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VIDYAPEETH
DPP_Test Discussion
Unit and Measurement, Motion in a straight line, Motion in a plane,
Law's of Motion, Friction, Work, Energy and Power,
System of particles and Rotational motion.
1. If gravitational constant (G) and Planck’s constant 8 + 10sin 
(A) tan  =
(h) and the velocity of light (c) be chosen as 10cos 
fundamental units then the dimensions of the radius
8 + 10sin 
of gyration is : (B) tan  =
(A) h1/2 c–3/2G1/2 (B) h1/2c3/2G1/2 10cos 
1/2 –3/2 –1/2
(C) h c G (D) h–1/2 c–3/2G1/2 (C) tan  = tan 
(D) tan  = cot 
2. Intensity observed in an interference pattern is I =
I0sin2. At  = 30° intensity I = 5 ± 0.0020 W/m2. 5. Two particles A and B separated by a distance 2R
Find percentage error in angle if I0 = 20 W/m2. are moving counter clockwise along the same
4 2 circular path of radius R each the uniform speed v.
(A) 3 10−2% (B) 3 10−2% At time t = 0, A is given a tangential acceleration of
 
1 3 77v2
(C) 3 10−2% (D) 3 10−2% magnitude a =
25R
. Then
 
(A) the time lapse for the two bodies to collide is
3. Students I, II and III perform an experiment for 6R
measuring the acceleration due to gravity (g) using a 5v
simple pendulum. They use different lengths of the (B) the angle covered by A is 11/6
pendulum and/or record time for different number of 11v
oscillations. The observations are shown in the (C) the angular velocity of A is
5R
table. (D) the radial acceleration of A is 289v2/5R
Studen Lenth of No. of Total time Time
t the oscillation for (n) perio 6. For an observer on trolley direction of projection of
pendulu s (n) oscillation d (s) particle is shown in the figure, while for observer on
m (cm) s ground ball rise vertically. The maximum height
I 64.0 8 128.0 16.0 reached by ball from trolley is
II 64.0 4 64.0 16.0
III 20.0 4 36.0 9.0
If EI, EII and EIII are the percentage errors in g, i.e.,
 g 
 100  for students I, II and III, respectively,
 g 
then:
(A) EI = 0 (B) EI is minimum
(C) EI = EII (D) EII is maximum (A) 10 m (B) 15 m
(C) 20 m (D) 5 m
4. Rain, pouring down at an angle  with the vertical
has a speed of 10 ms–1. A girl runs against the rain 7. A block of mass m is placed on a surface with a
with a speed of 8 ms–1 and sees that the rain makes x3
vertical cross section given by y = . If the
an angle  with the vertical, then relation between  6
and  is: coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height
above the ground at which the block can be placed
without slipping is:
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1 2 10. A smooth parabolic wire track lies in the xy-plane

(A) m (B) m (vertical). The shape of track is defined by the
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1 1 equation y = x2. A ring of mass m which can slide
(C) m (D) m freely on the wire track, is placed at the position A
3 2 (1,1). The track is rotated with constant angular
speed  such that there is no relative slipping
8. A uniform rod of mass M and length L is hinged between the ring and the track. The value of  is
about its one end as shown. Initially it is held (A) g / 2 (B) g

vertical and then allowed to rotate, the angular (C) 2g (D) 2 g

velocity of rod when it makes an angle of 37° with 11. A particle falls from a height h on a fixed horizontal
the vertical is: plane and rebounds. If e is the coefficient of
restitution, the total distance travelled by the particle
before it stops rebounding is:
h[1 − e2 ] h[1 − e2 ]
(A) (B)
2[1 + e2 ] [1 + e2 ]
h[1 + e2 ] h[1 + e2 ]
(C) (D)
2[1 − e2 ] [1 − e2 ]

12. A Ping-Pong ball is thrown at a stationary bowling

ball hanging from a wire. The Ping-Pong ball makes
a one dimensional elastic collision and bounces back
along the same line. After the collision, the Ping-
Pong ball has, compared with the bowling ball
12g 3g (A) a larger magnitude of momentum and more
(A) (B)
5L 5L kinetic energy
(B) a smaller magnitude of momentum and more
g g
(C) (D) kinetic energy
5L L (C) a larger magnitude of momentum and less
kinetic energy
9. A plank of mass M1= 8 kg with a bar of mass M2 = 2 (D) a smaller magnitude of momentum and less
kg placed on its rough surface, lie on a smooth floor kinetic energy
of elevator ascending with an acceleration g/4. The
coefficient of friction is μ = 1/5 between m1 and m2. 13. A heavy solid sphere is thrown on a horizontal
A horizontal force F = 30 N is applied F to the rough surface with initial velocity u without rolling.
plank. Then the acceleration of bar and the plank in What will be its speed, when it starts pure rolling
the reference frame of elevator are: motion?
3u 2u
(A) (B)
5 5
5u 2u
(C) (D)
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14. A tennis ball is dropped on a horizontal smooth

surface. It bounces back to its original position after
hitting the surface. The force on the ball during the
collision is proportional to the length of
compression of the ball. Which one of the following
(A) 3.5 m/s2, 5 m/s2 sketches describes the variation of its kinetic energy
(B) 5 m/s2, 50/8 m/s2 K with time t most appropriately? The figure are
(C) 2.5 m/s2, 25/8m/s2 only illustrative and not to scale.
(D) 4.5 m/s2, 4.5 m/s2
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18. A uniform thin rod AB of length L has linear mass

bx
(A) (B) density ( x) = a + , where x is measured from A.
L
7
If the CM of the rod lies at a distance of   L
(C) (D)  12 
from A, then a and b are related as :
(A) a = 2b (B) 2a = b
15. A small object of uniform density rolls up a curved (C) a = b (D) 3a = 2b
surface with an initial velocity v. It reaches up to a
3v2 19. A particle is confined to rotate in a circular path
maximum height of with respect to the initial decreasing linear speed, then which of the following
4g
is correct?
position. The object is: (A) L (angular momentum) is conserved about the
centre
(B) Only direction of angular momentum L is
conserved
(C) It spirals towards the centre
(D) Its acceleration is towards the centre.
(A) a ring (B) a solid sphere
(C) a hollow sphere (D) a disc
20. A ball is projected from a certain point on the
16. A ball rebound from floor as shown in figure. surface of a planet at a certain angle with the
Coefficient of restitution is horizontal surface. The horizontal and vertical
displacement
x and y varies with time t in second as:
x = 10√3 t and y = 10t – t2
The maximum height attained by the ball is
(A) 100 m (B) 75 m
(C) 50 m (D) 25 m
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(A) (B)
4 2 Integer Type questions
1 21. A train is moving with a constant acceleration ‘a’. A
(C) 1 (D)
8 boy standing in the train throws a ball forward with
a speed of 10 m/s, at an angle of 60° to the
17. In the adjacent diagram, objects 1 and 2 each have horizontal. The boy has to move forward by 1.15 m
mass m while objects 3 and 4 each have mass 2m. inside the train to catch the ball back at the initial
Note four lines A, B, C and D. The center of mass of height. The acceleration of the train, in m/s2, is
the system is most likely to be at the intersection of
22. Two guns, situated on the top of a hill of height 10
lines :
m, fire one shot each with the same speed 5 3 m s–1
at some interval of time. One gun fires horizontally
and other fires upwards at an angle of 60° with the
horizontal. The shots collide in air at a point P. Find
the time-interval between the firings.

23. If the time period t of a drop of liquid of density d,

radius r, vibrating under surface tension s is given
by the formula t = d a r b sc and if a = 1, c = –1,
then b is
(A) A and B (B) B and C
(C) A and D (D) A and C 24. To find the distance d over which a signal can be
seen clearly in foggy conditions, a railways-engineer
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uses dimensions and assumes that the distance After 1 s explosion takes place and the particle is
depends on the mass density r of the fog, intensity broken into two equal pieces.
(power/area) S of the light from the signal and its As a result of explosion one part comes to rest. If
frequency f. The engineer finds that d is proportional
the maximum height attained by the other part is 5x
to S1/n. The value of n is
then x will be. (take g = 10 m/s2)
25. A block slides down a smooth inclined plane to the
ground when released from the top, in time t 28. An object is dropped from a height h from the
seconds. Another block is dropped vertically from ground. Every time it hits the ground it looses 50%
the same point, in the absence of the inclined plane of its kinetic energy. The total distance covered as
and reaches the ground in t/2 second. Then find the t →  is how much times of h?
angle (in degree in multiple of 10) of inclination of
the plane with the vertical. 29. A particle of mass 0.2 kg is moving in one
dimension under a force that delivers a constant
26. A uniform disc of mass m and radius R is pivoted at power 0.5 W to the particle. If the initial speed of
point P and is free to rotate in vertical plane. The the particle is zero, the speed (in ms–1) after 5 s is
centre C of disc is initially in horizontal position
with P as shown in figure. If it is released from this 30. A circular plate of uniform thickness has a diameter
position, then its angular acceleration when the line of 56 cm. A circular portion of diameter 42 cm is
PC is inclined to the horizontal at an angle  is removed from one edge of the plate as shown. At
what distance (in cm) to the left from the centre of
2 g cos 
, then x will be the disc is the centre of mass of the remaining
xR portion ?

27. A particle of mass 2 m is projected at an angle of

45° with horizontal with a velocity of 20 2 m/s.