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Q1

Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion: Work done by a central force is independent of the path.

Reason: Potential energy is associated with every force.

(Shift - I Memory Based)

a

Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

b

Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect.

c

Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct.

d

Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Q2

A ball having kinetic energy (KE), is projected at an angle of 60° from the horizontal. What will be the kinetic energy of ball at the highest point of its flight?

[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

(KE)8

b

(KE)2

c

(KE)16

d

 (KE)4

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Q3

Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion: Work done by a central force is independent of the path.

Reason: Potential energy is associated with every force.

(Shift - I Memory Based)

a

Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

b

Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect.

c

Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct.

d

Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Q4

A body of mass ' m ' connected to a massless and unstretchable string goes in vertical circle of radius ' R ' under gravity g . The other end of the string is fixed at the center of circle. If velocity at top of circular path is ngR, where, n1, then ratio of kinetic energy of the body at bottom to that at top of the circle is

[JEE Main 2025, 29 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

nn+4

b

n2+4n2

c

n2n2+4

d

n+4n

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Q5

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: In a central force field, the work done is independent of the path chosen.
Reason R: Every force encountered in mechanics does not have an associated potential energy.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

[JEE Main 2025, 28 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A equation.

b

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A equation.

c

A is false but R is true.

d

A is true but R is false.

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Q6

A ball having kinetic energy (KE), is projected at an angle of 60° from the horizontal. What will be the kinetic energy of ball at the highest point of its flight?

[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

(KE)8

b

(KE)2

c

(KE)16

d

 (KE)4

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Q7

Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion: Work done by a central force is independent of the path.

Reason: Potential energy is associated with every force.

(Shift - I Memory Based)

a

Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

b

Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect.

c

Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct.

d

Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Q8

Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct option.

Assertion: Work done by a central force is independent of the path.

Reason: Potential energy is associated with every force.

(Shift - I Memory Based)

a

Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

b

Assertion is correct, Reason is incorrect.

c

Assertion is incorrect, Reason is correct.

d

Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Q9

A projectile is projected at an angle of 60 degree with the horizontal with kinetic energy K. Find the kinetic energy of the projectile at the highest point.

(Shift - II Memory Based)

a

K/3

b

K/2

c

K/4

d

K/8

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Q10

A force F=x2yi^+y2j^\vec{F} = x^2 y \hat{i} + y^2 \hat{j}​ acts on a body. The body is moved from the point (0,0)(0, 0) to (4,2)(4, 2) along the plane x+y=10x + y = 10. Find the work done by this force.

a

112J112 \, \text{J}

b

112J-112 \, \text{J}

c

200J200 \, \text{J}

d

200J-200 \, \text{J}

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Q11

Two bodies A and B of equal mass are suspended from two massless springs of spring constant k1 and k2, respectively. If the bodies oscillate vertically such that their amplitudes are equal, the ratio of the maximum velocity of A to the maximum velocity of B is

a

k2k1

b

k1k2

c

k1k2

d

k2k1

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Q12

A force F=α+βx2 acts on an object in the x -direction. The work done by the force is 5 J when the object is displaced by 1 m. If the constant α=1N then β will be

[JEE Main 2025, 24 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

10N/m2

b

8N/m2

c

15N/m2

d

12N/m2

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Q13

A ball of mass 100g100 \, \text{g} is thrown with a speed of 20m/s20 \, \text{m/s} at an angle of 6060^\circ with the horizontal. Calculate the decrease in the kinetic energy of the ball from the point of projection to the point where it reaches its maximum height.

(Shift II Memory Based)

a

5J

b

10J

c

15J

d

20J

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Q14

A force F=x2yi^+y2j^\vec{F} = x^2 y \hat{i} + y^2 \hat{j}​ acts on a body. The body is moved from the point (0,0)(0, 0) to (4,2)(4, 2) along the plane x+y=10x + y = 10. Find the work done by this force.

a

112J112 \, \text{J}

b

112J-112 \, \text{J}

c

200J200 \, \text{J}

d

200J-200 \, \text{J}

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Q15

A force F=x2yi^+y2j^\vec{F} = x^2 y \hat{i} + y^2 \hat{j}​ acts on a body. The body is moved from the point (0,0)(0, 0) to (4,2)(4, 2) along the plane x+y=10x + y = 10. Find the work done by this force.

a

112J112 \, \text{J}

b

112J-112 \, \text{J}

c

200J200 \, \text{J}

d

200J-200 \, \text{J}

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Q16

A force F=2i^+bj^+k^ is applied on a particle and it undergoes a displacement i^-2j^-k^. What will be the value of \(b\), if work done on the particle is zero.

a

13

b

2

c

0

d

12

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Q17

The displacement of a particle moving under the action of a force F=2i^+bj^+k^ is d=i^+j^+k^. Find the value of bb if the work done by the force is zero.

(Shift II Memory Based)

a

0

b

+3

c

-3

d

-1

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Q18

An object moving along horizontal x-direction with kinetic energy 10 J is displaced through x=3i^ m by the force F=(-2i^+3j^)N. The kinetic energy of the object at the end of the displacement x is :

[Re-NEET 2024]

a

10 J

b

16 J

c

4 J

d

6 J

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Q19

The displacement of a particle moving under the action of a force F=2i^+bj^+k^ is d=i^+j^+k^. Find the value of bb if the work done by the force is zero.

(Shift II Memory Based)

a

0

b

+3

c

-3

d

-1

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