30.

The change in the gravitational potential energy when a body of mass m is raised to a height nR above the surface of the Earth
is (here R is the radius of the Earth)
(A)
R
1
mg
n
n

+
(B)
R
1
mg
n
n

(C) nmgR (D)

n
mgR
Ans : (A)
Hints :
1
R
R
R
1
R
R
1
U
+
=
+

=
+
=
n
nmg
n
n mg
h
mgh
31. A particle of mass m is attached to three identical massless springs of spring constant k as shown in the figure. The time period
of vertical oscillation of the particle is
90
135
k
m
k
k
(A)
k
m
2
(B)
k
m
2
2
(C)
k
m
3
2
(D)
k
m

Ans : (B)
Hints :
eq
K
2 T
m
=
F = Kx + 2Kx cos
2
45
K
eq
x = Kx + Kx
K
eq
= 2K
32. A spring of force constant k is cut into three equal parts. The force constant of each part would be
(A)
3
k
(B) 3k (C) k (D) 2k
Ans : (B)
Hints :
l
1
K
33. A body floats in water with 40% of its volume outside water. When the same body floats in oil, 60% of its volume remains
outside oil. The relative density of the oil is
(A) 0.9 (B) 1.2 (C) 1.5 (D) 1.8
Ans : (C)
Hints : Fraction of immersed part

=
d
f
Case-1,
f = 1 0.4 = 0.6
1
6 . 0
d
=
d = 0.6
Case-2,
m
y
w
b
u
t
.
c
o
m