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Chapter Questions
40 MCQs

01
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The energy required to take a satellite to a height above Earth surface (radius of Earth = is and kinetic energy required for the satellite to be in a circular orbit at this height is . The value of for which and are equal, is:
1
2
3
4
02
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A ball is projected with kinetic energy E, at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of this hall at the highest point of its flight will become
1
Zero
2
3
4
03
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
What percentage of kinetic energy of a moving particle is transferred to a stationary particle when it strikes the stationary particle of 5 times its mass? (Assume the collision to be head-on elastic collision)
1
50.0%
2
66.6%
3
55.6%
4
33.3%
04
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The average momentum of a molecule in a sample of an ideal gas depends on temperature.
Statement II: The rms speed of oxygen molecules in a gas is If the temperature is doubled and the oxygen molecules dissociate into oxygen atoms, the rms speed will become In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
4
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
05
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A charge particle moves along circular path in a uniform magnetic field in a cyclotron. The kinetic energy of the charge particle increases to 4 times its initial value. What will be the ratio of new radius to the original radius of circular path of the charge particle
1
1 : 1
2
1 : 2
3
2 : 1
4
1 : 4
06
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If momentum of a body is increased by 20%, then its kinetic energy increases by
1
36%
2
40%
3
44%
4
48%
07
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An α particle and a carbon 12 atom has same kinetic energy K. The ratio of their de-Broglie wavelengths is :
1
1: √3
2
√3 : 1
3
3 : 1
4
2 : √3
08
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A proton, a deuteron and an α-particle with same kinetic energy enter into a uniform magnetic field at right angle to magnetic field. The ratio of the radii of their respective circular paths is :
1
2
3
4
09
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A flask contains argon and oxygen in the ratio of 3 : 2 in mass and the mixture is kept at 27°C. The ratio of their average kinetic energy per molecule respectively will be
1
3 : 2
2
9 : 4
3
2 : 3
4
1 : 1
10
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid spherical ball is rolling on a frictionless horizontal plane surface about its axis of symmetry. The ratio of rotational kinetic energy of the ball to its total kinetic energy is –
1

2

3

4

11
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A lead bullet penetrates into a solid object and melts. Assuming that 40% of its kinetic energy is used to heat it, the initial speed of bullet is: (Given initial temperature of the bullet = 127°C), Melting point of the bullet = 327°C, Latent heat of fusion of lead = Specific heat capacity of lead = 125 J/kg K)
1
2
3
4
12
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A deuteron and a proton moving with equal kinetic energy enter into a uniform magnetic field at right angle to the field. If and are the radii of their circular paths respectively, then the ratio will be where is__________
13
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The kinetic energy of emitted electron is E when the light incident on the metal has wavelength λ. To double the kinetic energy, the incident light must have wavelength :
1

2

3

4

14
PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A bullet of mass having initial kinetic energy is shot inside a long swimming pool as shown in the figure. If it’s kinetic energy reduces to within , the minimum length of the pool, the bullet has to travel so that it completely comes to rest is
bullet of mass 200 g having initial kinetic energy 90 J is shot inside a long swimming pool
1
45 m
2
90 m
3
125 m
4
25 m
15
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main

A body of mass is moving with an initial speed of The body stops after due to friction between body and the floor The value of the coefficient of friction is: (Take acceleration due to gravity )

1
2
3
4
0.3
16
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main

The kinetic energy of a particle is 10000 joule with the mass 2kg. Find the momentum for the particle?

1

200 kg m/s

2

400 kg m/s

3

800 kg m/s

4

600 kg m/s

17
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The following statements are given :
(1) The average kinetic energy of a gas molecule decreases when the temperature is reduced
(2) The average kinetic energy of a gas molecule increases with increase in pressure at constant temperature
(3) The average kinetic energy of a gas molecule decreases with increases in volume
(4) Pressure of a gas increases with increase in temperature at constant pressure
(5) The volume of gas decreases with increase in temperature
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
(1) and (4) only
2
(1), (2) and (4) only
3
(2) and (4) only
4
(1), (2) and (5) only
18
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A car accelerates from rest to . The energy spent in this process is . The energy required to accelerate the car from to is . The value of is.
19
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A body is dropped on ground from a height ‘h1’ and after hitting the ground, it rebounds to a height ‘h2’ If the ratio of velocities of the body just before and after hitting ground is . then percentage loss in kinetic energy of the body is . The value of x is_____.
20
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A stone is projected at an angle of to the horizontal. The ratio of kinetic energy at projection to its kinetic energy at the highest point is:
1
4 : 3
2
4 : 1
3
1 : 2
4
1 : 4
21
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid sphere of mass 2 kg is making pure rolling on a horizontal surface with kinetic energy 2240 J. The velocity of centre of mass of the sphere will be ____ ms–1.
22
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A truck and a car moving with same kinetic energy are brought to rest by applying brakes which provide equal retarding forces. Both come to rest in equal distance.
Statement II : A car moving towards east takes a turn and moves towards north, the speed remains unchanged. The acceleration of the car is zero.
In the light of given statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1
Both Statement I is correct but Statement II are correct
2
Both Statement I is correct but Statement II are incorrect 
3
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
23
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A truck and a car moving with same kinetic energy are brought to rest by applying brakes which provide equal retarding forces. Both come to rest in equal distance.
Statement II : A car moving towards east takes a turn and moves towards north, the speed remains unchanged. The acceleration of the car is zero.
In the light of given statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect 
4
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct 
24
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For a rolling spherical shell, the ratio of rotational kinetic energy and total kinetic energy is . The value of x is____.
25
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A stationary particle breaks into two parts of masses and , which move with velocities and , respectively. The ratio of their kinetic energies ( ) is:
1
2
3
4
26
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Four particles A, B, C, D of mass , , , have the same momentum, respectively. The particle with maximum kinetic energy is:
1
D
2
C
3
A
4
B
27
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A uniform disc of mass and radius is rotating with . Now another identical disc is gently placed on first disc. Because of friction both disc acquire common angular velocity. Loss of kinetic energy in process is ________J.
1
125
2
250
3
62.5
4
500
28
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An artillery of mass , fires a shell of mass . At the time of firing the ratio of kinetic energy is.
1
2
3
4
29
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
When kinetic energy of a body becomes 36 times of its original value, the percentage increase in the momentum of the body will be
1
2
3
4
30
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two bodies of mass 4 g and 25 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitude of their linear momentum is:
1

3:5

2
2:5
3

5:4

4

4:5

31
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The total kinetic energy of 1 mole of oxygen at 27°C is :
[Use universal gas constant (R)= 8.31 J/mole K]
1
6232.5 J
2
6845.5 J
3
5942.0 J
4
5670.5 J
32
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Earth has mass 8 times and radius 2 times that of a planet. If the escape velocity from the earth is 11.2 km/s, the escape velocity in km/s from the planet will be:
1
5.6
2
2.8
3
11.2
4
8.4
33
PYQ 2025
hard
physics ID: jee-main

The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. What is the distance covered by the object between to ?


1
13 m
2
30 m
3
11 m
4
10 m
34
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The kinetic energy of translation of the molecules in 50 g of CO gas at 17°C is:
1
4102.8 J
2
4205.5 J
3
3986.3 J
4
3582.7 J
35
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The ratio of vapour densities of two gases at the same temperature is , then the ratio of r.m.s. velocities will be:
1

2

3

4
36
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A satellite of mass 1000 kg is launched to revolve around the earth in an orbit at a height of 270 km from the earth's surface. Kinetic energy of the satellite in this orbit is ______ x J.
(Mass of earth = kg, Radius of earth = m, Gravitational constant = Nm kg )
37
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main

A bob of mass is suspended at a point by a light string of length and left to perform vertical motion (circular) as shown in the figure. Initially, by applying horizontal velocity at the point ‘A’, the string becomes slack when the bob reaches at the point ‘D’. The ratio of the kinetic energy of the bob at the points B and C is:

1
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
38
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A concave mirror produces an image of an object such that the distance between the object and image is 20 cm. If the magnification of the image is , then the magnitude of the radius of curvature of the mirror is:
1
7.5 cm
2
30 cm
3
15 cm
4
3.75 cm
39
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In a long glass tube, a mixture of two liquids A and B with refractive indices 1.3 and 1.4 respectively, forms a convex refractive meniscus towards A. If an object placed at 13 cm from the vertex of the meniscus in A forms an image with a magnification of , then the radius of curvature of the meniscus is:
1
cm
2
1 cm
3
cm
4
cm
40
PYQ 2025
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A ball of mass 100 g is projected with velocity 20 m/s at with horizontal. The decrease in kinetic energy of the ball during the motion from point of projection to highest point is:
1
Zero
2
5 J
3
20 J
4
15 J