Work Power and Energy
1)An electric motor is marked 2 HP. The work Done by the electric motor in 3 seconds will
be Nearly. (a)373 J (b) 497 J (c)1.5 kJ (d) 4.4 kJ
2)A shot is fired at 30º with the vertical from a Point on the ground with kinetic energy K. If
Air resistance is ignored, the kinetic energy at The top of the trajectory is (a) K/4 (b) 2K (c) K
(d) 3K
3)A freely falling body takes 4 s to reach the Ground. One second after release, the
Percentage of its potential energy, that is still Retained is (a) 25% (b) 37.5% (c) 93.75% (d)
6.25%
4)A pump is required to lift 600 kg of water per Minute from a well 25 m deep and to eject it
With a speed 50m/s. If g = 10m/s2, the power Required to perform the above task is (a) 20
kW (b) 15 kW
5) A car of mass 800 Kg is moving on an Expressway. In order to increase the speed of The
car from 54 km/hr to 90 km/hr the work Required to be done will be
a)150 KJ (b) 160 KJ (c) 250 KJ (d) 200 KJ
6)If the speed of a car increases from 54 km/hr to 90 km/hr, its kinetic energy would
increase in The ratio–––––. (a)3/5 (b) 4/9 (c)9/16 (d) 9/25
7)A truck of mass 5000 kg accelerates from 25 m/s to 35 m/s, Find the change in its kinetic
energy (in MJ). (a)1.5 (b) 1 (c)2 (d) 2.5
8)A boy of 50 kg is riding a scooter of 100 kg Mass at a speed of v m/s. Find v (in m/s) if the
Kinetic energy of the scooter and the boy is 76.8 kJ. (a)32 (b) 64 (c)40 (d) 80
9)Find the efficiency of a pump (rated 400 W) That can lift 500 kg of water by 30 m in 10
Minutes. (Use g = 10m/s2) (a)77.50% (b) 84.00% (c)62.50% (d) 92.00%
10)Find the power of a pump if it can lift 750 litres Of water by 150 m in 25 minutes.
(Assume 75% Efficiency and use g = 10 m/s2 And density of Water as 1g/cm3)
(a)1.5kW (b) 1kW (c)1.2 kW (d) 2kW
11)The potential energy of a 20-kg object at height H is 600 J. The value of h is –––––– (Take g
= 10 m/s2). (a)1m (b) 3m (c)2m (d) 30m
12)A ball of mass m is dropped from a height H. At height H/3, the ratio of its potential
energy (PE) to kinetic energy (KE) is equal to: (a)1 (b) ¼ (c)½ (d) 1/3
13) A 0.5 kg ball is relased from the top of a Building of height 20 m. Find the kinetic energy
Of the ball, just before it hits the ground (assume g = 10 m/s2).
(a) 20 J (b) 100J (b)40 J (d) 80J
14) A 100-gram ball is kept on the top of a building Of 70 m height. Find the potential
energy of the Ball (assume g = 10 m/s2). (a)50 J (b) 70J (c)80 J (d) 60J
15)If both the mass and speed of a ball are Doubled, then how many times will the kinetic
Energy becomes? (a)4 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 16
16)A drum of mass ‘m’ kg was rolled down a Ramp. At the bottom of the ramp its kinetic
Energy was 10 kJ and velocity was 20 m/s. With What velocity (in m/s) was it pushed down
the Ramp if its initial kinetic energy was 625 J?
(a)10 (b) 5 (c)7.5 (d) 2.5
17)A force of 40 Newton’s acts on a body. If an Angle of 45° is formed between the line force
And the direction of displacement, then tell the Value of the work done in displacing the
body By 2 meters
(a)40 2 Joule (b) 30 2 Joule (c)20 2 Joule (d) 20 Joule
18) A 50 kg man uses the energy of bread, which Produces 100,000 calories of heat, to
climb a Hill If his body works at 30% efficiency, he can Climb the hill by?
(a)200m (b) 252m (c)246m (d) 258m
19)A man of mass of 60 kg climbs 30 steps of Length 20 cm each in 20 second. Calculate
the Total work done by the person and his power. G = 10 m/sec2
(a)130 watt (b) 180 watt (c)100 watt (d) 50 watt
20)A stone of mass 1 kg is observed falling down In front of a window 2 m high. The speed of
the Stone at the top of the window was 4m/sec. While reaching from the upper end of the
Window to the lower end, its kinetic energy be Increased by
(a) 19.6 Joule (b) 16 Joule (c) 8 Joule (d) 39.2 Joule
21) A frictional force of 100 Newton acts on a Cyclist. He is going with a speed of 2m/sec
his Power will be (a)100 watt (b) 200 watt (c)300 watt (d) 400 watt
