1. The coefficient of friction between two surfaces is 0.2.

The angle of friction is

−1 −1
(A) sin (0.2) (B) cos (0.2)
−1 −1
(C) tan (0.2) (D) cot (5)

2. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth,fixed inclined plane of inclination 

with the horizontal. The force exerted by plane on the block has a magnitude
mg
(A) mg (B)
cos θ
(C) mg cos θ (D) mg tan θ

3. A force Newton produces an acceleration of 1 ms–2 in a body.

The mass of the body
(A) 10 kg (B) kg
(C) (D) 200 kg

4. A machine gun fires n bullets per second, each of mass m. If the speed of
each bullet is v, then the force of recoil is
(A) mng (B) mnv

(C) mnvg (D)

5. A force of 6 N acts on a mass of 1 kg which acquires a velocity 30 ms –1. The

time for which the force acts is
(A) 26 s (B) 6s
(C) 5s (D) 2s

6. A body of mass 1 kg is acted upon by two forces, each of magnitude 1 N,

making an angle of 60 with each other. The net acceleration of the body is
(A) 1 ms–2 (B)
(C) (D)

7. Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are connected by a light, inextensible string

which passes over a frictionless and massless pulley. If the pulley is moving
upward with uniform acceleration g, then the tension in the string is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
8. A block of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 30
with the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the
plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the block is
(A) 9.8 N (B) 0.7  9.8  N
 (C) (D) 0.7  9.8 N

9. An iron chain lies on a rough horizontal table. It starts sliding when one-fourth
of its length hangs over the edge of the table. The coefficient of static friction
between the chain and the surface of the table is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

10. Fig. shows a system of three masses being pulled with a force F. The masses
are connected to each other by strings. The horizontal surface is frictionless.
The tension T1 in the first string is 16 N. The acceleration of the system is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

11. In Q. 10, the tension T2 is

(A) 16 N (B) 8N
(C) 10 N (D) 4N

12. In Q. 10, F is equal to

(A) 6N (B) 8N
(C) 12 N (D) 18 N

13. If body mass 10 kg lies on a rough horizontal surface. When a horizontal force
of F Newton's acts on it, it gets an acceleration of 5 m/s 2 and when the
horizontal force is doubled, it gets an acceleration of 18 m/s 2. Then the
coefficient of friction between the body and the horizontal surface is (assume
g =10 m/s2)
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.8 (C) 0.4 (D) 0.6

14. A ball of mass 0.2 kg is thrown normally against a wall with a speed of 20 ms –
1
. It rebounds normally with a sped of 15 ms –1. The impulse of the force by the
ball on the wall is
(A) 0.35 N s (B) 0.7 N s
(C) 7Ns (D) 70 N s
15. Truck moving at carries a steel box which rests on its wooden floor.
The minimum time in which the truck can come to a stop without the box
slipping forward on the truck is : Given s = 0.5.
(A) 3s (B) 4s
(C) 5s (D) 5.55 s

16. Three solids of masses m1, m2 and m3 are connected with weightless strings
in succession and are placed on a frictionless table. If the mass m 3 is dragged
with a force T, the tension in the string between m2 and m3 is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

17. The pulleys and the strings shown in Fig. are smooth and of negligible mass.
For the system to remain in equilibrium, the angle q should be

(A) 0 (B) 30

(C) 45 (D) 60

18. A 100 kg block is suspended with the help of three strings A, B and C. The
tension in the string B is

(A) 50 g N (B) 100 g N

 (C) 20 g N (D)

19. A body of mass 6 kg moves in a straight line according to the equation

x = t3 – 75t,
Where x denotes the distance in metre and t the time in second. The force on
the body at t = 4 second is
(A) 64 Newton (B) 72 Newton
(C) 144 Newton (D) 36 Newton

20. A block of mass m kg is pulled along a horizontal smooth surface by a

horizontal rope of mass 1 kg. A force of 15 N is applied at the free end of the
rope. The force exerted by the block on the rope is 13.5 N. The mass m of the
block is
(A) 1.5 kg (B) 3 kg
(C) 6 kg (D) 9 kg

21. A box of mass 10 kg slides down a rough inclined plane of inclination 30 with
uniform speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction in this case is
(A) 0.577 (B) 0.87
(C) 0.38 (D) 0.33

22. A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plane. It is struck by

a jet releasing water at a rate of 1 kg s –1 and at a speed of 5 ms–1. The initial
acceleration of the block will be
(A) 2.5 ms–2 (B) 5.0 ms–2
(C) 10 ms–2 (D) 103 kmh–2

23. A bullet fired from a gun experiences a force of 600 – 2  105 t in the barrel of
the gun. Here t is in second. The average impulse imparted to the bullet is
[Assume that force is given in Newton]
(A) 0.6 Ns (B) 0.7 Ns
(C) 0.9 Ns (D) 0.98 Ns

24. A horizontal jet of water of cross-sectional area 10 cm 2 hits a vertical wall with
a velocity of 10 ms–1. After having hit the wall, water moves parallel to the
wall. The force exerted by water on the wall is
(A) 102 N (B) 103 N
4
(C) 10 N (D) 105 N

25. A rope of length L is pulled by a constant force F. What is the tension in the
rope at a distance x from the end where the force is applied ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
26. A machine gun mounted on a 2000 kg car on a horizontal frictionless surface
fires 10 bullets per second. If 10 g be the mass of each bullet and 500 ms –1
the velocity of each bullet, then the acceleration of the car will be
 (A) (B)

(C) (D)

27. A body of mass 10 kg is being acted upon by a force 3 t 2 and an opposing

constant force of 32 Newton. The initial speed is 10 ms –1. The velocity of body
after 5 second is
(A) 14.5 ms–1 (B) 6.5 ms–1
–1
(C) 3.5 ms (D) 4.5 ms–1

28. A machine gun fires a bullet of mass 40 g with velocity 1200 ms –1. The person
holding it can apply a maximum force of 144 Newton on the gun. What is the
maximum number of bullets that can be fired per second ?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 7

29. As astronaut of mass M kg is in a rocket accelerating upward with an

acceleration of 4g. The apparent weight of the astronaut will be
(A) 5 Mg (B) 4 Mg
(C) Mg (D) zero

30. A particle of mass m = 9  10–31 kg moving towards the wall of a vessel at a

velocity of v = 600 ms–1 strikes it at an angle of 60 to the normal and
rebounds at the same angle at the same speed. The impulse of the force
experienced by the wall during the impact is
(A) 3  1021 N s (B) 9  10–28 N s
(C) 5.4  10–28 N s (D) 5.4  10–27 N s

31. The diagram shows a cord supporting a picture. Which of the graphs shown in
Fig. correctly represents the relationship between the tension T in the cord and
the angle  ?
 (A) (B)

(C) (D)

(E)

32. The acceleration of the 500 gm block (hanging mass on the right) in Fig. is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

33. A man of mass m has fallen into a ditch of width d. Two of his friends are slowly
pulling him out using a light rope and two fixed pulleys as shown in Fig. Both the
friends exert forces of equal magnitude F. When the man is at a depth h, the value
of F is
 (A) (B) hmg
(C) dmg (D) infinite

34. The force-time (F – t) curve of a particle executing linear motion is as shown

in the figure. The momentum acquired by the particle in time interval from
zero to 8 second will be

(A) –2 N-s (B) +4 N-s (C) 6 N-s (D) Zero

35. A body of 2 kg has an initial speed 5 ms –1. A force acts on it for some time in
the direction of motion. The force time graph is shown in figure. The final
speed of the body.

(A) 9.25 ms–1 (B) 5 ms–1

–1
(C) 14.3125 ms (D) 4.25 ms–1

36. A body of weight "64 N" is pushed with just enough force to start it moving
across a horizontal floor and the same force continues to act afterwards. If the
coefficients of static and dynamic friction are 0.6 and 0.4 respectively, the
acceleration of the body will be : (acceleration due to gravity = g) -

(A) (B) 0.64 g (C) (D) 0.2 g

37. A particle is projected up along a rough inclined plane of inclination 45 o with

the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, The retardation is : (g =
acceleration due to gravity) -
 (A) (B) (C) (D)

38. A spring balance is suspended from a ceiling and another spring balance is
attached to the end of the first. A 5 kg of mass is hung to the lower balance.
Then
(A) both balances will read 5 kg wt.
(B) the upper reads 5 kg wt. and the lower zero
(C) both of them read 2.5 kg wt. each
(D) the reading may be different but add up to 5 kg wt.

39. Bullets of 0.03 kg mass each hit a plate at the rate of 200 bullets per second,
with a velocity of 50 m/sec and reflect back with a velocity of 30 m/sec. The
average force acting on the plate, in newtons is
(A) 120 (B) 180 (C) 300 (D) 480

40. A body takes times as much time to slide down a rough inclined plane as
it takes to slide down an identical but smooth inclined plane. If the angle of
inclined plane is 450 , the coefficient of friction is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

41. A body is sliding down an inclined plane having coefficient of friction 0.5. If the
normal reaction is twice of the resultant downward force along the incline, the
angle between the inclined plane and the horizontal is
(A) 150 (B) 300 (C) 450 (D) 600

42. The mass of a lift is 500 kg. When it ascends with an acceleration of 2 m/s 2,
the tension in the supporting cables will be ( g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 6000 N (B) 5000 N (C) 4000 N (D) 50 N

43. Consider the following two statements 1 and 2, and identify the correct choice
in the given answer
(1) : For a body resting on a rough horizontal table, it is easier to pull at an
angle than to push at the same angle to cause motion.
(2) : Pulling at an angle decreases normal and friction forces, while
pushing at an angle increases normal and friction forces.

(A) both 1 and 2 are true, and 2 is correct explanation of 1

(B) both 1 and 2 are true, but 2 is NOT correct explanation of 1
(C) 1 is false but 2 is true (D) 1 is true but 2 is false

44. A body of mass 1.0 kg is falling with acceleration of 10 m/sec 2. Its apparent
weight will be : (g = 10 m/sec2) -
(A) 1.0 kg wt (B) 2.0 kg wt (C) 0.5 kg wt (D) zero
45. Two masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected by a massless
spring as shown in the figure. A force of 200 N acts on the 20 kg mass at the
instant when the 10 kg mass has an acceleration of 12 m/s 2 towards right, the
acceleration of the 20 kg is :
10 kg 20 kg
200 N

(A) 2 ms–2 (B) 4 ms–2 (C) 10 ms–2 (D) 20 ms–2

Answer key
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B
10.B
11. C 12 D 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. D
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C
31. E 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. C 36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. A
41. C 42. A 43. A 44. D 45. B