• All the questions are compulsory.
There are 35 questions in all
• Q1 to Q18 in Section A carry 1 mark each, out of which Q1 to Q15 are MCQ based, Q16
to Q18 are Assertion Reasoning based
• Q19 to Q25 in Section B are very short answer based, carry 2 marks each
• Q26 to Q30 in Section C are short answer based, carry 3 mark each
• Q31 to Q33 in Section D are long answer based, carry 5 marks each
• Q34 to Q35 in Section E are case based questions with sub-parts, carry 4 marks each
1) Two bodies have their moment of inertia I and 4I,are rotating with angular velocities
4 ω and ω respectively. The ratio of their rotational kinetic energy is
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 4:1 (d) 1:4
2) Angular momentum of a disc of mass 100 kg and radius 10cm ,rotating with angular
velocity 5 rad/s is:
(a) 0.5 kgm2/s (b) 1.5 kgm2/s (c) 2 kgm2/s (d) 2.5 kgm2/s
3) The distance covered by a particle is given by x = at2 – bt2 . The time ‘t’ of the particle
when acceleration is zero is
a) a/b (b) b/c ( c) a/3b (d) 2a/3b
4) Escape velocity of a body of 1 kg mass on a planet, with mass M and radius R, is 11.2
km/s. What would be the escape velocity of same object on surface of another planet
whose mass is 2M and radius is R/2 (in km/s) :
(a) 22.4 (b) 44.8 (c) 5.6 (d) 11.2
5) The value of Young’s modulus for perfectly rigid body is :
(a) Zero (b) Positive (c) Negative (d) Infinite
6) With increase in temperature, the viscosity, in general, of:
(a) Gases increases, liquid decreases
(b) Gases increases, liquid increases
(c) Gases decreases, liquid increases
(d) Gases decreases, liquids decreases
7) a body of mass ‘M’ hits normally a rigid vertical wall with velocity ‘V’ and bounces
back with same velocity. The impulse experienced by the body is
(a) MV (b) 1.5 MV (c)2MV (d) zero
8) Numerical ratio of displacement to distance covered:
(a) May or may not be zero
(b) Always equal to 1
(c) Always less than 1
(d) Always more than 1
9) The maximum heights reached by a ball projected with speed u are h₁ and h₂ when it
h
makes an angle of 30° and 60° with the horizontal respectively. The ratio ( h1 ) is:
2
(a) 1/3 (b) ½ (c) 1/4 (d) 1/8
10) Three blocks A (3 kg), B (2 kg) and C (1 kg) are
placed in contact with each other on a smooth
horizontal surface as shown in figure. A force of 12 N is
applied on block A. The net force acting on block B is:
(a) 4 N (b) 6 N (c) 8 N (d) 12 N
11) In an open organ pipe, which harmonics are missing -
(a) Even (b) Odd
(c) Depends upon length and frequency (d) None
12) Light can travel in vacuum but not sound, because:
(a) Speed of sound is very slow than light
(b) Light waves are electromagnetic in nature
(c) Sound waves are electromagnetic in nature
(d) None of the above
13) The displacement of a SHM doing oscillation when K.E = P.E (Amplitude = 4 cm) is:
(b) 2 cm 1
(a) 2√2 cm (c) cm (d) √2 cm
√2
14) Rotation of earth about its axis:
(a) Periodic and (b) Periodic but not (c) Non periodic (d) Non periodic
SHM SHM and SHM and non SHM
15) Work done by a body against friction always results in :
(a) Loss of PE (b) Gain in PE (c) Loss in KE (d) Gain in KE
Rubber is more elastic than steel
Under given deforming force, rubber is deformed less than steel
Work done by a conservative force around a closed path is zero
Work done by a conservative force depends only on initial position and final
position
Energy cannot be added to pressure
The dimensions of energy and pressure are different
19) At what height above Earth’s surface, value of g is same as in a mine 100 km deep?
20) Plot the graph to show the variation of Potential and Kinetic Energy of a stretched
spring with distance.
20) State and prove Work – Energy Theorem
21) State Hooke’s Law and discuss the corresponding curve pointing out Elastic Limit,
Permanent set and fracture point.
21) Kinetic energy of a particle is increased by 300%. Find the percentage increase in
momentum
22) Differentiate between longitudinal and transverse waves
23) Draw a graph showing the variation of acceleration due to gravity g with distance r
from the centre of the earth (where R < r and r <= R)
24) Find the angles between the following pairs of vectors :
⃗ = ̂i + ̂j + k̂ and B
A ⃗ = - 2î - 2ĵ -2k̂
25) The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a
straight line is as shown in figure. Find the net distance
covered by the object in time interval between t = 0 to
t = 10 s. Also find the displacement in time 0 to 10 s
26) Derive an expression for the excess pressure inside
a soap bubble.
27) A simple harmonic wave is expressed by the
equation :
π
y =5 × 10-5 sin ( 600 π t - x)
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Where y and x are in cm and t in seconds. Calculate the following: (a) amplitude,
(b) frequency, (c) wave length, (d) wave velocity, (e) direction of propagation and
(f) propagation constant
28) What is second’s pendulum. Find out the effective length of it.
28) Derive an expression for frequency of vertical oscillations of a massless loaded
spring
29) With the help of suitable diagram, obtain an expression for the maximum speed with
which a vehicle can safely negotiate a curved road banked at an angle θ. The coefficient
of friction between the wheels and road is µ
30) A projectile is fired with a velocity u making an angle θ with the horizontal. Derive
expressions for its time period and range.
OR
30) State and prove law of parallelogram of vector addition.
31) What are elastic and inelastic collisions? If two identical masses undergo elastic
collision in 1D then find out their velocities after collision.
31) (a) What is a perfectly inelastic collision? Find out the loss in kinetic energy in
inelastic collision in 1D
32) What is Escape Velocity? What is its value on surface of Earth? Derive the
expression for Escape Velocity for a body of mass ‘m’ projected from surface of a planet
of mass ‘M’ and radius “R”.
32) (a) Derive expression for the acceleration due to gravity at due to a planet at a depth
‘d’ below its surface.
33) (a) State and prove Bernoulli’s principle for the flow of non-viscous fluids
(b) Why are the roofs of some houses blown off during a wind storm?
33) (a) Explain how does a body attain a terminal velocity when it is dropped from rest in
a viscous medium. Derive an expression for the terminal velocity of a small spherical
body falling through a viscous medium. Also discuss the result
(b) Why bigger rain drops fall with greater velocity compared to smaller rain drops
34) This principle is a consequence of Newton’s second and third law of motion. In an
isolated system (a system having no external force),mutual forces(called internal
forces)between pairs of particles in the system causes momentum change in individual
particle. Let a bomb be at rest, then its momentum will be zero. If the bomb explodes
into two equal parts, then the parts fly off in exactly opposite directions with same
speed, so that the total momentum is still zero. Here no external force is applied on the
system of particles.
(I) Name the law which is conserved here.
(II) Two masses of M and 4M are moving with equal kinetic energy. The ratio of their
linear momenta is:
(a) 1:8 (b) 1:4 (c) 1:2 (d) 4:1
(III) A bullet of mass 10g is fired from a gun of mass 1kg with recoil velocity of gun 5m/s
.The muzzle velocity of the bullet will be
(a) 30km/min
(b) 30m/s
(c) 60km/min
(d) 500m/s
(IV) Give any one application of the above law
35) The turning effect of force is called moment of force or torque. It is measured as the
product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance between the line
of action of force and the axis of rotation. The direction of torque is perpendicular to the
plane of force and distance, both. Its sense is given by right hand rule. If torque applied
rotates the body by an angle the work done is multiple of force and angular
displacement. Power, as usual, is work done per unit time
(i) Turning effect of force is produced by
(a) tangential component of force
(b) radial component of force
(c) transverse component of force
(d) none of these
(ii) A tap can be operated using two fingers because:
(a) Force available for opening tap will be more
(b) It helps in application of angular forces
(c) The rotational effect is formed by couple of forces formed
(d) Force by one finger overcomes the force by other.
(iii) A sea saw has total length 10 m. Two kids weighing 20 kg and 40 kg are sitting on it.
The kid with 20 kg is sitting at an end and with 40 kg at a distance ‘x’ from fulcrum.
Fulcrum is at the centre. For balance, value of ‘x’ (in cm) will be
(a) 125 (b) 250 (c) 350 (d) 450
(iv) A uniform rod of length ‘l’ and mass 1.8 kg is made to rest on two measuring scales
at its own ends. A uniform block of mass 2.7kg is placed on the rod at a distance l/4
from the left end. The force experienced by measuring scale on right end will be:
(a) 16 N (b) 27 N (c) 29 N (d) 45 N
