PHYSICS

TARGET IIT JEE 2014

XI (P)

CIRCULAR MOTION &

WORK POWER ENERGY

CONTENTS
THEORY .............................................................................. Page –2
EXERCISE–I ...................................................................... Page –4

EXERCISE–II ..................................................................... Page –6

EXERCISE–III ................................................................... Page –8

OBJECTIVE QUESTION BANK...................................... Page –12

ANSWER KEY .................................................................... Page –22

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1. A body moving with constant speed in a circular path is continuously accelerated towards the centre of
rotation. The magnitude of this normal acceleration is given by
v2
an = =2 r
r
where v is the constant speed (v = r) and
r is the radius of the circular path
dv
Tangential acceleration : at = , a= a 2t  a 2n
dt

v2
2. Radius of curvature : r =
an

3. According to Newton’s second law, a body moving in a circular path with constant speed must be acted
upon by an unbalanced force which is always directed towards the centre. This necessary unbalanced
force is called the centripetal force.
mv 2
F= = m2r
r
4. Centrifugal force is a pseudo force which is observed by an observer in rotating frame.
 2 
Fcf  mframe r

Work (W) :
The work W done by a constant force F when its point of application
undergoes a displacement s is defined as
W = F.s = Fs cos 
where  is the angle between F and s.Work is a scalar quantity and its
SI units is N-m or joule (J).

Note: Only the component (F cos ) of the force F which is along the displacement contributes to the work
done.
If F = Fx î  Fy ĵ  Fz k̂ and s  x î  yˆj  zk̂
 
then W = F ·s = Fxx + Fyy + Fz z

5. Work done by a Variable Force : When the magnitude and direction of a force varies with position,
The work done by such a force for an infinitesimal displacement ds is given by

dW = F · d s

In terms of rectangular components,

XB YB ZB
WAB   Fx dx   Fydy   Fzdz
XA YA ZA

6. Work Done by a Spring Force : The work done by the spring force for a displacement from xi to xf is
given by
1
Ws   k x f2  x i2
 
2

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7. Work Energy theorem :
Work done on a body can produce a change in its kinetic energy. Work is required to produce motion
and it is also required to destroy motion.
W = K = Kf – Ki

8. Conservative Force : The force which does work in complete independence of the path followed the
body is called a conservative force. The gravitational force, spring force and electrostatic force are the
examples of conservative forces.

9. Non-Conservative Force : The work done by a non-conservative force not only depends on the initial
and final positions but also on the path followed. The common examples of such forces
are : frictional force and drag force of fluids.

10. Potential Energy : The potential energy is defined only for conservative forces.
B
UB–UA = –  Fc .ds
A

dU
11. Conservative force : Fc = –
dx
dU
At equilibrium, =0
dx

d 2U
The point B is the position of stable equilibrium, because >0
dx 2

d 2U
The point C is the position odf unstable equilibrium, because <0
dx 2

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EXERCISE–I

Q.1 A particle is travelling in a circular path of radius 4m. At a certain instant the particle is moving at 20m/s and
its acceleration is at an angle of 37o from the direction to the centre of the circle as seen from the particle
(a) At what rate is the speed of the particle increasing?
(b) What is the magnitude of the acceleration?

Q.2 A particle is revolving in a circle of radius 1m with an angular speed of 12 rad/s. At t = 0, it was subjected
to a constant angular acceleration  and its angular speed increased to(480/) rpm in 2 sec. Particle
then continues to move with attained speed. Calculate
(a) angular acceleration of the particle,
(b) tangential velocity of the particle as a function of time.
(c) acceleration of the particle at t = 0.5 second and at t = 3 second
(d) angular displacement at t = 3 second.

Q.3 A stone is thrown horizontally with the velocity 15m/s. Determine the tangential and normal accelerations
of the stone in 1 second after it begins to move.

Q.4 A particle moves in a circle of radius R with a constant speed v. Then, find the magnitude of average
R
acceleration during a time interval 2 v .


Q.5 A particle moves in the x-y plane with the velocity v  a î  b t ˆj . At the instant t = a 3 b the magnitude
of tangential, normal and total acceleration are _____, _______, & _________.

Q.6 A particle is moving in a circle of radius 2m such that its centripetal acceleration is given by ac = 2t2.
Find the angle (in rad.) traversed by the particle in the first two seconds.

Q.7 A mass m rotating freely in a horizontal circle of radius 1 m on a

frictionless smooth table supports a stationary mass 2m, attached to the
other end of the string passing through smooth hole O in table, hanging
vertically. Find the angular velocity of rotation.

Q.8 Two strings of length l = 0.5 m each are connected to a block of mass m = 2 kg at
one end and their ends are attached to the point A and B 0.5 m apart on a vertical
T1
pole which rotates with a constant angular velocity  = 7 rad/sec. Find the ratio T
2

of tension in the upper string (T1) and the lower string (T2). [Use g = 9.8 m/s2]

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Q.9 Fx that varies with position as in figure. Find the work done by the force on the body as it moves (a)
from x = 0 to x = 5.00 m, (b) from x = 5.00 m to x = 10.0 m, and (c) from x = 10.0 m to x = 15.0 m.
(d) What is the total work done by the force over the distance x = 0 to x = 15.0 m?
Fx(N)

3
2
1
x(m)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Q.10 A spring, which is initially in its unstretched condition, is first stretched by a length x and then again by a
W2
further length x. The work done in the first case is W1 and in the second case is W2. Find .
W1

Q.11 A 4 kg particle moves along the X-axis. It's position x varies with time according to x(t) = t + 2t3, where
x is in m and t is in seconds. Compute:
(a) The kinetic energy at time t.
(b) The force acting on the particle at time t.
(c) The power delivered to the particle at time t.
(d) The work done on the particle from t = 0 to t = 2 seconds.

Q.12 A small object of mass m is pulled to the top of a frictionless half-cylinder (of radius R) by a cord that
passes over the top of the cylinder, as illustrated in figure. If the object moves at a constant speed, show
that F = mg cos . Find the work done in moving the object at constant speed from the bottom to the top
of the half cylinder.
F
•m
R


Q.13 In the figure shown, pulley and spring are ideal. Find the potential energy stored
in the spring (m1 > m2).

Q.14 The P.E. of a particle oscillating on x-axis is given as U = 20 + (x – 2)2 here U is in Joules & x is in
meters. Total mechanical energy of particle is 36 J
(a) Find the mean position
(b) Find the max. K.E. of the particle

Q.15 The potential function for a conservative force is given by U = k( x + y). Find the work done by the
conservative force in moving a particle from the point A(1, 1) to point B (2, 3).

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Q.16 A block of mass m placed on a smooth horizontal surface is attached to a spring
and is held at rest by a force P as shown. Suddenly the force P changes its
direction opposite to the previous one. How many times is the maximum extension
l2 of the spring longer compared to its initial compression l1?

Q.17 Power applied to a particle varies with time as P = (3t2 – 2t +1) watt, where t is in second. Find the
change in its kinetic energy between time t = 2 s and t = 4 s.

Q.18 A 650-kg elevator starts from rest. It moves upward for 3.00 s with constant acceleration until it reaches
its cruising speed of 1.75 m/s.
(a) What is the average power of the elevator motor during this period?
(b) How does this power compare with its power when it moves at its cruising speed?

Q.19 Consider the shown arrangement when a is bob of mass ‘m’ is suspended by means

of a string connected to peg P. If the bob is given a horizontal velocity u having
magnitude 3gl , find the minimum speed of the bob in subsequent motion.

Q.20 A bead of mass m is attached to one end of a spring of natural length 3 R and

( 3  1) mg
spring constant k = . The other end of the spring is fixed at point A
R
on a smooth fixed vertical ring of radius R as shown in the figure. What is the
normal reaction at B just after the bead is released?

Q.21 A body of mass 2 kg is moving under the influence of a central force whose potential energy is given by
U (r) = 2r3 Joule. If the body is moving in a circular orbit of 5m,then find its energy.

Q.22 A ball is attached to a light thread of length 35cm as shown. It is projected horizontally
with a speed v. It is seen that the thread becomes slack when it makes an angle of
60° with the upward vertical. What was value of v (in cm/s) ?

EXERCISE–II
Q.1 A ball of mass 1 kg is released from position A inside a wedge with a hemispherical
cut of radius 0.5 m as shown in the figure. Find the force exerted by the vertical
wall OM on wedge, when the ball is in position B. (neglect friction everywhere).
Take (g = 10 m/s2)

Q.2 A particle is confined to move along the +x axis under the action of a force F(x)
that is derivable from the potential U(x) =ax3bx.
(a) Find the expression for F(x)
(b) When the total energy of the particle is zero, the particle can be trapped with in
the interval x=0 to x=x1. For this case find the values of x1.
(c) Determine the maximum kinetic energy that the trapped particle has in its motion. Express all answers in
terms a and b. At what value of x will the kinetic energy be maximum ?

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Q.3 Two blocks of mass m1=10kg and m2=5kg connected to each other by a massless inextensible string of
length 0.3m are placed along a diameter of a turn table. The coefficient of friction between the table and
m1 is 0.5 while there is no friction between m2 and the table. The table is rotating with an angular velocity
of 10rad/sec about a vertical axis passing through its centre. The masses are placed along the diameter
of the table on either side of the centre O such that m1 is at a distance of 0.124m from O. The masses are
observed to be at rest with respect to an observer on the turn table.
(i) Calculate the frictional force on m1
(ii) What should be the minimum angular speed of the turn table so that the masses will slip from this position.
(iii) How should the masses be placed with the string remaining taut, so that there is no frictional force acting
on the mass m1.

Q.4 A stone is launched upward at 45° with speed v 0. A bee follows the trajectory of the stone at a constant
speed equal to the initial speed of the stone.
(a) Find the radius of curvature at the top point of the trajectory.
(b) What is the acceleration of the bee at the top point of the trajectory? For the stone, neglect the air
resistance.

Q.5 The blocks are of mass 2 kg shown is in equilibrium. At t = 0 right spring in fig (i) and right string in
fig (ii) breaks. Find the ratio of instantaneous acceleration of blocks?

figure (i) figure (ii)

Q.6 A ring of mass m can slide over a smooth vertical rod. The ring is connected to a
4mg
spring of force constant K = where 2R is the natural length of the spring. The
R
other end of the spring is fixed to the ground at a horizontal distance 2R from the
base of the rod. The mass is released at a height of 1.5R from ground
(a) calculate the work done by the spring.
(b) calculate the velocity of the ring as it reaches the ground.

Q.7 The ends of spring are attached to blocks of mass 3kg and 2kg. The 3kg block rests on
a horizontal surface and the 2kg block which is vertically above it is in equilibrium
producing a compression of 1cm of the spring. The 2kg mass must be compressed
further by at least _______, so that when it is released, the 3 kg block may be lifted off
the ground.

Q.8 A uniform rod of mass m length L is sliding along its length on a horizontal table
whose top is partly smooth & rest rough with friction coefficient . If
the rod after moving through smooth part, enters the rough with velocity v0.
(a) What will be the magnitude of the friction force when its x length (< L) lies in the rough part during
sliding.
(b) Determine the minimum velocity v0 with which it must enter so that it lies completely in rough region
before coming to rest.
(c) If the velocity is double the minimum velocity as calculated in part (b) then what distance does its front
end A would have travelled in rough region before rod comes to rest.
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Q.9 A car’s engine can deliver 90kW of power. The car’s mass is 1000kg.

Assume the total resistive force is proportional to the velocity: |Ffriction| = v. The drag coefficient  is
 = 100Ns/m. Car can maintain on a level road a maximum speed of _______ m/s? [4]
Q.10 Two trains of equal masses are drawn along smooth level lines by engines; one of then X exerts a
constant force while the other Y works at a constant rate. Both start from rest & after a time interval 't'
both again have the same velocity v. Find the ratio of travelled distance during the interval 't'.
Q.11 A particle is suspended vertically from a point O by an inextensible massless
string of length L. A vertical line AB is at a distance L/8 from O as shown.
The object given a horizontal velocity u. At some point, its motion ceases
to be circular and eventually the object passes through the line AB. At the
instant of crossing AB, its velocity is horizontal. Find u.

Q.12 A particle of mass 5 kg is free to slide on a smooth ring of radius r = 20 cm fixed in

a vertical plane. The particle is attached to one end of a spring whose other end is
fixed to the top point O of the ring. Initially the particle is at rest at a point A of the
ring such that  OCA = 60°, C being the centre of the ring. The natural length of the
spring is also equal to r = 20cm. After the particle is released and slides down the
ring the contact force between the particle & the ring becomes zero when it reaches
the lowest position B. Determine the force constant of the spring.

Q.13 Ablock of mass m is held at rest on a smooth horizontal floor.Alight frictionless,

small pulley is fixed at a height of 6 m from the floor. A light inextensible string
of length 16 m, connected with A passes over the pulley and another identical
block B is hung from the string. Initial height of B is 5m from the floor as
shown in Fig. When the system is released from rest, B starts to move vertically
downwards and A slides on the floor towards right.
(i) If at an instant string makes an angle  with horizontal, calculate relation between velocity u of A and v of B.
(ii) Calculate v when B strikes the floor.
EXERCISE–III
Q.1 A simple pendulum is oscillating without damping. When the displacement of the bob is less that maximum,

its acceleration vector a is correctly shown in [JEE (Scr.)’2002]

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

Q.2 A particle, which is constrained to move along the x-axis, is subjected to a force in the same direction
which varies with the distance x of the particle x of the particle from the origin as
F(x) = – kx + ax2. Here k and a are positive constants. For x  0, the functional form of the potential
energy U (x) of the particle is [JEE (Scr.)’2002]

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

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Q.3 An ideal spring with spring-constant k is hung from the ceiling and a block of mass M is attached to its
lower end. The mass is released with the spring initially unstretched. Then the maximum extension in the
spring is [JEE (Scr.)’2002]
(A) 4 Mg/k (B) 2 Mg/k (C) Mg/k (D) Mg/2k

Q.4 A spherical ball of mass m is kept at the highest point in the space between two
fixed, concentric spheres A and B (see figure). The smaller sphere A has a radius R
and the space between the two spheres has a width d. The ball has a diameter very
slightly less than d. All surfaces are frictionless. The ball is given a gentle push
(towards the right in the figure). The angle made by the radius vector of the ball with
the upward vertical is denoted by  (shown in the figure). [JEE' 2002]
(a) Express the total normal reaction force exerted by the spheres on the ball as a function of angle .
(b) Let NA and NB denote the magnitudes of the normal reaction force on the ball exerted by the spheres A
and B, respectively. Sketch the variations of NA and NB as functions of cos in the range 0     by
drawing two separate graphs in your answer book, taking cos on the horizontal axes.

Q.5 A particle of mass m, moving in a circular path of radius R with a constant

speed v2 is located at point (2R, 0) at time t = 0 and a man starts
moving with a velocity v1 along the +ve y-axis from origin at time t = 0.
Calculate the linear momentum of the particle w.r.t. the man as a function
of time. [JEE' 2003]

Q.6 A particle is placed at the origin and  x > 0 a force F = kx is acting on it (where k is a positive constant).
If U(0) = 0, the graph of U(x) versus x will be (where U is the potential energy function)
[JEE' 2004(Scr)]

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

Q.7 STATEMENT-1
A block of mass m starts moving on a rough horizontal surface with a velocity v. It stops due to friction
between the block and the surface after moving through a certain distance. The surface is now tilted to an
angle of 30° with the horizontal and the same block is made to go up on the surface with the same initial
velocity v. The decrease in the mechanical energy in the second situation is smaller than that in the first
situation.
because
STATEMENT-2
The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface decreases with the increase in the angle of
inclination.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True [JEE 2007]

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Q.8 A bob of mass M is suspended by a massless string of length L. The horizontal velocity V at position A
is just sufficient to make it reach the point B. The angle  at which the speed of the bob is half of that at
A, satisfies [JEE 2008]
Figure :
B


L

V
A
    3 3
(A)  = (B) << (C) << (D) <<
4 4 2 2 4 4

Q.9 STATEMENT-1 : For an observer looking out through the window of a fast moving train, the nearby
objects appear to move in the opposite direction to the train, while the distant objects appear to be
stationary. [JEE 2008]
and
 
STATEMENT-2 : If the observer and the object are moving at velocities V1 and V2 respectively with
 
reference to a laboratory frame, the velocity of the object with respect to the observer is V2  V1 .
(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True ; STATEMENT-2 is a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True ; STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation
for STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False
(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

Q.10 A light inextensible string that goes over a smooth fixed pulley as shown
in the figure connects two blocks of masses 0.36 kg and 0.72 kg. Taking
g = 10 m/s2, find the work done (in joules) by the string on the block of
mass 0.36 kg during the first second after the system is released from
rest. [JEE-2009]

Q.11 A block of mass 2 kg is free to move along the x-axis. It is at rest and from t = 0 onwards it is subjected
to a time-dependent force F(t) in the x direction. The force F(t) varies with t as shown in the figure. The
kinetic energy of the block after 4.5 seconds is [JEE-2010]
F(t)

4N

4.5s
O 3s t

(A) 4.50J (B) 7.50J (C) 5.06J (D) 14.06J

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Q.12 A ball of mass (m) 0.5 kg is attached to the end of a string having length (L) 0.5 m. The ball is rotated on
a horizontal circular path about vertical axis. The maximum tension that the string can bear is 324 N. The
maximum possible value of angular velocity of ball (in radian/s) is [JEE-2011]

(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 27 (D) 36

Q.13 A block of mass 0.18 kg is attached to a spring of force-constant 2N/m. The coefficient of friction
between the block and the floow is 0.1. Initially the block is at rest and the spring is un-stretched. An
impulse is given to the block as shown in the figure. The block slides a distance of 0.06 m and comes to
rest for the first time. The initial velocity of the block in m/s is V = N/10. Then N is [JEE-2011]

Q.14 Two identical discs of same radius R are rotating about their axes in opposite directions with the same
constant angular speed . The discs are in the same horizontal plane. At time t = 0, the points P and Q
are facing each other as shown in the figure. The relative speed between the two points P and Q is vr. In
one time period (T) of rotation of the discs, vr as a function of time is best represented by
[JEE-2012]

 

P Q
R R

vr vr

(A) (B)

0 t 0 t
T T

vr vr

(C) (D)

0 t 0 t
T T

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 OBJECTIVE QUESTION BANK
[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
Take approx. 2 minutes for answering each question.

Q.1 If angular velocity of a disc depends an angle rotated  as  = 2 + 2, then its angular acceleration  at
 = 1 rad is :
(A) 8 rad/sec2 (B) 10 rad/sec2 (C) 12 rad/sec2 (D) None

Q.2 A particle is moving in a circle :

(A) The resultant force on the particle must be towards the centre.
(B) The cross product of the tangential acceleration and the angular velocity will be zero.
(C) The direction of the angular acceleration and the angular velocity must be the same.
(D) The resultant force may be towards the centre.

Q.3 Figure shows path followed by a particle and position of a particle at any instant. Four different students
have represented the velocity vectors and acceleration vectors at the given instant. Which vector diagram
can not be true in any situation? (In each figure velocity is tangential to the trajectory).


v 
trajectory of  
v ° v
particle
v
90
P   >90°
>90° a
90°
particle at a 
a 
given instant
 a
Sita a Ram Shyam
Gita

(A) Sita (B) Gita (C) Ram (D) Shyam

Q.4 The graphs below show angular velocity as a function of time. In which one is the magnitude of the
angular acceleration constantly decreasing?

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

Q.5 The magnitude of displacement of a particle moving in a circle of radius a with constant angular speed 
varies with time 't' as.
t t
(A) 2 a sint (B) 2a sin (C) 2a cos t (D) 2a cos
2 2

Q.6 Tangential acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius 1 m varies with

time t as (initial velocity of particle is zero). Time after which total acceleration of
particle makes and angle of 30° with radial acceleration is
(A) 4 sec (B) 4/3 sec
(C) 22/3 sec (D) 2 sec

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Q.7 A pendulum bob is swinging in a vertical plane such that its angular amplitude is less than 900. At its
highest point, the string is cut. Which trajectory is possible for the bob afterwards.

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

Q.8 The dumbell is placed on a frictionless horizontal table. Sphere A is attached to

a frictionless pivot so that B can be made to rotate about A with constant angular
velocity. If B makes one revolution in period P, the tension in the rod is
4 2 Md 8 2 Md 4 2 Md 2Md
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) (D)
P P P P

Q.9 A road is banked at an angle of 30° to the horizontal for negotiating a curve of radius 10 3 m. At what
velocity will a car experience no friction while negotiating the curve?
(A) 54 km/hr (B) 72 km/hr
(C) 36 km/hr (D) 18 km/hr

Q.10 An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see the figure). The
coefficient of friction between the insect and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining
the centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle  with the
vertical, the maximum possible value of  is given by [JEE(Scr.)’2001]
(A) cot  = 3 (B) tan  = 3 (C) sec  = 3 (D) cosec  = 3

Q.11 A man is standing on a rough (= 0.5) horizontal disc rotating with constant angular velocity of
5 rad/sec. At what distance from centre should he stand so that he does not slip on the disc?
(A) R  0.2m (B) R > 0.2 m
(C) R > 0.5 m (D) R > 0.3 m

Q.12 A car travelling on a smooth road passes through a curved portion of the road in
form of an arc of circle of radius 10 m. If the mass of car is 500 kg, the reaction
on car at lowest point P where its speed is 20 m/s is
(A) 35 kN (B) 30 kN (C) 25 kN (D) 20 kN

Q.13 The ratio of period of oscillation of the conical pendulum to that of the simple pendulum is :
(Assume the strings are of the same length in the two cases and  is the angle made by the string with the
vertical in case of conical pendulum)
(A) cos  (B) cos  (C) 1 (D) none of these

Q.14 A conical pendulum is moving in a circle with angular velocity as shown. If
tension in the string is T, which of following equations are correct ?
(A) T = m2l (B) T sin = m2l
(C) T = mg cos (D) T = m2 l sin

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Q.15 A long horizontal rod has a bead which can slide along its length, and initially placed at a distance L from
one end of A of the rod. The rod is set in angular motion about A with constant angular acceleration. If
the coefficient of friction between the rod and the bead is  and gravity is neglected, then the time after
which the bead starts slipping is
  1
(A) (B) (C)  (D) infinitesimal
 

Q.16 A particle is moving along the circle x2 + y2 = a2 in anticlockwise direction. The x–y plane is a rough
horizontal stationary surface. At the point (a cos, a sin), the unit vector in the direction of friction on the
particle is:
(A) cos  î  sin  ˆj  
(B)  cos  î  sin  ˆj (C) sin  î  cos  ˆj (D) cos  î  sin  ˆj

Q.17 A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed v0 in time t0. The work done on the body
till any time t is
3
1  t2  1  t0   t   t 
(A) mv02  2  (B) mv02   (C) mv02   (D) mv02  
2  t0  2  t   t0   t0 

Q.18 A man who is running has half the kinetic energy of the boy of half his mass. The man speeds up by
1 m/s and then has the same kinetic energy as the boy. The original speed of the man was
(A) 2 m/s (B) ( 2 – 1) m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) ( 2 + 1) m/s

Q.19 The work done in joules in increasing the extension of a spring of stiffness 10 N/cm from 4 cm to 6 cm is:
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 50 (D) 100

Q.20 A body with mass 2 kg moves in one direction in the presence of a force
which is described by the potential energy graph. If the body is released
from rest at x = 2m, then its speed when it crosses x = 5 m is
(A) zero (B) 1 ms–1
(C) 2 ms–1 (D) 3 ms–1

Q.21 A block of mass m is hung vertically from an elastic thread of force constant mg/a. Initially the thread was
at its natural length and the block is allowed to fall freely. The kinetic energy of the block when it passes
through the equilibrium position will be :
(A) mga (B) mga/2 (C) zero (D) 2mga

Q.22 The work done by centripetal force in one revolution on a particle performing uniform circular motion
is zero because :
(A) the net displacement is zero
(B) the force is not real
(C) the force is zero
(D) the force is perpendicular to the displacement at every instant

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Q.23 A light spring of length 20 cm and force constant 200 N/m is placed vertically on a table.A small block
of mass 1 kg falls on it. The length h from the surface of the table at which the ball will have the maximum
velocity is
(A) 20 cm (B) 15 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 5 cm

Q.24 A particle is projected at an angle  = 30º with the horizontal. Which of the following curves best
represents the variation of KE and potential energy as a function of time? [Take the point of projection
as the reference level for the gravitational potential energy.]
KE/PE KE/PE

KE KE

(A) (B)
PE PE
t t

KE/PE KE/PE

KE KE

(C) (D)
PE PE
t t

Q.25 The P.E. of a certain spring when stretched from natural length through a distance 0.3 m is 10 J. The
amount of work in joule that must be done on this spring to stretch it through an additional distance
0.15 m will be
(A) 10 J (B) 20 J (C) 7.5 J (D) 12.5 J

Q.26 A rope of length l and mass ‘m’ is connected to a chain of length l and
mass 2m and hung vertically as shown in figure. What is the change in
gravitational potential energy if the system is inverted and hung from
same point.
(A) mg (B) 4mg (C) 3mg (D) 2mg

Q.27 In the figure shown all the surfaces are frictionless, and mass of the block,
m = 1 kg. The block and wedge are held initially at rest. Now wedge is given a
horizontal acceleration of 10 m/s2 by applying a force on the wedge, so that the
block does not slip on the wedge. Then work done by the normal force in
ground frame on the block in 3 seconds is
(A) 30 J (B) 60 J
(C) 150 J (D) 100 3J

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 Paragraph for question nos. 28 to 30
Saurav (mass = 50 kg) has missed his exams at Bansal Classes and he has been allotted a lower batch.
He is inspired by film ‘Sholay’ where Dharmendra threatens village men that he would jump from the
water tank if he is not married to Basanti. He decides to threaten Mr. Bansal to maintain his batch. He
goes to the top floor of Gaurav Tower and threatens to jump off if his batch is not restored. Mr. Bansal
does not give attention, so he jumps off with negligible velocity. But he is smart enough to tie an elastic
string (k = 100 N/m) to his leg before jumping. Neglect his dimensions, take natural length of string as 60
m. Height of Gaurav Tower is 100 m.

Q.28 What is the height from ground when his acceleration becomes zero ?
(A) 20m (B) 25m (C) 35m (D) 30m

Q.29 At what height from ground does he stop for the first time :
(A) 10m (B) 20m (C) 15m (D) 25 m

Q.30 What is his acceleration at that time ?

(A) g (B) g  (C) 5g  (D) 3g 

Q.31 A block attached with a spring is kept on a smooth horizontal surface. Now the free end of the spring is
pulled with a constant velocity u horizontally. Then the maximum energy stored in the spring during
subsequent motion is:

1
(A) mu2 (B) mu2 (C) 2 mu2 (D) 4 mu2
2

Q.32 A 1.0 kg block collides with a horizontal weightless spring of force constant
2.75 Nm–1 as shown in figure. The block compresses the spring 4.0 m from the
rest position. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and horizontal
surface is 0.25, the speed of the block at the instant of collision is
(A) 0.4 ms–1 (B) 4 ms–1 (C) 0.8 ms–1 (D) 8 ms–1


Q.33 The work done by the force F  x 2 î  y 2 ˆj around the path shown in the figure is
2 3 4 3
(A) a (B) zero (C) a3 (D) a
3 3

Q.34 A particle is released from rest at origin. It moves under influence of potential field U = x2 – 3x , kinetic
energy at x = 2 is
(A) 2 J (B) 1 J (C) 1.5 J (D) 0 J

Q.35 F = 2x2 – 3x – 2. Choose correct option

(A) x = – 1/2 is position of stable equilibrium (B) x = 2 is position of stable equilibrium
(C) x = – 1/2 is position of unstable equilibrium (D) x = 2 is position of neutral equilibrium

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Q.36 Assume the aerodynamic drag force on a car is proportional to its speed. If the power output from the
engine is doubled, then the maximum speed of the car.
(A) is unchanged (B) increases by a factor of 2
(C) is also doubled (D) increases by a factor of four.

Q.37 A bob attached to a string is held horizontal and released. The tension
and vertical distance from point of suspension can be represented by.

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

Q.38 A small cube with mass M starts at rest at point 1 at a height 4R, where R is the
radius of the circular part of the track. The cube slides down the frictionless
track and around the loop. The force that the track exerts on the cube at point
2 is nearly _____ times the cube's weight Mg.
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.39 The tube AC forms a quarter circle in a vertical plane. The ball B has an area of cross–section slightly
smaller than that of the tube, and can move without friction through it. B is placed at A and displaced
slightly. It will
(A) always be in contact with the inner wall of the tube
(B) always be in contact with the outer wall of the tube
(C) initially be in contact with the inner wall and later with the outer wall
(D) initially be in contact with the outer wall and later with the inner wall

Q.40 A stone is 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
the change in its velocity at it reaches a position where the string is horizontal is
(A) ( u 2  2 gl ) (B) 2gl
(C) ( u 2  gl ) (D) 2( u 2  gl )

Question No. 41 to 42 (2 questions)

A spring block system is placed on a rough horizontal floor. The block is pulled towards right to give
2mg mg
spring an elongation less than but more than and released.
K K
Q.41 Which of the following laws/principles of physics can be applied on the spring
block system
(A) conservation of mechanical energy
(B) conservation of momentum
(C) work energy principle
(D) None

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Q.42 The correct statement is
(A) The block will cross the natural length of the spring position.
(B) The block come to rest when the forces acting on it are exactly balanced
(C) The block will come to rest when the work done by friction becomes equal to the change in energy
stored in spring.
(D) None

Q.43 A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown below. Each of the tracks risks to the same
height. The speed with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases. At the highest point of the
track, the normal reaction is maximum in

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

Q.44 A particle is rotated in a vertical circle by connecting it to a light rod of length l and keeping the other end
of the rod fixed. The minimum speed of the particle when the light rod is horizontal for which the particle
will complete the circle is
(A) gl (B) 2gl (C) 3gl (D) none

[REASONING TYPE]
Q.1 Statement-1 : Non zero work has to be done on a moving particle to change its momentum.
Statement-2 : To change momentum of a particle a non zero net force should act on it.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.2 Consider a pendulum bob of length  hanging on a thin rod. Rod is given just sufficient velocity such that
it negotiates vertical circle.
Statement-1 : Minimum velocity at top most point of circle is nearly zero.
Statement-2 : In order to complete circle tension in rod is always nonzero during motion from lowest
to topmost point.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Take approx. 3 minutes for answering each question.
Q.1 A body of mass 1 kg starts moving from rest at t = 0, in a circular path of radius 8 m. Its kinetic energy
varies as a function of time as : K.E. = 2t2 Joules, where t is in seconds. Then
(A) tangential acceleration = 4 m/s2
(B) power of all forces at t = 2 sec is 8 watt
(C) first round is completed in 2 sec.
(D) tangential force at t = 2 sec is 4 newton.

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Q.2 A man is standing on a plank which is placed on smooth horizontal surface. There is sufficient friction
between feet of man and plank. Now man starts running over plank, correct statement is/are :

(A) Work done by friction on man with respect to ground is negative.

(B) Work done by friction on man with respect to ground is positive
(C) Work done by friction on plank with respect to ground is positive.
(D) Work done by friction on man with respect to plank is zero.

Q.3 A particle with constant total energy E moves in one dimension in a region where the potential energy is
U(x). The speed of the particle is zero where
(A) U(x) = E (B) U(x) = 0
dU( x ) d 2 U( x )
(C) =0 (D) =0
dx dx 2

Q.4 A particle is moving along a circular path. The angular velocity, linear velocity, angular acceleration and
   
centripetal acceleration of the particle at any instant respectively are , v,  and a c . Which of the
following relations is/are correct ?
   
(A)  • v  0 (B)  •   0
   
(C)  • a c  0 (D) v • a c  0

Q.5 A cart moves with a constant speed along a horizontal circular path. From the cart, a particle is thrown
up vertically with respect to the cart
(A) The particle will land somewhere on the circular path
(B) The particle will land outside the circular path
(C) The particle will follow an elliptical path
(D) The particle will follow a parabolic path

Q.6 The potential energy in joules of a particle of mass 1 kg moving in a plane is given by U = 3x + 4y, the
position coordinates of the point being x and y, measured in metres. If the particle is initially at rest at
(6,4), then
(A) its acceleration is of magnitude 5 m/s2
(B) its speed when it crosses the y-axis is 10 m/s
(C) it crosses the y-axis (x = 0) at y = –4
(D) it moves in a straight line passing through the origin (0,0)

Q.7 The alternative that gives the conservative force of the following is
 
(A) F1  2 xyî  x 2 ˆj (B) F2  y 3 î  xy 2 ˆj
 
(C) F3  yî  xĵ (D) F4  xy 2 î  x 2 ˆj

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Q.8 A box of mass m is released from rest at position 1 on the frictionless curved
track shown. It slides a distance d along the track in time t to reach position 2,
dropping a vertical distance h. Let v and a be the instantaneous speed and
instantaneous acceleration, respectively, of the box at position 2. Which of the
following equations is valid for this situation?
(A) h = vt (B) h = (1/2)gt2
(C) d = (1/2)at2 (D) mgh = (1/2)mv2

Q.9 A ball of mass m is attached to the lower end of light vertical spring of force constant k. The upper end
of the spring is fixed. The ball is released from rest with the spring at its normal (unstretched) length,
comes to rest again after descending through a distance x.
(A) x = mg/k
(B) x = 2 mg/k
(C) The ball will have no acceleration at the position where it has descended through x/2.
(D) The ball will have an upward acceleration equal to g at its lowermost position.

Q.10 An escalator is moving down with constant speed. You are moving on it such that you remain at rest with
respect to ground. Choose correct statements from ground frame :
(A) work done by you is zero
(B) work done by escalator on you is zero
(C) work done by gravity on you is zero
(D) work done by escalator on man is negative

Q.11 A particle of mass m is at rest in a train moving with constant velocity with respect to ground. Now the
particle is accelerated by a constant force F0 acting along the direction of motion of train for time t0. A girl
in the train and a boy on the ground measure the work done by this force. Which of the following are
INCORRECT?
(A) Both will measure the same work
(B) Boy will measure higher value than the girl
(C) Girl will measure higher value than the boy
(D) Data are insufficient for the measurement of work done by the force F0

Question No. 12 to 14 (3 questions)

A particle of mass m is released from a height H on a smooth curved
surface which ends into a vertical loop of radius R, as shown

Q.12 Choose the correct alternative(s) if H = 2R

(A) The particles reaches the top of the loop with zero velocity
(B) The particle cannot reach the top of the loop
(C) The particle breaks off at a height H = R from the base of the loop
(D) The particle break off at a height R < H < 2R

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Q.13 If  is instantaneous angle which the line joining the particle and the centre of the loop makes with the
vertical, then identify the correct statement(s) related to the normal reaction N between the block and
the surface
(A) The maximum value N occurs at  = 0
(B) The minimum value of N occurs at  =  for H > 5R/2
(C) The value of N becomes negative for /2 <  < 3/2
(D) The value of N becomes zero only when   /2

Q.14 The minimum value of H required so that the particle makes a complete vertical circle is given by
(A) 5 R (B) 4 R
(C) 2.5 R (D) 2 R

Q.15 The figure shows one direct path and 4 indirect paths from point A to B. Along the direct path and 3 of
indirect paths only a conservative force F does work on a object. On the fourth path, both conservative
F and non conservative force Fnc do work on the object. The change of mechanical energy in each path
is indicated.

C –30J D

32J E –6J F 10J

20J –4J
A B
15J –10J
40J G 7J H 2J

I –30J J

(A) the path on which Fnc acts is AIJB

(B) Emec along direct path is 12J
(C) work done by Fnc along the path where it acts is –2J
(D) if we want to conserve mechanical energy, we can move along path AEFBHGA.

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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE–I
Q.1 (a) 75m/s2, (b) 125m/s2

Q.2 (a) 2 rad/s2, (b) 12+2t for t < 2s, 16 for t > 2s, (c) 28565 ~ 169, 256 m/s2 (d) 44 rad

2g 3g 2 2 v2
Q.3 at= , an= Q.4 Q.5 3b 2 , b 2 , b Q.6 0002.00
13 13 R

Q.7 2g rad/s Q.8 9 Q.9 (a) 7.5 J (b) 15 J (c) 7.5 J (d) 30 J

Q.10 W2 = 3W1 Q.11 (a) 2 + 24t2 + 72t4 J, (b) 48 t N, (c) 48t + 288t3 W, (d) 1248 J

2m12 g 2
Q.12 mgR Q.13 Q.14 (a) x =2, (b) 16 J Q.15 –3k
k

Q.16 3 Q.17 46 J Q.18 (a) 6 × 103 W (b) 1 × 104 W

1 gl
Q.19 Q.20 1 3 2 mg Q.21
 625 J Q.22 350
3 3

EXERCISE–II
15 3 b 2b b b
Q.1 N Q.2 F = 3ax2 + b, x = , KEmax = , x
2 a 3 3 a 3a

V02
Q.3 (i) 36N, (ii) 11.66rad/sec ,(iii) 0.1m, 0.2m Q.4 (a) , (b) 2g Q.5 25/24
2g

m 5
Q.6 mgR/2, 2 gR Q.7 2.5cm Q.8 (a) f = - xg ; (b) g ; (c)
 2

3 3 
Q.9 30 Q.10 3/4 Q.11 u= gL  2  Q.12 500N/m
 2 
40
Q.13 u = vsec , v = m/s
41

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 EXERCISE–III
Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 B

NA
NB
mg
5mg
Q.4 (a) N=3mg cos – 2mg, (b)
cos
cos
cos= 2/3 cos =1 cos= 2/3
cos= –1


Q.5 PPM  m v PM   mv 2 sin t î  m ( v 2 cos t  v1 ) ˆj Q.6 A Q.7 C

Q.8 D Q.9 B Q.10 8 Q.11 C Q.12 D

Q.13 4 Q.14 A

OBJECTIVE QUESTION BANK

[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 D Q.4 A Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 C

Q.8 B Q.9 C Q.10 A Q.11 A Q.12 C Q.13 B Q.14 A

Q.15 A Q.16 C Q.17 A Q.18 D Q.19 A Q.20 C Q.21 B

Q.22 D Q.23 B Q.24 C Q.25 D Q.26 A Q.27 C Q.28 C

Q.29 A Q.30 C Q.31 A Q.32 D Q.33 B Q.34 A Q.35 A

Q.36 B Q.37 A Q.38 C Q.39 C Q.40 D Q.41 C Q.42 C

Q.43 A Q.44 B

[REASONING TYPE]
Q.1 D Q.2 C

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.1 B Q.2 A, C, D Q.3 A Q.4 A, C, D

Q.5 B, D Q.6 A, B, C Q.7 A, C Q.8 D

Q.9 B, C, D Q.10 C, D Q.11 A, C Q.12 B, D

Q.13 A, B, D Q.14 C Q.15 B, C

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