Apparent weight in an accelerating lift
This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 25, 26 Jun 2022, 29 Jun 2022, 24 Jan 2023, 5 Apr 2024. All 5 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 25
30A person standing on a spring balance inside a stationary lift measures . The weight of that person if the lift descends with uniform downward acceleration of will be ___ N.Question 2
26 Jun 2022
2A person is standing in an elevator. In which situation, he experiences weight loss?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
29 Jun 2022
107A block of mass placed inside a box descends vertically with acceleration ' '. The block exerts a force equal to one-fourth of its weight on the floor of the box. The value of ' ' will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
24 Jan 2023
11Given below are two statements: Statement I: An elevator can go up or down with uniform speed when its weight is balanced with the tension of its cable. Statement II: Force exerted by the floor of an elevator on the foot of a person standing on it is more than his/her weight when the elevator goes down with increasing speed. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
5 Apr 2024
14A wooden block of mass rests on soft horizontal floor. When an iron cylinder of mass 25 is placed on the top of the block, the floor yields and the block and the cylinder together go down with an acceleration of . The action force of the system on the floor is equal to:Tap an option to check your answer.