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CLASS : XI QUESTION BANK PHYSICS

Prepared by

v.p.rajasheker, M.sc., M.Phil., B.Ed.,

P.G.T. – PHYSICS,

ACHARIYA SIKSHA MANDIR,

VILLIANUR,

PUDUCHERRY – 605 110.

MOBILE : 99944 72749

1. Nature of the Physical World and Measurement

ONE MARKS ( B.B )

1.1)

1.2)
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Which of the following are equivalent?
(a) 6400 km and 6.4 × 108 cm
(c) 800 m and 80 × 10 m2

Red light has a wavelength of 7000 Å. In m it is

(b) 2 × 104 cm and 2 × 106 mm
(d) 100 m and 1 mm

(a) 0.7 μm (b) 7 m (c) 70 m (d) 0.07 m

1.3) A speck of dust weighs 1.6 × 10–10 kg. How many such particles would weigh 1.6 kg?
(a) 10–10 (b) 1010 (c) 10 (d) 10–1
1.4) The force acting on a particle is found to be proportional to velocity. The constant of proportionality is measured
in terms of
(a) kg s-1 (b) kg s (c) kg m s-1 (d) kg m s-2
1.5) The number of significant digits in 0.0006032 is
(a) 8 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 2
1.6) The length of a body is measured as 3.51 m. If the accuracy is 0.01 m, then the percentage error in the
measurement is
(a) 351 % (b) 1 % (c) 0.28 % (d) 0.035 %
1.7) The dimensional formula for gravitational constant is
(a) M1L3T–2 (b) M–1L3T–2 (c) M–1L–3T–2 (d) M1L–3T 2
1.8) The velocity of a body is expressed as v = (x/t) + yt. The dimensional formula for x is
(a) MLoTo (b) MoLTo (c) MoLoT (d) MLTo
1.9) The dimensional formula for Planck’s constant is
(a) MLT (b) ML3T 2 (c) MLoT4 (d) ML2T–1
1.10) _____________have the same dimensional formula
(a) Force and momentum (b) Stress and strain
(c) Density and linear density (d) Work and potential energy

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2 & 3 MARKS - VVI

1) What are fundamental and derived quantities

2) Distinguish between fundamental units and derived units.
3) Give the SI standard for (i) length (ii) mass and (iii) time.
4) Define unit of a physical quantity
6) Name four units to measure extremely small distances.
7) Show that ½ gt2 has the same dimensions of distance.
8) What are the limitations of dimensional analysis?
9) Define light year
10) What is astronomical unit?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) What is the role of Physics in technology?

2) Why SI system is considered superior to other systems?
3) You are given a wire and a metre scale. How will you estimate the diameter of the wire?
4) Distinguish between quartz clock and atomic clock
5) State the principle of homogeneity of dimensions
6) Show that √ gh has the same dimensions of velocity
7) Define i) ampere, ii) kelvin, iii) candela and iv) mole

PROBLEMS

1) How many astronomical units are there in 1 metre?

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If mass of an electron is 9.11 × 10–31 kg how many electrons would weigh 1 kg?
In a submarine fitted with a SONAR, the time delay between generation of a signal and reception of its echo
after reflection from an enemy ship is observed to be 73.0 seconds. If the speed of sound in water is
1450 m s–1, then calculate the distance of the enemy ship.
State the number of significant figures in the following:
(i) 600900 (ii) 5212.0 (iii) 6.320 (iv) 0.0631 (v) 2.64 × 1024
5) Find the value of π2 correct to significant figures, if π = 3.14.
6) 5.74 g of a substance occupies a volume of 1.2 cm3. Calculate its density applying the principle of significant
figures.
7) The length, breadth and thickness of a rectanglar plate are 4.234 m, 1.005 m and 2.01 cm respectively. Find the
total area and volume of the plate to correct significant figures.
8) The length of a rod is measured as 25.0 cm using a scale having an accuracy of 0.1 cm. Determine the
percentage error in length.
9) A laser signal is beamed towards a distant planet from the Earth and its reflection is received after seven
minutes. If the distance between the planet and the Earth is 6.3 × 10 10 m, calculate the velocity of the signal.
10) A goldsmith put a ruby in a box weighing 1.2 kg. Find the total mass of the box and ruby applying principle of
significant figures. The mass of the ruby is 5.42 g.
11) Multiply 2.2 and 0.225. Give the answer correct to significant figures

5 MARKS - VVI

1) Write a note on the basic forces in nature.

2) Give the rules and conventions followed while writing SI units.
3) What are the uses of dimensional analysis? Explain with one example.

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5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Explain the types of errors 2) What are significant figures? Write the rules followed in significant figures.
3) Explain the scope of physics

PROBLEMS

1) Obtain by dimensional analysis an expression for the surface tension of a liquid rising in a capillary tube.
Assume that the surface tension T depends on mass m of the liquid, pressure P of the liquid and radius r of
the capillary tube (Take the constant k = ½ ).
2) The force F acting on a body moving in a circular path depends on mass m of the body, velocity v and radius r
of the circular path. Obtain an expression for the force by dimensional analysis (Take the value of k = 1).

3) Check the correctness of the following equation by dimensional analysis

v
i) F= where F is force, m is mass, v is velocity and r is radius
𝑔
ii) n= π
√ 𝑙 where n is frequency, g is acceleration due to gravity and l is length.
iii) mv2 = mgh2 where m is mass, v is velocity, g is acceleration due to gravity and h is height.
4) Convert using dimensional analysis (i) kmph into m s–1 (ii) m s–1 into kmph iii) 13.6 g cm-3 into kg m-3
5) Check whether the equation = v
is dimensionally correct.
( - wavelength, h - Planck’s constant, m - mass, v - velocity).

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ONE MARKS ( B.B )

2.1)
2- kinematics

A particle at rest starts moving in a horizontal straight line with uniform acceleration. The ratio of the distance
covered during the fourth and the third second is
𝟕
(a) b) c) 𝟓 d) 2
2.2) The distance travelled by a body, falling freely from rest in one, two and three seconds are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 3 : 5 (c) 1 : 4 : 9 (d) 9 : 4 : 1
2.3) The displacement of the particle along a straight line at time t is given by, x = a0 + a1 t +a2t 2 where a0,a1 and a2
are constants. The acceleration of the particle is
(a) a0 (b) a1 (c) a2 (d) 2a2
2.4) The acceleration of a moving body can be found from:
(a) area under velocity-time graph (b) area under distance-time graph
(c) slope of the velocity-time graph (d) slope of the distance-time graph
2.5) Which of the following is a vector quantity?
(a) Distance (b) Temperature (c) Mass (d) Momentum
2.6) An object is thrown along a direction inclined at an angle 45°with the horizontal. The horizontal range of the
object is
(a) vertical height (b) twice the vertical height
(c) thrice the vertical height (d) four times the vertical height
2.7) Two bullets are fired at angle θ and (90 - θ) to the horizontal with some speed. The ratio of their times of flight is
(a) 1:1 (b) tan θ :1 (c)1: tan θ (d) tan 2θ :1

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2.8) A stone is dropped from the window of a train moving along a horizontal straight track, the path of the stone as
observed by an observer on ground is
(a) Straight line (b) Parabola (c) Circular (c) Hyperbola
2.9) A gun fires two bullets with same velocity at 60° and 30° with horizontal. The bullets strike at the same
horizontal distance. The ratio of maximum height for the two bullets is in the ratio
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
2.10) Newton’s first law of motion gives the concept of
(a) energy (b) work (c) momentum (d) Inertia
2.11) Inertia of a body has direct dependence on
(a) Velocity (b) Mass (c) Area (d) Volume
2.12) The working of a rocket is based on
(a) Newton’s first law of motion (b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Newton’s third law of motion (d) Newton’s first and second law
2.13) When three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium
(a) each force is equal to the vector sum of the other two forces.
(b) each force is greater than the sum of the other two forces.
(c) each force is greater than the difference of the other two force.
(d) each force is to product of the other two forces.
2.14) For a particle revolving in a circular path, the acceleration of the particle is
(a) along the tangent (b) along the radius
(c) along the circumference of the circle (d) Zero
2.15) If a particle travels in a circle, covering equal angles in equaltimes, its velocity vector
(a) changes in magnitude only (b) remains constant
(c) changes in direction only (d) changes both in magnitude and direction
2.16) A particle moves along a circular path under the action of a force. The work done by the force is

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(a) positive and nonzero
(c) Negative and nonzero
(b) Zero
(d) None of the above
A cyclist of mass m is taking a circular turn of radius R on a frictional level road with a velocity v. In order that
the cyclist does not skid,
(a) (mv2/2) > mg (b) (mv2/r) > mg
(c) (mv2/r) < μmg (d) (v/r) = g
2.18) If a force F is applied on a body and the body moves with velocity v, the power will be
(a) F.v (b) F/v (c) Fv2 (d) F/v2
2.19) For an elastic collision
(a) the kinetic energy first increases and then decreases
(b) final kinetic energy never remains constant
(c) final kinetic energy is less than the initial kinetic energy
(d) initial kinetic energy is equal to the final kinetic energy
2.20) A bullet hits and gets embedded in a solid block resting on a horizontal frictionless table. Which of the
following is conserved?
(a) momentum and kinetic energy (b) Kinetic energy alone
(c) Momentum alone (d) Potential energy alone

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) Differentiate between speed and velocity of a body. 2) What is meant by retardation?

3) What are scalar and vector quantities? 4) State: Parallelogram law of vectors and triangle law of vectors.
5) State Newton’s laws of motion. 6) Define impulse of a force
7) What is centrifugal reaction? 8) What is meant by banking of tracks?

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9) What are the two types of collision? 10) Define impulse of a force
11) What is centrifugal reaction? 12) What is meant by banking of tracks?
13) Define scalar product ( or ) product of two vectors is not necessarily a vector. Substantiate your answer.
14) Distinguish between uniform and non - uniform velocities
15) Define acceleration. Give its unit and dimensional formula
16) State Lami’s theorem 17) Define momentum. Give its unit and dimensional formula
18) What is impulsive force? Give examples 19) State law of conservation of energy
20) Distinguish between speed and velocity

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Compute the (i) distance travelled and (ii) displacement made by the student when he travels a distance of 4km
eastwards and then a further distance of 3 km northwards.
2) What is the (i) distance travelled and (ii) displacement produced by a cyclist when he completes one revolution?
3) How will you represent a vector quantity?
4) What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors acting along the same line in the same
direction? 5) Distinguish between conservative and non – conservative forces
6) Define inertia 7) What is the condition for skidding?
8) Define 1 joule 9) Define 1 newton 10) What are concurrent forces?
11) What are the conditions of equilibrium of a rigid body acted upon by system concurrent forces in plane?
12) What is angular velocity? Give its unit and dimensional formula.
13) What is centripetal force? 14) Write the examples of centripetal force.
15) Distinguish - work, power and energy. 16) What is range and time of flight of a projectile?
17) What are contact and non – contact forces?

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5 MARKS – VVI

Derive the equations of motion for an uniformly accelerated body.

Explain the different types of inertia with examples.
State and prove law of conservation of linear momentum
4) Explain the types of vectors
4) State and explain parallelogram law of vectors. Deal the special cases
5) Prove that in the case of one dimensional elastic collision between two bodies of equal masses, they
interchange their velocities after collision
6) Obtain an expression for the angle of lean when a cyclist takes a curved path
7) State and explain work – energy theorem

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Obtain an expression for centripetal acceleration.

2) Obtain an expression for the critical velocity of a body revolving in a vertical circle
3) Obtain the expression for magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors when they are inclined at an angle
‘θ’ with each other ( State and explain triangle law of vectors )
4) What is kinetic energy? Derive the equation for kinetic energy of the body
5) Prove that the path of the projectile is parabola when a body is projected from the top the building
6) Prove that the path of the projectile is parabola in oblique projection
7) State Newton’s third law. Write the examples for it
8) Explain inelastic collision
9) Explain apparent loss of weight in a lift
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3. Dynamics of Rotational Motion

ONE MARKS ( B.B )

3.1) The angular speed of minute arm in a watch is :

(a) π/21600 rad s–1 (b) π/12 rad s–1
(c) π/3600 rad s –1 (d) π/1800 rad s–1
3.2) The moment of inertia of a body comes into play
(a) in linear motion (b) in rotational motion
(c) in projectile motion (d) in periodic motion
3.3) Rotational analogue of mass in linear motion is
(a) Weight (b) Moment of inertia (c) Torque (d) Angular momentum
3.4) The moment of inertia of a body does not depend on
(a) the angular velocity of the body (b) the mass of the body
(c) the axis of rotation of the body (d) the distribution of mass in the body
3.5) A ring of radius r and mass m rotates about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane
with angular velocity ω. Its kinetic energy is
(a) mrω2 (b) ½ mrω2 (c) Iω2 (d) ½ Iω2
3.6) The moment of inertia of a disc having mass M and radius R, about an axis passing through its centre and
perpendicular to its plane is
(a) MR2 (b) MR2 (c) MR2 (d) MR2
3.7) Angular momentum is the vector product of
(a) linear momentum and radius vector (b) moment of inertia and angular velocity
(c) linear momentum and angular velocity (d) linear velocity and radius vector
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The rate of change of angular momentum is equal to
(a) Force (b) Angular acceleration
Angular momentum of the body is conserved
(a) always (b) never
(d) in the presence of external torque
(c) Torque (d) Moment of Inertia

(c) in the absence of external torque

3.10) A man is sitting on a rotating stool with his arms outstretched. Suddenly he folds his arm. The angular velocity
(a) decreases (b) increases (c) becomes zero (d) remains constant
3.11) An athlete diving off a high springboard can perform a variety of exercises in the air before entering the water
below. Which one of the following parameters will remain constant during the fall. The athlete’s
(a) linear momentum (b) moment of inertia
(c) kinetic energy (d) angular momentum

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) What are the different types of equilibrium? 2) What is centre of gravity?

3) A cat is able to land on its feet after a fall. Which principle of physics is being used? Explain
4) What is rigid body? 5) What is torque? Give its unit and dimensional formula
6) Define angular momentum of a particle. Give its unit and dimensional formula

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) What is moment of inertia? Give its unit and dimensional formula. 2) Define radius of gyration. Give its unit
3) Define moment of force. Give its unit and dimensional formula
4) What is couple? Give examples

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5 MARKS – VVI

1) What is centre of mass? Obtain an expression for position of centre of mass of two particle system
2) Derive the equations of rotational motion 3) Compare linear motion with rotational motion
4) Show that the moment of inertia of a rigid body is twice the kinetic energy of rotation.
5) State and prove parallel axes theorem and perpendicular axes theorem
6) Obtain an expression for the angular momentum of a rotating rigid body
7) Explain the types equilibrium

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) State the law of conservation of angular momentum. Illustrate it with three examples.
2) Derive the relation between torque and angular momentum 3) Prove that w = 𝝉 𝜽
4) Obtain the relation between torque and angular acceleration

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4. Gravitation and Space Science

ONE MARKS ( B.B )

4.1) If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational attraction between them
(a) is reduced to half (b) is reduced to a quarter
(c) is doubled (d) becomes four times
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The acceleration due to gravity at a height (1/20) th the radius of the Earth above the Earth’s surface is 9 m s-2.
Its value at a point at an equal distance below the surface of the Earth is
(a) 0

(a) W
(b) 9 m s-2

(b) W/2
(c) 9.8 m s-2

(c) W/4
(d) 9.5 m s-2
The weight of a body at Earth’s surface is W. At a depth half way to the centre of the Earth, it will be
(d) W/8
4.4) Force due to gravity is least at a latitude of
(a) 00 (b) 450 (c) 600 (d) 900
4.5) If the Earth stops rotating, the value of g at the equator will
(a) increase (b) decrease (c) remain same (d) become zero
4.6) The escape speed on Earth is 11.2 km s–1. Its value for a planet having double the radius and eight times the
mass of the Earth is
(a) 11.2 km s–1 (b) 5.6 km s–1 (c) 22.4 km s–1 (d) 44.8 km s–1
4.7) If r represents the radius of orbit of satellite of mass m moving around a planet of mass M. The velocity of the
satellite is given by
𝐆𝐌 M M
(a) v2 = b) v = c) v2 = d) v =
𝐫
4.8) If the Earth is at one fourth of its present distance from the Sun, the duration of the year will be
(a) one fourth of the present year (b) half the present year
(c) one - eighth the present year (d) one - sixth the present year
4.9) Which of the following objects do not belong to the solar system?
(a) Comets (b) Nebulae (c) Asteroids (d) Planets
4.10) According to Kepler’s law, the radius vector sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time. The law is a
consequence of the conservation of
(a) angular momentum (b) linear momentum (c) energy (d) all the above

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2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) Why is the gravitational force of attraction between the two bodies of ordinary masses not noticeable in
everyday life?
2) State the universal law of gravitation.
3) Define gravitational constant. Give its value, unit and dimensional formula
4) What are the factors affecting the ‘g’ value?
5) Why a man can jump higher on the moon than on the Earth?
6) Define gravitational field intensity. Give its expression and unit 7) Define gravitational potential.
8) What will happen to the orbiting satellite, if its velocity varies?
9) What are called geo-stationary satellites?
10) Why do the astronauts feel weightlessness inside the orbiting spacecraft?
11) State Helio-Centric theory. 12) State Geo-centric theory. 13) What is solar system?
14) State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. 15) What is albedo? 16) What are asteroids?
17) What are constellations? 18) The moon has no atmosphere. Why?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Differentiate between inertial mass and gravitational mass.

2) The acceleration due to gravity is minimum at equator and maximum at poles. Give the reason
3) Define gravitational potential energy
4) What was Galileo’s conclusion of the motion of body under the gravity of earth?
5) What is acceleration due to gravity? Mention its standard for earth.
6) Calculate mass of earth using g,G and R
7) What is gravitational field? 8) What is gravitational potential difference?
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What is satellite? Define orbital velocity. 10)
What is rocket? State its principle.
What are conditions for life on any planet?
What is star? Mention its types.
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What are polar satellites?
What are the types of fuels used in rocket?
14) What are comets?
What is galaxy? Distinguish between normal and radio galaxy

5 MARKS – VVI

1) Explain the acceleration due to gravity varies with altitude

2) Explain the acceleration due to gravity varies with depth
3) Discuss the variation of g with latitude due to the rotation of the Earth.
4) Deduce an expression for gravitational potential energy for a mass in the gravitational field of the Earth.
5) Obtain an expression for the gravitational potential at a point.
6) What is escape speed? Obtain an expression for it.
7) What is orbital velocity? Obtain an expression for it 8) Write a note on Milky Way

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Show that the orbital radius of a geo-stationary satellite is 36000 km.

2) Deduce the law of periods from the law of gravitation.
3) State and prove the law of areas based on conservation of angular momentum

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5. Mechanics of Solids and Fluids

ONE MARKS ( B.B )

5.1) If the length of the wire and mass suspended are doubled in a Young’s modulus experiment, then, Young’s
modulus of the wire
(a) remains unchanged (b) becomes double (c) becomes four times (d) becomes sixteen times
5.2) For a perfect rigid body, Young’s modulus is
(a) zero (b) infinity (c) 1 (d) –1
5.3) Two wires of the same radii and material have their lengths in the ratio 1 : 2. If these are stretched by the same
force, the strains produced in the two wires will be in the ratio
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 1
5.4) If the temperature of a liquid is raised, then its surface tension is
(a) decreased (b) increased (c) does not change (d) equal to viscosity
5.5) The excess of pressure inside two soap bubbles of diameters in the ratio 2 : 1 is
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 4 : 1
5.6) A square frame of side l is dipped in a soap solution. When the frame is taken out, a soap film is formed. The
force on the frame due to surface tension T of the soap solution is
(a) 8 Tl (b) 4 Tl (c) 10 Tl (d) 12 Tl
5.7) The rain drops falling from the sky neither hit us hard nor make holes on the ground because they move with
(a) constant acceleration (b) variable acceleration
(c) variable speed (d) constant velocity
5.8) Two hail stones whose radii are in the ratio of 1 : 2 fall from a height of 50 km. Their terminal velocities are in
the ratio of
(a) 1 : 9 (b) 9 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 1 : 4
5.9) Water flows through a horizontal pipe of varying cross−section at the rate of 0.2 m3 s−1. The velocity of water

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(a) 2 ms−1 (b) 20 ms−1 (c) 200 ms−1
An object entering Earth’s atmosphere at a high velocity catches fire due to
(a) viscosity of air
(d) 0.2 ms−1

(b) the high heat content of atmosphere

(c) pressure of certain gases (d) high force of g.

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) Define stress 2) Define strain 3) What is elastic limit?

4) State Hooke’s law 5) What is restoring force 6) What is Reynold’s number?
7) Which is more elastic, rubber or steel? Support your answer.
8) What is critical velocity of a liquid? 9) What is terminal velocity?
10) Why aero planes and cars have streamline shape?
11) Distinguish between cohesive force and adhesive force. Give examples.
12) Give four examples of practical application of surface tension.
13) How do insects run on the surface of water?
14) Why hot water is preferred to cold water for washing clothes?
15) Why the blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain?
16) Why two holes are made to empty an oil tin?
17) A person standing near a speeding train has a danger of falling towards the train. Why?
18) Why a small bubble rises slowly through a liquid whereas the bigger bubble rises rapidly?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Define molecular range 2) Define sphere of influence 3) Define surface tension

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4) Establish the relation between surface tension and surface energy 5) Explain Stoke’s law
6) What is viscosity? 7) Define co – efficient of viscosity.
8) Distinguish between streamline flow and turbulent flow
9) Write the applications of stoke’s law. 10) Write the practical applications of viscosity.
11) Define surface tension. Give its unit and dimensional formula. 12) What is called plasma?
13) What are interatomic forces? 14) What is elasticity? 15) Define Young’s modulus
16) Define Bulk modulus 17) Define Rigidity modulus 18) What is fluid?
19) Write the applications of modulus of elasticity. 20) State Pascal’s law
21) Explain hydraulic lift 22) What is angle of contact? Give its value for water with glass and mercury
with glass 23) Give some illustrations of capillarity
24) What are the factors affecting surface tension. 25) Write the applications of surface tension.
26) Two parallel boats collide with each other. Why?

5 MARKS – VVI

1) Explain the three moduli of elasticity 2) Explain the principle, construction and working of hydraulic brakes
3) Derive an expression for terminal velocity of a small sphere falling through a viscous liquid
4) Explain surface tension on the basis of molecular theory.
5) Derive an expression for the total energy per unit mass of a flowing liquid.
6) State and prove Bernoulli’s theorem.

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Describe an experiment to determine viscosity of a liquid.

2) Describe Searle’s Experiment.
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Taking gravity into account, explain Pascal’s law.
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6. Oscillations
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ONE MARKS ( B.B )

6.1) Which of the following is the necessary condition for SHM?

(a) constant period (b) constant acceleration
(c) displacement and acceleration are proportional (d) displacement and torque are proportional
6.2) The displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by x = 0.01 sin (100 πt + 0.05). Its time period is
(a) 0.01 s (b) 0.02 s (c) 0.1 s (d) 0.2 s
𝜋
6.3) If the displacement of a particle executing SHM is given by y = 0.05 sin (100 t + ) cm. The maximum velocity of
the particle is
(a) 0.5 cm s-1 (b) 0.05 m s-1 (c) 100 m s-1 (d) 50 m s-1
6.4) If the magnitude of displacement is equal to acceleration, then the time period is,
(a) 1 s (b) π s (c) 2π s (d) 4π s
6.5) A body of mass 2 g is executing SHM about a mean position with an amplitude 10 cm. If the maximum velocity is
100 cm s-1 its velocity is 50 cm s-1 at a distance of (in cm).
(a) 5√ (b) 50 √ (c) 5 √ (d) 10 √
6.6) A linear harmonic oscillator has a total energy of 160 J. Its
(a) maximum potential energy is 100 J (b) maximum kinetic energy is 160 J
(c) minimum potential energy is 100 J (d) maximum kinetic energy is 100 J

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6.7) A force of 6.4 N stretches a vertical spring by 0.1 m. The mass that must be suspended from the spring so that it
𝜋
oscillates with a period of s is
(a) kg (b) 1 kg (c) kg (d) 10 kg
𝜋
6.8) The length of seconds pendulum at a place where g = 9.8 m s-2 is
(a) 0.25 m (b) 1 m (c) 0.99 m (d) 0.50 m
6.9) A particle executes SHM with an amplitude 4 cm. At what displacement from the mean position its energy is half
kinetic and half potential?
(a) 2 √ cm (b) √ cm (c) 2 cm (d) 1 cm
6.10) A particle executes SHM along a straight line with an amplitude ‘a’ ⋅ PE is maximum when the displacement is
𝑎 𝑎
(a) ± a (b) zero (c) + d) √

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) Define simple harmonic motion

2) Every SHM is periodic motion but every periodic motion need not be SHM. Why? Support your answer with an
example. 3) Define the terms (i) time period (ii) frequency and (iii) angular frequency
4) Define force constant. Give its unit and dimensional formula. 5) What is phase of SHM?
6) What is an epoch? Give its unit. 7) Distinguish between linear and angular harmonic oscillator?
8) What is a spring factor? 9) Why does the oscillation of a simple pendulum eventually stop?
10) What will happen to the time period of a simple pendulum if its length is doubled?
11) On what factors the natural frequency of a body depend on? 12) What is forced vibration? Give an example.
13) What forces keep the simple pendulum in SHM?
14) Illustrate an example to show that resonance is disastrous sometimes
15) If two springs are connected in parallel, what is its equivalent spring constant?
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If two springs are connected in series, what is its equivalent spring constant?
The bob of a simple pendulum is a hollow sphere filled with water. How does the period of oscillation change if the
water begins to drain out of the sphere?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) What is periodic motion? Give examples. 2) What is oscillatory motion? Give examples.
3) What are the conditions of SHM? 4) What is phase difference?
5) Show graphically the variation of displacement, velocity and acceleration of a particle executing SHM.
6) What is the phase difference between (i) velocity and acceleration (ii) acceleration and displacement of a particle
executing SHM? 7) Define amplitude 8) Give some examples of SHM
9) State the laws of pendulum 10) What is length of seconds pendulum whose period is two seconds?
11) What are free oscillations? Give examples 12) What are damped oscillations? Give examples
13) What are maintained oscillations? Give example. 14) What is resonance?
15) Give advantages and disadvantages of resonance

5 MARKS – VVI

1) Derive the differential formula for SHM

2) Derive an expression for the time period of a body when it executes angular SHM.
3) Explain the oscillations of a mass attached to a horizontal spring. Hence deduce an expression for its time period.
4) Obtain an expression for the frequency of vertical oscillations of a loaded spring.
5) Show that the oscillations of a simple pendulum are simple harmonic. Hence deduce the expression for the time
period. 6) Derive an expression for the total energy of a particle executing SHM.

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5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Show that the projection of uniform circular motion on the diameter of a circle is simple harmonic motion
2) Explain : (i) displacement (ii) velocity and (iii) acceleration in SHM using component method.
3) Derive an expression for the time period of harmonic oscillations
4) Derive an expression for the time period of oscillations of liquid column in a U - tube
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7. Wave Motion

ONE MARKS ( B.B )

7.1) In a longitudinal wave there is state of maximum compression at a point at an instant. The frequency of wave is
50 Hz. After what time will the same point be in the state of maximum rarefaction.
(a) 0.01 s (b) 0.002 s (c) 25 s (d) 50 s
7.2) Sound of frequency 256 Hz passes through a medium. The maximum displacement is 0.1 m. The maximum
velocity is equal to
(a) 60π m s-1 (b) 51.2π m s-1 (c) 256 m s-1 (d) 512 m s-1
7.3) Which of the following does not affect the velocity of sound?
(a) temperature of the gas (b) pressure of the gas (c) mass of the gas (d) specific heat capacities of the gas
7.4) When a wave passes from one medium to another, there is change of
(a) frequency and velocity (b) frequency and wavelength
(c) wavelength and velocity (d) frequency, wavelength and velocity
7.5) Sound waves from a point source are propagating in all directions. What will be the ratio of amplitude at a distance
9 m and 25 m from the source?

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(a) 0
(b) 9: 25

(b) 105

(b) 1
(c) 3 : 5

(c) 103

(c) 4
(d) 81 : 625
The intensity level of two sounds are 100 dB and 50 dB. Their ratio of intensities is
(a) 101 (d) 1010
Number of beats produced by two waves of y1 = a sin 2000 πt, y2 = a sin 2008 πt is
(d) 8
7.8) In order to increase the fundamental frequency of a stretched string from 100 Hz to 400 Hz, the tension must be
increased by
(a) 2 times (b) 4 times (c) 8 times d) 16 times
7.9) The second overtone of an open pipe has the same frequency as the first overtone of a closed pipe of 2 m long.
The length of the open pipe is,
(a) 2 m (b) 4 m (c) 0.5 m (d) 0.75 m
7.10) A source of sound of frequency 150 Hz is moving in a direction towards an observer with a velocity 110 m s-1. If the
velocity of sound is 330 m s-1, the frequency of sound heard by the person is
(a) 225 Hz (b) 200 Hz (c) 150 Hz (d) 100 Hz

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) Define wave motion 2) Mention the properties of the medium in which a wave propagates
3) In solids both longitudinal and transverse waves are possible, but transverse waves are not produced in gases.
Why? 4) Define the terms wavelength and frequency in wave motion. Prove that v = n .
5) Show that the velocity of sound increases by 0.61 m s-1 for every degree rise of temperature.
6) Sound travels faster on rainy days. Why? 7) Distinguish between intensity and loudness of sound.
8) What do you understand by decibel? 9) On what factors does the intensity of sound depend?
10) What is an echo? Why an echo cannot be heard in a small room? 11) Write a short note on whispering gallery.
12) State the principle of superposition. 13) What are the essential conditions for the formation of beats?
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14) What are beats? Show that the number of beats produced per second is equal to the difference in frequencies.
15) How are stationary waves formed? 16) State the laws of transverse vibrations in stretched strings
17) What are overtones and harmonics? 18) Why open organ pipes are preferred for making flute?
19) What is meant by end correction?
20) As you go up in the atmosphere, will the velocity of sound be the same, why?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) What is transverse wave motion? 2) What is longitudinal wave motion?

3) Define intensity of sound wave 4) How does stethoscope work?
5) What are beats? 6) How to measure the speed of an automobile using Doppler effect?
7) Distinguish between RADAR and SONAR

5 MARKS – VVI

1) What are the important characteristics of wave motion?

2) Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves
3) Obtain an expression for the velocity of transverse wave in a stretched string, when it is vibrating in fundamental
mode. 4) Derive Newton formula for the velocity of sound in gases.
5) Derive Laplace formula for the velocity of sound in gases.
6) Define progressive wave. Obtain the equation for plane progressive wave
7) What is interference of sound waves? Describe an experiment to explain the phenomenon of interference of waves
8) Derive the equation of stationary wave and deduce the condition for nodes and antinodes.
9) What are the properties of stationary waves?
10) List out the differences between a progressive wave and a stationary wave
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Explain how overtones are produced in an open pipe. Show that all harmonics are present in the open pipe.
What is doppler effect? Derive the formula for the change in frequency (i) when the source is approaching and
receding from the observer and (ii) when the source is stationary and observer is moving towards and away from
the source.

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Write the characteristics of progressive waves.

2) Derive the equation of frequency of vibrating segment in sonometer

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8. Heat and Thermodynamics

ONE MARKS ( B.B )

8.1 Avogadro number is the number of molecules in

(a) one litre of a gas at NTP (b) one mole of a gas (c) one gram of a gas (d) 1 kg of a gas
8.2 First law of thermodynamics is a consequence of the conservation of
(a) momentum (b) charge (c) mass (d) energy
8.3 At a given temperature, the ratio of the RMS velocity of hydrogen to the RMS velocity of oxygen is
(a) 4 (b) (c) 16 (d) 8

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8.4 The property of the system that does not change during an adiabatic change is
(a) temperature (b) volume (c) pressure (d) heat
8.5 For an ant moving on the horizontal surface, the number of degrees of freedom of the ant will be:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6
8.6 The translational kinetic energy of gas molecules for one mole of the gas is equal to :
(a) RT (b) kT (c) RT (d) kT
8.7 The internal energy of a perfect gas is
(a) partly kinetic and partly potential (b) wholly potential
(c) wholly kinetic (d) depends on the ratio of two specific heats
8.8 A refrigerator with its power on, is kept in a closed room. The temperature of the room will
(a) rise (b) fall (c) remains the same (d) depend on the area of the room
8.9 A beaker full of hot water is kept in a room. If it cools from 80 0C to 75 0C in t1 minutes, from 75 0C to 70 0C in t2
minutes and from 70 0C to 65 0C in t3 minutes then
(a) t1 = t2 = t3 (b) t1 < t2 = t3 (c) t1 < t2 < t3 (d) t1 > t2 > t3
8.10 Which of the following will radiate heat to the large extent
(a) white polished surface (b) white rough surface
(c) black polished surface (d) black rough surface
8.11 A block of ice in a room at normal temperature
(a) does not radiate (b) radiates less but absorbs more
(c) radiates more than it absorbs (d) radiates as much as it absorbs

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) Distinguish between heat and temperature 2) Define Avagadro number. Give its value
3) Two different gases have exactly the same temperature. Do the molecules have the same RMS speed?
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What are degrees of freedom? 5) A gas has two specific heats, whereas liquid and solid have only one. Why?
Define molar specific heat at constant pressure. 7)
What is an indicator diagram?
Define molar specific heat at constant volume

Is it possible to increase the temperature of a gas without the addition of heat? Explain.
10) On driving a scooter for a long time the air pressure in the tyre slightly increases why?
11) How is second law of thermodynamics different from first law of thermodynamics?
12) Define Clausius statement. 13) Give an example for a heat pump.
14) Why are ventilators provided in our houses? 15) Define temperature gradient.
16) Define steady state in thermal conduction of heat.
17) What are the factors upon which coefficient of thermal conductivity depends?
18) Write the applications of Kirchoff’s law. 19) Define absorptive power. 20) Define Stefan’s law.
21) State Wien’s displacement law 22) Define solar constant
23) Why does a piece of red glass when heated and taken out glow with green light?
24) A copper vessel feels much cooler than a wooden table on winter days, why?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) A heat engine with 100% efficiency is only a theoretical possibility. Explain

2) Why we feel warm when we stand before the furnace and we feel cold when we stand before an ice block?
3) State kirchoff’s law 4) What is emissive power?
5) What is thermal radiation? On what factors it depends on?
6) Write the properties thermal radiations. 7) What is co efficient of thermal conductivity? Give its unit.
8) What is conduction? Write its applications. 9) What is Carnot engine?
10) Distinguish between reversible and irreversible process. 11) State zeroth law of thermodynamics

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12) Define specific heat capacity of a substance.

5 MARKS – VVI

1) What are the postulates of Kinetic theory of gases?

2) Derive an expression for the average kinetic energy of the molecule of gas
3) State the law of equipartition of energy and prove that for a diatomic gas, the ratio of the two specific heats at room
temperature is
4) Distinguish between isothermal and adiabatic process
5) Define isothermal process. Derive an expression for the work done during the process
6) Derive an expression for the work done in one cycle during an adiabatic process
7) Derive Meyer’s relation. 8) Distinguish between reversible process and irreversible process with examples.
9) What is Coefficient of Performance? Derive the relation between COP and efficiency.
10) Explain Fery’s concept of a perfect black body.
11) State Newton’s law of cooling. Explain the experimental verification of Newton’s law of cooling
12) Describe the working of pyrheliometer.

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Explain internal energy. What is its value in one complete cyclic process?
2) Describe the working of Carnot engine and derive its efficiency

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9. Ray Optics

9.1)
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The number of images of an object held between two parallel plane mirrors.
(a) infinity (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
9.2) Radius of curvature of concave mirror is 40 cm and the size of image is twice as that of object, then the object
distance is
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 60 cm
9.3) A ray of light passes from a denser medium strikes a rarer medium at an angle of incidence i. The reflected and
refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. The angle of reflection and refraction are r and r′. The critical angle
is
(a) tan–1 (sin i) (b) sin–1 (tan i) (c) tan–1 (sin r) (d) sin–1 (tan r ′)
9.4) Light passes through a closed tube which contains a gas. If the gas inside the tube is gradually pumped out, the
speed of light inside the tube
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains constant (d) first increases and then decreases
9.5) In Michelson’s experiment, when the number of faces of rotating mirror increases, the velocity of light
(a) decreases (b) increases (c) does not change (d) varies according to the rotation
9.6) If the velocity of light in a medium is (2/3) times of the velocity of light in vacuum, then the refractive index of that
medium is.
(a) 3/2c (b) 2c/3 (c) 2/3 (d) 1.5
9.7) Two lenses of power +12 and −2 dioptre are placed in contact. The focal length of the combination is given by
(a) 8.33 cm (b) 12.5 cm (c) 16.6 cm (d) 10 cm
9.8) A converging lens is used to form an image on a screen. When the lower half of the lens is covered by an opaque
screen then,
(a) half of the image will disappear (b) complete image will be formed
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(c) no image is formed (d) intensity of the image is high

9.9) Two small angled prism of refractive indices 1.6 and 1.8 produced same deviation, for an incident ray of light, the
ratio of angle of prism
(a) 0.88 (b) 1.33 (c) 0.56 (d) 1.12
9.10) Rainbow is formed due to the phenomenon of
(a) refraction and absorption (b) dispersion and focussing
(c) refraction and scattering (d) dispersion and total internal reflection

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) State the laws of reflection. 2) Show that the reflected ray turns by 2θ when mirror turns by θ.
3) The surfaces of the sun glasses are curved, yet their power may be zero. Why?
4) Define power of a lens. What is one dioptre?
5) Does a beam of white light disperse through a hollow prism?
6) Define critical angle of the denser medium 7) What are the conditions to achieve total internal reflection?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) What is centre of curvature, pole and principal axis of the mirror?

2) What is radius of curvature, principal focus and focal length of the mirror?
3) Define magnification of the image 4) What is prism?
5) What is called angle of minimum deviation? 6) What is called dispersion and spectrum?
7) Define dispersive power of a material of a prism

5 MARKS – VVI

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Draw graphically the image formation in spherical mirrors with different positions of the object and state the nature
of the image.
What is the difference between the virtual images produced by (i) plane mirror (ii) concave mirror (iii) convex mirror
4) Prove the mirror formula for reflection of light from a concave mirror producing (i) real image (ii) virtual image.
5) With the help of ray diagram explain the phenomenon of total internal reflection. Give the relation between critical
angle and refractive index.
6) Write a note on optical fibre. 7) Explain Michelson’s method of determining velocity of light.
8) Give the importance of velocity of light. 9) Derive lens maker’s formula for a thin biconvex lens.
10) Derive an equation for dispersive power of a prism. 11) Write a note on formation of rainbows
12) Establish the relation = + of thin lenses in contact
f f

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Describe a spectrometer.
2) Explain how will you determine the angle of the minimum deviation of a prism using spectrometer.
𝐀+𝐃

3) Derive the relation = 𝐀

4) Write the Cartesian sign convention used in mirrors

5) Derive mirror equation 6) Write the initial adjustments of spectrometer

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10. Magnetism
ONE MARKS ( B.B )

10.1) Two magnetic poles kept separated by a distance d in vacuum experience a force of 10 N. The force they would
experience when kept inside a medium of relative permeability 2, separated by the same distance is
(a) 20 N (b) 10 N (c) 5 N d) 40 N
10.2) The magnetic moment of a magnet is 5 A m2. If the pole strength is 25 A m, what is the length of the magnet?
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 25 cm d) 1.25 cm
10.3) A long magnetic needle of length 2l, magnetic moment M and pole strength m is broken into two at the middle. The
magnetic moment and pole strength of each piece will be
M 𝐌
(a) M, m (b) , c) M, d) ,m
10.4) Two short magnets have equal pole strengths but one is twice as long as the other. The shorter magnet is placed
20 cm in tan A position from the compass needle. The longer magnet must be placed on the other side of the
magnetometer for zero deflection at a distance
(a) 20 cm (b) 20 (2)1/3 cm (c) 20 (2)2/3 cm d) 20 (2) cm
10.5) The direction of a magnet in tan B position of a deflection magnetometer is
(a) North − South (b) East – West (c) North − West (d) South − West
10.6) The relative permeability of a specimen is 10001 and magnetizing field strength is 2500 A m-1. The intensity of
magnetisation is
(a) 0.5 × 10–7 A m−1 (b) 2.5 × 10−7 A m−1 (c) 2.5 × 10+7 A m−1 (d) 2.5 × 10−1 A m−1
10.7) For which of the following substances, the magnetic susceptibility is independent of temperature?
(a) diamagnetic (b) paramagnetic (c) ferromagnetic (d) diamagnetic and paramagnetic
10.8) At curie point, a ferromagnetic material becomes

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Electromagnets are made of soft iron because soft iron has
(a) low susceptibility and low retentivity
(c) high susceptibility and high retentivity
(d) strongly ferromagnetic

(b) high susceptibility and low retentivity

(d) low permeability and high retentivity

2 & 3 MARKS – VVI

1) State Coulomb’s inverse square law 2) Define magnetic permeability

3) Define intensity of magnetization. Give its unit 4) Define magnetic susceptibility.
5) What are the causes of earth’s magnetism 6) What is magnetic dipole? Define dipole moment.
7) Define unit pole 8) Define neutral points
9) What is magnetic intensity? Give its unit 10) What is magnetic induction?
11) What is curie temperature? Give its value for iron 12) What is retentivity and coercivity?
13) What is called hysteresis?
14) Draw hysteresis loop for soft iron. Why soft iron is preferred for making electromagnets?

2 & 3 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) What are magnetic elements of earth? 2) Distinguish between magnetic flux and magnetic flux density
3) Distinguish between uniform magnetic field and non – uniform magnetic field
4) Derive the relation between χ and µ

5 MARKS – VVI

1) Obtain the expressions for the magnetic induction at a point on the axial line of a bar magnet
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2) Obtain the expressions for the magnetic induction at a point on the equatorial line of a bar magnet
3) Find the torque experienced by a magnetic needle in a uniform magnetic field.
4) State and prove tangent law
5) What is tan A position? How will you set up the deflection magnetometer in tan A position?
6) Explain the theory of tan A position. Explain how will you compare the magnetic moments of two bar magnets in this
position.
7) What is tan B position? How will you set up the deflection magnetometer in tan B position?
8) Explain the theory of tan B position. Explain how will you compare the magnetic moments of two bar magnets in this
position.
9) Distinguish between dia, para and ferro magnetic substances. Give one example for each.
10) Explain the hysteresis cycle.

5 MARKS – ADDITIONAL

1) Write the basic properties of magnets

2) Explain mapping of magnetic field due to a bar magnet placed i) with its north pole facing geographic north and
ii) with its south pole facing geographic north. Deal the neutral points

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