SUBJECT : PHYSICS

Date : _________ STD : XIth (QUESTION BANK)

SECTION A
Q.1. Multiple Choice questions : [1 Marks Each]

1. A physical quantity may be defined as

(A) the one having dimension.
(B) that which is immeasurable
(C) that which has weight
(D) that which has mass

2. Which of the following is the fundamental unit?

(A) Length, force, time (B) Length, mass, time
(C) Mass, volume, height (D) Mass, velocity, pressure

3. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental quantity?

(A) Temperature (B) Electric charge
(C) Mass (D) Electric current

4. Which of the following is NOT a unit of time?

(A) Hour (B) Nano second (C) Microsecond (D) Parsec

5. [L1M1T−1] is an expression for ________.

(A) force (B) energy (C) pressure (D) momentum

6. Dimensions of sin  is
(A) [L2] (B) [M] (C) [ML] (D) [M0L0T0]

7. Which of the following is a vector?

(A) speed (B) displacement (C) mass (D) time

8. The minimum number of numerically equal vectors whose vector sum can be zero is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

9. If A + B = A − B then vector B must be

(A) zero vector (B) unit vector (C) Non zero vector (D) equal to A

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10. If n is the unit vector in the direction of A then,
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|A|
(A) n= (B) n = A | A | (C) n = (D) n = n  A
|A| A

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 11. What is the maximum number of components into which a force can be resolved?
(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Any number

12. The resultant of two vectors of magnitude | P | is also | P | . They act at an angle
(A) 60 (B) 90 (C) 120 (D) 180

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13. The magnitude of scalar product of the vectors A = 2 i + 5k and B = 3 i + 4 k is
(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 26 (D) 29

14. For uniform acceleration in rectilinear motion which of the following is not correct?
(A) Velocity-time graph is linear.
(B) Acceleration is the slope of velocity time graph.
(C) The area under the velocity-time graph equals displacement.
(D) Velocity-time graph is nonlinear.

15. The velocity-time relation of a particle starting from rest is given by v = kt where k = 2 m/s2. The distance
travelled in 3 sec is
(A) 9 m (B) 16 m (C) 27 m (D) 36 m

16. If three particle A, B and C are having velocities v A , v B and v C which of the following formula gives
the relative velocity of A with respect to B?
(A) vA + vB (B) vA − vC + vB (C) v A − v B (D) vC − vA

17. If the particle is at rest, then the x – t graph can be only

(A) parallel to position – axis (B) parallel to time – axis
(C) inclined with acute angle (D) inclined with obtuse angle

18. A player kicks up a ball at an angle  with the horizontal. The horizontal range is maximum when  is
equal to
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 90

19. A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of 50 m/s. The maximum horizontal distance which this
projectile can travel is
(A) 64 m (B) 128 m (C) 5 m (D) 255 m

20. The period of a conical pendulum in terms of its length (), semivertical angle () and acceleration due to
gravity (g) is :
1 cos  1 sin 
(A) (B)
2 g 2 g
cos  tan 
(C) 4 (D) 4
4g g

SECTION B

Q. 2 Answer the following questions : [ATTEMPT ANY 5] [2 Marks Each]

1. State principle of homogeneity of dimensions.

2. What is accuracy?

3. Define unit vector and give its physical significance.

4. Explain, how two vectors are subtracted. Find their resultant by using triangle law of vector addition.

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5. Show that a = is a unit vector.
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6. Define free fall.

7. What is meant by period of revolution of U.C.M. Obtain an expression for the period of revolution of a
particle performing uniform circular motion.

SECTION C
Q. 3 Answer the following questions: [ATTEMPT ANY 4] [3 Marks Each]

1. List the conventions followed while using SI units.

2. Explain the method to measure mass.

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3. P = i + 2 k and Q = 2 i + j− 2 k are two vectors, find the unit vector parallel to P  Q . Also find the
vector perpendicular to P and Q of magnitude 6 units.

4. A racing car completes 5 rounds of a circular track in 2 minutes. Find the radius of the track if the car has
uniform centripetal acceleration of 2 m/s2.

5. A one kg mass tied at the end of the string 0.5 m long is whirled in a horizontal circle, the other end of the
string being fixed. The breaking tension in the string is 50 N. Find the greatest speed that can be given to
the mass.

6. In a conical pendulum, a string of length 120 cm is fixed at rigid support and carries a mass of 150 g at its
free end. If the mass is revolved in a horizontal circle of radius 0.2 m around a vertical axis, calculate
tension in the string. (g = 9.8 m/s2)

SECTION D

Q. 4 Answer the following questions: (ATTEMPT ANY TWO) [4 Marks Each]

1. Time period of a simple pendulum depends upon the length of pendulum () and acceleration due to
gravity (g). Using dimensional analysis, obtain an expression for time period of a simple pendulum.

2. State and prove parallelogram law of vector addition and determine magnitude and direction of resultant
vector.

3. Derive an expression for centripetal acceleration of a particle performing uniform circular motion.

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