KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN – BENGALURU REGION
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS 2023- 24
Class : XI Subject : Physics Time: 3hr Marks: 70
General Instructions:
(1) There are 33 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper has 05 sections: A, B, C, D and E.
(3) All the sections are compulsory.
(4) Section A contains 16 questions, 12- MCQ and 04- Assertion Reasoning based of 1M each, Section
B contains 05 questions of 02marks each, Section C contains 07 questions of 03 marks each, Section D
contains 02 case study based questions of 04marks each and Section E contains 03long answer questions
of 05marks each.
(5) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 01 question in Section
B, 01 question in Section C, 01 question in each CBQ in Section D and all 03 questions in Section E.
You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
(6) Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION -A
1 A graph is drawn between velocity and time for the motion of a particle. The area 1 M
under the curve between the time intervals t1 and t 2 gives
a) Momentum of the particle b) Displacement of the particle
c) Acceleration of the particle
d)Change in velocity of the particle.
2 Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally and with different speeds from the 1 M
same place. Which bullet will hit the ground first?
a) The faster one b) depends on their mass
c) the slower one d) both will reach simultaneously.
3 A B C A , B C 1M
If and the magnitudes of
and are 5, 4 and 3 units, the angle
between A and C is
cos 1 3 / 5 cos 1 4 / 5 sin 1 3 / 4
a) b) c) / 2 d)
4 How many significant figures are there in 0.030100 106 ? 1M
a)1 b) 3 C)5 d)7
5 A body of mass M hits normally a rigid wall with velocity V and bounces back with 1 M
the same velocity. The impulse experienced by the body is
a) MV b) 0.5 MV c) 2 MV d) Zero
6 When a body moves with constant speed in a circular path, then 1M
a) Work done will be zero
b) Acceleration will be zero
c) No force acts on the body
d) Its velocity remains constant
7 Assertion: A body can have acceleration even if its velocity is zero at that instant of 1 M
time.
Reason: The body will be momentarily at rest when it reverses its direction of
motion..
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation for assertion
c) Assertion is true but reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false.
8 Assertion: K.E is conserved at every instant of elastic collision. 1M
Reason: No deformation of matter occurs in elastic collision.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation for assertion
c) Assertion is true but reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false.
9 A body is moving with uniform rate of change of speed 2 m / s 2 on a horizontal 1 M
circular path, Instantaneous acceleration of the body is
a) Equal to 2 m / s 2 b)Less than 2 m / s 2
c) Greater than 2 m / s 2 d) None of these .
10 A 60 kg person is weighed by a balance as 54kg in a lift which is accelerated 1M
downwards. The acceleration of the lift is
a) 1.26 ms 2 b) 1.76 ms 2 c) 1.98 ms 2 d) 0.98 ms 2
11 Two bodies of different masses of 2 kg and 4 kg are moving with velocities 20 m/s 1 M
and 10 m/s towards each other due to mutual gravitational attraction. What is the
velocity of the centre of mass?
a) 5 m/s b) 6 m/s c) 8 m/s d) Zero
12 Assertion: It is easier to pull a heavy object than to push it on a level ground. 1M
Reason: The magnitude of frictional force depends on the nature of two surfaces in
contact.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation for assertion
c) Assertion is true but reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false
13 On the application of a constant torque, a wheel is turned from rest through 400 1 M
radians in 10 s. find angular acceleration.
a) 8 rad s-2b) 80 rad s-2c) 4𝜋 rad s-2 d) 4 rad s-2
14 Assertion: The earth is slowing down and as a result the moon is coming nearer to it. 1 M
Reason: The angular momentum of the earth and moon system is not conserved.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct
explanation for assertion
c) Assertion is true but reason is false
d) Both assertion and reason are false.
15 The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc is maximum about an axis 1 M
perpendicular to the disc and passing through
a) B b) C c) D d). A
16 The separation between C ( Carbon ) and O ( Oxygen) atoms in CO(carbon 1 M
monoxide) is 1.2 A0. The distance of carbon atom from the centre of mass is nearly
a) 0.3 A0 b) 0.7 A0 c) 0.5 A0 d) 0.9A0
SECTION – B (2 M questions)
17 a) Name a physical quantity that has neither units nor dimensions? 2M
b) Name a physical quantity that has only units but NO dimensions.
c) Name two physical quantities having same dimensional formula?
d) Name a physical constant which has negative dimensions in mass?
18 A car moving along a straight highway with a speed of 72kmh-1 is brought to a stop 2 M
within a distance of 100m. Find the retardation of the car and how long does it take
for the car to stop?
OR
If A and B are non-zero vectors and A B = A B , find the angle between
A and B ?
19 a)Why does a gun recoil after firing a bullet? Explain. 2M
b) Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a drop of rain falling
down with constant speed. Why?
20 If the linear momentum of a body increases by 20%, by what percentage the kinetic 2 M
energy will change ? Explain.
21 A particle is projected from a point with a speed “u” at an angle θ to the horizontal. 2 M
Find the torque of gravitational force on projectile about the point of projection,
when the projectile is at the highest point on its trajectory.
SECTION – C ( 3M questions)
22 The frequency ‘v’ of vibration of a stretched string depends upon: 3M
a) The length ‘l’ of the string
b) Its mass per unit length ‘m’ and
c) The tension T in the string
Obtain dimensionally an expression for the frequency ‘v’in terms of “ l” , “m”
and “T”.
23 With a relevant diagram show that trajectory of a projectile is a parabola. 3M
OR
Derive any two equations of motion, using v-t graph, for a body moving with 1.5 M
uniform acceleration. 1.5 M
24 a) State work – energy theorem. 1M
b) Prove it for a constant force (or) variable force. 2M
25 State and prove Law of conservation of linear momentum using Newton’s 3M
third law of motion?
26 A body of mass 2 kg at rest moves under the action of an applied horizontal force (1+1+1)
of 7 N on a table with coefficient of friction 0.1. Compute a) Work done by the
applied force in 10 seconds.
Take g = 10 ms-2
b) Work done by the friction in 10 seconds ?
c) Change in kinetic energy of the body in 10 seconds ? Interpret your
results.
27 The moment of inertia of a thin uniform circular ring about its diameter is 100 1.5M
kg-m2. What is its moment of inertia i) about its tangent in the plane of the disc each
and ii) about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane.
28 i)Obtain relation between torque and angular momentum of a rigid body. 2M
ii) Explain law of conservation of angular momentum with an illustration.
1M
SECTION - D
29 Friction between any two surfaces in contact is the force that opposes the relative 4 M
motion between them.
The force of limiting friction (F) between any two surfaces in contact is directly
proportional to the normal reaction (R) between them i .e. , F ∝ R or F= µs R,
where µs is coefficient of limiting friction , then µs = tan θ
With the help of above comprehension, choose the most appropriate alternative
for each of the following questions:
i). A force of 49N is just able to move a block of wood weighing 10kg on a rough
horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction is
(a) 0.5 (b) 4.9 (c) 10/49 (d) 49/9.8
Ii)Mention any two methods of reducing friction?
iii). A horizontal force of 2.5 N is applied on a 2 Kg block, which rests on a
horizontal surface. If the coefficient of friction is 0.4, find the force of friction
between block and the horizontal surface? (g =10 m/s2)
iv). The acceleration produced in the block in the above question is
(a) 9.8m/s2 (b) 0 m/s2 (c) 1.5m/s2(d) 4.9m/s2
30 An object released near the surface ofthe Earth is accelerated downward under 4 M
theinfluence of the force of gravity. The magnitudeof acceleration due to gravity
is represented by g.
If air resistance is neglected, the object issaid to be in free fall. If the height
throughwhich the object falls is small compared to theearth’s radius, g can be
taken to be constant, equal to 9.8 ms-2. Free fall is thus a case ofmotion with
uniform acceleration.
a) How much distance an object projected vertically upwards from the
ground does cover during last second of its upward journey?
B) A ball is thrown verticallyupwards with a velocity of 20 m/s from the top of a
multistorey building. Theheight of the point from where the ball isthrown is 25.0
m from the ground.
How longwill it be before the ball hits the ground?
Take g = 10 m s-2.
C) Write the expression for the time of flight of a body projected vertically
upwards from the ground with an initial velocity “u”?
d) Draw Velocity–time graph for motion in positive direction with constant
negative acceleration.
SECTION -E
31 a)Define uniform circular motion 1M
b) Derive expression for centripetal acceleration of a particle moving with uniform
speed “v” along a circular path of radius “r”? 3M
c) A body of mass 10 kg revolves in a circle of diameter 0.4 m making 120 rpm.
Calculate its centripetal acceleration? 1M
OR
a) State and prove parallelogram law of vector addition. 3M
Derive the expression for magnitude of resultant vector.
b)Two vectors , both equal in magnitude, have their resultant equal in magnitude of 2M
either . Find the angle between the two vectors?
32 (a) What do you mean by banking of curved road? 1M
(b) Why circular roads are banked? 1M
(c) Draw a diagram to show all the forces acting on a car moving in a banked road 3M
and derive an expression for the maximum velocity with which a car can safely
negotiate a curved road banked at angle θ. The coefficient of friction between the
road and wheels is μ.
OR
a) Define limiting friction and angle of repose? 2M
b) Derive expression for the acceleration of a body sliding down a rough inclined 3M
plane?
33 A)Define elastic collision and co-efficient of restitution? 2M
B)Derive expression for the final velocities of two smooth elastic spheres in case of 3 M
one dimensional elastic collision.
OR
a) State the law of conservation of mechanical energy? 1M
b) Verify it, mathematically, in case of a spring block system ? 3M
c) Two springs have force constants K1 and K2 (K1> K2 ). On which spring is 1M
more work done if they are stretched by same force .