PHYSICS MDCAT

TOPIC WISE TEST (UNIT–2)

TOPICS:
✓ Motion and Force
Q. 1 If the water falls from a dam into a turbine where 19.6m below, then the velocity of
water at the turbine is
A) 9.8 m/s C) 39.2 m/s
B) 19.6 m/s D) 98 m/s
Q. 2 The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight is shown in fig. The
displacement travelled by the body in 6 seconds are

A) 12m C) 8m
B) 10m D) 2m
Q. 3 For range to have maximum value, the function sin2θ should have value
A) 90 C) 1
B) 45 D) 0
Q. 4 A moving body possess impulse when
A) Velocity constant C) Momentum constant
B) No force acts on it D) Has acceleration
Q. 5 The equation of motion are applicable when
A) Velocity remain constant C) Momentum remain constant
B) Acceleration remains constant D) Torque is zero
Q. 6 If R is the max range of projectile then greatest height attained is
R
A) R C)
4
B) R/2 D) 2R
Q. 7 A uniform beam is pivoted at its centre. The beam is balanced by three weights in
the positions shown.

What is the length d?

A) 0.020 m C) 0.20 m
B) 0.050 m D) 0.48 m
Q. 8 The time in which a force of 2 N produces a change of momentum of 0.4 kg ms-1 in
the body is:
A) 0.2s C) 0.5s
B) 0.02s D) 0.05s
Q. 9 When a body is stationary:
A) there is no force acting on it
B) the force acting on it is not in contact with it
C) the combination of force acting on it balance each other
D) the body is in vacuum
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Q. 10 Gravels are dropped on a conveyor belt at the rate of 0.5 kg/sec. The extra force
required in newtons to keep the belt moving at 2 m/sec is:
A) 1 C) 4
B) 2 D) 0.5
Q. 11 A projectile is thrown at 45°, its range is 90 m what is its initial velocity
A) 10 ms–1 C) 50 ms–1
B) 30 ms–1 D) 90 ms–1
Q. 12 A body travels 4 m due north and then turns east and travels 3 m due east. the
displacement of the body is:
A) 7 m C) 5 m
B) 1 m D) 3.5 m
Q. 13 A body of momentum mv collides with a wall elastically its change in momentum is
A) mv C) 0
B) –2 mv D) mv
Q. 14 Time of flight of projectile is
v sin  2vi sin  v sin 2 v2
A) i B) C) i D) i
g g g g
Q. 15 The area under the velocity time graph gives
A) force C) acceleration
B) displacement D) torque
Q. 16 The horizontal component of velocity of projectile moving with initial velocity of
500m/s at an angle 60° with x-axis is
A) 500m/s C) 1000m/s
B) 250m/s D) zero
Q. 17 When we kick a stone, we get hurt. Due to which one of the following properties
does it happen?
A) Velocity C) Momentum
B) Inertia D) Reaction
Q. 18 A particle at rest suddenly disintegrates into two particles of equal masses which
start moving. The two fragments will.
A) Move opposite with unequal speeds C) Move in any direction with any speed
B) Move in same direction with equal speeds D) Move opposite with equal speed
Q. 19 If the mass of a body is doubled (keeping force is constant), then acceleration
becomes.
A) double C) half
B) one fourth D) constant
Q. 20 A man leaves his house for a cycle ride. He comes back to his house after half-an-
hour after covering a distance of one km. What is his average velocity for the ride?
A) 0 km h–1 or 0 km s–1 C) 2 km s–1
1
B) 2 km h–1 D) km s–1
2
Q. 21 A body applies a force of 5 N on the door. Whereas handle of door is 1 m away from the
pivot. If point application of force and point of rotation is same, torque acting on door is
A) 5 Nm C) 0.5 Nm
B) Zero D) 1 Nm
–1
Q. 22 If a tennis ball moving with velocity 15 ms collides elastically with a wall then
velocity of tennis ball after collision will be__________
A) 15 ms–1 C) 30 ms–1
–1
B) –15 ms D) –30 ms–1
Q. 23 A 1000-kg airplane moves in straight flight at constant speed. The force of air
friction is 1800 N. The net force on the plane is:
A) Zero C) 11800 N
B) 1800 N D) 9800 N
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Q. 24 If initial velocity of projectile is doubled then which is correct
Time of flight Max. height Horizontal range
A) Same Doubled 4 times
B) Same 4 times 4 times
C) Doubled 4 times Doubled
D) Doubled 4 times 4 times
Q. 25 When direction of r and F are reversed then
A) Torque remains same C) Torque changes
B) Magnitude of torque changes D) Direction of torque changes
Q. 26 As shown in the figure a particle moves from 0 to A, and then A to B. Find path
length (distance) and displacement.

A) 8m, -2m C) 2m, -2m

B) 8m, -8m D) 2m, 2m
Q. 27 Angle between r  F and − F  r is
A) 0o C) 180o
o
B) 45 D) None
Q. 28 A ball is projected at 45° its horizontal rang is 10m, then the height is
A) 2 m C) 4 m
B) 3m D) 2.5 m
Q. 29 An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40sec what will be
displacement at the end of 1minute.
A) O C) 2R
B) R D) 3R
Q. 30 Accurate value of instantaneous velocity can be obtained if
A) ∆t → 0 C) Both ∆t → 0 and ∆d → 0
B) ∆ d → 0 D) ∆t → 0 and ∆d → ∞
Q. 31 Torque is equal to zero if  is
A) 180o B) 90o C) 60o D) 30o
Q. 32 A stone is thrown horizontally and follows the path XYZ shown. The direction of
the acceleration of the stone at point Y is:

A) ↓ C)
B) → D)
Q. 33 A particle goes from point A to B in 1.0s. It is moving in a semicircle of radius 1.0m.
The magnitude of average velocity is

A) 3.14 m/s C) 1.9 m/s

B) 2.0 m/s D) zero
Q. 34 At the highest point, the velocity of projectile is
A) Maximum C) Minimum
B) Zero D) Equal to half of x–component of velocity
Q. 35 In a couple, the resultant of two forces is
A) 2F C) F
B) 2/F D) Zero
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Q. 36 Newton’s 2nd law of motion establishes relationship between:
A) Force and acceleration C) Mass and force
B) Mass and velocity D) Acceleration and mass
Rmax
Q. 37 If R = then angle of projection is
2
A) 30o C) 60o
o
B) 15 D) none
Q. 38 A body is projected at angle ‘θ’ with horizontal by velocity vi, the vertical
component of its velocity at any time t is
A) vi Sin 2θ + gt C) vi Cos θ
B) vi Cos θ- gt D) vi sin θ- gt
Q. 39 A body, whose momentum is constant, must have constant
A) Force C) Velocity
B) Acceleration D) All of these
Q. 40 A force of 100 dynes acts on mass of 5 gm for 10 sec. The velocity produced is
A) 2 cm/sec C) 20 cm/sec
B) 200 cm/sec D) 2000 cm/sec
Q. 41 For rotational motion  =
A) I/ B) /I C) I D) I
Q. 42 For long range and greater precision
A) Powered C) Powered and guided missiles are used
B) Remote control guided D) Unpowered missile are used
Q. 43 Anti-clockwise torque is taken as
A) Positive C) Zero
B) Negative D) None of these
Q. 44 For finding the height of projectile, the equation used is:
A) 2S = a (vf2 – vi2) C) S = 2a (vf2 – vi2)
B) 2aS = vf2 – vi2 D) a = 2S (vf2 – vi2)
Q. 45 How far does a car travel in 3s if its initial velocity is 2 m/s and its acceleration is 2
m/s2 in the forward direction?
A) 15 m C) 36 m
B) 24 m D) 48 m
Q. 46 Which of the following is NOT an example of accelerated motion?
A) Vertical component of projectile motion C) A swinging pendulum
B) Circular motion at constant speed D) Horizontal component of projectile motion
Q. 47 The ratio of impulse to time is
A) Force C) Torque
B) Distance D) Time
Q. 48 A truck weighing 2500 kg and moving with a velocity of 21 ms-1 collides with
stationary car weighing 1000 kg. The truck and the car move together after the
impact. Calculate their common velocity.
A) 15 ms–1 C) 5 ms–1
C) 10 ms–1 D) 20 ms–1
Q. 49 A 70 g ball collides with another ball of mass 140 g. The initial velocity of the first
ball is 9 ms−1 to the right while the second ball is at rest. If the collision were
perfectly elastic; what would be the velocity of the two balls in ms–1 after the
collision?
A) –3, 6 C) 6, –3
B) 3, 7 D) –7, 3
Q. 50 If two objects of equal masses ‘m’ are moving towards each other with the same
speeds ‘v’ then what will be the total final momentum after elastic head-on
collision?
A) – mv kg/s C) 2 mv kg/s
B) mv kg m/s D) 0 kg m/s

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Q. 51 The range of the projectile depends upon the velocity of the projection and the angle
of the projection i.e 45°. For a fixed velocity, when the angle of projection is larger
than 45°. Which of the following is correct?
A) both the height and the range attained by the projectile will be less
B) both the height and the range attained by the projectile will be more
C) The height attained by the projectile will be less but the range is more
D) The height attained by the projectile will be more but the range is less
Q. 52 If S is the distance move by body and D is displacement, then which of give is not
possible
A) S > D C) S = D
B) S < D D) S  D
Q. 53 A baseball is thrown vertically into the air. The acceleration of the ball at its highest
point is
A) 2g, down C) g, up
B) Zero D) g, down
Q. 54 A force acting on a body cannot produce torque if
A) Its line of action passes through pivot
B) Its line of action parallel to axis of rotation
C) Its moment arm is zero
D) All are correct
Q. 55 An object of mass 100 g is falling freely under gravity. Consider there is no air
friction, then after 2 s, net force on it become
A) 1 N C) 9.8 N
B) 98 N D) Zero
→ →
Q. 56 At maximum height in projectile motion v and a are
A) Parallel C) Perpendicular
B) Anti parallel D) None
o
Q. 57 The ratio of range and height at 45 is
A) 1 : 4 C) 1 : 2
B) 4 : 1 D) 2 : 1
Q. 58 If H = R then angle of projection is
A) 45o C) 76o
B) 60o D) 90o
Q. 59 The resultant torque produced in the system as shown in the fig is

A) Mgr + mgr C) Mgr-mgr

B) 2gr (M + m) D) (M-m) 2gr
Q. 60 A shell at rest explodes in two pieces of equal masses. The two pieces will move
relative to each other
A) Be at rest C) Different velocities
B) With same speed in opposite direction D) With same velocity in same direction

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