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1201.

A block of mass m, attached to a spring of spring constant k, oscillates on a smooth horizontal table. The other end of the spring is fixed to a wall. If it has a speed v when the spring is at its natural length, how far will it move on the table before coming to an instantaneous rest

A.  \[\sqrt{\frac{\upsilon m}{k}}\] 
B.         \[\sqrt{\frac{\upsilon k}{m}}\]
C.  \[u\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}\]
D.         \[u\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}\]  
Answer» E.
1202.

Action and reaction act on

A.   Same body in opposite directions
B.   Same body in the same direction
C.  Different bodies in opposite directions  
D.  Different bodies but in the same direction
Answer» D.  Different bodies but in the same direction
1203.

A cricket ball of mass 150 gram moving with a velocity of 12 m/s strikes against the bat. It renounces with a velocity of 20 m/s. The ball remains in touch with the bat for 0.01 second. The average force applied by the bat on the ball is

A.  840 Newton
B.  480 Newton  
C.  804 Newton
D.  408 Newton
Answer» C.  804 Newton
1204.

Two freely hanging weights, each having a mass of 60 gm, are connected by a light thread which passes over a fixed pulley. The mass of the pulley and frictional losses are negligible. If a 10 gm weight is now added to one of the weights, its downward acceleration, in\[\text{cm}/\text{se}{{\text{c}}^{\text{2}}}\], will be approximately

A.  32                         
B.         80  
C.  106                       
D.         980
Answer» C.  106                       
1205.

Match column I with column II and select the correct option. Column I Column II (a) Flight of rockets (i) Inertia of direction (b) Function of mud guards over the wheels of a motor bike (ii) Inertia of rest (c) Firing a bullet from gun (iii) Newton?s third law of motion (d) Dust particles fall when a durree is beaten with a stick (iv) Law of conservation of linear momentum.

A. (a) - (iii); (b) - (i, ii); (c) - (ii); (d) - (iv)
B.        (a) - (ii); (b) - (iii); (c) - (i, ii); (d) - (iv)
C.        (a) - (iii, iv); (b) - (i); (c) - (iii, iv); (d) - (ii)
D.        (a) - (i); (b) - (ii); (c) - (iv); (d) - (iii, iv)
Answer» D.        (a) - (i); (b) - (ii); (c) - (iv); (d) - (iii, iv)
1206.

An alpha-particle is emitted by U238 nucleus with a speed of \[\text{1}.\text{5 x 1}{{0}^{\text{7}}}\] m/sec. The recoil speed of the remaining nucleus will be

A.  \[\text{2}.\text{4 x 1}{{0}^{\text{5}}}\text{ m}/\text{sec}\]  
B.  \[0.\text{24 x 1}{{0}^{\text{5}}}\text{ m}/\text{sec}\]
C.  \[\text{24 x 1}{{0}^{\text{5}}}\text{ m}/\text{sec}\]
D.  \[\text{245 x 1}{{0}^{\text{5}}}\text{ m}/\text{sec}\]
Answer» B.  \[0.\text{24 x 1}{{0}^{\text{5}}}\text{ m}/\text{sec}\]
1207.

A body is freely released from point A so that it slides down the smooth inclined plane AB and  then along the rough horizontal surface BC and comes to point C with 4 m/sec. Then the coefficient  of friction over the rough surface is         

A.  0.2
B.  0.4  
C.  0.65
D.  0.75
Answer» C.  0.65
1208.

A body of mass 2 kg is initially moving with a velocity of 4 m/sec. Now a force of 1.25 Newtons acts for 8 sec. Then a force of 2.5 N acts for 8 sec. The final velocity of the body is

A.  12.55 m/sec
B.  17 m/sec
C.  19 m/sec  
D.  25 m/sec
Answer» D.  25 m/sec
1209.

Two masses m and 2m are attached with each other by a rope passing over a frictionless and massless pulley. If the pulley is accelerated upwards with an acceleration a, what is the value of T ?

A.  \[\frac{g+a}{3}\]             
B.         \[\frac{g-a}{3}\]
C. \[\frac{4m(g+a)}{3}\]                      
D.  \[\frac{m(g-a)}{3}\]
Answer» D.  \[\frac{m(g-a)}{3}\]
1210.

A bucket containing water of depth 15 cm is kept in a lift which is moving upwards with an acceleration 2 g. The pressure at the bottom of the bucket is

A. \[\text{1}0\text{ g dyne c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}\]  
B.         \[\text{2 dyne c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}\]
C. \[\text{4}0\text{ g dyne c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}\]  
D.         \[\text{45 g dyne c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}\]  
Answer» E.
1211.

A man weighing 80 kg is standing in a trolley weighing 320 kg. The trolley is resting on frictionless horizontal rails. If the man starts walking on the trolley with a speed of 1 m/s, then after 4 sec his displacement relative to the ground will be

A.  5 m
B.  4.8 m
C.  3.2m  
D.  3.0 m
Answer» D.  3.0 m
1212.

A truck and a car moving with same kinetic energy are stopped by equal retarding force. Which of them will be stopped in shorter distance?

A.  Truck
B.  Car
C.  Both simultaneously  
D.  Data not sufficient
Answer» D.  Data not sufficient
1213.

A plank, 8 m long, has one end 1 m higher than the other. What minimum force parallel to the plank will be necessary to push a box up it, the box and its contents having a mass of 100 kg and the coefficient of sliding friction between it and the plank being 0.3 ?

A.  50.2 kgf         
B.         25.5 kgf
C.  75.0 kgf         
D.         42.3 kgf  
Answer» E.
1214.

In the first second of its flight, a rocket ejects 1 /40 of its mass with a velocity of \[1200\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-1}}\]. The acceleration of the rocket is

A. \[20\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-2}}\]                
B.        \[30\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-2}}\]    
C.        \[40\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-2}}\]                
D.        \[60\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-2}}\]    
Answer» C.        \[40\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-2}}\]                
1215.

Which of the following graphs shows the graph between velocity (v) and mass (m) when linear momentum (p) is constant?

A.     
B.       
C.                        
D.                       
Answer» D.                       
1216.

A man is standing on a boat in still water If he walks towards the shore the boat will

A.  Move away from the shore  
B.  Remain stationary
C.  Move towards the shore
D.  Sink
Answer» B.  Remain stationary
1217.

A force acting on a particle of mass \[200\] displaces it through \[400\,\,cm\] in \[2\] seconds. Find the magnitude of the force if the initial velocity of the particle is zero.

A. \[0.1\,\,N\]        
B.        \[0.3\,\,N\]
C. \[0.4\,\,N\]          
D.        \[0.5\,\,N\]
Answer» D.        \[0.5\,\,N\]
1218.

Which of the following is not a perfectly inelastic collision?

A.  Striking of two glass balls  
B.  A bullet striking a bag of sand
C.  An electron captured by a proton
D.  A man jumping into a moving cart
Answer» B.  A bullet striking a bag of sand
1219.

A bullet fired into a wall loses half of its velocity after penetrating 3 cm. Further it can penetrate a maximum of

A.  3 cm                                     
B.  2 cm
C.  1cm                        
D.         0.5cm
Answer» D.         0.5cm
1220.

A diwali rocket is ejecting 0.05 kg of gases per second at a velocity of 400 m/sec. The accelerating force on the rocket is

A.  20 dynes        
B.         20 Newtons  
C.  20 kg wt             
D.         10 Newtons
Answer» C.  20 kg wt             
1221.

A block of mass 1 kg moving with a speed of \[\text{2 m}{{\text{s}}^{\text{-1}}}\]collides with and sticks to another block of mass 2 kg which was initially at rest. After the collision

A.  The momentum of the system is less than \[\text{2}\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}{{\text{s}}^{-\text{1}}}\]9
B.  The kinetic energy of the system is\[\frac{2}{3}J\]  
C.  The kinetic energy of the system is \[2J\]
D.  None of these
Answer» C.  The kinetic energy of the system is \[2J\]
1222.

 A bullet of mass \[{{m}_{1}}\] is fired into a block mass \[{{m}_{2}}\] suspended like a pendulum. The block, initially at rest, is raised to a height h, after the impact. The velocity of the bullet is

A.  \[\left( 1+\frac{{{m}_{1}}}{{{m}_{2}}} \right)\sqrt{gh}\]
B.         \[\frac{{{m}_{1}}}{{{m}_{2}}}\sqrt{2gh}\]
C.  \[\left( 1+\frac{{{m}_{1}}}{{{m}_{2}}} \right)\sqrt{2gh}\]
D.         \[\left( 1+\frac{{{m}_{2}}}{{{m}_{1}}} \right)\sqrt{2gh}\]  
Answer» E.
1223.

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

A.  \[m\left( 1-\frac{a}{g} \right)\]         
B.         \[\left( 1+\frac{a}{g} \right)\]
C.  \[m\]                      
D.         Zero
Answer» D.         Zero
1224.

A particle of mass 100 g is suspended from a light string. The string is moved [a] Upwards, and [b] Downwards with an acceleration of\[\text{5 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]. If \[{{T}_{u}}\] and \[{{T}_{d}}\] are the tension in the string during upward and downward motion respectively, then \[{{T}_{u}}-{{T}_{d}}\] is equal to

A.  1N                          
B.         0.5 N
C.  0.98 N             
D.         1.96 N
Answer» B.         0.5 N
1225.

A force of 0.6 N acting on a particle increases its velocity from 5.0 m s~1 to 6.0 m s-1 in 2 s. What is the mass of the particle?

A. \[1.2\,\,kg\]          
B.        \[2.2\,\,kg\]
C. \[4.2\,\,kg\]        
D.        \[6.2\,\,kg\]
Answer» B.        \[2.2\,\,kg\]
1226.

A body rests on a rough horizontal plane. A force is applied to the body directed towards the plane at an angle \[\phi \]with the vertical. The body can be moved along the plane.

A.  Only \[\phi \]is more than the angle of friction  
B.  Only \[\phi \] is less than the angle of friction
C.  Only \[\phi \] is equal to the angle of friction
D.  For all values of \[\phi \]
Answer» B.  Only \[\phi \] is less than the angle of friction
1227.

An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are released from a height H in vacuum. The times taken by both of them of reach the ground are

A.  Roughly equal
B.  Unequal
C.  Exactly equal  
D.  In the inverse ratio of their diameters
Answer» D.  In the inverse ratio of their diameters
1228.

In the above question, the minimum force required to move the block up the plane at this inclination is

A.  30 N                     
B.         40 N
C.  60 N                       
D.         120 N
Answer» D.         120 N
1229.

A block of mass 5 kg is placed on a rough inclined plane. The inclination of the lane is gradually increased till the block just begin to slide down The inclination of the plane is then 3 in 5 The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is \[\left( \text{g}=\text{ 1}0\text{ m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\]                            

A.  3/5                   
B.         3/4                         
C.  4/5                   
D.         2/3
Answer» C.  4/5                   
1230.

A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a massless rope of breaking strength 600 N. The rope will break if the monkey \[\left( \text{g}=\text{1}0\text{ m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\]

A.  Climbs up with a uniform speed of 5 m/s
B.  Climbs up with an acceleration of \[\text{6 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]  
C.  Climbs down with an acceleration of \[\text{4 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]
D.  Climbs down with a uniform speed of \[\text{5 m}/\text{s}\]
Answer» C.  Climbs down with an acceleration of \[\text{4 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]
1231.

A body is projected up a \[40{}^\circ \] rough inclined plane. If the coefficient of friction is 0-5, then the retardation of the block is

A.  \[\frac{g}{2\sqrt{2}}\]    
B.         \[\frac{g}{\sqrt{2}}\]
C.  \[\frac{3g}{2\sqrt{2}}\]
D.         \[\frac{g}{2}\]
Answer» B.         \[\frac{g}{\sqrt{2}}\]
1232.

The minimum acceleration with which a fireman slide down a rope of breaking strength two-third of his weight is

A.  Zero                                     
B.  \[\frac{g}{3}\]  
C.  \[\frac{2g}{3}\]                
D.         \[g\]
Answer» C.  \[\frac{2g}{3}\]                
1233.

A block of mass 9 kg, lying on a frictionless table is connected to a block of mass 1 kg by means of a string which passes over a frictionless pulley as shown. The tension in the string is \[\left( \text{g}=\text{1}0\text{ m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}} \right)\]

A.  1N
B.  4N            
C.  7N
D.  9N           
E. None of these  
Answer» F.
1234.

Two blocks A and B, having masses m, and m respectively, are placed in contact on a smooth horizontal surface. A force F is applied horizontally on A. The contact force between A and B is

A.  \[\frac{{{m}_{1}}}{{{m}_{2}}}F\]                              
B.  \[\frac{{{m}_{2}}}{{{m}_{1}}}F\]
C.  \[\frac{{{m}_{1}}F}{{{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}}}\]        
D.         \[\frac{{{m}_{2}}F}{{{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}}}\]  
Answer» E.
1235.

The mass of balloon and its contents is M It is descending with an acceleration a. By how much the mass should be decreased, keeping the volume constant, so that the balloon starts ascending with the same acceleration?

A.  \[\frac{a}{a+g}M\]        
B.         \[\frac{g}{a+g}M\]
C.  \[\frac{2a}{a+g}M\]        
D.         \[\frac{2g}{a+g}M\]
Answer» D.         \[\frac{2g}{a+g}M\]
1236.

A ball is rolling down a slope at a steady speed. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Frictional force is greater than the forward force.
B.        There is an unbalanced force downwards.
C.        There are no forces acting on the ball.
D.        The forces acting on the ball are balanced.
Answer» E.
1237.

Direction: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.An object of mass 1.5 kg travelling in a straight line with a velocity of \[5\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-1}}\] collides with a wooden block of mass 5 kg resting on the floor.This object sticks with wooden block after collision and both move together in a straight line.The velocity of the combination of these objects after collision is

A. \[8.5\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-1}}\]               
B. \[9.5\text{ }m\text{ }{{s}^{-1}}\]   
C. \[1.15\,\,m\,\,{{s}^{-1}}\]    
D. \[1.5\,\,m\,\,{{s}^{-1}}\]      
Answer» D. \[1.5\,\,m\,\,{{s}^{-1}}\]      
1238.

In the above problem, acceleration of the system is

A.  \[\text{4}.\text{9 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]
B.  \[\text{2}.\text{94 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]
C.  \[\text{1}.\text{4 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]  
D.  \[\text{9}.\text{8 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]
Answer» D.  \[\text{9}.\text{8 m}/{{\text{s}}^{\text{2}}}\]
1239.

A force acts on a body of mass\[200\,\,g\]. The velocity of the body changes from \[15\,\,m\,\,{{s}^{-1}}\] to \[25\,\,m\,\,{{s}^{-1}}\] in\[2.5\,\,s\]. What is magnitude of the force, assuming the force to be constant?

A. \[0.4\,\,N\]        
B.        \[0.5\,\,N\]
C. \[0.6\,\,N\]        
D.        \[0.8\,\,N\]  
Answer» E.
1240.

The action and reaction forces referred to in Newton's third law of motion

A.  Must act on same body
B.  Must act on different bodies need not be equal in magnitude but must have  
C.  The same line of action
D.  Must be equal in magnitude but need not have the same line of action
Answer» C.  The same line of action
1241.

An unbalanced force acts on a body. What happens to the body?

A.  The body remains at rest.
B.  The body must move with uniform velocity.
C.  The body is accelerated.  
D.  The body moves along a circle.
Answer» D.  The body moves along a circle.
1242.

While flying, the birds push the air

A.  Upward                              
B.  Downward
C.  Sideward           
D.  Backward
Answer» C.  Sideward           
1243.

If the weight of a person on the surface of the earth is 600N, then his weight on the surface the moon is.

A.  600 N                                   
B.  50 N
C.  100 N                   
D.  Zero
Answer» D.  Zero
1244.

Which of the following is the unit of linear momentum?

A.  kg m/s                                
B.  kg ms
C.  \[\text{kg}\,\text{m}{{\text{s}}^{-\text{2}}}\]                 
D.  kg
Answer» C.  \[\text{kg}\,\text{m}{{\text{s}}^{-\text{2}}}\]                 
1245.

A cyclist does not come to rest immediately after he stops pedaling due to the

A.  Inertia of rest                  
B.  Inertia of motion
C.  Inertia of direction        
D.  None of the above
Answer» D.  None of the above
1246.

While dusting a carpet we suddenly jerk or beat it with a stick because

A.  Inertia of rest keeps the dust in its position and the dust is removed by moment of the carpet away
B.  Inertia of motion removes the dirt.
C.  No inertia is involved in it due to practical experience
D.  None of these
Answer» B.  Inertia of motion removes the dirt.
1247.

A vehicle of mass 120 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 108 km/h. The force required to stop the vehicle in 10s is :

A.  \[\text{12}0\times \text{l}0.\text{8}\,\text{N}\]             
B.  180 N
C.  720                                       
D.  360 N
Answer» E.
1248.

A ball of mass 100 g is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s and hits a bat and rebounds with a velocity of 10 m/s. The force of the blow by the bat acts for 0.01 s. The average force exerted on the ball b the bat is

A.  50 N                     
B.  100 N
C.  200 N                   
D.  zero
Answer» D.  zero
1249.

A ship of mass \[\text{3}\times \text{1}{{0}^{\text{7}}}\] kg, initially at rest, is pulled by a force of \[\text{5}\times \text{1}{{0}^{\text{4}}}\] through a distance of 3m. Assuming 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
Answer» D.  5 m/s
1250.

The average force that is necessary to stop a hammer with a momentum of 25 Ns in 0.05 s, is about

A.  500 N   
B.  125 N
C.  50 N                     
D.  25 N
Answer» B.  125 N