PHYSICS 11 QUESTIONS

1. An iron tyre is to be fitted on to a wooden wheel 1m in diameter. The

diameter of the tyre is 6mm smaller than that of the wheel. What is the
minimum temperature that the must be heated to fit the tyre onto the
wheel (coefficient of cubical expansion of iron is 3.6x10-5/°C)
A)167 °C B)334°C C)500°C D)1000°C

2. Eight equal drops of water each of radius r = 2mm are falling through air
with terminal velocity of 16 m/s. the eight form a big drop. The terminal
velocity of the drop will be
A) 64cm/s B)32cm/s C)8cm/s D)16cm/s

3. A particle which is constrained to move along the x-axis, is subjected to a force

in the same direction which varies with the distance x of the particle from the
origin is F(x)=−kx+ax3. Here, k and a are positive constants. For x≥0, the
functional form of the potential energy U(x) of the particle is :
A) B)

C) D)
4 . A tunnel is dug along the diameter of the earth (radius R and mass M). There
is a particle of mass ′m′ at the centre of the tunnel. Find the minimum velocity
given to the particle so that it just reaches to the surface of the earth is

A) B)

C) D) It will reach with the help of negligible velocity

5. A ball rolls off the top of a stairway horizontally with a velocity of 4.5 m/s.
Each step is 0.2 m high and 0.3 m wide. If g is 10 ms−2, and the ball strikes the
edge of the nth step, then n is equal to:

A)9 B)10 C)11 D)12

6. A ship of mass 3 x 107 kg initially at rest is pulled by a force of 5 x 104 N

through a distance of 3m. Assuming that the resistance due to water is
negligible, the speed of the ship is
A)1m/s B)0.5m/s C)0.1m/s D)2m/s

7. A child is standing with folded hands at the centre of a platform rotating

about its central axis. The kinetic energy of the system is K. The child now
stretches his arms so that the moment of inertia of the system doubles.
The kinetic energy of the system now is
A)2K B)K/2 C)K/4 D)4K

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8. A particle of mass ′m′ is attached to three identical springs A,B and C each of
force constant ′k′ as shown in figure. If the particle of mass ′m′ is pushed sightly
against the spring ′A′ and released. If the period of oscillation is 2 π√(m/nk) ,
find the value of n
9. To find the distance d over which a signal can be seen clearly in foggy
conditions, a railways engineer uses dimensional analysis and assumes
that the distance depends on the mass density ρ of the fog, intensity
(power/area) S of the light from the signal and its frequency f. The
engineer finds that d is proportional to S1/n. The value of n is
 PHYSICS 11 SOLUTIONS
1) C. radius of tyre, R = (1000-6)/2 mm = 497 mm
Change in radius=6/2 mm=3 mm
Δ L= Lα Δ T (α= γ/3)
2π Δ R=2πRα Δ T on solving, ΔT=500°C

2)A. Vterminal α r2
When 8 drops combine
8x4/3π r13= 4/3π r23
r2=2r1
16/v2=4/16
V2=64 cm/s
3) D.

4) A.
5)A.

6)

7) B.
8) 2

9) 3.