UHS Topic-3 Work, Energy and Power

TOPIC-WISE MCQ’s
WORK IN TERMS OF THE PRODUCT OF A FORCE AND DISPLACEMENT IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE FORCE
Q.1 At what angle the work done will be half of its maximum value
A) 0o C) 30o
B) 45o D) 60o
Q.2 A man pushes a wall with 50 (N) and it displaces it zero (m), his work is
A) Negative C) no work
B) Positive D) may all possible
Q.3 If a mass of 5 Kg is lifted upto 5m height, what will be the work done against the
gravitational field
A) 245 J C) 25 J
B) 49 J D) 98 J
Q.4 A person walks 2 m with an acceleration of 5 m s-2, holding an object of mass 2 kg. The
net work done on the object is
A) 20 J C) 10 J
B) 5 J D) 0 J
Q.5 A force of 3i  2 ˆj  4kˆ N gives displacement of 10 ĵ m. The work done is
A) 20 J C) 26 J
B) 32 J D) zero
Q.6 A body travels displacement of 10 m by force of 5 N If work done is 25 J then angle
 
between F and d is
A) 0o C) 45o
o
B) 30 D) 60o
Q.7 A person holds a bucket of weight 60 N. He walks 7 m along the horizontal path and
then climbs up a vertical distance of 5 m. The work done by the gravity is:
A) 300 N-m C) 720 N-m
B) 420 N-m D) none of these
Q.8 A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown in fig. The work done by
the force in moving the object from x = 0 to x = 6 m is

A) 18 J C) 9 J
B) 13.5 J D) 4.5 J
Q.9 If force and displacement of particle in direction of force are doubled. Work would be
A) double C) 1/4 times
B) half D) 4 times
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Q.10 A particle of mass 100g is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 5m/s. The work
done by the force of gravity during the time the particle goes up is
A) 1.25J C) –0.5J
B) 0.5J D) –1.25J
Q.11 A person is holding a bucket by applying a force of 10N. He moves a horizontal distance
of 5m and then climbs up a vertical distance of 10m. Find the total work done by him?
A) 50J C) 100J
B) 150J D) 200J
Q.12 A gardener pushes a lawn roller through a distance of 20m. If he applies a force of 20kg
weight in a direction inclined at 60° to the ground, find the work done by him.
(g=9.8m/s2)
A) 400J C) 250J
B) 1960J D) 2514J
2
KINETIC ENERGY K.E = 1/2 MV
Q.13 What will be the ratio of kinetic energies of alpha particle and proton if their linear
momentum will be same
A) 18 : 1 C) 4 : 1
B) 1 : 4 D) 104 : 1
Q.14 One erg is equal to
A) 10–5 dynes C) 10–7 joules
B) 10–7 watt D) 10–5 newton
Q.15 The Bodies of one kg and four kg have same kinetic energy. The ratio in their momenta
will be
A) 1 : 2 C) 1 : 4
B) 1 : 16 D) 1 : 1
Q.16 The velocity and momentum of a moving body are 10,000 cm s-1 and 10,000 g cm s-1
respectively. The K.E will be
A) 5  107 J C) 5  108 J
B) 5  10–2 J D) 5  10o J
Q.17 If momentum of a moving object is doubled then its kinetic energy will be
A) doubled C) four times
B) halved D) same
Q.18 The momentum and kinetic energy of a ball is numerically equal. The numerical value
of velocity is
A) 1 m s–1 C) 3 m s–1
–1
B) 2 m s D) 4 m s–1
Q.19 Kinetic energy of a body moving with speed of 10 m s–1 is 30 J. If its speed becomes 30
m/s its K.E will be
A) 10 J C) 90 J
B) 180 J D) 270 J
Q.20 Car X is traveling at half the speed of car Y. Car X has twice mass of car Y. Which
statement is correct?
A) Car X has half the kinetic energy of car Y
B) Car X has one quarter of the kinetic energy of car Y
C) Car X has twice the kinetic energy of car Y
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Q.21 The amount of work required to stop a moving object is equal to:
A) The velocity of the object
B) The mass of the object times its velocity
C) The kinetic energy of the object
D) The mass of the object times its acceleration
Q.22 A ball of mass 2 kg and another of mass 4 kg are dropped together from a 60 feet tall
building. After a fall of 30 feet each towards earth, their respective kinetic energies will
be in the ratio of:
A) 2 :1 C) 1 : 2
B) 1 : 4 D) 1: 2
Q.23 A bomb of mass 30 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 18 kg and 12 kg. The
velocity of 18 kg mass is 6 m s–1. The K.E of other mass is
A) 324 J C) 256 J
B) 486 J D) 524 J
Q.24 Kinetic energy of a body moving with speed of 10 ms–1 is 30 J. If its speed becomes 30
ms–1 then its K.E becomes
A) 10 J C) 270 J
B) 90 J D) 180 J
Q.25 The kinetic energy acquired by a body of mass m is travelling some distance s, starting
from rest under the actions of a constant force, is directly proportional to
A) m0 C) m
B) m2 D) m1/2
Q.26 All the food we eat in one day has about the same energy as:
1
A) One liter of petrol C) liter of petrol
3
1 1
B) liter of petrol D) liter of petrol
2 4
Q.27 When force and displacement are in the same direction, the kinetic energy of the body
A) Increases C) Remains constant
B) Decreases D) Becomes zero
Q.28 A truck and a car are moving with equal velocity. On applying brakes, both will stop
after a certain distance, then?
A) Truck will cover less distance before stopping
B) Car will cover less distance before stopping
C) Both will cover equal distance
D) None of the mentioned
POTENTIAL ENERGY P.E = mgh
Q.29 Potential energy per unit volume is given by
A) mgh C) gh
mgh
B) D)  gh

Q.30 A body is dropped from 1000m height, if its potential energy is 8  108 J. What will be its
velocity on reaching the ground?
A) 1410 m s–1 C) 1.41 m s–1
B) 141 m s–1 D) 9800 m s–1
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Q.31 A body is falling from a height h. After it has fallen a height h/2 , it will possess
A) Only potential energy C) Half potential and half kinetic energy
B) Only kinetic energy D) More kinetic and less potential energy
Q.32 Energy stored in the spring of watch is
A) Electrical energy C) potential energy
B) Kinetic energy D) Elastic potential energy
Q.33 Initially four identical uniform block, each of mass m and thickness h, are spread on a table,

How much work is done on the hook in stacking them on top of one another?
A) 2 mgh C) 3 mgh
B) 4 mgh D) 6 mgh
Q.34 A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Neglecting air resistance, which statement is correct?
A) The kinetic energy of the ball is greatest at the greatest height attained
B) The potential energy of the ball increase uniformly with time during the ascent.
C) By the principle of conservation of momentum, the momentum of the ball is constant
throughout its motion
D) By the principle of conservation of energy, the total energy of the ball is constant
throughout its motion
Q.35 A stone is thrown up from the surface of earth when it reaches at maximum height. Its
total energy is equal to
1
A) mgh C) mv 2
2
B) zero D) 2 mgh
Q.36 You lift a suit case from the floor and keep it on a table. The work done by you on the
suitcase does not depend on.
A) the path taken by the suitcase C) weight of the suitcase
B) initial and final position D) None
INTER-CONVERSION OF KINETIC ENERGY AND POTENTIAL ENERGY IN
GRAVITATIONAL FIELD
Q.37 If 10 kg mass is dropped from a certain height, hits the ground with speed 10 ms -1. The
height will be
A) 100 m C) 50 m
B) 10 m D) 5 m
Q.38 In freely falling system, if potential energy is equal to kinetic energy. Then force of
friction of air will
A) be negligible C) be zero
B) be maximum D) not be predicted
Q.39 In the presence of air friction, the relation for free falling body is
1 1
A) mgh  mv 2  fh C) mgh  mv 2  fh
2 2
1 1
B) mgh  fh  mv 2 D) mgh  fg  mv 2
2 2

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POWER IN TERMS OF WORK DONE PER UNIT TIME AND USE POWER AS PRODUCT
OF FORCE AND VELOCITY
P = W/t and P = Fv
Q.40 A 500N force is applied on an object and it moves with velocity 10ms-1. If value of power
is 2500 watt. Then what will be the angle between force and displacement
A) 0o C) 90o
B) 60o D) 23o
Q.41 The time taken by an engine of power 10 kW to lift a mass of 200 kg to the height of 40 m is
A) 2 s C) 8 s
B) 4 s D) 16 s
Q.42 To travel at a constant speed, a car engine provides 24 kW of useful power. The driving
force on the car is 600 N. At what speed does it travel?
A) 25 ms–1 C) 2.5 ms–1
B) 4.0 ms–1 D) 40 ms–1
Q.43 A force of 1000 N is needed to lift the hook of a crane at a steady velocity. The crane is
then used to lift a load of mass 1000 kg at a velocity of 0.50 m s 1 . How much of the
power developed by the motor of the crane is used in lifting the hook and the load?
(Take g as 10 m s 2 ).
A) 5.0 kW C) 5.5 kW
B) 20 kW D) 22 kW
Q.44 The power output of a lamp is 6W. How much energy does the lamp give out in 2 minutes?
A) 3 J C) 720 J
B) 120 J D) 430 J
Q.45 A man M1 of mass 80 kg runs up a staircase in 15 s. Another man M 2 also of mass 80 kg
runs up the same staircase in 20 s. The ratio of the power developed by them will be:
A) 1 C) 16/9
B) 4/3 D) none of these
Q.46 An engine pumps up 100 kg of water through a height of 10 m in 5s. Given that the
efficiency of the engine is 60%, what is the power of the engine? (Take g = 10 m s –2)
A) 33 kW C) 0.33 kW
B) 3.3 kW D) 0.033 kW
Q.47 An engine pumps out 40 kg of water in one second. The water comes out vertically
upwards with a velocity of 3 m s–1. What is the power of engine in kilowatt?
A) 1.2 kW C) 120 kW
B) 12 kW D) 1200 Kw
Q.48 An elevator’s motor produces 3000 W power. The speed with which it can lift a 1000 kg
load is:
A) 30.6 m s–1 C) 0.306 m s–1
B) 3.06 m s–1 D) 300.6 m s–1
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Q.49 The power needed to lift a mass of 5000g to height of 1 m in 2 second is

A) 2.45 watt C) 24.5 watt
B) 245 watt D) 2.45 k watt
Q.50 An engine pulls a car of mass 1500 kg on a level road at a constant speed of 5 ms-1. If the
frictional force is 500 N, what power does the engine generate?
A) 5.0 kW C) 10 kW
B) 2.5 kW D) 12.5 kW

1 D 11 C 21 C 31 C 41 C
2 C 12 B 22 C 32 D 42 D
3 A 13 B 23 B 33 D 43 C
4 A 14 C 24 C 34 D 44 C
5 A 15 A 25 A 35 A 45 B
6 D 16 D 26 C 36 A 46 B
7 A 17 C 27 A 37 D 47 A
8 B 18 B 28 B 38 C 48 C
9 D 19 D 29 D 39 C 49 C
10 D 20 A 30 B 40 B 50 B

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Wmax
Q.1 W=
2
W = Fd cosθ
W = Wmax cosθ
Wmax
=Wmax cosθ
2
1
θ = cos 1   = 60o
2
Q.2 W = Fd cosθ
since d = 0  W = 0
Q.3 W = Fd cosθ
θ = 0o
W = mgh
W = 245J
Q.4
W  Fd
W   ma  d
W  2  5  2  20 J
Q.5 W= F.d


= 3iˆ + 2j+  
ˆ 4kˆ . 10jˆ

W = 20J
Q.6 W = Fd cosθ
W
θ = cos 1  
 Fd 
 25 
 cos 1  
 10  5 
1
 cos 1  
2
θ = 60 o

Q.7 WT = Whorizontal + Wverticle

WT  0  60  5
WT = 300 N m

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Q.8 W  Area under F  x graph

1
W (Sum of parallel sides) (Perpendicular distance between parallel sides)
2
1
  6  3 3  13.5 J
2
Q.9 Work = Force × Displacement If force and displacement both are doubled then work would
be four times.
Q.10 Work done by the force of gravity = Loss in kinetic energy of the body

Work done by the force of gravity  m  v f2 – vi2      0 2 – 52 

1 1 100
2 2 1000
Work done by the force of gravity = –1.25J.
Q.11 F = 10N, s = 5m, θ = 90°
Work done, W1=Fscosθ = 10 × 5 × cos90° = 0
For vertical motion, the angle between force and displacement is 0°.
Here, F = 10N, s = 10m, θ=0°
Work done, W2=10×10×cos0 = 100J
Total work done = W1+W2 = 100J.
Q.12 F = w = mg = 20 × 9.8N
s = 20m
θ = 60°
W = Fscosθ = 20 × 9.8 × 20×cos 60°
W = 1960J
Q.13 Mass of   paricle  6.644  1027 kg
mass of proton  1.672  1027 kg
pα = p p
p2 1
K.E = , K.E 
2m m
27
K.E m p 1.672 10 1
  
K.E p mα 4 1.672 1027  4

Q.14 1J 107 erg  1 erg =10-7 J

Q.15 K.E1 = K.E 2
p12  m
p12 m1 p m1 p 1 1
2
=  1=  1= 
p2 m2 p2 m2 p2 4 2

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1  10,000×10-2 
 10,000×10 
1
Q.16 K.E = pv  K.E=  -2

2 2 1000 
1  10000 
=   =5J
2  1000 
K.E = 5×10o J
p2
Q.17 K.E =
2m
if p = 2p
 2p 
2
4p 2
K.E = = =4 K.E
2m 2m
K.E = 4 K.E
Q.18 P  K.E
1
m v  m v2
2
2v  v 2
v  2 ms 1
K.E1 v12
Q.19 =
K.E 2 v22
v 22
K.E 2 = K.E1
v12
900
K.E 2 = 30× = 270 J
100
vy
Q.20 vx = , m x =2m y
2
 v2   1
2
v  1  1 K.E y
K.E x = mx v2x =  2m y   y  =  2m y   y  =  m y v2y  =
1 1
2 2  2 2  4  2 2 2
Q.21 W = Δ K.E
Q.22 As both balls falling from same height so speed is same v  2g  h1  h 2 
1 2
K.E1 2 m1v 2 1
  
K.E 2 1 m v 2 4 2
2
2
18  6
Q.23 m1v1  m 2 v 2  v 2   9 m s 1
12
1
KE   12  9   486 J
2

2
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1
Q.24 K.E  mv 2
2
K.E  v 2  m=constant 
if v  3v , then K.E  9K.E
K.E  9K.E
 9  30 
K.E  270 J
1
Q.25 K.E  mv 2  K.E  v 2  does not depend upon mass for a single body
2
(As mass is constant)
Q.26 Book information
Q.27 When force and displacement are in the same direction, the kinetic energy of the body
increases. The increase in kinetic energy is equal to the work done on the body.
Q.28 Being lighter than a truck, the car has less kinetic energy. On applying brakes with the same
force, the car will cover less distance before coming to rest.
P.E mgh
Q.29   gh
V V
Q.30 v  2 gh
v  2 10 1000  20000  141m
s
Q.31 P.E  mgh
mgh   h
P.E   h  
2  2
P.E
P.E 
2
So at h/2, body has half P.E and half K.E.
Q.32 Spring has elastic potential energy.
Q.33 W = mg  0h  +mg 1h  +mg  2h  +mg  3h 
W = 0+ mgh + 2mgh +3mgh
W = 6mgh
Q.34 T.E remains same through the motion
Q.35 At maximum height:
T.E  K.E  P.E
 0  mgh
 mgh

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Q.36 (a) and (b) gravitational force is conservative; work done is independent of path and time.
Q.37 Lossin P.E = Gain in K.E
v 2 10 
2
1 2 100
mgh = mv  h     5m
2 2 g 2 10 20
1
Q.38 mgh  mv 2  fh
2
1
if , mgh  mv 2
2
then, fh  0
f 0
1
Q.39 mgh  mv 2  fh (In the presence of friction)
2
Q.40 P = F.v
P = F v cosθ
 P 
θ  cos 1  
 Fv 
 2500 
 cos 1  
 500  10 
1
 cos 1   = 60o
2
W mgh
Q.41 P= =
t t
200×9.8×40
t= =7.84s
10×103
t =8s
Q.42 P= F.v
P = F v cosθ
θ = 0o
P = Fv
P 24000
v= = = 40 m s 1
F 600
Q.43 F= FHook + Fmass
F =1000+1000×10  11000 N
P = Fv
P =11000×0.50=5500 W=5.5kW

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Q.44 t  2  60  120s
E
P=
t
E  Pt  6 120
E = 720 J
mgh
Q.45 P =
t
As, M1 = M2 = m
h =same
P1 t 2
=
P2 t1
20
=
15
4
=
3
mgh
Q.46 P =
t
100×10×10
P=
5×0.6
P = 3333.3W
P = 3.3kW
mgh
Q.47 P=
t
P = mgv
= 40×10×3
=1200 W
 1.2 103 W = 1.2KW
Q.48 P  Fv
P 3000
P  mgv  v    0.306ms 1
mg 1000 10
5000
10 1
mgh 1000 50
Q.49 P    24.5W
t 2 2
Q.50 P  Fv  500  5  2500  2.5kW

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PAST PAPER MCQ’s (2008-2019)

2008
Q.1 A force 2i + j has moved its point of application from (2,3) to (6,5). What is work done?
A) –10 C) –18
B) +10 D) +18
Q.2 100 joules work has been done by an agency in 10 seconds. What is power of agency?
A) 1000 watt C) 10 watt
B) 100 D) 0.10 watt
Q.3 Work done on a body equals change in its __________ energy.
A) Total C) Kinetic.
B) Potential D) All of these
2009
Q.4 If a certain force acts on an object and changes its kinetic energy from 65 J to 130 J,
then work done by the force will be:
A) 92.5 J C) 65J
B) 97.5 J D) 130 J
2010
Q.5 The consumption of energy by 60-watt bulb in 2 seconds is:
A) 20J C) 30J
B) 120 J D) 0.02 J
Q.6 Which one of the following is a non-conservative force?
A) Electric force C) Gravitational force
B) Elastic spring force D) Frictional force
Q.7 If velocity is double, then.
A) Momentum increase 4 times and K.E increases 2 times
B) Momentum and K.E remain same
C) Momentum increases 2 times and K.E increase constant
D) Momentum increases 2 times and K.E increases 4 times
2016
Q.8 Potential energy per unit volume is given by
A) mgh C) gh
mgh
B) D)  gh

2017
Q.9 Total work done in figure

A) 24 Nm C) 8 Nm
B) 16 Nm D) Zero Nm
Q.10 Work done will be zero if angle between Force and displacement is:
A) 0o B) 60o C) 270o D) 360o
Q.11 If mass ‘m’ is dropped from height ‘h’ vertically, f is the force of friction during
downward motion and ‘v’ is the velocity at bottom, following equation will be hold:
1 1
A) mv 2  mgh  fh C) fh  mgh  mv 2
2 2
1 2 1 2
B) mgh  mv  fh D) mgh  mv  fh
2 2
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Retake Test 2017
Q.12 At what angle work done will be maximum?
A) 0o C) 45o
o
B) 90 D) 30o
Q.13 Which one of the following is a greater work?
A) +100 J C) –1000 J
B) –100 J D) +200 J
Q.14 The figure shows the force distance curve of a body moving along a straight line. The
work done by the force:

A) 10 J C) 30 J
B) 20 J D) 40 J
2018
Q.15 Energy consumed by 60 watt bulb in 2 minutes is equal to
A) 7.2 kilo joules C) 120 joules
B) 720 joules D) 72000 joules
Q.16 A stone of mass 2.0 kg is dropped from a rest position 5.0m above the ground. What is
its velocity at a height of 3.0m above the ground?
A) 12.5m/s C) 9.3m/s
B) 6.3m/s D) 16.0m/s
Q.17 The rate at which work is being done is called:
A) Power C) Density
B) Energy D) Force
2019
Q.18 An automobile is moving forwards with uniform velocity due to the force exerted by its
engine. If that force is double with the velocity remaining constant what happens to its
total power?
A) It does not change C) It is halved
B) It is squared D) It is doubled
Q.19 Which of the following is statement shows that no work is done?
A) pushing a car to start it moving C) lifting the weights
B) writing an essay on a page D) the moon orbiting the earth

1 B 11 D
2 C 12 A
3 D 13 C
4 C 14 A
5 B 15 A
6 D 16 B
7 D 17 A
8 D 18 D
9 D 19 D
10 C
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Q.1 d   6  2  i  5  3 j
d  4i  2 j
W  F.d
 
 2i  j . 4i  2 j 
   
 8 i.i  2 j. j i.i  j. j  1
 8  2  10
W 100
Q.2 P   10W
t 10
Q.3 According to Work-energy principle
W.D on a body=change in K.E
W.D on a body=change in P.E (W.D on spring)
W.D on a body=change in T.E (W.D on mass-spring system)
Q.4 According to work-energy principle
W.D  K.E
 130  65  65J.
W
Q.5 P
t
W  P  t  60  2  120J.
Q.6 Frictional force is a non-conservative force
Q.7 If velocity is doubled then v  2v
1
K.E  mv 2
2
P  mv 1
K.E  m  2v 
2

P  m  2v   2mv 2
P  2p 1 
 4  mv 2 
2 
K.E  4K.E
P.E mgh
Q.8   gh
V V
Q.9 Work done in closed path is zero.
Q.10 W  Fd cos   Fd cos 270o  0
1
Q.11 mgh  mv 2  fh
2
Q.12 W  Fdcos 
  0o
w  Fd cos  0 
w  Fd
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Q.13 –1000 J is a greater work in given options.

Q.14 W = (10) (1) – (10) (1) + (10) (1) = 10 J
Q.15 W  P  t  60 120  7200J  7.2KJ
Q.16 vi  0

vf  2g  h 2  h1 
vf  2  9.8  2 
vf  6.26ms 1
W
Q.17 P
t
Q.18 P  F.v
P  F  P  F
if F  2F
P  2P
Q.19 Work done in a closed path is zero.

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