WORK _POWER _ENERGY

Physics

1. A particle moves on rough horizontal ground with some 6. Statement I: When a man is walking on a rough road, the
3 work done by frictional force is zero.
initial velocity, say v0 . If th of its kinetic energy is lost due
4 Statement II: Frictional force acts in the direction of the
to friction in time t0 then the coefficient of friction between motion of the man in this case.
the particle and the ground is:
Statement I and Statement II are true and the
(a)
v0 Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
(a) 2gt
0
Statement I and Statement II are true but the
v0 (b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of
(b) 4gt Statement I.
0

3v0 (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

(c)
4gt0 (d) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
v0
(d) 7. A body is projected from the ground obliquely. During the
gt
0 downward motion, the power delivered by gravity to it
2. A knife of mass 'm' is at a height 'x' from a large wooden (a) Increases
block. The knife is allowed to fall freely, strikes the block
and comes to rest after penetrating a distance 'y'. The work (b) Decreases
done by the wooden block to stop the knife is (c) Remains constant
(a) mgx (b) – mgy (d) First decreases and then becomes constant
(c) – mg (x + y) (d) mg (x – y) 8. The force acting on a body moving along x-axis varies with
the position of the particle as shown in the figure.
3. KE of a body is increased by 44%. What is the percent
increase in the momentum?

(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 44%

4. Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg/s to

operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional force are 10%
of the input energy. How much power is generated by the
turbine? (g = 10 m/s2 )

(a) 12.3 kW (b) 7.0 kW (c) 10.2 kW (d) 8.1 kW

The body is in stable equilibrium at
5. The potential energy of a 2 kg particle, free to move along
3 2

the x-axis is given by, V(x) = (

x
−
x
) J. The total (a) x = x1 (b) x = x2
3 2

mechanical energy of the particle is 4 J. The maximum (c) both x1 and x2 (d) neither x1 nor x2
speed (in ms–1 ) is
9. The potential energy of a particle in a force field is :
1 A B

(a) U = − where A and B are positive constants and r

2 r
√2 r
is the distance of the particle from the centre of the field.
(b) √2 For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is:
3 A
(c) (a)
√2 B

5 B

(d) (b)
A
√6
B
(c)
2A
 2A
(d) k2

B
(b) √
k1

10. A particle of mass m is driven by a machine that delivers a k1

constant power k Watts. If the particle starts from rest, the (c)
force on the particle at time t is:- k2

1 k2
(a) √mk t
−
2 (d)
k1
1

(b) √2mk t
−
2

15. A particle is moved from (0, 0) to (a, a) under a force

1 1 →
N by two paths. Path 1 is OP and path 2 is
− ˆ ˆ
(c) √mk t 2 F = (3 i + 4 j )
2
OQP . Let W and W be the work done by this force in
1 2

mk −
1
these two paths. Then :
(d) √ t 2

11. Statement I: The value of potential energy depends on the

reference taken for zero potential energy.
Statement II: The value of the change in potential energy is
independent of the reference level.

Statement I and Statement II are true and the

(a)
Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
Statement I and Statement II are true but the
(b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of
Statement I (a) W1 = W2

(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (b) W1 = 2W2

(d) Statement I and Statement II are false (c) W2 = 2W1

12. Statement I: Power delivered by the tension in the wire to a (d) W2 = 4W1

body in vertical circle is always zero.

Statement II: Tension in the wire is equal to the centripetal 16. A particle is displaced from (4, 1) to (8, 2) under action of
force acting on the body doing vertical circular motion. forceF→ = 4 ^i + 2 ^j . What is the work done by F→ ?

Statement I and Statement II are true and the

(a)
Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. (a) 60 J (b) 54 J (c) 18 J (d) 14 J
Statement I and Statement II are true but the
17. A particle is free to move in a conservative force field. The
(b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of
momentum of the particle is constant with time. What can
Statement I.
be said about work done by
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false. conservative force?

(d) Statement I and Statement II are false. (a) Can't be concluded

(b) May not be zero
13. Which of the following statement is incorrect for a
conservative field? (c) Must be zero
Net work done by all forces in going from initial to (d) Must be positive
(a) final position is equal to change in kinetic energy of
the particle 18. A box is thrown on a rough surface such that friction force
(f ) acting on it is linearly varying with distance traveled (x)
Work done depends on path but not on initial and
(b) by it as f = ax + b . If before coming to rest the box travels
final positions
a distance s, the magnitude of work done by the friction on
Work done does not depend on path but depends the box is :-
(c)
only on initial and final positions
(a) as + b

Work done on a particle in the field for a round trip is

(d) 1
zero (b) as
2
+ bs
2

14. Two spring having spring constants k and k are

1 2
(c) 2
a s + b
stretched by forces f and f such that their stored
1 2

f1 1
(d)
2
potential energies are same. What is the value of ? as + bs
f2 2

19. Statement I: The work done by a force during a round trip is

k1
(a) √ always zero.
k2 Statement II: The average value of force in a round trip is
zero.
 Statement I and Statement II are true and the 24. Figure shows a plot of the potential energy as a function of
(a) Statement II is the correct explanation of the x for a particle moving along the x-axis:
Statement I.
Statement I and Statement II are true but the
(b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of
the Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I and Statement II are false

20. The potential energy of a long spring when stretched by 2

cm is U. From this position, the spring is compressed by 4
cm. Find the new potential energy stored in the spring.

(a) U

(b) 8U
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
(c) 16U

(a) a, c, and d are points of equilibrium.

U
(d)
4 (b) a is a point of stable equilibrium.

21. A particle of mass 200 g is moving in a circle of radius 2 m. (c) b is an unstable equilibrium point.
The particle is just ‘looping the loop’. The speed of the (d) All of the above
particle and the tension in the string at the highest point of
the circular path are (g = 10 ms–2 ) 25. A body of mass m is allowed to fall with the help of a string
g
with a downward acceleration to a distance x. The work
(a) 4 ms–1 , 5 N 6

–1
done by the string is
(b) 4.47 ms , zero
mgx
(a)
(c) 2.47 ms–1 , zero 6

mgx
(d) 1 ms–1 , zero (b) −
6

22. For the path PQR in a conservative force field, the amounts 5mgx
of work done in carrying a body from P to Q and from Q to (c)
6
R are 15 Joule and 5 Joule respectively. The work done in
carrying the body from R to P will be: 5mgx
(d) −
6

26. The total work done on a particle is equal to the change in

its kinetic energy. This is applicable

(a) Always
(b) Only if conservative forces are acting on it
(c) Only in inertial frames
(a) -20 J (b) 10 J (c) 5 J (d) Zero
(d) Only when pseudo forces are absent
23. Statement I: The change in kinetic energy of a particle is
equal to the work done on it by the net force. 27. 2 particles of mass 3 Kg and 5 kg have the same
Statement II: The work-energy theorem can be used only in momentum. Calculate the ratio of their K.E.
conservative field.
(a) 5 : 3 (b) 3 : 5 (c) 25 : 9 (d) 9 : 25
Statement I and Statement II are true and the
(a)
Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. 28. A block attached to a spring, pulled by a constant
horizontal force, is kept on a smooth surface as shown in
Statement I and Statement II are true but the
the figure. Initially, the spring is in the natural state. Then
(b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of
the maximum positive work that the applied force F can do
Statement I.
is : [Given that the spring does not break]
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(d) Statement I and Statement II are false.
 2
F 1
(a) (d) Kb(b + 2a)
K 2

2
2F 34. A ball of mass 2 kg is released from the tower of Pisa. The
(b)
K
kinetic energy generated in it after falling through 10 m will
be:
(c) ∞

2
(a) 20 J (b) 196 J (c) 49 J (d) 98 J
F
(d)
2K
35. A hollow sphere has a radius of 6.4 m. The minimum
velocity required by a motorcyclist at the bottom to
29. A particle of mass 500 gm is moving in a straight line with complete the circle will be:
5

velocity υ = bx . The work done by the net force during its

2
(a) 17.7 m/s (b) 10.2 m/s
displacement from x = 0 to x = 4 m is: (Take
(c) 12.4 m/s (d) 16.0 m/s
−3

b = 0.25 m 2
−1
s ).

(a) 2 J (b) 4 J
36. Three different objects of masses m1 , m 2 and m 3 are
allowed to fall from rest and from the same point 'O' along
(c) 8 J (d) 16 J three different frictionless paths. The speeds of the three
objects on reaching the ground, will be in the ratio of:
30. Potential energy as a function of r is given by
A B (a) m1 : m2 : m3
U = − , where r is the interatomic distance, A and
10 5
r r
(b) m1 : 2m2 : 3m3
B are positive constants. The equilibrium distance between
the two atoms will be : (c) 1 : 1 : 1

5
1 1 1
A
(a) ( ) (d) : :
m1 m2 m3
B

1
37. A heavy weight is suspended from a spring. A person
B 5

(b) ( ) raises the weight slowly till the spring becomes slack.
A The work done by him is W. The energy stored in the
1
stretched spring was E. What will be the gain
2A 5
in gravitational potential energy?
(c) ( )
B
(a) W (b) E
1

B 5
(c) W + E (d) W – E
(d) ( )
2A
38. A particle is released from height S from the surface of the
Earth. At a certain height, its kinetic energy is three times its
31. A particle moves in a potential region given by U = 2x2 – 2x
potential energy. The height from the surface of earth and
+ 100 J. Its state of equilibrium will be:
the speed of the particle at that instant are respectively
(a) x = 25 m (b) x = 0·25 m
S √3gS
(a) ,
(c) x = 0·05 m (d) x = 0·5 m 2 2

32. A block of mass ‘m’ is kept over a fixed smooth inclined S 3gS
(b) ,√
plane having an angle of inclination θ. The block slides 4 2
down the incline covering distance ‘d’. What will be the
3gS
work done by normal force during this motion? (c)
S
,
4 2
(a) mgd cosθ sinθ

S √3gS
(b) mgd tanθ (d) ,
4 2

(c) mgd cos2θ sinθ

39. An athlete jumping vertically on a trampoline leaves the
(d) Zero surface with a velocity of 10 m/s upward. What maximum
height does she reach?
33. A spring of force constant K is first stretched by distance a
from its natural length and then further by a distance b. (a) 10 m (b) 2.5 m (c) 5.0 m (d) 0.50 m
The work done in the second stretching is
40. The kinetic energy K of a particle of mass m moving along
1 a straight line depends upon the displacement s as
(a) Ka(a − b)
K = As . Find out the force acting on the particle?
2
2

1
(a) 2 As (b) As
(b) Kb(a + b)
2
(c) 2m As (d) m As
1
(c) Kb(a − b)
2
 2 2
v t
41. Two men with weights in the ratio 2 : 3 run up a staircase
(d)
in times in the ratio 5 : 9 . The ratio of the power of the first T
2

to that of the second is

45. Consider a system in which few conservative internal and
6
(a) few non-conservative internal forces are acting. Then work
5 done by the resultant non-conservative force is equal to:
5 (External forces are absent)
(b)
6
(a) Change in Kinetic Energy.
10
(c) (b) Change in Potential Energy.
27
(c) Change in Mechanical Energy.
18
(d)
15 (d) Zero

42.
→
46. A chain of length ‘L’ and mass ‘M’ is kept over a frictionless
A force F = (3 ˆi + 4 ˆj ) N acts on a particle moving in the
horizontal table. One of its end starts sliding down the
XY plane. Starting from the origin, the particle first goes table. What will be the velocity of the chain as it slides
along the X-axis to the point (4, 0) m and then parallel to down completely?
the y-axis to the point (4, 3) m. The total work done by the
force on the particle is (a) Zero

(b) √gL

gL
(c) √
2

gL
(d) √
2

47. A particle moves from a point (−2 ˆi + 5 ˆj ) to (4 ˆj + 3 k̂)

(a) 12 J (b) −6 J when a force of (4 î + 3 ĵ )N is applied. How much work
has been done by the force?
(c) 24 J (d) −12 J
(a) 5 J (b) 2 J
→
43. A particle is moved from a position ˆ ˆ
r 1 = (2 i + j − 2 k̂)
→
(c) 8 J (d) 11 J
metre to a position ˆ ˆ
r 2 = (4 i + 3 j − k̂) metre under the
→
48. A body of mass 3.0 kg moves under the influence of some
action of a force ˆ ˆ
F = (3 i + 2 j + 2 k̂)N . The work done is
external force such that its position S as a function of time
equal to:- t is given by S = 6t − t + 1 where S is in metres and t is
3 2

(a) 32 J (b) 12 J
in seconds. The work done (in joule) by the force in the first
three seconds is:
(c) 24 J (d) 16 J
(a) 20000 J (b) 18000 J (c) 38000 J (d) 36504 J
44. A body starts from rest with constant acceleration and it
49. A projectile is fired at 30° with momentum p, neglecting
acquires a velocity v in time T. The work done on the body
friction, the change in kinetic energy, when it returns back to
in time t will be proportional to
the ground, will be:
vt
(a) (a) zero (b) 30 % (c) 60 % (d) 100 %
T

v t
2 2
50. A particle moves with a velocity (6 ^i − 4 ^j + 3 k)
^
m/s
(b)
T under the influence of a constant force
v t
2 →
F = (20 i + 15 j − 5 k) N. The instantaneous power
^ ^ ^

(c)
T
2
applied to the particle is

(a) 35 J/s (b) 45 J/s (c) 25 J/s (d) 195 J/s