St Andrews high school

Mid Term Examination Class XI C Physics P-1

Multiple choice questions. 40 Marks
Q1. Which word is the name of a scalar quantity?
A. Acceleration B. Force C. Mass D. Velocity
Q2. A length of copper pipe of uniform cross section and several meter long
carries water to tap. Measurement are taken to determine the volume of the

copper in the pipe. Which instruments are used.

A. Micrometer and Rule. B. Micrometer and Caliper
C . Rule and tape. D. Tape and Calipers
Q3. What is the correct unit for the quantity given?
Quantity. Unit
A. Electromotive force. N
B. Latent heat J
C. Pressure. Kg /m ³
D. Weight. Kg
Q4. A car is accelerating along a straight horizontal road. The diagram shows

forces acting on the car. Which forces are balanced?

A. Contact forces and air resistance. B. Contact forces and weight
 C . Driving forces and air resistance. D. Driving forces and weight
Q5. The earth travels at constant speed in a circular orbit around the sun..

Which arrangement shows the direction of the acceleration and direction of

velocity of the earth?
Direction of acceleration Direction of velocity
A. P. Q
B. Q. P
C. Q. R
D. R. Q
Q6. There is no atmosphere on the moon. Two metal spheres of identical
volume but different mass are at rest at the same height above the ground of the
moon. They are dropped at the same time. How do the spheres move after
release?
A. The sphere with the larger mass has a smaller acceleration.
B. The sphere with the larger mass hits the ground first.
C. The sphere with the smaller mass has smaller acceleration.
D. The two spheres hit the ground together.
Q7. What is an expression for the moment of a force about a pivot?
A. The distance the force moves from the pivot ÷ force
B. Force X distance the force moves from the pivot.
C. Force X Perpendicular distance of the force from the pivot.
D. Force ÷ perpendicular distance of the force from the pivot.
Q8. Nail X is tapped into wood. Nail Y is tapped into the same wood using the
same force. Which nail moves furthest into the wood and why?

Nail. Why
A. X. X produces greater pressure on the wood
B. X. X produces smaller pressure on the wood
C. Y. Y produces greater pressure on the wood
D. Y Y produces greater pressure on the wood
Q9. Which graph shows the relationship between pressure and volume of a
fixed mass of gas?

Q10. Where is energy released by the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to form

helium?
A. In nuclear power station B. In radioactive isotope emitting Alpha
C . In the core of the Earth D. In the core of the sun
Q11. A student uses a Newton meter to pull an object a distance horizontally
along a flat surface in time ‘t’. The Newton meter reading is ‘F’. What is given by
expression (F x d) /t?
A. Efficiency B. Energy. C. Work D. Power
Q12. How is Specific Latent Heat defined?
 A. Heat absorbed or emitted during by unit mass during unit
temperature change.
B. Heat absorbed or emitted by unit mass during change of state
without temperature change.
C. Heat absorbed or emitted during change in state without
temperature change.
D. Heat absorbed or emitted during unit temperature change.
Q13. A syringe containing air is sealed at one end. The piston is free to move.
The air is heated. What happens to average distance between air
molecules and density of the air?

Average distance. Density of air

A. Increases. Decreases
B. Increases. Stays same
C. Stays same. Decreases
D. Stays same. Stays same
Q14. A metal disc is heated to 600 C°and then lowered into a beaker of water.
What happens to mass of metal disc and mass of water?
Mass of disc. Mass of water
A. Increases. Decreases
B. Increases. No change
C. No change. Increases
D. No change. Decreases
Q15. An object O is placed in front of plane mirror. I is the image formed. A ray
from the top of the object is incident on the mirror at X. What happens to the ray

A. It reflects and passes through the bottom of O.

B. It reflects and passes through the top of O.
C. It reflects as through it come from the bottom of I
D. It reflects as through it come from the top of I.
Q16. The diagram shows light passing from glass into air. The angle ‘P’ is
called. A. Angle of incidence B. Angle of reflection C Angle of refraction D. Critical

angle.
Q17. Which row shows the speed of sound in solid, liquid and air in order from
slowest to the fastest.
A. Liquid. Solid. Air
B. Liquid Air. Solid
C. Air. Liquid. Solid
D. Solid. Liquid. Air
Q18. A man stands 80 m in front of a cliff. He makes a loud bang and listrns for
the echo. He makes a loud bang once every second. He hears echo exactly half
way between the bang that caused it and the next bang. What is the speed of the
sound. A. 40 m/s B. 80 m/s C. 160 m/s D. 320 m/s
Q19. An object travels for 20 sec with constant speed of 10 m/s. For next 10 sec
it accelerates to 20 m/s. What is total distance travelled by the object in 30 sec?

A. 300m B. 350m C. 450m D. 400m

Q20. A metal wire is suspended from a support and load of different mass is
attached to the lower end. The table shows how the extension of the wire
depends on the mass of the load. Between which values the limit of

proportionality lies.
A. 0 and 2 kg. B. 4 and 6 kg. C. 6 and 8 kg. D. 8 and 10 kg
Q21. An astronaut on the moon drops a tool box of mass 3 kg. It falls from rest
and its Kinetic energy as it hits the surface is 0.96 J. At which speed does it hit the
surface? A. 0.64 m/s B. 0.80 m/s C. 0.57 m/s D. 0.46 m/s
Q22. A car travels 200 m in 20 sec. The engine of the car provides a driving force
of 1000 N. What is Power output?
A. 4W B. 0.25 W C. 100 W D. 10000W
Q23. A gas is heated in a close container of constant volume. What happens to
the molecules of the gas?
A. They collide with wall with less force.
B. They expand C. Move further apart D. They move faster
Q 24. Scientists believe that some lakes are shrinking because of evaporation.
What increases the rate of evaporation?
 A. Wind blowing across the surface. B.increase in the depth of the lake
C. A fall in water temperature D. Decrease in surface area
Q25. A solid wax is melted in a boiling tube and then allowed to cool. The graph
shows the cooling curve. What is happening between X and Y?

A. Liquid is turning to solid. B. Liquid is at boiling point

C . The solid has reached room temperature D. Solid is turning to liquid
Q26. Temperature of 50 g mass of a metal is raised by 40°C. The specific heat
capacity of metal is 0.40 J/gC°. How much thermal energy is supplied?
A. 0.32 J. B. 0.50 J C. 500 J D. 800 J
Q27. In which substance the conduction of thermal energy mainly due to the
movement of electrons?
A. Ice B. Iron C. Air D. Water
Q28. A wave is traveling in water as shown. What is the amplitude and

wavelength of the wave?

Amplitude. Wavelength
A. 4. 10
B. 4. 5
C. 8. 5
D. 8. 10
Q29. An object is placed in front of a converging lens. This lens forms a magnified
image on a screen. Which statement is correct?
A. Distance between object and the lens is greater than focal length
B. The image formed is virtual C. Image is right way up
D. The lens is acting as magnifying glass
Q30. The diagram shows the Electromagnetic Spectrum with Three components
named. The spectrum is in order from large to short wavelength. Which
component is used in sun to produce.
Q31. Which row gives speed m/s of sound in air, water and steel.
Air. Water. Steel
A. 330. 1500. 6000
B. 330. 6000 1500
C. 6000. 330. 1500
D. 6000. 1500. 330
Q 32. A compass needle is moved to different places around a strong bar

magnet. Which position shows correctly the direction of compass needle.

Q33. A plastic bag is rubbed with silk and the block becomes charged. What
causes the block to become charged?
A. Negative electrons flow from silk and positive electron from block
B. Negative electrons flow from silk to block.
C. Positive electron flow from block to silk.
 D. Positive electron flow to silk and negative electronsto block.
Q34. A negatively charged rod is brought near uncharged metal sphere on an
insulating stand Which diagram shows the charge distribution on the sphere?

Q35. A 6 volts battery three resistors and three voltmeter are connected as
shown. Reading on voltmeter 1 is 2V. What is the reading on 2 and 3 voltmeter?
Voltmeter 2. Voltmeter 3
A. 2. 4
B. 2. 8
C. 4. 4
D. 4. 8
Q36. A piece of wire has resistance of 16 ohm. The wire is 20 cm long and cross
sectional area 2 mm². Which wire of the same material has the resistance of 8
ohm? Length. Area of cross section
A. 10. 1
B. 10. 4
C. 20. 1
D. 20. 4
Q37. Why is the coil of an electric motor wound on a soft iron cylinder?
A. To strengthen the magnetic field B. To decrease the electric
current
C . To reverse the magnetic field. D. Increase electric current.
Q38. Two blocks are joined together. One block has density 6 g/cm³ and other
9 g/cm³. What is the overall density of two blocks joined together.
 A. 7 g/cm³ B. 8 g/cm³ C. 15 g/cm³ D. 7.5 g/cm³

Q39. A tennis ball of mass is traveling 1500 m/min. Which expression is equal to
KE in joules of the ball?
A. 1/2X0.056 X(25)². B. 1/2 X 0.056 X (1600)²
C . ½ X 56 X (25)². D. ½ X 56 X (1500)²
Q40. One of the following is an expression for Newton’s second law of motion.
. A. W=mgh B. F =ma C. F= P A. D. F= Pt/d