Arjuna JEE Main (2025)

MANTHAN
Physics Work, Energy and Power
Exercise-1 8. A body of mass 6kg is moving under the action of force
t2
which causes displacement in it given by S = metres
DEFINITION OF WORK 4
1. A man pushes wall and fails to displace it. He does where t is time. The work done by the force in 2 seconds is
(a) Negative work (a) 12 J (b) 9 J
(c) 6 J (d) 3 J
(b) Positive but not maximum work
(c) No work at all 9. A cord is used to lower vertically a block of mass M by a
(d) Maximum work distance d with constant downward acceleration . Work
done by the cord on the block is 4
2. If the unit of force and length each be increased by four
times, then the unit of energy is increased by d d
(a) Mg (b) 3 Mg
(a) 16 times (b) 8 times 4 4
(c) 2 times (d) 4 times d
(c) −3 Mg (d) Mgd
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WORK DONE BY CONSTANT FORCE, 10. The force constant of a wire is k and that of another wire is
VARIABLE FORCE 2k. When both the wires are stretched through same distance,
then the work done
3. You lift a heavy book from the floor of the room and keep
it in the book-shelf having a height 2 m. In this process you W
(a) W2 = 1 (b) W2 = 2W1
take 5 seconds. The work done by you will depend upon 2
(a) Mass of the book and time taken (c) W2 = W1 (d) W2 = 0.25 W1
(b) Weight of the book and height of the book-shelf 11. Given below is a graph between a variable force (F)
(c) Height of the book-shelf and time taken (along y-axis) and the displacement (X) (along x-axis) of a
particle is one dimension. The work done by the force in the
(d) Mass of the book, height of the book-shelf and time
displacement interval between 0m and 30 m is
taken
4. A body of mass m kg is lifted by a man to a height of one 30N
metre in 30 sec. Another man lifts the same mass to the
Force (F)

20N
same height in 60 sec. The work done by them are in the
ratio 10N

(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 1 5m 10m 15m 20m 25m 30m

Displacement (X)
5. The minimum work done against gravity in taking 10 kg
mass to 1m height will be (a) 275 J (b) 375 J (c) 400 J (d) 300 J
(a) 49 J (b) 98 J 12. The work done by a force acting on a body is as shown in
(c) 196 J (d) None of these the graph. The total work done in covering an initial distance
 of 20 m is
6. A particle moves from position r1 = 3iˆ + 2 ˆj − 6kˆ to position

r2 = 14iˆ + 13 ˆj + 9kˆ under the action of force 4iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ N .
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The work done will be
(a) 100 J (b) 50 J (c) 200 J (d) 75 J 15

ˆ
7. A force ( F ) = 3iˆ + cjˆ + 2k acting on a particle causes a
F(in N) 10


displacement ( s ) = −4iˆ + 2 ˆj + 3kˆ . If the work done by force 5

F is 6 J, then the value of ‘c’ is 5 10 15 20 25 30
S(in m)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 12
(a) 225 J (b) 200 J (c) 400 J (d) 175 J

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13. A rigid body moves a distance of 10 m along a straight line 20. A block of mass 3 kg starts from rest and slides down a
under the action of a force of 5 N. If the work done by this force curved path in the shape of a quarter-circle of radius 2 m
on the body is 25 joules, the angle which the force makes and reaches the bottom of path with a 4 m/s speed. If g is
with the direction of motion of the body is 10 m/s2, the amount of work done against friction is
(a) 0º (b) 30º (c) 60º (d) 90º (a) 60 J (b) 36 J

14. A particle moves from position r = 6iˆ + 4 ˆj − 12kˆ to position
1
(c) 24 J (d) 12 J
 21. A truck accelerates from speed ν to 2ν. Work done in doing
r2 = 12iˆ + 8 ˆj − 6 kˆ under the action of force 4iˆ + ˆj + 3 kˆ N .
this is
The work done by this force will be (a) Three times as the work done in accelerating it from
(a) 46 J (b) 50 J (c) 200 J (d) 75 J rest to ν.
15. A ball is released from the top of a tower. The ratio of work (b) Same as the work done in accelerating it from rest
done by force of gravity in first, second and third second of to ν.
the motion of the ball is (c) Four times as the work done in accelerating it from rest
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 4 : 9 to ν.
(c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 5 : 3 (d) Less than the work done in accelerating it from rest
16. A force acting on a particle varies with the displacement x to ν.
as F = ax – bx2. Where a = 1 N/m and b = 1 N/m2. The work 22. If Ki and Kf are the initial and final values of kinetic energy
done by this force for the first one meter (F is in newtons, x of a body respectively, then the work done by the net force
is in meters) is on the body is equal to
1 2 K f Ki
(a) J (b) J (a) (b) Kf + Ki
6 6 K f − Ki
3 K f + Ki
(c) J (d) None of these (c) (d) Kf – Ki
6 2
17. A force F = (3x iˆ + 4 ĵ ) Newton (where x is in metres) acts 23. A body possessing kinetic energy T moving on a rough
on a particle which moves from a position (2 m, 3 m) to horizontal surface is stopped in a distance y. The frictional
(3 m, 0 m). Then the work done is force exerted on the body is
(a) 7.5 J (b) –12 J (c) –4.5 J (d) +4.5 J T
(a) Ty (b)
18. A block of mass 10 kg is released on a fixed wedge inside a y
cart which is moving with constant velocity 10 ms−1 towards T T
right. There is no relative motion between block and cart. (c) (d)
y y
Then work done by normal reaction on block in two seconds
from ground frame will be (g = 10 ms−2) 24. A force of 20 N is applied on a body of mass 5 kg resting on
a horizontal plane. The body gains a kinetic energy of 10 J
10 kg 10m/s after it moves a distance 2m. The frictional force is
37º (a) 10 N (b) 15 N
(c) 20 N (d) 30 N
(a) 1320 J (b) 960 J (c) 1200 J (d) 240 J 25. The work done in slowly pushing a block of mass 10 kg
from bottom to the top of a frictionless inclined plane 5 m
WORK ENERGY THEOREM long and 3 m high is- (g = 9.8 m/sec2)
19. A block of mass m initially at rest is dropped from a (a) 392 J (b) 294 J
height h on to a spring of force constant k. The maximum (c) 98 J (d) 0.98 J
compression in the spring is x then
26. Two equal masses are attached to the two ends of a spring of
1 spring constant k. The masses are pulled out symmetrically
(a) mgh = kx 2
2 to stretch the spring by a length x over its natural length.
1 2 The work done by the spring on each mass during the above
(b) mg ( h + x ) =kx
2 pulling is
1 1 2 1 2
mgh
(c) = k ( x + h) 2 (a) kx (b) – kx
2 2 2
1 1 2 1
(d) mg ( h + x=) k ( x + h) 2 (c) kx (d) – kx2
2 4 4
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27. A particle of mass m at rest is acted upon by a force F for a 36. An electric motor creates a tension of 4500 newton in a
time t. Its kinetic energy after an interval t is hoisting cable and reels it in at the rate of 2 m/sec. What is
F 2t 2 F 2t 2 F 2t 2 Ft the power of electric motor
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 15 kW (b) 9 kW
m 2m 3m 2m
(c) 225 W (d) 9000 HP
28. A body starts from rest with uniform acceleration and
acquires a velocity V in time T. The instantaneous kinetic 37. A weight lifter lifts 300 kg from the ground to a height of
energy of the body after any time t is proportional to: 2 meter in 3 second. The average power generated by him is
(a) (V/T) t (b) (V2/T)t2 (a) 5880 watt (b) 4410 watt
2 2
(c) (V /T ) t (d) (V2/T2)t2 (c) 2205 watt (d) 1960 watt
29. A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed 38. A constant force F is acting on a body of mass m with
v0 in time t0. The work done on the body till any time t is constant velocity v as shown in the figure. The power P
exerted is
1 2  t2  1 2  t0 
(a) mv0  2  (b) mv0   F
2  t0  2 t 
3  v
t 
2 t 
2
(c) mv   (d) mv  
0
 t0 
0
 t0  (a) F cos θv (b) F cos θ/mg
(c) F mg cos θ/v (d) mg sin θ/F
30. A body moving at 2 m/s can be stopped over a distance x.
If its kinetic energy is doubled, how long will it go before 39. The power of a pump, which can pump 200 kg of water to a
coming to rest, if the retarding force remains unchanged? height of 200 m in 10 sec is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) x (b) 2x (c) 4x (d) 8x (a) 40 kW (b) 80 kW
(c) 400 kW (d) 960 kW
31. The work done in joules in increasing the extension of a
spring of stiffness 10 N/cm from 4 cm to 6 cm is : 40. A force applied by an engine of a train of mass 2.05 × 106
(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 50 (d) 100 kg changes its velocity from 5 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 minutes.
The power of the engine is
32. A block of mass 1 kg slides down a curved track which forms
(a) 1.025 MW (b) 2.05 MW
one quadrant of a circle of radius 1 m as shown in figure.
The speed of block at the bottom of the track is v = 2 ms−1. (c) 5 MW (d) 6 MW
The work done by the force of friction is 41. A particle is projected at t = 0 from a point on the ground
1m with certain velocity at an angle with the horizontal. The
m power of gravitation force is plotted against time. Which of
the following is the best representation?
1m (a) (b)
P P
m
V
(a) +4 J (b) –4 J (c) –8 J (d) +8 J
t t
POWER (c) (d)
33. An engine develops 10 kW of power. How much time P P
will it take to lift a mass of 200 kg to a height of 40 m?
t t
(Take g = 10 ms–2) :
(a) 4s (b) 5s (c) 8s (d) 10s
34. A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to ν1 in
42. A block of mass m slides along the track with kinetic friction
time t1. As a function of time t, the instantaneous power
coefficient μ. A man pulls the block through a rope which makes
delivered to the body is
an angle q with the horizontal as shown in the figure. The block
mν1t mν12 t mν1t 2 mν12 t moves with constant speed v. Power delivered by man is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
t1 t1 t1 t12 T
35. A man is riding on a cycle with velocity 7.2 km/hr up a hill 
having a slope 1 in 20. The total mass of the man and cycle
m
is 100 kg. The power of the man is
(a) 200 W (b) 175 W (a) Tv (b) Tvcosθ
(c) 125 W (d) 98 W (c) (Tcosθ – µmg)v (d) Zero

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POTENTIAL ENERGY AND EQUILIBRIUM 50. The diagrams represent the potential energy U of a function
of the inter-atomic distance r. Which diagram corresponds
43. In which case does the potential energy decrease
to stable molecules found in nature.
(a) On compressing a spring
(b) On stretching a spring (a) U (b) U
(c) On moving a body against gravitational force
(d) On the rising of an air bubble in water
44. A 2g ball of glass is released from the edge of a hemispherical
cup whose radius is 20 cm. How much work is done on the
r
ball by the gravitational force during the ball’s motion to the O O
r
bottom of the cup?
(c) U (d) U

O r O r
(a) 1.96 mJ (b) 3.92 mJ (c) 4.90 mJ (d) 5.88 mJ 51. The given plot shows the variation of U, the potential
45. A uniform chain of length L and mass m is kept on a smooth energy of interaction between two particles with the distance
table. It is released from rest when the overhanging part was separating them r.
nth fraction of total length. Find the kinetic energy of the U
chain as it completely slips off the table :
1
(a) mgL(1 − n 2 ) (b) 2mgL(1 – n2) E
2
F
1 B r
(c) mgL(n 2 − 1) (d) 2mgL(n2 – 1) C D
2
46. In the stable equilibrium position, a body has 1. B and D are equilibrium points
(a) Maximum potential energy 2. C is a point of stable equilibrium
(b) Minimum potential energy 3. The force of interaction between the two particles
(c) Minimum kinetic energy is attractive between points C and D and repulsive
(d) Zero kinetic energy between D and E
47. The potential energy of a conservative system is given by 4. The force of interaction between particles is repulsive
V(x) = (x2 – 3x) joule, where x is measured in metre. Then between points E and F.
its equilibrium position is at Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1.5 m (b) 2 m (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 3 m (d) 1 m (c) 2 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
48. When a conservative force does positive work on a body
(a) The potential energy increases VERTICAL CIRCULAR MOTION
(b) The potential energy decreases 52. A small block is freely sliding down from top of a smooth
(c) Total energy increases inclined plane. The block reaches bottom of inclined plane
(d) Total energy decreases then the block describes a vertical circle of radius 0.5 m
49. The potential energy of a particle varies with distance x as along smooth track. The minimum vertical height of the
shown in the graph. inclined plane should be
U(x) (a) 1m (b) 1.25 m (c) 3m (d) 2.5 m
53. A simple pendulum is oscillating with an angular
B amplitude 60°. If mass of bob is 50 gram, the tension in the
D string at mean position is (g = 10ms–2)
A (a) 0.5 N (b) 1 N (c) 1.5 N (d) 2 N
C
x 54. A body of mass m is rotating in a vertical circle of radius ‘r’
The force acting on the particle is zero at with critical speed. The difference in its K.E. at the top and
(a) C (b) B the bottom is
(c) B and C (d) A and D (a) 2 mgr (b) 4 mgr (b) 6 mgr (d) 3 mgr
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55. A ball of mass 0.6 kg attached to a light inextensible string 60. A body crosses the top most point of a vertical circle with
rotates in a vertical circle of radius 0.75m such that it has critical speed. Its centripetal acceleration, when the string
speed 5ms–1 when the string is horizontal. Tension in string is at the top point of circle is
when it is horizontal on other side is (g = 10 ms–2) (a) 3 g (b) g (c) 5 g (d) 6 g
(a) 30N (b) 26N (c) 20N (d) 6N 61. One end of the string of length 1.0 m is tied to a body of
56. A body of mass m is rotated at uniform speed along vertical mass 0.5 kg. It is whirled in a vertical circle with angular
circle with help of light string. If T1, T2 are tensions in the frequency 4 rad/s. The tension in the string when the body
string when the body is crossing highest and lowest point is at the lower most point of its motion will be equal to
of vertical circle respectively then which of following (take, g = 10 m/s2)
expression is correct. (a) 3 N (b) 5 N (c) 8 N (d) 13 N
(a) T2 – T1 = 6 mg (b) T2 – T1 = 4mg
62. A stone is attached to one end of a string and rotated in a
(c) T2 – T1 = 2 mg (d) T2 – T1 = mg vertical circle. If string breaks at the position of maximum
57. A small bucket containing water is rotated in a vertical circle tension, it will break at
of radius R by means of a rope. V is velocity of bucket at A
highest point, then water will not fall down if
(a) V ≤ gR (b) V ≤ gR / 2 D
C
gR
(c) V ≥ gR (d) V ≥
2 B
58. A sphere is suspended by a thread of length l. What minimum (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
horizontal velocity has to be imparted to the ball for it to
63. A particle is moving in a vertical circle. The tensions in the
reach the height of the suspension?
string when passing through two positions at angle 30° and
(a) gl (b) 2gl (c) g (d) 2g 60° from vertical (lowest position) are T1 and T2 respectively,
59. A ball is moving to and fro about the lowest point A of then
a smooth hemispherical bowl. If it is able to rise up to a (a) T1 = T2
height of 70 cm on either side of A, its speed at A must be (b) T1 > T2
(mass of the ball = 10g and take g = 9.8 m/s2) (c) T1 < T2
(a) 3.7 m/s (b) 5 m/s (c) 4.8 m/s (d) 6 m/s
(d) Tension in the string always remains the same

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 Exercise-2 6. Find the work done by the force by the force till 4 m in
SINGLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS the given graph.
1. A force F = ( 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + 2kˆ ) N acts on a particle of mass
m. The particle starts from points A(1, 2,1) and moves
to point B(3, 4, 3). What is the total work done by the
force on the particle?
(a) 14 J (b) 12 J
(c) 16 J (d) 10 J

2. A force of 10 N is applied on a block of mass 2 kg at

an angle of 37°, as shown in the figure. If at t = 0,
u = 0, then find the work done by the force in 2 s, given
that all the surfaces are smooth.
(a) 30 J (b) 15 J
(c) 10 J (d) 20 J

7. A 2 kg mass lying on a table is displaced in the

horizontal direction through 50 cm. The work done by
(a) 48 J (b) 64 J the normal reaction will be -
(c) 80 J (d) 96 J (a) 0 (b) 100 joule
(c) 100 erg (d) 10 joule
3. A force of 10 N at an angle of 37° and a force of 2 N is
applied on a block of mass 2 kg, as shown in the figure.
All the surfaces are smooth. If at t = 0, u = 0, then he 8. A body of mass M tied to a string is lowered at a
total work done on the block in 2 s: constant acceleration of (g/4) through a vertical
distance h. The work done by the string will be..............
3 1
(a) Mgh (b) Mgh
4 4
−3 −1
(c) Mgh (d) Mgh
(a) 20 J (b) 48 J 4 4
(c) 36 J (d) 64 J
9. A force F = kx2 acts on a particle at an angle of 60° with
4. A person of mass m is standing on one end of a plank the x-axis. the work done in displacing the particle from
of mass M and length L and floating in water. The x1 to x2 will be –
person moves from one end to another and stops. Work
done by normal force is – kx 2 k 2
(a) (b) ( x2 − x12 )
(a) MgL (b) mgL 2 2
mMgL k 3 k 3
(c) (d) 0 (c) ( x2 − x13 ) (d) ( x2 − x13 )
M +m 6 3
5. A block of mass 2 kg is placed on a wedge fixed to a
truck moving with velocity 4 ms–1, as shown in the 10. A force of 10 N displaces an object by 10 m. If work
figure. If the block is at rest with respect to the truck,
done is 50J then direction of force make an angle with
then the net work done in 2s:
direction of displacement:
(a) 120° (b) 90°
(c) 60° (d) None of these

11. A force F = (5iˆ + 4 ˆj ) N acts on a body and produced a

(a) 0 J (b) 10 J displacement S = (6iˆ − 5 ˆj + 3kˆ) m . The work done will

(c) 76.8 J (d) 153.6 J be
(a) 30 J (b) 40 J
(c) 10 J (d) 20 J
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12. A 2 g ball of glass is released from the edge of a 17. An athlete in the Olympic games covers a distance of
hemispherical cup whose radius is 20 cm. How much 100 m in 10 s. His kinetic energy can be estimated to
work is done on the ball by the gravitational force be in the range.
during the ball's motion to the bottom of the cup?
(a) 200 J to 500 J
(b) 2 × 105 J to 3 × 105 J
(c) 20,000 J to 50,000 J
(d) 2,000 J to 5,000 J

(a) 1.96 mJ (b) 3.92 mJ

18. The force acting on a body moving along x-axis varies
(c) 4.90 mJ (d) 5.88 mJ
with the position of the particle shown in figure. The
body is in stable equilibrium at:
13. Under the action of a force, a 2 kg body moves such
that its position x as a function of time t is given by
t2
x = , where x is in metres and t is seconds. The work
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done by the force in first two seconds is
(a) 1600 J (b) 160 J
16 (a) x = x1
(c) 16 J (d) J
9 (b) x = x2
(c) both x1 and x2
14. A particle is projected at 60° to the horizontal with a (d) neither x1 nor x2
kinetic energy ‘K’. Find the kinetic energy at the
highest point? 19. Potential energy curve is shown in figure. Point at
K K stable equilibrium is:
(a) (b)
4 2
(c) K (d) 0

15. A force F = (3iˆ + 4 ˆj )N acts on a particle moving in x-

y plane. Starting from origin, the particle first goes
along x-axis to the point (4, 0) m and then parallel to
the y-axis to the point (4, 3) m. The total work done by
the force on the particle is
(a) x = 6 (b) x = 4
(c) x = 2 (d) x = 3

20. The potential energy of a particle in a certain field is

a b
given by U = 2 − , where a and b are positive
r r
constants and r is the distance from the centre of the
(a) +12 J (b) –6 J field. The distance of particle in the stable equilibrium
(c) +24 J (d) –12 J position is
a a
(a) (b) −
16. Two spheres whose radii are in the ratio 1 : 2 are b b
moving with velocities in the ratio 3 : 4. If their 2a 2a
(c) (d) −
densities are in the ratio 3 : 2, then find the ratio of their b b
kinetic energies.
27 9 21. A particle moves in a potential region given by
(a) (b) U = 8x2 – 4x + 400 Joule. Its state of equilibrium will
456 144
100 27 be
(c) (d) (a) x = 25 m (b) x = 0.25 m
251 256
(c) x = 0.025 m (d) x = 2.5 m

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22. Potential energy of a particle moving along x-axis 28. One end of a string of length 1.0 m is tied to a body of
3 2 mass 0.5 kg. It is whirled in a vertical circle with
x 9x
given by U = − + 20 x . Find out position of the angular frequency 4 rad s–1. Find the tension (T) in the
3 2 string when the body is at the lowermost point of its
stable equilibrium state. motion. (Given g = 10 ms–2)
(a) x = 5 (b) x = 4 (a) 13 N (b) 15 N
(c) x = 3 (d) x = 1 (c) 17 N (d) 11 N

23. There will be decrease in potential energy of the 29. A block of mass 2 kg is released from the top of an
system, if work is done upon the system by inclined smooth surface as shown in figure. If spring
(a) Any conservative or non-conservative force constant of spring is 100 N/m and block comes to rest
(b) A non-conservative force after compressing the spring by 1m, then the distance
(c) A conservative force travelled by block before it comes to rest is
(d) None of the above

24. A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s on a

horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly
weightless spring of force constant k = 50 N/m. The
maximum compression of the spring would be:-
(a) 1 m (b) 1.25 m
(c) 2.5 m (d) 5 m

30. A sphere is suspended by a thread of length l. What

minimum horizontal velocity has to be imparted the
(a) 0.12 m (b) 1.5 m ball for it to reach the height of the suspension
(c) 0.5 m (d) 0.15 m (a) gl (b) 2gl
25. A projectile is fired at 30° with momentum p, (c) gl (d) 2gl
neglecting friction, the change in kinetic energy, when
it returns back to the ground will be:- MORE THAN TYPE QUESTIONS
(a) zero (b) 30% 31. Among the following choose the correct statement(s)
(c) 60% (d) 100% (a) Work done by a centripetal force is zero
(b) Work done by a conservative force is
26. Initially mass m is held such that spring is in relaxed independent of the path
condition. If mass m is suddenly released, maximum (c) The area under the force-displacement curve
elongation in spring will be gives work
mg 2mg (d) The product of pressure and volume has same
(a) (b) dimensions as that of force
k k
mg mg 32. A force F = x 2 y 2iˆ + x 2 y 2 ˆj (N) acts on a particle which
(c) (d)
2k 4k moves in the XY plane. Choose the correct option(s)
27. A block of mass m moving with velocity v0 on a smooth
horizontal surface hits the spring of constant k as
shown. The maximum compression in spring is

(a) F is a conservative force

a5
(b) Work done for path ABC is (J )
2m m 3
(a) .v0 (b) .v0 a5
k k (c) Work done for path ADC is (J )
m m 3
(c) .v0 (d) .v0 2a 5
2k 2k (d) Work done for path AC is (J )
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33. A particle is acted upon by a force of constant 37. Work done is zero upto displacement:
magnitude which is always perpendicular to the (a) 20 m
velocity of the particle. The motion of the particle takes
place in a plane. It follows that: (b) 40 m
(a) its velocity is constant
(b) its acceleration is constant (c) 60 m
(c) its kinetic energy is constant (d) Can’t be knows
(d) it moves in a circular path

34. A simple pendulum of length L and mass (bob) M is 38. Positive work done is during displacement:
oscillating in a plane about a vertical line between (a) 0 to 80 m
angular limit – and +. For an angular displacement 
(|| < ), the tension in the string and the velocity of the (b) 0 to 20 m & 40 to 60 m
bob are T and V respectively. The following relations (c) 0 to 40 m
hold good under the above conditions:
(d) 20 to 40 m
(a) T cos = Mg
MV 2
(b) T − Mg cos  =
L
Passage-II (39 and 40)
(c) The magnitude of the tangential acceleration of
the bob |aT| = g sin When the particle is acted upon by a conservative force,
(d) T = Mg cos the potential energy of a particle varies. The given
figure shows the variation of potential energy of a
35. A ball hits the floor and rebounds after an inelastic
collision. In this case particle with displacement.
(a) the momentum of the ball just after the collision
is the same as that just before the collision
(b) the mechanical energy of the ball remains the
same in the collision
(c) the total momentum of the ball and the earth is
conserved
(d) the total energy of the ball and the earth is
conserved

PASSAGE TYPE QUESTIONS

Passage-I (36 to 38)
The work done is defined as W =  F·dr . It can be
measured as area under the force-displacement graph.
It is a scalar quantity. The figure shows the variation of
force and displacement. 39. The force acting on particle is maximum in magnitude
eat:
(a) B, C
(b) A, G
(c) B, F
(d) D

40. Particle is in equilibrium at points:

(a) A, D, G
36. Total work done is:
(b) C, E
(a) 800 J
(c) B, F
(b) 200 J
(c) 600 J (d) A, G
(d) 400 J

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MATCH THE COLUMN TYPE QUESTIONS 43. Two blocks A and B of mass m and 2m respectively are
41. ACB is a smooth quarter circular path of radius R. Four connected by a massless spring of spring constant k.
forces are acting at a particle placed at A. F1 is always This system lies over a smooth horizontal surface. At t
horizontal, F2 is always vertical, F3 is always tangential = 0, the block A has velocity u towards right as shown
to path, F4 is always directed from particle’s position to while the speed of block B is zero, and the length of
point B. Magnitude of all forces are equal to F. spring is equal to its natural length at that instant.

Column-I Column-II

The velocity of can never be

(A) (p)
block A zero
The velocity of may be zero at
(B) block B (q) certain instant
of time
Column-I Column-II
The kinetic is minimum at
energy of maximum
(A) Work done by F1 is (p) F.R (C)
system of two
(r)
compression of
blocks spring
(B) Work done by F2 is (q) F.R 2 The potential is maximum at
Work done by F3 is F .R energy of spring maximum
(D) (s)
(C) (r) compression of
2 spring
Work done by F4 is F .R
(D) (s) (a) A→q; B→q; C→p, r; D→q, s
2
(b) A→q, s; B→q; C→p, q; D→q, s
(a) A→p; B→p; C→r; D→q
(c) A→q; B→q; C→q, p; D→q, r
(b) A→r; B→s; C→p; D→r
(c) A→s; B→p; C→q, p; D→r (d) None of these
(d) None of these 44. Match the column I with column II.
Column-I Column-II
42. Match entries of column I with most appropriate entry
of column II.
When a body
Column-I Column-II does work against Independent of
(A) (p)
friction, its time
Work done by all kinetic energy
(A) (p) KE Work done by a
forces
(B) body is (q) Time
Work done against
(B) internal conservative (q) PE Power of a body
forces (C) (r) Force must be
varies inversely
conservative
Work done by as
(C) (r)  total KE
external forces When work done
(D) over a closed path (s) Decreases
 Total
(s) is zero
energy
(a) A→p; B→q; C→r; D→p
(a) A→p; B→s; C→r
(b) A→r; B→s; C→p; D→s
(b) A→p; B→q; C→s
(c) A→p; B→s; C→q; D→s
(c) A→q; B→s; C→q
(d) A→s; B→p; C→q; D→r
(d) None of these

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45. A block of mass m is placed on wedge also of mass m. 47. A particle is acted upon by a force F = yiˆ + xjˆ newton.
The wedge is placed on smooth horizontal fixed
surface. One end of a light spring is connected to block When the particle is moved from (1m, 1m) to (9m, 3m)
and the other end to a light support S rigidly fixed to via straight path, work done by F is a. When the
wedge as shown. Friction is absent everywhere. The particle is moved from (1m, 1m) to
system is initially released from rest with spring
(9m, 3m) via the path y = x2, work done by F is b.
unstressed. Match statements in column I with
corresponding statements in column II. a
What is the value of ?
b

48. A particle of mass m is placed in equilibrium at the top

of a fixed rough hemisphere of radius R. Now the
particle is given a gentle push so that it starts sliding on
the surface of the hemisphere. It is found that the
Column-I Column-II
particle leaves the contact with the surface of the
At the instant hemisphere at angular position  with the vertical
speed of
(A) compression in (p)
block is zero 3
spring is maximum where cos  = . If the work done against friction is
At the instant 5
speed of xmgR
spring has natural
(B) (q) block is non- , find x.
length, that is, it is 20
zero
unstressed
At the instant net speed of
(C) force on wedge is (r) block is
zero maximum
At the instant
speed of
elastic potential 49. Under the action of force, 1 kg body moves such that
(D) (s) block is
energy stored in
minimum t3
spring is least its position x as a function of time t is given by x = ,
3
(a) A→p; B→q, s; C→q, r; D→p
x is in meter. Calculate the work done (in joules) by
(b) A→r; B→r, s; C→p, s; D→s
the force in first 2 seconds.
(c) A→p, s; B→p, s; C→q, r; D→p, s
(d) None of these
50. In the given arrangement the block is released from the
position where the spring is unstretched. The speed of
Integer Type Questions: (46 to 50)
46. A block is released at A and slides on smooth surface in x
the block when it has descended through 2 cm is .
shape of quarter circle. The horizontal part is rough. If 10
the block comes to rest 10 m away from B, then what is Find the value of x.
the coefficient of kinetic friction is . Find the value of
10 × .

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 Exercise-3 (PYQ’s) C. Work done by friction on a body sliding down an inclined
plane is positive.
D. Work done by an applied force on a body moving on a rough
WORK DONE BY CONSTANT FORCE, horizontal plane with uniform velocity is zero.
VARIABLE FORCE, KINETIC ENERGY E. Work done by the air resistance on an oscillating pendulum is
negative.
1. Two bodies of mass 4g and 25g are moving with equal kinetic
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
energies. The ratio of magnitude of their linear momentum is:
 [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
 [27 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)]
(a) B and E only (b) A and C only
(a) 3 : 5 (b) 5 : 4 (c) 2 : 5 (d) 4 : 5 (c) B, D and E only (d) B and D only
2. A block of mass 100kg slides over a distance of 10 m on a 11. A force F = (5 + 3y2) acts on a particle in the y direction, where F
horizontal surface. If the co-efficient of friction between the surface is newton and y is in meter. The work done by the force during a
is 0.4, then the work done against friction (in J) is:[29 Jan, 2024 displacement from y = 2m to y = 5m is _________.
(Shift-I)] [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) 4200 (b) 3900 (c) 4000 (d) 4500
12. A lift of mass M = 500 kg is descending with speed of 2 ms–1.
3. A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined to horizontal
Its supporting cable begins to slip thus allowing it to fall with a
at an angle of 60° by a force of 10 N parallel to the inclined surface
constant acceleration of 2 ms–2. The kinetic energy of the lift at the
as shown in figure. When the block is pushed up by 10 m along end of the fall through to a distance of 6m will be _______ kJ.
inclined surface, the work done against frictional force is:
[g = 10 m/s2] [30 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)] [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
10 N 13. A small particle moves to position 5iˆ − 2 ˆj + kˆ from its initial
position 2iˆ + 3 ˆj - 4kˆ under the action of force 5iˆ + 2 ˆj + 7 kˆ N .
The value of work done will be J. [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-I)]
M 
14. A force F= ( 2 + 3 x ) iˆ acts on a particle in the x direction where F
ms– = 0.1 is in newton and x is in meter. The work done by this force during
a displacement from x = 0 to x = 4 m, is ________ J.
60°
[11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 5 3 J (b) 5 J (c) 5 × 103 J (d) 10 J 15. A block of mass 10 kg is moving along x-axis under the action of
4. An artillery piece of mass M1 fires a shell of mass M2 horizontally. force F = 5xN. The work done by the force in moving the block
Instantaneously after the firing, the ratio of kinetic energy of the from x = 2 m to 4 m will be _______J. [15 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
artillery and that of the shell is: [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)] 16. Arrange the four graphs in descending order of total work done;
M2 where W1, W2, W3, and W4, are the work done corresponding to
(a) M1/(M1 + M2) (b)
M1 figure A, B, C and d respectively. [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
M1 F
(c) M2/(M1 + M2) (d) F
M2
5. A bullet of mass 50 g is fired with a speed 100 m/s on a plywood (A) Figure – a x0 x1
and emerges with 40 m/s. The percentage loss of kinetic energy is: x
 [06 April, 2024 (Shift-I)] –F
(a) 32% (b) 44% (c) 16% (d) 84%
6. Four particles A, B, C, D of mass m/2, m, 2m, 4m, have same
F
momentum, respectively. The particle with maximum kinetic F
energy is: [06 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
(a) D (b) C (c) A (d) B (B) Figure – b x0 x1 x2
7. When kinetic energy of a body becomes 36 times of its original x
value, the percentage increase in the momentum of the body will –F
be: [06 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]
(a) 500% (b) 600% (c) 6% (d) 60% F
8. Three bodies A, B and C have equal kinetic energies and their F
masses are 400 g, 1.2 kg and 1.6 kg respectively. The ratio of their (C) Figure – c x0 x1 x2
linear momenta is: [08 April, 2024 (Shift-I)] x
(a) 1: √ 3 : 2 (b) 1: √ 3 : √ 2 –F
(c) √ 2 : √ 3 :1 (d) √ 3 : √ 2 :1
9. A force (3x 2 + 2x – 5) N displaces a body from x = 2 m to F
x = 4 m. Work done by this force is ………… J. F x1
 [09 April, 2024 (Shift-II)] (D) Figure – d x0 x2 x3
10. Identify the correct statements from the following:
A. Work done by a person in lifting a bucket out of a well by –F x
means of a rope tied to the bucket is negative.
B. Work done by gravitational force in lifting a bucket out of a (a) W3 > W2 > W1 > W4 (b) W3 > W2 > W4 > W1
well by a rope tied to the bucket is negative. (c) W2 > W3 > W4 > W1 (d) W2 > W3 > W1 > W4

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17. A force of =F ( 5 y + 20 ) ˆjN acts on a particle. The work done by WORK ENERGY THEOREM, MECHANICAL
this force when the particle is moved from y = 0m to y = 10 m is ENERGY CONSERVATION
__________ J. [25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
23. A particle is placed at the point A of a frictionless track ABC as
18. Two persons A and B perform same amount of work in moving a
shown in figure. It is gently pushed toward right. The speed of the
body through a certain distance d with application of forces acting
particle when it reaches the point B is : (Take g = 10 m/s2).
at angle 45° and 60° with the direction of displacement respectively.
 [30 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)]
The ratio of force applied by person A to the force applied by person A C
1
B is . The value of x is ______ . [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
x 1m B

19. Consider a force = F – xiˆ + yjˆ. The work done by this force in 0.5 m
moving a particle from point A(1,0) to B(0,1) along the line segment
is (All quantities are in SI units) [9 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)] (a) 20 m/s (b) 10 m/s (c) 2 10 m/s (d) 10 m/s
y 24. If a rubber ball falls from a height h and rebounds upto the height
of h/2. The percentage loss of total energy of the initial system as
B(0,1) well as velocity of ball before it strikes the ground, respectively,
are: [04 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
gh
(a) 50%, (b) 50%, gh (c) 40%, 2gh (d) 50%, 2gh
2
x 25. A body of mass 50 kg is lifted to a height of 20 m from the ground
(0,0) A(1,0)
in the two different ways as shown in the figures. The ratio of work
done against the gravity in both the respective cases, will be:
1 3  [05 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
(a) (b) (c) 2 (d) 1 M = 50 k
2 2
20. A person pushes a box on a rough horizontal platform surface. He
applies a force of 200 N over a distance of 15 m. Thereafter, he
M=50 kg h = 20m h = 20m
gets progressively tired and his applied force reduces linearly with
distance to 100 N. The total distance through which the box has 30° 30°
been moved is 30m. What is the work done by the person during Case-1: Pulled Straight up Case-2: Along the ramp
the total movement of the box? [4 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 1 : 2
(a) 5690 J (b) 3280 J (c) 5250 J (d) 2780 J
26.
5k

21. A block of mass m is kept on a platform which starts from rest with
g

constant acceleration g/2 upward, as shown in figure. Work done µ=0 k = 100 N/m
by normal reaction on block in time t is [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
10
m

30°
m g
a=
2 2m µ = 0.5
A block is simply released from the top of an inclined plane as
shown in the figure above. The maximum compression in the
2 2 2 2
(a) − mg t (b) mg t spring when the block hits the spring is: [08 April, 2024
8 8 (Shift-II)]
3mg 2 t 2 (a) √ 6 m (b) 2 m (c) 1 m (d) √ 5 m
(c) 0 (d)
8 27. A particle of mass m moves on a straight line with its velocity
22. A particle is moved along a path AB-BC-CD-DE-EF-FA,
 increasing with distance according to the equation v = a x,
as shown in figure, in presence of a force F = (αyiˆ + 2αxjˆ) N
where x and y are in meter and a = –1 N/m–1. The work done on where a is a constant. The total work done by all the forces applied
 on the particle during its displacement from x = 0 to x = d, will be:
the particle by this force F will be ____ Joule [JEE Adv, 2019]

y  [09 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
1.0
A B m md ma 2 d
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2ma2d
2a 2 d 2a 2 2
28. A 0.4 kg mass takes 8s to reach ground when dropped from a certain
height ‘P’ above surface of earth. The loss of potential energy in
D
0.5 C the last second of fall is _________ J.
[Take g = 10 m/s2] [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
29. A car accelerates from rest to u m/s. The energy spent in this
F process is EJ. The energy required to accelerate the car from u m/s
E
0 0.5 1.0
x to 2u m/s is nEJ. The value of n is ____________.
[13 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]

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30. A particle of mass 10g moves in a straight line with retardation 2x, 38. If momentum of a body is increased by 20%, then its kinetic energy
where x is the displacement in SI units. Its loss of kinetic energy increases by [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
−n (a) 36 % (b) 40 % (c) 44 % (d) 48 %
for above displacement is  10  J .
  39. A block of mass 2 kg moving on a horizontal surface with speed
 x
of 4 ms–1 enters a rough surface ranging from x = 0.5 m to x = 1.5
The value of n will be _________. [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] m. The retarding force in this range of rough surface is related to
31. Given below are two statements: distance by F = –kx, where k = 12 Nm–1.The speed of the block as
Statement-I: A truck and a car moving with same kinetic energy it just crosses the rough surface will be:[28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
are brought to rest by applying brakes which provide equal (a) zero (b) 1.5 ms–1 (c) 2.0 ms–1 (d) 2.5 ms–1
retarding forces. Both come to rest in equal distance. 40. A bullet of mass 200g having initial kinetic energy 90 J is shot
Statement-II: A car moving towards east takes a turn and moves inside a long swimming pool as shown in the figure. If it’s kinetic
towards north, the speed remains unchanged. The acceleration of energy reduces to 40 J within 1s, the minimum length of the pool,
the car is zero. the bullet has to travel so that it completely comes to rest is
In the light of given statements, choose the most appropriate [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
answer from the options given below. [12 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
Water
(a) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(b) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
(c) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect Pool
(d) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
32. A closed circular tube of average radius 15 cm, whose inner walls (a) 45 m (b) 90 m (c) 125 m (d) 25 m
are rough, is kept in vertical plane. A block of mass 1 kg just fit 
41. A particle experiences a variable force= F (4 xiˆ + 3 y 2 ˆj ) in a
inside the tube. The speed of block is 22 m/s, when it is introduced horizontal x–y plane. Assume distance in meters and force is
at the top of tube. After completing five oscillations, the block Newton. If the particle moves from point (1, 2) to point (2, 3) in
stops at the bottom region of tube. The work done by the tube on the x–y plane, then kinetic Energy changes by:
the block ________ is J. [Given g = 10 m/s2 ] [10 April, 2023
[24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(Shift-I)]
1kg (a) 50.0 J (b) 12.5 J (c) 25.0 J (d) 0 J
22ms–1 42. In the given figure, the block of mass m is dropped from the point
‘A’. The expression for kinetic energy of block when it reaches
point ‘B’ is: [29 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
30 cm

A
y0
33. To maintain a speed of 80 km/h by a bus of mass 500 kg on a plane
rough road for 4 km distance, the work done by the engine of the y B
bus will be ______ KJ. [The coefficient of friction between tyre
of bus and road is 0.04]. [12 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
34. A body is dropped on ground from a height ‘h1’ and after hitting
the ground, it rebounds to a height ‘ h2’ If the ratio of velocities of Ground
the body just before and after hitting ground is 4, then percentage 1 1
(a) mg y02 (b) mg y 2
x 2 2
loss in kinetic energy of the body is . The value of x is
4 (c) mg (y – y0) (d) mg y0
[6 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
35. A body of mass 0.5 kg travels on straight line path velocity 43. A 0.5 kg block moving at a speed of 12 ms–1 compresses a spring
u = (3x3 + 4) m/s. The net work done by the force during its through a distance 30 cm when its speed is halved. The spring
displacement from x = 0 to x = 2m is: [25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] constant of the spring will be ________ Nm–1.
(a) 64 J (b) 60 J (c) 120 J (d) 128 J [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
36. A particle of mass 500 gm is moving in a straight line with velocity 44. A ball of mass 100 g is dropped from a height h = 10 cm on a
v = bx5/2. The work done by the net force during its displacement platform fixed at the top of a vertical spring (as shown in figure).
from x = 0 to x = 4 m is (Take: b = 0.25 m–3/2 s–1) The ball stays on the platform and the platform is depressed by a
[29 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] distance h/2. The spring constant is _______Nm–1. (Use g = 10
(a) 2 J (b) 4 J (c) 8 J (d) 16 J ms–2)
37. As per the given figure, two blocks each of mass 250g are connected  [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
O
to a spring of spring constant 2Nm-1. If both are given velocity v h
in opposite directions, then maximum elongation of the spring is: Platform
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
250g 250g

v v v v
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 4 2

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 45. A ball of mass 4 kg, moving with a velocity of 10 ms–1, collides 53. A student skates up a ramp that makes an angle 30° with the
with a spring of length 8m and force constant 100 Nm–1. The length horizontal. He/she starts (as shown in the figure) at the bottom of
of the compressed spring is x m. The value of x, to the nearest the ramp with speed v0 and wants to turn around over a semicircular
integer, is_____. [18 March, 2021 (Shift-II)] path xyz of radius R during which he/she reaches a maximum height
46. As shown in the figure, a particle of mass 10 kg is placed at a h (at point y) from the ground as shown in the figure. Assume that
point A. When the particle is slightly displaced to its right, it starts the energy loss is negligible and the force required for this turn at
moving and reaches the point B. The speed of the particle at B is x the highest point is provided by his/her weight only, then (g is the
m/s. The value of ‘x’ to the nearest integer is (Take g = 10 m/s2) acceleration due to gravity) [JEE Adv, 2020]
[18 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] z
R y
x
h
30º

1
(a) v02 − 2 gh = gR
2
47. A body of mass ‘m’ dropped from a height ‘h’ reaches the ground 3
(b) v02 − 2 gh =gR
with a speed of 0.8 gh . The value of work done by the air-friction 2
is: [1 Sep, 2021 (Shift-II)] (c) The centripetal force required at points x and z is zero
(a) –0.68 mgh (b) 0.64 mgh (d) The centripetal force required is maximum at points x and
(c) mgh (d) 1.64 mgh z
48. In a spring gun having spring constant 100N/m a small ball ‘B’ of 54. A force acts on a 2 kg object so that its position is given as a function
mass 100 g is put in its barrel (as shown in figure) by compressing of time as x = 3t2 + 5. What is the work done by this force in first
the spring through 0.05 m. There should be a box placed at a 5 seconds? [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
distance ‘d’ on the ground so that the ball falls in it. If the ball (a) 850 J (b) 950 J (c) 875 J (d) 900 J
leaves the gun horizontally at a height of 2 m above the ground . 55. A particle moves in one dimension from rest under the influence
The value of d is ___________m. [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)] of a force that varies with the distance travelled by the particle as
Gun shown in the figure. The kinetic energy of the particle after it has
ball travelled 3 m is [8 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]

2m Force 2
(in N) 1

1 2 3
Distance
49. A uniform chain of length 3 meter and mass 3 kg overhangs a
smooth table with 2 meter laying on the table. If k is the kinetic (in m)

energy of the chain in joule as it completely slips off the table, then (a) 6.5 J (b) 2.5 J (c) 4 J (d) 5 J

the value of k is (Take g = 10 m/s2)  [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)] 56. A particle which is experiencing a force, given by F= 3iˆ − 12 ˆj ,

50. An engine is attached to a wagon through a shock absorber of length undergoes a displacement of d = 4iˆ . If the particle had a kinetic
1.5 m. The system with a total mass of 40,000 kg is moving with energy of 3 J at the beginning of the displacement, what is its kinetic
energy at the end of the displacement?  [10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
a speed of 72 kmh–1 when the brakes are applied to bring it to rest.
In the process of the system being brought to rest, the spring of the (a) 9 J (b) 12 J (c) 10 J (d) 15 J
shock absorber gets compressed by 1.0 m. If 90% of energy of the 57. A wedge of mass M = 4m lies on a frictionless plane. A particle of
wagon is lost due to friction, the spring constant is __________ mass m approaches the wedge with speed v. There is no friction
× 105 N/m. [1 Sep, 2021 (Shift-II)] between the particle and the plane or between the particle and the
wedge. The maximum height climbed by the particle on the wedge
51. A body of mass 2 kg is driven by an engine delivering a constant
is given by: [9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
power of 1 J/s. The body starts from rest and moves in a straight
line. After 9 seconds, the body has moved a distance (in m) 2
v2 2v 2 2

_______. (a) 2v (b) (c) (d) v

7g g 5g 2g
 [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
58. A body of mass 1 kg falls freely from a height of 100 m, on a
52. A cricket ball of mass 0.15 kg is thrown vertically up by a bowling
platform of mass 3 kg which is mounted on a spring having spring
machine so that it rises to a maximum height of 20 m after leaving constant k = 1.25 × 106 N/m. The body sticks to the platform and
the machine. If the part pushing the ball applies a constant force the spring’s maximum compression is found to be x. Given that g
F on the ball and moves horizontally a distance of 0.2 m while = 10 ms–2, the value of x will be close to:[11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
launching the ball, the value of F (in N) is (g = 10 ms–2) ________. (a) 40 cm (b) 4 cm (c) 80 cm (d) 8 cm
[3 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]

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59. A block of mass m, lying on a smooth horizontal surface, is attached 67. A block of mass 5 kg starting from rest pulled up on a smooth
to a spring (of negligible mass) of spring constant k. The other end incline plane making an angle of 30° with horizontal with an
of the spring is fixed, as shown in the figure. The block is initially affective acceleration of 1 ms–2. The power delivered by the pulling
at rest in an equilibrium position. If now the block is pulled with force at t = 10 s from the start is ____________W.
a constant force F, the maximum speed of the block is [Use g = 10 ms–2] (calculate the nearest integer value)
[9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]  [11 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
68. If the maximum load carried by an elevator is 1400 kg(600 kg –
Passenger + 800 kg – elevator), which is moving up with a uniform
speed of 3ms–1 and the frictional force acting on it is 2000 N, then
m F the maximum power used by the motor is ______ kW (g = 10
2F F πF F m s2).
(a) (b) (c) (d)  [10 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
mk π mk mk mk
69. A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant radius
60. A uniform cable of mass ‘M’ and length ‘L’ is placed on a horizontal r such that its centripetal acceleration (a) is varying with time t as
th
1
surface such that its   part is hanging below the edge of the a = k2rt2, where k is a constant.
n The power delivered to the particle by the force acting on it
surface. To lift the hanging part of the cable upto the surface, the is given as [28 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
work done should be [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)] (a) Zero (b) mk2r2t2 (c) mk2r2t (d) mk2rt
MgL MgL 2MgL 70. Sand is being dropped from a stationary dropper at a rate of 0.5
(a) (b) (c) (d) nMgL kgs–1 on a conveyor belt moving with a velocity of 5ms–1. The
n2 2n 2 n2
power needed to keep the belt moving with the same velocity will
61. A massless spring (k = 800 N/m), attached with a mass (500 g) is be:
completely immersed in 1 kg of water. The spring is stretched by [27 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
2 cm and released so that it starts vibrating. What would be the
(a) 1.25 W (b) 2.5 W (c) 6.25 W (d) 12.5 W
order of magnitude of the change in the temperature of water when
71. Water falls from a 40 m high dam at the rate of 9 × 104 kg per hour.
the vibrations stop completely? (Assume that the water container
Fifty percentage of gravitational potential energy can be converted
and spring receive negligible heat and specific heat of mass
into electrical energy. Using this hydro electric energy number of
= 400 J/kg K, specific heat of water = 4184 J/kg K)
100 W lamps, that can be lit, is:
[9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] (Take g = 10 ms–2) [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 10–3 K (b) 10–4 K (c) 10–1 K (d) 10–5 K (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) 18
72. A constant power delivering machine has towed a box, which was
POWER initially at rest, along a horizontal straight line. The distance moved
by the box in time ‘t’ is proportional to: [18 March, 2021
62. A body of mass 2 kg begins to move under the action of a
 (Shift-I)]
time dependent force given by F = ( 6t iˆ + 6t 2 ˆj ) N The power
(a) t1/ 2 (b) t (c) t3/2 (d) t2/3
developed by the force at the time t is given by:  [31 Jan, 2024
73. A body at rest is moved along a horizontal straight line by a machine
(Shift-II)]
delivering a constant power. The distance moved by the body in
(a) (6t4 + 9t5)W (b) (3t3 + 6t5)W time ‘t’ is proportional to: [20 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(c) (9t5 + 6t3)W (d) (9t3 + 6t5)W 3 3 1 1
(a) t 4 (b) t 2 (c) t 2 (d) t 4
63. A body is moving unidirectionally under the influence of a constant
power source. Its displacement in time t is proportional to: 74. An automobile of mass ‘m’ accelerates starting from origin and
 [05 April, 2024 (Shift-II)] initially at rest, while the engine supplies constant power P. The
(a) t 2 (b) t 2/3 (c) t 3/2 (d) t position is given as a function of time by :
 [27 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
64. A b o d y o f m a s s 2 k g i s i n i t i a l l y a t r e s t . I t s t a r t s 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 2
moving unidirectionally under the influence of a source of constant (a)  8 P  2 2 (b)  9 P  2 2 (c)  9  2 (d)  8 P  2 3
 t   t  t
2
1    
power P. Its displacement in 4s is α 2 P m . The value of a will 9m 8m 8  9m 
3 75. An elevator in a building can carry a maximum of 10 persons
be with the average mass of each person being 68 kg. The mass of
[30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] the elevator itself is 920 kg and it moves with a constant speed of
3 m/s. The frictional force opposing the motion is 6000 N. If the
3 x
65. The ratio of powers of two motors is , that are capable of elevator is moving up with its full capacity, the power delivered
x +1 by the motor to the elevator must be at least (g = 10 m/s2)
raising 300 kg water in 5 minutes and 50 kg water in 2 minutes
respectively from a well of 100 m deep. The value of x will be  [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)]
(a) 62360 W (b) 56300 W (c) 48000 W (d) 66000 W
[13 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 2.4 (d) 16 76. A 60 HP electric motor lifts an elevator having a maximum total
load capacity of 2000 kg. If the frictional force on the elevator is
66. A body of mass 1 kg begins to move under the action of a time 4000 N, the speed of the elevator at full load is close to : (1 HP =

dependent force F ( )
= tiˆ + 3t 2 ˆj N . where iˆ and ĵ are the unit 746 W, g = 10 ms–2) [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
vectors along x and y axis. The power developed by above force,
(a) 1.5 ms–1 (b) 1.9 ms–1 (c) 2.0 ms–1 (d) 1.7 ms–1
at the time t = 2s. will be _______ W. [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]

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 77. A particle is moving unidirectionally on a horizontal plane under 82. The potential energy (U) of a diatomic molecule is a function
the action of a constant power supplying energy source. The α β
dependent on r (interatomic distance) as U = – 5 –3
displacement (s) - time (t) graph that describes the motion of the r 10
r
particle is (graphs are drawn schematically and are not to scale)
Where, a and b are positive constants. The equilibrium between
[3 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)] a
S S
two atoms will be  2α  , where a = _____
b

 β 
(a) (b)
 [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]

t t VERTICAL CIRCULAR MOTION

S S
83. A ball suspended by a thread swings in a vertical plane so that
(c) (d) its magnitude of acceleration in the extreme position and lowest
position are equal. The angle (q) of thread deflection in the extreme
position will be: [27 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)]
t t
−1 −1 1
(a) tan ( 2 ) (b) 2tan  
2
POTENTIAL ENERGY & EQUILIBRIUM
78. The potential energy function (in J) of a particle in a region of space −1 1 −1  1 
(c) tan   (d) 2tan  
is given as U = (2x2 + 3y3+ 2z). [29 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)] 2  5
Here x, y and z are in meter. The magnitude of x-component of force
84. A stone of mass 900g is tied to a string and moved in a
(in N) acting on the particle at point P (1, 2, 3) m is:
vertical circle of radius 1m making 10 rpm. The tension
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8 in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is
79. Potential energy as a function of r is given by, = A B , (if p2 = 9.8 and g = 9.8 m/s2) [29 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)]
U −
r10 r 5 (a) 97 N (b) 9.8 N
where r is the interatomic distance, A and B are positive constant.
(c) 8.82 N (d) 17.8 N
The equilibrium distance between the two atoms will be:
85. The bob of a pendulum was released from a horizontal position.
[24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
The length of the pendulum is 10m. If it dissipates 10% of its initial
1 1 1 1
 A 5  B 5  2A  5 energy against air resistance, the speed with which the bob arrives
B 5
(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)   at the lowest point is: [Use, g : 10 ms–2][29 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)]
B  A  B   2A 
80. The potential energy of a particle of mass 4 kg in motion along (a) 6 5 ms–1 (b) 5 6 ms–1
the x-axis is given by U = 4(1 – cos4x)J. The time period of the (c) 5 5 ms–1 (d) 2 5 ms–1
particle for small oscillation (sinq  q) is  π  s. The value of K 86. A bob of mass ‘m’ is suspended by a light string of length ‘L’. It is
 
is ________. K imparted a minimum horizontal velocity at the lowest point A such
that it just completes half circle reaching the top most position B.
 [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
( K .E.) A
81. Given below is the plot of a potential energy function U (x) for a The ratio of kinetic energies is: [29 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)]
system, in which a particle is in one dimensional motion, while a ( K .E.) B
conservation force F (x) acts on it. Suppose that Emech = 8 J, the VH B
incorrect statement for this system is: [27 July, 2021 (Shift-II)] Vm
(a) at x= x3, K.E. = 4 J. mg
(b) at x > x4, K.E. is constant throughout the region .
(c) at x < x1, K.E. is smallest and the particle is moving at the O C
slowest speed. L
(d) at x = x2, K.E. is greatest and the particle is moving at the fastest
VL
speed. mg
U (J) A
12 Emech = 8 J
8
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 5 : 1 (c) 2 : 5 (d) 1 : 5
87. A simple pendulum of length 1 m has a wooden bob of mass 1
6 kg. It is struck by a bullet of mass 10–2 kg moving with a speed of
4
2 × 102 ms–1. The bullet gets embedded into the bob. The height
2
to which the bob rises before swinging back is. (use g = 10 m/s2)
0 x
x1 x2 x3 x4  [1 Feb, 2024 (Shift-I)]
[where K.E. = kinetic energy] (a) 0.30 m (b) 0.20 m (c) 0.35 m (d) 0.40 m

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 88. A body of m kg slides from rest along the curve of vertical circle 91. A pendulum of length 2 m consists of a wooden bob of mass 50
from point A to B in friction less path. The velocity of the body at g. A bullet of mass 75 g is fired towards the stationary bob with
B is: [04 April, 2024 (Shift-II)] a speed v.The bullet emerges out of the bob with a speed v/3and
A the bob just completes the vertical circle. The value of v is _____
ms–1(g = 10 m/s2) [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
45° (Vertical Circle) 92. A small bob tied at one end of a thin string of length 1m is describing
a vertical circle so that the maximum and minimum tension in the
string are in the ratio 5 : 1. The velocity of the bob at the highest
B position is _______ m/s. (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(given, R = 14 m, g = 10 m/s2 and 2 = 1.4) [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
(a) 19.8 m/s (b) 21.9 m/s 93. A small block slides down from the top of hemisphere of radius
(c) 16.7 m/s (d) 10.6 m/s R = 3 m as shown in the figure. The height ‘h’ at which the block
89. A stone of mass m, tied to a string is being whirled in a vertical will lose contact with the surface of the sphere is _______ m.
circle with a uniform speed. The tension in the string is [27 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
 [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] (Assume there is no friction between the block and the hemisphere)
(a) The same throughout the motion
(b) Minimum at the highest position of the circle path
A (R–h)
(c) Minimum at the lowest position of the circular path R
(d) Minimum when the rope is the horizontal position θ h
O
90. A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical circle
with the other end of the string at the centre. At a certain instant of
time, the stone is at its lowest position and has a speed u. The
magnitude of change in its velocity, as it reaches a position where
the string is horizontal, is x(u 2 − gL). The value of x is

 [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 5

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 Answer Key (Manthan)
Exercise-1
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (b)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (b)
41. (c) 42. (b) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (a)
51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (d) 62. (b) 63. (b)

Exercise-2
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (d)
31. (1, 2, 3) 32. (2, 3, 4) 33. (3, 4) 34. (2, 3) 35. (3, 4) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (b)
39. (a) 40. (a) 41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (b)
49. (8) 50. (c)

Exercise-3 (PYQ’s)
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (58) 10. (a)
11. [132] 12. [7] 13. [40] 14. [32] 15. [30] 16. (a) 17. [450] 18. [2] 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (d) 22. [0.75] 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. [300] 29. [3] 30. [2]
31. (a) 32. [–245] 33. [784] 34. [375] 35. (b) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (a)
41. (c) 42. (c) 43. [600] 44. [120] 45. [2] 46. [10] 47. (a) 48. [1] 49. [40] 50. [16]
51. [18.00] 52. [150.00] 53. (a, d) 54. (d) 55. (a) 56. (d) 57. (c) 58. (*) 59. (d) 60. (b)
61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. [4] 65. (d) 66. [100] 67. [300] 68. [48] 69. (c) 70. (d)
71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (d) 76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (c) 80. [2]
81. (c) 82. [1] 83. (b) 84. (b) 85. (a) 86. (b) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (b)
91. [10] 92. [5] 93. (b)

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