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SIMS

PHYSICS
ENTRY TEST

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WORK SHEET
Q.1 Net force due to action and reaction forces is
A) 0 C) 2F
B) Not possible D) F
Q.2 A body of mass m moving with a constant velocity v hits another body of the same
mass at rest and sticks to it. The velocity of the compound body after collision is
A) Zero C) v/2
B) v D) 2v
Q.3 A train takes 1 hour to go from one station to the other. It travels at a speed of 30kmh -1
for first half hour and at a speed of 50 kmh-1 for the next half hour. The average speed of
the train is
A) 45 kmh-1 C) 35 kmh-1
-1
B) 40 kmh D) 30 kmh-1
Q.4 The graph shows how the speed of an object changes with time. Which section
shows that object is moving with an increasing acceleration?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Q.5 An object is thrown vertically upward with initial velocity of 100 ms-1. After how
much time its velocity reduce to zero.
A) 5 sec C) 20 sec
B) 10 sec D) Not possible
Q.6 The ratio of displacement along diameter and total distance along circle is:
A) π : 1 C) π: 2
B) 2: π D) 1: π
Q.7 Which of the following v-t curves has increasing acceleration?
A) X
B) Y

C) Z

D) Both Y and Z

Q.8 A man walks on a straight road from his home to a market 2.5 km away with a
speed of 5 km/h. Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and walks back home
with a speed of 7.5 km/h. The average speed of the man over the interval of time 0 to
40 min. is equal to:
A) 6 km/h C) 15/2 km / h
B) 25/2 km/h D) 45/8 km I h

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Q.9 The position of a particle moving along the x-axis at certain times is given below

t (s) 0 1 2 3

x (m) –2 0 6 16

Which of the following describes the motion correct y?


A) Uniform, accelerated C) Non-uniform, accelerated
B) Uniform, decelerated D) There is not enough data for generalization
Q.10 A cyclist riding at a speed of 5m/sec braked with uniform deceleration and stopped
in 3m. The acceleration is
A) 2.16m/sec2 C) 4.16m/sect
2
B) -2.16m/sec D) -4.16m/see
Q.11 A projectile is projected with a kinetic energy K. Its range is R. It will have the
minimum kinetic energy, after covering a horizontal distance equal to
A) 0.25R C) 0.75R
B) 0.5R D) R
Q.12 A projectile is fired at 30° with momentum P. Neglecting friction, the change
in kinetic energy when it returns to the ground will be
A) Zero C) 60%
B) 30% D) 100%
Q.13 For which pairs of angles, ranges are equal?
A) 9°, 69° C) 53°, 37°
B) 45°, 55° D) 70°,120°
Q.14 A ball of K.E is 68J projected at an angle 60° to horizontal K.E of ball at
highest point of its flight will be
A) 17 J C) 10 J
B) 16 J D) 20 J

PRACTICE EXERCISE
Q.1 If a body starts from a point, and returns back to the same point, then its
A) Average velocity is zero but not average speed
B) Average velocity is zero but not average velocity
C) Average speed is zero but not average velocity
D) Both average and velocity are zero
Q.2 A body of mass 10 kg is moving with a constant velocity of 10 m/s. When a constant
force acts for 4 sec on it, it moves with a velocity 2 m/sec in the opposite direction.
The acceleration produced in it is
A) -2ms-2 C) -3 m/s2
B) 0.3 m/s2 D) -0.3 m/s2
Q3 The displacement-time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at
angles of 30° and 60° with the time axis. The ratio of velocities of vA: vB is
A) 1:2 C) 3:1
B) 1:3 D) 2:1

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Q.4 The diagram shows the displacement-time graph for a particle moving in a straight
line. The average velocity from 0 to 1s and then from 1s to3s.

A) 1:2

B) 1:3

C) 3:1

D) 2:1
Q.5 A train moves from one station to another in 2 hours time. Its speed-time graph
during this motion is shown in the figure. The maximum acceleration during the
journey is:
A) 140 km h-2
B) 160 km h-2
C) 100 km h-2
D) 120 km h-2
Q.6 A cricket ball of mass 150 gm is moving with a velocity of 12 m/s and is hit by a bat
so that the ball is turned back with a velocity of 20 m/s. The force of blow acts for
0.01s on the ball. The average force exerted by the bat on the ball is
A) 480 N C) 500 N
B) 600 N D) 400 N
Q.7 The slope of a velocity time graph gradually decreases then the body is said to
be moving with.
A) Positive acceleration C) Negative acceleration
B) Constant acceleration D) Both 'A' and 'C' may possible
Q.8 The ball is projected at 45°its horizontal range is 10m. Velocity of projection is
A) 5 ms-1 C) 10 ms-1
-1
B) 15 ms D) 20 ms-1
Q.9 Displacement time graph when a body is thrown up and it returns back after certain time "t".

Q.10 If a coin is tossed up with velocity 4ms 1 in air, which returns back in 0.8sec. Find
its final velocity and height gained.
A) 8 ms-1, 1.6 m C) 0, 0.8 m
-1
B) 4 ms , 0.8 m D) 4 ms-1, 3.2 m
Q.11 Which law of motion is applied for large masses and low speed?
A) 1st C) 3rd
B) 2nd D) All

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Q.12 The graph shows the speed of two cars over a period of time.

Find the information in the graph, which statement is correct?


A) Car X accelerates at the same rates as car Y
B) Car X and car Y always travel at constant speed
C) Car X is more powerful than car Y
D) Car X starts at a faster speed than car 'I
Q.13 Which condition or conditions give zero work?
A) If force acting on a body is making 270° angle with displacement
B) If force acting on a body is making 0° angle with displacement
C) If force acting on a body is making 180° angle with displacement I
D) If weight of the body is perpendicular to the displacement
Q.14 A stone is thrown at angle of 0° from a height of 100 m with 8ms-1. After 0.6 sec its
velocity will be:
A) Zero C) 8 ms-1
-1
B) 13.6 ms D) 10 ms-1
Q.15 Oil drops at a constant rate from a moving car. The diagram shows the pattern of
the drops on a road.

Which statement describes the motion of the car?


A) It accelerated and then moved at a steady speed
B) It decelerated and then slowed down
C) It moved at a steady speed and then slowed down
D) It moved at a steady speed and then accelerated
Q.16 A body is rotating with a constant angular velocity of 20 rads -1. A torque acts on it
of 20 Nm such that its angular velocity changes to 50 rads -1 in time 20 sec. what is
the rate of change of angular momentum?
A) 0 Nm C) 50Nm
B) 20Nm D) 10Nm
Q.17 A bus has a total mass of 12000 kg. It moves along a horizontal stretch of road at a
speed of 10 m/s.It then accelerates, reaching a final speed of 30 m/s after 16s. What
is the average resultant forceacting on the bus when it is accelerating?
A) 7500 N C) 15000 N
B) 9600 N D) 22500 N
Q.18 A truck takes 20s to travel the first 80m, and another 10s to travel a further 70m.
What is the average speed?
A) 0.20 m/s C) 2.3 m/s
B) 4.0 m/s , D) 5.0 m/s

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Q.19 The graph illustrates the motion of an object.

Which feature of the graph represents the distance travelled by the object while
moving at a constant speed?
A) Area 'S' C) Area 'S' + area 'T'
B) Area 'T' D) The gradient at point 'X'
Q.20 When a body is thrown up with 20ms-1 speed, it returns back and strike the ground
with 20ms-1 after some time. Acceleration produced.
A) Zero C) 10 ms-2
-2
B) 5 ms D) 1 ms-2
Q.21 For what angle, range and maximum heights are equal?
A) 76° C) 45°
B) 0° D) 35°
Q.22 The velocity time graphs are inclined at 30° and 45° with time axis. The ratio of
their acceleration
A) 3:2 C) 3:1
B) 1:3 D) 3:2
Q.23 A body moves over one fourth of a circular arc in a circle of radius r.
The magnitude of distance travelled and displacement will be
respectively:
A) π/2, r√2 C) π/2, r/√2
B) πr , r√2 D) None
Q.24 The diagram shows a speed-time graph. In which region is the
acceleration decreasing?

A) 0 to W C) Y to Z
B) W to X D) Both B and C
Q.25 When average velocity of an object is equal to the instantaneous velocity then body has
A) Uniform velocity C) Variable velocity
B) Variable acceleration D) Uniform acceleration
Q.26 A body is dropped from a tower with zero velocity, reaches ground in 4s. The height
of the tower is about:
A) 80m C) 160m
B) 20m D) 40m
Q.27 The retarding force required to reduce velocity of a 3kg body from 0.75 ms-1 to 0.25 ms-1
in 0.02 seconds will be:
A) 100 N C) 50 N
B) 75 N D) 25 N '
Q.28 Arshad is driving down 7th street. He drives 150 meters in 18 seconds. Assuming he does
not speed up or slow down. What is his speed?
A) 0.38m/s C) 58.33m/s
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B) 126m/s D) 8.33m/s

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Q.29 Distance travelled by a car moving with velocity 15m/s in time 2 seconds, when it
decelerates at the rate of 2m/s is equal to:
A) 30m C) 26m
B) 34m D) 16m
Q.30 A train has a speed of 60km/h for the first one hour and 40km/h for the next half
hour. Its average speed in km/h is:
A) 50 C) 48
B) 53.33 D) 66.6
Q.31 If displacement of a particle is directly proportional to the square of time. Then
particle is moving with.
A) Uniform acceleration C) Uniform velocity
B) Variable acceleration D) Variable acceleration but uniform velocity
Q.32 At a place where the acceleration due to gravity is 10msec-2 a force of 5 N acts on a
body of mass 10kg initially at rest. The velocity of the body after 4 second is.
A) 5 msec-1 C) 10 msec-1
B) 2 msec-1 D) 50 msec-1
Q.33 A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically
up into air. The ball falls.
A) Outside the car C) In the car to the side of the person
B) In the car ahead of the person D) Exactly in the hand which threw it up
Q.34 A train is moving with velocity 20m/sec. On this, dust is falling at the rate of 50 kg/min.
The extra force required to move this train with constant velocity will be:
A) 16.66 N C) 1000 N
B) 1000 N D) 1200 N
Q.35 The barrel of a gun and the target are at the same height. As soon as the gun is
fired, the target is also released. In which of the following cases, the bullet will not
strike the target:
A) Range of projectile is less than the initial distance between the gun and the target
B) Range of projectile is more than the initial distance between the gun and the target
C) Range of projectile is equal to the initial distance between the gun and target
D) Bullet will always strike the target
Q.36 A body is projected horizontally from the top of a tower with initial velocity 18 ms -1. It hits
the ground at angle 45°. What is the vertical component of velocity when it strikes the
ground after 2sec?
A) 9 ms-1 C) 19.6ms-1
B) 9 √2 ms-1 D) 24 ms-1
Q.37 Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally and with different speeds from the same
place. Which bullet will hit the ground first:
A) The faster one C) Depends on their mass
B) The slower one D) Both will reach simultaneously
Q.38 If a body moves for 25% of the total circumference of a circle. Ratio of distance to
magnitude of displacement
A) π/2 C) π/2√2
B) 2π/√2 D) √2π
Q.39 Assume that you have two balls of identical volume, one weighing 2N and the other 10N.
Both are falling freely after being released from the same point simultaneously. Which of
the following will then be true?
I. The 10N ball falling freely from rest will be accelerated at a greater rate than the 2N ball.
II. At the end of 4s of free fall, the 10N ball will have 5 times the momentum of the 2N ball.
III. At the end of 4s of free fall, the 10N ball will have the same kinetic energy as the 2N ball.
IV. The 10N ball possesses greater inertia than the 2N ball.
A) I, II and III only C) I and III only
B) II and IV only D) IV only

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Q.40 If the slope of velocity time graph gradually decreases then the body is said to be
moving with:
A) Positive acceleration C) zero acceleration
B) Negative acceleration D) Both A and B
Q.41 A cyclist is travelling at 15ms -1, she applies brakes so that she doesn't collide with
the wall in front of her at a distance of 18m. Calculate the magnitude of
deceleration.
A) 6.3 ms-2 C) 5.3 ms-2
B) 13 ms-2 D) 12.5 ms-2
Q.42 If the slope of velocity time graph is not constant at different points, then body
is moving with
A) Uniform velocity C) increasing acceleration
B) Constant acceleration D) average acceleration
Q.43 Newton's first law of motion is also known as
A) Law of inertia C) Law of conservation of momentum
B) Law of universal gravity D) Law of electromagnetism
Q.44 The "reaction" force does not cancel the "action" force because
A) They act in the same direction
B) The action force is greater than the reaction force
C) They act on different bodies
D) The reaction force is greater than the action force
Q.45 A car is travelling with uniform acceleration along a straight road. The road has
marker posts every 100 m. when the car passes one post, it has a speed of 10 ms -1
and when it passes the next one, its speed is 20ms-1. What is the car's acceleration?
A) 0.67 ms-2 C) 2.5 ms-2
-2
B) 6.0 ms D) 1.5 ms-2
Q.46 In the given relation, I= F xt= mvf - mvi
A) Force is constant C) Force is instant
B) Force is average D) Force is variable
Q.47 If velocity is upwards = negative, v-t graph for a ball thrown vertically up, is.

A) Graph is absolutely true C) Graph is absolutely false


B) Can be true or false D) None
Q.48 When we kick a stone or a football, which of the following options is correct?
A) More AP in first case C) Less impacting force in second case
B) Less reaction time in first case D) Both "B" and "C"
Q.49 If the instantaneous velocity does not change, the body is said to be moving with
A) Uniform acceleration C) Zero acceleration
B) Non-uniform velocity D) Variable force
Q.50 Speed of Earth around Sun is approximately.
A) 29600 ms-1 C) 3000 ms-1
B) 1000 ms-1 D) 70 ms-1
Q.51 Average speed with what humans run.
A) 0.01 ms-1 C) 5 ms-1
-1
B) 2 ms D) 4 ms-1

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Q.52 When force on a moving body is constant.
A) Momentum is constant C) Change in momentum is constant
B) Velocity is constant D) Change in velocity is not constant
Q.53 Find the total distance covered by a car when it decreases its velocity at a constant rate.

A) 1 km C) 1000 km
B) 100 km D) 10 km
Q.54 Product of total distance covered by a body to total time is equal to
A) Average speed C) instantaneous speed
B) Acceleration D) None
Q.55 What must change when a body is accelerating.
A) The force acting on the body C) The speed of the body
B) The mass of the body D) The velocity of the body
Q.56 The graph shows the first five seconds of a car journey.

How for did the car travel in the first three seconds.
A) 8 m C) 15 m
B) 9 m D) 18 m
Q.57 Trolley X and trolley Y are joined by a stretched spring. Trolley X has twice the
mass of trolley Y.

When the trolleys are released, the acceleration of X is 2 m/s2 to the right.
What is the initial acceleration of trolley Y to the left?
A) 1 m/s2 C) 3 m/s2
2
B) 3 m/s D) 4 m/s2
Q.58 A car of mass 800 kg is being driven along a level road. The engine supplies a
forward force of 3600 N and the total resistive force is 2000 N.

What is the acceleration of the car?


A) 2.0 m/s2 C) 2.5 m/s2
B) 4.5 m/s2 D) 7.0 m/s2

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Q.59 If a body is projected at 60° with horizontal axis. Value of Kinetic Energy at top
must be:
A) one fourth of initial value C) same as initial value
B) Half of initial value D) Zero
Q.60 Find the horizontal and vertical components of momentum at maximum height in a
projectile motion, if a ball of 0.50 kg is thrown at 30° with x-axis
A) Zero, 0.86vi C) Zero, zero
B) 0.43vi , zero D) 0.43vi, 86.6vi
Q.61 If a football is kicked for horizontal and vertical distances as 'H' and 'R'
respectively. Angle with respect to x-axis must be
A) Tan-1(4H / R) C) tan-1 (4)
B) Tan' (R / 4H) D) tan-1(4R / H)
Q.62 If a missile is launched from a submarine at 30° with horizontal. After what
time will it strike the ground?
A) In 0.5 sec, if thrown with 200 ms-1 C) In 20 sec, if thrown with 200 ms-1
B) In 30 sec, if thrown with 400 ms-1 D) All may possible
Q.63 The displacement — time graph of a particle moving with uniform velocity is
A) Parabola C) Inclined straight line
B) Straight line parallel to axis D) Hyperbola
Q.64 The of an object can be determined by finding to slope of its velocity-time group
A) Distance covered C) Average displacement
B) Instantaneous acceleration D) Average acceleration
Q.65 What should be the value of angle for a projectile to be thrown with respect to x-axis
so that range is half of its maximum value?
A) 22.5° C) 15°
B) 45° D) 30°

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Self Assessment Questions
MOTION AND FORCE
Q.1 The average force necessary to stop a hammer with 25 Ns momentum in 0.05s expressed in
'N' is
A) 500 C) 125
B) 50 D) 25
Q.2 A sledge of mass 25kg is pulled across level ground with a horizontal force of 60N. The
constant force of friction is 20N. What is the acceleration of the sledge?
A) 0.5m/s2 C) 1.6m/s2
2
B) 2m/s D) 0.2m/s2
Q.3 When a force of 4N acts on a mass of 2kg for a time of 2sec, what is the rate of change of
momentum?
A) 2kgms-2 C) 4kgms-2
B) 8kgms-2 D) 16kgms-2
Q.4 A handball is tossed vertically upward with a velocity of 19.6 meters per second.
Approximately how high will it rise?
A) 15m C) 20m.
B) 25m D) 30m
Q.5 The engine of a car produces an acceleration of 6 m s -2 in the car. If this car pulls another
car of the same mass, then the acceleration would be
A) 6 m s-2 C) 3 ms-2
-2
B) 12 ms D) 1.5 ms-2
Q.6 A cricket ball of mass 0.5 kg strikes a bat normally with a velocity of 30 ms -1 and rebounds
with a velocity of 20 ms-1 in the opposite direction. The impulse of the force exerted by the
ball on the bat is
A) 0.5 Ns C) 1.0 Ns
B) 25 Ns D) 50 Ns
Q.7 If the force acting on a body is doubled, then acceleration becomes
A) Half C) Doubled
B) One fourth D) Constant
Q.8 A force of 6 N acts on a mass of 1kg which acquire velocity of 30ms-1. The time for which
the force acts is
A) 26 s C) 6 s
B) 5 s D) 2 s
Q.9 The instantaneous acceleration is the limit of average acceleration as At 0 is given by
A) ins= C) ins=

B) ins= D) ins=

Q.10 When force of 1N is applied on a body of mass 100g then the acceleration would be?
A) 5ms-2 C) 0.5ms-2
-2
B) 10ms D) 0.1ms-2
Q.11 Which shows the correct relation between time of flight T and maximum height H?
A) H = C) H =

B) H = D) H =
Q.12 At maximum height on the trajectory which of projectile becomes zero?
A) acceleration C) vertical velocity
B) velocity D) horizontal velocity
Q.13 If an object is moving with constant velocity of 20ms-1 towards north then its acceleration
will be?
A) 5 ms-2 C) 10ms-2
B) 9ms-2 D) 0ms-2
Q.14 A mass of 10kg moves with an acceleration of 10ms-2, the force on it is
A) 5N C) 100N
B) 50N D) 25N

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Q.15 Time taken by a projectile to reach maximum height is t =
A) C)
B) D)
Q.16 Two projectiles are projected at angle of 20° and 70° with same velocity which one have
longer range?
A) Which is fired at 20° C) Both have same range
B) Which is fired at 70° D) none of these
Q.17 The path followed by a projectile is known as its
A) range C) trajectory
B) cycle D) height
Q.18 The graph relates to the motion of a falling body.

Which is a correct description of the graph?


A) y is distance and air resistance is negligible
B) y is distance and air resistance is not negligible
C) y is speed and air resistance is negligible
D) y is speed and air resistance is not negligible
Q.19 Which graph represents the motion of a car that is travelling along a straight road with a
uniformly increasing speed?

Q.20 When force of 1N is applied on a body of mass 100g then the acceleration would be
A) 5ms-2 C) 10ms-2
-1
B) 10ms D) 0.1 ms-2
Q.21 The retardation is defined as
A) increase in velocity per unit time C) decrease in velocity per unit time
B) decrease in sped per unit time D) increase in speed per unit time
Q.22 A projectile is launched at point 0 and follows the path OPQRS, as shown. Air resistance
may be neglected.

Which statement is true for the projectile when it is at the highest point Q of its path?
A) The horizontal component of the projectile's acceleration is zero.
B) The horizontal component of the projectile's velocity is zero.
C) The kinetic energy of the projectile is zero.
D) The momentum of the projectile is zero.

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Q.23 Two equal masses travel towards each other on a frictionless air track at speeds of 60 cms-1
and 30cms-1. They stick together on impact.

What is the speed of the masses after impact?


A) 15cms-1 C) 30cms-1
-1
B) 20cms D) 45cms-1
Q.24 A particle is moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration. Which graph represents
the motion of the particle?

Q.25 Which is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum?


A) A force is equal to the rate of change of momentum of the body upon which it acts.
B) In a perfectly elastic collision, the relative momentum of the bodies before impact is equal to
their relative momentum after impact
C) The momentum of a body is the product of the mass of the body and its velocity
D) The total momentum of a system of interacting bodies remains constants, providing no
external force acts

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WORK SHEET
Q.1 A wheel completes 2000 rotations in covering a distance of 9.5km. The diameter of
the wheel is
A) 1.5 m C) 1.5 cm
B) 7.5 m D) 7.5 cm
Q.2 A wheel is at rest. Its angular velocity increases uniformly and becomes 60 rad/sec
after 5sec. The total angular displacement is:
A) 75 rad C) 300 rad
B) 150 rad D) 300 rad
Q.3 A body moves in a circle with increasing angular velocity. At time t = 6sec, the
angular velocity is 27rad/s. What is the radius of circle made by the body where
linear velocity is 81cm/s? (PAST PAPER 2017)
A) 6cm C) 3cm
B) 9cm D) 7cm
Q.4 If the radius of the circular path of a particle is quadrupled without changing its
frequency of rotation then centripetal force on it is
A) Halved C) Quadrupled
B) Doubled D) Unchanged
Q.5 Angular speed of minutes hand of mechanical watch is:
A) π/3 rad/min C) π rad/min
B) π/2 rad/min D) π/6 rad/min
Q.6 A particle is moving with circular path. The angular velocity, linear velocity, and
centripetal acceleration of the particle at any instant respectively are ω,v, and a c
which of the following is incorrect?

Q.7 A body is rotating clockwise with decreasing angular velocity. Its angular
acceleration is directed
A) Into the plane of paper C) Out of the plane of paper
B) Along the radius D) Along the tangent to the circle
Q.8 A 10kg satellite completes one revolution around the earth at a height of 100 km in
108 minutes. The work done by the gravitational force of earth will be
A) 108 ×100 x10 J C) 108 J
B) (108 × 10) /1000 J D) Zero
Q.9 Work done in time t on a body of mass m which is accelerated from rest to a speed
v in time 't1' as a function of time t is given by:
A) mvt2/2t1 C) mvt2/t1
B) ½ [mv/t1]2 t2 D) ½ m[v/t1]2t2
Q.10 A block of mass 5kg slides down on an inclined plane which is 5m long and 3m high.
Force of friction is 5N, then with what speed block reaches the bottom?
A) 7.1 m/s C) 3.8 m/s
B) 3.2 m/s D) 4.4 m/s
Q.11 A body of mass 2 kg is thrown upward with an energy 490 J. The height at which its
kinetic energy would become half of its initial kinetic energy will be [g = 9.8 ms -2]
A) 35 m C) 12.5 m
B) 25 m D) 10 m
Q.12 The work done in raising a mass of 15gm from the ground to a table of 1m height is
A) 15 J C) 1500 J
B) 152 J D) 0.15 J

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Q.13 Work done will be zero if angle between force and displacement is: (PAST PAPER 2017)
A) 270° C) 60°
B) 0° D) 360°
Q.14 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? (PAST PAPER 2018)
A) 12.5 m/s C) 16.0 m/s
B) 6.3 m/s D) 9.3 m/s
Q.15 A boy holds a 40 N weight at arm's length for 10s. His arm is 1.5m above the
ground. The work done by the force of the boy on the weight while he is holding it is
A) 0 J C) 6.1 J
B) 401 D) 60 J
Q.16 A crate moves 10m to right on a horizontal surface as a woman pulls on it with a 10
N force. Rank the situations shown below according to the work done by her force,
least to greatest

A) 1, 2, 3 C) 2, 3, 1
B) 3, 2, 1 D) 2, 1, 3
Q.17 An object of weight 2.5N is thrown up in air and it moves with decreasing velocity.
What is the maximum work done by gravity?
A) (-250 h) J C) (-2.5 h) J
B) (0.25 h) D) (0.25 / h) J
Q.18 What is the value of work done by restoring force in bring the pendulum from
extreme to mean, if displacement from mean to extreme is "x"?

A) mgl Sinθ

B) mgl Sinθ

C) mgx Cosθ

D) mgx Sinθ

PRACTICE EXERCISE
Q.1 A body of mass 5 kg is placed at the origin, and can move only on the x-axis. A force
of 10 N is acting on it in a direction making an angle of 60° with the x-axis and
displaces it along the x-axis by 4 meters. The work done by the force is.
A) 2.5 J C) 40 J
B) 7.251 D) 20 J
Q.2 Work done in time t on a body of mass m which is accelerated from rest to a speed v
in time 't' as a function of time t is given by:
A) mvt2/2t1 C) (mv2/2t1) t2
B) ½ m [v/t1]2 t2 D) [m2v2/2t12 ]t2

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Q.3 The work done in pulling up a block of wood weighing 2kN for a length of 10 m on a
smooth lane inclined at an angle of 15° with the horizontal is (sin 15° = 0.259)
A) 4.36 kJ C) 8.91 kJ
B) 5 k J D) 9.82 kJ
Q.4 If we throw a body upwards with velocity of 4 ms-1 at what height its kinetic energy
reduces to half of the initial value? Take g = 10 ms-2,
A) 4m C) 1 m
B) 2 m D) None of these
Q.5 Work done will be maximum if angle between force and displacement is:
A) 270° C) 6000
B) 0° D) 90°
Q.6 A body moves in a circle with increasing angular velocity. At time t = 6sec,
the angular velocity is 27rad/s.
What is the radius of circle made by the body where linear velocity is 81cm/s?
A) 6cm C) 9cm
B) 3cm D) 7cm
Q.7 A mass 'm' is dropped vertically from height 'h' .If 'f' is the force of friction during
downward motion and 'v' is the velocity at the bottom, the following equation will
be hold:
A) 1/2 mv2=mgh+fh C) mgh=1/2 mv2+ fh
B) Mgh=1/2 mv2- fh D) fh = mgh + ½ mv2
Q.8 If a book is lifted up to a height of 2m whose weight is 0.2N. Work done by gravity?
A).0.2 J C) 0.4 J
B) -0.4 J D) 1J
Q.9 The work done by a force is defined as W = F.S. In a certain situation F and S are
not zero but the work done is zero. From this we conclude that.
A) F and S are in the same direction C) F and S are in opposite directions
B) F and S are at right angles D) None of the above is true
Q.10 The angular velocity of the second hand in a mechanical watch is
A) π/60 rad s-1 C) π/30 rad s-1
-1
B) π/120 rads D) π rad s-1
Q.11 An object of mass of 2 kg rotates at constant speed in a horizontal circle of radius 5
m. The time for one complete revolution is 3s. What is the magnitude of the
resultant force acting on the object?
A) 4 π2/9 N C) 100π2 / 9 N
2
B) 40π /9 N D) 400π2/9 N
Q.12 If W1, W2 and W3 represent the work done by a gravitational field in moving a
particle from A to B along three different path 1,2 and 3 respectively (as shown) in a
gravitational field of point mass m, then.
A) W1=W2 =W3 C) W1 > W2 > W3
B) W1< W2 < W3 D) W1 < W3 < W2
Q.13 Energy consumed by 60 watt bulb in 2 minutes is equal to: (PAST PAPER 2018)
A) 120 joules C) 7.2 kilo joules
B) 720 joules D) 72000 joules
Q.14 The rate at which work is done is called: (PAST PAPER 2018)
A) Power C) Energy
B) Density D) Force
Q.15 A body is moving along a circular path with variable speed. It has
A) A radial acceleration C) Zero acceleration
B) A tangential acceleration D) Both tangential and radial accelerations
Q.16 A body is traveling in a circle at constant speed. It
A) Has constant velocity C) has an inward acceleration
B) Has no acceleration D) has an outward radial acceleration

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Q.17 A body of mass 500 gram is rotating in a vertical circle of radius 1m. What is the
difference in its kinetic energies at the top and the bottom of the circle?
A) 4.9 J C) 2.8 J
B) 19.8 J D) 9.8 J
Q.18 A can filled with water is revolved in a vertical circle of radius 4 metre and the
water does not fall down. The time period of revolution will be:
A) 1 sec C) 8 sec
B) 10 sec D) 4 sec
Q.19 A body of mass m is suspended from a string of length I. What is the horizontal
velocity that should be given to the body in its lowest position so that it may
complete full revolution in the vertical plane with the point of suspension at the
center of circle?
A) √2g1 C) √4g1

B) √3g1 D) √5g1
Q.20 A bucket containing water is tied to one end of a rope of length 2.5 m and rotated about
the other end in a vertical circle. What should be the minimum velocity of the bucket at
the highest point, so that the water in the bucket will not spill? (g = 10 m/s2).
A) 2.5 m/s C) 5 m/s
B) 4 m/s D) 7 m/s
Q.21 A car is moving with a speed of 30 m/s on a circular path of radius 500 m. Its speed
is increasing at the rate of 2 m/s. The acceleration of the car is.
A) 9.8 m/s2 C) 2 m/s2
2
B) 1.8 m/s D) 2.7 m/s2
Q.22 A particle is performing U.C.M. along a circular path of radius r, with a uniform
speed v. Its1tangential and radial acceleration are.
A) zero and infinite C) zero and v2/r
2
B) v /r and zero D) rω2 and infinite
Q.23 A particle moving in a circle of radius 25cm at 2 revolutions per second. The radial
acceleration of the particle is Si. unit is.
A) 4π2 C) 2 π2
2
B) 3 π D) π2
Q.24 The centripetal force required to keep the body in circular path is 'F'. What would
be centripetal force if radius becomes two time (keeping linear speed constant)
A) 2 F C) F/2
B) 4 F D) F/4
Q.25 Work done by a variable force is given by:
A) Σni = (Fid cosθi) C) Σni (Fidicosθi)
n
B Σ i = (Fi di cosθi) D) Σni= (Fi di Cosθ)
Q.26 The work done in raising a mass of 15gm from the ground to a table of 1m height is
A) 15 J C) 1500 J
B) 152 J D) 0.15 J
Q.27 We are required to push four crates with different forces up to different
displacements. In which case, more work is done?
A) 0.5N force applied for 100cm C) 1kN force applied for 70mm
B) 50N force applied for 200cm D) 1N force applied for 5m
Q.28 The angular speed of fly wheel making 120 rev / min is in (rad/sec).
A) π C) 4π
B) 2π D) 4π2
Q.29 Which of the following body has the largest kinetic energy?
A) Mass 3M and speed v C) Mass 2M and speed 3v
B) Mass 3M and speed 2v D) Both 'B' and 'C'

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Q.30 A point of the rim of the wheel 400 cm in diameter has a velocity of 1600 cms-1. The
angular velocity of the wheel is
A) 2 rad/s C) 6 rad/s
B) 4 rad/s D) 8 rad/s
Q.30 The figure shows a cylinder of radius 0.78 m rotating about its axis at lOradfs. The
speed of the point 'P' is

A) 7.8 m/s

B) 7.8 π rad/s

C) 14 π rad/s

D) 0.7 m/s
Q.32 A baseball is hit high into the upper bleachers of left field. Over its entire flight the
work done by gravity and the work done by air resistance, respectively are
A) Positive; positive C) Negative; positive
B) Positive; negative D) Negative; negative,
Q.33 Ten seconds after an electric fan is turned on; the fan rotates at 300rev/min. Its
average angular acceleration is
A) 30rad/s2 C) 3.14 rad/s2
2
B) 30rev/s D) 500rev/min2
Q.34 All the food we eat in one day has about the same energy as
A) One liter of petrol C) 1/3 liter of petrol
B) ½ liter of petrol D) 1/4 liter of petrol
Q.35 A stone of 6kg starts from rest and falls freely from rest from a height of 10m. With
what speed will it reaches ground if force of friction is 30N?
A) 5 ms-1 C) 15 ms-1
-1
B) 10 ms D) 25 ms-1
Q.36 Consider an ideal case. A ball falls freely from a height of 5m. What would be its
K.E at the point when it strikes ground after 1sec. If its weight is 0.5N?
A) 0.25 J C) 2.5 J
B) 0.1 J D) 5 J
Q.37 A body of mass 2 kg is thrown upward with an energy 490 J. The height at which its
kinetic energy would become half of its initial kinetic energy will be [g = 9.8 ms -2]
A) 35 m C) 12.5m
B) 25 m D) 10 m
Q.38 Which statement is true?
A) Net work done by a gravitational field is zero
B) Total work done by a gravitational field is zero
C) Net work done by a grvitatIonal field in a closed pith is zero
D) Total work done by a gravitational field in a closed path is zero
Q.39 A 10 kg satellite completes one revolution around the earth at a height of 100 km in
108 minutes. The work done by the gravitational force of earth will be
A) (108 x100 x10) J C) (108) J
B) (108 x 10 / 1000) J D) Zero
Q.40 A 500g body has a velocity v=3i +4j m/s at a certain instant its K.E is
A) 6.25J C) 62.5J
3
B) 62.5 × 10 J D) 6.25 × 103 J
Q.41 Which one of the following is watt?
A) Kg ms-2 C) N ms-2
B) Kg ms-3 D) N ms-1

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Q.42 The amount of work required to stop a moving object is equal to:
A) The velocity of the object
B) The kinetic energy of the object
C) The mass of the object times its velocity
D) The mass of the object time s its acceleration
Q.43 A stone of mass 0.5kg tied with a string of length 1m is moving in a horizontal circle
with a speed of 4ms-1. The tension acting on the string in Newton is
A) 2 C) 8
B) 0.2 D) 0.8
Q.44 For which pair of force and displacement, work done is zero?

Force Displacement
A 11i-3j -11i+3j
B 3i +11j -3i-11j
C 11i-3j 3i+11j
D 3i 11i

Q.45 A tennis ball is dropped on to a horizontal surface. As the ball bounces up and
down, the height of each bounce gradually decreases. During the motion of the ball,
(i) The kinetic energy of the ball is constant.
(ii) The potential energy of the ball is constant.
(iii) The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the ball is constant.
(iv) The total energy of the ball, ground and air is constant
A) Only (iv) C) Only (ii) and (iv)
B) Only (i) and (iii) D) Only (iii)
Q.46 An object moves in a circle at constant speed. The work done by centripetal force is
zero because
A) The displacement for each revolution is zero
B) The average force for each revolution is zero
C) The centripetal force is perpendicular to the displacement
D) The magnitude of the acceleration is zero
Q.47 A motorcyclist is moving inside spherical cage of radius 5m. The minimum speed
with which he must pass the highest point is
A) 5 m/s C) 5√2 m/s
B) 10 m/s D) 25√2 m/s
Q.48 If a car moves with uniform speed of 2m/s in a circle of radius 0.4m. It's angular
speed is
A) 4 rad/s C) 6 rad/s
B) 5 rad/s D) 7 rad/s
Q.49 If a wheel of radius 'r' turns through an angle of 30°, then the distance through
which any point on its rim moves is
A) π/3r C) π/ 6r
B) π/30r D) π/180r
Q.50 A bullet of mass 10 g strikes fixed target and penetrates 8 cm into it. If the average
resistance offered by the target to the bullet is 100 N, find the velocity with which
the bullet hits the target
A) 40 ms-1 C) 80 ms-1
B) 60 ms-1 D) 100 ms-1

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Q.51 Which of the following statements is FALSE for a particle moving in a circle wit h a
constant angular speed?
A) The acceleration vector point to the center of the circle
B) The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle
C) The velocity vector is tangent to the circle
D) The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other
Q.52 A force (F) acts on a body of mass (m) and body covers displacement as shown in
figure. Formula of work is,

A) F dcos α C) F d
B) F dsin α D) No work done
Q.53 A ball is dropped from a height as shown.

Ignoring the effects of air resistance, the total energy is.


A) Greatest at point 1. C) Greatest at point 2.
B) Greatest at point 3. D) The same all point
Q.54 A person walks 2m with an acceleration of 5ms-2, holding an object of mass 2kg. The
work done on the object is
A) 0 J C) 10 J
B) 5 J D) 20 J
Q.55 Direction of angular acceleration is always along
A) X-axis C) z-axis
B) Y-axis D) The axis of rotation"
Q.56 The momentum and kinetic energy of a ball is numerically equal. The
numerical value of velocity is
A) 1 ms-1 C) 3 ms-1
B) 2 ms-1 D) 4 ms-1
Q.57 A body of mass "m" is in vertical motion under influence of gravity then
A) Work will be negative and K.E increases during fall
B) K.E decreases when body is projected up and work by gravity is negative
C) K.E increases when body is projected up and work by gravity is positive
D) Work will be positive and K.E decreases during fall

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Q.58 An oscillating pendulum bob of mass m and weight w is supported by a string of
length r. what is the relationship between w and the tension T in the string at the
instant when the string is vertical and the bob is moving with speed v?

A) T= w C) T-w =m v2/r

B) T- w = v2/r D) w-T = m v2/r

Q.59 I revolve a stone of mass m tied to the end of a string in a vertical circle of radius.
The net forces at the lowest and highest points of the circle are:

Q.60 The diagram shows a small car of weight 5000N approaching a hill. It moves up the
hill with uniform speed.

Ignore friction and take the value of g to be 10N/kg. How much work is done in
moving the car up the hill?
A) 5 × 103 J C) 1 × 105 J
B) 5 × 104 J D) 1 × 106 J
Q.61 If the velocity and force are doubled then the power will be
A) Doubled C) Quadrupled
B) Halved D) Remains same

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Q.62 When a 300N force is applied to a box weighing 600N, the box moves 3.0m
horizontally in 20s. The power exerted to do so.

A) 45 W C) 900 W
B) 90 W D) 1800 W
Q.63 A stone of mass 0.5 kg tied with a string of length in is moving in a circular path
with a constant speed of the tension acting on the string in newtons is
A) 2 C) 8
B) 0.2 D) 0.8
Q.64 A force of (3i +2j) N displaces a body to (4i +2j) m. Work done is
A) 12 J C) 16 J
B) 8J D) 4
Q.65 A motor cyclist moving inside a spherical cage of radius 5m.the minimum speed
with which he ust pass the highest point without falling is.
A) 5m/sec C) 2(5)1/2 m/sec
B) 10m/sec D) 5(2)1/2 m/sec
Q.66 An engine pump out 50 kg of water per second. If the water comes out vertically up
wards with a velocity of 20 m/s. The power of engine is (take g = 10 m s-2).
A) 10 KW C) 20 KW
B) 1000 W D) 10 MW
Q.67 A wheel starts rotating from rest with angular acceleration of 2 rads-2 till its angular
speed becomes 6 rads-1. The angular displacement of the wheel will be equal to:
(PAST PAPER 2018)
A) 7 rad C) 9 rad
B) 4 rad D) 12 rad
Q.68 A man moves the 10 g object shown in a vertical plane from position 'X' to position
'Y' along a circular track of radius 20m. The process takes 0.75min. The work done
by gravity is about
A) 1 J

B) 2 J

C) 4 J

D) 12 J
Q.69 Find the total work done by the constant force?

A) 210 J C) 35 J
B) 0 J D) 500 J

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SELF ASSESMENT QUESTIONS
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
Q.1 At what angle, work done will be minimum.
A) 0° C) 90°
B) 45° D) 180°
Q.2 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) 10m D) 5 m
Q.3 A body is dropped from 1000m height, if its potential energy is 8 x 108 J. What will be its
velocity on reaching the ground?
A) 1410 ms-1 C) 1.41 ms-1
B) 141 ms-1 D) 9800 ms-1
Q.4 At what angle the work done will be half of its maximum value
A) 0° C) 30°
B) 45° D) 60°
Q.5 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) 0° C) 90°
B) 60o D) 23°
Q.6 The unit of work is
A) watt C) erg
B) dyne D) Newton
Q.7 Which of the following quantity can be calculated by multiplying force and velocity?
A) Acceleration C) Torque
B) Power D) work
Q.8 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.9 The work done by a force keeping an object in circular motion with constant speed is
A) Zero C) One
B) Two D) Equal to the radius
Q.10 The energy stored in the dam is
A) Elastic potential energy C) Electric potential energy
B) Kinetic energy D) Gravitational potential energy
Q.11 The flying bird has
A) kinetic energy C) both "A" and "B"
B) gravitational potential energy D) elastic potential energy
Q.12 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.13 One erg is equal to
A) 10-5 dynes C) 10-7 joules
-7
B) 10 watt D) 10-5 newton
Q.14 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.15 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

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Q.16 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.17 A person stands, holding an object of mass 2kg at a height of 5m, the work done is
A) 98 J C) No work
B) 100 J D) Either A) or B) depending upon value of "g"
Q.18 A person walks 2m with an acceleration of 5ms-2, holding an object of mass 2kg. The net
work done on the object is
A) 20 J C) 10 J
B) 5 J D) 0 J
Q.19 The work done on an object does not depend upon the
A) displacement C) force applied
B) angle between force and displacement D) initial velocity of the object
Q.20 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.21 The velocity and momentum of a moving body are 10,000 cms-1. and 10,000 gcms-1
respectively. The K.E will be
A) 5 x 107 J C) 5 x 108 J
B) 5 x 10-2 J D) 5 x 10° J
Q.22 If momentum of a moving object is doubled then its kinetic energy will be
A) doubled C) four times
B) halved D) same
Q.23 Energy stored in the spring of watch is
A) Electrical energy C) potential energy
B) kinetic energy D) Elastic potential energy
Q.24 The momentum and kinetic energy of a ball is numerically equal. The numerical value of
velocity is
A) 1 ms-1 C) 3 ms-1
-1
B) 2 ms D) 4rns-1
Q.25 A force of 3 + 2 + 4 N gives displacement of 10 m. The work done is
A) 20J C) 26J
B) 32J D) zero
Q.26 A body travels displacement of 10 m by force of 5N If work done is 25 J then angle between
and is
A) 0° C) 45°
B) 30° D) 60°
Q.27. Kinetic energy of a body moving with speed of 10 ms-1 is 30J. If its speed becomes 30 m/s its
K.E will be
A) 10J C) 90 J
B) 180 J D) 270 J
Q.28 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) 16s

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Q.29 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) 2mgh C) 3mgh
B) 4mgh D) 6mgh
Q.30 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) 25ms-1 C) 25ms-1
B) 4.0ms-I D) 40ms-1
Q.31 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 0.50ms-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
10ms-2 ).
A) 5.0 kW C) 5.5 kW
B) 20 kW D) 22 kW
Q.32 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
D) The tow cars have the same kinetic energy
Q.33 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.34 The power output of a lamp is 6W. How much energy does the lamp give out in 2 minutes?
A) 3 J C) 720J
B) 120J D) 430J
Q.35 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 9f conservation of momentum, the momentum of the ball is constant t
throughout its motion
D) By the principle of conservation of energy, the total energy of the ball is constant throughout
its motion
Q.36 A man weighing 500 N carries a load of 10 kg to the top of a building in 4 minutes. The
work done by the man is 6 x 104J. If he carries the same load in 8 minutes, the work done by
the man will be:
A) 3 x 104J C) 9 x 104J
4
B) 6 x 10 J D) 12 x 104J
Q.37 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.38 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
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Q.39 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 s2)
A) 33 kW C) 0.33 kW
B) 3.3 kW D) 0.033 kW
Q.40 An engine pumps out 40 kg of water in one second. The water comes out vertically upwards
with a velocity of 3 ms -1 .What is the power of engine in kilowatt?
A) 1.2 kW C) 120 kW
B) 12 kW D) 1200 Kw
Q.41 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) :1 C) 1 : 2
B) 1 : 4 D) 1:
Q.42 A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s on a horizontal smooth surface, collides
with a nearly weightless spring of force constant K = 50 N/m. The maximum compression of
the spring would be:

A) 0.15 m C) 1.5 m
B) 0.12 m D) 0.5 m
Q.43 An elevator's motor produces 3000 W power. The speed with which it can lift a 1000 kg
load is:
A) 30.6 ms-1 C) 0.306 ms-1
B) 3.06 ms-1 D) 300.6 ms-1
Q.44 In the presence of air friction, the relation for free falling body is
A) mgh= mv2 - fh B) mgh= mv2 +fh

C) mgh= fh - mv2 D) mgh= fh + mv2


Q.45 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) 18J C) 9J
B) 13.5 J D) 4.5 J
Q.46 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 ms-1. The KE of other mass is
A) 324 J C) 256J
B) 486 J D) 524 J
Q.47 The power needed to lift a mass of 5000g to height of 1m in 2 second is
A) 2.45 watt C) 24.5 watt
B) 245 watt D) 2.45 k watt
Q.48 3 joules of work is done in 3 seconds, then power is:
A) 6 watt C) 3 watt
B) 18 watt D) 1 watt

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Q.49 A stone is thrown up from the surface of earth when it reaches at maximum height.

A) mgh C) mv2
B) zero D) 2mgh
Q.50 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
Q.51 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) 180J
Q.52 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
Q.53 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.54 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
Q.55 A man starts walking from a point on the surface of earth (assumed smooth) and reaches
diagonally opposite point. What is the work done by him
A) Negative C) positive
B) zero D) none
Q.56 The kinetic energy acquired by a body of mass m is travelling some distance starting from
rest under the actions of a constant force, is directly proportional to
A) m° C) m
B) m2 D) m1/2
Q.57 The work done on an object does not depend upon the
A) displacement C) angle between force and displacement
B) force applied D) initial velocity of the object
Q.58 A stone is thrown up from the surface of earth when it reaches at maximum height, its K.E.
is equal to
A) mgh C) Zero
2
B) mv D) 2mgh

Q.59 Work done will be maximum when angle between and is:
A) 120° C) 60°
B) 90° D) 0°
Q.60 All the food we eat in one day has about the same energy as:

A) One liter of petrol C) liter of petrol


B) liter of petrol D) liter of petrol

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SELF ASSESMENT QUESTIONS
CIRCULAR MOTION
Q.1 A car of 1000kg traveling at 20m/sec rounds a curve of radius 100m. Find its neccessary
centripetal force?
A) 4 x 103 kg m/s2 C) 5 x 103 kg m/s2
3 2
B) 3 x 10 kg m/s D) 4.5 x 103 kg m/s2
Q.2 Particle is moving in a circle of radius r with constant angular speed ω. acceleration,
directed towards the center of the circle is?
A) C) ω2r

B) D) ωr2
Q.3 When a particle moves in a circle, the angle between its linear velocity and angular velocity
is always?
A) 0° C) 180°
13) 90° D) it radians
Q.4 The angular speed in radian/hour for daily rotation of the earth is
A) 2π C) 4 π
B) D)
Q.5 The linear and angular velocities of a particle moving about the centre of a eke radius r, are
related by
A) = × C) =
B) = D) × =
Q.6 The angular analogue of linear displacement is called
A) angular velocity C) angular displacement
B) angular momentum D) moment of force
Q.7 Ten seconds after an electric fan is turned on, the fan rotates at 300rev/min. average
angular acceleration is?
A) 30 rad/s2 C) 30 rev/s2
B) 3.14rad/s2 D) 500 rev/s2
Q.8 In case of planets the necessary acceleration is provided by?
A) Gravitational force C) coulomb force
B) frictional force D) centripetal force
-1
Q.9 If a car moves with a uniform speed of 2 ms in a circle of radius 0.4 m. Its angular speed is
A) 4 rad.s-1 C) 1.6 rad.s-1
B) 5 rad. s-1 D) 2.8 ms-1
Q.10 Angular speed of second's hand of a watch in rads-1 is
A) π C)
B) D)
Q.11 The shaft of a motor rotates at a constant angular speed of 360rev/min. Angle turned
through in 1 sec in radian is
A) π C) 6 π
B) 3π D) 12 π
Q.12 The angular velocity of the minute hand of a clock is

A) rads-1 C) rads-1

B) rads-1 D) rads-1
Q.13 The direction of angular velocity is along
A) Tangent to the circle C) Axis of rotation
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Q.14 The force which provides the necessary centripetal force to keep the mud in circular path is
called?
A) cohesive force C) adhesive force
B) frictional force D) gravitational force
Q.15 A disc of radius R=20 cm is rotating about its axis with an angular velocity 𝛚 = 20 rad s-1
on a horizontal smooth surface. The linear speed of point. C on the disc is

A) lms-1 C) 4ms-1
-1
B) 2ms D) 4gms-1
Q.16 Two particle of equal masses are revolving in circular paths of radius r1 and r2, respectively
with the same speed. The ratio of their centripetal force is
A) C)

B) D)
Q.17 The average angular velocity is defined by the relation
A) av = C) av =
B) av = D) av = ∆θ × ∆t
Q.18 If a rotating body is moving counter clockwise, direction of angular velocity will be?
A) along linear velocity C) towards the center
B) along the axis of rotation D) away from center
Q.19 A body is moving in a circle with a constant speed. It has
A) a constant velocity C) a velocity of constant magnitude
B) a constant acceleration D) an acceleration of constant magnitude
Q.20 A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r with a constant speed v. The work done
by the centripetal force in moving the body over half the circumference of the circle is
A) × 2r C) ×r

B) × πr D) zero
Q.21 A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at two revolutions per second. The acceleration
of the particle in m/s2 is
A) π2 C) 4π2
B) 8π2 D) 2π2
Q.22 A small sphere is attached to a cord and rotates in a vertical circle about a point 0. If the
average speed of the sphere is increased, the cord is most likely to break at the orientation
when the mass is at the

A) bottom point B C) point D


B) point C D) top point A
Q.23 For a body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle, which of the following
remains constant?
A) Velocity C) Centripetal force
B) Acceleration D) Kinetic energy

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Q.24 The length of the second hand of a watch is 1 cm. The velocity vector of the tip of the second
hand in cm per second is
A) 2π C)

B) D)
Q.25 The ratio of angular frequency and linear frequency is
A) 2π C)

B) D)
Q.26 If the position vector of a particle is = (3 + 4 ) meter and its angular velocity is =(+
2 ) rad/sec then its linear velocity is (in m/s).
A) -(8 —6 +3 ) C) (3 - 6 +8 )
B) -(3 - 6 +6 ) D) (6 - 8 +3 )
Q.27 Two artificial satellites of unequal masses are revolving in a circular orbit around the earth
with a constant speed. Their time periods:
A) Will be different C) Will be same
B) Will depend on their masses
D) Will depend upon the place of their projection
Q.28 The mud flies off the tyre of a fast moving car in the direction
A) parallel to the moving tyre C) anti parallel to the moving tyre
B) tangent to the moving tyre D) none of these
Q.29 In uniform circular motion, the factor that remains constant is
A) Linear velocity C) Centripetal force
B) Acceleration D) Speed
Q.30 A flywheel gains a speed of 540 rpm in 6 second. Its angular acceleration is
A) 3 π rad s-2 C) 6 π rad s-2
-2
B) 9 π rad s D) 12 π rad s-2
Q.31 One end of the string of length 1.0 m is tied to a body of mass 0.5 kg. It is whirled in a
vertical circle as shown in figure below. If the angular frequency of the body is 4 rad s -1,
what is the tension in the string when the body is at the topmost point A?
Take g= 10 ms-2.

A) 3N C) 15N
B) 13 N D) 18 N
Q.32 A particle is moving with constant speed by keeping itself at constant distance from a fixed
point in a given plane. Its motion is
A) Circular motion
B) Uniform circular motion
C) Uniform circular motion with fixed axis of rotation
D) Uniform circular motion with axis of rotation not defined
Q.33 For a particle in uniform circular motion the relation a = r α of accelerations hold. The
acceleration 'a'
A) Is centripetal acceleration C) Is tangential acceleration
B) Is radial acceleration D) both A and B
Q.34 A stone of mass 250 g is tied to the end of a string of length 1.0 m. It is whirled in a
horizontal circle with a frequency of 30 rev/min. What is the tension in a string?
A) N C) N

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Q.35 A body moving in a circular path with a constant speed has a
A) Constant velocity C) Constant kinetic energy
B) Constant acceleration D) Constant displacement
Q.36 A point on the rim of a wheel 4 m in diameter has a velocity of 1600 cm s-1. The angular
velocity of the wheel is
A) 2 rad s-1 C) 4 rad s-1
-1
B) 6 rad s D) 8 rad s-1
Q.37 A stone of mass m tied to a string of length l is rotated in .a circle with the other end of the
string as the center. The speed of the stone is v. If the string breaks, the stone will move
A) Toward the center of circle C) Away from center of circle
B) Along the tangent D) All of these
Q.38 Two bodies of mass 10 kg and 5 kg moving in concentric orbits of radii R and r such that
their periods are the same. Then the ratio between their centripetal acceleration is
A) R/r C) R2/r2
B) r/R D) r2/R2
Q.39 If the distance between the earth and the sun is reducing to one fourth, then the number of
days in one year approximately
A) 183 C) 46
B) 129 D) 365
Q.40 The angular speed of a fly wheel making 120 revolutions/minute is
A) 2π rad/s C) 47c. rad/s
B) 7 π2rad/s D) t rad/s
Q.41 If a body is moving in a circular path with constant speed, then the
A) Velocity and acceleration are perpendicular to each other
B) Velocity and acceleration are parallel to each other
C) Velocity and acceleration are anti-parallel
D) Both have zero magnitude
Q.42 The earth (mass= 6x1024 kg) revolves around the sun with an angular velocity of 2 x10-7
rad/s in a circular path of radius 1.5 x108 km. The force exerted by sun on earth is
A) 6 x1019N C) 36 x1021N
B) 18x1025N D) 27 x 1039N
Q.43 One geostationary satellite covers
A) 60° longitude C) 120° longitude
B) 120° latitude D) 90° longitude
Q.44 A rigid body is rotating about on axis of rotation as shown.

The ratio of angular accelerations of point A to that of B.


A) 1 : 1 C) 3 : 2
B) 2 : 3 D) 1 : 6
Q.45 If the earth is at one-fourth of its present distance from the sun, the duration of the year
will be
A) one-eighth the present year C) one-sixth the present year
B) one-fourth the present year D) half the present year
Q.46 A wheel rotates about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plane
with slowly increasing angular speed. Thus it has:
A) radial velocity and radial acceleration
B) tangential velocity and radial acceleration
C) tangential velocity and tangential acceleration
D) tangential velocity but acceleration having both components
Q.47 2πr subtends an angle of
A) 1 radian C) 4 radian
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Q.48 For positive angular displacement the rotation would be
A) clockwise C) anti-clockwise
B) parallel D) perpendicular
Q.49 Radian is defined as the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an
A) arc whose length is parallel to the radius of circle
B) arc whose length is less than the radius of circle
C) arc whose length is greater than the radius of circle
D) arc whose length is equal to the radius of circle
Q.50 The rate of change in angular velocity is called .
A) angular displacement C) angular momentum
B) angular velocity D) angular acceleration
Q.51 The angular speed of fly wheel making 120 revolutions per minutes is
A) π rad/s C) 3π rad/s
B) 6π rad/s D) 4π rad/s
Q.52 The acceleration of a motor car is 8 m/s2. If the diameter of its wheel be 2m. It's angular
acceleration will be
A) 8 rad/s2 C) 10 m/s2
2
B) 16 rad/s D) 10 rad/s2
Q.53 When a wheel lm in diameter makes 30 rev/min, the linear speed of point on it's rim in ms-1
is
A) π C)
B) 3π D) 4π
Q.54 When the axis of rotation is fixed then all the angular vectors have?
A) same direction C) directionless
B) different direction D) none of these
Q.55 The centripetal force acting on a body of mass m in a circle of radius r is
A) C) mr2ω
B) mr ω2 D) both A and C
Q.56 A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with a velocity of 36 km/hr. The centripetal
force is
A) 250 N C) 1000 N
B) 750 N D) 1200 N

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WORK SHEET
Q.1 The displacement of a body performing S.H.M is x = 0.25 t, the amplitude of
motion will be
A) 0.2 C) 0.3
B) 0.25 D) 0.125
Q.2 Two springs of force constant and are joined in series and then connected to
mass ‗m‘. frequency of oscillations of mass ‗m‘ will be:
A) C)

B) D)

Q.3 A particles of 10gm is executing SHM with amplitude 0.5 m and period second the
maximum force acting on it is
A) 5N C) 2.5N
B) 0.5N D) All of these
Q.4 The displacement of a particle moving in S.H.M. at any instant is giving by: y=a sin
ωt. The acceleration after time t=T is (where T is the time period)
A) aω C) -aω
B) aω2 D) –aω2
Q.5 For a particle executing simple harmonic motion; which of the following statements
is not correct
A) The total energy of the particle always remains the same
B) The restoring force of always directed towards a fixed point
C) The restoring force is maximum at the extreme positions
D) The acceleration of the particle is maximum at the equilibrium
Q.6 When the potential energy of a particle executing simple harmonic motion is one-
fourth of its maximum value during the oscillation, the displacement of the particle
from the equilibrium position in terms of its amplitude x0 is
A) x0/2 C) x0/4
B) x0/8 D) 2x03
Q.7 The phase at which displacement becomes times of its maximum value of a body
executing SHM
A) C)
B) D)
Q.8 A hollow sphere is filled with water and hung by a long thread. It is made to
oscillate. If there is a small hole in the bottom through which water slowly flows out,
the time period will
A) Increase C) Remain unchanged throughout
B) Decrease D) First increase then decrease
Q.9 The first resonance length in a closed pipe is 20 cm then second resonance occurs at
A) 60 cm C) 90cm
B) 120 cm D) None
Q.10 If tension of a stretched string is made four times, then velocity of waves?
A) Becomes four times C) Is halved
B) Becomes twice D) Remains same

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Q.11 A closed organ pipe has fundamental frequency 100Hz. What frequencies will be
produced if its other end is also opened?
A) 200,400,600,800… C) 100,300, 500, 700,….
B) 200,300, 400, 500,… D) 100m200m300m400…
Q.12 In a stationary wave the particle velocity at the nodal points is
A) Zero C) Maximum and finite
B) Minimum but not zero D) Infinity
Q.13 The wavelength of wave is 1m and period is 2sec. its speed is
A) 2ms-1 C) 0.5ms-1
B) 5ms-1 D) None of these
Q.14 The frequency of waves is 200 Hz, if tension is increased 4times its frequency will be
A) 800 Hz C) 1600 Hz
B) 400 Hz D) 200 Hz
Q.15 The wavelength of fundamental mode of vibration of closed organ pipe is
A) 2L B) L
C) 4L D)
Q.16 Bats navigate and find food by
A) Ultrasonic C) Refraction
B) Echolocation D) Beats

PRACTICE DEXERCISE
Q.1 Wave form of SHM is
A) Sine wave C) Pulsed wave
B) Square wave D) Saw tooth wave
Q.2 Two springs of spring constant 3000 Nm-1, 6000 Nm-1 are stretched with same force
they have P.E in ratio:
A) 1:3 C) 2:1
B) 1:2 D) 1:8
Q.3 The wavelength of a light coming from a star shift towards the violet end of the
spectrum, this star is moving earth.
A) Towards earth C) in circular path around earth
B) Away from earth D) Both 'B'& 'C'
Q.4 If a source is moving towards the stationary observer with speed u the ratio of A'
and A of the emitted sound is
A) v/v-us C) v/v+us
B) v - us/v D) v + us /v
Q.5 The K.E and P.E of S.H.M are equal when displacement is.
A) x0/√2 C) √2x0
B) x0/2 D) x0
Q.6 A small mass executes SHM with amplitudes x0 and period T. At time T/8
displacement is.
A) x0/2 C) x0/8
B) x0/√2 D) None of these
Q.7 A SHM has period of 0.01s an amplitude 0.2m velocity at mean position is.
A) 20π ms-1 C) 60π ms-1
B) 40π ms-1 D) 80π ms-1
Q.8 The distance between two successive node is.
A) λ C) λ/2
B) 2λ D) 3λ

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Q.9 When a wave moves through 10m, a point changes from crest to trough and time
taken is 1s then wavelength of wave and its frequency are;
A) 20 m, 0.5 Hz C) 10 m, 1 Hz
B) 0.5 Hz, 20 m D) 1 m, 10 Hz
Q.10 In stationary waves wavelength is 0.4 m distance between node and antinode is.
A) 10 cm C) 40 cm
B) 20 cm D) 60 cm
-1
Q11 The speed of sound in air is 350 ms the fundamental note emitted by tube of 0.5m
closed at one end:
A) 50Hz C) 175Hz
B) 350Hz D) 500Hz
Q.12 In which group below do all three quantities remain constant when particle moves
in SHM.
A) Acceleration total force energy
B) Total energy amplitude angular frequency
C) Amplitude acceleration angular frequency
D) Force total energy amplitude
Q.13 In standing waves,
A) Number of nodes is greater than number of antinodes
B) Number of nodes is equal to number of antinodes
C) Number of nodes is less than antinodes
D) All may be correct depending upon case
Q.14 When a string of mass per unit length ‗m‘ is stretched by a force ‗T‘ its frequency is given
by,

Q.15 The displacement of a particle moving in S.H.M. at any instant is given by y = a sinωt.
The acceleration after time t=T/4 is (where T is the time period).
A) a ω C) a ω2
B) -a ω D) -a ω2
Q.16 For a particle executing simple harmonic motion; which of the following statements.
Is not correct
A) The total energy of the particle always remains the same
B) The restoring force of always directed towards a fixed point
C) The restoring force is maximum at the extreme positions
D) The acceleration of the particle is maximum at the equilibrium position
Q.17 A particle is executing simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 0.02 meter and
frequency 50Hz.The maximum acceleration of the particle is:
A) 100 m/ s2 C) 200 m / s2
B) 100 π2 m / s2 D) 200π2 m / s2
Q.18 The amplitude of a vibrating body is 'A'. Distance covered by it in 2.5 vibrations is:
A) 10 A C) 8 A
B) A/10 D) 4 A
Q.19 The motion of a particle executing S.H.M is given by x = 0.01 sin 100π (t+0.05),
where 'x' is in meters and time is in seconds. The time period is.
A) 0.01 sec C) 0.1 sec
B) 0.02 sec D) 0.2 sec

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Q.20 In simple harmonic motion, the ratio of acceleration of the particle to its
displacement at any time is a measure of.
A) Spring constant C) (Angular frequency)2
B) Angular frequency D) Restoring force
Q.21 A particle in oscillation is according to the equation x = 7cos0.5πt, where t is in
second. Time required by a point to move from the position of equilibrium to
maximum displacement in time
A) 4.0 sec C) 2.0 sec
B) 1.0 sec D) 0.5 sec
Q.22 The velocity-time diagram of a harmonic oscillator is shown in the adjoining
figure. The frequency of oscillation is

A) 25Hz C) 12.25Hz
B) 50Hz D) 33.3 Hz
Q.23 Phase difference of 7π equals to path difference of.
A) 7λ C) 14λ
B) 7λ/2 D) λ/8
Q.24 What is the instantaneous displacement of oscillator when velocity is half of its maximum
value.

Q.25 The diagram below shows the propagation of a wave. Which points are in same phase.

A) F, G C) Both 'A' and 'B'


B) B and G D) B and F
Q.26 A hollow sphere is filled with water and hung by a long thread. It is made to
oscillate. If there is a small hole in the bottom through which water slowly flows out,
the time period will,
A) Increase C) first decrease then increase
B) Remain unchanged throughout D) first increase then decrease

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Q.27 The length of pipe is one-fourth of the wavelength then it is.
A) Fundamental note of both end open pipe C) 2nd harmonic of both end open pipe
B) Fundamental note of one end closed pipe D) 2nd harmonic of one end closed pipe
Q.28 In a simple harmonic oscillator, at the mean position
A) Kinetic energy is maximum, potential energy is minimum
B) Both kinetic and potential energies are maximum
C) Kinetic energy is minimum, potential energy is maximum
D) Both kinetic and potential energies are minimum
Q.29 In open organ pipe, if fundamental frequency is f then the other frequencies are
A) 2f, 3f, 4f C) f, 3f, 5f
B) f, 2f, 4f, 8f D) none of these
Q.30 In which of the following, Doppler's effect is not applicable
A) To find speed of satellite C) to find speed of star
B) To find objects under water D) to tune a musical instrument
Q.31 When the string vibrates in three loops then the length 'I' of the string is expressed as
A) l=3λ/4 C) l=3λ/2
B) l=λ/2 D) l=2λ/3
Q.32 string vibrates in 1 loop has frequency 25 Hz. it moves in 2 loops its frequency
would be:
A) 25Hz C) 12.5Hz
B) 50Hz D) 5Hz
Q.33 The waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are;
A) Transverse C) longitudinal
B) Longitudinal and transverse D) stationary
Q.34 With the propagation of a longitudinal wave through a material medium, the propagation
are:
A) Energy, momentum and mass C) Energy and mass
B) Energy and momentum D) Energy
Q.35 A sonar depth finder in a boat uses sound signals to determine the depth of water.
Four seconds after the sound leaves the boat it returns to the boat because of
Reflection from the bottom. Assume the speed of the sound in water is 1,460 meters
per second. The depth of the water is, in meters,
A) 2,200 C) 4,400
B) 4,800 D) 2,920
Q.36 Four wires of identical length, diameters and materials are stretched on a sonometer
box. The ratio of their tensions is 1: 4: 9: 16. The ration of their fundamental
frequencies is.
A) 16: 9: 4: 1 C) 1:2:3:4
B) 4:3:2:1 D) 1:4:9:16
Q.37 If time to reach half of amplitude from mean position t 1 time to reach half of
amplitude from extreme position is t2 then:
A) t1 = T/6, t2= T/12 C) t1= T/8, t2= T/8
B) t1= T/2, t2= T/2 D) t1= T/12, t2= T/6
Q.38 If mass per unit length of a wire is increase by two times, then frequency of
stationary waves produced in it would decrease by:
A) 0.3 times C) 2 times
B) 0.7 times D) 0.4 times
Q.39 Length of organ pipe is 20m and speed of waves produced in it is 25ms -1. Find
frequency of fifth harmonic when its one end is closed.
A) 1.9 Hz C) 0.8 Hz
B) 2.5 Hz D) 1.5 Hz

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Q.40 When waves travel from air to glass which of these remains same
A) Velocity C) Frequency
B) Wavelength D) None
Q.41 Sound travels a distance of 80 m in 40 vibrations of turning fork, what is its
wavelength
A) 0.5 m C) 2 m
B) 3 m D) 4 m
Q.42 Which graph has been drawn following by Hook's law

Q.43 A simple harmonic motion is represented by x (t)=10 sin (20+0.5). The amplitude of
the S.H.M is
A) a = 30m C) a = 10m
B) a = 20m D) a = 5m
Q.44 The wavelength of a light coming from a star shifts towards the violet end of the
spectrum, this star is moving
A) Towards earth C) away from earth
B) In circular path around earth D) both A & B
Q.45 The two spring mass system, shown in figure, oscillates with a period T . The time
period of system will be if these two springs are identical.

Q.46 In a closed organ pipe the wave length of stationary wave of any harmonic in it is
given by
A) λn = 4l / n C) λn = 4n / l
B) λn = l /4n D ) λn = n / 4l
Q.47 A stationary wave is established in a string which vibrates in four segments at a
Frequency of 120 Hz. Its fundamental frequency is
A) 15Hz C) 30Hz
B) 60Hz D) 480Hz

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Q.48 The fundamental frequency in a stretched string is 100 Hz. To double the frequency,
the tension in it must be changed to
A) T2=2T1 C) T2=T1
B) T2=4T1 D) T2 = T1/4
Q.49 Comparing the Fundamental modes of stationary waves produces in a stretched
string and a closed pipe; which has more anti-nodes?
A) More in string and less in opened pipe
B) Less in string and more in opened pipe
C) Same in both cases
D) No node in present in both
Q.50 W.O.F options represents correct direction of acceleration, displacement, restoring
force, applied force.

A) x represents all given direction


B) x represents displacement, x' represents restoring force, y represents applied force and
y' represent acceleration
C) x represents displacement and restoring force
D) y represents restoring force and acceleration

SELF ASSESMENT QUESTIONS


OSCILLATIONS
Q.1 For what displacement the P.E becomes of its maximum value?
A) x = xo C) x =

B) x = D) x =
Q.2 Total distance traveled by bob of simple pendulum in one vibration is equal to?
A) Amplitude C) Square of Amplitude
B) Twice of Amplitude D) Four Times of Amplitude
Q.3 A spring of constant K is cut into two parts by the ratio of length 1:2. The spring constant of
larger one is
A) C)
B) D)
Q.4 An oscillatory motion must be simple harmonic if:
A) The motion is along the arc of a circle
B) The potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy
C) The acceleration varies sinusoidally with time
D) The amplitude is small

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Q.5 Two springs are connected to a block of mass M placed on frictionless surface as shown in
the figure.

If both the spring have a spring constant k, the frequency of oscillation of block is
A) C)

B) D)
Q.6 The diagram represents the variation of pressure with time at a point in air through
which a sound wave is travelling at 340ms-1. What is the frequency of the wave?

A) 1.5Hz C) 1.5 x104 Hz


B) 5.0x102 Hz D) 3x103 Hz
Q.7 The graph of acceleration as a function of displacement in S.H.M is
A) Straight line C) Parabola
B) Circle D) Ellipse
Q.8 The maximum acceleration of a body executing S.H.M is ao and maximum velocity is v0.
The amplitude is given by:

A) C) voao

B) D)

Q.9 The graph represents

A) SHM C) Circular motion

B) Rectilinear motion D) Uniform circular motion

Q.10 A body moves with simple harmonic motion and makes n-complete oscillations in
one second. What is its angular frequency?
A) n rad s-1 C) 2πn rad s-1
-1
B) rad s D) rad s-1
Q.11 When a body is performing S.H.M., its acceleration is
A) Inversely proportional to the displacement
B) Directly proportional to the applied force
C) Directly proportional to the amplitude
D) Directly proportional to the displacement but in opposite direction
Q.12 If F = 0.08 N and x = 4cm, then the value of 'K' is:
A) 2 Nm-1 C) 4 Nm-1
B) 6 Nm-1 D) 8 Nm-1

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Q.13 A body moves with simple harmonic motion about a point P. The graph shows
the variation with time 't' of its displacement x from P.

Which graph shows the variation with time t of tis acceleration ‗a‘

Q.14 A body moves with SHM and makes one complete oscillation in one second. What is
the angular frequency?
A) 2rad s-1 C) 2π rad s-1
-1
B) 1rad s D) π rad s-1
Q.15 The distance covered by a body in one complete vibration is 20 cm. What is the amplitude
of body?
A) 10 cm C) 5 cm
B) 15 cm D) 7.5 cm
Q.16 How long must be length of a simple pendulum in order to have a period of one second
A) 1 m C) 50 m
B) 0.25 m D) 1.5 m
Q.17 A particle executing S.H.M. has an amplitude of 6 cm. Its acceleration at a distance of 2
cm from the mean position is 8 cms-2. The maximum speed of the particle is:
A) 8 cms-1 C) 12 cms-1
B) 16 cms-1 D) 24 cms-1
Q.18 For a body executing S.H.M., when x = xo then velocity is:
A) Maximum C) Minimum
B) Zero D) None of these
Q.19 Ha body starts its motion from mean position, its phase at this point would be
A) or 0 C) 0 or
B) 0 or D) or
Q.20 If a hollow bob of a simple pendulum be filled with mercury that rains out slowly,'
time period
A) Increases continuously C) Decreases continuously
B) Remains same D) First increases then decreases
Q.21 If the period of oscillation of mass M suspended from a spring is 1 sec then the period mass
4M will be:
A) sec C) sec
B) 2 sec D) 4 sec
Q.22 A force of 20 N, applied on a elastic spring. If the extension produced in the spring is
cm, the spring constant of the spring is:
A) 14 Nin-1 C) 18 Nm-1
-1
B) 200 Nm D) 200 Nm-1

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Q.23 A particle is moving such that the force F on it changes with distance 'r' from a fix point
as shown

Which graph best shows the relationship between potential energy EP of the particle a the
distance `r'?

Q.24 Restoring force responsible for the vibratory motion of the simple pendulum is
A) mg cos θ C) -mg sin θ
B) mg tan θ D) mg
Q.25 Tension in the string of simple pendulum is?
A) Remain constant C) Maximum at the extreme position
B) Maximum at the mean position D) Zero at the mean position
Q.26 A simple pendulum suspended from ceiling of a lift has time period T when the lift
rest. When the lift falls freely then its
A) Time period becomes zero C) Acceleration becomes zero
B) Time period is infinite D) Frequency becomes infinity
Q.27 When bob of a simple pendulum is at mean position the value of P.E. is:
A) Maximum C) Minimum
B) Zero D) None of these
Q.28 A simple harmonic oscillator has a time period of 10s. Which equation relates
its acceleration 'a' and displacement 'x'?
A) a = -10x C) a = - (20π)x
B) a = - (20 π)2x D) a = - (2π10)2x
Q.29 A resultant force 'F' acts on a particle moving with simple harmonic motion. Which graph
shows the variation with displacement 'r' of the force 'F'?

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Q.30 In a simple harmonic motion, which graph in figure shows how the total energy E
varies with time t during one cycle?

Q.31 A pendulum clock is taken into a mine from surface of the earth. Its time periods
A) Decreases C) Increases
B) Remains same D) None of these
Q.32 A simple pendulum length ―l‖ is suspended from a rigid support. What
minimum horizontal velocity should it be given so that bob reaches the height of
support?
A) C)
B) D)
Q.33 The time period of a simple pendulum in a lift descending with constant acceleration g is
A) T = C) Zero

B) T = D) Infinite
Q.34 The product of angular frequency (co) and time period will be
A) 1 C) γ/2
B) 2π D) π
Q.35 The amplitude of a vibrating body situated in a resistive medium
A) Decreases linearly with time C) Remain constant with time
B) Decreases exponentially D) inversely proportional to time
Q.36 The displacement of S.H.M of amplitude x0 in one period is?
A) xo C) 2xo
B) 4xo D) Zero
Q.37 Two springs have force constants in the ratio 4:9. Their time periods are in the ratio of
A) 3:2 C) 2:3
B) 1:3 D) 3:1
Q.38 At mean position of harmonic oscillator?
A) minimum K.E and minimum RE C) minimum K.E and maximum P.E
B) maximum K.E and minimum P.E D) maximum K.E and maximum P.E.
Q.39 A simple pendulum is oscillating in a lift. If lift starts moving upward with acceleration
its period will
A) Increase C) Remains same
B) Decrease D) Cannot produced
Q.40 There is a body having mass m and performing S.H.M. with amplitude a. There is a
restoring force F = -Kx, where x is the displacement. The total energy of body depend
upon
A) K, x C) K, a, x
B) K, a, v D) K, a
Q.41 The displacement equation for a particle executing SHM is given by x= 0.25 sin 200 t
cm. The maximum speed of the particle will be
A) 0.25 ms-1 C) 100 cm s-1
B) 500 cm s-1 D) 50 cm s-1
Q.42 A simple pendulum executing S.H.M. is falling freely along with the support in an elevator.
Then
A) its periodic time decreases C) its periodic time increases
B) it does not oscillate at all D) none of these

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SELF ASSESMENT QUESTIONS
WAVES
Q.1 If a Radar system designed in accordance with the Doppler‘s effect, if a airplane is moving
away from a Radar, the wavelength of the reflected wave form the air plane would be:
A) Smaller than the transmitting wave
B) Larger than the transmitting wave
C) Same as that of the transmitting wave
D) Either smaller or larger than the transmitting wave
Q.2 Transverse waves can propagate:
A) Both in gas and in a metal C) In a gas but not in a metal
B) Not in a gas but in a metal D) Neither in a gas nor in a metal ,
Q.3 The speed of sound waves having a frequency of 256 Hz, compared with the speed of sound
waves having a frequency of 512 Hz is:
A) Half as great C) Twice as great
B) Four times as great D) Same
Q.4 The diagram shows a transverse wave at a particular instant. The wave is traveling to
the right. The frequency of the wave is 12.5 Hz.

At the instant shown the displacement is zero at point 'P'. What is shortest time to elapse
before the displacement is zero at point 'Q'?
A) 0.01 s C) 0.03 s
B) 0.08 s D) 0.10 s
Q.5 When an observer moves towards source with a velocity uo, then the modified frequency
‗fA‘ becomes
A) fA = f (v - uo) C) fA = f

B) fA = f f D) fA = f f
Q.6 When source is moving towards observer with velocity us then the modified frequency `fc'
will be
A) fc = f C) fc = f

B) fc = f D) fc = f
Q.7 Doppler's effect is not applicable for:
A) Microwaves C) Ultrasonic
B) Electromagnetic waves D) Standing waves
Q.8 Doppler shift in frequency does not depend upon
A) The actual frequency of the wave
B) The distance of the source from the listener
C) The velocity of the source
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Q.9 A small source of sound moves in a circle as shown in figure and an observer is sitting at
0. Let f1, f2, f3 be the frequencies heard when source is at A, B, C, then

A) fl > f2 > f3 C) fl = f2 > f3.


B) fl = f2 = f3 D) fl > f2 = f3
Q.10 The source is moving towards a stationary observer then the pitch of the sound will
A) Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
B) Remains constant
C) Decrease
D) Increase
Q.11 An observer sanding at the sea coast observes 54 waves reaching the coast per minute. If
the wavelength of the waves is 10 m, find the velocity.
A) 3 m/s C) 9 m/s
B) 4 m/s D) 5 m/s
Q.12 Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the others is its
A) velocity C) frequency
B) amplitude D) wavelength
Q.13 The frequency of the first harmonic of a string stretched between two points is 100 Hz.
The frequency of the third overtone is?
A) 200 Hz C) 400 Hz
B) 300 Hz D) 600 Hz
Q.14 The fundamental frequency of a closed organ pipe is 50 Hz. The frequency of the
second overtone is
A) 100 Hz C) 200 Hz
B) 150 Hz D) 250 Hz
Q.15 With the increase in temperature, the frequency of the sound from an organ pipe
A) decreases C) remains unchanged
B) increases D) none of these
Q.16 The frequency of the fundamental mode of vibration of an open organ pipe is 400 Hz. If
one end of the pipe is closed, the fundamental frequency will be
A) 200 Hz C) 600 Hz
B) 400 Hz D) 800 Hz
Q.17 An organ pipe, open at both ends and another organ pipe, closed at one end, will
resonate with each other, if their lengths are in ratio of
A) 1 : 1 C) 2 : 1
B) 1 : 4 D) 1 : 2
Q.18 ―Stationary waves" are so called because in them
A) the particles of the medium are not disturbed
B) the particles of the medium do not execute SHM
C) there occurs no flow of energy along the wave
D) the interference effect can't be observed
Q.19 A tuning fork completes 20 vibrations in 0.4 s. its frequency in (s-1)
A) 50 C) 60
B) 100 D) none of these
Q.20 Transverse waves can propagate
A) both in solids and gases C) only in gases
B) only in solids D) neither in solids nor in gases
Q.21 In a transverse wave the distance between a crest and a trough is equal to
A) C)
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Q.22 The frequency of the nth mode of vibration a string stretched by a tension T and having
mass m and length is given by
A) fn = C) fn =

B) fn = D) fn =
Q.23 If the string vibrates in 'n' loops, the wavelength is given by
A) n = C) n =
B) n = D) none of these
Q.24 A cylindrical tube, open at both ends has a fundamental frequency f in air. The tube is
dipped vertically in water so that half of it is in water. The fundamental frequency of
air column is now:
A) f/2 C) f
B) 3f/4 D) 2f
Q.25 If the successive overtones of a vibrating string clamped at its ends are 280 Hz and 350
Hz, the frequency of fundamental is:
A) 350 Hz C) 140 Hz
B) 280 Hz D) 70 Hz
Q.26 If the number of loops of a stationary wave are increasing, then
A) λ increases C) λ remains same
B) λ decreases D) λ may increase or decrease
Q.27 A sinusoidal wave is traveling toward the right as shown. Which letter correctly labels
the amplitude of the wave?

A) A C) B
B) D D) C
Q.28 Figure shows the shape of part of a long string in which transverse waves are produced by
attaching one end of the string to tuning fork of frequency 250Hz. What is the velocity of
the waves?

A) 10 ms-1 C) 20 ms-1
-1
B) 15 ms D) 25 ms-1
Q.29 Progressive waves of frequency 300 Hz are superimposed to produce a system of stationary
waves in which adjacent nodes are 1.5 m apart. What is the speed of the progressive waves?
A) 100 ms-1 C) 450 ms-1
-1
B) 900 ms D) 200 ms-1
Q.30 If two waves of equal frequency traveling in opposite direction is said to form
A) Beats C) Interference
B) Diffraction D) Stationary waves
Q.31 A whistle producing sound waves of frequencies 9500 Hz and it is approaching a stationary
person with speed v ms-1. The velocity of sound in air is 300 ms-1. If the person can hear
frequencies up to a maximum of 10,000 Hz, the maximum value of v upto which he can hear
the whistle is
A) 30 ms-1 C) 10ms-1
-1
B) 15ms D) 20ms-1

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Q.32 A string of length 2 m fixed between two supports vibrates in two loops. The
distance between node and antinodes is:
A) 50 cm C) 100cm
B) 200cm D) 10cm
Q.33 The apparent frequency of the whistle of an engine changes in the ratio 6:5 as engine
passes a stationary observer. If the speed of sound is 352 m/s. Then the speed of engine will
be
A) 22 m/s C) 27 m/s
B) 32 m/s D) 36 m/s
Q.34 The sound of lightning flash is heard 3 second after the flash is seen. The distance of the
lightning is 1020 metre. The speed of sound is:
A) 340 m/s C) 1400 m/s
B) 332 m/s D) none of these
Q.35 When water waves pass from deep water into shallow water how do the frequency,
wave length and speed change
Frequency Wavelength Speed
A) Increases Decreases No change
B) No change Decreases Decreases
C) No change Increases Increases
D) None of these
Q.36 A source of sound moves towards a stationary observer with a speed one third that of
sound. If the frequency of the sound from the source is 100 Hz, the apparent frequency
of the sound heard by the observer is
A) 67 Hz C) 100 Hz
B) 150 Hz D) 75 Hz
Q.37 The distance between two particles in a wave motion in the same phase is
A) C)
B) D)
Q.38 The phase between two consecutive antinodes is:
A) C)
B) D)
Q.39 When the string vibrates in three loops then the length 'l' of the string is expressed as
A) l = C) l =
B) l = D) l =
Q.40 The intensity of ratio of two waves is 1:9.The ratio of their amplitude is
A) 1:9 C) 3:1
B) 1:3 D) 9:1
Q.41 When a source of sound is in motion towards a stationary observer then change in wave?
A) Increase in the velocity of sound
B) Decrease in the velocity of sound
C) Increase in frequency of sound
D) Increase in both velocity and frequency of sound
Q.42 Overtones produced by a closed-end organ pipe are
A) f, 3f, 5f, C) 2f, 3f, 4f,
B) 3f, 5f, 7f, D) f, 2f, 3f,
Q.43 The first resonance length in a closed pipe is 20 cm then second resonance occurs at
A) 60 cm B) 90 cm
C) 120 cm D) 80 cm
Q.44 A certain source of sound produces a sound of frequency 200Hz. If the frequency is 400
Hz. Then speed of sound as compared to original becomes
A) Half C) Four times
B) Double D) None of these

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Q.45 A sound wave of frequency f and wavelength travels through air. It may be assumed that
its speed is independent of the frequency. Which graph correctly shows the variation of f
with ?

Q.46 What would be the effect of increasing tension of stretched string on velocity of waves
A) Increases C) Decreases
B) Remain unchanged D) None of these
Q.47 Mechanical wave
A) Are longitudinal only C) Can be both longitudinal and transverse wave
B) Are transverse only D) Do not require a medium for propagation
Q.48 Which one of the following explains that all the galaxies are receding from us?
A) White shift C) Black holes
B) Neutrons stars D) Red shift
Q.49 The diagram represents a stationary wave on a stretched string.

What is represented by Point P and by the Length x?


Point P Length x
A) antinode One wavelength
B) antinode Two wavelength
C) node One wavelength
D) node Two wave length
Q.50 Consider a stretched string under tension and fixed at both ends. If the tension is
doubled and the cross-sectional area halved, then the frequency becomes
A) Twice C) Half
B) Four times D) Eight times
Q.51 Continuous, regular and rhythmic disturbance in a medium is called
A) Periodic waves C) pulse
B) stationary waves D) complex waves
Q.52 A string stretched between two rigid supports is plucked from one quarter then the
number of loops formed are
A) One C) two
B) Three D) four
Q.53 The product of frequency and wavelength is equal to.
A) speed of wave C) time period (T)
B) force D) none of these
Q.54 When the antinodes are all at their extreme displacements, the energy stored is
A) K.E C) P.E
B) thermal energy D) all of these
Q.55 The stationary longitudinal waves in a pipe closed at one end, only harmonics are
present.
A) even C) odd
B) just multiple of 5 D) all of these

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Q.56 In fundamental mode of vibration of a closed end pipe, the wavelength is
A) 1 C) 2l
B) D) 4l
Q.57 When one end of organ pipe is closed, then the wave length of stationary wave of any
harmonic in it is, given by
A) λn = C) λn =

B) λn = D) λn =
Q.58 The organ pipe which is open at both ends is
A) weaker in harmonics C) richer in harmonics
B) no harmonics produce D) none of these
Q.59 Stars moving towards earth shows
A) blue shift C) odd
B) no shift D) may be ‘a’ may be ‘b’ depends upon speed of stars
Q.60 Bats navigate and find food by
A) ultrasonic C) echo location
B) amplitude D) refraction

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WORK SHEET
Q.1 During an adiabatic expansion of 2 moles of a gas, the change in internal energy
was found 50 J. the work done during the process is?
A) Zero C) 100 J
B) -50 J D) 50 J
Q.2 The change in temperature of a body is 50°C, then the change in temperature on
Kelvin scale is
A) 70 K C) 50 K
B) 3 K D) 323 K
Q.3 Suppose volume of a gas in a cylinder in 3cm3. If the piston is kept fixed and gas is
heated from 5°C to 12°C then the work done is
A) 2.3 J C) 21 J
B) Zero D) 25 J
Q.4 Which of the substance A, B or C has the highest specific heat? The temperature v/s
heat graph is

A) A C) B
B) C D) all have equal specific heats
Q.5 Two gases A and B having same no. of molecules are at temperature 10°C. A is
heated at constant volume and B is heated at constant pressure and their
temperature rises to 12°C. Increase in internal energy in:
A) A is greater
B) Both gasses is same
C) B is greater
D) A is slightly greater

PRACTICE EXERCISE
Q.1 Which of the following is necessarily zero when the system is an ideal gas that
undergoes a change at constant temperature?
A) Work C) Pressure
B) Change in Internal Energy D) None of these
Q.2 The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a body of mass 1 kg
through 1 k is called:
A) Specific heat C) Molar specific heat
B) Heat capacity D) Heat of vaporization
Q.3 Volume of a gas is doubled at constant pressure, the average translational K.E of its
molecules will be:
A) Doubled C) Increase by factor Aff
B) Remaining same D) Become four time

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Q.4 In which of the following graphs represents same internal energy:

Q.5 The sum of all forms of molecular energy present in a thermodynamic system is
called its.
A) Environmental energy C) Temperature
B) Heat D) Internal energy
Q.6 The relation for the 1" law of thermodynamics can be expressed as.
A) ∆U = ∆W - Q C) ∆W = ∆U- Q
B) Q = ∆U- ∆W D) Q= ∆U + W
Q.7 The absolute value of triple point of water is.
A) 373 K C) 273.16°C
B) 373°C D) 273.16 K
Q.8 For mono-atomic gas CV = 3R/2, there for y for this gas is.
A) 3/2 C) 3/5
B) 5/3 D) 3/4
Q.9 Which one of the following process has greater slope in PV diagram; (Take V along
x-axis and P along y-axis)?
A) Isothermal process C) Adiabatic process
B) Process carried out at constant pressure D) All have same slope
Q.10 In the cyclic process shown in the figure, the work done by the gas in one cycle is

A) 28 P1 V1 C) 18 P1 V1
B) 14 P1 V1 D) 9 P1 V1

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Q.11 In diagram (i) to (iv) of variation of volume with changing pressure is shown. A gas
is taken along the path ABCD. The change in internal energy of the gas will be:

A) Positive in all cases (i) to (iv)


B) Position in cases (i), (ii) and (iii) but zero in (iv) case
C) Negative in cases (i), (ii) and (iii) but zero in (iv) case
D) Zero in all four cases
Q.12 The correct curve between V/T nd IN for a gas at constant pressure is.

Q.13 The standard temperature scale is.


A) Mercury scale C) The Kelvin scale
B) The gas scale D) Fahrenheit scale
Q.14 If 300 ml of a gas at 270C is cooled to 70C at constant pressure, then its final volume:
A) 540 ml C) 350 ml
B) 280ml D) 135ml
Q.15 Four molecules have speeds of 2 km sec , 3 km sec-1, 4km sec-1, 5km sec-1. The rms
-1

speed of these molecules in km sec-1 is


A) √54/2 C) √54/4
B) 13.5 D) 3 √3
Q.16 Root mean square velocity of a gas moleucles in a vessel can be calculated as

Q.17 The specific heat of a gas in an isothermal process is


A) Infinity C) Negative
B) Zero D) Remain constant
Q.18 Graph between pressure and temperature for an ideal gas at constant volume is
A) Parallel to X-axis C) Parabola
B) Ellipse D) Straight line inclined

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Q.19 A quantity of gas in a sealed balloon is cooled down. No gas is allowed to enter or
leave the balloon. How do the listed properties of the gas change?
Mass Volume density

A) Decreases Stays the same Increases

B) Increases Stays the same Decreases

C) Stays the same Decreases Increases

D) Stays the same Increases decreases

Q.20 CV = 5/2 R, CP will be:


A) 7/2R C) 3/2R
B) 5/2R D) 11/2R
Q.21 If one mole of an ideal gas is heated at constant pressure, then the first law of therm
can be written as:
A) ΔCP T = ΔCV T + PΔV C) CV ΔT = CP ΔT + PΔV
B) CP ΔT = CV ΔT + VΔP D) CP ΔT = CV ΔT + PΔV
Q.22 Two identical sample of a gas are allowed to expand (i) isothermally
(ii) adiabatically. Work done is.
A) More in the isothermal process C) neither of them
B) More in the adiabatic process D) equal in both process
Q.23 An ideal gas in a cylinder with movable piston is allowed to expand from volume V 1
to volume V2 during an isothermal change. Which one of the following remains
constant for the gas;
A) Volume C) Frequency of collision of gas molecules
B) Both C and D D) Product of pressure and volume
Q.24 Heat added at constant volume of a gas is used to
A) To do external work C) To increase its internal energy
B) Either ‘A’ and ‘C’ D) Both ‘A’ and ‘C’
Q.25 The specific heat of a gas in an isothermal process is.
A) Infinity C) negative
B) Zero D) remain constant
Q.26 An ideal monatomic gas has taken round the cycle, work done during the cycle is:

A) Zero

B) 3 PV

C) 6 PV

D) 9 PV
Q.27 the kinetic energy of the gas at t C is proportional to.
A) √t C) √t+273
B) (t + 273) D) t
Q.28 A gas is at one atmosphere. To what pressure it should be subjected at constant
temperature so as to have ¼th of its initial volume?
A) 2 atmosphere C) 4 atmosphere
B) 3 atmosphere D) 1/4 atmosphere

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Q.29 The perfect gas equation for 4 gram of hydrogen gas is.
A) PV=RT C) PV =2RT
B) PV=1/2RT D) PV=4RT
Q.30 The temperature of gas is increased from 27oC to 127oC. The ratio of the it‘s mean
K.E will be:
A) 10/9 C) 4/3
B) 9/13 D) 3/4
Q.31 which of the following graph best represent the relationship between absolute
temperature of gas and average kinetic energy of the gas molecule?

SELF ASSESMENT QUESTIONS


HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
Q.1 The K.E of the molecular motion appears as
A) P.E C) Heat
B) Temperature D) With P.E or heat
Q.2 The kinetic Theory of gases breaks down most at
A) Low pressure and high Temperature C) High pressure and Low temperature
B) Low pressure and low temperature D) High pressure and high Temperature
Q.3 Boyle's law holds for ideal gases in
A) Isochoric processes C) Isobaric processes
B) Isothermal processes D) Adiabatic processes
Q.4 For an ideal gas the inter particle interaction is
A) Attractive C) Repulsive
B) Very large D) Zero
Q.5 Which of the following is not an assumption of Kinetic theory?
A) A finite volume of gas consists of very large number of molecules
B) The gas molecules are in random motion.
C) Collision between the gas molecules are inelastic.
D) The size of the gas molecules is much smaller than the separation between molecules.
Q.6 The ideal gas law is
A) P = nRT C) V = nRT
B) PV = RT2 D) PV = nRT
Q.7 The Boltzmann constant has the value
A) 1.38 x 10-23 JK-1 C) 1.28 x 10-26 JK-1
-1
B) 1.38 x 10-26 JK D) 1.28 x 10-26 JK-1
Q.8 The absolute temperature for the ideal gas is
A) Directly proportional to the rotational K.E. of gas molecules
B) Directly proportional to the vibrational K.E. of gas molecules
C) Directly proportional to the average translational K.E. of gas molecules
D) Sum of K.E of all molecules
Q.9 According to the Boyles law, the pressure of a gas is expressed as
A) P = nRT C) P (constant)
B) PV = RT2 D) PV = nRT

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Q.10 At absolute temperature, the K.E of the molecules
A) Become minimum C) Become maximum
B) Become zero D) None of these
Q.11 Temperature is a property, which determines
A) How much heat a body contains
B) Whether a body will feel hot or cold to touch
C) In which direction heat will flow between two system
D) How much total absolute energy a body has
Q.12 A difference of temperature 25°C is equivalent to the difference of
A) 25 K C) (273+25) K
B) (273-25) K D) 45K
Q.13 Oxygen boils at –183°C. This temperature is approximately
A) –215 °F C) –329 °F
B) –212 °F D) –297 °F
Q.14 At what temperature °F and K show the same reading
A) 40 C) 574.25
B) -40 D) -20
Q.15 In an ideal gas, the molecules possess?
A) Only K.E C) Only P.E
B) K.E and P.E both D) Only gravitational energy
Q.16 If an ideal gas is isothermally expanded, its internal energy will:
A) Increase
B) Decrease
C) Remain the same
D) Decrease or increase depending on the nature of the gas
Q.17 What thermodynamics temperature is equivalent to 501.85 °C?
A) 775.01K C) 228.85K
B) 775.00K D) 228.70 K
Q.18 Pressure exerted on walls of the container by the gas molecules is defined as:
A) Force per unit volume C) Force per unit area
B) Mass per unit volume D) Energy per unit area
Q.19 Cp – Cv and are respectively equal to CP

A) C)
B) (R, g) D) (R, )
Q.20 First law of thermodynamics can be written as CvAT = AQ – PAV. In a change for which
Boyle's law is observed, which of the following would necessarily zero?
A) ∆Q C) ∆V
B) ∆T D) Cv
Q.21 A change in temperature of 20°C is equivalent to a change in temperature on the Kelvin
scale?
A) 0.9 K C) 6.7 K
B) 11 K D) 20 K
Q.22 The value of universal gas constant is
A) 8.314 J mo1-1K-1 C) 1.38 x 1010 Jmole-1 K-1
-1 -1
B) 8314 jmo1 K D) 237 Jmol-1 K-1
Q.23 The temperature of the system is raised from 25C° to 45°C. Find change in temperature in
F°?
A) 200 F° C) 140 F°
B) 120 F° D) 160 F°

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Q.24 A gas undergoes the cycle of pressure and volume changes W  XY Z 
W shown in the diagram

What is the net work done by the gas?


A) -600J C) 0 J
B) -200J D) 200 J
Q.25 If two system X and Y are in thermal equilibrium. If X is heated at constant volume and
Y is heated at constant pressure, and again finally maintained at thermal equilibrium,
then heat Q given to the systems X and Y and internal energy U stored in the systems X
and Y are
A) Qx = Qy and Ux = Uy C) Qx = Qy and Ux < Uy
B) Qx < Qy and Ux < Uy D) Qx < Qy and Ux = Uy
Q.26 According to Boyle's law the volume is
A) inversely proportional to temperature C) directly proportional to pressure
B) inversely proportional to pressure D) directly proportional to temperature
Q.27 The collisions among the gas molecules and with the walls of container are assumed to be
A) perfectly elastic C) elastic
B) inelastic D) None of them
Q.28 Which of the following thermometers has only positive degrees of temperature?
A) Celsius C) Fahrenheit
B) Kelvin D) none
Q.29 The temperature of a normal human body is 98.6°F. This temperature on centigrade
scale is
A) 0°C C) 37°C
B) 73°C D) 37.6°C
Q.30 The direction of flow of heat between two bodies depends upon
A) thermal conductivity C) specific heat
B) internal energies D) temperature difference
Q.31 The statement "it is impossible for a self-acting machine, to transfer heat from a
lower temperature to higher temperature" obeys
A) 1st law of thermodynamics C) 2nd law of thermodynamics
B) law of conservation of momentum D) law of conservation of energy
Q.32 The internal energy of a body is maximum when its temperature is
A) 0K C) 273K
B) -273K D) -273°C
Q.33 In the following indicator diagram, the net amount of work done will be?

A) Positive C) Zero
B) Negative D) Infinity
Q.34 By rubbing the objects together, their internal energy?
A) increases C) decreases
B) remains constant D) becomes zero
Q.35 Work done by the system on its environment is taken as
A) positive C) negative
B) neutral D) none of these

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