WORK-SHEET

1. When a torque acting upon a system is zero. Which of the following will be constant?
(a)Linear impulse (b) Force (c) Linear momentum (d) Angular momentum
2. For a given mass and size, moment of inertia of a solid disc is
(a) equal to that of a ring (b) more than that of a ring
(c) less than that of a ring (d) depend on the material of ring and disc
3. Three-point masses m are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a. Moment
of inertia of the system about an axis COD passing through a mass m at O and lying in the
plane of AOB and perpendicular to OA is:

4. Three particles of the same mass lie in the x-y plane. The (x, y) coordinates of their position
are (1, 1), (2, 3) and (3, 1) respectively. The (x, y) coordinates of the centre of mass are

(a) ( 2, 3/2 ) (b) (2, 2) (c) ( 4/3 , 3/2) (d) (2, 5/3)

5. The escape velocity from the earth is 11.2 km s-1 . The escape velocity from a planet having
twice the radius and the same mean density as the earth is
(a)11.2 km s-1 (b) 22.4 km s-1 (c) 5.5 km s-1 (d) 15.5 km s-1

6. A planet revolves in an elliptical orbit around the sun. The linear speed of the planet will be
maximum at

(a) C (b) A (c) B (d) D

7. Kepler’s second law is based on:

(a) Newton’s first law (b) Newton’s second law
(c) conservation of angular momentum (d) special theory of relativity

8. A particle of massm is revolving in a circular path of radius r with constant speed v . Work
done by the centripetal force in half revolution is
(a) 2 m v 2 (b) 2 πm v 2 (c) πm v 2 (d) zero

9. The coefficient of restitution for perfectly inelastic collision is

(a) 1 (b) greater than 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
10. The value of coefficient of restitution for a super elastic collision is
(a) e>1 (b) e < 1 (c) e = 1 (d) e ≥ 1

11. The Centre of mass of a body

(a) lie always at the geometrical Centre (b) lie always inside the body
(c) lie always outside the body (d) may lie within or outside the body

12. If the distance between two masses is halved, the gravitational attraction between them:
(a) Is doubled (b) Becomes four times
(c) Is reduced to half (d) Is reduced to a quarter

13. Two sphere of mass m and M are situated in air and the gravitational force between them is
F. The space around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific gravity 9. The gravitational
force will now be:
F
(a) (b) F (c) 9F (d) 6F
9
14. At what height from the surface of earth will the value of g be reduced by 36% from the
value at the surface?
(a) 4800Km (b) 1000Km (c) 500Km (d) 1600Km
15. How does the K.E of a body change if its momentum is doubled?
(a) remains same (b) 2 times (c) 3 times (d) 4 times
16. Cal. the M.O of the earth about its diameter taking it to be a sphere of 1025 Kg and diameter
12800km.

(a) 1.64×1038Kg m2 (b) 1.5×1038Kg m2 (c) 2×1038Kg m2 (d) none of these

17. The Centre of mass of a body

(a) lie always at the geometrical Centre (b) lie always inside the body
(c) lie always outside the body (d) may lie within or outside the body

18. Which of the following has the highest moment of inertia when each of them has the same
mass and the same radius?

(a) A ring about any of its diameter (b) A disc about any of its diameter
(c) A hollow sphere about any of its diameter (d) A solid sphere about any of its diameter

19. At what height from the surface of earth will the value of g be reduced by 36% from the
value at the surface?
(a) 4800Km (b) 1000Km (c) 500Km (d) 1600Km

20 At what height above earth surface the value of g is half of its value on earth surface?
(a) 2649.6Km (b) 2500Km (c) 1000Km (d) none of these

21. Value of g is
 (a) Max. at pole (b) max. at equator (c) same everywhere (d) min. at poles

22. There is no atmosphere on moon as

(a) it is closer to earth (b) it revolves around the earth
(c) it gets light from the sun (d) the rms speed of gas molecules is greater than the escape
speed.

23. Cal work done in moving the object from x = 2m to x = 3m from the below graph.

(a) 100J (b) 50J (c) 200J (d) none of these

24. A particle moves along the X-axis from x = 0 to x = 5m under the influences of a force given
by F= 7 -2x + 3x2. Find the work done in the process
(a) 135J (b) 130J (c) 100J (d) 200J
25. How does the K.E of a body change if its momentum is doubled?
(a) remain same (b) 2 times (c) 4 times (d) 8 times
26. What is the M.O.I of circular ring of radius R having axis of rotation tangent parallel to
diameter
(a) 1/4MR2 (b) 1/2 MR2 (c) 3/2 MR2 (d) 5/4 MR2
27. The distance of Venus from sun is 0.72A.u. Find the orbital period of Venus.
(a) 223 days (b) 225 days (c) 250days (d) 365days
28. Find the intensity of gravitational field when a force of 100N acts on body of mass 10Kg in
the gravitational field.
(a) 10N/Kg (b) 15N/Kg (c) 100N/kg (d) none of these

29. What will be the value of g at the bottom of sea 7km deep? Radius of earth is 6400 km.
(a) zero (b) 9.8m/s2 (c) 9.7 m/s2 (d) none of these

30. What effect on P.E of a spring of a spring when it is compressed?

(a) Decreased (b) remain same (c) increased (d) none of these

31. Two springs have their force constant as k 1∧k 2 (k 1< k 2) . When they are stretched by the same
force:
(a) No work is done in case of both the springs
(b) Equal work is done in case of both the springs
(c) More work is done in case of second spring
(d) More work is done in case of first spring
32. Two particles of masses 100 g and 300 g are situated at (2,1,0) and (-2,5,4) respectively, their
centre of mass is at:
(a) (1,3,4) (b) (-1,-2,4)
(c) (-1,4,3) (d) (1,4,-3)
33. The of torque of force ⃗F =i+2 ^
^ k about the origin which acts on a particle whose position
^ ^
vector is r⃗ =4 i+5 j is:
(a) 10i^ +8 ^j + 5 k^ (b) 10i^ -8 ^j -5 k^
(c) -10i^ +8 ^j +5 k^ (d) 10i^ -8 ^j + 5 k^

34. If τ⃗ torque acting on a body and ⃗

L its angular momentum, then
dL⃗ d ⃗τ
(a) τ⃗ = (b) ⃗
L=
dt dt
(c) τ⃗ =⃗L dt (d) none of these

35. If the distance between two masses is halved, the gravitational attraction between them:
(a) Is doubled (b) Becomes four times
(c) Is reduced to half (d) Is reduced to a quarter

36. Two sphere of mass m and M are situated in air and the gravitational force between them is
F. The space around the masses is now filled with a liquid of specific gravity 9. The gravitational
force will now be:
F
(a) (b) F (c) 9F (d) 6F
9

37. The radii of two planets A and B are in the ratio 2:3 and their densities are in the ratio 9:4.
The ratio of escape velocities from surfaces of A and B is:
(a) 1:1 (b) 3:2 (c)√ 2: √ 3 (d) √ 3 : √ 2

38. Two Spherical bodies A and B of masses 4M and 2M have radii 2R and R respectively. The
distance between the centers of two spheres is 10R. Find the gravitational potential energy of an
object of mass m placed at point C on the surface of A as shown in the figure:
 GMm 2 GMm 9 GMm 7 GMm
(a) – (b) – (c) – (d) –
R R 4R 4R

39. A body of 10 kg is subjected to a force as shown in the figure. The block moves along a
straight line under the influence of this force. The change in kinetic energy when the body moves
from x = 0 to x = 3 m will be:

(a) 10 J (b) 12.5 J (c) 17.5 J (d) 7.5 J

40. Moment of inertia of an object does not depend upon:

(a) mass of object (b) mass distribution
(c) angular velocity (d) axis of rotation

41. If a gymnast, sitting on a rotating stool, with his arms outstretched, suddenly lowers his
hands:
(a) the angular velocity decreases (b) the angular momentum decreases
(c) the angular momentum remains same (d) the angular momentum increases

42 Orbital velocity of an artificial satellite of earth depends upon:

(a) Mass of the earth (b) Mass of the satellite
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

43 Acceleration due to gravity is ‘g’ on the surface of the earth. The decrease in value of
acceleration due to gravity at a height of 32 km above earth’s surface is (Radius of the earth =
6400 km)
(a) 0.1g (b) 0.99g (c) 0.9g (d) 0.5g

44 Two satellite A and B having ratio of masses 3:1 are in circular orbits of radii 2r and 3r. The
ratio of kinetic energy of A to B is:
(a) 1:2 (b) 9:2 (c) 9:4 (d) 2:9

45. If radius of earth were to shrink by one percent then the acceleration due to gravity on the
earth surface

(a) Would decreased (b) remain unchanged (c) would increase (d) cannot be predicted
46. A body weighs 63 kg-wt on the surface of earth. Calculate Its weight on the surface of
Mars (Consider, Mass of Mars = 1/9 mass of earth, Radius of Mars = ½ radius of earth)

47. The M.O.I of a uniform circular disc about its diameter is 100g cm2. What is its M.O.I
(i)about its tangent (ii) about an axis perpendicular to its plane.

48. Find (i) the radius of gyration and (ii) M.O.I of a rod of mass 100g and length 100cm
about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its length.
49. Two bodies of masses 1kg and 2kg are located at (1,2) and (-1,3) respectively. Calculate
The co-ordinates of centre of mass.
50. Three mass points m1, m2, m3 are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
length a. What is the M.O.I of the system about an axis along the altitude of the triangle
passing through m1

51. Two objects A and B of masses 1 g and 9 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. Find
out the ratio of the magnitudes of their linear momentum of A and B
52. A 40kg shell is flying at a speed of 72km/h. It explodes into two pieces. One of the two
pieces of mass 15kg stops. Cal. The speed of the other
53. Two bodies of masses 2kg & 6kg are separated by a certain distance. If the body of mass
6kg is moved 2m towards right, then by how much distance the body of 2kg mass must
be moved so that the centre of mass of the final system remains same as that of the initial
system?
54. The M.O.I of a uniform circular disc about its diameter is 100g cm2. What is its M.O.I
(i) about its tangent (ii) about an axis perpendicular to its plane.
55. Drive a mathematical expression for the variation of g with height above the earth
surface.
56. With what velocity (in km/s) should a body be thrown up so as to reach a height four
times the radius of earth from earth’s surface? (Radius of earth = 6.4 106 m and g = 9.8
m/s2)
57. A body weighs 63 kg-wt on the surface of earth. Calculate Its weight on the surface of
Mars (Consider, Mass of Mars = 1/9 mass of earth, Radius of Mars = ½ radius of earth)

58. Two bodies of masses 1kg and 2kg are located at (1,2) and (-1,3) respectively. Caculate
The co-ordinates of centre of mass.

59. Drive mathematical relation for the potential energy of a spring

60. The potential energy of a spring when stretched through a distance X is 10 J. What is the
amount of work done on the same spring to stretched it through an additional distance X?

61. If a body starts its motion along the smooth track from P as shown in the figure, find its
velocity at the instant of leaving R

62. State work- energy theorem and prove it analytically.

63. Calculate the velocity of the bob of a simple pendulum at its mean position if it is able to
rise to a vertical height of 10cm. Take g = 10m/s2
64. Drive a mathematical expression for potential energy of a spring.

65. Read the case study given below and answer any four subparts: An elastic collision is
a collision in which there is no net loss in kinetic energy in the system as a result of
the collision. Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved quantities in elastic
collisions.
(i)In which motion, momentum changes but K.E does not?
(a) circular motion (b) parabolic motion (c) straight line motion (d)none of these
(ii)coefficient of restitution for elastic collision is:
(a)0 (b)1 (c) -1 (d) infinite
(iii) Two balls at the same temperature collide. What is conserved?
(a)momentum (b) velocity (c) kinetic energy (d) none of these
 (iv)Momentum of two objects moving with the same speed but in opposite direction upon
collision is
(a)increased (b) decreased (c) zero (d)none of these

66. Moment of inertia of an object does not depend upon:

(a) mass of object (b) mass distribution
(c) angular velocity (d) axis of rotation
67. If a gymnast, sitting on a rotating stool, with his arms outstretched, suddenly lowers his
hands:
s(a) the angular velocity decreases (b) the angular momentum decreases
(c) the angular momentum remains same (d) the angular momentum increases
68. Orbital velocity of an artificial satellite of earth depends upon:
(a) Mass of the earth (b) Mass of the satellite
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
69. Acceleration due to gravity is ‘g’ on the surface of the earth. The decrease in value of
acceleration due to gravity at a height of 32 km above earth’s surface is (Radius of the
earth = 6400 km)
(a) 0.1g (b) 0.99g (c) 0.9g (d) 0.5g
70. Two satellite A and B having ratio of masses 3:1 are in circular orbits of radii 2r and 3r.
The ratio of kinetic energy of A to B is:
(a) 1:2 (b) 9:2 (c) 9:4 (d) 2:9
71. If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational attraction between them.
(a) is doubled (b) is reduced to a quarter (c) becomes four times (d) is reduced to half

72. M.O.I of a thin rod of length l having axis of rotation passing through one end and
perpendicular to its length is.
(a) 1/12 ML2 (b) 1/12 ML (c) 1/3 ML2 (d) ML2

73. The escape velocity of a body, when projected from the earth's surface is 11.2 km s-1. If it
is projected at an angle of 60° with the horizontal, then escape velocity will be:
(a)12.8 km s-1 (b) 16.2 km s-1 (c) 11.6 km s-1 (d) 11.2 km s-1

74. In stable equilibrium, a body has.

(a)minimum potential (b) equipotential (c) none of these (d) maximum potential

75. The M.O.I of a uniform circular disc about its diameter is 100g cm2. What is its M.O.I
(i)about its tangent (ii) about an axis perpendicular to its plane.

76. A satellite having mass m revolve around the earth of mass M in a circular orbit of radius
R. Drive mathematical expression of the following.
a. orbital velocity.
b. Time Period
c. Height of the satellite above earth surface.
77. (a) Two children weighing 20kg and 25 kg wanted to balance a Seesaw of length 4m
pivoted at its mid-point. A child of 20kg is sitting at the edge of the seesaw. Where
should the other child sit so that the seasaw is exactly balanced
 (b) A meter rod of mass 200g is suspended by two strings at each end. A body of
mass 300g is suspended by a weightless string at 30cm mark. Cal. The tension
in the string by which the meter rod is suspended.

78. Read the case study given below and answer any four subparts: A perfectly elastic
collision is defined as one in which there is no loss of kinetic energy in the collision. An
inelastic collision is one in which part of the kinetic energy is changed to some other
form of energy in the collision.

(i). During inelastic collision between two bodies, which of the following quantities
always remain conserved?
(a)Total kinetic energy. (b)Total mechanical energy.
(C) Total linear momentum. (d) none of these
(ii) A ball is dropped from a height 10 m. The ball is embedded in sand 1m and stops,
then
(a) momentum is conserved (b) kinetic energy is conserved
(c) both of them conserved (d) none of these
(iii). A particle of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a stationary particle of mass 2m
and sticks to it. The speed of the system will be:
(a) v/2 (b) v/3 ( c)v (d) 3v
(iv). The coefficient of restitution of e for a perfectly inelastic collision is.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) infinite
(v). If the momentum of an object is doubled. How does its kinetic energy change?
(a) becomes half (b) becomes double (c) becomes four times (d) none of these