AIRSON ENGLISH SCHOOL FIRST PERIODIC EXAM (2024-2025)

Class: XI SUBJECT – PHYSICS Marks: 40

Date: 03/10/2024 Duration: 2 Hrs
General Instructions :
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :
(i) This question paper comprises five Sections – A, B, C, D and E.
(ii) There are 19 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section A – Comprises of 10 Multiple choice type questions, carrying one mark each.
(iv) Section B – Comprises of 3 very short answer type questions, carrying two marks each.
(v) Section C – Comprises of 2 short answer type questions, carrying three marks each.
(vi) Section D – Comprises of 2 long answer type questions, carrying five marks each.
(vii)Section E – Comprises of 2 Case Study type questions, carrying four marks each.
(vii) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been
provided in few questions. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(viii) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question,
wherever necessary.
(ix) Use of calculators and log tables is not permitted.
(x) You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary.
c = 3 x 108 m/s
h = 6.63 x 10–34 Js
e = 1.6 x 10–19 C
o = 4π x 10–7 T m A–1
εo = 8.854x10–12 C2 N–1 m–2
= 9x109 N m2 C–2

Mass of electron (me) = 9.1x10–31 kg

Mass of neutron = 1.675x10–27 kg
Mass of proton = 1.673x10–27 kg
Boltzmann constant = 1.38x10–23 JK–1
Sr. no. Questions Marks
SECTION A
Select the most appropriate option from those given below each
question :
1 Give the number of significant figures in 5.300 x 103 1
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
2 The dimension ML-1T-2 corresponds to …. 1
a. Force
b. Pressure
c. Impulse
d. Momentum
3 Wavelength of ray of light is 0.00006 m. It is equal to …. 1
a. 6 m
b. 60 m
c. 600 m
d. 0.6 m
4 A ball is thrown upward with a certain speed. It passed through the 1
same point at 3 s and 7 s from the start. The maximum height achieved
by the ball is …
a. 500 m
b. 250 m
c. 125 m
d. 450 m
5 A car moving with speed of 40 km/hr can be stopped by applying 1
brakes for atleast 2 m. If the same car is moving with speed of 80
km/hr, what is the minimum stopping distance?
a. 8m
b. 2m
c. 4m
d. 6m
6 Starting from the rest, acceleration of a particle is a = 2(t - 1). The 1
velocity of the particle at t= 5s is ….
a. 15 m/s
b. 25 m/s
c. 5 m/s
 d. None of the above
7 A particle moves with constant angular velocity in a circle. During the 1
motion its ….
a. Energy is conserved
b. Momentum is conserved
c. Both Energy and Momentum is conserved
d. None of the above
8 A body of mass 5 kg is moving with a velocity of 20 m/s. If the force 1
of 100 N is applied on it for 10 s in same direction of the velocity, its
new velocity will be …
a. 200 m/s
b. 220 m/s
c. 240 m/s
d. 260 m/s
9 A particle is moving with a constant speed along a straight-line path. A 1
fore is not required to ….
a. increase its speed
b. decrease its momentum
c. change the direction
d. keep it moving with uniform velocity
10 Swimming is possible on account of ….. 1
a. First law of motion
b. Second law of motion
c. Third law of motion
d. Newton’s law of gravitation
SECTION B – Very Short Answer type
11 A body of mass 5 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces of 2
magnitude 8 N and 6 N. Find the magnitude and direction of the
acceleration.
12 Check the dimensional consistency of the following equation, 2
1
𝑚𝑣 2 = 𝑚𝑔ℎ
2
where m is the mass of the body, v is its velocity, g is acceleration due
to gravity and h is the height.
OR
Find the angle of projection for which horizontal range and maximum
height are equal.
13 A ball of mass 5 kg strikes against a wall at an angle of 45o and is 2
reflected at the same angle. Find the change in momentum.
OR
A light body and a heavy body have same momentum. Which one has
greater kinetic energy? Support your answer with an explanation.
SECTION C– Short Answer type
14 A long-playing record revolves with a speed of 33.333 rev /min, 3
and has a radius of 15 cm. Two coins are placed at 4 cm and 14 cm
away from the centre of the record. If the coefficient of friction
between the coins and the record is 0.15. Which of the two coins will
revolve with the record?
15 It is easier to pull a lawn roller than to push it. Explain using the 3
resolution of forces.
OR
The acceleration- time graph for a body is shown in the given figure.
Plot the corresponding velocity-time graph and Displacement-time
graph.

SECTION D– Long Answer type

16 What is a projectile? Derive the expressions for the time of flight, and 5
maximum height for the projectile thrown upwards at an angle θ with
the horizontal direction.
17 The ceiling of a long hall is 25 m high. What is the maximum 5
horizontal distance that a ball thrown with a speed of 40 m s–1 can go
without hitting the ceiling of the hall?
OR
Two bodies A and B of masses 5 kg and 10 kg in contact with each
other rest on a table against a rigid wall as shown in the given figure.
The coefficient of friction between the bodies and the table is 0.15. A
force of 200 N is applied horizontally to A. What are
(a) the reaction of the partition
 (b) the action-reaction forces between A and B?
(c) What happens when the wall is removed?

SECTION E – Case Study based questions

18 When an object moves along a straight line with uniform acceleration, 4
it is possible to relate its velocity, acceleration during motion and the
distance covered by it in a certain time interval by a set of equations
known as the equations of motion. For convenience, a set of three such
equations are given below:
v = u + at
s = ut + ½ at2
2as = v2 – u2
Where u is the initial velocity of the object which moves with uniform
acceleration a for time t, v is the final velocity and s is the distance
travelled by the object in time t.
i) Equation of motions are applicable to motion with
a) uniform acceleration b) constant velocity
c) non uniform acceleration d) none of these
ii) The distance travelled by a body is directly proportional to the
square of time taken its acceleration
a) increases b)decreases c) becomes zero d) remains constant
iii) The brakes applied to a car produce an acceleration of 10 m/s 2 in
the opposite direction to the motion. If the car takes 1 s to stop after
the application of brakes, calculate the distance travelled during this
time by car.
iv) An object is dropped from a tower falls with a constant acceleration
of 10 m/s2. Find its speed 10 s after it was dropped.
19 According to Newton’s second law of motion ,F = m .a ,where F is the 4
force required to produce an acceleration a in a body of mass m .If a=0
then F = 0 , i. e , no external force is required to move a body uniformly
along a straight line .If a force F acts on a body for t seconds , the effect
of the force is given by impulse = F xΔt = change in linear momentum
of the body .
1. A cricket ball of mass 150g is moving with a velocity of 12m/s and
is hit by a bat so that the ball is turned back with a velocity of 20m/s.
If duration of contact between the ball and the bat is 0.01 sec. The
impulse of the force is
(a) 7.4Ns (b) 1.2Ns (c) 4.8Ns (d) 4.7Ns
2. Average force exerted by the bat is
(a) 480N (b) 120N (c) 1200N (d) 840N
3. The retardation of the ball is
(a) 1600m/s2 (b) 320 m/s2 (c) 3200m/s2 (d) 160 m/s2
4. An impulsive force of 100N acts on a body for 1s. What is the change
in its linear momentum?
(a) 10Ns (b) 100Ns (c) 1000Ns (d) 1Ns