LAWS OF MOTION

Topic 1 Newton's Laws of Motion and 9/ Asper given figure, aweightless pulley P is atached
Conservation of Momentum on double inclined frictionless surfaces. The tension
01 At any instant the velocity of a particle of mass 500 g the string (massless) will be (if g=10 m/s)
is (2i +3t) ms'. Ifthe force acting on the particle (2023, 24 Jan Shift-I]|
at t = 1sis(i + xj) N. Then the value of xwill be
(2023, 8 April Shift-l]
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2 4kg 1K9
02 An average force of 125 N is applied on a machine
gun firing bullets each of mass 10 g at the speed of 60° 30
250 m/s to keep it in position. The number of bullets (a) 4V3 +1) N (b) (4/3 +1)N
fired per second by the machine gun is (c) (4/3 -)N
[2023, I1 April Shift-I)
(d) 4(V3 -1)N
(a) 25 (b) 5 (c) 50 (d) 100 08 100 balls each of mass mmoving with speed v
03 A body of mass 500 g moves along X-axis such that multaneously strike a wall normally and reflected
it'svelocity varies with displacement x according to back with same speed, in time t s. The total force
the relation v= 10/x m/s. The force acting on the exerted by the balls on the wall is [2023, 31 Jan Shift-I]
100mv
body is (2023, 11 April Shift-II] (a) (b)
(a) 5 N (b) 166 N (c) 25 N 100
(d) 125 N 200 mv
04Three forces F, =10 N, F, =8 N, F; =6N are acting (c) (d) 200 mvt
on a particle of mass 5 kg. The forces F, and F, are 09 A force acts for 20 s on a body of mass 20 kg, starting
applied perpendicularly so that particle remains at
rest. If the force F, is removed, then the acceleration from rest, after which the force ceases and then body
of the particle is describes 50 m in the next 10 s. The value of force
(2023, 12 April Shifi-l]
(a) 0.5 ms (b) 4.8 ms (c) 2 ms (d) 7 ms -2 willbe (2023, 29 Jan Shift- II]
(a) 20 N (b) 40 N (c) 10 N (d) 5 N
05 A bullet of 10 g leaves the barrel of gun with a
velocity of 600 m/s. If the barrel of gun is 50 cm long 10A ball of mass 200 g rests on a
vertical post of height
20 m. Abullet of mass 10g, travelling in
and mass of gun is 3 kg, then value of impulse
supplied to the gun will be direction, hitsthe centre of the ball. Afer horizontal
both travel independently. The ball hits thecollision
(2023, 13 April Shift-]
(a) 36 Ns (b) 6 Ns (c) 3 Ns (d) 12 Ns
a distance of ground at
30m and the bullet at a distance of
06 The position vector of aparticle related to time is 120m from the foot of the post.
given by r =(10i +15:+7k) m The val::e of initial velocity of the buller will be
The direction of net force experienced by the particle is
(2023, 15 April Shift-I]
(ifg = 10 na/s) (2023, 30 Jan Shift-l]
(a) Positive X-axis (b) Positive Z-axis (a) 60 m/s (b) 400 m/s
(c) Positive Y-axis (d) In x-y plane (c) 360 m/s (d) 120m/s
 suddenly
4 The figure represents thc momentum time (p-) curvc 17 Aman of 60 kg is running on car the road and
of mass 120kg.
for a particle moving along an axis under the jumps intoa stationary trolley velocity
iofluence of aforce. Identify the regions on thc graph Then, the trolley car starts moving with was
running man
where the magnitude of the force is maximum and 2 ns. The velocity of the car. (2022, 28 June Shift-l|
into the
minimum respectivcly? (2023, 30 Jan Shif-1] ms, when he jumps (d)7 mls
(b) 6 m/s m/s
(c) 5
(a) 2 m/s
An object is thrown verticallytheupwards. At its
p 1 following quantity
maximum height, which of Shifr-I)
(2022, 26June
becomes zero ?
(a) Momentum
(b) Potential energY
(c) Acceleration (d) Force
vertically upwards
19 An object of mass 5 kg is thrown produces a
from the ground. The air resistance
thr¡ughout the
(a) a and b (b) cand b (c) c and a (d) b andc constant retarding force of 10 N the time of
motion. The ratio of time of ascent to
12 A machine gun of mass 10 kg fires 20 g bullets at the descent will be equal to [Use, g =10 ms]
ate of 180 bullets per minute with a speed of 100 ms [2022, 24 June Shift-II}
cach. The recoil velocity of the gun is (a) 1:1 (b) V2:\3 (c) 3:v2 (d) 2:3
(2023, 30 Jan Shift-II]
together at the two
(a) 0.6 m/s (b) 0.02 m/s 20 TwO masses M, and M, are tied
(c) 1.5 m/s (d) 2.5 m/s ends of a light inextensible string that passes over a
frictionless pulley. When the mass M, is twice that of
13 In two different experiments, an object of mass 5 kg is a,. When the
moving with a speed of 25 mns hits two different M,the acceleration of thesystem acceleration of the
walls and comes to rest within (i)3 s, (ii) 5 s, mass M, is thrice that of M,,the 26 July Shift-)
respectively. system is a,. The ratio a, /a, will be [2022,
(c) 3/2 (d) 1/2
(a) 1/3 (b) 2/3
Choose the correct option out of the following. frictionless incline
[2022, 28 July Shif-I) 21 A block A takes 2 s to slide down a with
Impulse and average force acting on the object will be
(a) same of 30° and length / kept inside a lift going up 45°,
for both the cases. uniform velocity v. If the incline is changed to
the time taken by the block, to slide down the
(b) Impulse will be same for both the cases but the average [2022, 27 July Shift-II]
force will be different. incline, will be approximately.
(c) 1.68s (d) 0.70s
the (b) 0.83 s
(c) Average force will be same for both the cases but (a) 2.66s
impulse willbe different. 22 In the arrangement shown in figure a,, a, 4z and as
(d) Average force and impulse will be different for both the are the accelerations of masses m, m,m; and m
cases. respectively. Which of the following relation is true
19A balloonhas mass of 10 g in air. The air escapes for this arrangement? (2022, 26 June Shift-I]
from the balloon at a uniform rate with velocity
4.5cm/s. If the balloon shrinks in 5 s completely, the
average force acting on that balloon will be (in dyne).
(2022, 28 July Shift-l]
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 18 m
15 The velocity of abuller becomes one-third after it
penetrates 4 cm in a wooden block. Assuming that
bullet is facing a constant resistance during its motion
in the block. The bullet stops completely after
travelling at (4 +x) cm inside theblock. The value of
x 0S
[2022, 27 July Shift-II]
(a) 2.0 (b) 1.0 (c) 0.5 (d) 1.5
16 Aball of
mass 0.15 kg hits the wall with its initial
speed of 12 ms- and bounces back without
changingits initial speed. If the force applied by the
wall on the ball during theecontact is 100 N, calculate (a) 4a, t 2a, t a, t as =0
the time duration of the contact of ball with the wall. (b) a, + 4a, + 3a, + a =0
(a) 0.018 s (b) 0.036 s [2022, 26 July Shift-Il| (c) a, + 4a, + 3a, + 2a, =0
(c) 0.009 s (d) 0.072 s (d) 2a, + 2a, +3a, ta4 =0
23 A block of metal weighing 2kg is resting on a 28 The initial mass of arocket is 1000 kg. Calculate at
frictionless plane (as shown in figure). It is struck by a what rate the fuel should be burnt, so that the rocker
jet releasing water ata rate of 1 kgs and at a specd isgiven an acceleration of 20 ms -2 The gases come
of 10 m s.Then, the initial acceleration of the block, out at a relative speed of 500 ms with respect to the
in ms, willbe (2022, 29 June Shif-I] rocket [Use, g = 10 m/s] [2021, 26 Aug Shif-!|
-1
(a) 6.0 x 10 kgs (b) 500 kgs
(c) 10 kg s
-1
(d) 60 kg s
’a=?
29 Two masses A and B, each of mass M are fixed
together by a massless spring. A force acts on the mas;
Plane Bas shown in figure. If the mass A starts moving
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4 away from mass B with acceleration a, then the
acceleration of mass B will be (2021, 26 Feb Shif-Il
24 A block of mass M placed inside a box descends
vertically with acceleration a. The block exerts a force
cqual to one-fourth of its weight on the floor of the Ma-F ME F+Ma F-Ma
box. The value of a will be (2022, 29 June Shift-] (a) (b) (c) (d)
M F+ Ma M M
(a) (6) (c)
4
(d) g 30 A particle of mass M originally at rest is subjected to a
4 2
force whose direction is constant but magnitude
25 A pressure-pump has a horizontal tube of cross varies with time according to the relation
sectional area 10 cm for the outflow of water at a
speed of 20 m/s. The force exerted on the vertical
wall just in front of the tube which stops water
horizontally flowing out of the tube, is
[Given :density of water = 1000 kg/m] Where, F, and T are constants. The force acts only
[2022, 28 July Shift-II] for the time interval 2T. The velocity v of the particle
(a) 300 N (b) 500 N (c) 250 N (d) 400N after time 2T is [2021, 27 July Shift-I]
26 A uniform metal chain of mass m and length Lpasses (a)
2 FT (b)
F,T (c) 4 F,T (d) F,T
M 2M 3M 3M
over a massless and frictionless pulley. It is released
from rest with a part of its length / is hanging on one 31 Two billiard balls of equal mass 30 gstrike a rigid
side and rest of its length L-l is hanging on the wall with same speed of 108 kmph (as shown) but at
other side of the pulley. At a certain point of time, different angles. If the balls get reflected with the
when = the acceleration of the chain is The same speed then the ratio of the magnitude of
2 impulses imparted to ball a and ball b by che wall
value ofx is [2022, 28 July Shift-lI) along X direction is [2021, 25 July Shift-l]

X X
45

ball (a) ball (b)

(a) V2:1 (b) 1:/2 (c) l:1 (d) 2:1
32 A bullet of 4 g mass is fired from a gun of mass 4 kg.
If the bullet moves with the muzzle speed of
(a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 1.5 (d) 4 50 ms the impulse imparted to the gun and
27 A body of mass M at rest explodes into three pieces, velocity of recoil of gun are (2021, 22 July Shif-]
in the ratio of masses 1:1:2. Two smaller pieces fly (a) 0.4 kg-ms, 0.1 ms-1 (b) 0.2 kg-ms -,0.05 ms -1
off perpendicular to cach other with velociies of 30
-1
(c) 0.2 kg-ms,0.1 ms
-1
(d) 0.4 kg-ms,0.05 ms
-1

ms and 40 ms respectively. The velocity of the 33/A spaceship in space sweeps stationary interplanetary
chird piece will be (2022, 29 June Shift-1] dust. As a result, its mass increases at a rate
-1
(a) 15 ms (b) 25 ms dM ()
(c) 35 ms (d) 50 ms
-1 =by'(), where vl) is its instantaneous
dt
 orígin at time
uelwity, The instataticuc aLeeleration of the 39 Aparticle of mass m ís at rest at the
the
satcllite is |2020, 5Sep Shift| I0. Itis subjected to a force F) =Foe in the
(b)
which of
x diretion. Its speed v) is depicted by IAIEEE2012)
M) following curves?
Ml) rnb
2M) nb
(b)
A A bollrtf mass 200 g has an initial spccd of I s . (a) 1
v() v()
wst befote it start pcnerating, a mud wall of
hirkness 2) cIm, If the walloffers a tmcan rcsistance
25 10 N, the speed of the bullet after Fo
Fo
ctuctging from the other sidc of the wall is clo0sc to rnb
(2019, 10 April Shif-| (c) (d) 1
(b) 0.4 ms v() v()
(d) o.7 ms
50 ky) and bis son (mass 20 ky) are graph of
35 A tman (mass
standing on a fricionless surface facing cach other. 40 Thc figure shows the position-time (x-)
mass 0.4 kg.
one-dimensional motion of a body of
(AIEEE 2010]
The man pushes his son, «o that he starts moving at The magrnitude of each impulse is
a sppccd f 0.70 ms with respect to the man, The
pred of the man with respcct to the surface is 2
(2019, 12 April Shif-i/
(3) 0,2% t (b) 0,2) ms
(d) 0.14 ms 4 6 8 1C 12 14 16

36 A ball is thrown vertically up (taken as +Zaxis) from t(s) ’

the ground. Thccorrcct tmomcntum-hcight (p-h) (a) 0.4 N- s (b) 0.8 N-s (c) 1.6N-s (d) 0.2 N-s
(2019, 9 April Shif-I|
diagran is 41 A body of mas m =3.513 kg is moving along the
X-axis with a specd of 5.00 ms.The magnitude of
[JEE Main 2008]
its momentum is recorded as -1
(a) (b) (a) 17.57 kg m s -1 (b) 17.6 kg ms
(c) 17.565 kg ms (d) 17.56 kg ms
42 A ball of mass 0.2 kg is thrown vertically upwards by
applying a force by hand. If the hand moves 0.2 m
while applying the force and the ball goes upto 2 m
(d)
height further, find the magnitude of the force.
(Considcr g = 10m/s). [AIEEE 2006]
(a) 4 N (b) 16 N (c) 20 N (d) 22 N
43 A player caught acricket ball of mass 150 g moving at a
o h partide of ma m is moving in a straight line with rate of 20 m/s. If thecatching process is completed in
Iifentun p. Starting at tine t 0, a forcc l= kt 0.1 s, thc force of the blow cxerted by the ball on the
ts in the satnc dircction on the moving partiCle hand of the player is equal to [AIEEE 2006)
during tine interval T w that its motnentun changes (a) 150 N (b) 3 N (c) 30 N (d) 300 N
of T is
from pto 3P. Here, kis a constant. The valuc Shif-11|
(2019, Il Jan
44 Aparticle of mass 0.3 kg issubjected toa force
F=-kx with k= 15Nm, What will be its initial
2 acceleration, if it is released from a point 20 cm away
from the-2origin? -2
[AIEEE 2005]
-2
Apaicle of mass nis acted upon by a force l given (a) 3ms (b) 15 ms (c) 5 ms (d) 10 ms
liy the enpirial law l v). If this law is to be Numerical Value Type Questions
Tesel experitnentally by observing, the motion 45 Abatsman hitsback a ballof mass 0.4kg straight in
tarting fotn set, the best way Is to plot/JEE Maln 2016/ the direction of the bowler without changing its
(b) vl) ayainst initial speed of 15 ms. The impulse imparted to the
ball is ...... N-s. [2022, 26 June Shift-I|
(d) log v()ayainst
46 Aforce on an object of mass 100g is (10i +5j) N. The initial velocity of the particle is 5/2 m and he
The position of that object at =2s is (ai +bj) m air resistance is assumed to be negligible. The
after starting from rest. magnitude of the change in momentum between the
The value of alb will be.. (2022, 25 June Shift-I] points A and B is xx 10 kg m s -] The value of x,
to the ncarest integer, is ...... [2021, 18 March Shifi-II)
47 Four forces are acting at a point P in the cquilibrium
as shown in figure. The ratio of force F to F, is l:x, and
where x is (2022, 25.July Shift-I] Topic 2 Equilibrium of a Particle
Mechanics
Common Forces in
1N
2NK
53 As shown in figure, a 70 kg garden roller is pushed
with a force of F =200N at an angle of 30° with
45°;459
450 horizontal. The normal reaction on the roller is
900
(Given,g =10 ms) (2023, 31 Jan Shift-)
F

48 Two inclined planes are placed as shown in figure. A

block is projected from the point A of inclined plane
AB along its surface with a velocity just sufficient to
carry it to the top point B at a height 10 m. Afrer
reaching point B the block slides down on inclined
plane BC. Time taken to reach to point C from point
A is t (V2 +1) s. The value oft is
(Use g = 10 m/s) 2022, 27July Shift-I)
(a) 800\2N (b) 800N (c) 200/3 N (d) 600N
54 A block of3 kg is attached to a string whose other
end is attached to the wall. An unknown force Fis
applied sothat the string makes an angle of 30° with
the wall. The tension T is (Given, g =10 ms)
[2023, 30 Jan Shift-I)

T
10m 30
mgsin
mg sin 300
450
450 30
A

49 Abullet of mass 0.1 kg is fired on a wooden block to v3 kg

pierce through it, but it stops after moving adistance
of 50 cm into it. If the velocity of bullet before
(a) 15 N (b) 25 N (c) 10 N (d) 20 N
55 For a free body diagram shown in the figure, the four
hitting the wood is 10 m/s and it slows down with forces are applied in the x and y-directions. What
uniform deceleration, chen the magnitude of effective additional force must be applied and at what angle
retarding force on the bullet is x N. The value of x to with positive X-axis so that net acceleration of body is
the nearest integer is (2021, 18 March Shift-I1] zero? (2022, 25 July Shift-ll]
50 A body of mass 2 kg moves under a force of Y
‘7N
(2î+3 +5k)N. It starts from rest and was at the
origin initially. Afer 4 s, its new coordinates are 6N
(8, b, 20). The value of b is 5N,
(Roundoff to the nearest integer) (2021, 16 March Shift-1I]
51 A boy pushes a box of mass 2 kg with a force
F=(20i + 10j) N on a frictionless surface. If the box 8N
2
was initially at rest, then m is displacement (a) v2 N, 45° (c) V2 N, 135° (c)N, 30° (d) 2 N, 45°
along the X-axis after 10 s. (2021, 26 Feb Shift-I] W3
52 The projectile motion of a particle of mass 5 g is 56 Three masses M=100 kg, m, = 10 kg and m,=20 kg
shown in thefigure. are arranged in a system as shown in figure. All the
surfaces are frictionless and strings are inextensible
450 450 and weightless. The pulleys are also weightless and
B frictionless. A force F is applied on the system so that
 the mass , moves upwand with an aveleration of the wooden wedge.
60 A block of mass m slides on on the horizontal
s. Thc value ot Fis (Take,g= 10 ms which in rurn slides backward block with respect to
(2022, 26 Jul Shift-I) surtace. The acceleration of the
10 h the wedge is (Given. m=8 kg. M = 16 kg
figure to be
Assume llthe surfaces shown in the (2021. 1 Sep Shit-i
frictionless.
M100 h

(00N (b) 3380 N ()120 N (d) 3240 N

S7 ANNon is srand1ng in an clevator. In which situation,
heexyerienes weight loss? [2022, 26 June Shift-] 30
i) When the elevtor moves upwad wìth onstant
deration. 6
h)When the cBevatOr moves downwad wih oonstant
(a

nrlearion. re
iWhen the elevator moves upwand with uniform velocirv. 61 Statement I If hree forces F,,F, andF;
and
When the elevator moves downwand with uniform represented by three sides of a triangle
forces are concurrent
; +F, =-R, then these thre equilibium.
s8 Two bodies of nasses :, =5 kg and m, =3 kg are forces and satisfy the condition for forces F.
Qonnavted by a light string going over a smooth light Statement II A riangle made up of three
the same order, satist
pullev on asmooth inclined plane as shown in the F, and F; as its sides raken in
tigure. The system is at rest. The force exerted by
the the condition for transatorv equilibrium. the most
choose
inclined plane on the bodv of mass m, will be In the light of the above saremens,
given below.
Take. g = l0ms] (2022, 29 July Shift-II) appropriate answer from the opionsPQI, 31 Arg Stif-I]
is rue.
{a) Statement Iis false but Statemenr II false.
Staremen: II is
(b) Starement I is true bur
Statement I are false.
(c) Both Statement Iand
rue.
(d) Both Statement land Srarement Ilare
are connected br a
(d) 60N 62 The boxes of masses 2 kg and S kg pullevs. Calculate
(a) 30 N (b) 0 N (c) 50 N
massless string passing over smooh strike the
59 An objet of mass m is being moved the time taken bv box of mass S kg to
with a constant velociv underthe
ground starting from rs. (Use, g =10 m/s)
p021, 27Axg Shit
action of an applied force of 2 N
along a frictionless surface with (2021, 1 Sep Shifi-I]
tollowing surtace profile.
The corret applied force 1esus distance graph
willbe

2N

(b) 200m
2kg
-2N

(2) 0.34 s (b) 0.2 s (d)0.4s

63 Amas of 10 kg is suspended verically by a rope from
the roof. When'a horizontal force is appied on he mas
2N
che rope deviated at an angle of 45° at the oof point. If
D
the suspended mas is at equilibrium, the magninde of
(d) the force appied is (Take, g =10 ms)
(a) 70 N (b) 200 N (c) 100 N (d) 140 N
-2N D_.
64 Two fixed frictionless inclined plane making the (a) less than v
(b) greater than v
angles 30° and 60° with the vertical are shown in the
tigure. Two blocks Aand Bare placed on the two (c) rin the direction of largest force BC
(d) v. remaining unchanged
planes. What is the relative vertical acceleration of A
with respect to B? (AIEEE 2010] 69 A block of mass M is pulled along a horizontal
frictioniess surface bv a rope of mass m. If a force Pis
applied at the free end of the rope, the force exerted
by the rope on the block is JAJEEE 03)
Pm Pm PM
(a) (b) (c) P (d)
Mm M -m M+m

70 Alight spring balance hangs from the hook of the

60 30 of mass M kg
other light spring balance and a block
(a) 4.9 ms in horizontal direction hangs from the former one. Then, he true statement
(b) 9.8 ms - in verical direction about the scale reading is (AIEEE 203]
(c) zero (a) Both the scales read M kg each
(d) 4.9 ms in vertical direction (b) The scale of the lower one reads M kg and of he upper
65 A block of mass m is connected to another block of one zero

mass M by a spring (massless) of spring constant k. (c) The reading of the two scales can be anything but the
The blocks are kept on a smooth horizontal plane. sum of the readings will be M kg
(d) Boch the scales read MI2 kg
Initially the blocks are at rest and thespring is
unstretched. Then, aconstant force F starts acting on 71 A lift is moving down with acceleration a .A man in
the block of mass M to pull it. Find the force on the the lift drops a ball inside the lift. The acceleration of
block of mass n. (AIEEE 2007] the ball as observed by the man in the lift and a man
mF (M + m) F mF MF
(a) (b) standing stationary on theground are respectively
M (m+ M) (m + M) [AIEEE 2002)

A block is kept on a frictionless inclined surface wich (a) gg (b)g-4,g -a (c) g-4,g
angle of inclination a. The incline is given an 72 When forces F,, F,, F, are acting on a particde of mass
acceleration a to keep the block stationary. Then, a is msuch chat F, and F are murually perpendicular,
(AIEEE 2005]
equal to chen the particle remains stationary. If the force F, is
now removed, then the acceleration of the particle is
JAIEEE 2002]
(c)
(F; - )
(a) (b) (d)
mf,
Numerical Value Type Questions
(a) (b) g cOsec (c) & (d) g tan a 73 Amass of 10kg is suspended vertically by a rope of
tan .
length 5m from the roof. Aforce of 30 Nis applied at
67 A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A che middle point of rope in horizontal direction. The
man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring reads angle made by upper half of the rope with vertical is
49 N, when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves =tan'(xx10). The value of xis
downward with an acceleration of 5ms, the (Given, g = 10 m/s) (2022, 27 June Shift-Il]
reading of the(b)spring balance will be (AIEEE 2003)
(a) 24 N 74 N (c) 15 N (d) 49 N 74 A
system of 10 balls each of mass 2 kg are connected
68 Three forces start acting simultaneously on a particle via massless and unstretchable string. The system is
moving with velocity v. These forces are represented in allowed to slip over the edge of a snmooth table as
magnitude and direcion by che chree sides of a AABC shown in figure. Tension on the string between the
7th and 8th ball is N, when 6th ball just leaves
(as shown). The partide will now move with velocity the table. [2022, 26 June Shift-Il]
(AIEEE 2003)
10th bali

) 1st bal
 75 A block of mass 200 gis kept stationary on asmooth 79 A body of mass 10 kg is moving 5with an initial speed
inclined plane by applying a minimum horizontal of 20 m/s. The body stops after s due to friction
orce F=VxN as shown in figure. The value of between body and thefloor. 'The valuc of the
cocflicicnt of fricion is
(2022, 25 June Shift-I1)
200 g (Take, acceleration duc to ravity g |0 ms
/202.3, JI Jan Shi-)
(c) 0,4 (d)0.2
(a) 0.3 (b)0.5
down the plane inclined at
80 A block of mass m slides
ngle 30" with an aCceleration willg4. Thc value of
cocfficient of kinetic friction bc (2023, 29 Jan Shif-I|
600 2/3 +1 2/3 -1 (d)
(b) (c)
(a)
2 2 2 2/3
76 A car is moving on a plane inclined at 30°-2 to the rest on a table of
81 A block of mass 5 kg is placed at 30N is applied in
borizontal with an acceleration of 10 ms parallel to rough surface. Now, ifa force of block
table, the
the plane upward. A bob is suspended bya string
from the roof of the car. The angle in degrees which the direction parallel tosurface ofminthean interval of
slides through adistanceof 50 friction is
the string makes with the vertical is time 10s. Coefficient of kinetic
(2023, I Feb Shift-I|
(Take, g = 10ms) (2021, 31 Aug Shift-I] (Given, g=10 ms)
(b) 0.75
77 Consider a frame that is made up of two thin massless (a) 0.50
(c) 0.25 (d) 0.60
rods AB and AC as shown in the figure. A vertical 10 kg lying on
force P of magnitude 100 N is applied at point A of 82 As shown in the figure a block of mass acting at an
the fram. a horizontal surface is pulled by a=0.25,F the block
force
angle 30° with horizontal. For H,valuc ofF.
will just start to move for the
(Given, g=10 ms) (2023, 1 Feb Shift-lI)

70°

P 30°

(a) 25.2N (b)33.3 N

(c) 20 N (d) 35.7 N
145° 83 Consider a block kept on an inclined plane
(inclined at 45°) as shown in the figure.
If the force required to just push it up the incline is 2
arms sliding
times the force required to just prevent it fromblock
Suppose, the force is P resolved parallel to the down. The coefficient of friction between the
AB and AC of the frame. The magnitude of theThe and inclined plane (4) is cqual to (2023, 25 Jan Shift-II|
N.
resolved component along the arm AC is x
value of x, to the nearest integer, 1s
(Given, sin(35°) =0.573,cos(35°) =0.819,
Sin(110°)=0.939, cos(110°) =-0.342]
(2021, 16 March Shift-I)
K45°

Topic 3 Friction (a) 0.50 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.33 (d) 0.60
78 The time taken byan object to slide down 45° rough 84 Abag is gently dropped on a conveyor belt moving at a
down a speed of 2 m/s. The coefficient of friction between the
inclined plane 1S ntimes as it takes to slide
coefficient of conveyor belt and bag is 0.4. Initially the bag slips on
perfectly smooth 45° incline plane. The incline the belt before it stops due to friction. The distance
kinetic object and the
friction berween che travelled b the bag on the belt during slipping motion
plane is (2023, 29 Jan Shif-lI]
is (Take,g= 10 ms] (2022, 27 July Shift-}
(a 1
(b) 1- 1 (c) 1+2 (a) 2 m (b) 0.5 m (c) 3.2 m (d) 0.8 m
n
85 A block of mass M slides down on a rough inclined Ablock of mass mslides along a floor, while a force
plane with constant velocity. The angle made by the of magnitude F is applicd to it at an angle as shown
incline plane with horizontal is . The magnitude of in figure. The coefficient of kinetic friction isu.
the contact force will be (2022, 27 July Shift-II] Then,the block's acceleration a is given by
(a) Mg (b) Mg cos (g is acceleration due to gravity) (2021, 16 March Shif-l
(c)Me sin + Mg cos (d) Mg sin1+#
86 A block of mass 40 kg slides over a surface, when a mass
of 4 kg is suspended through an inextensible massless
string passing over frictionless pulley as shown below.
the coefticient of kinetic friction berween the surface
and block is 0.02. The acceleration of block is
(Given, g = 10 ms ). (2022, 29 June Shift-II] F
(a) -cos -ug--sinin
40 kg m m

F
(b) cos 0---sin
4 kg m m

(a) l ms (b) 1/5 ms (c) 4/5 ms (d) 8/11 ms F

(c) - cos -ug +-sin
87 A system of two blocks of masses m =2kg and M =8 m

kg is placed on a smooth table as shown in figure. (d)

Thecoefficient of static fricion berween two blocks cos + --sin 9
m

is 0.5. The maximum horizontal force F that can be

applied to the block of mass M, so that the blocks
91 Ablock kept on a rough inclined plane, as shown in
the figure, remains at rest upto a maximum force 2 N
move together will be (2022, 27 June Shift-I) down the inclined plane. The maximum external
force up the inclined plane that does not move the
M
block is 10 N. The coefficient of static friction
between the block and the plane is
(Take, g =10 m/s²) [2019, 12 Jan Shift-II]
(a) 9.8 N (b) 39.2 N (c) 49 N (d) 78.4 N B10
N

The reauired force for the upper block is

key
idea provided by the frictional force between the
blocks na = f, =N 2N

30
88 A block of mass 10 kg starts sliding on a surface with
an initial velocity of 9.8 ms. The coefficient of V3
friction between the surface and block is 0.5. The (a) (b) (c)
3 2 4 2
distance covered by the block before coming to rest is
[Use, g =98ms] 92/Two masses mn, =5 kg and m, = 10 kg connected by
(2022, 24 June Shift-I]
(a) 4.9 m (b)9.8 m (c) 12.5 m (d) 19.6 m an inextensible string over a frictionless pulley, are
89 A steel block of 10 kg rests on a horizontal floor as moving as shown in the figure. The coefficient of
shown. When three iron cylinders are placed on it as friction of horizontal surface is 0.15. The minimum
shown, the block and cylinders godown with an weight m that should be put on top of m, to stop the
motion is (JEE Main 2018]
acceleration 0.2 m/s'.
The normal reaction Rby thefloor, if mass of the |m
T
iron cylinders are equal and of 20 kg cach, is ...... N.
(Take, g =10m/ s" and u, =02] (2021, 20 July Shif-l]
3

mg
a = 0.2 m/s? (a) 18.3 kg (b) 27.3 kg
(a) 716 (b) 686 (c) 714 (d) 684 (c) 43.3 kg (d) 10.3 kg
 93 Apoint particle of mass m, moves along the speed
97Consider a car moving on a straight road with a
unitormly rough track PQR as shown in the figure. of 100 ms The distance at which car can be
The cocticient of triction betvween the particle and stopped, is[u, =0.5]
AIEEE 2005)
the rough track cquals H. The particle is released, (a) 800 m (b) 1000 m
from rest , from the point Pand it comes to rest at a (c) 100 m (d) 400 m
Noint R. The energies, lost by the ball, over the parts, 98 A horizontal force of 10 N is necessary to just hold
a
Oand QR, of the track, are cqual to cach other, and coefficient of
block stationary against a wall. The is 0.2. The
noenergy is lost when particle changes direction from triction between the block and the wall [AIEEE 20031
PO toQR. The valucs of the coefticient of friction o weight of the block is
and the distance x(= QR), are respectively close to
[JEE Main 2016)
10 N

h=2m

30
(a) 20N (b) 50 N (c) 100 N (d) 2N
Horizontal
surface draw the free
Tosolve these kind of problerns,
(a) 0.2 and 6.5 m (b)0.2 and 3.5 m key
body diagram first. The frictional force
between
(d) 0.29 and 6.5 m 1dea the block and the wall will balance the weight of
(c) 0.29 and 3.5 m
94 Given in the figure are two blocks Aand Bof weight
the block.
= Mg)
20Nand 100 N respectively. These are being pressed .:. f = W»uR= Mg (: , = uf and W
against a wallby a force Fas shown in figure. If the
coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.1 and Numerical Value Type Questions
between block B and the wall is 0.15, the frictional 99 A uniform chain of 6 m length is placed on a table
force applied by the wall in block B is (JEE Main 2015] such thata part of its length is hanging over the edge
co-efficient of
of the table. The system is at rest. Thesurface of the
static friction between the chain and
FA B table is 0.5, the maximum length of the chain
m. (2022, 25 June Shift-I]
hanging from the table is
20N 10ON
100 A body of mass m is launched up on a rough inclined
plane making an angle of 30° with the horizontal.
The coefficient of friction between the body and
(a) 100 N (b) 80 N
(c) 120 N (d) 150 N plane is if the time of ascent is halfof the time of

In vertical direction, weights are

balanced by descent. The value of xis (2021, 20 July Shift-II]
key 101 A body of mass 1 kg rests on a horizontal floor with
idea frictional forces.
which it has a coefficient of static friction 1//3. It is
95 Ablock of mass m is placed on a'surface with a
desired to make the body move by applying the
minimum possible force F N. The value of F will be
vertical cross-section given by y=x° /6. If the (Round off to the nearest integer).
coetficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height (Take g=10 ms] [2021, 17 March Shif-Il)
be placed
above the ground at which che block canJEE
without slipping 2is Main 2014) 102 When a body slides down from rest along a smooth
1
(d)
1
m inclined plane making an angle of 30° with the
6
(b) m (c)m
3 2 horizontal, it takes time T. When the same body
3
96 The minimum force required to start pushing a body slides down from the rest along a rough incliFed
up arough (frictional coefficient ) inclined plane is plane making the same angle and through the same
distance, it takes time aT, where a is a constant
fË while che minimum force needed topreventmakes
ir greater than 1. The coefficient of friction between the
from sliding down is F,.If the inclined plane
=2, a'-1
ngle from the horizontal such that tan body and the rough plane is where x is
then the ratio F, / F, is (AIEEE 2011)
(a) 4
(c) 2 (b) 1
(d) 3 [2021, 1 Sep Shift-Il]
103 The cocfficient of static friction berween two blocks 108 An inclined plane is bent in such a way that the
is 0.5 and the table is smooth. The maximum
horizontal force that can be applied to move the vertical cross-section is given by y = where, y is in
blocks together is .....N.(Take, g = 10 ms) vertical and x in horizontal direction. If the upper
(2021, 26Aug Shift-Il) surface of this curved plane is rough with coefficient
Table 1 kg =0.5 of friction u =0.5, the maximum hcight in cm at
2kg which a stationary block will not slip downward is
Cm. (2021, 24 Feb Shift-I
wooden
104 Abody of mass 1 kg rests on a horizontal floor with 109 The coefficient of static friction between a
which it has a coefficient of static friction l/W3. It is block of mass 0.5 kg and a vertical rough wall isbe0.2.
The magnitude of horizontal force that should
desired to make the body move by applying the applied on the block to keep it adhere to the wall will
minimum po ssible force F newton. Thevalue of F
be ........ N. (Take, g = 10ms (2021, 24 Feb Shift-!]
will be (Round off to the nearest integer)
(Take, g =10 ms) (2021, 17 March Shift-II] 110 Ablock starts moving up an inclined plane of
inclination 30° with an initial velocity of vo- It comes
105 A boy of mass 4 kg is standing on a piece of wood back to its initial position with velocity vo /2. The
having mass 5 kg. If the coefficient of friction value of the coefficient of kinetic friction between the
between the wood and the floor is 0.5, the maximum
block and the inclined plane is close to I /1000, the
force that the boy can exert on the rope, so that the nearest integer to I is [2020, 3 Sep Shift-I]
piece of wood does not move from its place is
N. (Round off to the nearest integer)
(Take, g = 10 ms) (2021, 17 March Shift-II]
Topic 4 Dynamics of Circular Motion
111 Avehicle of mass 200 kg is moving along a levelled
curved road of radius 70 m with angular velocity of
0.2 rad/s. The centripetal force acting on the vehicle
(2023, 13 April Shift-II]
(a) 560 N (b) 2240 N
(c) 14 N (d) 2800 N
112 A child of mass 5 kg is going round a
merry-go-round that makes Irotation in 3.14 s. The
106 Two blocks (m =0.5 kg and m radius of the merry-go-round is 2 m. The centrifugal
M =4.5 kg) are arranged on a M
force on the child will be [2023, 6 April Shift-II]
horizontal frictionless table as (a) 40 N (b) 100 N (c) 80 N (d) 50 N
shown in figure. The coefficient of 113 A stone of mass 1kg is tied to end of amassless string
static friction berwecen the two blocks is 3/7. Then, of length Im. If the breaking tension of the string is
the maximum horizontal force that can be applied on 400N, then maximum linear velocity the stone can
the larger block so that the blocks move together is have without breaking the string while rotating in
N. (Round off to the nearest integer. horizontal plane is [2023, 31 Jan Shift-ll]
Take,g =9.8 ms ) (2021, 17 March Shif-1) (a) 10 ms (b) 40 ms-! (c) 400 ms
-1 (d) 20 ms-!

107 As shown in the figure, a block of mass V3 kg is kept 114 Acar is moving on a horizontal curved road with
on a horizontal rough surfacce of coefficientof friction radius 50 m. The approximate maximum speed of car
1/3/3. The critical force to be applied on the will be, if friction between tyres and road is 0.34.
vertical surface as shown at an angle 60° with (Take, g =10 ms ). (2023, 29 Jan Shift-l]
(a) 17 ms -! (b) 3.4 ms-! (c) 13 ms!
1
horizontal such that it does not move, will be 3x. The (d) 22.4 ms
value ofx will be 115 A body of mass 200 g is tied to a spring of spring
V3 constant 12.5 N/m, while the other end of spring is
lg=10 ms;sin 60°=.
2
-;cos 60°=2 fixed at point O. If che body moves about O in a
(2021, 26 Feb Shift-I| circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with
constant angular speed 5rad/s, then the ratio of
4 = 1/33 m 3kg extension in the spring to its natural length willbe
(2023, 24 Jan Shift-1]
60 (a) 2:5 (b)1:2 (c) 2:3 (d) 1:1
 wIth a onstant spedot 20 m/s in a 120 A lball is releascd trom rest fro
boriaontal track of radius 40 m. Abob is o)
susended from the root of the car by a semi- sphericalvessel as shown in igure, The rati)ball
massless the centripeal lorce and nomal reaction o the
Thc angie made bv the string with the vertical
at point Q is Awhile angular posiion of pont) 1s ()
wil x ake. g =l0 ms) [r023, 2SJan Shit-I) with respcct to poin 2 WIih ohebetween ollowiny
coeclation A and .
gaphs rcpresent he
when ball goes from (Q o R: (2022, 26 June Shif|
Adis with aflat sall borton beaker placed on it at
. isen R trom its centre is revolving about an axis
nRSsing through the center and perpendicular to its
ianc wich an angular velocitv a The coeticient of
i friion bewen the bottom of the beaker and
he surtace of the disc is u. The beaker will revolve
(2022, 25 June Shit-I) A
(c)RHe (d) R
(a) (b)
Fo ne tree bocy diagram and from the
J a a oncluoe the required centripetal force
idea as Droec by tne frictional force between the
Jis an he eaker At

(c) (d)

118 4saoot irrular groove has a smooth vertical wall

2s showt in hgure. A block of mass m moves against 121 One end of amassless spring of spring constant k and
he walwith aspeed . Which of the following curve natural length , is fixed while the other cnd is
rOrsents the correct relation bervween the normal connected to a small objects of mass m lying on a
aon on the block by the wall (N) and speed of frictionless table. The spring remains horizontal on
[2022, 29 Juty Shift-I)
the table. If the object is made to rotate at an angular
velocity o about an axis passing through fixed end,
then the elongation of the spring will be (2022, 27 June Shift-1|
k-mo»lo (b) mo'l, mo'l, k+ mo' l,
(a) (c) (d)
mo k+ mo
122 For aparticle in uniform circular motion, the
acceleration a at any point P(R,0) on the circular
path of radius R is (when is measured from the
positive X-axis and vis uniform speed)
(2022, 25 June Shift-|
sin 9 v'
cos0 j (b) cos 9i + sin 9ý
R R R

R
cos 0 i
R
-sin 0j (d)
123 A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of a 2n
long string and whirls it around in a horizontal plane.
in The stringcan withstand the maximum tension of 80
of mass mn, tied to a string is being whirled N. If the maximum speed with which the stone can
areTical circde with a uniform speed. The tension in
Shifi-Il] revolve is
K
rev/min. The value of K is (Assurne the
te string is (2022, 24 June
tht sarme
D mininumthroughout the motion.
2t the highest position of the circular path. string is massless and unstretchable) (2022, 24 June Shift-l]
Anum at the lowest position of the circular path. (a) 400 (b) 300
nimum when the rope is the borizontal poSition. (c) 600 (d) 800
124 Aparticle of nass mis suspended trom a ceiling 129 Aparticle is moving with uniform speed along the
under the actior
circumferenceof a circle of radius R
through a string of length . The particle moves in a
horizontal circle of radius r such that r = The
of a central fictitious force Fwhich is inversely
proportional to R'. Its time period of revolution wil
be given by (2021, 26 Feb Shift.
speed of particle will be (2021, 26 Aug Shif-l]
(b) T x R2 (c) 7T « R2 (d) T « RÍS
(a) 7' oo R
(a (b) 2r 130 A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of alight
125 The normal reaction N for avehicle of 800 kg maSS, spring having force constant k and unstretched leng
1. The other end is fixed. The system is given an
negotiating a rurn on a30° banked road at maximum angular speed o about the fixed end of the spring
possible speed withourskidding is ... x 10° kg-m/s such that it rotates in a circle in gravity free space.
[Take. u, =0.2] (2021, 20 July Shift-l) Then, the stretch in the spring is (2020, 8 Jan Shift
(a) 10.2 (b) 7.2 mlo? mlo² mlo mlo
(c) 12.4 (d) 6.96 (a) (b) (c) (d)
k-0m k-mo k+ mo k+on
126 A modern grand-prix racing car of mass
m is travelling on a flat track in a circular The restoring force of the spring will provide the
arc of radius R with a speed v. If the key
idea required centripetal force.
cocficient of static friction berween the kx= mRo?
tyres and the track is u,, then the
magnitude of negative lift f, acting 131 Aspring mass system (mass m, spring constant k and
downwards on the car is
(Assume forces on the four tyres are
natural length ) rests in equilibrium on a horizontal
identical and g =acceleration due to disc. The free end of the spring is fixed at the centre
(2021, 17 March Shif-I] of the disc. If the disc together with spring mass
gravity)
system, rotates about its axis with an angular velocity
(a) nd(H,R a (k>> mo') che relativé change in the length of the
spring is best given by the option (2020, 9Jan Shift-II]
mo
2mao (b) (c) (d)
H,R (a)
u,R 3k
127 Statement IA cyclist is moving on an unbanked 132 A uniform rod length / is being rotated in a
road with a speed of 7 kmh and takes a sharp horiozontal plane with a constant angular speed
circular turnalong a path of radius of 2 m without about an axis passing through one of its ends. If the
tension generated in the rod due to rotation is T(x) at
reducing the spee(d) The static friction coefficient is
0.2. The cyclist will not slip and pass the curve a distance x from the axis, then which of the
(g=9.8 m /s) following graphs depicts it most closely?
[2019, 12 April Shifi-I]
Statement II If the road is banked at an angle of 45°, T)
cyclist can cross the curve of 2 m radius with the
To
-1 (a) (b)
speed of 18.5 kmh without slipping.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below.
(2021, 16 March Shift-11)
(a) Statement I is false and Statement II is true.
(b) Statement Iis true and Statement II is false. (c) (d)
(c) Both statement Iand Statement Il are false.
(d) Both statement Iand Statement II are true.
128 A block of 200 g mass moves wich a uniform speed in 133 Adisc rotates about its axis of symmetry in a
a horizontal circular groove, with vertical side walls of horizontal plane at a steady rate of 3.5 revolutions per
radius 20 cm. If the block takes 40 s to complete one second. Acoin placed at a distance of 1.25 cm from
round, the normal force by the side walls of the groove the axis of rotation remains at rest on the disc. The
[2021, 16 March Shift-1] coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is
(b) 9.859x 10 N (JEE main 2018)
(a) 0.0314 N (G= 10 m/s1
(c) 6.28 x10 N (d) 9.859x 10 N (a) 0.7 (b)0.5 (c) 0.3 (d) 0.6

134 Aparticle is moving with a uniform speed in a
inular orbit of radius R in a central force invcrsely
proportional to the mh power of R. If the period of
Totation of the particle is T, then :
(JEE Main 2018]
(a) T x R for any n (b) T R'
)TxR
(d) T R*2
135 Aconical pendulum of length l m makes an angle
A=45°w.r.t Z-axis and moves in a circle in the Y
plane. The radius of the circle is 0.4 m and its centre
isvertically below O. The speed of the pendulum, in
its circular path. will be (Take g= 10 ms)
JEE main 2017]
m
138 Acar is moving on a circular path of radius 600
such that the magnitudes of the tangential
equal.
acceleration and centripetal acceleration are quarter of
The time taken by the car to complete first
revolution, if it is moving with an initial speed of 54
km/h is t(1 -e**)s. The value of t is ..
(2023, 29 Jan Shift-I]
139 A small bob tied at one end of a thin string of length
lm is describing a vertical circle so that the
maximum and minimum tension in the string are in
the ratio 5:1 The velocity of the bob at the highest
position is m/s. (Take g = 10 m/s)
(2021, 25 Feb Shift-I|

Key Index
1 (a) 2 (c) 3 (c) 4 (c) 5 (b)
6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (c)
11 (b) 12 (a) 13 (b) 14 (b) 15 (c)
16 (b) 17 (b) 18 (a) 19 (b) 20 (b)
21 (c) 22 (a) 23 (c) 24 (c) 25 (d)
26 (d) 27 (b) 28 (d) 29 (d) 30 (c)
(a) 0.4 m/s (b) 2 m/s (c) 0.2 m/s (d) 4 ms
31 (a) 32 (b) 33 (b) 34 (d) 35 (b)
The horizontal component of the tension in the 36 (d) 37 (a) 38 (a) 39 (b) 40 (b)
key string provides the required centripetal force. 41 (a) 42 (d) 43 (C) 44 (d) 45 (12)
idea my² 46 (2) 47 (3) 48 (2) 49 (10) 50 (12)
T, =
51 (500) 52 (5) 53 (b) 54 (d) 55 (a)
136 Concrete mixture is made by mixing cement, stone 56 (c) 57 (b) 58 (b) S9 (b) 60 (d)
and sand in a rotating cylindrical drum. If the drunm 61 (d) 62 (d) 63 (C) 64 (d) 65 (c)
rotates too fast, the ingredients remain stuck to the 66 (d) 67 (a) 68 (d) 69 (d) 70 (a)
wallof the drum and proper mixing of ingredients 71 (c) 72 (a) 73 (3) 74 (36) 75 (12)
does not take place. The maximum rotational speed 76 (30) 77 (82) 78 (b) 79 (c) 80 (d)
of the drum in revolutions per minute (rpm) to 81 (a) 82 (a) 83 (c) 84 (b) 85 (a)
ensure proper mixing is close to (Take the radius of 86 (d) 87 (c) 88 (b) 89 (b) 90 (b)
the drum to be 1.25 mand its axle to tbe horizontal) 91 (b) 92 b) 93 (c) 94 (c) 95 (a)
[JEE main 2016)
(a) 27.0 (b) 0.4 (c) 1.3 (d) 8.0 96 (d) 97 (b) 98 (d) 99 (2) 100 (3)
101 (5) 102 (3) 103 (15) 104 (5) 105 (30)
Numerical Value Type Questions 106 (21) 107 (3.33) 108 (25) 109 (25)
I37 Acurved in a level road has a radius 75 m. 110 (346)
The 111 (a) 112 (a) 113 (d) 114 (c) 115 (C)
maximum speed of :a car turning this curved road can
be 30 mls 116 (c) 117 (b) 118 (a) 119 (b) 120 (c)
without If radius of curved road
s changed to 48 m skidding.
and the coefficient of friction
121 (c) 122 (c) 123 (c) 124 (a) 125 (a)
berween the tyres and the road remains same, then 126 (b) 127 (d) 128 (d) 129 (a) 130 (b)
maximum allowed speed would be ....
m/s.
131 (c) 132 (c) 133 (d) 134 (c) 135 (b)
(2022, 25 June Shift-II| 136 (a) 137 (24) 138 (40) 139 (S)