What does the slope of velocity-time graph represent?
A. distance
B. momentum
C. acceleration
D. force
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The following figure represents the velocity-time graph of a moving car on a road.
Which segment of the graph represents the retardation?
A. AB
B. BC
C. CD
D. None of these
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When a body is moving on a surface, the force of friction is called
A. static friction
B. dynamic friction
C. limiting friction
D. rolling friction
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Which scientist gave 'Laws of motion'?
A. Galileo
B. Newton
C. Einstein
D. Boyle
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A stone tied to a string is whirled in a circular path. As it was revolving, the rope suddenly snaps. Then
A. the stone flies off tangentially
B. the stone moves radially outward
C. the stone moves radially inward
D. None of the above
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The equation F = ma, is given by Newton's . . . . . . . . law of motion:
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Why does a cannon recoil after firing?
A. Conservation of energy
B. Backward thrust of gases produced
C. Newton's Third Law of Motion
D. Newton's First Law of Motion
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The second law of motion shows-
A. Every object will remain in a state of constant or uniform motion, unless it is forced to change its state by the action of pure force
B. When pure force is applied, each object will move in the same speed
C. The rate of change in the speed of the object will change with the applied net force
D. The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to the net force applied to the object in the direction of net force
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A ball P is dropped vertically and another ball Q is thrown horizontally with the same velocities from the same height and at the same time. If air resistance is neglected, then
A. ball P reaches the ground first
B. ball Q reaches the ground first
C. both reach the ground at the same time
D. the respective masses of the two balls will decide the time
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Which one of the following is not a contact force?
A. Push force
B. Gravitational force
C. Frictional force
D. Strain force
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To open a door easily, the handle should be fixed
A. near the hinges
B. away from mid-point opposite to hinges
C. in the middle
D. None of the above
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A body is acted upon by two unequal forces in opposite directions, but not in one line. The effect is that the body will have
A. only rotational motion
B. only translational motion
C. neither the rotational nor the translational motion
D. rotational as well as translational motion
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Momentum is measured as the product of
A. mass and acceleration
B. mass and inertia
C. mass and velocity
D. None of the above
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Which of the following quantities specifies its motion with direction?
A. momentum
B. displacement
C. velocity
D. force
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The rate of change in displacement over time is called:
A. acceleration
B. force
C. velocity
D. speed
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The working principle of a washing machine is
A. centrifugation
B. dialysis
C. reverse osmosis
D. diffusion
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A graph showing the velocity of an object over time is called:
A. velocity-time graph
B. velocity-displacement graph
C. velocity-speed graph
D. velocity-distance graph
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Newton's first law of motion is known as
A. Gravity
B. Law of Inertia
C. Law of Conservation of Momentum
D. Vertical Motion
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The tendency of stationary objects to remains at rest or in motion at the constant velocity is called-
A. force
B. inertia
C. momentum
D. energy
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Going 50 m to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then turning to the North, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
A. North
B. South-East
C. North-West
D. West
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