DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

TERM I EXAMINATION (2021-22)

SUBJECT: PHYSICS (042)
CLASS: XI
Time: 3 Hours MM: 70
No of pages: 10
General Instructions:
(a) All questions are compulsory.
(b) Section A contains 15 MCQ’s and 8 assertion reasoning questions of 1 mark
each. It also contains two case study-based questions and one data-based question of
four marks each. This section is to be attempted by clicking on the link given
below. The link to the google form will be active from 8:00 am – 9:15 am.
(c) The time allotted for subjective part, Question No. 27 to 38 is from 9:15 am to
11:00 am. Section B contains five short answer questions of 2 marks each, Section
C contains five short answer questions of 3 marks each and Section D contains two
long answer questions of 5 marks each.
(d) There is no overall choice. However internal choices have been provided. You have
to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
SECTION A

1. If W1 , W2 and W3 represent the work done by conservative force in moving a particle from A to 1
B along three different paths 1, 2 and 3 respectively, find the correct relation.

a) W1> W2 >W3 b) W1= W2 =W3

c)W1< W2 <W3 d) W1>W2 <W3

2. A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff and falls into the sea sometime later. Which 1
graph shows the variation of vertical component of velocity (vv) of this stone with its horizontal
component of velocity (vh) as it moves through the air? (Consider air resistance to be negligible)

a) b) c) d)

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3. If the normal force acting on an object is doubled, then coefficient of friction will be 1

a) halved b) doubled c) same d) tripled

4. During inelastic collision between two objects, which of the following quantities always remain 1
constant?
a) Total kinetic energy
b) Total mechanical energy
c) Total linear momentum
d) Speed of each object

5. There are two vectors having magnitudes a and b (a > b). The ratio of their maximum possible 1
resultant to the minimum possible resultant is 3. Choose the correct option.

a) a = 2b b) a = 3b c) a = 4b d) b = 2a

6. A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against wall by applying a horizontal force of 5 N on the block. If 1
the coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.5, what is the magnitude of the
minimum frictional force required to hold the block?( Take g= 10m/s2)
) a) 10 N b) 1 N
c) 2.5 N d) 5 N

7. A truck and car are moving in the same direction with equal kinetic energy. They are brought to 1
rest by applying retarding force of same magnitude. Before coming to rest, the distance moved
by car is
a) equal to the truck
b) less than the truck
c) more than the truck
d) zero

8. If F, T and V denote force, time and velocity, then the dimensional formula for mass is: 1

a) [F TV-1] b) [F-1 TV] c) [F-1T-1V] d) [FT-1V-1]

9. Which of the following displacement(s)-time(t) graphs represent uniformly accelerated motion? 1

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 a) I b)II c) IV d) III

10. An object of mass M moving with velocity V, explodes into two equal parts. If one part comes to 1
rest and the other part moves with velocity v, then the value of v is

a) V b) V/√ c) 2V d) V/2

11. A bus travels the first one-third distance at a speed of 15 km/h, the next one-third at 10 km/h and 1
last one-third at 30 km/h. The average speed of the bus is

a) 9 km/h b) 15 km/h
c) 10 km/h d) 18 km/h

12. Three blocks of masses 3 kg, 2 kg and 5 kg are connected to each other with a light string and are 1
then placed on a frictionless surface as shown in the following figure. The system is pulled by a
force F =10 N. The tension T1 is

.
a) 1 N b) 5 N
c) 7 N d) 10 N
13. The dimensions of a physical quantity are given by [MaLbTc]. The physical quantity is 1

a) velocity if a = 1, b = 0, c = -1
b) acceleration if a = 1, b = 1, c = -2
c) force if a = 0, b = -1, c = -2
d) pressure if a = 1, b = -1, c = -2

14. A bus and car have equal momentum. Which one has greater kinetic energy? 1

a) Bus
b) Car
c) Both have equal kinetic energy
d) Can’t determined

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15. Work done by conservative force is positive, if potential energy of the object 1

a) decreases
b) increases
c) zero
d) constant

Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false

16. Assertion: In projectile motion, the projectile follows a parabolic path because acceleration 1
due to gravity near the surface of the earth remains constant.
Reason: When acceleration of the particle is constant, then only possible path is a
parabola.

17. Assertion: All equations which are physically correct must also be dimensionally correct. 1
Reason: All equations which are dimensionally correct must also be physically correct.

18. Assertion: The cross product of a vector with itself is a null vector. 1
Reason: The cross product of two vectors results in a vector quantity.

19. Assertion: Two balls of different masses (one lighter and other heavier) are thrown 1
vertically upward with the same initial speed. The maximum height
attained by both the balls will be same. (Neglect air resistance)
Reason: Maximum height attained by an object, does not depend on its mass.

20. Assertion: Work done by frictional force is positive. 1

Reason: Frictional force acts along the direction of motion.

21. Assertion: In a vertical circular motion, the ratio of the kinetic energy of a particle 1
of mass m at the highest point to that at the lowest point is 5.
Reason: In vertical circular motion, kinetic energy at the lowest point and highest
point are and respectively.

22. Assertion: Banking of roads reduces wearing out of tyres. 1

Reason: On a banked curved track, vertical component of normal reaction and friction
provide the necessary centripetal force.

23. Assertion : A person is standing inside a lift which is accelerating upwards. The 1
apparent weight of the person will be more than his actual weight.
Reason: When a lift is accelerating upwards, the apparent weight of a person becomes

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 zero.

Questions 24 and 25 are Case Study based questions. Attempt any 4 sub parts from
each question. Each question carries 1 mark. Question no. 26 is a data-based
question. Attempt all sub parts.

24. A tourist visiting Monte Carlo, Monaco, would probably stand and admire the beauty of 4
the fountain shown in the photograph, and might even toss a coin into the fountain and make a
wish. A water fountain is a wonderful place to witness the phenomenon of projectile motion.
Any 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) A spout of water makes an angle of 450 with the horizontal. What is the direction of
acceleration during its flight? (Neglect air resistance)
(a) upward
(b) downward
(c) depends on the initial velocity
(d) at an angle of 450 with horizontal

ii) Two jet streams A and B are projected with same initial velocity, from the same point,
at angles 37° and 45° respectively. If R1 and R2 are the range of two jet streams A and
B, then
(a) R1 = R2 (b) R1 > R2
(c) R1 < R2 (d) Information is insufficient to compare R1 and R2

iii) The horizontal range and the maximum height attained by a projectile are equal. The

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 angle of projection of the projectile (θ) with the horizontal is
(a) = 450 (b) = ( ) (c) = ( ) (d) = ( )

iv) During projectile motion, the horizontal component of velocity

(a) is perpendicular to the acceleration at one instant only.
(b) is never perpendicular to acceleration.
(c) is always perpendicular to acceleration.
(d) is always at an angle less than 90° with the acceleration.

25. The Atwood's machine was invented in 1784 by the English mathematician George Atwood as a 4
laboratory experiment to verify the mechanical laws of motion with constant acceleration. It is a
laboratory device often used to demonstrate basic principles of dynamics and acceleration. The
machine typically involves a pulley, a string, and a system of masses. In the Atwood machine
shown below two masses, m1 and m2, are hanging by a massless string over a frictionless pulley.

Atwood Machine

i. The tension T in the string when masses(m1> m2) are released is

a) T= 2g m1m2/ m1+ m2
b) T= 2m1m2/ m1+ m2
c) T= (m1+ m2)g/ (m1- m2)
d) T= (m1- m2)g/ (m1+ m2)

ii. If mass m1 = 2 m2 and acceleration of masses m1 and m2 is a1 and a2 respectively,

then

a) a1 = 2a2
b) a1 < a2
c) a1 = a2
d) a1= 3a2

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 iii. If mass m2 = 2 m1 then the acceleration (a2) of mass m2 is

a) a2 = g
b) a2 = g/2
c) a2 = 3g/2
d) a2= g/3

iv. In the Atwood’s machine, consider m1 = 15kg, m2 = 30kg and the system starts from rest.
Calculate the speed of m2 at t=3s. (Take g= 10 m/s2)

a) 2m/s
b) 6m/s
c) 50 m/s
d) 10 m/s

26. A student completes a four-hour journey from his home to Agra, in a car with his family. During 4
his travel, he recorded the following observations from the speedometer of the car at different
instants for his physics project.

S.No. Time Speed

(km/h)
1 9:00am 40
2 9:30 am 60
3 10:00 am 80
4 10:30 am 100
5 11:00 am 100
6 11:30 am 100
7 12:00 noon 100
8 12:30 pm 60
9 1:00 pm 20
10 1:30 pm 80

i) Which of the following graphs represent motion of the car for complete four hour
journey?

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 ii) Motion of the car from 12 noon to 1 pm is

a) uniformly accelerated
b) uniformly retarded
c) uniform motion
d) non uniformly accelerated

iii) Acceleration of the car at 10:00 am is

a) 40 km/h2 b) 20 km/h2 c) zero d) 10 km/h2

iv) Distance covered by the car in last half an hour is

a) 60 km b) 25 km c) 50 km d) 80 km

SECTION – C

All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one of them.

27. A car is moving due west with a velocity of 20 km/h. For a man sitting in a car, a bus 2
appears to move towards south, with a velocity of 20√ km/h. What is the actual velocity
and direction of motion of the bus?
OR
A stone tied to the end of a string 100 cm long, is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant
speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 20 s. Find the magnitude and direction of the
acceleration of the stone.

28. Plot a graph between frictional force and applied force on any object and mark static, kinetic and 2

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 limiting friction. Using this graph, show that static friction is a self-adjusting force.

29. An object moves from a point A to B under the action of a force, as shown in the following 2
graph. Calculate the total work done from A to B.

30. The position of a particle is given by equation x=2t3+5t cm. Calculate the instantaneous 2
acceleration of the particle at t=2s.

31. Show that gravitational force is a conservative force. 2

OR
Draw energy – displacement graph for kinetic energy, potential energy and total energy of an
oscillating spring.

SECTION – D

All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one of them.

Stat
32. State and prove law of conservation of linear momentum. 3

OR

A shell of mass 30 g is fired from a gun of mass 50 kg. If the muzzle velocity of the shell is 100
m/s, calculate the recoil velocity of the gun.

33. Calculate the magnitude of the components of vector ⃗ = 2 ̂ + ̂ - ̂ along the directions of ⃗ = 3
̂ + ̂ - ̂ and ⃗ = ̂ + 2 ̂ +3 ̂ .

34. Two objects A and B having masses m1 and m2 , are moving with initial velocities u1 and u2 3
(u1 > u2) respectively, in the same direction. Find the final velocities of A and B after an elastic
head on collision.

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35. A food packet is released from a helicopter which is rising steadily at 4 m/s. After four seconds, 3
calculate (i) the velocity of the packet (ii) the distance between food packet and helicopter. (Take
g = 10 m/s2).
36. A simple pendulum, having a bob attached to a string, oscillates under the influence of the force 3
of gravity. The time period of oscillation of the simple pendulum depends on its length l, mass of
the bob m and acceleration due to gravity g. Derive the expression for its time period using
methods of dimensions.

SECTION – E

All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one of them.

37. a) A horse has to apply more force to start a cart than to keep it moving. Why? 5
b) Why are circular roads banked? Deduce an expression for the velocity of a car moving on
a banked road. (coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road is μ)

OR

a) Define angle of repose. Find its relation with coefficient of friction.

b) Two blocks of masses 4 kg and 10 kg are connected by an ideal string passing over a
frictionless pulley. The block of mass 4 kg is free to slide on a surface, inclined at an angle
of 30° with the horizontal, whereas 10 kg block hangs freely. Calculate the acceleration of
the system and the tension in the string. Given μ= and use g= 9.8 m/s2
√

38. a) A body is projected at an angle with the horizontal. Prove that the horizontal range of a 5
projectile is same when fired at an angle and (900 – ) with the horizontal.

b) Two tall buildings are situated 150 m apart. A ball is thrown horizontally from a window
60 m above the ground in one building, such that it enters a window 15 m above the
ground, in the second building. Find the velocity with which the ball must be thrown.
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
OR

a) What is meant by resolution of a vector? Resolve a given vector ⃗ , making an angle

θ with y axis into two components which are perpendicular to each other.
b) Determine the value of 𝛼 for which the vectors ⃗ = 3 ̂ + 𝛼 ̂ + ̂ and ⃗ = 9 ̂ -6 ̂ + 3 ̂
are parallel to each other.

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