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Force and Laws of Motion questions

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If there were no unbalanced force of _______ and no ________ resistance, a moving bicycle would go on moving for ever.
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Q 6MCQ1 Mark
When a toothpaste tube is squeezed, its shape changes. The force responsible for this is an example of:
  • Balanced forces.
  • B
    Centripetal forces.
  • C
    Unbalanced forces.
  • D
    Centrifugal forces.

Answer: A.

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Q 7MCQ1 Mark
A fielder pulls his hands backwards after catching the cricket ball. This enables the fielder to:
  • A
    Exert larger force on the ball.
  • Reduce the force exerted by the ball.
  • C
    Increase the rate of change of momentum.
  • D
    Keep the ball in hands firmly.

Answer: B.

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Q 8MCQ1 Mark
A passenger in a moving train tosses a coin which falls behind him. This shows that the motion of train is:
  • Accelerated.
  • B
    Uniform.
  • C
    Retarded.
  • D
    Along circular track.

Answer: A.

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Q 9MCQ1 Mark
When we talk of a force acting on a body, it usually means:
  • A
    Electrical force.
  • B
    Balanced force.
  • Unbalanced force.
  • D
    Nuclear force.

Answer: C.

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Q 10MCQ1 Mark
Which of the following effect cannot be produced by an unbalanced force acting on a body?
  • A
    Change in speed of the body.
  • Change in shape of the body.
  • C
    Change in direction of motion of the body.
  • D
    Change in state of rest of the body.

Answer: B.

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A $1000\ kg$ vehicle moving with a speed of $20\ m/s$ is brought to rest in a distance of $50$ metres:
  1. Find the acceleration.
  2. Calculate the unbalanced force acting on the vehicle.
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A ball $X$ of mass 1 kg travelling at $2 m / s$ has a head-on collision with an identical ball $Y$ at rest. $X$ stops and $Y$ moves off. Calculate the velocity of $Y$ after the collision.
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A truck of mass $500\ kg$ moving at 4m/s collides with another truck of mass $1500\ kg$ moving in the same direction at 2m/s. What is their common velocity just after the collision if they move off together?
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A gun of mass $3\ kg$ fires a bullet of mass $30\ g$. The bullet takes $0.003\ s$ to move through the barrel of the gun and acquires a velocity of $100\ m/s$. Calculate:
  1. The velocity with which the gun recoils.
  2. The force exerted on gunman due to recoil of the gun.
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