SRI CHAITANYA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,INDIA.

A.P,TELANGANA,KARNATAKA,TAMILNADU,MAHARASHTRA,DELHI,RANCHI,CHANDIGARH
PHYSICS

WORK, POWER & ENERGY 1

(4) mgh, mv 2  mgh
2
1. A particle moves so that its position vector is
4. A particle of mass m moves along a circle of
given by r  r sin  ti  r cos  t j where  is
radius r with constant tangential acceleration
angular velocity of particle. Which of the
 . The kinetic energy of particle after n
following is correct ?
rotations is
(1) The particle is executing S.H.M
(1) 2 n mr 2 (2) 4 n mr 2
(2) The particle is in circular motion and
(3) 4 n mr (4) 6 n mr
magnitude of centripetal acceleration is r 2

(3) Velocity is perpendicular to r but

5. A particle moves from a point r1  2i  3 j m  
acceleration is along r  
to moves point r2  3i  2 j m during which a
(4) Velocity and acceleration both are along
 
certain force F  5i  5 j N acts on it. The
r
work done by the force during the
2. A  cos  ti  sin  t j and
displacement is
t t (1) 25 J (2) 12 J
B  cos i  sin j where t is time. The
2 2
(3) 50 J (4) Zero
time after which A and B are at 60º to each
6. A force F  10  0.5x acts on a particle in
other is
2 2 the ‘x’ direction where F is in newton and x
(1) (2)
9 3 in metre. The work done by force during a

  displacement x = 0 to x = 2 m is
(3) (4)
4 2 (1) 21 J (2) 11 J
3. A water drop of mass m falls from a height h (3) 10 J (4) 24 J
and hits the ground with a speed v. The work 7. A particle of mass 3m at rest suddenly breaks
done by gravitational force and resistance on its own into three identical fragments. Two
force of air are respectively. fragments move at 60º to each other with a
(1) mgh, mgh speed V each. The energy released during the
1 process is
(2) mgh, mgh  mv 2
2
1 2
(1) mv (2) mv 2
1 2
(3) mgh, mv 2  mgh
2

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 3 2 5 2 11. A block of mass 10 kg, moving in x – direction
(3) mv (4) mv
2 2 with a constant speed of 10 ms 1 is subjected
8. A projectile of mass m is field at a speed u at
to a retarding force F  0.2 x Jm 1 during its
60º to horizontal. At the highest point, the
travel from x = 10 m to 20 m. Its final KE will
projectile breaks into two parts of mass ratio 1
be
: 3. If the smaller particle comes to rest, the
(1) 500 J (2) 30 J
work done internal forces during explosion is
(3) 470 J (4) 530 J
1 2 24
(1) mu (2) mu 2
3 45 12. A particle is released from a height H from the

1 surface of earth. At a certain height its kinetic

(3) mu 2 (4) Zero
2 energy is twice its potential energy. The height

9. An object of mass 500 g initially moving at from surface of earth and the speed of particle
at that instant are, respectively
10 ms 1 is acted upon by a variable force
where x – component varies with x in the H 2 gH H 4 gH
(1) , (2) ,
3 3 3 3
manner shown. The K.E of object at the points
x = 8 m and x = 12 m would have respective H 2 gH H 4 gH
(3) , (4) ,
values of 2 3 4 3

13. A point of mass m is moved in a vertical circle

of radius r with the help of a string. The
velocity of mass is 7gr at the lowest point.
The tension in the string at the horizontal
position is
(1) 3 mg (2) 5 mg
(3) 4 mg (4) 6 mg
14. Assertion (A) : A mass m attached to a thin
(1) 130 J, 45 J (2) 155 J, 130 J wire is whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is

(3) 120 J, 150 J (4) 150 J, 12 J most likely to break when the mass is at the
lowest point.
10. A force F   20  10 y acts on a particle work
Reason (R) : In a vertical circle the speed and
done by this force to move the particle from y
tension are maximum at the lowest point of
= 1 m to y = 3 m is
vertical circle.
(1) 80 J (2) 105 J
(1) Both A and R are true, and R is the
(3) 25 J (4) 130 J
correct explanation of A

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 (2) Both A and R are true, but R is not the 18. The potential energy of a long spring when
correct explanation of A stretched by 2cm is U. If the spring is to be
(3) A is true, but R is false. stretched by 8 cm, from its natural length the

(4) A is false, but R is true. work to be done is

15. Figure shows a smooth track, a part of which (1) 16 U (2) 32 U

is a circle of radius R. A block of mass m is (3) 64 U (4) 8U

pushed against a spring of spring constant K
fixed at the left end and is then released. The
initial compression of spring so that the block
presses the track with a force mg is
19. Each of the blocks shown in the figure has
mass 1 kg. The rear block moves with a speed
of 2 ms 1 towards the front block kept at rest.
The spring attached to the front block is light
and has a spring constant 50 Nm1 . The
maximum compressionof the spring is

mgR 4mgR
(1) (2)
K K

3mgR 2mgR (1) 0.1 m (2) 0.2 m

(3) (4)
K K (3) 0.3 m (4) 0.4 m
16. A particle of mass ‘m’ is attached to a free end 20. A block of mass m moving at a speed V
of a light rod of length L suspended from a compresses a spring through a distance x
wall. The minimum velocity to be given to before its speed is halved. The spring constant
particle at the lowest point to complete the of spring is
vertical circle is
3mv 2 3mv 2
(1) (2)
(1) 2gL (2) 5gL 2x2 4x2

(3) 4gL (4) gL 2mv 2 4mv 2

(3) (4)
3x 2 3x 2
17. A particle with total energy E is moving in a
21. A particle moves with a velocity
potential energy region U(x). Motion of the
particle is restricted to the region when  2i  3 j  4k  ms under the action of force
1

(1) U  x  E (2) U  x  0 10i  20 j  30k  N . The instantaneous power

(3) U  x  E (4) U  x  E supplied to the particle is
(1) 200 W (2) 140 W
(3) 80 W (4) 340 W

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22. An electric lift with a maximum load of 4000 v
kg is moving up with a constant speed of
1.2 ms 1 . The frictional force opposing the
motion is 2000N. The minimum power
delivered by the motor to the lift in water is (3) t

 g  10 ms  2
v

(1) 45.6  103 (2) 50.4  103

(3) 14.8  103 (4) 7.2  103

23. Water falls from a height of 80 m at the rate of t
(4)
1
20 kgs to operate a turbine. The losses due to
25. A body of mass 2 Kg begins to move under the
frictional force are 20% of input energy. The
action of a time dependent force
power generated by the turbine is
(1) 10.2 KW (2) 12.3 KW
 
F  3ti  2t 2 j N . The power developed by

force at time ‘t’ is

(3) 12.8 KW (4) 8.1 KW
3t 2 t 3
24. A body starts moving unidrirectionally under (1)  (2) 3t  2t 2
4 3
the influence of a source of constant power.
9 3 2 5 2 3 9 5
Which one of the graphs correctly shows the (3) t  t (4) t  t
4 3 3 4
variation of velocity (v) with time (t)?
26. The heart of a man pumps a volume v of blood
v
through the arteries in time t at a pressure P.
The power of the heart is

PV 2 PV
(1) (2)
t t
(1) t
P 2V 2 P 2V 3
v (3) (4)
t t
27. A particle of mass m is driven by a machine
that delivers a constant power P watts. If the
particle starts from rest the momentum of the
(2) t
particle at time t is

(1) 2m2 pt (2) 2mpt

2 pt
(3) 2mpt 2 (4)
m

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28. In a factory it is desired to lift 2000 kg of 33. A body initially at rest braks up into two
metal through a distance of 12 m in one pieces of masses 2m and 3m respectively. If
minute. The minimum horse power of the kinetic energy of 2 m is E, The total kinetic of
engine to be used is explosion is
(1) 5.3 (2) 10.3 2E 3E
(1) (2)
3 2
(3) 15.6 (4) 7.8
29. A bullet of mass m hits a block of mass M at 5E 3E
(3) (4)
3 5
rest elastically. The transfer energy is 75%
34. A bullet of mass 25 g is fired horizontally into
when M is
a ballistic pendulum of mass 5 kg and gets
m
(1) 3 m (2) embedded in it. If the centre of the pendulum
3
rises by a distance of 10 cm, the speed of
m
(3) 2 m (4) bullet is
2
30. A particle of mass 3m at rest splits into two (1) 360 ms 1 (2) 140 ms 1

particles of masses m and 2m. The ratio of the (3) 560 ms 1 (4) 280 ms 1
kinetic energies of m and 2 m would be
35. A ball of 0.5 kg moving at a speed of 5ms 1
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1:1
collides with another ball of mass 1 kg. After
(3) 2 : 1 (4) 1:3
the collision the balls stick together and
1
31. A 60 kg man skating with a speed of 10 ms remains motionless. The velocity of 1 kg block
collides with a 40 kg skater at rest and they before the collision is
cling to each other. The lose of kinetic energy (1) 5ms 1 (2) 2.5ms 1
during the collision is
(3) 4 ms 1 (4) 2 ms 1
(1) 1800 J (2) 900 J
36. A ball is thrown vertically downward from a
(3) 1200 J (4) 600 J
height H with an initially velocity u. It collides
32. A ball of mass m moving at a speed V makes a
with ground, loses 75% of its energy in
head on collision with an identical ball at rest.
collision and rebounds to the same height. The
The kinetic energy of balls after the collision is
initial speed u is
three fourths of the original. The coefficient of
(1) 6gh (2) 2gh
restitution is
1 1 (3) 3gh (4) 4gh
(1) (2)
2 4
1 2
(3) (4)
2 3

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 37. On a frictionless surface a block of mass M 38. In a nuclear decay process, the internal energy
moving at a speed V collides elastically with of a nucleus of mass M decreases, a gamma
another block of same mass at rest. After the E
photon of energy E and linear momentum
collision, the first block moves at 30º to initial C

V is emitted and the nucleas recoils. The

direction at a speed . The second block
2 decrease in internal energy is
speed after collision is E2 E2
(1) E (2) E
V 3 2 MC 2 2 MC 2
(1) (2) V
2 2 E2
(3) (4) 2E
2 2 MC 2
(3) 2V (4) V
3
PHYSICS

1) 2 2) 1 3) 4 4) 1 5) 4 6) 1 7) 4 8) 1 9) 2 10) 1
11) 3 12) 2 13) 2 14) 1 15) 3 16) 3 17) 3 18) 1 19) 2 20) 2
21) 3 22) 2 23) 3 24) 3 25) 3 26) 2 27) 2 28) 1 29) 2 30) 3
31) 3 32) 3 33) 3 34) 4 35) 2 36) 1 37) 2 38) 2 39) 40)

THERMODYNAMICS 3. A gas can be taken from A to B via two

1. 540 calories of heat converts 1 cubic different processes ACB and ADB.
centimeter of water at 100o C into 1671 cubic
centimeter of steam at 100o C at a pressure of
one atmosphere. Then the work done against
the atmospheric pressure is nearly
(1) 540 cal (2) 40 cal
When path ACB is used 60J of heat flows into
(3) Zero (4) 500 cal
the system and 30J of work is done by the
3
2. Considering 1 cc of water of volume 1cm system. If path ADB is used work done by the
3
becomes 1681cm of steam when boiled at 1 system is 10J. The heat flow into the system in
atm. pressure. If the specific latent heat of path ADB is :
vaporization of water is 2268 J/ g, then the (1) 80J (2) 20J
change in the internal energy is (1 (3) 100J (4) 40J
atm  105 Pa ) 4. The ratio of specific heats of a gas in an
(1) 2100 J (2) 2680 J adiabatic process is
(3) 1680 J (4) 2268 J (1) Infinite (2) Zero
(3) Negative (4) Remains constant
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5. One mole of a mono atomic ideal gas 8. One mole of a monatomic ideal gas undergoes
undergoes the process A  B in the given four thermodynamic processes as shown
P  V diagram. The change in the internal schematically in the P-V diagram below.
energy of the gas is Among these four processes, one is isobaric,
P one is isochoric, one is isothermal and one is
6P0 B adiabatic. Match the processes mentioned in
3P0 List-I with the corresponding statements in
A
List-II
V
V0 5V0

(1) 49.5 P0 V0 (2) 40.5 P0 V0

(3) 24.5 P0 V0 (4) 45 P0 V0

6. A sample of an ideal gas occupies a volume V
at a pressure P and absolute temperature T.
The mass of each molecule is m. If K is the
Boltzmann constant, then the density of the
List-I List-II
gas is
PT
1. work done by the
Pm
(1) d  (2) d  P. In process I
KT Km gas is zero
m Km 2. Temperature of the
(3) d  (4) d  Q. In process II
PKT PT gas remains unchanged
7. For the given cyclic process ABCA ,the work 3. No heat is exchanges
done during the processes CA and CB are R. In process III between the gas and its
surroundings
4. Work done by the gas
S. In process IV
Is 6P0V0
(1) P4; Q3; R1; S2
(2) P1; Q3; R2; S4

(1) + 3PV and Zero (3) P3; Q4; R1; S2

(2) - PV and Zero (4) P3; Q4; R2; S1
(3) Zero and - 3PV 9. An ideal gas expands isothermally from a
(4) - 3PV and Zero volume V1 to V2 and then compressed to
original volume V1 adiabatically. Initial
pressure is P1 and final pressure is P3 . The
total work done is W. Then
(1) P3  P1 , W  0 (2) P3  P1 , W  0
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 (3) P3  P1 , W  0 (4) P3  P1 , W  0

10. A box (thermally insulated) has two chambers V

2
separated by a membrane. One of volume V
contains an ideal gas at temperature T. The 1

V
other of volume is evacuated. If the T
2
5
membrane breaks down, the gas temperature (1) 3 (2)
2
will be
5 7
3 2T (3) (4)
(1) T (2) 3 2
2 3
14. Starting with the same initial conditions, an
T
(3) T (4) ideal gas expands from volume V1 to V2 in
2
three different ways. The work done by the gas
11. Match List – I with List – II
is W1 if the process is purely isothermal, W2 if
List – I List – II
purely isobaric and W3 if purely adiabatic,
a) Isothermal i) Pressure constant
Then
b) Isochoric ii) Temperature constant
c) Adiabatic iii) Volume constant
d) Isobaric iv) Heat content isconstant
Choose the correct answer from the options P

(1) a  i, b  iii, c  ii, d  iv

V1 V2
(2) a  ii, b  iii, c  iv, d  i
(1) W2  W1  W3 (2) W2  W3  W1
(3) a  ii, b  iv, c  iii, d  i
(3) W1  W2  W3 (4) W1  W3  W2
(4) a  iii, b  ii, c  i, d  iv
15. A system changes from the state (P1 , V1 ) to
12. During an isothermal process, for a gas which
of the following is not true? (P2 V2 ) as shown in the figure. What is the

(1) Internal energy does not change work done by the system

(1) 7.5  10 joule (2) 7 .5  10 erg

5 5
(2) Temperature remains constant
(3) No heat enters or leaves the system
(3) 12  10 joule (4) 6  10 joule
5 5

(4) Specific heat is infinity

16. The pressure of one mole of an ideal gas with
13. Volume versus temperature graph of two

moles of helium gas is as shown in the figure. adiabatic exponent changes according to

The ratio of heat absorbed and the work done a

p where ‘a’is constant. The
the relation T
by the gas in process 1 – 2 is
amount of heat absorbed by the gas in the
process,if the temperature is increased by T

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  2  1    1 (1) P1>P2
(1) RT   (2)   RT
  1    1  (2) P1=P2

  1  RT    (3) P1=0 and P2 is not equal to zero

(3) RT   2    1 
(4)
  1 (4) P2> P1

17. A gas is expanded from volume V0 to 2V0 21. In the following indicator diagram, the net
amount of work done will be
under three diffrent processes. Process 1 is
isobaric process 2 is isothemal and process 3
is adiabatic . Let U, U and U be the
1 2 3
change in internal energy of the gas in these
three processes then
(1) U U U (1) Positive (2) Negative
2 1 3
(2) U U U (3) Zero (4) Infinity
1 3 2
22. An ideal gas is taken through the cycle A  B
(3) U U U
1 3 2  C  A, as shown in the figure. If the net
(4) U U U heat supplied to the gas in the cycle is 5 J, the
1 2 3
18. P-V diagram of a diatomic gas is a straight work done by the gas in the process C  A is
line passing through origin. The molar heat
capacity of the gas in the process will be
(1) 4 R (2) 2.5 R

(3)3 R (4) 4 R
3

19. A monoatomic gas at a pressure P having a

volume V expands isothermally to a volume
(1) – 5 J (2) – 10 J
4V and then adiabatically to a volume 32V.
(3) – 15 J (4) – 20 J
 5
Then the final pressure of the gas is     23. A gas expands adiabatically at constant
 3
1
(1) 64P (2)32 P pressure such that its temperature T  ,
V
P P
(3) (4) P2 
64 128 the value of CP / CV of gas is
20. When a gas is expanded adiabatically to (1) 1.30 (2) 1.50
double its volume the final pressure becomes (3) 1.67 (4) 2.00
P1. When the same sample expanded 24. Figure below shows two paths that may be
isothermally to double its volume from same taken by a gas to go from a state A to a state
initial conditions the final pressure becomes C. In process AB, 400J of heat is added to the
P2. Then system and in process BC, 100J of heat is
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 added to the system. The heat absorbed by the (3) 380 J (4) 500 J
system in the process AC will be

(1) 460 J (2) 300 J

KEY

1) 2 2) 1 3) 4 4) 2 5) 2 6) 1 7) 4 8) 3 9) 3 10) 3
11) 2 12) 3 13) 2 14) 1 15) 3 16) 1 17) 4 18) 3 19) 4 20) 4
21) 2 22) 1 23) 2 24) 4 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30)
THERMODYNAMICS process, then the work done is
1. 1 gm of water is changed from its liquid to y-axis
vapour phase. The measured latent heat of
water is 2256 J/g. What is the amount of 30
change in internal energy?
V 20
1) 169.2 J (2) 3068.2 J (m3)
3) 2086.8 J (4) 2548.3 J 10
2. The change in internal energy for any process x-axis
5 10 15
between two given temperatures is
T (K)
1) the same
1) 21.0 J 2) 8.4 J
2) different
3) 12.6 J 4) 6.2 J
3) dependent on path
4. One mole of an ideal monatomic gas
4) independent of Cp of the gas
undergoes a process described by the equation
3. A graphs drawn between absolute temperature
constant. The heat capacity ofthe gas
and volume of 3 moles of helium gas as shown
during this process is
in the figure. If 5 cal of heat is used in the
1) 2)

3) 4)
5. In a process, temperature and volume of one
mole of an ideal monoatomic gas are varied
according to the relation VT = K, where K is a
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 constant. The molar heat capacity of the gas in 10. During an adiabatic process, the pressure of a
this process is (R is gas constant) gas is proportional to the cube of its absolute
R 3 temperature. The value of Cp / CV for that
1) 2) R
2 2
gas is
5R 2R
3) 4) 1) 3/5 2) 4/3
2 3
3) 5/3 4) 3/2
6. One mole of an ideal gas at temperature T1
11. A rigid diatomic ideal gas undergoes an
expands according to the law (P/V) = constant.
adiabatic process at room temperature. The
Find the work done when the final temperature
relation between temperature and volume of
becomes T2.
this process is TVx = constant, then x is :
1) R(T2 – T1) 2) (R/2) (T2 – T1)
5 2
3) (R/4) (T2 – T1) 4) PV (T2 – T1) 1) 2)
3 5
7. The molar heat capacity in a process of a 2 3
3) 4)
diatomic gas, if it does a work of Q/4 when a 3 5
heat of Q is supplied to it is 12. A gaseous mixture consists of 16g of helium

2 5 and 16 g of oxygen. The ratio Cp/Cv of the

1) R 2) R
5 2 mixture is
10 6 1) 1.4 2) 1.54
3) R 4) R
3 7
3) 1.59 4) 1.62
8. The relation between internal energy U,
13. A gas undergoes a process in which its
pressure p and volume V of gas in an adiabatic
pressure p and volume v are related as VPn =
process is U  a  bpV , where a and b are
constant the bulk modulus of the gas in this
positive constants. The value of molar ratio
process is
specific heats   is 1) np 2) p/n
a b 1 3) pn 4) p1/n
1) 2)
b b
14. P-V plots for two gases during adiabatic
a 1 b
3) 4) process are shown in the figure. Plots 1 and 2
a a
should correspond respectively to
9. The relation between U, P and V for an ideal
gas undergoing adiabatic process is
P
U = 2+3PV. The gas is
1) monoatomic 1
2
2) diatomic
V
3) polyatomic
1) He and O2 2) O2 and He
4) either a monoatomic or diatomic
3) He and Ar 4) O2 and N2

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15. A fixed mass of an ideal gas undergoes the (3) Isobaric (4) Isochoric
change represented by XYZX below (shown 18. We consider a thermodynamic system. If
in figure) U represents the increase in its internal
energy and W the work done by the system,
which of the following statements is true?
1) U = –W in an isothermal Process
2) U = W in an isothermal Process
3) U = –W in an adiabatic Process
Which one of the following sets could 4) U = W in an adiabaic Process
describe this set of changes? 19. A thermodynamic system is taken from an
XY YZ ZX original state D to an intermediate state E by
1) Isothermal Adiabatic Compression the linear process shown in Fig. Its volume is
expansion compression at constant then reduced to the original value from E to F
pressure by an isobaric process. Calculate the total
2) Adiabatic Isothermal Pressure work done by the gas from D to E to F.
expansion compression reduction at
constant
volume
3) Isothermal Adiabatic Compression
compressio expansion at constant
n pressure
1) 450 J 2) 450 erg
4) Adiabatic Isothermal Compression
3) 4.5 J 4) 0
compressio expansion at constant
20. Figure shows the graph of pressure versus
n pressure
volume of an ideal gas, taken from state 1 to 3
16. If Q, E and W denote respectively the heat
via three different paths i.e., 123, 13 and 143.
added, change in internal energy and work
The internal energies of the gas corresponding
done in a closed cyclic process, then
to the states 1 and 3 are P0V0 and 5P0V0
(1) Q = 0 (2) Q= W=0
respectively. The works done in the processes
(3) W= 0 (4) E = 0
4  3 and 1  2 respectively are
17. An ideal gas is compressed to half of its initial
volume by means of different thermodynamic
processes. Which of the process result in the
maximum work done on
the gas?
(1) Isothermal (2) Adiabatic
1)
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 p0V0 , 2 p0V0 2) 2 p0V0 , p0V0 isolated from its surroundings. The partition is
3) p0V0 , p0V0 4) 2 p0V0 , 2 p0V0 removed and the gas expands to occupy the

21. An ideal gas is taken through the cycle , as whole volume of the container, Its temperature

shown in fig. If the net heat supplied to the gas now would be

in the cycle is 5J, the work done by the gas in 1) 300 K 2) 250 K

the process C  A is 3) 200 K 4) 100 K

24. A diatomic gas does 100J of work when it is
2 C B expanded isobarically. The heat given to the

V gas during this process is

(m3) 1) 700 J 2) 350 J
1 A 4) 175 J 4) 1050 J
25. An ideal gas is taken from state A to state B
P(N/m2) 10
along the straight path AB as shown in the P-
1) –5 J 2) –10 J V diagram. During this process regarding the
3) –15 J 4) –20 J work done (W) and heat absorbed (Q)
22. An ideal gas goes from state to state via which of the following is correct?
three different processes as indicated in the A
5
P-V diagram.

2 B
P (atm)

2 5
V (lit)

1) W is +ve, Q is  ve
If indicate the heat absorbed by the
2) W is  ve, Q is +ve
gas along the three processes and
3) W is ve, Q is  ve
indicate the change in internal energy
4) W is + ve, Q is +ve
along the three processes respectively, then
26. A gas is undergoing adiabatic compression. If
1) and
Vi and V f are the initial and final volumes and
2) and
Pi and Pf are the initial and final pressures,
3) and
then which of the following is correct?
4) and
i i  Pf V f
1) PV i i  Pf V f
2) PV
23. A container of volume 1m3 is divided into two
i i  Pf V f
3) PV
equal compartments, one of which contains an
4) relation between PV
i i and Pf V f depends on the atomicity
ideal gas at 300 K. The other compartment is
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27. An ideal gas is undergoing a thermodynamic and the second sample B is allowed to expand
process AB and then BC as indicated in the adiabatically. When the final pressures are
graph drawn with absolute temperature T on same in the two samples, the volumes are VA
X-axis and volume V on Y-axis. The pressure and VB, then which of the following is
of the gas during the processes AB and BC correct?
respectively 1) VA < VB 2) VA = VB
1) increases, decreases 3) VA > A VB 4)
2) decreases, increases VA = C VB/3
3) increases, increases 31. Two V B cylinders A
4) decreases, decreases and B of equal
28. An ideal gas under certain experimental volumes O T each V are
conditions is found to obey an additional gas connected to each other by a narrow tube via a
law PVX = constant. It is observed that during stopcock. A contains an ideal gas at
expansion of the gas the temperature falls. temperature T and pressure P. B is completely
Then regarding the value of ‘X’ which of the evacuated. The entire system is thermally
following is correct? insulated. The stopcock is suddenly opened.
1) X < 1 2) X > 1 The final volume, pressure and temperature in
3) X = 1 4) X = 1/2 the system are
29. An ideal gas is in a thermally insulated box
and the box is at rest on the ground. If we start
moving the box at a high speed, then the
internal energy of the gas
1) decreases
2) increases 1) 2V, P, T/2 2) V, P, T
3) remains same 3) 2V, T/2, P 4) 2V, P/2, T
4) may increase or decrease 32. The molar heat capacity of a gas in an
30. Two identical samples of an ideal gas have adiabatic process is
same initial state co-ordinates. The first 1) R 2) R/2
sample A is allowed to expand isothermally 3) 0 4) Infinity

KEY

1) 3 2) 1 3) 2 4) 4 5) 1 6) 2 7)3 8) 2 9) 3 10) 4

11) 2 12) 4 13) 2 14) 2 15) 4 16) 4 17) 3 18) 3 19) 1 20) 1

21) 1 22) 1 23) 1 24) 2 25) 4 26) 1 27) 3 28) 2 29) 3 30) 3

31) 4 32) 3

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 WAVES 5. The ratio of 3rd harmonics of an open pipe to
1. If the initial tension on a stretched string is that of closed pipe having the same length is
tripled, then the ratio of the initial and final (1) 1 : 3 (2) 3:1
speeds of a transverse wave along the string is (3) 2 : 1 (4) 1:2

(1) 3 :1 (2) 1: 3 6. An organ pipe filled with a gas at 27C

resonates at 600 Hz in its fundamental mode.
(3) 2 :1 (4) 1: 2
If it is filled with the same gas at 90C , the
2. A metal rod of 2m length is dropped exact
resonant frequency at the same mode will be
vertically on a hard metal floor. With an
(1) 420 Hz (2) 440 Hz
oscilloscope, it is determined that the impact
(3) 660 Hz (4) 512 Hz
produces a longitudinal wave of 2.4 KHz
7. The length of the string of a musical
frequency. The speed of sound in the metal rod
instrument is 90cm and has a fundamental
is
frequency of 150 Hz. When should it be
(1) 9.6 103 ms1 (2) 2.4 103 ms1 pressed to produce fundamental frequency of
(3) 3.6 103 ms1 (4) 9.6 105 ms1 200 Hz

3. A uniform rope of length L and mass m1 (1) 67.5 cm (2) 57.5 cm

(3) 44.5 cm (4) 60 cm
hangs vertically from a rigid support. A block
8. A tuning fork is used to produce resonance in
of mass m 2 is attached to the free end of the
a glass tube. The length of the air column in
rope. A transverse pulse of wavelength λ1 is
this tube can be adjusted by a variable piston.
produced at the lower end of the rope. The At room temperature of 27C , two successive
wavelength of the pulse when it reaches the resonances are produced 25cm and 80cm of
top of the rope is λ 2 . The ratio of λ1 λ 2 is column length. If the frequency of the tuning
m2 m1 fork is 300 Hz, the velocity of sound in air at
(1) (2)
m1 m1  m 2 27C is

m1 m2 (1) 330ms1 (2) 350ms1

(3) (4)
m2 m1  m 2 (3) 340ms1 (4) 320ms1
4. The 3rd overtone of a closed organ pipe is 9. The fundamental frequency in an open organ
nd
same as that of 2 overtone of an open pipe. pipe is equal to the third harmomic of a closed
The ratio of the length of the closed pipe to the organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ
length of the open pipe is pipe is 18cm, the length of an open pipe is
7 6 (1) 13.2 cm (2) 12 cm
(1) (2)
6 7 (3) 8 cm (4) 16 cm
3 4
(3) (4)
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10. The two nearest harmonics of a tube closed at (3) 3 (4) 6
one end and open at other end are 240 Hz and 15. In a musical instrument, two strings A and B
280 Hz. What is the fundamental frequency of
made of same material are slightly out of tune
the system
(1) 20 Hz (2) 30 Hz and produce beats of frequency 6Hz. When
(3) 40 Hz (4) 50 Hz tension in B is slightly decreased, the beat
11. Two open organ pipes of fundamenta
frequency increases to 7Hz. If the frequency of
frequencies n 1 and n 2 are joined in series.
A is 530Hz, the original frequency of B will
The fundamental frequency of the new pipe so
obtained will be be
n1  n 2 (1) 523 Hz (2) 524 Hz
(1) (2) n12  n 22
2 (3) 536 Hz (4) 537 Hz
n1 n 2
(3) (4)  n1  n2  16. A wave travelling in the negative X – direction
n1  n 2
having displacement along Y – direction as
12. An air column, closed at one end and open at
1
the other, resonates with a tuning fork when 1m, wavelength 2 and frequency of Hz is

the smallest length of the column is 40cm. The
represented by
next larger length of the column resonating
(1) y  sin 10 x  20 t 
with the same tuning fork is
(1) 120 cm (2) 100 cm (2) y  sin  2 x  2 t 
(3) 150 cm (4) 180 cm (3) y  sin  2t  x 
13. The third overtone of an open organ pipe has
(4) y  sin  2 x  2 t 
the same frequency as the second overtone of
17. A second harmonic has to be generated in a
a closed pipe m long. The length of the open
string of length ‘ ’ stretched between two
pipe will be
rigid supports. The points where the string has
4
(1) (2) to be plucked and touched are
3 3
8 5 (1) pluck at , touch at
(3) (4) 4 2
3 3
14. Three sound waves of equal amplitutdes have 3
(2) pluck at , touch at
4 4
frequencies  n  2 , n,  n  2 . They super

impose to give beats. The numbe of beats (3) pluck at , touch at

2 4
produced per second will be
3
(1) 4 (2) 2 (4) pluck at , touch at
2 4
PHYSICS

1) 1 2) 1 3) 4 4) 2 5) 3 6) 3 7) 1 8) 1 9) 2 10) 1
11) 3 12) 1 13) 14) 1 15) 2 16) 3 17) 1 18) 19) 20)

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 OSCILLATIONS 05. When two displacements represented by
01. Which of the following functions of time y1  20sin(t) and y 2  5cos(t) are
represent Periodic Motion ? superimposed the motion is (all in SI units)
 
(a) sin  t   1) simple harmonic with amplitude 5 units
 4
2) simple harmonic with amplitude 425 units
(b) sin  t + cos  t
3) simple harmonic with amplitude 12.5 units
(c) sin  t + cos 2  t + sin 4  t
4) not a simple harmonic
(d) Sin  t
2
06. A particle is moving on a circle of radius a as
1) a and b are correct shown in the figure. If the projection is taken
2) a,b and c are correct on y-axis then it represents SHM and its
3) a,c and d are correct equation is given by
4) a,b,c and d are correct
02. Which of the following functions of time
represent Non-Periodic Motion ?
(a) et
(b) log(t )

(c) Sin 2  t
1) y  a sin(t  0 ) 2) y  a sin(t  0 )
(d) cos  t + 2 Sin 2  t
1) a and b are correct 3) y  a cos(t  0 ) 4) y  a cos(t  0 )

2) a,b and c are correct 07. The graph shows the variation of displacement
3) a,c and d are correct of a particle executing S.H.M. with time. We
4) a,b,c and d are correct infer from this graph that
03. The displacement of a particle executing
simple harmonic motion is given
by, y  2  3sin t  4cos t in SI units. Then
the amplitude of its oscillation in SI units is
given by 1) The force is zero at time 3T/4
1) 2 2) 9 2) The velocity is maximum at time T/2
3) 7 4) 5 3) The acceleration is maximum at time T
04. For a particle in SHM, the distance covered in 4) The P.E. is equal to total energy at time T/2
half of the oscillation ( in T/2) starting from 08. For a particle in SHM, The phase difference
mean position is (amplitude is A) between velocity and acceleration
1) 4A 2) 2A 1) zero 2)  /2 rad
3) A 4) A/2 3)  rad 4) 2  rad

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09. For a particle in SHM, the average speed in The corresponding force-time graph of the
one complete vibration is particle is
1) zero 2) 4A/T 1)
3) 2A/T 4) A/T
10. A particle executes linear simple harmonic
motion with an amplitude of 2 cm. When the
particle is at 1 cm from the mean position the
magnitude of its velocity is equal to that of its
acceleration. Then its time period in seconds is
1
1) 2) 2 3 2)
2 3

2 3
3) 4)
3 2
11. A body executing simple harmonic motion has

a maximum acceleration equal to 24 m / s 2 and

maximum velocity equal to 16 m / s . The
amplitude of the simple harmonic motion is 3)
1) 32/3 m 2) 3/32 m
3) 1024/9 m 4) 64/9 m
12. A particle is executing SHM along a straight
line. Its velocities at distances y1 and y 2 from

the mean position are  and  ,respectively.

Its time period is
4)
y2  y2  2  22
1) 2 22 12 2) 2 21
1  2 y1  y 22

12  22 y12  y 22

3) 2 4) 2
y12  y 22 12  22

13. The displacement time graph of a particle

executing S.H.M. is as shown in the figure
14. Graph between velocity and displacement of a
particle, executing S.H.M. is
1) A straight line 2) A parabola
3) A hyperbola 4) An ellipse
15. During SHM, the energy at the mean position
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 1) purely Kinetic (B) A body performs S.H.M. starting from
2) purely potential mean position. Its variation of potential energy
3) always both Kinetic and potential with displacement
4) In some cases only Kinetic and in some (C) A body performs S.H.M. starting from
cases both kinetic & potential mean position. Its variation of kinetic energy
16. A body is in SHM (no damping) with with time
frequency n. The frequency with which (D) A body performs S.H.M. starting from
Potential Energy varies is 2n and The mean position. Its variation of Total energy
frequency with which Kinetic Energy varies is with time
also 2n .The frequency with which Total LIST-II
Energy varies is (I)
1) n 2) 2n
3) 4n 4) zero
17. The time period of a simple pendulum is T in
air. The metallic bob of this simple pendulum
has the relative density  . If the metallic bob
is completely immersed in water, then the new
time period is given by (II)
  1    
1) T   2) T  
     1 

 1 
3) T 4) T
  1
18. Two simple pendulums of lengths 1.44 m and (III)

1 m start swinging together. After how many

vibrations will they again start swinging
together
1) 5 oscillations of smaller pendulum
2) 6 oscillations of smaller pendulum
(IV)
3) 4 oscillations of bigger pendulum
4) 6 oscillations of bigger pendulum
19. For a body in SHM, match the following.
LIST-I
(A) A body performs S.H.M. starting from
(1) A-III ; B-II ; C-IV ; D-I
mean position. Its variation of potential energy
(2) A-III ; B-II ; C-I ; D-IV
with time
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 (4) A-I ; B-II ; C-III ; D-IV 3) 2.0 sec 4) 3.14 sec
20. A spring is stretched by 0.20 m, when a mass 22. A uniform spring of force constant k is cut
of 0.50 kg is suspended. When a mass of 0.25 into two pieces, the lengths of which are in the
kg is suspended and that mass 0.25 Kg is ratio 1:2. The ratio of the force constants of
oscillating , then its period of oscillation will the shorter and the longer pieces is
be ( g  10m / s 2 ) 1) 1 : 3 2) 1 : 2

1) 0.328 sec 2) 0.628 sec 3) 2 : 3 4) 2 : 1

3) 0.137 sec 4) 1.00 sec 23. The scale of a spring balance reading from 0

21. A body is in SHM along a straight line.The to 10 kg is 0.25 m long. A body suspended

acceleration of a particle performing S.H.M. is from the balance oscillates vertically with a
period of  /10 second. The mass suspended
12 cm / s 2 at a distance of 3 cm from the mean
is (neglect the mass of the spring)
position. Its time period is
1) 10 kg 2) 0.98 kg
1) 0.5 sec 2) 1.0 sec
3) 5 kg 4) 20 kg
PHYSICS

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

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