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01 Formulae & Graph 3-4

02 Lakshya Numericals 5-9

03 Lakshya Numericals Explanation 10 - 26

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LAKSHYA NUMERICALS

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01. A body of mass m rests on a horizontal 08. A block of mass in rests on a rough
floor with which it ha a coefficient of static horizontal surface as shown in the figure.
friction  . It is desired to make the body Coefficient of friction between the block and
move by applying the horizontal minimum the surface is  . A force F = mg acting at
possible force F. The magnitude of F is: angle  with the vertical side of the block
pulls it. In which of the following cases
1  2 can the block be pulled along the surface?
1) mg 2) mg

mg
3)  1   2 mg 4)
1  2
02. A block of mass 2 kg is placed on the floor.
The coefficient of static friction is 0.4. If a 1) tan    2) cot   
force of 2.8 N is applied on the block
parallel to the floor, the force of friction  
3) tan   4) cot  
between the block and floor 2 2
(taking g = 10 ms-2) is: 09. If in the above question, instead of pulling,
1)2.8N 2) 8N the force acting on the block pushes it, then
3) 2 N 4) zero pushing of the block will be possible along
03. Force required to move a mass of 1 kg at the surface if:
rest on a horizontal rough plane
(  = 0.1 and g= 9.8 m/s2)is:
1) 0.98 N 2) 0.49 N
3) 9.8N 4) 4.9N
04. A man walks over a rough surface: the 1) tan    2) cot   
angle between the force of friction and the
 
instantaneous velocity of the person is: 3) tan   4) cot  
1)  3)  /2 2 2
3) 2  4) zero 10. The coefficient of friction between two
05. A block of mass 2 kg rests on a horizontal surfaces is  = 0.8. The tension in the string
surface. If a horizontal force of 5N is shown in the figure is:
applied on the block, the frictional Force
on it is: (  k =0.4 and  s =0.5)
1) 5N 2) 10 N
3) 8N 4) zero
06. An ice cart of mass 60 kg rests on a 1) 0 N 2) 6 N 3) 4 N 4) 8 N
horizontal snow patch with coefficient of 11. In the. figure, a block of weight 60 N is
static friction 1/3. Assuming that there is placed on a roughsurface. The coefficient
no vertical acceleration, find the magnitude of friction between the block and the
of the maximum horizontal force required surfaces is 0.5. What should be the weight
to move the ice cart: (Take g=9.8 ms-2) W such that the block does not slip on the
1) 100 N 2) 110 N surface?
3) 209N 4) 196N
07. A uniform metal chain is placed on a
rough table such thatone end of it hangs
down over the edge of the table. When one-
third of its length hangs over the edge, the
chain starts sliding. Then, the coefficient
of static friction is:
60 30
3 1 2 1 1) 60 N 2) N 3) 30 N 4) N
1) 2) 3) 4) 2 2
4 4 3 2
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12. A block of mass 1 kg lies on a horizontal 1)  g/a 2)  g/a
surface in a truck; the coefficient of static 3) = g/a 4)  a/g

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friction between the block and the surface
17. If the coefficient of friction between an
is 0.6. The force of friction on the block if
insect and bowl is  and the radius of the
the acceleration of the truck is 5 ms-2 is:
bowl is r, the maximum height to which
1) 5.88 N 2) 5 N
the insect can crawl in the bowl is:
3) 0.88 N 4) 10.88 N  
13. A block of mass 50 kg slides over a r  r 
 
1) 2) r  1  2 
horizontal distance of 1 m If the coefficient 1  2  1   
of friction between their surfaces is 0.2,
 
then work done against friction is: 3) r 1   2
2
4) r  1    1
 
1) 98 J 2) 72 J
3) 56 J 4) 34J 18. Which of the following statements are
incorrect?
14. The coefficient of static friction,  s between
(i) If there were no friction, work need to
block A of mass 2 kg and the table as
be done to move a body up an inclined
shown in the figure is 0.2. What would be
plane is zero.
the maximum mass value of block B so that
(ii) If there were no friction, moving
the two blocks do not move ? The string
and the pulley are assumed to be smooth vehicles could not be stopped even by
and massless: (g = 10m/s2) locking the brakes.
(iii)As the angle of inclination is increased,
the normal reaction on the body placed on
it increases.
(iv)A duster weighing 0.5 kg is pressed
against a vertical board with a force of 11
N. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, the
work done in rubbing it upward through
a distance of 10 cm is 0.55 J.
1) (i) and (ii) 2) (i), (ii) and (iv)
1) 2.0 kg 2) 4.0 kg 3) (ii) and (iii) 4) None of these
3) 0.2 kg 4) 0.4 kg 19. In the given figure the pulley is assumed
15. A body is moving with a velocity of 72 km/ massless and frictionless. If the frictional
h on a rough horizontal surface of force on the object of mass m is f, then its
coefficient of friction 0.5. 1f the acceleration acceleration in terms of the force F will be
due to gravity is 10 m/s2, find the minimum equal to:
distance it can be stopped.
1) 400 m 2) 40 m
3) 0.40m 4) 4 m
16. A rough vertical board has an acceleration
a so that a 2 kg block pressing against it F 
does not fall. The coefficient of friction  
1) (F/f)/m 2)   f  / m
between the block and the board should be: 2 
3) F/m 4) None of these
20. A force of 20 N is applied on a body of
mass 5 kg resting on a horizontal plane.
The body gains a kinetic energy of 10 joule
after it moves a distance 2 m. The frictional
force is:
1) 10N 2) 15N
3) 20N 4) 30N
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21. A system consists of three masses m1, m2 25. For a body on a horizontal surface,
and m3 connected by a string passing over coefficients of static and kinetic frictions are

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a pulley P. The mass m1 hangs freely and 0.4 and 0.2 respectively. When the body is
m2 and m3 are on a rough horizontal table in uniform motion on the surface, a
the coefficient of friction =  ). The pulley is horizontal force equal in magnitude to
frictionless and of negligible mass. The limiting friction is applied on it. The
downward acceleration of mass m1 is: acceleration produced is:
(Assume m1=m2=m3=m)

1) 0.4g 2) 0.1 g
3) 0.2 g 4) 0.6 g
g(1  g) 2 g
1) 2) 26. Two blocks of mass M=6 kg and m = 3kg
9 3
are placed as shown in the figure.
g(1  2) g(1  2) Coefficient of friction between M and m is
3) 4) 0.5. Coefficient of. friction between M and
3 2
the surface is 0.4. The maximum horizontal
22. A block A of mass m1 rests on a horizontal force that can be applied to the mass M so
table. A lightstring connected to it passes that they move without separation is: (g =
over a frictionless pulley at the edge of table 10 ms-2)
and from its other end another block B of
mass m2 is suspended. The coefficient of
kinetic friction between the block and the
table is When the block A sliding on the
table, the tension in the string is:
1) 41N 2) 61N
( m2   k m1 ) g m1m2 (1   k ) g
1) 2) 3) 81 N 4) 101 N
( m1  m2 ) ( m1  m2 )
27. A block of mass m is placed on the top of
another block. M as shown in the figure.
m1m2 (1   k ) g ( m2   k m1 ) g
3) 4) The coefficient of friction between them is
( m1  m2 ) ( m1  m2 )  . What is the maximum acceleration with
23. A block slides with a velocity of 10 m/s on which the block M may move so that in
a rough horizontal surface. It comes to rest also moves along with it?
after covering a distance of 50 metres. If g
is 10 m/sec2, then the coefficient of dynamic
friction between the block and the surface
is:
1) 0.1 2) I
3) 10 4) 5 1)   g 2) g/ 
24. A body is moving with uniform velocity
3) /g 4)g/
of 2ms -1 on rough level surface. The
28. body of mass 5 kg rests on a rough
frictional force on it is 10 N. If the body
horizontal surface of coefficient of friction
moves with velocity 4 ms -1 the force of 0.2. The body is pulled through a distance
friction will be: of 10 m by a horizontal force of 25 N. The
1) 2.5N 2) 5N kinetic energy acquired by it is:
3) 10 N 4) 20N 1) 200 J b) 150 J
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29. In the arrangementshown in figure, 35. When a horse pulls a wagon, the force that
coefficient of friction between the two causes the horse to move forward is the

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blocks is  = 1/2 .The force of friction acting force:
between the two blocks is: 1) the ground exerts on it
2) it exerts on the ground
3) the wagon exerts on it
4) it exerts on the wagon
36. An ice cube is kept on an inclined plane of
angle 30°.Coefficient of kinetic friction
1) 8N 2) 10 N between the block and the inclined plane
3) 6N 4) 4N is (1/ 3 ). What is the acceleration of block?
30. A block has been placed on an inclined
1) Zero 2) 2 m/s2
plane. The slope angle  of the plane is such
3) 1.5 m/s2 4) 5 m/s2
that the block slides down the plane at a
37. When the angle of inclination of an inclined
constant speed. The coefficient of kinetic
plane is  , an object slides down with
friction is equal to:
uniform velocity. If the same object is
1) sin  2) cos 
pushed up with an initial velocity u on
3) g 4) tan  the same inclined plane; it goes up the
31. A body of mass 2 kg and surface area 10 plane and stops at a certain distance on the
cm2 begins to slide down on inclined plane plane. Thereafter, the body:
when the angle of inclination is  /6. If the 1) slides down the inclined plane and reaches
surface area of the same body is made 20 the ground with velocity ‘u’
cm2, keeping the mass unchanged, it will 2) slides down the inclined plane and reaches
begin to slide down when the angle of the ground with velocity less than ‘u’
inclination is: 3) slides down the inclined plane and reaches
1)  /2 2)  /6 the ground with velocity greater than‘u’
3)  /3 4) 2  /3 4) stays at rest on the inclined plane and will
32. A block is kept on an inclined plane of not slide down.
inclination  of length l. The velocity of 38. A smooth block is released at rest on a 45°
the particle at the bottom of inclined is: (the incline and then slides a distance d. The
coefficient of friction is  ) time taken to slide is n times as much to
slide on rough incline than on a smooth
1) 2 gl( cos  sin ) 2) 2 gl(sin    cos ) incline. The coefficient of friction is:

3) 2 gl(sin    cos ) 4) 2 gl(cos    sin ) 1 1

1)  s  1  2)  s  1 
n2 n2
33. A block of wood resting on an inclined
plane of angle 30o,just starts moving down. 1 1
3)  k  1 2 4)  k  1  2
If the coefficient of friction is 0.2, its n n
velocity (in ms-1) after 5 seconds is: 39. Two blocks, 4 kg and 2 kg are sliding down
(g = 10 ms-2 ) an incline plane as shown in the figure.
1) 12.75 2) 16.34 3) 18.25 4) 20 The acceleration of 2 kg block is:
34. When a body slides down an inclined plane
with coefficient of friction  , then its
acceleration will be
1) g(sin    cos ) 2) g(sin    cos )
3) g( sin   cos ) 4) g( sin   cos )
1) 1.66 m/s2 2) 2.66 m/s2
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40. A block slides down an inclined plane of 42. A block of wood weighs 10 N and is resting
slope of angle  with a constant velocity v.. on an inclined plane. The coefficient of

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It is then projected up the plane with an friction is 0.7. The frictional force that acts
initial velocity u. The distance upto which on the block when the plane is 30o inclined
it will rise before coming to rest is: with the horizontal is:
u2 u
1) 2)
4 g sin  4 g sin 
u2 sin  u sin 
3) 4)
4g 4g
41. A block rests on a smooth inclined plane 1) 6.062 N 2) 5 N
making an angle of 30o with the horizontal. 3) 9.8N 4) 70N
The coefficient of static friction between the
block and the plane is 0.8. If the frictional
force on the block is 10 N, the mass of the
block (in kg) is: (Take g = 10m/s2)
1) 2.0 2) 4.0
3) 1.6 4) 2.5

1 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) 5 (1) 6 (4) 7 (4) 8 (4) 9 (3) 10 (1)
11 (3) 12 (2) 13 (1) 14 (4) 15 (2) 16 (1) 17 (2) 18 (4) 19 (4) 20 (2)
21 (3) 22 (2) 23 (1) 24 (3) 25 (3) 26 (3) 27 (1) 28 (2) 29 (3) 30 (4)
31 (2) 32 (2) 33 (2) 34 (1) 35 (1) 36 (1) 37 (4) 38 (3) 39 (2) 40 (1)
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