NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION (B1)

MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS [20 x 3 = 60]

1. Consider an elevator moving downwards with an acceleration a, the force exerted by a passenger of mass m on the
floor of the elevation is
(a) ma (b) mg – ma
(c) mg + ma (d) ma – mg

2. A uniform rope of length L resting on a frictionless horizontal surface is pulled at one end by a force F. What is the
tension in the rope at a distance l from the end where the force is applied?
(a) F (b)

(c) (d)

3. The elevator shown in figure is descending with an acceleration of 2m/s 2. The mass of the block A = 0.5 kg. The
force exerted by the block A on block B is
(a) 8 N
(b) 6 N
(c) 4 N
(d) 2 N

4. Three blocks coupled together as shown in figure, are pulled by a force 700 N. The tension in the coupling between A
and B is
(a) 400 N (b) 500 N
(c) 600 N (d) 700 N

5. A 100 kg body is lowered from the top of a building by means of a rope that can withstand a tension of 784 N. The
maximum acceleration is
(a) g m/s2 (b) m/s2
(c) 9.8 m/s2 (d) 7.84 m/s2
6. A certain force applied to a mass m 1 gives it acceleration of 15m/s 2. The same force produces acceleration of 10m/s 2
in an other mass m2. If two masses stick to each other, what is the acceleration produced by same force
(a) 5m/s (b) 1m/s2
(c) 6m/s2 (d) 25m/s2
7. The ratio between the acceleration of the two systems shown in figure is (g = 10 m/s 2)

(a) 7 : 3 (b) 1 : 1
(c) 10 : 3 (d) 3 : 10

8. A heavy uniform rope of length l is pulled by a constant force F as shown in figure. The tension in the string at a
distance x from the end where the force is applied is

(a) F (b)

(c) (d)
9. A balloon of gross weight W is falling vertically downward with constant acceleration a. The mass m that must be
thrown out in order to give the balloon an equal upward acceleration a is such that

(a) m = (b) m =

(c) m = 2W (d) m =

10. An elevator starts from rest with a constant upward acceleration. It moves 2.0 m in the first 0.5 sec. A passenger in
the elevator is holding a 3 kg package by a vertical spring. The tension in the spring is
(a) 30 N (b) 48 N
(c) 36 N (d) 78 N

11. Two masses 2 kg and 1 kg are connected by an inextensible string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. The pressure
in kg-wt on the axle of the pulley is
(a) 1.5 kg-wt. (b) 3 kg-wt.
(c) less than 3 kg-wt. (d) more than 3 kg-wt.

12. Three equal weight of mass 2 kg each are hanging on a string passing over a fixed pulley as shown in figure. What is
the tension in the string connecting the weight B and C ?

(a) 3.3 N (b) 13.3 N

(c) 19.6 N (d) Zero

13. A 16 kg man wishes to raise a 20 kg mass by climbing up a rope that passes over a pully attached to the mass. The
minimum acceleration of the monkey up the rope must be

(a) g (b)

(c) (d)

14. A block of W weighing 500 kgf is suspended by means of two strings P and Q as shown in figure. The tension in the
string P is

(a) 350 kgf (b) 250 kgf

(c) 500 kgf (d) 600 kgf

15. A string of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass m supports a block of mass M as shown in figure.
The force on the fulley by clamp is given by
 (a) Mg (b) mg
(c) g (d) g

16. What is the Tension T in the string ABCD if the weight 20 N is moving upward with a constant velocity

(a) N (b) 10 N

(c) 20 N (d) N

17. A ball is suspended by a string from the mass of a boat which is moving with an acceleration of 4.9 m/s 2. By what
approximate angle to the vertical the string will be inclined?
(a) 10° (b) 0°
(c) 30° (d) 45°

18. An elevator is moving up with uniform acceleration a. At some instant (t = 0), a loose bolt drops from its ceiling. If the
distance between ceiling and the floor of the elevator is l, what is the time t taken by the bolt to hit the floor?

(a) (b)

(c) (d) none of these

19. A block can slide on a smooth inclined plane of inclination  kept on the floor of the lift. When the lift is descending
with a retardation a, the acceleration of the block relative to the inclined plane is
(a) (g – a) (b) g sin 
(c) (g + a) sin  (d) (g – a) sin 

20. A ball of mass ‘m’ is thrown upward with a velocity ‘v’. If air exerts an average resisting force F, the velocity with
which the ball returns back to the thrower is

(a) (b)

(c) (d) None of these

ASSERTION REASON TYPE QUESTIONS [5 x 4 = 20]

Directions (Q. No. 21 to 25) : Each of these questions contains two statements : Statement I (Assertion) and Statement II
(reason). Each of these questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You have to
select one of the codes (a), (b), (c), (d) given below :
a. Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I
b. Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not a correct explanation for Statement I
c. Statement I is true; Statement II is false
d. Statement I is false; Statement II is true
21. Statement I Force of action and reaction do not cancel each other, each produces its own effects.
Statement II Force of action and reaction are equal and opposite.

22. Statement I Our weight appears to be increased in a lift if it is accelerated downwards and decreased if the lift is
accelerated upwards.
Statement II In both the situations gravity force on the body is still the weight of the body.

23. Statement I A retarding force is applied to stop a motor car. If the speed of the motor car is doubled, it will cover a
distance four times linger before coming to stop, under the same retarding force.
Statement II distance = speed x time

24. Statement I A reference frame attached to the earth is an initial frame.

Statement II Newton’s laws of motion are applicable in initial frames.

25. Statement I A man is sitting facing the engine in a moving train. He tosses a coin upwards the coin falls behind
him.
Statement II The trains is moving forward with a finite acceleration.

PHYSICS
ANSWERS OF BATCH – B1

OBJECTIVE TYPE

1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)

6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)

11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d)

16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (b)

ASSERTION REASON TYPE

21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (b)