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First Law of Motion
1 c 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 b
6 c 7 d 8 c 9 d 10 a
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6 b 7 d 8 a 9 d 10 a
11 d 12 c 13 d 14 b 15 a
16 b 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 b
21 d 22 b 23 b 24 a 25 a
26 d 27 c 28 c 29 d 30 d
31 d 32 a 33 a 34 d 35 b
36 b 37 a 38 a 39 d 40 a
41 b 42 c 43 b 44 b 45 d
46 b 47 b 48 a 49 d 50 c
51 a 52 b 53 d 54 d 55 a
56 d 57 a 58 d 59 c 60 b
61 d 62 a 63 d 64 b 65 d
66 b 67 d 68 d 69 b 70 a
71 c 72 d 73 c 74 c 75 c
76 b 77 c 78 b 79 a 80 a
81 b 82 d 83 d 84 d 85 d
86 c 87 d 88 a 89 c 90 b
91 b 92 b 93 a 94 d 95 a
96 b 97 c 98 a 99 a 100 c
101 a 102 c 103 a 104 a 105 b
106 a 107 a 108 c 109 d 110 a
111 a 112 c 113 d
1 c 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c
6 c 7 a 8 d 9 c 10 c
11 a 12 c 13 b 14 b 15 b
16 d 17 c 18 d 19 a 20 d
21 b 22 b 23 c 24 d
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 c
6 a 7 a 8 c 9 b 10 c
11 c 12 a 13 a 14 b 15 c
16 c 17 a 18 c 19 c 20 c
21 d 22 c 23 a 24 d 25 d
26 b 27 c
Equilibrium of Forces
1 d 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 c
6 c 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 c
11 d 12 a 13 a 14 a 15 a
16 b 17 b 18 b
1 c 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 d
6 b 7 c 8 c 9 d 10 a
11 a 12 d 13 c 14 b 15 c
16 c 17 c 18 c 19 b 20 a
21 c 22 a 23 a
1 c 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 c
6 a 7 bc 8 d 9 c 10 b
11 a 12 d 13 c 14 d 15 b
16 c 17 c 18 c 19 d
Graphical Questions
1 d 2 b 3 d 4 ac 5 c
6 d 7 b 8 c 9 d 10 c
11 c
1 e 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c
6 a 7 c 8 a 9 d 10 c
11 c 12 b 13 d 14 a 15 c
16 e 17 a 18 a 19 b 20 c
21 e 22 d 23 b 24 e 25 e
1. (c)
2. (c)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (b) Horizontal velocity of apple will remain same but due to retardation of train, velocity of train and hence
velocity of boy w.r.t. ground decreases, so apple falls away from the hand of boy in the direction of motion
of the train.
6. (c) Newton’s first law of motion defines the inertia of body. It states that every body has a tendency to remain
in its state (either rest or motion) due to its inerta.
7. (d) Horizontal velocity of ball and person are same so both will cover equal horizontal distance in a given
interval of time and after following the parabolic path the ball falls exactly in the hand which threw it up.
8. (c) When the bird flies, it pushes air down to balance its weight. So the weight of the bird and closed cage
assembly remains unchanged.
9. (d) Particle will move with uniform velocity due to inertia.
10. (a)
11. (b) When a sudden jerk is given to C, an impulsive tension exceeding the breaking tension develops in C first,
which breaks before this impulse can reach A as a wave through block.
12. (a) When the spring C is stretched slowly, the tension in A is greater than that of C, because of the weight mg
and the former reaches breaking point earlier.
Retardation a
u2 (100)2 1 106
2s 2 0.06 12
5 103 1 106 5000
Force ma 417 N
12 12
2. (b) F ma
F 100
3. (c) Acceleration a 20 cm/ s2
m 5
Now v at 20 10 200cm/ s
4. (b)
dm
5. (b) F u 400 0.05 20 N
dt
6. (b) u 4 m / s , v 0, t 2 sec
v u at 0 4 2a a 2 m / s2
Retarding force ma 2 2 4 N
This force opposes the motion. If the same amount of force is applied in forward direction, then the body
will move with constant velocity.
7. (d) Reading on the spring balance = m (g – a)
and since a = g Force = 0
8. (a) The lift is not accelerated, hence the reading of the balance will be equal to the true weight.
R mg 2g Newtonor 2 kg
Newton's Laws of Motion
9. (d) When lift moves upward then reading of the spring balance, R m(g a) 2(g g) 4g N 4 kg [As
a g]
2h
10. (a) For stationary lift t1
g
2h
and when the lift is moving up with constant acceleration t2 t1 t2
g a
11. (d) Since T= mg, it implies that elevator may be at rest or in uniform motion.
12. (c) If the man starts walking on the trolley in the forward direction then whole system will move in backward
direction with same momentum.
1m/
s
v
Momentum of man in forward direction = Momentum of system (man + trolley) in backward direction
80 1 (80 320) v v 0.2 m/ s
So the velocity of man w.r.t. ground 1.0 0.2 0.8 m/ s
Displacement of man w.r.t. ground 0.8 4 3.2 m
13. (d) Force = Mass Acceleration. If mass and acceleration both are doubled then force will become four times.
14. (b) As weight = 9.8 N Mass = 1 kg
Force 5
Acceleration 5 m/ s2
Mass 1
15. (a) Force on the table = mg = 40 980 39200 dyne
F 1N
16. (b) a 1 m/ s2
m 1 kg
udm
Thrust 500 0.1 50 N
dt
Thruston thecar
21. (d) Acceleration of the car
Massof thecar
50 1
0.025m/ s2
2000 40
22. (b)
Force 3
Acceleration = 10m/ s2
Mass 0.3
dm
24. (a) Force on the block F u 5 1 5 N
dt
F 5
Acceleration of block a 2.5 m/ s2
m 2
dm du
25. (a) Opposing force F u 2 0.5 1 N As, F u
dt dt
So same amount of force is required to keep the belt moving at 2 m/s
26. (d) Resultant force is w 3w 4w
Force 50 N
27. (c) Acceleration 5 m/ s2
Mass 10 kg
From v u at 0 5 4 20 m/ s
dm
28. (c) Thrust F u 5 104 40 2 106 N
dt
29. (d) In stationary lift man weighs 40 kg i.e. 400 N.
When lift accelerates upward it's apparent weight m(g a) 40(10 2) 480 N i.e. 48 kg
For the clarity of concepts in this problem kg-wt can be used in place of kg.
30. (d) As the apparent weight increase therefore we can say that acceleration of the lift is in upward direction.
R m(g a) 4.8 g 4(g a)
a 0.2g 1.96 m/ s2
31. (d) T m(g a) 6000(10 5) 90000N
mv 0.2 20
32. (a) F ma 40 N
t 0.1
dv 100 5
33. (a) F m 5000N
dt 0.1
34. (d)
35. (b) F m(g a) 20 103 (10 4) 28 104 N
mg 3
36. (b) a g/ 3
m(g a) 2
37. (a) T m (g a) 500(10 2) 6000N
dm dm F 210
38. (a) F u 0.7 kg/ s
dt dt u 300
39. (d) R m(g a) m(g g) 2mg
g 3g
40. (a) T1 m(g a) 1 g
2 2
g g T1 3
T2 m(g a) 1 g
2 2 T2 1
udm
41. (b) F m(g a)
dt
Newton's Laws of Motion
l
49. (d) T 2 . T will decrease, If g increases.
g
It is possible when rocket moves up with uniform acceleration.
1
50. (c) We know that in the given condition s
m2
2 2
s2 m1 m
s2 1 s1
m
s1 m2 2
dm 50
55. (a) F u 20 16.66N
dt 60
56. (d) u 250m / s , v 0, s 0.12metre
F 5.2 103 N
Newton's Laws of motion
T g g 4 2
l
62. (a) T 2 T g g 5 5
g g
4
m(u2 v2 ) 30 103 (120)2
63. (d) F 1800N
2S 2 12 10 2
64. (b) dp F dt 10 10 100kg m/s
65. (d) R m(g a) m(10 10) zero
66. (b) Force exerted by the ball
dv 20
F m 0.15 30 N
dt 0.1
67. (d) If rope of lift breaks suddenly, acceleration becomes equal to g so that tension, T m(g g) 0
68. (d) R m(g a) 50 (10 2) 600N 60kgwt
dm 3
69. (b) F u 500 50 10 25 N
dt
70. (a) SHorizontal ut 1.5 4 6 m
1 2 1 F 2 1
SVertical at t 1 16 8 m
2 2m 2
SNet 62 82 10m
When the lift is moving downward with an acceleration R m(9.8 a) 5[9.8 5] 24N
79. (a) When car moves towards right with acceleration a then due to pseudo force the plumb line will tilt in
backward direction making an angle with vertical. a
tan a / g a
tan1(a / g)
g
ux = vx =
0 O 3m/s E
82. (d) R ma
cos
a
m
a
mg cos
mg sin
+
mg ma sin
When the whole system is accelerated towards left then pseudo force (ma) works on a block towards right.
For the condition of equilibrium
g sin
mgsin macos a
cos
Force exerted by the wedge on the block
dm
Mass fired per second by the gun
dt
dm
= Mass of bullet (mB) × Bullets fired per sec (N)
dt
dm
Maximum force that man can exert F u
dt
F u mB N
F 144
N 3
mB u 40 10 3 1200
84. (d) The stopping distance, S u2 (v2 u2 2as)
2 2
S2 u2 120
4
S1 u1 60
S2 4 S1 4 20 80m
85. (d) The apparent weight,
R m(g a) 75(10 5) 1125N
86. (c) By drawing the free body diagram of point B
C F
Let the tension in the section BC and BF are T1 and T2 respectively.120
T1 ° T2
B
From Lami's theorem 120 120
T1 T2 ° °
T T=10N
sin120 sin120 sin120
A
T T1 T2 10 N.
dp d
87. (d) F (a bt2) 2bt Ft
dt dt
88. (a) When the lift moves upwards, the apparent weight,
m(g a) . Hence reading of spring balance increases.
89. (c) When lift is at rest, T 2 l/g
l 4l
T 2 2 2 T
g/ 4 g
90. (b) The apparent weight of man,
R m(g a) 80(10 6) 1280N
F 100
91. (b) v u at 0 t 10 200cm/ sec
m
5
92. (b)
93. (a) p pi pf mv (mv) 2mv
94. (d) In the condition of free fall apparent weight becomes zero.
N
95. (a) Total mass of bullets = Nm, time t
n
Momentum of the bullets striking the wall = Nmv
Newton's Laws of Motion
Nmv
Rate of change of momentum (Force) = = nmv.
t
96. (b)
97. (c) If man slides down with some acceleration then its apparent weight decreases. For critical condition rope
can bear only 2/3 of his weight. If a is the minimum acceleration then,
Tension in the rope m(g a) = Breaking strength
2 2g g
m(g a) mg a g
3 3 3
98. (a) For exerted by ball on wall
= rate of change in momentum of ball
mv (mv) 2mv
=
t t
99. (a) v u at v u2 a2t2 2u atcos
u=102 m/s
North
v
1 3 3
mv2 [x2]10
2 [100 4]
2 2 2
1 3
8 v2 96 v 6m/ s
2 2
dp
d
102. (c) F = (a bt2) 2bt i.e. F t
dt dt
p mv (mv) 2mv 2 0.5 2
103. (a) Fav = 2000 N
t t t 103
104. (a) Given that p pxˆ
i pyˆj 2 cost ˆ
i 2 sint ˆj
dp
F 2sint ˆ
i 2cost ˆj
dt
Now, F .p 0 i.e. angle between F and p is 90°.
Newton's Laws of motion
dp
105. (b) F Rate of change of momentum
dt
As balls collide elastically hence, rate of change of momentum of ball = n[mu (mu)]= 2mnu
i.e. F 2mnu
106. (a) Velocity by which the ball hits the bat
v1 2gh1 2 10 5 or v1 10m/s 10m/s
velocity of rebound
v2 2gh2 2 10 20 20m/s or v2 20m/s
V 10cm3 m3
109. (d) Rate of flow of water 10 10 6
t sec sec
103kg
Density of water
m3
Cross-sectional area of pipe A (0.5 103)2
2
dv mv Vv V V V
Force m
dt t t t At t A
V
v
At
By substituting the value in the above formula we get
F 0.127N
110. (a) Weight of the disc will be balanced by the force applied by the bullet on the disc in vertically upward
direction.
F nmv 40 0.05 6 Mg
40 0.05 6
M 1.2 kg
10
111. (a)
dp dM 2 F v2
112. (c) F v v a
dt dt M M
F n[mv (mv)] 2mnv
113. (d) P
A A A
2 103 104 102
2 107 N / m2
10 4
1 1
2 3.6 8 3.6 2 3.6 = 36m
2 2
1. (b)
2. (b) Force exerted by the ball on hands of the player
mdv 0.15 20
30 N
dt 0.1
dm
3. (b) F u 500 1 500 N
dt
dP
4. (c) If momentum remains constant then force will be zero because F
dt
5. (c) According to principle of conservation of linear momentum 1000 50 1250 v v 40km/ hr
6. (a) Change in momentum = Impulse
Newton's Laws of motion
p 125
p F t t 0.5 sec
F 250
7. (a) During collision of ball with the wall horizontal momentum changes (vertical momentum remains constant)
Changein horizontal
momentum
F
Timeof contact
2P cos 2mvcos 60°
P=mv
0.1 0.1 30°
9. (b) For a given mass P v . If the momentum is constant then it's velocity must have constant.
10. (c)
F (L x) 5(5 1)
11. (c) T 4N
L 5
12. (a)
dm
13. (a) F u 3000 4 12000N
dt
14. (b)
15. (c) It works on the principle of conservation of momentum.
mBvB 0.2 5
16. (c) vG 1 m/ s
mG 1
17. (a) By the conservation of linear momentum mBvB mava
mB vB 5 103 500
vG 0.5 m/ s
mG 5
M
19. (c) Momentum of one piece 3
4
M
Momentum of the other piece 4
4
9M 2 5M
Resultant momentum M2
16 4
The third piece should also have the same momentum. Let its velocity be v, then
5M M 5
v or v 2.5 m / sec
4 2 2
20. (c)
21. (d) Using law of conservation of momentum, we get
100 v 0.25 100 v 0.25m / s
t 3103
Impulse I 0 F dt 0 (600 2 103 t)dt
Newton's Laws of Motion
3
310
[600t 105 t2]0 0.9 N sec
Equilibrium of Forces
2F sin
8. (b) tan (as = 90°)
F 2F cos
F 2F cos 0 2F R
1
cos = 90°
2
F
120
9. (b) A B 18 …(i)
B sin A
tan tan90 cos …(iii)
A B cos B
By solving (i), (ii) and (iii), A 13N and B 5N
10. (c)
Newton's Laws of motion
11. (d) Range of resultant of F1 and F2 varies between (3+5)=8N and (5 3) 2N . It means for some value of
angle ( ) , resultant 6 can be obtained. So, the resultant of 3N, 5N and 6N may be zero and the forces
may be in equilibrium.
12. (a) Net force on the particle is zero so the v remains unchanged.
13. (a) For equilibrium of forces, the resultant of two (smaller) forces should be equal and opposite to third one.
14. (a) FBD of mass 2 kg FBD of mass 4kg
T T 8N
4N
2 4
kg kg
T 20 N
40 N
5 F
and tan =1
5
x
/ 4. Fx= 5N
17. (b)
18. (b) mg cos
ma
mg sin
a
mg
Let the mass of a block is m. It will remains stationary if forces acting on it are in equilibrium i.e,
macos mgsin a g tan
1. (c) m
M P
P
Acceleration of the system
m M
MP
The force exerted by rope on the mass
m M
2. (b)
2m1m3
T g
m1 m2 m3
m1 m2
2 2 2 T
9.8 = 13 N
2 2 2
m3
Newton's Laws of Motion
m2 5 49
4. (b) a g 9.8 5.44 m/ s2
m1 m2 4 5 9
2m1m2 2 2 3 12
5. (d) T g g g
m1 m2 2 3 5
m m1 3 2 g
a 2 g
g
m1 m2 3 2 5
T3
6. (b) T2 (mA mB ) ×
mA mB mC
36
T2 (1 8) 9N
(1 8 27)
(m2 m1)
7. (c) Acceleration g
(m2 m1)
4 3 9.8
9.8 1.4 m/ sec2
4 3 7
8. (c)
m1 m2 T' m3 T
T
T ' (m1 m2)
m1 m2 m3
T3 (10 6) 40
9. (d) T2 (m1 m2) 32 N
m1 m2 m3 20
10. (a)
m2
11. (a) Acceleration g 1 9.8 3.27 m/s2
m1 m2 2 1
2m1m2 2 10 6
12. (d) T g 9.8 73.5N
m1 m2 10 6
m2 m1 10 5 g
13. (c) a g g
m1 m2 10 5 3
m2 3
14. (b) a g 10 3 m / s2
m1 m2 7 3
m2 m3 3 5
15. (c) T1 g
10 8N
m1 m2 m3 2 3 5
m m1 10 6
16. (c) a 2 g
10 2.5 m / s2
m1 m2 10 6
Newton's Laws of motion
4 cos30 °
2 kg-wt
2 3
18. (c) If monkey move downward with acceleration a then its apparent weight decreases. In that condition
Tension in string m(g a)
This should not be exceed over breaking strength of the rope i.e. 360 m(g a) 360 60(10 a)
a 4 m/ s2
m m2 g m1 m2 m 9
19. (b) a 1 g
g 1
m1 m2 8 m1 m2 m2 7
m m2 5 4.8
20. (a) a 1 g 9.8 0.2 m / s2
m1 m2 5 4.8
21. (c) As the spring balances are massless therefore the reading of both balance should be equal.
m m1 m m/ 2 g
22. (a) a 2 g
g
m1 m2 m m/ 2 3
m m2
23. (a) Acceleration of each mass a 1 g
m
1 m2
m1a1 m1a2
Acm
m1 m2
As both masses move with same acceleration but in opposite direction so a1 a2 = a (let)
m1a m2a
Acm
m1 m2
m m2 m1 m2
1
m m g
m1 m2 1 2 a m1 m2 a
2
m m2
1 g
m1 m2
1. (c) Due to acceleration in forward direction, vessel is an accelerated frame therefore a Pseudo force will be
exerted in backward direction. Therefore water will be displaced in backward direction.
2. (b) The pressure on the rear side would be more due to fictitious force (acting in the opposite direction of
acceleration) on the rear face. Consequently the pressure in the front side would be lowered.
2 F
3. (c) v 2as 2 s [As u 0]
m
Newton's Laws of Motion
5 104 1
v 2 3
2
7
3 10 100
v 0.1 m/ s
4. (c) Mass measured by physical balance remains unaffected due to variation in acceleration due to gravity.
5. (c) For W, 2W, 3W apparent weight will be zero because the system is falling freely. So the distances of the
weight from the rod will be same.
Netforce
In the absence of force F1 , Acceleration
Mass
F22 F32 F1
m m
7. (b,c) Force of upthrust will be there on mass m shown in figure, so A weighs less than 2 kg. Balance
will show sum of load of beaker and reaction of upthrust so it reads more than 5 kg.
mv
9. (c) F t mv F
t
By doing so time of change in momentum increases and impulsive force on knees decreases.
XY
10. (b) When false balance has equal arms then, W
2
A. A B. B B. A B. B 0
A2 B2 0 A2 B2 A B
12. (d) b b
A y B
l
O
M
P Q
dl db dy db dl
2l 2b 2y As 0, U
dt dt dt dt dt
dy l dl dy 1 U
U
dt y dt dt cos cos
13. (c) From the figure for the equilibrium of the system
1
2T cos 2mg cos 45
2
Newton's Laws of motion
T T
T T
m m
2m
T FPC
14. (d) Force on the pulley by the clamp
m
2 2
Fpc T [(M m)g]
Fpc M 2 (M m)2 g
2 2
m1 m2 3m m g
15. (b) acm g g
m1 m2 3m m 4
16. (c) Asv 5tˆ j a axˆ
i 2t ˆ i ayˆj 5ˆ
i 2ˆ
j
a y
ax
F maxˆ
i m(g ay )ˆj max
| F | m ax2 (g ay )2 26 N
m(g+ay)
2
v2 2.7 108
17. (c) l l 0 1 1 1 8
l 0.44 m
c2 3 10
T0
18. (c) T
[1 (v / c2 )]1/ 2
2
dp dm
19. (d) Force acting on plate, F v
dt dt
dm
Mass of water reaching the plate per sec =
dt
V
Av A(v1 v2) (v1 v2)
v2
( v v1 v2 velocity of water coming out of jet w.r.t. plate)
V
( A Area of cross section of jet )
v2
dm V V
F
dt
v
v2
(v1 v2) (v1 v2) (v1 v2)2
v2
Graphical Questions
1. (d) If the applied force is less than limiting friction between block A and B, then whole system move with
common acceleration
F
i.e. aA aB
mA mB
Newton's Laws of Motion
But the applied force increases with time, so when it becomes more than limiting friction between A and B,
block B starts moving under the effect of net force F – Fk
Where Fk Kinetic friction between block A and B
F Fk
Acceleration of block B, aB
mB
As F is increasing with time so aB will increase with time
Kinetic friction is the cause of motion of block A
Fk
Acceleration of block A, aA
mA
It is clear that aB aA . i.e. graph (d) correctly represents the variation in acceleration with time for block
A and B.
2. (b) Velocity between t 0 and t 2 sec
dx 4
vi 2 m/ s
dt 2
Velocity at t 2 sec, vf 0
Impulse = Change in momentum m(vf vi )
18.625 18.625
v2 v1 5 14.25 m / s
m 2
F 1
6. (d) K and increment in length is proportional the original length i.e. x l K
x l
It means graph between K and l should be hyperbolic in nature.
7. (b) In elastic one dimensional collision particle rebounds with same speed in opposite direction
i.e. change in momentum 2mu
But Impulse F T Change in momentum
2mu
F0 T 2mu F0
T
8. (c) Initially particle was at rest. By the application of force its momentum increases.
Final momentum of the particle Area of F - t graph
mu Area of semi circle
Newton's Laws of motion
1
(2) (10) 4 10 10 40 50 N-S
2
dp
10. (c) F , so the force is maximum when slope of graph is maximum
dt
11. (c) Impulse = Area between force and time graph and it is maximum for graph (III) and (IV)
1. (e) Inertia is the property by virtue of which the body is unable to change by itself not only the state of rest,
but also the state of motion.
2. (c) According to Newton’s second law
Force
Acceleration = i.e. if net external force on the body is zero then acceleration will be zero
Mass
dp
3. (a) According to second law F ma.
dt
If we know the values of m and a, the force acting on the body can be calculated and hence second law
gives that how much force is applied on the body.
4. (b) When a body is moving in a circle, its speed remains same but velocity changes due to change in the
direction of motion of body. According to first law of motion, force is required to change the state of a body.
As in circular motion the direction of velocity of body is changing so the acceleration cannot be zero. But
for a uniform motion acceleration is zero (for rectilinear motion).
5. (c) According to definition of momentum
1
P mvif P = constant then mv = constant or v .
m
As velocity is inversely proportional to mass, therefore lighter body possess greater velocity.
6. (a) The wings of the aeroplane pushes the external air backward and the aeroplane move forward by reaction
of pushed air. At low altitudes. density of air is high and so the aeroplane gets sufficient force to move
forward.
7. (c) Force is required to change the state of the body. In uniform motion body moves with constant speed so
acceleration should be zero.
F
8. (a) According to Newton’s second law of motion a i.e. magnitude of the acceleration produced by a
m
given force is inversely proportional to the mass of the body. Higher is the mass of the body, lesser will be
the acceleration produced i.e. mass of the body is a measure of the opposition offered by the body to
change a state, when the force is applied i.e. mass of a body is the measure of its inertia.
dp
9. (d) F Slope of momentum-time graph
dt
i.e. Rate of change of momentum = Slope of momentum- time graph = force.
10. (c) The purpose of bending is to acquire centripetal force for circular motion. By doing so component of normal
reaction will counter balance the centrifugal force.
11. (c) Work done in moving an object against gravitational force (conservative force) depends only on the initial
and final position of the object, not upon the path taken. But gravitational force on the body along the
inclined plane is not same as that along the vertical and it varies with the angle of inclination.
12. (b) In uniform circular motion of a body the speed remains constant but velocity changes as direction of motion
changes.
As linear momentum = mass × velocity, therefore linear momentum of a body changes in a circle.
Newton's Laws of Motion
On the other hand, if the body is moving uniformly along a straight line then its velocity remains constant
and hence acceleration is equal to zero. So force is equal to zero.
13. (d) Law of conservation of linear momentum is correct when no external force acts . When bullet is fired from a
P2
rifle then both should possess equal momentum but different kinetic energy. E Kinetic energy
2m
of the rifle is less than that of bullet because E 1/m
14. (a) As the fuel in rocket undergoes combustion, the gases so produced leave the body of the rocket with large
velocity and give upthrust to the rocket. If we assume that the fuel is burnt at a constant rate, then the rate
of change of momentum of the rocket will be constant. As more and more fuel gets burnt, the mass of the
rocket goes on decreasing and it leads to increase of the velocity of rocket more and more rapidly.
15. (c) The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with downward acceleration a is given by
W m(g a).
16. (e) For uniform motion apparent weight = Actual weight
For downward accelerated motion,
Apparent weight < Actual weight
17. (a)
18. (a) By lowering his hand player increases the time of catch, by doing so he experience less force on his hand
because F 1/dt .
19. (b) According to Newton’s second law,
F ma a F / m
For constant F, acceleration is inversely proportional to mass i.e. acceleration produced by a force depends
only upon the mass of the body and for larger mass acceleration will be less.
20. (c) In uniform circular motion, the direction of motion changes, therefore velocity changes.
As P = mv therefore momentum of a body also changes in uniform circular motion.
21. (e) According to third law of motion it is impossible to have a single force out of mutual interaction between
two bodies, whether they are moving or at rest. While, Newton’s third law is applicable for all types of
forces.
22. (d) An inertial frame of reference is one which has zero acceleration and in which law of inertia hold good i.e.
Newton’s law of motion are applicable equally. Since earth is revolving around the sun and earth is rotating
about its own axis also, the forces are acting on the earth and hence there will be acceleration of earth due
to these factors. That is why earth cannot be taken as inertial frame of reference.
23. (b) According to law of inertia (Newton’s first law), when cloth is pulled from a table, the cloth come in state of
motion but dishes remains stationary due to inertia. Therefore when we pull the cloth from table the dishes
remains stationary.
24. (e) A body subjected to three concurrent forces is found to in equilibrium if sum of these force is equal to zero.
i.e. F1 F2 F3 ..... 0.
25. (e) From Newton's second law
Impulse = Change of momentum.
So they have equal dimensions