Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

Revision Examination: 2020-21

Class-XI
Physics
Time Allowed: 3 Hrs. Max. Marks: 70
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General Instructions:
(1) All questions are compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D
and Section E.
(3) Section A contains ten very short answer questions and four assertion reasoning
MCQs of 1 mark each, Section B has two case based questions of 4 marks each,
Section C contains nine short answer questions of 2 marks each, Section D contains
five short answer questions of 3 marks each and Section E contains three long answer
questions of 5 marks each.
(4) There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided. You have to
attempt only one of the choices in such questions.

Section- A
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one.
1. Name the physical quantity whose dimensional formula is [ML-1T-1]. 1
2. The position x of a particle varies with time t as : 1
x=at2 + bt3
At what time acceleration of the particle will be zero?
3. What is the angle between two vectors if the ratio of their dot product 1
and the magnitude of cross product is √3?
4. A pebble of mass 0.05 kg is thrown vertically upwards. Give the 1
direction and magnitude of the net force on it during its upwards
motion.
5. Sand is thrown on the track covered with snow. Why ? 1
6. A man can jump six time as high on the surface of moon as on the 1
surface of earth. Justify.
7. Will the angle of contact be acute or obtuse for liquids which do not 1
wet the walls of the container?
8. Which object will cool faster when kept in open air, the one at 3000C 1
or the one at 1000C? Why?
9. A liquid is frozen at absolute zero temperature. What happens to its 1
molecular motion?
10. What is the specific heat of a gas in an adiabatic process? 1
Directions for question no 11 to 14
These assertion (A) and reason(R) type questions. The statement of assertion is
followed by the statement of reason given. Choose the correct answer from the
following choices
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are TRUE and R is the NOT explanation of A
c. A is true R is false
A is false and R is also false
11. Assertion: 1
The dimensional formula for product of resistance and conductance
is same as for dielectric constant.
Reason : Both has dimensions of time constant
 12. Assertion: A body can have acceleration even if its velocity is zero at 1
that instant of time.
Reason: The body will be momentarily at rest when it reverses its
direction of motion.
13. Assertion: Stress is the internal force per unit area of a body. 1
Reason : Rubber is more elastic than steel.

14. Assertion : The temperature of a gas does not change, when it 1

undergoes through an adiabatic expansion.
Reason : During an adiabatic process, heat energy is exchanged
between system and its surroundings.
Section B
Question 15 and 16 are case study bases question and are compulsory.
Attempt any 04 sub part of each question. Each subpart carries 01 mark.
15. Read the following passage and give the answers of given questions : 4
The measurement is the foundation of the experimental science and
technology. The result of every measurement by any measuring
instrument contains some uncertainty. This uncertainty is called
error. Every calculated quantity which is based on measured value
also has an error. We shall distinguish between two terms accuracy
and precision. The accuracy in measurement is a measure of how
close the measured value is to the true value of the quantity.
Precision tell us to what resolution of limit the quantity is measured.
The accuracy in measurement may depend on several factors
including the limit of resolution of the measuring instrument. Thus
every measurement can be broadly classified as (i) systemic errors
and (ii) random errors.
i. Instrumental error is an example of
a. Systematic error
b. Random error
c. Least count error
d. None of above
ii. We measure the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum.
The readings are 2.63s, 2.56s, 2.42s and 2.71s. the
percentage error in measurement is
a. 10%
b. 4%
c. 6%
d. 11%
iii. The error in the measurement of radius is 0.1%
What is the error in the measurement of its volume?
a. 0.2%
b. 0.3%
c. 0.4%
d. 0.6%
iv. The true value of a certain length is 4.468m. different
students measured value with different instruments are
4.3m, 4.234 m and 4.39 m. The most precise measurement
is
a. 4.3 m
b. 4.234m
c. 4.39 m
d. None of above
 v. In the above question the most accurate measurement is
a. 4.3 m
b. 4.234m
c. 4.39 m
d. 4.3 m and 4.39m
16. 4

Elastic potential energy is the energy stored as a result of

deformation of an elastic object, such as stretching of a spring. It is
equal to the work done to stretch the spring, which depends upon
the spring constant k as well as the distance stretched.
(i) A spring is cut into two equal halves. How is spring constant
of each half affected?
(a) Becomes 1/4th
(b) Becomes half
(c) Becomes double
(d) None of these
(ii) What type of energy is stored in the spring of a watch?
(a) Potential energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Chemical energy
(d) None of these
(iii) When spring is compressed its potential energy is:
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) First increase and then decrease
(d) None of these
(iv) If a spring in stretched to make its force constant K doubled,
then the ratio of final to initial force is:
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:1
(c) 1:4
(d) 4:1
(v) A stout spring has ………… value of force constant while for a
delicate spring, the value of spring constant is ………….
(a) Large, High
(b) Large, Low
(c) Low, Large
(d) Low, Low
Section C
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one.
17. A car moving with a speed of 50 km/h can be stopped by brakes 2
after at least 6m. what will be the minimum stopping distance, if the
same car is moving at a speed of 100 km/h?
18. A mass of 4 kg rests on a horizontal plane. The plane is gradually 2
inclined until at an angle ɵ = 150 with the horizontal, the mass just
begins to slide. What is the coefficient of static friction between the
 block and the surface?
Or
Determine the maximum acceleration of the train in which a box
lying on its floor will remains stationary, given that coefficient of
static friction between the box and the train’s floor is 0.15. take
g=10m/s2.
19. A body is dropped from the ceiling of a transparent cabin falling 2
freely towards the earth. Describe the motion of the body as observed
by an observer (i) sitting in the cabin (ii) standing on the earth.
20. If earth were to shrink suddenly, what would happen to the length of 2
the day? Explain.
21. A body weighs 63N on the surface of the earth. What is the 2
gravitational force on it due to the earth at a height equal to half the
radius of the earth?
Or
Assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform mass density, how
much would a body weigh half way down to the centre of the earth if
it weighed 250N on the surface?
22. State Pascal’s law. Explain in brief the working of a hydraulic lift. 2
23. Define the term coefficient of thermal conductivity. What are its SI 2
and CGS units.
Or
State the Wien’s displacement law. Draw the Eλ versus λ graph for
two temperatures T2 > T1.
24. State First law of thermodynamics. Write its mathematical 2
expression.
25. A particle is projected upward from the surface of the earth (radius 2
R) with K.E equal to half the minimum value needed for it to escape.
To which height does it rise above the surface of the earth?
Section D
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices,
attempt any one.
26. A force is inclined at 300 to the horizontal. If its rectangular 3
component in the horizontal direction is 50N, find the magnitude of
the force and its vertical component.
Or
A motorboat is racing towards north at 25 km/h and the water
current in that region is 10 km/h in the direction of 600 east of
south. Find the magnitude and direction of resultant velocity of the
boat.
27. State law of conservation of energy. Prove that it holds good in case 3
of freely falling body.
28. Define moment of inertia and torque. Establish a relation between 3
moment of inertia and torque.

29. State law of equipartition of energy? Derive an expression for the 3

ratio of Cp/Cv for diatomic gas.
Or
What do you mean by mean free path? Show that the mean free path
is proportional to the absolute temperature.
30. Derive an expression for the total energy of a particle executing 3
simple harmonic motion. Show graphically the variation of P.E and
K.E with time in SHM.
 Section E
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one.
31. What do you mean by banking of roads? Why are roads banked? 5
Obtain an expression for the maximum speed with which a vehicle
can safely negotiate a curved road banked an angle θ, Coefficient of
friction between the wheels and the road is µ.
Or
A projectile is fired with an initial velocity u making an angle ɵ with
the horizontal. Prove that path followed by projectile is parabolic in
shape. Obtain an expression for (i) time of flight (ii) horizontal range.
32. State and prove Bernoulli’s theorem for an ideal liquid. 5
Or
What do you mean by capillarity? Derive an expression for the rise of
liquid in capillary tube and show that the height of the liquid column
supported is directly proportional to the curvature of the tube.
33. What are beats? Prove that the number of beats produced per second 5
is equal to the difference between the frequencies of the two
superposing waves.
Two tuning forks gives 6 beats/sec when sounded simultaneously.
The frequency of one of the fork is 480 Hz. When the other fork is
loaded with a piece of wax, the beats increase. What is the frequency
of the second fork?
Or
Derive an expression for time period of a simple pendulum.
It amplitude of oscillation of a simple pendulum (an oscillator)
becomes double, how it effects.
(i) Period of oscillation
(ii) Maximum velocity
(iii) Total energy of oscillator.
Justify your answer in each case.