INTERNATIONAL INDIAN ‫المدرسة العالمية الهندية‬

SCHOOL, AL_JUBAIL
Eastern Province – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫_ الجبيل‬
‫المنطقة الشرقية – المملكة العربية‬
‫السعودية‬

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2023

SUBJET PHYSICS CLASS XI MARKS 70 TIME 3 hrs

General Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of 33 questions in all.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Section A consists of 16 objective type questions carrying 1 mark each.
4. Section B consists of 5 questions carrying 02 marks each.
5. Section C consists of 7 questions carrying 03 marks each.
6. Section D consists of 2 case-study questions of 04 marks each.
7. Section E consists of 3 questions of 05 marks each.
8. 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.
9.Use of calculator is not allowed.

SECTION – A
1. The dimension of coefficient of viscosity is
1
(a) [ML-1T-1] (b) [ML2T-1] (c) [ML-1T-2] (d) [ML-2T-1]
The angular speed of a body changes from ω1 to ω2 without applying a torque but 1
2. due to change in moment of inertia. The ratio of radius of gyration in two cases will
be
(a) √ω1 : √ω2 (b) √ω2 : √ω1 (c) √ω22 : √ω1 2 (d) √ω23 : √ω1 3

3. In old age, arteries carrying blood in the human body becomes narrow resulting in 1
an increase in the blood pressure. This follows from
(a) Stoke’s law (b) Pascal’s law
(c) Bernoulli’s principle (d) Archimedes’ principle

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4. A particle moves in a circle of radius 30 cm with a constant speed of 6m/s. Its 1
acceleration is
(a)zero (b) 120 m/s2 (c) 5 m/s2 (d) 180 m/s2

5. If υe and υp denotes the escape velocity from the Earth and of another planet having 1
twice the radius and the same mean density as of Earth, then
(a) υe = υp (b) υe = υp/2 (c) υe = 2υp (d) υe = υp/4

6. Two masses of M and 4M are moving with equal kinetic energy. The ratio of their 1
linear momentum, p1: p2 will be
(a)1: 8 (b) 1: 4 (c) 1: 2 (d) 4: 1

7. Shear modulus is zero for 1

(a)liquids (b) solids (c)gases (d) both liquids and gases

8. A body of weight (W) rests on a frictional surface. Angle between force of friction 1
and normal reaction (R) is
(a)0⁰ ( b) 60⁰ (c) 90⁰ (d) 30⁰
9. A wire is stretched to double its original length. The longitudinal strain produced is 1
(a) 0.5 (b) 1.0 (c) 1.5 (d) 2.0

10 If a unit vector is represented by 0.5 î + 0.8 ĵ + ck^ then the value of c is 1

. (a)1 (b) √ 0.11 (c)√ 0.89 (d) 0.89

11 For a liquid which does not wet the glass, the angle of contact is 1
. (a)less than 90⁰ (b) more than 90⁰ (c) zero (d) none of these
12 If h is height, ρ is density and g is acceleration due to gravity, then formula for 1
. pressure in liquid is
(a) P= hρg (b) P = hρ/g (c) P = hg/ρ (d) P = ρg/h

Q. no 13 to 16 are Assertion - Reasoning based questions. These consist of two

statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the
appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) Both A and R are False
13 Assertion (A): The stream of water flowing at high speed from a garden horse pipe 1
.
tends to spread like a fountain when held vertically up.
Reason (R): In any steady flow of an incompressible fluid, the volume rate of flow
of the liquid remains constant.
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14 Assertion (A): The centre of mass of an electron and proton, when released moves 1
.
faster towards proton.
Reason (R): This is because proton is heavier.
15 Assertion(A): In a javelin throw, the athlete throws the projectile at an angle 1
. slightly more than 45⁰.
Reason (R): The maximum range does not depend upon the angle of projection.

16 Assertion(A): Use of ball-bearings between two moving parts of a machine is a 1

. common practice.
Reason (R): Ball-bearings reduce vibrations and provide good stability.

SECTION – B

17 A steel wire of length 4m and diameter 5mm is stretched by 49N.Find the increase 2
.
in its length if the Young’s Modulus of elasticity for steel is 2 x 1011 Nm-2.
18 Derive equation of continuity for steady flow of an ideal liquid. 2
.
19 The distance x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of constant 2
. force is related to the time t by the relation, t= √ x + 3. Find the displacement of the
particle when its velocity becomes 6 m/s.

20 Prove that surface energy is numerically equal to surface tension. 2

.
21 Three mass points m1 , m2 ,m3 are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
. 2
length a. What is the moment of inertia of the system about an axis along the altitude of
the triangle passing through m1?
OR

Find the vector product of two vectors ( 3î – 4 ĵ + 5k^ ¿∧¿ (-2î + ĵ + 3k^ ¿.

SECTION - C
22 A mass of 6 kg is suspended vertically by a rope of length 2 m from a ceiling. A force 3
.
of 60 N is applied at the middle point of the rope in the horizontal direction, as shown in
figure below. Calculate the angle the rope makes with the vertical. Neglect the mass of
the rope and take g = 10 m s − 2.

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23 State Pascal’s law. Explain how Pascal’s law is applied in the working of hydraulic lift. 3
.
24 Find an expression for the excess pressure inside a liquid drop of radius R. 3
.
25 If stretch in a spring of force constant k is doubled, calculate 3
. (a) ratio of final force to initial force in the spring.
(b) ratio of elastic potential energies stored in two cases.
(c) Is spring force conservative? Why?

26 State Stokes law. Derive an expression for terminal velocity of a sphere falling through 3
. a viscous liquid.
27 Using parallelogram law of vector addition, 3
. (a) Find the magnitude of resultant of two vectors A and B in terms of their magnitudes
and angle θ between them.
(b) What will be the resultant when the vectors are at right angles to each other?

28 Derive an expression for escape velocity of an object from the surface of Earth. Hence 3
find its value.
OR
Deduce the expression for gravitational potential energy of a body of mass m located at
distance r from the centre of Earth.
SECTION D

29 The property of a body, by virtue of which it tends to regain its original size and
.
shape when the applied force is removed, is known as elasticity and the deformation
caused is known as elastic deformation. However, if you apply force to a lump of
putty or mud, they have no gross tendency to regain their previous shape, and they
get permanently deformed. Such substances are called plastic and this property is
called plasticity. Putty and mud are close to ideal plastics. We know that in a solid,
each atom or molecule is surrounded by neighbouring atoms or molecules. These
are bonded together by interatomic or intermolecular forces and stay in a stable
equilibrium position. When a solid is deformed, the atoms or molecules are
displaced from their equilibrium positions causing a change in the interatomic (or
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 intermolecular) distances. When the deforming force is removed, the interatomic
forces tend to drive them back to their original positions. Thus, the body regains its
original shape and size.
1

(i) State Hooke’s law.

(ii)Which is more elastic: water or air? Give reason 1

(iii) Draw stress -strain curve for a metal and mark its yield point and fracture point.
2
OR
(iii) Plot the stress -strain curve for gold and glass.

30
In the dynamic world of sports, impulse plays a pivotal role in determining the
.
outcome of various actions. Baseball, a sport characterized by its power and
precision, provides an excellent example of how impulse translates into physical
performance. Consider the action of a batter swinging a baseball bat. As the bat
makes contact with the ball, a forceful interaction occurs, transferring energy from
the bat to the ball. This transfer of energy, measured in terms of impulse, is crucial
for propelling the ball at high speeds and achieving desirable distances. In the
context of a baseball swing, the force exerted by the bat on the ball during the brief
moment of contact represents the primary factor determining the impulse imparted
to the ball. The duration of this contact, though fleeting, is equally important as it
influences the overall impulse.
1
(i) How is impulse related to linear momentum?
1
(ii)Write the dimensional formula for Impulse.
2
(iii)A cricket ball of mass 150g moving with a speed of 12m/s is hit by a bat so that
the ball is turned back with a velocity of 20m/s. Calculate the impulse received by
the ball.

OR

(iii)A rubber ball of mass 50g falls from a height of 100cm and rebounds to a height
of 50cm.Find the impulse and average force between the ball and the ground, if time
of contact is 0.1s.

SECTION - E
31 a) Derive the expression for maximum speed on a banked circular road. 5
.
b) A cyclist speeding at 18km/h on a level road takes a sharp circular turn of radius 3m
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 without reducing the speed and without bending towards the centre of the circular path.
If the coefficient of static friction between the tyres and the road is 0.1, will the cyclist
slip while taking the turn?
OR

A projectile is projected horizontally with velocity u. Show that the path of a projectile
is a parabola. Obtain expression for (a)Time of flight (b) Maximum height (c)
Horizontal range

32 Discuss the variation of acceleration due to gravity with respect to height and depth 5
. from the surface of the Earth.
OR
Discuss the elastic collision between two bodies in one dimension and obtain an
expression for their velocities after collision.

33 State Bernoulli’s principle. Prove Bernoulli’s principle for the flow of non-viscous 5
. fluids.
OR
a.) Calculate the total energy per unit mass possessed by water at a point, where the
pressure is 10gf /sq mm, velocity is 0.1m/s and height of water level from the ground is
0.20m(g = 9.8m/s2.
b.) Can Bernoulli’s principle be used to describe the flow of water through a rapid flow
in a river? Explain.

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