North Kolkata Spring block system

1. Figure shown a light spring connected to two blocks of mass 20 kg each. The graduations in the balance
measure the tension in the spring. What is the reading of the balance?

(a) 20 kg (b) 40 kg (c) 10 kg (d) None of these

2. A block tied between two springs is in equilibrium. If upper spring is cut then the
acceleration of the block just after cut is 6 m/s2 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 = 10m/s2)
(a) 16 m/s2 (b) 4 m/s2
(c) cannot be determined (d) None of these

3. A block of mass 10 kg is suspended through two light spring balance as shown in figure.
Then
(a) both the scales will read 10 kg
(b) both the scales will read 5 kg
(c) the upper scales will read 10 kg and thee lower zero
(d) the readings may be anything but their sum will be 10 kg

4. According to figure the reading of the spring balance will be: (all contact are smooth)

(a) 6 kg f (b) 10 kg f (c) 5 kg f (d) 60 kg f

5. Reading shown in two spring balances S1 and S2 is 90 kg and 30 kg respectively

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6. Two blocks A and B masse m & 2m respectively are held at rest such that the spring
is in natural length. Find out the acceleration of blocks A and B respectively just
after release (pulley, string and spring are massless).
g g
(a) g ↓, g ↓ (b) ↓, ↓ (c) 0, 0 (d) g ↓, 0
3 3

7. Two masses of 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected by a massless spring as shown in the figure.
A force of 200 N acts on the 20 kg mass. At the instant shown the 10 kg mass has an acceleration 4 m/s2
rightwards. What is the acceleration of 20 kg mass

(a) Zero (b) 10 m/s2 (c) 4 m/s2 (d) 8 m/s2

8. Same spring is attached with 2 kg, 3 kg and 1 kg blocks in three different cases as shown in figure. If x1,
x2 and x3 b the respective extension in the spring in these three cases, then:

(a) x1 = 0, x3 > x2 (b) x2 > x1 > x3 (c) x3 > x1 > x2 (d) x1 > x2 > x3

9. A sphere of mass m is kept equilibrium with the help of several springs s shown in the figure.
Measurements show that one of the springs applies a force F on the sphere. With what acceleration the
sphere will move immediately after this particular spring is cut?

(a) zero (b) F / m (c) − F / m (d) insufficient information

10. In the set-up shown, a 200 N block is supported in equilibrium with the help of strings and a spring all
knotted at point O. Extension in the spring is 4 cm. Force constant of the spring is closest to
[ g = 10 m/s2]

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(a) 30 N/m (b) 2500 N/m (c) 3000 N/m (d) 4000 N/m

11. All surfaces shown in figure are smooth. System is released with the spring unscratched. In equilibrium.
Compression in the spring will be :

(a)
2mg
(b)
(M + m) g (c)
mg
(d)
mg
k 2k 2k k

12. Find the maximum compression in the spring, if the lower block is shifted to rightwards with
acceleration ‘a’. All the surface are smooth:

ma 2ma ma 4ma
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2k k k k

13. Two blocks A and B of masses 2m and m, respectively, are connected by a massless inextensive string.
The whole system S suspended by a massless spring as shown in the figure. The magnitude of
acceleration of A and B, immediately after the string is cut, are respectively:

2m

(a) g, g/2 (b) g/2, g (c) g , g (d) g/2, g/2

14. In arrangement shown below, the thread pulley and spring are all massless and there is no friction
anywhere. The system is in equilibrium. If thread connecting m4 is cut then just after thread is cut:

(a) acceleration of m4 = 0
(b) acceleration of m1 = m2 = m3 = m4 = 0
(c) acceleration of m1 = m2 = m3 = 0
( m1 + m 2 ) − ( m3 + m 4 )  g
(d) acceleration of m4 =
m4
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Spring block system

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. A
6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. C
11. D 12. B 13. B 14. D

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