» LAWS OF MOTION FIOM OTT GLE OF* i Y: jwo forces each of magnitude P act on a body Placed at a point O as shown. The force necessary to keep the body at rest is of magnitude (A) P along + X axis. (8) P along - X axis. (C) 2P along +X axis (0) P/2 along - X axis. [2010] i ‘otic [2011 Which ofthe folowing does NOT involve friction? (A) Writing on a paper using a pencil. ® Turing a car to the left on a horizontal road. (C)A car at rest parked on a sloping ground. 48) Motion of a satellite around the earth: What is the reading of the spring balance shown in the given figure? [2011] Let the electrostatic force between two electrons (F.) be x times the gravitational force (F,) between them. Then, x is of the order of 01 (A) 10° (8) 10% (2011) (c)10" (0) 10” 'y A gives it an acceleration of 10 ms. The sai applied to body B gives it an acceleration of 15 ms. paca cl If the two bodies are joined Legeher and the same force is applied to the Combination, the acceleration will peban (B) 25 (C) 12.5 ms® at 9 mst A rectangular Parallelepiped with sides a, b and ¢ in th i uniformly rough hori wi "below ae y Fough horizontal surface ‘@S shown in the figures below, The 1 is kept ona value of limitingOR ld 7. _ If two bodies of different masses, initially at rest, are acted upon by the same force for the same time, then both bodies acquire the same [2014] (A) velocity (B) acceleration (C) momentum (0) kinetic energy 8: _Itis more difficult to walk on a sandy road than on a concrete road. The most appropriate Rs reason for this is [2014] (A) the sand is grainy but concrete is solid 48) the friction between sand and feet is less than that between concrete and feet «(C) the friction between sand and feet is more than between concrete and feet. (D) sand is soft and concrete is hard <2 __ The “reaction” force does not cancel the “action” force because [2015] (A) the action force is greater than the reaction force. (B) the reaction force exists only after the action force is removed. (C) the reaction force is greater than the action force. ~A40D) they act on different bodies. ‘A body is in equilibrium under the combined action of several forces then [2015} (A) all the forces must be applied at the same point (B) all the forces form pairs of equal and opposite forces ~{C) the sum of the torques about any point must always be equal to zero ~XD) the lines of action of all the forces must pass through the centre of gravity of the — body @® A photo frame can be hung on the wall with string in three different ways as shown in the adjacent figure below. The tension in the string is (A) least in | ~(B) greatest in It (Gyoreatest in Itt (D) least in Il [2015] 12. _ Awooden block (W) is suspended by using a cord from a heavy steel ball (B). The entire system is dropped from a height. Neglecting air resistance, the tension in the cord is [2016] (A) Zero (B) The differences in the masses of B and W (C) The differences in the weights of B and W (D) The weight of BA circus performer of weight W is 2016) standing on a wire as shown in the ‘adjacent figure. The tension in the wire is (A) Approximately a (8) Approximately ¥ (¢) Much more than SY () Much less than 4 Velocity of a particle moving along a straight y 2016) line varies with time as shown in the adjacent figure. Net forces acting on the particle are F,, Fp, Fs, Fs and Fs in the intervals OA, AB, BC, CD and DE respectively. Identify the correct statement (A) F; increases with time Ic {B) Fs is initially positive and then becomes negative (C) F: and F2 are in opposite directions (0) Fs in negative A large truck collides head-on with a small compact car. During the collision: [2017) (A) the truck exerts a greater force on the car than the car exerts on the truck. (B) the car exerts a greater force on the truck than the truck exerts on the car. (C) the truck exerts a force on the car but the car does not exert a force on the truck. ) the truck exerts the same force on the car as the car exerts on the truck. A boy throws a steel ball straight up. Consider the motion of the ball only after it has left the boy's hand but before it touches the ground and assume that forces exerted by the air are negligible. For these conditions, the force(s) acting on the ball is (are): [2017] (A) a downward force of gravity along with a steadily decreasing upward force. (B) a steadily decreasing upward force from the moment it leaves the boy's hand unti it reaches its highest point on the way down there is a steadily increasing downward force of gravity as the object gets closer to the earth. (C) constant downward force of gravity along with an upward force that steadily decreases until the ball reaches it highest point on the way down there is only @ constant downward force of gravity. JD) constant downward force of gravity only.17. Suppose our scientific community had chosen force, speed and time as the fundamental mechanical quantities instead of length, mass and time respectively and they chose the respective units of magnitudes 10 N, 100 m/s and wi s. Then the unit of mass in their system is equivalent to___ in our system. \.. 2018) (A) 10° kg Lg) 10° kg \Femal = NG) 10 kg (0) 10" kg ee Apples dropping from apple trees were observed by many people before Newton. But why they fall, was explained by Issac Newton postulating the law of universal gravitation. Which of the following statements best describes the situation? [2019] .) The foros of gravity acts only on the apple (B) The apple is attracted towards the surface of the earth x{C) Both earth and apple experience the same force of attraction towards each other (D) Apple falls due to earth's gravity and hence only (A) is true and (C) is absurd 18. (*) Refer to the adjacent figure. A variable [2019] force F is applied to a body of mass 6 kg at rest. The body moves along x- axis as shown. The speed of the body at x= 5 mand x= 6 mis and respectively. (8) 0 mis, 2 ms (0) 2 mis, 4 ms (A) 0 ms, 0 ms (C)2 ms, 2 m/s 20. — Two blocks A and B are in contact with each other and are placed on a frictionless “ horizontal surface A force of 90N is applied horizontally on block A(situation 1) and the same force is applied horizontally on block B (situation Il) Mass of A is 20 kg and B is 10 kg. Then the correct statement is [lOQJS 2020-21] wel tn ecto) (A) Since both the blocks are in contact, magnitude of force by block A on B will be 90 N (situation 1) and magnitude of force by block B on A will also be 90 N (situation Il). LAB) Magnitude of force by block A on B is 30 N (situation 1) and magnitude of force by block B on A is 60 N (situation I!) (C) Magnitude of force by block A on B is 60 N (situation |) and magnitude of force by block B on A is 30 N (situation I!) (D) The 90 N force will produce acceleration of different magnitudes in A and B. _—-_——— ARCHIVE-2223-IOQJS-PHYSIC.eT Gyo = ITS (2009) 1. Newton deduced the inverse square law of gravitation (A) by observing motion of an apple falling io atree. “1B) by using Kepler's laws of planetary motion. (C) by studying motion of different objects in the laboratory. (D) by using data obtained from Cavendish experimen”: a triangle of sides r. The Three particles each of mass m are placed at the vertices of my force experienced by each mass is om? 2) ? im” “a a(S") (8) a(S} 2 Gm? Goi 0) 29% 2 (c) The percentage change in acceleration due to gravity at an altitude equal to radius of earth compared to that on the surface of earth is given by [2013] (A) 25% increase (B) 35% decrease (C) 25% decrease (D) 75% decreases Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object under its own gravity. This draws the matter inwards towards the centre of gravity. A neutron star is an example of the collapsed core of a giant star. A certain neutron star of radius 10 km is of mass 1.5 M. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the neutron star is nearly [lOQJS 2020-21) @ (A) 2.0 x 10" mis? (B) 2.0 x 10°? m/s? (C) 2.6 x 10° mis? iP 20% 10” is?