Them 1 (Classical Physics)

1. Which one of the following is correct about graphical method of vector addition?
A. The resultant vector is drown from the tail of the first vector to the tail of the last vector.
B. The resultant vector is drown from the tail of the first vector to the head of the last vector.
C. The resultant vector is drown from the head of the first vector to the tail of the last vector.
D. The resultant vector is drown from the head of the first vector to the head of the last vector.
2. If A and B are two dimensional vectors and have ‘x’ and ‘y’ components as shown in the
figure below. The direction of the cross product of vector A and B (AXB) is:

A. 𝑖̂
B. 𝑘̂
C. 𝑗̂
D. -𝑘̂
3. If three vectors A, B and C are given and if A X B = C, which one of the following is a unit
vector which is perpendicular to both A and B?
⃗⃗𝑨
A. |𝑨|

⃗⃗𝑩
B.
|𝑩|

⃗𝑪
C.
|𝑪|

⃗𝑨
⃗
D. |𝑩|

4. Which of the following statements is true about distance and displacement?

A. Distance is always greater than displacement.
B. Displacement is always greater than distance.
C. Distance and displacement are always equal.
D. Distance and displacement can be equal or different depending on the path taken.

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5. A person walks first at a constant speed of 7m/s along the straight line from point A to point
B, and then back along the same line from B to A at a constant speed of 3m/s. what is his
average speed?
A. 3m/s
B. 4.2m/s
C. 3.5m/s
D. 5m/s
6. Suppose a car merges into freeway traffic on a 200m long ramp. If its initial velocity is 10m/s
and it accelerates at 2m/s2, how long does it take the car to travel the 200m up the ramp?
A. 5s
B. 10s
C. 15s
D. 20s
7. After a ball is thrown upward and is in the air, its speed becomes:
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Increase and then decrease
D. Decrease and then increase
8. At what angle does the projection moves maximum horizontal distance with the same initial
speed?
A. 00
B. 300
C. 450
D. 900
9. If the velocity-time graph of particle is represented by Y=mt, then the particle is moving with
A. Constant speed
B. Constant velocity
C. Constant acceleration
D. Constant momentum
10. A 2kg object undergoes an acceleration given by (2i + 3j) m/s2. The magnitude of the
resultant force will be:

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A. 4.2N
B. 5.2N
C. 6.2N
D. 7.2N
11. A body moves with a uniform circular motion. Then, it has
A. Acceleration of constant magnitude
B. Constant velocity
C. Constant acceleration
D. Magnitude of an acceleration which varies with time
12. A 25.0-kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal surface. A horizontal force of 75.0 N is
required to set the block in motion. What is coefficient of static friction between the block
and horizontal surface? Use g=10m/s2
A. 0.2
B. 0.3
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
13. A 4kg block initially at rest is pulled to the right along a horizontal rough surface by constant
force of 16N. If the acceleration of the block due to this force is 2m/s 2, the coefficient of
kinetic friction is: use g=10m/s2
A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.3
D. 0.4
14. A force F at an angle θ above the horizontal is used to pull a heavy suitcase of weight mg a
distance d along a level floor at constant velocity. The coefficient of friction between the
floor and the suitcase is μ. the work done by the frictional force is:
A. –Fdcosθ
B. mgd
C. - μFdcosθ
D. -μmgdcosθ

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15. According to which Kepler’s Law a planet moves faster when it is closer to the sun than
when it is farther away.
A. First law
B. Second law
C. Third law
D. Fourth law
16. What is the center of mass of uniform semi-circular ring of radius R and mass M?
A. (0,2R/π)
B. (0,R/π)
C. (0,Rπ)
D. (2R,2R)
17. The moment of force applied on a door is 18Nm and a force of 4.5N is applied by a boy, the
distance of the handle from the pivot is
A. 0.25m
B. 0.75m
C. 2.25m
D. 4.0m
18. Which one of the following is true about simple harmonic motion?
A. Velocity is maximum at equilibrium position.
B. Acceleration is maximum at equilibrium position.
C. velocity is minimum at equilibrium position.
D. Acceleration is maximum when velocity is maximum.
19. Which one of the following is non-conservative force?
A. Gravitational force
B. Restoring force in spring
C. Frictional force
D. Magnetic force
20. The potential energy function for a three dimensional force is of the form U=3x2 y-4xz2. The
force acting at a point (x,y,z) is
A. (-6xy+4z2)𝑖̂ -3x2𝑗̂+8xz𝑘̂
B. (-3xy+4z)𝑖̂ -3x𝑗̂+8xz𝑘̂

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C. (-6xy+4z2)𝑖̂ -3x2𝑗̂+8xz2 𝑘̂
D. (3xy+4z)𝑖̂ -3x2𝑗̂+8xz2𝑘̂
21. A block slides into a spring that has a coefficient of 375 N/m which causes the spring to
compress by 0.22 m. How much work did the spring do to stop the block?
A. 9.1J
B. 18.15J
C. 82.5J
D. 41.25J
22. The time rate of doing work is known as:
A. Momentum
B. Force
C. Power
D. Inertia
23. The gravitational force between two bodies is 1N. When the separation distance is doubled,
the gravitational force becomes
A. 4N
B. 2N
C. 0.5N
D. 0.25N
24. The gravitational force between two objects is F. If masses of the two objects halved without
changing the distance between them, then the gravitational force becomes
A. 4F
B. F/2
C. F/4
D. 2F
25. A 10.0-g bullet is fired into a stationary block of wood (m = 5.00 kg).The bullet sticks into
the block, and the speed of the bullet-plus-wood combination immediately after the collision
is 0.600 m/s. What was the original speed of the bullet?
A. 100.6m/s
B. 200.6m/s
C. 300.6m/s

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D. 400.6m/s
26. A 6kg block initially at rest is pulled to the right along a frictionless horizontal surface by a
constant horizontal force of magnitude 12N. What is the block’s speed after it has moved
through a horizontal distance of 3m?
A. 3.5m/s
B. 4.5m/s
C. 4m/s
D. 2m/s
27. A ball of mass 0.150 kg is dropped from rest from a height of 1.25 m. It rebounds from the
floor to reach a height of 0.8 m. What impulse was given to the ball by the floor?
A. 9kgm/s
B. 4kgm/s
C. 5kgm/s
D. 1.35kgm/s
28. The electric motor of a model train accelerates the train from rest to 0.6 m/s in 20s. The total
mass of the train is 1kg. The average power delivered to the train during the acceleration
becomes.
A. 0.9W
B. 0.09W
C. 0.009W
D. 0.0009W
29. Which one of the following statement is true about projectile motion?
A. The vertical component of acceleration is not constant
B. Horizontal acceleration is maximum at maximum height
C. The horizontal and vertical velocity are the same at every point of trajectory
D. The vertical velocity is zero at maximum height
30. A mass-spring oscillating system undergoes SHM with maximum amplitude A. If the
amplitude is doubled what effect will it produce on the mechanical energy of the system?
A. The energy is increased by factor two
B. The energy is increased by factor four
C. The energy is decreased by factor two

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D. The energy is decreased by factor four
31. An object with a mass M is suspended from an elastic spring with a spring constant k. The
object oscillates with period T on the surface of Earth. If the oscillating system is moved to
the surface of Moon, how it will change the period of oscillations? Acceleration due to
gravity on moon= 1.6 m/s2
A. The period remains the same
B. The period is increased by factor √6
C. The period is decreased by factor √6
D. The period is increased by factor four
32. An object of mass 1kg is subjected to a variable force in x-direction. The force function is F
= x2 N. What is the work done in moving the object from x = 2 to 5?
A. 39J
B. 40J
C. 69J
D. 60J
33. Two objects move toward each other because of gravitational attraction. As the objects get
closer and closer, the force between them _____.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Increase and then decrease
D. Remains constant
34. If the radius of Earth decreased, with no change in mass, your weight would _____.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Not change
D. Zero
35. According to Kepler’s first law, the planets move around the sun:
A. In a circular orbit
B. In a parabolic orbit
C. In an elliptical orbit
D. In a tangential

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36. An object is dropped into the water from a bridge at 44m. Another object is thrown down for
1 second latter both strike the water simultaneously. What was the initial speed of the second
object? Use g = 9.8 m/𝑠 2
A. 12.25m/s
B. 16m/s
C. 19m/s
D. 20m/s
37. Two objects stick together and move with a common velocity after colliding. Identify the
type of collision.
A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Nearly elastic
D. Perfectly in elastic
38. Collision in two dimensions results in the collision between two objects in case of_____
A. Centers of masses and the contact point are not in a straight line
B. Centers of masses and the contact point are in a straight line
C. Only the centers of masses are in a straight line
D. There is no two dimensional collision
39. In the equation L = Iω, what is I?
A. Linear momentum
B. Angular momentum
C. Moment of inertia
D. Torque
40. A particle is moving around a circular path with a constant speed. The coordinates of the
particle when it is at positive x-axis are (2,0)m and its velocity at that point is 10m/s 𝑗̂. What
will be the particle velocity and acceleration when it is at negative x-axis?
A. -10m/s 𝑗̂, 50m/s2 𝑖̂
B. 10m/s 𝑖̂, -50m/s2 𝑗̂
C. 10m/s 𝑗̂, 50m/s2 𝑗̂
D. -10m/s𝑗̂, -50m/s2𝑖̂

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41. An iron object and a lead object of the same volume are immersed in water. Lead has a greater
density than iron, and both are denser than water. Which one correctly compares the buoyant
force on the two objects?
A. The buoyant force on a lead object is greater than the buoyant force on iron object.
B. The buoyant force on a lead object is less than the buoyant force on iron object.
C. The buoyant force on a lead object is equal to the buoyant force on iron object.
D. It is impossible to compare the buoyant forces on the two objects.
42. What is the density of material which floats in water in such a way that 60 % of its volume is
sub-merged in water?
A. 600kg/m3
B. 1000kg/m3
C. 400kg/m3
D. 800kg/m3
43. Two liquid A and B exert the same pressure at the base of their container. But the density of
liquid A is twice the density of liquid B. if the height of liquid B is 10cm, then the height of
liquid A would be
A. 10cm
B. 5cm
C. 20cm
D. 40cm
44. Regarding the pressure distribution of the fluid in an open rectangular tank, which of the
below mention statement is false?
A. The gauge pressure at the water surface on the side wall is zero
B. The resultant force act through the centroid of area of bottom of the tank
C. The pressure is maximum at the middle of the side wall of the tank
D. Pressure is uniform on the bottom
45. What happens when the fluid is at the rest?
A. There is no shear component
B. Internal deformation is considerable
C. Fluid element will not subjected to normal and shear component
D. Frictional force is present

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46. The resistance generated by air to the movement of the vehicle with N speed is proportional
to
A. N3
B. 1/N
C. N
D. N2
47. Lift of an aircraft when it is flying straight and level is
A. Equal to weight
B. Slightly higher than the weight
C. Double the weight
D. Half of the weight
48. Consider a room that is 6.1m. Long, 4.6m wide and 2.4m. high. For standard sea level
conditions, what is the weight of the air in the room? (Note: The standard sea level density is
1.255kgm-3)
A. 400N
B. 809.4N
C. 605 N
D. 507 N
49. Suppose the bicycle tire is fully inflated with an absolute pressure of 7x105Pa (guage
pressure of just under 90 lb/in2 at temperature of 18℃. What is the pressure after its
temperature has risen by 35℃ on hot day? (Assume there are no leaks or changes in volume)
A. 6.5x105 pa
B. 5.6x105 pa
C. 6.0x 105 pa
D. 7.41x105pa
50. Assertion: An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water.
51. Reason: gravity of iron is more than that of mercury.
A. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion
C. Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect
D. Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

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52. In Maxwell Boltzmann distribution, the fraction of gas molecule which has energy between E
and E+dE is proportional to:
A. √E exp (-E/KT)
B. E3/2exp (-E/KT)
C. E1/2
D. E3/2exp (KT)
53. According to max well distribution of velocities
A. A small fraction molecules has very low velocities
B. A small fraction molecules has either very low or very high velocities
C. A small fraction molecules has very high velocities.
D. A small fraction molecules has either very low or very high probably velocities
54. ‘The rate of increase of pressure in vertically down ward direction is equal to weight density
of the fluid at that point ‘is stated by
A. Hydrostatic law
B. Pascal’s law
C. Archimedes principles
D. Isothermal law
55. In a steady flow of incompressible fluid, as the diameter of the tube becomes double, the
velocity of the fluid will
A. decrease four fold
B. be doubled
C. increase four fold
D. be halved
56. Tow liquids A and B are filled in to two containers having the same volume. If the bulk
modulus of liquid A is greater than B, which one is correct about it?
A. For the same volumetric stress, the volume change in liquid A is the same as that of B.
B. To have the same volume change, liquid A requires more stress than B.
C. For the same volumetric stress, the volume change in liquid A is greater than B.
D. To have the same volume change, both liquids require the same stress.

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57. Aluminum having a volume of 1x10 -3 m3 is completely submerged in water and displaces
some amount of water. What is the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on the aluminum?
(Given: density of aluminum 𝜌𝐴𝑙 = 2.7𝑥103 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 = 10 m/𝑠 2 )
A. 10N
B. 2√5 N
C. 2√3 N
D. 265N
58. In a hydraulic press a force of 24N is applied to a smaller piston of area 0.4m2. What load
will be supported by the larger piston whose area is 0.7m2 ?
A. 42N
B. 24N
C. 48N
D. 84N
59. The radius of a water pipe decreases from 10 to 5 cm. If the average velocity in the wider
portion is 4 m/s, find the average velocity in the narrower region.
A. 16 m/s C. 20 m/s
B. 8m/s D. 4m/s
60. The flow in which the particle of a fluid attain velocities that vary from point to point in
magnitude and direction as well as from instant to instant is known as
A. turbulent flow
B. Streamline flow
C. uniform flow
D. steady flow
61. The capillary rise in a tube of diameter 3mm immersed in a liquid is 15mm. If another tube
of diameter 4mm is immersed in the same liquid, the capillary rise would be
A. 20mm
B. 11.25mm
C. 8.44mm
D. 26.67mm
62. Bernoulli's equation can be derived from the conservation of
A. volume

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B. mass
C. pressure
D. energy
63. The aircraft fly based on a principle of
A. Newton’s third law
B. conservation of mass
C. Pascal
D. Bernoulli
64. The fundamental equation which relates pressure to fluid speed and height is
A. Pascal’s principle
B. Archimedes’ principle
C. equation of continuity
D. Bernoulli equation
65. The speed of water spraying from the end of a garden hose increases as the size of the
opening is decreased with the thumb”. This statement best describes:
A. Archimedes’ principle
B. Pascal’s principle
C. equation of continuity
D. Bernoulli’s equation
66. Which one is incorrect?
A. At the critical temperature, the surface tension of the liquid is zero.
B. The surface of water in contact with the glass wall is Concave but meniscus of mercury in
capillary tube is Convex.
C. Surface tension is a phenomenon in which a system tends to keep surface area maximum.
D. A liquid (rain) drop is spherical in shape due to surface tension.
67. Two capillary tube of different diameters are dipped in to water. The rise of water is
A. the same in both tubes
B. greater in the tubes of large diameter
C. greater in the tube of smaller diameter
D. Independent of their diameter.
68. What property of water refers to its ability to stick to itself?

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A. Surface Tension
B. Adhesion
C. Cohesion
D. Capillary Action
69. A 0.5 mole of gas at temperature of 300 K expands isothermally from an initial volume of 3
L to 6 L. The work done by the gas and the possible added heat to the gas respectively are
(Use: universal gas constant R = 8.31 J/mol K, ln(2) = 0.693, ln(0.5) = -0.693)
A. 864 J, -864 J
B. -864 J, 864 J
C. 1728 J, -1728 J
D. -1728 J, 1728 J
70. The number of joules of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg mass of a
substance by 1K is called
A. specific heat capacity
B. specific latent heat of vaporization
C. specific latent heat of fusion
D. heat capacity
71. If the temperature of the working machine changes by450 𝐶, the temperature change in in
kelvin and fahranite scale respectively is
A. 450 𝐾 𝑎𝑛𝑑 250 𝐹
B. 450 𝐾 𝑎𝑛𝑑 810 𝑐
C. 450 𝐾 𝑎𝑛𝑑 450 𝐹
D. 250 𝐾 𝑎𝑛𝑑 450 𝐹
72. A metal rod with linear expansion coefficient α=10−5 0𝐶 −1 and length 70cm has one of its
end is rigidly connected to another metal rod of length 1m with linear expansion coefficient
α=0.5𝑥10−5 0𝐶 −1 . The new length of the two joined metal rod when the temperature is
increased by 300𝐶 is
A. 170.021cm
B. 169.021cm
C. 171.631cm
D. 170.036cm

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73. All property of mercury makes it to be used as a thermometer fluid except mercury has
A. low specific heat capacity
B. high boiling point
C. low melting point
D. small coefficient of volumetric expansion.
74. An ideal gas differs from a real gas in that the molecules of an ideal gas
A. have no kinetic energy
B. have compressibility factor greater than unity
C. obey gas low at low pressure and high temperature
D. have no attraction for one another
75. When water freezes, its molecule takes on a more order. Why doesn’t this contradict the 2nd
law of thermodynamics? Because
A. the water gaining entropy as it goes from solid to liquid
B. The surrounding is losing entropy
C. The density is decreasing
D. The surrounding is gaining entropy
76. A cyclic machine receives 300 kJ from a 1000K energy reservoir. It rejects 120 kJ to a 400K
energy reservoir and the cycle produces 180kJ of work as output. The cycle is
A. reversible
B. irreversible
C. impossible
D. Irreversible and impossible
77. Which law of thermodynamics states that the change in the internal energy of a
thermodynamics system between any two equilibrium states is equal to the difference of heat
transfer in to the system and work done by the system?
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamics
C. Second law of thermodynamics
D. Third law of thermodynamics
78. It is impossible to construct a cyclical machine whose sole effect is to transfer energy
continuously by heat from one object to another object at a higher temperature without the

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 input of energy by work’. This is Clusius statement of the second law of thermodynamics
according to
A. heat transfer principle
B. heat engine working principle
C. heat pump and refrigerator working principle
D. entropy principle
79. The pressure on an enclosed ideal or perfect gas is doubled and its temperature rises from 27 0c
to 1270c. Then, what will the volume of the gas be?
A. It will increase by 1/3rd.
B. It will increase by 2/3rd.
C. It will decrease by 2/3rd.
D. It will decrease by 1/3rd.
80. If the value of a gas constant R is 0.0001J/kg.K and specific heat at a constant pressure is
0.0003J/kg.K. the specific heat ratio 𝛾 is
A. 0.33
B. 3
C. 1.5
D. 0.67
81. According to the equipartition theorem, any degree of freedom that appears quadratically in
energy in each component of either position or velocity of a particle has an average energy
and heat capacity respectively of
A. 1⁄2kBT and 1⁄2kB
B. kBT and kB
C. 1⁄2kBT-1 and 1⁄2kBT-2
D. 3⁄2kBT and 3⁄2kB
82. According to the Stefan-Boltzmann law of thermal radiation for a perfect radiator, the rate of
radiant energy per unit area is proportional to
A. the fourth power of the temperature of that radiator.
B. the temperature of that radiator.
C. the square of the temperature of that radiator.
D. the cube of the temperature of that radiator.

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83. 2mole of an ideal gas underwent an adiabatic expansion. During the process the change in the
internal energy of the gas was found -10J. the work done in the process was
A. 10J
B. 5J
C. – 10J
D. 0J
84. Among the following variables, which one relates with zeroth law of thermodynamics?
A. Temperature
B. Energy
C. Entropy
D. Efficiency
85. Which one of the following is correct for isothermal process a thermodynamics system?
A. The work done on the system is equal to the heat energy added to the system.
B. The work done on the system is equal to the heat energy released from the system.
C. The work done by the system is equal to the heat energy released from the system.
D. The work done on the system is equal to the change of internal energy.
86. The displacement of particle after time t is given by x = (k/b2) (1- e-bt), where b and k are
constants what is the acceleration of the particle.
A. ke-bt
B. -ke-bt
C. (k/b2) e-bt
D. (-k/b2) e-bt.
87. The Lagrangian equation of motion for a system is equivalent to_______________.
A. Newton’s equations of motion
B. Laplace
C. Poisson
D. Maxwell
88. The generalized coordinates each of them executing oscillations of one single frequency are
called:
A. Abnormal coordinates
B. general coordinates

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C. stationary coordinates
D. normal coordinates
89. Moment of inertia tensor is:
A. fourth rank tensor
B. second rank tensor
C. third rank tensor
D. ninth rank tensor
90. If 𝐹 (𝑟) is the central force, then which one of the following is true?
A. ∇. 𝐹 = 0
B. ∇𝑥𝐹 = 0
C. ∇𝑥𝐹 > 0
D. ∇𝑥𝐹 < 0
91. In a central force motion, the radial component of acceleration is_____________.
A. (𝑟̈ − 𝑟𝜃̇ )
B. (𝑟̈ − 𝑟𝜃̈ )
C. (𝑟̇ 2 − 𝑟𝜃)̈
D. (𝑟̈ − 𝑟𝜃̇ 2 )
92. In a central force motion, the angular component of acceleration is _________.
A. (𝑟̈ − 𝑟𝜃̇ )
B. (𝑟𝜃̈ + 2𝑟̇ 𝜃̇)
C. (𝑟̇ 2 − 𝑟𝜃)̈
D. (𝑟𝜃̈ − 2𝑟̇ 𝜃̇)
93. The angular momentum in central force field motion is ________________.
A. 𝐿 = 𝑚𝑟𝜃̇ 2
B. 𝐿 = 𝑚𝑟̇ 𝜃̇ 2
C. 𝐿 = 𝑚𝑟 2 𝜃̇
D. 𝐿 = 𝑚𝑟̇ 𝜃̇
94. The number of coordinates required to describe the motion of particles at any time are
called________.
A. phase coordinates
B. space coordinates
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C. generalized coordinates
D. polar coordinates
95. The principle of virtual work can be applied to elastic system by considering the virtual work
of:
A. internal force only
B. external forces only
C. internal and external forces
D. Constrain forces only
96. If 𝐹𝑖 is the force acting on the ith particle of the system, then the jth component of generalized
force is given by:
𝜕2𝑟
A. 𝑄𝑗 = ∑𝑖 𝐹𝑖 . 𝜕2 𝑞𝑖 𝛿𝑟𝑖
𝑗

B. 𝑄𝑗 = ∑𝑖 𝐹𝑖 . 𝛿𝑟𝑖
𝜕𝑟
C. 𝑄𝑗 = ∑𝑖 𝐹𝑖 . 𝜕𝑞𝑖 𝛿𝑟𝑖
𝑗

𝜕2𝑟 𝑖
D. 𝑄𝑗 = ∑𝑖 𝐹𝑖 .
𝜕 2 𝑞𝑗

97. If the Lagrangian is cyclic in 𝑞𝑗 , then

A. 𝑝𝑗 is not conserved
B. 𝑝𝑗 is conserved
C. 𝑞𝑗 appears in the Lagrangian
D. 𝑞̇ 𝑗 does not appear in the Lagrangian
98. The general formula for canonical momentum is:
𝜕𝐿
A. 𝑝𝑗 =
𝜕𝑞𝑗

𝜕 𝜕𝐿
B. 𝑝𝑗 = 𝜕𝑡 (𝜕𝑞 )
𝑗

𝜕 𝜕𝐿
C. 𝑝𝑗 = 𝜕𝑡 (𝜕𝑞̇ )
𝑗

𝜕𝐿
D. 𝑝𝑗 = 𝜕𝑞̇
𝑗

99. The Hamiltonian can be constructed from the Lagrangian using the formula:
A. 𝐻 = ∑𝑖 𝑝̇𝑖 𝑞̇ 𝑖 − 𝐿
B. 𝐻 = ∑𝑖 𝑝𝑖 𝑞̇ 𝑖 − 𝐿

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C. 𝐻 = ∑𝑖 𝑝̇𝑖 𝑞𝑖 − 𝐿
𝜕𝐿
D. 𝐻 = 𝜕𝑞̇
𝑖

100. If the lagrangian of a dynamical system in two dimensions is given by:

1
101. 𝐿 = 2 𝑚𝑥̇ 2 + 𝑚𝑥̇ 𝑦̇ , then the Hamiltonian is:
𝑝𝑥 𝑝𝑦 𝑝2
A. + 2𝑚𝑥
𝑚

𝑝𝑥 𝑝𝑦 𝑝2 𝑦
B. +
𝑚 2𝑚
𝑝𝑥 𝑝𝑦 𝑝2
C. − 2𝑚𝑥
𝑚

𝑝𝑥 𝑝𝑦 𝑝2 𝑦
D. −
𝑚 2𝑚

102. The value of α for which the transformation Q = qcosα - Psinα and P = qcosα + Psinα is not
canonical is:
A. α = 0
B. α = 𝜋⁄4
C. α = 𝜋⁄4
D. α = 𝜋
𝛼𝑝
103. For the transformation 𝑥 → 𝑋 = , 𝑝 → 𝑃 = 𝛽𝑥 2 between conjugate pairs of a coordinate
𝑥

and its momentum to be canonical the constants 𝛼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝛽 must satisfy:

1
A. 𝐴. 1 + 2 𝛼𝛽 = 0
1
B. 𝐵. 1 − 2 𝛼𝛽 = 0

C. 𝐶. 1 + 2𝛼𝛽 = 0
D. 𝐷. 1 − 2𝛼𝛽 = 0
104. The Hamiltonian of a two-particle system is 𝐻 = 𝑝1 𝑝2 + 𝑞1 𝑞2 where q1 and q2 are
generalized coordinates and p1 and p2 are respective canonical momenta. The Lagrangian of
the system is:
A. 𝑞̇ 1 𝑞̇ 2 + 𝑞1 𝑞2
B. −𝑞̇1 𝑞̇ 2 + 𝑞1 𝑞2
C. −𝑞̇ 1 𝑞̇ 2 − 𝑞1 𝑞2
D. 𝑞̇ 1 𝑞̇ 2 − 𝑞1 𝑞2

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105. Two objects of masses m1 and m2 fall from the heights h1 and h2 respectively. The ratio of
the magnitude of their momenta when they hit the ground is:
ℎ
A. √ ℎ1
2

𝑚 ℎ
B. √𝑚1ℎ1
2 2

𝑚1 ℎ
C. 𝑚2
√ ℎ1
2

𝑚1
D. 𝑚2

106. what is the equation in spherical coordinate from a rectangular coordinate x2 + y2 = z2

A. 𝑟 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 = 𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃
B. 𝜃 = 𝜋⁄3
C. 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 𝜃 = 1
D. 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜑 + 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜑 = 𝑟 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃i;0
107. which of the following shows the differential volume of the differential element formed in
the spherical coordinate system?
A. 𝑑𝑣 = 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑧
B. 𝑑𝑣 = 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜑𝑑𝑙𝑑𝜃𝑑𝜑
C. 𝑑𝑣 = 𝑑𝑠𝑑𝑥
D. 𝑑𝑣 = 𝑟 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑑𝑟𝑑𝜃𝑑𝜑
108. Hamiltonian H is defined as:
A. the total energy of the system
B. the difference in energy of the system
C. the product of energy of the system
D. the total kinetic energy of the system
109. What has an eccentricity of zero?
A. a straight-line
B. a large ellipse
C. a Circle
D. a small ellipse
110. For non-conservative system of motion, the Lagrange’s equation is given by:
d ∂L ∂L
A. ( ) + ∂q = Q j
dt ∂q̇ j j

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B. ( ) − ∂q = 0
dt ∂q̇ j j

d ∂T ∂T
C. ( ) − ∂q = 0
dt ∂q̇ j j

d ∂L ∂L
D. ( ) − ∂q = Q j
dt ∂q̇ j j

111. In a plane, arc length of an element is:

A. ds = dx 2 + dy 2
B. ds = √dx 2 + dy 2

C. ds = √dx + dy

D. ds = √dx + dy 2
112. A cylindrical have coordinates given by:
A. (𝑟, 𝜃)
B. (𝜌, 𝜑, 𝑧)
C. (𝑥, 𝑦)
D. (𝜌, 𝜃)
113. The acceleration of a particle that is moving along a straight line is given by a = kt (where k
= 0.5 m/s3, constant) and t is in second. If the particle’s velocity at t = 0 is v0 = 10 m/s as it
passes that the position s0 = 2m, determine its velocity V at t = 4 second.
A. 18 m/s
B. 16 m/s
C. 4 m/s
D. 14 m/s
114. What will be the time period of a spring mass system, if mass m is connected with two
springs k1 and k2 in parallel.
m
A. T = 2π√k
1 k2

m
B. T = 2π√
k1+k2

k1 k2
C. T = 2π√ m

k1+k2
D. T = 2π√ m

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115. what is the velocity of a particle executing simple harmonic motion if its displacement
equation is given by; 𝑥 (𝑡) = 10sin(2𝜋𝑡 + 𝜑)
A. 𝐴. 10cos(2𝜋𝑡 + 𝜑)
B. 10sin(2𝜋𝑡 + 𝜑)
C. 20𝜋cos(2𝜋𝑡 + 𝜑)
D. 20𝜋sin(2𝜋𝑡 + 𝜑)
116. when the length of a simple pendulum is increase, then the period of oscillation will:
A. decrease
B. increase
C. remains the same
D. can’t be predicted
117. The acceleration of a particle is given by a = -bx where b is any constant and x is the
position from the mean position. What is the period of the particle?
𝜋
A. 2√ 𝑏

2𝜋
B. 𝑏
2𝜋
C.
√𝑏

D. 2𝜋√𝑏
118. For a body executing simple harmonic motion its
A. momentum remains constant
B. potential energy remains constant
C. kinetic energy remains constant
D. total energy remains constant
119. when the amplitude of a wave become double, its energy become.
A. double
B. four times
C. one half
D. three times
120. In damped harmonic oscillation, which of the following decreases?
A. amplitude of vibration
B. energy of vibration
C. both amplitude and energy
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121. The dimension of the following is not the same.
A. work and energy
B. work and torque
C. momentum and impulse
D. mass and moment of inertia
122. principle of virtual work was suggested by:
A. D’Alembert
B. Bernoulli
C. Kepler
D. Lagrange
123. The center of mass of a system of n particles is given by:
1
A. 𝑟𝑐𝑚 = 𝑀 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑁𝑖 𝑟𝑖
1
B. 𝑟𝑐𝑚 = 𝑀 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑀𝑖 𝑟𝑖
1
C. 𝑟𝑐𝑚 = 𝑁 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑀𝑖 𝑟𝑖
1
D. 𝑟𝑐𝑚 = 𝑁 ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑀𝑖 𝑟𝑖2

124. A point from which the weight of a body or system may be considered to act is:
A. center of mass
B. center of gravity
C. center of force
D. center of body
125. The partial derivative of 𝑥 = 𝜌𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 with respect 𝜃 equal to:
A. 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
B. −𝜌𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
C. 0
D. 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
126. If 𝑟𝑖 = 𝑟𝑖 (𝑞1 , 𝑞2 , … . . , 𝑞𝑛 , 𝑡) then the velocity becomes
𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑟𝑖
A. 𝑣𝑖 = ∑𝑗 𝜕𝑞𝑖 𝜕𝑞̇ 𝑗 +
𝑖 𝜕𝑡

𝜕𝑟𝑖 𝜕𝑟𝑖
B. 𝑣𝑖 = ∑𝑗 𝜕𝑞̇ 𝑗 −
𝜕𝑞𝑖 𝜕𝑡

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C. 𝑣𝑖 = ∑𝑗 𝜕𝑞𝑖 𝜕𝑞̇ 𝑗
𝑖

𝜕𝑟𝑖
D. 𝑣𝑖 = 𝜕𝑡

127. The length of any curve between points 1 and 2 is given by

2 x dy
A. I = ∫1 ds = ∫x 2 √1 + (dx )
1

2 x dy 1⁄
B. I = ∫1 ds = ∫x 2 √1 + (dx ) 2
1

2 x dy 2
C. I = ∫1 ds = ∫x 2 √(dx)
1

2 x dy 2
D. I = ∫1 ds = ∫x 2 √1 + (dx )
1

128. A particle of mass m slides under the gravity without friction along the parabolic path
given by y  ax2, where a is a constant. What is the Lagrangian for this particle?
1
A. 𝐿 = 𝑚𝑥̇ 2 − 𝑚𝑔𝑎𝑥 2
2
1
B. 𝐿 = 𝑚(1 + 4𝑎2 𝑥 2 )𝑥̇ 2 − 𝑚𝑔𝑎𝑥 2
2
1
C. 𝐿 = 𝑚𝑥̇ 2 + 𝑚𝑔𝑎𝑥 2
2
1
D. 𝐿 = 𝑚(1 + 4𝑎2 𝑥 2 )𝑥̇ 2 + 𝑚𝑔𝑎𝑥 2
2

129. Equation of motion in Poisson bracket for a function F is:

𝜕𝐹
A. [𝐹, 𝐻] + 𝜕𝑡

B. [𝐻, 𝐹 ] = 0
C. [𝐹, 𝐻] + 𝑑𝑡 = 0
D. [𝐹, 𝐻] = 0
130. A frame of reference is accelerated relative to a fixed frame is called___________frame.
A. inertial
B. non-inertial
C. real
D. stationary

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1. B 25. C 49. D 73. D 97. B 121. D

2. B 26. A 50. C 74. B 98. D 122. B

3. C 27. D 51. C 75. D 99. B 123. B

4. D 28. C 52. A 76. A 100. D 124. B

5. B 29. D 53. B 77. B 101. D 125. B

6. B. 30. B 54. A 78. C 102. A 126. A.

7. D 31. A 55. A 79. D 102. C 127. D

8. C 32. A 56. B 80. C 104. D 128. B

9. C 33. A 57. A 81. A 105. C 129. A

10. D 34. A 58. A 82. A 106. C 130. B

11. A 35. C 59. A 83. A 107. D

12. B 36. A 60. A 84. A 108. A

13. B 37. D 61. A 85. B 109. C

14. A 38. A 62. D 86. B 110. D

15. B 39. C 63. D 87. A 111. B

16. A 40. A 64. D 88. D 112. B

17. D 41. C 65. C 89. B 113. D

18. A 42. A 66. C 90. B 114. B

19. A 43. B 67. C 91. D 115. C

20. A 44. C 68. C 92. B 116. B

21. A 45. A 69. B 93. C 117. B

22. C 46. D 70. A 94. C 118. D

23. D 47. A 71. C 95. C 119. A

24. C 48. B 72. A 96. C 120. C

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