Pre-Board Examination (2024-25)

Class-XI
Subject: Physics
Time: 02:00 Hrs. Max marks 70

GENERAL INSTRUCTION
1. There are 33 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.
3. All the sections are compulsory.
4. 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 three long answer questions of five marks each & Section E contains two case
study based questions of four marks each and
5. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in Section B,
one question in Section C and all three questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the
choices in such questions.
6. Use of calculators is not allowed.
7. You may use following values
c = 3x108 m/s, h = 6.63 x 10-34 Js, e = 1.6 x 10-19, µ0 = 4π x 10-7 TmA-1, ε0 = 8.854 x 10-12C2N-1m-2, K = 9x109
Nm2C-2,Mass of electron = 9.1x10–31 kg, Mass of neutron = 1.675 × 10–27 kg, Mass of proton = 1.673 × 10–27
kg, Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 1023 per gram mole, Boltzmann constant = 1.38 × 10–23 JK–1

SECTION - A
1. In uniform circular motion, the centripetal force acting on an object is: [1]
(a) Parallel to the motion of the object. (b) Perpendicular to the motion of the object
(c) Opposite to the motion of the object. (d) Tangential to the circular path.
2. No force is required for ____________. [1]
(a) an object moving in straight line with constant velocity
(b) an object moving in circular motion
(c) an object moving with constant acceleration
(d) an object moving in elliptical path.
3. A particle moves in a straight line with an initial velocity of 10 m/s and a constant acceleration of 2 m/s². Its
displacement after 5 seconds will be: [1]
(a) 50m (b) 100 m (c) 150 m (d) 200 m
4. Two closed organ pipes, when sounded simultaneously gave 4 beats per sec. If longer pipe has a length of 1 m,
then length of shorter pipe is (v = 300 m/s) [1]
(a) 80 cm (b) 90 cm (c) 94.9 cm (d) 185.5 cm
5. An electric heater of rating 1000 W is used for 5 hrs per day for 20 days. What is the electrical energy utilized? [1]
(a) 100 kWh (b) 200 kWh (c) 120 kWh (d) 500 kWh
6. The dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is [1]
[1]
(a) [ML-2T-2] (b) [M0L0T0] (c) [ML-1T-1] (d) [ML2T-2]
7. Number of degrees present in one radian is [1]
 (a) 56o (b) 56.3o (c) 57.3o (d) 58o
8. Which of the following quantities remains constant in simple harmonic motion? [1]
(a) Displacement (b) Velocity (c) Acceleration (d) Total Energy
9. In the equation, PV = RT, V refers to the volume of: [1]
(a) 1 g of a gas (b) 1 mole of a gas
(c) 1 kg of gas (d) any amount of gas
10. Which of the following is true about an isobaric process? [1]
(a) Volume is constant (b) Pressure is constant
(c) Temperature is constant (d) No transfer of heat
11. During change of state of a matter [1]
(a) Temperature remains constant (b) Temperature changes
(c) Mass changes (d) Density remains constant
12. Which liquid is used in an open-tube manometer for measuring small pressure differences?
[1]
(a) Oil (b) Mercury (c) Water (d) None of these
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given –one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled Reason (R).
13. Assertion : Stress is the internal force per unit area of a body.
Reason : Rubber is less elastic than steel. [1]
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
14. Assertion : If the net external force on the body is zero, then its acceleration is zero.
Reason : Acceleration does not depend on force. [1]
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
15. Assertion : The rate of change of total momentum of a many particle system is proportional to the sum of the
internal forces of the system. [1]
Reason : Internal forces can change the kinetic energy but not the momentum of the system.
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
16. Assertion : Specific heat capacity is the cause of formation of land and sea breeze.
Reason : The specific heat of water is more than land. [1]
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
SECTION - B
17. Subtract 2.5 × 104 from 3.9 × 105 with due regard to significant figures. [2]
[2]

18. Compute the fractional change in volume of a glass slab, when subjected to a hydraulic pressure of 10 atm. [2]
19. Ambala is at a distance of 200km from delhi . ram sets out from ambala at a speed of 60km/hr and shyam sets
out at the same time from delhi at a speed of 40km/hr . when and where will they meet? [2]
20. At a point above the surface of the earth, the gravitational potential is -5.12 107 J/kg and the acceleration due to
gravity is 6.4 m/s2. Assuming the mean radius of the earth to be 6400 km, calculate the height of the point above
the earth's surface. [2]
OR
An astronaut, by mistake, drops his food packet from an artificial satellite orbiting around the earth. Will it reach
the surface of the earth? Why?
21. A pump on the ground floor of a building can pump up water to fill a tank of volume 30 m3 in 15 min. If the tank
is 40 m above the ground, and the efficiency of the pump is 30%, how much electric power is consumed by the
pump? [2]

SECTION - C
22. A thermometer has wrong calibration. It reads the melting point of ice as – 10oC. It reads 60oC in place of 50oC.
What is the temperature of boiling point of water on the scale? [3]

23. A particle is moving along a straight line and its position is given by the relation
Find (a) The time at which velocity is zero. [3]
(b) Position and displacement of the particle at that point.
(c) Acceleration for the particle at the line.
24. A car moving along a straight highway with a speed of 126 km h–1 is brought to a stop within a distance of 200 m.
What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform), and how long does it take for the car to stop? [3]
25. A geyser heats water flowing at the rate of 3.0 litres per minute from 27°C to 77°C. If the geyser operates on a gas
burner, what is the rate of consumption of the fuel if its heat of combustion is 4.0 x 104 J/g? [3]
26. State Newton’s second, law of motion. Express it mathematically and hence obtain a relation between force and
acceleration. [3]
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27. A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional area 3.0 x 10 m2 stretches by the same amount as a copper
wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional area of 4.0 x10−5 m2 under a given load. What is the ratio of the Young’s
modulus of steel to that of copper? [3]
OR
The edge of an aluminium cube is 10 cm long. One face of the cube is firmly fixed to a vertical wall. A mass of 100
kg is then attached to the opposite face of the cube. The shear modulus of aluminium is 25 GPa. What is the
vertical deflection of this face?
28. State and prove Bernoulli's theorem [3]
SECTION - D
29. (i) The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of the constant force is related to
the time by the equation t=x where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Find the velocity of the particle at (a) t = 3s,
(b) t = 6s. (b), What is the speed of the particle at the time?
(ii) A car moving along a straight highway with a speed of 126 km/hr is brought to a stop within a distance of 200
m. What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform), and how long does it take for the car to stop? [5]
 OR
2
(a) Establish S=ut+1/2at from the velocity time graph, a uniform accelerated motion.
(b) Two forces 5kg wt and 10kgwt are acting with an inclination of 120∘ between them. What is the angle which
the resultant makes with 10kgwt?
30. Two wires of diameter 0.25 cm, one made of steel and other made of brass are loaded as shown in figure. The
unloaded length of steel wire is 1.5 m and that of brass wire is 1.0 m.Young’s modulus of steel is 2.0 x 1011 Pa.
Compute the elongations of steel and brass wires. (1 Pa = 1 Nm 2). [5]

OR
Define modulus of elasticity. Explain its various types with formulas.

31. A bullet of mass 0.012 kg and horizontal speed strikes a block of wood of mass 0.4 kg and instantly comes to rest
with respect to the block. The block is suspended from the ceiling by means of thin wires. Calculate the height to
which the block rises. Also, estimate the amount of heat produced in the block. [5]
OR
Calculate the amount of heat required to convert 1.00kg of ice at – 10oc into steam at 100oc at normal pressure.
J J
Specific heat of ice = 2100 . Latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.36x105J|kg, specific heat of water = 4200 .
kg K kg K
Latent heat of vaporization of water = 2.25 x106 J|kg?

SECTION - E

32. Case study -01: Projectile motion is a form of motion in which an object or particle is thrown with some initial
velocity near the earth’s surface and it moves along a curved path under the action of gravity alone. The path
followed by a projectile is called its trajectory, which is shown below. When a projectile is projected obliquely,
then its trajectory is as shown in the figure below

.
Here velocity u is resolved into two components, we get (a) u cosθ along OX and (b) u sinθ along OY .
i. The example of such type of motion is [1]
(a) motion of car on a banked road (b) motion of boat in sea
(c) a javelin thrown by an athlete (d) motion of ball thrown vertically upward
ii. The acceleration of the object in horizontal direction is [1]
(a) constant (b) decreasing
(c) increasing (d) zero
 iii. (iii) The vertical component of velocity at point H is [1]
(a) maximum (b) zero
(c) double to that at O (d) equal to horizontal component
iv. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 m/s in a direction 30° with the horizontal. The time taken by the
ball to return to the same level will be [1]
(a) 2.0 s (b) 3.0 s (c) 4.0 s (d) 2.9 s

33. Case study -02: Gas molecules move in random motion inside the container. The pressure exerted by the gas is
due to the continuous collision of the molecules against the walls of the container. Due to this continuous
collision, the walls experience a continuous force which is equal to the total momentum imparted to the walls per
second.

i. If the mass of each molecule is halved and speed is doubled, find the ratio of initial and final pressure: [1]
(a) 1:16 (b) 1:4 (c) 1:8 d) 1:2
ii. The pressure exerted by the gases is: [1]
(a) inversely proportional to the density
(b) inversely proportional to the square of the density
(c) directly proportional to the density
(d) directly proportional to the square of the density
iii. If the force of attraction between the molecules suddenly disappears, then what will be the change in
pressure: [1]
(a) pressure increase (b) pressure decrease
(c) pressure remains constant (d) pressure falls
iv. If the pressure of a given gas is halved at a certain temperature. what will be its volume [1]
(a) becomes triple (b) becomes double
(c) remains constant (d) becomes half
OR
Dimension formula for R?