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Laws of motion & Friction

1. With what acceleration ‘a’ should the box in the figure descend so that the
block of mass M exerts a force Mg/4 on the floor of the box?
(a) g/4 (b) g/2
(c) 3g/4 (d) 4g
2. Consider the following statement about the blocks shown in the diagram that
are being pushed by a constant force on a frictionless table.
A. All blocks move with the same acceleration.
B. The net force on each block is the same
which of these statement are/is correct
(a) A only (b) B only (c) both A and B (d) neither A nor B
3. A body of mass 2 kg moves vertically downwards with an acceleration a = 19.6 m/s 2. The force acting on
the body simultaneously with the force of gravity is (g=9.8 m/s 2, neglect air resistance)
(a) 19.6 N (b) 19.2 N (c) 59.2 N (d) 58.8 N
4. A time dependent force F = 3t (F in Newton and t in the second) acts on three
blocks m 1, m 2 and m 3 kept in contact on a rough ground as shown. Co-
efficient of friction between blocks and ground is 0.4. If m 1, m 2 and m3 are
3 kg, 2 kg and 1 kg respectively, the time after which the blocks start to move
is (g = 10 ms-2)
8 4
(a) 4 sec (b) 8 sec (c)sec (d) sec
3 3
5. Two blocks, each having a mass M, rest on frictionless surface as shown in
the figure. If the pulleys are light and frictionless, and M on the incline is
allowed to move down, then the tension in the string will be
2 3 Mg sin 
(a) Mg sin  (b) Mg sin  (c) (d) 2 Mg sin 
3 2 2
6. In adjacent figure, a boy, on a horizontal platform A, kept on a smooth
horizontal surface, holds a rope attached to a box B. Boy pulls the rope with
a constant force of 50 N. The co-efficient of friction between boy and platform
is 0.5. (Mass of boy = 80 kg, mass of platform 120kg, mass of box = 100 kg)
(a) velocity of platform relative to box after 4 s is 3 m/s.
(b) velocity of boy relative to platform after 4 s is 2 m/s.
(c) friction force between boy and platform is 40 N.
(d) friction force between boy and platform is 50 N.
7. A body of mass m is kept stationary on a rough inclined plane of inclination  . The magnitude of force acting
on the body by the inclined plane is

(a) mg (b) mg sin  (c) mg cos  (d) mg 1  cos 2 

8. The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of negligible
mass. For the system to remain in equilibrium, the angle  should be :
(a) 00 (b) 300
(c) 450 (d) 600

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9. A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plane. It is struck by a jet of water at a rate of
1 kgs at speed of 5 ms -1. The initial acceleration of the block is

2 5 1
(a) ms-2 (b) ms-2 (c) 5 ms -2 (d) ms-2
5 2 5
10. A block of mass 1 kg just remains in equilibrium with the vertical wall of a
cart accelerating uniformly with 20 m/s2 as shown. The co-efficient of friction
between block and wall is (g = 10m/s 2)
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2
(c) 0.5 (d) 1
11. A block of mass m is attached to a massless spring of spring constant K. This system is accelerated upward
with acceleration a. The elongation in spring will be

mg m(g  a) m(g  a) ma
(a) (b) (c) (d)
K K K K
12. The elevator shown in figure is descending with an acceleration of 2 m s -2.
The mass of the block A = 0.5 kg. The force exerted by the block A on the
block B is (g = 10 ms -2)
(a) 2N (b) 4N
(c) 6N (d) 8N
13. A man slides down a light rope whose breaking strength is  times his weight (  <1). The maximum
acceleration of the man so that the rope just breaks is

g
(a) g(1 -  ) (b) g(1 +  ) (c) g  (d)

14. A body of mass 1.5 kg is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 40 m/s reaches its highest point
after 3 s. The air resistance acting on the body during the ascent is (assuming air resistance to be uniform,
g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 35 N (b) 25 N (c) 15 N (d) 5 N
15. A mass m rests on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the
mass and the surface is  . If the mass is pulled by a force F as shown in
the figure, the limiting friction between the mass and the surface will be

(a)  mg (b)  [mg-( 3 / 2)F]

(c)  [mg-(F / 2)] (d)  [mg + (F / 2)]
16. A wagon of mass M has a block of mass m attached to it as shown in the
figure. The coefficient of friction between the block and wagon is  . The
minimum acceleration of the wagon so that the block m does not fall is
8 
(a) (b)
 g
Mg
(c)  g (d)
m
17. Three blocks of masses 2kg, 4kg and 6kg are connected by string and resting
on a frictionless incline of 530 as shown. A force of 120N is applied upward
along the incline to the 6 kg block. If the strings are ideal, the ration T1/T2
will be (g = 10ms -2)
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 1 : 4

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18. A block of mass 2 kg is resting over another block of mass 6 kg. 2 kg block
is connected to one end of a string fixed to a vertical wall as shown. If the
coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.4, the force required to pull out
the 6 kg block with an acceleration of 1.5 m/s 2 will be (g = 10 ms -2)
(a) 17 N (b) 9 N
(c) 8 N (d) 1 N
19. A block of mass 20 kg is balanced by three strings A, B & C as shown in
figure. Ratio of tensions in string A and B (T A/T B) is

5 5 3
(a) (b)
8 8

5 8
(c) (d)
6 5
20. A block of mass 0.1 kg is held against a wall by applying a horizontal force of 5 N on the block. If the
coefficient of friction between the block and the wall is 0.5, the magnitude of the frictional force acting on
the block is
(a) 2.5 N (b) 0.98 N (c) 4.9 N (d) 0.49 N
21. Consider the situation shown in figure, find the tension in string AB consider
pulley and string as frictionless and massless:
(a) 3 N (b) 2 N
(c) 8 N (d) Zero
22. A metal sphere is hung by a string fixed to a wall. The force acting on the
sphere is shown in figure. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
  
(a) R + T + W = 0 (b) T2 = R2 + W 2
(c) T = R + W (d) R = W tan 
23. A string of length L and mass M is lying on a horizontal table. A force F is applied at one of its ends. Tension
in the string at a distance x from the ends at which force is applied is
(a) Zero (b) F (c) F(L - x)/ L (d) F(L - x)/M
24. A box of mass 8 kg is placed on a rough inclined plane of inclination  . Its downward motion can be
prevented by applying an upward pull F and it can be made to slide upwards by applying a force 2F. The
coefficient of friction between the box and the inclined plane is

1 1
(a) tan  (b) 3 tan  (c) tan  (d) 2 tan 
3 2
25. A block of mass m, lying on a rough horizontal plane, is acted upon by a
horizontal force P and another force Q inclined at an angle  to the vertical
as shown. The block will remain in equilibrium, if the coefficient of friction
between it and the surface is
(a) (P + Q sin  ) / (mg + Q cos  ) (b) (P cos  + Q) / (mg-Q sin  )
(c) (P + Q cos  ) / (mg + Q sin  ) (d) (P sin  -Q) / (mg-Qcos  )
26. Two blocks A and B of equal masses m are suspended with ideal pulley and
string arrangement as shown. The acceleration of mass B is

g 5g 2g 2g
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 5

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27. A trolley T (mass 5 kg) on a horizontal smooth surface is pulled by a load

L (2 kg) through a uniform rope ABC of length 2 m and mass 1 kg. As the
load falls from
BC = 0 to BC = 2m, its acceleration (in ms -2) changes from (Take g = 10 ms -2).
(a) 20/6 to 20/5 (b) 20/8 to 30/8
(c) 20/5 to 30/6 (d) none of these
28. In the arrangement shown in figure. If the surface is smooth, the acceleration
of the block m 2 will be

m2 g 2m2 g
(a) 4m  m (b) 4m  m
1 2 1 2

2m2 g 2m1 g
(c) m  4m (d) m  m
1 2 1 2

29. A car starts from rest to cover a distance x. The coefficient of friction between the road and tyres is  . The
minimum time in which the car can cover distance x is proportional to

1 1
(a)  (b) (c)  (d)
 

30. In the shown system, m1 > m2. Thread QR is holding the system. If this
thread is cut, then just after cutting
(a) acceleration of mass m1 is zero and that of m2 is directed upward
(b) acceleration of mass m2 is zero and that of m2 is directed downward
(c) acceleration of both the blocks will be same

 m  m2 
(d) acceleration of system is given by  1  kg, where k is a spring factor..
 m1  m2 
31. A lift is moving downwards with an acceleration equal to acceleration due to gravity. A body of mass M kept
on the floor of the lift is pulled horizontally. If the co-efficient of friction is  , then the frictional resistance
offered by the body is
(a) Mg (b)  Mg (c) 2  Mg (d) zero
32. What is the maximum value of the force F such that the block shown in the
arrangement does not move
(a) 20 N (b) 10 N
(c) 12 N (d) 15 N
33. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground with initial velocity v 0. If half of its velocity is decreased due
to friction in time t0, then coefficient of friction between the particle and the ground is

v0 v0 3v 0 v0
(a) 2gt (b) 4 gt (c) 4 gt (d) gt
0 0 0 0

34. A block of mass 2 kg is hanging with two identical massless springs as

shown in figure. The acceleration of the block just at the moment, the right
spring breaks is (g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2
(c) 25 m/s2 (d) 4 m/s2

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35. Figure shows the four different ways in which a constant force P may be applied to a block of mass M,
kept on a rough surface. The situation in which the block can be removed with least effort is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

36. Two blocks of masses 4 kg and 2 kg are connected by a heavy string of mass
3 kg and placed on rough horizontal plane. The 2 kg block is pulled with a constant
force F as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction between the bocks and the
ground is 0.5. What is the value of F so that tension in the string is constant
throughout during the motion of the blocks.
(a) 40 N (b) 30 N (c) 45 N (d) 60 N
37. A horizontal force F is applied to a block of mass m kept on a smooth inclined
plane of inclination  as shown in figure. The resultant force on the block (up
the plane) is
(a) F + mg tan  (b) F cos  - mgsin 
(c) F sin  - mgcos  (d) F sin  +mgcos 
38. In the arrangement shown in the figure there is a friction force between the
blocks of masses m and 2m. Block of mass 2m is kept on a smooth horizontal
plane. The mass of the suspended block is m. If block A is stationary with
respect to block of mass 2m. The minimum value of coefficient of friction
between m and 2m is
(a) 1 /2 (b) 1 / 2 (c) 1 / 4 (d) 1 /3
39. A block of mass m is placed on the top of another block of mass M as shown
in the figure. The coefficient of friction between them is  . The maximum
acceleration with which the block M may move so that m also moves along
with it is
(a)  g (b) g/  (c)  2/g (d) g/  2
40. A man of mass 2m is pulling up a block of mass m with constant velocity.
The acceleration of man is (neglect any friction).
(a) g (b) 2g

g
(c) 3g (d)
2
41. Two blocks of masses m and M are placed on a horizontal frictionless
table connected by a spring as shown in figure. Mass M is pulled to
the right with a force F. If the acceleration of mass m is a, the
acceleration of M will be

F  ma F  ma F am
(a) (b) (c) (d)
M M M M
42. In the arrangement shown, end A of light inextensible string is pulled up with
constant velocity v. The velocity of block B is
(a) v/2 (b) v
(c) v/3 (d) 3v
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43. A ball of mass 1kg is at rest in position P by means of two light strings OP and
RP. The string RP is now cut and the ball swings to position Q. If  = 450. Find
the ratio of tensions in the strings in positions OP (when RP was not cut) and OQ
(when RP was cut). Take g = 10 m/s2.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1.5
44. Two spheres A and B are placed between two vertical walls as shown in figure.
Friction is absent everywhere. The ratio of NA to NB is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) cannot be determined
45. The block B has a mass of 10 kg. The coefficient of friction between block
B and the surface is  = 0.5. Determine the acceleration of the block A of
mass 16 kg. Neglect the mass of the pulleys and corde. (Take g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) zero (b) 2 m/s2
(c) 1 m/s2 (d) none of these
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46. Block A moves upward with acceleration m/s2. The acceleration of block B
2
in downward direction will be
(a) 2 m/s2 (b) 3 m/s2
(c) 4 m/s2 (d) 6 m/s2
47. In the figure, pulleys are smooth and strings are massless, m 1 = 1 kg and
1
m2 = kg. To keep m 3 at rest, mass m 3 should be
3
2
(a) 1 kg (b) kg
3

1
(c) kg (d) 2 kg
4
48. A block is placed on a incline plane at angle  . The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane
is  = tan  . The block is given a kick so that it gets initial velocity v horizontally along the plane. What
is the speed of the block after a very long time?

v v
(a) v (b) (c) 2v (d)
2 4
49. In the figure, the force with which the man should pull the rope to hold the
the plank in position is F. If weight of the man is 60 kgf, the plank and pulleys
have negligible masses, then (g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) F = 150 N (b) F = 300 N
(c) F = 600 N (d) F = 1200 N
50. Two identical blocks of mass M are linked by a thread wrapped around a
pulley-block with a fixed axis. A small block of mass m is placed on one of
the blcoks as shown. If pulley and strings are ideal, the force exerted by
small block m on block M is,

mMg 2mMg 2nMg 2m 2 g

(a) (b) (c) (d)
2M  m 2M  m Mm 2M  m

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51. In the arrangement shown in figure, coefficient of friction between the two
blocks is  = 1 2 . The force of friction acting between the two blocsks is
[Horizontal surface of ground is smooth]
(a) 8 N (b) 10 N
(c) 6 N (d) 4 N
52. The system is pushed by a force F as shown in figure. All surfaces are
smooth except between B and C. Friction coefficient between B and C is  .
Minimum value of F to prevent block B from slipping is

 3   5  5 3
(a)  mg (b)  mg (c)  mg (d)  mg
 2   2  2 2
53. The 50 kg homogeneous smooth sphere rests on the 300 incline A and bears
against the smooth vertical wall B. The contact force at B is (g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) 250 N (b) zero

500
(c) N (d) 500 N
3
54. In the diagramm shown, the shaded pulley has mass 2M. A man of mass M
pulls the pulley upwards with constant velocity. If friction is not present between
the man and the ground then what will be the acceleration of the man?
(Neglect friction between pulley and string)
(a) 2g (b) 3g/2 (c) 2g/3 (d) g
55. All the surfaces shown in figure are smooth. If TA and TB are the tension in
strings connected to block A and B respectively, then TA/TB is (Pulley and
strings are ideal)
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 1
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2
56. Two blocks m1 and m2 of equal masses as shown in figure. Assume ideal
pulleys and strings and neglect friction at all the surfaces. The acceleration
of the two blocks will be

4g g 2g g
(a) , (b) ,
13 13 7 7

3g g g g
(c) , (d) ,
10 10 4 4
57. Two masses of 5 kg and 10 kg respectively are connected by a mass less
spring as shown in figure. A force of 60 N acts on the 10 kg mass. At the
instant shown the 10 kg mass has acceleration 5 ms-2. The acceleration of
5 kg mass is
(a) 2 ms -2 (b) 4 ms -2
(c) 5 ms -2 (d) 12 ms-2

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58. Two blocks A and B of equal mass 3 kg each are connected over a massless
pulley as shown in figure. The block A is placed on a rough inclined plane of
angle 300. The coefficient of friction between block A and inclined plane is 0.6.
The friction force acting on the block A is
(a) zero (b) 15.6 N (c) 18 N (d) 15 N
59. In the given arrangement the mass of wedge is M = 3kg and of the body is
m = 1kg. The masses of the pulley and thread are negligible. Find the
acceleration of m relative to wedge (Neglect friction)
(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 6 m/s2 (c) 2 m/s2 (d) 1.6 m/s2
60. Two blocks A and B, attached to each other by a massless spring, are kept
on a smooth horizontal surface and pulled by a force F = 200 N as shown.
If at some instant, the 10kg mass has acceleration of 10 m/s2, the acceleration
of 25 kg mass at that instant will be
(a) 2.5 m/s2 (b) 4.0 m/s2
(c) 3.6 m/s2 (d) 1.2 m/s2
61. A block of mass m slides down a smooth wedge of inclination  placed on
a horizontal smooth surface, the horizontal force required to keep the wedge
stationary is
(a) mg cos  (b) mg sin  (c) mg tan  (d) mg cos  sin 
62. A block of mass M1 = 10 kg is placed on a slab of mass M 2 = 30 kg. The slab
lies on a frictionless horizontal surface as shown in figure. The coefficient of static
friction between the block and slab is
 s = 0.25 and that of dynamic friciton is  k = 0.12. A force F = 40 N acts on block
M1. The acceleration of the slab will be (g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) 0.5 m/s2 (b) 0.4 m/s2
5 2
(c) 1 m/s2 (d) ms
6
63. Block A of mass 2 kg is placed over a block B of mass 8 kg. The combination
is placed on a rough horizontal surface. If g = 10 ms -2, coefficient of friction
between B and floor = 0.5, coefficient of friction between A and B = 0.4 and
a horizontal force of 10 N is applied on 8 kg block, then the force of friction
between A and B is
(a) 10 N (b) 5 N
(c) 4 N (d) none of these
64. Two blocks of masses 2 kg and 5 kg are at rest on ground. The masses are
connected by a string passing over a frictionless pulley which is under the
influence of a constant upward force F = 50 N. The acceleration of 5 kg and
2 kg masses are
(a) 0, 2.5 ms-2 (b) 0, 0
(c) 2.5 ms-2, 2.5 ms-2 (d) 1 ms-2, 2.5 ms-2

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65. A body of mass 100 kg is lying on a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30 0

to the horizontal and the co-efficient of friction is 0.5. The minimum force
required to pull the body up the plane is (g = 9.8 m/s 2)
(a) 914 N (b) 91.4 N
(c) 9.14 N (d) 0.914 N
66. Two blocks m1 and m2 are resting on a rough inclined plane of inclination 37 0
as shown in figure. The contact force between the blocks is, (m1 = 4 kg, m2
= 2kg,  1 = 0.8,  2 = 0.5, g = 10 m/s2, sin 370 = 3/5)
(a) 3.2 N (b) 3.6 N
(c) 7.2 N (d) zero
67. Using constraint equations relation between a1 and a2 will be
(a) a1 = 3a2 (b) a2 = 3a1
(c) a2 = 6a1 (d) a2 = 7a1
68. A block system is shown in figure. Frictional force on 2kg is f 1 and on 3kg
is f2 and T is tension in the string connecting block A and B. Which of the
following is correct
(a) f1 = 8 î , f2 = -15 î , T = 2N
(b) f1 = -8 î , f2 = -15 î , T = 2N
(c) f1 = 5 î , f2 =-15 î , T = 5N
(d) f1 = -5 î , f2 = -15 î , T = 5N
69. A bar of mass m 1 is placed on a plank of mass m 2, which rests on smooth
horizontal plane. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of bar and
plank is k. The plank is subjected to a horizontal force F depending on time
t as F = at, where a is a constant. The moment of time t 0 at which the plank
starts sliding relative to bar is

akg (m1  m2 )kg (m1  m 2 )g ka

(a) (b) (c) (d) (m  m )g
m1  m2 a ka 1 2

70. A block of mass 0.5 kg. rests against a wall exerting a horizontal force of 15 N on the wall. If the coefficient
of friction between the wall and the block is 0.5 then the frictional force acting on the block will be
(a) 0.49 Newton (b) 4.90 Newton (c) 9.8 Newton (d) 49.9 Newton
71. The acceleration of blocks m 1 and m 2 with respect to pulley in the condition shown
in figure will be (Pulley and string are ideal. g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2
10
(c) m/s 2 (d) zero
3
72. In the arrangement, shown in the figure, pulleys are massless and frictionless
and threads are inextensible. Blocks of mass m1 will remain at rest if

1 1 1 4 1 1
(a) m  m  m (b) m  m  m
1 2 3 1 2 3

1 2 3
(c) m 1 = m 2 + m 3 (d) m  m  m
3 2 1

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73. A block of mass m is resting on a wedge of mass M and inclination  .

Wedge is accelerated with a = g tan  as shown in figure. The acceleration
of block with respect to wedge is (assume all surfaces to be smooth)
(a) zero (b) 2g sin 
(c) g sin  (1-tan  ) (d) g sin  (1 + tan  )
74. A bead is fitted onto a rod and can slide over it. The co-efficient of friction between bead and rod is 0.9. At
the initial moment the bead is in the middle of the rod. The rod moves transiationally in a horizontal plane
60
with an acceleration a = m/s2 in a direction making angle of 37 0 with the horizontal. The acceleration
67
of bead relativ to rod is

10 20
(a) m/s 2 (b) m/s 2
3 3

5
(c) 0 m/s2 (d) m/s2
3

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

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