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Class: XI(Physics) Topic: Work, Energy & Power WS - 01

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Part - 01
1.1 Introduction
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Q.1 If A  iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ , B  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , then angle between A and B is
(a) π/2 (b) 0 (c) π (d) π/3
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Q.2 The value of λ for which the two vectors a  5i  j  k , b  i  2 j  k are perpendicular to each other is
(a) 2 (b) -2 (c) 3 (d) -3
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Q.3 The scalar product of two vectors A  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ and B   ˆj  kˆ is given by
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(a) A . B  3 (b) A . B  4 (c ) A . B  4 (d ) A . B  3
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Q.4 Given : A  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and B   6 iˆ  9 ˆj  3kˆ
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(a) A and B are equal vectors (b) A and B are parallel vectors
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(c) A and B are perpendicular vectors (d) None of these
1.2 The Work Energy Theorem
Q.5 The work-energy theorem states that the change in
(a) kinetic energy of a particle is equal to the work done on it by the net force
(b) kinetic energy of a particle is equal to the work done by one of the forces acting on it
(c) potential energy of a particle is equal to the work done on it by the net force
(d) potential energy of a particle is equal to the work done by one of the forces acting on it.
Q.6 A raindrop of mass 1 kg falling from a height of 1 km hits the ground with a speed of 50 m s-1. If the
resistive force is proportional to the speed of the drop, then the work done by the resistive force is
[Take g = 10 m s-2]
(a) 10 J (b) -10 J (c) 8.75 J (d) -8.75 J
Q.7 A body of mass 4 kg is moving with momentum of 8 kg m s-1. A force of 0.2 N acts on it in the direction of
motion of the body for 10 s. The increase in kinetic energy is
(a) 10 J (b) 8.5 J (c) 4.5 J (d) 4 J
Q.8 An object of mass m is released from rest from the top of a smooth inclined plane of height h. Its speed at
the bottom of the plane is proportional to
(a) m0 (b) m (c) m2 (d) m-1

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1.3 Work
Q.9 A body is being raised to a height h from the surface of earth. What is the sign of work done by applied
force and gravitational force respectively?
(a) positive , Positive (b) Positive , Negative
(c) Negative, Positive (d) Negative , Negative
Q.10 A weightlifter lifts a weight off the ground and holds it up then
(a) work is done in lifting as well as holding the weight
(b) no work is done in both lifting and holding the weight
(c) work is done in lifting the weight but no work is required to done in holding it up
(d) no work is done in lifting the weight but work is required to be done in holding it up.
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Q.11 The angle between force F  (3iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ ) unit and displacement d  (5iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ ) unit is
(a) cos-1 (0.16) (b) cos-1 (0.32) (c) cos-1 (0.24) (d) cos-1 (0.64)
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Q.12 A body constrained to move along y-axis is subjected to a constant force F  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ N. The work done
by this force in moving the body a distance of 4 m along y-axis is
(a) 4 J (b) 8 J (c) 12 J (d) 24 J
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Q.13 A particle acted upon the constant forces 4i  j  3k and 3i  j  k is displaced from the point iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ
to point 5iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ . The total work done by the forces in SI unit is
(a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 30
Q.14 A uniform chain of length 2 m is kept on a table such that a length of 60 cm hangs freely from the edge of
the table. The total mass of the chain is 4 kg. The work done in pulling the centre chain on the table
[Take g = 10 m s-2]
(a) 12.9 J (b) 6.3 J (c) 3.6 J (d) 2.0 J
Q.15 A uniform chain of length L and mass M is lying on a smooth table and one third of its length in hanging
vertically down over the edge of the table. If g is acceleration due to gravity, work required to pull the hanging
part on to the table is
MgL MgL MgL
(a) MgL (b) (c ) (d )
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Q.16 A block of mass 2 kg initially at rest moves under the action of an applied horizontal force of 6 N on a
rough horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between block and surface is 0.1. The work done by the
applied force in 10 s is [Take g = 10 m s-2]
(a) 200 J (b) -200 J (c) 600 J (d) -600 J
Q.17 In the question number 16 , the work done by friction in 10 s is
(a) 200 J (b) -200 J (c) 600 J (d) -600 J

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Q.18 A block of mass 1 kg is pushed up a surface inclined to horizontal at an angle of 30o by a force of 10 N
parallel to the inclined surface as shown in figure.

The coefficient of friction between block and the incline is 0.1. If the block is pushed up by 10 m along the
incline , then the work against gravity is [Take g =10 m s-2]
(a) 10 J (b) 50 J (c) 100 J (d) 150 J
Q.19 Figure shows four situations in which a force is applied to a block. In all four cases, the force has the same
magnitude, and the displacement of the block is to the right and of the same magnitude. Which of the following
cases work done by the applied force on the block is zero?
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)
1.4 Kinetic Energy
Q.20 the work done by a body against friction always results in
(a) loss of kinetic energy (b) loss of potential energy
(c) gain of kinetic energy (d) gain of potential energy
Q.21 Which of the following statements in incorrect?
(a) Kinetic energy may be zero, positive or negative
(b) Power , energy and work are all scalars
(c) Potential energy may be zero, positive or negative
(d) Ballistic pendulum is a device for measuring the speed of bullets.
Q.22 If the force acting on a body is inversely proportional to its speed, then its kinetic energy is
(a) linearly related to time (b) inversely proportional to time
(c) inversely proportional to the square of time (d) a constant
Q.23 A truck and a car moving with the same kinetic energy are brought to rest by the application of brakes
which provide equal retarding forces. Which of them will come to rest in a shorter distance ?
(a) The truck (b) The car
(c) Both will travel the same distance before coming to rest
(d) Cannot be predicted
Q.24 A bullet of mass m fired at 30o to the horizontal leaves the barrel of the gun with a velocity v. the bullet
hits a soft target at a height h above the ground while it is moving downward and emerges out with half the
kinetic energy it had before hitting the target.
Which of the following statements is correct in respect of bullet after it emerges out of the target?
(a) The velocity of the bullet remains the same
(b) The velocity of the bullet will be reduced to half its initial value
(c) The velocity of the bullet will be more than half of its earlier velocity
(d) The bullet will continue to move along the same parabolic path

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Q.25 A 120 g mass has a velocity v  2iˆ  5 ˆj m s-1 at a certain instant. Its kinetic energy is
(a) 3 J (b) 4 J (c) 5 J (d) 1.74 J
Q.26 The blades of a windmill sweep out a circle of area A. If the wind flows at a velocity v perpendicular to the
circle, then the mass of the air of density  passing through it in time t is
1
(a) Avt (b) 2Avt (c ) Av 2t (d ) Avt
2
Q.27 In a question number 26, the kinetic energy of the air is
1 1 1
(a) Avt (b) Av2t (c ) Av3t (d ) 2Av3t
2 2 2
Q.28 For a moving particle (mass m, velocity v) having a momentum p, which one of the following correctly
describes the kinetic energy of the particle?
p2 p v2 v
(a) (b) (c ) (d )
2m 2m 2m 2m
Q.29 The momentum of a body is increased by 25%. The kinetic energy is increased by about
(a) 25% (b) 5% (c) 56% (d) 38%
Q.30 In a ballistics demonstration of police officer fires a bullet of mass 50 g with speed 200 m s-1 on soft
plywood of thickness 2 cm. The bullet emerges with only 10% of its initial kinetic energy. The emergent speed
of the bullet is
(a) 2 10 m s 1 (b) 20 10 m s 1 (c ) 10 2 m s 1 (d ) 10 20 m s 1
Q.31 A running man has half the kinetic energy than a boy of half his mass has. The man speed up by 1.0 m s-1
and then he has the same energy as the boy. The original speeds of the man and boy respectively are
(a) 2.4 m s-1, 1.2 m s-1 (b) 1.2 m s-1, 4.4 m s-1
(c) 2.4 m s-1 , 4.8 m s-1 (d) 4.8 m s-1, 2.4 m s-1
Q.32 An electron and a proton are detected in a cosmic ray experiment, the first with kinetic energy 10 keV, the
second with 100 keV . The ratio of their speeds is
(where me and mp are masses of electron and proton respectively)

1 me 1 mp 1 me 1 mp
(a ) ( b) (c ) (d )
10 mp 10 me 10 mp 10 me

Q.33 Two bodies A and B have masses 20 kg and 5 kg respectively. Each one is acted upon by a force of 4 kg wt.
t
If they acquire the same kinetic energy in times tA and tB, then the ratio A is
tB
(a) 1/ 2 (b) 2 (c) 2/ 5 (d) 5/ 6

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1.5 Work Done by a Variable Force
Q.34 The area under force-displacement curve represents
(a) velocity (b) acceleration (c) impulse (d) work-done
Q.35 A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown in figure. The work done by the force in
moving the object from x = 0 to x = 20 m is

(a) 500 J (b) 1000 J (c) 1500 J (d) 2000 J

Q.36 A force F acting on an acting varies with distance x as shown in the figure

The work done by the force in moving the object from x = 0 to x = 8 m is

(a) zero J (b) 80 J (c) -40 J (d) 40 J

1.6 The Work-Energy Theorem for Variable Force

Q.37 A particle is acted upon by a force F which varies with position x shown in figure. If the particle at x = 0
has kinetic energy of 25 J, then the kinetic energy of the particle at x = 16 m is

(a) 45 J (b) 30 J (c) 70 J (d) 20 J

Q.38 A block of mass 10 kg is moving in x-direction with a constant speed of 10 m s-1. It is subjected to a
retarding force Fr = -0.1 x J m-1 during its travel from x = 20 m to x = 30 m. Its final kinetic energy will be
(a) 250 J (b) 275 J (c) 450 J (d) 475 J
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Q.39 A variable force , given by the 2-dimensional vector F  (3x 2 iˆ  4 ˆj ) , acts on a particle. The force is in
newton and x is in metre. What is change in the kinetic energy of the particle as it moves from the point with
coordinates (2, 3) to (3, 0)? (The coordinates are in metres.)
(a) -7 J (b) zero (c) +7 J (d) +19 J
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1.7 The Concept of Potential Energy
Q.40 The potential energy of a system increases if work is done
(a) upon the system by a non conservative force
(b) by the system against a conservative force
(c) by the system against a non conservative force
(d) upon the system by a conservative force
Q.41 The negative of the work done by the conservative internal forces on a system equals to the change in
(a) total energy (b) kinetic energy (c) potential energy (d) none of these
Q.42 Which one of the following is not a conservative force?
(a) Force of friction (b) Magnetic force (c) Gravitational force (d) Electrostatic force
Q.43 Identify the false statement from the following
(a) Work-energy theorem is not independent of Newton’s second law
(b) Work-energy theorem holds in all inertial frames.
(c) Work done by friction over a closed path is zero
(d) Work done is scalar quantity
Q.44 Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) No work is done if the displacement is perpendicular to the applied force
(b) If the angle between the force and displacement vectors is obtuse, then the work done is negative
(c) Frictional force is a non-conservative
(d) All the central forces are non-conservative.
Q.45 A ball bounces to 80% of its original height. What fraction of its potential energy is lost is each bounce?
(a) 0.20 (b) 0.60 (c) 0.40 (d) 1
Q.46 The potential energy of a spring when stretched through a distance x is 10 J. What is the amount of work
done on the same spring to stretch it through an additional distance x?
(a) 10 J (b) 20 J (c) 30 J (d) 40 J
Q.47 A bolt of mass 0.2 kg falls from the ceiling of an elevator moving down with an uniform speed of 5 m s-1. It
hits the floor of the elevator (length of the elevator = 5 m) and does not rebound. The amount of heat produced
by the impact is [Take g = 10 m s-2]
(a) 5 J (b) 10 J (c) 15 J (d) 20 J
20 xy
Q.48 A particle in a certain conservative force field has a potential energy given by V  . The force
z
exerted on it is
 20 y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ  20 y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ
(a )  i    j   2 k ( b)   i    j   2 k
 z   z   z   z   z   z 
 20 y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ  20 y  ˆ  20x  ˆ  20xy  ˆ
(c )   i    j   2 k (d )  i    j   2 k
 z   z   z   z   z   z 

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1.8 The Conservation of Mechanical
Q.49 Consider a one-dimensional motion of a particle with total energy E. There are four regions A, B, C and D
in which the relation between potential energy V, kinetic energy K and total energy E is as given below :
Region A : V> E Region B : V< B Region C : K > E Region D : V > K
Which of the following regions the particle cannot be found?
(a) Region A (b) Region B (c) Region C (d) Region D
Q.50 A raindrop of mass 1 g falling from a height of 1 km hits the ground with a speed of 50 m s-1. Which of the
following statements is correct
(a) The loss of potential energy of the drop is 10 J
(b) The gain in kinetic energy of the drop is 1.25 J
(c) The gain in kinetic energy of the drop is not equal to the loss of potential energy of the drop.
(d) All of these

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