SPHS Class 11 th Physics: Hints and Solutions

1. A helicopter takes off along the vertical with acceleration and

zero initial velocity. After a certain time t1, a bullet is fired from the
helicopter. At the point to take off on ground, the sound of the shot is heard at
a time t2 = 30 sec after the take off of helicopter. The velocity of helicopter at
the moment when the bullet is fired assuming that the velocity of sound is
c=320 m/s.
(a) 40 m/s (b) 60 m/s (c) 80 m/s (d) 100 m/s

Solution 1. (C)

The height of the helicopter at the instant t=t1 when the bullet is fired is
h=(0)t+1/2 t12. The time t2=30 sec is the sum of the time taken by the
helicopter to reach height h and the time taken by the sound to reach the ground
level.

Solving as a quadratic in t1, we get:

=√

2. A balloon is moving horizontally in air with speed of 5 m/s towards north. A

car is moving with 5 m/s towards east. If a person sitting inside the car sees
the balloon, the velocity of the balloon as seen from the car is
(a) m/s towards NW
(b) m/s towards SE
(c) m/s towards NE
(d) m/s towards SW
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Solution 2.(A)

Let us take X-axis along east-west and Y-axis along north and south.

= ̂ and = 5i

To calculate the balloon’s velocity as seen from the car, we have to view the situation by
placing ourselves inside the car.

The equation: gives an idea about how to do this. For calculation

relative to can, we will impose the reversed velocity of car on the balloon velocity
The net effect these gives the velocity of the balloon as seen from the car.

Hence the velocity of the balloon as seen from the car is m/s towards NW.

3. Six particles are located at the vertices of a Hexagon of side a. They all start
moving simultaneously with a constant speed v but move in such a way that
the first particle is continuously headed for the second, the second for the
third and the third for the fourth and so on . When will the particles meet ?
(a) 2a/v (b) a/v (c) a/2v (d) 2a/3v

Solution 3. (A)

As the particles are moving with equal speeds, symmetry leads us to conclude
that the hexagon joining the particles A, B, C ,D ,E ,F always remains hexagonal .
The size of the hexagon diminishes tending towards the centre . The velocity at
which A approaches B (the component of the velocity of A relative to B along AB)
is always v/2.
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cos .

This velocity is the approach at the rate which the separation between A and B
decreases with time. As this rate is constant, the time after which the separation
decreases from a to zero is simply.

4. A rubber ball is released from a height of 4.90 m above the floor. It bounces
repeatedly, always rising to 81/100 of the height through which it falls. The
time required for the infinite number of bounces is (take g = 9.8 ms -2)
(a) 16 sec (b) 17 sec (c) 18 sec (d) 19 sec

Solution 4 : (D) Time required to fall through height h

Total time=√ (√ √ )

where n=

Total time=√ √ ( )

=√

5. An elevator, whose floor to the ceiling distance is 2.50 m, starts ascending

with a constant acceleration of 1.25 m/s 2. One second after the start, a bolt
begins falling from the ceiling of the elevator. The distance covered by the
bolt during the free fall in the reference frame fixed to the shaft of the
elevator will be (take g = 10 ms -2)
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(a) 1.55 m (b) 1.4 m (c) 2.8 m (d) 3.2 m

Solution 5 : (A) We will take the line of motion of elevator and bolt as X-axis and the
floor’s initial position when bolt starts falling as origin

( )

= 1.39 m

The bolt goes up from A to B and then comes down from B to C.

Distance covered=2(AB)+(AC)

= | |

+1.39

=1.546 m ~ 1.55 m

6. A ball is thrown with a velocity of at an angle of 45 with the horizontal.

It just clears two vertical poles of height 90 cm each. The separation between
the poles (take g = 9.8 ms-2)
(a) 6 m (b) 8 m (c) 10 m (d) 12 m
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Solution: 6 .(B)

Let us first calculate the time t after which the ball is at the top of the poles.
During this time interval:

sin

Alternative method:

Using equation of trajectory for y = 0.9 m , we should get the values of

( ) cos

has roots

On simplification, the equation reduces to;

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7. A point moves along a circle with a velocity v=at, where a=0.50 m/s 2. The
total acceleration of the point at the moment when it has covered the
(n=0.10) fraction of the circle after the beginning of motion will be
(a) 2.8 ms-2 (b) 1.8 ms-2 (c) 0.8 ms-2 (d) 3.8 ms-2

Solution 7: (C)

Let v be the speed at the instant when the particle has covered the fraction of
the circle.

Tangential acceleration=

Radial acceleration =

Total acceleration= √

8. A pendulum clock loses 12 sec. a day if the temperature is and goes fast
by 4 sec. a day if the temperature is The temperature at which the clock
will show correct time
(a) 200C (b) 250C (c) 30 0C (d) 350C
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Solution 8 : (B)

Let T be the temperature at which the clock is correct.

Time lost per day ⁄

Time gained per day

On dividing (i) and (ii), we get

9. A uniform copper bar 100 cm long is insulated on sides, and has its ends
exposed to the ice and steam respectively. If there is a layer of water 0.1 mm
thick at each end, the temperature gradient in the bar is
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Solution 9 : (A)

Let be the temperatures at the ends of the copper bar.

Heat transfer per sec. through the system is:

( )
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Heat transfer through copper bar

As the rods are in series, heat transfer per second must be same through each part.

( )

Putting

Temperature gradient

10. A stone is thrown with a velocity of 19.6 m/s at an angle of 30 above

horizontal from the top of a building 14.7 m high . The distance of the landing
point of the stone from the building is (approx) (take g = 9.8 ms -2)
(a) 51 m (b) 61 m (c) 71 m (d) 81 m

Solution 10 : (A)

Consider the interval from O to C

⁄ ⁄
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Along vertical direction:

For time of flight : ⁄

-14.7=9.8 t+1/2 (9.8) t2

Stone lands at C after 3 seconds.

Distance travelled from O to C;

the horizontal displacement= S x

cos

Distance of C from the building = AC = 50.92 m ~ (51 m)

11. A body is moved along a straight line path by a machine delivering constant
power. The distance moved by the body in time t is proportional to
3 1 1 3
2 4 2 4
(a) t (b) t (c) t (d) t

Solution: 11 (A)
dV P.dt
Power P  F .v  m
dt
v  vdv   m
v2 P
or  t  C when t  0, v  0  C =0
2 m
2 Pt dx 2 Pt
or v  or 
m dt m
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2 P 12
 dx  
3
t dt or x  t 2
m

12. A point moves rectilinearly with deceleration whose modulus depends on the
velocity v of the particle as a  k v where k is a constant, k  0 . At the
initial moment the velocity of particle is v 0 What time will it take to cover that
distance?
2 v0 v0 v0 3 v0
(a) t = (b) t = (c) t = (d) t =
k k 2k k

dv dv dx
Solution: 12 (A)  k v   k v
dt dx dt
0 x
dv
v  k v   vdv   k.dx
dx v0 0

2 2 3/2
 v 03 / 2  kx or Distance x  v o and
3 3k

0 t
dv
dv  k vdt      k dt
v0 v 0
0
or 2  v   kt
v0

or -2 v 0  kt
2 v0
or t =
k

d ( t )
13. The motion of a body is given by the equation  6  3 ( t ) ,Where  (t )
dt
at time t is in ms–1 and t is in seconds. If the body was at rest at t = 0, test the
correctness of the following results are. Then speed is
(a)   2 1  e3t  (b)   2 1  e3t 

(c)   2 1  e3t  (d)   2 1  e3t 

Solution : 13 (C) The acceleration of the body at time t is

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d (t )
a(t )   6  3(t ) (1)
dt

d (t )
Eq.(1) can be written as  dt
6  3

integrating, we have

d (t ) loge  6  3 
 6  3   dt or
3
 t C (2)

where C is the constant of integration. Now   0 at t = 0. Using this in

loge (6)
Eq.(2) we have C
3

Using this value of C ,we have

loge (6  3) loge (6)

t
3 3

or loge (6  3 )  3t  loge (6)

 6  3   
or loge    3t or loge 1    3t
 6   2


or 1
2

 e 3t or   2 1  e 3t 

14. Two projectiles, one fired from the surface of the earth with speed 5 m/s and
the other fired from the surface of a planet with initial speed 3 m/s, trace
identical trajectories. Neglecting air resistance, the value of acceleration due
to gravity on the planet will be if g = 10 m/s 2 on earth
(a) 5.9m/s2 (b) 3.6 ms/s2

(c)16.3 m/s2 (d) 8.5 m/s2

gx 2
Solution: 14 (B) y  x tan 
2u 2 cos2 

Trajectory is identical so

g1 g
2
 22
2u1 2u2
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10 g 2
 
25 9

18
g2  m / s 2  3.6m / s 2
5

15. Ratio of minimum kinetic energies of two projectiles of same mass is 4 : 1.

The ratio of the maximum height attained by them is also 4 : 1. The ratio of
their ranges would be
(a) 16 : 1 (b) 4:1
(c) 8 : 1 (d) 2:1

Solution 15 : (B)

16. A stone is rotated steadily in a horizontal circle with a period T by a string of

length l. If the tension in the string is kept constant and l increases by 1%,
what is the percentage change in T
(a) 1% (b)0.5% (c)2% (d)0.25%

m 4 2 l
Solution :16 (B) Tension  2
 l  T 2 or T  l [Tension and mass are
T
constant]
1
Percentage change in Time period  (percentage change in length) [If % change is
2
1
very small]  (1 %)  0.5%
2
17. If mass speed and radius of rotation of a body moving in a circular path are all
increased by 50%, the necessary force required to maintain the body moving
in the circular path will have to be increased by
(a) 225% (b)125% (c)150% (d)100%

mv2
Solution :17 (B)Centripetal force F  If m, v and r are increased by 50% then let
r
2
 m  v
m   v  
 2  2 9 mv2 9
new force F'    F Percentage increase in force
 r 4 r 4
r  
 2
F F'  F 500
 100   100 %  %  125 %
F F 4
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18. Two masses m and M are connected by a light string that passes through a
smooth hole O at the centre of a table. Mass m lies on the table and M hangs
vertically. m is moved round in a horizontal circle with O as the centre. If l is
the length of the string from O to m then the frequency with which m should
revolve so that M remains stationary is
1 Mg 1 Mg 1 ml 1 ml
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 ml  ml 2 Mg  Mg

l
m
O

Solution : 18 A ‘m’ Mass performs uniform circular motion on the table Let n is the
frequency of revolution then centrifugal force  m 4 2 n 2 l
For equilibrium this force will be equal to weight Mg l m
1 Mg
m 4 2 n 2 l  Mg  n 
2 ml

19. A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant radius r such

that its centripetal acceleration ac is varying with time t as ac  k 2rt 2 , where
k is a constant. The power delivered to the particle by the forces acting on it
is
mk 4 r 2 t 5
(a) 2mk 2r 2 t (b) mk 2r 2 t (c) (d)Zero
3

v2
Solution : 19 (B) ac  k 2 r t 2   k 2r t 2  v 2  k 2 r 2 t 2  v krt
r
dv
Tangential acceleration at  kr
dt
As centripetal force does not work in circular motion.
So power delivered by tangential force P  Ftv  m at v =m(kr) krt  mk 2r 2 t

20. A solid whose volume does not change with temperature floats in a liquid. For
two different temperatures t1 and t 2 of the liquid, fractions f1 and f2 of the
volume of the solid remain submerged in the liquid. The coefficient of volume
expansion of the liquid is equal to
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f1  f2 f1  f2 f1  f2 f1  f2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
f2 t1  f1t2 f1t1  f2 t2 f2 t1  f1t2 f1t1  f2 t2

Solution : 20. (A)As with the rise in temperature, the liquid undergoes volume
expansion therefore the fraction of solid submerged in liquid increases.
Fraction of solid submerged at t1 C  f1 = Volume of displaced liquid
 V0 (1   t1 ) .....(i)
and fraction of solid submerged at t 2 C  f2 = Volume of displaced liquid
 V0 (1   t 2 ) .....(ii)
f1 1  t1 f f
From (i) and (ii)   1 2
f2 1  t 2 f2 1  f1 t 2
t

21. A bimetallic strip is formed out of two identical strips, one of copper and
other of brass. The coefficients of linear expansion of the two metals are  C
and  B . On heating, the temperature of the strip goes up by T and the strip
bends to form an arc of radius of curvature R. Then R is
(a) Proportional to T (b) Inversely proportional to T
(c) Proportional to |  B  C | (d) None

Solution : 21. (B) On heating, the strip undergoes linear expansion

So after expansion length of brass strip L B  L0 (1   B T ) and length of
copper strip LC  L0 (1   C T )
From the figure L B  (R  d ) ......(i) d

and L c  R ......(ii) [As angle = Arc/Radius] R



Rd L 1   B T
Dividing (i) by (ii)  B 
R LC 1   C T

d
 1  (1   B T )(1   C T ) 1 = (1   B T )(1   C T ) = 1  ( B   C )T
R
d d
  ( B   C ) T or R  [Using Binomial theorem and
R ( B   C )T
neglecting higher terms]
1 1
So we can say R  and R 
( B   C ) T
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22. If the time period of a drop of liquid of density d, radius r, vibrating under
surface tension s is given by the formula t  (d a r bs c )1/ 2 and if a = 1, c = -1,
then b is

(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 3 (d) 4

Solution: 22 . (C) T = (M L -3)a/2 Lb/2 (ML0T-2)c/2

M0L0 T = Ma/2 + c/2 L-3a/2+b/2 T-c

3a b
 0
2 2

- 3 a + b =0

b=3a

b = 3 1

b=3
1
A3B 2
23. A physical quantity P is given by P = 3
. The quantity which brings in
4
C D2
the maximum percentage error in P is
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

Solution : 23 (C) Quantity C has maximum power. So it brings maximum error in P.

24. The basis for measuring thermodynamic property of temperature is given by

(a) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
(b) First law of thermodynamics
(c) Second law of thermodynamics
(d) Avogadro’s hypothesis

Solution 24. (A)

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25. If A,B & C are coplanar vectors then |(A X B).C | is equal to
(a) ABCsinθcosθ b ABCsinθcosθ ĥ c zero d None of these

Solution 25. (C) Vector A X B will give a vector (v) perpendicular to plane of A,B & C
Therefore , angle between the v & C is 90 O i.e. v.C = vCcos90 = 0

26. For a given velocity of projection from a point on the inclined plane, the
maximum range down the plane is three times the maximum range up the
incline. Then, the angle of inclination of the inclined plane is

(a)30o (b)45o (c)60o (d)90o

u2
Solution :26 (A) Maximum range up the inclined plane (R max )up 
g(1  sin  )
u2
Maximum range down the inclined plane (R max )down 
g(1  sin  )
u2 u2
and according to problem :  3
g(1  sin  ) g(1  sin  )
By solving  = 30o

27. What is the value of linear velocity, if   3iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ and r  5iˆ  6 ˆj  6kˆ
(a) 6ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ (b) 18ˆi  13 ˆj  2kˆ (c) 4ˆi  13 ˆj  6kˆ (d) 6ˆi  2ˆj  8 kˆ

iˆ Jˆ kˆ
Solution : 27 (B) v    r  3 4 1
5 6 6

v  (24  6) i  (18  5) Jˆ  (18  20) kˆ  18 ˆi  13 Jˆ  2kˆ

28. The ratio of angular velocity of rotation of minute hand of a clock with the
angular velocity of rotation of the earth about its own axis is
(a) 12 (b)6 (c)24 (d)None

2 rad 2 Rad 2 rad

Solution :28 (C)  Minute hand  and  Earth   
60 min 24 hr 24  60 min
 Minute hand
 24 : 1
 Earth
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29. A stone tied to string is rotated in a vertical circle. The minimum speed with
which the string has to be rotated
(a)Decreases with increasing mass of the stone
(b) Is independent of the mass of the stone
(c) Decreases with increasing in length of the string
(d) Is independent of the length of the string

Solution : 29 (B) v  5 g r for lowest point of vertical loop.

v  m 0 i.e. it does not depends on the mass of the body.

30. Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally and with different speeds
from the 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

Solution : 30 (D)