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Analyzing +4 | -1
Two bodies of mass M and m are moving with same kinetic energy. If they are stopped by same retarding force, then
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D (All of the above) is correct because all the given statements are correct based on the principles of work, energy, and momentum.
452 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
The quantity that is not conserved in an inelastic collision is
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Correct option: B
Kinetic energy
Option B (Kinetic energy) is correct because kinetic energy is not conserved in an inelastic collision, while momentum and total energy are always conserved.
453 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A person stands on a spring balance at the equator. By what percentage is the balance reading less than his true weight?
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Correct option: A
0.35%0.35 \%
Option A (0.350.35 \\%) is correct because the percentage difference is calculated using the formula (ω2R/g\omega^2 R / g) * 100, accounting for the Earth's rotation.
454 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A block of mass 5 kg5 \mathrm{~kg} is moving along xx-axis under the action of a variable force F=10x NF=10 x \mathrm{~N}. The work done by the force in moving the block from x=4 mx=4 \mathrm{~m} to x=6 mx=6 \mathrm{~m} will be
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Correct option: D
100 J100 \mathrm{~J}
Option D (100 J100 \mathrm{~J}) is correct because it is the work done calculated by integrating the force over the given displacement.
455 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A coin placed on a rotating turn table just slips if it is placed at a distance of 8 cm from the centre. If angular velocity of the turn table is doubled, it will just slip at a distance of
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Correct option: B
2 cm
Option B (2 cm) is correct because when the angular velocity doubles, the radius at which the coin slips decreases by a factor of four.
456 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
For motion under an external conservative force, which quantity is conserved?
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Correct option: B
Mechanical energy
Option B (Gallium arsenide) is correct because Gallium arsenide is a semiconductor material commonly used in LEDs to produce visible light.
457 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Find out the power of an engine which can draw a train of ' 400 ' metric ton up the inclined plane of 1 in 98 at the rate 10 ms−110 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}. The resistance due to friction acting on the train is ' 10 ' N\mathrm{N} per ton.
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Correct option: C
440 KW
Option C (440 KW) is correct because the power is calculated considering both the inclined plane and the friction force.
458 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum. Which of the following quantities remain constant during the fall?
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Correct option: C
Total mechanical energy
Option C (Total mechanical energy) is correct because in the absence of non-conservative forces, the total mechanical energy (potential + kinetic) remains constant.
459 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A uniform chain of length LL and mass MM is lying on a table and 14th\frac{1}{4}^{\text {th}} of its length is hanging vertically down over the edge of the table. If gg is acceleration due to gravity, the work required to pull the hanging part back on the table
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Correct option: B
MgL32\frac{{MgL}}{32}
Option B (MgL32\frac{{MgL}}{{32}}) is correct because it represents the work required to lift the hanging part of the chain to the table level, calculated by considering the center of mass of the hanging part.
460 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Assertion: The work done in moving a body over a closed loop is zero for every force in nature.
Reason: Work done depends on nature of force.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Option B is correct because both the assertion (work done in a closed loop by conservative forces is zero) and the reason (work depends on the nature of the force) are true, but the reason doesn't explain the assertion.
461 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A force F⃗=3i^−2j^+4k^\vec{F}=3 \hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+4 \hat{k} displaces a body from a point A(8,−2,−3)A(8,-2,-3) to the point B(−2,0,6)B(-2,0,6). The work done is
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Correct option: B
2 units
Option B (2 units) is correct because the work done is calculated by taking the dot product of the force vector and the displacement vector.
462 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Assertion: when a spring is elongated work done by spring is negative but when it compressed work done by spring is positive.
Reason: Work done by spring is path dependent.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D is correct because both the assertion and the reason are false. Work done by a spring is negative when the spring is elongated *or* compressed from its equilibrium position, and work done by a spring is path-independent (conservative force).
463 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Assertion: For an isolated system mechanical energy is conserved.
Reason: Kinetic frictional force is absent for isolated system.
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Correct option: D
If both Assertion & Reason are false
Option D is correct because neither the assertion nor the reason is true for an isolated system; mechanical energy is not always conserved due to non-conservative forces, and kinetic friction can exist.
464 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A certain spring is found not to obey Hooke's law, it exerts a restoring force F(x)=−αx−βx2F(x)=-\alpha x-\beta x^2 if it is stretched or compressed, where α=48 N/m\alpha=48 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m} and β=24 N/m2.\beta=24 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2. The mass of the spring is negligible. An object with mass 1 kg1 \mathrm{~kg} on a frictionless, horizontal surface is attached to the spring, pulled a distance 1 m1 \mathrm{~m} to the right to stretch the spring and released. The speed of the object when it is 0.5 m0.5 \mathrm{~m} to the right of the x=0x=0 equilibrium position is
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Correct option: A
52 m/s5 \sqrt{2} \text{ m/s}
Option A (52 m/s5 \sqrt{2} \text{ m/s}) is correct because it is calculated using conservation of energy, considering the non-Hookean restoring force.
465 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Work done by conservative forces acting on body is always equal to
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Correct option: A
Negative of change in potential energy
Option A (Negative of change in potential energy) is correct because the work done by conservative forces is equal to the negative change in potential energy.
466 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
A car is negotiating a curved road of radius RR. The road is banked at an angle θ\theta. The coefficient of friction between the tyres of the car and the road is μs\mu_s. The minimum safe speed such that the car does not slip on this road is; (consider tan⁡θ<μs\tan \theta < \mu_s )
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Correct option: D
Zero
Option D (Zero) is correct because if tan⁡θ<μs\tan \theta < \mu_s, the car can remain at rest without slipping on the banked road.
467 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A 500 kg500 \mathrm{~kg} car takes a round turn of radius 50 m50 \mathrm{~m} with a velocity of 36 km h−136 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~h}^{-1}. The centripetal force is
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Correct option: C
1000 N1000 \mathrm{~N}
Option C (1000 N1000 \mathrm{~N}) is correct because it is the result of applying the centripetal force formula with the given mass, velocity, and radius.
468 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
Which of the following quantities measured from different inertial reference frames are same?
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Correct option: D
Kinetic energy
Option A (Force) is incorrect. Kinetic energy is not the same in different inertial reference frames. Force is the same in different inertial reference frames.
469 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
How much is the mass of a man if he has to do 2500 joule of work in climbing a tree 5 m5 \mathrm{~m} tall ? (g=10 m/s2)\left(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\right)
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Correct option: C
50 kg50 \mathrm{~kg}
Option C (50 kg50 \mathrm{~kg}) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for work done against gravity, W = mgh.
470 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
A ball hits the floor and rebounds after inelastic collision. In this case
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Correct option: C
The total momentum of the ball and the earth is conserved
Option D is correct because in an inelastic collision, the total energy of the ball and the earth is conserved, although mechanical energy is not.
471 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
The closed line integral of force F⃗\vec{F} taken along the closed curve is given by ∮F⃗⋅dl^\oint \vec{F} \cdot d \hat{l}. If the force F⃗\vec{F} is conservative, then the value of this integral is
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Correct option: A
zero
Option A is correct because the closed line integral of a conservative force over a closed path is always zero, due to the path-independent nature of conservative forces.
472 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The total energy of the universe is
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Correct option: A
Constant
Option A (Constant) is correct because the total energy of an isolated system, like the universe, remains constant according to the law of conservation of energy.
473 Medium
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Remembering +4 | -1
The potential energy of a weight less spring compressed by a distance a is proportional to
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Correct option: B
a2{a^2}
Option B (a2{a^2}) is correct because the potential energy of a spring is given by U=(1/2)ka2U = (1/2)ka^2, where 'a' is the compression distance, making it proportional to the square of the compression.
474 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Statement-I: When a body is rotated along a vertical circle with uniform speed then the sum of its kinetic energy and potential energy is constant at all positions
Statement-II: To make a body to move along a vertical circle, its critical speed at a point is independent of mass of body
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Correct option: C
Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true
Option C is correct. The total mechanical energy (KE + PE) is not constant when speed is not uniform. The critical speed at a point is independent of the mass of the body.
475 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A particle moves in a circle of radius 0.6 m at a speed that uniformly increases. Find the acceleration of particle if its speed changes from 3.0 m/s to 4.0 m/s in 4.0 s
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Correct option: A
0.41
Option A (0.41) is correct because it is calculated by finding the tangential acceleration and then dividing by the radius to find the angular acceleration.
476 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Two equal masses are attached to the two ends of a spring of spring constant K\mathrm{K}. They are then pulled out symmetrically so that the spring extends by x\mathrm{x}. The work done by spring force on each block is
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Correct option: D
−14Kx2\frac{-1}{4} K x^2
Option D (−14Kx2\frac{-1}{4} K x^2) is correct because the work done by the spring force on each block is half of the total work done by the spring, and the spring force does negative work.
477 Medium
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Understanding +4 | -1
One man takes 1 minute to raise a box to a height of 1 m and another man takes 12\frac{1}{2} minute to do so. The energy of the two is
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Correct option: B
Same
Option B (Same) is correct because the energy required to raise the box to the same height is the same, regardless of the time taken.
478 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A force F=(40+0.5x)F=(40+0.5 x) acts on a particle in the xx direction where FF is in NN and xx in m{m}. The work done by this force during a displacement from x=0x=0 to x=4 mx=4 {~m} is
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Correct option: D
164 J164 {~J}
Option D (164 J164 {~J}) is correct because it's the result of integrating the force function over the given displacement.
479 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Find the ratio of the linear momenta of two particles of masses 1.0 kg1.0 \mathrm{~kg} and 4.0 kg4.0 \mathrm{~kg} if their kinetic energies are equal.
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Correct option: A
1:21: 2
Option A (1:21: 2) is correct because it is the ratio of linear momenta calculated from the given masses and the condition of equal kinetic energies.
480 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A ball dropped from a height of 2m reaches to a height of 1.5m before hitting the ground. Then the percentage of potential energy lost is
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Correct option: A
25
Option A (25) is correct because the percentage of potential energy lost is calculated by finding the difference in potential energy and dividing by the initial potential energy.
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