QUESTION BANK CHAPTER 1,2,3

CHAPTER 1

1. A pulley of radius 0.9 m is used to lift a bucket from the well.

If it took 3.6 rotations for the pulley to take water out of the
well, how deep is water in the well?
2. A physicist calculated the wall width of brick thickness (the
brick is laid in a flat position, lengthwise called stretcher
position) as (13.6 0.1) cm. And one brick thickness (the brick
is placed in flat position, lengthwise orthogonal to wall,
called header position), as (23.6 + _0.1) cm. Calculate the
difference in width of walls with uncertainty in it.
3. The voltage ‘V ( V±ΔV)’ is measured as (7.3± Δ0.1) V and
current ‘I( I±ΔI)’ is measured as (2.73A ±Δ0.05A ) A.
Calculate the resistance ‘R’ by using Ohm’s Law as R=V/I.
4. Calculate %uncertainty in momentum, kinetic energy,
gravitational acceleration and volume of sphere.
5. Two connected gears are rotating. The smaller gears has
radius of 0.4m and the larger gears of radius 0.7m. What is
the angle through which the larger gear has rotated when
the smaller gear has made one complete rotation?
6. Differentiate between precision and accuracy.
7. Differentiate between error and uncertainty.
8. Write down any three uses and limitations of dimensional
analysis.
9. What do you understand by assignable and unassignable
error?
10. Check the correctness of the relation v=
√ F ×l
m
where v is
the speed of transverse wave in a stretched string of tension
F, length l and mass m.

OR
Check the correctness of the relation v=
m√
T ×l
where v is the
speed of transverse wave in a stretched string of tension T,
length l and mass m.

11. A circular pizza into three equal parts one piece of pizza
is taken out. Estimate the degree measure of the single
piece of pizza and convert the measures into radians. What
is the radian measure of the angle of the remaining part of
pizza?
12. The length of pendulum is (1.5±0.01) m and the
acceleration due to gravity is taken into account as
(9.8±0.1)m/s2. Calculate the time period of the pendulum
with uncertainty in it.
 13. Determine the area of the rectangular sheet with length
(L±ΔL) = (1.50±0.02) m and width (w±Δw) = (0.20±0.01m).
Calculate the area (A±ΔA).
14. Calculate the uncertainty in the timing experiment of
stop watch.
The diameter of solid cylinder measured with vernier calipers is
2.20cm and its length to be 3.52cm. Find its volume to the possible
accuracy.
15. How many radians account for circumference of circle?
How many steradians account for circumference of sphere?
16. Find distance travelled by light in one year.
17. Enlist three main cause of error in measurement.
18. The radius of sphere ‘r’ is measured with vernier
calipers as (r ± Δr) = (2.25± 0.01) cm. Calculate the volume
of sphere.
19. Suppose that a) the displacement of an object is related
to time according to expression
x= Bt2 what are the dimension of B. b). A displacement is
related to time as x = A sin (2 π ft), where A and f are
constant. Find the dimension of A.
20. Argue that all daily life measurement are uncertain upto
some extent.
21. Show that following equations are dimensionally correct;
a) Vf = Vi +at
b) S= vit+1/2 at2
22. Find an expression for the time period ‘T’ of a simple
pendulum. The time period ‘T’ may depend upon (i) mass
‘m’ of the bob of the pendulum, (ii) length ‘l’ of pendulum,
(iii) acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ at the place where the
pendulum is suspended.
23. If an equation is dimensionally correct, is that equation
a right equation?
24. The human pulse and the swing of a pendulum are
possible time units. Why are they NOT often used?
25. The energy of a photon E=hf. Find the dimension of
Plank’s constant h. where f is the frequency.
26. If two quantities have different dimensions, is it possible
to multiply or divide. Can we add or subtract them?
27. What determine the precision of an measurement?
28. For an answer to be complete, the unit needs to be
specified. Why?
29. What are the advantages of using International System
of Units (SI)?
30. How many radians account for circumference of a circle?
How many steradians account for circumference of a
sphere?
31. What is least count error? How can least count error be
reduced?
 32. Why including more digits in answer does not make it
more accurate?
33. Show that K.E=1/2mv2 and P.E= mgh are dimensionally
correct.
34. Explain rules for finding significant figures.
35. Name several repetitive phenomenon occurring in
nature which could serve as reasonable time standard?
36. Give the draw backs to use the time period of pendulum
as a time standards?
37. Why do we find it useful to have two units for the
amount of substance, the kilogram and mole?
38. The Period of a Simple Pendulum is measured by a Stop
Watch .What Type of Errors Are Possible in the Time Period?
39. Write the dimensions of (A) pressure (B) density.

CHAPTER 2

1. Describe the addition of vectors by their rectangular

components. (long)
2. Show that scalar product is commutative. OR Prove that A.B =
B.A.
3. Show that vector product is not commutative or Prove that
AxB = -BxA or AxB = BxA.
4. Calculate the torque due to the force acting on rigid body.
5. Show that |AxB|2 + | A.B |2=A2B2
6. Explain dot and cross product of unit vectors.

7. Calculate the angle between two forces of equal magnitude

such that the magnitude of their resultant is also equal to
either of them.

OR
Explain in detail whether for two vectors of equal magnitude.
Is it possible to give a resultant of magnitude equal to their
individual magnitude? Justify your answer mathematically.
8. Vector A lies in xy plane. For what orientation both of its
rectangular components be negative. For what orientation
both of its components have opposite signs.
9. If one of the rectangular component of a vector is not zero,
can its magnitude be zero. Explain.
10. The vector sum of three vectors gives a zero resultant.
What can be the orientation of vectors?
11. Can a scalar product of two vectors be negative?
Provide a proof and give example.
12. Can a force directed north balance a force directed
east? Explain.
13. If A+B = 0 what can you say about the components of
two vectors?
14. Under what circumstances would a vectors have
components that are equal in magnitude?
15. Is it possible to add a vector quantity to scalar quantity?
Explain.
16. Can you add zero to null vector?
17. Two vectors have unequal magnitudes. Can their sum
be zero? Explain.
18. Show that sum and difference of two perpendicular
vectors of equal lengths are also perpendicular and of the
same length.
19. How would the two vectors of same magnitude have to
be oriented if they were to be combined to give a resultant
equal to the vector of the same magnitude.
20. Suppose the side of a close polygon represent vectors
arranged by head to tail. What is the sum of these vectors?
21. If all the component of vector A 1 and A2 were reversed,
how would this alter A1 x A2?
22. Name the three different conditions that could make A 1 x
A2 =0.

CHAPTER 3

1. A ball is vertically thrown upward with 19m/s for its complete

round trip. Calculate its average speed.
2.
3. At what point velocity of a body is minimum and maximum on
the trajectory of projectile motion.
4. Identify that for perfectly elastic collision, the relative speed of
approach is equal to the relative speed of separation. (long)
5. Describe that while momentum of a system is always
conserved in interaction between bodies some change in
kinetic energy takes place.
6. Apply NEWTON’S laws to explain the motion of objects in a
verity of context.
OR Predict the property of a body which resist the change in
motion.
7. Define impulse as a product of impulsive force and time.
8. State and Calculate the time of SUMMIT of projectile.
9. Relation between launch angles that results in the same
range.
10. The horizontal range of projectile is 4time of its
maximum height. what is the angle of projection.
11. Explain the circumstances, in which the velocity and
acceleration of the car is a).paralle b). antiparallel c).
perpendicular to one another d). Velocity is zero but
acccelertion is not zero e). acceleration is zero but velocity is
not zero.
 12. At which angle of projection the range of projectile is
half of its maximum range.
13. A 7.0kg bowling ball experiences a force of 5N. calculate
acceleration.
14. A ball with original momentum 4kgm/s hits a wall and
bounces straight back without any losing K.E. calculate
change in momentum.
15. A projectile is thrown horizontally form a 490m height
cliff with a velocity of 100m/s. calculate the time taken by the
projectile on reaching the ground.
16. A projectile is launched at angle of 45° horizontally with
initial kinetic energy E. By neglecting air resistance what will
be the value of K.E when it reaches at heighest point.
17. If you riding on a train that speed past another train
moving in the same direction on adjacent track. It appears
that other train is moving backward, why?
18. Can the velocity of a body reverse the direction when
velocity is constant? If you think so give example.
19. When you still stand on the ground. How large a force
does ground exerts on you? Why this force does not rise you
in the air?
20 . A particle is moving up an inclined plane. Its velocity changes from 25m/s to
10m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
22 . The velocity changes from 35m/s to 60m/s in 3 seconds. What is its
acceleration?
23 . A body covered a distance of 4 metre along a semicircular path. Calculate the
magnitude of displacement of the body, and the ratio of distance to
displacement?
24. A particle moving with an initial velocity of 8m/s is subjected to a uniform
acceleration of 2.5m/s 2. Find the displacement in the next 4 sec.
25. A train is travelling at a speed of 40 km/ h. Brakes are applied so as to
produce a uniform acceleration of −0.5 m /s 2. Find how far the train will go
before it is brought to rest.
26. A Truck covers 90km at a uniform speed of 30km/hr. what should be its
speed for the next 120km if the average speed for the entire journey is 60km/h?
27. A stone is thrown in a vertically upward direction with a velocity of 15 m/s. If
the acceleration of the stone during its motion is 8m /s 2 in the downward
direction, what will be the height attained by the stone and how much time will it
take to reach there?
28. A person goes to market, makes purchases and comes back at a constant
slower speed. Draw displacement- time and velocity time graphs of the
person?
29. Rahul runs for 8 min. at a uniform speed 5 km/h. At what speed should he
run for the next 10 min. so that the average speed comes 15km/hr?
30 . A particle was at rest from 1 a.m. It moved at a uniform speed 40km/hr from
1.30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Find the average speed between
(a) 1.00 a.m. and 2.00 a.m.
(b) 1.15 a.m. and 2.00 a.m.
(c) 1.30 a.m. and 2.00 a.m
31. An object moves along a circular path of diameter 16cm with constant speed.
If it takes 4 min. to move from a point on the path to the diametrically opposite
point. Find
(a) The distance covered by the object
(b) The speed
(c) The displacement
(d) average velocity.
32. A particle with a velocity of 5m/s a t=0 moves along a straight line with a
constant acceleration of 0.2m/s 2. Find the displacement of the particle in 15s?
33. A particle is pushed along a horizontal surface in such a way that it starts
with a velocity of 15m/s. Its velocity decreases at a uniform rate of 0.5m/s 2. (a)
Find the time it will take to come to rest.
(b) Find the distance covered by it before coming to rest?
34. A train accelerated from 30km/hr to 80km/hr in 5 minutes. How much
distance does it cover in this period? Assume that the tracks are straight?