Laws of motion

Assignment
SOLUTIONS
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A lift is moving down with acceleration a. A man in
the lift drops a ball inside the lift. The acceleration
of the ball as observed by the man in the lift and a
man standing stationary on the ground are
respectively
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A. g, g

B. g − a, g − a

C. g − a, g

D. a, g
When forces F1 , F2 , F3 are acting on a particle of
mass m such that F2 and F3 are mutually
perpendicular, then the particle remains stationary.
If the force F1 is now removed then the
acceleration of the particle is
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A. F1/m

B. F2 F3 / mF1

C. (F2 − F3)/m

D. F2 /m
A light string passing over a smooth light pulley
connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2
(vertically). If the acceleration of the system is g/8,
then the ratio of the masses is
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A. 8:1

B. 9:7

C. 4:3

D. 5:3
A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift.
A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring
reads 49 N, when the lift is stationary. If the lift
moves downward with an acceleration of 2 5m /s ,
the reading of the spring balance will be [2003]
A. 24 N

B. 74 N

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C. 15 N

D. 49 N
Three forces start acting simultaneously on a
particle moving with velocity, v r . These forces are
represented in magnitude and direction by the
three sides of a triangle ABC. The particle will now
move with velocity
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A.

B.

C. In the direction of the largest force BC

D. Remaining unchanged
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 the wall is 0.2. The
weight of the block is
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A. 20 N

B. 50 N

C. 100 N

D. 2N
A marble block of mass 2 kg lying on ice when
given a velocity of 6 m/s is stopped by friction in 10
s. Then the coefficient of friction is

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A. 0.02

B. 0.03

C. 0.04

D. 0.06
A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal
frictionless surface by a rope of mass m. If a force P
is applied at the free end of the rope, the force
exerted by the rope on the block is
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A.

B.

C. P

D.
A light spring balance hangs from the hook of the
other light spring balance and a block of mass M kg
hangs from the former one. Then the true
statement about the scale reading is
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A. Both the scales read M kg each

B. The scale of the lower one reads M kg and of the

upper one zero

C. The reading of the two scales can be anything but the

sum of the reading will be M kg

D. Both the scales read M/2 kg each

A rocket with a lift-off mass 3.5 x 104 kg is blasted
upwards with an initial acceleration of 10m/s2 .
Then the initial thrust of the blast is

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A. 3.5 × 105 N

B. 7.0 × 105 N

C. 14.0 × 105 N

D. 1.75 × 105 N
Two masses m1 = 5g and m2= 4.8 kg tied to a string
are hanging over a light frictionless pulley. What is
the acceleration of the masses when left free to
move ? g = ( 9.8m / s2 ) 2004

A. 5 m/s2

B. 9.8 m/s2

C. 0.2 m/s2

D. 4.8 m/s2
A block rests on a rough inclined plane making an
angle of 30° with the horizontal. The coefficient of
static friction between the block and the plane is
0.8. If the frictional force on the block is 10 N, the
mass of the block (in kg) is (take g = 10 m / s2 )
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A. 1.6

B. 4.0

C. 2.0

D. 2.5
A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without
friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2
m/s2 . He reaches the ground with a speed of 3
m/s. At what height, did he bail out ?
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A. 182 m

B. 91 m

C. 111 m

D. 293 m
The upper half of an inclined plane with inclination
φ is perfectly smooth while the lower half is rough.
A body starting from rest at the top will again come
to rest at the bottom if the coefficient of friction
for the lower half is given by
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A. 2 cos 𝜙

B. 2 sin 𝜙

C. tan 𝜙

D. 2 tan 𝜙
A particle of mass 0.3 kg subject to a force F = – kx
with k = 15 N/m . What will be its initial
acceleration if it is released from a point 20 cm
away from the origin ?
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A. 152 m/s2

B. 32 m/s2

C. 102 m/s2

D. 52 m/s2
A block is kept on a frictionless inclined surface
with angle of inclination ‘⍺’ . The incline is given an
acceleration ‘a’ to keep the block stationary. Then a
is equal to

A. g cosec ⍺

B. g/tan ⍺

C. g tan ⍺

D. g
Consider a car moving on a straight road with a
speed of 100 m/s. The distance at which car can be
stopped is [𝜇k = 0.5]

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A. 1000 m

B. 800 m

C. 400 m

D. 100 m
A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150 g moving
at a rate of 20 m/s. If the catching process is
completed in 0.1s, the force of the blow exerted by
the ball on the hand of the player is equal to
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A. 150 N

B. 3N

C. 30 N

D. 300 N
A block of mass m is connected to another block
of mass M by a spring (massless) of spring
constant k. The block are kept on a smooth
horizontal plane. Initially the blocks are at rest and
the spring is unstretched. Then a constant force F
starts acting on the block of mass M to pull it. Find
the force of the block of mass m.

A. 2007

B.

C.

D.
The minimum force required to start pushing a
body up rough (frictional coefficient 𝜇) inclined
plane is F1 while the minimum force needed to
prevent it from sliding down is F2. if the inclined
plane makes an angle θ from the horizontal such
that tan θ = 2 𝜇 then the ratio is
2011 RS
A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4
A particle of mass m is at rest at the origin at time
t = 0. It is subjected to a force F(t) = F0e−bt in the x
direction. Its speed v(t) is depicted by which of the
following curves)

A. 2012

B.

C.

D.
A block of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane
making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The
coefficient of static friction between the block and
plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the block is

A. 9.8 N 1980

B.

C.

D. 0.7 × 9.8 N
What is the maximum value of the force F such
that the block shown in the arrangement, does not
move?

A. 20 N 2003 S

B. 10 N

C. 12 N

D. 15 N
A string of negligible mass going over a clamped
pulley of mass m supports a block of mass M as
shown in the figure. The force on the pulley by the
clamp is given

A. 2001 S

B.

C.

D.
A block of weight 200N is pulled along a rough
horizontal surface at constant speed by a force
100N acting at an angle 45° above the horizontal.
The coefficient of friction between the block and
the surface is
A. 0.43

B. 0.55

C. 0.75

D. 0.85
A body moves along a circular path of radius 2m &
𝜇 = 0.8. The maximum angular velocity (rad/sec) of
the body so that it does not slide is (g = 10ms−2)

A. 2

B. 30

C. 15

D. 4
A car is driven round curved path of radius 18m
without the danger of skidding. The coefficient of
friction between the tyres off the car and the
surface of the curved path is 0.2. What is the
maximum speed in kmph of the car for safe
driving? (g = 10 ms−2)
A. 9.3

B. 30.48

C. 18.42

D. 21.6
A duster weighs 0.5 N.It is pressed against a
vertical board with a horizontal force of 13N. If the
coefficient of friction is 0.4 the minimum force that
must be applied on the duster parallel to the board
to move it upwards is
A. 0.4 N

B. 5.7 N

C. 6N

D. 7N
The coefficient of static & Kinetic frictions are 0.6 &
0.3. The minimum force required to start the
motion is applied and if it is continued, the velocity
acquired by the body at the end of the 2nd second
is (g = 10ms−2)
A. 6ms−1

B. 4ms−1

C. 2ms−1

D. Zero
A homogeneous chain lies at rest on a horizontal
table of coefficient of friction 0.25 with part of it
hanging over the edge of the table. The fractional
length of the chain hanging down the edge of the
table is
A.

B.

C.

D.
A body of mass 1 kg slides down an incline with
angle 45°. If the coefficient of friction between the
body & plane is 0.6. Acceleration of the body is
nearly.

A. 0.2g

B. 0.3g

C. 0.28g

D. 0.7g
The minimum force required to move a body up on
inclined plane is two times the minimum force
required to prevent it from sliding down the plane,
if coefficient of friction between the body and
inclined plane is , the angle of inclined plane is
A. 45°

B. 60°

C. 30°

D. 15°
A 4 kg block A is placed at the top of 8 kg block B
which rests on a smooth table. A just slips on B
when a force of 30N is applied on A. The maximum
horizontal force F required to make both A & B
move together is
A. 36 N

B. 5N

C. 40 N

D. 90 N
A constant force F = m2g/2 is applied on the block
of mass m1 as shown. The string and the pulley are
light and the surface of the table is smooth. Find
the acceleration of m1.

A.

B.

C.

D.
A rocket of initial mass 6000 kg ejects mass at
constant rate of 200 kg/sec, with constant relative
speed of 800 m/sec. The acceleration of the rocket
after 5 sec is (neglect gravity)

A. 50 m/s2

B. 16 m/s2

C. 60 m/s2

D. 32 m/s2
A simple pendulum is carrying a bob of mass ‘M’. It
is pulled through an angle 45° from its mean
position. The horizontal force required to keep it
under equilibrium at this new position is

A. Mg

B.

C.

D.
 Two blocks A and B of masses mA = 1 kg and mB =
3 kg are kept on the table as shown in figure. The
coefficient of friction between A and B is 0.2 and
between B and the surface of the table is also 0.2.
The maximum force F that can be applied on B
horizontally, so that the block A does not slide
over the block B is :
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A. 16 N

B. 40 N

C. 8N

D. 12 N
A block P of mass m is placed on a horizontal
frictionless plan. A second block of same mass m is
placed on it and is connected to a spring of spring
constant k, the two blocks are pulled by distance
A. Block Q oscillates without slipping. What is the
maximum value of frictional force between the
two blocks.
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A. kA/2

B. kA

C. μsmg

D. zero
A rocket is fired vertically from the earth with an
acceleration of 2g, where g is the gravitational
acceleration. On an inclined plane inside the
rocket, making an angle . With the horizontal , a
point object of mass m is kept. The minimum
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coefficient of friction min between the mass and
the inclined surface such that he mass does not
move is

A. 24N

B. 74N

C. 15N

D. 49N
A block of mass m is placed on a surface with a
vertical cross section given by . If the
coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height
above the ground at which the block can be placed
without slipping is: JEE 2014

A.

B.

C.

D.
Three identical blocks of masses m = 2 kg are
drawn by a force F = 10.2 N with an acceleration of
0.6 ms-2 on a frictionless surface, then what is the
tension (in N) in the string between the blocks B
and C?
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A. 9.2

B. 3.4

C. 4

D. 9.8
A uniform rod of length l is being rotated in a
horizontal plane with a constant angular speed
about an axis passing through one of its ends. If
the tension generated in the rod due to rotation is
T(X) at a distance X from the axis, then which of
the following graphs depicts is most closely?
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A.

B.

C.

D.
A particle moving in the xy-plane experience a
velocity dependent force ,
where and are the x and y components of
its velocity . If is the acceleration of the
particle, then which of the following statements is
true for the particle ? SEP 2020

A. quantity is constant in time

B. quantity is constant in time

C. F arises due to a magnetic field

D. kinetic energy of particle is constant in time

Which of the following option correctly describes
the variation of the speed v and acceleration ‘a’ of
a point mass falling vertically in a viscous medium
that applies a force F = -kv, where ‘k’ is constant,
on the body? (Graphs are schematic and not
drawn to scale)
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A.

B.

C.

D.