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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) Build Up Your Understanding

WORK 8. Calculate the work done for following F-d curves

1. ( )
A force F= 2iˆ − ˆj + 4kˆ N displaces a particle by
100

( )
↑
d = 3iˆ + 2jˆ − kˆ m , calculate work done. (A) F(N) 4 6 (P) 100 J
2 d(m)
→
(1) Zero (2) 8 J (3) 4 J (4) 12 J
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2. A body of mass m is displaced from point ↑ 10
F(N)
A(3, 1, 2) to point B(4, 3, 3) under the effect of a
 5
ˆ
force, F = (3iˆ + 2jˆ + 4k)N. calculate W.D. by the
(B) 1 2 3 4 5 (Q) 13.5 J
d(m)
force. →
(1) 57 J (2) 11 J (3) 0 (4) 22 J
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3. ↑ 15
2
A force = (3x +2x–7) N acts on a 2 kg body as a
F(N)
result of which the body gets displaced from x=0 5
to x=5m. The work done by the force will be– (C) 4 5 (R) 15 J
1 2 3 d(m)
(1) 35 J (2) 70 J (3) 115 J (4) 270 J →

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4. A person of mass m is standing on one end of a

↑ 3
plank of mass M and length L and floating in F(N) 2
water. The person moves from one end to another (D)
1
and stops. Work done by normal force is – 1 2 3 4 5 6
d(m)
mMgL →
(1) MgL (2) mgL (3) (4) 0
M+m
WE0004 (1) (A - P); (B - Q); (C - Q); (D - R)
5. A 2 kg mass lying on a table is displaced in the
horizontal direction through 50 cm. The work (2) (A - P); (B - R); (C - R); (D - Q)
done by the normal reaction will be – (3) (A - P); (B - P); (C - Q); (D - R)
(1) 0 (2) 100 joule
(3) 100 erg (4) 10 joule (4) (A - P); (B - P); (C - R); (D - Q)
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6. A body of mass M tied to a string is lowered at a WE0008
constant acceleration of (g/4) through a vertical
9.
2
distance h. The work done by the string will A force F = Kx acts on a particle at an angle of
be.............. 60° with the x–axis. the work done in displacing
3 1 the particle from x1 to x2 will be –
(1) Mgh (2) Mgh
4 4 kx2
−3 −1 (1)
(3) Mgh (4) Mgh 2
4 4
k 2
WE0006 (2)
2
(
x2 − x12 )
7. Find work done by friction for displacement 'S' ?
k 3
( )
θ
F
µk
(3) x2 − x13
m S 6
(1) µK(mg + Fsinθ).S (2) –µK(mg + Fsinθ).S k 3
(3) µK(mg – Fsinθ).S (4) –µK(mg – Fsinθ).S
(4)
3
(
x2 − x13 )
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10. The work done against gravity in taking 10 kg.  ˆ
16. A particle is moved from a position r1 = (3iˆ + 2jˆ − 6k)
mass at 1 m height in 1 s will be :-  ˆ metre under
metre to a position r2 = (14iˆ + 13jˆ − 9k)
(1) 49 J (2) 98 J 
ˆ N.
the action of a force F= (4iˆ + ˆj + 3k)
(3) 196 J (4) None of these
The work done is equal to :-
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(1) 32 J (2) 64 J
11. A force of 10N displaces an object by 10m. If (3) 96 J (4) 46 J
work done is 50J then direction of force make an WE0016
angle with direction of displacement :-
17. Figure gives the acceleration of a 2.0 kg body as it
(1) 120° (2) 90° moves from rest along x axis while a variable force
(3) 60° (4) None of these acts on it from x = 0m to x = 9m. The work done
by the force on the body when it reaches
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(i) x = 4m and
12. A body of mass 6 kg under a force which causes (ii) x = 7 m shall be as given below
t2 6
displacement in it given ‘S = ’ metres where ‘t’

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is time. The work done by the force in 2 seconds

a (m/s )
2
is :- x(m)
0
2 4 6 8
(1) 12J (2) 9J (3) 6J (4) 3J
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13. A force acts =
F ( 5iˆ + 4ˆj ) N on a body and
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 (1) 21 J and 33 J respectively

produced a displacement S= (6iˆ − 5ˆj + 3kˆ ) m . (2) 21 J and 15 J respectively
The work done will be (3) 42 J and 60 J respectively
(4) 42 J and 30 J respectively
(1) 30 J (2) 40 J (3) 10 J (4) 20 J
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14. A force F acting on an object varies with distance KINETIC ENERGY & WORK ENERGY THEOREM
x as shown here. 18. A force acts on a 30 g particle in such a way that
The work done by the force in moving the object the position of the particle as a function of time is
2 3
from x = 0 to x = 6m is :- given by x = 3t – 4t + t , where x is in metres and
t is in seconds. The work done during the first 4
F(N)
3
second is :-
2 (1) 5.28 J (2) 450 mJ
1 (3) 490 mJ (4) 530 mJ
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
x in (m) 19. A constant force F is applied to a body of mass m
moving with initial velocity u. If after the body
(1) 18.0 J (2) 13.5 J undergoes a displacement S, its velocity becomes
(3) 4.5 J (4) 9.0 J v, then the total work done is :-
2 2 m 2
WE0014 (1) m[v + u ] (2) [u + v2]
2
15. A stone of mass m is tied to a string of length  at m 2 2 2 2
(3) [v – u ] (4) m[v – u ]
one end and by holding second end it is whirled 2
into a horizontal circle, then work done will be :– WE0019
 mv 2  20. If the momentum of a body is increased n times,
(1) 0 (2)   2π its kinetic energy increases.
  
(1) n times (2) 2n times
 mv 2 
(3) (mg)·2π (4)   (3) n times (4) n2 times
  
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21. If K.E. increases by 3%. Then momentum will 26. Velocity–time graph of a particle of mass 2 kg
increase by :- moving in a straight line is as shown in figure.
Work done by all the forces on the particle is :
(1) 1.5% (2) 9%
v (m/s)
(3) 3% (4) 2% 20

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22. If K.E. body is increased by 100%. Then % t (s)

change in 'P'. 2
(1) 50% (2) 41.4% (1) 400 J
(2) –400 J
(3) 10% (4) 20%
(3) –200 J
WE0022 (4) 200 J
23. 2 particles of mass 1 Kg and 5 kg have same WE0026

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momentum, calculate ratio of their K.E. 27. The kinetic energy of a body becomes four times
of its initial value. The new linear momentum will
(1) 5 : 1 (2) 25 : 1 be :-
(3) 1 : 1 (4) 10 : 1 (1) Four times the initial value
(2) Thrice the initial value
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(3) Twice the initial value
1 (4) Same as the initial value
24. The graph between Ek and is
p WE0027
28. A 0.5 kg ball is thrown up with an initial speed
(EK = kinetic energy and p = momentum) – 14 m/s and reaches a maximum height of 8.0 m.
How much energy is dissipated by air drag acting
(1) (2) on the ball during the ascent ?
Ek E (1) 19.6 J (2) 4.9 J
k

(3) 10 J (4) 9.8 J

1/p 1/p
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29. If the kinetic energy of a body is double of its initial
(3) (4) kinetic energy, then the momentum of the body
E E will be :-
k k

(1) 2 2 times (2) 2 times

1/p 1/p
1
(3) times (4) none of these
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25. The graph between kinetic energy EK and velocity WE0029
V is – 30. A ball of mass 2 kg and another of mass 4 kg are
dropped together from a 60 feet tall building.
(1) (2) After a fall of 30 feet each towards earth, their
respective kinetic energies will be in the ratio of :-
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 1 : 2
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 2:1
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(3) (4)
31. Two bodies of mass 1kg and 4kg have equal K.E.
then the ratio of their momentum is :-
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 1 : 4
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32. If the kinetic energy is increased by 300%, the 37. The relation between conservative force and
momentum will increase by :- potential energy U is given by :–
(1) 100% (2) 200% (3) 150% (4) 300% dU
(1) F = (2) F = ∫ U dx
WE0032 dx
dU dU
33. If the kinetic energy of a body increases by 4% the (3) F = − (4) F =
momentum : dx dx

(1) increases by 2% (2) increases by 4% WE0037

38. Which of the following is a non conservative
(3) increases by 8% (4) increases by 16%
force:–
WE0033 (1) Electric force (2) Gravitational force
CONSERVATIVE FORCE POTENTIAL ENERGY (3) Spring force (4) Viscous force
& LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY WE0038
39. The graph between potential energy U and
34. Which of the following statements is true for work
done by conservative forces :– displacement X in the state of stable equilibrium
will be–

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(1) It does not depend on path U
U
(2) It is equal to the difference of initial and final
potential energy function (1) (2)
(3) It can be recovered completely X X
(4) All of the above
U U
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(3) (4)
35. Which of the following statement is incorrect for a
conservative field ? X X
(1) Work done in going from initial to final position WE0039
is equal to change in kinetic energy of the particle.
40. A particle moves in a potential region given by
(2) Work done depends on path but not on initial U = 8x2 – 4x + 400 J. Its state of equilibrium will
and final positions. be–
(3) Work done does not depend on path but (1) x = 25 m (2) x = 0·25 m
depends only on initial and final positions (3) x = 0·025 m (4) x = 2·5 m
(4) Work done on a particle in the field for a round WE0040
trip is zero. 41. For the path PQR in a conservative force field the
WE0035 amounts work done in carrying a body from P to
Q and from Q to R are 5 Joule and 2 Joule
36. As shown in the diagram a particle is to be carried respectively. The work done in carrying the body
from point A to C via paths (I), (II) and (III) in from P to R will be –
gravitational field, then which of the following P
statements is correct :–
C

I
Q R
h
II (1) 7 J (2) 3 J (3) 21 J (4) Zero
III
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A B 42. The mass of a bucket full of water is 15 kg. It is
(1) Work done is same for all the paths being pulled up from a 15m deep well. Due to a
hole in the bucket 6 kg water flows out of the
(2) Work done is minimum for path (II) bucket uniformly. The work done in drawing the
2
(3) Work done is maximum for path (I) bucket out of the well will be (g = 10m/s )–
(4) None of the above (1) 900 J (2) 1500 J
(3) 1800 J (4) 2100 J
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43. A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying 48. A body of mass 2 kg falls from a height of 20 m.
2 What is the loss in potential energy :-
on a smooth table and of its length is hanging
3
(1) 400 J (2) 300 J
down over the edge of the table. If g is the
acceleration due to gravity, the work done to pull (3) 200 J (4) 100 J
the hanging part on the table is :-
MgL WE0048
(1) MgL (2)
3 49. In stretching a spring by 2 cm energy stored is
MgL 2MgL given by U, then stretching by 10 cm energy
(3) (4)
9 9 stored will be :-
WE0043 (1) U (2) 5U
44. A 10 kg satellite completes one revolution around
U
the earth at a height of 100 km in 108 minutes. (3) (4) 25U
The work done by the gravitational force of earth 25
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108 × 10
(1) 108 × 100 × 10 J (2) J
100 50. If the potential energy of two molecules is give by,
A B
100 × 10 =U − then at equilibrium position, its
(3) 0 J (4) J r12 r 6
108
potential energy is equal to :
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45. A particle is moved from (0, 0) to (a, a) under a A2 B2
 (1) (2)
F (3iˆ + 4ˆj) from two paths. Path 1 is OP
force = 4B 4A
and path 2 is OQP. Let W1 and W2 be the work 2B
done by this force in these two paths. Then : (3) (4) 3A
A
y
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P(a, a)
51. A 2 g ball of glass is released from the edge of a
hemispherical cup whose radius is 20 cm. How
45° much work is done on the ball by the gravitational
x force during the ball's motion to the bottom of the
O Q
cup ?
(1) W1 = W2 (2) W1 = 2W2
(1) 1.96 mJ
(3) W2 = 2W1 (4) W2 = 4W1
WE0045 (2) 3.92 mJ

46. A spring of force constant 800 N/m has an (3) 4.90 mJ

extension of 5 cm. The work done in extending it
from 5 cm to 15 cm is :- (4) 5.88 mJ
(1) 16 J (2) 8 J (3) 32 J (4) 24 J WE0051
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52. 4 J of work is required to stretch a spring through
47. If a spring extends by x on loading then energy 10 cm beyond its unstretched length. The extra
stored by the spring is :- (T is tension in the spring, work required to stretch it through additional
K = spring const.) 10 cm shall be
T2 T2
(1) (2) (1) 4 J (2) 8 J
2x 2k
2k 2T2 (3) 12 J (4) 16 J
(3) (4)
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53. A particle in a certain conservative force field has 58. A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s
20xy on a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a
a potential energy given by U = . The force nearly weightless spring of force constant
z
exerted on it is k=50N/m. The maximum compression of the
spring would be :-
 20y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ
(1)  i +  j +  2 k
 z   z   z 

 20y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ

(2) −  i −  j +  2 k (1) 0.12 m (2) 1.5 m
 z   z   z 
(3) 0.5 m (4) 0.15 m
 20y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ WE0058
(3) −  i −  j −  2 k
 z   z   z  59. A projectile is fired at 30° with momentum p,
neglecting friction, the change in kinetic energy,
 20y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ when it returns back to the ground, will be :-
(4)  i +  j −  2 k (1) zero (2) 30 % (3) 60 % (4) 100 %
 z   z   z 

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POWER
CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY 60. An electric motor produces a tension of 4500N in
a load lifting cable and rolls it at the rate of 2 m/s.
54. A body is dropped from a height h. When loss in
The power of the motor is –
its potential energy is U then its velocity is v. The
mass of the body is – (1) 9 kw (2) 15 kw
(3) 225 kw (4) 9 × 103 hp
U2 2v 2v 2U WE0060
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2v U U2 v2
61. A motor of 100 hp is moving a car with a
WE0054 constant velocity of 72 km/hour. The forward
force exerted by the engine on the car is –
55. A ball of mass 1 kg is released from the tower of 3
(1) 3·73 × 10 N (2) 3·73 × 102 N
Pisa. The kinetic energy generated in it after falling (3) 3·73 × 101 N (4) None of the above
through 10m will be –
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(1) 10 J (2) 9·8 J (3) 0·98 J (4) 98 J 62. A crane lifts 300 kg weight from earth's surface
upto a height of 2m in 3 seconds. The average
WE0055 power generated by it will be –
56. A stone is projected vertically up to reach (1) 1960 W (2) 2205 W
maximum height ‘h’. The ratio of its kinetic energy (3) 4410 W (4) 0 W
4h WE0062
to potential energy, at a height will be :-
5 63. Two men with weights in the ratio 5 : 3 run up a
(1) 5 : 4 (2) 4 : 5 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 4 : 1 staircase in times in the ratio 11 : 9. The ratio of
power of first to that of second is –
WE0056 15 11 11 9
(1) (2) (3) (4)
11 15 9 11
57. A block of mass 16 kg is moving on a frictionless
horizontal surface with velocity 4m/s and comes WE0063
to rest after pressing a spring. If the force constant 64. A car is moving with a speed of 40 Km/hr. If the
of the spring is 100 N/m then the compression in car engine generates 7 kilowatt power, then the
the spring will be – resistance in the path of motion of the car will be–
(1) 360 newton (2) 630 newton
(1) 3·2 m (2) 1·6 m (3) 0·6 m (4) 6·1 m
(3) Zero (4) 280 newton
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65. Calculate power generated by tension in the string 70. Water is falling on the blades of a turbine at a rate
in first 2 seconds of motion :- of 100 kg/s from a certain spring. If the height of
(1) 250 W the spring be 100 metres, the power transferred
to the turbine will be :-
(2) 500 W g
a= (1) 100 kW (2) 10 kW
(3) 750 W 2 (3) 1 kW (4) 1000 kW
10 WE0070
(4) 1000 W
71. If the force applied is F and the velocity gained is
WE0065 v, then the average power developed is :-
66. A body of mass m starting from rest from origin F v Fv
moves along x-axis with constant power (P). (1) (2) (3) (4) Fv2
v F 2
Calculate relation between velocity-distance :- WE0071
(1) x ∝ v (2) x ∝ v2
1/2
72. What average horsepower is developed by an
(3) x ∝ v (4) x ∝ v3 80kg man while climbing in 10 s flight of stairs
WE0066 that rises 6 m vertically ?
67. A pump is used to deliver water at a certain rate (1) 0.63 hp (2) 1.26 hp
from a given pipe. To obtain n times water from (3) 1.8 hp (4) 2.1 hp

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the same pipe in the same time, by what factor, WE0072
the force of the motor should be increased? 
2 73. A constant force F is acting on a body of mass m
(1) n times (2) n times 
1 with constant velocity v as shown in the figure.
3
(3) n times (4) times The power P exerted is
n F
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68. A body of mass 4 kg is moving up an inclined θ v
plane rising 1 in 40 with velocity 40 m/sec if
efficiency is 50% the calculate power required. F cos θ
(1) Fv cosθ (2)
(1) 38.4 W (2) 55 W mg
(3) 78.4 W (4) 108 W Fmg cos θ mg sin θ
WE0068 (3) (4)
v F
69. A 1.0 hp motor pumps out water from a well
of depth 20 m and fills a water tank of volume WE0073
2238 liters at a height of 10 m from the ground.
The running time of the motor to fill the empty
2
water tank is (g = 10m/s )
(1) 5 minutes (2) 10 minutes
(3) 15 minutes (4) 20 minutes
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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 4 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 2 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 2 1 1 4 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 1
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 4 1 1
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73
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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) AIPMT/NEET

AIPMT 2006 AIPMT 2010
1. 300 J of work is done in sliding a 2 kg block up 6. An engine pumps water through a hose pipe.
an inclined plane of height 10m. The work done
Water passes through the pipe and leaves it with
against friction is :-
(take g = 10 m/s2) a velocity of 2 m/s. The mass per unit length of
(1) zero (2) 100 J (3) 200 J (4) 300 J water in the pipe is 100 kg/m. What is the
WE0074 power of the engine?
2. A body of mass 3 kg is under a constant force
(1) 800 W (2) 400 W
which causes a displacement s in metres in it,
1 2 (3) 200 W (4) 100 W
given by the relation s = t , where t is in
3 WE0080
seconds. Work done by the force in 2 seconds
is :- AIPMT 2011

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5 3 7. The potential energy of a system increases if
(1) J (2) J work is done :-
19 8
8 19 (1) Upon the system by a nonconservative force
(3) J (4) J
3 5 (2) By the system against a conservative force
WE0075 (3) By the system against a nonconservative force
AIPMT 2009 (4) Upon the system by a conservative force

3. A block of mass M is attached to the lower end WE0081

of a vertical spring. The spring is hung from a 8. A body projected vertically from the earth
ceiling and has force constant value k. The mass
is released from rest with the spring initially reaches a height equal to earth's radius before
unstretched. The maximum extension produced returning to the earth. The power exerted by the
in the length of the spring will be :-
gravitational force is greatest :-
(1) Mg/2k (2) Mg/k
(1) At the highest position of the body
(3) 2 Mg/k (4) 4 Mg/k
(2) At the instant just before the body hits the
WE0077 earth
4. An engine pumps water continuously through a (3) It remains constant all through
hose. Water leaves the hose with a velocity v and
m is the mass per unit length of the water jet. (4) At the instant just after the body is projected
What is the rate at which kinetic energy is WE0082
imparted to water :-
9. Force F on a particle moving in a straight line
1 2 2 1
(1) mv (2) mv3 varies with distance d as shown in the figure. The
2 2 work done on the particle during its displacement
1 of 12 m is :
(3) mv3 (4) mv2
2 F(N)
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2
5. A body of mass 1 kg is thrown upwards with a
velocity 20 m/s. It momentarily comes to rest
after attaining a height of 18 m. How much 0 3 7 12 d(m)
2
energy is lost due to air friction ? (g = 10 m/s ) :-
(1) 10 J (2) 20 J (3) 30 J (4) 40 J (1) 18 J (2) 21 J
WE0079 (3) 26 J (4) 13 J
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10. The potential energy of a particle in a force field 15. A body of mass 1 kg begins to move under the
A B action of a time dependent force
is : U = 2 −
r r 
F (2t ˆi + 3t2 ˆj)N , where î and ĵ are unit
=
where A and B are positive constants and r is the
distance of particle from the centre of the field. vectors along x and y axis. What power will be
For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle
developed by the force at the time t ?
is :
2 3
(1) A/B (2) B/A (3) B/2A (4) 2A/B (1) (2t + 3t )W (2) (2t2 + 4t4)W
3 4 3 5
WE0084 (3) (2t + 3t )W (4) (2t + 3t )W

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11. A car of mass m starts from rest and accelerates NEET-II 2016
so that the instantaneous power delivered to the 16. A particle moves from a point ( −2iˆ + 5ˆj) to
car has a constant magnitude P0. The

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instantaneous velocity of this car is proportional ˆ when a force of (4iˆ + 3j)
(4ˆj + 3k) ˆ N is applied.
to :-
How much work has been done by the force ?
–1/2
(1) t (2) t/ m
(1) 5 J (2) 2 J
2
(3) t P0 (4) t1/2
(3) 8 J (4) 11 J
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12. A uniform force of (3iˆ + ˆj) newton acts on a 17. Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1 g
particle of mass 2kg. Hence the particle is falling from a height of 1 km. It hits the ground
ˆ meter to position
displaced from position (2iˆ + k)
with a speed of 50 m/s. Take 'g' constant with a
ˆ meter. The work done by the force
(4iˆ + 3ˆj − k)
value 10 m/s2. The work done by the
on the particle is :-
(i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of
(1) 15 J (2) 9 J (3) 6 J (4) 13 J
air is :-
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13. A block of mass 10 kg, moving in x direction (2) (i) 100 J (ii) 8.75 J
with a constant speed of 10 m/s, is subjected to (3) (i) 10 J (ii) – 8.75 J
a retarding force F = 0.1x J/m during its travel
(4) (i) – 10 J (ii) – 8.25 J
from x = 20 m to 30 m. Its final KE will be :
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14. A particle of mass m is driven by a machine that y-direction where F is in newton and y in meter.
delivers a constant power k watts. If the particle Work done by this force to move the particle
starts from rest the force on the particle at time t
is :- from y = 0 to y = 1 m is :
−1 −1
(1) mk t 2 (2) 2mk t 2 (1) 30 J (2) 5 J

1 −1 mk −12 (3) 25 J (4) 20 J

(3) mk t 2 (4) t
2 2
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22. A ball of mass m is thrown with velocity v0 at an
19. An object of mass 500g, initially at rest acted
angle 60° with horizontal. The instantaneous
upon by a variable force, whose X component
power delivered by gravitational force at the
varies with x in the manner shown. The velocities
highest point of its trajectory is
of the object at point X = 8 m and X =12 m,
would be the respective values of (nearly) mgv 0
(1)
2
F(N) (2) Zero
20 3mgv 0
(3)
10 2

x(m)
mgv 0
(4)
4 5 8 10 12 2
–10
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moving in a straight line is as shown in the
(1) 18 m/s and 24.4 m/s figure.
(2) 23 m/s and 24.4 m/s
F
(3) 23 m/s and 20.6 m/s
3F0 B
(4) 18 m/s and 20.6 m/s
2F0 A C D
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20. A particle is released from height S from the x
d 2d 3d 4d
surface of the Earth. At a certain height its
The work done by force for displacement x = d
kinetic energy is three times its potential energy.
to x = 3d will be (ABC is semi-ellipse)
The height from the surface of earth and the
(1) 2πF0d
speed of the particle at that instant are
(2) 4F0d
respectively :

S 3gS S 3gS π 
(1) , (2) , (3) F0 d  + 4 
4 2 4 2 2 
(4) (2π – 4)F0d
S 3gS S 3gS
(3) , (4) ,
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24. An electric lift with a maximum load of 2000 kg
21. Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of
(lift + passengers) is moving up with a constant
15 kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to speed of 1.5 ms–1. The frictional force opposing
frictional force are 10% of the input energy. the motion is 3000 N. The minimum power
How much power is generated by the turbine? delivered by the motor to the lift in watts is:
2
(g = 10 m/s ) (g = 10 ms )
–2

(1) 10.2 kW (2) 8.1 kW (1) 20000 (2) 34500

(3) 12.3 kW (4) 7.0 kW (3) 23500 (4) 23000

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25. A block of mass m is moving with initial velocity 26. A gravitational field is present in a region and a
u towards a stationary spring of stiffness constant mass is shifted from A to B through different
k attached to the wall as shown in the figure. paths as shown. If W1, W2 and W3 represent the
Maximum compression of the spring is: work done by the gravitational force along the
(The friction between the block and the surface is respective paths, then :
negligible)

u
m

(1) W1 = W2 = W3
m m
(1) 4u (2) 2u (2) W1 > W2 > W3
k k
(3) W1 > W3 > W2

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1 k m
(3) u (4) u (4) W1 < W2 < W3
2 m k
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Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 4
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EXERCISE-III (Analytical Questions) Master Your Understanding

1. A body of mass 10 kg is displaced from point 5. The only force Fx acting on a 2.0 kg body as it
A(2, 1, 3) to point B(3, 3, 4) under the effect of moves along the x-axis varies as shown in the
a force of magnitude 20 N in the direction of figure. The velocity of the body along positive
6iˆ + 8ˆj . Calculate W.D. by the force :- x-axis at x = 0 is 4 m/s. The kinetic energy of
the body at x = 3.0 m is :-
(1) 22 J (2) 20 6 J
(1) 4 J +4
(3) 44 J (4) Zero
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(3) 12 J 0 x(m)
2. Work done in time t on a body of mass m which –4`
(4) 16 J
is accelerated from rest to a speed v in time t1 as
a function of time t is given by :- WE0100
1 v 2 v 6. A machine which is 75% efficient, uses 12 J of
(1) m t (2) m t2
2 t1 t1 energy in lifting 1 kg mass through a certain
2 distance. The mass is then allowed to fall through

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1  mv  2 1 v2 2
(3)  t t (4) m t the same distance, the velocity at the end of its
2  t1  2 t12 fall is :-
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(1) 12 m/s (2) 18 m/s
3. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground (3) 24 m/s (4) 32 m/s
3
with some initial velocity say v0. If of its kinetic WE0101
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energy is lost due to friction in time t0 then 7. A variable force, given by the 2-dimensional

coefficient of friction between the particle and vector
= F (3x2 ˆi + 4ˆj) , acts on a particle. The
the ground is :- force is in newton and x is in metre. What is the
v0 v0 3v 0 v change in the kinetic energy of the particle as it
(1) (2) (3) (4) 0
2gt 0 4gt 0 4gt 0 gt 0 moves from the point with coordinates (2,3) to
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(1) –7 J (2) Zero
4. A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from
(3) +7J (4) +19 J
rest to v1 in time t1. The instantaneous power
delivered to the body as a function of time t is- WE0102
mv1 t mv12 t mv1 t2 mv12 t
(1) (2) 2
(3) (4)
t1 t1 t1 t1
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