Practice Questions

Q1. If mass is written as 𝑚= 𝑘𝑐𝑃𝐺-1 / 2 ℎ1 / 2, then the value of 𝑃 will be : (Constants have their usual meaning with 𝑘 a dimensionless constant) 1 1 (1) (2) 2 3 (3) 2 (4) -1 3

Q1. In an experiment to measure focal length (f) of convex lens, the least counts of the measuring scales for the position of object (u) and for the position of image (v) are Δu and Δv , respectively. The error in the measurement of the focal length of the convex lens will be: (1) 2f [ Δuu + Δvv ] (2) Δuu + Δvv (3) f 2 [ Δuu2 + Δvv2 ] (4) f [ Δuu + Δvv ]

Q1. To find the spring constant (k) of a spring experimentally, a student commits 2% positive error in the measurement of time and 1% negative error in measurement of mass. The percentage error in determining value of k is : (1) 5% (2) 1% (3) 3% (4) 4%

Q1. A particle moves in x −y plane under the influence of a force →F such that its linear momentum is →p(t) = ^i cos(kt) −^j sin(kt). If k is constant, the angle between →F and →p will be : (1) π (2) π 4 6 (3) π (4) π 2 3

Q2. A bullet is fired into a fixed target looses one third of its velocity after travelling 4 cm. It penetrates further 𝐷× 10-3 m before coming to rest. The value of 𝐷 is : (1) 32 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 4

Q2. A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration covers displacement S1 in first (p −1) seconds and S2 in first p seconds. The displacement S1 + S2 will be made in time : (1) (2p + 1) s (2) √(2p2 −2p + 1) s (3) (2p −1) s (4) (2p2 −2p + 1) s

Q2. A particle of mass m projected with a velocity u making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The magnitude of angular momentum of the projectile about the point of projection when the particle is at its maximum height h is : (1) √3 mu3 (2) √3 mu2 16 g 2 g (3) mu3 (4) zero √2g

Q2. Projectiles 𝐴 and 𝐵 are thrown at angles of 45° and 60° with vertical respectively from top of a 400 m high tower. If their times of flight are same, the ratio of their speeds of projection 𝑣𝐴: 𝑣𝐵 is: (1) 1: √3 (2) √2: 1 (3) 1: 2 (4) 1: √2

Q2. A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in t1 . If it is projected vertically downwards from the same point with the same speed, it reaches the ground in t2 . Time required to reach the ground, if it is dropped from the top of the tower, is : (1) √t1t2 (2) √t1 + t2 (3) √t1 −t2 (4) √t1t2

Q2. Time periods of oscillation of the same simple pendulum measured using four different measuring clocks were recorded as 4.62 s, 4.632 s, 4.6 s and 4.64 s. The arithmetic mean of these readings in correct significant figure is : (1) 5 s (2) 4.623 s (3) 4.6 s (4) 4.62 s

Q2. Consider two physical quantities 𝐴 and 𝐵 related to each other as 𝐸= 𝐵−𝑥2 where 𝐸, 𝑥 and 𝑡 have dimensions 𝐴𝑡 of energy, length and time respectively. The dimension of 𝐴𝐵 is (1) 𝐿−2𝑀1𝑇0 (2) 𝐿2𝑀-1𝑇1 (3) 𝐿−2𝑀-1𝑇1 (4) 𝐿0𝑀-1𝑇1

Q2. The equation of stationary wave is : y = 2a sin ( 2πntλ ) cos ( 2πxλ ). Which of the following is NOT correct : (1) The dimensions of n/λ is [T] (2) The dimensions of n is [LT−1] (3) The dimensions of x is [L] (4) The dimensions of nt is [L]

Q2. LIST I LIST II A. Torque I. [M 1L1T −2A−2] Match List I with List II B. Magnetic field II. [L2A1] Choose the correct C. Magnetic moment III. [M 1T −2A−1] D. Permeability of free space IV. [M 1L2T −2] answer from the options given below: (1) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV (2) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I (3) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I (4) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

Q2. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed 6 m/s. The other half is covered in two equal time intervals with speeds 9 m/s and 15 m/s respectively. The average speed of the particle during the motion is : (1) 10 m/s (2) 8 m/s (3) 9.2 m/s (4) 8.8 m/s

Q2. Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of 20 m s−1 each. When the cars are 300 m apart, both the drivers apply brakes and the cars retard at the rate of 2 m s−2 . The distance between them when they come to rest is : (1) 200 m (2) 100 m (3) 50 m (4) 25 m

Q3. A man carrying a monkey on his shoulder does cycling smoothly on a circular track of radius 9 m and completes 120 resolutions in 3 minutes. The magnitude of centripetal acceleration of monkey is ( in m/s2 ) : (1) 57600π2 ms−2 (2) Zero (3) 4π2 ms−2 (4) 16π2 ms−2

Q3. A given object takes n times the time to slide down 45∘ rough inclined plane as it takes the time to slide down an identical perfectly smooth 45∘ inclined plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the surface of inclined plane is : (1) √1 − n21 (2) 1 −n2 (3) 1 − 1 (4) √1 −n2 n2

Q3. A train starting from rest first accelerates uniformly up to a speed of 80 km/h for time t , then it moves with a constant speed for time 3t. The average speed of the train for this duration of journey will be (in km/h ) : (1) 40 (2) 80 (3) 30 (4) 70

Q3. A particle moving in a circle of radius 𝑅 with uniform speed takes time 𝑇 to complete one revolution. If this particle is projected with the same speed at an angle 𝜃 to the horizontal, the maximum height attained by it is equal to 4𝑅. The angle of projection 𝜃 is then given by : (1) 12 (2) 𝜋2𝑅 12 sin−12𝑔𝑇2 sin−1 𝜋2𝑅 2𝑔𝑇2 (3) 12 (4) 𝜋𝑅 12 cos−12𝑔𝑇2 cos−1 𝜋2𝑅 2𝑔𝑇2

Q3. A 1 kg mass is suspended from the ceiling by a rope of length 4 m . A horizontal force ' F ' is applied at the mid point of the rope so that the rope makes an angle of 45∘ with respect to the vertical axis as shown in figure. The magnitude of F is : (Assume that the system is in equilibrium and g = 10 m/s2 ) (1) 10 N (2) 10 N √2 (3) 1 N (4) 1 N 10×√2 J energy is supplied to the satellite,

Q3. A light unstretchable string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 . If the acceleration of the system is g , then the ratio of the masses m2 is : 8 m1 (1) 8 : 1 (2) 5 : 3 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 9 : 7

Q3. If G be the gravitational constant and u be the energy density then which of the following quantity have the dimensions as that of the √uG : (1) pressure gradient per unit mass (2) Gravitational potential (3) Energy per unit mass (4) Force per unit mass

Q3. A stone of mass 900 g is tied to a string and moved in a vertical circle of radius 1 m making 10 rpm. The tension in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is (if π2 = 9. 8 and g = 9. 8 m s−2 ) (1) 97 N (2) 9. 8 N (3) 8. 82 N (4) 17. 8 N

Q3. All surfaces shown in figure are assumed to be frictionless and the pulleys and the string are light. The acceleration of the block of mass 2 kg is: (1) g (2) g 3 (3) g (4) g 2 4

Q3. A train is moving with a speed of 12 m s−1 on rails which are 1. 5 m apart. To negotiate a curve radius 400 m, the height by which the outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, g = 10 m s−2 ): (1) 6. 0 cm (2) 5. 4 cm (3) 4. 8 cm (4) 4. 2 cm