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PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS


Section (A) : Work done by constant force
A-1. A block of mass m is pulled on a rough horizontal surface which has a friction coefficient  A horizontal
force F is applied which is capable of moving the body uniformly with speed v. Find the work done on the
block in time t by (a) weight of the block, (b) Normal reaction by surface on the block, (c) friction, (d) F.
A-2. A gardener pulls a lawn roller along the ground through a distance of 20 m. If he applies a force of
20 kg wt in a direction inclined at 60º to the ground, find the work done by him. (Take g = 10 m/s 2)
A-3. Calculate the work done against gravity by a coolie in carrying a load of mass 10 kg on his head when
he moves uniformly a distance of 5 m in the (i) horizontal direction (ii) upwards vertical direction.
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
A-4. A block of mass 500 g slides down on a rough incline plane of inclination 53° with a uniform speed.
Find the work done against the friction as the block slides through 2 m. [g = 10 m/s 2]
A-5. A block of mass 20 kg is slowly slid up on a smooth incline of inclination 53° by a person. Calculate the
work done by the person in moving the block through a distance of 4 m, if the driving force is (a) parallel
to the incline and (b) in the horizontal direction. [g = 10 m/s 2]

Section (B) : Work done by A variable force


B-1. A particle moves along the x-axis from x = 0 to x = 5 m under the influence of a force F (in N) given by
F = 3x2 – 2x + 7. Calculate the work done by this force.
B-2. Adjacent figure shows the force-displacement graph of a moving body, what is the work done by this
force in displacing body from x = 0 to x = 35 m ?
15
Force (N)

10
cy (N)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Displacement (m)
foLFkkiu (m)
B-3. A 10 kg mass moves along x-axis. Its acceleration as function of its position is shown in the figure.
What is the total work done on the mass by the force as the mass moves from x = 0 to x = 8 cm?
20–
a (cm/sec )
2

15–
10–
5–

0 2 4 6 8 x(cm)

B-4. A chain of length  and mass m is slowly pulled at constant speed up over the edge of a table by a force
parallel to the surface of the table. Assuming that there is no friction between the table and chain,
calculate the work done by force till the chain reaches to the horizontal surface of the table.

Section (C) : Work Energy Theorem


C-1. Figure shows a particle sliding on a frictionless track which terminates in a straight horizontal section.
If the particle starts slipping from the point A, how far away from the track will the particle hit the ground ?
A
1.0m
0.5m

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C-2. In a ballistics demonstration, a police officer fires a bullet of mass 50.0 g with speed 200 m s –1 on soft
plywood of thickness 2.00 cm. The bullet emerges with only 10% of its initial kinetic energy. What is the
emergent speed of the bullet ?
C-3. It is well known that a raindrop or a small pebble falls under the influence of the downward gravitational
force and the opposing resistive force. The resistive force is known to be proportional to the speed of
the drop. Consider a drop or small pebble of 1 g falling (from rest) from a cliff of height 1.00 km. It hits
the ground with a speed of 50.0 m s–1. What is the work done by the unknown resistive force?
C-4. A bullet of mass 20 g is fired from a rifle with a velocity of 800 ms –1. After passing through a mud wall
100 cm thick, velocity drops to 100 m s-1. What is the average resistance of the wall ? (Neglect friction
due to air and work of gravity)
C-5. A force of 1000 N acts on a particle parallel to its direction of motion which is horizontal. Its velocity
increases from 1 m s–1 to 10 m s–1, when the force acts through a distance of 4 metre. Calculate the
mass of the particle. Given : a force of 10 Newton is necessary for overcoming friction.
C-6. A rigid body of mass 5 kg initially at rest is moved by a horizontal force of 20 N on a frictionless table.
Calculate the work done by the force on the body in 10 second and prove that this equals the change in
kinetic energy of the body.
C-7. A rigid body of mass 2 kg initially at rest moves under the action of an applied horizontal force of 7 N on
a table with coefficient of kinetic friction = 0.1. Calculate the
(a) work done by the applied force on the body in 10 s.
(b) work done by friction on the body in 10 s.
(c) work done by the net force on the body in 10 s.
(d) change in kinetic energy of the body in 10 s.
C-8. A block of mass m moving at a speed v compresses a spring through a distance x before its speed
becomes one fourth. Find the spring constant of the spring.
C-9. Consider the situation shown in figure. Initially the spring is undeformed when the system is released
from rest. Assuming no friction in the pulley, find the maximum elongation of the spring.

C-10. A rigid body of mass 0.3 kg is taken slowly up an inclined plane of µ = 0.15
length 10 m and height 5 m (assuming the applied force to be parallel to 0.3
k g
the inclined plane), and then allowed to slide down to the bottom again.
The co-efficient of friction between the body and the plane is 0.15.
Using g = 9.8 m/s2 find the Fixed
(a) work done by the gravitational force over the round trip.
(b) work done by the applied force over the upward journey
(c) work done by frictional force over the round trip.
(d) kinetic energy of the body at the end of the trip?
C-11. A block of mass 200 g is moving with a speed of 4 m/s at the highest point in a closed circular tube of
radius 10 cm kept fixed in a vertical plane. The cross-section of the tube is such that the block just fits in
it. The block makes several oscillations inside the tube and finally stops at the lowest point. Find the
work done by the tube on the block during the process. (g = 10 m/s 2)
C-12. A block having mass 500 g slides on a rough horizontal table, if the friction coefficient between block
and table is 0.2 and initial speed of the block is 60 cm/s. Then calculate :
(i) Work done by frictional force in bringing the block to rest.
(ii) How far does the block move before coming to rest. (g = 10 m/s 2)

Section (D) : Potential energy and mechanical energy conservation


D-1. A projectile is fired from the top of a 40 m high cliff with an initial speed of 50 m/s at an unknown angle.
Find its speed when it hits the ground. (g = 10 m/s2)
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D-2. Calculate the velocity of the bob of a simple pendulum at its mean position if it is able to rise to a
vertical height of 10 cm. Given : g = 980 cm s–2.
D-3. The bob of a pendulum is released from a horizontal position A as
shown in figure. If the length of the pendulum is 2 m, what is the speed
with which the bob arrives at the lowermost point B, given that it
dissipated 10% of its initial potential energy w.r.t. B point against air
resistance? (g = 10 m/s2)

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D-4. The heavier block in an Atwood machine has a mass twice that of the
lighter one. The tension in the string is 16.0 N when the system is set
into motion. Find the decrease in the gravitational potential energy
during the first second after the system is released from rest.
m1
m2
Atwood Machine

D-5. A 1 kg block situated on a rough inclined plane is connected to a spring


of spring constant 100 N m–1 as shown in figure. The block is released
from rest with the spring in the unstretched position. The block moves
1 kg
10 cm along the incline before coming to rest. Find the coefficient of
friction between the block and the incline assume that the spring has Fixed
37º
negligible mass and the pulley is frictionless. Take g = 10 ms–2.

Section (E) : Power


E-1. An elevator of mass 500 kg is to be lifted up at a constant velocity of 0.4 m s –1. What should be the
minimum horse power of the motor to be used? (Take g = 10 m s–2 and 1 hp = 750 watts).
E-2. A lift is designed to carry a load of 4000 kg in 10 seconds through 10 floors of a building averaging
6 metre per floor. Calculate the horse power of the lift. (Take g = 10 m s –2 and 1 hp = 750 watts).
E-3. A labourer lifts 100 stones to a height of 6 metre in two minute. If mass of each stone be one kilogram,
calculate the average power. Given : g = 10 m s–2.
E-4. The power of a pump motor is 2 kilowatt. How much water per minute can it raise to a height of
10 metre? Given : g = 10 m s–2.
E-5. An engine develops 10 kW of power. How much time will it take to lift a mass of 200 kg through a height
of 40 m? Given : g = 10 ms–2.

Section (F) : Conservative and nonconservative forces and equilibrium


F-1. A force F = x2y2i + x2y2j (N) acts on a particle which moves in the XY plane.

(a) Determine F is conservative or not and


(b) find the work done by F as it moves the particle from A to C (fig.) along each of the paths ABC,
ADC, and AC.
F-2. Calculate the forces F(y) associated with the following one-dimensional potential energies:
(a) U = –  y (b) U = ay3 – by2 (c) U = U0 sin y
F-3. The potential energy function of a particle in a region of space is given as U = (2x 2 + 3y3 + 2z)J. Here x,
y and z are in metres. Find the force acting on the particle at point P(1m, 2m, 3m).
F-4. Force acting on a particle in a conservative force field is :
(i) F  (2iˆ  3ˆj) (ii) F  (2xiˆ  2yj)
ˆ (iii) F  (yiˆ  xj)
ˆ
Find the potential energy function, if it is zero at origin.

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F-5. The potential energy function for a particle executing linear simple harmonic motion is given by
U(x) = 1/2 kx2, where k is the force constant. For k = 0.5 N m –1, the graph of U(x) versus x is shown in
figure. Show that a particle of total energy 1 J moving under this potential ‘turns back’ when it reaches
x = ± 2m.

PART - II : ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE


Section (A) : Work done by constant force
A-1. A rigid body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r with a constant speed v. The force on the body
is mv2/r and is directed towards the centre. What is the work done by this force in moving the body over
half the cirumference of the circle.
mv 2 mv 2 r 2
(A) (B) Zero (C) 2 (D)
r 2
r mv 2
A-2. If the unit of force and length each be increased by four times, then the unit of work is increased by
(A) 16 times (B) 8 times (C) 2 times (D) 4 times
A-3. A man pushes wall and fails to displace it. He does
(A) Negative work (B) Positive but not maximum work
(C) No work at all (D) Maximum work
A-4. A rigid body moves a distance of 10 m along a straight line under the action of a force of 5 N. If the
work done by this force on the body is 25 joules, the angle which the force makes with the direction of
motion of the body is
(A) 0º (B) 30º (C) 60º (D) 90º
A-5. A rigid body of mass m kg is lifted uniform velocity by a man to a height of one metre in 30 sec. Another
man lifts the same mass with uniform velocity to the same height in 60 sec. The work done on the body
against gravitation by them are in ratio
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 4 : 1

A-6. A particle moves from position r1  3iˆ  2jˆ  6kˆ to position r2  14iˆ  13ˆj  9kˆ under the action of force
4iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ N . The work done by this force will be
(A) 100 J (B) 50 J (C) 200 J (D) 75 J
A-7. A ball is released from the top of a tower. The ratio of work done by force of gravity in first, second and
third second of the motion of the ball is :
(A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 1 : 4 : 9 (C) 1 : 3 : 5 (D) 1 : 5 : 3
A-8. A block of mass m is suspended by a light thread from an elevator. The elevator is accelerating upward
with uniform acceleration a. The work done by tension on the block during t seconds is (u = 0) :

(A) m/2 (g + a) at2 (B) m/2 (g – a)at2 (B) m/2gat2 (D) 0


A-9. Work done by force of kinetic friction on the system.
(A) must be zero (B) must be positive (C) must be negative (D) None of these

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Section (B) : Work done by A variable force
B-1. Two springs have their force constant as k 1 and k2(k1 > k2). When they are stretched individually by the
same constant force up to equilibrium -
(A) No work is done by this force in case of both the springs
(B) Equal work is done by this force in case of both the springs
(C) More work is done by this force in case of second spring
(D) More work is done by this force in case of first spring
B-2. A rigid body is acted upon by a horizontal variable force which is inversely proportional to the distance
covered from its initial position ‘s’. The work done by this force will be proportional to :
(A) s (B) s2 (C) s (D) None of these

B-3. The work done by the frictional force on a surface in drawing a circle of radius r on the surface by a
pencil of negligible mass with a normal pressing force N (coefficient of friction µ k) is :
(A) 4r2 K N (B) –2r2 K N (C) –2r K N (D) zero

Section (C) : Work Energy Theorem


C-1. The kinetic energy of a body of mass 2 kg and momentum of 2 Ns is
(A) 1 J (B) 2J (C) 3 J (D) 4 J
C-2. A particle of mass m at rest is acted upon by (only) force F for a time t. Its kinetic energy after an
interval t is :
F2 t 2 F2 t 2 F2 t 2 Ft
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m 2m 3m 2m
C-3. A particle is projected horizontally from a height h. Taking g to be constant every where, kinetic energy
E of the particle with respect to time t is correctly shown in (Neglect air resistance)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

C-4. If v, p and E denote the megnitude of velocity, momentum and kinetic energy of the particle, then :
(A) p = dE/dv (B) p = dE/dt (C) p = dv/dt (D) None of these
C-5. 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 coming to rest, if the retarding force remains unchanged ?
(A) x (B) 2x (C) 4x (D) 8x
C-6. A retarding force is applied to stop a train. The train stops after 80 m. If the speed is doubled, then the
distance travelled when same retarding force is applied is
(A) The same (B) Doubled (C) Halved (D) Four times
C-7. A particle moves in a straight line with retardation proportional to its displacement. Its loss of kinetic
energy for any displacement x is proportional to
(A) x2 (B) ex (C) x (D) logex
A
C-8. A block weighing 10 N travles down a smooth curved track AB joined
to a rough horizontal surface (figure). The rough surface has a
friction coefficient of 0.20 with the block. If the block starts slipping on 1.0m
the track from a point 1.0 m above the horizontal surface, the
distance it will move on the rough surface is B Rough ([kqjnjk)

(A) 5.0 m (B) 10.0 m (C) 15.0 m (D) 20.0 m


C-9. A small mass slides down an inclined plane of inclination  with the horizontal. The co-efficient of
friction is  = 0 x where x is the distance through which the mass slides down and 0 is a constant.
Then the distance covered by the mass before it stops is:
2 4 1 1
(A) tan  (B) tan  (C) tan  (D) tan 
0 0 2 0 0

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C-10. A toy car of mass 5 kg starts from rest and moves up a ramp under the influence of force F (F is applied
in the direction of velocity) plotted against displacement x. The maximum height attained is given by
(g = 10 m/s2)

ymax

x=0 x=11m
(A) ymax = 20 m (B) ymax = 15 m (C) ymax = 11 m (D) ymax = 5 m

C-11 A body of 5 kg mass is raised vertically to a height of 10 m by a force of 120 N. Find the final velocity of
the body :
(A) 280 m/s (B) 200 m/s (C) 20 m/s (D) None of these

C-12. The ratio of work done by the internal forces of a car in order to change its speed from 0 to V and from
V to 2V is (Assume that the car moves on a horizontal road) :
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/3 (D) 1/4

C-13.  
A body of mass 4 kg moves under the action of a force F  4iˆ  12t 2 ˆj N , where t is the time in second.

 
The initial velocity of the particle is 2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ ms1 . If the force is applied for 1 s, work done is :
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(A) 4 J (B) 8 J (C) 12 J (D) 16 J

Section (D) : Mechanical Energy conservation


D-1. The negative of the work done by the conservative internal forces on a system equals the change in its
(A) total energy (B) kinetic energy (C) potential energy (D) none of these

D-2. A body is dropped from a certain height. When it loses U amount of its energy it acquires a velocity ‘v’.
The mass of the body is :
(A) 2U/v2 (B) 2v/U2 (C) 2v/U (D) U2/2v

D-3. A stone is projected vertically up with a velocity u, reaches upto a maximum height h. When it is at a
height of 3h/4 from the ground, the ratio of KE and PE at that point is : (consider PE = 0 at the point of
projection)
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 3 : 1

D-4. Two springs A and B (k A = 2kB) are stretched by applying forces of equal magnitudes at the four ends.
If the energy stored in A is E, then in B is (assume equilibrium):
(A) E/2 (B) 2E (C) E (D) E/4

D-5. When a spring is stretched by 2 cm, it stores 100 J of energy. If it is stretched further by 2 cm, the
stored energy will be increased by :
(A) 100 J (B) 200 J (C) 300 J (D) 400 J

D-6. A block of mass m is attached to two unstretched springs of spring constants k1 and k2 as shown in
figure. The block is displaced towards right through a distance x and is released. Find the speed of the
block as it passes through the mean position shown.

k1  k 2 k1k 2 k12k 22 k13k 32


(A) x (B) x (C) x (D)
m m(k1  k 2 ) m(k12  k 22 ) m(k13  k 32 )

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D-7. A wedge of mass M fitted with a spring of stiffness ‘k’ is kept on a smooth horizontal surface. A rod of
mass m is kept on the wedge as shown in the figure. System is in equilibrium and at rest Assuming that
all surfaces are smooth, the potential energy stored in the spring is :

mg2 tan2  m2 gtan2  m2 g2 tan2  m2 g2 tan2 


(A) (B) (C) (D)
2K 2K 2K K

D-8. A body of mass m dropped from a certain height strikes a light vertical fixed spring of stiffness k. The
3mg
height of its fall before touching the spring if the maximum compression of the spring is equal to is :
k
3mg 2mg 3mg mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2k k 4K 4K

D-9. A running man has half the kinetic energy of that of a boy of half of his mass. The man speeds up by
1 m/s so as to have same kinetic energy as that of the boy. The original speed of the man will be
1 1
(A) 2 m/s (B) ( 2 – 1)m/s (C) m/s (D) m/s
( 2  1) 2

D-10. Two equal masses are attached to the two ends of a spring of spring constant k. The masses are pulled
out symmetrically to stretch the spring by a length x over its natural length. The work done by the spring
on each mass during the above streching is
1 1 1 1
(A) kx2 (B) – kx2 (C) kx2 (D) – kx2
2 2 4 4
D-11. A rod of length 1m and mass 0.5 kg hinged at one end, is initially hanging vertical. The other end is now
raised slowly until it makes an angle 60º with the vertical. The required work is :(use g = 10 m/s2)
5 5 17 5 3
(A) J (B) J (C) J (D) J
2 4 8 4
D-12. A block of mass 250 g is kept (does not sticks to spring) on a vertical spring of spring constant 100 N/m
fixed from below (block is in equilibrium). The spring is now compressed to have a length 10 cm shorter
than its natural length and the system is released from this position. How high does the block rise from
this position? Take g = 10 m/s2.
(A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 50 cm

Section (E) : Power


E-1. A car of mass ‘m’ is driven with a constant acceleration ‘a’ along a straight level road against a constant
external resistive force ‘R’. When the velocity of the car is ‘V’, the rate at which the engine of the car is
doing work will be
(A) RV (B) maV (C) (R + ma)V (D) (ma – R)V
E-2. The average power required to lift a 100 kg mass through a height of 50 metres in approximately 50
seconds would be
(A) 50 J/s (B) 5000 J/s (C) 100 J/s (D) 980 J/s
E-3. A block of mass m is moving with a constant acceleration 'a' on a rough horizontal plane. If the
coefficient of friction between the block and plane is µ.The power delivered by the external agent at a
time t from the beginning is equal to :
(A) ma2t (B) µmgat (C) µm(a + µg) gt (D) m(a + µg) at

E-4. A particle moves with a velocity v = (5 î – 3 ĵ + 6 k̂ ) m/s under the influence of a constant force
F = (10 î + 10 ĵ + 20 k̂ )N. The instantaneous power applied to the particle is :
(A) 200 J/s (B) 40 J/s (C) 140 J/s (D) 170 J/s
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E-5. A man M1 of mass 80 kg runs up a staircase in 15 s. Another man M 2 also of mass 80 kg runs up the
stair case in 20 s. The ratio of the power developed by them (P1 / P2) will be :
(A) 1 (B) 4/3 (C) 16/9 (D) None of the above
E-6. Power versus time graph for a given force is given below. Work done by the force upto time t( t0).

(A) First decreases then increases (B) First increases then decreases
(C) Always increases (D) Always decreases
E-7. An engine pumps up 1000 kg of coal from a mine 100 m deep in 50 sec. The pump is running with
diesel and efficiency of diesel engine is 25%. Then its power consumption will be (g = 10m/sec 2):
(A) 10 kW (B) 80 kW (C) 20 kW (D) 24 kW

Section (F) : Conservative & nonconservative forces and equilibrium


a b
F-1. The potential energy of a particle in a field is U =  , where a and b are constant. The value of r in
r2 r
terms of a and b where force on the particle is zero will be :
a b 2a 2b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b a b a
F-2. Potential energy v/s displacement curve for one dimensional
conservative field is shown. Force at A, B and C is respectively.
(A) Zero, Positive, Positive C
(B) Positive, Zero, Negative
(C) Negative, Zero, Positive
(D) Negative, Zero, Negative

F-3. For the path PQR in a conservative force field (fig.), the amount of work done in carrying a body from P
to Q & from Q to R are 5 J & 2 J respectively . The work done in carrying the body from P to R will be –

(A) 7 J (B) 3 J (C) 21 J (D) zero

F-4. The potential energy for a force field F is given by U(x, y) = sin (x + y). The force acting on the particle
 
of mass m at  0,  is
 4
1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 0
2
F-5. A particle is taken from point A to point B under the influence of a force. Now it is taken back from B to
A and it is observed that the work done in taking the particle from A to B is not equal to the work done in
taking it from B to A. If W nc and W c is the work done by non-conservative forces and conservative forces
present in the system respectively, U is the change in potential energy, k is the change in kinetic
energy, then choose the incorrect option.
(A) W nc – U = k (B) W c = – U (C) W nc + W c = k (D) W nc – U = –k

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F-6. The potential energy of a system of two particles is given by U(x) = a/x2 – b/x. Find the minimum
potential energy of the system, where x is the distance of separation and a, b are positive constants.
b2 b2 2a 2a
(A)  (B) (C) (D) –
4a 4a b b
F-7. Which of the following graphs is correct for kinetic energy (E) and potential energy (U) (with height (h)
measured from the ground) for a particle thrown vertically upward from a horizontal ground (h << R E
and U = 0 at h = 0)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

F-8. The force acting on a body moving along x-axis varies with the position of the particle as shown in the
figure.

The body is in stable equilibrium at


(A) x = x1 (B) x = x2 (C) both x1 and x2 (D) neither x1 nor x2
F-9. The potential energy of a system is represented in the first figure, the force acting on the system will be
represented by

F(x) F(x)

a
x
(A) (B) (C) (D) a x

PART - III : MATCH THE COLUMN


1. A block A of mass m kg lies on block B of mass m kg. B in turn lies on smooth horizontal plane. The
coefficient of friction between A and B is . Both the blocks are initially at rest. A horizontal force F is
applied to lower block B at t = 0 such that there is relative motion between A and B. In the duration from
t = 0 second till the lower block B undergoes a displacement of magnitude L, match the statements in
column-I with results in column-II.

Column-I Column-II
(A) Work done by friction force on block A is (p) positive
(B) Work done by friction force on block B is (q) negative
(C) Work done by friction on block A plus (r) less than mgL in magnitude
work done by friction on block B is
(D) Work done by force F on block B is (s) equal to mgL in magnitude

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2. A block of mass m lies on wedge of mass M. The wedge in turn lies on


smooth horizontal surface. Friction is absent everywhere. The wedge
block system is released from rest. All situation given in column-I are to
be estimated in duration the block undergoes a vertical displacement 'h'
starting from rest (assume the block to be still on the wedge). Match the
statement in column-I with the results in column-II. (g is acceleration
due to gravity)
Column I Column II
(A) Work done by normal reaction acting (p) positive
on the block is
(B) Work done by normal reaction (exerted (q) negative
by block) acting on wedge is
(C) The sum of work done by normal reaction (r) zero
on block and work done by normal
reaction (exerted by block) on wedge is
(D) Net work done by all forces on block is (s) less than mgh in magnitude

 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.

PART - I : ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE


1. As shown in figure a body of mass 1 kg is shifted from A to D slowly on inclined planes by applying a
force parallel to incline plane, such that the block is always in contact with the plane surfaces.
Neglecting the jerk experienced at points C and B, total work done by the force is :

(A) 90 J (B) 56 J (C) 180 J (D) 0 J


2. A small block of mass m is kept on a rough inclined surface of inclination  fixed in a elevator. The
elevator goes down with a uniform velocity v and the block does not slide on the wedge. The work done
by the force of friction on the block with respect to ground in time t will be:
(A) zero (B) –mgvt cos2 (C) –mgvt sin2 (D) mgvt sin2

3.   
A force F = 3 t ˆi  5 ˆj N acts on a body due to which its position varies as s = 2 t 2 ˆi  5 ˆj . Work done 
by this force in first two seconds is:
(A) 23 J (B) 32 J (C) zero (D) can't be obtained
4. A block attached to a spring, pulled by a constant horizontal force, is
kept on a smooth surface as shown in the figure. Initially, the spring is
in the natural state. Then the maximum positive work that the applied
force F can do is : [Given that spring does not break]

F2 2F2 F2
(A) (B) (C)  (D)
K K 2K

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5. A block of mass m is placed inside a smooth hollow cylinder of radius R
whose axis is kept horizontally. Initially system was at rest. Now
cylinder is given constant acceleration 2 g in the horizontal direction by
external agent. The maximum angular displacement of the block with
the vertical is:
 1
(A) 2 tan–1 2 (B) tan–1 2 (C) tan–1 1 (D) tan–1  
2
6. A small particle slides along a track with elevated ends and a flat A
central part, as shown in figure. The flat part has a length 3m. The
curved portions of the track are frictionless, but for the flat part the h
coefficient of kinetic friction is µ = 0.2. The particle is released at point
A, which is at a height h = 1.5 m above the flat part of the track. The 3.0m
position where the particle finally come to rest is:
(A) left to mid point of the flat part (B) right to the mid point of the flat part
(C) Mid point of the flat part (D) None of these

7. A car of mass m starts moving so that its velocity varies according to the law v =  s , where  is a
constant, and s is the distance covered. The total work performed by all the forces which are acting on
the car during the first t seconds after the beginning of motion is
(A) m4 t2/8 (B) m2 t4/8 (C) m4 t2/4 (D) m2 t4/4

8. The graph between E and 1/p is (E = kinetic energy and p = momentum)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

9. A 10 kg small block is pulled in the vertical plane along a frictionless


surface in the form of an arc of a circle of radius 10 m. The applied
force is of 200 N as shown in the figure. If the block started from rest at
A, the speed at B would be: (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 3 m/s (B) 10 3 m/s
(C) 100 3 m/s (D) None of these

10. The spring block system lies on a smooth horizontal surface. The
free end of the spring is being pulled towards right with constant
speed v0 = 2m/s. At t = 0 sec, the spring of constant k = 100 N/cm
is unstretched and the block has a speed 1 m/s to left. The
maximum extension of the spring is
(A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm
1 2
11. The potential energy of a particle of mass m free to move along x-axis is given by U = kx
2
for x < 0 and U = 0 for x  0 (x denotes the x-coordinate of the particle and k is a positive constant).
2E
If the total mechanical energy of the particle is E, then its speed at x = – is
k
2E E E
(A) zero (B) (C) (D)
m m 2m
12. Force acting on a particle moving in a straight line varies with the velocity v of the particle as
K
F = , where K is a constant. The work done by this force in time t is
v
K 2Kt
(A) 2 t (B) 2Kt (C) Kt (D) 2
v v

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13. A force F  K(y ˆi  x ˆj) where K is a positive constant, acts on a particle moving in the x-y plane.
Starting from the origin, the particle is taken along the positive x-axis to the point (a,0) and then parallel
to the y-axis to the point (a,a). The total work done by the force F on the particle is [JEE 1998]
(A) –2Ka2 (B) 2Ka2 (C) –Ka2 (D) Ka2
19. In the figure shown below masses of blocks A and B are 3 kg and 6 kg
respectively. The force constants of springs S1 and S2 are 160 N/m and
40 N/m respectively. Length of the light string connecting the blocks is 8 B
m. The system is released from rest with the springs at their natural A
lengths. The maximum elongation of spring S1 will be :
[Olympiad (Stage-1) 2017] S2
(A) 0.294 m (B) 0.490 m S1
(C) 0.588 m (D) 0.882 m
PART - II : NUMERICAL VALUE
1. A small block of mass 20 kg rests on a bigger block of mass 30 kg,
which lies on a smooth horizontal plane. Initially the whole system
is at rest. The coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.5.
A horizontal force F = 50 N is applied on the lower block. Find the
work done (in J) by frictional force on upper block in t = 2sec.
2. A uniform chain of length  and mass m overhangs on a rough horizontal table with its 3/4 part on the
table. The friction coefficient between the table and the chain is µ. Find the magnitude of work (in
joules) done by the friction during the period the chain slips off the table (take  = 0.2, g = 10m/s2,
L = 2m, m = 16 kg).
3. The system as shown in the figure is released from rest. The pulley, spring and string are ideal &
friction is absent everywhere. If speed of 5 kg block when 2 kg block leaves the contact with ground is
2 x m/s, then value of x is : (spring constant k = 40 N/m & g = 10 m/s2)

4. A small block slides along a path that is without friction until


the block reaches the section L = 3m, which begins at height
h = 3m on a flat incline of angle 37°, as shown. In that
section, the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.50. The block
passes through point A with a speed of 136 m/s. Find the
speed (in m/s) of the block as it passes through point B
where the friction ends, (Take g = 10 m/s2)

5. As shown in the figure a person is pulling a mass ' m ' from ground on a
fixed rough hemispherical surface upto the top of the hemisphere with
the help of a light inextensible string. Find the work done (in Joules) by
tension in the string on mass m if radius of hemisphere is R and friction
coefficient is . Assume that the block is pulled with negligible velocity
(take  = 0.1, m = 1kg, g = 10m/s2, R = 1m).
6. Two blocks of masses m 1 and m2 are connected by a spring of stiffness k. The coefficient of friction
between the blocks and the surface is µ. Find the minimum constant horizontal force F (in Newton) to
be applied to m 1 in order to slide the mass m 2. (Initally spring is in its natural length). (Take m 1 = 3 kg,
m2 = 5kg, g = 10 m/s2,  = 0.2)

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7. All springs, string and pulley shown in figure are light. Initially when both the springs were in their
natural state, the system was released from rest. The maximum displacement of block m is
 5mg 
x  . Calculate x.
 k 

8. As shown in the figure a spring fixed at the bottom end of an incline
plane of inclination 37°. A block of mass 4 kg starts slipping down the
incline from a point 4.6 m away from the spring. The block
compresses the spring by 40 cm, stops momentarily and then
rebounds through a distance of 3 m up the incline. If the spring
103 x
constant of the spring is N/m, then value of x is. Take
8
g = 10 m/s2.
9. In the figure shown, a spring of spring constant K is fixed at one end
and the other end is attached to the mass ‘m’. The coefficient of friction
between block and the inclined plane is ‘’. The block is released when
the spring is in its natural length. Find the maximum speed of the block
during the motion. ( = 45°,  =0.2, m= 20 kg, k = 10 N/m, g = 10m/s2)

10. As shown in the figure, there is no friction between the horizontal surface and the lower block
(M = 3 kg) but friction coefficient between both the blocks is 0.2. Both the blocks move together with
initial speed V towards the spring, compresses it and due to the force exerted by the spring, moves in
the reverse direction of the initial motion. What can be the maximum value of V (in cm/s) so that during
the motion, there is no slipping between the blocks (use g = 10 m/s 2).

11. One end of a spring of natural length  and spring constant k is fixed at the ground and the other is
fitted with a smooth ring of mass m which is allowed to slide on a horizontal rod fixed at a height 
(figure). Initially, the spring makes an angle of  with the vertical when the system is released from rest.
k
If the speed of the ring when the spring becomes vertical is (2/3) m/s then find the value of angle
m
 (in degree):

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12. A particle of mass 'M' is moved rectilinearly under constant power P 0. At some instant after the start, its
speed is v and at a later instant, the speed is 2v. Neglecting friction, distance travelled (in m) by the
particle as its speed increases from v to 2v is 7x. Find x (take P0 = 4 watt, M = 12 kg, v = 3m/s):
13. A block of mass m = 2kg is pulled along a rough horizontal surface by applying a constant force at an
angle  = tan–1 2 with the horizontal as shown in the figure. The friction coefficient between the block
and the surface is  = 0.5. If the block travels at a uniform velocity v = 5 m/s then calculate the average
power (Watt) of the applied force. (Take acceleration due to gravity g = 10 m/s2)

14. A particle of mass 2 kg is subjected to a two dimensional conservative force given by, F x = 2 x + 2 y,
Fy = 2 x  y2. (x, y in m and F in N). If the particle has kinetic energy of 8/3 J at point (2, 3), find the
speed (in m/s) of the particle when it reaches (1, 2).

PART - III : ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTIONS CORRECT TYPE


1. No work is done by a force on an object if
(A) the force is always perpendicular to its velocity
(B) the force is always perpendicular to its acceleration
(C) the object has no motion but the point of application of the force moves on the object
(D) the object moves in such a way that the point (of the body) of application of the force remains fixed.

2. In the figure shown, there is no friction between B and ground and  = 2/3 between A and B.
A M
B 2M F = Mg

(A) The net work done on block A with respect to B is zero


MgS
(B) The net work done on block A with respect to ground for a displacement ‘S’ is
3
2MgS
(C) The net work done on block B with respect to ground for a displacement ‘S’ is
3
(D) The work done by friction with respect to ground on A and B is equal and opposite in sign.

3. A body of constant mass m = 1 kg moves under variable force F as shown. If at t = 0, S = 0 and velocity
of the body is 20 m/s and the force is always along direction of velocity, then choose the incorrect
options

(A) velocity of the particle will increase upto S = 2m and then decrease.
(B) the final velocity at S = 6 m is 10 m/s
(C) the final velocity at S = 6 m is 4 5 m/s
(D) the acceleration is constant up to S = 2m and then it is negative.

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4. A block of mass ' m ' is attached to one end of a massless spring of spring constant ' k '. The other end
of the spring is fixed to a wall. The block can move on a horizontal rough surface. The coefficient of
friction between the block and the surface is . The block is released when the spring has a
2  mg
compression of then choose the incorrect option(s):
k

m
(A) The maximum speed of the block is  g
k
m
(B) The maximum speed of the block is  g
k
(C) The block will have velocity towards left during its motion.
(D) The extension in the spring at the instant the velocity of block become zero for the first time after
mg
being released is 
k
5. The kinetic energy of a particle continuously increases with time
(A) the resultant force on the particle must be parallel to the velocity at all instants.
(B) the resultant force on the particle must be at an angle less than 90° with the velocity all the time
(C) its height above the ground level must continuously decrease
(D) the magnitude of its linear momentum is increasing continuously
6. A man applying a force F upon a stretched spring is stationary in a compartment moving with constant
speed v. The compartment covers a distance L in some time t.

(A) The man acting with force F on spring does the work w = – FL.
(B) The total work performed by man on the (compartment + spring) with respect to ground is zero.
(C) The work done by friction acting on man with respect to ground is, w = – FL.
(D) The total work done by man with respect to ground is, w = – FL.
7. A block of mass 2 kg is hanging over a smooth and light pulley through a light
string. The other end of the string is pulled by a constant force F = 40 N. At t = 0
2
the system is at rest as shown. Then in the time interval from t = 0 to t =
10
seconds, pick up the correct statement (s) : (g = 10 m/s2)
2kg F=40N
(A) tension in the string is 40 N (B) work done by gravity is – 20 J
(C) work done by tension on block is 80J (D) None of these
8. One end of a light spring of spring constant k is fixed to a wall and the other end is tied to a block
placed on a smooth horizontal surface. In a displacement, the work done by the spring is 1/2 kx2. The
possible cases are
(A) the spring was initially compressed by a distance x and was finally in its natural length
(B) it was initially stretched by a distance x and finally was in its natural length
(C) it was initially in its natural length and finally in a compressed position
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9. Two bodies of mass m 1 and m2 (m2 > m1) are connected by a light inextensible string which passes
through a smooth fixed pulley as shown. Then choose the correct option(s)

(A) The instantaneous power delivered by an external agent to pull m1 with constant velocity v is
(m2 – m1)gv
(B) The instantaneous power delivered by an external agent to pull m 1 with constant velocity v is
(m2 + m1)gv
(C) The instantaneous power delivered by an external agent to pull m 1 with constant acceleration a at
any instant t, starting from rest, is [m 2(g + a) – m1 (g – a)] at
(D) The instantaneous power delivered by an external agent to pull m 1 with constant acceleration a at
any instant t, starting from rest, is [m 2(g + a) + m1 (g – a)] at
10. The given plot shows the variation of U, the potential energy of interaction between two particles with
the distance separating them is r. Then which of the following statements is / are correct. :

(A) B and D are equilibrium points


(B) C is a point of stable equilibrium
(C) The force of interaction between the two particles is attractive between points C and D and
repulsive between points D and E on the curve.
(D) The force of interaction between the particles is repulsive between points E and F on the curve.
11. A single conservative force F(x) acts on a particle that moves along the x-axis. The graph of the
potential energy with x is given. At x = 5m, the particle has a kinetic energy of 50J and its potential
energy is related to position 'x' as U = 15+(x–3)2 Joule, where x is in meter.

(A) The mechanical energy of system is 69 J.


(B) The mechanical energy of system is 19J.
(C) At x = 3, the kinetic energy of particle is minimum
(D) The maximum value of kinetic energy is 54 J.

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12. A body of mass 1.0 kg moves in X-Y plane under the influence of a conservative force. Its potential
energy is given by U = 2x + 3y where (x, y) denote the coordinates of the body. The body is at rest at
(2, –4) initially. All the quantities have SI units. Therefore, the body [Olympiad (Stage-1) 2017]

(A) moves along a parabolic path (B) moves with a constant acceleration

(C) never crosses the X axis (D) has a speed of 2 13 m/s at time t = 2s.

PART - IV : COMPREHENSION
Comprehension-1 :
A block having mass 4 kg is pushed down along an inclined plane of inclination 53° with a force of 40 N
acting parallel to the incline. It is found that the block moves on the incline with an acceleration of
10 m/s2. The initial velocity of block is zero (take g = 10m/s2).
1. Find the work done by the applied force in the 2 seconds from starting of motion,
(A) 800 J (B) –800 J (C) 640 J (D) –640 J
2. Find the work done by the weight of the block in the 2 seconds from starting of motion,
(A) 800 J (B) –800 J (C) 640 J (D) –640 J
3. Find the work done by the frictional force acting on the block in the 2 seconds from starting of motion.
(A) 800 J (B) –800 J (C) 640 J (D) –640 J
Comprehension-2
Ram and Ali are two friends. Both work in a factory. Ali uses a camel to transport the load within the
factory.
Due to low salary & degradation in health of camel, Ali becomes worried and meets his friend Ram and
discusses his problem. Ram collected some data & with some assumptions concluded the following.

(i) The load used in each trip is 1000 kg and has friction coefficient k = 0.1 and s = 0.2.
(ii) Mass of camel is 500 kg.
(iii) Load is accelerated for first 50 m with constant acceleration, then it is pulled at a constant speed of
5m/s for 2 km and at last stopped with constant retardation in 50 m. (String used for pulling load is
almost horizontal).
4. Sign of work done by the camel on the load during parts of motion, accelerated motion, uniform motion
and retarted motion respectively are:
(A) +ve, + ve, +ve (B) +ve, +ve, – ve (C) +ve, zero, – ve (D) +ve, zero, +ve
5. The ratio of magnitude of work done by camel on the load during accelerated motion to retarded motion
is :
(A) 3 : 5 (B) 2.2 : 1 (C) 1 : 1 (D) 5 : 3
6. Maximum power transmitted by the camel to load is :
(A) 6250 J/s (B) 5000 J/s (C) 105 J/s (D) 1250 J/s

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Comprehension-3
In the figure the variation of potential energy of a particle of mass m = 2kg is represented w.r.t. its
x-coordinate. The particle moves under the effect of this conservative force along the x-axis.
U(in J)
20
15
10
-5 5
X (in metre)
-10 2 10

12
-15

7. If the particle is released at the origin then :


(A) it will move towards positive x-axis.
(B) it will move towards negative x-axis.
(C) it will remain stationary at the origin.
(D) its subsequent motion cannot be decided due to lack of information.

8. If the particle is released at x = 2 +  where   0 (it is positive) then its maximum speed in
subsequent motion will be :
(A) 10 m/s (B) 5 m/s (C) 5 2 (D) 7.5 m/s
9. x = – 5 m and x = 10 m positions of the particle are respectively of
(A) neutral and stable equilibrium. (B) neutral and unstable equilibrium.
(C) unstable and stable equilibrium. (D) stable and unstable equilibrium.

 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.


* Marked Questions may have more than one correct option.

PART - I : JEE (ADVANCED) / IIT-JEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)


1. A block (B) is attached to two unstretched springs S1 and S2 with spring constants k and 4 k,
respectively (see figure ). The other ends are attached to identical supports M1 and M2 not attached to
the walls. The springs and supports have negligible mass. There is no friction anywhere. The block B is
displaced towards wall 1 by a small distance x (figure ) and released. The block returns and moves a
maximum distance y towards wall 2. Displacements x and y are measured with respect to the
equilibrium position of the block B. The ratio y/x is [JEE 2008, 3/163]
Figure :

1 1
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) (D)
2 4

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 
x y
2. The work done on a particle of mass m by a force, K  ˆi  ˆj  (K being a
 x2  y2
  x  
3/2 3/2
2
 y2
 
constant of appropriate dimensions), when the particle is taken from the point (a, 0) to the point (0, a)
along a circular path of radius a about the origin in the x-y plane is : [JEE 2013 ; 4/60]
2K K K
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
a a 2a
3. A particle of mass 0.2 kg is moving in one dimension under a force that delivers a constant power
0.5 W to the particle. If the initial speed (in ms–1) of the particle is zero, the speed (in ms–1) after 5s is :
[JEE-2013 ; 4/60]
4. Consider an elliptically shaped rail PQ in the vertical plane with OP = 3m and OQ= 4m. A block of mass
1kg is pulled along the rail from P to Q with a force of 18 N, Which is always parallel to line PQ (see the
figure given). Assuming no frictional losses, the kinetic energy of the block when it reaches Q is (n × 10)
joules. The value of n is (take acceleration due to gravity = 10 ms–2)
[JEE (Advanced)-2014 ; P-1, 3/60] WPE

5*. A particle of mass m is initially at rest at the origin. It is subjected to a force and starts moving along the
x-axis. Its kinetic energy K changes with time as dK/dt = t where  is a positive constant of appropriate
dimensions. Which of the following statements is (are) true? [JEE (Advanced) 2018 ; P-2, 4/60, –2]
(A) The force applied on the particle is constant
(B) The speed of the particle is proportional to time
(C) The distance of the particle from the origin increases linearly with time
(D) The force is conservative
6. A particle is moved along a path AB–BC–CD–DE–EF–FA, as shown in figure in presence of a force

 
F  y î  2xĵ N, where x and y are in meter and  = –1 Nm–1. The work done on the particle by this

force F will be ____ joule. [JEE (Advanced) 2019 ; P-1, 3/62]
y

A
1.0 B

D
0.5 C

F E
x
0 0.5 1.0

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7. A block of mass 2M is attached to a massless spring with spring–constant k. This block is connected to
two other blocks of masses M and 2M using two massless pulleys and strings. The accelerations of the
blocks are a1, a2 and a3 as shown in the figure. The system is released from rest with the spring in its
unstretched state. The maximum extension of the spring is x0. Which of the following option(s) is/are
correct ? [g is the acceleration due to gravity. Neglect friction] [JEE (Advanced) 2019 ; P-2, 4/62, –1]
2M
a1

a2

M a3

2M
(A) At an extension of x0/4 of the spring, the magnitude of acceleration of the block connected to the
3g
spring is
10
4Mg
(B) x0 =
k
(C) When spring achieves an extension of x0/2 for the first time, the speed of the block connected to the
M
spring is 3g
5k
(D) a2 – a1 = a1 – a3

PART - II : JEE (MAIN) / AIEEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)


1. At time t = 0s a particle starts moving along the x-axis. If its kinetic energy increases uniformly with time
‘t’, the net force acting on it must be proportional to : [AIEEE 2011 (11-05-2011) 3/120, –1]
1
(1) constant (2) t (3) (4) t
t
2. When a rubber-band is stretched by a distance x, it exerts a restoring force of magnitude F = ax + bx 2
where a and b are constants. The work done in stretching the unstretched rubber-band by L is :
[JEE (Main) 2014, 3/120, –1]
1 aL2 bL3 1  aL2 bL3 
(1) aL2 + bL3 (2) (aL2 + bL3) (3)  (4)   
2 2 3 2 2 3 
3. A point particle of mass m, moves along the uniformly rough P
track PQR as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction,
between the particle and the rough track equals . The particle
is released, from rest, from the point P and it comes to rest at
a point R. The energies, lost by the ball, over the parts, PQ h=2m
and QR, of the track, are equal to each other, and no energy is
lost when particle changes direction from PQ to QR. The
values of the coefficient of friction and the distance x(= QR), 30º R
are, respectively close to :
Horizontal Q
[JEE (Main) 2016; 4/120, – 1]
Surface
(1) 0.2 and 3.5 m (2) 0.29 and 3.5 m (3) 0.29 and 6.5 m (4) 0.2 and 6.5 m

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4. A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of 10 kg upto a height of 1 m 1000 times.
Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he
use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up ? Fat supplies 3.8 × 10 7 J of energy
per kg which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20% efficiency rate. Take g = 9.8 ms–2
[JEE (Main) 2016; 4/120, – 1]
(1) 6.45 × 10–3 kg (2) 9.89 × 10–3 kg (3) 12.89 × 10–3 kg (4) 2.45 × 10–3 kg

5. A time dependent force F = 6t acts on a particle of mass 1kg. If the particle starts from rest, the work
done by the force during the first 1 sec. will be : [JEE (Main) 2017; 4/120, –1]
(1) 18 J (2) 4.5 J (3) 22 J (4) 9 J

6. A body of mass m = 10–2 kg is moving in a medium and experiences a frictional force F = –kv2. Its initial
1
speed is v0 = 10 ms–1. If after 10 s, its energy is mv 02 , the value of k will be :
8
[JEE (Main) 2017; 4/120, –1]
(1) 10–1Kg m–1s–1 (2) 10–3Kg m–1 (3) 10–3Kg s–1 (4) 10–4Kg m–1

7. A particle moves in one dimension from rest under the


influence of a force that varies with the distance travelled by
the particle as shown in the figure. The kinetic energy of the 3
particle after it has travelled 3m is :
Force 2
[JEE (Main) 2019; 4/120, –1]
(in N
(1) 5 J
(2) 4 J 1
(3) 2.5 J
(4) 6.5 J 1 2 3 x
Distance
(in m)
th
 1
8. A uniform cable of mass 'M' and length 'L' is placed on a horizontal surface such that its   part is
n
hanging below the edge of the surface. To lift the hanging part of the cable upto the surface, the work
done should be : [JEE (Main) 2019_09-04-2019_Shift-1]
2MgL MgL MgL
(1) (2) (3) (4) nMgL
n2 n2 2n 2

9. 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 4000 N, the speed of the elevator at full load is close to :
(1 HP = 746 W, g = 10 ms–2) [JEE (Main) 2020, 07 January; 4/100, –1]
(1) 1.5 ms –1 (2) 1.9 ms –1 (3) 2.0 ms –1 (4) 1.7 ms–1

10. A particle (m = 1 kg) slides down a frictionless track (AOC) starting from rest at a point A(height 2m).
After reaching C, the particle continues to move freely in air as a projectile. When it reaching its highest
point P(height 1m), the kinetic energy of the particle (in J) is : (Figure drawn is schematic and not to
scale; take g = 10 ms–2) …… . [JEE (Main) 2020, 07 January; 4/100]
A Height P

2m
C

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11. An elevator in a building can carry a maximum of 10 persons, with the average mass of each person
being 68 kg. The mass of 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 elevator is moving up with its full capacity, the
power delivered by the motor to the elevator (g = 10 m/s2) must be at least :
[JEE (Main) 2020, 07 January; 4/100, –1]
(1) 62360 W (2) 56300 W (3) 48000 W (4) 66000 W

12. Consider a force F  x î  yĵ . The work done by this force in moving a particle from point A(1, 0) to
B(0, 1) along the line segment is : (All quantities are in SI units)
[JEE (Main) 2020, 09 January; 4/100, –1]

1 3
(1) (2) (3) 2 (4) 1
2 2

EXERCISE-1 C-10. (a) Since the gravitational force is a


conservative force therefore the work done
PART - I in round trip is zero.
Section (A) : (b) wF = (9.8) (0.3) (1/2) (1 + 0.15 3 ) (10)J
A-1. (a) zero (b) zero (c) –mgvt (d) mgvt  18.519J
A-2. 2000 J (c) – 0.15 × 0.3 × 9.8 × ( 3 /2) × 20 J
A-3. (i) Zero (ii) 500J
 – 7.638 J
A-4. 8J
A-5. (a) 640 J (b) 640J (d) 0.3 × 9.8 × (10/2) (1 – 0.15 × 3 )
10.880 J
Section (B) : C-11. – 2 J C-12. (i) –0.09 J (ii) 9 cm
575 Section (D) :
B-1. 135 J. B-2. J = 287.5 J
2 D-1. 10 33 m/s D-2. 7/5 ms–1 = 1.40 m s–1
mg D-3. 6 m s–1 D-4. 2 g = 19.6 J
B-3. 8× 10–2 J B-4.
2 D-5. 1/8
Section (C) : Section (E) :
C-1. At a horizontal distance of 1 m from the 8
end of the track. E-1. hp E-2. 320 hp E-3. 50 W
3
C-2. vf = 20 10 = 63.2 ms–1 C-3. – 8.75 J E-4. 1200 kg E-5. 8 second
C-4. 6300 N C-5. 80 kg C-6. 4000 J Section (F) :
C-7. (a) 875 Joule (b) –250 joule (c) 625
joule. (d) 625 joule, a5
F-1. (a) No (b) W ABC = W ADC =
Change in kinetic energy of the body is 3
equal to the work done by the net force in 2a5
10 second. This is in accordance with (J), W AC = (J)
5
work-energy theorem.
15mv 2
C-8. C-9. 4 mg/k
16x 2

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F-2. (a) F = –
dU
=  EXERCISE-2
dy
PART - I
dU
(b) F = – = 3ay2 + 2by ; 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B)
dy 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (C)
dU 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (B)
(c) F = – = – U0cosy
dy 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (C)
13. (C) 14. (A)
F-3. F  (4iˆ  36jˆ  2k)N
ˆ
PART - II : NUMERICAL VALUE
F-4. (i) U(x, y, z) = (–2x – 3y) 1. 40.00 2. 18.00 3. 02.00
(ii) U(x, y, z) = – (x2 + y2) 4. 04.00 5. 11.00 6. 11.00
(iii) U(x, y, z) = – xy. 7. 02.00 8. 09.00 9. 08.00
F-5. x = ± 2m 10. 20.00 11. 53.00 12. 27.00
13. 25.00 14. 02.00
PART - II
PART - III
Section (A) :
1. (ACD) 2. (ABCD) 3. (ACD)
A-1. (B) A-2. (A) A-3. (C)
4. (BCD) 5. (BD) 6. (ABC)
A-4. (C) A-5. (B) A-6. (A)
7. (AC) 8. (AB) 9. (AC)
A-7. (C) A-8. (A) A-9. (C)
10. (BD) 11. (AD) 12. (BCD)
Section (B) :
B-1. (C) B-2. (D) B-3. (D)
PART - IV
Section (C) : 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (D)
C-1. (A) C-2. (B) C-3. (A)
4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A)
C-4. (A) C-5. (B) C-6. (D)
7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (D)
C-7. (A) C-8. (A) C-9. (A)
C-10. (C) C-11 (A) C-12. (C)
C-13. (D) EXERCISE-3
Section (D) : PART - I
D-1. (C) D-2. (A) D-3. (C)
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. 5
D-4. (B) D-5. (C) D-6. (A)
D-7. (C) D-8. (A) D-9. (C) 4. 5 5. (ABD) 6. 0.75
D-10. (D) D-11. (B) D-12. (A) 7. (D)
Section (E) : PART - II
E-1. (C) E-2. (D) E-3. (D)
1. (3) 2. (3) 3. (2)
E-4. (C) E-5. (B) E-6. (C)
E-7. (B) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (4)
7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (2)
Section (F) :
F-1. (C) F-2. (B) F-3. (A) 10. 10 11. (4) 12. (4)
F-4. (A) F-5. (D) F-6. (A)
F-7. (A) F-8. (B) F-9. (C)

PART - III
1. (A) p, r (B) q, s (C) q, r (D) p
2. (A) q, s (B) p, s (C) r, s (D) p, s

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