PHYSICS: MOTION IN A PLANE

1. For a man running with a speed ‘V’. Wind appears to have a velocity ‘v’ and inclination 1200 with
him. Find original velocity of wind.
V
a) V b) 2V c) d) 3V
2
2. A student is able to throw a ball vertically to maximum height of 40 m. The maximum distance to
which the student can throw the ball in the horizontal direction
a) 40 (2)1/2 m b) 20 (2)1/2 m c) 20 m d) 80 m
3. A stone is thrown upwards. It returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the
following remains constant?
a) speed of the ball b) kinetic energy of the ball
c) vertical component of velocity d) horizontal component of velocity
4. The velocity of a boat in still water is 10 m/s. If water flows in the river with a velocity of 6 m/s
what is the difference in times taken to cross the river in the shortest path and the shortest time.
The width of river 80 m
a) 1s b) 10s c)
√3 , d) 2s
2
5. A boats man finds that he can save 6 sec in crossing a river by quicker path, then by shortest path
if the velocity of boat and river be respectively 17 m/s and 8 m/s, then river width is
a) 675 m b) 765 m c) 567 m d) 657 m
6. The acceleration of a projectile relative to another projectile is
a) -g b) g c) 2g d) 0
7. Two bodies are thrown from the same point with the same velocity of 50ms -1. If their angles of
projection are complimentary to each other and the difference of maxim um heights is 30m, the
minimum and maximum heights are (g = 10 m/s2)
a) 50 m & 80 m b) 47.5 m & 77.5 m c) 30 m & 60 m d) 25 m & 55 m
^ ^
^ b ^j+c k with i^ , ^j, k are in east, north and vertical directions, horizontal component of
8. If u⃗ =a i+
velocity of projectile is
a) a b) b c) √ a2 +b 2 d) √ b2 +c 2
9. Two bodies are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles α and (90−α) to the horizon.
What is the ratio of the maximum heights reached by the bodies
a) cot2α b) tan2α c) sec2α d) cos2α
10. A particle is projected from ground at an angle 45 with initial velocity 20√ 2 ms-1. The magnitude
0

of average velocity in a time interval from t = 0 to t = 3 s in ms-1 is

a) 20.62 b) 10.31 c) 41.14 d) 5.51
θ
11. A particle is fired with velocity u making angle with the horizontal. What is the change in
velocity when it is at the highest point?
a) u cosθ b) u c) u sin θ d) (u cosθ−u)
12. A ball is projected from the gorund with a velocity ‘u’ such that its range is maximium then
a) Its velocity at haqlf the maximum height is
√3 u
2
b) Its velocity at the maximum height is “u”.
c) Change in its velocity when it returns to the ground is ‘u’.
d) All the above are true
13. The horizontal range and maximum height attained by a projectile are R and H respectively. If a
constant horizontal acceleration a = g/4 is imparted to the projectile due to wind, then its
horizontal range and maximum height will be
a) (R+H), H/2 b) (R+H/2), 2H c) (R+2H), H d) (R+H), H

14. For body thrown horizontally from the top of a tower,

a) the time of flight depends both on h and v
b) the horizontal Range depends only on v but not on h
c) the time flight and horizontal Range depend on h but not on v
d) the horizontal Range depends on both v and h
15. A bag is dropped from an aeroplane flying horizontally at a constant speed. If air resistance is
ignored, where will the aeroplane be when the bag hits the ground?
a) ahead of the bag b) directly above the bag
c) far behind the bag d) data is not sufficient
16. A stoned is thrown horizontally with velocity g ms -1 from the top of a tower of height g metre. The
velocity with which it hits the ground is (in ms-1)
a) g b) 2 g c) √ 3 g d) 4 g
17. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower. It reaches the ground after 4s at an angle
450 to the ground. The velocity of projection is
a) 9.8 ms-1 b) 19.6 ms-1 c) 29.4 ms-1 d) 39.2 ms-1
18. The unit vector along i+ ^ ^j is
^ ^j
i+ ^ ^j
i+
a) k^ ^ ^j
b) i+ c) d)
√2 2
^ ^
19. The angle made by the vector A = i+ j with x-axis is
a) 90 0 b) 45 0 c) 22.50 d) 300
20. Which of the following is a vector
a) Pressure b) Surface tension c) Moment of inertia d) None of these
21. If a unit vector is represented by 0.5i+0.8 j+c k^ , then the value of ‘c’ is
^ ^
a) 1 b) √ 0.11 c) √ 0.01 d) √ 0.39
22. The unit vector parallel to the resultant of the vectors ⃗ ^ ^j+6 k^ and ⃗
A=4 i+3 B=−i+3 ^ ^j −8 k^ is
1 ^ ^
a) ( 3 i +6 j −2 k^ ) b) 1 ( 3 i^ +6 ^j +2 k^ ) c)
1 ^ ^
( 3 i +6 j−2 k^ ) d) 1 ( 3 i^ −6 ^j +2 k^ )
7 7 49 49
23. The angle between the two vectors ⃗ A=3 i+ ^ 4 ^j−5 k^ and ⃗ A=3 i+^ 4 ^j+5 k^ is
0 0
a) 60 b) Zero c) 90 d) None of these
24. A body is in equilibrium under the action of three coplanar forces, P, Q and R as shown in the
figure. Select the correct statement.
P Q R P Q R P Q R
a) = = b) = = c) = = d)
sin α sin β sin γ cos ∝ cos β cos γ tan ∝ tan β tan γ
P Q R
= =
sin β sin γ sin α
25. A moves with 65 km/h while B is coming back of A with 80 km/h. The velocity of B with respect to
A is
a) 80 km/h b) 60 km/h c) 15 km/h d) 145 km/h
26. A 120 m long train is moving towards west with a speed of 10 m/s. A bird flying towards east with
a speed of 5 m/s crosses the train. The time taken by the bird to cross the train will be
a) 16 sec b) 12 sec c) 10 sec d) 8 sec

27. If a vector ⃗p making angles α , β∧γrespectively with the X, Y and Z axes respectively. The
sin2 α + sin2 β +sin2 γ =¿
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
28. If the resultant of n forces of different magnitudes acting at a point is zero, then the minimum
value of n is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 4
29. The vectors from origin to the points A and B are ⃗ ^ ^ ^
A=3 i−6 j +2 k and ⃗ ^ ^j−2 k^ respectively.
B=2 i+
The area of the triangle OAB be
5 2 3 5
a) √ 17 sq .unit b) √ 17 sq .unit c) √ 17 sq .unit d) √ 17 sq .unit
2 5 5 3
30. A stone of mass m is tied to a string of length l and rotated in a circle with a constant speed v. If
the string is released, the stone flies
a) Radially outward b) Radially inward c) Tangentially outward d) with an acceleration
mv2
l
31. When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle
a) No work is done on it b) No acceleration is produced in the body
c) No force acts on the body d) Its velocity remains constant
32. If the overbridge is concave instead of being convex, the thrust on the road at the lowest position will be
mv2 mv2 m2 v 2 g v2 g
a) mg + b) mg - c) d)
r r r r
33. A car sometimes overturns while taking a turn. When it overturns, it is
a) The inner wheel which leaves the ground first
b) The outer wheel which leaves the ground first
c) Both the wheels leave the ground simultaneously
d) Either wheel leaves the ground first
34. 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
35. A particle is moving on a circular path with constant speed, then its acceleration will be
a) Zero b) external radial acceleration
c) Internal radial acceleration d) Constant acceleration
36. A car is moving on a circular path and takes a turn. If R1∧R 2 be the reactions on the inner and
outer wheels respectively, then
a) R1=R 2 b) R1 < R2 c) R1 > R2 d) R1 ≥ R2
37. A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at two revolutions per second. The acceleration of
particle in m/ s2 is
a) π 2 b) 8 π 2 c) 4 π 2 d) 2 π 2
38. The angular speed of seconds needle in a mechanical watch is
π 60
a) rad / s b) 2π rad/s c) π rad/s d) rad/s
30 π
39. A body of mass 100 g is rotating in a circular path of radius r with constant velocity. The work done
in one complete revolution is
a) 100rJ b) (r/100)J c) (100/r)J d) Zero

40. The angular velocity of a particle rotating in a circular orbit 100 times per minute is
a) 1.66 rad/s b) 10.47 rad/s c) 10.47 deg/s d) 60 deg/s
41. If a particle covers half the circle of radius R with constant speed then
a) Momentum change is mvr b) change in K.E. is1/2 mv 2
c) Change in K.E. is mv 2 d) Change in K.E. is zero
42. An aeroplane is flying with a uniform speed of 100 m/s along a circular path of radius 100 m. The
angular speed of the aeroplane will be
a) 1 rad/sec b) 2 rad / sec c) 3 rad / sec d) 4 rad / sec
43. What is the value of linear velocity, if ⃗ ^
ω =3 i−4 ^
^j+ k ∧⃗r =5 i−6
^ ^j+6 k^
^ ^j−3 k^
a) 6 i+2 ^
b) −18 i−13 ^j+2 k^ ^
c) 4 i−13 ^j+6 k^ ^
d) 6 i−2 ^j+8 k^
44. The angular velocity of a wheel is 70 rad/sec. If the radius of the wheel is 0.5 m, then linear
velocity of the wheel is
a) 70 m/s b) 35 m/s c) 30 m/s d) 20 m/s
45. A cylist goes round a circular path of circumference 34.3 m in √ 22 sec. The angle made by him.
With the vertical, will be
a) 45 0 b) 40 0 c) 42 0 d) 48 0