WORK 7.

A particle is moved from position r1 = 3iˆ + 2jˆ − 6kˆ

1. Work done by friction to position r2 = 14iˆ + 13jˆ + 9kˆ under the action of a
(a) is always negative force (4iˆ + ˆj + 3k)
ˆ newtons. Find the work done.
(b) is always zero (a) 10 J (b) 100 J
(c) may be negative, zero or positive (c) 0.01 J (d) 1 J
(d) is always positive 8. A worker pushes a wheelbarrow with a horizontal
2. The net work done by kinetic friction force of 50 N on level ground over a distance of 5.0
(a) is always negative m. If a friction opposite that of the worker, what work
is done on the wheelbarrow by the worker?
(b) is always zero
(a) 250 J (b) 215 J
(c) may be negative, zero or positive
(c) 35 J (d) 10 J
(d) is always positive
9. A mass M is lowered with the help of a string by a
3. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a certain distance h at a constant acceleration g/2. The work
velocity done by the string will be
A. During its upward motion work done by gravity
Mgh Mgh
is negative (a) (b) −
2 2
B. During its downward motion work done by
gravity is positive 3Mgh 3Mgh
(c) (d) −
C. At the highest position work done by gravity is 2 2
not defined 10. A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined
D. During the complete motion work done by the to horizontal at an angle of 30° by a force of 10 N
gravity is zero parallel to the inclined surface as shown in the figure.
Identify the correct statements
(a) Only A, B and C
(b) Only A, C and D
(c) Only B, C and D
(d) All the given statements
4. A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r The coefficient of friction between block and the
with a constant speed v. The force on the body is incline is 0.1. If the block is pushed up by 10 m along
the incline, then the work done against gravity is
mv2
and is directed towards the centre. What is the (Take g = 10 ms–2)
r
work done by this force is moving the body over half (a) 10 J (b) 50 J
the circumference of the circle? (c) 100 J (d) 150 J
2 11. A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying on
(a) mv2 (b) Zero a smooth table and one third of its length is hanging
r
vertically down over the edge of the table. If g is
2 2
(c) mv2 (d) r 2 acceleration due to gravity, work required to pull the
r mv hanging part on the table is
5. If a person is pushing a box inside a moving train, the MgL
(a) MgL (b)
work done in the frame of earth will be 3
s0 = displacement of the train relative to ground. mgL mgL
(c) (d)
s = displacement of the box w.r.t. train. 9 18
12. The angle between the line of action of force and
(a) zero (b) F  (s + s0 ) displacement, when no work done, (in degree) is
F  s−0 (a) Zero (b) 45
(c) F  s (d)
(c) 90 (d) 120
6. A body constrained to move along y-axis is subjected
13. A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During
to a constant force F = −ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ N. The work this process, the force on the bicycle due to the road
done by this force in moving the body a distance of 4 is 200 N and is directly opposed to the motion. The
m along y-axis is work done by the cycle on the road is
(a) 4 J (b) 8 J (a) + 2000 J (b) – 200 J
(c) 12 J (d) 24 J (c) Zero (d) –20,000 J
14. A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r 21. A particle moves from (1, 0, 3) to the point (–3, 4, 5),
with a constant speed v. The force on the body is
mv2
( )
when a force F = ˆi + 5kˆ acts on it. Amount of
and is directed towards the centre. What is the work done in joule is
r
work done by this force in moving the body over half (a) 14 (b) 10
the circumference of the circle? (c) 6 (d) 15

(a)
mv2
(b) Zero ( )
22. A uniform force of 3iˆ + ˆj newton acts on a particle
r 2 of mass 2 kg. hence the particle is displaced from
(c)
mv2
(d)
r 2 ( ) (
position 2iˆ + kˆ metre to position 4iˆ + 3jˆ − kˆ )
r2 mv2
metre. The work done by the force on the particle is
15. A labourer is carrying a stone of mass 25 kg on his
(a) 9 J (b) 6 J
head on a level road. Work done by him against the
gravity is (c) 13 J (d) 15 J
(a) 100 joule (b) 50 joule 23. Consider a particle on which constant forces
(c) 25 joule (d) Zero F1 = ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ N and F2 = 4iˆ − 5jˆ − 2kˆ N act
16. A body of mass 0.5 kg travels on straight line path together resulting in a displacement from position
with velocity v = (3x2 + 4) m/s. The net work done r1 = 20iˆ + 15jˆ cm to r2 = 7kˆ cm. The total work
by the force during its displacement from x = 0 to done on the particle is
x = 2 m is: (a) – 0.48 J (b) + 0.48 J
(a) 64 J (b) 60 J (c) – 4.8 J (d) + 4.8 J
(c) 120 J (d) 128 J 24. How much work is done by a pulling force of 40 N
17. You lift a heavy book from the floor of a room and on 20 kg box in pulling it 8 m across the floor at a
keep it in the book-shelf having a height 2 m. In this constant speed? The pulling force is directed at 60°
process, you take 5 seconds. The work done by you above the horizontal.
will depend upon (a) 160 J (b) 277 J
(a) Mass of the book and time taken (c) 784 J (d) 874 J
(b) Weight of the book and height of the book-shelf 25. A body moves a distance of 10 m along a straight line
(c) Height of the book-shelf and time taken under the action of a force of 5 N. If the work done is
25 Joules, the angle which the force makes with the
(d) Mass of the book, height of the book-shelf and direction of motion of the body is
time taken
(a) 0° (b) 30°
18. A body of mass m kg is lifted by a man to a height of
one metre in 30 seconds. Another man lifts the same (c) 60° (d) 90°
mass to the same height in 60 seconds. The work 26. In the figure all the pulleys and strings are massless.
done by them are in the ratio The block B has mass two times that of block A. If
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1 the block A moves by a distance x in upward
directions then the ratio of work done by tension on
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 1 block A to that on block B is
19. A force applied to a packet resting on a smooth
horizontal plane making an angle of 45° displaces it
through 4 m. If the work done in moving the packet
is 16 J, the force applied is
4 20
(a) N (b) N
2 2
(c) 12 2N (d) 4 2 N

20. A force F = (5iˆ + 3jˆ + 2k)

ˆ N is applied over a
particle which displaces it from its origin to the point
( )
s = 2iˆ − ˆj m . The work done on the particle (in
joule) is
(a) –7
(b) +7
(c) +13 (a) –1 (b) 1
(d) –13 (c) 2 (d) –2
27. A uniform chain of length 2 m is kept on a table such 33. A body is subjected to a constant force F in newton
that a length of 60 cm hangs freely from the edge of given by F = −ˆi + 2jˆ + 3kˆ where, ˆi, ˆj and k̂ are unit
the table. The total mass of the chain is 4 kg. What is
vectors along X, Y and Z axes respectively. What is
the work done in pulling the entire chain on the table?
the work done by this force in moving the body
through a distance of 4 m along the Z-axis?
(a) 6 J (b) 12 J
(c) 18 J (d) 24 J

(a) 7.2 J (b) 3.6 J WORK DONE BY A VARIABLE FORCE

(c) 120 J (d) 1200 J 34. A force of F = 2xiˆ + 2jˆ + 3z2kˆ N is acting on a
particle. Find the work done by this force in
28. The work done by a force F = −5x ˆi N in displacing
4
displacing the body from (1, 2, 3)m to (3, 6, 1)m.
a body from x = 2 m to x = – 2 m is
(a) –10 J (b) 100 J
(a) 6 J (b) 8 J
(c) 10 J (d) 1 J
(c) 64 J (d) 0 J
35. A position dependent for, F = 7 − 2x + 3x2 newton
29. Given figure shows the force-displacement graph of acts on a small body of mass 2 kg and displaces it
a moving body. The work done in displacing body from x = 0 to x = 5 m. The work done in joule is
from x = 0 to x = 35 m is equal to
(a) 70 (b) 270
(c) 35 (d) 135
36. Work done in time t on a body of mass m which is
accelerated from rest to a speed v in time t1 as a
function of time t is given by:
(a) 1 m v t 2 (b) m v t 2
2 t1 t1
2 2
1  mv  2 1  t 
(a) 25 J (b) 50 J (c)   t (d) mv 2  
2  t1  2  t1 
(c) 287.5 J (d) 300 J
30. Figures shows the F-x graph where F is the force 37. A force Fy = (3x + 2) N is acting on a body. The
applied and x is the distance covered by the body work done by this force if it tends to displace the
along a straight line path. Given that F is in newton body from x = 0 m to x = 4 m will be
and x in metre, what is the work done?
(a) 32 J (b) 16 J
(c) 0 J (d) (12 x + 8) J
38. The work done on a particle of mass m by a force,
 
 x y
K ˆ
i+ ˆj
 ( x 2 + y2 )3/2 ( x 2
+ y ) 
2 3/2 

(K being a constant of appropriate dimensions), when
(a) 10 J (b) 20 J the particle is taken from the point (a, 0) to the point
(0, a) along a circular path of radius a about the origin
(c) 30 J (d) 40 J
in the x-y plane is
31. A force F = (2iˆ + 5jˆ + k)
ˆ N is acting on a particle. 2K 
(a) (b)
The particle is first displaced from (0, 0, 0) to (2m, a a
2m, 0) along the path x = y and then (2m, 2m, 0) to
(2m, 2m, 2m) along the path x = 2m, y = 2m. the total K
(c) (d) 0
work done in the complete path is 2a
(a) 12 J (b) 8 J 39. A force F = (0.5x + 12) N acts on a particle. If x is in
metre, calculate the work done by the force during
(c) 16 J (d) 10 J
the displacement of the particle from x = 0 to x = 4
32. A ball (initially at rest) is released from the top of a m.
tower. The ratio of work done by the force of gravity
(a) 128 J (b) 80 J
in the first, second and third seconds is
(c) 64 J (d) 52 J
(a) 1 : 3 : 5 (b) 1 : 4 : 25
(c) 1 : 9 : 25 (d) 1 : 2 : 3
40. A force F = 20 + 10y acts on a particle in y-direction 48. A block is released from rest from a height h = 5m.
where F is in newton and y n metre. Work done by After travelling through the smooth curved surface it
this force to move the particle from y = 0 to y = 1 m moves on the rough horizontal surface through a
is: length l = 8m and climbs onto the other smooth
(a) 25 J (b) 20 J curved surface through a height h’. If  = 0.5, find h’.
(c) 30 J (d) 5 J

KINETIC ENERGY & WORK-ENERGY THEOREM

41. A 120 g mass has a velocity v = 2iˆ + 5jˆ ms−1 at a
certain instant. Its kinetic energy is
(a) 3 J (b) 4 J
(a) 2 m (b) 3 m
(c) 5 J (d) 1.74 J
(c) 1 m (d) zero
42. If momentum of a certain body is increased by 50%
49. The displacement x in meters of a particle of mass m
then increase in the kinetic energy of the body will be
kg moving in one dimension under the action of a
(a) 25% (b) 50% force is related to the time t in seconds by the
(c) 100% (d) 125% equation t = x + 3, the work done by the force (in
43. A ball with kinetic energy E is thrown at an angle of J) in first six seconds is
45° with horizontal, its kinetic energy at the highest (a) 18 m (b) zero
point of its flight will be (c) 9 m (d) 36 m
3E 50. A body of mass M is dropped from a height h on a
(a) E (b)
2 sand floor. If the body penetrates x cm into the sand,
the average resistance offered by the sand to the body
E
(c) (d) zero is
2
44. The kinetic energy acquired by a mass m in traveling (a) Mg  h  (b) Mg 1 + h 
x  x
a certain distance d, starting from rest, under the
action of a constant force is directly proportional to
(c) Mgh + Mgx (d) Mg 1 − h 
1  x
(a) (b) m 0
m 51. A particle is acted upon by a force F which varies
with position x as shown in figure. If the particle at
(c) m (d) m
x = 0 has kinetic energy of 25 J, then the kinetic
45. A 60 g bullet is fired through a stack of fibre board energy of the particle at x = 16 m is
sheets 200 mm thick. If the bullet approaches the
stack with a velocity of 600 m/s and emerges out with
a velocity of 300 m/s, the average resistance offered
to the bullet is
(a) 40.5 kN (b) 2 kN
(c) 20.25 kN (d) 10 kN
46. Two identical 5 kg blocks are moving with same
speed of 2 m/s towards each other along a frictionless
horizontal surface. The two blocks collide, stick
together and come to rest. Consider the two blocks as (a) 45 J (b) 30 J
a system. The work done by external and internal
forces are respectively (c) 70 J (d) 20 J
(a) 0, 0 52. A variable force, given by the 2-dimensinoal vector
(b) 0, 20 J
F = (3x2ˆi + 4j),
ˆ acts on a particle. The force is in
newtons and x is in metre. What is the change in the
(c) 0, –20 J kinetic energy of the particle as it moves from the
(d) 20 J, –20 J point with coordinates (2, 3) to (3, 0)?
47. The displacement of a body of mass 2 kg varies with (The coordinates are in metres)
time t as S = t 2 + 2t, where S is in meters and t is in (a) –7 J
seconds. The work done by all the forces acting on
the body during the time interval t = 2s to t = 4s is (b) zero
(a) 36 J (b) 64 J (c) +7 J
(c) 100 J (d) 120 J (d) +19 J
53. A force acts on a 30 g particle in such a way that the 62. A particle of mass m1 is moving with a velocity v1
position of the particle as a function of time is given and another particle of mass m2 is moving with a
by x= 3t – 4t2 + t3, where x is in metre and t is in velocity v2. Both of them have the same momentum
second. The work done during the first 4 second is but their different kinetic energies are E1 and E2
(a) 5.28 J (b) 4.5 J respectively. If m1 > m2, then
(c) 492 mJ (d) 538 mJ (a) E1 < E2 (b) E1 = m1
E 2 m2
54. A body of mass 8 kg, under the action of a force, is
t2 (c) E1 > E2 (d) E1 = E2
displaced according to the equation s = m, where
4 63. If the momentum of a body is increased n times, its
‘t’ is the time. Find the work done by the force in the kinetic energy increases
first 4 seconds. (a) n times (b) 2n times
(a) 9 J (b) 16 J
(c) n times (d) n2 times
(c) 6 J (d) 3 J
64. If the increase in the kinetic energy of a body is 22%,
55. A body of mass 5 kg and velocity 10 m/s explodes then the increase in the momentum will be
into two equal parts and one of the parts becomes
(a) 2%
stationary. The kinetic energy given to the system in
explosion is (b) 44%
(a) Zero (b) 50 J (c) 10%
(c) 250 J (d) 500 J (d) 300%
56. A body of mass 2 kg is projected vertically upward 65. A particle is projected from a point at an angle with
with a velocity of 2 ms–1. The K.E. of the body just the horizontal at t = 0. At an instant ‘t’, if p is linear
before striking the ground is momentum, x is horizontal displacement, y is vertical
displacement and E is kinetic energy of the particle,
(a) 1 J (b) 2 J
then which of the following graphs is CORRECT?
(c) 4 J (d) 8 J
57. The velocity of a body is 200 m/sand its kinetic
energy is 200 joule then the mass of the body is (a) (b)
(a) 0.01 kg (b) 0.1 kg
(c) 0.5 kg (d) 5 kg
58. A body of mass 10 kg at rest is acted upon
simultaneously by two forces 4 N and 3 N at right
(c) (d)
angels to each other. The kinetic energy of the body
at the end of 10 s is
(a) 50 J (b) 100 J
(c) 125 J (d) 300 J 66. If a man increases his speed by 2 m/s, his K.E. is
doubled. The original speed of the man is
59. In a ballistic demonstration, a police officer fires a
bullet of mass 20 g with speed of 300 ms–1 on soft (a) (1 + 2 2) m/s (b) 4 m/s
plywood of thickness 2 cm. The bullet emerges with
only 10% of its initial kinetic energy. What is the (c) (2 + 2 2) m/s (d) (2 + 2) m/s
emergent speed of the bullet?
67. A particle is placed at the origin and a force F = kx is
(a) 30 m/s (b) 30 2 m/s acting on it (where k is positive constant). If
U(0) = 0, the graph of U(x) versus x will be (where
(c) 30 5 m/s (d) 30 10 m/s U is the potential energy function)
60. The slope of kinetic energy-displacement curve of a
particle in motion is
(a) Equal to the acceleration of the particle
(a) (b)
(b) Inversely proportional to the acceleration
(c) Directly proportional to the acceleration
(d) Equal to half the acceleration of the particle
61. The mass of two substances are 4 g and 9 g
respectively. If their kinetic energies are same, then
the ratio of their momenta will be (c) (d)
(a) 4 : 9 (b) 9 : 4
(c) 3 : 2 (d) 2 : 3
68. A spring of force constant 10 N/m has an initial 73. The kinetic energy (Ek) of a particle moving along X-
stretch 0.20 m. In changing the stretch to 0.25 m, the axis varies with its position (X) as shown in the
increase in potential energy is about figure. The force acting on the particle at X = 10 m is
(a) 0.1 joule (b) 0.2 joule
(c) 0.3 joule (d) 0.5 joule
69. A vertical spring of force constant 100 N/m is
attached with a hanging mass of 10 kg. Now an
external force is applied on the mass so that the
spring is stretched by additional 2m, the work done
by the force F is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 5 ˆi N (b) 0 N
(a) 200 J (b) 400 J
(c) 450 J (d) 600 J (c) 97.5 ˆi N (d) −5 ˆi N
70. A particle moves in a straight line with retardation 74. A 1.5 kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal
proportional to its displacement. Its loss of kinetic frictionless surface when a horizontal force in the
energy for any displacement x is proportional to positive direction of X-axis is applied to the block.
(a) x2 (b) ex The force is given by F = (4 − x 2 ) ˆi N , where x is in
(c) x (d) loge x metre and the initial position of the block is x = 0.
The maximum kinetic energy of the block between
71. A particle moves in one dimension from rest under
x = 0 and x = 2.0 m is
the influence of a force that varies with the distance
travelled by the particle as shown in the figure. The (a) 2.33 J (b) 3.33 J
kinetic energy of the particle after it has travelled (c) 5.33 J (d) 6.67 J
3 m is:
75. A body of mass 2.4 kg is subjected to a force which
varies with distance as shown in figure. The body
starts from rest at x = 0. Its velocity at x = 9 m is

(a) 4 J (b) 2.5 J (a) 5 2 m/sec (b) 20 3 m/sec

(c) 6.5 J (d) 5 J (c) 10 m/sec (d) 40 m/sec
72. An object of mass 500 g, initially at rest, is acted 76. A time dependent force F = 6t acts on a particle of
upon by a variable force whose X-component varies mass 1 kg. If the particle starts from rest, the work
with x in the manner shown. The velocities of the done by the force during the first 1 sec. will be
object at the points x = 8 m and x = 12 m, would have (a) 9 J (b) 18 J
the respective values of (nearly)
(c) 4.5 J (d) 22 J
77. A force of 5 N, making an angle  with the horizontal,
acting on an object displaces it by 0.4 m along the
horizontal direction. If the object gains kinetic energy
of 1 J, the horizontal component of the force is
(a) 1.5 N (b) 2.5 N
(c) 3.5 N (d) 4.5 N
78. The displacement x of a particle moving in one
dimension under the action of a constant force is
related to the time t by the equation t = x + 3 ,
where x is in metre and t is in second. The work done
by the force in the first 6 second is
(a) 9 J
(a) 18 m/s and 20.6 m/s
(b) 6 J
(b) 18 m/s and 24.4 m/s
(c) 3 J
(c) 23 m/s and 24.4 m/s
(d) 0 J
(d) 23 m/s and 20.6 m/s
THE CONCEPT OF POTENTIAL ENERGY & THE 84. A system comprises of two small spheres with same
POTENTIAL ENERGY OF A SPRING masses ‘m’. Initially the spring is undeformed. The
spheres are set in motion in gravity free space at the
79. The potential energy function of a force field is given
velocities as shown in the diagram.
by U = bx 2 where b is a constant.
A. The conservative force function is given by
F = −2bx.
B. There exists on position of stable equilibrium at The maximum elastic potential Energy stored in the
x = 0. system is
C. The force changes its direction across the mv 02
equilibrium position. (a) (b) mv02
2 2
Choose the correct statement/statements
1
(a) Only B and C (b) Only A and B (c) mv 02 (d) 2mv02
2
(c) Only A and C (d) A, B and C
85. A particle is moved from (0, 0) to (a, a) under a force
80. The fig. shows a plot of potential energy function,
F = (3iˆ + 4j)
ˆ from two paths. Path 1 is OP and path
U(x) = kx2 where x is the displacement and k is a
2 is OQP. Let W1 and W2 be the work done by this
constant. Identify the correct conservative force
force in these two paths. Then
function F(x).

(a) W1 = W2 (b) W1 = 2W2

(c) W2 = 2W1 (d) W2 = 4W1
(a) (b)
86. The force acting on a body moving along x-axis
varies with the position of the particle as shown in
the fig.

(c) (d)

81. A long spring is stretched by 2 cm; its potential

energy is U. If the spring is stretched by 10 cm, the The body is in stable equilibrium at
potential energy stored in it will be
(a) x = x1 (b) x = x 2
U U
(a) (b) (c) both x1 and x 2 (d) neither x1 nor x 2
25 2
87. The potential energy between two atoms, in a
(c) 5U (d) 25U
a b
82. The work done by external agent in stretching a molecule, is given by U(x) = 12 − 6 where a and
x x
spring of force constant k from length l1 to l2 is
b are positive constants and x is the distance between
1 2 2 the atoms. The atom is in stable equilibrium, when
(a) k(l22 − l12 ) (b) k(l2 − l1 ) 1/6
2 a 
(a) x = 0 (b) x =  
k  2b 
(c) k(l2 − l1 ) (d) (l2 + l1 )
2 1/6
 2a  dU
83. The potential energy of a particle in a central field (c) x =   (d) 0
1 1 b dx
has the form U(r) = 2 − , where ‘r’ is the distance
r r 88. A uniform rod of mass m and length l is made to stand
from the centre of the field. The magnitude of the vertically on one end. The potential energy of the rod
maximum attractive force in Newton is in this position is
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (a) mg l (b) mg l
27 9 2 3
1 1
(c) (d) 1 (c) mg l (d) mg l
3 4
 k 95. Two springs have their force constants as k1 and k2
89. A particle is placed at the origin and a force F = (k1 > k2). When they are stretched by the same force,
x2
is acting on it (where k is positive constant). The (a) No work is done in case of both the springs.
graph of U(x) versus x will be (where U is the (b) Equal work is done in case of both the springs
potential energy function)
(c) More work is done in case of second spring
(d) More work is done in case of first springs
(a) (b) 96. If a spring extends by x on loading, then energy
stored by the spring is (T is the tension in the spring
and k is the spring constant)
(a) T2/2x (b) T2/2k
(c) 2k/T2 (d) 2T2/k
97. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius a
k
(c) (d) under the action of a attractive potential U = − 2
2r
. Its total energy is:
3 k
90. The potential energy of a particle is, (a) Zero (b) −
2 a2
1
U = k(x 2 − y2 + z 2 ) (c) −
k
(d)
k
2 2
4a 2a 2
The force on the particle is ___________
98. A spring when stretched by 2 mm, its potential
(a) k(xiˆ − yjˆ + zk)
ˆ (b) k(−xiˆ + yjˆ − zk)
ˆ energy becomes 4 J. If it is stretched by 10 mm, its
potential energy is equal to
(c) k(xiˆ + yjˆ − zk)
ˆ (d) k(xiˆ − yjˆ − zk)
ˆ
(a) 4 J (b) 54 J
91. The potential energy of a body is given by, (c) 100 J (d) 415 J
U = A − Bx 2 (where x is the displacement). The 99. A particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle
magnitude of force acting on the particle is of radius r under a centripetal force equal to –K/r2,
(a) Constant where K is a constant. The total energy of the particle
(b) Proportional to x as
(c) Proportional to x2 K
(a)
(d) Inversely proportional to x 2r
92. The potential energy of a long spring when stretched K
(b) −
by 2 cm is U. If the spring is stretched by 8 cm, 2r
potential energy stored in it will be:
K
(a) 4 U (b) 8 U (c) −
r
(c) 16 U (d) 2 U
K
93. Assertion: A spring possess potential energy, when it (d)
r
is either compressed or stretched.
Reason: Because work is done on the spring against
the restoring force in compressing or stretching it. THE CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL
ENERGY
(a) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a
correct explanation for Assertion 100. The mechanical energy of a system is conserved
(b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not when
a correct explanation for Assertion A. non-conservative forces are not present
(c) Assertion is True, Reason is False B. pseudo forces are not present
(d) Assertion is False, Reason is True C. any other external force is not present
94. Two springs A and B are stretched by applying forces Choose the correct statement/statements
of equal magnitudes at the four ends. If spring (a) Only B and C
constant of A is 2 times greater than that of spring
constant of B, and the energy stored in A is E, then (b) Only A and B
that in B is (c) Only A and C
(a) E/2 (b) 2E (d) A, B and C
(c) E (d) E/4
101. Study following statements about a bound system. 105. A block of mass m sliding down an incline at constant
A. The potential energy of a bound system is always speed is initially at a height h above the ground, as
negative shown in the figure. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between the mass and the incline is . If the mass
B. The mechanical energy of bound system is continues to slide down the incline at a constant
negative speed, how much energy is dissipated by friction by
C. Nothing can be said about the mechanical energy the time the mass reaches the bottom of the incline?
of a bound system
D. The potential energy of a bound system cannot
be positive
Choose the correct statement/statements
(a) Only B, C and D
(b) Only A, B and C mgh
(a) (b) mgh
(c) Only A, B and D 
(d) All the given statements are correct mgh
(c) (d) mgh sin 
102. A slab S of mass m is released from a height h 0 from sin 
the top of a spring of force constant k. The maximum 106. A toy gun uses a spring of force constant K. When
compression x of the spring is given by the equation charged before being triggered in the upward
direction, the spring is compressed by a distance x. If
the mass of the shot is m, on being triggered it will
go up to a height of
Kx 2 x2
(a) (b)
mg Kmg

Kx 2 K2x2
(c) (d)
2mg mg
1 2
(a) mgh 0 = kx 107. An object of mass m is tied to a string of length L and
2 a variable horizontal force is applied on it which
1 starts at zero and gradually increases until the string
(b) mg(h 0 − x) = kx 2
2 makes an angle  with the vertical. Work done by the
force F is
1
(c) mgh 0 = k(h 0 + x)2
2
1
(d) mg(h 0 + x) = kx 2
2
103. A body is falling under gravity. When it loses
gravitational potential energy by U, its speed is v. The
mass of the body shall be mgL
(a) mgL (b)
2U U 2
(a) (b)
v 2v (c) mgL(1 − cos ) (d) mgL(1 + tan )
2U U 108. A block of mass m at the end of a string is whirled
(c) (d) round in a vertical circle of radius R. The critical
v2 2v2
speed of the block at the top of its swing below which
104. The force constant of a weightless spring is the string would slacken before the block reaches the
16 N m−1. A body of mass 1.0 kg suspended from it top is
is pulled down through 5 cm and then released. The (a) Rg (b) (Rg)2
maximum kinetic energy of the system
(spring + body) will be R
(c) (d) Rg
(a) 2 10 J−2 g

(b) 4 10−2 J 109. A sphere is suspended by a thread of length l. What

minimum horizontal velocity has to be imparted to
(c) 8 10−2 J the ball for it to reach the height of the suspension?
(d) 16 10−2 J (a) gl (b) 2gl

(c) gl (d) 2gl

110. The kinetic energy of particle moving along a circle 115. A weightless rod of length 2 carries two equal
of radius R depends upon the distance covered S and masses ‘m’, one tied at lower end A and the other at
is given by K = aS where a is a constant. Then the the middle of the rod at B. The rod can rotate in
force acting on the particle is vertical plane about a fixed horizontal axis passing
aS 2(aS)2 through C. The rod is released from rest in horizontal
(a) (b) position. The speed of the mass B at the instant rod,
R R
become vertical is
2 2aS
(c) aS (d)
R2 R
111. A small body slides down a smooth uneven surface
from a height H, which eventually emerges into a
circular loop of radius R (< H) what should be the
value of H, so that the force on the body at A is 2
times its weight?

(a) 3g (b) 4g
5 5

(c) 6g (d) 7g
5 5
116. A machine which is 75 percent efficient, uses 12
joules of energy in lifting up a 1 kg mass through a
3R certain distance. The mass is then allowed to fall
(a) H = (b) H = 5R through that distance. The velocity at the end of its
2
fall is (in ms–1)
5R
(c) H = (d) None of these (Take g = 10 m/s2)
2
112. A particle is rotated in a vertical circle by connecting (a) 32 (b) 24
it to a light rod of length l and keeping the other end (c) 18 (d) 9
of the rod fixed. The minimum speed of the particle
when the light rod is horizontal force which the 117. A small ball is pushed from a height h along a smooth
particle will complete the circle is hemispherical bowl. With what speed should the ball
be pushed so that it just reaches the top of the
(a) gl (b) 2gl opposite end of the bowl? The height of the top of the
bowl is R.
(c) 3gl (d) None
(a) 2gh (b) 2gR
113. A particle originally at rest at the highest point of a
smooth vertical circle of radius R is slightly (c) 2g(R + h) (d) 2g(R − h)
displaced. It will leave the circle at a vertical distance 118. A spherical ball of mass 20 kg is stationary at the top
h below the highest point, such that h is equal to of a hill of height 100 m. It slides down a smooth
(a) R surface to the ground, then climbs up another hill of
R height 30 m and finally slides down to a horizontal
(b) base at a height of 20 m above the ground. The
4 velocity attained by the ball is
R
(c)
2
R
(d)
3
114. Assertion: An example of a non-conservative force
is friction.
Reason: This is because work done against friction, (a) 10 m/s (b) 10 30 m/s
in moving a body over a closed path, is never zero.
(c) 20 m/s (d) 40 m/s
(a) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a
correct explanation for Assertion 119. A man throws bricks to a height of 12 m where they
reach with a speed of 12 m/s. If he throws the bricks
(b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not such that they just reach that height, what percentage
a correct explanation for Assertion of energy will be saved? (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(c) Assertion is True, Reason is False (a) 29% (b) 34%
(d) Assertion is False, Reason is True (c) 38% (d) 50%
120. A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s on
a horizontal smooth surface collides with a nearly
( )
128. A force of 3iˆ + 2ˆj − kˆ N acting on a body produces
weightless spring of force constant k = 50 N/m. The
maximum compression of the spring would be
( )
a displacement of 2iˆ + 3jˆ + kˆ m. The power used
for 3 seconds is
(a) 1.5 m (b) 0.15 m
(a) 3.67 W (b) 7.34 W
(c) 0.12 m (d) 0.5 m
(c) 11 W (d) 33 W
121. A spring of negligible mass and force constant 5
Nm–1 is compressed by a distance x = 5 cm. A block
of mass 200 g is free to leave the end of the spring. If
( )
129. A particle moves with a velocity 5iˆ − 3jˆ + 6kˆ ms–1

the system is released, what will be the speed of the horizontally under the action of constant force
block when it leaves the spring? ( )
10iˆ + 10ˆj + 20kˆ N. The instantaneous power
(a) 15 cms–1 (b) 20 cms–1 supplied to the particle is:
(c) 25 cms–1 (d) 30 cms–1 (a) 100 W (b) 140 W
122. The force constant of a weightless spring is 16 N/m. (c) 200 W (d) Zero
A body of mass 1.0 kg suspended from it is pulled
down through 5 cm and then released. The maximum 130. The power of a pump which can pump 200 kg of
kinetic energy of the system (spring + body) will be water to a height of 200 m in 10 s is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 2 × 10–2 J (a) 40 kW (b) 80 kW
(b) 4 × 10–2 J (c) 400 kW (d) 960 kW
(c) 8 × 10–2 J 131. From a waterfall, water is falling down at the rate of
100 kg/s on the blades of turbine. If the height of the
(d) 16 × 10–2 J fall is 100 m, then the power delivered to the turbine
is approximately equal to
POWER (a) 100 kW (b) 10 kW

123. A particle moves with a velocity 5iˆ − 3jˆ + 6kˆ m/s (c) 1 kW (d) 1000 kW
under the influence of a constant force 132. Water falls from a heights of 60 m at the rate of 15
kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional
F = 10iˆ − 10jˆ + 20kˆ N . The instantaneous power force are 10% of the input energy. How much power
applied to the particle is is generated by the turbine?
(a) 200 J/s (b) 40 J/s (a) 8.1 kW (b) 12.3 kW
(c) 140 J/s (d) 170 J/s (c) 7.0 kW (d) 10.2 kW
124. A man weighing 60 kg climbs a staircase carrying a 133. A motor pump lifts 6 tonnes of water from a well of
20 kg load, on his hands. The staircase has 20 steps depth 25 m to the first floor of height 35 m from the
and step has a height of 20 cm. If he takes 20 seconds ground floor in 20 minutes. The power f the pump (in
to climbs, his power is kW) is [g = 10 ms–2]
(a) 160 W (b) 230 W (a) 3 (b) 12
(c) 320 W (d) 80 W (c) 1.5 (d) 6
125. A man does a given amount of work in 10 second. 134. An electric lift with a maximum load of 2000 kg (lift
Another man does the same amount of work in 20 + passengers) is moving up with a constant speed of
second. The ratio of the output power of first man to 1.5 ms–1. The frictional force opposing the motion is
the second man is 3000 N. The minimum power delivered by the motor
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 to the lift in watts is: (g = 10 ms–2)
(c) 2/1 (d) 3/1 (a) 34500 (b) 23500
126. A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one- (c) 23000 (d) 20000
dimensional motion with constant acceleration. The 135. A body of mass 1 kg begins to move under the action
power delivered to it at time ‘t’ is proportional to of a time dependent force F = (2t ˆi + 3t 2ˆj) N, where
(a) t3/2 (b) t2
î and ĵ are unit vectors along x and y axis. What
(c) t1/2 (d) t
power will be developed by the force at the time t?
127. A lift weighing 250 kg is to be lifted up at a constant
velocity of 0.20 m. What would be the minimum (a) (2t3 + 3t 4 )W
horse power of the motor to be used?
(b) (2t3 + 3t5 )W
(a) 1.3 hp
(b) 0.65 hp (c) (2t 2 + 3t 2 )W
(c) 1.5 hp (d) (2t 2 + 4t 4 )W
(d) 0.75 hp
136. A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of 143. Assertion: When there is a perfectly inelastic
constant radius such that the centripetal acceleration collision between two bodies, then co-efficient of
is varying with time as a 0 = k 2 rt 2 where k is restitution is zero.
constant. The power given to the particle by the force Reason: Coefficient of restitution is the ratio of
acting on it velocity of separation to velocity of approach.
(a) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a
(a) m k 2 r 2 t (b) 2m k2r 2 t
correct explanation for Assertion
(c) m k 2r 2 t (d) zero (b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not
a correct explanation for Assertion
137. A particle of mass m is driven by a machine that
delivers a constant power k watts. If the particle starts (c) Assertion is True, Trason is False
from rest, the force on the particle at time t is (d) Assertion is False, Reason is True
−1
mk 2
(a) t COLLISIONS
2
−1 144. A pendulum consists of a wooden bob of mass m and
(b) mk t2 of length l. A bullet of mass m1 is fired towards the
−1 pendulum with a speed v1. The bullet emerges out of
(c) 2mk t2 v1
the bob with a speed and the bob just completes
−1 3
1
(d) mk t 2 motion along a vertical circle. Then v1 is
2
138. A car of mass ‘m’ is driven with acceleration ‘a’ along m 3 m 
(a)   5gl (b)   5gl
a straight level road against a constant external  m1  2  m1 
resistive force ‘R’. When the velocity of the car is
‘V’, the rate at which the engine of the car is doing 2  m1   m1 
work will be
(c)   5gl (d)   gl
3 m  m
(a) RV (b) maV 145. A ball of mass m is moving normally towards a wall
(c) (R + ma)V (d) (ma – R)V of mass M( >> m) with a velocity 4 m/s. The wall is
also moving. After striking elastically with the wall,
139. A car of mass 1250 kg is moving at 30 m/s. Its engine
velocity of ball becomes 8 m/s. Find the speed of the
delivers 30 kW while resistive force due to surface is
wall
750 N. What maximum acceleration can be given to
the car? (a) 4 m/s (b) 2 m/s
1 1 (c) 2 2 m/s (d) 4 2 m/s
(a) m / s2 (b) m / s2
3 4 146. The velocity vector of a sphere after it hits a vertical
1 1 wall which is parallel to ĵ is (−ˆi + 3j)
ˆ on a smooth
(c) m / s2 (d) m / s2
5 6 horizontal surface. The coefficient of restitution
140. A machine gun fires 360 bullets per minute. Each 1
between ball and wall is   . Find the velocity
bullet travels with velocity of 500 m/s. if the power  2
of the machine gun is 4.5 kW then the mass of each vector of sphere immediately before collision.
bullet is
(a) ˆi + 3jˆ (b) −2iˆ + 3jˆ
(a) 2 g (b) 5 g
(c) 6 g (d) 10 g (c) −ˆi + 3jˆ (d) 2iˆ + 3jˆ
141. Water is pumped steadily out of a flooded basement, 147. A bullet of mass m hits a block of mass M elastically.
at the speed of 10 m/s through a hose (tube) of radius The transfer of energy is the maximum, when
1 cm, passing through a window 3 m above the water (a) M << m (b) M >> m
level. The power of the pump is (Assume g = 10 m/s2,
(c) M = m (d) M = 2m
density of water = 1000 kg/m3)
148. Dimensional formula for coefficient of restitution
(a) 80 W (b) 30 W
(a) [MLT–2] (b) [M0L0T0]
(c) 50 W (d) 90 W
(c) [MLT–1] (d) [MT–2]
142. A 12 hp motor has to be operated 8 hours/day. How
149. A bomb of 12 kg divides in two parts whose ratio of
much will it coast at the rate of 50 paise/kWh for
masses is 1 : 3. If kinetic energy of smaller part is 216
10 days?
J, then momentum of bigger part in kg-m/s will be
(a) Rs. 320 (b) Rs. 357
(a) 36 (b) 72
(c) Rs. 375 (d) Rs. 397
(c) 108 (d) 216
150. A tennis ball hits the floor with a speed v at an angle 156. A small steel ball bounces on a steel plate held
 with the normal to the floor. If the collision is horizontally. On each bounce the speed of the ball
inelastic and the co-efficient of restitution is , what arriving at the plate is reduced by a factor e
will be the angle of reflection? (coefficient of restitution) in the rebound, so that
vupward = evdownward . If the ball is initially dropped
 tan    sin  
(a) tan −1   (b) sin −1   from a height of 0.4 m above the plate and if 10
      seconds later the bouncing ceases, the value of e is
2
(c)  (d)  2 3
 +1 (a) (b)
7 4
151. A ball moving with a momentum 5 kg ms–1 strikes a
wall. If the initial and final momenta make equal 13 17
(c) (d)
angles of 45°, then magnitude in change in 18 18
momentum is 157. A 1 kg ball moving with a speed of 6 ms–1 collides
(a) 5.05 kg ms–1 (b) 7.07 kg ms–1 head – on with a 0.5 kg ball moving in the opposite
(c) 10.00 kg ms–1 (d) 0 kg ms–1 direction with a speed of 9 ms–1. If the coefficient of
1
152. A bullet of mass 10 g moving horizontally with a restitution is . The energy lost in collision is
velocity of 400 ms–1 strikes a wooden block of mass 3
2 kg which is suspended by a light inextensible string (a) 303.4 J (b) 66.7 J
of length 5 m. As a result, the centre of gravity of the (c) 33.3 J (d) 67.8 J
block found to rise a vertical distance of 10 cm. The –2
speed of the bullet after it emerges out horizontally 158. A bullet of mass 4.2 × 10 kg, moving at speed of
from the block will be 300 ms–1, gets stuck into a block with a mass 9 times
that of the bullet. If the block is free to move without
(a) 160 ms–1 (b) 100 ms–1
any kind of friction, the heat generated in the process
(c) 80 ms–1 (d) 120 ms–1 will be
153. A moving block having mas m, collides with another (a) 45 cal (b) 405 cal
stationary block having mass 4m. The lighter block (c) 450 cal (d) 1701 cal
comes to rest after collision. When the initial velocity
of the lighter block is v, then the value of coefficient 159. A ball is thrown vertically downward from a height
of restitution (e) will be of 20 m with an initial velocity v0. It collides with the
ground, loses 50 percent of its energy in collision and
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.25 rebounds to the same height. The initial velocity v0 is
(c) 0.8 (d) 0.4 (Take g = 10 ms–2)
154. A sphere of mass ‘m’ moving with velocity ‘v’ (a) 10 ms–1 (b) 14 ms–1
collides head-on on another sphere of same mass
(c) 20 ms–1 (d) 28 ms–1
which is at rest. The ratio of final velocity of second
sphere to the initial velocity of the first sphere is (e is 160. On a frictionless surface, a block of mass M moving
coefficient of restitution and collision is inelastic) at speed v collides elastically with another block of
same mass M which is initially at rest. After collision
e −1 e the first block moves at an angle  to its initial
(a) (b)
2 2 v
direction and has a speed . The second block’s
e +1 3
(c) (d) e
2 speed after the collision is
155. A particle falls from a height h on a fixed horizontal 3 2 2
surface and rebounds. If e is the coefficient of (a) v (b) v
2 3
restitution, then the total distance travelled by the
particle before it stops rebounding is 3 3
(c) v (d) v
4 2
h(1 + e 2 )
(a) 161. A smooth sphere of mass M moving with velocity u
(1 − e 2 )
directly collides elastically with another sphere of
h(1 − e 2 ) mass m at rest. After collision, their final velocities
(b) are V and v respectively. The value of v is
(1 + e 2 )
2uM 2um
h(1 − e 2 ) (a) (b)
(c) m M
2(l + e 2 )
2u 2u
2
(c) (d)
h(l + e )  m  M
(d) 1 +  1 + 
2(l − e 2 )  M  m
162. A particle of mass ‘m’, moving with a velocity ‘v’ 167. A particle of mass m with an initial velocity u ˆi
makes an elastic collision in one dimension with a
collides perfectly elastically with a mass 3 m at rest.
stationary particle of mass ‘m’. During the collision,
they remain in contact with each other for an It moves with a velocity v ˆj after collision, then, v is
extremely small time ‘T’. Their force of contact, with given by:
time is shown in the figure. Then F0 =
2 1
(a) v = u (b) v = u
3 6
u u
(c) v = (d) v =
2 3
168. A neutron makes a head-on elastic collision with a
stationary deuteron. The fractional energy loss of the
neutron in the collision is
(a) 16/81 (b) 8/9
(c) 8/27 (d) 2/3
2mv 4mv
(a) (b) 169. Body A of mass 4 m moving with speed u collides
T 3T with another body B of mass 2m, at rest. The
mv 3mv collision is head on and elastic in nature. After the
(c) (d) collision the fraction of energy lost by the colliding
T 4T
body A is:
163. A particle of mass m moving with velocity u collides
elastically with a particle of mass M at rest. The ratio 4 5
(a) (b)
of the kinetic energy of the first particle after 9 9
collision and the total energy of the system is
1 8
2 2 (c) (d)
m+M m−M 9 9
(a)   (b)  
m−M m+M 170. A body of mass 2 kg, travelling at 4 m/s makes a
head-on collision with a body of mass 1 kg travelling
m−M m+M in the opposite direction with a velocity of 2 m/s. The
(c)   (d)  
m+M m−M velocities of the two bodies after collision are
164. Two solid rubber balls A and B having masses 220 g (a) v1 = 6 m/s, v2 = 6 m/s
and 400 g respectively are moving in opposite (b) v1 = 0, v2 = 0
directions with velocity of A equal to 0.3 m/s. After
collision, the two balls come to rest, then the velocity (c) v1 = 0 m/s, v2 = 6 m/s
of B is (d) v1 = 6 m/s, v2 = 0
(a) 0.15 m/s (b) 1.5 m/s 171. Two particles of masses m1, m2 move with initial
(c) –0.15 m/s (d) –1.5 m/s velocity u1 and u2. On collision, one of the particles
get excited to higher level, after absorbing energy .
165. Two identical balls A and B having velocities of 0.5 If final velocities of particles be v1 and v2 then we
m/s and –0.3 m/s respectively collide elastically in must have
one dimension. The velocities of B and A after the
collision respectively will be (a) m12u1 + m22u2 −  = m12 v1 + m22v2
(a) 0.3 m/s and 0.5 m/s 1 1 1 1
(b) –0.5 m/s and 0.3 m/s
(b) m1u12 + m2 u 22 = m1v12 + m2 v22 − 
2 2 2 2
(c) 0.5 m/s and –0.3 m/s 1 1 1 1
(d) –0.3 m/s and 0.5 m/s (c) m1u12 + m2 u 22 −  = m1v12 + m2 v22
2 2 2 2
166. A particle of mass m is moving with horizontal speed
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
6 m/s as shown in the figure. If m << M, then for one- (d) m1 u1 + m2 u 2 +  = m12 v12 + m22 v22
dimensional elastic collision, the speed of lighter 2 2 2 2
particle after collision will be 172. Two bodies of masses 3 kg and 2 kg collide head-on.
Their relative velocities before and after collision are
15 m/s and 5 m/s respectively. The loss of kinetic
energy of the system is
(a) 120 J
(a) 2 m/s in original direction
(b) 100 J
(b) 2 m/s opposite to the original direction
(c) 80 J
(c) 4 m/s opposite to the original direction
(d) 240 J
(d) 4 m/s in original direction
173. A body of mass 3 kg moving with a velocity 177. A particle of mass m moving in the x direction with
( )
2iˆ + 3jˆ + 3kˆ m/s collides with another body of speed 2v is hit by another particle of mass 2m moving
in the y direction with speed v. If the collision is
( )
mass 4 kg moving with a velocity 3iˆ + 2jˆ − 3kˆ m/s. perfectly inelastic, the percentage loss in the energy
during the collision is close to
the two bodies stick together after collision. The
(a) 44% (b) 50%
velocity of the composite body is
(c) 56% (d) 62%
(a)
7
(
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ
4i + 6j − 3k ) (b)
1 ˆ
7
(
18i + 17ˆj − 3kˆ ) 178. A particle is moving along a straight line. Its
displacement-time graph is shown.
(c)
7
(
1 ˆ ˆ
6i + 4j − 6kˆ ) (d)
7
(
1 ˆ ˆ
9i + 8j − 6kˆ )
174. Two putty balls of equal mass moving with equal
velocity in mutually perpendicular directions, stick
together after collision. If the balls were initially
moving with a velocity of 45 2 ms–1 each, the
velocity of their combined mass after collision is Column-I Column-II
Work done on particle from 0
A. to t1 p. Positive

Work done on particle from

B. t1 to t 2 q. Negative

Work done on particle from

C. t 2 to t3 r. Zero

Work done on particle from

D. s. Unpredictable
t3 to t 4
Now match the given columns and select the correct
option from codes given below.
(a) 45 2 ms–1 (b) 45 ms–1
(a) A-p, B-q, C-r, D-s (b) A-q, B-r, C-p, D-s
(c) 90 ms–1 (d) 22.5 2 ms–1 (c) A-r, B-r, C-p, D-q (d) A-p, B-r, C-q, D-s
175. A bullet fired from gun with a velocity 30 m/s at an 179. Match the physical situation on the left with the
angle of 60° with horizontal direction. At the highest graph on the right. The graphs depict the variation of
point of its path, the bullet explodes into two parts total energy (E), potential energy (U) and kinetic
with masses in the ratio 1 : 3. The lighter mass comes energy (KE) with time.
to rest immediately. Then the speed of the heavier
mass is Column-I Column-II
(a) 30 m/s (b) 20 m/s A mass attached to an
(c) 10 m/s (d) 5 m/s unstretched ideal spring.
A. Released in vertical plane p.
176. Match Column I with Column II. from rest until it reaches its
Column-I Column-II maximum extension.

When a body does work An object undergoing free

independent of B. q.
A. against friction, its kinetic p. fall.
time
energy
An object being pulled on
B. Work done by a body is q. time
a level, frictionless surface
C. r.
Power of a body varies force must be by a constant force in the
C. r. horizontal direction.
inversely with conservative
When work done over a A block is coming down on
D. s. decreases D. a rough inclined plane with s.
closed path is zero,
constant velocity.
(a) A-s, B-p, C-q, D-r
(b) A-p, B-q, C-r, D-s Now match the given columns and select the correct
option from the codes give below.
(c) A-r, B-s, C-p, D-q
(a) A-p, B-q, C-r, D-s (b) A-q, B-r, C-p, D-s
(d) A-q, B-r, C-s, D-p
(c) A-s, B-p, C-q, D-r (d) A-p, B-r, C-q, D-s
180. A bob of mass m is suspended by a light string of MISCELLANEOUS
length L. It is imparted a horizontal velocity v0 at 182. A bullet of mass 50 g moving horizontally with a
the lowest point A such that it completes a semi- velocity 210 ms–1 gets embedded in a block of mass
circular trajectory in the vertical plane with the B 1 kg kept on a rough horizontal surface. If the
string becoming slack only on reaching Q the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and
topmost point, C. surface is 0.5. The block – bullet system will move a
distance of _________ before coming to rest
(Acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms–2).
(a) 40 m
(b) 30 m
(c) 20 m
(d) 10 m
183. As shown in figure, a 16 g bullet is fired horizontally
Column-I Column-II into a 4 kg block of wood suspended by a long cord.
The bullet sticks in the block. If the block goes 10 cm
A. Velocity v0 is p. 3 above its initial level, then velocity of bullet is nearly

B. Velocity at point B is q. gL

C. Velocity at point C is r. 5gL

D. Ratio of kinetic energy at B and C is s. 3gL

Now match the Column-I with Column-II and mark

the correct choice from the codes given below.
(a) 180 m/s (b) 251 m/s
(a) A-p, B-q, C-s, D-r (b) A-q, B-r, C-p, D-s
(c) 351.4 m/s (d) 471.4 m/s
(c) A-r, B-s, C-q, D-p (d) A-s, B-p, C-r, D-q
184. A sphere of mass m, moving with velocity v, enters a
181. A bob of mass m is tied to one end of a string of hanging bag of sand and stops. If the mass of the bag
length l whose other is fixed to a point O. The bob is is M and it is raised by height h, then the velocity of
at rest A. Now it is given horizontal velocity u as the sphere was
shown. The velocity u is sufficient to carry the bob to
point C. As the bob goes from A to C, (match the
columns)

(M + m)
(a) 2gh
m
M
(b) 2gh
m
Column-I Column-II
m
Magnitude of centripetal (c) 2gh
A. p. increases (M + m)
acceleration of bob
m
Magnitude of tangential (d) 2gh
B. q. decreases M
acceleration of bob
185. It is found that if a neutron suffers an elastic collinear
Magnitude of tension in collision with deuterium at rest, fractional loss of its
C. r. always zero
the string energy is pd; while for its similar collision with
Power developed by first increases carbon nucleus at rest, fractional loss of energy is Pc.
D. s. The values of Pd and Pc are respectively:
tension then decreases
(a) (0, 0)
Now match the given columns and select the correct
option from the codes given below. (b) (0, 1)
(a) A-p, B-q, C-r, D-s (b) A-q, B-r, C-p, D-s (c) (0.89, 0.28)
(c) A-q, B-s, C-q, D-r (d) A-p, B-r, C-p, D-s (d) (0.28, 0.89)
186. The potential energy of a system is represented as 189. A cord is used to vertically lower a block of mass M
shown in the figure. The force acting on the system by a distance d with constant downward acceleration
will be represented by g
. Work done by the cord on the block is
4
d d
(a) Mg (b) 3Mg
4 4
d
(c) −3Mg (d) Mgd
4
190. A block of mass m, initially at rest, is dropped from
a height h on to a spring of force constant k. If the
maximum compression in the spring is x, then
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

187. A 60 kg weight is dragged on a horizontal surface by

a rope upto 2 metres. If the coefficient of friction is
 = 0.5 , the angle of rope with the surface is 60° and
g = 9.8 m/s2, then work done is

1 2
(a) mgh = kx
2
1 2
(b) mg(h + x) = kx
2
1
(a) 294 joules (b) 315 joules (c) mgh = k(x + h)2
2
(c) 588 joules (d) 688 joules
1
188. A point particle of mass m, moves along the (d) mg(h + x) = k(x + h)2
uniformly rough track PQR as shown in the figure. 2
The coefficient of friction, between the particle and 191. The block of mass M moving on the frictionless
the rough track equals . The particle is released, horizontal surface collides with the spring of spring
from rest from the point P and it comes to rest at a constant k and compresses it by length L. The
point R. The energies, lost by the ball, over the parts, maximum momentum of the block after collision is
PQ and QR, of the track are equal to each other, and
no energy is lost when particle changes direction
from PQ to QR.
The values of the coefficient of friction  and the
distance x(=QR), are respectively close to
ML2 kL2
(a) (b)
k 2M
(c) Mk L (d) Zero
192. A stationary body explodes into four identical
fragments such that three of them fly off mutually
perpendicular to each other, each with a kinetic
E0
energy . The total energy of explosion is
2
(a) 0.2 and 3.5 m (b) 0.29 and 3.5 m
(a) 6E0 (b) 3E0
(c) 0.29 and 6.5 m (d) 0.2 and 6.5 m
3E0 2E0
(c) (d)
2 3
193. Two equal spheres A and B lie on a smooth horizontal 196. A horizontal force F pulls a 20 kg box at a constant
circular groove at opposite ends of a diameter. Sphere speed along a horizontal floor. If the coefficient of
A is projected along the groove and at the end of time friction between the box and the floor is 0.25, how
T impinges on sphere B. If e is the coefficient of much work is done by the force F in moving the box
restitution, then the second impact will occur after a through a distance of 2 m?
time equal to (a) 49 J (b) 98 J
(a) T (b) eT (c) 147 J (d) 196 J
2T 197. A body of mass 5 kg rests on a rough horizontal
(c) (d) 2 eT
e surface of coefficient of friction 0.2. The body is
194. Six identical balls are lined in a straight groove made pulled through a distance of 10 m by a horizontal
on a horizontal frictionless surface as shown. Two force of 25 N. The kinetic energy acquired by it is
similar balls each moving with a velocity v collide (Take g = 10 ms–2)
elastically with the row of 6 balls from left. What will (a) 200 J (b) 150 J
happen? (c) 100 J (d) 50 J
198. The potential energy (in joule) of a body of mass
2 kg moving in the x-y plane is given by U = 6x + 8y,
where the position coordinates x and y are measured
in meters. If the body is at rest at point (6 m, 4m) at
time t = 0, then it will cross the y-axis at time t equal
(a) One ball from the right rolls out with a speed 2v to
and the remaining balls will remain at rest. (a) 1 s (b) 2s
(b) Two balls from the right roll out with speed v (c) 3s (d) 4s
each and the remaining balls will remain 199. A mass of 5 kg is moving along a circular path of
stationary radius 1 m. If the mass moves with 300 rev/min, its
(c) All the six balls in the row will roll out with kinetic energy would be
speed v/6 each and the two colliding balls will
come to rest (a) 2502 (b) 1002

(d) The colliding balls will come to rest and no ball (c) 52 (d) 0
rolls out from right 200. Assertion: A point particle of mass m moving with
195. Three blocks A, B and C are lying on a smooth speed v collides with stationary point particle of mass
horizonal surface, as shown in the figure. A and B M. If the maximum energy loss possible is given as
have equal masses, m while C has mass M. Block A 1   m 
is given an initial speed v towards B due to which it f  mv2  , then f =  .
collides with B perfectly inelastically. The combined 2   M+m
5 Reason: Maximum energy-loss occurs when the
mass collides with C, also perfectly inelastically particles get stuck together as a result of the collision.
6
of the initial kinetic energy is lost in whole process. (a) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is a
What is value of M/m? correct explanation for Assertion
(b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not
a correct explanation for Assertion
(c) Assertion is True, Reason is False
(d) Assertion is False, Reason is True
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 5
 ANSWER KEY
1. C 41. D 81. D 121. C 161. C
2. A 42. D 82. B 122. A 162. B
3. D 43. D 83. A 123. A 163. B
4. B 44. B 84. B 124. A 164. C
5. B 45. A 85. A 125. C 165. C
6. B 46. C 86. B 126. D 166. A
7. B 47. B 87. C 127. B 167. C
8. A 48. C 88. A 128. A 168. B
9. B 49. B 89. A 129. B 169. D
10. B 50. B 90. B 130. A 170. C
11. D 51. A 91. B 131. A 171. C
12. C 52. C 92. C 132. A 172. A
13. C 53. A 93. A 133. A 173. B
14. B 54. B 94. B 134. A 174. B
15. D 55. C 95. C 135. B 175. B
16. B 56. C 96. B 136. C 176. A
17. B 57. A 97. A 137. A 177. C
18. B 58. C 98. C 138. C 178. C
19. D 59. D 99. B 139. C 179. B
20. B 60. C 100. D 140. C 180. C
21. C 61. D 101. C 141. A 181. C
22. A 62. A 102. D 142. B 182. D
23. A 63. D 103. C 143. B 183. C
24. A 64. C 104. A 144. B 184. A
25. C 65. A 105. B 145. B 185. C
26. A 66. C 106. C 146. D 186. C
27. B 67. A 107. C 147. C 187. B
28. C 68. A 108. D 148. B 188. B
29. C 69. A 109. D 149. A 189. C
30. A 70. A 110. D 150. A 190. B
31. C 71. C 111. A 151. B 191. C
32. A 72. D 112. B 152. D 192. B
33. B 73. D 113. D 153. B 193. C
34. A 74. C 114. A 154. C 194. B
35. D 75. C 115. C 155. A 195. B
36. D 76. C 116. C 156. D 196. B
37. C 77. B 117. D 157. C 197. B
38. D 78. D 118. D 158. B 198. B
39. D 79. D 119. C 159. C 199. A
40. A 80. B 120. B 160. B 200. D