Chapter #3
Chapter #3
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64. The work done by a force on a body depends upon:
(A) The initial velocity of body
(B) The distance covered by the body
(C) The mass of body
(D) The angle between the displacement vector and force vector
65. A person “X” of 75 kg walks up a staircase in 15s. Another person “Y” of mass 60 kg walks up
the same staircase in 12s. the ratio of the power generated by “X” to that by “Y” is:
(A) 4/5 (B) 5/4
(C) 5/6 (D) 1
66. Neglecting air resistance, a 1.0 kg projectile has an escape velocity of about 11 km/s at the
surface of earth. The corresponding escape velocity for 2.0 kg projectile is:
(A) 3.5 km/s (B) 11 km/s
(C) 5.5 km/s (D) 10 km/s
67. ^ ^
A body with a mass 100 g has a velocity ⃗v =(2 i+4 j) m/s at a certain instant of time. Its kinetic
energy is:
(A) 0.5 J (B) 1.0 J
(C) 2.0 J (D) 3 J
68. Which of the following energy can never be negative?
(A) P.E (B) K.E
(C) Nuclear energy (D) All of these
69. The consumption of energy by 60 watts bulb in 2 s is:
(A) 10 J (B) 30 J
(C) 60 J (D) 120 J
70. A body of mass 5 kg is in motion and has a momentum 10 kgm/s. A force of 0.5 N acts on it
along the direction of motion for 10 s. The increase in the kinetic energy is:
(A) 2.5 J (B) 5 J
(C) 10 J (D) 12.5 J
71. A ball whose kinetic energy is “E” is thrown at an angle of 45o with the horizontal, its kinetic
energy at the highest point of its trajectory will be:
(A) E (B) E/2
(C) E/√2 (D) Zero
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72. A force “F” acts a body at an angle of 60 to the horizontal and moves it 10 m. the effective
component of the force which performs work is:
(A) 0.5 F (B) 0.866F
o
(C) Fcos30 (D) 0.707 F
73. The energy used by a car from petrol in its lifetime is:
(A) 0.1 x 1012 J (B) 1 x 1012 J
12
(C) 0.2 x 10 J (D) 2 x 1012J
74. Proton, electron neutron and α – particle have same momentum. Which of them have highest
K.E?
(A) Proton (B) Electron
(C) Neutron (D) α – particle
75. Work is independent of:
(A) Force (B) Displacement
(C) Time (D) All of these
76. A 40-newton joule is released from a height of 10 m. just before it hits the ground, its kinetic
energy, in joules is (ignoring air friction):
(A) 400 J (B) 3920 J
(C) 2800 J (D) 4000 J
77. A man of mass 50 kg jumps to a height of 1m. His potential energy at the height point is (g = 10
m/s2):
(A) 50 J (B) 60 J
(C) 500 J (D) 600 J
78. An object of mass m was at height “h” falls through a vertical distance “x”, the its K.E is:
(A) mgx (B) mgh
(C) mg (h – x) (D) mg (x – h)
79. The work energy expression is written as (in horizontal motion):
(A) W = ∆K.E (B) W = ∆P.E
(C) Both A and B (D) All of these
80. In 10 second, elevator picks a weight of 1000 N over a distance of 10 m at constant velocity, ist
power is:
(A) 10 Watt (B) 100 Watt
(C) 1000 Watt (D) 10,000 Watt
81. If the momentum of a body is doubled, it kinetic energy becomes:
(A) Double (B) 4 times
(C) 8 times (D) ½ times
82. An object of 5 kg is pulled horizontally by a force of 50 n through a displacement of 10m, the
work done by gravity is:
(A) 250 J (B) 500 J
(C) Zero (D) 5 kJ
83. The work done will be zero when the angle between force F and displacement d⃗ is:
⃗
(A) 45o (B) 90o
(C) 60o (D) 150o
84. The dimensions of the work is:
(A) [MLT-1] (B) [ML2T-2]
-2
(C) [MLT ] (D) [MLT]
85. When the force is parallel to the direction of motion of the body, then work done on the body is:
(A) Zero (B) Maximum
(C) Minimum (D) Infinity
86. Which of the following type of force cannot do work on which it acts?
(A) Frictional force (B) Centripetal force
(C) Gravitational force (D) Restoring force
87. kWm-2 is the unit of:
(A) Power (B) Energy
(C) Intensity (D) Energy per unit area
88. If a body of mass 2 g is raised vertically through 2m, then the work will be:
(A) 38.2 J (B) 39.2 J
(C) 392.1 J (D) 40 J
89. The dimensions of the power are:
(A) [ML-1T-2] (B) [ML2T-3]
-2 -2
(C) [ML T ] (D) [ML-2T-1]
90. The average power and instantaneous power become equal if work is done at:
(A) Any rate (B) Uniform rate
(C) Variable rate (D) Hight rate
91. The power is one kilo watt if work is sone at the rate of:
(A) 1000 Js-1 (B) 1000 J min-1
(C) 100 Js-1 (D) 1000 J h-1
92. Power can be defined as the dot product of:
(A) Force and displacement (B) Force and time
(C) Force and velocity (D) Force and mass
93. Kilowatt hour is the unit of:
(A) Power (B) Force
(C) Momentum (D) Energy
94. If the velocity is doubled then K.E will be:
(A) Also doubled (B) Four times
(C) Remains constant (D) Half
95. The gravitational potential energy on the surface of the Earth is equal to:
(A) mgh (B) ½ mgh
(C) 2mgh (D) Zero
96. At a certain height an object has P.E = mgh. What will be its K.E just before hitting the
ground?
(A) mgh (B) ½mv2
(C) 2mgh (D) Zero
97. Escape velocity from the surface of the Earth is given by:
(A) √gR (B) 2√gR
(C) √2gR (D) 2gR
98. Which is the biggest unit of energy?
(A) Erg (B) Joule
(C) Watt hour (D) Kilowatt hour
99. Initially, four identical uniform blocks, each of mass “m” and thickness “h”, are spread on a
table.
How much work is done on the blocks in stacking them on top of one another?
(A) 2mgh (B) 3mgh
(C) 4mgh (D) 6mgh
100. When the velocity of the body is doubled and the mass is halved the K.E will be:
(A) Unchanged (B) Double
(C) Halved (D) Four times
101. A projectile is fired straight upward from Earth’s surface with a speed that is half the escape
speed. If “R” is the radius of the Earth, the highest altitude reached, measured from the
surface, is:
(A) R/4 (B) R/2
(C) R/3 (D) R
102. A mass of 10 g moving with velocity of 100 cm/s strikes a pendulum bob of mass 10 g. The two
masses stick together. The maximum height reached by the system now is: (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) Zero (B) 2.5 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 1.25 cm
103. A car moving with a speed of 50 km/h can be stopped by brakes after at least 6m. If the same
car is moving at a speed of 100 km/h the minimum stopping distance is:
(A) 6 m (B) 12 m
(C) 18 m (D) 24 m
104. As we move up a body, above the surface of Earth, the change in potential energy will always
be:
(A) Negative (B) Zero
(C) Positive (D) Infinity
105. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering a constant power. The distance
moved by the body in time “t” is proportional to:
(A) t1/2 (B) t3/4
3/2
(C) t (D) t1/4
106. The ratio of dimensions of K.E and power is:
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:T
(C) T:1 (D) M:T
107. A ball of mass 2 kg and another of mass 4 kg are dropped together from a 60 m tall building.
After a fall of 30 m each towards Earth, their respective kinetic energies will be in the ratio of:
(A) 1:4 (B) 1:2
(C) 1:√2 (D) √2:1
108. K.E is defined as dot product of:
(A) Momentum and force
(B) Average momentum and velocity
(C) Force and velocity (D) All of these
109. Absolute gravitational P.E of an object t infinite height w.r.t Earth is taken as:
(A) Negative (B) Minimum
(C) Zero (D) Positive
110. Work done by the frictional force is always:
(A) Positive (B) Zero
(C) Negative (D) Remains same
111. A particle of mass “m1” is moving with a velocity “v1” and another particle of mass “m2” is
moving with a velocity “v2”. Both of them have the same momentum but their different kinetic
energies are “E1” and “E2” respectively. If m1 > m2 then:
E1 m1
(A) = (B) E1 > E2
E2 m2
(C) E1 = E2 (D) E1 < E2
112. A stone is thrown up from the surface of the Earth when it reaches at maximum height, its K.E
is equal to:
(A) mgh (B) Zero
(C) ½ mv2 (D) 2mgh
113. Which of the following pairs does not have identical dimensions?
(A) Momentum and impulse
(B) Mass and moment of inertia
(C) Energy and work (D) Torque and energy
114. A body of mass 2kg moving having momentum and velocity 8 Ns and 4 ms-1 respectively. Its
K.E. equal to:
(A) 16 J (B) 32 J
(C) 8 J (D) 2 J
115. A pump motor is used to deliver water at a certain rate from a given pipe. To obtain thrice as
much as water from the same pipe in the same time, power of the motor has been increased:
(A) 3 times (B) 9 times
(C) 27 times (D) 81 times
116. Work done in moving a body along a closed path in a conservative field is:
(A) Fd (B) Zero
(C) -mgh (D) mgh
117. A 2m tall man standing at the top of 30m tall tower raises a 1kg mass 0.5m above his head. The
P.E. of the raise mass will be (taking head as reference point):
(A) 5 J (B) 320 J
(C) 25 J (D) All of these
118. If by some means, the diameter of Earth increases to 4 times. The escape velocity will
become/remains:
(A) Same (B) Half
(C) Double (D) One fourth
119. A bomb of mass 12 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 4 kg and 8 kg, the velocity of
mass 8 kg is 5 m/s. The kinetic energy of mass 4 kg is:
(A) 100 J (B) 150 J
(C) 200 J (D) 192 J
120. If mass of moving body is doubled its K.E. becomes:
(A) 2 times (B) 5 times
(C) 4 times (D) 16 times
121. Escape velocity of a body mass 1000 kg is 11 kms-1. If the mass of the body is doubled then its
escape velocity will be:
(A) 5.5 kms-1 (B) 22 kms-1
-1
(C) 11 kms (D) 44 kms-1
122. Escape velocity on the surface of Earth is 11.2 kms-1, the escape velocity on the surface of
another planet of same mass as that of Earth but of ¼ times of the radius of Earth is:
(A) 5.6 kms-1 (B) 22.4 kms-1
(C) 11.2 kms-1 (D) 44.8 kms-1
123. If momentum of body decreased by 20%, then the percentage decrease in kinetic energy is:
(A) 19 % (B) 21 %
(C) 36 % (D) 42 %
124. 3 joules of work is done in 3 seconds, then power is:
(A) 6 watt (B) 18 watt
(C) 3 watt (D) 1 watt
125. Potential energy per unit volume is given by:
(A) mgh (B) mgh/ρ
(C) gh (D) ρgh
126. The K.E. of bullet of mass 500g moving at a speed of 200 ms-1 is:
(A) 250 J (B) 2500 J
(C) 125 J (D) 10000 J
127. A crate moves 10m to the right on a horizontal surface as a woman pulls on it with a 10 N force.
Rank the situations shown below according to the work done by her force, least to greatest.
(A) 3, 2, 1 (B) 2, 3, 1
(C) 2, 1, 3 (D) 1, 3, 2
128. The work done by gravity during the descent 0f projectile:
(A) Is positive (B) Is negative
(C) Is zero
(D) Depends for its sign on the direction of the y axis
129. Kinetic energy of a body on Earth moving with speed “v” to that of the same body moving with
speed “v” on the moon is:
(A) 6:1 (B) 1:1
(C) 36:1 (D) 1:6
130. The amount of work required to stop a moving object is equal to:
(A) The velocity of the object
(B) The kinetic energy of the object
(C) The mass of the object times its acceleration
(D) The mass of object times its velocity
131. 5.0 kg cart is moving horizontally at 6.0m/s. in order to change its speed to 10.0m/s, the net
work done on the cart must be:
(A) 40 J (B) 160 J
(C) 90 J (D) 400 J
132. 4kg cart start up an incline with a speed of 3m/s and comes to rest 2m up the incline. The total
work done on the car is:
(A) 6 J (B) 12 J
(C) 8 J (D) 18 J
133. A man moves the 10 h object shown in a vertically plane from position “X” to position “Y”
along a circular track of radius 20 m. the process takes 0.75 min. The work done by the man is
about:
(A) 1 J (B) 4 J
(C) 2 J (D) 6 J
134. Which one of the following quantities CANNOT be used as a unit of potential energy?
(A) Watt second (B) kg m2/s2
2
(C) g cm/s (D) ft lb
135. For a block of mass “m” to slide without friction up the rise of height “h” shown, it must have a
minimum initial kinetic energy of: