NEET-UG SERIES
Physics

Work Energy And Power

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Chapter Questions
71 MCQs

01
PYQ 1988
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The coefficient of restitution , for a perfectly elastic collision is
1
1
2
0
3
4
-1
02
PYQ 1989
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A bullet of mass 10 g leaves a rifle at an initial velocity of 1000 m/s and strikes the earth at the same level with a velocity of 500 m/s. The work done in joule overcoming the resistance of air will be
1
375
2
3750
3
5000
4
500
03
PYQ 1989
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A batsman hits back a ball straight in the direction of the bowler without changing its initial speed of . If the mass of the ball is 0.15 kg, the imparted to the ball is
1
2
3
4
04
PYQ 1990
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
How much water a pump of 2 kW can raise in one minute to a height of 10 m? (take g = 10 m/s )
1
1000 litres
2
1200 litres
3
100 litres
4
2000 litres
05
PYQ 1993
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two masses of 1 g and 9 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitudes of their respective linear momenta is
1
1 : 9
2
9 : 1
3
1 : 3
4
3 : 1
06
PYQ 1994
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A position dependent force, F = (7 - 2x + 3x ) N acts on a small body of mass 2 kg and displaces it from x = 0 to x = 5 m. The work done in joule is
1
135
2
270
3
35
4
70
07
PYQ 1994
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A body, constrained to move in y-direction, is subjected to a force given by N The work done by this force in moving the body through a distance of 10 m along y-axis, is
1
150 J
2
20 J
3
190 J
4
160 J
08
PYQ 1994
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle
1
no work is done on it
2
no acceleration is produced in it
3
its velocity remains constant
4
no force acts on it
09
PYQ 1994
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
The kinetic energy acquired by a mass m in travelling distance d, starting from rest, under the action of a constant force is directly proportional to
1
m
2
m
3
4
1
10
PYQ 1996
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A moving body of mass and velocity . Collides with a body at rest and of mass and then sticks to it. Now the combined mass starts to move, then the combined velocity will be :
1
4 km/hr
2
3 km/hr
3
2 km/hr
4
1 km/hr
11
PYQ 1997
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A metal ball of mass 2 kg moving with speed of 36 km/h has a head on collision with a stationary ball of mass 3 kg. If after collision, both the balls move as a single mass, then the loss in K.E. due to collision is
1
100 J
2
140 J
3
40 J
4
60 J
12
PYQ 1997
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A body moves a distance of along a straight line under a action of force. If work done is , then angle between the force and direction of motion of the body will be
1
2
3
4
13
PYQ 1998
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A ball is dropped from a height of 5 m on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is not known. On bouncing it rises to 1.8 m. The ball loses its velocity on bouncing by a factor of
1
16/25
2
44597
3
44625
4
44806
14
PYQ 1998
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A force acts on a 3 g particle in such a way that the position of the particle as a function of time is given by x = 3t - 4t + t , where x is in metres and t is in seconds. The work done during the first 4 second is
1
490 mJ
2
450 mJ
3
576 mJ
4
530 mJ
15
PYQ 1998
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two bodies of masses m and 4m are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of their linear momenta is
1
2
3
4
16
PYQ 1998
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A shell, in flight, explodes into four unequal parts. Which of the following is conserved?
1
Potential energy
2
Momentum
3
Kinetic energy
4
Both (a) and (c)
17
PYQ 2000
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
If =(60 +15 -3 )N and =(2 -4 +5 )m/s, then instantaneous power is:
1
195 watt
2
45 watt
3
75 watt
4
100 watt
18
PYQ 2001
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle is projected making an angle of 45 with horizontal having kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at highest point will be
1
2
3
2K
4
K
19
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A child is sitting on a swing. Its minimum and maximum heights from the ground 0.75 m and 2 m respectively, its maximum speed will be
1
10 m/s
2
5 m/s
3
8 m/s
4
15 m/s
20
PYQ 2001
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two springs A and B having spring constant K and K (K = 2K ) are stretched by applying force of equal magnitude. If energy stored in spring A is E then energy stored in B will be
1
2
3
4
4
21
PYQ 2002
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
If kinetic energy of a body is increased by 300% than percentage change in momentum will be
1
100%
2
150%
3
265%
4
73.20%
22
PYQ 2003
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A stationary particle explodes into two particles of masses m1 and m2 which move in opposite directions with velocities v1 and v2. The ratio of their kinetic energies is:
1

2

3

1

4

23
PYQ 2003
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
When a long spring is stretched by its potential energy is If the spring is stretched by the potential energy stored in it will be
1
U/5
2
5U
3
10U
4
25U
24
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A mass of moving with a speed of on a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant . The maximum compression of the spring would be
1
0.15 m
2
0.12 m
3
1.5 m
4
0.5 m
25
PYQ 2004
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A ball of mass and another of mass are dropped together from a feet tall building. After a fall of feet each towards earth, their respective kinetic energies will be in the ratio of
1
2
3
4
26
PYQ 2005
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A force acting on an object varies with distance as shown in the figure. The force is in and in . The work done by the force in moving the obiect from to is
1
18.0 J
2
13.5 J
3
9.0 J
4
4.5 J
27
PYQ 2005
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
If a vector 2î+3ĵ+8 is perpendicular to the vector 4ĵ-4î+α,then the value of α is:
1

-2

2

3

4

2

28
PYQ 2005
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A bomb of mass 30kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 18kg and 12kg. The velocity of 18kg mass is 6ms-1. The kinetic energy of the other mass is
1

243 J

2

486 J

3

564 J

4

388 J

29
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
300 J of work is done in sliding a 2 kg block up an inclined plane of height 10 m. Taking g =10 m/s2, work done against friction is :
1

50 J

2

100 J

3

zero

4

150 J

30
PYQ 2006
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A body of mass 3 kg is under a constant force which causes a displacement s in meters in it, given by the relation s = ( ) t2, where t is in s. Work done by the force in 2 s is :
1

( )J

2

( )J

3

( )J

4

( )J

31
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-

The vectors and are such that: . The angle between the two vectors is:

1
90°
2
60°
3
30°
4
32
PYQ 2006
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The potential energy of a long spring when stretched by 2 cm is U. If the spring is stretched by 8 cm the potential energy stored in it is:
1

4U

2

3

16U

4

33
PYQ 2007
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
vertical spring with force constant is fixed on a table. ball of mass m at a height h above the free upper end of the spring falls vertically on the spring so that the spring is compressed by a distance . The net work done in the process is
1
2
3
4
34
PYQ 2008
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional forces are 10% of energy. How much power is generated by the turbine ? (g = 10 m/s )
1
12.3 kW
2
7.0 kW
3
8.1 kW
4
10.2 kW
35
PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A shell of mass 200 gm is ejected from a gun of mass 4 kg by an explosion that generates 1.05 kJ of energy. The initial velocity of the shell is
1
40 ms
2
120 ms
3
100 ms
4
80 ms
36
PYQ 2009
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A block of mass is attached to the lower end of a vertical spring. The spring is hung from a ceiling and has force constant value . The mass is released from rest with the spring initially unstretched. The maximum extension produced in the length of the spring will be
1
2Mg/k
2
4Mg/k
3
Mg/2k
4
Mg/k
37
PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
An explosion blows a rock into three parts Two parts go off at right angles to each other. These two are, first part moving with a velocity of and second part moving with a velocity of . If the thirds part files off with a velocity of , its mass would be :
1
7 kg
2
17 kg
3
3 kg
4
5 kg
38
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A ball moving with velocity collides head on with another stationary ball of double the mass. If the coefficient of restitution is , then their velocities after collision will be
1
0, 1
2
44562
3
1, 0.5
4
0, 2
39
PYQ 2010
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
An engine pumps water through a hose pipe. Water passes through the pipe and leaves it with a velocity of . The mass per unit length of water in the pipe is . What is the power of the engine?
1
400 W
2
200 W
3
100 W
4
800 W
40
PYQ 2010
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle of mass , starting from rest, undergoes uniform acceleration. If the speed acquired in time is , the power delivered to the particle is
1
2
3
4
41
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A mass moving horizontally (along the with velocity collides and sticks to a mass of moving vertically upward (along the -axis) with velocity . The final velocity of the combination is
1
2
3
4
42
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Force on a particle moving in a straight line varies with distance as shown in figure. The work done on the particle during its displacement of is
1
18 J
2
21 J
3
26 J
4
13 J
43
PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The potential energy of a system increases if work is done
1
upon the system by a nonconservative force
2
by the system against a conservative force
3
by the system against a non conservative force
4
upon the system by a conservative force
44
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The potential energy of a particle in a force field is where A and B are positive constants and r is the distance of particle from the centre of the field. For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is
1
2
3
4
45
PYQ 2012
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A car of mass m starts from rest and accelerates so that the instantaneous power delivered to the car has a constant magnitude . The instantaneous velocity of this car is proportional to
1
2
3
4
46
PYQ 2012
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two spheres and of masses and respectively collide. is at rest initially and is moving with velocity along x-axis. After collision has a velocity in a direction perpendicular to the original direction. The mass moves after collision in the direction
1
same as that of B
2
opposite to that of B
3
to the x-axis
4
to the x-axis
47
PYQ 2013
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
One coolie takes 1 minute to raise a suitcase through a height of 2 m but the second coolie takes 30 s to raise the same suitcase to the same height. The powers of two coolies are in the ratio
1
1 : 3
2
2 : 1
3
3 : 1
4
1 : 2
48
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A uniform force of newton acts on a particle of mass 2kg. Hence the particle is displaced from position meter to position meter. The work done by the force on the particle is :
1
15 J
2
9 J
3
6 J
4
13 J
49
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A body of mass is lying in plane at rest. It suddenly explodes into three pieces. Two pieces, each of mass move perpendicular to each other with equal speeds . The total kinetic energy generated due to explosion is
1
2
3
4
50
PYQ 2015
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle of mass m is driven by a machine that delivers a constant power k watts. If the particle starts from rest the force on the particle at time t is
1
2
3
4
51
PYQ 2015
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
On a frictionless surface, a block of mass moving at speed collides elastically with another block of same mass which is initially at rest. After collision the first block moves at an angle to its initial direction and has a speed . The second block's speed after the collision is
1
2
3
4
52
PYQ 2015
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two particles of masses m , m move with initial velocities u and u . On collision, one of the particles get excited to higher level, after absorbing energy . If final velocities of particles be v and v then we must have
1
2
3
4
53
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
The heart of a man pumps litres of blood through the arteries per minute at a pressure of of mercury. If the density of mercury be and = then the power
1
3
2
1.5
3
1.7
4
2.35
54
PYQ 2016
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle of mass moves along a circle of radius with a constant tangential acceleration. What is the magnitude of this acceleration if the kinetic energy of the particle becomes equal to by the end of the second revolution after the beginning of the motion ?
1
2
3
4
55
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A body of mass 1 kg begins to move under the action of a time dependent force , where and are unit vectors along x and y axis. What power will be developed by the force at the time t ?
1
2
3
4
56
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle moves from a point to when a force of is applied. How much work has been done by the force ?
1
8 J
2
11 J
3
5 J
4
2 J
57
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Consider a drop of rain water having mass falling from a height of . It hits the ground with a speed of . Take 'g' constant with a value . The work done by the (i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of air is :-
1
(i) 1.25 J (ii) - 8.25 J
2
(i) 100 J (ii) 8.75 J
3
(i) 10 J (ii) - 8.75 J
4
(i) - 10 J (ii) - 8.25 J
58
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless and inextensible string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The magnitudes of acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are respectively
wo blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless
1
2
3
4
59
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A body initially at rest and sliding along a frictionless track from a height (as shown in the figure) just completes a vertical circle of diameter . The height h is equal to
1
2
3
4
60
PYQ 2019
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle of mass 5 m at rest suddenly breaks on its own into three fragments. Two fragments of mass m each move along mutually perpendicular direction with speed v each. the energy released during the process is :
1
2
3
4
61
PYQ 2019
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
A mass is attached to a thin wire and whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most likely to break when:
1
the mass is at the lowest point
2
inclined at an angle of from vertical
3
the mass is at the highest point
4
the wire is horizontal
62
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Body A of mass 4m moving with speed u collides with another body B of mass 2m, at rest. The collision is head on and elastic in nature. After the collision the fraction of energy lost by the colliding body A is :
1
2
3
4
63
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A force F = 20 + 10y action a particle in y-direction where F is in newton and y in meter. Work done by this force to move the particle from y = 0 to y = 1 m is :
1
25J
2
20J
3
30J
4
5J
64
PYQ 2020
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
Find the torque about the origin when a force of acts on a particle whose position vector is .
1
2
3
4
65
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional force are 10% of the input energy. How much power is generated by the turbine (g=10 m/s2)
1

7.0 kW

2

10.2 kW

3

8.1 kW

4

12.3 kW

66
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
A particle is released from height S from the surface of the Earth. At a certain height, its kinetic energy is three times its potential energy. The height from the surface of the earth and the speed of the particle at that instant are respectively
1

2

3

4

67
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-

The potential energy of a long spring when stretched by 2 cm is U. If the spring is stretched by 8 cm, potential energy stored in it will be:

1

16U

2

2U

3

4U

4

8U

68
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: neet-ug-
Two heaters A and B have power rating of 1 kW and 2 kW, respectively. Those two are first connected in series and then in parallel to a fixed power source. The ratio of power outputs for these two cases is :
1
1 : 1
2
2 : 9
3
1 : 2
4
2 : 3
69
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: neet-ug-
At any instant of time t, the displacement of any particle is given by 2t – 1 (SI unit) under the influence of force of 5N. The value of instantaneous power is (in SI unit):
1
10
2
5
3
7
4
6
70
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
An object falls from a height of 10 m above the ground. After striking the ground it loses of its kinetic energy. The height upto which the object can rebounce from the ground is:
1
7.5 m
2
10 m
3
2.5 m
4
5 m
71
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: neet-ug-
An object moving along horizontal x-direction with kinetic energy is displaced through by the force . The kinetic energy of the object at the end of the displacement is:
1
2
3
4