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Michael’s Academy
Pre-Board Examination
Class: XI A, B1, B2
PHYSICS
(Three hours)
Maximum Marks:70
Date: (22-01-2024)

• All questions are compulsory.

• Question number 1 is of fourteen marks,All parts of this question are compulsory.

• Question numbers 2 to 8 carry 2 marks each with two questions having internal choice.

• Question numbers 9 to 17 carry 3 marks each with two questions having internal
choice.

• Question numbers 18 to 20 carry 5 marks.Each questions has an internal choice.

• The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [ ].

Part I [7x1=7]

Question 1

(A)
(a) A block of mass 2 kg is on a horizontal plane of coefficient of friction 0.5.
By applying 6N force on it, frictional force will be (g = 10m/s2)
A. 10N B. 6N C. 16N D. 4N
(b) Moment of inertia of an object does not depend upon
A. Mass of object B. Mass distribution
C. Angular velocity D. Axis of rotation.
(c) Which of the following physical quantity has the dimension of [ML2T−3]
A. Work B. Power C. Pressure D. Impulse
(d) The total energy of a satellite is E. What is its potential energy?
A. 2E B. -2E C. E D. -E
(e) The terminal velocity v of a rain water drop in air is
A. v = krη B. v = kr2η C. v = krη2 D. v = kr2/η
 (f) An airplane gets its upward lift due to phenomenon described by the
A. Archimedes principle B. Bernoulli’s principle
C. Buoyancy principle D. Pascal’s law
(g) A mass m is vertically suspended from a spring of negligible mass, the system oscillates
with a frequency n. What will be the frequency of the system, if a mass 4m is
suspended from the same spring?

a) n/2 b) 4n c) n/4 d) 2n

(B) Answer all questions given below briefly and to the point: (7 × 1 = 7)
(a) Can we apply the commutative laws for vector subtraction?

(b) Why has a horse to pull a cart harder during the first few steps of its motion?

(c) A body is moving along a circular path. How much work is done by the
centripetalforce? Can we apply the commutative laws for vector subtraction?

(d) Why is the weight of a body at the poles more than the weight at the equator?

(e) One flask contains glycerin and other contains water. Both are stirred
vigorouslyand kept on the table. Which liquid will come to rest earlier than
the other?

(f) What will happen to the potential energy of the atoms of a solid when compressed?

(g) Write the expression for an acceleration of a particle executing simple

harmonicmotion in terms of its displacement.

Part II (7x2=14 marks)

Question 2 [2]

A person sitting in a running train throws a ball vertically upward. What is the
natureof the path described by the ball to a person:
(i) Sitting inside the train
(ii) Standing on the ground outside the train?

Question 3 [2]

The figure below shows a force distance graph for a car being towed on a level ground.
Calculate the total work done.

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Question 4 [2]
(a) Which physical quantities are expressed by the following:
(i)The rate of change of angular momentum (ii)Moment of
linear momentum
(b) State law conservation of angular momentum.
OR

Calculate the centre of mass of uniform rod.

2
Question 5
Determine Cv , CP and ϒ for monoatomic gasses [ 2]

Question 6 [2]
(a) A force is inclined at 30◦ to the horizontal. If its rectangular component in the
horizontal direction be 50 N, find the magnitude of the force and its vertical
component.

OR
Calculate root mean square velocity of hydrogen (molecular weight =2) and kinetic
energy of one mole of the gas at 270 c.
Question 7 [2]
Define the following terms:
(i)Unit vectors and (ii)Collinear vectors.

Question 8 [2]
With reference to elasticity, define the following terms:
(i) Stress and (ii)Strain iii) State Hooke’s law.

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 Part III (9x3=27 marks)

Question 9 [3]
(a) Calculate the acceleration ’a’ of the system and the tensions T1 and T2 in the strings
as shown in figure. (Assume that the table and the pulleys are frictionless and the string
is massless and inextensible).

OR

(b) A body of mass 50kg is hung by a spring balance in a lift. Calculate the reading of
the balance when:
i. The lift is ascending with an acceleration of 2m/s2.
ii. The lift is descending with a constant velocity of 2m/s.
iii. The lift is descending with an acceleration of 2m/s2.

Question 10 [3]
State parallelogram law of vector addition.
Two vectors ⃗a and ⃗b are inclined at angle θ. Using this law derive the expression for
their resultant

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Question 11
a) State and prove parallel axes theorem. b) Define cross product of two vectors .Give an example.. [3]
Question 12
State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. [3]

Question 13 [3]
(a) The volume of liquid flowing per second Q through a capillary tube depends on
coefficient of viscosity of liquid η, radius of the tube r, and pressure gradient along the
capillary tube (P/l) Derive Poiseuille’s formula on the basis of dimensional analysis.

OR

(a) A square metal plate of 10 cm side moves parallel to another plate with a velocity
of 10 cm/s, both plates immersed in water. If the viscous force is 200 dyne and viscosity
of water is 0.01 poise, what is their distance apart?
(b) Write any two differences between solid friction and viscous force.
(c) How viscosity of liquid is change with temperature?

Question 14 [3]
i. What is meant by an ideal fluid?
ii. Obtain the equation of continuity for an ideal fluid through a pipe.

Question 15 [3]
A projectile is fired with a velocity u making an angle θ with the horizontal. Derive an
expression for (i)Horizontal range (ii)Maximum height and (iii) Time of flight.

Question 16 [3]
Two identical springs, each of force constant K are connected in (a)series and
(b)parallel, they support a mass m. Calculate the time periods oscillation of the mass
when spring two spring Connected in series and Parallel.

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Question 17 [3]
a) A flywheel (which may be considered as a uniform metallic disc) of mass 25 kg has a
radius of 0.2 m. It is making 240 r.p.m. What is the torque needed to bring it to rest in
20 s?
b) Give any two applications of elasticity.

Part IV (3x5=15 marks)

Question 18
(a) Define the term escape velocity. Obtain an expression for the escape velocity of [3]
abody from the surface of the earth.

(b) Explain the variation of acceleration due to gravity g with (i)Altitude and (ii)Depth
[2]
OR
a) Explain Newton’s formula and Laplace correction.
b) The mass of 1 litre of hydrogen is 0.0896 g and that of 1 litre of air is 1.293. The
speed of sound in air is 332 m/s. Calculate the speed of sound in hydrogen.
Question19
There are many types of spring. Important among these are helical and spiral spring.
Usually, we assume that the springs are massless. Therefore, work done is stored in
the spring in the form of elastic potential energy of the spring. Thus, potential energy
of a spring is the energy associated with the state of compression or expansion of an
elastic spring.

a) The potential energy of a spring increases by 15 J when stretched by 3 cm.

If it is stretched by 4 cm, determine the increase in potential energy. [1]
b) State work energy theorem [1]
c) Derive an expression for potential energy of an ideal spring. [2]
d) What is negative gradient of potential energy called? [1]

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 Question20

a) State and prove Meyer’s relation. [2]

b) Derive an expression for work done in adiabatic process. [2]
c) A Carnot engine working between 300 K and 600 K has a work output of
800 J per cycle. Calculate the heat supplied to the engine from the source.
[1]
OR

a) State laws of vibrations of stretched strings. [1]

b) A wire has a length of 100 cm and a mass of 0.4 g. If a 5 kg weight has been
suspended from the wire and the wire is vibrative in two segments, then determine
the frequency of the note emitted by the wire.[2]
c)Explain first, second and third mode of vibrative of open organ pipe. Apply end
correction to fundamental frequency and first overtone. [2]

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