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Assertion: Potential energy is possible only in conservative force field.
Reason: Potential energy is a relative quantity but K.E. is an absolute quantity.
Reason: Potential energy is a relative quantity but K.E. is an absolute quantity.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because potential energy is only defined for conservative forces, but kinetic energy is not an absolute quantity.
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Work done when a force, N acting on a particle takes it from the point m to the point
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Correct option: B
Option B (-1 J) is correct because the work done is calculated as the dot product of the force and the displacement vector.
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When a force is applied on a moving body, its motion is retarded. Then the work done is
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Correct option: B
Negative
Option B is correct because when a force retards motion, the work done is negative as the force and displacement are in opposite directions.
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When a spring is extended by 2 cm energy stored is 100 J. When extended by further 2 cm, the energy increases by
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Correct option: B
300 J
Option B (300 J) is correct because the energy increases by 300 J when the spring is extended by a further 2 cm.
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Maximum work will be done if the angle between force applied and displacement produced is
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Correct option: A
zero
Option A (zero) is correct because work done is maximum when the angle between force and displacement is zero, as .
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A particle free to move along the x-axis has potential energy given by for where k is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. Then
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Correct option: D
For small displacements from x=0, the motion is simple harmonic
Option D is correct because for small displacements from x=0, the potential energy can be approximated as a quadratic function, leading to simple harmonic motion.
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A body moves a distance of 20 m along a straight line under the action of a 5 N force. If the work done is 25 J then the angle between the force and direction of motion of the body is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the angle between the force and displacement is calculated using the work done formula.
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During a heavy rain, hailstones of average size in diameter fall with an average speed of . Suppose 2000 hailstones strike every square meter of a roof perpendicularly in one second and assume that the hailstones do not rebound. Calculate the average force exerted by the falling hailstones on the roof. Density of a hailstone is .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the average force exerted by the hailstones calculated using the change in momentum.
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The potential energy of a 1 kg particle free to move along the x-axis is given by .The total mechanical energy of particle is 2 J. Then, the maximum speed is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from equating the total mechanical energy to the sum of maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy.
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A particle is taken from point A to point B under the influence of a force field. Now it is taken back from B to A and it is observed that the work done in taking the particle from A to B is not equal to the work done in taking it from B to A. If and is the work done by non - conservative forces and conservative forces present in the system respectively, is the change in potential energy, is the change in kinetic energy, then choose the correct option
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the work-energy theorem states that the total work done is equal to the change in kinetic energy.
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If the heart pushes 1 cc of blood in 1 s under pressure 20000 ,the power of heart is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is calculated by multiplying pressure and volume flow rate.
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Two identical balls and having velocities of and respectively collide elastically in one dimension. The velocities of and after the collision respectively will be
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Correct option: D
and
Option D ( and ) is correct because in an elastic collision with equal masses, the velocities are exchanged.
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Statement-I: The workdone in pushing a block is more than the work done in pulling the block on a rough surface.
Statement-II: In the pushing condition normal reaction in more.
Statement-II: In the pushing condition normal reaction in more.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I II are true.
Option A is correct because pushing increases the normal reaction and thus friction, making the work done more than pulling.
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Two bodies of masses m and 2m have same momentum. Their respective kinetic energies are in the ratio
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because kinetic energy is inversely proportional to mass when momentum is constant, leading to the ratio 2:1.
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A shell of mass 200 gm is ejected from a gun of mass 4 kg by an explosion that generates 1.05 kg of energy. The initial velocity of the shell is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the calculated initial velocity of the shell using conservation of energy and momentum principles.
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A mass of is whirled in a horizontal circle by means of a string at an initial speed of . Keeping the radius constant the tension in the string is doubled. The new speed is nearly
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the new speed is proportional to the square root of the tension, resulting in an increase by a factor of .
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10 L of water per second is lifted from well through 20 m and delivered with a velocity of then the power of the motor is
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Correct option: B
2.5 Kw
The correct answer is 2.5 Kw because the power of the motor is the sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy gained per second.
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Statement I: For the stable equilibrium force has to be zero and potential energy should be minimum.
Statement II: For the equilibrium it is not necessary that the force is not zero.
Statement II: For the equilibrium it is not necessary that the force is not zero.
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Correct option: C
If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is false
Option C (If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is false) is correct because stable equilibrium requires zero net force and minimum potential energy, making statement II incorrect.
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A small sphere of mass m, moving with a constant velocity v, hits another stationary sphere of same mass. If e be the coefficient of restitution, then ratio of velocities of two spheres after collision will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the ratio of the velocities of the two spheres after the collision, derived from the conservation of momentum and the coefficient of restitution.
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A motor can pump the water up to maximum height of 10m at the rate of . If efficiency of the motor is 0.8 then power of motor is
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Correct option: B
1250 W
Option B (1250 W) is correct because it is calculated using the efficiency formula and the potential energy gained by the water.
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Internal forces acting in a system of particle can
change
change
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Correct option: A
The kinetic energy but not linear momentum of
the system
the system
The correct answer is A (The kinetic energy but not linear momentum of the system) because internal forces can change the kinetic energy of the system, but they cannot change the total linear momentum due to Newton's third law.
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A water pump lifts water from a level below the ground. Water is pumped at a rate of 30 kg/minute with negligible velocity. Calculate the minimum horsepower the engine should have to do this.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is calculated by finding the power required to lift the water and then converting it to horsepower.
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A spring of constant is stretched by applying equal forces each of magnitude at the two ends. The energy stored in the spring is . Now, spring is cut into two equal parts and one of the part is stretched by applying equal forces each of magnitude at the two ends. The energy stored is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because when the spring is cut in half, the spring constant doubles, and the energy stored is halved when the same force is applied.
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A particle acted upon by constant forces is displaced from the point to the point .The total work done by the forces in SI unit is
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Correct option: B
40
Option A (40) is correct because the total work done is the dot product of the total force and the displacement vector, resulting in 40 J.
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A body of mass 5 kg strikes another body of mass 2.5 kg initially at rest. The bodies after collision coalesce and begin to move as a whole with a kinetic energy of 5 J. The kinetic energy of the first body before collision is
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Correct option: C
7.5 J
Option C (7.5 J) is correct because it is the initial kinetic energy of the first body calculated using conservation of momentum and the final kinetic energy.
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A bus can be stopped by applying a retarding force when it is moving with speed on a level road. The distance covered by it before coming to rest is . If the load of the bus increases by because of passengers, for the same speed and same retarding force. the distance covered by the bus to come to rest shall be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the stopping distance is directly proportional to the mass, so increasing the mass by 50% increases the distance by 50%.
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Statement I: On banked curved road, vertical component of normal reaction provides the necessary centripetal force.
Statement II: Centripetal force is always required for turning.
Statement II: Centripetal force is always required for turning.
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Correct option: D
If Statement - I is false but Statement - II is true
Option D (If Statement - I is false but Statement - II is true) is correct because on a banked road, both the horizontal component of the normal reaction and friction provide the centripetal force, and a centripetal force is always required for turning.
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Assertion: The change in kinetic energy of a particle is equal to the work done on it by the net force.
Reason: Change in kinetic energy of particle is equal to the work done only in case of a system of one particle.
Reason: Change in kinetic energy of particle is equal to the work done only in case of a system of one particle.
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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 the work-energy theorem applies to both single particles and systems of particles, so the assertion is true, but the reason is false.
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A ball falls on the ground and rebounds elastically along the same line. Then
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because during an elastic collision of a ball with the ground, the ball's momentum is not conserved, the universe's momentum is conserved, and kinetic energy is not conserved during the collision itself (though it is before and after).
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Two masses and moving with velocities and in opposite direction collide elastically. After that the masses and moving with velocity and respectively. The ratio is
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Correct option: A
1
Option A (1) is correct because in an elastic collision where the bodies exchange velocities, it implies that their masses are equal, hence the ratio is 1.
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