The driver of a car travelling at velocity v suddenly sees a broad wall in front of him at a distance d. He should 

  • Brake sharply

  • Turn sharply

  • (1) and (2) both

  • None of the above

Which of the following graph depicts spring constant k versus length l of the spring correctly

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

Work done by a frictional force is

  • Negative

  • Positive

  • Zero

  • All of the above

A block of mass 50 kg slides over a horizontal distance of 1 m. If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is 0.2, then work done against friction is 

  • 98 J

  • 72J

  • 56 J

  • 34 J

A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r with a constant speed v. The force on the body is mv2r and is directed towards the centre. What is the work done by this force in moving the body over half the circumference of the circle

  • mv2πr2

  • Zero

  • mv2r2

  • πr2mv2

A man pushes a wall and fails to displace it. He does:

  • Negative work
  • Positive but not maximum work
  • No work at all
  • Maximum work

A body moves a distance of 10 m along a straight line under the action of a force of 5 N. If the work done is 25 joules, the angle which the force makes with the direction of motion of the body is

  • 30°

  • 60°

  • 90°

A force acts on a 30 gm particle in such a way that the position of the particle as a function of time is given by x=3t4t2+t3, where x is in metres and t is in seconds. The work done during the first 4 seconds is 

  • 5.28 J

  • 450 mJ

  • 490 mJ

  • 530 mJ

The minimum work done in pulling up a block of wood weighing 2 kN for a length of 10m on a smooth plane inclined at an angle of 15° with the horizontal is (given: sin15°=0.2588):

  • 4.36 kJ
  • 5.17 kJ
  • 8.91 kJ
  • 9.82 kJ

A body of mass 6kg is under a force which causes displacement in it given by S=t24 metres where t is time. The work done by the force in 2 seconds is-

  • 12 J

  • 9 J

  • 6 J

  • 3 J

A particle moves from position r1=3i^+2j^6k^ to position r2=14i^+13j^+9k^ under the action of force 4i^+j^+3k^N. The work done will be 

  • 100 J

  • 50 J

  • 200 J

  • 75 J

A uniform chain of length 2m is kept on a table such that a length of 60cm hangs freely from the edge of the table. The total mass of the chain is 4kg. What is the work done in pulling the entire chain on the table?

  • 7.2 J

  • 3.6 J

  • 120 J

  • 1200 J

A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle, the motion of the particle takes place in a plane. It follows that 

  • Its velocity is constant

  • Its acceleration is constant

  • Its kinetic energy is constant

  • It moves in a straight line

Two bodies of masses 1 kg and 5 kg are dropped gently from the top of a tower. At a point 20 cm from the ground, both the bodies will have the same 

  • Momentum

  • Kinetic energy

  • Velocity

  • Total energy

A particle moves under the effect of a force F = Cx from x = 0 to x = x1. The work done in the process is 

  • Cx12

  • 12Cx12

  • Cx1

  • Zero

A cord is used to lower vertically a block of mass M by a distance d with constant downward acceleration g4. Work done by the cord on the block is 

  • Mgd4

  • 3Mgd4

  • 3Mgd4

  • Mgd 

Two springs have their force constant as k1 and k2(k1>k2). When they are stretched by the same force 

  • No work is done in case of both the springs

  • Equal work is done in case of both the springs

  • More work is done in case of second spring

  • More work is done in case of first spring

The potential energy of a certain spring when stretched through a distance ‘S’ is 10 joule. The amount of work (in joule) that must be done on this spring to stretch it through an additional distance ‘S’ will be:

  • 30

  • 40

  • 10

  • 20

A spring of spring constant 5 × 103 N/m is stretched initially by 5cm from the unstretched position. Then the work required to stretch it further by another 5 cm is 

  • 12.50 N-m

  • 6.25 N-m

  • 18.75 N-m

  • 25.00 N-m

A mass of 0.5kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s on a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant k = 50 N/m. The maximum compression of the spring would be 

  • 0.15 m

  • 0.12 m

  • 1.5 m

  • 0.5 m

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- 

  • x2

  • ex

  • x

  • loge x

The spring extends by x on loading, then energy stored by the spring is : (if T is the tension in spring and k is spring constant) 

  • T22k

  • T22k2

  • 2kT2

  • 2T2k

The potential energy of a body is given by, U = ABx2 (Where x is the displacement). The magnitude of force acting on the particle is 

  • Constant

  • Proportional to x

  • Proportional to x2

  • Inversely proportional to x

The potential energy between two atoms in a molecule is given by U(x)=ax12bx6; where a and b are positive constants and x is the distance between the atoms. The atoms are in stable equilibrium when:

  •  x=11a5b6

  • x=a2b6

  • x = 0

  • x=2ab6

Which one of the following is not a conservative force 

  • Gravitational force

  • Electrostatic force between two charges

  • Magnetic force between two magnetic dipoles

  • Frictional force

Work done in raising a box depends on

  • How fast it is raised

  • The strength of the man

  • The height by which it is raised

  • None of the above

If the kinetic energy of a body becomes four times of its initial value, then new momentum will

  • Becomes twice its initial value

  • Become three times its initial value

  • Become four times its initial value

  • Remains constant

If the water falls from a dam into a turbine wheel 19.6 m below, then the velocity of water at the turbine is (g = 9.8 m/s2) 

  • 9.8 m/s

  • 19.6 m/s

  • 39.2 m/s

  • 98.0 m/s

Two identical cylindrical vessels with their bases at the same level each contain a liquid of density; ρ. The height of the liquid in one vessel is h1 and that in the other vessel is h2 h1>h2.The area of either base is A. The work done by gravity in equalizing the levels when the two vessels are connected is :

  • (h1h2)gρ

  • (h1h2)gAρ

  • 12(h1h2)2gAρ

  • 14(h1h2)2gAρ

If the increase in the kinetic energy of a body is 22%, then the increase in the momentum will be

  • 22%

  • 44%

  • 10%

  • 300%

0:0:1


Answered Not Answered Not Visited Correct : 0 Incorrect : 0

Practice Physics Quiz Questions and Answers