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Exercise-1

(Objective Type: Single Correct)

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Q 1.
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A block of mass m is taken from A to B under the action of a constant force F. Work done by
this force is–
O B
90º

R
m F

B circular arc

 FR FR
(A) FR (B) FR (C) (D)
2 2 4

Q 2. A force of magnitude of 30 N acting along ˆi + ˆj + kˆ , displaces a particle from point (2, 4, 1)

to (3, 5, 2). The work done during this displacement is
(A) 90 J (B) 30 J (C) 30 3 J (D) 30 / 3 J

Q 3. The displacement x of a body of mass 1kg on horizontal smooth surface as a function of time
t is given by x = t4/4. The work done in the first one second is–
1 1 3 5
(A) J (B) J (C) J (D) J
4 2 4 4

Q 4. The work done in joules in increasing the extension of a spring of stiffness 10 N/cm from 4
cm to 6 cm is:
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 50 (D) 100

Q 5. A rope is used to lower vertically a block of mass M by a distance x with a constant

downward acceleration g/2. The work done by the rope on the block is :
1 1
(A) Mgx (B) Mgx2 (C) – Mgx (D) Mgx2
2 2

Q 6. In the figure shown all the surfaces are frictionless, and mass of the block, m = 1 kg. The
block and wedge are held initially at rest. Now wedge is given a horizontal acceleration of 10
m/s2 by applying a force on the wedge, so that the block does not slip on the wedge. Then
work done by the normal force in ground frame on the block in 3 seconds is :
2
10m/s
m

M


(A) 30J (B) 60 J (C) 150 J (D) 100 3 J

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Q 7. A particle is moved from (0, 0) to (a, a) under a force F = (3iˆ + 4j)
ˆ from two paths. Path 1 is
OP and path 2 is OQP. Let W1 and W2 be the work done by this force in these two paths.
Then :
y
P(a,a)

45°
O x
Q
(A) W1 = W2 (B) W1 = 2W2 (C) W2 = 2W1 (D) W2 = 4W1

Q 8. A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During this process, the force on the bicycle due
to the road is 200N and is directly opposed to the motion. The work done by the cycle on the
road is
(A) + 2000J (B) – 200J (C) zero (D) – 20,000J

Q 9. A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying on a smooth table and one-half of its length
is hanging vertically down over die edge of the table. If g is acceleration due to gravity, the
work required to pull the hanging part onto the table is:
(a) MgL (b) MgL/3 (c) MgL/9 (d) MgL/8

Q 10. A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v = ax3/2 where a = 5 m–1/2s–1. The
work done by the net force during its displacement from x = 0 to x = 2 m is
(A) 1.5 J (B) 50 J (C) 10 J (D) 100 J

Q 11. A man who is running has half the kinetic energy of the boy of half his mass. The man speeds
up by 1 m/s and then has the same kinetic energy as the boy. The original speed of the man
was

(A) 2 m/s (B) ( 2 − 1) m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) ( 2 + 1) m/s

Q 12. A mass of 5 kg is moving along a circular path of radius 1 m. If the mass moves with
300 revolutions per minute, its kinetic energy would be
(A) 250 2 (B) 1002 (C) 52 (D) 0

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Velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is as shown in figure. Mass of the
particle is 2kg. Work done by all the forces acting on the particle In time interval between t =
0 to t = 10 s is:

(a) 300 J (b) – 300 J (c) 400 J (d) – 400 J

Q 14. In the figure, a block slides along a track from one level to a higher level, by moving through
an intermediate valley. The track is frictionless untill the block reaches the higher level.
There a frictional force stops the block in a distance d. The block's initial speed v0 is 6 m/s,
the height difference h is 1.1 m and the coefficient of kinetic friction µ is 0.6. The value of d
is
=0.6
v0
h

=0

(A) 1.17 m (B) 1.71 m (C) 7.11 m (D) 11.7 m

Q 15. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground with some initial velocity say v0. If 3/4 of its
kinetic energy is lost in friction in time t0 then coefficient of friction between the particle and
the ground is
v0 v0 3v 0 3v 0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2gt 0 4gt 0 4gt 0 4gt 0

Q 16. If a simple pendulum of length has the maximum angular displacement () then the
maximum KE of its bob of mass m is –
(A) (1/2) m (  /g ) (B) (1/2) m ( g /  )
(C) mg( 1 – cos  ) (D) (1/2) mg sin 

Q 17. A block of mass m is attached with a massless spring of force constant k. The block is placed
3
over a rough inclined surface for which the coefficient of friction is  = . The minimum
4
value of M required to move the block up the plane is : (Neglect mass of string and pulley
and friction in pulley)

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m
37°

3 4 3
(A) m (B) m (C) 2m (D) m
5 5 2

Q 18. A body of mass m is projected at an angle θ to the horizontal with initial velocity u. The
mean power developed by the gravity over the time of flight is–
(A) mgu sin θ (B) mgu cos θ
(C) mg(gt – u) (D) zero

Q 19. A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration.
The power delivered to it at time t is proportional to
(A) t1/2 (B) t (C) t3/2 (D) t2

Q 20. It is found that the force required to row a boat in a river is proportional to the speed of the
boat. When the speed of the boat is kept v km / hr, the power expended by the boat engine
is 24 horse power. What shall be the power required, if one wishes to row the boat at a
speed 2v km/hr –
(A) 48 hp (B) 96 hp
(C) 144 hp (D) 192 hp

Q 21. A body is moving unidirectionally under the influence of a source of constant power. Its
displacement in time t is proportional to
(A) t1/2 (B) t (C) t3/2 (D) t2

Q 22. A block of mass m is pulled by a constant power p placed on a rough horizontal plane. The
friction coefficient between the block and the surface is s. Maximum velocity of the block
will be:
𝜇𝑃 𝜇𝑚𝑔 𝑃
(a) 𝑚𝑔 (b) 𝑃
(c) mgP (d) 𝜇𝑚𝑔

Q 23. Two bodies of mass m1 and m2 (m2 > m1) are connected by a light inextensible string which
passes through a smooth fixed pulley. The instantaneous power delivered by an external
agent to pull m1 with constant velocity v is :

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m2
Fext
(A) (m2 – m1) g/v (B) (m2 – m1) v/g (C) (m2 – m1) gv (D) (m1 – m2) gv

Q 24. Assume the aerodynamic drag force on a car is proportional to its speed. If the power output
from the engine is doubled, then the maximum speed of the car.
(A) is unchanged (B) increases by a factor of 2
(C) is also doubled (D) increases by a factor of four.
Q 25. A 50 kg girl is swinging on a swing from rest. Then the power delivered when she was
moving with a velocity of 2 m/s upwards in a direction making an angle 60º with the vertical
is –
(A) 980 W (B) 490 W
(C) 490W (D) 245 W

Q 26. A particle of mass m moves inside a smooth spherical shell of radius R in a gravity free space.
At any instant the kinetic energy of the particle is K. The force applied by particle on the shell
at this instant is

A B

K 2K 3K K
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R R R 2R
Q 27. A smooth track is shown in figure. A block of mass M is pushed against a spring of spring
constant K fixed at the left end and is then released. Find the initial compression of the
spring so that the normal reaction at point P is zero

(1) (2) (3) (4)

Q 28. Two inclined frictionless tracks, one gradual and the other steep meet at A from where two
stones are allowed to slide down from rest, one on each track as shown in figure. Which of
the following statement is correct?

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I II
h
1 2
B C
(A) Both the stones reach the bottom at the same time but not with the same speed.
(B) Both the stones reach the bottom with the same speed and stone I reaches the bottom
earlier than stone II.
(C) Both the stones reach the bottom with the same speed and stone II reaches the bottom
earlier than stone I.
(D) Both the stones reach the bottom at different times and with different speeds.

Q 29. Track OABCD (as shown is figure) is smooth and fixed in vertical plane. What minimum speed
has to be given to a particle lying at point A, so that it can reach point C?
B
140m
D
320m

C
O

A
(A) 60 m/s (B) 100 m/s (C) 70 m/s (D) 80 m/s

Q 30. The potential energy of a 4 kg particle free to move along the x-axis is given by U(x) =
+6x + 3. Total mechanical energy of the particle is 17 J. Then the maximum kinetic
energy is
(1)10 J (2) 2J (3)9.5 J (4)0.5 J

Q 31. In a shotput event an athlete throws the shotput of mass 10 kg with an initial speed of 1m/s
at 45° from a height 1.5 m above ground. Assuming air resistance to be negligible and
acceleration due to gravity to be 10 m/s2, the kinetic energy of the shotput when it just
reaches the ground will be
(A) 2.5 J (B) 5.0 J (C) 52.5 J (D) 155.0 J

Q 32. In the figure shown, the system is released from rest. Find the velocity of block A when block
B has fallen a distance ''. Assume all pulleys to be massless and frictionless.

A m P

m B

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(A) (B) g (C) 5g (D) None of these
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Q 33. When a conservative force does positive work on a body

(A) the potential energy increases (B) the potential energy decreases
(C) total energy increases (D) total energy decreases

Q 34. System shown in figure Is released from rest. Pulley and spring Is massless and friction is
absent everywhere. The speed of 5 kg block when 2 kg block leaves contact with ground is :
(Take force constant of spring k = 40 N/m and g = 10 m/s2)

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

Q 35. A particle is released from rest at origin. It moves under influence of potential field U = x2 – 3x,
kinetic energy at x = 2 is
(A) 2 J (B) 1 J (C) 1.5 J (D) 0 J

Q 36. A wedge of mass M fitted with a spring of stiffness 'k' is kept on a smooth horizontal surface.
A rod of mass m is kept on the wedge as shown in the figure. System is in equilibrium.
Assuming that all surfaces are smooth, the potential energy stored in the spring is:

m
k
M


mg 2 tan 2  m 2 g tan 2  m 2 g 2 tan 2 

(A) (B) (C) (D)
2k 2k 2k
m g tan 
2 2 2

Q 37. For the potential energy(U) vs position(x) function shown in fig. there will be an unstable
equilibrium at position

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A B C
0
U
–2
–4
–6
0 4 8 12
x
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) none of the above

Q 38. A body with mass 2 kg moves in one direction in the presence of a force which is described
by the potential energy graph. If the body is released from rest at x = 2m, then its speed
when it crosses x = 5 m is
10

8
U(Joule)

3.5 4.5
1 2 3 4 5
x(meter)
(A) zero (B) 1 ms–1 (C) 2 ms–1 (D) 3 ms–1

Q 39. A system is released from rest as shown in figure. Kinetic energy of mass m when its moves
distance X in downward direction is (initially both spring are unstretched and all spring are
massless)

10𝑚𝑔𝑥−𝑘𝑥 2 𝐾𝑥 2
(A) 10mgx (B) 10
(C) mgx-kx2 (D) mgx - 2

Q 40. As a particle moves along the x–axis it is acted upon by a conservative force. The potential
energy is shown below as a function of the coordinate x of the particle. Rank the labelled
regions according to the magnitude of the force, least to greatest.

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x
A B C D
(A) AB, BC, CD (B) AB, CD, BC (C) BC, CD, AB (D) BC, AB, CD

Q 41. A particle of mass m is released from point A on smooth fixed circular track
in vertical plane as shown. If the particle is released from rest at t = 0, then variation of
normal reaction N with () angular displacement from initial position is –

R O A
m

N N

(A) 3mg (B) 3mg

 
N N

(C) 3mg (D) 3mg

 

Q 42. A particle is given an initial speed u inside a smooth spherical shell of radius R = 1 m that it is
just able to complete the circle. Acceleration of the particle when its velocity is vertical is -

R
u

(A) g 10 (B) g (C) g 2 (D) 3g

Q 43. A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the
string at the centre. At a certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position, and has a
speed u. The magnitude of the change in its velocity as it reaches a position where the string
is horizontal is -
(A) u 2 − 2gL (B) 2gL (C) u 2 − 2gL (D) 2 ( u 2 − gL )

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Answer Key

Q.1) A Q.2) C Q.3) B Q.4) A Q.5) C

Q.6) C Q.7) A Q.8) C Q.9) D Q.10) B
Q.11) D Q.12) A Q.13) A Q.14) A Q.15) A
Q.16) C Q.17) A Q.18) D Q.19) B Q.20) B
Q.21) C Q.22) D Q.23) C Q.24) B Q.25) B
Q.26) B Q.27) B Q.28) C Q.29) D Q.30) C
Q.31) D Q.32) A Q.33) B Q.34) B Q.35) A
Q.36) C Q.37) B Q.38) C Q.39) B Q.40) D
Q.41) A Q.42) A Q.43) D

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