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1) A car starts from rest requires a velocity v with uniform acceleration 2 m/s then it comes to
stop with uniform retardation 4 m/s . If the total time for which it remains in motion is 3 sec, the
total distance travelled is:
(a) 2 m
(b) 3 m
(c) 4 m
(d) 6 m
(e) 5m
2) A body is moving in a straight line as shown in velocity-time graph. The displacement and
distance travelled by body in 8 second are
respectively
(a) 12 m, 20 m
(b) 20 m, 12 m
(c) 12 m, 12 m
(d) 20 m, 20 m

3) ) Two bodies are thrown up at angles of 45 and 60, respectively, with the horizontal. If both
bodies attain same vertical height, then the ratio of velocities with which these are thrown is
(a)

2/3

(b) 3/2

(C) 5/2

(d) 7/2

(e) none

4) A stone is thrown vertically upwards in air, the time of upward motion is f 1 and time of down
motion is t2. When air resistance is taken into consideration then:
(a) t1 =t2
1(b) t1<t2
(c) t1>t2
(d) t1> = t2
5) A body is projected with speed v m/s at angle G. The kinetic energy at the highest point is half
of the initial kinetic energy. The value of 0 is:
(a) 30
(b) 45
(c) 60
(d) 90
6) The acceleration of a train between two stations 2 km apart is shown in the figure. The
maximum speed of the train is
(a) 60 m/s
(b) 30 m/s
(c) 120 m/s
d) 90 m/s

7) Three identical blocks each of mass M are along a frictionless table and a force F is acting as
shown. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The net vertical force on block A is zero
(b) The net force on block A is F/3
(c) The acceleration of block C is F/3M
(d) The force of interaction between A and B is 2F/3

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8) An 8 kg metal block of dimension 16 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm is lying on a table with its face of

largest area touching the table. If g= 10 ms-2 the minimum amount of work done in making it
stand with its length vertical is
(a) 0.4 J
(b) 6.4 J
(c) 64 J
(d) 4 J
(e) 12.8 J.
9) The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is 0.363, what is the minimum
acceleration of block 1 so that block 2 does not fall?
(b) 12 ms-2
(d) 27 ms-2 (c) 6ms-2
(d) 18ms-2

10) Two blocks masses m1 and connected by a having m2 are thread and are placed on smooth
inclined plane with thread loose as shown in figure. When blocks are released:
(a) Thread will remain loose if m1 < m2
(b) Thread will remain loose if.m2<m1
(c) Thread will remain loose for all values of and m2
(e) none of the above

11) Two boys of masses 10 kg and 8 kg are moving along a vertical rope, the former climbing up
with acceleration of 2 m/s2 while later coming down with uniform velocity of 2 m/s. Then
tension in rope at fixed support will be (Taken g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 200 N
(B) 120 N
(C) 180 N
(D) 160 N
12) In which of the following cases is the contact force between A and B maximum (mA = mB = 1
kg)

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14)
Three
m1, m2 and
horizontal
surface.
A
the
system
value of T, if
kg, m3 = 4 kg15)

blocks of masses
are placed on a
frictionless
force of 40 N pulls
then calculate the
m1 = 10kg, m2 = 6

Each of the four identical carts shown above is loaded with a total mass of 4 kilograms. All of the
carts are initially at rest on the same level surface. Forces of the same magnitude directed to the
right act on each of the carts for the same length of time. If friction and air resistance are
negligible, which cart will have the greatest velocity when the forces cease to act?
A) Cart 1

(B) Cart 2

(c) Cart 3

(d) Cart 4

(e) Carts will have the same velocity

16) An object with mass

and speed
directed to the right strikes a wall and rebounds with
speed
directed to the left. The change in the object's kinetic energy is

17) A 4-kilogram disk slides over level ice toward the

east at a velocity of meter per second, as shown
above. The disk strikes a post and rebounds toward the
north at the same speed. The change in the magnitude of
the eastward component of the momentum of the disk is
1)- 4kgms-1

(2) ) 1kgms-1 (3) 4kgms-1

(4) -1kgms-1

(5) 0

18) A body is under the action of two equal and opposite forces, each of 3 N. The body is
displaced by 2 m. The work done is
(a) + 6 J
(b) - 6 J
(c) 0
(d) -3J
(e) 3J
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19) What should be the angle of projection, so that the horizontal range is equal to the maximum
height
(a) tan-11
(b) tan-12
(c) tan-13
(d) tan_14.
(e) 0
21) Two forces of magnitudes 3N and 4N are acting on a body. The ratio of magnitude of
minimum and maximum resultant force on the body is
(a) 3 / 4

(b) 4/ 3

(c) 1 / 7

(d) None of these

(e) 2

22) The figure shows the displacementtime

graphs of two vehicles P and Q.
Which statement describes the motion of the two
vehicles at time T?
A P and Q are momentarily at rest.
B The speeds of P and Q are the same.
C The speed of P is greater than the speed of Q.
D The accelerations of P and Q are equal to zero.
23) The engine of a car has a maximum output power of 54 kW. The air resistance acting on
the car when it is moving with speed v is 2v2. The maximum speed which can be achieved
by the car on a level road is
A 3.0 m s1
C 30 m s1
B 5.2 m s1
D 164 m s1 (E) 54 ms-1
24)A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table. The ball has an initial speed vo and lands on
the floor some distance from the base of the table. Which of the following statements concerning
the fall of the ball is FALSE?
A. The time of flight depends on the height of the table.
B. One of the components of the final speed will be vo.
C. The ball will accelerate.
D. The ball will have a longer flight time if vo is increased.
E. The ball will fall because of the force due to gravity
(25) A sphere A of mass m moves with speed v and kinetic energy E along the positive xdirection and collides inelastically with another identical sphere B at rest. After the collision
sphere A moves with kinetic energy E/3 along the positive y-direction. What is the speed of
sphere B after the collision?
(a) v/2

(b) v(3)/2

(c) v(5)/2

(d) 2v/3

(e) 4v/3

26) A simple pendulum arranged inside a train has period of oscillation T when the train is at rest. When
the train moves along straight horizontal rails with uniform acceleration of x ms2, the period of the
pendulum is (assuming g = 10 ms2)

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(a) T g1/2/(g+x)1/2

(b) T g1/4/(g+x) 1/4

(c) T g1/4/(g2+x2)1/4

(d) T g1/2/ (g2+x2)1/2

(e) T g1/2/(g2+x2)1/4

27) The adjoining figure shows the displacement-time graph of a particle in

uniformly accelerated linear motion. At the points A and B (fig.) the graph is inclined
at 30 and 60 respectively with the time
axis.
2
The acceleration of the particle in ms is
(a) 2
(c) 3/2

(b) 3
(d) 2/3

(e) 1/3

28) A stone is projected at an angle with the horizontal. If the initial kinetic energy
of the stone is E, what is its kinetic energy at the topmost point of its trajectory?
(Neglect air resistance).
(a) Zero

(b) E cos

(d) E cos2

(c) E/2

(e) E sin2

29) A block of mass 2 kg slides along a horizontal tabletop. A

horizontal applied force of 12 N and a vertical applied force of
15 N act on the block, as shown above. If the coefficient of
kinetic friction between the block and the table is 0.2, the
frictional force exerted on the block is most nearly
(A ) 1 N

(B ) 3 N

(C ) 4 N

(D ) 5 N

(E ) 7 N

30) The constant force F with components Fx = 3 N and Fy = 4 N, shown above,

acts on a body while that body moves from the point P (x
= 2 m, y = 6 m) to the point Q (x = 14 m, y = 1 m). How
much work does the force do on the body during this
process?
(A) 16 J
(B) 30 J
(C) 46 J
(D) 56 J
(E) 65 J

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1) A 70 kg woman and her 35 kg son are standing at rest on an ice rink, as shown
above. They push against each other for a time of 0.60 s, causing them to glide
apart. The speed of the woman immediately after they separate is 0.55 m/ s .
Assume that during the push, friction is negligible compared with the forces the
people exert on each other.
(a) Calculate the initial speed of the son after the push.
(b) Calculate the magnitude of the average force exerted on the son by the mother
during the push.
(c) How do the magnitude and direction of the average force exerted on the mother by the son during the
push Compare with those of the average force exerted on the son by the mother? Justify your answer.
(d) After the initial push, the friction that the ice exerts cannot be considered negligible, and the mother
comes to rest after moving a distance of 7.0 m across the ice. If their coefficients of friction are the same,
how far does the son move after the push?
2) A 4700 kg truck carrying a 900 kg crate is traveling at 25 m/s
to the right along a straight, level highway, as shown above. The
truck driver then applies the brakes, and as it slows down, the
truck travels 55 m in the next 3.0 s. The crate does not slide on
the back of the truck.
(a) Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the truck,
assuming it is constant.
(b) On the diagram below, draw and label all the forces acting on the crate during braking.
c) i. Calculate the minimum coefficient of friction between the crate and truck that prevents the crate
from sliding.
ii. Indicate whether this friction is static or kinetic.
____ Static ____Kinetic
Now assume the bed of the truck is frictionless, but there is a spring of spring constant 9200 N m
attaching the crate to the truck, as shown below. The truck is initially at rest
(d) If the truck and crate have the same acceleration, calculate
the extension of the spring as the truck accelerates from rest
to 25 m/ s in 10 s.

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(e) At some later time, the truck is moving at a constant speed of 25 m s and the crate is in equilibrium.
Indicate whether the extension of the spring is greater than, less than, or the same as in part (d) when the
truck was accelerating.
___ Greater ___ Less ___ The same
Explain your reasoning

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