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C.M, Circular Motion, Collision

SECTION-A
Single Correct Answer (+4/-1)

1. Two particles of the same mass m moving in different directions with the same speed v collide and
stick together. After the collision, the speed of the composite particle is v/2. The angle between the
velocities of the two particles before collision is
(a) 60° (b) 90° (c) 120° (d) 150°

2. A shell is fired with a speed of 100 ms–1 at an angle of 30° with the vertical (y-direction). At the
highest point of its trajectory, the shell explodes into two fragments of masses in the ratio 1 : 2. The lighter
fragment moves vertically upwards with an initial speed of 200 ms–1. The speed of the heavier fragment
immediately after the explosion is
(a) 125 ms–1 (b) 150 ms–1 (c) 175 ms–1 (d) 200 ms–1

3. An isolated particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal plane (x – y), along the x-axis, at a certain
height above the ground. It suddenly explodes into two fragments of masses m/4 and 3m/4. An instant
later, the smaller fragment is at y = + 15 cm. The larger fragment at this instant is at
(a) y = – 5 cm (b) y = + 20 cm (c) y = + 5 cm (d) y = – 20 cm

4. A block of wood of mass M is suspended by means of a thread. A bullet of mass m is fired horizontally
into the block with a velocity v. As a result of the impact, the bullet is embedded in the block. The block will
rise to vertical height given by

5. A compound pendulum consists of a uniform rod of length L of negligible mass. A body of mass m1 = m
Is fixed at the lower end and a body of mass m2 = 2m is fixed exactly in the middle of the rod. The horizontal
velocity v that must be given to mass m1 to rotate the pendulum to the horizontal position OC is

6. A ball of mass 0.2 kg rests on a vertical post of height 5 m. A bullet of mass 0.01 kg, travelling with
a velocity V m/s in a horizontal direction, hits the centre of the ball. After the collision, the ball and
bullet travel independently. The ball hits the ground at a distance of 20 m and the bullet at a distance of
100 m from the foot of the post. The velocity V of the bullet is
(a) 250 m/s (b) 250 m/s (c) 400 m/s (d) 500 m/s

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7. A ball is thrown from a point O with a velocity u = 20 ms–1 at an angle = 30° with the horizontal.
It hits a vertical wall which is at a distance x from O. After rebounding from the wall, the ball returns to O
without retracing its path. If g = 10 ms–2 and e = 0.5, the value of x is

(a) 9.6 m (b) 10.3 m (c) 11.5 m (d) 12.8 m

Section - B
Multiple Choice Questions with one or More Choices Correct (+4/-1)

8. Two bodies A and B of masses m and 2m respectively are placed on a smooth floor. They are connected by a
spring of spring constant k. A third body C of mass m moves with a velocity v0 along the line joining A and B
and collides elastically with A as shown in Fig. At a certain instant of time t0 after the collision, it is found that
A and B have the same velocity v and at this instant, the compression of the spring is x0. Then

9. A block of mass M attached to a light spring of force constant k rests on a horizontal frictionless surface
as shown in Fig. A bullet of mass m moving with a horizontal velocity v strikes the block and gets embedded
in it. The velocity of the block with the bullet in it just after impact is V. If the impact compresses the spring
by an amount x, then

10. A body P of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity of 3 ms–1 along the + x direction collides head-on with
a body Q of mass 2 kg at rest. The collision is elastic. After the collision
(a) P moves along the +x direction with a velocity of 1 ms–1.
(b) P moves along the –x direction with a velocity of 1 ms–1.
(c) Q moves along the +x direction with a velocity of 2 ms–1.
(d) Q moves along the –x direction with a velocity of 2 ms–1.

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11. Which of the following statements is/are true in the case of an inelastic collision between two bodies?
(a) The vector sum of the linear momenta of the two bodies before collision is equal to the vector sum of the
linear momenta after the collision in the case of both one-dimensional and two-dimensional collisions.
(b) The total energy of the system is conserved.
(c) The two bodies stick together after inelastic collision.
(d) If a body collides with another body of the same mass but at rest and two bodies stick together, the ratio of
the total kinetic energy before and after collision is 2 : 1.

Passage (+4/-1)
Two balls marked 1 and 2 of the same mass m and a third ball marked 3 of mass M are arranged over a smooth
horizontal surface as shown in Fig. Ball 1 moves with a velocity v1 towards balls 2 and 3. All collisions are
assumed to be elastic

12. If M < m, the number of collisions between the balls will be

13. If M > m, the number of collisions between the balls will be

Integer Answer Type (+4/no negative marks)

14. A uniform rope of mass M and length L is pulled by a constant force of 10 N. Find the tension (in
newton) in the rope at a point at a distance L/5 from the end where the force is applied.

15. A block of mass 0.18 kg is attached to a spring of force constant 2 N/m. The coefficient of friction
between block and floor is 0.1. Initially the block is at rest and the spring is unstretched. An impulse is given
to the block as shown in Fig. The block slides a distance of 0.06 m and comes to rest for the first time. The
initial velocity of the block in m/s is V = N/10. Then N is