Mechanics Mock Test

Time: 60 min

1. At what minimum acceleration should a monkey slide down a rope whose breaking
strength is 2/3 rd of the monkeys own weight?
a. 2 g /3
b. g
c. g/3
d. zero
2. A particle is at rest inside a hollow hemisphere of radius R. If = 1/ 3 , the
maximum height to which the particle can remain in equilibrium is:
a. R/2
b. ( 1 3/2 ) R
c. ( 3/2 ) R
d. 3 R /8
3. A smooth inclined plane of length L having inclination is inside a lift which is
moving down with retardation a. The time taken by the body to slide down the plane
from rest is:
2L
2L
2L
a.
b.
c.
(g +a)sin
(ga)sin
a sin
d.

2L
g sin

4. A bullet moving at a speed of 100 m/s can just penetrate two planks of equal
thickness. If the speed is doubled, the number of planks that it can penetrate is:
a. 6
b. 10
c. 4
d.
8

5. A simple pendulum is released from rest when the string is in the horizontal position.
The vertical component of the velocity of the bob becomes maximum when the
string makes an angle with the vertical. The value of is:
1
1
cos1 ( )
sin 1 ( )
a. /4
b.
c.
d. /3
3
3

6. Two balls of equal mass are projected simultaneously, one from the ground with
initial speed 50 m/s and the other from a tower of height 40 m with initial velocity 30
m/s. The maximum height attained by their center of mass is:
a. 80 m
b. 60 m
c. 100 m
d.
120 m
7. A block of mass m is attached to one end of a spring of force constant k. The other
end is fixed to a wall. The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is
. Then the compression of the spring that must be given so that the maximum
extension after release becomes half the compression is:
2 mg
mg
4 mg
a.
b.
c.
d. none
k
k
k
8. A missile is fired at speed v and angle with the horizontal. The speed of the
projectile at a height h is:

a.

v cos

b.

v 22 gh

c.

v 2 sin2 2 gh

d. none

9. A hollow tube of length 1 m is fixed in a vertical position inside a train moving with
an acceleration 4 m/s2. An insect inside the tube slides down from the top. =0.5. It
reaches the bottom in time:
a. 2 s
b. 1 s
c. 2 s
d. 0.5 s
10.
A block takes time T to reach the bottom of a plane of inclination starting from
the top. If the plane is now made rough, the time doubles. The value of is:
3
2
1
1
a. 4 tan
b. 3 tan
c. 4 tan
d. 2 tan
11.
A ball of mass m is raised gradually from the ground to a small height h. During
this process, work done by gravity (Wg) & work done by the agent (Wext) are such
that:
a.

Wg > 0, Wext < 0

b. Wg < 0, Wext < 0

c. Wg > 0, Wext > 0

d.

Wg < 0, Wext > 0

12.
A 75 kg person stands on a 25 kg. If the system moves up at constant speed,
the man pulls the rope with force:

a.

500 N

b.

250 N

c.

750 N

d.

13.
A block is tied between two similar springs in equilibrium. If the upper spring is
cut, its acceleration is 5 m/s2. If instead of the upper spring, the lower one is cut, the
acceleration of the block just after the cut will be:

a. 1.25 m/s2

b. 5 m/ s 2 c. 10 m/s2

d.

2.5 m/s 2

14.
The block of mass m slides down the wedge of mass M. By the time m reaches
the ground, the wedge moves by a distance equal to:

a.
d.
15.

ml cos
m+ M

b.

ml sin
m+ M

c.

ml cot
m+ M

In the figure below, the accelerations of the blocks A and B are respectively:
(a) 2g/7 downward, g/7 upward
(b) 2g/3 downward, g/3 upward

(c) 10g/13 downward, 5g/13 upward

(d) none

16.
A block of mass M is pushed with speed u towards a movable wedge of mass nM
and height H. The minimum value of u so that the block reaches the top of the
wedge is:

a.

2 gh

b.

n 2 gh

c.

1
2 gh(1+ )
n

d.

1
2 gh(1 )
n

17.
A uniform chain of length L lies on a table. If the coefficient of friction is , the
maximum length of the chain that can hang from the edge of the table without the
chain sliding down is:
L
L
L
a.
b. 1
c. +1
d.
L
1
18.

In the figure below, the wedge is pushed towards left with an acceleration
10 3 m/ s2. It is given that the block climbs up. The time required to reach the top

is:
a.
c.

2
s
5

5 s

b.

1
s
5

d.

5 s
2

19.
A uniform rope of length L is pulled by a force F as shown. The tension in the
rope at a distance x from the end where F is applied is:
a. F
c.

x
L

b.

x
F(1+ )
L

d.

x
F(1 )
L

20.
A body of mass 2kg is at rest on ground. A force of 2.5 N acts on it horizontally.
The coefficient of static friction is 0.5 and that of kinetic friction is 0.4. The frictional
force acting on the body is :
a. 8 N
b. 10 N
c. 20 N
d. 2.5 N