SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA PU COLLEGE, MYSURU

Arjunaa Academy for Achievers

CET-TEST-1
Date: 20-08-2025 Class: PU1
Time : 1½ Hrs. Topic: Motion in a Straight Line
Subject: PCMB
PHYSICS
1. A point initially at rest moves along 𝑥-axis. Its acceleration varies with time as 𝑎 = (6𝑡 + 5) in ms−2. It
starts from origin, the distance covered in 1 s is
a) 3 m b) 3.5 m
c) 4 m d) 4.5 m
2. A train accelerates from rest at a constant rate 𝛼 for distance 𝑥1 and time 𝑡1 . After that it retards to rest at
constant rate 𝛽 for distance 𝑥2 and time 𝑡2 . Then it is found that
𝑥1 𝛼 𝑡1 𝑥1 𝛽 𝑡1
a) = = b) = =
𝑥2 𝛽 𝑡2 𝑥2 𝛼 𝑡2
𝑥1 𝛽 𝑡2 𝑥1 𝛽 𝑡2
c) = = d) = =
𝑥2 𝛼 𝑡1 𝑥2 𝛼 𝑡1
3. In a race for 100m dash, the first and the second runners have a gap of one metre at the mid way stage.
Assuming the first runner goes steady, by what percentage should the second runner increases his speed
just to win the race.
a) 2% b) 4%
c) More than 4% d) Less than 4%
4. A body is falling freely under gravity. The distances covered by the body in first, second and third minute
of its motion are in the ratio
a) 1 : 4 :9 b) 1 : 2 : 3
c) 1 : 3 : 5 d) 1 : 5 : 6
5. A body starting from rest moves with constant acceleration. The ratio of distance covered by the body
during the 5 th second to that covered in 5 s is
9 3
a) b)
25 5
25 1
c) d)
5 25
O
6. A body moving with uniform acceleration, describes 40 m in the first 5 s and 65 m in next 5 s. its initial
velocity will be
a) 4 ms −1 2.5 ms−1 5 5 m/S
b) - .

c) 3 ms −1 d) 11 ms−1
7. A particle moves along with 𝑥 −axis. The position x of particle with respect to time 𝑡 from origin given by
𝑥 = 𝑏0 + 𝑏1 𝑡 + 𝑏2 𝑡 2 . The acceleration of particle is
a) 𝑏0 b) 𝑏1
c) 𝑏2 d) 2𝑏2
8. −2
A bus begins to move with an acceleration of 1 ms . A man who is 48 m behind the bus starts running at
10 ms−1 to catch the bus. The man will be able to catch the bus after
a) 6 s b) 5 s
c) 3 s d) 8 s
9. 𝑑𝑣
An object, moving with a speed of 6.25 m/s, is decelerated at a rate given by 𝑑𝑡 = −2.5√𝑣 where 𝑣 is the
instantaneous speed. The time taken by the object, to come to rest, would be
 a) 2 s b) 4 s
c) 8 s d) 1 s
10. Acceleration of a body when displacement equation is 3𝑠 = 9𝑡 + 5𝑡 2 is
a) 5/3 b) 14/3
c) 10/3 d) 19/3
11. −1
An automobile travelling with a speed of 60 kmh , can brake to stop within a distance of 20 m. if the car
is going twice as fast, 𝑖𝑒. , 120 kmh−1 , the stopping distance will be
a) 20 m b) 40 m
c) 60 m d) 80 m
12. A point initially at rest moves along 𝑥 −axis. Its acceleration varies with time as 𝑎 = (6𝑡 + 5)ms −2 . If it
starts from origin, the distance covered in 2 s is
a) 20 m b) 18 m
c) 16 m d) 25 m
13. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 25 ms−1 from the top of a tower of height 30 m. How
long will it travel before it hits ground?
a) 6 s b) 5 s
c) 4 s d) 12 s
14. Displacement (𝑥) of a particle is related to time (𝑡) as
𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 + 𝑏𝑡 2 − 𝑐𝑡 3
Where 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are constants of the motion. The velocity of the particle when its acceleration is zero is
given by
𝑏2 𝑏2
a) 𝑎 + b) 𝑎 +
𝑐 2𝑐
𝑏2 𝑏2
c) 𝑎 + d) 𝑎 +
3𝑐 4𝑐
15. A bullet fired into a fixed wooden block loses half of its velocity after penetration 40 cm. it comes to rest
after penetrating a further distance of
22 40
a) cm b) cm
3 3
20 22
c) cm d) cm
3 5
16. A ball is projected upwards from a height ℎ above the surface of the earth with velocity 𝑣. The time at
which the ball strikes the ground is
𝑣 2ℎ𝑔 𝑣 2ℎ
a) + b) [1 − √1 + ]
𝑔 √2 𝑔 𝑔

𝑣 2𝑔ℎ 𝑣 2ℎ
c) [1 + √1 + 2 ] d) [1 + √𝑣 2 + ]
𝑔 𝑣 𝑔 𝑔

A
17. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 25 𝑚𝑠 −1 from the top of a tower of height 30 𝑚.
How long will it travel before it hits ground
a) 6𝑠 b) 5𝑠

Y c) 4𝑠 d) 12𝑠
18. In the following graph, distance travelled by the body in metres is
Y
15
Repeated
10
vm/s

0
10 20 30 40 X
Time (s)
a) 200 b) 250
 c) 300 d) 400
19. Two balls are dropped from height ℎ and 2ℎ respectively from the earth surface. The ratio of time of these
balls to reach the earth is
a) 1 ∶ √2 b) √2 ∶ 1
c) 2 ∶ 1 d) 1 ∶ 4
20. 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
a) 3𝑢2 /𝑔 b) 4𝑢2 /𝑔
c) 6𝑢2 /𝑔 d) 9𝑢2 /𝑔