CLASS : XIth SUBJECT : PHYSICS

Date : DPP No. : 1

Topic :- LAWS OF MOTION

1. The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of negligible mass. For the
system to remain in equilibrium, the angle 𝜃 shopuld be

2m

m m

a) 0° b)30° c) 45° d)60°

2. An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly. The coefficient of friction between
the insect and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining the centre of the hemispherical surface to
the insect makes an angle 𝛼 with the vertical, the maximum possible value of 𝛼 is given by

a) cot 𝛼 = 3 b) tan 𝛼 = 3 c) sec 𝛼 = 3 d)cosec 𝛼 = 3

3. Which of the following are correct?

A parachutist of weight 𝑊 strikes the ground with his legs and comes to rest with an
a) upward acceleration of magnitude 3 g. force exerted on him by ground during landing is 4
𝑊
Two massless spring balances are hung vertically in series from a fixed point and a mass
b) 𝑀 kg is attached to the lower end of the lower spring balance. Each spring balance reads
𝑀 kgf
A rough vertical broad has an acceleration 𝑎 along the horizontal direction so that a block
c) of mass 𝑚 pressing against its vertical side does not fall. The coefficient of friction
between the block and the broad is greater than 𝑔/𝑎
d)A man is standing at a spring platform. If man jumps away from the platform the reading
of the spring balance first increases and then decreases to zero

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 4. A block of mass 𝑚 is placed in contact with one end of a smooth tube of mass𝑀. A horizontal
force 𝐹 acts in the tube in each case (i) and (ii). Then,

F m M (i)

F m M (ii)

𝐹 𝐹
a) 𝑎𝑚 = 0 and 𝑎𝑀 = in (𝑖) b) 𝑎𝑚 = 𝑎𝑀 = in (𝑖)
𝑀 𝑀+𝑚
𝐹 𝑚𝐹
c) 𝑎𝑚 = 𝑎𝑀 = in (𝑖𝑖) d) Force on 𝑚 is in (𝑖𝑖)
𝑀+𝑚 𝑀+𝑚

5. Two blocks 𝐴 and 𝐵 of masses 𝑚𝐴 and 𝑚𝐵 have velocity 𝑣 and d2𝑣, respectively, at a given
instant. 000000A horizontal force 𝐹 acts on the block𝐴. There is no friction between ground
and block 𝐵 and coefficient of friction between 𝐴 and 𝐵 is𝜇. The friction
F A v
B 2v

a) On 𝐴 supports its motion b)On 𝐵 opposes its motion relative to 𝐴

c) On 𝐵 opposes its motion d)Opposes the motion of both

6. Mark the correct statement (s) regarding friction

a) Friction force can be zero, even through the contact surface is rough
b)Even though there is no relative motion between surfaces, frictional force may exist
between them
c) The expression 𝑓𝐿 = 𝜇𝑠𝑁 or 𝑓𝑘 = 𝜇𝑘𝑁 are approximate expression
d)The expression 𝑓𝐿 = 𝜇𝑠𝑁 tells that the directions of 𝑓𝐿 and 𝑁 are the same

7. Figure shows the displacement of particle going along the 𝑋-axis as a function of time. The
force acting on the particle is zero in the region

a) 𝐴𝐵 b)𝐵𝐶 c) 𝐶𝐷 d)𝐷𝐸
8. A string of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass 𝑚 supports a block of 𝑀 as
shown in figure. The force on the pulley by the clamp is given by

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 a) 2 𝑀g b) 2 𝑀g c) ( (𝑀 + 𝑚)2 + 𝑚)g d) ( (𝑀 + 𝑚)2 + 𝑀2)g
9. A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius 10 m with a constant speed of 10 m
s-1. A plumb bob is suspended from the roof of the car by a light rigid rod. The angle made
by the rod with the vertical is
a) Zero b)30° c) 45° d)60°

10. A block of mass 𝑚 is placed on a wedge. The wedge can be accelerated in four manners
marked as (1), (2), (3) and (4) as shown. If the normal reactions in situations (1), (2), (3)
and (4) are 𝑁1,𝑁2,𝑁3 and 𝑁4, respectively, and acceleration with which the block slides on
the wedge in the situations are 𝑏1,𝑏2,𝑏3 and 𝑏4, respectively, then

a m m a
o o
37 37
(1) (2)

m m
o o
37 37
(3) a
(4)

a) 𝑁3 > 𝑁1 > 𝑁2 > 𝑁4 b) 𝑁4 > 𝑁3 > 𝑁1 > 𝑁2 c) 𝑏2 > 𝑏3 > 𝑏4 > 𝑏1 d) 𝑏2 > 𝑏3 > 𝑏1 > 𝑏4

11. A 3 kg block of wood is on a level surface where 𝜇𝑠 = 0.25 and 𝜇𝑘 = 0.2. A force of 7 N is
being applied horizontally to the block. Mark the correct statement (s) regarding this
situation
a) If the block is initially at rest, it will remain at rest and friction force will be about 7 N
b)If the block is initially moving, then it will continue its motion forever if force applied is in
the direction of motion of the block
If the block is initially moving and the direction of applied force is same as that of motion
c) of block, then block moves with an acceleration of 1/3 ms-2 along its initial direction of
motion
d)If the block is initially moving and direction of applied force is opposite to that of initial
motion of block, then block decelerates, comes to a stop, and starts moving in the
opposite direction

12. 80 railway wagons all of same mass 5 × 103 kg are pulled by an engine with a force of 4 ×
105N. The tension in the coupling between 30th and 31st wagon from the engine is

a) 25 × 104 N b) 40 × 104 N c) 20 × 104 N d) 32 × 104 N

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 13. The figure shows a block of mass 𝑚 placed on a smooth wedge of mass𝑀. Calculate the
minimum value of 𝑀' and tension in the string, so that the block of mass 𝑚 will move
vertically downward with acceleration 10 ms-2
m
M
Smooth
m

𝑀 cot 𝜃
a) The value of 𝑀' is 1
- cot 𝜃
𝑀 tan 𝜃
b) The value of 𝑀' is 1
- tan 𝜃
𝑚𝑔
c) The value of tension in the string is tan 𝜃
𝑀𝑔
d) The value of tension is ,cot 𝜃

14. A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against a wall applying a horizontal force of 5 N on the block.
If the coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.5, the magnitude of the
friction force acting on the block is
a) 2.5 N b)0.98 N c) 4.9 N d)0.49 N

15. The string shown in the figure is passing over small smooth pulley rigidly attached to
trolley𝐴. If the speed of trolley is constant and equal to 𝑣𝐴 towards right, speed and
magnitude of acceleration of block 𝐵 at the instant shown in figure are
h = 4 cm

x=3
B
3 16𝑣2𝐴
a) 𝑣𝐵 = 𝑣𝐴, 𝑎𝐵 = 0 b) 𝑎𝐵 = 0 c) 𝑣𝐵 = 𝑣𝐴 d) 𝑎𝐵 =
5 125

16. In the arrangement shown in the figure, the ends 𝑃 and 𝑄 of an unstretchable string move
downwards with uniform speed𝑈. Pulleys 𝐴 and 𝐵 are fixed
A B

P Q

Mass 𝑀 moves upwards with speed

a) 2 𝑈 cos 𝜃 b)𝑈/ cos 𝜃 c) 2 𝑈/ cos 𝜃 d)𝑈 cos 𝜃

17. Suppose a body, which is acted on by exactly two forces, is accelerated. For this situation,
mark the incorrect statement (s)

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 a) The body can’t move with constant speed b)The velocity can never be zero
c) The vector sum of two forces can’t be zero d)The two forces must act in the same line

18. Seven pulleys are connected with the help of three light strings as shown in the figure
below. Consider 𝑃3,𝑃4,𝑃5 as light pulleys and pulleys 𝑃6 and 𝑃7 have masses 𝑚 each. For this
arrangement, mark the correct statement (s)

P1 P2

P7
P3

P4

P5

P6

a) Tension in the string connecting 𝑃1,𝑃3, and 𝑃4 is zero

b)Tension in the string connecting 𝑃1,𝑃3 and 𝑃4 is 𝑚g/3
c) Tensions in all the three strings are same and equal to zero
d) Acceleration of 𝑃6 is g downwards and that of 𝑃7 is g upwards

19. If a dipole is situated in a non uniform field,

a) 𝐅 = 0, 𝜏=0 b) 𝐅 ≠ 0,but 𝜏=0

c) 𝐅 = 0,but 𝜏≠0 d) 𝐅≠0, 𝜏≠0

20. A man of mass 𝑀 is standing on a board of mass 𝑚. The friction coefficient between the
board and the floor is 𝜇, figure. The maximum force that the man can exert on the rope so
that the board does not move is

μ(𝑚 + 𝑀)g μ(𝑚 + 𝑀)g d)None of these

a) μ(𝑚 + 𝑀)g b) c)
μ+1 μ-1

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