XI (PQRS & J)

VACATION ASSIGNMENT
(For Class XI to XII moving students)
 PART - A
Q.1 On a PT diagram a cyclic process is performed as shown. Where is the
volume maximum?
(A) a (B) b
(C) c (D) d

Q.2 A monatomic ideal gas is used as the working substance for the Carnot
cycle shown in the figure. Processes AB and CD are isothermal, while
processes BC and DA are adiabatic. During process AB, 400 J of work
is done by the gas on the surroundings. How much heat is expelled by the
gas during process CD?
(A) 1600 J (B) 400 J
(C) 200 J (D) 100 J
Q.3 An air chamber of volume V has a neck area of cross-section ‘a’ into which a ball
of mass m can move up and down without friction. If the ball is press down a little
and released then find the time period of oscillation of ball. Here air is ideal & its
temperature remains constant & the isothermal. Bulk modulus of air is B.
2Vm Vm Vm
(A) T = 2 (B) T = 2 (C) T = 2 (D) none
Ba 2 Ba 2 2 Ba 2
Q.4 Two gases have the same initial pressure, volume and temperature. They expand to the same final
volume, one adiabatically and the other isothermally.
(A) the final temperature is greater for the isothermal
(B) the final pressure is greater for the isothermal process
(C) the work done by the gas is greater for the isothermal process
(D) all the above options are incorrect
Q.5 If an ideal gas is compressed
(A) isothermally, its compressibility is 1/p
(B) adiabatically, its compressibility is /p
(C) at constant pressure, its room mean square speed remains constant.
(D) adiabatically, its compressibility is 1/P.

Q.6 The molar heat capacity of an ideal mono-atomic gas, during a process obeying : P T = constant is
(A) – 3R (B) 2.5 R (C) 3 R (D) 2 R
Q.7 Sixty percent of given sample of oxygen gas when raised to a high temperature dissociates into atoms.
Ratio of its initial heat capacity (at constant volume) to the final heat capacity (at constant volume) will be
24 25 25 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
28 26 28 27
Q.8 For an ideal diatomic gas in thermal equilibrium, the ratio of the molar heat capacity at constant volume
at very high temperatures to that at room temperatures is equal to
(A) 7/5 (B) 5/3 (C) 2 (D) 7/3
Q.9 The power emitted per unit area of a black body is R watt/m 2. At what wavelength will the power
radiated by the black body be maximum. If the Stefan's constant is  and Wien's constant is b, then
1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4
 b  b  bR  
(A)  =   (B)  =   (C)  =   (D)  = b  
R  R    R
Q.10 A black body, initially at temperature T, cools to temperature (T/2) in time t in surrounding which is
near absolute zero. It will cool further to a temperature (T/4) in additional time
(A) 8t (B) 7t (C) 9t (D) None
Q.11 Window A is a plane sheet of glass 4 millimeters thick, as shown.
Window B is a sandwich consisting of two extremely thin layers
of glass separated by an air gap 2 millimeters thick, as shown. If
the thermal conductivities of glass and air are 0.8 watt/meter°C
and 0.025 watt/meter°C, respectively, then the ratio of the heat
flow through window A to the heat flow hrough window B for
same temperature difference from 1 to 2 and
for same time duration T sec area is same for window A and B.
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16
Q.12 A hollow sphere of mass M (in kg) and radius R (in m) is rotating with an angular frequency
(inrad/sec). It suddenly stops rotating and 75% of the K.E. is converted into heat energy. If
s joule/kg–kelvin is the specific heat of the material of the sphere, the rise of temperature of the sphere is

R 2 2 3R 2 2 R 2 2 2R 2  2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4s 20s 4Js 3s
Q.13 A U-tube filled with a liquid of volumetric expansion coefficient 10–5/°C lies in a vertical plane. The
height of liquid column in the left vertical limb is 100 cm. The liquid in the left vertical limb is maintained
at a temperature = 0°C while the liquid in the right limb is maintained at a temperature = 100°C. The
difference in levels in the two limbs is
(A) 0.1 cm (B) 0.2 cm (C) 0.2 mm (D) zero
Q.14 A solid body of linear expansion coefficient 10–5/°C, floats in a liquid with 40% of its volume out of the
liquid at a temperature 0°C. The volumetric expansion coefficient of liquid is 2 times of the solid body. If
the temperature is increased to 100°C, the new fraction of the body’s volume out of liquid will be about
(A) 39.8% (B) 40.2% (C) 39.4% (D) 39.6%
Q.15 A source when at rest in a medium produces waves with a velocity v and a wavelength of  . If the source
is set in motion with a velocity vs what would be the wavelengths produced directly in front of the source?

 vs   vs   v  v
(A)  1   (B)  1    1 
(C)   v  (D) v  v
 v  v  s s

Q.16 A source of sound of frequency 165 Hz is placed in front of a wall at a distance 2m from it. A detector is also
placed in front of the wall at the same distance from it. Find the minimum distance between the source and
detector for which maximum sound is recorded in the detector. The speed of sound is 330m/s.
(A) 4m (B) 3m (C) 1m (D) 2m
Q.17 A source of frequency f gives 5 beats/s when sounded with a source of frequency 200 Hz. The second
harmonic of same source gives 10 beats/s when sounded with a source of frequency 420 Hz. The value
of f is
(A) 200 Hz (B) 210 Hz (C) 205 Hz (D) 195 Hz
Question No. 18 & 19 (2 questions)
A block of unknown mass is attached to the bottom end of an elastic string of force constant k and mass
'm' (much smaller than the mass of the block). The upper end of the string is attached to ceiling. the
hanging block stretches the string to twice its relaxed length L.
Q.18 The mass of the block is
(A) 2kL/g (B) k/(2gL) (C) kL/g (D) kL/(2g)
Q.19 The time it would take for a low-amplitude transverse pulse to travel the length of the string under above
stretched condition is
2m m 2gL mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
k k k k
Q.20 Five waveforms moving with equal speeds on the x-axis
 3
y1 = 8 sin (t + kx) ; y2 = 6 sin (t + + kx) ; y3 = 4 sin (t +  + kx) ; y4 = 2 sin (t + + kx);
2 2

y5 = 4 2 sin (t – kx + ) are superimposed on each other. The resulting wave is :
4
 
(A) 8 2 cos kx sin (t + ) (B) 8 2 sin (t – kx + )
4 4

(C) 8 2 sin kx cos (t + ) (D) 8 sin (t + kx)
4
Q.21 A tennis ball receives a top spin when struck by a racket and describes a curved trajectory. The top spin
implies that the rotatory motion of the top surface of the ball is in the direction of the translatory motion
of the ball. Which one of the following statements is the best description of the trajectory ?
(A) Pressure on the top surface is lower; trajectory rises
(B) Pressure on the top surface is lower; trajectory dips
(C) Pressure on the top surface is higher; trajectory rises
(D) Pressure on the top surface is higher; trajectory dips
Q.22 A heavy brass sphere is hung from a light spring and is set in vertical small oscillation with a period T. The
sphere is now immersed in a non-viscous liquid with a density 1/10th the density of the sphere. If the
system is now set in vertical S.H.M., its period will be
(A) (9/10)T (B) (9/10)2T (C) (10/9) T (D) T
Q.23 A block of mass m, when attached to a uniform ideal spring with force constant k and free length l
executes SHM. The spring is then cut into two pieces, one with free length f l and other with free length
(1 – f) l. The block is also divided in the same fraction. The smaller part of the block attached to longer
part of the spring executes SHM with frequency 1. The bigger part of the block attached to smaller part
of the spring executes SHM with frequency 2. The ratio 1 2 is
f 1 f f
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
1 f f 1 f
Q.24 A long, straight, and massless rod pivots about one end in a vertical plane. In
configuration I, shown, two small identical masses are attached to the free end; in
configuration II, one mass is moved to the center of the rod. What is the ratio of
the frequency of small oscillations of configuration II to that of configurations I?
(A) (6/5)1/2 (B) (3/2)1/2 (C) 6/5 (D) 5/3
Q.25 A uniform solid cylinder of mass 5 kg and radius 0.1 m is resting on a horizontal platform (parallel to the x-
y plane) and is free to rotate about its axis along the y-axis. The platform is given a motion in the x direction
given by x = 0.2 cos(10t) m. If there is no slipping, then maximum torque acting on the cylinder during its
motion is
(A) 0.2 N–m (B) 2.0 N–m (C) 5.0 N–m (D) 10.0 N–m
Q.26 A particle moves along the x axis according to x=A[1+sint]. What distance does it travel between t=0
and t=2.5/?
(A) 4A (B) 6A (C) 5A (D) None
Q.27 A body is rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane. If the rotational energy of the body is 40% of the
total kinetic energy, then the body might be:
(A) Cylinder (B) Hollow sphere (C) Solid cylinder (D) Ring
Q.28 A particle parallel to x-axis as shown in the figure such that at all instant the
y-axis component of it's position vector is constant and is equal to 'b'. The
angular velocity of the particle about the origin is
(A) (v/b)sin2  (B) (v/b) (C) (v/b) sin  (D) vb
Q.29 A hollow spherical ball is given an initial push up an incline of inclination angle . The ball rolls purely.
Coefficient of static friction between ball and incline = . During its upward journey,
(A) friction acts up along the incline (B)   2 tan /5
(C) friction acts down along the incline (D)   2 tan /7
Q.30 A light string is wrapped around a cylinder of mass ‘m and radius ‘R’. The string is pulled vertically
upward to prevent the centre of mass from falling as the cylinder unwinds the string. Then length of the
string unwound when the cylinder has reached a speed  will be :
R  2 R  2 R  2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
4g g 8g
Q.31 A rigid horizontal smooth rod AB of mass 0.75 kg and length 40 cm
can rotate freely about a fixed vertical axis through its mid point O.
Two rings each of mass 1 kg are initially at rest at a distance of 10 cm
from O on either side of the rod. The rod is set in rotation with an
angular velocity of 30 radians per second. The velocity of each ring
along the length of the rod in m/s then they reach the ends of the rod is
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0.5
Q.32 A uniform thin bar of mass 6m and length 2l is bent to make a regular hexagon. Its moment of inertia
about an axis passing through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane of hexagon is :
5 2 1
(A) ml (B) 6ml2 (C) 4ml2 (D) ml 2
9 12
Q.33 Figure shows an isosceles triangular plate of mass M and base length l. The
apex lies at the origin and the angle at the apex is 90°. The base is parallel to
x-axis. The moment of inertia of the plate about the x-axis is
Ml 2 Ml 2 Ml 2 Ml 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 8 12 4
Q.34 A body weighs 6 gms when placed in one pan and 24 gms when placed on the other pan of a false
balance. If the beam is horizontal when both the pans are empty, the true weight of the body is :
(A) 13 gm (B) 12 gm (C) 15.5 gm (D) 15 gm
Q.35 A particle of mass m is moving along the x-axis with speed v when it
collides with a particle of mass 2m initially at rest. After the collisions,
the first particle has come to rest, and the second particle has split
into two equal-mass pieces that move at equal angles > 0 with the
x-axis, as shown in the figure. Which of the following statements
correctly describes the speeds of the two pieces?
(A) Each piece moves with speed v
(B) One of the pieces moves with speed v, the other moves with speed less than v
(C) Each piece moves with speed v/2
(D) Each piece moves with speed greater than v/2
 Question No. 36 & 37 (2 questions)
Two balls marked 1 and 2 of the same mass m and a third ball marked 3 of mass M are arranged over
a smooth horizontal surface as shown in figure. Ball 1 moves with a velocity v1 towards ball 2 and 3. All
collisions are assumed to be elastic.
Q.36 If M < m, the number of collisions between the balls will be:
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four
Q.37 If M > m, the number of collisions between the balls will be:
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
Q.38 As shown above, a ball of mass m, suspended on the end of a wire, is released
from height h and collides elastically, when it is at its lowest point, with a block
of mass 2m at rest on a frictionless surface. After the collision, the ball rises to a
final height equal to
(A) 1/9 h (B) 1/8 h (C) 1/3 h (D) 1/2 h
Q.39 A body of mass 2kg is projected upward from the surface of the ground at t = 0 with a velocity of
20m/s. One second later a body B, also of mass 2kg, is dropped from a height of 20m. If they collide
elastically, then velocities just after collision are
(A) VA = 5 m/s downward, VB = 5 m/s upward (B) VA = 10 m/s downward, VB = 5 m/s upward
(C) VA = 10 m/s upward, VB = 10 m/s downward (D) both move downward with velocity 5 m/s
Q.40 A 5000 kg rocket is set of vertical firing. The relative speed of burnt gas is 800 ms–1. To give an initial
upwards acceleration of 20 ms–2, the amount of gas ejected per second to supply the needed thrust will be
(A) 127.5 kg s–1 (B) 187.5 kg s–1 (C) 185.5 kg s–1 (D) 137.5 kg s–1
Q.41 A particle of mass 4m which is at rest explodes into four equal fragments.
All 4 fragments are scattered in the same horizontal plane. Three
fragments are found to move with velocity V each as shown in the fig.
The total energy released in the process of explosion is
(A ) mV 2 (3-2) (B) mV2 (3-2)/2
(C) 2mV 2 (D) mV2(1+2)/2
Q.42 A massless spring of stiffness k connects two blocks mass m and 3m. The system is lying on a frictionless
horizontal surface. A constant horizontal force F starts acting on the block of mass m, directed towards
the other block. Then, the maximum compression of the spring will be
(A) 3F/4k (B) 9F/8k (C) 3F/2k (D) 4F/3k
Q.43 A simple pendulum is vibrating with an angular amplitude of 90o as shown in fig.
For what value of  (angle between string and vertical) during its motion, the
total acceleration is directly horizontally?
(A) 0 (B) 90o (C) cos 1 1 3  (D) sin 1 1 3 
Q.44 A particle moves along the arc, of a circle of radius R according to the equation l = a sinwt, where l is the
length of path, and a and w are constants. Then the magnitude of the total acceleration of the particle at
the point l = 0 will be:
a 22 a 22
(A) (B) (C) 2a22 (D) none of these
R 2R
Q.45 Two particles start moving on the same circle of radius 2m, from the same point P at t = 0, with constant
tangential accelerations = 2m/s2 and 6m/s2, clockwise and anticlockwise, respectively. The point where
they meet for the first time is Q. The smaller angle subtended by PQ at centre of the circle is
(A) 120° (B) 60° (C) 135° (D) 90°
Q.46 A U tube of cross section A and 2A contains liquid of density . Initially, the liquid in
the two arms are held with a level difference h as shown in figure. After being released,
the levels equalize after some time. The work done by gravity forces on the liquid in
the process is
(A) zero (B) Agh2/3
(C) Agh /62 (D) one
Q.47 The K.E. of a body moving along a straight line varies with time as shown in the figure. The force acting
on the body is
(A) zero
(B) constant
(C) directly proportional to velocity
(D) inversely proportional to velocity

Q.48 Two identical blocks of weight W are placed one on top of the other shown in figure. The upper block
is tied to the wall. The coefficient of static friction between B and ground is  and friction between A and
B is absent when F = w force is applied on the lower block as shown. The tension in the string will be
w
(A) w (B)
2
(C) 0 (D) can't be determined
Q.49 A block A kept on a rough plate (OO1) with coefficient of static friction
s = 0.75 & coefficient of kinetic friction k = 0.5. The plate is leaning
with horizontal at an angle  = tan–1(s). If the plate is further tilted
slightly & the acceleration of block will be
(A) 1.5 m/s2 (B) 2 m/s2 (C) 2.5 m/s2 (D) none of these
Q.50 A bead of mass ‘m’ can slide on a thin vertical rod, with sliding friction coefficient between them = . The
rod is translated horizontally with a constant acceleration ‘a’. For what value of ‘a’ will an Earth observer
see equal horizontal and vertical components of the acceleration of the bead?
(A) g /(1 + ) (B) g / (1–) (C) g (D) none
Q.51 Two blocks are connected by a spring. The combination is suspended, at rest, from
a string attatched to the ceiling, as shown in the figure. The string breaks suddenly.
Immediately after the string breaks, what is the initial downward acceleration
of the upper block of mass 2m ?
(A) 0 (B) 3g/2 (C) g (D) 2g
Q.52 A block of unknown mass is at rest on a rough, horizontal
surface. A force F is applied to the block. The graph in the
figure shows the acceleration of the block with respect to the
applied force. The mass of the block is:
(A) 1.0 kg (B) 0.5 kg
(C) 2.0 kg (D) None

  
Q.53 In the diagram if a1 , a 2 and a 3 are acceleration of masses m1, m2 and m3 and
T1, T2 and T3 are the tensions in the strings, then
     
(A) a1  2a 2  4a 3 (B) a1  2a 2  4a 3  0
  
(C) 4a1  2a 2  a 3  0 (D) T3 + 2T2 = 4T1
Q.54 Two particles, one with constant velocity 50m/s and the other with uniform acceleration 10m/s2, start
moving simultaneously from the same place in the same direction. They will be at a distance of 125m
from each other after
(A) 5 sec. (B) 5(1 + 2) sec. (C) 10sec. (D) 10(2 + 1)sec.
Q.55 Two particles are projected simultaneously from two points O and O' such that
10 m is the horizontal and 5 m is the vertical distance between them as shown in
the figure. They are projected at the same inclination 60° to the horizontal with
the same velocity 10 ms–1. The time after which their separation becomes
minimum is
(A) 2.5 sec (B) 1 sec (C) 5 sec (D) 10 sec
Q.56 A disc of radius R is rotating inside a room. A boy standing near the rim of the disc on it, finds the water
droplets falling from the ceiling is always hitting on his head. As one drop hits his head the next one starts
from the ceiling. If height of the roof above his heat is H on its angular velocity of disc is :
2gR 2gH 2g
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) None
H2 R2 H
Q.57 Two particles are projected from the same point, with the same speed, in the same vertical plane, at
different angles with the horizontal. A frame of reference is fixed to one particle. The position vector of

the other particle, as observed from this frame, is r . Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) r is a constant vector

(B) r changes in magnitude and direction with time

(C) The magnitude of r increases linearly with time; its direction does not change

(D) The direction of r changes with time; its magnitude may or may not change, depending on the angles
of projection
Q.58 A particle moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration has velocities 7m/s at A and 17m/s at C.
B is the mid point of AC. Then
(A) the velocity at B is 12m/s
(B) the average velocity between A and B is 10m/s
(C) the ratio of the time to go from A to B to that from B to C is 3 : 2
(D) the average velocity between B and C is 15m/s
Q.59 A particle starts from origin accelerates for t0 sec then decelerates with same acceleration till 2t0 sec along
the x-direction. The graph representing variation of displacement (x) with time(t) is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

PART - B
Q.1 A certain amount of air at 300 K is trapped in a glass tube between its closed end and a
19 cm long mercury column as shown in figure.
(a) What will be the length of air column if the tube is inverted isothermally?
(b) To what temperature should the air column be heated so that it regains its original volume?
(c) How much heat needs to be supplied to the air column for this purpose? Area of cross-section
of the tube = 1 cm2, air = 7/5. Atmospheric pressure =76cm of Hg  105 Pa.
Neglect surface tension.
Q.2 0.12 mole of a monoatomic ideal gas at pressure P 0 = 35 Nm–2 and volume V0 = 8 m3 is brought to
pressure P1 = 10 Nm–2 and volume V1 = 48 m3 by a process following the equation P = aV + b; where
a = – 0.625 Nm–5 and b = 40 Nm–2. Find :
(i) the maximum temperature during the process.
(ii) the heat transferred Q from the volume V0 to any other volume V along the line.
(iii) the value of V at which Q is maximum.
(iv) the heat transferred along the line from V0 to V (Q = Qmax)
(v) the heat transferred along the line from V (Q = Qmax) to V1.

Q.3 An empty cylinder bucket 30cm in diameter and 50cm long

whose wall thickness and weight can be considered negligible
is entered open end (top) first, into water until its bottom is 4m
below the surface. What force is required to keep it submerged.
Consider process to be isothermal.

Q.4 A copper sphere is suspended in an evacuated chamber maintained at 300 K. The sphere is mantained
at a constant temperature of 500 K by heating it electrically. A total of 300 W of electric power is needed
to do it. When half of the surface of the copper sphere is completely blackened, 600W is needed to
maintain the same temperature of the sphere. Calculate the emissivity of copper.

Q.5 An electric heater is used in a room of total wall area 100 m2 to maintain a constant temperature of 20°C
inside when the outside temperature is – 10°C. The walls have three different layers. The innermost layer
is of wood of thickness 2 cm, the middle layer is of cement of thickness 1 cm and the outermost layer is
of brick of thickness 10 cm. Assuming that there is no loss of heat from the floor and the ceiling, find the
power of the heater. The thermal conductivities of wood, cement and brick are 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 W/m°C.

Q.6 Three rods A, B and C having identical shape and size are hinged together at ends to form an equilateral
triangle. Rods A and B are made of same material having coefficient of linear thermal expansion
1 = 11 × 10–6/°C while that of material of rod C is 2 = 16 × 10–6/°C. By how many kelvin must be the
system of rods be heated to increase the angle opposite to rod C by  = 0.01°?
[Hint: Use cosine rule c2 = a2 + b2 – 2abcosC then differentiate]
Q.7 A steel wire of length 2 m and cross-sectional area = 2 mm2 is fixed between two rigid supports. If wire
is stretched and tied firmly between two rigid supports, at a temperature = 20°C. At this moment, the
tension in the wire is 200 N. At what temperature will the tension become zero? [Given : Y = 200 GPa,
 = 10–5/°C]
Q.8 In the figure shown, wire-1 is made of Steel having Y = 200 GPa, A = 1 mm2, while
wires 2 and 3 are made of an Aluminium alloy having Y = 100 GPa, A = 4 mm2. At
equilibrium, the uniform rod of mass 40 kg is exactely horizontal. The mass of the
block is 20 kg and it is suspended from the rod from a point 30 cm from the rod’s
center; L = length of rod = 120 cm. The natural length of all three wire is the same = 1 m. Find the
tension in the three wires numbered 1, 2 and 3 and the value of distance x, where the steel wire is
connected.
Q.9 A sonic source of frequency no=272 Hz is moving along a horizontal circle of radius R=3m with a speed
u=10m/s. A stationary receiver lies in the same plane at a distance d=5m from centre of the circle. Speed
of sound in air v=330m/s.
(i) calculate minimum and maximum frequencies received by the receiver.
(ii) If at t=0 receiver receives minimum frequency, calculate minimum value of time t when it receives maximum
frequency.
Q.10 A metal rod of length 1 m is clamped at two points as shown in figure. Distance of the clamp from the two
ends are 5 cm and 15 cm respectively. Find the minimum and next higher frequency of natural longitudinal
oscillation of the rod. Given that Young’s modulus of elasticity and density of aluminium are
Y = 1.6 × 1011 Nm–2 and  = 2500 kgm–3 respectively.

Q.11 A steel wire is rigidly fixed at both ends. Its length, mass and cross sectional area are 1m, 0.1kg and
106m2 respectively. Then the temperature of the wire is lowered by 20oC. If the transverse waves are
setup by plucking the wire at 0.25m from one end and assuming that wire vibrates with minimum number
of loops possible for such a case, find the frequency of vibration. [coefficient of linear expansion of
steel=1.21×105/ oC and Young's modulus = 2×1011N/m2]

Q.12 A uniform string of length l is fixed at both ends such that tension T is produced in it. The string is excited to
vibrate with maximum displacement amplitude ao. Calculate maximum kinetic energy of the string for its
(i) fundamental tone (ii) first overtone.

Q.13 The shown container contains liquid of variable density which varies as
 3y 
d = d0  4   where h0 and d0 are constants and y is measured from the bottom
 h 0 

of container. A small solid block whose density is 5d0/2 and mass m is released from
the bottom of the container. Show that the block will execute SHM and find its time
period.

Q.14 The light pulley hangs from the ceiling on a spring with a force constant k. The
block “m” hangs from an ideal string.
(a) Find the period of low-amplitude vertical vibrations of the system shown.
(b) Find the maximum amplitude of oscillations if motion of the block remains SHM.
(c) If the block is released when the spring is initially unstreched. Write the
displacement from its initial position as function the time treating downward
direction as positive.

Q.15 A liquid of density  is filled in a cylindrical vessel upto a height 2H/3, whose horizontal cross sectional
area is A and total height is H. A wooden cylinder of height H/4, cross-sectional area
A/3 and density 2/3 is floating in the liquid at equilibrium with its axis vertical. Find the time period of
oscillations if it depressed slightly and released.

Q.16 In the figure shown the spring is relaxed. The spring is compressed
by 2 A and released. Mass m attached with the spring collides with
the wall & loses two third of its kinetic energy & returns. Find the
time after which the spring will have maximum compression first time
after releasing.(Neglect Friction)
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Q.17 A uniform rod of mass 2m and length l is pivoted at a points S which is from
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one end and the rod is free to rotate in a vertical plane as shown. A particle of
mass m strikes the rod elastically at its mid point C. Before the collision particle
was moving horizontally with speed u. Find
(a) the speed of particle just after the collision.
(b) angular velocity of the rod just after the collision
(c) impulse imparted by the hinge during the collision.

Q.18 A cylinder of mass M is placed on top of a long plank of equal mass M. Neglect
the friction between the plank and the horizontal plane. But the coefficient of
friction between the cylinder and the top surface of plank is . A small body of
mass M travelling with a velocity v0 hits the plank horizontally. Collision is
completely elastic. Find the time at which the cylinder starts pure rolling on
plank.

Q.19 A wedge of mass M has one face making an angle  with horizontal and is resting on a smooth horizontal
floor. A particle of mass m=1kg hits the inclined face of the wedge with a horizontal velocity v0. It is
observed that the particle rebounds in a vertical direction after impact. Neglect friction and take
M = 2m, v0 = 10m/s, tan = 2 and g = 10m/s2.
(a) Determine the impulse exerted by the ground on wedge and by the wedge on the particle during impact.
(b) Find the coefficient of restitution for the impact.
(c) Assume that the inclined face of the wedge is sufficiently long so that the particle hits the same face once
more during its downward motion. Calculate the time elapsed between the two impacts.

Q.20 A ring of mass M free to slide on a fixed horizontal frictionless wire is attached
to one end of a light inextensible string of length l whose other end carries a
particle of mass M. Initially the ring and the particle are held at the same level so
that string is taut & horizontal. If both of them are released simultaneously, find
the angular velocity of the string & distance moved by the ring when it makes
45° with vertical.

Q.21 AB is a quarter of a smooth circular track of radius 4 metres as shown

in figure. A particle P of mass 5 kg moves along the track
from A to B under the action of the following forces.
(1) A force F1 directed always towards B and its magnitude is a constant
value 4 Newton
(2) A force F2 that is directed along the instantaneous tangent to the circular
track. Its magnitude is (20 - s) Newton ; where s is the distance travelled
in metre.
(3) A horizontal force F3 of magnitude 25 N, if the particle starts with a speed of 10 m/s, what is its speed
at the point B?
 Answer Key
PART - A
Q.1 D Q.2 D Q.3 B Q.4 A,B,C
Q.5 A,D Q.6 C Q.7 C Q.8 A
Q.9 D Q.10 A Q.11 D Q.12 A
Q.13 A Q.14 A Q.15 A Q.16 B
Q.17 C Q.18 C Q.19 A Q.20 A
Q.21 D Q.22 D Q.23 A Q.24 A
Q.25 C Q.26 C Q.27 B Q.28 A
Q.29 A,B Q.30 A Q.31 A Q.32 A
Q.33 B Q.34 B Q.35 D Q.36 B
Q.37 C Q.38 A Q.39 A Q.40 B
Q.41 A Q.42 C Q.43 C Q.44 A
Q.45 D Q.46 B Q.47 D Q.48 C
Q.49 B Q.50 A Q.51 B Q.52 C
Q.53 B Q.54 A,B Q.55 B Q.56 C
Q.57 C Q.58 B,C,D Q.59 C

PART - B
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Q.1 (a) 18 cm, (b) 500 K, (c)
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Q.2 (i) 642 K, (ii) 100 (V – 8) – 1.25 (V2 – 82), (iii) V= 40 m3, (iv) 1280 J, (v) – 80 J
Q.3 246N Q.4 1/3 Q.5 20/3 kW = 6.6 kW
sin 60 
Q.6 T =   Q.7 70°C
 2  1 180
Q.8 110 cm, T2 = T3 = 240 N, T1 = 120 N Q.9 264 Hz, 280.5 Hz, t = 127/300 sec
a 02  2T a 02  2T
Q.10 40 kHz, 120 kHz Q.11 22 Hz Q.12 (i) (ii)
4 

m 4mg 4mg  k 
Q.13 2 5h 0 6g Q.14 (a) 4 , (b) x = ,(c) X = 1  cos ·t 
k k k  4 m 

H 17 m  11u 24u 16 mu

Q.15 (2/3) Q.16 Q.17 (a) v = , (b)  = , (c) Jr =
g 12 K 17 17 L 17
v0
Q.18 Q.19 (a) 5 Ns, 5 5 Ns ; (b) 3/4 ; (c) 3 sec
4g

1  1  8g
Q.20 l 1  , Q.21 W = 100 + 16 2 + 40p–2p2
2  2 3 2l