TEST-PHYSICS

1. sin2 is equivalent to :
 1  cos    1  cos 2   1  cos 2   cos 2  1 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 2   2   2   2 
2. sinA . sin(A + B) is equal to
1
(A) cos2A . cosB + sinA sin2B (B) sin2A . cosB + cos2A . sinB
2
1
(C) sin2A . cosB + sin2A . sinB (D) sin2A . sinB + cosA cos2B
2
2

3. =  sin(  ). d where  is a constant. Then value of  :

0

(A) may be positive (B) may be negative

(C) may be zero (D) Always zero for any value of 

4. If x1 = 3sint and x2 = 4cost then

x1 2
(A) x is independent of t (B) Average value of <x12 + x22 > from t = 0 to t = is 12.5
2 

2 2
 x1   x2  2
(C)      1 (D) Average value of <x1 . x2 > from t = 0 to t = is zero
 3   4  
5. A car is moving on a straight road due north with a uniform speed of 50 km h –1 when it turns left through 90º.
If the speed remains unchanged after turning, the change in the velocity of the car in the turning process is
(A) zero (B) 50 2 km h–1 S-W direction
(C) 50 2 km h–1 N-W direction (D) 50 km h–1 due west.
     
6. Given : a  b  c = 0. Out of the three vectors a, b and c two are equal in magnitude. The magnitude of the
third vector is 2 times that of either of the two having equal magnitude. The angles between the vectors are:
(A) 90º, 135º,. 135º (B) 30º, 60º, 90º (C) 45º, 45º, 90º (D) 45º, 60º, 90º
 
7. Vector A is of length 2 cm and is 60º above the x-axis in the first quadrant. Vector B is of length 2 cm and 60º
 
below the x-axis in the fourth quadrant. The sum A + B is a vector of magnitude -
(A) 2 along + y-axis (B) 2 along + x-axis (C) 1 along – x axis (D) 2 along – x axis

8. Let E, G and N represents the magnitude of electromagnetic, gravitational and nuclear force between two
electrons at a given separation. Then
(A) N<E<G (B) ENG (C) GNE (D) EGN
9. Action and reaction pair.
(A) act on the different object (B) have equal magnitude
(C) have opposite directions (D) have resultant zero.
10. Which figure represents the correct F.B.D. of rod of mass m as shown in figure :

(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these

11. Two blocks are in contact on a frictionless table. One has mass m and the other 2m. A force F is applied on
2m as shown in the figure. Now the same force F is applied from the right on m. In the two cases respectively,
the ratio of force of contact between the two blocks will be :

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

12. Two forces of 6 N and 3 N are acting on the two blocks of 2 kg and 1 kg kept on frictionless floor. What is the
force exerted on 2kg block by 1 kg blocks ?

(A) 1 N (B) 2N (C) 4N (D) 5N

13. A constant force F is applied in horizontal direction as shown. Contact force between M and m is N and
between m and M' is N' then

(A) N or N' equal (B) N  N

(D) N  N (D) cannot be determined
14. A mass M is suspended by a rope from a rigid support at A as shown in figure. Another rope is tied at the end
B and it is pulled horizontally with a force F. If the rope AB makes an angle  with the vertical in equilibrium,
then the tension in the string AB is :

(A) Fsin  (B) F / sin  (C) Fcos  (D) F / cos

15. Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. A 15 kg weight
is attached to the rope at the mid point which now no longer remains horizontal. The minimum tension
required to completely straighten the rope is :
15
(A) 15 kg (B) kg (C) 5 kg (D) Infinitely large
2
16. In the system shown in the figure, the acceleration of the 1 kg and the tension in the string connecting
between A and B is :

g 8g g g
(A) downwards, (B) downwards,
4 7 4 7
g 6 g
(C) downwards, g (D) upwards, g
7 7 2
17. A body of mass 8 kg is hanging from another body of mass 12 kg. The combination is being pulled by a
string with an acceleration of 2.2 ms 2 . The tension T1 and T2 will be respectively : (Use g  9.8m / s 2 )

(A) 200 N, 80 N (B) 220 N, 90 N (C) 240 N, 96 N (D) 260 N, 96 N

18. A particle of small mass m is joined to a very heavy body a light string passing over a light pulley. Both bodies
are free to move. The total downward force on the pulley is nearly
(A) mg (B) 2 mg
(C) 4 mg (D) can not be determined

19. Three forces F , F and F act on an object simultaneously. These force vectors are shown in the following free-
1 2 3
body diagram. In which direction does the object accelerate?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

20. The adjoining figure shows a force of 40 N pulling a body of mass 5 kg in a direction 30° above the horizontal.
The body is in rest on a smooth horizontal surface. Assuming acceleration of free-fall is 10 m/s 2. Which of the
following statements I and II is/are correct?
 I. The weight of the 5 kg mass acts vertically downwards
II. The net vertical force acting on the body is 30 N.
(A) Only I. (B) Only II. (C) Both I and II. (D) None of them
21. A block of weight W is suspended by a string of fixed length. The ends of the string are held at various positions
as shown in the figures below. In which case, if any, is the magnitude of the tension along the string largest?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

22. When forces F1, F2, F3 are acting on a particle of mass m such that F2 and F3 are mutually perpendicular,
then the particle remains stationary. If the force F1 is now removed then the acceleration of the particle is-

(A) F1/m (B) F2F3/mF1 (C) (F2 – F3)/m (D) F2/m

23. Three identical blocks of masses m = 2 kg are drawn by a force F with an acceleration of 0.6 ms–2 on a frictionless
surface, then what is the tension (in N) in the string between the blocks B and C
C B A F

(A) 9.2 (B) 1.2 (C) 4 (D) 9.8

24. The pulleys and strings shown in the figure are smooth and of negligible mass. For the system to remain
in equilibrium, the angle  should be :–

2m

m m

(A) 0° (B) 30° (C) 45° (D) 60°

25. A pulley is attached to the ceiling of a lift moving upwards. Two particles are attached to the two ends of
a string passing over the pulley. The masses of the particles are in the ratio 2 : 1. If the acceleration of
the particles is g/2, then the acceleration of the lift will be
g g g
(A) g (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4
26. In the arrangement shown in figure, pulley is smooth and massless and all the strings are light. Let F 1 be
the force exerted on the pulley in case (i) and F2 the force in case (ii). Then

(i) (ii)

4m 4m
2m m

m
 (A) F1 > F2 (B) F1 < F2 (C) F1 = F2 (D) F1 = 2F2
27. An ideal string is passing over a smooth pulley as shown. Two blocks m 1 and m 2 are connected at the ends
of the string. If m 1 = 1 kg and tension in the string is 10 N, mass m 2 is equal to (g=10 m/s2)

(A) 1 kg (B) 1.5 kg (C) 2 kg (D) 0.5 kg

28. A small metallic sphere of mass m is suspended from the ceiling of a car accelerating on a horizontal road
with constant acceleration a. The tension in the string attached with metallic sphere is

(A) mg (B) m(g + a) (C) m(g – a) (D) m g2  a2

29. A monkey of mass m is climbing a rope hanging from the roof with accelration a. The coefficient of static
friction between the body of the monkey and the rope is  . Find the direction and value of friction force on the
monkey

(A) Upward, F = m(g + a) (B) downward, F = m(g + a)

(C) Upward, F = mg (D) downward, F = mg

30. Two masses m1 = 5 kg and m2 = 4.8 kg tied to a string are hanging over a light frictionless pulley. What
is the acceleration of the masses when they are free to move ? (g = 9.8 m/s2)

m1

m2

(A) 0.2 m/s2 (B) 9.8 m/s2 (C) 5 m/s2 (D) 4.8 m/s2
 ANSWER KEY

1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (D)

7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (all) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (C)

13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (D) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (C)

19. (C) 20. (D) 21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (B)

25. (c) 6. (b) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (c)