CLASS TEST COLM/COLLISIONS FOUNDATION BATCH 2

1. A particle of mass m moving with a velocity V makes a head on elastic

collision with another particle of same mass initially at rest. The velocity of
the first particle after the collision will be
(a) V (b) V (c) 2V (d) Zero
2. A particle P moving with speed v undergoes a head - on elastic collision
with another particle Q of identical mass but at rest. After the collision
[Roorkee
2000]
(a) Both P and Q move forward with speed
2
v
(b) Both P and Q move forward with speed
2
v
(c)P comes to rest and Q moves forward with speed v
(d) P and Q move in opposite directions with speed
3. A ball of mass 10 kg is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s. It strikes another
ball of mass 5 kg which is moving in the same direction with a velocity of 4
m/s. If the collision is elastic, their velocities after the collision will be,
respectively
(a)6 m/s, 12 m/s (b) 12 m/s, 6 m/s (c)12 m/s, 10
m/s (d) 12 m/s, 25 m/s
4. A body with velocity 50m/s collides with another body at rest. After collision
this body moves with a velocity of 30 m/s. The velocity of second body
after collision in m/s is : [Suppose collision is elastic]
(a)30 (b) 20(c) 50(d) 80
5. Two identical spheres move in opposite directions with speeds 1
v
and 2
v

and pass behind an opaque screen, where they may either cross without
touching (Event 1) or make an elastic head - on collision (Event 2)
(a) We can never make out which event has occurred
(b) We cannot make out which event has occurred only if
2 1
v v
(c)We can always make out which event has occurred
(d) We can make out which event has occurred only if 2 1
v v
6. A light particle moving horizontally with a speed of
12 m/s strikes a very heavy block moving in the
12 m/s
10 m/s
same direction at 10 m/s. The collision is one-dimensional and elastic. After
the collision, the particle will
(a) Move at 2 m/s in its original direction
(b) Move at 8 m/s in its original direction
(c)Move at 8 m/s opposite to its original direction
(d) Move at 12 m/s opposite to its original direction
7. A body of mass m moving with velocity V makes a head - on collision with
another body of mass 2m which is initially at rest. The ratio of kinetic
energies of colliding body before and after collision will be
(a) 9 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (c)
4 : 1 (d) 2 : 1
8. An object A collides head on elastically with a stationary object B. The object
B will recoil with maximum speed if (e = 1)
(a) A B
M M >>
(b) A B
M M <<
(c) B A
M M
(d) Can not be predicted
9. In above question the transfer momentum to B will be maximum if
(a) A B
M M >>
(b) A B
M M <<
(c) B A
M M
(d) Can not be predicted
10. Two particles of masses m
1
and m
2
in projectile motion have velocities
1
v
and
2
v respectively at time t = 0. They collide at time t
0
. Their velocities
become
'
1
v
and
'
2
v
at time 2t
0
while still moving in air. The value of
| ) ( )
' '
( |
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
v m v m v m v m + +
is
(a) Zero (b) 0 2 1
] [ gt m m +
(c)
0 2 1
) ( 2 gt m m +
(d) 0 2 1
) (
2
1
gt m m +
11. A moving neutron is deflected by an angle of 45
o
after colliding with a
stationary proton (assuming the masses of both particles equal). Then it
again collides with another stationary proton and so on. In this way the
particle is deflected through an angle 45
o
in each collision. When its energy
becomes 10
6
times the initial energy, the approximate number of collision
must have been
(a) 20(b) 40(c) 80(d) 100
12. Two pendulums each of length l are initially situated
as shown in figure. The first pendulum is released
and strikes the second. Assume that the collision is
completely inelastic and neglect the mass of the
string and any frictional effects. How high does the
centre of mass rise after the collision
m
2
m
1
d
l
l
(a)
2
2 1
1
) (
1
]
1

+ m m
m
d
(b) 1
]
1

+ ) (
2 1
1
m m
m
d
(c)
2
2
2 1
) (
m
m m d +
(d) 1
]
1

+ ) (
2 1
2
m m
m
d
13. A body of mass
kg 9 . 2
is suspended from a string of length m 5 . 2 and is at rest.
A bullet of mass
g 100
, moving horizontally with a speed of
1
150

ms , strikes and
sticks to it. What is the maximum angle made by the string with the
vertical after the impact (
2
10

ms g
)
(a)
o
30 (b)
o
45 (c)
o
60 (d)
o
90
14. A bullet of mass
kg 01 . 0
, travelling at a speed of
1
500

ms , strikes a block of mass
kg 2
, which is suspended by a string of length
m 5
and emerges out. The block
rises by a vertical distance of m 1 . 0 . The speed of the bullet after it emerges
from the block is
(a)
1
55

ms (b)
1
110

ms (c)
1
220

ms (d)
1
440

ms
15. A horizontally flying bullet of mass m gets struck in a body of mass M
suspended by two identical threads of length l as shown in fig. As a result,
the threads swerve through an angle

. Assuming M m<< . Then the fraction

of the bullets initial kinetic energy that turned into heat
(a)
M
m
1
(b)
1
M
m
(c)
m
M
1
(d)
1
m
M
16. A bullet of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a suspended wooden
block of mass M. If the block rises to a height h, the initial velocity of the
block will be
(a)
gh 2
(b)
gh
m
m M
2
+
(c)
gh
m M
m
2
+
(d)
gh
M
m M
2
+
17. A bag of sand of mass M is suspended by a string. A bullet of mass m is
fired at it with velocity v and gets embedded into it. The loss of kinetic
energy in this process is
(a)
2
2
1
mv
(b)
m M
mv
+

1
2
1
2
(c)
m
M
mv
2
2
1
(d)

,
_

+ m M
M
mv
2
2
1
18. A bag of sand of mass 2kg is suspended by a rope. A bullet of mass 10g is
fired at it and gets embedded into it. The beg rises up a vertical height of
cm 10 . The initial velocity of the bullet is nearly
(a)
s m/ 70
(b)
s m/ 140
(c)
s m/ 210
(d)
s m/ 280
19. A bullet of mass m and velocity v passed through a pendulum bob of mass
M and emerges with velocity v / 2. What is the minimum value of v such
that the pendulum bob will swing through a complete cycle
(a)
g l
m
M
2
(b)
g l
m
M
2
2
(c)
g l
m
M
5
2
(d)
g l
m
M
5
2
m
l l
M
20. A smooth chain PQ of mass M rests against a
4
1
th circular and smooth
surface of radius r. If released, its velocity to come
over the horizontal part of the surface is
(a)
4
1
2 gr
(b)

,
_

1
1 2gr
(c)

,
_

2
1 2gr
(d)

,
_

2
1 gr
21. A hammer of mass M falls from a height h repeatedly to drive a pile of
mass m into the ground. The hammer makes the pile penetrate in the
ground to a distance d in single blow. Opposition to penetration is given by
(a)
md M
gh m
+
2
(b)
g m M
d m M
gh M
) (
) (
2
+ +
+
(c)
md M
gh M
+
2
(d)
g m M
d M m
gh m
) (
) (
2
+
+
22. The height h from which a car of mass m has to fall to gain the kinetic
energy equivalent to what it would have gained when moving with a
horizontal velocity of
) ( v u+
is given by
(a)
g
v
2
(b)
g
v
2
2
(c)
g
v u
2
) (
2
+
(d)
g
v u
2
) ( +
23. Two masses m
1
and m
2
(m
2
> m
1
) are positioned as, shown in
figure, m
1
being on the ground and 2
m
at a height h above the
ground. When m
2
is released, the speed at which it hits the
ground will be
(a)
2
1
2
m
ghm
(b)
) (
) ( 2
2 1
2 1
m m
m m gh
+

(c)
) (
) ( 2
2 1
2 1
m m
m m gh

+
(d)
) (
) ( 2
2 1
1 2
m m
m m gh
+

24. A particle of mass 1 gm executes an oscillatory motion on a concave

surface of radius of curvature 2m. If the particle starts its motion from a
point at a height of 1 cm from the horizontal and the coefficient of friction
is 0.01, then the total distance covered by the particle before it comes to
rest, will be
(a) 5.001 m (b)
0.015 m
r
O
1g

2m
1cm
m
2
m
1
h
(c)1.005 m (d) None of these
25. A motor pump set lifts 300 kg of water per minute from a well of depth
20m and delivers to a height of 20m. Then its power is
(a) 3 kW (b) 1.96 kW (c)
0.98 kW (d) 3.92 kW
26. A force of
N k j i

2 + +
acts on a body for 4 sec and produces a displacement
of
.

3 m k j i + +
The power used is
(a) 4.5 W (b) 6.5 W (c)
7.5 W (d) 9.5 W
27. A truck of mass 30, 000 kg moves up an inclined plane of slope 1 in 100
at a speed of 30 kmph. The power of the truck is (given g = 10 ms
1
)
[Kerala
(Engg.) 2001]
(a) 25 kW (b) 10 kW (c)
5 kW (d) 2.5 Kw
28. A car of mass 1250 kg is moving at 30m/s. Its engine delivers 30 kW while
resistive force due to surface is 750 N. What max acceleration can be given
in the car [RPET 2000]
(a)
2
/
3
1
s m
(b)
2
/
4
1
s m
(c)
2
/
5
1
s m
(d)
2
/
6
1
s m
29. When friction is present in an otherwise conservative mechanical system,
the rate of dissipation of mechanical energy is (where f is the frictional
force and v is the speed of the system)
(a) fv (b) fv (c)fv
2
(d) fv
2

30. An elevators motor produces 3000 W power. The speed with which it can
lift a 1000 kg load is
(a)
1
6 . 30

ms (b)
1
06 . 3

ms
(c)
1
306 . 0

ms (d)
1
6 . 300

ms