WPE

1. If the kinetic energy of a body is increased by 300%, its momentum will increases by
(A) 100% (B) 150% (C) 200% (D) 400%
2. A body moves from rest with a constant acceleration. Which one of the following graphs
represents the variation of its kinetic energy K with the distance travelled x?
K K K K

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

O x O x O x O x
3. A small block of mass m is kept on a rough inclined surface of inclination  fixed in an elevator.
The elevator goes up with a uniform velocity v and the block does not slide on the wedge. The
work done by the force of friction on the block in a time t will be
1
(A) zero (B) mgvt cos2  (C) mgvt sin2  (D) mgvt sin2
2

4.  
A particle is acted upon by a conservative force F  7iˆ  6jˆ N. The work done by the force
when the particle moves from origin (0, 0) to the position (–3m, 4m) is given by
(A) 3 J (B) 10 J (C) –45 J (D) None of these
5. No work is done by a force on a particle if
(A) the particle remain stationary
(B) the force is always perpendicular to its velocity
(C) the force is always parallel to its velocity
(D) the velocity of particle is unaffected by the application of force. y
u
6. A particle is projected with an initial velocity u at an angle  from the
P
ground. What is the work done by gravity during the time it reaches the
highest point P is 
x
mu2 sin2  mu2 sin2 
(A) (B)  (C) zero (D) mu sin
2 2
7. The kinetic energy of a particle moving along a straight line increases uniformly with respect to
the distance traveled by it. The force acting on the particle is
(A) constant (B) proportional to velocity
(C) inversely proportional to velocity (D) directly proportional to the square root of velocity
8. A particle of mass 0.75 kg moves on a horizontal plane under the action of a single force

 
F  3iˆ  3jˆ N . Under this force it is displaced from (0, 0) to (1m, 1m). The initial speed of the
particle is 3 m/s, its final speed will be
(A) 4 m/s (B) 20 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) 12 m/s
9. Under the action of a force, a 2 kg block moves such that its position x as a function of time is
t3
given by x  ; where x is in metre and t in second, the work done by the force in the first 2 s
3
is
(A) 26.6 J (B) 53.3 J (C) 16 J (D) 32 J

Page 1 of 11
10. A rope 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 rope on the block is
1 1 3 3
(A) Mgd (B)  Mgd (C) Mgd (D)  Mgd
4 4 4 4
11. The total work done on a particle is equal to the change in its kinetic energy
(A) always
(B) only if the conservative forces are acting on it.
(C) only in an inertial frame.
(D) only if non-conservative forces are absent.
12. Consider two observes A and B moving with respect to each other at a speed v along a
straight line. They observe a block of mass m moving a distance  on a rough surface.
Which of the following quantities remain same as observed by the two observers
(A) instantaneous kinetic energy of the block (B) work done by friction
(C) total work done on the block (D) acceleration of the block
13. A pendulum is suspended inside a trolley as shown. Suddenly the trolley is given a horizontal
acceleration a0. The maximum angle  through which the pendulum deflects is given by

1 a0 1 a0
(A)   tan (B)   2 tan  a0
g g

1 a0 1 a0
(C)   sin (D)   2sin
g g
14. A particle moving along x-axis by a force and the work performed by this force is directly
proportional to t2, where t is the time. The speed of the particle depends on distance x as
(A) x (B) x (C) x 3/2 (D) x 2


15. A particle moves with a velocity v  5iˆ  3 ˆj  6kˆ m/s under the influence of a constant force

F  10iˆ  10ˆj  20kˆ N . The instantaneous power applied to the particle is
(A) 200 J/s (B) 40 J/s (C) 140 J/s (D) 170 J/s
16. A body of mass m is projected at an angle  with the horizontal with an initial velocity u. The
average power of gravity over the whole time of journey is
1 1
(A) mg cos  (B) mg ucos  (C) mg sin (D) zero
2 2
17. Power applied to a particle varies with time as P  (3 t2  2 t 1) watt, where t is in second. Find
the change in its kinetic energy between time t = 2s and t = 4s
(A) 32 J (B) 46 J (C) 61 J (D) 102 J
18. A particle is placed at the origin and a force F  kx is acting on it (where k is a positive
constant). If U(0)  0 , the graph of U(x) versus x will be (where U is the potential energy)

U(x) U(x) U(x) U(x)

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

x

Page 2 of 11
19. When a force retards the motion of a body on a line
(A) its kinetic energy always decreased
(B) the work done by the force is negative
(C) the force acts opposite to the displacement of the body
(D) all the above
20. A particle of mass m is located in a one dimensional potential field where potential energy of
a b
the particle has the form U(x)   where a and b are positive constants. The positive of
x2 x
equilibrium is
b 2b a 2a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2a a b b
21. A man pulls a bucket of water from a well of depth H. If the mass of the rope and that of the
bucket full of water are m and M respectively, then the work done by the man is

m   m M   M
(A) (m M)gh (B)   M)  gh (C)   gh (D)  m   gh
 2   2   2
22. The potential energy function for the force between two atoms of a diatomic molecule is given
by
a b
U(x) 
x12 x 6
Where a and b are positive constants and x is the distance between the atoms. The minimum
energy needed to break up the molecule is
2a 2 b b2 b 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b 2a 2 4a 4a

k
23. A particle is moving in a horizontal circle of radius r, under a centripetal force F    2  ,
r 
where k is a position constant. The potential energy function is given by
k k k 2k
(A)  (B) (C)  (D)
r r 2r r
24. An object of mass m is sliding down a hill of arbitrary shape
and after traveling a certain horizontal path stops because
of friction. The friction coefficient is different for different h
segments of the entire path but it is independent of the
velocity and direction of motion. The work done that a
force must perform to return the object to its initial position
along the same path would be
(A) zero (B) mgh (C) 2 mgh (D) none of these
25. The total work done on a particle is in an inertal frame equal to the change in its kinetic energy
(A) always
(B) only if the forces acting on the body are conservative
(C) only if the forces acting on the body are gravitational
(D) only if the forces acting on the body are elastic

Page 3 of 11
26. A particle of mass m is executing oscillations about the origin on the x-axis. Its potential energy
3
is U(x)  k x where k is a positive constant. If the amplitude of oscillation is A, then its time
period T is
(A) Proportional to 1/ A (B) independent of A
(C) Proportional to A (D) Proportional to A3/2
27. A small block is short into each of the four tracks as shown below. Each of the tracks rises to
the same height. The speed with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases. At
the highest point of the track, the normal reaction is maximum in

(A) (B) v
v

(C) (D)
v v


28.  
A force F  k yiˆ  xjˆ (where k is a positive constant) acts on a particle moving in the xy-
plane. Starting from the origin, the particle is taken along the positive x-axis to the point (a, 0)

and then parallel to the point (a, a). The total work done by the force F on the particle is
(A) –2ka2 (B) 2ka2 (C) –ka2 (D) ka2
29. A ball of mass 1 kg moves insides a smooth spherical shell of radius
1 m with an initial velocity v = 5 m/s from the bottom. What is the total
force acting on the particle at point B B
5m/s
(A) 10 N (B) 25 N
A
(C) 5 5 N (D) 5 N

30. A particle of mass m starts slide down a smooth hemisphere of radius Fixed
R. The height at which the body be breaks off from the hemisphere is
(A) h  R / 2 (B) h  R / 3 (C) h  2R / 3 (D) h  R / 4
31. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light rigid rod of length  and rotated in a vertical
circular path about its other end. The minimum speed of the particle at its highest point must be
(A) zero (B) g (C) 1.5 g (D) 2 g
32. A simple pendulum has a string of length  and bob of mass m. When the bob is at its lowest
position, it is given the minimum horizontal speed necessary for it to move in a circular path
about the point of suspension. The tension in the string at the lowest position of the bob is
(A) 3 mg (B) 4 mg (C) 5 mg (D) 6 mg
33. A stone tied to a string of length  is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string
at the centre. At a certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position, and has a speed u. The
magnitude of the change in the velocity as it reaches a position where the string is horizontal is

(A) u 2  2g (B) 2g (C) u 2  g (D) 2  u 2  g 

Page 4 of 11
34. For a particle rotating in a vertical circle with uniform speed, by applying a tangential force, the
maximum and minimum tension in the string are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the radius of vertical circle
is 2 m, the speed of the revolving body is
(A) 5 m/s (B) 4 5 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) 10 m/s
/////////////////////////////
35. A block of mass M is connected to a massless pulley and massless
spring of stiffness k. The pulley is frictionless. The string connecting
the block and spring is massless. Initially the spring is unstrectched
when the block is released. When the spring is in maximum stretch, M
the tension in the string is k
(A) zero (B) Mg
(C) 2 Mg (D) Mg/2
36. The potential function for a conservative force is given by U  k(x  y) . The work done by the
conservative force in moving a particle from the point A(1, 1) to point B(2, 3) is given by
(A) 3k (B) 0 (C) 8k (D) –3k
37. A bucket filled with water is rotated in a vertical circle with a string attached to it. The water
does not fall down even when the bucket is inverted at the top of its path. It is because
(A) water becomes weightless during the motion.
(B) only the bucket is rotating water is not rotating.
(C) weight of the water is more than the centripetal force.
(D) weight of the water is not more than the centripetal force required to rotate it in a circular
path.
38. Two ends A and B of a smooth chain of mass m and length  are situated
as shown in fig. If an external agent pulls A till it comes to same level
of B, work done by external agent is (neglect radius of pulley)
mg mg /3
(A) (B)
36 15
A
mg
(C) (D) None of these
9 /3

39. A collar B of mass 2 kg is constrained to move along a horizontal B

smooth and fixed circular track of radius 5 m. The spring lying
in the plane of the circular track and having spring constant
200 N/m is undeformed when the collar is at A. If the collar A 5m C
starts from rest at B, the normal reaction exerted by the track 7m
on the collar when it passes through A is
(A) 360 N (B) 720 N (C) 1440 N (D) 2880 N D

Page 5 of 11
 MAGNETISM
1. If a uniform vertical magnetic field is applied in the same direction as the electric field vertically
downward, a stationary (initially) negative charged sphere will.
(A) remain stationary. (B) move upwards in a helical path.
(C) Move upwards on straight line (D) move in a horizontal circle.
2. A moving charge produces.
(A) electric field only (B) magnetic field only
(C) both of them (D) none of them
3. If a charged particle is describing a circle of radius r in a magnetic field with a time period T then.
(A) T2  r3 (B) T2  r (C) T  r2 (D) T  r0
q
4. A particle of specific charge    1010 C/kg is projected from the origin along the positive x-
m
axis with a velocity of 105m/s in a uniform magnetic field B  2  10 3 kˆ tesla.
(A) The particle will move in the anticlockwise sense about the positive z-axis.
(B) The particle will move in the clockwise sense about the positive z-axis.
(C) The centre of the circle lies on the y-axis.
(D) The centre of the circle lies on the x-axis.
5. Two particles A and B of masses mA and mB respectively and having A
the same charge are moving in a plane. A uniform magnetic field exists
perpendicular to this plane. The speeds of the particles are vA and vB B
respectively and the trajectories are as shown in the figure.
Then
(A) mAvA < mBvB (B) mAvA > mBvB
(C) mA < mB and vA < vB (D) mA=mB and vA=vB
6. Doubly-ionised oxyen atoms (O ) and singly-ionised lithium atoms (Li+) are traveling with the
2-

the same speed, perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field, the relative atomic masses of oxygen
and lithium are 16 and 7 respectively.
2
the ratio radius of 0 orbit is.
radius Li orbit
(A) 16:7 (B) 8:7 (C) 7:8 (D) 7:16
7. A charged particle enters a magnetic field at right angles to the magnetic field. The field exists
only for a length equal to half the radius of the circular path of the particle. The particle will get
deviated by.
(A) 60° (B) 45° (C) 30° (D) 90°
8. A charge moves along a circular path under the action of possible constant electric and magnetic
fields. Which of the following are possible.
(A) E = 0, B = 0 (B) E = 0, B  0 (C) E  0, B=0 (D) E  0, B  0

Page 6 of 11
9. Two particles Y and Z emitted by a radioactive source at P made tracks in a cold chamber as
illustrated in the figure. A magnetic field acted downward into the paper, Careful measurements
showed that both tracks were circular, the radius of Y track being half that of the Z track.
Which one of the following statements is certainly true?
(A) Both Y and Z particles carried a positive charge. Y
Z
(B) The mass of Z particle was one half that of the Y particle. P
(C) The mass of the Z particle was twice that of the Y particle.
(D) The charge of the Z particle was twice that of the Y particle.
10. A negative charged particle is circulating in a uniform magnetic field B. The equation of circle is
(x-a)2+ y2= a2. Then
(A) The magnetic field must be along positive z- axis.
(B) The magnetic field must be along negative z-axis.
(C) The magnetic field may be along positive z-axis.
(D) The magnetic field must be along negative y-axis
11. An electron moving with a speed u along the positive x-axis at y

y = 0 enters a region of uniform magnetic field B  B kˆ which
0 0 u
e–
exists to the right of y-axis. The electron exits from the region x
after some time with the speed v at ordinate y, then
(A) v > u, y < 0 (B) v= u, y > 0
(C) v > u, y > 0 (D) v= u, y < 0
12. A uniform conducting wire ABC has a mass B B = 2T y
of 10g. A current of 2A flows through it. The
4cm 5cm
wire is kept in a uniform magnetic field
x
B = 2T. The acceleration of the wire will be. O
A C z

(A) Zero (B) 12 ms-2 along y-axis

(C) 1.2 × 10-3 ms-2 along y-axis (D) 0.6 × 10-3 ms-2 along y-axis
13. A particle moves in a region having a uniform magnetic field and a parallel uniform electric field.
At an instant, the velocity of the particle is perpendicular to the field direction. The path of the
particle will be.
(A) a straight line (B) a circle
(C) a helix with uniform pitch (D) a helix with non-uniform path
14. A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest at the origin z

as shown in the figure. The speed of the particle when it has traveled E0
a distance d along the z-axis is given by.
B0
m,q y
2qE0 d E0 d m 2m
(A) (B) B0
(C) qE0 d (D) qE0 d
m x
15. A particle of charge q and mass m starts moving from the origin under the action of an electric
field E  E ˆi and magnetic field B  B kˆ its velocity at (×,3,0) is (4 ˆi  3 ˆj) The value of x is.
0 0

36E 0B 0 25m 10m 25E0B0

(A) (B) 2qE (C) qE (D)
qm 0 0 m

Page 7 of 11
16. The ionized gas contains both positive and negative ions. if it is subjected simultaneously to an
electric field along the +× direction and a magnetic field along the +z direction, then.
(A) Positive ions deflect towards +y direction and negative ions towards -y direction.
(B) all ions deflect towards +y direction
(C) all ions deflect towards -y direction
(D) positive ions deflect towards -y direction and negative ions towards +y direction.
17. For a positively charged particle moving in a x-y plane initially
y
along the x-axis, there is a sudden change in its path due to
the presence of electric and/or magnetic fields beyond P. The
curved path is shown in the x-y plane and is found to be non- P x
circular.
   
(A) E  0, B  b ˆi  ckˆ (B) E  0,B  ckˆ  a ˆi
   
(C) E  0,B  cjˆ  bkˆ ˆ B  ckˆ  bjˆ
(D) E  ai,
18. A wire carrying a current l is placd in a uniform magnetic
y
x  I
field in the form of the curve y  a sin  ; 0    2L. B
 L  2L
The force acting on the wire is. O
x

IBL
(A) (B) IBL (C) 2IBL (D) Zero

19. A Semi-circular wire of radius R is connected to a wire bent in the form of a
sine curve to form a closed loop as shown in the figure if the loop carries a
current I and is placed in a uniform magnetic field B, then the total force I
acting on the sine curve is.
B
(A) 2BIR(downward) (B) 2BIR (upward)
(C) BIR (upward) (D) Zero
y(m)
20. A wire carrying a current of 3A is bent in the form of a parabola
y2 = 4 - x as shown in figure, where x and y are in meter. The
0
wire is placed in a uniform magnetic field B  5kˆ tesla. The force x(m)

acting on the wire is. I

ˆ
(A) 60iN ˆ
(B) 60iN ˆ
(C) 30iN ˆ
(D) 30iN
21. A conducting loop carrying a current I is placed in a uniform magnetic y
field pointing into the plane of the paper as shown. The loop will have B
x
tendency to.
(A) contract (B) expand I
(C) move towards +ve x-axis (D) move towards -ve x-axis
22. A solid conducting sphere of radius R and total charge q rotates about its diametric axis with
constant angular speed  . The magnetic moment of the sphere is.

1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
(a ) qR  (B) qR  (C) qR  (D) qR 
3 3 5 5

Page 8 of 11
23. A particle of charge q and mass m moves in a circular orbit of radius r with angular speed  .
The ratio of the magnitude of its magnetic moment to that of its angular momentunm depends
on.
(A)  and q (B)  ,q and m (C) q and m (D)  and m
24. Two particles each of mass m and charge q, are attached to the two ends of a light rigid rod of
length 2R. The rod is rotated at constant angular speed about a perpendicular axis passing
through its centre. The ratio of the magnitudes of the magnetic moment of the system and its
angular momentum about the centre of the rod is.
(A) q/2m (B) q/m (C) 2q/m (D) q /  m

25. A non -conducting rod AB of length  has a total charge q. The rod
is rotated about an axis pasing through its centre of mass with a
constant angular velocity  as shown in the figure. The magnetic A + + + + + + +B
moment of the rod is. c

q  2 q  2 q  2 q  2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 24 6
26. A length  of a wire is bent to form a circular coil of some turns. A current l is then established in
the coil and it is placed in a uniform magnetic field B. The maximum torque that acts on the coil is.
(A) IB 2 (B) 4 IB 2 (C) IB 2 /4 (D) Zero
27. A current carrying loop is placed in a uniform magnetic field in four different orientations, I,II,III
& IV, arrange them in the decreasing order of potential Energy.


n
n̂ B
I. II. III. B IV.
B 
n 
n B
(A) I > III > II > IV (B) I > II > III > IV
(C) I > IV > II > III (D) III > IV > I > II
28. A bar magnet hangs by a thread attached to the ceiling of a room. B
when a horizontal magnetic field directed to the right is established.
N
(A) both the string and the magnet will deviate from the vertical.
(B) The string will deviate from the vertical and the magnet will remain vertical.
(C) The string will remain vertical and the magnet will deviate from the vertical. S

(D) Both will remain vertical

29. A current-carrying, straight wire is kept along the axis of a circular loop carrying a current, The
straight wire.
(A) Will exert an inward force on the circular loop.
(B) will exert an outward force on the circular loop.
(C) will not exert any force on the circular loop
(D) will exert a force on the circular loop parallel to itself.
30. Two very long,straight parallel wires carry steady currents l and -l respectively. The distance
between the wires is d. At a certain instant of time, a point chage q is at a point equidistant from

the two wires, in the plane of the wires. Its instantaneous velocity v is perpendicular to this
plane. The magnitude of the force due to the magnetic field acting on the charge at this instant is

Page 9 of 11
 0lqv 0lqv 2 0lqv
(A) (B) (C) (d*) 0
2 d d d
31. A coil having N turns is wound tightly in the form of a spiral with inner and outer radii a and b
respectively. When a current I passes through the coii. The magnetic field at the center is.

0NI 20NI 0NI b  0IN b

(A) (B) (C) In (D) In
b a 2(b  a) a 2(b  a) a
32. Two infinitely long thin insulated straight wires lie in the xy plane along the x and y axes
respectively. In each wire a current I flows respectively along the positive x and y direction.
The locus of a point in this plane where the magnetic field is zero is given by.
(A) y2 = x (B) x = y2 (C) x = y (D) x + y = 0

33. The resistances of three parts of a circular loop are as shown in

R B
the figure. the magnetic field at the centre O is. a 2R
I O
 0I  0I 2  0I A 120°
(A) (B) (C) (D) Zero 120°
6a 3a 3a
C
R

34. An experimenter investigates the variation of the force F between long, parallel current-carrying
conductors a distance d apart. A straight- line graph should be obtained of plotting.
(A) F against d. (B) F against 1/d
(C) F against 1/d2 (D) log | F | against of
35. An infinitely long conductor PQR is bent to form a right angle M
as shown. A current I flows through PQR. The magnetic
field due to this current at the point M is B1. Now, another 90º
I
infinitely long straight conductor QS is connected at Q so  
P Q 90° S
that the current is I/2 in QR as well as in QS, the current in
PQ remaining unchanged. The magnetic field at M is now
R
B2. The ratio B1/B2 is given by.

(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 2/3 (D) 2
36. A non-planar loop of conducting wire carrying a current l is placed
z
as shown in the figure. Each of the straight sections of the loop is
y
of length 2a. The magnetic field due to this loop at the point P(a,0,a) I
points in the direction.
1 1
(A) ( ˆj  k)
ˆ
(B) (  ˆj  kˆ  ˆi) x
2 3 2a

1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
(C) (  i  j  k) (D) (i  k)
3 2
37. A rod AB carrying current I1. is placed in the field of a long wire
carrying current l2. as shown in the figure. Then the rod AB will. A B
I2
(A) remain stationary (B) translate and also rotate I1
(C) translate only (D) rotate only

Page 10 of 11
38. A given length of wire can be bent to form a circle or a square of single turn and a current may
be established in it. The ratio of magnetic inducation at the centre of the circle to the magnetic
induction at the centre of square is.
 4 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1:1
2 2 2 8 2
39. A current I flows along the length of an infinitely long, straight, thin-walled pipe. Then
(A) the magnetic field at all points inside the pipe is the same, but not zero
(B*) the magnetic field at any point inside the pipe is zero
(C) the magnetic field is zero only on the axis of the pipe
(D) the magnetic field is different at different points inside the pipe.
40. On the axis of a long, uniform, current-carrying solenoid the ratio
flux density at anend
flux denisty at thecentre is.
(A) 4:1 (B) 2:1 (C) 1:1 (D) 1:2
41. A moving-coil voltmeter gave accurate reading when it was new but, after some years, all its
readings are found to be 9% too low. This could be because.
(A) The zero setting of the meter has gone out of adjustment.
(B) The control spring has become weaker with age.
(C) The resistance in series with the coil has decreased with age.
(D) The flux density produced by the permanent magnet has decreased with age.

WPE
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (AB) 6. (A) 7. (A)
8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (A)
15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (D) 21. (B)
22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (C)
29. (C) 30. (C) 31. (A) 32. (D) 33. (D) 34. (B) 35. (C)
36. (D) 37. (D) 38. (A) 39. (C) 40. (C)
MAGNETISM
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (C)
8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (A)
15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (A) 21. (B)
22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (A) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (C) 28. (C)
29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (D) 34. (B) 35. (C)
36. (D) 37. (B) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (D) 41. (D)

Page 11 of 11