QUEST for PHYSICS With SUNIL BALANI

Q.1 If the net external force on a body is zero, then according to Newton’s second law
(1) The body must remain at rest
(2) The body must have non-zero acceleration
(3) The body must move with uniform velocity
(4) The momentum of the particle must remain unchanged
Q.2 A stunt man jumps his car over a crater as shown (neglect air resistance)
(1) during the whole flight the driver experiences weightlessness
(2) during the whole flight the driver never experiences weightlessness
(3) during the whole flight the driver experiences weightlessness only at the highest point
(4) the apparent weight increases during upward journey
Q.3 The Newton's laws of motion are valid in-
(1) inertial frames (2) non-inertial frames
(3) rotating frames (4) accelerated frames
Q.4 A rider on horse back falls when horse starts running all of a sudden because-
(1) rider is taken back
(2) rider is suddenly afraid of falling
(3) inertia of rest keeps the upper part of body at rest where as lower part of the body moves
forward with the horse
(4) None of the above
Q.5 A man getting down a running bus, falls forward because-
(1) due to inertia of rest, road is left behind and man reaches forward
(2) 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
(3) he leans forward as a matter of habbit
(4) of the combined effect of all the three factors stated in (1), (2) and (3)
Q.6 Swimming is possible on account of -
(1) first law of motion (2) second law of motion
(3) third law of motion (4) Newton's law of gravitation
Q.7 ABCD is a rectangle forces of 9N, 8N, 3N act along the lines DC, CB and BA, respectively,
in the directions indicated by the order of the letters. Then the resultant force is
(1) 8 N
(2) 5 N
(3) 20 N
(4) 10 N
Q.8 A person says that he measured the acceleration of a particle to be non-zero while no force was
acting on the particle-
(1) He is a liar
(2) His clock might have run slow
(3) His meter scale might have been longer than the standard
(4) He might have non-inertial frame
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Q.9 A 30 gm bullet initially travelling at 120 m/s penetrates 12 cm into a wooden block. The average resistance
exerted by the wooden block is
(1) 2850N (2) 2200 N (3) 2000N (4) 1800 N
Q.10 A force of 5 N acts on a body of weight 9.8 N. What is the acceleration produced in
(1) 49.00 (2) 5.00 (3) 1.46 (4) 0.51
Q.11 On stationary sail-boat, air is blown at the sails from a fan attached to the boat. The boat will
(1) Remain stationary
(2) Spin around
(3) Move in a direction opposite to that in which air is blown
(4) Move in the direction in which the air is blown
Q.12 A book is lying on an inclined plane having inclination to the horizontal . What is the angle between the
weight of the book and the reaction of the plane on the book
(1) 0° (2) ° (3) 180° – ° (4) 180°
Q.13. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that causes the horse to move forward is the force
(1) He exerts on the wagon (2) The wagon exerts on him
(3) He exerts on the ground (4) The ground exerts on him
Q.14 When a 1 Newton force acts on a 1 kg body that is able to move freely, the body receives-
(1) A speed of 1 m/sec (2) An acceleration of 1 m/sec2
(3) An acceleration of 980 cm/sec2 (4) An acceleration of 1 cm/sec2
Q.15 A block of mass m is at rest on a rough inclined plane of inclination . The force exerted on plane
by the block is
(1) mg sin (2) mg cos (3) mg (4) Zero
Q.16 Calculate the tensions T1, T2 and T3 in the three threads shown in the following figure. (All threads
are mass less) (g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 30 N, 40 N, 50 N T2

37°
(2) 50 N, 30 N, 40 N
(3) 35 N, 45 N, 40 N T1 T3

(4) 30 N, 50 N, 40 N 4kg

Q.17 When a force of 5 N acts on a body, the acceleration produced in the body is 5 m/s2. If two forces
of magnitude 5 N each are acting on this body as shown in the figure. The acceleration of body is

5N
= 120º
n
5N
2
(1) Zero (2) 5 m/s (3) 4 m/s2 (4) 3 m/s2
Q.18 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-
(1) 1 N m1=2kg
m2=1kg
(2) 2 N F

(3) 3 N
(4) 6 N
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Q.19 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-
T
4kg

5kg
(1) g (2) g/9 (3) 4g/9 (4) 5g/9
Q.20 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-
(1) 3.06 Newton
(2) 3.36 Newton
a

(3) 4.05 Newton a T T

(4) 3.0 Newton 0.3kg

0.4kg
Q.21 In given figure find out the acceleration of any of the particle-
(1) (1/2)g
(2) g
(3) (1/3) g
m
3m
(4) (1/4) g
Q.22 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-
(1) 10 N m3
m2
m1 T T2 T3
(2) 20 N 1

(3) 30 N
(4) 60 N
Q.23 Two masses of 5 kg and 10 kg are connected to a pulley as shown. What will be the acceleration of the
system (g = acceleration due to gravity)

5kg
10kg

g g g
(1) g (2) (3) (4)
2 3 4
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Q.24 Two masses of 4 kg and 5 kg are connected by a string passing through a frictionless pulley and are kept
on a frictionless table as shown in the figure. The acceleration of 5 kg mass is

4 kg

5 kg

(1) 49 m/s2 (2) 5.44 m/s2 (3) 19.5 m/s2 (4) 2.72 m/s2
Q.25 Two masses M and m are connected by a weight less string. They are pulled by a force F on a frictionless
horizontal surface. The tension in the string will be :

T
M m F

FM F FM Fm
(1) (2) (3) (4)
mM Mm m Mm
Q.26 In the above Question, the acceleration of mass m is
F FT FT F
(1) (2) (3) (4)
m m m M
Q.27 Three blocks of masses and are connected by massless strings as shown in the figure on a frictionless
table. They are pulled with a force If and . The tension will be

T1 T2 T3
m1 m2 m3

(1) 20 N (2) 40 N (3) 10 N (4) 32 N

Q.28 Which of the following sets of concurrent forces may be in equilibrium
(1) F1  3N, F2  5 N, F3  9 N (2) F1  3N, F2  5 N, F3  1N
(3) F1  3N, F2  5N, F3  15 N (4) F1  3N, F2  5 N, F3  6 N
Q.29 The ratio of the weight of a man in a stationary lift and in a lift accelerating downwards with a uniform
accleration 'a' is 3:2. The acceleration of the lift is-
(1) g/3 (2) g/2 (3) g (4) 2g
Q.30 A lift is moving up with an acceleration of 3.675 m/sec2. The weight of a man-
(1) increases by 37.5% (2) decreases by 37.5%
(3) increases by 137.5% (4) remains the same
Q.31 If the tension in the cable supporting an elevator is equal to the weight of the elevator, the elevator
may be -
(a) going up with increasing speed (b) going down with increasing speed
(c) going up with uniform speed (d) going down with uniform speed
(1) a, d (2) a, b, c (3) c, d (4) a, b
Q.32 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-
(1) 7080 N (2) 5880 N (3) 4680 N (4) zero N
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Q.33 The apparent weight of the body, when it is travelling upwards with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 and mass
is 10 kg, will be
(1) 198 N (2) 164 N (3) 140 N (4) 118 N
Q.34 If the tension in the cable of 1000 kg elevator is 1000 kg weight, the elevator
(1) Is accelerating upwards (2) Is accelerating downwards
(3) May be at rest or accelerating (4) May be at rest or in uniform motion
Q.35 A body of mass 4 kg weighs 4.8 kg when suspended in a moving lift. The acceleration of the lift is
(1) 9.80 ms–2 downwards (2) 9.80 ms–2 upwards
(3) 1.96 ms–2 downwards (4) 1.96 ms–2 upwards
Q.36 A boy having a mass equal to 40 kilograms is standing in an elevator. The force felt by the feet of the boy
will be greatest when the elevator (g = 9.8 metres/sec2)
(1) Stand still
(2) Moves downward at a constant velocity of
(3) Accelerates downward with an acceleration equal to
(4) Accelerates upward with an acceleration equal to
Q.37 An 80 kg man stands on a spring balance in an elevator. When it starts to move, the scale reads 700 N.
What is the acceleration of the elevator (g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 1.25 m/s2 downwards (2) 2.0 m/s2 upwards
2
(3) 2.0 m/s downwards (4) 1.25 m/s2 upwards
Q.38 A body of mass 5 kg is suspended by the strings making angles 60º and 30º with the horizontal
(a) T1 = 25 N (b) T2 = 25 N
(c) T1 = 25 3 N (d) T2 = 25 3 N T2 T1
(1) a, b (2) a, d 60° 30°
5kg
(3) c, d (4) b, c
Q.39 A block D weighing 300 kg is suspended by means of two cords A and B as shown in the figure.
W is a vertical wall and R a horizontal rigid beam. The tension in the string A in kg is-
R
(1) zero
(2) 150 45°
B
(3) 300 90°
W
A
(4) 400 D 300kgf
Q.40 A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall. The forces acting on the
T
sphere are shown in fig. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 
N
    
(a) N  T  W  0 2 2
(b) T = N + W 2

(c) T = N + W (d) N = W tan 

W
(1) a, b, c (2) b, c, d (3) a, b, d (4) a, b, c, d
Q.41 A block of mass m1 = 2 kg on a smooth inclined plane at angle 30º is connected to a second block
of mass m2 = 3 kg by a cord passing over a frictionless pulley as shown in figure. The acceleration
of each block is- (Assume g = 10 m/sec2)
(1) 2 m/sec2
(2) 4 m/sec2 m1 m2
(3) 6 m/sec 2
30°
(4) 8 m/sec2
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Q.42 Two blocks are connected by a cord passing over a small frictionless pulley and resting on
frictionless planes as shown in the figure The accleration of the blocks is-
(1) 0.33 m/s2 kg
A
50
0 kg
(2) 0.66 m/s2 10
(3) 1 m/s2 37° 53°
(4) 1.32 m/s2
Q.43 A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a rope of mass m. A force
P is being applied to one end of the rope, the force that the rope exerts on the block M is-
 M   m  Mm Mm
(1)  M  m  P (2)  M  m  P (3)  m  P (4)  M  P
       
Q.44 A block of mass 2 kg slides down an incline plane of inclination 30°. The coefficient of friction between
block and plane is 0.5. The contact force between block and plane is :
(1) 20 Nt (2) 10 3 Nt (3) 5 7 Nt (4) 5 15 Nt
Q.45 Choose the incorrect statement
(1) Limiting friction is slightly greater than kinetic friction
(2) According to Newton’s third law, forces exist in pairs
(3) Friction force is a fundamental force
(4) Electromagnetic force between two charged particle depends on the medium between them
Q.46 Three point masses A, B and C are 66 gram each are connected as shown. The acceleration of system
is 5 m/s2. Tension between B and C is approximately-
C B A F
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(1) 0.33 Newton (2) 4 Newton (3) 5 Newton (4) 6 Newton
Q.47 A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 (vertically). If
the acceleration of the system is g/8, then the ratio of the masses is –
(1) 8 : 1 (2) 9 : 7 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 5 : 3
Q.48 Two masses m1 = 5 kg and m2 = 4.8 kg tied to a string are hanging over a light fricitionless pulley. What
is the acceleration of the masses when left free to move ? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

(1) 0.2 m/s2

(2) 9.8 m/s2
(3) 5 m/s2
(4) 4.8 m/s2 m1
m2

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