SGPS

HALF YEARLY SAMPLE PAPER

PHYSICS

MAX. MARKS:70 TIME ALLOTED: 3 Hrs.

SECTION A

1 1
A body, thrown upwards with some velocity, reaches the maximum
height of 20 m. Another body with double the mass thrown up, with
double the initial velocity, will reach a maximum height of
(a) 40m (b) 50m (c) 80m (d) 160m

2 1
5
The number of significant figures in the numbers 4.8000 × 10 and
48000.50 are respectively
(a) 5 and 6 (b) 5 and 7 (c) 2 and 7 (d) 2 and 6

3 1
The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the
velocity. The unit of the constant of proportionality is

(a) kg / ms (b) kg /ms2 (c) kgs (d) kg /s

4 1
A projectile is thrown horizontally from the top of the tower and
strikes the ground after 3s at an angle 45 0 with the horizontal. the
height of the tower is
a) 44.1 m b) 4.5 m c) 9m d)
22m

5 If the linear momentum is increased by 50%, then kinetic energy will 1

increase by
(a) 50% (b) 100% (c) 125% (d) 25%
6 1
Which of the following affects the elasticity of a substance
A) hammering and annealing B) change in
temperature
C) impurity in substance D) All of these

7 Two identical particles move towards each other with velocities 2V 1

and V respectively. The velocity of centre of mass is
(a) V (b) V/3 (c) V/2 (d) Zero
8 1
Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume.
However, wire 1 has cross sectional area A and wire 2 has cross
sectional area 3A. If the length of wire 1 increases by ‘dx’ on
applying force F, How much force is needed to stretch wire 2 by the
same amount.
A) F B) 4F C) 6 F D) 9F

9 Find the torque of a force 7i – 3j– 5k about the origin which acts on a 1
particle whose position vector is i+j-k
a)i+4j– 2k. b) 8i+2j– 10k. c) -8i - 2j– 10k. d) 8i + j–
6k.
10 A block of mass 10 kg is moving in x direction with a constant speed 1
of 10 m/s. It is subjected to a retarding force F = - 0.1 xj/m during its
travel from x=20m to x=30m. Final KE will be (a) 250J
(b) 275J (c) 450J (d) 475J

11 1
A dancer on ice spins faster when she folds here arms. This is due to
 (A) Increases in energy and increase in angular momentum
(B) Decrease in friction at the skates
(C) Constant angular momentum and increase in kinetic
energy (D) Increase in energy and decreases in angular
momentum

12 A mass M splits in to two parts m and (M-m), which are separated by 1

a certain distance. The ratio m/M which maximizes the gravitational
force between the parts is
(a) 1: 4 (b) 1: 3 (c) 1: 2 (d) 1: 1
1
Questions number 13 to 16 are Assertion (A) and Reason (R) type
questions. Two statements are given one labelled Assertion (A) and
the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the
codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is
the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is
not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

(A) : Sportsman runs some distance before taking a long jump

(R) : Because of inertia of motion body remains in state of motion
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and enables him to have greater velocity to jump.

14 1
 Assertion: When a body moves along a circular path, no work is
done by the centripetal force.
Reason: The centripetal force is used in moving the body along the
circular path and hence no work is done
15 Assertion: Position of the centre of mass is independent of the 1
reference frame.
Reason: Centre of mass is same for all the bodies.
16 Assertion (A): Objects appear 'weightless' inside an orbiting 1
spacecraft.
Reason: Objects in circular motion experience centripetal force.

SECTION B
17 The greatest height to which a man can throw a stone is h. What 2
will be the greatest distance up to which he can throw the stone?
18 Distinguish between conservative and non conservative forces. 2

19 What is limiting friction? State the laws of limiting friction. 2

20 Define a rigid body. Differentiate between translational and 2

rotational equilibrium of a rigid body .
21 State and prove the law of conservation of linear momentum. 2
OR
Two billiard balls, each of mass 0.05 kg, moving in opposite
directions with speed 6 ms-1 collide and rebound with the same
speed. What is the impulse imparted to each ball due to the other?
SECTION C
22 The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum depends on (a) 3
length of the pendulum (b) mass of the bob (c) acceleration due to
 gravity. Derive an expression for the period, using the method of
dimensions.
23 Plot the velocity- time graph for a body moving with uniform 3
acceleration and derive the equations of motion from it.
24 A raindrop of mass 1.00g falls from a height 1.00 km, under the 3
influence of the downward gravitational force and the opposing
resistive force. It hits the ground with a speed of 50.0 m/s. (a) What
is the work done by the gravitational force? (b) What is the work
done by the unknown resistive force?
25 Draw the stress- strain graph for a metallic wire indicating the 3
yield point and permanent set and hence explain the terms.
Define Poisson’s ratio.

26 A ball is thrown vertically upwards with velocity of 20 m/s from the 3

top of a building . The height of the point from where the ball is
thrown is 25.0 m from the ground. (a) How high will the ball rise?
And (b) how long will it be before the ball hits the ground.

27 State and prove Bernoulli’s theorem. 3

28 (i) What is moment of inertia? On what factors does it depend? 3

(ii) The moment of inertia of two rotating bodies A and B are IA and
IB (IA> IB) and their angular momenta are equal. Which
one has a greater kinetic energy?
OR
(i) State the factors on which radius of gyration of a body depends.
 (ii) Find the rotational kinetic energy of a ring of mass 9kg and
radius 3m rotating with 240 rpm bout an axis passing through its
centre and perpendicular to its plane
SECTION D
29 When an object follows a circular path at a constant speed, the
motion of the object is called uniform circular motion. The word
“uniform” refers to the speed, which is uniform (constant) throughout
the motion. Suppose an object is moving with uniform speed v in a
circle of radius R Since the velocity of the object is changing
continuously in direction, the object undergoes acceleration. Let us
find the magnitude and the direction of this acceleration. Thus, the
acceleration of an object moving with speed v in a circle of radius R
has a magnitude
V 2 /R and is always directed towards the centre. This is why this
acceleration is called centripetal acceleration (a term proposed by 1
Newton).
(i) SI unit of angular velocity is 1
a) rev/sec b) m/s c) m/s2 d) None of these
(ii) A centripetal acceleration is not a constant vector. True or false?
1
a) True b) False
(iii) Name the physical quantity which remains same in a uniform
1
circular motion
(iv) If both speed of a body and radius of the circular path are
doubled, what will be the change in centripetal force ?
30 Why do we need spanners of different sizes? A spanner is used to
tighten a nut on a bolt. Nuts and Bolts are of different sizes and need
different magnitudes of torque to do the tightening process precisely.
 Torque is product of the magnitude of the force and perpendicular
distance of the line of action of the force from the axis of rotation.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions?
(i) While applying force, if we increase the perpendicular distance of
the line of action of the force from the axis of rotation then the torque
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remain unchanged
1
(d) cannot be predicted
(ii) If sum of the clockwise torque equals sum of the anticlockwise
torque, then angular acceleration is
(a)constant
(b)zero, 1
(c)negative
(d)positive
(iii) A force F = 𝑖̂+2𝑗̂+3𝑘 N acts at a point 4𝑖෡+3𝑗̂−𝑘 m, then the

magnitude of torque about the point 𝑖̂+2𝑗̂+𝑘⁡෡m will be √𝑥 Nm,

2
Find the torque?

SECTION E
31 a. A projectile is fired with the velocity u making an angle ϴ with 5
the horizontal. Show that its trajectory is a parabola
b. Derive the expression for (i) Maximum height (ii) time of flight
(iii) horizontal range
Or
a. State the parallelogram law of vector addition. Use it to find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors A and B in
terms of their magnitudes and the angle ϴ between them.
 b. The resultant of two vectors P and Q is R. On reversing the
direction of Q, the resultant becomes S. Prove that R2+S2=2(P2+Q2)
32 (a) What are elastic collisions? Prove that In an elastic one 5
dimensional collision between two bodies, the relative velocity of
approach is equal to the relative velocity of separation. (b) Briefly
explain how mechanical energy is conserved in a freely falling body.
OR
(a) State and prove work energy theorem when a constant force acts
on a body. (b) Derive an expression for the potential energy of a
spring.
33 (a) Discuss the variation of g with respect to altitude and depth. 5
(b) If a body weighs 63N on the earth, what is the gravitational force
on it at a height equal to half the radius of the earth?
OR
(a) Define escape velocity. Obtain an expression for the escape
velocity of an object from the surface of the earth. (b) Jupiter has a
mass 318 times the mass of the earth and its radius is 11.2 times the
earth’s radius. Estimate the escape velocity of a body from the
Jupiter’s surface.
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