WORK ENERGY AND POWER

Question 1: When the displacement along the same direction of the force. Then the work is said to
be__________

(a) Zero

(b) Negative

(c) Positive

(d) Infinitive

Question 2: What amount of work is done by a centripetal force in a circular motion?

(a) +1

(b) -1

(c) 0

(d) None of these

Question 3: When the displacement along the opposite direction of the force. Then the work is said
to be__________

(a) Zero

(b) Negative

(c) Positive

(d) Infinitive

Question 4: Work done by the force of gravity is same whether the body comes down from a certain
height using stairs or slope or a lift. Is the statement true or false?

(a) True

(b) False

Question 5: What is S.I unit of work?

(a) Joule

(b) Erg

(c) Newton

(d) Dyne

Question 6: What is C.G.S unit of work?

(b) Erg

(c) Newton

(d) Dyne

Question 7: 1 Joule = _________ erg.

(a) 105

(b) 106ÂÂÂ

(c) 107

(d) 1010

Question 8: The rate of doing work is called ____________

(a) Power

(b) Energy

(c) Velocity

(d) Acceleration

Question 9: What is the S.I unit of power?

(a) Joule

(b) Erg

(c) Watt

(d) None of these

Question 10: Find the correct relation

(a) Power = Force / Velocity

(b) Power = Force × Velocity

(c) Power = Force / acceleration

(d) Power = Force × acceleration

The Bullet That Has Fired from a Gun Can Pierce a Target Due to Its __________?

Heat energy
Mechanical energy

Acceleration

Kinetic energy

A Person Holds a Bucket by Applying a 10n Force. He Then Moves a Horizontal Distance of 5m and
Climbs up a Vertical Distance of 10m. Find Out the Total Work Done by Him?

100J

150J

50J

200J

A Gardener Pushes a Lawn Roller Via a Distance of 20m. If He Applies a Force of 20kg Weight in a
Direction Inclined at 60° to the Ground, Then What Will Be the Work Done by Him? (g=9.8m/s2)

400J

1960J

250J

2514J

When a Working Coolie Walks on a Horizontal Platform Having a Load on His Head, the Work Done
by Him on the Load is Zero. Identify the Statement True or False?

False

True

The Work Done by the Centripetal Force for a Body Moving in a Circular Path is __________?

Negative

Zero

Constant

Positive

When a Cylinder Filled With Gas is Fitted With a Movable Piston is Allowed to Expand, Then the
Work Done by the Gas is Positive. Identify the Statement True or False?

True

False

The unit of work is joule. The other physical quantity that has same unit is
 (a) power (b) velocity (c) energy (d) force

The spring will have maximum potential energy when

(a) it is pulled out (b) it is compressed (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)

The energy possessed by an oscillating pendulum of a clock is

(a) kinetic energy (b) potential energy (c) restoring energy. (d) mechanical energy

4. The gravitational potential energy of an object is due to

(a) its mass (b) its acceleration due to gravity (c) its height above the earth�s surface
(d) all of the above.

5. A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m.

(a) Its potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases during the falls (b) Its
potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy during the fall. (c) The potential energy decreases
and the kinetic energy increases during the fall. (d) The potential energy is �0� and kinetic
energy is maximum while it is falling.

6. If the velocity of a body is doubled its kinetic energy

(a) gets doubled (b) becomes half (c) does not change (d) becomes 4 times

7. How much time will be required to perform 520 J of work at the rate of 20 W?

(a) 24s (b) 16s (c) 20 s (d) 26 s

8. A students caries a bag weighing 5 kg from the ground floor to his class on the first floor that is 2
m high. The work done by the boy is

(a) 1 J (b) 10 J (c) 100 J (d) 1000 J

9. The work done is �O� if

(a) The body shows displacement in the opposite direction of the force applied. (b) The body
shows displacement in the same direction as that of the force applied. (c) The body shows a
displacement in perpendicular direction to the force applied. (d) The body masses obliquely to
the direction of the force applied.

10. One unit of electrical energy is equal to

(a) 3.6 � 105J (b) 3.6 � 106J (c) 36 � 105J (d) both (b) and (c)

The mechanical advantage of a machine is 5. Find the effort necessary to lift 100 N.
A. 0.05 N

B. 20 N

C. 50 N

D. 100 N

2. To calculate the mechanical advantage, divide the resistance force by the

A. Friction

B. Ideal mechanical advantages

C. Work

D. Effort force

9. A force applied to a machine to do mechanical work is called

A. Effort

B. Load

C. Efficiency

D. output

10. A simple machine whose MA is always greater than 1 is

A. Inclined plane

B. Levers

C. Pulley
D. Ideal machine

11. A _ _ _ _ _ system is a device to transfer the rotator motion from one point to the other

A. Pulley

B. Lever

C. Gear

D. Inclined plane

12. Unit of gear ratio is

A. m

B. sec

C. Km

D. unit less

13. The MA of an ideal single movable pulley is

A. 1
B. 2

C. < 2

D. < 1

14. A single movable pulley is used as:

A. Force multiplier

B. Speed multiplier

C. Device to change the direction of effort

D. All of the above

15. A single string system has 5 pulleys. If an effort of 50 Kgf is required to raise a load of 150 Kgf,
then find the efficiency of the system.

A. 60%

B. 80%

C. 10%

D. NOT
The moment of a force about a given axis depends: (a) Only on the magnitude of force (b) Only on
the perpendicular distance of force from the axis (c) Neither on the force nor on the perpendicular
distance of force from the axis (d) Both on the force and its perpendicular distance from the axis.

A. a

B. b

C. c

D. d

…………. is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis.

(A) Mass

(B) Inertia

(C) Torque

(D) Centre of gravity

2. S.I unit if couple is

(A) N-m

(B) dyne-m

(C) N-m/s2

(D) N

3. C.G of a triangular lamina is at its.

(A) Centre
(B) outside

(C) Centroid

(D) NOT

4. The point through which all the weight appears to act for any orientation of the objects is

(A) Velocity point

(B) Centre of gravity

(C) Torque

(D) NOT

5. The coordinates of edges of a square are O (0, 0), A(0,4),B (4,4),C (4,0) respectively, the center of
gravity of square is at coordinates

(A) (0, 2)

(B) (2, 0)

(C) (2, 2)

(D) (0, 0)
6. A windmill is pushed by four external forces as shown. Calculate the force F required to make the
windmill standstill.

(A) 2N

(B) 4N

(C) 6N

(D) NOT

7. When a particle moves with constant speed in circular path, its motion is said to be

(A) Linear motion

(B) circular motion

(C) Both a &b

(D) Not

8. Uniform circular motion is an example of

(A) Accelerated motion

(B) Unaccelerated motion

(D) NOT

9. The principle involved in construction of beam balance is

(A) Principle of moments

(B) Principle of inertia

(C) Principle of velocity

(D) Principle of superposition

10. Which of the following quantity remains constant in U.C.M?

(A) Velocity

(B) Acceleration

(C) Speed

(D) Force

11. A particle moves in a circle of radius 20cm with a linear speed of 10 m/s. Find its angular
velocity?
(A) 0.5 rad/s

(B) 50 rad/s

(C) 500 rad/s

(D) 100 rad/s

12. A particle travels in a circle of radius 20 cm at a speed that uniformly increases. If the speed
changes from 5 m/s to 6 m/s in 2s. Find the angular acceleration.

(A) 5 rad/s

(B) 10 rad/s2

(C) 0.0025 rad/s2

(D) 2.5 rad/s2