KINEMATICS XI-PMI-111

EXERCISE-1

MCQs with One Correct Answer type

1. The velocity of a body depends on time according to the equation v = 20 + 0.1t2. The body is
undergoing
(a) uniform acceleration (b) uniform retardation
(c) non-uniform acceleration (d) zero acceleration
2. A balloon is moving vertically upward with a velocity of 4 m/s. When it is at a height of h, a stone is
dropped from it. If it reaches the ground in 4s, the height of the balloon, when the stone is released, is
(g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 62.4 m (b) 42.4 m (c) 78.4 m (d) 82.2 m
3. The position of an object moving along x-axis is given by 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 + 𝑏𝑡 + 3, where x is in metres
and t in seconds. If velocity at t = 1 s and t = 4 s is 0.3 m/s and 27.3 m/s respectively, the value of a
and b will be
(a) 0.6 m/s3, +1.5 m/s (b) 0.6 m/s3, –1.5 m/s
(c) 1.6 m/s3, –1.5 m/s (d) none of these
4. The initial velocity of a body moving along a straight line is 7 m/s. It has a uniform acceleration of
4m/s2. The distance covered by the body in the 5th second of its motion is
(a) 25 m (b) 35 m (c) 50 m (d) 85 m
5. A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement s at any time t is given by
𝑠 = 𝑡 − 6𝑡 + 3𝑡 + 4 metre. The velocity, when the acceleration is zero, is
(a) –12 ms–1 (b) –9 ms–1 (c) 3 ms–1 (d) 42 ms–1
6. A particle moves along the sides AB, BC, CD of a square of side 25 m with a C B
velocity of 15m/s. Its average velocity is
(a) 15 m/s (b) 10 m/s
(c) 7.5 m/s (d) 5 m/s D A
7. Two bodies are projected vertically upwards from one point with the same initial velocities v0 m/s.
The second body is thrown  s after the first. The two bodies meet after time
(a) − (b) +𝜏 (c) + (d) +𝜏

8. A body starts from rest with uniform acceleration and remains in motion for n seconds. If its final
velocity after n second is v, then its displacement in the last two seconds will be
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9. A particle is projected vertically upwards and reaches the maximum height 𝐻 in time 𝑇. The height
of the particle at any time 𝑡(< 𝑇) will be
(a) 𝑔(𝑡 − 𝑇) (b) 𝐻 − 𝑔(𝑡 − 𝑇)
(c) 𝑔(𝑡 − 𝑇) (d) 𝐻 − 𝑔(𝑇 − 𝑡)

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10. If the displacement of a particle varies with time as √𝑥 = 𝑡 + 3

(a) velocity of the particle is inversely proportional to 𝑡
(b) velocity of particle varies linearly with 𝑡
(c) velocity of particle is proportional to √𝑡
(d) initial velocity of the particle is zero
11. The figure shows velocity-time graph of a particle moving along a
straight line. Identify the correct statement.
(a) The particle starts from the origin
(b) The particle crosses its initial position at 𝑡 = 2 s
(c) The average speed of the particle in the time interval, 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 2
zero
(d) All of the above
12. The graph describes an airplane's acceleration during its take-off run. The airplane's velocity when it
lifts off at 𝑡 = 20 s is
(a) 40 ms
(b) 50 ms
(c) 90 ms
(d) 180 ms
13. A particle is moving along a straight line whose velocity-
displacement graph is as shown in the figure. What is the magnitude
of acceleration when displacement is 3 m ?
(a) 4√3 ms (b) 3√3 ms
(c) √3 ms (d) ms
√

14. A car is travelling on a straight road. The maximum velocity the car can attain is 24 ms . The
maximum acceleration and deceleration it can attain are 1 ms and 4 ms respectively. The
shortest time the car takes from rest to rest in a distance of 200 m is,
(a) 22.4 s (b) 30 s (c) 11.2 s (d) 5.6 s
15. A ball is projected upwards from the top of a tower with a velocity 50 ms making an angle 30∘
with the horizontal. The height of tower is 70 m. After how many seconds from the instant of
throwing, will the ball reach the ground. (𝑔 = 10 ms )
(a) 2s (b) 5s (c) 7s (d) 9s
16. Average velocity of a particle in projectile motion between its starting point and the highest point of
its trajectory is (projection speed = 𝑢, angle of projection from horizontal = 𝜃 )
(a) 𝑢cos 𝜃 (b) √1 + 3cos 𝜃

(c) √2 + cos 𝜃 (d) √1 + cos 𝜃

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17. A train is moving on a track at 30 ms . A ball is thrown from it perpendicular to the direction of
motion with 30 ms at 45∘ from horizontal. Find the distance of ball from the point of projection
on train to the point where it strikes the ground.
(a) 90 m (b) 90√3 m (c) 60 m (d) 60√3 m
18. A body is projected at time 𝑡 = 0 from a certain point on a planet's surface with a certain velocity at a
certain angle with the planet's surface (assumed horizontal). The horizontal and vertical
displacements 𝑥 and 𝑦 (in metre) respectively vary with time 𝑡 in second as, 𝑥 = (10√3)𝑡 and
𝑦 = 10𝑡 − 𝑡 . The maximum height attained by the body is
(a) 75 m (b) 100 m (c) 50 m (d) 25 m
∘
19. A particle is fired horizontally from an inclined plane of inclination 30 with horizontal with speed
50 ms . If = 10 ms , the range measured along the incline is
(a) 500 m (b) m (c) 200√2 m (d) 100√3 m
20. A particle is projected with a speed of 40 m/s at an angle of 60° with the horizontal. At what height
speed of particle becomes half of initial speed (g = 10 m/s2).
(a) 30 m (b) 45 m (c) 37.5 m (d) 60 m

2
21. The velocity of a projectile, when it is at the greatest height, is times its velocity when it is at
5
half of its greatest height. The angle of projection is
2
(a) 300 (b) 450 (c) tan 1 (d) 600
3
22. A particle is projected with velocity u at an angle of 45° with the horizontal on an inclined plane
inclined at an angle  ( < 45°) as shown in figure. If particle hits the inclined
plane horizontally, then 45°

1
(a) tan   (b) tan   1
4
1 1
(c) tan   (d) tan  
2 3

23. A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection. If t1 and t2 are the times of
flight in the two cases, then
1 1
(a) t1t 2  R 2 (b) t1t 2  2
(c) t1t2  R (d) t1t 2 
R R

gx 2
24. The equation of projectile is y = 3 x  . The angle of projection is
2
   
(a)   (b)  = (c)  = (d)  =
6 3 2 12
25. A body is thrown with the velocity vo at an angle  with the horizontal. If the body remains in air for
the time t = 4s, the maximum height reached by the body will be

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(a) 9.8 m (b) 19.6 m (c) 20.0 m (d) 78.4 m
26. The maximum height of a projectile for two complementary angles of projection is 50 m and 30 m
respectively. The initial speed of projectile is
(a) 10 34 m/s (b) 40 m/s (c) 20 m/s (d) 10 m/s
27. Two particles A and B are projected simultaneously in the directions vB= 10 3 m/s
shown in figure with velocities v A  25m/s and v B  10 3 m/s. If they
vA=25m/s
collide in air after 2s, the angle  is
 60°
(a) 30° (b) 45° x
(c) 53° (d) 37°
28. A glass wind screen whose inclination with the vertical can be changed is mounted on a car. The car
moves horizontally with a speed of 2m/s. At what angle  with the vertical should the wind screen be
placed so that rain drops falling vertically downwards with velocity 6 m/s strike the wind screen
perpendicularly?
1 1
(a) tan 1   (b) tan 1 (3) (c) cos 1 (3) (d) sin 1  
3 3
29. A river is flowing with a speed of 1 km/hr. A swimmer wants to go to point C starting from A. He
swims with a speed of 5 km/hr with respect to river flow at angle  as B C
shown. If AB = BC = 400 m, the value of  is 1 km/h
(a) 37° (b) 30°

(c) 53° (d) 45° A
30. A man holds an umbrella at 30º with the vertical to keep himself dry. He, then, runs at a speed of 10
ms–1 and finds the rain drops to be hitting vertically. Speed of the rain drops w.r.t. the running man
and w.r.t. earth is
(a) 20ms1 ,10ms 1 (b) 10ms 1 , 20 3ms 1

(c) 10 3ms 1 , 20ms 1 (d) 20ms 1 ,10 3ms 1

31. Rain is falling vertically downwards with a velocity of 3 km/hr. A man walks in the rain with a
velocity of 4 km/hr. The raindrops will fall on the man with a velocity of
(a) 1 km/hr (b) 3 km/hr (c) 4 km/hr (d) 5 km/hr

100
32. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius m in such a way that magnitude of its velocity
19
varies with time as v  2t 2  t , where v is velocity in m/s and t is time in s. The acceleration of the
particle at t = 2 s is
(a) 21 m/s2 (b) 9 m/s2 (c) 10 m/s2 (d) 13.5 m/s2
33. The length of a second’s hand in watch is 1 cm. The change in velocity of its tip in 15 s is
√
(a) zero (b) cm/s (c) cm/s (d) cm/s
√

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34. The position vector of a particle is r  ( a cos t )iˆ  ( a sin t ) ˆj . The velocity vector of the particle
is
(a) parallel to the position vector (b) perpendicular to the position vector
(c) directed towards the origin (d) directed away from the origin

EXERCISE-2

MCQs with One or More Correct Answer(s) type

1. A rocket is fired vertically up from the ground with a resultant acceleration of 10 m/s2 upward. The
fuel is finished in 1 minute and it continuous to move up (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) the maximum height reached by rocket from ground is 18 km.
(b) the maximum height reached by rocket from ground is 36 km.
(c) the time from initial in which rocket again at ground is 240 s.
(d) the time from initial in which rocket again at ground is (120+60 2 )s.
2. A particle having a velocity 𝑣 = 𝑣 at 𝑡 = 0 is decelerated at the rate |𝑎| = 𝛼 √𝑣 , where 𝛼 is a
positive constant.

(a) The particle comes to rest at 𝑡 =

(b) The particle will come to rest at infinity
/
(c) The distance travelled by the particle before coming to rest is
/
(d) The distance travelled by the particle before coming to rest is
3. At time 𝑡 = 0, a car moving along a straight line has a velocity of 16 ms . It slows down with an
acceleration of −0.5𝑡 ms , where 𝑡 is in second. Mark the correct statement (s).
(a) The direction of velocity changes at 𝑡 = 8 s
(b) The distance travelled in 4 s is approximately 58.67 m
(c) The distance travelled by the particle in 10 s is 94 m
(d) The speed of particle at 𝑡 = 10 s is 9 ms
4. An object moves with constant acceleration a. Which of the following expressions are also constant?
𝐯
|𝐯| 𝐯 |𝐯|
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5. A particle is moving along a straight line. The displacement of the particle becomes zero in a certain
time (𝑡 > 0). The particle does not undergo any collision.
(a) The acceleration of the particle may be zero always
(b) The acceleration of the particle may be uniform
(c) The velocity of the particle must be zero at some instant
(d) The acceleration of the particle must change its direction
7. For a moving particle, which of the following options may be correct?

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(a) |𝐕 | < 𝑣
(b) |𝐕 | > 𝑣
(c) 𝐕 = 0 but 𝑣 ≠0
(d) V ≠ 0 but 𝑣 =0
Here, 𝐕 is average velocity and 𝑣 the average speed.
8. Two particles are projected from the same point with the same speed at different angle 1 and 2 to
the horizontal. They have the same horizontal range. Their times of flight are t1 and t2 respectively,
then
t1
(a) 1  2  50 (b)  tan 1
t2

t1 t1 t
(c)  tan  2 (d)  2
t2 sin 1 sin  2

7. Two particles are projected from the same point with same speed u at angles of projection  and 
from horizontal strike the horizontal ground. The maximum heights attained by projectiles is h1 and
h2 respectively, R is the range for both and t1 and t2 are their time of flights respectively then:

(a)  (b) R  4 h1h 2
2
t1
(c)  tan  (d) tan   h1 / h 2
t2

9. A particle moves in 𝑥 − 𝑦 plane and at time 𝑡 is at the point (𝑡 , 𝑡 − 2𝑡) , then which of the
following is/are correct?
(a) At 𝑡 = 0, particle is moving parallel to 𝑦-axis
(b) At 𝑡 = 0, direction of velocity and acceleration are perpendicular

(c) At 𝑡 = , particle is moving parallel to 𝑥-axis

(d) At 𝑡 = 0, particle is at rest

10. Starting from rest a particle is first accelerated for time 𝑡 with constant acceleration 𝑎 and then
stops in time 𝑡 with constant retardation 𝑎 . Let 𝑣 be the average velocity in this case and 𝑠 the
total displacement. In the second case it is accelerating for the same time 𝑡 with constant
acceleration 2𝑎 and come to rest with constant retardation 𝑎 in time 𝑡 . If 𝑣 is the average velocity
in this case and 𝑠 the total displacement, then
(a) 𝑣 = 2𝑣 (b) 2𝑣 < 𝑣 < 4𝑣
(c) 𝑠 = 2𝑠 (d) 2𝑠 < 𝑠 < 4𝑠
11. A particle is resting over a smooth horizontal floor. At 𝑡 = 0, a horizontal force starts acting on it.
Magnitude of the force increases with time according to law 𝐹 = 𝛼𝑡, where 𝛼 is a positive constant.
From figure, which of the following statements are correct?

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(a) Curve 1 can be the plot of acceleration against time

(b) Curve 2 can be the plot of velocity against time
(c) Curve 2 can be the plot of velocity against acceleration
(d) Curve 1 can be the plot of displacement against time
12. A train starts from rest at 𝑆 = 0 and is subjected to an acceleration as shown in figure. Then,

(a) velocity at the end of 10 m displacement is 20 ms

(b) velocity of the train at 𝑆 = 10 m is 10 ms
(c) The maximum velocity attained by train is √180 ms
(d) The maximum velocity attained by the train is 15 ms
13. Identify the correct graph representing the motion of a particle along a straight line with constant
acceleration with zero initial velocity.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
14. The figure shows the velocity (𝑣) of a particle plotted against time (𝑡).

(a) The particle changes its direction of motion at some point

(b) The acceleration of the particle remains constant

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(c) The displacement of the particle is zero
(d) The initial and final speeds of the particle are the same
14. The speed of a train increases at a constant rate 𝛼 from zero to 𝑣 and then remains constant for an
interval and finally decreases to zero at a constant rate 𝛽. The total distance travelled by the train is 𝑙.
The time taken to complete the journey is 𝑡. Then,
( )
(a) 𝑡= (b) 𝑡= + +

(c) 𝑡 is minimum when 𝑣 = ( )

(d) 𝑡 is minimum when 𝑣 = ( )

15. Ship 𝐴 is located 4 km north and 3 km east of ship 𝐵. Ship 𝐴 has a velocity of 20kmh towards the
south and ship 𝐵 is moving at 40kmh in a direction 37∘ north of east. 𝑋 and 𝑌-axes are along east
and north directions, respectively
(a) Velocity of 𝐴 relative to 𝐵 is (−32ˆ − 44ˆ)km/h
(b) Position of 𝐴 relative to 𝐵 as a function of time is given by
𝐫 = [(3 − 32𝑡)ˆ + (4 − 44𝑡)ˆ]km
(c) Velocity of 𝐴 relative to 𝐵 is (32ˆ − 44ˆ)km/h
(d) Position of 𝐴 relative to 𝐵 as a function of time is given by (32𝑡ˆ − 44𝑡ˆ)km
16. A man who can swim at a velocity 𝑣 relative to water wants to cross a river of width 𝑏, flowing with
a speed 𝑢.

(a) The minimum time in which he can cross the river is

(b) He can reach a point exactly opposite on the bank in time 𝑡 = if 𝑣 > 𝑢
√

(c) He cannot reach the point exactly opposite on the bank if 𝑢 > 𝑣
(d) He cannot reach the point exactly opposite on the bank if 𝑣 > 𝑢
17. A jeep runs around a curve of radius 0.3 km at a constant speed of 60 ms–1. The jeep covers a curve
of 600 arc.
(a) Resultant change in velocity of jeep is 60 ms–1.
(b) Instantaneous acceleration of jeep is 12 ms–1.
(c) Average acceleration of jeep is 11.5 ms–1 .
(d) Instantaneous and average acceleration are same in this case.
18. Initially two particles A and B are present at (0, 0) and (d, 0) respectively. They start moving with
speed v A  viˆ  vˆj and v B  vˆj . If R is magnitude of relative separation between them and T0 be
the time when separation between them is minimum, then
d 2d
(a) T0  (b) Rmin 
5v 5
(c) Graph of R versus time is straight line (d) Graph of R versus time is circle.

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19. Two swimmers A and B start swimming from different positions on the same bank as shown in
figure. The swimmer A swims at angle 900 with respect to the y
30m P
river to reach point P. He takes 120 seconds to cross the river of
x
width 10m. The swimmer B also takes the same time to reach 10m
the point P
(a) velocity of A with respect to river is 1/6 m/s. A B
5m
(b) river flow velocity is 1/4 m/s.
(c) velocity of B along y-axis with respect to earth is 1/3 m/s.
(d) velocity of B along x-axis with respect to earth is 5/24 m/s.

20. A board is moving with a velocity v with respect to earth. Man, A is running with a velocity 2v with
respect to earth and the man B is running with a velocity -2v with
respect to earth. Both men start running from the opposite ends of the
board at the same time, as shown. Length of the board is L. If they meet
A  B v 
after time T.
(a) value of T is L /4v
(b) value of T is L/2v
(c) Displacement of man B with respect to board in time T is 3L/4
(d) Displacement of man A with respect to board in time T is L/4
21. Take the z-axis as vertical and xy plane as horizontal. A particle A is projected speed at 4 2 m/s at
an angle 450 to the horizontal in the xz. Particle B is also projected at same instant but with speed 5
m/s at an angle tan–1(4/3) with horizontal in yz plane, then which of the following statement/s is/are
correct? (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) Magnitude of relative velocity of A with respect to B is 5 m/s during motion.
(b) Particle A and B again hit the ground at the same instant.
(c) The separation between A and B when they hit the ground is 4 m.
(d) The path of A with respect to B is straight line.
22. Two projectile are thrown at the same time from two different points. The projectile thrown from the
origin has initial velocity 3iˆ  3 ˆj with respect to earth. The projectile has initial velocity aiˆ  bˆj
with respect to earth thrown from the point (10, 5). ( iˆ is a unit vector along horizontal, ĵ along
vertical). If the projectile collides after two second, then the
1
(a) value of a is -2 (b) value of a is
2
1
(c) value of b is (d) value of b is –2
2
23. A car is moving with uniform acceleration along a straight line between two stops 𝑋 and 𝑌. Its speed
at 𝑋 and 𝑌 are 2 ms and 14 ms , Then
(a) its speed at mid-point of 𝑋𝑌 is 10 ms

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(b) its speed at a point 𝐴 such that 𝑋𝐴: 𝐴𝑌 = 1: 3 is 5 ms
(c) the time to go from 𝑋 to the mid-point of 𝑋𝑌 is double of that to go from mid-point to 𝑌
(d) the distance travelled in first half of the total time is half of the distance travelled in the second
half of the time
24. Displacement (s) versus time (t) graphs of two particles moving in a straight line along x-axis are
shown below. It can be stated that
s s
(a) particle (i) has accelerated motion
(b) particle (i) has uniform motion
(c) particle (ii) has uniform motion t t
(i) (ii)
(d) particle (ii) has a retarded motion

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EXERCISE-3

Matrix Match Type

1. The position (x) of a particle varies with time as x = t3 – 3t2, where t is time in second.
Match Column I with Column II.

Column I Column II
(A) Position of particle is zero at 1. t=3s
(B) Velocity of particle is zero at 2. t=2s
(C) Magnitude of acceleration of particle is non 3. t=0s
zero at
(D) Magnitude of displacement is equal to 4. t=1s
distance travelled by the particle at
2. A particle moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration displaces by 13 m and 7 m in
second and fifth second of its motion respectively

Column –I Column -II

(A) Distance (in m) travelled in first 9 1. 63
seconds
(B) Magnitude of acceleration (in ms–2) of 2. 64
particle
(C) Displacement (in m) in first 7 seconds 3. 65
(D) Time(in s) when displacement is zero 4. 16
5. 2
3. At any instant t = 0 a motorbike start from rest in a given direction, a car moving with constant speed
overtakes the motorbike at that instant when it is moving with a speed 40 m/s. Motor bike accelerates
uniformly till t = 18s and then move with constant speed and overtakes the car at t = 27 s.

Column –I Column -II

(A) The maximum speed of motorbike in 1. 240
m/s is
(B) The acceleration of motor bike in m/s2 is 2. 60
(C) The separation between can and bike at t 3. 10/3
= 18 s in m is
(D) The maximum separation between car 4. 180
and bike in m before bike overtake the
car is
5. 200

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4. Match the situation in column-I to the position-time and velocity-time graphs of second column-II.

Column –I Column -II

(A) Car moving uniformly on a straight road 1. x
1.
t

(B) A ball thrown upwards 2. x

2.
t

(C) A train accelerating, then retarding 3. x

uniformly 3.
t

(D) A block sliding down a smooth inclined 4. x

plane 4.
t

5. v
5.
t

Numerical Type
5. From a lift moving upwards with a uniform acceleration = 2 ms , a man throws a ball vertically
upwards with a velocity 𝑣 = 12 ms relative to the lift. The ball comes back to the man after a time
𝑡. Find the value of 𝑡 in seconds.
6. In quick succession, a large number of balls are thrown up vertically in such a way that the next ball
is thrown a when the previous ball is at the maximum height. If the maximum height is 5 m, then
find the number of the thrown up per second (g = 10 m s )
7. In a square cut, the speed of the cricket ball changes from 30 ms to 40 ms during the time of its
contact Δ𝑡 = 0.01 s with the bat. If the ball is deflected by the bat through an angle of 𝜃 = 90∘ , the
magnitude of the average acceleration of the ball during the square cut is n × 10 ms .
Determine n.
8. Acceleration of particle moving rectilinearly is 𝑎 = 4 − 2𝑥 (where 𝑥 is position in metre and 𝑎 in
ms ). It is at instantaneous rest at 𝑥 = 0. At what position 𝑥 (in meter) will the particle again come
to instantaneous rest?
9. A passenger reaches the platform and finds that the second least boggy of the train is passing him.
The second last boggy takes 3 s to pass the passenger, and the last boggy takes 2 s to pass him. Find
the time (in seconds) by which the passenger is late for the departure of the train? Assume that the
train accelerates at constant rate and all the bogies are of equal length.
10. A particle is moving in 𝑥 − 𝑦 plane. At certain instant of time, the components of its velocity and
acceleration are as follows:

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11. A ball is projected horizontally from an incline so as to strike a
cart sliding on the incline. Neglect height of car and point of
projection of ball above incline. At the instance the ball is
thrown, the speed of cart is 𝑣 (in m/s). Find 𝑣 that the ball
strikes the cart.

Linked Comprehension Type

Comprehension # 1
A person walks up a stationary escalator in t1 s. If he is standing on elevator, then elevator carries him
up in t2 s. The length of elevator is l.
12. Velocity of escalator is
l l l l
(a) (b) (c) (d)
t2 t1 t1  t 2 t1  t 2
13. Velocity of man is
l l l l
(a) (b) (c) (d)
t2 t1 t1  t 2 t1  t 2
14. If man starts to walk on moving escalator in the direction of motion of escalator, then time taken by
the man to move up is
t1t 2 t1 t 2
(a) (b) (c) t1 + t2 (d) t1 – t2
t1  t 2 t1  t 2
15. If man starts to move opposite to moving escalator, then time taken by the man to move up is
t1 t 2 t1 t 2
(a) (b) (c) t1 + t2 (d) t1 – t2
t1  t 2 t1  t 2

Comprehension # 2
A projectile is thrown from the origin in x-y plane, where x-axis is along the ground and y-axis is
vertically upwards. The vertical velocity and the horizontal velocity vary with respect to time
according to the graphs shown. Accelerating due to gravity is g.
Vy(m/s) Vx(m/s)

10
10
t1 2t1 t(s)
2t1
k

16. What is the value of t1?

(a) 10/g (b) 20/g (c) 30/g (d) none
17. What is the value of k?
(a) 10 (b) –10 (c) 20 (d) none
18. What is the initial angle of projection?
(a) 450 (b) 750 (c) 600 (d) none

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EXERCISE-4

Previous Years JEE Main /AIEEE

MCQs with One Correct Answer type
1. In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B, moving in a semicircle (see figure). The magnitude
of the average velocity is [1999]

(a) 3.14 m/s (b) 2.0 m/s (c) 1.0 m/s (d) zero
2. A particle is moving Eastwards with a velocity of 5 m/s. In 10 s, the velocity changes to 5 m/s
Northwards. The average acceleration in this time is [1982]
1
(a) zero (b) m/s 2 towards North-East
2
1 1
(c) m/s 2 towards North-West (d) m/s 2 towards North
2 2

3. A particle is moving with speed along positive v  b x X-axis. Calculate the speed of the particle at
time t =  (assume that the particle is at origin at t = 0). [2019]
b 
2
b 
2
b  2
(a) (b) (c) b2  (d)
4 2 2
4. A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity v0 from the surface of the earth. The motion of the
ball is affected by a drag force equal to mv2 (where, m is mass of the ball, v is its instantaneous
velocity and  is a constant). Time taken by the ball to rise to its zenith is [2019]
1  2  1   
(a) tan 1  v (b) tan 1  v
2g  g 0  g  g 0 
   
1    1   
(c) sin 1  v (d) ln 1  v0 
g  g 0  g  g 
 
5. The bob of a simple pendulum has mass 2g and a charge of 5.0μC. It is at rest in a uniform horizontal
electric field of intensity 2000 V/m. At equilibrium, the angle that the pendulum makes with the
vertical is (take g = 10m/ s2) [2019]
–1 –1 –1 –1
(a) tan (2.0) (b) tan (0.2) (c) tan (5.0) (d) tan (0.5)
6. A particle moves from the point (20iˆ  4.0 ˆj ) m at t = 0 with an initial velocity (5.0iˆ  4.0 ˆj ) ms–1. It is
acted upon by a constant force which produces a constant acceleration (4.0iˆ  4.0 ˆj ) ms–2. What is the
distance of the particle from the origin at time 2s? [2019]
(a) 5m (b) 20 2m (c) 10 2m (d) 15m

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7. In a car race on a straight path, 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 start from rest and travel with constant
acceleration a1 and a2 respectively. Then ‘v’ is equal to [2019]
2a1a2 a1  a2
(a) t (b) 2a1a2 t (c) a1a2 t (d) t
a1  a2 2
8. From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken by
the particle to hit the ground, is n times that taken by it to reach the highest point of its path. The
relation between H, u and n is [2014]
2 2 2 2
(a) 2gH = n u (b) gH = (n – 2) u (c) 2gH = nu (n – 2) (d) gH = (n –2)2u2
2

9. A small block slides without friction down an inclined plane starting from rest. Let sn be the distance
S
travelled from t = n – 0 1 to t = n. Then, n is [2004]
S n 1
2n  1 2n  1 2n  1 2n
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2n 2n  1 2n  1 2n  1
10. The stream of a river is flowing with a speed of 2 km/h. A swimmer can swim at a speed of 4 km/h.
What should be the direction of the swimmer with respect to the flow of the river to cross the river
straight? [2019]
(a) 60° (b) 120° (c) 90° (d) 150°
11. Ship A is sailing towards north-east with velocity v  30 iˆ  50 ˆjkm / h , where iˆ points east and ĵ
north. Ship B is at a distance of 80km east and 150km north of Ship A and is sailing towards west at
10 km/h. A will be at minimum distance from B in [2019]
(a) 4.2 h (b) 2.6 h (c) 3.2 h (d) 2.2 h
12. A person standing on an open ground hears the sound of a jet aeroplane, coming from north at an
angle 60° with ground level. But he finds the aeroplane right vertically above his position. If v is the
speed of sound, then speed of the plane is [2019]
3 2v v
(a) v (b) v (c) (d)
2 3 2
13. A passenger train of length 60 m travels at a speed of 80 km/hr. Another freight train of length 120 m
travels at a speed of 30 km/hr. The ratio of times taken by the passenger train to completely cross the
freight train when: (i) they are moving in the same direction and (ii) in the opposite direction is
[2019]
3 25 11 5
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 11 5 2
14. A boat which has a speed of 5 km/h in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest
possible path in 15 min. The velocity of the river water in km/h is [1988]
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 41
15. A river is flowing from West to East at a speed of 5m/min. A man on the South bank of the river,
capable of swimming at 10 m/min in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time.
He should swim in a direction [1983]
(a) due North (b) 30° East of North
(c) 30° West of North (d) 60° East of North

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16. A particle starts from origin O from rest and moves with a uniform acceleration along the positive X-
axis. Identify all figures that correctly represent the motion qualitatively. [2019]
(a = acceleration, v = velocity,
x = displacement, t = time)

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
(a) (A) (b) (A), (B), (C) (c) (B), (C) (d) (A), (B), (D)
17. 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 position
of the particle at time t = 5s? [2019]
(a) 6m (b) 3m
(c) 10 m (d) 9m
18. All the graphs below are intended to represent the same motion. One of them does it incorrectly. Pick
[2018]

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
19. A body is thrown vertically upwards. Which one of the following graphs correctly represent the
velocity vs time? [2017]

(a) (b)

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(c) (d)
20. 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 of the second stone with respect to the first? (Assume stones do not rebound after
hitting the ground and neglect air resistance, take g = 10 m/s2) [2015]

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
21. The given graph shows the variation of velocity with displacement. Which one of the graph given
below correctly represents the variation of acceleration with displacement? [2005]

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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22. A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a) versus time (t) is as shown in the figure. The maximum
speed of the particle will be [1993]

(a) 110 m/s (b) 55 m/s (c) 550 m/s (d) 660 m/s
23. A ball is dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces up
vertically to a height d / 2. Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity v varies with
height h above the ground as [2000]

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
24. A shell is fired from a fixed artillery gun with an initial speed u such that it hits the target on the
ground at a distance R from it. If t1 and t2 are the values of the time taken by it to hit the target in two
possible ways, the product t1t2 is [2019]
R R R 2R
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4g g 2g g
25. The trajectory of a projectile near the surface of the earth is given as y = 2x – 9x2.
If it were launched at an angle 0 with speed v0, then (Take, g = 10ms–2) [2019]
 1  5 –1  2  3 –1
(a) 0  sin 1   and v0  ms (b) 0  cos 1   and v0  ms
 5 3  5 5

 1  5 –1  2  3 –1
(c) 0  cos 1   and v0  ms (d) 0  sin 1   and v0  ms
 5 3  5 5

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EXERCISE-5

Previous Years JEE Advanced

1. The position vector r of particle of mass m is given by the following equation r (t )  t 3  t 2 ˆj
10 3
where,   ms ,   5ms 2 and m = 0.1kg. At t = 1s, which of the following statement(s) is (are)
3
true about the particle? [2016]

(a) The velocity v is given by v  (10iˆ  10 ˆj )ms1

(b) The angular momentum L with respect to the origin is given by L = (5/3) k̂ Nms

(c) The force F is given by F  (iˆ  2 ˆj ) N

20 ˆ
(d) The torque  with respect to the origin is given by    kNm
3
2. Airplanes A and B are flying with constant velocity in
the same vertical plane at angles 30° and 60° with
respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in figure.
The speed of A is 100 3 ms–1. At time t = 0s, an
observer in A finds B at a distance of 500 m. This
observer sees B moving with a constant velocity
perpendicular to the line of motion of A. If at t = t0, A
just escapes being hit by B, t0 in seconds is [2004]
3. A particle of mas m moves on the x-axis as follows: it starts from rest at t = 0 from the point x = 0
and comes to rest at t = 1 at the point x = 1. No other information is available about its motion at
intermediate time (0 < t < 1). If  denotes the instantaneous acceleration of the particle, then [1993]
(a)  cannot remian positive for all t in the interval 0 < t < 1
(b) | | cannot exceed 2 at any point its path
(c) | | must be > 4 at some point or points in its path
(d)  must change sign during the motion, but no other assertion can be made with the information
given
4. The coordinates of a particle moving in a plane are given by x(t) = a cos(pt) and y(t) = b sin (pt)
where a, b (<a) and p are positive constant of appropriate dimensions. Then, [1993]
(a) the path of the particle is an ellipse
(b) the velocity and acceleration of the particle are normal to each other at t = /2p
(c) the acceleration of the particle is always directed towards a focus
(d) the distance travelled by the particle in time interval t = 0 to t = /2p is a
5. A particle moves in a circle of radius R. In half, the period of revolution its displacement is …… and
distance covered is ………. . [1983]

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6. A particle of mass 10–2kg is moving along the positive X-axis under the influence of a force
F(x) = –k/2x2 where k = 10–2. At time t = 0, it is at x = 1.0 m and its velocity v = 0. [1998]
(a) Find its velocity when it reaches x = 0.5m.
(b) Find the time at which it reaches x = 0.25m.
7. Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upwards with the same speed. They pass through
the point of projection in their downward motion with the same speed (Neglect aie resistance). [1983]
8. On a frictionless horizontal surface, assumed to be the x-y plane, a small trolley A is moving along a
straight line parallel to the y-axis (see figure) with a constant velocity of ( 3 –1) m/s. At a particular
instant when the line OA makes an angle of 45° with the x-axis, a ball is thrown along the surface
from the originO. Its velocity makes an angle  with the x-axis and it hits the trolley. [2002]
(a) The motion of the ball is observed from the frame of the trolley. Calculate the angle  made by
the velocity vector of the ball with the x-axis in this frame.

(b) Find the speed of the ball with respect to the surface, if   4 / 3.
9. The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y = ax − bx2, where a, b are constants, and x and y
are respectively, the horizontal and vertical distances of the projectile from the point of projection.
The maximum height attained is ……… and the angle of projection from the horizontal is ……….
[1997]
10. A projectile fired from the ground follows a parabolic path. The speed of the projectile is minimum at
the top of its path. [1984]
11. An object A is kept fixed at the point x = 3 m and y = 1.25 m on a plank P raised above the ground.
At time t = 0, the plank starts moving along the +x-direction with an acceleration 1.5 m/s2. At the
same instant, a stone is projected from the origin with a velocity u as shown. A stationary person on
the ground observes the stone hitting the object during its downward motion at an angle of 45° to the
horizontal. All the motions are in x-y plane. Find u and the time after which the stone hits the object.
(Take g = 10 m/s2). [2000]

12. A large heavy box is sliding without friction down a smooth plane of inclination . Froma point P on
the bottom of the box, a particle is projected inside the box. The initial speed of the particle with
respect to the box is u and the direction of projection makes an angle  with the bottom as shown in
the figure. [1998]

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(a) Find the distance along the bottom of the box between the point of projection P and the point Q
where the particle lands (Assume that the particle does not hit any other surface of the box.
Neglect air resistance.)

(b) If the horizontal displacement of the particle as seen by an observer on the ground is zero, find
the speed of the box with respect to the ground at the instant when the particle was projected.
13. A cart is moving along x-direction with a velocity of 4 m/s. A person on the cart throws a stone with
a velocity of 6 m/s relative to himself. In the frame of reference of the cart, the stone is thrown in y-z
plane making an angle of 30° with vertical z-axis. At the highest point of its trajectory, the stone hits
an object of equal mass hung vertically from branch of a tree by means of a string of length L. A
completely inelastic collision occurs, in which the stone gets embedded in the object. Determine
(g = 9 .8 m/s2) [1997]
(a) the speed of the combined mass immediately after the collision with respect to an observer on
the ground.
(b) the length L of the string such that tension in the string becomes zero when the string becomes
horizontal during the subsequent motion of the combined mass.
14. Two guns situated on the top of a hill of height 10 m fire one shot each with the same speed 5 3 m/s
at some interval of time. One gun fires horizontally and other fires upwards at an angle of 60° with
the horizontal. The shots collide in air at point P (g = 10m/s2 ). Find [1996]
(a) the time interval between the firings and

(b) the coordinates of the point P. Take origin of the coordinate system at the foot of the hill right
below the muzzle and trajectories in x-y plane.
15. Two towers AB and CD are situated a distance d apart as shown in figure. AB is 20 m high and CD is
30 m high from the ground. An object of massmis thrown from the top of AB horizontally with a
velocity of 10 m/s towards CD. Simultaneously, another object of mass 2 m is thrown from the top
ofCD at an angle of 60° to the horizontal towards AB with the same magnitude of initial velocity as
that of the first object. The two objects move in the same vertical plane, collide in mid-air and stick
to each other [1994]
(a) Calculate the distance d between the towers.
(b) Find the position where the objects hit the ground.

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16. A body falling freely from a given height H hits an inclined plane in its path at a height h. As a result
of this impact the direction of the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. For what value of (h / H ),
the body will take maximum time to reach the ground? [1986]
17. Particles P and Q of mass 20 g and 40 g respectively are
simultaneously projected from points A and B on the ground.
The initial velocities of P and Q make 45° and 135° angles
respectively with the horizontal AB as shown in the figure.
Each particle has an initial speed of 49 m/s. The separation
AB is 245 m.
Both particles travel in the same vertical plane and undergo a collision. After the collision, P retraces
its path. (a) Determine the position Q where it hits the ground. (b) How much time after the collision
does the particleQtake to reach the ground? (Take g = 9.8 m/s2). [1982]
18. Four persons K , L, M, N are initially at the four corners of a square of side d. Each person now
moves with a uniform speed v in such a way that K always moves directly towards L, L directly
towards M, M directly towards N and N directly towards K. The four persons will meet at a
time …… [1988]

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ANSWER KEY

Exercise-1
MCQs with One Correct Answer type
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b)
6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (d)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b)
26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (c)
31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (b)

Exercise-2

MCQs with More Correct Answer(s) type

1. (b)(d) 2. (a)(d) 3. (a)(b)(c)(d) 4. (b) 5. (b)(c)
7. (a) (c) 8. (b)(d) 7. (a)(b)(c)(d) 9. (a)(b)(c) 10. (a)(d)
11. (a)(b) 12. (b)(c) 13. (a)(d) 14. (a)(b)(c)(d) 14. (b)(d)
15. (a)(b) 16. (a)(b)(c) 17. (a)(b)(c) 18. (a)(b) 19. (b)(d)
20. (a)(c)(d) 21. (a)(b)(c)(d) 22. (a)(c) 23. (a)(c) 24. (a)(d)

Exercise-3
Matrix Match Type
1. (a) – 1, 3; (b) – 2, 3; (c) – 1, 2, 3; (d) – 2, 3, 4
2. (a) – 3; (b) – 5; (c) – 1; (d) – 4
3. (a) –2; (b)- 3; (c)- 4; (d) – 1
4. (a)– 1; (b) – 3; (c) – 4; (d) – 5.

Numerical Type
5. 2 6. 1 7. 5 8. 4 9. (3.5)
10. 2 11. 4
Linked Comprehension Type
Comprehension # 1
12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b)

Comprehension # 2
16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (a)

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Exercise-4
Previous Years JEE Main /AIEEE
MCQs with One Correct Answer type
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a)
16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (c)

Exercise-5
Previous Years JEE Advanced
1. (a, d) 2. (5) 3. (c) 4. (a, b, c) 5. 2R, R
6. (a) v = −1m/s, (b) t = 1.48 s 7. T 8. (a) 45° (b) 2 m/s

9. a2/4b, tan–1(a) 10. T 11. u  (3.75iˆ  6.25 ˆj )m / s,1s

u 2 sin 2 u cos(  )
12. (a) (b) (down the plane) 13. (a) 2.5m/s (b) 0.32m
g cos  cos 

14. (a)1s (b) (5 3,5m) 15. (a) Approximately 17.32m (b) 11.55 m from B

1
16. 17. Just midway between A and B, 3.53s 18. d/v
2

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