TOPIC WISE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

4.1 WORK DONE BY A CONSTANT FORCE

(1) Work is the dot product of
(a) force and distance (b) force and velocity
(c) force and energy (d) force and displacement
(2) Work done is maximum when the angle between force and displacement is
(a) 0° (b) 30°
(c) 60° (d) 90°
(3) Work has dimensions as that of LHR-2018 (G-I)
(a) momentum (b) power
(c) torque (d) force
(4) Work done will be zero when angle between Fandd is: LHR 2016 (G-II)
(a) 120° (b) 90°
(c) 60° (d) 0°
(5) Scalar product of force and velocity is: FSD 2019 (G-I)
(a) work (b) power
(c) energy (d) acceleration
(6) Dimension of work is
(a) [MLT] (b) [ML2T–1]
(c) [MLT–2] (d) [ML2T–2]
(7) Work can be defined as
(a) W Fd cos (b) W Fd sin
(c) W F d  (d) W F v .
(8) Work done is negative if  is FSD-2018
(a) 30° (b) 60°
(c) 180° (d) 900
(9) At which angle between force and displacement work done by force is half than its
maximum
(a) 30o (b) 45o
(c) 60o (d) 90o
(10) Dimension of work is same that of
(a) momentum (b) torque (c) power (d) inertia
(11) The component of force in the direction of the displacement „d‟ is
F sinθ F cosθ
F tanθ F (d sinθ)
(12) If θ < 900 work is said to be
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(a) negative (b) positive
(c) zero (d) none of these
(13) When force and displacement are in opposite direction, then the work done is taken
as
(a) positive (b) Negative
(c) zero (d) Infinite
(14) 1 Joule =
(a) N m (b) Ns
–1
(c) N m (d) N s–1
(15) Work is a
(a) scalar quantity (b) vector quantity
(c) fixed quantity (d) constant quantity
0
(16) If θ > 90 work is said to be
(a) negative (b) positive
(c) zero (d) none of these
(17) The work done would be zero, if the angle between force and displacement is
(a) 180° (b) 45°
(c) 0° (d) 90o
(18) The unit of work in CGS system is
(a) joule (b) Newton (c) dyne (d) erg
(19) When a person holding a pail by the force F is moving forward then the work being
done on the pail is
(a) maximum (b) negative
(c) minimum (d) zero
(20) 1erg =
(a) 1010 J (b) 10–7 J
(c) 107 J (d) 10–5 J
(21) A body of mass 4kg is moving with a velocity of 4m/sec. How much force is required
to stop the body with in a distance of one meter
(a) 16N (b) 32N
(c) 8N (d) 64N
(22) The work is said to be 1 J when the force of 1N moves the body in its direction
through a distance of
(a) 1 cm (b) 1m
(c) 1mm (d) 1km
(23) Area under force displacement curve gives
(a) distance covered (b) work done
(c) power (d) none
(24) Work done by a person holds a bag of groceries while standing still is
(a) positive (b) negative
(c) zero (d) none of these
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(25) When rocket moves away from the Earth, then work is done
(a) against centripetal force (b) against force of gravity
(c) against magnetic force (d) against electrostatic force
(26) Work is a quantity which can be represented by
(a) numerical value (b) unit
(c) direction (d) both a & b
(27) Work done by a variable force making angles at different points with displacement
in moving the particle from one point to another is equal to the area under the curve
of
(a) F sin θ versus d (b) F cos θ versus d cos θ
(c) F cos θ versus d (d) F versus d cos θ
(28) When force acting on body is variable then work is determined by dividing
(a) force into intervals (b) displacement into intervals
(c) both force and displacement into intervals (d) all are correct
(29) Force of gravity varies as the ____________ square of distance from the Earth‟s
center.
(a) direct (b) inverse
(c) reverse (d) none of these
(30) Work done by a variable force for the first interval is
(a) Fn cosθn Δdn (b) F1 cosθ1 Δd1
(c) F2 cosθ2 Δd2 (d) F3 cosθ3 Δd3
4.3 WORK DONE BY GRAVITATIONAL FIELD
(31) Which of the following is non conservative force
(a) friction (b) air resistance
(c) tension in string (d) all of them
(32) Which is non conservative force? FSD 2016 (G-I)
(a) electric force (b) magnetic force
(c) gravitational force (d) frictional force
(33) Which one is a conservative force: BWP-2017 (G-II)
(a) Elastic spring force (b) Frictional force
(c) Air resistance (d) Tension in the string
(34) A force of 10N acts on the body and body moves 10m distance perpendicular to it.
Work done by the force on the body is
(a) 10J (b) 100J
(c) zero (d) infinite
(35) A field in which work done in moving a body in a closed path is zero is called
(a) gravitational field (b) electric field
(c) conservative field (d) ideal field
(36) Which one is the bigger unit of work
(a) 10J (b) kilo joule
(c) mega joule (d) kilo watt hour
(37) In conservative field the work done is independent of
(a) path followed by the body (b) direction
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(c) force (d) none of these

(38) The total work done in a closed path in gravitational field is
(a) maximum (b) constant
(c) zero (d) none of these
(39) If a body of weight w is lifted through a height „h‟ from ground, then the work
done by the gravity will be
wg wh
–wh zero

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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(40) The field or space around the earth in which the gravitational forces acts on a body
is called
(a) gravitational field (b) electric field
(c) magnetic field (d) ideal field
4.4 POWER
(41) Slope of work time graph is equal to
(a) force (b) velocity
(c) power (d) energy
(42) 1 Kilowatt hour is a unit of: RWP 2016 (G-I)
(a) energy (b) power
(c) pressure (d) force
(43) 3 joules of work is done in 3 seconds, then power is: MTN 2015 (G-II)
(a) 6 watt (b) 3 watt
(c) 18 watt (d) 1 watt
(44) Power is written by equation
(a) Fv. (b) F v
(c) Fd. (d) F d
(45) Kilo watt is unit of
(a) power (b) energy
(c) torque (d) momentum
(46) 1 MWh is equal to __________ joule
(a) 3.6 × 103 (b) 3.6 × 106
(c) 3.6 × 109 (d) 3.6 × 1012
(47) The dimension of power is
(a) [MLT–2] (b) [MLT–3]
(c) [ML–1T–2] (d) [ML2T–3]
(48) If an agent consumes a power of 1kilo-watt in one hour, the work done is
(a) one watt (b) one kilo-watt
(c) one kilowatt-hour (d) zero
(49) The power needed to lift a mass of 5000g to height of 1m in 2sec is
(a) 24.5watt (b) 2.45watt
(c) 0.245watt (d) 245 watt
(50) The average power and instantaneous power becomes equal if the work is done at
(a) variable rate (b) uniform rate
(c) average rate (d) high rate
(51) One kilo watt hour is the amount of work done in
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(c) one month (d) one hour
(52) Power is one kilowatt if work is done at the rate of
(a) 1000Js–1 (b) 100Js–1
(c) 318MJ (d) 3.8 MJs–1
4.5 & 4.6 ENERGY, ABSOLUTE P.E, ESCAPE VELOCITY, WORK ENERGY
PRINCIPLE
& INTERCONVERSION OF P.E AND K.E
(53) The energy possessed by a body due to its motion is called
(a) P.E (b) K.E
(c) elastic P.E (d) G.P.E
(54) If the velocity of an object is double then its K.E becomes:
MIRPUR (AJK) 2015, GRW-2019 (G-II)
(a) double (b) constant
(c) four times (d) sixteen times
(55) _______ is non-conservative force. GRW-2019 (G-I)
(a) electric force (b) magnetic force
(c) gravitational force (d) frictional force
(56) A body of mass 1.0 kg drops form the top of a tower of height 50m, what will be its
K.E, 10 m below the top (LHR 2014)
(a) 490 J (b) 49 J
(c) 98 J (d) 980 J
(57) A stone is thrown up from the surface of earth when it reaches at maximum height,
its K.E. is equal to (LHR 2013)

(a) mgh (b) mv2

(c) Zero (d) 2mgh
(58) The energy needed to lift a mass of 5000g to height of 1m is
(FSD-2017)
(a) 50 J (b) 25 J
(c) 5 J (d) 500 J
(59) The K.E of bullet of mass 500 gm moving at a speed of 200 ms-1 is: (MTN 2015)
(a) 250J (b) 125J
(c) 2500J (d) 10,000J
(60) Energy stored in spring is: MTN-2016 (G-II)
(a) elastic P.E. (b) gravitational P.E.
(c) K.E. (d) chemical P.E.
(61) One kilo watt hour is equal to: BWP-2019 (G-I)
(a) 3.6 MJ (b) 3.6 KJ
(c) 36 KJ (d) 36 MJ
(62) Consumption of Energy by a 60 Watt Electric Bulb in 2 seconds is:
BWP-2019 (G-II)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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(a) 120 J (b) 60 J

(c) 30 J (d) 0.5 J
(63) The work energy principle is valid for
(a) change in K.E (b) Change in P.E
(c) change in E.P.E (d) All type of energies
(64) If velocity of a body is doubled and its mass is also doubled then K.E of the body
becomes
doubles four times eight times one half
(65) Basic forms of mechanical energy are
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 5 (d) 4
(66) A body of mass five kg has P.E 98J. Its height from the ground is
(a) 10m (b) 5m
(c) 2m (d) 8m
(67) When we raise the body above the surface of the earth its P.E within the
gravitational field
(a) increases (b) decreases
(c) become zero (d) remain same
(68) If a spring is compressed, the work done on it equals the
(a) decrease in P.E (b) increase in elastic P.E
(c) decrease in elastic P.E (d) none of these
(69) P.E of a body increases this means work done by gravity is
(a) positive (b) negative (c) zero (d) infinite
(70) If a body raised up from the earth‟s surface, the work done changes the
(a) gravitational P.E (b) K.E
(c) Air resistance (d) elastic P.E
(71) Particles of different masses have same momentum. Which of them has the highest
K.E which has
(a) least mass (b) least speed
(c) highest speed (d) highest mass
(72) The energy stored in the spring of watch is
(a) P.E (b) K.E
(c) elastic P.E (d) nuclear energy
(73) In a resistive medium, the loss of P.E of any body is
(a) equal to gain in K.E plus the work done against friction
(b) equal to loss in K.E plus the work done against friction
(c) equal to gain in K.E minus the work done against friction
(d) only equal to gain in K.E
(74) A body at rest may has
(a) momentum (b) velocity
(c) speed (d) potential energy (75) When two protons are
brought close to each other then their
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(a) K.E increases (b) K.E and P.E both increases
(c) P.E increases (d) P.E and K.E remain same
(76) A brick of mass 2kg falls from height 10m. it velocity when its height is 5m
(a) 10ms–1 (b) 5ms–1 (c) 2ms–1 (d) 15ms–1
(77) In explosion which energy is changed into sound energy
(a) heat energy (b) nuclear energy
(c) molecular energy (d) chemical energy
(78) The energy stored in a dam is
(a) elastic P.E (b) gravitational P.E
(c) K.E (d) electric energy

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(79) The velocity which is given to a body to enable it to reach at infinite distance from
earth is called
(a) terminal velocity (b) orbital velocity
(c) final velocity (d) escape velocity
(80) If the speed of body increased by 3 times, then its K. E is increased by
(a) 3 times (b) 5 times
(c) 7 times (d) 9 times
(81) All the food a person eat in one day has about the same energy as
(a) 3 liter of petrol (b) 1.3 liter of petrol
(c) 1/3 liter of petrol (d) 2/3 liter petrol
(82) The energy stored in the catapult when it pulls is
(a) elastic P.E (b) P.E
(c) K.E (d) all of these
(83) Mathematical form of work energy principle is
1 2
1 2
1 2
1 2

(a) Fd  mvi  mvf (b) Fd  mvf  mvi

2 2 2 2
1 1 1 2
1 2

(c) Fd  mvf  mvi (d) Fd  mvf  mvi

2 2 2 2
(84) The relation P.E=mgh is the work done by the gravitational force is true only
(a) above the surface of earth (b) near the surface of earth
(c) below the surface of earth (d) at the infinity
(85) The relation P.E=mgh is true only near the surface of earth where the gravitational
field is
(a) zero (b) constant
(c) maximum (d) minimum
(86) By neglecting the air friction, then relation for free falling body is
MTN-2018 (G-I)
(a) loss in P.E = gain in K.E (b) loss in P.E < gain in K.E
(c) gain in P.E > loss in K.E (d) none of these
(87) In the presence of air friction, the relation for free falling body is

(a)mgh  mv2  fh (b)mgh  mv2  fh

(c)mgh  fh mv2 (d) mgh  fg mv2

(88) Which of the following is mechanical energy?
(a) P.E (b) K.E
(c) both a and b (d) none of these
(89) The total amount of energy at any point
(a) decreases (b) increases
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(90) A body of mass 5kg has P.E 100J. Its height from the ground is
(a) 10m (b) 8m
(c) 5m (d) 2m
(91) The absolute P.E of the body at the earth‟s surface
GM GMm
(a) Ug  (b) Ug 
2gR R
GMm GM
(c) Ug  (d) Ug  gR
2gR
GMm
(92) In the expression Ug  , the negative sign shows the earth‟s
gravitational R
field for mass is
(a) zero (b) attractive
(c) repulsive (d) none of these
(93) Escape velocity of a body depends upon
(a) mass of planet (b) velocity of planet
(c) mass of body (d) both a & c
(94) The escape velocity of the earth is
(a) greater than moon (b) less than moon
(c) equal to the moon (d) none of these
(95) The relation between orbital and escape velocity is
1
(a)Vesc  (b)Vesc  2V0
2V0
1
(c)Vesc  2V0 (d) Vesc 
2V0
(96) The ratio of escape velocity to the orbital velocity is
1
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 2
4.7 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
(97) Energy can be transformed from one kind into another but the total amount of
energy
(a) changes (b) decrease
(c) remain same (d) all of these
(98) The conservation of energy is written as
(a) Total energy = K.E + P.E (b) total energy = K.E - P.E
(c) K.E + total energy = P.E (d) P.E + Total energy = K.E

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ANSWER KEYS
(Topic Wise Multiple Choice Questions)
1 d 16 a 31 d 46 c 61 a 76 a 91 b
2 a 17 d 32 d 47 d 62 a 77 d 92 b
3 c 18 d 33 a 48 c 63 d 78 b 93 a
4 d 19 d 34 c 49 a 64 c 79 d 94 a
5 b 20 b 35 c 50 b 65 b 80 d 95 b
6 b 21 b 36 d 51 d 66 c 81 c 96 b
7 a 22 b 37 a 52 a 67 a 82 a 97 c
8 c 23 b 38 c 53 b 68 b 83 b 98 a
9 c 24 c 39 c 54 c 69 b 84 b
10 b 25 b 40 a 55 d 70 a 85 b
11 b 26 d 41 c 56 c 71 a 86 a
12 b 27 c 42 a 57 c 72 c 87 b
13 b 28 b 43 d 58 a 73 a 88 c
14 a 29 b 44 a 59 d 74 d 89 c
15 a 30 b 45 b 60 a 75 c 90 d

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