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Exercise-3

(Objective Type: Multi Correct)

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Q 1.
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Which of the following statements is TRUE for a system comprising of two bodies in contact
exerting frictional force on each other:
(A) total work done by static friction on whole system is always zero.
(B) work done by static friction on a body is always zero
(C) work done by kinetic friction on a body is always negative
(D) total work done by internal kinetic friction on whole system is always negative

Q 2. A particle of mass m is at rest in a train moving with constant velocity with respect to
ground. Now the particle is accelerated by a constant force F0 acting along the direction of
motion of train for time t0. A girl in the train and a boy on the ground measure the work
done by this force. Which of the following are INCORRECT?
(A) Both will measure the same work
(B) Boy will measure higher value than the girl
(C) Girl will measure higher value than the boy
(D) Data are insufficient for the measurement of work done by the force F0

Q 3. Force acts upon a particle of mass m.

(1) Potential energy is given by U = - +C, where C is constant
(2) Force is conservative in nature and potential energy U = - xy + C, where C is constant
(3) Force is non conservative in nature
(4) Origin is the unstable equilibrium position

Q 4. A smooth track in the form of a quarter circle of radius 6 m lies in the vertical plane. A
particle moves from P1 to P2 under the action of forces F1 , F2 and F3 . Force F1 is always
toward P2 and is always 20N in magnitude. Force F2 always acts horizontally and is always
30 N in magnitude. Force F3 always acts tangentially to the track and is of magnitude 15 N.
Select the correct alternative(s)
O 6m P2

6m F1
F3

P1 F2

(A) work done by F1 is 120 J (B) work done by F2 is 180 J

(C) work done by F2 is 45 (D) F1 is conservative in nature

Q 5. A block of mass 2 kg is hanging over a smooth and light pulley through a light string. The
other end of the string is pulled by a constant force F = 40 N. The kinetic energy of the
particle increases 40 J in a given interval of time. Then- (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) tension in the string is 40 N
(B) displacement of the block in the given interval of time is 2 m
(C) work done by gravity is –20 J

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(D) work done by tension is 80 J

Q 6. A particle of mass 2 kg is projected with an initial speed u = 10 m/sec at an angle  = 30° with
the horizontal
(A) The magnitude of work done on the particle during the first half of the total time of
flight of the particle is 25J.
(B) The magnitude of work done on the particle during the total time of flight of the
particle is 0 J.
(C) The magnitude of average power delivered to the particle during the first half of the
flight is 50 watt.
(D) The radius of curvature of the trajectory of the particle at the highest point of the
projectile is 7.5m.

Q 7. A particle is shifted from A to B and then from B to C where A, B and C are the midpoints of
the corresponding faces of a cube of side 2m. If a force F = (3iˆ + 4jˆ − 5k)N
ˆ is continuously
acting on the particle, then select correct alternative is
y

B
O x
A

z
(A) work done from A to B is 7 J (B) work done from B to C is 1 J
(C) work done A to C is 8 J (D) force F , is conservative force
Q 8. Which of the following is/are conservative force(s)?
x 2 ˆ y2 ˆ
(D) F = yiˆ + xjˆ
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(A) F = 2r 3 rˆ (B) F = − rˆ (C) F = i+ j
r y x

Q 9. If one of the forces acting on a particle is conservative then :

(A) Its work is zero when the particle moves exactly once around any closed path.
(B) Its work equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle.
(C) It obeys Newton's second law.
(D) Its work depends on the end points of the motion, not on the path between.

Q 10. A particle of mass m = 1 kg lying on x–axis experiences a force given by law F = x (3x – 2)
Newton, where x is the x-coordinate of the particle in meters. The points on x–axis where
the particle is in equilibrium are:
(A) x = 0 (B) x = 1/3 (C) x = 2/3 (D) x = 1

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Answer Key

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

Q.6) A, B, C, D Q.7) A, B, C, D Q.8) A, B, D Q.9) A, C, D Q.10) A, C

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