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SAMPLE PAPER-03 CLASS 11 PHYSICS

Class 11 - Physics
Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70

General Instructions:

General Instructions:

1. All questions are compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.

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2. This questions paper has five sections: Section A, Section B section C Section D and Section E.

3. Section A contains 16 questions of one mark each, Section B contains 05 questions of two marks each,
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Section C contains 7 questions of three marks each, Section D contains two case study based questions of

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four marks each and Section E contains three long questions of five marks each.

4. You may use the following values of physical constants wherever necessary.
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C=3x108 m/s h=6.63x10-34 J s

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e=1.6x10-19C

Section A
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1. The position x of a particle varies with time t as x = at2 - bt3. The acceleration will be zero at time t equal to: [1]
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a) a

b
b) a

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c) 2a

3b
d) zero
2. If |A⃗ + B⃗ | = ⃗ ⃗
, then the angle between A and B will be [1]
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|A| + |B|

a) 0° b) 90°

c) 120° d) 60°
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3. A lift accelerates upward, then decelerates and stops at higher floor. The apparent weight of the body in the later [1]
parts of its motion is

a) no change b) more than actual weight

c) less than actual weight d) equal to actual weight

4. Which of the graph correctly shows the change in kinetic energy of an iron sphere falling freely in a lake having [1]
sufficient depth to impart it a terminal velocity?

a) b)

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5. A planet is revolving around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The maximum and the minimum distances of the [1]
planet from the sun are 3 × 10
12
m and 2 × 10
10 m respectively. The speed of the planet when it is nearest to
sun is 2 × 10
7
m/sec. What is the speed of the planet when it is farthest from the sun?

a) 1.5 × 10
7
m/sec b) 2.66 × 10
5
m/sec

c) 1.33 × 105 m/sec d) 3 × 10

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m/sec

6. If v be the orbital velocity of a satellite in a circular orbit close to the earth's surface and ve is the escape velocity [1]

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from the earth, then relation between the two is:
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a) ve = √2v b) ve = 2v

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c) ve = v d) v = √3v e

7. A 200-kg load is hung on a wire with a length of 4.00 m, a cross-sectional area of 0.200 × 10−4 m2, and [1]
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Young’s modulus of 8.00 × 1010 N/m2. What is its increase in length?

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a) 4.70 mm b) 4.90 mm

c) 5.00 mm d) 4.80 mm
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8. An Incompressible fluid flows steadily through a cylindrical pipe which has radius 2 R at point A and R at a [1]
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point B further along the flow direction. If the velocity at A is v, then that at B is

a) v b)
v

c) 2v d) 4v
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9. Earth orbiting satellite has solar energy collecting panel with total area 5m2. If solar radiations are perpendicular [1]

and completely absorbed, the average force associated with the radiation pressure is (solar constant = 1.4 kWm-
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2)

a) 2.33 × 10−6 N b) 2.33 × 10−4 N

c) 2.33 × 10−5 N d) 2.33 × 10−3 N

10. (ΔQ - ΔW) is [1]

a) Both path independent and equal to ΔU b) path dependent

c) path independent d) equal to ΔU

11. An air bubble of volume 1.0 cm3 rises from the bottom of a lake 40 m deep at a temperature of 12 oC. To what [1]

volume does it grow when it reaches the surface, which is at a temperature of 35 oC?

a) 5.5 × 10−6 m3 b) 5.1 × 10−6 m3

c) 4.9 × 10−6 m3 d) 5.3 × 10−6 m3

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12. A particle executes S.H.M. along the x-axis. The force acting on it is given by: [1]

a) Akx b) Acos(kx)

c) -Akx d) Ae-kx
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13. Assertion (A): The time period of a pendulum is given by the formula, T = 2π√
g
. [1]
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Reason (R): According to the principle of homogeneity of dimensions, only that formula is correct in which the
dimensions of L.H.S. equal to dimensions of R.H.S.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

14. Assertion: An object can have constant speed but variable velocity. [1]
Reason: Speed is a scalar but velocity is a vector physical quantity.

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a) If both assertion and reason are true and the b) If both assertion and reason are true but the
reason is the correct explanation of reason is not the correct explanation of
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assertion. assertion.

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c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false. d) If both assertion and reason are false.
15. Assertion (A): The maximum height of a projectile is 25 percent of the maximum range. [1]
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Reason (R): The maximum height is independent of the initial velocity of the projectile.
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a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
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c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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16. Assertion (A): Sound passes through air as a longitudinal wave. [1]
Reason (R): Longitudinal waves are easier to propagate.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
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explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
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17. What are the conditions for work to be zero? [2]

18. What is the advantage of the concept of centre of mass? [2]
19. Out of aphelion and perihelion, where is the speed of the earth more and why? [2]
20. Define stress and strain. [2]
21. Why is it painful to walk barefooted on a road covered with pebbles having sharp edges? [2]
Section C
22. A trolley of mass 200 kg moves with a uniform speed of 36 km/h on a frictionless track. A child of mass 20 kg [3]
runs on the trolley from one end to the other (10 m away) with a speed of 4 ms-1 relative to the trolley in a
direction opposite to its motion, and jumps out of the trolley. What is the final speed of the trolley? How much
has the trolley moved from the time the child begins to run?
23. A uniform heavy rod of weight W, cross-sectional area A and length l is hanging from a fixed support. Young's [3]
modulus of the material of the rod is Y. Neglecting the lateral contraction, find the elongation produced in the

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24. A freshwater reservoir is 10 m deep. A horizontal pipe 2 cm in diameter passes through the reservoir 8.0 m [3]
below the water surface. A plug secures the pipe opening. At a certain time the plug is removed. What volume of
water flows out of the pipe in 1 h? Assume cross-section area of the reservoir to be too large.
25. A thermacole icebox is a cheap and efficient method for storing small quantities of cooked food in summer in [3]
particular. A cubical icebox of side 30 cm has a thickness of 5.0 cm. If 4.0 kg of ice is put in the box, estimate

the amount of ice remaining after 6 h. The outside temperature is 45oC, and co-efficient of thermal conductivity
of thermacole is 0.01 J s-1m-1K-1. [Heat of fusion of water = 335 × 103 J kg-1]
26. What is a refrigerator? With the help of a block diagram, explain the working principle of a refrigerator and [3]
obtain an expression for its coefficient of performance.
27. One mole of a monatomic gas is mixed with three moles of a diatomic gas. What is the molar specific heat of the [3]

mixture at constant volume. (R = 8.31 J mol-1 K-1)

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28. A circular disc of mass 10kg is suspended by a wire attached to its centre. The wire is twisted by rotating the [3]
disc and released. The period of torsional oscillations is found to be 1.5s. The radius of the disc is 15cm.
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Determine the torsional spring constant of the wire. (Torsional spring constant α is defined by the relation

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J = −αθ , where J is the restoring couple and θ , the angle of twist).
Section D
29. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
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An elastic collision is a collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy in the system as a result of the
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collision. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved quantities in elastic collisions.
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(a) Describe a motion in which the momentum changes but K.E does not?
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(b) Two balls after collision, stick to each other, What type of collision is it?
(c) What happens to the momentum of two objects moving with the same speed but in opposite directions
upon collision?
(d) In elastic collision, What is the ratio of relative speed of approach and separation.
30. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [4]
A stone is dropped in a liquid at rest in a tank. The fig. (a) below shows circular wave fonts. The waves
produced at the centre of a circular ripple tank. Two corks A and B, floats on the water and moves up & down on
the surface as the wave passes. The wavelength of the wave is 8.0 cm.
The Fig. (b) shows how the displacement of A varies with time.

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 (a) Name the type of waves produced on water surface.

a) Longitudinal wave b) EM wave

c) Transverse wave d) Sound wave

(b) What is the amplitude of the vibrations of A as wave passes?

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a) 0.50 mm b) 8 mm

c) 2 mm d) 0.25 mm
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(c) The horizontal distance between A and B is half the wavelength of the wave, then the displacement of B

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with time is

a) opposite to that of A with equal b) double in magnitude as that of A

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magnitude
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c) same as that of A with equal magnitude d) half in magnitude as that of A
(d) What is the frequency of the wave?
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a) 0.2 Hz b) 4 Hz
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c) 0.4 Hz d) 2 Hz
Section E
31. What do you mean by acceleration due to gravity? Discuss the variation of g on the surface of the earth due to [5]
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axial rotation of the earth. Derive the necessary relation.

32. Define Young's modulus, bulk modulus and modulus of rigidity. Write mathematical expressions for these [5]
moduli. What is compressibility?
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33. The P-V diagram (Figure), for a cyclic process is a triangle ABC drawn in order. The coordinates of A, B, C are [5]

(4, 1), (2, 4) and (2, 1). The coordinates are in the order P, V. Pressure is in Nm-2 and volume is in litre.
Calculate the work done during the process from A to B, B to C and C to A. Also, calculate the work done in the
complete cycle.

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