CHAPTER - 05

LAWS OF MOTION
Teaching Points

 Newtons 1st law of motion

Definition
Inertia
Types of inertia
Examples

 Newtons 2nd law of motion

Definition
Equation

 Newtons 3rd law of motion

 Free body diagram
 Problems based on free body diagram
 Motion of man in a liftt
 Blocks connected by string
String with mass
String without mass

 Pulley block problems

 Motion on an inclined plane
 Length constraint and problems
 Wedge constraint problems
 Inertial and noninertial frame
Concept of pseudo force

 Spring block problems

QUESTIONS
LEVEL - I
1. A force acting on a body is given by F = tN. The average force acting on the body from t = 0
to t = t sec:
2
A) t 2 B) t 2 C) t D) None

2. A man of mass 50kg is on weighing machine. System is moving up with acceleration 2m/s2.
Then the reading of the machine is:
A) 50kg B) 40kg C) 60kg D) None
3. From a pulley two masses of 2kg and 1kg are hanging on opposite side. Then acceleration
is:

A) 10 3 m / s B) 5 3 m / s C) 1 3 m / s
2 2 2
D) None

4. A block is released from an inclined plane as shown. Time taken to reach the bottom is:
A) 2sec B) 3sec C) 4sec D) 5sec
5. In the system, Tension acting on the string is:

A) 5N B) 10N C) 15N D) 20N

6.

Distance travelled by the block in t sec is: (body starting from rest)

t3 t3 t2 t2
A) s  B) s  C) s  D) s 
6m 3m 6m 3m

7.

In the figure, acceleration of 4kg is 2m/s2 towards right. Then acceleration of 2kg is:
A) 4m/s2 right B) 4m/s2 left
C) 2m/s2 left D) 2m/s2 right

8.

The block moves up with an acceleration g/2. Then the value of the applied force is:

A)
11mg B)
11mg
8 3

C)
11mg D)
11mg
5 4
 LEVEL - II
1. The block moves up with an acceleration g/2. Find the value of the normal reaction.

13mg 13mg 13mg 13mg

A) B) C) D)
8 3 7 4

2.

Find the velocity of block at time t = 4sec and t = 10sec:

A) 4m/s, 2.5m/s B) 0m/s, 0m/s C) 0m/s, 2.5m/s D) 2.5m/s, 2.5m/s

3. A block is released on smooth inclined plane of inclination  . The time at which it will reach
bottom is:

1 2h 2 2h 3 2h 4 2h
1) 2) 3) 4)
sin  g sin  g sin  g sin  g

4. Find the acceleration of 1kg and 2kg.

5g 15g 5g 15g
A) down, down B) down, up
19 19 19 19
 5g 15g 5g 15g
C) up, down D) up, up
19 19 19 19
5. A balloon carrying some sand is moving down with a constant acceleration a0. Then the
amount of mass should be removed, so that the balloon move up with same acceleration a0.

Ma 0 2Ma 0
1) 2)
a0  g a0  g

M M
3) 4)
a0  g a0
6. In the figure shown velocity of different block is shown. Then the velocity of C is

A) 6 m/s B) 4 m/s
C) 0 m/s D) None
7. Wedge is moved with acceleration ‘g’. A block of mass M is kept on frictionless wedge. What
is the acceleration of m with respect to wedge.

A)
g up B)
g down C)
g up D)
g down
5 5 3 3
8. Two blocks are connected by spring. The combination is suspended, at rest from a ceiling as
shown. The string breaks suddenly. Immediately after the string breaks, what is the initial
downward acceleration of upper block of mass 2 m
 3g
A) 0 B) C) g D) 2 g
2
LEVEL - III
1. Block A of mass 1 kg is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. A smooth block B of mass 1
kg starts to move on that inclined plane. Then

6g
A) acceleration of block A is
17
15g
B) acceleration of block B w.r.t A is
17

C) If the acceleration of block B makes an angle  with horizontal, then tan   1.5

4g
D) acceleration of block A is
15

2. The wedge is moving up with acceleration

g
2 . The block m is released on the wedge

A) acceleration of 2 kg w.r.t is 9 unit

B) Normal reaction on 2 kg 24 unit

2
C) Actual acceleration of 2 kg in vertical is unit
5
 36
D) Actual acceleration of 2 kg in horizontal is unit
5

3.

72 g
A) acceleration of 2m is
215

24 g
B) acceleration of m is
43

40 mg
C) Normal reaction between blocks is
43

13 mg
D) Normal reaction from floor is
5
4. The system shown in the figure is in equilibrium. All masses are equal to  .

A) When spring between A and ceiling is t , a A  a B  15 m / s 2 , a C  0 and tension in the

mg
string is
2
B) When the string between A and B is t , then a A  2 g, a B  2 g and a C  0

C) When the spring between B and C is t a A  a B 

g ,a  g
2 C
 D) When the spring between B and C is t , then the tension in the string is
3mg
2
5. Seven pulleys are connected with the help of three light string as shown. Consider P3, P4, P5
as light pulleys and pulleys P6 and P7 have masses m each. For this arrangements mark the
correct statement.

P1 P2

P3 P7

P4

P5

P6

A) Tension in the string connecting P1, P3 and P4 is zero

B) Tension in the string connecting P1, P3 and P4 is mg/3
C) Tension in are the three strings are same and equal to zero
D) Acceleration of P6 is g townwards and that of P7 is g upwards
6. Two blocks A and B of equal mass m are connected through a massless string arranged as
shown friction absent everywhere. When the system is released from rest.

mg mg
A) Tension in the string is B) Tension in the string is
2 4

g 3
C) acceleration of A is D) acceleration of A is g
2 4
7. All the surfaces are frictionless. The system moves but m and 3m do not slip on 2m.
 g g
A) acceleration of system is B) acceleration of system is
3 2
C) applied force F0 is 2 mg D) applied force F0 is 3 mg
8. A wedge of mass M loaded with a sphere of mass-m. If a horizontal force F is applied on the
wedge, it remains in equilibrium, then

A) Normal reaction between wedge and sphere is mg sec 

B) F  mg tan 

C) Normal reaction between sphere and vertical wall is mg tan 

D) Normal force between ground and wedge Mg + mg
LEVEL - IV
1. The construction consists of four light wires each of length l . It is placed on smooth horizontal
V0
surface. Then the speed of the hinged point D is . Then n is
A

2. In the figure a painter of mass 100 kg standing in a crate of mass 25 kg pulls himself up with
the cratc with an acceleration. If the painter exerts an effective force of 450 N on the floor of
the crate. Then the acceleration of the man is:
3. In the arrangement shown in the figure the mass of the body A is 4 times that of body B. The
height h = 20 mc. At certain instant the body B is released and the system is set in motion.
H
Maximum height attained by the block is H (in cm) Then is:
10

4. A block is placed on an inclined plane moving towards right horizontally with an acceleration
a0=g, The length of plane AC = 1 m, friction is absent everywhere. Find the time taken by the
block to reach from C to A.

5. The mass of A and B are same and equal to M. Friction is absent anywhere. The magnitude
x mg
of normal force with which block B presses on the wall is then x is:
12.5

6. The acceleration of block B in the figure, assuming the surfaces and the pulleys P1 and P2 all
3F
are smooth and pulleys and strings are light is
x m , then x is
7.

t2
The vertical displacement of block A in metre is given by y  where t is in second.
4
Then the downward acceleration of block B is:
8. In the arrangement shown in the figure, the block of mass m = 2 kg lies on the wedge of
mass M = 8 kg. The initial acceleration of the wedge if the surfaces are smooth and pulley

30 3
and strings are massless is m / s 2 then x is:
x
 CHAPTER - 00
LAWS OF MOTION

LEVEL I

1. B 3. A 5. B 7. B
2. C 4. C 6. A 8. A

LEVEL II

1. A 3. A 5. B 7. A
2. C 4. C 6. B 8. B

LEVEL III

1. A, B, C 3. A, B, C 5. A,C 7. A, C
2. A, B, C, D 4. A, B, C, D 6. B, D 8. A, B, C, D

LEVEL IV

1. 3 5. 6
2. 2 6. 17
3. 6 7. 4
4. 1 8. 23
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LEVEL IV
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