KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA DINJAN (ASSAM)

III -UNIT TEST 2012-13

CLASS-XI
SUBJECT- PHYSICS
TIME-1.30 HRS
M.M-40
NOTE :- Que. No. 1 to 5 each carries 1 marks in section -A.
Que. No. 6 to10 each carries 2 marks in section -B.
Que. No.11 to 15 each carries 3 marks in section -C.
Que. No.16 to 17 each carries 5 marks in section -D.
SECTION-A
Que. 1.
Why is the blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain? [1]
Que. 2.

Define unit of specific heat. Write its dimensional formula.

[1]

Que. 3.

The transmission cables are not tightly fixed on pole why?

[1]

Que. 4.

. How aquatic animals can survive inside the ice?

[1]

Que. 5.

[1]

Que. 6.

Why do the fire fighters attach brass jets at the end of water pipes?
SECTION-B
A bigger rain drop falls faster than a smaller one why?

Que. 7.

Explain the surface Tension on the basis of molecular theory.

[2]

Que. 8.

At which temperature 0C and 0F are equal find out numerically.

[2]

Que. 9.

.What is angle of contact. Write its value for (i) glass- water contact (ii) glass
mercury contact
[2]

Que.10.

A liquid drop of diameter D break up into 27 tiny drops. Find the resulting
change in energy. Take T is the surface tension
[2]
OR
. What is the Principle of calorimeter. Write the expression.

[2]

Que.11.

SECTION-C
Derive an expression for the excess of pressure inside a soap bubble.

[3]

Que.12.

What is Stokes law ? Derive the relation by the method of dimensions

[3]

Que.13.

A circular sheet of copper of radius 35 cm is at 20oC. On heating its area increases

by 14.5 cm2. If coefficient of linear expansion is 1.7x10-5/oC Find the temperature
to which the sheet was heated.
[3]
OR
What is meant by coefficient of linear and cubical expansion ? Derive the relation
between them.

Que. 14.

State Pascals law. Explain the principle of hydraulic lift.

Que.15.

Give the reason for following.

(a)Water wets the glass but not mercury.
(b) The smaller globule of mercury are spherical while bigger drops flatted.
(c) In rainy season the walls becomes damp
[3]

Que.16.

Que.17.

[3]

SECTION-D
What do you understand by surface tension, capillary and capillarity? Derive
expression for the rise of liquid in a capillary tube . How will you use this
expression to determine the surface tension of a liquid in laboratory?
[5]
OR
State and prove Bernoullis theorem. Explain one application of this.
(a) What is terminal velocity . Derive formula for it.
(b) Iron ball of radius 0.3 cm falls through a column of oil density 0.94gm/cm3. It
is found to attain a terminal velocity of 0.5 cm/s. Determine the coefficient of

viscosity. Given density of iron is 7.8 gm/cm3

[5]

BLUE PRINT FOR CLASS XI THIRD UNIT TEST EXAM 2011-12

S.N.

Topic

VSA

SA I

SA II

1
2
3

Mechanical properties of solid

Mechanical properties of liquid
Thermal properties of matter

1(1)
2(2)
2(2)
5(5)

4(2)
4(2))
2(1)
10(5)

3(1)
9(3)
3(1)
15(5)

LA
10(2)
10(2)

Total

8(4)
25(9)
6(4)
40(17