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PHYSICS
LAWS OF MOTION
LEVEL 1 OBJECTIVE PROBLEMS
1. A force of 5 N acts on a body of weight of 10 N. What is the acceleration of the body
in m/s2?
(a) 50 (b) 5
(c) 0.5 (d) 2

2. A man sitting on the top most berth in a compartment of a train which is just going to
stop at a railway station, drops an apple aiming at the open hand of his friend sitting
vertically below his hands at a distance of about 2 m. The apple will fall
(a) Precisely on the hand of his friend
(b) Slightly away from the hand of his friend in the direction of motion of the train
(c) Slightly away from the hand of his friend in the direction opposite to the
direction of motion of the train
(d) None of these
3. A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal frictionless surface by a rope of mass
m. If a force P is applied at the free end of the rope, the force exerted by the rope on
the block will be
Pm
(a) P (b)
M m
PM Pm
(c) (d)
(m  M ) ( M  m)

4. A spring toy of weight 1 kg rests on a weighing machine. The toy suddenly jumps and
the balance reads 11 N. The acceleration of the toy just on jumping up is
(a) 0.5 m/s2 (b) 1 m/s2
2
(c) 1.5 m/s (d) 2 m/s2

5. With what minimum acceleration can a fireman slide down a rope whose breaking
strength is (2/3)rd of his weight?
2g
(a) (b) g
3
g
(c) (d) zero
3

6. In a tug of war game between two teams, both the mass exert equal but opposite
forces of 2500 N at each end, resulting in equilibrium. The tension on the rope will be
(a) zero (b) 5000 N
(c) 100 N (d) None of these
7. A particle is acted upon by two mutually perpendicular forces of 3 N and 4 N. In
order that the particle remains stationary, the magnitude of the third force that should
be applied is
(a) 12 N (b) 5 N

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(c) 8N (d) 7N

8. The pendulum hanging from the ceiling of a railway carriage makes an angle 30° with
the vertical then the acceleration of the carriage is
3 2 g
(a) g (b) g (c) g 3 (d)
2 3 3

9. For the arrangement shown in the figure

the tension in the string is given by
mg
(a) (b) mg 2m
2
3 m
(c) mg (d) 2mg 30o
2
10. When a body remains stationary:
(a) There is no force acting on it
(b) The forces acting on it are not in contact with it
(c) The combination of forces acting on it balance each other
(d) The body is in vacuum
11. Three blocks are connected as shown in the figure on a horizontal frictionless table if
m1 = 1 kg, m2 = 8 kg, m3 = 27 kg and T3 = 36 N, T2 will be
T1 T2 m3 T3
m1 m2

(a) 18 N (b) 9 N
(c) 3.375 N (d) 1.75 N
T1
12. Find the tension T2 in the system shown in the
1 kg
figure: T2
(a) 1g N (b) 2g N 2 kg
(c) 5g N (d) 6g N
T3
3 kg
13. Two loads having a total mass m1 + m2 = 30 kg are suspended from a spring balance
attached to ceiling of a lift moving upwards with an acceleration of 0.1 g. The reading
of the spring balance is
(a) 150 N (b) 330 N
(c) 100 N (d) 300 N

14. Two bodies of masses 5 kg and 4 kg are arranged in two positions as shown in figure
(A) and (B). If the pulleys and the table are perfectly smooth, the acceleration of the 5
kg, body in case (A) and (B) are:

5 kg

4 kg 5 kg
4 kg
(A) (B)

(a) g and (5/9) g (b) (4/9)g and (1/9)g

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(c) g/5 and g/5 (d) (5/9)g and (1/9)g

15. In the above question, let TA be the tension in the string in case (A) and let TB be the
tension in the case (B) then
(a) TA = TB (b) TA = 2TB
(c) TB = 2TA (d) none of these

16. The inertia of a student when he is running is 50 units. His inertia while sitting in the
class will be
(a) more than 50 units (b) less than 50 units
(c) equal to 50 units (d) zero

17. Normal reaction is a force which is in the direction of

(a) perpendicular to the plane on which body is kept
(b) perpendicular to the horizontal surface
(c) parallel to the plane on which body is kept
(d) making some angle with the plane on which body is kept

18. A light bird dismounts on a stretched telegraph wire. The additional tension produced
in the wire is
(a) zero (b) greater than the weight of the bird
(c) less than the weight of the bird (d) equal to the weight of the bird

19. Consider a block lying at rest on a horizontal surface. The two forces acting on it are
equal and opposite. This follows from
(a) Newton’s III law
(b) Newton’s II law
(c) Newton’s I law
(d) Newton’s I and II law

20. Consider the following statements about action-reaction pair of forces:

1. They are equal and opposite
2. The reaction follows the action
3. They act on the same object
Choose the correct alternative
(a) only 1 is correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct (d) all are correct

21. A moving car x of mass 500 kg accelerates at

1 m/s2 when the force due to the engine is 600 N.
The average frictional force on the car is then 500 kg
(a) 600 N F
(b) 500 N x
(c) 200 N 600 N
(d) 100 N

22. If a car moves round a circular road of radius r at a constant speed v

(a) its velocity changes and the acceleration is v/r2.
(b) there is no force on the car since its speed is constant
(c) the force on the car is towards the centre and is mv2/r

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(d) the force on the car is outwards from the centre and is v2/r

23. A small mass of 0.2 kg is whirled round in horizontal circle at the end of a string of
length 0.5 m at a constant angular speed of 4 rad/s. The tension (force) in the string
(in N) is
(a) 0.2 (b) 1.6
(c) 0.8 (d) 1.0
24. When a girl rides round the corner on her bicycle at a steady speed
(a) there is no force when she turns
(b) the force on her bicycle is only her weight when she turns
(c) the centripetal force is due to the tyre friction at the ground
(d) the force on the girl is always outwards.

25. A cart of mass M has a block of mass m

attached to it as shown in figure. The
coefficient of friction between the block
and the cart is µ. What is the minimum a m
M
acceleration of the cart so that the block m
does not fall?
(a) g (b) g/
(c) /g (d) Mg/m

26. A block of mass m1 kg is resting on a

rough horizontal plane, coefficient of m1
µ
kinetic friction between block and surface
is µ. If m1 is connected to another mass
m2 with the help of string and pulley as
shown in diagram the common m2
acceleration when released from rest will
be
m2 g  m2  m1 
(a) (b)  g
m1  m2  m1  m2 
(m2  m1 )  m2  m1 
(c) g (d)  g
m1  m2  m1  m2 

27. A person carrying a box of weight W on his back jumps down the wall of height h.
Before he reached the ground he experienced a load of
(a) 2W (b) W
(c) W/2 (d) zero

28. The force required to just move a body up the inclined plane is double the force
required to just prevent the body from sliding down the plane. The coefficient of
friction is µ. The inclination  of the plane is
(a) tan1µ (b) tan1(µ/2)
(c) tan1(2µ) (d) tan1(3µ)

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29. A 30 kg block rests on a rough horizontal surface and a force of 200 N is applied on
it. The block acquires a speed of 6 m/s in 2 seconds, starting from rest. What is the
value of the coefficient of friction
3 3
(a) (b)
10 10
11 7
(c) (d)
30 30
30. A block of weight 5 N is pushed
against a vertical wall by a force of 12  = 0.6

N. The coefficient of friction between

12 N
the wall and the block is 0.6. The
magnitude of total force exerted by
the wall on the block is 5N

(a) 7.2 N (b) 5 N

(c) 12 N (d) 13 N

31. A block has been placed on an inclined plane. The slope angle  of the plane is such
that the block slides down the plane at a constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic
friction is equal to
(a) sin  (b) cos 
(c) g (d) tan 

32. A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against a wall by applying a horizontal force of 5 N on
the block. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.5, the
magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block is
(a) 2.5 N (b) 0.98 N
(c) 4.9 N (d) 0.49 N

33. A block of mass 2 kg is placed on the floor. The coefficient of static friction is 0.4. If
a force of 2.8 N is applied on the block parallel to floor the force of friction between
the block and floor (taking g = 10 m/s2) is
(a) 2.8 N (b) 8 N
(c) 2 N (d) zero

34. When a person walks without slipping on a rough surface, the frictional force exerted
by the surface on the person is in
(a) opposite to direction of motion (b) the direction of motion
(c) perpendicular direction of motion (d) none of these

35. A uniform chain of length l is placed on a rough table with length l/n (n > 1) hanging
over the edge. If the chain just begins to slide off the table by itself from this position,
the coefficient of friction between the chain and the table is
1 1
(a) (b)
n n1
1 n1
(c) (d)
n1 n1

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LEVEL 2
1. The masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are 10 kg
20 kg
connected by massless spring as shown in the figure. 200 N
A force of 200 N acts on the 20 kg mass. At the
instant shown, the 10 kg mass has acceleration of 12
m/s2. What is the acceleration of 20 kg mass
(a) 12 m/s2 (b) 4 m/s2
(c) 10 m/s2 (d) zero

2. A block can slide on a smooth inclined plane of inclination  kept on the floor of a
lift. When the lift is descending with a retardation a. the acceleration of the block
relative to the incline is
(a) (g + a) sin  (b) (g  a)
(c) g sin  (d) (g  a) sin

3. The weights W1 and W2 are suspended from the ends of a light string passing over a
smooth fixed pulley. If the pulley is pulled up at an acceleration g, the tension in the
string will be
4W1W2 2W1W2
(a) (b)
W1  W2 W1  W2
W1W2 W1W2
(c) (d)
W1  W2 2 (W1  W2 )

4. Figure shows three force vectors. Which of the vectors 4N

(a), (b), (c), (d) in the figure would be the most likely to 1N
represent their resultant ?


3N

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

5. A man goes up in a uniformly accelerating lift. He returns downward with the lift
accelerating at the same rate. The ratio of apparent weights in the two cases is 2 : 1.
The acceleration of the lift is
(a) g/3 (b) g/4
(c) g/5 (d) g/6

6. A body is moving with a speed of 1 m/s and a force F is needed to stop it in a distance
x. If the speed of the body is 3 m/s the force needed to stop it in the same distance x
will be
(a) 1.5F (b) 3F
(c) 6F (d) 9F

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7. A particle of mass m resting on a wedge of angle A

 as shown in the figure. The wedge is given an
m
acceleration a. What is the value of a so that the
mass m falls freely? a
(a) g (b) g cos  
(c) g cot  (d) g tan  B C

a1 a2
8. In the figure shown the relation between
acceleration is m1 m2
(a) a1 + a2 + 2a3 = 0
(b) a1 + a2 = 2a3
(c) a1 + a2 = a3
(d) a1 + a2 + a3 = 0

a3 m3

9. For the system shown in the figure, the pulleys are

light and frictionless. The tension in the string will
be m
2 3
(a) mg sin  (b) mg sin 
3 2  m
1
(c) mg sin  (d) 2mg sin 
2

10. If the surface is smooth, the acceleration of the

block m2 will be m1
m2 g 2 m2 g
(a) (b)
4m1  m2 4m1  m2
2 m2 g 2m1 g
(c) (d)
m1  4m2 m1  m2 m2

11. Three equal weights of mass 2 kg each are

hanging on a string passing over a fixed pulley
as shown in figure. What is the tension in the
string connecting weights B and C? B
(a) zero (b) 13 N A
(c) 3.3 N (d) 19.6 N
C
12. Two block each of mass M are resting on a
frictionless inclined plane as shown in figure.
Then M M B
(a) The block A moves down the plane A
60o 30o
(b) The block B moves down the plane
(c) Both the blocks remains at rest
(d) Both the blocks moves down the plane

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13. A block of mass m is suspended as shown. Strings T3

B
AO and OC are horizontal and vertical A T1 O 
respectively. Ratio among tensions in strings T1 :
T2
T2 : T3 will be C
(a) cot  : 1 : cosec  m

(b) cot  : cosec  : sec 

(c) cos  : cot  : sin 
(d) none 

14. A constant force F is applied in M > M

horizontal direction as shown. Contact
F M m M
force between M and m is N and between smooth
m and M is N then
(a) N and N are equal
(b) N > N
(c) N > N
(d) cannot be determined 

15. In the figure, the blocks A,

B and C of mass m each
have accelerations a1, a2
and a3 respectively. F1 and
F2 are external forces of
magnitudes 2 mg and mg m m m
respectively. A B C
(a) a1 = a2 = a3 F1 = 2mg
2m m
(b) a1 > a3 > a2
F2 = mg
(c) a1 = a2 > a3 
(d) a1 > a2 = a3

16. A uniform chain of mass m hangs from a light pulley, with unequal lengths of the
chain hanging from the two sides of the pulley. The force exerted by the moving chain
on the pulley is
(a) mg
(b) > mg
(c) < mg
(d) either (b) or (c) depending on the acceleration of the chain

17. Four identical planes coincide with the chords of the same
circle of radius R. A small body slides down each of them
without friction and without initial velocity. If t1, t2 and t3 are 1
2
time taken by the body to reach the bottom of planes denoted
by 1, 2 and 3 respectively then 3
(a) t1 > t2 > t3
(b) t1 < t2 < t3
(c) t1 = t2 = t3
(d) can not be decided

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18. An elastic string has a length a when tension in it is 4 N. Its length is b when tension
is 5 N. On subjecting the string to a tension of 9 N its length will be
(a) a + b (b) b – a
(c) (5b – 4a) (d) (a + b)/(b – a)

 A heavy string of mass m hangs between

A B
two fixed points A and B at the same level.  
The tangents to the string at A and B are at
an angle  with horizontal as shown in the
figure. The tension in the string at its lowest
point is 
mg mg
(a) (b)
2 sin  2 cos 
mg mg
(c) (d)
2 tan  2 cot 

20. A particle of small mass m is joined to a very heavy body by a light string passing
over a light pulley. Both bodies are free to move. The total downward force on the
pulley is
(a) mg (b) 2 mg
(c) 4 mg (d) >> mg

21. For the arrangement shown in the figure

the tension in the string is m=1 kg
(a) 6 N (b) 6.4 N µ=0.8
(c) 0.4 N (d) zero 37°
22. The time taken by a body to slide down a rough 45° incline plane is twice that
required to slide down a smooth 45° incline plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between the object and rough plane is given by
1 3
(a) (b)
3 4
3 4
(c) (d)
4 3

23. A body of weight W is placed on rough surface pushed by a force F making an angle
 to the horizontal. If the angle of friction is  then the magnitude of force F required
to move the body is equal to
W sin  W cos 
(a) (b)
cos(  ) cos(  )
W tan  W sin 
(c) (d)
sin(  ) g tan(  )

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24. Two masses A and B of 3 kg and 2 kg are

connected with a string passing over a C
frictionless pulley fixed at the corner of A
table as shown in the diagram. The
coefficient of friction of A with the table
is 0.4. The minimum mass of ‘C’ that
may be placed on A to prevent it from B
moving is equal to
(a) 15 kg (b) 10 kg
(c) 5 kg (d) 2 kg

25. A car is moving along a circular track of radius 300 m with a speed of 30 m/s. It has a
tangential acceleration of 4 m/s2. The resultant acceleration of the car is
(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 8 m/s2
2
(c) 7 m/s (d) 5 m/s2

26. A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring
and the spring reads 49 N, when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves downwards
with an acceleration of 5 m/s2, the reading of the spring balance will be (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 15 N (b) 24 N
(c) 49 N (d) 74 N

27. A conical pendulum of length L makes an

angle  with the vertical. The time period will 
be
L cos  L
(a) 2 (b) 2
g g cos  R m
L tan  L
(c) 2 (d) 2
g g tan 

28. The pulley is given an acceleration

ao = 2 m/s2 starting from rest. A
cable is connected to a block A of
mass 50 kg as shown. Neglect the ao
mass of the pulley. What is the
tension in the cable, if A
 = 0.3 between the block and the
floor?
(a) 200 N (b) 250 N
(c) 300 N (d) 350 N

29. A block rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 30 o with the horizontal.
The coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is 0.8. If the
frictional force on the block is 10 N, the mass of the block (in kg) is
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 2.0 (b) 4.0
(c) 1.6 (d) 2.5

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30. For the system shown in the figure, the

tension in the string is T. The tension will
become 2T by adding mass _____ on
____.
(a) 2M , B (b) 4M , B
(c) 2M , A (d) 3M , A A M

2M B

31. A line-man of mass 60 kg is holding a vertical pole. The coefficient of static friction
between his hands and the pole is 0.5. If he is able to climb up the pole. What is the
minimum force with which he should press the pole with his hands?
(g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 1200 N (b) 600 N
(c) 300 N (d) 150 N

32. A 40 kg slab rests on a frictionless floor. A 10 kg block rests 10 kg

100 N
on top of the slab. The static coefficient of friction between the Block
block and the slab is 0.60 while the kinetic coefficient is 0.40. 40 kg Slab
The 10 kg block is acted upon by a horizontal force of 100 N. 
If g = 9.8 m/s2 the resulting acceleration of the slab will be
(a) 0.98 m/s2 (b) 1.47 m/s2
(c) 1.52 m/s2 (d) 6.1 m/s2

33. A block moves down a smooth inclined plane of inclination . Its velocity on reaching
the bottom is v. If it slides down a rough inclined plane of same inclination, its
velocity on reaching the bottom is v/n, where n is a number greater than zero. The
coefficient of friction  is given by
1 1
(a)  = tan  1  2  (b) cot  1  2  
 n   n 
1 /2 1 /2
 1   1 
(c)   tan  1  2  (d)   cot  1  2 
 n   n 
34. A block of mass 2 kg kept on a rough horizontal v = 20 m/s
plane ( = 0.2). A sharp impulse instantly produces
a velocity of 20 m/s and at the same time as constant 2kg 10 N
force of 10 N starts acting on the block on the
opposite direction. The velocity of the block 20 s
after the impulse is
360
(a) –120 m/s (b)  m/s
7
(c) 40 m/s (d) none of these 

35. The maximum value of m (in kg) so

that the arrangement shown in the
figure is in equilibrium is given by M = 10 kg m
(a) 2 (b) 2.5  = 0.1
(c) 3 (d) 3.5 
 = 0.4

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ANSWERS
ANSWER KEY: LEVEL: 1

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C
6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. B
26. D 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. D
31. D 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. B

ANSWER KEY: LEVEL: 2

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
11. B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. B
16. C 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. C
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. D
26. B 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. D
31. A 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. B

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