PHYSICS - SECTION A

1. 2 blocks of 5 kg & 3 kg hang vertically and are connected by light strings to the
\ opposite sides of a 2 kg block free to slide on a smooth horizontal table. The acceleration
of the 2 kg block in ms-2 is
(A) 2.5 (8) 4 (C) 2 (D) 0

2. Blocks of masses m1 & m2 (< m1) are connected by an inextensible string passing over
a fixed pulley. If acceleration of m1 is (g I 5) downward, then m1 : m =
2
(A) 5 : l (B) 5 : 4 (C) 3 : 2 (D) 5 : 3

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3. A A frictionless wire AB is fixed on a ring of radius R (kept in a

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vertical plane). A small bead starts slipping on this wire. The time taken by the bead to
slip from A to B
(A) decreases as 8 decreases (B) increases as e decreases
(C) first mcreases then decreases as 8 decreases (D) is mdependent of0

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4.' In I A ~; c• f (~ B ~P , at the instant when the velocity of B is 2 ms-1

to the right, the velocity of point C of the string to the right is

(A) 2 ms-1 (B) 0.5 ms-1 (C) LS ms-1 (D) 1 ms-1
 5. On a block of mass m placed on a smooth plane of inclination 0 to the horizontal, a
pushing horizontal force Fis applied. The resultant force on the block is
(A) F sin 0 + mg cos 0 (B) F cos 0 - mg sin 0
(C) F sin 0-mg cos 0 (D)F+ mg tan 0

6. A balloon of mass M is descending at a constant acceleration a. When a mass m is

dropped :from the balloon, the balloon starts rising with acceleration a. If the upward
force by air on the balloon remains same, m =
(A) 2Ma I (a+ g) (B) M(a + g) I 2a (C) Ma I (a+ g) (D) M(a + g) I a

7. When 2 kg & 3 kg blocks are connected by a string passing over a fixed pulley with
both string segments being vertical, the 3 kg block moves down with acceleration a.
When a mass Mis attached to t_he 2 kg block, the 3 kg block moves up with acceleration
a. ThenM=
(A) 2 kg (B) 2.5 kg (C) 3 kg (D) 3.5 kg

8. Men A & B of masses M & m ( < M), hold a light rope passing over a fixed pulley. They
climb up the rope so that the acceleration of B upwards is double that of A downward.
The tension in the rope is
(A) 2 Mmg I (M+ m) (B) 3 Mmg I (2M+ m)
(C) 3 Mmg I (M+ 2m) (D) 3 Mmg I (2M + 2m)

9. For , if MA= 15 M8 , the acceleration of block A is

(A) 2g/ 5 (B) g/ 4 (C) 3g I 7 (D) 2g/ 7

10. The incline makes 0 with the horizontal. All surfaces are

frictionless. To keep m relatively at rest on M, the force F ==

(A) mg tan 0 (B) (M+ m) gtan 0 (C) (M + m) g cos 0 (D) (M+ m)gsin 0
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Comprehension : In the arrangement shown, the pulleys are ideal and all surfaces are
smooth. The masses of the blocks A, B & Care mA = 14 kg, mB = 11 kg & me= 52 kg.
A can slide freely along a vertical rail fixed to the left vertical face of block C. Let the
horizontal acceleration of C to the right be a.

11. The tension in the string whose segment is fixed to the rigid support is
(A) (mA + mB + me) a (B) (mA - mB + me) a
(C) (- mA + mB + me) a (D) (mA + 2mB + me) a

12. Considering force equations, the acceleration component of A upward, a Av is

(A) 52a-g (B) 25a-g (C) 14a-g (D) lla-g

13. · Acceleration of the middle pulley to the right (with respect to the ground), ap is
(A) 26a-g (B) 13a-g (C) 12a -g (D) IOa-g

14. If the acceleration component of B downward is aBv' the constraint equation of the
string with one end fixed to the rigid support is
(A) ap + aAv= aBv (B) ap + aAv= 2aBv (C) ap = aAv+ 2aBv (D) aAv= 2aBv

15. a=
(A) 0.5 ms-2 (B) 1 ms-2 (C) ms-2 (D) 2 ms-2

16. The magnitude of the acceleration of A is

(A) 4 ms-2 (B) 2 ms-2 (C) ms-2 (D) 1 ms-2
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17. In MJ 2 , M 1 = 3 kg, M2 = 2 kg & sin 37° = 0.6. Neglect friction and the

masses of the pulley and the strings. If the system is in equilibrium, find the force '(in N)
with which M1 presses down on the inclined surface.
18. A 20 kg crate rests on a horizontal floor. A massless rope with one end attached to the
top of the crate passes over a fixed pulley and its other end hangs freely next to the
crate. The rope segments on either side of the pulley are vertical. A 80 kg man climbs
into the crate and starts pulling the rope with constant force F so that he along with the
crate moves up with acceleration a. If the man exerts an effective force of 360 Non the
floor of the crate, find a in ms-2 .

19. In B , the free end of the string is being pulled by a force F such that it moves
A

up with a= 3 ms-2 • If the masses of A & Bare 5 kg & (10 / 3) kg respectively, find the
magnitude of acceleration of B in ms-2 •

20. Masses m 1 & m2 are connected by a string passing over an ideal movable pulley A;
both string segments being vertical. A second string connects pulley A to a mass m3
after passing over an ideal fixed pulley B; both string segments being vertical. Given m1
< m2' it is found that m3 is stationary if(l / m1) = (~ / m2) + (n I m3) for some constants
k and n. Find (k + n).
 PAPER A - ANSWERS
1. (B) (C) (C) (B) (B) (C) (A) (B) (D) (B)
11. (ABCD) (B) (A) (D) (C) (C) (1) (9) (6) (4)
21. (C) (D) (B) (D) (B) (B) (B) (A) (C) (D)
31. (AC) (C) (C) (D) (D) (D) (6) (5) (1) (8)
41. (C) (C) (B) (B) (B) (A) (B)
48. (D) (C) (B) (B) (C) (B) (C)
55. (D) (D) (5) (4) (6) . (3)

PAPER B - ANSWERS
1. (C) (C) (D) (D) (B) (A) (B) (C) (B) (B)
11. (A) (D) (C) (A) (B) (C) (8) (2) (1) (3)
21. (B) (A) (C) (B) (A) (A) (B) (C) (A) (B)
31. (C) (B) (D) (B) (A) (C) (7) (5) (8) (1)
41. (A) (A) (D) (A) (C) (C) (C) (B)
49 (B) (A) (A) (B) (D) (A) (D) (D)
57. (3) (5) (2) (3)