Student Sheet

Q.1 A ladder of weight 50 N rests against a

frictionless wall and floor as shown in the
figure. A horizontal string ties the base of the 1
ladder to the wall. The tension in the string in
N is 2
R1

(A) R2

W
Ladder
R1
(B) R2
45
0
String
W
(A) 100 (B) 50
(C) 72 (D) 25 R2
R1
Q.2 In the frictionless pulley system shown in the
figure, each pulley weighs 20 N. The weight (C)
W, in N, that can be lifted by the system
W
under the conditions shown is

R2
R1
(D)

W
Q.4 In an iron ore handling port, a barge is pulled
by ropes using two tugboats as shown in the
50 N figure. In equilibrium, the resultant of the
forces T1 and T2 along the axis of the barge in
W the direction of its travel is 5000 N. The
tensions T1 and T2 in N respectively are
(A) 200 (B) 170 Tugboat 1
(C) 150 (D) 100
Q.3 A ball of weight W is supported on smooth T1 0
walls as shown in the following figure. R1 and 30
Barge Direction of travel
R2 are reactions from the walls 1 and 2. The 450
free body diagram of the ball is represented T2
by
Tugboat 2
 (A) 9700 and 6831 (A) √2 Mg
(B) 6831 and 9700 (B) √2 mg
(C) 3660 and 2588
(C) (𝑀 + 𝑚) + 𝑚 g
(D) 2588 and 3660
(D) (𝑀 + 𝑚) + 𝑀 g
Q.5 One end of a horizontal uniform beam of
weight W and length L is hinged on a vertical Q.7 The pulleys and strings shown in the figure
wall at point O and its other end is supported are smooth and of negligible mass. For the
by a light inextensible rope. The other end of system to remain in equilibrium, the angle θ
the rope is fixed at point Q, at a height L should be
above the hinge at point O. A block of weight
αW is attached at the point P of the beam, as
shown in the figure (not to scale). The rope
can sustain a maximum tension of (2√2)W.
θ θ
Which of the following statement(s) is(are)
correct?
Q
m 2m m

(A) 0
L
(B) 30
O W 45 0
(C) 45
P
L (D) 60
αW
Q.8 A blasted muck of mass m is being lifted from
a shaft of diameter d by an arrangement of
(A) The vertical component of reaction force two pulleys as shown in the figure. Ignoring
at O does not depend on α friction in the pulleys, as the height h
(B) The horizontal component of reaction decreases, tension in the ropes
force at O is equal to W for α = 0.5 F F
(C) The tension in the rope is 2W for α = 0.5
(D) The rope breaks if α > 1.5
Q.6 A string of negligible mass going over a
clamped pulley of mass m supports a block of h
mass M as shown in the figure. The force on
the pulley by the clamp is given by

M
 (A) increases Q.11 A force of 50 N is applied to a wrench as
(B) decreases shown in the figure. The magnitude of the
(C) remains constant moment in N-mm of this force about the point
(D) increases until h > d, then decreases P is ______.
Q.9 A particle P is in equilibrium as shown in the y
figure. The magnitude in kN and the
orientation θ in degrees of the force F

m
m
respectively are

30
y 20
F P 0m
m

p θ
x 0
150 kN 30 50 N
0
30
200 kN
(A) 52.1, 16.1
x
(B) 221.2, 23.2
(C) 102.3, 53.4
(D) 180.3, 73.9
Q.10 Force diagram for a square frame is shown
below. Considering clockwise moment as
positive, the resultant moment about an axis
passing through the point A in Nm is
4N C
D

3N 5N

A 2N B
(A) 8
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) –2