$A$ person is using scissors to cut a wire of circular cross-section and negligible weight. The wire slides in the direction away from the hinge until the angle between the scissors blades becomes $2 \alpha$. The friction coefficient between the blades and the wire is:

$A$ block of mass $M$ is placed on a horizontal surface and it is tied with an inextensible string to a block of mass $m$,as shown in the figure. $A$ block of mass $m_0$ is also placed on $M$. If $\mu$ is the coefficient of friction between the block $M$ and the horizontal surface,then the minimum value of $m_0$ required to keep the block $m$ stationary is

The maximum value of the applied force $F$ such that the block as shown in the arrangement does not move is (Acceleration due to gravity, $g=10 \,ms^{-2}$) (in $\,N$)

Which of the following is a self-adjusting force?

Which of the following is true about the coefficient of static friction $(\mu_s)$ and the coefficient of kinetic friction $(\mu_k)$?

To avoid slipping while walking on ice,one should take smaller steps because of the