Physics Mock Test

Instructions: Each question carries 4 marks. Incorrect choices will attract a penalty of 1 mark. Zero for
un-attempted questions.
1. A bullet when fired on a target has its velocity decreased by 50% after penetrating 30 cm into it. How
much further will it penetrate before coming to rest?
a. 10 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 30 cm
2. A uniform chain of mass M and length L is lying on a table with 1/2 of its length hanging. The work
done in pulling half the hanging part up the table is:
a. MgL/4
b. MgL/8
c. MgL
d. MgL/16
3. A cord is used to lower a block of mass M vertically by a distance d at a constant downward
acceleration g/4. Work done by the cord on the block is:
a. Mgd/4
b. -MgL/4
c. 3Mgd/4
d. -Mgd/4
4. Two connected identical cylindrical vessels with their bases at the same level contain a liquid of density
. The height of liquid in one vessel is h1 while that in the other is h2. (h1> h2). If the base area be A, the
work done by gravity in equalizing the levels of liquid in the vessels is:
a. Mgd/4
b. -MgL/4
c. 3Mgd/4
d. -Mgd/4
5. A spring of force constant k is stretched by a length x. It is then stretched by a further amount y. The
work done in the second stretching is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

6. A body of mass M accelerates from rest to a speed v in time T. The instantaneous power delivered to
the body as a function of time is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

7. Consider the force displacement plot shown below for a mass of 10 kg in motion. If the object was
initially moving at a speed of 1 m/s, its final K.E is:

a.
b.
c.
d.
8. A uniform rod of length L is being pulled by a constant force F applied at one end. The tension in the
rod at a distance x from the end where the force is applied is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

9. The mass of a balloon and its contents is M. It is descending with an acceleration a. By how much
should the mass be decreased keeping the volume constant so that the balloon starts ascending with the
same acceleration:
a.

b.

c.

d.

10. A body takes n times as much time to slide down a 450 rough incline as it takes to slide down a
smooth incline of same angle. The coefficient of friction is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

11. A uniform chain of length L lies on a table. If the coefficient of friction is , the maximum length of
the chain that can hang vertically from the edge without the chain sliding down is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

12. The coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.4 and that between the floor and the lower block is
0.5. If now a horizontal force of 10 N is applied on the lower block, the frictional force between the
blocks would be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
13. A ball, moving with a speed of 10 m/s strikes an identical stationary ball such that after collision each
ball makes an angle of 300 with the initial direction of motion. The speeds of the balls are respectively:
a.
b.
c.
d.

14. A sphere A impinges directly on an identical sphere B at rest. If e is the coefficient of restitution, then
the ratio of the speeds of A and B after impact is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

15. A wooden plank of mass 200 kg and length 5 m floats in still water with a man of mass 50 kg on one
end of it. The man walks to the other end. The distance moved by the man relative to water is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
16. A bullet of mass 100 g travelling at a speed of 500 m/s strikes a block of mass 2 kg which is suspended
by a string of length 5 m. The bullet after striking emerges out and the block rises vertically up by 0.1 m.
The speed of the bullet after emerging will be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
17. A ball of mass m collides head on elastically with another ball of mass nm initially at rest. The fraction
of initial energy transferred to the heavier block is:
a.

b.

c.

d.

18. From a uniform disc of radius R, a circular hole of radius R/2 is cut off so that their peripheries meet.
The center of mass of the remaining portion is at:
a.
b.
c.
d.
19. Two bodies of unequal masses move towards each other due to mutual gravitational force. The
velocity of the center of mass:
a. Center of mass of the system moves towards the heavier mass
b. Momentum of the system keeps increasing since speeds increase
c. Velocity of center of mass is zero
d. Center of mass has some acceleration since force increases as distance reduces
20. In a gravity free zone, a man of mass M standing on a platform of height H throws a ball of mass M/4
down with a speed v. When the ball hits ground, the distance between the man and the ground will be:
a.
b.
c.
d.