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acting on an +2
object are shown
in the fig. If the
Time
body mov es 2 4 6 8
(sec)
horizontally at a –2
constant speed
of 5 m/s, then the values of the forces P and
S are, respectively - (A) – 2 N.s (B) 0 N.s
(A) 0 N, 0 N (B) 300 N, 200 N (C) 4 N.s (D) – 6 N.s
(C) 300 N, 1000 N (D) 2000 N, 300 N
Q.23* A particle moves in the xy plane under the
Q.17 A person says that he measured the action of a force F such that the value of
acceleration of a particle to be non-zero while its linear momentum (P) at any time t is,
no force was acting on the particle- Px = 2 cost, Py = 2 sint. The angle between
(A) He is a lier P and F at that time t will be -
(B) His clock might have run slow (A) 0º (B) 30º
(C) His meter scale might have been longer (C) 90º (D) 180º
than the standard
(D) He might have non-inertial frame Q.24 The linear momentum P of a body moving in
one dimension varies with time according to
Questions the equation P = at3 + bt where a and b are
based on
Second Law & Third Law
positive constants. The net force acting on
Q.18 When a 1 Newton force acts on a 1 kg body the body is
that is able to move freely, the body receives- (A) proportional to t2
(A) A speed of 1 m/sec (B) a constant
(B) An acceleration of 1 m/sec2 (C) proportional to t
(C) An acceleration of 980 cm/sec2 (D) inversely proportional to t
(D) An acceleration of 1 cm/sec2
Q.25 A player catches a ball of 200 g moving with
m1
a speed of 20 m/s. If the time taken to (A) m g
2
complete the catch is 0.5 sec, the force
exerted on the players hand is - m2
(A) 8 N (B) 4 N (B) g
m1
(C) 2 N (D) 0 N
m2 m1 m1
Questions
Motion of the Blocks (C) m m g
based on 1 2 m2
Q.26 Blocks are in contact on a frictionless table.
m1 m2
A horizontal force F = 3N is applied to one (D) m m g
block as shown. The force exerted by the 2 1
37° 53°
Q.41 In the figure a smooth pulley of
negligible weight is suspended by
(A) 0.33 m/s2 (B) 0.66 m/s2 a spring balance. Weights of 1kg
(C) 1 m/s2 (D) 1.32 m/s2 and 5 kg are attached to the
opposite ends of a string passing
over the pulley and move with
Q.36 A thief stole a box full of valuable articles of acceleration because of gravity.
weight W and while carrying it on his back, During the motion, the spring
he jumped down a wall of height h from the balance reads a weight of -
ground. Before he reached the ground, he (A) 6 kg
experienced a load of (B) less than 6 kg
(A) 2W (B) W (C) more than 6 kg
(C) W/2 (D) zero (D) may be more or less than 6 kg
Questions
Q.48* A body of mass 5 kg is suspended by the
based on
Motion of the lift strings making angles 60º and 30º with the
horizontal -
Q.42 A lift moves downwards with an acceleration
a . A passenger in the lift drops a book. The T2
acceleration of the book with respect to the T1
floor of lift is- (assume acceleration due to 60º ( 5kg ) 30º
gravity = g)
(A) g (B) a (a) T1 = 25 N (b) T2 = 25 N
(C) g – a (D) g + a
(c) T1 = 25 3 N (d) T2 = 25 3 N
Q.43* The ratio of the weight of a man in a stationary (A) a, b (B) a, d
lift and in a lift accelerating downwards with (C) c, d (D) b, c
a uniform accleration 'a' is 3:2. The acceleration
of the lift is-
Q.49 A block D R
(A) g/3 (B) g/2
weighing 300 kg
(C) g (D) 2g
is suspended by 45º
Q.44 A lift is moving up with an acceleration of means of two
3.675 m/sec2. The weight of a man- cords A and B as
(A) increases by 37.5% 90º
shown in the W
(B) decreases by 37.5% f igure. W is a A
(C) increases by 137.5% vertical wall and D 300 kgf
(D) remains the same
R a horizontal
Q.45 If the tension in the cable supporting an rigid beam. The
elevator is equal to the weight of the elevator, tension in the string A in kg is-
the elevator may be - (A) zero (B) 150
(a) going up with increasing speed (C) 300 (D) 400
(b) going down with increasing speed Q.50 Two weights of 15 kg each are attached by
(c) going up with uniform speed means of two strings to the two ends of a
(d) going down with uniform speed spring balance, as shown in the diagram.
(A) a, d (B) a, b, c The pulleys are frictionless. The reading of
(C) c, d (D) a, b the balance would be-
Q.46 The mass of a lift is 600 kg and it is moving
upwards with a uniform acceleration of 2 m/s2.
Then the tension in the cable of the lift is-
(A) 7080 N (B) 5880 N
(C) 4680 N (D) zero N
Questions
based on
Equilibrium of the System
(A) zero (B) 15 kg
Q.47 A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to (C) 30 kg (D) 75 kg
a wall. The forces acting on the sphere are
shown in f ig. W hich of the f ollowing Q.51 As an inclined plane is made slowly
statements is/are correct? T horizontal by reducing the value of angle
with horizontal. The component of weight
N
parallel to the plane of a block resting on the
(a) N + T + W = 0 inclined plane-
(b) T2 = N2 + W 2 (A) decreases
(c) T = N + W (B) remains same
W
(d) N = W tan (C) increases
(A) a, b, c (B) b, c, d (D) increases if the plane is smooth
(C) a, b, d (D) a, b, c, d
LEVEL # 2
Q.1 The linear momentum P of a body varies with
time and is given by the equation P = x + yt2, Q.7* A weight W is tied
where x and y are constants. The net force to two strings
passing over the
acting on the body for a one dimensional
frictionless pulleys A B
motion is proportional to-
(A) t2 (B) a constant A and B as shown
(C) 1/t (D) t in the figure. If
P Q
weights P and Q
Q.2 Two blocks of masses m 1 and m 2 are move downwards W
connected by a light spring and put on a with speed v, the
horizontal frictionless table. The ratio of their weight W at any
acceleration after they are pulled apart and instant rises with the speed-
then released, is- (A) v cos (B) 2v cos
(A) m1 /m 2 (B) m2/m 1 (C) v/cos (D) 2v/cos
m1 m 2 4m1m2
(C) (D) Q.8 A mass is suspended from the roof of a car
m1 m 2 (m1 m2 )2
by a string. While the car has a constant
acceleration a, the string makes an angle of
Q.3* A rope of legth L is pulled by a constant
60º with the verticle . If g = 10 m/s2, the
force F. What is the tension in the rope at
a distance x from the end where the force value of a is-
is applied ? (A) 10(3)1/2 m/s2 (B) 10/(3)1/2 m/s2
(C) 5 m/s 2 (D) 5(3)1/2 m/s2
Fx L
(A) (B) F
Lx Lx
(C) FL/x (D) F(L – x)/L Q.9* Two blocks are in
contact on a 2m
Q.4 A spring toy weighing 1 kg on a spring m
frictionless table
balance suddenly jumps upward. A boy F
one has a mass
standing near the toy notices that the scale
m and the other
of the balance reads 1.05 kg. In this process
2m. A force F is
the maximum acceleration of the toy is -
(g = 10 m sec–2) applied on 2m as shown is Figure. Now the
(A) 0.05 m sec–2 (B) 0.5 m sec–2 same force F is applied on m. In the two
(C) 1.05 m sec –2 (D) 1 m sec–2 cases respectively the ratio of force of contact
between the two blocks will be-
Q.5 The acceleration with which an object of (A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
mass 100 kg be lowered from a roof using a
(C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 4
cord with a breaking strength of 60 kg weight
without breaking the rope is-
Q.10 In the figure at the free
(assume g = 10 m/sec2)
end a force F is applied to
(A) 2 m/sec2 (B) 4 m/sec2
2 keep the suspended
(C) 6 m/sec (D) 10 m/sec2
mass of 18 kg at rest.
Q.6 A girl, of weight W, is sitting on an electric The value of F is-
swing rotating in a vertical plane. She feels (A) 180 N
her weight to have increased by 25% as the (B) 90 N F
F
g 56g 2g 60g
(A) , N (B) , N
10 5 7 17
20N 32N 10 5 g 5
(C) g , 56g N (D) 14 , 56g N
(A) 2 m/s2 (B) 3m/s2
Q.16 In fig, a mass 5 kg slides without friction on
(C) 4 m/s2 (D) 6 m/s2 an inclined plane making an angle 30º with
the horizontal. Then the acceleration of this
Q.12 In the above question tension in rod at a mass when it is moving upwards, the other
distance 10 cm from end A is- mass is 10 kg. The pulleys are massless
(A) 18 N (B) 20 N and frictionless. Take g = 10 m/sec2.-
(C) 24 N (D) 36 N
60º m T2
of mass M with
M 8kg
angle 30º, 60º,
90º rests with its 90º
30º (
30º– 90º side on
(A) 260 N (B) 240 N
a horizontal smooth fixed table. A cubical
(C) 220 N (D) 200 N
block of mass m rests on the 60º – 30º
Q.25 Two blocks of mass 8 kg and 5 kg are con- Each of the questions given below consist
nected by a heavy rope of mass 3 kg. An of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use
upward force of 180 N is applied as shown in the following Key to choose the appropriate
the figure. The tension in the string at point answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II
P will be : are true, and Statement - II is the
correct explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
180N
are true but Statement - II is not the
8kg correct explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
P is false.
3kg (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
is true.
5kg
Q.26 Statement I : A lighter and a heavier bodies
moving with same momenta and experiencing
(A) 60 N (B) 90 N same retarding force have equal stopping times.
(C) 120 N (D) 150 N Statement II : For a given force and momentum,
stopping time is independent of mass.
LEVEL # 3
Q.1 In the given figure, find the speed of pulley P -
F0
F
T/2 T
t
(A) mu/T (B) 2mu/T
(C) mu/2T (D) None of these
Q.5 In the figure, the blocks A, B and C each of
mass m have accelerations a1, a2 and a3
(A) (B) 2 cos respectively. F1 and F 2 are external forces of
2
magnitude 2 mg and mg respectively. Then -
2
(C) (D)
cos 2 sin
1
(A) (M + m)g (B) (M + m)g
2
(C) (M – m)g (D) (M + 2m)g
Q.7 A simple pendulum with a bob of mass m is
(A) 60° (B) 30° (C) 90° (D) 120° suspended from the roof of a car moving with a
horizontal acceleration a
Q.4 A particle of mass m moving with velocity u (A) The string makes an angle of tan–1 (a/g)
with the vertical
makes an elastic one dimensional collision
with a stationary particle of mass m. They are a
(B) The string makes an angle of tan–1 1 g
in contact for a very brief time T. Their force of
interaction increases from zero to F0 linearly with the vertical
in time T/2 and decreases linearly to zero in (C) The tension in the string is m a 2 g 2
further time T/2. The magnitude of F0 is –
(D) The tension in the string is m g 2 a 2
Q.8 A particle slides down a smooth inclined plane Q.10* The masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively
of elevation , fixed in an elevator going up with are connected by a massless spring as
an acceleration a0 (figure). The base of the shown in fig. A force of 200 Newtons acts on
the 20 kg mass. At the instant shown the 10
incline has a length L. Find the time taken by
kg mass has acceleration of 12 m/sec2.
the particle to reach to the bottom - What is the acceleration of 20 kg mass?
a0
10kg 20kg
>
200
Newton
(A) 12 m/sec2 (B) 4 m/sec2
(C) 10 m/sec2 (D) zero
L Q.11* A chain has five rings. The mass of F
1/ 2 each ring is 0.1 kg. This chain is
2L 1
(A)
pulled upwards by a froce F 2
g sin cos producing an acceleration of 2.50 3
m/sec2 in the chain. Then the force 4
1/ 2 of action (reaction) on the joint of 5
2L second and third ring from the top is -
(B)
(g a 0 ) sin cos (A) 0.25 N (B) 1.23 N
(C) 3.69 N (D) 6.15 N
1/ 2
2L sin Q.12 If the masses are released from the position
(C)
(g a0 ) cos shown in figure then the speed of mass m 1
just before it strikes the floor is -
1/ 2
2L
(D)
(g a 0 ) sin cos
m1 > m2
Q.9 Find the mass M of the hanging block in figure m2 d
which will prevent the smaller block from
slipping over the triangular block. All the (A) [2m 1gd/(m1+m 2)] 1/2
surfaces are frictionless and the strings and (B) [2(m 1 – m2)gd/(m1+m 2)] 1/2
the pulleys are light (C) [2(m1 – m 2)gd/m1] 1/2
m (D) None of the above
Q.13 A smooth wedge A is fitted in a chamber
M' hanging from a fixed ceiling near the earth’s
surface. A block B placed at the top of the
wedge takes a time T to slide down the length
of the wedge. If the block is placed at the top
M of the wedge and the cable supporting the
chamber is broken at the same instant the
block will -
M'm
(A) (B) (M' + m) tan (A) take a time longer than T to slide down
tan the wedge
(B) take a time shorter than T to slide down
M'm M'm the wedge
(C) (D)
1 tan cot 1 (C) remain at the top of the wedge
(D) jump off the wedge
Passage Based Questions : Assertion/Reason Type Questions
In the systems shown in figure (A), (B), (C) Each of the questions given below consist
and (D), the scales of the springs are of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use
calibrated in newton. the following Key to choose the appropriate
answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II
are true, and Statement - II is the
correct explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
are true but Statement - II is not the
correct explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
is false.
(D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II
3 kg 3 kg
3 kg 5 kg is true.
(A) (B) Q.18 Assertion : The third law of motion concludes
that the forces occur in pairs of action and
reacion.
kg Reason : The action force is more than the
3
reaction force.
3 kg 3 kg 30º
(A) a (B) b
(C) (D) (C) c (D) d
Assume that
Q.19 Assertion : In a free fall, weight of a body
Pulleys are massless and frictionless
becomes effectively zero.
Strings are massless
Reason : Acceleration due to gravity acting
The surface in figure (D) is frictionless
on a body having free fall is zero.
(A) a (B) b
Q.14 Reading of the spring scale in figure (A) is
(C) c (D) d
(A) 30 N (B) 45 N
(C) 60 N (D) 22.5 N Q.20 Assertion : Netwon’s second law of motion
is the main law of motion.
Q.15 Reading of the spring scale in figure (B) is Reason : Newton’s first and third law are
(A) 90 N (B) 62.5 N contained in second law.
(C) 55 N (D) 75 N (A) a (B) b
(C) c (D) d
Q.16 Reading of the spring scale in figure (C) is
(A) 30 N (B) 45 N
(C) 15 N (D) 22.5 N
Q.17 Reading of the spring scale in figure (D) is
(A) 30 N (B) 45 N
(C) 15 N (D) 22.5 N
LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in previous AIEEE & IIT-JEE)
SECTION - A spring reads 49 N, when the lift is stationary. If
Q.1 Three point masses A, B and C are 66 gram the lift moves downward with an acceleration of
each are connected as shown. The acceleration 5 m/s2, the reading of the spring balance will be –
of system is 5 m/s2. Tension between B and C
is approximately- (A) 74 N (B) 15 N
(C) 49 N (D) 24 N
Q.6 Let F be the force acting on a particle having
(A) 0.33 Newton (B) 4 Newton
position vector r , and T be the torque of this
(C) 5 Newton (D) 6 Newton
force about the origin. Then –
Q.2 A person in an aeroplane which is coming,
(A) r · T · 0 and F · T = 0
down at acceleration a releases a coin. After
release, the accleration of coin with respect (B) r · T · 0 and F · T 0
to observer on ground and in aeroplane both
(C) r · T · = 0 and F · T = 0
will be respectively-
(A) g and (g –a) (B) (g – a), g (D) r · T · = 0 and F · T 0
(C) (g + a), g (D) g, (g + a)
Q.7 A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal
Q.3 A light string passing over a smooth light pulley frictionless surface by a rope of mass m. If a
connects two blocks of masses m 1 and m2 force P is applied at the free end of the rope,
(vertically). If the acceleration of the system is the force exerted by the rope on the block is –
g/8, then the ratio of the masses is –
Pm
(A) (B) P
(A) 8 : 1 (B) 9 : 7 Mm
(C) 4 : 3 (D) 5 : 3 PM Pm
(C) (D)
M m M m
Q.4 One end of massless rope, which passes over
Q.8 One end of a light spring balance hangs from
a massless and frictionless pulley P is tied to
the hook of the other light spring balance
a hook C while the other end is free. Maximum
attached to roof and a block of mass M kg hangs
tension that the rope can bear is 360 N. With
from the other end. Then the true statement about
what value of minimum safe acceleration
the scale reading is –
(in ms–2) can a man of 60 kg slide down the
(A) The scale of the lower one reads M kg and
rope ?
of the upper one zero
(A) 16
(B) The reading of the two scales can be
(B) 6
anything but the sum of the reading will be
(C) 4
M kg
(D) 8
(C) Both the scales read M/2 kg each
(D) both the scales read M kg each
Q.5 A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a
lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring and the Q.9 Three forces start acting simultaneously on a
particle moving with velocity v . these forces are
represented in magnitude and direction by the three an acceleration 'a' to keep the block stationary.
sides of a triangle ABC (as shown). The particle Then 'a' is equal to
will now move with velocity –
2m
m
string
g g g F a F x
(A) , (B) g,
2 2 2 (A) 2m (B) 2m
g a x2
2
a x2
2
(C) , g (D) g, g
2 F x F a2 x 2
(C) (D)
Q.5 Two particles of mass ‘m ’ each are tied at 2m a 2m x
the ends of a light string of length 2a. The
Q.6 A particle moves in the X –Y plane under the
influence of a force such that its linear
momentum is p (t) = A iˆ cos( kt ) ˆjsin ( kt ) ,
where A and k are constants. The angle
between the force and the momentum is
(A ) 0º (B ) 30º
(C ) 45º (D ) 90º
ANSWERS KEY
LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A A A C B C B B C B C B D B D C D B B D
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. A B C A A A C A C D B B B B D D B A A A
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Ans. B C A A C A C B C B A
LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ans. D B D B B C C A B B C C C C B B B B
Q.No. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ans. B D B C B B B A
LEVEL # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ans. C A A B B A A,C D D B C B C
Q.No. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C D A C C C A
LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A A B C D C C D C D A C D D A
SECTION - B
1 2 3 4 5 6
C A A B B D