TEST-08

TOPIC: Laws of motion

Q.1 A cold soft drink bottle is kept on the balance.
When the cap is open, then the reading of
balance will -
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) First increases then decreases
(4) Remains same
Q.2 A machine gun fires 20 bullets per second into a A B
target. Each bullet weights 150 gms and has a
speed of 800 m/sec. Find the force necessary to
hold the gun in position -
C
(1) 800 N (2) 1000 N
(3) 1200 N (4) 2400 N (1) zero (2) 13 N (3) 3.3 N (4) 19.6 N
Q.3 The tension in the spring is Q.9 Two masses of 4 kg and 5 kg are connected by a
5N string passing through a frictionless pulley and
5N
are kept on a frictionless table as shown in the
(1) zero (2) 2.5 N (3) 5 N (4) 10 N
figure. The acceleration of 5 kg mass is -
Q.4 Figure shows the displacement of a particle
going along the x-axis as a function of time. The 4kg
force acting on the particle is zero in the region -
x 5kg
B C E
(1) 49 m/s2 (2) 5.44 m/s2
A D (3) 19.5 m/s 2
(4) 2.72 m/s2
Q.10 Three blocks of masses m1, m2 and m3 are
t connected by massless strings as shown on a
(1) AB & CD (2) BC & AB frictionless table. They are pulled with a force
(3) CD & BC (4) DE & BC T3 = 40 N. If m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 6 kg and m3 = 4
Q.5 In which of the following cases forces may not kg, then tension T2 will be -
be required to keep the -
(1) Particle going in a circle m1 m2 m3 T3
T1 T2
(2) Particle going along a straight line
(3) The momentum of the particle constant (1) 20 N (2) 40 N (3) 10 N (4) 32 N
(4) Acceleration of the particle constant Q.11 A light string passes over a frictionless pulley.
Q.6 A rocket of mass 1000 kg exhausts gases at a To one of its ends a mass of 6 kg is attached. To
rate of 4 kg/sec with a velocity 3000 m/s. The its other end a mass of 10 kg is attached. The
tension in the thread will be -
thrust developed on the rocket is -
(1) 12000 N (2) 120 N (3) 800 N (4) 200 N
Q.7 A rope of length L is pulled by a constant force
F. What is the tension in the rope at a distance x
from the end where the force is applied -
FL F(L  x ) 6 kg
10 kg
(1) (2)
x L
(1) 24.5 N (2) 2.45 N
FL Fx (3) 79 N (4) 73.5 N
(3) (4)
Lx Lx Q.12 Two masses of 5 kg and 10 kg are connected to a
Q.8 Three equal weights A, B and C of mass 2 kg
pulley as shown. what will be the acceleration of
each are hanging on a string passing over a fixed
frictionless pulley as shown in the figure. The the system (g = acceleration due to gravity)
tension in the string connecting weights B and C
is-

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g
5 kg (A) g/2 (B) g 3 (C) (D) g 2
10 kg 3
Q.18 If velocity of block B in the given arrangement is
g g g
(1) g (2) (3) (4) 300 mm/sec. towards right. Then velocity of A
2 3 4
will be :
Q.13 A body of weight 2 kg is suspended as shown in 300 mm/sec
the figure. The tension T1 in the horizontal string
B
(in kg wt) is -
30º
A
T1
(A) 200 mm/sec (B) 100 mm/sec
(C) 450 mm/sec (D) 150 mm/sec
2 kg-wt
Q.19 The velocities of A and B are marked in the
(1) 2/ 3 (2) 3 /2 (3) 2 3 (4) 2 figure. The velocity of block C is (assume that
Q.14 A car is moving along a straight horizontal road the pulleys are ideal and string inextensible)
with a speed v0. If the coefficient of friction 3m/s
between the tyres and the road is , the shortest
distance in which the car can be stopped is -
2 C
B
v2 v2 v  v 1 m/s
(1) 0 (2) 0 (3)  0  (4) 0
2g g  g   A

Q.15 A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just
hold a block stationary against a wall. The
coefficient of friction between the block and the
wall is 0.2, the weight of the block is -
10N
(A) 5 m/s` (B) 2 m/s (C) 3 m/s (D) 4 m/s
Q.20 The system shown in the figure is in equilibrium.
Masses m1 and m2 are 2 kg and 8kg respectively.
Spring constants k1 and k2 are 50 N/m and
70 N/m respectively. If the compression in
second spring is 0.5 m. What is the compression
in first spring ? (Both springs have the same
natural length) -

(1) 2N (2) 20 N
(3) 50 N (4) 100 N
Q.16 In the system shown, the initial acceleration of
the wedge of mass 5 M is (there is no friction
anywhere) : m1
m2
M k1 k2

5M 2M (A) 1.3m (B) –0.5m (C) 0.5m (D) 0.9m

Q.21 The system of blocks and pulley as shown is
released from rest. Then
(A) Zero (B) 2g/23 (C) 3g/23 (D) None
Q.17 A heavy spherical ball is constrained in a frame
as in figure. The inclined surface is smooth. The
maximum acceleration with which the frame can
move without causing the ball to leave the frame
:

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 Q.25 A weight W attached to the end of a flexible
rope of diameter d = 0.75cm is raised vertically
by winding the rope on a reel as shown. If the
2 kg reel is turned uniformly at the rate of 2 rps. What
1 kg
is the tension in rope. The inertia of rope may be
1 kg
neglected -

(A) blocks remain at rest

(B) 2 kg block will move up
(C) 2 kg block will move down
(D) None of these
Q.22 An open tank 10 m long and 2 m deep is filled
d
upto 1.5 m height of oil of specific gravity 0.82.
The tank is uniformly accelerated along its W

length from rest to a speed of 20 m/sec (A) 1.019 W (B) 0.51 W

horizontally. The shortest time in which the (C) 2.04 W (D) W
speed may be attained without spilling any oil is Q.26 A pulley system is attached to a massless board
: [g = 10 m/sec2] as shown below. The board pivots only at the
(A) 20 sec (B) 18 sec (C) 10 sec (D) 5 sec pivot point. A 10 kg mass M sits exactly in the
Q.23 Five persons A, B, C, D and E are pulling a cart middle of the board.
of mass 100 kg on a smooth surface and cart is
moving with acceleration 3m/s2 in east direction.  F
When person 'A' stops pulling, it moves with
acceleration 1 m/s2 in the west direction. When
M
person 'B' stops pulling, it moves with
acceleration 24 m/s2 in the north direction. The
pivot piont
magnitude of acceleration of the cart when only
If the angle  is 30º, the minimum force F
A and B pull the cart keeping their directions
necessary to lift the 10 kg mass is -
same as the old directions, is -
(A) 12.5 N (B) 25 N (C) 50 N (D) 100 N
(A) 26 m/s2 (B) 3 71 m/s2 Q.27 Blocks A and B have masses 2 kg and 3 kg
2 2
(C) 25 m/s (D) 30 m/s respectively. The ground is smooth. P is an
Q.24 The blocks A and B shown in the figure have external force of 10 N. The force exerted by B
masses MA = 5kg and MB = 4kg. The system is on A is-
released from rest. The speed of B after A has 3kg
2kg
travelled a distance 5m along the incline is - P=10N
A B

(A) Attractive electromagnetic force

A (B) Repulsive electromagnetic force
5m (C) Gravitation force
37º (D) None of these
B
Q.28 In the figure which of the systems are at rest.
3 3
(A) g (B) g
2 4
g g
(C) (D)
2 3 2

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 . The coefficient of friction between the block
M1 and the horizontal surface is . The system
accelerates. What additional mass m should be
placed on the block M1 so that the system does
2m m 2m m not accelerate?
m m m
2m M1
mg mg 2mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
M2
(A) A only (B) A and C only
(C) A, B and C only (D) C only M 2  M1 M2
Q.29 A bead of mass m is attached to one end of a (A) (B)  M1
 
spring of natural length R and spring constant
M1
( 3  1) mg (C) M 2  (D) (M2 – M1)
k . The other end of the spring is 
R
fixed at point A on a smooth vertical ring of Q.33 A block of mass m slides in an inclined right
radius R as shown in figure. The normal reaction angled trough as shown in the figure. If the
at B just after it is released to move is - coefficients of kinetic friction between block and
B material composing the trough is k, find the
acceleration of the block -
Trough
A 30°


mg
(A) (B) 3 mg (A) g(sin  – 2 k cos )
2
(B) g(sin  –k cos )
3 3 mg (C) g(sin  –2k cos )
(C) 3 3 mg (D)
2
(D) g(sin  –  k cos )
Q.30 Assuming all the surfaces to be frictionless,
acceleration of the block C shown in the figure Q.34 A block of mass 2 kg is given a push
is– horizontally and then the block starts sliding
3 m/s2 over a horizontal plane. The graph shows the
4 m/s2 velocity-time graph of the motion. The
A B coefficient of sliding friction between the plane
and the block is -
8
(velocity in m/s)

a C 
(A) 5 m/s2 (B) 7 m/s2 (C) 3.5 m/s2 (D) 4 m/s2 v
Q.31 Two small balls of same size and masses m1 and
m2 (m1 > m2) are tied by a thin weightless thread 0 t  4
and dropped from a certain height. Taking (time in sec)
upward buoyancy force F into account the (A) 0.3 (B) 0.20 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.40
tension T of the thread during the flight after the Q.35 A particle is placed at rest inside a hollow
motion of the balls becomes uniform will be- hemisphere of radius R. The coefficient of
g friction between the particle and the hemisphere
(A) (m1 – m2)g (B) (m1 – m2)
2 1
is  = . The maximum height upto which the
g 3
(C)(m1 + m2)g (D) (m1 + m2)
2 particle can remain stationary is-
Q.32 Two blocks of masses M1 and M2 are connected
with a string passing over a pulley as shown in
figure. The block M1 lies on a horizontal surface

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 R  3  (C) The total mechanical energy of system
(A) (B) 1  R decreases
2  2 
 (D) The linear momentum of system is not
3 3R conserve
(C) R (D) Q.40 Relative to the force needed to keep a box
2 8 moving at constant velocity across a floor, to
Q.36 A boy of mass m standing on a block of mass M start the box moving usually needs
which in turn lying on a rough surface of (A) less force
coefficient of static friction . Boy is pulling him (B) the same force
through pulley system shown in the figure. The (C) more force
maximum force he can exert so that block does (D) any of the above, depending on the natures
not slip : of the surfaces in contact
Q.41 The coefficient of static friction between a car’s
tires and a level road is 0.80. If the car is to be
stopped in a maximum time of 3.0 s, its speed
cannot exceed
(A) 2.4 m/s (B) 7.8 m/s (C) 2.6 m/s (D)23.5
m/s
Q.42 The coefficient of static friction for wood on
mM concrete is 0.6. The force needed to set a 40 kg
(A) m(M + m) g (B)  g crate in motion on a concrete floor is
Mm (A) 2.4 N (B) 235.2 N (C) 24 N (D) 200 N
 ( M  m)g  ( M  m )g Q.43 A force applied to a 50 kg box on a level floor is
(C) (D)
(1  ) 1  just enough to start it moving. The coefficients of
Q.37 A block of mass m slides in an inclined right static and kinetic friction are, respectively, 0.5 and
angle trough as in the figure. If the coefficient of 0.3. If the same force continues to be applied to the
kinetic friction between the block and the box, it will have an acceleration of approximately
material composing the trough is , then the (g = 10 m/s2)
acceleration of the block will be : (A) 2 m/s2 (B) 4 m/s2 (C) 3 m/s2 (D) 5 m/s2
Q.44 A particle is moving with kinetic energy E,
straight up an inclined plane with angle , the
coefficient of friction being . The work done
 against friction before the particle comes down
(A) (cos  –  sin )g (B) (sin  –  sin )g to rest is -
(C) (sin  –  cos )g (D) (sin  – 2  cos ) E cos  E cos 
(A) (B)
Q.38 A man slides down a light rope whose breaking sin    cos  sin    cos 
strength is  times his weight (< 1). What
E E
should be his maximum acceleration so that the (C) (D)
rope just breaks ? sin    cos  g(sin    cos )
g g Q.45 Starting from rest, a body slides down a 45°
(A) g (B) g(1 – ) (C) (D)
1  2 inclined plane in twice the time it takes to slide
Q.39 A block of mass m starts sliding on the plank of down the same distance in the absence of
mass M. There is a sufficient friction between friction. The coefficient of friction between the
plank and the block. After some time both block
body and the inclined plane is -
and plank moves together. Choose the correct
statement – (A) 0.33 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.75 (D) 0.80
Smooth v
m
M

(A) Total mechanical energy of system constant

(B) The kinetic energy of system increases

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