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1st Year Physics Chapter 2 TestForce and Motion

30 marks · 40 minutes · 21 questions. Covers: CHAP 2: Force and Motion.

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1st Year Physics Chapter 2 Test

1st Year · Physics · Punjab (PTB)

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Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

  1. If cross product of two vectors x points along positive z-axis, then the vectors  and  must lie in:

    1. yz-plane

    2. xz-plane

    3. zy-plane

    4. No plane

  2. When an object is in free fall, what force is acting on it (Neglecting air resistance)?

    1. Frictional force

    2. Magnetic force

    3. Gravitational force

    4. Electric force

  3. The projectile gains its maximum height at an angle of:

    1. 0o

    2. 45o

    3. 60o

    4. 90o

  4. A body having uniform acceleration of 10ms-2 has the velocity of 100ms-1. In what time its velocity will be double?

    1. 8s

    2. 10s

    3. 12s

    4. 14s

  5. If a shell explodes in midair, its fragments fly off in different directions. The total momentum of fragments:

    1. Decrease

    2. Increase

    3. Becomes zero

    4. Remains the same

  6. In two dimensional inelastic collision, which of the following is always conserved?

    1. Total K.E

    2. Linear momentum in both x and y direction

    3. Angular momentum

    4. Speed of each object

  7. When two vectors are antiparallel, the angle between them is:

    1. Zero

    2. 90o

    3. 180o

    4. 270o

  8. A car starts from rest and covers a distance of 100m in one second with uniform acceleration. Its acceleration is:

    1. 50ms-2

    2. 100ms-2

    3. 200ms-2

    4. 300ms-2

  9. The resultant of two forces of 30N and 40N acting parallel to each other and in the same direction is:

    1. 30N

    2. 40N

    3. 70N

    4. 10N

  10. The magnitude of dot and cross product of two vectors are equal when angle between them is:

    1. Zero

    2. 45o

    3. 90o

    4. 270o

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

  1. What is thrust?

  2. Can a vector have a component greater than the vector's magnitude?

  3. Describe the circumstances for which velocity and acceleration of a vehicle are: (i) v is zero but a is not zero, (ii) a is zero but v is not zero. (iii) perpendicular to one another.

  4. Which quantity remains same at all points on the trajectory of a projectile either velocity or acceleration? Explain.

  5. What is the significance of resolving a vector into components?

  6. Explain, what is meant by projectile motion? Derive expression for: (a) The time of flight (b)The range of projectile.

  7. What is projectile motion?

  8. If a force acts on a body for zero time, what is the impulse?

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 2 of 3 · 2 × 4 = 8)

  1. Define first equation of motion by graphical method.

  2. Why does range R of a projectile remain the same when angle of projection is changed from 0 to 0' = 90o - 0. Also show that for complementary angles of projection, the ration R/R' is equal to 1.

  3. Define and explain scalar product. Write down its important characteristics.