Physics Newton's Laws of Motion Type of Forces, Newton's Third Law, Free Body Diagram Single Correct MCQ
Published on: September 12, 2026

Consider two cases:

(i) A cart moves horizontally with constant velocity and a stone is projected vertically upwards.

(ii) A cart slides down a smooth incline plane and a stone is projected in direction perpendicular to

incline. Stone will fall in the cart:

A
in both the cases
B
only in case (i)
C
only in case (ii)
D
as cart is moving in both cases, stone will fall behind the cart in both cases.

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The correct answer is:
B
In case (i), since the cart is moving with a constant velocity, the stone projected vertically upwards retains the horizontal velocity of the cart and will fall back into the cart.
In case (ii), the cart is sliding down an incline, which introduces an acceleration component along the incline. The stone, when projected perpendicular to the incline, will not have the same horizontal acceleration and therefore will not fall back into the cart.
Therefore, the stone will only fall back into the cart in case (i).

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