Middle of Pyramid - Test # 39 - Laws of Motion

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9.
A body moves along an uneven surface with constant
speed at all points.
The normal reaction due to ground on the body is :

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(3) 4 m/s2
(4) 1

2
m/s
2

14.
A truck and a car are moving with equal velocity. If equal
retarding force is applied on each, then on applying the
brakes both will stop after certain distance
(1) Truck will cover less distance before rest

10. (2) Car will cover less distance before rest

(3) Both will cover equal distance
(4) None
15.
A constant force acts on a body of mass 0.9 kg at rest for
10s. If the body moves a distance of 250 m, the
magnitude of the force is
(1) 3 N
11.
(2) 3.5 N
(3) 4.0 N
(4) 4.5 N
16.
Two particles of equal masses are revolving in circular
paths of radii r1 and r2 respectively with the same speed.
The ratio of their centripetal forces is
(1) r2

r1

(2) √ r2

r1
12.
2

(3) ( r1

r2
)

(4) ( r2

r1
)

17.
If the overbridge is concave instead of being convex, the
thrust on the road at the lowest position will be
2

(1) mg + mv

13. 2

(2) mg − mv

The engine of a car produces acceleration 4 m/s2 in the 2 2

car. If this car pulls another car of same mass, what will
m v g
(3) r

be the acceleration produced 2

v g
(4)
(1) 8 m/s2 r

18.
(2) 2 m/s2
A particle moves in a circular orbit under the action
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of a central attractive force inversely proportional to the

distance ‘r’. The speed of the particle is

(1) Proportional to r2 (1)

(2) Independent of r
(3) Proportional to r
(4) Proportional to 1/r
19.
(2)
A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with a
velocity of 36 km/hr. The centripetal force is
(1) 250 N
(2) 750 N
(3) 1000 N
(3)
(4) 1200 N
20.
A stone of mass of 16 kg is attached to a string 144 m
long and is whirled in a horizontal circle. The maximum
tension the string can withstand is 16 Newton. The
maximum velocity of revolution that can be given to the
stone without breaking it, will be (4)

(1) 20 ms–1

(2) 16 ms–1 22.

(3) 14 ms–1 If a cyclist moving with a speed of 4.9 m/s on a level
road can take a sharp circular turn of radius 4 m, then
(4) 12 ms–1 coefficient of friction between the cycle tyres and road is
21. (1) 0.41
A point mass m is suspended from a light thread of (2) 0.51
length l, fixed at O, is whirled in a horizontal circle at
constant speed as shown. From your point of view, (3) 0.61
stationary with respect to the mass, the forces on the (4) 0.71
mass are
23.
A mass is supported on a frictionless horizontal surface.
It is attached to a string and rotates about a fixed centre at
an angular velocity ω0. If the length of the string and
angular velocity are doubled, the tension in the string
which was initially T0 is now

(1) T0

(2) T0/2

(3) 4 T0

(4) 8 T0

24.
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Three identical particles are joined together by a thread when lift is moving up with constant acceleration. Then
as shown in figure. All the three particles are moving in
horizontal circles centred at O. If the velocity of the (1) t1 > t2
outermost particle is v0, then the ratio of tensions in the (2) t2 > t1
three sections of the string is
(3) t1 = t2

(4) t1 >> t2

28.
(1) 3 : 5 : 7 If the tension in the cable of 1000 kg elevator is 1000 kg
weight, the elevator
(2) 3 : 4 : 5
(1) Is accelerating upwards
(3) 7 : 11 : 6
(2) Is accelerating downwards
(4) 3 : 5 : 6
(3) May be at rest or accelerating
25.
(4) May be at rest or in uniform motion
A coin, placed on a rotating turn-table slips, when it is
placed at a distance of 9 cm from the centre. If the 29.
angular velocity of the turn-table is trippled, it will just
slip, if its distance from the centre is
(1) 27 cm
(2) 9 cm
(3) 3 cm
(4) 1 cm
26.
In the above question, the acceleration of the car will be
A mass of 1 kg is suspended by a string A. Another string
C is connected to its lower end (see figure). If a sudden (1) 0.25 m/sec2
jerk is given to C, then
(2) 2.5 m/sec2

(3) 5.0 m/sec2

(4) 0.025 m/sec2

30.
A particle of mass 0.3 kg is subjected to a force F = –kx
with k = 15 N/m. What will be its initial acceleration if it
is released from a point 20 cm away from the origin

(1) 5 m/s2
(1) The portion AB of the string will break
(2) The portion BC of the string will break (2) 10 m/s2

(3) None of the strings will break (3) 3 m/s2

(4) The mass will start rotating (4) 15 m/s2
27. 31.
A coin is dropped in a lift. It takes time t1 to reach the
floor when lift is stationary. It takes time t2
Sand is being dropped on a conveyor belt at the

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rate of M kg/s. The force necessary to keep the belt

moving with a constant velocity of v m/s will be
(a)Mv newton
(b) 2 Mv newton
(c) Mv

2
newton

(d) zero
32.
A mass of 1 kg is suspended by a thread. It is (i) lifted up
with an acceleration 4.9 m/s , (ii) lowered with an
2

acceleration 4.9 m/s . The ratio of the tension is:

2

(1) 3 : 1
(1) g
(2) 1 : 3
g

(3) 1 : 2 (2) 2

(3)
g
(4) 2 : 1 3

33. (4)
g

A ball of mass 0.25 kg attached to the end of a string of 36.

length 1.96 m is moving in a horizontal circle. The string
will break if the tension is more than 25 N. What is the A particle of mass 1 kg is thrown vertically upwards with
maximum speed with which the ball can be moved? speed 100 ms . After 5 s it explodes into two parts. One
−1

part of mass 400 g comes back with speed 25 ms , what

−1

(1) 14 ms −1

is the speed of other part just after an explosion?

(2) 3 ms −1

(1) 100 ms upward−1

(3) 3.92 ms −1

(2) 600 ms −1
upward
(4) 5 ms −1

(3) 100 ms −1
downward
34.
(4) 300 ms
upward
−1

Two bodies with kinetic energies in the ratio 4 : 1 are

37.
moving with equal linear momentum. The ratio of their
masses is A stone is attached to one end of a string and rotated in a
vertical circle. If string breaks at the position of
(1) 1 : 2
maximum tension, it will break at:
(2) 1 : 1
(3) 4 : 1
(4) 1 : 4
35.
Two masses M = 5 kg,  M =  10 kg are connected at
1 2

the ends of an inextensible string passing over a

frictionless pulley as show. When masses are released,
then acceleration of masses will be:

(1) A
(2) B

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(3) C
(4) D
38.
A player takes 0.1 s in catching a ball of mass 150 g
moving with velocity of 20 ms . The force imparted by
−1

the ball on the hands of the player is:

(1) 0.3 N
(2) 3 N
(3) 30 N (1) √3N

(4) 300 N (2) 0.5 N

39. (3) 1.5 N

A lift of mass 1000 kg which is moving with an (4) √3

 N
acceleration of 1 ms in the upward direction, then the
−2 4

tension developed in the string which is connected to lift 42.

is
A roller coaster is designed such that riders experience
(1) 9800 N 'weightlessness' as they go round the top of a hill whose
radius of curvature is 20 m. The speed of the car at the
(2) 10, 800 N top of the hill is between
(3) 11, 000 N (1) 13 ms and 14 ms
−1 −1

(4) 10, 000 N

(2) 14 ms −1
and 15 ms −1

40.
(3) 15 ms −1
and 16 ms −1

A block B is pushed momentarily along a horizontal

(4) 16 ms and 17 ms
−1 −1

surface with an initial velocity v. If μ is the coefficient of

sliding friction between B and the surface, block B will 43.
come to rest after a time
A body of mass M hits normally a rigid wall with
velocity v and bounces back with the same velocity. The
impulse experienced by the body is
(1) zero
(2) Mv
(3) 1.5 Mv
(1) gμ/v
(4) 2 Mv
(2) g/v
44.
(3) v/g
The force 'F' acting on a particle of mass 'm' is indicated
(4) v/(gμ) by the force-time graph shown below. The change in
momentum of the particle over the time interval from
41.
zero to 8 s is
Three forces acting on a body are shown in the figure
below. To have the resultant force only along the y-
direction, the magnitude of the minimum additional force
needed is

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(1) 24 Ns
(2) 20 Ns
(3) 12 Ns
(4) 6 Ns
45.
Three blocks A, B and C of masses 4, 2 and 1 kg
respectively, are in contact on a frictionless surface, as
shown. If a force of 14 N is applied onto the 4 kg block,
then the contact force between A and B is

(1) 6 N
(2) 8 N
(3) 18 N
(4) 2 N

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