1.
A uniform chain of length 2m is kept on a table such
that a length of 60cm hangs freely from the edge of the
table. The total mass of the chain is 4kg. What is the
work done in pulling the entire chain on the table
(a) 7.2 J (b) 3.6 J
(c) 120 J (d) 1200 J
2. A ball is released from the top of a tower. The ratio of
work done by force of gravity in first, second and third
second of the motion of the ball is
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 4 : 9
(c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 5 : 3 (a) (b)
3. Two springs of spring constants 1500 N/m and 3000 (c) (d)
N/m respectively are stretched with the same force. 10. A particle which is constrained to move along the x-
They will have potential energy in the ratio axis, is subjected to a force in the same direction which
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 varies with the distance x of the particle from the origin
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 1 : 2
as . Here k and a are positive constants.
4. A position dependent force For , the functional from of the potential energy
acts on a small body of mass 2 kg and displaces it from
of the particle is-
to . The work done in joules is
(a) 70 (b) 270 (c) 35 (d) 135
5. A body of mass 3 kg is under a force, which causes a
displacement in it is given by (in m). Find the
work done by the force in first 2 seconds
(a) 2 J (b) 3.8 J (c) 5.2 J (d) 24 J
6. A particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle 11. A particle of mass m moving with a velocity u makes
of radius r under a centripetal force equal to , an elastic one dimensional collision with a stationary
where K is a constant. The total energy of the particle is particle of mass m establishing a contact with it for
extremely small time T. Their force of contact increases
(a) (b) (c) (d) from zero to F0 linearly in time , remains constant for
7. A particle free to move along the x-axis has potential
a further time and decreases linearly from F0 to zero
energy given by for ,
where k is a positive constant of appropriate
dimensions. Then in further time as shown. The magnitude possessed
(a) At point away from the origin, the particle is in by F0 is
unstable equilibrium
(b) For any finite non-zero value of x, there is a force
directed away from the origin
(c) If its total mechanical energy is k/2, it has its
minimum kinetic energy at the origin
(d) For small displacements from x = 0, the motion is
simple harmonic
8. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine
delivering constant power. The distance moved by the (a) (b)
body in time t is proportional to
(a) (b) (c) (d) (c) (d)
9. A toy car of mass 5 kg moves up a ramp under the 12. Work done in time t on a body of mass m which is
influence of force F plotted against displacement x. The
accelerated from rest to a speed v in time as a function of
maximum height attained is given by
time t is given by
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
13. The kinetic energy of a body decreases by 36%. The
decrease in its momentum is
(a) 36% (b) 20%
(c) 8% (d) 6%
14. A wooden block of mass M rests on a horizontal surface.
A bullet of mass m moving in the horizontal direction strikes
and gets embedded in it. The combined system covers a
distance x on the surface. If the coefficient of friction between
wood and the surface is , the speed of the bullet at the time
of striking the block is (where m is mass of the bullet)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
15. A ball moving with speed v hits another identical ball at
rest. The two balls stick together after collision. If specific
heat of the material of the balls is S, the temperature rise
resulting from the collision is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
16. A bag of sand of mass M is suspended by a string. A
bullet of mass m is fired at it with velocity v and gets
embedded into it. The loss of kinetic energy in this process is
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
