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The tension in the rope used to pull a body on an inclined surface remains constant at all the points, if and only if

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Important Questions on Laws of Motion

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A body of weight W1 is suspended from the ceiling of a room through a chain of weight W2. The ceiling pulls the chain by a force
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In an hour-glass approximately 100 grains of sand fall per second (starting from rest); and it takes 2 s for each sand particle to reach the bottom of the hour-glass. If the average mass of each sand particle is 0.2 g, then the average force exerted by the falling sand on the bottom of the hour-glass is close to
 
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Consider the following statements about the four fundamental forces in nature.
(i) The strong nuclear force binds protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
(ii) The strong nuclear force is about 103 times the electromagnetic force in strength.
(iii) The weak nuclear force is the weakest of all the four fundamental forces.
(iv) The range of the weak nuclear is about 10-16 m
The correct statement(s) is (are)
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The length of a metal wire is 1, when the tension in it is T1 and is 2 when the tension is T2. The natural length of the wire is:

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Two blocks A and B are placed one over the other on a smooth horizontal surface. The maximum horizontal force that can be applied on lower block A, so that A and B move without separation is 49 N. The coefficient of friction between A and B is

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A vehicle moving at 36 km/h is to be stopped by applying brakes in the next 5 m. If the vehicle weight 2000 kg, determine the average force that must be applied on it
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A rope of length L and uniform linear density is hanging from the ceiling. A transverse wave pulse, generated close to the free end of the rope, travels upwards through the rope. Select the correct option.
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Force of friction and tension in a string are ___________ in origin
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An automobile moving with a speed of 36 km h-1 reaches an upward inclined road of angle 30°, its engine becomes switch off. If the coefficient of friction is 0.1, then how much distance will automobile move before coming to rest?
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A maximum of 3 N force can be applied on a block, down the incline, that would still not move the block which is placed on a rough inclined plane as shown in the figure. The maximum external force up the inclined plane that does not move the block is 12 N. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is Take g=10 m s-2

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Three forces of magnitude 6 N, 6 N and 72 N act at a cormer of a cube along three edges of a cube, as shown in the figure. The resultant of the three forces is

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Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless and inextensible string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The magnitudes of acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are respectively
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Two equal forces are acting at a point, making an angle of 60° with each other. If their resultant force is equal to 403 N, the magnitude of each force is       

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Two masses connected in series with two massless strings are hanging from a support as shown in the figure. Find the tension in the upper string

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A boy throws a cricket ball from the boundary to the wicket keeper. If the frictional force due to air fa cannot be ignored, the forces acting on the ball at the position X are represented by

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Which of the following statement is correct?
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A book is lying on a table. What is the angle between the normal reaction acting on the book on the table and the weight of the book?
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A rectangular frame of some mass has to be suspended symmetrically by two mass-less strings of equal length on two supports. It can be done in one of the three following ways as shown in below figures. The tension in the strings will be

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A balloon with mass m is descending down with an acceleration a (where a<g). How much mass should be removed from it so that it starts moving up with an acceleration a?
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Three blocks A, B and C, of masses 4 kg, 2 kg 1 kg and respectively, are in contact on a frictionless surface, as shown. If a force of 14 N  is applied on the 4 kg block, then the contact force between A and B is:

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