AIRSON ENGLISH SCHOOL FIRST PERIODIC EXAM (2023-2024)

Practice Paper
Class: XI SUBJECT – PHYSICS Marks: 40
Date: 01/10/2024 Duration: 1 Hrs
General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E.
(ii) There are 19 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section A – Comprises of 10 Multiple choice type questions, carrying one mark each.
(iv) Section B – Comprises of 3 very short answer type questions, carrying two marks each.
(v) Section C – Comprises of 2 short answer type questions, carrying three marks each.
(vi) Section D – Comprises of 2 long answer type questions, carrying five marks each.
(vii)Section E – Comprises of 2 Case Study type questions, carrying four marks each.

SECTION A (1 mark each) [10 Marks]

Q. 1. A bullet is dropped from the same height when another bullet is fired horizontally. They
will hit the ground
(a) one after the other (b) simultaneously (c) depends on the observer (d) None of these
Q. 2. Which is the formula for motion in a straight line
(a) v = u + at (b) v = u – at (c) u = 2at+v (d) v = 2at+u
Q. 3. A vector quantity with both magnitude and direction obeys
a)triangle law addition b)law of inertia c)law of momentum d)none
Q. 4. The time of flight of the projectile motion is given by
a)2ucosθ/g b) usinθ/g c) 2 usinθ/g d)4cosθ/g
Q. 5. A centripetal acceleration is not a constant vector. True or false?
a) True b) False
Q. 6. A cannon after firing recoils due to
(a) conservation of energy (b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Newton’s third law of motion (d) Newton’s first law of motion
Q. 7. Identify the correct statement.
(a) Static friction depends on the area of contact
(b) Kinetic friction depends on the area of contact
(c) Coefficient of kinetic friction does not depend on the surfaces in contact
 (d) Coefficient of kinetic friction is less than the coefficient of static friction
Q. 8. Frictional force that opposes relative motion between surfaces in contact is called ____
(a) static friction (b) kinetic friction (c) kinetic friction (d) static friction
Q. 9. Assertion: Position-time graph of a stationary object is a straight line parallel to the
axis.
Reason: For a stationary object, position does not change with time.
Q. 10. Assertion : If there were no gravitational force, the path of the projected body always
be straight line
Reason: Gravitational force makes the path of projected body always parabolic

SECTION B (2 marks each) [6 Marks]

Q. 11. What are fundamental and derived units? List the fundamental units in SI unit system
along with their symbols
Q. 12. State and explain Newton’s third law. Identify the action-reaction pairs in case of firing
of a gun.
Q. 13. State the number of significant figures in the following measurements:
(a) 0.009m2 (b) 5.049 N/m2 (c) 1.80 x1011kg (d) 5.308 J

SECTION C (3 marks each) [6 Marks]

Q. 14. Check by the method of dimensions whether the following equations are correct:
(a) E =mc2 (b) T = 2π √l/g
Q. 15. A man runs across the roof top of a tall building and jumps horizontally with the hope
of landing on the roof top of the next building which is of lower height than the first. If his
speed is 9m/s,the horizontal distance between the two buildings is 10m and the height
difference is 9m, will he be able to land on the next building take g = 10m/s2
OR
Define uniform circular motion .Derive expression for centripetal acceleration.

SECTION D (5 Marks each) [10 Marks]

Q. 16. State and prove parallelogram law of vector addition. Hence derive the expression for
magnitude and direction of resultant vector.
OR
Derive the second equation of motion by using velocity time graph with neat diagram.

Q. 17. What is projectile motion ? Prove that trajectory of projectile projected at an angle θ
with the horizontal is a parabola. Hence derive its time of flight and horizontal range.

SECTION E [8 Marks]

Q. 18. Physical quantities which have a sense of direction are known as vectors Resolution of
a vector is the splitting of a single vector into two or more vectors in different directions which
together produce a similar effect as is produced by a s single vector itself. The vectors formed
after splitting are called component vectors.
i) Vectors cannot be added algebraically. The statement is
a)always true b) always false c) not always true d) None of the above
ii) A vector which has zero magnitude and arbitrary direction is known as ...
iii) The scalar product of two vectors = 3 -4 +5and = -2 + -3 is
a) 25 b) 35 c) -35 d) -25
iv) Resolve and name the components of u in the fig. given below,

Q. 19. Friction between any two surfaces in contact is the force that opposes the relative
motion between them. The force of limiting friction (F) between any two surfaces in
contact is directly proportional to the normal reaction (R) between them i .e . , F ∝ R
or F= μs R, where μs is coefficient of limiting friction , then μs = tan θ
With the help of above comprehension, choose the most appropriate alternative for each of
the following questions:
1. A force of 49N is just able to move a block of wood weighing 10kg on a rough horizontal
surface. The coefficient of friction is
(a) 0.5 (b) 4.9 (c) 10/49 (d) 49/9.8
2. The angle of friction in the above question is
(a) 34026’ (b) 300 (c) 26034’ (d) 450
3. A horizontal force of 1.2kg is applied on a 1.5 kg block, which rests on a horizontal
surface. If the coefficient of friction is 0.3 , force of friction is
(a) 0.45 kgf (b) 1.2kgf (c) 1.5kgf (d) 0.3kgf
4. The acceleration produced in the block in the above question is
(a) 9.8m/s2 (b) 0.3m/s2 (c) 1.5m/s2 (d) 4.9m/s2