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Newtons Laws Of Motion

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Chapter Questions
50 MCQs

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PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A uniform disc of radius R and mass M is free to rotate only about its axis. A string is wrapped over its rim and a body of mass m is tied to the free end of the string as shown in the figure. The body is released from rest. Then the acceleration of the body is :
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two forces and of magnitude and , respectively, are at an angle with each other. If the force is doubled, then their resultant also gets doubled. Then, the angle is :
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03
PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A √(34) m long ladder weighing 10 kg leans on a frictionless wall. Its feet rest on the floor 3 m away from the wall as shown in the figure. If Ff and Fw are the reaction forces of the floor and the wall, then ratio of Fw/Ff will be:
(Use g = 10 m/s2)

Fig.
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04
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

A hanging mass M is connected to a four times bigger mass by using a string-pulley arrangement, as shown in the figure. The bigger mass is placed on a horizontal ice-slab and being pulled by 2Mg force. In this situation, tension in the string is x/5 Mg for x=__________. Neglect mass of the string and friction of the block (bigger mass) with ice slab.
(Given g= acceleration due to gravity)

Fig. Hanging mass
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A uniform metal chain of mass m and length ‘ ’ passes over a massless and frictionless pully. It is released from rest with a part of its length ‘ ’ is hanging on one side and rest of its length ' ' is hanging on the other side of the pully. At a certain point of time, when , the acceleration of the chain is . The value of is ______.
Uniform metal chain of mass m and length ‘L’ passes over a massless and frictionless pully
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6
2
2
3
1.5
4
4
06
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A machine gun of mass fires bullets at the rate of bullets per minute with a speed of each The recoil velocity of the gun is
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07
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A block of is attached to a string whose other end is attached to the wall An unknown force is applied so that the string makes an angle of with the wall The tension is:(Given )
A block of 3kg is attached
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08
PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Two billiard balls of mass each moving in opposite directions with collide and rebound with the same speed If the time duration of contact is , then what is the force exerted on the ball due to each other?
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100 N
2
200 N
3
300 N
4
400 N
09
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main

Given below are two statements :

Statement I: An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable

Statement II: Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Statement I is true but Statement II is false
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Both statement I and Statement II are false
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Both Statement I and Statement II are true
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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A lift of mass is descending with speed of Its supporting cable begins to slip thus allowing it to fall with a constant acceleration of The kinetic energy of the lift at the end of fall through to a distance of will be ___

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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) show variation of force with time The impulse is highest in figure

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Fig (b)
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Fig (c)
3
Fig (a)
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Fig (d)
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Momentum-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is as shown in figure. If (P2 – P1) < P1 and (t2 – t1) = t1 < (t3 – t2) then at which points among A, B and C the magnitude of force experienced by the object is maximum and minimum respectively.
Momentum-time graph of an object moving along a straight line
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A, B
2
A, C
3
B, C
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B, A
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An average force of 125 N is applied on a machine gun firing bullets each of mass 10 g at the speed of 250 m/s to keep it in position. The number of bullets fired per second by the machine gun is:
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25
2
5
3
100
4
50
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The time taken by an object to slide down 45° rough inclined plane is n times as it takes to slide down a perfectly smooth 45° incline plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the incline plane is:
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4

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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A force acts for 20 s on a body of mass 20 kg, starting from rest, after which the force ceases and then body describes 50 m in the next 10 s. The value of force will be:
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40 N
2
5 N
3
20 N
4
10 N
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A body of weight 200 N is suspended from a tree branch through a chain of mass 10 kg. The branch pulls the chain by a force equal to (if ):
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150 N
2
300 N
3
200 N
4
100 N
17
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A 1 kg mass is suspended from the ceiling by a rope of length 4m. A horizontal force 'F' is applied at the mid point of the rope so that the rope makes an angle of 45° with respect to the vertical axis as shown in figure. The magnitude of F is
Cieling
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
All surfaces shown in figure are assumed to be frictionless and the pulleys and the string are light. The acceleration of the block of mass 2 kg is :
block of mass 2 kg
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PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A given object takes times the time to slide down rough inclined plane as it takes the time to slide down an identical perfectly smooth inclined plane. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the surface of inclined plane is:
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4
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PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A 2 kg brick begins to slide over a surface which is inclined at an angle of with respect to the horizontal axis. The coefficient of static friction between their surfaces is:
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1
2
3
0.5
4
1.7
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A light string passing over a smooth light fixed pulley connects two blocks of masses m1 and m2. If the acceleration of the system is g/8, then the ratio of masses is
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PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main

A bullet is fired into a fixed target looses one third of its velocity after travelling 4 cm. It penetrates further m before coming to rest. The value of is :

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5
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Consider a block and trolley system as shown in figure. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the trolley and the surface is 0.04, the acceleration of the system in m/s2 is : (Consider that the string is massless and unstretchable and the pulley is also massless and frictionless) :

weight
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3
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2
4
1.2
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Two blocks of masses and , , are placed on a frictionless table as shown in figure. A massless spring with spring constant is attached with the lower block. If the system is slightly displaced and released then coefficient of friction between the two blocks.

(A) The time period of small oscillation of the two blocks is
(B) The acceleration of the blocks is
( displacement of the blocks from the mean position)
(C) The magnitude of the frictional force on the upper block is
(D) The maximum amplitude of the upper block, if it does not slip, is
(E) Maximum frictional force can be

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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A, B and D

2

B, C and D

3

A, E and D

4

C, D, and E

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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
At two particles of mass and of mass are moving along -axis with initial velocities and respectively starting from . At position of is and of is . Find ratio of momentum at .
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A balloon is moving with speed in upward direction. At height a stone is released then find distance travelled by stone in air.
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3

4
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A car is moving in a circular path of radius with speed . A pendulum is hanging from the roof of the car. Find the angle made by pendulum with vertical. (Take ).
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28
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Length of rods are and respectively and their Young's modulus are and respectively. Given:
Find the total extension .
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29
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two projectiles and are launched with the same speed at angles and respectively. Find the ratio of range to range .
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30
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If force acts on a particle of mass , find the power at if the particle was initially at rest.
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31
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Two forces are acting on a body: The displacement of the body is along the direction . Find the work done.}
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PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Consider light travelling from a medium A to medium B separated by a plane interface. If the light undergoes total internal reflection during its travel from medium A to B and the speed of light in media A and B are m/s and m/s, respectively, then the value of critical angle is :
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sin⁻¹(9/8)
2
cos⁻¹(8/9)
3
tan⁻¹(8/√17)
4
cot⁻¹(3/√15)
33
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass kg is moving on an inclined plane which makes an angle of with the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the block and the inclined plane surface is . The force to be applied on the block so that the block moves {down the plane without acceleration is ________ N. ( )}
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If the system shown in the figure is released from rest, find the speed of the block just before hitting the ground.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid cylinder of mass and radius is projected on a rough surface having kinetic friction coefficient with velocity and angular velocity as shown in the figure. Find out time after which rolling starts.
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
There are two projectiles thrown at angles & such that their ranges are same. Their speeds of projection are also same and time periods are 10 sec and 5 sec respectively. Find the range.
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37
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A hollow cylinder of radius 1m is rotating with angular velocity rad/sec. Find minimum coefficient of friction so that the block remains at rest w.r.t. the cylinder.
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0.1
2
0.2
3
0.15
4
0.25
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A small ball of mass 1 kg is released from a height of 20 m on the sand. It penetrates 10 cm in the sand and comes to rest. Find the average force exerted by the sand on the ball. (g = 10 m/s )
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1000 N
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1980 N
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2010 N
4
2020 N
39
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The de Broglie wavelength of an oxygen molecule at 27°C is x × m. The value of x is (take Planck's constant=6.63 × J/s, Boltzmann constant=1.38 × J/K, mass of oxygen molecule = 5.31 × kg)
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24
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20
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26
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30
40
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle of mass 2 kg initially at rest starts moving under the force .
If the speed of the particle at s is , then the value of constant a is:
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1
2
2
3
3
4
4
41
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
In the given situation, the force acting at the center on a mass is . Now, if the masses and are interchanged, the force becomes . Given that find the value of .
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42
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
For given Atwood machine. Find displacement (in m) of centre of mass after 2 sec of release.
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(Upward)

2
(Downward)
3

(Downward)

4
(Upward)
43
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A particle of mass falls from rest through a resistive medium having resistive force , where is the velocity of the particle and is a constant. Which of the following graphs represents velocity versus time ?

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Graph 1
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Graph 2
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Graph 3
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Graph 4
44
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main

and are identical point masses. is released as shown in the diagram at an angle from the vertical. Find if is able to reach point after elastic impact.

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45
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass is at rest with respect to a hollow cylinder which is rotating with angular speed . The radius of the cylinder is . Find the minimum coefficient of friction between the block and the cylinder.
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4
46
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Find time taken by the block to reach the bottom.
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2
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47
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle of mass 1 kg, initially resting at origin, starts moving under the influence of a force . If the speed of the particle at is , then the value of is
48
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An object is being dropped from a height above the ground. Apart from the force of gravity, an additional drag force acts on the object. Find the correct graph of velocity versus time .
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Graph 1
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Graph 2
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Graph 3
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Graph 4
49
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A boat crosses a river, 200 m wide, in minimum possible time. If the velocity of the river is 5 m/s and the velocity of the boat in still water is 10 m/s, then find the time taken to cross the river and displacement of the boat.
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20 sec and m
2
10 sec and m
3
20 sec and m
4
20 sec and 200 m
50
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Figure shows three block with masses 8kg, 6kg and 4 kg. Friction coefficient between each surface is . The maximum value of force 'F' such that 8kg block moves with constant velocity will be :
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210 N
2
400 N
3
110 N
4
300 N