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Final Test 1 (Chapters 2,3,4)

The document outlines an exam with a total of 60 marks, where students must answer multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and provide detailed explanations on physics concepts. It covers topics such as forces, motion, equilibrium, and Newton's laws, with specific questions designed to assess understanding of these principles. The exam is structured into sections A, B, and D, requiring a variety of responses from students.

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Final Test 1 (Chapters 2,3,4)

The document outlines an exam with a total of 60 marks, where students must answer multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and provide detailed explanations on physics concepts. It covers topics such as forces, motion, equilibrium, and Newton's laws, with specific questions designed to assess understanding of these principles. The exam is structured into sections A, B, and D, requiring a variety of responses from students.

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Total Marks = 60

Passing Marks = 40

Section A

Question # 01 Choose the correct answer. (Any 14)

1. The slope of a distance-time graph represents:

a) Acceleration

b) Speed

c) Force

d) Momentum

2. What is the SI unit of acceleration?

a) m/s

b) m/s²

c) N/m

d) kg·m/s

3. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental force of nature?

a) Gravitational force

b) Electromagnetic force

c) Frictional force

d) Nuclear force

4. A body is said to be in stable equilibrium if its center of mass is:

a) At the lowest possible position

b) At the highest possible position


c) At the same level as the base

d) Outside the base

5. Which of the following is an example of centripetal force?

a) Gravitational force

b) Frictional force

c) Tension force in a string spinning a ball

d) All of the above

6.

7. A change in position is called:

(a) Speed

(b) Distance

(c) Velocity

(d) Displacement

8.

9. The limiting friction between two surfaces depends on:

a) Surface area of contact

b) Nature of surfaces in contact

c) Speed of motion

d) Volume of objects
10. The force exerted by a surface perpendicular to an object resting on it is called:

a) Tension

b) Normal force

c) Friction

d) Centripetal force

11. The center of mass of a symmetrical object always lies:

a) At the highest point

b) Outside the object

c) At its geometric center

d) At the point where mass is least concentrated

12. A boy throws a ball vertically up. It returns to the ground after 5 seconds. Find

maximum height reached by the ball.

(a) 21.25 m

(b) 31.25 m

(c) 27.5 m

(d) 41.25 m

(e) None of the above

13. A cyclist completes half round of a circular track of radius 318 m in 1.5 minutes.

Find its velocity.

(a) 11.1 m/s

(b) 7.1 m/s2

(c) 1.7 m/s

(d) 9.7 m/s


14. A boy jumps out of a moving bus. There is a danger for him to fall:

(e) Towards the moving bus

(f) away from the moving bus

(g) in the direction of motion

(h) away from the direction of motion

15. A stone of mass 100 g is attached to a string 1m long. The stone is rotating in a circle

with a speed of 5 ms-1. Find the tension in the string.

(a) 5 N

(b) 2.5 N

(c) 1.5 N

(d) 15 N

(e) None of these

Section B

Question # 02 Give short answers. (36 Marks)

i.

Or Briefly explain the working of see-saw.

ii. A body has weight 20 N. How much force is required to move it vertically upward

with an acceleration of 2 ms-2.

Or If a single force acts on a body, it cannot be in equilibrium under this single force. Why?

iii. Describe a body which is at rest but also in motion with no net force applied.

Or Differentiate between instantaneous velocity and average velocity.


iv. A body having speed moves with speed 900cm/s in time interval of 10s.what is the

distance of the body(plot speed time graph for this situation?

Or Give an example of a daily life object applying force on another object without being in

contact with each other?

v. If a body has a mass of 10kg and starts its motion from rest till having 30m/s velocity

in 20s,what is the force applied in this case?

Or

vi. Differentiate critically b/w Newton’s 1st and 2nd law of motion.

Or Differentiate b/w action and reaction pair by giving examples with respect to Newton’s

third law of motion?

vii. If a body is moving with 272,674,238 m/s speed in a 1s what Newton law indicates

about such an object?(speed of light is approximately 3x108 m/s)

viii. Why are cricket batsman gloves padded with foam. What will happen if they wouldn’t

be?

Or

ix. Differentiate between C.M and C.G.H can stability of a body be improved?

OR What is sliding friction. Give way to increase friction and what does friction

depend upon?

x. Why do friction occur? What are cold welds? Can a body have zero friction when in

contact with another body? Give reason for your answer?


Or What is centripetal acceleration? differentiate between centrifugal force and

centripetal force?

xi. Why do tightrope walkers carry a long pole when walking on a thin rope?

Or If an astronaut throws a wrench while floating in space, what happens to the

astronaut? Explain using Newton’s third law.

xii. Why does a cricket player lower their hands while catching a fast ball?

Or How is Newton’s second law applied in real-life situations such as in sports, automobile

safety, or rocket propulsion? Explain anyone relevant example.

Section D

Note: Attempt all questions. (10 Marks)

Question # 03

(a) What is the isolated system? Explain using mathematical relation. Explain the law of

conservation of momentum and its importance in physics. Derive it starting from

Newton’s 2nd law.

OR

(a) Why do heavier objects not always fall faster than lighter objects? Explain the role of

gravitational acceleration and air resistance. (3 marks)

(b) Calculate the time taken by an object to fall from a height of 50 m if air resistance is

negligible. (2 MARKS)

Question # 04

A rocket expels gas downward during launch. What physics principles explain its motion.

Explain in detail.
Or

a) A book is at rest on a table. Identify the forces acting on it and explain how they

comply with Newton’s Third Law.

b) Why does a car skid outward when taking a sharp turn on a wet road?

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