XIII(Z) PYSICS CLASS TEST

Max. Marks: 70 Max. Time: 90 min.

PART A
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Q.1 Two particles A and B pass simultaneously through points A0 and B0 with position vectors a0 and b0 . A
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and B are moving with constant velocities v A and vB .
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If a0 = i + 4j – 26k, b0 = 16i +j – 2k, v A = 4i + j + 5k and vB = –i + 2j –3k, show that A and B will
collide. Find the time at which collision occurs and the position vector of the point of collision. [5]
[Ans: t = 3, 13i + 7j – 11k]

Q.2 A balloon is ascending vertically with an acceleration of 0.2 m/s2. Two stones are dropped from it at an
interval of 2 sec. Find the distance between them 1.5 sec. after the second stone is released. use g = 9.8
m/s2. [Ans: 50 m] [5]

Q.3 A car 2m wide is moving with a uniform speed of 8m/s along the edge of the road. When the car is 12 m
away from him, a man starts to cross the road with a uniform velocity V directed such that he can cross
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the road safely with minimum speed. Calculate V. [Ans: v = m/sec.] [5]
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Q.4 A motorist travelling at 90 km/h notices that the traffic signal 450 m ahead of him turns red. He knows
that it is timed to stay red for 20 sec. If he desires to pass the signal at 90km/h just it turns green again,
determine
(a) the smallest common rate of deceleration & acceleration he should have.
(b) the minimum speed reached in the process. [Ans: 0.5 m/s2, 20m/s] [5]

Q.5 The current velocity of a river grows in proportion to the distance from its bank and reaches its maximum
value v0 in the middle. Near the bank the velocity is zero. A boat is so moving in the river that its velocity
u relative to the water is constant and perpendicular to the current. Find the distance throught which the
boat crossing the river will be carried away by the current if the width of the river is d. Also determine the
v0 d 2 ud
trajectory of the boat. [Ans: s = ; y = v x] [5]
2u 0

Q.6 A projectile thrown from a platform at a height 10m above the ground with velocity of 20m/sec. At what
angle should the projectile be thrown to reach the farthest point from O, which is vertically below the
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point from which it is thrown. [g = 10m/s2] [Ans: tan–1  
 3 ] [5]
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Q.7 A student is riding on a train along a straight horizontal track at a speed of 10m/sec. The student throws
a ball into the air along a path that, he judges to make an initial angle of 600 with the horizontal and to be
in line with the track. The professor, who is standing on the ground nearby, observes tha ball to rise
vertically. Find the height reached by the ball. [Ans: 15 m] [5]

Q.8 A wet open umbrella is held upright and whirled about the handle with a uniform angular speed of 21
revolutions in 44 sec. If the rim of the umbrella is a circle of diameter 1m, and height of the rim from the
ground is 1.5 m, find the radius of the circle along which the drops of water spun off the rim hit the
ground. [Ans: 37 / 40m ][5]
 PART B
Note : * More than one alternative (s) may also be correct.
* There is no negative marking. [3 × 10 = 30]

Q1. A swimmer crosses a flowing stream of breadth b to and fro in time T1. The time taken to cover the same
distance up and down the stream is T2. If T3 is the time the swimmer would take to swim a distance 2b
in still water, then
(A) T3 = T1 + T2 (B*) T12 = T2T3 (C) T22 = T1T3 (D) T32= T1T2

Q2. A river is flowing with a speed of 1 km/hr. A swimmer wants to go to point 'C'
starting from 'A'. He swims with a speed of 5km/hr, at an angle  w.r.t. the river.
If AB = BC = 400m. Then the value of  is:
(A) 370 (B) 300 (C*) 530 (D) 450

Q3. Men are running along a road at 8 m.p.h. behind one another at equal intervals of 20 yards. Cyclist are
riding in the same direction at 15 m.p.h. at equal intervals of 30 yards. At what speed an observer travel
along the road in opposite direction so that whenever he meets a runner he also meets a cyclist?
(A) 7 m.p.h. (B*) 6 m.p.h. (C) 5 m.p.h. (D) 8 m.p.h.

Q4. Two particles A & B projected along different directions from the same point P on the ground with the
same velocity of 70m/s in the same vertical plane. They hit the ground at the same point Q such that PQ
= 480 m. Then : (g = 9.8 m/sec2)
(A) ratio of their times of flight is 4 : 5
(B*) ratio of their maximum heights is 9 : 16
(C*) ratio of their minimum speeds during flights is 4 : 3
(D*) the bisector of the angle between their directions of projection makes 450 with horizontal.
Q5. A balloon starts rising from the surface of the earth. The vertical velocity is constant and equal to v0. Due
to the wind the balloon gathers the horizontal component vx = ay where 'a' is a constant and 'y' is the
height of ascent. What is the radius of trajectory at the point of its release from ground:
v0 3v0 v0
(A*) (B)  (C) (D)
a 2a 2a

Q6. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the following plots represents the speed - time graph of the
ball during its flight, if the air resistance is not ignored?

(A) (B) (C) (D*)

Q7. The displacement x of a particle varies with time t as: x = ae–t + bet where a, b,  and  are positive
constants. The velocity of the particle will :
(A) be independent of  (B) drop to zero when  = 
(C) go on decreasing with time (D*) go on increasing with time
Q.8 A wheel of radius 1 m rolls forward quarter a revolution on a horizontal ground without sliding. The
magnitude of displacement of the point of the wheel initially in contact with the ground is (in m) _________.
 2
(A) (B*) 2  (C) 2 (D) none of these
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Q.9 A room has dimensions 3m × 4m × 5m. A fly starting at one corner ends up at diametrically opposite
corner. If the fly does not fly but walks, what is the length of the shortest path it can take.
(A) 50 m (B*) 74 m (C) 12 m (D) 24 m

Q.10 A bird is at a point P(4m, –1m, 5m) and sees two points P1(–1m, –1m, 0m) and P2 (3m, –1m, –3m). AT
time t = 0, its starts flying in a plane of the three positions, with a constant speed of 2m/s in a direction
perpendicular to the straight line P1P2 till it sees P1 & P2 collinear at time t. Find the time t.
(A*) 3.5 sec. (B) 2.5 sec. (C) 1.5 sec. (D) 8.4 sec.

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