1.

The rear side of a truck is open and a box of mass 20 kg is placed on

the truck 4 m away from the open end. The coefficient of friction
between box and truck surface is 0.15. The truck starts from rest
with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 on the straight road. The box will fall
of the truck when it is a distance (from starting point) (take g = 10
m/s2
A. 14 m B. 8 m C. 82 m D. 16 m
2. A block of mass 10 kg placed on rough horizontal surface having
coefficient of friction m = 0.5, if a horizontal force of 100 N acting on
it then acceleration of the block will be
(a) 10 m/s2 (b) 5 m/s2 (c) 15 m/s2 (d) 0.5 m/s2
3. A block of mass 1 Kg lies on a horizontal surface in a truck. The
coefficient of a static friction between the block and the surface is
0.6. What is the force of friction on the block if the acceleration of
the truck is 5 m/s2? (Take g = 10 m/s2)
A. 5 N B. 6 N C. 7 N D. 8 N
4. The coefficient of static friction, μs, between block A of mass 2kg
and the table as shown in the figure, is 0.2. What would be the
maximum mass value of block B so that the two blocks do not
move? The string and the pulley are assumed to be smooth and
massless (g = 10 m/s2)

5. A block of mass m is in contact with the can C as shown in the

figure. The coefficient of static friction between the block and tire
cart is μ. The acceleration α of the cart that will prevent the block
from falling satisfies
(a) α> mg/μ (b) α> g/μm (c) α ≥ g/μ (d)
α< g/μ
6. A wooden block of mass 100 kg rests on a flat wooden floor, the
coefficient of friction between the two being 0.4. The block by a rope
making an angle of 30∘ with the horizontal. What is the minimum
tension along the rope that just makes the rope sliding?
7. A block has been placed on an inclined plane. The slope angle θ of
the plane is such that the block slides down the plane at a constant
speed. The coefficient of kinetic friction is equal to
(A) Sinθ (B) cosθ (C) secθ (D) tanθ
8. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination θ. The
whole system is accelerated horizontally, so that the block does not

acceleration due to gravity) will be A. m g sin θ 𝑚 𝑔 sin 𝜃 B. m g 𝑚

slip on the wedge. The force exerted by the wedge on the block (g is

𝑔 C. m g / cos θ 𝑚 𝑔 / cos 𝜃 D. m g cos θ

9. A plank with a box on it at one end is gradually raised about the
other end. As the angle of inclination with the horizontal
reaches 30∘, the box starts to slip and slides 4.0m down the plank
in 4.0s
The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the box and
the plank will be, respectively

10. A block A of mass 4 kg is placed on another block B of mass 5

kg , and the block B rests on a smooth horizontal table . For sliding
block A on B , a horizontal force of 12 N is required to be applied on
A How much maximum force can be applied on B so that both A and
B move togrther ? Also find out acceleration produced by this force .
11. Two masses A and B of 10 kg and 5 kg respectively are
connected with a string passing over a friction less pulley fixed at
the corner of a table (as shown in figure). The coefficient of friction
between the table and the block is 0.2. The minimum mass of C that
may be placed on A to prevent it from moving is equal to (a) 15 kg
(b) 10 kg (c) 5 kg (d) 0 kg

12. A car of mass 1000 kg negotiates a banked curve of radius 90

m on a frictionless road. If the banking angle is 45°, the speed of the
car is (A) 20 ms-1 (B) 30 ms-1 (C) 5 ms-1 (D) 10 ms-1
13. A bend in a level road has a radius of 100 m Find the
maximum speed which a car turning this bend may have without
skidding if coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road is
0 .8 S
14. A train has to negotiate a curve of radius 400 m. By how much
the outer rail be raised as compared with the inner rail for a speed
of 48 km h-1.The distance between the rail is 1 m.

15 ∘ 15 ∘ If the coefficient of friction between the wheels of a race

15. A circular racetrack of radius 300 m is banked at an angle of

car and the road is 0.2 what is the (a) optimum speed of the race
car to avoid wear and tear on its tyres , and (b) maximum
permissible speed to aviod slipping ?

of friction μ 𝜇 inclined at θ 𝜃 . If the mass is in equilibrium , then

16. A body of mass m is placed on a rough surface with coefficient

17. Calculate the acceleration of the block and trolly system

shown in the figure The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
trolly and the surface is 0.05. (g = 10 m/s 2, mass of the string is
negligible and no other friction exists

18. A block of mass 10 kg is sliding on a surface inclined

at 30∘ with horizontal . If coefficient of friction between the block
and the surface is 0.5 , find acceleration produced in the block .
Take g=9.8m/2 .
19. A block slides down an incline of angle 30∘ with an
acceleration of g/4 Find the coefficient of kinetic friction .
20. A block A of mass 14 kg moves alongg an inclined plance that
makes an angle of 30∘ with the horizontal . This block is connected
to another block B of mass 14 kg by a taut massless string that runs
around a massless frictionless pulley . The block B moves down with
constant velocity . Calculate force of friction and coefficient of
kinetic friction .
21. A body of mass 10 kg is placed on an inclined surface of
angle 30∘ . If coefficient of limiting friction is 1/√3 , find the force
required just to push the body up the inclined plane. Force is being
exerted parallel to the inclined plane
22. The mass of a bicycle rider along with the bicycle is 100 kg. he

10 m s − 1 10 𝑚 𝑠 - 1 . If the coefficient of friction between the tyres

wants to cross over a circular turn of radius 100 m with a speed of

10 m s − 2 𝑔 = 10 𝑚 𝑠 - 2 .
and the road is 0.6, will the rider be able to cross the turn? Take g =

23. A motor cyclist goes round a circular race course of diameter

320 m at 144kmh−1. How far from the vertical must he lean
inwards to keep his balance? Take g=10ms−2.
24. A curve in a road forms an arc of radius 800 m. If the road is
19.6 m wide and outer edge is 1m higher than the inner edge,
calculate the speed for which it is banked.