NSEP 2024 TEST PAPER-04

DURATION : 120 Minutes DATE: 14/04/2024 M.MARKS :216

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. Each single-choice question carries 3 marks for each correct response. For each incorrect
response, 1 mark will be deducted from the total score.

2. Each multiple-choice question carries 6 marks for each correct response. No negative
marking.
3. The maximum marks are 216.

Test Syllabus
Physics Kinematics Complete, NLM and Friction Complete (70%), Circular Motion
30% (Till Taught)

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 (PHYSICS)
5. A particle moves on a circle of radius r with
SECTION-A centripetal acceleration as function of time as
SINGLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ac = k2rt 2 where k is a positive constant. Find
1. A uniform rod of length is placed on a the resultant acceleration.
frictionless horizontal surface and a horizontal (A) kt 2 (B) kr
force F is applied on it at a distance x from its
(C) kr k 2 t 4 + 1 (D) kr k 2 t 2 −1
centre. The acceleration of centre
(A) is maximum for x = 0
6. A particle moves in a circular path such that its
(B) is maximum of x = / 2
speed v varies with distance as v =  s where
(C) is maximum for x = / 4
 is a positive constant. Find the acceleration of
(D) is independent of x
particle after traversing a distance S?
2. A particle moves along a circle of radius R with 1 S2 1 S2
(A) 2 − (B) 2 +
 4 R2 4 R2
a constant angular speed rad / s . Its
2 1 S2 1 S2
displacement (only magnitude) in time 3 sec. (C)  + (D) 2 +
2 R2 2 R2
will be:
R 7. A particle moves in a circle of radius 20 cm. Its
(A) (B) R
2 linear speed is given by v = 2t where t is in s and
(C) 2R (D) 2R v in m/s. Then
a) the radial acceleration at t = 2 s is 80 ms–2
3. A particle is moving along a circular path in xy- b) tangential acceleration at t = 2 s is 2 ms–2
plane. When it crosses x-axis, it has an c) net acceleration at t = 2 s is greater than 80
ms–2
acceleration along the path of 1.5 m/s2, and is
d) tangential acceleration remains constant in
moving with a speed of 10 m/s in –ve y-
magnitude.
direction. The total acceleration is:
(A) only a, b, c are correct
(B) only a, b, d are correct
(C) only a, c, d are correct
(D) all a, b, c, d are correct

8. Figure shows a sphere moving in a steady flow

of air in the x-direction on a horizontal plane
The air stream exerts an essentially constant
acceleration 1.8 m/sec2 on the sphere in the x
(A) 50iˆ −1.5jˆ m / s2 direction. If at t = 0 the sphere is moving as
(B) 10iˆ −1.5jˆ m / s2 shown in figure, determine the time t required
for the sphere to cross the y-axis again.
(C) −50iˆ −1.5jm
ˆ / s2

(D) 1.5iˆ − 50jm

ˆ / s2

4. A car is moving on circular path of radius 100 m

such that its speed is increasing at the constant
rate of 5 m/s2. At t = 0 it starts from rest. What is
the tangential acceleration of car at the instant it
completed two round trip?
(A) 5 m/s2 (B) 10π m/s2 (A) 1/3sec (B) 2/3sec
(C) 20π m/s2 (D) 20 m/s2 (C) 4/3sec (D) 5/3sec

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9. Two particles revolve concentrically in a 13. Which of the following graph represents
horizontal plane in the same direction. The time constant non-zero power?
required to complete one revolution for particle
A is 3 min, while for particle B is 1 min. The
time required for A to complete one revolution
(A) (B)
relative to B is
(A) 2 min (B) 1 min
(C) 1.5 min (D) 1.25 min

10. If the system shown in the figure is rotated in a

horizontal circle with angular velocity ω. Find (C) (D) None of these
the minimum value of ω to start relative motion
between the two blocks. (g = 10 m/s2)

14. A small particle of mass 0.36g rests on a

horizontal turntable at a distance 25cm from
the axis of spindle. The turntable is accelerated
1
at a rate of  = rads−2 . The frictional force that
The coefficient of friction between the two 3
masses is 0.5 and there is no friction between m2 the table exerts on the particle 2 s after the
and ground. The dimensions of the masses can startup is
be neglected. (A) 40 N (B) 30 N
(Take R = 0.5 m, m1 = 2 kg, m2 = 1 kg) (C) 50 N (D) 60 N
(A) 6.3 rad/s (B) 10.3 rad/s
(C) 15.3 rad/s (D) 21.3 rad/s 15. Three particles A, B and C move in a circle in
anticlockwise direction with speeds 1 ms−1,
11. An insect of mass m = 3 kg is inside a vertical
drum of radius 2 m that is rotating with an 2.5 ms−1 and 2 ms−1 respectively. The initial
angular velocity of 5 rad s–1. The insect doesn't positions of A, B and C are as shown in figure.
fall off. Then, the minimum coefficient of The ratio of distance travelled by B and C by
friction required is the instant A, B and C meet for the first time is

(A) 3 : 2 (B) 5 : 4
(C) 3 : 5 (D) data insufficient
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.4
(C) 0.2 (D) None of the above
16. A ring of radius 2 m and mass per unit length 1
kg/m rotates with an angular velocity 1rad/sec.
12. A disc is rotating in a room. A boy standing near
The tension (in newton) in the ring is:
the rim of the disc of radius R finds the water
(A) 3 (B) 2
droplet falling from the ceiling is always falling (C) 4 (D) 5
on his head. As one drop hits his head, other one
starts from the ceiling. If height of the roof 17. A particle is moving with constant angular
above his head is H , then angular velocity of acceleration 1 rad/s2 in a circular path of radius
the disc is 3 m. At t = 0, it was at rest and at t = 1sec, the
2gR 2gH magnitude of its acceleration becomes n m/s2,
(A)  (B) 
H2 R2 find n:
2g (A) 4 (B) 6
(C)  (D) None of these (C) 5 (D) 7
H
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18. The velocity and acceleration vectors of a
particle undergoing circular motion are
(A) (B)
v = 4iˆ m / s and a = 4iˆ + 2jˆ m/s2 respectively at
an instant of time. The radius (in m ) of the
circle is:
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) (D)
(C) 10 (D) 9

19. A bead on a circular hoop with radius 2 m

22. A box of mass m is at the bottom of an inclined
travels counterclockwise for 10s and completes
plane with angle  to the horizontal, and height
2.25 rotations, at which point it reaches the
h.
position shown.

A person drags the box very slowly up the

plane, by applying a force parallel to the plane.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the
In the past 10s , what were its average speed and box and plane is  k . When the box reaches the
the direction of its average velocity? top of the plane, how much work has the person
2m 2 m done?
(A) mgh (1 + k sin ) (B) mgh (1 + k cos )
(A) , (B) ,
5 s 5 s
9 m 9 m (C) mgh (1 + k cot ) (D) mgh (1 + k csc )
(C) , (D) ,
10 s 10 s
23. Two blocks of mass m and a block of mass 3m
20. A mass on an ideal pendulum is released from are attached to a system of massless fixed
rest at point I. When it reaches point II, which of pulleys and massless string, as shown.
the following shows the direction of its
acceleration?

Assume all surfaces are frictionless. What is the

acceleration of each mass m?
g g
(A) (B)
8 5
(A) A (B) B g g
(C) (D)
(C) E (D) D 4 3

21. A soccer ball is kicked up a hill with a flat top, 24. A ball at the end of a rope of length 0.5 m is
as shown. The ball bounces twice on the hill, at swung in a horizontal circle, with a speed of 15
the points shown, then lands on the top and m/s. The other end of the rope is fixed in place.
begins rolling horizontally. Which of the What is the height difference between the ends
following shows the vertical component of its of the rope?
velocity as a function of time? (A) 1.1cm
(B) 2.2 cm
(C) 3.8cm
(D) 4.9 cm
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25. Two boxes are stacked side-by-side on top of a The tension in the diagonal string is T1 . Next,
larger box as shown. the horizontal string is cut, and immediately
afterward the tension in the diagonal string is T2 .
Which of the following is true?
(A) T1  mg  T2

All three boxes have mass m , the coefficient of (B) T2  mg  T1

static friction between the left box and the (C) T1  T2  mg
bottom box is s , and all other surfaces are (D) mg  T2  T1
frictionless. A rightward force F is applied to
the bottom box. What is the minimum value of 29. A uniform box with mass m is at rest on a
s so that the upper boxes don't slide? horizontal surface, and the coefficient of static
2F 3F friction between them is s . A force directed at
(A) (B)
mg mg an angle of 85° above the horizontal is applied
to the center of the box, with a linearly
F 2F
(C) (D) increasing magnitude F = t .
2mg 3mg

26. Two stars  and  , with masses satisfying

m / m = 10 , are in circular orbits around each
The box will eventually slide or lift off the
other. In the rest frame of this system, find the
ground. Which of the following is correct?
ratio of the speeds v / v . (A) If s  tan85 , the box will lift off the
1 1 ground first.
(A) (B)
11 10 (B) If s  tan85 , the box will slide first.
1 (C) For any value of s , the box will lift off the
(C) (D) 9
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ground first.
(D) For any value of s , the box will slide first.
27. An archer takes aim at a target that is 100 m
away. Assuming she holds the bow at the same
30. A smooth ring of radius R and mass m lies on
height as the center of the target and shoots an
a frictionless surface. A point mass, also of mass
arrow with velocity v = 100 m / s , at what angle
m, is placed just inside the ring and given a
above the horizontal should she aim the bow so
speed v tangent to the inner surface of the ring.
that the arrow hits the center of the target?
How long does it take for the point mass to
1 1
sin −1  
cos−1   return to its initial position relative to the ring?
(A) 5 (B)
5
2 2
1 1
sin −1  
cos−1  
(C)  10  (D)
 10 
2 2
R
28. A block of mass m is initially held in place by (A)
v
two massless strings, as shown.
2R
(B)
v
2R
(C)
v
2 2R
(D)
v
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31. Two springs with different spring constants are 34. Two masses 3 m and 2 m tied by a light
connected in three ways, as shown.
string are placed on a wedge of mass 4 m . The
wedge is placed on a smooth horizontal surface
(see figure). Find out the value of  so that the
wedge does not move after the system is set free
from the state of rest.

In the second case, the springs are connected to

opposite ends of a string, which runs under a
massless frictionless pulley. In each case, the
(A) 30°
two springs act like a single spring with an
(B) 45°
effective spring constant k A ,k B , or k C . Which
(C) 60°
of the following is correct?
(D) None of these
(A) k A  k B  k C (B) k A  k C  k B
(C) k C  k B  k A (D) k C  k A  k B
35. Determine the time in which the smaller block
reaches other end of bigger block in the figure.
32. A very heavy plate continuously moves up and
down with a small speed v, switching directions
after each time t . At a random time, a ball is
dropped from rest far above the plate, then
bounces elastically off of it. How does the ball's
speed change during this collision? (A) 4 s
(A) The ball always slows down. (B) 8
(B) The ball is more likely to slow down than
(C) 2.19 s
to speed up.
(D) 2.13 s
(C) The ball is equally likely to slow down or
speed up.
36. The velocity versus position plot of a particle is
(D) The ball is more likely to speed up than to
slow down. shown below. Which following choices is the
correct acceleration vs. position of the particle?
33. A skier slides from rest along a frictionless slope
with incline angle  = 30 for 150 m , then
smoothly transitions into a horizontal jumping
ramp of height h r = 5 m . Neglecting air
resistance, after the skier leaves the ramp, about
how far will they travel horizontally before
landing?
(A) (B)

(A) 164 m (B) 173 m (C) (D)

(C) 181m (D) 200 m
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37. A block of mass m is attached to a massless 40. A body is projected with velocity v1 from the
string. The string is passed over a massless point A as shown in the figure. At the same
pulley and the end of the string is fixed in place. time another body is projected vertically
The horizontal part of the string has length L.
upwards from B with velocity v 2 . The point B
Now a small mass m is hung from the horizontal
lies vertically below the highest point. For both
part of the string, and the system comes to
equilibrium. (Diagram not necessarily to scale.) v2
the bodies to collide, should be:
v1

3
(A) 2 (B)
2
Neglecting friction everywhere, the tension at
(C) 0.5 (D) 1
the end of the string is
(A) mg/2 (B) mg
41. A ball is projected from a point A with some
(C) 3mg/2 (D) 2mg
velocity at an angle 30° with the horizontal as
38. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a shown in the figure. Consider a target at point B.
velocity of 600 km / hr and at a height of 2000 The ball will hit the target if it is thrown with a
m. When it is vertically above a point A on the velocity v0 equal to
ground, a bomb is released from it. The bomb
strikes the ground at point B . The distance AB
is (neglecting air resistance)
(A) 1,200 m
(B) 0.33km
(C) 3.33km (A) 5 ms−1 (B) 6 ms−1
(D) 33km (C) 7 ms−1 (D) none of these

39. A ball of negligible radius and mass m is 42. A body is moving in a circle with a speed of
connected to two ideal springs. Each spring has 1m / s . This speed increases at a constant rate of
rest length 0 . The springs are connected to the 2 m / s every second. Assume that the radius of
ball inside a box of height 2 0 , and the ball is the circle described is 25m . The total
allowed to come to equilibrium, as shown. acceleration of the body after 2 s is
Under what condition is this equilibrium point
(A) 2 m / s 2 (B) 25 m / s2
stable with respect to small horizontal
(C) 5 m / s2 (D) 7 m / s2
displacements?

43. The angular velocity of a particle moving in a

circle of radius 50 cm is increased in 5 min from
100 revolutions per minute to 400 revolutions
per minute. Find tangential acceleration of the
particle.
(A) k1  k 2 (A) 60m / s2
(B) k 2  k1 (B)  / 30m / s 2
(C) k1 − k 2  mg / 0 (C)  /15m / s 2
(D) k1k2 / ( k1 + k2 )  mg / 0 (D)  / 60m / s2

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44. For a particle moving on a straight lint the (A) The time of flight is 8sec
variation of acceleration with time is given by (B) The height of each wall is 60m
the graph as shown. Initially the particle was at (C) The maximum height of projectile is 80m
rest. Then the corresponding kinetic energy of (D) All the above
the particle versus time graph will be
47. A body is moving in a vertical circle such that
the velocities of body at different points are
critical. The ratio of velocities of body at
angular displacements 60° and 120° from lowest
point is
(A) 5: 2 (B) 3: 2
(A) (B) (C) 3 :1 (D) 2 :1

48. A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one-

dimensional motion with constant acceleration.
The power delivered to it at time t is proportional
(C) (D)
to
1
(A) t 2 (B) t
45. If a stone is to hit at a point which is at a 2

distance d away and at height h (see fig) above (C) t3 (D) t 2

the point from where the stone starts, then what
is the value of initial speed u if the stone is SECTION-B
launched at an angle  ?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
49. System shown in figure is in equilibrium and at
rest. The spring and string are massless. Now
the string is cut. The acceleration of mass 3 m
and m just after the string is cut will be:
d g
(A)
sin  2(d tan  − h)
d g
(B)
cos  2(d tan  − h)

gd 2
(C)
h cos2  (A) g/3 upwards, g downwards
gd 2 (B) g upwards, g/3 downwards
(D)
(d − h) (C) g upwards, 3 g downwards
(D) 3 g upwards, g downwards

46. If a projectile crosses two walls of equal height

50. The force exerted by the floor on a elevator on
h symmetrically as shown in the figure.
the foot of a person standing there is more than
(
Choose the correct statement (s) g = 10m / s2 ) the weight of the person if the elevator is:
(A) going up and slowing down
(B) going up and speeding up
(C) going down and slowing down
(D) going down and speeding up

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51. A man at rest holds an umbrella at 30° with the
vertical to keep himself dry. He, then runs at a
speed of 10 m/s and finds the rain drops to be
hitting vertically. Study the following statements
and find the correct options.
(A) Velocity of rain w.r.t earth is 20 m/s.
(A) Increases as h increases
(B) Velocity of rain w.r.t. running man is
(B) Decreases as h decreases
10 3 m/s (C) Increases as α increases
(C) Velocity of rain w.r.t. earth is 30 m/s (D) Decreases as α increases
(D) Velocity of rain w.r.t. man is 10 2 m/s
55. In a system consisting of one fixed and one
52. A painter is applying force to hold him and the movable pulley, the loads are in equilibrium
box by a massless rope and pulley arrangement when the ropes are parallel. Pulleys are
as shown in figure. Mass of painter is 100 kg massless. Point A can be moved. Choose the
and that of box is 50 kg. If g = 10 m/s2, then: CORRECT statement(s):

(A) Tension in the rope is 1125 N.

(B) Tension in the rope is 750 N.
(C) Force of contact between the painter and (A) M1 = 2M2 where A is at rest.
the floor is 250 N. (B) If point A is shifted to right hand side, then
(D) None of these. M1 will move upward and M2 will move
downward.
53. Two blocks A and B of equal mass 5 kg are (C) If point A is shifted to right hand side, then
connected through a massless string and M1 will move downward and M2 will move
arranged as shown in figure. Friction is absent upward.
everywhere. When the system is released from (D) If point A is shifted to right hand side and
rest fixed, then M1 and M2 both will move
downward.

56. A particle is projected from ground to land on

ground with a velocity u at an angle . At some
time 't', its velocity becomes v.
(A) Tension in string is 25 N.
25
(B) Tension in string is N.
2
(C) Acceleration of A is 5 m/s2.
(D) Acceleration of A is 7.5 m/s2
u
(A) If v is perpendicular to u then t = .
54. A particle is describing circular motion in a gsin 
horizontal plane in contact with the smooth (B) If v is perpendicular to u then v = ucot  .
surface of a fixed right circular cone with its (C) If v is perpendicular to u then minimum
axis vertical and vertex down. The height of the
value of angle  = 45 .
plane of motion above the vertex is h and the
(D) If v is perpendicular to u and  = 60
semi-vertical angle of the cone is α. The period
then | v || u | .
of revolution of the particle

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57. A bullet travels vertically upwards, reaches its 59. A uniform rod of mass M and length L lies flat
highest point and falls back vertically on a frictionless horizontal surface. Two forces
downwards. Take into account air-resistance, F and 2 F are applied along the length of the rod
which increases in proportion to the increase of as shown. Then
the bullet's velocity. Choose correct
statement(s).
(A) Magnitude of bullet's acceleration is
maximum just after firing. F
(A) Acceleration of mid point of rod is .
(B) Magnitude of bullet's acceleration is M
maximum just before landing at the point 3F
(B) Acceleration of mid point of rod is .
of projection. M
(C) Magnitude of bullet's acceleration is 5F
minimum at highest point. (C) Tension in the rod at point P is .
4
(D) Speed of bullet is more just after firing as 7F
compared to its speed just before landing (D) Tension in the rod at point P is .
4
on the point of projection.
60. A man in a boat crosses a river from point A. If
58. A mass M is divided in two parts m and M-m. he rows perpendicular to the bank he reaches
Now two parts are connected by an ideal string point C(BC = 120 m) in 10 minutes. If the man
passing over a pulley as shown in diagram. The heads at a certain angle α to the straight line AB
tension in string is maximum. (AB is perpendicular to the banks) against the
current he reaches point B in 12.5 minutes.

(A) The width of the river is 300 m

(B) The width of the river is 200 m
(A) Value of m = M/3.
(C) The rowing velocity is 20 m/min
(B) Value of m = M/2.
(D) The rowing velocity is 30 m/min
(C) Maximum tension in the string is Mg.
(D) Maximum tension in the string is Mg/2.

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