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Newton laws of Motion
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Friction
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BASIC QUESTION RELAED TO CONCEPT OF FORCE AND NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTIN

Q 1. A rider on horse back falls when horse starts running all of a sudden because-
(1) rider is taken back
(2) rider is suddenly afraid of falling
(3) inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest whereas lower part of the body
moves forward with the horse
(4) None of the above

Q 2. A particle is in a straight-line motion with uniform velocity. A force is not required: -

(1) To increase the speed (2) To decrease the speed
(3) To maintain the same speed (4) To change the direction

Q 3. A person says that he measured the acceleration of a particle to be non-zero while no force
was acting on the particle-
(1) He must be a lier
(2) His clock might have run slow
(3) His meter scale might have been longer than the standard
(4) He might on non-inertial frame

Q 4. Essential characteristic of equilibrium is :-

(1) Momentum equals zero (2) Acceleration equals zero
(3) K.E. equals zero (4) Velocity equals zero

Q 5. Newton's third law is equivalent to the-

(1) law of conservation of linear momentum
(2) law of conservation of angular momentum
(3) law of conservation of energy
(4) law of conservation of energy and mass

Q 6. When a constant force is applied to a body, it moves with uniform :-

(1) Acceleration (2) Velocity (3) Speed (4) Momentum
Q 7. Ratio of intertial mass to gravitational mass is-
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 1
(3) 2 : 1 (4) No fixed number

Q 8. A 5 kg mass is accelerated from rest to 60 m/s in 1 s. What average force acts on it : -

(1) 5 × 60 N (2) (5/60) × 981 N (3) 602 × 52 N (4) (5/2) × 602 × 981N

Q 9. A body of mass 40 g is moving with a constant velocity of 2 cm/s on a horizontal frictionless

table. The force on the body (in dynes) is :-
(1) Zero (2) 39200 (3) 160 (4) 80
Q 10. A heavy block of mass m is supported by a cord C from the ceiling, and another cord D is
attached to the bottom of the block. If a sudden jerk is given to D, then-

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C
m

(1) cord C breaks

(2) cord D breaks
(3) cord C and D both break
(4) none of the cords breaks

Q 11. A body of mass 2 kg moving on horizontal surface with an initial velocity of 4 m/s comes to
rest after 2 s. If one wants to keep this body moving on the same surface with a velocity of
4 m/s, the force required is:-
(1) 8 N (2) 4 N (3) Zero (4) 2 N

Q 12. The distance x covered in time t by a body having initial velocity v0 and having a constant
1
acceleration a is given by x = v0t +   at2. This result follow from:-
2
(1) Newton's first law (2) Newton's second law
(3) Newton's third law (4) None of these

Q 13. Working of rocket or jet is based on :-

(1) Newton's law (2) Newton's II law (3) Newton's III law (4) All the three laws

Q 14. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that causes the horse to move forward is the force
(1) He exerts on the wagon (2) The wagon exerts on him
(3) The ground exerts on him (4) He exerts on the ground

Q 15. A man is at rest in the middle of a pond on perfectly smooth ice. He can get himself to the
shore by making use of Newton's :-
(1) First law (2) Second law (3) Third law (4) Law of gravitation

Q 16. A material body A of mass m1 exerts a force on another material body B of mass m2. If the
acceleration of B be a2, the magnitude of the acceleration of A is :-
(1) Zero (2) m2a2/m1 (3) m1a2/m2 (4) a2

Q 17. If the force of gravity suddenly disappears:

(1) The mass of all bodies will become zero
(2) The weight of all bodies will become zero
(3) Both mass and weight of all bodies will become zero
(4) Neither mass nor weight of all bodies will become zero

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Two bodies of masses 4 kg and 5 kg are acted upon by the same force. If the acceleration of
lighter body is 2 m/s2, then the acceleration of the heavier body is:-
(1) 4.2 m/s2 (2) 3.6 m/s2 (3) 2.4 m/s2 (4) 1.6 m/s2

Q 19. Action and reaction :- (For a given system)

(a) Act on the two different objects (b) Have opposite directions
(c) Have equal magnitudes (d) Have zero resultant
(1) a, b, c (2) b, c, d (3) All of the above (4) None of the above

Q 20. Resultant of all gravitational forces between all bodies of our solar system is
(1) 6 × 1030N (2) 9 × 1030N (3) 2 × 1030N (4) 0

Q 21. The velocity acquired by a mass m in travelling a certain distance d stating from rest under
the action of a constant force is directly proportional to :-
1
(1) m (2) mº (3) (4) m
m

Q 22. Weight is defined as :-

(1) Force of attraction exerted by the earth (2) Mass of a body
(3) Nature of a body (4) None of these

Q 23. A ship of mass 3 × 107 kg initially at rest is pulled by a force of 5 × 104N through a distance of
3m. Neglecting friction, the speed of the ship at this moment is :
(1) 3.0 m/s (2) 1.5 m/s (3) 0.1 m/s (4) 2 m/s

FREE BODY DIAGRAM, EQUILIBRIUM OF CONCURRENT

FROCES-LAMI’S THEOREM
Q 24. A cork of mass 10 g is floating on water. Net force on the cork is :-
(1) 10 N (2) 10–3N (3) 10–2 N (4) Zero

Q 25. A particle is acted upon by two mutually perpendicular forces of 3N and 4N. In order that the
particle remains stationary, the magnitude of the third force that should be applied is -
(1) 12 N (2) 5 N
(3) 8 N (4) 7 N

Q 26. Two persons hold a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15
kg weight is attached to the rope at the midpoint which is now no longer remains horizontal.
The minimum tension required to completely straighten the top is
(1) 15 kg (2) 15/2 kg (3) 5 kg (4) Infinitely large

Q 27. In the figure at the free end a force F is applied to keep the suspended mass of 18 kg at rest .
The value of F is-

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F

18 kg
(1) 180 N (2) 90 N
(3) 60 N (4) 30 N

Q 28. A boy of mass 40 kg is hanging from a horizontal branch of a tree. The tension in his arms is
minimum when the angle between the arms is :-
(1) 0º (2) 90° (3) 120° (4) 180°

Q 29. Find the tension T2 for the system shown in fig.

(1) 1g (2) 2g (3) 5g (4) 6g

Q 30. Ten one rupees coins are put on top of each other on a table. Each coin has a mass 'm' kg.,
then the force on the 7th coin (counted from the bottom) due to all the coins on its top :-
(1) 3 mg (2) 7 mg (3) 2 mg (4) 5 mg

Q 31. A chain of mass M and length L held vertical by fixing its upper end to a rigid support. The
tension in the chain at a distance y from the rigid support is –
(1) Mg (2) Mg(L – y)/L
(3) MgL / (L – y) (4) Mgy / L

Q 32. A mass of 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 2 m from a ceiling. A force of 50 N is applied

in horizontal direction at the midpoint of the rope. What is the angle between the rope and
the vertical in equilibrium :-

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4 5 5

(1) tan–1   (2) tan–1   (3) tan–1   (4) None
5 4 6

Q 33. Three masses m1 , m2 and m3 are attached to a string pulley system as shown. All three
masses are held at rest and then released. To keep m3 at rest, the condition is-

m3

m2
m1

1 1 1
(1) = + (2) m1 + m2 = m3
m3 m1 m 2
4 1 1 1 2 3
(3) = + (4) + =
m3 m1 m 2 m1 m 2 m3

Q 34. The pulleys and strings shown in the fig. are smooth and are of negligible mass. For the
system to remain in equilibrium, the angle  should be

(1) 0º (2) 30º (3) 45º (4) 60º

Q 35. A man of mass m stands on a frame of mass M. He pulls on a light rope, which passes over a
pulley. The other end of the rope is attached to the frame. For the system to be in
equilibrium, what force must the man exert on the rope ?

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M
m

(M + m)g
(1) (2) (M + m)g
2
(3) (M – m)g (4) (M + 2m)g

Q 36. A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall. The forces acting on the sphere are shown
in fig. Which of the following statements is correct ?

(a) R + T + W = 0 (b) T2 = R2 + W2 (c) T = R + W (d) R = W tan 

(1) a, b, c (2) b, c, d (3) a, b, d (4) a, b, c, d

Q 37. A flexible chain of weight w hangs between two fixed points A and B as shown in fig. at the
same level. Then the vector force exerted by the chain on each end point, and the tension in
the chain at the lowest point.
A B
 

(1) 2w sin θ, 2w cot θ

(2) 2w cot θ, 2w sin θ
𝑊 𝑊 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃
(3) 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃, 2
(4) (w/2) cos θ, (w/2) tan θ

Q 38. A block of mass 4 kg is suspended through two light spring balances A and B in series. Then A
and B will read respectively.
(1) 4 kg and zero kg (2) zero kg and 4 kg (3) 4 kg and 4 kg (4) 2 kg and 2 kg

Q 39. Two masses m1 and m2 are joined by a spring as shown. The system is dropped to the
ground from a certain height. The spring will be :-

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(1) Stretched when m2 > m1

(2) compressed when m2 < m1
(3) neither compressed nor stretched only when m1 = m2
(4) neither compressed nor stretched regardless of the values of m1 and m2.

Q 40. Three spring balances are attached to the ring as shown in the figure. There is an angle of
90° between the balance A and balance B. There is a reading of 5 N on balance A and
12 N on the balance B –

90º

A

(1) Reading in the balance C is 13 N and angle θ is 67.4°

(2) Reading in the balance C is 13 N and angle θ is 22.6°
(3) Reading in the balance C is 5 N and angle θ is 67.4°
(4) Reading in the balance C is 5 N and angle θ is 22.6°

Q 41. A man weighs 80 kg. He stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving upwards with a
uniform acceleration of 5 m/s2. What would be the reading on the scale? (g = 10 m/s2)
(1) Zero (2) 400 N (3) 800 N (4)1200 N

Q 42. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination . The whole system is
accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by
the wedge on the block (g is acceleration due to gravity) will be :-
(l) mg sin (2) mg (3) mg/cos (4) mg cos
Q 43. When a bird of weight W sits on a stretched wire, the tension T in the wire is
(1) > W/2 (2) = W
(3) < W (4) None of these

Q 44. The figure shows a horizontal force F acting on a block of mass M on an inclined plane
(angle ). What is the normal reaction on the block ?

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(1) mgsin + Fcos (2) mgsin –Fcos
(3) mgcos – Fsin (4) mgcos + Fsin

Q 45. A man, of mass 60 kg, is riding in a lift. The weights of the man, when the lift is accelerating
upwards and downwards at 2 m/s2 are respectively : (Taking g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 720 N and 480 N (2) 480 N and 720 N
(3) 600 N and 600 N (4) none of these

FRAME OF REFERENCE – INTERTIAL OR NON INERTIAL FRAME, PSEUDO FORCE, ACCELERATING LIFT

Q 46. The Newton's laws of motion( First and second ) are valid in-
(1) inertial frames
(2) non-inertial frames
(3) rotating frames
(4) accelerated frames

Q 47. In Newton’s second Law F = ma (for constant mass m), a is the acceleration of the mass m
with respect to
(1) any observer (2) any inertial observer
(3) an observer at rest only (4) an observer moving with uniform speed only

Q 48. A man is standing at a spring platform. Reading of spring balance is 60 kg-wt. If the man
jumps off from the platform, then reading of spring balance:-
(1) First increases then decreases to zero (2) Decreases
(3) Increases (4) Remains same

Q 49. Two objects A and B of masses mA and mB are attached by strings as shown in fig. If they are

given upward acceleration, then the ratio of tension T1 : T2 is –

T1
A mA
T2
B m
B

(1) (mA + mB)/mB (2) (mA + mB)/mA

mA + mB mA − mB
(3) (4)
mA − mB mA + mB

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Q 50. A small sphere is suspended by a string from the ceiling of a car. If the car begins to move
g
with a constant acceleration , the inclination of the string with the vertical is:-
2
1
(1) tan–1   in the direction of motion
2
1
(2) tan–1   opposite to the direction of motion
2
(3) tan–1(2) in the direction of motion
(4) tan–1(2) opposite to the direction of motion

Q 51. A pendulum is suspended from the roof of a rail road car which is moving down on an incline
plane with acceleration g Sinθ , Where θ is inclination of inclined plane. If pendulum is at
rest with respect to car , angle of its string with vertical is
(1) 00 (2) θ
(3) 2 θ (4) 900 - θ

Q 52. A boy sitting on the upper berth in the compartment of a train, which is about to stop at a
railway station, drops an apple aiming at the open hand of his brother vertically below his
hands at a distance of about 2 m. The apple will fall :-
(1) In the hand of his brother
(2) Slightly away from the hands of his brother in the direction of motion of the train
(3) slightly away from the hands of his brother in the direction opposite to the direction of
motion of the train
(4) none of the above

Q 53. The force exerted by a person on the floor of an elevator is more than the weight of the
person if the elevator is :-
(a) Going up and slowing down (b) Going up and speeding up
(c) Going down and slowing down (d) Going down and speeding up
(1) a, c (2) b, c (3) a, d (4) b, d

Q 54. The ratio of weights of a man in a stationary lift and in a lift accelerating downwards with a
uniform acceleration is 3 : 2. The acceleration of the lift is:-
g g 4
(1) (2) (3) g (4) g
3 2 3

Q 55. A particle of mass m is resting on a wedge of angle  as shown in figure. The wedge is
given an acceleration a. The value of a so that the mass m just falls freely is
A

m
a


(1) g (2) g cot  B C

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(3) g sin  (4) g tan 

Q 56. A frame will be inertial, if it moves with respect to another inertial frame with a constant :-
(1) Linear velocity (2) Angular velocity
(3) Linear acceleration (4) All of the above
Q 57. The elevator shown in figure is descending, with an acceleration of 2 m/s2. The mass of the
block A is 0.5 kg. The force exerted by the block A on the block B is :

(1) 2 N (2) 4 N (3) 6 N (4) 8 N

Q 58. A man weighing 100 kg carries a load of 10 kg on his head. He jumps from a tower with the
load on his head. What will be the weight of the load as experienced by the man ?
(1) zero (2) 10 kg
(3) slightly more than 10 kg (4) 110 kg

Q 59. Drums of oil are carried in a truck. If the truck accelerates at a constant rate, the surface of
the oil in the drum will-
(1) Remain unaffected (2) Rise in the forward direction
(3) Rise in the backward direction (4) Nothing is certain

Q 60. A body kept on a smooth inclined plane of inclination 1 in x will remain stationary relative to
the inclined plane if the plane is given a horizontal acceleration equal to :-
x 2 −1 gx g
(1) x2 −1g (2) g (3) (4)
x x 2 −1 x 2 −1

MOTION OF BODIES IN CONTACT OR CONNECTED BY STRINGS, PULLEY SYSTEM

Q 61. A spring toy of weight 1 kg rests on a weighing machine. The toy suddenly jumps and the
balance reads 11 N. The acceleration of the toy at that instant is(g = 10 m/s2) -
(1) 0.5 m/s2 (2) 1 m/s2
(3) 1.5 m/s2 (4) 2 m/s2

Q 62. Three equal weights A, B, C of mass 2 kg each are hanging on a string passing over a fixed
frictionless pulley as shown in the fig. The tension in the string connecting weights B and C
is-

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A B

C
(1) zero (2) 13 Newton
(3) 3.3 Newton (4) 19.6 Newton

Q 63. Three solids of masses m1, m2 and m3 are connected with weightless string in succession and
are placed on a frictionless table. If the mass m3 is dragged with a force T. The tension in the
string between m2 and m3 is :-
m2 m1 + m2
(1) T (3) T
m1 + m2 + m3 m1 + m2 + m3
m3 m2 + m3
(2) T (3) (4) T
m1 + m2 + m3 m1 + m2 + m3

Q 64. Two particles of masses m and M (M > m) are connected by a cord that passes over a
massless and frictionless pulley. The tension T in the string and the acceleration a of the
particles is :-
2mM  Mm  2mM  M−m
(1) T = g; a =  g (2) T = g; a =  g
(M − m)  M+m (M + m)  M+m
 M−m   2mM   Mm   2mM 
(3) T =   g; a =  g (4) T =   g; a =  g
 (M + m)   M+m  (M + m)   M+m

Q 65. Three block are connected as shown, on a horizontal frictionless table and pulled to the right
with a force T3 = 60 N. If m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 20 kg and m3 = 30 kg, the tension T2 is-
m2 m3
m1 T1 T2 T3

(1) 10 N (2) 20 N
(3) 30 N (4) 60 N

Q 66. A train having 100 compartments each of mass 500 kg is moving with constant acceleration 2
m/Se𝑐 2 . Mass of its engine is 5000 kg. Find net force on tenth compartment ( start counting
from engine side ) ?
(1) 1000 N (2) 2000 N
(3) 3000 N (4) 1000 N

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Two bodies A and B of masses 10 kg and 15 kg respectively kept on a smooth, horizontal
surface are tied to the ends of a light string. If T represents the tension in the string when a
horizontal force F = 500 N is applied to A (as shown in figure 1) and T' be the tension when it
is applied to B (figure2), then which of the following is true?

(1) T = T' = 500 N (2) T = T' = 250 N

(3) T = 200 N, T' = 300 N (4) T = 300 N, T' = 200 N

Q 68. A boy is holding an air tight cage in which a parrot is sitting ,If parrot starts flying upwards
with an acceleration in cage, then the boy will feel the weight of the cage:
(1) Unchanged (2) Reduced (3) Increased (4) Nothing can be said

Q 69. Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 1 kg are in contact with each other on a frictionless table.
When a horizontal force of 3.0 N is applied to the block of mass 2 kg the value of the force of
contact between the two blocks is -
(1) 4 N (2) 3 N (3) 5 N (4) 1 N

Q 70. An inclined plane makes an angle 30° with the horizontal. A groove OA =5 m cut in the plane
makes an angle 30° with OX. A short smooth cylinder is free to slide down the influence of
gravity. The time taken by the cylinder to reach from A to O is : (g = 10 m/s2)

(a) 4s (b) 2s (c) 2 2 s (d) 1 s

Q 71. In the fig. given below masses m and m' are tied with a thread passing over a pulley, m is on
a frictionless horizontal surface. If acceleration due to gravity is g, the acceleration of m' in
this arrangement will be :-

(1) g (2) m'g/(m + m') (3) mg/m' (4) mg/(m – m')

Q 72. Two bodies of masses 5 kg and 4 kg are arranged in two different ways as shown in fig. (A)
and (B). If the pulleys and the table are perfectly smooth, the acceleration of the 5 kg body
in case (A) and (B) are respectively :-

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(1) g and (5/9) g (2) (4/9)g and (1/9)g

(3) g/5 and g/5 (4) (5/9)g and (1/9)g

Q 73. In the given arrangement, n number of equal masses are connected by strings of negligible
masses. The tension in the string connected to nth mass is–
n 4 3 2 1
m ….. m m m m

mMg mMg
(1) (2)
nm + M nM + m
(3) mg (4) mng

Q 74. Ratio of elongation in upper and lower springs is

(1) 1 (2) 1/2

(3) 2 (4) 4

Q 75. Two blocks each of mass m are resting on a frictionless inclined plane as shown in figure. Then –

m m
B
A
60º 30º

(1) The block A moves down the plane

(2) The block B moves down the plane
(3) Both the blocks remains at rest
(4) Both the blocks moves down the plane

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Q 76. For the system shown in the figure, the pulleys are light and frictionless and incline is fixed. The
tension in the string will be –

T
m

 m

2 3 1
(1) mg sin θ (2) mg sin θ (3) mg sin θ (4) 2mg sin θ
3 2 2

Q 77. The masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected by massless spring as shown in the
figure. A force of 200 N acts on the 20kg mass. At the instant shown, the 10 kg mass has
acceleration of 12 m/s2 rightward. What is the acceleration of 20 kg mass ?

10kg 20kg
200N

(1) 12 m/s2 (2) 4 m/s2

(2) 10 m/s2 (4) zero

Q 78. The pulley arrangements shown in the figure are identical, the mass of the rope being
negligible. In case (a) mass m is lifted by attaching a mass of 2m to the other end of the rope.
In case (b) the mass m is lifted by pulling the other end of the rope with a constant
downward force F = 2mg, where g is the acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration of mass m
in case (a) is:

(1) Zero (2) More than that in case (b)

(3) Less than that in case (b) (4) Equal to that in case (b)

Q 79. What is the mechanical advantage of single fixed pulley ?

P
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 0.5 (4) 4

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Q 80. A particle of small mass m is joined to a very heavy body by a light string passing over a light
pulley. Both bodies are free to move. The total downward force on the pulley is –
(1) mg (2) 2 mg
(3) 4 mg (4) >> mg

Q 81. Three masses of 1 kg, 6 kg and 3 kg are connected to each other with threads and are placed
on a table as shown in figure. What is the acceleration with which the system is moving ?
(Take g = 10 m/s2 )

(1) Zero (2) 2 m/s2 (3) 4 m/s2 (4) 3 m/s2

Q 82. Sixteen beads in a string are placed on a smooth inclined plane of inclination sin–1 (1/3) such
that some of them lie along the incline whereas the rest hang over the top of the plane. If
acceleration at first bead is g/2, the arrangement of beads is that–

(1) 12 hang vertically

(2) 10 lie along inclined plane
(3) 8 lie along inclined plane
(4) 10 hang vertically

Q 83. The surface is frictionless, the ratio of T1 and T2 is :-

(1) 3 :1 (1) 1 : 3 (3) 1 : 5 (4) 5 : 1

Q 84. Two blocks of masses 6 kg and 4 kg connected by a rope of mass 2 kg are resting on a
frictionless floor as shown in the following figure. If a constant force of 60 N is applied to 6
kg block, then the tension in the rope at points A, B and C are respectively given by:

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(1) 60 N, 60 N, 60 N (2) 30 N, 25 N, 20 N
(3) 20 N, 25 N, 30 N (4) 20 N, 20 N, 20 N

Q 85. Two masses of 10 kg and 5 kg are suspended from a fixed support as shown in figure. The
system is pulled down with a force of 150 N attached to the lower mass. The string attached
to the support breaks and the system accelerates dowards. If the downward ·force
continues to act, what is the acceleration of the system ?

(1) 20 m/s2 (2) 10 m/s2 (3) 5 m/s2 (4) zero

Q 86. A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a rope of mass m. If a
force F is applied at one end of the rope, the force which the rope exerts on the block is :-
(1) F/(M + m) (2) F (3) FM/(m + M) (4) Zero

Q 87. A uniform rope is hanging from ceiling of a lift moving upward with acceleration ‘a’ . ratio of
tension in rop at point of suspension to that at its mid point is
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) ratio depends on ‘a’

Q 88. In the fig. mass M = 10 kg. is placed on an inclined plane. In order to keep it at rest, the value
of mass m will be :

(1) 5 kg (2) 10 3 kg (3) 0.10 kg (4) 3 kg

Q 89. The mechanical advantage of a wheel axle is 5. What will be the force required to lift a 200 kg
wt?
(1) 10 kg wt. (2) 2 kg wt. (3) 20 kg wt. (4) 40 kg wt.

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Q 90.
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Two bodies A (30 kg) and B (50 kg) tied with a light string are placed on a frictionless table. A
force F acting at B pulls this system with an acceleration of 2ms–2. The tension in the string
is:
(1) 60 N (2) 100 N (3) 35 N (4) 140 N

Q 91. A string of length L and mass M is lying on a horizontal table. A force F is applied at one of its
ends. Tension in the string at a distance x from the end at which force is applied is:
(1) Zero (2) F (3) F(L – x)/L (4) F(L – x)/M

Q 92. In the ideal case,if B and C are moving downward

A P

B C
(1) magnitude of acceleration of A is sum of magnitude of acceleration of B and C
(2) magnitude of acceleration of A is arithmetic mean of magnitude of acceleration of B and C
(3) acceleration of pulley P is same as that of mass B
(4) if P is massless, net force on pulley is non-zero

Q 93. A block is dragged on a smooth plane with the help of a rope which moves with a velocity v
as shown in figure. The horizontal velocity of the block is :

v v
(1) v (2) (3) v sin (4)
sin  cos 

Q 94. In the fig. the ends P and Q of an unstrechable string move downward with uniform speed v.
Mass M moves upwards with speed.

(1) v cos (2) v/cos (3) 2v cos (4) 2/v cos

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Q 95. In the figure shown the relation between acceleration is -
a1 a2
m1 m2

a3 m
3

(1) a1 + a2 + 2a3 = 0
(2) a1 + a2 = 2a3
(3) a1 + a2 = a3
(4) a1 + a2 + a3 = 0

FRICTION

Q 96. A block is placed on a rough floor and a horizontal force F is applied on it. The force of
friction f by the floor on the block is measured for different values of F and a graph is plotted
between them -
(a) The graph is a straight line of slope 45°
(b) The graph is straight line parallel to the F axis
(c) The graph is a straight line of slope 45º for small F and a straight line parallel to the
F-axis for large F.
(d) There is small kink on the graph
(1) c, d (2) a, d (3) a, b (4) a, c

Q 97. The coefficient of static friction between two surfaces depend on

(1) the nature of surfaces (2) the shape of the surfaces in contact
(3) the area of contact (4) all of the above

Q 98. A block of mass 2 kg is placed on the floor. The coefficient of static friction is 0.4. Force of
2.8 N is applied on the block. The force of friction between the block and the floor is
(1) 2.8 N (2) 8.0 N (3) 2.0 N (4) zero

Q 99. Mark the correct statements about the friction between two bodies -
(a) static friction is always greater than the kinetic friction
(b) coefficient of static friction is always greater than the coefficient of kinetic friction
(c) limiting friction is always greater than the kinetic friction
(d) limiting friction is never less than static friction

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(1) b, c, d (2) a, b, c
(3) a, c, d (4) a, b, d

Q 100. The frictional force of the air on a body of mass 0.25 kg, falling with an acceleration of
9.2 m/s2, will be:
(1) 1.0 N (2) 0.55 N (3) 0.25 N (4) 0.15N

Q 101. A block of mass 15 kg is placed on a long trolley. The coefficient of friction between the
block and trolley is 0.18. The trolley accelerates from rest with 0.5 m/s2 for 20 s. then what is
the friction force?
(1) 3.5 N (2) 133.3 N (3) 7.5 N (4) N.O.T.

Q 102. Which of the following statements is true in a tug of war.

(1) The team which applies a greater force on the rope than the other wins.
(2) The team which applies a smaller force on the other wins.
(3) The team which pushes harder against the ground wins.
(4) none of these

Q 103. A rope lies on a table such that a part of it hangs down the table. When the length of
hanging part is 1/3 of entire length the rope just begins to slide. The coefficient of friction
between the rope and the table is :-
(1) 2/3 (2) 1/2 (3) l/3 (4) l/6

Q 104. For the equilibrium of a body on an inclined plane of inclination 45°. The coefficient of static
friction will be –
(1) greater than or equal to one
(2) less than one
(3) zero
(4) less than zero

Q 105. A 2 kg block (A) is placed on 8 kg block (B) which rests on a table. Coefficient of friction
between (A) and (B) is 0.2 and between (B) and table is 0.5. A 25 N horizontal force is applied
on the block (B), then the friction force between the blocks (A) and) (B) is :-
(1) Zero (2) 3.9 N (3) 5 N (4) 49 N

Q 106. A car starts from rest to cover a distance s. The coefficient of friction between the road and
the tyres is µ. The minimum time in which the car can cover the distance is proportional to –
1 1
(1) µ (2)  (3) (4)
 

Q 107. Two blocks (A) 2 kg and (B) 5 kg rest one over the other on a smooth horizontal plane. The
coefficient of static and dynamic friction between (A) and (B) is the same and equal to 0.60.

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The maximum horizontal force F that can be applied to (B) in order that both (A) and (B) do
not have any relative motion is:

(1) 42 N (2) 42 kgf (3) 5.4 kgf (4) 1.2 N

Q 108. Two blocks of masses M = 3kg and m = 2kg are in contact on a horizontal table. A constant
horizontal force F = 5N is applied to block M as shown. There is a constant frictional force of
2N between the table and the block m but no frictional force between the table and the first
block M, then the acceleration of the two blocks is –
F
M
m

(1) 0.4 ms–2 (2) 0.6 ms–2

(3) 0.8 ms–2 (4) 1 ms–2

Q 109. A body is placed on an inclined place and has to be pushed down in order to make it move.
The angle made by the normal reaction with the vertical will be :-
(1) Equal to angle of repose (2) Equal to the angle of friction
(3) Less than the angle of repose (4) More than the angle of friction

Q 110. It is easier to pull a small body than to push, because -

(1) the coefficient of friction is more in pushing than that in pulling
(2) the friction force is more in pushing than that in pulling
(3) the body does not move forward when pushed
(4) None of these

Q 111. A car is moving along a straight horizontal road with a speed v0. If the coefficient of friction
between tyres and the road is · The shortest distance in which the car can be stopped is :

v2 v2 v  2v02
(1) 0 (2) 0 (3)  0  (4)
2g g  g  g

Q 112. The force required to just move a body up an inclined plane is double the force required to
just prevent the body from sliding down the plane. The coefficient of friction is . The
inclination  of the plane is:-
(1) tan–1 () (2) tan–1 (/2) (3) tan–1 (2) (4) tan–1 (3)

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Q 113. A block of mass 0.1 kg. is pressed against a wall with a horizontal force of 5N as shown in
the figure. If the coefficient of friction between the wall and the block is 0.5 then the
frictional force acting on the block will be (g = 9.8 m/s2) :-

(1) 9.8 N (2) 2.5 N (3) 0.98 N (4) 0.49 N

Q 114. A force of 100 N is applied on a block of mass 3 kg as shown in figure. The coefficient of
friction between the surface and block is 1/4. The friction force acting on the block by wall is
–

30º
F = 100N

(1) 15 N downwards (2) 25 N upwards

(3) 20 N downwards (4) 20 N upwards

Q 115. A block slides with constant velocity on a plane inclined at an angle . The same block is
pushed up the plane with an initial velocity v0. The distance covered by the block before
coming to rest is :-
v02 v02 v02 sin 2  v02 sin 2 
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2gsin  4gsin  2g 4g

Q 116. A block of mass m is lying on an inclined plane. The coefficient of friction between the plane
and the block is . The minimum force (F1) required to move the block up the inclined plane
will be:-
(1) mg sin + mg cos (2) mg cos – mg sin
(3) mg sin – mg cos (4) mg cos + mg sin

Q 117. A body is sliding down an inclined plane (angle of inclination 45º). If the coefficient of friction
is 0.5 and g = 9.8 m/s2, then the downward acceleration of the body in m/s2 is :-
4.9
(1) (2) 4.9 2 (3) 19.6 2 (4) 4.9
2

Q 118. A block of mass m lying on a rough horizontal plane is acted upon by a horizontal force P
and another force Q inclined at an angle  to the vertical. The block will just remain in
equilibrium if the coefficient of friction between it and the surface is :-

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P + Qsin  P cos  + Q P + Qcos  P sin  + Q
(1) (2) (3) (4)
mg + Q cos  mg − Qsin  mg + Qsin  mg − Q cos 

Q 119. Adjoining figure shows two blocks A and B pushed against the wall with a force F. The wall is
smooth but the surfaces in contact of A and B are rough. Which of the following is true for
the system of blocks to be at rest against the wall ? Wall

(1) F should be more than the weight of A and B

(2) F should be equal to the weight of A and B
(3) F should be less than the weight of A and B
(4) system cannot be in equilibrium

Q 120. A body of mass 100 g is sliding on a inclined plane with an inclination of 60°. What is the
frictional force experienced, if coefficient of friction is 1.7 ? (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 0.85 N (2) 0.95 N (3) l.05 N (4) 1.145 N

Q 121. The system shown in the figure is in equilibrium. The maximum value of W, so that the
maximum value of static frictional force on 100 kg body is 450 N, will be :-

(1) 100 N (2) 250 N (3) 450 N (4) 1000 N

Q 122.

1
In the arrangement coefficient of friction between the two blocks is  = . The force of
2
friction acting between the two blocks is :-
(1) 8 N (2) 6 N (3) 10 N (4) 12 N

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Q 123. A block of mass 1 kg is placed ( = 0.6) on the horizontal surface of a truck which is moving
with acceleration 5 m/s2 then the frictional force on block will be :-
(1) 5 N (2) 6 N (3) 5.88 N (4) 8 N

Q 124. If a body of mass m is moving on a rough horizontal surface of coefficient of kinetic friction
µ, the net electromagnetic force exerted by surface on the body is –
(1) mg 1 + µ2 (2) µmg

(3) mg (4) mg 1 – µ2

Q 125. A block has been placed on an inclined plane with the slope angle , the block slides down
the plane at constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction is equal to :-
(1) sin (2) cos (3) g (4) tan

Q 126. The coefficient of static friction, s, between block A of mass 2 kg and the table as shown in
the figure is 0.2. What would be the maximum mass value of block B so that the two blocks
do not move? The string and the pulley are assumed to be smooth and massless. (g = 10
m/s2)

(1) 4.0 kg (2) 0.2 kg (3) 0.4 kg (4) 2.0 kg

Q 127. A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just hold a block stationary against a wall. The
coefficient of' friction between the block and wall is 0.2. The weight of the block is :-

(1) 20 N (2) 50 N (3) 100 N (4) 2 N

Q 128. A body of mass 2kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle 30º with the horizontal.
The coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is 0.7. The frictional force
on the block is–
(1) 9.8 N (2) 0.7 × 9.83N
(3) 9.8 × 3N (4) 0.7 × 9.8 N

Q 129. A given object takes n times as much time to slide down a 45° rough incline as it takes to
slide down a perfectly smooth 45° incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
object and the incline is given by:
 1   1   1   1 
(1) 1 − 1 − n 2   1− n2 
n 2 
(2)  2 
(3) (4)
  1− n     

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Answer Key

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Q.6) 1 Q.7) 2 Q.8) 1 Q.9) 1 Q.10) 2
Q.11) 3 Q.12) 4 Q.13) 3 Q.14) 3 Q.15) 3
Q.16) 2 Q.17) 2 Q.18) 4 Q.19) 3 Q.20) 4
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Q.26) 4 Q.27) 2 Q.28) 1 Q.29) 3 Q.30) 1
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Q.41) 4 Q.42) 3 Q.43) 1 Q.44) 4 Q.45) 1
Q.46) 1 Q.47) 2 Q.48) 1 Q.49) 1 Q.50) 2
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Q.56) 1 Q.57) 2 Q.58) 1 Q.59) 3 Q.60) 4
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Q.81) 2 Q.82) 4 Q.83) 4 Q.84) 2 Q.85) 1
Q.86) 3 Q.87) 1 Q.88) 1 Q.89) 4 Q.90) 1
Q.91) 3 Q.92) 3 Q.93) 2 Q.94) 2 Q.95) 2
Q.96) 1 Q.97) 1 Q.98) 1 Q.99) 1 Q.100) 4
Q.101) 3 Q.102) 3 Q.103) 2 Q.104) 1 Q.105) 1
Q.106) 4 Q.107) 1 Q.108) 2 Q.109) 3 Q.110) 2
Q.111) 1 Q.112) 4 Q.113) 3 Q.114) 3 Q.115) 2
Q.116) 1 Q.117) 1 Q.118) 1 Q.119) 4 Q.120) 1
Q.121) 3 Q.122) 1 Q.123) 1 Q.124) 1 Q.125) 4
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