DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2023-24)

SUBJECT: PHYSICS (042)
CLASS: XI,4/9/23
SET B
Time: 3 Hours MM: 70
No of pages: 7
General Instructions:
() There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C SectionD and Section E.
(ii) All the sections are compulsory.
(iv) Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four
Assertion-Reasoning based questions
of l mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section
Ccontains seven
questions of three marks each, Section D contains hvo case study-based questions offour marks each
and Section E comtains three long answer questions of five marks each.
(v) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice hus been provided in one
question in
Section B, two questions in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section D and all three
questions in Section E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

SECTONA
Which of the following pairs do not have similar dimensions?
a) Stress and pressure (1)
b) Angle and strain
) Tension and momentum
d) Energy and work
An object of weight 50 N is placed on a horizontal
surface. It moves with constant speed by a (1)
force P 20V2 N as shown in the following diagram. The force of friction and normal reaction
are respectively
4R4

a) 5N, 6N b) 2 N, 3N
c) 20 N, 30 N
d) 10 N, 1S N
A spring of spring constant K, is cut in two parts
other part. The spring constant for longer part will such
be
that length of one part is twice that of the
a) K/2
b) 3K/2 (1)
2K/3
d) 2K
Agun of mass 30 kg, fires bullet of mass 30 g
gun will be
with a speed of 150 m/s. The recoil velocity of the
YO.15 ms b) 3m/s c) 1.5 m/s d) 150 m/s
(1)
An clectric bulb has a power of 40 W. Its
a) 7 x 10' erg/s value in CGS system will be
b) 7 x 10 erg/s (L)
c) 4x 10' erg/s
4x 10 erg/s
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 A particle is moving in a circular path with a constant speed. Then
á) acceleration and velocity of particle remains constant. (1
b) velocity remains constant but acceleration changes.
c) acceleration remains constant but velocity changes.
d) acceleration and velocity of the particle changes.
2. The kinetic energy of an object decreases by 19%. The percentage dcerease in its lincar
moincntum will be
(1)
38%o b) 20%
c) 19% d) 10%
8 For which of the following graph v > 0 and a <0?
a) (1)

The velocity of aparticle is given by v (0) =c (+ ct t Co, where Co, CË and C; are constants. The
instantancous acccleration of the particle at time t 1s is (1)
a) c + 2c2 b) zero
c) 4c1 +C2 2o, + c2
of agirl. The mass of the girl is half
dg A woman, running on the road has kinetic energy half that the woman(V) and the girl(v) will be
(1)
of the woman's mass. The relation betwecn the velocity of
b) V= 2v c) V=v )y=4V
y=2V
is 0, then the value of the product (BX A), ¤ is equal to (1)
NN. Ifangle between Aandb)BBA' sin 0 c) BA Cos e BA sin 0 cos 0
a) zero
horizontal circle of radius 2 m, with a uniform (1)
12, An objcct of mass 0.5 kg is made to revolve in a
speed of12 m/s. Its angular speed will be
a) 4 rad/s b) 6 rad/s
3 rad/s d) 7 rads
statements are given-one labelled Assertion
For question numbers 13, 14, 15 und 16, two the correct answer to these questions from
(A) and the other labelled Reason (R), Select
as given below.
the codes (), (b), (c) and (d)
correct explanation of A
(a) BothA and R are true and R is the explanation of A
NOT the correct
(b) Both A and R are true but R is
false
(c) A s true but Ris
(d) A is faise and Ris also iulse
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13 Assertion(A): At the highest point of trajectory, velocity of the projectile is zero. (1)
Reason(R): At the highest point of trajectory, acceleration of the particle becomes zero
for an instant.

14. Assertion(A): A particle having constant magnitude of acceleration must always move (1)
along a straight line.
Reason(R): When magnitude of acceleration is constant, then speed of particle always
remain constant.
15. Assertion(A): Work done by conservative forces is independent of path followed by (1)
the body.
Reason(R): Work done by aforce is defined as cross product of force and displacement.
16.- Assertion(A): Acricket player while catching a ball, lowers his hands to avoid getting (1)
hurt.
Reason(R): Impulse is reduced by decreasing the time.
SECTION-B
. An object moving with uniforn acceleration has a velocity of 18 m/s after 3 seconds and 26 m/s (2)
after 5seconds. Calculate the distance travelled by the object in 8th second.
T8. Show that the total energy of the stretched spring remains conserved, when it is released. (2)
OR

The length ofasteel wire increases by 0.5 cm when it is loaded with aweight of Skg. Calculate the
) force constant ofthe wire and (i) work done in stretching the wire. CTake 2=lom<s)

An object of mass0.5 kg travels in astraight line with velocity y= ax3 where a=5 m2 s, (2)
What is the work done by the net force, during its displacement from x=0 to x=2m?
20. two billiard balls, each of mass 0.5 kg and moving in opposite directions, with speed Sm/s (2
collide
other?
and rebound with the same specd. What is the impulse imparled to each ball due to the
M Find the dimensions of aand b in the relation P= ar + bt, where P is pressure, x is distance and
(2)
t is time.
SECTION=C
z Calculate the arca of the triangle forrned by the tips of vectors F=21 +j- 3k,@=31 -j+ 2k (3)
and R 41 -3j+k.
23 Derive an cxpression for work done in sliding an object up a rough inclined plane. (3)
24. Two objects A and B having masses my and m2,are moving with initial velocities uj and u
(3)
(u >u) respectively, in the same dircction. Find the final velocities of Aand B after an elastic
head-on collision.

25 A planet revolves around the sun in a nearly circular orbit. Its time period of revolution (T)
(3)
depends upon radius (r) of the orbit, mass (M) of the sun and the gravitational constant (G).
Deduce an expression for the time period of revolution using the method of dimensions.
OR
Calcnlnte the dimensions of forcc constant and Gravitationa! constant by taking velocity, density

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 and frequency as the fundamental quantities using dimensional analysis.
26 Derive second equation of motion by graphical method. (3)
A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100 m. How high above the (3)
ground can he throw the sanme ball?
OR
Two objects are projected from the same point with different velocities and different angles of
projection. If the maximum height attained by both the objects is same, show that the sum of the
time taken by each to reach the highest point, is equal to the total time of flight of either of the
objects.
28. A 20 kg block is kept over a 50 kg block as shown in the following diagram.
Horizontal force F
is applied on the lower block and it is found that upper block moves with acccleration 3 m/s and
lower block moves with acceleration 5 m/s. There is friction between the
blocks but surface
below 50 kg block is smooth. Calculate the force of friction betwcen the blocks and the force
applicd on block B. (Take g = 10m/s)
|20 kg

$0 kg
B

SECTIOND
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
29 We normally use spring balance or weighing machine to measure the mass ofobjects.
Reading of the (4)
spring balance is proportional to the tension applied on the hook. Same is applicable in the case
of weighing machine. Due to weight of the object, normal reaction acts between
weighing
machine and the objcct. Reading of the weighing machine is proportional to the normal reaction
(N). It is tension on the hook of spring balance and normal reaction in case of weighing
machine
that determines the reading.

Spring balance

AN
Weighing
machino tmg
N

(a)mg (5)

i) If both the ends of a spring balance are pulled by the same force of 20 kgwt, then the
reading of spring balance will be
a) 20 kgwt b) 20 N d) 40 kgwt

ii) Aman weighing 55 kg is standing in astationary lit. Calculate the apparent weight
ofthe man, if the lift is rising with an acccleration of 1m/s. (Take g=9.8 m/s)
) 504 N b) 55 N c) 55) N
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 Two masses of Skg and 3kg are suspended with help of massless inextensible strings
as shown in the following diagram. Calculate tension T} in the string when whole
system is going upwards with acceleration 2m/s (use g=10 m/s').

a) 54N 5) 36 N c) 30 N d) 50 N

i) Aman jumps from the upper storey of a house, with a load of SN on his back. The
force of the load on his back, when he is in air will be
) 5N b) 50 N c) 0 N d) 0.5 N
OR
iv) A lift of mass 3,000 kg is supported by a thick cable. If the tension in the supporting
cable is 36,000 N, calculate the upward acceleration of the lit.(Take g= 10m/s)
a) 2 m/s? b) 22 m/s c) 10 m/s d) 72 m/s?

30. Awaler fountain is a wonderful place to witness the phenomenon of projectile motion. Any (4)
object given an initial thrust and then allowed to soar through the air under the force of gravity
only, is called a projectile. These trajectories are described mathematically as parabolas.

i) Three balls are thrown with same initial velocity at angles 30, 45 and 60 with the
horizontal. Time taken by balls to come back to the grouid will be
a) same for all the balls.
j least for the ball thrown at angle of 30.
c) least for the ball thrown at angle of 45.
d) least for theball thrown at angle of 60".
i) A ballof mass 'm' is projected up from the grousd, with a velocity 'u', making an
angle 45" with the vertical. The change in momentum of the ball between the time of
projection and time at which it hits the ground s
a) V2 mu b) 0
c) 2mu ) muv2
i) An object is projected with kinetic energy Eso as to attain maximum horizontal
range. Its potential energy at the highest point is
a) E b) E/2 c) 2E d) v2E

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 velocity, from the same point, at
1") Two jet streams A and B are projected with same initial R, are the range of two jet
angles 37° and 45° respectively with berizontal. If R and
streams, then
a) R, = R b) R, > R
)R<R d) ) Ry =(R)'
OR
iv) Aparticle Ais dropped from a height and particle Bis thrown at a speed of 5m/sec
in a horizontal direction, from the same height.
a) Particle B will hit the ground first.
b) Both particles will hit the ground with the same speed.
c) Particle A will hit the ground first.
d) Both particles will hit the ground at the same time.

SECTION-E
.The resultant of two vectors P and Ù is perpendicular to P and its magnitude is half (5)
of the magnitude of Q. What is the angle between P and Q?
b) Find a vector of magnitude 20 which is perpendicular to both the
and -2i+j- 2k.
vectors 4i-j +3 k
OR
aState parallelogram law of vector addition. Derive the expression of magnitude of
the resultant of two vectors Aand B inclined at an angle 0 with each
tb For three vectors P, Q and R, P+Q = R and P+Q=R. other.
are parallel to each other. Prove thatP and Q
32 a) Why are circular roads banked? Dcduce an
wear and tear of tyres. expression for the angle of banking for minimum (S)
b)Can coefficient of friction exceed unity?
Justify your answer.
OR
a) Three masses m1, m2 and m3 are hanging on a string over a fixed
the pulley as shown in
following diagram. If mj: m,: mg =1:2:3 find the tension in the strings
connecting m& m2 and m2 & m,.

m,|

b) Derive a relation between angle of repose and

cocfficient of friction.
a) An object is projected upwards with initial
velocity u andthen falls freely under
gravity. Draw its velocity-time and position-time graph. (6)
b) A boy throws a stone vertically upwards and
i) the maximum height attained by the stone.
catches it back after 6 s. Calculate

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 iü) the velocity with which it was thrown.
it was projected
iüil) the distance between the highest point and the stone, 4s after
upwards. OR
journey of a car. Find
a) The following speed-time graph describes a 50 sec
i) the total distance travelled by the car.
iü) maximum acceleration during the journey.

a top of a 100 m high building. At the same time another ball

b) A ball is dropped from with a speed of 20 m/s. At what time will the
two balls
is thrown up from the ground
meet?

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