1.

A lift is moving upwards with a speed of 20 m/s and having an acceleration of 5 m/s2 in the downward
direction. A bolt falls from the ceiling at that moment. Just after it drops the
a) Velocity of the bolt w.r.t ground is zero.
b) Velocity of the bolt w.r.t ground is 20 m/s upwards.
c) Acceleration of the bolt w.r.t ground is 5 m/s2
d) None of these.

2. The equation of a projectile is Take g = 10 m/s2 . The range of the projectile is

a) 36m b) 30.6 m c) 16 m d) 12.4 m

3. A boy and a block, both of the same masses are hanging at the same horizontal level
from each end of a light string suspended from a frictionless pulley as shown. The boy starts moving
upwards with an acceleration 2.5 m/s2 relative to the rope. If the block is to travel a total distance of 10
m before reaching the pulley, time taken by the block in doing so is

a) s b) 4 s c) s d) 8 s

4. Two smooth spheres each of radius 5 cm and weight W rest one on

the other inside a smooth fixed cylinder of radius 8 cm. The reactions between the sphere and the
vertical side of the cylinder are
a) W/4 and 3W/4 b) W/4 and W/4 c) 3W/4 and 3W/4 d) W and W

5. A vessel of 120 ml capacity contains a certain mass of gas at 200 C and 750 mm pressure. The gas was
transferred to a vessel whose volume is 180 ml. Now the pressure of the gas at the same temperature is
a) 500 mm b) 250 mm c) 1000 mm d) none
6. A dam is situated at a height of 550 m above the sea level and supplies water to a power house which
is at a height of 50 m above sea level. 2000 kg of water passes through the turbine s per second. What
would be the maximum power output of the power house if the whole system were 80 % efficient?
a) 8 MW b) 10 MW c) 12.5 MW d) 16 MW

7. Block of mass m in the figure is released from rest when the extension in

the spring of spring constant k is < mg/k The maximum downward displacement of the block is
( assume no friction )

a) b) c) d)

8. A bar of mass m and length L is translating with velocity v. It collides and sticks
to a second identical rod at rest initially. (Assume that it becomes one complete rod of length 2L after
the collision) The angular velocity of the rod after collision is

a) Clockwise b) clockwise c) anticlockwise d) anticlockwise

9. A uniform stick of mass m is placed in a frictionless well as shown. The stick
makes an angle with the horizontal. The force which the vertical wall exerts on the right end of the
stick is

a) b) c) d)

10. Two monkeys of masses 10 kg and 8 kg are moving along a vertical light rope. The
former climbing up with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 and the latter climbing down with a uniform velocity
of 2 m/s. Find the tension in the rope at the support.

11. A container of large uniform cross sectional area A resting on a

horizontal surface holds two immiscible, non-viscous and incompressible liquids of densities d and 2d as
shown up to heights h/2 each as shown. The smaller density liquid is open to the atmosphere. A
homogeneous solid cylinder of length L < h/2, cross sectional area A/5 is immersed such that it floats
with its axis vertical to the liquid-liquid interface with length L/4 in the liquid of density 2d. If D is the
density of solid cylinder then
a) D = 3d/2 b) D = d/2 c) D = 2d/3 d) D = 5d/4
12. Comprehension:

Figure shows block A of mass 0.2 kg sliding to the right over a frictionless elevated fixed surface at a
speed of 10 m/s. The block undergoes a collision with a stationary block B connected to an un deformed
spring of constant k = 1000 N/m. The coefficient of restitution between the blocks is 0.5 After the
collision, block B oscillates in SHM with a period of 0.2 s and block A slides off the opposite end of the
elevated surface landing at a distance d from the base after falling a height of 5 m. Use and g =
10 m/s2 Assume spring to be mass less.

A) Mass of the block B is

a) 0.4 kg b) 0.8 kg c) 1 kg d) 1.2 kg

B) Amplitude of SHM executed by B-spring system in cm is

a) b) 10 cm c) d)

C) The distance d will be

a) 2 m b) 2.5 m c) 4 m d) 6.25 m

13. The following four wires are made up of same material. Which of these will have largest extension
when the same tension is applied?
a) Length 50 cm and diameter 0.5 mm b) length 1 m and diameter 1 mm
c) Length 2 m and diameter 2 mm d) length 3 m and diameter 3 mm

14. Two particles of the medium disturbed by a wave are at x = 0 and x = 1 cm. The respective
displacements of the particles can be given by the equations

And . The wave velocity is

a) 16 cm/s b) 24 cm/s c) 12 cm/s d) 8 cm/s

15. A uniform rod is hinged a shown in the figure and released from
the horizontal position. The angular velocity of the bar as it passes the vertical position is
a) b) c) d)

16. A pulse on a string is shown in the figure. P is a particle of the

string. Then state which of the following is incorrect
a) If p is a stationary point, then the pulse consists of two waves travelling in opposite directions.
b) If p is moving upwards, then the pulse is travelling in the positive direction.
c) If p is moving downwards, then the pulse is travelling in the negative direction.
d) None of these.

17. A ring of mass m and radius R rolls without sliding on a

horizontal surface with a constant velocity v. It encounters a step of height R/2 at which it ascends
without sliding.
a) The angular velocity of the ring just after it comes in contact with the step is 3v/4R

b) The normal reaction due to the step on the wheel just after the impact is
c) The normal reaction due to the step on the wheel increases as the wheel ascends.
d) The friction will be absent during the ascent.

18. Column II gives certain situations involving two blocks of mass 2kg and 4 kg. The 4 kg block lies on a
smooth horizontal table. There is sufficient friction between the blocks and there is no relative motion
between both the blocks in all situations. Horizontal forces act on one or both the blocks as shown.
Column I gives certain statements related to figures given in column II. Match the statements in Column
I with the figure in Column II

Column I Column II
a) magnitude of frictional force is maximum

p)
 b) magnitude of frictional force is least

q)
c) frictional force on 2 kg block is towards right

r)
d) frictional force on 2 kg block is towards left

s)

19. Consider motion of a particle in one dimension. Initially particle is at the origin and has velocity
towards positive x-axis. x, v, a and t denote displacement, velocity, acceleration and time respectively.
Column II gives subsequent motion of the particle under the conditions given in column I. Match the
condition in Column I with resultant motion in Column II.

Column I Column II
a) p) particle never stops
b) q) particle stops at least once
c) r) Particle travels finite distance before coming to
rest for the first time.
d) s) Particle comes back to the origin at least once.

20. The velocity of a car moving on a straight road increases linearly according to the equation
, where a and b are constants and x is the distance travelled. The acceleration in the course of
such motion
a) Increases b) decreases c) remain constant d) becomes zero

21. The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as . The acceleration will be equal to zero
at time

a) b) c) d) zero

22. A point moves in a straight line under the retardation where a is a positive constant and v is the
speed. If the initial velocity is u, the distance covered in t seconds is

a) b) c) d)
23. The velocity of a particle moving along x-axis is given by where v is in m/s and x is in m.
Its acceleration in ms-2 when passing through the point x = 2m is
a) 0 b) 5 c) 11 d) 30

24. A particle starts moving rectilinearly at time t = 0 such that its velocity v changes with time t
according to the equation where t is in seconds and v in m/s. Find the time interval for which
the particle retards.

25. For a rectilinear motion, sign of acceleration tells us

a) Whether the particles speed is increasing or decreasing
b) About change in speed depending on the choice of the positive direction of the velocity
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

26. A frictionless wire is fixed between A and B inside a sphere of radius R. A

small ball slips along the wire. The time taken by the ball to slip from A to B will be

a) b) c) d)

27. A particle moves through the origin of an x-y coordinate system at t = 0 with initial velocity

. The particle has an acceleration m/s2. Speed of the particle at t= 4s is

a) 12 m/s b) m/s c) 5 m/s d) 13 m/s

28. The velocity at the maximum height of a projectile is half of its initial velocity u. Its range on the
horizontal plane is

a) b) c) d)

29. A particle is projected with a velocity m/s making an angle of 450 with the horizontal.
Neglecting air resistance and taking g = 10m/s2 , after one second of projection
a) The height of the particle above the point of projection is 5 m
b) The height of the particle above the point of projection is 10 m
c) The horizontal distance of the particle from the point of projection is 5 m
d) The horizontal distance of the particle from the point of projection is 15 m

30. A particle A is projected with a speed V1 from a point on the horizontal ground making an angle of
600 with the ground. At the same instant another particle B is thrown vertically upwards from a point
directly below the highest point of the trajectory of A with velocity V 2. If the two particles collide, V1/V2 is

a) 1 b) c) d)

31. A particle of mass m moves along a curve . When the particle has x coordinate as ½ m and x
component of velocity as 4 m/s,
a) The position coordinates of the particle are (½, ¼) m
b) The velocity of the particle will be along the line

c) The magnitude of velocity at that instant is m/s

d) The magnitude of angular momentum of the particle about the origin at that position is 0

32. Two graphs

of the same projectile motion in the x-y plane projected from the origin are shown. X axis is along
horizontal and Y vertically upwards. (g = 10m/s2) Find X and Y component of initial velocity.

33. The velocity of a particle moving along positive direction of x-axis varies as where is a
positive constant. Assuming that the particle is at the origin at t = 0, Find
a) How do the velocity and acceleration of the particle vary with time?
b) The average velocity of the particle over the time, the particle takes to cover the first s meters of its
path.

Comprehension:
34. A stone is projected from the level ground with a speed u at angle with the horizontal. Somehow
the acceleration due to gravity (g) becomes double (2g) immediately after the stone reaches the
maximum height and remains same thereafter with its direction always vertically downwards.
A: The total time of flight of the particle is

a) b) c) d)

B: The horizontal range of the particle is

a) b) c) d)

C: The angle which the velocity of the stone makes with the horizontal just before hitting the ground
is given by

a) b) c) d)

35. Two blocks are placed on a smooth plane as shown. A force

of 16 N is applied. The force of contact between the two blocks is
a) 4 N b) 8 N c) 12 N d) 16 N

36. A body of mass 1 kg lies on a smooth inclined plane as shown. It is held at

rest by applying a horizontal force of 10 N. The magnitude of the normal reaction of the plane on the
block is

a) N b) N c) 10 N d) none

37. A constant force acts on a body of mass m at rest. Velocity acquired in travelling a fixed distance is
directly proportional to

a) b) m c) d) none
38. A boy is moving with uniform speed v in a horizontal circle in
clockwise direction, starting from x axis as shown. The change in velocity
a) after first half revolution is 2v towards north
b) after first half revolution is 2v towards south

c) after first quarter revolution is towards north-west

d) after first quarter revolution is towards south-east

39. Three blocks are connected by strings as

shown. They are pulled by a force of F = 60 N. If A = 10 kg, B = 20 kg and C = 30 kg and tension
between A and B is T1 and that between B and C is T2 then
a) acceleration of the system is 2 m/s2 b) T1 = 10 N c) T2 = 30 N d) T1 = 20 N and T2 = 40 N

40. In the figure shown, a person wants to raise a block

lying on the ground to a height h. In both the cases the time required is same. In which case he has to
exert more force? Assume string light and pulleys smooth.
a) 1 b) 2 c) same in both d) cannot be found
41. A man of mass m stands on a platform of the same mass
and pulls himself by the two ropes passing over the pulleys as shown. If he pulls each rope with a force
equal to half his weight, his upward acceleration will be
a) g/2 b) g/4 c) g d) zero

42. Neglect friction, mass of the pulleys and ropes. Consider the two masses to be
identical and find the acceleration of the lower one.

a) b) c) d)

43. In the system shown in the figure, pulleys and ropes are light and there is no
friction. The acceleration of 2m is

a) b) c) 0 d)
44. A uniform sphere of weight W and radius 3 m is being held in equilibrium by a string
of length 2 m attached to a frictionless vertical wall as shown. The tension in the string is

a) b) c) d) none

45. A particle has a rectilinear motion and the figure is

its displacement versus time graph. Which of the statements are true w.r.t the motion.
a) Between O and A velocity is positive and acceleration is negative
b) Between A and B velocity and acceleration are positive
c) Between B and C velocity is negative and acceleration is positive
d) Between D and E acceleration is positive

46. Pulleys A, B, C are light and frictionless and the block is of mass m. Tension in
the rope connecting A to the wall is
a) mg b) 4mg c) 8mg d) none
47. In the shown mass-pulley system, pulleys and string are massless and there is
no friction between them. One end of the string is being pulled by a force equal to 2mg. The
acceleration of the block will be
a) g/2 b) 0 c) g d) 3g

48. Two weights W1 and W2 are at rest and suspended as shown. The
angles that the two strings at the joint where W1 is suspended make with the vertical are 530 and 370 .

is
a) 5/4 b) 4/5 c) 8/5 d) none

49. A ball is shot from the floor with a speed of 25 m/s at an

0
angle of 37 in a long room having a roof at a height of 10 m. (assume elastic collision if any) At what
distance from the point of projection does the ball land on the floor?
a) 40m b) 60m c) 45/4 m d) 20m
50. Three blocks are hanging over a smooth fixed pulley as shown. What is the
tension in the string connecting the 3kg and 1kg blocks?
a) g b) g/9 c) 8g/9 d) 10g/9

51. A particle is moving in a straight line with a = 1 ms-2 for and a = 2t for t > 10 where t is
the time and a is the acceleration. If the initial velocity of the particle is zero then
a) velocity of the particle at t = 20 sec is 310 m/s
b) displacement of the particle in t = 20 sec is 1483.33 m
c) acceleration of the particle at t = 15 sec is 32 ms-2

d) v-t graph is

52. A block of weight 9.8 N is placed on the table. The table exerts an upward force of 10 N on the block.
Take g = 9.8 ms-2
a) the block exerts a force of 10 N on the table
b) the block exerts a force of 19.8 N on the table
c) the block exerts a force of 9.8 N on the table
d) the block has an upward acceleration
53. The monkey B is holding the tail of monkey A which is climbing the rope. The mass
of A is 5 kg and that of B is 2 kg. If A can tolerate a tension of 30 N in its tail, what force should it apply
on the rope in order to carry the monkey B with it? Take g = 10 ms-2

54. What should be the mass of block B to keep it at rest if the force applied at the
other end of the rope is 100 N?

55. Find the accelerations of the blocks and the tension in the string.

56. The block of mass m equal to 100kg is being pulled by a horizontal force F
= 2mg applied to the other end of the string as shown. ( g =10 ms-2 ) The pulley is massless and fixed at
the edge of the fixed table. What is the force exerted by the table on the pulley in N?
57. In the figure, at the free end of a light string a force F is applied to keep the
suspended mass of 18 kg at rest. Taking g = 10 ms-2 , pulleys to be light and smooth and string segments
vertical and light, find force exerted by the ceiling on the system.
a) 60 N b) 120 N c) 180 N d) 240 N e) 200 N

58. Two blocks of masses m1 and m2 are connected as shown in the

figure. The acceleration of the block m2 is

a) b) c) d)

59. Blocks of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a massless string which passes
over two smooth pulleys that are light as well. Pulley P is movable. The acceleration of m2 is

a) b) c) d)
60. Comprehension:

Two blocks of masses 2.9 kg and 1.9 kg are suspended from a rigid support S by two inextensible wires
each of length 1 m. The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform mass of 0.2
kg/m . The whole system of blocks, wires and support have an upward acceleration of 0.2 m/s 2. Take g =
9.8 ms-2 .

A: Find the tension at the middle point of the lower wire.

a) 20 N b) 50 N c) 100 N d) none

B: Find the tension at the middle point of the upper wire.

a) 20 N b) 50 N c) 100 N d) none

C: Find the tension in the upper wire at the point where it is in contact with S.
a) 20 N b) 50 N c) 100 N d) none

61.
Statement :1 The pressing force between two blocks is an example of electromagnetic interaction.
Statement: 2 At microscopic level all bodies are made up of charged constituents. So any mechanical
contact causes mutual forces between these charges.
62.
Statement: 1 Inertia is the property by virtue of which the body is unable to change by itself its state
of rest only.
Statement: 2 The bodies do not change their state unless they are acted upon by an external force.
63. In the pulley system shown, block C is going up at 2 m/s and B is going up at 4
m/s. What is the velocity of A?
a) 2 m/s down b) 4 m/s down c) 6 m/s down d) 8 m/s down

64. In the figure shown the blocks A and C are pulled down with
constant speed u. Acceleration of B is

a) b) c) d) zero

65. The accelerations of 4 and 5 kg blocks respectively are

a) b) c) d) none
66. Consider the system shown. one of the 1 kg blocks is on the
horizontal frictionless surface. Strings are light. Take g = 10 m/s2 Find the tension in the string.
a) 0 N b) 1 N c) 2 N d) 5 N

67. A cart of mass 0.5 kg is on a smooth horizontal surface and is

connected to a block of mass 0.2 kg by a massless string as shown. To start with the cart is given a
velocity 7 m/s to the left. Take g = 9.8 m/s2

a) the acceleration of the cart is towards right.

b) cart comes to momentary rest after 2.5 sec.
c) distance travelled by the cart in the first 5 sec. is 17.5 m
d) the velocity of the cart after 5 sec will be same as initial velocity.

68. A cylinder of mass m and radius r is resting on two corners as

shown. The normal reactions of the edges are

a) b) c) d)
69. In the figure if the block A and the wedge B move with the same
acceleration then the magnitude of the normal reaction between the block and the wedge is ( there is
no friction anywhere and wedge moves on horizontal surface )

a) b) c) d) none

70. Two beads A and B move along a semicircular vertical wire frame as shown.
the beads are connected by an inelastic string which always remains taut. At an instant the speed of A is

u downwards. where O is the center of the semicircular arc. The speed of

the bead B at that instant is

a) b) u c) d)

71. A bob is hanging over a pulley inside a car. The

other end of the string is in the hands of a person standing in the car. The car is moving horizontally with
an acceleration a towards right as shown. The person is pulling the string down with an acceleration a
relative to the car. The tension in the string is

a) b) c) d)
72. A 1 kg block B rests on a bracket A of the
same mass as shown in the figure. Constant forces F1 = 20 N and F2 = 8 N start acting at t = 0 when the
distance between the block B and the pulley is 50 cm. Assuming no friction and string to be massless
find the time when the block reaches the pulley.

73. Three identical balls are suspended by springs as shown. The string that connects A
with the ceiling and the springs are massless. The balls are in equilibrium.
a) If the string is cut, find the acceleration of each of the balls immediately after.
b) Find the acceleration of each of the balls immediately after we cut the spring between B and C
instead of the string.

74.
Statement: 1 According to Newton’s third law of motion, the magnitude of the action and reaction
force in 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 frame of reference.

75. A rod AB is shown in the figure. End A of the rod is fixed on the

ground. Block is moving with velocity m/s. The velocity of end B of the rod when the rod makes an
angle of 600 with the ground is

a) m/s b) 2 m/s c) m/s d) 3 m/s

76. A painter is applying force to raise himself and the box with an acceleration of 5
m/s2 by a massless rope and pulley arrangement as shown. Mass of the painter is 100 kg and that of the
box is 50 kg. If g = 10 ms-2 then
a) tension in the rope is 1125 N b) tension in the rope is 2250 N
c) force of contact between the painter and the floor is 375 N
d) none of these

77. Comprehension:

For the system shown, assume pulley to be frictionless, string massless, m remains
on M.

A: The acceleration of the block A is

a) b) c) d)

B: Force on C due to B

a) b) c) d)

C: The force on the ceiling is

a) b) c) d)
78. Comprehension: Consider the case of a block of mass 5 kg on an inclined
0
plane of inclination 30 as shown and answer the following questions under various situations.

A: The block is moving down the plane with a constant velocity of 5 m/s and the plane is fixed. Find the
force of friction on the block.
a) 25 N b) 20 N c) 30 N d) cannot be found

B: The block is moving down the plane with a velocity of 5 m/s w.r.t the plane and the plane is moving
with a constant velocity of 5 m/s on the horizontal ground. Find the force of friction on the block.
a) 25 N b) 20 N c) 30 N d) cannot be found

C: The block is at rest w.r.t the plane but the plane is moving with an acceleration of 1 m/s 2. Find the
force of friction on the block by the plane and on the plane by to the ground.

a) ,0 N b) ,0 N c) N, cannot be found d) 0,0

79. A cylinder rests in a supporting carriage as shown. The side AB of

the carriage makes an angle of 300 with the horizontal and side BC is vertical. The carriage lies on a fixed
horizontal surface and is being pulled towards left with an acceleration ‘a’. The magnitudes of normal

reactions exerted by sides AB and BC of the carriage are and respectively . Neglect friction
everywhere. As the magnitude ‘a’ of the acceleration of the carriage is increased, pick up the correct
statements.

a) increases and decreases b) both increase

c) remains constant and increases d) increases and remains constant

80. Comprehension: