Types of Forces
Types of Forces: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Gravitational Force, Frictional Force, Contact Forces, Electromagnetic Force, Weak Nuclear Force, Resolution of a Force, Fundamental Forces in Nature, Strong Nuclear Force, Normal Reaction Force and, Fundamental Forces
Important Questions on Types of Forces
A monkey of mass is holding a vertical rope. The rope will not break when a mass of is suspended from it but will break if the mass exceeds . What is the maximum acceleration with which the monkey can climb up along the rope?

A man weighing 80 kg, stands on a weighing scale in a lift which is moving upwards with a uniform acceleration of What would be the reading on the scale?

Two blocks of mass and are suspended from a rigid support by two inextensible wires each of length see figure. The upper wire has negligible mass and the lower wire has a uniform mass of . The whole system of blocks, wires and support has an upward acceleration of . Acceleration due to gravity is .
(i) Find the tension at the mid-point of the lower wire.
(ii) Find the tension at the mid-point of the upper wire.

A block is kept on a frictionless inclined surface with angle of inclination . The incline is given an acceleration to keep the block stationary. Then is equal to –

A spring balance is attached to the ceiling of a lift. A man hangs his bag on the spring and the spring reads , when the lift is stationary. If the lift moves downward with an acceleration of , the reading of the spring balance will be –

The bob of a long pendulum describes an arc of circle in a vertical plane. If the tension in cord is times the weight of the bob when cord makes an angle of to the vertical, then acceleration of bob in that position is

Electric as well as gravitational affects can be thought to be caused by fields. Which of the following is true for an electrical or gravitational field?

Which one of the following is not a contact force?


An elevator of mass is moving upwards at a speed of . It is brought to rest in a distance of . Find the tension in the supporting cable and the force exerted by a man of mass inside the elevator, on the floor.

An elevator has a mass of . What is the acceleration of the elevator in SI unit when the tension in the supporting cable is ?

In an elevator, a man of mass stands on a spring balance. When it starts to move, the scale reads . Calculate the acceleration of the elevator in .

What was the temperature of the universe during the time of Big Bang ?

Who unified the weak force and the electromagnetic force?

Name the particle responsible for gravitational interaction.

Name the particle responsible for electromagnetic interaction.


What is the basic mechanism causing the interaction between particles ?


