Q.

4 A thin rod of length 4 l, mass 4m is bent at the points as shown in the

fig. What is the moment of inertia of the rod about the axis passing
point O & perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
M 2 10 M  2 M 2 M 2
(A) (B*) (C) (D)
3 3 12 24
Q.6 A weightless rod of length 2 carries two equal masses 'm', one secured at lower end A and the other at
the middle of the rod at B. The rod can rotate in vertical plane about a fixed horizontal axis passing
through C. What horizontal velocity must be imparted to the mass at A so that it just completes the
vertical circle.

42 48
(A) g (*B) g (C) 5g (D) 6g
5 5

Q.7 A bob is attached to one end of a string other end of which is fixed at peg A. The bob is taken to a
position where string makes an angle of 300 with the horizontal. On the circular path of the bob in vertical
plane there is a peg ‘B’ at a symmetrical position with respect to the position of release as shown in the
figure. If Vc and Va be the minimum speeds in clockwise and anticlockwise directions respectively, given
to the bob in order to hit the peg ‘B’ then ratio Vc : Va is equal to :

(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (*C) 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 4

Q.8 A uniform rod of mass m and length  is attached to smooth hinge at end A and to a string at end B as
shown in figure. It is at rest. The angular acceleration of the rod just after the string is cut is:

3g 3g 5g 5g
(A) 2 (B*) 4 (C) 4 (D) 2

Q.9 In the figure shown the potential energy U of a particle is plotted against its position ' x ' from origin. Then
which of the following statement is correct. A particle at:

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 (A) x1 is in stable equilibrium (B) x2 is in stable equilibrium
(C) x3 is in stable equilibrium (D*) none of these

Q.12 In the pulley system shown, if radii of the bigger and smaller pulley are 2 m and 1 m respectively and
the acceleration of block A is 5 m/s2 in the downward direction, then the acceleration of block B
will be:

(A) 0 m/s2 (B) 5 m/s2 (C) 10 m/s2 (*D) 5/2 m/s2

Q.13 A man places a chain (of mass ‘m’ and length ‘  ’) on a table slowly. Initially the lower end of the chain
just touches the table. The man drops the chain when half of the chain is in vertical position. Then work
done by the man in this process is :
 mg 3mg  mg 
(A) – mg (B) – (C*) – (D) –
2 4 8 8

Q.14 Graph shows the acceleration of a 3 kg particle as an applied force moves it from rest along x axis.
The total work done by the force on the particle by the time the particle reaches x = 6 m, is equal
to

(A) 20 J (B) 30 J (C) 40 J (D*) 60 J

Q.15 A ball collides elastically with a massive wall moving towards it with a velocity of v as shown. The
collision occurs at a height of h above ground level and the velocity of the ball just before collision is 2v
in horizontal direction. The distance between the foot of the wall and the point on the ground where the
ball lands, at the instant the ball lands, will be :

2h 2h 2h 2h
(A) v g (B) 2v g (C*) 3 v g (D) 4v g

Q.18 Two identical discs of mass m and radius r are arranged as shown in the figure. If is the angular
acceleration of the lower disc and acm is acceleration of centre of mass of the lower disc, then relation

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
(A) acm = (B*) acm = 2  r (C) acm =  r (D) none of these
r

Q.19 The angular momentum of a particle about origin is varying with time t as L = 4t + 8 (S units) when it
moves along a straight line y = x – 4 (x,y in meters). The force acting on the particle would be :
(A) 1 N (B) 2 N (C*) 2 N (D) 3 N

12 Q.20 An aeroplane flying at constant speed 115 m/s towards east, makes a gradual turn following a circular
path to fly south. The turn takes 15 seconds to complete. The magnitude of the centripetal acceleration
during the turn, is
23 46 23
(A) m/s2 (B) m/s2 (C*) m/s2 (D) none of these
8 3 6

Q.3 A body of mass m is suspended by two strings making angles  and  with the horizontal. Find the
tension in the strings. See figure

mg cos  mg sin 
(A) T1  sin(  )  T2 (B) T1  T2  sin(  )

mg cos  mg cos 
(C*) T1  sin(  ) , T2  sin(  ) (D) none of these
Q.4 A man wishes to move a heavy block of mass 10 kg by means of an engine through a string such
that reading of the spring balance is 5 kg. The acceleration of the block will be :

(A*) 4m/s2 (B) 2m/s2 (C) 2.6m/s2 (D) none of these

Q.5 Taking force, length and time to be the fundamental quantities find the dimensions of density is:
(A) F L-3T2 (B) F L–4 T (C*) F L–4 T2 (D) none of these

Q.6 A chord is used to lower vertically a block of mass M a distance d at a constant downward acceleration
of g/4 . Then the work done by the cord on the block is :

(A) mg d/4 (B) 3 Mg d/4 (C*)  3 Mg d/4 (D) Mg d

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Q.7 A particle A of mass kg is moving in the positive direction of x. Its initial position is x = 0 & initial
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velocity is 1 m/s. The velocity at x = 10 is: (use the graph given)

(A*) 4 m/s (B) 2 m/s (C) 3 2 m/s (D) 100/3 m/s

Q.11 The centre of mass of a non uniform rod of length L whose mass per unit length  varies as
k.x 2
= where k is a constant & x is the distance of any point from one end, is (from the same end)
L
3 1 k 3k
(A*) L (B) L (C) (D)
4 4 L L

Q.12 A uniform disc of radius R lies in the x-y plane, with its centre at origin. its moment of inertia about
z-axis is equal to its moment of inertia about line y = x + c. The value of c will be
R R R
(A)  (B*) ± (C) (D) –R
2 2 4

Q.13 A uniform rod is hinged as shown and is released from a horizontal position. The angular velocity of
the bar as it passes the vertical position is:

12g 2g 24g 3g
(A) (B) (C*) (D)
3 3 7 7
Q.15 In the balance machine, shown in the Figure which arm will move downward?

(A) left (B*) right (C) none (D) cannot be said

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Q.17 Two uniform rods of equal length but different masses are rigidly joined to form an Lshaped body,
which is then smoothly pivoted about O as shown. If in equilibrium the body is in the shown
configuration, ratio M/m will be :

m O
90° M
30°

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D*) 3

Q.18 A hollow smooth uniform sphere A of mass ‘m’ rolls without sliding on a smooth horizontal surface. It
collides elastically and headon with another stationary smooth solid sphere B of the same mass m and
same radius. The ratio of kinetic energy of ‘B’ to that of ‘A’ just after the collision is :

(A) 5 : 2 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 2 : 3 (D*) 3 : 2

Q.19 A man pulls a solid cylinder (initially at rest) horizontally by a massless string. The string is wrapped on
the cylinder and the cylinder performs pure rolling. Mass of the cylinder is 100 kg, radius is  metre &
tension in string is 100 N. Then the angular speed of the cylinder after one revolution will be :

4 4
(A) 4 rad /sec (B*) rad/ sec (C) 3 rad/ sec (D) none of these
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Q.1 A swimmer crosses the river along the line making an angle of 45º with the direction of flow. Velocity of
the river water is 5 m/s. Swimmer takes 6 seconds to cross the river of width 60 m. The velocity of the
swimmer with respect to water will be:
(A) 10 m/s (B) 12 m/s (C*) 5 5 m/s (D) 10 2 m/s

Q.3 A particle of mass 5kg moving in the x-y plane has its potential energy given by U=(– 7x + 24y) J, where

x and y are in metre. The particle is initially at origin and has a velocity u  (14.4 î  4.2 ĵ) ms–1. Which
statement is wrong
(A) The particle has a speed of 25ms–1 at t = 4s
(B) The particle has an acceleration of 5ms–2
(C) The acceleration of the particle is perpendicular to its initial velocity
(D*) None of the above is correct.

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Q.4 An elastic string of unstretched length L and force constat k is stretched by a small lengthx. It is
further stretched by another small length y. The work done in the second stretching is :
1 2 1 1 1
(A) ky (B) k(x2 + y2) (C) k (x + y)2 (D*) ky (2x + y)
2 2 2 2

Q.9 A circular road of radius R is banked for a speed v = 40 km/hr. A car of mass m attempts to go on the
circular road, the friction co-efficient between the tyre & road is negligible:
(A) the car cannot make a turn without skidding
(B) if the car runs at a speed less than 40 km/hr, it will slip up the slope
(C) if the car runs at the correct speed of 40 km/hr, the force by the road on the car is equal to mv2/r
(D*) if the car runs at the correct speed of 40 km/hr, the force by the road on the car is greater than mg
as well as greater than mv2/r

Q.9 A uniform rectangular plate of mass m which is free to rotate about the smooth vertical hinge
passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plate, is lying on a smooth horizontal surface. A
particle of mass m moving with speed 'u' collides with the plate and sticks to it as shown in figure.
The angular velocity of the plate after collision will be :

12 u 12 u 3u 3u
(A) (B) (C) (D*)
5 a 19 a 2a 5a

Q.6 In a vertical plane inside a smooth hollow thin tube a block of same mass as that of tube is released
as shown in figure. When it is slightly disturbed it moves towards right. By the time the block
reaches the right end of the tube then the displacement of the tube will be (where ‘R’ is mean radius
of tube). Assume that the tube remains in vertical plane.

2R 4R R
(A)  (B)  (C*) (D) R
2

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