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SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION

SUBJECT: PHYSICS M.M.:70
CLASS: XI TIME: 3 HOURS
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(1) There are 35 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. All the sections are compulsory.
(3) Section A contains eighteen MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains
seven questions of two marks each, Section C contains five questions of
three marks each, section D contains three long questions of five marks
each and Section E contain two case study-based questions of 4 marks
each.
(4) 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.
SECTION A (18x1=18 marks)

1 x
The equation of a wave is given byY = Asinω( −k ) where x is position, ω is
v
the angular velocity and v is the linear velocity. The dimension of k is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
2 The number of significant figures in all the given numbers 25.12, 2009,
4.156 and 1.217x 10-4 is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
3 The displacement x of a particle along a straight line at time t is given by
2
x=a 0 +a1 t+ a2 t The acceleration of the particle is
(a)a 0 (b) a1
(c) 2 a2 (d) a2
4 A vector A points vertically upward and B points towards north. The
vector product A x B is
(a)Zero (b)Along west
(c)Along east (d)Vertically downward
5 A body of mass 0.25 kg is projected with muzzle velocity 100 m/s from a
tank of mass 100 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the tank
(a) 5 m/s (b) 25 m/s
(c) 0.5 m/s (d) 0.25 m/s

6 The direction of impulse is

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 (a) same as that of the net force
(b) opposite to that of the net force
(c) same as that of the final velocity
(d) same as that of the initial velocity
7 When a conservative force does positive work on a body, the potential
energy of the body
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) remains unaltered. (d) first increases then decreases
8 A rope of negligible mass is wound round a hollow cylinder of mass 3 kg
and radius 40 cm. Angular acceleration ( in rad/s2) of the cylinder if the
rope is pulled with a force of 30 N is
(a) 250 (b) 0.25
(c) 2.5 (d) 25
9 Consider the following statements :
I - Acceleration due to gravity decreases with increasing altitude.
II- Acceleration due to gravity is independent of the mass of the Earth.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect
(a) only I
(b) only II
(c) both I and II
(d) neither I nor II
10 The stress-strain graphs for materials A and B are shown in figure.
The graphs are drawn to the same scale. Which of the materials has the
greater Young’s modulus?

(a) A (b) B
(c) both have same value (d) none of the above
11 Consider the following statements :
I- The angle of contact of mercury with glass is obtuse, while that of
water with glass is acute.
II- Water on a clean glass surface tends to spread out while mercury on
the same surface tends to form drops.
III- Surface tension of a liquid is independent of the area of the surface.

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 Which of the above statements are correct-
(a) only I (b) only I and II
(c) only I an III (d) all I, II and III
12 The triple points of neon is 24.57 K. Express the temperatures on the
Celsius scale-
(a) 248.58 ⁰C (b) 248 ⁰C
(c) - 248.58 ⁰C (d) – 248 ⁰C
13 Two cylinders A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a
stopcock. A contains a gas at standard temperature and pressure. B is
completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. The
stopcock is suddenly opened. What is the change in internal energy of the
gas?
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) first increases then decreases (d) zero.
14 Average thermal kinetic energy of a helium atom at room temperature
(27 °C) in terms of Boltzmann constant (kB) is
(a) 40.5 kB (b) 81 kB
(c) 450 kB (d) 900 kB
15 Which of the following examples represent periodic motion?
I -A swimmer completing one (return) trip from one bank of a river to the
other and back.
II- A freely suspended bar magnet displaced from its N-S direction and
released.
III - An arrow released from a bow.
(a) only I (b) only II
(c) only I and III (d) All I, II and III
16 Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the
codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as 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) A is false and R is also false
Assertion: A body may be accelerated even when it is moving with
uniform speed.
Reason: When direction of motion of the body is changing, the body
must have acceleration.
17 Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the
codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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 (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) A is false and R is also false
Assertion: To hear distinct beats, difference in frequencies of two
sources should be less than 10 Hz.
Reason: Beat frequency is equal to difference in frequencies of two
sources producing sound.
18 Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these
questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as 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) A is false and R is also false
Assertion: The earth without its atmosphere would be inhospitably cold.
Reason: The lower layers of earth’s atmosphere reflect infrared
radiations from earth back to the surface of earth. Thus the heat radiation
received by the earth from the sun during the day are kept trapped by the
atmosphere.

SECTION B (7X2=14 marks)

19 If velocity ‘v’, acceleration ‘a’ and force ‘F’ are chosen as fundamental
quantities, then obtain the dimensional formula of angular momentum in
terms of v, a and F.
20 A bullet weighing 10 g is fired with a velocity of 800 m/s. After passing
through the mud wall 1m thick, its velocity decreases to 100 m/s. Find the
average resistive force offered by the wall.
OR
A train is moving along a horizontal track. A pendulum suspended from
the roof makes an angle of 4˚ with the vertical. Obtain the acceleration of
the train. (Take g = 9.8 ms-2 and tan4˚= 0.07.)
21 Using the law of equipartition of energy, Predict the specific heat capacity
at constant volume (Cv) and constant pressure (Cp) of diatomic gas.
22 State Stefan’s Law and Wein’s displacement law. Write their mathematical
form.
23 Show that elastic potential energy per unit volume in a stretched wire
under strain is half times product of stress ad strain.
24 To simulate car accidents, a car of mass 1000 kg moving with a speed 18
km/h on a smooth road collides with a horizontally mounted spring of
spring constant 6.25 x 103 N/m. What is the maximum compression of the
spring?
25 Show that value of gravitational acceleration ‘g’ decreases with altitude or
height from the surface of a planet.

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 OR

State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion.

SECTION C (5X3=15 marks)

26 A car moving at a speed of 50 km/h can be stopped by breaks after, at

least 6 m. What will be the minimum stopping distance, if the same car is
moving at a speed of 100 km/h?
27 Show that for small oscillations, the motion of a simple pendulum is
simple harmonic. Derive an expression for its time period. Does it depend
on the mass of the bob?
OR
Find the total energy of the particle executing SHM and show graphically
the variation of Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy and Total Energy with
respect to displacement.

28 What is an isothermal process? Give two important conditions for

isothermal process to take place. Also derive an expression for the work
done during an isothermal process.
29 (a) Prove work energy theorem.
(b) If the linear momentum of a body increases by 50%. What will be the
increase in the kinetic energy of the body?
OR
(a) Show that in case of one dimensional head on elastic collision of two
bodies, the relative velocity of separation after the collision is equal to the
relative velocity of approach before collision.
(b) An object of mass 5 kg drops through a distance of 20 m and attains a
velocity of 10 m/s. How much is the work done by the resistance of the air
on the object? (take g = 10 m/s2)
30 Define orbital velocity. Derive an expression for the orbital velocity of a
satellite. Establish a relation for the orbital velocity of a satellite orbiting
very close to the surface of the earth. Find the ratio of the orbital velocity
and escape velocity.

SECTION D (3X5=15 marks)

31 (a) A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity ‘u’. Show that its
trajectory is a parabola. Also obtain expression for its (i) time of flight (ii)
horizontal range and (iii) maximum height.
(b) What is the angle of projection for a projectile motion whose range R
is ‘n’ times the maximum height H ?
OR
(a) Define centripetal acceleration. Derive an expression for the
centripetal acceleration of a particle moving with uniform speed v along a

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 circular path of radius r. Explain how it acts along the radius towards the
Centre of the circular path.
(b) If both the speed and the radius of the circular path of a body are
doubled, how will the magnitude of centripetal acceleration change?
Explain.
32 (a) What is meant by terminal velocity? Derive an expression for the
terminal velocity for a spherical body falling through a fluid.
(b) Two soap bubbles have radii in the ratio 2:3. Compare the excess of
pressure inside these bubbles. Also compare the work done in blowing
these bubbles.
OR
(a) State and prove Bernoulli’s theorem.
(b) Water flows through a horizontal pipe whose internal diameter is 2.0
cm, at a speed of 1.0 m/s. What should be the diameter of the nozzle if
the water to emerge at a speed of 4.0 m/s?
33 A transverse harmonic wave on a string is described by
π
y(x, t) = 3.0 sin (36 t + 0.018 x + )
4
where x and y are in cm and t in s. The positive direction of x is from left
to right.
(a) Is this a travelling wave or a stationary wave? If it is travelling, what
are the speed and direction of its propagation?
(b) What are its amplitude and frequency?
(c) What is the initial phase at the origin?
(d) What is the least distance between two successive crests in the wave?

OR

(a) The speed of longitudinal waves in a given medium of density ρ is

given by the formula v=
of sound in air
√ γP
ρ
. Use this formula to explain why the speed

(i) is independent of pressure at constant temperature.

(ii) increases with temperature and
(iii) increases with humidity.

(b) Write any two differences between a plane progressive harmonic wave
and a standing wave.

SECTION E (2X4=08 marks)

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34 Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:
BANKING OF ROADS:
To avoid the risk of skidding as well as to reduce the wear and tear of the
car tyres, the road surface at a bend is tilted inward, i.e., the outer side of
the road is raised above its inner side. This is called banking of road.
When a vehicle tends to make a turn along a curved road, there is a
probability of it skidding. For making a safe turn, the vehicle requires a
centripetal force. The banking of a road is done to provide that centripetal
force. During a “banked” or inclined turn, the chances of skidding reduce.
(i) What is the need of banking of roads?
(ii) What is meant by limiting friction?
(iii) Draw a free body diagram of a car taking turn on curved level road
and derive an expression for the maximum speed of the car.
OR
Draw a free body diagram of a car taking turn on a curved banked road
and find an expression for the speed of the car when wear and tear of the
tyres of the car is minimum.
35 Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:
CENTRE OF MASS:
In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space
(sometimes referred to as the balance point) is the unique point at any
given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass
sums to zero. This is the point to which a force may be applied to cause
a linear acceleration without an angular acceleration. Calculations
in mechanics are often simplified when formulated with respect to the
center of mass. It is a hypothetical point where the entire mass of an
object may be assumed to be concentrated to visualize its motion.
(i) Define centre of mass of a system of particles.
(ii) If a bomb is thrown at a certain angle with the horizontal and after
exploding on the way the different fragments move in different
directions then What will be the path of their centre of mass?
(iii) Two objects of masses 200 g and 500 g possess velocities 10 i m/s
and 3i +5 j m/s respectively. Find velocity of their centre of mass.
OR
A system consists of 3 particles each of mass ‘m’ and located at (1, 1)
(2, 2) (3, 3). Find The co-ordinate of the centre of mass.

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 SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: PHYSICS M.M.:70
CLASS: XI TIME: 3 HOURS

MARKING SCHEME

QUE EXPECTED ANSWER VALUE

POINTS
1 (b) 1
2 (d) 4 1
3 (c) 2 a2 1
4 (b)Along west 1
5 (d) 0.25 m/s 1
6 (a) same as that of the net force 1
7 (b) decreases 1
8 (d) 25 1
9 (b) only II 1
10 (a) A 1
11 (d) all I, II and III 1
12 (c) - 248.58 ⁰C 1
13 (d) zero. 1
14 (c) 450 kB 1
15 (b) only II 1
16 (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 1
17 (b) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A 1
18 (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A 1
19 Writing Correct dimensional formula 1
Derivation of relation L = v3a-2F1 1
20 ½
v2−u2=2as
(100)2−(800)2=2a×1;S= 1m
a = - 315000 m/s2 ½
½
F = ma = - 3150N. ½
Resistance Offered=3150N.
OR
Tsin 4⁰ = ma & Tcos 4⁰ = mg 1
1
tan4⁰ = a/g therefore a = 0.686 =0.7 m/s2
21 Use of law ½
Writing internal energy U = 5/2 RT ½
Cv = (5/2)R ½
Cp = (7/2)R ½
22 Correct statement and Mathematical form 1+1=2
23 For correct derivation u = ½ x stress x strain 2
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24 ½ mv2 = ½ kx2 ½
1
Correct substitution and calculation
½
x = 2.0 m
25 Correct derivation and conclusion 1+1
OR
Any Two laws 1.5
& Third law ½

26 1st Case: By third equation of motion,

v2=u2+2as a = (250x250)/(18x18x12) m/s2 1.5

2nd Case: Using third equation of motion,

v2=u2+2as and substituting value of ‘a’
1.5
stopping distance s = 24 m
27 Correct derivation of time period 2.5
Independent of Mass 0.5
OR
Expression for K.E and P.E 1
Calculation of total energy 1
Correct graph 1

28 Definition of Isothermal Process ½

Two conditions 1
Work done derivation 1½
29 (a) Proof of Work Energy Theorem 1.5
(b) Linear momentum will become 2.25 times of initial value and 1
increases by 1.25 times. ½

OR
(a) correct derivation 2
(b) Work done = mgh – ½ mv2 = -750J 1
30 Definition ½

√
Derivation of v =
GM
R+ h 1

Ratio vo/ve = 1:√ 2

√
Close to the earth v =
GM
R
= √ gR ½
1
31 (a) Showing the trajectory 1
Time of flight 1
Horizontal range 1
Maximum height 1

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 −1 4 1
(b) θ=tan ( )
n
OR 1
(a)Definition 2
Correct derivation 1
Showing direction towards the centre of circle 1
(b) it becomes two time since a = v2/r

32 (a) Definition and derivation 1+2

(b)excess pressure = 3:2 an work Done = 4:9 2
OR
(a) Statement and Derivation 1+2
(b) eqn of continuity π r 21 v 1=π r 22 v 2 diameter = 1 cm 2
33 (a) travelling wave, ½
speed = 2000 cm/s 1
Direction right to left ½
(b) amplitude = 3.0 cm , frequency = 18/π Hz ½+1
(c) π/4 rad ½
(d) λ = 2π/0.018 = 1000 π/9 cm 1
OR
(a) Correct explanation of each part 3
(b) any two differences 2
34 (i) Correct answer 1
(ii) Definition of limiting friction 1
(iii) correct FBD and relation v=√ μrg 2
OR
Correct FBD and relation v=√ rgtanϴ 2
35 (i) correct definition 1
(ii) it continues to move on parabolic path 1
m1 v 1 +m2 v 2 2
(iii) Vcom = = (35i +25j)/7
m1 +m2
OR 2
Using the formula of COM =(2,2)

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