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1 A man pulls a bucket of water from a depth of h from a well. If the mass of the rope and that of bucket full of water are m and
M respectively, the work done by the man is :
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2 Under the action of a force, a 2kg body moves such that its position x as a function of time is given by x =t
3
/3 where x is in
metre and t in second. The work done by the force in the first two second is :
(A) 1600 joule (B) 160 joule (C) 16 joule (D) 1.6 joule
3 The spring is compressed by a distance a and released. The block again comes to rest
when the spring is elongated by a distance b. During this :
(A) work done by the spring on the block =
2
1
k(a +b)
2
(B) work done by the spring on the block =
2
1
k(a
2
b
2
)
(C) coefficient of friction =
mg 2
) b a ( k
(D) coefficient of friction =
mg 2
) b a ( k +
4 Under the action of a force, a 2 kg mass moves such that its position x as a function of time is given by x =
3
t
3
, where x is in
meter and t in second. The work done by the force in first two seconds is :
(A) 1600 joule (B) 160 joule (C) 16 joule (D) 1.6 joule
5 A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved by the body in time t is
proportional to :
(A) t
1/2
(B) t
3/4
(C) t
3/2
(D) t
2
6 A smooth ring of mass M is threaded on a string whose ends are then threaded over two
smooth fixed pulleys with masses m and m' tied on to them respectively. The various portions
of strings are vertical. The system is free to move. What is the condition if M alone is to remain
at rest ?
(A)
' m
1
m
1
M
4
+ = (B)
' m
1
m
1
M
2
+ =
(C)
' m
1
m
1
M
1
+ = (D)
' m
1
m
1
M
3
+ =
7 A block is attached to a spring of stiffness k. The other end of the spring is attached to a fixed wall. The entire system lie on
a horizontal surface and the spring is in natural state. The natural length of the spring is l
0
. If the block is slowly lifted up
vertically to a height
0
12
5
from its initial position :
(A) the work done by the lifting force =
288
k
2
0

+
0
mg
12
5
(B) the work done by the spring force =
288
k
2
0

(C) the work done by the gravity =

0
mg
12
5
(D) the work done by lifting force =
0
mg
12
5
+
288
k
2
0

ASSI GNMENT-1
WORK ENERGY
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8 The force acting on a body moving along x axis varies with the position of the particle
as shown in the fig. The body is in stable equilibrium at :
(A) x =x
1
(B) x =x
2
(C) both x
1
and x
2
(D) neither x
1
nor x
2
9 A cube of mass M starts at rest from point 1 at a height 4R, where R is the radius of the circular
track. The cube slides down the frictionless track and around the loop. The force which the track
exerts on the cube at point 2 is :
(A) 3Mg (B) Mg
(C) 2Mg (D) Cube will not reach the point 2
10 A heavy body of mass 25kg is to be dragged along a horizontal plane ( =1/ 3). The least force required is
(A) 25 kgf (B) 2.5kgf (C) 12.5 kgf (D) 50 kgf
11 A particle of mass m is tied to a light string and rotated with a speed v along a circular path of radius r. If T =tension in the
string and mg =gravitational force on the particle then the actual forces acting on the particle are :
(A) mg and T only (B) mg, T and an additional forces of mv
2
/r directed inwards
(C) mg, T and an additional forces of mv
2
/r directed outwards (D) only a force mv
2
/r directed outwards
12 A block of mass m is placed at the top of a smooth wedge ABC. The wedge is rotated about an axis passing through C as
shown in the figure. The minimum value of angular speed e such that the block does not slip on the wedge is :
(A)
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u sin g
13 A particle is kept fixed on a turntable rotating uniformly. As seen from the ground, the particle goes in a circle, its speed is 20
cm/s and acceleration is 20 cm/s
2
. The particle is now shifted to a new position to make the radius half of the original value. The
new values of the speed and acceleration will be :
(A) 10 cm/s, 10 cm/s
2
(B) 10 cm/s, 80 cm/s
2
(C) 40 cm/s, 10 cm/s
2
(D) 40 cm/s, 40 cm/s
2
.
14 Under the action of a force, 2 kg body moves such that its position x as a function of time is given by x =t
2/3
where x is in
meters and t in seconds. The work done by the force in the first two seconds is :
(A) 1.6 J (B) 16 J (C) 160 J (D) 1600 J
15 The work done in moving a particle from a point (1, 1) to (2, 3) in a plane and in a force field with potential U = (x +y) is :
(A) 0 (B) (C) 3 (D) 3
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ANSWER KEY
ASSI GNMENT - 1
1 B 2 C 3 B, C 4 C 5 C
6 A 7 A 8 B 9 A 10 C
11 A 12 A 13 A 14 B 15 C