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Class 11 - Physics

1. On an essentially frictionless, horizontal ice rink, a skater moving at 3.0 m/s encounters a [1]
rough patch that reduces her speed to 1.65 m/s due to a friction force that is 25% of her
weight. Use the work-energy theorem to find the length of this rough patch?

a) 1.3 m b) 1.1 m

c) 1.5 m d) 0.9 m
2. A person trying to lose weight (dieter) lifts a 10 kg mass, one thousand times, to a height of 0.5 [1]
m each time. Assume that the potential energy lost each time she lowers the mass is
dissipated. How much work does she do against the gravitational force?

a) 49000 J b) 55000 J

c) 59000 J d) 45000 J

3. A particle moves with a velocity (5^ ^ ^

i - 3 j + 6k)
m
under the influence of a constant force F ⃗ = [1]
s

(10^ ^ ^
i + 10 j + 20k) N. The instantaneous power applied to the particle is

a) 140 Js-1 b) 170 Js-1

c) 40 Js-1 d) 200 Js-1

4. A 12-pack of Omni-Cola (mass 4.30 kg) is initially at rest on a horizontal floor. It is then pushed [1]
in a straight line for 1.20 m by a trained dog that exerts a horizontal force with magnitude 36.0
N. Use the work-energy theorem to find the final speed of the 12-pack if there is no friction
between the 12-pack and the floor.

a) 4.38 m/s b) 4.58 m/s

c) 4.48 m/s d) 4.68 m/s

5. A bomb of mass 3.0 kg explodes in air into two pieces of masses 2.0 kg and 1.0 kg. The smaller [1]
mass goes at a speed of 80 ms-1. The total energy imparted to the two fragments is

a) 1.07 kJ b) 4.8 kJ

c) 2.14 kJ d) 2.4 kJ
6. The launching mechanism of a toy gun consists of a spring of unknown spring constant. When [1]
the spring is compressed 0.120 m, the gun, when fired vertically, is able to launch a 35.0-g
projectile to a maximum height of 20.0 m above the position of the projectile before firing.
Neglecting all resistive forces, determine the spring constant.

a) 873 N/m b) 993 N/m

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 c) 903 N/m d) 953 N/m
7. A force F = (2 + x)N acts on a particle in the x-direction. The work done by this force during a [1]
displacement from x = 1.0 m to x = 2.0 m is

a) 2.5 J b) 4.5 J

c) 2.1 J d) 3.5 J
8. A block of mass m falls through a height h on a spring of spring constant k. The maximum [1]
displacement in the spring is
mg
a) none of these b)
k

−−−−
c) d)
2mgh 2mgh
√
k
k

9. During inelastic collision between two bodies, which of the following quantities always [1]
remain conserved?

a) Total kinetic energy b) Speed of each body

c) Total mechanical energy d) Total linear momentum

10. A person trying to lose weight (dieter) lifts a 10 kg mass, one thousand times, to a height of 0.5 [1]
m each time. Assume that the potential energy lost each time she lowers the mass is
dissipated. Fat supplies 3.8 × 107 J of energy per kilogram which is converted to mechanical
energy with a 20% efficiency rate. How much fat will the dieter use up?

a) 8.85 × 10-3 kg b) 8.45 × 10-3 kg

c) 7.45 × 10-3 kg d) 6.45× 10-3 kg

11. An engine pumps water continuously through a hose. Water leaves the hose with a velocity v [1]
and m is the mass per unit length of the water jet. What is the rate at which kinetic energy is
imparted to water?

a) 1
m2v2 b) 1
mv3
2 2

c) mv3 d) 1
mv2
2

12. A particle moves along a curve of unknown shape but the magnitude of force F is constant and [1]
always acts along a tangent to the curve. Then,

a) F must be non-conservative b) F must be conservative

c) F may be non-conservative d) F may be conservative

13. A body is moving unidirectionally under the influence of a source of constant power [1]
supplying energy. Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. correctly shows the displacement-time
curve for its motion?

a) b)

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 c) d)

14. A 6.0-kg block initially at rest is pulled to the right along a horizontal, surface having a [1]
coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.15, by a constant horizontal force of 12 N. Find the speed of
the block after it has moved 3.0 m?

a) 2.8 m/s b) 1.8 m/s

c) 3.8 m/s d) 0.8 m/s

15. A 3.00-kg crate slides down a ramp. The ramp is 1.00 m in length and inclined at an angle of [1]

30.0o. The crate starts from rest at the top, experiences a constant frictional force of
magnitude 5.00 N, and continues to move a short distance on the flat floor after it leaves the
ramp. Use energy methods to determine the speed of the crate at the bottom of the ramp?

a) 2.78 m/s b) 2.54 m/s

c) 2.25 m/s d) 1.76 m/s

16. Consider the collision of two cars. Car 1 is at rest and Car 2 is moving at a speed of 2 m /s in the [1]
negative x-direction. Both cars each have a mass of 500 kg. The cars collide inelastically and
stick together. What is the resulting velocity of the resulting mass of metal?

a) 1.4 m /s to the left b) 1 m/s to the left

c) 1.2 m /s to the left d) 1.5 m /s to the left

17. A 6.0-kg box moving at 3.0 m/s on a horizontal, frictionless surface runs into a light spring of [1]
force constant 75 N/cm Use the work–energy theorem to find the maximum compression of
the spring.

a) 7.5 cm b) 8.5 cm

c) 9.5 cm d) 6.5 cm
18. Which of the following is true? [1]

a) Neither momentum nor kinetic b) Momentum is conserved in all

energy is conserved in inelastic collisions, but kinetic energy is
collisions. conserved only in an inelastic
collision.

c) Momentum is conserved in all d) Both momentum and kinetic energy

collisions but not kinetic energy. are conserved in all collisions.
19. A spacecraft of mass M and moving with velocity v suddenly breaks in two pieces of the same [1]
mass m. After the explosion one of the masses m becomes stationary. What is the velocity of
the other part of craft?

a) Mv

m
b) v
M −m
c) d)
Mv

M −m m
v

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20. A bolt of mass 0.3 kg falls from the ceiling of an elevator moving down with a uniform speed [1]
of 7 m/s. It hits the floor of the elevator (length of the elevator = 3 m) and does not rebound.
What is the heat produced by the impact?

a) 9.22 J b) 8.42 J

c) 8.82 J d) 8.11 J
21. Consider a collision between two pool balls. Ball 1 is at rest and ball 2 is moving towards it [1]
with a speed of 2 ms-1. The mass of each ball is 0.3 kg. After the balls collide elastically, ball 2
comes to an immediate stop and ball 1 move off. What is the final velocity of ball 1?

a) 2.2 m/s b) 1.87 m/s

c) 2.4 m/s d) 2 m/s

22. A ball moves on a frictionless inclined table without slipping. The work done by the table [1]
surface on the ball is

a) negative b) none of these

c) positive d) zero
23. A body moves a distance of 10 m under the action of force F = 10N. If the work done is 25 J, the [1]
angle which the force makes with the direction of motion is

a) none of these b) 0o

c) 300 d) 60o

24. If a neutron collides with a stationary α-particle with velocity v, what is resultant velocity of [1]
neutron?

a) 4
v b) 1
v
5 5

3
c) v d) 2
v
5 5

25. A moving body of mass m and velocity 3 collides with a rest body of mass 2 m and stricks [1]
km

to it. Now the combined mass starts to move. What will be the combined velocity?

a) 2 b) 3
km km

hour hour

c) 4 km
d) 1 km

hour hour

26. Two billiard balls each with a mass of 150g collide head-on in an elastic collision. Ball 1 was [1]
travelling at a speed of 2 m /s and ball 2 at a speed of 1.5 m /s. After the collision, ball 1 travels
away from ball 2 at a velocity of 1.5 m /s .What is the velocity of ball 2?

a) ball 2 moves with a velocity of 3.5 b) ball 2 moves with a velocity of 2 m/s
m/s

c) ball 2 moves with a velocity of 2.5 m d) ball 2 moves with a velocity of 3.7
/s m/s
27. In which case is the work done zero? [1]

a) Force and displacement are b) Force and displacement are in the

perpendicular to each other same direction

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 c) Force and displacement are at an d) Force and displacement are at an
angle of 45∘ angle of 75∘
28. Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. most closely shows the variation in kinetic energy of the [1]
earth as it moves once around the sun in its elliptical orbit?

a) b)

c) d)

29. Work-energy theorem does not give information on [1]

a) work done b) time dependence

c) difference of kinetic energies d) change in kinetic energy

30. Which of the diagrams shown in Fig. represents variation of total mechanical energy of a [1]
pendulum oscillating in air as function of time?

a) b)

c) d)

31. A body P moving with a velocity of 20 sec collides with another body Q of the same mass at [1]
m

rest. If after collision P comes to rest, then what is the velocity of body Q?

a) 20 sec
m
b) 40 sec
m

c) 30 sec d) 10 sec
m m

32. A body of mass 5 kg, moving with a velocity 10 collides with another body of the mass 20 [1]
m

sec

kg at rest and comes to rest. The velocity of the second body due to collision is

a) 2.5 sec
m
b) 7.5 sec
m

c) 5 sec d) 10 sec
m m

33. How many joules of energy does a 100-watt light bulb use per hour? How fast would a 70-kg [1]

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 person have to run to have that amount of kinetic energy?

a) 360000 J, 101 m/s b) 320000 J, 130 m/s

c) 380000 J, 120 m/s d) 340000 J, 140 m/s

34. A man squatting on the ground gets straight up and stand. The force of reaction of ground on [1]
the man during the process is

a) variable but always greater than mg. b) constant and equal to mg in

magnitude.

c) at first, greater than mg, and later d) constant and greater than mg in
becomes equal to mg. magnitude.
35. Which of the graph correctly shows the change in kinetic energy of an iron sphere falling [1]
freely in a lake having sufficient depth to impart it a terminal velocity?

a) b)

c) d)

36. A 10 kg ball moving with velocity 2 collides with a 20 kg mass initially at rest. If both of [1]
m

them coalesce, the final velocity of the combined mass is

a) m/s b) m/s
3 1

2 3

c) m/s d) m/s
3 2

4 3

37. The dimension of k in the equation W = 1

kx2 is [1]
2

a) [M1L0T-2] b) [M1L1T-2]

c) [M1L0T-1] d) [M0L1T-1]

38. The Sun converts an enormous amount of matter to energy. Each second, 4.19 × 109 kg- [1]
approximately the capacity of 400 average-sized cargo ships-is changed to energy. What is the
power output of the Sun?

a) 1.57 × 1026 W b) 3.77 × 1026 W

c) 2.62 × 1026 W d) 0.72 × 1026 W

39. The S.I unit of force is [1]

a) Joule b) dyne

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 c) Newton d) erg
40. In which of the following cases is the work done positively? [1]

a) Work is done by gravitational force b) Work is done by friction on a body

while a man in lifts a bucket out of a sliding down an inclined plane.
well by means of a rope tied to the
bucket.

c) Work is done by the resistive force of d) Work is done by an applied force on

air on a vibrating pendulum in a body moving on a rough horizontal
bringing it to rest. plane with uniform velocity.
41. Assertion (A): According to the law of conservation of mechanical energy change in potential [1]
energy is equal and opposite to the change in kinetic energy.
Reason (R): Mechanical energy is not a conserved quantity.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

42. Assertion (A): A person working on in horizontal road with a load on his head does no work. [1]
Reason (R): No work is said to be done if directions of force and displacement of load are
perpendicular to each other.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

43. Assertion (A): A man who falls from a height on a cement floor receives more injury than [1]
when he falls from the same height on a heap of sand.
Reason (R): The impulse applied by a cement floor is more than the impulse by sand floor.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

44. Assertion (A): In all collisions, even for the complex nature of force, In all collisions the total [1]
linear momentum is conserved.
Reason (R): Since the third law is true at every instant, the total impulse on the first object is
equal and opposite to that on the second.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

45. Assertion: Work done by static friction may be positive. [1]
Reason: Static friction may acts along the direction of motion of an object.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

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 c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but
reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.
46. Assertion: A spring has potential energy, both when it is compressed or elongated. [1]
Reason: In compressing or stretching, work is done on the spring against the restoring force.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.
47. Assertion (A): A quick collision between two bodies is more violent than a slow collision, [1]
even when the initial and the final velocities are identical.
Reason (R): The rate of change of momentum is greater in the first case.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

48. Assertion (A): In one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration, the power delivered is [1]
proportional to time.
Reason (R): In general, power is equal to the product of the force applied and its velocity.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

49. Assertion (A): Work done by friction on a body sliding down an inclined plane is positive. [1]
Reason (R): Work done is greater than zero, if the angle between force and displacement is
acute or both are in the same direction.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

50. Assertion: No particle may have a speed as large as speed of light. [1]
Reason: Infinite energy of any substance or system is not possible.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.

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