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National Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru
FWC 1st Term Examination - 2024

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01 E I
Physics Gr. 12 (2025)

Part - I
01) Which of the following physical quantities differ from others?
(1) Velocity (2) Speed (3) Work (4) Power (5) Energy

02) Least count of a micrometer screw gauge is . . Zero error is shown in the
figure. when diameter of a wire is measured with this screw gauge it showed
3.62 . Hence the radius of the wire is,
(1) .8 (2) .82 (3) 3.6
(4) 3.64 (5) 3.68

03) An object moves 4 in 4 on a smooth horizontal plane under the exertion of 2 𝑁 force. What is
the power of the system during this period?
(1) 5 𝑊 (2) 𝑊 (3) 2 𝑊 (4) 3 𝑊 (5) 4 𝑊

𝑩 𝑪 𝑫
04) Figure shows coplanar forces ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐵 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐷𝐸 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐵𝐷 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝐴𝐶 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐶𝐸 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐹 , ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐹𝐸 acting
𝑨 . Which gives the resultant,
𝑬
(1) (2) 2 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐹 (3) 2 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐹𝐸
(4) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐸 (5) 3 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
𝐴𝐸
𝑭
05) If unit of work is written in the following methods. Which of them is/ are correct?
3
A- 𝐽 B-𝑁 C-𝑘 D-𝑘 / E - 𝑃𝑎
(1) A, B, C, D Only (2) A, C, D Only (3) A, B, D Only
(4) A, D Only (5) All are correct

06) Reading of a micrometer screw gauge of least count . without zero error is 22.58 . When
measuring the diameter of a wire. If the reading was 22.9 when measured that wire with a
vernier caliper of least count . , which of the following statements is correct?
(1) Zero error of the vernier caliper is .32 . It should be added with the final reading
(2) Zero error of the vernier caliper is .32 . It should be subtracted from the final reading
(3) Zero error of the vernier caliper is .3 . It should be added to the final reading
(4) Zero error of the vernier caliper is .3 . It should be subtracted from the final reading
(5) Zero error of the vernier caliper is .4 . It should be subtracted from the final reading

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07) Diagram shows the variation of velocity 𝑉 of an object with time 𝑡. Which
represents the variation of displacement ( ) of the object with time 𝑡 best,

𝒔 𝒔 𝒔
(1) (2) (3)

𝒕
𝒕 𝒕

s 𝒔
(4) (5)

𝒕 𝒕

08) Consider the following statements regarding an object at equilibrium when three forces act
A - Their lines of action should meet at one point.
B - Sum of magnitudes of two forces should be equal to the third force.
C - They should be in same plane.
(1) Only C is true (2) Only A is true (3) Only A, B are true
(4) Only A, C are true (5) All are true.

𝟏𝟔 𝑵
09) 𝟒 𝒌𝒈 What is the rate of change of momentum of the object if a horizontal

Smooth floor
force of 6 𝑁 is exerted for 2 on a block of mass 4 𝑘 kept on a smooth
floor?
(1) 4 𝑘 (2) 6 𝑘 (3) 24 𝑘 (4) 32 𝑘 (5) 4 𝑘

10) One end of two identical springs is hung from a roof and the other end is bound to
a light wooden plank. The wooden plank is maintained horizontally by hanging a
6𝑘 mass. What is the ratio of elastic potential energy stored in springs 𝐴, 𝐵

𝑴
(1) 3 ∶ 4 (2) 4 ∶ 3 (3) 4 ∶ 4 (4) 2 ∶ (5) ∶2

11) A mass of 2 𝑘 is attached by a light string and a light helical spring bound to a
𝟑𝟎° 𝟑𝟎° horizontal roof is hung as shown in the diagram. When the system is in
equilibrium, the spring and string makes an angle of 3 ° with horizontal as
shown. If the string is cut suddenly, find the momentary acceleration of the
𝒎 𝟐 𝒌𝒈 mass relative to gravitational acceleration.
3 ⁄
(1) ⁄2 (2) 4 (3) (4) 2 (5) 3

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12) A block with initial kinetic energy 𝐽, moves down a smooth

inclined plane from apex A with uniform acceleration. It’s kinetic
energy at B is 5 𝐽. What is its kinetic energy when it reaches C?
[Here 𝐵𝐶 2𝐴𝐵]

𝟒𝟓°

(1) 3 𝐽 (2) 25 𝐽 (3) 225 𝐽 (4) 75 𝐽 (5) 5 𝐽

13) Consider the following statements regarding a particle thrown upwards in a place with air resistance.
A - Speed of particle reaching the hand back is smaller than the speed of particle moving upwards.
B - Time taken by the particle to move up is smaller than that to reach hand again.
C - The time taken by the particle to reach the maximum height when there is no air resistance is
greater than that takes in the presence of air resistance.
Which of the above is/are true?
(1) A only (2) B only (3) A, B only
(4) All A, B, C (5) A, C only

14) If the blocks are in equilibrium as shown in the figure, what are the values of masses 1,

respectively,
𝟑𝟎°
(1) 63, 24 𝟔𝟎°
(2) 63, 2
(3) 63, 2
(4) 2√3, 24
(5) 2√3, 2 𝒎𝟏 𝒎𝟐 𝟏𝟐 𝒌𝒈

15) When masses, 8𝑘 , 3 4𝑘 , 4

𝒚

4 𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5 4𝑘 are kept the resultant center of

𝟔
gravity is in the co-ordinates of mass 5. What is the
𝟓
mass of 1?
𝟒
(1) 4 𝑘 (2) 6 𝑘 (3) 8 𝑘
𝟑
(4) 𝑘 (5) 2𝑘 𝟐
𝟏
𝒎𝟏
𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔 𝒙

16) 𝐯 (𝒎/𝒔) Velocity VS time graph of a vehicle moving in a straight

path is shown in the figure. What is the average speed of
𝟏𝟎
the object?
𝟖 𝟏𝟎
𝟐 𝟒 𝟔 𝒕(𝒔)
(1) 2 / (2) 4 / (3) 6 /

𝐯 (4) 8 / (5) /

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17) Speed of A is 4 times as speed of B. Both A and B move together in a common velocity after colliding
speed of A decreases by 25% due to the collision. Then what would be the ratio of( ⁄𝑀) ?

𝒎 𝑴 𝒎 𝑴

(𝑨) (𝑩)
1 1
(1) (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) (5) 2
3

18) A massless rod is beared by a string at end 𝒛 𝒚 𝟏𝒎 𝒙

𝑋 and a support at 𝑌 as shown. Initially when 𝟏𝒎
𝟏𝒎 𝟐𝒎
the man is at 𝑍 . String is relaxed. If the
maximum tension taken by the string 𝟒𝒌𝒈 String
is 8 𝑁, what is the distance that man can
further moves from 𝑍?

(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6

𝒗 (𝒎/𝒔)
19) 𝑃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄 are two stations in one straight line. Vehicle A moves
𝟐𝟓 𝑨
from P to Q while vehicle B moves from Q to P. 𝑣 − 𝑡 Graph for
this motion is shown. If two vehicles meet at 5 , what is the
𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟓 𝒕(𝒔) difference in the time taken for vehicle B to reach P and vehicle A
𝟐𝟎 𝑩 to reach Q?
(1) 6 (2) .5 (3) 2.5 (4) 4 (5) .5

𝑺𝒙 (𝒎) 𝑺𝒚 (𝒎)
20) Graphs show the variation of horizontal
displacement (𝑆𝑥 ) and vertical displacement (𝑆𝑦 )
𝟖𝟎√𝟑 𝟐𝟎
of an object thrown at an angle 𝜃 with horizontal
with time 𝜃 equals? 𝟒 𝟐 𝟒 𝒕(𝒔)
𝒕(𝒔)
(1) 9 ° (2) 3 ° (3) 6 ° (4) 45° (5) 75°

21) A drop of constant mass falls from rest every second from a water pipe at the top of the
rower when the 1st drop reaches the ground, 4th drop leaves the pipe. At what height above
the ground is the center of gravity of the droplets when 1st droplet hits the ground? (Air
resistance is negligible)
(1) 2 (2) 22.5 (3) 25 (4) 27.5 (5) 3

22) Two vehicles pass a certain point at same time in the same direction with a speed V. One of them
moves with an acceleration of a while other moves with an deceleration of 𝑎. What is the distance
between the vehicles at the moment when the decelerating vehicle become rest?
(1) 𝑉 ⁄2𝑎 (2) 𝑉 ⁄𝑎 (3) 2𝑉 ⁄𝑎 (4) 𝑉 ⁄3𝑎 (5) 3𝑉 ⁄2𝑎

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23) Masses ,3 are connected by an inextensible string in the shown system.

Pulley is smooth and light. If the system is at limiting equilibrium, what is
𝒎 the coefficient of static friction?
𝜽 𝟑𝟎°

(1) √3⁄2 (2) 4⁄ (3) 2⁄ (4) ⁄ (5) ⁄

√3 √3 √3 3√3

24) 𝟑𝟎𝒎/𝒔 Two objects are thrown at angles 3 °, 6 ° with horizontal at

𝟑𝟎° velocities 3 / ,3 ⁄ / respectively from a horizontal plane at
𝟔𝟎°
√3
𝟑𝟎⁄ 𝒎/𝒔 height 7 as shown. If time taken by 𝐴, 𝐵 to reach ground is
√𝟑
𝟕𝟎𝒎
𝑡1 , 𝑡 , (𝑡1 − 𝑡 ) is,
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8 (5)

25) A trolley is thrown with velocity 𝑢 at the base of a smooth

inclined plane of length 22.5 and 3 ° inclination with
𝑼 horizontal. Trolley reaches the horizontal level at the height
of apex and distance 2 √3 from the apex deviating from the
𝟑𝟎°
apex. What the minimum value is of 𝑢 needed to reach this
𝟐𝟎√𝟑 horizontal level?

(1) / (2) 5 / (3) 2 / (4) 5 / (5) 25 /

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