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CUMULATIVE PROBLEMS IN PHYSICS FOR JEE ADV 2021

1. In the figure shown block A and B have accelerations 8m / s 2 and 10m / s 2

towards right. What is acceleration of block C ? (Assume all strings and pulleys
are ideal)
8 m / s2 10 m / s 2

A B

(a) 1m / s 2 (b) 2m / s 2 (c) 3m / s 2 (d) 4m / s 2

KEY : d

2. A long, heavy, flexible rope with mass  per unit length is

stretched by a constant force F. A sudden movement causes a
circular loop, of radius R to form at one end of the rope. The loop
rolls along the rope with speed ‘v’ as shown in the figure. (Loop is approximated
as circle)
F F
A) v  B) v 
 2
C) The kinetic energy carried by the loop is 2  RF
D) The kinetic energy carried by the loop is  R  v
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3. In the figure shown an observer O1 floats (at rest) on water surface with ears in
air while another observer O2 is moving upwards with constant velocity
v v
v1  in water. The source (s) moves down with constant velocity vs 
5 5
and emits sound of frequency f. The velocity of sound in air is v and that
in water is 4 v. For the situation shown in figure,
4v
A) the wave length of the sound received by O1 is
5f
v
B) the wavelength of the sound received by O1 is
f
21 f
C) the frequency of the sound received by O2 is
16
4v
D) the wavelength of the sound received by O2 is
7f

PASSAGE_(2 Q’s)
A sinusoidal transverse wave is propagating in a uniform long string. ‘A’ is the
amplitude of oscillation of acceleration of medium particle. ' P0 ' maximum
energy transfer rate across a cross-section. ' ' is the period of oscillation of
elastic potential energy of the elements of string. ‘a’ is the minimum difference
between x-coordinates of two small elements having same instantaneous energy
P
transfer rate equals to 0 . ' F0 ' is the tension in the string.
2
4. Energy of oscillation of one wave is
 2F0 A 2  2F0 A 2 F0 2 2 F0 A 2
A) B) C) D)
2a 8a 4 2a 16 2a
5. maximum momentum carried by a half wave length of wave is
FA 3 FA 3 FA 3
A) zero B) C) D) \
8 2a 4 2a 2 2a
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6. Two light wires of the same material (Young’s modulus Y) and same length L
but different radii R and 2R, as shown in the figure, are joined end to end and
supported from a fixed support. A weight W is suspended from the combination.
5W 2 L
The elastic potential energy in the system is . Find x = ?
xR 2 Y

Ans: 8

7. A solid has a volume v 0 when external pressure is p 0 . The bulk modulus of the
material is B. Now, the pressure is increased to p. The additional energy per unit

volume is now stored in the material is


3 p 2  p 02  . Find x = ?
xB
Ans: 2

8. Shown in the figure are two wires in vertical plane. When a body is suspended at
A Y 
point P, it shifts only vertically.  2 2   n . Find n.
 A1Y1 

Ans: 3
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9. Two steel wires of radii r and 2r are connected together end to end and tied to a
wall as shown.
27
The force stretches the combination by mm . How far does the junction point
4
A move. (in mm)

Ans: 6

A B
10. Intermolecular force (F) in a substance varies with separation (r) as : F   .
r r2
If radius of the atom is ao , find the estimate for estimate for young’s modulus of
the substance.
A 2B r0
Ans: 
r02 r03  a 02

SINGLE ANSWER TYPE

11. A thin uniform elastic rod of natural length ‘l’, area of cross-section A, density 
and Young’s modulus Y is just completely immersed in vertical position in fluid
of density 2 by applying a vertically downward force (F) at its top end. The rod
is in equilibrium. Elastic deformation energy stored in the rod is (Neglect lateral
strain)

72 Al 3g 2 92 Al 3g 2 32 Al 3g 2 42 Al 3g 2

A*) B) C) D)
6Y 8Y 4Y 3Y
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12. A body is rotated in a circular path by means of a light wire, which fails (breaks)
at angular velocity 0 . If the wire is cut into two equal pieces and arranged as a
bundle and the same body is rotated by means of the two pieces together, then

the failure takes place at angular velocity  . The ratio is (neglect gravity)
0
A) 1 B) 2 C*) 2 D) 2 2

13. A metal rod of length L having uniform cross-section area A and variable linear
 x
 x   0 1   , x is measured from the end A. Rod is placed on a
mass density  L
smooth horizontal surface. A constant force F0 is applied at end B. Young’s
modulus of rod is Y. Then the value of energy stored in the rod will be?

32F02 L 23F02 L 23F02 L 19F02 L

A) B) C) D*)
135YA 270YA 135YA 135YA

14. Two identical balls each of mass M (= 1.25 kg) and radius r are kept in contact
and are connected to two identical unstretched spring each of force constant k(=
100 N/m). A third ball also of mass M but radius R/2 strikes with the two balls
symmetrically with speed v0   1.6 m / s  and comes to rest just after comes to
rest just after the impact. Find the maximum compression in each spring in cm.

Ans: 8
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15. A plate of mass M is moved with constant velocity v against dust particles
moving with velocity u in opposite direction as shown. The density of the dust is
 and place area is A. Find the force F required to keep the plate moving
uniformly is A   u  v  , then N is
N

Ans: 2

2l
16. A is a fixed point at a height above a perfectly inelastic smooth horizontal
3
plane. A light inextensible string of length l has one end attached to A and other
to a heavy ball. The ball is held at the level of A with string just taut and released
gl
from rest. The speed of ball just after striking the plane is n times . Find n.
27
(Neglect the size of the heavy ball when compared to length l)
l
A

2l
3

Ans: 4
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17. A moving sphere A of mass m1 experience a perfectly elastic collision with a

stationary sphere B of mass m2 as shown in the figure. At the instant of collision
the velocity vectors of A makes an angle of 300 with the line joining the centers
of A and B. After collision the spheres fly apart symmetrically relative to the
initial motion direction of the sphere A with the angle of divergence 600 . If
m1  km2 then the value of ‘k’ is
u
300

Ans: 2

18. A sphere of mass m is moving with a velocity 4iˆ  ˆj when it hits a smooth wall
and rebounds with velocity iˆ  3 ˆj . Find the impulse it receives. Find also the
coefficient of restitution between the sphere and the wall.


Ans: impulse  m 3i  4 j , e   9
16

19. A disc of mass M  2.0 kg is connected with two identical disc each of mass
m  1.0 kg with the help of two light inextensible threads each of lengths l  50
cm. Initially the system rests on a frictionless horizontal floor with centres of the
discs in a straight line and the threads straight. Now the middle disc is projected
along the floor with a velocity u  2 m / s perpendicular to the threads. Find
tensile force in the threads when the end discs are about to collide.

Ans: 2.0N
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20. Three particle-like balls A, B and C of masses m1  1.0 kg , m2  1.0kg and

m3  2.0kg connected by identical elastic and almost inextensible threads are
placed on a frictionless horizontal floor. The threads are straight and the angle
between them is   600 as shown in the figure. The ball A is projected with a
velocity u  6 m / s parallel to the thread connecting the balls B and C. With what
velocity will the ball C begin to move?

21. A chain of length l and m lies in a pile on the floor. It its end A is raised vertically
at a constant speed v0, express in terms of the length y of chain which is off the
floor at any given instant.

(a) the magnitude of the force P applied to end A.

(b) the reaction of the floor.

(c) energy lost during the lifting of the chain.
m y mV02y
Ans: (a)
l
 gy  V 0 
2
, (b) mg



1  
l 
, (c)
2l
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22. 3 blocks of mass 1kg each kept on horizontal smooth ground are connected by 2
taut strings of length l as shown. B is pulled with constant acceleration a0 in
direction shown. Find the relative velocity of A & C just before striking.

Ans: 2 2a0l

23. Particles A and B are connected by a massless, inextensible cord which goes
around the massless pulley. If the system is released from rest with the spring
initially unstretched. Then

2mg
A*) The maximum stretched in the spring as
K
3m
B*) The maximum velocity of particle C is g
4K
mg
C) The maximum stretched in the spring is
K
3m
D) The maximum velocity of particle C is g
2K
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24. One end of an ideal spring is fixed at point O and other end is attached to a small
disc of mass m which is given an initial velocity v 0 perpendicular to its length on
l0
a smooth horizontal surface. If the maximum elongation of the spring is then (
4
l 0 = natural length, k = stiffiness of the spring)

4 0
A*) Velocity at maximum elongation is
5
3 0
B) Velocity at maximum elongation is
5
5l0 k
C*)  0 
12 m
l0 k
D)  0 
12 m

25. A uniform chain of mass m and length l hangs from a hook in ceiling as shown
in figure I. The bottom of link is now raised vertically with the help of upward
external force F(y) very slowly as shown in figure II. Choose correct option(s)

mgy mgy
a) F  y   b*) F  y  
4l 2l
mgl
c*) Work done by F(y) in raising and B to the position of end A is
4
mgl
d) Work done by F(y) in raising end B to the position of end A is
8
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PASSAGE
Two smooth balls A and B, each of mass m and radius R, have their centres at (0,
0, R) and at (5R,-R,R) respectively, in a coordinate system as shown. Ball A,
moving along positive x-axis, collides with ball B. Just before the collision, speed
of ball A is 4 m/s and ball B is stationary. The collision between the balls is
elastic.

26. Impulse exerted by A on B during the collision is equal to:

 3 ^ ^ 
(a)  3m i  3m j  kg  m / s
^ ^
(b)  m i  3m j  kg  m / s
   2 

(c*)  3m i  3m j  kg  m / s d)  2 3m i  3m j  kg  m / s
^ ^ ^ ^

   
27. If coefficient of restitution during the collision is changed to 1/2 keeping all other
parameters unchanged. What is the velocity of the ball B after the collision?

(a)  3 3 i  9 j  m / s (b*)  9 i  3 3 j  m / s
1 ^ ^ 1 ^ ^

2  4 

(c)  6 i  3 3 j  m / s (d)  6 i  3 3 j  m / s
^ ^ ^ ^

   
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28. A particle is taken from point A to C along the path ABC, AB is the straight line
passing through origin whereas BC is a circular arc with centre of circle at origin.
 
xi  y j 
A force F  k  , where k is a positive constant, is applied on particle
  x 2  y2 3/2 
 
k
from A  B  C . If work done by force F is of the form W  , then the value
L
of  will be? Take OA = AB = L
y
C

B
A L
L
 x
O
3L
2

Ans: 2

29. The blocks of masses m1  1kg and m 2  1kg are connected by a spring and rest
on a horizontal surface. The spring is unstretched initially. The spring constant of
the spring is k  8N / m . The coefficient of friction between blocks and horizontal
1
surface is   . Now the left block is imparted a velocity u towards right as
2
shown in figure. Then what is the largest value of u such that the block mass m 2
never moves.

Ans: 5
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30. A bead slides along a frictionless wire lying on a horizontal plane from origin to
point P. Wire makes an angle of 450 with x-axis as shown in figure. In addition
to any normal forces exerted by the wire, the bead is subject to an external force
2 2
 x  y
that depends on position according to formula F  F0   iˆ  F0   ˆj
 x0   y0 

Find the work done by the force F (in J) on bead till it reaches at end P of the
wire. (Given data : F0 = 1 N, x0 =6m, mass of bead = 2 kg)
Ans: 4

31. A bob of mass m = 4 kg is suspended from a massless string of length l. Other

3
end of the string is fixed from the ceiling. A horizontal force F  mg is
4
applied on the bob when it at rest at the lowest position. The maximum tension
(in Newton) in the string during the motion. is 10x. Then the value of x is (Take
g  10 m / s 2 )

3mg
F
4
Ans: 7
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32. A particle is moving anticlockwise in a circle under influence of a force

F = éêë( 2 x - y + 3z) iˆ +( x + y - z) ˆj +( 5x - 2 y - z) kˆ ù
ûN
ú . Where x, y and z are in meter.
The
circle lies in the xy plane with its centre at the origin and has a radius of 4 m. The
work done by the force as the particle completes one revolution in hectajoule is
(up to nearest integer)
Ans: 1

33. One end of an ideal spring of spring constant K is connected to the left of wall of
carriage which moves with constant velocity V2 towards left. Other end of the
spring is held by a person in the carriage. The person pulls the end B towards
right at a constant velocity V2 . Initially, the spring is unstretched and the system
is observed in the first ‘t’ second. During this interval, find

(i) work done by the spring on the carriage

(ii) Work done by the spring on the person
(iii) Net work done by the spring
(iv) solve the above question in a frame fixed to carriage
kv2 ( v1  v2 )t 2 kv1( v1  v2 )t 2 1
Ans: i) ii) iii)  k [( v1  v2 )t ] 2
2 2 2
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34. In the x-y plane there exist an equilateral triangle ABC and ellipse E. side length
of equilateral triangle is L and length of major and minor axis of the ellipse is
given by 4L and 2L respectively. If work done by the F  K yiˆ  xjˆ in complete 
rotation in anti clock wise sense for triangle ABC and ellipse E is given by W1
and W2 respectively.
Ellipse E

yx

2L
L
y L A

L
a0 C

Choose the CORRECT option(s) :

3KL2
A*) W1 
2
B*) W2  4 KL2
C*) total work done remains same even if orientation of equilateral triangle ABC
and ellipse E are changed .
D*) The given force is a non conservative force
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PASSAGE
Figure shows a hollow vertical cylinder of mass ‘M’, radius ‘R’ and height ‘R’,
kept on a smooth horizontal floor. It can freely rotate about its axis and has
helical groove on the inner surface. Number of turns in the helical groove is
large, so that any jerk can neglected, when a particle of mass ‘M’ enters the
groove through a small hole near the bottom in the cylinder moving along the
tangent on the floor.

35. What should be the minimum speed v 0 of the particle on the horizontal plane, so
that it reaches to the top of the cylinder.
A) 2gR B*) 4gR C) 8gR D) 16gR
36. If the particle were released from rest inside the helical path of cylinder initially
at rest, then what would be its speed when it reaches the ground.
A*) gR B) 2gR C) 3gR D) 4gR
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PASSAGE
Figure shows a hollow vertical cylinder of mass ‘M’, radius ‘R’ and height ‘R’,
kept on a smooth horizontal floor. It can freely rotate about its axis and has
helical groove on the inner surface. Number of turns in the helical groove is
large, so that any jerk can neglected, when a particle of mass ‘M’ enters the
groove through a small hole near the bottom in the cylinder moving along the
tangent on the floor.

37. What should be the minimum speed v 0 of the particle on the horizontal plane, so
that it reaches to the top of the cylinder.
A) 2gR B*) 4gR C) 8gR D) 16gR
38. If the particle were released from rest inside the helical path of cylinder initially
at rest, then what would be its speed when it reaches the ground.
A*) gR B) 2gR C) 3gR D) 4gR
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PASSAGE
A block of mass m1 moves with an acceleration a12 relative to the plank 2 as
shown in figure. Assume zero initial velocities of the bodies and observer
(assume all accelerations are along the same direction)

39. What is the work done by the pseudo force as observed by the man on the block
during time t?
 ma 3  a12  a 2  a 3  t 2 ma 3  a12  a 2  a 3  t 2
A) B)
2 2
ma 3  a12  a 2  a 3  t 2  ma 3  a12  a 2  a 3  t 2
C*) D)
2 2
40. The work done by the inertial force on the block relative to the observer on the
ground during time t.
1 1 1
A)  ma 3 t 2 B)  ma 3a12 t 2 C*) 0 D) m  a12  a 2  t 2
2 2 2