Work Power & Energy

186 Questions
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

A particle experiences a variable force $\overrightarrow F = \left( {4x\widehat i + 3{y^2}\widehat j} \right)$ in a horizontal x-y plane. Assume distance in meters and force is newton. If the particle moves from point (1, 2) to point (2, 3) in the x-y plane, then Kinetic Energy changes by :

A.
50.0 J
B.
12.5 J
C.
25.0 J
D.
0 J
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift
A body of mass 'm' dropped from a height 'h' reaches the ground with a speed of 0.8$\sqrt {gh} $. The value of workdone by the air-friction is :
A.
$-$0.68 mgh
B.
mgh
C.
1.64 mgh
D.
0.64 mgh
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
A block moving horizontally on a smooth surface with a speed of 40 m/s splits into two parts with masses in the ratio of 1 : 2. If the smaller part moves at 60 m/s in the same direction, then the fractional change in kinetic energy is :-
A.
${{1 \over 3}}$
B.
${{2 \over 3}}$
C.
${{1 \over 8}}$
D.
${{1 \over 4}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift
Given below is the plot of a potential energy function U(x) for a system, in which a particle is in one dimensional motion, while a conservative force F(x) acts on it. Suppose that Emech = 8 J, the incorrect statement for this system is :

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 85 English
[ where K.E. = kinetic energy ]
A.
at x > x4 K.E. is constant throughout the region.
B.
at x < x1, K.E. is smallest and the particle is moving at the slowest speed.
C.
at x = x2, K.E. is greatest and the particle is moving at the fastest speed.
D.
at x = x3, K.E. = 4 J.
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift
An automobile of mass 'm' accelerates starting from origin and initially at rest, while the engine supplies constant power P. The position is given as a function of time by :
A.
${\left( {{{9P} \over {8m}}} \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}{t^{{3 \over 2}}}$
B.
${\left( {{{8P} \over {9m}}} \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}{t^{{2 \over 3}}}$
C.
${\left( {{{9m} \over {8P}}} \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}{t^{{3 \over 2}}}$
D.
${\left( {{{8P} \over {9m}}} \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}{t^{{3 \over 2}}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
A porter lifts a heavy suitcase of mass 80 kg and at the destination lowers it down by a distance of 80 cm with a constant velocity. Calculate the work done by the porter in lowering the suitcase.

(take g = 9.8 ms$-$2)
A.
+627.2 J
B.
$-$62720.0 J
C.
$-$627.2 J
D.
784.0 J
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Evening Shift
A body at rest is moved along a horizontal straight line by a machine delivering a constant power. The distance moved by the body in time 't' is proportional to :
A.
${t^{{3 \over 2}}}$
B.
${t^{{1 \over 2}}}$
C.
${t^{{1 \over 4}}}$
D.
${t^{{3 \over 4}}}$
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
A constant power delivering machine has towed a box, which was initially at rest, along a horizontal straight line. The distance moved by the box in time 't' is proportional to :-
A.
t2/3
B.
t3/2
C.
t
D.
t1/2
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Morning Shift
A boy is rolling a 0.5 kg ball on the frictionless floor with the speed of 20 ms-1. The ball gets deflected by an obstacle on the way. After deflection it moves with 5% of its initial kinetic energy. What is the speed of the ball now?
A.
14.41 ms$-$1
B.
19.0 ms$-$1
C.
4.47 ms$-$1
D.
1.00 ms$-$1
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
If the potential energy between two molecules is given by
U = $ - {A \over {{r^6}}} + {B \over {{r^{12}}}}$,
then at equilibrium, separation between molecules, and the potential energy are :
A.
${\left( {{{2B} \over A}} \right)^{1/6}}$, $ - {{{A^2}} \over {4B}}$
B.
${\left( {{{2B} \over A}} \right)^{1/6}}, - {{{A^2}} \over {2B}}$
C.
${\left( {{B \over A}} \right)^{1/6}},0$
D.
${\left( {{B \over {2A}}} \right)^{1/6}}, - {{{A^2}} \over {2B}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
A person pushes a box on a rough horizontal plateform surface. He applies a force of 200 N over a distance of 15 m. Thereafter, he gets progressively tired and his applied force reduces linearly with distance to 100 N. The total distance through which the box has been moved is 30 m. What is the work done by the person during the total movement of the box?
A.
5690 J
B.
5250 J
C.
2780 J
D.
3280 J
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
A particle is moving unidirectionally on a horizontal plane under the action of a constant power supplying energy source. The displacement (s) - time (t) graph that describes the motion of the particle is (graphs are drawn schematically and are not to scale) :
A.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 100 English Option 1
B.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 100 English Option 2
C.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 100 English Option 3
D.
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 100 English Option 4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
Consider a force $\overrightarrow F = - x\widehat i + y\widehat j$ . The work done by this force in moving a particle from point A(1, 0) to B(0, 1) along the line segment is : (all quantities are in SI units) JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 103 English
A.
2
B.
${1 \over 2}$
C.
1
D.
${3 \over 2}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
An elevator in a building can carry a maximum of 10 persons, with the average mass of each person being 68 kg, The mass of the elevator itself is 920 kg and it moves with a constant speed of 3 m/s. The frictional force opposing the motion is 6000 N. If the elevator is moving up with its full capacity, the power delivered by the motor to the elevator (g = 10 m/s2) must be at least :
A.
48000 W
B.
62360 W
C.
56300 W
D.
66000 W
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
A 60 HP electric motor lifts an elevator having a maximum total load capacity of 2000 kg. If the frictional force on the elevator is 4000 N, the speed of the elevator at full load is close to :
(1 HP = 746 W, g = 10 ms-2)
A.
1.5 ms-1
B.
1.7 ms-1
C.
2.0 ms-1
D.
1.9 ms-1
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot
A uniform cable of mass 'M' and length 'L' is placed on a horizontal surface such that its (1/n)th part is hanging below the edge of the surface. To lift the hanging part of the cable upto the surface, the work done should be :
A.
${{2MgL} \over {{n^2}}}$
B.
nMgL
C.
${{MgL} \over {2{n^2}}}$
D.
${{MgL} \over {{n^2}}}$
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot
A particle moves in one dimension from rest under the influence of a force that varies with the distance travelled by the particle as shown in the figure. The kinetic energy of the particle after it has travelled 3m is : JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 108 English
A.
6.5 J
B.
2.5 J
C.
5 J
D.
4 J
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Evening Slot
A particle which is experiencing a force, given by $\overrightarrow F = 3\widehat i - 12\widehat j,$ undergoes a displacement of $\overrightarrow d = 4\overrightarrow i $ particle had a kinetic energy of 3 J at the beginning of the displacement, what is its kinetic energy at the end of the displacement ?
A.
9 J
B.
10 J
C.
12 J
D.
15 J
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Morning Slot
A block of mass m is kept on a platform which starts from rest with constant acceleration g/2 upward, as shown in figure. Work done by normal reaction on block in time is -

JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Morning Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 110 English
A.
${{m{g^2}{t^2}} \over 8}$
B.
${{3m{g^2}{t^2}} \over 8}$
C.
$-$ ${{m{g^2}{t^2}} \over 8}$
D.
0
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
A force acts on a 2 kg object so that its position is given as a function of time as x = 3t2 + 5. What is the work done by this force in first 5 seconds ?
A.
850 J
B.
950 J
C.
875 J
D.
900 J
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
A block of mass m, lying on a smooth horizontal surface, is attached to a sring (of negligible mass) of spring constant k. The other end of the spring is fixed, as shown in the figure. The block is initially at rest in its equilibrium position. If now the block is pulled with a constant force F, the maximum speed of the block is :
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 112 English
A.
${{2F} \over {\sqrt {mk} }}$
B.
${F \over {\pi \sqrt {mk} }}$
C.
${{\pi F} \over {\sqrt {mk} }}$
D.
${F \over {\sqrt {mk} }}$
2018 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2018 (Online) 16th April Morning Slot
Two particles of the same mass m are moving in circular orbits because of force, given by $F\left( r \right) = {{ - 16} \over r} - {r^3}$

The first particle is at a distance r = 1, and the second, at r = 4. The best estimate for the ratio of kinetic energies of the first and the second particle is closest to :
A.
$6 \times {10^{ - 2}}$
B.
$3 \times {10^{ - 3}}$
C.
${10^{ - 1}}$
D.
$6 \times {10^{ 2}}$
2018 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2018 (Online) 16th April Morning Slot
A body of mass m starts moving from rest along x-axis so that its velocity varies as $\upsilon = a\sqrt s $ where a is a constant and s is the distance covered by the body. The total work done by all the forces acting on the body in the first t seconds after the start of the motion is :
A.
${1 \over 8}\,$ m a4 t2
B.
8 m a4 t2
C.
4 m a4 t2
D.
${1 \over 4}\,$ m a4 t2
2018 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2018 (Offline)
A particle is moving in a circular path of radius $a$ under the action of an attractive potential $U = - {k \over {2{r^2}}}$ Its total energy is:
A.
$ - {3 \over 2}{k \over {{a^2}}}$
B.
Zero
C.
$ - {k \over {4{a^2}}}$
D.
$ {k \over {2{a^2}}}$
2017 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2017 (Online) 8th April Morning Slot
An object is dropped from a height h from the ground. Every time it hits the ground it looses 50% of its kinetic energy. The total distance covered as t $ \to $ $\infty $ is :
A.
3h
B.
$\infty $
C.
${5 \over 3}$h
D.
${8 \over 3}$h
2017 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2017 (Offline)
A time dependent force F = 6t acts on a particle of mass 1 kg. If the particle starts from rest, the work done by the force during the first 1 sec. will be:
A.
18 J
B.
4.5 J
C.
22 J
D.
9 J
2017 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2017 (Offline)
A body of mass m = 10–2 kg is moving in a medium and experiences a frictional force F = –kv2. Its initial speed is v0 = 10 ms–1. If, after 10 s, its energy is ${1 \over 8}mv_0^2$, the value of k will be:
A.
10-1 kg m-1 s-1
B.
10-3 kg m-1
C.
10-3 kg s-1
D.
10-4 kg m-1
2016 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2016 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot
Velocity-time graph for a body of mass 10 kg is shown in figure. Work-done on the body in first two seconds of the motion is :

JEE Main 2016 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 113 English
A.
12000 J
B.
$-$ 12000 J
C.
$-$ 4500 J
D.
$-$ 9300 J
2016 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2016 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot
A particle of mass M is moving in a circle of fixed radius R in such a way that its centripetal acceleration at time t is given by n2 R t2 where n is a constant. The power delivered to the particle by the force acting on it, is :
A.
M n2 R2 t
B.
M n R2 t
C.
M n R2 t2
D.
${1 \over 2}$ M n2 R2 t2
2016 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2016 (Online) 9th April Morning Slot
A car of weight W is on an inclined road that rises by 100 m over a distance of 1 km and applies a constant frictional force ${W \over 20}$ on the car. While moving uphill on the road at a speed of 10 ms−1, the car needs power P. If it needs power ${p \over 2}$ while moving downhill at speed v then value of $\upsilon $ is :
A.
20 ms$-$1
B.
15 ms$-$1
C.
10 ms$-$1
D.
5 ms$-$1
2016 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2016 (Offline)
A point particle of mass $m,$ moves long the uniformly rough track $PQR$ as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction, between the particle and the rough track equals $\mu .$ The particle is released, from rest from the point $P$ and it comes to rest at point $R.$ The energies, lost by the ball, over the parts, $PQ$ and $QR$, of the track, are equal to each other , and no energy is lost when particle changes direction from $PQ$ to $QR$.

The value of the coefficient of friction $\mu $ and the distance $x$ $(=QR),$ are, respectively close to:

JEE Main 2016 (Offline) Physics - Work Power & Energy Question 122 English
A.
$0.29$ and $3.5$ $m$
B.
$0.29$ and $6.5$ $m$
C.
$0.2$ and $6.5$ $m$
D.
$0.2$ and $3.5$ $m$
2016 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2016 (Offline)
A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of $10$ $kg$ upto a height of $1$ $m$ $1000$ times. Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up? Fat supplies $3.8 \times {10^7}J$ of energy per $kg$ which is converted to mechanical energy with a $20\% $ efficiency rate. Take $g = 9.8\,m{s^{ - 2}}$ :
A.
$9.89 \times {10^{ - 3}}\,\,kg$
B.
$12.89 \times {10^{ - 3}}\,kg$
C.
$2.45 \times {10^{ - 3}}\,\,kg$
D.
$6.45 \times {10^{ - 3}}\,\,kg$
2014 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2014 (Offline)
When a rubber-band is stretched by a distance $x$, it exerts restoring force of magnitude $F = ax + b{x^2}$ where $a$ and $b$ are constants. The work done in stretching the unstretched rubber-band by $L$ is :
A.
$a{L^2} + b{L^3}$
B.
${1 \over 2}\left( {a{L^2} + b{L^3}} \right)$
C.
${{a{L^2}} \over 2} + {{b{L^3}} \over 3}$
D.
${1 \over 2}\left( {{{a{L^2}} \over 2} + {{b{L^3}} \over 3}} \right)$
2012 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2012
This question has Statement $1$ and Statement $2.$ Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements.

If two springs ${S_1}$ and ${S_2}$ of force constants ${k_1}$ and ${k_2}$, respectively, are stretched by the same force, it is found that more work is done on spring ${S_1}$ than on spring ${S_2}$.

STATEMENT 1: If stretched by the same amount work done on ${S_1}$, Work done on ${S_1}$ is more than ${S_2}$
STATEMENT 2: ${k_1} < {k_2}$

A.
Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
B.
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
C.
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1
D.
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not the correct explanation for Statement 1
2010 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2010
The potential energy function for the force between two atoms in a diatomic molecule is approximately given by $U\left( x \right) = {a \over {{x^{12}}}} - {b \over {{x^6}}},$ where $a$ and $b$ are constants and $x$ is the distance between the atoms. If the dissociation energy of the molecule is $D = \left[ {U\left( {x = \infty } \right) - {U_{at\,\,equilibrium}}} \right],\,\,D$ is
A.
${{{b^2}} \over {2a}}$
B.
${{{b^2}} \over {12a}}$
C.
${{{b^2}} \over {4a}}$
D.
${{{b^2}} \over {6a}}$
2008 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2008
An athlete in the olympic games covers a distance of $100$ $m$ in $10$ $s.$ His kinetic energy can be estimated to be in the range
A.
$200J-500J$
B.
$2 \times {10^5}J - 3 \times {10^5}J$
C.
$20,000J - 50,000J$
D.
$2,000J - 5,000J$
2007 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2007
A $2$ $kg$ block slides on a horizontal floor with a speed of $4m/s.$ It strikes a uncompressed spring, and compress it till the block is motionless. The kinetic friction force is $15N$ and spring constant is $10, 000$ $N/m.$ The spring compresses by
A.
$8.5cm$
B.
$5.5cm$
C.
$2.5cm$
D.
$11.0cm$
2007 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2007
A particle is projected at $60^\circ $ to the horizontal with a kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at the highest point is
A.
K/2
B.
K
C.
Zero
D.
K/4
2006 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2006
The potential energy of a $1$ $kg$ particle free to move along the $x$-axis is given by $V\left( x \right) = \left( {{{{x^4}} \over 4} - {{{x^2}} \over 2}} \right)J$.

The total mechanical energy of the particle is $2J.$ Then, the maximum speed (in $m/s$) is

A.
${3 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
B.
${\sqrt 2 }$
C.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
D.
$2$
2006 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2006
A ball of mass $0.2$ $kg$ is thrown vertically upwards by applying a force by hand. If the hand moves $0.2$ $m$ while applying the force and the ball goes upto $2$ $m$ height further, find the magnitude of the force. (consider $g = 10\,m/{s^2}$).
A.
$4N$
B.
$16$ $N$
C.
$20$ $N$
D.
$22$ $N$
2006 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2006
A particle of mass $100g$ is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of $5$ $m/s$. The work done by the force of gravity during the time the particle goes up is
A.
$-0.5J$
B.
$-1.25J$
C.
$1.25J$
D.
$0.5J$
2006 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2006
A mass of $M$ $kg$ is suspended by a weightless string. The horizontal force that is required to displace it until the string makes an angle of ${45^ \circ }$ with the initial vertical direction is
A.
$Mg\left( {\sqrt 2 + 1} \right)$
B.
$Mg\sqrt 2 $
C.
${{Mg} \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
D.
$Mg\left( {\sqrt 2 - 1} \right)$
2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its velocity after penetrating $3$ $cm.$ How much further it will penetrate before coming to rest assuming that it faces constant resistance to motion?
A.
$2.0$ $cm$
B.
$3.0$ $cm$
C.
$1.0$ $cm$
D.
$1.5$ $cm$
2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
A spherical ball of mass $20$ $kg$ is stationary at the top of a hill of height $100$ $m$. It rolls down a smooth surface to the ground, then climbs up another hill of height $30$ $m$ and finally rolls down to a horizontal base at a height of $20$ $m$ above the ground. The velocity attained by the ball is
A.
$20$ $m/s$
B.
$40$ $m/s$
C.
$10\sqrt {30} \,\,\,m/s$
D.
$10\,\,m/s$
2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
A body of mass $m$ is accelerated uniformly from rest to a speed $v$ in a time $T.$ The instantaneous power delivered to the body as a function of time is given by
A.
${{m{v^2}} \over {{T^2}}}.{t^2}$
B.
${{m{v^2}} \over {{T^2}}}.t$
C.
${1 \over 2}{{m{v^2}} \over {{T^2}}}.{t^2}$
D.
${1 \over 2}{{m{v^2}} \over {{T^2}}}.t$
2005 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2005
The upper half of an inclined plane with inclination $\phi $ is perfectly smooth while the lower half is rough. A body starting from rest at the top will again come to rest at the bottom if the coefficient of friction for the lower half is given by
A.
$2\,\cos \,\,\phi $
B.
$2\,sin\,\,\phi $
C.
$\,\tan \,\,\phi $
D.
$2\,\tan \,\,\phi $
2004 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2004
A particle moves in a straight line with retardation proportional to its displacement. Its loss of kinetic energy for any displacement $x$ is proportional to
A.
$x$
B.
${e^x}$
C.
${x^2}$
D.
${\log _e}x$
2004 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2004
A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle, the motion of the particles takes place in a plane. It follows that
A.
its kinetic energy is constant
B.
is acceleration is constant
C.
its velocity is constant
D.
it moves in a straight line
2004 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2004
A force $\overrightarrow F = \left( {5\overrightarrow i + 3\overrightarrow j + 2\overrightarrow k } \right)N$ is applied over a particle which displaces it from its origin to the point $\overrightarrow r = \left( {2\overrightarrow i - \overrightarrow j } \right)m.$ The work done on the particle in joules is
A.
$+10$
B.
$+7$
C.
$-7$
D.
$+13$
2004 JEE Mains MCQ
AIEEE 2004
A body of mass $' m ',$ acceleration uniformly from rest to $'{v_1}'$ in time ${T}$. The instantaneous power delivered to the body as a function of time is given by
A.
${{m{v_1}{t^2}} \over {{T}}}$
B.
${{mv_1^2t} \over {T^2}}$
C.
${{m{v_1}t} \over {{T}}}$
D.
${{mv_1^2t} \over {{T}}}$