KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.

2 ARMAPUR
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2024-25)
CLASS: XI
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
M.M:70 MARKS TIME: 3HR
GENRAL INSTRUCTION:
(1) There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section A contains sixteen questions, twelve MCQ and four Assertion Reasoning based of 1 mark each ,
Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains 07 questions of three marks each,
Section D contains two case study-based questions of four marks each and Section E contains three long
answer questions of five marks each.
(5) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question in Section B,
one question in Section C, one question in each CBQ in Section D and all three questions in Section E. You
have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(6) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary (i)c = 3 x 108 m/s (ii). me =
9.1 x10-31 kg (iii). e = 1.6 x 10-19 C (iv).Radius of earth R = 6400km(v) Mass of earth M = 6 X 1024 kg (vi)
Universal Gravitational Constant G = 6.67 X 10-11 Nm2kg-2

SECTION A
1
An object of mass m lies on the floor of a lift .When the lift moves upwards with an acceleration
‘a’
then reaction on the object will be
(a) m(g+a) b) m(a-g) c) zero d) mg

2 Out of which of the following pairs, which one does not have identical dimensions
a) Moment of inertia and moment of force b) Work and torque c)
Angular momentum and Plank’s constant d) Impulse and momentum
3 The horizontal range of projectile is 4√ times of its maximum height. The angle of projection is: a)60
b) 90 c) 45 d) 30
4 A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just hold a block stationary against a wall.The coefficient of
friction between the wall and block is 0.2 The weight of the block is.

a)20N b) 50N c) 100N d) 2N

5
A person swimming in a fresh water pool obeys:
(a) Newton’s second law (b) Gravitational law
(c) Newton’s third law (d) Newton’s first law
6 The angle between the two vectors A= 5i+5j and B= 5i-5j will be:

a)zero b) 90 c) 45 d) 30
7 A copper wire and a steel wire of the same diameter and length are connected end to end and a force is
applied, which stretches their combined length by 1 cm. the two wires will have
(a) Different stresses and strain
(b) The same stress and strain
(c) The same strain but different stresses
(d) The same stress but different strains

8 The centre of mass of a system of particle does not depend on

a) Position of the particle
b) Relative distance between the particles
c) Masses of the particles
d) Forces acting on the particles.
9 When a spring is stretched by 2cm, it stores 100j of energy. If it is stretched further by 2cm , the stored
energy will be increased by
a)100J b) 200J c) 300J d) 400J
10 The centre of mass of a system of particle does not depend on
a) Position of the particle b) Relative distance between the particles c) Masses of the particles d)
Forces acting on the particles.

11 A missile is launched with a velocity less than escape velocity. The sum of its kinetic and potential
energies is
a)zero b) negative c) positive d) first (a) then (b).
12 A body of weight 72N moves from the earth surface at a height half of the radius of earth, then weight
of the object at this height, will be
a)36N b) 32N c) 144N d) 50N
For Questions 13 to 16, two statements are given –one labeled
Assertion (A) and other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the options as given
below.
(a)If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of
Assertion.
(c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
13 Assertion (A): In equation x=a+ bt2 dimension formula of a and bt2 is same. Reason
(R): Dimension of left hand side of equation is equal to the dimension of right hand side
of the equation
14 Assertion (A): Horizontal component of a vector is zero.
Reason (R): Vector is directed in the vertical direction.
15

Assertion (A): A body can be at constant velocity even when it is under the action of
any number of forces.
Reason (R): Vector sum of all forces is zero if acceleration is zero.

Assertion (A): A planet moves faster, when it is closer to the sun in its orbit.
16 Reason (R): orbital velocity is √ times the escape velocity.

SECTION B

17 A force f=4i+j+3k is act on particle and displace it through 4m along positive x axis. Calculate the 2
work done by the force
18 A ball at is dropped from a height of 12m. It loses 25% of its kinetic energy in striking the ground, find 2
the height to which it bounce back.
19 Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying on its floor will remain 2
stationary, given that the co-efficient of static friction between the box and the train’s floor is 0.15.
Take g=10 ms–2
20 Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying on its floor will remain 2
stationary, given that the co-efficient of static friction between the box and the train’s floor is 0.15.
Take g=10 ms–2
21 Define acceleration due to gravity. Show that g decrease with depth and plot a graph between g and 2
depth x.
SECTION C

22 (a) Write the relation between torque and angular momentum. 3

(b) A wheel, initially at rest, rotates for 2 s under the angular acceleration 3 rad s–2
.Find the torque acting on the wheel if its moment of inertia is 12 kg m2.
23 1- Following is the data given for four wires of the same material-
Wire length diameter tension
Wire1 50cm 0.5mm T
Wire2 100cm 1.0mm 2T
Wire3 200cm 2.0mm T
Wire4 300cm 3.0mm 2T
Arrange the wires in the increasing order of extension in them.
3

OR

Two different types of rubber are found to have the stress-strain curves as shown in the figure
(i) In what ways do these curves suffer from the stress-strain curve of a metal wire?
(ii) Which of the two rubbers A and B would you prefer to be installed in the working of
 a heavy machinery?
(iii) Which of these two rubbers would you choose for a car tyre?

24 3
A man of mass 70 kg stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is;
(a) moving downwards with a uniform acceleration of 5 m/s².
(b) moving upwards with a uniform speed of 10 m/s.
(c) when the lift cable breaks and falls freely under gravity. What would be the reading on the scale in
each case?(Take g = 9.8 m/s²)

25 (a) State and prove work-energy theorem. 3

(b) If a constant force is acting on a body of mass 10 kg for some time and the speed of the body
changes from 10 m/s to 15 m/s. Find the work done by the force.
26 Draw the following graphs for an object projected upward (neglect air resistance) with a velocity u, 3
comes back to the same point after some time:
(i) Displacement versus time, (ii) velocity versus time and (iii) speed versus time.
27 Find the centre of mass of three particles at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The masses of the 3
particles are 100g, 150g, and 200g respectively. Each side of the equilateral triangle is 0.5m long.

OR

(a) Prove that the time rate of change of the angular momentum of a particle is equal to the
torque acting on it.

(b) Find the torque of a force F=-3i +j+5k acting at appoint r = 7i+3j+k .

(c) A planet revolve around the sun under the effect of gravitational force exerted by the sun.
Why is the torque on the planet due to the gravitational force zero?

28 The Vander Wall’s equation for a gas is 3

Where P = pressure, V = volume, T = absolute temperature and R =

universal gas constant. Determine the dimensions of a and b. Hence write the SI units of a and b.
 OR

The frequency ‘ν’ of vibration of a stretched string depends upon:

(i) the length ‘l’ of the string (ii) its mass per unit length ‘m’ and (iii) the tension T in the string.
Obtain dimensionally an expression for the frequency ‘ν’

SECTION D
29 (a) State laws of limiting friction. 5
(b) Explain, why it is easier to pull a lawn mower than to push it? Draw necessary diagram
(c) Explain, why are ball bearings used in machinery?

OR
What is meant by banking of roads? What is the need for banking a road? Derive an expression for
maximum speed with which a vehicle can safely negotiate a curved road banked at an angle The
coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road is µ. Hence find the expression for optimum
speed of the vehicle moving on a banked road such that wear and tear in the tyres of the vehicle will be
minimum.
30 a)What is projectile motion? A projectile is fired with an initial velocity u at an angle of with the 5
horizontal. Prove that path of the projectile is parabolic. Also derive the expression for Time of flight.
(b) Two projectiles A and B are projected with velocities √ v and v respectively. They have the same
range. If A is thrown at an angle of 45o with the horizontal, then find is the angle of projection of B.

OR

(a) State the parallelogram law of vector addition and find the magnitude of resultant of two vectors A
and B inclined at an angle θ with each other.
(b) Two vectors, both equal in magnitude, have their resultant equal in magnitude of the either. Find
the angle between the two vectors.
31 Obtain the expression for potential energy stored in a spring. Plot the graph between force and
extension. what are conservative and non-conservative forces give one example of each .

OR

What do you meant by elastic collision? Give one example. Derive expressions for velocities of two
bodies after collision in terms of their initial velocities. During elastic collision a lighter body collides
with a much more massive body at rest. Prove that the direction of lighter body is reversed and massive
body remains at rest
SECTION E
32
Work energy theorem states that – change in kinetic energy of a body is equal to the work done by the
net force. In deriving the theorem, it is assumed that force is effective only in changing the K.E. When
the force and displacement are in same direction, K.E increases and work done is positive. When the
force and displacement are in opposite direction, K.E decreases and work done is negative. When the
body is in uniform motion, K.E does not change and work done by centripetal force is zero.

(i) A body of mass 10 kg initially at rest, acquires a velocity of 10 m/s. The work done is:
 (a) -500J (b) 500J (c) 50J (d) - 50J

(ii) How much work must be done by a force on 50 kg body in order to accelerate from rest to 20
m/s in 10s?

(a) 103 J (b) 104 J (c) 2X103 (d) 4X104 J

(iii) A gun of mass M fires a bullet of mass m with maximum speed v. The KE of gun will be?

(a) ½ mv2 (b) 1/2 Mv2 (c) more than ½ mv2 (d) less than½ mv2

(iv) An unloaded car moving with velocity v on a frictionless road can be stopped in a distance s.
If the passengers add 40% to its weight and breaking force remains the same then the stopping
distance will be

: (a) 1.4 s (b) 1.5 s (c) 1.6 s (d) 1.8 s

33 Turning effect of force: To open a door we apply a force on it and then the door turns on its hinges the
larger the foods the more its turning effect also we can easily notice that it is easier to open a door by
applying a force near the end then near the hinges this turning effect of Force is called moment of force
or torque Thus greater the magnitude of force or greater the perpendicular distance between the line of
action of foods and its axis of rotation the greater is the moment of force or greater is the turning effect.

(1) Find the torque of a force 7i- 3j-5k about the origin which acts on a particle whose position vector
is i+j-k a) 8i-2j+10k b) 8i-2j-10k c) 8i+2j+10k d) -8i-2j-10k.

(2) At what orientation value of torque become half of its maximum value.
a)6 0 b) 90 c) 45 d) 30

(3) During rotational equilibrium net torque of the system is

a)minimum b)) zero c) maximum d) half of its initial value

(4) a moment of force produces

a) Linear and rotational motion b) No motion
c) Purely rotational motion d) Purely linear motion.
OR
A force F= αi+3j+6k is acting at a point r=2i-6j-12k The value of α for which angular momentum
about origin is conserved, is a)1 b) 0 c) -1 d) 2