Practice Questions

Q3. A light string passing over a smooth light fixed pulley connects two blocks of masses 𝑚1 and 𝑚2. If the 𝑔 acceleration of the system is 8, then the ratio of masses is (1) 9 (2) 8 7 1 4 5 (3) (4) 3 3

Q3. The relation between time ‘𝑡’ and distance ‘𝑥’ is 𝑡= 𝛼𝑥2 + 𝛽𝑥, where 𝛼 and 𝛽 are constants. The relation between acceleration 𝑎 and velocity 𝑣 is: (1) 𝑎= - 2𝛼𝑣3 (2) 𝑎= - 5𝛼𝑣5 (3) 𝑎= - 3𝛼𝑣2 (4) 𝑎= - 4𝛼𝑣4

Q3. A body travels 102.5 m in nth second and 115.0 m in (n + 2)th second. The acceleration is : (1) 6.25 m/s2 (2) 12.5 m/s2 (3) 9 m/s2 (4) 5 m/s2

Q3. A 2 kg brick begins to slide over a surface which is inclined at an angle of 45∘ with respect to horizontal axis. The co-efficient of static friction between their surfaces is: (1) 1.7 (2) 1 √3 (3) 0.5 (4) 1

Q3. A 1 kg mass is suspended from the ceiling by a rope of length 4 m . A horizontal force ' F ' is applied at the mid point of the rope so that the rope makes an angle of 45∘ with respect to the vertical axis as shown in figure. The magnitude of F is : (Assume that the system is in equilibrium and g = 10 m/s2 ) (1) 10 N (2) 10 N √2 (3) 1 N (4) 1 N 10×√2 J energy is supplied to the satellite,

Q3. If the radius of curvature of the path of two particles of same mass are in the ratio 3 : 4, then in order to have constant centripetal force, their velocities will be in the ratio of: (1) √3 : 2 (2) 1 : √3 (3) √3 : 1 (4) 2 : √3

Q3. Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : The limiting force of static friction depends on the area of contact and independent of materials. Statement (II) : The limiting force of kinetic friction is independent of the area of contact and depends on materials. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : (1) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect (2) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct (3) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect (4) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Q3. A light unstretchable string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 . If the acceleration of the system is g , then the ratio of the masses m2 is : 8 m1 (1) 8 : 1 (2) 5 : 3 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 9 : 7

Q3. A particle moving in a circle of radius 𝑅 with uniform speed takes time 𝑇 to complete one revolution. If this particle is projected with the same speed at an angle 𝜃 to the horizontal, the maximum height attained by it is equal to 4𝑅. The angle of projection 𝜃 is then given by : (1) 12 (2) 𝜋2𝑅 12 sin−12𝑔𝑇2 sin−1 𝜋2𝑅 2𝑔𝑇2 (3) 12 (4) 𝜋𝑅 12 cos−12𝑔𝑇2 cos−1 𝜋2𝑅 2𝑔𝑇2

Q3. A stone of mass 900 g is tied to a string and moved in a vertical circle of radius 1 m making 10 rpm. The tension in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is (if π2 = 9. 8 and g = 9. 8 m s−2 ) (1) 97 N (2) 9. 8 N (3) 8. 82 N (4) 17. 8 N

Q3. All surfaces shown in figure are assumed to be frictionless and the pulleys and the string are light. The acceleration of the block of mass 2 kg is: (1) g (2) g 3 (3) g (4) g 2 4

Q3. A man carrying a monkey on his shoulder does cycling smoothly on a circular track of radius 9 m and completes 120 resolutions in 3 minutes. The magnitude of centripetal acceleration of monkey is ( in m/s2 ) : (1) 57600π2 ms−2 (2) Zero (3) 4π2 ms−2 (4) 16π2 ms−2

Q3. A clock has 75 cm, 60 cm long second hand and minute hand respectively. In 30 minutes duration the tip of second hand will travel x distance more than the tip of minute hand. The value of x in meter is nearly (Take π = 3.14 ) : (1) 140.5 (2) 118.9 (3) 139.4 (4) 220.0

Q3. A given object takes n times the time to slide down 45∘ rough inclined plane as it takes the time to slide down an identical perfectly smooth 45∘ inclined plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the surface of inclined plane is : (1) √1 − n21 (2) 1 −n2 (3) 1 − 1 (4) √1 −n2 n2

Q3. A train is moving with a speed of 12 m s−1 on rails which are 1. 5 m apart. To negotiate a curve radius 400 m, the height by which the outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, g = 10 m s−2 ): (1) 6. 0 cm (2) 5. 4 cm (3) 4. 8 cm (4) 4. 2 cm

Q3. A body of weight 200 N is suspended from a tree branch through a chain of mass 10 kg. The branch pulls the chain by a force equal to (if g = 10 m/s2 ) : (1) 100 N (2) 200 N (3) 300 N (4) 150 N

Q3. Three blocks 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are pulled on a horizontal smooth surface by a force of 80 N as shown in figure. The tensions 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 in the string are respectively: (1) 40N, 64N (2) 60N, 80N (3) 88N, 96N (4) 80N, 100N

Q3. A cricket player catches a ball of mass 120 g moving with 25 m s-1 speed. If the catching process is completed in 0 . 1 s then the magnitude of force exerted by the ball on the hand of player will be(in SI unit): (1) 24 (2) 12 (3) 25 (4) 30

Q4. A thin circular disc of mass M and radius R is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane with angular velocity ω. If another disc of same dimensions but of mass M/2 is placed gently on the first disc co-axially, then the new angular velocity of the system is : (1) 3 ω (2) 5 ω 2 4 (3) 2 ω (4) 4 ω 3 5

Q4. A light string passing over a smooth light pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2 (where m2 > m1 ). If the acceleration of the system is g , then the ratio of the masses m1 is: √2 m2 (1) 1+√5 (2) √2−1 √5−1 √2+1 (3) 1+√5 (4) √3+1 √2−1 √2−1

Q4. The bob of a pendulum was released from a horizontal position. The length of the pendulum is 10 m . If it dissipates 10% of its initial energy against air resistance, the speed with which the bob arrives at the lowest point is: [Use, g = 10 m s−2 ] (1) 6√5 m s−1 (2) 5√6 m s−1 (3) 5√5 m s−1 (4) 2√5 m s−1

Q4. A wooden block of mass 5 kg rests on a soft horizontal floor. When an iron cylinder of mass 25 kg is placed on the top of the block, the floor yields and the block and the cylinder together go down with an acceleration of 0.1 ms−2 . The action force of the system on the floor is equal to: (1) 196 N (2) 291 N (3) 294 N (4) 297 N

Q4. A block of mass 5 kg is placed on a rough inclined surface as shown in the figure. If →𝐹1 is the force required to → just move the block up the inclined plane and 𝐹2 is the force required to just prevent the block from sliding down, then the value of →𝐹1 − →𝐹2 is: [Use 𝑔= 10 m s-2] (1) 25√3 N (2) 5√3 N (3) 5√3 N (4) 10 N 2

Q4. A heavy box of mass 50 kg is moving on a horizontal surface. If co-efficient of kinetic friction between the box and horizontal surface is 0.3 then force of kinetic friction is : (1) 1.47 N (2) 147 N (3) 14.7 N (4) 1470 N

Q4. A body of m kg slides from rest along the curve of vertical circle from point A to B in friction less path. The velocity of the body at B is: (given, R = 14 m, g = 10 m/s2 and √2 = 1.4 ) (1) 16.7 m/s (2) 19.8 m/s (3) 10.6 m/s (4) 21.9 m/s