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BHEESHM GUPTA
LEVEL02\JEE Main Level
Single Choice Correct Questions
1 Find normal force between 6 kg and 4 kg.
100 N
20037 N
10 kg 6 kg 4 kg 53°

(a) 40 N (b) 50 N (c) 60 N (d) 80 N

2 released
n-blocks of different masses are placedon the frictionless inclined plane in contact.They are
at the same time. The force of interaction between (n -1)" andn blocks is

....

mm2mma

(a) (m,-1 - m,)g sin0 (b) zero

(C) m,-1M,3 cos 0 (d) None of these
3 Find the acceleration of each block. 100 Nis applied horizontally.

5 kg
100 N
37°

(a) 2 m/s2 (b) 3 m/s 2 (c) 4 m/s? (d) 5 m/s 2

4 Three blocks of masses m, , m, and m, kg are placed in contact with each other on a
frictionless table. Aforce Fis applied on the heaviest mass m,. Find net force experienced by
m,.
F
m m2 m,

(a) F (b) Fmy (c) Fm2 (d) F(m, + m,)

m, t m3 m, t m, + m3 m, + m2 + m3
5 Five identical cubes each of mass m are on astraight line with two adjacent faces in contact on
ahorizontal surface as shown in the figure. Suppose the surface is frictionless and a constant
force P is applied from left to right to the end face of A; which of the following statements is
incorrect?
+ABcDE
 P
(a)The acceleration of the system is (b) The resultant force acting on each cube is-.
5m
2P 3P
(c) The force exerted by Con Dis (d) The force exerted on A by B is
5 5

6 The surfaces are frictionless, the ratio of T, and T, is

|3 kg 12kg 15 kgk s0:.
(a) v3:2 (b) 1: /3 (c) 1:5 (d) 5:1
7 A ballof mass m=10 kg is suspended with the help of three strings as shown in the figure. Find
the tension T,.
\30
T60°
Ta

m= 10 kg

(a) 60 N (b) 30 N (c) 80 N (d) 50 N

8 In the situation shown blocks are connected with the help of ropes. Find tension at the middle
of each rope. Masses of blocks and ropes are indicated in figure. (g =1O m/s)
‘ 200 N
3 kg

1kg
3kg
1kg
2 kg

(a) 90 N, 160N (b) 60 N, 140 N' (c) 50 N, 130 N (d)70 N, 150 N

9 In a hemispherical shell of radius R, a rod of mass

V3 kg is placed horizontally. The length of
2
rod is R. Find the normal reaction at any end of the rod.
5
(b) 5V3 N
(a) 5 N (c)N (d) 2.5 N

10 Twoobjects of mass mare connected by athread that passes over a light, frictionless pulley as
shown, The objects are at rest. If a third object with mass m, is added on top of one of the
4
objects and objects are released, the tension in the string becomes times of the initial
tension. Find the value of m.

(a) (b) m (c) 2m (d) 3m

2
11 Three equalweights of mass 2 kg each are hanging by a string
tension in the string (in N)connecting Band Cis passing over a fixed puley. Ine

|B
A

4g
(a)
3
(b) 8 (d)&
3 3 2
12 Find tension acting on 10 kg block.

5 kg 10 kg

15 kg

(a) 30 N (b) 40 N (c) 50 N (d) 60 N

13 Find acceleration of each block.

4M

2M
|M
(a) 3.6 m/s2 (b) 4.6 m/s? (c) 5.6 m/s? (d) 6.6 m/s2
14 A hemisphere of mass 2 kg and radius 10 cm is resting on a smooth
surface as shown in figure.
Aforce of 1 N isapplied to the hemisphere at a height of 8cm from the smooth
surface. The
acceleration of sphere will be
1N

8 cm

(a) 0.3 m/s2 (b) 0.4 m/s2 (c) O.5 m/s2 (d) None of these
15 Two bodies of masses 5 kg and 4 kg are arranged in two positions as shown in Figs. (A) and (B).
If the pulleys and the table are perfectly smooth, the accelerations of the 5 kg body in case (A)
and (B) are
|5kg

4kg 4kg 5 kg
(A) (B)

(a) gand 8 and 5

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

F
2m 2m F
m

(a)Same (b) 1:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 1:3

17 Two masses of 8 kg and 4 kg are connected by a string as shown in the figure over a frictionless
pulley. The acceleration of the system and tension are

8 kg
Fixed
e=30° 4 kg
|(m2)
(a)8 16
33
kgf (b) ,5
4
kgf (c) zero, 4 kgf (d) zero, zero

18 Aball weighing 10 g hits a hard surface with a speed of 5 m/s at an angle of 53° with the
surface and rebounds with the same speed. The ball remains in contact with the surface for
0.01 s. The average force exerted by the surface on the ball is
(a) 100 N (b) 10 N (c) 8 N (d) 6 N
19 A
chain consisting of six links each with mass 100 g is lifted vertically with constant force
F=7.2 N, as shown in figure. Find the force acting between the 4th and 5th link from the top.

(a) 1.0 N (b) 2.0 N (c) 2.1 N (d) 2.4 N

20 Arope of length Lis pulled by a constant force F. What is the tension in the rope at a distance x
from one end, where the force is applied?
(a)
(b)l-x) FL Fx
(d)
X (L-x) (L-x)
21 With what acceleration a should the box in the figure descend, so that a body of mass M
Mg on the base of the box?
placed in it exertsaforce
4
Box

(a) 334 (6)

4

22 An elevator weighing 6000 kg ispulled upward by a cable with an acceleration of 4.9 m/s2. The
tension in the cable is (take, g=9.8 m/s)
(a) 6000N (b)6000 gN (c) 9000N (d) 9000 gN
23 An empty plastic box of mass mis found to accelerateg up at the rate of 6 when placed deep
inside water. How much mass of sand be filled in it, so that it may accelerate down at the rate
of
5m 2m
(a) (b)
6 5

24 Two masses M, and M, 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 angle of inclination a and ß.
The tension in the string is

Fixed

(a) M,(sin ß) s (b)

M, (sin o) g lc) MiM(sin ß +sin o)g (d) zero
M +M M+M2 M, + M2
25 Amonkey of mass 20 kg is climbing up on the rope to balance the cage of 25 kg. What is the
acceleration of monkey? [g = 10 ms

(a) 5 m/s2 (b)11.5 m/s2 (c) 22.5 m/s2 (d) 2.5 m/s?
26 Figure shows a uniform block of length 30 cm having a mass of 3 kg. The strings shows in figure
are pulled by constant force of 20 Nand 32 N. All the surfaces are smooth and the strings and
the pulley are light. The force exerted by the 20 cm part of the rod on the 10 cm part is
10 cm 20 cm

20 N 32 N

(a) 16 N (b) 20 N (c) 24 N (d) 25 N

27 A 50 kg person stands on a 25 kg platform. She pulls massless rope which is attached to the
platform via the frictionless, massless pulleys as shown in the figure. The platform moves
upwards at a steady velocity if the force with which the person pulls the rope is

(a) 500 N (b)250 N (c) 25 N (d) 50 N

28 Two smooth spheres each of radius 5 cm and weight w rest one on the other inside a fixed
smooth cylinder of radius 8 cm. The reactions between the spheres and the vertical side of the
cylinder are

(a)W 3w 3w
4
-and
4 4 4
(c) 4
and 4
(d) w and w

29 The acceleration of block Bin the figure willbe

A
m

|mB

m,8 2m,8 2m,8 (d)

2m,g
(a) (b) (C
(4m, + m,) (4m, + m,) (m, + 4m,) (m, + m2)
30 A10 kg wagon is pushed with a force of 7N for 1.5s, then with a force of 5 Nfor 1.7 s, and then
with a force of 10 Nfor 3 s in the same direction. What is the change in velocity brought about?
(a) 9.8 m/s (b) 19.6 m/s (c) 4.9 m/s (d) 10 m/s
31 Aballoon has 5 g of air. Asmall hole is pierced into it. The air escapes at a uniform rate with a
velocity of 4 cm/s. If the balloon shrinks completely in 2.5 s, then the mean force acting on the
balloon is
(a) 5 dyne (b) 8 dyne (c) 10 dyne (d) 20 dyne
32 Infigure shown, both blocks are released from rest. Find the time to cross each other?

2m| 4kg
|4m
1kg

(a) 1 s (b) 2 s (c) 3 s (d) 4s

33 Two blocks,each having mass M, rest on frictionless surfaces as shown in the figure. If the
pulleys are light and frictionless, and Mon the incline is allowed to move down, then the
tension in the string willbe

0 Fixed M

3 (c)M sin9
(a)Mg
3
sin 6 (6)Mg sin 8 2
(d) 2 Mg sin 9
 with the floor at an elevator.The
34 A block slides down a frictionless incline making an angleofOnormal reaction acting on the block
elevator is descending with an acceleration a. The value
is
(a) mg sin 0 (b) m (g - a) cos
(c) mg cos (d) m(g - a) sin
m. In (a) the mass is lifted by attachine
35 Figure shows two pulley arrangements for lifting a mass end with adownward force
amass 2m, while in (b)the mass is lifted by pulling the other
F=2mg. If f, and f, are the accelerations of the two masses, then

2m

m m F=2 mg

fb
(a) fo =fh (b) f, = f (c) fo 3
(d) f, =2f,
2

36 To paint the side of a building, painter normally hoists himself up by pulling on the rope Aas in
figure. The masses of painter and platform are 60 kg and 20 kg, respectively. The rope Bcan
withstand 1000 N. Find the maximum acceleration of the painter.
B

(a) 3 ms2 (b) 2.5 ms-2 (c) 5 ms-2 (d) zero

37 Auniform sphere of weight wand radius 3mis being held by a string of length 2mattached to
a frictionless wall as shown in the figure. Normal reaction by wall will be

Wall

5w (6)15w 15w
(d)
3w
(a (c)
4 4 16 4

38 Aman is standing in a lift which goes up and comes down with the same constant acceleration.
If the ratio of the apparent weights in the twO cases is 2:1,
-2
then the acceleration of the lift is
(a) 3.33 ms-2 (b) 2.50 ms
-2
(c) 2.00 ms (d) 1.67 ms
39 In the figure at the free end of the light string, a force F is
of 18 kg at rest. Assuming, pulley is light then the force appliedby keep the suspended mass
to
exerted the ceiling on the system is

18 kg
(a) 200 N (b) 120 N (c) 180 N (d) 240 N
40 Aspring has length I and spring constant k. It is cut into two
pieces of length I, and I, such that
I, =nl,.The force constant of spring of
lengthI, is
(a) kl + n) (c) k (d)
(+ n)
41 Three masses m,, m, and ma are attached to astring-pulley system as
shown. AI| the three
masses are held at rest and then released. To keep m at rest, m, should be

(a) 4m,m (b) 2(m, + m,) (c) (m, + m,) (d) 2m,m2
m, + m2
42 Two identical mass m are connected to a massless string which is hung over two
frictionless
pulleys as shown in figure. If everything is at rest, what is the tension in the cord?

m m

(a) less than mg (b) exactly mg

(c) more than mg but less than 2mng (d)exactly 2mg
43 Three planes coincide with the chords of the same circle of radius R. A small body slides
each of them without friction and without initial velocity. If t,,t, and t, are time taken down
by the
body to reach the bottom of planes denoted by 1, 2 and 3 respectively, then

(a) t, >t>ts (b) t, <tz <ts

(c) t, =t, =t (d) Cannot be decided
44 The wedge is moved towards right with accelerationa which is slowly increased from zero. Find
tension in the string just when the small block breaks contact with the surface of the wedge.
(Assume allsurfaces are smooth and string is inextensible)

(a) 2mg sin 0 (b) mg cosec

(c) mg tan (d) mg cot 0
45 Aparticle of smallmass m is joinedto 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 due to string is
nearly
(a) mg (b) 2 mg
(c) 4mg (d) Cannot be determined
46 Twoparticles start together from a point O
and slide down along straight smooth inclined
planes at 30° and 60° to the vertical and in the same vertical plane as in figure. The relative
acceleration of second with respect to first willbe (in magnitude and direction) as

30°
60°
Fixed Fixed

(a) in the vertical direction (6)&V3

at 45° with vertical
2 2

(c) inclined at 60° to vertical (d) g in the vertical direction

V3
47 A pendulum of mass m hangs from a support fixed to atrolley.The direction of the string when
the trolley rolls up a plane of inclination a with acceleration a, is (string and bob remain fixed
with respect to trolley)

(a) = tan ao (b) 0= tan-1o

(c) 0= tan-1 8 (d) 0= tan -1 ao tg sin a

48 What will be the displacement of a block in first 0.2s, if the block is kept on
elevator at rest. Suddenly, elevator starts descending with an acceleration 13them/s.
floor of an
Take, g =10 m/s
(a) 26 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 46 cm
(d) 20 cm
49 Atrolley is being pulled up an inclined plane by a man sitting on it (as
shown in figure). He
applies a force of 250 N. If the combined mass of the man and trolley is 100 kg, the
acceleration of the trolley will be [Use, sin 15°=0.26, g =10 m/s]

250 N

15

(a) 2.4 ms2 (b)4 ms -2 (c) 4.9 ms -2 (d) 0.1 ms -2

50 The pulley shown is frictionless. A monkey of mass 1 kg moves up on the
massless string, so as
to just lift a block of mass 2 kg. After sometime, the monkey stops moving with respect to
string. The change in magnitude of monkey's acceleration is

Monkey 2 kg

(a)& (b) 2g (c) g

3 3 (d) 2g
51 Two bodies of masses m, and m, are connected by a light string which passes over a
frictionless, massless pulley. If the pulley is moving upward with uniform acceleration then
tension in the string will be
(a)
3m4m2g
m, + m2
(b)"1+ m2-g
4m,mz
(c) 2m,m
mË + m2
(d) mma
m, + m,
52 A particle of mass m, initially at rest, is acted upon by a variable force F for a brief interval of
time T. It begins to move with a velocity u after the force stops acting. F is shown in the graph
as a function of time. The curve is a semicircle.

Time

(a) u= (b)u=. (c) u= TFT (d) u= FoT

2m &m 4m 2m
53 Atrolley Tof mass 5 kg on a horizontal smooth surface is pulled by a load of 2 kg through a
uniform rope ABC of length 2m and mass 1kg. As the load falls from BC =0to BC = 2m, its
acceleration (in m/s)changes from

20 30 20 30
(a) to 5 (b)
8
to
8
(c)
5
to
6
(d) None of these

54 Two unequal masses are connected on two sides of a light string passing over a light and
smooth pulley as shown in figure.The system is released from rest.The larger mass is stopped
1.0safter the system is set into motion. The time elapsed before the string is tight again is
(g =10m/s)

1 kg
2 kg

4 c)s (d)s
3 3

55 Astring of negligible mass going over a clamped pulley of mass msupports a block of mass M
as shown in the figure. The force on the pulley by the clamp is given by

(a) V2mg (b)V2Mg

56 In the figure shown acceleration of monkey relative to the rope if it exerts aforce of 80 Non
string willbe

10 kg
(5 kg
(a) 2 ms2 (b) 4 ms -2 (c) 6 ms2 (d) 8 ms-2
57 Find mass (M) of the hanging block, if the string in steady state makes an angle of 53° with
normal to the trolley as shown in figure.
5 k9

|M
37

(a) 8 kg (b) 10 kg (c) 12 kg (d) 16 kg

58 Inclined plane of length 4m is moved towards right with an acceleration of 10 ms -2 starting
from rest as shown in figure. Find time taken by the block to reach top of the inclined plane.

10 m/s?

5 kg
37°

(a) 1s (b) 2s (c) 3s (d) 4 s

59 Force Fis applied on upper pulley. If F=30t N. where t is time in second. Find the time when
m, loses contact with floor. (m, = 4kg and m, =1kg)
F=30t N

mm

(a) 1s (b) 2s (c) 3s (d) 4s

60 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

V
(a) v (b) (c) v sin (d)
sin 0 cos

61 In the figure shown, the speed of the car is vto the right. The speed with which the block is
moving up at =60° is w

(a) v (d) None of these

3
 mass m, by means
62 Amass m, , placed on top of a trolley of mass m,, is connected to another
friction between surfaces is
of a string passing over a smooth pulley as shown in the figure. Thehorizontal force Fto be
negligible. For m, and m, not to move with respect to trolley, the
applied on trolley is
m
F
m
m

(c) F=(m, +m, + m,) "20 (d)F=m,g

(a) F=m38 (b) F= (m, + m,)g m,
block of mass m just
63 What should be the minimum force P to be applied to the string, so that
begins to move up the frictionless plane?
P

Mg cos 0 (d) None of these

(a) Mg tan (b) Mg cot (c)
2 2 1+ sin
as in figure. Man stands
64 A man uses two pulleys to raise himself with an acceleration 2 m/s,
weighing
on a light weighing machine fitted in horizontal platform. Determine the reading of
machine.
Mass of man =75 kg, mass of platform =25 kg.

-Weighing machine

(b) 30 kg (c) 60 kg (d) 90 kg

(a) 15 kg
an angle 30°
65 A cylinder rests in a supporting carriage as shown. The side AB of carriage makes and is
a fixed horizontal surface
with the horizontal and side BC is vertical. The carriage lies on reactions
of normal
being pulled towards left with an horizontal accelerationa. The magnitude
Neglect
exerted by sides AB and BC of carriage on the cylinder be NAR and NRC, respectively.
increased, pick
friction everywhere. Then, as the magnitude of accelerationa of the carriage is
up the correct statement. A

a
30B

(a) Na increases and Npc decreases. (b) Both NAg and Ngc increase.
(c) Nag remains constant and N¡c increases. (d) NAR increases and NC remains constant.
66 Two blocks Aand Bwith masses 4 kg and 6 kg respectively are connected by a stretched spring
of negligible mass as in figure. When the two blocks are released simultaneously, the initial
acceleration of B is 1.5 m/s westward. The acceleration of A is
1.5 m/s2
A 000O0 B

(a) 1 m/s, westward (b) 2.25 m/s, eastward

(c) 1 m/s, eastward (d) 2.75 m/s, westward
67 The block shown in the figure is equilibrium. Find acceleration of the block just after the string
burns.

3g 4g
(a) (c) (d) None of these
5 3

68 Find the reading of spring balance as shown in figure. Assume that, mass Mis in equilibrium

Spring
2.5 kg
balance
o000000 M

(a) 40 N (b) 15 N (c) 20 N (d) 12 N

69 Find the reading of the spring balance as shown in figure. The elevator is going up with an
accelerationofthe
10
pulley and the string are light and the pulley is smooth.

g/10
1.5 kg
3.0 kg

(a) 4 kg (b) 4.3 kg (c) 4.4 kg (d) 4.5 kg

70 Ablock tied between two springs is in equilibrium. If upper spring is cut, then the acceleration
of the blockjust after cut is 6 m/s downwards. Now, if instead of upper spring, lower spring is
cut, then the magnitude of acceleration of the block just after the cut will be (take, g = 10 m/s)
[0000000
AO99900,

(a) 16 m/s2 (b) 4 m/s?2

(c) Cannot be determined (d) None of these
Level 2
Single Choice Correct Questions
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5.(d) 6. (d) 7. (d)
8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a)

15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (a)
23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (c)
22. (d)
29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (c)
36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (b)
45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (c)
43. (c) 44. (b)
51. (a) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (d) 55. (d) 56. (c)
50. (b)
58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (b) 61. (d) 62. (c) 63. (a)
57. (c)
64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (b) 67. (c) 68. (d) 69. (c) 70. (b)