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JEE (Advanced) 2014
Q101
Errorless
Graphical Questions
MCQ
A tennis ball is dropped on a horizontal smooth surface. It bounces back to its original position after hitting the surface. The force on the ball during the collision is proportional to the length of compression of the ball. Which one of the following sketches describes the variation of its kinetic energy K with time t most appropriately? The figures are only illustrative and not to the scale
A.
B.
C.
D.
MHT CET 2014
Q102
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
A string of length L and force constant k is stretched to obtain extension l. It is further stretched to obtain extension $l_{1}$ . The work done in second stretching is
A.
$\frac{1}{2}kl_{1}(2l+l_{1})$
B.
$\frac{1}{2}kl_{1}^{2}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}k(l^{2}+l_{1}^{2})$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}k(l_{1}^{2}-l^{2})$
Uttarakhand PMT 2014
Q103
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one dimensional motion with constant acceleration. The power delivered to it at time t is proportional to
A.
$t^{1/2}$
B.
t
C.
$t^{3/2}$
D.
$t^{2}$
Kerala CEE 2014
Q104
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
If two persons A and B take 2 s and 4 s respectively to lift an object to the same height h, then the ratio of their powers is
A.
1:2
B.
1:1
C.
2:1
D.
1:3
E.
3:1
Kerala CEE 2014
Q105
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
If a machine gun fires n bullets per second each with kinetic energy K, then the power of the machine gun is
A.
$nK^{2}$
B.
$\frac{K}{n}$
C.
$n^{2}K$
D.
nK
E.
$\frac{n}{K}$
NEET (Kamataka) 2013
Q106
Errorless
Work Done by Variable Force
MCQ
A particle with total energy E is moving in a potential energy regions $U(x)$ . Motion of the particle is restricted to the region when
A.
$U(x) < E$
B.
$U(x) = O$
C.
$U(x) \leq E$
D.
$U(x) > E$
JEE (Advanced) 2013
Q107
Errorless
Work Done by Variable Force
MCQ
The work done on a particle of mass m by a force, $K\left[\frac{x}{(x^{2}+y^{2})^{3/2}}\hat{i}+\frac{y}{(x^{2}+y^{2})^{3/2}}\hat{j}\right]$ (K being a constant of appropriate dimensions), when the particle is taken from the point $(a,0)$ to the point $(0,a)$ along a circular path of radius a about the origin in the x-y plane is
A.
$\frac{2K\pi}{a}$
B.
$\frac{K\pi}{a}$
C.
$\frac{K\pi}{2a}$
D.
0
WB-JEE 2013
Q108
Errorless
POWER
MCQ
A particle is acted upon by a constant power. Then, which of the following physical quantity remains constant
A.
Speed
B.
Rate of change of acceleration
C.
Kinetic energy
D.
Rate of change of kinetic energy
NEET 2013
Q109
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
A uniform force of $(3\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}})$ N acts on a particle of mass 2 kg. Hence, the particle is displaced from position $(2\hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{k}})$ m to position $(4\hat{\mathbf{i}}+3\hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}})$ m. The work done by the force on the particle is
A.
9 J
B.
6 J
C.
13 J
D.
15 J
J&K CET 2013
Q110
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
The power (P) of an engine lifting a mass of 100 kg upto a height of 10 m in 1 min is
A.
163.3 W
B.
9800 W
C.
10000 W
D.
5000 W
EAMCET 2013
Q111
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
A body of mass 300 kg is moved through 10 m along a smooth inclined plane of angle $30^{\circ}$ . The work done in moving (in joules) is (Take, $g = 9.8 \, ms^{-2}$ )
A.
4900
B.
9800
C.
14700
D.
2450
EAMCET 2013
Q112
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
Force constants of two wires A and B of the same material are k and 2k, respectively. If the two wires are stretched equally, then the ratio of work done in stretching $\left(\frac{W_{A}}{W_{B}}\right)$ is
A.
$\frac{1}{3}$
B.
$\frac{1}{2}$
C.
$\frac{3}{2}$
D.
$\frac{1}{4}$
KCET 2013
Q113
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
A truck accelerates from speed v to 2v. Work done during this is
A.
three times as the work done in accelerating it from rest to v
B.
same as the work done in accelerating it from rest to v
C.
four times as the work done in accelerating it from rest to v
D.
less than the work done in accelerating it from rest to v
Kerala CET 2013
Q114
Objective
Medical entrances' gallery
MCQ
A block of 200 g mass is dropped from a height of 2 m on to a spring and compresses the spring to a distance of 50 cm. The force constant of the spring is
A.
$20 \, Nm^{-1}$
B.
$40 \, Nm^{-1}$
C.
$30 \, Nm^{-1}$
D.
$60 \, Nm^{-1}$
E.
$10 \, Nm^{-1}$
AMU (Med.) 2012
Q115
Errorless
Work Done by Variable Force
MCQ
A particle in a certain conservative force field has a potential energy given by $U = \frac{20xy}{z}$ . The force exerted on it is
A.
$\left(\frac{20y}{z}\right)\hat{i}+\left(\frac{20x}{z}\right)\hat{j}+\left(\frac{20xy}{z^{2}}\right)\hat{k}$
B.
$-\left(\frac{20y}{z}\right)\hat{i}-\left(\frac{20x}{z}\right)\hat{j}+\left(\frac{20xy}{z^{2}}\right)\hat{k}$
C.
$-\left(\frac{20y}{z}\right)\hat{i}-\left(\frac{20x}{z}\right)\hat{j}-\left(\frac{20xy}{z^{2}}\right)\hat{k}$
D.
$\left(\frac{20y}{z}\right)\hat{i}+\left(\frac{20x}{z}\right)\hat{j}-\left(\frac{20xy}{z^{2}}\right)\hat{k}$
CBSE PMT (Pre.) 2012
Q116
Errorless
Work Done by Variable Force
MCQ
The potential energy of a particle in a force field is $U = \frac{A}{r^{2}} - \frac{B}{r}$ , where A and B are positive constants and r is the distance of particle from the centre of the field. For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is
A.
B / 2A
B.
2A / B
C.
A / B
D.
B / A
WB-JEE 2012
Q117
Errorless
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
MCQ
A spherical ball $A$ of mass $4kg$ , moving along a straight line strikes another spherical ball $B$ of mass $1kg$ at rest. After the collision, $A$ and $B$ move with velocities $v_{1}ms^{-1}$ and $v_{2}ms^{-1}$ respectively making angles of $30^{\circ}$ and $60^{\circ}$ with respect to the original direction of motion of $A$ . The ratio $\frac{v_1}{v_2}$ will be
A.
$\sqrt{3}/4$
B.
$4/\sqrt{3}$
C.
$1/\sqrt{3}$
D.
$\sqrt{3}$
CBSE PMT (Pre.) 2012
Q118
Errorless
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
MCQ
Two spheres $A$ and $B$ of masses $m_{1}$ and $m_{2}$ respectively collide. $A$ is at rest initially and $B$ is moving with velocity $v$ along $x$ -axis. After collision $B$ has a velocity $\frac{v}{2}$ in a direction perpendicular to the original direction. The mass $A$ moves after collision in the direction
A.
Same as that of $B$
B.
Opposite to that of $B$
C.
$\theta = \tan^{-1}(1/2)$ to the $x$ -axis
D.
$\theta = \tan^{-1}(-1/2)$ to the $x$ -axis
Kerala PET 2012
Q119
Errorless
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
MCQ
A girl in a swing is 2.5m above ground at the maximum height and at 1.5m above the ground at the lowest point. Her maximum velocity in the swing is $(g = 10 \, ms^{-2})$
A.
$5\sqrt{2} \, ms^{-1}$
B.
$2\sqrt{5} \, ms^{-1}$
C.
$2\sqrt{3} \, ms^{-1}$
D.
$3\sqrt{2} \, ms^{-1}$
E.
$4\sqrt{2} \, ms^{-1}$
CBSE PMT (Mains) 2012
Q120
Errorless
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
MCQ
A stone is dropped from a height h. It hits the ground with a certain momentum P. If the same stone is dropped from a height 100% more than the previous height, the momentum when it hits the ground will change by
A.
68%
B.
41%
C.
200%
D.
100%
MP PET 2012
Q121
Errorless
Conservation of Energy and Momentum
MCQ
A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into three fragments. Two of the fragments each of mass m are found to move with a speed 'v' each in mutually perpendicular directions. The total energy released in this process
A.
0
B.
$\frac{3}{2}mv^{2}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$
D.
$2mv^{2}$
CBSE PMT (Mains) 2012
Q122
Errorless
POWER
MCQ
A car of mass m starts from rest and accelerates so that instantaneous power delivered to the car has a constant magnitude $P_{0}$ . The instantaneous velocity of this car is proportional to
A.
$t^{2}P_{0}$
B.
$t^{1/2}$
C.
$t^{-1/2}$
D.
$\frac{t}{\sqrt{m}}$
Kerala PMT 2012
Q123
Errorless
Elastic and Inelastic Collision
MCQ
When two spheres of equal masses undergo glancing elastic collision with one of them at rest, after collision they will move
A.
Opposite to one another
B.
In the same direction
C.
Together
D.
At right angle to each other
E.
Randomly
AMU (Med.) 2012
Q124
Errorless
Elastic and Inelastic Collision
MCQ
A sphere P of mass m and velocity $\vec{v}_{i}$ undergoes an oblique and perfectly elastic collision with an identical sphere Q initially at rest. The angle $\theta$ between the velocities of the spheres after the collision shall be
A.
0
B.
45°
C.
90°
D.
180°
Kerala PET 2012
Q125
Errorless
Graphical Questions
MCQ
The shape of the curve representing the relation between the speed and kinetic energy of a moving object is
A.
Parabola
B.
Ellipse
C.
Straight line with positive slope
D.
Straight line with negative slope
E.
Exponential

