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Chapter 4

Laws of Motion

ASSIGNMENT

Single Choice Type Questions

1. A uniform rod is held at rest against a rough wall and a rough floor. Which of the following represents correct
free body diagram of rod? (All standard symbols used)

N2 f2
N2

f2 N1
(1) (2) N1

mg mg
f1 f1
f2
f2
N2
N2

N1 N1
(3) (4)
mg mg
f1 f1
2. A block of mass 5 kg is placed on a smooth table and tied from both ends by two masses 3 kg and
2 kg by means of light, inextensible strings passing through pulleys as shown. The tension in the string
connecting 5 kg and 3 kg is (g = 10 m/s2)
5kg

2kg 3kg

(1) 22 N (2) 27 N
(3) 33 N (4) 30 N

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3. A block is placed on a smooth inclined plane as shown. For what value of horizontal force F, the block will
remain at rest?

F
m

θ
(1) mg tan θ (2) mg sin θ
(3) mg cos θ (4) mg cot θ
4. When a lift is moving upward with acceleration of 5 m/s2 then percentage change in the weight of the person
in the lift is x%. If the lift is moving down with acceleration 5 m/s2 then percentage change in the weight of
x
same person is y%. Then the ratio is (g = 10 m/s2)
y

(1) 1 : 1 (2) 3 : 1
(3) 1 : 3 (4) 3 : 4
5. A disc of radius 4 m is rotating about its fixed centre with a constant angular velocity ω = 2 rad/s (in the
horizontal plane). A block is also rotating with the disc without slipping. If co-efficient of friction between the
block and the disc is 0.4, then the maximum distance at which the block can rotate without slipping is (g = 10
m/s2)
ω

4m

(1) 1 m (2) 2 m
(3) 3 m (4) 4 m

6. A block of mass 2 kg rests on the floor of an elevator, which is moving down with an acceleration ‘g’, then the
apparent weight of the block is

[take g = 10 m/s2]

(1) 20 N (2) 12 N

(3) 16 N (4) Zero

7. A particle of mass ‘m’ is moving on a circular path of radius ‘r’ with uniform speed ‘v’, rate of change of linear
momentum is

(1) Zero

(2) Independent of speed

(3) Proportional to radius ‘r’

(4) Proportional to v2

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8. A force of 100 N is applied on a block of mass 3 kg as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction between the
1
surface and the block is . Then the friction force acting on the block is
4

30° 3 kg
F

(1) 15 N downwards (2) 20 N downwards

(3) 25 N upwards (4) 30 N upwards

9. Figure shows a small bob of mass m suspended from a point on a thin rod by a light inextensible string of
length l. The rod is rigidly fixed on a circular platform. The platform is set into rotation. The minimum angular
speed ω, for which the bob loses contact with the vertical rod, is

g 2g
(1) (2)
l l

g g
(3) (4)
2l 4l

10. An arrangement of three blocks is shown in figure. The string and pulley are ideal. There is no friction between
6 kg block and ground. There is friction between 5 kg and 6 kg block (µ = 0.8). The maximum value of mass
m, such that the two blocks (5 kg and 6 kg) will move together, is

5kg

6kg
M

(1) 44 kg (2) 22 kg

(3) 40 kg (4) 4 kg

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11. A train is moving forward with a horizontal acceleration a. A man sitting in the train drops a coin on the floor of
train. The acceleration of the coin w.r.t. man is

(1) g downwards

(2) a backwards

g 
(3) a 2 + g 2 at tan−1   with horizontal in forward direction
a

g 
(4) a 2 + g 2 at tan−1   with horizontal in backward direction
a

12. If pulley and all strings as shown are massless, then tension T2 = 100 N. Calculate weight of the block

(g = 10 m/s2)

60° 30°
T1 T2

(1) 50 N (2) 100 N

(3) 50 3 N (4) 100 3 N

13. Blocks A and C start from rest and move to the right with acceleration aA = 12t m/s2 and
aC = 3 m/s2. Here t is in seconds. The time instant when block B comes to rest after t = 0 is

(1) 2 sec

(2) 1 sec

3
(3) sec
2

1
(4) sec
2

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14. In the arrangement shown in figure m1 = 1 kg, m2 = 2 kg. Pulleys are massless and strings are light. For what
value of M, the mass m1 moves with constant velocity (neglect friction).

(1) 6 kg (2) 4 kg

(3) 8 kg (4) 10 kg

15. In the figure, the wedge is pushed with an acceleration of 10 3 m/s2. It is seen that the block starts climbing
on the smooth inclined face of wedge from bottom. What will be the time taken by the block to reach the top
from bottom [use g = 10 m/s2]

2 1
(1) sec (2) sec
5 5

5
(3) 5 sec (4) sec
2

16. A particle of weight W rests on a rough inclined plane which makes an angle α with the horizontal. If the
coefficient of static friction µ = 2tanα, then find the force F acting transverse to the line of greatest slope and
in the plane of incline so that particle is just about to slip.

(1) W 3 cos α

(2) W 3 sin α

W sin α
(3)
3

W cos α
(4)
3

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17. An elevator is accelerating upward with an acceleration of 6 m/s2. Inside it a person of mass 50 kg is standing
on a weighing machine which is kept on an inclined plane having angle of inclination 60°. The reading of the
weighing machine is [g = 10 m/s2. Assume that the person and weighing machine do not move with respect to
plane]

(1) 40 kg (2) 160 kg

(3) 80 kg (4) 50 kg
18. In the arrangement shown in figure, the minimum horizontal force required to pull the lower block is [take g =
10 m/s2]

(1) 1 N (2) 5 N
(3) 7 N (4) 10 N

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19. In figure, the mass of block M = 1 kg, µ = 0.5 and sin θ = . Find the acceleration of the block
5
if F = 10 N.

(1) 4 m/s2 (2) 8 m/s2

(3) 12 m/s2 (4) 16 m/s2
20. A plank of mass M1 = 8 kg with a bar of mass M2 = 2 kg placed on its rough surface, lie on a smooth floor of
g 1
elevator ascending with an acceleration . The co-efficient of friction is µ = between M1 and M2. A
4 5
horizontal force F = 30 N is applied to the plank (M1). Acceleration of the bar and plank respectively in the
reference frame of elevator are

50
(1) 3.5 m/s2, 5 m/s2 (2) 5 m/s2, m/s2
8

25
(3) 2.5 m/s2, m/s2 (4) 4.5 m/s2, 4.5 m/s2
8

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Numerical Value Type Questions

21. Given mA = 30 kg, mB = 10 kg, mC = 20 kg. Between A and B friction coefficient is µ1 = 0.3 and between B and
C friction coefficient µ2 = 0.2 and between C and ground µ3 = 0.1. The least horizontal force F (in N) to start
the motion of any part of the system of three blocks resting upon one another as shown in figure is [g = 10
m/s2]

22. Block A is pulled vertically with speed 10 m/s because of that block B moves horizontally with speed u. Value
of u (in m/s) when θ = 37° is

23. A small block starts slipping down from a point B on an inclined plane AB, which is making an

angle θ with the horizontal section BC is smooth and the remaining section CA is rough with a coefficient of
friction µ. It is found that the block comes to rest as it reaches the bottom (point A) of the inclined plane. If
BC = 2AC, the coefficient of friction is given by µ = ktanθ. The value of k is _________.

x2
24. An inclined plane is bent in such a way that the vertical cross-section is given by y = where y is in vertical
4
and x in horizontal direction. If the upper surface of this curved plane is rough with coefficient of friction
µ = 0.5, the maximum height in cm at which a stationary block will not slip downward is _______ cm.
25. The coefficient of static friction between a wooden block of mass 0.5 kg and a vertical rough wall is 0.2. The
magnitude of horizontal force that should be applied on the block to keep it adhere to the wall will be _______
N. [g = 10 ms–2]
26. A person standing on a spring balance inside a stationary lift measures 60 kg. The weight of that person if the
lift descends with uniform downward acceleration of 1.8 m/s2 will be ______ N. [g = 10 m/s2]
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27. A boy pushes a box of mass 2 kg with a force=F (20iˆ + 10 ˆj ) N on a frictionless surface. If the box was initially
at rest, then ________ m is displacement along the x-axis after 10 s.
28. A uniform chain of 6 m length is placed on a table such that a part of its length is hanging over the edge of the
table. The system is at rest. The co-efficient of static friction between the chain and the surface of the table is
0.5, the maximum length of the chain hanging from the table is ____m.

( ) ( )
29. A force on an object of mass 100 g is 10 iˆ + 5 ˆj N . The position of that object at t = 2 s is a iˆ + b ˆj m after

a
starting from rest. The value of will be
b
30. A mass of 10 kg is suspended vertically by a rope of length 5 m from the roof. A force of 30 N is applied at the
middle point of rope in horizontal direction. The angle made by upper half of the rope with vertical is
=θ tan–1( x × 10 –1 ). The value of x is _______ (Given, g = 10 m/s2)

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31. A hanging mass M is connected to a four times bigger mass by using a string-pulley arrangement, as shown
in the figure. The bigger mass is placed on a horizontal ice-slab and being pulled by 2 Mg force. In this situation,
x
tension in the string is Mg for x =__________. Neglect mass of the string and friction of the block (bigger
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mass) with ice slab.
(Given g = acceleration due to gravity)

32. A system to 10 balls each of mass 2 kg are connected via massless and unstretchable string. The system is
allowed to slip over the edge of a smooth table as shown in figure. Tension on the string between the 7th and
8th ball is ______ N when 6th ball just leaves the table

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