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The document is the quarterly examination for Physics class XI. It provides instructions for the exam, which has 18 multiple choice and theoretical questions worth 35 total marks. Questions cover topics like fundamental forces, units of measurement, kinematics graphs, relative velocity, dimensional analysis, and parallax. Students are asked to define terms, calculate values, draw graphs, and derive equations of motion.

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Class Xi Physics QP

The document is the quarterly examination for Physics class XI. It provides instructions for the exam, which has 18 multiple choice and theoretical questions worth 35 total marks. Questions cover topics like fundamental forces, units of measurement, kinematics graphs, relative velocity, dimensional analysis, and parallax. Students are asked to define terms, calculate values, draw graphs, and derive equations of motion.

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MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

CHETPET, CHENNAI-31.
QUARTERLY EXAMINATION (2020-2021)
PHYSICS 042
CLASS: XI MAX.MARKS:35
TIME:1½HOURS
DATE: 15-09-2020
General Instructions:
All questions are compulsory.
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each
Questions 11 to 13 carry 2 marks each
Questions 14 to 16 carry 3 marks each
Questions 17 and 18 carry 5 marks each

1. Name the fundamental forces in nature. [10 x 1 =10 marks]

2. Define Astronomical unit. Give its value in metre.

3. Name the physical quantities whose dimensional formulae are as follows

(i) MLT-1 (ii) ML2T-1

4. Express nanometre in terms of metre and angstrom.

5. The angle between î + ĵ and î - ĵ is _______.

6. Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal

a) Torque & Work b) Stress & Energy c) Force & Stress d) Force and Work

7. The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 16.015, 0.0008
and 6.2 x 103 are

a) 4,4,2 b) 5,1,2 c) 5,1,5 d) 5,5,2

8. A stone released with zero velocity from the top of the tower reaches the
ground in 4 sec. The height of the tower is about

a) 20m b) 80m c) 40m d) 160m

9. The area under velocity-time graph represents


a) acceleration b) speed c) displacement d) constant acceleration

10. Percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed or 2% and 3%


respectively. The error in the estimate of kinetic energy obtained by measuring
mass and speed will be

a) 8% b) 2% c) 12% d) 10%
11.Define uniform acceleration. [ 1 mark]
The displacement of a particle moving along x- axis is given by x = 5t2 + 18t.
Calculate the velocity and instantaneous velocity at t = 2 sec. [ 1 mark]

12. Draw the following graph between velocity and time of an object in case of
(i) For a body with zero acceleration [1 mark]
(ii) For a body moving with uniform negative acceleration [1 mark]

13. A car ‘A’ moving at 14ms-1 on a straight road is ahead of car ‘B’ moving in
the same direction at 6ms-1.
Find the velocity of ‘A’ relative to ‘B’ and vice-versa. [ 2 marks]

14. State the principle of homogeneity of dimensions. [ 1 mark]

Check the dimensional consistency for the following equations :- [ 2 marks]


2𝑇 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(i) v = √𝑔𝑅 (ii) h =
𝑟𝜌𝑔

where v- velocity, g- acceleration due to gravity, R & r- radius, h- height,


T- surface tension, 𝜌- density

15.The student measured a thickness of a thin sheet with help of screw gauge.
The readings taken by him were 0.932 cm, 0.975 cm, 1.01 cm, 1.026 cm &
0.947 cm. Find the mean value of thickness, mean absolute error, fractional
error. [1 ½ marks]
Distinguish between scalars and vectors. [1 ½ marks]

16. Define parallax or parallactic angle. Explain the method of determining the
diameter of the natural satellite of the earth by the method of parallax. [3marks]

17. Derive the following equations of motion for uniformly accelerated motion
using velocity time graph
(i) v = u + at (ii) s = ut + ½ at2 (iii) v2 – u2 = 2as [ 5 marks]

18. Derive by the method of dimension, an expression for the volume of a liquid
flowing out per second through a narrow pipe. Assume that the rate of flow of
liquid depends on (i) coefficient of viscosity ’η’ of the liquid (ii) the radius of the
𝑝 𝜋
pipe ‘r’ and the pressure gradient ( ) along the pipe. Take k = [ 5 marks]
𝑙 8
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