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1. The position of centre of mass of a system consisting of 7. A uniform metal rod of length 1 m is bent at 90° so as to
two particles of masses m1 and m2 separated by a form two arms of equal length. The centre of mass of
distance L apart, from m1 will be : this bent rod is :
m1 L m2 L � 1 �
(a) (b) (a) on the bisector of the angle, �� �� m from vertex
m1 � m2 m1 � m2 � 2�
mL L � 1 �
(c) 2 (d) (b) on the bisector of the angle, �� �� m from vertex
m1 2 �2 2�
2. A system consists of mass M and m (<< M). The centre �1�
of mass of the system is : (c) on the bisector of the angle, � � m from vertex
�2�
(a) at the middle
(b) nearer to M � 1 �
(d) on the bisector of the angle, �� �� m from vertex
(c) nearer to m �4 2�
(d) at the position of larger mass 8. Two balls are thrown simultaneously in air. The
3. Four identical sphere each of radius 10 cm and mass 1 acceleration of the centre of mass of the two balls while
kg are placed on a horizontal surface touching one in air :
another so that their centres are located at the corners of (a) depends on the direction of the motion of the balls
square of side 20 cm. What is the distance of their centre (b) depends on the masses of the two balls
of mass from centre of either sphere ? (c) depends on the speeds of the two balls
(a) 5 cm (b) 10 cm (d) is equal to g
(c) 20 cm (d) none of these 9. Consider a system of two identical particles. One of the
4. Four bodies of masses 2, 3, 5 and 8 kg are placed at the �
four corners of a square of side 2 m. The position of CM particles is at rest and the other has an acceleration a .
will be: The centre of mass has an acceleration.
� 8 13 � � 7 11 � 1�
(a) � , � (b) � , � (a) zero (b) a
�9 9 � 2
�9 9 � � �
� 11 13 � � 11 8 � (c) a (d) 2 a
(c) � , � (d) � , � 10. Two particles are shown in the figure. At t = 0 a constant
� 9 9 � � 9 9�
force F = 6 N starts acting on the 3 kg man. Find the
5. Three rods of the same mass are placed as shown in the
velocity of the centre of mass of these particles at t = 5 s.
figure. What will be the co-ordinate of centre of mass of
the system ?

(a) 5 m/s (b) 4 m/s

(c) 6 m/s (d) 3 m/s
11. Two particles A and B initially at rest, move towards
each other under a mutual force of attraction. At the
� a a � instant when the speed of A is v and the speed of B is 2v,
�a a�
(a) � , � (b) �� , �� the speed of centre of mass of the system is :
� 2 2 � � 2 2� (a) zero (b) v
� 2 a 2a � �a a� (c) 1.5 v (d) 3 v
(c) � , � (d) � , �
� 3 3 � �3 3� 12. Two bodies A and B having masses in the ratio 3 : 1
6. A square plate of side 20 cm has uniform thickness and possess the same kinetic energy. The ratio of linear
density. A circular part of diameter 8 cm is cut out momentum of B to A is :
symmetrically as shown in figure. The position of centre (a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 1
of mass of the remaining portion is : (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1
13. If the linear momentum is increased by 5%, the kinetic
energy will increase by :
(a) 50% (b) 100%
O1
O (c) 125% (d) 10%
14. A block of mass 2 kg collides with a horizontal massless
–1
spring of force constant 2 Nm . The block compresses
(a) at O1 the spring 4 m from the rest position. Speed of the block
(b) at O at the instant of collision is
(c) 0.54 cm from O on the left hand side (a) 16 m/s (b) 4 m/s
(d) none of the above (c) 8 m/s (d) 12 m/s
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15. A shell of mass m moving with velocity v suddenly � m� � M�
breaks into 2 pieces. The part having mass m/4 remains (a) h�1 � � (b) �1 � �h
� M� � m�
stationary. The velocity of other part will be
(a) v (b) 2v m
(c) h (d) h
3 4 M
(c) v (d) v 23. A ball is dropped from a height of 1 m. If coefficient of
4 3
–1 restitution between the surface and the ball is 0.6, the
16. A 50 gram bullet moving with a velocity of 10 ms gets ball rebounds to a height of
embedded into a 950 g stationary body. The loss in K.E. (a) 0.6 m (b) 0.4 m
of the system will be (c) 1 m (d) 0.36 m
(a) 95% (b) 100% 24. When a ball of mass = 5 kg hits a bat with a velocity =3
(c) 5% (d) 50% m/s, in positive direction and it moves back back with a
17. A body of mass 1 kg initially at rest, explodes and breaks velocity = 4 m/s, find the impulse in SI units :
into three fragments of masses in the ratio 1 : 1 : 3. The (a) 5 (b) 15
two pieces of equal mass fly off perpendicular to each (c) 25 (d) 35
other, with a speed of 15 m/s each. The speed of the 25. A block of mass m moving at a velocity v collides with
heavier fragment is : another block of mass 2 m at rest. The lighter block
–1
(a) 5 2ms �1 (b) 45 ms comes to rest after collision. Find the coefficient of
–1 –1
(c) 5 ms (d) 15 ms restitution :
18. A mass m with velocity u strikes a wall normally and (a) 1/2 (b) 1
returns with the same speed. What is magnitude of the (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4
change in momentum of the body when it returns : 26. The magnitude of the impulse developed by a mass of
(a) 4 mu (b) mu ^ ^ ^
0.2 kg which changes its velocity from 5 i � 3 j � 7 k m/s
(c) 2 mu (d) zero
^ ^ ^
19. Condsider the following two statements : to 2 i � 3 j � k m/s is :
(A) Linear momentum of a system of particles is zero
(a) 2.7 N–s (b) 1.8 N–s
(B) Kinetic energy of a system of particles is zero
(c) 0.9 N–s (d) 3.6 N–s
(a) A implies B and B implies A
(b) A does not imply B and B does not imply A 27. A steel ball strikes a steel plate at an angle � with the
(c) A implies B but B does not imply A vertical. If the coefficient of restitution is e, the angle at
(d) B implies A but A does not imply B which the rebound will take place is :
20. A machine gun fires a steady stream of bullets at the rate � tan � �
(a) � (b) tan �1 � �
of n per minute into a stationary target in which the � e �
bullets get embedded. If each bullet has a mass m and � e �
arrives at the target with a velocity v, the average force (c) e tan � (d) tan �1 � �
on the target is : � tan � �
60v 28. Two balls of equal mass have a head on collision with
(a) 60 mnv (b) 1
mn speed 6 m/s each. If the coefficient of restitution is ,
mnv mv 3
(c) (d) the speed of each ball after impact will be :
60 60n
21. A particle is projected from a point at an angle with the (a) 18 m/s (b) 2 m/s
(c) 6 m/s (d) data insufficient
horizontal. At any instant t, if p is the linear momentum
29. A 50 kg mass is travelling at a speed of 2 m/s. Another
and E the kinetic energy, then which of the following
graphs is/are correct ? 60 kg mass travelling at a speed of 12 m/s in the same
direction, strikes the first mass. After the collision the 50
(a) (b) kg mass is travelling with a speed of 4 m/s. The
coefficient of restitution of the collision is
19 30
(a) (b)
30 19
20 11
(c) (d)
11 20
(c) (d) 30. A massive ball moving with speed v collides with a tiny
ball of negligible mass. The collision is elastic. The
second ball will move with a speed equal to
(a) v (b) 2 v
(c) v/2 (d) zero
22. In a gravity free space, a man of mass M standing at a
height h above the floor, throws a ball of mass m straight
down with a speed u. When the ball reaches the floor,
the distance of the man above the floor will be :
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