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National Field Work Centre, Thondaimanaru.
1st Term Examination - 2023
NFWC

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01 E I
Physics - I
Gr -12 (2024)

1. ( ) is the displacement (x), time (t) equation of a particle in simple harmonic motion.
The suitable dimensions of A, B are respectively,
1) 2) 3) L, T
4) L, LT 5)

2. What would be the error minimized by taking the period of 20 oscillations instead of one oscillation in
the experiment of determining the period of simple pendulum?
1) Random error 2) Systematic error 3) Percentage error
4) No parallax error 5) Absolute error

3. a, b are two vectors. If the magnitude of vector (a + b) and (a – b) is equal, then select the true statement
from the statements given below.
1) The magnitude of vectors a and b should be equal
2) The vectors and b should be perpendicular to each other.
3) The vector b should be greater than vector a.
4) The vector a should be greater than vector b.
5) The vectors a and b should be parallel to each other.

4. A vernier scale without zero error is made by coinciding 49 vernier scale divisions with 50 main scale
division, each of main scale is . If the 41st division of vernier scale coincides with 74th division
of main scale, give the reading of the instrument?
1) 16.92 mm 2) 8.92 mm 3) 9.91 mm 4) 8.91 mm 5) 15.01 mm

5. Consider the following statements about dimensions.

A) Only physical quantities having the same dimensions can be added or subtracted.
B) All physical quantities with units have dimension.
C) All physical quantities with dimensions have unit.
Which of the above statements is / are true?
1) Only A 2) Only A, C 3) Only A, B
4) Only B, C 5) All A, B, C

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6. Consider the following statements.

A- Work depends on reference frame.
B- Work done on one reference frame can be positive and work done on another reference frame can be
negative.
C- Work can be done by static frictional force.
Which of the above statements is / are true?
1) Only A is true 2) Only B is true 3) Only A, B are true.
4) Only A, C are true. 5) All A, B, C are true.

7. A small spherical mass is kept on the lower point of a smooth curved surface of radius 10 mm. This
mass is moved along the surface and released from rest. Average speed of sphere when it
comes to the lowest point is,
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

8. An aircraft travels to its right horizontally with a constant velocity U and it explored in to two equal
masses A and B. The mass B falls vertically downward. What would be the motion of A relative to
person in B?

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

9. 8 particles of different equal masses start to travels from a point with speeds shown in the figure. The
speeds of them when they reach the ground are and . Which of the
following relationship is correct?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

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10. Consider the following statements.

A) A force will definitely acts on the place where there is a motion.
B) Always the force will acts on the direction of motion.
C) A body will always accelerate in the direction of force.
Which of the above statements is / are true?
1) Only C
2) Only A and B
3) Only B and C
4) Only A, C
5) All A, B, C
small block
11. A small block of mass m placed on a large block of mass on a
horizontal floor. There is a friction between small block and the large
𝑚 P
block. If force P is applied on the small block without any relative
motion between small block and the large block. Then what is the 𝑀
maximum frictional force between small block and the large block?
( )
1) 2) 3)
Large block
( )
4) 5)

12. Particles A, B are thrown at the same time from the horizontal surface at the 𝑚𝑠 𝑚𝑠
speed of respectively. What is the separation between
them after 1 second?
1) 2) 3) A B
4) 5)

13. A small insect P travels upward along the inner surface of a stable
𝛼
spherical container. The coefficient of friction between the inner
surface of the container and the legs of the insect is . The
maximum value of can be,
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

14. A body at rest initially explore in to two pieces having masses and . If the total kinetic energy of
these is E, find the kinetic energy of the mass after the explosion.
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

15. The resultant of two forces acting on points P, Q is R. If the magnitude of force Q is doubled without
changing the magnitude of force P, then the direction of the resultant is perpendicular to force P, What is
the magnitude of R?
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

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16. A monkey and a vehicle travel with a velocity U on a smooth horizontal ground. At an instance, the
monkey seems jump vertically upward with velocity V for a person at rest on the ground, and then what
is the velocity of vehicle after the monkey jumps? (Mass of vehicle is M and the mass of monkey is, m)
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

17. An object of mass m is attached to one end of a light inelastic string passed 𝑀
over a smooth pulley of mass M and the other end is attached to a point on
a vertical mass as shown in the figure. What is the resultant force given by
the string to the pulley?
𝑚
1) √ 2) 3)
Stand
4) √( ) 5) √( )

18. When two small particles shown in the figure are thrown simultaneously, 𝑉 𝑉
If they collide, the ratio between
𝜃 𝛽
would be. A B

1) 2) 3)

4) 5)

19. The blocks A, B of equal masses are placed in contact with both
horizontal and vertical walls as shown in the figure and allowed to move.
If there is no friction between anywhere, consider the following A
statements,
A) Block A accelerates downward as block B accelerates horizontally to
the right.
B
B) The vertical wall will give a reaction to block A.
C) The vertical component of the reaction given by block B to block A is
equal to the weight of block A.
From the above statements,
1) Only A is true.
2) Only A, B are true.
3) Only B, C are true.
4) Only C is true.
5) All A, B, C are not true.

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20. A plane lamina of mass 3 Kg is placed on a horizontal plane and

𝑁
three horizontal forces acts on the lamina as shown in the figure. 𝑁
At this state the frictional force between the plane and lamina is
zero. If the force is replaced to the opposite, the lamina.
Accelerated with . What is the frictional force between 𝑁

the plane and the lamina?

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

21. A ball is thrown from an open vehicle travelling on a horizontal road with a constant velocity
and after it travelled what is the initial velocity and horizontal angle at which the ball must be
thrown if the ball returns to the thrower’s hand?
1) ( ) 2) ( ) 3)
4) 5)

22. A train gains a constant acceleration of when travelling with a velocity . A

passenger dropped a metal ball from a point directly above O on the bottom of the train at the instant the
train starts to accelerate. It hits the bottom after 0.50 S. The point it hit the floor relative to O is,
1) 1.1 m behind O 2) 1.0 m behind O 3) 0.10 m behind O
4) At O 5) 0.9 m in front of O

23.

A B C D
P Q R

Four persons A, B, C, D are competing in a tug of war competition by using a rope of negligible mass
as shown in the figure. The rope and the four persons are in an equilibrium state. The frictional force
given by the floor to A, B, C, D are respectively. The force given by A, B, C,
D to the rope are respectively, and the tension acting on points P, Q, R are
respectively. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
1) 2) 3)
4) 5)

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24.

(𝑀) ( 𝑀)
O

a 2a

ℎ
A B

𝜃 𝜃

The cubic blocks of height are placed on equally rough inclined planes having the center of
mass at equal height from the horizontal floor as shown in the figure and released from rest.
A) In the continuous motion, the line joining the canter of mass of A and B remain horizontal.
B) The angular acceleration of A is twice that of the angular acceleration of B.
C) The frictional force of A is twice that of the frictional force of B.
From the above statements,
1) Only A is true.
2) Only A, B are true.
3) Only A, C are true.
4) Only A, B, C are true.
5) All A, B, C are false.

25. A Uniform rectangular lamina of mass and vertically in

equilibrium on a rough floor as shown in the figure (the contact 𝑚
surface of the rectangular lamina and circular lamina is rough).
What is the y – coordinate of the center of mass of the system?
1) ( ) 𝑚
√ 𝑚
2) ( ) 𝑟
√

3) ( ) 𝑟
√ 𝑚
√
4)

5) ( )
√

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