PHYSICS – CHAPTER 4 TEST

LAWS OF MOTION
CLASS: XI MAX MARKS: 40
DATE: DURATION: 2 HOURS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(a) There are 21 questions in this question paper.
(b) SECTION A consists of 13 objective questions carrying 1 mark each.
(c) SECTION B consists of 2 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
(d) SECTION C consists of 3 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
(e) SECTION D consists of 1 case-based question carrying 4 marks.
(f) SECTION E consists of 2 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
(g) All questions are compulsory. There is no internal choice.
(h) Use of log tables and calculators are not allowed.

Q.No SECTION – A Marks

1 A body of mass “m” collides against a wall with the velocity “v” and rebounds 1
with the same speed. Its change of momentum is:
a) – 2mv b) mv c) – mv d) zero
2 In an elevator moving vertically up with an acceleration “g”, the force exerted 1
on the floor by a passenger of mass “m” is:
a) mg b) 0.5mg c) 2mg d) zero
3 Action and reaction forces: 1
a) act on two different objects c) have equal magnitude
b) have opposite directions d) all of the above
4 Which of the following represents the correct dimensions of Impulse? 1
a) [MLT-2] b) [ML2T-2] c) [M2LLT-1] d) [MLT-1]
5 A rocket is ejecting 0.05 kg of gases per second at a speed of 400 m/s. What is 1
the accelerating force on the rocket?
a) 10 N b) 9.8 N c) 0.49 N d) 20 N
6 The proper use of lubricants cannot reduce: 1
a) static friction c) rolling friction
b) inertia d) sliding friction

7 A particle of mass 10 kg is moving in a straight line. If its displacement is given 1

by x(t) = t3 – 2t – 10 with its units in meters, then the force acting on it at the
end of 4 seconds will be:
a) 24 N b) 240 N c) 300 N d) 1200 N
8 Conservation of momentum in a collision between particles can be understood 1
from:
a) conservation of energy c) Newton’s second law
b) Newton’s first law d) Newton’s third law
 9 A massless string passing over a smooth frictionless light pulley connects two 1
blocks of masses m1 and m2 vertically. If the acceleration of the system is g/8,
then the ratio of the masses is:
a) 8 : 1 b) 9 : 7 c) 4 : 3 d) 5 : 3
10 What is the maximum speed possible on a frictionless circular banked road of 1
radius 10 m banked at an angle of 45? Take g = 10 ms-2
a) 10 m/s b) 9.8 m/s c) 100 m/s d) 15 m/s

In the following questions, a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given.

Choose the correct answer out of the following choices:

(a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation for
assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not the correct explanation
for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
(e) Assertion and reason both are incorrect statements.
11 Assertion: If unbalanced external force acting on a body is zero, then its 1
acceleration is zero.
Reason: This is a simple form of Newton’s second law of motion.
12 Assertion: Free body diagrams include forces on the environment by the system. 1
Reason: Free body diagrams help in simplifying a mechanics problem.
13 Assertion: While walking on ice, one should take small steps to avoid slipping. 1
Reason: This is because smaller steps ensure smaller friction.
SECTION – B
14 a) A constant retarding force of 50 N is applied to a body of mass 20 kg moving 2
initially with a speed of 15 m/s. How much time does the body take to stop?
b) Define concurrent forces and state the condition for their equilibrium.
15 State the Aristotelian law of motion. Briefly explain the flaw in his argument. 2
SECTION – C
16 a) State the law of static friction. 3
b) A body is rolled on ice with a velocity of 8 m/s and comes to rest after
travelling 4 m . Compute the coefficient of friction. Given g = 10 m/s2
17 Draw a neat labelled diagram and obtain an expression for the maximum velocity 3
of a car on a banked road.
18 a) Two boys, A and B, jumped from a certain height. Upon landing, Boy A got 3
injured on a cemented floor, while Boy B, who landed on a heap of sand,
remained unharmed. Boy B then began laughing at Boy A. Satish, who was
observing the situation, promptly took Boy A to a nearby hospital, where the
doctor provided treatment. Explain the reason why Boy A was injured while Boy
B remained unharmed.
b) A thief jumps from the roof of a house with a box of weight on his head. What
will be the weight of the box as experienced by the thief during his jump?
 SECTION – D
19 Read the following passage and answer the following questions:
You are an experienced mechanical engineer who has been called to testify as an
expert witness in a case involving an accident in which car A slid into the rear of
car B, which was stopped at a red light along a road headed down a hill as shown
in the figure below. You find that the slope of the hill is 12, that the cars were
separated by distance of 24 m when the driver of car A put the car into a
slide (it lacked any automatic anti-brake-lock system), and that the
speed of car A just before sliding was 18 m/s. Using this information, find out:

a) With what speed did car A hit car B if the coefficient of kinetic friction was 0.6? 2
b) The driver of car A argued that the road was wet and had a kinetic friction 2
coefficient of 0.1. Would that result in a greater or lesser speed of collision?
SECTION – E
20 a) A body of mass 5 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces 8 N and 6 N. 5
Calculate the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the body.
b) A cart and a man move towards each other. The mass of the cart is 25 kg and
the mass of the man is 50 kg. The velocity of the cart is 0.2 m/s. When the man
jumps into the cart, it obtains a velocity of 0.6 m/s in the direction in which the
man was walking. What was the velocity with which the man was walking?
21 Answer the following questions: 5
a) Is a large brake on a bicycle wheel more effective in stopping the bicycle
than a small brake? Explain.
b) Why are ball bearings used in different machinery?
c) Why are racing tracks usually banked at an angle?
d) Why is it easier to pull a lawn mover than to push it?
e) Why does a cricketer move his hands backward while taking a catch?

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