ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECT: PHYSICS Topic: NLM & Friction

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This assignment consists of two sections. (Section-I and Section-II).
2. In section-I each question has four alternatives, out of which only one is correct. Choose the
correct alternative.
3. In section-II each question has four alternatives out of which any number of alternative(s) (A,
B, C, or D) may be correct. You have to choose all correct alternative(s).
4. For section-I each correct answer carries 3 marks whereas 1 mark will be deducted for each
wrong answer.
5. For section-II you get 6 marks if all the correct alternatives are marked. No negative marks in
this part.

Section-I

Single Correct Type Questions

1. Two blocks of masses m and 2m are placed on a smooth horizontal surface as shown. In the first
case only a force f1 is applied from left. Later on only a force f 2 is applied from right. If the force
acting at the interface of the two blocks in the two cases in the same, then f 1 : f2 is:

(A) 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 3

2. Three blocks A, B and C of mass 10 kg each are hanging on a string passing over a fixed frictionless
pulley as shown in figure. The tension in the string connecting blocks B and C is (g = 10 m/s)

2000 400 200

(A) N (B) N (C) 100 N (D) N
3 3 3

3. A particle of mass m is thrown vertically up with velocity u. Air exerts an opposing force of a
constant magnitude F. The particle returns back to the point of projection with velocity v after
attaining maximum height h, then which of the following is not correct :
 F  F
2 2 g −  g + 
u v m m
(A) h = (B) h = (C) v = u  (D) v = u 
 F  F  F  F
2g +  2g −  g +  g − 
 m   m   m   m 

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4. A system is shown in the figure. A man standing on the block is pulling the rope. Velocity of the
point of string in contact with the hand of the man is 2 m/s downwards. The velocity of the block
will be: [Assume that the block does not rotate]

(A) 3 m/s (B) 2 m/s (C) 1/2 m/s (D) 1 m/s

5. A rod AB is shown in figure. End A of the rod is fixed on the ground.

Block is moving with velocity 3 m/s towards right. The velocity of
end B of rod when rod makes an angle of 60° with the ground is :
(A) 3 m/s (B) 2 m/s
(C) 2 3 m/s (D) 3 m/s

6. System is shown in figure and wedge is moving towards left with speed 2 m/s. Then velocity of
the block B will be:

(A) 3 m/s (B) 1 m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) 0 m/s

7. Two masses M1 and M2 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 angles of inclination  and  . If M2 > M1 and  >  then
the acceleration of block M2 down the inclined will be:
M2g ( sin  ) M1g ( sin  )
(A) (B)
M1 + M2 M1 + M2

 M sin  –M1 sin  

(C)  2  g (D) zero
 M1 + M2
 

8. A triangular block of mass M rests on a smooth surface as shown in figure. A cubical block of mass
m rests on the inclined surface. If all surfaces are frictionless, the force that must be applied to
M so as to keep m stationary relative to M is:

(A) Mg tan 30° (B) mg tan 30° (C) (M+m)g tan 30° (D) (M+m)g cos 30°

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9. Block B moves to the right with a constant velocity v0. The velocity of block A relative to B is:

v0 v0
(A) , towards left (B) , towards right
2 2
3v0 3v0
(C) , towards left (D) , towards right
2 2

10. A hinged construction consists of three rhombus with the ratio of sides (5 : 3 : 2). Vertex A3 moves
in the horizontal direction with velocity V. Velocity of A2 will be:

V
A1 A2 A3
(A) 2.5 V (B) 1.5V (C) (2/3)V (D) 0.8V

11. Two blocks of masses M1 = 8 kg and m2 = 7 kg are connected by a light string passing over a light
frictionless pulley. The mass m1 is at rest on the inclined plane and mass m2 hangs vertically. The
angle of inclination is 30°.

(A) 30 N up the plane (B) 30 N down the plane

(C) 40 N up the plane (D) 40 N down the plane

12. A cart of mass M has a block of mass m attached to it as shown in the figure. Co-efficient of friction
between the block and cart is . What is the minimum acceleration of the cart so that the block m
does not fall?

(A)  g (B) /g (C) g/ (D) none

13. A man of mass m is applying a horizontal force to slide a box of mass m’ on a rough horizontal
surface. It is known that the man does not slide. The coefficient of friction between the shoes of
the man and the floor is µ and between the box and the floor is µ’. In which of the following cases
it is certainly not possible to slide the box?
(A)  > ’, m < m’ (B)  < ’, m < m’ (C)  < ’, m > m’ (D)  > ’, m > m´

14. A body is projected up along a rough inclined plane from the bottom with some velocity. It travels
up the incline and then returns back. If the time of ascent is t a and time of descent is td, then
(A) ta = td (B) ta > td (C) ta < td (D) data insufficient

15. The upper portion of an inclined plane of inclination  is smooth and the lower portion is rough.
A particle slides down from rest from the top and just comes to rest at the foot. If the ratio of the
smooth length to rough length is m : n, the coefficient of friction is :
m + n  m + n m −n 1
(A)   tan (B)   cot  (C)   cot  (D)
 n   n   n  2

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16. A fixed wedge with both surface inclined at 45° to the horizontal as shown in the figure. A particle
P of mass m is held on the smooth plane by a light string which passes over a smooth pulley A
and attached to a particle Q of mass 3m which rests on the rough plane. The system is released
g
from rest. Given that the acceleration of each particle is of magnitude then the tension in
5 2
the string is:

6mg mg mg
(A) mg (B) (C) (D)
5 2 2 4

17. Starting from rest, A flat car is given a constant acceleration a 0 = 2 m/s2.
A cable is connected to a crate A of mass 50 kg as shown. Neglect the
friction between floor and car wheels and mass of pulley. The coefficient
of friction between crate & floor of the car is  = 0.3. The tension in cable
is:
(A) 700 N (B) 350 N (C) 175 N (D) 0

18. A bead of mass m is located on a parabolic wire (equation x2 = ay) with its axis
vertical and vertex directed downward as in figure. If the coefficient of friction is
µ, the highest distance above the x-axis at which the particle will be in
equilibrium is:
1 2 1
(A) µa (B) µ2a (C) µa (D) µa
4 2

19. ˆ
A 1.5 kg box is initially at rest on a horizontal surface when at t = 0 a horizontal force F = (1.8t)iN
(with t in seconds) is applied to the box. The acceleration of the box as a function of time t is
given by:
(g = 10m/s2)
a = 0 for 0  t  2.85
a = (1.2t − 2.4)iˆ m/s2 for t > 2.85
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface is:
(A) 0.12 (B) 0.24 (C) 0.36 (D) 0.48

20. In the given figure the coefficient of friction between 4kg and 5 kg blocks is 0.2 and between 5 kg
block and ground is 0.1. Choose the correct statements:

(A) Minimum force needed to cause system to move is 17 N

(B) When force is 4N static friction at all surfaces is 4N to keep system at rest
(C) Maximum acceleration of 4kg block is 2m/s2
(D) Slipping between 4kg and 5 kg blocks starts when F is > 17N

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 Section-II

Multiple Correct Type Questions

21. In the system shown in the figure m1 > m2. System is held at rest by thread BC. Just after the
thread BC is burnt:
/////////////////////

spring B m2
k

m1 A ////////////
C
(A) acceleration of m2 will be upwards
m − m 
(B) magnitude of acceleration of both blocks will be equal to  m1 + m2  g
 1 2
(C) acceleration of m1 will be equal to zero
(D) magnitude of acceleration of two blocks will be non-zero and unequal.

22. In an imaginary atmosphere, the air exerts a small force F on any particle in the direction of the
particle’s motion. A particle of mass m projected upward takes time t1 in reaching the maximum
height and t2 in the return journey to the original point. Then
t1 g +F/m
(A) t1 < t2 (B) t1 > t2 (C) t1 = t2 (D) =
t2 g −F /m

23. Two blocks of masses 10 kg and 20 kg are connected by a light spring as shown. A force of 200 N
acts on the 20 kg mass as shown. At a certain instant the acceleration of 10 kg mass is 12 ms –2
towards right direction.
(A) At that instant the 20 kg mass has an acceleration of 12 ms–2.
(B) At that instant the 20 kg mass has an acceleration of 4 ms –2 .
(C) The stretching force in the spring is 120 N.
(D) None of these

24. In the figure shown all the surface are smooth. All the blocks A, B and C are movable X-axis is
horizontal and y-axis vertical as shown. Just after the system is released from the position as
shown.
y
A

B x
C


Horizontal Surface
(A) Acceleration of 'A' relative to ground is in negative y-direction
(B) Acceleration of 'A' relative to B is in positive x-direction
(C) The horizontal acceleration of 'B' relative to ground is in negative x-direction.
(D) The acceleration of 'B' relative to ground directed along the inclined surface of 'C' is greater than g sin .

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25. A trolley of mass 8 kg is standing on a frictionless surface inside which an object of mass 2 kg is
suspended. A constant force F starts acting on the trolley as a result of which the string stood at
an angle of 37° from the vertical (bob at rest relative to trolley) Then:
F 37°

2kg 8kg

(A) acceleration of the trolley is 40/3 m/sec 2.

(B) force applied is 60 N
(C) force applied is 75 N
(D) tension in the string is 25 N

26. A block of mass 1 kg is stationary with respect to a conveyer belt that is accelerating with 1 m/s 2
upwards at an angle of 30º as shown in figure. Which of the following is/are correct?

(A) Force of friction on block is 6 N upwards along the inclined plane.

(B) Force of friction on block is 1.5 N upwards along the inclined plane.
(C) Contact force between the block & belt is 10.5 N.
(D) Contact force between the block & belt is 5 3 N.

27. A solid cube of mass 5 kg is placed on a rough horizontal surface, in xy-plane as shown. The
ˆ N is
friction coefficient between the surface and the cube is 0.4. An external force F = 6iˆ + 8jˆ + 20k
applied on the cube. (use g = 10 m/s2)
z

x
(A) The block starts slipping over the surface
(B) The friction force on the cube by the surface is 10 N.
(C) The friction force acts in xy-plane at angle 127° with the positive x-axis in clockwise direction.
(D) The contact force exerted by the surface on the cube is 10 10 N.

28. A block of mass 15 kg is resting on a rough inclined plane as shown in figure. The block is tied up
by a horizontal string which has a tension of 50 N. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces
of contact may be (g = 10 m/s2)

(A) 1/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 3/4 (D) ¼

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29. Two masses m1 = 4 kg and m2 = 2kg are connected with an inextensible, massless string that
passes over a frictionless pulley and through a slit, as shown. The string is vertical on both sides
and the string on the left is acted upon by a constant friction force 10 N by the slit as it moves.
(use g = 10 m/s2)

SLIT

m1 4kg 2kg m2

5
(A) Acceleration of mass m1 is m/s2, downwards.
3
(B) Tension in the string is same throughout.
70
(C) Force exerted by the string on mass m2 is N.
3
(D) If positions of both the masses are interchanged, then 2kg mass moves up with an acceleration
10
m/s2.
3

30. An arrangement of the masses and pulleys is shown in the figure. Strings connecting masses A
and B with pulleys are horizontal and all pulleys and strings are light. Friction coefficient between
the surface and the block B is 0.2 and between blocks A and B is 0.7. The system is released from
rest.
(Use g = 10 m/s2)
6 kg A
3 kg
B
 = 0.2

6kg Block C 1kg Block D

(A) The magnitude of acceleration of the system is 2 m/s2 and there is no slipping between block
A and block B.
(B) The magnitude of friction force between block A and block B is 42 N.
(C) Acceleration of block C is 1 m/s2 downwards.
(D) Tension in the string connecting block B and block D is 12 N.

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