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1. The foot of an elephant has an area of 275 cm2. If the mass of the elephant is 2200 kg. Find
the pressure exerted by the elephant on the ground. (g= 10 m/s2)
A) 2 x 105 Pa B) 4 x 105 Pa C) 6 x 105 Pa D) 8 x 105 Pa
2. A driver accelerates his car at the rate of 1.8 m/s2 and the at the rate of 1.2 m/s2. The ratio of
the two forces exerted by the engine in the two cases will be
A) 1:2 B) 2:1 C) 2:3 D) 3:2
3. One Pascal is the pressure generated by :
A) Force of 1 N on 1 m2 C) Force of 1 N on 1000 cm2
B) force of 1 kgf on 1 m2 D) force of 1 N on 1 cm2
4. Gravitational force is a :
A) contact force C) action-at-a-distance force
B) consequential force D) none of these
5. Burning of a meteor in the atmosphere is due to :
A) electrostatic force C) frictional force
B) magnetic force D) gravitational force
6. A boy of mass 50 kg runs with a force of 100 N, his acceleration would be
A) 5000 m s-2 B) 50 m s-2 C) 150 m s-2 D) 2 m s-2
7. If two forces of 20 N towards north and 12 N towards south are acting on an object. resultant
force will be
A) 32 N toward north C) 32 N towards south
B) 20 N towards north D) 8 N towards north
8. Exertion of pull or push on an object is termed as
A) energy C) force
B) work done D) acceleration
9. If two forces of 10 N and 5 N are acting on an object in a same direction, what will be total
force acting on object?
A) 10 N B) 15 N C) 50 N D) 5 N
10. A box of candies weighs 40 N. If acceleration due to gravity = 10 m s-2, mass of this box
equals
A) 0.4 kg C) 40 kg
B) 4 kg D) None of above
11. If an apple is hanging on a tree, downward force would be weight and upward force would be
A) Friction C) Tension
B) Weight D) resistance
12. Two forces of magnitude 5 N and 10 N act on a wooden block of mass 2 kg. If 5 N force acts
towards right and 10 N force acts towards left, which of following statements is correct?
A) Resultant force is 15 N towards left C) Resultant force is 5 N towards right
B) Resultant force is 15 N towards right D) Resultant force is 5N towards left
13. A truck pulls a car with a force of 50 N with acceleration of 5 m s-2. mass of car would be
A) 45 kg B) 10 kg C) 250 kg D) 55 kg
14. Force has :
A) only magnitude C) both magnitude and direction
B) only direction D) neither magnitude nor direction
15. The SI unit of force is :
A) joule C) newton
B) kg/m2 D) pascal
16. A man pulls a box of mass 12 kg with a force of 72 N. acceleration of box is
A) 6 m s-2 B) 60 m s-2 C) 84 m s-2 D) 864 m s-2
17. Formula of force is
A) F = P/A, where P is pressure and A is area
B) F = ms, where m is mass and s is speed
C) F = ma, where m is mass and a is acceleration
D) F = m/v, where m is mass and v is velocity
18. Magnetic force causes :
A) attraction only B) repulsion only
 C) both attraction and repulsion D) none of these
19. The magnetic force is a :
A) contact force C) consequential force
B) force at distance D) none of these
20. If two forces act in the opposite directions on an object, the net force acting on it is the
A) Sum of the two forces C) Multiplication of the two forces
B) difference between the two forces D) Division of the two forces
21. Which of the following is proper example(s) to explain that force on an object may change its
shape
A) A ball of dough rolled into chapatti C) Making model using clay
B) Pressing a rubber ball kept on table D) All of the above
22. If In a tug-o-war, two teams pulling a rope does not move towards any team, it implies that
A) Equal force is being applied in the same direction
B) Equal Force is being applied in opposite direction
C) No force is applied in any direction
D) Cannot be explained
23. An example of a non- contact force is
A) Force exerted by us to lift a bucket C) Force exerted by magnet
B) Push a stationary car D) Hit a cricket ball for a 6 run
24. A net force F acts on a mass m and produces an acceleration a. What acceleration results if a
net force 2F acts on mass 4m?
A) a/2 B) 8a C) 4a D) 2a
25. Friction:
A) produces heat C) opposes motion
B) causes wear and tear D) all of these
26. Wheel is made circular, because :
A) it minimises friction C) to make them attractive
B) it increases friction D) none of these
27. A cricketer catches a ball. The force coming in action is :
A) contact force C) frictional force
B) gravitational force D) all of these
28. Tyres are provided with deep grooves on their surface to :
A) reduce the cost of material used B) increase the friction
C) decrease the friction D) make them attractive
29. Friction is :
A) always a disadvantage B) always an advantage
C) sometimes a disadvantage and sometimes an advantage
D) neither an advantage nor a disadvantage
30. Rockets have a special streamlined body in order to :
A) increase friction C) make them attractive
B) reduce friction D) none of these
31. The force of friction :
A) increases with the weight of body C) is not affected by the weight of body
B) decreases with the weight of body D) none of these
32. A matchstick struck on a matchbox catches fire easily because
A) Friction may cause fire C) Force heated the match stick
B) Of chemical reaction D) None of the above
33. Lubricants are substances which
A) Increases friction B) Are used to light fire
C) Reduces friction D) Are used to put off fire

34. The frictional force exerted by fluid is also called ______

A) Drug B) drag
C) drop D) drown
35. Four children were asked to arrange forces due to rolling, static and sliding frictions in a
increasing order. Their arrangements are given below. Choose the correct arrangement.
A) Rolling, Static, Sliding
B) Static, Rolling, Sliding
C) Rolling, sliding, static
D) Sliding, Static, Rolling
36. The sole of the shoes becomes plain after wearing it for several months. The reason is
A) Wearing out due to friction B) Wearing out due to no friction
 C) Sole is of bad quality D) None of the above
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