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PHYSICS IPE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (8 Marks)
1. Develop the notions of work and kinetic energy and show that it leads to work-
energy theorem.
2. What are collisions? Explain the possible types of collisions .Develop the theory of
one dimensional elastic collision.
3. State and prove law of conservation of energy in the case of a freely falling body.
4. Define simple harmonic motion. Show that the motion of (point) projection of a
particle performing uniform circular motion on any diameter is simple harmonic.
5. Show that the motion of simple pendulum is simple harmonic and hence derive an
equation for its time period. What is seconds pendulum
6. Derive the equation for the kinetic energy and potential energy of a simple
harmonic oscillator and show that the total energy of a particle in simple harmonic
motion is constant at any point on its path.
7. Explain reversible and irreversible processes. Describe the working of Carnot
engine. Obtain an expression for the efficiency.
8. State second law of thermodynamics. How is heat engine different from a
refrigerator?
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 Marks)
9. A particle moves in a straight line with uniform acceleration. Its velocity at time 𝑡 =
0 is 𝑣1 and at time 𝑡 = 𝑡 is 𝑣2 . The average velocity of the particle in this time
interval is (v1 + v2 )/2. Is this correct? Substantiate your answer.
10. A bird holds a fruit in its beak and flies parallel to the ground. It lets go of the fruit
at some height. Describe the trajectory of the fruit as it falls to the ground as seen by
(a) the bird (b) a person on the ground.
11. State parallelogram law of vectors. Derive an expression for the magnitude and
direction of the resultant
12. If |𝐚 + 𝐛| = |𝐚 − 𝐛| prove that the angle between 𝐚 and 𝐛 is 90∘ .
13. Show that the trajectory of an object thrown at certain angle with horizontal is a
parabola.
14. Show that the maximum height and range of a projectile are 𝑈 2 Sin2 𝜃/2𝑔 and
𝑈 2 Sin2𝜃/𝑔 respectively where the terms have their regular meanings.
15. Define the terms momentum and impulse. State and explain the laws of
conservation of linear momentum. Give examples.
16. Why are shock absorbers used in motor cycles and cars?
17. Explain advantages and disadvantages of friction?
18. Mention the methods used to decrease friction.
19. Define vector product. Explain the properties of a vector product with two
examples.
20. Define angular velocity ( 𝝎 ). Derive 𝐯 = 𝐫𝝎.
21. Define angular acceleration and torque. Establish the relation between angular
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22. State Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
23. Derive the relation between acceleration due to gravity (g) at the surface of a planet
and Gravitational constant (G).
24. What is orbital velocity? Obtain expression for it.
25. What is escape velocity? Obtain expression for it.
26. What is geostationary satellite? State its uses.
27. Define modulus of elasticity, stress, strain and Poisson's ratio.
28. Define Young's modulus, Bulk modulus and Sheer modulus.
29. Define stress and explain the types of stress.
30. Define strain and explain the types of strain.
31. Describe the behavior of a wire under gradually increasing load.
32. Explain Celsius and Fahrenheit scales of temperature. Obtain relation between
Celsius and Fahrenheit scales of temperature.
33. Two identical rectangular strips, one of copper and the other of steel, are riveted
together to form a compound bar. What will happen on heating?
34. Pendulum clocks generally go fast in winter and slow in summer. Why?
35. In what way is the anomalous behavior of water advantageous to aquatic animals?
36. Explain conduction, convection and radiation with examples.
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (2 Marks)
37. What is Physics?
38. What is the discovery of C.V. Raman?
39. What are the fundamental forces in Physics?
40. Which are the fallowing has symmetry.
(a)Acceleration due to gravity
(b) Law of gravitation.
41. What is the contribution of S. Chandrasekhar to Physics?
42. Distinguish between accuracy and precision.
43. What are the different types of errors that can occur in a measurement?
44. How can systemic errors be minimized or eliminated?
45. Distinguish between fundamental units and derived units.
46. What is dimensional analysis?
47. Express unified atomic mass unit in kg.
48. How is average velocity different from instantaneous velocity?
49. Give an example where the velocity of an object is zero but its acceleration is not
zero.
50. A car travels the first third of a distance with a speed of 10 kmph , the second third
at 60 kmph and last third at 60 kmph. What is its mean speed over the entire
distance?
51. The vertical component of a vector is equal to its horizontal component. What is the
angle made by the vector with x -axis?
52. Two forces of magnitudes 3 units and 5 units act at 60∘ with each other. What is the
magnitude of their resultant?
53. A = i + j. what is the angle between the vector and x -axis?
54. When two right angled vectors of magnitude 7units and 24units combine, what is
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55. If P = 2i + 4j + 14k and Q = 4i + 4j + 10k find the magnitude of 𝐏 + 𝐐.
56. Can a vector of magnitude zero have nonzero components?
57. What is the acceleration of a projectile at top of its trajectory?
58. Can two vectors of unequal magnitude add up to give the zero vector? Can three
vectors of unequal magnitude add up to give the zero vector?
59. What is inertia? What gives the measure of inertia?
60. According to Newton's third law, every force is accompanied by an equal and
opposite force. How can a movement ever takes place?
61. When bullet is fired from a gun, the gun gives back a kick in the backward
direction. Explain.
62. Why does a heavy rifle not recoil as strongly as light rifle using the same
cartridges?
63. If a bomb at rest explodes into two pieces, the pieces must travel in opposite
directions. Explain.
64. Define force. What are the basic forces in nature?
65. Can the coefficient of friction be greater than one?
66. Why does a car with a flattened tyre stop sooner than the one with inflated tyres?
67. A horse has to pull harder during the start of the motion than later. Explain.
68. What happens to the coefficient of friction if the weight of the body is doubled?
69. A machine gun fires 360 bullets per minute and each bullet travels with a velocity
of 600 ms −1 . If the mass of each bullet is 5 gm . find the power of the machine
gun?
70. A pump required to lift 600 kg of water per minute from a well 25 m deep and to
eject it with a speed of 50 ms −1 . Calculate the power required to perform the above
task?
71. Is it necessary that a mass should be present at the Centre of mass of any system?
72. What is the difference in the positions of a girl carrying a bag in one of her hands
and another girl carrying a bag in each of her two hands?
73. Two rigid bodies have same moment of inertia about their axes of symmetry. Of the
two, which body will have greater kinetic energy?
74. Why are spokes provided in a bicycle wheel?
75. We cannot open or close the door by applying force at hinges. Why?
76. Why do we prefer a spanner of longer arms as compared to the spanner of shorter
arm?
77. By spinning eggs on a table top, how will you distinguish a hardboiled egg from a
raw egg?
78. Why should a helicopter necessarily have two propellers?
79. If the polar ice caps of the earth were to melt, what would the effect of length of the
day be?
80. Why is it easier to balance a bicycle in motion?
81. Define average pressure. Mention its unit and dimensional formulae. Is it a scalar or
vector?
82. Define Viscosity. What are its units and dimensions?
83. What is the principle behind the carburetor of an automobile?
84. What is Magnus effect?
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85. Why are drops and bubbles spherical?
86. Give the expression for the excess pressure in a liquid drop.
87. Give the expression for the excess pressure in an air bubble inside the liquid.
88. Give the expression for the soap bubble in the air.
89. What are water proofing agents and water wetting agents? What do they do?
90. Mention any two examples that obey Bernoulli's Theorem and justify them.
91. When water flows through a pipe, which of the layers moves fastest and slowest?
92. "Terminal velocity is more if surface area of the body is more". Give answers in
support of your answer.
93. Distinguish between heat and temperature.
94. What are the lower and upper fixing points in Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?
95. Do the coefficients of expansion differ, when the temperatures are measured on
Centigrade scale and or on Fahrenheit scale?
96. Can a substance contract on heating? Give an example.
97. Why gaps are left between rails on a railway track?
98. Why do liquids have no linear and areal expansions?
99. What is latent heat of fusion?
100. What is latent heat of vaporization?
101. Why utensils are coated black? Why the bottom of the utensils are made of copper?
102. State Wein's displacement law?
103. Ventilators are provided in rooms just below the roof. Why?
104. Does a body radiate heat at 0 K ? Does it radiate heat at 0∘ C ?
105. State the different modes of transmission of heat. Which of these modes require
medium?
106. Define coefficient of thermal conductivity and temperature gradient.
107. Define emissivity?
108. What is greenhouse effect? Explain global warming.
109. Define absorptive power of a body. What is the absorptive power of a perfect black
body.
110. State Newton's law of cooling.
111. State the conditions under which Newton's law cooling is applicable.
112. State Newton's law cooling.
113. State the conditions under which Newton's law of cooling is applicable.
114. The roof of the building are often painted white during summer. Why?
115. Define mean free path.
116. When does a real gas behave like an ideal gas?
117. State Boyle's Law and Charles Law?
118. State Dalton's law of partial pressures.
119. Pressure of an ideal gas in container is independent of shape of the container-
explain.
120. Explain the concept of degrees of freedom for molecules of a gas.
121. What is the expression between pressure and kinetic energy of a gas molecule?
122. The absolute temperature of a gas is increased 3 times. What will be the increase in
rms velocity of the gas molecule?

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