Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhi

Practice Paper:Common Annual Exam

Class: XI
Session: 2022-23
Subject: Physics

Maximum Marks: 70 Marks Time Allowed: 3 hours

General Instructions:
(1) All questions are compulsory. There are 35 questions in all.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section
D and Section E.
(3) Section A contains 15 MCQ and 3 assertion reasoning MCQs of 1 mark each.
Section B contains 7 short answer questions of 2 marks each.
Section C has five short answer questions of 3 marks each .
Section D contains three long answer questions of 5 marks each.
Section E has two case based questions of 4 marks each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided.
You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
Section – A
All questions are compulsory.

1 Plants get water through roots because of 1

a) Elasticity
b) Viscosity
c) Capillarity
d) Gravity

2 The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time t is given by 1

x=7t+4t^2 and y = 5t,where x and y are in metre and t in seconds.The
acceleration of particle at t=5s is
a) 41m/s^2
b) 25m/s^2
c) 17 m/s^2
d) 8m/s^2

3 A mild steel wire of length 2L and cross sectional area A is stretched, 1

well within the elastic limit, horizontally between two pillars as shown
in the figure.A mass m is suspended from the mid point of the
wire.Strain in the wire is-
 a) (x^2) / (2L^2)
b) (x^2) / L
c) (x^2) / 3L
d) x / 2L

4 The maximum load a wire can withstand without breaking when its 1
length is reduced to half of its original length,will be-
a) Unchanged
b) four times
c) Two times
d) Three times

5 The angle of contact for tap water and clean glass will be- 1
a) 90 degree
b) 0 degree
c) 8 degree
d) 110 degree

6 Two masses m and 4m are moving with equal kinetic energies.The 1

ratio of the magnitude of their linear momenta is
a. 1:3
b. 1:4
c. 1:2
d. 1:6

7 In the equationPV=RT, V refers to the volume of- 1

a) 1 kg of gas
b) 1g of gas
c) 1 mole of gas
d) Any amount of gas

8 A boy carrying a box on his head walking on an inclined road from 1

one place to another is doing no work. This statement is-
a. correct
b. incorrect
c. partly correct
d. None of the above

9 Total internal energy of a mole of monatomic gas at temperature T is 1

a) (1/2)RT
b) (5/2)RT
c) (7/2)RT
d) (3/2)RT
10 In an elastic collision, what is conserved ? 1
a. Kinetic energy
b. Momentum
c. Kinetic energy and momentum
d. Neither kinetic energy nor momentum

11 A cyclist comes to a skidding stop at 10 m. During this process, the 1

force on the cycle due to the road is 200 N and is directly opposed to
the motion.How much work does the road do on the cycle ?
a. 2000J
b. -2000J
c. 1000J
d. -1000J

12 In which process rate of transfer of heat is maximum. 1

a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Same in conduction,convection and radiation

13 In Simple harmonic motion particle is always- 1

a) Accelerated
b) Retarded
c) Accelerated and retarded alternatively
d) Zero acceleration

14 Amplitude of an oscillation is reduced due to- 1

a) Restoring force
b) Friction
c) Neither restoring force nor friction
d) Both restoring force and friction

15 Acceleration due to gravity —---------with altitude. 1

a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. No change
d. None of the above

Directions: These questions consist of two statements, each

printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these
questions, you are required to choose any one of the following
four responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is
a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not
a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
 (d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

16 Assertion:A vector quantity is a quantity that has both a magnitude 1

and a direction and obeys the vector law of addition.
Reason: Some physical quantities that are represented by scalars
are displacement, velocity, acceleration and force.

17 Assertion: The direction of velocity at any point on the path of an 1

object is tangential to the path at that point and is in the direction of
motion.
Reason: The average acceleration of an object for a time interval ∆t
moving in x-y plane is the change in velocity divided by the time
interval.

18 Assertion:The motion of a projectile may be thought of as the result 1

of two separate, simultaneously occurring components of motions.
Reason: One component is along a horizontal direction without any
acceleration and the other along the vertical direction with constant
acceleration due to the force of gravity.

Section – B
All questions are compulsory.In case of internal choice,attempt
any one.

19 Compute the fractional change in volume of a glass slab, when 2

subjected to a hydraulic pressure of 10 atm.

20 Can a man walk is an example of the resolution of forces? Justify. 2

OR
A particle is projected from the surface of earth with a speed of 20
m/s at an angle of 30 degree with the horizontal.What will be the
horizontal range?

21 State and prove work energy theorem. 2

22 Linear momentum is a scalar or a vector? Write its unit and 2

dimensional formula.
OR
State Newton’s second law of motion.Give an example.

23 Oil is sprinkled on sea waves to calm them. Why? 2

24 Define (i) Specific heat capacity (ii) Molar specific heat capacity at 2
Constant pressure
25 a) If a body has infinite heat capacity,What does it mean? 2
b) Define triple point of water?

Section – C
All questions are compulsory.In case of internal choice,attempt
any one.

26 A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. 3

What is the wavelength of sound in the tissue in which the speed of
sound is 1.7kms^−1 ?The operating frequency of the scanner is
4.2MHz.

27 What is the moment of inertia of a sphere of mass 20 kg and 3

radius1/4 m about its diameter?
OR
Find the torque of a force 7iˆ+ 3jˆ – 5kˆ about the origin.The force acts
on a particle whose position vector is iˆ– jˆ+ kˆ.

28 Given below are some examples of wave motion. State in each case 3
if the wave motion is transverse, longitudinal or a combination of both:
(a) Motion of a kink in a longitudinal spring produced by displacing
one end of the spring sideways.
(b) Waves produced in a cylinder containing a liquid by moving its
piston back and forth.
(c) Waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water.

29 a)The graph shows the variation of the product of PV with the 3

pressure of three gases A,B and C.If all the changes are at a constant
temperature ,then which of the three gases is an ideal gas?

b)

Name the three gas laws that can be obtained from the gas equation.

OR

Two moles of ideal helium gas are in rubber balloon at 30𝆩C. The
temperature of the gas in the balloon is slowly changed to 35𝆩C .What
is the amount of heat required in raising the temperature ? (Take
R=8.31JK−1mol−1)
30 At what distance from the mean position, is the kinetic energy in a 3
simple harmonic oscillator equal to potential energy?

Section – D
All questions are compulsory.In case of internal choice,attempt
any one.

31 a) Consider a simple pendulum having a Bob attached to a string 5

that oscillates under the action of the force of gravity. Suppose
that the period of oscillation of the simple pendulum depends
on mass M of the bob, length l of the pendulum and
acceleration due to gravity g at the place.
Derive the expression for its time period using the method of
dimensions.
b) Check the following equation for calculating pressure,
P = (ρgh)½ is dimensionally correct or not.
where P is the pressure,
ρ is the density
g is gravitational acceleration
h is the height.
OR
a) Find dimensions of Universal Gravitational constant.
b) Find dimensions of constants a and b in the equation
𝑎
(P+ 2 ) (𝑉 − 𝑏) = RT
𝑉
where P is pressure and V is volume, R is universal gas constant, T is
temperature.

32 Derive the three equations of motion by graphical method. 5

OR

A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20ms^−1

from the top of a multi storey building.The height of the point where
the ball is thrown is 25 m from the ground.How long will it be before
the ball hits the ground ? Take g=10ms^−2

33 a) Derive formula of maximum speed of a car with which the car 5

can turn safely when going around a circular level road.
b) A turn in a level road has a radius 100 metre .Find the
maximum speed which a car taking this turn may have without
skidding if the coefficient of friction between the tires and road
is 0.8.
OR
 a) Derive formula for the angle of banking so as to minimise the
wear and tear of the tyres of a car going on a banked curve.
b) A circular race track of radius 300 m is banked at an angle of
15 degree,If the coefficient of friction between the wheels of a
race car and the road is 0.2 what is the optimum speed of the
race car to avoid wear and tear on its tyres.Use tan 15^0
=0.2679

Section – E
Case Study
All questions are compulsory.In case of internal choice,attempt
any one.

34 We know that the motion of a rigid body, in general, is a 4

combination of rotation and translation. If the body is fixed at a
point or along a line, it has only rotational motion. let us take the
example of opening or closing a door.

A door is a rigid body which can rotate about a fixed vertical axis
passing through the hinges. What makes the door rotate? It is
clear that unless a force is applied the door does not rotate. But
any force does not do the job. A force applied to the hinge line
cannot produce any rotation at all, whereas a force of given
magnitude applied at right angles to the door at its outer edge is
most effective in producing rotation. It is not the force alone, but
how and where the force is applied is important in rotational
motion.

Answer the following questions-

 1. The rotational analogue of ‘force in linear motion’ is
a. Moment of force
b. Mass
c. Gravitational force
d. Moment of inertia

2. Torque is -
a. 2(rxF)
b. r.F
c. rxF
d. 2(r.F)

3. 120 N of force is required to open a nut using a spanner of

length 10 cm. If another spanner of length 6 cm is used to open the
same nut, amount of force to be applied is-
a. 100N
b. 200N
c. 300N
d. 60N
OR

If applied torque on a system is zero,then for that system

a.Moment of inertia is zero
b. Angular velocity is zero
c. angular acceleration is zero
d. None of the above

35 If a stone is thrown by hand, we see it fall back to the earth. Of 4

course using machines we can shoot an object with much
greater speeds and with greater and greater initial speed, the
object scales higher and higher heights. A natural query that
arises in our mind is the following: ‘can we throw an object with
such high initial speeds that it does not fall back to the earth?’
The principle of conservation of energy helps us to answer this
question.
The minimum speed required for an object to reach infinity (i.e.
escape from the earth) -

Answer the following questions-

1. If mass of body A is larger than mass of body B,then escape

speed of A-
 a. will be equal to escape speed of B
b. will be greater than escape speed of B
c. will be lesser than escape speed of B
d. None of the above

2. Suppose escape velocity for two identical objects A and B ,thrown

from the surfaces of earth and moon are VA and VB respectively,
then–
a. VA =VB
b. VA <VB
c. VA >VB
d. None of the above

3. The acceleration due to gravity(g) of a planet of radius 6000 km,if

escape velocity from it is 12 km/s will be-
a. 10 m/s^2
b. 9 m/s^2
c. 18 m/s^2
d. 12 m/s^2

OR

The escape velocity on Earth is 11.2 km/s.The escape velocity on a

planet having mass twice that of the earth and radius half that of the
earth will be-
a. 22.4 km/s
b. 11.2 km/s
c. 33.6 km/s
d. None of the above