The driver of a car travelling at velocity v suddenly sees a broad wall in front of him at a distance d. He should 

1. Brake sharply

2. Turn sharply

3. (1) and (2) both

4. None of the above

Subtopic:  Concept of Work |
Level 3: 35%-60%
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A 100 g iron ball having velocity 10 m/s collides with a wall at an angle 30° and rebounds with the same angle. If the period of contact between the ball and wall is 0.1 second, then the force experienced by the wall is 

1. 10 N

2. 100 N

3. 1.0 N

4. 0.1 N

Subtopic:  Collisions |
 76%
Level 2: 60%+
PMT - 1997
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A man fires a bullet of mass 200 g at a speed of 5 m/s. The gun is of one kg mass. By what velocity the gun rebounds backwards ?

1. 0.1 m/s

2. 10 m/s

3. 1 m/s

4. 0.01 m/s

Subtopic:  Collisions |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
PMT - 1996
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A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces, two of which of mass M/4 each are thrown off in perpendicular directions with velocities of 3 m/s and 4 m/s respectively. The third piece will be thrown off with a velocity of 

1. 1.5 m/s

2. 2.0 m/s

3. 2.5 m/s

4. 3.0 m/s

Subtopic:  Collisions |
 77%
Level 2: 60%+
PMT - 1990
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Which of the following graph depicts spring constant k versus length l of the spring correctly

1.
2.
3.
4.
Subtopic:  Elastic Potential Energy |
 68%
Level 2: 60%+
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Work done by a frictional force is

1. Negative

2. Positive

3. Zero

4. All of the above

Subtopic:  Concept of Work |
 63%
Level 2: 60%+
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A block of mass 50 kg slides over a horizontal distance of 1 m. If the coefficient of friction between their surfaces is 0.2, then work done against friction is 

1. 98 J

2. 72J

3. 56 J

4. 34 J

Subtopic:  Concept of Work |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
AIIMS - 2000
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A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r with a constant speed v. The force on the body is mv2r and is directed towards the centre. What is the work done by this force in moving the body over half the circumference of the circle

(1) mv2πr2

(2) Zero

(3) mv2r2

(4) πr2mv2

Subtopic:  Concept of Work |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
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A man pushes a wall and fails to displace it. He does:
1. negative work
2. positive but not maximum work
3. no work at all
4. maximum work

Subtopic:  Concept of Work |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
PMT - 1992
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A body moves a distance of 10 m along a straight line under the action of a force of 5 N. If the work done is 25 joules, the angle which the force makes with the direction of motion of the body is

(1) 0°

(2) 30°

(3) 60°

(4) 90°

Subtopic:  Concept of Work |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
PMT - 1999
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