MCQ Questions Based on Friction SET-A

1. The coefficient of kinetic friction is less than the coefficient of static friction.
a) True
b) False
2. The coefficient of static friction is ___________
a) Less than the coefficient of kinetic friction
b) Greater than the coefficient of limiting friction
c) Equal to the coefficient of kinetic friction
d) Equal to the tangent of the angle of friction
3. Which of the following kinetic friction is smaller?
a) Limiting friction
b) Static friction
c) Rolling friction
d) Sliding friction
4. A cubical block rests on an inclined plane of µ = 1/√3, determine the angle of
inclination when the block just slides down the inclined plane?
a) 40°
b) 50°
c) 30°
d) 20°
5. A mass of 4kg rests on a horizontal plane. The plane is gradually inclined until at an
angle θ= 15° with the horizontal, the mass just begins to slide. What is the coefficient
of static friction between the block and the surface?
a) 0.814
b) 0.27
c) 1.5
d) 3.5
6. A scooter weighs 120kg f. Brakes are applied so that wheels stop rolling and start
skidding. Find the force of friction if the coefficient of friction is 0.4.
a) 60kg f
b) 48kg f
c) 25kg f
d) 32kg f
7. How is friction due to air reduced?
a) Streamlining
b) Lubrication
c) By using ball bearings
d) By polishing
8. Friction can be increased by ___________
a) Using air cushion
b) Lubricants
c) Using sand
d) Using ball bearings
9. When moving along a curved path, he ___________
a) Leans inwards
b) Leans outwards
c) Is still
d) Leans sideways
10. ____________ is the phenomena that resist the movement of the two surfaces in
contact, in some of the cases it could be the belts and the rolling cylinders.
a) Friction
b) Motion
c) Circular movement
d) Rotation
11. The frictional force in the belts always acts ____________ to the surface of the
application of the friction.
a) Tangential
b) Perpendicular
c) Parallel
d) Normal
12. What is B in the equation T2 = T1eµB ?
a) Angle of the belt to surface contact in radians
b) Angle of the belt to surface contact in degrees
c) Angle of the belt in radians
d) Angle of the belt in degrees
13. Dry friction in the belt is also called ___________
a) Column Friction
b) Coulomb Friction
c) Dry column friction
d) Surface friction
14. For making the equilibrium equations for the belt the normal forces that are being
acted over them are in which direction in the free body diagrams?
a) Vertically Upward
b) Vertically Downward
c) Horizontally Right
d) Horizontally Left
15. Which one is not the condition for the equilibrium in free body diagram for the belts
as considered for calculation of the normal forces, consider all forces to be straight and
linear?
a) ∑Fx=0
b) ∑Fy=0
c) ∑Fz=0
d) ∑F≠0
16. For solving of the unknown tension in the belts, which of the following equation is
used?
a) T2 = T1eµB
b) T1 = T2eµB
c) T2 = T1eB
d) T2 = T1eµ

Solutions SET A:
1. Answer: a
Explanation: The value of kinetic energy is directly proportional to the normal
reaction between the two surfaces. Thus the coefficient of kinetic friction is
less than the coefficient of static friction.
2. Answer: d
Explanation: The angle which the resultant of the limiting friction and the
normal reaction which makes the normal reaction is called the angle of friction.
But the tangent of the angle of friction is equal to the coefficient of static
friction.
3. Answer: c
Explanation: The force which comes into play when a body rolls over the
surface of another body is called rolling friction. For the same magnitude of a
normal reaction, rolling friction is always greater than the sliding friction.
4. Answer: c
Explanation: When the block just slides down the inclined plane, the angle of
inclination is equal to the angle of response.
tan α = µ= 1/√3
α = 30°.
5. Answer: b
Explanation: θ = 15° is the angle of response.
Coefficient of friction, µ = tan θ = tan 15° = 0.27.
6. Answer: b
Explanation: Weight of the scooter = 120kg f
µ = 0.4
f = µ×weight of the scooter = 0.4×120 = 48kg f.
7. Answer: a
Explanation: Friction due to air is considerably reduced by streamlining the
shape pf the body moving through air. For example, jets have a streamline
shape.
8. Answer: c
Explanation: By throwing sand the force of friction between the wheels and the
track becomes easier. On rainy days, we throw sand on the slippery ground.
 This increases the friction between our feet and the ground and reduces the
chance of slipping.
9. Answer: a
Explanation: When a cyclist goes around a curved path, a centripetal force is
required. The force between the tyres and the road is small to provide the
necessary centripetal force. That is why a cyclist going around a curve leans
inwards because the horizontal component of the normal reaction provides the
necessary centripetal force.
10. Answer: a
Explanation: The friction is the phenomena that define that there is a resistance
which is present there between the two surfaces. The two surfaces are in contact
and the friction applies at that surface only, resisting the motion of the surface.
11. Answer: a
Explanation: The friction is the phenomena that defines that there is a resistance
which is present there between the two surfaces. This friction is applied
tangentially to the surfaces in contact. Thus the main thing is that the forces on
both of the surfaces act as a tangential to each other.
12. Answer: a
Explanation: For solving of the unknown tension in the belts, T2 = T1eµB equation is
used. In this, the R.H.S tension is the maximum tension of the two tensions.
While the other one is the smaller one. And the µ is coefficient of friction between
the belt and the surface. And the B is the angle of belt to the surface in radians.
13. Answer: b
Explanation: The dry friction is acted upon the surfaces. Whatever may be the
surfaces. And they are tangential to each other. As we know the friction is the
phenomena that defines that there is a resistance which is present there between
the two surfaces. The dry friction is also termed as the Coulomb friction as it was
given by C.A. Coulomb.
14. Answer: a
Explanation: As the loads are being acted in the downward direction. Thus to
make the forces balance, the normal forces act in the vertically upward direction.
As we know that when there is no lubricating fluid present between the surfaces
in contact, the dry friction occurs. This friction magnitude is taken out from these
normal forces.
15. Answer: d
Explanation: For the equilibrium in the three dimensional system of axis we have
all the conditions true as, ∑Fx=0, ∑Fy=0 and ∑Fz=0. Also, we have the
summation of the forces equal to zero. Which is not a non-zero value.
16. Answer: a
Explanation: For solving of the unknown tension in the belts, T2 = T1eµB
equation is used. In this, the R.H.S tension is the maximum tension of the two
tensions. While the other one is the smaller one. And the µ is coefficient of friction
between the belt and the surface.
 MCQ Questions Based on Friction SET-B

1. The maximum value of the frictional force is called _________

a) Limiting Friction
b) Non-Limiting Friction
c) Limiting Action Friction
d) Non-Limiting Action Friction
2. When the body which is applied forces come in the stage of the limiting friction
then the body is termed as to come in ___________ equilibrium.
a) Unstable
b) Stable
c) Non-stable
d) Improper Stable
3. The frictional force is directly proportional to the ____________
a) Applied load
b) Type of surface used
c) The normal force
d) The horizontal load
4. The constant in the equation F = µN is called?
a) Knew
b) Proprietary Constant
c) Coefficient of dry friction
d) Coefficient of static friction
5. The coefficient of static friction does depend upon the surface on which the body is
being slide.
a) True
b) False
6. The coefficient of friction is generally determined by ____________
a) Written over the Body
b) Experiments
c) Weighing the body
d) Measuring length of the body
7. We have two types of a coefficient of friction, one is coefficient of static friction
and the other one is the coefficient of the kinetic friction.
a) True
b) False
8. The angle of the inclination of wedge over which the block is sliding is determined
by which of the following trigonometric function?
a) Tangent Inverse
b) Cosine
c) Sine
d) Secant
9. The coefficient of kinetic friction is ____________ than coefficient of static
friction.
a) Smaller
b) Larger
c) Significantly larger
d) Highly larger
10. The kinetic friction is applied when the body is __________
a) Moving
b) Stopped
c) Just stopped
d) Just started to move
11. The angle of the inclination of wedge over which the block is sliding and is
experiencing the kinetic friction is determined by which of the following
trigonometric function?
a) Tangent Inverse
b) Cosine
c) Sine
d) Secant
12. The value of a coefficient of friction is taken at that moment when the block is at
the verge of moving.
a) True
b) False
13. For determination of the equilibrium state in the free body diagram the basic way
of getting the direction of the moment caused by the force is:
a) The use of left hand rule with thumb giving the direction of the moment
b) The use of right hand rule with thumb giving the direction of the moment
c) The use of right hand rule with forefinger giving the direction of the moment
d) The use of left hand rule with forefinger giving the direction of the moment
14. Determine the frictional force acting in the given figure.
a) 63.9N
b) 60N
c) 43N
d) 83N
15. Which of the following is the force developed between the body and the surface.

a) 160N
b) 16N
c) 10N
d) 180N

1. Answer: a
Explanation: The friction is the phenomena that define that there is a resistance
which is present there between the two surfaces. The two surfaces are in
contact and the friction applies at that surface only, resisting the motion of the
surface. Thus the maximum values are called as limiting friction.

2. Answer: a
Explanation: As the limiting friction is the maximum value of the frictional
forces. Thus if more force is applied to the body then the body is going to move
forward. Because the two surfaces are in contact and the friction applies at that
surface only, resisting the motion of the surface. Thus the name unstable
equilibrium.

3. Answer: c
Explanation: The frictional force is directly proportional to the vertical force
that is being applied normal to the surface of the body. The force of friction is
not dependent on the type of the surface. Thus the only thing the frictional
force does depend is the normal force.

4. Answer: d
Explanation: The constant in the equation F = µN is known as the coefficient of
static friction. This is the proportionality constant and is generally used to
express the equation of the frictional force. The value of this constant is
generally from 0 to infinite, depending on the surface.
5. Answer: a
Explanation: The constant in the equation F = µN is known as the coefficient of
static friction. This is the proportionality constant and is generally used to
express the equation of the frictional force. The value of this constant is
generally from 0 to infinite, depending on the surface.

6. Answer: b
Explanation: The coefficient of friction is generally determined by the help of
experiments. Many experiments are done on the body. Try and error methods
are involved. And the final observations are being taken out. Then the average
of all the final answers resulted in the experiments is done.

7. Answer: a
Explanation: The constant in the equation F = µN is known as the coefficient of
static friction. This is the proportionality constant and is generally used to
express the equation of the frictional force. And in the same equation the
constant is sometimes called a coefficient of kinetic friction, when the limiting
value of static friction is passed over.

8. Answer: a
Explanation: The angle of the wedge over which the block is being slided is
generally taken out by the help of the tangent inverse trigonometric function. It
is the ratio of the frictional force to the normal force. This ratio is kept inside
the inverse function.

9. Answer: a
Explanation: The coefficient of kinetic friction is smaller than the coefficient of
static friction. The main thing about the kinetic one is that it is applied by the
surface when the body is in motion. The static one is applied to the body when
the body is static and is about to move.

10. Answer: a
Explanation: The kinetic friction is applied to the body by the surface when the
body is moving. This means there is friction present and the coefficient of that
friction is smaller than the static one. The main observation is that this is
applied when the static friction attends its maximum value.

11. Answer: a
Explanation: The angle of the wedge over which the block is being slided is
generally taken out by the help of the tangent inverse trigonometric function.
Whether it may be the static or the kinetic friction, the ratio is the frictional
force to the normal force. And this ratio is kept inside the inverse function.

12. Answer: a
Explanation: The constant in the equation F = µN is known as the coefficient of
 static friction. This is the proportionality constant and is generally used to
express the equation of the frictional force. And this coefficient is calculated by
the help of experiments and is generally observed when the block is at the
verge of moving.

13. Answer: b
Explanation: The basic way of doing so is to use right hand rule and not the left
hand rule. The direction of the moment axis is given by the thumb. The
direction of the force is given by the fingers. As we place the fingers on the
force and curl towards the rotational direction of the body about the axis.

14. Answer: a
Explanation: Solve and check refer class notes.

15. Answer: a
Explanation: The net forces acting on the body is shown with the help of the
resultant forces. There are two types, first the frictional and the second is
normal. This is because the resultant forces have the sum of all the forces
which are acting in the direction which is same.