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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

Half Yearly Examination
CLASS: XI
SUBJECT: PHYSICS (THEORY)
Maximum Marks: 70 Marks Time Allowed: 03 Hours
General Instructions :
 All questions are compulsory. There are 33 questions in all.
 This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and
Section E.
 Section A contains ten very short answer questions and four assertion reasoning
MCQs of 1 mark each, , Section B contains five short answer questions of 2 marks
each, Section-C contains six short answer questions of 3 marks each Section D has
three long answer questions of 5 marks each. Section E contains two case-based
questions of 4 marks each
 There is no overall choice. However internal choice is provided. You have to attempt
only one of the choices in such questions.

Q. NO. SECTION-A MARKS

Q1 Which of the following are Physical quantities - 1
(a) quantities such as degrees, radians and steradians
(b) quantities such as length, mass and time
(c) quantities such as pounds, dollars and rupees
(d) quantities such as kilos, pounds and gallons
Q2 Which of the following pairs has the same dimensions? 1
(a) specific heat and latent heat
(b) impulse and momentum
(c) surface tension and force
(d) moment of inertia and torque

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Q3 In case of a planet’s motion on its circular orbit 1
(a) its velocity remains constant in its orbit
(b) its angular velocity remains constant
(c) its total angular momentum remains constant.
(d) radius of orbit remains constant.
Q4 A small body attached at the end of an inextensible string completes a vertical 1
circle, then its
(a) angular momentum remains constant
(b) linear momentum remains constant
(c) angular velocity remains constant
(d) total mechanical energy remains constant
Q5 What is the value of the escape velocity of earth? 1

(a) 9.8 km/sec

(b) 10 km/sec
(c) 11.2 km/sec
(d) 12 km/sec
Q6 The force required to produce an acceleration of 2 m/s² on a mass of 2 kg is 1
(a) 1 N
(b) 2 N
(c) 4 N
(d) 16 N
Q7 A passenger sitting in a bus moving at uniform speed, feels pushed backward 1
whenever the bus is accelerated forward. This type of force is called
(a) Gravitational force
(b) real force
(c) fictitious force or pseudo force
(d) frictional force
Q8 A block of mass M is placed on a flat surface. A force is applied to move it parallel 1
to the surface. The frictional force f developed is proportional to the
(a) square of the mass of the body
(b) mass of the body
(c) reciprocal of the mass of the body
(d) reciprocal of the square of the body
Q9 Moment of inertia of a body depends on 1
(a) Distribution of particles
(b) Mass
(c) Position of axis of rotation
(d) All of the above
Q10 A particle moves on a circular path with decreasing speed. Choose the correct 1
statement.
(a) Angular momentum remains constant.
(b) Angular acceleration is directed towards the centre.
(c) Particle moves on a spiral path with increasing radius.
(d) The direction of angular momentum remains constant
Q11 A dancer on ice spins faster when she folds here arms. This is due to 1
(a) Increase in energy and increase in angular momentum
(b) Decrease in friction at the skates
(c) Constant angular momentum and increase in kinetic energy
(d) Increase in energy an decrease in angular momentum

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Q12 For increasing the angular velocity of an object by 10%, the kinetic energy has to be 1
increased by
(a) 40%
(b) 20%
(c) 10%
(d) 21%
Q13 Two bodies of masses 4 kg and 5 kg are acted upon by the same force. If the 1
acceleration of lighter body is 2 m/s², the acceleration of heavier body is
(a) 1 m/s²
(b) 1.2 m/s²
(c) 1.6 m/s²
(d) 1.8 m/s²
Q14 A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjected to a force F = -kx with k = 15 N/m. What will 1
be its initial acceleration if it is released from a point 20 cm away from the origin?
(a) 15 m/s²
(b) 3 m/s²
(c) 10 m/s²
(d) 5 m/s2
Q15 Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other 1
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

Assertion (A): The speed of an object moving in a straight line is equal to its
velocity

Reason (R): Speed and Velocity both have the same dimensions

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 NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false and R is also false
Q16 Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other 1
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions
from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

Assertion (A): If the force acting on an object is doubled then there is no change in
the torque

Reason (R): Torque depends only on the position vector of the applied force

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 NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false and R is also false
SECTION-B
Q17 Write the number of significant figures for the following values – 2
a) 0.006035
b) 1.35 x 10-4
Q18 In Vander Wall’s equation ( P + a/V2)( V – b ) = RT, Determine the dimensions of a 2
and b
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Q19 Two bodies A and B having masses ma and mb respectively have equal K.E. If pa 2
and pb are their respective momenta, then prove that the ratio of their momenta is
equal to the square root of the ratio of their respective masses

OR

A police officer fires a bullet of mass 50.0 g with speed 200 m/s on soft plywood of
thickness 2.00 cm. The bullet emerges with only 10% of its initial kinetic energy.
What is the emergent speed of the bullet ?

Q20 A cyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During this process, the force 2
on the cycle due to the road is 200 N and is directly opposed to the motion. (a) How
much work does the road do on the cycle ? (b) How much work does the cycle do on
the road ?
Q21 A batsman hits back a ball straight in the direction of the bowler without changing 2
its initial speed of 12 m/s. If the mass of the ball is 0.15 kg, determine the impulse
imparted to the ball. (Assume linear motion of the ball)

OR

At what height above the earth's surface, the value of g is half of its value on earth's
surface? Given its radius is
6400 km.
SECTION-C
Q22 The position of a particle is given by r = 3.0t iˆ + 2.0 t2 j^ + 5.0 k^ where t is in 3
seconds and the coefficients have the proper units for r to be in metres.
Find v(t) and a(t) of the particle.
Q23 What do you understand by ‘Orbital velocity’? Derive an expression for it. 3
Q24 Consider a simple pendulum, having a bob attached to a string, that oscillates under 3
the action of the force of gravity. Suppose that the period of oscillation of the simple
pendulum depends on its length (l), mass of the bob (m) and acceleration due to
gravity (g). Derive the expression for its time period using method of dimensions.
Q25 Describe stress- strain relationship for a loaded steel wire and hence explain its 3
various portions briefly.

Q26 State Triangle law of vector addition. Derive an expression for the magnitude of the 3
resultant of two vectors A and B in terms of their magnitude.

Q27 Show that torque acting on a particle is equal to rate of change of its angular 3
momentum.

OR

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 On the application of constant torque, a wheel is turned from rest through an angle
of 200 rad/s in 8s.
(a) What is its angular acceleration?
(b) If the same torque continues to act what will be the angular velocity of the wheel
after 16s from start
Q28 Consider three cases – 3

Case 1: Weight lifter lifts a rod from the ground

Case 2: Weight lifter holds the rod above his head

Case 3: Weight lifter lowers the rod and keeps on ground

State the direction of force applied by the weight lifter in each case.
Also specify whether the work done is positive, negative or zero in each case.
SECTION-D

Q29 a) A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 28 m/s in a direction 30° above the 5
horizontal. Calculate (a) the maximum height, (b) the time taken by the ball
to return to the same level, and (c) the horizontal distance from the thrower
to the point where the ball returns to the same level.
b) Define Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration

OR

a) Prove that the Newton’s second law of motion is real law.

b) 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 60° east of south. Find the resultant
velocity of the boat.

Q30 a. Prove the Work-Energy Theorem for a variable force 5

b. A particle moves from position r1 = 3î + 2ĵ – 6k̂ to position r2 = 14î + 13ĵ – 9k̂
under the action of a force (4î + ĵ + 3k̂ )N. Calculate the work done.

OR
a. Derive an expression for the potential energy stored in a spring. Thus show that
spring force is conservative in nature.
b. A constant retarding force of 50 N is applied to a body of mass 20 kg moving
initially with a speed of 15 m/s. How long does the body take to stop?

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Q31 a. Derive an expression for the maximum velocity with which a vehicle can be 5
safely driven on a curved banked road.
b. A cyclist speeding at 18 km/h on a level road takes a sharp circular turn of radius
3 m without reducing the speed. The co-efficient of static friction between the tyres
and the road is 0.1. Will the cyclist slip while taking the turn? Give reason.

OR

a. State Newton’s three laws of motion.

b. What is the acceleration of the block

and trolley system shown in figure if the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the
trolley and the surface is 0.04? What is
the tension in the string? (Take g = 10 m s-
2
). Neglect the mass of the string.

SECTION-E

Q32 Case Study

Three balls A, B and C are thrown vertically upwards from the same point with
speeds of 3 m/s, 8 m/s and 12 m/s respectively. Assume that the masses and radii of
all the balls are exactly the same. The air resistance in the given area is negligible.
Based on this answer the following - 1
a. Which ball will return to its original position fastest? 1
b. What is maximum height that ball B will reach before returning 1
downwards? 1
c. What will be the time taken by ball C to reach its maximum
height?
d. Would there be any change in the motion of the balls if all three
had different masses? 1
OR
d. What will be the maximum height reached by ball A?

Q33 Case Study:

The Physics of Ballet Dancers

Pirouette is a classical ballet term which means to ‘spin’.

The pirouette movement is a rotational motion where the
dancer supports herself on one leg whereas the other leg is in
retire or arabesque position. For a pirouette to start, a
torque has to be exerted against the floor. This torque is
what gives rises to angular acceleration, thereby producing the
rotational motion. The moment of Inertia of the dancer is
also taken into account to describe the torque used in
pirouette. Moment of inertia is defined as the product of the
mass of body and square of its distance from the axis of rotation. And, torque is the
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 product of the moment of inertia and angular acceleration of the body. Greater the
distance of the body from the axis of rotation, larger is the moment of inertia
experienced by the body of given mass.
1
a. Does the centre of mass of the ballerina rotate when the ballerina performs
1
the pirouette motion? 1
b. How is the moment of inertia affected when the ballerina extends her arms 1
and leg?
c. What are the conditions under which the applied torque will be zero?
d. When the ballerina brings her arms and legs closer, her speed of rotation is 1
increased. Give reason.
OR
d. State the SI unit of moment of Inertia.

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHANDIGARH REGION

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2024-25

CLASS XI – PHYSICS

M.M. 70
TIME 3Hrs

General Instructions:
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

(i) This question paper contains 33 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii) This question paper is divided into five Sections-A, B, C, D and E.
(iii) In Section A Questions no. 1 to 16 are Multiple Choice (MCQ) type questions, carrying
1 mark each.
(iv) In Section B - Questions no. 17 to 21 are Very Short Answer (VSA) type questions,
carrying 2 marks each.
(v) In Section C - Questions no. 22 to 28 are Short Answer (SA) type questions, carrying 3
marks.
(vi) In Section D- Questions no. 29 & 30 are case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
(vii) In Section E - Questions no. 31 to 33 are Long Answer (LA) type questions carrying 5
marks each.

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(viii) There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 1
question in section B, 1 question in section C, 1 question in each CBQ in Section D and
all 3 questions in Section E.

Q. QUESTION MARKS
NO.
SECTION A
1. An artificial satellite is going around the Earth, close to its 1
surface. The time taken by it to complete one round is
approximately equals to:
a) 155 min. b) 120 min. c) 85 min. d) 50 min.
2. Identify the incorrect statement about Action and Reaction 1
a) they act on different bodies
b) action is cause and reaction is effect
c) have equal magnitude and opposite direction
d) action and reaction are actually forces which acts at same
instant. Either can be taken as action or reaction.
3. When the torque acting on the system is zero, which of the 1
following is constant?
a) Force b) Linear momentum c) Angular momentum
d) none of these
4. Given that the displacement of a particle is given by x = 1
A² sin² kt, where A denotes maximum displacement and t
denotes the time. The unit of k is: -
a) radian b) metre c) metre/second
d) (second)-1

5. In which of the following case(s) work done is positive 1

i) work done by a man in lifting a bucket out of a well by
means of a rope tied to the bucket.
ii) work done by an applied force on a body moving on a
rough horizontal plane with uniform velocity
iii)work done by the resistive force of air on a vibrating
pendulum in bringing it to rest.
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 a) i & ii b) ii & iii c) i & iii d) i, ii
& iii
6. The moment of inertia of circular disc of mass M and radius R 1
about its diameter is:
a) 2 M R 2 b) M R 2 /2 c) M R 2 d)
2
M R /4
7. The number of significant figures present in the measured value 1
0.020400 is
a) Four b) five c) six
d) seven
8. The position of an object moving along x-axis is given by x = a 1
+ bt2 where a = 2 m, b = 3 m s–2 and t is measured in seconds.
What is its velocity at t = 2 s?
a) 6 m/s b) 8 m/s c) 10 m/s
d) 12 m/s
9. ^ ^j+ 8 k^ is perpendicular to the vector 4 i−4
If a vector 2 i+3 ^ ^j+ k^ . 1
Then the value of  is:
a) 5/2 b) 3/2 c) ½
d) 1
10. A stone of mass m is tied to a string of length l rotated in a 1
circle with a constant speed v. If the string is released, the stone
flies:
a) Radially outward
b) Radially inward
c) the stone flies off at an angle with the tangent whose
magnitude depends on the speed of the particle
d) the stone flies off tangentially from the instant the string
breaks.
11. If a light body and heavy body have same kinetic energy, then 1
which one has greater linear momentum?
a) Heavier body
b) Lighter body
c) Both have same momentum
d) Can’t be predicted
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12. Which of the following is an essential condition for horizontal 1
component of velocity of projectile to remain constant?
a) Acceleration due to gravity should be exactly constant
b) There should be no air-resistance
c) Angle of projection should be 45°
d) All of these
For question numbers 13 to 16, two statements are given-one
labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select
the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c)
and (d) as given below.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation
of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false and R is also false
13. Assertion: Torque is a vector quantity directed in the direction 1
of applied force.
⃗ ⃗
Reason: as ❑= F × ⃗r .
14. Assertion: Frictional forces are non-conservative forces. 1
Reason: as the work done by friction over closed path is zero.
15. Assertion: When a body moves along a circular path, no work 1
is done by the centripetal force.
Reason: because the angle between force and displacement is
900.
16. Assertion: Horizontal range is same for angle of projection  1
and (90 – ).
Reason: Horizontal range is independent of angle of projection.
SECTION B
17. A substance of mass 5.74 g occupies 1.2 cm3. Calculate its 2
density to appropriate significant figures.
18. Explain why 2
a) we prefer to use a wrench of longer arm.

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 b) It is difficult to open the door by pushing or pulling it at the
hinges.
2
19. mv 2
Let us consider an equation =mgh where m is the mass of
t
the body, v its velocity, t is time, g is the acceleration due to
gravity and h is the height. Check whether this equation is
dimensionally correct or not.
20. Explain why 2
a) passengers are thrown forward from their seats when a
speeding bus stops suddenly.
a cricketer moves his hands backwards while holding a catch.
21. A child stands at the centre of a turntable with his two arms 2
outstretched. The turntable is set rotating with an angular speed
of 40 rev/min. How much is the angular speed of the child if he
folds his hands back and thereby reduces his moment of inertia
to 2/5 times the initial value? Assume that the turntable rotates
without friction.
OR
Torques of equal magnitude are applied to a hollow cylinder
and a solid sphere, both having the same mass and radius. The
cylinder is free to rotate about its standard axis of symmetry,
and the sphere is free to rotate about an axis passing through its
centre. Which of the two will acquire a greater angular speed
after a given time. Justify your answer.
SECTION C
22. With the help of suitable diagram, obtain an expression for the 3
maximum speed with which a vehicle can safely take turn
around a curved banked road.
OR
i) State and prove law of conservation of linear momentum.
ii) Vehicles stop on applying brakes. Does this phenomenon
violate the law of conservation of momentum? Give reason.
23. A satellite of mass m is in a circular orbit of radius 2R about the 3
Earth. How much energy is required to transfer it to a circular

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 orbit of radius 4R?
24. The power of a machine is given by P = a/x + bt 2, where x 3
is distance and t is time. Find the dimensions of a and b.
25. i) Two forces of equal magnitude act upon a body in two 3
mutually perpendicular directions, find the magnitude
and direction of resultant force acting on the body.
ii) Why three vectors not lying in a plane can never add
up to give a null vector?
26. A body of mass m tied to one end of a light string is made to
revolve in a vertical circle. Derive an expression for minimum
velocity at the (i) lowest point (ii) top, for looping the loop.
27. The given figure shows the 3
position-time graph of a particle
of mass 4 kg (Consider one-
dimensional motion only).
i) What is the force on the
particle for 0 < t < 4 s? Justify
your answer.
ii) What is the impulse at t = 4 s?
28. The angular speed of a motor wheel is increased from 1200 rpm
to 3120 rpm in 16 seconds.
i) What is its angular acceleration, assuming the acceleration
to be uniform?
ii) How many revolutions does the engine make during this
time?
SECTION D
29. The acceleration of an object is said to be uniform acceleration 4
if its velocity changes by equal amount in equal interval of
time, however small these time intervals may be. A particle is
moving with uniform acceleration in x-direction, the
displacement x of particle varies with time t as x = ( 4t2-
15t+25 ) m
i) The particle has a uniform acceleration ‘a ‘when
a) acceleration does not depend on time t
b) acceleration depends on time t
c) velocity changes by unequal amount in equal interval of
time,
d) None of these
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 OR
i) The position of particle at t = 0,
a) 14 m. b) 18 m
c) 20 m d) 25 m
ii) Velocity of particle at t = 2 s
a) -15 m/s b) 3 m/s
c) 1 m/s d) 31 m/s
iii) Acceleration of particle at t = 2 s
a) 8 ms-2 b) 20 ms-2
-2
c) 10 ms d) 0 ms-2
iv) The velocity of particle will become zero at time t equal to
a) 2.975 s. b) 1.875 s.
c) 2 s. d) 1 s.

30. Newton's laws of motion are applicable to point objects. But a 4

rigid body is a many-particle system. To simplify the motion of
such a system, we define mathematically a specific point, called
centre of mass of the system, whose motion under the effect of
external forces can describe the motion of the entire system.
i) Two masses, 1kg and 2kg are located at (1,2) and (-
1,3). The coordinates of their centre of mass are:
a) (1/3, 8/3) b) (-1/3, 8/3) c) (-1,3) d)
(1,2)
ii) The centre of mass of a homogenous thin rod lies near to
its: -
a) right end b) left end c) at geometric centre
d) all of these
iii) The radius of gyration of a uniform rod of length L about
the perpendicular axis at its midpoint is
a) L/√3 (b) L/√2 (c) L/2√3
(d) L/12

iv) A bomb dropped from an aeroplane in level flight

explodes in the middle. The centre of mass of the
fragments: -
a) is at rest
b) Moves vertically downwards
c) Moves vertically upwards
d) continues to follow the same parabolic path which it
would have followed if there was no explosion.
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 OR
iv) Two equal masses move towards each other with
velocities v and 2v respectively. The velocity of their
Centre of mass is
a) v/2 b) v c) 2v
d) 3v

SECTION E
31. Discuss the variation of g with height by deriving suitable 5
expression.
A body weighs 63 N on the surface of the earth. What is the
gravitational force on it due to the earth at a height equal to half
the radius of the earth?
OR
Define escape velocity. Derive an expression for it.
The escape velocity of a projectile on the surface of earth is
11.2 km/s. If a body is projected out with thrice of this speed,
find the speed of the body far away from the Earth.
32. Define projectile motion. A projectile is fired with velocity u at 5
an angle  with the horizontal. Derive an expression for the
following:
i) Equation of path of projectile.
ii) Its time of flight.
iii) Its maximum height
OR
State the parallelogram law of vector addition. Find the
magnitude and direction of the resultant of two vectors
inclined at an angle with each other.
The resultant of two equal forces is equal to either of them.
Find the angle between the forces.
33. Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collision. 5
Derive expressions for velocities of two bodies in terms of their
initial velocities before collision.
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 OR
State the law of conservation of energy. Show that the total
mechanical energy of a body falling freely under gravity is
constant. Also show the variation of kinetic energy, potential
energy and total mechanical energy with height.

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