MOTION AND FORCE

1) A particle moves along the x axis from xi to xf, which of the following values of the initial
and final coordinates, which results in the displacement with the largest magnitude?
a) xi = 4m, xf = - 2 m (c) xi = 4m, xf = 6 m
b) xi = 4m, xf = 4 m (d) xi = - 4m, xf = - 8 m

2) A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff of height 30m. At the same time instant another
stone is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a speed of 30 m/s. the two stones
will cross each other after a time.
a) 1s (c) 3s
b) 2s (d) 4s

3) Which of the following must always be true?

I. If an object’s acceleration is constant, then it must move in a straight line.
II. If an object’s acceleration is zero, then its speed must remain constant.
III. If an object’s speed remains constant, then its acceleration must be zero.

a) I & II only (c) II only

b) I and III only (d) III only

4) A stone is thrown horizontally with an initial speed of 30 m/s from a bridge. Find the
stone’s total speed when it enters the water 4 seconds later. (Ignore air resistance)
a) 30 m/s (c) 50 m/s
b) 40 m/s (d) 60 m/s

5) A baseball is thrown vertically into the air. The acceleration of the ball at its highest point
is:
a) 2g, down (c) g, up
b) Zero (d) g, down

6) A feather, initially at rest, is released in a vacuum 12 m above the surface of the earth.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a) The maximum velocity of the feather is 9.8 m/s
b) The acceleration of the feather remains constant during the fall
c) The acceleration of the feather increases during the fall
d) The acceleration of the feather decreases until terminal velocity is reached

7) A baseball is hit straight up and is caught by the catcher 2.0 s later. The maximum height
of the ball during this interval is:
a) 4.9 m (c) 9.8 m
b) 19.6 m (d) 12.6 m

8) Newton’s laws do not hold good for particles, which

a) Are at rest
b) Are moving slowly
 c) Move with high velocity
d) Move with velocity comparable to velocity of light

9) A person standing on a horizontal floor feels two forces: the downward pull of gravity and
the upward supporting force form the floor. These two forces:
a) Have equal magnitudes and form an action / reaction pair
b) Have equal magnitudes but do not form an action / reaction
c) Have unequal magnitudes and form an action / reaction pair
d) Have unequal magnitudes and do not form an action / reaction pair

10) A frictionless inclined plane of length 20m has maximum vertical of 5 m. if an object of
mass 2 kg is placed on the plane, which of the following best approximates the net force it
feels?
a) 5 N (c) 15 N
b) 10 N (d) 20 N

11) Imran travels 2m with speed v1 and then 2 m with speed v2 his average speed is:
𝑣₁+𝑣₂ 𝑣₁ 𝑣₂
a) 2 (c) 𝑣₁+𝑣₂
𝑣₁+𝑣₂ 2 𝑣₁ 𝑣₂
b) (d)
2 𝑣₁+𝑣₂

12) A 20 N block is being pushed across a horizontal table by an 18 N force. If the coefficient
of kinetic friction between the block the table is 0.4, find the acceleration of the block.
a) 0.5 m / s2 (c) 5 m / s2
2
b) 1 m / s (d) 7.5 m / s2

13) Why does an object falling in the earth’s gravitational field reach a steady velocity?
a) Air resistance increases with increase in velocity
b) The earth’s gravitational field decreases as the object falls
c) The mass of the object remains constant
d) The weight of the object increases as it falls

14) Assuming a frictionless, massless pulley, determine the acceleration of the blocks once
they are released from rest.
𝑚 𝑀
a) 𝑀+𝑚 𝑔 (c) 𝑀+𝑚 𝑔
𝑀 𝑀− 𝑚
b) 𝑔 (d) 𝑔
𝑚 𝑀+𝑚

2
15) The displacement X (in meters) of a body varies with time t (in seconds) as X = 3 t2 + 16t
+ 2. The velocity of the body will be zero at time:
a) 8s (c) 12s
b) 10s (d) 14s

16) Motorcycle safety helmet extends the time of collision and hence decreasing the:
a) Chance of collision (c) velocity
b) Force acting (d) Impulse
17) The collision between two bodies may be elastic if bodies are:
a) Solid and soft (c) Solid and hard
b) Soft and elastic (d) Hard and elastic

18) Two balls of masses m1, and m2 are thrown vertically upwards with the same speed u. if
air resistance is neglected, they will pass through their point of projection in the downward
direction with a speed.
𝑚₁𝑢 (𝑚₁+𝑚₂)𝑢
a) 𝑚₂ (c) (𝑚₁−𝑚₂)
𝑚₂𝑢
b) (d) u
𝑚1

19) A body is falling freely under gravity. How much distance falling during an interval of
time between 1st and 2nd seconds of its motion, taking g= 10?
a) 10 m (c) 20 m
b) 15 m (d) 25 m

20) A body goes from A to B with a velocity of 40 kmh -1 and returns from B to A with a
velocity of 60 kmh-1. What is the average velocity of the body during the whole journey?
a) 50 kmh-1 (c) 55 kmh-1
-1
b) 45 kmh (d) Zero

21) When collision between the bodies in a system is inelastic in nature then for the system:
a) Momentum changes but K.E remain conserve
b) K. E changes but momentum remain conserve
c) Both momentum and K. E changes
d) Both momentum and K.E remain conserve

22) A ball is projected horizontally with a velocity of 5ms -1 from the top of a building 19.6 m
high. How long will be ball take to hit the ground?
a) √2𝑠 (c) √3𝑠
b) 2s (d) 3s

23) If an iron ball and wooden ball of the same radius are released from the height ‘h’ in
vacuum, then time taken by both of them to reach the ground will be:
a) Unequal (c) Zero
b) Equal (d) None of these

24) Taking off rocket can be explained by:

a) 1st law of motion (c) Law of conservation of momentum
b) 2nd law of motion (d) Law of conservation of energy

25) A body is projected with kinetic energy K at an angle of 60º with the horizontal. Its kinetic
energy at the highest point of its trajectory will be:
𝐾
a) 2K (c) 2
 𝐾
b) K (d) 4
26) Four projectiles are projected with the same speed angles 20º, 35º, 60º and 75º with the
horizontal. The range will be the longest for the projectile whose angle is:
a) 20º (c) 60º
b) 35º (d) 75º

27) When two bodies move toward each other with constant speeds the distance between them
decreases at the rate of 6 m /sec. If they move in the same direction the distance between
them increases at the rate of 4 m /sec. Then their speeds are:
a) 5 m / s, 1 m / s (c) 6 m / s, 1 m / s
b) 3 m / s, 3 m / s (d) 4 m / s, 2 m / s

28) A projectile throws at an angle of 30º with the horizontal has a range R1, and attains a
maximum height h1. Another projectile thrown, with the same velocity at an angle 30º with
the vertical has a range R2 and attains a maximum height h2. The relation between R1 and
R2 is:
𝑅2
a) R1 = 2 (c) R1 = 2R2
b) R1 = R2 (d) R1 = 4R2

29) Two masses, each equal to m, are attached to one another by a mass less string passing
over a smooth pulley. The tension in the string is:
mg
a) mg (c) 2
b) 2 mg (d) zero

30) Flight of a rocket in the space is an example of:

a) 2nd law of motion (c) 1st law of motion
rd
b) 3 law of motion (d) Law of gravitation

31) A balloon has 2g of air. If a small hole is pierced into it, the air comes out with a speed of
2 m / s. If the balloon shrink completely in 5 m, the average thrust experienced by the
balloon is:
a) 8 x 10-1 N (c) 8 x 10-3 N
-2
b) 8 x 10 N (d) 8 x 10-4 N

32) Rocket engine lifts rocket from the earth’s surface, because hot gas with high velocity:
a) React against the rocket and push it up
b) Push against the air
c) Push against the earth
d) Heat up the air which lifts the rocket

33) The force experienced by a wall on which water strikes normally at a speed of 10 ms -1 and
at a discharge of 0.0001m3s-1 is:
a) 1 N (c) 100 N
b) 10 N (d) none
34) The rate of change of momentum is equal to:
a) Force (c) Velocity
b) Impulse (d) Both a and c

35) The ratio of distance to displacement along a semi-circle of radius “r” is:
a) 2 π (c) π
π
b) 2 (d) None of these

36) Why Ballistic missiles fail in some circumstances of precision:

a) Due to their shape (c) Due to angle of projection
b) Due to air resistance (d) All of these

37) A body, projected with a certain kinetic energy, has a horizontal range R. The kinetic
energy will be minimum at a position of the projectile when its horizontal range is:
R
a) R (c) 2
3R R
b) (d) 4
4

38) A boy can throw a stone up to maximum height of 10 m. the maximum horizontal distance
that the boy can throw is:
a) 0 m (c) 20 m
10 20
b) √2 m (d) √2 m

39) When a force of 4N acts on a mass of 2kg for a time of 2sec, what is the rate of change of
momentum?
a) 2 kgms-2 (c) 8 kgms-2
-2
b) 4 kgms (d) 16 kgms-2

40) The ratio of the distances covered by an object allowed to fall freely in 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
seconds:
a) 1 : 3 : 5 (c) 1 : 25 : 45
b) 1 : 4 : 9 (d) 1 : 20 : 45

41) A bullet is fired horizontally from a rifle at a distant target. Ignoring the effect of air
resistance, what is the horizontal and vertical acceleration of the bullet?
Horizontal Vertical
a 9.8 ms-2 9.8 ms-2
b 9.8 ms-2 0 ms-2
c 0 9.8
d 0 0

42) A car travels 40 kilometers at an average speed of 80 km/ h and then travels 40 kilometers
at an average of speed of 40 km/h. The average speed of the car for this 80 – km trip is:
a) 40 km/h (c) 48 km/h
b) 45 km/h (d) 53 km/h
43) A man in a car moving with velocity of 36 km/hr. His speed with respect to the car is:
a) 10 m/s (c) zero
b) 36 m/s (d) infinite

44) A car travelling at a speed of 30 km/hour is brought to a halt in 8 m by applying brakes. If

the same car is travelling at 60 km/hour, it can be brought to a halt with the same braking
force in:
a) 8 m (c) 24 m
b) 16 m (d) 32 m

45) A ball is thrown at the angle of 45º with the horizontal, then:
a) The path of the ball is parabola and horizontal range in maximum
b) The path of the ball is parabola and horizontal range is minimum
c) The path of the ball is straight line and horizontal range in maximum
d) The path of the ball is semi-circle having maximum diameter

46) An object dropped form the window of a ball building hits the ground in 12.0s. If its
acceleration is 9.80 m/s2, the height of the window above the ground is:
a) 706 m (c) 118 m
b) 353 m (d) 29.3 m

47) In which case does the potential energy decreases:

a) On the rising of an air bubble in water
b) On compressing a spring
c) On moving a body against gravitational force
d) On stretching a spring

48) If the increase in the kinetic energy of a body is 22%, then the increases in the momentum
will be:
a) 22% (c) 300%
b) 44% (d) 10%

49) A light and a heavy body have equal momenta. Which one has greater K. E?
a) The heavy body (c) The light body
b) The K.E are equal (d) None of these

50) Two particles of masses m and 4m have linear momenta in the ratio of 2 : 1. What is the
ratio of their kinetic energies?
a) √2 (c) 4
b) 2 (d) 16

51) A rocket works on the principle of conservation of:

a) Mass (c) Linear momentum
b) Kinetic energy (d) angular momentum
52) An aeroplane is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 600 km/hr at an elevation of 6
km towards a point directly above the target on the earth’s surface. At an appropriate time,
the pilot releases a ball so that it strikes the target at the earth. The ball will appear to be
falling:
a) On a parabolic path as seen by pilot in the plane
b) Vertically along a straight path as seen by an observer on the ground near the target
c) On a zig-zag path as seen by pilot in the plane
d) On a parabolic path as seen by an observer on the ground near the target

53) A ball is dropped form a height of 10 m. it is embedded 1 m in sand and stops. In this
process.
a) Only momentum is conserved
b) Only kinetic energy is conserved
c) Both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved
d) Neither momentum nor kinetic energy are conserved

54) An aeroplane flying 490 m above ground level at 100 m/s, releases a block. How far on
ground will it strike?
a) 1 km (c) 0.1 km
b) 2 km (d) 0.01 km

55) When a body moves in a straight line then its displacement coincides with:
a) Distance (c) acceleration
b) Force (d) both a & b

56) When two bodies stick together after collision, the collision is said to be:
a) Perfectly elastic (c) Completely in elastic
b) Partially elastic (d) None of these

57) A particle (A) is dropped from a height and another particle (B) is thrown in horizontal
direction with speed of 5 m/sec from the same height. The correct statement is:
a) The particle (A) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (B)
b) The particle (B) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (A)
c) Both particles will reach at ground simultaneously
d) Both particles will reach at ground with same speed

58) The maximum range of a gun on horizontal terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m/s2. What must be
the muzzle velocity of the shell:
a) 100 m / s (c) 400 m / s
b) 200 m / s (d) 50 m / s

59) At maximum height on the trajectory which of projectile becomes zero:

a) Acceleration (c) Vertical velocity
b) Velocity (d) Horizontal velocity
60) A particle of mass having velocity ‘v’ makes head on elastic collision with another particle
of the same mass and initially at rest. The velocity of the first particle after the collision is:
𝑣
a) v (c)
2
b) –v (d) 0

61) A man is standing at a spring platform. Reading of spring balance is 60 N. If man jumps
outside platform, then reading of spring balance:
a) Increases (c) decreases
b) First increases then decreases to zero (d) remain same

62) A particle of mass m moving with velocity v strikes a stationary particle of mass 2m and
sticks to it. The speed of the system will be?
𝑣 𝑣
a) 2 (c) 3
b) 2v (d) 3v

63) A book is lying on the table. What is the angle between the action of the book on the table
and the reaction of the table on the book?
a) 90º (c) 60º
b) 180º (d) 45º

64) Which shows the correct relation time of flight T and maximum height H?
𝑔𝑇² 8𝑔
a) 𝐻 = (c) 𝐻 =
8 𝑇²
8𝑇² 8
b) 𝐻 = (d) 𝐻 =
𝑔 𝑔𝑇²

65) Newton’s third law of motion concerns the forces of interaction between two bodies.
Which of the following statements relating to the third law is not correct?
a) The two forces must be of the same type
b) The two forces must act on different bodies
c) The two forces are always opposite in direction
d) The two forces are equal and opposite so the bodies are in equilibrium

66) A wagon weighing 1000 kg is moving with a velocity 50 km/h on smooth horizontal rails.
A mass of 250 kg is dropped into it. The velocity with which it moves now is:
a) 40 km/hour (c) 20 km/hour
b) 50 km/hour (d) 2.5 km/hour

67) What is the angle of projection for which the range and maximum height become equal?
a) Tan-1 ¼ (c) tan-1 4
-1
b) Cos ¼ (d) sin-1 ¼

68) A force of 250 N act on body, the momentum acquired is 125 kg – m/s. what is the period
for which force acts on the body.
a) 0.5 sec (c) 0.2 sec
b) 0.1 sec (d) 0.4 sec
69) If a bullet of mass 5 gm moving with velocity b100 m / sec, penetrates the wooden block
up to 6 cm. then the average force imposed by the bullet on the block is:
a) 417 N (c) zero
b) 830 N (d) 8300 N

70) Distance covered by a freely falling body in 2 seconds will be:

a) 4.9 m (c) 39.2 m
b) 19.6 m (d) 44.1 m

71) The distance covered by a body with uniform acceleration in time ‘t’ starting from rest is:
𝑎𝑡² 𝑎²𝑡
a) 2 (c) 2
b) Vt (d) both a & b

72) A body initially at rest, explodes into two masses M 1 and M2 that move apart with speeds
𝑣₁
v1 and v2 respectively. What is the ratio 𝑣₂?
𝑀₁ 𝑀₁
a) (c) (𝑀₂) ½
𝑀2
𝑀₂ 𝑀₂
b) (d) (𝑀₁) ½
𝑀₁

73) The trajectory (or path) of a projectile flying against strong air currents is:
a) Straight line (c) Hyperbola
b) Parabola (d) not a parabola

74) An object with a mass 10 kg moves at a constant velocity of 10 m/sec. a constant force
then acts for 4 seconds on the object and gives it a speed of 2 m/sec in opposite direction.
The acceleration produced in it, is:
a) – 2 m/sec2 (c) – 0.3 m/sec2
b) 0.3 m/sec 2
(d) –3 m/sec2

75) A force vector applied on a mass is represented as 𝐹⃗ = 6i – 8j + 10k and accelerated with 1
m/sec2. What will be the mass of the body?
10 2
a) √2 kg (c) √10 kg
b) 10 𝑘𝑔 (d) 20 kg

76) The range of the projectile at 30º is R30 and at 60º is R60 then:
a) R30 = R60 (c) 2R30 = R60
b) R30 = 2R60 (d) R30 = R60 if initial velocities are same

77) A body of mass 2 kg is moving with a velocity 8 m/s on a smooth surface. If it is to be

brought to rest in 4 seconds, then the force to be applied is:
a) 4 N (c) 2 N
b) 8 N (d) 1 N
78) A boy sitting on the topmost berth in the compartment of a train which is just going to stop
on a railway station, drops an apple aiming at the open hand of his brother sitting vertically
below his hands at a distance of about 2 meter. The apple will fall:
a) Precisely on the hand of his brother
b) Slightly away from the hand of his brother in the direction of motion of the train
c) Slightly away from the hand of his brother in the direction opposite to the direction of
motion of the train
d) None of these

79) Two bodies, A (of mass 1 kg) and B (of mass 3 kg) are dropped from heights of 16 m and
25 m, respectively. The ratio of the time taken by them to reach the ground is:
a) 5/4 (c) 12/5
b) 5/12 (d) 4/5

80) A block of mass 1 kg is placed on a truck which accelerates with acceleration5 m/s 2. The
coefficient of static friction between the block and truck id 0.6. the friction force acting on
the block is:
a) 5 N (c) 5.88 N
b) 6 N (d) 4.6 N

81) A particle has initial velocity (2i + 3j) and acceleration (0.3 I + 0.2 j). the magnitude of
velocity after 10 s will be:
a) 5 unit (c) 9 units
5 9
b) √2 (d) √2

82) A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a stone. Assuming g = 10 ms -2,
the velocity with which it hits the ground is:
a) 20 m/s (c) 40 m/s
b) 10 m/s (d) 5 m/s

83) Three identical blocks of masses m = 2kg are drawn by a force F = 10.2 N with an
acceleration of 0.6 ms-2 on a frictionless surface, then what is the tension (in N) in the string
between the blocks B and C?
a) 1.2 (c) 9.8
b) 7.8 (d) 4

84) The speed of an object at the end of 4 successive seconds is 20. 25, 30 and 35 mi/hr,
respectively. The acceleration of this object is:
a) 5 ft per sec2 (c) 5 mi per hr2
b) 5 mi per hr per sec (d) 20 mi per hr per sec

85) A rock is dropped from a high bridge. At the end of 3 seconds of free fall the speed of the
rock, in cm,/sec,
a) 100 (c) 1000
b) 500 (d) 3000
86) A handball is tossed vertically upward with a velocity of 19.6 m/sec. approximately how
high will it rise?
a) 20 (c) 30
b) 25 (d) 60

87) A car going around a certain curve at a speed of 25 mi/hr has a centripetal force acting on
it of 100 lb. If the speed of the car is doubled, the centripetal force:
a) Is quadrupled (c) is reduced to ½ of the original value
b) Is doubled (d) is reduced to ¼ of the original value

88) The shortest distance between two points is known as:

a) Velocity (c) acceleration
b) Speed (d) Displacement

89) The rate of change of displacement is defined as:

a) Velocity (c) acceleration
b) Speed (d) Retardation

90) The rate of change of velocity is defined as:

a) Velocity (c) acceleration
b) Speed (d) Retardation

91) An object is moving along with a circle with constant speed, then:
a) Is not accelerated (c) is always accelerated
b) Might be accelerated (d) Also has a constant velocity

92) A stone is dropped form a cliff, the time during which it covers a distance of 490 m is:
a) 100 sec (c) 9.8 sec
b) 10 sec (d) 4.9 sec

93) First law of motion is also known as law of:

a) Force (c) energy
b) Momentum (d) inertia

94) Mass of a body is measure of its:

a) Velocity (c) inertia
b) Acceleration (d) Force

95) SI unit of force is:

a) Dyne (c) Newton
b) Slug (d) Newton – meter

96) The second law of motion gives the relation between:

a) Mass and weight (c) Force and acceleration
b) Velocity and acceleration (d) mass and velocity
97) In equation F = ma, the mass m is:
a) Rest mass (c) gravitational mass
b) Inertial mass (d) variable mass

98) Laws of motion are not valid in a system which is:

a) At rest (c) Both A & B
b) Non – inertial (d) Moving with uniform velocity

99) Mass can be measured with the help of;

a) Screw gauge (c) spring balance
b) Vernier caliper (d) Ordinary balance

100) Dimension of impulse is similar to the dimension of:

a) Momentum (c) work
b) Force (d) torque