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PHYSICS
PART TEST-2B--------------------------------------------------------------------------BY Dr. PARVEZ KHAN
Syllabus- NLM-Friction, WPE, Momentum, COM, Collision

1. A ball of mass 3 kg moving with a speed of 100 m/s, strikes a wall at an angle 60º (as shown in figure).
The ball rebounds at the same speed and remains in contact with the ball for 0.2 s, the force exerted by
the ball on the wall is :

(1) 1500 3 N (2) 1500 N (3) 300 3 N (4) 300 N

2. A block of mass 0.50 kg is moving with a speed of 2.00 ms–1 on a smooth surface. It strikes another mass
of 1.00 kg and then they move together as a single body. The energy loss during the collision is

(1) 1.00 J (2) 0.67 J (3) 0.34 J (4) 0.16 J

3. In the figure shown the block A collides head on with another block B at rest. Mass of B is twice the
mass of A. The block A stops after collision. The co-efficient of restitution is :

(1) 0.5 (2) 1

(3) 0.25 (4) it is not possible

4. A body of mass 10 kg lies on a rough horizontal surface. When a horizontal force of F newtons acts on
it, it gets an acceleration of 5 m/s2. And when the horizontal force is doubled, it gets an acceleration of
18 m/s2. The coefficient of friction between the body and the horizontal surface is- (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 0.2 (2) 0.4 (3) 0.6 (4) 0.8

5. A 10 kg box is placed on surface. Coefficient of friction between surface and box is  = 0.5. If
horizontal force 100 N is applied acceleration of box will be (g = 10 m/sec2) -
(1) 2.5 m/s2 (2) 5 m/s2 (3) 7.5 m/s2 (4) none

6. It is easier to pull a body than to push, because-

(1) the coefficient of friction is more in pushing than that in pulling
(2) the friction force is more in pushing than that in pulling
(3) the body does not move forward when pushed.
(4) none of these

7. A rod AB is shown in figure. End A of the rod is fixed on the ground. Block is moving with velocity
3 m/s towards right. The velocity of end B of rod when rod makes an angle of 60º with the ground is:

(1) 3 m/s (2) 2 m/s (3) 2 3 m/s (4) 3 m/s

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8. Two blocks A and B of mass 10 kg and 40 kg are connected by an ideal string as shown in the figure.
Neglect the masses of the pulleys and effect of friction. (g = 10 m/s2)

A B

45° Fixed 45°

5 50
(1) The acceleration of block A is ms–2 (2) The acceleration of block B is ms–2
2 2 2
125 1500
(3) The tension in the string is N (4) The tension in the string is N
2 2

9. A balloon with mass 'm' is descending down with an acceleration 'a' (where a < g). How much mass
should be removed from it so that is starts moving up with an acceleration 'a' ?
2ma 2ma ma ma
(1) (2) (3) (4)
g+a g−a g+a g−a

     
10. An engine exerts a force F = (20 i − 3 j + 5k)N and moves with velocity v = (6 i + 20 j − 3k)m / s . The
power of the engine (in watt) is :
(1) 45 (2) 75 (3) 20 (4) 10

11. A man M1 of mass 80 kg runs up a staircase in 15 s. Another man M2 also of mass 80 kg runs up the
stair case in 20 s. The ratio of the power developed by them (P1 / P2) will be :
(1) 1 (2) 4/3 (3) 16/9 (4) None of the above

12. A car of mass 1250 kg is moving at 30m/s. Its engine delivers 30 kW while resistive force due to
surface is 750N. What max acceleration can be given in the car
1 1 1 1
(1) m / s2 (2) m / s2 (3) m / s2 (4) m / s2
3 4 5 6

13. A ball rebounds after colliding with the floor, then in case of inelastic collision-
(1) The momentum of the ball before and after collision is same
(2) The mechanical energy of the ball is conserved
(3) The total momentum of the earth-ball system is conserved
(4) The total kinetic energy of earth and ball is conserved

14. A scooter of 40 kg mass moving with velocity 4 m/s collides with another scooter of 60 kg mass and
moving with velocity 2 m/s. After collision the two scooters stick to each other the loss in kinetic
energy-
(1) 392 J (2) 440 J (3) 48 J (4) 110 J

15. Two spheres approaching each other collides elastically. Before collision the speed of A is 5m/s and that
of B is 10m/s. Their masses are 1kg and 0.5kg. After collision velocities of A and B are respectively-
(1) 5 m/s –10 m/s (2) 10 m/s, –5 m/s
(3) –10 m/s, –5 m/s (4) –5 m/s, 10 m/s

16. A 60 kg body is pushed horizontally with just enough force to start it moving across a floor and the
same force continues to act afterwards. The coefficient of static friction and sliding friction are 0.5 and
0.4 respectively. The acceleration of the body is (g = 10m/s2) :
(1) 6 m/s2 (2) 4.9 m/s2 (3) 3.92 m/s2 (4) 1 m/s2

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17. The system shown in the figure is in equilibrium. The maximum value of W, so that the maximum value
of static frictional force on 100 kg body is 450 N, will be :-
100kg 45°

(1) 100 N (2) 250 N (3) 450 N (4) 1000 N

18. A block of mass 20 kg is kept on rough incline plane. If angle of repose is 30° ,then what should be
value of Fext so that the block does not move over inlcine plane ?

(1) 120 N (2) 200 N

(3) 110 N (4) Both (1) & (2)

19. When an object is shot from the bottom of a long smooth inclined plane kept at an angle 60º with
horizontal, it can travel a distance x1 along the plane. But when the inclination is decreased to 30º and
the same object is shot with the same velocity, it can travel x2 distance. Then x1 : x2 will be :
(1) 1 : 2 3 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 :1 (4) 1 : 3

20. Two fixed frictionless inclined planes making an angle 30º and 60º with the vertical are shown in the
figure. Two blocks A and B are placed on the two planes. What is the relative vertical acceleration of A
with respect to B?

(1) 4.9 ms–2 in horizontal direction (2) 9.8 ms–2 in vertical direction
(3) Zero (4) 4.9 ms–2 in vertical direction

21. A particle of mass m is at rest at the origin at time t = 0. It is subjected to a force F(t) = F0e–bt in the x
direction. Its speed v(t) is depicted by which of the following curves ?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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22. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering a constant power. The distance moved by
the body in time t is proportional to :

(1) t3/4 (2*) t3/2 (3) t1/4 (4) t1/2

23. The potential energy of a particle varies with x according to the relation U(x) = x2 − 4 x. The point x = 2
is a point of :
(1) stable equilibrium (2) unstable equilibrium
(3) neutral equilibrium (4) none of above

24. A particle, which is constrained to move along the x-axis, is subjected to a force in the same direction
which varies with the distance x of the particle from the origin as F(x) = –kx + ax3. Here k and a are
positive constants. For x  0, the functional form of the potential energy U(x) of the particle is

(1) (2) (3) (4)

25. A steel ball of radius 2cm is initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. It is struck head on by
another steel ball of 4 cm radius travelling with a velocity of 81 cm/s. The velocities of two balls after
collision are-
(1) 72 cm/s and 56 cm/s (2) 144 cm/s and 56 cm/s
(3) 144 cm/s and 63 cm/s (4) 63 cm/s and 72 cm/s

26. A particle of mass m moving towards East with a velocity v collides with another particle of same mass
moving towards North with the same speed and adheres to it. The velocity of the combined particle is-
(1) v 2 along North-East (2) v 2 along North-West
(3) 2v along North-East (4) 2v along North-West

27. A mass of 20 kg moving with a speed of 10 m/s collides with another stationary mass of 5 kg. As a
result of the collision both masses stick together. The kinetic energy of the composite mass will be :
(1) 600 J (2) 800 J (3) 1000 J (4) 1200 J

28. The coefficient of static friction, s, 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)

(1) 2.0 kg (2) 4.0 kg (3) 0.2 kg (4) 0.4 kg

29. A heavy uniform chain lies on a horizontal table-top. If the coefficient of friction between the chain and
table surface is 0.25, then the maximum fraction of length of the chain, that can hang over one edge of the
table is
(1) 20% (2) 25% (3) 35% (4) 15%

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30. A uniform chain of length L changes partly from a table which is kept in equilibrium by friction. The
maximum length that can withstand without slipping is l, then coefficient of friction between the table and
the chain is
l l l L
(1) (2) (3) (4)
L L+l L −l L+l

31. 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

32. A body of mass 10 kg is placed in a lift moving upward with an acceleration of 2m/s 2. The apparent
weight of body is (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(1) 118 N (2) 78 N (3) 98 N (4) 198 N
33. The 50 kg homogeneous smooth sphere rests on the 30º incline A and bears against the smooth vertical
wall B. The contact forces at A and B. %

1000 500 1000 1000

(1) NA = N, NB = N (2) NA = N, NB = N
3 3 3 3
500 500 500 400
(3) NA = N, NB = N (4) NA = N, NB = N
3 3 3 3

34. Two equal masses are attached to the two ends of a spring of spring constant k. The masses are pulled
out symmetrically to stretch the spring by a length x over its natural length. The work done by the spring
on each mass during the above pulling is
1 2 1 2 1 2 1
(1) kx (2) – kx (3) kx (4) – kx2
2 2 4 4

35. A particle is dropped from a height h. A constant horizontal velocity is given to the particle. Taking g to
be constant every where, kinetic energy E of the particle with respect to time t is correctly shown in

(1) (2) (3) (4)

36. A toy car of mass 5 kg starts from rest and moves up a ramp under the influence of force F (F is applied
in the direction of velocity) plotted against displacement x. The maximum height attained is given by

ymax

x=0 x=11m
(1) ymax = 20 m (2) ymax = 15 m (3) ymax = 11 m (4) ymax = 5 m

100
37. During the head on collision of two masses 1 kg and 2 kg the maximum energy of deformation is J.
3
If before collision the masses are moving in the opposite direction, then their velocity of approach
before the collision is :
(1) 10 m/sec. (2) 5 m/sec. (3) 20 m/sec. (4) 10 2 m/sec.

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38. Two balls having mass 2 kg and 3 kg are approaching each other with velocities 3 m/s and 2 m/s
respectively on the horizontal frictionless surface. They undergo a head on elastic collision. Find out the
maximum potential energy of deformation.
(1) zero (2) 12.5 J (3) 15 J (4) none of these

39. Two particles A and B of masses 10 kg and 38 kg respectively are moving along the same straight line
with velocities 15 m/s & 3 m/s respectively in the same direction. After elastic collision the velocities of
A and B are vA and vB in the direction of initial motion. Then :

(1) vA = 20, vB = 8 (2) vA = − 4, vB = 8

(3) vA = 16, vB = 28 (4) vA = − 5, vB = 10

40. A rope lies on a table such that part of it lays over. The rope begins to slide when the length of hanging
part is 25 % of entire length. The co-efficient of friction between rope and table is:
(1) 0.33 (2) 0.25 (3) 0.5 (4) 0.2

41. Two block A and B placed on a plane surface as shown in the figure. The mass of block A is 100 kg and
that of block B is 200 kg. Block A is tied to a stand and block B is pulled by a force F. If the coefficient
of friction between the surfaces of A and B is 0.2 and the coefficient of friction between B and the plane
is 0.3 then for the motion of B the minimum value of F will be-
A
F
B

(1) 700 N (2) 1050 N (3) 900 N (4) 1100 N

42. A ramp is constructed with a parabolic shape such that the height y at any point on its surface is given in
x2
terms of its horizontal distance x from the bottom of the ramp (x = y = 0) by y = . A small block is
20
to be set on the ramp. The maximum height from the bottom level at which the block can be kept on the
ramp without sliding is (Given that s = 0.5)

(1) 2.5 m (2) 5 m (3) 1.25 m (4) 2.75 m

43. Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15 kg
weight is attached to the rope at the mid point which now no longer remains horizontal. The minimum
tension required to completely straighten the rope is :
15
(1) 15 kg (2) kg
2
(3) 5 kg (4) nfinitely large

44. Calculate the acceleration of the mass 12 kg shown in the set up of fig. Also calculate the tension in the
string connecting the 12 kg mass. The string are weightless and inextensible, the pulleys are weightless
and frictionless-

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 g
4k

30°
12 kg
9 56g 2g 60g 10 5 9 5
(1) , N (2) , N (3) , N (4) , N
10 5 7 7 g 56g 14 56g

45. Two masses of 5 kg and 10 kg are connected to a pulley as shown. What will be the acceleration if the
pulley is set free? [g = acceleration due to gravity]

5kg

10kg

g g g
(1) g (2) (3) (4)
2 3 4

46. A 10 kg wagon is pushed with a force of 7N for 1.5 second, then with a force of 5 N for 1.7 seconds,
and then with a force of 10 N for 3 second in the same direction. What is the change in velocity brought
about ?
(1) 9.8 m/s (2) 19.6 m/s (3) 4.9 m/s (4) 10 m/s

47. A wedge of mass M fitted with a spring of stiffness ‘k’ is kept on a smooth horizontal surface. A rod of
mass m is kept on the wedge as shown in the figure. System is in equilibrium. Assuming that all
surfaces are smooth, the potential energy stored in the spring is :

m g2 tan2  m2 g tan2  m2 g2 tan2  m2 g2 tan2 

(1) (2) (3) (4)
2K 2K 2K K
48. A particle moves under the influence of a force F = kx in one dimensions (k is a positive constant and x
is the distance of the particle from the origin). Assume that the potential energy of the particle at the
origin is zero, the schematic diagram of the potential energy U as a function of x is given by

(1) (2) (3) (4)

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49. A block of mass 2 kg is free to move along the x-axis. It is at rest and from t = 0 onwards it is subjected
to a time-dependent force F (t) in the x direction. The force F (t) varies with t as shown in the figure.
The kinetic energy of the block after 4.5 seconds is :
F(t)

4N

4.5s
O t
3s

(1) 4.50 J (2) 7.50 J (3) 5.06 J (4) 14.06 J

50. Two small spheres of equal mass, and heading towards each other with equal speeds, undergo a head-on
collision (no external force acts on system of two spheres). Then which of the following statement is
correct?
(1) Their final velocities must be zero.
(2) Their final velocities may be zero.
(3) Each must have a final velocity equal to the other’s initial velocity.
(4) Their velocities must be reduced in magnitude

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