* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.

[1 Marks Each] [18]

1. A device which is used for measurement of length to an accuracy of about 10-
4m, is:
(A) Screw gauge.
(B) Spherometer.
(C) Vernier callipers.
(D) Either (a) or (b).
2. A body travels 200cm in the first two seconds and 220cm in the next 4
seconds with same acceleration. The velocity of the body at the end of the 7th
second is:
(A) 10cm/ s (B) 5cm/ s (C) 12cm/ s (D) 2cm/ s
3. For the one-dimensional motion, described by x = t − sin t.
(A) x (t) > 0 for all t > 0.
(B) v (t) > 0 for all t > 0.
(C) a (t) > 0 for all t > 0.
(D) v (t) lies between 0 and 2.
4. Which of the following is the correct formula for finding distance (d) between
two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?
(A) d2 = (x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2
(B) d4 = (x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2
(C) d3 = (x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2
(D) d = (x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2
5. A bullet is fired from the cart vertically at the same instant cart begins to
accelerate forward. Which of the following best describes the subsequent
motion of the bullet?
(A) The bullet goes up and then straight back down into the cart.
(B) The bullet goes up and lands in front of the cart.
(C) The bullet goes up and lands behind the cart.
(D) The bullet stops in the air as the cart is accelerating and "floats" until the cart
stops accelerating.
6. A ball dropped from some height coves half of its total during the last second
of its free fall. Find:
(A) Time of flight
(B) Height of its fall
(C) Speed with which it strikes the ground.

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7. Two stones are dropped down simultaneously from different heights. At the
starting time, the distance between them is 30cm. After 1s, the distance
between the two stones will be (g = 10ms−2).
(A) 10cm (B) 20cm
(C) 30cm (D) 0cm
8. What kind of motion is rectilinear motion?
(A) One dimensional
(B) Two dimensional
(C) Three dimensional
(D) Zero dimensional
9. An object while moving may not have:
(A) Variable speed but constant velocity.
(B) Variable velocity but constant speed.
(C) Non-zero acceleration but constant speed.
(D) Zero acceleration but constant velocity.
10. Choose the correct option regarding the given figure.

(A) B = A (B) B = −A (C) |B| = |A| (D) |B| ≠ |A|

11. If a1 and a2 are two non collinear unit vectors and |a1 + a2 | = √3, then the value
of (a1 − a2 ).(2a1 + a2 ) is:
(A) 2 (B) 3
2
(C) 1 (D) 1
2

12. The angle between A = i + j and B = i − j is

(A) 45° (B) 90° (C) –45° (D) 180°
13. In equilibrium of particle when net external force of the particle is zero. Then,
the particle is:
(A) At rest.
(B) Moving with uniform velocity.
(C) Moving with uniform acceleration.
(D) Both (a) and (b).

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14. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth inclined plane of inclination θ with
the horizontal. The force exerted by the plane on the block has a magnitude:
(A) mgcos θ (B) mgtan θ (C) mg/ cos θ
15. A metre scale is moving with uniform velocity. This implies:
(A) The force acting on the scale is zero, but a torque about the centre of mass can
act on the scale.
(B) The force acting on the scale is zero and the torque acting about centre of mass
of the scale is also zero.
(C) The total force acting on it need not be zero but the torque on it is zero.
(D) Neither the force nor the torque need to be zero.
16. A particle is acted by a constant power. Then, which of the following physical
quantity remains constant?
(A) Speed. (B) Rate of change of (C) Kinetic energy. (D) Rate of change of
acceleration. kinetic energy.

17. Consider two observers moving with respect to each other at a speed v along
a straight line. They observe a bock of mass m moving a distancel on a rough
surface. The following quantities will be same as observed by the two
observers.
(A) Kinetic energy of (B) Work done by (C) Total work done (D) Acceleration of
the block at time t. friction. on the block. the block.

18. In the elastic collision of heavy vehicle moving with a velocity 10 ms−1 and a
small stone at rest, the stone will fly away with a velocity equal to:
(A) 40 ms−1 (B) 20 ms−1 (C) 10 ms−1 (D) 5 ms−1

* Given Section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [12]

19. It is a common observation that rain clouds can be at about a kilometre
altitude above the ground.
A typical rain drop is about 4mm diameter. Momentum is mass x speed in
magnitude. Estimate its momentum when it hits ground.
20. A curve is represented by y = sin x. If x is changed from π
to π
+ 100 ,
π
find
3 3
approximately the change in y.
21. Pick out the only vector quantity in the following list:
Temperature, pressure, impulse, time, power, total path length, energy,
gravitational potential, coefficient of friction, charge.
22. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 35ms−1 . Winds starts blowing after
−1
sometime with a speed of 12ms in east to west direction. In which direction

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23. What is the distance travelled by a point during the time, if it moves in x - y
plane, according to the relation x = asin ωt and y = a(1 − cos ωt)?
24. A light, inextensible string as shown in figure connects two blocks of mass M 1
and M2. A force F as shown acts upon M 1. Find acceleration of the system and
tension in string.

* Given Section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [21]

25. A SONAR (sound navigation and ranging) uses ultrasonic waves to detect and
locate objects under water. In a submarine equipped with a SONAR, the time
delay between generation of a probe wave and the reception of its echo after
reflection from an enemy submarine is found to be 77.0s. What is the distance
of the enemy submarine? (Speed of sound in water = 1450m s–1).
26. A police van moving on a highway with a speed of 30km h–1 fires a bullet at a
thief’s car speeding away in the same direction with a speed of 192km h–1. If
the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150m s –1, with what speed does the bullet hit
the thief’s car?
(Note: Obtain that speed which is relevant for damaging the thief’s car).
27. Suggest a suitable physical situation for of the following graphs.

28. A police van moving on a highway with a speed of 30km h–1 fires a bullet at a
thief’s car speeding away in the same direction with a speed of 192km h–1. If
the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150m s –1, with what speed does the bullet hit
the thief’s car?
(Note: Obtain that speed which is relevant for damaging the thief’s car).
29. Define power. Obtain an expression for it in terms of force and velocity.
30. The bob A of a pendulum released from 30° to the vertical hits another bob B
of the same mass at rest on a table as shown in. How high does the bob A rise

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 after the collision? Neglect the size of the bobs and assume the collision to be
elastic.

31. What are the conditions so that transfer of kinetic energy is maximum during
a collision?

* Given Section consists of questions of 5 marks each. [15]

32. A man runs across the roof-top of a tall building and jumps horizontally with
the hope of landing on the roof of the next building which is of a 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).
33. A pebble of mass 0.05kg is thrown vertically upwards. Give the direction and
magnitude of the net force on the pebble,
a. During its upward motion
b. During its downward motion.
c. At the highest point where it is momentarily at rest. Do your answers
change if the pebble was thrown at an angle of 45° with the horizontal
direction? Ignore air resistance.
34. a. Discuss the motion of a body in a vertical circle. Find the expressions for
the minimum velocity at the lowest and highest points while looping a
loop.
b. A bullet of mass 0.01kg travelling at a speed of 500m/ s strikes a block of
mass 2kg which is suspended by a string of length 5m. The centre of
gravity of the block is found to rise a vertical distance of 0.1 m. What is
the speed of the bullet after it emerges from the block? (g = 9.8ms-2)

* Case study based questions [4]

35. Read the case study given below and answer any four subparts:
Potential energy is the energy stored within an object, due to the object's
position, arrangement or state. Potential energy is one of the two main forms
of energy, along with kinetic energy. Potential energy depends on the force
acting on the two objects.

i. A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum.

Which of the following quantities remain constant during the fall?
a. kinetic energy

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c. mechanical energy
d. none of these
ii. Work done by a conservative force is positive, if
a. potential energy decreases
b. potential energy increases
c. kinetic energy decreases
d. kinetic energy increases
iii. When does the potential energy of a spring increases?
a. only when spring is stretched
b. only when spring is compressed
c. both a and b
d. none of these
iv. Dimension of k/m is, here k is force constant
a. T2
b. T-2
c. T1
d. T-1
v. A vehicle of mass 5000kg climbs up a hill of 10 m. The potential energy
gained by it
a. 5J
b. 500J
c. 5 × 104J
d. 5 × 105J
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