END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2024.

GRADE: 11 SUBJECTS: PHYSICS 1

NAME:………………………………………………….. Class:……………….

OBJECTIVE 𝟏 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔

1. The path length traveled by a body in a given time interval is known as _____.

a. distance
b. velocity
c. acceleration
d. moment
2. Suppose a boy is moving with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s on a merry-go-round ride.
Which of the following is true of the given scenario?

a. The boy is at rest

b. The boy is moving with no acceleration
c. The boy is moving with accelerated motion
d. The boy is moving with uniform velocity
3. What does the slope of the displacement-time graph give?

a. retardation
b. velocity
c. acceleration
d. displacement
4. What does the slope of the velocity-time graph give?

a. speed
b. velocity
c. acceleration
 d. displacement
5. Which of the following is true of a free-falling body?
a. It moves with non-uniform motion
b. It has zero velocity
c. It has constant non-zero acceleration
d. It has non-uniform acceleration
6. What is the speed of a bobsled whose distance time graph indicates that it traveled 100 m
in 25 seconds? a. 4 m/s c. 0.25 mph b. 250 m/s d. 100 m/s

7. The operation of a hydraulic lift system is explained by a. Newton’s principle. b.

Bernoulli’s principle. c. Pascal’s principle. d. Archimedes’ principle.

8. The force that one surface exerts on another when the two rub against each other is called
a. gravity. c. inertia. b. friction. d. acceleration.

9. The magnetic force is ……………………………………………a. contact force b.

force at a distance c. consequential d. none of these

10. A 100 kg device is pulled up a plane inclined at 30° to the horizontal with a force of 1000
N. If the coefficient of friction between the device and the surface is 0.25, determine the total
force opposing the motion.
[ g = 10 ms-2]
A. 283.5N
B. 975.0N
C. 216.5N
D. 716.5N

11 A ball is projected with velocity 10 m/sec at an angle of 30o with the

horizontal surface. The speed of the ball after 1 second will be (Use
g=10m/sec2)
A 5 m/sec
B 20 m/sec
C 8 m/sec
D 10 m/sec
 12. A ball is projected with velocity 10 m/sec at an angle of 30o with the
horizontal surface. The range of the projectile is
A 10 m
B 10√3m
C 20√3m
D 40√3m
13. A stone is projected horizontally with a velocity 9.8m/s from a tower of height
100m. Its speed 1 s after projection is
A 9.8m/s
B 4.9m/s
C 9.8√2m/s
D 4.9√2m/s
14 A ball is projected with velocity 10 m/sec at an angle of 30o with the
horizontal surface. The maximum height attained by the projectile is
A5m
B 10 m
C 15 m
D 20 m
15 For a body thrown horizontally from the top of a tower,
A the time of flight depends on both h and v
B the horizontal Range depends only on v but not on h
C the horizontal Range depends on both v and h
D None of these
16 Which of the following units is derived?
A. kg B. m C. k D. N
17 Which of the following statements about mass and weight are correct ? i weight is
the force of gravity on a body ii The mass of a body is the quantity of matter in the body
iii The weight of a body is the greatest at the equator iv The mass of a body is greatest at
the pole. A. i and ii only B. i and iii only C. ii and iv only D. iii and iv only
18 Which of the following pairs of physical quantities is made up of vectors ? A. speed
and displacement B. mass and force C. Displacement and acceleration D. momentum and
length.

19 The tendency for a stationary body to continue to remain at rest when a force is applied
to it is known as A. friction B impulse C inertia D momentum
20 In the absence of gravitational force, the weight of a body is A. its mass B. zero C. its
density D. its volume
21 A car moves with a speed of 30 m/s . Calculate the distance traveled in 30 s. A. 30 m
B. 60 m C. 450 m D 900 m

22 A body moving at a constant speed acceleration when it is in A. rectilinear B.

translational motion C. circular motion D. vibrational motion

23. What would be the displacement of a particle moving in a circular path of

radius r after a displacement of half a circle?

A. 2πr B. πr C. 2r D. zero
24 Which of the following situations is true and possible?
A. If the velocity of a body is zero, then the acceleration can be non-zero
B. A body moving at a constant velocity can have acceleration
C. The magnitude of distance and displacement are equal in a circular
motion D. All of the above

24. Velocity is defined as _____ per time.

A. distance
B. displacement
C. power
D. acceleration
25. Which of the following phenomena is the practical evidence for the
existence of the continual motion of molecules?

A. Translational motion
B. rotational motion
C. brownian motion
D. oscillatory motion

26. Each of the following physical quantities is classified as a vector or a scalar

quantity. Which of the classifications is correct?

A. electric potential (Vector)

B. momentum (scalar)
C. gravitational field intensity (scalar)
D. magnetic flux density (vector)

27. The friction which exists between two layers of liquid in relative motion is
called

A. capillarity
B. surface tension
C. viscosity
D. cohesion

28. A body of mass 25kg, moving at 3ms-1 on a rough horizontal floor is at rest after
sliding through a distance of 2.50m on the floor. Calculate the co-efficient of sliding
friction. [g = 10.0ms-2]

A. 0.09
B. 0.18
C. 0.36
D. 0.54
29 A body starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 5ms^-2 until it attains a velocity of
25ms-1. Calculate the time taken to attain this velocity

A. 2.5s
B. 5.0s
C. 10.0s
D. 125.0s

30 Which of the following physical quantities are derived? i. Area ii. Thrust iii. Pressure iv.
Mass

A. i, ii, iii and iv

B. i, ii and iii only
C. i, ii and iv only
D. i and iii only

31. A solid body will float in a liquid if its

A. density is less than that of a liquid

B. mass is equal to that of the liquid
C. density is greater than that of the liquid
D. mass is less than that of the liquid

32. Uniform speed occurs when there is equal change of

A. distance in equal times

B. displacement in equal times
C. velocity in equal times
D. acceleration in equal times

33. A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 5 ms-2. Determine its speed after 10s

A. 50.0ms-1
B. 25.0ms-1
C. 2.0ms-1
 D. 0.5ms-1

34. Which of the following observations is not an effect of surface tension?

A. droplets of water dripping slowly from a tap

B. mercury spilled on a clean glass plate forms spherical droplets
C. an insect walking across the surface of a pond
D. water flowing out more easily then engine oil from a container

35 Which of the following statements about solid friction are correct? It i. is a force ii. occurs
between the surfaces of two bodies in contact iii. depends on the area in contact

A. i and ii only
B. i adnd iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii

36. a body moving at a constant speed accelerates when it is in

A. rectilinear motion
B. translational motion
C. circular motion
D. vibrational motion

37. An object of mass 2 kg moves with a uniform speed of 10ms-1 for 5s along an straight path.
Determine the magnitude of its acceleration

A. 0 ms-2
B. 1 ms-2
C. 3 ms-2
D. 4 ms-2
38. which of the following statements about Archimedes' principle is correct? The upthrust on a
body is a measure of the

A. mass of fluid displaced

B. weight of the body
C. volume of the body
D. weight of the fluid displaced

39. Which of the following is/are in random motion? i. Pollen grains in water ii. The
molecules of hydrogen gas iii. Fine chalk particles floating in air

A. i and ii only
B. i and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii

40. A rectangular block of dimensions 2.0m x 1.0m x 0.5m weighs 200N. calculate the
maximum pressure exerted by the block on a horizontal floor.

A. 100Nm-2
B. 200Nm-2
C. 300Nm-2
D. 400Nm-2