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QUIZ
SHAKTINAGAR CENTER PHYSICS
CLASS –IX
Single Answer Questions
1. A block placed on a frictionless table is pulled by a constant horizontal force of 20 N which displaces it 5 m in the
direction of force. Then work done by gravitational force is
(a) 100 J (b) 50 J (c) 10 J (d) 0 J

2. An object of mass 5 kg falls from rest through a vertical distance of 20 m and reaches to the ground with a velocity

of 10 m/s. The work done by air resistance is

(a) - 480 J (b) – 940 J (c) – 646 J (d) – 730 J

3. If a block of mass 5 kg is kept on frictionless surface and a force of 30 N is

applicable as shown in figure. Find the work done by the force of 30 N, when
the block will displace 2 m,
(a) 30 J (b) 60 J
(c) 15 J (d) 10 J

4. If a body of mass 2 kg free to move vertically and a force of 40 N is applicable as shown in figure.
Find the change in kinetic energy when the body will move a distance of 2 m. take .
(a) 30 J (b) 40 J
(c) 10 J (d) 20 J

5. A block B of specific gravity 2 and another block C of specific gravity 0.5. Both are joined together and they are
floating inside water such that they are completely dipped inside water, the ratio of the masses of the blocks B
and C is
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 5 : 3 (d) 2 : 3

6. Density of ice is 900 . If a piece of ice is floating in water of density 1000 , then the fraction of volume
of the piece of ice outside the water will be:
(a) 0.9 (b) 9 (c) 0.1 (d) 1

7. An ornament weighing 50 g in air weighs only 46 g in water. Assuming that some copper is mixed with gold to
prepare the ornament. Find the amount of copper in it. Specific gravity of gold is 20 and that of copper is 10.
(a) 20 g (b) 30 g (c) 40 g (d) 15 g

8. A balloon filled with a lighter gas occupies a volume of 1500 . Its mass (mass of material of balloon + mass of
gas in it) is 1650 kg. It is tied with a thread and a floating in air of density is 1.3 , the pull on the thread
tied to rope is
(a) zero (b) 3000 N (c) 1950 N (d) 16.5 N

One or more than one correct option questions

9. A ball of mass 2 kg dropped from a height of 20 cm. If ball rebounds to the height of 14 cm then
(a) loss in the energy of ball is 30%
(b) Loss in the energy of ball is 40%
(c) change in total mechanical energy of ball is 1.2 J
(d) the momentum of the ball at topmost point is 0

10. A block of mass 2 kg is hanging over a smooth and light pulley through a light string. The other end of the string is
pulled by a constant force F = 40 N. The kinetic energy of the block increases 40 J in a given interval of time.
Then :
(a) tension in the string is 40 N
(b) displacement of the block in the given interval of time is 2 m
(c) work done by gravity is

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(d) work done by tension is 80 J

11. A wooden block of mass m tied to a string is attached to bottom of a vessel containing
water and it is fully immersed
(a) If Buoyant force is equal to mg then
(b) If buoyant force is equal to mg then
(c) If buoyant force = 2 mg then
(d) If buoyant force = 2 mg then

12. Pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid does not depend on
(a) acceleration due to gravity (b) height of the liquid column
(c) area of the bottom surface (d) nature of the liquid
Match the following
M1. A block of wood weighing 67.5 N and of relative density 0.75 is tied by a string to the bottom of a tank of water in

order to have the block totally immersed. . Then

COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
A Buoyant force (in Newton) is P 22.5
B Volume of the block (in ) is Q 90
C Tension in the string(in Newton) is R
D Weight of water displaced (in Newton) is S

M2. A frictionless track ABCD is shown in figure, with the circular track BCD of radius r, Height of point A is H. If a
particle of mass m is started from point A with initial velocity of . Then answer the following: (Take m = 10 kg,
H = 10m, h = 6 m, r = 2 m, g = )
COLUMN – I COLUMN – II
A Kinetic energy at point E P 1020 J
B Kinetic energy at point B Q 420 J
C Kinetic energy at point C R 820 J
D Kinetic energy at point D S 620 J

Numerical

N1.
If a block of mass 2 kg is given the initial velocity of 10 m/s as
shown in the figure on a frictionless track as shown in figure. If the
velocity of block at point B is 10 k. then find the value of k.

N2. A massless string is used to lower vertically a block of mass 2 kg through a distance of 5 m at a constant

acceleration of where g is acceleration due to gravity. If the magnitude of work done by tension on the
block is 15 k then find the value of k.

N3. If a block of relative density 0.4 is submerged inside water and it is attached to bottom of container by a

string. If mass of the block is 2 kg the tension in string is y Newton. Find ?

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N4. In the figure part AB is a frictionless track while BC is not

frictionless. A 2 kg block kept at A and moving with the
velocity of 4 m/s collides with a 4 kg block kept at B and
initially at rest after collision 2 kg block comes to rest and
4 kg block starts moving. If block slides along BC and
comes to rest after traveling
4 m distance, find the magnitude of average frictional force exerted by the surface. (in Newton)

N5. Assume that the two liquids in the U-shape tube are water and oil.
If the water stands 18 cm above the interface and oil stands 24 cm

above the interface, then the density of oil is x. Find (Give your
answer in SI units)

N6. A block of wood has a mass of 25 g when a 5g metal piece with a volume of 2 is attached to the

bottom of the block, the block barely floats in water. If the volume of wood is x then is
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ANSWER KEY
Physics
1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A

6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A,C,D 10. A,B,D

11. B,C 12.C

N1.2 N2.5 N3 :3 N4.2 N5.5

N6. 7

M1. A-Q B-R,S C-P D-Q

M2. A-Q B-P C-R D-S

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