[SECTION-I]

Direction:
This section contains multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 choices (a),
(b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE choice is correct.
1.

2.

Figure shows a system of three masses being

pulled with a force F. The masses are F
connected to each other by massless strings.
The horizontal surface is frictionless. The
tension T1 in the first string is 16 N. The
acceleration of the system is
1
2
3
(a)
(b)
(c)
m
m
m

T2

3m

5m

4
m

(d)

(b)

m1 m 2
2

(c) m1 m 2 g

m1 m 2 g

(d)

A body whose mass is 13 kg appears 12 kg when weighted by mean of a spring balance is

in a moving lift. The value of acceleration with magnitude and direction is
(a)

4.

T1

Two small balls of same size and masses m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) are tied by a thin weightless
thread and dropped from a balloon. The tension T of the thread during the flight after the
motion of the balls has become steady will be
(a) m1 m 2 g

3.

g
upwards
12

(b)

g
upwards
13

(c)

g
downwards
12

Two small blocks of masses m1 and m2 connected by a light

inextensible string passing over a smooth pulley are in
equilibrium on a fixed smooth wedge. The ratio of the
masses m1 and m2 is

g
downwards
13

(d)

m1

m2

=60 =30
0

(a)
5.

1
3

(c)

1
3

(d)

1
2

(b) 3 w

(c) 2 w

(d) w

The velocity time graph of a lift moving downwards is a straight line inclined to the time axis
at 450. There is small block of mass m kg in the lift. Then the effective weight of block is
(in Newton) (take g = 10 ms2)
(a) m

7.

1
2

A parachutist of weight w strikes the ground with his legs fixed and comes to rest with an
upward acceleration of magnitude 3g. Force exerted on him by ground during landing is
(a) 4 w

6.

(b)

(b) 9 m

(c) 10 m

(d) none of these

A body climbs up with a speed v on a smooth inclined plane having inclination 300 and
stops at a distance of 17.3m. Now if the angle of inclination be 600, then the distance it will
go along the inclined plane with the same speed is
(a) 17.3 m

(b) 12.9 m

(c) 10.0 m

(d) 8.6 m

8.

9.

In the figure shown system is released from rest at time

t = 0, 2 sec after the start, 4 kg block is stopped and is held
stationary. The height to which block 2 kg rises from its
position at t = 2s before coming to rest momentarily is
(a)

g
m
9

(b)

2g
m
9

(c)

g
m
3

(d)

2g
m
3

(a) 2.4 m/s2

(b) 9.4 m/s2

250 N
15

(d) 4.9 m/s

In the given figure, all strings and pulleys are ideal and
g
acceleration of m1 is m/s2 upward. Then find the ratio of
3
m1/m2.

1
3
1
(c)
2
(a)

11.

4kg

A trolley is being pulled up an incline plane by a man sitting

on it (as shown in figure). He applies a force of 250 N. If
the combined mass of the man and trolley is 100 kg, the
acceleration of the trolley will be [sin 15 = 0.26]
(c) 6.9 m/s

10.

2kg

(b) 1
(d)

1
4

m1

m2

Consider the situation shown in the figure.

acceleration of mass m is
(b) g/3 down the plane
(a) g/3 up the plane
(c) g/2 up the plane
(d) g/2 down the plane

The

m
300

12.

13.

In the figure a block of mass M is at rest on the floor. The

acceleration with which should a boy of mass m climb
along the rope of negligible mass, so as to just lift the
block from the floor is
M

(a) equal to 1g
m

(b) greater than 1g

m

M
(c) equal to g
m

M
(d) greater than g
m

2m

B
a
m
M

A block of mass m is placed on a smooth inclined plane of inclination with the horizontal.
The force exerted by the plane on the block has a magnitude
(a) mg tan

(b) mg cos

(c) mg/cos

(d) mg

14.

A block of wood is kept on the floor of a stationary elevator. The elevator begins to
descend with an acceleration of 12 ms2. If g = 10 ms2, then the displacement of the block
during the first 0.2 second after the start is
(a) 0.02 m

15.

17.

19.

(d) 0.4 m

(b) 15 dyne

(c) 10 dyne

(d) 5 dyne

In the Atwood machine (data as in figure) P is a

massless pulley, and springs S1 and S2 are also
massless. If the blocks are set free to move, the
readings in S1 and S2 respectively be
1
2
(a) kg; kg
3
3

4
4
(b) kg; kg
3
3

2
4
(c) kg; kg
3
3

2
2
(d) kg; kg
3
3

P
S1

S2

1kg
2kg

Two masses m and M are connected by a light string passing over a smooth pulley. When
the system set free m moves up by 1.4 m in 2 s. The ratio M/m is
(a) 17/3

18.

(c) 0.2 m

A balloon contains 10 g of air. The air begins to escape from a small hole in the balloon at
the steady rate of 4 cms1 and it completely shrinks in 2 seconds. Then the average force
on the balloon?
(a) 20 dyne

16.

(b) 0.1 m

(b) 15/13

(c) 9/7

(d) 7/9

In the system, the m1 = 300 gm, m2 = 500 gm and

F = 1.7N. If the mass and friction of pulley are
negligible, then the acceleration of m2 is
(a) 9.8 m/s2

(b) 1 m/s2

(c) 1.7 m/s2

(d) 0.88 m/s2

As shown in the figure, two blocks of masses 3 kg and 6

kg are connected by a string of mass 1 kg and placed
on a frictionless surface. The system is pulled from the
side of block 3 kg with a constant force 20 N. Tension in
the string at points A, B and C is
(a) 16 N, 14 N, 12 N

(b) 14 N, zero, 12 N

(c) 14 N, 12 N, 10 N

(d) 14 N, 13 N, 12 N

m2

m1

20N

3kg

1kg
B

6kg
C

20.

The potential energy of a conservative system is given by U = ay2 by, where y represents
the position of the particle and a as well as b are constants. The force acting on the system
will be
(a) b 2ay

21.

mMg
nm M

500
3

24.

(b)

mMg
nmM

(d) ay

n
m

4
m

3
m

2
m

1
m
M

(c) mg

(d) mng

The 50 kg homogeneous smooth sphere rests on the

300 incline A and bears against the smooth vertical wall
B. The contact force at B is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 250 N
(b) zero
(c)

23.

(c) by

In the given arrangement, n number of equal

masses are connected by strings of negligible
masses. The tension in the string connected to nth
mass is (friction is absent every where)
(a)

22.

(b) 2ay b

A
300

(d) 500 N

In the given massless and frictionless pulley system,

(a) tension in both the strings is zero
(b) pulleys B and C rotate counter clockwise and the
pulley A clockwise
(c) acceleration of A and B are same and is equal to 2g
(d) all of the above

B
A
C
m1 m2

Two bodies A and B of masses m1 and m2 respectively

are connected by a massless spring of force constant k.
A constant force F starts acting on the body A at t = 0.
Then
(a) at every instant, the acceleration of centre of mass is

m2

m1

F
m1 m 2

(b) at t = 0, acceleration of B is zero but that of A is maximum

(c) the acceleration of A decreases continuously
(d) all of the above
25.

A solid sphere of mass 2 kg is resting inside a cube in

the vertical plane as shown in the figure. The cube is
moving with a velocity v 5t i 2t j m/s . Here t is the
time in second. All surfaces are smooth. The sphere is
at rest with respect to the cube. What is the total force
exerted by the sphere on the cube? (take g = 10 m/s2)

(a)

29N

(b) 29 N

(c) 26 N

(d)

89N

26.

The variation of momentum with time of one of the body

in a two body collision is shown in the figure. The
instantaneous force is maximum corresponding to point
(b) Q
(a) P
(c) R
(d) S

S
R
Q
P

(b)

(d)

(b) 8 m

(c) 6 m

(d) 30 m
v

The velocity-displacement graph (v-x graph) of

the motion of particle is shown in the figure. The
acceleration-displacement graph (a-x graph) of
the motion of the particle is
a

(c)

(b)
x

v0
x0 x

(a)

32.

A car A is at a distance 10 m from the car B towards north direction. Car A moves towards
east with 40 m/s. Car B moves towards north with 30 m/s. The minimum distance between
A and B will be
(a) 10m

31.

(c)

30.

Which of the following graph depicts spring constant k versus length l of the spring
correctly?
k
k
k
k
(a)

29.

(d)

A ship moves along the equator to the east with a velocity of 30 km/hour. The south
eastern wind blows at an angle of 600 to the equator with a velocity of 15 km/hr. The wind
velocity relative to the ship (take cos 600 = 0.500 and sin 600 = 0.866) is
(a) 35 km /hr nearly

(b) 60 km /hr nearly

(c) 26 km /hr nearly

(d) 50 km /hr nearly

Acceleration of a body moving along a straight line

varies with time as shown in the figure. If velocity at
t = 7.5 sec is 25 m/sec, velocity at t = 15 sec will be
(a) 50 m/s

(b) zero

(c) 35 m/s

(d) 44 m/s

28.

Figure shows the displacement of a particle going along

the X-axis as a function of time. The force acting on the
particle is zero in the region.
(a) AB
(b) BC
(c) CD
(d) DE

a(m/s )

27.

5 7.510

15

t(s)

33.

The 5 kg cart at rest at t = 0 is acted on by a horizontal

force which varies with time as shown. Neglect friction.
The velocity of the cart at t = 1 second is
(a) 1 m/s
(c)

34.

(d)

v sin
sin

(c) v cos

(b)

Parabolic

1
m/s
6

2
Time t(s)

A rod length l slides down along an inclined plane and

the ground as shown in the figure. At any instant the
velocity of end B is v, then the velocity of end A at the
same instant will be
(a)

35.

Force F(N)

(b) 0.5 m/s

1
m/s
3

20

A
u

v cos
cos

(d) v cos

A particle is projected with a velocity v at an angle to the horizontal. At a certain point of

its trajectory, its velocity makes an angle

with the horizontal. The radius of curvature of

2

this point is
(a)

v2
g cos

36.

v 2 cos

g cos 2
2

(c)

v 2 cos 3

g cos 2
2

(d)

v 2 cos 2

g cos 3
2

A point moves along an arc of a circle of radius R. Its velocity varies as v a s where a is
constant. The angle between the vector of total acceleration and the vector of velocity is
given by
R
(a) tan 1
s

37.

(b)

R
(b) tan 1
2s

2s
(c) tan 1
R

A body moves according to the equation S

1
t2

s
(d) tan 1
R

. Which one of the following

statements is true
5
(a) acceleration is positive and proportional to rd power of velocity
3
3
(b) acceleration is positive and proportional to th power of velocity
5
1
(c) velocity is proportional to rd power of distance
3

(d) velocity and acceleration have the same sign

38.

A particle moves along a circular path of radius r with uniform speed v. The angle
described by the particle in one second is given by
(a) vr 2

(b) v2 r

(c) vr 1

(d) v 1r

39.

A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the
shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water in km/hr is
(a) 1

40.

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d)

41

A rod AB is moving in a vertical plane. At a certain

instant when the rod is inclined at 60 to the horizontal,
the point A is moving horizontally at 3 m/s, while B is
moving in the vertical direction. The velocity of B is

vB
B
60

A
(a)

43.

44.

(c)

3 m/s

3
m/s
2

(d)

1
gt 1t 22
2

(b)

t
1
g 12
2 t 2

(c)

1
gt 1t 2
2

(d)

An object is projected up the incline with speed

30 m/s at an angel 300 as shown in the figure. The
distance s up the incline at which the object lands is
(g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 6.0 m

(b) 60 m

(c) 120 m

(d) 600 m

1 2
gt 1 t 2
2

30 m/s

B
s

300

300

A car is moving towards east with a speed of 25 km/hr. To the driver of the car, a bus
appears to move towards north with a speed of 25 3 km/hr. The actual velocity of the bus is
(a) 50 km/hr, 300 east of north

(b) 50

(c) 50 km/hr, 300 west of north

(d) 50 3 km/hr, 300 west of north

3 km/hr, 300 east of north

Seconds hand of a clock is 6 cm long. As shown in

the figure, A is a point on the second hand at a
distance 3 cm from centre. The change in velocity of
A in 15 s will be

(a)

45.

(b) 2 3 m/s

A particle is projected vertically upwards from a point A on the ground. It takes t1 seconds
to reach a point B at a height h from A bit still continues to move up. If it takes further t2
seconds from B to ground again, then h is equal to
(a)

42.

m/s

2
cm/s
10

(b)

2
cm/s
10

(c)

(b) 5 m/s

(c) 2.5 m/s

(d) 7.5 m/s

3cm

2
cm/s
30

A body is moving along a straight line. Its speed

varies with time as shown in the figure. Average
speed of the body for its motion from t = 0 to t = t1 is
(a) 10 m/s

(d) zero

V(m/s)

41.

vA

3
sin1
5
1 10

sin1
2

t1 t(s)

46.

A particle moves along a straight line and at a distance x from a fixed point O on the line,
x
its velocity is
then its acceleration is
x

(a) directed towards O and proportional to

1
x

(b) directed towards O and is proportional to

1
x2

(c) directed away from O and is proportional to x

(d) directed away from O and is proportional to x2

47.

A ball is thrown upward at an angel 300 to the

horizontal and lands on the top edge of a tower that
is 20 m away and 5m high. The thrown velocity is
(a) 10 m/s

(b) 20 m/s

(c) 40 m/s

(d) 80 m/s

v0

48.

5m

300

Displacement-time graph of a body confined to move

along a straight line is as shown in the figure. Which
of the following graph represents the correct
velocity-time variation.

20m

t1 t2 t3

(b)

(a)
t1 t2 t3 t4 t5

t1 t2 t3 t4 t5

v
(d)

(c)
t1 t2 t3 t4 t5

t1 t2 t3 t4 t5

A body starts from rest at t = 0 and moves along a straight line. Its acceleration is given as
a t . The body travels a distance of 30m from t = 1 s to t = 2 s. Distance travelled during
the fourth second is (approx.)
(a) 159 m

50.

49.

t4 t5

(b) 250 m

(c) 350 m

(d) 210 m

Two particle are projected horizontally in opposite directions from the same height at t = 0
with velocities 12 m/s and 3m/s. Relative speed of the two when there velocities become
mutually perpendicular is (g = 10 m/s2)

(a) 15 m/s

52.

(d) 9 m/s
Velocity (m/sec)

A lift is going up. The variation in the speed of the lift

is as given in the graph. What is the height to which
the lift takes the passengers
(a) 3.6 m
(b) 28.8 m
(c) 36.0 m
(d) Cannot be calculated from the above graph

3.6
0 2 Time (sec) 10 12

Cars X and Y start their journey from the same place with X leaving 3 minutes earlier than
Y. The cars move in the same direction with equal accelerations. Time taken after the
1
the distance travelled by X, is
departure of X so that the distance travelled by Y
16
(a) 240 sec

53.

(c) 10 m/s

(b) 180 sec

(c) 100 sec

4

Velocity-time (v-t) graph for a moving object is shown

in the figure. Total displacement of the object during
the time interval when there is non-zero acceleration
and retardation is
(a) 60 m

(b) 50 m

(c) 30 m

(d) 40 m

(d) 120 sec

3
2

V(m/s)

51.

(b) 12 m/s

1
0
10 20 30 40 50 60
t (sec)

55.

56.

(a) (2.5 0.6)g/cm3

(b) (2.5 0.8)g/cm3

(c) (2.5 0.4)g/cm3

(d) (2.5 0.3)g/cm3

(a) 200

(b) 250

(c) 300

(d) 400

15
10
5
0

10 20
30
Time (s)

40

An object is moving with a uniform acceleration which is parallel to its instantaneous

direction of motion. The displacement (s) velocity (v) graph of this object is
s

(b)

(a)
v

57.

In the following graph, distance travelled by the body

in metres is

v(m/s)

54.

3 3
Mass of a spherical object (101)g. Its radius is cm with a percentage error of 2%.

Density of the object can be expressed as

(c)
v

The graph of displacement vs time is

(d)
v

Its corresponding velocity-time graph will be

(a)

(c)

(d)
Time

Time

Which graph represents the uniform acceleration?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Which of the following velocity-time graphs shows a realistic situation for a body in motion?
v

(b)

(a)

(c)

(d)

61.

(c)
Time

Time

Speed

(b)

Speed

Speed

(a)

60.

A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the following plots represents the speed-time
graph of the ball during its height if the air resistance is ignored

59.

(d)

Speed

58.

(b)

Acceleration-time graph of a body is shown. The

corresponding velocity-time graph of the same body
is

t
v

(a)

(c)

(d)

An object starts from rest at t = 0 and moves along a straight line. From t = 0 to t = 3 sec, it
moves with an acceleration a1 and travels a distance 10m; from t = 3 sec to t = 6 sec, it
moves with an acceleration a2 and travels 25m; from t = 6 sec to t = 9 sec; it covers 52 m
with acceleration a3. Which of the following is correct.
(a) a1 a 2 a3

63.

(b)
t

62.

(b) a1 a 2 a3

(c) a3 a 2 a 3

(d) a 2 a1 a3

The acceleration-time graph of a body is shown

below. The most probable velocity-time graph of the
body is

t
v

(a)

(b)
t

64.

(c)
t

(d)
t

A shell is fired from a gun with an initial velocity v at an angle with horizontal. At the
highest point of trajectory, the shell explodes into two fragments X and Y of equal masses.

Given that the speed of fragment X, immediately after the explosion, is zero, the distance
from the gun does the fragment Y strike the ground is
(a)
65.

v 2 sin 2
g

(b)

(b) 200

68.

(b)

(b) 20 N, 28 N

(c) 24 N, 20 N

(d) 20 N, 20 N

2v 2 sin 2
g

(d) 100

(c) 1.5 m/s

(d)

98 m/s

4kg

4kg
= 0.6

f1

= 0.7

f2

4 kg

A particle is moving in a circle of radius R in such a way that at any instant, the normal and
tangential components of its acceleration are equal. If its speed at t = 0 is v0, the time taken
to complete the first revolution is
R
v0

(b)

R
1 e 2
v0

(c)

R 2
e
v0

2R
v0

(d)

A train is moving with a speed v on a curved railway track of radius r. A spring balance
loaded with a block of mass m is suspended from the roof of the train. The reading of the
spring balance is
mv 2
(b)
rg

mv 2
(c) m
rg

(a)

(b)
4s

(b) zero

F = 4t

(d)

1m/s2

4s

A block of mass 2 kg start moving with speed 10 m/s at

t = 0 on a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of
friction 0.2 and a constant force 2 N is also applied
opposite to motion of particle at t = 0. Find speed of the
particle after 4s. (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 2 m/s

(c)
4s

mv 2

rg

4kg

1m/s2

(d)

A block of mass 4 kg is kept on a rough horizontal

surface with coefficient of friction = 0.4 and a time
varying horizontal force F = 4 t applied on it, then
the acceleration time graph of the particle is
(g = 10 m/s2)
a

71.

98 3 m/s

(a) 24 N, 28 N

(a) m
70.

(d)

(c) 150

Three blocks of same mass are connected through

string as shown in the figure. The values of f1, f2
are (take g = 10 m/s2 and all strings and pulleys
are ideal)

(a)

69.

5 v 2 sin 2
g
2

A motor car has its centre of gravity 1 m above the ground and its wheels are 1.5 m apart.
The safe speed at which it negotiates at a level curve of radius 40 m is
(a) 9.8 m/s

67.

(c)

A boy whirls a stone in a horizontal circle 2 m above the ground by means of a string 1 m
long. The string breaks and the stone flies off horizontally striking the ground 10 m away.
The acceleration (in m/s2) during the circular motion is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 250

66.

3 v 2 sin 2
g
2

4s

2kg
=0.2

10m/s

(c) 4 m/s

(d) 6 m/s

72.

73.

In the arrangement shown in the figure, there is a friction

force between the blocks of masses m and 2m. Block of
mass 2m is kept on a smooth horizontal plane. The
mass of the suspended block is m. Block A is stationary
with respect to block of mass 2m. The minimum value of
coefficient of friction between m and 2m is
(a) 1 /2

(b) 1/ 2

(c) 1 / 4

(d) 1 /3

(b) 1.3 106 N

(c) 1.8 106 N

(d) 1.7 106 N

A block of mass m is released on a smooth inclined

surface of wedge of mass M. Find the minimum value of
coefficient of friction between wedge and horizontal
surface to keep wedge stationary.

(a)
75.

A m
B 2m

A 5 million kg ship rests on launching way that slope down to the water at an angle of 100.
If the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.2, the force which is required to move down the ship
into water is (given g = 10 m/s2, sin 100 = 0.17, cos 100 = 1)
(a) 1.5 106 N

74.

mC

m sin 2
2M m

(b)

m sin 2
M m

(c)

m
M

m sin 2
2

2 M m cos

Two beads of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a

light rigid rod. The system is placed between a rough
floor and smooth vertical wall. The coefficient of friction
between the rough floor and the bead of mass m2 is .
Which of the following is correct?

(d)

m sin 2
2M m cos

m1

N1
T
T

smooth

N2

Rough m2

(a) the minimum value of so that the system does not

slip is 45
(b) N1 T sin
(c) N 2 T sin
(d) N 2 N 1 , when the rod is about to slip
76.

Two rods are moving perpendicular to each-other along

the axis one on the other with velocities v and 2v, as
shown in the figure. The unit vector along which the
friction force on the rod moving with velocity v by the rod
moving with velocity 2v will act is
(a)
(c)

1
5
1
5

i 2 j

(b)

3i 2 j

(d)

1
i 2 j
5
1
5

y j

3i 2 j

x i
2v

77.

A block of mass 1 kg is placed on a rough horizontal

surface connected by a light string passing over two
smooth pulleys as shown. Another block of 1kg is
connected to the other end of the string. The
acceleration of the system is
(coefficient of friction = 0.2)
(a) 0.8 g

78.

(c) 0.5 g

1kg
(d) zero

The angle of an inclined plane is and the angle of friction is ( > ). The acceleration of
a body down the plane is
(a)

79.

(b) 0.4 g

1kg

g sin
cos

(b)

g sin
cos

(c) g sin

Two blocks A and B having equal mass, are placed in

contact with each other on a rough plane, inclined at an
angle with horizontal as shown in figure. If coefficients of
friction for these blocks are 1 and 2 (1> 2) respectively,
then for static equilibrium of two blocks

(d) g sin cos

B
A

(a) cannot be greater than tan1 (2)

(b) cannot be less than tan1 (2)

2
(c) maximum possible value of is equal to tan1 1

(d) maximum possible value of is equal to tan1

80.

1 2

A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of a trolley.

As shown, the trolley is moving towards right with a block of
mass 2 kg in contact with its vertical side and with such an
acceleration that the block is just prevented from falling
under gravity. Coefficient of friction between the surfaces of
trolley and the block being

a
2kg

1
, inclination of the pendulum to
2

the vertical will be

1
2

(a) sin 1
81.

(c) cos 1

1
2

(d) tan 1

A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius 10 m with a constant speed of

10 m/s. A plumb bob is suspended from the roof of the car by a light rigid rod of length
1.00 m. The angle made by the rod with vertical is (take g = 10 m/s2)
(a) zero

82.

(b) sin 1

(b) 30

(c) 45

(d) 60

A body of mass 10 kg is moving along a circular path of radius 100m. Its speed increases,
in a uniform manner, from 17 m/s to 26m/s in a time duration of 3s. Force acting on the
body when it is travelling at a speed 20 m/s is
(a) 45 newton

(b) 42.5 newton

(c) 47.5 newton

(d) 50 newton

83.

84.

A block of mass m, lying on a rough horizontal plane, is

acted upon by a horizontal force P and another force Q,
inclined at an angle to vertical. The block will remain in
equilibrium, if minimum coefficient of friction between it and
surface is

87.

(c) (P + Q cos) / (mg + Q sin )

(d) (P sin Q) / (mg Q cos )

A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light spring of

force constant K and unstretched length l. The system is
rotated, about an axis passing through the other end of the
spring with an angular velocity , in gravity free space. The
increase in length of the spring will be
m 2 l
K

(b)

m 2 l
K m 2

(c)

m 2 l
K m 2

K
m

(d)

m 12 l
K

A body is moving down along inclined plane of slope 370. The coefficient of friction between
the body and plane varies as = 0.3x, where x is distance travelled down the plane. The
3
body will have maximum speed ( sin 370 and g 10 m/s2)
5
(b) at x = 2 m

(c) at x = 1.25 m

(d) at x = 2.5 m

A right circular cone is fixed with its axis vertical and vertex
down. A particle in contact with its smooth inside surface
describes circular motion in a horizontal plane at a height of
20 cm above the vertex. Its velocity in m/s is
(a) 1

(b) 1.2

(c) 1.4

(d) 1.6

h=20cm

An automobile car rounds a curve of 80 m radius without slipping, if the road is unbanked
and the coefficient of friction between the road and tyres is 0.81. The maximum speed is
(a) 12.1 m/s

88.

(b) (P cos + Q) / (mg Q sin )

(a) at x = 1.16 m
86.

(a) (P + Q sin) / (mg + Q cos )

(a)
85.

(b) 25.2 m/s

(c) 50.4 m/s

A mass m is hung vertically by means of a thread. It is in

contact with vertical surface of a pan as shown. The
coefficient of friction between mass m and the pan is . The
pan is pulled horizontally with acceleration (a = g) on a
smooth horizontal surface. Then the tension in the thread is
(a)

T mg 1

(b) T mg 2

(c) T mg

(d) 75.6 m/s

Pan
a=g
m

(d) T 2mg

89.

A block of mass 2 kg is kept on the floor. The

coefficient of static friction is 0.4. If a force F of 2.5 N is
applied on the block as shown in the figure. The
frictional force between the block and the floor will be
(a) 2.5 N

90.

(b) 5 N

(c) 7.84 N

Two blocks A and B of masses m and M are placed in

a platform as shown in the Figure. The friction
coefficient between A and B is but there is no friction
between B and the platform. The whole arrangement is
placed inside an elevator which is coming down with
an acceleration f (f < g). What maximum horizontal
force F can be applied to A without disturbing the
equilibrium of the system?
(a) 2mg

(b) 2m(g f )

(c) 2m(g + f )

(d) 2mf

(d) 10 N

F
B

A
m

91.

A given object takes n times as much time to slide down a 45 rough incline as it takes to
slide down a perfectly smooth 45 incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
object and the incline is given by

1
(a) 1 12
(b) 1 2
(c) 1 12
(d)
1 n 2
n
1 n
n

92.

On a dry road, the maximum permissible speed of a car along a circular path is 10 m/s. If
the road becomes wet, the maximum permissible speed along same path becomes
5 2 m/s. If the coefficient of friction of dry road is , then that for the wet road is

(a)
93.

(b)

(c)

2
3

(d)

3
4

A block of mass m is placed on a rough horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction

between them is . An external horizontal force is applied to the block and its magnitude is
gradually increased. The force exerted by the block on the surface is R, then which of the
following statement is incorrect.
(a) The magnitude of R will gradually decrease.
(b) R mg 2 1 .
(c) The angle made by R with the vertical will gradually increase.
(d) The angle made by R with the vertical tan1.

94.

In figure two blocks M and m are tied together with an

inextensible string. The mass M is placed on a rough
horizontal surface with coefficient of friction and the
mass m is hanging vertically against a smooth vertical
wall.
(a) the system will accelerate only when m > M
(b) when m < M, T = mg
(c) when m > M, Mg < T< mg
(d) all of the above are correct

M
Rough()
m

95.

96.

A block of mass 10 kg is placed in a box as shown in

figure. Box is moving with constant acceleration of 5
m/s2 at an angle of 530 from x axis (horizontal direction).
Force exerted by box on block in y-direction (vertical
direction) will be (g = 10 m/s2, tan 530 = 4/3 )
(a) 140 N

(b) 40 N

(c) 50 N

(d) 150 N

a
0

53 x
10kg

A body of mass m rests on horizontal surface. The

coefficient of friction between the body and the surface
is . If the mass is pulled by a force P as shown in the
figure, the limiting friction between body and surface will
be
(b) mg P

3P
(d) mg
2

(a) mg
(c) mg P
2

97.

P
m

30

A 40 kg slab rests on a frictionless floor as shown in the

figure. A 10 kg block rests on the top of the slab. The
static coefficient of friction between the block and slab is
0.60 while the kinetic friction is 0.40. The 10 kg block is
acted upon by a horizontal force 100 N. If g 9.8 m / s 2 ,
the resulting acceleration of the slab will be
(a) 0.98 m/s2
(b) 147 m/s2
(c) 1.52 m/s2

100 N

10 kg
40 kg

A
B

(d) 6.1 m/s2

98.

A uniform chain of mass M and length L is placed such that a

part of its lies horizontally on a table and the other part hangs
along the vertical as shown in figure. Coefficient of limiting
friction being =0.25, what maximum percent of total length
could hang vertically without sliding the remaining part?
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 25%
(d) 50%

99.

A 50 kg sphere is projected vertically upwards with a speed of 200 m/s. It rises upto a
height of 1500 m. The energy used up in overcoming friction is (take g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 3.65 104J

100.

(b) 3.75 106J

(c) 4.75 104J

A particle of mass m is released from rest at point A along the

inside surface of a smooth hemispherical bowl of radius R. The
2R
from the lowest point is
speed at B which is at a height h
3
(a)

2gR

(b)

4gR
3

(c)

gR

(d) 2.65 105J

A
B
2R/3

(d)

2
gR
3

101.

102.

A block of mass m initially at rest dropped from a

height h on to a massless spring of force constant
k, the maximum compression in the spring is h/4,
then spring constant k is
mg
40mg
(b)
(a)
h
h
mg
20mg
(c)
(d)
2h
h

R
4

(d) none of these

(b) 2 sin 3 cos

(c) 3 sin 2 cos

A
r

(b) 5.6 m/s

(c) 1.4 m/s

(d) 2 sin 3 cos

v0
M

(d) 5.8 m/s

(b)

R
3

(c)

R
2

(d) R

(b) heavier one

(c) same for both

(d) cannot be predicated

In hydrogen atom the radius of the orbit of electron changes from r1 to r2 and angular
frequency changes from 1 to 2. The ratio of 1 to 2 will be
(a) r1/r2

109.

(c) 32 J

Two bodies have same kinetic energy. They are stopped by applying same retarding force.
The stopping distance is small for
(a) lighter one

108.

(b) 128 J

A small body slides without friction from the top of a hemisphere of radius R. It leaves the
hemisphere when it has descended a vertical distance of
(a)

107.

(d) 150 J

1 kg block collides with a horizontal weightless spring of force

constant 100 N/m, as shown in the figure. The block
compresses the spring 0.4 m from the rest position. Assuming
that the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the
horizontal surface is 0.9, the speed of the block at the instant of
collision is approximately (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 5 m/s

106.

(c) 240 J

A particle moves from rest at A on the surface of a smooth circular

cylinder of radius r as shown. At B it leaves the cylinder. The
equation relating and is
(a) 3 sin 2 cos

105.

(b) 390 J

If a force F varies with displacement x as F = 3x2 + 4. The work done by force if particle
moves from x = 2 to x = 4m is
(a) 64 J

104.

A ladder 3 m long and weighing 200 N has its centre of gravity 120 cm from the bottom. At
its top end is a 50 N weight. The work required to raise the ladder from a horizontal position
on the ground to a vertical position is
(a) 290 J

103.

(b) (r1/r2)2

(c) (r2/r1)2

Two bodies of masses m and 4 m are attached with

string as shown in the figure. The body of mass m
hanging from a string of length l is executing oscillations
of angular amplitude 0, while the other body is at rest.

(d) (r2/r1)3

The minimum coefficient of friction between the mass

4 m and the horizontal surface should be

4m
0

m
2 cos 0
(a)
3

110.

1 cos 0
(c)
2

3 2 cos 0
(d)
4

(b) 5 2 m/s

(c) 10 3 m/s

(d) 20 m/s

A person of mass 60 kg carries a 15 kg body on the top of building 10 m high in 5 minutes.

He puts a power in carrying the body (g = 10m/s2)
(b) 25 W

(c) 30 W

(d) 15 W

A 50 g bullet moving with a velocity of 10 ms1 gets embedded into a 950 g stationary body.
The loss in kinetic energy of the system will be
(a) 100%

113.

10
m, whirling in a
3
circular path in a vertical plane. The ratio of maximum tension in the string to the minimum
tension in the string is 4. If g is taken to be 10 m/s2, the speed of the stone at the highest
point of the circle is

(a) 10 W
112.

(b) 2 cos 2 0
2

A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light inextensible string of length L

(a) 10 m/s
111.

(b) 95%

(c) 50%

(d) 5%

Potential energy associated with a conservative force is given by U = Ax2 where A is a

constant then
(a) force always tends to accelerate the particle towards origin
(b) force always tends to accelerate the particle away from origin
(c) force always tends to accelerate the particle towards the origin if A is positive
(d) force always tends to accelerate the particle towards the origin if A is negative

114.

A small block of mass m lying at rest at point P of a wedge

having a smooth semi circular track of radius R. What should
be the minimum value of horizontal acceleration a0 of wedge
so that mass can just reach the point Q?
(a) g/2

115.

(b)

(c) g

m
P

a0

(d) not possible

A particle hanging by a light string of length l is projected horizontally from its lowest
position with a velocity
(a) 300

116.

7gl
. The string slackens after swinging through
2

(b) 450

(c) 1200

(d) 1500

A motor pump is used to deliver water at a certain rate from a given pipe. To obtain n times
water from the same pipe in the same time, by what amount the power of motor must be
increased?
(a) n times

(b) n2 times

(c) n3 times

(d)

n times

117.

If the centre of gravity of an object which is slightly disturbed and the object returns to its
original position when the disturbing force is removed, the object is said to be in
(a) neutral equilibrium
(b) stable equilibrium
(c) unstable equilibrium
(d) none of these

118.

A force of 0.5 N is applied on upper block as

shown in figure. The work done by lower
block on upper block for a displacement 3m
of the upper block is (take g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 1 J

119.

(b) 1 J

= 0.1
F = 0.5N

1kg
Smooth

(c) 2 J

2kg

(d) 2 J

An elastic string of unstretched length L and force constant k is stretched by a small x. It is

further stretched by another small length y. The work done in the second stretching is
(a)

1 2
ky
2

(b)

1
k x2 y 2
2

(c)

1
2
k x y
2

(d)

1
ky 2 x y
2

120.

A body of mass m dropped from a height H reaches the ground with a speed of 1.2 gH .
Calculate the work done by air friction.
(b) 0.72 mgH
(c) 0.28 mgH
(d) 0.72 mgH
(a) 0.28 mgH

121.

The potential energy of particle of mass 0.1 kg moving along the x-axis is given by
U 5 x x 4 J , where x is in metre. It can be concluded that
(a) the particle is acted upon by a constant force
(b) the speed of the particle is maximum at x = 2m
(c) the particle cannot execute simple harmonic motion
(d) the period of oscillation of the particle is

122.

s
20

ABCDE is a smooth iron track in the vertical plane. The

sections ABC and CDE are quarter circles. Points B and D are
very close to C. M is a small magnet of mass m. The force of
attraction between M and the track is F, which is constant and
always normal to the track. M starts from rest at A

r
O

B
CD

(b) At B, the normal reaction of the track is F mg

(c) At D, the normal reaction of the track is F mg
(d) The normal reaction of the track is equal to F at stone point between A and B.
Two small balls of masses m and 2m are suspended
by light wires of length l, so that they are in contact as
shown in figure. Coefficient of restitution between two
balls is 1/2. Minimum horizontal velocity that should
be imparted to the ball of mass 2m so that ball of
mass m can perform a complete revolution is
(assuming only one collision take place)
(a)

2gl

(b)

7gl

(c)

5gl

r
E

(a) If M does not leave the track if F 2mg .

123.

O'

l
2m m
(d)

6gl

124.

A body of mass m was slowly pulled by a force which

at each point was directed along a tangent to the
path. The work done by the applied force

B
F

(a) does not depend upon path followed upon path

(b) depends upon path

(c) does not depend upon positions of A and B

(d) both (a) and (c) are correct

127.

(b) 25 J

(c) 300 J

(d) 200 J

A g 2
h1 h22 2hh2
2

20
15
10
5
0 2

A g
2
A g
(d)
2

(b)

8 x (cm)

(a) 0 m/s

(b) 20 2 m/s

(c) 20 3 m/s

(d) 40 m/s

h2 h22

h1 h

h22
2

A particle of mass 0.1 kg is subjected to a force which

varies with distance as shown in figure. If it starts its
journey from rest at x = 0, its velocity at x = 12 m is

F(N)
10
0

12

x (m)

A particle is dropped from a height h. A constant horizontal velocity is given to the particle.
Taking g to be constant every where, kinetic energy E of the particle w.r.t. time t is
correctly shown in
E

(b)

(a)
t

130.

Two identical cylindrical shape vessels are placed, A at ground and B at height h. Each
contains liquid of density and the heights of liquid in A and B are h1 and h2 respectively.
The area of either base is A. The total potential energy of liquid of system with respect to
ground is

(c) hAg h1 h h2

129.

10

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Displacement (m)

A 10 kg mass moves along x-axis. Its acceleration as

a 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?
(b) 16 102 joules
(a) 8 102 joules
4
(c) 4 10 joules
(d) 1.6 103 joules

(a)

128.

Force (N)

(a) 50 J

15

a (cm/sec )

126.

Adjacent figure shows the force-displacement graph

of a moving body, the work done in displacing body
from x = 0 to x = 35 m is equal to

125.

(c)
t

The adjoining diagram shows the velocity versus time plot

for a particle. The work done by the force on the particle
is positive from
(a) A to B
(c) C to D

(b) B to C
(d) D to E

(d)
t

C
D

E
t

131.

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 from the origin as F ( x ) kx ax 3 .
Here k and a are positive constants. For x 0, the functional from of the potential energy
U (x ) of the particle is
U(x)

U(x)

U(x)

(a)

(b)

(c)

133.

132.

U(x)

A force F acting on an object varies with distance x

as shown here. The force is in Newton and x in
metre. The work done by the force in moving the
object from x = 0 to x = 6m is
(a) 4.5 J
(b) 13.5 J
(c) 9.0 J
(d) 18.0 J

(d)
x

F(N)
3
2
1

x (m)
0 1

The potential energy of a system is represented in the

first figure. The force acting on the system will be
represented by

U(x)

F(x)

(a)

(b)

F(x)

(c)

F(x)

(d)

F(x)

134.

A heavy elastic ball X falls freely from a height h on to a smooth horizontal elastic surface.
When X strikes the surface, another ball Y is dropped from the same height, they meet
after
h
2h
g
h
(a)
s
(b)
s
(c)
s
(d)
s
g
2g
2h
g

135.

A 40 kg skater moving at 4 m/s overtakes a 60 kg skater moving at 2 m/s in the same

direction and collides with him. Both the skaters move with the same velocity after collision.
How much K.E. is lost?
(a) 392 J

136.

(b) 48 J

(c) 440 J

(d) 832 J

The kinetic energy of rotation E depends upon the angular momentum J and moment of
inertia l . Find the expression for kinetic energy (K is a constant)
(a) E

KJ 2
I2

(b) E

KJ 3
I2

(c) E KIJ 2

(d) E

KJ 2
I

137.

138.

Two negatively charged particles having charges e1

and e2 and masses m1 and m2 respectively are
projected one after another into a region with equal
initial velocity. The electric field E is along the y-axis,
while the direction of projection makes an angle with
the y-axis. If the ranges of the two particles along xaxis are equal then one can conclude that
(a) e1 e2 and m1 m2
(b) e1 e2 only
(c) m1 m2 only
(d) e1m1 e2m2

2gh
5

(b)

2gh
3

(c)

m
h

2m

gh
3

(b)

mu
t

(d)

2gh

(b) 25 cm

(d) m t
g

(c) m g
t

Two blocks of mass 3kg and 6kg are placed on a

smooth horizontal surface. They are connected by a
light spring of spring constant k = 200 N/m. Initially
the spring is unstretched. The indicated velocities
are imparted to the blocks. The maximum extension
of the spring will be
(a) 30 cm

141.

A body thrown up vertically with velocity u reaches the highest point in t sec. The mean
value of the force of air resistance acting on the body during ascent is
(a) mg

140.

A mass 2m rests on a horizontal table. It is attached to

a light inextensible string which passes over a smooth
pulley and carries a mass m at the other end. If the
mass m is raised vertically through a distance h and is
then dropped, what is the speed with which the mass
2m begins to rise?

(a)
139.

2.0m/s

1.0m/s

6kg

3kg

(c) 20 cm

(d) 15 cm

The momentum of a particle is given by P ( 4 sin t i 4 cos t j) kg m/s . Select the correct
alternative

(a) Momentum P of the particle is always parallel to F.

(b) Momentum P of the particle is always perpendicular to F.
(c) Magnitude of momentum P is variable.
(d) None of the above.
142.

A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground with some initial velocity say v0. If (3/4)th of
its kinetic energy is lost due to friction in time t0 then coefficient of friction between the
particle and the ground is
(a)

143.

v0
2gt 0

(b)

v0
4gt 0

(c)

3v 0
4gt 0

A block moving with velocity u collides with two

identical block placed in the track of first block, after
the elastic collision,

v0
gt 0

(d)

(a) 1st stops, 2nd and 3rd moves with velocity

u
2

(b) 1st and 2nd stops, 3rd moves with velocity u.

(c) 1st returned with velocity

u
u
, 2nd moves with velocity
and 3rd with velocity u.
2
2

(d) None of these

144.

A block of mass m is pushed with a velocity u towards a

movable wedge of mass m and height h. All the surfaces
are smooth. The minimum value of u for which the block
will reach the top of wedge is
(b) 2gh
(a) 2gh
(c)

145.

1
2gh 1

(d)

1
2gh1

A block A of mass m moving at a speed v collides with another block B of mass 2 m at rest.
The block A comes to rest after collision. The coefficient of restitution is
(a)

1
4

(b)

3
4

(c)

1
2

(d) 1

146.

A ball strikes a frictionless horizontal floor at an angle = 450. The coefficient of restitution
1
between the ball and the floor is e . The fraction of its kinetic energy lost in collision is
2
(a) 5/8
(b) 3/8
(c) 3/4
(d) 1/4

147.

A smooth rubber cord of length l with spring constant k is

suspended from O. The other end is fitted with a bob B. A
small sleeve of mass m starts falling from O. Neglecting the
masses of the cord and bob find the maximum elongation
of the cord.
(a)

(c)
148.

mg
k

2kl

1 1
mg

mg
k

2kl

1
mg

(b)

mg
k

(d)

mg
1
k

mg

A force acts on a mass of 40 kg and changes its velocity from 3 m/s to 12 m/s then the
impulse of the force is
(a) 360 N-s

149.

(b) 36 N-s

(c) 600 N-s

(d) none of these

A shell fired along a parabolic path explodes into two fragments of equal mass at the top of
the trajectory. One of the fragments returns to the point of firing having retracted its original
path. If v is the velocity of projectile at the highest point, then three statements are given as
below
(i) after explosion, the other fragment moves with 2v along +x-axis
(ii) after explosion both fragments reach the ground with separation 2R between them
(iii) after explosion, both fragments hit the ground simultaneously at t

R
v

150.

(a) only (i) is correct

(b) only (ii) is correct

(c) both (ii) and (iii) are correct

(d) both (i) and (iii) are correct

(a) 20 cm
151.

(b) 10 cm

(b) 1 m/s

(c) 3 m/s

t
2 m/s

1 m/s

(d) 4 m/s

(b) 1 m/s

(c) 0.1 m/s

(d) 0.01 m/s

A heavy steel ball of mass greater than 1 kg moving with a speed of 2m sec1 collides head
on with a stationary ping-pong ball of mass less than 0.1 gm. The collision is elastic. After
the collision the ping-pong ball moves approximately with speed
(a) 2 m sec1

(b) 4 m sec1

(c) 2 104 m sec1

(d) 2 103 m sec1

A body of mass M collides against a wall with a velocity v and retraces its path with the
same speed. The change in momentum is (take initial direction of velocity as positive)
(a) zero

156.

(d)

(c)

A disc of mass 0.1 kg is kept floating horizontally in mid air by firing bullets of mass 0.05 kg
each vertically at it, at the rate of 10 bullets per second. If the bullets rebound with the
same speed, what is the speed of the bullets with which these are fired? (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 10 m/s

155.

(d) 15 cm

A ball is moving with velocity 2 m/s towards a heavy wall

moving towards the ball with speed 1 m/s as shown.
Assuming collision to be elastic find the velocity of ball
immediately after the collision
(a) 2 m/s

154.

(c) 5 cm

(b)
t

153.

A ball falls from a height on a horizontal surface. If the collision is elastic, the graph
between speed (v) and time (t) upto the second collision looks like
v
v
v
v

(a)

152.

2 m/s

In the shown diagram m A m B = 1 kg, spring constant

= 200 N/m. Initially v B 2 m/s , v A 0 . Find the maximum
compression produced in the spring. (Neglect friction)

(b) 2 Mv

(c) Mv

(d) 4 Mv

A gun fires a bullet of mass 50 gm with a velocity of 30 m sec1. Because of this the gun is
pushed back with a velocity of 1 m sec1. The mass of the gun is
(a) 15 kg

(b) 30 kg

(c) 1.5 kg

(d) 20 kg

157.

A metal ball falls from a height of 32 metre on a steel plate. If the coefficient of restitution is
0.5, to what height will the ball rise after second bounce?
(a) 2 m
(b) 4 m
(c) 8 m
(d) 16 m

158.

At high altitude, a body explodes at rest into two equal fragments with one fragment
receiving horizontal velocity of 10 m/s. Time taken by the two position vectors connecting
point of explosion to fragments to make 90 is
(a) 10 s
(b) 4 s
(c) 2 s
(d) 1 s

159.

A body of mass m1 moving with a velocity 3 ms 1 collides with another body at rest of
mass m2. After collision the velocities of the two bodies are 2 ms1 and 5 ms1 respectively
along the direction of motion of m1 . The ratio m1 / m 2 is
(a) 5
12

(b) 5

(c) 1
5

(d) 12
5

160.

100 g of iron ball having velocity 10 m/s collides with a wall at an angle 30 and rebounds
with the same angle. If the period of contact between the ball and wall is 0.1 second, then
the force experienced by the ball is
(a) 100 N
(b) 10 N
(c) 0.1 N
(d) 1.0 N

161.

An impulse J is applied on a ring of mass m along a line

passing through its centre O and parallel to horizontal
surface. The ring is placed on a rough horizontal surface.
The linear velocity of centre of ring when it starts rolling
without slipping is
(a) J/m
(b) J/2m
(c) J/4m

162.

Ball 1 collides with an another identical ball 2 at rest as

shown in figure. For what value of coefficient of
restitution e, the velocity of second ball becomes two
times that of 1 after collision
(a) 1/3

163.

(b)

m u
M m

(b) 2 v

(c) 1/4

(d) 1/6

(c)

2m u
M m

(d)

M u
M m

(c) v / 2

(d) v

2
(b) Kinetic energy is mv
2

(d) Kinetic energy is

m 2v 2
2 (M m )

A metal ball of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity of 36 km/h has an head on collision with a
stationary ball of mass 3 kg. If after the collision, the two balls move together, the loss in
kinetic energy due to collision is
(a) 40 J

167.

A bag (mass M) hangs by a long thread and a bullet (mass m) comes horizontally with
velocity v and gets caught in the bag. Then for the combined (bag + bullet) system
(a) Momentum is mvM
M m
mv (M m )
(c) Momentum is
M

166.

(d) J/3m

A particle of mass m moving eastward with a speed v collides with another particle of the
same mass moving northward with the same speed v. The two particles coalesce on
collision. The new particle of mass 2m will move in the north-easterly direction with a
velocity
(a) v/2

165.

O
O

A big ball of mass M, moving with velocity u strikes a small ball of mass m, which is at rest.
After collision big ball obtains velocity v. Then what is the value of v (e = 1)
(a) M m u
M m

164.

(b) 1/2

(b) 60 J

(c) 100 J

Consider a body, shown in figure, consisting of two

identical balls, each of mass M connected by a light
rigid rod. If an impulse J = MV is imparted to the body at
one of its ends, what would be its angular velocity?

(d) 140 J
L
M

M
J=MV

(a) V/L
168.

(b) 2V/L

(c) V/3L

In the figure shown, the position-time graph of a particle

of mass 0.1 Kg is shown. The momentum at t 2 sec is
(a) 0.2 kg m sec1
(c) 0.1 kg m sec1

(b) 0.2 kg m sec1

(d) 0.4 kg m sec1

(d) V/4L
x (m)
6
4
2

169.

The force-time (F t) curve of a particle executing linear

motion is as shown in the figure. The momentum
acquired by the particle in time interval from zero to 8
second will be (shown geometry is semicircular)
(a) 4N-s
(b) + 4 N-s
(c) 6 N-s
(d) Zero

Force (N)

+2
4
2

t (sec)

4 6

6 8
Time (s)

170.

A bullet emerges from the muzzle of a gun with a velocity of 300 m/sec. The resultant force
410 5
t . Assuming the force
on the bullet when it is in the gun barrel is given by F 400
3
becomes zero at the end of the barrel, find the impulse of the force and mass of bullet.
(a) 0.6 N-s and 2 gm
(b) 1.2 N-s and 5 gm
(c) 12 N-s and 5 gm
(d) 2.4 N-s and 2 gm

171.

A particle of mass m moving with velocity u makes an

elastic one dimensional collision with a stationary
particle of mass m. They are in contact for a very short
time T. Their force of interaction increases from zero to
F0 linearly in time T / 2 , and decreases linearly to zero in
further time T / 2 . The magnitude of F0 is
(b) 2 mu / T
(a) mu / T
(c) mu / 2T
(d) None of these

172.

it hits the wall is

(a) i j

174.

T/2

(b) i 2 j

1
. The velocity vector of the sphere after
2

(c) i j

The variation of momentum with time of one of the body

in a two body collision is shown in figure. The
instantaneous force is maximum corresponding to point
(b) Q
(a) P
(c) R
(d) none of these

(d) 2i j
P
R

P
t

Two particles of mass m and 2m, moving in opposite directions collide elastically with
velocities v and 2v. Their velocities after collision are respectively.
(a) 0, 3v

175.

F0

A smooth sphere is moving on a horizontal surface with velocity vector 2i 2 j immediately

before it hits a frictonless vertical wall. The wall is parallel to j vector and the coefficient of
restitution between the sphere and the wall is e

173.

(b) 3v, 0

(c) 2v, 0

Consider the following two statements

(A) Linear momentum of the system of particles is zero

(d) v, 2v

(B) Kinetic energy of system of particles is zero

(a) A implies B and B implies A
(b) A does not imply B and B does not imply A
(c) A implies B but B does not imply A
(d) B implies A but A does not imply B
176.

Two identical discs are moving with the same kinetic energy. One rolls and the other slides.
The ratio of their speed is
(a) 1 : 1

177.

178.

(b)

2: 3

(c) 2 : 3

A disc of mass m and radius r rests on an inclined

surface and is supported by a rope that is tangent to the
disc and parallel to the inclined surface as shown in the
figure. The minimum value of coefficient of static friction,
in terms of , that will prevent the disc from slipping
down the inclined surface is
tan
2

(a)

2
tan
5

(b)

(c)

2
tan
3

(d) tan

(d) 1 : 2

r
m

A sphere which is rotating about its own axis is gently

lowered down on to a smooth inclined surface making
on angle with the horizontal. The initial angular velocity
of rotation is . The translational velocity when it
reaches the horizontal surface is

179.

10
gL tan
7

(a)

2gL tan

(b)

(c)

2 2 R 2 10gL tan
7

(d) none of these

A ball kept in a closed box moves in the box making collisions with the walls. The box is
kept on a smooth surface. The velocity of the centre of mass
(a) of the box remains constant
(b) of the box plus the ball system remains constant
(c) of the ball remains constant
(d) of the ball relative to the box remains constant

180.

All the particles of a body are situated at a distance R from the origin. The distance of the
centre of mass of the body from the origin is
(a) = R

181.

(b) R

(c) > R

(d) R

A spherical shell first rolls and then slips down an inclined plane. The ratio of its
acceleration in two cases will be
(a) 5/3

(b) 3/5

(c) 15/13

(d) 13/15

182.

Three uniform rods, each of length 2l and mass m are attached (end to end) to form a
triangular frame work. The moment of inertia of the frame work about an axis passing
through the midpoints of two of its sides is
(a)

183.

1 2
ml
4

1 2
ml
2

(c)

3 2
ml
4

(d)

5 2
ml
4

The moment of inertia of a ring about its geometrical axis is I, then its moment of inertia
about its diameter will be
(a) 2 I

184.

(b)

(b) I/2

(c) I

(d) l/4

A Yo-Yo is placed on a rough horizontal surface and a

constant force F pulls it vertically, which is less then its
weight. Then

(a) it will move towards left

C

(b) it will move towards right

(c) the friction force acts towards left

(d) both (a) and (c) are true

185.

186.

The angular momentum and the moment of the inertia are respectively
(a) vector and tensor quantities

(b) scalar and vector quantities

(c) scalar and scalar quantities

(d) vector and vector quantities

The kinetic energy of rotation of particle is 18 joule. If the angular momentum vector
coincides with the axis of rotation and the moment of inertia of the particle about this axis is
0.01 kg-m2, then its angular momentum will be
(a) 0.06 J-sec

187.

188.

(b) 0. 6 J-sec

(c) 0.006 J-sec

(d) zero

The point with position vector r1 is the centre of mass of a set of particles each of mass m

while the point with position vector r2 is the centre of mass of a second set of particles

each of mass (m). The position vector r for the centre of mass of the combined set of all
the masses will be given by

r1 r 2
r1 r 2
r1 r 2
r1 r2
(a) r
(b) r
(c) r `
(d) r
1
1
2
r1 r 2

A small ring is free to move on a smooth wire bent in the form of a vertical circular loop of
radius r. The loop is rotating with constant angular velocity about the vertical diameter while
r
from the axis. The angular velocity
the ring remains at rest relative to wire at a distance
2
of ring is equal to
(a)

2g
r

(b)

2g
r 3

(c)

3g
r

(d)

3g
2r

189.

A beam is supported at its centre on a fulcrum

and forces acts as shown. The force F for the
beam to be in equilibrium is
(a) 67 N

(b) 12 N

(c) 46.26 N

(d) 35 N

12N

23N

23 mm
80 mm
100 mm

190.

A carpet of mass M made of inextensible material is rolled along its length in the form of a
cylinder of radius R and is kept on a rough surface (floor). The carpet starts unrolling
without sliding on the floor when a negligibly small push is given to it. The horizontal
R
is
velocity of the axis of cylindrical part of the carpet when its radius reduces to
2
(a)

191.

9gR
2

h
a

(d)

1
gR
4

(b) 1.5 R

(c) 2.5 R

(d) 4.5 R

(b) 21 N

(c) 15 N

(d) 0 N

(b)

2a
h

(c)

a
h

(d)

A particle of mass 2 kg is moving with uniform velocity along the line y

a
2h
x

2 in the XY
3
plane. X-component of its velocity is 15 m/sec. Angular momentum (magnitude) of the

1
particle about the point 1m,
m is
3

(a) 60 kg m2/sec
195.

2
gR
5

A rectangular block has a square base measuring a a and its height is h. It moves on a
horizontal surface in a direction perpendicular to one of the edges. The coefficient of
friction is . It will topple if
(a)

194.

(c)

A force of 15 N is applied to a spanner at an effective length of 140 mm from the centre of

a nut. The magnitude of the force required to produce the same moment if the effective
length is reduced to 100 mm is
(a) 2.1 N

193.

14gR
3

Two spherical bodies of masses M and 5 M and radii R and 2R respectively are released in
free space with their initial separation between their centres equal to 12R. Then the
distance covered by the smaller body just before collisions is
(a) 7.5 R

192.

(b)

(b) 40 kg m2/sec

(c) zero

(d) 30 3 kg m2/sec

A solid sphere, starting from rest, rolls down (without slipping) an inclined plane of length s
and inclination . Its speed when it reaches the bottom of the plane is
(a)

2gs sin

(b)

4
gs sin
3

(c)

16
gs sin
9

(d)

10
gs sin
7

196.

A cubical block of side a is moving with velocity v on a

horizontal smooth plane as shown in figure. It hits a ridge at
point O. The angular speed of the block after it hits O is

a
M

v
O

(a)
197.

v
4a

(b)

v
2a

(c)

(d) zero

2a

If a hollow cylinder and a solid cylinder are allowed to roll down an inclined plane, which
will take more time to reach the bottom
(a) Hollow cylinder

(b) Solid cylinder

(c) Same for both

(d) One whose density is more

198.

A thin uniform circular ring is rolling down an inclined plane of inclination 30 without
slipping. Its linear acceleration along the inclined plane will be
(b) g/3
(c) g/4
(d) 2g/3
(a) g/2

199.

A solid cylinder rolls down an inclined plane of inclination 30, the acceleration of cylinder is
2g
g
g
(a)
(b) g
(c)
(d)
3
2
3

200.

Three particles of masses 1.0 kg, 2.0 kg and 3.0 kg

are placed at the three vertices of a right-angled
triangle of side 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm as shown in the
figure. Find the centre of mass of the system in terms
of coordinates along the X-axis and the Y-axis.

201.

(a) (2.7 cm, 3 cm)

(b) (3 cm, 3 cm)

(c) (2 cm, 2 cm)

(d) (4 cm, 4 cm)

Y
3.0kg
10.0cm

6.0cm

O
1.0 kg 8.0cm

A disc is rolling (without slipping) on a horizontal

surface. C is its center and Q and P are two points
equidistant from C. Let v p ,v Q and v C be the

2.0 kg

Q
C
P

magnitude of velocities of points P, Q and C

respectively, then
(a) v Q v C v P

202.

(b) v Q v C v P

(c) v Q v P , v C

vP
2

(d) v Q v C v P

A circular disc of radius R and thickness R has moment of inertia I about an axis passing
6
through its centre and perpendicular to its plane. It is melted and recasted into a solid
sphere. The moment of inertia of the sphere about its diameter as axis of rotation is
2I
(b)
(c) I
(d) I
(a) I
8
5
10

203.

One quarter sector is cut from a uniform circular disc of

radius R. This sector has mass M. It is made to rotate about
a line perpendicular to its plane and passing through the
centre of the original disc. Its moment of inertia about the
axis of rotation is
(a) 1 MR 2
2

204.

(b) 1 MR 2
4

(c) 1 MR 2
8

90

(d)

2 MR 2

A particle undergoes uniform circular motion. About which point on the plane of the circle,
will the angular momentum of the particle remain conserved
(a) Centre of the circle

(b) On the circumference of the circle

(c) Inside the circle any point

205.

(d) Outside the circle any point

The torque acts on a body about a given point is found to be equal A L where A is a

constant vector and L is the angular momentum of the body about that point. Chose the
incorrect option.

(a) dL is perpendicular to L at all instants of time

dt
(b) The component of L in the direction of A does not change with time
(c) The magnitude of L does not change with time
(d) L does not change with time

206.

An equilateral triangle ABC formed from a uniform wire has

two small identical beads initially located at A. The triangle is
set rotating about the vertical axis AO. Then the beads are
released from rest simultaneously and allowed to slide down,
one along AB and the other along AC as shown. Neglecting
frictional effects, the quantities that are conserved as the
beads slide down, are

O
a

(a) Total angular momentum and total energy

(b) Angular velocity and moment of inertia about the axis of rotation
(c) Total angular momentum and moment of inertia about the axis of rotation
(d) None of these
207.

A block P of mass m is placed on a frictionless

horizontal surface. Another block Q of same mass is
kept on P and connected to the wall with the help of a
spring of spring constant k as shown in the figure. s is
the coefficient of friction between P and Q. The blocks
move together performing SHM of amplitude A. The
maximum value of the friction force between P and Q
is
(a) kA
(b) kA
(a) Zero
2

Q
Smooth
Surface

(b) s mg

208.

A large open tank has two holes in the wall. One is a square hole of side L at a depth y
from the top and the other is a circular hole of radius R at a depth 4y from the top. When
the tank is completely filled with water, the quantities of water flowing out per second from
both the holes are the same. Then, R is equal to
(a)

209.

L
2

(c) L

(d)

L
2

A drop of oil is placed on a glass plate and another glass plate is placed over it. The drop
of oil flattens into a film 104 m thick. If the coefficient of viscosity of oil is 1.5 Nm2 s and if
the area of the glass plates is 0.1 m2 each, the force required to slide one plate over the
other with a steady speed of 2 mm/s, is
(a) 1.5 N

210.

(b) 2 L

(b) 104 N

(c) 3 N

(d) 0.1 N

A pipe with a constriction is shown in figure. The

diameter at point P is 6 102 m and that at point Q
is 2 102 m. At P, velocity of water is 2 m/s and
pressure is 180 kPa. The value of pressure at Q is
(a) 180 kPa

(b) 90 kPa

(c) 9.8 kPa

Q
P

(d) 20 kPa

211.

A water barrel stands on a table of height h. If a small hole is punched in the side of the
barrel at its base it is found that the resultant stream of water strikes the ground at a
horizontal distance R from the table. The depth of water in the barrel is
R2
R2
R2
4R 2
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
h
2h
4h
h

212.

Suppose the gas in the explosion chamber of a rocket ship is kept at density 1 and a
pressure p1 and that it exudes from the chamber into empty space through an opening of
area a at one end of the rocket, the thrust produced on the rocket ship is
(b) p1 a
(c) 2 p1 a
(d) 2 p1a
(a) 2p1 a

213.

Choose the correct statement about the steady and unsteady flow.
(a) in a steady flow velocity at a point remains constant in magnitude as well as in direction
(b) in an unsteady flow velocity at two points may vary in direction
(c) in an unsteady flow, velocity at two points may vary in magnitude
(d) all the above

214.

At a given place where the acceleration due to gravity is g, a sphere of lead of density d is
gently released in a column of liquid of density . If d > , the acceleration with which the
sphere will fall is
(a)

215.

g d
d

(b)

g
d

(c)

gd

(d)

gd
d

A steel ring of radius r and cross-sectional area A is fitted onto a wooden disc of radius R
(R>r). If the Youngs modulus of steel is Y, then the force with which the steel ring is
expanded is
R
(a) AY
r

(b) AY

R r
r

Y R r
(c)

A r

(d)

Yr
AR

216.

217.

In a surface tension experiment, in a capillary tube water rises upto 0.1m. If the same
experiment is repeated on an artificial satellite which is revolving around the earth water
rises in the capillary tube upto height of
(a) 0.1 m

(b) 9.8 m

(c) 0.98 m

(d) full length of capillary tube

The radii of two soap bubbles are r1 and r 2 r 2 r1 . They meet to produce a double
bubble. The radius of their common interface is
(a)

218.

r1r 2
r1 r 2

220.

r1 r 2
r 2 r1

(d) r 2 r1

(b) Mg V g

2R

(c) Mg + R2hg

(d) g (V + R2h)
2L
P

O
a
T

T
R

A spherical soap bubble of radius 1 cm is formed inside another bubble of 3 cm radius. The
radius of a single soap bubble maintaining the same pressure difference as inside the
smaller and outside the larger soap bubble (in cm) is
1
4

(b)

5
4

(c)

3
4

(d)

7
4

If more air is pushed in a soap bubble, the pressure in it

(a) decreases

222.

(c)

In the following figure a wire of radius r fixed lightly at P

and Q. The youngs modulus of the material of the wire is
Y and a << L. If it is pulled into the form PRQ the tension
in the wire is
Ya 2
Ya 2 r 2
(b)
(a)
2L2
L2
Ya 2 r 2
r 2Ya 2
(c)
(d)
2L2
L2

(a)

221.

r1 r 2
2

A hemispherical portion of radius R is removed from the

bottom of a cylinder of radius R. The volume of the
remaining cylinder is V and its mass is M. It is suspended
by a string in a liquid of density where it stays vertical.
The upper surface of the cylinder is at a depth of h below
the liquid surface. The force on the bottom of the cylinder
by the liquid is
(a) Mg

219.

(b)

(b) increases

(c) remains same

As shown in figure below water squirts horizontally out of

two small holes in the cylinder side and the two streams
strike the ground at the same point. If the hole Q is at a
height h above the ground and the water level stands at
height H above the ground, then the height of P above
ground level is
(a) 2h

(b) H/h

(c) H h

(d) becomes zero.

P
H

Q
h

(d) H/2

223.

224.

We have two different liquids A and B whose relative densities are 0.75 and 1.0
respectively. If we dip two solid objects P and Q having relative densities 0.6 and 0.9 in
these liquids, then
(a) P floats in A and Q sinks in B

(b) P sinks in A and Q floats in B

(c) P floats in B and Q sinks in A

(d) P sinks in A and Q sinks in B

A cube of each side L floats in a liquid density of 3 times the density of cube. The length of
cube outside the liquid will be
(a)

225.

L
3

(b)

2L
3

(c)

2L
5

(d)

L
5

A rectangular block of plastic material which is 50 mm long by 20mm wide by 300 mm high
has its lower face glued to a bench and a force of 200 N is applied to the upper face and in
line with it. The upper face moves 15 mm relative to the lower face. Assuming the
deformation to be uniform, the shear strain (in %) in the upper face is
(a) 1.5 %

(b) 5 %

(c) 2.5 %

(d) 12.5 %

226.

A uniform solid cube of side 10 cm and made of a material of density 0.6 g/cc is floating in
water. An additional mass 300 g is placed on top of the cube. The volume of the cube now
lies outside water is
(a) 400 cc
(b) 300 cc
(c) 200 cc
(d) 100 cc

227.

Water is filled in a vessel upto a height h. If a hole is

h
below the free surface,
made in the vessel at a depth
2
h
water rushing out of the hole is found to strike the base
level at a horizontal distance 135 cm as shown. Then the
volume of water coming out per unit time if there is a
h
below the free
square hole of side 3cm at a depth
3
surface (g = 10 m/s2) is
(a) 2700 cc/sec
(b) 3000 cc/sec
(c) 3100 cc/sec

228.

229.

135cm

(d) 280 cc/sec

The height of a capillary tube (of diameter d) be filled with a liquid so that the total force on
the vertical surface of the vessel be equal to the force on the bottom is
(a) h = d
(b) h = 2d
(c) h = 3d
(d) h = d/2
A body floats in water such that a fraction f1 of its volume is submerged at 00C, while a
fraction f2 of its volume is found to be submerged at 500C. Given that coefficient of volume
f
expansion of body is Yb and that of water YW, 2 is equal to
f1
(a)

230.

h/2

1 50Yb
1 50Yw

(b)

1 50Yb
1 50Yw

(c)

1 50Yw
1 50Yb

(d)

1 50Yw
1 50Yb

When water droplets merge to form a bigger drop

(a) energy is liberated
(b) energy is absorbed
(c) energy is neither liberated nor absorbed
(d) energy may either be liberated or absorbed depending on the nature of the liquid.

231.

232.

If is coefficient of linear expansion (with temperature) and is coefficient of superficial

(areal) expansion, then
(a) = 2

(b) is nearly equal to 2

(c) = 3

(d) = 3

If a section of soap bubble (radius r) through its centre is considered, the force on one half
due to surface tension is
(a) 2 rT

233.

(b) 0.1 J/m2

(c) 3 104 J/m2

(d) 5 104 J/m2

The velocity of a small ball of mass M and density d1, when dropped in a container filled
with glycerine becomes constant after some time. If the density of glycerine is d2, the
viscous force acting on the ball will be
(a)

235.

(d) 2T / r

A rectangular film of a certain liquid is 5 cms long and 3 cms is breadth. If the amount of
work done in increasing its size to 6 cm 5 cms is 3 104 J, then the value of surface
tension of the liquid is
(a) 0.4 J/m2

234.

(c) r 2T

(b) 4 rT

Md 1g
d2

d
(b) Mg 1 2
d1

(c)

M d 1 d 2
g

A tube of uniform cross-section is used to siphon

water from a vessel as shown in figure. The speed
with which water leaves the tube at B will be
(a)

2g h1 h 2

(b)

2g h2 h1

(c)

2gh1

(d)

2gh 2

(d) Md 1d 2

h1
A
h2
B

336.

On mixing impurities, the elasticity of a material

(a) decreases
(b) increases
(c) sometimes increase and sometimes decreases
(d) remains same

237.

A cylinder is of length l and diameter d. On stretching the cylinder, an increment l in length

and decrease d in diameter are caused. The poisson ratio is
(a)

238.

l
d

l
d

(b)

l d

d l

(c)

l d

l
d

(d)

l
d

l d

Two parallel glass plates are dipping perpendicularly in a liquid of density . The separation
between the plates is d and the surface tension is T. The angle of contact for glass is .
The capillary rise of the liquid between the plates is
(a) T cos / d

(b) 2T cos / dg

(c) 2T / gd cos

(d) T cos / gd

239.

240.

A tank is filled with water to a height H. A hole is made in one of the walls at a depth D
below the water surface. The distance x from the foot of the wall at which the stream of
water coming out of the tank strikes the ground is given by
(a) x 2DH D 1 / 2

(b) x 2gD 1/ 2

(c) x 2DH D 1/ 2

(d) none of these

The reading of a pressure metre attached to a closed water pipe is 3.5 10 5 N/m2. On
opening the valve of the pipe, the reading of pressure metre decreases to 3 10 5 N/m2.
The speed of water flowing in the pipe will be
(a) 5 m/s

241.

F1L2 F2L1
F2 F1

(b)

F2 L1 F1L2
F2 F1

(c)

L1 L2
2

(d)

L1L2

(b) 60 N

(c) 44 N

(d) 56 N

(b) YA t / l

(c) YAt / l

(d) YAt

(b) Mg/2A

(c) 2Mg/A

(d) 4Mg/A

Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of non-uniform cross section. The speed of water
is 30 cm/s at a place where pressure is 10 cm (of water). The speed of water at the other
place where the pressure is half of that of the first place is
(a) 100.4 cm/s

247.

(d) 200 m

On suspending a weight Mg, the length l of elastic wire and area of cross section A, if the
final length becomes double the initial length, then the instantaneous stress acting on the
wire is
(a) Mg/A

246.

(c) 100 m

A metal rod of length L, area of cross section A, Youngs modulus Y and thermal linear
coefficient of expansion is clamped at both of its ends. If it is heated through t0C, the
force acting on the rod is
(a) YALt

245.

(b) 25 m

A 20 N metal block is suspended by a spring balance. A beaker containing some water is

placed on a weighing machine which reads 40 N. The spring balance is now lowered so
that the block gets immersed in the water. The spring balance now reads 16 N. The
reading of the weighing machine will be
(a) 36 N

244.

(d) 7m/s

If a stretching force F1 is applied on a vertical metal wire then its length is L1 and if force F2
is applied on it then its length becomes L2. The real length of wire is
(a)

243.

(c) 10 m/s

The bulk modulus of rubber is 9.8 108 N/m2. The depth a rubber ball be taken in a lake so
that its volume is decreased by 0.1% can be
(a) 1 km

342.

(b) 15 m/s

(b) 101.4 cm/s

(c) 102.4 cm/s

A wooden object floats in water kept in a beaker. The object is

near a side of the beaker. Let P1, P2, P3 be the pressures at
the three points A, B and C of the bottom as shown in the
figure.
(a) P1 = P2 = P3

(b) P1 < P2 < P3

(d) 104.3 cm/s

B
A B C

(d) P2 = P3 P1

(c) P1 > P2 > P3

248.

Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of varying cross section. At any two places, the
diameter of the tube is 4 cm and 2 cm. If the pressure difference between these two places
be equal to 4.5 cm (water), then the rate of the flow of water in the tube is
(a) 308 cm3/s

249.

251.

(d) 403 cm3/s

(b) 20 s1

(c) 80 s1

(d) 40 s1

An ice cube is suspended in vacuum in a gravity-free hall. As the ice melts it

(a) will retain its cubical shape

(b) will change its shape to spherical

(c) will fall down on the floor of the hall

(d) will fly up.

A galvanometer of resistance 50 is connected to a battery of 3V along with a resistance

of 2950 in series. A full scale deflection of 30 divisions is obtained in the galvanometer.
In order to reduce this deflection to 20 divisions, the resistance in series should be
(a) 4450

252.

(c) 504 cm3/s

The relative velocity between two parallel layers of water is 8 cm/s and the perpendicular
distance between them is 0.1 cm. The velocity gradient is
(a) 10 s1

250.

(b) 904 cm3/s

(b) 5050

(c) 5550

(d) 6050

Two sources of emf 6V and internal resistance 3

and 2 are connected to an external resistance R as
shown. If potential difference across battery A is
zero, then value of R is

6V,3

6V,2

(a) 1
253.

254.

(b) 2

(c) 3

In the circuit shown, rate of heat production in 12

is 3W. Magnitude of potential difference between
points A and B is
(a) 5 V

(b) 12 V

(c) 18 V

(d) 30 V

(d) 4
6
A

16
12

In the following part of the circuit, potential

difference between points A and B equals to
(a) 30 V

(b) 45 V

(c) 15 V

(d) 45 V

2
10
A

30V

0.5A 20V
5

2A

3
1A

255.

A thin rod having length 20 cm is connected in series with a resistance of 200 and
potential difference of 30 V is applied across the combination. Potential gradient along the
length of the rod is found to be 25V/m. Resistance of the rod equals to
(a) 4

(b) 40

(c) 120

(d) 400

256.

257.

In the circuit shown in the figure, ammeter reading is

zero. Then E2 is equal to
(a) 120 V

(b) 60 V

(c) 30 V

(d) 15 V

10

E2
5

E1 = 120V

20
A

25

The equivalent resistance across AB is

5
7
R
(b)
R
(a)
8
8
(c) 1 R
(d) 2 R

D
R

B
R

258.

259.

260.

261.

75

In the circuit shown, magnitude of potential

difference between A and B will be
(a) 37.5 V

(b) 62.5 V

(c) 112.5 V

(d) 162.5 V

(b) 15 V

(c) 19 V

(d) 23 V

25

100 B

200

2A

In the circuit shown in the figure, if point Q is earthed,

potential at point P will be
(a) 6 V

15V

12

9
S

21
R

30V

A voltmeter having resistance 6000 is connected in

parallel to measure the potential difference across
3000 resistance in the circuit shown aside. Reading
of the voltmeter will be

2000

(a) 36V

(d) 18 V

(b) 30 V

(c) 24 V

In the circuit shown a side, current through 6

resistances is 0.5A. Emf (E) and internal resistance (r)
of the cell can be

3000

60V

2
3
(E,r)
6

(a) E = 12 V, r = 1 (b) E = 6 V, r = 1
(c) E = 9 V, r = 1
262.

(d) E = 6 V, r = 2

The potentiometer wire shown in figure has length 100

cm and resistance 500 . Balanced length for cell
having emf 12V is found to be 40 cm. Then R is
(a) 4000

(b) 3000

(c) 1500

(d) 1000

EP = 120V

G
12V

263.

In the given circuit, ammeter reading is zero. Then the

value of resistance R is
(a) 90

(b) 120

(c) 180

(d) 270

A
E2=24V

60

180

E1=60V

264.

In the circuit shown, potential difference between

points X and Y, (Vx Vy) is equal to
(a) 17.5 V

(b) 27.25 V

(c) 31.75 V

(d) 33.75 V

17

X
30V

In the circuit shown in the figure, if the reading of the

ammeter is the same with both switches opens as with
both closed, then the resistance R has value
(a) 900

(b) 600

(c) 450

(d) 100

15
Y

365.

R
27V

23

18V

100

50

300 +

1.5V

266.

In the given circuit terminal voltage across cell A is

(a) 10.5 V

(b) 11 V

(c) 9.75 V

(d) 9. 5 V

A(10V,1)
14

13
B(25V,2)

267.

In the figure shown, current through the cell is

(a) 0.25 A

(b) 0.5 A

(c) 0.4 A

(d) 0.33 A

1
1

(1V,1)

268.

269.

The total current supplied to the circuit by the battery

is
(a) 1A
(b) 2A
(c) 4A
(d) 6A

The magnitude of i (in ampere) is

(a) 0.1
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.6
(d) 0.4

6V

1.5

60
i

15

5
1A

1A
10

270.

271.

AB is a wire of uniform resistance. The galvanometer

G shows zero current when the length AC= 20 cm and
CB = 80 cm. The resistance R is equal to
(b) 8
(a) 2
(c) 20
(d) 40

80

R
G
A

20V
A

As the switch S is closed in the circuit shown in figure,

current passed through it is
(a) 4.5 A
(b) 6.0 A
(c) 3.0 A
(d) zero

4 5V
B

2
2
S

372.

373.

274.

275.

An ammeter with internal resistance 90 reads 1.85 A when connected in a circuit

containing a battery and two resistors 700 and 410 in series. The actual current will be
(a) less than 1.85 A

(b) equal to 1.85 A

(c) greater than 1.85 A

(d) nearly zero

The circuit shown is constructed of resistors each of

which has a maximum safe power rating of 0.4W. The
maximum potential difference that can be applied
between a and b without damaging to any of the
resistors is

(a) 0.4 V

(b) 1 V

(c) 26.4 V

(d) 66 V

R1=160

In the balanced wheatstone bridge circuit as shown in

the figure, when the key is pressed, what will be the
change in the reading of the galvanometer?
(a) no change

(b) increased

(c) decreased

(d) zero

In the given circuit it is observed that the current I is

independent of the value of the resistance R6. Then
the resistance value must satisfy
(a) R1R2R5 = R3R4R6
1
1
1
1

(b)
R 5 R 6 (R1 R 2 ) (R 3 R 4 )
(c) R1R4 = R2R3
(d) R1R3 = R2R4 = R5R6

R3=1000

R2=1000

R
G
R

R5
I

R1

R2

R6

R3
R4

276.

277.

278.

In the network of resistances as shown in figure, the

effective resistance between points A and B is
(a) 8 R

(b) 5R

(c) (5/3)R

(d) (8/3)R

(c) 20

(d) 22.5

R
E,r

r
l
N

l/3
0

20

In the circuit shown, value of resistance R is

(b) 10

A potentiometer wire of length l and resistance R

is shown in figure. N is null point in balance
l
condition with XN = . The value of 0 is
3
ER
ER
(b)
(a)
3R r
32r R
E R 2r
E
(c)
(d)
3
3R

(a) 7.5

R
R

0.5A
1.5A

30
2.5
R

279.

In order to quadruple the resistance of a uniform

wire, a part of its length was uniformly stretched till
the final length of the entire wire was 1.5 times the
original length, the part of the wire was fraction
equal to
(a) 1 / 8

280.

281.

(b) 1 / 6

l
0.5 l

(c) 1 / 10

Following figure shows cross-sections through

three long conductors of the same length and
material, with square cross-section of edge lengths
as shown. Conductor B will fit snugly within
conductor A and conductor C will fit snugly within
conductor B. Relationship between their end to
end resistance is

(d) 1 / 4

3a

2a

(a) RA = RB = RC

(b) RA > RB > RC

(c) RA < RB < RC

(d) information is not sufficient

In the following star circuit diagram (figure), the

equivalent resistance between the points A and H
will be
(a) 1.9444 r
(c) 0.486 r

(b) 0.972 r
(d) 0.243 r

72

E
r

r
F
r
G

H
r

r
I

282.

In the adjoining circuit diagram each resistance is of

10 . The current in the arm AD will be
(a)

2i
5

(b)

3i
5

(c)

4i
5

(d)

i
5

E
B
F i

i
A
C
D

283.

In the circuit of adjoining figure the current through 12

resister will be
(a) 1 A
2
(c) A
5

284.

285.

286.

287.

1
(b) A
5

5V

(d) 5 A
6

(a) RC = RD

(b) RB > RA

(c) RC > RB

(d) none of these

(b) T1 T2

(c) T1 = T2

(d) T1 < T2

C
12

B
A

T1

T2

I-V characteristic of a copper wire of length L and area

of cross-section A is shown in figure. The slope of the
curve becomes

(a) More if the experiment is performed at higher

temperature
(b) More if a wire of steel of same dimension is used
(c) More if the length of the wire is increased
(d) Less if the length of the wire is increased

A
The electric field in a region is given by E 3
x
(Assume the potential at infinity to be zero)

(b)

2A
x2

The voltage V and current I graph for a conductor at

two different temperatures T1 and T2 are shown in the
figure. The relation between T1 and T2 is
(a) T1 > T2

5
10
5V

Variation of current passing through a conductor as

the voltage applied across its ends is shown in the
adjoining diagram. If the resistance (R) is determined
at the points A, B, C and D, we will find that

(a) 2Ax2
288.

(c)

i . The potential in this region is

2x 2
A

Four capacitors and a battery are connected as shown in

the figure. If the potential difference across the 7F
capacitor is 6V then

(d)

A
2x 2

(a) the emf of the battery is 30 V

(b) the charge on the 3 F capacitor is 78 C
(c) the potential difference across the 12 F capacitor is
14.4 V
(d) the potential difference across 3F capacitor is 10 V
289.

(c)

3.9F

3F

4 0 b 2
b a
4 0 b a
b

(b)
(d)

+Q
a b

4 0 a 2
b a
4 0 b a
a2

Find the equivalent capacitance between points A and B in

the given figure. (Capacitance of each capacitor is C)
(a)
(c)

291.

7F

What is the equivalent capacitance of the capacitor

shown in the figure?
(a)

290.

12F

C
4

(b)

C
5

(d) 3C

C
3

(b) 1.2 mJ

(c) 0.6 mJ

(d) 20 mJ

Under steady state energy stored in 6F capacitor shown

in the circuit is
(a) 3 mJ

C
A

3F

6F

8F

2F
E=90V

292.

A non-conducting rod of negligible thickness and length l

carries a positive charge Q which is uniformly distributed
on it. A particle carrying a charge Q0 is kept at a distance l Q0
from one end of the rod. The potential energy of
interaction between the rod and the particle is

(a)
293.

2QQ 0
1

4 0
3l

QQ 0
1

4 0
2l

(c)

QQ 0
QQ 0
1
1

In 2 (d)

In 2
l
4 0
4 0
3l

A 2F capacitor is connected in series with a capacitor having capacitance XF and a cell

having emf E = 100 V is connected across the combination. Energy stored in the system
under steady state is found to be 5 mJ. Then X equals to
(a) 1

294.

(b)

(b) 2

(c) 4

Two charged particles A and B are connected by

insulating string having length 30 cm and the arrangement
is placed on a smooth insulating surface as shown in the
figure, charge on A is 2C and tension in the string is 0.2
N then charge on B will be
(a) 1 mC

(b) 1.5 mC

(c) 1 C

(d) 6
A

(d) 3 C

295.

296.

A point charge q1 = +1 C is placed at the centre of a

hollow conducting neutral sphere having radius 10 cm.
Another point charge q2 = 3 C is placed at a distance
30 cm from the centre of hollow sphere. Force exerted by
the sphere on q1 is
(a) 0.1 N towards left

(b) 0.3 N towards left

(c) 0.9 N towards left

(d) 0.3 N towards right

In the given circuit diagram, find the heat generated on

closing the switch(S).
(a)

3
CV 2
2

(b) CV2

q2

1
(c) CV 2
2

297.

q1

(d) 2CV

Two large parallel plates having equal and opposite

charge Q are placed very close to each other and
distance between the plates is d. Find the work done by
external agent to increase the separation between plates
by d (area of plate is A)

d
(a)
298.

(b)

Q 2d
2 A 0

(c)

3Q 2 d
2 A 0

Five conducting plates of area A are arranged as shown

in the figure. Distance between them is d. Find the
capacitance between A and B.
(a)

299.

Q 2d
2 A 0

4 0 A
d

(b)

0 A
4d

(c)

(d)

Q 2d
A 0

3 A 0
2d

(d)

B
4 A 0
5d

A charge Q is uniformly distributed in a spherical volume of radius R. A particle of charge

q and mass m is projected with velocity v 0 from the surface of the sphere to its centre.
The minimum value of v0 such that it just reaches the center (assume that there is no
resistance on the particle except electrostatic force) of the spherical volume is
(a)

300.

301.

Qq
2 0 mR

(b)

Qq
0 mR

(c)

2Qq
0 mR

(d)

Qq
4 0 mR

Two concentric conducting hollow spheres of radii R and 2R are carrying charges Q and
2Q respectively. If the charge on inner sphere is doubled, the potential difference between
the two spheres will
(a) become two times

(b) become four times

(c) be halved

(d) remain same

Two identical thin rings, each of radius R metres, are coaxially placed a distance R metres
apart. If Q1 and Q2 are respectively the charges uniformly spread on the two rings, the work
done in moving a charge q from the centre of one ring to that of the other is

(a) zero
(c)
302.

q 2 (Q1 Q2 )
( 40R )

(d)

q(Q1 Q2 )( 2 1)

( 4 20R )
( 4 2 0R )

(b) 8 i

(c) 16 i

(d) 8 5 i

In a parallel-plate capacitor of capacitance C, a metal sheet is inserted between the plates,

parallel to them. The thickness of the sheet is half of the separation between the plates.
The capacitance now becomes
(a) 4C

304.

q(Q1 Q2 )( 2 1)

The electric potential V at any point x, y, z (all in metres) in space is given by V = 4x2 volts.
The electric field (in V/m) at the point (1 m, 0, 2 m)
(a) 8 i

303.

(b)

(b) 2C

(c) C/2

(d) C/4

In the electric field of a point charge +q a certain charge is

carried from point A to B, A to C, A to D and A to E all the
points are at same distance from +q charge. Then the
work done is

+q
B

(a) least along the path AB

(b) least along the path AE

(c) zero along any of the paths, AB, AC, AD and AE

(d) least along the path AC

305.

In the given circuit, find the heat generated if switch S is

closed.
3
1
(b) CV 2
(a) CV 2
2
2
1
(c) CV 2
(d) CV 2
3

C
C
C
S

306.

(a)

(b)

(c) +

(d) 2 +

with the x-axis, where tan =

307.

An electric dipole of moment p is placed at the origin

along the x-axis. The electric field at a point P, whose
position vector makes an angle with the x-axis, will
make an angle with the x-axis.

+q

tan
2

The electric field at the origin is along the positive X-axis. A small circle is drawn with the
centre at the origin cutting the axes at points A, B, C and D having coordinates (a, 0), (0,
a), (a, 0), (0, a) respectively. Out of the points on the periphery of the circle, the potential
is minimum at
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(a) A

308.

309.

(a) Q (E1a + E2b)

(b) Q (E1a ) 2 (E 2 b ) 2

(c) Q (E1 + E2) a 2 b 2

(d) Q E 12 E 22 )

(b) 4 106 N

(c) 6 106 N

(d) 8 106 N

A thin, metallic spherical shell contains a charge Q on it. A

point charge q is placed at the centre of the shell, another
charge q1 is placed out side as shown. All three charges are
positive. The net electric force on the charge at the centre is
(a) towards left

311.

a2 b2

The electric potential V (in volt) varies with x (in metre) according to the
relation V 5 4 x 2 . The force experienced by a negative charge of 2 106 C located at
x = 0.5 m is
(a) 2 106 N

310.

Charge Q is given a displacement r ai bj in an electric field E E1i E 2 j . The work

done is

(b) towards right

(c) upward

(d) zero

Three charges Q, + q and +q are placed at the vertices of a

right angled triangle (isosceles triangle) as shown in the
figure. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is
zero if Q is equal to
(a)

1 2
(c) 2q

(b)

q1

2q

2 2
(d) +q

+q

+q
a

313.

Point charge q moves form point P to point S along the

path PQRS (figure shown) in a uniform electric field E
pointing co-parallel to the positive direction of the Xaxis. The coordinates of the points P, Q, R and S are (a,
b, 0), (2a, 0, 0), (a, b, 0) and (0, 0, 0) respectively. The
work done by the field in the above process is given by
the expression
(a) qEa

(b) qEa

(c) qEa 2

(d) qE [( 2a ) 2 b 2 ]

The variation of potential with distance R from a fixed

point is as shown below. The electric field at R = 5 m is
(a) 2.5 volt / m
(b) 2.5 volt / m
(c) 2/5 volt / m
(d) 2/5 volt / m

E
P
S

Q
R

Potential in volts

312.

5
4
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6
Distance R in metres

314.

The figure gives the electric potential V as a function of

distance through five regions on x-axis. Which of the
following is true for the electric field E in these regions

(a) E1 > E2 > E3 > E4 > E5

(b) E1 = E3 = E5 and E2 < E4
1 2

(c) E2 = E4 = E5 and E1 < E3

5
x

(d) E1 < E2 < E3 < E4 < E5

315.

In a uniformly charged hollow spherical shell potential (V) changes with respect to distance
(r) from centre
V

(b)

(a)

(c)
r

The electric field due to a uniformly charged sphere of radius R as a function of the
distance from its centre is represented graphically by
E

(b)

(a)
R

317.

(d)

316.

(c)

(d)

What physical quantities may X and Y represent? (Y

represents the first mentioned quantity)

(a) Pressure v/s temperature of a given gas

(constant volume)
(b) Kinetic energy v/s velocity of a particle
(c) Capacitance v/s charge at a given constant
potential
(d) Potential v/s capacitance at a given constant
charge
318.

A proton is projected with kinetic energy k, against uniform constant electric field and
comes to momentary rest after travelling a distance S0. If an particle is projected with
same kinetic energy against same electric field, will come to momentary rest after travelling
through
(a) S0

319.

(b)

5S0

(c)

S0
2

Figure (a) shows two capacitors connected in series

and joined to a battery. The graph in figure (b) shows
the variation in potential as one moves from left to
right on the branch containing the capacitors, if
(a) C1 > C2
(b) C1 = C2
(c) C1 < C2

(d)

S0
2 2
Y

C1

(a)

C2

X
(b)

(d) The information is not sufficient to decide the

relation between C1 and C2

320.

Two small identical balls P and Q, each of mass

3 / 10 gram, carry identical charges and are
suspended by threads of equal lengths. At
equilibrium, they position themselves as shown in
the figure. What is the charge on each ball.

Thread
600

1
(Given
9 109 Nm2C2 and take g = 10 ms2)
4 0

(a) 103C

322.

20V

30V

30

10

20

30

X
(cm)

V (10 V)
5

(b)
5

V (10 V)
5

V (10 V)
2.5

(c)

(d)
5

Moon has no atmosphere, because:

(a) there is no vegetation on it
(c) it is not a planet

(b) it is far away from the earth

(d) the escape velocity on it is small.

The ratio of gravitational mass and inertial mass is

(a) 2 : 1
(b) 1 : 1
(c) 1 : 2

(d) 3 : 1

The value of acceleration due to gravity at height h from earth surface will half its value on
the surface if (R = radius of earth)
(a) h

326.

10V

A condenser of 2F capacitance is charged steadily from 0 to 5 Coulomb. Which of the

following graphs correctly represents the variation of potential difference across its plates
with respect to the charge on the condenser

(a)

325.

(d) 104 C

Equipotential surfaces are shown in figure. Then the

electric field strength will be
(a) 100 Vm1 along X-axis
(b) 100 Vm1 along Y-axis
(c) 200 Vm1 at an angle 120 with X-axis
(d) 50 Vm1 at an angle 120 with X-axis

324.

30cm

(c) 107 C

V (10 V)
2.5

323.

(cm)

321.

(b) 105 C

600

2 1R

(b) h = 2R

(c) h

2 1R

(d) h = R

A satellite of mass m is revolving at height h from earths surface. Its orbital velocity will be
(a)

gR e2
Re h

(b)

gR e

(c)

gR e
Re h

(d)

gR e
Re h

327.

Three particles are initially in position 1. They are free to move and come to position 2 after
some time. Let U1 and U2 be the gravitational potential energies in position 1 and 2
respectively (neglecting frictional forces). Then
(a) U1 U 2

328.

(b) U1 U 2

(c) U1 U 2

(d) none of these

The earth revolves round the Sun in one year. If the distance between them becomes
double, the new period of revolution will be
(a) 1/ 2 year

(b) 2 2 years

(c) 4 years

(d) 8 years

329.

Two small bodies initially both at rest and to move from a distance of 1m from each other are
subject to only their gravitational force of attraction. They approach each other and collide and
do not separate. In respect of this collision which of the following statement is true?
(a) the total gravitational P.E. of the two masses has increased during collision
(b) the total gravitational P.E. of the two masses has decreased during collision
(c) the law of conservation of energy holds good.
(d) the force of gravitational attraction vanishes when the bodies come in contact.

330.

For a satellite orbiting in circular path around earth kinetic, potential and total energies are
K, V and E respectively. Which of the following relation is not true
(a) E = K

331.

(c) U = 2E

(d) K = 2E

The gravitational field in a region is given by E ( 2i 3 j ) N/kg . No work is done by the

gravitational field when a particle is moved on the line 3 y kx 5 . The value of k should be

(a) 1
332.

(b) U = 2 K

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

Two solid spheres each of mass M and radius R is released from rest from large distance
apart. Due to mutual gravitational attraction they accelerate towards each other and collide.
Velocity of each sphere at the moment they collide equals to
(a)

GM
R

(b)

2GM
R

(c)

GM
2R

(d) M

G
2R

333.

Imagine that earth is rotating at such an angular speed that a body becomes weightless at
the equator. If weight of the same body at north pole is 100 kg wt, its weight at a place of
latitude 600 will be
(a) 75 kg wt
(b) 100 kg wt
(c) zero
(d) 67.5 kg wt

334.

The height of the point vertically above the earths surface at which the acceleration due to
gravity becomes 1% of its value at the surface is (R is the radius of the earth)
(b) 9 R
(c) 10 R
(d) 20 R
(a) 8 R

335.

A planet is moving in an elliptical path around the sun as

shown in figure. Speed of planet in positions P and Q are
v1 and v2 respectively with SP = r1 and SQ = r2 then v1/v2
is equal to
r
(a) 1
r2

336.

r
(b) 2
r1

v2
S r2

r1

P
v1

(c) constant

A bomb blasts on the moon. Its sound will be heard on earth after
(a) sound will never be heard
(b) 138 minutes
(c) 10 minutes
(d) 3.7 minutes

r
(d) 1
r2

337.

The escape velocity for a planet is ve. A tunnel is dug along a diameter of the planet and a
small body is dropped into it at the surface. When the body reaches the centre of the
planet, its speed will be
(a) ve

338.

(c)

ve
2

(d) zero

(b) 1 : 8

(d) 1 : 73/2

(c) 1 : 49

At what angle with the horizontal should a projectile be fired with the escape velocity to
enable it escape from gravitational pull of the earth?
(a) Less than 45

340.

ve

The distances of two satellites from the surface of the earth are R and 7R. Their time
periods of rotation are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 7

339.

(b)

(b) More than 45

(c) Equal to 45

A homogeneous bar of length L and mass M is at a

distance h from a point mass m as shown. The force
on m is F.

(d) Any angle

M
h

GMm
(a) F
(h L ) 2

341.

343.

h2

GMm
(c) F
h(h L )

L
(d) F

GMm
L2

A particle is projected vertically upwards from the surface of earth (radius Re) with a kinetic
energy equal to half of the minimum value needed for it to escape. The height to which it
rises above the surface of earth is
(a) Re

342.

(b) F

GMm

(b) 2Re

(c) 3Re

(d) 4Re

If the radius of the earth were to shrink by 1% its mass remaining the same, the
acceleration due to gravity on the earths surface would
(a) Decrease by 2%

(b) Remain unchanged

(c) increase by 2%

(d) Increase by 1%

The radius and mass of earth are increased by 0.5%. Which of the following statements is
not true at the surface of the earth
(a) g will increase

(b) g will decrease

(c) Escape velocity will remain unchanged (d) Potential energy will remain unchanged.
344.

To determine time, an astronaut in earth satellite should use

(a) either a spring watch or a pendulum clock
(b) a spring watch
(c) neither a spring watch nor a pendulum clock
(d) a pendulum clock

345.

A body of mass m is taken from earth surface to the height h equal to radius of earth, the
increase in potential energy will be
1
1
(b) mgR
(c) 2 mgR
(d) mgR
(a) mgR
2
4

346.

An artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit around the earth has a total (kinetic +
potential) energy E 0 . Its potential energy is
(a) E 0
(b) 1.5E 0
(c) 2E 0
(d) E 0

347.

A tunnel is dug along one of the diameters of the earth. The force on a particle of mass m
distant x from the centre in this tunnel will be

348.

GM e mR 3
GM e mx
GM e mx
(c)
(d)
2
2
x
R x
R
R3
The radius of the earth is increased by a factor of 5. By what factor its density be changed
to keep g same?
1
1
1
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) 5
25
5
5

(a)

349.

GM e m

(b)

A uniform sphere of mass M and radius R exerts a force

F on a small mass m situated at a distance of 2R from
the centre O of the sphere. A spherical portion of
diameter R is cut from the sphere as shown in figure.
The force of attraction between the remaining part of
the sphere and the mass m will be
(a)

7F
9

(b)

2F
3

(c)

2R

4F
9

(d)

F
3

350.

A satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around the earth. A second satellite is
launched into an orbit of radius (1.01)R. The period of the second satellite is larger than
that of the first one by approximately
(a) 0.5%
(b) 1.0%
(c) 1.5%
(d) 3.0%

351.

If the distance between the earth and the sun becomes half its present value, the number
of days in a year would have been
(a) 64.5
(b) 129
(c) 182.5
(d) 730

352.

Assuming the earth to have a constant density, point out which of the following curves
show the variation of acceleration due to gravity with distance from the centre of earth.
g

(b)

(a)
R

353.

(c)

(d) none of these

The diagram showing the variation of gravitational potential of earth with distance from the
centre of earth is
V

(a) O

(b) O

R
r

354.

(c) O

R
r

(d) O

A sphere of mass M and radius R2 has a concentric cavity of

radius R1 as shown in figure. The force F exerted by the
sphere on a particle of mass m located at a distance r from
the centre of sphere varies as (0 r )

R1
r

R2

(a)

(b)

(c)

355.

(a)

(b)

(c)

r=a

r=a

(d)

r=a

r=a

Which of the following graphs represents the motion of a planet moving about the sun?
2
(a) T

2
(b) T

357.

(d)

Which one of the following graphs represents correctly the variation of the gravitational field
(I) with the distance (r) from the centre of a spherical shell of mass M and radius a
I

356.

2
(c) T

2
(d) T

Figure shows a long straight wire carrying a current of I.

A particle of charge q0 (positive) is moving parallel to
the wire at a distance of r. The speed of the particle is v.
The force (magnitude and direction)on charge by
current in wire are
0 q 0 vI
, radially towards the wire
2r
q vI
(c) 0 0 , away from the wire
4 r

(a)

(b)

v
r

q0

0 q 0 vI
, radially towards the wire
2r

(d) zero

358.

The magnetic susceptibility of a material of a rod is 499. Permeability of vaccum is

4 107 henry/m. Absolute permeability of the material of the rod in henry per meter is
(a) 104
(b) 2 104
(c) 3 104
(d) 4 104

359.

A non-planar loop of conducting wire carrying a current

I is placed as shown in the figure. Each of the straight
sections of the loop is of length 2a. The magnetic field
due to this loop at the point P (a, 0, a)points in the
direction
1
1
(b)
(a)
j k
j k i
2
3
1
1
(c)
(d)
i j k
i k
3
2

360.

Two long wires are hanging freely. They are joined first
in parallel and then in series and then are connected
with a battery. In both cases, which type of force acts
between the two wires?
(a) attraction force when in parallel and repulsion force
when in series
(b) repulsion force when in parallel and attraction force
when in series
(c) repulsion force in both cases
(d) attraction force in both cases

z
y

I
2a

Wire 1
Wire 2

Wire 1
Wire 2