PHYSICS

Daily Practice Problems

TargetIITJEE2011
Class:XI(PQRS)Marks:58
Date:0910/09/2009
Time:60min.
DPP.NO.52
Q.1 Blockofmassmisloweredfromnaturallengthpositionofspringslowlybyanexternalagenttoequilibrium
position.Theextensionpresentinthemasslessspringwasaskedfromtwostudents
[3]
1 2
StudentA:
kx =mgx
2
2mg
k
\ x=
k
StudentB: mg=kx
m
mg
\ x=
k
(A)StudentAisincorrect,StudentBiscorrect.
(B)StudentAiscorrect,StudentBisincorrect.
(C)Botharecorrect
(D)Bothareincorrect
Q.2 Amanisstandingoninclinewhichmakes q withhorizontalandrainisfalling
verticallywithrespecttoman.Nowmanstartswalkingalongtheincline.Mark
thecorrectoption.
[3]
(A)Ifmanwalksuptheincline,rainmayappeartocomehorizontally
q
(B)Ifmanwalksdowntheincline,rainmayappeartocomehorizontally
(C)Nomatterwhethermanwalksupordown,raincanneverappeartocomehorizontally.
(D)Ifmanwalks(upordown)alonginclinerainmayappeartocomealongtheincline.
Q.3 Ablockslidesdownonthetrackshownbelow.Commentonitsspeedand
accelerationinthedirectionofmotion?(frictionisabsenteverywhere) [3]
Speed
Acceleration
(A) decreases
decreases
(B) decreases
increases
(C) increases
decreases
(D) increases
increases
Q.4

Aballisthrownverticallyupwardundertheinfluenceofgravity.SupposeobserverAfilmsthismotion
andplaythetapebackwards(sothetapebeginswiththeballatitsheighestpointandendswithit
reachingthepointfromwhichitwasreleased),andanotherobserverBobservesthemotionoftheball
fromaframeofreferencemovingatconstantvelocitywhichisequaltotheinitialvelocityoftheball.The
ballhasadownwardaccelerationaccordingtoobserver.
[3]
(A)(A)and(B)
(B)only(A)
(C)only(B)
(D)neither

Q.5

Youarepushingawoodencrateacrossthefloorataconstantspeed.Youdecidetochangetheorientation
ofcratesuchthatareaofcontactwithfloorbecomehalf.Intheneworientation,topushthesamecrate
acrossthesamefloorwiththesameconstantspeed,theforcethatyouapplymustbeabout________
astheforcerequiredbeforeyouchangedthecratesorientation.
[3]
(A)4timesasgreat (B)2timesasgreat (C)equallygreat
(D)1/2asgreat

Q.6

ACoastGuardshipistravelingataconstantvelocityof12.50m/s,duewest,relativetothewater.On
hisradarscreenthenavigatordetectsanobjectthatismovingataconstantvelocity.Theobjectis
locatedatadistanceof2500mwithrespecttotheship,inadirection53southofeast.Oneminute
later,henotesthattheobjectspositionrelativetotheshiphaschangedto1250m,37westofnorth.
Whatarethemagnitudeanddirectionofthevelocityoftheobjectrelativetothewater?Expressthe
directionasananglewithrespecttowest.
[3]
(A) 50 2m/sat45 (B)50m/sat30
(C) 50 3 m/sat60 (D)Noneofthese

Q.7

ThemoondoesnotfalltoEarthbecause:
(A)Thenetforceonitiszero.
(B)ItisbeyondthepullofEarthsgravity.
(C)ItisbeingpulledbythesunandplanetsaswellasbyEarth.
(D)Thestatementiswrong:moonisinastateoffreefall.

[3]

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Paragraph for question nos. 8 to 10

NewtonsCradleisan apparatusconsistingidenticalelasticsteelballscarefullyalignedalongahorizontal
line,justtouching.Theballononeendispulledasideandprojectedtowardsnextball,asaresultof
which,theoneballonthefarendisknockedawayfromtheotherswiththesamespeedasthefirstball
hadinitiallyandalloftheotherballsremainnearlyatrest.Ifyoupullbacktwoballsandletthemstrike
theothers,twoballsareknockedfromtheotherend,andalltheotherballsremainnearlyatrest.Why
doesthishappen?

Thisisgenerallyexplainedbysayingthatthisistheonlyoutcomethatconservesbothenergyandmo
mentum.[Notso.Therearemanyothers.]
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Considerthreeballs.Balls2and3arestationary.Ball1hitsball2withspeedV.Ball3movesawaywith
speedVleavingballs1and2stationary.Momentumandenergyarebothconserved.
Whyareotherresultsimpossible?
Letusconsiderthreeballsofequalmassof1kgeach.Thefirstisprojectedwithaspeedof6m/s
towardsothertwo.Let'sconsider2separatemodelswhichgivedifferentvaluesofvevensatisfying
basiclawsofphysics.
Model1,theobservedoutcome
Quantity

Initial

Initial

Initial

Final

Final

Final

Ball1

Ball2

Ball3

Ball1

Ball2

Ball3

velocity

momentum

kineticenergy

18

18

Model2,Twoballsemergeatthesamespeed.
Quantity

Q.8

Q.9

Initial

Initial

Initial

Final

Final

Final

Ball1

Ball2

Ball3

Ball1

Ball2

Ball3

velocity

momentum

kineticenergy

18

Observationoftheexperimentshowsustheoneenergyandmomentumconservingoutcomethatactu
allyhappens:Ball1comestorestandball3movesawaywithspeedV.Thistellsusthatmovingball1
experiencedforcesthatbroughtittorest.Ittellusthatball2,initiallyatrest,endsupatrest.Fromthiswe
concludethatball2experiencedequalsizeandoppositelydirectedimpulsesduetocompressional
forcesatitstwofaces.
Thefactthatball2haszeronetdisplacementtellsusthattheworkdoneonitbycompressionforcesis
zero.Finally,thesecompressionsatthetwointerfacesdidworkofequalsizeandoppositesignonballs
1and3.
Whatisthedefectinmodel2:
[3]
(A)Thelawofconservationofmomentumisnotobeyed
(B)Thelawofconservationofenergyisnotobeyed
(C)Neitherlawofconservationofmomentumnorconservationofenergyisobeyed
(D)Itdoesnotpredictactualresultsofexperiment
Inthegivensituation,:
[3]
(A)Alltheforcesactingtotheleftdidpositiveworkontheballconcernedandalltheforcesactingtothe
rightdidnegativeworkontheballconcerned.
(B)alltheforcesactingtotherightaswellasleftconcerneddidnegativeworkontheballconcerned
(C)alltheforcesactingtotheleftortotherightdidpositiveworkontheballconcerned
(D)alltheforcesactingtotheleftdidnegativeworkandforcesactingtotherightdidpositiveworkon
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theballconcerned.

Q.10 2elasticballsofsamemasshitanidenticalball.Theobservedoutcome
isthatleftmostballcomestorestand2ballsmoveonwithsamespeed.
Whichofthestatementiscorrect:
[3]
(A)thisistheonlywayconservationlawsareobeyed (B)thenetimpulseonthemiddleballiszero
(C)thenetworkdoneonleftmostballiszero
(D)thenetimpulseonrightmostballiszero
Q.11 Statement1: Ifthecentreofmassofasystemisattheoriginthenthetotalmasstotherightof
originissameastotalmasstoleftoforigin.
[3]
Smi xi

Q.12

Q.13

Q.14

Q.15

Q.16

Statement2: xcm= Sm
i
(A)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isacorrectexplanationforstatement1
(B)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isNOTacorrectexplanationforStatement1
(C)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isFalse (D)Statement1isFalse,Statement2isTrue
Statement1:Amanstartswalkingtowardswest.Frictionforceonhimactstowardseast.
Statement2: Frictionopposesrelativemotion
[3]
(A)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isacorrectexplanationforstatement1
(B)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isTrue,Statement2isNOTacorrectexplanationforStatement1
(C)Statement1isTrue,Statement2isFalse (D)Statement1isFalse,Statement2isTrue
Consideraparticleatrestwhichmaydecayintotwo(daughter)particlesorintothree(daughter)particles.
Whichofthefollowingis trueinthetwobodycasebutfalseinthethreebodycase ? [4]
(Therearenoexternalforcesandthemassesofdaughterparticlesareknown.)
(A)Velocityvectorsofthedaughterparticlesmustlieinasingleplane.
(B)Giventhetotalkineticenergyofthesystemitispossibletodeterminethespeedofeachdaughter
particle.
(C)Giventhespeed(s)ofallbutonedaughterparticle,Itispossibletodeterminethespeedofthe
remainingparticle.
(D)Thetotalmomentumofthedaughterparticlesiszero.
Twoblocksofmassesm1andm2areplacedincontactwitheachotherona
horizontalplatform.Thecoefficientoffrictionbetweentheplatformandthetwo
blocksisthesame.Theplatformmoveswithanacceleration.Theforceof
m1 m2 a
interactionbetweentheblocksis
[4]
(A)zeroifm1>m2
(B)zeroifm1<m2
(C)nonzeroifbothareslidingrelativetotheplatform(D)zeroifbothareslidingrelativetoplatform
Asingleconservativeforceactsona1kgparticlethatmovesalongxaxis.Thepotentialenergyof
theparticlevarieswithxasU=20+(x2)2 ,hereUisinjoulesandxisinmeters.Whenthe
particleisatx=5m,itskineticenergyis20J.Thenwhichofthefollowingis/arecorrect? [4]
(A)Mechanicalenergyofparticleis49J.
(B)Leastandgreatestvalueofxbetweenwhichparticlecanmoveis(2 29)mand(2+ 29)
mrespectively.
(C)Maximumkineticenergyoftheparticleis29J. (D)Atx=2,thebodyisinequilibrium.
InColumnI,4situationsaredepictedandincolumnII,4possiblekindsofcollisionarelisted.
Matchthesituationwithtypeofcollision.
[5]
ColumnI
ColumnII
Before
After
(A)
(B)
(C)

3m/s

1.5m/s

1.8m/s

2kg

8kg

2kg

8kg

2m/s

1m/s

1m/s

2m/s

2kg

8kg

2kg

8kg

3m/s

1m/s

2kg

8kg

3.4m/s
2kg

1.8m/s

(P)

Elastic

(Q)

PerfectlyInelastic

(R)

Partiallyelastic

0.6m/s
8kg

(S) Collisionisnotpossible
Q.17 Atatimewhenminingasteroidshasbecomefeasible,astronautshaveconnectedalinebetweentheir
600kgspaceshipanda1200kgasteroid.Usingtheirshipsengine,theypullontheasteroidwitha
constantforceof450N.Initiallythespaceshipandtheasteroidareatrest,225mapart.Howmuch
time(insecond)doesittakefortheshipandtheasteroidtomeet?(Neglectgravitationalinteraction).[5]
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PHYSICS
Daily Practice Problems
TargetIITJEE2011
Class:XI(PQRS)Marks:59
Q.1

Time:60min.

A44kgchandelierissuspended1.5mbelowaceilingbythreewires,
eachofwhichhasthesametensionandthesamelengthof2.0m(seethe
drawing).Findthetensionineachwire.
[3]
(A)

Q.2

Date:1112/09/2009

550
N
3

(B)

1760
N
9

(C)

440
N
3

DPP.NO.53
1.5m

2.0m

(D)220N

Thepersoninthedrawingisstandingoncrutches.Assumethattheforce
exertedoneachcrutchbythegroundisdirectedalongthecrutch.Ifthe
coefficientofstaticfrictionbetweenacrutchandthegroundis0.90,deter
minethelargestangle qMAX thatthecrutchcanhavejustbeforeitbeginsto
sliponthefloor.
[3]
(A)tan1 (0.9)
(B)cot1 (0.9)
(C)sin1 (0.9)
(D)cos1 (0.9)

F q

Q.3

Anastronautfloatingweightlesslyinspaceshakesalargeironblockrapidlybackandforth.Shecompares
thattohermovingitonearthonasmoothhorizontalsurface.Shefindthat
[3]
(A)theshakingcostshernoeffortbecausethereisnoweightofblock.
(B)theshakingcostshersomeeffortbutconsiderablylessthanonEarth.
(C)althoughweightless,theeffortrequiredissame
(D)theshakingcostshermoreeffortthanonearth.
y

Q.4

ConsiderthesetupofaFerriswheelinanamusementpark.
Thewheelisturninginacounterclockwisemanner.Contraryto
theillustration,notallseatsarealignedhorizontally,i.e.parallel
tothexaxis.Determinetheorientationofthenormaltothe
seatasitpassesthepointA.
[3]
(A)paralleltothexaxis
(B)inthefirst/thirdquadrants
(C)paralleltotheyaxis
(D)inthesecond/fourthquadrants.

Q.5

r
r
Thefollowingsetoffiguresshowtwocasesofcollisionbetweentwoballs.Let u1 and u2 bethe
r r
velocitiesbeforecollisionand V1, V2 bethevelocitiesaftercollision.
[3]
u1
A

u2
B

u1

u2

Thecoefficientofrestitution,
r
r
V2 -V1
e= r r
u1- u2
StudentA: Equationholdsforbothcasesaseispropertyofmaterialofthecollidingbodies.
StudentB: EquationholdsforcaseIIonly.
(A)StudentAisincorrect,StudentBiscorrect.
(B)StudentAiscorrect,StudentBisincorrect.
(C)Botharecorrect
(D)Bothareincorrect
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Q.6

Awireisbentintothestructureasshowninthefigure,andplacedona
table.ItconsistsoftwohalfringsofradiusRandtwostraightpartsof
length pR.TheheightofCOMfromthetableis.
[3]
2R
(A)
p

R
(B)
p

R
(C)
2

R
p R

(D)zero

Paragraph for question nos. 7 to 9

Anelevatorcarhasamassof1400kgandiscarryingpassengershavingacombinedmassof200kg.A
constantfrictionforceof4000Nopposesitsmotion.

Theelevatorcablecanwithstandamaximumtensionof28000N.Itisbeingdrivenbyamotorfixedat
thetop.
Howmuchpowermustthemotordelivertolifttheelevatorcaranditspassengersataconstantspeedof
3m/s.
[3]
4
4
4
4
(A)610 W(B)4.810 W
(C)1.210 W
(D)3.610 W

Q.8

Theelevatorismovingupwards.Whatcannotbeapossibleaccelerationoftheelevator.
(A)5m/s2 -
(B)10m/s2
(C)14m/s2
(D)8m/s2

[3]

Q.9

Consideratimewhenelevatorismovingupandretarding:
(A)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormustbenegative
(B)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormustbepositive
(C)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormustbezero
(D)Thepowersuppliedbythemotormaybepositive.

[3]

Paragraph for question nos. 10 to 12

RamispreparingforIITJEE.Hesetsontotackleatypicalproblemin
mechanics.Heseesthatthewedgeiskeptonasmoothgroundandits
inclinedsurfaceisalsosmooth.Ablockisprojectedonitasshown.Both
theblockandwedgehaveequalmass.Canyouhelphimfindtheanswer
tofollowingthreequestions?

Q.7

Q.10 Hesetsontofindthemaximumheightattainedbytheblock,assumingtheblockdoesnotfalloffto
theotherside.Whichofthefollowingequationsiscorrect.
[3]
1 2
(A)mgh= mv0 (byconservationofenergy)wherehismaximumheightoftheblock.
2

(B)02 = v2
02gsinq swheresismaximumdisplacementalongtheinclinedsurface
1 2 1 2 1 2
(C)mv0 =mv+mv(byconservationofmomentum)and mv0 = mv + mv + mgh
2
2
2
(D)Noneofthese
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Q.11 Howdoesthepathofblocklooklikeasseenfromground.

(A)

(B)

[3]

(C)

(D)

Q.12 Whatistheradiusofcurvatureofitspathatthehighestpoint?
(A)0

(B)

v02cos2q
g(sinq cosq + sin2 q)

(C)

2
v2
0 cos q

2g(1+ sin2 q)

[3]
(D)Noneofthese

Q.13 Twopersonsstandingonafrictionlesssurfacethrowaballbackandforth.Whichstatement(s)is true ?

(A)Theinteractionmediatedbytheballisrepulsive.
[3]
(B)Ifwefilmtheactionandplaythemoviebackward,theinteractionappearsattractive.
(C)Thetotalmomentumofthetwopersonsandballisconserved.
(D)Thetotalmechanicalenergyofthetwopeopleisconserved.
Q.14 Aparticleofmassmkgisdisplacedfromonegivenpointtoanothergivenpointundertheactionof
severalconservativeandnonconservativeforces(Neglectrelativisticconsiderations).Nowmatch
thefollowing.
[5]
ColumnI
ColumnII
(A) Displacementofparticle
(P) Pathdependent
(B) Workdonebyconservativeforce
(Q) Pathindependent
(C) Workdonebynonconservativeforce
(R) Framedependent
(D) Angulardisplacement
(S) Frameindependent
(T) Dependentonlocationofobserverin
agivenframe
Q.15 Thedrawingshowsabaggagecarouselatanairport.Yoursuitcasehas
notslidallthewaydowntheslopeandisgoingaroundataconstant
625
cm asthecarouselturns.Thecoef
speedonacircleofradius
8

ficientofstaticfrictionbetweenthesuitcaseandthecarouselis0.8,and
theangle q inthedrawingis37.Howmuchtime(insecond)isrequired
foryoursuitcasetogoaroundonce?(Assumelimitingfriction)(Take
p2 =g)
[5]
Q.16 Thedrawingshowsaskateboardermovingat7.0m/s
alongahorizontalsectionofatrackthatisslantedup
wardby45abovethehorizontalatitsend,whichis
0.45mabovetheground.Whensheleavesthetrack,
shefollowsthecharacteristicpathofprojectilemotion.
Ignoringfrictionandairresistance,findthemaximum
height H (inm)towhichsherisesabovetheendofthe
track.
[5]

H
7m/s
0.45m

Q.17 Acannonofmass10103kgisrigidlyboltedtotheearthsoitcanrecoilonlybyanegligibleamount.
Thecannonfiresa2.1103kgshellhorizontallywithaninitialvelocityof550m/s.Supposethecannon
isthenunboltedfromtheearth,andnoexternalforcehindersitsrecoil.Whatwouldbethevelocity
(inm/s)ofashellfiredhorizontallybythisloosecannon?(Hint:Inbothcasesassumethattheburning
gunpowderimpartsthesamekineticenergytothesystem.)
[5]
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