1. A block of mass 4 kg is kept on ground.

The co-efficient of friction between the block and the ground

is 0.80. An external force of magnitude 30 N is applied parallel to the ground. The resultant force
exerted by the ground on the block is:

(A) 40 N (B) 30 N (C) 0 N (D*) 50 N

2. A block of mass 2 kg is given a push for a moment horizontally and then the block starts sliding over
a horizontal plane. The graph shows the velocity-time graph of the motion. The co-efficient of
sliding friction between the plane and the block is:

(A) 0.02 (B*) 0.20 (C) 0.04 (D) 0.40

3. A body of mass m is kept on a rough fixed inclined plane of angle of inclination = 30º. It remains
stationary. Then magnitude of force acting on the body by the inclined plane is equal to:

(A*) mg (B) mg sin

(C) mg cos (D) none of these

4. A block of mass 4 kg is kept on ground. The co-efficient of friction between the block and the ground
is 0.80. An external force of magnitude 30 N is applied parallel to the ground. The resultant force
exerted by the ground on the block is:

(A) 40 N (B) 30 N (C) 0 N (D*) 50 N

5. A particle of mass 5 kg is moving on rough fixed inclined plane with constant velocity of 5 m/s as shown
in the figure. Find the friction force acting on a body by plane.

(A*) 25 N (B) 20 N
(C) 30 N (D) none of these

6. In the shown arrangement if f1, f2 and T be the frictional forces on 2 kg block, 3kg block and tension in
the string respectively, then their values are:

(A) 2 N, 6 N, 3.2 N (B) 2 N, 6 N, 0 N

(C*) 1 N, 6 N, 2 N (D) data insufficient to calculate the required values.
7. Two blocks of masses 8kg and 6kg are connected with a string & placed on a rough horizontal surface.
Surface itself is accelerating up with 2 m/s2. Two forces 60 N each are acting on the two blocks
as )shown. Friction coefficient for 8kg is 0.5 & that for 6 kg is 0.6. Tension in the string is : (g = 10 m/s2

(A) 60 N (B) 12 N (C) 43.2 N (D*) 16.8 N

8. A mass m is supported as shown in the figure by ideal strings connected to a rigid wall and to a
mass 3m at rest on a fixed horizontal surface. The string connected to larger mass is
horizontal, that connected to smaller mass is vertical and the one connected to wall makes
an angle 60° with horizontal.Then the minimum coefficient of static friction between the larger
mass and the horizontal surface that permits the system to remain in equilibrium in the situation
shown is:

60°
3m

1 1 3 3
(A) (B*) (C) (D)
3 3 3 2 2

9. Two persons, pull each other through a massless rope in 'tug of war' game. Who will win?

(A) one whose weight is more

(B) one who pulls the rope with a greater force
(C*) one who applies more friction force (shear force) on ground
(D) one who applies more normal force (compressive force) on ground

10. In the system shown in figure the friction coefficient between ground and bigger block is µ.There is no
friction between both the blocks.The string connecting both the block is light; all three pulleys are
light and frictionless. Then the minimum limiting value of µ so that the system remains in equilibrium
is

1 1 2 3
(A) (B) (C*) (D)
2 3 3 2
 11. A block of mass 20 kg is acted upon by a force F = 30 N at an angle 53° with the horizontal in
downward direction as shown. The coefficient of friction between the block and the horizontal
surface is 0.2. The friction force acting on the block by the ground is (g = 10 m/s2)

F
53°

(A) 40.0 N (B) 30.0 N (C*) 18.0 N (D) 44.8 N

12. A uniform rope of length lies on a table. If the coefficient of friction is then the maximum length I1
of the part of this rope which can overhang from the edge of the table without sliding down is

(A) (B) (C*) (D)

1 1 1

13. A lift is moving downwards with an acceleration equal to the acceleration due to gravity. A body of mass
M kept on the floor of the lift is pulled horizontally, if the coefficient of friction is µ, then the frictional
resistance offered by the body is

(B) µMg (C) 2µMg (D*) zero

(A)Mg

14. A block of metal is lying on the floor of a bus. The maximum acceleration which can be given to the bus
so that the block may remain at rest, will be-
2 2
(A*) µg (B) 2 µg (C) µ g (D) µg

15. A 60 kg body is pushed horizontally with just enough force to start it moving across a floor and
the same force continues to act afterwards. The coefficient of static friction and sliding friction are
0.5 and 0.4 respectively. The acceleration of the body is :

(A) 6 m/s2 (B) 4.9 m/s2 (C) 3.92 m/s2 (D*) 1 m/s2

16. A block B is pushed momentarily along a horizontal surface with an initial velocity v. If is the
coefficient of sliding friction between B and the surface, block B will come to rest after a time :

v g g v
(A*) (B) (C) (D)
g v v g