1. *A Body moves 6 m north.

8 m east and 10m vertically upwards, what is its resultant

displacement from initial position
(a) 10 √2m (b) 10m
10
m
(c) √2 (d) 10×2m
A
2. A person moves 30 m north and then 20 m towards east and finally 30 √ 2 m in south-west
direction. The displacement of the person from the origin will be
(a) 10 m along north (b) 10 m long south
(c) 10 m along west (d) Zero
C
3. *An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 sec. What will be his
displacement at the end of 2 min. 20 sec
(a) Zero (b) 2R
(c) 2πR (d) 7πR
B
4. A wheel of radius 1 meter rolls forward half a revolution on a horizontal ground. The magnitude
of the displacement of the point of the wheel initially in contact with the ground is
(a) 2π (b) √ 2π
2
(c) √π +4 (d) 
C
5. A boy walks to his school at a distance of 6 km with constant speed of 2.5 km/hour and walks
back with a constant speed of 4 km/hr. His average speed for round trip expressed in km/hour,
is
(a) 24/13 (b) 40/13
(c) 3 (d) ½
B
6. One car moving on a straight road covers one third of the distance with 20 km/hr and the rest
with 60 km/hr. The average speed is
(a) 40 km/hr (b) 80 km/hr
2
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(c) 3 km/hr (d) 36 km/hr
C
7. A particle moves for 20 seconds with velocity 3 m/s and then velocity 4 m/s for another 20
seconds and finally moves with velocity 5 m/s for next 20 seconds. What is the average velocity
of the particle
(a) 3 m/s (b) 4 m/s
(c) 5 m/s (d) Zero
B
8. A 150 m long train is moving with a uniform velocity of 45 km/h. The time taken by the train to
cross a bridge of length 850 meters is
(a) 56 sec (b) 68 sec
(c) 80 sec (d) 92 sec
B

9. A motor car moving with a uniform speed of 20 m /sec comes to stop on the application of
brakes after travelling a distance of 10 m Its acceleration is
 (a) 20 m /sec2 (b) −20m /sec2
2 2
(c) −40 m /sec (d) +2 m /sec
B
10. A car, moving with a speed of 50 km/hr, can be stopped by brakes after at least 6m. If the same
car is moving at a speed of 100 km/hr, the minimum stopping distance is
(a) 6m (b) 12m
(c) 18m (d) 24m
D
11. Speed of two identical cars are u and 4 u at a specific instant. The ratio of the respective
distances in which the two cars are stopped from that instant is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 4
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 1 : 16
D
12. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much further
it will penetrate before coming to rest assuming that it faces constant resistance to motion
(a) 1.5 cm (b) 1.0 cm
(c) 3.0 cm (d) 2.0 cm
B
13. The velocity of a bullet is reduced from 200m/s to 100m/s while travelling through a wooden
block of thickness 10cm. The retardation, assuming it to be uniform, will be
(a) 10×10 4 m/s2 (b) 12×10 4 m/s2
4 4
(c) 13 .5×10 m/s2 (d) 15×10 m/s2
D
14. The initial velocity of the particle is 10 m /sec and its retardation is
9
=8× =36 m
2 . The distance
moved by the particle in 5th second of its motion is
(a) 1m (b) 19 m
(c) 50 m (d) 75 m
A
15. Two trains travelling on the same track are approaching each other with equal speeds of 40 m/s.
The drivers of the trains begin to decelerate simultaneously when they are just 2.0 km apart.
Assuming the decelerations to be uniform and equal, the value of the deceleration to barely
avoid collision should be
(a) 11.8 m/s 2 (b) 11.0 m/s 2
2 2
(c) 2.1 m/s (d) 0.8 m/s
D
16. A body starting from rest moves with constant acceleration. The ratio of distance covered by the
body during the 5th sec to that covered in 5 sec is
(a) 9/25 (b) 3/5
(c) 25/9 (d) 1/25

D
17. A particle experiences a constant acceleration for 20 sec after starting from rest. If it travels a
distance S1 in the first 10 sec and a distance S2 in the next 10 sec, then
(a) S 1=S 2 (b) S 1 =S 2 /3

(c) S 1 =S 2 /2 (d) S 1 =S 2 / 4
B
18. A particle starting from rest travels a distance x in first 2 seconds and a distance y in next two
seconds, then (assuming the acceleration to be constant)
(a) y=x (b) y=2 x
(c) y=3 x (d) y=4 x
C
19. A body travels for 15 sec starting from rest with constant acceleration. If it travels distances
S1 , S2 and S3 in the first five seconds, second five seconds and next five seconds
respectively the relation between S1 , S2 and S3 is
(a) S 1 =S 2 =S 3 (b) 5 S 1=3 S2 =S3
1 1 1 1
S 1= S 2= S 3 S 1 = S 2= S 3
(c) 3 5 (d) 5 3
C
20. *A particle moving with a uniform acceleration travels 24 m and 64 m in the first two consecutive
intervals of 4 sec each. Its initial velocity is
(a) 1 m/sec (b) 10 m /sec
(c) 5 m/sec (d) 2 m/sec
A
21. A particle travels 10m in first 5 sec and 10m in next 3 sec. Assuming constant acceleration what
is the distance travelled in next 2 sec
(a) 8.3 m (b) 9.3 m
(c) 10.3 m (d) None of above
A
22. A body A starts from rest with an acceleration a 1. After 2 seconds, another body B starts from
rest with an acceleration a 2. If they travel equal distances in the 5th second, after the start of A,
then the ratio a 1 :a2 is equal to
(a) 5 : 9 (b) 5 : 7
(c) 9 : 5 (d) 9 : 7
A
23. *A particle starts from rest, accelerates at 2 m/s 2 for 10s and then goes for constant speed for
30s and then decelerates at 4 m/s2 till it stops. What is the distance travelled by it
(a) 750 m (b) 800 m
(c) 700 m (d) 850 m
A
24. The engine of a motorcycle can produce a maximum acceleration 5 m/s 2. Its brakes can
produce a maximum retardation 10 m/s2. What is the minimum time in which it can cover a
distance of 1.5 km
(a) 30 sec (b) 15 sec
(c) 10 sec (d) 5 sec
A
25. *A car starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration a on a straight road from time t = 0
to t = T. After that, a constant deceleration brings it to rest. In this process the average speed of
the car is
aT 3 aT
(a) (b)
4 2
aT
(c) (d) aT
2
C
26. *A car, starting from rest, accelerates at the rate a through a distance S, then continues at
constant speed for time t and then decelerates at the rate a /2 to come to rest. If the total
distance traversed is 15 S, then
1 1
(a) S= a t 2 (b) S= a t 2
2 4
1 2 1 2
(c) S= at (d) S= a t
72 6
C
27. *Two cars A and B are travelling in the same direction with velocities v1 and v2
(v 1 >v 2 ) . When the car A is at a distance d ahead of the car B , the driver of the car
A applied the brake producing a uniform retardation a There will be no collision when
2
( v 1 −v 2 ) v 21 −v 22
d< d<
(a) 2a (b) 2a
2
( v 1 −v 2 ) v 21 −v 22
d> d>
(c) 2a (d) 2a
C
28. Two cars A and B at rest at same point initially. If A starts with uniform velocity of 40 m/sec and
2
B starts in the same direction with constant acceleration of 4 m/s , then B will catch A after
how much time
(a) 10 sec (b) 20 sec
(c) 30 sec (d) 35 sec
B
29. A student is standing at a distance of 50metres from the bus. As soon as the bus begins its motion
with an acceleration of 1ms–2, the student starts running towards the bus with a uniform velocity
u . Assuming the motion to be along a straight road, the minimum value of u , so that the

student is able to catch the bus is

(a) 5 ms–1 (b) 8 ms–1
–1
(c) 10 ms (d) 12 ms–1
C
30. A body A moves with a uniform acceleration a and zero initial velocity. Another body B, starts
from the same point moves in the same direction with a constant velocity v . The two bodies
meet after a time t . The value of t is
2v v
(a) a (b) a
v
(c)
A
v
2a (d) √ 2a

31. A man is 45 m behind the bus when the bus start accelerating from rest with acceleration 2.5
m/s2. With what minimum velocity should the man start running to catch the bus?
(a) 12 m/s (b) 14 m/s
(c) 15 m/s (d) 16 m/s
C

Calculus Based
32. The displacement x of a particle along a straight line at time t is given by x=a 0+ a1 t+a 2 t 2.
The acceleration of the particle is
(a) a0 (b) a1
 (c) 2 a2 (d) a2
C
33. The displacement of a body is given to be proportional to the cube of time elapsed. The
magnitude of the acceleration of the body is
(a) Increasing with time (b) Decreasing with time
(c) Constant but not zero (d) Zero
A
34. **The relation between time and distance is t=α x 2 + βx , where α and β are constants. The
retardation is
(a) 2 a v 3 (b) 2 β v3
(c) 2 aβ v 3 (d) a v3
A
35. The velocity of a body depends on time according to the equation v =20+0 .1 t 2 . The body is
undergoing
(a) Uniform acceleration
(b) Uniform retardation
(c) Non-uniform acceleration
(d) Zero acceleration
C
36. The displacement of a particle is given by y=a+bt+ ct 2 −dt 4 . The initial velocity and
acceleration are respectively
(a) b, −4 d (b) −b, 2c
(c) b, 2c (d) 2c, −4 d
C
37. *The position x of a particle varies with time t as x=a t 2−b t 3. The acceleration of the particle
will be zero at time t equal to
a 2a
(a) (b)
b 3b
a
(c) (d) Zero
3b
C
38. ??The relation 3 t=√3 x +6 describes the displacement of a particle in one direction where
x is in metres and t in sec. The displacement, when velocity is zero, is
(a) 24 metres (b) 12 metres
(c) 5 metres (d) Zero
D
39. *The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t=0 ) and the acceleration a is given by αt . Which of
the following relation is valid
1
(a) v=u+a t 2 (b) v=u+ a t 2
2
(c) v=a t 2 (d) v=u
B

40. *An electron starting from rest has a velocity that increases linearly with the time that is v=kt
2
where k =2 m/s . The distance travelled in the first 3 seconds will be
(a) 9 m (b) 16 m
 (c) 27 m (d) 36 m
A
41. **The acceleration ‘a’ in m/s 2 of a particle is given by a=3 t 2 +2 t+ 2 where t is the time. If the
particle starts out with a velocity u=2m/ s at t=0 , then the velocity at the end of 2 second is
(a) 16 m/s (b) 18 m/s
(c) 27 m/s (d) 36 m/s
B

Relative Motion

42. Two trains, each 50 m long are travelling in opposite direction with velocity 10 m/s and 15 m/s.
The time of crossing
(a) 2s (b) 4s
ν 1 −ν 2
(c) 2 √3 s (d) t = a
B
43. A 120 m long train is moving in a direction with speed 20 m/s. A train B moving with 30 m/s in
the opposite direction and 130 m long crosses the first train in a time
(a) 6 s (b) 36 s
(c) 38 s (d) None of these
D
44. A 210 meter long train is moving due North at a of 25m/s. A small bird is flying due South a little
above the train with speed 5m/s. The time taken by the bird to cross the train is
(a) 6s (b) 7s
(c) 9s (d) 10s
B

Motion Under Gravity

45. Two bodies of different masses ma and mb are dropped from two different heights a

and b . The ratio of the time taken by the two to cover these distances are
(a) a :b (b) b :a
(c) √a:√b (d) a2 :b 2
C
46. An object is projected upwards with a velocity of 100 m/s . It will strike the ground after
(approximately)
(a) 10 sec (b) 20 sec
(c) 15 sec (d) 5 sec
B
47. A stone dropped from the top of the tower touches the ground in 4 sec. The height of the tower
is about
(a)
1 1
[ ][ ]
= 7×5+ 4×(5)2 − 7×4+ 4×(4)2 =25 m
2 2 (b) 40 m
(c) 20 m (d) 160 m
A
48. A body is released from the top of a tower of height h . It takes 1
v= bt 2+v 0
2 sec to reach the ground.
Where will be the ball after time t /2 sec
(a) At h/2 from the ground
 (b) At h/ 4 from the ground
(c) Depends upon mass and volume of the body
(d) At 3h/4 from the ground
D
49. A body starts to fall freely under gravity. The distances covered by it in first, second and third
second are in

(a) 1:3:5 (b) 1:2:3

(c) 1: 4:9 (d) 1:5:6
A
50. A body falls from a height h=200 m (at New Delhi). The ratio of distance travelled in each 2
sec during t = 0 to t=6 second of the journey is
(a) 1 : 4 : 9 (b) 1 : 2 : 4
(c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 2 : 3
C
51. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h meters. It takes T seconds to reach the
ground. What is the position of the ball in T/3 seconds
(a) h/9 meters from the ground
(b) 7h/9 meters from the ground
(c) 8h/9 meters from the ground
(d) 17h/18 meters from the ground
C
52. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap which is 5 m above the ground. The third drop
is leaving the tap at the instant the first drop touches the ground. How far above the ground is
the second drop at that instant
(a) 2.50 m (b) 3.75 m
(c) 4.00 m (d) 1.25 m
B
53. A body freely falling from the rest has a velocity ‘v’ after it falls through a height ‘h’. The distance
it has to fall down for its velocity to become double, is
(a) 2h (b) 4h
(c) 6h (d) 8h
B
54. A body thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity u reaches maximum height in 6
seconds. The ratio of the distances travelled by the body in the first second and the seventh
second is
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 11 : 1
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 11
B
55. From the top of a tower, a particle is thrown vertically downwards with a velocity of 10 m/s. The
ratio of the distances, covered by it in the 3rd and 2nd seconds of the motion is (Take
g=10 m/s 2 )
(a) 5 : 7 (b) 7 : 5
(c) 3 : 6 (d) 6 : 3
B
56. A body falls freely from rest. It covers as much distance in the last second of its motion as
covered in the first three seconds. The body has fallen for a time of
(a) 3s (b) 5s
 (c) 7 s (d) 9 s
B
57. A body is thrown vertically upwards with velocity u. The distance travelled by it in the fifth and
the sixth seconds are equal. The velocity u is given by (g = 9.8 m/s 2)
(a) 24.5 m/s (b) 49.0 m/s
(c) 73.5 m/s (d) 98.0 m/s
B
58. A body, thrown upwards with some velocity reaches the maximum height of 50 m. Another body
with double the mass thrown up with double the initial velocity will reach a maximum height of
(a) 100 m (b) 200 m
(c) 300 m (d) 400 m
B
59. When a ball is thrown up vertically with velocity V o , it reaches a maximum height of 'h'. If one
wishes to triple the maximum height then the ball should be thrown with velocity
(a) √ 3V o (b) 3 V o
(c) 9Vo (d) 3/2V o
A
60. A stone falls from a balloon that is descending at a uniform rate of 12 m/s . The displacement
of the stone from the point of release after 10 sec is
(a) 490 m (b) 510 m
(c) 610 m (d) 725 m
C
61. A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the top of the tower reaches the ground with a
velocity 3u . The height of the tower is
2
(a) 3u /g (b) 4 u 2/ g
2 2
(c) 6 u /g (d) 9 u /g
B
62. A very large number of balls are thrown vertically upwards in quick succession in such a way
that the next ball is thrown when the previous one is at the maximum height. If the maximum
−2
height is 5m, the number of ball thrown per minute is (take g=10 ms )
(a) 120 (b) 80
(c) 60 (d) 40
C
63. A particle is thrown vertically upwards. If its velocity at half of the maximum height is 10 m/s,
then maximum height attained by it is (Take g=10 m/s2)
(a) 8 m (b) 10 m
(c) 12 m (d) 16 m
B
64. A stone is dropped from a certain height which can reach the ground in 5 second. If the stone is
stopped after 3 second of its fall and then allowed to fall again, then the time taken by the stone
to reach the ground for the remaining distance is
(a) 2 sec (b) 3 sec
(c) 4 sec (d) None of these
C
2
65. A man in a balloon rising vertically with an acceleration of 4 . 9 m /sec releases a ball 2 sec
after the balloon is let go from the ground. The greatest height above the ground reached by the
2
ball is (g=9 . 8 m /sec )
 (a) 14.7 m (b) 19.6 m
(c) 9.8 m (d) 24.5 m
A
66. A balloon is at a height of 81 m and is ascending upwards with a velocity of 12 m/s. A body of
2
2 kg weight is dropped from it. If g=10 m/ s , the body will reach the surface of the earth in
(a) 1.5 s (b) 4.025 s
(c) 5.4 s (d) 6.75 s
C
67. A rocket is fired upward from the earth's surface such that it creates an acceleration of 19.6
m/sec2. If after 5 sec its engine is switched off, the maximum height of the rocket from earth's
surface would be
(a) 245 m (b) 490 m
(c) 980 m (d) 735 m
D
68. A balloon starts rising from the ground with an acceleration of 1.25 m/s 2 after 8s, a stone is
released from the balloon. The stone will ( g=10 m/s2)
(a) Reach the ground in 4 second
(b) Begin to move down after being released
(c) Have a displacement of 50 m
(d) Cover a distance of 40 m in reaching the ground
A
69. A body is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance is to be taken into account, then the time
during which the body rises is
(a) Equal to the time of fall
(b) Less than the time of fall
(c) Greater than the time of fall
(d) Twice the time of fall
B
70. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates
at 2 m/s2. He reaches the ground with a speed of 3 m/s. At what height, did he bail out ?
(a) 293 m (b) 111 m
(c) 91 m (d) 182 m
A
71. A body A is projected upwards with a velocity of 98 m/s . The second body B is projected
upwards with the same initial velocity but after 4 sec. Both the bodies will meet after
(a) 6 sec (b) 8 sec
(c) 10 sec (d) 12 sec
D
72. A stone is dropped into water from a bridge 44.1 m above the water. Another stone is
thrown vertically downward 1 sec later. Both strike the water simultaneously. What was the
initial speed of the second stone
(a) 12.25 m/s (b) 14.75 m/s
(c) 16.23 m/s (d) 17.15 m/s
A
73. A ball is dropped from top of a tower of 100m height. Simultaneously another ball was thrown
2
upward from bottom of the tower with a speed of 50 m/s ( g=10 m/s ) . They will cross each
other after
 (a) 1s (b) 2s
(c) 3s (d) 4s
B

Graph
74. The displacement of a particle as a function of time is shown in the figure. The figure shows that

Displacement
0

1
0

0 1 2 3 4
T
0ime in
0 second
0 0
 (a) The particle starts with certain velocity but the motion is retarded and finally the particle
stops
(b) The velocity of the particle is constant throughout
(c) The acceleration of the particle is constant throughout.
(d) The particle starts with constant velocity, then motion is accelerated and finally the particle
moves with another constant velocity
A
75. The displacement-time graph of moving particle is shown below
s

Displacement
The instantaneous velocity of the particle is negative at the point D
F
C E
(a) D (b) F
Time t
(c) C (d) E

D
76. The displacement-time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at angles of
300 and 6 00 with the time axis. The ratio of velocities of V A :V B is ?
(a) 1:2 (b) 1: √ 3
(c) √ 3:1 (d) 1:3
D

77. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the following graph/graphs represent velocity-time
graph of the ball during its flight (air resistance is neglected)

v v

t t
v

(a) (b)
(c)

v
(d)

(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
D
t

78. The v−t graph of a moving object is given in figure. The maximum acceleration is

80
Velocity (cm/sec)

60

40

20

0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Time (sec.)
 (a) 1 cm /sec c 2 (b) 2 cm /sec2

(c) 3 cm /sec2 (d) 6 cm /sec2

D
79. A lift is going up. The variation in the speed of the lift is as given in the graph. What is the height
to which the lift takes the passengers

Velocity (m/sec)
(a) 3.6 m 3.6

(b) 28.8 m
(c) 36.0 m 2 Time (sec) 10 12
(d) Cannot be calculated from the above graph
C
80. The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. The
displacement and distance travelled by the body in 6 sec are respectively

V(m/s)
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
1
2 3
(a) 8 m, 16 m (b) 16 m, 8 m
4 5 6

(c) 16 m, 16 m (d) 8 m, 8 m
t(se
c)

A
81. Velocity-time (v-t) graph for a moving object is shown in the figure. Total displacement of the
object during the time interval when there is non-zero acceleration and retardation
is (a) (m/s)
4 60
m 3
(b) 50 m 2
1
(c) 30 m
0
(d) 40 m 10 20 30 40 50 60
t (sec)
B

2D Motion
82. A body starts from rest from the origin with an acceleration of 6 m/s 2 along the x-axis and
2
8 m/s along the y-axis. Its distance from the origin after 4 seconds will be
(a) 56 m (b) 64 m
(c) 80 m (d) 128 m
C
83. The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time t are given by x=7 t+4 t 2 and
y=5t , where x and y are in metre and t in seconds. The acceleration of particle at
t=5 s is
(a) Zero (b) 8 m/s 2
2 2
(c) 20 m/s (d) 40 m/s
B
84. A ball P is dropped vertically and another ball Q is thrown horizontally with the same velocities
from the same height and at the same time. If air resistance is neglected, then
(a) Ball P reaches the ground first
(b) Ball Q reaches the ground first
(c) Both reach the ground at the same time
(d) The respective masses of the two balls will decide the time
C

Horizontal Projectile
85. An aeroplane is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 600 km/hr at an elevation of 6 km
towards a point directly above the target on the earth's surface. At an appropriate time, the pilot
releases a ball so that it strikes the target at the earth. The ball will appear to be falling
(a) On a parabolic path as seen by pilot in the plane
(b) Vertically along a straight path as seen by an observer on the ground near the target
(c) On a parabolic path as seen by an observer on the ground near the target
(d) On a zig-zag path as seen by pilot in the plane
C
86. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600 km/h at a height of 1960 m. When it is
vertically at a point A on the ground, a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at
point B. The distance AB is
(a) 1200 m (b) 0.33 km
(c) 3.33 km (d) 33 km
C
87. A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table at a speed of 4 m/second. It hits the ground
after 0.4 second. Which statement given below is true
(a) It hits the ground at a horizontal distance 1.6 m from the edge of the table
(b) The speed with which it hits the ground is 4.0 m/second
(c) Height of the table is 0.8 m
(d) It hits the ground at an angle of 60o to the horizontal
AC
88. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at a
distance of 10 m from the foot of the tower. The initial velocity of the body is (g = 10 ms –2)
(a) 2.5 ms–1 (b) 5 ms–1
(c) 10 ms–1 (d) 20 ms–1
 C
89. An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 720 km/h drops a food pocket, while flying at
a height of 396.9 m. the time taken by a food pocket to reach the ground and its horizontal
range is (Take g = 9.8 m/sec2)
(a) 3 sec and 2000 m (b) 5 sec and 500 m
(c) 8 sec and 1500 m (d) 9 sec and 1800 m
D
90. A particle (A) is dropped from a height and another particle (B) is thrown in horizontal direction
with speed of 5 m/sec from the same height. The correct statement is
(a) Both particles will reach at ground simultaneously
(b) Both particles will reach at ground with same speed
(c) Particle (A) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (B)
(d) Particle (B) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (A)
A
91. At the height 80 m, an aeroplane is moving with 150 m/s. A bomb is dropped from it so as to hit
a target. At what distance from the target should the bomb be dropped (given g = 10 m/s 2)
(a) 605.3 m (b) 600 m
(c) 80 m (d) 230 m
A
92. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed of 500 m/s and a bomb released from it,
2
strikes the ground in 10 sec. Angle at which it strikes the ground will be (g=10 m/s )

(a)
tan −1 ( 15 ) (b)
tan ( 51 )
−1 −1
(c) tan (1) (d) tan (5)
D

Oblique Projectile

93. A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the
following remains constant
(a) Kinetic energy of the ball
(b) Speed of the ball
(c) Horizontal component of velocity
(d) Vertical component of velocity
C
94. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the directions of its velocity and acceleration are
(a) Perpendicular to each other
(b) Parallel to each other
(c) Inclined to each other at an angle of 45 o
(d) Antiparallel to each other
A
95. An object is thrown along a direction inclined at an angle of 45 o with the horizontal direction.
The horizontal range of the particle is equal to
(a) Vertical height
(b) Twice the vertical height
(c) Thrice the vertical height
(d) Four times the vertical height
 D
96. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s making an angle of 30 o with the horizontal. It will hit
the ground after a time
(a) 1.5 s (b) 1 s
(c) 3 s (d) 2 s
B
97. A projectile fired with initial velocity u at some angle θ has a range R . If the initial
velocity be doubled at the same angle of projection, then the range will be
(a) 2R (b) R/2
(c) R (d) 4R
D
98. The range of a particle when launched at an angle of 15o with the horizontal is 1.5 km. What
is the range of the projectile when launched at an angle of 45 o to the horizontal
(a) 1.5 km (b) 3.0 km
(c) 6.0 km (d) 0.75 km
B
99. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle θ has a range R on the surface of earth.
For same v and θ , its range on the surface of moon will be

(a) R/6 (b) 6R

(c) R/36 (d) 36 R
B
F
100. The greatest height to which a man can throw a stone is √ mr . The greatest distance to which he
can throw it, will be

(a) 2πr2/T (b) υ, υ and υ

(c) 2h (d) 3h
C
101. If a body A of mass M is thrown with velocity V at an angle of 30o to the horizontal and
another body B of the same mass is thrown with the same speed at an angle of 60o to the
horizontal. The ratio of horizontal range of A to B will be
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 1
(c) 1: √ 3 (d) √ 3:1
B
102. Four bodies P, Q, R and S are projected with equal velocities having angles of projection 15 o,
30o, 45o and 60o with the horizontal respectively. The body having shortest range is
(a) P (b) Q
(c) R (d) S
A
103. Two bodies are thrown up at angles of 45 o and 60o, respectively, with the horizontal. If both
bodies attain same vertical height, then the ratio of velocities with which these are thrown is
2 2
(a) √ 3 (b) √3
3 √3
(c) √ 2 (d) 2
 C
104. The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is 400 m. The maximum value of height attained
by it will be
(a) 100 m (b) 200 m
(c) 400 m (d) 800 m
B
105. The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and maximum height of projectile are
equal is
45 o
−1
(a) (b) θ=tan (0. 25 )

(c) θ=tan −1 4 or (θ=76° ) (d) 60o

C
106. The horizontal range of a projectile is 4 √3 times its maximum height. Its angle of projection
will be
(a) 45 o (b) 60o
(c) 90o (d) 30o
D
107. A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an angle of 45 o to the horizontal. At the highest
point during its flight, its kinetic energy will be]
E
(a) Zero (b) 2
E
(c) √2 (d) E
B
108. A gun is aimed at a target in a line of its barrel. The target is released and allowed to fall under
gravity at the same instant the gun is fired. The bullet will
(a) Pass above the target(b) Pass below the target
(c) Hit the target (d) Certainly miss the target
C
109. Two bodies are projected with the same velocity. If one is projected at an angle of 30o and
o
the other at an angle of 60 to the horizontal, the ratio of the maximum heights reached is
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1
B
110. If time of flight of a projectile is 10 seconds. Range is 500 meters. The maximum height attained
by it will be
(a) 125 m (b) 50 m
(c) 100 m (d) 150 m
A
111. For a projectile, the ratio of maximum height reached to the square of flight time is (g = 10 ms –2)
(a) 5 : 4 (b) 5 : 2
(c) 5 : 1 (d) 10 : 1
A
112. A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle  with the horizontal reaches maximum height H1.

When it is projected with velocity u at an angle

( π2 −θ)
with the horizontal, it reaches
maximum height H2. The relation between the horizontal range R of the projectile, H 1 and H2 is
 (a)
R=4 √ H 1 H 2 (b) R=4( H 1 −H 2 )
H
12
R=
R=4( H 1 + H 2 ) H
(c) (d) 22

A
113. The height y and the distance x along the horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain
2
planet (with no surrounding atmosphere) are given by y=(8t−5t ) meter and x=6t meter,
where t is in second. The velocity with which the projectile is projected is
(a) 8 m/sec
(b) 6 m/sec
(c) 10 m/sec
(d) Not obtainable from the data
C
114. Referring to above question, the angle with the horizontal at which the projectile was projected
is
−1
(a) tan (3/4 )
−1
(b) tan (4/3)
−1
(c) sin (3 /4 )
(d) Not obtainable from the given data
B
115. Referring to the above two questions, the acceleration due to gravity is given by

(a) 10 m /sec2 (b) 5 m /sec2

(c) 20 m /sec2 (d) 2. 5 m /sec2
A
116. The coordinates of a moving particle at any time are given by x=at 2 and y=bt 2 . The
speed of the particle at any moment

(a) 2t (a+b) (b) 2t √(a2−b 2)

(c) t √ a 2+b2 (d) 2t √(a2+b2 )

D
2
117. The position of a particle moving in the xy-plane at any time t is given by x=(3 t −6 t )
2
metres, y=(t −2 t ) metres. Select the correct statement about the moving particle from the
following
(a) The acceleration of the particle is zero at t=0 second
(b) The velocity of the particle is zero at t=0 second
(c) The velocity of the particle is zero at t=1 second
(d) The velocity and acceleration of the particle are never zero
C

Relative Velocity 2D

118. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of 8 km/hr. If the resultant velocity of boat is 10
km/hr, then velocity of the river is :
 (a) 10 km/hr (b) 8 km/hr
(c) 6 km/hr (d) 4 km/hr
C
119. A boat is moving with velocity of 3 ^i+4 ^j in river and water is moving with a velocity of
−3 ^i−4 ^j with respect to ground. Relative velocity of boat with respect to water is :
^ ^
(a) −6 i−8 j
^ ^
(b) 6 i+8 j
(c) 8 ^i (d) 6 ^i
B
120. A boat moves with a speed of 5 km/h relative to water in a river flowing with a speed of 3 km/h
and having a width of 1 km. The minimum time taken around a round trip is
(a) 5 min (b) 60 min
(c) 20 min (d) 30 min
D
121. A train is moving towards east and a car is along north, both with same speed. The observed
direction of car to the passenger in the train is
(a) East-north direction (b) West-north direction
(c) South-east direction (d) None of these
B
Circular Motion

122. An electric fan has blades of length 30 cm as measured from the axis of rotation. If the fan is
rotating at 1200 r.p.m. The acceleration of a point on the tip of the blade is about
(a) 1600 m /sec2 (b) 4740 m /sec2
2 2
(c) 2370 m /sec (d) 5055 m /sec
B
123. A wheel is subjected to uniform angular acceleration about its axis. Initially its angular velocity is
zero. In the first 2 sec, it rotates through an angle θ1 . In the next 2 sec, it rotates through an

additional angle θ2 . The ratio of √ 3mg is

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 5
C
124. If the equation for the displacement of a particle moving on a circular path is given by
3
(θ)=2t +0. 5 , where θ
is in radians and t in seconds, then the angular velocity of the
particle after 2 sec from its start is
(a) 8 rad/sec (b) 12 rad/sec
(c) 24 rad/sec (d) 36 rad/sec
C
125. When a ceiling fan is switched off its angular velocity reduces to 50% while it makes 36
rotations. How many more rotation will it make before coming to rest (Assume uniform angular
retardation)
(a) 18 (b) 12
(c) 36 (d) 48
B
126. A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r with a constant speed v . The force
2
mv
on the body is rand is directed towards the centre. What is the work done by this force in
moving the body over half the circumference of the
mv 2
×πr
(a) r (b) Zero
2
mv πr 2
(c) r2 (d) mv 2
B
127. Two particles of equal masses are revolving in circular paths of radii r1 and r2 respectively
with the same speed. The ratio of their centripetal forces is
r2 r2
(a) r1
2
(b) √ r1
2
r1 r2

(c)
( )
r2
(d)
( ) r1

A
128. A body of mass m moves in a circular path with uniform angular velocity. The motion of the
body has constant
(a) Acceleration (b) Velocity
(c) Momentum (d) Kinetic energy
D
129. The ratio of angular speeds of minute hand and hour hand of a watch is
(a) 1 : 12 (b) 6 : 1
(c) 12 : 1 (d) 1 : 6
C
130. A road is 10 m wide. Its radius of curvature is 50 m. The outer edge is above the lower edge by
a distance of 1.5 m. This road is most suited for the velocity
(a) 2.5 m/sec (b) 4.5 m/sec
(c) 6.5 m/sec (d) 8.5 m/sec
D
131. A string breaks if its tension exceeds 10 newtons. A stone of mass 250 gm tied to this string of
length 10 cm is rotated in a horizontal circle. The maximum angular velocity of rotation can be
(a) 20 rad/s (b) 40 rad/s
(c) 100 rad/s (d) 200 rad/s
A
132. A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with a velocity of 36 km/hr. The centripetal force
is
(a) 250 N (b) 750 N
(c) 1000 N (d) 1200 N
C
133. Find the maximum velocity for skidding for a car moved on a circular track of radius 100 m. The
coefficient of friction between the road and tyre is 0.2
(a) 0.14 m/s (b) 140 m/s
(c) 1.4 km/s (d) 14 m/s
D
134. An unbanked curve has a radius of 60 m . The maximum speed at which a car can make a
turn if the coefficient of static friction is 0.75, is
 (a) 2.1 m/s (b) 14 m/s
(c) 21 m/s (d) 7 m/s
C
135. A cycle wheel of radius 0.4 m completes one revolution in one second then the acceleration of a
point on the cycle wheel will be
(a) 0.8 m/s2 (b) 0.4 m/s2
2 2 2 2
(c) 1.6 π m/ s (d) 0.4 π m/ s
C
136. A point mass m is suspended from a light thread of length l, fixed at O, is whirled in a horizontal
circle at constant speed as shown. From your point of view, stationary with respect to the mass,
the forces on the mass are

m
T
(a) (b)
W
T

W
T T
(c) (d)
F F F

W W

137. If ar and at represent radial and tangential accelerations, the motion of a particle will be
uniformly circular if
(a) ar =0 and at =0 (b) ar =0 but at ≠0

(c) ar ≠0 but at =0 (d) ar ≠0 and at ≠0

C
138. A person with his hands in his pockets is skating on ice at the velocity of 10 m/s and describes a
circle of radius 50 m. What is his inclination with vertical

(a)
√3 .
2 (b)
tan −1 ( 35 )
(c)
−1
tan (1)
(d)
tan −1 ( 15 )
D
139. A mass is supported on a frictionless horizontal surface. It is attached to a string and rotates
about a fixed centre at an angular velocity ω 0 . If the length of the string and angular velocity

are doubled, the tension in the string which was initially T 0 is now
(a) T0 (b) T 0 /2
 (c) 4T 0 (d) 8T 0
D
140. A car is moving along a straight horizontal road with a speed v 0 . If the coefficient of friction

between the tyres and the road is μ , the shortest distance in which the car can be stopped is

v 20 v0
(a) 2 μg (b) μg
2
v0
(c)
( μgv )0

(d) μ
A
141. A car turns a corner on a slippery road at a constant speed of 10 m/s . If the coefficient of
friction is 0.5, the minimum radius of the arc in meter in which the car turns is
(a) 20 (b) 10
(c) 5 (d) 4
A
142. A motorcyclist of mass m is to negotiate a curve of radius r with a speed v. The minimum value
of the coefficient of friction so that this negotiation may take place safely, is
v2
2
(a) v rg (b) gr
gr g
(c) v2 (d) v2 r
B

Vertical Circular Motion

143. In a circus stuntman rides a motorbike in a circular track of radius R in the vertical plane. The
minimum speed at highest point of track will be
(a) √ 2gR (b) 2gR
(c) √ 3 gR (d) √ gR
D
144. A sphere is suspended by a thread of length l . What minimum horizontal velocity has to be
imparted the ball for it to reach the height of the suspension

(a) gl (b) 2gl

(c) √ gl (d) √ 2gl
D
145. A body slides down a frictionless track which ends in a circular loop of diameter D , then the
minimum height h of the body in term of D so that it may just complete the loop, is
5D 5D
h= h=
(a) 2 (b) 4
3D D
h= h=
(c) 4 (d) 4
B
o
146. The string of pendulum of length l is displaced through 90 from the vertical and released.
Then the minimum strength of the string in order to withstand the tension, as the pendulum
passes through the mean position is
 (a) mg (b) 3mg
(c) 5 mg (d) 6 mg
B
147. The tension in the string revolving in a vertical circle with a mass m at the end which is at
the lowest position
mv 2 mv 2
−mg
(a) r (b) r
2
mv
+mg
(c) r (d) mg
C
148. A block follows the path as shown in the figure from height h . If radius of circular path is r ,
then relation that holds good to complete full circle is
(a) h<5r/2
(b) h>5r/2 h
r
(c) h=5r /2
(d) h≥5r /2

D
149. A pendulum bob on a 2 m string is displaced 60 o from the vertical and then released. What is
the speed of the bob as it passes through the lowest point in its path
(a) √ 2 m/s (b) √ 9.8 m/s
(c) 4.43 m/s (d) 1/ √2 m/s
C
150. A coin, placed on a rotating turn-table slips, when it is placed at a distance of 9 cm from the
centre. If the angular velocity of the turn-table is trippled, it will just slip, if its distance from the
centre is
(a) 27 cm (b) 9 cm
(c) 3 cm (d) 1 cm
D

Past Questions
151. (AIPMT 2006) A car runs at a constant speed on a circular track of radius 100 m, taking 62.8
seconds for every circular lap. The average velocity and average speed for each circular lap
respectively is :-
(1) 0,0 (2) 0, 10 m/s (3) 10 m/s, 10 m/s (4) 10 m/s, 0
B
152. (AIPMT 2007) A car moves from X to Y with a uniform speed vu and returns to X with a uniform
speed v d. The average speed for this round trip is:
vu + vd 2 vu vd vu vd
(A) (B) (C) √ v u v d (D)
2 vu + vd vu + vd
B
153. (AIPMT 2006) Two bodies, A (of mass 1 kg) and B (of mass 3 kg), are dropped from heights of
16 m and 25 m respectively. The ratio of the time taken by them to reach the ground is
5 12 5 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 5 12 5
D
154. (AIPMT 2007) The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest and moving with an
4
acceleration m/ s2, in the third second is:
3
19
(A) 10/3 m (B) m (C) 6m (D) 4m
3
A
h1, h2 and h3 in the first 5
155. (NEET 2013) A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers distances
seconds, the next 5 seconds and the next 5 seconds respectively. The relation between h1 , h2
and h3 is:
h2 h3
(A) h1 =h2 =h3 (B) h1 =2 h2=3 h3 (C) h1= = (D) h2 =3 h1 and h3 =2 h2
2 5
C
156. (AIPMT 2008) A particle moves in a straight line with a constant acceleration. It changes its
velocity from 10 m/s to 20 m/s while passing through a distance of 135 m in t seconds. The
value of t is?
(1) 12 (2) 9 (3) 10 (4) 1.8
B
157. (AIPMT 2009) A body starting from rest is moving under a constant acceleration up to 20 sec. If
it moves S1 distance in first 10 sec., and S2 distance in next 10 sec. then S2will be equal to :
(A) S1 (B) 2 S 1 (C) 3 S 1 (D) 4 S 1
C
158. (AIPMT 2010Pre) A ball is dropped from a high rise platform at t = 0 starting from rest. After 6
seconds another ball is thrown downwards from the same platform with a speed v. The two balls
meet at t = 18s.What is the value of v ? (take g = 10 m/s 2)
(1) 60 m/s (2) 75 m/s (3) 55 m/s (4) 40m/s
B
159. (AIPMT 2012 Pre) The motion of a particle along a straight line is described by equation x =
8+12 t−t 3 where x is in metres and t in seconds. The retardation of the particle when its
velocity becomes zero is :-
(1) 6 m/s 2 (2) 12 m/s 2 (3) 24 m/s 2 (4) zero
B

160. (AIPMT 2006)A particle moves along a straight line OX. At a time t (in seconds) the distance x
(in metres) of the particle from O is given by x = 40 + 12t −t 3. How long would the particle travel
before coming to rest ?
(1) 24 m (2) 40 m (3) 56 m (4) 16 m
D
161. (AIPMT 2015) A particle of unit mass undergoes one-dimensional motion such that its velocity
varies according to v ( x )=β x−2n where b and n are constants and x is the position of the
particle. The acceleration of the particle as a function of x, is given by?
(A) −2 n β 2 x−4 n−1 (B) −2 β 2 x−2 n+1 (C) −2 n β 2 x−4 n +1 (D) −2 n β 2 x−2 n−1
A

162. (NEET 2016) If the velocity of a particle is v= At +B t 2 ; where A and B are constants, then the
distance travelled by it between 1s and 2s is
 3 3 7 A B
(A) A+ 4 B (B) 3 A +7 B (C) A+ B (D) +
2 2 3 2 3
C
163. (AIPMT 2007) A particle moving along x-axis has acceleration f, at time t, given by
t
f =f o (1− ), where fo and T are constants. The particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. At the
T
instant when f = 0, the particle's velocity is?
1
(A) 2 f 0 T (B) f 0T (C) f T2 (D) f 0T 2
2 0
A
164. (AIPMT 2010 Pre) A particle moves a distance x in time t according to equation x = (t +5)−1.
The acceleration of particle is proportional to:
(A) ( velocity)2/ 3 (B) ( velocity)3/ 2 (C) (distance )2 (D) (distance )−2
B
165. (NEET II 2016) Two cars P and Q start from a point at the same time in a straight line and their
positions are represented by x P =at+ b t 2 and x Q=ft−t 2. At what time do the cars have the
same velocity?
a+ f f −a a−f a+ f
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 ( 1+b ) 2 ( 1+b ) ( 1+ b ) 2 ( b−1 )
B

^ 4 ^j has initial acceleration of 0.4 i+0.3

166. (AIPMT 2010 Pre) A particle has initial velocity 3 i+ ^ ^j . Its
speed after 10 sec is?
(A) 10 units (B) 7 units (C) 7√ 2 units (D) 8.5 units
C
167. (AIPMT 2011Pre)A body is moving with velocity 30 m/s towards east. After 10 seconds its
velocity becomes 40 m/s towards north. The average acceleration of the body is?
(A) 1 m/s 2 (B) 7 m/s 2 (C) √ 7 m/s 2 (D) 5 m/s 2
D
168. (AIIMS 2013) A projectile is projected from ground with initial velocity ^ v 0 ^j. If
u⃗ =u0 i+
acceleration due to gravity (g) is along the negative y-direction then find maximum displacement
in x-direction:
u 20 2u 0 v 0 v 20 4 u0 v0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2g g 2g g
B
169. (AIPMT 2014) A particle is moving such that its position coordinates (x, y) are (2m, 3m) at time t
= 0. (6m, 7m) at time t = 2 s and (13m, 14m) at time t = 5s.
v av from t = 0 to t = 5 sec:
Average velocity vector ⃗
1 7 ^ ^ ^ ^j) (D) 11 ( i^ + ^j )
(A) (13 i^ +14 ^j) (B) ( i + j ) (C) 2( i+
5 3 5
D
170. (AIPMT 2006) For angles of projection of a projectile (45° −θ ) and (45°+θ ), the horizontal
ranges described by the projectile are in the ratio of:
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 1
A
^ ^j m/s. Its
171. (NEET 2013) The velocity of a projectile at the initial point A is 2i+3
velocity (in m/s) at point B is:
^ ^j
(A) 2i+3 ^
(B) −2 i−3 ^j ^
(C) −2 i+3 ^j ^
(D) −2 i−3 ^j
D
172. (AIPMT 2011Pre) A missile is fired for maximum range with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. If g =
10 m/s2, the range of the missile is :-
(1) 40 m (2) 50 m (3) 60 m (4) 20 m
A
173. (AIPMT 2012 Pre) The horizontal range and the maximum height of a projectile are equal. The
angle of projection of the projectile is:
(A) θ=tan −1(2) (B) θ=450 (C) θ=tan −1(1/4) (D) θ=tan −1(4)
D
174. (AIPMT 2010) The speed of a projectile at its maximum height is half of its initial speed. The
angle of projection is :-
(1) 15° (2) 30° (3) 45° (4) 60°
D
175. (AIPMT 2011) A projectile is fired at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. Elevation angle of the
projectile at its highest point as seen from the point of projection, is :
1 3
(1) 45° (2) 60° (C) tan−1 ( ) (D) tan−1 ( √ )
2 2
C
176. (AIPMT 2014) A projectile is fired from the surface of the earth with a velocity of 5 m/s and angle
θ with the horizontal. Another projectile fired from another planet with a velocity of 3 m/s at the
same angle follows a trajectory which is identical with the trajectory of the projectile fired from
the earth. The value of the acceleration due to gravity on the planet is (in m/s 2) is: (given g = 9.8
m/s2)
(1) 3.5 (2) 5.9 (3) 16.3 (4) 110.8
A
177. (2017) Preeti reached the metro station and found that the escalator was not working. She
walked up the stationary escalator in time t 1. On other days, if she remains stationary on the
moving escalator, then the escalator takes her up in time t 2. The time taken by her to walk up on
the moving escalator will be?
t1 t2 t 1t 2
(A) (B) (C) t 1−t 2 (D) ½ (t 1+ t 2 ¿
t 2−t 1 t 2 +t 1
B
178. (AIPMT 2009) A bus is moving with a speed of 10 m/s on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to
overtake the bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist, with what speed
should the scooterist chase the bus ?
(1) 10 m/s (2) 20 m/s (3) 40 m/s (4) 25 m/s
B
179. (AIPMT 2015) A ship A is moving Westwards with a speed of 10 km/h and a ship B 100 km
South of A, is moving Northwards with a speed of 10 km/h. The time after which the distance
between them becomes shortest, is:
(1) 5 h (2) 5√ 2 h (3) 10 √ 2 h (4) 0 h
A