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Ch—03 Newton’s Laws of Motion

Daily Practice Problem 03

REVISION: Kinematics while swimming at a speed of 5 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 at an

angle of 120° with the flow. The speed of the
flow must be
Q1. In the graph shown in figure, which (a) 2.5 m/s
quantity associated with projectile motion is (b) 3 m/s
plotted along (c) 4 m/s
y-axis
(d) 1.5 m/s

TODAY’S DPP:

Q4. All surfaces are smooth in following

(a) Kinetic energy figure, Find F such that block remains
stationary with respect to wedge.
(b) Momentum
(c) Horizontal velocity
(d) None of these

Q2. A body of mass 1 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is projected from

ground at an angle 30º with horizontal on a (a) 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
level ground at a speed 50 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠. The
(b) 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛
magnitude of change in momentum of the
body during its flight is (𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 ) (c) (𝑀𝑀 + 𝑚𝑚)𝑔𝑔 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
(d) (𝑀𝑀 + 𝑚𝑚)𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔
(a) 50 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(b) 100 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(c) 25 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 Q5. A boy of 50 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is in a lift moving down
with an acceleration 9.8 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 . The apparent
(d) Zero
weight of the body is (𝑔𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 ) [PMT
1999; KCET 2000]
Q3. A person, reaches a point directly (a) 50 × 9.8 𝑁𝑁
opposite on the other bank of a flowing river,
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(b) Zero Q8. Two masses of 10 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 and 20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘

respectively, are connected by a massless
(c) 50 N
spring as shown in fig. A force of 200 𝑁𝑁 acts
50 on the 20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 mass. At the instant shown the
(d) N
9.8 10 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 mass has acceleration 12 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
towards right. The acceleration of 20 kg
mass at this instant is
Q6. Figure shows two cases. In first case a
spring (spring constant 𝐾𝐾) is pulled by two
equal and opposite forces 𝐹𝐹 at both ends and
in second case is pulled by a force 𝐹𝐹 at one
end. Extensions (𝑥𝑥) in the springs will be (a) 12 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
4𝑚𝑚
(b)
𝑠𝑠 2

(c) 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2

(d) Zero

2𝐹𝐹
(a) In both cases 𝑥𝑥 = Q9. A man weighs 80 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘. He stands on a
𝐾𝐾

𝐹𝐹 weighing scale in a lift which is moving

(b) In both cases 𝑥𝑥 =
𝐾𝐾 upwards with a uniform acceleration of
2𝐹𝐹 𝐹𝐹 5 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 . What would be the reading on the
(c) In first case 𝑥𝑥 = , in second case 𝑥𝑥 =
𝐾𝐾 𝑘𝑘 scale? (𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 )
𝐹𝐹 2𝐹𝐹
(d) In first case 𝑥𝑥 = , in second case 𝑥𝑥 = (a) Zero
𝐾𝐾 𝐾𝐾

(b) 400 N

Q7. The system shown (c) 800 N

below is in equilibrium. Find (d) 1200 N
the acceleration of block 𝑚𝑚1 ,
immediately after spring 𝑘𝑘2 is
cut.
Q10. A block of mass 𝑚𝑚 is placed on a
(a) 𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧 smooth wedge of inclination 𝜃𝜃. The whole
system is accelerated horizontally so that the
(b) 𝑔𝑔
block does not slip on the wedge. The force
(c)
𝑚𝑚1 𝑔𝑔 exerted by the wedge on the block (𝑔𝑔 is
𝑚𝑚2
acceleration due to gravity) will be
𝑚𝑚2 𝑔𝑔
(d) (a) 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚/𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
𝑚𝑚1

(b) 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

(c) 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠

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(d) mg (c) First increase and then decrease

(d) Remain the same

Q11. A block of mass 4 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is suspended

through two light spring balances 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 in
series. Then 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 will read respectively:
Q14. What is the reading of the spring
(a) 4 kg and zero kg
balance in the following device?
(b) Zero kg and 4 kg

(c) 4 kg and 4 kg

(d) 2 kg and 2 kg

Q12. Two blocks 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 of

masses 3 𝑚𝑚 and m respectively
are connected by a massless and
inextensible string. The whole
Q15. What is the maximum compression in
system is suspended by
the spring, if the lower block is shifted to
massless spring as shown in
rightward with acceleration 𝑎𝑎. (Given that all
figure. The magnitudes of
surfaces are smooth as shown)
acceleration of 𝐴𝐴 and
𝐵𝐵 immediately after the string is
cut, are respectively:
𝑔𝑔
(a) , 𝑔𝑔
3
𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(a)
(b) 𝑔𝑔, 𝑔𝑔 2𝑘𝑘
𝑔𝑔 𝑔𝑔 2𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(c) , (b)
3 3 𝑘𝑘
𝑔𝑔 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(d) 𝑔𝑔, (c)
3 𝑘𝑘
4𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(d)
𝑘𝑘
Q13. If a person with a spring balance and a
body hanging from it goes up and up in an
aeroplane, her the reading of the weight of Q16. A body of mass 5𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is suspended by a
the body as indicated by the spring balance spring balance on an inclined plane as
will [AIIMS 1998; JIPMER 2000] shown in figure. The spring balance measure
(a) Go on increasing

(b) Go on decreasing
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𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
(a) 𝑎𝑎2 =
3𝑚𝑚
(a) 50 N
𝑃𝑃−𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
(b) 𝑎𝑎1 =
(b) 25 N 𝑚𝑚

(c) 500 N (c) 𝑃𝑃 = 𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎1 + 3𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑎2

𝑃𝑃
(d) 10 N (d) 𝑎𝑎1 = 𝑎𝑎2 = (at the time of
4𝑚𝑚
maximum elongation of the spring)

Q17. A spring connected two particles of

masses 𝑚𝑚 and 3𝑚𝑚. A horizontal force acts on
𝑚𝑚. Ignoring friction, when the elongation of
the spring is 𝑥𝑥 then? Choose the correct
option(s)
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ANSWERS

1. c 7. d 13. c

2. a 8. b 40
14. kg
3

3. a 9. d
15. c

4. c 10. a
16. b

5. b 11. c
17. a, b, c, d

6. b 12. a