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A block is lying on the horizontal frictionless surface. One end of a uniform rope is fixed to the block which is pulled in the horizontal direction by applying a force at the other end. If the mass of the rope is half the mass of the block, the tension in the middle of the rope will be
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the tension in the middle of the rope is calculated based on the mass of the block, mass of the rope, and the applied force.
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Assertion: A man in a closed cabin falling freely experience weightlessness.
Reason: Inertial and gravitational mass have equivalence.
Reason: Inertial and gravitational mass have equivalence.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because a freely falling man in a closed cabin experiences weightlessness due to the equivalence of inertial and gravitational mass, as predicted by the equivalence principle.
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A parachutist is in free fall before opening her parachute. The net force on her has a magnitude and is directed downwards. This net force is somewhat less than, her weight because of air resistance. Then, she opens her parachute. At the instant after her parachute fully inflates, the net force on her would be
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Correct option: D
directed upwards but could be more or less than
Option D (directed upwards but could be more or less than ) is correct because after the parachute opens, the air resistance force increases significantly, potentially exceeding the weight, causing upward net force.
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The average resisting force that must act on a mass to reduce its speed from to in is
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Correct option: B
Option B (125 N) is correct because the average resisting force is calculated using the impulse-momentum theorem.
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Understanding
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Which of the following statement is NOT true for kinetic friction?
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Correct option: C
Its value depends on the type of motion.
Option C is correct because kinetic friction depends on the normal reaction and is slightly less than limiting friction, but it's independent of the type of motion.
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Statement-1: A man starts walking towards west. Friction force on him acts towards east.
Statement-2 : Friction opposes relative motion.
Statement-2 : Friction opposes relative motion.
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D is correct because the friction force acts in the direction of motion when a person walks, and friction opposes relative motion.
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Motion of the particle is non uniform when
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Correct option: D
All of the above
Option D (All of the above) is correct because non-uniform motion occurs when either the direction or magnitude (speed) of the velocity changes.
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A shell initially at rest explodes into two pieces of equal mass, then the two pieces will
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Correct option: C
move with the same velocity in opposite directions
Option C (move with the same velocity in opposite directions) is correct because, due to the conservation of linear momentum, the two pieces must have equal and opposite momenta after the explosion.
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A body of weight 64 N is pushed with just enough force to start it moving across a horizontal floor and the same force continues to act afterwards. If the coefficients of static and dynamic friction are 0.6 and 0.4 respectively, the acceleration of the body will be (Acceleration due to gravity =g)
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Correct option: D
0.2 g
Option A () is correct because these values represent the time constants required for the current to reach 90%, 99%, and 99.9% of its steady-state value in an LR circuit.
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Statement-I: The apparent weight of a body in an elevator moving with some downward acceleration is less than the actual weight of body.
Statement-II: The part of the weight is spent in producing downward acceleration, when body is in elevator.
Statement-II: The part of the weight is spent in producing downward acceleration, when body is in elevator.
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Correct option: B
Statement-I is true and statement-II is false
Option A (Statement-I is true and statement-II is true) is correct because the apparent weight is less than the actual weight when there's downward acceleration, and this is because the net force is reduced.
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Statement-I: When the lift moves with uniform velocity the man in the lift will feel weightlessness.
Statement-II: In downward accelerated motion of lift, apparent weight of a body increases.
Statement-II: In downward accelerated motion of lift, apparent weight of a body increases.
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Correct option: C
Statement-I is false and statement-II is true
Option A (Is changing with time) is correct because displacement current is proportional to the rate of change of electric flux, which occurs when the charge on the capacitor is changing.
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Shock absorbers are used in vehicles to reduce the magnitude of
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Correct option: A
impulsive force
Option A (impulsive force) is correct because shock absorbers increase the time over which the force acts, thus reducing the magnitude of the impulsive force.
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Assertion : Impulse of force and momentum are same physical quantities.
Reason : Both quantities have same unit.
Reason : Both quantities have same unit.
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Correct option: D
Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
Option D is correct because impulse and momentum are different physical quantities, although they share the same units.
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It is easier to draw up a wooden block along an inclined plane than to haul it vertically, principally because
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Correct option: C
Only a part of the weight has to be overcome
Option C is correct because when pulling along an inclined plane, only a component of the weight (mg sin θ) needs to be overcome, which is less than the full weight (mg) when hauling vertically.
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The position vector of a particle related to time is given by . The direction of net force experienced by the particle is
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Correct option: A
Along positive -axis
Option A (Along positive -axis) is correct because the net force is proportional to the acceleration, and the acceleration vector is along the positive x-axis.
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A block can slide on a smooth inclined plane of inclination kept on the floor of a lift. When the lift is descending with a retardation a, the acceleration of the block relative to the incline is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the effective acceleration due to the lift's retardation adds to the gravitational acceleration.
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A body takes time t to reach the bottom of an inclined plane of angle with the horizontal. If the plane is made rough, time taken now is 2t. The coefficient of the friction of the rough surface is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from comparing the accelerations with and without friction using the given time relationship.
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A ball moves in a frictionless inclined table without slipping. The work done by the table surface on the ball is
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Correct option: C
Zero
Option C (Zero) is correct because if the table is frictionless, there is no frictional force acting on the ball, and therefore no work done by the table surface.
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Application
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A body of mass attains a velocity of in . The force acting on the body is
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A (10 N) because it is the force calculated using Newton's second law of motion.
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If the net external force on a body is ...X..., its acceleration is zero. Acceleration can be ...Y... only, if there is a net external force on the body. Here, X and Y refer to
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Correct option: B
zero, non-zero
Option B (zero, non-zero) is correct because if the net external force is zero, the acceleration is zero, and acceleration can only be non-zero if there is a net external force.
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Two blocks of masses and , are in contact on a horizontal table. A constant horizontal force is applied to block as shown. There is a constant frictional force of between the table and the block but no frictional force between the table and the first block , then the acceleration of the two blocks is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the acceleration of the two blocks is determined by the net force acting on the system divided by the total mass.
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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
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the coefficient of friction is calculated using the relationship between time taken on rough and smooth inclined planes.
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What is the working principle of a jet engine?
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Correct option: A
Conservation of linear momentum
Option A (Conservation of linear momentum) is correct because jet engines propel themselves forward by expelling exhaust gases backward, conserving linear momentum.
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Statement-I: The work done in bringing a body down from the top to the base along a frictionless incline plane is the same as the work done in bringing it down the vertical side
Statement-II: The gravitational force on the body along the inclined plane is the same as that along the vertical side.
Statement-II: The gravitational force on the body along the inclined plane is the same as that along the vertical side.
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Correct option: B
Statement-I is true and statement-II is false
Option B is correct. The work done is the same because gravitational force is conservative, but the gravitational force component along the inclined plane is less than the vertical force.
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Remembering
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Impulse of a force is equal to the change in-
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Correct option: C
Momentum
Option C (Momentum) is correct because the impulse of a force is defined as the change in momentum.
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Analyzing
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A 60 kg man stands on a spring scale in the lift. At some instant he finds, scale reading has changed from 60 kg to 50 kg for a while and then comes back to the original mark. What should we conclude
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Correct option: C
The lift while in constant motion upwards, is stopped suddenly
Option D is correct. The scale reading decreasing indicates a downward acceleration or upward deceleration, which occurs when an upward-moving lift suddenly stops.
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An open carriage in a goods train is moving with a uniform velocity of 10 . If the rain adds water with zero velocity at the rate of 5 , then the additional force applied by the engine to maintain the same velocity of the train is
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Correct option: C
50 N
Option C (50 N) is correct because the additional force is calculated by multiplying the rate of mass addition by the velocity of the train.
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A particle of mass 10g is moving with a velocity (cm/s) Magnitude of its linear momentum is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the magnitude of linear momentum is calculated by multiplying the mass by the velocity vector and finding the magnitude.
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Statement-I: The velocity of a body at the bottom of an incline plane of given height is more when it slides down the plane, compared to, when it rolling down the same plane.
Statement-II: In rolling down a body acquires both, kinetic energy of translation and rotation.
Statement-II: In rolling down a body acquires both, kinetic energy of translation and rotation.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option C (Statement-I is false and statement-II is true) is correct because the velocity is greater when sliding, and in rolling, energy is divided into translational and rotational.
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Statement-1: For a body resting on level ground normal reaction and weight form Newton's law action-reaction pair.
Statement-2: Action-reaction pair of Newton's law are equal and opposite.
Statement-2: Action-reaction pair of Newton's law are equal and opposite.
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Correct option: D
Statement- 1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D (Statement- 1 is false, Statement-2 is true) is correct because the normal reaction and weight are not action-reaction pairs, but action-reaction pairs are always equal and opposite.
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