Wa 6 Wep VCM

WEP & Vertical Circular Motion
1. F = 2x2 – 3x – 2. Choose correct option

(A) x = – 1/2 is position of stable equilibrium
(B) x = 2 is position of stable equilibrium
(C) x = – 1/2 is position of unstable equilibrium
(D) x = 2 is position of neutral equilibrium
2. The block A is pushed towards the wall by a distance and released. The normal reaction by
vertical wall on the block B v/s compression in spring is given by :
(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. Assume the aerodynamic drag force on a car is proportional to its speed. If the power output
from the engine is doubled, then the maximum speed of the car.
(A) is unchanged (B) increases by a factor of 2
(C) is also doubled (D) increases by a factor of four.
4. A body is moved from rest along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The
ratio of displacement and velocity (s/v) varies with time t as :
(A) (B) (C) (D)

5. Potential energy of a particle is related to x coordinate by equation x2 – 2x. Particle will be in
stable equilibrium at
(A) x = 0.5 (B) x = 1 (C) x = 2 (D) x = 4
6. Water is pumped from a depth of 10 m and delivered through a pipe of cross section 10–2m2.
If it is needed to deliver a volume of 10–1 m3 per second the power required will be:
(A) 10 kW (B) 9.8 kW (C) 15 kW (D) 4.9 Kw
7. The work done in joules in increasing the extension of a spring of stiffness 10 N/cm from 4 cm
to 6 cm is:
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 50 (D) 100
8. When a conservative force does positive work on a body
(A) the potential energy increases (B) the potential energy decreases
(C) total energy increases (D) total energy decreases
9. The P.E. of a certain spring when stretched from natural length through a distance 0.3 m is10 J.
The amount of work in joule that must be done on this spring to stretch it through an
additional distance 0.15 m will be
(A) 10 J (B) 20 J (C) 7.5 J (D) 12.5 J
10. A 1.0 kg block collides with a horizontal weightless spring of force constant 2.75 Nm–1 as
shown in figure. The block compresses the spring 4.0 m from the rest position. If the coefficient
of kinetic friction between the block and horizontal surface is 0.25, the speed of the block at the
instant of collision is
(A) 0.4 ms–1 (B) 4 ms–1 (C) 0.8 ms–1 (D) 8 ms–1
11. A block of mass 'm' is released from rest at point A. The compression in spring, when the
speed of block is maximum
mg sin q 2mg sin q mg cos q mg

(A) (B) (C) (D)
k k k k
Question No. 12 to 17 (6 questions)
A block of mass m moving with a velocity v0 on a smooth horizontal surface strikes and
compresses a spring of stiffness k till mass comes to rest as shown in the figure. This
phenomenon is observed by two observers:
A: standing on the horizontal surface B: standing on the block
12. To an observer A, the work done by spring force is

(A) negative but nothing can be said about its magnitude
1
(B) – mv 02
2
(C) positive but nothing can be said about its magnitude
1
(D) + mv 02
2
13. To an observer A, the work done by the normal reaction N between the block and the spring
on the block is
1 1
(A) zero (B) – mv 02 (C) + mv 02 (D) none of these
2 2
14. To an observer A, the net work done on the block is

1
(A) - mv 02 (B) + mv 02 (C) – mv 02 (D) zero
2
15. According to the observer A
(A) the kinetic energy of the block is converted into the potential energy of the spring
(B) the mechanical energy of the spring-mass system is conserved
(C) the block loses its kinetic energy because of the negative work done by the conservative
force of spring
(D) all the above
16. To an observer B, when the block is compressing the spring

(A) velocity of the block is decreasing (B) retardation of the block is increasing
(C) kinetic energy of the block is zero (D) all the above
17. According to observer B, the potential energy of the spring increases

(A) due to the positive work done by pseudo force
(B) due to the positive work done by normal reaction between spring & wall
(C) due to the decrease in the kinetic energy of the block
(D) all the above
Question No. 18 to 19 (2 questions)
A spring block system is placed on a rough horizontal floor. The block is pulled towards right
2µmg µmg
to give spring an elongation less than but more than and released.
K K
18. Which of the following laws/principles of physics can be applied on the spring block system
(A) conservation of mechanical energy (B) conservation of momentum

(C) work energy principle (D) None
19. The correct statement is
(A) The block will cross the mean position.
(B) The block will come to rest when the forces acting on it are exactly balanced
(C) The block will come to rest when the work done by friction becomes equal to the change in
energy stored in spring.
(D) None
20. A particle is rotated in a vertical circle by connecting it to a light rod of length l and keeping
the other end of the rod fixed. The minimum speed of the particle when the light rod is
horizontal for which the particle will complete the circle is
(A) gl (B) 2gl (C) 3gl (D) none
21. A body is moving uni-directionally under the influence of a source of constant power. Its
displacement in time t is proportional to
(A) t1/2 (B) t (C) t3/2 (D) t2
22. A particle originally at rest at the highest point of a smooth vertical circle is slightly displaced.
It will leave the circle at a vertical distance h below the highest point, such that
(A) h = R (B) h = R/3 (C) h = R/2 (D) h = 2R
23. A pendulum bob is swinging in a vertical plane such that its angular amplitude is less than
900. At its highest point, the string is cut. Which trajectory is possible for the bob afterwards.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

24. A ball whose size is slightly smaller than width of the tube of radius 2.5 m is projected from
bottommost point of a smooth tube fixed in a vertical plane with velocity of 10 m/s. If N1 and
N2 are the normal reactions exerted by inner side and outer side of the tube on the ball
(A) N1> 0 for motion in ABC, N2 > 0 for motion in CDA

(B) N1> 0 for motion in CDA, N2 > 0 for motion in ABC
(C) N2> 0 for motion in ABC & part of CDA
(D) N1 is always zero.
25. A bob attached to a string is held horizontal and released. The tension
and vertical distance from point of suspension can be represented by.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

26. A particle of mass m is tied to one end of a string of length l. The particle is held horizontal
with the string taut. It is then projected upward with a velocity u. The tension in the string is
mg
when it is inclined at an angle 30° to the horizontal. The value of u is
2
lg
(A) lg (B) 2 lg (C) (D) 2 lg
2
27. A section of fixed smooth circular track of radius R in vertical plane is shown in the figure. A
block is released from position A and leaves the track at B. The radius of curvature of its
trajectory when it just leaves the track at B is:
(A) R (B) R / 4 (C) R / 2 (D) none of these
28. A body of mass 1 kg starts moving from rest at t = 0, in a circular path of radius 8 m. Its kinetic
energy varies as a function of time as : K.E. = 2t2 Joules, where t is in seconds. Then
(A) tangential acceleration = 4 m/s2 (B) power of all forces at t = 2 sec is 8 watt
(C) first round is completed in 2 sec. (D) tangential force at t = 2 sec is 4 newton.
29. A small cube with mass M starts at rest at point 1 at a height 4R, where R is the radius of the
circular part of the track. The cube slides down the frictionless track and around the loop. The
force that the track exerts on the cube at point 2 is nearly _____ times the cube's weight Mg.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A B B A B C A B D D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C B B C D C B C C B
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
B B C C A B C B C

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WEP & Vertical Circular Motion

1. F = 2x2 – 3x – 2. Choose correct option

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

mg sin q 2mg sin q mg cos q mg

Question No. 12 to 17 (6 questions)

12. To an observer A, the work done by spring force is

14. To an observer A, the net work done on the block is

16. To an observer B, when the block is compressing the spring

17. According to observer B, the potential energy of the spring increases

Question No. 18 to 19 (2 questions)

(A) conservation of mechanical energy (B) conservation of momentum

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) N1> 0 for motion in ABC, N2 > 0 for motion in CDA

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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