Work, Energy and Power

39 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

  • 71 questions
  • 36 papers
  • 4.02% of Physics

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

39 topics · 71 questions
  1. 1Work-Energy Theorem13%9 questionsPractise Work-Energy Theorem
  2. 2Vertical Circular Motion1.4%1 questionPractise Vertical Circular Motion
  3. 3Instantaneous Power1.4%1 questionPractise Instantaneous Power
  4. 4Perfectly Inelastic Collision1.4%1 questionPractise Perfectly Inelastic Collision
  5. 5Potential Energy of a Spring9.9%7 questionsPractise Potential Energy of a Spring
  6. 6Power15%11 questionsPractise Power
  7. 7Collisions – Impulse1.4%1 questionPractise Collisions – Impulse
  8. 8Equivalence of Mass and Energy1.4%1 questionPractise Equivalence of Mass and Energy
  9. 9Collisions – Elastic Collision in One Dimension1.4%1 questionPractise Collisions – Elastic Collision in One Dimension
  10. 10Work Done by a Variable Force4.2%3 questionsPractise Work Done by a Variable Force
  11. 11Power as rate of doing work1.4%1 questionPractise Power as rate of doing work
  12. 12Energy conservation in free fall and rebound1.4%1 questionPractise Energy conservation in free fall and rebound
  13. 13Elastic collisions - maximum energy transfer1.4%1 questionPractise Elastic collisions - maximum energy transfer
  14. 14Instantaneous power as dot product of force and velocity1.4%1 questionPractise Instantaneous power as dot product of force and velocity
  15. 15Energy released in explosion1.4%1 questionPractise Energy released in explosion
  16. 16Work-energy theorem - variable force1.4%1 questionPractise Work-energy theorem - variable force
  17. 17Work done by a variable force - friction1.4%1 questionPractise Work done by a variable force - friction
  18. 18Elastic collision and energy conservation1.4%1 questionPractise Elastic collision and energy conservation
  19. 19Motion in a vertical circle – energy conservation1.4%1 questionPractise Motion in a vertical circle – energy conservation
  20. 20Collisions – coefficient of restitution1.4%1 questionPractise Collisions – coefficient of restitution
  21. 21Power delivered by a time-varying force1.4%1 questionPractise Power delivered by a time-varying force
  22. 22Motion in a vertical circle2.8%2 questionsPractise Motion in a vertical circle
  23. 23Collision with ballistic pendulum1.4%1 questionPractise Collision with ballistic pendulum
  24. 24Elastic collision of equal masses1.4%1 questionPractise Elastic collision of equal masses
  25. 25Work done by a constant force (dot product)1.4%1 questionPractise Work done by a constant force (dot product)
  26. 26Collisions4.2%3 questionsPractise Collisions
  27. 27Conservation of energy1.4%1 questionPractise Conservation of energy
  28. 28Elastic collisions1.4%1 questionPractise Elastic collisions
  29. 29Conservation of momentum1.4%1 questionPractise Conservation of momentum
  30. 30Work done by a constant force1.4%1 questionPractise Work done by a constant force
  31. 31Collisions in two dimensions1.4%1 questionPractise Collisions in two dimensions
  32. 32Potential energy and equilibrium1.4%1 questionPractise Potential energy and equilibrium
  33. 33Potential energy1.4%1 questionPractise Potential energy
  34. 34Conservation of Momentum and Energy1.4%1 questionPractise Conservation of Momentum and Energy
  35. 35Work Done Against Friction1.4%1 questionPractise Work Done Against Friction
  36. 36Relation between Kinetic Energy and Momentum2.8%2 questionsPractise Relation between Kinetic Energy and Momentum
  37. 37Kinetic Energy in Free Fall1.4%1 questionPractise Kinetic Energy in Free Fall
  38. 38Conservation of Mechanical Energy4.2%3 questionsPractise Conservation of Mechanical Energy
  39. 39Work and Efficiency of Machines1.4%1 questionPractise Work and Efficiency of Machines

Questions per paper

Asked in 14 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 1 question
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  3. 2025: 2 questions
  4. 2024: 2 questions
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  6. 2023: 2 questions
  7. 2023 Manipur: 2 questions
  8. 2022: 2 questions
  9. 2022 Phase 2: not asked
  10. 2021: 2 questions
  11. 2020: 1 question
  12. 2020 Phase-2: not asked
  13. 2019: 2 questions
  14. 2019 Odisha: 2 questions
  15. 2018: 2 questions
  16. 2017: 1 question

Concepts tested

  • Area under F-d graph
  • Area under the force-displacement graph
  • Average power
  • bullet penetrating a block
  • bullet-through-block-speed
  • Coefficient of restitution
  • coefficient-of-restitution
  • Conservation of energy with a spring
  • Conservation of mechanical energy
  • Conservation of momentum in inelastic collision
  • Conservation of momentum in two dimensions
  • Conservative forces
  • Constant power motion
  • Dot product
  • E = mc²
  • E = p squared over 2m
  • Efficiency of a pulley system
  • Elastic collision and energy conservation