Physics Revision Test

Class – XI
M.M:35 Time: 1.5Hr
Section – A (1 Mark)

1. If a body is rotating about an axis passing through its centre of mass, the angular momentum of the body is
directed along its _________________.
a) Circumference b) Radius c) Axis of rotation d) None of the option

2. If the distance between the earth and the sun doubles, what would be the duration of the year?
a) 365 days b) 366 days c) 730 days d) 1032 days

3. What would be the maximum height reached by the body if the body is projected vertically from the surface
of the earth of radius R with a velocity equal to half of the escape velocity?
a) 2+R b) R c) R/2 d) R/3

4. A rubber cord of cross sectional area 1 mm² and unstretched length 10 cm is stretched to 12 cm and then
released to project a stone of mass 5 gram. If Y for rubber = 5 x 10 8 N/m², then the tension in the rubber cord is
a) 25 N b) 50 N c) 100 N d) 200 N

5. Choose the wrong statement from the following.

a) Small droplets of a liquid are spherical due to surface tension
b) Oil rises through the wick due to capillarity
c) In drinking cold drinks through a straw, we use the phenomenon of capillarity
d) Gum is used to stick two surfaces. In this process, we use the property of Adhesion

6. Water rises up to a height of 5 cm in a capillary tube of radius 2 mm. what is the radius of the radius of the
capillary tube if the water rises up to a height of 10 cm in another capillary?
a) 2 mm b) 1 mm c) 3 mm d) 5 mm

Section – B (2 Marks)
7. A rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 3 Kg and radius 40cm .If the rope is pulled with a force of
30N, what is the angular acceleration of the cylinder?

8. At what height above the surface of the earth value of acceleration due to gravity is reduced to one fourth of
its value on the surface of the earth?

9. In an experiment on the specific heat of a metal , a 0.20 Kg block of the metal at 150 0C is dropped in a
copper calorimeter ( of water equivalent 0.025 Kg) containing 150 cc of water at 27 0C.The final temperature is
400C. Compute the specific heat of the metal.
Section – C (3 Marks)
10. Derive a relationship 6α = 3β = 2γ , where the symbols have their usual meaning.

11. Derive an expression for an object rolling down an inclined plane of inclination Ѳ, without skidding. Hence
compare the time taken by a solid sphere and a hollow sphere of same radius and mass to roll down an
inclined plane.

12. State and Prove Ascent Formula for the rise of liquid in capillary tube.
Section – D (5 Marks)
13. a) Derive an expression for the maximum velocity that a body attains inside when dropped inside a fluid.
Why does a body attains uniform motion after dropping through a certain distance?
b) Using Newton’s Universal law of Gravitation, Prove Kepler’s law of period.

14. Prove Bernoulli’s Theorem for streamlined flow of an ideal fluid.

 Section – E (4 Marks)
15. The graph shown below shows qualitatively the relation between the stress and the strain as the
deformation gradually increases. Within Hooke’s limit for a certain region stress and strain relation is linear.
Beyond that up to a certain value of strain the body is still elastic and if deforming forces are removed the body
recovers its original shape.

(i) If deforming forces are removed up to which point the curve will be retraced?
(ii) In the above question, during loading and unloading the force exerted by the material are conservative up to
which point?
(iii) The breaking stress for a wire of unit cross-section is called _____
(iv) Substances which can be stretched to cause large strains are called
a) isomers b) plastomers c) elastomers d) polymers