Ch-12: Friction

MCQ
1) Everybody moving over a surface will stop one time and it is due to the
presence of
a) Force. b) Friction force. c) Acceleration of the body. d) None of the
above.
2) Friction force and applied force always act
a) In the same direction. b) In the opposite direction. c) In a random
direction. d) In downward to applied forces.
3) Every surface act some friction force and it is due to
a) Colour of the surface. b) Irregularities of the surface. c) The internal
structure of surface material. d) None of the above.
4) The friction force is applied by
a) Solids only. b) Gases only. c) Liquids only. d) All of the above
. 5) Friction is a
a) Non-physical quantity. b) Scalar quantity. c) Vector quantity. d) None
of the above.
6) The frictional force of an object in a fluid does not depend on
a) The shape of the object. b) The relative speed of the object and fluid. c)
Size of the object. d) None of the above.
7) The frictional force of an object in a fluid depends on
1) Nature of the fluid. 2). Size of the object. 3) The relative speed between object and fluid.
a) 1 & 3 are correct. b) 1 & 2 are correct. c) 2 is correct. d) 2 & 3 are
correct.
8) The sole of a shoe become plain after wearing it for several months. It is due to
a) Use on a frictionless surface. b) Use on a frictional surface. c) The sole was
made of bad quality. d) Company secret to sale more shoe

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9) Fluids are
a) Liquids and solids. b) Solids and gases. c) Liquids and gases. d) Gases
only.
10) Following shape is useful to reduce fluid friction on an object.
a) Spherical. b) Cylindrical. c) Cubical. d) Aerodynamic.
11) Drag is the friction force applied by
a) Gases. b) Liquids. c) Fluids. d) Solids.
12) Friction force unit is
a) Newton. b) Pascal. c) It's unitless. d) N/m 2
13) Which type of friction coefficient is lowest among all
a) Sliding friction. b) Rolling friction. c) Static friction. d) All are having
the same coefficient.
14) Substances which are used to reduce friction is called
a) Bearing. b) Lubricants. c) Adhesives. d) All of the above.
15) Limiting friction is ____ of the area of contact.
a) Proportional. b) Inversely proportional. c) Proportional to square root d)
Independent.
16) Which type of friction coefficient is highest among all
a) Sliding friction. b) Rolling friction. c) Static friction. d) All are having
the same coefficient.
17) Burning of meteors before reaching the earth surface is happen due to
a) Sliding friction. b) Rolling friction. c) Static friction. d) Fluid friction.
18) Friction is one type of
a) Pressure. b) Contact force. c) Non-contact force. d) None of the above.
19) Sliding friction mechanism is converted to rolling friction mechanism by using
a) Ball-bearing. b) Pivot mechanism. c) Belt and pulley. d) None of the above.

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20) When friction force is equal to the applied force
a) The body starts to move. b) The body remains stationary. c) The body
gets acceleration. d) The body gets retardation.
21) Example of solid lubricant is
a) Coal tar. b) Graphite. c) Rubber. d) All of the above.
22) Why tyres are treaded?
a) To increase strength. b) To reduce cost. c) To improve the friction effect. d)
To reduce weight.
23) When we stand on an ice slab following the friction force is acting on us
a) Rolling friction. b) Static friction. c) Sliding friction. d) All of the
above.
24) Wheel of a car having
a) Rolling friction b) Sliding friction. c) Static friction. d) All of the above.
25) Which of the following have an aerodynamic shape
a) Rocket. b) Car. c) Bike. d) All of the above.
26) Arrange the following friction coefficients as per increasing order Rolling friction,
Static friction and Sliding friction.
a) Sliding friction>Rolling friction> Static friction.
b) Sliding friction=Rolling friction> Static friction.
c) Static friction> Sliding friction>Rolling friction.
d) Sliding friction>Rolling friction=Contact friction.
27) Lubricants are mainly in the state of
a) Solid. b) Liquid. c) Gas. d) Either (a) or (c).
28) Friction cannot be increased by
a) Increase in weight. b)Change in shape. c)Increase in the contact surface. d) Addition
of adhesive on the surface.
29) The following gas could be used as a lubricant
a) Hydrogen. b) Air. c) Helium. d) All of the above.

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30) Friction force always acts _____ the direction of motion of the object.
a) Perpendicular. b) Parallel but in the opposite direction. c) Parallel and in the same
direction. d) At 45 degree angle
31) On which of the following surface a toy car could move farthest?
a) Wet marble surface. b) Dry marble surface. c) Carpet. d) Rubber
padded surface.
32) In the earlier question water
a) Increases friction force on the toy. b) Inhibits friction force on the toy. c)
Reduces friction force on the toy. d) Helps to slide the wheel of the toy car.
33) Smooth surface has
a) High friction. b) Moderate friction. c) Less friction. d) No friction.
34) The aerodynamic shape also called
a) Streamline shape. b) Flowline. c) Drag force shape. d) None of the
above.
35) The force which opposes the movement of a ship when it travels through it is called
a) Drag force. b) Spring force. c) Gravitational force. d) Tensile force.

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[Answers & Explanations]

1) (a).Friction force.
2) (b).in the opposite direction. the friction force is always acting against the applied
force
. 3) (d).Irregularities of the surface.
4) (a).all of the above. At every state friction force is present.
5) (a). Vector quantity. Friction forces have magnitude and direction both.
6) (b).Size of the object.
7) (a). 1 & 3 are correct..
8) (c).use on a frictional surface. Every road surface is irregular and its acts frictional
force.
9) (a).Liquids and gases.
10) (c). Aerodynamic.
11) (c). Fluid. The frictional force applied by a fluid is call drag force.
12) (a).Newton. Unit of force is Newton and whatever the type of force.
13) (b). Rolling friction.
14) (d).Lubricants. Lubricants increase slip over the surface and reduce friction.
15) (b).Independent.
16) (a). Static friction. The friction coefficient is maximum for static friction and lowest for
rolling friction.
17) (a). fluid friction. Air provides resistance force to meteors and that cause burning of
meteors.
18) (c).Contact force.
19) (a).Ball-bearing.
20) (b).the body remains stationary. The body will move only when the applied force is
more than inertia and friction force.
21) (b). Graphite.
22) (d). to improve the friction effect.

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23) (a). Static friction. It acts on the body when it is in a stationary state.
24) (a). Rolling friction.
25) (a).All of the above. Every high-velocity vehicles are having an aerodynamic shape.
26) (a). Static friction >Sliding friction > Rolling friction.
27) (b). Either (a) or (c). Solid lubricant: graphite. Liquid lubricant: oil.
28) (b). increase in the contact surface. Friction does not depend on the area of the
contact surface. It depends on applied force and normal force at the contact point.
29) (a). Air.
30) (d). Parallel but in the opposite direction.
31) (b).wet marvel surface. On wet marvel surface due to the presence of water
irregularities will be reduced and water will act as a lubricant.
32) (b). Reduces friction force on the toy.
33) (b). Less friction.
34) (d).Streamline shape. It is also called aerodynamic shape.
35) (b). Drag force.
It is the force applied by a fluid on a body in it.

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