Laws of Motion MCQs Sheet 1

1. A force vector applied on a mass is represented by

accelerates with 1 m/s2. What is the mass of the body?
(a)

and

10 kg

(b)

(c)
(d)

20 kg

2. A mass of 1 kg is suspended by a thread. It is:

(i)

Lifted up with an acceleration 4.9 m/s2,

(ii)

Lowered with a acceleration 4.9 m/s2.

The ratio of the tensions is:

(a)

3:1

(b)

1:3

(c)

1:2

(d)

2:1

3. A man weight 80 kg. He stands on a weighing scale in a lift which

is moving
2
upwards with a uniform acceleration of 5 m/s . What would be the reading on the scale?
(g = 10 m/s2)
(a)

800 N

(b)

1200 N

(c)

Zero

(d)

400 N

4. A smooth inclined plane of length L having inclination with the horizontal is inside
a lift which is moving down with a retardation a. The time taken by a body to slide
down the inclined plane from rest will be:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

5. When a bus suddenly take a turn, the passengers are thrown outwards because of:
(a)

Speed of motion

(b)

Inertia of motion

(c)

Acceleration of motion

(d)

None of these.

6. When a car moves on a road with uniform speed of 30 km/h, then the net resultant
force on the car is:
(a)

The driving force that drives the car in the direction of propagation of car

(b)

The resistive force that acts opposite to the direction of propagation of car

(c)

Zero

(d)

None of the above.

7. Two bodies having masses m1 = 40g and m2 = 60g are attached to the ends of a string
of negligible mass and suspended from massless pulley. The acceleration of the bodies
is:
(a)

1 m/s2

(b)

2 m/s2

(c)

0.4 m/s2

(d)

4 m/s2

8. A mass is hanging on a spring balance which is kept in a lift. The lift ascends with
increasing speed. The spring balance will show in its reading:
(a)

Increase

(b)

Decrease

(c)

No change

(d)

Change will depend upon velocity

9. A rope of length L and mass M is hanging from a rigid support. The tension in the
rope at a distance x from the rigid support is:
(a)

Mg

(b)

(c)

(d)

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

(a)

Same

(b)

1:2

(c)

2:1

(d)

1:3

11. A block of mass m is placed on a smooth wedge of inclination . The whole system is
accelerated horizontally so that the block does not slip on the wedge. The force exerted
by the wedge on the block has a magnitude:
(a)

mg tan

(b)

mg sin

(c)

mg cos

(d)

mg sec

12. A mass of 2 kg is attached with spring of spring constant 20 N/m. The system is
moved in upward direction with acceleration 2 m/s2. Find extension in spring.
(a)

1.2 m

(b)

2.4 m

(c)

0.6 m

(d)

3.6 m

13. Two blocks, each having a mass M, rest on frictionless surfaces as shown in figure. If
the pulleys are light and frictionless, and M on the incline in allowed to move down,
then the tension in the string will be:

(a)

(b)

(c)
2 Mg sin

(d)

14. An accelerated frame of reference is

(a)

Inertial frame of reference

(b)

Static frame of reference

(c)

Non-inertial frame of reference

(d)

None of these.

Answer Keys:
1.

2.

3.

6.

7.

8.

a 9.

11.

12.

a 13.

4.

a 5.
b

10.

14.

b
b