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1.

Given in the figure are two blocks A and B of weight 20 N and 100 N respectively. These are being pressed against a wall by a force F as shown. If the coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.1 and between block B and the wall is 0.15, the frictional force applied by the wall on block B is

  • 100N

  • 80 N

  • 120 N

  • 150 N

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2.

A particle of mass m moving in the x direction with speed 2v is hit by another particle of mass 2m moving in the y direction with speed v. If the collision is perfectly inelastic, the percentage loss in the energy during the collision is close to

  • 44%

  • 50%

  • 56%

  • 62%

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3.

A mass ‘m’ is supported by a massless string wound around a uniform hollow cylinder of mass m and radius R. If the string does not slip on the cylinder, with what acceleration will the mass fall on release?

  • 2g/3

  • g/2

  • 5g/6

  • 5g/6

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4.

A block of mass m is placed on a surface with a vertical cross-section given by y = x3/6. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height above ground at which the block can be placed without slipping is 

  • 1 over 6 straight m
  • 2 over 3 straight m
  • 1 third straight m
  • 1 third straight m
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5.

A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a light slider supports a weight of 1.5 x10–2N (see figure). The length of the slider is 30 cm and its weight negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is

  • 0.0125 Nm-1

  • 0.1 Nm-1

  • 0.05 Nm-1

  • 0.05 Nm-1

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6.

A liquid in a beaker has temperature θ(t) at time t and θ0 is temperature of surroundings, then according to Newton's law of cooling the correct graph between loge (θ – θ0) and t is

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7.

A mass m hangs with the help of a string wrapped around a pulley on a frictionless bearing. The pulley has mass m and radius R.Assuming pulley to be a perfect uniform circular disc, the acceleration of the mass m, if the string does not slip on the pulley, is

  • g

  • 2/3g

  • g/3

  • g/3

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8.

A pulley of radius 2m is rotated about its axis by a force F = (20t - 5t2) Newton (where t is measured in seconds) applied tangentially. If the moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is 10 kg-m2, the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion if reversed is

  • more than 3 but less than 6

  • more than 6 but less than 9

  • more than 9

  • more than 9

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9.

STATEMENT – 1
Two particles moving in the same direction do not lose all their energy in a completely inelastic collision.
STATEMENT – 2
Principle of conservation of momentum holds true for all kinds of collisions.

  • The statement I is True, Statement II is False.

  • The statement I is True, Statement II is True; Statement II is a correct explanation for Statement I.

  • The statement I is True, Statement II is True; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I.

  • The statement I is True, Statement II is True; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I.

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10.

Two fixed frictionless inclined planes making an angle 30° and 60° with the vertical are shown in the figure. Two blocks A and B are placed on the two planes. What is the relative vertical acceleration of A with respect to B?

  • 4.9 ms-2 in horizontal direction

  • 9.8 ms-2 in vertical direction

  • zero

  • zero

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