RE1 ASSIGNMENT -17-08-20

LAWS OF MOTION (PART-1)

1. A passenger getting down from a moving bus, falls in the direction of the motion of the bus. This
is an example for

(a) second law of motion

(b) third law of motion

(c) inertia of rest

(d) inertia of motion

2. Assuming earth to be an inertial frame, an example for inertial frame observer is

(a) a driver in a train which is slowing down to stop.

(b) a person in a car moving with uniform velocity.

(c) a girl revolving in a merry-go round.

(d) a passenger in an aircraft which is taking off.

3. Which one of the following statements regarding Newton's first law of motion is incorrect?

(a) It is an independent statement.

(b) It defines an inertial frame of reference.

(c) It was first enunciated by Galileo.

(d) It is a special case of Newton's second law.

4. The one which does not represent a force in any context is

(a) friction

(b) impulse
 (c) tension

(d) weight

5. The net force acting is not zero on

(a) a retarding train

(b) a ball falling with terminal velocity

(c) a kite held stationary in the sky

(d) a truck moving with constant velocity

(e) a book placed on a table

6. Newton's second law of motion is

(a) F = dp/dt

(b) F = mv

(c) F = mv2

(d) F = m2v

7. Rocket propulsion is associated with

(a) the conservation of angular momentum

(b) the conservation of mass

(c) the conservation of mechanical energy

(d) Newton's third law of motion

8. Which of the following is not an illustration of Newton's third law ?

(a) Flight of a jet

(b) A cricket player lowering his hand while catching a cricket ball
 (c) Walking on a floor

(d) Rebounding of a rubber ball

9. Statement-1: A cloth covers a table. Some dishes are kept on it. The cloth can be pulled out
without dislodging the dishes from the table.
Statement-2 : For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

(a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is the correct explanation of Statement-1.

(b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of
Statement-1.

(c) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.

(d) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

10. A ball is hung by a string from the ceiling of a car moving on a straight and smooth road. If the
string is inclined towards the front side of the car making a small constant angle with the vertical,
then the car is moving with

(a) constant velocity

(b) constant acceleration

(c) constant retardation

(d) increasing acceleration