Laws of Motion - NEET Physics Questions
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Laws of Motion

Question 41: easy

If action force is gravitational force, then reaction force :

1. May be electromagnetic force
2. May be electric force
3. May be spring force
4. Must be gravitational force
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Action and Reaction forces are of same nature.

Question 42: easy

Figure shows an estimated force-time graph for a base ball struck by a bat from this curve determine impulse delivered to the ball.

1. 1800 kg-m/sec
2. 900 kg-m/sec
3. 2700 kg-m/sec
4. None of these
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Area bounded by force time graph with time axis represents impulse. Area of triangle in the figure is ⇒Impulse = ½×2 ×1800 = 1800 kg m/sec

Question 43: easy

In the motion picture ‘It happened one night’ (columbia pictures, 1934), Clark ceable in
standing inside a stationary bus in front of the claudetle colbert, who is seated, the bus suddenly starts moving forward and clark fall into claudetters lap which of following explains this phenomena best :

1. Newton's first law (Inertia of rest)
2. Newton's second law
3. Newton's third law
4. None of these
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Due to inertia of rest clark want to remain at rest. 

Question 44: easy

Acceleration of the block is

1. 1 m/sec²
2. 2 m/sec²
3. 3 m/sec²
4. 4 m/sec²
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Net force acting on the object is 10 N.

so, acceleration a = F/m = 10 N/10 kg= 1 m/s²

Question 45: moderate

Acceleration of the block is :

1. 1 m/s²
2. 2 m/s²
3. 3 m/s²
4. 4 m/s²
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Horizontal component of force is F cosθ = 20√2 cos 45° = 20√2 × 1/√2 = 20 N.

So, Horizontal acceleration =  20N / 10kg  = 2m/s²

Question 46: moderate

A hammer of man 1 kg moving with a speed of 6 m/sec strikes a wall and comes to rest in 0.1 sec find average retarding force that stops the hammer :

1. 40 N
2. 50 N
3. 60 N
4. None of these
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According to Newtons second law of motion, Force is time rate of change in momentum.

So, F = change in momentum / time

F= m (vf-vi)/t= 1 kg (0-6)/0.1= -60 N

Question 47: easy

A force F = (3ˆi + 4ˆj +12kˆ ) N produces an acceleration of 1 m/sec² in a body, find the mass of the body :

1. 10 kg
2. 13 kg
3. 1 kg
4. 12 kg
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Given force is F = (3ˆi + 4ˆj +12kˆ ) N , magnitude of force is

⇒F²= (3²+4²+12²) so, F = 13 N

From Newton's second law of motion F= m.a

⇒ 13 N = m.1 so, m=13 kg

Question 48: moderate

A 5 kg block is resting on a frictionless plane, it is struck by a Jet, releasing water at the rate of 4 kg/sec emerging with a speed of 5 m/sec. Calculate the initial acceleration of block :

1. 4 m/sec²
2. 3 m/sec²
3. 5 m/sec²
4. 8 m/sec²
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Force acting on the object is F = v.(dm/dt)= 5×4 = 20 N

so Acceleration is a= F/m = 20/5 = 4 m/s²

Question 49: moderate

A body of mass 1 kg is acted upon by two perpendicular forces of 8 N and 6 N, find the magnitude of acceleration :

1. 10 m/sec²
2. 6 m/sec²
3. 8 m/sec²
4. 20 m/sec²
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Resultant force on the object will be F= (8² + 6²)½= 10 N

So, acceleration is a = F/m = 10/1 = 10 m/s²

Question 50: difficult

An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see the figure). The coefficient of friction between the insect and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining the centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle a with the vertical, the maximum possible value of α is given by :

1. cot α = 3
2. tan α = 3
3. sec α = 3
4. cosec α = 3
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For Equilibrium,

⇒ μmg cos θ = mg sin θ 

⇒ μ = tan θ = 1/3 

⇒ cot θ = 3