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1.

A boy of 50kg is standing in a lift moving down with an acceleration 9.8m/s2. The apparent weight of the boy is?

A. Zero
B. (50×9.8)N
C. 50N
D. 50/9.8N
Answer» B. (50×9.8)N
2.

Consider a car moving along a straight horizontal road with a speed of 72km/h. If the coefficient of static friction between the tyres and the road is 0.5, the shortest distance in which the car can be stopped is? (g=10m/s2)

A. 30m
B. 40m
C. 72m
D. 20m
Answer» C. 72m
3.

A man weighs 80kg. He stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving upwards with a uniform acceleration of 5m/s2. What would be the reading on the scale?

A. Zero
B. 400N
C. 800N
D. 1200N
Answer» E.
4.

Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circle of radii r1 and r2 respectively. Heir speeds are such that each car makes a complete circle in same time t. The ratio of the angular speed of the first to the second car is ___________

A. 1:1
B. r1:r2
C. m1:m2
D. m1 m2:r1 r2
Answer» B. r1:r2
5.

A body of mass 2kg begins to slide down a plane inclined at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The force of friction will be?

A. 19.6sin 45°
B. 9.8sin 45°
C. 19.6cos 45°
D. 9.8cos 45°
Answer» B. 9.8sin 45°
6.

Three different objects of masses m1, m2 and m3 are allowed to fall from rest and from the same point O along three different frictionless paths. The speeds of the three different objects on reaching the ground will be in the ratio of ___________

A. m1:m2:m3
B. 1:1:1
C. 1/m1:1/m2:1/m3
D. m1:2m2:3m3
Answer» C. 1/m1:1/m2:1/m3