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Q1NEET 2026Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

The magnitude and direction of the acceleration produced in a body of mass 5 kg when two mutually perpendicular forces 8 N and 6 N act on it, are respectively:

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Q2JEE Main 2026 · 4 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

At t=0t = 0, a body of mass 100 g starts moving under the influence of a force (5i^+10j^) N(5\hat{i} + 10\hat{j})\text{ N} After 2 s its position is (2xi^+5yj^) m(2x\hat{i} + 5y\hat{j})\text{ m}. The ratio x:yx : y is ______.

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Answer: (d)

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Q3JEE Main 2026 · 21 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A 4 kg mass moves under the influence of a force F⃗=(4t3i^−3tj^) N\vec{F} = \left(4t^3\hat{i} - 3t\hat{j}\right)\text{ N} where tt is the time in second. If mass starts from origin at t=0t = 0, the velocity and position after t=2 st = 2\text{ s} will be:

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Q4JEE Main 2026 · 28 JAN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A particle of mass mm falls from rest through a resistive medium having resistive force, F=−kvF = -kv, where vv is the velocity of the particle and kk is a constant. Which of the following graphs represents velocity (v)(v) versus time (t)(t)?

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Q5MHT CET 2025 · 22 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A constant force acts on two different masses independently and produces accelerations A1A_1 and A2A_2. When the same force acts on their combined mass, the acceleration produced is

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Q6JEE Main 2025 · 23 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Spring force

A massless spring gets elongated by amount x1x_1 under a tension of 5 N. Its elongation is x2x_2 under the tension of 7 N. For the elongation of (5x1−2x2)(5x_1 - 2x_2), the tension in the spring will be,

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Q7JEE Main 2025 · 7 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Momentum & F = dp/dt

An object with mass 500 g moves along x-axis with speed v=4xv = 4\sqrt{x} m/s. The force acting on the object is:

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Q8JEE Main 2025 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A body of mass 2 kg moving with velocity of v⃗in=3i^+4j^\vec{v}_{in} = 3\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} ms−1^{-1} enters into a constant force field of 6N directed along positive z-axis. If the body remains in the field for a period of 53\frac{5}{3} seconds, then velocity of the body when it emerges from force field is.

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Q9JEE Main 2025 · 3 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A block of mass 1 kg, moving along xx with speed vi=10 m/sv_i = 10\text{ m/s} enters a rough region ranging from x=0.1 mx = 0.1\text{ m} to x=1.9 mx = 1.9\text{ m}. The retarding force acting on the block in this range is Fr=−kx NF_r = -kx\text{ N}, with k =10 N/m= 10\text{ N/m}. Then the final speed of the block as it crosses rough region is.

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Q10MHT CET 2024 · 10 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Types of force & contact forces

Which one of the following is 'NOT' a contact force?

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Q11JEE Main 2024 · 1 FEB · SHIFT 2Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A body of mass 4 kg4\text{ kg} experiences two forces F⃗1=5i^+8j^+7k^\vec{F}_1 = 5\hat{i} + 8\hat{j} + 7\hat{k} and F⃗2=3i^−4j^−3k^\vec{F}_2 = 3\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} - 3\hat{k}. The acceleration acting on the body is:

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Q12JEE Main 2024 · 5 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Momentum & F = dp/dt

A particle moves in x-yx\text{-}y plane under the influence of a force F⃗\vec{F} such that its linear momentum is p⃗(t)=i^cos⁡(kt)−j^sin⁡(kt)\vec{p}(t) = \hat{i}\cos(kt) - \hat{j}\sin(kt). If kk is constant, the angle between F⃗\vec{F} andp⃗\vec{p} will be:

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Q13JEE Main 2023 · 15 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

The position vector of a particle related to time tt is given by

r⃗=(10ti^+15t2j^+7k^) m\vec{r} = \left(10t\hat{i} + 15t^2\hat{j} + 7\hat{k}\right)\text{ m}

The direction of net force experienced by the particle is:

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Q14NEET 2023Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A bullet from a gun is fired on a rectangular wooden block with velocity uu. When bullet travels 24 cm24\text{ cm} through the block along its length horizontally, velocity of bullet becomes u3\frac{u}{3}. Then it further penetrates into the block in the same direction before coming to rest exactly at the other end of the block. The total length of the block is:

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Q15JEE Main 2023 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A force acts for 20 s on a body of mass 20 kg, starting from rest, after which the force ceases and then body describes 50 m in the next 10 s. The value of force will be:

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Q16JEE Main 2023 · 11 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Momentum & F = dp/dt

A body of mass 500 g500\text{ g} moves along xx-axis such that its velocity varies with displacement xx according to the relation v=10x m/sv = 10\sqrt{x}\text{ m/s} the force acting on the body is:-

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Q17JEE Main 2023 · 8 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Momentum & F = dp/dt

At any instant the velocity of a particle of mass 500 g500\text{ g} is (2ti^+3t2j^) m s−1\left(2t\hat{i} + 3t^2\hat{j}\right)\text{ m s}^{-1}. If the force acting on the particle at t=1 st = 1\text{ s} is (i^+xj^) N(\hat{i} + x\hat{j})\text{ N}. Then the value of xx will be:

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Q18JEE Main 2022 · 25 JUN · SHIFT 1Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A force on an object of mass 100 g is (10i^+5j^)\left(10\hat{i} + 5\hat{j}\right) N. The position of that object at t = 2 s is (ai^+bj^)\left(a\hat{i} + b\hat{j}\right) m after starting from rest. The value of ab\frac{a}{b} will be ___________.

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Answer: 2

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Q19JEE Main 2022 · 24 JUN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

An object of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically upwards from the ground. The air resistance produces a constant retarding force of 10 N throughout the motion. The ratio of time of ascent to the time of descent will be equal to: [Use g = 10 ms−2{}^{-2}].

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Q20JEE Main 2021 · 18 MAR · SHIFT 1Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A bullet of mass 0.1 kg is fired on a wooden block to pierce through it, but it stops after moving a distance of 50 cm into it. If the velocity of bullet before hitting the wood is 10 m/s and it slows down with uniform deceleration, then the magnitude of effective retarding force on the bullet is 'x' N. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is __________.

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Answer: 10

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Q21JEE Main 2021 · 1 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Momentum & F = dp/dt

An object of mass 'm' is being moved with a constant velocity under the action of an applied force of 2N along a frictionless surface with following surface profile.

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The correct applied force vs distance graph will be:

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Q22JEE Main 2021 · 25 JUL · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A force F⃗=(40i^+10j^) N\vec{F} = (40\hat{i} + 10\hat{j})\text{ N} acts on a body of mass 5 kg. If the body starts from rest, its position vectorr⃗\vec{r}at time t = 10 s, will be:

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Q23JEE Main 2021 · 16 MAR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A body of mass 2 kg moves under a force of (2i^+3j^+5k^)\left(2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + 5\hat{k}\right) N. It starts from rest and was at the origin initially. After 4s, its new coordinates are (8, b, 20). The value of b is _____________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)

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Answer: 12

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Q24JEE Main 2021 · 26 FEB · SHIFT 1Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A boy pushes a box of mass 2 kg with a force F⃗=(20i^+10j^) N\vec{F} = \left(20\hat{i} + 10\hat{j}\right)\text{ N} on a frictionless surface. If the box was initially at rest, then ___________ m is displacement along the x-axis after 10s.

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Answer: 500

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Q25JEE Main 2021 · 24 FEB · SHIFT 2Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A particle is projected with velocity v0 along x-axis. A damping force is acting on the particle which is proportional to the square of the distance from the origin i.e. ma = −α-\alphax2. The distance at which the particle stops:

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Q26MHT CET 2020 · 16 OCT · SHIFT 1Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A body of mass 2 kg2\text{ kg} is acted upon by two forces each of magnitude 1 N1\text{ N} and inclined at 60∘60^\circ with each other. The acceleration of the body in m/s\text{m/s} is [cos⁡60∘=0.5\cos 60^\circ = 0.5]

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Q27JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A particle moving in the xy plane experiences a velocity dependent force

F⃗=k(vyi^+vxj^)\vec{F} = k\left(v_y\hat{i} + v_x\hat{j}\right), where vx and vy are the

x and y components of its velocityv⃗\vec{v}. Ifa⃗\vec{a}is the

acceleration of the particle, then

which of the following statements is true for the particle?

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Answer: (b)

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Q28JEE Main 2020 · 4 SEP · SHIFT 2Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A small ball of mass m is thrown upward with velocity u from the ground. The ball experiences a resistive force mkv2 where v is its speed. The maximum height attained by the ball is:

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Q29MHT CET 2019 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Inertia & Newton's first law

An aircraft is moving with uniform velocity 150 m/s150\text{ m/s} in the space. If all the forces acting on it are balanced, then it will

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Q30JEE Main 2019 · 10 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A bullet of mass 20 g has an initial speed of 1 ms–1, just before it starts penetrating a mud wall of thickness 20 cm. If the wall offers a mean resistance of 2.5 × 10–2 N, the speed of the bullet after emerging from the other side of the wall is close to:

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Q31JEE Main 2019 · 12 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Spring force

A spring whose unstretched length is l has a force constant k. The spring is cut into two pieces of unstretched lengths l1 and l2 where, l1 = nl2 and n is an integer. The ratio k1/k2 of the corresponding force constant, k1 and k2 will be:

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Q32JEE Main 2019 · 10 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity V0 from the surface of the earth. The motion of the ball is affected by a drag force equal to mγ\gammau2 (where m is mass of the ball, u is its instantaneous velocity and γ\gamma is a constant). Time taken by the ball to rise to its zenith is:

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Q33JEE Main 2017Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A body of mass m = 10–2 kg is moving in a medium and experiences a frictional force F = –kv2. Its initial speed is v0 = 10 ms–1. If, after 10 s, its energy is 18mv02\frac{1}{8}mv_0^2, the value of k will be:

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Q34JEE Main 2016 · 10 APR · SHIFT 1Difficult

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A particle of mass m is acted upon by a force F given by the empirical law F = Rt2v(t)\frac{R}{t^2}v(t) If this law is to be tested experimentally by observing the motion starting from rest, the best way is to plot:

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Q35JEE Main 2014 · 11 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

A Body of mass 5 kg under the action of constant force F⃗\vec{F}= Fx i^\hat{i} + Fy j^\hat{j} has velocity at t = 0 s as v⃗\vec{v}= (6i^−\hat{i} - 2j^\hat{j}) m/s and at t = 10 s as v⃗\vec{v}= + 6j^\hat{j} m/s. The force F⃗\vec{F}is:

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Q36NEET 2012 · AIPMT · MAINSEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Momentum & F = dp/dt

A stone is dropped from a height h. It hits the ground with a certain momentum P. If the same stone is dropped from a height 100% more than the previous height, the momentum when it hits the ground will change by

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Q37JEE Main 2012 · AIEEEMedium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Variable & resistive forces

A particle of mass mm is at rest at the origin at time t=0t = 0 It is subjected to a force F(t)=F0e−btF(t) = F_0e^{-bt} in the xx direction. Its speed v(t)v(t) is depicted by which of the following curves?

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Q38NEET 2009 · AIPMTEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A body, under the action of a force F⃗=6i^−8j^+10k^,\vec{F} = 6\hat{i} - 8\hat{j} + 10\hat{k}, acquires an accelerations of 1 m/s2. The mass of this body must be

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Q39JEE Main 2005 · AIEEEEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Spring force

A particle of mass 0.3 kg subjected to a force F=−kxF = -kx with k=15 N/mk = 15\text{ N/m}. What will be its initial acceleration if it is released from a point 20 cm away from the origin?

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Q40NEET 2002 · AIPMTMedium

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Force as a vector: x, y, z motion

An object of mass 3 kg is at rest. Now a force of F⃗\vec{F}= 6t2 i^\hat{i} + 4t j^\hat{j} is applied on the object then velocity of object at t = 3 sec. is

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Q41NEET 1997 · AIPMTEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A force of 6 N6\text{ N} acts on a body at rest and of mass 1 kg1\text{ kg}. During this time, the body attains a velocity of 30 m/s30\text{ m/s}. The time for which the force acts on the body is

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Q42NEET 1996 · AIPMTEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A 10 N10\text{ N} force is applied on a body produce in it an acceleration of 1 m/s21\text{ m/s}^2. The mass of the body is

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Q43NEET 1996 · AIPMTEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Second law: F = ma

A force vector applied on a mass is represented as F⃗=6i^−8j^+10k^\vec{F} = 6\hat{i} - 8\hat{j} + 10\hat{k} and accelerates with 1 m/s21\text{ m/s}^2. What will be the mass of the body?

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Q44NEET 1991 · AIPMTEasy

Inertia, First & Second Laws · Inertia & Newton's first law

Physical independence of force is a consequence of

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