QUIZ - WEP

(A) zero (B) 3gh / 17

(Only single correct answer type
Part-A
questions) (C) 6gh / 17 (D) None of these

Q.1 A 60 cm diameter hand wheel is rotated by

Q.5 A particle moves from a point
exerting a force of 30 newton at the outer rim. 
If the wheel is turned through 1/2 revolution, r1  (2m)î  (3m) ĵ to another point

then the work done is - r2  (3m)î  (2m) ĵ during which a certain
(A) zero (B) 18.0 joule 
force F  (5N)î  (5N)ˆj acts on it. The work
(C) 28.3 joule (D) 56.5 joule
done by the force on the particle during the
displacement is-
Q.2 A small block of mass m is kept on a rough
(A) 10 J (B) zero
inclined surface of inclination  fixed in an
(C) 5 J (D) none
elevator. The elevator goes up with a uniform
velocity v and the block does not slide on the Q.6 A particle falls from rest under gravity. Its
wedge. The work done by the force of friction potential energy with respect to ground (PE)
on the block in time t will be – and its kinetic energy (KE) are plotted against
(A) zero time (t). Choose correct graph-
(B) mgvt cos2 PE
(C) mgvt sin  2
(A) PE
(B)
KE KE
(D) mgvt sin 2
 t t
Q.3 An object of mass m = 0.5 kg when attached KE
to a vertical spring and lowered very slowly KE PE
(C) (D)
to its equilibrium position stretches the spring PE
by 10cm. If the same object is attached to the t t
same vertical spring but permitted to fall
instead, then the maximum speed of the mass Q.7 A stone is projected at time t = 0, with a
will be (take g = 10 m/s2) speed V0 and at angle with the horizontal in
(A) 1m/s uniform gravitational field. The rate of work
(B) 2 m/s done (P) by the gravitational force plotted
1 against time (t) will be as -
(C) m/s P P
2
1 (A) (B)
(D) m/s
2
O t O t
Q.4 A ball loses 15% of its kinetic energy when it P
bounces back from a concrete floor. When it
is thrown vertically downward with a speed (C) (D)
P
v0 from a certain height h, it bounces back to
O t O t
the same height .Then, if we neglect air
resistance, the speed v0 should be –
Q.8 A constant power P is applied to a car starting (D) a function of M and the force constant of
from rest. If a is the acceleration of the car at the spring
time t, then-
(A) a  t (B) a  t Q.13 A block hangs freely from the end of a spring.
1 1 A boy then slowly pushes the block upwards
(C) a  (D) a 
t t so that the spring becomes strain free. The
gain in gravitational potential energy of the
Q.9 A constant power P is applied to a car starting
block during this process is equal to–
from rest .then if in time t the car travels a
(A) work done by the boy against the
distance x, its kinetic energy will be
proportional to - gravitational force acting on the block
(A) x1/3 (B) x2/3 (C) x (D) x3/2 (B) loss of energy stored in the spring minus
the work done by the tension in the
Q.10 A mass of 1 kg is acted upon by a single force spring

F  (4î  4ˆj) N. Due to force, mass is (C) work done on the block by the boy plus
displaced from (0, 0) to (1m, 1m). If initially the loss of energy stored in the spring
the speed of the particle was 2 m/s, its final (D) work done on the block by the boy minus
speed should approximately be– the work done by the tension in the
(A) 6 m/s (B) 4.5 m/s spring
(C) 8 m/s (D) 7.2 m/s
Q.14 If a man increases his speed by 2 m/sec, his
Q.11 A block of mass M is hanging over a smooth K.E. is doubled. The original speed of the
and light pulley through a light string. The
man is -
other end of the string is pulled by a constant
force F. If K.E. of the block increases by 20 J (A) (2+ 2 ) m/s (B) (2 + 2 2 ) m/s
in 1 s, then– (C) 4 m/s (D) (1 + 2 ) m/s
(A) tension in string is Mg
(B) tension in the string is F Q.15 A bus and a car, moving with the same speed
(C) work done by the tension on the block is
20 J in 1 s are brought to rest by applying the same
(D) work done by the force of gravity is 20 J retarding force then
in the above 1 s (A) bus will come to rest in a shorter distance
(B) car will come to rest in a shorter distance
Q.12 In the figure, the ball A is released from rest
when the spring is at its natural (unstretched) (C) both will come to rest in the same
length. For the block B, of mass M to leave distance
contact with the ground at some stage, the (D) none of the above
minimum mass of A must be –
Q.16 A uniform chain of length L and mass M is
lying on a smooth table and one-third of its
length is hanging vertically down over the
edge of the table. If g is acceleration due to
A gravity, the work required to pull the hanging
part on to the table is-
(A) MgL (B) MgL / 3
(C) MgL/9 (D) MgL/18
Q.17 An elastic string of unstretched length L and
B M
force constant K is stretched by a small length
x . it is further stretched by another small
(A) 2M length y . The work done in the second
(B) M stretching is –
(C) M/2
 1 2 (A) Work done by the forces during BC is
(A) ky
2 zero
1 (B) Work done by the forces during AB is
(B) k(x2 + y2)
2 zero
1 (C) Work done by the forces during AB is
(C) k (x + y)2
2 positive
1 (D)Work done by the forces during OA is
(D) ky (2x + y)
2 positive (OA is a part of a parabola)

Q.18 A force F = –k ( yi + xj ) (where k is a
Q.21 A block is suspended by an ideal spring of
positive constant ) acts on a particle moving
force constant K. If the block is pulled down
in the xy-plane .Starting from the origin, the
by applying a constant force F and if
particle is taken along the positive x-axis to
maximum displacement of block from its
the point (a,0), and then parallel to the
y - axis to the point (a,a) .The total work done initial position of rest is , then
 F 2F
by the force F on the particle is– (A) 
K K
(A) – 2ka2 (B) 2ka2 2F
(B)  
(C) – ka2 (D) ka2 K
(C) Work done by force F is equal to F
One or more than one correct (D) Increase in energy stored in spring
Part-B
answer type questions 1
is K 2
2
Q.19 The potential energy U in joule of a particle Q.22 Figure shows net interaction force between
of mass 1 kg, moving in the XY plane, obeys two particles A and B against the distance
the law U = 3x + 4y, where (x, y) are the between them, when the distance between
coordinates of the particle in metre. If the them varies from x1 to x4 ? Then
particle is at rest at (6, 4) at time t = 0, then
Attraction

(A) the particle has constant acceleration

(B) the work done by the external force from
x1
the position of rest of the particle and the O
x2 x3 x4
Repulsion

instant of the particle crossing X-axis, is 25

joule
(C) the speed of the particle when it crosses (A) potential energy of the system increases
the Y-axis is 10 m/s from x1 and x2
(D) the coordinates of the particle at time (B) potential energy of the system increases
t = 4s are (–18, –28) from x2 and x3
(C) potential energy of the system increases
Q.20 The displacement-time graph of a body acted
from x3 and x4
upon by some forces is shown in figure.
(D) kinetic energy increases from x1 to x2 and
B C decreases from x2 to x3

Q.23 A horizontal plane supports a plank with a

s
A block placed on it as shown in figure. A light
elastic cord is attached to a fixed point O.
O Initially, the cord is unstretched and vertical.
t
The plank is slowly shifted to the right until
Select the correct alternative(s) :
 the block starts sliding over it. It occurs at
the moment when the cord deviates from
vertical by an angle  = 0. work done by the
force F equals–
O (D) the direction of acceleration of the
Friction F2
Friction F1
F time
(A)energy lost against friction F1 plus strain
energy in cord
(B) work done against total friction acting on
the plank alone
(C) work done against total friction acting on
the plank plus strain energy in cord
(D)work done against total friction acting on
the plank plus strain energy in cord minus
work done by friction acting on the block
Q.24 A projectile of mass m is fired from the
ground with an initial speed u at an angle 
with the horizontal. Then-
(A) The speed of the projectile at an altitude h
from the ground will be u 2  2gh
(B) The speed of the projectile at an altitude h
from the ground will be 2gh
(C) The maximum negative work done by
gravity is (mu2 sin2)/2
(D) Net work done by force of gravity on the
projectile is zero
Q.25 Kinetic energy of a particle is continuously
increasing with time. It means-
(A)resultant force always acts along the
direction of motion
(B) its height above the ground level may be
decreasing
(C) resultant force is at an angle less than 90º
to the direction of motion
(D) power associated with resultant force is
not equal to zero
Q.26 The potential energy of a particle of mass
5 kg, moving in the xy plane, is given by
U = –7x + 24y J, where x and y being in
metres. Initially (at t = 0), the particle is at
the origin and has velocity v = (14.4 î  4.2 ĵ)
m/s. Then-
(A) the speed of the particle at t = 4s, is
25 m/s
(B) the acceleration of the particle is 5 m/s2
(C) the direction of acceleration of the
particle is perpendicular to its direction of
motion, initially
particle is along the direction of motion,
initially
Q.27 A pump motor is used to deliver water at a
certain rate from a given pipe. To obtain n
times water from the same pipe in the same
(A)force exerted by the motor should be
increased n2 times
(B) force exerted by the motor should be
increased n times
(C) power of the motor must be increased n3
times
(D)power of the motor must be increased n2
times
Q.28 A man pushes a block of 30 kg along a level
floor at constant speed with a force directed at
45º below the horizontal. If the coefficient of
friction is 0.20, then-
(A) net force on the block is zero
(B) work done by the man on the block in
pushing it through 10 m is 750 J
(C) work done by the force of gravity is zero
(D) work done by all the forces exerted by the
surface on the block in 20 metres is –1500 J
Q.29 A block of mass 2 kg is hanging over a
smooth and light pulley through a light string.
The other end of the string is pulled by a
constant force F = 40 N. The kinetic energy
of the particle increases 40 J in a given
interval of time. Then- (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) tension in the string is 40 N
(B) displacement of the block in the given
interval of time is 2 m
(C) work done by gravity is –20 J
(D) work done by tension is 80 J
Q.30 If the kinetic energy of a body is directly
proportional to time t, the magnitude of the
force acting on the body is–
(A) directly proportional to t
(B) inversely proportional to t
(C) directly proportional to the speed of the
body
(D) inversely proportional to the speed of the
body
Q.31 A particle is acted upon by a force of constant force is W2, kinetic energy when it has lifted
magnitude which is always perpendicular to is K and speed of mass when it has lifted is v
the velocity of the particle. The motion of the
then : (data in column is given in SI units)
particle takes place in a plane. It follows that-
(A) Its velocity is constant (g = 10 m/s2)
(B) Its acceleration is constant Column-I Column-II
(C) Its kinetic energy is constant (A) W1 (P) 10800
(D) It moves in a circular path
(B) W2 (Q) 1080
(C) K (R) 11880
Part-C Assertion-Reason type questions
(D) v (S) 5.47

The following questions consists of two

statements each, printed as Assertion and Q.36 A block of mass m = 1 kg is at rest with respect
Reason. While answering these questions you to a rough wedge as shown in figure.
are to choose any one of the following four
responses. m
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and µ
the Reason is correct explanation of the a
Assertion.

(B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but
Reason is not correct explanation of the
Assertion. The wedge starts moving up from rest with an
(C) If Assertion is true but the Reason is false. acceleration of a = 2m/s2 and the block remains
(D) If Assertion is false but Reason is true. at rest with respect to wedge then in 4 sec. of
Q.32 Assertion : Work done by or against force of motion of wedge work done on block (assume
friction in moving a body through any round angle of inclination of wedge is  = 30º and
trip is zero. g = 10 m/s2) –
Reason : Kinetic friction is a non-conservative Column I Column II
force. (A) By gravity (P) 144 J
(in magnitude)
Q.33 Assertion : Work done in moving a body over a (B) By normal reaction (Q) 32 J
smooth inclined plane does not depend upon (C) By friction (R) 160 J
slope of inclined plane, provided its height is (D) By all the forces (S) 48 J
same.
Q.37 A single conservative force acts on a body
Reason : W = mgh = mg sin
of mass 1 kg that moves along the x-axis.

The potential energy U(x) is given by
Q.34 Assertion : For stable equilibrium Force has
U(x) = 20 + (x–2)2 where x is in meters.
to be zero and potential energy should be At x = 5.0 m the particle has a kinetic energy
minimum. of 20 J then –
Reason : For equilibrium, it is not necessary Column-I Column-II
that the force is not zero. (A) minimum value (P) 29
Part-D Column matching type questions of x in meters
(B) maximum value (Q) 7.38
Q.35 A body of mass 72 kg is lifted by 15 m with of x in meters
an acceleration of g/10 by an ideal string. If (C) maximum potential (R) 49
energy in joules
work done by tension in string is W1,
(D) maximum kinetic (S) – 3.38
magnitude of work done by gravitational
Energy in joules