SECOND SCHOOL

MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE – 11th

PHYSICS (DPP)
Introduction 8. Which of the following statements are incorrect ?
(i) Average velocity is path length divided by time interval.
1. A branch of physics dealing with motion without (ii) In general, speed is greater than the magnitude of the
considering its causes is known as velocity. 𝑋
(a) statics (b) dynamics (iii) A particle moving in a given direction with a non-zero
(c) kinematics (d) hydrodynamics. velocity can have zero speed.
(iv) The magnitude of average velocity is the average
Position, Path Length and Displacement speed.
(a) (ii) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
2. Which of the following statements is incorrect? (c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) All four
(a) Path length is a scalar quantity whereas displacement
is a vector quantity. 9. A car is moving along a straight line 𝑶𝑷 as shown in
(b) The magnitude of displacement is always equal to the the figure. It moves from 𝑶 to 𝑷 in 𝟏𝟖 𝐬 and returns
path length traversed by an object over a given time from 𝑷 to 𝑸 in 6 s. Which of the following statements is
interval. not correct regarding the motion of the car ?
(c) The displacement depends only on the end points
whereas path length depends on the actual path followed.
(d) The path length is always positive whereas
displacement can be positive, negative and zero.
(a) The average speed of the car in going from 𝑂 to 𝑃 and
3. The numerical ratio of distance to displacement is come back to 𝑄 is 20 m s−1.
(a) always equal to one (b) The average velocity of the car in going from 𝑂 to 𝑃 and
(b) always less than one come back to 𝑄 is 10 m s−1.
(c) always greater than one (c) The average speed of the car in going from 𝑂 to 𝑃 and
(d) equal to or more than one. come back to 𝑂 is 20 m s −1.
(d) The average velocity of the car in going from 𝑂 to 𝑃 and
4. Which of the following statements is incorrect? come back to 𝑂 is 20 m s −1.
(a) Displacement is independent of the choice of origin of
the axis. 10. The area under velocity-time graph for a particle in
(b) Displacement may or may not be equal to the distance a given interval of time represents
travelled. (a) velocity (b) acceleration
(c) When a particle returns to its starting point, its (c) work done (d) displacement
displacement is not zero.
(d) Displacement does not tell the nature of the actual 11. A cyclist moving on a circular track of radius 𝟒𝟎 𝐦
motion of a particle between the points. completes half a revolution in 𝟒𝟎 𝐬. Its average velocity
is (in ms −𝟏 )
5. If a man goes 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 toward north and 𝟐𝟎 𝐦 toward
(a) zero (b) 4𝜋 (c) 2 (d) 8𝜋
east, then his displacement is
(a) 22.5 m (b) 25 m (c) 25.5 m (d) 30 m
12. The position of an object moving along 𝒙-axis is
given by 𝒙 = 𝒂 + 𝒃𝒕𝟐, where 𝒂 = 𝟖. 𝟓 𝐦 and 𝒃 =
6. A drunkard is walking along a straight road. He
𝟐. 𝟓 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 and 𝒕 is measured in seconds. The average
takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so on.
velocity of the object between 𝒕 = 𝟐 𝐬 and 𝒕 = 𝟒 𝐬 is
Each step is 𝟏 𝐦 long and takes 𝟏 𝐬. There is a pit on
(a) 5 m s −1 (b) 10 m s −1 (c) 15 m s−1 (d) 20 m s−1
the road 𝟏𝟏 𝐦 away from the starting point. The
drunkard will fall into the pit after
13. Which of the following graphs represents the
(a) 21 s (b) 29 s (c) 31 s (d) 37 s
position-time graph of a particle moving with negative
velocity?
7. The three initial and final positions of a man on the
(a) (b)
𝒙-axis are given as
(i) (−𝟑 𝐦, 𝟕 𝐦) (ii) (𝟕 𝐦, −𝟑 𝐦)
(iii) (−𝟕 𝐦, 𝟑 𝐦)
Which pair gives the negative displacement?
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (i) & (iii)

Average Velocity and Average Speed

 does the particle start?
(c) (d) 𝑥
(a) 𝑘0 (b) 𝑥0 𝑘
𝑘
(c) 𝑥 (d) 2𝑥0 𝑘
0

22. The velocity of the particle at any time 𝒕 is given by

𝒗 = 𝟐𝒕(𝟑 − 𝒕)𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 . At what time is its velocity
maximum?
2 3
(a) 2 s (b) 3 s (c) 3 𝑠 (d) 2 𝑠

𝒅𝒗
23. The motion of a body is given by the equation =
𝒅𝒕
14. A body moving along a straight line travels one 𝟔 − 𝟑𝒗 where 𝒗 is the speed in 𝐦𝐬 and 𝒕 is time in 𝒔.
−𝟏
third of the total distance with a speed of 𝟑. 𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 . The body is at rest at 𝒕 = 𝟎. The speed varies with time
The remaining distance is covered with a speed of as
𝟒. 𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 for half the time and 𝟓. 𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 for the other (a) 𝑣 = (1 − 𝑒 −3𝑡 ) (b) 𝑣 = 2(1 − 𝑒 −3𝑡 )
half of the time. The average speed (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) during (c) 𝑣 = (1 + 𝑒 )
−2𝑡
(d) 𝑣 = 2(1 + 𝑒 −2𝑡 )
the motion is
(a) 4.0 (b) 6.0 (c) 3.8 (d) 2.4 24. The position 𝒙 of a particle with respect to time 𝒕
along 𝒙-axis is given by 𝒙 = 𝟗𝒕𝟐 − 𝒕𝟑 where 𝒙 is in
15. A boy walks on a straight road from his home to a metres and 𝒕 is in seconds. What will be the position of
market 𝟐. 𝟓 𝐤𝐦 with a speed of 𝟓 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . Finding the this particle when it achieves maximum speed along
market closed he instantly turns and walks back with the +𝒙 direction?
a speed of 𝟕. 𝟓 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . What is the average speed and (a) 54 m (b) 81 m (c) 24 m (d) 32 m
average velocity of the boy between 𝒕 = 𝟎 to 𝒕 =
𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐧 ? 25. Figure shows the displacement (𝒙)-time (𝒕) graph
(a) 0,0 (b) 6 km h−1 , 0 of a particle moving on the 𝒙-axis.
(c) 0,6 km h−1 (d) 6 km h−1 , 6 km h−1

Instantaneous Velocity and Speed

16. Speedometer of a car measures
(a) average speed (b) average velocity
(a) The particle is at rest.
(c) instantaneous speed (d) instantaneous velocity
(b) The particle is continuously going along 𝑥-direction.
(c) The velocity of the particle increases upto time 𝑡0 and
17. Speedometer measures the speed of the car in
then becomes constant.
(a) ms −1 (b) kmh−1 (c) cms −1 (d) kmmin−1
(d) The particle moves at a constant velocity up to a time
𝑡0 and then stops.
18. A particle moves with uniform velocity. Which of
the following statements about the motion of the
26. Figure shows the 𝒙 − 𝒕 plot of a particle in
particle is true?
onedimensional motion. Two different equal intervals
(a) Its speed is zero.
of time are shown. Let 𝒗𝟏 and 𝒗𝟐 be average speed in
(b) Its acceleration is zero.
time intervals 1 and 2 respectively. Then
(c) Its acceleration is opposite to the velocity.
(d) Its speed may be variable.

19. The position of an object moving along 𝒙-axis is

given by 𝒙 = 𝒂 + 𝒃𝒕𝟐, where 𝒂 = 𝟖. 𝟓 𝐦 and 𝒃 =
𝟐. 𝟓 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 and 𝒕 is measured in seconds. The
instantaneous velocity (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) of the object at 𝒕 = (a) 𝑣1 > 𝑣2 (b) 𝑣2 > 𝑣1
𝟐 𝐬 is (c) 𝑣1 = 𝑣2 (d) data is insufficient
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
27. The position-time (𝒙 − 𝒕) graphs for two children 𝑨
20. The motion of a particle is described by the and 𝑩 returning from their school 𝑶 to their homes 𝑷
equation 𝒙 = 𝒂𝒕 + 𝒃𝒕𝟐 , where 𝒂 = 𝟏𝟓 𝐜𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 and 𝒃 = and 𝑸 respectively are as shown in the figure. Choose
𝟑 𝐜𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 . Its instantaneous velocity (in 𝐜𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) at 𝒕 = the incorrect statement regarding these graphs.
𝟑 𝐬 will be
(a) 33 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 32

21. The motion of a particle is described by 𝒙 =

𝒙𝟎 (𝟏 − 𝒆−𝒌𝒕 ); 𝒕 ≥ 𝟎, 𝒙𝟎 > 𝟎, 𝒌 > 𝟎. With what velocity
(a) 𝐴 lives closer to the school than 𝐵.
(b) A starts from the school earlier than 𝐵. (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) 𝐴 walks faster than 𝐵. (c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) All four
(d) 𝐴 and 𝐵 reach home at the same time.
Acceleration
28. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle
is as shown in the figure. The instantaneous velocity of
32. The displacement of a body is given to be
the particle is negative at the point
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

33. Match the Column I with Column II.

Column I Column II
(a) 𝐶 (b) 𝐷 (c) 𝐸 (d) 𝐹 (Physical quantity) (Formula)
29. In the given 𝒗-t graph the distance travelled by the Δ𝑥
(A) Instantaneous velocity, 𝑣 (p)
body in 5 seconds will be Δ𝑡
Δ𝑣
(B) Average velocity, 𝑣‾ (q) limΔ𝑡→0
Δ𝑡
Instantaneous Δ𝑣
(C) (r)
acceleration, 𝑎 Δ𝑡
Δ𝑥
(D) Average acceleration, 𝑎‾ (s) limΔ𝑡→0
(a) 100 m (b) 80 m (c) 40 m (d) 20 m Δ𝑡

30. The speed-time graph of a 𝒗( 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 ) particle (a) A − p, B − q, C − r, D − s (b) A − r, B − s, C − p, D − q

moving along a fixed direction is shown in the figure. (c) A − s, B − p, C − q, D − r (d) A − q, B − r, C − s, D − p
The distance traversed by the particle between 𝒕 = 𝟎 𝐬
to 𝒕 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐬 is 34. The slope of the tangent drawn on velocity time
graph at any instant of time is equal to the
instantaneous
(𝑎) acceleration (b) velocity
(c) impulse (d) momentum

35. The area under acceleration-time graph represents

the
(a) 20 m (b) 40 m (c) 60 m (d) 80 m (a) initial velocity (b) final velocity
(c) change in velocity (d) distance travelled
31. Which of the following graphs cannot possibly
represent one dimensional motion of a particle? 36. Which of the following statements is not correct
(i) (ii) regarding the motion of a particle in a straight line?
(a) 𝑥 - 𝑡 graph is a parabola, if motion is uniformly
accelerated.
(b) 𝑣 - 𝑡 is a straight line inclined to the time axis, if motion
is uniformly accelerated.
(c) 𝑥 - 𝑡 graph is a straight line inclined to the time axis if
motion is uniform and acceleration is zero.
(d) 𝑣-t graph is a parabola if motion is uniform and
acceleration is zero.
(iii) (iv)
37. Match the Column I with Column II. 44. Position-time graph for motion with zero
Column I Column II acceleration is
(Graph) (Characteristic) (a) (b)

𝑥 Has 𝑣 > 0 and 𝑎 < 0

(A) (p)
4 throughout.
Has 𝑥 > 0 throughout and
(B) 𝑥 (q) has a point with 𝑣 = 0 and
a point with 𝑎 = 0.

𝑥 Has a point with zero (c) (d)

(𝐶) (𝑟)
𝑥 displacement for 𝑡 > 0.
(D) 4 (𝑠) Has 𝑣 < 0 and 𝑎 > 0

(a) A − p, B − q, C − s, D − r
(b) A - q, B - p, C-r, D - s
(c) A − s, B − r, C − q, D − p
(d) A − r, B − q, C − s, D − p
45. The velocity-displacement graph of a particle is as
38. A particle moving along a straight line has a shown in the figure.
Which of the following graphs correctly represents the
velocity 𝒗 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 , when it cleared a distance of 𝒙 𝐦.
variation of acceleration with displacement?
These two are connected by the relation 𝒗 = √𝟒𝟗 + 𝒙.
When its velocity is 𝟏 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 , its acceleration (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟐 )
is
(a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) 0.5

39. A particle moves rectilinearly. Its displacement 𝒙 at

time 𝒕 is given by 𝒙𝟐 = 𝒂𝒕𝟐 + 𝒃 where 𝒂 and 𝒃 are
constants. Its acceleration at time 𝒕 is proportional to
(a)
1
(b) −
1 1
(c) −
𝑡
(d) −
1 𝑡2 (a) (b)
𝑥3 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑥 𝑥3

40. A car starts from rest, attains a velocity of

𝟑𝟔 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 with an acceleration of 𝟎. 𝟐 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 , travels
𝟗 𝐤𝐦 with this uniform velocity and then comes to halt
with a uniform deceleration of 𝟎. 𝟏 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 . The total
time of travel of the car is
(a) 1050 s (b) 1000 s (c) 950 s (d) 900 s

41. A particle moving with uniform acceleration has

average velocities 𝒗𝟏 , 𝒗𝟐 and 𝒗𝟑 over the successive (c) (d)
intervals of time 𝒕𝟏 , 𝒕𝟐 and 𝒕𝟑 respectively. The value of
(𝒗𝟏 −𝒗𝟐 )
(𝒗 )
will be
𝟐 −𝒗𝟑
𝑡1 −𝑡2 𝑡 −𝑡 𝑡 +𝑡 𝑡 +𝑡
(a) 𝑡 (b) 𝑡1 +𝑡2 (c) 𝑡1 −𝑡2 (d) 𝑡1 +𝑡2
2 −𝑡3 2 3 2 3 2 3

42. A particle starts from point 𝑨 moves along a

straight line path with an acceleration given by 𝒂 =
𝒑 − 𝒒𝒙 where 𝒑, 𝒒 are constants and 𝒙 is distance from
46. The velocity-time graph of a particle in one-
point 𝑨. The particle stops at point 𝑩. The maximum
dimensional motion is shown in the figure. Which of
velocity of the particle is
𝑝 𝑝 𝑞 𝑞 the following formulae is correct for describing the
(a) 𝑞 (b) (c) 𝑝 (d) √𝑝 motion of the particle over the time interval 𝒕𝟏 to 𝒕𝟐 ?
√𝑞

43. A one-dimensional motion is described by 𝒙 = 𝒕 −

𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒕, then
(a) 𝑥(𝑡) > 0 for all 𝑡 > 0 (b) 𝑣(𝑡) > 0 for all 𝑡 > 0
(c) 𝑎(𝑡) > 0 for all 𝑡 > 0 (d) all of these
 produce in the particle, greatest first.
1
(a) 𝑥(𝑡2 ) = 𝑥(𝑡1 ) + 𝑣(𝑡1 )(𝑡2 − 𝑡1 ) + (2) 𝑎(𝑡2 − 𝑡1 )2
(b) 𝑣(𝑡2 ) = 𝑣(𝑡1 ) + 𝑎(𝑡2 − 𝑡1 )
(𝑥(𝑡2 )+𝑥(𝑡1 ))
(c) 𝑣average = (𝑡2 −𝑡1 )
(𝑣(𝑡2 )−𝑣(𝑡1 ))
(d) 𝑎average = (𝑡2 −𝑡1 )

47. Given below are four curves describing variation of

velocity with time of a particle. Which one of these
describe the motion of a particle initially in positive (a) (2) > (1) > (3) (b) (2) > (3) > (1)
direction with constant negative acceleration? (c) (1) > (3) > (2) (d) (1) > (2) > (3)
(a) (b)
Kinematic Equations for Uniformly
Accelerated Motion
51. A body starts from rest and moves with constant
acceleration for 𝒕 𝐬. It travels a distance 𝒙𝟏 in first half
of time and 𝒙𝟐 in next half of time, then
(a) 𝑥2 = 3𝑥1 (b) 𝑥2 = 𝑥1 (c) 𝑥2 = 4𝑥1 (d) 𝑥2 = 2𝑥1
(c) (d)
52. Free fall of an object in vacuum is a case of motion
with
(a) uniform velocity (b) uniform acceleration
(c) variable acceleration (d) uniform speed

53. Which of the following equations does not

represent the kinematic equations of motion?
1
(a) 𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡 (b) 𝑆 = 𝑢𝑡 + 2 𝑎𝑡 2
1
48. The speed-time graph of a particle moving along a (c) 𝑆 = 𝑣𝑡 + 2 𝑎𝑡 2 (d) 𝑣 2 − 𝑢2 = 2𝑎𝑆
fixed direction is shown in the figure. The distance
travelled by the particle between 𝒕 = 𝟐 𝐬 to 𝒕 = 𝟔 𝐬 is 54. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The zero velocity of a body at any instant does not
necessarily imply zero acceleration at that instant.
(b) The kinematic equation of motions are true only for
motion in which the magnitude and the direction of
acceleration are constants during the course of motion.
(c) The sign of acceleration tells us whether the particle's
speed is increasing or decreasing.
(d) All of these
(a) 26 m (b) 36 m (c) 46 m (d) 56 m
55. The distances covered by a freely falling body in its
49. The given acceleration-time graph represents first, second, third, ....., 𝒏th seconds of its motion
which of the following physical situations? (a) forms an arithmetic progression
(b) forms a geometric progression
(c) do not form any well defined series
(d) form a series corresponding to the difference of square
root of the successive natural numbers.

56. A body covers 𝟐𝟎 𝐦, 𝟐𝟐 𝐦, 𝟐𝟒 𝐦, in 𝟖th , 𝟗th and 𝟏𝟎th

(a) A cricket ball moving with a uniform speed is hit with a seconds respectively. The body starts
bat for a very short time interval. (a) from rest and moves with uniform velocity
(b) A ball is falling freely from the top of a tower. (b) from rest and moves with uniform acceleration
(c) A car moving with constant velocity on a straight road. (c) with an initial velocity and moves with uniform
(d) A football is kicked into the air vertically upwards. acceleration
(d) with an initial velocity and moves with uniform
50. The figure shows a particle moving along 𝒙-axis velocity.
subjected to three intervals of acceleration (a) Rank
the intervals according to the changes in velocity they
57. A player throws a ball vertically upwards with 66. A body sliding on a smooth inclined plane requires
velocity 𝒖. At highest point, 4 seconds to reach the bottom, starting from rest at the
(a) both the velocity and acceleration of the ball are zero top. How much time does it take to cover one-fourth
(b) the velocity of the ball is 𝑢 but its acceleration the distance starting from rest at the top?
(c) the velocity of the ball is zero but its acceleration is 𝑔 (a) 1 s (b) 4 s (c) 2 s (d) 16 s
(d) the velocity of the ball is 𝑢 but its acceleration is 𝑔.
67. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity
58. A car moving along a straight road with speed of of 𝟐𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 from the top of a multistorey building of
𝟏𝟒𝟒 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 is brought to a stop within a distance of 𝟐𝟓 𝐦 high. How high will the ball rise? (Take 𝒈 =
𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦. How long does it take for the car to stop? 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 )
(a) 5 s (b) 10 s (c) 15 s (d) 20 s (a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 25 m

59. An auto travelling along a straight road increases 68. In the question number 67, the time taken by the
its speed from 𝟑𝟎. 𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 to 𝟓𝟎. 𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 in a distance ball to reach the ground is
of 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝐦. If the acceleration is constant, how much (a) 2 s (b) 3 s (c) 5 s (d) 7 s
time elapses while the auto moves this distance?
(a) 6.0 s (b) 4.5 s (c) 3.6 s (d) 7.0 s 69. Two trains 𝑨 and 𝑩 each of length 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐦 are
moving on two parallel tracks with a uniform speed
60. A body falling freely under gravity passes two 𝟕𝟐 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 in the same direction with 𝑨 ahead of 𝑩.
points 𝟑𝟎 𝐦 apart in 𝟏 𝐬. From what point above the The driver of 𝑩 decides to overtake 𝑨 and accelerates
upper point it began to fall? (Take 𝒈 = 𝟗. 𝟖 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 ). by 𝟏 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 . If after 𝟓𝟎 𝐬, the guard of 𝑩 just brushes
(a) 32.1 m (b) 16.0 m (c) 8.6 m (d) 4.0 m past 𝑨, what was the original distance (in 𝐦 ) between
them?
61. A player throws a ball upwards with an initial (a) 750 (b) 1000 (c) 1250 (d) 2250
speed of 𝟑𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏. How long does the ball take to
return to the player's hands? (Take 𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 ) 70. The velocity of a particle at an instant is 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏.
(a) 3 s (b) 6 s (c) 9 s (d) 12 s After 𝟑 𝐬 its velocity will become 𝟏𝟔 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏. The velocity
(in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) at 𝟐 𝐬, before the given instant will be
62. A girl standing on a stationary lift (open from (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
above) throws a ball upwards with initial speed
𝟓𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏. The time taken by the ball to return to her 71. A body covers a distance of 𝟒 𝐦 in 𝟑rd second and
hands is (Take 𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 ) 𝟏𝟐 𝐦 in 𝟓th second. If the motion is uniformly
(a) 5 s (b) 10 s (c) 15 s (d) 20 s accelerated, how far will it travel in the next 3
seconds?
63. In the question number 62, if the lift starts moving (a) 10 m (b) 30 m (c) 40 m (d) 60 m
up with a uniform speed of 𝟓 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 and the girl again
throws the ball up with the same speed, how long does 72. Stopping distance of a moving vehicle is directly
the ball take to return to her hands? proportional to
(a) 5 s (b) 10 s (c) 15 s (d) 20 s (a) square of the initial velocity
(b) square of the initial acceleration
64. It is a common observation that rain clouds can be (c) the initial velocity
at about 𝟏 𝐤𝐦 altitude above the ground. If a rain drop (d) the initial acceleration
falls from such a height freely under gravity, then what
will be its speed in 𝐤𝐦𝐡−𝟏 ? 73. A car moving with a speed of 𝟓𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 can be
(Take 𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 ) stopped by applying brakes after moving atleast 𝟔 𝐦. If
(a) 510 (b) 610 (c) 710 (d) 910 the same car is moving at a speed of 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 , the
minimum stopping distance is
65. A man is standing on top of a building 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦 high. (a) 6 m (b) 12 m (c) 18 m (d) 24 m
He throws two balls vertically upwards, one at 𝒕 = 0
and other after a time interval (less than 𝟐 𝐬 ). The 74. An object falling through a fluid is observed to have
later ball is thrown at a velocity of half the first. The acceleration given by 𝒂 = 𝒈 − 𝒃𝒗 where 𝒈 =
vertical gap between first and second ball is 15 𝐦 at gravitational acceleration and 𝒃 is constant. After a
𝒕 = 𝟐 𝐬. The gap is found to remain constant. The long time of release, it is observed to fall with constant
velocities with which the balls were thrown are (Take speed. The value of constant speed is
𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 ) (a)
𝑔
(b)
𝑏
(c) 𝑏𝑔 (d) 𝑏
𝑏 𝑔
(a) 20 m s−1 , 10 m s −1 (b) 10 m s −1 , 5 m s−1
(c) 16 m s , 8 m s
−1 −1
(d) 30 m s−1 , 15 m s −1
75. A particle is released from rest from a tower of
height 𝟑𝒉. The ratio of the intervals of time to cover
three equal heights 𝒉 is
(a) 𝑡1 : 𝑡2 : 𝑡3 = 3: 2: 1
(b) 𝑡1 : 𝑡2 : 𝑡3 = 1: (√2 − 1): (√3 − 2)
(c) 𝑡1 : 𝑡2 : 𝑡3 = √3: √2: 1
(d) 𝑡1 : 𝑡2 : 𝑡3 = 1: (√2 − 1): (√3 − √2)

76. A stone is dropped from the top of a tall cliff and 𝒏

seconds later another stone is thrown vertically (a) 𝑥2 − 𝑥1 = 50𝑡 (b) 𝑥2 − 𝑥1 = 10𝑡
downwards with a velocity 𝒖. Then the second stone (c) 𝑥2 − 𝑥1 = 15𝑡 (d) 𝑥2 − 𝑥1 = 20𝑡
overtakes the first, below the top of the cliff at a
distance given by Relative Velocity
𝑔𝑛 2 𝑢 2
𝑔 𝑛(𝑢− ) 𝑔 𝑛( −𝑔𝑛)
(a) 2 [ (𝑢−𝑔𝑛) ]
2
(b) 2 [ (𝑢−𝑔𝑛) ]
2
83. A ball 𝑨 is dropped from a building of height 𝟒𝟓 𝐦.
2 2
Simultaneously another identical ball 𝑩 is thrown up
𝑢
𝑔 𝑛( 2 −𝑔𝑛) 𝑔 (𝑢−𝑔𝑛) with a speed 𝟓𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 . The relative speed (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) of
(c) [ ] (d) [ ]
2 (𝑢−𝑔𝑛)
2
5 (𝑢−𝑔𝑛)
2
ball 𝑩 w.r.t. ball 𝑨 at any instant of time is
(Take 𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 )
77. A motorcycle and a car start from rest from the (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) 25 (d) 50
same place at the same time and travel in the same
direction. The motorcycle accelerates at 𝟏. 𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 up 84. A ball 𝑨 is thrown vertically upwards with speed 𝒖.
to a speed of 𝟑𝟔 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 and the car at 𝟎. 𝟓 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟐 up to At the same instant another ball 𝑩 is released from
a speed of 𝟓𝟒 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . The time at which the car would rest at height 𝒉. At time 𝒕, the speed of 𝑨 relative to 𝑩 is
overtake the motorcycle is (a) 𝑢 (b) 𝑢 − 2𝑔𝑡 (c) √𝑢2 − 2𝑔ℎ (d) 𝑢 − 𝑔𝑡
(a) 20 s (b) 25 s (c) 30 s (d) 35 s
85. Two cars 𝐀 and 𝐁 are running at velocities of
78. A body initially at rest is moving with uniform 𝟔𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 and 𝟒𝟓 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . What is the relative velocity
acceleration 𝒂. Its velocity after 𝒏 seconds is 𝒗. The (in 𝐤𝐦𝐡−𝟏 ) of car 𝐀 with respect to car 𝐁, if both are
displacement of the body in last 𝟐 𝐬 is moving eastward?
2𝑣(𝑛−1) 𝑣(𝑛−1) 𝑣(𝑛+1) 2𝑣(𝑛+1)
(a) 𝑛 (b) 𝑛 (c) 𝑛 (d) 𝑛 (a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 105

79. A body 𝑨 starts from rest with an acceleration 𝒂𝟏 . 86. In question number 85, what is the relative velocity
After 2 seconds, another body 𝑩 starts from rest with (in 𝐤𝐦𝐡−𝟏 ) of a car 𝑨 with respect to car 𝑩, if car 𝑨 is
an acceleration 𝒂𝟐 . If they travel equal distances in the moving eastward and car 𝑩 is moving westward?
𝟓th second, after the start of 𝑨, then the ratio 𝒂𝟏 : 𝒂𝟐 is (a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 105
equal to
(a) 5: 9 (b) 5: 7 (c) 9: 5 (d) 9: 7 87. On a two-lane road, car 𝑨 is travelling with a speed
of 𝟑𝟔 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . Two cars 𝑩 and 𝑪 approach car 𝑨 in
80. A bullet fired into a wooden block loses half of its opposite directions with a speed of 𝟓𝟒 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 each. At
velocity after penetrating 𝟒𝟎 𝐜𝐦. It comes to rest after a certain instant, when the distance 𝑨𝑩 is equal to 𝑨𝑪,
penetrating a further distance of both being 𝟏 𝐤𝐦, 𝑩 decides to overtake 𝑨 before 𝑪
22 40 20 22 does. The minimum required acceleration (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟐 )
(a) 3 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 3 cm (d) 5 cm
of car 𝑩 to avoid an accident is
(a) 1 (b) 1.5 (c) 2 (d) 3
81. A body moving with some initial velocity and
having uniform acceleration attains a final velocity 88. A bird is tossing (flying to and fro) between two
𝒗 𝐦/𝐬 after travelling 𝒙 𝐦. If its final velocity is 𝒗 = cars moving towards each other on a straight road.
√𝟏𝟖𝟎 − 𝟕𝒙, find the acceleration (in 𝐦/𝐬 𝟐 ) of the body. One car has speed of 𝟐𝟕 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 while the other has the
(a) -3.5 (b) -7 (c) -15 (d) -30 speed of 𝟏𝟖 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . The bird starts moving from first
𝟑𝟔 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 the other and is moving with the speed of
82. Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the 𝟑𝟔 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 when the two cars were separated by
edge of a cliff 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦 high with initial speeds of 𝟑𝟔 𝐤𝐦. The total distance (in 𝐤𝐦 ) covered by the
𝟏𝟓 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 and 𝟑𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 respectively. The time variation bird is
of the relative position of the second stone with (a) 28.8 (b) 38.8 (c) 48.8 (d) 58.8
respect to the 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 ( 𝐦) first is shown in the figure.
The equation of the linear part is 89. A police van moving on a highway with a speed of
𝟑𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 fires a bullet at a thief's car speeding away
in the same direction with a speed of 𝟏𝟗𝟐 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . If
the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏, with what
speed (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) does the bullet hit the thief's car? direction of motion of the belt is
(a) 95 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 125 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 13

90. A bus is moving with a speed of 𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐬 −𝟏 on a 98. In the question number 97, the speed (in 𝐤𝐦𝐡−𝟏 )
straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus of the child running opposite to the direction of
in 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐬. If the bus is at a distance of 𝟏 𝐤𝐦 from the motion of the belt is
scooterist with what speed (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) should the (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 9 (d) 13
scooterist chase the bus?
(a) 40 (b) 25 (c) 10 (d) 20 99. In the question number 97, time taken by the child
to go from father to mother and back to father is
91. Two towns 𝑨 and 𝑩 are connected by a regular bus (a) 10 s (b) 20 s (c) 30 s (d) 40 s
service with a bus leaving in either direction every 𝑻
minutes. A man cycling with a speed of 𝟐𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 in 100. Which one of the following represents
the direction 𝑨 to 𝑩 notices that a bus goes past him displacement-time graph of two objects 𝑨 and 𝑩
every 𝟏𝟖 𝐦𝐢𝐧 in the direction of his motion, and every moving with zero relative velocity?
𝟔 𝐦𝐢𝐧 in the opposite direction. The time period 𝑻 of (a) (b)
the bus service is
(a) 4.5 min (b) 9 min (c) 12 min (d) 24 min

92. A 𝟏𝟕𝟓 𝐦 long train is traveling along a straight

track with a velocity 𝟕𝟐 𝐤𝐦−𝟏 𝐡. A bird is flying parallel
to the train in the opposite direction with a velocity
𝟏𝟖 𝐤𝐦−𝟏 𝐡. The time taken by the bird to cross the
train is
(a) 35 s (b) 27 s (c) 11.6 s (d) 7 s (c) (d)

93. Two parallel rail tracks run north-south. On one

track train 𝑨 moves north with a speed of 𝟓𝟒 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏
and on the other track train 𝑩 moves south with a
speed of 𝟗𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . The velocity (in 𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) of train 𝑨
with respect to train 𝑩 is
(a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 40

94. In the question number 93, what is the velocity (in

𝐦𝐬 −𝟏 ) of a monkey running on the roof of the train 𝑨
against its motion with a velocity of 𝟏𝟖 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 with PYQs
respect to the train 𝑨 as observed by a man standing
on the ground?
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20 1. Preeti reached the metro station and found that the
escalator was not working. She walked up the
95. A train 𝑨 which is 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐦 long is running with stationary escalator in time 𝒕𝟏 . On other days, if she
velocity 𝟐𝟎 𝐦/𝐬 while train 𝑩 which is 𝟏𝟑𝟎 𝐦 long is remains stationary on the moving escalator, then the
running in opposite direction with velocity 𝟑𝟎 𝐦/𝐬. escalator takes her up in time 𝒕𝟐 . The time taken by
What is the time taken by train 𝑩 to cross the train 𝑨 ? her to walk up on the moving escalator will be
𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 +𝑡
(a) 5 s (b) 25 s (c) 10 s (d) 100 s (a) 𝑡 1−𝑡2 (b) 𝑡 1+𝑡2 (c) 𝑡1 − 𝑡2 (d) 1 2 2
2 1 2 1
(NEET)
96. A jet airplane travelling at the speed of 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏
ejects its products of combustion at the speed of 2. The ratio of the distances travelled by a freely falling
𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 relative to the jet plane. The speed (in body in the 1 st, 2 nd, 𝟑rd and 𝟒th second
𝐤𝐦𝐡−𝟏 ) of the products of combustion with respect to (a) 1: 2: 3: 4 (b) 1: 4: 9: 16 (c) 1: 3: 5: 7 (d) 1: 1: 1: 1
an observer on the ground is (NEET)
(a) 500 (b) 1000 (c) 1500 (d) 2000
3. Assertion: The speedometer of an automobile measures
97. On a long horizontally moving belt, a child runs to the average speed of the automobile.
and fro with a speed 𝟗 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 (with respect to the Reason: Average velocity is equal to total distance divided
belt) between his father and mother located 𝟓𝟎 𝐦 by total time taken.
apart on the moving belt. The belt moves with a speed (a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the
of 𝟒 𝐤𝐦 𝐡−𝟏 . For an observer on a stationary platform, correct explanation of assertion.
the speed (in 𝐤𝐦𝐡−𝟏 ) of the child running in the
(b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not
the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) Both assertion and reason are false.
(AIIMS)

4. In a car race on straight road, car 𝑨 takes a time 𝒕

less than car 𝑩 at the finish and passes finishing point
with a speed 𝒗 more than that of car 𝑩. Both the cars (c) (d)
start from rest and travel with constant acceleration
𝒂𝟏 and 𝒂𝟐 respectively. Then 𝒗 is equal to
𝑎 +𝑎 2𝑎 𝑎
(a) 1 2 𝑡 (b) √𝑎1 𝑎2 𝑡 (c) √2𝑎1 𝑎2 𝑡 (d) 1 2 𝑡
2 𝑎1 +𝑎2
(JEE Main)

5. A particle starts from the origin at time 𝒕 = 𝟎 and

moves along the positive 𝒙-axis. The graph of velocity
with respect to time is shown in figure. What is the (JEE Main)
position of the particle at time 𝒕 = 𝟓 𝐬 ?
9. A body starts from rest and travels a distance 𝑺 with
uniform acceleration, then moves uniformly a distance
𝟐𝑺 and finally comes to rest after moving further 𝟓𝑺
under uniform retardation. The ratio of the average
velocity to maximum velocity is
2 3 4 5
(a) 5 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 7
(AIIMS)

(a) 9 m (b) 6 m (c) 10 m (d) 3 m 10. A particle starts from origin 𝑶 from rest and moves
(JEE Main) with a uniform acceleration along the positive 𝒙-axis.
Identify all figures that correctly represent
6. When a ball is dropped into a lake from a height the motion qualitatively.
𝟒. 𝟗 𝐦 above the water level, it hits the water with a (𝒂 = acceleration, 𝒗 = velocity, 𝒙 = displacement, 𝒕 =
velocity 𝐯 and then sinks to the bottom with the time)
constant velocity 𝒗. If reaches the bottom of the lake (a) (b)
𝟒. 𝟎 𝐬 after it is dropped. The approximate depth of the
lake is
(a) 19.6 m (b) 29.4 m (c) 39.2 m (d) 73.5 m
(JEE Main)

7. The displacement ' 𝒙 ' (in meter) of a particle of

mass ' 𝒎 ' (in 𝐤𝐠 ) moving in one dimension under the
action of a force, is related to time ' 𝒕 ' (in sec) by 𝒕 = (c) (d)
√𝒙 + 𝟑. The displacement of the particle when its
velocity is zero, will be
(a) 4 m (b) 0 m (c) 6 m (d) 2 m
(NEET)

8. Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the

edge of a cliff 𝟐𝟒𝟎 𝐦 high with initial speed of 𝟏𝟎 𝐦/𝐬
and 𝟒𝟎 𝐦/𝐬 respectively. Which of the following graph
best represents the time variation of relative position (a) (A), (B), (D) (b) (B), (C)
of the second stone with respect to the first? (c) (A), (B), (C) (d) (A)
(Assume stones do not rebound after hitting the (JEE Main)
ground and neglect air resistance, take 𝒈 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐦/𝐬 𝟐 ) 11. A person moved from 𝑨 to 𝑩 on a circular path as
(The figures are schematic and not drawn to scale) shown in figure. If the distance travelled by him is
(a) (b) 𝟔𝟎 𝐦, then the magnitude of displacement would be
(Given 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟏𝟑𝟓∘ = −𝟎. 𝟕 )
 ANSWER KEY

MCQs Corner

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (d)
(a) 42 m (b) 47 m (c) 19 m (d) 40 m 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b)
(JEE Main) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (d) 26. (a)
27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (a)
12. Two buses 𝑷 and 𝑸 start from a point at the same 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (d) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (a) 41. (d) 42. (b)
time and move in a straight line and their positions are 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (b) 49. (a) 50. (d)
represented by 𝑿𝑷 (𝒕) = 𝜶𝒕 + 𝜷𝒕𝟐 and 𝑿𝑸 (𝒕) = 𝒇𝒕 − 𝒕𝟐 . 51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (b)
At what time, both the buses have same velocity? 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (b) 62. (b) 63. (b) 64. (a) 65. (a) 66. (c)
𝛼−𝑓 𝛼+𝑓 𝛼+𝑓 𝑓−𝛼
(a) 1+𝛽 (b) 2(𝛽−1) (c) 2(1+𝛽) (d) 2(1+𝛽) 67. (c) 68. (c) 69. (c) 70. (a) 71. (d) 72. (a) 73. (d) 74. (a)
75. (d) 76. (a) 77. (d) 78. (a) 79. (a) 80. (b) 81. (a) 82. (c)
(JEE Main)
83. (d) 84. (a) 85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (a) 88. (a) 89. (b) 90. (d)
91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (b) 97. (d) 98. (b)
13. The displacement-time graphs of two moving
99. (d) 100. (b)
particles make angles of 𝟑𝟎∘ and 𝟒𝟓∘ with the 𝒙-axis as
shown in the figure. The ratio of their respective
velocity is
PYQs

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d)

(a) √3: 1 (b) 1: 1 (c) 1: 2 (d) 1: √3

(NEET)

14. The velocity-time graph of a car and a scooter are

shown in the figure. (i) The difference between the
distance travelled by the car and the scooter in 15 s
and (ii) the time at which the car will catch up with the
scooter are, respectively

(a) 112.5 m and 15 s (b) 337.5 m and 25 s

(c) 225.5 m and 10 s (d) 112.5 m and 22.5 s
(JEE Main)

15. A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers

distances 𝒉𝟏 , 𝒉𝟐 and 𝒉𝟑 in the first 5 seconds, the next 5
seconds and the next 5 seconds respectively. The
relation between 𝒉𝟏 , 𝒉𝟐 and 𝒉𝟑 is
(a) ℎ2 = 3ℎ1 and ℎ3 = 3ℎ2 (b) ℎ1 = ℎ2 = ℎ3
ℎ ℎ
(c) ℎ1 = 2ℎ2 = 3ℎ3 (d) ℎ1 = 32 = 53