An object at rest may have
A. Momentum
B. Potential energy
C. Velocity
D. Kinetic energy
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Which conservation principle is applicable in the case of the motion of a rocket?
A. Conservation of mass
B. Conservation of charge
C. Conservation of momentum
D. Conservation of energy
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Rocket works on the principle of
A. Newton's Third Law
B. Newton's First Law
C. Newton's Second Law
D. Archimedes Principle
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A passenger standing in a bus is thrown outward when the bus takes a sudden turn. This happens due to
A. Outward pull on him
B. Inertia of motion
C. Change in momentum
D. Change in acceleration
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When a running car stops suddenly, the passengers tends to lean forward because of:
A. Centrifugal force
B. Inertia of rest
C. Inertia of motion
D. Gravitational force
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A man stands in a lift which accelerates upwards. The resultant reaction force on the floor of the lift is
A. Greater than the weight of the man
B. Less than the weight of the man
C. Same as the weight of the man
D. Zero
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Who defined the law of gravitation ?
A. Newton
B. Archimedes
C. Galileo
D. Faraday
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It is difficult to fix a nail on a freely suspended wooden frame. Which law supports this statement?
A. Law of inertia
B. Newton's second law
C. Newton's third law
D. Pascal's law
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In the Earth, the weight of a body is maximum at the
A. North Pole
B. South Pole
C. Equator
D. Surface
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A person is hurt on kicking a stone due to
A. Inertia
B. Velocity
C. Reaction
D. Momentum
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When a body falls from an aeroplane, there is increase in its
A. Kinetic energy
B. Mass
C. Acceleration
D. Potential energy
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Which of the following never occurs singly in nature?
A. Inertia
B. Momentum
C. Force
D. Velocity
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The moment of inertia of a body does not depend upon
A. The mass of the body
B. The mass distribution in the body
C. The angular speed of the body
D. The axis of rotation of the body
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Newton's first law of motion gives the concept of
A. Energy
B. Work
C. Momentum
D. Inertia
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, is Newton's
A. First law
B. Second law
C. Third law
D. Fourth law
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Gravitational force is maximum at which place
A. Poles
B. Tropic of cancer
C. Tropic of capricorn
D. Equator
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A metal ball and a rubber ball, both having the same mass, strike a wall normally with the same velocity. The rubber ball rebounds and the metal ball does not rebound. It can be concluded that
A. The rubber ball suffers greater change in momentum
B. The metal ball suffers greater change in momentum
C. Both suffer the same change in momentum
D. The initial momentum of the rubber ball is greater than that of the metal ball
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A boy sitting in an open car moving with the constant speed throws a ball straight up into the air. The ball falls
A. Behind him
B. In front of him
C. Into his hand
D. By his side
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Rate of change of momentum is
A. Area
B. Pressure
C. Force
D. Velocity
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Which law is also called law of inertia ?
A. Newton first law
B. Newton second law
C. Newton third law
D. All of above
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