PHYSICS Max Marks : 84

SECTION - I
(Single Answer Type)
Section-I contains 8 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D),
out of which ONLY ONE is correct. For each question in Section I, you will be awarded 3 marks if
you have darkened only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no bubbles
are darkened. In all other cases, minus one (-1) mark will be awarded.
57. A projectile of mass 3m explodes at highest point of its path. It breaks into three equal
parts. One part retraces its path, the second one comes to rest. The range of the
projectile was 100m if no explosion would have taken place. The distance of the third
part from the point of projection when it finally lands on the ground is
a) 100m b) 150m c) 250m d) 300m
58. A hemisphere of radius R and of mass 4m is free to slide with its base on a smooth
horizontal table. A particle of mass ‘m’ is placed on the top of the hemisphere. The
angular velocity of the particle relative to centre of hemisphere at an angular displacement
θ when velocity of hemisphere has become ‘ v ’ is

5v 2v 3v 5v
a) b) c) d)
R cos  R cos  R sin  R sin 

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59. A ball of mass ‘m’ approaches a wall of mass M (>>m) with speed 4 m/s along the
normal to the wall. The speed of wall is 1 m/s towards the ball. The speed of the ball after
an elastic collision with the wall is
a) 5 m/s away from the wall b) 9 m/s away from the wall
c) 3 m/s away from the wall d) 6 m/s away from the wall
60. A ball strikes a horizontal floor at an angle θ = 450 . The coefficient of restitution between
1
the ball and the floor is e = . The fraction of its kinetic energy lost in collision is
2
a) 5/8 b) 3/8 c) 3/4 d) ¼
61. A block of mass M = 2kg with a semicircular track of radius R= 1.1m rests on a
horizontal frictionless surface. A uniform cylinder of radius r= 10cm and mass m= 1.0kg
is released from rest from the top point A.The cylinder slips on the semicircular fric-
tionless track. The speed of the block when the cylinder reaches the bottom of the track
at B is ( g= 10 m/s2)

m A

M
B

10 4 5
a) m/ s b) m/s c) m/s d) 10m / s
3 3 2

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62 A block of mass ‘ m’ slides down an inclined wedge of same mass ‘m’ as shown in
figure.. Friction is absent everywhere. Acceleration of centre of mass of the block and
wedge is

m


g sin 2  g cos 2  g sin 

a) Zero b) 1  sin 2   c) 1  sin 2   d) 1  cos  

63. A rope thrown over a pulley has a ladder with a man of mass ‘m’ on one of its ends and
a counterbalancing mass ‘M’ on its other end. The man climbs with a velocity vr relative
to ladder. Ignoring the masses of the pulley and the rope as well as the friction on the
pulley axis, the velocity of the centre of mass of this system is
m m M 2M
a) vr b) vr c) vr d) vr
M 2M m m

64. A body of mass m0 is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. The mass of the body is
decreasing exponentially with disintegration constant λ. Assuming that the mass is ejected
backwards with a relative velocity ‘u’. If initially the body was at rest, the speed of body
at time ‘t’ is
a) uet b) u  t c) ue t d) u 1  e  t 

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 SECTION - II
(More than One Answer Type)
Section-II contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D),
out of which ONE OR MORE may be correct. For each question in Section II, you will be awarded
3 marks if you darken only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero mark if no
bubbles are darkened. Partial marks will be awarded for partially correct answers. No negative
marks will be awarded n this Section.
65. Two small balls A and B of mass M and 3M hang from the ceiling by strings of equal
length. The ball A is drawn aside so that it is raised to a height H. It is then released and
collides with ball B. Select the correct answer(s).

A
H
B

a) If collision is elastic, ball B will rise to a height H/4

b) If the collision is elastic ball A rise upto a height H/4
c) If the collision is perfectly inelastic, the combined mass will rise to a height H/16
d) If the collision is perfectly inelastic, the combined mass will rise to a height H/12.

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66. A ball A collides elastically with an another identical ball B with velocity 10 m/s at an
angle of 300 from the line joining their centres C1 and C2 . Select the correct alternative(s)

A
C1
10 m/s
30°

C2
B

a) Velocity of ball A after collision is 5 m/s

b) Velocity of ball B after collision is 5 3 m/s

c) Both the balls move at right angles after collision

d) Kinetic energy will not be conserved here, because collision is not head on

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67. Two blocks A and B each of mass ‘m’, are connected by a massless spring of natural
length ‘L’ and spring constant ‘k’. The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal
floor with the spring at its natural length, as shown in figure. A third identical block C,
also of mass ‘m’, moves on the floor with a speed ‘v’ along the line joining A and B,
and collides elastically with A. Then

a) the kinetic energy of the A-B system, at maximum compression of the spring, is mv 2 .
2
b) the kinetic energy of the A-B system, at maximum compression of the spring, is mv 4

m
c) the maximum compression of the spring is v
K

m
d) the maximum compression of the spring is v
2K

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68. A smooth sphere A of mass ‘m’ collides elastically with an identical sphere ‘B’ at rest.
The velocity of A before collision is 8 m/s in a direction making 600 with the line joining
the centres at the time of impacat. Whichof the following is / are possible :
a) the sphere A comes to rest after collision

b) the sphere B will move with a speed of 8 m/s after collision.

c) the directions of motion of A and B after collision are at right angles

d) the speed of B after collision is 4 m/s.
69. Three identical particles A, B and C lie on a smooth horizontal table. Light inextensible
strings which are just taut connect AB and BC and ABC is 1350. An impulse J is
applied to the particle C in the direction BC. and the mass of each particle is ‘m’then

2J 3J
a) the initial speed of A  , b) the initial speed C 
7m 7m

10 J 11J
c) the initial speed of B  d) the initial speed of B 
7m 7m
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 SECTION - III
(Comprehension Type)
Section-III contains 2 paragraphs. Based upon the first paragraph 3 multiple choice questions
and based upon the second paragraph 2 multiple choice questions have to be answered. Each of
these questions has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. For each
question in Section III, you will be awarded 3 marks if you darken only the bubble corresponding to
the correct answer and zero mark if no bubbles are darkened. In all other cases, minus one (-1)
mark will be awarded.

PASSAGE - I:
In given figure, the small block of mass 2m is released from rest when the string is in
horizontal position.

ring smooth rod

2m
 
string

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70. Displacement of the ring when string makes an angle   370 with the vertical will be:
4l l 2l 3l
a. b. c. d.
15 15 15 15
71. Maximum possible velocity of ring of mass’m’ is (Assuming zero friction):
4 gl 8 gl 2 gl
a. 2gl b. c. d.
3 3 3
72. Find the tension in the string when the block has maximum velocity.
a.12mg b. 14 mg c. 8 mg d. 20mg
PASSAGE - II
A light inextensible thread passes over a small frictionless pulley. Two blocks of masses
m = 1kg and M = 3kg respectively are attached with the thread as shown in the figure.
The heavier block rests on a horizontal surface. A shell of mass 1 kg moving upward
with a velocity 10ms-1 collides and sticks with the block of mass ‘m’ as shown in the
figure at t = 0 . If the inclined plane is smooth.( Take g= 10 m / s 2 , angle of inclination =
  300 ) Calculate :

  300 M

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73. maximum height ascended by M ( in mts)
a) 0.5 b) 1 c) 1. 5 d)2.0
74. Time taken by the M to reach maximum height is
a) 2 sec b) 2.5 sec c) 3 sec d) 3.5 sc
SECTION - IV
(Integer Type)
Section-IV contains 10 questions. The answer to each question is a single digit integer ranging
from 0 to 9. The correct digit below the question number in the ORS is to be bubbled. For each
question in Section IV, you will be awarded 3 marks if you darken the bubble corresponding to the
correct answer and zero mark if no bubble is darkened. No negative marks will be awarded for in
this Section.
75. A hollow sphere of mass m=1kg and radius R= 1m rests on a smooth horizontal surface.
A simple pendulum having string of length R and bob of mass m= 1kg hangs from top
most point of the sphere as shown in the figure. A bullet of mass m=1 kg and velocity
v=2m/sec partially penetrates the left side of the sphere. The velocity of the sphere just
after collision with bullet is___________m/s.

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76. Block ‘A’ is hanging from a vertical spring and is at rest. Block ‘B’ strikes the block
‘A’ with velocity ‘V’ and sticks to it. the value of ‘v’ for which the spring just attains
natural length is: x m/s, then ‘x’ =________ (Take g= 10 m / s 2 )

77. Three balls A, B and C (mA  mC  4mB ) are placed on a smooth horizontal surface. Ball B
collides with ball C with an initial velocity v as shown in the figure. Total number of
collisions between the balls will be : (All collisions are elastic)

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78. A drinking straw of length 3a/2 and mass 2m is placed on a square table of side ‘a’
parallel to one of its sides such that one third of its length extends beyond the table. An
insect of mass m/2 lands on the inner end of straw ( i.e. the end which lies on the table)
and walks along the straw until it reaches the outer end. It does not topple even when
another insect lands on top of the first one. Find the largest mass of the second insect
that can have without toppling the straw. is xm. then x = ------------- (Neglect friction)

79. A ball is falling vertically downwards with velocity v1 . It strikes elastically with a wedge
moving horizontally with velocity v2 as shown in figure.If, the ball bounces back in
v1 1
vertically upward direction relative to the wedge the ratio v must be , then
2 x
x= ___________

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80. Two particles A and B each of mass ‘m’ are attached by a light inextensible string of
length 2l. The whole system lies on a smooth horizontal table withB initially at a distance
‘l’ from A. The particle at end B is projected across the table with speed ‘u’ perpendicular
u 3
to AB. Velocity of ball A just after the string is taut, is , then x = _____________
x

81. A system of two blocks A and B and a wedge C are released from rest as shown in figure
. Masses of the blocks and the wedge are m, 2m, and 2mrespectively. The displacement
of wedge C when block B slides down the plane a distance 10cm is ( neglect friction)
x 2 cm, then x =

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82. A block of mass ‘m’ is pushed towards a movable wedge of mass 2m and height ‘h’
with a velocity ‘u’. All surfaces are smooth. The minimum value of ‘u’ for which the
block just reaches the top of the wedge is xgh , then x = (where g is accrelation due to
gravite)

83. Two billiard balls of the same size and mass are in contact on a billiard table. A third ball
of the same size and mass strikes them symmertrically and remains at rest after the
impact. The coefficient of restitution between the balls is x/3 , then x = ______________
84. Each of the blocks shown in fig. has mass 1 kg. The rear block moves with a speed of 2
m/s towards the front block kept at rest. The spring attached to the front block is light
and has a spring cosntant 50 N/m, the maximum compression of the spring is x/10
metre, then x = _________________

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