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Practice test - 1

Center of mass and collisions [Time : 40 min]

1. In the arrangement shown two men A and B of mass 50kg and 60 kg respectively are standing on the
ends of a plank of mass 90 kg. Plank is kept on a smooth plane. Now man starts moving and
exchange their positions on the plank. Then
A B

4m
(A) The distance moved by centre of mass of the system A + B + plank is 20 cm
(B) The distance moved by plank is 20 cm
(C) The distance moved by man A with respect to ground is 420cm
(D) The distance moved by man B with respect to ground is 600 cm.
2. In gravity free region a body of mass 1 kg moving on the x-axis, suddenly explodes into fragments of
mass 1/8 kg and 7/8 kg. An instant later, the smaller fragment is 0.14 m above the x-axis. The position
of the heavier fragment is :-
(A) 0.02 m above x-axis. (B) 0.02 m below x-axis
(C) 0.14 m below x-axis (D) 0.14 m above x-axis
3. A high-velocity missile, travelling in a horizontal line with a kinetic energy of 3.0 Giga- Joules (GJ),
explodes in flight and breaks into two pieces A and B of equal mass. One of these pieces (A) flies off in
a straight line perpendicular to the original direction in which the missile was moving and its kinetic
energy is found to be 2.0 GJ. If gravity can be neglected for such high-velocity projectiles, it follows that
the other piece (B) :-
(A) Flew off in a direction at an angle 30º with the original direction of motion of missile.
(B) Energy released in explosion is 10 GJ
(C) The energy of piece B is 10 GJ
(D) The given situation is not possible.
4. A small block of mass m is pushed towards a movable wedge of mass 2m and height h with initial
velocity u. All surfaces are smooth. The minimum value of u for which the block will reach the top of
the wedge :-

h m
2m u

(A) 2gh (B) 2 2gh (C) 3gh (D) gh


5. A man is standing on a cart of mass double the mass of man. Initially cart is at rest. Now man jumps
horizontally with relative velocity 'u' with respect to cart. Then work done by internal forces of the man
during the process of jumping will be :

2m

1 3mu 2 mu 2
(A) mu2 (B) (C) mu2 (D)
2 4 3
6. In a two block system shown in the figure, the two blocks have velocities in same horizontal direction.
Mark the CORRECT statement about 'the velocity of the centre of mass' of the SYSTEM (length of
lower block is large enough for the blocks to remain always in contact):

(A) Vcm is a function of time and will become zero at some instant(s).

(B) Vcm is non-zero at all times. m1 u1
rough

(C) Vcm is zero at all times. m2 u2
smooth

(D) Vcm may be zero at some instant(s).
7. Two blocks A and B of mass m and 2m respectively are connected by a massless spring of spring
constant K. This system lies over a smooth horizontal surface. At t = 0 the block A has velocity u
towards right as shown while the speed of block B is zero, and spring is at its natural length at this
instant. Which of the following is INCORRECT for subsequent motion.
B K A
2m m u
Smooth horizontal surface
2mu 2
(A) Maximum elongation in spring is .
3K
(B) Velocity of centre of mass of the system consisting A and B will be constant.
(C) Acceleration of block B will be constant.
(D) At maximum elongation, velocity of A and B is same in ground frame.
8. Block of mass "2kg" is moving with 10 m/s. Later on "2kg" block climbs on the wedge having mass of
3 kg placed on smooth surface as shown in figure. Find work done by the normal force acting by the
block on the wedge till 2kg block comes to rest with respect to wedge.:

10 m/s 3kg
2kg

smooth surface movable


(A) 0 joule (B) 12 joule (C) –8 joule (D) 24 joule
9. If a projectile explodes in mid air, then just before and just after explosion, choose CORRECT option(s)
:-
(A) Conservation of momentum is applicable.
(B) Path of the centre of mass of the projectile must be same original parabola till any one part of it,
hits the ground.
(C) Energy released during explosion is equal to increase in kinetic energy of the projectile.
(D) Conservation of momentum is not applicable.
10. Two men of masses 80 kg and 60 kg are standing on a wood plate of mass 100 kg, that has been placed
over a smooth surface. If both the men start moving toward each other with speeds 1 m/s and 2 m/s
x
respectively, then the velocity of the plate by which starts moving is m/s find x.
10
80 kg 60 kg
1m/s 2m/s

Plate

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