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HALFYEARLY EXAMINATION 2024-25 CLASS: XI
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
Max.Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3 Hrs
Name: ______________________ Roll No.: _________________

SECTION A ( 1X16 = 16 MARKS)

1 Which of the following expressions is not dimensionless? 1

(a) Torque / work (c) Stress / Young’s Modulus
(b) Impulse / momentum (d) Force /Stress
2 Which one of the following statement is not correct? 1
(a) a dimensionally correct equation may not be correct actually
(b) a dimensionally incorrect equation may not be incorrect actually
(c) a dimensionally incorrect equation may be incorrect actually
(d) an actually correct equation may be correct dimensionally
3 The velocity- time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at 300 and 600 1
respectively with time axis.

The ratio of their accelerations aA:aB is:

(a)1:2 (b) 1:1 (c) 1:2
(d) 1:3
OR
Which among the given graph
shows the object moving with
negative velocity?
4 which one of the following statements is correct? 1
(a) When a body moves in a circular path then centripetal force starts acting on it afterwards.
(b) when a centripetal force acts on a body then the body starts moving in a circular path
afterwards.
(c) by the moment a body starts moving on a circular path, a centripetal force starts acting on
the body simultaneously.
(d) a body may move in circular path without an applied centripetal force

OR
If angle of projection is changed from θ to (90 – θ) then range: 1

(a)Remain Changed (b) Remain Unchanged

(c)Becomes two times (d) None
5 Which one of the following is not correct about the force of friction? 1
(a) the force of friction helps us to move us on the ground
(b) a car moves forward on the road due to force of friction
(c) the force of friction opposes a car moving on a road
(d) the force of friction may sometimes oppose the motion or may support the motion
sometimes
6 A movable inclined plane at a very small angle with the ground and a mass M is kept on the 1
inclined plane. While increasing the angle of inclination of the Plane slowly, which one of the
following statements is not correct?
(a) the normal reaction-force on mass M remains constant even on increasing the angle of
inclination of the plane
(b) the component of weight along the inclined plane keeps on increasing, on increasing the
angle of inclination of the plane
(c) the limiting static friction on mass M keeps on decreasing, on increasing the angle of
inclination of the plane
(d) before reaching the angle of repose, static force of friction applied on the mass M keeps
on increasing, on increasing the angle of inclination of the plane
7 Which one of the following statements about the conservative forces is not correct? 1
(a)A force F(x) is conservative if it can be derived from a scalar quantity V(x) by the relation given
by ∆V = − F(x) ∆x
(b)The work done by the conservative force depends only on the end points (c)
The work done by a conservative force in a closed path is non-zero.
(d)The total mechanical energy of a system is conserved if the forces, doing work on it, are
conservative.
8 If R represents the radius of the orbit of a satellite of mass Ms moving around a planet of mass 1
 (a) 𝑣=𝐺𝑀𝑝/𝑅 (b) 𝑣2=𝐺𝑀𝑝/𝑅 (c) 𝑣2=𝐺𝑀𝑝𝑀𝑠/𝑅
Mp , the orbital velocity of the satellite if given by:

𝑣=𝐺𝑀𝑝𝑀𝑠/𝑅
(d)

9 A particle is taken round a circle by application of force. The work done by the force is: 1
(a) positive non–zero (b) negative non–zero (c) Zero (d) None o
10 The velocity with which a projectile must be fired so that it escapes earth’s gravitation, does not 1
depend on:
(a) Mass of the earth (b) Mass of the projectile
(c) Radius of the projectile’s orbit (d) Gravitational constant
11 A particle performing uniform circular motion has angular momentum L. If its angular frequency 1
is doubled and its kinetic energy halved, then the new angular momentum is:
(a) L/2 (b) L/4 (c) 2 L (d) 4 L

12 Centre of mass of two particle (different masses) system lies near to: 1
(a) heavier mass b) lighter mass (c) at the middle only (d) always outside the body

ASSERTION-REASON TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK EACH)

Q.13 to Q.16 assertion-reason type questions of two statements each, printed as Assertion and Reason.
While answering these questions you are required to choose any one of the following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion & Reason are true & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b)If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion. (c)If
Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d)If Assertion & Reason both are false
(e)If Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

13 ASSERTION (A) : If initial velocity(u) of a moving particle is 3 m/s and its final velocity(v) is 1
15 m/s then it's average velocity is certainly 9 m/s.
REASON(R): Average velocity of a particle is always given by (u+v)/ 2, where u is the initial
velocity and v is the final velocity.
14 ASSERTION (A): If weight of a book kept on table is called action then reaction is normal 1
reaction of the table on the book.
REASON(R): If the body A applied an action on the body B, the body B applies the reaction on
the first body A.
15 ASSERTION (A): If the momentum of a body is doubled, its kinetic energy becomes fourfold. 1
REASON(R): Kinetic energy is proportional to square of momentum.

16 ASSERTION (A): The gravitational force between the objects two is F. If masses of both the 1
objects are halved without altering the distance between them, the gravitational force would
become F/4.
REASON(R): The gravitational force is an inverse square law.
OR
ASSERTION (A): In projectile motion, the angle between the instantaneous velocity and 1
acceleration at the highest point is 180°.
REASON(R): At the highest point, velocity of projectile will be in horizontal direction only.
SECTION B ( 2X5 = 10 MARKS)

17 If force F , work W, and velocity V are taken as fundamental quantities, find the dimensional 2
 formula of time?
18 The displacement (in meter) of a particle moving along x -axis is given by x=18t+5𝑡2.calculate: 2
(i)The instantaneous velocity at t=2s
(ii) Average velocity between t=2s and t=3s.
19 State Newton’s second law of motion and write its mathematical expression. 2
20 (a)Define moment of inertia. 1
(b)What happens to the moment of inertia of an egg if it is boiled? 1

Two particles of mass100 g and 300 g at a given time have positions 10i –7j–3k 𝑚 and 7i – 9j +
OR
2
6k 𝑚 respectively. Determine the position of centre of mass.
21 Why are spokes fitted in the cycle wheel? 2
OR
What change in acceleration due to gravity of earth will be observed if the mass of the Earth is 2
made four-time and the radius is doubled ?

SECTION C ( 3X7 = 21 MARKS)

22 Suppose that the time-period of a simple pendulum depends upon 3

(i) mass of the bob (m),
(ii) length of the string (l) and
(iii) acceleration due to gravity (g)
Dimensionally derive a formula for the time-period of a simple pendulum.
23 Velocity time graph of a car starting from rest is shown in figure. Draw acceleration time graph 3
for the motion of the car.

24 State the parallelogram law of vector addition. Give analytical treatment to find the magnitude 3
and direction of a resultant vector by using this law.
25 (a)Define angle of repose. 1
(b) Derive an expression for angle of repose and prove that angle of repose depends only upon 2
coefficient of friction µ between the mass and the inclined plane.
26 (a)Why it is difficult to walk on sand? 1
(b)Why do we install door handles away from the hinge? 1
(c) Why does a cyclist needs to bend inward while going on a circular track? 1
27 Considering the earth to be a sphere of uniform density, derive the expression for the acceleration 3
due to gravity at a depth d below the surface of the earth.
28 (a)Define angular momentum and torque with its unit and dimension. (b) 2
Write the relation between angular momentum and torque. 1

A ball moving with a momentum of 5 kgms-1 strikes against a wall at an angle of 45𝑜 and is 3
OR

reflected at the same angle. Calculate the change in momentum.

SECTION D ( 4X2 = 8 MARKS)
CASE BASED CCT QUESTIONS
29 Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

When bodies are in contact, there are mutual contact forces satisfying the third law of
motion. The component of contact force normal to the surfaces in contact is called normal
reaction. The component parallel to the surfaces in contact is called friction. In the figure, 8
kg and 6kg are hanging stationary from a rough pulley and are about to move. They are
stationary due to the roughness of the pulley.

(i) Which force is acting between pulley and rope? 1

a)Tension force b) Gravitational force c) Buoyant force d) Frictional force
(ii) The normal reaction acting on the system is: 1
a) 2 g b) 8 g c) 14 g d) 6 g
(iii) The tension is more on side having mass of: 1
a) 8 kg b) Same on both c) 6 kg d) Nothing can be said
(iv) Coefficient of friction of the pulley is: 1
a) 1/6 b) 1/7 c) 1/4 d) 1/5
30 Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Collision is an isolated event in which a strong force acts between two or more bodies for a
short time as a result of which the energy and momentum of the interacting particle change. In
collision particles may or may not come in real touch e.g. in collision between two billiard balls
or a ball and bat, there is physical contact while in collision of alpha particle by a nucleus (i.e.
Rutherford scattering experiment) there is no physical contact.
(a)Momentum conservation: In a collision, the effect of external forces such as gravity or
friction are not taken into account as due to small duration of collision average impulsive force
responsible for collision is much larger than external force acting on the system and since this
impulsive force is 'Internal' therefore the total momentum of system always remains conserved.
(b) Energy conservation: In a collision 'total energy' is also always conserved. Here total energy
includes all forms of energy such as mechanical energy, internal energy, excitation energy,
radiant energy or even mass energy. These laws are the fundamental laws of physics and
applicable for any type of collision but this is not true for conservation of kinetic energy. An
elastic collision is a collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy of the system as a
result of the collision. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved quantities in elastic
collisions.

(i) In which motion, momentum changes but K.E does not? 1

(a) circular motion (b) parabolic motion (c) straight line motion (d) none
(ii) Two balls at the same temperature collide. What is conserved? 1
(a) momentum (b)velocity (c) kinetic energy (d) none
(iii) Momentum of two objects moving with the same speed but in opposite direction upon 1
collision is:
(a) increased (b) decreased (c) zero (d) none
(iv) In elastic collision, the relative speed of approach and separation is: 1
(a) equal (b) unequal (c) zero (d) infinite

SECTION E ( 5X3 = 15 MARKS)

31 (a)Define center of mass. 1
(b) Obtain an expression for position vector of center of mass of two particle system and 2
generalize it for particle system.
(c)Also find and expression for the momentum of system of particle in terms of velocity of 2
center of mass.
OR
(a) You are given two vectors A = 2î + 3ĵ + 4k̂ and B = 3î - 2ĵ + k. Find the cross product of 2
two vectors.
(b) Find the dimensional formula of gravitational constant G. Whether G is a dimensional or 2
dimensionless constant?
(c) Find the number of significant digits in 0.020800 m. 1
32 (a)What do you mean by the banking of a curved road? 1
(b) Determine the angle of banking to minimise the wear and tear of tyre of a car negotiating 4
a banked curve.
OR
(a) Define escape velocity.
(b) Derive the expression for escape velocity for a body projected from the surface of the 1
earth. (c) Calculate escape velocity on the surface of the earth if the radius of the earth is 6400 2
Km and acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 on the surface of the earth. 2

𝑣𝑜 at the lowest point A such that it completes a semi-circular trajectory in the vertical plane
33 A bob of mass m is suspended by a light string of length L. It is imparted a horizontal velocity

with the string becoming slack only on reaching the topmost point, C. This is shown in the
following Fig.

(i)Obtain an expression for 𝑣𝑜 ;

1
2
1
(iii) the ratio of the kinetic energies (𝐾𝐵 / 𝐾𝐶 ) at B and C.
(ii) the speeds at points B and C;
1
(iv) What will be the nature of the trajectory of the bob after it reaches the point C.
OR 1
(a) Define projectile. 3

an angle 𝛳 from the ground.

(b) Derive the expression for the horizontal range of a projectile projected with a velocity u at
1
(c) at what angle from the ground a javelin should be projected so that it goes farthest on the
ground.