Practice Test

TOPIC: CENTRE OF MASS, COLM AND COLLISIONS

1. Two semicircular rings of linear mass densities l and 2 l and of radius ‘R’ each are joined to form a complete ring. The
distance of the center of the mass of complete ring from its centre is :
3R 2R 3R
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
8 3 4
2. Figure shows a cubical box that has been constructed from uniform metal plate of negligible thickness. The box
is open at the top and has edge length 40 cm. The z co-ordinate of the centre of mass of the box in cm, is :

(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 20 (D) 22

3. A rod is allowed to fall freely under the influence of gravitational force. The rod remains vertical. An insect
moves up the rod such that its velocity upwards relative to ground is constant. The acceleration of the rod is
:

(A) = g (B) < g (C) > g

(D) may be less or more than g, depending on the masses of the rod and the insect.
4. In the figure shown the system is at rest initially. Two persons 'A' and 'B' of masses 40 kg each move with
speeds v1 and v2 respectively towards each other on a plank lying on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in
figure. Plank travels a distance of 20 m towards right direction in 5 sec. (Here v 1 and v2 are given with respect
to the plank). Then :
(i) v1 = 10 m/s, v2 = 0 m/s(ii) v1 = 15 m/s, v2 = 5 m/s
(iii) v1 = 20 m/s, v2 = 10 m/s

(A) only (i) and (iii) are possible (B) All (i), (ii) and (iii) are not possible
(C) only (ii) and (iii) are possible (D) All (i), (ii) and (iii) are possible
5. A rod of length l stands on its one end on a horizontal smooth table. Now air is blown gently for a moment so
that rod starts falling. At what distance the end A of the rod will strike the table from point O.
 (A) l/3 (B) O (C) l (D) l/2

6. A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into three fragments. Two of the fragments each of mass m are
found to move with a speed 'v' each in mutually perpendicular directions. The energy released in the process of
explosion is :
(A) 2/3 mv2 (B) 3/2 mv2 (C) 4/3 mv2 (D) 3/4 mv2

7. A 500 kg boat has an initial speed of 10 ms –1 as it passes under a bridge. At that instant a 50 kg man jumps
straight down into the boat from the bridge. The speed of the boat after the man and boat attain a common
speed is
100 –1 10 50 5
(A) ms (B) ms–1 (C) ms–1 (D) ms–1
11 11 11 11
8. A man of mass 'm' climbs on a rope of length L suspended below a balloon of mass M. The balloon is stationary
with respect to ground. If the man begins to climb up the rope at a speed v rel (relative to rope). In what direction
and with what speed (relative to ground) will the balloon move?
mv rel Mv rel
(A) downwards, (B) upwards,
mM mM
mv rel (M  m)v rel
(C) downwards, (D) downwards,
M M
9. A block moving in air explodes in two parts then just after explosion
(A) the total momentum must be conserved (B) the total kinetic energy must be conserved
(C) the total momentum must change (D) the total kinetic energy must increase
10. Two blocks of masses m and M are moving with speeds v 1 and
v 2 (v 1 > v 2) in the same direction on the frictionless surface re-
spectively, M being ahead of m. An ideal spring of force constant
k is attached to the backside of M (as shown). The maximum com-
pression of the spring when the block collides is :
m M mM
(A) v1 (B) v2 (C) (v1 – v2) (M  m) K (D) None of above is correct
k k
 
11. Two particles A and B start moving due to their mutual interaction only. If at any time 't', a A & aB are their respective
 
accelerations, v A and v B are their respective velocities, and upto that time wA and wB are the work done on A & B
respectively by the mutual force, mA and mB are their masses respectively, then which of the following is always
correct.
     
(A) v A + v B = 0 (B) mA v A + mB v B = 0 (C) wA + wB = 0 (D) a +a B =0
A

12. Two masses are connected by a spring as shown in the figure. One of the masses was given velocity v = 2 k, as shown
in figure where 'k' is the spring constant. Then maximum extension in the spring will be

(A) 2 m (B) m (C) 2m k (D) 3m k

13. For a two-body system in absence of external forces, the kinetic energy as measured from ground frame is Ko and from
center of mass frame is Kcm. Pick up the wrong statement
(A) The kinetic energy as measured from center of mass frame is least
(B) Only the portion of energy Kcm can be transformed from one form to another due to internal changes in the
system.
(C) The system always retains at least Ko – Kcm amount of kinetic energy as measured from ground frame
irrespective of any kind of internal changes in the system.
(D) The system always retains at least Kcm amount of kinetic energy as measured from ground frame irrespective
of any kind of internal changes in the system
14. The two blocks A and B of same mass connected to a spring and placed on a smooth surface. They are given velocities
 (as shown in the figure) when the spring is in its natural length :

(A) the maximum velocity of B will be 10 m/s

(B) the maximum velocity of B will be greater than 10 m/s
(C) the spring will have maximum extension when A and B both stop
(D) the spring will have maximum extension when both move towards left.
15. Two blocks A and B of mass m and 2m respectively are connected by a massless spring of spring constant K. This
system lies over a smooth horizontal surface. At t = 0 the block A has velocity u towards right as shown while the
speed of block B is zero, and the length of spring is equal to its natural length at that instant. In each situation of
column I, certain statements are given and corresponding results are given in column II. Match the statements in
column I corresponding results in column II and indicate your answer by darkening appropriate bubbles in the 4
× 4 matrix given in the OMR.

Column I Column II
(A) The velocity of block A (p) can never be zero
(B) The velocity of block B (q) may be zero at certain instants of time
(C) The kinetic energy of system of two blocks (r) is minimum at maximum compression of spring
(D) The potential energy of spring (s) is maximum at maximum extension of spring
16. A small ring of mass m attached at an end of a light string the other end of which is tied to a small block B of mass 2 m.
The ring is free to move on a fixed smooth horizontal rod. Find the velocity of the ring when the string becomes
vertical.
17. In the figure shown a small block B of mass m is released from the top of a smooth movable wedge A of the same mass
m. The height of wedge A shown in figure is h = 100 cm. B ascends another movable smooth wedge C of the same mass.
Neglecting friction any where find the maximum height (in cm) attained by block B on wedge C.

18. A block of mass m1 = 2 kg slides on a frictionless table with speed of 10 m/s. In front of it, another block of mass
m2 = 5 kg is moving with speed 3 m/s in the same direction. A massless spring of spring constant k = 1120 N/m
is attached on the backside of m2 as shown. Find the maximum compression of the spring in cm when the blocks
collide. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

19. A particle of mass m is projected at an angle of 600 with a velocity of 20 m/s relative to the ground from a plank of
same mass m which is placed on smooth surface. Initially plank was at rest. The minimum length of the plank for
which the ball will fall on the plank itself is:

(A) 40 3 m (B) 20 3 m (C) 10 3m (D) 60 3 m

20. Two identical blocks having mass M each are smoothly conjugated and placed on a smooth horizontal floor as
shown in fig. On left of block A, there is a wall. A small block of mass m is released from the position shown in
the fig. Velocity of block B is maximum,
 (A) When m is at highest position on B (B) When m is at lowest position & moving towards left

m 2 gh
(C) When m is at point C (D) is equal to
mM
21. A ball of mass m is released from A inside a smooth wedge of mass m as shown in the figure. What is the
speed of the wedge when the ball reaches point B?

1/ 2 1/ 2
 gR   5 gR  3
(A)   (B) 2gR (C)   (D) gR
3 2  2 3 2
22. Two identical blocks of mass 2M are joined by means of a light spring of spring constant k. A man of mass M is
standing on one of the block as shown in the diagram. If man jumps horizontally with a velocity V relative to
block and horizontal surface is smooth, then

2M V 
(A) the maximum compression in the spring is  
k 3

2h
(B) man lands at horizontal distance V from initial position of the block
g
(C) right block loses contact with wall when the elongation in spring is maximum
V
(D) velocity of centre of mass of two blocks after 2M loses contact with wall is
6
 
23. Two particles of masses m1 and m2 in projectile motion have velocities v1 and v2 respectively at time t = 0,
 '  '
they collide at time t0. Their velocities become v1 and v2 at time 2t0 while still moving in air. The value of
 
  
 

m1 v ' 1  m2 v ' 2  m1 v1  m2 v 2 is :

1
(A) 0 (B)  m1  m2  gt0 (C) 2  m1  m2  gt0 (D)  m1  m2  gt0
2
24. The magnitude of the momentum of a particle varying with time is shown in figure. The variation of force acting
on the particle is shown as:

25. The area of F-t curve is A, where ‘F’ is the force on one mass due to the other. If one of the colliding bodies of
 mass M is at rest initially, its speed just after the collision is:

2A
(A) A/M (B) M/A (C) AM (D)
M
26. As shown in the figure a body of mass m moving vertically with speed 3 m/s hits a smooth fixed
inclined plane and rebounds with a velocity vf in the horizontal direction. If Ð of inclined is 30°, the
velocity vf will be

(A) 3 m/s (B) 3 m/s (C) 1 3 m/s (D) this is not possible
27. A force exerts an impulse I on a particle changing its speed from u to 2u. The applied force and the initial
velocity are oppositely directed along the same line. The work done by the force is
3 1
(A) I u (B) I u (C) I u (D) 2 I u
2 2

Question No. 28 to 31 (4 questions)

A small ball B of mass m is suspended with light inelastic string of length L from a block A of same mass
m which can move on smooth horizontal surface as shown in the figure. The ball is displaced by angle q
from equilibrium position & then released.

28. The displacement of block when ball reaches the equilibrium position is
L sin
(A) (B) Lsinq (C) L (D) none of these
2
29. Tension in string when it is vertical, is
(A) mg (B) mg(2–cosq) (C) mg (3 – 2cosq) (D) none of these
30. Maximum velocity of block during subsequent motion of the system after release of ball is
(A) [gl (1–cosq)]1/2 (B) [2gl(1–cosq)]1/2
(C) [glcosq]1/2 (D) informations are insufficient to decide
31. The displacement of centre of mass of A + B system till the string becomes vertical is
L L
(A) zero (B) (1  cos ) (C) (1  sin ) (D) none of these
2 2
32. Two identical balls are interconnected with a massless and inextensible thread. The system is in gravity
free space with the thread just taut. Each ball is imparted a velocity v, one towards the other ball and the
other perpendicular to the first, at t = 0. Then,
(A) the thread will become taut at t = (L/v) (B) the thread will become taut at some time t
< (L/v).
(C) the thread will always remain taut for t > (L/v).
(D) the kinetic energy of the system will always remain mv2.
KEY:

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A

8. A 9. A,D 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. A

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15. (A) p (B) q (C) p,r (D) q,s 16. V= 17. 25 18. 25
3

19. A 20. B 21. A 22. A, D 23. C 24. C 25. A

26. B 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. B 32. A,C