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 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.

PART - I : ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE
1. Consider the shown arrangement. Assume all surfaces to be smooth. If ‘N’ represents magnitude of
normal reaction between block and wedge then acceleration of ‘M’ along horizontal equals:

Nsin  Ncos 
(A) along + ve-x-axis (B) along-ve x-axis
M M
Nsin  Nsin 
(C) along – ve x-axis (D) along –ve x-axis
M mM
2. A cylinder rests in a supporting carriage as shown. The side AB of carriage makes an angle 30o with
the horizontal and side BC is vertical. The carriage lies on a fixed horizontal surface and is being pulled
towards left with an horizontal acceleration 'a'. The magnitude of normal reactions exerted by sides AB
and BC of carriage on the cylinder be NAB and NBC respectively. Neglect friction everywhere. Then as
the magnitude of acceleration 'a ' of the carriage is increased, pick up the correct statement:

(A) NAB increases and NBC decreases. (B) Both NAB and NBC increase.
(C) NAB remains constant and NBC increases. (D) NAB increases and NBC remains constant.

3. Two blocks ‘A’ and ‘B’ each of mass ‘m’ are placed on a smooth horizontal surface. Two horizontal
forces F and 2F are applied on the two blocks ‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively as shown in figure. The block A
does not slide on block B. Then the normal reaction acting between the two blocks is :

F
(A) F (B) F/2 (C) (D) 3F
3
4. A flexible chain of weight W hangs between two fixed points
A and B at the same level. The inclination of the chain with the
horizontal at the two points of support is . What is the tension of
the chain at the endpoint :
W W W
(A) cosec  (B) sec  (C) W cos  (D) sin 
2 2 3
5. Two masses m and M are attached with strings as shown. For the system to be in equilibrium we have

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2M 2m M m
(A) tan  = 1 + (B) tan  = 1 + (C) tan  = 1 + (D) tan  = 1 +
m M 2m 2M
6. Three blocks A, B and C are suspended as shown in the figure. Mass of each block A and C is m. If
system is in equilibrium and mass of B is M, then :
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A B C
(A) M = 2 m (B) M < 2 m (C) M > 2 m (D) M = m
7. In the arrangement shown in figure, pulleys are massless and frictionless /////////////////////
and threads are light and inextensible. Block of mass m1 will remain at rest if A
1 1 1 4 1 1
(A) = + (B) = +
m1 m 2 m 3 m1 m 2 m 3
1 2 3 B
(C) m1 = m2 + m3 (D) = + :
m 3 m 2 m1

m1 m2 m3

8. A uniform rope of length L and mass M is placed on a smooth fixed

wedge as shown. Both ends of rope are at same horizontal level. The
rope is initially released from rest, then the magnitude of initial
acceleration of rope is
(A) Zero (B) M( cos – cos ) g
(C) M( tan  – tan )g (D) None of these

9. Block B moves to the right with a constant velocity v 0. The velocity of block A relative to B is :
v0

A B

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v v0 3v 0 3v 0
(A) 0 , towards left (B) , towards right (C) , towards left (D) , towards right
2 2 2 2
10. System is shown in the figure and man is pulling the rope from both sides with constant speed ' u'. Then
the speed of the block will be (M moves vertical):

3u 3u u
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
4 2 4

11. In the figure shown, find out the value of  at this instant [assume string to be tight]

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3 4 3
(A) tan1 (B) tan1 (C) tan1 (D) none of these
4 3 8

12. A hinged construction consists of three rhombus with the ratio of sides (5 : 3 : 2). Vertex A3 moves in
the horizontal direction with velocity V. Velocity of A2 will be :

V
A1 A2 A3
(A) 2.5 V (B) 1.5V (C) (2/3)V (D) 0.8V
13. A balloon of gross weight w newton is falling vertically downward with a constant acceleration a(<g).
The magnitude of the air resistance is : (Neglecting buoyant force)
 a  a a
(A) w (B) w  1   (C) w  1   (D) w
 g   g  g

14. There is an inclined surface of inclination  = 30º. A smooth groove is cut into it forming angle  with
AB. A steel ball is free to slide along the groove. If the ball is released from the point O at top end of the
groove, the speed when it comes to A is: [g = 10 m/s2]

Fixed
O

 90º
4m 
A B
3m
(A) 40m / s (B) 20 m/ s (C) 10 m/ s (D) 15 m/ s
15. A bob is hanging over a pulley inside a car through a string. The second end of the string is in the hand
of a person standing in the car. The car is moving with constant acceleration ‘a’ directed horizontally as
shown in figure. Other end of the string is pulled with constant acceleration ‘a’ (relative to car) vertically.
The tension in the string is equal to (assume  remains constant)

(A) m g2  a2 (B) m g2  a2 – ma (C) m g2  a2 + ma (D) m(g + a)

16. System is shown in the figure. Velocity of sphere A is 9 m/s. Then speed of sphere B will be:

5
(A) 9 m/s (B) 12 m/s (C) 9  m/s (D) none of these
4

17. Reading shown in two spring balances S1 and S2 is 90 kg and 30 kg respectively when lift is
accelerating upwards with acceleration 10 m/s2. The mass is stationary with respect to lift. Then the
mass of the block will be :

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(A) 60 kg (B) 30 kg (C) 120 kg (D) None of these

18. In the figure a block ‘A’ of mass ‘m’ is attached at one end of a light spring and the other end of the
spring is connected to another block ‘B’ of mass 2m through a light string. ‘A’ is held and B is in static
equilibrium. Now A is released. The acceleration of A just after that instant is ‘a’. In the next case, B is
held and A is in static equilibrium. Now when B is released, its acceleration immediately after the
release is 'b'. The value of a/b is : (Pulley, string and the spring are massless)

1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 2 (D) undefined
2
19. System shown in figure is in equilibrium. The magnitude of change in tension in the string just before
and just after, when one of the spring is cut. Mass of both the blocks is same and equal to m and spring
constant of both springs is k. (Neglect any effect of rotation)

mg mg 3mg 3mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 4 2

20. A pendulum of mass m hangs from a support fixed to a trolley. The direction of the string when the trolley
rolls up a plane of inclination  with acceleration a0 is (String and bob remain fixed with respect to trolley) :
a0


a   a  gsin  
(A)  = tan–1  (B)  = tan–1  0  (C)  = tan–1 (D)  = tan–1  0 
 g   gcos  

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21. A particle is observed from two frames S1 and S2. The graph of relative velocity of S1 with respect to S2
is shown in figure. Let F1 and F2 be the pseudo forces on the particle when seen from S1 and S2
respectively. Which one of the following is not possible ?

(A) F1 = 0, F2  0 (B) F1  0, F2 = 0 (C) F1  0, F2  0 (D) F1 = 0, F2 = 0

22. A cuboidal car of height 3 m is slipping on a smooth inclined plane. A bolt relesed from the roof of car
from centre of roof (P) then distance from centre of roof where bolt hits the floor with respect to car is :

(A) 5 m (B) 4 m (C) 3m (D) None of these

PART - II : SINGLE AND DOUBLE VALUE INTEGER TYPE

1. A cylinder and a wedge of same masses with a vertical face, touching each other, move along two
smooth inclined planes forming the some angle and  respectively with the horizontal. Determine the
force of normal N (in newton) exerted by the wedge on the cylinder, neglecting the friction between
1
them. If m = kg,  = 60°,  = 30° and g = 10m/s2
3

2. At the moment t = 0 the force F = at N is applied to a small body of mass

m kg resting on a smooth horizontal plane (a is constant). The permanent
direction of this force forms an angle  with the horizontal (as shown in
the figure). Then the distance traversed by the body up to this moment of
m2 g3 cos 
its breaking off the plane is m. Then find value of P.
Pa2 sin3 
3. For the pulley system, each of the cables at A and B is given velocity of 4m/s in the direction of the
arrow. Determine the upward velocity v of the load m. (in m/s)

4. The vertical displacement of block A in meter is given by y = t 2/4 where t is in second. Calculate the
downward acceleration aB of block B. (in m/s2)

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A
y
B
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5. The block C shown in the figure is ascending with an acceleration a = 3 m/s2 by means of some motor
not shown here. The bodies A and B of masses 10 kg and 5 kg respectively, assuming pulleys and
strings are massless and friction is absent everywhere. Then find acceleration of body A. (in m/s2)
a

C
Fixed line w.r.t. ground

A B
6. The acceleration of the block B in the figure, assuming 2m 4m
the surfaces and the pulleys P1 and P2 are all smooth
3F P1
and pulleys and string are light is then value of x is. F A B
xm P2
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7. In the arrangement shown in figure, the mass of the body A is n = 4 times that of body B. The height
h=20 cm. At a certain instant, the body B is released and the system is set in motion. What is the
maximum height (in cm) the body B will go up? Assume enough space above B and A sticks to ground.
(A and B are of small size) (g = 10 m/s2)
////////////////////////////////////////

A
h B
////////////////////////////////////////
///

8. In the figure shown C is a fixed wedge. A block B is kept on the inclined

///
/
///

S
///

surface of the wedge C. Another block A is inserted in a slot in the block

/
///
//

B as shown in figure. A light inextensible string passes over a light

pulley which is fixed to the block B through a light rod. One end of the A
string is fixed and other end of the string is fixed to A.S is a fixed
support on the wedge. All the surfaces are smooth. Masses of A and B B C
x 37°
are same. Then the magnitude of acceleration of A is m/s2. Then x /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
3
is (sin 37º = 3/5)
9. In the arrangement shown in the fig, the block of mass m = 2 kg lies on the wedge of mass M = 8 kg.
The initial acceleration of the wedge if the surfaces are smooth and pulley & strings are massless is
30 3
m/s2 then x is.
x
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P1
60°

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m M
P2
60°
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10. A ball of mass M is suspended from two identical springs each

with spring constant k and undeformed length L. The ball is
held in line with two springs as shown in the figure.
When the ball begins to fall, find the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball at the instant when it has
fallen through a vertical distance x (in m/s2) if M = 250g, K = 130N/m, L = 12cm, x = 5cm and g = 10m/s2.

11. A lift is moving upwards with a constant acceleration a = g. A small block A of a

mass 'm' is kept on a wedge B of the same mass ' m '. The height of the vertical
face of the wedge is 'h'. A is released from the top most point of the wedge. Find
the time (in second) taken by A to reach the bottom of B. All surfaces are A
smooth and B is also free to move. If h = 4m,  = 30° and g = 10m/s2. B h
)

12. A bead of mass m is fitted on to a rod of a length of 2 and can move on it without friction. At the initial
moment the bead is in the middle of the rod. The rod moves translationally in a horizontal plane with an
acceleration ‘a’ in a direction forming an angle  with the rod. Find the time when the bead will leave
the rod.If l = 2m, a = 2m/s2 and  = 60°
13. Two particles A and B of masses 3 kg and 2 kg are connected by a light inextensible string. The
particles are in contact with the smooth faces of a wedge DCE of mass 10 kg resting on a smooth
horizontal plane. When the system is moving freely, find the acceleration of the wedge (in cm/s2).
C

A B

D 45° 45° E
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PART - III : ONE OR MORE THAN ONE OPTIONS CORRECT TYPE

1. In the system shown in the figure m 1 > m2. System is held at rest by thread /////////////////////

BC. Just after the thread BC is burnt :

(A) acceleration of m2 will be upwards
 m  m2 
(B) magnitude of acceleration of both blocks will be equal to  1 g
 m1  m2 
spring B m2
k
(C) acceleration of m1 will be equal to zero
(D) magnitude of acceleration of two blocks will be non-zero and unequal. m1 A ////////////
C

2. A particle is resting on a smooth horizontal floor. At t = 0, a horizontal force

starts acting on it. Magnitude of the force increases with time according to law
F = .t, where  is a constant. For the figure shown which of the following
statements is/are correct ?
(A) Curve 1 shows acceleration against time
(B) Curve 2 shows velocity against time
(C) Curve 2 shows velocity against acceleration
(D) none of these
3. A light string is wrapped round a cylindrical log of wood which is placed on
a horizontal surface with it's axis vertical and it is pulled with a constant
force F as shown in the figure.(Friction is absent everywhere)
(A) tension T in the string increases with increase in 
(B) tension T in the string decreases with increase in 
(C) tension T > F if  > /3
(D) tension T > F if  > /4
4. Two blocks A and B of mass 10 kg and 40 kg are connected by an ideal string as shown in the figure.
Neglect the masses of the pulleys and effect of friction. (g = 10 m/s2)

A B

45° Fixed 45°

5 5
(A) The acceleration of block A is ms–2 (B) The acceleration of block B is ms–2
2 2 2
125 150
(C) The tension in the string is N (D) The tension in the string is N
2 2
5. Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 20 kg are connected by a
light spring as shown. A force of 200 N acts on the 20 kg mass
as shown. At a certain instant the acceleration of 10 kg mass is
12 ms–2 towards right direction.
(A) At that instant the 20 kg mass has an acceleration of 12 ms–2.
(B) At that instant the 20 kg mass has an acceleration of 4 ms–2.
(C) The stretching force in the spring is 120 N.
(D) None of these
6. In the figure shown all the surface are smooth. All the blocks A, B and y
A
C are movable X-axis is horizontal and y-axis vertical as shown. Just

after the system is relased from the position as shown. B x
(A) Acceleration of 'A' relative to ground is in negative y-direction C
(B) Acceleration of 'A' relative to B is in positive x-direction 
(C) The horizontal acceleration of 'B' relative to ground is in
negative x-direction. Horizontal Surface
(D) The acceleration of 'B' relative to ground directed along the
inclined surface of 'C' is greater than g sin .
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7. A particle stays at rest as seen from a frame. We can conclude that

(A) the frame is inertial.
(B) resultant force on the particle is zero.
(C) if the frame is inertial then the resultant force on the particle is zero.
(D) if the frame is noninertial then there is a nonzero resultant force.
8. A trolley of mass 8 kg is standing on a frictionless surface
inside which an object of mass 2 kg is suspended. A constant F 37°

force F starts acting on the trolley as a result of which the string 2kg 8kg
stood at an angle of 37° from the vertical (bob at rest relative to
trolley) Then :
(A) acceleration of the trolley is 40/3 m/sec2. (B) force applied is 60 N
(C) force applied is 75 N (D) tension in the string is 25 N
9. A reference frame attached to the earth
(A) is an inertial frame by definition
(B) cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is revolving around the sun.
(C) is an inertial frame because Newton’s laws are applicable in this frame.
(D) cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is rotating about its axis.
10. A particle is found to be at rest when seen from a frame S1 and moving with a constant velocity when
seen from another frame S2. Markout the possible options.
(A) Both the frames are inertial (B) Both the frames are noninertial.
(C) S1 is inertial and S2 is noninertial. (D) S1 is noninertial and S2 is inertial.
11. Figure shows the displacement of a particle going along the X-axis as a function of time. Find the region
where force acting on the particle is zero

(A) AB (B) BC (C) CD (D) DE

12. In the Figure, the pulley P moves to the right with a constant
speed u. The downward speed of A is v A, and the speed of B to
the right is v B.
(A) vB = vA
(B) vB = u + vA
(C) vB + u = vA
(D) the two blocks have accelerations of the same magnitude
13. In an imaginary atmosphere, the air exerts a small force F on any particle in the direction of the
particle’s motion. A particle of mass m projected upward takes time t 1 in reaching the maximum height
and t2 in the return journey to the original point. Then :
t g F/m
(A) t1 < t2 (B) t1 > t2 (C) t1 = t2 (D) 1 
t2 g F/m

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PART - IV : COMPREHENSION
Comprehension-1
Figure shows a weighing machine kept in a lift. Lift is moving upwards with
acceleration of 5 m/s2. A block is kept on the weighing machine. Upper surface
of block is attached with a spring balance. Reading shown by weighing
machine and spring balance is 15 kg and 45 kg respectively.
Answer the following questions. Asume that the weighing machine can measure
weight by having negligible deformation due to block, while the spring balance
requires larger expansion :(take g = 10 m/s2)
M
Weighing
Machine

1. Mass of the object in kg and the normal force acting on the block due to weighing machine are :
(A) 60 kg, 450 N (B) 40 kg, 150 N (C) 80 kg, 400 N (D) 10 kg, zero

2. If lift is stopped and equilibrium is reached. Reading of weighing machine and spring balance will be :
(A) 40 kg, zero (B) 10 kg, 20 kg (C) 20 kg, 10 kg (D) zero, 40 kg

3. Find the acceleration of the lift such that the weighing machine shows true weight of block.
45 85 22 60
(A) m/s2 (B) m/s2 (C) m/s2 (D) m/s2
4 4 4 4
Comprehension-2
In the figure shown all the surfaces are smooth. The blocks A, B and C have the same mass m. F is
floor and W is the wall.

4. Find the magnitude of the contact force (in newton) between wall and block C.?
2mgcos  mg sin2 2mgcos  mg sin2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1  sin2  1  sin2  1  cos2  1  cos2 
5. If wall removed then find acceleration block B ?
2gsin  gsin  2gsin 
(A) (B) 2gsin (C) (D)
1  3 sin2  1  3 sin 
2
1  sin2 
6. A horizontal force ‘F’ applied on block C such that block B only move in downword direction then
minimum value of F.
(A) mgsin (B) mgcos (C) mgtan (D) mgcot

Comprehension-3
An object of mass m is suspended in equilibrium using a string of length  and a spring having spring
constant K (< 2 mg/) and unstreched length /2.

7. Find the tension in the string in newton ?

k k
(A) mg  (B) mg–k (C) 2 mg  (D) 2mg – k
2 2
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8. Find the acceleration of block just after cut the string ?

k k k k
(A) 2g  (B) g  (C) 2g  (D) g 
2m 2m m m
9. What happens if K > 2 mg/?
(A) at equilibrium tension in string is negative

(B) at equilibrium position change in length of spring is greater then

2
(C) at equilibrium tension in string is zero.
(D) If we cut the sting, block will accelerate in upword direction.

 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.

PART - I : JEE (ADVANCED) / IIT-JEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)
1. System shown in figure is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring and string are massless. Now the string
is cut. The acceleration of mass 2m and m just after the string is cut will be : [JEE 2006, 3/184]

(A) g/2 upwards, g downwards (B) g upwards, g/ 2 downwards

(C) g upwards, 2g downwards (D) 2g upwards, g downwards
2. Two particles of mass m each are tied at the ends of a light string of length F
2a. The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal surface with the
string held tight so that each mass is at a distance ‘a’ from the centre P (as
shown in the figure). Now, the mid-point of the string is pulled vertically
upwards with a small but constant force F. As a result, the particles move m P m
towards each other on the surface. The magnitude of acceleration, when the
separation between them becomes 2x, is [JEE 2007, 3/81] a a
F a F x F x F a x 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2m a  x 2
2 2m a  x 2
2 2m a 2m x

3. A piece of wire is bent in the shape of a parabola y = kx 2 (y-axis vertical) with a bead of mass m on it.
The bead can slide on the wire without friction. It stays at the lowest point of the parabola when the wire
is at rest. The wire is now accelerated parallel to the x-axis with a constant acceleration a. The distance
of the new equilibrium position of the bead, where the bead can stay at rest with respect to the wire,
from the y-axis is [JEE 2009, 3/160, –1]
a a 2a a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
gk 2gk gk 4gk

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PART - II : JEE (MAIN) / AIEEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. A ball of mass 0.2 kg is thrown vertically upwards by applying a constant force by hand. If the hand
moves 0.2 m while applying the force and the ball goes upto 2m height further, find the magnitude of
the force. Consider g = 10 m/s2. [AIEEE-2006, 3/180,–1]
(1) 20 N (2) 22 N (3) 4 N (4) 16 N
2. A block of mass m is connected to another block of mass M by a string (massless). The blocks are
kept on a smooth horizontal plane. Initially the blocks are at rest. Then a constant force F starts acting
on the block of mass M to pull it. Find the force on the block of mass m [AIEEE-2007, 3/120,–1]
mF (M  m)F mF MF
(1) (2) (3) (4)
m m (m  M) (m  M)

3. Two fixed frictionless inclined planes making an angle 30º and 60º with the vertical are shown in the
figure. Two blocks A and B are placed on the two planes respectively. What is the relative vertical
acceleration of A with respect to B? [AIEEE-2010, 4/144, –1]

(1) 4.9 ms–2 in horizontal direction (2) 9.8 ms–2 in vertical direction
(3) Zero (4) 4.9 ms–2 in vertical direction
4. A particle of mass m is at rest at the origin at time t = 0. It is subjected to a force F(t) = F 0e–bt in the
x direction. Its speed v(t) is depicted by which of the following curves ? [AIEEE 2012 ; 4/120, –1]

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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EXERCISE–1
PART - I
Section (A)
A-1. Gravitational, Electromagnetic, Nuclear.
A-2. 20 N (c) (d)
A-3. No

T2

A-4. T1
T1
m2
m1
(e) (f) m 2g
Vertical wall does not exert force on sphere m 1g
(N' = 0).

A-5. (i) (N = 0).

(g)

(ii) Gravitational between earth and block .

A-6.

(h)

Normal reaction

A-7. (a)
(i)

Section (B) :
B-1. 2 mg

(b)
B-2. (i)

(ii) N = F (iii) F (iv) m1g, m2g.

B-3. (i) zero (ii) mg

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cos 2
D-1. D-2. 2u
cos 1
2
u u tan  ˆ  2  
D-3. u tan .  (  ˆj)  i  , x + y2 =  
B-4. (a) 2 2  2

D-4. VB = 3 VA = 1.8 m/s in downward direction.

9g 12g
D-5. aA = , aB =
(b) equal magnitude w . 25 25

1000 500 D-6. VP1 = 5 m/s downward

B-5. NA = N, NB = N
3 3 VC = 25 m/s upward

50 2 D-7. b î + b ĵ
B-6. N45 = = 96.59 N ;
3 1
Section (E) :
100
N30 = = 136.6 N E-1. (a) | F1 | = | F2 | = 30 2 N (b) W = 30 2 N
3 1
E-2. |F| = (30)2  (108)2 = 112.08 N
Section (C) :
m1g
C-1. (a) 10 N, (b) 10 N, (c) 10 N. E-3.
2(m1  m2 )
C-2. (a) 10 N (b) 15 N (c) 20 N E-4. (a) 4.8N, 3.6N, 2.4N,1.2N (b) F = 6 N(c) 0.2 N
C-3. T1 = 5N, T2 = 2N
E-5. 6.5 m/s
2g
C-4. (a) = 6.7 m (b) 40 N (c) 80 N E-6. (a) 2g/3, (b) 3g/4
3
E-7. (a) mB = 10 kg (b) mB = 10 kg

Section (F) :
F-1. (i) 600 N, (ii) 600 N, (iii) 600 N,
(iv) 720 N, (v) 480 N, (vi) 720 N,
(vii) 720 N, (viii) 480 N

F-2. (i) 100 N, (ii) 100 N, (iii) 100 N,

(iv) 120 N, (v) 80 N, (vi) 120 N,
Mg (vii) 120 N, (viii) 80 N.
C-5. (a) (b) T1 = T2 = T3 = ,
2 F-3. (a) 3 g 0, 0, (b) 0, g  g 

Section (G) :
15
G-1. m/s2, opposite direction.
4
4F
G-2. a = 3 m/s2 G-3. a= – g.
Mm
G-4. 322 N
3Mg Mg
T5 = Mg and T4 = (c) F = Section (H) :
2 2
H-1. F=0 H-2. (g + a) sin  

Section (D) :

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PART - II PART - II
Section (A) : 1. 5 2. 6 3. 3
A-1. (C) A-2. (B) 4. 4 5. 1 6. 17
Section (B) : 7. 60 8. 32 9. 23
B-1. (B) B-2. (C) B-3. (B) 10. 6 11. 1 12. 2
Section (C) : 13. 40
C-1. (B) C-2. (D) C-3. (C) PART - III
C-4. (C) C-5. (C) C-6. (A) 1. (AC) 2. (ABC) 3. (AC)
Section (D) : 4. (ABD) 5. (BC) 6. (ABCD)
D-1. (B) D-2. (C) D-3. (D) 7. (CD) 8. (CD) 9. (BD)
D-4. (B) D-5. (B) D-6. (C) 10. (AB) 11. (BD) 12. (BD)
D-7. (D) D-8. (A) 13. (BD)

Section (E) : PART - IV

E-1. (D) E-2. (C) E-3. (B) 1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A)
E-4. (C) E-5. (C) E-6. (C) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (D)
E-7. (D) E-8. (C) E-9. (B) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (C)
E-10. (D) E-11. (C) E-12. (B)
EXERCISE–3
Section (F) :
PART - I
F-1. (A) F-2. (D) F-3. (C)
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B)
F-4. (D) F-5. (B)
PART - II
Section (G) :
G-1. (B) G-2. (A) G-3. (C) 1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (4)
4. (3)
Section (H) :
H-1. (C) H-2. (C) H-3. (C)

PART - III
1. (A) – q ; (B) – r ; (C) – q ; (D) – r
2. (A) – p,s ; (B) – q, r ; (C) – p,s ; (D) – q, r
3. (A) – r ; (B) – p ; (C) – s ; (D) – q

EXERCISE–2
PART - I
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D)
4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B)
7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (B)
10. (A) 11. (A) 12. (D)
13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (C)
16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (C)
19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (D)
22. (C)

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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. A lift is going up. The total mass of the lift and the passengers is 150 kg. The variation in the speed of
the lift is given in the graph. (g = 9.8 m/s2) [IIT 1976]

Speed(m/s)
3.6

0 2 10 12 (sec)
(a) What will be the tension in the rope pulling the lift at t equal to
(i) 1 sec (ii) 6 sec and (iii) 11 sec ?
(b) What is the height through which the lift takes the passengers?
(c) What will be the average velocity and average acceleration during the course of entire motion?
2. The system shown in figure is released from rest calculate the value of acclerations 'a' and 'b'. (where b
is w.r.t. to A)

3. A person is standing on a weighing machine placed on the floor of an elevator. The elevator stars going
up with some acceleration, moves with uniform velocity for a while and finally decelerates to stop. The
maximum and the minimum weights recorded are 80.5 kg and 59.5 kg. Assuming that the magnitudes
of the acceleration and the deceleration are the same, find (a) the true weight of the person and (b) the
magnitude of the acceleration. Take g = 10 m/s2.
4. What will be the value M of the hanging block as shown in the figure which will prevent the smaller
block from slipping over the triangular block. All the surface are frictionless and the string and the pulley
are light.

5. A monkey of mass 15 kg is climbing on a rope with one end fixed to the ceiling. If it wishes to go up with
an acceleration of 1 m/s2, how much force should it apply to the rope? If the rope is 5m long and the
monkey starts from rest, how much time will it take to reach the ceiling ?
6. Figure shown a monkey is climbing on a rope that goes over a smooth light pulley and a block of equal
mass hanging on the other end. Show that the monkey and the block move in the same direction with
equal acceleration, whatever force the monkey exerts on the rope. If intially both were at rest, their
separation will not change as time passes.

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7. In the arrangement shown in Fig, a wedge of mass m 3 = 3.45 kg is

placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A small and light pulley is
connected on its top edge, as shown. A light, flexible thread passes
over the pulley. Two blocks having mass m1 = 1. 3 kg and m2= 1.5 kg
are connected at the ends of the thread. m1 is on smooth horizontal
surface and m2 rests on inclined surface of the wedge.
Base length of wedge is 2 m and inclination is 37°. m2 is initially near the top edge of the wedge. If the
whole system is released from rest. Calculate:
(i) velocity of wedge when m 2 reaches its bottom
(ii) velocity of m2 at that instant and tension in the thread during motion of m2. All the surfaces are
smooth. [g = 10 ms2]
8. Neglecting friction every where, find the acceleration of M. Assume m > m.

9. In the figure shown P1 and P2 are massless pulleys. P1 is fixed and P2 can move. Masses of A, B and C
9m 3
are , 2m and m respectively. All contacts are smooth and the string is massless.  = tan–1   . Find
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the acceleration of block C in m/s2.

10. A system is shown in figure. All contact surfaces are smooth and string is tight & inextensible. Wedge
‘A’ moves towards right with speed 10 m/s & velocity of ‘B’ relative to ‘A’ is in downward direction along
the incline having magnitude 5m/s. Find the horizontal and vertical component of velocity of Block ‘C’.

11. An object of mass 2 kg is placed at rest in a frame (S1) moving with velocity 10iˆ  5ˆj m/s and having
acceleration 5iˆ  10ˆj m/s2. This object is also seen by an observer standing in a frame (S2) moving with
velocity 5iˆ  10ˆj m/s.
(i) Calculate ‘Pseudo force’ acting on object. Which frame is responsible for this force.
(ii) Calculate net force acting on object with respect to S2 frame.
(iii) Calculate net force acting on object with respect to S1 frame.

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12. In the figure shown the blocks A & C are pulled down with constant velocities u. Find the acceleration of
block B.

13. System is shown in the figure. Assume that cylinder remains in contact with the two wedges. Find the
velocity of cylinder.

14. The 40 kg block is moving to the right with a speed of 1.5 m/s when it is acted upon by the forces F 1
and F2. These forces vary in the manner shown in the graph. Find the velocity (in m/s) of the block at
t = 12 s. Neglect friction and masses of the pulleys and cords.

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15. In the figure shown, a person pulls a light string with a constant
speed u = 10 m/s. The other end of the string is tied to a very
small block which moves on a smooth horizontal surface. The
block is initially situated at a distance from the pulley which is
very large in comparison to h. Find the angle ‘’ when the block
leaves the surface. Take g = 10 m/s2.

1. (a) (i) 1740 N (ii) 1470 N (iii) 1200 N (b) 36 m (c) Average velocity = 3 m/s; Average acceleration = 0
b cos  3gsin  M' m
2. a= ;b= 3. 70 kg and 1.5 m/s2 4.
3 3  cos2  cot   1
5. 165 N, 10 s 6.
Relative displacement is zero. Hence separation remains same
(m  m')g
7. (i) 2 ms1 (ii) 13 ms1, 3.9 Newton 8. a=
2M  3m  3m'
9. 3m/s2 upwards
10. Horizontal component of velocity is 14 m/sec and vertical component of velocity is 26 m/sec.
11. (i) F = 10iˆ  20ˆj N, Due to acceleration of frame s1 (ii) 10iˆ  20ˆj N (iii) zero.
u2 
12. tan3 13. 7u m/s 14. 12 m/s. 15. =
b 4

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