First law of motion - class-XII

first law of motion

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Physical independence of force is a consequence of 

  1. First law of motion
  2. Second law of motion
  3. Third law of motion
  4. All of these laws
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mark the correct option

  1. The state of motion of an object is described by its speed only
  2. Many a time application of force does not result in a change in the state of motion of an object
  3. By sitting on a bicycle seat force is applied to the spring fixed to the seat of a bicycle
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements
I) When a body is travelling with uniform speed, no force is acting on it.
II) When a body is travelling with constant velocity, no force is acting on it.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. only I
  2. only II
  3. both I and II
  4. neither I nor II
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newton's law of motion cannot be applicable to the particle moving at a speed comparable to the speed of

  1. $Light$
  2. $Sound$
  3. $Rocket$
  4. $Bullet train$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia of a body directly depends on its :

  1. Velocity
  2. Mass
  3. Area
  4. None of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the correct statement(s)

  1. Motion necessarily takes place along the direction of force
  2. If no force acts, the body is at rest
  3. A body in motion, need not be acted upon by a force
  4. A change in speed is always there, whenever a force is applied on the moving body
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Newton's law(s) is/are not applicable in non-inertial reference frame. 

  1. Newton's first law
  2. Newton's second law
  3. Newton's third law
  4. All of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Is force needed to keep a moving body in motion? Which one of the Newton's laws follow this ?

  1. No, first law.
  2. Yes, third law.
  3. No, second law
  4. Yes, first law.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ball moving on a table top eventually stops. What is the reason ?

  1. due to gravity.
  2. due to friction between the ball and table
  3. due to other external force.
  4. none of these.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Newton's law is related to the Galileo's law of inertia ?

  1. Second.
  2. First
  3. First and second
  4. Third
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force - which law is this ?

  1. Newton's third law
  2. Newton's first law
  3. Newton's second law
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the force on a body of mass $m$ when it is moving with a constant velocity ?

  1. $mg$
  2. $0$
  3. $\dfrac{m}{g}$
  4. $g$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An aeroplane of mass is moving uniformly at a constant height under the action of two forces (i) upward force (lift) and (ii) downward force (weight). What is the net force on the aeroplane.

  1. Zero.
  2. mg
  3. only downward force
  4. only upward force
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The acceleration produced in a body by a force of given magnitude depends on:

  1. size of the body
  2. shape of the body
  3. mass of the body
  4. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
An object moving on a frictionless horizontal surface should move with constant velocity

  1. True
  2. False
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An object moving at constant velocity must:

  1. have a net force on it
  2. eventually stop due to gravity
  3. not have any force of gravity on it
  4. have zero net force on it
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Every body continues to be in its state of rest or of non-uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled by some external force to act otherwise. This is stated by:

  1. Newton's 1st law
  2. Newton's 2nd law
  3. Newton's 3rd law
  4. None of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If no net force acts on an object, then the velocity of the object:

  1. remains same
  2. becomes zero
  3. increases
  4. decreases
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If there are many forces acting on an object, it must have a non-zero net (unbalanced) force acting on it.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ball is moving over a horizontal smooth surface with a constant velocity. Sum of external forces is:

  1. zero
  2. positive
  3. negative
  4. unity
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
Is it possible to move in a curved path in the absence of a force?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider a ball at rest in the middle of a toy wagon. When the wagon is pulled forward, the ball:

  1. Rolls forward
  2. Stays stationary
  3. Rolls sidewards
  4. Rolls backwards
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False.
You fall in the forward direction when a moving bus applies brakes to stop, and fall backward when it accelerates from rest.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Change in the state of rest or of uniform motion is brought about by:

  1. Acceleration
  2. Force
  3. Energy
  4. None
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is advised to tie any luggage kept on the roof of a bus with a rope because of :

  1. Newtons first law
  2. Newtons second law
  3. Newtons third law
  4. None of these
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A horse tied to a cart is standing stationary on road. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

  1. Horse is applying force on the cart
  2. Cart is applying force on the horse
  3. Force applied by the horse is balanced by the force applied by the cart
  4. No forward force is being applied by the horse or the cart
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A coin flicked across a table will stop, because:

  1. it is heavy
  2. no force is acting on it
  3. earth attracts the coin
  4. table exerts a frictional force
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which law of Newton defines an ‘inertial frame of reference’?

  1. First law of motion
  2. Second law of motion
  3. Third law of motion
  4. Law of gravitation
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A particle is moving with a constant speed along a straight line path. A force is not required to:

  1. Increase its speed
  2. Decrease its momentum
  3. Change the direction
  4. Keep it moving with uniform velocity
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newton's first law of motion is also called Galileo's law of:

  1. Conservation of momentum
  2. Inertia
  3. Friction
  4. Conservation of mass
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a body is stationary :

  1. there is no force acting on it
  2. the combination of forces acting on it balance each other
  3. the force acting on it are not in contact with it
  4. the body is in vacuum
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which law is involved in the act of cleaning a carpet by beating it with a stick ? 

  1. First law of motion.
  2. Second law of motion
  3. Law of conservation of energy
  4. Law of conservation of mass
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Idea of inertia came from:

  1. Newton's third law of motion
  2. Newton's second law of motion
  3. Newton's first law of motion
  4. Law of gravitation
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newton's law of motion were stated by the scientist named as Charles-Augustin 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why is it advised to tie any luggage kept on the roof of a bus with a rope?

  1. While the bus is moving, luggage tends to remain in inertia of motion state
  2. When the bus stops, the luggage tends to resist the change and due to inertia of motion it move forward and may fall off
  3. Both a and b are true
  4. None of them is True
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The law that gives a qualitative definition of force is :

  1. Newton's second law of motion
  2. Law of inertia
  3. Newton's third law of motion
  4. Law of gravitation
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following equations or principle is most suitable to solve given question.  

A block of mass $m$ remains at rest on a table when a piece of paper is pulled out from under it.

  1. Newton's first law(law of inertia)
  2. Newton's second law ($F _{net}$ = ma)
  3. Newton's third law (For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction)
  4. Newton's law of universal gravitation
  5. Conservation of linear momentum
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If no force acts on a body, then what will happen to it?

  1. It does not change its shape.
  2. It continues to move but with less speed.
  3. It changes its direction.
  4. It can either remain at rest or continue to move in a straight line.
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Physical independence of force is a con-sequence of 'X'. Identify 'X'.

  1. Newton's third law of motion
  2. Newton's second law of motion
  3. Newton's first law of motion
  4. All of the above
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether true or false.
A ball thrown upwards in a train moving with uniform velocity returns to the thrower. 
  1. True
  2. False
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When a bus suddenly takes a turn, the passengers are thrown outwards because of 

  1. Inertia of motion
  2. Acceleration of motion
  3. Speed of motion
  4. Both (b) and (c)
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Newton's law of motion defines force?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. None
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newtons law are not valid in

  1. Both inertial as well as non- inertial frame of reference.
  2. A frame moving with constant velocity w.r.t. an inertial frame.
  3. All reference frames which are at rest w.r.t. an inertial frame.
  4. The reference frame attached to the earth.
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A force vector applied on a mass is represented by $\vec {F} = 6\hat {i} - 8\hat {j} + 10\hat {k}$ and accelerates with $1\ m/s^{2}$. What is the mass of the body?

  1. $14\ kg$
  2. $10\sqrt {2}kg$
  3. $2\sqrt {10}kg$
  4. $20\ kg$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A force is not required to keep a body in a 

  1. Uniform circular motion
  2. Simple harmonic motion
  3. Motion with constant acceleration
  4. Motion with constant velocity
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is different from others?

  1. watt-sec
  2. coulomb-volt
  3. newton-metre
  4. coulomb-frarad
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A rain drop of mass $0.1g$ is falling with uniform speed of $10{ cm/s }$. What is the net force the drop?

  1. ${ 10 }^{ -2 }N$
  2. ${ 10 }^{ -3 }N$
  3. $2\times { 10 }^{ -3 }N$
  4. $zero$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A car driver going at a speed v suddenly find a wide wall at a distance. (coefficient of friction is $\mu $) 

  1. If the apply breaks, he will come to rest after a distance $\dfrac { { { v }^{ 2 } } }{ 2\mu g } $
  2. If he turn the cart in a circle to avoid hitting, then radius of the circle is $\dfrac { { { v }^{ 2 } } }{ \mu g } $
  3. It is better to apply breaks rather than to turn the vehicle in a circle
  4. It is better to turn the vehicle in a circle than to apply brakes
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Statement 1 : There can be displacement of an object even in the absence of any force acting on it.
Statement 2 : An object in uniform motion in a straight line shows displacement even when the net force acting on it is zero.

  1. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1
  2. Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true, but statement 2 is not correct explanation of statement 1
  3. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false
  4. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newton's law of motion were published in the year 1699:

  1. True
  2. False
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

While dusting a carpet, we give it a sudden jerk or beat it with a stick because: 

  1. the inertia of rest keeps the dust in its position and the dust is removed when the carpet moves away.
  2. the inertia of motion removes dust.
  3. no inertia involved in process.
  4. jerk compensates for the force of adhesion between dust and carpet and dust is removed.
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Physical independence of force is a consequence of:

  1. Newton's third law of motion
  2. Newton's second law of motion
  3. Newton's first law of motion
  4. All of these
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically up into air. Where will the ball fall?

  1. Outside the car
  2. In the car ahead of the person
  3. In the car to the side of the person
  4. Exactly in the hand from which it was thrown up
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following anticipated Newton by declaring that all things gravitate to the earth?

  1. Buddhagupta
  2. Varahamihira
  3. Aeyabhatta
  4. Brahmagupta
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Inertia is the property of a body which preserves its state of motion or uniform motion in a straight line. The following factors tell me about inertia.
I. Greater the mass of a body, greater is its inertia.
II. Greater the inertia of a body, the less will be the acceleration produced by a given force.
III. The law of inertia is the same as Newton's first law of motion. 
Which combination is true?

  1. I and III only
  2. I and II only
  3. I, II and III
  4. II and III only
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A block is moved from rest through a distance of 4m along a straight line path.The mass of the block is 5 kg,and the  force acting on it is 20 N.If the kinetic energy acquired by the block be 40J,at what angle to the path the force is acting:

  1. $30^o$
  2. $60^o$
  3. $45^o$
  4. none of the above