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Friction

15 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
15 MCQs

01
PYQ 2008
hard
physics ID: bitsat-2
Starting from rest, the time taken by a body sliding down on a rough inclined plane at with the horizontal is, twice the time taken to travel on a smooth plane of same inclination and same distance. Then the coefficient of kinetic friction is
1
0.25
2
0.33
3
0.5
4
0.75
02
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
Two blocks are connected over a massless pulley as shown in fig. The mass of block is and the coefficient of kinetic friction is . Block A slides down the incline at constant speed. The mass of block in is:
1
3.5
2
3.3
3
3
4
2.5
03
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

Two blocks are connected over a massless pulley as shown in figure. The mass of block A is 10 kg and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2. Block A slides down the incline at constant speed. The mass of block B in kg is: 

1
3.5
2
3.3
3
3.0
4
2.5
04
PYQ 2013
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
The minimum velocity (in ) with which a car driver must traverse a flat curve of radius and coefficient of friction to avoid skidding is
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60
2
30
3
15
4
25
05
PYQ 2014
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
A small block of mass is kept on a rough inclined surface of inclination fixed in a elevator. The elevator goes up with a uniform velocity and the block does not slide on the wedge. The work done by the force of friction on the block in time will be :
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zero
2
3
4
06
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

In the figure, two blocks are separated by a uniform strut attached to each block with frictionless pins. Block weighs 400 N, Block weighs 300 N, and the strut weighs 200 N. If under , determine the minimum coefficient of friction under to prevent motion. 

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4
07
PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

The masses of blocks and are and respectively. Between and there is a constant frictional force . Block can slide on a smooth horizontal surface. is set in motion with velocity while is at rest. What is the distance moved by relative to before they move with the same velocity? 

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4
08
PYQ 2015
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
In figure, two blocks are separated by a uniform strut attached to each block with frictionless pins. Block weighs , block weighs , and the strut weigh . If under , determine the minimum coefficient of friction under to prevent motion.
1
0.4
2
0.2
3
0.8
4
0.1
09
PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

Block A of mass m and block B of mass 2m are placed on a fixed triangular wedge by means of a massless, inextensible string and a frictionless pulley as shown in the figure. The wedge is inclined at 45° to the horizontal on both sides. If the coefficient of friction between block A and the wedge is (2)/(3) and that between block B and the wedge is (1)/(3), and both blocks A and B are released from rest, the acceleration of A will be: 

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2

3

4
zero
10
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

In the figure, two blocks are separated by a uniform strut attached to each block with frictionless pins. Block A weighs 400 N, block B weighs 300 N, and the strut AB weighs 200 N. If μ = 0.25 under block B, determine the minimum coefficient of friction under A to prevent motion. 

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2

3

4
0.1
11
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

The masses of blocks A and B are m and M respectively. Between A and B, there is a constant frictional force F and B can slide on a smooth horizontal surface. A is set in motion with velocity v₀ while B is at rest. What is the distance moved by A relative to B before they move with the same velocity? 

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(mMv₀²)/(2F(m+M))
12
PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A brick of mass slides down an incline of height 5m and angle . If the coefficient of friction of the incline is , the velocity of the block at the bottom of the incline is (Assume the acceleration due to gravity is )
1
5 m/s
2
50 m/s
3
7 m/s
4
0
13
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
If the minimum force required to move a body up an inclined plane of inclination 45 is 3 times the force required to just prevent it sliding down, the coefficient of friction is
14
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
If the minimum force required to move a body up an inclined plane of inclination 45 is 3 times the force required to just prevent it sliding down, the coefficient of friction is
15
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A block is placed on a wedge with coefficient of friction . The wedge is accelerated horizontally towards the block. What is the minimum acceleration required so that the block does not slide down the wedge?
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2

3

4

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