Ganesh Wadkar Sir

Physics Practice Paper

CLASS 11 - PHYSICS

Time Allowed : 180 mins Maximum Marks : 70

General Instructions:
i. There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
ii. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E. All the sections are
compulsory.
iii. Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four 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.
iv. 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.
v. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A a) 300% b) 75%

c) 25% d) 50%
1) Dimensions of Hubble’s constant are:
[1] 8) A hollow sphere filled with water forms the bob of a simple
a) [T - 1 ] b) [M0 L0 T - 2 ] pendulum. A small hole at the bottom of the bob allows the
c) [MLT ] d) [MLT1 ]
4 water to slowly flow out as it is set into small oscillation
and its period of oscillation is measured. The time - period
2) Natural length of spring is 60 cm and its spring constant is will
4000 N/m. A mass of 20 kg is hung from it. The extension [1]
produced in the spring is (take g = 9.8 m/s2 )
[1] a) First increase and then decrease
a) 0.49 cm b) 4.9 cm b) Decrease
c) 9.4 cm d) 0.94 cm c) Remain constant
d) Increase
3) If a solid sphere of mass 1 kg and radius 0.1 m rolls without
slipping at a uniform velocity of 1 m/s along a straight line 9) A shell, in flight, explodes into four unequal parts. Which
on a horizontal floor, the kinetic energy is of the following is conserved?
[1] [1]
a) Kinetic energy
a) 10
7
J
b) Potential and Kinetic energy
b) 1J
c) Momentum
c) 52 J
d) Potential energy
d) 75 J
10) Two heavy spheres each of mass 100 kg and radius 0.10 m
4) On suspending a weight Mg, the length l of elastic wire
are placed 1.0 m apart on a horizontal table. What is the
having area of cross - section A, becomes double the initial
gravitational force and potential at the midpoint of the line
length. The instantaneous stress action on the wire is
joining the centers of the spheres? Is an object placed at
[1]
that point in equilibrium? If so, is the equilibrium stable or
a) 4M g
b) 2M g
A A unstable?
c) A
Mg
d) 2A
Mg
[1]
5) The escape velocity for a body projected vertically upwards a) 0, 1.9× 10- 8 J/kg, unstable
from the surface of earth is 11 kms. If the body is projected b) 0, 1.9× 10- 8 J/kg stable
at an angle 45° with the vertically, the escape velocity will c) 0, 2.7× 10 - 8 J/kg, unstable
be: d) 0, 2.7× 10−8 J/kg, stable
[1]
11) An inclined plane makes an angle 30° with horizontal. A
a) 11
√ kms−1
2√ solid sphere rolling down this inclined plane has a linear
b) 11 2 kms - 1 acceleration of
c) 22 kms - 1 [1]
d) 11 kms - 1 a) 5g
7 b) 2g
3
c) 14 d) g3
5g
6) There are three sources of the sound of equal intensities with
frequencies 400, 401, and 402 Hz. The number of beats per 12) The unit of thermal conductance is
seconds is: [1]
[1] a) WK b) JK - 1
a) 2 b) 0 c) WK - 1
d) JK
c) 1 d) 3
13) Assertion: The work done by centripetal force in uniform
7) An object of mass 10 kg is moving with velocity of 10 circular motion is always zero.
ms - 1 . A force of 50 N acted upon it for 2 s. Percentage Reason: No work is done by a force if force is perpendicular
increase in its KE is to the elementary displacement.
[1] [1]
 a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and The radius of a planet is double that of the earth but their
reason is correct explanation for assertion. average densities are the same. If the escape velocities at
b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but the planet and at the earth are vp and vE respectively, then
reason is not correct explanation for assertion. prove that vp = 2 vE .
c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong state- [2]
ment.
d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct state- Section C
ment.
22) State Pascal’s law. Explain the working of a hydraulic lift.
14) Assertion (A): The handle of the watch - maker’s screw [3]
- driver is much thicker than the handle of a carpenter’s 23) Calculate the heat required to convert 3 kg of ice at -
screwdriver. 12o C kept in a calorimeter to steam at 100o C at atmospheric
Reason (R): Watchmaker requires small torque than the car- pressure.
penter. [3]
[1] 24) How angular momentum can be expressed as the vector
product of two vectors? How is its direction determined?
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation [3]
of A. 25) Figure shows a pirateship 560 m from a fort defending a
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct expla- harbour entrance. A defence cannon, located at sea level,
nation of A. fires balls at initial speed, u0 = 82 m /s.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
15) Assertion (A): Smaller the orbit of the planet around the sun,
shorter is the time it takes to complete one revolution.
Reason (R): According to Kepler’s third law of planetary
motion, square of time period is proportional to cube of
mean distance from sun.
[1]
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation i. At what angle,θ 0 from the horizontal must a ball be
of A. fired to hit the ship?
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct expla- ii. What is the maximum range of the cannon balls?
nation of A. [3]
c) A is true but R is false. 26) A body of mass of 2 kg initially at rest moves under the
d) A is false but R is true. action of an applied horizontal force of 7 N on a table with
the coefficient of kinetic friction = 0.1. Compute the
16) Assertion (A): The driver in a vehicle moving with a con- i. Work done by the applied force in 10 s,
stant speed on a straight road is a non - inertial frame of ii. Work done by friction in 10 s,
reference. iii. Work done by the net force on the body in 10 s
Reason (R): A reference frame, in which Newton’s laws of iv. Change in kinetic energy of the body in 10 s, and
motion are applicable, is non - inertial. interpret your results
[1] [3]
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation 27) The x - and y - components ofA ⃗ are 4 m and 6 m
of A. respectively. The x - and y - components of vector (A+ ⃗ B)
⃗
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct expla- are 10 m and 9 m respectively. Calculate for the vector B⃗
nation of A.
c) A is true but R is false. i. Its x - and y - components
d) A is false but R is true. ii. Its length and
iii. The angle it makes with the x - axis.
Section B [3]
28) The lower end of a capillary tube of diameter 2 mm is dipped
17) What do you mean by one complete oscillation (or vibration) 8 cm below the surface of water in a beaker. What is the
in SHM? pressure required in the tube in order to blow a hemispherical
[2] bubble at its end in water? The surface tension of water at
18) The wavelengthλ associated with a moving particle depends temperature of the experiments is 7.30× 10 - 2 Nm - 1 , atm
upon its mass m, its velocity v and Plank’s constant h. Show = 1.01 × 105 Pa, density of water = 1000 kg/m3 , g = 9.80
dimensional relation between them. ms - 2 . Also, calculate the excess pressure.
[2] [3]
19) Convert:
i. 3.0m/s2 = .............. km/hr2 OR
ii. 6.67 10 - 11 Nm2 /kg2 = .............. g - 1 cm3 s - 2
Show that the Reynold’s number represents the ratio of the
[2]
inertial force per unit area to the viscous force per unit area.
20) Why it is difficult to climb up a greesy pole?
[3]
[2]
21) What is the binding energy of a satellite. Derive an expres- Section D
sion for it.
[2] 29) Read the text carefully and answer the questions: Suppose
a scooter or a cycle is moving on a straight horizontal road
OR with a constant speed v.
When the road takes a turn, the vehicle has to move on a a) Lean away from the centre of curvature of the road
curved path. b) Lean towards the centre of curvature of the road
Let a small portion of this curved path has a radius of c) Keep his cycle vertical to the road
curvature r. While negotiating a turn, the vehicle tends to d) Increase his speed
move in straight line due to inertia and hence tend to slip
outward. This tendency of a vehicle to slip from a desired OR
path is called skidding.
In order to oppose skidding, frictional force (f) comes into (d) To avoid over turning on a curved road, a cyclist lean
play. This force of friction between the road and the tyres towards the centre of curvature of the road so that
provides necessary centripetal orce mv , where m is the
2

r a) The line of action of normal reaction N passes

mass √of the vehicle. through the centre of gravity
v = fmr ...(i) b) C.G. rises upward
Maximum friction, fmax = µ N = µ Mg c) C.G. moves downward
Putting √
in eqn. (i) d) The line of action of normal reaction N does not
√
vmax = µmgr m = µgr ...(iii) pass through the centre of gravity
This is the maximum velocity the vehicle can achieve on the
(e) To avoid over turning at maximum speed, without skid-
curved road.
ding, on a road having frictional constant 0.7, a cyclist
This frictional force f creates another problem. It produces
can lean maximum
an outward torque h × f about the centre of gravity (G) of
a) 10o b) 22o
the vehicle, where h is the height of centre of gravity. This
c) 35o d) 45o
creates a tendency of over turning. Since the line of action
of normal reaction N and weight m g pass through the centre
30) Read the text carefully and answer the questions: In a small
of gravity G, they do not produce a counter torque to oppose
but crowded room, we start to feel very warm and will start
his tendency of over turning.
sweating. The heat from our body is transferred to sweat.
As the sweat absorbs more and more heat, it evaporates from
your body, becoming more disordered and transferring heat
to the air, which heats up the air temperature of the room.
Many sweating people in a crowded room, that acts as a
’closed system’ will quickly start heating things up.

To avoid this situation, the rider has to lean towards the

centre of curvature of the road. Now, the line of action
of normal reaction N does not pass through the centre of
gravity. So, N gives rise a counter torque which opposes the [4]
torque due to friction i.e., h × f = b × n, where b is the
(a) By the first law of thermodynamics:
horizontal distance of C.G. and point of ground contact A.
The condition of no over turning is that the rider must lean a) Q = - △ E - W b) Q =△ E + W
the vehicle by an angle θ , where c) Q =△ E - W d) None of these
tan θ = hb = N
2
v2
f
= mv /r
mg = rg (b) Which of the following can be considered as the defi-
So, as the speed increases, the rider leans towards the ground nition of energy?
more and more, so that the frictional force can provide nec-
essary centripetal force. a) None of these
For maximum velocity, given by eqn. (i), the maximum b) Both Q =△ E + W and first law of thermodynamics
angle through which rider can lean is c) Q =△ E + W
tan θmax = fN max d) First law of thermodynamics
rg = µ [4]
2
max
= v rg = µrg
(a) The maximum velocity of a two wheeler on a curved (c) Internal energy is defined by:
road of radius r having coefficient of frictionµ is
√ a) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
a) µr
g b) The second law of thermodynamics
√ c) The first law of thermodynamics
b) µr
√
g d) None of these
c) 1
µgr (d) When a system is in equilibrium, any change in entropy
õ
d) r
would be:
(b) For a vertically moving two wheeler on a curved road, a) Negative b) Positive
friction c) Zero d) Maximum

a) Creates the problem of skidding and over riding

b) Solves both the problems - skidding and over OR
riding
c) Solves the problem of over riding and creates the (e) The second law of thermodynamics defines:
problem of skidding a) Heat b) Enthalpy
d) Solves the problem of skidding but creates the prob- c) Work d) Energy
lem of over riding
(c) To avoid over turning, the cyclist should Section E
31) A spring having with a spring constant 1200 N m–1 is What is the average speed of the particle over the intervals
mounted on a horizontal table as shown in Fig. A mass of in (a) and (b)?
3 kg is attached to the free end of the spring. The mass is [5]
then pulled sideways to a distance of 2.0 cm and released.
OR

Take the position of mass when the spring is unstreched as Figure shows the distance - time graphs of two trains, which
x = 0, and the direction from left to right as the positive start moving simultaneously in the same direction. From the
direction of x - axis. Give x as a function of time t for the graphs, find:
oscillating mass if at the moment we start the stopwatch (t
= 0), the mass is
i. At the mean position,
ii. At the maximum stretched position, and
iii. At the maximum compressed position.
In what way do these functions for SHM differ from each
other, in frequency, in amplitude or the initial phase?
[5] i. How much ahead of A is B when the motion starts?
ii. What is the speed of B?
OR iii. When and where will A catch B?
What is Simple pendulum? Find an expression for the time iv. What is the difference between the speeds of A and B?
period and frequency of a simple pendulum? [5]
33) Show that the angular momentum of a particle is the product
of its linear momentum and moment arm. Also, show that
the angular momentum is produced only by the angular com-
ponent of linear momentum. What is the physical meaning
[5] of angular momentum?
32) The speed - time graph of a particle moving along a fixed [5]
direction is shown in Figure. Obtain the distance traversed
by the particle between (a) t = 0 s to 10 s, (b) t = 2 s to OR
6 s.

Find position of centre of mass of a semicircular disc of

radius r.
[5]