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5 A particle of mass m1 is moving with a velocity v1

Concept of Work - Level and another particle of mass m2 is moving with a
I velocity v2. Both of them have the same momentum, but
their kinetic energies are E1 and E2 respectively. If m1 >
1 A man pushes a wall and fails to displace it. He m2 then: m
E 1
does: 1. E12 = m2
1. negative work 2. E1 > E2
2. positive but not maximum work 3. E1 = E2
3. no work at all 4. E1 < E2
4. maximum work
6 A rigid body of mass m is moving in a circle
2 A body constrained to move along the z-axis of a of radius r with constant speed v. The force on the body
coordinate system is subjected to constant force given mv2
^ where ^i, ^j and k
^ are unit vectors is r and is always directed towards the center. The
by F→ = −^i + 2^j + 3k work done by this force in moving the body over half the
along the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis of the system circumference of the circle will be:
respectively. The work done by this force in moving the mv2
1. rπ
body a distance of 4 m along the z-axis will be:
1. 15 J 2. mr2 π
2. 14 J 3. zero
3. 13 J 4. 2 mv2 π
4. 12 J
7 The kinetic energy of a body is increased by
3 A block of mass m is being lowered by means of a 21%. The percentage increase in the magnitude of linear
string attached to it. The system moves down with a momentum of the body will be:
constant velocity. Then: 1. 10%
2. 20%
3. Zero
4. 11.5%

Concept of Work - Level

II

1. Work done by gravity on the block is positive. 8 A person of mass 'm' ascends the stairs and goes up
Work done by force, F (the force of the string) on the slowly through a height 'h'.
2. Then,
block is negative.
1. Work done by gravity is mgh
Work done by gravity is equal in magnitude to that
3. 2. Work done by normal reaction is mgh
done by the string.
3. Work done by normal reaction is zero
4. All of the above are true. 4. Work done by gravity is stored as gravitational P.E.

4 Which of the following is not a unit of energy? 9 Mark the correct statement(s):
1. watt-hour 1. Internal forces cannot increase the kinetic energy of a
2. joule system.
3. eV 2. Internal forces may increase the kinetic energy of a
4. N/m system.
3. Work done by kinetic friction is always negative.
4. Both (2) & (3)
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10 Work done by frictional force during the walking of 15 In the diagram shown, force F acts on the free end
a man is: of the string. If the weight W moves up slowly by
1. positive distance h, then work done on the weight by the string
2. negative holding it will be: (pulley and string are ideal)
3. zero
4. maybe positive or negative

Work done by constant

force - Level I
11 The minimum work done in pulling up a block of
wood weighing 2 kN for a length of 10 m on a smooth
plane inclined at an angle of 15∘ with the horizontal is
(given: sin15∘ = 0.2588):
1. 4.36 kJ 1. F h
2. 5.17 kJ 2. 2F h
3. 8.91 kJ 3. F h/2
4. 9.82 kJ 4. 4F h

12 A person-1 stands on an elevator moving with 16 The position of a particle (x) varies with time (t) as
an initial velocity of 'v' & upward acceleration 'a'. x = (t − 2)2 , where x is in meters and t is in seconds.
Another person-2 of the same mass m as person-1 is
Calculate the work done during t = 0 to t = 4 s if the
standing on the same elevator. The work done by the
mass of the particle is 100 g.
lift on the person-1 as observed by person-2 in time 't' is:
1. 0.4 J
1. m(g) + a(vt) + 12 at2 2. 0.2 J
2. − mg(vt) + 12 at2 3. 0.8 J
3. 0 4. zero
4. ma(vt) + 12 at2
17 The position-time graph of a particle of mass 2 kg is
13 A block of mass m is placed in an elevator shown in the figure. Total work done on the particle
g from t = 0 to t = 4 s is:
moving down with an acceleration 3 . The work done by
the normal reaction on the block as the elevator moves
down through a height h is:
−2 mgh
1. 3
− mgh
2. 3
2 mgh
3. 3
mgh
4. 3

14 A particle moves from a point

^ when a force of (4^i + 3^j) N
(−2^i + 5^j) to (4^j + 3k)
is applied. How much work has been done by the force? 1. 8 J
1. 8 J 2. 4 J
2. 11 J 3. 0 J
3. 5 J 4. can't be determined
4. 2 J
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Work done by constant Work Done by Variable

force - Level II Force - Level I
18 A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. 21 The relationship between force and position is
During this process, the force on the bicycle due to the shown in the given figure (in a one-dimensional case).
road is 200 N is directly opposed to the motion. The The work done by the force in displacing a body from
work done by the cycle on the road is: x = 1 cm to x = 5 cm is:
1. +2000 J 2. −200 J
3. zero 4. −20000 J

19 A cord is used to vertically lower a block of mass m

by a distance d at a constant downward acceleration of
'g'
4
. The work done by the chord on the block will be:
3
1. 4
mgd
3
2. - 4 mgd
1
3. 4
mgd
1. 20 ergs
4. - 14 mgd
2. 60 ergs
3. 70 ergs
20 Forces acting on a particle have magnitudes of 4. 700 ergs
14, 7, and 7 N and act in the direction of vectors
^, 3^i − 2^j + 6k
6^i + 2^j + 3k ^, 2^i − 3^j − 6k^ respectively. 22 A position dependent force F = 7 − 2x + 3x2 N
The forces remain constant while the particle is acts on a small body of mass 2 kg and displaces it from
displaced from point A: (2, 1, −3) to B : (5, 1, 1). The x = 0 to x = 5 m. The work done in joule is:
coordinates are specified in meters. The work done equal 1. 70 2. 270
to: 3. 35 4. 135
1. 75 J 2. 55 J
2
3. 85 J 4. 65 J 23 A position-dependent force; F = 6 + 8x − 3x
N acts on a small body of mass 3 kg, displacing it from
x = 0 to x = 2 m. The work done in joule is:
1. 20
2. 40
3. 10
4. 12

24 A body is displaced from (0, 0) to (1 m, 1 m) along

the path x = y by a force F = (x2 ^j + y^i) N. The work
done by this force will be:
1. 43 J
5
2. 6
J
3
3. 2
J
7
4. 5
J

25 A block of mass 10 kg, moving in the x-direction

with a constant speed of 10 ms-1, is subjected to a
retarding force F = 0.1x J/m during its travel from
x = 20 m to 30 m. Its final kinetic energy will be:
1. 475 J 2. 450 J
3. 275 J 4. 250 J
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26 A force F = (20 + 10y) acts on a particle in the y- 30 The graph between the resistive force F acting on a
direction where F is in Newton and y is in meter. Work body and the distance covered by the body is shown in
done by this force to move the particle from y = 0 to the figure. The mass of the body is 25 kg and the initial
y = 1 m is: velocity is 2 m/s. When the distance covered by the body
1. 20 J is 4 m, its kinetic energy would be:
2. 30 J
3. 5 J
4. 25 J

27 When a body moves non-uniformly on a circular

path:
1. no work is done by the tangential force.
2. no work is done by the centripetal force.
3. work done by the tangential force is always positive.
4. work done by the centripetal force is negative.
1. 50 J
2. 40 J
3. 20 J
Work Done by Variable 4. 10 J
Force - Level II
Work Energy Theorem -
28 A force F = −k(y^i + x^j) (where k is a positive
constant) acts on a particle moving in the xy-plane.
Level I
Starting from the origin, the particle is taken along the
positive x-axis to the point (a, 0) and then parallel to the 31 A force of 5 N making an angle θ with the
y-axis to the point (a, a). The total work done by the horizontal acting on an object displaces it by 0.4 m along
force on the particle is: the horizontal direction. If the object gains kinetic
1. −2ka2 energy of 1 J then the component of the force is:
2. 2ka2 1. 1.5 N 2. 2.5 N
3. −ka2 3. 3.5 N 4. 4.5 N
4. ka2
32 A body of mass 1 kg is thrown upwards with a
29 The relationship between the force F and the
velocity of 20 ms−1 . It momentarily comes to rest after
position x of a body is as shown in the figure. The work attaining a height of 18 m. How much energy is lost due
done in displacing the body from x = 1 m to x = 5 m will to air friction? (g = 10) ms−2
be:
1. 20 J
2. 30 J
3. 40 J
4. 10 J

1. 30 J 2. 15 J
3. 25 J 4. 20 J
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33 An object of mass m = 1.5 kg is acted upon by 38 A block is carried slowly up an inclined plane. If
the force as shown in the figure that varies with the Wf is work done by the friction, WN is work done by
position of the object as shown. If the object starts from the reaction force, Wg is work done by the gravitational
rest at a point x = 0, then what is its speed at x = 50 m? force and Wex is the work done by an external force,
then choose the correct relation(s):
1. WN + Wf + Wg + Wex = 0
2. WN = 0
3. Wex + Wf = −Wg
4. All of these

39 A body of mass 'm' is released from the top of a

fixed rough inclined plane as shown in the figure. If the
1. 20 m/s frictional force has magnitude F, then the body will
2. 25 m/s reach the bottom with a velocity: (L = √2h)
3. 15 m/s
4. 17 m/s

34 The bob of a simple pendulum having length l, is

displaced from the mean position to an angular position
θ with respect to vertical. If it is released, then the
velocity of the bob at the lowest position will be:
1. √2gl(1 − cos θ)
2. √2gl(1 + cos θ)
3. √2gl cos θ
4. √2gl 1. √2gh 2. √ 2Fmh

35 Three different objects of mass m1 , m2 and m3 are 3. √2gh + 4. √2gh −

2F h 2√2F h
m m
allowed to fall from rest and from the same point ‘O’
along three different frictionless paths. The speeds of the 40 A block is released from rest from a height of h = 5
three objects, on reaching the ground, will be in the ratio m. After travelling through the smooth curved surface, it
of: moves on the rough horizontal surface through a length l
1. m1 : m2 : m3 2. m1 : 2m2 : 3m3 = 8 m and climbs onto the other smooth curved surface
3. 1 : 1 : 1 4.
1
: 1
: 1 at a height h'. If μ = 0.5, find h'.
m1 m2 m3

36 According to the work-energy theorem, the change

in kinetic energy of a body is equal to work done by:
1. Non-conservative force on the particle
2. Conservative force on the particle
3. External force on the particle
4. All the forces on the particle

37 A particle of mass 10 kg moves with a velocity of

10√x in SI units, where x is displacement. The work 1. 2m 2. 3m
done by the net force during the displacement of the 3. 1m 4. Zero
particle from x = 4 m to x = 9 m is:
1. 1250 J 41 A body of mass m dropped from a height h reaches
2. 1000 J
3. 3500 J the ground with a speed of 1.4√gh. The work done by
4. 2500 J air drag is:
1. –0.2mgh
2. –0.02mgh
3. –0.04mgh
4. mgh
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42 The energy required to accelerate a car from rest to 47 The bob of a pendulum is released from a horizontal
30 m/s is E. The energy required to accelerate the car position. If the length of the pendulum is 1.5 m, what is
from 30 m/s to 60 m/s will be: the speed with which the bob arrives at the lowermost
1. E 2. 2E point, given that it dissipated 5% of its initial energy
3. 3E 4. 4E against air resistance?
1. 2.5 m/s
43 A block of mass 'm' is connected to a spring of 2. 3.9 m/s
3. 4.7 m/s
force constant K. Initially, the block is at rest and the 4. 5.3 m/s
spring is relaxed. A constant force F is applied
horizontally towards the right. The maximum speed of 48 Four situations are shown in the following options.
the block will be:
In each situation, planes are equally rough and the block
begins with the same speed and slides until the kinetic
frictional force has stopped it. In which of the following
cases increase in thermal energy due to sliding is least?

1. 2.

F √2F
1. √2 mK 2. √mK 3. 4.
F 2F
3. √mK 4. √2 mK

Work Energy Theorem - Gravitational Potential

Level II Energy - Level I

44 A bullet fired towards a wall reduces its 49 A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying
on a smooth table and one-third of its length is hanging
kinetic energy by half after the penetration of 6 cm. The
further penetration of the bullet into the wall is: vertically down over the edge of the table. If g is
1. 2 cm acceleration due to gravity, the work required to pull the
2. 1 cm hanging part on the table is:
3. 6 cm 1. MgL
4. 3 cm 2. MgL/3
3. MgL/9
45 A lorry and a car moving with the same K.E. are 4. MgL/18
brought to rest by applying the same retarding force,
then: 50 The work done by a person in carrying a box
1. Lorry will come to rest in a shorter distance of mass 10 kg to a vertical height of 10 m is 4900 J. The
2. Car will come to rest in a shorter distance mass of the person is:
3. Both will come to rest in a same distance 1. 40 kg
4. None of the above 2. 60 kg
3. 50 kg
46 A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with 4. 55 kg
velocity v = ax3/2 where a = 5 m−1/2 s−1 . What is the
work done by the net force during its displacement from
x = 0 to x = 2 m?
1. 50 J
2. 45 J
3. 68 J
4. 90 J
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51 In the given figure, a man pulls the mass m with the

help of a rope. Work done by the man against gravity Gravitational Potential
when mass is lifted by 0.5 m is: (g = 10 m/s )
2
Energy - Level II
54 A bolt of mass 0.3 kg falls from the ceiling of an
elevator moving down at a uniform speed of 7 m/s. It
hits the floor of the elevator (length of the elevator = 3
m) and does not rebound. What is the heat produced by
the impact?
1. 8.82 J
1. 50 J 2. 7.65 J
2. 100 J 3. 7.01 J
3. 25 J 4. 7.98 J
4. Zero
55 Select the incorrect statement about potential
52 A particle of mass 'm' is projected at an angle 'α' energy:
with the horizontal, with an initial velocity 'u'. The work A change in potential energy is equal to work done
1.
done by gravity during the time it reaches its highest against the internal conservative force.
point is: A change in potential energy is independent of
2.
1. u2 sin2 a the reference point.
mu2 cos2 α
2. A change in potential energy depends on
2 3.
mu2 sin2 α the reference frame.
3. 2
mu2 sin2 α
4. The potential energy at a point is not unique.
4. − 2

53 What is the work done by gravity on block A in 2 Elastic Potential Energy

seconds after the blocks are released? (Pulley is light) - Level I
56 A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s on
a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly
weightless spring with force constant k = 50 N/m. The
maximum compression of the spring would be:

1. 240 J
2. 200 J
3. 120 J 1. 0.12 m
4. 24 J 2. 1.5 m
3. 0.5 m
4. 0.15 m
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57 A block of mass m initially at rest, is dropped from 60 When a spring is subjected to 4 N force, its length is
a height h onto a spring of force constant k. If the a metre and if 5 N is applied, its length is b metre. If 9 N
maximum compression in the spring is x, then: is applied, its length will be:
1. 4b – 3a
2. 5b – a
3. 5b – 4a
4. 5b – 2a

61 A block of mass M moving on the frictionless

horizontal surface collides with the spring of spring
constant k and compresses it by length L. The maximum
momentum of the block after the collision will be:

1
1. mgh = 2
kx2
1
2. mg(h + x) = 2
kx2
1 2 ML2
3. mgh = 2
k(x + h) 1. zero 2. k
1
4. mg(h + x) = 2
k(x + h)2 3. √MkL 4. kL2
2M

58 A block of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity of 10 62 If two springs, A and B (KA = 2 KB ), are
m/s on a smooth surface hits a spring of force constant stretched by the same suspended weights, then the ratio
80 × 103 N/m as shown in the figure. The maximum of work done in stretching is equal to:
compression in the spring will be: 1. 1 : 2
2. 2 : 1
3. 1 : 1
4. 1 : 4

63 A weight 'mg' is suspended from a spring.

The energy stored in the spring is U. The elongation in
the spring is:
2U
1. mg
U
2. mg
1. 5 cm 3.
√2U
mg
2. 10 cm U
3. 15 cm 4.
√2 mg
4. 20 cm

59 A spring 40 mm long is stretched by the application Elastic Potential Energy

of force. If 10 N force is required to stretch the spring
through 1 mm, then work done to stretch the spring 40 - Level II
mm is equal to:
1. 84 J 2. 68 J 64 Two springs of spring constants k and 3k are
3. 23 J 4. 8J stretched separately by the same force. The ratio of
potential energy stored in them respectively, will be:
1. 3: 1 2. 9: 1
3. 1: 3 4. 1: 9
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65 A vertical spring with a force constant k is fixed on 69 A particle is moving such that the potential energy
a table. A ball of mass m at a height h above the free U varies with position in metre as U (x) = (4x2 - 2x +
upper end of the spring falls vertically on the spring so 50) J. The particle will be in equilibrium at:
that the spring is compressed by a distance d. The net 1. x = 25 cm
work done in the process is: 2. x = 2.5 cm
1. mg(h + d) + 12 kd 2 3. x = 25 m
4. x = 2.5 m
2. mg(h + d) − 12 kd 2
3. mg(h − d) − 12 kd 2 70 The potential energy of a particle in a force field is
1
4. mg(h − d) + 2
kd 2 U = A2 − Br where A and B are positive constants and r
r
is the distance of the particle from the center of the field.
66 The work done in increasing the length of a For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is:
massless spring from its natural length 15 cm to 15.1 cm B B
1. 2. 2A
is 20 J. Work done in increasing the length from 15.1 cm A
2A A
to 15.2 cm will be: 3. B
4. B
1. 20 J 2. 40 J
3. 60 J 4. 80 J 71 Potential energy (U) related to coordinates is given
by; U = 3(x + y). Work done by the conservative
force when the particle is going from (0, 0), (2, 3) is:
Potential Energy: 1. 15 J
Relation with Force - 2. −15 J
3. 12 J
Level I 4. 10 J

72 The potential energy of a particle of mass m varies

67 The potential energy U of a system is given by U = 2
as the magnitude of the U = ax + by. The magnitude
A − Bx2 (where x is the position of its particle and A, of the acceleration of the particle at (0, 3) is: (symbols
B are constants). The magnitude of the force acting on have their usual meaning)
the particle is:
1. √ m
b
1. constant
2. proportional to x
2. √ 3b
3. proportional to x2 m
b
4. proportional to ( x1 ) 3. m
4. Zero
68 The potential energy of a particle varies
with distance r as shown in the graph. The force acting
on the particle is equal to zero at:

1. P
2. S
3. both Q and R
4. both P and S
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73 The figure shows the potential energy function U(x)

for a system in which a particle is in a one-dimensional Potential Energy:
motion. What is the direction of the force when the
particle is in region AB? (symbols have their usual
Relation with Force -
meanings) Level II
76 The diagram represents a particle's potential energy
curve in a field. The particle will be in equilibrium at
which position(s):

1. The positive direction of x

2. The negative direction of X
3. Force is zero, so direction not defined
4. The negative direction of y

74 The potential energy of a particle of mass 1 kg 1. B and D

free to move along the X-axis is given by 2. A and C
U(x) = (3x2 − 4x + 6) J. The force acting on the 3. A, B and C
particle at x = 0 will be: 4. A, B, C and D
1. 2 î N
2. -4 î N 77 The potential energy of a system increases if work
3. 5 î N is done:
1. by the system against a conservative force.
4. 4 î N
2. by the system against a non-conservative force.
3. upon the system by a conservative force.
75 A particle of mass 'm' is moving in a horizontal 4. upon the system by a non-conservative force.
circle of radius 'r' under a centripetal force equal to –
K/r2, where K is a constant. The total energy of the 78 The figure shows the potential energy function U of
particle will be: a system in which a particle is in one-dimensional
K
1. 2r motion. In which region is the magnitude of the force on
2. − K the particle greatest? (x: position)
2r
3. − Kr
K
4. r

1. OA 2. CD
3. AB 4. BC
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83 A block of mass M is attached to the lower end of a

Conservation of vertical spring. The spring is hung from the ceiling and
Mechanical Energy - has a force constant value of k. The mass is released
from rest with the spring initially unstretched. The
Level I maximum extension produced along the length of the
spring will be:
1. Mg/k
79 A ball is dropped from a height of 5 m. If it 2. 2Mg/k
rebounds up to a height of 1.8 m, then the ratio of 3. 4Mg/k
velocities of the ball after and before the rebound will 4. Mg/2k
be:
1. 35 A ball is thrown vertically downwards from a height
2
84
2. 5 of 20 m with an initial velocity vo. It collides with the
1
3. 5 ground, loses 50% of its energy in a collision and
4. 4 rebounds to the same height. The initial velocity vo is:
5
(Take g = 10 ms-2)
80 When an object is shot from the bottom of a long, 1. 14 ms-1
smooth inclined plane kept at an angle of 60∘ with 2. 20 ms-1
horizontal, it can travel a distance x1 along the plane. 3. 28 ms-1
But when the inclination is decreased to 30∘ and the
same object is shot with the same velocity, it can travel 4. 10 ms-1
x2 distance. Then x1 : x2 will be:
1. 1 : 2√3 85 A particle is released from a height of S above the
2. 1 : √2 surface of the earth. At a certain height, its kinetic
3. √2 : 1 energy is three times its potential energy. The distance
from the earth's surface and the speed of the particle at
4. 1 : √3
that instant are respectively:
,√
√3gS 3gS
81 A body initially at rest and sliding along a 1. S
, 2. S
4 2
2 2
frictionless track from a height h (as shown in the S 3gS √3gS
figure) just completes a vertical circle of diameter 3. 4
, 2
4. S
,
4 3
AB = D. The height h is equal to:
86 A spherical ball of mass 20 kg is stationary at the
top of a hill of height100 m. It slides down a smooth
surface to the ground, then climbs up another hill of
height 30 m and finally slides down to a horizontal base
at a height of 20 m above the ground. The velocity
attained by the ball is:
1. 10 m/s
2. 10√30 m/s
3. 40 m/s
1. 32 D 4. 20 m/s
2. D
7 87 The principle of conservation of energy implies
3. 4 D
5 that:
4. 4 D 1. the total mechanical energy is conserved.
2. the total kinetic energy is conserved.
82 If a stone is projected vertically upward from the 3. the total potential energy is conserved.
ground at a speed of 10 m/s, then it's: (g = 10 m/s2 ) 4. the sum of all types of energies is conserved.
1. Potential energy will be maximum after 0.5 s
2. Kinetic energy will be maximum again after 1 s
3. Kinetic energy = potential energy at a height of 2.5 m
from the ground
4. Potential energy will be minimum after 1 s
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88 The potential energy of a 1 kg particle free to move 90 A flexible smooth track is fixed in two alternate
along the x-axis is given by: arrangements, as shown in figures 1 and 2. The length of
− )J ( x4
4
x2 the track used is the same in each case, and the height
U(x) = 2
through which it falls from the bench to the floor is the
The total mechanical energy of the particle is 2J. Then, same. A toy car is released at rest and slides down the
the maximum speed (in ms-1) will be track (One after the other on both the tracks). Air
1. 3 resistance can be ignored. Which of the following
√2
statement is true?
2. √2
3. 1
√2
4. 2

Conservation of
Mechanical Energy -
Level II
89 A chain of length L and mass m is placed upon a The speed at the bottom, as well as the time taken on
1.
smooth surface. The length of BA is (L–b). What will be both the tracks, are the same.
the velocity of the chain when its end A reaches B? The speed at the bottom, as well as the time taken on
2.
both the tracks, are different.
The speed at the bottom is different but the time
3.
taken on both the tracks is the same.
The speed at the bottom is the same but the time
4.
taken on both the tracks is different.

91 A particle is suspended by a light rod of length l.

The minimum speed at which the particle should be
1. √
2g sin θ projected, so that it moves in a vertical circle, is:
(L2 − b2 )
L 1. 3√gl 2. √2gl
2. √ g sin θ (L2 − b2 ) 3. 2√gl 4. √5gl
2L

3. √
g sin θ
(L2 − b2 )
L 92 A body is thrown vertically up with a certain initial
4. None of these
velocity. The potential and the kinetic energy of the body
are equal at a point P in its path. If the same body is
thrown with double the velocity upwards, the ratio of the
potential and the kinetic energies of the body when it
crosses at the same point will be:
1. 1:1
2. 1:4
3. 1:7
4. 1:8
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98 A water pump rated 400 W has an efficiency of

Power - Level I 75%. If it is employed to raise water to a height of 40 m,
then the volume of water drawn in 10 min is:
3
93 A particle moves with a velocity of 1. 10.9 m3
^ m/s under the influence of a constant 2. 0.45 m
(5^i − 3^j + 6k) 3
3. 1.8 m
force F→ = (10^i + 10^j + 20k)
^ N. The instantaneous 4. 0.25 m3

power applied to the particle is:

1. 200 J/s 2. 40 J/s 99 A truck of mass 30, 000 kg moves up an inclined
3. 140 J/s 4. 170 J/s plane of slope 1 in 100 (tan θ = 1
100
) at a speed of
−2
30 km/h. The power of the truck is: (given g = 10 ms
94 An automobile of mass m accelerates from ):
rest, while the engine supplies constant power P . The 1. 25 kW 2. 10 kW
speed of the automobile as a function of time, t is given
3. 5 kW 4. 2.5 kW
by:
1/2
1. v = ( 2P
m
t
) 100 The power supplied to a particle of mass 2 kg
1/3 3t2
2. v = (2P tm) varies with time as P = 2 Watt, where t is in seconds.
1/2 If the velocity of a particle at t = 0 is v = 0, then the
3. v = ( )
8P t3
9m velocity of the particle at t = 2 s will be:
1/2
4. v = (2P t3 m) 1. 1 m/s 2. 4 m/s
3. 2 m/s 4. 2√2 m/s
95 A pump ejects 12, 000 kg of water at a speed of
4 m/s in 40 s. The average rate at which the pump is 101 A particle of mass m is moving in a circular
working is: path with a speed v = kt, where k is constant and t is
1. 0.24 kW time. The instantaneous power delivered to the particle
2. 2.4 W is:
3. 2.4 kW 1. Zero 2. mkt
4. 24 W 2
3. mk t 4. mk2 t2
96 An engine pumps liquid of density d
The speed of a particle moving in a circular
continuously through a pipe of cross-sectional area A. If 102
the speed with which liquid passes through the pipe is v, path decreases with time. The instantaneous power due
then the rate at which kinetic energy is being imparted to to the force acting on it will be:
the liquid by the pump is: 1. Positive
1 2. Negative
1. Adv2 2. Adv2
2 3. Zero
1 3 1
3. 2
Adv 4. 2
Adv 4. Maybe positive or negative

A quarter horse-power motor runs at a speed of

97 Water falls from a height of 60 m at a rate of 15 103
kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional 600 rpm. Assuming 40% efficiency, the work done by
forces are 10% of energy. How much power is generated the motor in one rotation will be:
1. 7.46 J
by the turbine? (g = 10 m/s2)
2. 7400 J
1. 8.1 kW
3. 7.46 ergs
2. 10.2 kW
4. 74.6 J
3. 12.3 kW
4. 7.0 kW
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Power - Level II Collisions - Level I

104 A particle of mass m is driven by a machine that 108 A body of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity of
delivers a constant power of k watts. If the particle starts (^i + 2^j − 3k)
^ m/s collides with another body of mass
from rest, the force on the particle at time t is:
1. √ mk t−1/2 3 kg moving with a velocity of (2^i + ^j + k)
^ m/s. If
2
2. √mkt−1/2 they stick together, the velocity in m/s of the composite
body will be:
3. √2mkt−1/2
4. 12 √mkt−1/2 1. 1 (8^i + 7^j − 3k)
5
^

2. 15 (−4^i + ^j − 3k)
^
105 A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest
to v1 in time t1. As a function of time t, the instantaneous 3. 5 (8 i + j − k)
1 ^ ^ ^

power delivered to the body will be: 4. 15 (−4^i + 7^j − 3k)

^
mv1 t
1. t1
mv21 t
2. 109 Two equal masses, m1 and m2 , moving in the
t1
mv1 t2 same straight line at velocities +3 m/s and −5 m/s
3. t1 respectively, collide elastically. Their velocities after the
mv21 t collision will be:
4. 2
t1 1. +4 m/s for both
2. −3 m/s and + 5 m/s
106 A body is obliquely projected from the 3. −4 m/s and + 4 m/s
horizontal ground. The magnitude of gravity's power 4. −5 m/s and + 3 m/s
delivered during its motion from the ground to the
topmost point is: 110 A mass is performing a vertical circular motion
1. Constant (see figure.) If the average velocity of the particle is
2. Increases continuously increased, then at which point the string will break?
3. Decreases continuously
May increase or decrease depending on the angle of
4.
projection

107 If a 50 kg mass is swinging in a vertical plane on a

string at rest then the power delivered by gravity when
the mass is moving with a velocity of 2 m/sec upwards
in a direction, making an angle of 60° with the vertical 1. A 2. B
will be: (g = 9.8 m/s2 ) 3. C 4. D
1. 980 W 2. 490 W
3. 490√3 W 4. 245 W 111 A smooth sphere of mass M, moving with
velocity u, directly collides elastically with another
sphere of mass m at rest. After the collision, their final
velocities are V and v, respectively. The value of v is:
1. 2um
m
2um
2.
M
2u
3. m
1+ M
2u
4.
1+ M
m
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112 Which of the following remains unchanged (for 117 Five balls are placed one after another along a
the system) during an inelastic collision? straight line as shown in the figure. Initially, all the balls
1. Mechanical energy 2. Kinetic energy are at rest. Then the second ball is projected with speed
3. Momentum 4. All of the above. v0 towards the third ball. Mark the correct statement(s).
(Assume all collisions to be head-on and elastic):
113 A car of mass 100 kg and traveling at 20
m/s collides with a truck weighing 1 tonne traveling at 9
km/h in the same direction. The car bounces back at a
speed of 5 m/s. The speed of the truck after the impact
will be:
1. The total number of collisions in the process is 5.
1. 11.5 m/s
2. The velocity of separation between the first and fifth
2. 5 m/s
ball after the last possible collision is v0.
3. 18 m/s
3. Finally, three balls remain stationary.
4. 12 m/s
4. All of the above are correct.
114 A body of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity of 3 118 A stone is projected from a horizontal plane. It
m/s collides with a body of mass of 1 kg moving with a
attains maximum height, H , and strikes a stationary
velocity of 4 m/s in the opposite direction. If the
smooth wall & falls on the ground vertically below the
collision is head-on and completely inelastic, then the
maximum height. Assuming the collision to be elastic,
wrong statement is:
the height of the point on the wall where the ball will
1. Both bodies move together with a velocity (2/3) m/s. strike will be:
2. The momentum of the system is 2 kg-m/s throughout.
3. The momentum of the system is 10 kg-m/s.
4. The loss of KE for the system is (49/3) J.

115 On a frictionless surface, a block of mass M

moving at speed v collides elastically with another block
of the same mass M which is initially at rest. After the
collision, the first block moves at an angle θ to its initial H H
direction and has a speed 3v . The second block’s speed 1. 2
2. 4
3H
after the collision will be: 3. 4
4. None of these
2√2 3
1. v 2. 4
v
3

3.
3
√2
v 4.
√3
2
v Collisions - Level II
116 A body of mass m moving at a certain 119 A body of mass m moving with speed v
speed suffers a perfectly inelastic collision with a body collides head-on elastically with another identical body
of mass M at rest. The ratio of the final kinetic energy of at rest. The percentage loss in kinetic energy of the first
the system to the initial kinetic energy will be: body will be:
m M
1. m+M 2. m+M 1. 0% 2. 25%
3. m+M
4.
m+M 3. 50% 4. 100%
m M
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120 A block of mass m is moving with speed v towards Answers

a spring block system. If the collision is perfectly
inelastic, then the maximum compression in the spring
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (4) 5. (4)
will be:
6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (2)
16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (2) 25. (1)
26. (4) 27. (2) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (4)
31. (2) 32. (1) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (3)
1. v√ mk 36. (4) 37. (4) 38. (4) 39. (4) 40. (3)
41. (2) 42. (3) 43. (3) 44. (3) 45. (3)
2. v√ 2m
k 46. (1) 47. (4) 48. (4) 49. (4) 50. (1)
3. m√ 2k
v 51. (1) 52. (4) 53. (1) 54. (1) 55. (3)
56. (4) 57. (2) 58. (1) 59. (4) 60. (3)
4. v√ 2k
m
61. (3) 62. (1) 63. (1) 64. (1) 65. (2)
66. (3) 67. (2) 68. (3) 69. (1) 70. (3)
121 Block A moves on a smooth surface and collides 71. (2) 72. (3) 73. (1) 74. (4) 75. (2)
with block B at rest. The maximum energy stored in the 76. (2) 77. (1) 78. (4) 79. (1) 80. (4)
spring will be: 81. (4) 82. (3) 83. (2) 84. (2) 85. (2)
86. (3) 87. (4) 88. (1) 89. (3) 90. (4)
91. (3) 92. (3) 93. (3) 94. (1) 95. (3)
96. (3) 97. (1) 98. (2) 99. (1) 100. (3)
101. (3) 102. (2) 103. (1) 104. (1) 105. (4)
1 1
1. 8
mv2 2. 4
mv2 106. (3) 107. (3) 108. (1) 109. (4) 110. (2)
1 1 111. (3) 112. (3) 113. (2) 114. (3) 115. (1)
3. 3
mv2 4. 2
mv2
116. (1) 117. (4) 118. (3) 119. (4) 120. (4)
121. (2) 122. (3)
122 A body having an initial kinetic energy 2 J collides
with an identical body at rest. The maximum loss of
kinetic energy in the collision will be:
1. 2J 2. Zero
3. 1J 4. 1.5 J
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