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In a shotput event an athlete throws the shotput of mass with an initial speed of at from a height 1.5 m above ground. Assuming a irresistance to be negligible and acceleration due to gravity to be , the kinetic energy of the shotput when it just reaches the ground will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the final kinetic energy is calculated using the conservation of mechanical energy, considering both initial potential and kinetic energies.
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The potential energy of an object of mass moving in plane in a conservative field is given by , where and are position coordinates of the object. Find magnitude of its acceleration:
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the magnitude of the acceleration is the magnitude of the force divided by the mass, and the force is derived from the potential energy.
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Assertion: Centripetal acceleration is applied in the direction of the centre of rotation of an object during uniform circular motion.
Reason: Centripetal acceleration is a constant vector.
Reason: Centripetal acceleration is a constant vector.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C (If assertion is true but reason is false) is correct because centripetal acceleration is directed towards the center, but it's not a constant vector as its direction continuously changes.
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A porter with a suitcase of mass on his head moves up a staircase upto a height of . The amounts of work done by the upward lifting force relative to him and relative to a person on the ground respectively, are
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the work done by the porter relative to himself is zero, while relative to the ground is calculated using the formula W = mgh.
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A police officer fires a bullet of mass with speed on soft plywood of thickness . The bullet emerges with only of it's kinetic energy. What is the emergent speed of the bullet?
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Correct option: C
Option C (200 m/s) is correct because it accurately calculates the emergent speed of the bullet using the given kinetic energy reduction.
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Two students are sitting face to face, at two ends of a long compartment of a train, running at a constant acceleration. They toss a ball to each other, with the same muzzle velocity and at the same inclination to the vertical.
Statement-1: The time intervals for the free fall in either direction are equal.
Statement-2: In the frame of compartment velocity is changing but the vertical velocity remains unaffected by the horizontal acceleration of the cart.
Statement-1: The time intervals for the free fall in either direction are equal.
Statement-2: In the frame of compartment velocity is changing but the vertical velocity remains unaffected by the horizontal acceleration of the cart.
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Correct option: A
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1
Option A (Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true, Statement-2 is the correct explanation for Statement-1) is correct because the time intervals are equal due to the vertical velocity being unaffected by the horizontal acceleration.
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A force of 5 N moves the particle through a distance of 10 m. If 25 J of work is performed, then the angle between the force and the direction of motion is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is derived from the work formula , solving for .
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Three identical balls A,B and C are lying on a horizontal frictionless table as shown in figure. If ball A is imparted a velocity v towards B and C and the collisions are perfectly elastic, then finally
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Correct option: B
Ball A and B are a rest and ball C roll out with speed v
Option A (Statement-I & II are true) is correct because pushing a block increases the normal reaction, leading to greater friction and thus more work done.
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Two identical bodies are executing uniform circular motion in the paths of radii and respectively. If both the bodies complete one revolution in the same time interval, then the ratio of their angular speeds is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because angular speed depends only on the time for one revolution, which is the same for both bodies.
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Assertion: A light body and a heavy body have same momentum. Then they also have same kinetic energy.
Reason: Kinetic energy does not depend on mass of the body.
Reason: Kinetic energy does not depend on mass of the body.
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Correct option: D
If both assertion and reason are false
The correct answer is D because if two bodies have the same momentum, their kinetic energies are inversely proportional to their masses, and kinetic energy does depend on mass.
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A body of mass is moving in a vertical circular path of radius . The difference between the kinetic energies at its highest and lowest position is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the difference in kinetic energy is equal to the change in potential energy, which is .
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A meter stick of mass lying horizontally is pivoted at one end and displaced through an angle . The increase in its potential energy is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the increase in potential energy is calculated using the formula , where is the change in height of the center of mass.
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Identify the wrong statement
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Correct option: A
A body can have momentum without energy
Option A (A body can have momentum without energy) is the wrong statement because if a body has momentum, it must also have kinetic energy.
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A dam is situated at a height of 550 m above sea level and supplies water to a power house which is at a height of 50 m above sea level. 2000 kg of water passes through the turbines per second. What would be the maximum electrical power output of the power house if the whole system were 80% efficient?
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Correct option: A
8 MW
Option A (8 MW) is correct because it is the maximum electrical power output calculated considering the efficiency and the potential energy conversion.
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In uniform circular motion, the velocity vector and acceleration vector are
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Correct option: A
Perpendicular to each other
Option A (Perpendicular to each other) is correct because in uniform circular motion, the velocity is tangential and the acceleration is radial, making them perpendicular.
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If momentum of a body increases by then percentage increase in its will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the kinetic energy increases by 69% when momentum increases by 30%.
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Two balls of masses 2g and 6g are moving with KE in the ratio of . What is the ratio of their linear momenta?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the ratio of kinetic energies and masses leads to equal linear momenta.
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A hollow sphere has radius 6.4 m. minimum velocity required by a motor cyclist at bottom to complete the circle will be [in m/s]
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Correct option: A
17.7
Option A (17.7 m/s) is correct because it is the minimum velocity required to complete the circle, calculated using the formula .
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A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of 10 kg upto a height of 1 m, 1000 times. Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up? Fat supplies of energy per kg which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20% of efficiency rate. (Take, )
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the mass of fat that will be used up, calculated using the potential energy gained and the efficiency rate.
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The vessels and of equal volume and weight are immersed in water to depth . The vessel has an opening at the bottom through which water can enter. If the work done in immersing and are and respectively, then
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Correct option: B
Option C (WA < WB) is correct because the work done in immersing A is less than that in immersing B, as water enters A, making it heavier and requiring less external work.
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A stone of mass 1 kg tied to the end of a string of length 1 m, is whirled in a horizontal circle with a uniform angular velocity 2 . The tension of the string is (in newton)
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Correct option: C
4
The correct answer is 4 because the tension in the string is equal to the centripetal force, which can be calculated using the given mass, radius, and angular velocity.
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For an isolated system in the absence of any dissipative effect
a) KE is conserved
b) PE is conserved
c) Energy is conserved
d) ME is conserved
a) KE is conserved
b) PE is conserved
c) Energy is conserved
d) ME is conserved
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Correct option: C
c, d
Option C (c, d) is correct because in an isolated system without dissipative effects, total energy and mechanical energy are conserved.
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When force and displacement are in the same direction, the kinetic energy of the body:
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Correct option: A
Increases
Option A is correct. When force and displacement are in the same direction, the work done is positive, resulting in an increase in the kinetic energy of the body.
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A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of . At what height, will its kinetic energy be half its original value?
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Correct option: A
10.20 m
Option A (10.20 m) is correct because it is the height at which the potential energy equals half the initial kinetic energy, calculated using conservation of energy.
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A body moves along a path in horizontal plane from to . When the particle is at , its speed is decreasing. The acceleration of the particle at is best represented by the vector.(A, B, C and D are vectors)
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Correct option: C
Option C (C) is correct because the acceleration vector at Q must have components both opposite to the velocity (to decrease speed) and towards the center of curvature.
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A certain body of mass moves under the action of a conservative force with potential energy given by distance, amplitude In this equation the units of will be equal to that of:
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Correct option: C
Joule-metre
Option C (Joule-metre) is correct because the units of K are derived from the potential energy equation, resulting in Joule-metre.
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A force acts on a particle in such a way that position of particle as a function of time is given by , where is in metre and is in sec. The work done during first is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the work done calculated by integrating the force over the displacement during the first 4 seconds.
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Collision between two carom coins is an example for:
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Correct option: A
Oblique collision
The correct answer is A because a collision between two carom coins is an example of an oblique collision, where the objects do not move along the same straight line after the collision.
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When a light body collides with a massive body at rest
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Correct option: A
The light body rebounds after collision
Option A (The light body rebounds after collision) is correct because, in an elastic collision with a much more massive object, the lighter object reverses its velocity.
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A force of acts on a body for 4 second, produces s displacement of . The power used is
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Correct option: A
9.5 W
Option A (9.5 W) is correct because it is the power calculated using the dot product of force and displacement divided by time.
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