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1 How many electrons would weigh 1 kg?

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[Given mass of one electron = 9.11 × 10–31 kg]

2 Give the relationship between light year and metre. 1

3 Do Å and AU stand for same length ? 1

4 Do specific heat and latent heat have the same dimensions? 1

5 What does the slope of velocity-time graph represent ? 1

6 What is the significance of the slope of x−t graph. 1

7 Write two uses of v − t graph ? 1

8 What is the significance of null vector ? 1

9 When do we say two vectors are orthogonal ? 1

10
A vector is expressed as where Ax and Ay are its components
along x-axis and y-axis respectively. If vector A makes an angle θ with x-axis, 1
then θ is given by which expression ?

11 What is the angle between velocity vector and acceleration vector in uniform circular
1
motion ?

12 Write the values of the following :

13 Write the second law of thermodynamics. 1

14 State First law of thermodynamics. 1

15 Match the scientist’s name against their discovery.

3
A. Scientist B. Discovery
(i) Faraday (a) Law of gravitation.
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(ii) Rutherford (b) Quantum model of hydrogen atom.

(iii) Chadwick (c) Unification of light and
(iv) Bohr electromagnetism.
(v) Newton (d) Theory of relativity.
(vi) Maxwell (e) Inelastic scattering of light by molecules.
(vii) Abdus (f) Unification of weak and electromagnetic
Salam interaction.
(viii) Einstein (g) Law of elecromagnetic induction.
(ix) Raman (h) Expansion of Universe.
(x) Hubble (i) Neutron.
(j) Nuclear model of atom.

16 Write the dimensions of

(i) Linear density
(ii) Power
(iii) Impulse
(iv) Velocity gradient
(v) Mass per unit area 3
(vi) Kinetic energy
(vii) Angular acceleration
(viii) Couple
(ix) Moment of force
(x) Work done

17 Write the dimensional formula for the following :

(i) Wein’s constant
(ii) Planck’s constant
3
(iii) Specific heat
(iv) Latent heat
(v) R ydberg’s constant.

18 Name the physical quantity of the dimension given below :

(i) ML0T−3
(ii) ML−1T−1
(iii) M−1L3T−2 3
(iv) ML2T−3
(v) ML0T−2
(vi) T−1
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19 Write the dimensions of the following :

(i) Gravitational potential
(ii) Variable force
(iii) Pressure gradient
(iv) Moment of inertia
(v) Buoyant force 3
(vi) Angular momentum
(vii) Work done by torque
(viii) Moment of momentum
(ix) Moment of force
(x) Pressure energy.

20 Rule out or accept the following formulae for kinetic energy on the basis of dimensional
arguments.
(i) K = 3/16 mv2 3
2
(ii) K = 1/2 mv + ma
(iii) K = 1/2 mv2

21

If the time of flight of a projectile projected with a velocity u at an angle θ is 3

find the condition for maximum range and its value ?

22 State parallelogram law of vector addition. Show that resultant of two vectors A and B
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inclined at an angle θ is R

23 3
Find a unit vector parallel to the vector

24 Establish a relation between linear velocity and angular velocity in a uniform circular
3
motion and explain the direction of linear velocity.

25
Determine a unit vector which is perpendicular to both and 3

26 A projectile is projected with velocity u making an angle θ with horizontal direction, find
: 3
(a) time of flight (b) horizontal range.

27 State the law of conservation of momentum. Establish the same for a ‘n’ body system. 3
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28
Work done by a force is given by is the
displacement. Show that: 3
(a) Work done is also equal to change in K.E.
(b) Work done is also equal to change in potential energy using this expression.

29 State the first law of thermodynamics. List the sign conventions used in the energy
3
dealt by the law.

30 What are reversible and irreversible processes ? Explain giving one example of each. 3

31
Check whether equation is dimensionally correct, where m is 2
mass of the body, v its final velocity, u its initial velocity, F is force applied and S is the
distance moved.

32 If x = at + bt2, where x is in metre and t in hour, what will be the unit of ‘a’ and ‘b’ ? 2

33 2
Prove that where symbols have their usual meaning.

34 Two parallel rail tracks run north-south.

Train A moves due north with a speed
of 54 km h–1 and train B moves due
2
south with a speed of 90 km h–1. What
is the relative velocity of B with respect
to A in m s–1 ?

35 Velocity-time graph of a moving object is shown below. What is the acceleration of the
object ? Also draw displacement-time graph for the motion of the object.

36 Two bodies are thrown with same velocities at angles α and (90° – α) with the
horizontal. What will be the ratio of
2
(i) maximum heights attained by them
(ii) their horizontal ranges ?
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37 What are co-initial and collinear vectors ? 2

38 Find the angle of projection for a projectile motion whose range R is n times the
2
maximum height H.

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2

40 Write the three laws of motion. 2

41 Define power. Obtain an expression for it in terms of force and velocity. 2

42 Define the term watt, and kilo-watt hour. 2

43 Define an electron volt. Express it in terms of joule. 2

44 An elastic spring of spring constant ‘k’ is compressed by an amount x. Show that its
2
potential energy is

45 Define the terms elastic collision and inelastic collision. What is the difference between
2
inelastic collision and a completely inelastic collision ?

46 State Wien’s law. Write the S.I. unit of Wien’s constant. 2

47 Distinguish the radiation and convection methods of heat transfer. 2

48 Define triple point of water. Why is it unique ? 2

49 What are the basic requirements of a cooking utensil in respect of

(a) specific heat, 2
(b) thermal conductivity ?

50 What does the flat portion in an isotherm indicate ? 2

51 Define temperature on the basis of the zeroth law of thermodynamics. 2

52 What are the limitations of the first law of thermodynamics ? 2

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53 Compare an isothermal and an adiabatic process. 2

54 The density ρ of a piece of metal of a mass m and volume V is given by the formula
4
If m = 375.32 ± 0.01 g, and V = 136.41 ± 0.01 cm3 Find % error in ρ.

55 The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is as shown.

Calculate distance covered by object

between :
(i) t = 0 to t = 5 sec.
(ii) t = 0 to t = 10 sec.
56 A car moving with a speed of 50 kmh–1 can be stopped by brakes after at least 6 m.
What will be the minimum stopping distance, if the same car is moving at a speed of 4
100 kmh–1?

57 A car moving along a straight highway with speed of 126 km h–1 is brought to a stop
within a distance of 200 m. What is the retardation of the car (assumed uniform) and 4
how long does it take for the car to stop ?

58 A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20 m/s from the top of a building of
height 25 m from the
ground
4
(a) How high will the ball reach ?
(b) How long will it take for the ball to reach the ground ?
(c) Trace the trajectory of motion of this ball.

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4

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62 Calculate the area of a parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors.
4

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and are unit vectors along x and y axes respectively. (i) What is the magnitude
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and direction of the vectors + and – ? (ii) What are the components of a

vector along the directions of

64 An electron and a proton are detected in a cosmic ray experiment, electron with kinetic
energy 10 keV and proton with kinetic energy 100 keV. Which is faster : the electron or
the proton? Obtain the ratio of their speeds. 4
–31 –27
(Take mass of electron = 9.11 × 10 kg, mass of proton = 1.67 × 10 kg, l eV = 1.60
× 10–19 J)

65 Two masses 8 kg and 12 kg are connected at the two ends of a light inextensible string
that goes over a frictionless pulley. Find the acceleration of the masses and the tension 4
in the string when the masses are released.

66 A ball moving with a momentum of 5 kg ms–1 strikes against a wall at an angle of 45°
and is reflected at the same angle and with same speed. Find the change in 4
momentum of the ball.

67 A horizontal force of 500 N pulls two masses 10 kg and 20 kg (lying on a frictionless

table) connected by a light string as shown. What is the tension in the string ? Does the
answer depend on which mass the pull is applied ? 4

68 Consider the bodies of mass m1 and m2 in contact placed on a frictionless table as

shown. When force F is applied on mass m1, calculate the acceleration produced, and
4
the force of contact between the bodies. What will be the force of contact when the
force F is applied on mass m2 ?
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69 Consider the case of two bodies of mass m1 and m2 connected by a string and placed
on a smooth horizontal surface as shown. Calculate the acceleration of the system, and
tension in the string when the force F is applied on m2. 4

70 What is the temperature of the steelcopper junction in the steady state of the system
shown in figure. The area of cross-section of steel rod is twice that of the copper rod,
Ksteel = 50.2 Js–1 m–1K–1
Kcu = 385 Js–1 m–1K–1 4

71 The electrical resistance in ohms of a carbon thermometer varies with temperature

according to the approximate law. R = R0[1 + 5 × 10−3 (θ − θ0)].
4
The resistance is 101.6 Ω at the triple point of water, and 165.5 Ω at the normal melting
point of lead (600.5 K). What is the temperature when the resistance is 123.4 Ω ?

72 The triple points of neon and carbondioxide are 24.57 K and 216.55 K respectively.
4
Express these temperatures on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.

73 The ratio of the coefficients of thermal conductivity of two different materials is 4 : 3. If

the thermal resistance of the rods of the same thickness of these materials is same, 4
then what is the ratio of the lengths of these rods ?

74 A projectile is fired at an angle θ with the horizontal.

(a) Show that its trajectory is a parabola.
(b) Obtain expression for :
(i) the maximum height attained.
(ii) the time of its flight and 5
(iii) the horizontal range.
(c) At what value of θ is the horizontal range maximum ?
(d) Prove that, for a given velocity of projection, the horizontal range is same for θ and
(90° − θ).

75 State and explain three different modes of transference of heat. Explain how the loss of
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heat due to these three modes are minimised in a thermos flask.
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76 Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one point and are all lying in one plane. If
the angles between them are equal, the resultant of these forces will be

(a) Zero
1
(b) 10 N

(c) 20 N

(d) 10 2N

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(a) tan–1 (3/2) (b) tan–1 (2/3) (c) sin–1 1
–1
(2/3) (d) cos (3/2)

78 The simple sum of two forces acting at a point is 16 N and their sum is 8 N and its
direction is perpendicular to the smaller force, then the forces are:

(a) 6 N and 10 N
1
(b) 8 N and 8 N

(c) 4 N and 12 N

(d) 2 N and 14 N

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80 A projectile is hurled into air from a point on the horizontal ground at an angle with the
vertical.

If the air exerts a constant resistive force,

(a) the path of projectile will be parabolic path. 1

(b) the time of ascent will be equal to time of decent.

(c) the total energy of the projectile is not conserved.

(d) at the highest point, the velocity of projectile is horizontal.

81 For a body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle, which of the following 1
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remains constant?

(a) Velocity

(b) Acceleration

(c) Centripetal force

(d) Kinetic energy

82 A particle of mass 10 kg is moving in a straight line. If its displacement, x with time t is

given by x = (t3 – 2t –10)m, then the force acting on it at the end of 4 seconds is

(a) 24 N
1
(b) 240 N

(c) 300 N

(d) 1200 N

83 A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and
m2 (vertically).

If the acceleration of the system is (g/8), then the ratio of masses is:

(a) 8 : 1 1
(b) 9 : 7

(c) 4 : 3

(d) 5 : 3

84 A force (mv2/r) is acting on a body of mass m moving with a velocity v in a circle of

radius r. What is the work done by the force in moving the body over half the

circumference of the circle?

85 In which case does the potential energy decrease?

(a) On compressing the spring. 1

(b) On stretching a spring.

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(c) On moving a body against gravitational pull.

(d) On the raising of an air bubble in water.

86 Which of the following is not conserved in inelastic collision?

(a) Momentum.

(b) Kinetic energy. 1

(c) Both momentum and kinetic energy.

(d) Neither momentum nor kinetic energy.

87 A ball of mass m moving with a velocity v collides with an identical ball at rest. After
collision, the first ball comes to rest. The speed of the other ball is

(a) v/2
1
(b) 2v

(c) v

(d) zero

88 The K.E. of a body becomes 4 times its initial value.

The new linear momentum will be

(a) same as initial value.

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(b) four times the initial value.

(c) twice the initial value.

(d) eight times the initial value.

89 A stationary particle explodes into two particles of masses m1 and m2, which move in
opposite directions with velocities v1 and v2. The ratio of their kinetic energies
(E1/E2) is

(a) m2/m1 1

(b) m1/m2

(c) 1
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(d) m1v2/m2v1

90 A uniform metal chain is placed on a rough table such that one end of it hangs down
over the edge of the table. When one third of its length hangs over the edge, the chain
starts sliding. Then the coefficient of static friction is:

(a) 3/4

(b) 1/4 1

(c) 2/3

(d) 1/2

91 The door of a running refrigerator inside a room is left open. The correct statement out
of the following ones is:

(a) The room will be cooled slightly

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(b) The room will be warmed up gradually

(c) The room will be cooled to the temperature inside the refrigerator (d) The
temperature of the room will remain unaffected.

92 110 J of heat are added to a gaseous system and its internal energy increases by 40 J,
then the amount of work done is:

(a) 150 J
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(b) 70 J

(c) 110 J

(d) 40 J

93 The internal energy of an ideal gas depends on:

(a) Pressure

(b) Volume 1

(c) Temperature

(d) Size of the molecule

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94 The SI unit of mechanical equivalent of heat (J) is

(a) joule/calorie

(b) calorie 1

(c) calorie × erg

(d) erg/calorie

95 A given quantity of an ideal gas is at pressure P and absolute temperature T. The

isothermal bulk modulus of the gas is

96 According to first law of thermodynamics,

(a) heat neither enters nor leaves the system

(b) heat is constant in isothermal system 1

(c) energy is conserved

(d) none of these

97 If m is the mass, θ is temperature and ‘a’ is specific heat, then thermal capacity K is
given by

(a) K = msθ

(b) K = mθ 1

(c)

(d) K = ms