FOUNDATION TUTORIALS

START PRACTICE FOR JEE MAIN : (RECTILINEAR MOTION)

STD – XI PHYSICS

SECTION : STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE

1. A particle moves along a path 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 as shown in figure. Then the magnitude of net displacement of the
particle from position A to D is :

(1) 10 𝑚 (2) 5√2 𝑚 (3) 9 𝑚 (4) 7√2 𝑚

2. A particle starts from rest with uniform acceleration 𝑎. Its velocity after ‘𝑛’ second is ‘𝑣’. The
displacement of the body in the last two second is
2𝑣(𝑛−1) 𝑣(𝑛−1) 𝑣(𝑛+1) 2𝑣 (2𝑛+1)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛

3. A particle whose speed is 50 m/s moves along the line from A(2, 1) to B(9, 25). Find its velocity vector
in the form of 𝑎𝑖̂ + 𝑏𝑗̂.
(1) 7𝑖̂ + 24𝑗̂ (2) 8𝑖̂ + 24𝑗̂ (3) 14𝑖̂ + 48𝑗̂ (4) none of these

4. A clock has a minute-hand 10 cm long. Find the average velocity between 6.00 AM to 6.30 AM for the tip
of minute-hand.
22 2 12 2
(1) 21 𝑐𝑚 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 (2) 21 𝑐𝑚 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 (3) 21 𝑐𝑚 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 (4) 3 𝑐𝑚 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1

5. A particle is moving in a circle of radius 𝑟 with speed 𝑣 as shown in the figure. The
magnitude of change in velocity in moving from P to Q is :
(1) 2 𝑣 cos 40°
(2) 2 𝑣 sin 20°
(3) 2 𝑣 cos 20°
(4) none of these

6. A car starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration. The ratio of the distance covered in the nth
second to that covered in 𝑛 second is :
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
(1) 𝑛2 − 𝑛 (2) 𝑛2 + 𝑛 (3) 𝑛 − 𝑛2 (4) 𝑛 + 𝑛2

7. Two bikes A and B start from a point. A moves with uniform speed 40 m/s and B starts from rest with
uniform acceleration 2 𝑚/𝑠 2 . If B starts at 𝑡 = 0 and A starts from the same point at 𝑡 = 10 𝑠, then the
time interval during the journey in which A was ahead of B is :
(1) 20 𝑠 (2) 8 𝑠 (3) 10 𝑠 (4) A is never ahead of B

8. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower. When it has fallen by 5m from the top, another stone is
dropped from a point 25 𝑚 below the top. If both stones reach the ground at the same moment, then
height of the tower from ground is : (Take 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
(1) 45 𝑚 (2) 50 𝑚 (3) 60 𝑚 (4) 65 𝑚

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9. For a particle moving in a straight line, the displacement of the particle at time 𝑡 is given by
𝑆 = 𝑡 3 − 6𝑡 2 + 3𝑡 + 7
What is the velocity of the particle when its acceleration is zero?
(1) −9 𝑚 𝑠 −1 (2) −12 𝑚 𝑠 −1 (3) 3 𝑚 𝑠 −1 (4) 42 𝑚 𝑠 −1

10. The displacement time graphs of two bodies A and B are shown in figure. The
ratio of velocity of A to velocity of 𝐵, 𝑣𝐴 /𝑣𝐵 is :
1
(1)
√3
(2) √3
1
(3) 3
(4) 3

11. The force acting on a particle moving along a straight line varies with time as shown in the diagram.

Which of the following graphs is best representative of its speed and time graphs. Initial velocity of the
particle is zero.

12. A particle initially at rest is subjected to two forces :

One is constant, the other is a retarding force proportional to the particle velocity. In the subsequent
motion of the particle, the acceleration :
(1) Will increase then decrease
(2) Will decrease than increase
(3) Will decrease to zero
(4) Will decrease and become constant at some non zero value

13. Velocity (v) versus displacement (S) graph of a particle moving in a straight line is shown in figure.
Corresponding acceleration (a) versus velocity (v) graph will be

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14. Displacement-time curve of a particle moving along a straight line is shown. Tangents at A and B make
angles 45° and 135° with positive x-axis respectively. The average acceleration of the particle during
𝑡 = 1, 𝑡 = 2 second is :

(1) −2 𝑚/𝑠 2 (2) 1 𝑚/𝑠 2 (3) −1 𝑚/𝑠 2 (4) 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜

15. Two balls of equal masses are thrown upwards, along the same vertical direction at an interval of 2
seconds, with the same initial velocity of 40 m/s. Then these collide at a height of (Take 𝑔 = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
(1) 120 m (2) 75 m (3) 200 m (4) 45 m

16. A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial speed u from the top of a tower, reaches the ground
with a speed 3u. The height of the tower is :
3𝑢2 4𝑢2 6𝑢2 9𝑢2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
𝑔 𝑔 𝑔 𝑔

17. Three particles are projected upward with initial speeds 10m/s, 20m/s and 30m/s. The displacements
covered by them in their last second of motion are 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 and 𝑥3 then :
(1) 𝑥1 : 𝑥2 : 𝑥3 = 1: 2: 3 (2) 𝑥1 : 𝑥2 : 𝑥3 = 1: 4: 9
(3) 𝑥1 : 𝑥2 : 𝑥3 = 1: 5: 7 (4) none of these

18. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a tower of height ℎ with velocity 𝑣. The ball strikes
the ground after time.
𝑣 2𝑔ℎ 𝑣 2𝑔ℎ 𝑣 2𝑔ℎ 1/2 𝑣 2𝑔ℎ 1/2
(1) 𝑔 [1 + √1 + 𝑣2
] (2) 𝑔 [1 − √1 + 𝑣2
] (3) 𝑔 (1 + 𝑣2
) (4) 𝑔 (1 − 𝑣2
)

19. Particle is projected along a rough horizontal table, its path must be : (assuming only gravity and contact
force due to the table acting).
(1) straight line (2) circular (3) parabolic (4) elliptical

20. 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 and 𝑡 is time. For the figure
shown which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
(1) Curve 1 shows acceleration against time
(2) Curve 2 shows velocity against time
(3) Curve 2 shows velocity against acceleration
(4) None of these

⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂. What should be its acceleration so that it can

21. A particle is moving with initial velocity 𝑢
remain moving in the same straight line?
(1) 𝑎 = 2𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ (2) 𝑎 = −2𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ (3) 𝑎 = 3𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 3𝑘̂ (4) 𝑎 = 1𝑖̂ − 1𝑗̂

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22. A particle moving along a straight line with a constant acceleration of −4 𝑚/𝑠 2 passes through a point A
on the line with a velocity of +8 𝑚/𝑠 at some moment. Find the distance travelled by the particle in 5
seconds after that moment.
(1) 10 (2) 26 (3) 13 (4) 20

23. A moving train is stopped by applying brakes. It stops after travelling 80 m. If the speed of the train is
doubled and retardation remain the same, it will cover a distance –
(1) same as earlier (2) double the distance covered earlier
(3) four times the distance covered earlier (4) half the distance covered earlier

24. A particle starting from rest moves along a straight line with constant acceleration for this velocity
displacement graph will have the form–

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

26. The initial velocity of a body moving along a straight line is 7m/s. It has a uniform acceleration of 4𝑚/𝑠 2
the distance covered by the body in the 5th second of its motion is –
(1) 25 m (2) 35 m (3) 50 m (4) 85 m

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 FOUNDATION TUTORIALS
START PRACTICE FOR JEE MAIN : (RECTILINEAR MOTION)
STD – XI ANSWERS PHYSICS

1 – (4) 2 – (1) 3 – (3) 4 – (4) 5 – (2) 6 – (3)

7 – (4) 8 – (1) 9 – (1) 10 – (3) 11 – (1) 12 – (3)

13 – (1) 14 – (1) 15 – (2) 16 – (2) 17 – (4) 18 – (1)

19 – (1) 20 – (4) 21 – (1) 22 – (2) 23 – (3) 24 – (2)

25 – (1) 26 – (1)

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