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Class 11 · Physics · Properties of Bulk Matter
What is surface tension and why do small liquid drops take a spherical shape?
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Physical World and Measurement
Derive the dimensional formula of the universal gravitational constant G.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Physical World and Measurement
Check the dimensional correctness of the equation v² = u² + 2as.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Kinematics
Distinguish between average velocity and instantaneous velocity.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Kinematics
Two cars move in the same direction at 60 km h⁻¹ and 40 km h⁻¹. Find the velocity of the first relative to the second, and if they moved towards each other.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Laws of Motion
A body of mass 2 kg moving at 5 m s⁻¹ is brought to rest in 0.5 s. Find the retarding force and the impulse.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
State the theorems of parallel and perpendicular axes.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Laws of Motion
Explain why a body moving in a circle at constant speed is said to be accelerating.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Oscillations and Waves
What are stationary waves, and how do they differ from progressive waves?
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Class 11 · Physics · Laws of Motion
State the law of conservation of linear momentum and derive it from Newton's third law.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Oscillations and Waves
A body executes simple harmonic motion of amplitude 5 cm and period 2 s. Find its maximum velocity and maximum acceleration.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Oscillations and Waves
Define simple harmonic motion and give two examples.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Heat and Thermodynamics
Distinguish between isothermal and adiabatic processes.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Oscillations and Waves
Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 Hz and 260 Hz are sounded together. Find the beat frequency.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Physical World and Measurement
State two limitations of dimensional analysis.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Work, Energy and Power
A pump lifts 600 kg of water through 10 m in 30 s. Find its power. Take g = 10 m s⁻².
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Heat and Thermodynamics
Calculate the work done when one mole of an ideal gas expands isothermally and reversibly from 10 L to 20 L at 300 K. Take R = 8.31 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹.
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Work, Energy and Power
A body of mass 2 kg falls freely from rest through 20 m. Find its kinetic energy on reaching the ground and its momentum. Take g = 10 m s⁻².
3 marksMediumNumerical
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Class 11 · Physics · Heat and Thermodynamics
State the second law of thermodynamics in the Kelvin-Planck and the Clausius forms.
3 marksMediumShort answer
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Class 11 · Physics · Gravitation
Distinguish between the acceleration due to gravity and the universal gravitational constant.
3 marksMediumShort answer