A pendulum bob of mass \(50\ \text{g}\) is suspended from the ceiling of an elevator. The tension in the string if the elevator goes up with uniform velocity is approximately:

1. \(0.30\ \text{N}\)
2. \(0.40\ \text{N}\)
3. \(0.42\ \text{N}\)
4. \(0.50\ \text{N}\)

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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The average force necessary to stop a bullet of mass 20 g moving with a speed of 250 m/s, as it penetrates into the wood for a distance of 12 cm is 

1. 2.2 × 103 N

2. 3.2 × 103 N

3. 4.2 × 103 N

4. 5.2 × 103 N

Subtopic:  Newton's Laws |
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PMT - 2000
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A man measures the time period of a pendulum \((T)\) in a stationary lift. If the lift moves upward with acceleration \(\dfrac g4\) then the new time period will be:

1. \(\dfrac {2T} {\sqrt5}\)

2. \(\dfrac {\sqrt5T} {2}\)

3. \(\dfrac {\sqrt5} {2T}\)

4. \(\dfrac {2}{\sqrt5T} \)

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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If the rope of the lift breaks suddenly, the tension exerted by the surface of the lift \((a = \text{acceleration of lift})\):

1. \(mg\)
2. \(m(g + a)\)
3. \(m(g – a)\)
4. \(0\)

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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A lift of mass \(1000\ \text{kg}\) is moving with an acceleration of \(1\ \text{m/s}^2\) in the upward direction. The tension developed in the string, which is connected to the lift, is:

1. \(9,800\ \text{N}\)

2.  \(10,000\ \text{N}\)

3. \(10,800\ \text{N}\)

4.  \(11,000\ \text{N}\)

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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PMT - 2002
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A lift is accelerating vertically downward with acceleration (\(a\)). A man inside the lift moves a ball upward with acceleration \(a_0\) relative to the lift, where \( (a_0 < a)\). What is the acceleration of the ball as observed by a stationary observer on the ground?

1. \((a + a_0)\) upward

2. \((a - a_0)\) upward

3. \((a + a_0)\) downward

4. \((a - a_0)\) downward

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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A lift is moving down with acceleration a. A man in the lift drops a ball inside the lift. The accelerations of the ball as observed by the man in the lift and a man standing stationary on the ground are, respectively:

1. \(g, g\)
2. \(g- a, g - a\)
3. \(g- a , g\)
4. \(a, g\)

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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A monkey of mass 20kg is holding a vertical rope. The rope will not break when a mass of 25 kg is suspended from it but will break if the mass exceeds 25 kg. What is the maximum acceleration with which the monkey can climb up along the rope (g = 10 m/s2) 

1. 10 m/s2

2. 25 m/s2

3. 2.5 m/s2

4. 5 m/s2

Subtopic:  Application of Laws |
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A plumb line is suspended from the ceiling of a car moving with horizontal acceleration of \(a\). What will be the angle of inclination with the vertical:

1. \(\tan^{–1}(a/g)\)
2. \(\tan^{–1}(g/a)\)
3. \(\cos{–1}(a/g)\)
4. \(\cos^{–1}(g/a)\)

Subtopic:  Pseudo Force |
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A body of mass \(2\ \text{kg}\) has an initial velocity of \(3\) meters per second along \(OE\) and it is subjected to a force of \(4\ \text{N}\) in a direction perpendicular to \(OE\). The distance of the body from \(O\) after \(4\) seconds will be:

1. \(12\ \text{m}\)
2. \(20\ \text{m}\)
3. \(8\ \text{m}\)
4. \(48\ \text{m}\)

Subtopic:  Newton's Laws |
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Level 2: 60%+
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