Chapter Test for JEE Mains

Topic :- Projectile Motion

Marking Scheme: (B) Both the stone (A and B) will reach the ground
(i) Each question is allotted 4 (four) marks for each simultaneously.
correct response. (C) A stone reaches the ground earlier with B.
(ii) ¼ (one fourth) marks will be deducted for indicating (D) B stone reaches the ground earlier with A
incorrect response of each question. No deduction Q.9 For angles of projection of a projectile (45° – θ) and
from the total score will be made if no response is (45° + θ), the horizontal ranges described by the
indicated for an item in the answer sheet. projectile are in the ratio of–
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– (A) 1: 3 (B) 1: 2
Q.1 A particle of mass 0.01 kg is projected with velocity (C) 2: 1 (D) 1 : 1
from point (x = 0, y = 20). After 2s, its position Q.10 A stone is thrown from the top of a tower which is
coordinates will be – 11m high and stands on horizontal ground. The
(A) 4, 0 (B) 4, – 20 speed of projection is 12 m/s and the initial direction
(C) 0, 4 (D) 4, 20 of motion is at 60° to the downward vertical. Find
Q.2 If maximum height and range of a projectile are the time taken for the stone to reach the ground.
same, what is the angle of projection – [Take g as 10 m/s2]
(A) 30° (B) 76° y
(C) 50° (D) 90°
Q.3 An arrow is shot into air. Its range is 200m and its O x
30°
time of flight is 5s. If g = 10 m/s2, then the horizontal 60°
component of velocity of the arrow is – 12
(A) 12.5 m/s (B) 25 m/s H
(C) 31.25 m/s (D) 40 m/s
Q.4 Two stones are projected with the same speed but A
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making different angles with the horizontal. Their (A) 1 sec (B) 2.2 sec
horizontal ranges are equal. The angle of projection (C) 3 sec (D) 3.4 sec
of one is π/3 and the maximum height reached by it Q.11 A particle is projected from a point which is 2m
is 102m. Then the maximum height reached by the above ground level with a velocity of 40 m/s at an
other in meters is – angle of 45° to the horizontal. Find its horizontal
(A) 336 (B) 224 distance from the point of projection when it hits the
(C) 56 (D) 34 ground.
Q.5 The height y and the distance x along the horizontal y
40
plane of a projectile on a certain planet (with no
20 2
surrounding atmosphere) are given by y = (8t – 5t2)
meter and x = 6t meter where t is in seconds. The O
45° x
velocity of projection is – 20 2
2m
(A) 8m/s
(B) 6 m/s
(C) 10 m/s (A) 120m (B) 165m
(D) not obtained from the data (C) 250m (D) 160m
Q.6 A cricket ball is hit at 30º with the horizontal with Q.12 A jogger runs with constant velocity v through a
kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at the highest forest of coconut trees. A coconut starts to fall from a
point is- height h when the jogger is directly below it. How
(A) 0 (B) K/4 far behind the jogger will the coconut land?
(C) K/2 (D) 3K/4
2hv 2 hv 2
Q.7 Two projectiles are fired from the same point with (A) (B)
the same speed at angles of projection 60° and 30° g 2g
respectively. Which one of the following is true – gh 2 2gh 2
(A) Their maximum height will be same (C) (D)
(B) Their range will be same 2v 2 v2
(C) Their landing velocity will be same Q.13 A ball is rolled off along the edge of horizontal table
(D) Their time of flight will be same with velocity 4m/s. It hits the ground after time 0.4 s.
Q.8 From a 10m high building a stone A is dropped and Which one of the following is wrong –
simultaneously another identical stone B is thrown (A) The height of the table is 0.8m.
horizontally with an initial speed of 5 m/s. Which (B) It hits the ground at an angle of 60° with the
one of the following statements is true – vertical.
(A) It is not possible to calculate which one of the (C) It covers a horizontal distance 1.6m from the
two stones will reach the ground first. table.

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 (D) It hits the ground with vertical component of Q.18 A stone is projected from the ground with velocity
velocity being 4 m/s. 25 m/s. Two seconds later, it just clears a wall 5m
Q.14 A cannon on a level plane is aimed at an angle θ high. The angle of projection of the stone is
above the horizontal and a shell is fired with a (g = 10 m/sec2)
muzzle velocity v0 towards a vertical cliff a distance (A) 30º (B) 45º
D away. Then the height from the bottom at which (C) 50.2º (D) 60º
the shell strikes the side walls of the cliff is- Q.19 A stone is projected from the ground with velocity
50 m/s at an angle of 30º. It crosses a wall after 3 sec.
gD 2 gD 2
(A) D sin θ – (B) D cos θ – How far beyond the wall the stone will strike the
2v02 sin 2 θ 2v02 cos 2 θ ground (g = 10 m/sec2)
(A) 90.2 m (B) 89.6 m
gD 2 gD 2
(C) D tan θ – (D) D tan θ – (C) 86.6 m (D) 70.2 m
2v02 cos 2 θ 2v02 sin 2 θ Q.20 An aeroplane moving horizontally at a speed of 200
Q.15 A ball is thrown up at an angle with the horizontal. m/s and at a height of 8.0 x 103 m is to drop a bomb
Then the total change of momentum by the instant it on a target. At what horizontal distance from the
returns to ground is– target should the bomb be released-?
(A) acceleration due to gravity × total time of flight (A) 7.234 km (B) 8.081 km
(B) weight of the ball × half the time of flight (C) 8.714 km (D) 9.124 km
(C) weight of the ball × total time of flight For Q.21-Q.25:
(D) weight of the ball × horizontal range The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL
Q.16 A gun has a muzzle velocity of 200 m/s (i.e. a shell VALUE.
leaves the gun with an initial speed of 200 m/s). Find Q.21 A football player kicks a ball at an angle of 30º with
the horizontal range of the gun when the angle of the horizontal with a velocity of 60 m/s. The
projection is 30°. maximum height (in m) reached by the ball is -
(A) 3460m (B) 3260m Q.22 A particle is projected at angle 37° with the incline
(C) 4000m (D) 3000m plane in upward direction with speed 10 m/s. The
Q.17 A ball is projected horizontally with a speed v from angle of incline plane is given 53°. Then the
the top of a plane inclined at an angle 45° with the maximum height (in m) attained by the particle from
horizontal. How far from the point of projection with the incline plane will be –
the ball strike the plane– Q.23 A body is projected downwards at an angle of 30º to
the horizontal with a velocity of 9.8 m/s from the top
v2 v2
(A) (B) 2 of a tower 29.4 m high. How long will it take before
g g striking the ground-?
2v 2  2v 2  Q.24 A ball is thrown from the top of a tower with an
(C) (D) 2  initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 30º above the
g  g  horizontal. It hits the ground at a distance of 17.3 m
from the base of the tower. The height (in m) of the
tower (g = 10 m/s2) will be
Q.25 The range of the particle when launched at an angle
of 15º with the horizontal is 1.5 km. What is the
range (in km) of the projectile when launched at an
angle of 45º to the horizontal?

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