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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
CLASS XI EXAMINATION
SEPTEMBER 2011
Physics Paper I
Time allowed: 40 minutes

Marks 30

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 30 only.
4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the box for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Correct Way
A B C D

Incorrect Way
A B C D

A B C D

A B C D

A B C D

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new box.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the boxes.
7. You may use a scientific calculator if you wish.
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1.

The decimal equivalent of

A.
B.
C.
D.
2.

Stress and strain

Work and energy
Density and relative density
Gravity and Gravitational constant

The distance between two adjacent nodes or antinodes in a standing wave is

A.

B.
C.
D.
4.

0.005
0.0050
0.0500
0.00500

Which of the following pairs of physical quantities has identical dimensional formula?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3.

1
up to three significant figures is
200

r
r
The given diagram shows two vectors P and Q having an angle between them. How is the
r
r
scalar product of vectors P and Q maximized?
r
P
r
i
By maximizing the magnitude of P
r
ii
By maximizing the magnitude of Q
iii
By setting angle = 90
r

Q
A. i only.
B. i and ii only.
C. iii only.
D. i, ii and iii.

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5.

The given figure shows two vectors lying on the plane of the page.
r
A

r
B

Which of the following vector points will lie into the page?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.

A cricket ball is hit by a batsman and reaches its maximum height in 3 seconds. Its initial
velocity will be equal to
A.
B.
C.
D.

7.

209,000 Ns
373,000 Ns
427,000 Ns
104,5000 Ns

What is the kinetic energy of a 50 gm bullet moving at a speed of 50 m/s?

A.
B.
C.
D.

9.

10.0 m/s
15.0 m/s
29.4 m/s
42.2 m/s

A lorry of mass 20,000 kg is travelling at 20.0 m/s. A car of mass 900 kg is travelling at
30.0 m/s towards the lorry. At collision what will be the magnitude of total momentum?
A.
B.
C.
D.

8.

r r
AB
r r
AB
r r
AB
r r
AB

0.125 J
62.5 J
125 J
1250 J

The absolute potential energy of a body in the earths gravitational field depends upon its
A.
B.
C.
D.

size.
mass.
shape.
distance from the earths centre.

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10.

When a ball falls down from a height in a non-resistive medium, its

A.
B.
C.
D.

11.

P.E loss = K.E loss

P.E loss = K.E gain
P.E gain = K.E loss
P.E gain = K.E gain

Free fall of a ball

A mass of 50 kg is lifted to a height of 4 m. What will be its potential energy if it is allowed to

fall half-way down?
50 kg

A.
B.
C.
D.

12.

1.05 10 1
2.05 10 1
1.05 10 2
2.05 10 2

Second hand

rad/sec.
rad/sec.
rad/sec.
rad/sec.

Vertical
Forward
Backward
Horizontal

Which of the following is insignificant in describing the orbit of the earths satellite?
A.
B.
C.
D.

15.

4m

Which of the following components of the lift force is used to provide centripetal force for
turning an aircraft?
A.
B.
C.
D.

14.

2m

The mean angular velocity of the second hand of the given clock is
A.
B.
C.
D.

13.

500 J
1000 J
1500 J
2000 J

Mass of the earth

Mass of the satellite
Gravitational constant
Distance from the earths centre

The viscosity of a liquid decreases with the increase in its

A.
B.
C.
D.

volume.
velocity.
pressure.
temperature.

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16.

If a small sphere is falling down, in which of the following fluids will it experience a maximum
drag force?

A.
B.
C.
D.
17.

18.

0.894
81
985
1490

Water
Olive oil
Glycerol
Castor oil

i.
ii
iii

Mass
Amplitude
Spring constant

A.
B.
C.
D.

i only
ii only
i and ii only
i and iii only

A mass-spring system

A simple pendulum has a time period T when suspended from the ceiling of a stationary lift. If
the lift descends with constant acceleration, then its time period T will
be zero.
increase.
decrease.
remain same.

A girl on a swing increases the amplitude of the swings oscillations. If she moves her legs at
the natural frequency of the swing, then it is an example of
A.
B.
C.
D.

20.

Viscosity

Water
Olive oil
Castor oil
Glycerol

Natural frequency of a simple mass-spring system depends on its

A.
B.
C.
D.
19.

Liquids (at 25 C)

resonance.
the Doppler Effect.
wave transmissions.
destructive interference.

To avoid damage in suspension bridges, soldiers are ordered not to march in unison on them
because of
A.
B.
C.
D.

free vibrations.
force vibrations.
damped vibrations.
resonant vibrations.

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21.

According to the Dopplers effect, if a source of sound moves away from a stationary listener,
then there is a decrease in
A.
B.
C.
D.

22.

pitch.
velocity.
frequency.
wavelength.

If a stretched string vibrates in maximum loops, then keeping other things constant its

A.
B.
C.
D.

speed increases.
frequency increases.
amplitude increases.
wavelength becomes longer.
Vibrated stretched string in maximum loops

23.

What is the path difference of two incident rays in the given figure?
A.
B.
C.
D.

d
2d
d sin
2 d sin

X-ray diffraction

24.

Which of the following properties of light waves is shown in the diagrams?

A.
B.
C.
D.

25.

Transverse
Mechanical
Longitudinal
Compressional

Which of the following materials allows light to pass with a specific angle of vibration?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Polymer
Polarizer
Amorphous
Semiconductor

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26.

When a mass of air descends in the Earths atmosphere then it causes

A.
B.
C.
D.

27.

isobaric cooling.
isochoric heating.
adiabatic heating.
isothermal cooling.

In the given diagram of a Carnot engine, its efficiency can be increased by

A.
B.
C.
D.

using a perfect gas.

raising the temperature of the hot reservoir.
raising the temperature of the cold reservoir.
lowering the temperature of the hot reservoir.
A Carnot engine

28.

In the given figure, if a thermodynamic system is in equilibrium, then which of the following
quantities will remain constant?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Pressure and volume only

Entropy and internal energy only
Entropy, internal energy and pressure only
Entropy, internal energy, pressure and volume
A thermodynamic system

29.

30.

The entropy change in any reversible process depends on the

i
ii
iii

amount of heat flow

absolute temperature
state of system

A.
B.
C.
D.

i only
ii only
i and ii
ii and iii

The entropy change

If the final thermodynamic state of the universe is suggested as heat death, then the entropy will
be
A.
B.
C.
D.

zero.
minimum.
maximum.
equal to one.

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