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Medium
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The bob of a pendulum of mass m and length L is displaced, from the vertical and gently released. In order that the string may not break upon passing through the lowest point, its minimum strength must be
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Correct option: C
3 mg
Option C (3 mg) is correct because at the lowest point, the tension must support both the weight and the centripetal force, which equals 3mg.
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If coefficient of restitution for collision between two marble balls is equal to , then the collision between them is
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Correct option: C
Partially inelastic
Option C is correct because a coefficient of restitution between 0 and 1 indicates a partially inelastic collision.
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Medium
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A force acting on a body maintains its velocity at . The power exerted is:-
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Correct option: A
4 W
Option A (4 W) is correct because power is the dot product of force and velocity, and the calculation yields 4 Watts.
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Medium
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The angle between the linear momentum and angular momentum of particle moving along a circle is
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because the angular momentum is perpendicular to the plane of the circle, while the linear momentum is tangent to the circle.
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A bullet is fired from a rifle. If the riffle recoils freely, then the kinetic energy of the rifle is
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Correct option: A
Less than that of the bullet
Option A (Less than that of the bullet) is correct because the kinetic energy is inversely proportional to the mass when momentum is constant, and the rifle has a much larger mass than the bullet.
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One object of mass is moving with speed in west direction and another object of mass is moving with in north direction. Both collide and stick together. Choose the correct alternative.
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Correct option: C
Their momentum is conserved as it is inelastic collision.
Option C (Their momentum is conserved as it is inelastic collision) is correct because in an inelastic collision, kinetic energy is not conserved, but momentum is always conserved.
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Medium
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The maximum and minimum tensions in the string whirling in a circle of radius 2.5 m are in the ratio 5:3, then its velocity is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the velocity calculated from the ratio of maximum to minimum tension in the string.
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Medium
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Assertion : In an elastic collision of two bodies, the momentum and energy of each body is conserved.
Reason : If two bodies stick to each other, after colliding, the collision is said to be perfectly elastic.
Reason : If two bodies stick to each other, after colliding, the collision is said to be perfectly elastic.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option D (If both assertion and reason are false) is correct because in an elastic collision, momentum and kinetic energy of the *system* is conserved, not necessarily each individual body. Also, if bodies stick together after collision, it's perfectly *inelastic*.
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If represent radial and tangential accelerations, the motion of a particle will be uniformly circular if
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because uniform circular motion requires a non-zero radial acceleration and zero tangential acceleration.
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A particle moves along a curve of unknown shape but magnitude of force is constant and always acts along the tangent to the curve. Then,
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Correct option: C
must be non-conservative
Option C ( must be non-conservative) is correct because if the force always acts along the tangent, the work done depends on the path taken, which is a characteristic of non-conservative forces.
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Statement-A: Energy is the cause for doing work and work is the effeet
Statement-B: Energy is a scalar but power is a vector quantity.
Statement-B: Energy is a scalar but power is a vector quantity.
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Correct option: C
A is correct and B is wrong
Option C is correct because energy is the cause for doing work, making work the effect, and both energy and power are scalar quantities.
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A block of mass gently placed on a conveyor belt moving with velocity of . The coefficient of friction between the conveyor belt and bag is Initially the block slips on the conveyor belt before it stops due to friction. The work done by kinetic friction on the block is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the work done by the kinetic friction on the block as it comes to rest relative to the belt.
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The turbine pits at the Niagra falls are deep. The average horse power developed is 500. If the efficiency of the generator is , how much water passes through the turbines per minute? Take .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it correctly calculates the mass of water using the power developed and the efficiency of the generator.
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Medium
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Two substances have masses and respectively. They possess equal kinetic energy. The ratio of their momenta will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the ratio of momenta is the square root of the ratio of masses when kinetic energies are equal.
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Medium
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A force of constant magnitude acts on a particle moving in a plane such that it is perpendicular to the velocity of the body, and the force is always directed towards a fixed point. Then the angle (in radian) turned by the velocity vector of the particle as it covers a distance is (take: mass of the particle as
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Correct option: A
2
Option A (2) is correct because the angle turned by the velocity vector is calculated using the formula derived from circular motion and the given conditions.
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A bullet fired from a gun can pierce a target due to its:
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Correct option: C
Kinetic energy
Option C (Kinetic energy) is correct because the bullet's ability to pierce a target is directly related to its kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.
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Medium
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A groove is in the form of a broken line and the position vectors of the three points are respectively and . A force of magnitude acts on a particle of unit mass kept at the point and moves it along the groove to the point . If the line of action of the force is parallel to the vector all along, the number of units of work done by the force is
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C () because it is the result of calculating the work done by the force using the dot product of the force and displacement vectors.
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Medium
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Two moving particles collide and stick together on a smooth horizontal surface. The following statements are given below
(a) Mechanical energy is conserved.
(b) Total energy is conserved.
(c) Work done by the system is positive
(d) Work done by the system is negative.
Choose the correct option.
(a) Mechanical energy is conserved.
(b) Total energy is conserved.
(c) Work done by the system is positive
(d) Work done by the system is negative.
Choose the correct option.
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Correct option: D
(b) and (d) are correct.
Option D ((b) and (d) are correct) is correct because total energy is always conserved, but mechanical energy is not conserved in an inelastic collision, and the work done by the system is negative.
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A 2kg mass is rotating on a circular path of radius 0.8 m with angular velocity of 44 rad / sec. If radius of path becomes 1 M, then the value of angular velocity will be [rad / sec]
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Correct option: A
Option A (28.16) is correct because the angular velocity is calculated using the conservation of angular momentum as the radius changes.
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The displacement x in metre of a particle of mass m kg moving in one dimension under the action of a force is related to the time t in second by the equation , the work done by the force (in joule) in first six seconds is
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Correct option: B
Zero
Option B (Zero) is correct because the initial and final velocities are equal in magnitude, resulting in no net change in kinetic energy and thus zero work done.
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A mass of is acted upon by a single force . Under this force, it is displaced from to . If initially, the speed of the particle was , its final speed should be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the work-energy theorem, considering the force and displacement.
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If bullets each of mass are fired with a velocity per second from a machine gun, the force required to hold the gun in position is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the force is the rate of change of momentum, which is the number of bullets per second times the momentum of each bullet.
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A body of mass 6 kg is acted upon by a force which causes a displacement in it given by metre where t is the time in second. The work done by the force in 2s is
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Correct option: D
3 J
Option D (3 J) is correct because the work done is equal to the change in kinetic energy, calculated using the given displacement function.
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Medium
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A ball of mass collides with a wall with speed
and rebounds on the same line with the same
speed. If mass of the wall is taken infinite at rest,
then work done by the ball on the wall is
and rebounds on the same line with the same
speed. If mass of the wall is taken infinite at rest,
then work done by the ball on the wall is
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Correct option: C
Zero
Option C (Zero) is correct because the wall is infinitely massive and at rest, so it does not move during the collision, and therefore no work is done on the wall.
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Medium
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A ball of mass 0.1 kg is suspended by a string. It is displaced through an angle of and left. When the ball passes through the mean position, the tension in the string is
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Correct option: B
1.96 N
Option B (1.96 N) is correct because the tension at the mean position is calculated using the conservation of energy and centripetal force.
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An engine accelerates a car of mass 800 kg to a speed of . If the frictional force is 10 M per ton, the power developed by the engine is
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Correct option: D
5 kW
Option D (5 kW) is correct because the power developed by the engine is calculated using the kinetic energy and the time taken to reach the final speed, considering the frictional force.
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Medium
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The potential energy of a certain spring when stretched through a distance ‘S’ is 10 joule. The amount of work (in joule) that must be done on this spring to stretch it through an additional distance ‘S’ will be
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Correct option: A
30
Option A (30) is correct because the work required to stretch the spring an additional distance S is three times the initial potential energy, resulting in 30 J.
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Assertion: The gain in potential energy of an object of mass raised to height equal to the radius of earth is .
Reason: Kinetic energy at surface P.E at the top and at the top, .
Reason: Kinetic energy at surface P.E at the top and at the top, .
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C is correct because the assertion is true, but the reason is false; the kinetic energy at the surface is not directly related to the potential energy at the top in this way.
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Assertion (A): When a body moving with certain velocity collides head on with another body of same mass at rest, the collision being perfectly elastic head on collision, of its K.E is transferred to the later
Reason (R): Both momentum and KE are conserved in the case of perfectly elastic collision
Reason (R): Both momentum and KE are conserved in the case of perfectly elastic collision
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion.
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved in a perfectly elastic collision, leading to maximum energy transfer when masses are equal.
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In a nuclear reactor, the fuel is consumed at the rate of 1 mg/s. The power generated in kilowatt is
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Correct option: B
The correct answer is B () because it is the power generated calculated using Einstein's mass-energy equivalence.
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