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Practice Test No 1
Time: 2 hours

There are 20 mcq questions. Underline the most appropriate answer. There is a structured essay
question and an essay question. Answer all the questions.
01.

Following expression is the first step of determining the values of x, and y of the equation
x
y
P = k Q R using dimensional analysis method.

LT-1 = (ML-1T-2) x (ML-3) y

What is the correct equation for P
(1) P=k Q
(4)
02.

1
2

1
2

P=k Q R

04.

1
2

(2)
(5)

P=k Q 2 R
0

P=k Q R

(3)

P=k Q

1
2

1
2

1
2

Solid cylinder is falling down along an inclined plane which is inclined to the horizontal
with an angle of . What is the minimum coefficient of friction between the plane and the
cylinder when it rotates without slipping. ( I of the solid cylinder is MR2 )
(1) tan

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R2

(2) 1/3 tan

(3) 2/5 tan

(4) tan

(5) tan

The diagram shows an action taken to stop a fire happened on a building

of height 10 m. Water releases at a speed of 20 ms-1 from a tube of cross
sectional area 5 cm2. Density of the water is 1000 kgm-3 .
What is the output efficiency?
(1) 0.5 kW

(2) 1 kW

(4) 3.0 kW

(5) 3.5 kW

(3) 2.0 kW

The diagram shows an object made up of a uniform sheet.

Center of gravity of it may present at
(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

E
A

D
B
C

05.

Mass of an uniform raft of length 5 m is 200 kg and it is floating on free water. At one end, a
man of 50 kg is standing on the raft. If man walks towards the other end of the raft, the
distance finally he traveled relative to the water,
(1) 0

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(2) 1.25 m

(3) 2.5 m

(4) 4 m

(5) 5 m

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A motor car is traveling at a non-inclined bend of radius 60 m. Maximum speed of the car at
the bend, if coefficient of friction between road and tires of the car is 0.4 m,
(1) 15.5 ms-1 (2) 31 ms-1

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(4) 25 ms-1

(5) 5 ms-1

A disk rolls without slipping on a flat surface with a speed of 5 ms-1 . Linear velocity of a
point on the top edge of this disk,
(1) 0 ms-1

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(3) 10 ms-1

(2) 1.25 ms-1 (3) 2.5 ms-1

(4) 5 ms-1

(5) 10 ms-1

Water flows through a tube with non uniform cross section. Pressure is minimum,
(a) at the place where speed is maximum
(b) at the place where speed is minimum
(c) at the place where diameter of the cross section is maximum
(d) at the place where diameter of the cross section is minimum
Which is/are correct?
(1) only a

(2) only b

(3) only c

(4) a and d only

(5) b and c only

09.

Non viscous incompressible fluid is flowing steadily through the following tube. Variation
of flow speed when going from A to F is best represented by

10.

Consider earth as a sphere of mass 6 x 1024 kg and radius 6400 km. Rotational kinetic energy
of earth when it is rotation around it's axis
(1) 2.6 x 1031J

(2) 2.6 x 1029 J

(3) 2.6 x 1026 J

(5) 1.3 x 1029 J

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(4) 1.3 x 1031 J

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Two objects A and B have equal kinetic energies. Velocity of B object is 4 times as the
velocity of object A. Ratio of
Momentum of A / Momentum of B is
(1) 1

12.

(2) 2

(4) 8

(5) 16

Mean output pressure of human heart is 1.2 x 104 Pa and mean rate of blood flow is
5.0 x 10-3 m3 per minute. Mean output power of heart is ,
(1) 0.5 W

13.

(3) 4

(2) 1.0 W

(3) 1.5 W

(4) 2.0 W

(5) 2.5 W

Two moving objects undergone an inelastic collision. In here,

(A) mechanical energy of the system is not conserved.
(B) linear momentum is conserved towards any direction.
(C) mechanical energy becomes zero after the collision.
Which is/are correct from above statements,
(1) A

14.

(3) C

gr

(2)

2 gr

17.

(5) B and C

(3)

3 gr

(4)

5 gr

(5)

gr
2

A solid wooden cylinder with a uniform cross sectional area floating of it's volume
immersed in water and other is immersed in an oil with density 800 kgm-3 . If the density
of water is 1000 kgm-3 , the density of wood is,
(1) 825 kg m-3
(5) 950 kgm-3

16.

(4) A and B

A particle is kept on top of a hemisphere of radius r. Velocity that must be given to the
particle in order to leave the hemisphere without moving on the surface of the hemisphere is
(1)

15.

(2) B

(2) 850 kgm-3

(3) 900 kg-3

(4) 925 kg m-3

As shown by the figure AB rod is kept

horizontally by two strings. If center of gravity of
the rod is G, ratio of AG / GB
(1) 3 : 1

(2)

3 : 1`

(4) 1 : 1

(5) 1 : 3

(3) 1 :

What is the periodic time of the system? Spring constant of a spring is k.

(1)

m
2k

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(2)

m
k

(3) 2

m
m
2m
(4) 2
(5) 2
2k
k
k

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Diagram shows a nut cracker set to cut a nut by applying forces

perpendicular to the arms of the nut cracker. Force exerted on
one side of the nut is
(1) F

19.

(3) 4F

(4) 5F

(5) 6F

Diagram shows a king coconut nut. When it is pierced liquid inside it

with density rises h height as shown in the diagram. When this liquid
is considered as a non viscous, incompressible fluid, what was the extra
pressure present inside the king coconut nut than the atmospheric
pressure?
(1)

20.

(2) 2F

h g

(2)

2h g

(3)

h g
2

(4) h g

(5) 2 h g

When increasing P force along the inclined plane, variation of

frictional force (F) with P is given by

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As shown by the diagram a water filled to a cylinder up to H height is kept on a horizontal

plane. There is a small hole in curved surface, h distance from the water surface.
(a) (i) Obtain an expression for the velocity of water removing from
the hole (v) using h and g.
.

(ii)

What is the principle you used to obtain above expression?

(iii)

Write requirements for that principle.

.

(b)

Water fall on the horizontal surface x distance from the bottom of the cylinder.

(i)

Write an expression for the time taken (t) to fall one water drop on the surface from
the hole using H, h and g.
.

(ii)

Obtain an expression for x using H and h.

.
.
.
.

(c) (i) If H = 20 cm, find value of x to given values of h in the table.

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(ii)

Using values obtain in the above question draw a graph that show variation of x with h.

(iii)

What is the conclusion you can arrive from the above graph regarding the value of x.

(iv)

If cylinder is falling under gravity, what would be the velocity of water removing from the
hole?

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