IIT GENIUS PHYSICS

1. A ball hits the floor and rebounds after inelastic collision. In this case
(a) The momentum of the ball just after the collision is the same as that just before the collision
(b) The mechanical energy of the ball remains the same in the collision
(c) The total momentum of the ball and the earth is conserved
(d) The total energy of the ball and the earth is conserved
2. A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying on a smooth table and one third of its length is hanging vertically down
over the edge of the table. If g is acceleration due to gravity, the work required to pull the hanging part on to the table is
(a) MgL (b) MgL/3
(c) MgL/9 (d) MgL/18
W1,W2 W3
3. If and represent the work done in moving a particle from A to B along three different paths 1, 2 and 3
3 B
m W1,W2 W3
2 1 respectively (as shown) in the gravitational field of a point mass m, find the correct relation between and
A

W1 W2 W3
(a)
W1 W2 W3
(b)
W1 W2 W3
(c)
W2 W1 W3
(d)
K / r2
4. A particle of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle of radius r under a centripetal force equal to , where K is a
constant. The total energy of the particle is
K K

2r 2r
(a) (b)
K K

r r
(c) (d)
5. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by
t x3
the equation , where x is in meters and t is in seconds. The work done by the force in the first 6 seconds is

(a) 9 J (b) 6 J
(c) 0 J (d) 3 J
F K (yi xj)
6. A force (where K is a positive constant) acts on a particle moving in the xy-plane. Starting from the
origin, the particle is taken along the positive x-axis to the point (a, 0) and then parallel to the y-axis to the point (a, a).
The total work done by the force F on the particles is

2Ka 2 2Ka 2
(a) (b)
2
Ka Ka 2
(c) (d)
7. If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface, the gain in the potential energy of an object of mass m raised
from the surface of earth to a height equal to the radius of the earth R, is
 1
mgR
2
(a) (b) 2 mgR
1
mgR
4
(c) mgR (d)
8. A lorry and a car moving with the same K.E. are brought to rest by applying the same retarding force, then
(a) Lorry will come to rest in a shorter distance
(b) Car will come to rest in a shorter distance
(c) Both come to rest in a same distance
(d) None of the above
U(x) k[1 exp( x)2] x
9. 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

(a) At point away from the origin, the particle is in unstable equilibrium
(b) For any finite non-zero value of x, there is a force directed away from the origin
(c) If its total mechanical energy is k/2, it has its minimum kinetic energy at the origin
(d) For small displacements from x = 0, the motion is simple harmonic
10. The kinetic energy acquired by a mass m in travelling a certain distance d starting from rest under the action of a constant
force is directly proportional to
m
(a) (b) Independent of m
1/ m
(c) (d) m
11. An open knife edge of mass 'm' is dropped from a height 'h' on a wooden floor. If the blade penetrates upto the depth 'd'
into the wood, the average resistance offered by the wood to the knife edge is
h
mg 1
mg d
(a) (b)
2
h h
mg 1 mg 1
d d
(c) (d)
12. Consider the following two statements
1. Linear momentum of a system of particles is zero
2. Kinetic energy of a system of particles is zero
Then
(a) 1 implies 2 and 2 implies 1
(b) 1 does not imply 2 and 2 does not imply 1
(c) 1 implies 2 but 2 does not imply 1
(d) 1 does not imply 2 but 2 implies 1
13. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved by the body in time t is
proportional to

t1 / 2 t3 / 4
(a) (b)
3/ 2
t t2
(c) (d)

2

14. A shell is fired from a cannon with velocity v m/sec at an angle with the horizontal direction. At the highest point in its
path it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon and the speed in m/sec of
the other piece immediately after the explosion is

3v cos 2v cos
(a) (b)
3 3
v cos v cos
2 2
(c) (d)
15. A vessel at rest explodes into three pieces. Two pieces having equal masses fly off perpendicular to one another with the
same velocity 30 meter per second. The third piece has three times mass of each of other piece. The magnitude and
direction of the velocity of the third piece will be
10 2 m/ second
(a) and 135 from either
10 2 m/ second
(b) and 45 from either
10
m/ second
2
(c) and 135 from either
10
m/ second
2
(d) and 45 from either

m1 m2 v1 v2
16. Two particles of masses and in projectile motion have velocities and respectively at time t = 0. They

t0 v1 ' v2 ' 2t0
collide at time . Their velocities become and at time while still moving in air. The value of
| (m1v1' m2v2 ') (m1v1 m2v2)
| is

(m1 m2 )gt0
(a) Zero (b)
1
(m1 m2 )gt0
2(m1 m2 )gt0 2
(c) (d)
17. Consider elastic collision of a particle of mass m moving with a velocity u with another particle of the same mass at rest.
1 2
After the collision the projectile and the struck particle move in directions making angles and respectively with the
1 2,
initial direction of motion. The sum of the angles. is
(a) 45 (b) 90
(c) 135 (d) 180
18. A body of mass m moving with velocity v collides head on with another body of mass 2m which is initially at rest. The
ratio of K.E. of colliding body before and after collision will be
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 4 : 1 (d) 9 : 1

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19. A particle P moving with speed v undergoes a head -on elastic collision with another particle Q of identical mass but at
rest. After the collision
v
2
(a) Both P and Q move forward with speed
v
2
(b) Both P and Q move forward with speed
(c) P comes to rest and Q moves forward with speed v
v
2
(d) P and Q move in opposite directions with speed
20. A set of n identical cubical blocks lies at rest parallel to each other along a line on a smooth horizontal surface. The
separation between the near surfaces of any two adjacent blocks is L. The block at one end is given a speed v towards the
t0
next one at time . All collisions are completely inelastic, then
(n 1)L
t
v
The last block starts moving at
n(n 1)L
t
2v
The last block starts moving at
The centre of mass of the system will have a final speed v
v
n
The centre of mass of the system will have a final speed
21. A block of mass m lying on a rough horizontal plane is acted upon by a horizontal force P and another force Q inclined at

an angle to the vertical. The block will remain in equilibrium, if the coefficient of friction between it and the surface is

(P Q sin )
(mg Q cos )
(a)
(P cos Q)
(mg Q sin )
(b)
(P Q cos )
(mg Q sin )
(c)
(P sin Q)
(mg Q cos )
(d)
22. Which of the following is correct, when a person walks on a rough surface
(a) The frictional force exerted by the surface keeps him moving
(b) The force which the man exerts on the floor keeps him moving
(c) The reaction of the force which the man exerts on floor keeps him moving
(d) None of the above
23. A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against a wall by applying a horizontal force of 5 N on the block. If the coefficient of
friction between the block and the wall is 0.5, the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block is
(a) 2.5 N (b) 0.98 N

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 (c) 4.9 N (d) 0.49 N

24. A body of mass M is kept on a rough horizontal surface (friction coefficient ). A person is trying to pull the body by
applying a horizontal force but the body is not moving. The force by the surface on the body is F, where

F Mg F Mgf
(a) (b)

Mg F Mg 1 2 Mg F Mg 1 2
(c) (d)
25. What is the maximum1value of the force F such that the block shown in the arrangement, does not move
m=3kg
2 3
60
F

(a) 20 N (b) 10 N
(c) 12 N (d) 15 N
26. A block P of mass m is placed on a frictionless horizontal surface. Another block Q of same mass is kept on P and
s
connected to the wall with the help of a spring of spring constant k as shown in the figure. is the coefficient of friction
between P and Q. The blocks move together performing SHM of amplitude A. The maximum value of the friction force
between P and Q is

kA Q
(a)
Smooth surfaceP
kA
2
(b)
(c) Zero
s mg
(d)
.
27. A body of mass m rests on horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the body and the surface is If the
mass is pulled by a force P as shown in the figure, the limiting friction between body and surface will be
mg
(a)
30 P
P
mg
2
(b) m
P
mg
2
(c)
3 P
mg
2

(d)

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28. A 40 kg slab rests on a frictionless floor as shown in the figure. A 10 kg block rests on the top of the slab. The static
coefficient of friction between the block and slab is 0.60 while the kinetic friction is 0.40. The 10 kg block is acted upon
g 9.8 m / s2
by a horizontal force 100 N. If , the resulting acceleration of the slab will be
2
0.98m / s
100 N A
10 kg
(a)
1.47m / s2 40 kg B

(b)
1.52m / s2
(c)
6.1m / s2
(d)
29. A block of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 30 with the horizontal. The coefficient of static
friction between the block and the plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the block is
(a) 9.8 N
0.7 9.8 3 N
(b)
9.8 3 N
(c)
0.8 9.8 N
(d)
30. When a bicycle is in motion, the force of friction exerted by the ground on the two wheels is such that it acts

(a) In the backward direction on the front wheel and in the forward direction on the rear wheel
(b) In the forward direction on the front wheel and in the backward direction on the rear wheel
(c) In the backward direction on both front and the rear wheels
(d) In the forward direction on both front and the rear wheels
31. An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see the figure). The coefficient of friction between the insect and

the surface is 1/3. If the line joining the centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle with the

vertical, the maximum possible value of is given by
cot 3
(a)
tan 3
(b)
sec 3
(c)
cosec 3
(d)
32. Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius R with a period of revolution T. If
5

R 2 T2
the gravitational force of attraction between planet and star is proportional to , then is proportional to

R3 R7 / 2
(a) (b)
5/ 2
R R3 / 2
(c) (d)

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33. The magnitudes of the gravitational force at distances and from the centre of a uniform sphere of radius R and mass
F1 F2
M are and respectively. Then
F1 r1

F2 r2 r1 R r2 R
(a) if and
F1 r12

F2 r22 r1 R r2 R
(b) if and
F1 r1

F2 r2 r1 R r2 R
(c) if and
F1 r22

F2 r12 r1 R r2 R
(d) if and
34. A satellite S is moving in an elliptical orbit around the earth. The mass of the satellite is very small compared to the mass
of earth
(a) The acceleration of S is always directed towards the centre of the earth
(b) The angular momentum of S about the centre of the earth changes in direction but its magnitude remains constant
(c) The total mechanical energy of S varies periodically with time
(d) The linear momentum of S remains constant in magnitude
35. A mass M is split into two parts, m and (Mm), which are then separated by a certain distance. What ratio of m/M
maximizes the gravitational force between the two parts
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/2
(c) 1/4 (d) 1/5
nth
36. Suppose the gravitational force varies inversely as the power of distance. Then the time period of a planet in circular
orbit of radius R around the sun will be proportional to
n1 n1

2 2
R R
(a) (b)
n 2

Rn R 2

(c) (d)
37. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by 1% its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the earth's
surface would
(a) Decrease by 2% (b) Remain unchanged
(c) Increase by 2% (d) Increase by 1%
38. The radius and mass of earth are increased by 0.5%. Which of the following statements are true at the surface of the earth

(a) g will increase

(b) g will decrease
(c) Escape velocity will remain unchanged
(d) Potential energy will remain unchanged
39. In order to make the effective acceleration due to gravity equal to zero at the equator, the angular velocity of rotation of
(g 10ms2
the earth about its axis should be and radius of earth is 6400 kms)

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radsec1
0 radsec1 800
(a) (b)
1 1
radsec1 radsec1
80 8
(c) (d)
T1 T2
40. A simple pendulum has a time period when on the earths surface and when taken to a height R above the earths
T2 / T1
surface, where R is the radius of the earth. The value of is
2
(a) 1 (b)
(c) 4 (d) 2
41. A body of mass m is taken from earth surface to the height h equal to radius of earth, the increase in potential energy will
be

1
mgR
2
(a) mgR (b)
1
mgR
4
(c) 2 mgR (d)
E0
42. An artificial satellite moving in a circular orbit around the earth has a total (kinetic + potential) energy . Its potential
energy is
E0 1.5 E0
(a) (b)
2 E0 E0
(c) (d)
43. A rocket of mass M is launched vertically from the surface of the earth with an initial speed V. Assuming the radius of the
earth to be R and negligible air resistance, the maximum height attained by the rocket above the surface of the earth is

gR gR
R / 2
1 R 2
1
2V 2V
(a) (b)
2gR 2gR
R / 2
1 R 2
1
V V
(c) (d)

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A B

O Y

Z X

44. A solid sphere of uniform density and radius 4 units is located with its centre at the origin O of coordinates. Two spheres
of equal radii 1 unit with their centres at A( 2, 0, 0) and B(2, 0, 0) respectively are taken out of the solid leaving behind
spherical cavities as shown in figure
(a) The gravitational force due to this object at the origin is zero
(b) The gravitational force at the point B (2, 0, 0) is zero
y2 z2 36
(c) The gravitational potential is the same at all points of the circle
y2 z2 4
(d) The gravitational potential is the same at all points on the circle
m1 m2
45. Two bodies of masses and are initially at rest at infinite distance apart. They are then allowed to move towards
each other under mutual gravitational attraction. Their relative velocity of approach at a separation distance r between
them is
1/ 2 1/ 2
(m1 m2) 2G
2G r r (m1 m2

(a) (b)

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 1/ 2 1/ 2
r 2G

2G(m m )
r m1m2
1 2
(c) (d)
kve ve
46. A projectile is projected with velocity in vertically upward direction from the ground into the space. ( is escape
k 1)
velocity and . If air resistance is considered to be negligible then the maximum height from the centre of earth to
which it can go, will be : (R = radius of earth)

R R
k2 1 k2 1
(a) (b)
R R
1 k 2
k1
(c) (d)
47. A satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around the earth. A second satellite is launched into an orbit of
radius (1.01)R. The period of the second satellite is larger than that of the first one by approximately
(a) 0.5% (b) 1.0%
(c) 1.5% (d) 3.0%
48. If the distance between the earth and the sun becomes half its present value, the number of days in a year would have been

(a) 64.5 (b) 129

(c) 182.5 (d) 730
49. A geostationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius 36000 km. Then, the time period of a satellite
(REarth 6400km)
orbiting a few hundred kilometres above the earths surface will approximately be

(a) 1/2 h (b) 1 h

(c) 2 h (d) 4 h
50. A vessel containing water is given a constant acceleration a towards the right, along a straight horizontal path. Which of
the following diagram represents the surface of the liquid

a a a a

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
51. A closed compartment containing gas is moving with some acceleration in horizontal direction. Neglect effect of gravity.
Then the pressure in the compartment is
(a) Same everywhere (b) Lower in front side
(c) Lower in rear side (d) Lower in upper side
3 107 kg 5 104 N
52. A ship of mass initially at rest is pulled by a force of through a distance of 3 m. Assume that the
resistance due to water is negligible, the speed of the ship is
(a) 1.5 m/s (b) 60 m/s
(c) 0.1 m/s (d) 5 m/s
53. The mass of a body measured by a physical balance in a lift at rest is found to be m. If the lift is going up with an
acceleration a, its mass will be measured as

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 a a
m 1 m 1
g g
(a) (b)
(c) m (d) Zero
54. Three weights W, 2W and 3W are connected to identical springs suspended from a rigid horizontal rod. The assembly of
the rod and the weights fall freely. The positions of the weights from the rod are such that
(a) 3W will be farthest
(b) W will be farthest
(c) All will be at the same distance
(d) 2W will be farthest
F1, F2, F3 F2 F3
55. When forces are acting on a particle of mass m such that and are mutually perpendicular, then the
m B F1
particle remains stationary. If the force is now removed then the acceleration of the particle is
F1 / m F2F3 /mF1
(a) (b)
(F2 F3 ) / m F2 / m
(c) (d)
56. The spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block m suspended from it. A balance B reads 5 kg when a beaker filled with liquid
is put on the pan of the balance. The two balances are now so arranged that the hanging mass is inside the liquid as shown
in figure. In this situation
A

(a) The balance A will read more than 2 kg

(b) The balance B will read more than 5 kg
(c) The balance A will read less than 2 kg and B will read more than 5 kg
(d) The balances A and B will read 2 kg and 5 kg respectively
57. A rocket is propelled by a gas which is initially at a temperature of 4000 K. The temperature of the gas falls to 1000 K as it
leaves the exhaust nozzle. The gas which will acquire the largest momentum while leaving the nozzle, is
(a) Hydrogen (b) Helium
(c) Nitrogen (d) Argon
58. Consider the following statement: When jumping from some height, you should bend your knees as you come to rest,
instead of keeping your legs stiff. Which of the following relations can be useful in explaining the statement

P1 P2
(a)
E (PE KE) 0
(b)

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 Ft mv
(c)

x F
(d)
Where symbols have their usual meaning
59. A false balance has equal arms. An object weigh X when placed in one pan and Y when placed in other pan, then the
weight W of the object is equal to

XY
(a)
XY
2
(b)
X2 Y 2
2
(c)
2
X Y2
2

(d)
60. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences. In that case, the force
(a) Are equal to each other in magnitude
(b) Are not equal to each other in magnitude
(c) Cannot be predicted
A B (d) Are equal to each other

61. In the arrangement shown in figure the ends P and Q of an unstretchable string move downwards with uniform speed U.
Pulleys A and B are fixed. Mass M moves upwards with a speed
M
P Q
2U cos
(a)

U cos
(b)
2U
cos
(c)
U
cos
m (d)
62. The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of negligible mass. For the system to remain in equilibrium,

the angle should be
0o
(a)
30o
(b)
45o
(c)

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(d)
63. A string of m
negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass m supports a block of mass M as shown in the figure. The
force on the pulley by the clamp is given by

M
2Mg
(a)
2mg
(b)

(M m)2 m2 g
(c)

(M m)2 M 2 g
(d)
64. A pulley fixed to the ceilling carries a string with blocks of mass m and 3 m attached to its ends. The masses of string and
pulley are negligible. When the system is released, its centre of mass moves with what acceleration
y
g/ 4
(a)
B 0 (b)
O x
A g/ 2 g/ 2
(c) (d)
65. A solid sphere of mass 2 kg is resting inside a cube as shown in the figure. The cube is moving with a velocity
C
v (5ti 2t j)m/ s
. Here t is the time in second. All surface are smooth. The sphere is at rest with respect to the cube.
What is the total force exerted by the sphere on the cube. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

29N
(a) (b) 29 N

26N 89 N
(c) (d)

2.7 108 ms1 (c 3 108 ms1 )

66. A stick of 1 m is moving with velocity of . What is the apparent length of the stick

(a) 10 m (b) 0.22 m

(c) 0.44 m (d) 2.4 m
67. One day on a spacecraft corresponds to 2 days on the earth. The speed of the spacecraft relative to the earth is
1.5 108 ms1 2.1 108 ms1
(a) (b)

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 2.6 108 ms1 5.2 108 ms1
(c) (d)
v1
68. A flat plate moves normally with a speed towards a horizontal jet of water of uniform area of cross-section. The jet
v2
discharges water at the rate of volume V per second at a speed of . The density of water is . Assume that water
splashes along the surface of the plate at right angles to the original motion. The magnitude of the force acting on the plate
due to the jet of water is
Vv1 V(v1 v2)
(a) (b)

V 2 V 2
v1 (v1 v2)
v1 v2 v2
(c) (d)
69. A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle. The
motion of the particle takes place in a plane. It follows that
(a) Velocity is constant
(b) Acceleration is constant
(c) Kinetic energy is constant
(d) It moves in a circular path
L M
70. A tube of length is filled completely with an incompressible liquid of mass and closed at both the ends. The tube is

then rotated in a horizontal plane about one of its ends with a uniform angular velocity . The force exerted by the liquid
at the other end is [IIT 1992]

ML 2
2 ML 2
(a) (b)
2
ML ML2 2
4 2
(c) (d)
k R s k as2
71. The kinetic energy of a particle moving along a circle of radius depends on the distance covered as
a
where is a constant. The force acting on the particle is
1/ 2
s2 s2
2a 2as 1 2
R R
(a) (b)
R2
2a
2as s
(c) (d)
72. A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius 10 m with a constant speed of 10 m/sec. A plumb bob is suspended
from the roof of the car by a light rigid rod of length 1.00 m. The angle made by the rod with track is

30o
(a) Zero (b)
45o 60o
(c) (d)

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73. A particle of mass is moving in a circular path of constant radius such that its centripetal acceleration is varying
ac k2rt2
with time t as, , The power delivered to the particle by the forces acting on it is
2 2
2mk r t mk2r 2t
(a) (b)
4 2 5
mk r t
3
(c) (d) Zero
74. A string of length L is fixed at one end and carries a mass M at the other end. The string makes 2/ revolutions per second
around the vertical axis through the fixed end as shown in the figure, then tension in the string is
S
(a) ML
(b) 2 ML
L
(c) 4 ML
T
(d) 16 ML

10
L m
3 L
75. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light inextensible string of length is whirling in a circular path of radius in a
g
vertical plane. If the ratio of the maximum tension in the string to the minimum tension in the string is 4 and if is taken
2
10m / sec
to be , the speed of the stone at the highest point of the circle is
20m / sec 10 3m / sec
(a) (b)
5 2 m / sec 10m / sec
(c) (d)
P A t 0
76. A particle is sliding down a frictionless hemispherical bowl. It passes the point at . At this instant of time, the
v Q P A t0
horizontal component of its velocity is . A bead of the same mass as is ejected from at along the
B AB v tP
Q
horizontal string (see figure) with the speed . Friction between the bead and the string may be neglected. Let
tQ P Q B
C
v and be the respective time taken by and to reach the point . Then
P

A tP tQ
(a)
tP tQ
(b)
tP tQ
(c)
(d) All of these

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 77. A long horizontal rod has a bead which can slide along its length, and initially placed at a distance L from one end A of the
rod. The rod is set in angular motion about A with constant angular acceleration . If the coefficient of friction between
the rod and the bead is , and gravity is neglected, then the time after which the bead starts slipping is

(a) (b)
1

(c) (d) Infinitesimal
78. A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown below. Each of the tracks rises to the same height. The speed
with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases. At the highest point of the track, the normal reaction is
maximum in

v
v
(a) (b)

v Q v

(c) (d)

79. A simple pendulum is oscillating without damping. When the displacement of the bob is less than maximum, its

a
a
a acceleration vector is correctly shown in

(a) (b)

a
(c) (d)

a

v B
A

C

80. A solid disc rolls clockwise without slipping over a horizontal path with a constant speed . Then the magnitude of the
velocities of points A, B and C (see figure) with respect to a standing observer are respectively

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 , and
(a)

2 , 2 andzero
(b)
2 , 2 andzero
(c)

2 , 2 and 2
(d)

L
81. A stone tied to a string of length is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string at the centre. At a certain
u
instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position and has a speed . The magnitude of the change in its velocity as it
reaches a position where the string is horizontal is

u2 2gL 2gL
(a) (b)
2
u gl 2(u2 gL)
(c) (d)
82. The driver of a car travelling at velocity v suddenly see a broad wall in front of him at a distance d. He should
(a) Brake sharply (b) Turn sharply
(c) (a) and (b) both (d) None of the above
K , L, M N d
83. Four persons and are initially at the corners of a square of side of length . If every person starts moving,
K L, L M, M N N K
such that is always headed towards towards is headed directly towards and towards , then the
four persons will meet after
d 2d
v v
(a) sec (b) sec
d d
2v 2v
(c) sec (d) sec
x(t) a cos(pt) y(t) b sin(pt) a, b ( a) p
84. The coordinates of a particle moving in a plane are given by and where and
are positive constants of appropriate dimensions. Then

(a) The path of the particle is an ellipse

t /(2p)
(b) The velocity and acceleration of the particle are normal to each other at
(c) The acceleration of the particle is always directed towards a focus
t0 at /(2p)
(d) The distance travelled by the particle in time interval to is
85. A particle is moving eastwards with velocity of 5 m/s. In 10 sec the velocity changes to 5 m/s northwards. The average
acceleration in this time is
(a) Zero
1
m/s2
2
(b) toward north-west

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m/s2
2
(c) toward north-east
1
m/s2
2
(d) toward north-west
86. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed of 3 m/s. The other half of the distance is covered
in two equal time intervals with speed of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s respectively. The average speed of the particle during this
motion is
(a) 4.0 m/s (b) 5.0 m/s
(c) 5.5 m/s (d) 4.8 m/s
t bt
87. The acceleration of a particle is increasing linearly with time as . The particle starts from the origin with an initial
v0 t
velocity The distance travelled by the particle in time will be
1 2 1 3
v0 t bt v0 t bt
3 3
(a) (b)
1 1 2
v0 t bt3 v0 t bt
6 2
(c) (d)
dv(t)
6.0 3v(t)
dt v(t) m/ s t sec
88. The motion of a body is given by the equation . where is speed in and in . If body
t0
was at rest at
m/ s
(a) The terminal speed is 2.0
v(t) 2(1 e3t )m / s
(b) The speed varies with the time as
0.1m/ s
(c) The speed is when the acceleration is half the initial value
6.0m / s2
(d) The magnitude of the initial acceleration is
m t0 x0
89. A particle of mass moves on the x-axis as follows : it starts from rest at from the point and comes to rest
t1 x1 (0 t 1)
at at the point . No other information is available about its motion at intermediate time . If
denotes the instantaneous acceleration of the particle, then
t 0 t1
(a) cannot remain positive for all in the interval
||
(b) cannot exceed 2 at any point in its path
|| 4
(c) must be at some point or points in its path

(d) must change sign during the motion but no other assertion can be made with the information given

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90. A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a) versus time (t) is as shown in the figure. The maximum speed of the particle
a
will be
(a) 110 m/s 10 m/s2
(b) 55 m/s
(c) 550 m/s
t(s)
(d) 660 m/s 11

91. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate for some time, after which it decelerates at a constant rate and comes to
rest. If the total time elapsed is t, then the maximum velocity acquired by the car is
2 2 2 2
t t


(a) (b)
( ) t t

(c) (d)
h t
92. A stone dropped from a building of height and it reaches after seconds on earth. From the same building if two
t1
stones are thrown (one upwards and other downwards) with the same velocity u and they reach the earth surface after
t2
and seconds respectively, then

t1 t2
t
t t1 t2 2
(a) (b)
t t1t2 t t12t22
(c) (d)
h v
93. A ball is projected upwards from a height above the surface of the earth with velocity . The time at which the ball
strikes the ground is

v 2hg v 2h
1 1
g 2 g g
(a) (b)
v 2gh v 2 2g
1 1 2 1 v
g v g h
(c) (d)
94. A particle is dropped vertically from rest from a height. The time taken by it to fall through successive distances of 1 m
each will then be
2/ g
(a) All equal, being equal to second
(b) In the ratio of the square roots of the integers 1, 2, 3.....
1, ( 2 1),( 3 2),( 4 3)
(c) In the ratio of the difference in the square roots of the integers i.e. ....
1 1 1 1
, , ,
1 2 3 4
(d) In the ratio of the reciprocal of the square roots of the integers i.e.,.

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95. A man throws balls with the same speed vertically upwards one after the other at an interval of 2 seconds. What should be
g 9.8m / s2 )
the speed of the throw so that more than two balls are in the sky at any time (Given

(a) At least 0.8 m/s

(b) Any speed less than 19.6 m/s
(c) Only with speed 19.6 m/s
(d) More than 19.6 m/s
u t
96. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed , the distance covered during the last seconds of its ascent is
1 2 1
gt ut gt2
2 2
(a) (b)
(u gt)t ut
(c) (d) d
Sn
97. A small block slides without friction down an inclined plane starting from rest. Let be the distance travelled from time
Sn
t n1 t n. Sn1
to Then is

2n 1 2n 1
2n 2n 1
(a) (b)
2n 1 2n
2n 1 2n 1
(c) (d)

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 ANSWER KEY
1 c 2 d 3 b 4 b 5 c
6 c 7 a 8 c 9 d 10 b
11 c 12 d 13 c 14 a 15 a
16 c 17 b 18 d 19 c 20 bd
21 a 22 c 23 b 24 c 25 a
26 b 27 c 28 a 29 a 30 ac
31 a
32 b 33 ab 34 a 35 b 36 a
37 c 38 bcd 39 b 40 d 41 b
42 c 43 c 44 acd 45 b 46 c
47 c 48 b 49 c
50 c 51 b 52 c 53 c 54 c
55 a 56 bc 57 d 58 c 59 b
60 a 61 d 62 c 63 d 64 b
65 c 66 c 67 c 68 d
69 cd 70 a 71 b 72 c 73 b
74 d 75 d 76 a 77 a 78 a
79 c 80 b 81 d 82 a 83 a
84 ab 85 b

86 a 87 c 88 abd 89 ad 90 b
91 d 92 c 93 c 94 c 95 d
96 a 97 c

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