EXERCISE-I

Q. 1 A book is at rest on a table. What is the "reaction" force according to Newton's third law to the gravitational
force by the earth on the book?
(A) the normal force exerted by the table on the book
(B) the normal force exerted by the table on the ground
(C) the normal force exerted by the ground on the table
(D) the gravitational force exerted on the earth by the book

Q. 2 If the net external force on a body is zero, then according to Newton's second law
(A) The body must remain at rest
(B) The body must have non-zero acceleration
(C) The body must move with uniform velocity
(D) The momentum of the particle must remain unchanged

Q. 3 A helicopter is moving to the right at a constant horizontal velocity. It experiences three forces Fgravitational ,

Fdrag and force on it caused by rotor Frotor . Which of the following diagrams can be correct free body

diagram representing forces on the helicopter?

F rotor Frotor

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(A) (B) --.....---Fdrag
Fgravitational

Frotor
Frotor

Fdrag Fdrag
(C) (D)

Q. 4 A stunt man jumps his car over a crater as shown (neglect air resistance)
(A) during the whol� flight the driver experiences weightlessness
(B) during the whole flight the driver never experiences weightlessness
(C) during the whole flight the driver experiences weightlessness only at the highest point
(D) the apparent weight increases during upward jowney

Q.5 A cracker rocket ejecting gases at a rate of 0.02 kg/s with a velocity of 500 mis. The force on the
rocket because of the ejecting gases is
(A) Zero (B) 10 N (C) 50 N (D) 500 N

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 Q.6 The Newton's laws of motion are valid in~
(A) inertial frames (B) non~inertial frames
(C) rotat~ng frames CD) accelerated frames
Q.7 A rider on horse back falls when horse starts running all of a sudden because~
(A) rider is taken back·
(B) rider is suddenly afraid of falling
(C) inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest where as lower part of the body moves
forward with the horse
CD) None of the above
Q.S A man getting down a running bus, falls forward because~
(A) due to inertia of rest, road is left behind and man reaches forward
(B) due to inertia of motion upper part of body continues to be in motion In
forward direction while feet come to rest as soon as they touch the road
(C) he leans forward as a matter ofhabbit
(D) of the combined effect of all the three factors stated in (A), (B) and (C)

Q.9 You are on a friction less horizontal plane. How can you cross it if no horizontal force is exerted
by pushing against the surface?
(A) by jumping (B) by spitting or sneezing
(C) by rolling your body on the surface (D) by running on the plane

Q.IO Swimming is possible on account of­

(A) first law ofmotion (B) second law of motion
(C) third law of motion CD) Newton's law of gravitation
Q.ll ABCD is a rectangle forces of 9N, SN, 3N act along the lines DC, CB and BA, respectively,

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in the directions indicated by the order of the letters. Then the resultant force is
(A) S N . 0 9N C

(B)5N
(C) 20 N . . aN·
CD) WN
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Q.12 A person says that he measured the acceleration of a particle to be non~zero ~~le no force was
acting on the particle~
(A) He is a lier
(B) His clock might have run slow
(C) His meter scale might have been longer than the standard

CD) He might have non-inertial frame

- Q.13 When a 1 Newton force acts on a 1 kg body that is able to mov~ freely, the body receives­
(A) A speed of 1 m/sec (B) An acceleration of I m/sec2
(C) An acceleration of9S0 cm/sec2 · (D) An acceleration of 1 cm/sec2

Q.14 A heavy block of mass m is supported by a cord C from the ceiling, and another cord D is
attached to the bottom of the block. Ifa sudden jerk is given to D, then­ UlIl(!II fII
(A) cord C breaks
(B) cord D breaks
(C) cord C and D both break

CD) none of the cords breaks

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Q.15 Blocks are in contact on a frictionless table. A horizontal force F = 3N is applied to one block
as shown. The force exerted by the smaller block m2 on block m1 is-
(A) 1 N
(B) 2 N
(C) 3 N
(D) 6 N

Q .16 Two bodies of 5 kg and 4 kg are tied to a string as shown in the

figure. If the table and pulley both are smooth, acceleration of 5 kg
body will be equal to-
(A) g (B) g/9 (C) 4g/9 (D) 5g/9

Q.17 Two bodies of mass 0.3 kg and 0.4 kg are tied to the ends of a weightless
string which passes over a smooth pulley as shown in the figure. The tension
in the string is-
(A) 3.06 Newton
(B) 3.36 Newton
(C) 4.05 Newton
(D) 3.0 Newton

Q.18 In given figure find out the acceleration of any of the particle­
(A) (1/2)g
(B) g
(C) (1/3) g
(D) (1/4) g

Q.19 Three block are connected as shown, on a horizontal frictionless table and pulled to the right with
a force T3 = 60 N. If m1 = 10 kg, m2 = 20 kg and m3 = 30 kg, the tension T2 is-
(A) ION ml

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Q.20 A force of 10 Newton acts on a body of mass 20 kg for 10 seconds. The change produced in
momentum is given by-
(A) 5 kg mlsec (B) 100 kg mlsec (C) 200 kg mlsec (D) 2000 kg mlsec

Q.21 A bullet of 5 g, travelling at a speed of 100 mis penetrates a wooden block up to

6.0 cm. Then the average force applied by the bullet on the block is-
(A) 417 N (B) 8333 N (C) 83.3 N (D) zero
Q.22 A player catches a ball of 200 g moving with a speed of 20 mis. If the time taken to
complete the catch is 0.5 sec, the force exerted on the players hand is -
(A) 8 N (B) 4 N (C) 2 N (D) � N

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Q.l A weight can be hung in any ofthe following four ways by string ofsame type. In which case is the string
most likely to break?

(A) A (B)B (C)C (D)D

Q.2 Figure shows a uniform rod ofmass 3 kg and of length 30 cm. The IOcm 20cm
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strings shown in figure are pulled by constant forces of 20 N and

32 N .The acceleration of the rod is­
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(A) 2 m/s2
(B) 3m1s2
(C) 4 m/s2 20N 32N

(D) 6m/s2

Q.3 In the above question tension in rod at a distance 10 cm from end A is­
(A) 18 N (B) 20 N (C) 24 N (D) 36 N

Q.4 Two blocks are in contact on a frictionless table one has a mass m and the other 2m. A force F
is appUed on 2m as shown in Figure. Now the Srune force F is applied on m. In the two cases
respectively the ratio of force of contact between the two blocks will be­
(A) 1 : 1 2m

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(B) 1 : 2
(C) 1 : 3
(D) 1 : 4

Q.5 A rope of legth L is pulled by a constant force F. What is the tension in the rope at a
distance x from the end where the force is applied ?

r:
(A) L x (B) F L ~ x (C) FLlx (D) F(L - x)/L

Q.6 The block shown in the figure is under equilibrium on smooth surface. Spring force and contact force
by ground on the block are
(A) .K.Fsine, mg + FsinS respectively F
(B) F<;0s9. mg - Fsin9 respectively ~
(C) FcosS, FsinS respectively ~
(D) FsinS,Fcos6 respectively
Q.7 Calculate the tensio~ T1, T2 and T3 in the three threads shown in the
following figure. (All threads are mass less) (g = 10 m1s2)
(A) 30 N, 40 N, 50 N
(B) 50 N, 30 N, 40 N
(C) 35 N, 45 N, 40 N
(D) 30 N, 50 N, 40 N

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