KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

ONGC RAJAHMUNDRY HYDERABAD REGION

SESSION ENDING EXAMINATIONS, 2023-24
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
Class-XI SUBJECT-PHYSICS Full marks 70 Time 3 Hrs.
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 contains five short answer questions of 2 marks each, Section-C contains six short
answer questions of 3 marks each Section D has two case-based questions of 4 marks each 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 of them.
1 Which of the following is not the unit of distance? 1
(a) Light year (b) Astronomical Unit (c) Parsec (d) Millisecond
2 Body, thrown upwards with some velocity, reaches the maximum height of 20 m. 1
Another body with double the mass thrown up, with double the initial velocity, will
reach a maximum height of (a) 40m (b) 50m (c) 80m (d) 160m
3 An object, moving with a speed of 6.25 m/s, is decelerated at a rate given 1
ⅆv
By =−2 ⋅5 √ v Where V is the instantaneous speed. The time taken
ⅆt
by the object, to come to rest would be
(a)1 s (b) 2 s(c) 4 s (d) 8 (s) (OR)
In 1 s, a particle goes from point A to point B moving in a semicircle
as
shown in figure. The magnitude of the average velocity is
(a) Zero (b) 1 m/s (c) 2 m/s (d) 3.14 m/s
4 If the linear momentum is increased by 50%, then kinetic energy will increase by (a) 1
50% (b) 100%(c) 125% (d) 25%
5 Two identical particles move towards each other with velocities 2V and V respectively. 1
The velocity of centre of mass is
(a) V (b) V/3 (c) V/2 (d) Zero (OR)
Find the torque of a force 7i – 3j– 5k about the origin which acts on a particle whose
position vector is i + j– k.
a) i +4j– 2k. b)8i +2j– 10k. c) -8i - 2j– 10k. d)8i + j–6k.
6 A mass M splits in to two parts m and (M-m), which are separated by a certain 1
distance. The ratio m/M which maximizes the gravitational force between the parts is
(a) 1: 4 (b) 1: 3 (c) 1: 2 (d) 1: 1
7 An ideal fluid flow through a pipe of circular cross section made of two sections with 1
diameters 2.5 cm & 3.75 cm. The ratio of the velocities in the two pipes is
(a) 9: 4 (b) 3: 2(c) √ 2: √ 3 (d)√ 3 : √ 2
8 In the given figure; if the dimension of the two wires is 1
the same and materials are different. Young's modulus is
(a) More for A than B (b) More for B than A
(c) Equal for A & B (d) None of these
9 Refer to the plot of temperature versus time 1
showing the changes in the state of ice on
heating (not of scale)
Which of the following is correct?
(a) The region AB represents ice & water in
thermal equilibrium
(b) At B water stats boiling
(c) At C all the water gets converted into steam
(d) C-D represents water & steam in equilibrium at boiling point.
(OR)
A gas behaves as an ideal gas at
(a) low pressure and high temperature (b) low pressure and low temperature
(c) high pressure and low temperature (d) high pressure and high temperature
10 Two equations of two SHM y = a Sin (ωt–α) and y = a Cos (ωt–α). The phase 1
difference between the two is (a) 0° (b) α°(c) 90° (d) 180°
11 At the upper most of a projectile, its velocity and acceleration at an angle of 1
(a) 0° (b) 45° (c) 90° (d) 180°
12 The door of a running refrigerator inside a room is left open. The correct statement 1
out of the following ones is
(a) The room will be cooled slightly (b) The room will be warmed up gradually (c) The
room will be cooled to the temperature inside the refrigerator (d) The temperature of
the room will remain unaffected
For question numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14, 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 STATEMENT – 1: Work done by gravitation force in reaching the block at and Q is 1

same.
STATEMENT – 2: Gravitational force is conservative in nature.
14 STATEMENT – 1: In the three cases shown in the figure force exerted by liquid on 1
three vessels is same.
STATEMENT – 2: Pressure at the bottom in each case is same.

15 STATEMENT – 1: A gas is expanded from a volume V to 2V, first through adiabatic 1

process then through isothermal process. Work done in isothermal process is more if
final stage (i.e. pressure and volume) in both case is same.

STATEMENT – 2: Work done by gas is equal to area under p–V curve.

16 STATEMENT – 1: When two vibrating tuning forks have f1 = 300 Hz and f2 1
= 350 Hz and held close to each other; beats cannot be heard.
STATEMENT – 2:The principle of superposition is valid only when f1 – f2 < 10 Hz.
SECTION B 2 MARKS
17 Oil spreads over the surface of water, whereas water does not spread over the 2
surface of oil. Why?
18 Three blocks of masses m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 20 kg are connected by strings on smooth 2
horizontal surface and pulled by a force of 60 N. Find the acceleration of the system
and frictions in the string.

(OR)
With the help of suitable example, explain the terms static friction, limiting friction
and kinetic friction. Show that static friction is a self-adjusting force. Also plot the
graph showing the variation between applied force F and force of friction f.
19 Prove that bodies of identical masses exchange their velocities after head-on elastic 2
collision. (OR)
A railway carriage of mass 9000 kg moving with a speed of 36 km h–1 collides with a
stationary carriage of same mass. After the collision, the carriages get coupled and
move together. What is their common speed after collision? What type of collision is
this?
20 Define the term bulk modulus. Give its SI unit. Give the relation between bulk modulus 2
and compressibility.
21 What is an isothermal process? Write an expression for work done during 2
an isothermal process.
SECTION C 3 MARKS
22 Why circular roads are banked? Derive an expression for angle of banking for safe 3
circular turn. Consider that coefficient of friction between the tyre and road is μ.
(OR)
A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. When the lift is at rest spring
balance reads 49 N of a body hang on it. If the lift moves:
(i) Downward with an acceleration of 5 ms–2 (ii) upward, with an acceleration of 5 ms–2
(iii) with a constant velocity. What will be the reading of the balance in each case?
23 Show that for small oscillation, the motion of a simple pendulum is simple harmonic. 3
Derive an expression for its time period.
24 State and prove Bernoullis theorem. Give its limitation. Name any two application of 3
the principle (OR) Derive an expression for the rise of liquid in a capillary tube and
show that the height of the liquid column is inversely proportional to the radius of the
tube..
25 Define escape velocity obtain an expression for escape velocity of a body from the 3
surface of earth? Does the escape velocity depend on (i) location from where it is
projected (ii) the height of the location from where the body is launched? Justify it.
26 The velocity time graph of a particle is 3
given by(i) Calculate distance and
displacement of particle from given v-t
graph.
(ii) Specify the time for which particle
undergone acceleration, retardation
and moves with constant velocity.
 (iii) Calculate acceleration, retardation from given v-t graph.
(iv) Draw acceleration-time graph of given v-t graph.
27 Describe stress- strain relationship for a loaded steel wire and hence explain its 3
various portions briefly.
28 State the law of conservation of angular momentum and illustrate it with the examples 3
.
Section – D
Questions 15 and 16 are Case Study based questions and are compulsory. Attempt any
4 sub parts from each question. Each question carries 1 mark
29 Linear Expansion of Materials As the temperature of a material increases, it begins to
expand. For instance, a metal rod or beam will increase its length by an amount ∆L.
The value of ∆L depends on the original length (Lo) at the original temperature (To),
the temperature to which it is heated (T) and the coefficient of linear expansion (α).
The equation
relating these
variables is
shown in Figure
1. The amount
of expansion
depends upon
the material;
each material
has its own
unique
coefficient of linear
expansion.
Coefficients for a
variety of materials are
shown in Table 1.
Note that the left
column includes
metals and metal
alloys and the right
column include non-metals. The expansion of a rod or beam in one dimension as
described by Figure 1 is known as linear expansion. Linear expansion causes the length
of a rod or beam to change with temperature. Figure 2 shows how the length of a
beam varies as a function of temperature for four different materials.
The equation in Figure 1 would suggest that the amount of expansion (∆L) of a 1M
29. material would be _____.
1 a. directly proportional to the temperature of the material
b. directly proportional to the temperature change of the material
c. inversely proportional to the temperature of the material
d. inversely proportional to the temperature change of the material
29. According to Table 1 and the Figure 1 equation, which one of the listed materials has 1M
2 the lowest tendency to expand when heated?
a. Brass b. Polyethylene c. Steel d. Wood
29. Each line in Figure 2 is sloped with a different slope. The slopes of the lines are 1M
3 representative of the _____.
a. rate at which the beam is heated
b. the molar mass of the different materials
c. the original length of the different beams
d. coefficient of linear expansion of the material
29. If each of the beams in Figure 2 were cooled to -50°C, the shortest beam would be 1M
4 ____.
aluminium b. copper c. polyethylene d. steel (OR)
Suppose a 5.0-m length copper pipe at 0°C were heated to 200°C. Based on the
equation in Figure 1 and the plots of Figure 2, what would be its new length at this
temperature? a. Approximately 5.05 m b. Approximately 10.1 m c. Approximately
15.1 m d. Approximately 20.2 m
30 Range of a Projectile A projectile is an airborne object that is under the sole influence
of gravity. As it rises and falls, air resistance has a negligible effect. The launch
angle of a projectile is the angle between the horizontal direction and the launch
direction. The trajectory plot in Figure 1 shows the path of a projectile launched with
a launch speed of 25.0 m/s at a launch angle of 45°. The trajectory plot of a
projectile looks the same regardless of the launch angle. The shape of the trajectory
is mathematically described as being a parabola. Figure 2 represents the trajectory
plot for three different launch angles for a projectile launched at 25.0 m/s. The
distance travelled horizontally from the launch position to the landing position is known
as the range. The range of an angled-launch projectile depends upon the launch speed
and the launch angle. Figure 3 illustrates the effect of launch angle on the range of a
projectile for three different launch speeds.

30. For any given launch speed, what launch angle will result in the greatest range for a 1M
1 projectile? a. 40 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 60 degrees d. 90 degrees e. It
depends on the actual launch speed that is used.
30. For a launch speed of 25 m/s, what launch angle will result in the same range as a 1M
2 projectile launched at an angle of 30°?
a. 0 degrees b. 25 degrees c. 45 degrees d. 60 degrees e. Nonsense! Every angle will
result in the same range as long as the launch speed is 25 m/s.
30. What effect does increasing launch angle have upon the range of a projectile? 1M
3 a. Increasing the launch angle always increases the range. b. Increasing the launch
angle always decreases the range. c. Increasing the launch angle has no predictable
effect upon the range. d. For angles less than 45°: increasing the launch angle
increases the range; the opposite is true for angles over 45°.
30. Which of the following projectiles will travel the highest? 1M
4 a. A projectile launched with a speed of 25 m/s and a launch angle of 30°.
b. A projectile launched with a speed of 25 m/s and a launch angle of 45°.
 c. A projectile launched with a speed of 25 m/s and a launch angle of 60°.
d. Nonsense! Each of these projectiles will travel to the same height.
Section – E
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
All questions are compulsory. In case of internal choices, attempt any one
31 A projectile is fired horizontally with a velocity u. Show that its trajectory is a 5
parabola. Also obtain expression for
(i) time of flight
(ii) horizontal range
(iii) velocity at any instant.
(OR)
Define centripetal acceleration. Derive an expression for the centripetal acceleration
of a particle moving with constant speed v along a circular path of radius r.
A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a
constant speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 25 seconds, what is the
magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?
32 State first law of thermodynamics. On its basis establish the relation between 5
two molar specific heat for a gas.
(OR)
What are the basic assumptions of kinetic theory of gases? On their basis derive an
expression for the pressure exerted by an ideal gas. Deduce Boyle’s law and Charles
law of gases from it.
33 Discuss the Newton’s formula for velocity of sound in air. What correction was applied 5
to it by Laplace and why?
Show that the speed of sound in air increases by 61 cm s–1 for every 1°C rise of
temperature.
(OR)
Derive expressions for the kinetic and potential energies of a simple harmonic
oscillator. Hence show that the total energy is conserved in S.H.M. in which positions
of the oscillator, is the energy wholly kinetic or wholly potential?
A particle executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude A.
(i) At what distance from the mean position is its kinetic energy equal to
its potential energy?
(ii) At what points is its speed half the maximum speed?