Physics – Sample Question Paper
Class 11 (CBSE) | Ch-2 to Ch-6 | Max Marks: 70 | Time: 3 hrs
Section A: MCQs (20 × 1 = 20 marks)
1. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental quantity? (a) Mass (b) Length (c) Velocity (d) Time
2. If velocity v = u + at, then dimension of at is: (a) [L] (b) [LT■¹] (c) [LT] (d) [T]
3. Which of the following has no unit? (a) Error (b) Relative error (c) Accuracy (d) Distance
4. The number of significant figures in 0.00560 is: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
5. Area under velocity-time graph represents: (a) Velocity (b) Acceleration (c) Displacement (d) Jerk
6. A car accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 s. Find acceleration and distance
travelled.
7. If a body is moving with uniform velocity, its acceleration is: (a) Zero (b) Infinity (c) Constant (d)
Negative
8. Which graph represents uniformly accelerated motion? (a) Straight line in x–t (b) Parabola in x–t
(c) Hyperbola in v–t (d) Constant slope in a–t
9. A quantity having magnitude but no direction is called: (a) Scalar (b) Vector (c) Tensor (d) None
10. Range of projectile is maximum at angle: (a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°
11. Time of flight of a projectile depends on: (a) Initial velocity & angle (b) Mass (c) Only height (d)
None
12. Centripetal acceleration = ? (a) v/r (b) v²/r (c) r/v (d) vr
13. Newton’s First Law is also called: (a) Law of acceleration (b) Law of inertia (c) Law of reaction
(d) None
14. A body of mass 5 kg is at rest. A force of 20 N acts on it. Acceleration = ? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 10
15. Frictional force is always: (a) In direction of motion (b) Opposite to relative motion (c)
Perpendicular (d) None
16. Pseudo force appears in: (a) Inertial frame (b) Non-inertial frame (c) Both (d) None
17. Work done when θ = 90° between force & displacement is: (a) Maximum (b) Zero (c) Negative
(d) None
18. KE of 2 kg moving with 5 m/s = ? (a) 5 J (b) 10 J (c) 20 J (d) 25 J
19. A body falls freely. Which remains constant? (a) KE (b) PE (c) Total mechanical energy (d)
Momentum
20. If power = 100 W, velocity = 5 m/s, force = ? (a) 10 N (b) 15 N (c) 20 N (d) 25 N
Section B: (5 × 2 = 10 marks)
21. A car accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 s. Find acceleration and distance
travelled.
22. A projectile is thrown at 30° with speed 20 m/s. Find its time of flight.
23. A block of mass 10 kg is on a rough surface (µ = 0.2). Find limiting friction. (g = 10 m/s²)
24. State and explain Work-Energy theorem.
25. Write any two differences between systematic and random errors.
Section C: (7 × 3 = 21 marks)
26. Derive equation v² = u² + 2as using graphical method.
27. Rain appears to fall vertically to a person standing still. When he runs at 5 m/s, rain appears 30°
from vertical. Find velocity of rain.
28. Derive expression for maximum height of a projectile.
29. State Newton’s Second Law. Derive F = ma.
30. A body of mass 2 kg is dropped from 20 m. Find KE and PE at top, middle, bottom. (g = 10)
31. Define coefficient of restitution. A 1 kg ball moving with 4 m/s rebounds with 3 m/s. Find e.
32. A force of 6 N acts on a body and displaces it 4 m making angle 60°. Find work done.
Section D: (7 × 5 = 35 marks)
33. Explain rules of significant figures with examples.
34. A body of mass 5 kg moves in a circle of radius 2 m with speed 4 m/s. Find centripetal force. If
speed is doubled, what happens to force?
35. Derive expression for range of a projectile. On what angle is range maximum?
36. A block of mass 5 kg rests on a rough inclined plane (θ = 30°). µ = 0.3. Find acceleration. (g =
10)
37. A spring constant k = 200 N/m compressed by 0.1 m. (i) Find stored energy. (ii) If m = 2 kg
attached, find maximum velocity.
38. Derive conservation of mechanical energy for freely falling body.
39. A bullet of mass 50 g with 200 m/s embeds into a 2 kg block. Find velocity after impact.
