TEST 1 8. A 0.

5 kg block slides from the point A on a horizontal

1. A spring of spring constant 50 N / m is compressed track with an initial speed 3 m/s towards a
from its natural position through 1 cm. Find the work weightless horizontal spring of length 1 m and force
done by the spring force on the agency compressing constant 2 N/m. The part AB of the track is
the spring. frictionless and the part BC has the coefficient of
a) 2.5 x 10-3 J static and kinetic friction as 0.22 and 0.20
b) 3.5 x 10-3 J respectively. If the distance AB and BD are 2 m and
c) 1.5 x 10-3 J 2.14 m respectively find the total distance through
d) 4.5 x 10-3 J which the block moves before it comes to rest
completely [g = 10 m/s2].
2. A particle of mass 20 gm is thrown vertically
upwards with a speed of 10m/sec. Find the work
done by the force of gravity during the time the
particle goes up.
a) - 2. 0J
b) -10.0 J  
c) – 1.0 J a) 0.2 m
d) - 1.5 J b) 0.1 m
c) 0.3m
3. A porter lifts a suitcase weighing 20 Kg from the d) 0.5m
platform and puts it on his head 2.0 m above the
platform. Calculate the work done by the porter on 9. Two springs A and B (K A = 2KB) are stretched by
the suitcase. applying the forces of equal magnitudes at 4 ends. If
a) 290 J the energy stored in A is E, that in B is
b) 200J a) E/2
c) 450 J b) 2E
d) 390 J c) E
4. An elevator weighing 500 Kg is to be lifted up at a d) E/4
constant velocity of 0.20 m / sec. What would be the
minimum horse power of the motor to be used? 10. Two equal masses are attached to the two ends of a
a) 1000 Watt spring of spring constant K. The masses are pulled
b) 1200 Watt out symmetrically to stretch the spring by a length x
c) 980 Watt over its natural length. The work done by the spring
d) 880 Watt on each mass is
a) ½ kx2
b) -½ kx2
5. A force F = (10 + 0.5x) acts on a particle in the X c) ¼ kx2
direction where F is in N and x in Meter. Find the d) – ¼ kx2
work done by this force during a displacement from x
=0 to x = 2.0 m. 11. The mass of cyclist together with bike is 90 kg.
a) 21 J Calculate the increase in kinetic energy if speed
b) 31 J increases from 6Km/hr to 12 Km/hr.
c) 19 J a) 300 J
d) 20 J b) 375 J
c) 400 J
6. A body dropped from a height H reaches the ground d) 575 J
with a speed of 1.2 √gH. Calculate the work done by
air friction. 12. A block of mass 2.00 Kg moving at a speed of 10
a) – 0. 38 mgH m/sec accelerates at 3.00 m/sec2 for 5 sec. Compute
b) – 0. 28 mgH its final kinetic energy.
c) – 0. 48 mgH a) 625 J
d) – 0. 58 mgH b) 525 J
c) 300 J
7. The displacement x of a particle moving in one d) 400 J
dimension, under the action of a constant force, is
related to time t by the equation ,   t = √x + 3, where 13. A box is pushed through 4.0m across a floor
x is in meter and t in second. Find the work done by offering 100 N resistance. How much work is done
the force in the first 6 seconds. by a resisting force?
a) Zero a) 400 J
b) 1J b) 300 J
c) 2J c) 425 J
d) 3J d) 390 J
 20. A man of mass 65 Kg jumps in a swimming pool
from a tower of height 19.6m. He was found to go
14. A block of mass 5 Kg slides down an incline of down in water by 2.0m and then started rising. Find
inclination 300 and length 10m. Find the work done the average resistance of water.
by the gravity force. a) 6349N
a) 235 J b) 6249N
b) 255 J c) 6449N
c) 225 J d) 6549N
d) 245 J
21. A man is drawing water from a well with a light
15. A body of mass 'm' starts from rest and slides down bucket which leaks uniformly. The bucket when full
an inclined plane of height h, and angle θ. What is water weighs 200 N and when it arrives at the top it
the velocity of the body when it reaches the bottom if weighs 100 N. Find the work done if the depth of
the incline is smooth. well is 30m.
a) 2000 J
b) 2500 J
c) 4000 J
d) 4500 J

22. A horse pulls a chariot of 200 Kg mass at a constant

speed. Determine the work done by the horse in
pulling the chariot through a distance of 20m, if the
total frictional resistance is 400 N.
a) √2gh a) 6kJ
b) 3gh b) 8 kJ
c) √4gh c) 10 kJ
d) gh d) 7kJ

16. A horse pulling a cart exerts a steady horizontal pull 23. A boy lifts water from 20m deep well using a bucket
of 300 N and walks at the rate of 4.5 Km /hr. How and pulley arrangement. The mass of the bucket
much work is done by the horse in 5 min? with water is 5 Kg. Determine the work done by him
a) 111.5 J if he lifts is at a constant speed.
b) 113.5 J a) 981 J
c) 112.5 J b) 881 J
d) 114.5 J c) 871 J
d) 918 J
17. A spring is stretch by 50 mm by the application of a
force. Find the work done, if the force requires 24. A boy lifts water from 20m deep well using a bucket
stretching 1mm of the spring in 10 N. and pulley arrangement. The mass of the bucket
a) 11.5 J with water is 5 Kg. Determine the work done by him
b) 13.0 J if he lifts is at a constant acceleration such that the
c) 12.5 J velocity of the bucket at mid depth is 1.5 m/sec.
d) 14.5 J a) 922.2 J
b) 992.2 J
18. A train of weight of 1000 N is pulled by an engine on c) 990.2 J
a level track at a constant speed of 45m/sec. The d) 999.2 J
resistance due to friction 1 % of the weight of the
train. Find the power of the engine. 25. A truck of 6 tones mass is moving on a level terrain
a) 200 Nm/s at a speed of 80 Km/hr, when breaks are applied. If
b) 400 Nm/s the breaking force is of constant magnitude 4 KN/
c) 450 Nm/s tone, determine the distance it travels before coming
d) 500 Nm/s to stop.
a) 63.77m
19. Calculate the work done in pulling up a block of b) 61.72m
wood weighing 2KN for a length of 10 m on a c) 71.00m
smooth plane inclined at an angle of 30 0 with the d) 73.00m
horizontal.
a) 10 kNm
b) 12 kNm
c) 9kNm
d) 13kNm
TEST 2 a) 780 Watt
b) 880 Watt
26. A ball is dropped from the top of a tower. If it c) 708 Watt
reaches a ground with a velocity of 30 m / sec, d) 870 Watt
determine the height of the tower by conservation of
energy method. 33. What power is needed to fill an overhead tank of
a) 25.87 m capacity 60000 lit in two hours, if the water is to be
b) 35.00 m lifted through a height of 30m?
c) 45.87 m a) 4250 Watt
d) 55.87 m b) 2450 Watt
c) 2540 Watt
27. Water is to be lifted from a well of 80m depth. If the d) 5420 Watt
power of the motor available is 10 KW, determine
the discharge of water. The weight density of water 34. What work will be done in lifting a tin of paint
9810 N / m3 weighing 5N from the ground floor to the second
a) 0.010 m / sec2 floor of a building? The height from the ground floor
b) 0.030 m / sec2 to second floor is 8m.
c) 0.015 m / sec2 a) 20 N
d) 0.013 m / sec2 b) 60 N
28. Five men push a bus, which had a breakdown. The c) 40 N
mass of the bus is 7 tones and the frictional d) 80 N
resistance is 0.25 KN / tone. Determine the work
done by the men in pushing the bus at a constant 35. A lift is used to carry 8 persons through a height of
speed over a distance of 15m. 30m in two minutes. If the average mass of each
a) 26.25 kJ person is 95 kg, determine the power required.
b) 36.25 kJ a) 1375 Watt
c) 30.00 kJ b) 2174 Watt
d) 16.45 kJ c) 1742 Watt
d) 1274 Watt
29. What is the work done by a man in raising a bucket
of water of mass 10Kgs from the ground floor to the 36. A man having a mass of 80kg runs up a flight of
first floor? The height of the balcony of the first floor stairs in 5 sec. Determine the horse power
from the ground floor is 3.5m. required by the man, if the flight of the stair is 3.5m
a) 534.8 J high.
b) 434.3 J a) 548 Watt
c) 303.3 J b) 458 Watt
d) 343.3 J c) 845 Watt
d) 584 Watt
30. A spring, when stretched, has a length of 150mm.
On the application of a load, it extends to a length of 37. Determine the potential energy of a body acted upon
200mm. on the removal of the load if the spring does by a force which is inversely proportional to the
a work of 6J in returning to its unstretched position, square of the radius r from the source of the force.
determine, the stiffness of the spring and the a) C / r (C = constant of proportionality)
maximum load applied to the spring. b) - C / r (C = constant of proportionality)
a) F = 220 N and k = 5.8 N/mm c) 2C / r (C = constant of proportionality)
b) F = 240 N and k = 4.8 N / mm d) - C / 2r (C = constant of proportionality)
c) F = 420 N and k = 2.8 N/mm
d) F = 200N and k = 5.8 N/mm 38. A spring of stiffness 800 N/m is stretched by 12 cm
from the unstretched position. Find the work done by
31. A stone of mass ‘m’ kg is dropped from a top of a the spring force.
building. Determine the velocity of the stone, before a) - 9.79 Nm
it strikes the ground. The top of the building is of b) - 6.79 Nm
height ‘h’ m above the ground surface. Neglect the c) – 5.76 Nm
frictional resistance due to air. d) - 6.76 Nm
a) V = √3gh
a) V = √gh 39. A spring of stiffness 800 N/m is stretched by 12 cm
b) V = √2gh from the unstretched position. Find the work done by
c) V = √4gh another 12cm stretching.
a) – 15.28 Nm
32. A man of mass 80 kg can climb up a height of 10m b) + 17.29 Nm
by running over a ramp in 10 sec. What is his c) + 71.28 Nm
muscular power? d) - 17.28 Nm
40. For throwing a ball of mass m a spring gun is used. 47. A spring having spring constant 600 N /m is
If the vertical spring of constant K is initially stretched from its original unstretched length through
compressed by an amount δo, find the velocity Vo 100mm. The work done is
with the ball will leave the gun. a) 60 Nm
a) Vo = δo ( K / m)1/2 b) 3Nm
b) Vo = δo ( 2K / m)1/2 c) 30 Nm
c) Vo = δo ( K / 2m)1/2 d) None of above
d) Vo =2δo ( K / m)1/2
48. A vehicle of 1200 kg mass moving with a velocity of
41. At a certain instant during acceleration of car along a 20 m/sec has a kinetic energy of
level road the engine pull is 1800N. What power is a) 120 kJ
developed by the engine when the speed of the car b) 240kJ
is 72 Km/ hr? c) 360 kJ
a) 63 kW d) 480 kJ
b) 36 kW
c) 33 kW 49. A body of 10 kg mass is falling vertically down. At an
d) 66 kW instant, it has a velocity of 12 m/sec and is at an
elevation of 10m from the reference line. The total
42. At a certain instant during acceleration of car along a mechanical energy of the at this instant is
level road the engine pull is 1800N. Power is a) 720J
developed by the engine is 36 kW. When the b) 980J
efficiency is 75 % fine the work input of engine. c) 1700J
a) 84 kW d) 1000J
b) 44kW
c) 48 kW 50. A car 8000N weight is moving with a constant speed
d) 88 kW of 12 m/sec. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between the tyre and the road is 0.20. The power
43. A block of mass ‘m’ starts moving with initial velocity developed by the machine is
on a horizontal plane. Find the coefficient of friction a) 19.2 kW
μ if the block stops after covering a distance ‘s’. b) 16kW
a) μ = u2 / gs c) 96kW
b) μ = 2u2 / 2gs d) 80kW
c) μ = u2 / 2gs
d) μ = u2 / 2gs

44. A car of mass 870kg is traveling at a constant speed

of 48Km/hr on a level road. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the road and the tyre is 0.23,
determine the power developed by the machine.
a) 26.14 kW
b) 14.26 kW
c) 62.14 kW
d) 20.00 kW

45. A car of mass 2000kg is moving with a constant

speed of 60Km/hr, when the breaks are applied,
causing a breaking force of 6KN. Determine the
distance traveled by the car before it comes to rest.
a) x = 43.3m
b) x = 46.3m
c) x = 64.3m
d) x = 44.3m

46. A three kg block is dropped from height of 200mm

on the top of a compression spring whose stiffness
is 2.94 KN / m. Determine the resulting compression
of the spring.
a) 41 mm
b) 47 mm
c) 74 mm TEST 3
d) 77 mm
51. A bullet moving with a velocity of 165 m/sec resistance to motion assumes constant is 1000N,
penetrates through a plank. The bullet has a velocity Find the maximum speed at which the bus can travel
of 143 m/sec, the moment it comes out of the plank. on level road and the acceleration when it is
The no of planks through which it can penetrate traveling at 25m/sec.
before it comes to rest are
a) 4 a) 50 m/sec, 1 m/sec2
b) 3 b) 60 m/sec, 1 .5m/sec2
c) 2 c) 70 m/sec, 2 m/sec2
d) None of these d) 5 m/sec, 1.1 m/sec2
52. A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is
stretched by attaching a weight of 200N to the lower 59. A man is drawing water from a well with a bucket
end. The weight stretches the wire by 1mm. Then which leaks uniformly. The bucket when full weighs
the elastic energy stored it the wire is 20 kg and when it arrives the top only half the water
a) 0.2J remains. The depth of the water is 20m. If g = 10
b) 10J m/sec2, what is the work done.
c) 20J a) 1500 J
d) 0.1J b) 3000J
53. An athlete of mass 70 kg starts his race with speed c) 300 J
of 10m/sec. During the race he suffers from some d) 3300 J
physical problem so he finishes his race with 10% of
his initial kinetic energy. What is the final speed of 60. An object of mass 5kg falls from rest through a
the athlete? vertical distance of 20m and reaches a velocity of 10
a) 101/2 m/sec m/sec. How much work is done by the push of the
b) 201/2 m/sec air on the object? (g = 10 m/sec2)
c) 103/2 m/sec a) – 600 J
d) -101/2 m/sec b) - 570 J
54. A 16 kg block moving on a frictionless horizontal c) – 750 J
surface with a velocity of 4 m/sec compresses an d) – 770 J
ideal spring and comes to rest. If the force constant
of the spring is 100N/m, then how much the spring is 61. A two kg block of mass, initially at rest, is dropped
compressed? from a height of 0.4m on to a spring whose force
a) 1.6 m constant is 1960 N / m. Find the maximum distance
b) 2.3 m that the spring will be compressed.
c) 3.2 m a) 0.01 m
d) 6.1 m b) 1.0m
c) 0.11m
55. . A long spring is stretched by 2cm; its potential d) 0.1m
energy is U. If the spring is stretched by 10 cm, the
potential energy stored in it will be? 62. A 2 kg block collides with the horizontal weightless
a) U / 25 spring of force constant 2 N/m. The block
b) U / 5 compresses the spring 4m from the rest position.
c) 5U Calculate the speed of the block at the instant of
d) 25 U collision if the surface on which the block slides is
56. A body moves a distance of 10m along a straight frictionless
line under the action of a force of 5N. If the work a) 4 m / sec
done is 25J, the angle which the force makes with b) 2 m/sec
direction of the motion of the body is: c) 6 m/sec
a) 00 d) 8 m/sec
b) 300
c) 600 63. A 2 kg block collides with the horizontal weightless
d) 900 spring of force constant 2 N/m. The block
compresses the spring 4m from the rest position.
57. A motor of 100 Hp moves with a uniform speed of Calculate the speed of the block at the instant of
72km/hr. The forward thrust applied by the engine collision if the coefficient of kinetic friction between
on the car is : the block and the horizontal surface is 0.25.
a) 3730N a) 9.65 m/s
a) 3550N b) 5.96 m/s
b) 3839N c) 5.96 m/s
c) 3333N d) 6.59 m/s

58. A bus of mass 1000kg has an engine which

produces a constant power of 50 kW. If the
64. A spring of stiffness 1000 N/m is stretched by 10cm c) 10m
from the un-deformed position. Find the work of d) 8m
spring force.
a) – 10 Nm 71. Power supplied to a particle of mass 2 kg varies with
b) – 5 Nm time as P = 3t2 / 2 W. Here t is in Sec. If velocity of
c) – 15Nm particle at t = 0 is v=0. the velocity of particle at t =
d) – 7Nm 2sec will be :
a) 1m /sec
65. A trolley of mass 225 kg move son a level track for a b) 4 m / sec
distance of 250m. If the resistance of the track is c) 2 m/sec
200N find the work done in moving trolley. d) 2√2 m /sec
a) 05 kJ
b) 15KJ 72. A ball is released from a top of the tower the ratio of
c) 500kJ work done by force of gravity in first second and 3 rd
d) 50 kJ second of the motion of the ball is
a) 1:2:3
66. When a force is applied to a certain spring it get b) 1:4:16
stretched by 25mm. Calculate the work done, if the c) 1:3:5
force required to stretch 1mm of the spring is 20N. d) 1:9:25
a) 2.65 J
b) 6.25 J 73. A particle is released from a height H. At a certain
c) 5.25 J height its kinetic energy 2 times its potential energy.
d) 3.25 J Height and sped of particle at that instant are:
a) H /3 , √2gH / 3
67. A block of weight 260N lying on a horizontal plane is b) H /3, 2√gH / 3
pushed by applying a force P = 260N on it. The force c) 2H /3, 2√gH / 3
is removed after the block covers a distance of 3.9 d) H /3, 2√gH
m. taking the coefficient of kinetic friction between
the block and the ground as 0.35. Determine the 74. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine
velocity of block after it covers a distance of 3.9 m. delivering constant power. The distance moved by
a) 7.05m/s the body in time t is proportional to
b) 5.07 m/s a) t ½
c) 7.50 m/s b) t ¾
d) 5.70m/s c) t 3/2
d) t2
68. A block of weight 260N lying on a horizontal plane is
pushed by applying a force P = 260N on it. The force 75. The displacement of a body of mass 2kg varies with
is removed after the block covers a distance of 3.9 time t as s = t2 + 2t, where, s is in meter and t is in
m. taking the coefficient of kinetic friction between second. The work done by all the forces acting on
the block and the ground as 0.35. Determine the the body during the time interval t = 2sec to t= 4 sec
further distance cover by the block from the is
movement the force is removed if the velocity at a) 36 J
removal of load is 7.05 m/ sec. b) 64J
a) 2.24 m c) 100J
b) 7.00 m d) 120J
c) 7.24m
d) 4.27 m

69. Work done by the conservative forces of the on a

system is equal to:
a) The change is KE of the system
b) The change is PE of the system
c) The change is total mechanical energy of the system
d) None of these

70. A ball 15 gm ball is shot from a spring gun whose

spring has a force constant of 600 N/m. The spring
is compressed by 5 cm. The greatest possible
horizontal range of the ball for this compression is (g
= 10 m / sec2)
a) 6.0m
b) 12m TEST 4
76. The work done by a force
⃗F = (-6 x3 i) N in
83. The ratio of momentum and kinetic energy of particle
is inversely proportional to the time. Then this is the
case of a :
displacing a particle from x =4m to x = -2 m is: a) Uniformly accelerated motion
a) – 240J b) Uniform motion
b) 360 J c) Uniformly retarded motion
c) 420 J d) Simple harmonic motion
d) Will depend on the path.
84. A constant power P is applied to a particle of mass
77. Kinetic energy of a particle moving in a straight line m. The distance traveled by the particle when its
varies with time t as K = 4 t2 the force acting on the velocity increases from v1 to v2 is (neglect friction):
particle a) 3P / m (v22 – v12)
a) is constant b) m / 3P (v2 – v1)
b) is increasing c) m / 3P (v23 – v13)
c) is decreasing d) m / 3P (v22 – v12)
d) first increases and then decreases
85. A block of mass m is pulled by a constant power P
78. A particle of mass 2kg starts moving in straight line placed on a rough horizontal plane. The friction
with an initial velocity of 2 m/sec at a constant coefficient between the block and the surface is μ.
acceleration of 2 m/sec2 then rate of change of Maximum velocity of the block will be:
kinetic energy : a) μP / mg
a) is 4 times the velocity at any moment. b) μmg / P
b) is 2 times the displacement at any moment c) μmgP
c) is 4 times rate of change of velocity at any d) P / μmg
moment.
d) is constant through out. 86. A object of mass m is allowed to fall from rest along
a rough inclined plane. The speed of the object on
79. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground with reaching the bottom of the plane is proportional to :
some initial velocity Vo. If 3/4 th of its kinetic energy is a) mo
lost in friction in time to then coefficient of friction b) m
between the particle and the ground is: c) m2
a) Vo / 2gto d) m-1
b) Vo / 4gto 87. A uniform flexible chain of mass m and length 2l
c) 3Vo / 4gto hangs in equilibrium over a smooth horizontal pin of
d) Vo / gto negligible diameter. One end of the chain is given
80. A body is displaced from (0, 0) to (1m, 1m) along small vertical displacement so that the chain slips

the path x = y by a force

⃗F= (x2 j + yi ) N.
over the pin. The speed of chain when it leaves pin
is:
The work done by this force will be
a) 4/3 J a) √ 2gl
b) 3/2 J
c) 5/6 J
b) √ gl
d) 7/5 J c) √ 4 gl
81. 78. a force F acting on a body depends on its
displacement s as F α s-1/3 . The power delivered by
d) √ 3gl
F will depend on displacement as
a) s 2/3 88. A force
⃗F = (2i + 5j + k) N is acting on a particle.
b) s -5/3 The particle is first displaced from (0,0,0) to
c) s ½ (2m,2m,0) along the path x = y and then from
d) s0 (2m,2m,0) to (2m,2m,2m) along the path x = 2m, y =
2m. The total work done in the complete path is:
82. A man throws the bricks to a height of 12m where a) 12J
they reach with a speed 12m/sec if he throws the b) 8J
bricks such that they just reach that height, what c) 16J
percentage of energy will be saved? (g = 9.8 d) 10J
m/sec2)
a) 29 % 89. A vertical spring of force constant 100 n /m is
b) 46% attached with a hanging mass of 10kg. Now an
c) 38% external force is applied on the mass so that the
d) 50% spring is stretched by additional 2m. The work done
by the force F is (g = 10 m/ sec2)
 a) 200 J spring block system is made to oscillate on rough
b) 400J horizontal surface (μ = 0.04). The initial
c) 450 J displacement of the block from the equilibrium
d) 600 J position is a = 30cm. How many times the block
passes from the mean position before coming to
90. A particle is released from the top of two incline rest? (g = 10 m/sec2)
rough surfaces of height H each. The angle of a) 11
inclination of the two planes is 30 0 and 600 b) 7
respectively. All other factors (coefficient of friction, c) 6
mass of block etc.) are same in both cases. Let K 1 d) 15
and K2 be the kinetic energies of the particle at the
bottom of the plane in two cases. Then : 96. Force acting on particle moving in straight line varies
a) K1 = K2 with the velocity of the particle as F =K / v. Here K =
b) K1> K2 constant. The work done by this force in time t is:
c) K1<K2 a) K t / v2
d) Data insufficient. b) 2Kt
c) Kt
91. Force acting on a particle is (2i + 3j) N. Work done d) 2kt / v2
by this force is zero, when a particle is moved on the
line 3y+kx = 5 here value of k is : 97. A ball suspended by a tread swings in a vertical
a) 2 plane so that its acceleration in the extreme position
b) 4 and lowest position are equal. The angle θ of thread
c) 6 deflection in the extreme position will be:
d) 8 a) tan-1(2)
b) tan-1(√2)
92. An object of mass m slides down a hill of height H of c) tan-1(1/2)
arbitrary shape and after traveling a certain d) 2 tan-1(1/2)
horizontal path stops because of friction. The friction
coefficient is different for different segments for the 98. A body of mass 2 kg is moved from a point A to a
entire path but is independent of the velocity and point B by an external agent in a conservative force
direction of the motion. The work that a force must field. If the velocity of the body at the point A and B
perform to return the object to its initial position are 5 m / sec and 3 m / sec respectively and the
along the same path is: work done by the external agent is -10J, then the
a) mgh change in potential energy between points A and B
b) 2mgh is :
c) 4mgh a) 6J
d) –mgh b) 36J
c) 16J
93. A pendulum of mass 1kg and length l = 1m is d) None of this
released from rest at angle θ = 600. The power
delivered by all the forces acting on the bob at angle 99. A uniform chain of length L and Mass M is lying on a
θ = 300 will be (g = 10 m/sec2): smooth table and 1/3rd of its length is hanging
a) 13.4 W vertically down over the edge of the table. If g is
b) 20.4 W acceleration due to gravity the work required to pull
c) 24.6W the hanging part o the table is :
d) 0 a) MgL
b) MgL / 3
94. A 1.5kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal c) MgL/ 9
frictionless surface when a horizontal force in the d) MgL / 18
positive direction of x axis is applied to the block. 100. A spring of force-constant k is cut into two
The force is given by F = (4-x2) i N, where x is in pieces such that one piece is double the length of
meter and the initial position of the block is x = 0. the other. Then the long piece will have a force-
The maximum kinetic energy of the block between x constant of:
=0 and x = 2m is : a) 2/3rd k
a) 2.33J b) 3/2nd k
b) 8.67J c) 3 k
c) 5.33J d) 6k
d) 6.67J

95. A block of mass 1kg is attached to one end of a

spring of force constant K = 20 N/m. the other end of
the spring is attached to a fixed rigid support. The
101. A wind – powered generator converts wind 107. Calculate the work performed in compressing a
energy into electric energy. Assume that the spring with a force constant of 200N/m the first 3.0m.
generator converts a fixed fraction of the wind a) 9.0 * 10-2 Nm
energy intercepted by its blades into electrical b) 9.9 * 10 -4Nm
energy. For a wind speed v, the electrical power c) 6.0* 10 -3Nm
output will be proportional to : d) 6.9 * 10 -5Nm
a) v
b) v2
c) v3 108. Place a 3.0 kg block at the top of a 3.4m high
d) v4 frictionless incline. At the bottom of the incline the
102. An ideal spring with spring constant k is hung block encounters a spring with a constant of 400N/m
from the ceiling and a block of mass M is attached to on a horizontal surface. No energy is lost to friction.
its lower end. The mass is released with the spring How far is the spring compressed?
initially un-stretched. Then the maximum extension a) 0.71 m
in the spring is : b) 0.17 m
a) 4 Mg / k c) 0.21 m
b) 2 Mg / k d) 0.22 m
c) Mg / k 109. When a 4.0 kg mass is hung vertically on a light
d) Mg / 2k spring that obeys Hook`s law, the spring stretches
2.0 cm. How much work must on external agent do
103. A particle of mass 0.5 kg is displaced from to stretch the spring 4.0 cm from the equilibrium
position r1 (2, 3, 1) to r2 (4, 3, 2) by applying a force position?
of magnitude 30 N which is acting along (I + j +k). a) 1.57 J
The work done by the force is : b) 0.39 J
a) 10 √3J c) 0.20 J
b) 30 √3J d) 3.14 J
c) 30J
d) None of these 110. Imagine that an object of mass (m = 2 kg) has
position vector. R = (3 t + 5 t3) i. Calculate the work
104. What is the work performed in compressing a done on the particle over the time interval from 0 to 1
quadratic spring, F = kx2, with K = 2000N /m2 , from sec.
0.30m to 0.40m? a) 78 J
b) 157 J
a) 47 J c) 235 J
b) 74 J d) 315 J
c) 57 J
d) 75 J

105. Consider a 10gm bullet passing through a 3.0 kg

block resting on a table. The velocity of the bullet is
400m/s on entering the block and 250 m/s on exit.
Calculate the energy lost by the bullet in passing
through the block.
a) 488 J
b) 388 J
c) 884 J
d) 484 J

106. Calculate the work done by the gravity action on

70 kg student sliding down 30 0 incline slide a slant
distance of 10 m.
a) 3430 J
b) 4330 J
c) 4444 J
d) 3034 J