SAMPLE PAPER

TERM – I , EXAMINATION 2024-25

CLASS XI
PHYSICS
Time allowed : 3hrs Max. Marks :70
General Instructions :
(i) All the questions are compulsory
(iii) Section A comprises of 16 questions of 1 mark each.
(iv) Section B comprises of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
(v) Section C comprises of 7 questions of 3 marks each
(vi) Section D consists of 2 questions of case study based of 4 marks each.
(vii) Section E consists of 3 questions of 5 marks each.
(viii) There is no overall choice. However an internal choice is given .
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SECTION – A
MCQ
[Link] unit of Angular momentum is the same as that of:

a) Linear momentum b) Planck’s constant

c) Work d) Energy

2.A particle of mass m is projected with velocity v making an angle of 45° with the horizontal from
level ground. When the particle lands on the level ground the magnitude of the change in its
momentum will be

(a) 2 mv (b) mv/√𝟐 (b) √𝟐 mv (d) zero

3. A boat moves from a point A (4î+5ĵ) to another point across the river. The new position
of the boat is given by B (−7î−9ĵ). The displacement vector is given by ___.

a. 11î +14ĵ b. -11î -14ĵ

c. -11î +14ĵ d. 11î -14ĵ

4. The force ‘F’ acting on a particle of mass ‘m’ is indicated by the force-time graph shown below.

The change in momentum of the particle over the time interval from zero to 8 s is :
a)24 Ns b) 20 Ns
c) 12 Ns d) 6 Ns
5. A car starting from rest at a constant acceleration covers a distance ’s’ in time interval
’t’. It covers a distance s2 in the next time interval at the same acceleration. The statement
which is true is
a). S2 = S1 b). S2 = 2 S1
c.) S2 = 3 S1 d.) S2 = 4 S1

6. For the system shown in figure, the correct expression is

𝑚 𝐹
a) F3 = F1+F2 b) 𝐹3 = 𝐹 +𝐹3 +𝐹
1 2 3
𝑚3 𝐹 𝑚3 𝐹
c)F3= 𝑚1+𝑚2+𝑚3 d) F3 = 𝑚1+𝑚2
⬚

7. The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at point is 18 and the magnitude
of their resultant is 12. If the resultant is at 90° with the force of smaller magnitude,
what are the, magnitudes of forces
A) 12, 5 B) 14, 4
C) 5, 13 D) 10, 8
8. A man stands at one end of a boat which is stationary in water. Neglect water resistance.
The man now moves to the other end of the boat and again becomes stationary.
The centre of mass of the ‘man plus boat’ system will remain stationary with respect to water
a) in all cases
b) only when the man is stationary initially and finally
c) only if the man moves without acceleration on the boat
d) only if the man and the boat have equal masses

[Link] figure shows elliptical orbit of a planet m about the sun S. The shaded area SCD is
twice the shaded area SAB. If t1 is the time for the planet to move from C to D
and t2 is the time to move from A to B then

a) t 1 = 4 t 2 b) t 1 = 2 t 2 C) t 1 = t2 d) t 1 > t 2

10. A man stands at a distance ’d’ m behind a bus which moves forward with a constant
acceleration 'a'. He starts running at a constant speed 'v' m/s. The minimum speed of the
passenger so that he can catch the bus is
a). 2ad m/s b.) √(2ad)m/s
c). ad/2 m/s d). ad m/s

11 . The length of a second's hand of a watch is 1cm. The change in velocity of its tip in 15 second is-

a) zero b) cm / s
30 2
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c) cm / s d)  2 cm / s
30 30

12 A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of 120km.
The ball will
(a) continue to move with the same speed along the original path of satellite.
(b) move with the same speed tangentially to the spacecraft.
(c) gradually fall down to earth.
(d) go very far in space
ASSERTION & REASON
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options
given below:
(a) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct
explanation of the assertion
(b) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct
explanation of the assertion
(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
(d) If both the assertion and reason are false

13. Assertion (A): If a body of mass m is projected upwards with a speed V making an angle θ with
the vertical, than the change in the momentum of the body along X–axis is zero.
Reason (R): Mass of the body remains constant along X–axis

14. Assertion (A): A force applied on the body always does work on the body
Reason: (R) : If a force applied on a body displaces the body along the direction of force
work done will be minimum

15. Assertion (A): Frictional forces are conservative forces.

Reason(R ): Potential energy can be associated with frictional forces

16. Assertion (A) : Escape velocity is independent on the angle of projection.

Reason: (R) : Escape velocity from the surface of earth is where R is radius of earth.

SECTION – B

SAQ(2)

17. A physical quantity P is related to four observables a, b, c and d as follows:

The percentage errors of measurement in a, b, c and d are 1%, 3%, 4% and 2%, respectively.
What is the percentage error in the quantity P? If the value of P calculated using the above
relation turns out to be 3.763, to what value should you round off the result?

18. If X= a+ bt2 , where X is in meter and t is in second . Find the units of a and b?

19 A stone is dropped from a stationary hot air balloon in the air and travels 14.7 m in the last
second before it hits the ground. Find the height of the balloon from the ground.
20 Distinguish between static , limiting and kinetic friction by drawing a graph between
force of friction and applied force.

[Link] work – energy theorem for a system in which external force is variable .
(OR)
Show that the total mechanical energy of a freely falling body remains constant throughout its fall.

SECTION – C

22. Derive an expression for centripetal acceleration by vectors for a body moving uniformly along the
circular path

23. What do you mean by banking of a curved road? Deter mine the angle of banking so as to
minimize the wear and tear of the tyre of a car negotiating a banked curve.

24. . An electric motor is used to lift an elevator and its load ( total mass 1500 Kg) to a height of
20m .The time taken is 20seconds .what is the work done ?If the efficiency of the motor is
75% at what rate is the energy supplied to the motor?

25. Derive by method of dimensions ,an expression for volume of a liquid flowing out per
second through a narrow pipe .Assume that the rate of flow of liquids depends on—
the coefficient of viscosity η of the liquid ,the radius r of the pipe the pressure
gradient (p/l) along the pipe. Take K = π/8

26. State the law of conservation of momentum and then derive it from Newton’s third law of
Motion. (OR)

A body of mass 1 Kg initially at rest explode and breaks in to three fragments of masses
in the ratio 1: 1: [Link] two pieces of equal mass fly off perpendicular to each other with
a speed of 30 m/s each. What is the velocity of heavier fragment?

27. On a two-lane road, car A is travelling with a speed of 36 km h-1. Two cars B and C approach
car A in opposite directions with a speed of 54 km h-1 each. At a certain instant, when the distance AB
is equal to AC, both being 1 km, B decides to overtake A before C does.
What minimum acceleration of car B is required to avoid an accident?

28. From the top of a cliff of height 150 m, a stone is thrown up with a velocity of 19.6 m/s,
at an angle of 60° with the vertical. Calculate the distance of the point where it strikes on the
ground from the foot of the cliff.

SECTION – D

29.
CASE-I

A unit vector is a vector of unit magnitude and points in a particular direction. Unit vectors along
the x, y and z axis of a rectangular co-ordinate system are denoted by 𝑖̂, 𝑗̂,𝑘̂respectively. If a
vector 𝐴⃗⃗ subtends an angle α, β and γ with x, y and z axis respectively, then magnitude of its
components along the three axes are 𝐴⃗𝑥 =A cosα, 𝐴⃗𝑦 =A cosβ and 𝐴⃗𝑧 =A cos γ and the given
vector 𝐴⃗⃗ may be expressed as 𝐴⃗⃗ =𝐴⃗𝑥 𝑖̂ + 𝐴⃗𝑦 𝑗̂ + 𝐴⃗𝑧 k. Process of vector addition and subtraction
becomes very simple because now we can add or subtract the respective components of given
vectors. You are now given two vectors 𝐴⃗⃗ = 2 𝑖̂ + 3 𝑗̂+ 4 𝑘̂ 𝐵⃗⃗⃗⃗ =32 𝑖̂- 2 𝑗̂+ 𝑘̂

Q1. The value of 𝐴⃗ + 𝐵⃗⃗ is

(a) 5𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂+ 5𝑘̂ (b) 5𝑖̂- 𝑗̂+ 5𝑘̂ (c)𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂+ 5𝑘̂ (d)none of these

Q2. The magnitude of |𝐴⃗ + 𝐵⃗⃗ | is

(a) √50 (b) √51 (c) √49 (d) √1

Q3. Value of 𝐴⃗ - 𝐵⃗⃗ is

(a) -𝑖̂+ 5 𝑗̂+ 3𝑘̂ (b) 𝑖̂+ 5 𝑗̂+ 3𝑘̂ (c) -𝑖̂+ 𝑗̂+ 5𝑘̂ (d) None of these

Q4. Vector addition

(a)obeys commutative law (b) does not obey commutative law
(c) sometime obeys and sometime doesn't obey commutative law (d) none of these

30. Case Study: 2-

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?
(a) upto OA only (b) upto OB (c) upto C (d) Never retraced its path
(ii) In the above question, during loading and unloading the force exerted by the material is conservative
up to
(a) OA only (b) OB only (c) OC only (d) OD only
(iii) During unloading beyond B, say C, the length at zero stress in now equal to
(a) less than original length (b) greater than original length
(c) original length (d) can’t be predicted
(iv) The breaking stress for a wire of unit cross section is called
(a) yield point (b) elastic fatigue (c) tensile strength (d) Young’s modulus
OR
(iv) Substances which can be stretched to cause large strains are called
(a) isomers (b) plastomers (c) elastomers (d) polymers

SECTION – E

31. A projectile is fired at an angle of elevation α with horizontal with initial velocity u.
Find expression for its path and (i) the maximum height reached(ii)time of flight and
(iii)the horizontal range.
(OR)
(i) Derive all three equations of motion by calculus method.
(ii) Drive the formula of distance travelled by an object is nth seconds
32. (i) Show that the elastic force of a spring is a conservative force. Derive an expression for
potential energy of an elastic stretched spring.
(ii) State and prove work energy theorem.

(OR)

Explain Elastic and inelastic collision. Derive an expression for the final velocities in one
dimension perfectly elastic collision.

33. (i) Briefly explain how static ,limiting and kinetic friction varies with applied force and
then state the laws of limiting friction.
(ii) Explain how a horse able to pull a cart on the ground.
(OR)

State and explain with example Newton’s 1st , 2ndand 3rd law of motion. Show that

2nd law is real law 1st and 3rdcontained in it.