CPP - LAWS OF MOTION

Note : * Marked questions are MCQ.

SECTION (A) : T YPE OF FORCES, NEWTON’S THIRD LAW, FREE BODY DIAGRAM :
A-1. Let E,G and N represents the magnitude of electromagnetic, gravitational and nuclear forces between
two electrons at a given separation . Then
(A) N < E < G (B) E > N > G (C) G > N > E (D) E > G > N

A-2*. Action and reaction pair

(A) act on two different objects (B) have equal magnitude
(C) have opposite directions (D) have resultant zero.

A-3. Which figure represents the correct F.B.D.

of rod of mass m as shown in figure :

(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these

SECTION (B) : CALCULATION OF NORMAL REACTION :

B-1. Two blocks are in contact on a frictionless table. One has mass m and the other 2m. A force F is applied
on 2m as shown in the figure. Now the same force F is applied from the right on m. In the two cases
respectively, the ratio of force of contact between the two blocks will be :

(A) same (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 3

B-2. Two forces of 6N and 3N are acting on the two blocks of 2kg and 1kg 6N
kept on frictionless floor. What is the force exerted on 2kg block by 2kg 1kg 3N
1kg block ? ///////////////////////////////////////////////

(A) 1N (B) 2N (C) 4N (D) 5N

B-3. A constant force F is applied in horizontal direction as shown. Contact
force between M and m is N and between m and M’ is N’ then

(A) N or N’ equal (B) N > N’ (C) N’ > N (D) cannot be determined

SECTION (C) : CALCULATION OF TENSION :

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C-1. A mass M is suspended by a rope from a rigid support at A as shown in figure. A
Another rope is tied at the end B, and it is pulled horizontally with a force F. If  B
the rope AB makes an angle  with the vertical in equilibrium, then the tension F
in the string AB is :
M
(A) F sin  (B) F/sin  (C) F cos  (D) F/cos 
C-2. 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
(A) 15 kg (B) kg (C) 5 kg (D) nfinitely large
2
C-3. n the system shown in the figure, the acceleration of the 1 kg mass and the
tension in the string connecting between A and B is :
g 8g
(A) downwards ,
4 7
3kg C
g g B 3kg
(B) upwards,
4 7
g 6
(C) downwards , g A 1kg
7 7
g
(D) upwards , g
2

C-4. A body of mass 8 kg is hanging from another body of mass 12 kg. The
combination is being pulled by a string with an acceleration of 2.2 m s –2. The
tension T 1 and T 2 will be respectively :(use g = 9.8m/s 2 )
(A) 200 N, 80 N
(B) 220 N, 90 N
(C) 240 N, 96 N
(D) 260 N, 96 N
C 5. A particle of small mass m is joined to a very heavy body by a light string passing over a light pulley. Both
bodies are free to move. The total downward force on the pulley is nearly
(A) mg (B) 2 mg (C) 4 mg (D) can not be determined

SECTION (D) : CONSTRAINED MOTION :

V
D-1. A block is dragged on smooth plane with the help of a rope which moves
with velocity v. The horizontal velocity of the block is :
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v
(A) v (B)
sin  
v
(C) v sin  (D) m
cos 

D-2. Two masses are connected by a string which passes over a

pulley accelerating upward at a rate A as shown. If a 1 and a2 be
the acceleration of bodies 1 and 2 respectively then :

(A) A = a1 – a2 (B) A = a 1 + a2
a1  a 2 a1  a 2
(C) A = (D) A = .
2 2

D-3. In the arrangement shown in fig. the ends P and Q of an

unstretchable string move downwards with uniform speed
U. Pulleys A and B are fixed. Mass M moves upwards
with a speed.

(A) 2 U cos  (B) U cos 

(C) 2 U/cos  (D) U/cos 

SECTION (E) : CALCULATION OF FORCE & ACCELERTION
E-1. When a body is stationary :
(A) there is no force acting on it
(B) the forces acting on it are not in contact with it
(C) the combination of forces acting on it balances each other
(D) the body is in vacuum

E-2. A particle is moving with a constant speed along a straight line path. A force is not required to :
(A) increase its speed (B) decrease its momentum
(C) change the direction (D) keep it moving with uniform velocity

E-3. When a constant force is applied to a body, it moves with uniform :

(A) acceleration (B) velocity (C) speed (D) momentum

E-4. An object will continue accelerating until :

(A) resultant force on it begins to decrease
(B) its velocity changes direction
(C) the resultant force on it is zero
(D) the resultant force is at right angles to its direction of motion

E-5. n which of the following cases the net force is not zero ?
(A) A kite skillfully held stationary in the sky
(B) A ball freely falling from a height
(C) An aeroplane rising upwards at an angle of 45º with the horizontal with a constant speed
(D) A cork floating on the surface of water

E-6. Two masses M1 and M2 are attached to the ends of a light

string which passes over a massless pulley attached to the
top of a double inclined smooth plane of angles of inclination
 and . If M2 > M1 then the acceleration of block M2 down the

M2
M1
inclined will be :  fixed 

M2 gsin   M1gsin    M2 sin  – M1 sin  

(A) M  M (B) M  M (C)  M1  M2
 g (D) zero
1 2 1 2  

E-7. Two masses M1 and M2 are attached to the ends of a light

string which passes over a massless pulley attached to the
top of a double inclined smooth plane of angles of inclination

M2
 and . The tension in the string is :
M1

 fixed 

M2 sin g M1sin  g M1M2 (sin   sin  )g

(A) M  M (B) M  M (C) M1  M2 (D) zero
1 2 1 2

E-8. Three masses of 1 kg , 6 kg and 3 kg are connected to each

other with threads and are placed on table as shown in figure,
What is the acceleration with which the system is moving?
Take g = 10m s –2 .
(A) Zero (B) 1 m s –2
(C) 2 m s –2
(D) 3 m s –2

E-9. The pulley arrangements shown in figure are identical the mass
of the rope being negligible. In case I, the mass m is lifted by
attaching a mass 2m to the other end of the rope. In case II,
the mass m is lifted by pulling the other end of the rope with a
constant downward force F = 2mg, where g is acceleration due
to gravity. The acceleration of mass in case I is:
(A) zero (B) more than that in case II
(C) less than that in case II (D) equal to that in case II
E-10. A force produces an acceleration of 4 ms –2 in a body of mass m 1 and the same force produces an
acceleration of 6 ms –2 in another body of mass m 2. If the same force is applied to (m 1 + m 2), then the
acceleration will be:
(A) 10 ms –2 (B) 2 ms –2 (C) 2.4 ms –2 (D) 5.4 ms –2
E-11. A body of mass M is acted upon by a force F and the acceleration produced is a. If three coplaner forces
each equal to F and inclined to each other at 120º act on the same body and no otherforces are acting.
The acceleration produced will be:
(A) 2a (B) a/ 3 (C) 3a (D) zero

3
E-12. A fireman wants to slide down a rope. The rope can bear a tension of th
of the weight of the man. With
4
what minimum acceleration should the fireman slide down :
g g g g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 6 4 2
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E-13. A force F  6 î  8 ĵ  10 k̂ newton produces acceleration 1 m/s2 in a body. The mass of the body is (in kg):

(A) 6 î  8 ĵ  10 k̂ kg (B) 10 2 kg (C) 100 kg (D) 10 kg

E-14. A body is moving with a speed of 1 m/s and a force F is needed to stop it in a distance x. If the speed
of the body is 3 m/s the force needed to stop it in the same distance x will be
(A) 1.5 F (B) 3F (C) 6 F (D) 9F

E-15. Two blocks, each having mass M, rest on frictionless surfaces as shown
in the figure. If the pulleys are light and frictionless, and M on the incline
is allowed to move down, then the tension in the string will be:
2 M
3 Mg sin 
(A) Mg sin  (B) Mg sin  (C) (D) 2 Mg sin 
3 2 2  fixed M

SECTION (F) : WEIGHING MACHINE, SPRING RELATED PROBLEMS AND SPRING BALANCE:
F-1. n the given figure, what is the reading of the spring balance ?

1kg 1kg

(A) 10 N (B) 20 N (C) 5 N (D) zero

F-2. Two blocks of masses M1 and M2 are connected to each other through a light spring as shown in figure. If we
push mass M1 with force F and cause acceleration a1 in mass M1, what will be the acceleration in M2?
F
M1 M2
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(A) F/M2 (B) F/(M1 + M2) (C) a1 (D) (F – M1a1)/M2

F-3. A spring balance is attached to 2 kg trolley and is used to pull the

trolley along a flat surface as shown in the fig. The reading on the 2kg .
spring balance remains at 10 kg during the motion. The acceleration of
the trolley is (Use g = 9.8 ms –2) • •
(A) 4.9 ms –2 (B) 9.8 ms –2 (C) 49 ms –2 (D) 98 ms –2
F-4. The ratio of the weight of a man in a stationary lift & when it is moving downward with uniform accelera-
tion 'a' is 3 : 2 . The value of 'a' is : (g = acceleration. due to gravity)
(A) (3/2) g (B) g (C) (2/3) g (D) g/3
SECTION (G) : NEWTON’S LAW FOR A SYSTEM :
G-1. Two masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected by a
massless spring as shown in figure. A force of 200 N acts on the 20 10kg 20kg
kg mass at the instant when the 10 kg mass has an acceleration of 200 N
12 ms –2 towards right, the acceleration of the 20 kg mass is :
(A) 2 ms –2 (B) 4ms–2 (C) 10ms–2 (D) 20ms–2

G-2. In the arrangement shown in the figure all surfaces are frictionless, pulley and
string are light. The masses of the block are m 1 = 20 kg and m 2 = 30 kg. The
accelerations of masses m 1 and m 2 will be if F = 180 N is applied according to
figure.
(A) a m  9m / s , am2  0 (B) a m  9m / s , am2  9 m/s 2
2 2
1 1

2
(C) am1  0 , a m 2  9 m / s (D) None of these

SECTION (H) : PSEUDO FORCE

H-1. Figure shows a wedge of mass 2kg resting on a frictionless floor. A
block of mass 1 kg is kept on the wedge and the wedge is given an
acceleration of 5 m/sec 2 towards right. Then :
(A) block will remain stationary w.r.t. wedge
(B) the block will have an acceleration of 1 m/sec 2 w.r.t. the wedge
(C) normal reaction on the block is 11 N
(D) net force acting on the wedge is 2 N

H-2. A trolley of mass 8 kg is standing on a frictionless surface inside which

an object of mass 2 kg is suspended. A constant force F starts acting F 37°

on the trolley as a result of which the string stood at an angle of 37 0 2kg 8kg
from the vertical. Then :
(A) acceleration of the trolley is 40/3 m/sec 2. (B) force applied in 60 N
(C) force applied is 75 N (D) tension in the string is 25 N
H-3. A triangular block of mass M rests on a smooth surface as shown in
figure. A cubical block of mass m rests on the inclined surface. If all
surfaces are frictionless, the force that must be applied to M so as to
keep m stationary relative to M is :

(A) Mg tan 30° (B) mg tan 30° (C) (M+m)g tan 30° (D) (M+m)g cos 30°

H-4. A trolley is accelerating down an incline of angle  with acceleration

gsin. Which of the following is correct. (  is the constant angle made
by the string with vertical).
(A)  =  (B)  = 00
(C) Tension in the string, T = mg (D) Tension in the string, T = mg sec 

H-5. A block of mass m resting on a wedge of angle  as shown in the A

figure. The wedge is given an acceleration a. What is the minimum
m
value of a due to external agent so that the mass m falls freely ? a
(A) g (B) g cos 
(C) g cot  (D) g tan 
 C
B

H-6. An object kept on a smooth inclined plane of inclination  with horizontal can be kept stationary relative
to the incline by giving a horizontal acceleration to the inclined plane, equal to :
(A) g sin  (B) g cos  (C) g tan  (D) none of these.
SECTION (I) : KINETIC FRICTION
I 1. Starting from rest a body slides down a 45º inclined plane in twice the time it takes to slide down the
same distance in the absence of friction. The co-efficient of friction between the body and the inclined
plane is :
(A) 0.75 (B) 0.33 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.80
I 2. A wooden block of mass m resting on a rough horizontal table (coefficient of
friction = ) is pulled by a force F as shown in figure. The acceleration of the
block moving horizontally is :

Fcos  Fsin F
(A) (B) (C) (cos  +  sin )  g (D) none
m M m
I 3. A block of mass M = 5 kg is resting on a rough horizontal surface for which the
coefficient of friction is 0.2. When a force F = 40 N is applied, the acceleration of
the block will be (g = 10 m/s2) :
(A) 5.73 m/sec2 (B) 8.0 m/sec2 (C) 3.17 m/sec2 (D) 10.0 m/sec2

I 4. Two blocks m1 = 4kg and m2 = 2kg, connected by a weightless rod on a plane having
inclination of 370. The coefficients of dynamic friction of m 1 and m2 with the inclined
plane are = 0.25. Then the common acceleration of the two blocks and the tension in
the rod are :

(A) 4 m/s2, T = 0 (B) 2 m/s2, T = 5 N

(C) 10 m/s2 ,T = 10 N (D) 15 m/s2, T = 9N [JEE 1979]

SECTION (J) : STATIC FRICTION

J 1. If the normal force is doubled , the co-efficient of friction is :
(A) halved (B) doubled (C) tripled (D) not changed
J 2. A box 'A' is lying on the horizontal floor of the compartment of a train running along horizontal rails from left
to right. At time 't', it decelerates. Then the reaction R by the floor on the box is given best by :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

J 3. A cart of mass M has a block of mass m attached to it as shown in the figure.

Co-efficient of friction between the block and cart is . What is the minimum
acceleration of the cart so that the block m does not fall?

(A)  g (B) /g (C) g/ (D) none

J 4. A rope so lies on a table 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 :
(A) 0.33 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.2

J 5. A block of mass 1 kg lies on a horizontal surface in a truck. The coefficient of static friction between the block
and the surface is 0.6 If the acceleration of the truck is 5 m/s2, the frictional force acting on the block is :
[JEE 1984]
(A) 5 N (B) 6 N (C) 10 N (D) 15 N

J 6.* The contact force exerted by one body on another body is equal to the normal force between the bodies. It
can be said that :
(A) the surface must be frictionless
(B) the force of friction between the bodies is zero
(C) the magnitude of normal force equals that of friction
(D) It is possible that the bodies are rough and they do not slip on each other.
J 7. A block of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 300 with the horizontal. The
coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the block is :
(A) 9.8 N (B) 0.7 × 9.8 3 N (C) 9.8 × 7 N (D) 0.8 × 9.8 N [IIT 1980]
J 8. Two masses A and B of 10 kg and 5 kg respectively are connected
with a string passing over a frictionless pulley fixed at the corner
of a table as shown. The coefficient of static friction of A with table
is 0.2. The minimum mass of C that may be placed on A to prevent
it from moving is –

(A) 15 kg (B) 10 kg (C) 5 kg (D) 12 kg

J 9*. The force F1 that is necessary to move a body up an inclined plane is double the force F2 that is
necessary to just prevent it from sliding down, then :
(A) F2 = w sin( – ) sec (B) F1 = w sin( – ) sec
(C) tan = 3tan (D) tan = 3tan
Where  = Limiting angle of friction ;  = angle of inclined plane ; w = weight of the body

SECTION (K) : CIRCULAR MOTION IN HORIZONTAL PLANE

K 1. A stone of mass of 16 kg is attached to a string 144 m long and is whirled in a horizontal smooth
surface. The maximum tension the string can withstand is 16 newton. The maximum speed of revolution
of the stone without breaking it, will be :
(A) 20 ms –1 (B) 16 ms –1 (C) 14 ms –1 (D) 12 ms –1

K 2. A mass of 2 kg is whirled in a horizontal circle by means of a string at an initial speed of 5 revolutions

per minute. Keeping the radius constant the tension in the string is doubled. The new speed is nearly:
(A) 14 rpm (B) 10 rpm (C) 2.25 rpm (D) 7 rpm

K 3. A particle is kept fixed on a turntable rotating uniformly. As seen from the ground , the particle goes in a circle
, its speed is 20 cm/s and acceleration is 20 cm/s2.The particle is now shifted to a new position to make the
radius half of the original value.The new values of the speed and acceleration will be
(A) 10 cm/s, 10 cm/s2 (B) 10 cm/s, 80 cm/s2 (C) 40 cm/s, 10 cm/s2 (D) 40 cm/s,40 cm/s2

K 4. A coin placed on a rotating turntable just slips if it is placed at a distance of 4 cm from the centre. If the angular
velocity of the turntable is doubled , it will just slip at a distance of
(A) 1 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 4 cm (D) 8 cm

K 5. A rod of length L is pivoted at one end and is rotated with a uniform angular velocity in a horizontal plane . Let
T1 and T2 be the tensions at the points L/4 and 3L/4 away from the pivoted ends.
(A) T1 > T2
(B) T2 > T1
(C) T1 = T2
(D) The relation between T1 and T2 depends on whether the rod rotates clockwise or anticlockwise

K 6. A particle moving along a circular path due to a centripetal force having constant magnitude is an example of
motion with :
(A) constant speed and velocity (B) variable speed and velocity
(C) variable speed and constant velocity (D) constant speed and variable velocity.
SECTION (L) : MOTION OF A VEHICLE, CENTRIFUGAL FORCE AND ROTATION OF EARTH
L 1. A car moving on a horizontal road may be thrown out of the road in taking a turn :
(A) By the gravitational force
(B) Due to lack of sufficient centripetal force
(C) Due to friction between road and the tyre
(D) Due to reaction of earth

*L 2. A curved section of a road is banked for a speed v. If there is no friction between road and tyres of the car, then:
(A) car is more likely to slip at speeds higher than v than speeds lower than v
(B) car cannot remain in static equilibrium on the curved section
(C) car will not slip when moving with speed v
(D) none of the above
L 3. A train A runs from east to west and another train B of the same mass runs from west to east at the same
speed along the equator. A presses the track with a force F1 and B presses the track with a force F2.
(A) F1 > F2 (B) F1 < F2
(C) F1= F2 (D) the information is insufficient to find the relation between F1 and F2.
*L 4. A circular road of radius r is banked for a speed v = 40 km/hr. A car of mass attempts to go on the circular road.
The friction coefficient between the tyre and the road is negligible.
(A) The car cannot make a turn without skidding.
(B) If the car turns at a speed less than 40 km/hr, it will slip down

mv 2
(C) If the car turns at the constant speed of 40 km/hr, the force by the road on the car is equal to
r
(D) If the car turns at the correct speed of 40 km/hr, the force by the road on the car is greater than mg as well

mv 2
as greater than
r
SECTION (M) : MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS
M 1. A block of mass 5 kg and surface area 2 m 2 just begins to slide down an inclined plane when the angle
of inclination is 30º. Keeping mass same, the surface area of the block is doubled. The angle at which
this starts sliding down is :
(A) 30º (B) 60º (C) 15º (D) none

M 2. 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 respec-
tively. The acceleration of the body is :
(A) 6 m/s2 (B) 4.9 m/s2 (C) 3.92 m/s2 (D) 1 m/s2
M 3. A force F = t is applied to block A as shown in figure. The force is applied at t = 0 seconds when the
system was at rest and string is just straight without tension. Which of the following graphs gives the
friction force between B and horizontal surface as a function of time ‘t’.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

M 4. A plank of mass m 1 = 8 kg with a bar of mass m 2 = 2 kg placed on its rough surface, lie
on a smooth floor of elevator ascending with an acceleration g/4. The coefficient of
friction is µ = 1/5 between m 1 and m 2 . A horizontal force F = 30 N is applied to the
plank. Then the acceleration of bar and the plank in the reference frame of elevator are :
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(A) 3.5 m/s 2, 5 m/s 2 (B) 5 m/s 2, m/s 2 (C) 2.5 m/s 2, m/s 2 (D)4.5 m/s 2, 4.5m/s 2
8 8

M 5. A boy of mass M is applying a horizontal force to slide a box of mass M’ on a rough horizontal surface. It is
known that the boy does not slide . The coefficient of friction between the shoes of the boy and the floor is 
and µ’ between the box and the surface. In which of the following cases it is certainly not possible to slide
the box ?
(A)  <  ’, M < M’ (B)  >  ’, M < M’
 
(C) < ’, M > M’ (D)  >  ’, M > M
 ANSWERS
SECTION (A):
A-1. D A-2. ABCD A-3. C

SECTION (B):
B-1. B B-2. C B-3. B

SECTION (C):
C-1. B C-2. D C-3. C C-4. C
C 5. C

SECTION (D):
D-1. B D-2. C D-3. D

SECTION (E):
E-1. C E-2. D E-3. A E-4. C
E-5. B E-6. C E-7. C E-8. C
E-9. C E-10. C E-11. D E-12. C
E-13. B E-14. D E-15. C

SECTION (F):
F-1. A F-2. D F-3. C F-4. D

SECTION (G):
G-1. B G-2. A

SECTION (H):
H-1. C H-2. CD H-3. C H-4. A
H-5. C H-6. C

SECTION (I) :
I 1. (A) I 2. (C) I 3. (A) I 4. (A)

SECTION (J) :

J1. (D) J2. (C) J3. (C) J4. (A)

J 5. (A) J 6. (B), (D) J7 (A) J8 (A)
J9. (A), (D)

SECTION (K) :
K 1. D K 2. D K 3. A K 4. A
K 5. A K 6. D

SECTION (L) :
L 1. B L 2. BC L 3. A L 4. BD
SECTION (M) :
M 1. A M 2. D M 3. A M 4. C
M 5. A