Assignment Physics
Assignment Physics
Physics Assignment
1. The inherent property, with which a body resists any change in its state of motion is known as
_______________
(a) Force (b) momentum (c) inertia (d) accelerations
2. 1 newton = ________
(a) 1kg x 1 m/s2 (b) 1 kg (c) 1kg x 1 m/s (d) 1 m/s2
3. When an external force is not applied to the system, its total momentum
(a) Becomes zero (b) remains constant (c) increases gradually (d) decreases gradually
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4. The force required to produce an acceleration of 2m/s on a mass of 2kg is
(a) 4N (b) 2N (c) 22N (d) 18N
5. The mass of a body is 2kg. its weight is
a) 19.6N (b) 20N (c) 30N (d) 40N
6. The rider on horseback, ball when the horse starts running all of a sudden because
a) The rider is suddenly afraid of falling
b) The lower body of the rider moves forward with the horse but the inertia of rest keep the upper
body at rest
c) The rider is pushed backwards
d) None of these
7. A particle of mass m is given an impulse such that the velocity of the particle changes from V1 and
V2. The impulse is equal to
a) m (V2 + V1) b) m(V2 – V1) c) m(V22 – V12) d) m(V22 + V12)
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8. The force acting on the particle if the motion of the particle is given as y = ut + gt2
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a) F = ma b) F = 0 c) F = mg d) F ≠ 0
9. A body of mass M hits normally on a rigid wall with velocity V and bounces back with the same
velocity. The impulse experiences by the body is
a) MV b) 1.5MV c) 2MV d) zero
10. A shell is flight explodes into four unequal parts. Which of the following is conserved?
a) Potential energy b) momentum
c) kinetic energy d) both a and c
11. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
(a) Momentum (b) Weight
(c) Potential energy (d) Nuclear spin
12. In Latin, the word vector means
(a) magnitude (b) direction (c) carrier (d) cap
13. Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?
(a) Temperature (b) Coefficient of friction (c) Charge (d) Impulse
14. A vector is not changed if
(a) it is displaced parallel to itself. (b) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle.
(c) it is cross-multiplied by a unit vector. (d) it is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar.
15. The component of a vector 𝑟⃗ along x-axis will have a maximum value if
(a) 𝑟⃗ is along +ve x-axis
(b) 𝑟⃗ is along +ve y-axis
(c) 𝑟⃗ is along-ve y-axis
(d) 𝑟⃗ makes an angle of 450 with the x-axis
16. A is a vector of magnitude 5 units due east. What is the magnitude and direction of a vector - 5𝐴⃗ ?
(a) 5 units due east (b) 25 units due west (c) 5 units due west (d) 25 units due east
17. If 𝐴⃗ is a vector of magnitude 4 units due east. What is the magnitude and direction of a vector - 4 𝐴⃗?
(a) 4 units due east (c) 16 units due east
(b) 8 units due east (d) 16 units due west
18. Multiplication of a vector overline A with a negative number - k gives a vector
(a) - k 𝐴⃗ in the same direction (b) k𝐴⃗ in the opposite direction
(c) - k 𝐴⃗ in the opposite direction (d) k𝐴⃗ in the same direction
19. Multiplication of a vector 𝐴⃗ with a positive number k gives a vector
(a) k𝐴⃗ in the same direction (b) - k 𝐴⃗in the opposite direction
(c) k 𝐴⃗ in the opposite direction (d) none of these
20. If 𝐴⃗ is a vector of magnitude 7 units due west. What is the magnitude and direction of a vector -7𝐴⃗?
(a) 7 units due west (b) 49 units due east (c) 7 units due east (d) 49 units due west
21. The acceleration of a particle, starting from rest, varies with time according to relation
a= − rω2 sin ωt. The displacement of the particle at time t is
(a) 𝑟 cos 𝜔𝑡 (b) 𝑟 2 cos 𝜔𝑡 (c) 𝑟 sin 𝜔𝑡 (d) 𝑟 cos 2 𝜔𝑡
22. The displacement of a particle varies with time t as 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑒 −𝛼𝑡 + 𝑏𝑒𝛽𝑡 where a, b, α and β are
constants. The velocity of the particle will
(a) be independent of α and β.
(b) go on increasing with time
(c) drop to zero when α = β
(d) go on decreasing with time
23. Figures (1) and (2) show the displacement-time graphs of two particles moving along the x-axis.