Engineeing Mechanics Q. Two equal forces act on a body.

The square of the

resultant is three times the product of the forces. Then the
UNIT 1A angle between them is
A. 90°
Q. If two forces of magnitude P and 2P act on a body , B. 120°
then their minimum resultant is C. 60°
A. 2P D. 100°
B. 3P Ans. C
C. P
D. 4P Q. If two forces of magnitude 10kN and 20kN act on a
Ans. C body , then their maximum resultant is
A. 20kN
Q. Two forces 3N and 1N act at normal to each other. B. 30kN
The resultant is C. 50kN
A. (10)½ D. 10kN
B. (12)½ Ans. B
C. (8)½
D. (7)½ Q. The effect of a given force remains unaltered at any
Ans. A point along the line of action .This is according to
A. resolution
Q. Two forces 2N and 4N act at a point on a body. The B. law of motion
resultant when they act at 60° is C. law of transmissibility
A. (10)½ D. equilibrium
B. (6)½ Ans. C
C. (28)½
D. (8)½ Q. The resultant of two forces each of magnitude P/2
Ans. C acting at a right angle is
A. P/2
Q. If two forces of magnitude 4kN and 8kN act on a B. P/(2)½
body , then their minimum resultant is C. (2P)½
A. 5kN D. (P)½
B. 4kN Ans. B
C. 3kN
D. 2kN Q. The resultant of two forces each of magnitude P
Ans. B acting at 60° is
A. 2P
Q. If two forces each of magnitude 'F' act at right B. 3P
angles, their effect may be neutralised by a third force P. C. (3)½P
The value of P is D. (2)½P
A. (2)½F Ans. C
B. (F)½
C. (3F)½ Q. The resultant of two forces P1 and P2 is R. If P1 is
D. (5F)½ doubled and the new resultant remains R and becomes
Ans. A perpendicular to P2, then
A. P1=P2
Q. If the resultant of two forces (P+Q) and(P-Q) B. P2=R
is(P²+Q²)½, then the angle between them is given by C. P1=R
A. cos a=[-(P²+Q²/2(P²-Q²)] D. 2P1=R
B. cos a=(P²+Q²) Ans. C
C. cos a=(P²-Q²)
D. cos a=(P²+Q²+2PQ)
Ans. A

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Q. If two forces of magnitude 7N and 8N act at 60° , D. P1²+P2² Ans. B
then the resultant will be Q. Two forces of magnitude 5N and 7N act at a point
A. 10N on a body. The square of the resultant is three times the
B. 15N product of the forces. Then the angle between them is
C. 13N A. 63.71°
D. 16N B. 60.71°
Ans. C C. 65.71°
D. 55.71°
Q. If two forces of magnitude P each act at angle 'B' Ans. A
.Then resultant will be
A. 2P cosB Q. If the resultant is equal to half the magnitude of two
B. P cos2B equal forces, then the angle between the forces is
C. P(2+2cosB)½ A. 151.04°
D. P cosB B. 140.5°
Ans. C C. 120°
D. 100°
Q. If the resultant of two equal forces has the same Ans. A
magnitude, then the angle between them is
A. 120° Q. If two equal forces are acting at a right angle,
B. 60° having resultant force of (20)½ ,then find out magnitude
C. 90° of each forcAns.
D. 50° A. (15)½
Ans. A B. (5)½
C. (25)½
Q. The angle between two forces ,when the resultant is D. (10)½
maximum and minimum are Ans. D
A. 180°and 0°
B. 90° and 0° Q. When two equal forces are acting at 60° produce a
C. 0° and 180° resultant equal to (28)½, then find out magnitude of each
D. 0° and 90° force
Ans. C A. (28/3)½
B. 28/2
Q. A ------------- is a single force which can replace C. 28/5
two or more forces and produce the same effect. D. 28/7
A. resultant Ans. A
B. equilibrant
C. moment Q. Two forces 5N and 7N act at a point on a body. The
D. couple resultant when they act at right angle is
Ans. A A. (74)½
B. (60)½
Q. The splitting of a force into two perpendicular C. 70½
directions without changing its effect is called D. 84½
A. resultant Ans. A
B. resolution
C. moment Q. Two forces 3N and 5N act at a point on a body. The
D. couple resultant when they act at 45° is
Ans. B A. (53.21)½
B. (50.12)½
Q. The square of the resultant of forces P1 and P2 with C. (55.21)½
a angle 'D' between them is D. (45.21)½
A. P1²+P2²+2P1P2 Ans. C
B. P1²+P2²+2P1P2cos D
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 Q. The forces, which meet at one point and their lines
Q. If two forces of magnitude 5kN and 10kN act on a of action also lie in the same plane, are known as
body , then their maximum resultant is A. coplanar concurrent forces
A. 25kN B. coplanar non-concurrent forces
B. 15kN C. non-coplanar concurrent forces
C. 10kN D. non-coplanar forces
D. 20kN Ans. A
Ans. B
Q. Coplanar concurrent forces are those forces which
Q. Two equal forces act on a body.The square of the A. meet at one point, but do not lie in the same plane
resultant is two times the product of the forces. Then the B. do not meet at one point and do not lie in the same
angle between them is plane
A. 120° C. meet at one point and also lie in the same plane
B. 90° D. do not meet at one point, but lie in the same plane
C. 60° Ans. C
D. 30°
Ans. B Q. A 35N force makes an angle 140° with x axis
Determine its components along the lines making angles
Q. If two forces of magnitude 10kN and 20kN act on a of 300° and 240° with x axis.
body , then their minimum resultant is A. -9.11N, 11.97N
A. 20kN B. -11.97 N, 6.07 N
B. 10kN C. 10.98 N , 7.06 N
C. 30kN D. 7.06N, 10.98N
D. 5kN Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. A mass of 72Kg is resting on a board inclined at
Q. Two forces of magnitude P and 2P act at a point 20° with horizontal. What is the component of the mass
on a body. The square of the resultant is three times the normal & parallel to the board?
product of the forces. Then the angle between them is A. 241.6N, 663.7N
A. 120° B. 246.3N, 354.3N
B. 90° C. 354.3N, 246.3N
C. 60° D. 663.7N, 241.6N
D. 30° Ans. D
Ans. C
"Q. A force 235 N acts up the plane at an angle of 60°
Q. If two forces of magnitude 2P and 4P act at a point with the horizontal on a block resting on a 22° inclined
on a body , then their maximum resultant is plane Determine components of force normal and along
A. 4P the planAns.
B. 6P "
C. 3P A. 144.7N,185.2N
D. 8P B. 185.2N,144.7N
Ans. B C. 0N, 144.7N
D. 185.2N, 0N
Q. If a number of forces are acting at a point, their Ans. B
resultant will be inclined at an angle θ with the horizontal,
such that
A. tan θ = ΣH / ΣV Q. Determine the inclination of resultant of force
B. tan θ = ΣV / ΣH 100N at 0° and 200N at 90°.
C. tan θ= ΣV × ΣH A. 36.3°
D. tan θ =0 B. 63.435°
Ans. B C. 56.7°
D. 186.3°
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Q. A block of mass 9 Kg rests on a plane making an
angle of 160 with horizontal. Determine the component Q. If two forces each equal to T in magnitude act at
of the weight normal to the planAns. right angles, their effect may be neutralized by a third
A. 86.5N force acting along their bistort in opposite direction whose
B. 84.86 N magnitude will be
C. 24.34N A. 2 T
D. 24.8N B. T/2
Ans. B C. √2T
D. none of these
Q. A telephone pole is supported by a wire which Ans. C
exerts a pull of 890N on the top of the polAns. If the
angle between the wire and the pole is 500, what are the Q. A boat is being towed through a canal by a cable
horizontal and vertical components? which makes an angle of 100 with the shorAns. If the
A. 681.8N, 572.1N pull in the cable is 200N, find the force tending to move
B. 352.3N, 853.4N the boat along the canal.
C. 853.4N, 352.3N A. 197N
D. 572.1 N, 681.8N B. 200N
Ans. A C. 250N
D. 100N
Q. Two forces act an angle of 120°. If the greater force Ans. A
is 50 N and their resultant is perpendicular to the smaller
force, the smaller force is Q. Two equal forces of magnitude 'P' represents the
A. 20 N components of resultant. The angle made by the resultant
B. 25 N with vertical is
C. 30N A. 45°
D. 35N B. 56.3°
Ans. B C. 26.56°
D. 0°
Q. Four concurrent forces1kN, 2kN, 3kN and 4kN Ans. A
acting at an angle of 20°, 63°, 95°,150° from positive x
axis. Determine their resultant in kN. Q. forces 138.5N horizontal and 183.5N vertical
A. 7.35 represents components of resultant then the angle made
B. 4.35 by the resultant with vertical is
C. 3.35 A. 47.04°
D. 2.25 B. 34.04°
Ans. A C. 37.04°
D. 44.04°
Q. Three concurrent forces Q=100N, P=150N, Ans. C
F=150N act at point O. Q is along +ve x axis, P is acting
at an angle 45° in forth quadrant and F is acting in third Q. Determine the inclination of resultant of forces
quadrant at an angle 45°. Then their resultant is 10N at 0° and 20N at 90°.
A. 150N A. 36.3°
B. 300N B. 63.435°
C. 234.52N C. 56.7°
D. 100N D. 186.3°
Ans. C Ans. B

Q. Effect of a force on a body depends upon its Q. A man of weight 60 kg is standing on a ladder of
A. direction slope 1H: 3V, then the components of weight along the
B. magnitude ladder and normal to ladder are
C. position A. 558.37N,168.18N
D. all of these B. -558.37N,-186.18N

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C. 186.37N,558.18N B. 75 N
D. -558.37N,186.18N C. 30N
Ans. B D. 35N
Ans. A
Q. two boys are pulling a box with the help of two
cables. If the pull in the cables are 23 N, at an angle of Q. Three concurrent forces Q=10N, P=15N, F=15N act
40° and 35 N at an angle of 130° with +ve x axis, their at point O. Q is along +ve x axis, P is acting at an angle
resultant will be 45° in forth quadrant and F is acting in third quadrant at
A. 14.88 N an angle 45°. Then their resultant is
B. 41.88 N A. 23.45 N
C. 58 N B. 32.45 N
D. 12 N C. 45.45 N
Ans. B D. 40 N
Ans. A
Q. Determine the inclination of resultant of forces
40N at 0° and 20N at 90°. Q. Three concurrent forces Q=23N, P=43N, F=43N act
A. 45° at point O. Q is along +ve x axis, P is acting at an angle
B. 26.56° 45° in forth quadrant and F is acting in third quadrant at
C. 20.56° an angle 45°. Then their resultant is
D. 63.435° A. 65.01 N
Ans. B B. 56 .01 N
C. 86 N
Q. A block of mass 19 Kg rests on a plane making an D. 103 N
angle of 160 with horizontal. Determine the component Ans. A
of the weight normal to the planAns.
A. 51.37N Q. A boat is being towed through a canal by a cable
B. 179.16N which makes an angle of 100 with the shorAns. If the
C. 197.16N pull in the cable is 20N, find the force tending to move
D. 15.37N the boat along the canal.
Ans. B A. 19.7 N
B. 3.47 N
Q. A block of mass 23 Kg rests on a plane making an C. 34. 7 N
angle of 100 with horizontal. Determine the component D. 1.97 N
of the weight normal to the planAns. Ans. A
A. 222.20N
B. 39.18N Q. A boat is being towed through a canal by a cable
C. 22.22 N which makes an angle of 100 with the shorAns. If the
D. 93.18 N pull in the cable is 400N, find the force tending to move
Ans. A the boat along the canal.
A. 69.45 N
Q. Two forces act an angle of 120°. If the greater force B. 393.92 N
is 150 N and their resultant is perpendicular to the smaller C. 6.94 N
force, the smaller force is D. 93.3 N
A. 70 N Ans. B
B. 75 N
C. 30N Q. Forces 160.5N horizontal and 173.5N vertical
D. 35N represents components of resultant then the angle made
Ans. B by the resultant with vertical is
A. 42.77°
Q. Two forces act an angle of 120°. If the greater force B. 45°
is 100 N and their resultant is perpendicular to the smaller C. 47.22°
force, the smaller force is D. 4.77°
A. 50 N Ans. A

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B. 135
C. 120
Q. Forces 90 N horizontal and 72.5 N vertical D. 100 Ans. A
represents components of resultant then the angle made
by the resultant with vertical is Q. If two equal forces are acting at a right angle,
A. 51.14° having resultant force of (80)½ ,then find out magnitude
B. 38.85° of each forcAns.
C. 15.14° A. (15)½
D. 83.14° B. (5)½
Ans. A C. (25)½
D. (20)½
Q. A man of weight 40 kg is standing on a ladder of Ans. D
slope 1H: 3V, then the components of weight along the
ladder and normal to ladder are Q. When two equal forces are acting at 60° produce a
A. 372.25 N & 124.12N resultant equal to 10(3)½, then find out magnitude of each
B. 32.25 N & 124.12N force
C. 37.25 N & 24.12N A. 10
D. 372.25 N & 24.12N B. 25
Ans. A C. 20
D. 15
Q. A man of weight 60 kg is standing on a ladder of Ans. A
slope 1H: 4V, then the components of weight along the
ladder and normal to ladder are Q. Two forces 5N and 7N act at a point on a body. The
A. 57.01 N & 142.79 N resultant when they act at right angle is
B. 571.01 N & 142.79 N A. (74)½
C. 571.01 N & 42.79 N B. (60)½
D. 57.01 N & 42.79 N C. 70½
Ans. B D. 84½
Ans. A
Q. two boys are pulling a box with the help of two
cables. If the pull in the cables are 32 N, at an angle of Q. Two forces 5N and 6N act at a point on a body. The
40° and 53 N at an angle of 130° with +ve x axis, their resultant when they act at 45° is
resultant will be A. 10.17
A. 91.61 N B. 11
B. 91.91 N C. 15
C. 61.91 N D. 13
D. 16.91 N Ans. A
Ans. C
Q. If two forces of magnitude 5kN and 10kN act on a
Q. Two boys are pulling a box with the help of two body , then their maximum resultant is
cables. If the pull in the cables are 40 N, at an angle of A. 25kN
40° and 25 N at an angle of 130° with +ve x axis, their B. 15kN
resultant will be C. 10kN
A. 65 N D. 20kN
B. 45.16 N Ans. B
C. 74.16 N
D. 47.16 N Q. Two equal forces act on a body. The square of the
Ans. D resultant is three times the product of the forces. Then the
angle between them is
Q. If the resultant is equal to 0.6 times the magnitude A. 120°
of two equal forces, then the angle between the forces is B. 90°
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D. 30° B. 38 Nm
Ans. C C. 32 Nm
D. 30 Nm
Ans. C

Q. If two forces of magnitude 10kN and 20kN act on a

body , then their minimum resultant is Q. The moment of the 30 N force passing through the
A. 20kN coordinates (4, 0) and (0, 3) about the origin
B. 10kN A. 60 Nm
C. 30kN B. 100 Nm
D. 5kN C. 72 Nm
Ans. B D. 45 Nm
Ans. C
Q. Two forces of magnitude P and 2P act at a point
on a body. The square of the resultant is four times the Q. A force of 100N makes an angle of 600
product of the forces. Then the angle between them is anticlockwise with the horizontal. It passes through the
A. 41.4° point having coordinates (4, 5). The moment of this force
B. 51.4° about origin is nearer to
C. 45.4° A. 306 Nm
D. 50.4° B. 466 Nm
Ans. A C. 446 Nm
D. 606 Nm
Q. If two forces of magnitude 2P and 4P act at a point Ans. C
on a body , then their maximum resultant is
A. 4P Q. A plate ABCD is of breadth AB=40mm and depth
B. 6P AD=20 mm. A force of 10 N at angle 2850 is applied at
C. 3P D. The magnitude of the moment of the force about point
D. 8P A is nearer to
Ans. B A. 193 Nmm
B. 133 Nmm
Q. A like parallel force system consists of four forces C. 143 Nmm
of magnitude 10N, 20N, 30N, and 40N acting at 0.2m D. 93 Nmm
apart from each other respectively. The position of the Ans. A
resultant from the first force 10N is
A. 0.4 m Q. On a rod AD forces 20N, 10N, 35N, 15 N act at
B. 0.6 m points A, B, C, D resp. Forces 20N, 10N, 15 N act
C. 0.2 m downward and 35N acts upward. The position of the
D. 0.1 m points B,C,D from A are 20mm, 30mm, and 50mm
Ans. A respectively. The position of the resultant from point A is
A. 20 mm
Q. A door of width 1m can rotate if a moment of of 10 B. 125 mm
Nm is applied. The minimum force that can be applied to C. 10 mm
open it is D. 25 mm
A. 8.66 N Ans. C
B. 10 N
C. 5 N Q. A force of 500 N is to be resolved into two forces P
D. None of the above and Q parallel to and in the direction of line of action of F
Ans. B and acting one on each side of F at a distance of 3 and 2
units respectively. The values of P and Q are
Q. A force of 200N acts 40° to the spoke of a cycle A. 200 N, 300 N
wheel 250 mm in radius. The moment about the center of B. 300 N, 200 N
the wheel will be nearer to C. 250 N, 250 N
A. 50 N m D. 600 N, 100 N

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Q. A force of 100 N acting tangential to a drum of
Q. A pulley of diameter AB = 200 mm is subjected to radius 0.25 m, must be transferred parallel to itself to its
two equal unlike parallel forces of 2000 N one at A and center O. The moment which should accompany it for
other at B tangentially. A third force of 500 N acts equivalent effect is
through center of pulley at 450 The resultant force and A. 20 N m
couple will be B. 25 N m
A. 2500N at 1350 along with couple of 2000 Nm C. 30 N m
B. 500N at 450 along with couple of 400 Nm D. 35 N m
C. 500N at 450 along with couple of 2000 Nm Ans. B
D. 2000 N at 450 along with couple of 500 Nm
Ans. B Q. A force of 100 N acting tangential to a drum of
radius 0.25 m, must be transferred parallel to itself to a
diametrically opposite point B. The moment which should
Q. On a rod AD forces 20N, 10N, 35N, 15 N acts at accompany it for equivalent effect is
points A, B, C, D. Forces 20N, 10N, 15 N act downwards A. 30 N m
and 35N acts upwards. The position of the points B,C,D B. 40 N m
from A are 20mm, 30mm, and 50mm respectively. The C. 50 N m
equivalent force couple system at A is D. 60 N m
A. 10 N, 500Nmm Ans. C
B. 10N,100Nmm
C. 80 N, 500Nmm Q. Force of 60N acts at horizontal distance of 1m from
D. 90 N , 1100 Nmm origin, angle made by force with horizontal is 20º. The
Ans. B moment of force about origin is
A. 20.5 Nm
Q. Three like horizontal forces of 10N, 20N, and 10N B. 30.5 Nm
act on a vertical rod at A, B, C. If AB = BC = 20 mm. The C. 96.42Nm
resultant force couple system at A is D. 16.67Nm
A. 40 N, 800 Nmm Ans. A
B. 0 N, 400 Nmm
C. 20 N, 200 Nmm Q. Two like parallel forces are acting at a distance of
D. None of these 24 mm apart and their resultant is 20N. If the line of
Ans. A action of the resultant is 6mm from force acting at left.
The two forces are
Q. Two like parallel forces of 60N and 180 N act 120 A. 15 N and 5 N
mm apart from each other. The position of the resultant B. 30 N and 5 N
from 60N force will be C. 25 N and 5 N
A. 100 mm D. None of the above
B. 60 mm Ans. A
C. 80 mm
D. 90 mm Q. Three forces acting on a rigid body are represented
Ans. D in magnitude, direction and action by the three side of a
triangle taken in order. The forces are equivalent to a
Q. Three weights 30N, 10N, 20N are placed at the couple whose moment is equal to k times the area of
three corners taken clockwise on a square ABCD normal trianglAns. k is equal to
to the planAns. . What should be the weight at the A. 1
remaining corner so that the resultant of the system lies at B. 2
the center of square ‘O’? C. 0.5
A. 20 N D. None of the above
B. 10 N Ans. B
C. 60N
D. Not possible Q. A couple produces
Ans. D A. translatory motion

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B. rotational motion B. inclined to each other
C. combined translatory and rotational C. perpendicular to each other
D. None of the above D. none of the above
Ans. B Ans. A

Q. The two forces of 100 N and 300 N have their lines Q. Find the moment of the force F about origin,
of action parallel to each other but are in the opposite Magnitude of F = 20N, Angle of F with horizontal is 30
directions. These forces are known as degrees anticlockwise, Coordinates of point of application
A. coplanar concurrent forces of F (5,-4)m
B. coplanar non-concurrent forces A. 119 Nm
C. Like parallel forces B. 82 Nm
D. unlike parallel forces C. 60 Nm
Ans. D D. 100 Nm
Ans. A
Q. A vertical force of P N acting in first quadrant in
XY plane at(2m, 1m) . If P=200N, magnitude of moment Q. The magnitude of two unlike parallel forces P each
about origin is acting at 1 m apart, is equivalent to, two unlike parallel
A. 100 Nm forces of 300 N each acting at a distance of 100 mm. Find
B. 200 Nm P
C. 300 Nm A. 240 N
D. 400 Nm B. 60 N
Ans. D C. 120 N
D. 30 N
Q. A force 10N at an angle 30° with x axis and acting Ans. D
in vertical plane, containing axis of tower is acting at the
top of the tower of height 12 m. the magnitude of moment Q. A bar weighing 100 N is hinged at one end and the
in Nm created by the force at the base of the tower is other end is tied to a vertical string which keeps the bar
nearer to horizontal. The tension in the string is nearer to
A. 104 A. 500 N
B. 100 B. 100 N
C. 120 C. 50 N
D. 100 D. 10 N
Ans. A Ans. C

Q. A 20 kN weight is lifted by a crane from a Q. Three like parallel forces of 20 N, 30 N and 40 N

horizontal distance of 6m from the position of the driver. act at a distance 1m apart from each other. Their resultant
What will be the magnitude of moment created by the acts at a distance of ………………….. from 20 N force
weight at position of the driver? A. 0.25 m
A. 120 kN m B. 0.6 m
B. 150 kNm C. 1 m
C. 175 kNm D. 1.2 m
D. 200 kNm Ans. D
Ans. A
Q. A force of 20 N passes from points A(1,2) and
Q. If the arm of couple is doubled, its moment will B(2,1). The moment of the force about the origin will be
A. be halved nearer to
B. remain same A. 21 Nm
C. be doubled B. 30 N m
D. none of these C. 42 Nm
Ans. C D. 48 Nm
Ans. C
Q. In a couple, the lines of action of the two forces are
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Q. A force of 50 N acting at A(3,4) makes an angle of Q. If two like parallel forces are acting on a member
50 degrees anticlockwise with the horizontal. Its moment then their resultant will lie
about origin will be nearer to A. within the two forces
A. 150 Nm B. outside the two forces
B. 222 Nm C. at the center of the two forces
C. 244 Nm D. None of the above
D. 260 Nm Ans. A
Ans. C
Q. Two unlike parallel forces 5 N each act at 4 m
Q. Two unlike parallel forces of 20 N each act at 45 apart. The moment produced by these forces can be
degree with the X-axis. The perpendicular distance nullified by another two unlike parallel forces of 20 N
between the line of action of the forces is 1 m. The each acting …………………. m apart.
moment produced is A. 1
A. 10 Nm B. 5
B. 15 Nm C. 10
C. 18 Nm D. 20
D. 20 Nm Ans. D Ans. A
Q. Two unlike parallel forces of 20 N each act at 30
degree with the X-axis at points A and B which are 1m Q. Three like parallel forces of 20 N, 30 N and P N act
apart on the x axis. The moment produced is at a distance 1m apart from each other. Their resultant
A. 5 Nm acts at a distance of 1.22 m from the 20 N forcAns.
B. 10 Nm The value of P is approximately equal to
C. 12 Nm A. 10 N
D. 15 Nm B. 20 N
Ans. B C. 30 N
D. 40 N
Q. A force of 50 N acts tangentially to a circle of Ans. D
diameter 750 mm. Its moment about a point situated
diameterically opposite is Q. A couple of 30 Nm is applied to a screw driver of
A. 31000 Nmm length 0.3m to tighten a screw. The force required to
B. 34000 Nmm produce the couple will be
C. 35000 Nmm A. 25 N
D. 37500 Nmm B. 75 N
Ans. D C. 100 N
D. 200 N
Q. A force of 50 N acts tangentially to a circle of Ans. C
diameter 750 mm. Its moment about the center of the
circle will be Q. A number of like parallel forces acting on a body
A. 18750 Nmm can be
B. 15000 Nmm A. replaced by a single force
C. 15575 Nmm B. replaced by a couple
D. 12500 Nmm C. both A and B
Ans. A D. None of the above
Ans. A
Q. If two unlike parallel forces are acting on a member
then their resultant will lie Q. A square ABCD of sides 1m, rest on side AB. A
A. within the two forces force of 100 N acting at 45 degree with AB, acts at point
B. outside the two forces C which is diagonally opposite to A. The moment of this
C. at the center of the two forces force about A is
D. None of the above A. zero
Ans. B B. 71 Nm
C. 100 Nm
D. 142 Nm

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Ans. A A. 110N
B. 90N
Q. What is the moment of force about the apex of C. 20N
triangle, if 3 forces of 40N each acting along the sides of D. 70N
equilateral triangle of side 2m taken in order Ans. D
A. 51.96Nm
B. 69.3 Nm Q. Two like parallel forces of 300N and 200N are
C. 30.6Nm acting at the ends of the rod of 4m length. Distance of
D. 6.67Nm resultant is
Ans. B A. 1.6m from larger force
B. 4m from larger force
Q. Two identical members of 100mm length are joined C. 2m from larger force
together at their center to form a cross (+). Four forces D. none of the above
1N, 2N, 3N and 4N act at the ends normal to each Ans. A
member in the anti-clockwise direction. Find the moment
developed at the center. Q. The algebraic sum of the two forces forming couple
A. 40 Nmm is equal to
B. 50 Nmm A. magnitude of two forces
C. 160Nmm B. magnitude of one force
D. 500Nmm C. zero
Ans. D D. none of the above
Ans. C
Q. If three like parallel forces 1N,1.5N and 2N act at
distance of 0.5m each. Find distance of resultant from 1N "Q. The effect of couple is unchanged when
force "
A. 0.5m A. couple is shifted to other position
B. 0.75m B. couple is rotated through any angle
C. 0.61 m C. couple is shifted and rotated
D. 0.21m D. all of the above
Ans. C Ans. D

Q. Four forces 50N,100N,150N,200N act in clockwise Q. A force of 40N is applied perpendicular to the edge
direction along the sides of a square of side 0.6m. The of the door 2m widAns. Then moment of force about
moment of force about the centroid of the square is hinge is
A. 125Nm A. 80Nm
B. 250Nm B. 20Nm
C. 30Nm C. 40Nm
D. 150 Nm D. 60Nm
Ans. D Ans. A

Q. Force F=300N acting vertically upwards at x=2m, Q. Find resultant of forces when two like parallel
y=2m The magnitude of moment of force about origin is forces of 40N and 70N which act at the ends of the rod
A. 600Nm 40cm long
B. 660Nm A. 110N
C. 300Nm B. 50N
D. 330Nm C. 30N
Ans. A D. 160N
Ans. A
Q. In a member ABCD,AB=1m,BC=1m,CD=4m,
Force at A=20N acting vertically upwards ,at B=20N Q. The moment of resultant of a force system about
acting vertically downwards, at C=30N acting vertically any point is equal to the algebraic sum of moments of all
upwards and at D=40N acting vertically upwards. other forces about the same point, this is the statement of
Resultant of the force system is law of

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A. transmissibility of forces C. algebraic sum of moments
B. superposition D. all of the above
C. Triangle of forces Ans. D
D. Varignon’s theorem
Ans. D Q. A member AB of 600mm length is inclined at 60
degrees to the horizontal.A force of 300N acts towards
Q. If a system of forces can be reduced to a force left horizontally at A. The moment produced at B is
couple system at a given point without changing effect A. 1.558Nm(anticlockwise)
on the body , then it is B. 1.558Nm(clockwise)
A. equipollent system C. 2.558Nm(clockwise)
B. equivalent system D. 2.558Nm(anticlockwise)
C. both a) and b) Ans. B
D. none of the above
Ans. B Q. A like parallel force system consists of four forces
of magnitude 10N, 20N, 30N, and 40N acting at 0.2m
Q. On a member AB two unlike parallel forces 20N apart from each other respectively at points A,B,C,D. The
each act at 0.6m apart. The equivalent system can be equivalent force couple system at A is
A. couple of 12Nm A. 100N,40 Nm
B. couple of 6Nm B. 100N,80 Nm
C. force 20 N C. 200N,40 Nm
D. force 0 Ans. D. 100N,120 Nm
Ans. A
Q. What is the magnitude of vertical force required to
produce a moment of 20Nm at point A (1m,1m) if the Q. Force F=300N acting vertically upwards at x=2m,
force is acting at point B(2m,2m) y=2m The equivalent force couple system at origin is
A. 40N A. 300 N,600Nm(clockwise)
B. 30N B. 300N, 600Nm(anticlockwise)
C. 20N C. 300N, 300Nm(clockwise)
D. 10N D. 300 N,300Nm(anticlockwise)
Ans. C Ans. B

Q. Two like parallel forces of P=400N and Q=200N Q. A pulley of diameter AB = 200 mm is subjected to
acting at the ends of the rod of 4m length ,then distance of equal unlike parallel forces of 2000 N one at A and other
resultant is at B tangentially. A third force of 500 N acts through
A. 1.33m from P centre of pulley at 450 The resultant force will be
B. 1.44m from P A. 2500N at 135 degrees
C. 1.66m from P B. 500N at 450
D. 1.66m from Q C. 4500N at 450
Ans. A D. 2000 N at 450
Ans. B
Q. A member AB of 600mm is inclined at 60 degrees
to the horizontal. A force of 300N acts towards left Q. A vertical force of 20 N acts at point B(2m,2m).
horizontally at A. The equivalent force couple system at B The moment produced at A (1m,1m) is
is A. 40Nm
A. 1.558Nm(anticlockwise) B. 30Nm
B. 1.558Nm(clockwise) C. 20Nm
C. 300N with 1.558Nm(clockwise) D. 10Nm
D. 300N with 1.558Nm(anticlockwise) Ans. C
Ans. C
Q. The 10 N force is required to be applied to a door at
Q. Varignon' s theorem of moment is used to find the end of width 1m to rotate it The moment produced
A. moment of resultant about the hinge is
B. position of resultant A. 8.66 Nm

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B. 10 Nm Q. A member AB of 600mm is inclined at 60 degrees
C. 5 Nm to the horizontal. A force of 300N acts towards left
D. None of the above horizontally at A. The equivalent force couple system at B
Ans. B A. 300N, 1.558Nm(anticlockwise)
B. 300N,1.558Nm(clockwise)
Q. When two like parallel forces of 40N and 70N C. 300N,2.558Nm(clockwise)
which act at the ends of the rod 40cm long, find the D. 300N,2.558Nm(anticlockwise)
position of resultant of forces from 40 N force, Ans. B
A. 25 cm
B. 50 cm Q. A member AB of 800mm is inclined at 60 degrees
C. 30 cm to the horizontal. A force of 400N acts towards left
D. 40 cm horizontally at A. The moment at B is
Ans. A A. 290Nm
B. 558Nm
Q. Find the equivalent force couple system at A when C. 277 Nm
two like parallel forces of 40N and 70N which act at the D. 155 Nm
ends of the rod AB 40cm long respectively Ans. C
A. 110N ,2800Ncm
B. 55N, 2600 Ncm Q. A horizontal member AB of length 5m is subjected
C. 30N,2500Ncm to inclined force of 30 N acting 40 degrees anticlockwise
D. 160N,2800Ncm with the horizontal and acting at the center of the
Ans. A member. The magnitude of the moment produced about A
and B are respectively
Q. A square ABCD of sides 1m, rest on side AB. A A. 24.2 Nm,48.2 Nm
force of 100 N acting at 45 degree with AB, acts at point B. 48.2 Nm,24.2 Nm
C which is diagonally opposite to A. the equivalent force C. 24.2 Nm,24.2 Nm
couple system at A is D. 48.2 Nm,48.2 Nm
A. zero Ans. D
B. 100 N force acting at 45 deg
C. 100 N at 45 degreees,100 Nm Q. Three forces P = 50 N (towards East), Q = 100 N
D. 100 N at 45 degrees,707 Nm (towards North), and R = 75 N (towards South), are acting
Ans. B on the member, their resultant is nearer to
A. 55.9 N
Q. A vertical member AB of length 2 m is subjected to B. 65.9 N
couple of 10Nm at the center. What should be the C. 75.9 N
magnitudes of two unlike parallel forces acting 2m apart, D. 85.9 N
which can balance the above couple . Ans. A
A. 5N,5N
B. 15N,5N Q. The forces 1N, 2 N, 3 N, 4N, 5N and 6N act in
C. 10N,10N order along the sides of a regular hexagon. 1 N force
D. 10N,15N acting horizontally towards right, then the resultant is
Ans. A nearer to
A. 0 N
Q. The force of 100N is required to produce the B. 6 N
moment in a screw driver of length 0.3 m to tighten the C. 12 N
screw. The moment produced is D. 21N
A. 300Nm Ans. B
B. 75 Nm
C. 30 Nm Q. Three forces P = 120 N (towards East), Q = 200 N
D. 200 Nm (towards North), and R = 150 N (towards South), are
Ans. C acting on the member, their resultant is nearer to
A. 120N
B. 200N

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C. 130N at B 120N at an angle 50 degrees with negative x axis in
D. 50N anticlockwise direction 3) At C 60 N upwards. Their
Ans. C resultant force is nearer to
A. 3.78N
Q. If the forces 1N, 2 N, 3 N, 4N, and 5 N act in order B. 5.21N
along the sides of a regular pentagon & 1 N force acting C. 4.89N
horizontally towards right, then the resultant is nearer to D. 6.33N
A. 3N Ans. C
B. 4.75N
C. 6N Q. Forces acting tangentially on a circle of 2m radius
D. 4.25N are 1) 10 N acting North 2) 20 N acting NE 3) 30 N acting
Ans. D SE 4) 40 N acting south. Their resultant force is nearer to
A. 65. 35N
Q. Two Forces acting on a ladder & resting against B. 55 N
vertical wall and horizontal floor is an example of C. 40N
---------- D. 51.22 N
A. Parallel forces Ans. D
B. coplanarnonconcurrent forces
C. Non coplanar forces Q. Three forces 10 N, 20 N, and P N act along sides of
D. None of the above a equilateral triangle taken in order. 10N force acting
Ans. B horizontally towards right. Their resultant force is 17.32N
an an angle 30 degrees with negative x axis in
Q. Forces 10 N, 20 N, 30 N and 40 N act along sides anticlockwise direction. The magnitude of the force P is
of a rectangle PQ, QR, RS, SP. Their resultant force is nearer to
nearer to A. 10N
A. 28.28 N B. 17.32N
B. 40N C. 30N
C. 100N D. 21.42N
D. 32.32N Ans. C
Ans. A
Q. Four Forces 100N, 200N, 300N and P acting along
Q. If the forces 10N, 20 N, 30 N, 40N, 50N and 60N sides of a rectangle in cyclic order. 100 N force is acting
acts in order along the sides of a regular hexagon & 10 N horizontally towards right. Their resultant is 282.8 N (in
force acting horizontally towards right, then the resultant 3rd quadrant). The magnitude of the force P is nearer to
is nearer to A. 300N
A. 50.55 N B. 400N
B. 60N C. 325.7N
C. 86.67N D. 378.25N
D. 70.70N Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. Four forces 25 N, 50 N, P and Q are acting along
"Q. Forces 50 N, 100 N, and 150 N act along sides of a sides of a rectangle taken in order. 25N force acting
equilateral triangle taken in order.Their resultant force is horizontally towards right. Their resultant force is 200N
nearer to acting vertically downward. The magnitude of the force P
" and Q are nearer to
A. 0N A. 150N, 25N
B. 67.66N B. 50N, 100N
C. 86.67N C. 100N, 50N
D. 300N D. 25N,150N
Ans. C Ans. D

Q. For a straight rod ABC, AB=2m, BC=4m and Q. A square PQRS of side 1.5m is acted by forces
forces acting are as 1) at A 40N along positive x axis. 2) 100N, 200N, 300N and 400N along the sides taken in

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order. The 100N force acts horizontally towards right. Q. The forces acting on lamina having coordinates of
Their resultant force is nearer to points are 1) from A to B 100N, A(2,3)
A. 330N and B(4,4) 2) from P to Q 150 N, P(1,0) and Q(3,0)
B. 282.80N 3) from R to S 125N, R(0,2) and S(0,4). The resultant of
C. 400N the force system is nearer to
D. 250N A. 279.40N
Ans. B B. 313.42N
C. 293.50N
Q. A bent up bar ABC such that AB= 3m, BC= 1m, D. 286.37N
and angle ABC is 90 degrees. The forces acting on it are Ans. C
1) At A 40 N at an angle 30 degrees with positive x axis
in anticlockwise direction 2) At B 20 N towards negative Q. Forces acting at points A, B, C, D tangentially on a
x axis 3) At C 10 N towards positive x axis. Their circle taken in order anticlockwise are 1) 100 N acting
resultant force is nearer to towards North 2) P N acting towards West 3) 50 N
A. 33.74N acting towards South 4)125 N acting towards East
B. 36.73N respectively. If resultant force is 60 N in 1st quadrant.
C. 42.70N Find P
D. 31.73N A. 87.45N
Ans. D B. 91.83N
C. 103.42N
Q. Forces 15N, 25N, 35N, 45N, and 50N act along & D. 59.47N
in the direction AB, AD, CB, CD, and BD of a square Ans. B
ABCD & 15 N force acting horizontally towards right.
Their resultant force is nearer to Q. If the forces 10N, 20 N, 30 N, 40N, and 50 N act in
A. 54.1N order along the sides of a regular pentagon while the force
B. 63.40N 10 N acting horizontally towards right, then the resultant
C. 70.10N is nearer to
D. 60.54N A. 62.5N
Ans. C B. 51.5N
C. 42.5N
Q. A horizontal bar ABCD is such that AB=BC=CD= D. 45.5N
1.5 m carries the loads as 1) At A 10 N towards positive x Ans. C
axis 2) At B 30 N at an angle 40 degrees with negative x
axis in clockwise direction 3) At C 45 N at an angle 50 Q. The forces acting on a square plate 10m *10m are
degrees with positive x axis in anticlockwise direction 4) as under 1)AB = 10 N, A(1.2) and B(3,3) 2)
At D 55N towards Positive x axis. Their resultant force is CD=15N, C(0,1) and D(-3,3) 3) EF=20N, E(-2,0)
nearer to and F(-1,-3) 4) GH=25N, G(1,-2) and H(3,0). The
A. 77.45N resultant of the force system is nearer to
B. 89N A. 34.22N
C. 98.12N B. 23.47N
D. 63.40N C. 28.41N
Ans. B D. 51.71N
Ans. B
Q. Three forces 10 N, 20 N, and P N act along sides of
a equilateral triangle taken in order. 10N force is acting Q. Forces acting tangentially on a circle are 1) 4P N
horizontally towards right. If resultant force acts vertically acting towards North 2) 3P N acting towards West 3) 2P
downward then force P is nearer to N acting towards South 4) P N acting towards East .
A. 30 N Resultant force is nearer to
B. 15N A. 1.4P
C. 10N B. 2P
D. zero C. 1.8P
Ans. D D. 2.83P
Ans. A

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 A. 4.4 m
Q. ABCD is a rectangle in which AB=CD=100mm B. 4.1 m
and BC=DA=80mm and force of 100N each is acting C. 4 m
along AB and CD and force of 80N each is acting along D. 3 m
BC and DA.Their resultant force is nearer to Ans. A
A. 0
B. 180 N Q. Four forces 180N, 100N, 60N, and 50N are acting
C. 360N along sides AB, BC, CD, and DA of a square ABCD of
D. 20N side 2m. Their resultant force is 130N. Calculate position
Ans. A of resultant w.r.t A
A. 2.46 m
Q. A horizontal rod WXY, WX=2m, XY=4m B. 3.46 m
subjected to the loading as 1) At W 4 N towards positive C. 2.64 m
x axis 2) At X 12 N towards negative x axis 3) At Y 6 N D. 3.64 m
upwards. Their resultant force is Ans. A
A. 14 N
B. 2N Q. Which of the following statement is correct i)
C. 10 N summation of moment of all forces about pt is equal to
D. 15 N resultant moment @ same point ii) summation of all
Ans. C forces is equal to resultant.iii) a&b iv) none of the
abovAns.
Q. Four forces 50N, 100N, 110N, and 180N are acting A. i
along sides AB, BC, CD, and DA of a square ABCD. B. ii
Their resultant force is nearer to C. i& iii
A. 100N D. none of the above
B. 110N Ans. A
C. 180N
D. 50N Q. Forces 10N, 20N, 30N & 40N acts along sides of
Ans. A rectangle PQ, QR,RS,SP respectively. Then resultant
force is given by
Q. Four forces 180N, 100N, 60N, and 50N are acting A. 28.28N
along sides AB, BC, CD, and DA of a square ABCD. B. 40N
Their resultant force is nearer to C. 48N
A. 130N D. 37N
B. 60N Ans. A
C. 180N
D. 100N Q. Forces 10N, 20N, 30N & 40N acts along sides of
Ans. A rectangle PQ, QR,RS,SP of size3m X 4m has resultant
force 28.28 N directed in S45W causing anticlockwise
Q. A man weighing 600N is standing at middle of light moment about P. Calcualte location of resultant w.r.t. P
rod of 4m long. This man is lifted by other two men one is A. 3.63m
1m from left end and other is 0.7m from right end, the B. 6.36m
weight carried by left and right man is nearer to C. 2.36m
A. 261N, 339N D. 4.36m
B. 300N, 300N Ans. B
C. 325N, 275N
D. 339N, 261N Q. Three forces 40N, 90N, 50N act along AB, BC, CA
Ans. D along sides of equilateral triangle in anticlockwise
direction, AB being horizontal. Calculate resultant of the
Q. Four forces 50N, 90N, 20N, and 50N are acting force system.
along sides AB, BC, CD, and DA of a square ABCD of A. 0 N
side 2m. Their resultant force is 50 N. Calculate position B. 45.82 N
of resultant w.r.t A C. 30 N

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D. 47 N Ans. D
Ans. B
Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C
Q. Resultant of four forces acting on square plate (0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 50N along
ABCD is 15N & N30ANS. If moment of resultant OB and 100N horizontally towards right respectively.
about B is 22.5 Nm clockwise, locate point where Find moment about origin
resultant intersects vertical side BC. A. 200Nm
A. 3.5 m B. 260Nm
B. 3m C. 245Nm
C. 2.5m D. 250Nm
D. 1.73m Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C
Q. Forces acting at points A, B, C, D tangentially on a (0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 100N along
circle taken in order anticlockwise are 1) 210 N acting OB and 80N horizontally towards right respectively. Find
towards North 2) 100 N acting towards West 3) 90 N moment about origin
acting towards South 4) 50 N acting towards East A. 200Nm
respectively. The resultant force is nearer to B. 160Nm
A. 130 N C. 145Nm
B. 120 N D. 180Nm
C. 200 N Ans. B
D. 100 N
Ans. A Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C
(0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 100N along
Q. Forces acting at points A, B, C, D tangentially on a OB and 80N horizontally towards right respectively. Find
circle taken in order anticlockwise are 1) 250 N acting the resultant.
towards North 2) 240 N acting towards West 3) 210 N A. 150N
acting towards South 4) 210 N acting towards East B. 166.43N
respectively. The resultant force is nearer to C. 200N
A. 50 N D. 135N
B. 60 N Ans. C
C. 70 N
D. 45 N Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C
Ans. A (0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 100N along
OB and 80N horizontally towards right respectively. Find
Q. Three forces act at A (4,0), B (4,3) and C (0,5) of inclination of the resultant.
magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 50N along OB and A. 36.87º
100N horizontally towards right respectively. Find B. 35.30º
resultant. C. 40.24º
A. 150N D. 32.74º
B. 166.43N Ans. A
C. 100N
D. 135N Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C
Ans. B (0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 50N along
OB and 100N horizontally towards left respectively. Find
Q. Three forces act at A (4,0), B (4,3) and C (0,5) of inclination of the resultant.
magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 50N along OB and A. 36.87º
100N horizontally towards right respectively. Find B. 35.30º
direction of resultant. C. 56.31º
A. 30º D. 32.74º
B. 35.30º Ans. C
C. 40.24º
D. 32.74º

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Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C Forces 80N, 100N and 60N act along AB,BC and CA
(0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 50N along respectively. Find .type of resultant
OB and 100N horizontally towards left respectively. Find A. Force
the resultant. B. Force and couple
A. 150N C. Couple
B. 166.43N D. Not existing
C. 108.17N Ans. C
D. 135N
Ans. C Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 3m in length.
Q. Three forces act at A (4m,0), B (4m,3m) and C Forces 80N, 100N and 60N act along AB,BC and CA
(0,5m) of magnitudes 60N vertically upward, 50N along respectively. Find magnitude of resultant
OB and 100N horizontally towards left respectively. Find A. 240Nm
the value of moment at origin B. 210Nm
A. 800Nm C. 200Nm
B. 740Nm D. 190Nm
C. 720Nm Ans. A
D. 780Nm
Ans. B Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 3m in length.
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB Forces 80N, 100N and P N act along AB,BC and CA
horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 6m in length. respectively. Find magnitude of P if system reduces to a
Forces 100N, 200N and 120N act along AB,BC and CA couplAns.
respectively. Find resultant A. 45N
A. 50N B. 60N
B. 47.7N C. 80N
C. 57N D. 75N
D. 49.35N Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 3m in length.
horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 6m in length. Forces 80N, P N and 60N act along AB,BC and CA
Forces 100N, 200N and 120N act along AB,BC and CA respectively. Find magnitude of P if system reduces to a
respectively. Find direction of resultant couplAns.
A. 76.66º A. 100N
B. 80.50º B. 60N
C. 70.24º C. 80N
D. 72.74º D. 75N
Ans. A Ans. A

Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 6m in length. horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 3m in length.
Forces 100N, 200N and 120N act along AB,BC and CA Forces P N, 100N and 60N act along AB,BC and CA
respectively. Find value of moment at A. respectively. Find magnitude of P if system reduces to a
A. 800Nm couplAns.
B. 665.6Nm A. 100N
C. 720Nm B. 60N
D. 680Nm C. 80N
Ans. B D. 75N
Ans. C
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 4m length. AC is vertical 3m in length. Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 5m length. AC is vertical 12m in

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length. Forces 50N, 130N and 120N act along AB,BC and
CA respectively. Find .type of resultant Q. The C.G. of a plane lamina will not be at its
A. Force and couple geometrical center if it is a
B. Force A. Circle
C. Couple B. Equilateral Triangle
D. Not existing C. Rectangle
Ans. C D. Right angled Triangle
Ans. D
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 5m length. AC is vertical 12m in Q. A square hole is punched out of circular lamina of
length. Forces 50N, 130N and 120N act along AB,BC and radius 'r' in such a way that center of square is on Y axis
CA respectively. Find magnitude of resultant and its base coincides with horizontal diameter of
A. 500Nm circlAns. If the side of square is 'r/2'. The X centroidal
B. 600Nm distance is
C. 580Nm A. 0
D. 750Nm B. r/4
Ans. B C. r/2
D. -r/4
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB Ans. A
horizontal base of 5m length. AC is vertical 12m in
length. Forces P N, 130N and 120N act along AB,BC and Q. A square hole is punched out of circular lamina of
CA respectively. Find magnitude of P if the system radius 'r' in such a way centre of square is on Y axis and
reduces to a couplAns. that base coincides with horizontal diameter of circlAns.
A. 100N If the side of square is 'r/2'. The Y centroidal distance is
B. 60N A. 0
C. 50N B. 0.425 r
D. 75N C. 0.216 r
Ans. C D. 0.978 r
Ans. C
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB
horizontal base of 5m length. AC is vertical 12m in Q. Centroidal distance of an equilateral triangle with
length. Forces 50N, P N and 120N act along AB,BC and side 'a' from any of the three sides is
CA respectively. Find magnitude of P if the system A. 0.866 a
reduces to a couplAns. B. 0.471 a
A. 130N C. 0.288 a
B. 60N D. 0.235 a
C. 50N Ans. C
D. 75N
Ans. A Q. A parabolic lamina of base 'a' and height 'h' is given
by equation ' y = hx²/a² '. The X centroidal distance is
Q. ABC is a right angled triangle having AB A. 3a/4
horizontal base of 5m length. AC is vertical 12m in B. 4a/3
length. Forces 50N, 130 N and P N act along AB,BC and C. a/3
CA respectively. Find magnitude of P if the system D. 3a/10
reduces to a couplAns. Ans. A
A. 130N
B. 60N Q. A parabolic lamina of base 'a' and height 'h' is given
C. 50N by equation ' y = hx²/a² '. The Y centroidal distance is
D. 120N A. 3h/4
Ans. D B. 4h/3
C. h/3
D. 3h/10
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Q. A quarter elliptical lamina is of base 'a' and height Q. A letter 'A' is made up of wire bends. The length of
'b'. The X centroidal distance is each inclined wire is 30cm and the horizontal distance
A. 4ab/3π between them is 20cm. The horizontal wire is of length
B. 4a/3π 10cm. The Y- centroidal distance from the base of 'A' is
C. 4b/3π A. 28.28 cm
D. πab/4 B. 15 cm
Ans. B C. 10 cm
D. 14.14 cm
Q. A quarter elliptical lamina is of base 'a' and height Ans. D
'b'. The Y centroidal distance is
A. 4ab/3π Q. A letter 'B' is made up of wire bends. The length of
B. 4a/3π vertical wire is 20cm and the two semicircular arc with
C. 4b/3π diameter of 10 cm. The X- centroidal distance from the
D. πab/4 vertical wire is
Ans. C A. 3.055 cm
B. 5 cm
Q. From a quarter circular lamina of radius 'r', square C. 0 cm
of side 'r/2' is cut in such a way that, two sides of square D. 1.945 cm
coincides with two straight sides of quarter circlAns. Ans. D
Taking origin as corner point of lamina each centroidal
coordinate is Q. A wire bend forming an arc of circle with the
A. 0.424r subtended angle equal to 2α and is symmetrical about x
B. 3.141/r axis. Locate the C.G.
C. 0.506r A. (0, rsinα/α)
D. 0.318r B. (rsinα/α, 0)
Ans. C C. (rsinα/α, rsinα/α)
D. (0,0)
Q. The C.G. of an isosceles triangle with base 'b' and Ans. B
sides 'a' is ________ from its base
A. (4a² - b²)½ / 6 Q. The C.G. of a wire bend forming a quarter circular
B. (4b² - a²)½ / 6 arc is
C. (b² - a²) / 6 A. (2r/π,2r/π)
D. (a² - b²) / 6 B. (4r/3π,4r/3π)
Ans. A C. (3r/4π,3r/4π)
D. (0,0)
Q. The C.G. of a body is the point through which, Ans. A
A. Earth attracts
B. resultant of external forces acts Q. The C.G. of a circular stor lamina with the
C. both (a) and (b) subtended angle equal to 2α and is symmetrical about x
D. none of above axis is
Ans. A A. (2r sinα/3α, 0)
B. (rsinα/α, 0)
Q. A triangular hole is cut from circular lamina of C. (2r sinα/3α, 2r sinα/3α)
radius 'r' such that the vertex of triangle is on Y axis and D. (0,0)
base coincides with horizontal diameter. If base of Ans. A
triangle is '2r' and height is 'r'. The C.G. of remaining
lamina is "Q. The C.G. of a quarter circular area is
A. 0.222 r A. (2r/π,2r/π)
B. -0.155 r B. (4r/3π,4r/3π)
C. 0.155 r C. (3r/4π,3r/4π)
D. -0.222r D. (0,0)
Ans. B Ans. B

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 C. 4.32 cm
Q. A trapezoid having two parallel sides 'a' and 'b' and D. 19.56 cm
height 'h'. The Y centroidal distance from bottom side 'b' Ans. C
is
A. 0.5h(b+2a)/(b+a) Q. The Y centroidal distance of an equilateral triangle
B. 0.5h(b-2a)/(b+a) with each side equal to 10cm from any of the three sides
C. h(b+2a)/3(b+a) is
D. h(b-2a)/3(b+a) A. 8.66 cm
Ans. C B. 4.71 cm
C. 2.88 cm
Q. A symmetrical 'T' shaped lamina is made from two D. 2.35 cm
rectangles 10cm X 5cm , so that total height is 15cm. The Ans. C
centroidal distance from bottom is
A. 9.5 cm Q. A parabolic lamina of base 10cm and height 5cm is
B. 8.75 cm given by equation ' y = hx²/a² '. The X centroidal distance
C. 6.25 is
D. 5 cm A. 7.5 cm
Ans. B B. 13.33 cm
C. 3.33 cm
Q. The Y centroidal distance of equal I section from its D. 3 cm
bottom each having flange of size 10cm x 5 cm and web Ans. A
of size 5cm x 15 cm deep is
A. 15 cm Q. A parabolic lamina of base 10cm and height 5cm is
B. 20 cm given by equation ' y = hx²/a² '. The Y centroidal distance
C. 17.5 cm is
D. 12.5 cm A. 3.75 cm
Ans. D B. 6.67 cm
C. 1.67 cm
Q. The Y centroidal distance of unequal I section from D. 1.5 cm
its bottom having upper flange size of 15cm x 5 cm, lower Ans. D
flange size of 10cm x 5 cm and web size 5cm x 15 cm
deep is Q. A quarter elliptical lamina of base 10cm and height
A. 15 cm 15cm. The X centroidal distance is
B. 20 cm A. 63.66 cm
C. 13. 75 cm B. 4.244 cm
D. 12.5 cm C. 6.366 cm
Ans. C D. 10 cm
Ans. B
Q. The Y centroidal distance of frustum of cone from
base of diameter 'd', top diameter 'd/2' and height 'd' is Q. A quarter elliptical lamina of base 10cm and height
A. 0.5d 15cm. The Y centroidal distance is
B. 0.44d A. 63.66 cm
C. d B. 4.244 cm
D. 0.8d C. 6.366 cm
Ans. B D. 10 cm
Ans. C
Q. A square hole is punched out of circular lamina of
radius 'r = 20cm' in such a way centre of square is on Y Q. From a quarter circular lamina of radius 10cm,
axis and that base coincides with horizontal diameter of square of side 5 cm is cut in such a way that, two sides of
circlAns. If the side of square is 'r/2'. The Y centroidal square coincides with two straight sides of quarter
distance is circlAns. The C.G. taking origin as corner point of
A. 0 lamina is
B. 8.50 cm A. 4.24 cm

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B. 0.314 cm B. (4.244 cm, 4.244 cm)
C. 5.06 cm C. (2.387 cm, 2.387 cm)
D. 3.18 cm D. (0,0)
Ans. C Ans. B

Q. The C.G. of an isosceles triangle with base 10cm Q. A trapezoid having two parallel sides 10cm and
and sides 20cm is ________ from its base 20cm and height 30cm. The Y centroidal distance from
A. 6.455 cm side having width 20 cm is
B. 0 cm A. 20 cm
C. 5 cm B. 0 cm
D. 7 cm C. 13.33 cm
Ans. A D. 15 cm
Ans. C
Q. A triangular hole is cut from circular lamina of
radius 10cm such that the vertex of triangle is on Y axis Q. A symmetrical 'T' shaped lamina is made from two
and base coincides with horizontal diameter. If base of rectangles 15cm X 5cm , so that total height is 20cm. The
triangle is 20 cm and height is 10 cm. The C.G. of centroidal distance from bottom is
remaining lamina is A. 12.5 cm
A. 2.22 cm B. 7.5 cm
B. -1.55 cm C. 10 cm
C. 1.55 cm D. 11.5 cm
D. -2.22 cm Ans. A
Ans. B
Q. The Y centroidal distance of frustum of cone from
Q. Wire bend forming an arc of circle with the base with base diameter 10cm, top diameter 5cm and
subtended angle 30°, radius 10cm is symmetrical about x height 10cm is
axis. Locate C.G. A. 5 cm
A. (0, 9.88 cm) B. 4.4 cm
B. (9.88 cm, 0) C. 10 cm
C. (9.88 cm, 9.88 cm) D. 8 cm
D. (0,0) Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. The angle made by side of square lamina with
Q. The C.G. of a wire bend forming a quarter circular horizontal if suspended freely from the corner is
arc with radius 10cm is A. 45°
A. (6.366 cm, 6.366 cm) B. 90°
B. (4.244 cm, 4.244 cm) C. 0°
C. (2.387 cm, 2.387 cm) D. All of above
D. (0,0) Ans. A
Ans. A
Q. The center of gravity G is a point which locates the
Q. The C.G. of a circular stor lamina with the ……………. of a system of particles.
subtended angle 30°, radius 10cm is symmetrical about x A. area
axis is B. volume
A. (6.59 cm , 0) C. resultant weight
B. (9.88 cm, 0) D. none
C. (6.59 cm , 6.59 cm) Ans. C
D. (0,0)
Ans. A Q. For a system of n particles, the weights of particles
comprise of a system of
Q. The C.G. of a quarter circular area with radius A. non-parallel forces
10cm is B. parallel forces
A. (6.366 cm, 6.366 cm) C. both A and B

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D. none Q. For a triangle, the centroid is located at ……….
Ans. B from the base and …….. from apex.
A. one third, one fifth
Q. The location of center of gravity ……………….. B. one third, two third
that of the center of mass. C. one half, one half
A. coincides with D. none
B. is different than Ans. B
C. is away
D. none Q. If an area or a line possesses an axis of symmetry,
Ans. A its centroid C is located
A. outside the axis
Q. The centroid C is a point which defines the B. on that axis
………………… of an object. C. above the axis
A. area D. below the axis
B. volume Ans. B
C. geometric center
D. all of the above Q. If a circular stor is symmetric about x-axis, the
Ans. C centroidal x co-ordinate is
A. 2rsinθ/3θ
Q. The centroid coincides with center of mass or B. zero
center of gravity only if material composing the body is C. 4rsinθ/3θ
A. uniform D. 4rsinθ/3
B. homogeneous Ans. A
C. both A and B
D. none Q. If an arc of a circle is symmetric about x-axis, the
Ans. C centroidal y co-ordinate is
A. 4r/(3x3.14)
Q. Formulae used to locate the center of gravity B. zero
represent a balance between the sum of moments of all C. 2r/3.15
the parts of the system and the moment of …………… D. 3r/(3.14)
for the system. Ans. B
A. one part
B. two parts Q. If a semicircular arc is symmetric about y-axis, the
C. resultant centroid along x-axis is
D. all of the above A. 4r/(3x3.14)
Ans. C B. zero
C. 2r/3.14 from both axes
Q. For a triangle, the centroid is located at D. 3r/3.14
………………. from the basAns. Ans. B
A. one third height
B. two third height Q. For a quarter-circular arc lying in first quadrant,
C. one half height centroidal X and Y co-ordinates respectively are
D. none A. 2r/3.14 and 3r/3.14
Ans. A B. 3r/3.14 and 2r/3.14
C. 2r/3.14 from both axes
Q. For a triangle, the centroid is located at D. none
………………. from the apex. Ans. C
A. one third height
B. two third height Q. For a semicircular arc symmetric about x-axis,
C. one half height centroidal x co-ordinate is
D. none A. 2r/3.14
Ans. B B. 3r/3.14
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D. none Q. For a line of length 'a' passing through origin and
Ans. A inclination θ with x-axis, centroid along x is given by
A. (a/2) cos(θ)
Q. For a quarter-circular area lying in first quadrant, B. (a/2) sin(θ)
centroidal X and Y coordinates are C. a
A. 2r/3.14 and 3r/3.14 D. a/2
B. 3r/3.14 and 2r/3.14 Ans. A
C. (4r/3x3.14) from both axes
D. none Q. For a line of length 'a' passing through origin and
Ans. C inclination theta with x-axis, centroid along y is
A. (a/2) cos(θ)
Q. If a semicircular area is symmetric about y-axis, B. (a/2) sin(θ)
the centroidal y co-ordinate is C. a
A. 4r/(3x3.14) D. a/2
B. 2r/(3x3.14) Ans. B
C. 4r/(3.14)
D. 2r/(3.14) Q. From a circular area of radius R, a smaller circle of
Ans. A radius r is removed. Top half of smaller circle is in Ist
quadrant and bottom half is in fourth quadrant. R=2r. The
Q. For a quarter-elliptical area of radii a and b lying in centroid of remaining area is
first quadrant, centroidal X and Y co-ordinates A. (0,0)
respectively are B. (-r/3, 0)
A. 4a/3x3.14 and 4b/3x3.14 C. (0, r/3)
B. 3r/3.14 and 2r/3.14 D. (-r/3, r/3)
C. (4a/3x3.14) along both axes Ans. B
D. none
Ans. A Q. A square hole is removed from a thin circular
lamina, the diagonal of the square being equal to the
Q. If a semielliptical area of radii a and b is symmetric radius of circle R. One side of square coincides with
about y-axis, the centroidal y co-ordinate is diameter of circle such that top half of square is in Ist
A. 4a/(3x3.14) quadrant and bottom half is in fourth quadrant. The
B. 3r/3.14 centroid of remaining area from the center of circle is
C. 4b/(3x3.14) A. (0,0)
D. none B. (-0.877R, 0)
Ans. C C. (-0.095R, 0)
D. (0, -0.095R)
Q. If a parabolic area of height h is symmetric about Ans. B
y-axis, the centroidal x co-ordinate is
A. 3h/10 Q. For a line of length 3 m passing through origin and
B. zero inclination 40 with x-axis, centroid along x is
C. h/10 A. 1.149
D. 7h/10 B. 2
Ans. B C. 1.5
D. 1
Q. If a parabolic area is symmetric about y-axis, the Ans. A
centroid along y-axis from its base is
A. 3h/10 Q. For a line of length 2.5 m passing through origin
B. zero and inclination 45 with x-axis, centroid along y is
C. 3h/5 A. 0.883
D. 7h/10 B. 2.056
Ans. C C. 1.25
D. 1
Ans. A

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 Ans. A
Q. From a circular area of radius 4m, a smaller circle
of radius 2m is removed. Top half of smaller circle is in Q. From a circular area of radius 5m, a smaller circle
Ist quadrant and bottom half is in fourth quadrant. The of radius 2.5m is removed. Top half of smaller circles in
centroid of remaining area is Ist quadrant and bottom half is in fourth quadrant. The
A. (0,0) centroid of remaining figure is
B. (-0.667, 0) A. (0,0)
C. (0, 0.667) B. (-0.833, 0)
D. (-0.667, 0.667) C. (0, 0.833)
Ans. B D. (-0.833, 0.833)
Ans. B
Q. A square hole is removed from a thin circular
lamina, the diagonal of the square being equal to the Q. A square hole is removed from a thin circular
radius of circle 4m. One side of square coincides diameter lamina, the diagonal of the square being equal to the
of circle such that top half of square is in Ist quadrant and radius of circle 5m. One side of square coincides diameter
bottom half is in fourth quadrant.The centroid of of circle such that top half of square is in Ist quadrant and
remaining figure is bottom half is in fourth quadrant. The centroid of
A. (0,0) remaining figure is
B. (-3.508,0) A. (0,0)
C. (-2.508, 0) B. (-4.435, 0)
D. (0, -0.38) C. (2.475, 0)
Ans. B D. (0, 4.475)
Ans. B
Q. The center of mass will coincide with the centroid
provided the density of material is
A. non-uniform Q. When the net effect of given forces acting on a
B. uniform particle at rest is zero, the particle is said to be in
C. varying A. static equilibrium
D. none B. motion
Ans. B C. non-equilibrium
D. dynamic equilibrium
Q. A triangle of base b and height h has its centroid Ans. A
(h/3) from its basAns. It is valid for
A. isosceles triangle "Q. The particle acted upon by two forces will be in
B. Right angled triangle equilibrium if two forces have equal magnitude and are
C. Equilateral triangle having
D. Any shape of triangle A. same direction & collinear
Ans. D B. opposite direction but collinear
C. same direction & collinear
Q. For a line of length 2.5 m passing through origin D. opposite direction but non-collinear
and inclination 60 with x-axis, centroid along x is Ans. B
A. 0.625
B. 0.5 Q. If the resultant of forces acting on a particle
C. 2.5 originally at rest is in equilibrium then it will remain
D. 1 A. in motion
Ans. A B. at rest
C. in circular motion
Q. For a line of length 2.5 m passing through origin D. General plane motion
and inclination 60 with x-axis, centroid along y is Ans. B
A. 1.083
B. 1.75 Q. One component of resultant of forces acting on a
C. 2.5 particle is along positive side of x-axis and another along
D. 1 negative side of y-axis ,then the equilibrant will lie in

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A. First Quadrant Q. A body moving along a straight line at 20 m/s
B. second Quadrant decelerates at the rate of 4 m/s2. After 2 seconds its speed
C. Third Quadrant will be equal to
D. Fourth Quadrant A. 8 m/s
Ans. B B. 12 m/s
C. 16 m/s
Q. The force which when applied on a particle D. - 12 m/s
subjected to various forces makes the resultant force zero Ans. B
is known as
A. Resultant Q. An object moving with a speed of 5 m/s comes to
B. Inertia Force rest in 10 s, after the brakes are applied. What is the initial
C. Equilibrant velocity?
D. Gravity Force A. zero
Ans. C B. 5 m/s
C. 15 m/s
Q. The force triangle of the forces acting on a particle D. 50 m/s
in equilibrium, when drawn in tip to tail fashion, shall Ans. B
form
A. Open Triangle Q. A body moving along a straight line at 40 m/s
B. Closed Rectangle undergoes an acceleration of 4 m/s2. After 10 seconds its
C. Straight Line speed will be
D. Closed Triangle A. 20 m/s
Ans. D B. 28 m/s
C. 16 m/s
Q. The Principle of Transmissibility states that the D. 80 m/s
condition of equilibrium of a rigid body will remain Ans. D
unchanged if a force ‘F’ is replaced by equivalent force
‘P’ acting at other point if they have Q. SI unit of acceleration is __________.
A. same magnitude only A. m/s2
B. same direction only B. km/h2
C. Same magnitude and direction C. cm/s2
D. same magnitude, direction and same line of action D. km/min2
Ans. D Ans. A

Q. For the Equilibrant of co-planer non concurrent Q. Retardation is __________.

force system, the necessary and sufficient conditions are A. negative acceleration
A. Equal magnitude & same direction of Resultant B. positive acceleration
B. Equal magnitude and opposite direction of Resultant C. uniform acceleration
C. Equal magnitude & same direction and same point of D. variable acceleration
application of resultant Ans. A
D. Equal magnitude and opposite direction and same
point of application of resultant Q. When an object is moving with uniform velocity,
Ans. D what is its acceleration?
UNIT 2A A. zero
B. uniform
Q. 1 km/h = _____ m/s C. non-uniform
A. 5/18 D. negative
B. 18/5 Ans. A
C. 50/3
D. 1/3 Q. The average speed of a car which covers half the
Ans. A distance with a speed of 20 m/s and other half with a
speed of 30 m/s in equal intervals of time is _________.
A. 25 m/s

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B. 0 m/s Ans. A
C. 24 m/s
D. 2.4 m/s Q. A body travelling with a velocity of 200 m/s is
Ans. A brought to rest in 10 s. Calculate the retardation.
A. 20 ms-2
Q. Name the physical quantity that is defined as the B. 10 ms-2
rate of change of displacement. C. 15 ms-2
A. velocity D. none of the above
B. acceleration Ans. A
C. distance
D. Speed Q. A car starting from rest acquires a velocity of 36
Ans. A km/h in 5 seconds. Calculate: its acceleration
A. 3 ms-2
Q. An object moves with a constant velocity of 9.8 B. zero ms-2
m/s, its acceleration in m/ s2 is ________. C. 2 ms-2
A. 9.8 m/s2 D. none of the above
B. zero Ans. C
C. 0.98 m/s
D. 98 m/s2 Q. A body moving with an initial velocity of 36 km/h
Ans. B accelerates uniformly at the rate of 5 m/s2 for 20
seconds. Calculate the total distance travelled in 20 s
Q. A body moving along a straight line at 20 m/s A. 1400 m
undergoes an acceleration of 4 m/s2. After two seconds B. 1000 m
its speed will be ________. C. 1200 m
A. 8 m/s D. none of the above
B. 12 m/s Ans. C
C. 16 m/s
D. 28 m/s Q. A body moving with an initial velocity of 36 km/h
Ans. D accelerates uniformly at the rate of 5 m/s2 for 20
seconds. Calculate the final velocity.
Q. A car increases its speed from 20 km/h to 50 km/h A. 10 m/s2
in 10 seconds. Its acceleration is ________. B. 20 m/s2
A. 30 m/s2 C. 30 m/s2
B. 3 m/s2 D. none of the above
C. 18 m/s2 Ans. D
D. 0.83 m/s2
Ans. D Q. What is the value of gravitational constant?
A. 6.6734x10-11N m2/kg2
Q. Negative acceleration means an object is moving B. 6.6734x10-10N m2/kg2
with ________ . C. 6.6734x10-11N m/kg2
A. increasing speed D. 6.6734x10-11N m2/kg
B. decreasing speed Ans. A
C. uniform speed
D. constant speed Q. If the distance between two bodies is doubled, the
Ans. B force of attraction F between them will be _______
A. 1/4 F
Q. A body travels from A to B in 10 seconds with a B. 2 F
speed of 50 km/h and returns with a speed of 100 km/h in C. 1/2 F
5 s. Find the average speed. D. F
A. 18.5 m/s Ans. A
B. 16.5 m/s
C. 15.5 m/s Q. The force of gravitation between two bodies in the
D. none of the above universe does not depend on
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A. the distance between them
B. the product of their masses Q. The second equation of motion for a freely falling
C. the sum of their masses body starting from rest is _______.
D. the gravitational constant A. h= ut + (1/2) gt2
Ans. C B. h= ut - (1/2) gt2
C. h= (1/2) gt2
Q. When an object is thrown up, the force of gravity D. h= - (1/2) gt2
_________. Ans. C
A. Is opposite to the direction of motion
B. Is in the same direction as the direction of motion Q. The acceleration due to gravity of a body moving
C. becomes zero at the highest point against gravity is
D. increases as it rises up A. 9.8 m/s2
Ans. A B. -9.8 m/s2
C. ± 9.8 m/s2
Q. What is the final velocity of a body moving against D. 9.6 m/s
gravity when it attains the maximum height? Ans. B
A. Zero
B. u2/2g Q. The weight of an object of mass 10 kg on earth
C. h/t is_______.
D. 2gh A. 9.8 N
Ans. A B. 9.8 kg
C. 98 N
Q. A stone is dropped from a cliff. Its speed after it has D. 98 kg
fallen 100 m is Ans. C
A. 9.8 m/s
B. 44.2 m/s Q. The weight of an object of mass 15 kg at the centre
C. 19.6 m/s of the earth is _____.
D. 98 m/s A. 147 N
Ans. B B. 147 kg
C. zero
Q. A ball is thrown up and attains a maximum height D. 150 N
of 100 m. Its initial speed was Ans. C
A. 9.8 m/s
B. 44.2 m/s Q. When a body is projected vertically downwards
C. 19.6 m/s with initial velocity u then the equation describing
D. 98 m/s motions are  
Ans. B A. v = u + gt 
B. v = gt   
Q. A stone dropped from the roof of a building takes 4 C. v = u -gt                                            
seconds to reach the ground. What is the height of the D. none of the above
building? Ans. A
A. 19.6 m
B. 39.2 m Q. When body is falling down freely, then equation of
C. 156.8 m kinematics is
D. 78.4 m A. h = ut
Ans. D B. h=  1/2 gt2 
C. h = ut –1/2 gt2  
Q. The acceleration due to gravity is zero at ______. D. none of the above
A. the equator Ans. B
B. poles
C. sea level Q. When body is projected vertically upward with
D. the centre of the earth initial velocity u, then
Ans. D A. v2 = u2 + 2gh                                     
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B. v2 = 2gh                                              Q. The motion under gravity is a particular case of
C. v2 = u2 –2gh         motion under
D. none of the above A. Constant velocity
Ans. C B. Constant acceleration
C. Both a and b
Q. A motorist travelling at a speed of 72 kmph sees a D. None of above
traffic signal 200 m ahead of him turn red. Determine the Ans. B
deceleration so that he will just stop at the signal
A. -1.0 m/s2  Q. If two bodies A and B are projected upwards such
B. -2 m/s2  that the velocity of A is double the velocity of B, then the
C. -1.5 m/s2  height to which A will rise will be ----- times the height
D. -2.5 m/s2  which the body B will rise
Ans. A A. 2 times   
B.  Four  times
Q. A  motorist is travelling at 72 kmph along a straight C. Eight times
road. A traffic signal turns red and it remains red for 15 s. D.   None of the above
What must be deceleration so that at signal the velocity is Ans. B
zero
A. -1.33 m/s2 Q. A body was thrown vertically down from a tower
B. -2.33 m/s2 and traverses a distance of 40 m, during its 4th second of
C. -1.00 m/s2 its fall. Determine the initial velocity of the body. Take g
D. 1.3 m/s2 = 9.8 m/s2
Ans. A A. u = 6.7 m/s
B.   u = 7.7 m/s
Q. Two cars are travelling towards each other on a C. u = 5.7 m/s
single lane at 12 m/s and 9 m/s respectively. They D. u=8.7m/s
succeed in avoiding the collision exactly at the mid span, Ans. C
if the initial span between them is 100 m. determine the
accelerations. Q. A body starts with a velocity 10 m/s and moves in a
A. a2 = - 0.71 m/s2 a1 = - 1.44 m/s2 straight line with constant acceleration 2 m/s2. Determine
B. a2 = - 0.81 m/s2 a1 = - 1.44 m/s2 the distance travelled when velocity reaches 50 m/s
C. a2 = - 0.81 m/s2 a1 = - 1.00/s2 A. S = 600 m
D. a2 = - 0.11m/s2 a1 = - 1.6m/s2 B. S = 700 m
Ans. B C. S = 300 m
D. S = 100 m
Q. A freely falling object under gravity passes two Ans. A
points M & N 20 m apart, within 1.2 s. Determine the
velocity  Vn. Q. Car `M’ moving with a constant speed of 10 m/s.
A. Vn = 29.553 m/s Car N is behind it by 50 m with initial speed of 5 m/s. At
B.  Vn = 20.553 m/s what rate it must accelerate so that it will reach the same
C. Vn = 22.553 m/s position as reached by car M within 5 s.
D. Vn = 27.553 m/s A. 75/12 = a
Ans. C B. 75/11.5 = a
C. 75/12.5 = a
"Q. The relationship s = ut + ½ at2is applicable to the D. 75/10.5 = a
bodies those are Ans. C
"
A. Moving with any type of motion Q. A car starts from rest and moves in a straight line
B. Moving with uniform velocity with uniform acceleration. It covers 80 m in 9th second.
C. Moving with uniform acceleration Find the uniform acceleration of the car.
D. None of above A. a = 9.41 m/s2
Ans. C B. a = 8.41 m/s2
C. a = 5.41 m/s2

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D. a = 9.71 m/s2 C. Vs = 48.317 m/s
Ans. B D. Vs = 42.317 m/s
Ans. B
Q. From the top of a tower 30 m high, a stone is
thrown vertically up with a velocity of 8 m/s. After how Q. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top
much time it will hit the ground. (g = 9.8 m/s2) of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s.
A. t = 1.42 s. Determine the velocity at any instant `t’. (g = 9.8 m/s2)
B. t = 9.42 s A. V = 20 – (9.8 x t)
C. t = 3.42 s. B. V = 14 – (9.8 x t)
D. t = 3.99 s C. V = 22 – (9.8 x t)
Ans. C D. V = 2 – (9.8 x t)
Ans. B
Q. Water dips from a tap at the rate of 5 drops per
second. Determine the vertical separation between first Q. A stone thrown vertically upwards from the top of a
two drops just when 2nd drop leaves the tap. building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s. Determine
A. 0.96 m the expression for its position w.r.t. ground at any instant
B. 0.196 m `t’ (g = 9.8 m/s2)
C. 0.200 m A. S = 21 + 14 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
D. 0.100 m B. S = 21 + 14 t – ½ x 8 t2
Ans. B C. S = 21 + 16 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
D. S = 21 + 13 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
Q. Bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2 till Ans. A
it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Determine distance travelled.
A. s = 9 m Q. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top
B. s = 90 m of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s.
C. s = 50 m Determine the highest elevation reached by the stone from
D. s = 95 m ground (g = 9.8 m/s2).
Ans. B A. S = 21 + 14 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
B. S = 21 + 14 t – ½ x 8 t2
Q. Bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2 till C. S= 21 + 16 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Determine the time of travel. D. S = 21 + 13 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
A. t = 10 s Ans. A
B. t = 25 s
C. t = 15 s Q. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top
D. t=70 s of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s.
Ans. C Determine the distance travelled by the stone to reach the
highest point.
Q. A balloon is rising the velocity of 2 m/s. When a A. Actual from ground = 30m
bag of sand is released. If its height at the time of release B. Actual from ground = 31m
is 100 m, how long does it take for the sand to reach the C. Actual from ground = 71m
ground (g = 9.8 m/s2) D. Actual from ground = 21m
A. t = 4.3 s. Ans. B
B. t = 9.73 s.
C. t = 8.73 s. Q. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top
D. t = 4.73 s. of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s.
Ans. D Determine the time when stone reaches the maximum
height. g = 9.8 m/s2
Q. A balloon is rising with a velocity of 2 m/s. when a A. t = 1.429 s.
bag of sand is released. If its height at the time of release B. t = 1.400 s.
is 100 m, determine the striking velocity of the sandbag (g C. t = 1.4 s.
= 9.8 m/s2) D. t = 1.29 s.
A. Vs = 40.317 m/s Ans. A
B. Vs = 44.317 m/s

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Q. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top
of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s. Q. A particle falling freely under gravity falls 50 m in
Determine the time required for the stone to reach the certain second. Determine the velocity at the end of this
ground. g = 9.8 m/s2. second.
A. 3.900 s. A. 45.1 m/s
B. 1.944 s. B. -45.1 m/s
C. 2.944 s. C. -75.1 M/S
D. 3.944 s D. -15.1 m/s
Ans. D Ans. B

Q. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top Q. A stone is projected up from top of a building 120
of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14 m/s. m high with initial velocity of 25 m/s.. Find the time
Determine the striking velocity of stone at the ground. taken by the stone to reach the ground ( g = 9.87 m/s2)
A. V = 24.64 m/s. A. 6.12 s
B. V = 20.64 m/s. B. 1.12 s
C. V = 245.64 m/s. C. 8.12 s
D. V = 246.4 m/s. D. 8 s
Ans. A Ans. C

Q. When an object moves in a fixed direction with Q. A bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2
uniform acceleration, the speed-time graph is a till it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Determine distance
A. parabola travelled.
B. inclined straight line A. 9 m
C. ellipse B. 90 m
D. Curve C. 50 m
Ans. B D. 95 m
Ans. B
Q. A car starts from rest and covers a distance of 100
m in one second with uniform acceleration. Its Q. A bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2
acceleration is till it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Determine the time of
A. 100 m/s2 travel.
B. 50 m/s2 A. 10 s
C. 200 m/s2 B. 25s
D. none of the above C. 15 s
Ans. C D. 70 s
Ans. C
Q. From the top of a tower 30 m high, a stone is
thrown vertically up with a velocity of 8 m/s. After how Q. A bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2
much time it will hit the ground. (g = 9.8 m/s2) till it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Brakes are applied and
A. 1.42 s then it stops at B, 300 m from A. Determine the
B. 3.42 s acceleration.
C. 9.42 s A. 0.343 m/s2
D. 3.99 s B. -0.343 m/s2
Ans. B C. -1.343 m/s2
D. -0.43 m/s2
Q. A particle falling freely under gravity falls 50 m in Ans. B
certain second. Determine the initial velocity to cover
these 50 m. Q. A bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2
A. 15.9 m/s till it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Brakes are applied and
B. 50 m/s then it stops at B, 300 m from A. Determine the total time
C. 54.9 m/s of travel
D. 54 m/s A. 10 s
Ans. C B. 70 s

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C. 5 s Ans. B
D. 50 s
Ans. D Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
Q. If the gravitational acceleration at any place is in s. Particle's velocity when t =0 s and 1 s is given by
doubled, then the weight of a body will be A. -1 m/s, 0 m/s
A. g/2 B. 0 m/s, 1 m/s
B. g C. -1 m/s, 2 m/s
C. √ 2g D. 2 m/s, 2 m/s
D. 2g Ans. A
Ans. D
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
Q. The velocity of a body on reaching the ground from x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
a height h, is in s. Particle's acceleration when t=1/3 s is
A. √2gh A. 2/9 m/s2
B. 2gh B. -1/9 m/s2
C. √2g/h C. 0 m/s2
D. gh D. 1 m/s2
Ans. A Ans. C

Q. When the distance covered by an object is directly Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
proportional to time, it is said to travel with x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
A. zero velocity in s. The minimum acceleration attained by the particle is
B. constant speed A. -6 m/s2
C. constant acceleration B. -1 m/s2
D. uniform acceleration C. -2 m/s2
Ans. B D. 0 m/s2
Ans. C
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = t4-2t3+1 where x is in m and t is in Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
s. The velocity attained by the particle at 1.5 s will be x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
A. minimum in s. The minimum acceleration attained by the particle at
B. maximum t=
C. zero A. 0 s
D. none of the abovAns. B. 0.5 s
Ans. C C. 1 s
D. none of the abovAns.
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position Ans. A
x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
in s. Expression for velocity v is Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
A. v = t2 – t (m/s) x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
B. v = 3t2 - t - 1 (m/s) in s. The acceleration attained by the particle will be zero
C. v = 3t2- 2t - 1 (m/s) at
D. none of the abovAns. A. t = 1/3 s
Ans. C B. t = 0 s
C. t = 1 s
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position D. none of the abovAns.
x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is Ans. A
in s. Expression for acceleration is
A. a = t2- t (m/s2) Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
B. a = 6t - 2(m/s2) x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is
C. a = 2t - 2 (m/s2) in s. The minimum position will be attained by the
D. a = -2t2 +1 (m/s2) particle at

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A. t = 1 s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
B. t = 0 s x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
C. t = 1/3 s The minimum velocity attained by the particle is
D. none of the a boy Ans. A. -1/3 m/s
Ans. A B. -2/3 m/s
C. 0 m/s
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position D. 1 m/s
x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where x is in m and t is Ans. C
in s. The minimum position attained by the particle will
be Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
A. 1m x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
B. 2m The minimum velocity is attained by the particle at t =
C. 0m A. 0 s
D. none of the abovAns. B. 0.5 s
Ans. C C. 1 s
D. none of the abovAns.
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position Ans. A
x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in
s. Expression for velocity v is Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
A. v = t2 +10 (m/s) x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
B. v = 3t2+ 10 (m/s) The minimum acceleration attained by the particle is
C. v = 6t2 (m/s) A. -1 m/s2
D. none of the abovAns. B. -2 m/s2
Ans. C C. 0 m/s2
D. 2 m/s2
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position Ans. C
x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in
s. Expression for acceleration is Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
A. a = 3t2+10t (m/s2) x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
B. a = 12t (m/s2) The minimum acceleration attained by the particle at t =
C. a = 2t - 10 (m/s2) A. 0 s
D. a = -2t2 +5 (m/s2) B. 0.5 s
Ans. B C. 1 s
D. none of the abovAns.
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position Ans. A
x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
Particle's velocity when t =0 s and 1 s is given by Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
A. 0 m/s, 6 m/s x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
B. 1 m/s, 6 m/s The velocity attained by the particle will be zero at
C. 0 m/s, 10 m/s A. t = 0 s
D. 2 m/s, 4 m/s B. t = 2 s
Ans. A C. t = 1 s
D. none of the abovAns.
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position Ans. A
x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in
s. Particle's acceleration when t =1 s is Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
A. 0 m/s2 x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s.
B. -1 m/s2 The acceleration attained by the particle will be zero at
C. 12 m/s2 A. t = 0 s
D. 6 m/s2 B. t = 0.5 s
Ans. C C. t = 1 s
D. none of the abovAns.
Ans. A

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 Ans. C
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
The minimum position will be attained by the particle at x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is in m and t is in s.
A. t = 0 s Particle's velocity is zero when t =
B. t = 0.5 s A. 0 s
C. t = 1 s B. 1 s
D. none of the abovAns. C. 2 s
Ans. A D. none of the abovAns.
Ans. A
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x is in m and t is in s. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity
The minimum position attained by the particle will be v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where v is in m/s and t is in s.
A. 0 m Expression for acceleration is
B. 3 m A. a = 4t-8 (m/s2)
C. 10 m B. a = 4t +8 (m/s2)
D. none of the abovAns. C. a = 2t (m/s2)
Ans. C D. a = 2t2 (m/s2)
Ans. A
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is in m and t is in s. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
Expression for velocity v is from x = -6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where
A. v = t5 – 2t3 (m/s) v is in m/s and t is in s. Expression for position x is
B. v = 3t5+4t3 + 1 (m/s) A. x = 4t-8 (m)
C. v = 6t5- 8t3 (m/s) B. x = 4t (m)
D. none of the abovAns. C. x = 2t - 4 (m)
Ans. C D. x = 2t3/3-4t2 – 6 (m)
Ans. D
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is in m and t is in s. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity
Expression for acceleration is v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where v is in m/s and t is in s.
A. a = 6t4-6t2 (m/s2) Particle's acceleration when t = 2 s is
B. a = 30t4 - 24t2 (m/s2) A. 8 m/s2
C. a = 2t4 -4t2 (m/s2) B. 4 m/s2
D. a = -2t2 +5 (m/s2) C. 0 m/s2
Ans. B D. 1 m/s2
Ans. C
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is in m and t is in s. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
Particle's velocity when t =0 s and 1 s is given by from x = -6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2- 8 where
A. 0 m/s, -2 m/s v is in m/s and t is in s. Particle's position x when t = 1 s is
B. 0 m/s, 2 m/s A. -40/3 m
C. -1 m/s, 0 m/s B. 0 m
D. none of the abovAns. C. 15 m
Ans. A D. none of the abovAns.
Ans. A
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position
x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is in m and t is in s. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
Particle's acceleration when t =0 s is from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2- 8t where
A. 1 m/s2 v is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum velocity attained by
B. -1 m/s2 the particle is
C. 0 m/s2 A. 8 m/s
D. 1 m/s2 B. 0 m/s

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C. -8 m/s
D. none of the abovAns. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
Ans. C from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where v
is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum position attained by
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting the particle at
from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2- 8t where A. t = 3 s
v is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum velocity will be B. t = 0 s
attained by the particle at t = C. t = 1 s
A. 2/3 s D. t = 2 s
B. 2 s Ans. D
C. 0 s
D. none of the abovAns. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity
Ans. B v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v is in m/s and t is in
s. If at t = 0 s, x = 0 m, particle's velocity when t =1 s and
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting 2 s is given by
from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where v A. 0 m/s, 5 m/s
is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum position x attained by B. 9 m/s, 13 m/s
the particle is C. 13 m/s, 21 m/s
A. -2 m D. 9 m/s, 21 m/s
B. 0 m Ans. D
C. -8 m
D. none of the abovAns. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity
Ans. D v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v is in m/s and t is in
s. Expression for acceleration is
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting A. a = 4t+5 (m/s2)
from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where v B. a = 8t (m/s2)
is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum acceleration will be C. a = 2t (m/s2)
attained by the particle at t = D. x = 4t3/3+5t (m)
A. 1 s Ans. B
B. 0 s
C. 2 s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
D. none of the abovAns. from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v
Ans. B is in m/s and t is in s. Expression for position x is
A. x= 4t+5 (m)
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting B. x = 8t (m)
from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t (m/s) C. x = 2t (m)
where t is in s. The zero velocity will be attained by the D. x = 4t3/3+5t (m)
particle at t = Ans. D
A. t = 2 and 4 s
B. t = 0 and 2 s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity
C. t = 1 and 2 s v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v is in m/s and t is in
D. t = 0 and 4 s s. Particle's acceleration when t =2 s is
Ans. D A. 8 m/s2
B. 16 m/s2
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting C. 0 m/s2
from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v = 2t2-8t where v D. 1 m/s2
is in m/s and t is in s. The acceleration attained by the Ans. B
particle will be zero at
A. t = 2 s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
B. t = 0 s from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v
C. t = 1 s is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum velocity attained by
D. none of the abovAns. the particle is
Ans. A A. 8 m/s

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B. 4 m/s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting
C. 0 m/s from x = 1m, velocity v is expressed by v = 3t2- 2t - 1
D. none of the abovAns. where v is in m/s and t is in s. Expression for position x is
Ans. D A. x= 6t+10 (m)
B. x = 6t (m)
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting C. x = 2t +5 (m)
from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v D. x = t3- t2 – t +1 (m)
is in m/s and t is in s. The zero velocity will be attained by Ans. D
the particle at t =
A. 2 s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
B. 4 s acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1(m/s2) where t is in
C. 0 s s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s Expression for
D. none of the abovAns. position x is
Ans. D A. x = 4t3/3+5t +10 (m)
B. x = t3/3-t2/2-10t + 5 (m)
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting C. x = 4t2+5t +10 (m)
from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where D. none of the abovAns.
v is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum position attained by Ans. B
the particle is
A. 2 m Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
B. 4 m acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is
C. 0 m in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s Expression for
D. none of the abovAns. velocity v is
Ans. C A. v = 4t2 + 5 (m/s)
B. v = t2+2t + 5 (m/s)
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting C. v = t2- t - 10 (m/s)
from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v D. none of the abovAns.
is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum acceleration attained Ans. C
by the particle is
A. 2 m/s2 "Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
B. -1 m/s2 acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is
C. 0 m/s2 in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s, particle's
D. none of the abovAns. velocity when t=1s is
Ans. C A. 0
B. -10
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line starting C. 15
from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v D. none of the abovAns.
is in m/s and t is in s. Particle's position x =0 m when t = Ans. B
A. 0 s
B. 1 s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
C. 3 s acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is
D. none of the abovAns. in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s, particle's
Ans. A position when t =1s is
A. 10 m
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity B. 5.167 m
v is expressed by v = 3t2- 2t - 1 where v is in m/s and t is C. -5.167 m
in s. Expression for acceleration is D. none of the abovAns.
A. a = 3t-2 (m/s2) Ans. C
B. a = 6t -2 (m/s2)
C. a = 3t (m/s2) Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
D. a = 3t2 (m/s2) acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is
Ans. B in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum
velocity attained by the particle is

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A. -10 m/s D. none of the abovAns.
B. -13 m/s Ans. A
C. -10.25 m/s
D. 0 m/s Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
Ans. C acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position will be attained by the particle at
acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is A. t = 3.7 s
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum B. t = 0 s
velocity will be attained by the particle at t = C. t = 0.5 s
A. 2/3 s D. none of the abovAns.
B. 2 s Ans. A
C. 1 s
D. none of the abovAns. Q. For a particle moving along a straight line,
Ans. D acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, position attained by the particle will be
acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is A. 5 m
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum B. 0 m
acceleration attained by the particle is C. -10.25 m
A. -1/3 m/s2 D. 21.96m
B. -2 m/s2 Ans. D
C. none of the abovAns.
D. 0 m/s2 Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in
Ans. C resisting medium, velocity v is expressed by v = voe-kt
(m/s), where t is in s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m and
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, v = vo m/s. The expression for acceleration a of the
acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is particle is
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum A. a =kv (m/s2)
acceleration will be attained by the particle at t = B. a = -kv (m/s2)
A. 0 s C. a = -kv2 (m/s2)
B. 2 s D. none of the abovAns.
C. 1 s Ans. B
D. none of the abovAns.
Ans. A Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in
resisting medium, velocity v is expressed by v = voe-kt
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, (m/s), where t is in s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m and
acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is v = vo m/s. The expression for position x of the particle is
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The velocity A. x = (1 + e-kt )vo/k (m)
attained by the particle will be zero at B. x = (1- e-kt )vo/k m)
A. t = 3.7 s C. x = (vo + 1) e-kt (m)
B. t = 0 s D. none of the abovAns.
C. t = 1.7 s Ans. A
D. none of the abovAns.
Ans. A Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in
resisting medium, position x is expressed by x = (1 + e-
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line, kt ) vo/k (m), where t is in s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x =
acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2) where t is 0 m and v = vo m/s. The expression for velocity v of the
in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The particle is
acceleration attained by the particle will be zero at A. v = e-kt – vo (m/s)
A. t = 0.5 s B. v = e-kt (m/s)
B. t = 0 s C. v = voe-kt (m/s)
C. t = 1 s D. none of the abovAns.

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Ans. C D. none of the abovAns.
Ans. C
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in
resisting medium, acceleration a is expressed by a = -kv Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in
(m/s2) where k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m and v = vo resisting medium, velocity v is expressed by v = vo - kx
m/s. The expression for position x of the particle is (m/s) where x is in m, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m
A. x = -(v - vo)/k (m) and v = vo m/s. The expression for position x of the
B. (v + vo) /k (m) particle is
C. x = (vo + 1) k (m) A. x = -(v - vo)/k (m)
D. none of the abovAns. B. x = (v + vo) /k (m)
Ans. A C. x = (vo + 1) k (m)
D. none of the abovAns.
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in Ans. A
resisting medium, position x is expressed by x =
-(V- Vo)/k (m) where V is in m/s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 Q. In the case of a rectilinear uniform motion,
s, x = 0 m and V = Vo m/s. The expression for distance-time graph is a
acceleration a of the particle is A. parabola
A. kV (m/s2) B. straight line
B. -kV (m/s2) C. curved line
C. -kV2 (m/s2) D. rectangle
D. none of the abovAns. Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. When a graph of one quantity versus another ,
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in results in a straight line, the quantities are
resisting medium, acceleration a is expressed by a = -kv A. directly proportional
(m/s2) where v is in m/s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 B. constant
m and v = vo m/s. The expression for velocity v of the C. inversely proportional
particle is D. independent of each other
A. v = vo -1 (m/s) Ans. A
B. v = vo + kx (m/s)
C. v = vo - kx (m/s) Q. What do you infer, if S-t graphs of two cyclists
D. none of the abovAns. meet at a point?
Ans. C A. They collide
B. They pass each other
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in C. They are at rest
resisting medium, velocity v is expressed by v = vo - kx D. They are starting from rest
(m/s) where x is in m, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m Ans. B
and v = vo m/s. The expression for acceleration a of the
particle is Q. Name the physical quantity which we get from
A. a = -kv (m/s2) slope of S-t graph.
B. a =kv (m/s2) A. Speed
C. a = -kv2 (m/s2) B. Displacement
D. none of the abovAns. C. Distance
Ans. A D. Time
Ans. A
Q. For a particle moving along a straight line in
resisting medium, position x is expressed by x = -(v - Q. Distance-time graph is a straight line for
vo)/k (m) where v is in m/s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = __________ motion.
0 m and v = vo m/s. The expression for velocity v of the A. variable
particle is B. non uniform
A. v = vo -1 (m/s) C. rectilinear
B. v = vo + kx (m/s) D. circular
C. v = vo - kx (m/s) Ans. C

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Q. The slope of a v-t graph gives ________. Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 35 km/h in
A. acceleration north direction and 40 km/h in south direction,
B. velocity respectively. Determine the relative velocity of with B
C. speed respect to A.
D. distance A. 75 km/h due North
Ans. A B. 5 km/h due South
C. 75 km/h due South
Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 km/h D. 5 km/h due North
and 40 km/h, respectively in opposite directions. Ans. C
Determine the relative velocity of A with respect to B.
A. 95 km/h in opposite direction to B Q. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are
B. 15 km/h in the direction of B travelling at speeds of 75 km/h in north direction and 67
C. 95 km/h in the direction of B km/h in East direction, respectively. Determine the
D. 15 km/h in the opposite direction to B magnitude of relative velocity of A with respect to B.
Ans. A A. 100.57 km/h
B. 80.57 km/h
Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 km/h C. 120.75 km/h
and 40 km/h, respectively in opposite directions. D. 115.75 km/h
Determine the relative velocity of B with respect to A. Ans. A
A. 95 km/h in opposite direction to A
B. 15 km/h in the direction of A Q. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are
C. 95 km/h in the direction of A travelling at speeds of 75 km/h in north direction and 67
D. 15 km/h in the opposite direction to A km/h in East direction, respectively. Determine the
Ans. A direction of relative velocity of A with respect to B.
A. 45.530 N of W
Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 km/h B. 45.530 N of E
and 40 km/h, respectively in the same direction. C. 48.220 N of W
Determine the relative velocity of A with respect to B. D. 48.220 N of E
A. 95 km/h in opposite direction to B Ans. C
B. 15 km/h in the direction of B
C. 95 km/h in the direction of B Q 1 On a two lane road, truck is travelling at a speed of
D. 15 km/h in the opposite direction to B 100 km/h and car overtakes it with speed of 126 km/h in
Ans. B the direction. Determine the relative velocity of Car with
respect to truck.
Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 km/h A. 226 km/h in the direction of truck
and 40 km/h, respectively in the same direction. B. 26 km/h in the direction of truck
Determine the relative velocity of B with respect to A. C. 52 km/h in the direction of truck
A. 95 km/h in opposite direction to A D. 126 km/h in the direction of truck
B. 15 km/h in opposite direction to A Ans. B
C. 95 km/h in the direction of A
D. 15 km/h in the opposite direction to B Q. On a two lane road, truck is travelling at a speed of
Ans. B 100 km/h and car overtakes it with speed of 126 km/h in
the direction. Determine the relative velocity of truck
Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 35 km/h in with respect to car.
north direction and 40 km/h in south direction, A. 226 km/h in the direction of car
respectively. Determine the relative velocity of A with B. 26 km/h in opposite direction of car
respect to B. C. 52 km/h in the direction of car
A. 75 km/h due North D. 126 km/h in the opposite direction of car
B. 5 km/h due South Ans. B
C. 75 km/h due South
D. 5 km/h due North Q. On a two way road, bus is travelling with speed of
Ans. A 90 km/h and rickshaw is approaching it with a speed of 50

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km/h in the opposite direction. Determine the magnitude a speed of 111 km/h in due west direction. Determine the
of relative velocity of bus with respect to rickshaw. direction of relative velocity of first particle with the
A. 40 km/h in the direction of rickshaw second.
B. 90 km/h in the direction of rickshaw A. 61.670 N of W
C. 120 km/h in opposite direction to rickshaw B. 85.530 N of W
D. 140 km/h in opposite direction to rickshaw C. 61.670 S of E
Ans. D D. 75.250 N of W
Ans. C
Q. On a two way road, bus is travelling with speed of
90 km/h and rickshaw is approaching it with a speed of 50 Q. A car is moving with a speed of 89 km/h in 45 ˚
km/h in the opposite direction. Determine the magnitude South of East direction. Another car is moving with a
of relative velocity of rickshaw with respect to bus. speed of 101 km/h in due west direction. Determine the
A. 40 km/h in the direction of bus. magnitude of relative velocity of first car with the second.
B. 90 km/h in the direction of bus A. 175.59 km/h
C. 140 km/h in the opposite direction to bus. B. 185.15 km/h
D. 120 km/h in the opposite direction to bus C. 187.89 km/h
Ans. C D. 195.13 km/h
Ans. A
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 102 km/h in 45
˚ North of west direction. Another particle is moving with Q. A car is moving with a speed of 89 km/h in 45 ˚
a speed of 111 km/h in due west direction. Determine the South of East direction. Another car is moving with a
magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the speed of 101 km/h in due west direction. Determine the
second. direction of relative velocity of first car with the second.
A. 81.93 km/h A. 61.670 N of W
B. 85.15 km/h B. 85.530 N of W
C. 87.89 km/h C. 75.250 N of W
D. 95.13 km/h D. 21.000 S of E
Ans. A Ans. D

Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 102 km/h in 45 Q. A car is moving with a speed of 89 km/h in 30 ˚
˚ North of west direction. Another particle is moving with South of west direction. Another car is moving with a
a speed of 111 km/h in due west direction. Determine the speed of 101 km/h in due East direction. Determine the
direction of relative velocity of first particle with the magnitude of relative velocity of first car with the second.
second. A. 196.75 km/h
A. 85.530 N of W B. 183.55 km/h
B. 61.670 N of E C. 157.55 km/h
C. 75.250 N of W D. 195.13 km/h
D. 70.270 S of W Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. A car is moving with a speed of 89 km/h in 30 ˚
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 102 km/h in 45 South of west direction. Another car is moving with a
˚ South of west direction. Another particle is moving with speed of 101 km/h in due East direction. Determine the
a speed of 111 km/h in due west direction. Determine the direction of relative velocity of first car with the second.
magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the A. 14.030 N of W
second. B. 23.160 N of W
A. 85.15 km/h C. 14.030 S of W
B. 87.89 km/h D. 24.670 S of E
C. 95.13 km/h Ans. C
D. 81.93 km/h
Ans. D Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in 300
North of East direction. Another particle is moving with a
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 102 km/h in 45 speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the
˚ South of west direction. Another particle is moving with

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magnitude of relative velocity of second particle with the Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and
first. 40 m/s, respectively in opposite directions. Car A has
A. 149.50 km/h acceleration 10 m/s2 and B is moving with constant
B. 49.50 km/h velocity. Determine the relative velocity of B with respect
C. 67.69 km/h to A at t= 2 s.
D. 59.33 km/h A. 90 m/s in the opposite direction to A
Ans. B B. 95 m/s in the opposite direction to A
C. 115 m/s in the opposite direction to A
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in 300 D. 110 m/s in the opposite direction to A
North of East direction. Another particle is moving with a Ans. C
speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the
direction of relative velocity of second particle with the Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and
first. 40 m/s, respectively in the same direction. Car A has
A. 53.010 S of E acceleration 25 m/s2 and B is moving with constant
B. 13.160 N of W velocity. Determine the relative velocity of A with respect
C. 44.030 S of W to B at t= 3 s.
D. 59.150 S of E A. 100 m/s in the direction of B
Ans. D B. 125 m/s in the direction of B
C. 115 m/s in the direction of B
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in D. 90 m/s in the direction of B.
South of East direction. Another particle is moving with a Ans. D
speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the
magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and
second. 40 m/s, respectively in the same direction. Car A has
A. 71.55 km/h acceleration 25 m/s2 and B is moving with constant
B. 39.50 km/h velocity. Determine the relative velocity of B with respect
C. 123.11 km/h to A at t= 3 s.
D. 67. 93 km/h A. 115 m/s in opposite direction to A
Ans. A B. 90 m/s in opposite direction to A
C. 100 m/s in opposite direction to A
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in D. 125 m/s in opposite direction to A
East-West direction. Another particle is moving with a Ans. B
speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the
direction of relative velocity of first particle with the Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 35 m/s in
second. north direction and 40 m/s in south direction, respectively.
A. 53.160 N of W Car A has acceleration 20 m/s2 and B is moving with
B. 57.120 S of W constant velocity. Determine the magnitude of relative
C. 59.150 N of E velocity of A with respect to B at t =1s.
D. 49.150 S of E A. 95 m/s in the due North
Ans. B B. 100 m/s in the due North
C. 125 m/s in the due North
Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and D. 105 m/s in the due North
40 m/s, respectively in opposite directions. Car A has Ans. A
acceleration 10 m/s2 and B is moving with constant
velocity. Determine the relative velocity of A with respect Q. A swimmer can swim in still water at a rate 4.0
to B at t= 2 s. km/h. If he swims in a river flowing at 3.0 km/h and
A. 95 m/s in the opposite direction to B keeps his direction (with respect to water) perpendicular
B. 110 m/s in the opposite direction to B to the current, find his velocity with respect to the ground.
C. 90 m/s in the opposite direction to B A. 6 km/h
D. 115 m/s in the opposite direction to B B. 5 km/h
Ans. D C. 7 km/h
D. 4 km/h
Ans. B

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Q. A swimmer can swim in still water at a rate 4.0 Q. A man can swim at a speed of 3 km/h in still water.
km/h. If he swims in a river flowing at 3.0 km/h and He wants to cross a 500 m wide river flowing at 2 km/h.
keeps his direction (with respect to water) perpendicular He keeps himself always at an angle of 120˚ with the river
to the current, find angle made by him with the direction flow while swimming. Find the angle of swimmer with
of river flow. respect to ground.
A. 50.13 A. 90
B. 52.13 B. 75.11
C. 53.13 C. 70.11
D. 54.13 D. 79.11
Ans. C Ans. D

Q. A man is walking on a level road at a speed of 3.0 Q. A man can swim at a speed of 3 km/h in still water.
km/h. rain drops fall vertically with a speed of 4.0 km/h. He wants to cross a 500 m wide river flowing at 2 km/h.
Find the magnitude of velocity of the raindrops with He keeps himself always at an angle of 120˚ with the river
respect to the man. flow while swimming. Find the velocity of swimmer with
A. 3 km/h respect to ground.
B. 4 km/h A. 2.20 km/h
C. 6 km/h B. 2.80 km/h
D. 5 km/h C. 2.64 km/h
Ans. D D. 2.90 km/h
Ans. C
Q. A man is walking on a level road at a speed of 3.0
km/h. rain drops fall vertically with a speed of 4.0 km/h. Q. A man can swim at a speed of 3 km/h in still water.
and Find angle with vertical in which rain drop hits his He wants to cross a 500 m wide river flowing at 2 km/h.
body. He keeps himself always at an angle of 120˚ with the river
A. 32.86 flow while swimming. Find the component of velocity
B. 36.87 across the river of man with respect to ground.
C. 38.87 A. 2.2 km/h
D. 40.87 B. 2.6 km/h
Ans. B C. 2.75 km/h
D. 3.1 km/h
Q. A man can swim in still water at a speed of 3 km/h. Ans. B
He wants to cross a river that flows at 1.2 km/h and reach
the point directly opposite to this starting point. In which Q. A man can swim at a speed of 3 km/h in still water.
direction should he try to swim (that is, find the angle his He wants to cross a 500 m wide river flowing at 2 km/h.
body makes with the river flow)? He keeps himself always at an angle of 120˚ with the river
A. 40.81 flow while swimming. Find the time he takes to cross the
B. 41.81 river.
C. 42.18 A. 0.29 hr.
D. 48.18 B. 0.23 hr.
Ans. D C. 0.25 hr.
D. 0.19 hr.
Q. A man can swim in still water at a speed of 3 km/h. Ans. D
He wants to cross a river that flows at 2 km/h and reach
the point directly opposite to this starting point. How Q. A man can swim at a speed of 3 km/h in still water.
much time will he take to cross the river which is 500 m. He wants to cross a 500 m wide river flowing at 2 km/h.
wide? He keeps himself always at an angle of 120˚ with the river
A. 0.22 hr flow while swimming. At what point on the opposite bank
B. 0.20hr will he arrivAns.
C. 0.24 hr A. 0.096 km
D. 0.26 hr B. 0.076 km
Ans. A C. 0.063 km

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D. 0.055km B. 30˚ east of north
Ans. A C. 30˚ north of west
D. 60˚ east of north.
Q. A man standing on a road has to hold his umbrella Ans. A
at 30˚ with the vertical to keep the rain away. He throws
the umbrella and starts running at 10 km/h. He finds that Q. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5
raindrops are hitting his head vertically. Find the speed of meters per minutAns. A man on the south bank of the
raindrops with respect to the road. river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in
A. 8 km/h still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest
B. 10 km/h timAns. How much will be his speed with respect to
C. 20 km/h ground?
D. 12 km/h A. 15.18 m/min
Ans. C B. 13.18 m/min
C. 12.18 m/min
Q. A man standing on a road has to hold his umbrella D. 11.18 m/min
at 30˚ with the vertical to keep the rain away. He throws Ans. D
the umbrella and starts running at 10 km/h. He finds that
raindrops are hitting his head vertically. Find the speed of Q. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5
raindrops with respect to the moving man. meters per minutAns. A man on the south bank of the
A. 17.32 km/h river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in
B. 22.34 km/h still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest
C. 22 km/h timAns. How much will be the angle between the man
D. 25 km/h and the river bank?
Ans. A A. 65.43
B. 60.43
Q. A man running on a horizontal road at 8 km/h finds C. 63.43
the rain falling vertically. He increases his speed to 12 D. 61.43
km/h and finds that the drops make angle 30˚ with the Ans. C
vertical. Find the speed of the rain with respect to the
road. Q. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5
A. 6.92 km/h meters per minutAns. A man on the south bank of the
B. 10.58 km/h river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in
C. 15.29 km/h still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest
D. 16.29 km/h timAns. How much will be the shortest time required
Ans. B by him to cross the river of 500m width?
A. 60 min
Q. A man running on a horizontal road at 8 km/h finds B. 50 min
the rain falling vertically. He increases his speed to 12 C. 52 min
km/h and finds that the drops make angle 30˚ with the D. 55 min
vertical. Find the direction of the rain with respect to the Ans. B
road.
A. 41.1 Q. A river 400 m wide is flowing at a rate of 2.0 m/s.
B. 45.1 A boat is sailing at a velocity of 10 m/s. with respect to
C. 40.9 the water, in a direction perpendicular to the river. Find
D. 54.2 the time taken by the boat to reach the opposite bank.
Ans. C A. 40 s.
B. 30 s.
Q. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 C. 50 s.
meters per minutAns. A man on the south bank of the D. 60 s.
river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in Ans. A
still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest
timAns. He should swim in a direction Q. A river 400 m wide is flowing at a rate of 2.0 m/s.
A. due north A boat is sailing at a velocity of 10 m/s. with respect to

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the water, in a direction perpendicular to the river. How magnitude of relative velocity of rickshaw with respect to
far from the point directly opposite to the starting point bus after t=2 seconds.
does the boat reach the opposite bank? A. 125 m/s
A. 70 m B. 165 m/s
B. 80 m C. 155 m/s
C. 90 m D. 145 m/s
D. 100 m Ans. C
Ans. B
Q. Car A is moving with a speed of 102 m/s in 30 0
Q. A river 400 m wide is flowing at a rate of 2.0 m/s. south of west direction. Car B is moving with a speed of
A boat is sailing at a velocity of 10 m/s. with respect to 111 m/s in due west direction. Car B has deceleration 30
the water, in a direction perpendicular to the river. Find m/s2 and A is moving with constant velocity. Determine
velocity of boat with respect to river bank the magnitude of relative velocity of car B with respect to
A. 10,198 m/s. car A at t=0.5 s.
B. 11.198 m/s A. 51.57 m/s
C. 12.198 m/s. B. 62.37 m/s
D. 13.198 m/s. C. 81.45 m/s
Ans. A D. 91.05 m/s
Ans. A
Q. A river 400 m wide is flowing at a rate of 2.0 m/s.
A boat is sailing at a velocity of 10 m/s. with respect to Q. Car A is moving with a speed of 102 m/s in south
the water, in a direction perpendicular to the river. Angle of west direction. Car B is moving with a speed of 111
made by the boat with respect to the banks. m/s in due west direction. Car B has deceleration 30 m/s2
A. 75.69 and A is moving with constant velocity. Determine the
B. 72.69 direction of relative velocity of car B with respect to car
C. 78.69 A at t= 0.5 s.
D. 70.69 A. 63.170 N of W
Ans. C B. 73.010 N of W
C. 81.460 N of W
Q. A swimmer wishes to cross a 500 m wide river D. 45.380 N of W
flowing at 5 km/h. His speed with respect to water is 3 Ans. C
km/h. If he heads in a direction making an angle ө with
the flow, find the time in hours he takes to cross the river. Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 92 m/s in due
A. 1/(16sinө) east direction. Another particle is moving with a speed of
B. 1/(60sinө) 75 m/s in due south-west direction. Both the particles
C. 1/(sinө) have uniform deceleration of 10 m/s2. Determine the
D. 1/(6sinө) magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the
Ans. D second at t = 5 seconds.
A. 51.65 m/s
Q. A swimmer wishes to cross a 500 m wide river B. 62.24 m/s
flowing at 5 km/h. His speed with respect to water is 3 C. 71.54 m/s
km/h. find the shortest possible time in hours to cross the D. 67.32 m/s
river. Ans. B
A. 1/16
B. 1/6 Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 92 m/s in due
C. 1/60 east direction. Another particle is moving with a speed of
D. 1/26 75 m/s in due south-west direction. Both the particles
Ans. B have uniform deceleration of 10 m/s2. Determine the
magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the
Q. On a two way road, bus is travelling with a speed of second at t = 5 seconds.
90 m/s and an acceleration of 10 m/s2 and rickshaw is A. 53.660 N of E
approaching it with a speed of 65 m/s in the opposite B. 33.350 N of E
direction with deceleration of 10 m/s2. Determine the C. 28.440 N of E

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D. 16.500 N of E m/s2.Determine the direction of relative velocity of A
Ans. D with respect to B at t =2.5 s.
A. 46.170 N of W
Q. At the instant shown, cars A and B are travelling at B. 59.740 N of W
speeds of 55 m/s and 40 m/s, respectively in opposite C. 87.420 N of W
directions. Car B has deceleration 10 m/s2 and car A has D. 73.550 N of W
acceleration of 5 m/s2. Determine the magnitude of Ans. C
relative velocity of A with respect to B at t = 2 s.
A. 95 m/s Q. On a two lane road, truck is travelling at a speed of
B. 25 m/s 100 m/s and car overtakes it with speed of 126 m/s in the
C. 45 m/s direction. Car has deceleration of 25 m/s2 and truck is
D. 85 m/s moving with constant velocity. Determine the magnitude
Ans. D of relative velocity of car with respect to truck at t =1 s.
A. 226 m/s
Q. At the instant shown, cars A and B are travelling at B. 26 m/s
speeds of 55 m/s and 50 m/s, respectively in the same C. 201 m/s
direction. Car A and B have deceleration 10 m/s2 and 15 D. 1 m/s
m/s2 respectively. Determine the magnitude of relative Ans. D
velocity of A with respect to B at t = 3 s.
A. 105m/s Q. On a two way road, bus is travelling with speed of
B. 5m/s 89 m/s and rickshaw is approaching it with a speed of 55
C. 20m/s m/s in the opposite direction. Bus and Rickshaw have
D. 30m/s deceleration of 20 m/s2 each. Determine the magnitude of
Ans. C relative velocity of bus with respect to rickshaw at t =2 s.
A. 34 m/s
"Q. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 37 m/s in B. 64 m/s
north direction and 28 m/s in south direction, respectively. C. 84 m/s
Car B has deceleration of 12 m/s2 and Car A has D. 114 m/s
acceleration of 6 m/s2. Determine the magnitude of Ans. B
relative velocity of Car A with respect to Car B at t =1.5s.
" "Q. Aeroplane A is moving with a speed of 132 m/s in
A. 36 m/s 45 North of West directions. Another plane B is moving
B. 56 m/s with a speed of 101 m/s in 30 South of West direction.
C. 65 m/s Second plane B has deceleration of 30 m/s2 and A has
D. 9 m/s acceleration of 10m/s2. Determine the magnitude of
Ans. B relative velocity of first plane with the second at t=2
seconds.
Q. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are A. 134.77 m/s
travelling at speeds of 75 m/s in north direction and 67 B. 164.87 m/s
m/s in East direction, respectively. Car B has deceleration C. 146.83 m/s
of 25 m/s2 and motor A has acceleration of 10 D. 154.67 m/s
m/s2.Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of A Ans. C
with respect to B at t =2.5 s.
A. 100.10 m/s Q. Aeroplane A is moving with a speed of 132 m/s in
B. 104.50 m/s 450 North of West directions. Another plane B is moving
C. 95.50 m/s with a speed of 101 m/s in 300South of West direction.
D. 102.15 m/s Second plane B has deceleration of 30 m/s2 and A has
Ans. A acceleration of 10m/s2. Determine the direction of
relative velocity of first plane with the second at t=2
Q. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are seconds.
travelling at speeds of 75 m/s in north direction and 67 A. 63.970 N of W
m/s in East direction, respectively. Car B has deceleration B. 60.650 N of W
of 25 m/s2 and motor A has acceleration of 10 C. 55.630 N of W

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D. 57.780 N of W and W1 being suspended freely, the tension T in the string
Ans. B is given by
A. W1 W2 / (W1 + W2)
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 62 m/s in due B. 2W1 W2 / (W1 + W2)
east direction with a deceleration of 10 m/s2. Another C. 3W1 W2 / (W1 + W2)
particle is moving with a speed of 35 m/s in due north D. 4 W1 W2 / (W1 + W2)
direction with an acceleration of 20 m/s2. Determine the Ans. A
magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the
second after 1 s. Q. When two bodies of weights W1 and W2 (with W1
A. 34.17 m/s > W2) connected by a string passing over a smooth pulley
B. 64.80 m/s , W1 being suspended freely and W2 lying on smooth
C. 46.38 m/s inclined plane with inclination angle a, the tension T in
D. 75.69 m/s the string is given by
Ans. D A. W1 W2( 1+ sin a ) / 2 (W1 + W2)
B. W1 W2 ( 1+ sin a ) / (W1 + W2)
Q. A particle is moving with a speed of 62 m/s in due C. W1 W2 / (W1 + W2)
east direction with a deceleration of 10 m/s2. Another D. none of the above
particle is moving with a speed of 35 m/s in due north Ans. B
direction with an acceleration of 20 m/s2. Determine the
of direction relative velocity of first particle with the Q. A body of weight 80 N is being pulled by another
second after 1 s. body of weight 50 N along a smooth horizontal plane with
A. 46.610 S of E the help of smooth pulley and a string arrangement.
B. 62.630 S of E Weight 50 N is resting on a horizontal floor and 80N is
C. 35.660 S of E being suspended freely. The tension T in this case would
D. 49.780 S of E be
Ans. A A. 30.8N
B. 35.8N
Q. Ship A is sailing at a 4.51 m/s velocity in 79.130 C. 40.8N
south of west direction. Ship B is sailing at 0.8 m/s D. 45.8N
velocity in 25 north of east direction in the same port. Ans. A
Determine the magnitude of velocity of ship B observed
by ship A.
A. 5.02 m/s UNIT 2B
B. 5.00 m/s
C. 4.88 m/s Q. An elevator has a downward acceleration of 1.5 m/
D. 5.52 m/s s2 .Find pressure transmitted by a man of mass 60 kg
Ans. A travelling in the lift.
A. 490.6N
Q. Ship A is sailing at a 4.51 m/s velocity in 79.130 B. 492.6N
south of west direction. Ship B is sailing at 0.8 m/s C. 494.6N
velocity in 250 north of east direction in the same port. D. 498.6N
Determine the direction of velocity of ship B observed by Ans. D
ship A.
A. 66.760 N of E Q. An elevator has an upward acceleration of 1.5 m/
B. 79.130 N of E s2. Find pressure transmitted by a man of mass 60 kg
C. 71.710 N of E travelling in the lift.
D. 59.780 N of E A. 672.6 N
Ans. C B. 675.6 N
C. 678.6 N
Q. Two bodies with weights W1 and W2 (with D. 681.6 N
W1>W2) are connected by an inextensible string passing Ans. C
over a smooth pulley, with W2 resting on horizontal floor

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Q. Determine the force necessary to produce an surface, the pulling force required in the direction of
acceleration of 4 m/ s2 in a mass of 250 kg. motion is
A. 900N A. (ma - mgsin θ)
B. 1000N B. (mgcos θ + ma)
C. 1200N C. (mgsin θ + ma)
D. 1300N D. None of the abovAns.
Ans. B Ans. A

Q. A body of mass 160 kg is made to move with a Q. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an
velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 80 N acts on it for 60 angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block is a.
seconds. Determine the acceleration of the body. If the co-efficient of friction between the block and the
A. 0.25 m/ s2 plane surface is µ, the pulling force required in the
B. 0.50 m/ s2 direction of motion is
C. 0.75 m/ s2 A. Zero
D. 1.00 m/ s2 B. (µmgcos θ + ma)
Ans. B C. (mgsin θ + ma + µmgcos θ)
D. None of the abovAns.
Q. A body of mass 160 kg is made to move with a Ans. C
velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 80 N acts on it for 60
seconds. Determine the velocity attained at the end of 60 Q. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making
seconds if force acts in the direction of the motion. an angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block
A. 50 m/s is a. If the co-efficient of friction between the block and
B. 75 m/s the plane surface is µ, the pulling force required in the
C. 100 m/s direction of motion is
D. 125 m/s A. (µmgsin θ - ma)
Ans. A B. (-mgsin θ + ma + µmgcos θ)
C. (mgsin θ + ma)
Q. A body of mass 160 kg is made to move with a D. None of the abovAns.
velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 80 N acts on it for 60 Ans. B
seconds. Determine the velocity attained at the end of 60
seconds if force acts in the opposite direction of the Q. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making
motion. an angle θ with horizontal under the action of self weight.
A. – 5 m/s If there is no friction between the block and the plane
B. – 10 m/s surface, the acceleration of the block is a.
C. -15 m/s A. zero
D. none of the above B. gcos θ
Ans. B C. gsin θ
D. None of the abovAns.
Q. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an Ans. C
angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block is 'a'
If there is no friction between the block and the plane Q. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an
surface the pulling force required in the direction of angle θ with horizontal. The block is pulled up with a
motion is force mgsin θ. If there is no friction between the block
A. zero and the plane surface, The acceleration of the block is a.
B. (mgcos θ + ma) is
C. (mgsin θ + ma) A. zero
D. None of the abovAns. B. gcos θ
Ans. C C. gsin θ
D. None of the abovAns.
Q. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making Ans. A
an angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block
is a. If there is no friction between the block and the plane

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Q. A block of mass 10 kg is pulled by a force of 10 N B. 490.5 N
in the direction making an angle of 60ْ with horizontal. C. 590.5 N
The acceleration of the block in m/s2 is D. Non of the above
A. zero Ans. C
B. 1
C. 0.5 Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator.
D. None of the abovAns. The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator
Ans. C floor, if the elevator accelerates downwards at 2 m/s2.
A. 390.5 N
Q. A horizontal force expressed as F(N) = 10 t2 – 4t + B. 490.5 N
6 where t is in s., acts on a block of mass 2kg. The C. 590.5 N
acceleration of the block in m/s2 after 1 s. is D. Non of the above
A. zero Ans. A
B. 6
C. 5 Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator.
D. None of the abovAns. The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator
Ans. B floor, if the elevator moves upwards at a constant velocity
of 1 m/s.
Q. A block of mass 2 kg is acted upon by a constant A. Zero
force inducing acceleration of 2.5 m/s2. If the same force B. 490.5
acts on an object having a mass of 5 kg, the acceleration C. 590.5
induced in m/s2 is D. None of the above
A. 6.25 Ans. B
B. 1
C. zero Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator.
D. None of the abovAns. The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator
Ans. B floor, if the elevator moves downwards at a constant
velocity of 1 m/s.
Q. An object of mass 3 kg has a component of 3 m/s2 A. 390.5 N
in X direction and component of 4 m/s2 in Y direction. B. 490.5 N
The magnitude of total force producing this acceleration C. 590.5 N
in N D. None of the above
A. 15 Ans. B
B. 5
C. 21 Q. For a rectilinear motion of a particle of a mass m
D. None of the abovAns. with acceleration a, the radial component of force
Ans. A inducing motion is equal to
A. Zero
Q. A truck starts from rest with an acceleration 'a'. A B. ma
box of mass 30 kg is kept on the truck. The co-efficient of C. ma/2
friction between the box and the truck bed is µ is 0.1. The D. None of the above
box will slip on the truck bed if the acceleration in m/s2 Ans. A
equals or exceeds
A. g Q. For a rectilinear motion of a particle of a mass m
B. 0.1g with acceleration a, the tangential component of force
C. 3g inducing motion is equal to
D. None of the abovAns. A. Zero
Ans. B B. ma
C. ma/2
Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator. D. None of the above
The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator Ans. B
floor, if the elevator accelerates upwards at 2 m/s2.
A. 390.5 N

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Q. A body of mass 400 kg starts from rest and moves and tractive resistance is 30 N per tones mass what is its
along a straight line under an influencing force which acceleration?
varies as square of timAns. Force reaches to a value of A. - 0.0712 m/s2
400 N in 15 s from start. Calculate the velocity at the end B. - 0.0515 m/s2
of tenth s C. - 0.0613 m/s2
A. 1.48 D. - 0.0513 m/s2
B. 2.48 Ans. C
C. 3.48
D. 4.48 Q. A train with twenty coaches has a total mass of
Ans. A 1200 tonnes. Its speed is 72 km/h when it is at the bottom
of one percent gradAns. If the draw bar pull is 80 kN
Q. A boy of mass 50 kg stands in a lift. Determine the and tractive resistance is 30 N per tones mass what is
force exerted by the boy on the floor of the lift when the speed of train at the end of grade 1.5 km long?
lift moves up with a constant acceleration of 2 m/ s2 A. 58.98 kmph
A. 500 B. 52.99kmph
B. 590 C. 55.90 kmph
C. 100 D. 50.99 kmph
D. 1090 Ans. B
Ans. B
Q. The force applied on a body of mass 100 kg to
Q. A boy of mass 50 kg stands in a lift. Determine the produce an acceleration of 5 m / s², is
force exerted by the boy on the floor of the lift when the A. 20 N
lift moves down with a constant acceleration of 2 m/ s2 B. 100 N
A. 200 C. 500 N
B. 290 D. 400 N
C. 300 Ans. C
D. 390
Ans. D Q. A lift moves downwards with an acceleration of
9.8 m / s² The pressure exerted by a man on the floor of
Q. A boy of mass 50 kg stands in a lift. Determine the the lift is
force exerted by the boy on the floor of the lift when the A. 5 N
lift moves down with a constant acceleration of 9.81 m/ B. 0 N
s2 C. 9.81 N
A. Zero D. 4.09 N
B. 290 Ans. B
C. 300
D. 390 Q. A man with a capacity to apply a push force of 265
Ans. A N rolls a barrel of mass 90 kg into a vehicle which is 1 m
above the ground level. What will be the work done by
Q. A man moves a crate by pushing horizontally that man?
against it until it slides on the floor. If µs= 0.5 and µk A. 875 N-m
=0.4. With what acceleration does the crate begin to B. 883 N-m
move? Assume force exerted by the man at impending C. 891 N-m
motion is maintained when sliding begins. D. 899 N-m
A. 0.25g Ans. B
B. 0.2g
C. 0.3g Q. A package weighing 90 N is projected up an incline
D. 0.1g with angle of 25° with initial velocity of 7.4 m/s.
Ans. D Determine the maximum distance “x” , the package will
move up that inclinAns.
Q. A train with twenty coaches has a total mass of A. 4.5 m
1200 tonnes. Its speed is 72 km/h when it is at the bottom B. 4.57 m
of one percent gradAns. If the draw bar pull is 80 kN C. 5 m

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D. 6.6m
Ans. D Q. A track is proceeding up along 4% grade at constant
speed of 72km/h. If the driver does not change gears what
Q. A package weighing 90 N is projected up an incline will be the acceleration as track starts moving on a level
with angle of 25° with initial velocity of 7.4 m/s. stion of the road.
Determine the velocity when the package returns the A. 0.3924 m/s2
initial position. B. 0.3 m/s2
A. 4.5 m/s C. 0.295 m/s2
B. 4.57 m/s D. 0.391 m/s2
C. 7.4 m/s Ans. A
D. 5 m/s
Ans. C Q. A body of mass `m`is projected up a 250 inclined
plane with an initial velocity of 15m/s.If the coefficient of
Q. A body of mass 200 kg is found to move with a friction µk = 0.25. Determine how far the body will move
velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 100 N acts on it for 90 up the plane
seconds. Determine the velocity of the body when the A. 15 m
force acts in the direction of motion. B. 17.66 m
A. 50 m/s C. 1.766 m
B. - 20 m/s D. 20 m
C. 20 m/s Ans. B
D. - 70 m/s
Ans. C Q. A body of mass `m`is projected up a 250 inclined
plane with an initial velocity of 15m/s.If the coefficient of
Q. A wagon weighing 500 kN starts from rest, runs 30 friction µk =0.25. Determine the time required to reach
m down a 1% grade and strikes a bumper post. The the highest point
rolling resistance of the track is 5N / kN , find the A. 2.355 s
velocity with which the wagon strikes the post B. 2 s
A. 1.716 m/s C. 2.5 s
B. 2.716 m/s D. 3 s
C. 3.716 m/s Ans. A
D. 4.716 m/s
Ans. A Q. The 50 Kg crate is projected along the floor with
initial speed of 7m/s at x=0.The coefficient of kinetic
Q. A wagon weighing 500 kN starts from rest, runs 30 friction µk = 0.4 .Calculate distance x traveled by the
m down a 1% grade and strikes a bumper post. The crate while it comes to rest.
rolling resistance of the track is 5N / kN . The bumper A. 6.244 m
spring compresses 1 mm for every 5kN determine the B. 3.122 m
total compression. C. 4.666 m
A. 25 mm D. 4.222 m
B. 50mm Ans. A
C. 75mm
D. 100mm Q. A hockey player hits a puck so that it comes to rest
Ans. D in 9 seconds after sliding 30 meters horizontally on the
icAns. Determine the coefficient of friction between
Q. A track is proceeding up along 3% grade at constant the pluk and icAns.
speed of 60km/h. If the driver does not change gears what A. 0.055
will be the acceleration as track starts moving on a level B. 0.3
stion of the road. C. 0.0755
A. 0.394 m/s2 D. 0.4
B. 0.294 m/s2 Ans. C
C. 0.295 m/s2
D. 0.391 m/s2 Q. A car is traveling up a long grade at a constant
Ans. B velocity. If the driver does not change the setting of the

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throttle or shift gears as the car reaches the top of the B. 980 N
grade, what will be the acceleration of the car as it starts C. 0 N
moving down the 2% grade followed immediately after D. 490 N
the 3%up grade? Ans. A
A. 0.9815 m/s2
B. 0.4905 m/s2 Q. A force of 200 N acts on a body having mass of 300
C. 9.815 m/s2 kg for 90 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 20
D. 0.1962 m/s2 m/s determine the final velocity of the body when the
Ans. D force acts in the direction of motion.
A. 60 m/s
Q. A force of unknown magnitude acts on a body of B. 20 m/s
mass 150 kg and produces an acceleration of 3m/s² in the C. 80 m/s
direction of forcAns. Find the force D. none of the above
A. 450 N Ans. C
B. 350 N
C. 500 N Q. A force of 200 N acts on a body having mass of 300
D. 400 N kg for 90 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 20
Ans. A m/s determine the final velocity of the body when the
force acts in the opposite direction of motion.
Q. A force of 100 N acts on abody having mass of 4 kg A. 20 m/s
for 10 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 5 m/s B. 80 m/s
find acceleration produced in the direction of the of C. 60 m/s
forcAns. D. -40 m/s
A. 20 m / s² Ans. D
B. 25m / s²
C. 50 m / s² Q. A body of weight 200 N is initially stationary on a
D. 12.5 m / s² 45° inclined planAns. Determine the acceleration of
Ans. B the body if µk = 0.1 between the body and the plane
A. 6.242 m / s²
Q. A force of 100 N acts on abody having mass of 4 kg B. 3.242 m / s²
for 10 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 5 m/s C. 4 m / s²
find distance moved by the body in 10 seconds. D. 9.81 m / s²
A. 1100 m Ans. A
B. 1200 m
C. 1000m Q. A body of weight 200 N is initially stationary on a
D. 1300 m 45° inclined planAns. Determine thedistance travelled
Ans. D by the body on the inclined plane before it reaches a
speed of 2 m/s if µk = 0.1 between the body and the plane
Q. The weight of a body on earth is 980 N. If the A. 0.26 m
acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80 m/s², what will B. 0.32 m
be weight of the body on moon where gravitational C. 0.6 m
acceleration is 1.6 m/s² D. 0.45 m
A. 980 N Ans. B
B. 490 N
C. 160 N Q. Two bodies of weight 50 N and 30 N are connected
D. 0 N to the two ends of a light inextensible string. The string is
Ans. C passing over a smooth pulley. Determine the acceteration
of the system
Q. The weight of a body on earth is 980 N. If the A. 3m / s²
acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80 m/s², what will B. 1.25 m / s²
be weight of the body on the sun where gravitational C. 6.242 m / s²
acceleration is 270 m/s² D. 0.25 m / s²
A. 27000 N Ans. D

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 Q. An elevator of mass 900 kg when empty is lifted or
Q. Two bodies of weight 50 N and 30 N are connected lowered vertically by means of a wire ropAns. A man
to the two ends of a light inextensible string. The string is of mass 72.5 kg is standing in it. The tension in the rope
passing over a smooth pulley. Determine the tension in when the lift is moving down with an uniform velocityof
the string 3m / s is
A. 37.5 N A. 9810 N
B. 18.75 N B. 9540 N
C. 9.81 N C. 8829 N
D. 25 N D. 12458 N
Ans. B Ans. B

Q. A train of mass 20000 kg is moving at 10 kmph and Q. A body of mass 200 kg is found to move with a
after 20 seconds it is moving at 50 kmph. What is the velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 100 N acts on it for 90
average force acting upon it during this time in the seconds. Determine the velocity of the body when the
direction of motion force acts in the opposite direction of motion.
A. 1.11 kN A. -20 m/s
B. 1111 N B. 20 m/s
C. 11.11 kN C. 70 m/s
D. none of the above D. -70 m/s
Ans. C Ans. A

Q. An electric train travelling at 36 knph is pulled up Q. An automobile weighing 20 kN is driven down a 5°

gradually, the retardation being 0.5 m / s². If the retarding inclination at a speed of 60 kmph when the brakes are
force is 600 kN what is the mass of train applied causing a constant total braking force of 7.5 kN.
A. 1200000 kg The distance travelled by the automobile as it comes to
B. 120000 kg rest is
C. 9810000 kg A. 4.918 m
D. none of the above B. 49.18 m
Ans. A C. 98.36 m
D. none of the above
Q. Two bodies of mass 80 kg and 20 kg are connected Ans. B
by a thread and move along a rough horizontal surface
under the action of a force 400 N applied to the first body Q. A car moving on a straight level road skidded for a
of mass 80 kg. The coefficient of friction between sliding total distance of 76.8 m after the brakes were applied.
surfaces is 0.3. Determine acceleration of the two bodies. Determine the speed of the car just before the brakes were
A. 1.057 m / s² applied if coefficient of friction between the road and the
B. -2.057 m / s² tyre is 0.35
C. 2.057 m / s² A. 22.97 m/s
D. none of the above B. 2.297 m/s
Ans. A C. 20 m/s
D. none of the above
Q. An elevator of mass 900 kg when empty is lifted or Ans. A
lowered vertically by means of a wire ropAns. A man
of mass 72.5 kg is standing in it. The tension in the rope Q. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a
when the lift is moving up with an acceleration of 3m / s² distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the coefficient of
is friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep
A. 9810 N is a four wheel drive
B. 711.225 N A. 23.67 m/s2
C. 12458 N B. 39.67 m/s2
D. 8829 N C. 35.69 m/s2
Ans. C D. 29.86 m/s2
Ans. C

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Q. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a
distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the coefficient of UNIT 3A
friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep
is a front wheel drive with 70% of total weight being Q. An elevator has a downward acceleration of 1.5 m/
transferred to front wheels s2 .Find pressure transmitted by a man of mass 60 kg
A. 29.86 m/s2 travelling in the lift.
B. 35.69 m/s2 A. 490.6N
C. 19.55 m/s2 B. 492.6N
D. 23.67 m/s2 C. 494.6N
Ans. A D. 498.6N
Ans. D
Q. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a
distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the coefficient of Q. An elevator has an upward acceleration of 1.5 m/
friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep s2. Find pressure transmitted by a man of mass 60 kg
is a rear wheel drive with 30% of total weight being travelling in the lift.
transferred to front wheels A. 672.6 N
A. 29.86 m/s2 B. 675.6 N
B. 35.69 m/s2 C. 678.6 N
C. 23.67 m/s2 D. 681.6 N
D. 19.55 m/s2 Ans. C
Ans. D
Q. Determine the force necessary to produce an
Q. 1 Newton force is equal to acceleration of 4 m/ s2 in a mass of 250 kg.
A. 1 kg m/s2 A. 900N
B. 1 dyne gm/cm2 B. 1000N
C. 1 lb /in2 C. 1200N
D. 1 tonne m/s2 D. 1300N
Ans. A Ans. B

Q. In SI system unit of force is Q. A body of mass 160 kg is made to move with a

A. Newton velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 80 N acts on it for 60
B. Dyne seconds. Determine the acceleration of the body.
C. Pound A. 0.25 m/ s2
D. kg-force B. 0.50 m/ s2
Ans. A C. 0.75 m/ s2
D. 1.00 m/ s2
Q. A 50 kg box is pushed to slide along a horizontal Ans. B
floor with an initial speed of 4 m/s. If µk = 0.3, find the
time required for the box to come to rest Q. A body of mass 160 kg is made to move with a
A. 1 s velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 80 N acts on it for 60
B. 1.361 s seconds. Determine the velocity attained at the end of 60
C. 2 s seconds if force acts in the direction of the motion.
D. 3 s A. 50 m/s
Ans. B B. 75 m/s
C. 100 m/s
Q. A 50 kg box is pushed to slide along a horizontal D. 125 m/s
floor with an initial speed of 4 m/s. If µk = 0.3, find the Ans. A
distance travelled by the box before coming to rest
A. 1.36 m Q. A body of mass 160 kg is made to move with a
B. 2 m velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 80 N acts on it for 60
C. 2.72 m seconds. Determine the velocity attained at the end of 60
D. none of the above seconds if force acts in the opposite direction of the
Ans. C motion.

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A. – 5 m/s If there is no friction between the block and the plane
B. – 10 m/s surface, the acceleration of the block is a.
C. -15 m/s A. zero
D. none of the above B. gcos θ
Ans. B C. gsin θ
D. None of the abovAns.
Q. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an Ans. C
angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block is 'a'
If there is no friction between the block and the plane Q. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an
surface the pulling force required in the direction of angle θ with horizontal. The block is pulled up with a
motion is force mgsin θ. If there is no friction between the block
A. zero and the plane surface, The acceleration of the block is a.
B. (mgcos θ + ma) is
C. (mgsin θ + ma) A. zero
D. None of the abovAns. B. gcos θ
Ans. C C. gsin θ
D. None of the abovAns.
Q. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making Ans. A
an angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block
is a. If there is no friction between the block and the plane Q. A block of mass 10 kg is pulled by a force of 10 N
surface, the pulling force required in the direction of in the direction making an angle of 60ْ with horizontal.
motion is The acceleration of the block in m/s2 is
A. (ma - mgsin θ) A. zero
B. (mgcos θ + ma) B. 1
C. (mgsin θ + ma) C. 0.5
D. None of the abovAns. D. None of the abovAns.
Ans. A Ans. C

Q. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an Q. A horizontal force expressed as F(N) = 10 t2 – 4t +

angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block is a. 6 where t is in s., acts on a block of mass 2kg. The
If the co-efficient of friction between the block and the acceleration of the block in m/s2 after 1 s. is
plane surface is µ, the pulling force required in the A. zero
direction of motion is B. 6
A. Zero C. 5
B. (µmgcos θ + ma) D. None of the abovAns.
C. (mgsin θ + ma + µmgcos θ) Ans. B
D. None of the abovAns.
Ans. C Q. A block of mass 2 kg is acted upon by a constant
force inducing acceleration of 2.5 m/s2. If the same force
Q. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making acts on an object having a mass of 5 kg, the acceleration
an angle θ with horizontal. The acceleration of the block induced in m/s2 is
is a. If the co-efficient of friction between the block and A. 6.25
the plane surface is µ, the pulling force required in the B. 1
direction of motion is C. zero
A. (µmgsin θ - ma) D. None of the abovAns.
B. (-mgsin θ + ma + µmgcos θ) Ans. B
C. (mgsin θ + ma)
D. None of the abovAns. Q. An object of mass 3 kg has a component of 3 m/s2
Ans. B in X direction and component of 4 m/s2 in Y direction.
The magnitude of total force producing this acceleration
Q. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making in N
an angle θ with horizontal under the action of self weight. A. 15
B. 5

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C. 21 Q. For a rectilinear motion of a particle of a mass m
D. None of the abovAns. with acceleration a, the radial component of force
Ans. A inducing motion is equal to
A. Zero
Q. A truck starts from rest with an acceleration 'a'. A B. ma
box of mass 30 kg is kept on the truck. The co-efficient of C. ma/2
friction between the box and the truck bed is µ is 0.1. The D. None of the above
box will slip on the truck bed if the acceleration in m/s2 Ans. A
equals or exceeds
A. g Q. For a rectilinear motion of a particle of a mass m
B. 0.1g with acceleration a, the tangential component of force
C. 3g inducing motion is equal to
D. None of the abovAns. A. Zero
Ans. B B. ma
C. ma/2
Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator. D. None of the above
The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator Ans. B
floor, if the elevator accelerates upwards at 2 m/s2.
A. 390.5 N Q. A body of mass 400 kg starts from rest and moves
B. 490.5 N along a straight line under an influencing force which
C. 590.5 N varies as square of timAns. Force reaches to a value of
D. Non of the above 400 N in 15 s from start. Calculate the velocity at the end
Ans. C of tenth s
A. 1.48
Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator. B. 2.48
The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator C. 3.48
floor, if the elevator accelerates downwards at 2 m/s2. D. 4.48
A. 390.5 N Ans. A
B. 490.5 N
C. 590.5 N Q. A boy of mass 50 kg stands in a lift. Determine the
D. Non of the above force exerted by the boy on the floor of the lift when the
Ans. A lift moves up with a constant acceleration of 2 m/ s2
A. 500
Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator. B. 590
The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator C. 100
floor, if the elevator moves upwards at a constant velocity D. 1090
of 1 m/s. Ans. B
A. Zero
B. 490.5 Q. A boy of mass 50 kg stands in a lift. Determine the
C. 590.5 force exerted by the boy on the floor of the lift when the
D. None of the above lift moves down with a constant acceleration of 2 m/ s2
Ans. B A. 200
B. 290
Q. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator. C. 300
The reactive force acting on the man’s feet by the elevator D. 390
floor, if the elevator moves downwards at a constant Ans. D
velocity of 1 m/s.
A. 390.5 N Q. A boy of mass 50 kg stands in a lift. Determine the
B. 490.5 N force exerted by the boy on the floor of the lift when the
C. 590.5 N lift moves down with a constant acceleration of 9.81 m/
D. None of the above s2
Ans. B A. Zero
B. 290

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C. 300
D. 390 Q. A man with a capacity to apply a push force of 265
Ans. A N rolls a barrel of mass 90 kg into a vehicle which is 1 m
above the ground level. What will be the work done by
Q. A man moves a crate by pushing horizontally that man?
against it until it slides on the floor. If µs= 0.5 and µk A. 875 N-m
=0.4. With what acceleration does the crate begin to B. 883 N-m
move? Assume force exerted by the man at impending C. 891 N-m
motion is maintained when sliding begins. D. 899 N-m
A. 0.25g Ans. B
B. 0.2g
C. 0.3g Q. A package weighing 90 N is projected up an incline
D. 0.1g with angle of 25° with initial velocity of 7.4 m/s.
Ans. D Determine the maximum distance “x” , the package will
move up that inclinAns.
Q. A train with twenty coaches has a total mass of A. 4.5 m
1200 tonnes. Its speed is 72 km/h when it is at the bottom B. 4.57 m
of one percent gradAns. If the draw bar pull is 80 kN C. 5 m
and tractive resistance is 30 N per tones mass what is its D. 6.6m
acceleration? Ans. D
A. - 0.0712 m/s2
B. - 0.0515 m/s2 Q. A package weighing 90 N is projected up an incline
C. - 0.0613 m/s2 with angle of 25° with initial velocity of 7.4 m/s.
D. - 0.0513 m/s2 Determine the velocity when the package returns the
Ans. C initial position.
A. 4.5 m/s
Q. A train with twenty coaches has a total mass of B. 4.57 m/s
1200 tonnes. Its speed is 72 km/h when it is at the bottom C. 7.4 m/s
of one percent gradAns. If the draw bar pull is 80 kN D. 5 m/s
and tractive resistance is 30 N per tones mass what is Ans. C
speed of train at the end of grade 1.5 km long?
A. 58.98 kmph Q. A body of mass 200 kg is found to move with a
B. 52.99kmph velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 100 N acts on it for 90
C. 55.90 kmph seconds. Determine the velocity of the body when the
D. 50.99 kmph force acts in the direction of motion.
Ans. B A. 50 m/s
B. - 20 m/s
Q. The force applied on a body of mass 100 kg to C. 20 m/s
produce an acceleration of 5 m / s², is D. - 70 m/s
A. 20 N Ans. C
B. 100 N
C. 500 N Q. A wagon weighing 500 kN starts from rest, runs 30
D. 400 N m down a 1% grade and strikes a bumper post. The
Ans. C rolling resistance of the track is 5N / kN , find the
velocity with which the wagon strikes the post
Q. A lift moves downwards with an acceleration of A. 1.716 m/s
9.8 m / s² The pressure exerted by a man on the floor of B. 2.716 m/s
the lift is C. 3.716 m/s
A. 5 N D. 4.716 m/s
B. 0 N Ans. A
C. 9.81 N
D. 4.09 N Q. A wagon weighing 500 kN starts from rest, runs 30
Ans. B m down a 1% grade and strikes a bumper post. The

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rolling resistance of the track is 5N / kN . The bumper A. 6.244 m
spring compresses 1 mm for every 5kN determine the B. 3.122 m
total compression. C. 4.666 m
A. 25 mm D. 4.222 m
B. 50mm Ans. A
C. 75mm
D. 100mm Q. A hockey player hits a puck so that it comes to rest
Ans. D in 9 seconds after sliding 30 meters horizontally on the
icAns. Determine the coefficient of friction between
Q. A track is proceeding up along 3% grade at constant the pluk and icAns.
speed of 60km/h. If the driver does not change gears what A. 0.055
will be the acceleration as track starts moving on a level B. 0.3
stion of the road. C. 0.0755
A. 0.394 m/s2 D. 0.4
B. 0.294 m/s2 Ans. C
C. 0.295 m/s2
D. 0.391 m/s2 Q. A car is traveling up a long grade at a constant
Ans. B velocity. If the driver does not change the setting of the
throttle or shift gears as the car reaches the top of the
Q. A track is proceeding up along 4% grade at constant grade, what will be the acceleration of the car as it starts
speed of 72km/h. If the driver does not change gears what moving down the 2% grade followed immediately after
will be the acceleration as track starts moving on a level the 3%up grade?
stion of the road. A. 0.9815 m/s2
A. 0.3924 m/s2 B. 0.4905 m/s2
B. 0.3 m/s2 C. 9.815 m/s2
C. 0.295 m/s2 D. 0.1962 m/s2
D. 0.391 m/s2 Ans. D
Ans. A
Q. A force of unknown magnitude acts on a body of
Q. A body of mass `m`is projected up a 250 inclined mass 150 kg and produces an acceleration of 3m/s² in the
plane with an initial velocity of 15m/s.If the coefficient of direction of forcAns. Find the force
friction µk = 0.25. Determine how far the body will move A. 450 N
up the plane B. 350 N
A. 15 m C. 500 N
B. 17.66 m D. 400 N
C. 1.766 m Ans. A
D. 20 m
Ans. B Q. A force of 100 N acts on abody having mass of 4 kg
for 10 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 5 m/s
Q. A body of mass `m`is projected up a 250 inclined find acceleration produced in the direction of the of
plane with an initial velocity of 15m/s.If the coefficient of forcAns.
friction µk =0.25. Determine the time required to reach A. 20 m / s²
the highest point B. 25m / s²
A. 2.355 s C. 50 m / s²
B. 2 s D. 12.5 m / s²
C. 2.5 s Ans. B
D. 3 s
Ans. A Q. A force of 100 N acts on abody having mass of 4 kg
for 10 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 5 m/s
Q. The 50 Kg crate is projected along the floor with find distance moved by the body in 10 seconds.
initial speed of 7m/s at x=0.The coefficient of kinetic A. 1100 m
friction µk = 0.4 .Calculate distance x traveled by the B. 1200 m
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D. 1300 m Q. A body of weight 200 N is initially stationary on a
Ans. D 45° inclined planAns. Determine thedistance travelled
by the body on the inclined plane before it reaches a
Q. The weight of a body on earth is 980 N. If the speed of 2 m/s if µk = 0.1 between the body and the plane
acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80 m/s², what will A. 0.26 m
be weight of the body on moon where gravitational B. 0.32 m
acceleration is 1.6 m/s² C. 0.6 m
A. 980 N D. 0.45 m
B. 490 N Ans. B
C. 160 N
D. 0 N Q. Two bodies of weight 50 N and 30 N are connected
Ans. C to the two ends of a light inextensible string. The string is
passing over a smooth pulley. Determine the acceteration
Q. The weight of a body on earth is 980 N. If the of the system
acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80 m/s², what will A. 3m / s²
be weight of the body on the sun where gravitational B. 1.25 m / s²
acceleration is 270 m/s² C. 6.242 m / s²
A. 27000 N D. 0.25 m / s²
B. 980 N Ans. D
C. 0 N
D. 490 N Q. Two bodies of weight 50 N and 30 N are connected
Ans. A to the two ends of a light inextensible string. The string is
passing over a smooth pulley. Determine the tension in
Q. A force of 200 N acts on a body having mass of 300 the string
kg for 90 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 20 A. 37.5 N
m/s determine the final velocity of the body when the B. 18.75 N
force acts in the direction of motion. C. 9.81 N
A. 60 m/s D. 25 N
B. 20 m/s Ans. B
C. 80 m/s
D. none of the above Q. A train of mass 20000 kg is moving at 10 kmph and
Ans. C after 20 seconds it is moving at 50 kmph. What is the
average force acting upon it during this time in the
Q. A force of 200 N acts on a body having mass of 300 direction of motion
kg for 90 seconds. If the initial velocity of the body is 20 A. 1.11 kN
m/s determine the final velocity of the body when the B. 1111 N
force acts in the opposite direction of motion. C. 11.11 kN
A. 20 m/s D. none of the above
B. 80 m/s Ans. C
C. 60 m/s
D. -40 m/s Q. An electric train travelling at 36 knph is pulled up
Ans. D gradually, the retardation being 0.5 m / s². If the retarding
force is 600 kN what is the mass of train
Q. A body of weight 200 N is initially stationary on a A. 1200000 kg
45° inclined planAns. Determine the acceleration of B. 120000 kg
the body if µk = 0.1 between the body and the plane C. 9810000 kg
A. 6.242 m / s² D. none of the above
B. 3.242 m / s² Ans. A
C. 4 m / s²
D. 9.81 m / s² Q. Two bodies of mass 80 kg and 20 kg are connected
Ans. A by a thread and move along a rough horizontal surface
under the action of a force 400 N applied to the first body

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of mass 80 kg. The coefficient of friction between sliding Determine the speed of the car just before the brakes were
surfaces is 0.3. Determine acceleration of the two bodies. applied if coefficient of friction between the road and the
A. 1.057 m / s² tyre is 0.35
B. -2.057 m / s² A. 22.97 m/s
C. 2.057 m / s² B. 2.297 m/s
D. none of the above C. 20 m/s
Ans. A D. none of the above
Ans. A
Q. An elevator of mass 900 kg when empty is lifted or
lowered vertically by means of a wire ropAns. A man Q. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a
of mass 72.5 kg is standing in it. The tension in the rope distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the coefficient of
when the lift is moving up with an acceleration of 3m / s² friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep
is is a four wheel drive
A. 9810 N A. 23.67 m/s2
B. 711.225 N B. 39.67 m/s2
C. 12458 N C. 35.69 m/s2
D. 8829 N D. 29.86 m/s2
Ans. C Ans. C

Q. An elevator of mass 900 kg when empty is lifted or Q. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a
lowered vertically by means of a wire ropAns. A man distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the coefficient of
of mass 72.5 kg is standing in it. The tension in the rope friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep
when the lift is moving down with an uniform velocityof is a front wheel drive with 70% of total weight being
3m / s is transferred to front wheels
A. 9810 N A. 29.86 m/s2
B. 9540 N B. 35.69 m/s2
C. 8829 N C. 19.55 m/s2
D. 12458 N D. 23.67 m/s2
Ans. B Ans. A

Q. A body of mass 200 kg is found to move with a Q. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a
velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 100 N acts on it for 90 distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the coefficient of
seconds. Determine the velocity of the body when the friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep
force acts in the opposite direction of motion. is a rear wheel drive with 30% of total weight being
A. -20 m/s transferred to front wheels
B. 20 m/s A. 29.86 m/s2
C. 70 m/s B. 35.69 m/s2
D. -70 m/s C. 23.67 m/s2
Ans. A D. 19.55 m/s2
Ans. D
Q. An automobile weighing 20 kN is driven down a 5°
inclination at a speed of 60 kmph when the brakes are Q. 1 Newton force is equal to
applied causing a constant total braking force of 7.5 kN. A. 1 kg m/s2
The distance travelled by the automobile as it comes to B. 1 dyne gm/cm2
rest is C. 1 lb /in2
A. 4.918 m D. 1 tonne m/s2
B. 49.18 m Ans. A
C. 98.36 m
D. none of the above Q. In SI system unit of force is
Ans. B A. Newton
B. Dyne
Q. A car moving on a straight level road skidded for a C. Pound
total distance of 76.8 m after the brakes were applied. D. kg-force

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Q. A 50 kg box is pushed to slide along a horizontal Q2 A motorcyclist in a circus rides his motorcycle within
floor with an initial speed of 4 m/s. If µk = 0.3, find the the confines of the hollow spherAns. If the coefficient
time required for the box to come to rest of static friction is 0.4, determine the minimum speed at
A. 1 s which he must travel if he is to ride along the wall when θ
= 90 degreAns. The mass of motor cycle with rider is
B. 1.361 s
250 kg.
C. 2 s
A. 12.13 m/s
D. 3 s B. 24.26 m/s
Ans. B C. 6.06 m/s
D. None of these
Q. A 50 kg box is pushed to slide along a horizontal ANS. A
floor with an initial speed of 4 m/s. If µk = 0.3, find the
distance travelled by the box before coming to rest Q2 A motorcyclist in a circus rides his motorcycle within
A. 1.36 m the confines of the hollow spherAns. If the coefficient
B. 2 m of static friction is 0.4, determine the frictional force at
which he must travel if he is to ride along the wall when θ
C. 2.72 m
= 90 degreAns. The mass of motor cycle with rider is
D. none of the above
250 kg.
Ans. C
A. 2452.5 N
UNIT 3B B. 981 N
C. 6131.25 N
Q The equation of motion, in kinetics of curvilinear D. None of these
motion of particle are ANS. a
A. ΣFn = man
B. ΣFt = mat
C. ΣFb = 0 Q A motorcyclist in a circus rides his motorcycle
D. All of these within the confines of the hollow spherAns. If the
ANS. d coefficient of static friction is 0.4, determine the Normal
reaction at which he must travel if he is to ride along the
Q The equation of motion, in kinetics of curvilinear wall when θ = 90 degreAns. The mass of motor cycle
motion of particle are with rider is 250 kg.
A. ΣFn = man A. 2452.5 N
B. ΣFt = mat B. 981 N
C. ΣFz = 0 C. 6131.25 N
D. All of these D. None of these
ANS. d ANS. c

Q In merry go round, the chairs are supported by Q If the pendulum is released from rest in its unstable
cables, If the merry go round rotating with constant vertical equilibrium position, determine the nature of
angular velocity, the tangential component of acceleration force in the rod at which the axial force in the rod changes
is. from compression to tension.
A. Positive A. Compressive
B. Negative B. Tensile
C. Zero C. Null
D. None of these D. None of these
ANS. c ANS. c

Q In merry go round, the chairs are supported by UNIT 4A

cables, If the merry go round rotating with constant
angular velocity ω and radius of curvature is ρ , then the Q In which of the following case, is work being done?
velocity is given by. A.      A man pressing a wall
A. ρω B.      A coolie standing with a load of N on his head
B. 2ρω C.      A boy climbing up a stair case
C. ρω/2 D.     None of the above
D. None of these
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ANS. c C. 3200 Nm
D. None of the above
Q The work done by a force on a body will be positive ANS. c
if the
A. Body does not move Q2 It takes 20 s for 'A' to climb up a stair while 'B' does
B. Body moves perpendicular to the direction of the same in 15 s. Comparison of power develop by A and
applied force B is
C. Body moves along the direction of the applied force A.      1:1
D. Body moves opposite to the direction of applied B.      1:2
force C.      3:4
ANS. c D.     4:3
ANS. c
Q One Joule work is said to be done when
A. A force of 1 N displaces a body by 1 cm Q A spring is kept compressed by a toy cart of mass 1
B. A force of 1 N displaces a body by 1 m kg. On releasing a cart, it moves with a speed of 2
C. A force of 1 dyne displaces a body by 1 cm m/s.The Potential Energy of the spring is
D. A force of 1 dyne displaces a body by 1 m A. 4 Nm.
ANS. b B. 2 Nm
C. 1 Nm
Q A boy weighing 350 N runs up a flight of 30 steps D. 0.5 Nm
each 200 mm height . The work done is ANS. b
A. 2100 J
B. 17500 J Q2 car A is running at at a speed of 15 kmph while
C. 7000 J another similar car B is moving at a speed of 30
D. None of the above kmph.The ratio of kinetic energies of car A & B is
ANS. a A. 1 :2
B. 2:1
Q A man raises a box of 50 kg mass to a height 2 m in C. 1:4
2 minutes, while another man raises the same box to the D. 4:1
same height in 5 minutes , the ratio of the work done is ANS. c
A. one as to two
B. one as to one Q2 A body of mass 5 kg is taken from a height 5 m to 10
C. two as to one m, the increase in its potentional energy is (Take g = 10
D. None of the above m/s2)
ANS. b A. 250 Nm
B. 75 Nm
Q A machine raises a load of 750 N through a height C. 25 Nm
of 16 m in 5 s, the work done by machine is D. 50 Nm
A. 12000 J ANS. a
B. 24000 J
C. 3750 J Q The kinetic energy of a body of mass 2 kg moving
D. None of the above with a speed of 10 m/s is
ANS. a A. 20 Nm
B. 10 Nm
Q //A man exerts a force of 200 N in pulling a cart of a C. 100 Nm
constant speed of 16 m/s, the power spent by man is D. 40 Nm
A. 216 W ANS. c
B. 3200 W
C. 184 W Q2 A man of 60 kg mass runs so that his kinetic energy is
D. None of the above 750 Nm . The velocity of man is
ANS. b A. 25 m/s
B. 5 m/s
Q2 A boy of mass 40 kg runs upstairs and reaches 8 m C. 12.5 m/s
high first floor in 5 s. The work done by him against D. 45000 m/s
gravity is ( take g = 10 m/s2) ANS. b
A. 400 Nm
B. 320 Nm
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Q A mass of a moving cart is doubled keeping the ANS. c
velocity same, the kinetic energy
A. Remains same Q2 By what factor does the Kinetic Energy of a car
B. Gets doubled change when its speed is trippled?
C. Gets Trippled A. No change at all
D. Will become half B. Factor of 3
ANS. b C. Factor of 6
D. Factor of 9
Q A truck weighing 5 x 103 kg and a cart weighing 50 ANS. d
kg are moving with same speed. The comparison of
kinetic energy of truck with cart. Q. Car 1 has double the mass of car 2, but their kinetic
A. 1:1 energies are samAns. What is the relation between
B. 1:10 their speed?
C. 10:1 A. 2V1=V2
D. 1:2 B. √2 V1=V2
ANS. c C. 4V1 = V2
D. V1=V2
Q2 The body of mass 2 kg having momentum 20 kg ANS. b
m/s . The kinetic energy of the body is
A. 10 Nm Q A box is being pulled across a rough floor at a
B. 40 Nm constant speed, What can you say about the work done by
C. 80 Nm friction?
D. 100 Nm A. Friction does no work at all
ANS. d B. Friction does negative work
C. Friction does positive work
Q To keep the kinetic energy of the body same , if its D. None of the Above
mass is increased four times, the velocity will get ANS. b
A. Doubled
B. Trippled Q. A car starts from rest and accelerates to 30 kmph.
C. Halved or half Later, it gets on a highway and accelerates to 60
D. Remain Same kmph.Which part of journey takes more energy?
ANS. c A. 0-30 kmph
B. 30-60 kmph
Q. A machine raises a load of 100 N through a height C. Both the same
of 8 m in 5 s, the power at which the machine works is D. None of the Above
A. 800 W ANS. b
B. 500 W
C. 4000 W Q. How does the work required to stretch a spring by
D. None of the above 20 mm compare with work required to stretch it by 10
ANS. d mm?
A. Same amount of the work
Q. A ball tied to a string is being whirled around a B. Twice the work
circlAns. What can you say about the work done by C. Four time the work
tension? D. Eight time the work
A. Tension does no work at all ANS. c
B. Tension does negative work
C. Tension does positive work Q Mike performed 5 J of work in 10 seconds, Joy
D. None of the Above performed 3 J of work in 5 s, who produced more power?
ANS. a A. Mike
B. Joy
Q A box is being pulled up a rough incline plane by a C. Both produced the same amount of power
rope connected to a pulley. How many forces are doing D. Zero power
work on the box? ANS. b
A. One force
B. Two forces Q. At what point the potential energy of a body is
C. Three forces taken to be Zero ?
D. Four forces A. At 1m above earth surface
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C. On the earth surface ANS. a
D. None of the above
ANS. c Q The mass of cyclist together with bike is 90 kg.
Calculate the increase in kinetic energy if speed increases
Q. If 20 joules of work is done in compressing spring from 6 kmph to 12 kmph.
from 0 to 60 mm, then how much work is done in A.     300 J
compressing the same from 30 mm to 60 mm? B.    375 J
A. 5 J C.     400 J
B. 7 J D.    575 J
C. 15 J ANS. b
D. 13 J
ANS. a Q. A block of mass 2 kg moving at a speed of 10 m/s
accelerates at 3 m/s2 for 5 s. Compute its final kinetic
Q A particle of mass 20 gm is thrown vertically energy.
upwards with a speed of 10 m/s. Find the work done by A.     625 J
the force of gravity during the time the particle goes up. B.    525 J
A.     - 2. 0 J C.     300 J
B.    -10.0 J D.    400 J
C.     – 1.0 J ANS. a
D.    - 1.5 J
ANS. c Q2 A box is pushed through 4 m across a floor offering
100 N resistancAns. How much work is done by a
Q An elevator weighing 500 kg is to be lifted up at a resisting force?
constant velocity of 0.20 m/s. What would be the A.     400 J
minimum horse power of the motor to be used? B.    300 J
A.     1000 W C.     425 J
B.    1200 W D.    390 J
C.     980 W ANS. a
D.    880 W
ANS. c Q2 A block of mass 5 kg slides down an inclined plane
of inclination 300 and length 10 m. Find the work done by
Q2 A force F = (10 + 0.5x) acts on a particle in the x the gravity forcAns.
direction where F is in N and x in meter. Find the work A.     235 J
done by this force during a displacement from x = 0 to x = B.    255 J
2.0 m. C.     225 J
A.     21 J D.    245 J
B.    31 J ANS. d
C.     19 J
D.    20 J Q. A spring is stretched by 50 mm by applying a
ANS. a forcAns. Find the work done, if the force required for
stretching 1mm of the spring is 10 N.
Q A body dropped from a height h reaches the ground A.     11.5 J
with a speed of 1.2 √gh. Calculate the work done by air B.    13.0 J
friction. C.     12.5 J
A.     – 0. 38 mgh D.    14.5 J
B.    – 0. 28 mgh ANS. c
C.     – 0. 48 mgh
D.    – 0. 58 mgh Q Calculate the work done in pulling up a block of
ANS. b wood weighing 2 kN for a length of 10 m on a smooth
plane inclined at an angle of 300 with the horizontal.
Q Two springs A and B (kA = 2kB) are stretched by A.     10 kNm
applying the forces of equal magnitudes at ends. If the B.    12 kNm
energy stored in A is E, then the energy stored in B is C.     9 kNm
A.     E/2 D.    13 kNm
B.    2E ANS. a
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Q What power is needed to fill an overhead tank of
capacity 60000 lit in two hours, if the water is to be lifted Q2 A vehicle of 1200 kg mass moving with a velocity of
through a height of 30m? 20 m/s has a kinetic energy of
A.     4250 W A.     120 kJ
B.    2450 W B.    240 kJ
C.     2540 W C.     360 kJ
D.    5420 W D. 480 kJ
ANS. b ANS. b

Q2 What work will be done in lifting a tin of paint Q A block of mass ‘m’ starts moving with an initial
weighing 5 N from the ground floor to the second floor velocity u on a horizontal planAns. Find the
of a building? The height from the ground floor to second coefficient of friction μ if the block stops after covering a
floor is 8 m. distance ‘s’.
A.     20 N A.     μ = u2 / gs
B.    60 N B.    μ = 2u2 / 2gs
C.     40 N C.     μ = u2 / gs
D.    80 N D. μ = u2 / 2gs
ANS. c ANS. d

Q. Five men pushed a bus, which had a breakdown. Q A car of mass 2000 kg is moving with a constant
The mass of the bus is 7 tonnes and the frictional speed of 60 kmph, when the breaks are applied, causing a
resistance is 0.25 kN / tonnAns. Determine the work breaking force of 6 kN. Determine the distance travelled
done by the men in pushing the bus at a constant speed by the car before it comes to rest.
over a distance of 15 m. A.     x = 43.3 m
A.     26.25 kJ B.    x = 46.3 m
B.    36.25 kJ C.     x = 64.3 m
C.     30.00 kJ D.    x = 44.3 m
D.    16.45 kJ ANS. b
ANS. a
Q2 A bullet moving with a velocity of 165 m/s
Q. A man having a mass of 80 kg runs up a flight of penetrates through a plank. The bullet has a velocity of
stairs in 5 s. Determine the horse power required by the 143 m/s, the moment it comes out of the plank. The
man, if the flight of the stair is 3.5 m high. number of planks through which it can penetrate before it
A.     548 W comes to rest are
B.    458 W A.     4
C.     845 W B.    3
D. 584 W C.     2
ANS. a D.    None of these
ANS. c
Q2 For throwing a ball of mass m , a spring gun is used.
If the vertical spring of constant K is initially compressed Q. A long spring is stretched by 20 mm; its potential
by an amount δo, find the velocity Vo with which the ball energy is U. If the spring is stretched by 100 mm, the
will leave the gun. potential energy stored in it will be
A.     Vo = δo( K / m)1/2 A.     U / 25
B.    Vo = δo( 2K / m)1/2 B.    U / 5
C.     Vo = δo( K / 2m)1/2 C.     5U
D.    Vo =2δo ( K / m)1/2 D.    25 U
ANS. a ANS. d

Q2 A spring having spring constant 600 N/m is stretched Q What is unit of work?
from its original unstretched length through 100 mm. The A. Joules
work done is B. W
A.     60 Nm C.      N/m
B.    3Nm D.     Joules/meter
C.     30 Nm Ans.    a
D.    None of above
ANS. b Q 1 Joule is equal to
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A. 1 N-m C.      2.5 x (9.81)2 J
B. 1 N-cm D.     10 x (9.81)2 J
C. 1 N/m ANS. b
D.   1 N/cm
ANS. a Q A 20 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find
the K.ANS. of the body after 1 s
Q Which of the following statements is correct? A. 20 x (9.81)2 J
A.      K.ANS. is by virtue of position B.      20 x (19.62)2 J
B.      P.ANS. is by virtue of position C.      10 x (9.81)2 J
C.      K.ANS. can be negative D.     10 x (19.62)2 J
D. P.ANS. can never be negative ANS. c
ANS. b
Q A 20 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find
Q A 10 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s
the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s A. 20 x (9.81)2 J
A.      5 x (19.62)2 J B.      20 x (19.62)2 J
B.      10 x (19.62)2 J C.      10 x (9.81)2 J
C.      5 x (9.81)2 J D.     10 x (19.62)2 J
D.     10 x (9.81)2 J ANS. d
ANS. a
Q A 20 kg body is dropped from a height of 25 m, find
Q A 10 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s
the K.ANS. of the body after 1 s A. 20 x (9.81)2 J
A.      5 x (19.62)2 J B.      20 x (19.62)2 J
B.      10 x (19.62)2 J C.      10 x (9.81)2 J
C.      5 x (9.81)2 J D. 10 x (19.62)2 J
D.     10 x (9.81)2 J ANS. d
ANS. c
Q A 10 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find
Q A 5 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find the P.ANS. of the body after 1s
the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s A. 10 x 9.81 x 45.095 J
A.      5 x (19.62)2 J B.      5 x 9.81 x 45.095 J
B.      2.5 x (19.62)2 J C.      0.5 x 9.81 x 45.095 J
C.      2.5 x (9.81)2 J D.     0.5 x 5 x 9.81 x 45.095 J
D.     10 x (9.81)2 J ANS. a
ANS. b
Q2 A 10 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find
Q A 5 kg body is dropped from a height of 50 m, find the P.ANS. of the body after 2 s
the K.ANS. of the body after 1 s A.      5 x 9.81 x 30.38 J
A.   5 x (19.62)2 J B.      9.81 x 30.38 J
B.      2.5 x (19.62)2 J C.      2 x 9.81 x 30.38 J
C.      2.5 x (9.81)2 J D. 10 x 9.81 x 30.38 J
D.     10 x (9.81)2 J ANS. d
ANS. c
Q A 10 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of
Q A 10 kg body is dropped from a height of 25 m, find 20 m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s
the K.ANS. of the body after 1 s A.      10 x (0.38) J
A. 5 x (19.62)2 J B.      10 x (0.38)2 J
B.      10 x (19.62)2 J C.      5 x (0.38)2 J
C.      5 x (9.81)2 J D.     5 x (0.38) J
D.     10 x (9.81)2 J ANS. c
ANS. c
Q A 10 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of
Q2 A 5 kg body is dropped from a height of 25 m, find 20 m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 1s
the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s A.      5 x 10.19 J
A. 5 x (19.62)2 J B.      10 x 10.19 J
B.      2.5 x (19.62)2 J C.      5 x (10.19)2 J
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D.     10 x (10.19)2 J C. 0J
ANS. c D. None of the Above
ANS. b
Q2 A 20 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of 20
m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s. Q2 A 100 N force is acting at an angle of 60° on a body
A.      20 x (0.38) J which is rest on the horizontal planAns. Find the work
B.      20 x (0.38)2 J done by the force when the body undergoes a horizontal
C.      10 x (0.38) J distance of 2 m.
D.     10 x (0.38)2 J A. 200 J
ANS. d B. 20 J
C. 100 J
Q2 A 20 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of 20 D. 0 J
m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 1 s ANS. c
A.      5 x 10.19 J
B.      10 x 10.19 J Q A 100 N force is acting at an angle of 60° on a body
C.      10 x (10.19)2 J which is rest on the horizontal planAns. Find the work
D.     20 x (10.19)2 J done by the force when the body undergoes a horizontal
ANS. c distance of 3 m.
A. 150 J
Q2 A 10 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of B.      300 J
50 m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 2 s C. 0J
A.      10 x 30.38 J D. 200 J
B.      15 x 30.38 J ANS. a
C.      5 x (30.38)2 J
D.     0 J Q Work done by a force is the product of -----
ANS. c A.      Force & time
B.      Force & velocity
Q2 A 10 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of 50 C.      Force & acceleration
m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 1 s D.     Force & distance
A.      10 x (40.19) J ANS. d
B.      10 x (40.19)2 J
C.      5 x (40.19) J Q A horizontal 50 N force is applied to a 10 kg body
D.     5 x (40.19)2 J which makes the body to move horizontally through 0.50
ANS. d m, what is work done by weight of the body?
A.      2.5 J
Q2 A 10 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of 50 B.      25 J
m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 3 s C.      250J
A.      10 x 20.57 J D.     0 J
B.      10 x (20.57)2 J ANS. d
C.      50 x (20.57)2 J
D.     5 x (20.57)2 J Q A 2 kg body is moving with constant acceleration of
ANS. d 4 m/s2 starting from rest. What is work done by the force
acting on the body in 4 s.? (Assume no friction)
Q2 A 10 kg body is thrown upward with a velocity of 50 A.      (80 N x 16 m) N-m
m/s. Find the K.ANS. of the body after 4 s B.      (20 N x 8 m) N-m
A.      50 x (10.76) J C.      (8 N x 32 m) N-m
B.      10 x (10.76)2 J D.     (40 N x 8m) N-m
C.      5 x (10.76) J ANS. c
D.     5 x (10.76) 2 J
ANS. d Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with constant acceleration
of 1 m/s2 starting from rest. What is Kinetic Energy of the
Q2 A 100 N force is acting at an angle of 60° on a body body after 5 s.?
which is rest on the horizontal planAns. Find the work A.      12.5 J
done by the force when the body undergoes a horizontal B. 1250 J
distance of 1 m. C. 1.25 J
A. 100 J D. 125 J
B. 50 J ANS. d

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 Q Calculate the work done by the gravity action on 70
Q A 10 kg body is moving with constant acceleration kg student sliding down 300 inclined plane who slides a
of 2 m/s2 starting from rest. What is Kinetic Energy of the slant distance of 10 m.
body after 5 s.? A.     3430 J
A.   50J B.    4330 J
B. 500J C.     4444 J
C. 5J D.    3034 J
D. 25J ANS. a
ANS. b
Q What is Work Energy Principle?
Q A 5 kg body is moving with constant acceleration of A.     Change in P.ANS. is equal to work done
2 m/s2 starting from rest. What is Kinetic Energy of the B.      Change in Total Energy is equal to work done
body after 5 s.? C.    Change in K.ANS. is equal to work done
A.      25 J D. Change in P.ANS. is equal to loss in K.ANS.
B. 2.5 J ANS. c
C. 2500 J
D. 250 J Q A 1 kg body is dropped from a height of 5 m above
ANS. d the ground. What is total energy of the body at the instant
when it is being dropped?
Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with constant acceleration of A. 49.05 J
1 m/s2 starting from rest. What is Kinetic Energy of the B.     100 J
body after 2 s.? C.    5 J
A.      0.1 J D.     500J
B. 1J ANS. a
C. 100 J
D. 10 J Q A 1 kg body is dropped from a height of 5 m above
ANS. d the ground. What is total energy of the body as it strikes
the ground?
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with constant acceleration of A.      0 J
2 m/s2 starting from rest. What is Kinetic Energy of the B.     2 J
body after 2 s ? C.     5 J
A.      8 J D.     49.05 J
B. 80 J ANS. d
C.      0.8 J
D.     800 J Q2 A 5 kg body is moving down 45° incline from rest for
ANS. b which μK = 0.2. Which of the following principle is
applicable for analysis?
Q A 5 kg body is moving with constant acceleration of A.      Principle of Energy conservation
2 m/s2 starting from rest. What is Kinetic Energy of the B.      Principle of momentum conservation
body after 2 s ? C.      Work Energy principle
A.    0.4 J D.     Principle of virtual work.
B.     4 J ANS. c
C.    400 J
D.     40 J Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length
ANS. d 50 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the
Q A 10 kg body is moving with constant acceleration spring.
of 4 m/s2 starting from rest. What is work done by the A.      500 N (↑)
force acting on the body in 4 s ? (Assume no friction) B.      500 N ( ↓)
A.      (10 N x 80 m) N-m C.      100 N (↑)
B.      (10 N x 8 m) N-m D.     100 N ( ↓)
C.      (10 N x 4 m) N-m ANS. c
D.     (100 N x 32 m) N-m
ANS. d Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length
30 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the
spring.

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A.      100 N (↑) Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length
B.      100 N ( ↓) 20 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
C.      300 N (↑) stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the
D.     300 N ( ↓) spring.
ANS. b A.      400 N (↑)
B.      800 N ( ↓)
Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length C.      400 N (↓)
60 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & D.     800 N ( ↓)
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the ANS. c
spring.
A.      600 N (↑) Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length
B.      400 N ( ↓) 10 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
C.      200 N (↑) stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the
D.     200 N ( ↓) spring.
ANS. c A.      800 N (↑)
B.      200 N ( ↓)
Q2 A spring is kept in the vertical position with length 60 C.      600 N (↑)
cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & D.     600 N ( ↓)
stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the ANS. d
spring.
A.      400 N ( ↓) Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length
B.      1200 N ( ↓) 10 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
C.      800 N ( ↓) stiffness of the spring is 30 N/cm, find the force in the
D.     400 N (↑) spring.
ANS. d A.      300 N ( ↓)
B.      900 N ( ↓)
Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length C.      900 N (↑)
70 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & D. 1200 N (↑)
stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the ANS. b
spring.
A.      1400 N (↑) Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length
B.      800 N ( ↓) 50 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
C.      600 N (↑) stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the
D.     600 N ( ↓) spring.
ANS. c A.      500 N ( ↓)
B.      400 N (←)
Q2 A spring is kept in the vertical position with length 20 C.      100 N (←)
cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & D.     200 N ( ↓)
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the ANS. c
spring.
A.      200 N (↑) Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length
B.      200 N ( ↓) 30 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
C.      400 N (↑) stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the
D.     400 N ( ↓) spring.
ANS. b A.      300 N (←)
B.      400 N (→)
Q A spring is kept in the vertical position with length C.      100 N(←)
10 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & D.     100 N (→)
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the ANS. d
spring.
A.      100 N (↑) Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length
B.      400 N ( ↓) 70 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
C.      300 N (↑) stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the
D.     300 N ( ↓) spring.
ANS. d A.      700 N(←)
B.      300 N(→)
C.      300 N(←)

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D.     400 N(→) A.      600 N (→)
ANS. c B.      200 N (→)
C.      800 N (→)
Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length D.     0 N
20 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & ANS. b
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the
spring. Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
A.      200 N(←) 40 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
B.      400 N (→) spring constant is 10 N/cm.
C.      800 N(←) A.      500 J
D. 200 N (→) B.      600 J
ANS. d C.      -500 J
D.     -600J
Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length ANS. c
10 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm &
stiffness of the spring is 10 N/cm, find the force in the Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
spring. 50 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
A.      400 N (←) spring constant is 10 N/cm.
B.      100 N (→) A.      2000 J
C.      300 N (←) B.      200 J
D. 300 N (→) C.      -200 J
ANS. d D.     -2000J
ANS. d
Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length
60 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the 50 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring. spring constant is 20 N/cm.
A.      1200 N (←) A.      4000 J
B.      800 N (→) B.      -4000 J
C.      400 N (←) C.      100 J
D.     0 N D.     50 J
ANS. c ANS. b

Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
10 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & 40 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the spring constant is 20 N/cm.
spring. A.      300 J
A.      600 N (→) B.      500 J
B.      200 N (←) C.      -1000 J
C.      800 N (→) D.     1000 J
D.     0 N ANS. c
ANS. a
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length 35 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
50 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & spring constant is 20 N/cm.
stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the A.      -250 J
spring. B.      250 J
A.      800 N (←) C.      500 J
B.      1000 N (→) D.     1000 J
C.      100 N (→) ANS. a
D.     200 N (←)
ANS. d Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
20 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
Q2 A spring is kept in the horizontal position with length spring constant is10 N/cm.
30 cm. If undeformed length of the spring is 40 cm & A.      1000 J
stiffness of the spring is 20 N/cm, find the force in the B.      500 J
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D. 0 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. c 35 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 30 N/cm.
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      -375 J
10 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      500 J
spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      0 J
A.      -2000 J D.     -500 J
B.      50 J ANS. a
C.      -50 J
D.     100 J Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. a 45 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 30 N/cm.
Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      40J
15 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      -40 J
spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      -3375 J
A.      1125 J D.     0 J
B.      -1125 J ANS. c
C.      500 J
D.     -500 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. b 55 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 20 N/cm.
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      100 J
25 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      50 J
spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      -6250 J
A.      500 J D.     0 J
B.      125 J ANS. c
C.      0 J
D.     -125 J Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. d 20 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 20 N/cm.
Q. A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      -1000 J
45 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      100 J
spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      10 J
A.      1125 J D.     0 J
B.      -1125 J ANS. a
C.      500 J
D.     0 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. b 10 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 20 N/cm.
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      500 J
40 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      -500 J
spring constant is 30 N/cm. C.      -4000 J
A.      500 J D.     10 J
B.      -500 J ANS. c
C.      -1500 J
D.     1000 J Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. c 15 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 20 N/cm.
Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      0 J
50 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      100 J
spring constant is 30 N/cm. C.      -2250 J
A.      100 J D.     500 J
B.      50 J ANS. c
C.      4000 J
D.     -6000 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to
ANS. d 25 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if
spring constant is 20 N/cm.

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A.      5 J D.     1000 J
B.      10 J ANS. b
C.      15 J
D.     -250 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 10 cm is stretched
ANS. d from 20 cm to 30 cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      0 J
5 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      -1500 J
spring constant is 20 N/cm. C.      100 J
A.      100 J D.     50 J
B.      50 J ANS. b
C.      -6250 J
D.     0 J Q A spring of undeformed length 10 cm is stretched
ANS. c from 15 cm to 25 cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q. A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      0 J
20 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      500 J
spring constant is 30 N/cm. C.      -1000 J
A.      -1500 J D.     100 J
B.      100 J ANS. c
C.      50 J
D.     0 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 10 cm is stretched
ANS. a from 20 cm to 25 cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      -625 J
10 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      0 J
spring constant is 30 N/cm. C.      100 J
A.      100 J D.     50 J
B.      50 J ANS. a
C.      0 J
D.     -6000 J Q A spring of undeformed length 10 cm is stretched
ANS. d from 25 cm to 30 cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      0 J
15 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      100 J
spring constant is 30 N/cm. C.      1000 J
A.      500 J D.     -875 J
B.      100 J ANS. d
C.      -3375 J
D.     0 J Q A spring of undeformed length 10 cm is stretched
ANS. c from 15 cm to 30 cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to 5 A.      0 J
cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if spring B.      -1875 J
constant is 30 N/cm. C.      50 J
A.      -9375 J D.     10 J
B.      0 J ANS. b
C.      100 J
D.     1000 J Q A spring of undeformed length 20 cm is stretched
ANS. a from 25 cm to 30 cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q A spring of undeformed length 30 cm is stretched to A.      0 J
25 cm. Determine the work done by the spring force if B.      100 J
spring constant is 30 N/cm. C.      -375 J
A.      300 J D.     1000 J
B.      -375 J ANS. c
C.      400 J

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Q A spring of undeformed length 20 cm is stretched A.      1000 J
from 30 cm to 40 cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      625 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      50 J
A.      -100 J D.     0 J
B.      200 J ANS. b
C.      -1500 J
D.     50 J Q2 A spring of undeformed length 40 cm is stretched
ANS. c from 30 cm to 35cm. Determine the work done by spring
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm.
Q A spring of undeformed length 20 cm is stretched A.      375 J
from 30 cm to 35cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      0 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      50 J
A.      -625 J D.     -100 J
B.      625 J ANS. a
C.      0 J
D.     -1000J Q A body of weight 10 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. a planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body
moves through a distance of 0.1 m.
Q A spring of undeformed length 20 cm is stretched A.      0 J
from 25 cm to 35cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      0.5 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      1 J
A.      0 J D.     5 J
B.      -225 J ANS. b
C.      -875 J
D.     -100 J Q A body of weight 10 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. c planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body
moves through a distance of 0.2 m.
Q2 A spring of undeformed length 40 cm is stretched A.      0 J
from 10 cm to20cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      0.5 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      1 J
A.      2500 J D.     5 J
B.      -2500 J ANS. c
C.      500 J
D.     0 J Q2 A body of weight 10 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. a planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body
moves through a distance of 0.3 m.
Q A spring of undeformed length 40 cm is stretched A.      0 J
from 10 cm to30cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      1 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      2 J
A.      0 J D.     1.5 J
B.      50 J ANS. d
C.      -50 J
D.     4000 J Q A body of weight 10 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. d planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the
body moves through a distance of 0.4 m.
Q A spring of undeformed length 40 cm is stretched A.      0 J
from 20 cm to30cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      1 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      2 J
A.      0 J D.     1.5 J
B.      100 J ANS. c
C.      1500 J
D.     2000 J Q A body of weight 10 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. c planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the
body moves through a distance of 0.5 m.
Q A spring of undeformed length 40 cm is stretched A.      0 J
from 25 cm to30cm. Determine the work done by spring B.      2.5 J
force if spring constant is 10 N/cm. C.      1 J

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D.     2 J Q A body of weight 30 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. b planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the
body moves through a distance of 0.2 m.
Q A body of weight 20 N is moving down 30° inclined A.      2 J
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the B.      3 J
body moves through a distance of 0.1 m. C.      4J
A.      1 J D.     5 J
B.      0 J ANS. b
C.      2 J
D.     3 J Q2 A body of weight 30 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. a planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body
moves through a distance of 0.3 m.
Q2 A body of weight 20 N is moving down a 30 degree A.      2 J
inclined planAns. Find the work done by the weight if B.      1 J
the body moves through a distance of 0.2 m. C.      0 J
A.      1 J D.     4.5 J
B.      0 J ANS. d
C.      2 J
D.     5 J Q. A body of weight 30 N is moving down 30°
ANS. c inclined planAns. Find the work done by the weight if
the body moves through a distance of 0.5 m.
Q A body of weight 20 N is moving down 30° inclined A.      5 J
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the B.      6 J
body moves through a distance of 0.3 m. C.      7.5 J
A.      1 J D.     0 J
B.      2 J ANS. c
C.      4 J
D.     3 J Q A body of weight 40 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. d planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body
moves through a distance of 0.1 m.
Q2 A body of weight 20 N is moving down 30° inclined A.      0 J
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the B.      2 J
body moves through a distance of 0.4 m. C.      3 J
A.      1 J D.     4 J
B.      2 J ANS. b
C.      4 J
D.     3 J Q2 A body of weight 40 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. c planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the
body moves through a distance of 0.2 m.
Q2 A body of weight 20 N is moving down 30° inclined A.      0 J
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the B.      2 J
body moves through a distance of 0.5 m. C.      3 J
A.      1 J D.     4 J
B.      3 J ANS. d
C.      0 J
D.     5 J Q A body of weight 40 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. d planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body
moves through a distance of 0.3 m.
Q2 A body of weight 30 N is moving down 30° inclined A.      6 J
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the B.      8 J
body moves through a distance of 0.1 m. C.      10 J
A.      1.5 J D.     12 J
B.      0 J ANS. a
C.      1 J
D.     2 J Q2 A body of weight 50 N is moving down 30° inclined
ANS. a planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the
body moves through a distance of 0.2 m.

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A.      5 J C.    3839 N
B.      2.5 J D.     3333 N
C.      10 J ANS. a
D.     15 J
ANS. a Q A spring of stiffness 1000 N/m is stretched by 10 cm
from the un-deformed position. Find the work of spring
Q A body of weight 50 N is moving down 30° inclined forcAns.
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body A.     – 10 Nm
moves through a distance of 0.3 m. B.    – 5 Nm
A.      5 J C.     – 15Nm
B.      10 J D.    – 7Nm
C.      7.5 J ANS. b
D.     100 J
ANS. c UNIT 4B

Q A body of weight 50 N is moving down 30° inclined Q. Impulse due to a force is the product of
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the A.      Force & time
body moves through a distance of 0.4 m. B.      Force & velocity
A.      5 J C.      Force & acceleration
B.      10 J D.     Force & distance
C.      15 J ANS. a
D.     20 J
ANS. b Q. Rail road car A, of mass 25 Mg, moving with a
speed of 0.5 m/s collides with car B, of mass 40 Mg
Q A body of weight 50 N is moving down 30° inclined which is at rest. After the impact, car A & B move
planAns. Find the work done by the weight if the body towards right with a speed of 0.02 m/s and 0.3 m/s
moves through a distance of 0.5 m. respectively. Find the coefficient of restitution between A
A.      5 J and B.
B.      10 J A.     0.56
C.      15 J B.    0.65
D.     12.5 J C.     0.55
ANS. d D. 0.66
ANS. a
Q The Pendulum is oscillating on either side of its rest
position.The correct statement is Q A small rubber ball is released from a height of 800
A. It has only Kinetic Energy mm on a horizontal floor after the first bounce it raises to
B. It has the maximum K.ANS. at its extreme a height of 480 mm, compute the coefficient of
position restitution.
C. It has the maximum P.ANS. at its rest position A.     0.4477
D. The sum of its kinetic & potential energies remains B.    0.7746
constant throughout the motion. C.     0.4444
ANS. d D.    0.5555
ANS. b
Q. A lift is used to carry 8 persons through a height of
30 m in two minutes. If the average mass of each person Q. Ball 1 collides with an another identical ball 2 at
is 95 kg, determine the power required. rest. For what value of coefficient of restitution e, the
A.     1375 W velocity of second ball become two times that of 1 after
B.    2174 W collision?
C.     1742 W A. 1/3
D.    none of the above B. 1/2
ANS. d C. 1/4
D. 1/6
Q2 A motor of 100 Hp moves with a uniform speed of 72 ANS. a
km/hr. The forward thrust applied by the engine on the
car is Q2 Two solid rubber balls, A and B having masses 200
A. 3730 N and 400 gm respectively are moving in opposite
B.     3550 N directions with velocity of A equal to 0.3 m/s. After

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collision the two balls come to rest , then the velocity of B B.      50 Ns
is C.      2 Ns
A.     0.15 m/s D.     0 Ns
B.    1.5 m/s ANS. b
C.     -0.15 m/s
D.    None of the above Q. A 50 N force is applied to a body for 3 s , What is
ANS. a the impulse due to the applied force on to the body?
A.      25 Ns
Q A tennis ball bounces down a flight of stairs striking B.      50 Ns
each step in turn and rebounding to the height of the step C.      2 Ns
abovAns. The coefficient of restitution is D.     150 Ns
A. 1/2 ANS. d
B. 1/√2
C. 1/4 Q A 100 N force is applied to a body for 4 s, What is
D. 1 the impulse due to the applied force on to the body?
ANS. b A.      4 Ns
B.      100 Ns
Q A particle of mass m1 moves with speed v and C.      400 Ns
collides with a stationary particle of mass m2. The first D.     150 Ns
particle continues to move in same direction if m1 / m2 is ANS. c
(e = coefficient of restitution)
A. = e Q A 100 N force is applied to a body for 3 s, What is
B. >e the impulse due to the applied force on to the body?
C. <e A.      3 Ns
D. > e2 B.      300 Ns
ANS. b C.      400 Ns
D.     150 Ns
Q. A glass marble drops from a height of 3 meters ANS. b
upon a horizontal floor. If the coefficient of restitution be
0.9, find the height to which it rises after the impact. Q. A 200 N force is applied to a body for 3 s, what is
A.     2.00m the impulse due to the applied force on to the body?
B.    2.43m A.      3 Ns
C.     3.42m B.      300 Ns
D.    1.00m C.      600 Ns
ANS. b D.     150 Ns
ANS. c
Q. A ball is dropped from a height of 9 meters upon a
horizontal slab. If it rebounds to a height of 5.76 meters, Q. A body weighing 25 N is kept over a smooth
the coefficient of restitution is: inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What
A.     0.6 is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
B.    0.4 interval of 2 s?
C.     0.8 A.      25 Ns
D.    0.9 B.      5 Ns
ANS. c C.      0 Ns
D.     2 Ns
Q. A ball dropped from a height h1 = 1600 mm is ANS. a
observed to rebound to a height h2 = 1100 mm from a
horizontal floor. Determine the coefficient of restitution. Q2 A body weighing 25 N is kept over a smooth inclined
A.     0.60 plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What is the
B.    0.83 impulse due to weight of the body during the time interval
C.     0.93 of 4 s?
D.    1.00 A.      25 Ns
ANS. b B.      5 Ns
C.      0 Ns
Q A 25 N force is applied to a body for 2 s , What is D.     50 Ns
the impulse due to the applied force on to the body? ANS. d
A.      25 Ns

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Q A body weighing 25 N is kept over a smooth D.     2 Ns
inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What ANS. b
is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
interval of 6 s ? Q A body weighing 50 N is kept over a smooth
A.      25 Ns inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What
B.      5 Ns is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
C.      0 Ns interval of 8 s ?
D.     75 Ns A.      75 Ns
ANS. d B.      50 Ns
C.      100 Ns
Q A body weighing 25 N is kept over a smooth D.     200 Ns
inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What ANS. d
is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
interval of 8 s ? Q A body weighing 50 N is kept over a smooth
A.      25 Ns inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What
B.      5 Ns is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
C.      100 Ns interval of 10 s ?
D.     75 Ns A.      75 Ns
ANS. c B.      250 Ns
C.      100 Ns
Q2 A body weighing 25 N is kept over a smooth inclined D.     200 Ns
plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What is the ANS. b
impulse due to weight of the body during the time interval
of 10 s ? Q. A 50 N force is applied to a body, moving over
A.      25 Ns horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
B.      125 Ns Find out the impulse due to 50 N force during a time
C.      100 Ns interval of 2 s.
D.     75 Ns A.      100 Ns
ANS. b B.      50 Ns
C.      75 Ns
Q A body weighing 50 N is kept over a smooth D.     0 Ns
inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What ANS. b
is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
interval of 2 s ? Q A 50 N force is applied to a body, moving over
A.      25 Ns horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
B.      50 Ns Find out the impulse due to 50 N force during a time
C.      0 Ns interval of 3 s.
D.     2 Ns A.      100 Ns
ANS. b B.      50 Ns
C.      75 Ns
Q2 A body weighing 50 N is kept over a smooth D.     0 Ns
inclined plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What ANS. c
is the impulse due to weight of the body during the time
interval of 4 s ? Q. A 50 N force is applied to a body, moving over
A.      25 Ns horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
B.      50 Ns Find out the impulse due to 50 N force during a time
C.      100 Ns interval of 4 s.
D.     2 Ns A.      100 Ns
ANS. c B.      50 Ns
C.      75 Ns
Q2 A body weighing 50 N is kept over a smooth inclined D.     0 Ns
plane which makes 30° with the horizontal. What is the ANS. a
impulse due to weight of the body during the time interval
of 6 s ? Q A 50 N force is applied to a body, moving over
A.      75 Ns horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
B.      150 Ns Find out the impulse due to 50 N force during a time
C.      100 Ns interval of 5 s.

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A.      100 Ns Q 100 N force is applied to a body, moving over
B.      50 Ns horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
C.      125 Ns Find out the impulse due to 100 N force during a time
D.     0 Ns interval of 10 s.
ANS. c A.      100 Ns
B.      250 Ns
Q A 100 N force is applied to a body, moving over C.      500 Ns
horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. D.     300 Ns
Find out the impulse due to 100 N force during a time ANS. c
interval of 2 s.
A.      100 Ns Q2 What is the range for values of e?
B.      50 Ns A. 0 to 1
C.      125 Ns B. 0 to 100
D.     0 Ns C. 10 to 100
ANS. a D. 0 to 0.1
ANS. a
Q2 A 100 N force is applied to a body, moving over
horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Q. If e = 1, it indicates:
Find out the impulse due to 100 N force during a time A. The impact is plastic
interval of 3 s. B. The impact is elastic
A.      100 Ns C. The impact is neither elastic nor plastic
B.      150 Ns D. none of the above
C.      125 Ns ANS. b
D.     0 Ns
ANS. b Q If e = 0, it indicates:
A. The impact is plastic
Q2 A 100 N force is applied to a body, moving over B. The impact is elastic
horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. C. The impact is neither elastic nor plastic
Find out the impulse due to 100 N force during a time D. none of the above
interval of 4 s. ANS. a
A.      100 Ns
B.      150 Ns Q. In case of Elastic impact:
C.      125 Ns A. Momentum is only conserved
D.     200 Ns B. Energy is only conserved
ANS. d C. Neither momentum nor Energy is conserved
D. Both momentum and energy is conserved.
Q A 100 N force is applied to a body, moving over ANS. b
horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
Find out the impulse due to 100 N force during a time Q2 Two bodies with same mass are moving with the
interval of 5 s. velocities 20 m/s & 15 m/s respectively before impact
A.      100 Ns and 12 m/s & 15 m/s respectively after impact, determine
B.      250 Ns the value of Ans.
C.      125 Ns A. 1
D.     200 Ns B. 0.5
ANS. b C. 0.66
D. 0
Q2 A 100 N force is applied to a body, moving over ANS. c
horizontal plane, at an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
Find out the impulse due to 100 N force during a time Q What is unit of Impulse?
interval of 6 s. A.      N-m
A.      100 Ns B.      Joule
B.      250 Ns C.      N m/s
C.      125 Ns D.     Ns
D.     300 Ns ANS. d
ANS. d
Q. Momentum is defined as the product of ------
A.      Mass & time
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B.      Mass & distance A.      The entire kinetic energy of the two bodies must be
C.      Mass & acceleration lost
D.     Mass & velocity B.      The two bodies must move stuck together, whether
ANS. d the impact is direct or indirect
C.      The two bodies must move stuck together only if
Q2 A Ball of mass 10 g falls from a height of 5m. It the impact is direct
rebounds from a ground to 4 m. The coefficient of D.     A body initial at rest, should stay at rest
restitution ‘e’ is ANS. c
A. √4/5
B. √5/4 Q 50 gm glass marbles dropped from a height of 10 m
C. 4/5 rebounds to height of 7 m calculate impulse?
D. 5/4 A.     2.185 Ns
ANS. a B.    6.285 Ns
C.     8.125 Ns
Q The momentum of a system of two bodies is D. None of the Above
conserved ANS. d
A.      if either body does not exerts a force on the other
B.      Under all circumstances Q. A sphere of mass ‘m’ moving with a speed of ‘u’
C.      When there is no external force acting on body strikes a sphere of same mass at rest. If after striking, the
D.     When external force act only on one body two spheres exchange their velocities then determine the
ANS. c coefficient of restitution.
A.     1
Q. If a body hits the ground from a height h1 and B.    0
rebounds to a height h2 after having inelastic collision C.     1/2
with the ground then the coefficient of restitution is D.    None of these
A. e = h2/h1 ANS. a
B. e = h1/h2
C. e =√h2/h1 Q The impulse-momentum principle is applicable
D. e = √ h1/h2 A.      If there is no external force acting on the body
ANS. c B.      When the momentum is conserved
C.      Only when body hits another body
Q. A body hits the ground with 50 m/s velocity and D.     Whenever Newton’s law is applicable
has inelastic collision with the ground then with what ANS. d
velocity it will rebound if the coefficient of restitution is
0.2 Q When two bodies collide without the presence of
A. 1/250 m/s any other forces or force fields,
B. 250 m/s A. Their total momentum must be conserved
C. 1/10 m/s B. Their total kinetic energy must be conserved
D. 10 m/s C. The collision must be direct
ANS. d D. The collision must be central
ANS. a
Q Central impact of two bodies
A.      Can only be direct impact Q. If a body of mass 2 kg is at rest and is hit by a mass
B.      Must always be elastic impact of 4 kg moving with 3 m/s, the fraction of the momentum
C.      May either be direct or indirect retained by the moving body assuming the collision to be
D.     None of the above elastic and head on is
ANS. c A. 2
B. 3
Q The coefficient of restitution is defined on the basis C. 1/2
of ----- D. 1/3
A.      Velocity components along the line of impact only ANS. d
B.      Velocity components normal to the line of impact
C.      Velocity vectors before and after collision Q. If mass of moving body is much greater than the
D.     None of the above mass of the body at rest then the approximate velocity of
ANS. a the moving body after head on collision is
A. Same and in same direction
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C. Different and in same direction
D. Different and in opposite direction Q. A ball is thrown upwards with an initial velocity of
ANS. a v0. Determine the time taken for the ball to reach the
maximum height. Use the impulse –momentum method.
Q. The ball of mass 10 gm is dropped on the ground A.     t = v0/g
from a height of 10 m. It rebounds to a height of 2.5 m. If B.    t = 2v0/g
the ball is in the contact with ground for 0.01 s, then C.     t = v0/2g
which statement is correct? D.    t = g/v0
A. Impulse force between the ground and the ball is 15 N ANS. a
B. Impulse force between the ground and the ball is 5 √2
N Q A rifle of 5 kg mass fires a bullet of 10 gm mass at a
C. Coefficient of restitution between the ground and ball velocity of 300 m/s. Determine the velocity with which
is ¼ the rifle recoils.
D.   Coefficient of restitution between the ground and ball A.     0.1 m/s
is ½ B.    0.3 m/s
ANS. d C.     0.6 m/s
D.    0.9 m/s
Q. A ball hits the floor and rebounds after an inelastic ANS. d
collision. In this case:
A.     The momentum of the ball just after the collision is Q2 A boy of 50 kg mass runs with a velocity of 5 m/s
the same as that just before the collision. and jumps into a boat of mass 75 kg. Find the velocity
B.    The mechanical energy of the ball remains the same with which the boy and the boat will move together if the
in the collision. boat was initially at rest.
C.     The total momentum of the ball and the earth is A.     1 m/s
conserved. B.    3 m/s
D.    The total energy of the ball and the earth is C.     4 m/s
conserved. D.    2 m/s
ANS. c ANS. a

Q2    A body of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity of 3 Q2 15 mg box car A is coasting freely at 1.5 m/s on the
m/s collides head –on with a body of mass 1 kg moving horizontal track when it encounters a tank car B having a
with a velocity of 4 m/s. After collision the two bodies mass of 12 mg and coasting at 0.75 m /s towards it. If
stick together and move with a common velocity which in cars meet and coupled together, determine the speed of
the units m/s is equal to: both cars just after the coupling.
A.     1/3 A.     0.5 m/ s
B.    2/3 B.    5.0 m/ s
C.     1/4 C.     1.0 m/ s
D.    5/4 D. None of the Above
ANS. b ANS. b

Q. A body of mass ‘m’ collides against a wall with the Q2 An 1800 kg car stopped at traffic light is struck from
velocity ‘v’ and rebounds with the same speed. Its change the rear by a 900 kg car and the two become entangled. If
of momentum is: the smaller car was moving at 20 m/s before collision,
A.     2 mv what is the speed of the entangled cars after collision?
B.    mv A.     7.98 m/s
C.     –mv B.    6.67 m/s
D.    0 C.     7.66 m/s
ANS. a D.    8.67 m/s
ANS. a
Q A ball is droped from a height h1 = 1 m on a smooth
floor. Knowing that the height of first bounce h2 = 0.81 Q A 5.00 kg particle has a velocity of (3.00 i – 4.00j)
m, determine the coefficient of restitution. m /s. Find its x and y components of momentum.
A. 0.9 m A.     (15.00i – 20.00j)
B. 1.11 m B.    (20.00i -15.00j)
C. 1 C.     (25.00i -10.00j)
D. None of the Above D.    (20.00i -20.00j)
ANS. a ANS. b

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Q. A steel ball of weight 0.01 N falls from a height 6 Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration of
m and rebounds to a height of 4 m find the impulsAns. 2 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
A.     0.2300 Ns momentum in 2 s.
B.    0.1962 Ns A.      20 Ns
C.     0.3200Ns B.      40 Ns
D.    0.9182 Ns C.      10 Ns
ANS. a D.     0 Ns
ANS. c
Q. In an impact testing machine a hammer of mass
10.5 kg is attached to a 1.5 m long lever. The lever is held Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
in horizontal position and is released. The hammer strikes of 2 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
the test piece and breaks it. Determine the velocity of momentum in 3 s.
hammer at impact. A.      20 Ns
A.     5.425 m/s B.      40 Ns
B.    4.525 m/s C.      30 Ns
C.     5.245 m/s D.     0 Ns
D. None of the Above ANS. b
ANS. a
Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration of
Q2 A man weighing 700 N is in boat weighing 3000 N 2 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
which is floating in a still lake if the man starts running momentum in 4 s.
along the length of boat at a speed of 5 m/s with respect to A.      20 Ns
the boat. Find the velocity of boat. Neglect resistance to B.      40 Ns
the motion. C.      30 Ns
A. - 0.9459 m/s D.     0 Ns
B.   – 0.9999 m/s ANS. d
C.    - 1.02 m/s
D.    -1.1111m/s Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. c of 2 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
momentum in 5 s.
Q2 A man weighing 700 N is in boat weighing 3000 N A.      20 Ns
which is floating in a still lake if he jumps of the boat B.      40 Ns
with an absolute velocity of 8 m/s find the velocity of the C.      30 Ns
boat. D.     50 Ns
A.     – 1.68 m/s ANS. c
B.    – 6.18 m/s
C.    - 1.86 m/s Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
D.   – 8.18 m/s of 3 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
ANS. c momentum in 2 s.
A.      20 Ns
Q2 Rail road car A of mass 15 Mg is traveling at 2 m/s B.      40 Ns
on a horizontal track. Car B of mass 13 Mg is traveling C.      30 Ns
towards A at 0.8 m/s. If the car meet and couple together D.     50 Ns
find the speed of the coupled cars just after the coupling. ANS. b
A.     0.5 m/s
B.    7.0 m/s Q. A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
C.     0.7m/s of 3 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
D. 70 m/s momentum in 3 s.
ANS. b A.      20 Ns
B.      45 Ns
Q What is Impulse Momentum Principle? C.      30 Ns
A.      Change in K.ANS. = Work done D.     50 Ns
B.      Impulse of a force system = Change in momentum ANS. a
C.      Change in Impulsive force = Change in K.ANS.
D.     Change in P.ANS. = Change in Kinetic Energy
ANS. a

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Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration of A.      60 Ns
3 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      80 Ns
momentum in 4 s. C.      100 Ns
A.      60 Ns D.     50 Ns
B.      45 Ns ANS. b
C.      30 Ns
D.     50 Ns Q. A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. c of 5 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
momentum in 3 s.
Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration of A.      60 Ns
3 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      75 Ns
momentum in 5 s. C.      100 Ns
A.      60 Ns D.     50 Ns
B.      45 Ns ANS. c
C.      75 Ns
D.     50 Ns Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. a of 5 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
momentum in 4 s.
Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      60 Ns
of 4 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      75 Ns
momentum in 2 s. C.      100 Ns
A.      40 Ns D.     50 Ns
B.      45 Ns ANS. a
C.      75 Ns
D.     50 Ns Q. A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. d of 5 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
momentum in 5 s.
Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration of A.      125 Ns
4 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      75 Ns
momentum in 3 s. C.      100 Ns
A.      40 Ns D.     50 Ns
B.      45 Ns ANS. a
C.      75 Ns
D.     60 Ns Q. A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. b of 5 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in
momentum in 1 s.
Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      25 Ns
of 4 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      75 Ns
momentum in 4 s. C.      100 Ns
A.      40 Ns D.     50 Ns
B.      80 Ns ANS. d
C.      75 Ns
D.     60 Ns Q. A 10 kg body is moving with a constant
ANS. c acceleration of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2
m/s, determine the change in momentum in 2 s.
Q A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      50 Ns
of 4 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      25 Ns
momentum in 5 s. C.      75 Ns
A.      60 Ns D.     100 Ns
B.      80 Ns ANS. b
C.      100 Ns
D.     60 Ns Q A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. d of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 3 s.
Q2 A 5 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      50 Ns
of 5 m/s2 starting from rest. Determine the change in B.      150 Ns
momentum in 2 s. C.      75 Ns

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D.     100 Ns Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. c of 2 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 5 s.
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      100 Ns
of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      40 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 4 s. C.      80 Ns
A.      50 Ns D.     60 Ns
B.      150 Ns ANS. a
C.      200 Ns
D.     100 Ns Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. b of 3 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 1 s.
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      30 Ns
of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      100 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 5 s. C.      50 Ns
A.      50 Ns D.     0 Ns
B.      250 Ns ANS. c
C.      200 Ns
D.     100 Ns Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. c of 3 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 2 s.
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      150 Ns
of 2 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      100 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 1 s. C.      60 Ns
A.      50 Ns D.     0 Ns
B.      250 Ns ANS. d
C.      20 Ns
D.     100 Ns Q A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. b of 3 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 3 s.
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      150 Ns
of 2 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      100 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 2 s. C.      60 Ns
A.      50 Ns D.     90 Ns
B.      40 Ns ANS. a
C.      20 Ns
D.     100 Ns Q A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. d of 3 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 4 s.
Q. A 10 kg body is moving with a constant A.      120 Ns
acceleration of 2 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 B.      100 Ns
m/s, determine the change in momentum in 3 s. C.      60 Ns
A.      50 Ns D.     90 Ns
B.      40 Ns ANS. c
C.      20 Ns
D.     60 Ns Q A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. c of 3 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 5 s.
Q. A 10 kg body is moving with a constant A.      120 Ns
acceleration of 2 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 B.      100 Ns
m/s, determine the change in momentum in 4 s. C.      150 Ns
A.      50 Ns D.     90 Ns
B.      40 Ns ANS. d
C.      80 Ns
D.     60 Ns Q A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. a of 4 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 1 s.

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A.      120 Ns D.     160 Ns
B.      100 Ns ANS. b
C.      150 Ns
D.     40 Ns Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. b of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 4 s.
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      100 Ns
of 4 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      200 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 2 s. C.      50 Ns
A.      120 Ns D.     150 Ns
B.      80 Ns ANS. d
C.      150 Ns
D.     40 Ns Q2 A 12.5 kg body is moving with a constant
ANS. a acceleration of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2
m/s, determine the change in momentum in 4 s.
Q A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      100 Ns
of 4 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      200 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 3 s. C.      50 Ns
A.      120 Ns D.     250 Ns
B.      80 Ns ANS. b
C.      150 Ns
D.     40 Ns Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. d of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 3 s.
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration A.      50 Ns
of 4 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, B.      150 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 4 s. C.      75 Ns
A.      120 Ns D.     100 Ns
B.      80 Ns ANS. b
C.      150 Ns
D.     160 Ns Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration
ANS. a of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s,
determine the change in momentum in 6 s.
Q. A 10 kg body is moving with a constant A.      100 Ns
acceleration of 4 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 B.      300 Ns
m/s, determine the change in momentum in 5 s. C.      50 Ns
A.      200 Ns D.     250 Ns
B.      80 Ns ANS. c
C.      150 Ns
D.     160 Ns Q A 50 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 5 s.
ANS. c Determine the change in momentum.
A. 2.5 Ns
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration B. 8 Ns
of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, C. 250 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 1 s. D. 5 Ns
A.      200 Ns ANS. b
B.      80 Ns
C.      50 Ns Q2 A 50 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 2 s.
D.     160 Ns Determine the change in momentum.
ANS. a A. 25 Ns
B. 100 Ns
Q2 A 10 kg body is moving with a constant acceleration C. 250 Ns
of 5 m/s2. If initial velocity of the body is 2 m/s, D. 50 Ns
determine the change in momentum in 2 s. ANS. c
A.      100 Ns
B.      80 Ns Q2 A 50 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 3 s.
C.      50 Ns Determine the change in momentum.
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A. 25 Ns B.      100 Ns
B. 100 Ns C.      400 Ns
C. 150 Ns D.     200 Ns
D. 50 Ns ANS. a
ANS. b
Q. A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 6 s.
Q A 50 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 4 s. Determine the change in momentum.
Determine the change in momentum. A.      600 Ns
A. 25 Ns B.      100 Ns
B. 200 Ns C.      400 Ns
C. 150 Ns D.     200 Ns
D. 50 Ns ANS. c
ANS. d
Q2 Two men are standing on a floating boat with a
Q A 50 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 5 s. velocity of 4.2 m/s. The mass of each man is 80 kg and
determine the change in momentum. that of boat is 400 kg. If the boat was initially at rest, find
A. 25 Ns final velocity of boat by using principle of conservation of
B. 200 Ns momentum. Neglect the water friction.
C. 150 Ns A.     -1.55 m/s
D. 250 Ns B.    -1.60 m/s
ANS. a C.     -1.68 m/s
D.    -1.70 m/s
Q2 A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 5 s. ANS. c
Determine the change in momentum.
A.      500 Ns
B.      300 Ns
C.      200 Ns
D.     100 Ns
ANS. c

Q2 A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 4 s.

Determine the change in momentum.
A.      500 Ns
B.      300 Ns
C.      400 Ns
D.     100 Ns
ANS. b

Q. A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 3 s.

Determine the change in momentum.
A.      500 Ns
B.      300 Ns
C.      400 Ns
D.     100 Ns
ANS. d

Q A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 2 s.

Determine the change in momentum.
A.      500 Ns
B.      300 Ns
C.      400 Ns
D.     200 Ns
ANS. b

Q. A 100 N force is applied to a 10 kg body for 1 s.

Determine the change in momentum.
A.      500 Ns
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