HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, SEPTEMBER 2024

SUBJECT -PHYSICS (042)

Name: Max. Marks: 70
Class: XI Duration: 3 hrs
Sec: Date: 30.09.2024

General instructions:

● There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.

● This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D, and
Section E.
● All the sections are compulsory. This question paper consists of 10 printed pages.
● Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQs and four Assertion Reasoning
based of one 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.
● There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided for one
question in Section B, one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section
D and all three questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in
such questions.
● The use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION -A

1. On which of the following factors does the centre of mass of a system of particles not depend 1
upon?

a) Relative distance between the particles

b) Masses of the particles
c) Forces acting on the particles
d) Position of the particles

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 2. Three masses 2kg, 4kg and 4kg are placed at the three points (1,0,0), (1,1,0) and (0,1,0) 1
respectively. The position vector of its centre of mass is

a)

b)
c)
d)

3. A car starting from rest accelerates at the rate f through a distance s, then continues at a 1
constant speed for time t and then decelerates at rate f/2 to come to rest. If the total distance
covered is 5s, then which one is correct?

a) s= ft
b) s=1/6 ft2
c) s=1/2 ft2
d) s=1/4 ft2

4. The graph shows the velocity v versus time t for a body. 1

Which of the following graphs represents the corresponding acceleration versus

time graph?

a)

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 b)

c)

d)

5. The dimensional formula for pressure gradient is 1

a) [ML2T-1]
b) [M0L2T-2]
c) [M-2L-2T0]
d) [ML-2T-2]

6. A body starts from rest. What is the ratio of the distance travelled by the body during 1
the 4th and 3rd seconds?

a) 7/5
b) 5/7
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 c) 7/3
d) 3/7

7. A force of 20 N acts on a particle along a direction, making an angle of 60° with the vertical. 1
The component of the force along the vertical direction is

a) 2N
b) 5N
c) 10N
d) 20N

8. If a vector A having a magnitude of 8 is added to a vector B which lies along the x-axis, then 1
the resultant of two vectors lies along the y-axis and has a magnitude twice that of B. The
magnitude of B is

a) 6/√5
b) 12/√5
c) 16/√5
d) 8/√5

9. While walking on ice, one should take small steps to avoid slipping. This is because smaller 1
steps ensure

a) Larger coefficient of friction

b) Smaller coefficient of friction
c) Larger normal force
d) Smaller normal force
A particle A is dropped from a height and another particle B is thrown in a horizontal
10. direction with the speed of 5m/sec from the same height. The correct statement is 1

a) Particle B will reach the ground first

b) Both particles will reach the ground at the same speed
c) Particle A will reach the ground first
d) Both particles will reach the ground simultaneously

11. If the diameter of a circle is 2.12m, then the area of the circle, with due regard to significant 1
figures, will be

a) 3.528m2
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 b) 3.53m2
c) 3.5m2
d) 4.0m2

12. A simple pendulum hangs from the roof of the train. The string is inclined towards the rear of 1
the train. What is the nature of the motion of the train?

a) uniform
b) accelerated
c) retarded
d) at rest

For Questions 13 - 16, two statements are given: one is labelled Assertion (A) and the
other is labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the
options (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of
Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and reason are false.

13. Assertion (A): The centre of mass of a body may lie where there is no mass. 1

Reason (R): The centre of mass of a body is a point, where the whole mass of the body is
supposed to be concentrated.

14. Assertion (A): If the units of force and length are doubled, the unit of energy will be 4 1
times.
Reason (R): The unit of energy is independent of the unit of force and length.

15. Assertion (A): Internal forces cannot change linear momentum. 1

Reason (R): Internal forces can change the kinetic energy of a system.

16. Assertion (A): The minimum number of non-equal vectors in a plane required to give zero 1
resultant is three.

Reason (R): If , then they must lie in one plane.

SECTION -B

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17. It is easier to pull a lawn mower than to push it. Justify. 2

18. A gas bubble from an explosion under water oscillates with a period T proportional to P adbEc 2
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 using dimensional analysis.

19. Write any two differences between conservative and non-conservative forces. 2

20. A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40g with a speed of 1200m/s. The person holding the 2
gun can exert a maximum force of 144N on it. What is the number of bullets that can be
fired from the gun per second?

21. a) Plot a graph showing the variation of kinetic energy with a mass of the body if its linear 2
momentum remains constant.
b) The kinetic energy of a body decreases by 19%. What is the percentage decrease in its
linear momentum?
OR
a) Plot a graph showing the variation of momentum with a mass of the body if its kinetic
energy remains constant.
b) Two bodies of masses 1g and 16g are moving with equal kinetic energies. Find the
ratio of the magnitudes of their linear momenta.
SECTION -C

22. A velocity of a particle is given by the equation, v = 2t2 + 5 cm/s. Find 3

a) the change in velocity of the particle during the time interval between t1 =2s
and t2 = 4s.
b) the average acceleration during the same interval and
c) the instantaneous acceleration at t2 = 4s.

23. A boy of mass 30kg climbs on a rope which can withstand a maximum tension of 400N.
3
Will the rope break if the child
a) climbs up with an acceleration of 4m/s2
b) climbs up with a uniform speed of 2m/s.
c) slips down with an acceleration of 6m/s2. Justify your answer in each case.

24. A pendulum bob of mass 10-2kg is raised to a height of 5 x 10-2m and then released. At the 3
bottom of its swing, it picks up a mass of 10-3kg. To what height will the combined mass rise?
Take g = 10m/s2.
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25. From the top of a multi-storeyed building, 39.2 m tall, a boy projects a stone vertically 3
upwards with an initial velocity of 9.8 ms-1 such that it finally drops to the ground.
a) When will the stone reach the ground?
b) When will it pass through the point of projection?

26. a) Give any two examples of constants which has dimensions and give their dimensions 3
b) Find the dimensions of a/b in the equation, F = a√𝑥 +bt2, where F is the force, x is the
distance and t is the time.

27. a) Write an expression for the velocity of the centre of mass of a system of particles. 3
b) Two bodies of masses 10kg and 2kg are moving with velocities (2𝑖̂ − 7𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ ) and
(-10𝑖̂+35𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂) respectively. Find the velocity of the centre of mass of the system.

28. a) State the laws of static friction 3

b) A box of mass 4kg is placed on a wooden plank of length 1.5m which is lying on the
ground. The plank is lifted from one end along its length so that it becomes inclined. It is
noted that when the vertical height of the top end of the plank from the ground becomes
0.5m, the box begins to slide. Find the coefficient of friction between the box and the plank.

OR
a) Define the angle of repose.
b) Prove that the angle of friction is equal to the angle of repose.
c) The coefficient of friction between the ground and the wheels of a car moving on a
horizontal road is 0.5. If the car starts from rest, what is the minimum distance in which it
can acquire a speed of 72km/h? Take g = 10m/s2

SECTION -D
Case Study Based Questions

29. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. 4

Circular Motion:

When an object follows a circular path at a constant speed, the motion of the object is called
uniform circular motion. The word uniform refers to the speed which is uniform (constant)
throughout the motion. Although the speed does not vary, the particle is accelerating because
the velocity changes its direction at every point on the circular track. The figure shows a
particle P which moves along a circular track of radius r with a uniform speed v.

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 i) When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle
(a) No work is done on it
(b) No acceleration is produced in the body
(c) No force acts on the body
(d) Its velocity remains constant
ii) A particle is moving on a circular path with constant speed, then its acceleration
will be
(a) zero.
(b) external radial acceleration.
(c) internal radial acceleration.
(d) constant acceleration.
OR
For a particle in circular motion, the centripetal acceleration is
(a) Less than its tangential acceleration
(b) Equal to its tangential acceleration
(c) More than its tangential acceleration
(d) May be more or less than its tangential acceleration
iii) The angle between the velocity vector and acceleration vector in uniform circular
motion is
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) 45°

iv) If a cycle wheel of radius 4m completes one revolution in two seconds, then
the acceleration of the cycle is
(a) 𝜋 m/s2
(b) 2𝜋2 m/s2
(c) 𝜋 2 m/s2
(d) 4𝜋2m/s2

30. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. 4

Collision:
A collision is an isolated event in which a strong force acts between two or more bodies for a
short time as a result of which the energy and momentum of the interacting particle change.

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In a collision, particles may or may not come in real touch.

Collisions are of different types: Elastic collision, Inelastic collision, Perfectly inelastic
collision, Head-on collision, Oblique collision etc. Each type of collision has its characteristic
features.

i) In elastic collision, the relative speed of approach and separation is:

(a) Equal
(b) unequal

(c) zero
(d) infinite
OR
The coefficient of restitution for a perfectly inelastic collision is:
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) infinite

ii) When two bodies of equal masses but different velocities suffer one-dimensional elastic
collision,

(a) They travel in the same direction with the same velocities
(b) They travel in opposite directions with the same velocities
(c) Their velocities get exchanged after the collision
(d) They travel in the same direction with double their initial velocities

iii) In every type of collision,

(a) The total kinetic energy is conserved

(b) The linear momentum is not conserved
(c) The total energy is conserved
(d) The kinetic energy and momentum are conserved

iv) Which one of these is an example of a perfectly inelastic collision?

(a) Collision between subatomic particles

(b) Collision between two carrom coins
(c) Collision between two railway compartments

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 (d) Mud thrown on a wall and sticking to it

SECTION -E

31. a) State the parallelogram law of vector addition and find the magnitude and direction of 5
the resultant of two vectors P and Q inclined at an angle 𝜃 with each other.
b) Find the value of α if a vector (2𝑖̂+3𝑗̂ + 5𝑘̂) is perpendicular to the vector
(-4𝑖̂+4𝑗̂ + 𝛼𝑘̂ ).

OR

A body is projected at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal.

a) Derive an expression for the horizontal range of the projectile and hence obtain the
condition for the maximum horizontal range.
b) Prove that the horizontal range of a projectile is the same when fired at an angle 𝜃
and (90-𝜃) with the horizontal.
c) Obtain an expression for the velocity of the projectile at any instant t.

32. a) State and prove the work-energy theorem for a variable force. 5
b) A particle of mass 0.5kg travels in a straight line with a velocity v= 5x5/2 m/s. How much
work is done by the net force during the displacement from x=0 to x=2m?

OR
a) Derive an expression for the elastic potential energy of a spring.

b) Two springs have force constants k1 and k2 (k1>k2). On which spring is more work done,
if
(i) they are stretched by the same force and (ii) they are stretched by the same
distance?

33. a) State and prove the law of conservation of momentum. 5

b) Two masses M and m are connected at the two ends of an inextensible string. The
string passes over a smooth frictionless pulley. Obtain an expression for acceleration
of the masses and the tension in the string. Given M>m.
OR
a) What is meant by the banking of roads?
b) What is the need for banking a road?
c) Obtain an expression for the maximum speed with which a vehicle can safely
negotiate a curved road banked at an angle. The coefficient of friction between the
wheels and the road is µ.

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