 6400 km and density 5.5 gcm , find the value of g on its
-11 2 -2
surface. Given G = 6.66 ×10 Nm kg .
Section C
20. Show that the Reynold's number represents the ratio of the inertial force per unit area to the viscous force
per [3]
unit area.
21. Two vessels A and B of different materials but having identical shape, size and wall thickness are filled with ice
[3]
-1 -1
and kept at the same place. Ice melts at the rate of 100 g min and 150g min in A and B, respectively.
Assuming that heat enters the vessels through the walls only, calculate the ratio of thermal conductivities of their
materials.
-1
22. On a foggy day two drivers spot each other when they are just 80 metres apart. They are travelling at 72 km h
[3]
-1 -2
and 60 km h , respectively. Both of them applied brakes retarding their cars at the rate of 5 ms . Determine
whether they avert collision or not.
23. A railway car of mass 20 tonnes moves with an initial speed of 54km/hr. On applying brakes, a constant negative
[3]

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acceleration of 0.3m/s is produced.
a What is the breaking force acting on the car?
b In what time it will stop?
c What distance will be covered by the car before it finally stops?

24. What is a refrigerator? Draw a schematic representation of a refrigerator. [3]

25. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a rope which can stand a maximum tension 600 N. In which of the following
[3]
cases will the rope break?
The monkey

2
a. climbs up with an acceleration of 6m/s
2
b. climbs down with an acceleration of 4m/s
c. climbs up with a uniform speed of 5m/s
2
d. falls down the rope freely under gravity. Take g = 10m/s and ignore the mass of the rope.
26. The flow rate of water is 0.58 L/mm from a tap of diameter of 1.30 cm. After some time, the flow rate is [3]
increased to 4 L/min. Determine the nature of the flow for both the flow rates. The coefficient of viscosity of
-3 3 3
water is 10 Pa - s and the density of water is 10 kg/m .
OR
Calculate the radius of new bubble formed when two bubbles of radius r1 and r2 coalesce?
Section D
27. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:[4]
Potential energy is the energy stored within an object, due to the object's position, arrangement or state. Potential
energy is one of the two main forms of energy, along with kinetic energy. Potential energy depends on the force
acting on the two objects.

(a) A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in a vacuum. Which of the following quantities
remain constant during the fall?

a) mechanical energy b) Electrical energy

c) potential energy d) kinetic energy

(b) Work done by a conservative force is positive, if

a) potential energy decreases b) kinetic energy increases

c) potential energy increases d) kinetic energy decreases

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 (c) When does the potential energy of a spring increase?

a) only when spring is compressed b) only when spring is moved

c) both only when spring is stretched and d) only when spring is stretched compressed
OR
A vehicle of mass 5000 kg climbs up a hill of 10 m. The potential energy gained by it

a) 4 b) 5
5 × 10 5 × 10 J
c) 500 J d) 5 J

(d) Dimension of k/m is, here k is the force constant

a) T2 b) T-2

c) T-1 d) T1

28. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
Root mean square velocity (RMS value)is the square root of the mean of squares of the velocity of individual
gas molecules and the Average velocity is the arithmetic mean of the velocities of different molecules of a gas
at a given temperature.

(a) Moon has no atmosphere because:

a) the escape velocity of the moon’s b) it is far away from the surface of the surface is
more than the r.m.s velocity earth of all molecules

o
c) the r.m.s. velocity of all the gas d) its surface temperature is 10 C
molecules is more than the escape velocity of the moon’s surface
C (b)
For an ideal gas, P
is CV

a) ≤ 1 b) none of these

c) > 1 d) < 1
–
(c) The root means square velocity of hydrogen is √5 times that of nitrogen. If T is the temperature of the gas
then:

a) T(H2) = T(N2) b) T(H2) < T(N2)

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 c) T(H2) ≠ T(N2) d) T(H2) > T(N2)

(d) Suppose the temperature of the gas is tripled and N2 molecules dissociate into an atom. Then what will be

the rms speed of atom:

– – a) v0√2 b) v0√6
–
c) v0√3 d) v0

OR
The velocities of the molecules are v, 2v, 3v, 4v & 5v. The RMS speed will be:

a) 11 v b) v(12)11

c) v d) v(11)12

Section E
29. A cylindrical log of wood of height h and area of cross-section A floats in a liquid. It is pressed and then
[5] released. Show that the log would execute S.H.M. with a time period.

T
Where m is mass of the body and ρ is the density of the liquid.
OR
Explain the total energy in simple harmonic motion and show the graphical representation of energy in SHM.
30. A projectile is projected horizontally with a velocity u. Show that its trajectory is parabolic. And obtain [5]
expressions for:
i. Time of flight
ii. Horizontal range iii. Velocity at any instant t.
OR
A particle falling vertically from a height hits a plane surface inclined to horizontal at an angle with speed v0 and
rebounds elastically as shown in the figure. Find the distance along the plane where it will hit the second time.

Hint:

i. After rebound, particle still has speed V0 to start.

ii. Work out angle particle speed has with horizontal after it rebounds.
iii. Rest is similar to if particle is projected up the incline.]

31. From a uniform disk of radius R, a circular hole of radius R2 is cut out. The centre of the hole is at R2 from the
[5]

centre of the original disc. Locate the centre of gravity of the resulting flat body.

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 OR
Derive an expression for the moment of inertia of a thin uniform rod about an axis passing through its one end and
perpendicular to its length. Also determine the radius of gyration about the same axis.

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 √3

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