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PT- II EXAMINATION
Class XI (2024-2025)
PHYSICS
Time: 3 Hrs M.M: 70
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section
D and Section E. All the sections are compulsory. Section A contains sixteen
MCQ of 1 mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each,
Section C contains seven questions of three marks each, section D contains
two case study based questions of 4 marks each and Section E contains three
long questions of five marks each.
3. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in
section B, C, D and E. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such
questions.
4. Use of calculators is not allowed.

SECTION – A (One mark each)

Q. 1 What are the dimensions of A/B in the relation F = A√x+ Bt2, where F is the force, x is
distance and t is time? 1

(a) ⦋ML2T-2⦌ (b) ⦋L-1/2T2⦌ (c) ⦋L-1/2T-1⦌ (d) ⦋LT2⦌

Q. 2 If energy, E=Gphqcr , where G is the universal gravitational constant , h is the Planck’s

constant and c is the velocity of light , then the value of p, q, and r are , respectively

(a) -1/2,1/2 and 5/2 (b) 1/2, -1/2 and -5/2

(c) -1/2, 1/2 and 3/2 (d) 1/2, -1/2 and -3/2

Q. 3 Taking into account of the significant figures, what is the value of 9.99 m -.0099 m?

(a) 9.98 m (b) 9.9 m (c) 9.980 m (d) 9.9801 m

Q. 4 There different objects of masses m1,m2 and m3 are allowed to fall from the same point
O along three different frictionless paths. The speed of the three objects, on reaching
the ground, will be in the ratio of

(a) m1 : m2 : m3 (b) m1 :2m2 :3m3

(c) 1/m1 : 1/m2 : 1/m3 (d) 1:1:1

Q. 5 A body starting from rest moves along a straight line with constant acceleration. The
variation of speed v with distance s is

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 (a) (b)

(c) (d)

Q. 6 A body takes time t to reach the bottom of an inclined plane of angle  with the
horizontal. If the plane is made rough, time taken now is 2t. the coefficient of friction
of the rough surface is
3 2 1 1
(a) tan  (b) tan  (c) tan  (d) tan 
4 3 4 2

Q. 7 A momentum decreases by 20%, then kinetic energy will decrease by

(a) 40% (b) 36% (c) 18% (d) 8%

Q. 8 The velocity of projectile motion at the initial point A is (2i+3j) m/s. Its velocity (in m/s)
at point B is

(a) -2i-3j (b) -2i+3j (c) 2i-3j (d) 2i+3j

Q. 9 One end of massless rope, which passes over a massless and

frictionless pulley P is tied to a hook C, while the other end is free.
Maximum tension that the rope can bear is 840 N. With what value
of maximum safe acceleration (in m/s2) can a man of 60 kg climb
on the rope ? take g = 10 ms2 .

(a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8

Q. 10 A stone is dropped from a height h. It hits the ground with a certain momentum p. If
the same stone is dropped from a height 100% more than the previous height, the
momentum when it hits the ground will change by

(a) 68% (b) 41% (c) 200% (d) 100%

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Q. 11 Three identical blocks of masses m=2 kg are drawn by a force 10.2 N on a frictionless
surface . What is the tension (in N) in the string between
the blocks B and C ?

(a) 9.2 (b) 8 (c) 3.4 (d) 9.8

Q. 12 What is the minimum velocity with which a body of mass m must enter a vertical loop
of radius R so that it can complete the loop ?

(a)√(gR) (b)√(2gR) (c)√(3gR) (d)√(5gR)

In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of

reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of A.

(b) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation
of A.

(c) If assertion is true but reason is false

(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Q. 13 Assertion A cloth covers a table. Some dishes are kept on it. The cloth can be pulled
out without dislodging the dishes from the table.

Reason For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Q. 14 If two springs S1 and S2 of force constants k1 and k2, respectively, are stretched by the
same force, it is found that more work is done on spring S1 than on spring S2.

Assertion If stretched by the same amount, work done on S1, will be more than that
on S2.

Reason k1 < k2

Q. 15 Assertion A point particle of mass m moving with speed v collides with stationery
point particle of mass M. If the maximum energy loss possible is given as

f (1/2 mv2), then f = (m/M+m)

Reason Maximum energy loss occurs when the particles gets stuck together as a result
of the collision.

Q. 16 Assertion Two particles moving in the same direction do not lose all their energy in a
completely inelastic collision.

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 Reason Principle of conservation of momentum holds true for all kinds of collision.

SECTION – B (Two mark each)

Q. 17 A gas bubble from an explosion under water, oscillates with period T depending on its
static pressure, density of water and energy of explosion. Derive the formula for T.

Q. 18 The mass of a box measured by a grocer’s balance is 2.3 kg. Two gold pieces of masses
20.15 g and 20.17 g are added to the box. What is (a) the total mass of the box and (b)
the difference in the masses of the pieces to correct significant figures?

Q. 19 A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes five steps forward and three steps
backward, followed again by five steps forward and three steps backward and so on.
Each step is 1 m long and requires 1s. Plot the x-t graph of his motion. Determine
graphically and otherwise how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 13m away from
the start.

Q. 20 The position of a particle is given by r = (3t i – 2t2 j + 4k )m where t is in seconds and

the coefficients have the proper units for r to be in metres. (a) Find the v and a of the
particle (b) What is the magnitude and direction of velocity of the
particle at t = 2 s ?

Q. 21 A string of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass m

supports a block of mass M as shown in the figure. Find the force
exerted on the pulley by the clamp.

OR

An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly. The coefficient of friction

between the insect and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining the

centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle

ἀ with the vertical, find the maximum possible value of ἀ.

SECTION – C (Three marks each)

Q. 22 A small steel ball of radius r is allowed to fall under gravity through a column of a
viscous liquid of coefficient of viscosity ἠ. After sometime the velocity of the body attains
a constant value vT. The terminal velocity depends upon (i) the weight of the ball, mg
(ii) the coefficient of viscosity, ἠ and (iii) the radius of the ball, r. By the method of
dimensions, determine the relation expressing terminal velocity.

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Q. 23 Draw the following graphs representing motion of an object under free fall.

(i) Variation of position with respect to time

(ii) Variation of velocity with respect to time

(iii) Variation of acceleration with respect to time

Q. 24 A body A is thrown up vertically from the ground with a velocity v0 and another body
B is simultaneously dropped from a height H. Find the value of v0 if they meet at height
H/2.

Q. 25 (a) What is projectile motion?

(b) The maximum range of projectile is 2/√3 times actual range. What is the angle of
projection for the actual range?

(c) Two balls are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles ἀ and (90 -ἀ) with the
horizontal. What will be the ratio of the maximum heights attained by them? When
will this ratio be equal to 1?

Q. 26 A particle moves in a circle of radius 4 cm clockwise at constant speed of 2 cm/s. If x

and y are unit acceleration vectors along X-axis and Y- axis respectively, find the
acceleration of the particle at the instant half way between P and Q.

Q. 27 What is meant by banking of roads? What is the need for banking a road. Obtain an
expression for the maximum speed with which a vehicle can safely negotiate a curved
road banked at an angle θ. The coefficient of friction between the wheels and the road
is μ.

Q. 28 A bullet of mass 0.01 kg and travelling at a speed of 500 m/s strikes a block of mass
2 kg which is suspended by a string of length 5m. The centre of gravity of the block is
found to rise a vertical distance 0.1 m. What is the speed of the bullet after it emerges
from the block? Take g=9.8 m/s2 .
OR
State and prove work-energy theorem by using calculus method only.

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 SECTION – D (Four marks each)

Q. 29 Two vectors can be multiplied into ways one way produces a scalar resultant and is
called scalar product while another way produces a vector resultant and is called
vector product.
For two vectors → and → inclined at an angle θ the scalar or dot product is defined as
𝐴 𝐵

→ .→ = |→||→|cosθ=ABcosθ
𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵

Geometrically it is equal to the product of magnitude of one vector and component of

the other vector along the first vector. In terms of rectangular components of → and →
𝐴 𝐵

we can write

→ .→=𝐴𝑥 .𝐵𝑥 +𝐴𝑦 .𝐵𝑦 +𝐴𝑧 .𝐵𝑧

𝐴 𝐵

Scalar Product obeys both commutative and distributive laws.

For two vectors → and → inclined at an angle θ, the vector or cross product is defined
𝐴 𝐵

as
→ 𝑋 → = AB sin θ𝑛̂
𝐴 𝐵

Where 𝑛̂ cap is a unit vector perpendicular to the plane of → and → and its direction is
𝐴 𝐵

given by right hand rule. Geometrically the magnitude of vector product of two vectors
is equal to twice the area of the triangle formed by the two vectors as its adjacent sides.
In teams of rectangular component of → and → ,
𝐴 𝐵

î ĵ 𝑘̂
→ 𝑋 →=|𝐴𝑥 𝐴𝑦 𝐴𝑧 |=(𝐴𝑦 𝐵𝑧 -𝐴𝑧 𝐵𝑦 )î − (𝐴𝑥 𝐵𝑧 -𝐴𝑧 𝐵𝑥 )ĵ+(𝐴𝑥 𝐵𝑦 -𝐴𝑦 𝐵𝑥 )𝑘̂
𝐴 𝐵
𝐵𝑥 𝐵𝑦 𝐵𝑧

Vector products do not obey commutative law but obeys distributive law.

Answer the following questions:

1) The angle between the two vectors →=5î+5ĵ and →=5î-5ĵ will be
𝐴 𝐵

(a) Zero (b) 900 (c) 450 (d) 0o

2) When →. →=-|→ || →|, then
𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵
(a) → and → are perpendicular to each other.
𝐴 𝐵
(b) → and → act in same direction.
𝐴 𝐵
(c) → and → act in opposite directions.
𝐴 𝐵
(d) → and → can be act in any direction.
𝐴 𝐵

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 3) For the → and → making angle ‘θ’, which one of the following relation is correct?
𝐴 𝐵
(a) → X →=→X→ (b) → X → =ABsinθ
𝐴 𝐵 𝐵 𝐴 𝐴 𝐵

(c) → X → = AB cosθ (d) → X →= → X →=− →X→

𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵 𝐵 𝐴

4) If |→ X →|=|→ . →|, then angle between → and → will be

𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵

(a) 30o (b) 60o (c) 45o (d) 0o

OR
If |→ X →|=√3 → . →, then the value of |→ + →|is
𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵 𝐴 𝐵

(a) (A2+B2+AB)1/2 (b) (A2+B2+AB/√3)1/2

(c) A+B (d) (A2+B2+√3𝐴𝐵)1/2

Q. 30 According to hook’s law, when a spring is stretched through distance x, the restoration
force F set up in the spring due to its elasticity is such that

F∝x or F=-kx

Where k is the force constant or spring constant of the spring. It is the restoring force
set up in the spring per unit extension. Its SI unit is Nm-1. The work done in
stretching the spring through distance x will be
𝑥 1
W=∫0 𝑘𝑥𝑑𝑥 = 2kx2

This work done is stored as potential energy U of the spring. Therefore,

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U=2 𝑘𝑥 2

Answer the following questions:

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1) In the equation : W=2 𝑘𝑥 2

the dimension of k is
(a) ⦋M1L0T-2⦌ (b) ⦋M0L1T-1⦌ (c) ⦋M1L1T-2⦌ (d) ⦋M1L0T-1⦌
2) A spring of force constant 800 Nm-1 has an extension of 5 cm. The work done in extending it
from 5 cm to 15 cm is
(a) 16 J (b) 8 J (c) 32 J (d) 24 J
3) Two springs of spring constant 1500 N/m and 3000 N/m respectively are stretched with a
same force. Their potential energies will be in the ratio of
(a) 4:1 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:4 (d) 1:2
4) The spring extends by x on loading, then the energy stored by the spring is (if T is tension in
the spring and k is spring constant)
(a) T2/2x (b) T2/2k (c) 2k/T2 (d) 2T2/k
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A spring 40 mm long is stretched by the application of force. If 10 N force is required to stretch
the spring through 1 mm, then work done in stretching the spring through 40 mm is
(a) 23 J (b) 68 J (c) 84 J (d) 8 J

SECTION – E (Five marks each)

Q. 31 If a body moving with uniform acceleration in a straight line describes successive

equal distances in time intervals t1, t2 and t3, then show that
1/t1 -1/t2+ 1/t3 = 3/ (t1+t2+t3)

OR

In a car race, car A takes time t less than car B and passes the finishing point with
a velocity v more than the velocity with which car B passes that point. Assuming
that the car starts from rest and travel with constant acceleration a1 and a2, show
that v=t √a1a2

Q. 32 Define the terms static friction, limiting friction and kinetic friction. Draw the graph
between friction and applied force on any object and show static friction, limiting
friction and kinetic friction in graph. Using graph show that static friction is a self-
adjusting force.
OR
(a) What do you mean by centripetal force?
(b) Draw a diagram showing the motion of a car on a rough horizontal road. Show

various forces acting on this car in the diagram. Hence derive an expression for

maximum speed of the car.

(c) Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box lying on

its floor will remain stationary. Given that coefficient of friction between the

box and the train’s floor is 0.15. Take g 10 ms-2

Q. 33 State the law of conservation of mechanical energy. Show that the total mechanical

energy of a body falling freely under gravity is conserved. Show it graphically.

OR
Define elastic collision and discuss it for two bodies in one dimension. Calculate the
velocities of two bodies after collision. Discuss special cases also.