Practice test

1. A man wants to reach point B on the opposite bank

of a river flowing at a speed 4 m/s starting from A 5. A particle has initial velocity (2 i+ 3 j) m/s and
as shown in figure. What minimum speed relative to
water should the man have so that he can reach
point B directly by swimming? acceleration ( 0.3 i+ 0.2 j) �/s . The magnitude of
2

-30m-B
f
_
I
velocity after 10 seconds will be
I ,.,,/
I .... -
40m (1) 5 units (2) 9 units
:,_...,....
V
A
l (3) 9 ✓2 units
2
(4) 5✓ units
6. If magnitude of change in velocity of particle
12
projected from ground till it lands on ground as
(1)
5 m/s (2)
5 m/s shown in figure is 2m/s, find maximum height of the
16 23 projectile. [g=acceleration due to gravity]
(3)
5 mts (4)
5 m/s
2. A man who can swim at the rate of 2 km/h (in still
river) crosses a river to a point exactly opposite on
the other bank by swimming in a direction of 120°
to the flow of river water. The velocity of water
current in km/h is
1. 1
(1) 1 (2) 2 (1) -m (2) -m
g 4g
(3) -1 (4) -
3
2 2 2 1
3. A car start moving from rest on a horizontal ground (3) -m (4) -m
g 2g
such that the position vector of a car with respect
to its starting point is given as (7 = bt i+ ct2 ]) ;
7. A projectile is thrown at an angle 37 ° from the
vertical. The angle of elevation of the highe�t point
where a and b are positive constants. The equation of the projectile from point of projection is
of trajectory of car y = f(x) is

(1) y = (�)x
2
(2) y =(; )x 2 (1) tan-1
(¾)
4.
(3) Y = ( � )x (4) y = (; )x

The trajectory of a projectile launched from ground

(2) tan-1
( ¾)
is given by the equation y = (- 0.025x 2 + 0.5x);
where x and y are the coordinates of the projectile
on a rectangular system of axes. Find the angle at
which projectile is launched ?
(1) e = tan-1 (0.2)
(3) e = tan-1 (0.5)
(2) e = tan-1 (0.4)
(4) e = tan-1 (0.6)
(4) tan-1
(I)
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8. A particle is moving in a circle of radius 3 m with 12. The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is y
an angular velocity 2 radian per second in = ax-bx2 , where a and b are constants. and x and
clockwise direction as shown. Find acceleration of y respectively are horizontal. and vertical distances
particle at point Q. of the projectile from the point of projection. The
maximum height attained by the particle and the
y
angle of projection from the horizontal .are

b2 a2 '-
(1) tan-1 (b) (2) b' tan 1 (2a)
2a,
a2 2a 2
(3)
4b
, tan-1 (a) (4) b' tan-1(a)
3 3
(1) (-6i- 6✓ 1)m/s 2 (2) (-6✓ i- 6j)mts 2 13. A boat which has a speed of 5km/h in still water
crosses a river of width 1km along shortest possible
3 path in 15 minutes. The velocity of river water in
(3) (-6i+6✓3 1)mts 2 (4) (6i- 6✓ ]) m/s 2 km/h is:

9. Find magnitude of average acceleration between the (1) 1 (2) 3

points P and Q for a particle performing uniform
circular motion. Radius of circle is 2 m
(3) 4 (4) ../41
14. To a man walking at the rate of 3km/h the rain

e,�·
4m/s
appears to fall vertically. When he increases his
speed to 6km/h, it appears to meet him at an angle
45 ° with vertical. The speed of rain is
3
(1) 2✓ km/h (2) ✓6 km/h
3
84 82 (3) 3J2 km/h (4) 4✓ km/h
(1) -m/s 2 (2) -m/s 2
11 11 15. A particle is thrown from a tower height 40 m with
84 82 initial velocity 20J2 mis making an angle of 45 °
(3) -m/s 2 (4) -m/s 2
22 22 with horizontal as shown in figure. The time at
10. A man can swim at a speed of 5 km/h w.r.t. water. which the particle will strike the ground will be
He wants to cross a 1.5 km wide river flowing at 3 nearest to
km/h. He always keeps himself at an angle of 60°
with the flow direction while swimming. The time 4om
I 4¥°-
20-/2mts
taken by him to cross the river will be
(1) 0.25 h (2) 0.35 h
(1) 1.5 second (2) 2.3 second
(3) 0.45 h (4) 0.55 h
11. Two particles 1 and 2 are allowed to descend on the (3) 3.2 second (4) 4.2 second
two frictionless chord OA and OB of vertical circle 16. A particle is moving in X - Y plane such that
at the same instant from point 0. The ratio of the vx = 4 + 4t and vy = 4t(t in second and vx, vy in m/
velocities of the particles 1 and 2, when they reach s). If the initial position of particle is (1, 2) m. Then
on the circumference will be (OB is diameter) the equation of trajectory is
(1) y2 = 4x (2) y = 2x

2
(3) x = y_ (4) None of these
2
17. A particle moves in a circle of radius 1.0 cm at a
(1) sin a speed given by v = 2.0t where v is in cm/s and t in
seconds. The magnitude of total acceleration at
(2) tan a
t = 1s is nearest to
(3) cos a
(1) 4.5 cm/s 2 (2) 2.5 m/s2
(4) independent on a
(3) 6.2 cm/s2 (4) 8.5 cm/s2
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18. If speed of an object revolving in a circular path is 24. A particle moves with a constant spad v along a
doubled and angular speed is reduced to half of parabolic path y= kx2 , where k is a positive
original value, then centripetal acceleration will constant. Find the acceleration of the particle at the
become/remain point x= 0.
(1) Same
(3) Half
(2) Double
(4) Quadruple
19. T he velocity of a particle projected in vertical plane
(1) kv2 (2) i kv2

(3) 2kv2 (4) 3kv2

at the initial point A is �=(ii+ 31)m s-1. Its
velocity (in m s-1) at point B is 25. A particle is moving with a velocity ; =k(yi+xl)­
y
Where k is a constant. The general· equation of the
path is
(1) y2= x2 +constant (2) y=x2 +constant
(3) y2= x+constant (4) xy=constant

I\

(1) -2 i - 3 j
I\

(2) -2 i+3 j
I\ I\

26. A projectile is given an initial velocity of (1+ 2 J) m/

I\ I\ I\ I\

(3) 2 i - 3 j (4) 2 i+3 j A A

s, where i and j are unit vectors along horizontal

20. A ball is moving in a circular path of radius 5 m. If
tangential acceleration at an instant is 10 m s- 2 and and vertical upwards direction with respect to
the net acceleration makes an angle 30 ° with the ground. If g = 10m/s2 , the equation of trajectory is
centripetal acceleration, then the instantaneous (1) y= (2x2-3x) (2) y= 2x-5x2
speed is
(3) y= x2-4x (4) y={3x2-5x)
(1) 50-/3 ms-1 (2) 9.3 ms-1
27. A particle is moving at a constant speed in a circular
(3) 6.6 ms-1 (4) 5.4 ms-1
trajectory centered at the · origin of an xy
21. To a man walking due west with a speed of 4m/s, co-ordinate system. At one point (x= 4m, y= 0m) the
wind appears to blow from the north-east, when he
increases his speed to 7m/s the wind appears to
A

particle has a velocity -5.0 j m/s. Determine

blow from the north. Find velocity of wind with
acceler'ation of particle.
respect to ground.
(1) ✓SO (2) /46
(3) ✓58 (4) 142
22. A swimmer heads directly across a river swimming
at 1.6 mis relative to water. She arrives at a point
40m downstream from the point directly across the
i
A

river, which is 80 m wide. Find time taken to cross (1) -6.25 i m/s2 (2) 6.25 m/s2
the river?
(3) 6.25 j m/s2 (4) 6.25(- j ) m/s2
(1) 30 s (2) 40 s
(3) 50 s (4) 60 s 28. Speed of a particle moving in a circular path of
23. Rain is falling with a speed of 4m/s is a direction radius 1m varies with time as v = 2t2 Here v and t
making an angle of 30 ° with vertical towards south. are measured in SI units. Find acceleration of
What should be the magnitude and direction of particle at t= 1s.
velocity of cyclist to hold his umbrella exactly 2
(1) 2 ✓m/ s 2
vertical, so that rain does not wet him?
2
(1) 2m/s towards north (2) 4 ✓m/ s2
(2) 4m/s towards south
(3) 4 m/s2
(3) 2m/s towards south
(4) 2 m/s2
(4) 4m/s towards north
.
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29. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30 m/s. 35. If I A+ B I = I A I = I B I, then angle between A and
Wind starts blowing after some time with a speed
of 15 m/s from east to west direction. In which B will be
direction should a boy waiting for bus hold his (1) 90° (2) 120°
umbrella? (3) 0° (4) 60°

(1) At an angle tan-1(-i) with vertical towards 36. The resultant of two vectors P and <:> is R. If the

east magnitude of Q is doubled, the new resultant

becomes perpendicular to f,. Then the ratio
(2) At an angle tan-1(-i) with v�rtical towards IRI : loj will be
west (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 1
(3) At an angle tan-1(2) with vertical towards east
(3) 2 : 1 (4) ✓2 :1
(4) At an angle tan-1(2) with vertical towards west
30. A particle projected at some angle with velocity 50 37. The velocity (in m/s) of an object changes from
mis crosses a 20 m high wall after 1s and 4 s from 111 = 1oi +4] +2k to 112 = 4i +2] +3k in 5 s. The
the time of projection. The angle of projection of the
particle is magnitude of average acceleration is

(1) 30° (2) 45 ° (1) 2 m/s2 (2) 1.28 m/s2

(3) so· (4) 53° (3) 2.48 m/s2 (4) 3.4 m/s2

31. The coordinates of a projectile projected from 38. A ball is projected horizontally from the top of a
surface of a planet is given by y = (4t - 2t 2 ) and tower with a velocity v 0• It will be moving at an
x = 4t, where t is in second, x and y in m, point angle of 60° with the horizontal after time
of projection is taken as origin, horizontal and
vertical direction as x and y-axes. Initial direction of
motion of particle makes an angle 0 with x-axis
(1) Fog (2) �
3 g
where e is
(1) 45° (2) 37°
.f3vo
(3) -
g
(4) Fo
3g
(3) 30 °
(4) so· 39. The horizontal range and maximum height attained
32. A body is moving in a circular path of radius 16 m. by a projectile are R and H respectively. If a
It completes one revolution in 8 seconds.
Considering the speed to be uniform, the value of
centripetal acceleration in m/s2 is
constant horizontal acceleration a = f is imparted

to the projectile due to wind, then its new horizontal

range will be
<1>
484
49
(2) (2,2J
(2) (R + 2H)
44 89
(3) 7 (4) 7

33. The angle made by vector $i+] with x-axis is

(3) (R + H) (4)
( R+ 1)
40. A projectile is fired from level ground at an angle e
(1) 45 ° (2) 30° above the horizontal. The elevation angle 4> of the
(3) so· (4) go• highest point as seen from the launch point is
34. The x and y co-ordinate of a particle at any time t related to e by the relation
are given by x = 7t + 4t2 , and y = 5t where x and
y are in m and t in s. The acceleration of the (2) tan4> = tane
particle at 5 s is
(1) 4 m/s2 (2) 6 m/s2
(3) 8 m/s 2
(4) 10 m/s2 (4) tan4> = 4tan0
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41. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of 8 km/ 4 7. A car with a vertical windshield. moves horizontally
h (relative to water). If the velocity of the boat with in a rain storm at a speed of 40 km/h. The rain
respect to ground is 10 km/h, the river is flowing drops fall vertically with constant speed of 20 m/s
with a velocity. with respect to ground. The angle at which rain
drops strike the windshield is
(1) 4 km/h (2) 6 km/h
(3) 8 km/h (4) 9 km/h (1) tan-
1
(¾)
42. Two projectiles are simultaneously projected from a
large height from two different points
10 mis 12 mis
(3) tan-1 (%) (4) tan-1(2)

. /-,3_7: __ ... __6� 48. A particle is thrown with the speed u at an angle a

I
with the horizontal. When the particle makes an

e
(h»t) angle 13 with the horizontal, its speed will be
: (1) u tan2a (2) u sina cosecl3
111111111111111
usin a
2
Find angle 0 such that they collide mid-air. (3) (4) u cosa.secl3
cosl3
(1) e < 30 °
(2) 30 < °
e < 50 °
49. An artillery piece which consistently shoots its
(3) 30 °
(4) 60 °
shells with the same muzzle speed has a
43. The component of velocity of a body moving in a maximum range R. To hit a target which is at a
circle of radius R in the radial direction is (symbols R
distance of from the gun, the angle of projection
have usual meaning) 2
must be
(1) Zero (2) Roi
(1) 15° (2) 30°
2
(3) � (4) \{l) (3) 45° (4) 60°
R 50. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed of
44. A particle is projected from horizontal making an 600 mis and a bomb released from it strikes the
angle 60° with initial velocity u0 . If time taken by the ground in 80 s. Angle at which it strikes the ground
particle to make angle 45° from horizontal is 1.5 s, will be (g = 10 m/s2 )

G) (1)
then u0 is nearest to
(1) t n-1 1
(1) 40 mis (2) 50 m/s (2) tan-
�
(3) 60 m/s (4) 20 mis

45. For two vectors and A B , IA + B I = I A - B I is

always true when

0) I A I = I I a *o
(ii) A is perpendicular to 13
(iii) A B are parallel or antiparallel
and

(iv) When either I A I or I B I is zero

(1) (i, iv) (2) (ii, iii)
(3) (ii, iv) (4) (i, ii, iv)
46. Out of the following set of forces the resultant of
which cannot be 4 newton
(1) 2 N and 2 N
(2) 2 N and 4 N
(3) 2 N and 6 N
(4) 2 N and 8 N