VIBGYOR HIGH
Half Yearly Examination
2024-2025
Physics Sample Paper
Grade: XI Max. Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
General Instructions:
• This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory.
However, there are internal choices in some questions.
• Section A has 26 MCQ type questions of 1 mark each.
• Section B has 2 Short Answer (SAQ) type questions of 2 marks each and 3 Source Based
Questions of 2 marks each.
• Section C has 4 Long Answer Type Questions of 3 marks each and 1 Source Based Question
of 3 marks each.
• Section D has 1 Case Based Question of 4 marks.
• Section E has 1 Long Answer Type Questions of 5 marks each and 2 Source Based Question
of 5 marks each.
Section A
MCQ Type Questions
1. The displacement (in meter) of a body varies with time t (in second) as x = t 2 – 2t
– 3. The displacement is zero for a positive value of t which is equal to:
(A) 1s
(B) 4s
(C) 3s
(D) 2s
2. If A = B + C and the magnitudes of A⃗ ⋅B⃗ and C⃗ are 5, 4 and 3, respectively, then
the angle between A⃗ and C⃗ is
(A) sin-1 (35)
(B) cos-1 (35)
(C) cos-1 (45)
(D) sin-1 (45)
3. A⃗ and B⃗ =i^+j^, find the component of A⃗ along B⃗ is
(A) 52√
(B) 32√
(C) 52√
(D) √2
4. A force of 49 N is just able to move a block of mass 10 kg on a rough horizontal
surface. The coefficient of friction is t 1
(A) 0.5
(B) 1.0
(C) 0
(D) 0.8
5. A cyclist comes to a skidding stop in 20 m. During this process, the force on the
cycle due to the road is 100 N and is directly opposed to the motion. Work done
by the road on the cycle is
(A) – 2000 J
(B) 2000 J
(C) 1000 J
(D) 100 J
6. On which of the following factors moment of inertia of an object does not
depend?
(A) Axis of rotation
(B) Angular velocity
(C) Distribution of mass
(D) Mass of an object
7. Escape velocity of an object of mass m is proportional to
(A) m2
(B) m
(C) m-1
(D) m0
8. A body starts from rest and travels with an acceleration of 5 m/s2. After t seconds
its velocity is 10 m/s. Then ‘t’ is
(A) 10 s
(B) 15 s
(C) 20 s
(D) None of these
9. A ball is dropped from a height of 1 m. If the coefficient of restitution between the
surface and ball is 0.6, the ball rebounds to a height of
(A) 0.6 m
(B) 0.36 m
(C) 3.6 m
(D) 1m
10. An object of mass m is lifted at a height equal to the radius (R) of the earth. If the
mass of the earth is M and acceleration due to gravity is g, then the change in
gravitational potential energy of the object is
(A) mgR
(B) 2MgR
(C) MgR2
(D) mgR2
11. A body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle. Which of the following
parameters remain constant?
(A) Velocity
(B) Acceleration
(C) Kinetic energy
(D) Centripetal force
12. Number of significant figures in 0.0024500 is
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 7
13. A particle is projected making an angle 600 with the horizon, with K amount of
kinetic energy. The kinetic energy of the particle at the highest position is
(A) 0
(B) K2
(C) K4
(D) K
14. A lift having mass 100 kg is rising up with an acceleration 4 m/s2. The tension in
the string is
(A) 1380 N
(B) 1160 N
(C) 2380 N
(D) 580 N
15. The horizontal range of a projectile fired at an angle of 15° is 10 m. If it is fired
with the same speed at an angle of 30°, its range will be
(A) 10 √3 m
(B) 103√ m
(C) 3√10 m
(D) None of these
16. A body of mass 100 g falls from a height of 10 m. Its increase in kinetic energy is
(A) 9800 J
(B) 9.8 J
(C) 980 J
(D) 100 J
17. Which of the following graphs exhibit the greatest velocity?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) All exhibit same velocity
18. Forty vectors each of magnitude 20 units are completely represented by the sides
of a polygon taken in the same order. The resultant is
(A) 0
(B) Product of all the vectors
(C) Sum of all the vectors
(D) Horizontal component of velocity
19. During inelastic collision between two bodies, which of the following quantities
always remain conserved?
(A) Total kinetic energy
(B) Total potential energy
(C) Total mechanical energy
(D) Total kinetic energy
20. If R is the radius of earth, then the acceleration due to gravity will be g/4 at a
height from the earth surface.
(A) R
(B) 2R
(C) 3R
(D) R2
21. Two rings of radii R and nR made from the same wire have the ratio of moments
of inertia about an axis passing through their centre equal to 1 : 8. The value of n
is
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 22–√22
(D) 12
22. One body is dropped while a second body is thrown downwards with initial
velocity of1m/s simultaneously. The separation between these is 18 m after a
time
(A) 4.5 s
(B) 9s
(C) 18 s
(D) 36
23. A ball projected from a roof top at an angle of 45° above the horizontal. It hits the
ground a few seconds later. Its acceleration is
(A) Maximum at the highest point
(B) Maximum just before reaching the ground
(C) Constant throughout
(D) Depends on the angle of projection
24. If A⃗ = 2, B⃗ = 4, and the angle (θ) between A⃗ and B⃗ is 60°, then which of the
following statement is true?
(A) A⃗ ⋅B⃗ = 0
(B) A⃗ ⋅B⃗ = 8
(C) A⃗ ⋅B⃗ = 4
(D) A⃗ ⋅B⃗ = – 8
Assertion and Reason
Two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer to these questions from the options is as given below.
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
(D) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
1. Assertion (A): Direction of retardation is opposite to that of velocity.
Reason (R): Retardation is equal to the rate of decrease of speed with time.
2. Assertion (A): A person standing on a rotating platform suddenly stretches his
arms, the platform slows down.
Reason (R): A person by stretching his arms increases the moment of inertia and
decreases angular velocity.
Section B
Short Answer Question
1. A ball is dropped vertically from rest at a height of 12 m. After striking the ground,
it bounces to a height of 9 m. What fraction of kinetic energy does it loose on
striking the ground?
2. Two billiard balls, each of mass 0.05 kg moving in opposite directions with speed
6ms 1 collide and rebound with the same velocity. What is the impulse imparted
to each ball due to the other?
Source Based Questions
3. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Centre of
Mass The centre of mass of a body or a system of bodies is the point which moves
as though all of the mass were concentrated there and all external forces were
applied to it. Hence, a point at which the entire mass of the body or system of
bodies is supposed to be concentrated is known as the centre of mass. If a system
consists of more than one particle (or bodies) and net external force on the
system in a particular direction is zero with centre of mass at rest. Then, the
centre of mass will not move along that direction. Even though some particles of
the system may move along that direction.
(i) The centre of mass of a system of two particles divides, the distance between
them
(a) in inverse ratio of square of masses of particles
(b) in direct ratio of square of masses of particles
(c) in inverse ratio of masses of particles
(d) in direct ratio of masses of particles
(ii) All the particles of a body are situated at a distance R from the origin. The
distance of centre of mass of the body from the origin is
(a) = R
(b) ≤ R
(c) > R
(d) ≥ R
4. When an object is thrown obliquely near the surface of the earth it will take a
curved path under constant acceleration that is directed towards the centre of the
earth. The path taken by the particle is called a projectile and the direction of
motion is called projectile motion. When a particle is projected, the only force
acting on the particle is the acceleration due to gravity. Path followed by a
projectile is called its trajectory, which is shown below. When a projectile is
projected obliquely, then its trajectory is as shown in the figure below
(i) A bullet is dropped from the same height when another bullet is fired horizontally.
They will hit the ground a. Simultaneously b. Depends on the observer c. One
after the other d. None of the above.
(ii) The maximum range of gun on horizontal terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m/s^2. What
must be the muzzle velocity of the shell? a. 400 m/s b. 100 m/s c. 200 m/s d. 50
m/s
5. The ballistic pendulum was invented in 1742 by English mathematician Benjamin
Robins.
A Ballistic Pendulum is a device for measuring a bullet’s momentum and speed by
employing perfectly inelastic collision.
A large wooden block suspended by two cords serves as the pendulum bob.
When a bullet is fired into the bob, it gets embedded in the bob and its
momentum is transferred to the bob.
The bullet’s momentum and velocity can be determined from the amplitude of
the pendulum swing. The velocity of the bullet, in turn, can be derived from its
calculated momentum.
After collision, if the pendulum reaches a height h, then from principle of
conservation of mechanical energy
12 (m + M) vp2 = (m + M) gh
where, m = mass of bullet,
M = mass of the bob
vp = velocity of the bob-bullet combination
∴ vp = 2gh−−−√
Now, momentum before collision = momentum after collision
mvB = (m + M) vp
where vB = velocity of bullet
vB = m+Mm2gh−−−√
The ballistic pendulum used to be a common tool for the determination of the
muzzle velocity of bullets as a measure of the performance of firearms and
ammunition (now a days, the ballistic pendulum has been replaced by the ballistic
chronograph, an electronic device).
(i) In ballistic pendulum the collision is
(a) Elastic
(b) Perfectly inelastic
(c) Inelastic
(d) Partly elastic, partly inelastic
(ii) Which two principles of Physics are applied to find the velocity of the bullet?
(a) conservation of mechanical energy and conservation of momentum
(b) conservation of mechanical energy and conservation of mass
(c) conservation of mass and conservation of momentum
(d) conservation of mechanical energy, conservation of momentum and
conservation of mass
Section C
Long Answer Questions
1. Prove that the maximum horizontal range is four times the maximum height
attained by the projectile, when fired at an inclination so as to have maximum
horizontal range
2. A block initially at rest breaks into two parts of masses in the ratio 2: 3. The
velocity of smaller part is (8i^+6j^) m/s. Find the velocity of bigger part.
3. A mass of 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 2 m from the ceiling. A force of 50
N in the horizontal direction is applied at the midpoint P of the rope, as shown.
What is the angle the rope makes with the vertical in equilibrium? (Take g = 10
ms-2). Neglect the mass of the rope.
4. A 50 g bullet is fired from a 10 kg gun with a speed of 500 m/s. What is the speed
of the recoil of the gun?
Source Based Questions
5. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Potential
Energy of Spring There are many types of spring. Important among these are
helical and spiral springs as shown in figure. 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.
(i) The ratio of spring constants of two springs is 2: 3. What is the ratio of their
potential energy, if they are stretched by the same force?
(a) 2: 3
(b) 3: 2
(c) 4: 9
(d) 9: 4
(ii) The potential energy of a body is increases in which of the following cases?
(a) If work is done by conservative force
(b) If work is done against conservative force
(c) If work is done by non-conservative force
(d) If work is done against non- conservative force
(iii) The potential energy of a spring when stretched through a distance x is 10 J. What
is the amount of work done on the same spring to stretch it through an additional
distance x?
(a) 10 J
(b) 20 J
(c) 30 J
(d) 40 J
OR
(iii) The potential energy of a spring increases by 15 J when stretched by 3 cm. If it is
stretched by4 cm, the increase in potential energy is
(a) 27 J
(b) 30 J
(c) 33 J
(d) 36
Section D
Case Based Questions
1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
Elastic potential energy is Potential energy stored as a result of the deformation of
an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring. It is equal to the work done to
stretch the spring, which depends upon the spring constant k as well as the
distance stretched
(i) If stretch in spring of force constant k is doubled, then the ratio of final to initial
forces is:
a) 4:1
b) 1:4
c) 2:1
d) 1:2
(ii) A light body and a heavy body have the same kinetic energy. which one has
greater linear momentum?
a) light body
b) both heavy and light body
c) none of these
d) heavy body
(iii) A spring is cut into two equal halves. How is the spring constant of each half
affected?
a) becomes double
b) none of these
c) becomes 1/4th
d) becomes half
OR
(iii) When spring is compressed, its potential energy:
a) none of these
b) decrease
c) first increase then decrease
d) increase
(iv) What type of energy is stored in the spring of a watch?
a) potential energy
b) none of these
c) mechanical energy
d) kinetic energy
Section E
1. A uniform disc of radius R, is resting on a table on its rim. The coefficient of
friction between disc and table is μ(Figure).
Now the disc is pulled with a force F⃗ F→ as shown in the figure. What is the
maximum value of F for which the disc rolls without slipping?
2. A particle of mass m is released from point P at x = x0 on the X-axis from origin O
and falls vertically along the Y-axis, as shown in Fig.
(i) Find the torque t acting on the particle at a time t when it is at point Q with
respect to O.
(ii) Find the angular momentum L of the particle about O at this time t.
(iii) Show that τ=dLdtτ= dLdt in this example.
3. A marble rolls along a table at a constant speed of 1.00 m/s and then falls off the
edge of the table to the floor 1.00 m below,
(i) How long does the marble take to reach the floor?
(ii) At what horizontal distance from the edge of the table does the marble land?
(iii) What is its velocity as it strikes the floor?