Some Important

Questions For Practice

1 Unit and Measurement
4. *** State the advantages of
1. Name the four basic forces in SI over other systems of
nature. Arrange them in the units.
order of their increasing
strengths. 5. ** Explain (i) LASER (ii)
RADAR (iii) SONAR
2. Name and define all the
Fundamental and supplementary 6. *** Mention the
units of SI.
limitations of the method
of dimensional analysis.
3. *** What is a coherent
system of units? Give  a 
7.  P  2  (V  b)  RT Where
examples.  V 
symbol has their usual
meanings, find the
dimension of a and b.
2. Motion in a straight Line
8. ****Deduce the equations for 10. *** Galileo’s law of odd
uniformly accelerated numbers: “The distances
motion by using integration travelled, during equal
techniques or by calculus
methods
intervals of time, by a
body falling from rest,
9. *****Derive the following stand to one another in the
equation of motion of same ratio as the odd
uniformly accelerated
numbers beginning with
motion from velocity-time
graph: (i) v=u +at (ii) s=ut
unity [namely, 1: 3: 5:
1 7…...].” Prove it.
+ at2 (iii) V2- u2=2as.
2
 11. **Derive an expression for in nth second.
distance traveled by an object

3. Motion in a Plain
highest point of a projectile
motion
12. State and illustrate triangle (Ans:- 900)
law of vector addition.
[Link] does (i) height attend by a
13. State and illustrate projectile maximum? (ii)
parallelogram law of vector Horizontal range is maximum
addition.
Ans :- (i) 450 (ii) 900
[Link] polygon law of vector
addition. 20. Define uniform circular motion. Give
some examples.
15. **Can the walk of a man be an
example of resolution of vectors? If 21. Deduce relations between angular
yes, how? velocity. Frequency and time period.

[Link] the assumptions made in the 22. ***Derive the

study of projectile motion. relation between linear
velocity and angular
17. *****A projectile is fired velocity.
with a velocity u making an
angle  with the horizontal. 23. **** Define
Show that its trajectory is a centripetal acceleration.
parabola. Derive expressions Derive an expression for the
for (i) time of maximum centripetal acceleration of a
height (ii) time of flight (iii) particle moving with uniform
maximum height (iv) speed v along a circular path
horizontal range. of radius r.
18. What is the angle between
velocity and acceleration at the

5. Laws of Motion

24. How is the inertia of a body 25. Why Newton’s first law of motion is
measured? also called law of inertia? Give some
examples from daily life that illustrate
Ans:- Inertia of a body can be measured as the law of inertia.
the mass of the body. More the mass
more the inertia of the body. 26. Find the number of dynes in one
Newton.
27. State the three different ways in 39. Two mass M and m are connected at
which accelerated motion of a body the two ends of an inextensible string,
can occur under an external force. the string passes over a smooth
frictionless pulley. Calculate the
28. What do you mean by impulse of a acceleration of the masses and the
force? Show that impulse is equal to tension in the string. Given M>m.
the product of average force and the
time interval for which the force acts. 40. What is friction? Explain it with an
Give the units and dimensions of example.
impulse.
41. Explain the origin of the force of
29. Briefly explain how the impulse of a friction.
force can be measured graphically.
42. With the help of a suitable example,
30. Give some practical examples from explain the terms static friction,
daily life which make use of the limiting friction and kinetic friction.
concept of impulse. Show that static friction is a self-
adjusting force.
31. Give some important implications of
the third law of motion. 43. State the laws of limiting friction.
Define coefficient of limiting frictions
32. Give some examples from daily life
which illustrate the use of Newton’s 44. Define angle of friction. Deduce its
law of motion. relation with coefficient of friction.
33. Briefly explain how a horse is able to 45. Define angle of repose. Deduce its
pull a cart. relation with coefficient of static
friction?
34. Can a body remain in rest position
when external forces are acting on it? 46. Find an expression for the work done
in sliding a body over a rough
35. ***Show that Newton’s horizontal surface.
second law of motion is the
real law of motion. 47. Find an expression for the work done
against friction when a body is made
36. A man of mass m is standing on the to slide up an inclined plane.
floor of a lift. Find his apparent
weight when the lift is (i) moving 48. Find an expression for the work done
upwards with uniform acceleration a against friction when a body is made
(i) moving downwards with uniform to slide down an inclined plane?
acceleration a (iii) at rest or moving
with uniform velocity v (iv) falling
49. Derive an expression for the
acceleration of a body sliding down a
freely. Take acceleration due to
rough inclined plane.
gravity equal to g.

37. State the law of conservation of 50. ***Friction is a necessary

linear momentum and derive it form evil. Explain.
Newton’s second law of motion.
51. *** Why is it easier to pull a
38. Give some examples from daily life
law roller than to push it?
which illustrate the law of
conservation of linear momentum. Explain.
52. What is centripetal force? Write and tear of the tires of a car
an expression for it. Give some negotiating a banked curve.
examples of centripetal force.
54. Why does a cyclist lean inward when
53. What do you mean by banking of a moving along a curved path? Determine the
curved road? Determine the angle of angle through which a cyclist bends from
banking so as to minimize the wear the vertical while negotiating a curve.

5. Work ENERGY and Power

55. Derive an expression for the kinetic collision, head-on collision
energy of a body by calculus method.
and oblique collision. Give
Deduce its relation with linear
momentum. important characteristic and
examples of different types
56. ***State the work-energy of collisions.
theorem. Prove it for a 64. ***Prove that in an elastic
constant force/ variable one-dimensional collision
force. between two bodies, the
57. What are conservative forces?
Explain. relative velocity of
58. What is a non-conservative force? approach before collision
Give examples.
is equal to the relative
59. ****Show analytically that
gravitational force is a velocity of separation
conservative force. after the collision. Hence
60. Mention the various properties of the derive expressions
conservative forces.
Ans (i) work done by a conservative force on a object 65. What is a
is path independent and depends only on the
end points
perfectly inelastic
(ii) work done by a conservative force in a close loop collision? Show that
is Zero
(iii) If only conservative forces are acting on a body kinetic energy is
then the total mechanical energy is conserve
(iv) the relation is valid for conservative force invariably lost in such a
dU ( x ) collision.
F( x )  
dx 66. What is the
61. Show that the total
coefficient of restitution?
mechanical energy of a
freely falling body remains
What is its significance?
constant throughout its fall.
62. Write an expression for the BY- Rajeev Chauhan
potential energy of an
elastic stretched spring.
63. Define the terms: collision,
elastic collision, inelastic
collision, perfectly inelastic
collision, super elastic