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Physics I Gr -12 (2023)
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1. The unit of linear momentum, in terms of SI base units, is

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1) N s 2) 3) 4) 5)

2. In the equation ( ) , u and v represent velocity, t is the time and a is the acceleration.
The dimensional formula for and are respectively.
1)
4)
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2)
5)
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3. A vehicle moves along three semi circular arcs AB, BC and CD of radii r, 2r and 3r
respectively at constant speed V (see the figure). The magnitude of the average
3) >

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velocity of its whole journey from A to D will be, C A B D

2r
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) V

4. Figures show the scale readings of a micrometer screw gauge when measuring the zero error (fig 1) and
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measuring the diameter of a thin wire (fig II). The accurate value of the diameter will be
1) 0.33 mm 2) 0.77 mm
0 0 0 35
3) 0.83 mm 4) 1.27 mm 45 30
40 25
5) 1.33 mm
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fig I fig II
5. ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ are five vectors, represented both in A B
magnitude and direction in the rectangle ABCD. The resultant of
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these vectors can be represented by

1) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 2) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 3) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
4) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ 5) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ D C
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6. An object is moving in a circle at constant speed V as shown in the figure. The change in velocity of the
object when moving from A to B is, A
V120

1) 0 √ 2) 60
√ 3) 0 √

B

4) 60 5) 0

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7. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate x for some time , after which it decelerates at a constant
rate y and comes to rest in a further time . The total time elapsed is T. Consider the following
statements.
A.

B. The maximum speed acquired by the car is .

C. The average velocity of the car during the periods of acceleration and the deceleration are the same.

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Of the above statements,
1) Only A is true 2) Only C is true 3) Only A and B are true

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4) Only A and C are true 5) All A, B and C are true

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8. When two particles P and Q move towards each other along a straight line with constant speeds, they
approach each other by 7 m in every second. When they move in the same direction along a straight line
with their same initial speeds, they move away from each other by 3 m in every second. What are the
speeds of P and Q?
1)
4)
2)
5) on A
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9. As shown in the figure a small object is released from rest at point A on a
smooth track. If and are its speeds at points B and C respectively, 6 m
B
the ratio is equal to
5m
C
1) 2) 3) 2m
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4) 2 5) 4

10. A truck is travelling horizontally to the right. When the truck starts to slow down, the crate on the
(smooth) bed of the truck
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1) Starts to slide to the left as the net force acts in the direction
2) Starts to slide to the right as the net force acts in that direction
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3) Will be at rest as there is no net force acting on it.

4) Starts to slide to the left as there is no net force acting on it.
5) Starts to slide to the right as there is no net force acting on it.
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11. Figure shows the two readings taken by a student when the diameter
of a rubber tube is measured. The diameter of the tube is
1) 0.56 mm 2) 0.61 mm 3) 3.86 mm
4) 5.96 mm 5) 6.46 mm

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12. A uniform box is at rest on an inclined plane. Which of the following graphs best represents the friction
force (F) and normal reaction (N) acting on the box?
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

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13. A truck moving with 0 has a head on collision with a small car moving with 0 . Which

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statement best describes the situation?
1) The truck has the greater change of momentum because it has the greater mass.

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2) The car has the greater change of momentum because it has the greater speed.
3) Neither the car nor the truck changes its momentum in the collision because momentum is
conserved.
4) They both have the same change in magnitude of momentum because momentum is conserved.

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5) The change in momentum depends on whether the collision is elastic or inelastic

14. A block of mass 4.0 kg and a block of mass 6.0 kg are linked by a spring balance of mass 0.5 kg. The
blocks are placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. When a force F is applied to the 6.0 kg block, the
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spring balance reads 7.2 N. What is the tension in the string that connects the spring balance and the
block of mass 6.0 kg? 4.0 kg Spring Balance 6.0 kg
1) 0.9 N 2) 7.2 N 3) 8.1 N F

4) 10.8 N 5) 18.9 N
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15. P, Q and R are three points on the path of a ball which is projected at an Q R
angle and moves under gravity. The air resistance on the ball is
negligible. If and are the speeds of the ball at the points P, Q
P
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and R respectively, the correct relationship among them is,

1) 2)
3) 4) 5)
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16. Figures A, B and C show three forces of magnitudes 50 N, 120 N and 150 N acting at a point.
The forces keep the point in equilibrium
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in
50 N 50 N 120 N 120 N
1) A only 2) B only 120 N 50 N
3) C only 4) A, C only
5) B, C only 150 N 150 N 150 N

(A) (B) (C)

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17. A machine gun has a mass of 5 kg. It fires 50 g bullets at the rate of 30 bullets per minute at a speed of
400 . Force required to keep the gun in position is.
1) 5 N 2) 10 N 3) 15 N 4) 20 N 5) 30 N

18. A force – time graph for a car crash can be approximated as shown F (kN)
in the figure. If the mass of the car is 1500 kg, what was its speed
600
immediately before collision?
400
1) 0 2) 3) 0

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4) 5) 0 200
t (ms)
100 200

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19. Figure shows three kicks in the air, all reaching the same height. Air resistance could be neglected.

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Consider the following statements.

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A. Time of flight for all the three kicks are the same.
B. Vertical components of initial velocities are the same for all the three kicks.
C. Horizontal component of initial velocity is greatest for C.
Which of the above statements is / are true.
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1) B only 2) C only 3) A, B only
4) B, C only 5) A, B, C all.

20. A mass m is moving horizontally along a frictionless floor with velocity v. The mass now enters a part
of the floor that has the coefficient of kinetic friction given by . The total distance travelled by the mass
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before it is slowed by friction to a stop is given by

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
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21. A ball is dropped from the top of a building of height h at time t = 0. If this ball reached the ground in
time T, the height of the ball from the ground at time t = is,

1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
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22. As shown in the figure, five balls (masses 2.00, 2.05, 2.10, cross bar
2.15 and 2.20 kg) are hung from a cross bar by five identical
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cords which can withstand a maximum tension of 22.5 N.

When this device is attached to the roof of an elevator which
accelerates uniformly in the upward direction, only the rope
attached to the 2.00 kg mass does not break. The value of 2.20 kg 2.15 kg 2.10 kg 2.05 kg 2.00 kg
acceleration of the elevator can be
1) 0 2) 0 3) 0
elevator
4) 0 5)

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23. One end of a uniform pole of length 2.7 m and negligible mass is
Q
pivoted to a vertical wall at a point P. A rope tied to the pole at a
distance 1.5 m from P is connected to a point on the wall 0.9 m R
vertically above P. A Load of 50 kg is supported at the free end of
50 kg
the pole as shown in the figure. The force exerted on the pole by the 0.9 m
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pivot at P is
1) 400 N 2) 500 N 3) 900 N P

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4) 1300 N 5) 1700 N

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24. ABC is a smooth, fixed wedge. Two small masses P and Q are
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released simultaneously at time t = 0 from rest along AB and AC
P Q
respectively. The time taken by them to reach the bottom of the
wedge are and respectively. Their respective accelerations
along the slope are and . They reach the bottom with speeds
and
A. B.
Which of the above is / are correct.
1) A, B only 2) B, C only
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respectively. Consider the following relationships
C.

3) B only
B

4) C only
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5) A, B, C all.
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25. Two blocks with masses 1 kg and 4 kg, respectively are, moving on a horizontal frictionless surface as
shown in the figure. The 1 kg block has a velocity of 0 and the 4 kg block is ahead of it, moving
at , as shown in the figure. The 4 kg block has a massless spring attached to the end facing the
1 kg block. If the spring has a force constant k equal to 0 the maximum compression of the
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spring after collision will be (in cm)

1) 0.125 2) 4 3) 6.25
4) 8 5) 12.5
0 ms ms
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1 kg 4 kg
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