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Textbook And Solution from NCERT
OFFICIAL SYLLABUS
Physics(Theory)
Unit I: Physical World and Measurement
Physics - scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and society. Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and derived units. Length, mass and time measurements; accuracy and precision of measuring instruments; errors in measurement; significant figures. Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.
Unit II: Kinematics
Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity.Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time, position-time graphs, relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment). Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion. Scalar and vector quantities: Position and displacement vectors, general vectors and notation, equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors. Relative velocity. Unit vector; Resolution of a vector in a plane - rectangular components. Motion in a plane. Cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration-projectile motion. Uniform circular motion.
Unit III: Laws of Motion
Intuitive concept of force. Inertia, Newton’s first law of motion; momentum and Newton’s second law of motion; impulse; Newton’s third law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications. Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction rolling friction.Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force, examples of circular motion (vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked road).
Unit IV: Work, Energy and Power Scalar product of vectors. Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, power. Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative forces: conservation of mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies); nonconservative forces: elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.
Unit V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conversation and centre of mass motion. Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of uniform rod. Vector product of vectors; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum with some examples. Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions; moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects (no derivation). Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
Unit VI: Gravitation
Keplar’s laws of planetary motion. The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.
Unit VII: Properties of Bulk Matter
Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, shear, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal’s law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes). Effect of gravity on fluid pressure. Viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, Reynold’s number, streamline and turbulent flow. Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat - calorimetry; change of state - latent heat. Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity, Newton’s law of cooling.
Unit VIII: Thermodynamics
Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of thermodynamics). Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes. Heat engines and refrigerators.
Unit IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature; rms speed of gas molecules; degrees of freedom, law of equipartition of energy (statement only) and application to specific heats of gases; concept of mean free path, Avogadro’s number.
Unit X: Oscillations and Waves
Periodic motion - period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a spring–restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M.-kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum–derivation of expression for its time period; free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance. Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of wave motion. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect
Practicals
Note: Every student will perform 10 experiments (5 from each section) and 8 activities (4 from each section) during the academic year. Two demonstration experiments must be performed by the teacher with participation of students. The students will maintain a record of these demonstration experiments. Schools are advised to see the guidelines for evaluation in practicals for Class XII. Similar pattern may the followed for Class XI.
SECTION A
Experiments
1. Use of Vernier Callipers
(i) to measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body.
(ii) to measure dimensions of a given regular body of known mass and hence find its density.
(iii) to measure internal diameter and depth of a given beaker/calorimeter and hence find its volume.
2. Use of screw gauge
(i) to measure diameter of a given wire,
(ii) to measure thickness of a given sheet
(iii) to measure volume of an irregular lamina
3. To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer.
4. To find the weight of a given body using parallelogram law of vectors.
...OFFICIAL SYLLABUS
Physics(Theory)
Unit I: Physical World and Measurement
Physics - scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and society. Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units, fundamental and derived units. Length, mass and time measurements; accuracy and precision of measuring instruments; errors in measurement; significant figures. Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.
Unit II: Kinematics
Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity.Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time, position-time graphs, relations for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment). Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion. Scalar and vector quantities: Position and displacement vectors, general vectors and notation, equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors. Relative velocity. Unit vector; Resolution of a vector in a plane - rectangular components. Motion in a plane. Cases of uniform velocity and uniform acceleration-projectile motion. Uniform circular motion.
Unit III: Laws of Motion
Intuitive concept of force. Inertia, Newton’s first law of motion; momentum and Newton’s second law of motion; impulse; Newton’s third law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications. Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction rolling friction.Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force, examples of circular motion (vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked road).
Unit IV: Work, Energy and Power Scalar product of vectors. Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, power. Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative forces: conservation of mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies); nonconservative forces: elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.
Unit V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conversation and centre of mass motion. Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of uniform rod. Vector product of vectors; moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum with some examples. Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions; moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects (no derivation). Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
Unit VI: Gravitation
Keplar’s laws of planetary motion. The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.
Unit VII: Properties of Bulk Matter
Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, shear, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal’s law and its applications (hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes). Effect of gravity on fluid pressure. Viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, Reynold’s number, streamline and turbulent flow. Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat - calorimetry; change of state - latent heat. Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, thermal conductivity, Newton’s law of cooling.
Unit VIII: Thermodynamics
Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of thermodynamics). Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes. Heat engines and refrigerators.
Unit IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature; rms speed of gas molecules; degrees of freedom, law of equipartition of energy (statement only) and application to specific heats of gases; concept of mean free path, Avogadro’s number.
Unit X: Oscillations and Waves
Periodic motion - period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a spring–restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M.-kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum–derivation of expression for its time period; free, forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance. Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of wave motion. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect
Practicals
Note: Every student will perform 10 experiments (5 from each section) and 8 activities (4 from each section) during the academic year. Two demonstration experiments must be performed by the teacher with participation of students. The students will maintain a record of these demonstration experiments. Schools are advised to see the guidelines for evaluation in practicals for Class XII. Similar pattern may the followed for Class XI.
SECTION A
Experiments
1. Use of Vernier Callipers
(i) to measure diameter of a small spherical/cylindrical body.
(ii) to measure dimensions of a given regular body of known mass and hence find its density.
(iii) to measure internal diameter and depth of a given beaker/calorimeter and hence find its volume.
2. Use of screw gauge
(i) to measure diameter of a given wire,
(ii) to measure thickness of a given sheet
(iii) to measure volume of an irregular lamina
3. To determine radius of curvature of a given spherical surface by a spherometer.
4. To find the weight of a given body using parallelogram law of vectors.
5. Using a simple pendulum, plot L-T and L-T2 graphs. Hence find the effective length of second’s pendulum using appropriate graph.
6. To study the relationship between force of limiting friction and normal reaction and to find co-efficient of friction between a block and a horizontal surface.
7. To find the downward force, along an inclined plane, acting on a roller due to gravitational pull of the earth and study its relationship with the angle of inclination by plotting graph between force and sin.?
Activities
1 . To make a paper scale of given least count, e.g. 0.2cm, 0.5cm.
2. To determine mass of a given body using a metre scale by principle of moments.
3. To plot a graph for a given set of data, with proper choice of scales and error bars.
4. To measure the force of limiting friction for rolling of a roller on a horizontal plane.
5. To study the variation in range of a jet of water with angle of projection.
6. To study the conservation of energy of a ball rolling down on inclined plane (using a double inclined plane).
7. To study dissipation of energy of a simple pendulum by plotting a graph between square of amplitude and time.
SECTION B
Experiments
1. To determine Young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of a given wire.
2. To find the force constant of a helical spring by plotting graph between load and extension.
3. To study the variation in volume with pressure for a sample of air at constant temperature by plotting graphs between P and V, and between P and I/V.
4. To determine the surface tension of water by capillary rise method.
5. To determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a given spherical body.
6. To study the relationship between the temperature of a hot body and time by plotting a cooling curve.
7. (i) To study the relation between frequency and length of a given wire under constant tension using sonometer. (ii) To study the relation between the length of a given wire and tension for constant frequency using sonometer.
8. To find the speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube by tworesonance positions.
9. To determine specific heat of a given (i) solid (ii) liquid, by method of mixtures.
Activities
1. To observe change of state and plot a cooling curve for molten wax.
2. To observe and explain the effect of heating on a bi-metallic strip.
3. To note the change in level of liquid in a container on heating and interpret the observations.
4. To study the effect of detergent on surface tension by observing capillary rise.
5. To study the factors affecting the rate of loss of heat of a liquid.
6. To study the effect of load on depression of a suitably clamped metre scale loaded (i) at its end (ii) in the middle.
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Paper Format
Paper Type - Theory + Practical
Paper Marks - Theory (70 Marks) + Practical (30 Marks)
Maximum Total marks - 70 + 30 = 100 Marks
Time duration - 3 hours (Only For Theory Exam)
Unit & their Weightage
Unit | Total Weightage | |
Unit I | Physical World and Measurement | 03 |
Unit II | Kinematics | 10 |
Unit III | Laws of Motion | 10 |
Unit IV | Work, Energy and Power | 06 |
Unit V | Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body | 06 |
Unit VI | Gravitation | 05 |
Unit VII | Properties of Bulk Matter | 10 |
Unit VIII | Thermodynamics | 05 |
Unit IX | Behaviour of Perfect Gases and Kinetic Theory of Gases | 05 |
Unit X | Oscillations and Waves | 10 |
Total | 70 |
Paper II: Practical
Evaluation Scheme | Marks |
Two experiments one from each section | 8 + 8 marks |
Practical record (experiment and activities) | 7 marks |
Viva on experiments, and activities | 7 marks |
Total | 30 marks |
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Conditions of eligibility for admission to class XI.
1. Candidates who have been studying in a School recognised by or affiliated to this Board or any other recognised Board of Secondary Education in India.
2. Candidates can not take admission directly in class XI.
3. Candidates had completed a regular course of study for class X and passed class X examination from a school affilicated to this Board.
4. The candidates percentage for attendance should be 75% so that the Board to make him/her eligible for the Examinations.
5. Candidate can be admitted to a school only on the transfer of the parents(s) or shifting of their families from one place to another, after procuring from the student the marksheet and the Transfer Certificate duly countersigned by the Educational Authorities of the Board concerned.
6. There is no age limit for candidates taking the Examination
7. Candidate should have doucments in support of his having passed the qualifying or equivalent qualifying examination.
TIME TABLE 2023
Date & Day | Subject | Time Duration |
Monday 20 March 2023 | Physics | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Date & Day | Subject | Time Duration |
Thursday 16 March 2023 | Hindi, Agriculture Hindi (Only for Agriculture Part II) | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Saturday 18 March 2023 | Geography, Geology | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Monday 20 March 2023 | Urdu, Punjabi, Physics, Accountancy Agronomy Paper I (Only for Agriculture Part I) agronomy Paper VI (Only for Agriculture Part II) | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Tuesday 21 March 2023 | Sociology | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Thursday 23 March 2023 | Political Science Agricultural Botony Paper II (Only for Agriculture Part I) Agricultural Economics Paper VII (Only for Agriculture Part II) | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Friday 24 March 2023 | Drawing & Painting | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Saturday 25 March 2023 | Mathematics | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Monday 27 March 2023 | Sanskrit, Agricultural Physics and Climatology Paper III (Only for Agricultural Part I) Agricultural Zoology Paper VIII (Only for Agriculture Part II) | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Tuesday 28 March 2023 | Psychology, Education, Chemistry | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Wednesday 29 March 2023 | Military Science, Computer Science | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Friday 31 March 2023 | Economics | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Saturday 01 April 2023 | Biology, Indian Music (Vocal), Indian Music (Mailodic Instrument), Indian Music (Purssion Instrument), Agricultural Engineering Paper IV (Only for Agriculture Part I) Agricultural Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Paper IX (Only for Agriculture Part II) | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Monday 03 April 2023 | English | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Wednesday 05 April 2023 | History Agricultural Mathematics and Preliminary Statistics Paper V (Only for Agriculture Part I) Agricultural Chemistry Paper X (Only for Agricultural Part II) | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
Thursday 06 April 2023 | Home Science, Business Study | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hrs.) |
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Paper Analysis
1. There are in all 30 questions in this question paper.
2. Question no. 1 to 8 carry 1 marks each.
3. Question no. 9 to 18 carry 2 marks each.
4. Question no. 19 to 27 carry 3 marks each.
5. Question no. 28 to 30 carry 5 marks each.
And
There is no overall choice, However, internal choices have been provided in two questions of two marks each, three questions of three marks and all questions of 5 marks each. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
Comment
1. The difficulty level of the Physics paper 2020 : Difficult.
2. Question 21 was most difficult and Question 28 was moderate to difficult.
3. The pattern of the Physics paper was similar to the latest Physics Sample Paper 2020.
4. All the questions in the paper were asked from the latest syllabus and based on NCERT textbooks.
5. The average range of expected marks was 45 to 55+ (out of 70).
1. There are total 30 questions in this question paper.
2. Question numbers 1 to 8 carry 1 mark each.
3. Question numbers 9 to 18 carry 2 marks each.
4. Question numbers 19 to 27 carry 3 marks each.
5. Question numbers 28 to 30 carry 5 marks each.
6. Question numbers 1 to 4 are multiple choice questions. In each of these questions, 4 options are given for the answer .
7. There is no overall choice, however, internal choices are given in two questions of two marks each, three questions of three marks each and all questions of 5 marks each.
8. You have to attempt only one option out of such questions.
9. May use values of physical constants where necessary.
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