Prayas JEE (2026)

MANTHAN
Physics Newton's Laws of Motion
Exercise-1 7. In a rocket of mass 1000 kg fuel is consumed at a rate of
40 kg/s. The velocity of the gases ejected from the rocket is
LAWS OF MOTION 5 × 104 m/s. The thrust on the rocket is
1. A rider on horse back falls when horse starts running all of (a) 2 × 103 N (b) 5 × 104 N
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(c) 2 × 10 N (d) 2 × 109 N
a sudden because
(a) Rider is taken back 8. A force vector applied on a mass is represented as

(b) Rider is suddenly afraid of falling = F 6iˆ - 8 ˆj + 10kˆ and accelerates with 1 m/s2. What will
(c) Inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest whereas be the mass of the body
lower part of the body moves forward with the horse
(a) 10 2 kg (b) 2 10 kg
(d) None of the above
2. When a train stops suddenly, passengers in the running train (c) 10 kg (d) 20 kg
feel an instant jerk in the forward direction because 9. A cricket ball of mass 250 g collides with a bat with velocity
(a) The back of seat suddenly pushes the passengers 10 m/s and returns with the same velocity within 0.01 second.
forward The force acted on bat is
(b) Inertia of rest stops the train and takes the body forward (a) 25 N (b) 50 N (c) 250 N (d) 500 N
(c) Upper part of the body continues to be in the state of 10. The adjacent figure is the part of a horizontally stretched net.
motion whereas the lower part of the body in contact Section AB is stretched with a force of 10 N. The tensions
with seat remains at rest in the sections BC and BF are
(d) Nothing can be said due to insufficient data
3. A man getting down a running bus falls forward because
(a) Due to inertia of rest, road is left behind and man
reaches forward
(b) Due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues
to be in motion in forward direction while feet come to
rest as soon as they touch the road
(c) He leans forward as a matter of habit
(d) Of the combined effect of all the three factors stated in
(a), (b) and (c) (a) 10 N, 11 N
(b) 10 N, 6 N
4. A force of 100 dynes acts on a mass of 5 gm for 10 sec. The
velocity produced is (c) 10 N, 10 N
(a) 2 cm/sec (b) 20 cm/sec (d) Can’t calculate due to insufficient data
(c) 200 cm/sec (d) 2000 cm/sec 11. A ball of mass m moves with speed v and it strikes normally
5. A machine gun is mounted on a 2000 kg car on a horizontal with a wall and reflected back normally, if its time of contact
with wall is t then find force exerted by ball on wall
frictionless surface. At some instant the gun fires bullets of
mass 10 gm with a velocity of 500 m/sec with respect to 2mν mν
(a) (b)
the car. The number of bullets fired per second is ten. The t t
average thrust on the system is mν
(a) 550 N (b) 50 N (c) mνt (d)
2t
(c) 250 N (d) 250 dyne
12. A particle moves in the xy - plane under the action of a force
6. A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjected to a force F = –kx F such that the components of its linear momentum p at any
with k = 15 N/m. What will be its initial acceleration if it is time t are px = 2cos t, py = 2sin t. The angle between F and
released from a point 20 cm away from the origin
p at time t is
(a) 5 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2
2
(a) 90° (b) 0° (c) 180° (d) 30°
(c) 3 m/s (d) 15 m/s2

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 13. If a force of 250 N act on body, the momentum acquired is 18. Three equal weights A, B and C of mass 2 kg each are hanging
125 kg-m/s. What is the period for which force acts on the on a string passing over a fixed frictionless pulley as shown
body in the figure The tension in the string connecting weights B
(a) 0.5 sec (b) 0.2 sec (c) 0.4 sec (d) 0.25 sec and C is
14. An aircraft is moving with a velocity of 300 ms–1. If all the
forces acting on it are balanced, then
(a) It still moves with the same velocity
(b) It will be just floating at the same point in space
A
(c) It will fall down instantaneously B
(d) It will lose its velocity gradually
C

APPLICATION OF FORCE/IMPULSE, STATICS (a) Zero (b) 13 N (c) 3.3 N (d) 19.6 N
AND DYNAMICS INVOLVING SINGLE SYSTEM 19. Two masses of 4 kg and 5 kg are connected by a string passing
through a frictionless pulley and are kept on a frictionless
15. Two blocks are connected by a string as shown in the
table as shown in the figure. The acceleration of 5 kg mass is
diagram. The upper block is hung by another string. A force
F applied on the upper string produces an acceleration of 2 4kg
m/s2 in the upward direction in both the blocks. If T and T'
be the tensions in the two parts of the string, then
F 5kg
T
2 kg
(a) 49 m/s2 (b) 5.44 m/s2 (c) 19.5 m/s2(d) 2.72 m/s2
T¢ 20. Three solids of masses m 1, m 2 and m 3 are connected
with weightless string in succession and are placed on a
4 kg
frictionless table. If the mass m3 is dragged with a force T,
the tension in the string between m2 and m3 is
(a) T = 70.8 N and T′= 47.2 N
m2 m3
(b) T = 58.8 N and T′= 47.2 N (a) T (b) T
m1 + m2 + m3 m1 + m2 + m3
(c) T = 70.8 N and T′ = 58.8 N
(d) T = 70.8 N and T′ = 0 m1 + m2 m2 + m3
(c) T (d) T
16. Consider the following statements about the blocks shown m1 + m2 + m3 m1 + m2 + m3
in the diagram that are being pushed by a constant force on 21. A light string passes over a frictionless pulley. To one of its
a frictionless table ends a mass of 6 kg is attached. To its other end a mass of
10 kg is attached. The tension in the thread will be

F 3 kg 2 kg
1 kg

A. All blocks move with the same acceleration 6 kg 10 kg

B. The net force on each block is the same.
Which of these statements are/is correct. (a) 24.5 N (b) 2.45 N (c) 79 N (d) 73.5 N
(a) A only (b) B only 22. A body of weight 2 kg is suspended as shown in the figure.
(c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B The tension T1 in the horizontal string (in kg wt) is
17. A rope of length L is pulled by a constant force F. What is 30°
the tension in the rope at a distance x from the end where T1
the force is applied
FL F ( L − x)
(a) (b)
x L
2 kg-wt
FL Fx
(c) (d)
L−x L−x (a) 2/ 3 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 3 (d) 2

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23. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a rope which can stand a
maximum tension of 600 N. In which of the following cases
will the rope break the monkey 30º
60º
fixed fixed
g
(a) in the vertical direction
2
g 3
(a) Climbs up with an acceleration of 6 ms–2 (b) at 45º with vertical
2
(b) Climbs down with an acceleration of 4 ms–2
(c) Climbs up with an uniform speed of 5 ms–1 g
(c) inclined at 60º to vertical
(d) Falls down the rope nearly freely under gravity? 3

24. In the figure shown acceleration of monkey relative to the (d) g in the vertical direction
rope if it exerts a force of 80 N on string will be: 28. 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 θ. What is the
tension of the chain at the endpoint.
5 kg
A B
10 kg  

W
W W
(a) 2 m/s2 downwards (a) cosec θ (b) sec θ
2 2
(b) 4 m/s2 upwards
(c) 4 m/s2 downwards W
(c) W cos θ (d) sin θ
3
(d) 8 m/s2 downwards
29. Two masses m and M are attached with strings as shown.
25. A person standing on the floor of an elevator drops a coin.
For the system to be in equilibrium we have
The coin reaches the floor of the elevator in time t1 when
elevator is stationary and in time t2 if it is moving uniformly.
Then
M
(a) t1 = t2 
(b) t1 > t2
(c) t1 > t2 45º 45º
(d) t1 < t2 or t1 > t2 depending upon that elevator is moving
upwards or downwards m

26. A block of mass M is placed on a fixed smooth inclined plane 2M 2m

(a) tan θ = 1 + (b) tan θ = 1 +
of inclination q with the horizontal. The force exerted by the m M
plane on the block has a magnitude M m
(c) tan θ = 1 + (d) tan θ = 1 +
(a) Mg 2m 2M
(b) Mg/cos q 30. A balloon of gross weight w newton is falling vertically
(c) Mgcos q downward with a constant acceleration a(<g). The magnitude
(d) Mgtan q of the air resistance is: (Neglecting buoyant force)
27. Two particles start together from a point O and slide down  a
(a) w (b) w 1 + 
along straight smooth inclined planes at 30° and 60° to the  g
vertical and in the same vertical plane as in figure. The
 a a
relative acceleration of second with respect to first will be (c) w 1 −  (d) w
(in magnitude and direction) as  g g

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31. Three blocks A, B and C are suspended as shown in the figure. (a) t1 < t2
Mass of each block A and C is m. If system is in equilibrium (b) t1 > t2
and mass of B is M, then: (c) t1 = t2
(d) The relation between t1 and t2 depends on the mass of
the particle.

CONSTRAINT RELATION, DYNAMICS OF

MULTI SYSTEM SPRING
A B C
36. A man is standing at a spring platform. Reading of spring
(a) M = 2 m (b) M < 2 m balance is 60 kg wt. If man jumps outside platform, then
(c) M > 2 m (d) M = m reading of spring balance
32. In the figure, the blocks A, B and C of mass m each have (a) First increases then decreases to zero
acceleration a1, a2 and a3 respectively. F1 and F2 are external (b) Decreases
forces of magnitudes 2 mg and mg respectively. (c) Increases
(d) Remains same
37. A bird is sitting in a large closed cage which is placed on
a spring balance. It records a weight of 25 N. The bird
(mass m = 0.5 kg) flies upward in the cage with an
acceleration of 2 m/s2. The spring balance will now record
a weight of
m m m (a) 24 N (b) 25 (c) 26 N (d) 27 N
A F1=2mg B 2m C F2=mg
38. Find the velocity of the hanging block if the velocities of
(a) a1 = a2 = a3 (b) a1 > a2 > a3 the free ends of the rope are as indicated in the figure.
(c) a1 = a2, a2 > a3 (d) a1 > a2, a2 = a3
33. A uniform rope of length L and mass M is placed on a 2m/s
smooth fixed wedge as shown. Both ends of rope are at same
horizontal level. The rope is initially released from rest, then 1m/s
the magnitude of initial acceleration of rope is

(a) 3/2 m/s ↑ (b) 3/2 m/s ↓

(c) 1/2 m/s ↑ (d) 1/2 m/s ↓
  39. A block of mass 4 kg is suspended through two A
light spring balances A and B. Then A and B will
(a) Zero (b) M( cosα – cos β) g read respectively
(c) M( tan α – tan β)g (d) None of these (a) 4 kg and zero kg
B
34. A force of magnitude F1 acts on a particle so as to accelerate (b) Zero kg and 4 kg
it from rest to a velocity v. The force F1 is then replaced by (c) 4 kg and 4 kg
another force of magnitude F2 which decelerates it to rest. (d) 2 kg and 2 kg 4kg
(a) F1 must be the equal to F2 40. In the figure shown, the pulley is moving with
(b) F1 may be equal to F2 velocity u. Calculate the velocity of the block attached with
string.
(c) F1 must be unequal to F2
(d) None of these
35. ln an imaginary atmosphere, the air exerts a small force
F on any particle in the direction of the particle’s motion. u
A particle of mass m projected upward takes a time t1 in
reaching the maximum height and t2 in the return journey
to the original point. Then
(a) u (b) 2u (c) 3u (d) 2.5 u

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41. Velocities of blocks A, B and pulley p1 are shown in figure. 46. Two blocks ‘A’ and ‘B’ each of mass ‘m’ are placed on a
Find velocity of pulley p1 and mass C. smooth horizontal surface. Two horizontal forces F and
10m/s 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:
p2
A B
F 2F
p1
m m
C 30º

F
B (a) F (b) F/2 (c) (d) 3F
10m/s
3
A
20m/s 47. System is shown in the figure. Velocity of sphere A is 9 m/s.
(a) 10 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 5 m/s (d) 25 m/s Then speed of sphere B will be
42. If velocity of block B in the given arrangement is 300 mm/
rA = 10 m
sec towards right. Then velocity of A will be

(a) 200 mm/sec (b) 100 mm/sec

(c) 450 mm/sec (d) 150 mm/sec (a) 9 m/s (b) 12 m/s
43. At a given instant, A is moving with velocity of 5 m/s 5
(c) 9 × m/s (d) None of these
upwards. What is velocity of B at the time 4
48. A rod AB is shown in figure. End A of the rod is fixed on
the ground. Block is moving with velocity 3 m/s towards
right. The velocity of end B of rod when rod makes an angle
A of 60º with the ground is:
B B
v  3 m /s
(a) 15 m/s↓ (b) 15 m/s↑ (c) 5 m/s ↓ (d) 5 m/s ↑
44. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination
A 60º
q. 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 has a magnitude. (a) 3 m/s (b) 2 m/s
(a) mg (b) mg/cos q (c) mgcos q (d) mgtan q
(c) 2 3 m/s (d) 3 m/s
45. 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 49. In the figure shown the velocity of lift is 2 m/s while string
to another block ‘B’ of mass 2m through a light string. ‘A’ is is winding on the motor shaft with velocity 2 m/s and block
held and B is in static equilibrium. Now A is released. The A is moving downwards with a velocity of 2 m/s, then find
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 out the velocity of block B.
is released, its acceleration immediately after the release is
‘b’. The value of a/b is:
2 m/s

B A
2 m/s

A m 2m B (a) 2 m/s ↑ (b) 2 m/s ↓

1 (c) 4 m/s ↑ (d) 6 m/s ↑
(a) 0 (b) (c) 2 (d) Undefined
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 50. Two masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected 56. In the figure, the wedge is pushed with an acceleration of
by a massless spring as shown in figure. A force of 200 N 10 3 m/s2. It is seen that the block starts climbing up on
acts on the 20 kg mass at the instant when the 10 kg mass the smooth inclined face of wedge. What will be the time
has an acceleration of 12 ms–2 towards right, the acceleration taken by the block to reach the top?
of the 20 kg mass is:
1m a  10 3 m/s 2
10kg 20kg
200 N

(a) 2 ms–2 (b) 4 ms–2 30º

(c) 10 ms–2 (d) 20 ms–2
51. In the arrangement shown in figure the ends P and Q of an 2 1
(a) s (b) s
unstretchable string move downwards with uniform speed 5 5
U. Pulleys A and B are fixed. Mass M moves upwards with 5
(c) 5s (d) s
a speed. 2
STATIC FRICTION
B 57. The coefficient of friction µ and the angle of friction
A
q q λ are related as
Q (a) sin λ = µ (b) cos λ = µ
P (c) tan λ = µ (d) tan µ = λ
58. A force of 98 N is required to just slide body of mass
100 kg over ice. The coefficient of static friction is
M
(a) 0.6 (b) 0.4 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.1
(a) 2U cos θ (b) U cos θ 59. Maximum value of static friction is called
2U U (a) Limiting friction (b) Rolling friction
(c) (d)
ü θ ü θ (c) Normal reaction (d) Coefficient of friction
60. In the figure shown, a block of weight 10 N resting on a
NON INERTIAL REFERENCE FRAME AND horizontal surface. The coefficient of static friction between
PSEUDO FORCE the block and the surface is µs = 0.4. A force of 3.5 N will
52. A person is standing in an elevator. In which situation he keep the block in uniform motion, once it has been set in
finds his weight less than actual when motion. A horizontal force of 3 N is applied to the block,
(a) The elevator moves upward with constant acceleration then the block will
(b) The elevator moves downward with constant acceleration.
T
(c) The elevator moves upward with uniform velocity
(d) The elevator moves downward with uniform velocity (a) Move over the surface with constant velocity
53. A body of mass 4 kg weighs 4.8 kg when suspended in a (b) Move having accelerated motion over the surface
moving lift. The acceleration of the lift is (c) Not move
(a) 9.80 ms–2 downwards (d) First it will move with a constant velocity for some time
(b) 9.80 ms–2 upwards and then will have accelerated motion
(c) 1.96 ms–2 downwards 61. Two masses A and B of 10 kg and 5 kg respectively are
connected with a string passing over a frictionless pulley
(d) 1.96 ms–2 upwards
fixed at the corner of a table as shown. The coefficient of
54. The mass of a lift is 500 kg. When it ascends with an static friction of A with table is 0.2. The minimum mass of
acceleration of 2 m/s2, the tension in the cable will be C that may be placed on A to prevent it from moving is
[g = 10 m/s2]
(a) 6000 N (b) 5000 N C
(c) 4000 N (d) 50 N A
55. A plumb line is suspended from a ceiling of a car moving
with horizontal acceleration of a. What will be the angle of
inclination with vertical B
(a) tan–1(a/g) (b) tan–1 (g/a)
–1
(c) cos (a/g) (d) cos–1 (g/a)
(a) 15 kg (b) 10 kg (c) 5 kg (d) 12 kg

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 62. What is the maximum value of the force F such that the 68. A horizontal force of 129.4 N is applied on a 10 kg block
block shown in the arrangement, does not move? which rests on a horizontal surface. If the coefficient of
1 friction is 0.3, the acceleration should be
F
m= (a) 9.8 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2
2 3 2
60° (c) 12.6 m/s (d) 19.6 m/s2
m= 3kg 69. If µs , µk and µr are coefficients of static friction, sliding
friction and rolling friction, then
(a) 20 N (b) 10 N (a) µs < µk < µr (b) µk < µr < µs
(c) 12 N (d) 15 N (c) µr < µk < µs (d) µr = µk = µs
63. The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is 70. The coefficient of friction between a body and the surface of
0.363. What is the minimum acceleration of block 1 so that an inclined plane at 45° is 0.5. If g = 9.8 m/s2, the acceleration
block 2 does not fall of the body downwards in m/s2 is
ü
1 2 a (a) (b) 4.9 2
2
(c) 19.6 2 (d) 4.9
(a) 6 ms–2 (b) 12 ms–2 71. The upper half of an inclined plane of inclination θ is
(c) 18 ms–2 (d) 27 ms–2 perfectly smooth while the lower half is rough. A body
starting from the rest at top comes back to rest at the bottom
64. A block of mass m = 10 kg is to be pulled on a horizontal
if the coefficient of friction for the lower half is given by
rough surface with the minimum force.
F (a) µ = sin θ (b) µ = cot θ
(c) µ = 2 cos θ (d) µ = 2 tan θ
 72. The time taken by a body to slide down a rough 45° inclined
plane is twice that required to slide down a smooth 45°
 = 0.75 inclined plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between
the object and rough plane is given by
(i) The block should be pulled at an angle = .......................
1
(ii) The magnitude of the force F is equal to ...................... (a)
3
(a) 45°, 30 N (b) 37°, 30 N
3
(c) 37°, 60 N (d) 53°, 30 N (b)
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KINETIC FRICTION 3
(c)
65. A car is moving along a straight horizontal road with a speed 4
v0. If the coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road 2
is µ, the shortest distance in which the car can be stopped is (d)
3
ν 02 ν0
(a) (b)
2µg µg
TWO AND THREE BLOCKS PROBLEMS
2
ν  v0 73. A 40 kg slab rests on a frictionless floor as shown in the
(c)  0  (d)
 µg  µ figure. A 10 kg block rests on the top of the slab. The static
66. A body B lies on a smooth horizontal table and another body coefficient of friction between the block and slab is 0.60
A is placed on B. The coefficient of friction between A and while that of the kinetic friction is 0.40. The 10 kg block is
B is µ. What acceleration given to B will cause slipping to acted upon by a horizontal force of 100 N. If g = 9.8 m/s2,
occur between A and B the resulting acceleration of the slab will be
(a) µg (b) g/µ (c) µ/g (d) µg
100 N A
10 kg
67. A 500 kg horse pulls a cart of mass 1500 kg along a level road
with an acceleration of 1 ms–2. If the coefficient of sliding 40 kg B
friction is 0.2, then the force exerted by the horse on cart in
forward direction is
(a) 3000 N (b) 4000 N
(a) 0.98 m/s2 (b) 1.47 m/s2
(c) 5000 N (d) 4500 N
(c) 1.52 m/s2 (d) 6.1 m/s2

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74. Three blocks A, B and C of equal masses ‘m’ each are placed 78. A stationary body of mass m is slowly lowered onto a massive
one over the other on a frictionless table. The coefficient of platform of mass M (M >> m) moving at a speed V0 = 4
friction between any two blocks is m. Find the maximum m/s as shown in fig. How far will the body slide along the
value of mass of block D so that the blocks A, B and C move platform? (m = 0.2 and g = 10 m/s2)
without slipping over each other.
m
C
M V0 = 4m/s
B
A (a) 4 m (b) 6 m (c) 12 m (d) 8 m
79. A block A of mass m is placed over a plank B of mass 2 m.
D Plank B is placed over a smooth horizontal surface. The
coefficient of friction between A and B is 0.5. Block A is
3mµ 3m(1 − µ) given a velocity v0 towards right. Acceleration of B relative
(a) (b)
µ +1 µ to A is
3m(1 + µ) 3mµ
(c) (d) A V0
µ (1 − µ)
B
75. A body A rests on B and friction coefficient between A and
B is m. Block M is placed on a frictionless surface. Then Smooth
A A g
m F m (a) (b) g
2
B B 3g
M M (c) (d) Zero
F 4
(i) (ii) 80. The time when relative motion between the block will stop is
(a) The maximum possible value of F so that both bodies  = 0.4 1kg 2 m/s
move together in case (i) is m(M + m)g.
2kg 8 m/s
(b) The maximum possible value of F so that both bodies
move together in case (i) is mmg. smooth
(c) The maximum possible value of F so that both bodies
(a) 1 s (b) 2 s
move together in case (ii) is m(M + m)g.
(c) 3 s (d) 4 s
(d) The maximum possible value of F so that both bodies
move together in case (ii) is mmg. 81. Two block of masses m1 and m2 are connected with a massless
unstretched spring and placed over a plank moving with an
76. Two blocks of masses M = 3 kg and m = 2 kg are in contact
acceleration 'a' as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction
on a horizontal table. A constant horizontal force F = 5 N is
between the blocks and platform is m.
applied to block M as shown. There is a constant frictional
force of 2 N between the table and the block m but no m1 m2
frictional force between the table and the first block M, then a
the acceleration of the two blocks is
F
(a) Spring will be stretched if a > mg.
M
m (b) Spring will be compressed if a ≤ mg.
(c) Spring will neither be compressed nor be stretched only
if a ≤ mg.
(a) 0.4 m/s2 (b) 0.6 m/s2
(d) Spring will be in its natural length under all conditions.
(c) 0.8 m/s2 (d) 1 m/s2
82. In the arrangement shown in figure, coefficient of friction
77. Two blocks A and B attached to each other by a massless 1
spring, are kept on a rough horizontal surface (m = 0.1) and between the two block is µ = . The force of friction acting
pulled by a force F = 200 N as shown in figure. If at some 2
between the two blocks is
instant the 10 kg mass has acceleration of 12 m/s2, what is
the acceleration of 20 kg mass?
A B 2kg F1 = 2N
10kg 20kg F = 200N F2 = 20N
4 kg
 = 0.1

(a) 2.5 m/s2 (b) 4.0 m/s2 (a) 8 N (b) 10 N

(c) 3.6 m/s2 (d) 1.2 m/s2 (c) 6 N (d) 4 N

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83. Two blocks of masses m1 and m2 are placed in contact with 87. In the figure mA = mB = mC = 60 kg. The coefficient of friction
each other on a horizontal platform as shown in figure. between C and ground is 0.5, B and ground is 0.3, A and B is
The coefficient of friction between m1 and platform is 2m 0.4. C is pulling the string with the maximum possible force
and that between block m2 and platform is m. The platform without moving. Then the tension in the string connected to
moves with an acceleration a. The normal reaction between A will be
the block is
m1 m2
C A
a
(a) Zero in all cases B
(b) Zero only if m1 = m2
(c) Non zero only if a > 2mg (a) 120 N (b) 60 N (c) 100 N (d) Zero
(d) Non zero only if a > mg
84. For the arrangement shown in
figure the coefficient of friction INCLINED PLANE PROBLEMS
between the two blocks is a. If m
F 88. Block A of mass M in the system shown in the figure slides
both the blocks are identical and
m down the incline at a constant speed. The coefficient of
moving, then the acceleration of
1
each block is friction between block A and the surface is . The mass
Smooth 3 3
of block B is
F F
(a) − 2αg (b)
2m 2m

(c) F (d) Zero

− αg
2m A
85. In the arrangement shown in the figure, mass of the block M
B and A is 2 m and m respectively. Surface between B and mB
floor is smooth. The block B is connected to the block C 30º
by means of a string pulley system. If the whole system is
released, then find the minimum value of mass of block C (a) M/2 (b) M/3\
so that A remains stationary w.r.t. B. Coefficient of friction (c) 2M/3 (d) M / 3
between A and B is m.
89. In the figure shown if friction coefficient of block 1kg and
2kg with inclined plane is m1 =0.5 and m2 = 0.4 respectively,
A
then
B

g
C 1k
2kg
m 2m + 1 3m 6m
(a) (b) (c) (d)
µ µ +1 µ −1 µ +1 60º
86. A block A with mass 100 kg is resting on another block B
of mass 200 kg. As shown in figure a horizontal rope tied to (a) Both block will move together
a wall holds it. The coefficient of friction between A and B
(b) Both block will move separately
is 0.2 while coefficient of friction between B and the ground
is 0.3. The minimum required force F to start moving B will (c) There is a non zero contact force between two blocks
be (d) None of these
90. The force (along incline) required to just move a body up the
inclined plane is double the force required to just prevent the
body from sliding down the plane. The coefficient of friction
A is µ. The inclination q of the plane is
B F
µ
(a) tan–1 (µ) (b) tan–1  
2
(a) 900 N (b) 100 N
(c) 1100 N (d) 1200 N (c) tan–1 (2µ) (d) tan–1 (3µ)

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91. A body is moving down inclined plane of slope 37º. The 96. A block of mass m is resting on a wedge of angle q as shown
coefficient of friction between the body and plane varies as in the figure. With what minimum acceleration a should the
µ = 0.3 x, where x is distance traveled down the plane. The wedge move so that the mass m falls freely?
body will have maximum speed
 3 
=sin 37º = and g 10m / s 2  a
 5 
(a) At x = 1.16 m (b) At x = 2 m
(c) At bottom of plane (d) At x = 2.5 m 
92. A block of mass m is placed at rest on an inclined plane of
inclination q to the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction (a) g (b) g cotq (c) g cosq (d) g tanq
between the block and the plane is m, then the total force the
inclined plane exerts on the block is
DYNAMICS OF CIRCULAR MOTION
(a) mg (b) mmg cosq
97. If the overbridge is concave instead of being convex, the
(c) mg sinq (d) mmg tanq
thrust on the road at the lowest position will be
93. A smooth inclined plane of length L having inclination q with
mν 2 mν 2
the horizontal is inside a lift which is moving down with a (a) mg + (b) mg −
retardation a. The time taken by a body to slide down the r r
inclined plane from rest will be m2 ν 2 g ν2 g
(c) (d)
2L r r
(a)
( g + a )sin θ 98. A motor cyclist moving with a velocity of 72 km/hour on a
flat road takes a turn on the road at a point where the radius
2L of curvature of the road is 20 meters. The acceleration due to
(b) gravity is 10 m/sec2. In order to avoid skidding, he must not
( g − a )sin θ
bend with respect to the vertical plane by an angle greater
2L than
(c) (a) θ = tan –1 6 (b) θ = tan –1 2
a sin θ
(c) θ = tan –1 25.92 (d) θ = tan –1 4
2L 99. A ball of mass 0.25 kg attached to the end of a string of length
(d) 1.96 m is moving in a horizontal circle. The string will break
g sin θ
if the tension is more than 25 N. What is the maximum speed
94. A block rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle with which the ball can be moved
of 30° with horizontal. The coefficient of static friction (a) 14 m/s (b) 3 m/s
between the block and inclined plane is 0.8. If the frictional (c) 3.92 m/s (d) 5 m/s
force on the block is 10 N, the mass of the block in kg is
(g = 10 m/s2) 100. A car of mass M when passes through a convex bridge with
(a) 2.0 (b) 4.0 speed n and radius of curvature ‘r’ exerts a force on it which
(c) 1.6 (d) 2.5 is equal to
95. A body of mass 10 kg lies on a rough inclined plane of M ν2 M ν2
3 (a) Mg + (b)
inclination q = sin–1   with the horizontal. When the r r
5
force of 30 N is applied on the block parallel to and upward M ν2
(c) Mg (d) Mg −
the plane, the total force by the plane on the block is nearly r
along
101. An unbanked curve has a radius of 60 m. The maximum
A B
speed at which a car can make a turn if the coefficient of
30N
static friction is 0.75, is
C
O (a) 2.1 m/s
D (b) 14 m/s
 (c) 21 m/s
(a) OA (b) OB (d) 7 m/s
(c) OC (d) OD
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102. A point mass m is suspended from a light thread of length l, 103. A stone of mass 0.5 kg tied with a string of length 1 metre is
fixed at O, is whirled in a horizontal circle at constant speed moving in a horizontal circular path with a speed of 4 m/sec.
as shown. From your point of view, stationary with respect The tension acting on the string in newton is
to the mass, the forces on the mass are (a) 2 (b) 8
O (c) 0.2 (d) 0.8

I 104. When the road is dry and the coefficient of friction is µ, the
maximum speed of a car in a circular path is 10 m/s, if the
m µ
road becomes wet and coefficient of friction becomes .
2
What is the maximum speed permitted?
T T
(a) 5 m/s (b) 10 m/s

(a) F (b) (c) 10 2 m/s (d) 5 2 m/s

W W
T T

(c) F (d) F F

W W

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 Exercise-2 5. Two stones of masses m and 2m are whirled in
SINGLE CORRECTION TYPE QUESTIONS r
horizontal circles, the heavier one in a radius and the
1. Two blocks A and B of masses 3m 2
and m respectively are connected lighter one in radius r. The tangential speed of lighter
by a massless and inextensible stones is n times that of the value of heavier stone when
string. The whole system is they experience same centripetal forces. The value of n
suspended by a massless spring as is
shown in figure. the magnitudes of (a) 4 (b) 1
acceleration of A and B (c) 2 (d) 3
immediately after the string is cut,
are respectively 6. A plank with a box on it at one end is gradually raised
g about the other end. As the angle of inclination with the
(a) ,g (b) g, g horizontal reaches 30°, the box starts to slip and slides
3
g g g 4.0 m down the plank in 4.0 s.
(c) , (d) g ,
3 3 3

2. One end of string of length l is connected to a particle

of mass ‘m’ and the other end is connected to a small
peg on a smooth horizontal table. If the particle moves
in circle with speed ‘v’, the net force on the particle The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between
(directed towards centre) will be (T represents the the box and the plank will be, respectively
tension in the string) (a) 0.5 and 0.6 (b) 0.3 and 0.4
mv 2 mv 2 (c) 0.6 and 0.6 (d) 0.6 and 0.5
(a) T + (b) T −
l l
(c) zero (d) T 7. Three blocks A, B and C, of masses 4 kg, 2 kg and
1 kg respectively, are in contact on a frictionless
3. A rigid ball of mass m strikes a rigid wall at 60° and surface, as shown. If a force of 14 N is applied on the 4
gets reflected without loss of speed as shown in the kg block, then the contact force between A and B is
figure. The value of impulse imparted by the wall on
the ball will be

(a) 8 N (b) 18 N
(c) 2 N (d) 6 N

8. A block A of mass m1 rests on a horizontal table. A light

string connected to it passes over a frictionless pully at
the edge of table and from its other end another block
(a) mV (b) 2 mV
B of mass m2 is suspended. The coefficient of kinetic
mV mV friction between the block and table is μk. When the
(c) (d)
2 3 block A is sliding on the table, the tension in the string
is
4. A car is negotiating a curved road of radius R. The road m1m2 (1 +  k ) g
is banked at an angle θ. The coefficient of friction (a)
(m1 + m2 )
between the tyres of the car and the road is μ. The
m1m2 (1 −  k ) g
maximum safe velocity on this road is (b)
(m1 + m2 )
g  s + tan  g  s + tan 
(a) (b) (m2 +  k m1 ) g
R 1 −  s tan  R 2 1 −  s tan  (c)
(m1 + m2 )
 s + tan   s + tan 
(c) gR 2 (d) gR (m2 −  k m1 ) g
1 −  s tan  1 −  s tan  (d)
(m1 + m2 )
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9. A system consists of three masses m1, m2 and m3 13. An explosion breaks a rock into three parts in a
connected by a string passing over a pulley P. The mass horizontal plane. Two of them go off at right angles to
m1 hangs freely and m2 and m3 are on a rough horizontal each other. The first part of mass 1 kg moves with a
table (the coefficient of friction = μ). The pulley is speed of 12 m s–1 and the second part of mass 2 kg
frictionless and of negligible mass. The downward moves with 8 m s–1 speed. If the third part flies off with
acceleration of mass m1 is 4 m s–1 speed, then its mass is
(Assume m1 = m2 = m3 = m) (a) 7 kg (b) 17 kg
(c) 3 kg (d) 5 kg

14. The upper half of an inclined plane of inclination θ is

perfectly smooth while lower half is rough. A block
starting from rest at the top of the plane will again come
to rest at the bottom, if the coefficient of friction between
g (1 − g) 2 g the block and lower half of the plane is given by
(a) (b) (a) μ = 2 tan θ (b) μ = tan θ
9 3
1 2
g (1 − 2) g (1 − 2) (c)  = (d)  =
(c) (d) tan  tan 
3 2

15. A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius

10. The force F acting on a particle of mass m is indicated
10 m with a constant speed of 10 m/s. A bob is
by the force-time graph shown below. The change in
suspended from the roof of the car by a light wire of
momentum of the particle over the time interval from
length 1.0 m. The angle made by the wire with the
zero to 8 s is
vertical is
 
(a) (b)
3 6

(c) (d) 0°
4

16. A person holding a rifle (mass of person and rifle

together is 100 kg) stands on a smooth surface and fires
(a) 24 N s (b) 20 N s 10 shots horizontally, in 5 s. Each bullet has a mass of
(c) 12 N s (d) 6 N s 10 g with a muzzle velocity of 800 ms–1. The final
velocity acquired by the person and the average force
11. A balloon with mass m is descending down with an exerted on the person are
acceleration a(where a < g). How much mass should be (a) –0.08 ms–1, 16 N (b) –0.8 ms–1, 16 N
removed from it so that it starts moving up with an (c) –1.6 ms–1, 16 N (d) –1.6 ms–1, 8 N
acceleration a?
2ma 2ma 17. A stone is dropped from a height h. It hits the ground
(a) (b)
g+a g −a with a certain momentum P. If the same stone is
dropped from a height 100% more than the previous
ma ma
(c) (d) height, the momentum when it hits the ground will
g+a g −a
change by
12. Three blocks with masses m, 2m and 3m (a) 68% (b) 41%
are connected by strings, as shown in (c) 200% (d) 100%
the figure. After an upward force F is
applied on block m, the masses move 18. A person of mass 60 kg is inside a lift of mass 940 kg
upward at constant speed v. What is the and presses the button on control panel. The lift starts
net force on the block of mass 2m? moving upwards with an acceleration 1.0 m/s2. If
(g is the acceleration due to gravity) g = 10 m s–2, the tension in the supporting cable is
(a) 3 mg (b) 6 mg (a) 8600 N (b) 9680 N
(c) zero (d) 2 mg (c) 11000 N (d) 1200 N

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19. A body of mass M hits normally a rigid wall with 25. Three forces acting on a body are shown in the figure.
velocity V and bounces back with the same velocity. To have the resultant force only along the y-direction,
The impulse experienced by the body is the magnitude of the minimum additional force needed
(a) MV (b) 1.5 MV is
(c) 2 MV (d) zero

20. A conveyor belt is moving at a constant speed of

2 m s–1. A box is gently dropped on it. The coefficient
of friction between them is μ = 0.5. The distance that
the box will move relative to belt before coming to rest
on it, taking g = 10 m s–2, is
(a) 0.4 m (b) 1.2 m
(c) 0.6 m (d) zero 3
(a) N (b) 3N
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21. A block of mass m is in contact with the cart C as shown (c) 0.5 N (d) 1.5 N
in the figure. The coefficient of static friction between
the block and the cart is μ. The acceleration α of the cart 26. Sand is being dropped on a conveyer belt at the rate of
that will prevent the block from falling satisfies M kg/s. The force necessary to keep the belt moving
with a constant velocity of v m/s will be
Mv
(a) newton (b) zero
2
(c) Mv newton (d) 2 Mv newton
mg g
(a)   (b)   27. A block B is pushed momentarily along a horizontal
 m
surface with an initial velocity V. If μ is the coefficient
g g
(c)   (d)   of sliding friction between B and the surface, block B
 
will come to rest after a time

22. The mass of a lift is 2000 kg. When the tension in the
supporting cable is 28000 N, then its acceleration is
(a) 4 m s–2 upwards
(b) 4 m s–2 downwards
(c) 14 m s–2 upwards (a) gμ/V (b) g/V
(d) 30 m s–2 downwards (c) V/g (d) V/(gμ)

23. A body, under the action of a force F = 6iˆ − 8 ˆj + 10kˆ, 28. A 0.5 kg ball moving with a speed of 12 m/s strikes a
hard wall at an angle of 30° with the wall. It is reflected
acquires an acceleration of 1 m/s2. The mass of this
with the same speed at the same angle. If the ball is in
body must be
contact with the wall for 0.25 seconds, the average
(a) 10 kg (b) 20 kg
force acting on the wall is
(c) 10 2 kg (d) 2 10 kg
(a) 96 N (b) 48 N
(c) 24 N (d) 12 N
24. A roller coaster is designed such that riders experience
“weightlessness” as they go round the top of a hill 29. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of
whose radius of curvature is 20 m. The speed of the car inclination θ. The whole system is accelerated
at the top of the hill is between horizontally so that the block does not slip on the
(a) 16 m/s and 17 m/s wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block
(b) 13 m/s and 14 m/s wall be (g is acceleration due to gravity)
(c) 14 m/s and 15 m/s (a) mg cos θ (b) mg sin θ
(d) 15 m/s and 16 m/s (c) mg (d) mg/cos θ

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30. The coefficient of static friction, μs, between block A of 34. Assertion (A): If the net external force on the body is
mass 2 kg and the table as shown in the figure is 0.2. zero, then its acceleration is zero.
What would be the maximum mass value of block B so Reason(R): Acceleration does not depend on force.
that the two blocks do not move? The string and the (a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a
pulley are assumed to be smooth and massless (g = 10 correct explanation for assertion.
m/s2) (b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not
a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

35. Assertion (A): For the motion of electron around

nucleus, Newton’s second law is used.
Reason(R): Newton’s second law can be used for
(a) 2.0 kg (b) 4.0 kg motion of any object.
(c) 0.2 kg (d) 0.4 kg (a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a
correct explanation for assertion.
ASSERTION & REASON TYPE QUESTIONS (b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not
31. Assertion (A): On a rainy day, it is difficult to drive a a correct explanation for assertion.
car or bus at high speed. (c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
Reason(R): The value of coefficient of friction is (d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
lowered due to wetting of the surface.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a 36. Assertion (A): Mass is a measure of inertia of the body
correct explanation for assertion. in linear motion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not Reason(R): Greater the mass, greater is the force
a correct explanation for assertion. required to change its state of rest or of uniform motion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect. (a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a
correct explanation for assertion.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not
a correct explanation for assertion.
32. Assertion (A): A rocket works on the principle of
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
conservation of linear momentum. (d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
Reason(R): Whenever there is change in momentum
of one body, the same change occurs in the momentum 37. Assertion (A): Impulse of force and momentum are
of the second body of the same system but in the same physical quantities.
opposite direction. Reason(R): Both quantities have same unit.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a (a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not (b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not
a correct explanation for assertion. a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect. (c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct. (d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

38. Assertion (A): Same force applied for the same time
33. Assertion (A): An object can move with constant
causes the same change in momentum for different
velocity if no net force acts on it.
bodies
Reason(R): No net force is needed to move an object
Reason(R): The total momentum of an isolated system
with constant velocity. of interacting bodies remains conserved.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a (a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not (b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not
a correct explanation for assertion. a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect. (c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct. (d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

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39. Assertion (A): A bullet is fired from a rifle. If the rifle 42. Match the column-I with column-II and select the
recoils freely, the kinetic energy of rifle is more than correct answer using the codes given below
that of the bullet.
Column-I Column-II
Reason(R): In case of rifle bullet system, the law of
conservation of momentum does not violates. (a) Newton's first law (i) Nature of force
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a of motion
correct explanation for assertion. (b) Newton's second (ii) Defines force
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not law of motion and inertia
a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect. (c) Newton's third law (iii) Measure of
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct. of motion force
(d) Rate of change of (iv) Real law of
40. Assertion (A): A cricketer moves his hands forward to linear momentum motion
catch a ball so as to catch it easily without hurting.
Reason(R): He tries to increase the distance travelled (a) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
by the ball so that it hurts less. (b) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii, iv)
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a
(c) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii, iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
correct explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not (d) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct. 43. In the diagram shown in figure, all pulleys are smooth
and massless and strings are light. Match the following
COLUMN MATCH TYPE QUESTIONS columns.
41. A block of mass m thrown upwards with some initial
velocity as shown in figure on the block.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Net force in (i) m(g sin2θ + μg
vertical direction sin θ cos θ)
Column-I Column-II
(b) Net force in (ii) m(g sin θ cos θ +
(a) 1 kg block (i) Will remain
horizontal direction μg cos2 θ)
stationary
(c) Net force along the (iii) m(g sin θ + μg
(b) 2 kg block (ii) Will move
plane cos θ)
down
(d) Net force (iv) zero
(c) 3 kg block (iii) Will move up
perpendicular to
plane (d) 4 kg block (iv) 5 ms–2
(v) 10 ms–2
(a) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
(a) (a)-(iii), (v), (b)-(iii), (ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
(b) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(b) (a)-(iii), (v), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(ii), (iv)
(c) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(c) (a)-(ii), (iii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(v), (iii), (d)-(iv)
(d) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(d) (a)-(iv), (i), (b)-(iii), (v), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

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44. Match the column-I (type of friction) with column-II (a) (i)-c, d; (ii)-a, c; (iii)-a, c; (iv)-c, d.
(value of μ) and select the correct option from the codes
(b) (i)-c, d; (ii)-b, c; (iii)-b, c; (iv)-b, d.
given below.
Column-I Column-II (c) (i)-b; (ii)-a; (iii)-c, d; (iv)-c, d.
(a) Static friction (i) μ is highest
(d) (i)-d; (ii)-c; (iii)-b; (iv)-a.
(b) Rolling friction (ii) μ is moderate
(c) Kinetic friction (iii) μ is lowest 47. There is no friction anywhere in the system shown in
figure. The pulley is light. The wedge is free to move
(a) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i) on a frictionless surface. A horizontal force F is applied
(b) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii)
on the system in such a way that m does not slide on M
(c) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i)
or both move together with some common acceleration.
(d) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i)
Given M > 2 m.
45. In the diagram shown in figure, match the following Match the entries of Column-I with that of
columns. (Take, g = 10 ms–2) Column-II.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Acceleration of 2kg (i) 8 SI unit
block Column-I Column-II
(b) Net force on 3kg (ii) 25 SI unit
(i) Pseudo force acting (a) Equal to
block
on m as seen from mF
(c) Normal reaction (iii) 2 SI unit
between 2kg and 1kg the frame of M is m+M
(d) Normal reaction (iv) None
between 3kg and 2kg (ii) Pseudo force acting (b) Greater than
(a) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
on M as seen from mF
(b) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(c) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
the frame of m is m+M
(d) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
(iii) Normal force (for θ (c) Less than mg sin
46. Column I describes the motion of the object and one or = 45°) between m θ
more of the entries of Column II may be the cause of and M is
motions described in Column I. Match the entries of
Column I with the entries of Column II.
Column-I Column-II (iv) Normal force (d) Greater than mg
(i) An object is moving (a) The net force between ground sin θ
towards east. acting on the and M is
object must be
towards east.
(ii) An object is moving (b) At least one force (a) (i)-c, d; (ii)-a, c; (iii)-a, c; (iv)-c, d.
towards east with must act towards
constant acceleration. east. (b) (i)-a, c; (ii)-b, c; (iii)-b, c; (iv)-b, d.
(iii) An object is moving (c) No force may act (c) (i)-b; (ii)-a; (iii)-c, d; (iv)-c, d.
towards east with towards east.
varying acceleration. (d) (i)-d; (ii)-c; (iii)-b; (iv)-a.
(iv) An object is moving (d) No force may act
towards east with on the object. (e) (i)-b, c; (ii)-a, d; (iii)-d; (iv)-c.
constant velocity.

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48. When the system shown in figure is released, A 50. In the system shown in figure, masses of the blocks are
accelerates downwards. Match the entries of such that when system is released, the acceleration of
Column I with Column II. pulley P1 is a upwards and the acceleration of block 1
is a1 upwards. It is found that the acceleration of block
3 is same as that of 1 both in magnitude and direction.
Given that a1 > a > a1/2. Match the following:

Column-I Column-II
(i) Acceleration (a) Towards left
of B
(ii) Acceleration (b) Towards right
of C w.r.t. B
(iii) Acceleration (c) At some angle θ with
of A w.r.t. C horizontal(0 < θ < 90°)
(iv) Acceleration (d) At some angle θ with
of B w.r.t. A vertical (0 < θ < 90°)
(a) (i)-c, d; (ii)-a, c; (iii)-a, c; (iv)-c, d.
(b) (i)-c, d; (ii)-b, c; (iii)-b, c; (iv)-b, d.
(c) (i)-b; (ii)-a; (iii)-c, d; (iv)-c, d.
(d) (i)-d; (ii)-c; (iii)-b; (iv)-a.
(5) (i)-b, c; (ii)-a, d; (iii)-d; (iv)-c.

49. A horizontal force F pulls a ring of mass m1 such that θ

remains constant with time. The ring is constrained to
Column-I Column-II
move along a smooth rigid horizontal wire. A bob of
(i) Acceleration of 2 (a) 2a + a1
mass m2 hangs from m1 by an inextensible light string.
Then match the entries of Column I with that of (ii) Acceleration of 4 (b) 2a – a1
Column II.
(iii) Acceleration of 2 (c) Upwards
w.r.t. 3
(iv) Acceleration of 2 (d) Downwards
w.r.t. 4
(a) (i)-c, d; (ii)-a, c; (iii)-a, c; (iv)-c, d.
(b) (i)-c, d; (ii)-b, c; (iii)-b, c; (iv)-b, d.
(c) (i)-b; (ii)-a; (iii)-c, d; (iv)-c, d.
Column-I Column-II (d) (i)-b, c; (ii)-a, d; (iii)-d; (iv)-c.
(i) F (a) (m1 + m2)g
(ii) Force acting on m2 is (b) m2g sec θ

(iii) Tension in the string is (c) F

m2
m1 + m2
(iv) Force acting on m1 by (d) (m1 + m2)g tan θ
the wire is
(a) (i)-c, d; (ii)-a, c; (iii)-a, c; (iv)-c, d.
(b) (i)-c, d; (ii)-b, c; (iii)-b, c; (iv)-b, d.
(c) (i)-b; (ii)-a; (iii)-c, d; (iv)-c, d.
(d) (i)-d; (ii)-c; (iii)-b; (iv)-a.

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 Exercise-3 (PYQ's) 8. Force acts for 20 sec on a body of mass 20 kg, starting from rest,
after which the force ceases and then the body describes 50 m in
the next 10 s. The value of force will be:[29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
LAWS OF MOTION
(a) 40 N (b) 5 N (c) 20 N (d) 10 N
1. A cricket player catches a ball of mass 120 g moving with
25 m/s speed. If the catching process is completed in 0.1 s then the 9. A machine gun of mass 10 kg fires 20 g bullets at the rate of 180
magnitude of force exerted by the ball on the hand of player will bullets per minute with a speed of 100 ms–1 each. The recoil
be (in SI unit): [1 Feb, 2024 (Shift-II)] velocity of the gun is: [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 25 (d) 30 (a) 0.02 m/s (b) 2.5 m/s (c) 1.5 m/s (d) 0.6 m/s

2. A body of mass 4 kg experiences two forces F1 = 5iˆ + 8 ˆj + 7 kˆ and 10. A block of 3 kg is attached to a string whose other end is attached

F2 = 3iˆ − 4 ˆj − 3kˆ. to the wall. An unknown force F is applied so that the string makes
an angle of 30º with the wall. The tension T in the string is:
The acceleration acting on the body is: [1 Feb, 2024 (Shift-II)]
(Given g = 10 ms–2) [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) −2iˆ − ˆj − kˆ (b) 4iˆ + 2 ˆj + 2kˆ
(c) 2iˆ + ˆj + kˆ (d) 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + 3kˆ T
3. A wooden block, initially at rest on the ground, is pushed by a force
30°
which increases linearly with time t. Which of the following curve
best describes acceleration of the block with time: F
 [04 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
a a
3 kg
(a) (b)
(a) 20 N (b) 25 N (c) 10 N (d) 15 N
11. At any instant the velocity of a particle of mass 500 g is
(0, 0)
a
t (0, 0)
a
t
( )
2tiˆ + 3t 2 ˆj ms −1 . If the force acting on the particle at t = 1s is

( iˆ + xˆj ) N . Then the value of x will be: [08 Apr, 2023 (Shift-1)]
(c) (d) (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2
12. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A)
and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
(0, 0) t (0, 0) t
 Assertion (A): An electric fan continues to rotate for some time
4. A particle moves in x-y plane under the influence of a force F after the current is switched off.

such that its linear momentum is P (t ) = iˆ cos (kt ) − ˆj sin (kt ). Reason (R): Fan continuous to rotate due to inertia of motion.
If k is constant, the angle between –F and P– will be: In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer
 [05 April, 2024 (Shift-II)] from the options given below. [10 Apr, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) p/2 (b) p/6 (c) p/4 (d) p/3 (a) A is correct but R is not correct.
5. A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150 g moving at a speed of (b) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of
20 m/s. If the catching process is completed in 0.1 s, the magnitude A.
of force exerted by the ball on the hand of the player is: (c) A is not correct but R is correct.
 [08 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
(d) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation
(a) 150 N (b) 3 N (c) 30 N (d) 300 N of A.
6. A spherical body of mass 2 kg starting from rest acquires a kinetic 13. Three forces F1 = 10N, F2 = 8 N, F3 = 6 N are acting on a particle
energy of 10000 J at the end of 5th second. The force acted on the of mass 5kg. The forces F2 and F3 are applied perpendicular so
body is ________N [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] that particle remains at rest. If the force F1 is removed, then the
7. An object of mass ‘m’ initially at rest on a smooth horizontal surface acceleration of the particle is: [12 Apr, 2023 (Shift-I)]
starts moving under the action of a force F = 2 N. In the process (a) 2 ms–2 (b) 0.5 ms–2
of its linear motion, the angle q (as shown in the figure) between (c) 4.8 ms–2 (d) 7 ms–2
the direction of force and horizontal varies as q = kx, where k is a
constant and x is the distance covered by the object from its initial 14. A particle of mass m is moving in the xy-plane such that its velocity
at a point (x, y) is given as v = , where a is a non-zero
position. The expression for kinetic energy of the object will be  α( yxˆ + 2 xyˆ )
n constant. What is the force F acting on the particle?
= E sin θ . The value of n is _______. [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] [JEE Adv, 2023]
k → 
F (a) F =2mα 2 ( xxˆ + yyˆ )

m (b) F =α m 2 ( yxˆ + 2 xyˆ )
q 
(c) F =2mα 2 ( yxˆ + xyˆ )

Smooth horizontal surface (d) F =α m 2 ( xxˆ + 2 yyˆ )

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15. For a free body diagram shown in the figure, the four forces are
applied in the ‘x’ and ‘y’ directions. What additional force must
be applied and at what angle with positive x-axis so that the net
acceleration of body is zero? [25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] (a) (b)
y
7N

6N 5N
x
(c) (d)

8N
(a) 2N, 45 o
(b) 2N,135o 21. A particle is projected with velocity v0 along x-axis. A damping
2 force is acting on the particle which is proportional to the square of
(c) N,30o (d) 2N,45o
3 the distance from the origin i.e. ma = – αx2. The distance at which
the particle stops: [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
16. A bag of sand of mass 9.8 kg is suspended by a rope. A bullet of
200 g travelling with speed 10 ms–1 gets embedded in it, then loss 1 1
2v 3
(b)  3v0 
2 2
of kinetic energy will be: [25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] (a)  0 
(a) 4.9 J (b) 9.8 J  3α   2α 
1
(c) 14.7 J (d) 19.6 J  2v 2  2  3v 2 m 
1/3

(c)  0  (d)  0 
17. A monkey of mass 50 kg climbs on a rope which can withstand
 3α   2α 
the tension (T) of 350 N. If monkey initially climbs down with an
acceleration of 4 m/s2 and then climbs up with an acceleration of 22. Two particles having masses 4 g and 16 g respectively are moving
5 m/s2. Choose the correct option with equal kinetic energies.
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] The ratio of the magnitudes of their linear momentum is n : 2 The
value of n will be _______ [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(a) T = 700 N while climbing upward
( )

(b) T = 350 N while going downward 23. A boy pushes a box of mass 2kg with a force F = 20iˆ + 10 ˆj on
a frictionless surface. If the box was initially at rest, then _____m
(c) Rope will break while climbing upward
is displacement along the x-axis after 10 s.
(d) Rope will break while going downward
 [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
18. The velocity of the bullet becomes one third after it penetrates 4
cm in a wooden block. Assuming that bullet is facing a constant 24. A body of mass 2 kg moves under a force of ( 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + 5kˆ ) N .
resistance during its motion in the block. The bullet stops It starts from rest and was at the origin initially. After 4s, its new
completely after travelling at (4 + x) cm inside the block. The value coordinates are (8, b, 20). The value of b is: (Round off to the
of x is: Nearest Integer). [16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
 [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] 25. A steel block of 10 kg rests on a horizontal floor as shown. When
(a) 2.0 (b) 1.0 three iron cylinders are placed on it as shown, the block and
cylinders go down with an acceleration 0.2m/s2. The normal
(c) 0.5 (d) 1.5 reaction R’ by the floor if mass of the iron cylinders are equal and
19. A balloon has mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes from the balloon of 20kg each, is _________N.
at a uniform rate with velocity 4.5 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in [Take g = 10m/s2 and ms = 0.2] [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
5 s completely. Then, the average force acting on the balloon will
be (in dyne). [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] 3
(a) 3 (b) 9
(c) 12 (d) 18 1 2
20. A smooth circular groove has a smooth vertical wall as shown in
figure. A block of mass m moves against the wall with a speed
v. Which of the following curve represents the correct relation
between the normal reaction on the block by the wall (N) and speed a = 0.2m/s2
of the block (v)? [29 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] (a) 714 (b) 684
(c) 716 (d) 686
V 
26. A force=
F ( 40iˆ + 10 ˆj ) N acts on a body of mass 5 kg. If the body

starts from rest, its position vector r at time t =10s, will be:
[25 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(a) (
100iˆ + 100 ˆj m) (b) ( 400iˆ + 100 ˆj m )
(c) ( 400iˆ + 400 ˆj ) m (d) (100iˆ + 400 ˆj ) m
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 27. A ball is thrown vertically up (taken as +z-axis) from the ground.
The correct momentum height (p-h) diagram is:
 [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]

p p
(a) h (b)
O h
O

p p
(c) h (d)
O h  [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)]
O
9 8 4 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 1 3 3
28. A bullet of mass 20 g has an initial speed of 1 ms–1, just before it 33. A wooden block of mass 5kg rests on soft horizontal floor. When
starts penetrating a mud wall of thickness 20 cm. If the wall offers an iron cylinder of mass 25 kg is placed on the top of the block,
a mean resistance of 2.5 × 10–2 N, the speed of the bullet after the floor yields and the block and the cylinder together go down
emerging from the other side of the wall is close to with an acceleration of 0.1 ms–2. The action force of the system
on the floor is equal to: [05 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
[10 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 297 N (b) 294 N (c) 291 N (d) 196 N
(a) 0.4 ms–1 (b) 0.1 ms–1 (c) 0.3 ms–1 (d) 0.7 ms–1
34. Three blocks M1, M2, M3 having masses 4 kg, 6 kg and 10  kg
respectively are hanging from a smooth pully using rope 1, 2 and
IMPULSE, CONNECTED BODIES, 3 as shown in figure. The tension in the rope 1, T1 when they are
CONSTRAINT RELATIONS moving upward with acceleration of 2ms–2 is ............... N (if g =
10 m/s2) [05 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
29. All surfaces shown in figure are assumed to be frictionless and the
pulleys and the string are light. The acceleration of the block of
mass 2 kg is: [30 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)]

g
2k

30°
4 kg

g g g
(a) g (b) (c) (d)
3 4 35. A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two
30. A spherical body of mass 100 g is dropped from a height blocks of masses m1 and m2 (where m2 > m1). If the acceleration
of 10 m from the ground. After hitting the ground, the g m
of the system is , then the ratio of the masses 1 is:
body rebounds to a height of 5m. The impulse of force 2 m2
imparted by the ground to the body is given by: (given
 [06 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
g = 9.8 m/s2) [30 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)]
2 1 1 5
(a) 4.32 kg ms–1 (b) 43.2 kg ms–1 (a) (b)
2 1 5 1
(c) 23.9 kg ms–1 (d) 2.39 kg ms–1
31. Three blocks A, B and C are pulled on a horizontal smooth surface 1 5 3 1
(c) (d)
by a force of 80 N as shown in figure 2 1 2 1
A T B T C 36. A body of weight 200 N is suspended form a tree branch through
F = 80 N
5 kg 1 3 kg 2 2 kg a chain of mass 10 kg. The branch pulls the chain by a force equal
to (if g = 10 m/s2): [06 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]
The tensions T1 and T2 in the string are respectively: (a) 150 N (b) 300 N (c) 200 N (d) 100 N
 [30 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)] 37. A light unstretchable string passing over a smooth light pulley
(a) 40N, 64N (b) 60N, 80N connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2. If the acceleration of
(c) 88N, 96N (d) 80N, 100N g
the system is , then the ratio of the masses m2/m1 is:
32. A light string passing over a smooth light fixedpulley connects two 8
blocks of masses m1 and m2 .If the acceleration of the system is  [09 April, 2024 (Shift-I)]
g/8, then the ratio of masses is  [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)] (a) 9 : 7 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 5 : 3 (d) 8 : 1

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 38. A 1 kg mass is suspended from the ceiling by a rope of length 4m. 42. As
 shown in figure, a 70kg garden roller is pushed with a force of
A horizontal force ‘F’ is applied at the mid point of the rope so that F = 200 N at an angle of 30º with horizontal. The normal reaction
the rope makes an angle of 45° with respect to the vertical axis as on the roller is (Given g = 10 ms–2)
shown in figure. The magnitude of F is:
F
 [09 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]

30°

 [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]

(a) 800 2 N (b) 600 N
(c) 800 N (d) 200 3 N
43. Figures (A), (B), (C) and (D) show variation of force with time.
10
(a) N (b) 1 N F(N)
2
1 0.5
(c) N (d) 10 N
10 × 2
39. Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: An elevator can go up or down with a uniform speed
when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable.
0 Fig(A) 1.0 t(s)
Statement-II: Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot
of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the
elevator goes down with increasing speed. F(N)
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from
0.5
the options given below: [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) Both statement-I and statement-II are false
(b) Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false
(c) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true
(d) Statement-I is false but Statement-II is true 0 Fig(B) 2.0 t(s)
40. The figure represents the momentum time (P – t) curve for a particle F(N)
moving along an axis under the influence of the force. Identify the
regions on the graph where the magnitude of the force is maximum 0.75
and minimum respectively?
If (t3 – t2) < t1. [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]

P
B 0 F i g
Fig© 1.0 t(s)
A (C)
F(N)
C

0.5

t3 t
t1 t2
(a) C and A (b) B and C (c) C and B (d) A and B
41. 100 balls each of mass m moving with speed v simultaneously
strike a wall normally and are reflected back with the same speed, 0 Fig (D) 2.0 t(s)
in time t s. The total force exerted by the balls on the wall is
[31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] The impulse is highest in figure. [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) Fig (C) (b) Fig (B) (c) Fig (A) (d) Fig (D)
(a) 100mv (b) 200mv 44. A bullet 10 g leaves the barrel of gun with a velocity of 600 m/s. If
t t
the barrel of gun is 50 cm long and mass of gun is 3 kg, then value
mv
(c) 200 mvt (d) of impulse supplied to the gun will be [13 Apr, 2023 (Shift-I)]
100t (a) 12 Ns (b) 6 Ns (c) 36 Ns (d) 3 Ns

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45. A block of mass 200 g is kept stationary on a smooth inclined plane 51. In two different experiments, an object of mass 5 kg moving with a
by applying a minimum horizontal force F = xN as shown in speed of 25 ms–1 hits two different walls and comes to rest within
figure. The value of x = _______________. (i) 3 second, (ii) 5 seconds, respectively. Choose the correct option
[25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] out of the following: [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
200 g (a) Impulse and average force acting on the object will be same
F for both the cases.
(b) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the average force
60° will be different.
46. A hanging mass M is connected to a four times bigger mass by using (c) Average force will be same for both the cases but the impulse
a string pulley arrangement, as shown in the figure. The bigger mass will be different.
is placed on a horizontal ice-slab and being pulled by 2 Mg force. (d) Average force and impulse will be different for both the cases.
In this situation, tension in the string is x/5 Mg for x = _______.
52. A uniform metal chain of mass m and length ‘L’ passes over a
Neglect mass of the string and friction of the block (bigger mass)
massless and frictionless pulley. It is released from rest with a part
with ice slab.  [28 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
of its length ‘’ is hanging on one side and rest of its length ‘L – ’
4M is hanging on the other side of the pully. At a certain point of time,
2 Mg
g
when = L the acceleration of the chain is . The value of x
Ice slab x 2
M is _______. [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]

47. Four forces are acting at a point P in equilibrium as shown in figure.

The ratio of force F1 to F2 is 1: x where x = _________.
[25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
2N

1N
45o 45o L- 
45o
P 90o F1

(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 1.5 (d) 4

F2
53. Two bodies of masses m1 = 5kg and m2 = 3kg are connected by a
48. Two billiard balls of mass 0.05 kg each moving in opposite light string going over a smooth light pulley on a smooth inclined
directions with 10 ms–1 collide and rebound with the same speed. plane as shown in the figure. The system is at rest. The force
If the time duration of contact is t = 0.005 s. then what is the force exerted by the inclined plane on the body of mass m1 will be:
exerted on the ball due to each other? [25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] [Take g = 10 ms–2] [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 100 N (b) 200 N (c) 300 N (d) 400 N
49. Two masses M1 and M2 are tied together at the two ends of a light
inextensible string that passes over a frictionless pulley. When the m1
mass M2 is twice that of M1 the acceleration of the system is a1. m2
When the mass M2 is thrice that of M1. The acceleration of system
is a2. The ratio a1/a2 will be [26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] θ

(a) 30 N (b) 40 N
(c) 50 N (d) 60 N
M1 54. An inclined plane is bent in such a way that the vertical cross-
x2
M2 section is given by y = where y is in vertical and x in horizontal
4
1 2 direction. If the upper surface of this curved plane is rough with
(a) (b)
3 3
coefficient of friction µ = 0.5, the maximum height in cm at which
3 1 a stationary block will not skip downward is ______________cm.
(c) (d)
2 2  [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
50. A ball of mass 0.15 kg hits the wall with its initial speed of 12
55. A person standing on a balance inside a stationary lift measures
ms–1 and bounces back without changing its initial speed. If the
60 kg. The weight of that person if the lift descends with
force applied by the wall on the ball during the contact is 100 N,
uniform downward acceleration of 1.8 m/s2 will be ________ N.
calculate the time during of the contact of ball with the wall.
[g = 10 m s2] [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 0.018 s (b) 0.036 s (c) 0.009 s (d) 0.072 s

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56. Consider a frame that is made up of two thin massless rods AB and (a) F (b) F

AC as shown in the figure. A vertical force P of magnitude 100N
 2N
is applied at point A of the frame. Suppose the force is P resolved 2N
parallel to the arms AB and AC of the frame. The magnitude of the
resolved component along the arm AC is xN. x x
 [16 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] -2N
-2N
The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ___________.
D
[Given: sin(35°) = 0.573, cos(35°) = 0.819 D
sin(110°) = 0.939, cos(110°) = –0.342] (c) (d)

A
70°

B
60. A mass of 10 kg is suspended by a rope of length 4m, from the
P ceiling. A force F is applied horizontally at the mid-point of the
rope such that the top half of the rope makes an angle of 45° with
C the vertical. Then F equals
145°
(Take g = 10 ms–2 and the rope to be massless)
 [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)]
(a) 75 N (b) 90 N (c) 100 N (d) 70 N
57. The boxes of masses 2 kg and 8 kg are connected by a massless
string passing over smooth pulleys. Calculate the time taken 61. A small ball of mass m is thrown upward with velocity u from the
by box of mass 8 kg to strike the ground starting from rest. ground. The ball experiences a resistive force mkv2, where v is its
(use g = 10 m/s2) [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)] speed. The maximum height attained by the ball is
[04 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
2
1 ku
(a) tan −1
2K g

1  ku 2 
(b) ln 1 + 
K  2 g 

8kg 1  ku 2 
(c) ln 1 + 
2 K  g 
20cm 2kg
1 ku 2
(d) tan −1
(a) 0.25 s (b) 0.4 s (c) 0.34 s (d) 0.2 s K 2g
58. A block of mass m slides on the wooden wedge, which in turn slides 62. A mass of 10 kg is suspended vertically by a rope from the roof.
backward on the horizontal surface. The acceleration of the block When a horizontal force is applied on the rope at some point, the
with respect to the wedge is: Given m = 8 kg, M = 16 kg Assume rope deviated at an 45° at the roof point. If the suspended mass is
all the surfaces shown in the figure to be frictionless. at equilibrium, the magnitude of the force applied is (g = 10 ms–2)
[1 Sept, 2021 (Shift-II)]
m  [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) 200 N
M
(b) 140 N
30º (c) 70 N
6 3 2 4 (d) 100 N
(a) g (b) g (c) g (d) g
5 5 3 3 63. A particle of mass m is initially at rest at the origin. It is subjected
59. An object of mass 'm' is being moved with a constant velocity under to a force and starts moving along the x-axis. Its kinetic energy K
the action of an applied force of 2N along a frictionless surface with changes with time as dK/dt = γt, where γ is a positive constant of
following surface profile. The correct applied force vs distance appropriate dimensions. Which of the following statements is (are)
graph will be: [1 Sept, 2021 (Shift-II)] true? [JEE Adv, 2018]
(a) The force applied on the particle is constant
(b) The speed of the particle is proportional to time
(c) The distance of the particle from the origin increases linearly
m
  with time
D (d) The force is conservative

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CONSTRAINT RELATION, DYNAMICS OF answer from the options given below: [27 JAN, 2024 (Shift-II)]
(a) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
MULTI SYSTEM, SPRINGS (b) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
64. As per given figure, a weightless pulley P is attached on a double (c) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect
inclined frictionless surface. The tension in the string (massless) (d) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
will be (if g = 10m/s2) [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] 70. Consider a block and trolley system as shown in figure. If the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the trolley and the surface
P is 0.04, the acceleration of the system in ms–2 is:
1 Kg (Consider that the string is massless and unstretchable and the
pulley is also massless and frictionless): [1 Feb, 2024 (Shift-I)]
4 Kg
60°
20 kg
30°

(a) (4 )
3 +1 N (b) 4 ( )
3 +1 N fk

(c) 4( 3 − 1) N (d) ( 4 3 − 1) N
65. A block of mass M placed inside a box descends vertically with
acceleration ‘a’. The block exerts a force equal to one-fourth of its 6 kg
weight on the floor of the box. The value of ‘a’ will be:
[29 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] 60 N
(a) g/4 (b) g/2 (c) 3g/4 (d) g
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1.2
66. Three masses M = 100 kg, m1 = 10 kg and m2 = 20 kg are arranged
in a system as shown in figure. All the surfaces are frictionless 71. The vehicles carrying inflammable fluids usually have metallic
and strings are inextensible and weightless. The pulleys are also chains touching the ground: [05 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]
weightless and frictionless. A force F is applied on the system so (a) To conduct excess charge due to air friction to ground and
that the mass m2 moves upward with an acceleration of 2 ms–2. prevent sparking.
The value of F is (b) To alert other vehicles.
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] (c) To protect tyres from catching dirt from ground.
(d) It is a custom.
m1 = 10 kg 72. A body of mass 10 kg is moving with an initial speed of
20 m/s. The body stops after 5 s due to friction between
F body and the floor. The value of the coefficient of friction is:
M = 100 kg m2 = 20 kg (Take acceleration due to gravity g = 10 ms–2)
 [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.3 (c) 0.5 (d) 0.4
(a) 3360 N (b) 3380 N (c) 3120 N (d) 3240 N
73. A block of mass 5 kg is placed at rest on a table of rough surface.
67. A car is moving on a plane inclined at 30º to the horizontal Now, if a force of 30 N is applied in the direction parallel to
with an acceleration of 10 ms–2 parallel to the plane upward. A surface of the table, the block slides through a distance of 50 m in
bob is suspended by a string from the roof of the car. The angle an interval of time 10 s. Coefficient of kinetic friction is (given, g
in degrees which the string makes with the vertical is______. = 10 ms–2):
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [31 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]  [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-1)]
68. A spring whose unstretched length is l has a force constant k. The (a) 0.60 (b) 0.75
spring is cut into two pieces of unstretched lengths l1 and l2 where,
l1 = nl2 and n is an integer. The ratio k1/k2 of the corresponding
(c) 0.50 (d) 0.25
force constants, k1 and k2 will be  [12 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] 74. As shown in the figure a block of mass 10 kg lying on a horizontal
surface is pulled by a force F acting at an angle 30o, with horizontal.
1
(a) (b) n2 (c) 1 (d) n For ms = 0.25, the block will just start to move for the value of F:
n2 n [Given g = 10ms–2] [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]
F
STATIC FRICTION & KINETIC FRICTION
69. Given below are two statements: [27 JAN, 2024 (Shift-II)]
Statement-I: The limiting force of static friction depends on the
30o
area of contact and independent of materials.
 [27 JAN, 2024 (Shift-II)]
Statement-II: The limiting force of kinetic friction is independent
of the area of contact and depends on materials.
 [27 JAN, 2024 (Shift-II)] (a) 33.3 N (b) 25.2 N
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate (c) 20 N (d) 35.7 N

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75. A bullet of mass 0.1 kg moving horizontally with speed

F
400 ms–1 hits a wooden block of mass 3.9 kg kept on a horizontal
rough surface. The bullet gets embedded into the block and moves
q
20 m before coming to rest. The coefficient of friction between the
block and the surface is
(Given g = 10ms2) [8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)] F  F 
(a) cos θ + µ K  g − sin θ 
(a) 0.50 (b) 0.90 (c) 0.65 (d) 0.25 m  m 
76. A uniform chain of 6 m length is placed on a table such that a part F  F 
(b) cos θ + µ K  g + sin θ 
of its length is hanging over the edge of the table. The system is at m  m 
rest. The co-efficient of static friction between the chain and the
F  F 
surface of the table is 0.5, the maximum length of the chain hanging (c) cos θ − µ K  g − sin θ 
from the table is _______m. [25 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] m  m 
77. A block of mass 40 kg slides over a surface, when a mass of 4 kg F  F 
(d) − cos θ − µ K  g − sin θ 
is suspended through an inextensible massless string passing over m  m 
frictionless pulley as shown below.
82. A body of mass 1 kg rests on a horizontal floor with which it
40 kg has a coefficient of static friction 1 . It is desired to make the
3
body move by applying the minimum possible force F (in N).
The value of F will be ______ (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
4 kg [Take g = 10 ms–2] [17 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
83. A boy of mass 4 kg is standing on a piece of wood having mass
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the surface and block
5 kg. If the coefficient of friction between the wood and the floor is
is 0.02. The acceleration of block is. 
0.5, what is the maximum force that the boy can exert on the rope
(given g = 10 ms–2) [29 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
so that the piece of wood does not move from its place is ______
(a) 1 ms–2 (b) 1/5 ms–2 (c) 4/5 ms–2 (d) 8/11 ms–2
(in N). (Round off to the Nearest Integer) [Take g = 10 ms–2]
78. A bag is gently dropped on a conveyor belt moving at a speed of  [17 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
2 m/s. The coefficient of friction between the conveyor belt and
bag is 0.4. Initially, the bag slips on the belt before it stops due
to friction. The distance travelled by the bag on the belt during T
slipping motion is:
T
[Take g = 10 m/s–2] [27 July, 2022 (Shift-I)] F
(a) 2 m (b) 0.5 m (c) 3.2 m (d) 0.8 m T
R
79. The coefficient of static friction between a wooden block of mass
0.5 kg and a vertical rough wall is 0.2. The magnitude of horizontal T
force that should be applied on the block to keep it adhere to the
wall be __________N. [g = 10 ms–2] [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
80. As shown in the figure, a block of mass 3 kg is kept on a 84. An insect is at the bottom of a hemispherical ditch of radius 1 m.
1 It crawls up the ditch but starts slipping after it is at height h from
horizontal rough surface of coefficient of friction . The critical
3 3 the bottom. If the coefficient of friction between the ground and
force to be applied on the vertical surface as shown at an angle 60° the insect is 0.75, then h is (g = 10 ms–2) [6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
with horizontal such that it does not move, will be 3x. The value (a) 0.45 m (b) 0.80 m
of x will be [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)] (c) 0.20 m (d) 0.60 m
85. A block of mass 5 kg is (i) pushed in case (a) and (ii)
pulled in case (b). by a force F = 20 N. Making an angle
1 of 30º with the horizontal, as shown in the figures.
µ=
3 3 m = 3kg The coefficient of friction between the block and floor is
60° m = 0.2. The difference between the accelerations of the block, in
case (b) and case (a) will be: (g = 10 ms–2)
 [12 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
 3 1
= /s 2 ;sin 60
g 10 m= = ;cos 60
 2

2 F = 20 N
 o
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81. A block of mass m slides along a floor while a force of magnitude (a) 30
o
(b)
F is applied to it at an angle q as shown in figure. The coefficient
of kinetic is mK. Then, the block’s acceleration ‘a’ is given by: F = 20 N
(g is acceleration due to gravity) [16 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] (a) 0 ms–2 (b) 0.8 ms–2 (c) 0.4 ms–2 (d) 3.2 ms–2

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TWO BLOCK & INCLINED 91. Consider a block kept on an inclined plane (inclined at 45º) as
shown in the figure. If the force required to just push it up the
PLANE PROBLEMS incline is 2 times the force required to just prevent it from sliding
86. A block of mass m is placed on a surface having vertical cross down, the coefficient of friction between the block and inclined
section given by y = x2/4. If coefficient of friction is 0.5, the plane (m) is equal to: [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
maximum height above the ground at which block can be placed
without slipping is: [30 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)]
(a) 1/4 m (b) 1/2 m (c) 1/6 m (d) 1/3 m
87. In the given arrangement of a doubly inclined plane two blocks of
masses M and m are placed. The blocks are connected by a light
string passing over an ideal pulley as shown. The coefficient of
friction between the surface of the plane and the blocks is 0.25. (a) 0.33 (b) 0.60 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.50
The value of m, for which M = 10 kg will move down with an 92. A block of mass m slides down an inclined plane inclined at angle
acceleration of 2 m/s2, is: (take g = 10 m/s2 and tan 37° = 3/4) g
30o with an acceleration . The value of coefficient of kinetic
 [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)] 4
friction will be: [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
2 3 +1 1
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 2 3 − 1
2 2 3 2 2
m
93. The time taken by an object to slide down a 45o rough inclined plane
M

is n times as it takes to slide down a perfectly smooth 45o inclined

53° plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and
37°
the incline plane is [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
 [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)] 1
1 1 1
(a) 9 kg (b) 4.5 kg (c) 6.5 kg (d) 2.25 kg (a) (b) 1 − 2 (c) 1 + 2 (d) 1 − 2
1 − n2 n n n
88. A block of mass 5 kg is placed on a rough inclined surface as shown
in the figure.  [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)] 94. A child of mass 5kg is going round a merry-go-round that makes
1 rotation in 3.14 s. The radius of the merry-go-round is 2 m. The
centrifugal force on the child will be [6 April 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) 80 N (b) 50 N (c) 100 N (d) 40 N
95. A block of mass 10 kg, starts sliding on a surface with an initial
velocity of 9.8 ms–1. The coefficient of friction between the surface
and block is 0.5. The distance covered by the block before coming
to rest is:
[Used g = 9.8 ms–2] [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) 4.9 m (b) 9.8 m (c) 12.5 m (d) 19.6 m
96. A system of two blocks of masses m = 2 kg and m = 8 kg is placed
 [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-II)] on a smooth table as shown in figure. The coefficient of static

If F1 is the force required to just move the block up the inclined friction between two blocks is 0.5. The maximum horizontal force
 F that can be applied to the block of mass M so that the blocks
plane and F2 is the force required to just prevent the block from
  move together will be: [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
sliding down, then the value of F1 – F2 is: [Use g = 10m/s2]
m
5 3
(a) ü N (b) ü N (c) N (d) 10 N F
2 M
89. A 2 kg brick begins to slide over a surface which is inclined at an
angle of 45° with respect to horizontal axis. The co-efficient of
static friction between their surfaces is:[04 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]
(a) 9.8 N (b) 39.2 N (c) 49 N (d) 78.4 N
1
(a) 1 (b) 97. A block of mass M slides down on a rough inclined plane with
3 constant velocity. The angle made by the incline plane with
(c) 0.5 (d) 1.7 horizontal is θ. The magnitude of the contact force will be:
90. A given object takes n times the time to slide down 45° rough [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
inclined plane as it takes the time to slide down an identical (a) Mg (b) Mg cos θ
perfectly smooth 45° inclined plane. The coefficient of kinetic (c) Mg sin θ + Mg cos θ (d) Mg sin θ 1 + µ
friction between the object and the surface of inclined plane is:
98. A block ‘A’ takes 2 s to slide down a frictionless incline of 30° and
 [08 April, 2024 (Shift-II)]
length ‘’, kept inside a lift going up with uniform velocity ‘v’. If
1 1 the incline is changed to 45°, the time taken by the block, to slide
(a) 1 − (b) 1 – n2 (c) 1− (d) 1 − n2
n 2 n2 down the incline, will be approximately:[27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 2.66 s (b) 0.83 s (c) 1.68 s (d) 0.70 s

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 99. Two inclined planes are placed as shown in figure. A block is 1 AU = 1.5 × 1011 m
projected from the point A of inclined plane AB along its surface (a) 4.5 × 1010 s (b) 4.1 × 108 s
with velocity just sufficient to carry it to the top Point B at a height (c) 3.5 × 106 s (d) 7.2 × 108 s
10 m. After reaching the point B the block slide down on inclined 106. When a body slides down from rest along a smooth inclined plane
plane BC. Time it takes to reach to the point C from point A is making an angle of 30° with the horizontal, it takes time T. When
t ( )
2 + 1 s. the same body slides down from the rest along a rough inclined
plane making the same angle and through the same distance, it takes
The value of t is _____ (use g = 10 m/s2) time aT, where a is a constant greater than 1. The co-efficient of
 [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
 2 1
B friction between the body and the rough plane is 1  α −
2 
x α 

10 m where x = _________. [1 Sep, 2021 (Shift-II)]

107. A small block starts slipping down from a point B on an inclined
45° 30°
plane AB, which is making an angle θ with the horizontal section.
A C
BC is smooth and the remaining section CA is rough with a
100. A metal wire of length 0.5m and cross-sectional area 10–4m2 has coefficient of friction µ. It is found that the block comes to rest
breaking stress 5 × 108 Nm–2. A block of 10 kg is attached at one as it reaches the bottom (point A) of the inclined plane. If BC =
of the string and is rotating in a horizontal circle. The maximum 2AC, the coefficient of friction is given by µ = k tanθ. The value
linear velocity of block will be _______ ms–1. [29 July, 2022 of k is __________.
(Shift-II)] [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
101. A block of 200 g mass moves with a uniform speed in a horizontal
circular groove, with vertical side walls of radius 20cm. If the block
takes 40 s to complete one round, the normal force by the side walls
of the groove is: [16 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]
(a) 6.28 ×10–3N (b) 0.0314 N
108. A block starts moving up an inclined plane of inclination 30°
(c) 9.859 ×10–2N (d) 9.859 ×10–4N
with an initial velocity of v0. It comes back to its initial position
102. Two blocks (m = 0.5 kg and M = 4.5 kg) are arranged on a horizontal
with velocity v0 . The value of the coefficient of kinetic friction
frictionless table as shown in figure. The coefficient of static friction 2
I
between the two blocks is 3 . Then the maximum horizontal between the block and the inclined plane is close to . The
7 1000
force that can be applied on the larger block so that the blocks nearest integer to I is ___________. [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
move together is ______ N. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
109. A block of mass 10 kg is kept on a rough inclined plane
[Take g as 9.8 ms–2] [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]
as shown in the figure. A force of 3 N is applied on the
m block. The coefficient of static friction between the plane
F and the block is 0.6. What should be the minimum value
M
of force P, such that the block does not move downward?
(Take g = 10 ms–2) [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
103. A body of mass ‘m’ is launched up on a rough inclined plane making P
an angle of 30º with the horizontal. The coefficient of friction
kg
x 10
between the body and plane is if the time of ascent is half of
5
N

the time of descent. The value of x is __________. 45°

3

[20 July, 2021 (Shift-II)] (a) 32 N (b) 18 N (c) 23 N (d) 25 N

104. The coefficient of static friction between two blocks is 0.5 110. A block kept on a rough inclined plane, as shown in the figure,
remains at rest up-to a maximum force 2 N down the inclined plane.
and the table is smooth. The maximum horizontal force that
The maximum external force up the inclined plane that does not
can be applied to move the blocks together is _______ N.
move the block is 10 N. The coefficient of static friction between
(take g = 10 ms–2) [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
the block and the plane is: [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
Table 1 kg µ = 0.5 N
10
2 kg F

105. A huge circular arc of length 4.4 ly subtends an angle ‘4s’ at the
centre of the circle. How long it would take for a body to complete 30
o
N
2

4 revolution if its speed is 8 AU per second?

3
Given: 1 ly = 9.46 × 1015 m [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)] (a) (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
2 4 2 3

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 111. Two blocks A and B of masses mA = 1 kg and mB = 3 kg are kept 118. A car is moving with a constant speed of 20 m/s in a circular
on the table as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction between horizontal track of radius 40 m. A bob is suspended from the roof
A and B is 0.2 and between B and the surface of the table is also of the car by a massless string. The angle made by the string with
0.2. The maximum force F that can be applied on horizontally, so the vertical will be: (Take g = 10 m/s2 ) [25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
that the block A does not slide over the block B is: (Take g = 10 π π π π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
m/s2) [10 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] 6 2 4 3
A 119. A car is moving on a horizontal curved road with radius 50m. The
approximate maximum speed of car will be, if friction coefficient
B
between tyres and road is 0.34. [Take g = 10 ms–2]
[29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 3.4 ms–1 (b) 22.4 ms–1 (c) 13 ms–1 (d) 17 ms–1
120. A small block of mass 100 g is tied to a spring of spring constant
(a) 16 N (b) 40 N (c) 12 N (d) 8 N 7.5 N/m and length 20 cm. The other end of spring is fixed at a
particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a smooth
DYNAMICS OF CIRCULAR MOTION, horizontal surface with constant angular velocity 5 rad/s about point
A, then tension in the spring is [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
CENTRIPETAL FORCE.
(a) 1.5 N (b) 0.75 N (c) 0.25 N (d) 0.50 N
112. A train is moving with a speed of 12 m/s on rails which are 1.5 m 121. A coin placed on a rotating table just slips when it is placed at a
apart. To negotiate a curve radius 400 m, the height by which the distance of 1 cm from the center. If the angular velocity of the table
outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, in halved, it will just slip when placed at a distance of from the
g = 10 m/s2): [27 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)] centre: [11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 6.0 cm (b) 5.4 cm (c) 4.8 cm (d) 4.2 cm
(a) 2 cm (b) 1 cm (c) 8 cm (d) 4 cm
113. A coin is placed on a disc. The coefficient of friction between the
122. A vehicle of mass 200 kg is moving along a levelled curved road
coin and the disc is μ. If the distance of the coin from the center of of radius 70 m with angular velocity of 0.2 rad/s. The centripetal
the disc is r, the maximum angular velocity which can be given to force acting on the vehicle is: [13 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
the disc, so that the coin does not slip away, is: (a) 560 N (b) 2800 N (c) 14 N (d) 2240 N
 [31 Jan, 2024 (Shift-I)]
123. A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of 2 m long string and
µg r µg u whirls it around in a horizontal plane. The string can withstand the
(a) (b) (c) (d)
r µg r µg maximum tension of 80 N. If the maximum speed with which the
K
114. A ball of mass 0.5 kg is attached to a string of length 50 cm. The ball stone can revolve is rev. /min. The value of K is:
π
is rotated on a horizontal circular path about its vertical axis. The
(Assume the string is massless and unstretchable)
maximum tension that the string can bear is 400 N. The maximum
possible value of angular velocity of the ball in rad/s is,: [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(a) 400 (b) 300 (c) 600 (d) 800
 [1 Feb, 2024 (Shift-I)]
124. A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of 2 m long
(a) 1600 (b) 40 (c) 1000 (d) 20 string and whirls it around in a horizontal plane. The
115. A man carrying a monkey on his shoulder does cycling smoothly on a string can withstand the maximum tension of 80 N. If
circular track of radius 9m and completes 120 revolutions in 3 minutes. the maximum speed with which the stone can revolve is
The magnitude of centripetal acceleration of monkey is (in m/s2): K
rev. /min. The value of K is:
 [05 April, 2024 (Shift-II)] π
(Assume the string is massless and unstretchable)
(a) zero (b) 16 p2 ms–2
[24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
(c) 4 p2 ms–2 (d) 57600 p2 ms–2 (a) 400 (b) 300 (c) 600 (d) 800
116. A car of 800 kg is taking turn on a banked road of radius 300 m 125. A curved in a level road has a radius 75 m. The maximum speed
and angle of banking 30°. If coefficient of static friction is 0.2 then of a car turning this curved road can be 30 m/s without skidding.
the maximum speed with which car can negotiate the turn safely: If radius of curved road is changed to 48m and the coefficient
(g = 10 m/s2, 3 = 1.73) [06 April, 2024 (Shift-II)] of friction between the tyres and the road remains same, then
(a) 70.4 m/s (b) 51.4 m/s (c) 264 m/s (d) 102.8 m/s maximum allowed speed would be _____m/s. [25 June, 2022
(Shift-II)]
117. A body of mass 200 g is tied to a spring of spring constant 12.5 126. A disc with a flat small bottom beaker placed on it at a distance
N/m, while the other end of spring is fixed at point O. If the body R from its center is revolving about an axis passing through the
moves about O in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface center and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity w.
with constant angular speed 5 rad/s, then the ratio of extension in The coefficient of static friction between the bottom of the beaker
the spring to its natural length will be: [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] and the surface of the disc is m. The beaker will revolve with the
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 1 disc if: [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 2 : 5 µg µg µg µg
(a) R ≤ (b) R ≤ (c) R ≥ (d) R ≥
2ω2 ω2 2ω2 ω2

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127. One end of a massless spring of spring constant k and natural length 131. A particle of mass m moves in a circular orbit under the central
l0 is fixed while the other end is connected to a small object of C
mass m lying on a frictionless table. The spring remains horizontal potential field, V(r) = – , where C is a constant. The correct
r
on the table. If the object is made to rotate at an angular velocity
radius-velocity graph of the particle’s motion is:
w about an axis passing through fixed end, then the elongation of
the spring will be: [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)] [18 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]

ü – ω2 0 mω2 l0 r
(a) (b)
2 2
mω k + mω
2
mω l0 k + mω2 l0 (a)
(c) (d)
2 2
k – mω mω
128. A particle is moving with uniform speed along the circumference of
a circle of radius of radius R under the action of a central fictitious O v
force F which is inversely proportional to R3. Its time period of r
revolution will be given by: [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
3 5
(a) T ∝ R 2 (b) T ∝ R 2 (b)
4
(c) T ∝ R 3 (d) T ∝ R2
129. Statement I: A cyclist is moving on an un-banked road with a speed O v
of 7 kmh–1 and takes a sharp circular turn along a path of radius r
of 2m without reducing the speed. The static friction coefficient is
0.2 The cyclist will not slip and pass the curve. (g = 9.8 m/s2)
Statement II: If the road is at an angle of 45°, cyclist can (c)
cross of the curve of 2m radius with the speed of 18.5
kmh–1 without slipping
O v
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct the r
answer from the options given below.[16 March, 2021
(Shift-II)]
(a) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct (d)
(b) Both statement I and statement II are true
(c) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
(d) Both statement I and statement II are false O v
130. A modern grand - prix racing car of mass m is traveling on a flat 132. The normal reaction ‘N’ for a vehicle of 800 kg mass, negotiating
track in a circular arc of radius R with a speed v. If the coefficient a turn on a 30º banked road at maximum possible speed without
of static friction between the tyres and the track is µs, then the
skidding is ____ × 103 kg m/s2. [Given cos30º = 0.87, ms = 0.2]
magnitude of negative lift FL acting downwards on the car is :
(Assume forces on the four tyres are identical and g = [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
acceleration due to gravity) [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] (a) 6.96 (b) 10.2
(c) 12.4 (d) 7.2
V 133. A particle of mass m is suspended form a ceiling through a string
of length L. The particle moves in a horizontal circle of radius r
L
such that r = The speed of particle will be:
[26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]

rg rg
(a) (b)
R 2

(c) 2 rg (d) 2rg

134. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of light spring having
force constant k and unstretched length . The other end is fixed.
The system is given an angular speed ω about the fixed end of the
spring such that it rotates in a circle in gravity free space. Then the
 v2   v2  stretch in the spring is: [8 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
(a) m  (b) −m  g +
 µ R − g  
µ s R  mω2 mω2
 s   (a) (b)
k − mω2 k − ωm
 v2   v2 
(c) m  g −  (d) m  + g 
 µ s R  mω2 mω2
  µs R  (c) (d)
k + mω2 k + mω

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135. A body of mass m = 10 kg is attached to one end of a wire of length 137. A uniform rod of length l is being rotated in a horizontal plane with
0.3 m. The maximum angular speed (in rad s–1) with which it can a constant angular speed about an axis passing through one of its
be rotated about its other end in space station (Breaking stress of 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
wire = 4.8 × 107 Nm–2 and area of cross section of the wire = 10–2
it most closely? [12 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
cm2) is: [9 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
T (x) T (x)
136. A spring mass system (mass m, spring constant k and natural
length l) rests in equilibrium on a horizontal disc. The free and of (a) (b)
the spring is fixed at the centre of the disc. If the disc together with x x
spring mass system, rotates about it’s axis with an angular velocity l l
ω, (k >> mω2) the relative change in the length of the spring is best T (x) T (x)
given by the option  [9 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)]
(c) (d)

(a) 2  mω 2
(b) mω
2
x x
  l
3 k  3k l

2 2
(c) 2mω (d) mω
k k

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 Answer Key (Manthan)
Exercise-1
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (b)
41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (d) 50. (b)
51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (d) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (a) 60. (c)
61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (d) 64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (a) 67. (d) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (a)
71. (d) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (d) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (a)
81. (d) 82. (a) 83. (d) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (c) 87. (d) 88. (b) 89. (b) 90. (d)
91. (d) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (a) 95. (a) 96. (b) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (a) 100. (d)
101. (c) 102. (c) 103. (b) 104. (d)

Exercise-2
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (d)
31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (d)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (d) 50. (d)

Exercise-3 (PYQ's)
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. [40] 7. [2] 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (d) 22. [1] 23. [500] 24. [12] 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (d)
31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. [240] 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. [12] 46. [6] 47. [3] 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (b)
51. (b) 52. (d) 53. (b) 54. [25] 55. [492] 56. [164] 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (c)
61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (a,b,d) 64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (a) 67. [30] 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (c)
71. (a) 72. (d) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (d) 76. [2] 77. (d) 78. (b) 79. [25] 80. [3.3]
81. (c) 82. [5] 83. [30] 84. (c) 85. (b) 86. (a) 87. (b) 88. (Bonus) 89. (a) 90. (a)
91. (a) 92. (b) 93. (d) 94. (d) 95. (b) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (c) 99. [2] 100. [50]
101. (d) 102. [21] 103. [3] 104. [15] 105. (a) 106. [ 3] 107. [3] 108. [346] 109. (a) 110. (a)
111. (a) 112. (b) 113. (c) 114. (b) 115. (b) 116. (b) 117. (c) 118. (c) 119. (c) 120. (b)
121. (d) 122. (a) 123. (c) 124. (c) 125. [24] 126. (b) 127. (c) 128. (d) 129. (b) 130. (a)
131. (c) 132. (b) 133. (a) 134. (a) 135. [4] 136. (d) 137. (d)

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 Prayas JEE (2026)
ABHEDYA

Physics Newton's Laws of Motion

Exercise-1 (a) Tension in string is
mg
2
MULTIPLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS mg
(b) Tension in string is
1. A particle is resting on a smooth horizontal floor. At 4
t = 0 , a horizontal force starts acting on it. Magnitude of the g
(c) Acceleration of A is
force increases with time according to law F = α.t , where α 2
is a constant. For the figure shown which of the following 3
(d) Acceleration of A is g
statements is/are correct? 4
y 4. Two blocks A and B of mass 10 kg and 40 kg are connected
2 by an ideal string as shown in the figure. Neglect the masses
1 of the pulleys and effect of friction.(g = 10 m/s2)

x A B
O
45º Fixed 45º
(a) Curve 1 shows acceleration against time.
(b) Curve 2 shows velocity against time. 5
(a) The acceleration of block A is ms–2
2
(c) Curve 2 shows velocity against acceleration.
5
(d) None of these. (b) The acceleration of block B is ms–2
2 2
2. A string is wrapped round a log of wood and it is pulled with
125
a constant force F as shown in the figure. (c) The tension in the string is N
2
150
(d) The tension in the string is N
q 2
q F
5. In the system shown in the figure m1 > m2. System is held at
rest by thread BC. Just after the thread BC is burnt:
(a) Tension T in the string increases with increase in θ
(b) Tension T in the string decreases with increase in θ
(c) Tension T > F if θ > π/3
(d) Tension T > F if θ > π/4
spring B m2
3. Two blocks A and B of equal mass m are connected through k
a massless string and arranged as shown in figure. Friction is
m1 A
absent everywhere. When the system is released from rest. C
(a) Acceleration of m2 will be upwards
A (b) Magnitude of acceleration of both blocks will be equal
 m − m2 
to  1 g
fixed  m1 + m2 
30º B (c) Acceleration of m1 will be equal to zero
(d) Magnitude of acceleration of two blocks will be non-
zero and unequal
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6. A contact force exerted by one body on horizontal surface 10. For a curved track of radius R, banked at angle q (Take v0
is equal to the normal force (≠ 0) between them. It can be = Rg tan θ )
said that:
(a) a vehicle moving with a speed v0 is able to negotiate the
(a) The contact surfaces must be frictionless. curve without calling friction into play at all
(b) The force of friction between the contact surfaces is (b) a vehicle moving with any speed V > V0 is always able
zero. to negotiate the curve, with friction called into play
(c) The magnitude of normal force equals that of friction. (c) a vehicle moving with any speed V < V0 must have the
force of friction into play
(d) It is possible that the bodies are rough and they do not
(d) the minimum value of the angle of banking for a vehicle
slip on each other.
parked on the banked road can stay there without
7. A heavy particle is tied to the end A of a string of length slipping, is given by q = tan–1 µ0 (µ0 = coefficient of
1.6 m. Its other end O is fixed. It revolves as a conical static friction)
pendulum with the string making 60o with the vertical. Then 11. On a train moving along east with a constant speed v, a boy
(g = 9.8 m/s2) revolves a bob with string of length l on smooth surface of
4π a train, with equal constant speed v relative to train. Mark
(a) Its period of revolution is sec.
7 the correct option(s).
(b) The tension in the string is double the weight of the
v
particle v
(c) The speed of the particle = 2.8 3 m/s

(d) The centripetal acceleration of the particle is 9.8 3 m/s2. (a) Maximum speed of bob is 2v in ground frame.
4mv 2
8. A particle moving with constant speed u inside a fixed (b) Tension in string connecting bob is at an instant.

smooth hemispherical bowl of radius a describes a horizontal
a mv 2
circle at a distance below its centre. Then (c) Tension in string is at all the moments
2 
a 3 (d) Minimum speed of bob is zero in ground frame.
(a) The radius of the circular motion is
2
COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS
3ag
(b) The value of u is Comprehension (Q. 12 to 13): A small block of mass 1 kg starts
2
moving with constant velocity 2 m/s on a smooth long plank of
(c) The normal reaction of the spherical surface on the mass 10 kg which is also pulled by a horizontal force F = 10 t N
mg where t is in seconds and F is in newtons. (the initial velocity of
particle is
2 the plank is zero).
(d) The magnitude of the resultant force acting on the 2m/s
particle is zero, in an inertial frame.
1kg smooth
9. A particle of mass m suspended by a string of length l 10t
revolves in a horizontal circle (q is the angle the string makes
with vertical). Which of the following statement(s) is/are 12. The time (t ≠ 0) at which displacement of block and plank
correct? with respect to ground is same will be
(a) Tension in string = mg cos q
(a) 12 s (b) 2 3 s
lg sin 2 θ
(b) Speed v of particle = (c) 3 3 s (d) 3 / 2s
cos θ
13. Relative velocity of plank with respect to block when
l cos θ acceleration of plank is 4 m/s2 will be
(c) Period T = 2π
g (a) Zero
(b) 10 m/s
F sin θ
(d) Centripetal acceleration a = where F is tension (c) 6 m/s
m
(d) 8 m/s

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Comprehension (Q. 14 to 15): A fixed wedge with both surface Comprehension (Q. 16 to 17): A block of mass 15 kg is placed
inclined at 45° to the horizontal as shown in the figure. A particle over a frictionless horizontal surface. Another block of mass 10 kg
P of mass m is held on the smooth plane by a light string which
passes over a smooth pulley A and attached to a particle Q of mass is placed over it, that is connected with a light string passing over
3m which rests on the rough plane. The system is released from two pulleys fastened to the 15 kg block. A force F = 80 N is applied
rest. Given that the acceleration of each particle is of magnitude horizontally to the free end of the string. Friction coefficient
g A between two blocks is 0.6. The portion of the string between 10
then
5 2 kg block and the upper pulley is horizontal as shown in figure
Pulley string and connecting rods are massless. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

th
Ro
oo
P Q

u
gh
Sm
m 3m 10 kg
o o
45 fixed 45 
14. In the above question the coefficient of friction between Q
15 kg F = 80 N
and the rough plane is:
4 1 3 2 Smooth
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 5 5
16. The magnitude of acceleration of the 10 kg block is:
15. In the above question the magnitude and direction of the (a) 3.2 m/s2 (b) 2.0 m/s2
force exerted by the string on the pulley is : (c) 1.6 m/s2 (d) 0.8 m/s2
6 mg 6 mg
(a) downward (b) upward 17. The magnitude of acceleration of the 15 kg block is:
5 5
(a) 4.2 m/s2 (b) 3.2 m/s2
mg mg 2
(c) downward (d) downward (c) 16/3 m/s (d) 2.0 m/s2
5 4

MATCH THE COLUMN TYPE QUESTIONS

18. Column-I gives four different situations involving two blocks of mass m 1 and m 2 placed in different ways on a
smooth horizontal surface as shown. In each of the situations horizontal forces F 1 and F 2 are applied on blocks of
mass m 1 and m 2 respectively ad also m 2 F 1 < m 1 F 2 . Match the statements in column-I with corresponding results
in column-II.

Column-Ι Column-ΙΙ

A. p.
m1 m2  F1 F2 
 − 
Both the blocks are connected by massless inelastic string. The magnitude of m1 + m2  m1 m2 
tension in the string is

B. q.
m1 m2  F1 F2 
 + 
Both the blocks are connected by massless inelastic string. The magnitude m1 + m2  m1 m2 
of tension in the string is

C. r.
m1 m2  F2 F1 
 − 
m1 + m2  m2 m1 

The magnitude of normal reaction between the blocks is

D. s.
 F + F2 
m1 m2  1 
 m1 + m2 
The magnitude of normal reaction between the blocks is

(a) A-(q); B-(r); C-(q); D-(r) (b) A-(p); B-(q); C-(r); D-(s)
(c) A-(r); B-(p); C-(s); D-(q) (d) A-(q); B-(r); C-(p); D-(r)

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19. In the given figure find the accelerations of blocks A and B 21. Two equal masses m are attached by a string. One mass
for the following cases (g = 10 m/s2 ) lies at radial distance r from the centre of a horizontal
 turntable which rotates with constant angular velocity

ω = 2 rad s–1, while the second hangs from the string inside
10 N the turntable’s hollow spindle (see fig.). The coefficient of
1 kg 1 kg static friction between the turntable and the mass lying on
B it µs = 0.5. The maximum and minimum values such that
A
the mass lying on the turntable does not slide are rmax, rmin.
Then (rmax + rmin) (in meter).
Column-I Column-II
r

A. µ1 = 0 and µ2 = 0.1 p. aA = aB = 9.5 m/s2 m

B. µ2 = 0 and µ1 = 0.1 q. aA = 9 m/s2, aB = 10 m/s2

C. µ1 = 0.1 and µ2 = 1.0 r. aA = aB = g = 10 m/s2
m
D. µ1 = 1.0 and µ2 = 0.1 s. aA = 1, aB = 9 m/s2
22. System is shown in the figure and man is pulling the rope
(a) A-(r); B-(s); C-(p); D-(q) from both sides with constant speed ‘u’. Then the speed of
(b) A-(r); B-(q); C-(p); D-(s) the block will be xu. Find the value of x (Round off the value
(c) A-(s); B-(q); C-(r); D-(s) of x to two decimal places) (M moves vertical):
(d) A-(q); B-(s); C-(p); D-(r) u u

20. Column-II gives certain situations involving two blocks

of mass 2 kg and 4 kg. The 4 kg block lies on a smooth
horizontal table. There is sufficient friction between both
the block and there is no relative motion between both the
blocks in all situations. Horizontal forces act on one or both
blocks as shown. Column-I gives certain statement related to M
figures given in column-II. Match the statements in column-I
with the figure in column-II. 23. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are pulling a cart of mass 100 kg
Column-I Column-II on a smooth surface and cart is moving with acceleration
3 m/s2 in east direction. When person ‘A’ stops pulling, it
A. Magnitude of p.
2 kg moves with acceleration 1m/s2 in the west direction. When
frictional force is
maximum. 4 kg 12 N only person ‘B’ stops pulling, it moves with acceleration
24 m/s2 in the north direction. The magnitude of acceleration
B. Magnitude of friction q. (in ms–2) of the cart when only A and B pull the cart keeping
2 kg 12 N
force is least. their directions same as the old directions, is:
4 kg
24. A block lying on a long horizontal conveyor belt moving
C. Friction force on 2 r. at a constant velocity receives a velocity 5 m/s at t = 0 sec.
2 kg 6N
kg block is towards relative to the ground in the direction opposite to the direction
right. 4 kg 6N of motion of the conveyor. After t = 4 sec, the velocity of the
block becomes equal to the velocity of the belt. The coefficient
D. Friction force on 2 kg s. of friction between the block and the belt is 0.2. Then the
8N 2 kg
block is towards left.
4 kg velocity (in ms–1) of the conveyor belt is: (g = 10 m/s2)
20 N
5 m/s
(a) A-(r); B-(q,r); C-(p); D-(p,s)
(b) A-(r); B-(q); C-(p); D-(s)
(c) A-(s); B-(r); C-(p,s); D-(q,r)
(d) A-(r); B-(q,r); C-(p); D-(s)

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 25. A small particle moves along the inner surface of a smooth 29. In the figure shown the blocks A and C are pulled down with
conical funnel, along a horizontal circle. (Figure) If the plane constant velocities u. Acceleration of block B is:
of the circular path be at a distance of 9.8 cm from the vertex,
then the speed of the particle is x cms–1. Find the value of x. b b
 

A u C u
B
u2 u2
(a) tan2 θ sec θ (b) tan3 θ
b b
h = 9.8 cm
u2
(c) sec2 θ tan θ (d) Zero
b
26. A rod is rotating with constant angular velocity in a horizontal 30. In the system shown in figure mA = 4m, mB = 3m and
plane about a vertical axis. A ring is attached to the axis mC = 8m. Friction is absent everywhere. String is light and
as shown. The ring is released and it slides out on the rod inextensible. If the system is released from rest find the
without friction. At the time the ring comes out of the rod, acceleration of block B
what angle (in degree) does its velocity (as seen by an B
observer on ground) make with radially outward direction ?
w A
C

g g
(a) (leftward) (b) (leftward)
SINGLE CORRECT TYPE QUESTIONS 8 2
27. A particle is observed from two frames S1 and S2. The graph g g
(c) (rightward (d) (rightward)
of relative velocity of S1 with respect to S2 is shown in figure. 6 4
Let F1 and F2 be the pseudo forces on the particle when seen 31. System is shown in the figure. Assume that cylinder remains
from S1 and S2 respectively. Which one of the following is in contact with the two wedges. The velocity of cylinder is-
not possible? Cylinder
Vnet
Vrms u m/s 2u m/s
30º 30º

u 13 u
(a) 19 − 4 3 m/s (b) m/s
O Time 2 2
(a) F1 = 0, F2 ≠ 0 (b) F1 ≠ 0, F2 = 0 (c) 3 u m/s (d) 7 u m/s
(c) F1 ≠ 0, F2 ≠ 0 (d) F1 = 0, F2 = 0 32. A hinged construction consists of three rhombus with the
28. A heavy block kept on a frictionless surface and being pulled ratio of sides (5 : 3 : 2). Vertex A3 moves in the horizontal
by two ropes of equal mass m as shown in figure. At t = 0, direction with velocity V. Velocity of A2 will be:
the force on the left rope is withdrawn but the force on the
right end continues to act. Let F1 and F2 be the magnitudes V
A1 A2 A3
of the forces by the right rope and the left rope on the block
respectively. (a) 2.5 V (b) 1.5V (c) (2/3)V (d) 0.8 V

33. If the coefficient of friction at all surfaces is 0.4, then the

force required to pull out the 6 kg block with an acceleration
m m
F F of 1.5 m/s2 will be
(a) F1 = F2 = F for t < 0
2 kg
(b) F1 = F2 = F + mg for t < 0 F
6 kg
(c) F1 = F, F2 = F for t > 0
(d) F1 < F, F2 = F for t > 0 (a) 49 (b) 59 (c) 41 (d) 40

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34. A small collar of mass m is given an initial velocity of mA = 0.1
magnitude v0 on the horizontal circular track fabricated mB = 0.1
from a slender rod. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is µk, rB rA rA = 100 m
determine the distance travelled before the collar comes to rB = 200 m
rest. ( Recognize that the friction force depends on the net
normal force).
L = 100p m

m
B A
r  v0 + v0 + r g  (a) car A completes its journey before car B
2 4 2 2

(a) ln   (b) both cars complete their journey in same time

µk  rg 
 (c) velocity of car A is greater than that of car B
 v2 + v4 + r 2 g 2  (d) car B completes its journey before car A.
r
(b) ln  0 0
 38. A piece of string of length l which can support a maximum
4µk  rg  tension T, is used to whirl a particle of mass m in a circular

path as an a conical pendulum. What is maximum speed with
2r  v0 + v0 + r g 
2 4 2 2
which the particle may be whirled as a conical pendulum.
(c) ln  
µk  rg 2 1/ 2
   T     mg  
(a) u 
=  1 −   
 v2 + v4 + r 2 g 2   2m    T  
r
(d) ln  0 0
 1/ 2 1/ 2
2µk  rg   T    2mg  2 
 (b) u  
= 1 −   
m   T  
35. A block of mass M = 4kg is kept on a smooth horizontal plane.
1/ 2
A bar of mass m = 1kg is kept on it. They are connected to a  T 
1/ 2
  mg  2 
spring as shown & the spring is compressed. Then what is the (c) u  
= 1 −   
m   T  
maximum compression in the spring for which the bar will
1/ 2
not slip on the block when released if coefficient of friction  2T  
1/ 2
  2mg  2 
between them is 0.2 & spring constant k = 1000 N/m. (d) u 
=  1 −   
 m    T  
m = 0.2 39. A block of mass m is placed at the top of a smooth wedge
K = 1000N/m m
ABC. The wedge is rotated about an axis passing through
M C as shown in the figure. The value of angular speed such
that the block does not slip on the wedge is
(a) 1 cm (b) 1 m (c) 1.25 cm (d) 10 cm A m
36. A force F is applied to the initially stationary cart. The l
variation of force with time is shown in figure such that
dF B q C
= 0 at t = 0. Find the speed (m/s) of cart at t = 2s.
dt
m = 0.05
10kg F  g sin θ   g
(a)   sec θ (b) 
     cos θ
  
F(N)  g   g sin θ 
(c)   cos θ (d)  
20
  cos θ    
40. A ball of mass 1 kg is at rest in position P by means of two
Parabolic light strings OP and RP as shown in the figure. The string
RP is now cut and the ball swings upto a position Q. If q =
60° and tension in the string in position OP and OQ are T1
t(s) T
t=2 (Just before cutting) and T2 respectively, then 1 is equal to
O T
(a) 4 (b) 0.67 (c) 3.75 (d) 2 2

37. Two cars A and B start racing at the same time on a flat race q
track which consists of two straight sections each of length
P
100p m and one circular section as shown in Fig. The rule R Q
of the race is that each car must travel at constant speed at
all times without ever skidding (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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 41. In the diagram shown, the mass 2M is hanging vertically 45. A bead of mass m is located on a parabolic wire with its
down and the other mass M is revolving around it. The value axis vertical and vertex directed downward as in figure and
of the angle q is equal to whose equation is x2 = ay. If the coefficient of friction is µ,
the highest distance above the x-axis at which the particle
will be in equilibrium is
y
q m

M
o x
2M 1 2 1
(a) µa (b) µ2a (c) µa (d) µa
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 15° (d) 45° 4 2
42. A uniform circular ring of mass per unit length l and radius
R is rotating with angular velocity w about its own axis in a Exercise-2
gravity free space. Tension in the ring is
(a) zero (b) 2lR2w2 1. In the infinite assembly of pulleys and blocks shown in figure
2 2 ng
(c) lR w (d) lRw2 below, find n, if the acceleration of block of mass m is
. All the pulley are of negligible mass. 8
43. A force F = t is applied to block A as shown in figure. The
force is applied at t = 0 seconds when the system was at
rest and string is just straight without tension. Which of the
following graphs gives the friction force between B and
horizontal surface as a function of time ‘t’. m
B A
m m F 2m
s k s k
4m
f f
(a) (b) 8m

t t 16m
f f
∞
(c) (d) 2. A bead slides down a height h on a rigid thin vertical rod
in time T1, and the same height on a rigid helix in time
t t
T2. Now the rod is rigidly fixed along the axis of the helix
44. A plank of mass m1 = 8 kg with a bar of mass m2 = 2 kg and the bead that can slide on the helix is tied with a light
placed on its rough surface, lie on a smooth floor of elevator inextensible thread to another identical bead that can slide
ascending with an acceleration g/4. The coefficient of friction on the rod as shown in the figure. The assembly consisting
is µ = 1/5 between m1 and m2. A horizontal force F = 30 N of the beads and the thread is released from rest. How long
is applied to the plank. Then the acceleration of bar and the will this assembly take to slide down the same height h?
plank in the reference frame of elevator are: Neglect friction as well as air resistance and assume radius
(take g = 10 ms–2) of the helix so small as compared to the length of the thread
that the thread can be assumed almost vertical.
g/4

m2

F m1

50
(a) 3.5 m/s2, 5 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2, m/s2
8
T1T2 T1T2 T12 + T22 T12 + T22
25 (a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) 2.5 m/s2, m/s2 (d) 4.5 m/s2, 4.5m/s2 T1 + T2 2 (T1 + T2 ) 2 2
8

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3. In the setup shown, a block is placed on a frictionless floor, 6. Two identical ropes A and B of uniform mass per unit length
the chords and pulleys are ideal and spring constant of each are suspended from the ceiling and are made to pass through
spring is indicated in the figure shown. If applied force is an almost inertia-less metallic tubular structure C as shown
increased gradually from zero to a value F the displacement in the figure. The structure is made by welding two identical
of the block is bent tubes. There is no friction between the ropes and the
tubes. Initially the structure is held at rest and then released.
2k The acceleration of the structure C is
k
k
2k F A B

C
F 2F
(a) (b)
k 3k
3F 3F
(c) (d)
4k 2k g
(a) 0 (b)
4. Two beetles are hanging from the lower end of a light elastic 4
cord suspended from the ceiling. Stiffness of the cord is k, its
g g
relaxed length is lo, mass of each beetle is m and acceleration (c) (d)
due to gravity is g. One of the beetles starts climbing the 3 2
cord with a constant velocity u relative to the ceiling while 7. A helicopter is flying horizontally at constant speed. A
the other one keeps on hanging from the lower end. With perfectly flexible uniform cable is suspended beneath the
what velocity will the lower beetle be shifted? Ignore all helicopter; air friction on the cable is not negligible.
disturbances caused by the initial acceleration of the beetle
Which of the following diagrams best shows the shape of
that is climbing the rope.
the cable as the helicopter flies through the air to the right?
mgu mgu
(a) (b)
klo + 2mg 2klo + 2mg
2mgu 2mgu (a) (b)
(c) (d)
klo + 2mg 2klo + mg
5. A light inextensible straight thread of length l is placed
on a frictionless horizontal floor. A small block of mass
m placed on the floor is attached at one end of the thread.
With how much constant speed vo the free end of the thread (c) (d)
must be lifted vertically upwards so that the block leaves
the floor, when the thread makes an angle q with the floor.
Acceleration of free fall is g = 10 m/s2.
8. A uniform rope of mas m and length l is spread out on a
horizontal frictionless surface, wrapping half turn around a
vo
fixed vertical frictionless cylinder of radius r << l. Initially,
both the ends of the rope are pulled by equal forces each F
in magnitude keeping both the unwrapped segments parallel
 to each other and equal in length as shown in the figure.
Suddenly pulling force at one end is removed without any
change in the pulling force at the other end. After how much
time from removal of the pulling force at an end, will the
gl rope start losing contact with the cylinder?
(a) cos 2 θ
sin θ
F
gl
(b) sin 2 θ F
cos θ
gl
(c) tan 2 θ 2ml ml
sin θ (a) (b)
3F 3F
gl
(d) tan 2 θ 3ml 3ml
cos θ (c) (d)
2F F

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 9. A uniform bar of mass m is released from an inclined plane 10. On a horizontal frictionless floor, a block A of mass m rests
of inclination q. The upper part of the plane BC is rough part on another stationary block B of mass M (m < M) with a thin
AB is smooth. The coefficient of static friction between the paper sheet of negligible mass inserted between them. The
paper sheet is wide enough to prevent direct contact between
bar and upper part BC is m. the blocks. Coefficient of friction between each block and
the paper sheet is m.
C If the paper sheet slides relative to B but does not slide
relative to A, then condition on F is
B A F
B

q M
A (a) mmg 1 +  < F < 2mmg
 m
The maximum tension in the bar while it is sliding down is
 M
(a) m mg cos q (b) mmg 1 +  < F < 2mmg
 2m 
(b) 0.5 m mg cos q
m 
(c) 0.25 m mg cos q (c) mmg 1 + < F < 2mmg
 2 M 
(d) 0.75 m mg cos q
m
(d) mmg 1 +  < F < 2mmg
 M

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 Exercise-3 (PYQ's) 5. Two particles of mass m each are tied at the ends of a light string
of length 2a. The whole system is kept on a frictionless horizontal
LAWS OF MOTION, APPLICATION OF surface with the string held tight so that each mass is at a distance
a from the center P (as shown in the figure). Now, the mid-point
FORCE/IMPULSE, STATICS AND DYNAMICS of the string is pulled vertically upwards with a small but constant
INVOLVING SINGLE SYSTEM force F. As a result, the particles move towards each other on
Single Correct the surface. The magnitude of acceleration, when the separation
1. A particle of mass m is moving in the xy-plane such that its velocity between them becomes 2x, is (IIT-JEE 2007)

at a point (x, y) is given as v =
α( yxˆ + 2 xyˆ ) , where a is a non-zero
F

constant. What is the force F acting on the particle?
 C-16.53 W-42.74 UA-40.73 (JEE Adv. 2023)

(a) F =2mα ( xxˆ + yyˆ )
2
m m
P

(b) F =α m 2 ( yxˆ + 2 xyˆ ) a a

(c) F =2mα 2 ( yxˆ + xyˆ ) F a F x
(a) (b)
 2m a 2 – x 2 2m a 2 – x 2
(d) F =α m 2 ( xxˆ + 2 yyˆ )
2. A ball of mass (m) 0.5kg is attached to the end of a string having F x F a2 – x2
(c) (d)
length (l) 0.5m. The ball is rotated on a horizontal circular path 2m a 2m x
about vertical axis. The maximum tension that the string can bear
is 324N. The maximum possible value of angular velocity of ball 6. A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown below.
(in rad/s) is (IIT-JEE 2011) Each of the tracks rises to the same height. The speed with which
the block enters the track is the same in all cases. At the highest
point of the track, the normal reaction is maximum in (IIT-JEE
2001)

l
(a) (b)
V V

m (c) (d)
(a) 9 (b) 18 V V
(c) 27 (d) 36
7. An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see Fig.).
3. A piece of wire is bent in the shape of a parabola y = kx2 (y-axis 1
The coefficient of friction between the insect and the surface is .
vertical) with a bead of mass m on it. The bead can slide on the wire 3
without friction. It stays at the lowest point of the parabola when If the line joining the center of the hemispherical surface to the
the wire is at rest. The wire is now accelerated parallel to the x-axis
insect makes an angle a with the vertical, the maximum possible
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 value of a is the given by (IIT-JEE 2001)
the wire, from the y axis is (IIT-JEE 2009)
a a 2a a 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
gk 2 gk gk 4 gk
4. Statement-I: A cloth covers a table. Some dishes are kept on it. The (a) cota = 3 (b) tana = 3 (c) seca = 3 (d) coseca = 3
cloth can be pulled out without dislodging the dishes from the table.
8. A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius 10 m with
Statement-II: For every action there is an equal and opposite a constant speed of 10 m/s. A plumb bob is suspended from the
reaction. (IIT-JEE 2007)
roof of the car by a light rigid rod. The angle made by the rod with
(a) If Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is the the vertical is (Take = 10 m/s2) (IIT-JEE 1992)
correct explanation for Statement-I (a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 60°
(b) If Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is not 9. A simple pendulum with a bob of mass m swings with an angular
a correct explanation for Statement-I amplitude of 40°. When its angular displacement is 20°, the tension
in the string is greater than mgcos20° (IIT-JEE 1984)
(c) If Statement-I is true; Statement-II is false
(d) If Statement-I is false; Statement-II is true (a) > mgcos20° (b) mgcos20°
(c) mg (d) < mgcos20°

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 10. A ship of mass 3 × 107 kg initially at rest, is pulled by a force of 14. A uniform rope of length L and mass M lying on a smooth table
5 × 104 N through a distance of 3 m. Assuming that the resistance is pulled by a constant force F. What is the tension in the rope at a
due to water is negligible, the speed of the ship is(IIT-JEE 1980) distance l from the end where the force is applied?(IIT-JEE 1978)
(a) 1.5 m/s (b) 60 m/s (c) 0.1 m/s (d) 5 m/s
KINETIC FRICTION
Multiple Correct
Single Correct
11. A small block of mass of 0.1 kg lies on a fixed inclined
15. A uniform wooden stick of mass 1.6 kg of length l rests in an
plane PQ which makes an angle q with the horizontal. A
inclined manner on a smooth, vertical wall of height h(<l) such that
horizontal force of 1N acts on the block through its center of a small portion of the stick extends beyond the wall. The reaction
mass as shown in the figure. The block remains stationary if force of the wall on the stick is perpendicular to the stick. The stick
(take g = 10 m/s2) C-22.83 W-72.81 UA-4.37 (IIT-JEE 2012) makes an angle of 30° with the wall and the bottom of the stick is
Q on a rough floor. The reaction of the wall on the stick is equal in
h
magnitude to the reaction of the floor on the stick. The ratio
l
1N
and the frictional force f at the bottom of the stick are (g = 10 ms–2)
 C-26.12 W-23.58 UA-50.3 (JEE Adv. 2016)

O P h 3 16 3
(a=
) = ,f N
(a) q = 45° l 16 3
h 3 16 3
(b) q > 45° and a frictional force acts on the block towards P (b=
) = ,f N
l 16 3
(c) q > 45° and a frictional force acts on the block towards Q
h 3 3 8 3
c)
(= = ,f N
(d) q < 45° and a frictional forces acts on the block towards Q l 16 3
12. A simple pendulum of length L and mass (bob) M is oscillating in h 3 3 16 3
d)
(= = ,f N
a plane about a vertical line between angular limits –φ and +φ. For l 16 3
an angular displacement q(|q| < φ), the tension in the string and the
16. A block of mass m is on an inclined plane of angle q. The coefficient
velocity of the bob are T and v respectively. The following relations of friction between the block and the plane is µ and tanq > µ. The
hold good under the above conditions (IIT-JEE 1986) block is held stationary by applying a force P parallel to the plane.
(a) Tcosq = Mg The direction of force pointing up the plane is taken to be positive.
As P is varied from P1 = mg(sinq – µcosq) to P2 = mg(sinq +
2
(b) T – Mg cos θ = Mv µcosq), the frictional force f versus P graph will look like(IIT-JEE
L 2010)
(c) The magnitude of the tangential acceleration of the bob
|aT| = gsinq P
(d) T = Mgcosq 

Subjective f f

13. Two blocks of mass 2.9 kg and 1.9 kg are suspended from a rigid (b) P2 (b)
support S by two inextensible wires each of length 1 m (see figure). P1 P P1 P2 P
The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform
mass of 0.2 kg/m. The whole system of blocks, wires and support f f
have an upward acceleration of 0.2 m/s2. The acceleration due to (c) P1 (d) P1 P2
gravity is 9.8 m/s2.
P2 P P
S
17. Statement-I: It is easier to pull a heavy object than to push it on a
1m level ground.
Statement-II: The magnitude of frictional force depends on the
2.9 kg nature of the two surfaces in contact. (IIT-JEE 2008)
1m (a) If Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is the
correct explanation for Statement-I
1.9 kg (b) If Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true; Statement-II is not
(a) Find the tension at the midpoint of the lower wire. a correct explanation for Statement-I

(b) Find the tension at the midpoint of the upper wire. (c) If Statement-I is true; Statement-II is false
 (IIT-JEE 1989) (d) If Statement-I is false; Statement-II is true

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18. A circular disc with a groove along its diameter is placed Match the Column
horizontally. Block of mass 1kg is placed as shown. The coefficient of
21. A block of mass m1 = 1 kg another mass m2 = 2 kg are placed together
friction between the block and all surfaces of groove in contact is µ
(see figure) on an inclined plane with angle of inclination q. Various
= 2/5. The disc has an acceleration of 25 m/s2. Find the acceleration
values of q are given in List-I. The coefficient of friction between the
of the block with respect to the disc. (IIT-JEE 2006)
block m1 and the plane is always zero. The coefficient of static and
dynamic friction between the block m2 and the plane are equal to µ =
0.3
a = 25 m/s2 q
m1
m2

             cosq = 4/5
q
             sinq = 3/5
In List-II expressions for the friction on the block m2 are given.
(a) 10 m/s2
Match the correct expression of the friction in List-II with the angles
(b) 5 m/s2 given in List-I, and choose the correct option. The acceleration due
(c) 20 m/s2 to gravity is denoted by g.
[Useful information tan (5.5°) ≈ 0.1; tan(11.5°) ≈ 0.2;tan(16.5°) ≈ 0.3]
(d) 15 m/s2
 C-17.24 W-48.85 UA-33.91 (JEE Adv. 2014)
19. What is the maximum value of the force F such that the block shown List-I List-II
in the arrangement does not move? (IIT-JEE 2003) P. q = 5° 1. m2gsinq
F m =3kg Q. q = 10° 2. (m1 + m2)gsinq
1
µ= R. q = 15° 3. µm2gcosq
60° 23
S. q = 20° 4. µ(m1 + m2)gcosq
(a) P-1, Q-1, R-1, S-3 (b) P-2, Q-2, R-2, S-3
(a) 20 N (c) P-2, Q-2, R-2, S-4 (d) P-2, Q-2, R-3, S-3
(b) 10 N Subjective
(c) 12 N 22. Two blocks A and B of equal masses are released from an inclined
(d) 15 N plane of inclination 45° at t = 0. Both the blocks are initially at rest.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block A and the
Multiple Correct inclined plane is 0.2 while it is 0.3 for block B. Initially the block
20. In the figure, a ladder of mass m is shown leaning against a wall. It A is 2 m behind the block B. When and where their front faces
is in static equilibrium making an angle q with the horizontal floor. will come in a line? (Take g =10 m/s2) (IIT-JEE 2004)
The coefficient of friction between the wall and the ladder is µ1 and
that between the floor and the ladder is µ2. The normal reaction of 2m
A
the wall on the ladder is N1 and that of the floor is N2. If the ladder B
is about to slip, thenC-12.91 W-75.92 UA-11.18 (JEE Adv. 2014)

m1 B
A
45°

23. Two blocks of mass m1 = 10 kg and m2 = 5 kg connected to each other

by a massless inextensible string of length 0.3 m are placed along the
q
m2 diameter of the turn table. The coefficient of friction between the table
and m1 is 0.5 while there is no friction between m2 and the table. The
mg table is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rad/s about a vertical
(a) µ1 = 0, µ2 ≠ 0 and N2tanq = axis passing through its center O. The masses are placed along the
2
diameter of table on either side of the center O such that the mass m1
mg
(b) µ1 ≠ 0, µ2 = 0 and N2tanq = is at a distance of 0.124 m from O. The masses are observed to be at
2 rest with respect to an observer on the turntable.
mg (a) Calculate the frictional force on m1.
(c) µ1 ≠ 0, µ2 ≠ 0 and N2 = (b) What should be the minimum angular speed of the turntable,
1 + µ1µ2
so that the masses will slip from this position?
mg (c) How should the masses be placed with the string remaining
(d) µ1 = 0, µ2 ≠ 0 and N1tanq =
2 taut so that there is no frictional force acting on the mass m1?
 (IIT-JEE 1997)

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24. A smooth semicircular wire track of radius R is fixed in a vertical 28. In the figure, the blocks A, B and C have masses 3 kg, 4 kg and
plane (figure). One end of a massless spring of natural length 3R/4 8 kg respectively. The coefficient of sliding friction between any two
is attached to the lowest point O of the wire track. A small ring of surfaces is 0.25. A is held at rest by a massless rigid rod fixed to the
mass m which can slide on the track is attached to the other end wall, while B and C are connected by a light flexible cord passing
of the spring. The ring is held stationary at point P such that the around a fixed frictionless pulley. Find the force F necessary to
spring makes an angle 60° with the vertical. The spring constant drag C along the horizontal surface to the left at a constant speed.
k = mg/R. Consider the instant when the ring is making an angle Assume that the arrangement shown in the figure. i.e. B on C and
60° with the vertical. The spring is released, (a) Draw the free body A on B, is maintained throughout.(Take g = 10 m/s2). (IIT-JEE
1978)
diagram of the ring. (b) Determine the tangential acceleration of
the ring and the normal reaction (IIT-JEE 1996)
A
B
F C

C
Numerical Types/Integer Type
P 29. A block is moving on an inclined plane making an angle 45° with
60°
the horizontal and the coefficient of friction is µ.
O The force required to just push it up the inclined plane is 3 times
the force required to just prevent it from sliding down. If we define
N = 10µ, then N is (IIT-JEE 2011)
25. A hemispherical bowl of radius R = 0.1m is rotating about its own axis
(which is vertical) with an angular velocity ω. A particle of mass 10−2 kg
on the frictionless inner surface of the bowl is also rotating with the STATIC FRICTION
same ω. The particle is at a height h from the bottom of the bowl.
Single Correct
(a) Obtain the relation between h and ω. What is the minimum
30. A block of mass m is at rest under the action of force F against a wall
value of ω needed, in order to have a non-zero value of h? as shown in figure. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(b) It is desired to measure g (acceleration due to gravity) using the  (IIT-JEE 2005)
set-up by measuring h accurately. Assuming that R and ω are
known precisely and that the least count in the measurement
of h is 10–4 m, what is minimum possible error ∆g in the
F
measured value of g? (IIT-JEE 1993)

26. Two blocks connected by a massless string slides down an inclined

plane having an angle of inclination of 37°. The masses of the two (a) f = mg (where f is the frictional force)
blocks are M1 = 4 kg and M2 = 2 kg respectively and the coefficients (b) F = N (where N is the normal force)
of friction of M1 and M2 with the inclined plane are 0.75 and 0.25
(c) F will not produce torque
respectively. Assuming the string to be taut, find (a) the common
(d) N will not produce torque
acceleration of two masses and (b ) the tension in the string.
(sin 37° = 0.6, cos 37° = 0.8). (Take g = 9.8 . m/s2) (IIT-JEE 1979) 31. 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 frictional force acting
M on the block is  (IIT-JEE 1994)
1
(a) 2.5 N (b) 0.98 N
M (c) 4.9 N (d) 0.49 N
2
32. During paddling of a bicycle, the force of friction exerted by the
37° ground on the two wheels is such that it acts  (IIT-JEE 1990)
(a) In the backward direction on the front wheel and in the forward
27. A block of mass 2 kg slides on an inclined plane which makes an direction on the rear wheel
angle of 30° with the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between (b) In the forward direction on the front wheel and in the backward
the block and the surface is 3 / 2 . What force along the plane direction on the rear wheel
should be applied to the block so that it moves (a) down and (b) (c) In the backward direction on both the front and the rear wheels
up without any acceleration? (Take g = 10 m/s2.) (IIT-JEE 1978)
(d) In the forward direction on both the front and the rear wheels

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 33. A block of mass 1 kg lies on a horizontal surface in a truck. The CONSTRAINT RELATION, DYNAMICS OF
coefficient of static friction between the block and the surface is 0.6.
If the acceleration of the truck is 5 m/s2, the frictional force acting
MULTI SYSTEM SPRING
on the block is... (IIT-JEE 1984) Single Correct
(a) 5N (b) 4N
38. System shown in the figure is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring
(c) 8N (d) 16N
and string are massless, now the string is cut. The acceleration of
34. A block of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an mass 2m and m just after the string is cut will be (IIT-JEE 2006)
angle of 30° with the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction
between the block and the plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the
block is (IIT-JEE 1980)
(a) 9.8 N (b) 0.7 × 9.8 × 3 N
(c) 9.8 × 3 N (d) 0.7 × 9.8 N 2m

Subjective
m
35. Two identical ladders are arranged as shown in the figure. Mass of each
ladder is M and length L. The system is in equilibrium. Find direction (a) g/2 upwards, g downwards
and magnitude of frictional force A acting at A or B.(IIT-JEE 2005) (b) g upwards, g/2 downwards
P (c) g upwards, 2g downwards
(d) 2g upwards, g downwards
L
m 39. The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of
negligible mass. For the system to remain in equilibrium, the angle θ
  should be (IIT-JEE 2001)
A B
36. A block of mass m rests on a horizontal floor with which it has a
coefficient of static friction µ. It is desired to make the body move
by applying the minimum possible force F. Find the magnitude of q q
F and the direction in which it has to be applied (IIT-JEE 1987)
2m
TWO AND THREE BLOCKS PROBLEMS
Subjective m m

37. Masses M1, M2 and M3 are connected by strings of negligible mass (a) 0° (b) 30°
which passes over massless and frictionless pulleys P1 and P2 as (c) 45° (d) 60°
shown in figure.
40. A string of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass m
P1
supports a block of mass M as shown in the figure. The force on
the pulley by the clamp is given by (IT-JEE 2001)
M2 P2
M1 M3
37° m

The masses move such that the portion of the string between P1
and P2 is parallel to the inclined plane and the portion of the string
between P2 and M3 is horizontal. The masses M2 and M3 are 4.0 M
kg each and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the masses
and the surfaces is 0.25. The inclined plane makes an angle of 37° (a) 2 Mg
with the horizontal.
(b) 2 mg
If the mass M1 moves downwards with a uniform velocity, find
2 2
(a) The mass of M1, (c) g ( M + m) + m
(b) The tension in the horizontal portion of the string. 2
(d) g ( M + m) + M
2

(Take g = 9.8 m/s2, sin37° = 3/5) (IIT-JEE 1981)

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 Multiple Correct 43. Block A of mass m and block B of mass 2m are placed on a fixed
41. One end of a horizontal uniform beam of weight W and length L is triangular wedge by means of a massless, extensible string and a
frictionless pulley as shown in figure. The wedge is inclined at 45°
hinged on a vertical wall at point O and its other end is supported by
a light inextensible rope. The other end of the rope is fixed at point to the horizontal on both sides. The coefficient of friction between
Q. at a height L above the hinge at point O. A block of weight aW block A and the wedge is 2/3 and that between block B and the
is attached at the point P of the beam, as shown in the figure (not wedge is 1/3. If the blocks A and B are released from rest, find
to scale). The rope can sustain a maximum tension of (2 2 ) W.  (IIT-JEE 1997)
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
 C-6.23, W-15.59, UA-47.35, PC-30.84 (JEE Adv.2021)
A B
Q m 45° 45° 2m

L (a) The acceleration of A,

(b) Tension in the string and
(c) The magnitude and direction of the force of friction acting on
O W P A.
L aW
Non Inertial Reference Frame and Pseudo
Force
(a) The vertical component of reaction force at O does not depend
Multiple Correct
on a
44. A reference frame attached to the earth (IIT-JEE 1986)
(b) The horizontal component of reaction force at O is equal to
(a) Is an inertial frame by definition
W for a = 0.5
(b) Cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is revolving
(c) The tension in the rope is 2W for a = 0.5 round the sun
(d) The rope breaks if a > 1.5 (c) Is an inertial frame because Newton’s laws are applicable in
this frame
Subjective (d) Cannot be an inertial frame because the earth is rotating about
its own axis
42. In the figure masses m1, m2 and M are 20 kg, 5 kg and 50 kg
respectively. The coefficient of friction between M and ground is
zero. The coefficient of friction between m1 and M and that between
m2 and ground is 0.3. The pulleys and the strings are massless. The
string is perfectly horizontal between P1 and m1 and also between
P2 and m2.
The string is perfectly vertical between P1 and P2. An external
horizontal force F is applied to the mass M. (Take g = 10 m/s2).

P1
m1

P2
M F
m2

(a) Draw a free body diagram of mass M, clearly showing all the
forces.

(b) Let the magnitude of the force of friction between m1 and M

be f1 and that between m2 and ground be f2. For a particular
force F it is found that f1 = 2f2. Find f1 and f2. Write equations
of motion of all the masses. Find F, tension in the string and
accelerations of the masses. (IIT-JEE 2000)

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 Answer Key (Abhedya)
Exercise-1
1. (a,b,c) 2. (a,c) 3. (b,d) 4. (a,b,d) 5. (a,c) 6. (b,d) 7. (a,b,c,d) 8. (a,b) 9. (b,c,d) 10. (a,c)
11. (a,c,d) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. [0005] 22. [00.75] 23. [25] 24. [3] 25. [98] 26. [45] 27. (d) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (b)
31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (d)
41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (c)

Exercise-2
1. [6] 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)

Exercise-3 (PYQ'S)
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (a, c) 12. (b,c) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c,d) 21. (d) 29. [5]
30. (d) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (a) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (d) 41. (a, b, d) 44. (b,d)

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