Dimension

1. What is meant by dimensions of a physical quantity?

2. What is a dimensional equation? Discuss the uses of dimensional equation. Calculate dimensional
formula for G.
3. Check the correctness of the formula v2=u2+2as using the dimensional analysis.059
4. Taking force, length and time to be fundamental quantities, find the dimensional formula for the
density.057
5. The escape velocity of a body is Vg=2GM/R. check the correct ness of the formula using
dimension.055
6. Displacement of a moving particle at any instant t is given by the following relation
S = A + Bt + Ct2 Find the dimensions of A, B and C.
7. Velocity v of a particle at any instant t is given by v = Be- t . Find the dimensions of B and .
8. How method of dimension is used for the conversion of one system of units to another system of
unit.
9. a) Convert 1 Joule into erg.
b) Convert 10 ergs into joules.061
10. Is dimensionally correct equation necessarily being a correct physical relation? What about
dimensionally wrong equation? 063
11. If 500g be the unit of mass, 60s is the unit of time and the acceleration due to gravity (980cms-2)
be unit of acceleration find what will be the new unit of energy?
Kinematics
Equation of motion
1. Derive the relation, v2-u2=2as, where the letters have their usual meaning.
2.

show that distance covered by a uniformly accelerated body in a particular second (i.e. nth second)
is given by snth=u + a(2n-1)/2

3.
Vector
1. Two forces P and Q are acting on a body. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant r
in terms of P, Q and .
2.

What should be the angle between two vectors for their resultant to have (a) maximum (b)
minimum magnitude?

3.

Triangle law of vectors is a special case of parallelogram law vectors

4.

If B is added to A, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to A-B ?
Under what conditions is the resultant vector is equal to zero. 054

5.

If B is added to A, under what condition does the resultant vector have a magnitude equal to B ?

6.

Two vectors A and B are such that A-B =C and A-B=C. Find the angle between them.(ans 0)

7.

In which condition i) A+B=A-B

ii) A+B=A-B
8.

If the scalar product of two vectors is equal to the magnitude of their vector product, find angle
between them.060

9.

Can the sum of two equal vectors be equal to either of the vectors? Explain 061

10. What is meant by resolution of a vector? Resolve a given vector into two rectangular components.
11. What is the difference between scalar and vector products of two vectors? Explain 062
12. Two vectors A and B are such that A-B =C and A2+B2=C2. FIND the angle between them.
13. Two vectors A and B are such that A+B =C and A2+B2=C2. FIND the angle between them.90
14. Two vectors A and B have their sum perpendicular to their difference. Show that they have equal
magnitudes.
15. The magnitudes of two vectors are 3 and 4, and their product is 6. What is the angle between
them?
16. A swimmer swims with velocity 1.5ms -1, a stream runs with a velocity of 1ms -1.If the stream is
100m wide, i)find how far down the stream he will reach the opposite bank below the point at
which he was originally directed? Ii) Find in what direction he should start in order to cross the
stream perpendicularly, iii) what direction should he take if he wants to cross the stream in the
shortest time.
Relative velocity
1. A man walking towards east with a velocity of 3 Km h -1 encounters rain falling vertically with a
velocity of 33 Km h-1. At what angle should be hold his umbrella in order to protect him from the rain?
2. To a person going east in a car with a velocity of 25 Km h -1, a train appears to move towards north
with a velocity of 253 Km h-1. Find the actual velocity of the train.
Projectile
1. Show that the path followed by a body projected horizontally from the top of a tower with a
uniform speed is a parable. Find the velocity of projectile on reaching ground.
2.

Show that a body projected at an angle with the vertical follows a parabolic path. Derive
expression for the time of flight and range of a projectile.

3.

Show that there are two angles of projection for which the horizontal range is the same.

4.

Find the angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of a projectile are
equal. 061

5.

What would be the effect on maximum range in doubling the initial velocity of a projectile? 058

6.

A ball is dropped gently from the top of a tower and another ball is thrown horizontally at the
same time. Which ball hit the ground earlier? 057 059

7.

Two tall buildings face each other and are at a distance of 100m from each other. With what
velocity must a ball be thrown horizontally from a window 55m above the ground in one building,
so that it enters a window 10.9m above the ground in the second building?

8.

A helicopter is flying in a straight line at a speed of 60Km/hr and at a constant height of 0.2Km. If
a stone falls from it, calculate the velocity with which it strikes the ground and the horizontal
distance it travels before reaching the grounds.

9.

A projectile is launched with an initial velocity of 30m/s at an angle of 60 above the horizontal.
Calculate the magnitude and direction of its velocity 5.0s after launch.

DYNAMICS
Newtons law of motion
1. States Newtons 1st and 2nd law of motion. Show that the 1st law gives a definition of force and 2nd
law measure of force.
2. How does the 2nd law of motion give the expression for force?
3. What do you mean by the impulse of a force? Show that the impulse of force on a body equals to
the change in momentum of the body?
4. Explain why a cricketer moves his hand backward while catching a ball?
5. State and explain Newtons third law of motion. Give examples of this law.
6. a man standing in a lift going downward with uniform velocity experience a loss of weight at the
start. But not when the lift is moving with uniform speed why?
7. A man weighing M Kg stands on a weighing machine inside a lift. What will be the reading of
machine if the lift i)ascends with acceleration a
ii) descends with acceleration a
iii) Moves with uniform velocity.
8. state and prove the principle of conservation of momentum.052 054 056
9. If an object at rest explode and divides into two fragments one mass larger than the other. Which
one has larger kinetic energy?
10. If two objects of unequal masses are moving with the same kinetic energy. Which one has larger
momentum?
11. A rubber ball of mass 200 g falls from a height of 5 m and rebounds to a height of 4m. Find the
impulse and the average force between the ball and the ground if the time during which they are in
contact was 0.2sec.
Friction
1. What do you understand by friction? Explain its cause.
2.

State the laws of limiting friction. Define coefficient of friction and angle of friction .What is the
relation between them?

3.

What is the angle of repose? Show that when a body just begins to slide down on an inclined plane
the coefficient of friction is equal to the tangent of inclination of the plane.
OR
Show that angle of friction is equal to angle of repose.

4.

Justify the statement that friction is a necessary evil.

5.

Why is it easier to pull a body than to push it?

6.

A slab is lying on a plane inclined at 30 to the horizontal and the coefficient of friction is 0.2.
Find the least force which will pull the slab upward. The mass of the slab is 10 Kg.

Work, power, energy

1. What is meant by the term work? How is it measured? Show that a person walking along a
horizontal road with some load on his head is not doing any work.
2.

What do you mean by positive and negative work? Give examples.

3.

Derive an expression for the kinetic energy of a particle of mass m moving with a velocity v.

4.

How does KE of an object change if momentum is doubled?

5.

What is principle of conservation of energy? Show that the sum of KE and PE of a falling body is
constant at all points.

6.

What do you mean by a conservative force and non-conservative force?

7.

Is physical contact must for collision of the particles? Give the characteristics of elastic and
inelastic collision.

8.

Discuss the elastic collision of two bodies in one dimension. Calculate the velocities of bodies
after the collision.

9.

A train of mass 210 5Kg moves at a constant speed of 72 Km/hr up a straight inclined against a
frictional force of 1.28104N. The incline is such that the train rises vertically 1m for every 100m
traveled along the incline. Calculate the necessary power developed by the train. 061

10. Tube-well pumps out 2400Kg of water per minute. If water is coming out with a velocity of 3m/s,
what is power of the pump? How much work is done, if the pump runs for 10hr?
Circular motion
1.

Define angular displacement, angular velocity and angular acceleration. How is angular velocity
related to linear velocity? 061
2. Define centripetal force. Calculate the force acting on a body moving with a uniform speed along
a circular path.
OR
Define centripetal acceleration. Derive an expression for it. 058 061
3.

What is banking of roads? What is its need? 059 062

4.

Explain why a cyclist should incline himself to the vertical while moving round a circular path.
Obtain the expression for his inclination with the vertical.

5.

Discuss the motion of a body in a vertical circle. Calculate minimum velocity it should have at the
bottom of the loop.

6.

in a circus, a motor cyclist goes round a vertical circle inside a spherical cage of radius 4.5 m.
calculate the minimum speed of motor cycle inside the cage.

7.

A cyclist goes round a circular track of 440m length in 20second. Find the angle that his cycle
makes with the vertical.

8.

An object of mass 8.0Kg is whirled round in a vertical circle of radius 2m with a constant speed of
6ms-1. Calculate the maximum and minimum tensions in the string.

9.

An object of mass 10Kg is whirled round a horizontal circle of radius 4m by a revolving string
inclined to the vertical. If the uniform speed of the object is 5ms -1, calculate (i) the tension in the
string (ii) the angle of inclination of the string to the vertical.

10. An object of mass 0.5Kg is rotated in a horizontal circle by a string 1m long. The maximum
tension is the string before it breaks is 50N. What is the greatest number of revolutions per second
of the object?
11. A stone is rotated steadily in a horizontal circle with a period T by a string of L. if the tension in
the string is constant and L increases by 10%, find the percentage change in T.
Gravitation
1. Explain, what is meant by the universal gravitational constant.061

2.

What is acceleration due to gravity? Derive an expression for it in terms of the mass of earth and
the gravitational constant.058

3.

show that the acceleration of free g at the surface of the earth and the gravitational constant G
are related by the expression
g= GR ( =density of earth, R=radius of earth)
4. Prove that the value of acceleration due to gravity is more at the surface of the earth than at points
above or below it.053 058
5. What is gravitational potential? Derive the relation for gravitational potential at a point due to
mass. 057
6. What is a satellite? How is it launched? Derive an expression for its orbital velocity.
7. Calculate time period and height of satellite.
8. What do you mean by geo-stationary satellite? Explain 062
9. Define escape velocity of a body on a planet. Derive an expression for it. 059
10. Find the percentage decrease in weight of a body, when taken 16 km of below the surface of the
earth. Take radius of earth as 6400km.
11. Calculate the period of revolution of a satellite revolving at a distance of 20km above the surface
of the earth.(radius=6400km,g=10m/s2)
12. A 200kg satellite is lifted to an orbit of 2.210 4km radius. If the radius and mass of the earth are
6.37106m and 5.981024kg respectively. How much additional potential energy is required to lift
the satellite?

PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Elastic nature of matter
1. Differentiate between elasticity and plasticity. 062
2. Why does a body regain its shape or size when deforming force is removed?
3. Define stress and strain
.
4. state hooke`s law. How would you verify it experimentally.058
5. Define elastic limit and Youngs modulus of elasticity. Explain how you would determine
Youngs modulus for a material in the form of a wire
6. Define bulk modulus of elasticity and shear modulus of elasticity (or modulus of rigidity).
7. Why is energy stored in a stretched wire? Prove that the elastic energy stored per unit volume
of a stretched wire is equal to (stressstrain).062, 061, 057.
8. What is Poissons ratio? 057
9. Two wires A and B have equal length and are made of some material. If the diameter of wire A
is twice that of wire B, which wire has the greater extension for a given load.064?
10. Explain which one is more elastic- rubber or steel. 0061, 058
11. Why are rubbers used as vibration absorber? 059
12. Machine parts are jammed in cold day, why

13. Why are bridges declared unsafe after long use?

14. A copper wire of diameter 0.5 mm is stretched between two points at 25. Calculate the
increase in tension in the wire if the temperature falls to 0. (Youngs modulus for copper=
1.21011N/m2, linear expansivity for copper=1810-6K-1), 063
15.
Surface tension
1. Explain surface tension. Give its units and dimensions. How will you explain surface
tension on the basis of molecular theory?
2. Show that surface tension is numerically equal to the surface energy.
3. Define capillarity and angle of contact. Deduce an expression for the rise of a liquid in a
capillary tube (h=2Tcos/rg) 057, 059, 061, 062.
4. Why does mercury inside the capillary tube made of glass depress when dipped in a
reservoir of mercury? 059
5. Why small drops of mercury are spherical and bigger drops oval in shape?
6. Small particles of camphor dance on the surface of water, why?063
7. Hot soup is testier than a cold one, why?063
8. Oil spreads on cold water. It may remain as a drop on hot water. Why?
9. Hairs of a brush spread out when it is dipped in water and cling together as soon as it is
taken out of water, explain.
10. We use towels to dry our body after taking a shower, why?
11. A rectangular plate of dimensions 6 cm, by 4 cm and thickness 2mm is placed vertical so
that its largest side just touches the surface of the water. Calculate the downwards force
on the plate due to surface tension.060
12. A capillary tube of 0.40mm diameter is placed vertically inside a liquid of density
800kg/m3, surface tension 5.010-2N/m and angle of contact 30,calculate the height to
which the liquid rises inside the capillary tube.058
13. Calculate the amount of energy evolved, when one million droplets of water of small size
coalesce to form a bigger drop of radius 1mm. surface tension of water=0.075N/m
FLUID DYNAMICS

1. Define viscosity. Does it depend on temperature? 064

2. Starting from Newtons law of viscosity, find an expression for the viscous force and
define coefficient of viscosity.
3. What is the difference between solid friction and viscosity?

4. Discuss the practical applications of the knowledge of viscosity.

5. Machine parts are jammed in winter, why?
6. Distinguish between laminar and turbulent flow.
7. State and prove Bernoullis principle. 064
Or
8. Derive Bernoullis equation from the work energy theorem. Explain why the equation is
valid only for steady, non-viscous and incompressible fluid.059 063
9. During certain wind storm, light roofs are blown off, why.063
10. Derive equation of continuity. How does velocity of a fluid vary with area of crosssection of flow tube?
11. When part of mouth of water tap or pipe is made smaller with fingers, the velocity of the
water flow increases water, why?
12. Why do deep rivers run slow?
13. Using dimensional consideration, deduce poiseuilles formula for the rate of flow of a
liquid through a capillary tube. 058
14. What is terminal velocity? Derive an expression for terminal velocity of a small sphere
falling through a viscous medium. 060 063
15. State stokes` law of viscosity and derive it from dimensional analysis.
HEAT
1.

Why do substances expand on heating?

2.

Two long flat pieces of metals, one of copper and other of steel having the same dimensions are
joined together. When this bar is heated, it bends with its concavity towards the side of iron.
Explain.

3.

Define linear, superficial, and cubical expansion coefficients. Find the relationship between them.

4.

Does the coefficient of linear expansion depend on length?

5.

Explain why
a) Steel tyres are heated before slipping them on the wheel.
b) A thick glass tumbler cracks when boiling water is poured in it.

6.

Two bodies made of the same material have the same external dimensions and appearance, but one
is solid and the other is hollow. When they are heated, is the over all volume expansion the same
or different

7.

Point out the difference between real and apparent expansion of a liquid. Prove that the difference
is equal to the expansion of the containing vessel.

8.

Why a column of mercury in a thermometer first descends slightly and then rises when placed in
hot water? Explain.

9.
Calorimetry
State Newtons law of cooling. How will you use it to determine the specific heat capacity of a liquid.
Explain with necessary theory.
What is specific latent heat of vaporization of a liquid? Develop an expression for the determination of the
latent heat of vaporization.
Why can you get a more severe burn from steam at 100C than from water at 100C?
Why does food cook faster in a pressure cooker than in an open pot?
How can water be boiled in a paper cup?
Describe the method of mixture to measure the specific heat capacity of a solid.
Evaporation of perspiration is an important mechanism for temperature control of warm blooded animals.
What mass of water must evaporate from the surface of an 80 Kg human body to cool it by 1C? The
specific heat capacity of the human body is approximately 0.1 cal gmC -1 and
Gas law
1. At S.T.P. the density of hydrogen is about 0.09g/ltrs or 0.09Kg m -3. find the gas constant per unit
mass of hydrogen, and molecular mass of hydrogen.(ans r=4.16103J kg-1K-1)
2. A cylinder contains 10Kg of a gas at a pressure of 8.0 atmospheres and at a temperature of 27c.
When some gas is used at temperature 0 the pressure of the gas reduces to 6.0atm. Calculate the
mass of the gas used.(1.76Kg)
3.
TRANSFER OF HEAT
1. conduction, convection, and radiation
2.

Define thermal conductivity. Describe with the necessary theory on experiment to determine the
thermal conductivity of a metal bar. 061

3. Describe Searles method of determination of thermal conductivity of a good conductor. 063

4.

What is radiation and how does this mode of heat transfer differ from conduction and convection.

5.

What is a black body? How is it realized in practice? 058

6. Can a perfectly black body be realized in practice?

7. Hot water pipes used in the room are painted black?
8. Why are dark color clothes comfortable in winter?
9. State and explain Stefans law of black body radiation.
10. A bar of length 50cm and cross-section area 2.5cm 2 is used to measure the thermal conductivity.
One end of the bar is maintained at 100C and other is kept at melting ice temperature. Calculate
the thermal conductivity of the bar if the rate of melting of the ice per second is 1.47 10 -4 kg.
(Latent heat of fusion of ice is 3.4105J /kg)
11.

FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

1. define the terms thermodynamic system, thermo dynamical variables, equation of state, thermal
equilibrium, isothermal process, isobaric process, isochoric process, adiabatic process,
2.

sign conventions

3.

internal energy
a) What do you mean by internal energy of a gas?
b) Why does internal energy remain constant in an isothermal system?
c) Is internal energy of an ideal gas at a temperature greater than at absolute zero?
Show that the work done by a gas during expansion is numerically equal to the area under the P-V
diagram, from the initial state to the final state.

4.
5.

first law of thermodynamics (statement, significance, limitation)

6.

specific heat capacity

a) why has a gas two values of specific heat capacity
b) define Cp and Cv. Why Cp greater than Cv?
c) Derive the relation Cp-Cv=R.

7.

One mole of ideal gas undergoes an isothermal expansion from pressure P1 to P2 and volume V1
to V2 at constant temperature T. find the expression for work done in this process. 060, 061

8.

adiabatic process (defn, 1st law of thermodynamic, eqn of state, work done)

9.