Force and Newton's Laws of Motion

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SPECTRUM ACADEMY PHYSICS 9 Force & Newton’s laws of motion

BY:-UjjvalGahoi (B.Tech. IIT/K)
Normal Force:
1. Two blocks are in contact on a frictionless table. One has mass m and the other 2m. A force F is applied on 2m as
shown in the figure. Now the same force F is applied from the right on m. In the two cases respectively, the ratio of
force of contact between the two blocks will be:
(a) Same
(b) 1 : 2 F 2m 2m
m m F
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 1 : 3
2. Two forces of 6N and 3N are acting on the two blocks of 2kg and 1kg kept on frictionless floor. What is the force
exerted on 2kg block by 1kg block?
(a) 1N 6N
(b) 2N 2kg 3N
1kg
(c) 4N
(d) 5N
3. There are two forces on the 2.0 kg box in the overhead view of figure but only one is shown. The second force is
nearly: y
(a) – 20 j N
(b) – 20 i + 20 j N F1 = 20 N
(c) – 32 i - 12 3 j N x
(d) – 21 i - 16 j N 30 0
a = 12 m/s2
4. A dish of mass 10 g is kept horizontally in air by firing bullets of mass 5 g each at the rate of 100 per second. If the
bullets rebound with the same speed, what is the velocity with which the bullets are fired:
(a) 0.49 m/s (b) 0.098 m/s (c) 1.47 m/s (d) 1.96 m/s
5. A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plank. If struck by a jet releasing water at a rate of 1 kg/s and
at a speed of 5 m/s. The initial acceleration of the block will be:
(a) 2.5 m/s2 (c) 10 m/s2
2
(b) 5.0 m/s (d) None of the above
6. A constant force F is applied in horizontal direction as shown. Contact force between M and m is N and between m
and M’ is N’ then
(a) N = N’ M’ > M
(b) N > N’
(c) N’ > N M m M’
(d) cannot be determined F
smooth
Assertion/Reason:
7. Statement – 1: Block A is moving on horizontal surface towards right under action of force. All surface are smooth.
At the instant shown the force exerted by block A on block B is equal to net force on block B.
A B
F
Statement – 2: From Newton’s third law, the force exerted by block A on B is equal in magnitude to force exerted
block B on A.
(a) Statement – 1 is true, statement – 2 is true, statement – 2 is correct explanation for statement – 1.
(b) Statement – 1 is true, statement – 2 is true, statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for statement – 1.
(c) Statement – 1 is true, statement – 2 is false. (d) Statement – 1 is false, statement – 2 is true.
8. A certain force applied to a body A gives it an acceleration of 10 m/s2. The same force applied to body B gives it an
acceleration of 15 m/s2. If the two bodies are joined together and same force is applied to the combination, the
acceleration will be:
(a) 6 m/s2 (b) 25 m/s2 (c) 12.5 m/s2 (d) 9 m/s2
9. Four blocks are kept in a row on a smooth horizontal table with their centres of mass collinear as shown in the figure.
An external force of 60 N is applied from left on the 7 kg block to push all of them along the table. The forces exerted
by them are:
P Q R S
(a) 32 N by P on Q
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(b) 28 N by Q on P 60N 5 kg
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(c) 12 N by Q and R
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(d) 4 N by S on R
Tension:
10. A mass M is suspended by a rope from a rigid support at A as shown in figure. Another rope is tied at the end B, and it
is pulled horizontally with a force F. If the rope AB makes an angle θ with the vertical in equilibrium, then the tension
in the string AB is:
(a) F sin θ A
(b) F/sin θ θ B
F
(c) F cos θ
(d) F/cos θ
M
11. In the system shown in the figure, the acceleration of the 1 kg mass and the tension in the string connecting between
A and B is:
(a) g/4 downward, 8g/7
(b) g/4 upward, g/7
(c) g/7 downward 6g/7
(d) g/2 upward, g 3kg C
B 3kg
A 1kg
12. A body of mass 8 kg is hanging from another body of mass 12 kg. The combination is being pulled by a string with an
acceleration of 2.2 m/s2. The tension T1 and T2 will be respectively: (Use g = 9.8 m/s2) T1
(a) 200 N, 80 N
(b) 220 N, 90 N 12 kg
(c) 240 N, 96 N
(d) 260 N, 96 N T2 a
8 kg
13. Two masses M1 and M2 are attached to the ends of a light string which passes over a mass less pulley attached to the
top of a double inclined smooth plane of angles of inclination α and β. If M2 > M1 then the acceleration of block M2
down the inclined will be:
M 2 (sin β)
(a) g
M 1 +M 2
M 1 g(sin α)
(b) M 1 +M 2
M 2 (sin β)−M 1 sin α Fixed M2
(c) M1
M 1 +M 2 α β
(d) zero
14. Three masses of 1 kg, 6 kg and 3 kg are connected to each other by threads and are placed on table as shown in
figure. What is the acceleration with which the system is moving? Take g = 10 m/s2:
(a) zero T1 T2
2
(b) 1 m/s 6 kg
(c) 2 m/s2
(d) 3 m/s2 T1 T2
1 kg 3 kg
15. The pulley arrangements shown in figure are identical the mass of the rope being negligible. In case I, the mass m is
lifted by attaching a mass 2m to the other end of the rope. In case II, the mass m is lifted by pulling the other end of
the rope with a constant downward force F = 2 mg, where g is acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration of mass in
case I is:
(a) Zero
(b) More than that in case II
(c) Less than that in case II
2
(d) Equal to that in case II F = 2mg

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2m (ii)
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16. A 50 kg person stands on a 25 kg platform. He pulls massless rope which is attached to the platform via the
frictionless, massless pulleys as shown in the figure. The platform moved upwards at a steady velocity if the force
with which the person pulls the rope is:
(a) 500 N
(b) 250 N
(c) 25 N
(d) 50 N
17. Figure shows four blocks that are being pulled along a smooth horizontal surface. The masses of the blocks and
tension in one cord are given. The pulling force F is:
(a) 50 N
F
(b) 100 N 30N
(c) 125 N 600 4kg 3kg 2kg 1kg
(d) 200 N
18. A 10 kg monkey climbs up a massless rope that runs over a frictionless tree limb and back down to a 15 kg package on
the ground. The magnitude of the least acceleration the monkey must have if it is to lift the package off the ground is:
(a) 4.9 m/s2
(b) 5.5 m/s2
(c) 9.8 m/s2
M
(d) None of these T
15 kg
19. Two blocks, each of mass M, are connected by a massless string, which passes over a smooth massless pulley. Force F
act on the blocks as shown. The tension in the string is:
(a) Mg
(b) 2Mg
(c) Mg + F
(d) None of these
F F
20. Two blocks of mass m each is connected with the string which passes over fixed pulley, as shown in figure. The force
exerted by the string on the pulley P is:
(a) mg
(b) 2mg
600 600
(c) 2mg P
(d) 4mg
m m
21. One end of a massless rope, which passes over a massless and frictionless pulley P is tied to a hook C while the other
end is free. Maximum tension that rope can bear is 360 N, with what minimum safe acceleration (in m/s2) can a
monkey of 60 kg move down on the rope: P
(a) 16
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 8
22. Which figure represents the correct F.B.D. of rod of mass m as shown in figure:
T T T C
(a) (b) R (c) R

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mg mg mg
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23. Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15 kg weight is
attached to the rope at the mid-point which now no longer remains horizontal. The minimum tension required to
completely straighten the rope is:
(a) 15 kg (c) 5 kg
(b) 15/2 kg (d) Infinitely large (or not possible)
24. In the figure, the blocks A, B and C of mass each have acceleration a1, a2 and a3 respectively. F1 and F2 are external
forces of magnitudes 2mg and mg respectively then which of the following relations is correct:
(a) a1 = a2 = a3
(b) a1 > a2 > a3
(c) a1 = a2, a2 > a3
(d) a1 > a2, a2 = a3
m
m B m
A F1 = 2mg 2m C F2 = mg
25. A weight is supported by two strings 1.3 and 2.0 m long fastened to two points on a horizontal beam 2.0 m apart. The
depth of this weight below the beam is:
(a) 1.0 m (b) 1.23 m (c) 0.77 m (d) 0.89 m
26. A fully loaded elevator has a mass of 6000 kg. The tension in the cable as the elevator is accelerated downward with
an acceleration of 2 m/s2 is (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 7.2 x 104 N (b) 4.8 x 104 N (c) 6 x 104 N (d) 1.2 x 104 N
27. A light string goes over a frictionless pulley. At its one end hangs a mass of 2 kg and at the other end hangs a mass of
6 kg. Both the masses are supported by hands to keep them at rest. When the masses are released, they being to
move and the string gets taut. (Take g = 10 m/s2). The tension in the string during the motion of the masses is:
(a) 60 N (b) 30 N (c) 20 N (d) 40 N
Force Exerted by Spring:
28. In the given figure. What is the reading of the spring balance:
(a) 10 N
(b) 20 N
(c) 5 N
(d) Zero 1 kg 1 kg
29. Two bodies of masses M1 and M2 are connected to each other through a light spring as shown in figure. If we push
mass M1 with force F and cause acceleration a1 in mass M1 what will be the acceleration in M2?
(a) F/M2
(b) F/(M1 + M2) F
M1 M2
(c) a1
(d) (F – M1a1)/M2
30. A spring balance is attached to 2 kg trolley and is used to pull the trolley along a flat surface as shown in the figure.
The reading on the spring balance remains at 10 kg during the motion. The acceleration of the trolley is (Use g = 9.8
m2):
(a) 4.9 m/s2
2kg
(b) 9.8 m/s2
2
(c) 49 m/s
(d) 98 m/s2
31. A body of mass 32 kg is suspended by a spring balance from the roof of a vertically operating lift and going downward
from rest. At the instants the lift has covered 20 m and 50 m, the spring balance showed 30 kg and 36 kg respectively.
The velocity of the lift is:
(a) Decreasing at 20 m and increasing at 50 m
(b) Increasing at 20 m and decreasing at 50 m
(c) Continuously decreasing at a constant rate throughout the journey
(d) Continuously increasing at constant rate throughout the journey
Friction Force:
32. A ship of mass 3 x 107 kg initially at rest is pulled by a force of 5 x 104 N through a distance of 3m. Assume that the
resistance due to water is negligible, the speed of the ship is:
(a) 1.5 m/s (b) 60 m/s (c) 0.1 m/s (d) 5 m/s
33. When a horse pulls a cart, the force needed to move the horse is forward direction is the force exerted by:
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(a) The cart on the horse (c) The ground on the cart
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(b) The ground on the horse (d) The horse on the ground
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34. A 2.5 kg block is initially at rest on a horizontal surface. A 6.0 N horizontal force and a vertical force p are applied to
the block as shown in figure. The coefficient of static friction for the block and surface is 0.4. The magnitude of
friction force when P = 9N: (g = 10 m/s2) P
(a) 6.0 N
(b) 6.4 N 6.0N
(c) 9.0 N
(d) Zero
35. The upper half of an inclined plane with inclination ϕ is perfectly smooth while the lower half is rough. A body
starting from rest at the top will again com et o rest at the bottom, if the coefficient of friction for the lower half
is:
(a) 2 tan ϕ (b) tan ϕ (c) 2 sin ϕ (d) 2 cos ϕ
36. Minimum force required to pull the lower block is (take g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 1 N
1 kg µ = 0.1
(b) 5 N
(c) 7 N 2 kg
(d) 10 N
37. N bullets each of mass m are fired with a velocity v m/s at the end of n bullets per sec., upon a wall. If the bullets are
completely stopped by the wall, the reaction offered by the wall to the bullets is:
(a) N m v / n (b) n m v (c) n N v / m (d) n v m / N
38. A vehicle of mass m is moving on a rough horizontal road with momentum P. If the coefficient of friction between
the tyres and the road be µ, then the stopping distance is:
P P2 P P2
(a) 2μmg (b) (c) 2μm 2 g (d) 2
2μmg 2μm g
39. What is the maximum value of the force F such that the block shown in the arrangement, does not move:
(a) 20 N F µ = 1/2 3
(b) 10 N 0
60 m = 3kg
(c) 12 N
(d) 15 N
40. A block of mass 5 kg is held against wall by applying a horizontal force of 100 N. If the coefficient of friction between
the block and the wall is 0.5, the frictional force acting on the block is: (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 100 N µ = 0.5
(b) 50 N 100 N
(c) 49 N 5 kg
(d) 24.9 N
41. A heavy roller is being pulled along a rough road as shown in the figure. The frictional force at the point of contact is:
(a) Parallel to F F
(b) Opposite to F
(c) Perpendicular to F
(d) Zero
42. When a motor car of mass 1500 kg is pushed on a road by two persons, it moves with a small uniform velocity. On
the other hand if this car is pushed on the same road by three persons, it moves with an acceleration of 0.2 m/s2.
Assume that each person is producing the same muscular force. Then, the force of friction between the tyres of the
car and the surface of the road is:
(a) 300 N (b) 600 N (c) 900 N (d) 100 N
43. A block of mass M is at rest on a plane surface inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal. The magnitude of force
exerted by the plane on the block is:
(a) Mg cos θ (b) Mg sin θ (c) Mg tan θ (d) Mg
44. A block of mass M rests on a rough horizontal table. A steadily increasing horizontal force is applied such that the
block starts to slide on the table without toppling. The force is continued even after sliding has started. Assume the
coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the table and the block to be equal. The correct representation of
the variation of the frictional forces, f, exerted by the table on the block with time t is given by:
f f f f
(a) (b) (c) (d)

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t t t t
(0, 0) (0, 0) (0, 0) (0, 0)
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45. A small child tries to move a large rubber toy placed on the ground. The toy does not move but gets deformed under
her pushing force (F) which is obliquely upward as shown. Then
Push F
(a) The resultant of the pushing force (F), weight of the toy, normal force by the ground on the toy and the frictional
force is zero.
(b) The normal force by the ground is equal and opposite to the weight of the toy.
(c) The pushing force (F) of the child is balanced by the equal and opposite frictional force.
(d) The pushing force (F) of the child is balanced by the total internal force in the toy generated due to deformation.
46. On a horizontal frictional frozen lake, a girl (36 kg) and a box (9 kg) are connected to each other by means of a rope.
Initially they are 20 m apart. The girl exerts a horizontal force on the box, pulling it towards her. How far has the girl
travelled when she meets the box?
(a) 10 m (c) 16 m
(b) Since there is no friction, the girl will not move (d) 4 m
47. Which of the following does not involve friction?
(a) Writing on a paper using a pencil (c) A car at rest parked on a sloping ground
(b) Turning a car to the left on a horizontal road. (d) Motion of a satellite around the earth.
48. In the two cases shown below, the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is the same, and
both the blocks are moving with the same uniform sped. Then,
(a) F1 = F2
(b) F1 < F2 F1 F2
(c) F1 > F2
(d) F1 = 2F2 if sin θ = Mg/4F2
Weighing Machine:
49. The ratio of the weight of a man in a stationary lift and when it is moving downward with uniform acceleration ‘a’ 3 :
2. The value of ‘a’ is: (g = acceleration, due to gravity)
(a) (3/2)g (b) g (c) (2/3)g (d) g/3
50. A person standing on the floor of an elevator drops a coin. The coin reaches the floor of the elevator in time t1 when
elevator is stationary and in time t2 if it is moving uniformly. Then
(a) t1 = t2 (c) t1 < t2
(b) t1 > t2 (d) t1 < t2 or t1 > t2 depending
Assertion/Reason:
51. Statement – 1: A man standing in a lift which is moving upward, will feel his weight to be greater than when the lift
was at rest.
Statement – 2: If the acceleration of the lift is ‘a’ upward then the man of mass m shall feel his weight to be equal to
normal reaction (N) exerted by the lift given N = m(g + a) (where g is acceleration due to gravity)
52. A beaker containing water is placed on the platform of a digital weighing machine. It reads 900 g. A wooden block of
mass 300 g is now made to float in water in the beaker (without touching walls of the beaker). Half the wooden block
is submerged inside water. Now, the reading of weighing machine will be:
(a) 750 g (b) 900 g (c) 1050 g (d) 1200 g
Miscellaneous:
53. An object will continue accelerating until:
(a) Resultant force on it begins to decreases
(b) Its velocity changes direction (c) The resultant force on it is zero
(d) The resultant force is at right angles to its direction of motion
54. In which of the following cases the net force is not zero?
(a) A kite skilfully held stationary in the sky (b) A ball freely falling from a weight
(c) An aeroplane rising upward at an angle of 450 with the horizontal with a constant speed
(d) A cork floating on the surface of water
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55. Figure shows the displacement of a particle going along the X-axis as a function of time. The force acting on the
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(b) BC
(c) CD B C E
(d) DE
A D
t
56. A 2 kg toy car can move along x-axis. Graph shows force FX, acting on the car which begins to rest at time t = 0. The
velocity of the car at t = 10 s is Fx(N)
(a) – i m/s 4
(b) – 1.5 i m/s
(c) 6.5 i m/s 8 9 10 11
(d) 13 i m/s 0
4 t(s)
-2
57. Figure shows the displacement of a particle going along the x-axis as a function of time:
(a) The force acting on the particle is zero in the region AB x E
(b) The force acting on the particle is zero in the region BC D
(c) The force acting on the particle is zero in the region CD C
(d) The force is zero no where B
A
t
58. A force of magnitude F1 acts on a particle so as to accelerate if from rest to velocity v. The force F1 is then replaced by
another force of magnitude F2 which decelerates it to rest.
(a) F1 must be the equal to F2 (c) F1 must be unequal to F2
(b) F1 may be equal to F2 (d) None of these
59. In a imaginary atmosphere, the air exerts a small force F on any particle in the direction of the particle’s motion. A
particle of mass m projected upward takes a time t1 in reaching the maximum height and t2 in the return journey to
the original point. Then
(a) t1 < t2 (b) t1 > t2 (c) t1 = t2
(d) the relation between t1 and t2 depends on the mass of the particle
60. A single force F of constant magnitude begins to act on a stone that is moving along x-axis. The stone continues to
move along that axis. Which of the following represents the stone’s position?
(a) x = 5t – 3 (b) x = 5t2 + 8t – 3 (c) x = -5t2 + 5t – 3 (d) x = 5t3 + 4t2 – 3
61. Three forces act on a particle that moves with unchanging velocity v = (3i - 4j) m/s. Two of the forces are F1 = (3i + 2j
- 4k) N and F2 = (-5i + 8j + 3k) N. The third force is:
(a) (-2i + 10j - 7k) N (b) (2i - 10j + k) N (c) (7i + 10j - 2k) N (d) None of these
62. An 80 kg person is parachuting and experiencing a downward acceleration of 2.5 m/s2. The mass of the parachute is
5.0 kg. The upward force on the open parachute from the air is: (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 620.50 N (b) 740 N (c) 800 N (d) 920 N
63. A block of mass m is pulled on the smooth horizontal surface with the help of two ropes, each of mass m, connected
to the opposite faces of the block. The forces on the ropes are F and 2F. The pulling force on the block is:
(a) F
(b) 2F F M 2F
(c) F/3
(d) 3F/2
64. A body of mass 5 kg starts from the origin with an initial velocity u = 30i + 40j m/s. If a constant force F = -(i + 5j) N
acts on the body, the time in which the y-component of the velocity becomes zero is:
(a) 5 s (b) 20 s (c) 40 s (d) 80 s
65. Statement – 1: According to the Newton’s third law of motion, the magnitude of the action and reaction force is an
action reaction pair is same only in an inertial frame of reference.
Statement – 2: Newton’s laws of motion are applicable in every inertial reference frame.
66. A body of mass 10 g moves with constant speed 2 m/s along a regular hexagon. The magnitude of change in
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67. An object with uniform density ρ is attached to a spring that is known to stretch linearly with applied force as shown
below.
When the spring object system is immersed in a liquid of density ρ1 as shown in the figure, the spring stretches by an
amount x1(ρ > ρ1). When the experiment is repeated in a liquid of density ρ2 < ρ1. The spring is stretched by an
amount x2. Neglecting any buoyant force on the spring, the density of the object is:
ρ x −ρ x ρ x +ρ x ρ x +ρ x
(a) ρ = 1 x 1 −x 2 2 (c) ρ = 1 2 2 1 (d) ρ = 1 1 2 2
1 2 x 2 +x 1 x 1 +x 2
ρ 1 x 2 −ρ 2 x 1
(b) ρ =
x 2 −x 1
68. A body of 0.5 kg moves along the positive x-axis under the influence of a varying force F (in Newtons) as shown
below:
If the speed of the object at x = 4m is 3.16 m/s then its speed at x = 8 m is:
(a) 3.16 m/s
(b) 9.3 m/s
(c) 8 m/s
3
(d) 6.8 m/s
2
F(N)
0, 06 2 8 4
10
X(m)
69. A soldier with a machine gun, falling from an airplane gets detached from his parachute. He is able to resist the
downward acceleration if he shoots 40 bullets a second at the speed of 500 m/s. If the weight of a bullet is 49 gm,
what is the weight of the man with the gun? Ignore resistance due to air and assume the acceleration due to gravity g
= 9.8 m/s2.
(a) 50 kg (b) 75 kg (c) 100 kg (d) 125 kg
70. When a car turns on a curved road, you are pushed against one of the doors of the car because of:
(a) Inertia (c) The centrifugal force
(b) The centripetal force (d) The frictional force
71. What is the reading of the spring balance shown in the figure below? T T
(a) 0
(b) 2 N
(c) 4 N T
(d) 6 N
0.2kg
Answers
1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. d 8. a
9. a, c, d
10. b 11. c 12. c 13. c 14. c 15. c 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. a
20. a 21. c 22. c 23. d 24. b 25. b 26. b 27. b 28. a 29. d
30. c 31. b 32. c 33. b 34. a 35. a 36. c 37. b 38. d 39. a
40. c 41. a 42. b 43. d 44. a 45. a 46. d 47. d 48. c, d 49. d
50. a 51. a 52. d 53. c 54. b 55. a, c 56. c 57. a, b 58. b 59. a
60. b 62. a 64. c 66. c 68. d 70. a
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61. b 63. c 65. d 67. b 69. c 71. b

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SPECTRUM ACADEMY PHYSICS 9 Force & Newton’s laws of motion

(d) Equal to that in case II F = 2mg

(a) (b) R (c) R

R (d) None of these

(a) (b) (c) (d)

particle is zero in the region.

momentum when the body crosses a corner is:

61. b 63. c 65. d 67. b 69. c 71. b

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