JEET-SETU-2023

PHYSICS PRACTICE SHEET

Syllabus : Newton's Laws of Motion

1. In a tug of war each of the two teams apply 1000 Newton force at the ends of a rope, which is found to
be in equilibrium, the tension in the rope is-
(1) 2000 newton (2) 1000 newton (3) 500 newton (4) zero
Ans. (2)

Sol.

2. When a body is stationary-

(1) There is no force acting on it
(2) The force acting on it not in contact with it
(3) The combination of forces acting on it balances each other
(4) The body is in vaccum
Ans. (3)

3. Newton's Third law is equivalent to the-

(1) law of conservation of linear momentum (2) law of conservation of angular momentum
(3) law of conservation of energy (4) law of conservation of energy and mass
Ans. (1)

4. A cannon after firing recoils due to-

(1) Conservation of energy (2) Backward thrust of gases produced
(3) Newton's third law of motion (4) Newton's first law of motion
Ans. (3)

5. In the case of horse pulling a cart, the force that causes the horse to move forward is the force that :
(1) the horse exerts on the ground (2) the horse exerts on the cart
(3) the ground exerts on the horse (4) the cart exerts on the horse
Ans. (3)
Sol. While the horse pulling a cart, the horse exerts a force on the ground, therefore from the third law of
newton, the ground will also exerts a force on the horse that causes the horse to move forward.

6. The momentum of a system is conserved

(1) Always
(2) Never
(3) In the absence of an external force on the system
(4) None of the above

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Ans. (3)

7. A particle is moving with a constant speed along a straight line path. A force is not required to :
(1) increase its speed (2) decrease its momentum
(3) change the direction (4) keep it moving with uniform velocity
Ans. (4)

Sol. F  ma
dv
a
dt
8. We can derive newton's-
(1) second and third laws from the first law (2) first and second laws from the third law
(3) third and first laws from the second law (4) all the three laws are independent of each others.
Ans. (4)

9. A force of 6N acts on a body at rest of mass 1 kg. During this time, the body attains a velocity of
30 m/s. The time for which the force acts on the body is-
(1) 10 seconds (2) 8 seconds (3) 7 seconds (4) 5 seconds
Ans. (4)
F
Sol. v = u + at  30 = 0 + ×t
m
6
 30 = ×t  t = 5 sec.
1

10. A body of mass 40 gm is moving with a constant velocity of 2 cm/sec on a horizontal frictionless table.
The force on the table is-
(1) 39200 dyne (2) 160 dyne (3) 80 dyne (4) zero dyne
Ans. (1)

Sol.
At equilibrium N = mg = 40 × 980 = 39200 dyne

11. A boy of 50 kg is standing in a lift moving down with an acceleration 9.8 m/s 2. The apparent weight of
the boy is :
50
(1) N (2) 50 × 9.8 N (3) 50 N (4) zero
9.8
Ans. (4)
Sol. Mass of the boy m = 50
Acceleration of lift (downwards) a = 9.8 m/s2
The apparent weight of the boy when the lift is moving downwards
w = m (g – a) = 50 (9.8 – 9.8) = 0

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12. Newton’s second law gives a measure of-
(1) acceleration (2) force (3) momentum (4) angular momentum
Ans. (2)

13. The average force necessary to stop a hammer having momentum 25 N-s in 0.05 second is-
(1) 25 N (2) 50 N (3) 1.25 N (4) 500 N
Ans. (4)
Sol. PL = 25, Pf = 0, t = 0.05

P 25 2500
F= = = = 500 N
t 0.05 5

14. A light string passes over a frictionless pulley. To one of its ends a mass of 6 kg is attached and to its
other end a mass of 10 kg is attached. The tension in the string will be -

6kg
10kg

(1) 50 N (2) 75 N (3) 100 N (4) 150 N

Ans. (2)
2m1m2 g 2  6  10  10 1200 300
Sol. T= = =  = 75
m1  m2 6  10 16 4

15. n the given figure, what is the reading of the spring balance ?

1kg 1kg

(1) 10 N (2) 20 N (3) 5 N (4) zero

Ans. (1)

Sol.
T – mg = 0 [ Equilibrium of block]
T – 10 = 0
T = 10
Reading of spring balance is same as tension is spring balance.

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16. A man is standing at a spring platform. Reading of spring balance is 60 kg wt. If man jumps outside
platform, then reading of spring balance-
(1) First increases then decreases to zero (2) decreases
(3) increases (4) remains same
Ans. (1)
Sol. When man jumps, he gets acclerated upwards so reading increases.

17. The force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot for a person standing there. is more than the
weight of the person if the elevator is
A. Going up with increasing speed
B. Going down with decrasing speed .
(1) A is true but B is false (2) A is false but B is ture
(3) Both A and B are ture (4) Both A and B are false
Ans. (3)
Sol a > 0, N > Mg in both cases. Hence both are true.

18. A block of mass m is connected to another block of mass M by a string (massless). The blocks are
kept on a smooth horizontal plane. Initially the blocks are at rest. Then a constant force F starts acting
on the block of mass M to pull it. Find the force on the block of mass m
mF (M  m) F mF MF
(1) (2) (3) (4)
m m (m  M) (m  M)
Ans. (3)

Sol.
F
asystem =
Mm
FBD of m

mF
T = masystem =
Mm

19. There are four forces F1,F2 ,F3 ,F4 acting on particle such that particle is in equilibrium. Suddenly F4

vanishes. The resultant of remaining forces acting on particle is :-

(1) F1  F2 (2) F1 + F2 + F3 (3) F1  F2  F3 (4) F4

Ans. (3)

Sol. F1  F2  F3  F4  0

R  F1  F2  F3  –F4

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20. A 5.0 kg mass is suspended by a string from the ceiling of an elevator that is moving upward with a
speed which is decreasing at a constant rate of 2 m/s in each second. What is the tension in the string
supporting the mass ?
(1) 10 N (2) 30 N (3) 40 N (4) 50 N
Ans. (3)
Sol. T = mg – ma
T = 50 – 10
T = 40 N

21. A block of mass 3 kg is balanced by pulling force F. Magnitude of this pulling force F is

F
3kg

(1) 20 N (2) 90 N (3) 10 N (4) 15 N

Ans. (3)
Sol. 3F = 30
F = 10 N

22. A bullet fired against a glass window pane makes a hole in it but the glass pane in not cracked due to
(1) Inertia of motion (2) Inertia of direction
(3) Due to momentum of bullet (4) None of these
Ans. (1)
Sol. Inertia of rest.

23. If a body follows Newton's first law of motion, if resultant external force is zero then incorrect statement
is
(1) State of rest remains constant (2) State of motion remains constant
(3) It connot change the shape of body (4) Both (2) & (3)
Ans. (3)

24. Variation of force F acting on a body with time t is as shown in figure. Change in momentum of the body
in the interval 4 s to 8 s is

(1) 10 kg ms–1 (2) 5 kg ms–1 (3) 100 kg ms–1 (4) 20 kg ms–1

Ans. (4)
1
Sol. P = Area = × 4 × 10 = 20 kg m/s
2

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25. There are four forces acting at a point P produced by strings as shown in figure, which is at rest. Find
the forces F1 and F2 espectively

1N=F4
F4=2N 45º 45º
45º
F1
90º
F2

1 1 2 1 2 3
(1) N, N (2) N, N (3) N, N (4) 2N, 3N
2 2 2 2 2 2
Ans. (3)
1 1
Sol. F1 + = 2  F1 = 2 –
2 2
2–1 1
3 cos45º = F2 f1 = =
2 2
3
F2 =
2

26. An object is suspended from a spring balance in a lift. The reading is 240 N when the lift is at rest. If the
spring balance reading now changes to 220 N, then the lift is moving :-
(1) downward with constant speed (2) downward with decreasing speed
(3) downward with increasing speed (4) upward with increasing speed
Ans. (3)
Sol. g = g – a

27. A monkey of mass 40 kg climbs on a massless rope of breaking strength 600 N. The rope will break if
the monkey :-
(1) Climbs up with a uniform speed of 5 m/s (2) Climbs up with an acceleration of 6 m/s2
(3) Climbs down with an acceleration of 4 m/s2 (4) Climbs down with a uniform speed of 5 m/s
Ans. (2)
Sol. T = mg + ma
600 = 40 (10 + a)
10 + a = 15
a = 5 m/s2

28. The acceleration of the 2 kg block if the free end of string is pulled with a force of 20 N as shown is :-
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F=20N

2kg
(1) zero (2) 10 m/s2 (3) 5 m/s2 upward (4) 5 m/s2 downward
Ans. (2)

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Sol. 2F – 2g = 2a
a = 10m/s2

29. Three masses of 16,8 and 4 kg are placed in contact as shown in figure. If a force of 140 N is applied
on 4 kg mass, then the force on 16 kg will be :-

16kg 140 N
8kg 4kg
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(1) 140 N (2) 120 N (3) 100 N (4) 80 N

Ans. (4)
Sol. Common acceleration of the system
F 140
a   5ms–2
16  8  4 28
Force on 16 kg mass = 16 × 5 = 80 N

30. With what minimum acceleration, can a fireman slide down a rope whose breaking strength is two-third
of his weight?
2 g
(1) g (2) (3) g (4) zero
3 3
Ans. (2)
Sol. arct = g – a
2 g
g= g – a  a=
3 3

31. A spring of force constant k is cut into two equal parts, which are then joined in parallel to each other?
The force constant of the combination will be :-
(1) k/2 (2) k (3) 2k (4) 4k
Ans. (4)
1
Sol. K

K' = 2K
Now,
Kaq = K1 + K2 = 4K

32. A person of mass m is riding a bike and he jump from a mountain along with the bike. The normal
reaction between the man and the bike will be:
mg
(1) mg (2) 2 mg (3) (4) zero
2
Ans. (4)

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33. A body of mass 1 kg lies on smooth inclined plane. The block of mass m is given force F = 10 N
horizontally as shown. The magnitude of net normal reaction on the block is: (g = 10m/s2)

10
(1) 10 2N (2) N (3) 10 N (4) none of these
2
Ans. (1)
Sol. F.B.D. of block

N2 = F2 + (mg)2
N = 10 2 N

34. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth inclined plane of inclination  with the horizontal. The force
exerted by the plane on the block has a magnitude
mg
(1) mg tan  (2) mg cos  (3) (4) mg
cos
Ans. (2)
N

mgsin  mgcos
mg
Sol.
N = mg cos.

35. A 60 kg man pushes a 40 kg man by a force of 60 N. The 40 kg man has pushed the other man with a
force.
(1) 40N (2) 0 (3) 60N (4) 20N
Ans. (3)
Sol. Due to action reaction pair they will be equal in magnitude.

36. Ten onerupee coins are put on top of each other on a table. Each coin has a mass m kg. Then [Coins
are counted from the top]
(1) the reaction of the 6th coin on the 7th coin is 4 mg
(2) the force on the 7th coin (counted from the bottom) due to all the coins on its top is 3 mg
(3) the force on the 7th coin by the eighth coin is 3mg
(4) none of these
Ans. (2)
Sol. The reaction of the 6th coin on the 7th coin is 6 mg
and reaction between 7th coin by the 8th coin is 7 mg

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37. A helicopter is moving to the right at a constant horizontal velocity. It experiences three forces

Fgravitational , Fdrag and force on it caused by rotor Frotor . Which of the following diagrams can be correct

free body diagram representing forces on the helicopter ?

direction of motion

Frotor Frotor

ma
(1) Fnet (2) Fdrag
Fgravitational Fgravitational
Frotor
Frotor
Fdrag Fdrag
(3) (4) ma
Fgravitational Fgravitational
Ans. (3)

38. Two forces of 6N and 3N are acting on the two blocks of 2kg and 1kg kept on frictionless floor. What is
the force exerted on 2kg block by 1kg block ?
6N
2kg 1kg 3N
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(1) 1N (2) 2N (3) 4N (4) 5N

Ans. (3)

Sol.

Both blocks are constrained to move with same acceleration.

6 – N = 2a [Newtons II law for 2 kg block]
N – 3 = 1a [Newtons II law for 1 kg block]
 N = 4 Newton

39. A lift is falling with an acceleration 2 m/s2. A ball of mass 100 gm is attached at one end of the string
and the other end is fixed to the ceiling of the lift. The ball remains at rest relative to lift. The tension in
the string is: (g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 1.2 N (2) 0.8 N (3) 10 N (4) 0.2 N
Ans. (2)
Sol. T = ma (g – a)
= 0.1 (10 – 2) = 0.8 N

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40. Two masses m1 and m2 are attached to the ends of a massless string which passes over a frictionless

pulley attached to the top of an inclined plane. The angle of inclination of the plane in .
Take g = 10 ms–2

If m1 = 10kg, m2 = 5kg,  = 30º, what is the acceleration of mass m2?

(1) zero (2) (2/3) ms–2 (3) 5 ms–2 (4) 10/3 ms–2
Ans. (1)
(m2  m1 sin )g (5  10 sin 30)g
Sol. a= = =0
(m1  m2 ) (m1  m2 )

41. Two monkeys of masses 10 and 8 kg are moving along a vertical rope, the former climbing up with an
acceleration of 2m/s2 while the latter coming down with a uniform velocity of 2 m/s. Find the tension in
the rope at the fixed support.

Ans. 200 N

Sol. T = T1 + T2 = m1(g + a) + m2 g

= 10 (10 + 2) + 8(10)

= 120 + 80 = 200 N.

42. Initially the spring is in natural length. At t = 0 , F = 20 N force starts acting on the block B along the line
joining the masses. At some instant, acceleration of the block A is 5 m/s2 left side. Find the acceleration
(in m/s2) of the block B at that instant.

Ans. 6
Sol. Applying the Newton's law for the system
F = mAaA + mB aB

 20 = 2 × (– 5) + 5 × aB

 aB = 6 m/s2.

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43. A man of mass 60 kg is standing on a horizontal conveyer belt. When the belt is given an acceleration
of 2ms–2,the man slides back on the belt with an acceleration 1m/s2, with respect to the belt. If
g = 10 ms–2, the net force (in Newton) acting on the man will be :
Ans. 60
Sol. The acceleration of the man with respect to grond is 1.0 ms–2.
F = ma = 60 x 1.0 = 60 N

44. A perfect smooth sphere A of mass 2kg is in contact with a rectangular block B of mass 4kg and
vertical wall as shown in the figure. All surfaces are smooth. Find normal reaction by vertcial wall on
sphere A.

Ans. 30
Sol. N cos 30° = g mA sin 30° + mB g sin 30°
N = 30N

45. Two blocks A and B of masses m & 2m respectively are held at rest such that the spring is in natural
length. Find out the accelerations of blocks A and B respectively just after release (pulley, string and
spring are massless).

Ans. g , g 
Sol. In this case spring force is zero initially
F.B.D. of A and B
m 2m
A B

mg 2mg
aA = g aB = g

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