2 Kinematics

 2.1 Scalars and vectors  2.5 Motion under gravity

 2.2 Speed, velocity and acceleration  2.6 Motion in a plane
 2.3 Position - time, velocity - time graphs  2.7 Projectile motion
 2.4 Relative velocity

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2.1 Scalars and vectors 5. Identify the vector quantity among the
following [1997]
(A) distance
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1. The magnitude of vectors A, B and C are 3, 4 (B) angular momentum

and 5 units respectively. If A + B = C , the (C) heat
angle between A and B is [1988] (D) energy
(A) π /2 (B) cos–1 (0.6) 6. What is the value of linear velocity, if
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(C) tan–1 (7/5) (D) π /4 r = 3i – 4j + k and ω = 5i – 6j + 6k ? [1999]

(A) 4i – 13j + 6k (B) 18i + 13j – 2k
2. The resultant of A × 0 will be equal to [1992]
(C) 6i + 2j – 3k (D) 6i – 2j + 8k
(A) zero (B) A
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(C) zero vector (D) unit vector 7. If a unit vector is represented by

0.5ı̂ – 0.8ȷ̂ + ck then the value of c is [1999]
3. The angle between the two vectors (A) √0.01 (B) √0.11
A = 3i + 4j + 5k and B = 3i + 4j – 5k will be (C) 1 (D) √0.39
[1994]
(A) 90 (B) 180 8. If A + B = A + B then angle between A
(C) zero (D) 45 and B will be [2001]
(A) 90 (B) 120 (C) 0 (D) 60
4. The position vector of a particle is 9. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular
r = (a cos t) ı̂ + (a sin t)ȷ̂. The velocity of to their vector differences. In this case, the
the particle is [1995] forces [2003]
(A) parallel to the position vector (A) are equal to each other in magnitude.
(B) perpendicular to the position vector (B) are not equal to each other in magnitude.
(C) directed towards the origin (C) cannot be predicted.
(D) directed away from the origin (D) are equal to each other in direction.
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10. If A ×B = √3 A∙B then the value of A + B 18. The position vector of a particle R as a
is [2004] function of time is given by R = 4sin(2t) i
(A) (A2 + B2 + AB)1/2
+ 4cos(2t) j Where R is in metres, t is in
AB 1/2
(B) A2 + B2 + seconds and i and j denote unit vectors along x
√3
(C) A+B and y-directions, respectively. Which one of
1/2 the following statements is wrong for the
(D) A2 +B2 +√3AB motion of particle? [Re - Test 2015]
(A) Path of the particle is a circle of radius
11. If the angle between the vectors A and B is θ,
4 metre.
the value of the product B × A . A is equal
(B) Acceleration vectors is along – R.
to [2005,1989]
v2
(A) BA2sin θ (B) BA2cos θ (C) Magnitude of acceleration vector is
R
(C) BA2sinθcos θ (D) Zero.

t
where v is the velocity of particle.
12. If a vector 2i + 3j + 8k is perpendicular to the (D) Magnitude of the velocity of particle is

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8 metre/second.
vector 4j – 4i+ αk , then the value of α is [2005]
(A) 1/2 (B) – 1/2 19. If vectors A = cost i + sint j and
(C) 1 (D) – 1. ωt ωt
B = cos i + sin j are functions of time, then
2 2
13. The vectors A and B are such that the value of t at which they are orthogonal to

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each other is [Re-Test 2015]
A + B = A – B . The angle between the two π
vectors is [2006, 1996, 1991] (A) t = 0 (B) t =
4ω
π π
(A) 45 (B) 90 (C) t= (D) t=
2ω ω
(C) 60 (D) 75
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20. A particle moves so that its position vector is
14. A and B are two vectors and θ is the angle given by r = cost x + sint y, where  is a
between them, if A × B = √3 A ∙ B , the constant. Which of the following is true?
value of θ is [2007] [Phase - I 2016]
(A) 45° (B) 30° (A) Velocity is perpendicular to r and
(C) 90° (D) 60° acceleration is directed towards the
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origin.
15. A particle has initial velocity 3i + 4j and has (B) Velocity is perpendicular to r and
acceleration 0.4i + 0.3j . Its speed after acceleration is directed away from the
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10 s is [2010] origin.
(C) Velocity and acceleration both are
(A) 7 units (B) 7√2 units
(C) 8.5 units (D) 10 units perpendicular to r.
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(D) Velocity and acceleration both are

16. Six vectors, a through f have the magnitudes parallel to r .
and directions indicated in the figure. Which 21. If the magnitude of sum of two vectors is
of the following statements is true? [2010] equal to the magnitude of difference of the
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b two vectors, the angle between these vectors is

a c [Phase - I 2016]
(A) 45 (B) 180
f (C) 0 (D) 90
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2.2 Speed, velocity and acceleration
(A) b+c=f (B) d+c=f
1. A car is moving along a straight road with a
(C) d+e=f (D) b+e=f uniform acceleration. It passes through two
points P and Q separated by a distance with
17. A particle has initial velocity 2i + 3j and velocity 30 km/h and 40 km/h respectively.
acceleration 0.3i + 0.2j . The magnitude of The velocity of the car midway between P and
velocity after 10 seconds will be [2012] Q is [1988]
(A) 9√2 units (B) 5√2 units (A) 33.3 km/h (B) 20 √2 km/h
(C) 5 units (D) 9 units (C) 25 √2 km/h (D) 35 km/h
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2. A bus is moving on a straight road towards north α2 + β2 α2 – β2
with a uniform speed of 50 km/hour then it turns (A) t (B) t
αβ αβ
left through 90°. If the speed remains unchanged α+β t αβt
after turning, the increase in the velocity of bus (C) (D)
αβ α+β
in the turning process is [1989]
(A) 70.7 km/hr along south-west direction 11. A particle moves along a straight line such
(B) Zero that its displacement at any time t is given by
(C) 50km/hr along west s = (t3 – 6t2 + 3t + 4) metres. The velocity
(D) 70.7 km/hr along north-west direction when the acceleration is zero is [1994]
(A) 3 m/s (B) 42 m/s
3 A car covers the first half of the distance
between two places at 40 km/h and another (C) –9 m/s (D) – 15 m/s
half at 60 km/h. The average speed of 12. The acceleration of a particle is increasing
the car is [1990] linearly with time t as bt. The particle starts

t
(A) 40 km/h (B) 48 km/h from origin with an initial velocity v0. The
(C) 50 km/h (D) 60 km/h distance travelled by the particle in time t will

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4 A bus travelling the first one-third distance at be [1995]
a speed of 10 km/h, the next one-third at 1 1
(A) v0t + bt2 (B) v0t + bt2
20 km/h and last one-third at 60 km/h. The 3 2
1 3 1
average speed of the bus is [1991] (C) v0t + bt (D) v0t + bt3
(A) 9 km/h (B) 16 km/h 6 3

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(C) 18 km/h (D) 48 km/h 13. If a car at rest accelerates uniformly to a speed
5. A car moves a distance of 200 m. It covers the of 144 km/h in 20s, it covers a distance of
first half of the distance at speed 40 km/h and the [1997]
second half of distance at speed v. The average (A) 1440 cm (B) 2980 cm
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speed is 48 km/h, The value of v is [1991] (C) 20 m (D) 400 m
(A) 56 km/h (B) 60 km/h 14. The position x of a particle varies with time,
(C) 50 km/h (D) 48 km/h. (t) as x = at2 – bt3. The acceleration will be
6. A body starts from rest. What is the ratio of zero at time t is equal to [1997]
the distance travelled by the body during the a 2a a
(A) (B) Zero (C) (D)
4th and 3rd second? [1993] 3b 3b b
7 7 5 3
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(A) (B) (C) (D) 15. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/hr can be
3 5 7 7
stopped by applying brakes after at least 2 m.
7. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of If the same car is moving with a speed of
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8 km h1. If the resultant velocity of boat is 80 km/hr, what is the minimum stopping
10 km h–1, then velocity of river is [1994, 1993] distance? [1998]
(A) 12.8 km h–1 (B) 6 km h–1 (A) 8 m (B) 2 m (C) 4 m (D) 6 m
–1
(C) 8 km h (D) 10 km h–1
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16. A person aiming to reach exactly opposite

8. A satellite in force-free space sweeps stationary
point on the bank of a stream is swimming
interplanetary dust at a rate dM/dt = v where M
with a speed of 0.5 m/s at an angle of 120
is the mass, v is the velocity of the satellite and  with the direction of flow of water. The speed
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is a constant. What is the deceleration of the of water in the stream, is [1999]

satellite? [1994]
(A) 0.25 m/s (B) 0.5 m/s
(A)  2v2/M (B)  v2/M (C) 1.0 m/s (D) 0.433 m/s
(C) + v2/M (D)  v2
17. The width of river is 1 km. The velocity of
9. The velocity of train increases uniformly from
boat is 5 km/hr. The boat covered the width of
20 km/h to 60 km/h in 4 hours. The distance
river in shortest time 15 min. Then the
travelled by the train during this period is
velocity of river stream is [2000, 1998]
[1994]
(A) 3 km/hr (B) 4 km/hr
(A) 160 km (B) 180 km
(C) 100 km (D) 120 km (C) √29 km/hr (D) √41 km/hr
10. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate  18. Motion of a particle is given by equation
for some time, after which it decelerates at a s = (3t3 + 7t2 + 14t + 8) m. The value of
constant rate  and comes to rest. If the total acceleration of the particle at t = 1s is [2000]
time elapsed is t, then the maximum velocity (A) 10 m/s2 (B) 32 m/s2
2
acquired by the car is [1994] (C) 23 m/s (D) 16 m/s2
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19. An object of mass 3 kg is at rest. Now a force 26. A particle moving along x-axis has
t
of F = 6t2 i + 4t j is applied on the object then acceleration f, at time t, given by f = f0 1–
T
velocity of object at t = 3 s. is [2002] where f0 and T are constants. The particle at
(A) 18i + 3j (B) 18i + 6j t = 0 has zero velocity. In the time interval
(C) 3i + 18j (D) 18i + 4j between t = 0 and the instant when f = 0, the
particle’s velocity (vx) is [2007]
20. Two boys are standing at the ends A and B of 1
a ground where AB = a. The boy at B starts (A) f0T2 (B) f0T2
2
running in a direction perpendicular to AB 1
with velocity v1. The boy at A starts running (C) f0T (D) f0 T
2
simultaneously with velocity v and catches the 27. The distance travelled by a particle starting
other in a time t, where t is [2005] from rest and moving with an acceleration
a a 4
(A) (B) m s–2, in the third second is [2008]
v + v1

t
v2 + v21 3
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(C) (D) (C) 6m (D) 4m
v – v1 v2 – v21
28. A particle moves in a straight line with a
21. The displacement x of a particle varies with constant acceleration. It changes its velocity
time t, x = aet + bet, where a, b,  and  are from 10 ms–1 to 20 ms–1 while passing through
positive constants. The velocity of the particle

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a distance 135 m in t second. The value of t is
will [2005] [2008]
(A) go on decreasing with time (A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 1.8
(B) be independent of  and 
29. A particle starts its motion from rest under the
(C) drop to zero when  = 
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action of a constant force. If the distance covered
(D) go on increasing with time in first 10 seconds is S1 and that covered in the
22. A car runs at a constant speed on a circular first 20 seconds is S2, then [2009]
track of radius 100 m, taking 62.8 seconds for (A) S2 = 3S1 (B) S2 = 4S1
every circular lap. The average velocity and (C) S2 = S1 (D) S2 = 2S1
average speed for each circular lap 30. A particle moves a distance x in time t according
respectively is [2006] to equation x = (t + 5)–1. The acceleration of
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(A) 10 m/s, 0 (B) 0, 0 particle is proportional to [2010]

(C) 0, 10 m/s (D) 10 m/s, 10 m/s. (A) (velocity)3/2 (B) (distance)2
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(C) (distance)–2 (D) (velocity)2/3

23. A particle moves along a straight line OX. At
a time t (in seconds) the distance x (in metres) 31. A body is moving with velocity 30 m/s
of the particle from O is given by towards east. After 10 seconds its velocity
x = 40 + 12t – t3. How long would the particle becomes 40 m/s towards north. The average
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travel before coming to rest? [2006] acceleration of the body is [2011]

(A) 16 m (B) 24 m (A) 1 m/s2 (B) 7 m/s2
(C) 40 m (D) 56 m (C) √7 m/s2 (D) 5 m/s2
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24. A car moves from X to Y with a uniform speed 32. A particle covers half of its total distance with
vu and returns to Y with a uniform speed vd. The speed v1 and the rest half distance with speed
average speed for this round trip is [2007] v2. Its average speed during the complete
vd vu journey is [2011]
(A) vu vd (B) v1 + v2 v1 v2
vd + vu (A) (B)
vu + vd 2vd vu 2 v1 + v2
(C) (D)
2 vd + vu 2v1 v2 v21 v22
(C) (D)
25. The position x of a particle with respect to v1 + v2 v21 + v22
time t along x-axis is given by x = 9t2 – t3 33. The motion of a particle along a straight line is
where x is in metres and t in seconds. What described by equation x = 8 + 12t – t3 where x
will be the position of this particle when it is in metre and t in second. The retardation of
achieves maximum speed along the +x the particle when its velocity becomes zero is
direction? [2007] [2012]
(A) 54 m (B) 81 m (A) 24 m s–2 (B) zero
(C) 24 m (D) 32 m (C) 6 m s–2 (D) 12 m s–2
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34. A particle is moving such that its position second duration. At that instant the direction of
coordinates (x, y) are (2m, 3m) at time t = 0; the field is reversed. The car continues to move
(6m, 7m) at time t = 2 s and (13m, 14m) at for two more seconds under the influence of
time t = 5 s. Average velocity vector v from this field. The average velocity and the average
t = 0 to t = 5 s is [2014] speed of the toy car between 0 to 3 seconds are
1 7 respectively [2018]
(A) 13i + 14j (B) i+j
5 j (A) 2 m/s, 4 m/s (B) 1 m/s, 3 m/s
11 (C) 1 m/s, 3.5 m/s (D) 1.5 m/s, 3 m/s
(C) 2 i+j (D) i+j
5
41. The speed of swimmer in still water is 20 m/s.
35. A particle of unit mass undergoes one-
The speed of river water is 10 m/s and is flowing
dimensional motion such that its velocity
due east. If he is standing on the south bank and
varies according to v(x) = x2n, where β and n wishes to cross the river along the shortest path,
are constants and x is the position of the the angle at which he should make his strokes
particle. The acceleration of the particle as a

t
w.r.t. north is given by: [2019]
function of x, is given by [2015]
(A) 60 west (B) 45 west

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(A) 2nβ2 x2n1 (B) 2nβ2 x4n1
(C) 30 west (D) 0
(C) 2β2 x2n+1 (D) 2nβ2 x4n+1
42. A person travelling in a straight line moves
36. If the velocity of a particle is v = At + Bt2, where
A and B are constants, then the distance travelled with a constant velocity v1 for certain distance
by it between 1 s and 2 s is [Phase-I 2016] ‘x’ and with a constant velocity v2 for next

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3 7 A B equal distance. The average velocity v is given
(A) A+ B (B) + by the relation [Odisha 2019]
2 3 2 3 1 1 1
3 (A) v = √v1 v2 (B) = +
(C) A + 4B (D) 3A + 7B v v1 v2
2 2 1 1 v v1 + v2
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(C) = + (D) =
37. Two cars P and Q start from a point at the v v1 v2 2 2
same time in a straight line and their positions 43. A small block slides down on a smooth
are represented by xP(t) = at + bt2 and inclined plane, starting from rest at time t = 0.
xQ(t) = ft  t2. At what time do the cars have Let Sn be the distance travelled by the block in
the same velocity? [Phase-II 2016] the interval t = n  1 to t = n. Then, the ratio
f–a a–f Sn
(A) (B) is: [2021]
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2 1+b 1+b Sn + 1
a+f a+f
(C) (D) 2n  1 2n + 1
2 b–1 2 1+b (A) (B)
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2n + 1 2n  1
38. Preeti reached the metro station and found that 2n 2n  1
the escalator was not working. She walked up (C) (D)
2n  1 2n
the stationary escalator in time t1. On other
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days, if she remains stationary on the moving 44. A car starts from rest and accelerates at 5 m/s2.
escalator, then the escalator takes her up in At t = 4 s, a ball is dropped out of a window
time t2. The time taken by her to walk up on by a person sitting in the car. What is the
the moving escalator will be: [2017] velocity and acceleration of the ball at t = 6 s?
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t1 + t2 t1 t2 (Take g = 10 m/s2) [2021]

(A) (B)
2 t2 – t1 (A) 20 m/s, 0
t1 t2
(C) (D) t1 – t2 (B) 20 2 m/s, 0
t2 + t1
(C) 20 2 m/s, 10 m/s2
39. The x and y co-ordinates of the particle at any (D) 20 m/s, 5 m/s2
time are x = 5t – 2t2 and y = 10t respectively,
where x and y are in metres and t in seconds. 2.3 Position - time, velocity - time graphs
The acceleration of the particle at t = 2s is: [2017]
(A) 0 (B) 5 m/s2 1. Which of the following curve does not
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(C) – 4 m/s (D) – 8 m/s2 represent motion in one dimension? [1992]
(A) v (B) v
40. A toy car with charge q moves on a frictionless
horizontal plane surface under the influence of
a uniform electric field E. Due to the force qE,
its velocity increases from 0 to 6 m/s in one t t

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(C) v (D) v 3. A ship A is moving westwards with a speed of
10 km h1 and a ship B 100 km south of A, is
moving northwards with a speed of 10 km h1.
The time after which the distance between
t t them becomes shortest, is [2015]
2. The displacement-time graph of moving (A) 0 h (B) 5 h
particle is shown below
s (C) 5 √2 h (D) 10 √2 h
Displacement

4. Two particles A and B, move with constant

D
F velocities v1 and v2 . At the initial moment
C E their position vectors are r1 and r2
respectively. The condition for particle A and
Time t B for their collision is [Re-Test 2015]
The instantaneous velocity of the particle is

t
negative at the point [1994] (A) r1 – r2 = v1 – v2
(A) D (B) F (C) C (D) E r1 – r2 v2 – v1

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(B) =
3. A particle shows distance- time curve as given in r 1 – r2 v2 – v1
this figure. The maximum instantaneous velocity (C) r1 ∙ v 1 = r2 ∙ v 2
of the particle is around the point [2008] (D) r1 × v 1 = r2 × v 2
D

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(s) C 2.5 Motion under gravity
A B
(t) Time 1. What will be the ratio of the distance moved
(A) D (B) A (C) B (D) C by a freely falling body from rest in 4th and 5th
seconds of journey? [1989]
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4. The displacement-time graphs of two moving (A) 4 : 5 (B) 7 : 9
particles make angles of 30° and 45° with the (C) 16 : 25 (D) 1 : 1
x-axis as shown in the figure. The ratio of
their respective velocity is: [2022] 2. A body dropped from top of a tower falls
through 40 m during the last two seconds of its
fall. The height of tower is (g = 10 m/s2) [1992]
(A) 60 m (B) 45 m
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displacement

(C) 80 m (D) 50 m
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3. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap

which is 5 m above the ground. The third drop
45° leaves the tap at the instant the first drop
30° touches the ground. How far above the ground
0 time
m

is the second drop at that instant?

(A) 1:2 (B) 1: 3 [g = 10 ms2] [1995]
(C) 3:1 (D) 1:1 (A) 1.25 m (B) 3.75 m
(C) 4.00 m (D) 4.25 m
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2.4 Relative velocity

4. A body dropped from a height h with initial
velocity zero, strikes the ground with a velocity
1. A train of 150 metre length is going towards
3 m/s. Another body of same mass is dropped
north direction at a speed of 10 m/s. A parrot
from the same height h with an initial velocity of
flies at the speed of 5 m/s towards south
4 m/s. The final velocity of second mass with
direction parallel to the railway track. The time
which it strikes the ground is [1996]
taken by the parrot to cross the train is [1998]
(A) 7 s (B) 8 s (C) 9 s (D) 10 s (A) 5 m/s (B) 12 m/s
(C) 3 m/s (D) 4 m/s
2. A bus is moving with a speed of 10 ms–1 on a
straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake 5. A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its
the bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of velocity at half of the height is 10 m/s, then
1 km from the scooterist, with what speed the maximum height attained by it
should the scooterist chase the bus? [2009] (g = 10 m/s2) [2001]
(A) 40 m s–1 (B) 25 m s–1 (A) 8 m (B) 20 m
(C) 10 m s–1 (D) 20 m s–1 (C) 10 m (D) 16 m
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6. If a ball is thrown vertically upward with 13. A person standing on the floor of an elevator
speed u, the distance covered during the last drops a coin. The coin reaches the floor in
t seconds of its ascent is [2003] time t1 if the elevator is at rest and in time t2 if
1 the elevator is moving uniformly. Then
(A) ut (B) gt2
2 [Odisha 2019]
1
(C) ut – gt2 (D) (u + gt) t. (A) t1 = t2
2
(B) t1 < t2 or t1 > t2 depending upon whether
7. A man throws balls with the same speed the lift is going up or down
vertically upwards one after the other at an (C) t1 < t2
interval of 2 seconds. What should be the (D) t1 > t2
speed of the throw so that more than two balls 14. A ball is thrown vertically downward with a
are in the sky at any time? velocity of 20 m/s from the top of a tower. It
(Given g = 9.8 m/s2) [2003] hits the ground after some time with a velocity
(A) more than 19.6 m/s

t
of 80 m/s. The height of the tower is:
(B) at least 9.8 m/s (g = 10 m/s2) [Phase-I 2020]

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(C) any speed less than 19.6 m/s (A) 340 m (B) 320 m
(D) only with speed 19.6 m/s. (C) 300 m (D) 360 m
15. A person sitting in the ground floor of
8. A ball is thrown vertically upward. It has a building notices through the window, of height
speed of 10 m when it has reached one half of 1.5 m, a ball dropped from the roof of the

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its maximum height. How high does the ball building crosses the window in 0.1 s. What is
rise? (Take g = 10 m/s2.) [2005] the velocity of the ball when it is at the
(A) 10 m (B) 5 m topmost point of the window? (g =10 m/s2)
(C) 15 m (D) 20 m. [Phase-II 2020]
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(A) 20 m/s (B) 15.5 m/s
9. Two bodies A (of mass 1 kg) and B (of mass (C) 14.5 m/s (D) 4.5 m/s
3 kg) are dropped from heights of 16 m and
25 m, respectively. The ratio of the time taken 16. The ratio of the distances travelled by a freely
by them to reach the ground is [2006] falling body in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th second:
(A) 4/5 (B) 5/4 [2022]
(A) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 (B) 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
(C) 12/5 (D) 5/12
(C) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 (D) 1 : 4 : 9 : 16
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10. A ball is dropped from a high rise platform at

t = 0 starting from rest. After 6 seconds 2.6 Motion in a plane
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another ball is thrown downwards from the

same platform with a speed v. The two balls 1. A body of mass 5 kg at rest explodes into
meet at t = 18 s. What is the value of v? three fragments with masses in the ratio
(Take g = 10 m/s2) [2010] 1 : 1 : 3. The fragments with equal masses fly
m

(A) 75 m/s (B) 55 m/s in mutually perpendicular directions with

(C) 40 m/s (D) 60 m/s speeds of 21 m/s. The velocity of the heaviest
fragment in m/s will be [1989]
11. A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m (A) 7√2 (B) 5√2 (C) 3√2 (D) √2
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height drops a stone. Assuming g = 10 m s–2, the

2. A particle starting from the origin (0, 0) moves
velocity with which it hits the ground is [2011]
in a straight line in the (x, y) plane. Its
(A) 10.0 m/s (B) 20.0 m/s
coordinates at a later time are √3, 3 . The
(C) 40.0 m/s (D) 50.0 m/s
path that the particle makes with the x-axis is
12. A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers at an angle of [2007]
distances h1, h2 and h3 in the first 5 seconds, (A) 45 (B) 60 (C) 0 (D) 30
the next 5 seconds and the next 5 seconds 3. A particle moves in x – y plane according to
respectively. The relation between h1, h2 and rule x = asin ωt and y = acos ωt. The particle
h3 is [2013] follows: [2010]
(A) h1 = 2h2 = 3h3 (A) an elliptical path
h2 h3 (B) a circular path
(B) h1 = =
3 5 (C) a parabolic path
(C) h2 = 3h1 and h3 = 3h2 (D) a straight line path inclined equally to
(D) h1 = h2 = h3 x – axes and y – axes
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Chapter 2: Kinematics

2.7 Projectile motion 8. A missile is fired for maximum range with an

initial velocity of 20 m/s. If g = 10 m/s2, the
range of the missile is [2011]
1. The maximum range of a gun of horizontal
(A) 40 m (B) 50 m
terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 ms–2, then muzzle
(C) 60 m (D) 20 m
velocity of a shell must be [1990]
(A) 160 ms–1 (B) 200 √2 ms–1 9. The horizontal range and the maximum height
(C) 400 ms–1 (D) 800 ms–1 of a projectile are equal. The angle of
projection of the projectile is [2012]
2. If a body A of mass M is thrown with velocity 1
v at an angle of 30 to the horizontal and (A) θ = tan–1 (B) θ = tan–1(4)
4
another body B of the same mass is thrown (C) θ = tan–1(2) (D) θ = 45°
with the same speed at an angle of 60 to the
horizontal, the ratio of horizontal range of A to 10. The velocity of a projectile at the initial point
A is 2i + 3j m/s. Its velocity (in m/s) at point

t
B will be [1992, 1990]
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 1 B is [2013]

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(C) 1 : √3 (D) √3 : 1 Y
3. Two projectiles of same mass and with same
velocity are thrown at an angle 60 and 30
with the horizontal, then which will remain

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same? [2000]
B
(A) time of flight A X
(B) range of projectile
(C) maximum height acquired (A) –2i – 3j (B) –2i + 3ȷ̂
(D) all of them.
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(C) 2i – 3j (D) 2i + 3j
4. A particle A is dropped from a height and 11. A projectile is fired from the surface of the
another particle B is projected in horizontal earth with a velocity of 5 m s–1 and angle θ
direction with speed of 5 m/s from the same with the horizontal. Another projectile fired
height then correct statement is [2002] from another planet with a velocity of 3 m s–1
(A) particle A will reach ground first with at the same angle follows a trajectory which is
respect to particle B. identical with the trajectory of the projectile
e

(B) particle B will reach ground first with fired from the earth. The value of the
respect to particle A. acceleration due to gravity on the planet is (in
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(C) both particles will reach ground m s–2) (given g = 9.8 m s–2) [2014]
simultaneously. (A) 3.5 (B) 5.9
(D) both particles will reach ground with (C) 16.3 (D) 110.8
same speed.
12. When an object is shot from the bottom of a
m

5. For angles of projection of a projectile at angle long smooth inclined plane kept at an angle
(45 – θ) and (45 + θ), the horizontal range 60 with horizontal, it can travel a distance x1
described by the projectile are in the ratio of along the plane. But when the inclination is
[2006]
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decreased to 30 and the same object is shot

(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 1 with the same velocity, it can travel x2
(C) 2 : 3 (D) 1 :2 distance. Then x1 : x2 will be : [2019]
6. The speed of a projectile at its maximum (A) 1 : √3 (B) 1 : 2√3
height is half of its initial speed. The angle of (C) 1 : √2 (D) √2 : 1
projection is [2010]
13. Two bullets are fired horizontally and
(A) 60° (B) 15° simultaneously towards each other from roof
(C) 30° (D) 45° tops of two buildings 100 m apart and of same
7. A projectile is fired at an angle of 45° with the height of 200 m, with the same velocity of
horizontal. Elevation angle of the projectile at 25 m/s. When and where will the two bullets
its highest point as seen from the point of collide? (g = 10 m/s2) [Odisha 2019]
projection, is [2011] (A) They will not collide
(A) 45° (B) 60° (B) After 2 s at a height of 180 m
1 √3 (C) After 2 s at a height of 20 m
(C) tan–1 (D) tan–1
2 2 (D) After 4 s at a height of 120 m
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NEET: Physics PSP

14. A particle moving in a circle of radius R with  2gT 2 
1
2
–1
a uniform speed takes a time T to complete (C) θ = sin  2 
one revolution. If this particle were projected  R 
1
with the same speed at an angle 'θ' to the  gT 2  2

horizontal, the maximum height attained by it (D) θ = cos–1  

 R
2

equals 4R. The angle of projection, θ, is then

given by: [2021] 15. A ball is projected with a velocity, 10 ms–1, at
1
 2 R  2 an angle of 60° with the vertical direction. Its
(A) θ = cos–1  2  speed at the highest point of its trajectory will
 gT  be: [2022]
1
 2 R  2 (A) 5 ms–1 (B) 10 ms–1
(B) θ = sin–1  2 
 gT  (C) Zero (D) 5 3 ms–1

t
Answers to MCQ's

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2.1 : 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (A)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (A)
21. (D)

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2.2 : 1. (C) 2. (A) 3 (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (D)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (D)
21. (D) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (D) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (B) 30. (A)
31. (D) 32. (C) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (C) 40. (B)
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41. (C) 42. (C) 43. (A) 44. (C)
2.3 : 1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (B)
2.4 : 1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B)
2.5 : 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (A)
11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (A)
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2.6 : 1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B)

2.7 : 1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (C)
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11. (A) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (D)

Hints to MCQ's
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2.1 Scalars and vectors A∙B

3. cos θ =
A B
1. A + B = C,
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3i + 4j + 5k ∙ 3i + 4j – 5k
= 2+
∴ A+ B ∙ A+ B = C∙C 3 4 2+ 5 2 × 3 2+ 4 2+ 5 2

A . A + A. B + B. A + B . B = C . C 9 + 16 – 25
=
2
A + 2ABcos θ + B = C 2 2 50
∴ cos θ = 0
9 + 2ABcos θ + 16 = 25
∴ θ = cos –1(0)
∴ 2ABcos θ = 0 ∴ θ = 90
∴ cos θ = 0
4. r = (a cos t) i + (a sin t) j
∴ θ = 90
dr
 v= = – a sin t i + a cos t j
2. The cross product of two vectors is the zero dt
vector if either one or both the inputs is a zero As r∙v = 0, therefore velocity of the particle is
vector. perpendicular to the position vector.
In case 0 is a scalar, the product is zero and 5. Angular momentum has both magnitude and
(scalar × vector) is also a vector. direction, therefore is a vector quantity
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