PRACTICE TEST MAINS PHASE - 1

1. In the arrangement shown in the figure, if v1 and v2 are the instantaneous

velocities of masses m1 and m2, respectively, and angle ACB is 2 at the
A 0 B
instant, then
2
 v1   v2 
(A)   cos1   (B)   cos1  
 2v 2   2v1  C m2
m1
 v  v 
(C)   tan1  1  (D)   5 sin1  1 
 2v 2   v2 

2. The time taken by the projectile to reach from A to B is t.

u
Then the distance AB is equal to B

ut 3 ut 60
O
(A) (B) O
3 2 30
(C) 3 ut (D) 2 ut A

3. A ball is dropped from a height h on the ground and rebounds to a height h/2. What is the
variation of KE w.r.t. the height?
(A) (B)
K.E K.E
W2
h h/2 h

(C) (D)
K.E K.E

h/2 h

4. A small block is connected to one end of a

massless spring of un-stretched length 4.9 m. The
other end of the spring (see the figure) is fixed.
The system lies on a horizontal frictionless
surface. The block is stretched by 0.2 m and
released from rest at t = 0. Simultaneously at
t = 0, a small pebble is projected with speed 
from point P at an angle of 45° as shown in the
figure. Point P is at a horizontal distance of 10 m
from O. If the pebble hits the block at t = 1s, the
value of  is (take g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 50 m / s (B) 51 m / s
(C) 52 m / s (D) 53 m / s

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5. The position vector of a particle is r   a cos t  i   a sin t  j . The velocity of the
particle is:
(A) Parallel to position vector (B) Perpendicular to position vector
(C) Directed towards the origin (D) Directed away from the origin

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6. A weightless inextensible rope rests on a stationary wedge
forming an angle  with the horizontal. One end of the rope
is fixed to the wall at point A. A small load is attached to the A
rope at point B. The wedge starts moving to the right with a
constant acceleration a. The magnitude of acceleration of the
B
load is given by: a
 
(A) a (B) 2a sin
2
(C) a sin  (D) g sin 

7. Air is blowing and is providing a constant horizontal

acceleration ‘a’ to the particle as shown in the figure. A particle a
is projected from point P. After some time particle again strike’s
the same point. Trajectory of particle is
(A) Circle (B) parabola p
(C) Ellipse (D) Straight line

8. A block of mass 2kg is gently placed over a massive plank moving horizontally over a
smooth surface with velocity 6 m/s. The coefficient of friction between the block and plank is
0.2. The distance traveled by the block till it slides on the plank is (g=10 m/s2)
(A) 4 m (B) 6 m
(C) 9 m (D) 12 m

9. A person walking at the rate of 3km/hour, the rain appears to fall vertically when he increase
his to speed 6 km/hr it appears to meet him at angle of 450 with vertical. The speed of rain is
3
(A) 3 2 km / hr (B) km / hr
2
(C) 6 2 km / hr (D) 2 3 km / hr

10. A 40kg slab rests on a frictionless floor. A 10kg block rests on 100N
10 kg Block
top of the slab. The static coefficient of friction between the
40kg Slab
block and the slab is 0.70 while the kinetic coefficient is 0.50.
The 10 kg block is acted upon by a horizontal force of 100N,
the resulting acceleration of the slab will be
(A) 1.00 m/s2 (B) 1.25 m/s2
2
(C) 1.75 m/s (D) 2.00m/s2

11. A massless platform is kept on a light elastic spring, as shown in 0.1 kg

the figure. When sand particles of 0.1 kg mass is dropped on the

pan from a height of 0.24 m, the particle strikes the pan and the
spring is compressed by 0.01 m. From what height should the
particle be dropped to cause a compression of 0.04 m?
(A) 0.96 m (B) 2.96 m
(C) 3.96 m (D) 0.48 m

12. A particle is given an initial speed ‘u’ inside a smooth fixed spherical shell
of radius R = 1 m such that it is just able to complete the circle.
Acceleration of the particle when its velocity is vertical, is R
(A) g 10 (B) g
u
(C) g 2 (D) 3 g
13. A particle of mass m slides down from the vertex of hemisphere with initial tangential
velocity 7 m/s. At what height form horizontal will the particle leave the sphere. (Radius of
sphere R = 10 m and g = 10 m/s2)
20 30 83 57
(A) h  (B) h  (C) h  (D) h 
3 4 10 10

14. A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration () versus time (t) is 10m/s2

as shown in the fig. The maximum speed of the particle will be

(A) 110 m/s (B) 55 m/s 
(C) 550 m/s (D) 660 m/s 11
t
O t(s)

15. A rope of mass m hangs between two fixed points A and B at

the same level, as shown in figure. The tension at the mid point A B
of the chain
 
(A) mg (B) mg cot 
mg cot 
(C) 2mg cot  (D)
2

16. A block is resting over a smooth horizontal plane. A constant horizontal force starts acting on
it at t = 0. Which of the following graph is correct?
(A) (B)
Power

KE

0 t 0 t
(C) (D)
KE KE

0 Displacement 0 Displacement

17. Figure shows a bob hanging from a point “O” through a

string of length “  ”. The bob is given a velocity uo = 2 g
O
as shown. The maximum height raised by bob above lowest
point will be
48 
(A) 2  (B)
27 uo = 2 g
50 52 m
(C) (D)
27 27

18. In the figure shown there are two pendulums free to move in a A P
vertical circle about one pivoted end. The length of each is  and
mass of each bob is m. But AB is a light string while PQ is a light
rigid rod. The ratio of minimum velocities v1 and v2 given to both B Q
(as shown) to complete the full vertical circle is v2
v1
5 5 3
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 3 2

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19. Three identical blocks A, B and C are placed on
horizontal frictionless surface. The blocks B and C
are at rest. But A is approaching towards B with a
speed 10 m/s. The coefficient of restitution for all A B C

collisions is 0.5. The speed of the block C just after

collision is
(A) 5.6 m/s
(B) 6 m/s
(C) 8 m/s
(D) 10 m/s

20. Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 5 kg are placed one over the
other on a horizontal plane as shown in the figure. If co-
efficient of friction is  = 0.2, and an external force F = 25 N is  = 0.2 5kg
applied horizontally on the lower block, then, the force of  = 0.2
F = 25 N
10kg
friction between the two blocks is
(A) 30 N (B) 25 N
(C) zero (D) none of these

21. In the figure shown the objects A, B and C are of

same mass, string , spring and pulley are mass
less. C strikes B with velocity u is each case and
sticks it the ratio of velocity of B in case (a) to (b) C
to (c) is C
(A) 1 : 1 : 1 A B A B A B
(B) 3 : 3 : 2
u
(C) 3 : 2 : 2 A
(D) 1 : 2 : 3 C
(a) (b) (c)

22. In the figure shown the minimum value of F to be applied

perpendicular to the inclined so that the block of mass 10 kg  = 0.5
does not slide and remains in contact with inclined plane is
(A) 0 N (B) 40 N
(C) 120 N (D) 200 N 37
0
F

23. The magnitude of acceleration of each block as shown

in figure will be (Assume pulleys & strings are ideal)
g1 1 3
(A)     m
2 2 2 2  m
30°
g1 1 3 m
(B)    
4 2 2 2  45°

g1 1 3 m
(C)    
2 2 2 2  60°

g1 1 3
(D)    
4 2 2 2 
24. The speed of 10 kg block at the end of six second.
 = 0.2 10 kg F = 5t N
10
(A) m/s (B) 3 m/s =0 20 kg
3
(C) 2 m/s (D) None of these

25. Two pendulums each of length  are initially situated as shown in figure.

The first pendulum is released and strikes the second. Assume that the
m1 
collision is completely inelastic and neglect the mass of the string and any
frictional effects. How high does the centre of mass rise after the collision? d
m2
2 2 2
 m1   m1  d  m1  m2   m2 
(A) d   (B) d   (C) (D) d  
  m1  m2     m1  m2   m2   m1  m2  

26. A boat which has a speed of 5 km/h in still water crosses a rover of width 1 km along the
shortest possible path in 15 min. The velocity of the river water in km/h is
(A) 1 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 41

27. A block is resting over a smooth horizontal plane. A constant horizontal force starts acting on
it at t = 0. Which of the following graph is correct?
(A) (B)
Power

KE

0 t 0 t
(C) (D)
KE KE

0 Displacement 0 Displacement

28. When work done by force of gravity is negative

(A) PE increases (B) KE remain constant
(C) PE remains constant (D) PE decreases

29. In projectile motion power of the gravitational force

(A) is constant throughout (B) is ve through out
(C) varies linearly with time (D) is positive for complete path

30. A projectile is thrown from one inclined plane uo

in a direction perpendicular for this plane. It is
A
observed that this projectile hits the other
incline plane perpendicular to that plane, then B
OA
the ratio will be 60° 30°
OB O
1 1
(A) 2 3 (B) (C) 3 (D)
2 3 3

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Section-A
Single Correct Choice Type (1-4)

1. A ball falls from a height h0. There are n collisions with the earth. If the velocity of
rebound after n collisions is vn and the ball rises to a height hn, then coefficient of restitution e
is given by
hn h0 hn hn
(A) en  (B) en  (C) ne  (D) n e 
h0 hn h0 h0

2. In the system shown in figure mB  4kg and m A  2kg . The

pulleys are massless and friction is absent everywhere. The
acceleration of block A is:  g  10 m / s2 
B
(A) 10 m / s2 (B) 20 m / s2 A
3 3
300
(C) 2 m/s2 (D) 4 m/s2

3. Two blocks A and B of mass 2m and m respectively are connected to a massless spring of
spring constant K. If A and B moving on the horizontal frictionless surface with velocity v to
right. If A collides with C of mass m elastically and head on, then the maximum
compressions of the spring will be
3m 27 m 9m 8m
(A) V (B) V (C) V (D) V
2 k 8K 8K 27 K

4. A block of mass 2 kg rest on a rough inclined plane making an angle 30° with horizontal of
coefficient of friction 0.8. (g = 10 m/s2). The magnitude of resultant of friction and normal
reaction on the block will be
(A) 292 N (B) 364 N (C) 20 N (D) 18 N

Multiple Correct Choice Type (5-10)

5. Two blocks A and B of equal mass m are connected through
a massless string and arranged as shown in figure. Friction
is absent everywhere. When the system is released from
rest.
(A) Tension in the string is mg/2
(B) Tension in the string is mg/4
(C) Acceleration of A is g/2
(D) Acceleration of A is 3g/4

6 A man who can swim at a speed v relative to the water wants to cross a river of width d,
flowing with a speed u. The point opposite him across the river is P.
d
(A) The minimum time in which he can cross the river is .
v
d
(B) He can reach the point P in time .
v
d
(C) He can reach the point P in time
v 2  u2
(D) He cannot reach P if u > v.
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7. A train starts from rest at S = 0 and is subjected to a(m/s)
acceleration as shown 6
(A) Change in velocity at the end of 10 m displacement
is 50 m/s.
(B) Velocity of the train for S = 10 m is 10 m/s. S(m)
30
(C) The maximum velocity attained by train is not greater than 14 m/s
(D) The maximum velocity of the train is between 15 m/s and 16 m/s.

8 The end B of the rod AB which makes angle  with the floor is
being pulled with a constant velocity vo as shown. The length of
the rod is . At the instant when  = 37o y
A
4
(A) velocity of end A is v o downwards
3
5 vo  vo
(B) angular velocity of rod is O
3  B x
(C) angular velocity of rod is constant
(D) velocity of end A is constant

9. Ball A of mass m strikes a stationary ball B of mass M and undergoes an elastic collision.
M
After collision ball A has a speed one third of its initial speed. The ratio of is
m
1 1
(A) (B)
4 2
(C) 2 (D) 4

10. A smooth massless wedge is pushed by a horizontal

force F, When :
(A) F = 0, N < mg cos; N = Normal reaction received by m

the block F

(B) F > 0, N = mg cos

(C) a = 0,N = mg cos; a acceleration of the wedge

mg
(D) F  mg tan ,N 
cos 

Section-B
Matrix Match Type (1-2)
t3 2
1. A particle is moving according to the displacement time relation x  3t  (where x is in
2
meters and t is in seconds). Match the condition of the column I with the time interval and
instant in column II
Column A Column B
(A) Velocity and acceleration will be in same (P) At t = 0 and t = 6 sec
direction
(B) particle will be at origin (Q 0 < t < 2 sec and t > 4sec
)
(C) particle will retard (R) At t = 0 and t = 4 sec
(D) velocity is zero (S) 2 < t < 4

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2. ACB is a smooth quarter circular path of
radius R. Four constant forces are acting
at a particle placed at A. F1 is always
F4
horizontal, F2 is always vertical, F3 is
F2 C
always tangential to path, F4 is always
directed form particle’s position to point F3
B, Magnitude of all forces are equal to F. F1
A

Column I Column II
(A) Work doe by F1 is (P) F.R.
(B) Work done by F2 is (Q) F.R. 2
(C) Work done by F3 is FR
(R)
2
(D) Work done by F4 is (S)
FR
2

Section-C
Numerical Based Questions (1-6)
1. A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the
shortest possible path in 15 min. Find the velocity of the river water in km/ hr.
v
2 3

v v
2. Six particles move in a cyclic manner along the sides of a
regular hexagon of side  as shown in the figure, when
1
the speed of each particle is V the particles lie always at 4

the vertices of a hexagon. When will the side of the v

hexagon be halved ?  = 1m, v = 1 m/sec v

v 5

rod

m  = 0.5
3. In the figure, find the minimum value of mass ‘m’ (in kg) of
the rod so that the block of mass M =12 kg remains M
stationary on the inclined plane (take g = 10 m/s2) assume
there is no friction between rod and block
0
37

x 3 9x 2
4. Potential energy of a particle moving along x-axis is given by U =   20x . Find out
3 2
position of stable equilibrium state.

5. Two blocks of masses 6 kg and 4 kg 6 kg

4 kg
connected by a rope of mass 4 kg are C B A
Q P 21N
resting on frictionless floor as shown. If a
constant force of 21 Newton is applied to 6
kg block, tension (In N) in the rope at point
B is (CB  BA = 1 : 1)
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6. A particle is acted upon by a force F  Fx ˆi  Fy ˆj  Fzkˆ . The components of force acting on a
particle are varying according to the graphs shown. When particle moves form (0, 5, 12) to
(4,20,0) then calculate the work done by this force (in Joule) in order of 102
Fx(in N) Fy(in N) Fz(in N)

20
3
θ=tan-1  12
10 2
z(in m)

15
x(in m) 80 y(in m)
16

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 ANSWERS
MAINS

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A
5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C
9. A 10. B 11. C 12. A
13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C
17. C 18. B 19. A 20. C
21. B 22. D 23. B 24. B
25. A 26. B 27. C 28. A
29. C 30. C

ADVANCE
Section-A
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C
5. BD 6. ACD 7. BC 8. AB
9. BC 10. ACD

Section-B
1. AQ BP CS DR
2. AP BP CR DQ

Section-C
1. 3 2. 1 3. 6 4. 5
5. 9 6. 2