LAWS OF MOTION & FRICTION Rg.

2019 - 2021

EXERCISE # I

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/s2. The force
acting on the body simultaneously with the force of gravity is (g = 9.8 m/s2, 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 second) acts on three blocks m1, m2 and m3 kept
in contact on a rough ground as shown. Co-efficient of friction between blocks and ground is 0.4. If
m1, m2 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

M fixed
 M

2 3 Mg sin 
(A) Mg sin  (B) Mg sin  (C) (D) 2 Mg sin 
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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) 0° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°

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 1kgs–1 at a 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 = 10 m/s2)

(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

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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 minimum
acceleration of the man so that the rope doesn’t break 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 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 M m
minimum acceleration of the wagon so that the block m does not fall is

g  Mg
(A) (B) (C) g (D)
 g m

17. Three blocks of masses 2kg, 4kg and 6kg are connected by string and resting on a frictionless incline
of 53° as shown. A force of 120N is applied upward along the incline to the 6 kg block. If the strings
are ideal, the ratio T1/T2 will be (g = 10 ms–2)
F
6
T2
4
T1
2
530
(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/s2 will be (g = 10 ms–2)

2 kg
F
6 kg
(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 (TA/TB) is

5 5 3 5 8
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 8 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) T 2  R 2  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

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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 minimum 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 – Q cos )

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

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).
T A B

C
L
(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 m2 will be

m1

m2
m2 g 2 m2 g 2 m2 g 2m1 g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 m1  m2 4 m1  m2 m1  4 m2 m1  m2

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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.

m2
Q
m1
R
(A) acceleration of mass m1 is zero and that of m2 is directed upward
(B) acceleration of mass m2 is zero and that of m1 is directed downward
(C) acceleration of both the blocks will be zero
(D) acceleration of both the blocks will be non-zero & same in magnitude

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

600
3 kg
1

2 3
(A) 20 N (B) 10 N (C) 12 N (D) 15 N

33. A particle moves on a rough horizontal ground with initial velocity v0. If half of its velocity is
decreased due to friction in time t0, then coefficient of friction between the particle and the ground is
v v 3v0 v
(A) 0 (B) 0 (C) (D) 0
2gt 0 4gt 0 4 gt 0 gt0

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/s2)

(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 moved with least effort is
P
 P 
P

(A) M P (B) M (C) M (D) M

36. A baby is sitting on the horizontal surface of triangular block B, which is sliding on a frictionless
fixed inclined plane. Find minimum coefficient of friction between baby and the triangular block B,
so that baby remains stationary with respect to the triangular block B.

1
(A) Zero (B) (C) 1 (D) 3
3

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   mg sin 

(C) F sin   mg cos  (D) F sin   mg cos 

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
m

M a

(A) g (B) g/ (C) 2/g (D) g/2

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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).

g
(A) g (B) 2g (C) 3 g (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

43. A ball of mass 1 kg 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  = 45°. 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

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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
cords. (Take g = 10 m/s2).

(A) zero (B) 2 m/s2 (C) 1 m/s2 (D) none of these

1
46. Block A moves upward with acceleration m/s 2 . The acceleration of block B in downward direction
2
will be

(A) 2 m/s2 (B) 3 m/s2 (C) 4 m/s2 (D) 6 m/s2

1
47. In the figure, pulleys are smooth and strings are massless, m1 = 1 kg and m2 = kg. To keep m3 at
3
rest, mass m3 should be

2 1
(A) 1 kg (B) kg (C) kg (D) 2 kg
3 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 v
(A) v (B) (C) 2v (D)
2 4

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49. In the figure, the force with which the man should pull the rope to hold 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/s2)

(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 blocks as shown. If pulley and strings are ideal,
the force exerted by small block m on block M is,

mMg 2mMg 2mMg 2m 2 g

(A) (B) (C) (D)
2M  m 2M  m M m 2M  m

51. In the arrangement shown in figure, coefficient of friction between the two blocks is  = ½. 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 30 0 incline A and bears against the smooth
vertical wall B. The contact force at B is (g = 10 m/s2)

500
(A) 250 N (B) zero (C) N (D) 500 N
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54. In the diagram 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 3g g g g
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
13 13 7 7 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

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 30°. 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

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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 M2 = 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 friction is k = 0.12. A force F = 40 N acts on block M1. The
acceleration of the slab will be (g = 10 m/s2)

5
(A) 0.5 m/s2 (B) 0.4 m/s2 (C) 1 m/s2 (D) ms 2
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

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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 accelerations 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

65. A body of mass 10 kg is lying on a rough plane inclined at an angle of 30° 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/s2)
(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° 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
37° = 3/5)

(A) 3.2 N (B) 3.6 N (C) 7.2 N (D) Zero

67. Using constraint equations relation between a1 and a 2 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 f1 and on 3kg is f 2 and T is tension in
the string connecting block A and B. Which of the following is correct

(A) f1  8iˆ, f 2  15iˆ, T  2 N (B) f1  8iˆ, f 2  15iˆ, T  2 N

(C) f1  5iˆ, f 2  15iˆ, T  5 N (D) f1  5iˆ, f 2  15iˆ, T  5 N

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69. A bar of mass m1 is placed on a plank of mass m2 , which rests on a

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 t0 at which the plank starts sliding relative to bar is
akg ( m  m2 ) kg ( m  m2 ) g ka
(A) (B) 1 (C) 1 (D)
m1  m2 a ka (m1  m2 ) g

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 m1 and m2 with respect to pulley in the condition shown in figure will be
(Pulley and string are ideal. g = 10 m/s2)

10
(A) 10 m/s2 (B) 5 m/s2 (C) m/s2 (D) zero
3

72. In the arrangement, shown in 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)   (B)  
m1 m2 m3 m1 m2 m3
1 2 3
(C) m1 = m2 + m3 (D)  
m3 m2 m1

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 translationally in a horizontal plane with a
60 37°
an acceleration a = m/s2 in a direction making angle of 37° with the
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horizontal. The acceleration of bead relative to rod is

10 20 5
(A) m/s2 (B) m/s2 (C) 0 m/s2 (D) m/s2
3 3 3

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