TEST

Topics:- Gravitation, Mechanical Properties of Solids and Fluids

1 A particle is projected from the mid point of the line joining two fixed particles each of mass m. If
the separation between the fixed particles is l, the minimum velocity of projection of the particle so as
to escape is equal to
GM GM 2GM 2GM
(A) (B) (C ) (D) 2
l 2l l l
2 The fractional change in the value of free fall acceleration ‘g’ for a particle when it is lifted from the
surface to an elevation h (h<<R) is
(A) h/R (B) -2h/R (C ) 2h/R (D) None of these
3 Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius R with a
period of revolution T. If the gravitational force of attraction between the planet and the star is
proportional to R- 5/2, then T2 is proportional to
(A) R3 (B) R7/2 (C ) R3/2 (D) R3.75
4 Two small satellites moves in a circular orbits around the earth, at distances r and r + r from the
centre of earth. Their periods of rotations are T and T + T (r<<r,T<<T). Then
3 r 3 r 2 r r
(A) T  T (B) T   T (C ) T  T (D) T  T
2 r 2 r 3 r r
5 A cube of mass m and density D is suspended from the point P by a spring of
stiffness k. The system is kept inside a beaker filled with a liquid of density d. The
elongation in the spring, assuming D>d, is:
mg  d mg  D mg  d
(A) 1   (B) 1   (C ) 1   (D) None of these
k  D k  d k  D

6 A light cylindrical vessel is kept on a horizontal surface. Its base area is A. A hole of cross
sectional area a is made just at its bottom side. The minimum coefficient of friction necessary to
prevent sliding of the vessel due to the impact force of the emerging fluid is (a<<A)
(A) Varying (B) a/A (C ) 2a/A (D) None of these
7 Water rises to a height of 10 cm in a capillary tube and mercury falls to a depth of 3.42 cm in the
same capillary tube. If the density of mercury is 13.6 g/cc and the angle of contact of mercury and
water are 1350 and 00 respectively, the ratio of surface tension of water and mercury is
(A) 1: 0.15 (B) 1 : 3 (C ) 1: 6.5 (D) 1.5 : 1
8 An air bubble of diameter 2 mm rises steadily through a solution of density 1750 kg/m 3 at the
rate of 0.35 cm/s. Coefficient of viscosity of the solution is (assume mass of the bubble to be
negligible)
(A) 9 poise (B) 6 poise (C ) 11 poise (D) 4 poise
9 The density of ice is x gm/cc and that of water is y gm/cc. What is the change in volume in c.c,
when m gm of ice melts?

(A) M(y-x) (B)

y  x  (C )
mxy  1 1
(D) m   
m x - y   y x
10 The velocity of efflux of an ideal liquid NOT depends on
(A) Area of orifice
(B) the density of liquid
(C) the area of cross section of the vessel
(D the depth of point below the free surface of the liquid
11 A sample of metal weighs 210 gm in air,180 gm in water and 210 gm in a liquid. Then relative
density of
(A) Metal is 3 (B) metal is 7 (C) liquid is 7 (D) liquid is 1/3
12 When an air bubble moves up from the bottom of the lake
(A ) its velocity is always constant and is zero
(B ) its velocity is always constant and non zero
(C ) its acceleration decreases and becomes zero
(D ) its acceleration increases and becomes constant
13 When the load on a wire is increasing slowly from 2 kg to 4 kg, the elongation increases from 0.6
mm to 1 mm. The work done during this extension of the wire is (g = 10 m/s 2)
(A) 14 x 10 -3 J (B) 0.4 x 10 -3 J (C ) 8 x 10 -2 J (D) 10 -3 J
14 If  is the density of the material of a wire and  is the breaking stress, the greatest length of the
wire that can hang freely without breaking is
  2 
(A) (B) (C ) (D)
g 2 g g 2 g
15 A soap bubble, having radius of 1 mm, is blown from a detergent solution having a surface
tension of 2.5 × 10-2 N/m. The pressure inside the bubble equals at a point Z0 below the free surface
of water in a container. Taking g = 10 m/s2 density of water = 103 kg/m3, the value of Z0 is :-
(A) 100 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 1 cm (D) 0.5 cm

Numerical Based Questions

16 Distance between the centers of two stars 10a. The mass of these stars are M and 16M and their
radii a and 2a respectively. A body of mass m is fired straight from the surface of the larger star
towards the smaller star. What should be the minimum initial speed to reach the surface of the
smaller star? Given GM/a = 4/5
17 Water is filled in a uniform container of area of cross section A. A hole of cross sectional area a
(a/A=10-3) is made in the container at a height of 20 m above the base. Water streams out and hits a
small block placed at some distance from the container. With what speed in (cm/sec) the block
should be moved such that water stream always hits the block?

More than one options are correct

18 Figure shows a cylindrical vessel of height 90 cm filled up
to brim. These are four holes in the vessel as shown in figure.
The liquid falling at maximum horizontal distance from the
vessel would come from
(A) hole 1 (B) hole 2
(C ) hole 3 (D) hole 4

19 The stress-strain graphs for two materials are shown in Fig. (assume same scale).

(a) Material (ii) is more elastic than material (i) and hence material (ii) is more brittle.
(b) Material (i) and (ii) have the same elasticity and the same brittleness.
(c) Material (ii) is elastic over a larger region of strain as compared to (i).
(d) Material (ii) is more brittle than material (i).
20 A copper and a steel wire of the same diameter are connected end to end. A deforming force F is
applied to this composite wire which causes a total elongation of 1cm. The two wires will have
(a) the same stress.
(b) different stress.
(c) the same strain.
(d) different strain.
 COMPREHENSION - I
Planets and comets follows an elliptical path around the Sun, with the Sun lying at one of the foci of
the ellipse. This motion is due to the gravitational force of attraction between the Sun and the
planets (or comets), which is central in nature. This further implies that the angular momentum of a
planet moving around the Sun is constant. When a planet is nearer the Sun, it speeds up while it
slows down when it is father away.
One could also predict the time period (T) of revolution of a planet from the knowledge of its mean
distance (R ) from the Sun i.e., the average of its distances from the Sun at aphelion (farthest point
) and perihelion (nearest point), since
T2  R3
This equation is also valid for circular orbits and the constant of proportionality is the same for both.
A comet of mass m moves around the Sun in closed orbit which takes it to a distance of ‘a’ when it is
closest to the Sun and at a distance of ‘4a’ when it is farthest from the Sun. Assume that the mass of
the Sun is M.
21 The gravitational potential energy of the comet varies from the aphelion to the perihelion during
the course of its revolution. The maximum variation in its kinetic energy is (KEmax-KEmin)
3GMm 5GMm GMm
(A) (B) (C ) (D) none of these
a a a
22 It is observed that the total energy (KE + gravitational PE) is conserved. The total energy of the
comet is
3GMm 3GMm GMm
(A)  (B)  (C )  (D) none of these
4a 8a 5a

COMPREHENSION - II
When liquid medicine of density  is to be put in the eye, it is done with the help of a dropper. As the
bulb on the top of the dropper is pressed, a drop forms at the opening of the dropper. We wish to
estimate the size of the drop. We first assume that the drop formed at the opening is spherical
because that requires a minimum increase in its surface energy. To determine the size, we calculate
the net vertical force due to the surface tension T when the radius of the drop is R. When the force
becomes smaller than the weight of the drop, the drop gets detached from the dropper.
23 If the radius of the opening of the dropper is r, the vertical force due to the surface tension on the
drop of radius R (assuming r << R) is
2 r 2 T 2 R 2 T
(A) 2 r T (B) 2 RT (C) (D)
R r
− − −
24 If r = 5 × 10 4 m,  = 103 kg m 3, g = 10 m/s2, T = 0.11 Nm 1, the radius of the drop when it
detaches from the dropper is approximately
(A) 1.4 × 10−3 m (B) 3.3 × 10−3 m (C) 2.0 × 10−3 m (D) 4.1 × 10−3 m
25 After the drop detaches, its surface energy is
− − − −
(A) 1.4 × 10 6 J (B) 2.7 × 10 6 J (C) 5.4 × 10 6 J (D) 8.1 × 10 6 J