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Paul's School
Class XI- Annual Examination (2023-24)
Physics (042)
Max. Marks: 70

Time: 3 Hrs
Genera/ Instrsctions: compusory
33 questions in all. All questioss are B, Section C, Section
D and
There are setion A, Section
paper has five sectlons:
(n0 This question
Section E
sections are compulsor four Assertion Reasoning
() Al the sixteen queshons, twelve MCQ and
ay) Section A contains guestions of two marks each, Section C
based of lmark each, Section bcontains five
ooNaine seven questions ee marks each, Section D contains two case study
answer
based guestions f four marks eeh and Section E contains three long
each.
questions offive marks has been provided in one
There is no overall choice. Howvever, an internal choice
E. You have to attempt only
Cuestion in Section C and all three questions in Section
questions.
one of the choices in suchallowed.
is not
(vi) Use ofcalculators

SECTION A

vertically upwards, the 1

1. A body moves 6 m north, 8 m east and 10m is
resultant displacement from its initial position
(a) 10\2m (b) 10 m
10 (d) 20 m
(c) m
constant speed of
2. An object moving in a circle of radius 100 m with a
1
revolution?
31.4 m/s. What is the average speed for one complete
(a) Zero (b) 31.4 m/s
(c) 3.14 m/s (d) 3.14 V2 m/s
1
3. Angular momentum is
(a) moment of linear momentum
(b) product of mass and angular velocit
(c) product of moment of inertia and velbcity
(d) moment of angular momentum

4. Which of the four arrangements in the figure correctly shows the vector 1
addition of two forces Fyand F2 to yield the third force Fs?
 (b)

()
(c)

5. The change in the value ofg at a height h above the surface of the earth 1

is same as at a depth d below the surface of the earth. When both d and h
are much smaller than the radius of the earth, then which one of the
following is correct?
(a) d= h2 (b) d = 3h/2
(c) d = 2h (d) d=h
6. In solids interatomic forces are 1
(a) totally repulsive (b) totally attractive
(c) both attractive and repulsive (d) none of these

7. Which of the following is not a unit of Young's modulus? 1

(a) N/m (b) N/m?
(c) dyne/cm² (d) mega pascal
8. Spherical balls of radius Rare falling in a viscous fluid of viscosity n with 1
a velocity v. The retarding viscous force acting on the spherical ball is
(a) directly proportional to Rbut inversely proportional to v
(b) directly proportional to both radius R and velocity v
(c) inversely proportional to both radius Rand velocity v
(d) inversely proportional to Rbut directly proportional to velocity v.
9. When heat is given to a gas in an isothermal process, the result will be 1
(a) external work done and also rise in temperature
(b) rise in temperature
(c) increase in internal energy
(d) external work done
10. Which of the following is incorre regarding the first law of 1
thermodynamics
(a) it is arestatement of the principle of conservation of energy
(b) it is not applicable to any cyclic process
(c) it introduces the concept of internal entropy
(d) it introduces the concept of intemal energy
 1 Time period of a simple
pendulum
(a) decrease the length will be doubled. if we
2 times
(b) decrease the length 4 times
(c) increase the length 2 times
(d) increase the length 4 times
12. When sound waves travel from air to water, which parameter does 1
not
change (b) frequency
(a) wavelength (d) all of these
(c) velocity given -one labelled
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are
answer
Assertion (A) and other labelled Reason (R), Select the correct
to these questions from the options as given below.
a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct
explanation of Assertion,
b) If both Assertion and Keason are true but Reason is not the
correct explanation of Assertion
c) IfAssertion is true but Reason is false.
d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

13. Assertion (A): Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically
upward with same speed. They willpass through
speed.
their point of projection
in the downward direction with the same
Reason (R): The maximum height and downward velocity attained at the
point of projection are independent of the mass of the ball.
14. Assertion (A): Centripetal force is always required for motion in curved 1

path.
Reason (R): On a banked curved track, vertical component of normal
reaction provides the necessary centripetal force.
15. Assertion (A): The square of the period of revolution of a planet is
1

proportional to the cube of its distance from the sun.

Reason (R): Sun's gravitational field is inversely proportional to the
square of its distance from the planet.
that of water.
16. Assertion (A): Bubble of soap is larger than
less than that of water.
Reason (R): Surface tension of soap bubble is
SECTION B
2
17. State if each of the following statements is true or false. Give reasons 1or
your answer.
(a) In an elastic collision of two bodies. the momentum and energy Of
each body is conserved.
(b) In an inelastic collision, the final kinetic energy is always less ha
the initial kinetic energy of the sy[tem.
 18. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30 ms.A
with a speed of 10 ms in the north to South woman rides abicycle 2

velocity of rain with respect to woman?

should hold her umbrella to protect
Whatdirection.Whattis the relative
is the direction in which she
herself
19. From a uniform disc of radius R,,a circularfrom
holethe
of rain?
radius R/2 is cut out.
2
The centre of the hole is at R/2 from he centre of the original dise. Locate
fllt body.
remaining
the centre of gravity of the
due to gravity decreases with increase in 2
acceleration
20. Show that the
object moving in viscous medium
altitude. 2
terminal velocity of a solid
21. Prove that proportional to the
is directly proportional to its size and inversely
viscosity of the medium.
SECTIONC

3
maximum safe speed of a vehicle in
22. What is banking of roads? Derive the
a curved road banked at an angle .
23. An electron and a proton are detected in a
cosmic ray experiment, the first 3
keV. Which is faster,
with kinetic energy 10 keV, and the second with 100
speeds.
the electron or the proton? Obtain the ratio of their
=1.67x 102" kg
(Electron mass =9.11 x 103 kg, proton mass
and 1 eV= 1.60 x 10-19 J).
of 400 km above the surface. How 3
24. A satellite orbits the earth at a height
much energy must be expended to rocket the satellite out of the earth's
mass of the earth
gravitational influence? Mass of the satellite =200 kg,
m
=6.0 x 10 kg, radius of the earth = 6.4x 10º
and G = 6.67 x 10-l Nm² kg?,
25. A copper wire of negligible mass, 1 m
length and cross-sectional area 3
one end fixed. A ball of
10 m² is kept on a smooth horizontal table with
are rotating
mass 1kg is attached to the other end. The wire and the ball
in the wire is 10 m,
with an angular velocity of 20 rad/s. If the elongation velocity to
the angular
obtain the Young's modulus. If on increasingbreaking
the stress.
100 rad/s, the wire breaks down, obtain
What is an isothermal process? Derive an expression for the work done 3
26.
during such a process. 3
spring of force constant 1200 Nm is mounted horizontally on a
27. A
spring,
horizontal table. Amass of 3.0 kg is attached to the free end of the
pulled sideways to a distance of 2.0 cm and released.
(a) What is the frequency of oscillation of the mass?
(b) What is the maximum acceleration of the mass?
(c) What is the maximum speed of the mass?
 28. A stretched wire emits a 3
stretching force constant andfundamenta) Dote of 256 Hz. Keeping
reducing length of wire by 10 cm, the
the
frequency becomes 320 Hz. Calculate the
the original length of the wire.
OR

Atransverse harmonic wave on a string i described by

0.018x + ) to
y(x, t) = 3.0 sin(36t direction of x is from left
wherex,y are in cm and tin s, The
posiive
travelling, what are
right.
travelling or a stationary Wave? If it is
(a) Is this a
the speed and direction of its propagation?
(b) What are its amplitude and frequency? Successive crests in the
(c) What is the least distance between two
wave?

SECTION D

Case Study Based Questions

the questions that follow
Read the following paragraph and answer
4
torque or moment offorce is the turning
29. Torque acting on a particle: The rotation. It is measured as the product
effect of the force about the axis of
magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance between the
of the rotation.
axis of
line of action of the force and the
Considera particie P in the X-Y plane.
FSin N

FCos

90° -Line of action

N of force

Axis
T= Fi
line action of force and the axis of
perpendicular distance between the
d-
rotation

T=rF stn
from the axis of rotation (radius of rotation)
r- distance of the point P
 () Turning effect of the force is produced
(a) tangential component of the foro
(b) radial component of the force
(c) transverse component of the foroe
(d) none of these
a force B-31 +]+sk
(ii) Find the torque on acting at a point
f=71+3) + k.
(a) =14-38+ 16k
(b) = 4t+ 4) + 6k
(c)i=-141 +38- 16k
(d) i=-212+ 3 + 5k
mass 1.8 kg is made to rest on two
(iii) A uniform rod of Length L and block of mass 2.7 kg is placed
measuring scales at its two ends. A uniform
left end. Calculate the force
on the rod at a distance of W4 from the
experienced by the measuring scale on the right side. 4
30. Thermal Expansion of Solids:
When a solid is
Almost all solids, liquids and gases expand on heating. increases.
heated, the amplitude of vibration of its atoms and molecules thermal
results in the
The average interatomic separation increases. Thiscalled linear expansion,
expansion of the solid. The expansion in length is and the expansion in
expansion
the expansion in area is called superficial
volume is called cubical expansion.
material of a solid rod is
The coefficient of linear expansion (a) of the
rise in
defined as the increase in length per unit original length per degree
its temperature.
l'-1
a=
LAT LAT
Similarly, we define coefficient of superficial expansion (B)as follows
S'-S AS
B= S AT S AT
or K
The units of all the coefficients is C-
maxinmum rise will be in
() When a body is heated, then, then
(a) length (b) surface area
(c) volume (d) density
(ii) When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C,its volume
(a) decreases continuously
(b) first decreases and then increases
(c) first increases and then decreases
(d) increases continuously
 (ii) Mention two practical applications of thermmal
expansion in daily hte.
SECTION E
Bernoulli's 5

31. (a) With help ofa neat and labelled diagram state and prove streamlined
incompressible liquid in
r
principle for flow of non-viscous,
flow.
(b) Give its limitations.
OR
Write the unit and
and Surface energy.
(a) Define surface tension
dimensions of surface tension. the concave side of a
pressure on
(b) Show that there is always excess excess pressure inside a liquid
liquid. Obtain the expression for the
drop.
of a pendulum is simple 5
32. (a) Show that for small oscillations the motion time period.
pendulum is simple harmonic. Derive an expression for its
Does it depend on the mass of the bob?
with an
(b) What is frequency of second pendulum in an elevator rising up
acceleration equal to g/2?

OR

harmonic.
(a) Show that for the horizontal oscillations of a spring is simple
Derive an expression for its time period.
(b) Derive the expressions for the kinetic energy, potential energy and the
total energy of a simple harmonic oscillator.
string. Show that in 5
33. (a) Discuss the formation of harmonics in a stretched
the first
case of a stretched string. Show that in case of a stretched string
three harmonics are in the ratio 1:2:3.
progressive wave.
(b) Distinguish between standing wave and
OR

gas?
(a) Derive Newton's formula for the speed of sound in
(b) Why and what correction was appld by Laplace in this formula?
Also deduce the modified fornula for speed of sound.

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