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Work Energy And Power

34 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
34 MCQs

01
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
The potential energy of a simple harmonic oscillator at its mean position is:
1
zero
2
maximum
3
half of maximum value
4
none of these
02
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
The escape velocity from the surface of the earth is . The escape velocity from the surface of a planet whose mass and radius are 3 times those of the earth will be:
1

2

3

4

03
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
The power of a water pump is 2 kW. If , the amount of water it can raise in one minute to a height of 10 m is:
1
2000 liters
2
1000 liters
3
1200 liters
4
100 liters
04
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
The escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth is 11.2 km/s. If a body is projected with a velocity twice the escape velocity, then the velocity of the body far away from the earth will be:
1
11.2 km/s
2
km/s
3
km/s
4
22.4 km/s
05
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
. The equilibrium constant of the above reaction is 6.4 at 300 K. If 0.25 mole each of and are added to the system, the equilibrium constant will be
1
6.4
2
0.8
3
3.2
4
1.6
06
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
If is numerically so small that and higher powers of can be neglected, then is approximately equal to
1

2

3

4

07
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
is equal to
1
e
2

3
1
4
0
08
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
Rate of physical adsorption increases with
1
decrease in surface area
2
decrease in temperature
3
decrease in pressure
4
increase in temperature
09
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
A particle moves in the -plane under the action of a force such that the components of its linear momentum at any time are , . The angle between and at time is:
1

2

3

4

10
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
The force constant of weightless spring is 16 N/m. A body of mass 1.0 kg suspended from it is pulled down through 5 cm and then released. The maximum kinetic energy of the system (spring + body) will be:
1

2

3

4

11
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
Water is falling on the blades of a turbine at a rate of 100 kg/s. If the height of the fall is 100 m, the power transferred to the turbine will be approximately:
1
100 kW
2
10 kW
3
1 kW
4
100 W
12
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
How much energy will be necessary for making a body of 500 kg escape from the Earth? ( , radius of the Earth )
1
about 9.8 J
2
about 6.4 J
3
about 3.1 J
4
about 27.4 J
13
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
A force of 10 N acts on a body of mass 20 kg for 10 s. Change in its momentum is:
1
5 kg m/s
2
100 kg m/s
3
200 kg m/s
4
1000 kg m/s
14
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
In which case does the potential energy decrease?
1
On compressing a spring
2
On stretching a spring
3
On moving a body against gravitational force
4
On the rising of an air bubble in water
15
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
Two similar coils are kept mutually perpendicular such that their centres coincide. At the centre, find the ratio of the magnetic field due to one coil and the resultant magnetic field through both coils, if the same current is flown
1

2

3

4

16
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
The maximum current that can flow in the fuse wire before it blows out, varies with the radius as
1

2

3

4

17
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
The speed with which the earth have to rotate on its axis so that a person on the equator would weigh as much as present. (Radius of earth = 6400 km)}
1
rad s
2
rad s
3
rad s
4
rad s
18
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
The rate of flow of glycerine of density kg m through the conical section of a pipe if the radii of its ends are 0.1 m and 0.04 m and the pressure drop across its length 10 N m is
1
m s
2
m s
3
m s
4
m s
19
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
A simple pendulum has time period . The point of suspension is now moved upward according to the relation where ms . The time period now becomes . The ratio is m/s
1
6/5
2
5/6
3
1
4
4/5
20
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
The speed of a wave on a string is 150 m/s when the tension is 120 N. The percentage increase in the tension in order to raise the wave speed by 20% is
1
44%
2
40%
3
20%
4
10%
21
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: met-2014
A particle moves along x-axis under force . Find nature of potential energy graph.
1
2
3
4
22
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: met-2014
The kinetic energy of a particle moving along a circle of radius depends on distance as . Find force.
1

2

3

4
23
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: met-2019
A body moves a distance of 10 m under the action of force N. If the work done is 25 J, the angle which the force makes with the direction of motion is
1
2
30°
3
60°
4
None of these
24
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: met-2019
A body of mass 8 kg is moved by a force N, where x is the distance covered. Initial position is x = 2 m and the final position is x = 10 m. The initial speed is zero. The final speed is
1
6 m/s
2
12 m/s
3
18 m/s
4
14 m/s
25
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: met-2019
A force F acting on a body depends on its displacement S as . The power delivered by F will depend on displacement as
1
2
3
4

26
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: met-2020
A body of mass rises to a height from the earth's surface, where is the earth’s radius. If is acceleration due to gravity at the earth’s surface, then the increase in potential energy is:
1

2

3

4
27
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: met-2020
How much deep inside the earth (radius ) should a man go, so that his weight becomes one-fourth of that on the earth’s surface?
1

2

3

4
28
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
The ratio of KE required to be given to the satellite to escape earth's gravitational field to the KE required to be given, so that the satellite moves in a circular orbit just above earth's atmosphere is :
1
1
2

3
2
4
infinity
29
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
A ball falls vertically on to a floor, with momentum , and then bounces repeatedly, the coefficient of restitution is . The total momentum imparted by the ball to the floor is:
1

2

3

4
30
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
A bullet is fired by a light rifle and the other with a heavy rifle by the same force. Which rifle will cause more injury to the shoulder?
1
Light rifle
2
Heavy rifle
3
Both will cause the same injury
4
The information is insufficient
31
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
The displacement x and time t for a particle are related to each other as . What is work done in first 6 s of its motion?
1
6 J
2
Zero
3
4 J
4
2 J
32
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
An object A moving horizontally with kinetic energy of 800 J experiences a constant opposing force of 100 N, while moving from a place x to a place y, where xy is 2 m. What is the energy of A at y?
1
700 J
2
400 J
3
600 J
4
300 J
33
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: met-2022
The work done by all the forces (external and internal) on a system is equal to change in
1
total energy
2
kinetic energy
3
potential energy
4
None of these
34
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: met-2024
A particle is projected with speed . Find maximum height (in km). Radius of earth , .