A mass suspended from a spring inside a freely falling elevator will appear to have:
A increased weight
B decreased weight
C zero weight
D oscillations with higher frequency
In free fall, effective g = 0 ⇒ apparent weight = 0.
The linear momentum of a system changes only when:
A mass changes
B external force acts
C internal forces act
D temperature changes
dp/dt = F_ext.
A pseudo force is required in a frame that is:
A inertial
B uniformly moving
C accelerating
D far from gravitational fields
A 10 kg mass in a car accelerating at 3 m/s² experiences pseudo force:
A 30 N forward
B 30 N backward
C 10 N backward
D 3 N backward
Pseudo force = −m a_frame (opposite direction).
A ball thrown upward inside an accelerating rocket (upward acceleration) will appear to:
A fall behind (downward)
B fall ahead (upward)
C stop mid-air
D move horizontally
Effective g increases; ball appears to fall faster downward relative to rocket floor (which moves upward) ⇒ appears ahead.
Coriolis force becomes zero if:
A object speed is zero
B Earth stops rotating
C latitude is zero
D all of these
F_C = −2m(Ω × v); zero if v=0 or Ω=0 or sinφ=0.
The direction of Coriolis force is determined by:
A object velocity only
B Earth’s rotation only
C cross product Ω × v
D latitude only
Wind blowing from high to low pressure is deflected due to:
A Coulomb force
B Coriolis effect
C gravitational pull
D humidity
A rotating frame observer sees a freely moving particle follow a curved path because:
A friction
B inertia + pseudo forces
C magnetism
D gravity
Work done by pseudo forces is:
A real and contributes to energy change
B not physically meaningful
C always zero
D independent of motion
Pseudo forces can do work in non-inertial frames; energy bookkeeping must include them.
If Coriolis force magnitude doubles when speed increases, speed increased by:
A 2
B 4
C √2
D no change
F_C ∝ v.
The motion of cyclones rotates counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere because:
A friction
B Coriolis force
C gravity
D humidity
A ball thrown inside a train moving with constant velocity falls:
A forward
B backward
C straight down
D upward
Train frame is inertial (constant velocity).
If a ball is dropped in a frame accelerating to the right, it appears to fall:
A straight down
B leftward
C rightward
D upward
Pseudo force = −m a_frame (leftward).
Pseudo forces are necessary to apply Newton’s laws in:
A inertial frames
B frames accelerating linearly
C frames moving with constant velocity
D empty space
In a rotating frame, which force acts outward from axis?
A Coriolis
B Centrifugal
C Euler
D Weight
In Northern Hemisphere, a missile moving east tends to deflect:
A north
B south
C upward
D no deflection
Eastward motion → Coriolis has upward/north components depending on latitude; horizontal deflection is north.
Centrifugal force magnitude depends on:
A Ω only
B r only
C mΩ²r
D mg
The Euler force appears when:
A rotation rate is constant
B rotation axis changes
C angular velocity changes with time
D object is stationary
A frame rotating with constant angular speed Ω is:
A inertial
B non-inertial
C both
D inertial if Ω small
A projectile fired northward in Northern Hemisphere will deflect:
A east
B west
C up
D down
Coriolis deflects rightward.
For a particle in rotating frame with radial velocity v_r, Coriolis force direction is:
A radial
B tangential
C vertical only
D zero
Ω × v_r is tangential.
In 1D motion under constant force, velocity-time graph is:
A horizontal line
B vertical line
C straight line with slope a
D curved
Relative velocity of A w.r.t B equals:
A vA + vB
B vA − vB
C vB − vA only
D zero always
A frictionless bead on a rotating wire feels:
A only tension
B only Coriolis force
C centrifugal + Coriolis forces
D no forces
A freely moving mass on rotating Earth feels effective gravity:
A g
B g + Ω²R
C g − Ω²R
D zero
Centrifugal reduces effective g at equator.
An elevator cable breaks; inside, a ball released appears to:
A fall faster
B remain floating
C stick to ceiling
D move upward
Free fall → weightlessness.
A block on horizontal surface experiences maximum static friction =
A μ_k N
B μ_s N
C μ_s mg cosθ
D zero
If acceleration is perpendicular to velocity, speed:
A increases
B decreases
C constant
D becomes zero
a·v = 0 ⇒ speed constant.
A body moving down a rough incline experiences friction acting:
A upward along plane
B downward along plane
C perpendicular to plane
D vertical
A person in a car turning left feels pressed outward due to:
A gravity
B Coriolis
C centrifugal pseudo force
D normal reaction
In Southern Hemisphere, objects are deflected:
A right
B left
C upward
D not deflected
A ball thrown upward in a car accelerating forward appears to fall:
A backward
B forward
C straight down
D upward
Pseudo force backward.
If a system has no net torque, angular momentum is:
A increasing
B constant
C decreasing
D zero
Work-energy theorem states:
A Work = force × displacement
B Net work = change in kinetic energy
C Work = zero in all cases
D Work = change in momentum
Coriolis force magnitude increases when object moves:
A slower
B perpendicular to rotation axis faster
C parallel to axis only
D not at all
A freely sliding bead on rotating rod feels radial outward acceleration equal to:
A Ω²r
B 2Ωv
C g
D zero
A particle moves in a circle at constant speed. Tangential acceleration is:
A non-zero
B zero
C infinite
D equal to centripetal acceleration
A spinning ice skater pulls arms inward. Angular speed increases because:
A friction
B decrease in moment of inertia
C increase in mass
D Coriolis force
Newton’s third law pairs always act on:
A same body
B different bodies
C center of mass
D Earth only
A car moving uphill at constant speed experiences net force:
A zero
B mg
C friction only
D varying
Constant speed → zero net force along motion.
Centripetal acceleration direction:
A outward
B tangential
C inward
D vertical
If acceleration increases linearly with time, displacement-time graph becomes:
A linear
B parabolic
C cubic
D constant
a ∝ t ⇒ v ∝ t² ⇒ x ∝ t³.
An observer on rotating Earth sees an object dropped from a tall tower land:
A exactly below
B slightly east
C slightly west
D north
Earth rotates; object retains higher tangential speed.
For a mass moving radially inward on rotating platform, Coriolis force direction is:
A inward
B outward
C tangential
D vertical
Circular motion at constant speed is accelerated motion because:
A speed changes
B mass changes
C direction changes
D no forces act
A fluid moving in Northern Hemisphere curves due to:
A viscosity
B electrical charge
C Coriolis force
D thermal expansion
In a steadily rotating frame, pseudo forces include:
A centrifugal only
B Coriolis only
C centrifugal + Coriolis
D only gravity
In inertial frame, Coriolis force is:
A present
B absent
C double value
D inverted
Real forces acting on a mass inside rotating frame include:
A only weight and contact forces
B centrifugal and Coriolis
C only pseudo forces
D none
Pseudo forces are not real.