Force and Pressure

1. Exercise 11. When a force of 10 N is applied on a body it

starts moving with a constant acceleration of2
Multiple Choice Questions m/s2. The mass of the body is
(a) 2kg (b) 0.2kg
1. Force is a (c) 20kg (d) 5kg
(a) push (b) pull
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these 12. When a cricketer catches the ball by his hands
the force/forces coming in action is/are
2. newton = _______ dynes. (a) non-contact force (b) gravitational force
(a) 103 (b) 104 (c) frictional force (d) both (b) and (c)
5
(c) 10 (d) 106
13. A stone falling from the roof of a house due to
3. The CGS unit of force is (a) gravitational force (b) magnetic force
(a) newton (b) pascal (c) frictional force (d) electrostatic force
(c) dyne (d) None of these
14. Force has
4. Which of the following is an example of (a) only direction
contact force? (b) only magnitude
(a) Magnetic force (b) Gravitational force (c) both magnitude and direction
(c) Electric force (d) Muscular force (d) neither magnitude nor direction

5. Force per unit area is _______. 15. The SI unit of force is

(a) thrust (b) pressure (a) newton (b) dyne
(c) buoyancy (d) density (c) pascal (d) none of these.

6. As we go to the higher altitude the atmospheric 16. Which instrument is used for measuring
pressure _______. atmospheric pressure?
(a) increases (b) remain same (a) Hygrometer
(c) decreases (d) cannot say (b) Barometer
(c) Hydrometer
7. Pascal is equal to: (d) Sphygmomanometer
(a) N/m2 (b) N/m  s
17. A fluid is a substance that
(c) N/cm 2
(d) N.m2
(a) has no definite shape
(b) has no definite volume and shape
8. Two stones A and B of masses 2 kg and 5 kg (c) has no definite volume
respectively are released from same height in (d) is a liquid
vacuum. Which will reach on the ground first?
(a) Stone A
18. A mass of 2 kg is accelerated at 2 m / sec 2 . Find
(b) Stone B
the force applied on it.
(c) Both will reach at same time
(a) 4N (b) IN
(d) None of these
(c) 8N (d) ON
9. Pressure is directly proportional to
19. A stone of mass 4 kg is dropped from a height.
(a) density
Find the force exerted by it on ground if
(b) height/depth
(c) acceleration due to gravity acceleration due to gravity is 10 m / s 2 .
(d) all of these (a) 20 N (b) 2.5 N
(c) 40 N (d) 0.4 N
10. Electrostatic force is a
(a) contact force (b) non-contact force 20. How much pressure will be applied on a body? If
(c) balanced force (d) unbalanced force a force of 4 N is applied on its unit surface area.
[Hint: Area = 1 m2 ]
 (a) 0.25 Pa (b) 2 Pa PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS
(c) 8 Pa (d) 4 Pa
DIRECTIONS (Qs.26-28): Read the passage given
21. A force of 12 N is acting perpendicular on a below and answer the questions that follow.
wooden block. What will be the thrust on it?
(a) 12 N (b) 24 N Passage
(c) 48 N (d) 6 N
Liquid pressure in a container doesn't depend on the
shape of the container but it any depends on the height
22. Pressure is the ratio of force to the ____over
of the liquid column. The pressure due to a liquid at
which it is applied.
appoint at a depth h from the surface of the liquid is
(a) surface (b) volume
given by P   gh where,  is the density of the liquid
(c) distance (d) area
and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
Match the Column
26. A cylindrical container is full of water. The
Directions: Match Column-I with Column-II and select
pressure at the bottom is P. Now, the water is
the correct answer using the codes given below the
replaced by cooking oil of density twice the
columns.
density of water. The new pressure at the bottom
is
23.
(a) 4 P (b) 2 P
Column I Column II
(c) 1.5 P (d) 3 P
(a) Thrust (p) F/A
(b) Pressure (q) Force 27. If half of the water is taken out, what is the
(c) Atmospheric pressure (r) Decrease with altitude pressure at the bottom?
(d) liquid pressure (s) Monometer 1
(a) A  (q); B  ( p); C  (r ); D  ( s) (a) P (b) P
2
(b) A  (r ); B  ( p); C  (q); D  ( s) 3
(c) P (d) 2P
(c) A  ( p); B  (r ); C  (s); D  (q) 2
(d) A  (s); B  (q); C  ( p); D  (r )
28. If the container is carried on a mountain then
24. what will be the pressure at the bottom?
Column I Column II (a) less than P (b) more than P
(a) Force (p) unit of force (c) equal to P (d) None of these
(b) Contact force (q) magnetic force
(c)Non-contact force (r) frictional force 29. Assertion (A): Steel nails are pointed at one
(d) Newton (s) mass  acceleration end to have least area of contact with surface.
Reason (R): Least area exerts high pressure.
(a) A  (q); B  ( p); C  (r ); D  ( s)
(b) A  (r ); B  ( p); C  (q); D  ( s) 30. Assertion (A): Magnetic force is a non-contact
(c) A  ( p); B  (r ); C  (s); D  (q) force.
(d) A  (s); B  (r ); C  (q); D  ( p) Reason (R): Unlike poles of magnet attracts
each other.
25. Column I
31. Assertion (A): A moving toy car stops after a
Column I Column II
little distance.
(a) Acceleration (p) Contact force
Reason: Friction opposes the motion.
(b) Pressure (q) No atmospheric pressure
(c) Space (r) Force/mass 32. Assertion (A): Apple falls on the ground, due to
(d) Muscular force (s) Barometer gravitational force.
(a) A  (q); B  ( p); C  (r ); D  ( s) Reason (R): Gravitational force is a contact
(b) A  (r ); B  (s); C  (q); D  ( p) force.
(c) A  ( p); B  (r ); C  (s); D  (q)
33. Assertion (A): Sea divers wear special suits.
(d) A  (s); B  (r ); C  (q); D  ( p)
Reason (R): There is no effect of gravity under
the sea.

3
 Wooden block will
34. Assertion (A): Fluid exerts pressure on the (a) move in the direction of force A
walls of container. (b) move in the direction of force B
Reason (R): Fluids have definite shape and (c) not move
size. (d) None of these

35. Assertion (A): There is high atmospheric 40.

pressure in the space.
Reason (R): Astronauts wear special suits.

36. Assertion (A): When a stone is thrown

vertically upward, after getting a certain height' it
comes back to the earth. Which point have more pressure in the
Reason (R): Stone has to work against the container?
force of friction of air. (a) point A (b) point B
(c) point C (d) point D
Assertion/Reason Based Questions
41.
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists
of two statements, one labelled as "Assertion A" and the
other labelled as "Reason R ". You are to examine these
two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A
and Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the
reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select Container (A) and (B), contain pure water but in
your answers to these items using codes given below. different quantity. If both of the containers have
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct same shape, same size and kept at same surface
explanation of A. but height from the ground h1  h2 .
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct Which container will have more pressure?
explanation of A. (a) Same in A and B (b) Container B
(c) A is true but R is false. (c) Container A (d) None of these
(d) A is false but R is true.
42. A wooden block is placed on a table. It exerts a
DIRECTIONS: Read the following two statements force of 80 N on the table. If the base area of
carefully and choose the correct options. block is 2 m2 then what will be the pressure on
the table?
(a) Statement (1) is correct while statement (2) is
incorrect.
(b) Statement (2) is correct while statement (1)
is incorrect.
(c) Both statements are correct
(d) Both statements are incorrect.

37. Statement-1: When one body moves or tries to (a) 160 Pa (b) 80 Pa
move on the surface of another body, its speed (c) 40 Pa (d) 240 Pa
continuously decreases.
Statement-2: Friction is a contact force. 2. Exercise

38. Statement - 1: Atmospheric pressure increases Multiple Choice Questions

with increase in depth of sea.
Statement-2: Pressure is directly proportional 1. Opening a door is an example of
to depth/height. (a) contact force (b) non-contact force
(c) magnetic force (d) balanced force
39.
2. When a body is said to be under balanced forces
then the resultant force applied on the body is

4
 (a) one (b) infinite (c) The combination of forces acting on it
(c) zero (d) none of these balances each other
(d) The body is in vacuum
3. Two bodies of masses m and 6m are moving
under same magnitude of force. The ratio of 12. What force would be required to produce an
their accelerations will be acceleration of 4 m/s2 in a moving wall of mass
(a) 1 : 6 (b) 6 : 1 6kg?
(c) 1 : 36 (d) 36 : 1 (a) 1.2 N (b) 1.5 N
(c) 24 dynes (d) 24 N
4. The pressure of the water at the bottom of the
pond is _______ at the surface of the pond. 13. Two forces 200 N and 300 N acting on a body
(a) lower than in same direction. What is resultant force?
(b) same (a) 1.5 N (b) 100 N
(c) higher than (c) 0.66 N (d) 500 N
(d) either lower or higher
5. If a pressure of 8 Pa acts on the surface of area 14. What will be the change in acceleration of a
2m2 , then the force acting on the surface is sliding brick, if it’s mass is doubled, while a
(a) 10 dynes (b) 4.00 N constant force is acting on it. Acceleration will be
(c) 16N (d) 4.00 dynes (a) 2a (b) all
(c) a/4 (d) 4a
6. The pressure exerted by a column of liquid is
independent of the ______. 15. A car of mass 1000 kg can produce an
(a) density of the liquid acceleration of 8 m / s 2 . Calculate the force
(b) weight of the liquid produced by the engine ignoring friction.
(c) depth of the liquid (a) 10,000 N (b) 100,000 N
(d) shape of the container (c) 8000 N (d) 18000 N

7. A force F1 acting on a body of 2 kg produces an 16. When an object is at rest on a surface - what can
acceleration of 2.5 m/sec . Another force F2
2 be said about the forces on it?
(a) they all are equal
acting on the body of mass 5 kg produces an
(b) they are unbalanced
acceleration of 2 m/sec2. Find the ratio of F2 / F1. (c) there are not acting on it
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8 (d) all the forces cancel out

8. An astronaut with all her equipment has a mass 17. What is the surface area of table top if a force of
of 95 kilograms. How much will the weight on 120 N exerted on it produces a pressure of 20
the moon, where the acceleration due to gravity Pa?
2
is 1.67 ms ? (a) 2400m2 (b) 60m2
(a) 159 N (b) 169 N (c) 6m2 (d) 240m2
(c) 149 N (d) 100 N
18. The pressure at a point in a liquid is proportional
9. What force is needed to accelerate a 60 kg to the________ of the liquid and the depth of the
2
wagon from rest to 5.0ms in 2.0 seconds? point.
(a) density (b) force
(a) 100 N (b) 120 N
(c) area (d) gravitational acceleration
(c) 150 N (d) 130 N
19. Gaurav wants to accelerate a body of mass 2 kg
10. A 500 kg rocket is fired straight up from the
at 10 m/sec2. On the other hand, Sahil wants to
earth, the engine providing 7500 newton of
thrust. Its acceleration is get accelerate a body of mass 5 kg at 2.5m / sec 2
. Who will need to apply more force?
(a) 4.5 m / s 2 (b) 5.2 m / s 2
2 (a) both will apply same force
(c) 9.8 m / s (d) 15 m / s 2 (b) Gaurav
(c) Sahil
11. When a body is stationary (d) none of these
(a) There is no force acting on it
(b) The force acting on it not in contact with it

5
20. Stones A, B, C and D of same masses are
thrown on a wall. Acceleration produced in them
are 2m / sec 2 , 3 m / sec 2 , 5 m / sec 2 , 4 m / sec 2
respectively. Arrange the force exerted by the
stones in descending order.
(a) f A  f B  fC  f D (b) f D  fC  f B  f A
23. Which book will exert more pressure?
(c) f A  f B  f D  fC (d) fC  f D  f B  f A (a) Book 1
(b) Book 2
Match the Column (c) Both exert equal pressure
21. (d) Can't be determined
Column –I Column-II
(p) 760 mm of Hg 24. If a force of 20N is applied on the surface of area
(a) dyne / cm 2
0.1 m2 then pressure experienced is
(b) 76 cm of Hg (q) Nm2 (a) 5 N / m2 (b) 100 N / m2
(c) 1 Pa (r) 1.013 105 Nm2 (c) 200 N / m 2
(d) None of these
(d) 1 Pa (s) 101 Nm2
(a) A  (q); B  ( p); C  (r ); D  ( s) 25. Assertion (A): The acceleration produced by a
force in the motion of a body depends only
(b) A  (r ); B  ( p); C  (q); D  ( s)
upon its mass.
(c) A  ( p); B  (r ); C  (s); D  (q) Reason (R): Larger is the mass of the body,
(c) A  (s); B  ( p); C  (q); D  (r ) lesser will be the acceleration produced.

22. 26. Assertion (A): If the net external force on the

Column –I Column-II body is zero, then its acceleration is zero.
(a) Fielder sloping a ball (p) Lifting Reason (R): Acceleration does not depend on
(b) Opening a door (q) Muscular force force.
(c) Shutting a door (r) Pulling
27. Assertion (A): An object can move with
(d) Drawing a bucket of water (s) pushing
constant velocity if no net force acts on it.
from a well
Reason (R): No net force is needed to move an
(a) A  (q); B  ( p); C  (r ); D  ( s)
object with constant velocity.
(b) A  (r ); B  ( p); C  (q); D  ( s)
(c) A  (q); B  (r ); C  (s); D  ( p) 28. Assertion (A): A body is momentarily at rest
(d) A  (s); B  (r ); C  (q); D  ( p) when it reverses the direction.
Reason (R): A body cannot have acceleration if
its velocity is zero at a given instant of time.
Passage Based Questions
Statement Based Questions
DIRECTIONS (Qs.23-24) -.Read the passage given
below and answer the questions that/allow. DIRECTIONS: Read the following three statements
Passage carefully and choose the correct option.
Pressure is defined as the force exerted over a
unit of area. (a) Statement (1) and (3) are incorrect while
force statement (2) is correct.
Pressure = (b) Statement (1) and (2) are incorrect while (3)
area
Place a book on a bathroom scale and, whether is correct.
you place it on its back, on its side, or balanced (c) All the statements are correct.
on a corner, it still exerts the same force. The (d) All the statements are incorrect.
weight reading is the same. Now balance the
book on the palm of your hand and you sense a DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists
difference - the pressure of the book depends on of two statements, one labelled as "Assertion A" and the
the area over which the force is distributed. other labelled as "Reason R". You are to examine these
two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A
and Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the

6
reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select decreases. After attaining a certain height its
your answers to these items using codes given below. velocity becomes zero and it starts falling
towards earth under gravitational force. If the
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct acceleration due to gravity working on it is10
explanation of A. m/sec2. Then, how much force will it exert on
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct ground, when it will strike to the ground?
explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

29. Statement-1: It is easier to push a nail into a

wooden box by the pointed end.
Statement-2: Nail's head is easier to hit.
Statement-3: Pressure applied on all nails is
same whatever is their size. (a) 10 N (b) 20 N
(c) 0.1 N (d) 100 N
30. Statement-1: Porters place a round piece of
cloth on their heads. 34. Rahul starts drilling a steel nail in a wooden
Statement-2: Pressure is inversely proportional block with its sharp side. The area of sharp side
to area on which it acts. is 0.1 m2 . He applies a force of 2N on it. How
Statement-3: Pressure is independent of area much pressure will the nail exert on the wooden
of surface in contact. block?

Figure Based Questions

31.

(a) 2 Pa (b) 0.2 Pa

(c) 20 Pa (d) 200 Pa

35. The diagram below shows two dogs pulling on a

rope with constant but unequal forces.

In which condition the wooden block will move?

(a) A (b) B
(c) both A and B (d) None of these

32. Rajiv pulls a wooden box from one end with a

force of 20 N, and Saurabh starts pushing the
same box from opposite end with a force of
15N. If a resultant acceleration of 2m / sec 2 In which compass direction will both dogs most
creates in the wooden box. Find the mass of the likely move?
wooden box. (a) east (b) west
(Hint: Resultant of the force in the same (c) north (d) south
direction is ad dative)
36. Name the device in the diagrams used to
measure force.

(a) 5 kg (b) 70 kg
(c) 2.5 kg (d) 17.5 kg
(a) spring scale (b) voltmeter
33. Twinkle throws a stone of mass 1 kg in vertically (c) thermometer (d) graduated cylinder
upward direction. Its velocity continuously

7
 Hints & Solutions 4
P  4 Pa
1
EXERCISE -1
21. (a) Since, Thrust = force acting perpendicular
Multiple Choice Questions = 12 N

1. (c) 22. (d)

2. (c) Match the Column

23. (a) A  (q); B  ( p); C  (r ); D  ( s)
3. (c)
24. (d) A  (s); B  (r ); C  (q); D  ( p)
4. (d)

5. (b) 25. (b) A  (r ); B  (s); C  (q); D  ( p)

6. (a) Passage Based Questions

7. (a) Passage
26. (b) P   gh
8. (c) P '  2 gh  P '  2P
9. (d)
27. (b) P   gh
10. (b) h 1
P'  g    P'  P
2 2
11. (d) Since F  ma
F 28. (a) When the container is carried on a mountain,
m
a g decreases. Hence, new pressure will be less
10 than P.

2
 5kg Assertion/Reason Based Questions
Force
29. (a) As pressure 
12. (d) area
30. (b)
13. (a)
31. (a)
14. (c)
32. (c)
15. (a)
33. (c)
16. (b)
34. (c)
17. (b)
35. (d)
18. (a) Since, F  ma
F  2 2  4 N 36. (b)

19. (c) Since, F  ma 37. (c)

 4 10  40 N
38. (c)

Force 39. (c)

20. (d) Since, pressure 
Area

8
40. (d) As pressure is directly proportional to the F a
depth of the liquid column. F  2m.a1 ,   2a1  a1 
m 2
41. (c) Since, pressure is directly proportional to the
depth of liquid column. 15. (c) F  m  a  1000  8  8000 N
So, container A will have more pressure.
16. (d)
F
42. (c) Since, P  17. (c)
A
80 18. (a)
  40 Pa
2
19. (b) Since, Force = mass x acceleration
Exercse-2 For Gaurav, F  2 10  20 N
For Sahil, F  5  2.5  12.5N
Multiple Choice Questions So, Gaurav will need to apply more force.
1. (a)
20. (d) Since, F=ma
2. (c) for stone A, FA  2m
for stone B, FB  3m
3. (b) Since, F = ma for stone C, FC  5m
for stone D, FD  4m
F  ma1  (1) and
Then descending order of force exerted on the
F  6ma2  (2)
ground fC  f D  f B  f A
Eqn (1) divided by eqn (2) will give
a1 : a2  6 :1 Match the Column
21. (d) A  (s); B  ( p); C  (q); D  (r )
4. (c) As pressure depends upon the depth of liquid
column. 22. (c) A  (q); B  (r ); C  (s); D  ( p)

Force
5. (c) Pressure  Passage Based Question
Area
Passage
6. (d) Pressure P  h g
focre
23. (b) Pressure 
area
7. Force = mass  acceleration
Area occupied by book-2 is less than the area
occupied by book-1 hence pressure exerted by
8. Weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity
book-2 > book-1.
9. (c)
focre
24. (c) Pressure 
10. (d) area
20 N
11. (c)
  200 N / m2
0.1m2
12. (d)
Assertion/Reason Based Questions
13. (d) As forces acting on a body in same direction 25. (a)
hence resultant force R  F1  F2  ..........
26. (c)
14. (b) Since F = ma
27. (a)
If m = 2m then
28. (c)

9
Statement Based Questions
29. (a)

30. (a)

Figure Based Questions

31. (a) Block will move when it is acted upon by an
unbalanced force.

32. (d)

Since F = ma
Resultant force F  20 N  15N  35N
35N  m  2
35
m  17.5kg
2

33. (a) Since, F = ma

Here, acceleration will be replace by acceleration
due to gravity.
F  mg
F  110  10 N

34. (c) 20Pa

force
Since, Pressure 
area
2N
  20 Pa
0.1m2

35. (a) As magnitude of force applied by the dog

pulling in east direction (200 N) is greater, hence
dogs most likely will more towards east.

36. (a) Spring scale measures weight

10