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NSEJS Batch 2024

Physics

Introduction of Physics-(NLM) (Practice Sheet)

1. When three forces of 50 N, 30 N and 15 N act on a 8. The sum of two forces acting at a point is 16 N. If the
body, then the body is resultant force is 8 and its direction is perpendicular to
(A) At rest minimum force then the forces are
(B) Moving with a uniform velocity (A) 6 N and 10 N (B) 8 N and 8 N
(C) In equilibrium (C) 4 N and 12 N (D) 2 N and 14 N
(D) Moving with an acceleration
9. Two forces 3 N and 2 N are at an angle θ such that the
2. 100 coplanar forces each equal to 10 N act on a resultant is R. The first force is now increased to 6 N
body. Each force makes angle π/50 with the and the resultant become 2R. The value of θ is
preceding force. What is the resultant of the forces (A) 30° (B) 60°
(A) 1000 N (B) 500 N (C) 90° (D) 120°
(C) 250 N (D) Zero
10. Two equal forces (P each) act at a point inclined to
3. Five equal forces of 10 N each are applied at one each other at an angle of 120°. The magnitude of
point and all are lying in one plane. If the angles their resultant is
between them are equal, the resultant force will be (A) P/2 (B) P/4
(A) Zero (B) 10 N (C) P (D) 2P
(C) 20 N (D) 10 2 N
11. The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at
4. If the resultant of n forces of different magnitudes point is 18 and the magnitude of their resultant is
acting at a point is zero, then the minimum value of 12. If the resultant is at 90° with the force of smaller
n is magnitude, what are the magnitudes of forces?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) 12,5 (B) 14,4
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) 5,13 (D) 10,8

5. A force of 5 N acts on a particle along a direction 12. Three forces P, Q and R are acting on a particle in
making an angle of 60° with vertical. Its vertical the plane, the angle between P and Q & Q and R are
component be 150° and 120° respectively. Then for equilibrium,
(A) 10 N (B) 3 N forces P, Q and R are in the ratio
(C) 4 N (D) 2.5 N (A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 1 : 2 : 3
(C) 3 : 2 : 1 (D) 3 :2:1
6. Two forces, each of magnitude F have a resultant
of the same magnitude F. The angle between the 13. Which of the following pairs of forces cannot be
two forces is added to give a resultant force of 4 N ?
(A) 45° (B) 120° (A) 2 N and 8 N (B) 2 N and 2 N
(C) 150° (D) 60° (C) 2 N and 6 N (D) 2 N and 4 N

7. Forces F1 and F2 act on a point mass in two 14. In an equilateral triangle ABC, AL, BM and CN are
mutually perpendicular directions. The resultant medians. Forces along BC and BA represented by
force on the point mass will be them will have a resultant represented by:
(A) F1 + F2 (B) F1 – F2 (A) 2AL (B) 2BM
(C) (F12 + F22 ) (D) F12 + F22 (C) 2CN (D) AC
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15. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to 19. The sum of the magnitudes of two forces acting at
thein vector difference. The forces are: a point is 16 N. The resultant of these forces is
(A) Equal to each other perpendicular to the smaller force and has a
(B) Equal to each other in magnitude
magnitude of 8 N. If the smaller force is of
(C) Not equal to each other in magnitude
(D) Cannot be predicted magnitude x, then the value of x is:
(A) 2 N (B) 4 N
16. Out of the following set of forces, the resultant of (C) 6 N (D) 7 N
which cannot be zero?
(A) 10, 10, 10 (B) 10, 10, 20
20. Three forces acting on a body are shown in the
(C) 10, 20, 20 (D) 10, 20, 40
figure. To have the resultant force only along the
y-direction, the magnitude of the minimum
17. Two forces F1 = 500 N due east and F2 = 250 N
additional force needed is:
due north have their common initial point. F2 − F1
is:
(A) 250 5 N, tan −1 (2)W of N
(B) 250 N, tan–1(2) W of N
(C) Zero
(D) 750 N, tan–1(3/4) N of W

18. Two forces, each equal to F, act as shown in figure.

Their resultant is:
(A) 0.5 N
(B) 1.5 N
F
3
(C) N
60º 4
F (D) 3N
(A) F/2 (B) F
(C) 3F (D) 5F
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ANSWER KEY

1. (D) 11. (C)

2. (D) 12. (D)
3. (A) 13. (A)
4. (C) 14. (B)
5. (D) 15. (B)
6. (B) 16. (D)
7. (C) 17. (A)
8. (A) 18. (B)
9. (D) 19. (C)
10. (C) 20. (A)

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