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Subject:PHYSICS Topic :Newton’s Laws of Motion CLASS-11

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Straight Objective Type

1. A block of mass M is at rest on a table which is at rest on the ground. Which of the following statement is
true?
A) When we take the block as the system, there are no external forces on the block.
B) When we take the ‘block + table’ as the system, there are no external forces on the block.
C) Net force on the block is zero with respect to an observer sitting on the table
D) Net force on the block is non zero with respect to an observer standing on the ground.

2. A person travelling in a train tosses a coin upward and observes that the coin falls back in his hand. The
most appropriate deduction among the following options will be
A) The train is moving with constant velocity
B) The train is moving with constant speed
C) The train is moving with constant non – zero acceleration
D) The train is moving with non – zero constant deceleration

3. If a body in space is moving in a curved path when observed from an inertial frame, we may conclude
that
A) It is not far from heavenly bodies B) It is very far from all heavenly bodies
C) It is not experiencing any force D) Its momentum is not changing

4. Which types of force is present in the case of the force between earth and sun
A) Normal reaction B) Frictional force C) Gravitational force D) Electrostatic force

5. A passenger train is brought to rest by suddenly applying brakes. Which compartment will come to rest
first?
A) Compartment attached to the engine B) Compartment at the tail end
C) The middle compartment D) All compartments will come to rest simultaneously

6. A bird dismounts on a stretched telegraph wire. The additional tension produced in the wire is :
A) zero B) greater than the weight of the bird
C) less than the weight of the bird D) equal to the weight of the bird
7. A monkey of mass 30 kg climbs a rope which can withstand a maximum tension of 360 N. The maximum
acceleration which this rope can tolerate for the climbing of monkey is :
A) B) C) D)

8. Two masses each equal to are lying on the axis at and respectively as shown in
the adjoining figure. They are connected by a light string. A force F is applied at the origin and along the
axis. As a result the masses move towards each other. What is the acceleration of each mass?
Assume the instantaneous position of masses as respectively.

A) B) C) D)

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9.Two masses and are accelerated uniformly on a frictionless surface as shown. The ratio of the

tensions is:

m1 T1
m2 T2

(a) (b) (c) (d)

10. A block of mass m is on the smooth horizontal surface of a plank of mass M. The plank is on smooth
horizontal surface. Now, a constant horizontal force F acts on M. Now, for a person standing on the
ground
m N
M F
E
(a) The acceleration of m is towards west (b) The acceleration of m is zero.

(c) The acceleration of m is towards East (d) The acceleration of m is towards East

Multiple Correct Answer Type

11. In a free body diagram we should indicate

A) all the forces on the body B) all the components of forces on the body
C) all the bodies in the same diagram D) all the contact forces on the body

12. Which of the following are Pseudo forces.

A) Normal reaction B) Centripetal force C) Centrifugal force D) Frictional force

13. The blocks B and C in the figure have mass each. The strings AB and BC are light, having tensions
respectively. The system is in equilibrium with a constant horizontal force acting on C.

A) B) C) D)

14. A particle of mass 70g, moving at 50 cm/s, is acted upon by a variable force opposite to its direction of
motion. The force is shown as a function of time .

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A) Its speed will be 50 cm/s after the force stops acting.

B) Its direction of motion will reverse
C) Its average acceleration will be during the interval in which the force acts.
D) Its average acceleration will be during the interval in which the force acts.
15. The system shown in figure is in equilibrium and at rest. The spring and string are massless. Now the
string is cut. The acceleration of mass 2m and m just after the string is cut will be:

(a) Acceleration of 2m is g/2 upwards

(b) Acceleration of 2m is upwards
(c) Acceleration of m is downwards
(d) Acceleration of m is g/2
2m

m
16. Two blocks of masses m 1 and m2 (m1 > m2) are connected by a massless
threads, that passes over a massless smooth pulley. The pulley is
suspended from the ceiling of an elevator. Now the elevator moves up
with uniform velocity V0. Now, select the correct options.

(a) Magnitude of acceleration of m1 with respect to ground is greater than

(b) Magnitude of acceleration of m1 with respect to ground is qual to V0

(c) Tension in the thread that connects m1 and m2 is equal to

m1 m2
(d) Tension in the thread that connects m1 and m2 is greater than

Linked Comprehension Type F

At the moment t = 0 the force is applied to a small body of
mass m resting on a smooth horizontal plane (k is a constant). The

permanent direction of this force forms an angle with the
horizontal as shown
m

17. Find the time t at which moment, the body breaks off the plane.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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18. The velocity of the body at the moment of its breaking off the plane is:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

19. The distance traversed by the body upto the moment of its breaking off the plane is:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Matrix Match Type

20. In the diagram shown, match the following (g = 10m/s2) F2=18N

1kg
2kg
3kg
F1=60N Smooth

300
Blocks are on smooth incline. F1 and F2 are parallel to the inclined plane. The motion of the blocks is
along the incline the surface.

Column I Column II
A Acceleration of 2kg block (p) 39 SI unit
B Net force on 3kg block (q) 25 SI unit
C Normal reaction between 2kg and 1kg (r) 2 SI unit
D Normal reaction between 3kg and 2kg (s) 6 SI unit

ANSWER KEY:
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B
7.A 8.B 9.D 10.B 11.A,D 12.C

13.A,B,C,D 14.A,B 15.A,C 16.B,C 17.B 18.A

19.A 20. A-r ,B-p ,C-q ,D-s

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