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LAWS OF MOTION
IIT JEE

PHYSICS

DATE: 20-06-2017 STUDENT NAME:

 Fundamental Questions

1. At a curved path of the road, the roadbed is raised a little on the side away from the center of the
curved path. The slope of the roadbed is given by

v2g rg r v2
(a) tan–1 (b) tan–1 (c) tan–1 (d) tan–1
r v2 gv 2 rg

2. With what acceleration ‘a’ should the box of figure descend

so that the block of mass M exerts a force Mg/4 on the floor
of the box?
(a) g/4 (b) g/2 a
M
(c) 3g/4 (d) 4g

3. Consider the following statement about the blocks shown in

the diagram that are being pushed by a constant force on a
frictionless table. F 3kg 2kg 1kg
A. All blocks move with the same acceleration.
B. The net force on each block is the same
which of these statement are/is correct
(a) A only (b) B only (c) both A and B (d) neither A nor B

4. A body constrained to move in y-direction is subjected to a force given by

   
F  (2i  15 j  6k ) N . The work done by this force in moving the body a distance of 10 m
along the y-axis is
(a) 20 J (b) 150 J (c) 60 J (d) 190 J

5. A body of mass 2 kg moves vertically downwards with an acceleration a = 19.6 m/s2. The force
acting on the body simultaneously with the force of gravity is (g = 9.8 m/s2, neglect air resistance)

(a) 19.6 N (b) 19.2 N (c) 59.2 N (d) 58.8 N

6. A body moves with velocity v = ln x m/s, where x is its position in metre. The net force acting on
body is zero at x equal to

(a) 0 m (b) e2m (c) e m (d) 1 m

7. A time dependent force F = 3t (F in Newton and t in F = 3t

second) acts on three blocks m1, m2 and m3 kept in m1 m2 m3
contact on a rough ground as shown. Co-efficient of
friction between blocks and ground is 0.4. If m1, m2 and
m3 are 3 kg, 2 kg and 1 kg respectively, the time after
which the blocks started to move is (g = 10 ms–2)

8 4
(a) 4 sec (b) 8 sec (c) sec (d) sec
3 3

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8. Two blocks, each having a mass M, rest on frictionless
surface as shown in the figure. If the pulleys are light
and frictionless, and M on the incline is allowed to move
M
down, then the tension in the string will be fixed
 M

2 3 Mg sin 
(a) Mg sin  (b) Mg sin  (c) (d) 2 Mg sin 
3 2 2
9. A block of mass 1 kg is placed on a rough horizontal surface
connected by a light string passing over two smooth pulleys as
1kg
shown. Another block of 1 kg is connected to the other end of
the string. The acceleration of the system is (coefficient of 1kg
friction  = 0.2)

(a) 0.8 g (b) 0.4 g (c) 0.5 g (d) zero

10. A girl of mass 50 kg stands on a measuring scale in a lift. At an instant, it is detected that the
reading reduces to 40 kg for a while and then returns to original value. It can be said that
(a) the lift was in constant motion upwards
(b) the lift was in constant motion downwards
(c) the lift was suddenly started in downward motion
(d) the lift was suddenly started in upward motion

11. A block of 10 kg is pulled by a constant speed on a rough horizontal surface by a force of 19.6 N.
The coefficient of friction is
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.3 (d) 0 .4

F
12. Two blocks of masses 5 kg and 2 kg are connected by a 5kg
massless string as shown in figure. A vertical force F is
applied on the 5kg block. Find the value of F if tension in the
string is 40 N. (g = 10 m/s2) 2kg
(a) 140 N (b) 70 N
(c) 40 N (d) 100 N

13. A car of mass m is being driven on a circular path of radius R. In which of the following
circumstances it will not slip ( is coefficient of friction between surface and road)

mv 2 mv 2 mv 2 v
(a)  mg (b)  4mg (c)  mg (d)
R R R R

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14. A body of mass m is kept stationary on a rough inclined plane of inclination . The magnitude of
force acting on the body by the inclined plane is
2
(a) mg (b) mg sin  (c) mg cos  (d) mg 1  cos 

15. The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of 
negligible mass. For the system to remain in equilibrium, the
angle  should be : 2M
M M
(a) 0° (b) 30°
(c) 45° (d) 60°

16. A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plane. It is struck by a jet of water at a rate
of 1 kgs–1 at a speed of 5 ms–1. The initial acceleration of the block is
2 5 1
(a) ms–2 (b) ms–2 (c) 5 ms–2 (d) ms–2
5 2 5
17. Two masses m and M are connected by a light string passing over a smooth pulley. When set free m
m
moves up by 1.4 m in 2 s. The ratio is (g = 9.8 ms–2)
M
13 15 9 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
15 13 7 9

18. A block of mass 1 kg just remains in equilibrium with the 1 kg

vertical wall of a cart accelerating uniformly with 20 m/s2
a=20m/s2
as shown. The co-efficient of friction between block and
wall is (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.5 (d) 1

19. A block of mass m is attached to a massless spring of spring constant K. This system is accelerated
upward with acceleration a. The elongation in spring will be
mg m( g  a) m( g  a ) ma
(a) (b) (c) (d)
K K K K
20. The elevator shown in figure is descending with an
acceleration of 2 m s–2. The mass of the block
A = 0.5 kg. The force exerted by the block A on the block B is
(g = 10 ms–2)
2ms–2

A
(a) 2N (b) 4N
B
(c) 6N (d) 8N

21. A man slides down a light rope whose breaking strength is  times his weight (  1). The maximum
acceleration of the man so that the rope just breaks is

g
(a) g (1  ) (b) g (1  ) (c) g (d)


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22. What acceleration must the cart in figure have in order that the
block A will not fall? (  is coefficient of friction between cart and
block)
Cart
g
(a) g (b) A



(c) (d)  g
g
23. A block of mass 1 kg is placed on a rough incline as shown.
The coefficient of friction between block and incline is 0.4. m =1 kg
–2
The acceleration of block is (g = 10 ms , 3  1. 7 )
–2
(a) zero (b) 1.6 ms  = 0.4
–2 –2
(c) 6.5 ms (d) 5 ms 30°

24. For a particle rotating in a vertical circle with uniform speed, the maximum and minimum tension in
the string are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the radius of vertical circle is 2 m, the speed of revolving body is (g =
10 m/s2)

(a) 5 m/s (b) 4 5 m/s (c) 5 m/s (d) 10 m/s

25. A body of mass 1.5 kg is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 40 m/s reaches its
highest point after 3 s. The air resistance acting on the body during the ascent is (assuming air
resistance to be uniform, g = 10 m/s2)

(a) 35 N (b) 25 N (c) 15 N (d) 5 N

26. A mass m rests on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction

between the mass and the surface is . If the mass is pulled by a
m F
force F as shown in figure, the limiting friction between the mass
and the surface will be 30º

(a) mg (b) [mg  ( 3 / 2) F ]

(c) [ mg  ( F / 2)] (d) [ mg  ( F / 2 )]

27. A wagon of mass M has a block of mass m attached to it as shown

M m
in the figure. The coefficient of friction between the block and
wagon is . The minimum acceleration of the wagon so that the
block m does not fall is
g  Mg
(a) (b) (c) g (d)
 g m

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28. Three blocks of masses 2kg, 4kg and 6kg are connected F
by string and resting on a frictionless incline of 60° as 6 kg
shown. A force of 120N is applied upward along the 4 kg T2
incline to the 6 kg block. If the strings are ideal, the ratio
2 kg T1
T1/T2 will be
(g = 10 ms–2)

(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
60°

(c) 1 : 3 (d) 1 : 4

29. A block of mass 2 kg is resting over another block of

mass 6 kg. 2 kg block is connected to one end of a string 2 kg
fixed to a vertical wall as shown. If the coefficient of F
6 kg
friction between the blocks is 0.4, the force required to
pull out the 6 kg block with an acceleration of 1.5 m/s2
will be (g = 10 ms–2)

(a) 17 N (b) 9 N (c) 8 N (d) 1 N

30. With what minimum acceleration mass M must be moved m

on frictionless surface so that m remains stick to it as M
shown. The co-efficient of friction between M & m is .

g mg mg
(a) g (b) (c) (d)
 M m M

31. A stone of mass 1.5 kg is tied at the end of 0.5 m long string and whirled in a vertical circular path at
constant speed of 2 ms–1. The maximum tension in the string is
(g = 10 ms–2)

(a) 27 N (b) 3 N (c) 90 N (d) 15 N

32. A block of mass 20 kg is balanced by three strings A, B & C as shown in figure. Ratio
of tensions in string A and B (TA/TB) is
A B
5 5 3 83°
(a) (b)
8 8 37° C
5 8 20kg
(c) (d)
6 5
33. In figure shown all surfaces are smooth. A force F  2 mg is A B
acting on block A. If R is contact force between A and B and m m
a is acceleration of B then F

(a) R  mg , a  g (b) R  mg , a  2 g

(c) R  2 mg , a  g (d) R  2mg , a  2 g

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34. A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against a wall by 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 on the block is
(a) 2.5 N (b) 0.98 N (c) 4.9 N (d) 0.49 N

35. Consider the situation shown in figure, find the 1 kg A B 1 kg

tension in string AB consider pulley and string as =0.5 =0.5
frictionless and massless:
(a) 3 N (b) 2 N 0.3 kg
(c) 8 N (d) Zero

36. A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall. T

The force acting on the sphere is shown in figure.
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
   R
(a) R  T  W  0 (b) T 2  R 2  W 2
(c) T  R  W (d) R  W tan  W

37. A string of length L and mass M are lying on a horizontal table. A force F is applied at one of
its ends. Tension in the string at a distance x from the ends at which force is applied is
(a) Zero (b) F (c) F ( L  x ) / L (d) F ( L  x ) / M

38. A body of mass 60 kg is dragged with just enough force to start moving on a rough surface
with coefficient of static and kinetic friction 0.5 and 0.4 respectively. On applying the same
force what is the acceleration (g = 9.8 m/sec2):
(a) 0.98 m/s2 (b) 9.8 m/s2 (c) .54 m/s2 (d) 5.292 m/s2

39. A box of mass 8 kg is placed on a rough inclined plane of inclination . Its downward motion can be
prevented by applying an upward pull F and it can be made to slide upwards by applying a force 2F.
The coefficient of friction between the box and the inclined plane is
1 1
(a) tan  (b) 3 tan  (c) tan  (d) 2 tan 
3 2
8kg
3kg 1kg
F1=140N m1 m2 m3 F2=20N
40. Three blocks m1, m2 and m3 of masses 8 kg, 3 kg and
1 kg are placed in contact on a smooth surface. Forces
F1 = 140 N and F2 = 20 N are acting on blocks m1 and m3
respectively as shown. The reaction between blocks m2 and
m3 is

(a) 2.5 N (b) 7.5 N (c) 22.5 N (d) 30 N

41. A motor car is traveling at 60 m/s on a circular road of radius 1200 m. It is increasing its speed at
the rate of 4 m/s2. The acceleration of the car is
(a) 3 m s–2 (b) 4 m s–2 (c) 5 m s–2 (d) 7 m s–2

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42. A block of mass m, lying on a rough horizontal plane, is Q 
acted upon by a horizontal force P and another force Q
inclined at an angle  to the vertical as shown. The block will P m

remain in equilibrium, if the coefficient of friction between

it and the surface is

(a) (P + Q sin ) / (mg + Q cos ) (b) (P cos  + Q) / (mg – Q sin )

(c) (P + Q cos ) / (mg + Q sin ) (d) (P sin  – Q) / (mg – Q cos )
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43. A fireman wants to slide down a rope. The breaking load for the rope is th of the weight of the
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fireman. The acceleration of the fireman to prevent the rope from breaking will be (Acceleration
due to gravity is g)
(a) g/4 (b) g / 2 (c) 3g / 4 (d) Zero

44. A block of mass m on a rough horizontal surface is acted upon by

two forces as shown in figure. For equilibrium of block, the
coefficient of friction between block and surface is F2 
F1  F2 sin  F1 cos   F2
(a) (b)
mg  F2 cos  mg  F2 sin  F1 m
F1  F2 cos  F1 sin   F2
(c) (d)
mg  F2 sin  mg  F2 cos 

45. A particle of mass 0.1 kg is whirled at the end of a string in a vertical circle of radius 1.0 m at a
constant speed of 5 m/s. The tension in the string at the highest point of its path is (g = 10 m/s2)

(a) 0.5 N (b) 1.0 N (c) 1.5 N (d) 2.0 N

46. Two blocks A and B of equal masses m are suspended with

ideal pulley and string arrangement as shown. The
acceleration of mass B is m A

g 5g m B
(a) (b)
3 3
2g 2g
(c) (d)
3 5

47. A trolley T (mass 5 kg) on a horizontal smooth surface

is pulled by a load L (2 kg) through a uniform rope ABC A B
of length 2 m and mass 1 kg. As the load falls from T
BC = 0 to BC = 2m, its acceleration (in ms–2) changes
from (Take g = 10 ms–2). C
(a) 20/6 to 20/5 (b) 20/8 to 30/8 L
(c) 20/5 to 30/6 (d) none of these

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48. In the arrangement shown in figure. If the surface is smooth,
the acceleration of the block m2 will be m1
m2 g 2 m2 g
(a) (b)
4 m1  m 2 4 m1  m 2
2 m2 g 2 m1 g m2
(c) (d)
m1  4 m 2 m1  m2

49. A car starts from rest to cover a distance x. The coefficient of friction between the road and
tyres is . The minimum time in which the car can cover distance x is proportional to
1 1
(a)  (b) (c)  (d)
 

50. A two-car train, with data as given in figure is pulled by a

child on a horizontal frictionless surface. The strings are 3 kg 1 kg
massless. The force exerted by car A on the string S is S 20 N
A B
(a) 10 N (b) 20 N
(c) zero (d) 15 N

51. In the shown system, m1 > m2. Thread QR is holding the system.
If this thread is cut, then just after cutting.
(a) acceleration of mass m1 is zero and that of m2 is directed
upward
(b) acceleration of mass m2 is zero and that of m2 is directed
downward m2
Q
(c) acceleration of both the blocks will be same m1
R
 m  m2 
(d) acceleration of system is given by  1  kg , where k is
m
 1  m2
a spring factor.

52. A light string of 70 cm has its two ends tied at the same
50 cm
level 50 cm apart. A force of 100 N is applied at a P Q
distance of 
30 cm 90º 40 cm
30 cm from P. The tension in part PR is
R
(a) 18 N (b) 8 N
100 cm
(c) 0 N (d) 80 N

53. A uniform rod of length 1 m having mass 1 kg rests

against a smooth wall at an angle of 30º with the ground.
Calculate the normal force exerted by the ground on the 1m
rod in vertical direction is
30º
(a) 10 N (b) 2.31 N
(c) 23.1 N (d) 12.3 N

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54. A lift is moving downwards with an acceleration equal to acceleration due to gravity. A body of
mass M kept on the floor of the lift is pulled horizontally. If the co-efficient of friction is , then the
frictional resistance offered by the body is
(a) Mg (b) Mg (c) 2Mg (d) zero

55. A child weighing 25 kg slides down a rope hanging from the branch of a tall tree. If the force of
friction acting against him is 2N, what is the acceleration of the child
(Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 22.5 m/s2 (b) 8 m/s2 (c) 4 m/s2 (d) 9.72 m/s2

56. What is the maximum value of the force F such that F 1

the block shown in the arrangement, does not move

2 3
(a) 20 N (b) 10 N 60° 3 kg
(c) 12 N (d) 15 N

57. The ratio of T1 and T2 is (see figure) (neglect F

friction) T2
3 kg 12 kg
T1
15 kg 300
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 1 : 5 (d) 5 : 1

58. An elevator starts from rest with a constant upward acceleration. It moves 2 m in the first 0.6
second. A passenger in the elevator is holding a 3 kg package by a vertical string. When the elevator
is moving, what is the tension in the string.
(a) 4 N (b) 62.7 N (c) 29.4 N (d) 20.6 N

59. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground with initial velocity v0. If half of its velocity is
decreased due to friction in time t0, then coefficient of friction between the particle and the ground
is
v0 v0 3v0 v0
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2gt 0 4gt 0 4 gt 0 gt 0

60. In the system shown in figure mB = 4 kg and mA = 2 kg.

The pulleys are massless and friction is absent A
B
everywhere. The acceleration of block A is (g = 10 m/s2) 30°
10 20
(a) m/s2 (b) m/s2
3 3
5 5
(c) m/s2 (d) m/s2
2 3

61. Consider the system shown in figure. The wall is F

smooth, but the surface of blocks A and B in contact are B A
rough. The friction on B due to A in equilibrium is
(a) upward
(b) downward
(c) zero
(d) the system can not remain in equilibrium
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62. A system is shown in figure. Blocks 2 kg and 3 kg are at rest. Co-
efficient of friction between 2 kg and incline is
2kg 3 kg

2 1 30°
(a) (b)
3 2

1 1
(c) (d)
3 3
63. Figure shows the four different ways in which a constant force P may be applied to a block of mass
M, kept on a rough surface. The situation in which the block can be moved with least effort is

P
 P  P

(a) M P (b) M (c) M (d) M

64. A 2 kg stone at the end of a string 1 m long is whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed. The
speed of the stone is 4 m/s. The tension in the string will be 52 N, when the stone is
(a) At the top of the circle (b) At the bottom of the circle
(c) Halfway down (d) None of the above

Conceptual Questions

65. A inclined plane makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down this
inclined plane from rest without slipping has a linear acceleration equal to
g 5g 2g 5g
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 7 3 14

66. Two blocks of masses m1 and m2 are placed in contact with each
other on a horizontal platform. Friction between the platform and m1 m2
a
the blocks is negligible. If the platform moves with some
acceleration, the force of interaction between the blocks is
(a) zero in all cases (b) zero only if m1  m 2
(c) nonzero only if m1  m 2 (d) nonzero only if m1  m2

67. A long block A is at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. A small block

B, whose mass is half of A, is placed on A at one end and projected
along A with velocity u. The coefficient of friction between the blocks
B
u
is . Which of following statement is incorrect?
A
u
(a) the blocks will reach a final common velocity .
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(b) the work done against friction is two –thirds of the initial kinetic energy of B.

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(c) before the blocks reach a common velocity, the acceleration of A relative to B is g.
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(d) before the blocks reach a common velocity, the acceleration of A relative to B is g .
2
4kg
68. Three blocks of same mass are connected through string
as shown in the figure. The values of f1, f2 are (take g = 10 4kg
 = 0.6
m/s2 and all strings and pulleys are ideal) f1  = 0.7
f2
(a) 24 N, 28 N (b) 20 N, 28 N
(c) 24 N, 20 N (d) 20 N, 20 N
4 kg

69. The external force F is applied at an angle  with the

horizontal as shown in figure. The value of F for which
friction force between block and wall is zero
mg
(a) mg (b)
sin  
mg mg F
(c) (d)
cos  tan 

70. A disc (mass m1 and radius r1) and a cylinder (mass m2 and radius r2) are kept on a rough
inclined plane at same position. Both are released to roll at same instant. Friction is sufficient
enough to prevent slipping. Least time will be taken in reaching the bottom by
(a) the disc if m1 > m2 and r1 < r2 (b) the disc if m1 > m2 and r1 > r2
(c) the disc if m1 < m2 and r1 > r2 (d) none of these

71. A particle is moving with a constant angular acceleration of 4 rad/s2 in a circular path. At
t = 0, particle was at rest. Find the time at which the magnitudes of centripetal acceleration and
tangential acceleration are equal.
1 1
(a) 1 s (b) 2 s (c) s (d) s
2 4

72. Two blocks of masses 4 kg and 2 kg are connected by a heavy

string of mass 3 kg and placed on rough horizontal plane. The 2 4kg 2kg F
kg block is pulled with a constant force F as shown in figure. The
coefficient of friction between the bocks and the ground is 0.5.
What is the value of F so that tension in the string is constant
throughout during the motion of the blocks.
(a) 40 N (b) 30 N (c) 45 N (d) 60 N

73. Two persons are holding a massless rope tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15 kg weight is
attached to the mid point of the rope, which now no longer remains horizontal. The minimum
tension required to completely straighten the rope is
(a) 15 kg (b) 15/2 kg (c) 5 kg (d) infinitely large

74. A string of length L and mass M is lying on a horizontal table. A force F is applied at one end of
string. Tension in the string at a distance x from the end at which force is applied is
(a) zero (b) F (c) F(L – x)/L (d) F(L – x)/M

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75. Three blocks A, B and C of equal weights of mass 2 kg each are
hanging on a string passing over a fixed pulley as shown in figure.
What is the tension in the string connected between block B and
B
C.
A
(a) zero (b) 13 N
C
(c) 3.3 N (d) 19.6 N

76. The potential energy (U) of a particle varies with its position
(x) as shown in the figure. The particle is in stable U
equilibrium
(a) at x = x1
(b) at x = x2
(c) at both x1 and x2 x
x1 x2
(d) neither at x1 nor at x2

77. A body of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle 30º with the horizontal. The
coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the block
is
(a) 9.8 N (b) 0.7 × 9.8 × 3N (c) 9.8 × 3 (d) 0.7 × 9.8 N

78. A monkey is descending from the branch of a tree with constant acceleration. If the breaking
strength is 75% of the weight of the monkey, the minimum acceleration with which the monkey
can slide down without breaking the branch is
(a) g (b) 3g/4 (c) g/4 (d) g/2

79. A particle is rotating in a circle of radius R with constant angular velocity . Its average
velocity during t seconds after start of motion is
2 R  t  2R  t  R  t  R  t 
(a) sin  (b) cos  (c) sin   (d) cos 
t  2  t  2  t  2  t  2 

80. A horizontal force F is applied to a block of mass m kept on a

F B
smooth inclined plane of inclination  as shown in figure. The
resultant force on the block (up the plane) is 
(a) F  mg tan  (b) F cos   mg sin 
(c) F sin   mg cos  (d) F sin   mg cos 

81. A particle is moving along the circular path with a speed v and tangential acceleration is g at an
instant. If the radius of the circular path be r, then the net acceleration of the particle at that
instant is
1 1
2 2 4 2
v v v  2 v  2
(a) g (b) 2
 g2 (c)  2
 g2 (d)   g2
r r r  r 

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82. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light spring of force constant k and unstretched length
l. The other end of the spring is fixed and it is rotated in horizontal circle with an angular velocity ,
in gravity free space. The increase in length of the spring will be

m2 l m 2 l m 2 l
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
k k  m 2 k  m 2

83. In the arrangement shown in the figure, there is a friction

force between the blocks of masses m and 2m. Block of
mass 2m is kept on a smooth horizontal plane. The mass of
the suspended block is m. If block A is stationary with
respect to block of mass 2m. The minimum value of mC
coefficient of friction between m and 2m is A m
(a) 1 /2 (b) 1 / 2 B 2m
(c) 1 / 4 (d) 1 /3

84. A block of mass m is placed on the top of another block of

m
mass M as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction
between them is . The maximum acceleration with which the a
M
block M may move so that m also moves along with it is
(a) g (b) g/ (c) 2/g (d) g/2

85. A rough vertical board has an acceleration a so that a a

2kg block pressing against it does not fall. The coefficient of
friction between the block and the board is  then 2kg

(a)   g / a (b)   g / a (c)   a / g (d)  >a/g

86. A block of mass 2 kg is put on a rough horizontal surface having F

coefficient of friction 0.5. The acceleration of block and frictional 2 kg
force acting on block if F  5 N is =0.5

5
(a) m/s 2 , 10 N (b) 0 m/s 2 , 5 N
2
(c) 0 m/s 2 , 10 N (d) 5 m/s 2 , 5 N

87. A man of mass 2m is pulling up a block of mass m with 2m

constant velocity. The acceleration of man is (neglect any
friction).

(a) g (b) 2g

g
(c) 3 g (d)
2 m

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88. The value of frictional force and acceleration of block of
mass 10 kg in the figure are
60º
(a) 10 N,1 m/s 2 (b) 20 N,2 m/s 2 10 kg
4kg
(c) 20 N,0 m/s 2 (d) 10 N,0 m/s 2 =0.4

89. Two blocks of masses m and M are placed on a horizontal

frictionless table connected by a spring as shown in figure.
Mass M is pulled to the right with a force F. If the
acceleration of mass m is a, the acceleration of M will be

F  ma F  ma
(a) (b) m M F
M M
F am
(c) (d)
M M

A
90. In the arrangement shown, end A of light inextensible string v
is pulled up with constant velocity v. The velocity of block B
is
(a) v/2 (b) v
(c) v/3 (d) 3v
B

91. As shown in the figure, block m and wedge M move together m


with a horizontal acceleration of 20m/s2. Given m = 1 kg,
M
 = 0.6 (between m and M) and g = 10 m/s2. Choose the correct a
alternative.

(a) As acceleration of the system is slightly increased, friction force between m and M will increase.
(b) As acceleration of the system is slightly decreased, friction force between m and M will
decrease.
(c) As acceleration of the system is slightly increased, friction force between m and M remains
constant.
(d) Friction force attains its maximum value at an acceleration of 15 m/s2.

92. In the arrangement shown in figure, thread is inextensible and

massless. All the pulleys are also massless. If friction in all B
pulleys are negligible, then : A
mg
(a)Tension in thread is equal to . C
2

g m
(b) Acceleration of pulley C is equal to (downward ) .
2

g
(c) Acceleration of pulley A is equal to ( upward) .
2
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 (d) Acceleration of block of mass m is equal to g (downward).

93. A ball of mass 1 kg is at rest in position P by means of two light O

strings OP and RP. The string RP is now cut and the ball swings
to position Q. If  = 45°. Find the ratio of tensions in the strings  
in positions OP (when RP was not cut) and OQ (when RP was
cut). Take g = 10 m/s2. P
R Q

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1.5

94. Two spheres A and B are placed between two vertical walls as
shown in figure. Friction is absent everywhere. The ratio of NA
to NB is B NB
NA A

(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 4 (d) cannot be determined

95. The block B has a mass of 10 kg. The coefficient of friction B

between block B and the surface is  = 0.5. Determine the
acceleration of the block A of mass 16 kg. Neglect the mass of
the pulleys and cords. (Take g = 10 m/s2).
A

(a) zero (b) 2 m/s2 (c) 1 m/s2 (d) none of these

96. The blocks of masses 3.9 kg and 2.9 kg are suspended from a S
rigid support by inextensible strings, each of length 1 metre.
The upper string has negligible mass and lower string has 0.2 m/s2
uniform linear mass density of 0.2 kg/m. The whole system of 2.9kg
blocks, strings and support have an upward acceleration 0.2
m/s2. The tension at the mid point of lower string is(g = 9.8
m/s2) 3.9kg

(a) 30 N (b) 50 N (c) 40 N (d) 35 N

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97. Block A moves upward with acceleration m/s 2 . The
2
acceleration of block B in downward direction will be

(a) 2 m/s2 (b) 3 m/s2

(c) 4 m/s2 (d) 6 m/s2 A

B

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98. In the figure, pulleys are smooth and strings are massless, m1 = 1 kg and
1
m2 = kg. To keep m3 at rest, mass m3 should be
3
m3
2
(a) 1 kg (b) kg
3 m1 m2
1
(c) kg (d) 2 kg
4

99. The pulley is given an acceleration a 0  2 m/s 2 starting from rest. A

a0
cable is connected to a block A of mass 50 kg as shown. Neglect the mass
A
of the pulley. If  = 0.3 between the block and the floor, then the tension
in the cable is:
(a) 200 N (b) 250 N
(c) 300 N (d) 350 N

100. A train is moving with velocity 20 m/s on this dust is falling at the rate of 50 kg/minute. The
extra force required move this train with constant velocity will be
(a) 16.66 N (b) 1000 N (c) 166.6 N (d) 1200 N

101. A 20 kg block is initially at rest on a rough horizontal surface. A horizontal force of 75 N is

required to set the block in motion. After it is in motion, a horizontal force of 60 N is required
to keep the block moving with constant speed. The coefficient of static friction is
(a) 0.30 (b) 0.44 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.38

102. The angular velocity of a wheel increases from 1200 rpm to 4500 rpm in 10 s. The number of
revolutions made during this time is
(a) 950 (b) 475 (c) 237.5 (d) 118.75

103. An object of mass m has a speed v as it passes through the origin on its way out along with positive
x-axis. The object is subjected to a retarding force given by F = – Ax (A > 0). The x co-ordinate of the
object when it stops is

m 2m m m
(a) v (b) v (c) v (d) 2v
A A 2A A

104. In the figure, the force with which the man should pull the
rope to hold the plank in position is F. If weight of the man
is 60 kgf, the plank and pulleys have negligible masses, then
(g = 10 m/s2)

(a) F = 150 N (b) F = 300 N

Plank
(c) F = 600 N (d) F = 1200 N

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105. A body moves along a path PQR from P to R shown as a dashed line in B
figure. When the particle is at Q, its speed is decreasing. The R
acceleration of the particle at Q is best represented by the vector Q A
(a) A (b) B D
(c) C (d) D P C

106. A block of mass 1 kg start moving at t = 0 with speed 2 m/s on rough horizontal surface
with coefficient of friction 0.2. A horizontal force F is applied in the same direction of
velocity which varies with time shown in figure (b). Find the speed of particle at t = 3 s
(g = 10 m/s2).
F

1 kg 2 m/s 2N

=0.2 t
1s 2s 3s
Figure (a) Figure (b)

(a) 1 m/s (b) zero (c) 5 m/s (d) 2 m/s

107. Two identical blocks of mass M are linked by a thread wrapped

around a pulley-block with a fixed axis. A small block of mass m
is placed on one of the blocks as shown. If pulley and strings are
ideal, the force exerted by small block m on block M is, m
M
M

mMg 2 mMg 2 mMg 2m 2 g

(a) (b) (c) (d)
2M  m 2M  m M m 2M  m

108. A block A of mass m is placed over a plank B of mass 2 m. Plank

B is placed over a smooth horizontal surface. The coefficient of A v0
1 B
friction between A and B is . Block A is given a velocity v0
2
towards right. Acceleration of B relative to A is
g 3g
(a) (b) g (c) (d) zero
2 4

109. In the arrangement shown in figure, coefficient of 2kg F1=2N

friction between the two blocks is  = ½. The force of 4kg
F2=20N
friction acting between the two blocks is
(a) 8 N (b) 10 N (c) 6 N (d) 4 N

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110. In the figure, m A  2kg and mB = 4 kg. For what A 1=0.2
minimum value of F, A starts slipping over B. F B
(g = 10 m/s2)
2=0.4
(a) 24 N (b) 36 N (c) 12 N (d) 20 N

111. A balloon of weight W newton descends with an acceleration f m/s2. The weight that must be
thrown out in order to give equal upward acceleration to the Balloon will be
Wf 2Wf 2Wf W (g  f )
(a) (b) (c) (d)
g g g f f

112. A block rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 30º with the horizontal. The coefficient
of static friction between the block and the plane is 0.8. If the frictional force on the block is 10 N,
the mass of the block (in kg) is (take g = 10 m/s2):
(a) 2.5 (b) 4.0 (c) 1.6 (d) 2.0

113. The upper half of an incline plane with inclination  is perfectly smooth while the lower half is
rough. A body starting from rest at the top will again come to rest at the bottom if the coefficient of
friction for the lower half is given by
(a) 2 tan  (b) tan  (c) 2 sin  (d) 2 cos 


114. A particle of mass 100 g starts from a point (0, –2) m with a velocity of v  (5iˆ  2 ˆj ) m/s and

moves in x-y plane under the action of force, F  (3iˆ  ˆj ) N . The y co-ordinate of the particle,
when x co-ordinate is 10 m, will be

10 10
(a) 0 m (b) 1 m (c)  m (d) m
9 9
115. The coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.4 and that 5kg
between the lower block and the ground is 0.8. A horizontal 110N
10kg
force of 110 N is applied on the lower block as shown in
figure. The force of friction between the two blocks is
(a) 20 N (b) 15 N (c) 120 N (d) 0 N

116. A constant power is supplied to a rotating disc. Angular velocity () of disc varies with
number of rotations (n) made by the disc as
(a)   n 1 / 3 (b)   n 3 / 2 (c)   n 2 / 3 (d)   n 2

117. In the system shown in figure mB = 4 kg and mA = 2 kg. The

pulleys are massless and friction is absent everywhere. The A
acceleration of block A is (g = 10 m/s2)
10 20 B
(a) m/s2 (b) m/s2 30°
3 3
35
(c) m/s2 (d) 4 m/s2
9

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118. Two blocks m1 and m2 are connected with
each other through a light spring as shown in
figure. A constant force F acts on m1 and F m1 m2
cause acceleration of a in m1 at an instant. The
acceleration of m2 at that instant will be,
F F F  m1 a
(a) a (b) (c) (d)
m2 m1  m2 m2

119. In the arrangement shown, the ends P and Q of an

A   B
inextensible string move downwards with uniform speed v.
 
The pulleys A and B are fixed. The mass M moves upward
with a speed
P Q
(a) 2 v cos  (b) v cos 

2v v M
(c) (d)
cos  cos 

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

(a) 9.8 N (b) 0.7 × 9.8 × 3N (c) 9.8 3 N (d) 0.7 × 9.8 N

V (m/s)
121. A block of mass 2 kg is given a push horizontally so that it
8
starts sliding over a horizontal plane. Its velocity is changing
as shown in the velocity-time curve. The co-efficient of
sliding friction between the plane and the block is (g = 10
ms–2)
(a) 0.02 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.04 (d) 0.4 t (s)
0 4

122. The system is pushed by a force F as shown in figure. All surfaces A B C

F m
are smooth except between B and C. Friction coefficient between 2m 2m
B and C is . Minimum value of F to prevent block B from
slipping is
 3   5  5 3
(a)  mg (b)  mg (c)  mg (d)  mg
 2   2  2 2

123. A disc is rotating with an angular velocity 0. A constant retarding torque is applied on it to
stop the disc. The angular velocity becomes 0/2 after n rotations. How many more rotations
will it make before coming to rest?
n n
(a) n (b) 2n (c) (d)
2 3

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124. The 50 kg homogeneous smooth sphere rests on the 300
incline A and bears against the smooth vertical wall B. The
contact force at B is (g = 10 m/s2)

(a) 250 N (b) zero B

A
500 300
(c) N (d) 500 N
3

126. A block of mass m is placed on the floor of lift which is moving

with velocity v = 4t2, where t is time in second and velocity in v
m/s. Find the time at which normal force on the block is three
times of its weight.
m

(a) (3g/8)s (b) g s (c) 4 g s (d) 3g s

126. A block of mass 2 kg start moving with speed 10 m/s at

t = 0 on a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of friction 0.2
and a constant force 2 N applied opposite to motion of particle 2kg 10m/s
at t = 0. Find speed of the particle after 4s. (g = 10 m/s2) =0.2

(a) 2 m/s (b) zero (c) 4 m/s (d) 6 m/s

127. A block of mass m is released on a smooth inclined m

surface of wedge of mass M. Find the minimum value of
coefficient of friction between wedge and horizontal M

surface to keep wedge stationary.

m sin 2 m sin 2 m sin 2 m sin 2

(a) (b) (c) (d)
2M  m M m 2M  m cos 2  2M  m cos 

128. In the diagram shown, the shaded pulley has mass 2M. A
man of mass M pulls the pulley upwards with constant
velocity. If friction is not present between the man and
the ground then what will be the acceleration of the
man? (Neglect friction between pulley and string)
(a) 2g (b) 3g/2 (c) 2g/3 (d) g

129. Two blocks A and B of masses 6 kg and 3 kg rest on a smooth

B33kg
kg
horizontal surface as shown in the figure. If coefficient of
friction between A and B is 0.4, the maximum horizontal F
A 6 kg
force which can make them without separation is
(a) 72 N (b) 40 N (c) 36 N (d) 20 N

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130. All the surfaces shown in figure are smooth. If TA and TB are 3kg 1kg
the tension in strings connected to block A and B A B
respectively, then TA / TB is (Pulley and strings are ideal)

(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 C
10kg
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2

131. The acceleration of blocks m1 = 5 kg and m2 = 3 kg, if a F=30N

m2  = 0.5
force of 30 N is applied on block m2 as shown in figure will
m1
be (Co-efficient of friction between the blocks is 0.5 and Smooth
ground is smooth. ( g = 10 m/s2))

(a) a1  a 2  3 m/s 2 (b) a1  4.8 m/s 2 , a2 = 8 m/s2

(c) a1  3 m/s 2 , a2 = 5 m/s2 (d) a1  3 m/s 2 , a2 = 2.5 m/s2

132. Two blocks m1 and m2 of equal masses as shown in figure.

Assume ideal pulleys and strings and neglect friction at all the m1
surfaces. The acceleration of the two blocks will be
4g g 2g g
(a) , (b) ,
13 13 7 7 m2

3g g g g
(c) , (d) ,
10 10 4 4
133. A uniform rope of length l lies on a table. If the coefficient of friction is , then the maximum length
l of the part of this rope which can overhang from the edge of the table without sliding down is

l l l l
(a) (b) (c) (d)
  1  1  1
134. Two masses of 5 kg and 10 kg respectively are connected by a
mass less spring as shown in figure. A force of 60 N acts on the 10 5kg 10kg
kg mass. At the instant shown the 10 kg mass has acceleration 5 60 N
ms–2. The acceleration of 5 kg mass is

(a) 2 ms–2 (b) 4 ms–2 (c) 5 ms–2 (d) 12 ms–2

135. Two forces F1 and F2 of magnitude 10 N and 5 N respectively

are acting on a block of mass 2 kg resting on a rough horizontal
F2 = 5N
surface. The coefficient of friction between block and surface is
0.3. The acceleration of block is 37°
F1=10N 2kg  = 0.3
3
(tan 37° = , g  10 ms 2 )
4
(a) zero (b) 2.6 ms–2 (c) 1.5 ms–2 (d) 1.1 ms–2

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136. Two blocks A and B of equal mass 3 kg each are connected
over a massless pulley as shown in figure. The block A is 3kg
B A
placed on a rough inclined plane of angle 30°. The coefficient
of friction between block A and inclined plane is 0.6. The  = 0.6
30°
friction force acting on the block A is

(a) zero (b) 15.6 N (c) 18 N (d) 15 N

137. An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly

(figure). The coefficient of friction between the insect 
and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining the centre of
hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle 
with the vertical, the maximum possible value of  is
given by
(a) cot   3 (b) tan   3 (c) sec   3 (d) cosec =3

138. A string of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass

m support a block of mass M as shown in the figure. The force m
on the pulley by the clamp is given by:
(a) 2 Mg (b) 2 mg M

(c) (M  m)2  m2 g (d) ( M  m)2  M 2 g

139. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination . 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) mg (b) mg / cos  (c) mg cos  (d) mg tan 

140. A 40 kg slab rests on a frictionless floor. A 10 kg block rests Block

100 N =0.6
on top of the slab. The static coefficient of friction between the 10 kg
block and the slab is 0.60 while the kinetic coefficient is 0.40.
The 10 kg block is acted upon by a horizontal force of 100 N. 40 kg Slab
If g = 9.8 m/s2 the resulting acceleration of the slab will be:
(a) .98 m/s2 (b) 1.47 m/s2
(c) 1.52 m/s2 (d) 6.1 m/s2

141. Two blocks A (1 kg) and B (3 kg) are connected by a string

passing over a smooth pulley as shown. B rests on rough A
horizontal surface and A rest on B. The co-efficient of F
1kg
friction between A and B is the same as that between B
B 3kg
and the horizontal surface. The minimum horizontal
force F required to move A to the left is 24 N. The co-
efficient of friction is
(g = 10m/s2)
(a) 0.67 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.4 (d) 0.25

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142. A boy whirls a stone in a horizontal circle 2m above the ground by means of a string 1.5m long. The
string breaks and the stone flies off horizontally and strikes the ground 10m away. The centripetal
acceleration of the stone while in circular motion was (g = 10 ms–2)
500
(a) ms 2 (b) 250 ms–2 (c) 500 ms–2 (d) 100 ms–2
3
143. Two blocks A and B, attached to each other by a massless
spring, are kept on a smooth horizontal surface and A B
pulled by a force F = 200 N as shown. If at some instant, 10kg 25kg F=200N
the 10kg mass has acceleration of 10 m/s2, the
acceleration of 25 kg mass at that instant will be
(a) 2.5 m/s2 (b) 4.0 m/s2 (c) 3.6 m/s2 (d) 1.2 m/s2

144. A block of mass m slides down a smooth wedge of inclination 

m
placed on a horizontal smooth surface, the horizontal force
required to keep the wedge stationary is Wedge

(a) mg cos  (b) mg sin  Smooth

(c) mg tan  (d) mg cos  sin 

145. Starting from rest, a particle rotates in a circle of radius R  2 m with an angular acceleration
2
  ( / 4) rad/s . The magnitude of average velocity of the particle over the time it rotates a
quarter circle is
(a) 1.5 m/s (b) 2 m/s (c) 1 m/s (d) 1.25 m/s

146. A block P is placed on long plank Q of same mass. Plank Q is placed on a smooth horizontal plane.
Initially block P is given a velocity u in horizontal direction. After time t, the block P has velocity v p
and the plank Q has velocity vq . Select the correct graph.

vp vp
vp vp
v v vq v v vq
(a) vq (b) (c) vq (d)
t t t t

147. Two blocks of masses 2m and m are connected as

shown in figure. Now the string between the blocks is
suddenly cut. Then, at that instant, accelerations of the
blocks A and B will be
A 2m
(a) g and g, respectively
(b) g and g/2, respectively B m
(c) g/2 and g, respectively
(d) g/2 and g/2, respectively

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148. A block of mass 1 kg is at rest relative to a smooth 1 kg
wedge moving leftwards with constant acceleration
a = 5m/s2. Let N be the normal reaction between the a
block and the wedge. Then (g = 10 m/s2) 

(a) N  5 5 N (b) N = 15 N (c) tan  = 1 (d) tan   2

149. A block of mass M1 = 10 kg is placed on a slab of M1

mass M2 = 30 kg. The slab lies on a frictionless F
horizontal surface as shown in figure. The coefficient
M2
of static friction between the block and slab is
s = 0.25 and that of dynamic friction is k = 0.12. A
force F = 40 N acts on block M1. The acceleration of
the slab will be (g = 10 m/s2)
5
(a) 0.5 m/s2 (b) 0.4 m/s2 (c) 1 m/s2 (d) ms 2
6

150. Block A of mass 2 kg is placed over a block B of

mass 8 kg. The combination is placed on a rough
horizontal surface. If g = 10 ms–2, coefficient of
friction between B and floor = 0.5, coefficient of
A 2 kg
friction between A and B = 0.4 and a horizontal
force of 10 N is applied on 8 kg block, then the B 8 kg 10 N
force of friction between A and B is
(a) 10 N (b) 5 N
(c) 4 N (d) none of these

 b
151. A particle is at rest at x = a. A force F   2 iˆ, directed towards the origin, begins to act on
x
the particle. The particle starts its motion, towards the origin, along x-axis. The velocity of
the particle, when it reaches as distance x from the origin, is
2b  a  x  m ax
(a)   (b) (c) zero (d) infinity
m  ax  2b ax

152. Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 5 kg are at rest on

ground. The masses are connected by a string passing
over a frictionless pulley which is under the influence of
a constant upward force F = 50 N. The accelerations of 5
kg and 2 kg masses are
(a) 0, 2.5 ms–2 (b) 0, 0 5
–2 –2
2
(c) 2.5 ms , 2.5 ms (d) 1 ms–2, 2.5 ms–2

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154. In the arrangement shown in figure m A  m B  2kg . String is A
massless and pulley is frictionless. Block B is resting on a smooth
horizontal surface, while friction coefficient between blocks A and B
F
B is  = 0.5. The maximum horizontal force F can be applied so
that block A does not slip over the block B is. (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 25 N (b) 40 N
(c) 30 N (d) 20 N

155. In an imaginary atmosphere, the air exerts a small force F on any particle in the direction of
the particle’s motion. A particle of mass m projected vertically upward take a time t1 in
reaching the maximum height and t2 in returning to the original point. Then
(a) t1  t 2 (b) t1  t 2
(c) t1  t 2
(d) the relation t1 and t2 depends on the mass of the particle.

156. If 4kg block is held after 2s of start then how high 2kg block
will rise before coming to rest momentarily?

g 2g
(a) m (b) m
9 9 2 kg

g 2g 4 kg
(c) m (d) m
3 3

157. A body of mass 10 kg is lying on a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and the
co-efficient of friction is 0.5. The minimum force required to pull the body up the plane is (g = 9.8
m/s2)
(a) 914 N (b) 91.4 N (c) 9.14 N (d) 0.914 N

158. A body of mass 2 kg has an initial velocity of 4 m/s along OE and it is subjected to a force
of 4 N in a direction perpendicular to OE. The displacement of the body from O after 4 s
will be ( 2  1.41 )
(a) 0 m (b) 32 m (c) 22.56 m (d) 12.2 m

159. In an imaginary atmosphere, the air exerts a constant small force F on any particle in the
direction of the particle’s motion. A particle of mass m projected vertically upward take a
time t1 in reaching the maximum height and t2 in returning to the original point. Then
(a) t1  t 2 (b) t1  t 2 (c) t1  t 2
(d) the relation t1 and t2 depends on the mass of the particle.

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160. The relation between velocity of two block V1 and V2 as
shown in the figure is given by

(a) 7 V1 – V2 = 0 (b) V1 + V2 = 0

(c) 7 V1 + V2 = 0 (d) V1 + 3 V2 = 0

V2
V1

161. Two blocks m1 and m2 are resting on a rough inclined plane

m1
of inclination 37° as shown in figure. The contact force m2
1
between the blocks is, (m1 = 4 kg, m2 = 2kg, 1 = 0.8, 2 = 0.5, 2 

 =37°
g = 10 m/s2, sin 37° = 3/5)

(a) 3.2 N (b) 3.6 N (c) 7.2 N (d) Zero

162. A 60 kg man and a 50 kg woman are standing on opposite ends of a platform of mass 20 kg. The
platform is placed on a smooth horizontal ground. Both man and woman begin to approach each
other. The magnitude of displacement of platform when both meet each other if x0 is the
displacement of man relative to platform is (length of platform is 6m)
10 x0  13 11x0  30 30  11x0 11x0  30
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 13 10 13

163. Using constraint equations relation between a1 and a2 will be

(a) a1  3a 2 (b) a 2  3a1

a2
(c) a 2  6a1 (d) a2  7a1
2
a1
1

164. A body of mass M is kept on a rough horizontal surface (friction coefficient ). A person is trying to
pull the body by applying a horizontal force but the body is not moving. The force by the surface on
the body is F, where
(a) F  Mg (b) F  Mg

(c) Mg  F  Mg 1   2 (d) Mg  F  Mg 1   2

165. A man is sitting in a cabin swinging from a frictionless pulley P

as shown in figure. The rope attached with cabin passes over
the pulley and is held by the man. Total mass of the man and
the cabin is 95 kg. The man wants to pull the rope and rise T
T
upwards with an acceleration of 1.2 m/s2. The correction
option are: (g =9.8 m/s2)

(a) Man should apply a force of 522.5 N on the rope.

(b) Man should apply a force of 466.5 N on the rope.

(c) Man should apply a force of 575.5 N on the rope.

(d) Man should apply a force of 1050 N on the rope.

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166. A log of mass m is pulled at a constant velocity and with a force F by O h
means of a rope of length l. The distance between the end of the
rope and the ground is h as shown. The co-efficient of friction
between the log and the ground is

F l 2  h2 F l 2  h2 Fh Fh
(a) (b) (c) (d)
mgl  Fh mgl  Fh 2
mgl  F l  h 2
mgl  F l 2  h 2

167. A bar of mass m1 is placed on a plank of mass m2 , which rests

on a smooth horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between
the surfaces of bar and plank is k. The plank is subjected to a
m1
horizontal force F depending on time t as F = at, where a is a m2 F
constant. The moment of time t0 at which the plank starts
sliding is

akg (m1  m2 )kg (m1  m2 ) g ka

(a) (b) (c) (d)
m1  m2 a ka ( m1  m2 ) g

168. A block of mass 0.5 kg. rests against a wall exerting a horizontal force of 15 N on the wall. If the
coefficient of friction between the wall and the block is 0.5 then the frictional force acting on the
block will be

(a) 0.49 Newton (b) 4.90 Newton (c) 9.8 Newton (d) 49.9 Newton

169. As shown in the figure, a mass m and another mass 10m are u
connected with a string. Friction is sufficient to prevent the 10m
L
m
slipping of 10m. Mass m is given a velocity u in vertical
direction. For complete circular motion of mass m keeping
heavier particle stationary, the value of u is

(a) u > 3gL (b) 3gL < u < 5 gL

(c) 3gL < u < 13gL (d) 11gL < u < 13gL

170. In the given arrangement pulleys and string are

massless and frictionless and all surfaces are 
smooth. Find the magnitude of acceleration of
wedge of mass M. F
F cos  F 1  cos 
(a) (b) M
M M m
F F cos 
(c) (d)
mM mM

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D

171. The acceleration of blocks m1 and m2 with respect to pulley in F = 80 N

the condition shown in figure will be (Pulley and string are ideal.
g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2
m1 m2
10
(c) m/s2 (d) zero 2kg 4kg
3
172. In the arrangement, shown in figure, pulleys are massless and
frictionless and threads are inextensible. Blocks of mass m1
will remain at rest if

1 1 1 4 1 1
(a)   (b)  
m1 m2 m3 m1 m2 m3
m1 m2 m3
1 2 3
(c) m1 = m2 + m3 (d)  
m3 m2 m1

173. A block of mass m is resting on a wedge of mass M and

a m
inclination . Wedge is accelerated with a = g tan as
M
shown in figure. The acceleration of block with respect to 
wedge is (assume all surfaces to be smooth)

(a) zero (b) 2g sin (c) g sin (1 – tan) (d) g sin (1 + tan)

174. A uniform chain of length L has one of its end attached to the
A
3L
wall at point A, while of the length of the chain is lying on 37°
4
table as shown in figure. The minimum co-efficient of friction
between table and chain so that chain remains in equilibrium
is
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/4 (c) 3/4 (d) 1/5

175. A cylinder and a wedge each of mass m are

touching each other. Both are free to move on
smooth inclined surfaces of two fixed inclined
fixed fixed
planes. The normal exerted by the wedge on  
the cylinder will be
(a) 2mg tan  (b) mg tan  (c) 2mg cos  (d) mg cos 

176. A chain of mass per unit length  = 2 kg/m is pulled up by a x

constant force F. Initially the chain is lying on rough surface and F
passes onto the smooth surface. The co-efficient of friction Rough Smooth
between chain and rough surface is  = 0.1. The length of the
chain is L. The velocity of the chain when x = L is

L
(a) FL (b) F  2L (c) F  4L (d) F
2
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177. A smooth ring P of mass m can slide on a fixed horizontal m
rod. A string tied to the ring passes over a fixed pulley and 60°
P
carries a block Q of mass (m/2) as shown in the figure. At
an instant, the string between the ring and the pulley makes
an angle 60° with the rod. The initial acceleration of the
ring is
Q m/2
2g 2g 2g g
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 9 3

178. A block of mass 2 kg is hanging with two identical 30° 30°

massless springs as shown in figure. The
acceleration of the block just at the moment, the
right spring breaks is (g = 10 m/s2) 2kg

(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2 (c) 25 m/s2 (d) 4 m/s2

179. In the given figure, the mass of block A is 40 kg and of block B is 20 kg. There is no friction
at any of the contact surface. Both the systems are held at rest initially. The ratio of
acceleration of block B in condition (i) to condition (ii) just at the moment system is
released, is

A A
B B

(i) (ii)
3 2 2 3
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
2 2 3 2

180. In adjacent figure, a boy, on a horizontal platform A, kept on a

smooth horizontal surface, holds a rope attached to a box B. B
A
Boy pulls the rope with a constant force of 50 N. The co-
efficient of friction between boy and platform is 0.5. (Mass of
boy = 80 kg, mass of platform 120kg, mass of box = 100 kg)

(a) velocity of platform relative to box after 4 s is 3 m/s.

(b) velocity of boy relative to platform after 4 s is 2 m/s.
(c) friction force between boy and platform is 40 N.
(d) friction force between boy and platform is 50 N.

181. A block of mass 1 kg starts moving at t = 0 with velocity v  3iˆ on a rough horizontal platform (with
coefficient of friction  = 0.3) moving with velocity 4 ĵ . At t = t0 block comes to rest with respect to
platform. Then displacement of block with respect to ground in this time interval. (x-y plane is a
horizontal plane, g = 10 m/s2)

7 3
(a) m (b) 2m (c) 1m (d) m
6 25

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182. A block of mass m released on an inclined plane of m
inclination 30° and mass M height of the block
M h
varies with time as h = 1.5 – 1.5t2. (t = time in
30°
second). What is the acceleration of M?

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(a) 1 m/s2 (b) m/s2 (c) 3 m/s2 (d) 2 m/s2
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183. A body of mass 2 kg has an initial velocity of 4 m/s along OE and it is subjected to a force of
6 N in a direction perpendicular to OE. The displacement of the body from O after 2 s will be
(a) 2 m (b) 6 m (c) 8 m (d) 10 m

184. The masses of the blocks A and B are 0.5 kg and 1 kg

respectively. These are arranged as shown in the figure and
are connected by a massless string. The coefficient of A
friction between all contact surfaces is 0.4. The force F B
needed to move the block B with constant velocity will be
(g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 5 N (b) 10 N (c) 15 N (d) 20 N

185. An ice block moved downward on a inclined plane which makes 45o with the horizontal plane. The
time taken by block to move a certain distance is t. The time taken by the ice block to move the
same distance on a frictionless plane which also make 45o with the horizontal plane is t/2. Then
coefficient of friction between the ice and the first plane is
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.65 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.35

186. A heavy uniform chain lies on horizontal table top. If the coefficient of friction between the chain
and the table surface is 0.25 then the maximum fraction of length of chain that can overhang on
edge of table is
(a) 20 % (b) 35 % (c) 25 % (d) 15 %

187. A block can slide on a smooth inclined plane of inclination  kept on the floor of a lift. When the lift is
descending with retardation a, the acceleration of the block relative to the incline is

(a) (g + a) sin  (b) (g – a) (c) g sin  (d) (g – a) sin 

188. Two blocks of equal masses (M) are connected by a string B A

and are kept on rough horizontal surface as shown in the F2 F1
figure. If  is the coefficient of friction between the blocks
and the surface. If 0 <F1 – F2 < 2Mg, then choose the correct
statement
(a) the direction of friction on block A is towards right.
(b) the direction of friction on block B is either towards left or right
(c) tension in the string is zero
(d) friction force on block B is zero

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 Answers:
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. B
31. A 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. A 40. D
41. C 42. A 43. A 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. D
51. A 52. D 53. A 54. D 55. D 56. A 57. D 58. B 59. A 60. A
61. D 62. A 63. C 64. B 65. D 66. A 67. C 68. D 69. B 70. D
71. C 72. C 73. D 74. C 75. B 76. A 77. A 78. C 79. A 80. B
81. C 82. B 83. C 84. A 85. A 86. B 87. D 88. C 89. A 90. C
91. C 92. D 93. B 94. A 95. A 96. C 97. C 98. A 99. D 100. A
101. D 102. B 103. A 104. A 105. C 106. B 107. B 108. C 109. A 110. B
111. C 112. D 113. A 114. C 115. C 116. A 117. C 118. D 119. D 120. A
121. B 122. B 123. D 124. C 125. A 126. B 127. C 128. D 129. C 130. A
131. C 132. C 133. C 134. A 135. A 136. D 137. A 138. D 139. B 140. A
141. C 142. A 143. D 144. D 145. C 146. C 147. C 148. A 149. B 150. D
151. A 152. A 153. A 154. D 155. B 156. B 157. B 158. C 159. B 160. A
161. D 162. B 163. D 164. C 165. A 166. A 167. B 168. B 169. C 170. B
171. B 172. B 173. B 174. B 175. B 176. A 177. C 178. A 179. A 180. A
181. 182. B 183. D 184. B 185. C 186. A 187. A 188. B

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