Physics - Laws of Motion
Practise 26 KCET previous year questions on Laws of Motion, compiled from papers spanning 2008 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KCET tests.
Laws of Motion has been asked in 17 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 26 questions in all. 23% of them were easy, 69% moderate and 8% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 6 questions across 3 papers, about 2 per paper.
The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Newton's laws of motion (12 questions, 46%), Frictional force (9 questions, 35%), and Equilibrium of Forces (4 questions, 15%) have been asked the most. Newton's laws of motion has also led over the last five years, with 4 questions. Frictional force has produced the most tough questions (2).
- 1A man weighs kg. He stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving upwards with a uniform acceleration of . What would be his weight i2026Equilibrium of Forces
- 2A mass M is hung with a light inextensible string as shown in figure. Find the tension of the horizontal string.2026Equilibrium of Forces
- 3A horizontal force of N is applied on a stationary body of mass kg, which is initially at rest on a frictionless table. The change in kineti2026Newton's laws of motion
- 4A wooden block of mass M lies on a rough floor. Another wooden block of the same mass is hanging from the point through strings as shown in 2025Frictional force
- 5A block of certain mass is placed on a rough floor. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the block and the floor are 0.4 2025Frictional force
- 6A block of certain mass is placed on a rough inclined plane. The angle between the plane and the horizontal is . The coefficients of static 2024Frictional force
- 7A body of mass is kept on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the body and the surface is 0.5 . A horizontal f2023Newton's laws of motion
- 8A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius with a constant speed of . A bob is suspended from the roof of the car by a light w2022Newton's laws of motion
- 9Two masses of and are suspended with the help of massless inextensible strings as shown in figure below. When whole system is going upwards 2022Newton's laws of motion
- 10One end of a string of length is connected to a particle of mass and the other to a small peg on a smooth horizontal table. If the particle 2020Newton's laws of motion
- 11An object with mass \( 5 {~kg} \) is acted upon by a force, \( {F}=(-3 {i}+4 {j}) {N} \). If its initial velocity at \( {t}=0 \) is \( {v}=(2019Newton's laws of motion
- 12A block rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of \( 30^{ } \) with the horizontal. The coefficient of static friction between the 2018Frictional force
- 13A man weighing \( 60 {Kg} \) is in a lift moving down with an acceleration of \( 1.8 {~ms}^{(-2)} \). The force exerted by the floor on him 2018Newton's laws of motion
- 14A car moving with a velocity of \( 20 {~m} {~s}^{-1} \) is stopped in a distance of \( 40 {~m} \). If the same car is travelling at double t2017Newton's laws of motion
- 15Maximum acceleration of the train in which a \( 50 {~kg} \) box lying on its floor will remain stationary (Given : Co-efficient of static fr2016Frictional force
- 16When two tuning forks \( A \) and \( B \) are sounded together. \( 4 \) beats per second are heard. The frequency of the fork \( {B} \) is \2015Newton's laws of motion
- 17A physical quantity \( {Q} \) is found to depend on observable \( {x}, {y} \) and \( {z} \), obeying relation \( Q= {x^{3} y^{2}}{z} \). The2014Frictional force
- 18A rotating wheel changes angular speed from \( 1800 {rpm} \) to \( 3000 {rpm} \) in \( 20 {~s} \). What is the angular acceleration assuming2014Non-uniform Circular Motion
- 19A block kept on a rough surface starts sliding when the inclination of the surface is with respect to the horizontal. The coefficient of sta2012Frictional force
- 20Block of mass of is placed over block of mass . The combination is placed over a rough horizontal surface. Coefficient of friction between a2011Frictional force
- 21A ball rests upon a flat piece of paper on a table top. The paper is pulled horizontally but quickly towards right as shown relative to its 2010Frictional force
- 22A boy throws a cricket ball from the boundary to the wicket-keeper. If the frictional force due to air cannot be ignored, the forces acting 2010Newton's laws of motion
- 23A body of mass is observed to fall with an acceleration of . The opposing force of air on the body is2009Newton's laws of motion
- 24Three concurrent co-planar forces and acting along different directions on a body2009Equilibrium of Forces
- 25A mass of is suspended from a spring balance. It is pulled aside by a horizontal string so that it makes an angle of with the vertical. The 2008Equilibrium of Forces
- 26A body of mass is accelerated upon by a constant force, travels a distance of in the first second and a distance of in the third second. The2008Newton's laws of motion
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Laws of Motion?
This chapter includes 26 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2008 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from KCET, or from other exams too?
These are KCET questions specifically for the Laws of Motion chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Laws of Motion an important chapter for KCET Physics?
Laws of Motion has appeared in 17 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 26 questions across 17 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Laws of Motion questions in KCET?
Of the 26 questions analysed for this chapter, 23% are easy, 69% moderate and 8% tough. 2026 had the most, with 3 questions.
5.Which topics in Laws of Motion should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Laws of Motion:
- Newton's laws of motion - 12 questions (46%)
- Frictional force - 9 questions (35%)
- Equilibrium of Forces - 4 questions (15%)
- Frictional force has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Laws of Motion's weightage in KCET going up or down?
Across all 17 papers analysed, Laws of Motion has averaged about 1.5 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has risen, at about 2.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.