D. J. SINDH GOVT.

SCIENCE COLLEGE, KARACHI

H.S.C. Preliminary Examination, (2023) 05-04-23
Time: 03 hours Physics Paper-I Maximum Marks: 85

SECTION A
(MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS – MARKS 17)

Q.1. Select the most appropriate answer for each from the given options:
(i) Which of the following is not dimensionless?
* Light year * Co-efficient of friction * Angular displacement * strain
(ii) ⃗ ̂
The magnitude of a vector 𝐴 = √2𝑖̂ − √2𝑗̂ + √2 𝑘 𝑖𝑠
* √𝟐 * √𝟔 * √𝟏𝟎 * √𝟏𝟒
(iii) ̂
The ratio of the magnitude of sum and the difference of two unit vectors 𝑗̂and 𝑘 is always equal to
* 0.707 * 0.866 * 1 * 1.414
(iv) Which of the following pair have the same direction always?
*Net Force & displacement *Net Force & Momentum
*Net Force & velocity *Net Force & acceleration
(v) If the period of oscillation of mass M suspended from a spring is 1.00 second, the period of mass 4M
will be ________ seconds.
* 0.25 * 0.50 * 1.00 * 2.00
(vi) A mass of 50kg is held motionless at a height of 10 meters above the ground. The work done will be
* 500 J * 250 J * 0J * -250 J
(vii) A body is moving in a uniform circular motion with radius “r”, in half revolution the displacement
and distance covered by the particle are.
* 2r , 2πr * 2r , πr * 0.7r , 3.142πr * 𝛑r , 2𝐫
(viii) In SHM, how often is the value of potential energy equal to kinetic energy in one complete cycle?
* four-times * three-times * two-times * one-time
(ix) If the temperature of a gas is doubled, the speed of sound increases by a factor of
1 * √2 * 2 * 2
*
√2
(x) Which of the following has a greater frequency?
* Infrared ray * X-rays * Visible rays * Ultraviolet rays
(xi) When two waves of the same amplitude add constructively, the intensity becomes
* One-fourth * Halved * double * quadrupled
(xii) Two convex lenses of focal lengths f1 and f2 are placed at a certain distance in such a way that,
parallel light rays entering the first lens leave the second lens as parallel. The distance between the
lenses would be
* f1 + f2 * f1 + p2 * q 1 + p2 * q1 + f2
(xiii) The range of wavelengths of sound that can be heard by a normal human ear considering the speed
of sound 340m/s
* 17m to 1.7cm * 1.7 m to 1.7cm * 17m to 17cm 1.7m to 17cm
(xiv) The weight of a body is 80N on the surface of the earth; its approximate weight at a distance of 0.4Re
above the earth’s surface would be
* 10N * 20N * 40N * 80N
(xv) Two bodies of masses 4kg and 5kg are moving with equal momentum. The ratio of their respective
kinetic energies will be
* 5:4 * 4:5 * 4:9 * 5:9
(xvi) The maximum height gained by a projectile is 250m when projected at an angle of 45 0 with the
horizontal. The horizontal range of the projectile would be
* 1km * 0.5km * 0.25km * 0.125km

(xvii) Which pair of the following forces will never give the resultant force of 2N
* 2N & 2N * 1N & 1N * 3N & 1N * 4N

SECTION B
 (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS – MARKS 36)

Note: Attempt any Nine parts from this section. All questions carry equation marks.

Q.2 (i) Can a body be simultaneously at rest and in motion? Explain.

(ii) What is the justification of transverse nature of electromagnetic waves? Support your answer with valid arguments.
(iii) In SHM, the time taken by a body from the mean position to A/2 is not the same as that from A/2 to A, where A is the
amplitude of motion. Why?
(iv) Find the angle between 𝐴⃗and 𝐵 ⃗⃗if 𝐴⃗. 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 86.6% 𝑜𝑓|𝐴⃗x𝐵
⃗⃗|, Is it possible that at certain angle scalar and vector product
of these two vectors becomes equal?
(v) How does a net force is related with the rate of change of linear momentum? Calculate the following also
(a) Net force on a body if linear momentum changes by 2kgm/s in 0.25second.
(b) Change of linear momentum for a body, if 5N unbalance force acts on a body for 5 seconds.

(vi)Discuss with the help of examples how moment of inertia is related to angular velocity of a body, if angular momentum of the
body remains conserved.
(vii) Calculate the angular velocity for a wall clock's second, minute, and hour hand in revolutions per minute (rpm). Also, write down
the reason that, for each hand, why the average angular velocity is always equal to its respective instantaneous angular velocity.
(viii) A uniform ladder of length “l” and weight W = 50 N rests against a smooth vertical wall. Find the coefficient of friction between
the ladder and the ground if the minimum angle ladder makes with the ground is 51.3 0.
(ix) Relative to the origin O, the position vector of two points P and Q are given by
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 2𝑎𝑗̂ + 𝑏𝑘̂
𝑂𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = −(4𝑎 + 𝑏 )𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂
𝑂𝑄
Show that 𝑂𝑃 is perpendicular to ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 𝑂𝑄 for all non-zero values of a & b
(x) A lorry and a car with the same kinetic energy are brought to rest by applying brakes which provide equal retarding forces. Which of them will
come to rest in a shorter distance?
(xi) An object is thrown from the height of 100m so that the body’s velocity (40m/s) makes an angle of 90 0 with the vertical. (a)
Where does the package strike the ground relative to the point at which it was released? (b) What is the resultant velocity with which
objects hits the ground?
(xii) If a diffraction grating produced a 1st order spectrum of light of wavelength 600nm at an angle of 20 degrees from the normal.
Find its grating element and also calculate the number of lines per cm.
(xiii) Suppose you are standing by a road track. You record the car horn at 500Hz when the car is approaching you, and 437.5Hz when
the car is moving away from you. How fast does the car move? ( Take the speed of sound in air to be v=1200km/h)

SECTION C
(DETAILED ANSWER QUESTIONS – MARKS 32)

NOTE: Attempt any Two questions from this section. Draw diagrams where necessary.

Q3) a. Name the simplest vibratory motion about a fixed point, write down its characteristics and
mathematical expression for one of its example.
b. Explain the free motion of a body under gravity in a parabolic path. What are the assumptions to make
the study of this motion simple? Derive mathematical expressions for horizontal and vertical maximum
range.

Q4) a. How does the gravitational acceleration vary with respect to depth below earth’s surface? Derive a
formula for variation of gravitational acceleration with depth. Also prove that the value of gravitational
acceleration is zero at the earth's center.

b. How Newton’s rings are formed, explain? Also derive formula for Nth bright and dark rings.

Q5) a. What is relative motion? How relative movement between the source of sound and listener causes the
difference in pitch of the sound. Derive the formula for apparent frequency in terms of proper
frequency for the following cases.
(i)Source of sound is moving toward the stationary listener
(ii)Listener is moving away from the stationary source of sound
b. Define visual angle and least distance of distinct vision. How can a convex lens be used as a magnifying glass?
Derive the formula for its angular magnification.

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