St. Andrews Scots Sr. Sec.

School
I.P.Extn., Patparganj. Delhi-110092

PHYSICS SAMPLE PAPER

CLASS :-XI TIME:-3 HRS. M.M.:-70
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(i)All the questions are compulsory
(ii) Question numbers 1 to 5 are very short answer questions and carry 1 marks each.
(iii) Question numbers 6 to 10 are short answer questions and carry 2 marks each.
(iv) Question number 11 to 22 are also short answer questions and carry 3 marks each.
(v) Question number 23 carries 4 marks.
(vi) Question number 24 to 26 are long answer question and carry 5 marks each.
(vii) Use log tables if necessary use of calculator is not permitted.

Q 1) Can the motion of artificial satellite around the earth be taken as S.H.M?
Q 2) How would period of spring mass system change when it is made to oscillate horizontally and then
vertically.
Q 3) If the acceleration of a particle is constant in magnitude but not in direction, whattype of path does the body
follow?
Q 4) What is the acceleration of a particle projected upward as its highest point of motion?
Q 5) Can the velocity of a particle change even if its speed is constant? If yes, give example.
Q 6) Find the angle of projection for which horizontal range and maximum height are equal.
Q 7) Two equal forces have their resultant equal to either. Find the angle between them.
Q 8) If A + B = C, Prove that C2=(A2 + B2 + 2AB cos Ө)1/2, where Ө is the angle between A and B.
Q 9) A force F= ̂i + 5 ̂j + 7 ̂k acts on a particle and displaces it through S = 6 ̂i + 9 ̂k. Calculate the work done if
the force is in newton and displacement in metre.
Q 10 Two balls of each of mass 0.06 kg moving in opposite direction with a speed of 5 m/s. Collide and rebound
with the same speed. What is the impuse imparted to each ball due to other.
Q 11) A rubber ball of mass 25 g falls from a height of 2 m and rebounds to a height of 1.5 m. Find the impulse
and the average force between the ball and the ground if the time during which they are in contact was 0.1 s.
Q 12) The string of a pendulum is 2.0 m long. The body is pulled sideways so that the string becomes horizontal and
the bob is released. What is the speed with which the bob is released? What is the speed with which the bob arrives
at the lowest point? Assume that 10% of the initial energy is used against air resistance(g= 10 m/s2).
Q 13) What is meant by centripetal acceleration ? Derive the formula for same.
Q 14) A stone of mass ‘m’ is projected with a velocity v at an angle Ө. Find the (a) time of flight and (b) the
maximum range.
Q 15) The position of a body moving along x-axis is given by x=20t2 – 30 where x is in meters, while‘t’ is in
seconds. Find (a) velocity and acceleration (b) the initial position the object.
Q 16) The maximum error in the measurement of mass and radius of a sphere are 3% and 2% respectively. Calculate
the maximum error in the measurement of its density and volume.
Q 17. A woman stands on a balance in an elevator. What will be the weight felt if the elevator
a) accelerates up, (b) accelerates down, (c) moves up with constant velocity?
Q 18. Define coefficient of friction, angle of friction and angle of repose and show how they are related to
each other.
OR
The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of moon is 1.7 ms-2. What is the time period of a simple
pendulum on the moon if its time period is 3.5 s on earth ? Take g on earth = 9.8 ms-2.
Q 19. A rubber ball of mass 25 g falls from a height of 2 m and rebounds to a height of 1.5 m. Find the impulse and
the average force between the ball and the ground if the time during which they are in contact was 0.1 s.
Q 20. The acceleration associated with a mass in a horizontal plane is given by ὰ =5t2 m/s2. Find the position and
velocity at t = 1second, considering the initial velocity to be (a) 0 m/s (b) 1 m/s.
Q 21. The value of two resistance used in an experiment are measured as R1 = 27+ 0.1 ᾩ and R2 = 3+ 0.2 ᾩ.
Find the resistence in series and parallel with possible errors.
Q 22. A projectile is thrown at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. After how much time will its inclination with the
horizontal be 45° ? [Given I v I = 147 m/s]
Q 23. Rajat was going towards his home as it was raining outside. He was carrying an umbrella and was adjusting it
at different angles so that he could save himself from getting wet. While walking, he saw that a truck was
approaching very fast and an old lady and took her away.
a) What values do you attribute to rajat ?
b) A person standing at the road has to told his umbrella at 30° with the vertical to keep the rain away. He
throws the umbrella and starts running at 10 m/s. He finds that raindrops are hitting his head vertically.
Find the speed of raindrops with respect to (i) the road (ii) the moving person.
c) Why is it difficult to apply brakes on rainy day?
Q 24. (a) What is the significance of the area below v – t graph?
(b) State the law of conservation of momentum.
(c) Express how this law explains the recoil of a gun.
Q 25. Derive the three equation of motion for a constantly accelerated body.
OR
Prove that the angle between the line of motion of two equal masses undergoing elastic oblique collision is π/2
after collision if one of them was at rest initially.
Q 26. What is projectile? Derive the expression for the trajectory, maximum height, time of flight, and horizontal
range for a projectile thrown upwards, making an angleӨ with the horizontal direction.
OR
(a) Analytically, find the resultant R of two vectors A and b inclined at an angleӨ.
(b) Find the angle between two vectors A and B if resultant of the vectors is given by R2 = A2 + B2.