Major Test – 1 : Physics (Paper - 1)

PART (A) : PHYSICS

SECTION – 1 (Maximum Marks : 30)
 This section contains TEN (10) questions.
 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the correct answer.
 For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : –1 In all other cases.

1. A vector A is directed along 30o west of north direction and another vector B along 15o south of east.
Their resultant cannot be in ____________ direction.
(A) North (B) East (C) North-East (D) South

2. Two vector a and b add to give a resultant c  a  b . In which of these cases angle between a and
b is maximum? (a, b, c represent the magnitudes of respectively vectors)
(A) c  a  b (B) c2  a2  b2 (C) c  a  b (D) Can not be determined

3. a  3iˆ  5 ˆj ; b  2iˆ  7 ˆj , c  iˆ  9 ˆj which of the following combinations is in the same direction as

a bc ?
(A) 2a  b (B) 2a  b (C) a  2b (D) None of these

4.  
y  ln cos 2 x ;
dy
dx
?
(A) 2 cot x (B) 2 tan x (C) 2 tan x (D) tan x

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5. Work done by variable force is W   F . dr . If F  is acting on a body. Find work done by force
r2
when the body displaces from r  r0 to r   .
k 2k k
(A) Zero (B) (C) (D)
r0 r0 2r0

6. Initially car A is 10.5 m ahead of car B. Both start moving at time t  0 in the same direction along a
straight line. The velocity time graph of two cars is shown in figure. The time when the car B will
catch the car A, will be :

(A) t  21sec (B) t  2 5 sec (C) 20 sec. (D) none of these

7. A car, moving with a speed of 50 km h–1, can be stopped by breaks in minimum 6m distance. If the
same car is moving at a speed of 100 km h–1, the minimum stopping distance is :
(A) 24 m (B) 6 m (C) 12 m (D) 18 m

8. Two bullets are fired at angles  and 90   , the ratio of their time of flights is :
(A) 1 : 1 (B) tan  :1 (C) 1: tan  (D) tan 2  :1

9. A particle is projected from a point O with a velocity u in a direction making an angle  upward with
the horizontal. At P it is moving at right angles to its initial direction. Its velocity at P is :
(A) u tan  (B) u cot  (C) u cosec  (D) u sec 

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10. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle with constant acceleration is shown in the figure.
The velocity-time graph is best given by :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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SECTION – 2 (Maximum Marks : 20)

 This section contains FIVE (05) questions.
 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONE OR MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s)
is(are) correct answer(s).
 For each question, choose the option(s) corresponding to (all) the correct answer(s).
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +4 ONLY if (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen;
Partial Marks : +3 If all the four options are correct but ONLY three options are chosen;
Partial Marks : +2 If three or more options are correct but ONLY two options are chosen, both of
which are correct;
Partial Marks : +1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a correct
option;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);
Negative Marks : –1 In all other cases.

11. Which of the following is/are correct regarding vectors A  iˆ  ˆj and B  2iˆ  3 ˆj ?
(A) Angle between A and B is acute. (B) Angle between A  B and A is acute.
iˆ  ˆj
(C) k̂ is a unit vector perpendicular to A . (D) is a unit vector perpendicular to A .
2

12. Which of the following expressions has magnitude unity?

ab
(A) (B) â  bˆ when angle between a and b is 120o.
ab
aˆ  bˆ
(C) (D) â  bˆ when angle between a and b is 60o.
aˆ  bˆ

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13. Ship A is located 4 km north and 3 km east of ship B. Ship A has a velocity of 20 km h–1 towards the
south and ship B is moving at 40 km h–1 in a direction 37o north of east. Take x- and y-axes along east
and north directions, respectively.
(A) Velocity of A relative to B is 32iˆ  44 ˆj .
(B) Position of A relative to B as a function of time is given by rAB   3  32t  iˆ   4  44t  ˆj
Where t  0 when the ships are in position described above.
(C) Velocity of B relative to A is 32iˆ  44 ˆj .
(D) At some moment A will be west of B.

14. A particle is projected at an angle   30 with the horizontal, with a velocity of 10 ms–1. Then
(g = 10 m/s2)
(A) After 2 s, the velocity of particle makes an angle of 60o with initial velocity vector.
(B) After 1 s, the velocity of particle makes an angle of 60o with initial velocity vector.
(C) The magnitude of velocity of particle after 1 s is 10 ms–1.
(D) The magnitude of velocity of particle after 1 s is 5 ms–1.

15. Which of the following statement is/are correct?

(A) If the velocity of a body changes, it must have some acceleration.
(B) If the speed of a body changes, it must have some acceleration.
(C) If the body has acceleration, its speed must change.
(D) If the body has acceleration, its speed may change.

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SECTION – 3 (Maximum Marks : 12)

 This section contains FOUR (04) questions.
 This section contains TWO paragraphs. Based on each paragraph, there are TWO questions
 Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D). ONLY ONE of these four options is the correct answer.
 For each question, choose the option corresponding to the correct answer.
 Answer to each question will be evaluated according to the following marking scheme:
Full Marks : +3 If ONLY the correct option is chosen;
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the options is chosen (i.e. the question is unanswered);

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS NO. 16 & 17

Raindrops are falling with a velocity 10 2 m/s making an angle of 45o with the vertical. The drops
appear to be falling vertically to a man running with constant velocity.

16. The magnitude of velocity of man with respect to ground is :

(A) 10 2 m/s (B) 10 3 m/s (C) 10 m/s (D) 20 m/s

17. Instead of 10m/s. If the man starts walking with speed 5m/s in the same direction then find the speed
of rain as seen by man
(A) 10 5 m/s (B) 10 10 m/s (C) 5 5 m/s (D) 5 10 m/s

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PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS NO. 18 & 19

Two ports, A and B, on a North-South line are separated by a river of width D. The river flows east
with speed u. A boat crosses the river starting from port A. The speed of the boat relative to the river
is v. Assume v = 2u.

18. What is direction of the velocity of boat relative to river,  , so that it crosses directly on a line from
A to B?
(A) 30o west of north (B) 30o east of north
(C) 60o west of north (D) 60o east of north

19. Suppose the boat wants to cross the river from A to the other side in the shortest possible time. Then
what should be the direction of the velocity of boat relative to river?
(A) 30o west of north (B) 30o east of north
(C) 60o west of north (D) along north

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