Chapter 2: Kinematics, Laws of Motion & Non-Inertial Frames (Set-4)

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

The linear momentum of a system changes only when:

A mass changes
B external force acts
C internal forces act
D temperature changes

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

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

Coriolis force becomes zero if:

A object speed is zero
B Earth stops rotating
C latitude is zero
D all of these

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

If Coriolis force magnitude doubles when speed increases, speed increased by:

A 2
B 4
C √2
D no change

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

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 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

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

For a particle in rotating frame with radial velocity v_r, Coriolis force direction is:

A radial
B tangential
C vertical only
D zero

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

An elevator cable breaks; inside, a ball released appears to:

A fall faster
B remain floating
C stick to ceiling
D move upward

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 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

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

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

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

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