CONCEPT OF FORCE AND MOTION

1. Which type of force acting on a body brings it into motion?

(a) Balanced
(b) Unbalanced
(c) Both balanced and unbalanced
(d) Force does not create motion
2. If a body of mass 2 kg is being subjected to a force that changes its state from
rest to a velocity of 20 m/s in 4 seconds. Calculate the force applied.
3. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
(a) Force
(b) Torque
(c) Speed
(d) Moment of force
4. An athlete runs at uniform speed on the track shown below. How many times
will the athlete have to change his direction of motion, while he completes
one round?

5. The forces acting on a wooden block are shown in the figure given alongside. Find
the resultant of the forces and the direction of the resultant force.
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6. When a marble rolls down an inclined plane, its velocity increases. The
unbalanced force acting on the marble is –
(a) Frictional force
(b) Force of gravity
(c) Gravitational force
(d) None of the above
7. A brass ball is hanging from a stiff cotton thread. Draw a neat labelled diagram
showing the forces acting on the brass ball and the cotton thread.
8. Name one factor on which the magnitude of a non-contact force depends.
9. Define 1 kgf.
10. A body of mass 150 kg is dropped from the 2nd floor of a building which is at a
height of 12 m. What is the force acting on it during its fall? (g =9.80 m/s 2)
11. One end of a spring is kept fixed while the other end is stretched by a force as
shown in the diagram –

(a) Copy the diagram and mark on it the direction of the restoring force.
(b) Name one instrument which works on the above principle.

11. A force is applied on (a) a non-rigid body and (b) a rigid body. How does the
effect of the force differ in the above two cases?

12. Convert the following –

(a) 1 Newton to dynes (b) 1 Nm to erg

13. What are conservative and non-conservative forces? Give examples of each.
14. A body of 3 kg is kept on a table. Calculate the reaction force exerted by the
table on the body (take g = 9.8 m/s2)
15. State the conditions on which a force applied produces –
(a) Translational motion
(b) Rotational motion
COUPLE, TURNING EFFECT OF FORCE (MOMENT
OF FORCE/TORQUE & PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS

1. A force ‘F acts on a body such that line of action of force passes through the
point of rotation of the body. Find the magnitude of moment of force.
2. Write the relationship between the S.I. and C.G.S unit of moment of force.
3. Scissors for cutting cloth have blades much longer than handles. Why?
4. Give any three applications of turning effect of force (torque).
5. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Two equal and opposite parallel forces not acting along the same line form a
couple.
(b) Two equal and opposite parallel forces acting along the same line form a
couple.
(c) Two equal and parallel forces not acting along the same line form a couple.
(d) Two unequal and opposite parallel forces not acting along the same line form
a couple.
(e) Any two forces acting along a line form a couple.
6. Why a couple cannot produce a translational motion?
7. A uniform meter scale is in equilibrium as shown in the diagram:

(a) Calculate the weight of the meter scale.

(b) Which of the following options is correct to keep the ruler in equilibrium
when 40 gf wt is shifted to 0 cm mark - F is shifted towards 0 cm or F is
shifted towards 100 cm?
8. A uniform metre rod is balanced at the 70 cm mark by suspending a weight of
50 gf at the 40 cm mark and 200 gf at the 95 cm mark. Draw a diagram of the
arrangement and calculate the weight of the metre rod.
9. A half metre rod is pivoted at the center with two weights of 20 gf and 12 gf
suspended at a perpendicular distance of 6 cm and 10 cm from the pivot
respectively as shown below –
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(a) Which of the two forces acting on the rigid rod causes clockwise moment?
(b) Is the rod in equilibrium?
(c) The direction of 20 gf force is reversed. What is the magnitude of the
resultant moment of the forces on the rod?
10. A boy of mass 30 kg is sitting at a distance of 2 m from the middle of a see
saw. Where should a boy of mass 40 kg sit so as to balance the see saw?

11. A man can open a nut by applying a force of 150 N by using a lever handle of
length 0.4 m. What should be the length of the handle, if he is able to open it
by applying a force of 60 N?
12. A uniform metre scale is kept in equilibrium when supported at the 60 cm
mark and a mass M is suspended from the 90 cm mark as shown in the
figure. State with reasons, whether the weight of the scale is greater than,
less than or equal to the weight of mass M.
13. A couple is formed by two equal and opposite forces of 40 N each. The
distance between line of action of forces is 5 m. Calculate the moment of
couple. If the point, about which rotation takes place, is shifted, will there be
any change in moment of couple?
14. Two forces each of 5 N act vertically upwards and downwards respectively on
the two ends of a uniform metre rule which is placed at its mid-point as
shown in the diagram. Determine the magnitude of the resultant moment of
these forces about the midpoint.

14. Calculate the resultant torque from the following diagram:

15. A body is subjected to a couple, each of magnitude 2 kN separated by a
distance of 50 cm. The net force acting on the body is –
(a) 10 N
(b) Zero
(c) 100 N
(d) 1 N

EQUILIRIUM

1. In a beam balance when the beam is balanced in horizontal position, it is in

………… equilibrium.
2. A cone is placed in position (A) and (B) as shown in the figure. Which of the
following statement is true?

(a) Position (A) is the stable equilibrium position of the cone and position (B) is
unstable equilibrium position of the cone.
(b) Position (B) is the stable equilibrium position of the cone and position –
(c) Position (A) is unstable equilibrium position of the cone. (c) Position (A) is the
stable equilibrium position of the cone and position (B) is unstable
equilibrium position of the cone.
(d) Position (A) is the neutral equilibrium position of the cone and position (B) is
unstable equilibrium position of the cone.
3. State the difference between stable and unstable equilibrium.
4. State any two examples of dynamic equilibrium.
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CENTER OF MASS (COM) & CENTER OF GRAVITY (COG)

1. What is the difference between the center of mass between the ring and disc
of same size and same material?
2. How can we determine the center of mass of an irregular shaped body?
3. Which of the following position is better in terms of stability in for a person
travelling in a moving bus – Standing or sitting? Justify your answer.
4. Where is the center of gravity of the following objects situated –
(i) Ring
(ii) Rhombus
(iii) Scalene triangle
(iv) Cylinder
(v) Circular lamina
(vi) Triangular lamina
5. When a person standing on one foot, bends forward and his second leg
automatically goes backwards. Why?
6. Name a factor on which the position of center of gravity of body depends.
7. Is it essential that the center of gravity should be always situated within the
body?
8. In which of the following objects the center of gravity is not situated within
the object – (a) A L shaped object (b) A cone (c) A triangular lamina
9. Differentiate between the center of gravity and the center of mass?
10. In which of the following postures the center of gravity will be outside the
human body?
(a) Posture (B)
(b) Posture (C)
(c) In all posture, canter of gravity will be inside the human body.
(d) Posture (A)
11. State the difference between center of gravity and center of mass. At what
condition will these two physical quantities will be same?

UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION (UCM)

1. Which of the following remains constant in a UCM?

(a) Acceleration
(b) Centripetal force
(c) Speed
(d) Velocity
2. State two differences between centripetal and centrifugal force.
3. State one similarity between centripetal and centrifugal force.
4. How many types of velocities are there in an UCM? Name them along with
their direction.
5. In what form does centripetal force is balanced in an UCM?
6. A stone of mass ‘m’ is rotated in a circular path with a uniform speed by tying
a strong string with the help of your hand. Answer the following questions:
(a) Is the stone moving with a uniform or variable speed?
(b) Is the stone moving with a uniform acceleration? In which direction does the
acceleration act?
(c) What kind of force acts on the hand and state its direction?