Kinematics Test (NEET Pattern) 02:00 Hr

Important Instructions
This test contains 90 questions. Each question carries 4 marks. For each correct response the
candidate will get 4 marks. For each incorrect response, one mark will be deducted from the total
scores. The maximum marks are 360.

1. If displacement of a particle is zero, the distance covered:

(1) must be zero
(2) may or may not be zero
(3) cannot be zero
(4) depends upon the particle

2. Milkha Singh can cover one round of a circular park in 40 second, after 1 minute and 40 second,
he will cover a distance and displacement respectively: - (R = Radius of circle): -
(1) Zero, Zero
(2) 4R,R
(3) 5R,2R
(4) 6R,2R

3. An ant is scramping on the stairs as shown in the figure. There are '4' stairs and each stair has
width of 12 cm and height of 5 cm. The distance travelled by the ant to scramp the stairs is: -

(1) 52 cm
(2) 68 cm
(3) 48 cm
(4) 20 cm

4. A body moves along the curved path of a semi-circle. Calculate the ratio of distance to
displacement:
(1) 11 : 7
(2) 7 : 11
(3) 11: 2  7
(4) 7:11 2
5. If a particle moves from point P(2, 3, 5) to point Q(3, 4, 5). Its displacement vector be: -
(1) ˆi + ˆj + 10kˆ
(2) ˆi + ˆj + 5kˆ
(3) ˆi + ˆj
(4) 2iˆ + 4jˆ + 6kˆ

6. A train covers the first half of the distance between two stations with a speed of 30 km/h and
the other half with 70 km/h. Then its average speed is:
(1) 50 km/h
(2) 48 km/h
(3) 42 km/h
(4) 100 km/h

7. A car travels a distance d on a straight road in two hours and then returns to the starting point
in next three hours. Its average speed and average velocity is:
d
(1) ,0
5
2d
(2) ,0
5
5d d
(3) ,
6 5
(4) None of these

8. A particle moves in straight line in same direction for 20 sec. with velocity 3 m/s and then moves
with velocity 4 m/s for another 20 sec. and finally moves with velocity 5 m/s for next 20 sec.
What is the average velocity of the particle?
(1) 3 m/s
(2) 4 m/s
(3) 5 m/s
(4) Zero

9. An object travels 10 km at a speed of 100 m/s and another 10 km at 50 m/s. The average speed
over the whole distance is: -
(1) 75 m/s
(2) 55 m/s
(3) 66.7 m/s
(4) 33.3 m/s
10. If a car covers 2 / 5th of total distance with v1 speed and 3/5th distance with v2 speed then the
average speed is: -
1
(1) v 1v 2
2
v +v
(2) 1 2
2
2v + v
(3) 1 2
v1 + v 2
5v1v 2
(4)
3v1 + 2v 2

11. The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as x = at 2 − bt3 . The velocity at time t of the
particle will be equal to zero, where t is equal to:
2a
(1)
3b
a
(2)
b
a
(3)
3b
a
(4)
2b

12. Equation of displacement for a particle is s = 3t3 + 7t 2 + 14t + 8m . Its acceleration at time t = 2
sec is: -
(1) 10 m / s2
(2) 16 m / s2
(3) 25 m / s2
(4) 50 m / s2

13. The displacement of a particle is given by y = a + bt + ct 3 . The initial velocity and acceleration
are respectively:
(1) b, 0
(2) –b, 2c
(3) b, 2c
(4) 2c, – 4d
14. Displacement x of a particle is related to time t as x = at + bt 2 − ct3 where a, b and c are constants.
The velocity of the particle when its acceleration is zero is given by: -
b2
(1) a +
c
b2
(2) a +
2c
b2
(3) a +
3c
b2
(4) a +
4c

15. The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t = 0) and the acceleration is given by f = at 2 . Which of
the following relations is valid?
(1) v = u + at2
at 2
(2) v = u +
2
at 3
(3) v = u +
3
(4) v = u + at

16. (
If the velocity of a particle is 10 + 2t 2 ) m/s, then the average acceleration of the particle

between 2s and 5s is: -

(1) 2 m / s2
(2) 4 m / s2
(3) 12 m / s2
(4) 14 m / s2

17. If a car at rest accelerates uniformly to a speed of 144 km/h in 40 seconds, it covers a distance
of:
(1) 200 m
(2) 800 m
(3) 1440 m
(4) 2980 m
18. If a train travelling at 72 km/h is to be brought to rest in a distance of 100 m, then its retardation
should be:
(1) 20 m / s2
(2) 2 m / s2
(3) 10 m / s2
(4) 1 m / s2

19. A car starts from rest travelling with constant acceleration. If distance covered by it in 10th
second of its journey is 19m, what will be the acceleration of car?
(1) 4 m / s2
(2) 3 m / s2
(3) 2 m / s2
(4) 1 m / s2

20. A body starts from rest. What is the ratio of the distance travelled by the body during the 4th and
5th second?
7
(1)
5
5
(2)
7
7
(3)
9
3
(4)
7

21. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be stopped by applying brakes after at least 2m. If the
same car is moving with a speed of 120 km/h., what is the minimum stopping distance?
(1) 2 m
(2) 4 m
(3) 6 m
(4) 18 m

22. Which of the following four statements is true?

(1) A body can have zero velocity and still be accelerated
(2) A body can have a constant velocity and still have a varying speed
(3) A body cannot have a constant speed if it has a varying velocity
(4) The direction of the velocity of a body cannot change when its acceleration is constant.
23. If an iron ball and a wooden ball of same radii are released from a height h in vacuum then time
taken by both of them to reach ground will be:
(1) unequal
(2) exactly equal
(3) roughly equal
(4) zero

24. A body dropped from a tower reaches the ground in 5s. The height of the tower is about:
(1) 80 m
(2) 125 m
(3) 160 m
(4) 40 m

25. A stone falls freely such that the distance covered by it in the last second of its motion is equal to
the distance covered by it in the first 3 seconds. It remained in air for: -
(1) 2 s
(2) 3 s
(3) 5 s
(4) 6 s

26. A body is released from the top of a tower of height H metres. It takes t time to reach the ground.
t
Where is the body time after the release: -
3
H
(1) At metres from ground
2
H
(2) At metres from ground
4
8H
(3) At metres from ground
9
H
(4) At metres from ground
9

27. The ratio of the distances traversed, in successive intervals of time by a body falling from rest,
are
(1) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 : 9 : ................
(2) 2 : 4 : 6 : 8 : 10 : ................
(3) 1 : 4 : 7 : 10 : 13 : ................
(4) None of these
28. Drops of water fall from the roof of a building 27m high at regular intervals of time. When the
first drop reaches the ground, at the same instant fourth drop begins to fall. What are the
distances of the second and third drops from the roof?
(1) 6 m and 12 m
(2) 6 m and 3 m
(3) 12 m and 3 m
(4) 8 m and 2 m

29. A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at half of the maximum height is 10m/s. The
(
maximum height attained by it is g = 10 ms−2 : –)
(1) 8m
(2) 20m
(3) 10m
(4) 16m

30. A ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 50 m/s. It will reach the ground after: –
(1) 10 s
(2) 20 s
(3) 5 s
(4) 40 s

31. A particle is thrown from the ground upward with velocity 40 m/s. Calculate maximum height
(1) 40 m
(2) 80 m
(3) 160 m
(4) 8 m

32. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with 40 m/s. Its velocity after three seconds will be:
(1) 10 m/s
(2) 20 m/s
(3) 30 m/s
(4) 40 m/s

33. When a ball is thrown vertically up with velocity v0 , it reaches a maximum height 'h'. If one
wishes to double the maximum height then the ball should be thrown with velocity –
(1) 2v 0
(2) 3v0
(3) 9v0
(4) 3/2v0
34. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Assuming the air resistance to be constant and considerable: -
(1) the time of ascent  the time of descent
(2) the time of ascent < the time of descent
(3) the time of ascent > the time of descent
(4) the time of ascent = the time of descent

35. A stone is thrown upwards with a speed 'u' from the top of the tower reaches the ground with a
velocity '3u'. The height of the tower is: -
3u2
(1)
g
4u2
(2)
g
6u2
(3)
g
9u2
(4)
g

36. The velocity-time graph of an object is shown. The displacement during the interval 0 to t 4 is: -

(1) Area A + Area B + Area C + Area D + Area E

(2) Area A + Area C – Area B – Area D
(3) Area A + Area B + Area C + Area D
(4) Area A + Area C + Area E – Area B + Area D

37. Figure below shows the acceleration-time graph of a one-dimensional motion. Which of the
following characteristics of the particle is represented by the shaded area?
 (1) change in velocity
(2) change in position
(3) change in momentum
(4) velocity

38. Fig. shows the displacement of a particle moving along x-axis as a function of time. The velocity
of the particle is zero at: -

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D

39. The displacement–time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at angles of
30° and 60° with the time axis. The ratio of velocity of particle A & B ( VA : VB ) is: -

(1) 1 : 2
(2) 1: 3
(3) 3 :1
(4) 1 : 3

40. Which of the following velocity-time graphs represents uniformly accelerated motion?

(1)
 (2)

(3)

(4)

41. A stone is dropped into a well in which the level of water is h below the top of the well. If v is
velocity of sound, the time T after which the splash is heard is given by.
2h
(1) T =
v
2h h
(2) T = +
g v
2h h
(3) T = +
v g
h 2h
(4) T = +
2g v

42. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap 6 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?
(1) 1.25 m
(2) 2.50 m
(3) 3.75 m
(4) 4.5 m

43. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with velocity 600 m/s. Calculate distance travelled in last 2
sec of its upward motion :-
(1) 20 m
(2) 30 m
(3) 10 m
(4) 25 m
44. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is shown. The instantaneous velocity of the
particle is positive at the point :

(1) D
(2) F
(3) C
(4) E

45. The graph between the displacement x and time t for a particle moving in a straight line is shown
in figure. During the interval OA, AB, BC and CD, the acceleration of the particle is:

OA AB BC CD
(1) + 0 + +
(2) – 0 + 0
(3) + 0 – 0
(4) – 0 – 0

46. In the graph shown in fig. time is plotted along x-axis. Which quantity associated with a projectile
motion is plotted along the y - axis?

(1) kinetic energy

(2) momentum
(3) horizontal velocity
(4) none of the above
47. In a projectile motion, the velocity: -
(1) is always perpendicular to the acceleration
(2) is never perpendicular to the acceleration
(3) is perpendicular to the acceleration for one instant only
(4) is perpendicular to the acceleration for two instants:

48. A bomb is fired from a cannon with a velocity of 1000 m/s making an angle of 30° with the
horizontal. What is the time taken by the bomb to reach at the highest point-
(1) 11 sec
(2) 23 sec
(3) 38 sec
(4) 50 sec

49. A body is thrown with a velocity of 19.6 m/s making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. It will
hit the ground after time: –
(1) 3 s
(2) 2 s
(3) 1.5 s
(4) 1 s

50. If a projectile is fired at an angle θ to the vertical with velocity u, then maximum height attained
is given by:
u2 cos 
(1)
2g
u2 sin2 
(2)
2g
u2 sin2 
(3)
g
u2 cos2 
(4)
2g

51. Two projectiles are projected with velocity v A ,vB at angles A (from horizontal) and B (from
vertical) as shown in the figure below, such that v A  vB but having same horizontal component
of velocity. Which of the following can not be correct?
(1) TA  TB
(2) HA  HB
(3) R A  RB
(4) RB  R A
52. At a height 0.4 m from the ground, the velocity of a projectile in vector form is: v = (6iˆ + 2j)
ˆ m/s .

(
The angle of projection from horizontal is g = 10 m / s2 : - )
(1) 45°
(2) 60°
(3) 30°
(4) tan −1 (3/ 4 )

53. In case of a projectile fired at an angle 60° to the horizontal with velocity u, the horizontal range
is:
u2
(1)
g
3u2
(2)
2g
2u2
(3)
g
u2
(4)
g2

54. A projectile is projected with initial velocity (5i + 12j) m/s. If g = 10 ms −2 , then horizontal range is:
(1) 4.8 metre
(2) 9.6 metre
(3) 19.2 metre
(4) 12 metre

55. The range of a projectile when fired at 60° to the horizontal is 0.5 km. What will be its range
when fired at 45° with the same speed?
(1) 0.5 km
1.0
(2) km
3
(3) 1.5 km
(4) 2.0 km

56. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100m. How much high above
the ground can the cricketer throw the same ball: -
(1) 200m
(2) 400m
(3) 100m
(4) 50m
57. Three projectiles A, B and C are thrown from the same point in the same plane. Their trajectories
are shown in the figure. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(1) The time of flight is the same for all the three
(2) The launch speed is same for all the three
(3) The horizontal velocity component is largest for particle C
(4) The maximum height is same for all the three

58. A ball is projected to attain the maximum range. If the height attained is H, the range is
(1) H
(2) 2H
(3) 4H
(4) H/2

59. A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is thrown at an angle of 60° to the horizontal. Its kinetic energy
at the highest point of its flight will be: –
E
(1)
4
E
(2)
2
E
(3)
2
(4) zero

60. Two stones are projected horizontally from the same height with speeds 100 m/s and 40 m/s.
The ratio of their horizontal range is: -
(1) 1 : 1
(2) 5 : 2
(3) 2 : 5
(4) 3 : 4

61. An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 90 km/h drops a food packet while flying at a
height of 490 m. The horizontal range of the packet is:
(1) 180 m
(2) 250 m
(3) 500 m
(4) 670 m
62. Two bodies of masses 100 kg and 50 kg are projected horizontally from same height with speeds
40 m/s and 20 m/s, simultaneously. The ratio of time taken by both the bodies to reach the
ground is: -
(1) 1 : 1
(2) 1 : 2
(3) 2 : 1
(4) 1 : 4

63. When a particle is thrown horizontally, the displacement of the projectile at any time t is given by:

(1) u2t 2 + g2t 2

1
(2) u2t 2 + g2t 4
4

(3) u2 + g2t 2

(4) u2 − g2t 2

20
64. A particle is projected horizontally with a speed of m/s, from some height at t = 0. At what
3
time will its velocity make 30° angle with the initial velocity:

(1) 1 sec
(2) 2 sec
(3) 1.5 sec
(4) 2/3 sec

65. A lift is moving upwards with acceleration a. A man in the lift drops a ball within the lift. The
acceleration of the ball as observed by the man in the lift and a man standing stationary on the
ground are respectively:
(1) g, g
(2) g – a, g – a
(3) g + a, g
(4) a, g
66. Four persons P, Q, R and S of same mass travel with same speed u along a square of side 'd' such
that each one always faces the other. After what time will they meet each other?

d
(1)
u
2d
(2)
3u
2d
(3)
u
(4) d 3u

67. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of 8km/hr. If the resultant velocity of boat is 10
km/hr, then velocity of the river is
(1) 10 km/hr
(2) 8 km/hr
(3) 6 km/hr
(4) 4 km/hr

68. A bird is flying towards south with a velocity 40km/h and a train is moving with a velocity 40
km/h towards east. What is the velocity of the bird w.r.t. an observer in the train?
(1) 40 2 km / h. N − E
(2) 40 2 km / h. S − E
(3) 40 2 km / h. S − W
(4) 40 2 km / h. N − W

69. A boat is sailing with a velocity (3iˆ + 4j)

ˆ with respect to ground and water in river is flowing with

a velocity (−6iˆ − 8j)

ˆ . Relative velocity of the boat with respect to water is:

(1) 8jˆ
(2) 9iˆ + 12jˆ
(3) 6iˆ + 8jˆ
(4) −6iˆ − 8jˆ
70. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 3 m/s. If a man is running with the same speed then the
velocity of rain w.r.t. man is: -
(1) 3 m/s
(2) 6 m/s
(3) 4.2 m/s
(4) 0 m/s

71. If rain is falling at some angle from vertical and has horizontal velocity 2 m/s in east direction.
With what velocity a man must move on the horizontal surface so that rain will appear vertical
to him: -
(1) 4 m/s in east direction
(2) 2 m/s in east direction
(3) 2 m/s in west direction
(4) 2 m/s in a circular path:

72. A river is flowing from W to E with a speed of 5 m/min. A man can swim in still water with a
velocity 10 m/min. In which direction should the man swim so as to take the shortest possible
path to go to the south: -
(1) 30° with downstream
(2) 60° with downstream
(3) 120° with downstream
(4) South

73. A boat-man can row a boat to make it move with a speed of 10 km/h in still water. River flows
steadily at the rate of 6 km/h. and the width of the river is 4 km. If the boat-man cross the river
along the minimum distance of approach then time elapsed in rowing the boat will be:
2 3
(1) h
5
2
(2) h
5 3
3 2
(3) h
5
1
(4) h
2

74. An arrow is shot into the air. Its range is 100 metres and its time of flight is 5 s. If the value of g
is assumed to be 10 m / s2 , then the horizontal component of the velocity of arrow is:
(1) 40 m/s
(2) 20 m/s
(3) 31.25 m/s
(4) 12.5 m/s
75. In the Q. 29, the maximum height attained by the arrow is:
(1) 25 m
(2) 20 m/s
(3) 31.25 m
(4) 12.5 m

76. In the Q. 29, the vertical component of the velocity is:

(1) 25 m/s
(2) 40 m/s
(3) 12.5 m/s
(4) 31.25 m/s

77. A projectile is thrown into space so as to have the maximum possible horizontal range equal to
200m. Taking the point of projection as the origin, the coordinates of the point where the velocity
of the projectile is minimum are:
(1) (200, 100) m
(2) (50, 200) m
(3) (100, 50) m
(4) (50, 100) m

78. A body is projected at an angle θ with horizontal, another body is projected with the same speed
at an angle θ with the vertical then the ratio of the maximum height is: -
(1) 1 : 1
(2) tan2  :1
(3) 1:cot 
(4) none of these

79. A body is thrown horizontally with a velocity 20 m/s from the top of a tower of height 20 m. It
strikes the level ground through the foot of the tower at a distance x from the tower. The value
of x is: -
(1) 20 m
(2) 10 m
(3) 40 m
(4) 30 m

80. A boy wants to jump from building A to building B. Height of building A is 39.2 m and building B
is 19.6m. Distance between buildings is 20 m. Assuming boy jumps horizontally, then calculate
minimum velocity with which boy has to jump to land safely on building B: -
 (1) 10 m/s
(2) 20 m/s
(3) 9.8 m/s
(4) 19.6 m/s

81. A river is flowing at the rate of 8 km/h. A swimmer swims across the river with a velocity of 10
km/h w.r.t. water. The resultant velocity of the man will be in (km/h): -
(1) 117
(2) 340
(3) 164
(4) 3 40

82. A boat takes 2 hours to go 10 km and come back in still water lake. The time taken for going 10
km upstream and coming back with water velocity of 5 km/h is:
(1) 140 min
(2) 150 min
(3) 160 min
(4) 170 min

83. Velocity of a swimmer in still water is 5 m/s. If he takes 10 sec to swim upstream a distance of
30 m, then the speed of river is: -
(1) 3 m/s
(2) 5 m/s
(3) 10 m/s
(4) 2 m/s

84. Two cars A and B start moving from the same point with same speed v = 5 km/minute. Car A
moves towards south and car B is moving towards west. What is the relative velocity of B with
respect to A?
 (1) 5 2 km/min towards South-East
(2) 5 2 km/min towards North-West
(3) 5 2 km/min towards South-West
(4) 5 2 km/min towards North-East

85. A body is projected at such an angle that the horizontal range is four times the greatest height.
The angle of projection is: –
(1) 25°
(2) 33°
(3) 45°
(4) 53°

86. Four bodies P, Q, R and S are projected with equal speed having angles of projection 15°, 30°, 45°
and 60° with the horizontal respectively. The body having shortest range is: -
(1) P
(2) Q
(3) R
(4) S

87. A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of v = aiˆ + bjˆ . if range of the projectile is four times
the maximum height attained by it then :
(1) a = 2 b
(2) b = a
(3) b = 2a
(4) b = 4a

88. A particle is fired with velocity u making θ angle with the horizontal. What is the magnitude of
change in velocity when it returns to the ground.
(1) u cos θ
(2) u
(3) 2u sin θ
(4) (u cos θ – u)

89. In the above, the change in speed is:

(1) u cos θ
(2) 0
(3) u sin θ
(4) (u cos θ – u)
90. A man is walking on a road with a velocity of 5 km/h. When suddenly it starts raining, velocity
of rain is 10 km/h in vertically downward direction, relative velocity of the rain with respect to
man is:
(1) 13 km / hr
(2) 7 km / hr
(3) 109 km / hr
(4) 5 5 km / hr
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t
5. A particle moving along x-axis has acceleration f, at time t, given by f = fo  1 −  , where fo and
 T
T are constants. The particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. At the instant when f = 0, the particle's
velocity is: -

(1) 1 foT
2
(2) foT

(3) 1 foT2
2
(4) foT2

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6. The position x of a particle with respect to time t along x-axis is given by x = 9t − t where x is
in metres and t in seconds. What will be the position of this particle when it achieves maximum
speed along the + x direction?
(1) 24 m
(2) 32 m
(3) 54 m
(4) 81 m
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7. The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest and moving with an acceleration 4 m / s2 , in
3
the third second is: -

(1) 10 m
3

(2) 19 m
3
(3) 6m
(4) 4m
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8. 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
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9. A particle shows distance-time curve as given in this figure. The maximum instantaneous velocity of
the particle is around the point: -

(1) D
(2) A
(3) B
(4) C
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10. A particle of mass m is projected with velocity v making an angle of 45° with the horizontal.
When the particle lands on the ground level, the magnitude of the change in its momentum will
be: -
(1) mv 2
(2) zero
(3) 2 mv
(4) mv / 2
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11. 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 S2 will be equal to:
(1) S1
(2) 2S1
(3) 3S1
(4) 4S1
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−1
12. A particle moves a distance x in time t according to equation x = t + 5 . The acceleration of
particle is proportional to: -

( )
2/3
(1) velocity

(2) ( velocity )
3/2

(3) ( distance )
2

(4) ( distance )
−2

AIPMT (Pre) 2010 (+4 /–1)

13. 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
AIPMT (Pre) 2010 (+4 /–1)

14. A particle has initial velocity (3iˆ + 4jˆ ) and has acceleration ( 0.4iˆ + 0.3jˆ ) . Its speed after 10s is: -
(1) 10 units
(2) 7 units
(3) 7 2 units
(4) 8.5 units
AIPMT (Pre) 2010 (+4 /–1)

A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a stone. Assuming g = 10 m/s , the
2
15.
velocity with which it hits the ground is: -
(1) 10.0 m/s
(2) 20.0 m/s
(3) 40.0 m/s
(4) 5.0 m/s
AIPMT (Pre) 2011 (+4 /–1)
16. 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: -
2
(1) 1 m/s
2
(2) 7 m/s
(3) 7 m / s2
2
(4) 5 m/s
AIPMT (Pre) 2011 (+4 /–1)

17. A particle covers half of its total distance with speed v1 and the rest half distance with speed v2 .
Its average speed during the complete journey is: -
v1 + v 2
(1)
2
v 1v 2
(2)
v1 + v 2
2v1v 2
(3)
v1 + v 2
v12v 22
(4)
v12 + v 22
AIPMT (Mains) 2011 (+4 /–1)
18. The motion of a particle along a straight line is described by equation x = 8 + 12t − t 3 where x is
in metres and t in seconds. The retardation of the particle when its velocity becomes zero is: -
2
(1) 6 m / s
2
(2) 12 m / s
2
(3) 24 m / s
(4) zero
AIPMT (Pre) 2012 (+4 /–1)

19. A particle has initial velocity (2iˆ + 3jˆ ) and acceleration ( 0.3iˆ + 0.2jˆ ) . The magnitude of velocity
after 10 seconds will be: -
(1) 5 units
(2) 9 units
(3) 9 2 units
(4) 5 2 units
AIPMT (Pre) 2012 (+4 /–1)

20. A stone is dropped from a height h. It hits the ground with a certain momentum P. If the same
stone is dropped from a height 100% more than the previous height, the momentum when it hits
the ground will change by: -
(1) 200 %
(2) 100 %
(3) 68%
(4) 41%
AIPMT (Mains) 2012 (+4 /–1)

21. A stone falls 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: -
(1) h1 = h2 = h3
(2) h1 = 2h2 = 3h3

(3) h1 = h2 = h3
3 5
(4) h2 = 3h1 and h3 = 3h2
NEET-UG 2013 (+4 /–1)

22. 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.
Average velocity vector ( Vav ) from t = 0 to t = 5 s is
 (1)
1
5
(13iˆ + 14jˆ )
(2)
3
( )
7 ˆ ˆ
i+ j

( )
(3) 2 ˆi + ˆj

(4)
5
( i + j)
11 ˆ ˆ

AIPMT 2014 (+4 /–1)

23. A particle of unit mass undergoes one-dimensional motion such that its velocity varies according to
v ( x ) = x −2n
where  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:
2 −4n −1
(1) −2n x
2 −2n +1
(2) −2 x
2 −4n +1
(3) −2n e
2 −2n +1
(4) −2n x
AIPMT 2015 (+4 /–1)
2
24. If the velocity of a particle is v = At + Bt , where A and B are constants, then the distance travelled
by it between 1s and 2s is: -
3
(1) A + 4B
2
(2) 3A + 7B
3 7
(3) A+ B
2 3
A B
(4) +
2 3
NEET-I 2016 (+4 /–1)
25. Two cars P and Q start from a point at the same time in a straight line and their positions are
represented by xp ( t ) = at + bt 2 and xQ ( t ) = ft − t 2 . At what time do the cars have the same
velocity?
a+f
(1)
2(1 + b)
f −a
(2)
2(1 + b)
a−f
(3)
1+b
a+f
(4)
2( b − 1)
NEET-II 2016 (+4 /–1)
26. Preeti reached the metro station and found that the escalator was not working. She walked up
the stationary escalator in time t1 . On other days, if she remains stationary on the moving

escalator, then the escalator takes her up in time t2 . The time taken by her to walk up on the
moving escalator will be
t 1t 2
(1)
t2 − t1
t 1t 2
(2)
t2 + t1
(3) t1 − t 2
t1 + t2
(4)
2
NEET(UG) 2017 (+4 /–1)

2
27. The x and y coordinates of the particle at any time are x = 5t − 2t and y = 10t respectively,
where x and y are in meters and t in seconds. The acceleration of the particle at t = 2s is: -
2
(1) 5 m / s
2
(2) −4 m / s
2
(3) −8 m / s
(4) 0
NEET(UG) 2017 (+4 /–1)

28. A person travelling in a straight line moves with a constant velocity v1 for certain distance 'x'

and with a constant velocity v2 for next equal distance. The average velocity v is given by the
relation
1 1 1
(1) = +
v v1 v 2
2 1 1
(2) = +
v v1 v 2
v v1 + v 2
(3) =
2 2
(4) v = v1v2

NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha) (+4 /–1)

29. A ball is thrown vertically downward with a velocity of 20 m/s from the top of a tower. It hits
2
the ground after some time with a velocity of 80 m/s. The height of the tower is : (g = 10 m/s )
(1) 300 m
(2) 360 m
(3) 340 m
(4) 320 m
NEET(UG) 2020 (+4 /–1)

30. A small block slides down on a smooth inclined plane, starting from rest at time t = 0. Let Sn be
Sn
the distance travelled by the block in the interval t = n – 1 to t = n. Then, the ratio is: -
S n +1
2n − 1
(1)
2n
2n − 1
(2)
2n + 1
2n + 1
(3)
2n − 1
2n
(4)
2n − 1
NEET(UG) 2021 (+4 /–1)

31. For angles of projection of a projectile ( 45 −  ) and ( 45 +  ) , the horizontal ranges described by
the projectile are in the ratio of: -
(1) 1 : 1
(2) 2 : 3
(3) 1 : 2
(4) 2 : 1
AIPMT 2006 (+4 /–1)

32. 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
AIPMT 2009 (+4 /–1)
33. 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°
AIPMT (Pre) 2010 (+4 /–1)

A missile is fired for maximum range with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. If g = 10 m/s , the range
2
34.
of the missile is: -
(1) 40 m
(2) 50 m
(3) 60 m
(4) 20 m
AIPMT (Pre) 2011 (+4 /–1)
35. 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) 45°
(2) 60°
−1 1
(3) tan  
2
−1  3
(4) tan  
 2 
AIPMT (Mains) 2011 (+4 /–1)
36. The horizontal range and the maximum height of a projectile are equal. The angle of projection
of the projectile is: -
(1)  = tan −1 ( 2)
(2)  = 45
−1 1
(3)  = tan  
4
(4)  = tan −1 ( 4 )
AIPMT (Pre) 2012 (+4 /–1)

37. The velocity of a projectile at the initial point A is (2iˆ + 3jˆ ) m/s. Its velocity (in m/s) at point B is: -
 (1) 2iˆ + 3jˆ
(2) −2iˆ − 3jˆ
(3) −2iˆ + 3jˆ
(4) 2iˆ − 3jˆ
NEET-UG 2013 (+4 /–1)
38. A projectile is fired from the surface of the earth with a velocity of 5 m/s and angle  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
( 2
) (
value of the acceleration due to gravity on the planet is in m / s is: given g = 9.8 m /s
2
)
(1) 3.5
(2) 5.9
(3) 16.3
(4) 110.8
AIPMT 2014 (+4 /–1)
39. 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 2h
(3) 10 2h
(4) 0 h
AIPMT 2015 (+4 /–1)

40. Two particles A and B, move with constant velocities v1 and v2 . At the initial moment their position
vectors are r1 and r2 respectively. The condition for particle A and B for their collision is: -
(1) r1 − r2 = v1 − v2
r1 − r2 v2 − v1
(2) =
r1 − r2 v2 − v1
(3) r1  v1 = r2  v2
(4) r1  v1 = r2  v2
Re-AIPMT 2015 (+4 /–1)

41. The speed of a swimmer in still water is 20 m/s. The speed of river water is 10 m/s and is flowing
due east. If he is standing on the south bank and wishes to cross the river along the shortest path,
the angle at which he should make his strokes w.r.t. north is given by:
(1) 30° west
(2) 0°
(3) 60° west
(4) 45° west
NEET(UG) 2019 (+4 /–1)
42. When an object is shot from the bottom of a long smooth inclined plane kept at an angle 60° with
horizontal, it can travel a distance x1 along the plane. But when the inclination is decreased to

30° and the same object the shot with the same velocity, it can travel x2 distance. Then x1 : x2
will be
(1) 1 : 2
(2) 2 :1
(3) 1: 3
(4) 1:2 3
NEET(UG) 2019 (+4 /–1)

43. A person standing on the floor of an elevator drops a coin. The coin reaches the floor in time t1

if the elevator is at rest and in time t2 if the elevator is moving uniformly. Then: -

(1) t1  t 2 or t1  t 2 depending upon whether the lift is going up or down

(2) t1  t 2

(3) t1  t 2

(4) t1 = t 2
NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha) (+4 /–1)
44. Two bullets are fired horizontally and simultaneously towards each other from roof tops of two
buildings 100 m apart and of same height of 200m with the same velocity of 25 m/s. When and

(
where will the two bullets collide. g = 10 m /s
2
)
(1) after 2s at a height 180 m
(2) after 2s at a height of 20 m
(3) after 4s at a height of 120 m
(4) they will not collide
NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha) (+4 /–1)
2
45. A car starts from rest and accelerates at 5 m/s . At t = 4 s, a ball is dropped out of a window by
a person sitting in the car. What is the velocity and acceleration of the ball at t = 6 s?
2
(Take g = 10 m/s )
2
(1) 20 m/s, 5 m/s
(2) 20 m/s, 0
(3) 20 2 m/s, 0
2
(4) 20 2 m/s, 10 m/s
NEET(UG) 2021 (+4 /–1)
46. A particle moving in a circle of radius R with a uniform speed takes a time T to complete one
revolution.
If this particle were projected with the same speed at an angle '  ' to the horizontal, the maximum
height attained by it equals 4R. The angle of projection,  , is then given by: -
1
−1 
gT2  2
(1)  = cos  2 
 R
1
 2R  2
(2)  = cos−1  2 
 gT 
1
 2R  2
(3)  = sin −1  2 
 gT 
1
 2gT
 2 2
(4)  = sin −1  2
 R 
NEET(UG) 2021 (+4 /–1)