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Previous Years AIPMT/NEET & ATIMS Questions
1, A suspended simple pendulum of length ? is making an angle 0 with the vertical. On releasing,
its velocity at lowest point will be = [AIPMT-2000]
(1) y2a+eos8) (2) 2a7sinb (3) y2aitt—coss) (4) 257
2. 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 of force constant kK=S0N/m. The maximum compression of
the spring would be :- [AIPMT 2004]
(1) 0.12 m Q) 15m (3) 0.5m (4) 0.15 m
3. A ball of mass 2 kg and another of mass 4 kg are dropped together from a 60 feet tall building.
After a fall of 30 feet each towards earth, their respective kinetic energies will be in the ratio
of = [AIPMTT 2004]
(jis (21:2 GB) 1: v2 (4) v2 21
4. A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown here. The force is in N and
x in m, The work done by the force in moving the object from x = 0 to x = 6m is
Fg IAIPMT 2005]
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(1) 18.0 J (2) 13.5 J B)45I (4) 9.05
5. Ablock ofmass 10 kg. is moving in x-direction with a constant speed of 10m/sec. It is subjected
to a force F = 0-1 x joules/meter during its travel from x=20 meters to x=30 meters. Its final
kinetie energy will be :- [AIMS 2005]
(1) 475 joules (2) 450 joules (3) 275 joules (4) 250 joules
6. 300 J of work is done in sliding a 2 kg block up an inclined plane of height 10m. The work
done against friction is :- (take g = 10 mis) [AMU 2005, AIPMT 2006]
(1) zero (2) 1005 (3) 200 3 (4) 300 1
7. A body of mass 3 kg is under a constant force which causes a displacement s in metres in
, a , ;
it, given by the relation s = 31°, where t is in seconds. Work done by the force in 2 seconds
is [AIPMT 2006]
5 3 9
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A vertical spring with force constant k is fixed on a table. A ball of mass m at a height h above
the free upper end of the spring falls vertically on the spring, so that the spring is compressed
by a distance d. The net work done in the process is - [AIIMS 2008}
a imath +a) + Bh? @ math +4) hk?
lige lige
GB) ng(h—d) — kd! (4) mgth—d)+ 5 kd
9. A block of mass M is attached to the lower end of a vertical spring. The spring is hung from
ceiling and has force constant value k. The mass is released from rest with the spring initially
unstretched. the maximum extension produced in the length of the spring will be =~
(1) Mgi2k (2) Mg/k [AIPMT 2009]
(3) 2 Mk (4) 4 Mlk
10, An engine pumps water continuously through a hose. Water leaves the hose with a velocity
v and m is the mass per unit length of the water jet. What is the rate at which kinetic energy
is imparted to water > [AIPMT 2009]
() 5 mv @) 5 mw @) mv’ @ § me
11, A body of mass 1 kg is thrown upwards with a velocity 20 m/s, It momentarily comes to rest
after attaining a height of 18 m, How much energy is lost due to air friction ?
(g = 10 ms’) :~ [AIPMT 2009)
(107 (2) 203 (3) 307 (4) 403
12, Anengine pumps water through a hose pipe. Water passes through the pipe and leaves it with
a velocity of 2 m/s. The mass per unit length of water in the pipe is 100 kg/m. What is the
power of the engine? [AIPMT 2010]
(1) 800 W (2) 400 W (3) 200 W (4) 100 W
13, The potential energy of a system increases if work is done :- [AIPMT 2011]
(1) Upon the system by a nonconservative force
(2) By the system against a conservative force
(3) By the system against a nonconservative force
(4) Upon the system by a conservative force
14, A body projected vertically from the earth reaches a height equal to earth's radius before returning
to the earth, The power exerted by the gravitational force is greatest; [AIPMT 2011]
(1) At the highest position of the body
(2) At the instant just before the body hits the earth
(3) It remains constant all through
(4) At the instant just after the body is projectedvS
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Force F on a particle moving in a straight line varies with distance d as shown in the figure.
The work done on the particle during its displacement of 12m is [AIPMT 2011]
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2
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(1) 18d QQ) 21) (3) 265 (4) 135
The potential energy ofa particle in a force field is: U=—B where A and B are positive
constants and r is the distance of particle from the centre of the field, For stable equilibrium,
the distance of the particle is : [AIPMT (Pre) 2012]
(AB (2) BIA (3) BRA (4) 24/B
A car of mass m starts from rest and accelerates so that the instantaneous power delivered
to the car has a constant magnitude P,, The instantaneous velocity of this car is proportional
to: [AIPMT (Mains) 2012]
(ye 2) vm (3) EP, (ate
A uniform force of (3i + j) newton acts on a particle of mass 2kg. Hence the particle is displaced
from position (2i +)meter to position (41+3]-&) meter. The work done by the force on the
particle is :- [NEET (UG) 2013]
qy iss @os @)6s (@ 135
A block of mass 10 kg, moving in x direction with a constant speed of 10 mis, is subjected
to a retarding force F = 0.1xJ/m during its travel from x = 20 m to 30 m. Its final KE will
be: [AIPMT 2015]
(1) 450) (2) 275) (3) 2505 (4) 4755
A particle of mass is driven by a machine that delivers a constant power k watts. If the particle
starts from rest the force on the particle at time t is > [AIPMT 2015]
1 a Ik
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The heart of a man pumps 5 litres of blood through the arteries per minute at a pressure of
150mm. of mercury. If the density of mercury be 13.6%10° kg/m’ and g = 10 m/s? then the
power of heart in watt is: [Re-AIPMT 2015]
(1) 1.50 (2) 1.70 (3) 2.35 (4) 3.0
A boy of mass 50 kg jumps to a height of 0.8m from the ground then momentum transferred
by the ground to boy is- [AIMS 2015]
(1) 400 kg m/s (2) 200 kg m/s (3) 800 kg mv’s_—— (4) 500 kg miswSaral Work, Power & Energy
18. A body of mass 1 kg begins to move under the action of a time dependent force
F=(21+307))N, where j and j are unit vectors along x and y axis,
What power will be developed by the force at the time t? [NEET-I 2016]
Me+3)W QW B)AP+3W AE + 3KW
19, A particle moves from a point (-21+5}) to (4j+3k) when a force of (41 +3])N is applied.
How much work has been done by the force? [NEET-II 2016]
ast (2) 21 G3) 8) @ i
20. Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1g falling from a height of Lkm. It hits the ground
with a speed of 50m\s. Take 'g' constant with a value 10mv/s’. The work done by the
(i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of air is: [NEET(UG) 2017]
(1) @ 1.285 Gi) 8.251
(2) @ 1003 (ii) 8.751
@) @ lor (ii) 8.75
(4) @ -105 (ii) 8.257
21. A block of mass 20kg is moved with constant velocity along an inclined plane of inclination
37° with help of a force of constant power SOW. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between
block and surface is 0.25, then what fraction of power is used against gravity?
as Q) ; [AIMS 2017]
1 1
Bz as
22. Velocity of a particle of mass | kg moving rectilinearly is given by v = 25-2t + t’, Find the
average power of the force acting on the particle between time interval t = 0 to t =Isec.
a) 49w (2) 24.5W [AIMS 2017]
(3) 49W (4) -24.5W
23. Find the compression in spring so that the block travels a distance of 8m before instantaneous
come to rest after block is released? [AIMS 2017]
(2) 1.01m (2) 2.02m (3) 3.03m (4) 4.025mwSaral Work, Power & Energy
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A body initially at rest and sliding along a frictionless track from a height h (as shown in the
figure) just completes a vertical circle of diameter AB = D. The height h is equal to-
[NEET(UG) 2018]
3 5
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A mass m is attached to a thin wire and whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most likely to
break when : [NEET(UG) 2019]
(J) The mass is at the highest point (2) The wire is horizontal
(3) The mass is at the lowest point (4) Inclined at an angle of 60° from vertical
A force F = 20 + 10 y acts on a particle in y-direction where F is in newton and y in meter. Work
done by this force to move the particle from y=0 to y= 1 mis- [NEET(UG) 2019]
(1) 307 @ss (3)255 (4) 205