MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

CHETPET, CHENNAI-31
TERM I EXAMINATION 2021-2022
PHYSICS -042 / II
CLASS: XI MAX.MARKS:35
DATE : 26.11.2021 TIME: 90 MINUTES
SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C
Q.NO ANSWER Q.NO ANSWER Q.NO ANSWER
1 A 26 B 50 B
2 C 27 C 51 A
3 C 28 A 52 B
4 A 29 A 53 A
5 A 30 C 54 C
6 A 31 B 55 A
7 C 32 B
8 A 33 A
9 B 34 D
10 C 35 A
11 D 36 A
12 D 37 A
13 C 38 B
14 C 39 A
15 B 40 B
16 D 41 B
17 B 42 C
18 D 43 A
19 D 44 C
20 B 45 B
21 A 46 A
22 B 47 B
23 C 48 C
24 A 49 C
s25 B
MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
 CHETPET, CHENNAI-31
TERM I EXAMINATION 2021-2022
PHYSICS -042 / II
CLASS: XI MAX.MARKS:35
DATE : 26.11.2021 TIME: 90 MINUTES
General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains three sections.
2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.

SECTION A
This section consists of 25 multiple choice questions with overall
choice to attempt any 20 questions. In case more than desirable
number of questions are attempted, ONLY first 20 will be
considered for evaluation.
1. A Sphere cannot roll on
a) A smooth inclined plane b) A smooth horizontal
surface
c) A rough inclined surface d) A rough inclined surface

2. Moment of force is called

a) Impulse b) angular momentum
c) torque d) couple

3. A wheel has applied at its axle 2 cm in radius, a constant tangential

force of 800 N. The torque acting on it will be:
a) 1 Nm b) 10 Nm
c) 16 Nm d) 21 Nm

4. The time period of a geostationary satellite of earth is

a) 24 hours b) 1 month
c) 1 year d) zero

5. If the unit of force is kilonewton, the length in 1km and time 100s,
What will be the unit of mass?
a) 10000kg b) 1000kg
c) 100kg d) 1kg

6. The basic difference between a scalar and vector is one of

a) direction b) magnitude
 c) origin d) polar angle

7. If the magnitude of force 'F' experienced by a certain object moving

with speed 'v' is given by F = Kv2. Then, the dimensional formula of
K is
a) [MLT-2] b) [LT-1]
c) [ML ]
-1
d) [MLT-1]

8. A body of mass 8 kg is moved by force F = 3X N, where x is the

distance covered. If initial position is x = 2m and final position is x =
10m, the initial speed is zero, Then final speed is
a) 6 m/s b) 12 m/s
c) 14 m/s d) 15 m/s

9. The escape velocity of moon when its radius is 1.74 x 106 m and
mass 7.36 x 1022 kg is will be
a) 2075 m/s b) 2375 m/s
c) 5375 m/s d) 3755 m/s

10. The power of water pump is 2 kW. The amount of water it can raise
in one minute to a height of 10 meter is (g = 10 m/s2)
a) 2000 litre b) 1000 litre
c) 1200 litre d) 100 litre

11. Sam hanged a 9kg weight connected by a string over a pulley to a

5kg block that is sliding on a flat table. If the co-efficient of kinetic
friction is 0.200, find the tension in the string?

a) 88.2N b) 14N
c) 49N d) 37.8N
12. A 1000kg car negotiates a curve on a flat horizontal road. The
coefficient of static friction between the pavement and tyres in 0.50
and the radius of the curve in 30m. Calculate the maximum speed
of the car with which it can take a turn successfully.
a) 2.2m/s b) 4.9m/s
c) 17.14m/s d) 12.12m/s
13. The energy transformation involved in shooting of an arrow from a
bow is
a) kinetic to potential energy
b) chemical to potential energy
c) Potential to kinetic energy
d) Kinetic to muscular energy

14. A man pushes a roller with a force of 50N through a distance of

20m. The amount of work done if the handle of the roller is inclined
at an angle of 600 with the ground is
a) 5 J b) 50 J
c) 500 J d) 10J

15. A force is applied on a moving body, which retards its motion. Then
the work done
a) is Zero b) is negative
c) is positive d) can be positive or zero

16. The average frictional force needed to stop a car weighing 500 kg
in a distance of 25 meters, if initial speed is 20 m/s, is
a) 40N b) 440N
c) 404N d) 4000N

17. When sand is pored on a rotating disc, its angular velocity will
a) Remain constant b) decreases
c) increases d) becomes zero

18. A train rounds on unbanked circular bend of radius 30 m at a sped

of 15 ms-1. If the mass of the train is 106 kg, the angle of banking
required to prevent wearing out of the rails is
a) 63.98º b) 32.98º
c) 16.98º d) 36.98º

19. For a body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle, which
of the following remains constant?
a) Velocity b) Acceleration
c) Centripetal force d) Kinetic energy

20. An object of mass 1 kg is acted upon by a force that varies with

position of the object as shown. If the object starts from rest at a
point x = 0, then its speed at x = 25 m is
 a) 5 m/s b) 10 m/s
c) 20 m/s d) 28 m/s

21. Two teams in the game of tug of war are pulling the rope with
equal and opposite forces of the 250 kg force each. If the rope is
light, then the tension in the rope in such a situation is
a) 2450 N b) 3450 N
c) 110 N d) 150 N
22. Two forces of magnitude 4N and 6N act in opposite directions. The
direction of the resultant of the two forces is
a) Perpendicular to both the forces
b) Along the force of magnitude 6N
c) Along the force of magnitude 4N
d) None of the above

23. A ball is dropped from a high rise platform at t=0 starting from rest.
After 6 s, another ball is thrown downwards from the same platform
with a speed v. Two balls meet at t=18s.What is the value of v?
(g=10ms-2 )
a) 80 ms-1 b) 90 ms-1
c) 75 ms-1 d) 85 ms-1
24. A pendulum of length 1 m oscillate under the influence of gravity.
The speed of the bob of the pendulum, when it makes 30° with the
vertical in 1m/s. Determine the magnitude and the direction of total
acceleration.
a) 78.5° b) 15°
c) 60° d) 18.5°
25. The condition for ⃗
P +⃗
Q= ⃗
P −⃗
Q is that
a) ⃗P= ⃗0 b) ⃗Q= ⃗0
c) ⃗
P−Q⃗ =⃗0 d) ⃗
P +⃗
Q= ⃗0

Section-B
 This section consists of 24 multiple choice questions with
overall choice to attempt any 20 questions. In case more
than desirable number of questions is attempted, only first
20 will be considered for evaluation.

26. A car of mass 2 X103 kg travelling at 36 km/hr on a horizontal road

is brought to rest in a distance of 50m by the action of brakes and
frictional forces. Calculate the average stopping force
a) 2 X 103N b) – 2 X 103N
c) 2 X 102 N d) -2 X 102N

27. The only force acting on a 5kg object has components F x = 15N and
Fy = 25N. Find the acceleration of the object.
a) 4.81 m/s2 b) 3.74 m/s2
c) 5.83 m/s 2
d) 1.33 m/s2
28. A force F = 3x2 start acting on a particle which is initially at rest.
Find the work done by the force during the displacement of the
particle from x =0m to x = 2m.
a) 8Nm b) 6Nm
c) 3 NM d) 0
29. Calculate the cross product between A=3 i−3 ^ ^j+ k^ ∧B=4 i+
^ 9 ^j+ 2 k^
^
a) −15 i−2 ^
^j+39 k ^
b) 12 i−27 ^j+9 k ^
^ ^ ^
c) 3 i−3 j+ k ^ ^ ^
d) 4 i+ 9 j+2 k

30. Calculate the gravitational force of attraction between 2 lead

balls of mass 20kg and 10kg separated by a distance of 10cm?
a) 6.67 x 10-6N b)13.3 x 10-6N
c)1.3 x 10 N
-6
d) 2 x 10-6N

31. The value of the gravitational potential at the centre of a ring of

radius “a” and mass “M” is _______
a) Zero b) –(GM)/a
c) -(GM)/√a d) infinite
32. Out of the following, identify the correct statement.
a) A satellite cannot move in a stable orbit in a plane passing
through the earth centre
b) Geostationary satellites are launched in the equatorial
plane
c) We can use just one geostationary satellite for global
communication around the globe.
d) The speed of a satellite increases with an increase in the
radius of its orbit.

33. The mass of an electron is 9 × 10–31 kg. It revolves around the

nucleus of an atom in a circular orbit of 4.0 Å, with a speed of 6 ×
106 m/s. The angular momentum of electron is
a) 2.16 × 10–33kg m2 / s b) 2 × 10–35kg m2/s
 c) 3 × 10–33kg m2/s d) 3 × 10–35 kg m2/s

34. Which of the following is a dimension less quantity?

a) Specific heat b) Quantity of heat
c) Stress d) Strain
35. A truck accelerates at 1 m/s2 from rest. What is it velocity in m/s at
a time of 2 sec?
a) 2 m/s b) 0
c) 1 m/s d) 3 m/s
36. Strong Nuclear Force
a) Is responsible for holding the nucleus of an atom together
b) Is responsible for holding the electrons of an atom together
c) Is a long range force
d) Is responsible for holding the nucleus of an atom and the
electrons

37. It is found that|⃗ B|=|⃗

A+ ⃗ A| This necessarily implies,
a) ⃗B=0 b) ⃗
A ⋅⃗
B≤ 0
c) A, B are perpendicular d) A, B are antiparallel

38. Classical Physics deals mainly with _______.

a) Transport phenomena b) macroscopic phenomena
c) microscopic phenomena d) surface phenomena

39. For one dimensional motion displacement is the change in

position and is given by
a) Δx = x2 – x1 b) Δx = x2 + x1 / 2
c) Δx = x2 + x1 d) Δx = 2(x2 + x1)

40. Calculate the mass of the moon if the free fall acceleration near its
surface is known to be 1.62m/s2.Radius of the moon is 1738km?
a) 6.34 X 1022Kg b) 7.34x1022 kg
c) 1.738x10 kg
22
d) 1.62x1022 kg

41. An artificial satellite orbiting the earth does not fall down because
the earth’s attraction
a) is balanced by the attraction of the moon
b) produces the necessary acceleration for its motion in a
curved path
c) vanishes at such distances
d) is balanced by the viscous drag produced by the atmosphere

42. A stone released with zero velocity from the top of the tower
reaches the ground in 4 sec. The height of the tower is
a) 83m b) 40m
c) 80m d) 16m
 43. joule second is the unit of
a) angular momentum b) linear momentum
c) work d) pressure
44. The centre of mass of system of particles does not depend on
a) Relative distance between the particles b) mass of the particles

c)Force acting on the particles d) position of the particles

In the following questions a statement of Assertion (A) is followed

by a statement of reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of
the following choices.

45. Assertion(A): The numerical value of the given amount of

physical quantity increases if the measuring unit is small and it
decreases if unit used is comparatively larger.
Reason(R): The numerical value and the measuring unit of the
physical quantity changes with change in the system of unit.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is also false.

46. Assertion(A): In mechanics, we treat length, mass and time as

the three basic or fundamental quantities.
Reason(R): Length, mass and time cannot be obtained from one
another
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of

A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is also false.

47. Assertion(A): The v-t graph of the particle is shown in the figure.
The work is done in the interval AB is positive while in CD is
negative.
 Reason(R): Work done on the system is equal to the change in
kinetic energy.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is also false.

48. Assertion(A): According to Newton’s second law of motion, If the

net force on the system of particles is zero, then the linear
momentum of the system is constant.
Reason(R): The linear momentum of the system is constant because
the internal force acting on the particle is zero and the centre of
mass is at rest.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is also false.

49. Assertion(A): We should take small steps while walking on the ice.
Reason(R): Frictional force decreases by taking smaller steps.

Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of
A
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is also false.
SECTION C
This section consists of 6 multiple choice questions with an
overall choice to attempt any 5. In case more than desirable
number of questions are attempted, only first 5 will be considered
for evaluation.
 50. The direction of angular velocity vector is along
a) the outward radius b) the axis of rotation
c) the tangent of circular path d) the inward radius

51. Which of the following vectors are conserved as an isolated

system?
a) The total linear momentum b) The linear momentum a particle
c) The force of a particle d) The angular momentum of a
particle

Case study

Read the following paragraph and answers the questions:

Elastic potential energy is potential energy stored as a result of the
deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching and compressing
of a spring. It is stored as work done on the spring, which depend upon
the spring constant k as well as the distance stretched or compressed.

52. How much should a spring of indefinite length be compressed to

have a potential energy equivalent to a ball of mass 6 kg raised to a
height of 120m above the ground? Let the spring have stiffness of k = 100
N/m and assume g = 10 m/s2

a) 6 m b) 12 m
c) 20m d) 144 m

53. What type of energy is stored in the spring of a watch?

a) Potential energy b) Kinetic energy
c) Mechanical energy d) None of these

54. If force constant k is doubled, then the ratio of final to initial

force is (when the distance is kept as constant):
a) 4:1 b) 1:4
c) 2:1 d) 1:2
55.A spring is cut into two equal halves. How is the spring constant of
each half affected?
a) becomes double b) becomes 1/4th
c) becomes half d) none of these