WORK, ENERGY AND POWER Q5.

A horizontal force of 5 N is required to

maintain a velocity of 2 m/s for a block of
Q1. A body of mass 5 kg is placed at the
10 kg mass sliding over a rough surface.
origin, and can move only on the x-axis. A
The work done by this force in one minute
force of 10 N is ac ng on it in a direc on
is
making an angle of 60° with the x-axis and
displaces it along the x-axis by 4 meters. a. 600 J
The work done by the force is b. 60 J
c. 6J
a. 2.5 J
d. 6000 J
b. 7.25 J
c. 40 J Q6. Find the work done by external force
d. 20 J of 50 N & fric onal force when 10 kg
block displaced by 5 m.
Q2. A body moves a distance of 10 m
along a straight line under the ac on of a
5N force. If the work done is 25 J, then
angle between the force and direc on of
mo on of the body is
a. 250 J, -250 J
a. 60°
b. 250 J, -50 J
b. 75°
c. 250 J, 50 J
c. 30°
d. 250 J, 250 J
d. 45°
Q7. The force 𝐹 = (5𝚤̂ + 3𝚥̂)𝑁 is applied
Q3. A body is being raised to a height h
over a par cle which displaces it from its
from the surface of earth. What is the
origin to the point 𝑟 = (2𝚤̂ − 1𝚥̂) meters.
sign of work done by applied force and
The work done on the par cle is
gravita onal force respec vely?
a. -7 J
a. Posi ve, Posi ve
b. +13 J
b. Posi ve, Nega ve
c. +7 J
c. Nega ve, Posi ve
d. +11 J
d. Nega ve, Nega ve
Q8. A par cle moves from a point
Q4. A box of mass 1 kg is pulled on a
(−2𝚤̂ + 5𝚥̂) to (4𝚥̂ + 3𝑘 ) when a force of
horizontal plane of length 1 m by a force
(4𝚤̂ + 3𝚥̂)N is applied. How much work
of 8 N then it is raised ver cally to a
has been done by the force?
height of 2 m at constant speed, the net
work done is a. 2J
b. 8J
a. 28 J
c. 11 J
b. 8J
d. 5J
c. 18 J
d. None of the above Q9. A uniform force of (3𝚤̂ + 𝚥̂)N acts on a
par cle of mass 2kg. hence the par cle is
displaced from posi on (2𝚤̂ + 𝑘)m to
posi on (4𝚤̂ + 3𝚥̂ − 𝑘 )m. The workdone is
 a. 9J a. 18 J
b. 6J b. 21 J
c. 13 J c. 26 J
d. 15 J d. 13 J
Q10. A body constrained to move in Q14. A force F ac ng on object varies with
y-direc on, is subjected to a force given distance x as shown here. The force is in N
by 𝐹⃗ = (−2𝚤̂ + 15𝚥̂ + 6𝑘 )N. the work and x is in m. the work done by the force
done by this force in moving the body in moving object from x=0 to x=6m is
through a distance of 10𝚥̂ m along y-axis is
a. 150 J
b. 20 J
c. 190 J
d. 160 J
Q11. A force 𝐹 = 20 + 10𝑦 acts on a a. 18.0 J
par cle in y-direc on where F is in b. 13.5 J
newton and y is in meter. Work done by c. 9.0 J
this force to move the par cle from y=0 to d. 4.5 J
y=1 is
Q15. A posi on dependent force F is
a. 20 J ac ng on a par cle and its force-posi on
b. 30 J curve is shown in the figure. Work done
c. 5J on the par cle, when its displacement is
d. 25 J from 0 to 5 m is
Q12. A posi on dependent force, 𝐹 =
(7 − 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 )N acts on a small body of
mass 2 kg and displaces it from x=0 to
x=5m. the work done in joule is
a. 135
b. 270 a. 35 J
c. 35 b. 25 J
d. 70 c. 15 J
d. 5J
Q13. Force F on a par cle moving in a
straight line varies with distance d as Q16. An object is displaced from posi on
shown in figure. the work done on the (2, 3) m to (4, 6) m under a force 𝐹 =
par cle its displacement of 12 m is (3𝑥 𝚤̂ + 2𝑦𝚥̂)N. find the work done by this
force, if it is given that the force is
conserva ve in nature.
a. 81 N
b. 85 N
c. 63 N
d. 83 N
Q16. A body of mass √2kg is taken up an Q20. A par cle is projected making an
incline plane of length 10 m. The angle of 45° with horizontal having kine c
coefficient of fric on between body & energy K. the kine c energy at highest
incline is 0.5. Find the work done by point will be
a.
√
b.
c. 2𝐾
d. 𝐾
Q21. If the speed of a vehicle is increased
by 1m/s, its kine c energy is doubled,
i. Gravita onal force in upward & then original speed of the vehicle is
downward journey a. √2 + 1 𝑚/𝑠
ii. Gravita onal force over a round trip
b. 2 √2 − 1 𝑚/𝑠
iii. Fric onal force in upward &
downward Journey c. 2 √2 + 1 𝑚/𝑠
iv. Fric onal force over a round trip d. √2 √2 + 1 𝑚/𝑠
Ans. i. 100J; ii. 0; iii. -50J; iv. -100J Q22. An engine pumps water
Q17. Check given forces are conserva ve con nuously through a hose. Water
or non-conserva ve leaves the hose with velocity 𝑣 and 𝑚 is
a) 𝐹 = 𝑥𝚤̂ + 𝑦𝚥̂ the mass per unit length of the water jet.
b) 𝐹 = 𝑥𝚤̂ + 𝑥𝑦𝚥̂ What is the rate at which kine c energy in
c) 𝐹 = 𝑦𝚤̂ + 𝑥𝚥̂ imparted to water?
d) 𝐹 = 𝑥𝑦𝚤̂ + 𝑦𝑥𝚥̂
a. 𝑚𝑣
Q18. Find the work done by 𝐹⃗ along the
b. 𝑚𝑣
closed path OBCAO, if 𝐹 = 𝑦𝚤̂ + 𝑥𝚥̂
c. 𝑚 𝑣
d. 𝑚𝑣

Q23. Two bodies with kine c energies in

the ra o of 4:1 are moving with equal
linear momentum. The ra o of their
masses is
Q19. A ball of mass 2 kg and another mass a. 4:1
of 4 kg are dropped together from a 60 b. 1:1
feet tall building. A er a fall of 30 feet c. 1:2
each towards earth, their respec ve d. 1:4
kine c energies will be in the ra o of
Q24. Two bodies od mass m and 4m are
a. √2: 1 moving with equal kine c energies. The
b. 1:4 ra o of their linear momenta is
c. 1:2
d. 1:√2
 a. 1:2 Work done by the force in 2
b. 1:4 seconds.
c. 4:1
a. J
d. 1:1
b. J
Q25. If kine c energy of a body is
increased by 300% then percentage c. J
change in momentum will be d. J
a. 100%
Q29. A force acts on a 3 g par cle in such
b. 150%
a way that the posi on of the posi on of
c. 265%
the par cle as a func on of me is given
d. 73.2%
by 𝑥 = 3𝑡 − 4𝑡 + 𝑡 , where x is in
Q26. A par cle of mass m moves with meters and t is in seconds. The work done
velocity 𝑣 = 𝑎√𝑥 where a is a constant. during the first 4 seconds is
Find the total work done by all the forces a. 490 mJ
during a displacement from x=0 to x=d
b. 450 mJ
a. 𝑚𝑎 𝑑 c. 570 mJ
d. 528 mJ
b. 𝑚𝑎 𝑑
Q30. An object of mass 5 kg is acted upon
c. 𝑚𝑎 𝑑
by a force that varies with posi on of the
d. 𝑚𝑎 𝑑 object is shown. If the object starts put
Q27. Velocity- me graph of a par cle of from rest at a point x=0. What is its speed
mass 2 kg moving in a straight line as at x=50m.
shown in figure. Work done by all the
forces on the par cle is

a. 12.2 m/s
b. 18.2 m/s
a. 400 J c. 16.4 m/s
b. -400 J d. 20.4 m/s
c. -200 J
Q31. A vehicle of mass 10 kg is moving in
d. 200 J
x-direc on with a constant speed of 10
Q28. A body of mass 3 kg in under a m/s. it is subjected to a regarding force
constant force which caused a 𝐹 = 0.1𝑥 J/m during its travel from 𝑥 =
displacement s in meters in it, given by 20 m to 𝑥 = 30 m. evaluate its final
the rela on 𝑠 = 𝑡 where t is in seconds. kine c energy
 a. 275 J Q34. 300 J of work done by sliding 2 kg
b. 155 J block up an inclined plane of height 10 m.
c. 475 J work done against fric on (g=10m/s2)
d. 325 J
a. Zero
Q31. A par cle of mass 10 g moves along b. 100 J
a circle of radius 6.4 cm with a constant c. 200 J
tangen al accelera on. What is the d. 300 J
magnitude of this accelera on if the
Q35. Consider a drop of rain water having
kine c energy of the par cle becomes
mass 1g falling from a height of 1 km. It
equal to 8 × 104 J by the end of the
hits the ground with a speed of 50 m/s.
second revolu on a er the beginning of
Take g constant with a value of 10 m/s2.
the mo on?
The work done by the (i) gravita onal
a. 0.18 m/s2 force and the (ii) resis ve force of air is
b. 0.2 m/s2
a. (i) 1.25 J (ii) -8.25 J
c. 0.1 m/s2
b. (i) 100 J (ii) 8.75 J
d. 0.15 m/s2
c. (i) 10 J (ii) -8.75 J
Q32. The par cle of mass 50 kg is at rest. d. (i) -10 J (ii) -8.75 J
The work done to accelerate it by 20 m/s
Q36. An object of mass m is ed to a
in 10 s is
string of length 𝑙 and a variable force F is
a. 103 J applied on it which brings the strings
b. 104 J gradually at angle 𝜃 with the ver cal. Find
c. 2×103 J the work done by the force F.
d. 4×104 J
Q33. A body of mass m was slowly pulled
by the hill by a force F which at each point
was directed along the tangent of the
trajectory. All surfaces are smooth. Find
the work performed by this force
a. 𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔𝑙(1 − cos 𝜃)
b. 𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔𝑙(cos 𝜃)
c. 𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔𝑙(1 + cos 𝜃)
d. 𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔𝑙(cos 𝜃 − 1)
Q37. Poten al energy of a body in
posi on A is -40 J. work done by
conserva ve force in moving the body
from A to B is -20 J. the poten al energy
of the body in posi on B.
a. 𝑚𝑔𝑙 a. -60 J
b. −𝑚𝑔𝑙 b. 60 J
c. 𝑚𝑔ℎ c. -20 J
d. Zero d. 20 J
Q38. If a conserva ve force is given as Q42. A uniform chain of length L and mass
𝐹 = 2𝑥𝚤̂ + 3𝑦 𝚥̂, find the poten al energy M is lying on a smooth table and one third
at (3,4) if poten al energy at (2,1) is 8 J of its length is hanging ver cally down
over the edge of the table. If g is
a. -60 J
accelera on due to gravity, the work
b. 90 J
required to pull the hanging part on to the
c. -20 J
table is
d. 20 J
a. 𝑀𝑔𝐿
Q39. The work done in raising a mass of (𝑀𝑔𝐿)
b. 3
15 gm from the ground to a table of 1 m
(𝑀𝑔𝐿)
height is c. 9
(𝑀𝑔𝐿)
a. 15 J d. 18
b. 152 J
Q43. Find gravita on poten al energy of
c. 1500 J
chain of mass ‘m’, kept as shown.
d. 0.15 J
Q40. A chain of mass ‘m’ and length ‘l’ is
kept in three posi ons as shown below.
Assuming h=0 on the ground find
poten al energy of the chain in all three
cases.

Ans. 𝑈 =

Q44. When a long spring is stretched by

Q41. A meter s ck, of mass 400 g, is 2cm, its poten al is U. if the spring is
pivoted at one end displaces through an stretched by 10cm, the poten al energy
angle 60°. The increase in its poten al stored in it will be
energy is a. U/5
b. 5U
c. 10 U
d. 25 U
Q45. The poten al energy of a long spring
when stretched by 2 cm is U. if the spring
is stretched by 8 cm the poten al energy
stored in it is
a. U/4
a. 1J b. 4U
b. 2J c. 8U
c. 100 J d. 16 U
d. 0.2 J
Q46. Two springs A and B having spring 𝑈= − where a and b are posi ve
constant 𝐾 and 𝐾 (𝐾 =2𝐾 ) are
constants and x is the distance between
stretched by applying force of equal
the atoms. The atom is in stable
magnitude. If energy in spring A is EA then equilibrium, when
energy stored in B will be
a. 2 EA a. 𝑥 = ( )
b. EA/4 b. 𝑥 = ( )
c. EA/2
c. 𝑥 = 0
d. 4 EA
d. 𝑥 = ( )
Q47. Two similar springs P and Q having
spring constants KP and KQ such that Q51. Find points of equilibrium & its
KP>KQ. they are stretched first by the same types.
amount (such a), then by the same force
(case b). the work done by the springs WP
and WQ are related as, in case (a) and (b),
respec vely
a. WP=WQ; WP>WQ
b. WP=WQ; WP=WQ
c. WP>WQ; WQ>WP
Q52. Find points of equilibrium & its
d. WP<WQ; WQ<WP
types.
Q48. If 𝑈 = 𝑥 − 8𝑥, find the posi on of
equilibrium and also type of equilibrium.
a. x=2; unstable
b. x=2; stable
c. x=4; stable
d. x=4; unstable
Q49. The poten al energy of a par cle in Q53. A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a
a force field is 𝑈 = − where A and B speed of 1.5 m/s on a horizontal smooth
are posi ve constants and r is the distance surface, collides with a nearly weightless
of par cle from the center of the field. For spring of force constant k=50 N/m. the
stable equilibrium, the distance of the maximum compression of the spring
par cle is would be

a.
b.
c.
d. a. 0.15 m
b. 0.12 m
Q50. The poten al energy between two c. 1.5 m
atoms, in a molecule is given by d. 0.5 m
Q54. A block of mass √2 kg is released a. 2 Mg/k
from the top of an inclined smooth b. 4 MG/k
surface as shown in figure. If spring c. Mg/2k
constant of spring is 100 N/m and block d. Mg/k
comes to rest a er compressing the Q57. Consider the situa on in figure.
spring by 1m, then the distance travelled Mass of block A is m and that of block B is
by block before it comes to rest is 2 m. the force constant of the spring is k.
fric on is absent everywhere. System is
released from rest with the spring
unstretched. The maximum extension of
the spring xm is

a. 1m
b. 1.25 m
c. 2.5 m
d. 5m a.
Q55. Consider the situa on shown in b.
figure. Ini ally the spring is unstretched c.
when the system is released from rest.
d.
Assuming no fric on in the pulley, find the
maximum elonga on of the spring. Q58. A child is si ng on a swing. Its
minimum and maximum heights from the
ground are 0.75 and 2 m respec vely, its
a. 2 Mg/k maximum speed will be
b. 4 Mg/k
c. Mg/2k a. 10 m/s
d. Mg/k b. 5 m/s
c. 8 m/s
d. 15 m/s
Q59. The bob of a pendulum is released
Q56. A block of mass M is a ached to the from a horizontal posi on. If the length of
lower end of a ver cal spring. The spring pendulum is 2 m, what is the speed with
is hung from a ceiling and has force which the bob arrives at the lower most
constant value k. the mass is released point. Assume that 10% of its energy is
from rest with the spring ini ally dissipated against air resistance. (Take
unstretched. The maximum extension g=10m/s2)
produced in the length of the spring will a. 4 m/s
be b. 6 m/s
c. 8 m/s
d. 10 m/s
Q60. A uniform chain of length l is placed Q64. A pump can take out 7200 kg of
on a smooth horizontal table, such that water per hour from a well 100 m deep.
half of its length hangs over one edge. It is Calculate the power of the pump,
released from rest, the velocity with assuming that its efficiency is 50%
which it leaves the table is (g=10m/s2)
a. 7 kW
a. b. 4 kW
c. 8 kW
b. d. 5 kW
Q65. Water falls from a height of 60 m at
c.
the rate of 15 kg/s to operate a turbine.
d. The losses due to fric onal forces are 10%
of energy. How much power is generated
Q61. A body of mass 1 kg is thrown by the turbine? (g=10m/s2)
upwards with a velocity 20 m/s. it a. 12.3 kW
momentarily comes to rest a er a aining b. 7.0 kW
a height of 18 m. how much energy is lost c. 8.1 kW
due to air fric on? (g=10m/s2) d. 10.2 kW
a. 30 J Q66. How much water a pump of 2 kW
b. 40 J can raise in one minute to a height of
c. 10 J 10 m?
d. 20 J
a. 1000 litres
Q62. A ver cal spring with force constant b. 1200 litres
k is fixed on a table. A ball of mass m at a c. 100 litres
height h above the free upper end of the d. 2000 litres
spring falls ver cally on the spring so that
the spring is compressed by a distance d. Q67. If 𝐹 = (60𝚤̂ + 15𝚥̂ − 3𝑘 )N and 𝑣⃗ =
the net work done in the process is (2𝚤̂ − 4𝚥̂ + 5𝑘 )m/s, then instantaneous
power is
a. mg (h+d) - kd2
a. 195 wa
b. mg (h-d) - kd2 b. 45 wa
c. mg (h+d) + kd2 c. 75 wa
d. mg (h-d) - kd2 d. 100 wa
Q68. A body of mass 1 kg begins to move
Q63. A machine gun fires 240 bullets per
under the ac on of a me dependent
minute. If the mass of each bullet is 10 g
force 𝐹 = (2𝑡𝚤̂ + 3𝑡 𝚥̂)N, where 𝚤̂ and 𝚥̂
and the velocity of the bullets is 600 m/s,
are unit vectors along x and y axis. What
then find power (in kW) of the gun
power will be developed by the force at
a. 6 kW the me t?
b. 7.2 kW
a. (2𝑡 + 3𝑡 )𝑊
c. 8.4 kW
b. (2𝑡 + 3𝑡 )𝑊
d. 10 kW
 c. (2𝑡 + 3𝑡 )𝑊 d. 3.0
d. (2𝑡 + 3𝑡 )𝑊
Q69. A car of mass m starts from rest and
accelerates so that the instantaneous
power delivered to the car has a constant
magnitude po. The instantaneous velocity
of this car is propor onal to
a. t2po
b. t1/2
c. t-1/2
d. t/√𝑚
Q70. A par cle of mass m, star ng from
rest, undergoes uniform accelera on. If
the speed acquired in me t is v, the
power delivered to the par cle is

a.
b.
c.
d.

Q71. A par cle of mass m is driven by a

machine that delivers a constant power k
wa s. If the par cle starts from rest the
force on the par cle at me t is

a. 𝑡

b. √𝑚𝑘 𝑡
c. √2𝑚𝑘 𝑡
d. √𝑚𝑘 𝑡

Q72. The heart of a man pumps 5 litres of

blood through the arteries per minute at a
pressure of 150 mm of mercury. If the
density of mercury be 13.6×103 kg/m3
and g=10m/s2 then the power of heart is
wa is
a. 1.50
b. 1.70
c. 2.35