Work, Power & Energy
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Q576
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MCQ
A particle suspended from a fixed point, by a light inextensible thread of length L is projected horizontally from its lowest position with velocity $\sqrt{\frac{7gL}{2}}$ . The string will slack after swinging through an angle $\theta$ , such that $\theta$ equals
A.
$30^{\circ}$
B.
$135^{\circ}$
C.
$120^{\circ}$
D.
$150^{\circ}$
Q577
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A man pulls a bucket of water from a depth of $h$ from a well. If the mass of the rope and that of bucket full of water are $m$ and $M$ respectively, the work done by the man is
A.
$(M + m)gh$
B.
$\left(M + \frac{m}{2}\right)gh$
C.
$\left(\frac{M + m}{2}\right)gh$
D.
$\left(\frac{M}{2} + m\right)gh$
Q578
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SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS
MCQ
v-t graph of an object of mass 2 kg is shown. Select the incorrect statement
A.
The average acceleration of the object is zero
B.
The average velocity of the object is zero
C.
The average force on the object is zero
D.
Work done on the object in $30\mathrm{s}$ is zero
Q579
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A body of mass 2 kg, initially at rest, is acted upon simultaneously by two forces, one of 4 N and the other of 3 N, acting at right angles to each other. The kinetic energy of the body after 20 s is
A.
500 J
B.
1250 J
C.
2500 J
D.
5000 J
Q580
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Power supplied to a particle of mass 2 kg varies with time t (in second) as $P = \frac{3t^{2}}{2}$ W. If velocity of particle at t = 0 is v = 0. The velocity of particle at time t = 2 s will be
A.
$1 \, ms^{-1}$
B.
$2 \, ms^{-1}$
C.
$2\sqrt{2} \, ms^{-1}$
D.
$4 \, ms^{-1}$
Q581
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A particle of mass m is projected with velocity u at an angle $\alpha$ with horizontal. During the period when the particle descends from highest point to the position where its velocity vector makes an angle $\frac{\alpha}{2}$ with horizontal. Work done by gravity force is
A.
$\frac{1}{2}mu^{2}\tan^{2}\alpha$
B.
$\frac{1}{2}m^{2}\tan^{2}\frac{\alpha}{2}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}mu^{2}\cos^{2}\alpha\tan^{2}\frac{\alpha}{2}$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}mu^{2}\cos^{2}\frac{\alpha}{2}\sin^{2}\alpha$
Q582
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SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS
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A uniform rod of length 1 m and mass 100 g is pivoted at one end and is hanging vertically. It is displaced through $60^{\circ}$ from the vertical. The increase in its potential energy is $(g = 10 \, \text{ms}^{-2})$
A.
0.25 J
B.
0.5 J
C.
0.75 J
D.
1.0 J
Q583
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MCQ
A running man has half the kinetic energy of a boy of half his mass. The man speeds up by $1.0 \, ms^{-1}$ and then has the same kinetic energy as the boy. The original speed of the boy was
A.
$2.4 \, ms^{-1}$
B.
$9.6 \, ms^{-1}$
C.
$4.8 \, ms^{-1}$
D.
$7.2 \, ms^{-1}$
Q584
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A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to a velocity $v_{0}$ in time $t_{0}$ . The instantaneous power delivered to the body at any time t is
A.
$\frac{mv_{0}t}{t_{0}}$
B.
$\frac{mv_{0}^{2}t}{t_{0}}$
C.
$\frac{mv_{0}t^{2}}{t_{0}}$
D.
$\frac{mv_{0}^{2}}{t_{0}^{2}}t$
Q585
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One end of a spring of natural length h and spring constant k is fixed at the ground and the other is fitted with a smooth ring of mass m which is allowed to slide on a horizontal rod fixed at a height h. Initially the spring makes an angle of $37^{\circ}$ with the vertical when the system is released from rest. The speed of the ring when the spring becomes vertical is
A.
$\sqrt {\frac {k}{m}}$
B.
$\frac {h}{2} \sqrt {\frac {k}{m}}$
C.
$\frac {h}{3} \sqrt {\frac {k}{m}}$
D.
$\frac {h}{4} \sqrt {\frac {k}{m}}$
Q586
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The force acting on a particle moving along x-axis varies with the position of the particle as shown in the figure. The particle is in stable equilibrium at
A.
$x = x_{1}$
B.
$x = x_{2}$
C.
both $x_{1}$ and $x_{2}$
D.
neither $x_{1}$ nor $x_{2}$
Q587
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Two masses $m_{1}$ and $m_{2}(m_{2}>m_{1})$ are positioned as shown in figure, $m_{1}$ being on the ground and $m_{2}$ at a height h above the ground. When $m_{2}$ is released, the speed at which it hits the ground will be
A.
$\sqrt{\frac{2ghm_1}{m_2}}$
B.
$\sqrt{\frac{2gh(m_1 - m_2)}{(m_1 + m_2)}}$
C.
$\sqrt{\frac{2gh(m_1 + m_2)}{(m_1 - m_2)}}$
D.
$\sqrt{\frac{2gh(m_2 - m_1)}{(m_1 + m_2)}}$
Q588
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A block of mass m slides down a rough inclined plane of inclination $\theta$ with horizontal with zero initial velocity. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is $\mu$ with $\theta > \tan^{-1}(\mu)$ . The rate of work done by the force of friction at time t is
A.
$\mu mg^{2}t\sin\theta$
B.
$mg^{2}t(\sin\theta-\mu\cos\theta)$
C.
$\mu mg^{2}t\cos\theta(\sin\theta-\mu\cos\theta)$
D.
$\mu mg^{2}t\cos\theta$
Q589
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MCQ
A small block slides with velocity $v_{0}=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{gr}$ on the horizontal frictionless surface as shown in the figure. The block leaves the surface at point C. The angle $\theta$ in the figure is
A.
$\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{9}\right)$
B.
$\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$
C.
$\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$
D.
None of the above
Q590
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MCQ
A vertical spring of force constant $100 \, Nm^{-1}$ is attached with a hanging mass of 10 kg. Now an external force is applied slowly on the mass so that the spring is stretched by additional 2 m. The work done by the force F is (Take $g = 10 \, ms^{-2}$ )
A.
200 J
B.
400 J
C.
450 J
D.
600 J
Q591
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A child on a swing is 1 m above the ground at the lowest point and 6 m above the ground at the highest point. The horizontal speed of the child at the lowest point of the swing is approximately
A.
$8 \, ms^{-1}$
B.
$10 \, ms^{-1}$
C.
$12 \, ms^{-1}$
D.
$14 \, ms^{-1}$
Q592
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SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS
MCQ
A force $F$ acting on a body depends on its displacement $x$ as $F \propto x^{-\frac{1}{3}}$ . The power delivered by $F$ will depend on displacement as
A.
$x^{\frac{2}{3}}$
B.
$x^{-\frac{5}{3}}$
C.
$x^{\frac{1}{2}}$
D.
$x^{0}$
Q593
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Two conservative forces $\vec{F}_1$ and $\vec{F}_2$ act on an object. The relation between $W_1$ and $W_2$ , where $W_1 = \oint (\vec{F}_1 + \vec{F}_2) \cdot d\vec{l}$ and $W_2 = \oint (\vec{F}_1 - \vec{F}_2) \cdot d\vec{l}$
A.
$W_1 > W_2$
B.
$W_1 = W_2 \neq 0$
C.
$W_1 = W_2 = 0$
D.
$W_1 < W_2$
Q594
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SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS
MCQ
A smooth sphere of radius R is made to translate in a straight line with a constant acceleration whose magnitude is equal to the value of acceleration due to gravity. A particle kept on the top of the sphere is released from there with zero velocity with respect to the sphere. The speed of particle with respect to the sphere as a function of angle $\theta$ with the vertical, as it slides down is
A.
$\frac{\sqrt{Rg(\sin\theta+\cos\theta)}}{2}$
B.
$\sqrt{Rg(1+\cos\theta-\sin\theta)}$
C.
$\sqrt{4Rg\sin\theta}$
D.
$\sqrt{2Rg(1+\sin\theta-\cos\theta)}$
Q595
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A 100 kg drop hammer H is operated by a motor. It falls from a height of 9 m on thick nail N which is to be driven into the hard block. The hammer has to be lifted to height of 9 m in 12 s with constant velocity. If the efficiency of the motor is assumed to be 80%, the power required by the motor is approximately
A.
0.49 kW
B.
4.9 kW
C.
0.94 kW
D.
6 kW
Q596
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SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS
MCQ
A block of mass 1 kg is attached to one end of a spring of force constant $k = 20 \, Nm^{-1}$ . The other end of the spring is attached to a fixed rigid support. This spring block system is made to oscillate on a rough horizontal surface having $\mu = 0.04$ . The initial displacement of the block from the equilibrium position is $a = 30 \, cm$ . The number of times the block passes from the mean position before coming to rest is $(g = 10 \, \text{ms}^{-2})$
A.
15
B.
11
C.
7
D.
6
Q597
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MCQ
A motor has an electrical input of 30 kJ and is used to raise a 100 kg load to a height of 25 m when fitted to a crane winch. What is the efficiency of winch? $\left(g = 10 \, \text{ms}^{-2}\right)$
A.
7.5%
B.
75%
C.
83.3%
D.
0.75%
Q598
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SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS
MCQ
A block of mass m is attached to the two springs in vertical plane as shown in the figure. If initially both the springs are at their natural lengths. Then velocity of the block is maximum at displacement x given as
x is the displacement of the block from its initial position.
x is the displacement of the block from its initial position.
A.
$x = \frac{mg}{2k}$
B.
$x = \frac{mg}{k}$
C.
$x = \frac{mg}{4k}$
D.
$x = \frac{3mg}{2k}$
Q599
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MCQ
Three similar cubical slabs each of mass m and edge b are lying on ground. Work done to arrange them one over the other is
A.
1.5mgb
B.
2mgb
C.
3mgb
D.
4mgb
Q600
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The potential energy function for the force between two atoms in a diatomic molecule can be expressed approximately as $U = \frac{a}{x^{12}} - \frac{b}{x^6}$ , where $a$ and $b$ are positive constants and $x$ is the distance between atoms. The dissociation energy (the energy needed to break up the molecule into separated atoms to infinity) is
A.
$\frac{b^2}{2a}$
B.
$\frac{b^2}{a}$
C.
$\frac{b^2}{4a}$
D.
$\frac{4b^2}{a}$




