CLASS- XI IMPORTANT QUESTIONS SUB: PHYSICS
1. Number of significant figures in a digit.
2. Applications of Dimensional Analysis.
3. Derive the equations of motion by graphical method.
4. Position-time graph, Velocity-time graph, significance of slope and area under the
curves, numerical based on graphs.
5. Numerical on instantaneous velocity, average velocity, instantaneous acceleration.
6. Numerical on cross product, dot product of vectors.
7. State the parallelogram law of vector addition and find its magnitude and direction.
8. Define projectile. Prove that path of a projectile is a parabola. Find the expressions for
its max height, time of flight and horizontal range.
9. Expression for Centripetal Acceleration.
10. Show that Newton’s Second Law of Motion is the real law of Motion.
11. Laws of friction. Numericals.
12. Motion of a vehicle on level circular road.
13. What do you mean by banking of road? Determine the angle of banking so as to
minimize the wear and tear of the tyres of a car negotiating a banked road.
14. Derive the expression for the velocity of the body and tension in the string at any point
in a vertical circle.
15. State and prove work energy theorem for constant force and variable force.
16. Show that the total mechanical energy of a freely falling body remains constant
throughout the fall. Show it graphically also.
17. Show that in one dimensional elastic collision of two bodies , the relative velocity of
separation after collision is equal to the relative velocity of approach before the collision
and hence derive the expression for velocities of two bodies.
18. Elastic collision between two bodies in two dimensions.
19. Numerical on Centre of mass and Moment of Inertia.
20. Define escape velocity and derive the expression for it.
21. Discuss the variation of ‘g’ with altitude and depth .
22. Define orbital velocity and relate it with escape velocity.
23. Derive the expression for the gravitational potential energy of a body of m located at
distance r from the centre of the earth.
24. Hooke’s Law, Modulus of elasticity, Stress-strain curve.
25. What is Elastic Potential Energy? Prove that the work done by a stretching force to
produce certain tension in a wire is
W=1/2 x stretching force x extension
26. Define coefficient of viscosity and give its S.I unit. Stokes’ law.
27. On what factor does the terminal velocity of spherical ball falling through a viscous
liquid depend? Derive the formula.
Vt= 2(ρ-ρ’).r2g/9η
28. State Bernoulli’s theorem. With the help of suitable diagram, establish Bernoulli’s
equation for liquid flow.
29. Define surface tension and surface energy. Also prove that surface energy is numerically
equal to surface tension. Concept of excess pressure inside a liquid drop and a soap
bubble.
30. (i) What is the phenomenon of capillarity? Derive an expression for the rise of liquid in a
capillary tube.
(ii) What will happen if the length of the capillary tube is smaller than the height to
which the liquid rises? Explain briefly.
31. State Pascal’s law of fluids pressure with the suitable diagram, explain how is Pascal’s
law applied in a hydraulic lift?
32. What is mean by coefficient of linear expansion, superficial expansion and cubical
expansion? Derive the relationship between them.
33. Numerical on thermal conductivity. Stefan- Boltzmann law, Wien’s Displacement Law.
34. Define Cp and Cv. Why is Cp>Cv? For an ideal gad, prove that Cp-Cv=R.
35. Zeroth law, first law, second law of thermodynamics.
36. Work done in isothermal and adiabatic process.
37. State the law of equipartition of energy. Use it to find the values of internal energy and
the specific heats of a (i) Monoatomic, (ii) Diatomic (iii) triatomic gas molecules.
38. State the postulates of Kinetic theory of gases. Prove that the pressure exerted by a gas
is P=1/3ρc2, where ρ is the density and c is the root mean square velocity.
39. Derive an expressions for the Kinetic and potential energies of a harmonic oscillator.
Hence show that total energy is conserved in S.H.M. Motion of a stretched spring .
40. Show that for small oscillations the motion of a simple pendulum is SHM. Derive an
expression for its time period.
41. Equation for a plane progressive harmonic wave, expressions for particle velocity,
particle acceleration for SHM.
42. Discuss the formation of standing waves in (i) a stretched string fixed at both the ends
(ii) an open organ pipe (iii) a closed organ pipe. Find the ratio of first four harmonics in
each case.
