Marking Scheme: her.

What time does the measure for the mug

(i) Each question is allotted 4 (four) marks for to hit the floor of the car ?
each correct response. (A) 0.5 sec (B) 1.0 sec
(ii) ¼ (one fourth) marks will be deducted for (C) 1.5 sec (D) 2.0 sec.
indicating incorrect response of each question. Q.8 Diwali rocket is ejecting 50g of gases at a
No deduction from the total score will be velocity of
made if no response is indicated for an item in 400 m/s. The accelerating force on the rocket
the answer sheet. will be
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (A) 22 dyne (B) 20 N
––––– (C) 20 dyne (D) 100 N
Q.1 A block B of mass 5 kg is placed on another Q.9 Two blocks m1 = 5gm and m2 = 10gm are
block A of mass 10 kg, which rests on a hung vertically over a light frictionless pulley
smooth horizontal surface. If µ = 0.2 between as shown here. What is the acceleration of the
A and B and a force F = 40N is applied, the masses when they are left free ?
acceleration of A is –

(A) g/3 (B) g/2

(A) 3 m/s2 (B) 2 m/s2 (C) g (D) g/5
(C) 4 m/s2 (D) m/s2 (where g is acceleration due to gravity)
Q.2 A block of mass 4 kg is placed on a rough Q.10 A lift weighing 1000 kg is moving upwards
horizontal plane. A time dependent horizontal with an acceleration of 1 m/s2. The tension in
force F = kt acts on the block, k = 2N/s2. The the supporting cable is –
frictional force between the block and plane at (A) 980 N (B) 10800 N
time t = 2s is (µ = 0.2) (C) 9800 N (D) 8800 N
(A) 4N (B) 8N Q.11 The coefficient of static friction, µs, between
(C) 12N (D) zero block A of mass 2 kg and the table as shown in
Q.3 A body of mass 0.1 kg attains a velocity of 10 the figure is 0.2 What would be the maximum
m/s in 0.1s. The force acting on the body is – mass value of block B so that the two blocks
(A) 10N (B) 0.01 N do not move ? The string and the pulley are
(C) 0.1 N (D) 100N assumed to the smooth and massless. (g = 10
Q.4 A force of 49N is just able to move a block of m/s2)
wood weighing 10kg on a rough horizontal
surface. Its coefficient of friction is –
(A) 1 (B) 0.7
(C) 0.5 (D) zero
Q.5 A ball of mass m elastically collides with a
wall with velocity v, then change in its
momentum is equal to – (A) 0.4 kg (B) 2.0 kg
(A) 2m (B) 2mv (C) 4.0 kg (D) 0.2 kg
(C) 8mv (D) zero Q.12 A block of mass m is placed on smooth wedge
Q.6 Which motion does not require force to of inclination θ. The whole system is
maintain it – accelerated horizontally so that the block does
(A) Uniform circular motion not slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the
(B) Elliptical motion wedge on the block (g is acceleration due to
(C) Uniform straight line motion gravity) will be –
(D) Projectile motion (A) mg/cos θ (B) mg cos θ
Q.7 A physics professor in his car drops a coffee (C) mg sin θ (D) mg
mug while moving at a constant velocity of Q.13 If a cricketer catches a ball of mass 150gm.
9.8 m/s along the highway. The professor moving with a velocity of 20m/s, then the
notices that it only takes a half a second for experiences a force of
the mug drop straight down to the floor of his (Time taken to complete the catch is 0.1 sec)
car. A student standing alongside the road sees (A) 300N (B) 30N
the mug moving in a parabola with respect to (C) 3N (D) 0.3N

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Q.14 (A) According to the third law the horse
cannot pull the wagon because the
"action" force of the horse on the wagon is
exactly canceled by the "reaction" force of
the wagon on the horse.
(B) The horse pull forward slightly harder than
the wagon pulls backward so they move
Two particles of masses m and forward.
2m are placed on a smooth (C) The horse can only pull the wagon forward
horizontal table. A string, which if the horse weighs more than the wagon.
joins them hangs over the edge (D) Because the wagon takes a brief moment
supporting a light pulley, which to react to the horse's pull the wagon can
carries a mass 3m. The two be pulled forward.
parts of the string on the table Q.18 Choose the correct options –
are parallel and perpendicular to (1) Friction always opposes the motion
the edge (2) Friction may opposes the motion
of the table. The parts of the string outside the (3) If the applied force is increased the force
table are vertical. Find the acceleration of the of static friction remain constant.
particle of mass 3m. (4) If the applied force is increased the force
(A) 9g/17 (B) 8g/17 of static friction also increases upto
(C) 7g/17 (D) None of these limiting friction.
Q.15 Two particles of mass m = 1kg. each are tied
at the ends of a light string of length 10cm. (A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (B) 1 and 2 are
The whole system is kept on a frictionless correct
horizontal surface with the string held tight so (C) 2 and 4 are correct (D) 1 and 3 are
that each mass is at a distance 5cm. from the correct
centre P (as shown in the figure). Now, the Q.19 In the system shown, friction and mass of the
mid-point of the string is pulled vertically pulley are negligible. Find the acceleration of
upwards with a small but constant force F=8N. m2 if m1=300g, m2 = 500g and F = 1.50 N
As a result, the particles move towards each
other on the surface. Find the magnitude of
acceleration (in m/s2), when the separation
between them becomes 6cm.
(A) 0.88 m/s2 (B) 0.44 m/s2
(C) 0.32 m/s2 (D) 0.12 m/s2
Q.20 Two blocks A and B of masses m and 2m
respectively are held arrest such that the spring
is in natural length. Find out the accelerations
of both the blocks just after release –

(A) 2 m/s2 (B) 3 m/s2

(C) 1 m/s2 (D) 4 m/s2
Q.16 Mark the incorrect statement regarding friction
–
(A) Friction force can be zero, even though the
contact surface is rough
(B) Even though there is no relative motion
between surfaces, frictional force may (A) g, g (B) g, zero
exist between them. (C) g, 2g (D) None of these
(C) The expressions fL = µsN or fK = µKN are For Q.21-Q.25 :
approximate expressions. The answer to each question is a
(D) The expression fL = µsN tells that NUMERICAL VALUE.
direction of fL and N are the same. Q.21 Inside a horizontally moving box, an
Q.17 Consider a horse pulling a wagon. Which of experimenter finds that when an object is
the statements below is the correct one ? placed on a smooth horizontal table and is
released, it moves with an acceleration of 10

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 m/s2. In this box if 1 kg body is suspended
with a light string, the tension in the string in
equilibrium position (w.r.t. experimenter) will
be 10 X N. Find the value of X. (Take g =
10 m/s2)
Q.22 A block of mass 1 kg is placed on truck which
accelerates with acceleration 5 m/s2. The
coefficient of static friction between the block
and truck is 0.6. The frictional force (in N)
acting on the block is –
Q.23 A 100 N force acts horizontally on a block of
10 kg placed on a horizontal rough surface of
coefficient of friction µ = 0.5. If the
acceleration due to gravity (g) is taken as 10
m/s2, the acceleration of the block (in m/s2) is
–
Q.24 A man weighing 80 kg, stands on a weighing
scale in a lift which is moving upwards with a
uniform acceleration of 5 m/s2. What would
be the reading (in N) on the scale ? (g = 10
m/s2)
Q.25 An object experiences a net force and
accelerates from rest to its final velocity in
16s. How long would the object take to reach
the same final velocity (in s) from rest if the
force was four times larger ?