Question 1: The uniform rope of mass ‘m’ is hanging as shown in the figure.

At the ends,
string is making angle with horizontal. Tension at midpoint in string is

Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (b)
Solution:

Question 2: The pulley shown in the figure is massless and the string is light and inextensible.
If and lift is moving with constant velocity then value of is
Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (c)
Solution:

Question 3: The pulley shown in the figure is massless and the string is light and inextensible.

If is very small as compared to and lift is moving with constant velocity then value of
is nearly
Options:

(a)

(b)
(c)
(d) zero
Answer: (b)
Solution:

Question 4: The pulley shown in the figure is massless and the string is light and inextensible.

If and is moving at a certain instant with velocity v upward with respect to lift and

lift is moving upwards with increasing speed relative to earth then speed of with respect to
lift
Options:
(a) will increase
(b) will decrease
(c) will remain same
(d) will increase are decrease depending upon magnitude of acceleration of lift
Answer: (c)
Solution:

Question 5: System shown in figure is released from rest. Then the acceleration of 2kg block is:
(Consider string to be massless and inextensible and pulley to be massless). (g = 10 m/s2)

Options:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (b)
Solution:

Question 6: A block pulley arrangement is shown in the figure. If and represents

frictional force acting on the block A and B respectively then choose the correct statement.
(Consider all strings to be massless and inextensible and pulleys to be massless).

(given )

Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (c)
Solution:

Question 7: A flat car is given an acceleration started from rest as shown in

figure neglect friction between floor and car wheels also neglect the mass of pulley. Mass of
Block A is 50 kg. Consider string to be ideal
Options:
(a) Tension in the string is 350 N
(b) Friction force between them 150 N
(c) Acceleration of block A is
(d) None of these
Answer: (a),(b),(c)
Solution:

Question 8: A force time (F & t) plot for a linear motion is shown in the figure. The linear
momentum gained between 0 and 6 seconds is (assume initial momentum to be zero)

Options:

(a)
(b) zero
(c) 14 kg m/s
(d) 12 kg m/s
Answer: (d)
Solution:
2(–2) + 4 × 4 = 12 kgm/s

Question 9: Block A is on a frictionless horizontal table. A massless inextensible string fixed at

one end passes over a smooth nail fixed with the block A. The other end of the string is

connected to block B of mass m. Initially the block B is held at rest so that . What will

be the magnitude of acceleration of block B just after it is released (in take

).
Answer: (0002)
Solution:

Question 10: There is a trolley in which there is a fixed inclined surface on which a smooth
block of mass 5 kg is placed. Two horizontal forces of magnitude and are applied on the

trolley as shown to keep the trolley at rest. The value of is: (Assume there is no friction

between trolley and horizontal ground and )

Options:
(a) 0
(b) 24 N

(c)

(d)
Answer: (c)
Solution:
Question 11: Four blocks of masses 1 kg, 2 kg, 4 kg and 8 kg are connected with three ideal
springs. The whole system is released from rest on a frictionless horizontal surface. After some
time the accelerations of 1 kg and 4 kg are found to be zero while the middle spring is found to
be compressed by 0.1 m. At the same instant,

Options:
(a) the acceleration of 8 kg is
(b) the acceleration of 8 kg is
(c) the acceleration of 2 kg is
(d) the acceleration of 2 kg is
Answer: (a),(c)
Solution:

Question 12: Consider the system shown in figure. Strings and pulley are ideal and coefficient
of friction for all contacts is 0.2. Calculate minimum force F for which the wedge will move
towards right is:

( )

Options:
(a) 12 N
(b) 15.2 N
(c) 24 N
(d) 27.2 N
Answer: (d)
Solution:

Question 13: A person trying to get his car out of mud, ties one end of a uniform rope tightly
around the front bumper and the other end tightly around a telephone pole 10 m away. He
then pushes sideways on the rope at its midpoint with a horizontal 10kg force displacing the
centre of rope 20cm from its previous position and the car almost move (as shown in figure). If
rope exerts 5x kg force on the car, find x? (Rope stretches under tension)

(Consider for small )

Answer: (0025)
Solution:

Question 14: The minimum and maximum magnitude which is possible by adding four forces
of magnitudes 1N, 3N, 9N and 10N is
Options:
(a) 0 and 23N
(b) 1N and 23 N
(c) 2N and 23 N
(d) 3N and 23 N
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Question 15: Rod AB is placed against a block which is moving towards right with a speed of
1m/s. If at an instant when the rod makes an angle with the horizontal and end A is
sliding left with a speed of 1m/s. Then the speed of the point of contact ‘B’ of the rod is:

Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (c)
Solution:

Question 16: A block of mass 10 kg is put gently on a belt conveyor system of infinite length at
t = 0 sec, which is moving with constant speed 20 m/s rightward at all time, irrespectively of
any situation by means of a motor system as shown in the figure. A constant force of
magnitude 15 N is applied on the block continuously during its motion. Answer the following
questions:

The nature of friction force acting on the block of mass 10 kg during its motion is
Options:
(a) kinetic only
(b) static only
(c) sometimes kinetic, sometimes static
(d) cannot be predicted
Answer: (c)
Solution:

Question 17: A block of mass 10 kg is put gently on a belt conveyor system of infinite length at
t = 0 sec, which is moving with constant speed 20 m/s rightward at all time, irrespectively of
any situation by means of a motor system as shown in the figure A constant force of magnitude
15 N is applied on the block continuously during its motion. Answer the following questions:
Work done by the kinetic friction on the block of mass 10 kg
Options:
(a) 1250 joules
(b) 2500 joules

(c) joules
(d) none of these
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Question 18: A block of mass 10 kg is put gently on a belt conveyor system of infinite length at
t = 0 sec, which is moving with constant speed 20 m/s rightward at all time, irrespectively of
any situation by means of a motor system as shown in the figure A constant force of magnitude
15 N is applied on the block continuously during its motion. Answer the following questions:

The magnitude of acceleration of the block of mass 10 kg at t = 6 sec is

Options:
(a) 4 m/s
(b) 3 m/s
(c) 2 m/s
(d) none of these
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Question 19: The momentum of a particle in an inertial frame . Where and

are constant vector. The force on the particle in a reference frame which is moving with

constant velocity is. (m is mass of particle)

Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (b)
Solution:

Question 20: Two blocks A and B are kept on smooth surfaces having an acceleration
and respectively. Block C is attached to massless and frictionless
pulley as shown in figure. Then at time t = 2 sec (Initially assume system is at rest)
Options:
(a) velocity of block C will be 25/3 m/s.
(b) velocity of block C will be 30 m/s.
(c) acceleration of block C will be
(d) acceleration of block C will be
Answer: (a),(c)
Solution:

Question 21: Two small particles A and B are connected to the ends of a string passing over a
small pulley. At an instant the particle A is moving down with velocity 2 m/s and acceleration

. The slant length of the string is m at this instant. The acceleration of the
particle B is :

Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)
(d) zero
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Question 22: A triangular wedge of mass ‘M’ is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A block
of mass ‘m’ is placed on the wedge. The coefficient of friction between the block and the wedge

is . The horizontal acceleration ‘a’ of the wedge such that ‘m’ moves up the wedge is

Options:
(a) 3 ms–2
(b) 5 ms–2
(c) 8 ms–2
(d) Such a value for ‘a’ is not possible
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Question 23: A uniform chain of length l is placed on a rough table, with length where ,
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
Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (b)
Solution:

Question 24: Block A is placed on B, whose mass is greater than that of A. There is friction
between the blocks, while the ground is smooth. A horizontal force P, increasing linearly with
time, begins to act on A. The acceleration a1 and a2 of A and B respectively are plotted against
time (t). Choose the correct graph
Options:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (c)
Solution:
 Question 25: A wooden cube with a side d = 0.1 m is placed on a horizontal support. A bullet of
mass m= 0.010 kg is shot vertically up through the support and through the cube. As the bullet
passes through the cube, its speed decreases uniformly from 120 m/s to 115 m/s. Minimum mass
of the cube that would allow it not to lose contact with the support is
Options:
(a) 6 kg
(b) 10 kg
(c) 12 kg
(d) 20 kg
Answer: (a)
Solution:

Question 26: A smooth ring of mass can slide on a fixed horizontal rod. A string tied to the ring

passes over a fixed pulley and carries a block C of mass and as shown below. As the ring
starts sliding.

Options:

(a) The acceleration of the ring is

(b) The acceleration of the block is

 (c) The tension in the string is

(d) If the block descends with velocity then the ring slides with velocity
Answer: (a)
Solution:

Question 27: The coefficient of friction between the block and the horizontal surface is . The
block moves towards right under action of horizontal force F (figure (a) ). Sometime later another

force P is applied to the block making an angle such that with vertical as shown in
figure (b). After application of force P, the acceleration of block shall

Options:
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) remains same
(d) information insufficient for drawing inference
Answer: (c)
Solution:
Question 28: A block of mass is placed on a plank of mass , which rests on
a smooth horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the block and the

plank is equal to, . The plank is subjected to the horizontal force F depending on time t

as newton, t in second (take )

Find the moment of time at which the plank starts sliding from under the bar.
Options:
(a) 3 sec
(b) 1 sec
(c) 2 sec
(d) 4 sec
Answer: (d)
Solution:
Question 29: A block of mass is placed on a plank of mass , which rests on
a smooth horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the block and the

plank is equal to, . The plank is subjected to the horizontal force F depending on time t

as newton, t in second (take )

Find the acceleration of the plank in the process of its motion in time .
Options:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
Answer: (a)
Solution:

Question 30: A block of mass is placed on a plank of mass , which rests on

a smooth horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the block and the

plank is equal to, . The plank is subjected to the horizontal force F depending on time t

as newton, t in second (take )

 Select the correct graph for depicting the acceleration of the blocks
Options:
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Answer: (a)
Solution:
Question 31: A particle is resting over a smooth horizontal floor, at , a horizontal force starts

acting on it. Magnitude of the force increases with time according to law where ‘d’ is a
constant. For figure which of the following statement is/are correct?

Options:
(a) Curve B indicates velocity against time
(b) Curve B indicates velocity against acceleration.
(c) Curve A indicates acceleration against time.
(d) Curve B indicates F vs acceleration.
Answer: (a, b, c)
Solution:

Question 32: A force of 100 N is applied on a stationary block of mass 3 kg as shown in figure.
If the coefficient of friction between the surface and the block is 0.25 then :
Options:
(a) the frictional force acting on the block is 20 N downwards

(b) the friction force acting on the block is

(c) the normal reaction on the block is 50

(d) if coefficient of friction is changed to 0.35 then the friction force acting on the block is again
20 N downwards
Answer: (a, c, d)
Solution:

Question 33: Statement1: A force of constant magnitude can provide the variable acceleration.
Statement2: A force of constant magnitude can provide constant acceleration only.
Options:
(a) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for
Statement1
(b) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement1
(c) Statement 1is True, Statement 2 is False,
(d) Statement 1 is False, Statement -2 is True
Answer: (c)
Solution:
In uniform circular motion magnitude of acceleration is constant but direction is changing

Question 34: In the arrangement shown in the figure, all pulleys are smooth and massless. When
the system is released from rest, accelerations of blocks 2 and 3 relative to 1 are

(both downwards) respectively. Acceleration of block 3 relative to 4 is zero.

Absolute accelerations (w.r.t. to ground) of the blocks mentioned in Column-I are given in
Column-II. Match the following :
Options:
(a) A-R; B-R; C-P; D-Q
(b) A-R; B-Q; C-P; D-R
(c) A-R; B-P; C-P; D-Q
(d) A-R; B-Q; C-P; D-R
Answer: (a)
Solution:

Question 35: In the arrangement shown in figure and , while all the pulleys

and strings are massless and frictionless. At a force starts acting over central pulley

in vertically upward direction. If the velocity of A is m/s when B loses contact with floor,

find .

Answer: (0001)
Solution:

NLM & Friction Answer Key

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. 8. (d) 9. 10. (c)
(a,b,c) (0002)
11. (a,c) 12. (d) 13. 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (a,
(0025) c)
21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (a)

31. 32. 33. (c) 34. (a) 35.

(a,b,c) (a,c,d) (0001)