Practice Exercise

ROUND I Topically Divided Problems

Newton’s Laws of Motion 7. An open carriage in a goods train is moving with a
1. A cricket ball of mass 150 g collides straight with a uniform velocity of 10 ms–1. If the rain adds water
–1
bat with a velocity of 10 ms . Batsman hits it with zero velocity at the rate of 5 kgs–1, then the
straight back with a velocity of 20 ms–1. If ball additional force applied by the engine to maintain
remains in contact with bat for 0.1s, then average the same velocity of the train is
force exerted by the bat on the ball is (a) 0.5 N (b) 2.0 N (c) 50 N (d) 25 N
(a) 15 N (b) 45 N 8. A ball of mass 0.2 kg is thrown vertically upwards
(c) 150 N (d) 4.5N by applying a force by hand. If the hand moves
2. A disc of mass 10 g is kept floating horizontally in 0.2 m while applying a force and the ball goes upto
air by firing bullets, each of mass 5 g, with the 2 m height further find, the magnitude of the force.
same velocity at the same rate of 10 bullets per (Take, g = 10 m/s2 )
(a) 16 N (b) 20 N
second. The bullets rebound with the same speed in
positive direction. The velocity of each bullet at the (c) 22 N (d) 44 N
time of impact is 9. A constant force acting on a body of mass 3.0 kg
(a) 196 cms -1 (b) 98 cms -1 changes its speed from 2.0 m/s to 3.5 m/s. The
(c) 49 cms -1 (d) 392 cms -1 direction of motion of the body remains unchanged.
3. A satellite in force free space sweeps stationary What is the magnitude and direction of the force?
(a) 0.18 N, along the direction of motion
interplanetary dust at a rate dM / dt = av, where M
is the mass, v is the velocity of the satellite and a is (b) 0.18 N, opposite to the direction of motion
a constant. What is the deacceleration of the (c) 0.28 N, along the direction of motion
satellite? (d) 0.28 N, opposite to the direction of motion
(a) -2 av2/ M (b) -av2/ M
10. A body of mass 5 kg is acted upon by two
(c) + av2/ M (d) - av2 perpendicular forces 8 N and 6 N. Give the
4. The engine of a car produces an acceleration of magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the
6 ms –2 in the car. If this car pulls another car of the body
same mass, then the acceleration would be (a) 2 m /s 2 at an angle 37° to force
(a) 6 ms–2 (b) 12 ms–2 (b) 2 m /s 2 at an angle 57° to force
(c) 3 ms–2 (d) 1.5 ms–2 (c) 4 m /s 2 at angle 37° to force
(d) 4 m /s 2 at an angle 57° to force
5. A body of mass 2 kg travels according to law
x ( t) = pt + qt2 + rt 3, where p = 3 ms –1, q = 4 ms –2 11. A particle of mass m is moving in a straight line
and r = 5 ms –3. The force acting on the body at with momentum p. Starting at time t = 0, a force
t = 2 s is [NCERT Exemplar] F = kt acts in the same direction on the moving
(a) 136 N (b) 134 N particle during time interval T, so that its
(c) 158 N (d) 68 N momentum changes from p to 3 p. Here, k is a
constant.
6. In a rocket of mass 1000 kg fuel is consumed at a The value of T is [JEE Main 2019]
rate of 40 kg/s. The velocity of the gases ejected
2p p
from the rocket is 5 ´ 104 m/s. The thrust on the (a) (b) 2
rocket is k k
(a) 2 ´ 103 N (b) 5 ´ 104 N 2k k
(c) (d) 2
(c) 2 ´ 106 N (d) 2 ´ 109 N p p
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(a) will have a magnitude p 3

Conservation of Linear (b) will have a magnitude p 5
Momentum and Impulse (c) will have a magnitude p
12. If a force of 250 N act on body the momentum (d) will have a magnitude 2p
acquired is 125 kg-m/s. What is the period for
which force acts on the body? 19. A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40 g with a
(a) 0.5 s (b) 0.2 s (c) 0.4 s (d) 0.25 s velocity 1200 ms -1. The man holding it, can exert a
maximum force of 144 N on the gun. How many
13. 100 g of an iron ball having velocity 10 ms–1 collides bullets can he fire per second at the most?
with wall at an angle 30° and rebounds with the [AIEEE 2004]
same angle. If the period of contact between the (a) 1 (b) 4
ball and wall is 0.1s, then the average force (c) 2 (d) 3
experienced by the wall is
(a) 10 N (b) 100 N 20. A man weighing 60 kg is standing on a trolley
(c) 1.0 N (d) 0.1 N weighing 240 kg. The trolley is resting on
frictionless horizontal rails. If the man starts
14. A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150 g moving walking on the trolley with a velocity of 1 ms -1,
at a rate of 20 m/s. If the catching process is then after 4 s, his displacement relative to the
completed in 0.1 s, the force of the blow exerted by ground is
the ball on the hand of the player is equal to (a) 6 m (b) 4.8 m
[AIEEE 2006] (c) 3.2 m (d) 2.4 m
(a) 150 N (b) 3 N
(c) 30 N (d) 300 N 21. A ball is thrown vertically up (taken as + Z-axis)
from the ground. The correct momentum-height
15. Conservation of momentum in a collision between (p-h) diagram is [JEE Main 2019]
particles can be understood from [NCERT Exemplar]
p p
(a) conservation of energy
(b) Newton’s first law only (a) h (b) h
(c) Newton’s second law only O O
(d) Both Newton’s second and third laws

16. A bag of sand of mass m is suspended by a rope. A

m
bullet of mass is fired at it with a velocity v and p p
20
gets embedded into it. The velocity of the bag
(c) h (d) h
finally is O O
v 20 v
(a) ´ 21 (b)
20 21
v v
(c) (d)
20 21 22. A batsman deflects a ball by an angle of 45°
without changing its initial speed which is equal to
17. The figure shows the position-time (x-t) graph of
54 km/h. What is the impulse imparted to the ball?
one-dimensional motion of a body of mass 0.4 kg.
(Mass of the ball is 0.15 kg)
The magnitude of each impulse is [AIEEE 2010]
(a) 4 kg-m/s
(b) 6 kg-m/s
2 (c) 2 kg-m/s
x (m) (d) 5 kg-m/s

23. A shell is fired from a cannon with velocity v ms–1

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 at an angle q with the horizontal direction. At the
t (s)
highest point in its path it explodes into two pieces
(a) 0.4 N- s (b) 0.8 N-s of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to
(c) 1.6 N-s (d) 0.2 N-s the cannon and the speed in m/s of the piece
immediately after the explosion is
18. An object at rest in space suddenly explodes into
(a) 3 v cos q (b) 2 v cos q
three parts of same mass. The momentum of the
two parts are 2 p$i and p$j . The momentum of the 3v 3 v cos q
(c) cos q (d)
third part 2 2
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Equilibrium of Forces 28. A ball of mass 1 kg hangs in equilibrium from two

strings OA and OB as shown in figure. What are
24. When a force F acts on a body of mass m, the the tensions in strings OA and OB?
acceleration produced in the body is a. If three (Take, g = 10 ms–2)
equal forces F1 = F2 = F3 = F act on the same body
A B
as shown in figure, the acceleration produced is 30° 60°
F2 90° T 2
T1
120° O 150°

135° 90°
m F1
w = 10N
F3
(a) 5 N, zero (b) Zero, N
(a) ( 2 - 1) a (b) ( 2 + 1) a
(c) 5 N, 5 3 N (d) 5 3 N, 5 N
(c) 2 a (d) a
29. A piece of wire is bent in the shape of a parabola
25. The following figure is the part of a horizontally
y = kx2 (Y -axis vertical) with a bead of mass m on
stretched net section AB which is stretched with a
it. The bead can slide on the wire without friction.
force of 10 N. The tension in the section BC and BF
It stays at the lowest point of the parabola when
are
E the wire is at rest. The wire is now accelerated
150° 150° parallel to the X-axis with a constant acceleration
D a. The distance of the new equilibrium position of
the bead, where the bead can stay at rest with
respect to the wire, from the Y -axis is
120° a a 2a a
G C F H (a) (b) (c) (d)
gk 2 gk gk 4 gk
B
120° 120° Motion of Connected Bodies
A 30. Two blocks are in contact on a frictionless table.
(a) 10 N, 11 N One has mass m and other 2m. A force f is applied
(b) 10 N, 6 N on 2m as shown in figure. Next the same force F is
(c) 10 N, 10 N applied from the right on m. In the two cases
(d) Cannot calculate due to insufficient data respectively, the force of contact between the two
blocks will be
26. A mass of 10 kg is suspended by a rope of length
F F
4 m, from the ceiling. A force F is applied 2m m
horizontally at the mid-point of the rope such that
the top half of the rope makes an angle of 45° with (a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
the vertical. Then, F equals (Take, g = 10 ms -2 and (c) 1 : 2 (d) 3 : 1
the rope to be massless) [JEE Main 2020,19]
(a) 75 N (b) 70 N (c) 100 N (d) 90 N 31. A wooden wedge of mass M and inclination angle a
rests on a smooth floor. A block of mass m is kept
27. A body of weight 2 kg is suspended as shown in on wedge. A force P is applied on the wedge as
figure. The tension T1 in the horizontal string
shown in figure, such that a block remains
(in kg-wt) is
stationary with respect to wedge. The magnitude of
30° force P is

m
P
M
α

2 kg-wt
(a) (M + m) g tan a (b) g tan a
(c) mg cos a (d) (M + m) g cosec a
(a) 2 3 (b) 3/2 (c) 3 (d) 2
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32. Two blocks are connected by a string as F 36. A block is kept on a frictionless inclined surface
shown in the diagram. The upper block is T with angle of inclination a. The incline is given an
hung by another string. A force applied on acceleration a to keep the block stationary. Then, a
the upper string produces an acceleration 2 kg is equal to [AIEEE 2005]
of 2 m/s2 in the upward direction in both
the blocks. If T and T ¢ be the tensions in T
the two parts of the string, then
( Take, g = 9.8 m /s2 ) 4 kg a
(a) T = 70.8 N and T ¢ = 47.2 N
(b) T = 58.8 N and T ¢ = 47.2 N
(c) T = 70.8 N and T ¢ = 58.8 N g
(a) (b) g cosec
(d) T = 70.8 N and T ¢ = 0 tan a
33. A light spring balance hangs from the hook of the (c) g (d) g tan a
other light spring balance and a block of mass M kg
37. An elevator and its load have a total mass of
hangs from the former one. Then, the true
800 kg. The elevator is originally moving
statement about the scale reading is [AIEEE 2003]
downwards at 10 ms–1, it slows down to stop with
(a) both the scales read M kg each
constant acceleration in a distance of 25 m. Find
(b) the scale of the lower one reads M kg and of the
the tension T in the supporting cable while the
upper one zero
elevator is being brought to rest. (Take, g = 10 ms–2)
(c) the reading of the two scales can be anything but (a) 8000 N (b) 1600 N
the sum of the readings will be M kg
(c) 9600 N (d) 6400 N
(d) both the scales read M/2 kg
38. Two blocks of masses m1 = 4 kg and m2 = 2 kg are
34. Three blocks are placed at rest on a smooth
inclined plane with force acting on m1 parallel to connected to the ends of a string which passes over
the inclined plane. Find the contact force between a massless, frictionless pulley. The total downward
m2 and m3. thrust on the pulley is nearly
(a) 27 N (b) 54 N
m3 (c) 0.8 N (d) zero
m2
m1 39. A man wants to slide down a rope. The breaking
2
F
load for the rope rd of the weight of the man. With
3
(m1 + m2 + m3 ) F m3 F what minimum acceleration should fireman slide
(a) (b) down?
m3 m1 + m2 + m3
g g
(c) F - (m1 + m2) g (d) None of these (a) (b)
4 3
35. Given in the figure are two blocks A and B of 2g g
(c) (d)
weight 20 N and 100 N, respectively. These are 3 6
being pressed against a wall by a force F as shown
40. A sphere is accelerated upward by a cord whose
in figure. If the coefficient of friction between the
breaking strength is four times its weight. The
blocks is 0.1 and between block B and the wall is
maximum acceleration with which the sphere can
0.15, the frictional force applied by the wall in
move up without breaking the cord is
block B is [JEE Main 2015]
(a) g (b) 3 g
(c) 2 g (d) 4 g
F
A B 41. A body of mass 0.05 kg is observed to fall with an
acceleration of 9.5 ms –2 . The opposite force of air on
20N 100N
the body is (Take, g = 9.8 ms –2 )
(a) 0.015 N
(b) 0.15 N
(a) 100 N (b) 80 N (c) 0.030 N
(c) 120 N (d) 150 N
(d) zero
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42. The acceleration of the 500 g block in figure is 47. Two weights w1 and w2 are suspended from the
ends of a light string over a smooth fixed pulley. If
100 g the pulley is pulled up with acceleration g, the
tension in the string will be
4 w1w2 2 w1w2
(a) (b)
500 g
w1 + w2 w1 + w2
30° w1 - w2 w1w2
(c) (d)
w1 + w2 2 (w1 + w2)
50 g
48. A lift is moving down with acceleration a . A man in
6g 7g the lift drops a ball inside the lift. The acceleration
(a) downwards (b) downwards
13 13 of the ball as observed by the man in the lift and a
8g 9g man standing stationary on the ground are
(c) downwards (d) upwards
13 13 respectively [AIEEE 2002]
(a) g , g (b) g - a , g - a
43. A frictionless inclined plane of length l having (c) g - a , g (d) a , g
inclination q is placed inside a lift which is
accelerating downward with an acceleration a ( < g). 49. The monkey B shown in figure is holding
If a block is allowed to move down the inclined on to the tail of the monkey A which is
plane from rest, then the time taken by the block to climbing up a rope. The masses of the
slide from top of the inclined plane to the bottom of monkeys A and B are 5 kg and 2 kg
the inclined plane is respectively. If A can tolerate a tension of A
2l 2l 30 N in its tail, what force should it
(a) (b)
g g-a apply on the rope in order to carry the B
monkey B with it? (Take, g = 10 ms–2)
2l 2l
(c) (d) (a) 105 N (b) 108 N
g+ a ( g - a )sin q
(c) 10.5 N (d) 100 N
44. For the system shown in figure, the pulleys are light 50. Three equal weights A, B and C of mass 2 kg each
and frictionless. The tension in the string will be
are hanging on a string passing over a fixed
frictionless pulley as shown in the figure. The
tension in the string connecting weight B and C is

m
m

A
2 3 B
(a) mg sin q (b) mg sin q
3 2
1 C
(c) mg sin q (d) 2 mg sin q
2
(a) zero (b) 13 N
45. A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. (c) 3.3 N (d) 19.6 N
A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring
reads 49 N, when the lift is stationary. If the lift 51. Two block of masses 7 kg and 5 kg are placed in
moves downward with an acceleration of 5 ms -2 , contact with each other on a smooth surface. If a
the reading of the spring balance will be [AIEEE 2003] force of 6 N is applied on a heavier mass the force
(a) 24 N (b) 74 N on the lighter mass is
(c) 15 N (d) 49 N 7 kg

46. A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal 5 kg

6N
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 is [AIEEE 2003]
(a) 3.5 N (b) 2.5 N
Pm Pm PM
(a) (b) (c) P (d) (c) 7 N (d) 5 N
M +m M -m M +m
Laws of Motion and Friction 149

52. Refer to the system shown in figure. The 56. Two fixed frictionless inclined plane making the
acceleration of the masses is angles 30° and 60° with the vertical are shown in
the figure. Two blocks A and B are placed on the
two planes. What is the relative vertical
acceleration of A with respect to B ? [AIEEE 2010]

T2

3 kg B T2 B

T1
T1
1 kg C A 5 kg 60° 30°

g g g g (a) 4.9 ms -2 in horizontal direction

(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 9 12 (b) 9.8 ms -2 in vertical direction
(c) zero
53. A block is dragged on a smooth horizontal plane
with the help of a light rope which moves with a (d) 4.9 ms -2 in vertical direction
velocity v as shown in figure. The horizontal
velocity of the block is Friction and Motion on
v Inclined Surface
F
57. A chain lies on a rough horizontal table. It starts
sliding when one-fourth of its length hangs over the
edge of the table. The coefficient of static friction
between the chain and the surface of the table is
1 1
θ (a) (b)
2 3
1 1
(c) (d)
m 4 5

58. The coefficient of friction between a body and the

(a) v (b) vsin q surface of an inclined plane at 45° is 0.5 if
(c)
v
(d)
v g = 9.8 m /s2. The acceleration of the body
sin q cos q downwards (in m/s2 ) is
4.9
54. Three identical blocks of masses m = 2 kg are drawn (a) (b) 4.9 2
2
by a force F = 10. 2 N with an acceleration of
0.6 ms -2 on a frictionless surface, then what is the (c) 19.2 2 (d) 4.9
tension (in newton) in the string between the blocks 59. A fireman of mass 60 kg slides down a pole. He is
B and C? [AIEEE 2002] pressing the pole with a force of 600 N. The
coefficient of friction between the hands and the
F
pole is 0.5 with what acceleration with the fireman
slide down? (Take, g = 10 m/s2 )
(a) 9.2 (b) 7.8 (a) 1 m/s 2 (b) 2.5 m/s 2
(c) 4 (d) 9.8 (c) 10 m/s 2 (d) 5 m/s 2

55. A blumb bob is hung from the ceiling of a train 60. A marble block of mass 2 kg lying on ice when
compartment. The train moves on an inclined track given a velocity of 6 ms -1 is stopped by friction in
of inclination 30° with horizontal. Acceleration of 10 s. Then, the coefficient of friction is [AIEEE 2003]
train up the plane is a = 9/2. The angle which the (a) 0.02 (b) 0.03
string supporting the bob makes with normal to the (c) 0.06 (d) 0.01
ceiling in equilibrium is
2 61. A box of mass m kg is placed on the rear side of an
(a) 30° (b) tan -1
3 open truck accelerating at 4 ms -2 . The coefficient
3 of friction between the box and the surface below it
(c) tan -1 (d) tan -1 2 is 0.4.
2
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The net acceleration of the box with respect to the 67. A block of weight 5 N is pushed against a vertical
truck is zero. The value of m is wall by a force 12 N. The coefficient of friction
(Take, g = 10 ms -2 ) between the wall and block is 0.6. The magnitude
(a) 4 kg (b) 8 kg of the force exerted by the wall on the block is
(c) 9.78 kg (d) It could be any value

62. A body of mass 40 kg resting on a rough horizontal

surface is subjected to a force P which is just 12 N
enough to start the motion of the body. If m s = 0.5,
m k = 0.4, g = 10 ms -2 and the force P is continuously
applied on the body, then the acceleration of the (a) 12 N (b) 5 N
body is (c) 7.2 N (d) 13 N
(a) zero (b) 1 ms–2
(c) 2 ms–2 (d) 2.4 ms–2 68. A block A with mass 100 kg is resting on another
block B of mass 200 kg. As shown in figure, a
63. A 40 kg slab rests on a frictionless floor. A 10 kg horizontal rope tied to a wall holds it. The
block rests on top of the slab. The static coefficient coefficient of friction between A and B is 0.2 while
of friction between the block and the slab is 0.60 coefficient of friction between B and the ground is
while the kinetic coefficient of friction is 0.40. The 0.3. The minimum required force F to start moving
10 kg block is acted upon by a horizontal force of B will be
100 N. If g = 9.8 ms–2, the resulting acceleration of
the slab will be A

100 N 10 kg
No friction B F
40 kg

(a) 1.47 ms–2 (b) 1.69 ms–2

(a) 900 N (b) 100 N
(c) 9.8 ms–2 (d) 0.98 ms–2
(c) 1100 N (d) 1200 N
64. A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just hold a
block stationary against a wall. The coefficient of
69. A wooden box of mass 8 kg slides down an inclined
plane of inclination 30° to the horizontal with a
friction between the block and the wall is 0.2. The
constant acceleration of 0.4 ms–2. What is the force
weight of the block is
of friction between the box and inclined plane?
F (Take, g = 10 ms–2)
(a) 36.8 N
10 N (b) 76.8 N
(c) 65.6 N
(d) 97.8 N

(a) 20 N (b) 50 N 70. A block of mass m lying on a rough horizontal plane

(c) 100 N (d) 2 N is acted upon by a horizontal force P and another
force Q inclined at an angle q to the vertical. The
65. Consider a car moving on a straight road with a block will remain in equilibrium, if the coefficient
speed of 100 ms -1. The distance at which car can be of friction between it and the surface is
stopped, is (Take, m k = 0.5)
(a) 800 m (b) 1000 m Q
(c) 100 m (d) 400 m

66. A block of mass 1 kg is at rest on a horizontal table.

P
The coefficient of static friction between the
block and the table is 0.5. If g = 10 ms -2 , then the
P + Q sin q P cos q + Q
magnitude of the force acting upwards at an angle (a) (b)
of 60° from the horizontal that will just start the mg + Q cos q mg - Q sin q
block moving is
(a) 5 N (b) 5.36 N P + Q cos q P sin q - Q
(c) (d)
(c) 74.6 N (d) 10 N mg + Q sin q mg - Q cos q
Laws of Motion and Friction 151

71. A partly hanging uniform chain of length L is 75. A block of mass 3 kg resting on a horizontal
resting on a rough horizontal table. l is the surface. A force F is applied on the block as shown
maximum possible length that can hang in in figure. If coefficient of friction between the block
equilibrium. The coefficient of friction between the 1
chain and table is be what can be the maximum value of force F,
2 3
l L l lL
(a) (b) (c) (d) so that block does not start moving?
L-l l L L+l
(Take, g = 10 ms–2)
72. Two masses m1 = 5 kg and m2 = 10 kg connected by
an inextensible string over a frictionless pulley, are
F
moving as shown in the figure. The coefficient of
friction of horizontal surface is 0.15. The minimum 60°
weight m that should be put on top of m2 to stop √3 kg
the motion is [JEE Main 2018]

m (a) 20 N (b) 10 N
T
m2 (c) 12 N (d) 15 N

76. A heavy uniform chain lies on horizontal table top.

T If the coefficient of friction between the chain and
the table surface is 0.25, then the maximum
m1 fraction of the length of the chain that can hang
over one edge of the table is
m1g (a) 20% (b) 25%
(a) 18.3 kg (b) 27.3 kg (c) 43.3 kg (d) 10.3 kg (c) 35% (d) 15%

73. The minimum force required to start pushing a 77. A car starts from rest to cover a distance s. The
body up a rough (frictional coefficient m) inclined coefficient of friction between the road and the
plane is F1 while the minimum force needed to tyres is m. The minimum time in which the car can
prevent it from sliding down is F2 . If the inclined cover the distance is proportional to
plane makes an angle q from the horizontal such (a) m (b) m
F (c) 1 /m (d) 1 / m
that tan q = 2 m, then the ratio 1 is
F2
78. The coefficient of kinetic friction between a 20 kg
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
box and the floor is 0.40. How much work does a
74. A point particle of mass m, moves along the pulling force do on the box in pulling it 8.0 m across
uniformly rough track PQR as shown in the figure. the floor at constant speed? The pulling force is
The coefficient of friction between the particle and directed 37° above the horizontal
the rough track equals m. The particle is released, (a) 343 J (b) 482 J
from rest , from the point P and it comes to rest at (c) 14.4 J (d) None of these
a point R. The energies, lost by the ball, over the
79. A block moves down a smooth inclined plane of
parts, PQ and QR, of the track, are equal to each
inclination q. Its velocity on reaching the bottom is
other, and no energy is lost when particle changes
v. If it slides down a rough inclined plane of same
direction from PQ to QR. The values of the
inclination, its velocity on reaching the bottom is
coefficient of friction m and the distance x(= QR), are
v/n, where n is a number greater than 1. The
respectively close to [JEE Main 2016]
coefficient of friction is given by
P
æ 1ö
(a) m = tan q ç1 - 2 ÷
è n ø
h=2m
æ 1ö
30º R (b) m = cot q ç1 - 2 ÷
è n ø
O
Horizontal Q 1/ 2
æ 1ö
surface (c) m = tan q ç1 - 2 ÷
è n ø
(a) 0.2 and 6.5 m (b) 0.2 and 3.5 m
1/ 2
(c) 0.29 and 3.5 m (d) 0.29 and 6.5 m æ 1ö
(d) m = cot q ç1 - 2 ÷
è n ø
 ROUND II Mixed Bag
Only One Correct Option 6. Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight
1. 80 railway wagons all of same mass 5 × 10 kg are 3 tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15 kg
pulled by an engine with a force of 4 × 10 N. The5 weight is attached to rope at the mid-point which
tension in the coupling between 30th and 31st now no more remains horizontal. The minimum
wagon from the engine is tension required to completely straighten the rope
(a) 25 × 10 4 N (b) 40 × 10 4 N is
(c) 20 × 10 4 N (d) 32 × 10 4 N (a) 15 kg (b) (15/2) kg
(c) 5 kg (d) infinitely large
2. A gardner waters the plants by a pipe of diameter
1 mm. The water comes out at the rate of 10 cm3 s–1. 7. A mass of 6 kg is suspended by a rope of length 2 m
The reactionary force exerted on the hand of the from a ceiling. A force of 50 N is applied in the
gardner is horizontal direction at the mid-point of the rope.
(a) zero The angle made by the rope, with the vertical, in
(b) 1.27 ´ 10–2 N equilibrium position will be (Take, g = 10 ms -2 ,
(c) 1.27 ´ 10–4 N neglect the mass of the rope)
(d) 0.127 N (a) 90º (b) 60º
(c) 50º (d) 40º
3. When forces F1, F2 , F3 are acting on a particle of
mass m such that F2 and F3 are mutually 8. The pulley and strings shown in figure are smooth
perpendicular, then the particle remains and of negligible mass. For the system to remain in
stationary. If the force F1 is now removed, then the equilibrium, the angle q should be
acceleration of the particle is
(a) F1/ m (b) F2F3 / mF1
(c) (F2 - F3 ) / m (d) F2/ m
θ
4. A block of mass m slides along a floor while a force
of magnitude F is applied to it at an angle q as
shown in figure. The coefficient of kinetic friction is √2 m
m k, then the block’s acceleration a is given by
(g is acceleration due to gravity) [JEE Main 2021] m m
F
(a) 0º (b) 30º
(c) 45º (d) 60º
θ
9. A 24 kg block resting on a floor has a rope tied to
its top. The maximum tension, the rope can
withstand without breaking is 310 N. The
F æ F ö
(a) - cos q - mK ç g - sin q÷ minimum time in which the block can be lifted a
m è m ø
vertical distance of 4.6 m by pulling on the rope is
F æ F ö (a) 1.2 s (b) 1.3 s
(b) cos q - mK ç g - sin q÷
m è m ø (c) 1.7 s (d) 2.3 s
F æ F ö
(c) cos q - mK ç g + sin q÷ 10. A rope of mass 0.1 kg is connected at the same
m è m ø
height of two opposite walls. It is allowed to hang
F æ F ö under its own weight. At the constant point
(d) cos q + mK ç g - sin q÷
m è m ø between the rope and the wall, the rope makes an
angle q = 10° with respect to horizontal. The tension
5. A 5 kg stationary bomb is exploded in three parts in the rope at its mid-point between the wall is
having mass 1 : 1 : 3 respectively. Parts having (a) 2.78 N (b) 2.56 N
same mass move in perpendicular directions with (c) 2.82 N (d) 2.71 N
velocity 39 ms–1, then the velocity of bigger part
will be 11. Block A of mass m and block B of mass 2m are
-1 10 placed on a fixed triangular wedge by means of a
(a) 10 2 ms (b) ms -1
2 massless, inextensible string and a frictionless at
15 45° to the horizontal on both the side. If the
(c) 13 2 ms -1 (d) ms -1
2 coefficient of friction between the block A and the
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wedge is 2/3 and that between the block B and the 16. A block at rest slides down a smooth inclined plane
wedge is 1/3 and both blocks A and B are released which makes an angle 60° with the vertical and it
from rest, the acceleration of A will be [UP SEE 2008] reaches the ground in t1 seconds. Another block is
dropped vertically from some point and reaches the
ground in t2 seconds, then the ratio of t1 : t2 is
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 1 : 2

m 2m 17. The acceleration of system of two bodies over the

wedge as shown in figure.
45° 45°

(a) –1 m/s 2 (b) 1.2 m/s 2 M

M
(c) 0.2 m/s 2 (d) 0 m/s 2
37° 53°
12. A block of mass 5 kg is moving horizontally at a
(a) 1 ms -2 (b) 2 ms -2 (c) 0.5 ms -2 (d) 10 ms -2
–1
speed of 1.5 ms . A vertically upward force 5 N acts
on it for 4 s. What will be the distance of the block
from the point where the force starts acting? 18. One end of massless rope, which passes over a
(a) 2 m (b) 6 m massless and frictionless pulley P is tied to a hook
(c) 8 m (d) 10 m C while the other end is free. Maximum tension
that the rope can bear is 360 N. With what value of
13. A particle of mass m is at rest at the origin at time maximum safe acceleration (in ms -2 ) can a man of
g = 0. It is subjected to a force F ( t) = f0 e- bt in the 60 kg climb on the rope?
x-direction. Its speed v( t) is depicted by which of the
following curves? P

f0 f0
—– —– C
mb mb
(a) (b)
v(t) v(t) (a) 16 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 80
t t 19. A small ball of mass m is thrown upward with
f0 f0 velocity u from the ground. The ball experiences a
—–
mb
—–
mb resistive force mkv2 , where v is its speed. The
maximum height attained by the ball is
(c) (d) [JEE Main 2020]
v(t) v(t) 1 æ ku 2 ö 1 æ ku 2 ö
(a) tan -1 ç ÷ (b) ln ç1 + ÷
t t k è 2g ø 2k è g ø
1 æ ku 2 ö 1 æ ku 2 ö
14. A mass m hangs with the help of a string wrapped (c) ln ç1 + ÷ (d) tan -1 ç ÷
k è 2g ø 2k è g ø
around a pulley on a frictionless bearing. The
pulley has mass m and radius R. Assuming pulley
20. A circular disc with a groove along its diameter is
to be the perfect uniform circular disc, the
placed horizontally. A block of mass 1 kg is placed
acceleration of the mass m. If the string does not
as shown. The coefficient of friction between the
slip on the pulley, is 2
2 block and all surfaces of groove in contact is m = ,
(a) g (b) g 5
3
g 3
the disc has an acceleration of 25 m/s2 . Find the
(c) (d) g acceleration of block with respect to disc.
3 2 [JEE Main 2021]
15. A ball of mass 0.2 kg is thrown vertically upwards
by applying a force by hand. If the hand moves 0.2 m
a = 25 m/s2
while applying the force and the ball goes upto 2 m
height further, find the magnitude of the force. θ 4 3
cos θ = —, sin θ = —
(Take, g = 10 m/s2 ) 5 5
(a) 4 N (b) 16 N (a) 10 m/s 2 (b) 5 m/s 2
(c) 20 N (d) 22 N (c) 20 m/s 2 (d) 1 m/s 2
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21. A block of mass 15 kg is resting on a rough inclined 26. A man of mass M is standing on a board of mass m.
plane as shown in figure. The block is tied by a The friction coefficient between the board and the
horizontal string which has a tension of 50 N. The floor is m, shown in figure. The maximum force that
coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the man can exert on the rope so that the board does
contact is (Take, g = 10 ms–2) not move is

T
T T
M F

T
R
45°
T
f
(a) 1/2 (b) 3/4
(m +M)g
(c) 2/3 (d) 1/4
m (m + M ) g
22. A given object takes n times more time to slide down (a) m (m + M ) g (b)
m+1
a 45° rough inclined plane as it takes to slide down a m (m + M ) g
perfectly smooth 45° incline. The coefficient of (c) (d) None of these
m -1
kinetic friction between the object and the incline is
1 1 27. If coefficient of friction between an insect and bowl
(a) (b) 1 - is m and radius of the bowl is r, the maximum
1 - n2 n2
1 1
height to which the insect can crawl in the bowl is
(c) 1 - 2 (d) æ 1 ö÷ r
n 1 - n2 (a) r çç1 - (b)
÷
è 1 + m2 ø 1 + m2
23. A body of mass M is kept on a rough horizontal
surface (friction coefficient m). A person is trying to (c) r 1 + m 2 (d) r ( 1 + m 2 - 1)
pull the body by applying a horizontal force but the
body is not moving. The force by the surface on the 28. A block is moving on an inclined plane making an
body is F, where angle 45° with the horizontal and the coefficient of
(a) F = Mg friction is m. The force required to just push it up
(b) F = mMgF the inclined plane is 3 times the force required to
just prevent it from sliding down. If we define
(c) Mg £ f £ Mg 1 + m 2
N = 10 m, then N is
(d) Mg ³ f ³ Mg 1 + m 2
mg/√2
24. The upper half of an inclined plane with inclination F1 m
f is perfectly smooth, while the lower half is rough.
A body starting from rest at the top will again come
to rest at the bottom if coefficient of friction for the µ mg/√2
lower half is given by
45°
(a) 2 sin f (b) 2 cos f
(c) 2 tan f (d) tan f (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
25. An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very 29. A block of mass 200 kg is being pulled up by men
slowly, figure. The coefficient of friction between on an inclined plane at angle of 45° as shown in
the insect and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining figure. The coefficient of static friction is 0.5. Each
the centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect man can only apply a maximum force of 500 N.
makes an angle a with the vertical, the maximum Calculate the number of men required for the block
possible value of a is given by to just start moving up the plane.

(a) cot a = 3 (b) sec a = 3 45°

(c) cosec a = 3 (d) None of these
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 3
Laws of Motion and Friction 155

30. A block kept on a rough inclined plane, as shown in 34. A block B of mass 1 kg is placed on a light plank
the figure, remains at rest upto a maximum force shown in figure. A force F of 10 N is applied on the
2 N down the inclined plane. The maximum plank horizontally. The acceleration (in m/s2 ) of
external force up the inclined plane that does not block B is …… .
move the block is 10 N. The coefficient of static
friction between the block and the plane is F
(Take, g = 10 m/ s2) [JEE Main 2019] B

1 0N A
Smooth

35. For the situation shown in the figure, pulleys are

2N light and smooth. Pulleys C and D are fixed, but A
30°
and B are movable. The value of m (in kg), if m is in
2 3 equilibrium is ……… .
(a) (b) (Take, m1 = 2 kg and m2 = 1 kg )
3 2
3 1 C
(c) (d) D
4 2

31. A smooth block is released at rest on a 45° incline

and then slides a distance d. The time taken to slide B m
is n times as much to slide on rough incline than on
a smooth incline. The coefficient of friction is
1 m2
(a) m k = 1 - A
n2
1
(b) m k = 1 - 2
n m1
1
(c) m s = 1 - 2
n 36. A small block starts slipping down from a point B
1 on an inclined plane AB, which is making an angle
(d) m s = 1 - 2
n q with the horizontal section BC which is smooth
and the remaining section CA is rough with a
32. A block of mass 5 kg is (i) pushed in case (A) and coefficient of friction m. It is found that the block
(ii) pulled in case (B), by a force F = 20 N, making comes to rest as it reaches the bottom (point A) of
an angle of 30° with the horizontal, as shown in the the inclined plane. If BC = 2AC, the coefficient of
figures. The coefficient of friction between the friction is given by m = k tan q. Then, the value of k
block, the floor is m = 0 .2. The difference between is……… .
the accelerations of the block, in case (B) and case B
(A) will be (Take, g = 10 ms-2 ) [JEE Main 2019]
C

30° F=20 N θ
A
30° [JEE Main 2020]
F=20 N
(A) (B) 37. Consider a uniform cubical box of side a on a rough
floor that is to be moved by applying minimum
(a) 0.4 ms -2 (b) 3.2 ms -2 possible force F at a point b above its centre of mass
(c) 0.8 ms -2 (d) 0 ms -2 (see figure). If the coefficient of friction is m = 0.4,
b
the maximum possible value of 100 ´ for box not
Numerical Value Questions a
33. It is found that when 0.5 m was cut-off from the to topple before moving is ……… .
muzzle of a gun firing block of 50 kg, the velocity of
F
the block was changed from 700 m/s to 600 m/s.
The force exerted on the block by the powder of gas
at the muzzle when expanded in the bore was
. ´ 10n N. The value of n is …… .
65 [JEE Main 2020]
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38. A block starts moving up an inclined plane of move together is ………… N. (Round off to the
inclination 30° with an initial velocity of v0 . It nearest integer) (Take, g = 9.8 ms -2 )
v
comes back to its initial position with velocity 0 . m
2
The value of the coefficient of kinetic friction M F
between the block and the inclined plane is close to [JEE Main 2021]
I
, the nearest integer to I is .......... .
1000 41. A boy of mass 4 kg is standing on a piece of wood
[JEE Main 2020] having mass 5 kg. If the coefficient of friction
39. A body of mass 1 kg rests on a horizontal floor with between the wood and the floor is 0.5, the
1 maximum force that the boy can exert on the rope
which it has a coefficient of static friction
. It is
3 so that the piece of wood does not move from its
desired to make the body move by applying the place is ……… N. (Round off to the nearest
minimum possible force F N. The value of F will be integer). [Take, g = 10 ms -2 ] [JEE Main 2021]
……… . (Round off to the nearest integer)
(Take, g = 10 ms -2 ) [JEE Main 2021] T
T
40. Two blocks ( m = 05
. kg and M = 4.5 kg) are arranged F
R
on a horizontal frictionless table as shown in figure. T
The coefficient of static friction between the two
3
blocks is , then the maximum horizontal force that T
7
can be applied on the larger block so that the blocks

Answers
Round I
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (b)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (d) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (b)
51. (b) 52. (c) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (d) 60. (c)
61. (d) 62. (b) 63. (d) 64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (b) 67. (d) 68. (c) 69. (a) 70. (a)
71. (a) 72. (b) 73. (d) 74. (c) 75. (a) 76. (a) 77. (d) 78. (b) 79. (a)

Round II
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (b)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. 6 34. 5 35. 2 36. 3 37. 75 38. 346 39. 5 40. 21
41. 30