XIth Physics
XIth Physics
PHYSICS
Q.1 A runner completes one round of a circular path of radius r in 40 seconds. His displacement after 2
minutes 20 seconds will be -
(1) Zero (2) 2r (3) 2r (4) 7r
Q.2 A particle covers half of the circle of radius r. Then the displacement and distance of the particle are
respectively -
r
(1) 2r, 0 (2) 2r, r (3) , 2r (4) r, r
2
Q.3 A car travels from place A to the place B at 20 km/hour and returns at 30 km/hour. The average speed
of the car for the whole journey is-
(1) 25 km/hour (2) 24 km/hour (3) 50 km/hour (4) 5 km/hour
Q.4 A car travels a distance of 2000 m. If the first half distance is covered at 40 km/hour and the second
half at velocity v and if the average velocity is 48 km/hour, then the value of v is -
(1) 56 km/hour (2) 60 km/hour (3) 50 km/hour (4) 48 km/hour
Q.5 A car travels the first half of the journey at 40 km/hour and the second half at 60 km/hour. The
average speed of a car is -
(1) 40 km/hour (2) 48 km/hour (3) 52 km/hour (4) 60 km/hour
Q.6 A truck travelling due north at 20m/s turns west and travels with the same speed. What is the change
in velocity ?
(1) 40 m/s north-west (2) 20 2 m/s north-west
(3) 40 m/s south-west (4) 20 2 m/s south-west
Q.7 A car covers half of the distance with speed 60 km/hr and rest of the half with speed
30 km/hr. The average speed of the car is –
(1) 45 km/hr (2) 40 km/hr (3) 20.0 km/hr (4) 50 km/hr
Q.8 A motor car covers 1/3 part of total distance with v1 = 10 km/hr, second 1/3rd part with v2 = 20 km/hr
rd
and rest 1/3rd part with v3 = 60 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car?
(1) 18 km/hr (2) 45 km/hr (3) 6 km/hr (4) 22.5 km/hr
Q.9 A passenger travels along a straight line with velocity v1 for first half time and with velocity v2 for
next half time, then the mean velocity v is given by -
v1 v 2 v2 2 1 1
(1) v = (2) v = v1v 2 (3) v = (4)
2 v1 v v1 v 2
Q.10 The variation of velocity of a particle moving along straight line is shown in figure. The distance
traversed by the body in 4 seconds is -
Velocity (m/sec.)
20
10
1 2 3 4
Time (sec)
(1) 70 m (2) 60 m (3) 40 m (4) 55 m
Q.11 The v-t graph of a linear motion is shown in adjoining figure. The distance from origin after 8
seconds is -
4
v(m/sec)
5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 t(sec)
–2
(1) 18 meters (2) 16 meters (3) 8 meters (4) 6 meters
Q.12 Which one of the following curves do not represent motion in one dimension-
v v v v
Q.13 A ball is dropped from certain height on a glass floor so that it rebounds elastically to the same
height. If the process continues, the velocity -time graph for such a motion would be -
v
v v v
T 2T T 2T T 2T
T 2T
t t t t
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(1) (i) (2) (ii) (3) (iii) (4) (iv)
Q.14 A particle moves from the position of rest and attains a velocity of 30 m/sec after 10sec. The
acceleration will be-
(1) 9 m/sec2 (2) 18 m/sec2 (3) 3 m/sec2 (4) 4 m/sec2
Q.15 A particle, after starting from rest , experiences, constant acceleration for 20 seconds. If it covers a
distance of S1, in first 10 seconds and distance S2 in next 10 sec, then -
(1) S2 = S1/2 (2) S2 = S1 (3) S2 = 2S1 (4) S2 = 3S1
Q.17 A body starts from rest, the ratio of distances travelled by the body during 3rd and 4th seconds is -
(1) 7/5 (2) 5/7 (3) 7/3 (4) 3/7
Q.18 A body starting from rest and has uniform acceleration 8 m/s2. The distance travelled by it in 5th
second will be -
(1) 36m (2) 40m (3) 100m (4) 200m
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Q.19 Which one of the following equations represent the motion of a body with finite constant
acceleration. In these equations y denotes the position of the body at time t and a, b, and c are the
constant of the motion -
(1) y = a/t +bt (2) y = at (3) y = at + bt2 (4) y = at+ bt2 + ct3
Q.20 A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a tower with a velocity u and it reaches the
ground with a velocity 3u. The height of the tower is -
(1) 3u2/g (2) 4u2/g (3) 6u2/g (4) 9u2/g
Q.21 A stone is dropped from a bridge and it reaches the ground in 4 seconds. The height of the bridge is -
(1) 78.4m (2) 64m (3) 260m (4) 2000m
Q.22 A body thrown up with a finite speed is caught back after 4 sec. The speed of the body with which
it is thrown up is -
(1) 10 m/sec (2) 20 m/sec (3) 30 m/sec (4) 40 m/sec
Q.23 A stone is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 30 m/s. The time taken for the stone
to rise to its maximum height is -
(1) 0.326s (2) 3.26s (3) 30.6s (4) 3.06s
Q.24 A body is thrown upward and reaches its maximum height. At that position -
(1) its velocity is zero and its acceleration is also zero
(2) its velocity is zero but its acceleration is maximum
(3) its acceleration is minimum
(4) its velocity is zero and its acceleration is the acceleration due to gravity
Q.25 The numerical ratio of displacement to distance is-
(1) always < 1 (2) always = 1 (3) always > 1 (4) 1
Q.26 The Newton's laws of motion are valid in-
(A) inertial frames (B) non-inertial frames
(C) rotating frames (D) accelerated frames
Q.27 The incorrect statement about Newton's second law of motion is-
(A) it provides a measure of inertia (B) it provides a measure of force
(C) it relates force and acceleration (D) it relates momentum and force
Q.28 Newton's third law is equivalent to the-
(A) law of conservation of linear momentum (B) law of conservation of angular momentum
(C) law of conservation of energy (D) law of conservation of energy and mass
Q.29 We can derive Newton's-
(A) second and third laws from the first law
(B) first and second laws from the third law
(C) third and first laws from the second law
(D) All the three laws are independent of each others
Q.30 Ratio of intertial mass to gravitational mass is-
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 2 : 1 (D) No fixed number
Q.31 A rider on horse back falls when horse starts running all of a sudden because-
(A) rider is taken back
(B) rider is suddenly afraid of falling
(C) inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest where as lower part of the body
moves forward with the horse
(D) None of the above
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Q.32 A man getting down a running bus, falls forward because-
(A) due to inertia of rest, road is left behind and man reaches forward
(B) due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues to be in motion in forward direction
while feet come to rest as soon as they touch the road
(C) he leans forward as a matter of habit
(D) of the combined effect of all the three factors stated in (A), (B) and (C)
Q.33 When we jump out a boat standing in water it moves-
(A) forward (B) backward (C) side ways (D) none of these
Q.34 A man is at rest in the middle of a pond on perfectly smooth ice. He can get himself to the shore by
making use of Newton's-
(A) first law (B) second law (C) third law (D) all the laws
Q.35 You are on a friction less horizontal plane. How can you get off if no horizontal force is exerted by
pushing against the surface ?
(A) by jumping (B) by spitting or sneezing
(C) by rolling your body on the surface (D) by running on the plane
Q.36 Swimming is possible on account of -
(A) first law of motion (B) second law of motion
(C) third law of motion (D) Newton's law of gravitation
Q.37 The incorrect relation is-
dv dp
(A) F = ma (B) F = m (C) F = (D) F = mv
dt dt
Q.38 A heavy block of mass m is supported by a cord C from the ceiling, and another cord D is attached
to the bottom of the block. If a sudden jerk is given to D, then-
C
m
8N
A B
3N
(A) 8 N (B) 5 N (C) 20 N (D) 10 N
Q.40 The forces acting on an object are shown in the fig. If the body moves horizontally at a constant
speed of 5 m/s, then the values of the forces P and S are, respectively –
v = 5m/s
300N M P
S S
2000N
(A) 0 N, 0 N (B) 300 N, 200 N (C) 300 N, 1000 N (D) 2000 N, 300 N
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Q.41 A person says that he measured the acceleration of a particle to be non-zero while no force was
acting on the particle-
(A) He is a lier
(B) His clock might have run slow
(C) His meter scale might have been longer than the standard
(D) He might have non-inertial frame
Q.42 A force of 10 Newton acts on a body of mass 20 kg for 10 seconds. The change produced in
momentum is given by-
(A) 5 kg m/sec (B) 100 kg m/sec (C) 200 kg m/sec (D) 2000 kg m/sec
Q.43 A car travelling at a speed of 30 kilometer per hour is brought to a half in 8 metres by applying
brakes. If the same car is travelling at 60 km per hour, it can be brought to a half with same braking
power in-
(A) 8 metres (B) 16 metres (C) 24 metres (D) 32 metres
Q.44 A bullet of 5 g, travelling at a speed of 100 m/s penetrates a wooden block up to 6.0 cm. Then the
average force applied by the bullet on the block is-
(A) 417 N (B) 8333 N (C) 83.3 N (D) zero
Q.45 A force-time graph for a linear motion is shown in figure where the segments are circular. The linear
momentum gained between zero and 8 seconds in -
Force Newton
+2
Time
4 8
–2 2 6 (sec)
5 kg
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Q.49 It is easier to pull a body than to push, because -
(A) the coefficient of friction is more in pushing than that in pulling
(B) the friction force is more in pushing than that in pulling
(C) the body does not move forward when pushed
(D) None of these
Q.50 A block of metal is lying on the floor of a bus. The maximum acceleration which can be given to
the bus so that the block may remain at rest, will be -
(A) g (B) /g (C) 2g (D) g2
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