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Class 11th JEE

Motion in a Straight Line
Distance and Displacement
1. A man goes 10 m towards North, then 20 m towards 8. A car moves from O to D along the path OABCD
east then displacement is shown in figure. What is distance travelled and net
(1) 20 m (2) 22.5 m displacement.
(3) 25.5 m (4) 30 m

2. The ratio of displacement to distance is

(1) Always = 1 (2) Always < 1
(3) Always > 1 (4) May be 1
(1) 16, 5 (2) 17, 5
3. Removed (3) 20, 4 (4) 15, 3

4. Consider the motion of the tip of the minute hand of

9. A particle starts from the origin, goes along the
a clock. In one hour
(1) The displacement is non-zero X-axis to the point (20 m, 0) and then returns along
(2) The distance covered is zero the same line to the point (–20 m, 0). Find the distance
(3) The average speed is zero and displacement of the particle during the trip.
(4) The average velocity is zero (1) 60, –20 (2) –60, 20
(3) 60, 20 (4) None of these
5. Which of the following statement is not true?
(1) If displacement covered of a particle is zero, 10. Removed
then distance covered may or may not be zero
(2) If the distance covered is zero then the
displacement must be zero 11. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(3) The numerical value of ratio of displacement to (1) Displacement is independent of the choice of
distance is equal to or less than one origin of the axis.
(4) The numerical value of the ratio of velocity to (2) Displacement may or may not be equal to the
speed is always less than one distance travelled.
(3) When a particle returns to its starting point, its
6. A boy completes one round of a circular track of displacement is not zero.
radius 20 m in 50 seconds. The displacement at the (4) Displacement does not tell the nature of the
end of 4 minute 10 second will be actual motion of a particle between the points.
(1) 40 m (2) 20 m
(3) 80 k m (4) Zero 12. Removed

7. A body moves 6 m north, 8 m east and 10 m vertically 13. Removed

upwards, what is its resultant displacement from
initial position: 14. ?
(1) 10 2m
(2) 10 m 15. ?
(3) 10 / 2m
(4) 10 × 2 m
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16. The numerical ratio of distance to displacement is: (4) Ratio of displacement of particle during first 2
(1) Always equal to one seconds and next 2 seconds is
(2) Always less than one 7:1
(3) Always greater than one
(4) Equal to or more than one 20. Removed

17. ? 21. Removed

22. A body covered a distance of L m along a curved path

of a quarter circle. The ratio of distance to
displacement is
 2 2
(1) 2 2 (2) 
18. The velocity of a particle increases linearly with time  2
i.e. v = k t, where k = 2 m/s2. The distance covered in
(3) 2 (4) 
first three seconds will be:
(1) 12 m (2) 6 m
23. A person moves 30 m north and then 20 m towards
(3) 9 m (4) 18 m
east and finally 30 2 m in south-west direction. The
displacement of the person from the origin will be
Comprehension: (Q. 19) (1) 10 m along north (2) 10 m long south
If a man has a velocity varying with time given as v = (3) 10 m along west (4) Zero
3t2, v is in m/s and t in sec then:
24. A wheel of radius 1 meter rolls forward half a
revolution on a horizontal ground. The magnitude of
the displacement of the point of the wheel initially in
19. Based on above comprehension choose the correct contact with the ground is
option(s) regarding displacement of particle:
(1) Displacement of particle after 2 seconds of his (1) 2π (2) 2
start is 8 m 2 + 4
(3) (4) π
(2) Displacement of particle after 2 seconds of his
25. The numerical ratio of displacement to the distance
start is 12m
covered is always:
(3) Ratio of displacement of particle during first 2
(1) Less than one
seconds and next 2 seconds is
(2) Equal to one
1:7
(3) Equal to or less than one
(4) Equal to or greater than one

Velocity, Speed, Avg. Velocity and Avg Speed, Intantaneous velocity &
Speed Avg. Acceleration
26. Removed (1) 32 km/hr (2) 53.3 km/hr
(3) 43.2 km/hr (4) 42 km/hr
27. A car travels half the distance with constant velocity
of 40 kmph and the remaining half with a constant 28. ?
velocity of 80 kmph. The average velocity of the car
in kmph is:
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29. ?

35. If a body starting from the rest travels with a uniform

acceleration of 10 ms–2 for first 10 second and with
30. The displacement of a particle, starting from rest uniform acceleration 5 ms–2 for next 20 seconds, then
(at t = 0) is given by s = 6t2– t3. average acceleration of the body for 30 s is:
The time in seconds at which the particle will obtain (1) 15 ms–2 (2) 10 ms–2
zero velocity again is: (3) 20 ms–2 (4) 20/3 ms–2
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 6 (4) 8 36. Removed

31. A particle is moving with a constant speed V in a 37. A particle moves with a velocity v = αt3 along a
circle. What is the magnitude of average velocity after straight line. The average speed in time interval t = 0
one-fourth rotation? to t = T is
V 2V T 3
(1) 2 (2)  (1) αT3 (2) 2

2 2V R T 3 T 3
(3)  (4) 2V (3) 3 (4) 4
32. The acceleration of an object is given by a(t) = cosπt
1 38. A scooter moves in a straight line. It covers one fourth
ms −1 distance with v1, two fourth with v2 and remaining
ms and its velocity at time t = 0 is 2
–2
at origin.
with speed v3. The average speed of scooter is
3
t= s 4v1v2v3 v1v2v3
Its velocity at 2 is
(1) v1v2 + v2v3 + 2v1v3 (2) v1 + v2 + v3
1 3
− ms −1 ms −1 v1v2v3 v1 + 2v2 + v3
(1) 2 (2) 2
(3) v1 + 2v2 + v3 (4) 4
1 −1 2 −1
ms ms
(3)  (4) 
39. A particle is moving along x-axis such that
x = 2 – 5t + 6t2. What is acceleration of the particle
33. The displacement of a body along x-axis depends on when its velocity is zero?
time as x = 3t + 5. Then the velocity of body: (1) Zero (2) 12 m/s2
(1) Increase with time (3) –5 m/s2 (4) 5/12 m/s2
(2) Independent of time
(3) Decrease with time 40. A car moves from P to Q; (first half distance with
(4) None of these speed v1 then next half with speed v2) then returns
from Q to P (in first half time he moves with speed v1
and second half time with speed v2). The ratio of
average speed from P to Q and Q to P journey is:
v1 + v2
(1)
34. ? v1 − v2
4 ( v1v2 )
(2)
( v1 + v2 )2
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(3)
( v1 + v2 )
2v1v2
49. Repeated same as Q. 27
v1 + v2
(4)
2
50. Repeated same as Q. 30
41. A car is moving with a velocity of 20 m/s. The driver
accelerated it for 10 seconds and reached a velocity 51. Repeated same as Q. 31
of 40 m/s. What is the average acceleration?
(1) 3 m/s2 (2) 2 m/s2 52. Repeated same as Q. 33
(3) 1 m/s2 (4) zero
53. If the velocity of a particle is v = At + Bt2, where A
42. A car is moving with a velocity of 30 m/s. The driver and B are constants, then the distance travelled by it
applied brake for 5 seconds to bring it down to zero. between 1 s and 2 s is:
What is the average acceleration? 3
(1) –5 m/s2 (2) 6 m/s2 (1) 2 A + 4B (2) 3A + 7B
(3) –6 m/s2 (4) ZERO 3 7 A B
A+ B +
(3) 2 3 (4) 2 3
43. An α-particle in a cyclotron changes its velocity from
30 km/s south to 40 km/s west in 10 second what is 54. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving
the magnitude of average acceleration during this along the positive x direction with a velocity V that
time:
(1) 5 Km/s2 (2) 7 Km/s2 varies as V ∝ x . The displacement of the particle
(3) 9 Km/s2 (4) 11 Km/s2 varies with time as:
(1) t1/2 (2) t3
44. If v(s) = s2 + s where s is displacement. Find (3) t2 (4) t
acceleration when displacement is 1 m.
55. Repeated same as Q. 32
45. The displacement of a particle is given by 56. A train travelling along a straight track with a speed
y = a + bt + ct2 – dt4. The initial velocity and initial 2
acceleration are respectively: –1
a = ms −2
of 2 ms , begins to accelerate with v ,
(1) b, –4d (2) –b, 2d –1
where v is in ms . Its velocity after 3 seconds is
(3) b, 2c (4) 2c, –4d _________.

46. The acceleration ‘a’ in ms–2 of a particle is given by 57. Repeat

a = 3t2 + 2t + 2, where t is the time. If the particle
starts out with a velocity v = 2 ms–1 at t = 0, then find 58. A person travelling on a straight line moves with a
the velocity at the end of 2 s. uniform velocity v1 for some distance and with
uniform velocity v2 for the next equal distance. The
47. A truck travels a distance A to B at a speed of 40 km/h average velocity v is given by
and returns to A at a speed of 50 km/h, then what is v1 + v2
the average velocity of the whole journey? v= v = v1v2
(1) 2 (2)
(1) 34.5 km/h (2) Zero
2 1 1 1 1 1
(3) 35 km/hr (4) 40 km/hr = + = +
(3) v v1 v2 (4) v v1 v2

48. ? 59. Mark the correct statement(s).

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(1) If speed of a body is varying, its velocity must v1 v2
be varying and it must have zero acceleration v2 v1
(1) (2)
(2) If velocity of a body is varying, its speed must
be varying v1 v2 2v1 v2
(3) A body moving with varying velocity may (3) v1 + v2 (4) v1 + v2
have constant speed 1
(4) A body moving with varying speed may have
64. A motor car covers 3 rd part of total distance with v1
constant velocity if its direction of motion
remains constant. 1
= 10 km/hr, second 3 rd part with v2 = 20 km/hr and
Comprehension: (Q. 60 to 61)
If a man has a velocity varying with time given as v = 3t2, 1
v is in m/s and t in sec then: rest 3 rd part with v3 = 60 km/hr. What is the average
speed of the car?
(1) 18 km/hr (2) 45 km/hr
(3) 6 km/hr (4) 22.5 km/hr
60. Regarding the velocity of man choose the correct
option(s): 65. Removed
(1) Velocity of man at t = 3 sec is 27 m/s
(2) Velocity of man at t = 3 sec is 9 m/s 66. The correct statement from the following is
(3) Average velocity of man during t = 0 to t = 3
(1) A body having zero velocity will not
sec is 9 m/s necessarily have zero acceleration
(4) Average velocity of man during t = 0 to t = 3
(2) A body having zero velocity will necessarily
sec is 27 m/s
have zero acceleration
(3) A body having uniform speed can have only
61. Regarding acceleration of man choose the correct uniform acceleration
option(s): (4) A body having non-uniform velocity will have
(1) Acceleration of man at t = 3 second is 18 m/s2 zero acceleration
(2) Average acceleration of man during
t = 0 to t = 3 seconds is 18 m/s2
(3) Average acceleration of man during 67. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the
t = 0 to t = 3 seconds is 9 m/s2 distance with speed of 12 m/s. The other half of the
(4) Acceleration of man at t = 3 second is 12 m/s2 distance is covered in two equal time intervals with
speed of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s respectively. The
average speed of the particle during this motion is:
62. A car covers a distance of 2 km in 2.5 minute, if it
(1) 8.0 m/s (2) 12.0 m/s
covers half of the distance with speed 40 km/hr. the
(3) 10.0 m/s (4) 9.8 m/s
rest distance it will cover with speed
(1) 56 km/hr
68. A body covers one-third of the distance with a
(2) 60 km/hr
velocity v1 the second one-third of the distance with a
(3) 50 km/hr
velocity v2, and the last one-third of the distance with
(4) 48 km/hr
a velocity v3. The average velocity is:

63. A bicyclist encounters a series of hills. Uphill speed v1 + v2 + v3 3v1v2v3

(1) 3 (2) v1v2 + v2v3 + v3v1
is always v1 and downhill speed is always v2 . The
v1v2 + v2v3 + v3v1 v1v2 v3
total distance travelled is , with uphill and downhill
(3) 3 (4) 3
portions of equal length. The cyclist's average speed
is
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69. A car travels a distance d on a straight road in two (3) A body can have a constant speed and still have
hours and then returns to the starting point in next a varying velocity
three hours. Its average speed is: (4) The direction of the velocity of a body can
change when its acceleration is constant.
d 2d
(1) 5 (2) 5 78. A particle moves along a straight line such that its
d d displacement at any time t is given by s = t3 – 6t2 + 3t
+
(3) 2 3 (4) none of these + 4 metres. The velocity when the acceleration is zero
is:
70. Removed (1) 3 m/s (2) –12 m/s
(3) 42 m/s (4) –9 m/s
71. Removed
79. The displacement of a particle starting from rest
(at t = 0) is given by s = 6t2 –t3
72. A particle moves in the east direction with 15 m/sec The time when the particle will attain zero velocity
for 2 sec then northwards with 5 m/s for 8 sec. again, is:
Average speed of the particle is: (1) 4s (2) 8s
(1) 1 m/s (2) 5 m/s (3) 12s (4) 16s
(3) 7 m/s (4) 10 m/s
80. Repeat
73. A car runs at constant speed on a circular track of
81. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving
radius 10 m taking 6.28s on each lap (i.e. round). The
along the positive x-direction with a velocity ‘v’
average speed and average velocity for each complete
lap is: which varies as v =  x , then velocity of particle
(1) Velocity 10 m/s, speed 10 m/s varies with time as: (α is a constant)
(2) Velocity zero, speed 10 m/s
(3) Velocity zero, speed zero (1) vt (2) v  t2
(4) Velocity 10 m/s speed zero
(3) v t (4) v = constant

74. Removed
82. The relation t = x + 3 describes the position of a
75. Removed particle where x is in meters and t is in seconds. The
position, when velocity is zero, is:
76. A point object traverses half the distance with (1) 2 m (2) 4 m
velocity v0. The remaining part of the distance is (3) 5 m (4) Zero
covered with velocity v1 for the half time and with
83. The displacement of a particle is represented by the
velocity v2 for the rest half. The average velocity of following equation:
the object for the whole journey is s = 3t3 + 7t2 + 5t + 8
2v1 (v0 + v2 ) 2v (v0 + v1 ) where s is in metres and t in seconds. The acceleration
(1) (v0 + 2v1 + 2v2 ) (2) (v0 + v1 + v2 ) of the particle at t = ls is:
(1) 14 m/s2 (2) 20 m/s2
2v0 (v1 + v2 ) 2v2 (v0 + v1 ) 2
(3) 32 m/s (4) Zero
(3) (v1 + v2 + 2v0 ) (4) (v1 + 2v2 + v0 )
84. A body is moving according to the equation
x = at + bt2 – ct3. Then its instantaneous speed is given
77. Which of the following four statements is false? by:
(1) A body can have zero velocity and still be (1) a + 2b + 3ct (2) a + 2bt – 3ct2
accelerated (3) 2b – 6ct (4) None of these
(2) A body can have a constant velocity and still
have a varying speed
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85. The motion of a particle is described by the equation 93. A particle moving in a straight line has velocity
x = a + bt2 where a = 15 cm and b = 3 cm/sec2. Its
instantaneous velocity at time 3 sec will be displacement equation as v = 5 1 + x . Here v is in
(1) 36 cm/sec (2) 18 cm/sec m/sec and x in metre. Select the correct alterative:
(3) 16 cm/sec (4) 32 cm/sec (1) Particle is initially at rest.
(2) Initial velocity of the particle is 5 m/sec and the
86. Starting from rest, the acceleration of a particle is a = particle has a constant acceleration of 12.5
2(t – 1). The velocity of the particle at t = 5s is: m/sec2.
(1) 15 m/s (2) 25 m/s (3) Particle moves with uniform velocity.
(3) 5 m/s (4) None of these (4) None of these.

87. Which of the following relations representing

displacement x of a particle describes motion with
constant acceleration?
(1) x = 6 – 7 t–2 (2) x = 3t2 + 5t3 + 7
(3) x = 9t2 + 8 (4) x = 4t–2 + 3t–1

88. A particle is moving so that its displacement s is given

as s = t3 – 6t2 + 3t + 4 meter. Its velocity at the instant
when its acceleration is zero will be:
(1) 3 m/s (2) –12 m/s
(3) 42 m/s (4) –9 m/s

89. A particle starting from rest undergoes acceleration

given by a = |t – 2| m/s2 where t is time in sec.
Velocity of particle after 4 sec is:
(1) 1 m/s (2) 2 m/s
(3) 8 m/s (4) 4 m/s

90. Removed

91. A particle starts moving along x-axis from t = 0, its

position varying with time as x = 2t3 – 3t2 + 1.
At which time instants is its velocity zero?
(1) t = 0, 2s
(2) t = 0, 3s
(3) t = 0, 4s
(4) t = 0, l s

92. A particle starts moving along x-axis from t = 0, its

position varying with time as x = 2t3 – 3t2 + 1.
What is the velocity when it passes through origin?
(1) v = 0
(2) v = l
(3) v = 5
(4) v = 3
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94. Starting from rest a particle moves in a straight line The velocity at time t is given by:

( ) A 1 − e− B t 
with acceleration A 2
1 − e− Bt
( )  
1/2 B
a = 25 − t 2 m/s 2 for 0  t  5s (1) (2)
–t
(3) ABe (4) AB2 (1 – t)
3
a= m /s 2 for t  5s
8 96. The speed of a body moving on a straight track varies
The velocity of particle at t = 7s is: according to v = 2t + 13 for
(1) 11 m/s (2) 22 m/s 0 ≤ t ≤ 5s, v = 3t + 8 for 5 < t ≤ 7 s and
(3) 33 m/s (4) 44 m/s
v = 4t + 1 for t < 7 s. The distances are measured in
metre. The distance in metres moved by the particle
95. The motion of a body falling from rest in a viscous
at the end of 10 second is:
dv
= A − Bv, (1) 127 (2) 247
medium is described by dt where A and B (3) 186 (4) 313
arc constants.
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Equation of motion, Uniform aceleration motion, non-uniform aceleration motion
97. A car moving with a velocity of 10 m/s can be stopped
by the application of a constant force F in a distance 104. A particle having initial velocity 10 m/s moves with
of 20 m. If the velocity of the car is 30 m/s it can be a constant acceleration 5 ms–2, for a time 15 second
stopped by this force in: along a straight line, what is the displacement of the
(1) 100 m (2) 90 m particle in the last 2 second?
(1) 160 m (2) 200 m
(3) 180 m (4) 160 m
(3) 210 m (4) 230 m

98. A particle moves for 50 seconds if first accelerates 105. Repeated same as Q. 99
from rest and then retard or deaccelerates to rest. If
the retardation be 5 times the acceleration then the 106. A particle moving with a uniform acceleration travels
time for retardation is 24 m and 64 m in the first two consecutive intervals
(1) 25/3 second (2) 50/3 second of 4 sec each. Its initial velocity is:
(1) 1 m/sec (2) 10 m/sec
(3) 25 second (4) 100/3 second
(3) 5 m/sec (4) 2 m/sec
99. A truck travelling with uniform acceleration crosses
two points A and B with velocities 60 m/s and 107. Repeated same as Q. 97
40 m/s respectively. The speed of the body at the mid-
point of A and B is nearest to: 108. Repeated same as Question No. 98
(1) 17 m/s (2) 20 m/s
(3) 19.49 m/s (4) 50.9 m/s 109. A particle experiences a constant acceleration for
20 sec after starting from rest. If it travels a distance
100. The initial velocity of a particle is 10 m/s retardation S1 in the first 10 sec and a distance S2 in the next
is 2 m/s2. The distance covered in the fifth second of 10 sec, then
the motion will be: (1) S1 = S2 (2) 3S1 = S2
(1) 2 m (2) 1 m (3) 2S1 = S2 (4) 4S1 = S2
(3) 50 m (4) 75 m
110. A body of mass 10 kg is moving with a constant
101. Removed velocity of 10 m/s. When a constant force acts for 4
seconds on it, it moves with a velocity 2 m/sec in the
102. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving opposite direction. The acceleration produced in it is
along the positive x direction with a velocity V that (1) 3 m/sec2 (2) –3 m/sec2
(3) 0.3 m/sec2 (4) – 0.3 m/sec2
varies as V  x . The displacement of the particle
varies with time as: 111. A motor car moving with a uniform speed of 20 m/sec
(1) t1/2 (2) t3 comes to stop on the application of brakes after
(3) t2 (4) t travelling a distance of 10 m its acceleration is:
(1) 20 m/sec2 (2) –20 m/sec2
103. At a metro station, a girl walks up a stationary (3) – 40 m/sec2 (4) + 2 m/sec2
escalator in time t1. If she remains stationary on the
escalator, then the escalator take her up in time t2. The 112. Repeated same as Q. 13
time taken by her to walk up on the moving escalator
will be: 113. The acceleration of a particle is given by the a = 5. If
( t1 + t2 ) t1t2 the particle starts at origin from rest, its distance from
(1) 2 (2) ( t2 − t1 ) origin after time t is given by:
t1t2 5t 2 52 t 2
(3) ( t2 + t1 ) (4) t1 − t1  (1) 2 (2) 2
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5t 2 53 t 3 (1) 10 m (2) 8m
(3) 6m (4) 2m
(3) 2 (4) 6

119. The engine of a car produces acceleration 4 m/s2 in

114. A boggy of uniformly moving train is suddenly
the car. If this car pulls another car of same mass,
detached from train and stops after covering some
what will be the acceleration produced
distance. The distance covered by the boggy and
(1) 8 m/s2 (2) 2 m/s2
distance covered by the train in the same time has 2
relation (3) 4 m/s (4) 1/2 m/s2
(1) Both will be equal
120. A particle travels 10 m in first 5 sec and 10 m in next
(2) First will be half of second
3 sec. Assuming constant acceleration what is the
(3) First will be 1/4 of second distance travelled in next 2 sec
(4) No definite ratio (1) 8.3 m (2) 9.3 m
(3) 10.3 m (4) None of the above
115. A car, starting from rest, accelerates at the rate f
through a distance s, then continues at constant speed 121. A body A starts from rest with an acceleration a1.
for time t and then decelerates at the rate 2f to come After 2 seconds, another body B starts from rest with
to rest. If the total distance travelled is 5s, then an acceleration a2. If they travel equal distances in the
1 2 5th second, after the start of A, then the ratio a1: a2 is
s= ft equal to:
(1) 6 (2) s = ft
(1) 5 : 9 (2) 5 : 7
1 2 8 2
s= ft s= ft (3) 9:5 (4) 9:7
(3) 4 (4) 49

122. A particle starts from rest, accelerates at 2 m/s2 for

116. A particle is moving along a straight line with a
10 s and then goes at constant speed for 30 s and then
constant acceleration of –2 ms–2 passes through a decelerates at 4 m/s2 till it stops. What is the distance
point A on the line with a velocity 4 ms–1 at some travelled by it:
moment. Find the distance travelled by the particle in (1) 750 m (2) 800 m
5 seconds after that moment.
(3) 700 m (4) 850 m
(1) 5 m (2) 13 m
(3) 9 m (4) 4 m
123. A train is moving at a constant speed V. When its
117. A car A is travelling with a speed of 72 km/h on a driver observers another train in front of him on the
same track and moving in the same direction with
straight horizontal road. It is followed by another car
constant speed v. If the distance between the trains be
B which is moving with a velocity of 36 km/h. When
x, then what should be the minimum retardation of the
the distance between them is 25 m, the car A is given
train so as to avoid collision?
a deceleration of 2 ms–2. After how much time will B
(1) (V + v)2/x
catch up with A?
(V – v)2/x
( ) ( )
(2)
10 + 10 2 s 5+5 2 s
(1) (2) (3) (V + v)2/2x
(3) 5s (4) 10 s (4) (V – v)2/2x

118. The driver of a car which is moving on a straight 124. Two cars A and B are travelling in the same direction
horizontal road with a speed of 72 kmh–1 applies with velocities v1 and v2 (v1 > v2), when the car A is at
brakes. If the retardation produced is 20 ms–2, the a distance d ahead of the car B the driver of the car A
distance moved by the car before coming to rest will applied the brake producing a uniform retardation a
be There will be no collision when
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(3) 10.3 m (4) None of above
d
( v1 − v2 )
2
v2 − v22
d 1
(1) 2a (2) 2a 134. Repeated same as question no. 121
( v1 − v2 )
2
v12 − v22
d d 135. Repeated same as Q. 122
(3) 2a (4) 2a
136. Repeated same as Q. 109
125. The initial velocity of a particle is 10 m/s retardation
is 2 m/s2. The distance covered in the fifth second of
137. Repeated same as question no. 113
the motion will be:
(1) 2 m (2) 1 m
138. A car, starting from rest, accelerates at the rate f
(3) 50 m (4) 75 m
through a distance s, then continues at constant speed
126. The initial velocity of the particle is 20 m/sec and its f
retardation is 2 m/sec2. The distance moved by the for time t and then decelerates at the rate 2 to comes
particle in 5th second of its motion is to rest. If the total distance travelled is 15s, then
(1) 11 m (2) 19 m 1 2
(3) 50 m (4) 75 m s= ft
(1) 6 (2) s = ft
1 2 1 2
127. Repeated same as Q. 111 s= ft s= ft
128. Repeated same as Q. 13 (3) 4 (4) 72

129. A particle moving with a uniform acceleration travels 139. Repeated same as Q. 116
24 m and 64 m in the first two consecutive intervals
of 4 sec each. Its initial velocity is 140. Repeated same as Q. 117
(1) 1 m/sec (2) 10 m/sec
(3) 5 m/sec (4) 2 m/sec 141. The driver of a car which is moving on a straight
horizontal road with a speed of 72 kmh–1 applies
130. Repeated same as question no. 110
brakes. If the retardation produced is 20 ms–2, the
131. A body starts from rest. What is the ratio of the distance moved by the car before coming to rest will
distance travelled by the body during the 4th and 3rd be
second? (1) 10 m (2) 8 m
(3) 6 m (4) 2 m
7 5
(1) 5 (2) 7
142. Two cars A and B are at rest at same point initially. If
7 3 A starts with uniform velocity of 40 m/sec and B
(3) 3 (4) 7 starts in the same direction with constant acceleration
of 4 m/s2, then B will catch A after how much time
132. The engine of a car produces acceleration (1) 10 sec (2) 20 sec
4 m/s2 in the car. If this car pulls another car of same (3) 30 sec (4) 35 sec
mass, what will be the acceleration produced
(1) 8 m/s2 (2) 2 m/s2 143. If a body starts from rest and travels 120 cm in the 6th
1 second, then what is the acceleration
(3) 4 m/s 2
(4) 2 m/s2 (1) 0.20 m/s2 (2) 0.027 m/s2
133. A particle travels 10 m in first 5 sec and (3) 0.218 m/s2 (4) 0.03 m/s2
10 m in next 3 sec. Assuming constant acceleration 144. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be stopped
what is the distance travelled in next 2 sec by applying brakes after at least 2 m. If the same car
(1) 8.3 m (2) 9.3 m
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is moving with a speed of 80 km/h, what is the maximum retardation 10 m/s . What is the minimum
minimum stopping distance time in which it can cover a distance of 1.5 km
(1) 8 m (2) 2 m (1) 30 sec (2) 15 sec
(3) 4 m (4) 6 m (3) 10 sec (4) 5 sec

145. Repeated same as Q. 106, 129 152. Removed

146. A bus is moving with a velocity 10 ms–1 on a straight 153. Removed

road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s.
If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist, 154. If for a particle position x ∝ t2 then :-
with what velocity should the scooterist chase the
(1) Velocity is constant
bus?
(2) Acceleration is constant
(1) 50 ms–1 (2) 40 ms–1
(3) Acceleration is variable
(3) 30 ms–1 (4) 20 ms–1 (4) None of these

147. A bullet moving with a velocity of 200 cm/s 155. Starting from rest, the acceleration of a particle is
penetrates a wooden block and comes to rest after a = 2(t – 1). The velocity of the particle at t = 5s is:
travelling 4 cm inside it. What velocity is needed for (1) 15 m/s (2) 25 m/s
travelling distance of 9 cm in same block? (3) 5 m/s (4) None of these
(1) 100 cm/s (2) 136.2 cm/s 156. An electron starting from rest has a velocity that
increases linearly with the time that is v = kt, where
(3) 300 cm/s (4) 250 cm/s
k = 2 m/sec2. The distance travelled in the first
3 seconds will be
148. A thief is running away on a straight road in jeep (1) 9 m (2) 16 m
moving with a speed of 9 ms−1. A police man chases (3) 27 m (4) 36 m
−1
him on a motor cycle moving at a speed of 10 ms .
If the instantaneous separation of the jeep from the 157. Removed
motorcycle is 100 m, how long will it take for the
police to catch the thief 158. Repeated same as Q. 78
(1) 1 s (2) 19 s
(3) 90 s (4) 100 s

149. A car A is travelling on a straight level road with a 159. If the velocity of a particle is given by
uniform speed of 60 km/h. It is followed by another v = (180 – 16x)1/2 m/s, then its acceleration will be
car B which is moving with a speed of 70 km/h. When (1) Zero (2) 8 m/s2
the distance between them is 2.5 km, the car B is (3) –8 m/s2 (4) 4 m/s2
given a deceleration of 20 km/h2. After how much
time will B catch up with A
160. The velocity of a particle moving with constant
(1) 1 hr (2) 1/2 hr
acceleration at an instant t0 is 10 m/s. After 5 seconds
(3) 1/4 hr (4) 1/8 hr
of that instant the velocity of the particle is 20 m/s.
150. The speed of a body moving with uniform The velocity at 3 second before t0 is:
acceleration is u. This speed is doubled while (1) 8 m/s (2) 4 m/s
covering a distance S. When it covers an additional (3) 6 m/s (4) 7 m/s
distance S, its speed would become
161. The velocity acquired by a body moving with uniform
(1) 3u (2) 5u
acceleration is 30 m/s in 2 seconds and 60 m/s in
11u 7u 4 seconds. The initial velocity is:
(3) (4)
(1) zero (2) 2 m/s
151. The engine of a motorcycle can produce a maximum
(3) 4 m/s (4) 10 m/s
acceleration 5 m/s2. Its brakes can produce a
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(1) 2 m (2) 4 m
162. If a body starts from rest, the time in which it covers (3) 6 m (4) 8 m
a particular displacement with uniform acceleration 168. A car moving with a velocity of 10 m/s can be stopped
is: by the application of a constant force F in a distance
(1) Inversely proportional to the square root of the of 20m. If the velocity of the car is 30 m/s. It can be
displacement stopped by this force in:
(2) Inversely proportional to the displacement 20
(3) Directly proportional to the displacement (1) 3 m (2) 20 m
(4) Directly proportional to the square root of the
(3) 60 m (4) 180 m
displacement
169. If a car at rest accelerates uniformly and attains a
163. Removed
speed of 72 km/h in 10s, then it covers a distance of
(1) 50 m (2) 100 m
164. Initially a body is at rest. If its acceleration is 5 ms–2 (3) 200 m (4) 400 m
then the distance travelled in the 18th second is:
(1) 86.6 m
(2) 87.5 m 170. A body starts from rest with uniform acceleration.
(3) 88 m What is the ratio of the distance travelled by the body
(4) 89 m during the 4th and 3rd second?
7 5
165. If a body starts from rest and travels 120m in the 8th
(1) 5 (2) 7
second, then acceleration is:
(1) 16 m/s2 7 3
(2) 10 m/s2 (3) 3 (4) 7
(3) 0.227 m/s2
(4) 0.03 m/s2 171. The velocity-time relation of an electron starting from
rest is given by u = kt, where k = 2 m/s2. The distance
166. If a train travelling at 72 km/h is to be brought to rest traversed in 3 sec is:
in a distance of 200 m, then its retardation should be: (1) 9 m (2) 16 m
(1) 20 m/s2 (2) 2 m/s2 (3) 27 m (4) 36 m
(3) 10 m/s2 (4) 1 m/s2
172. If for a particle position x  t then:
2
167. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be stopped
(1) Velocity is constant
by applying brakes after at least 2m. If the same car
(2) Acceleration is constant
is moving with a speed of 80 km/h., what is the
(3) Acceleration is variable
minimum stopping distance?
(4) None of these

Motion under gravity

173. Repeated same as Q. 185 175. A particle when thrown, moves such that it passes
from same height at 2 and 10 s, the height is
174. A body falling from a high Minaret travels 40 meters (1) g (2) 2 g
in the last 2 seconds of its fall to ground. Height of (3) 8 g (4) 10 g
Minaret in meters is (take g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 60 (2) 45 176. A body is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance
(3) 80 (4) 50 is to be taken into account, then the time during which
the body rises is
(1) Equal to the time of fall
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(2) Less than the time of fall 181. A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the top
(3) Greater than the time of fall of the tower reaches the ground with a velocity 3u.
(4) Twice the time of fall The height of the tower is
(1) 3u2/g (2) 4u2/g
177. A body is released from a great height and falls freely (3) 6u2/g (4) 9u2/g
towards the earth. Another body is released from the
same height exactly one second later. The separation 182. A man in a balloon rising vertically with an
between the two bodies, two seconds after the release acceleration of 4.9 m/sec2 releases a ball 2 sec after
of the second body is the balloon is let go from the ground. The greatest
(1) 4.9 m (2) 9.8 m height above the ground reached by the ball is (g =
(3) 19.6 m (4) 24.5 m 9.8 m/sec2)
(1) 14.7 m (2) 19.6 m
178. A body is released from the top of a tower of height (3) 9.8 m (4) 24.5 m
h. It takes t sec to reach the ground. Where will be the
ball after time t/2 sec 183. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap which
(1) At h/2 from the ground is 5 m above the ground. The third drop is leaving the
(2) At h/4 from the ground
tap at the instant the first drop touches the ground.
(3) Depends upon mass and volume of the body How far above the ground is the second drop at that
(4) At 3h/4 from the ground instant?
(1) 2.50 m (2) 3.75 m
179. A frictionless wire AB is fixed on a sphere of radius (3) 4.00 m (4) 1.25 m
R. A very small spherical ball slips on this wire. The
time taken by this ball to slip from A to B is 184. The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as x =
at2 – bt3. The acceleration at time t of the particle will
be equal to zero, where t is equal to:
2a a
(1) 3b (2) b
a
(3) 3b (4) Zero
2 gR cos 
2 gR .
(1) g cos  (2) g 185. The velocity of a body depends on time according to
the equation v = 20 + 0.1t2. The body has:
R gR
2 (1) Uniform acceleration
(3) g (4) g cos 
(2) Uniform retardation
(3) Non-uniform acceleration
180. A body is slipping from an inclined plane of height h (4) Zero acceleration
and length l. If the angle of inclination is θ, the time
taken by the body to come from the top to the bottom 186. The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t = 0) and the
of this inclined plane is acceleration is given by f = at. Which of the following
relations is valid?
2h 2l
g g at 2
(1) (2)
(1) v = u + at2 (2) v=u+ 2
1 2h 2h (3) v = u + at (4) v=u
sin 
(3) sin  g (4) g
187. Repeated same as Q. 173
188. A street car moves rectilinearly from station A to the
next stop B with an acceleration varying according to
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the law f = a – bx, where a and b are positive constants  t
and x is its distance from station A. The distance AB f = f 0 1 − 
is then equal to:  T
2a a where f0 and T are constants. The particle at t = 0 has
zero velocity. At the instant when f = 0, the particle’s
(1) b (2) b
velocity (vx) is:
a
1
(3) 2b (4) 2a – b f 0T 2
(1) 2 (2) f0 T 2

189. A particle moving along x-axis has acceleration ‘f’ at 1

f 0T
time t, given by (3) 2 (4) f0 T

Kinematics graphs-Relation through curve in acceleration and velocity & speed

190. A ball is thrown vertically up with a certain velocity. 194. A body A is projected upwards with a velocity of
It attains a height of 40 m and comes back to the 98 m/s. The second body B is projected upwards with
thrower. Then choose the correct options: the same initial velocity but after 4 sec. Both the
bodies will meet after
(g = 10m/s2)
(1) 6 sec (2) 8 sec
(1) The average speed of the ball for the (3) 10 sec (4) 12 sec
round trip is zero.
(2) Total displacement is 80 m 195. A body is projected vertically upward with speed
(3) Total displacement is zero 40 m/s. The distance travelled by body in the last
(4) The average velocity for round trip is second of upward journey is [take g = 9.8 m/s2 and
non-zero neglect effect of air resistance]
(1) 4.9 m (2) 9.8 m
(3) 12.4 m (4) 19.6 m
191. A stone falls from a balloon that is descending at a
uniform rate of 12 m/s. The displacement of the stone 196. A particle is thrown with any velocity vertically
from the point of release after 10 sec is upward, the distance travelled by the particle in first
(1) 490 m second of its decent is
(2) 510 m (1) g (2) g/2
(3) 610 m (3) g/4
(4) 725 m (4) Cannot be calculated

192. A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the top 197. A ball dropped from the top of tower falls first half
of a tower reaches the ground with a velocity 4u. The height of tower in 10 s. The total time spend by ball
height of the tower is: in air is [Take g = 10 m/s2]
(1) 14.14 s (2) 15.25 s
15u 2 7u 2
(3) 12.36 s (4) 17.36 s
(1) 2g (2) 2g

16u 2 198. A balloon starts rising from ground from rest with an
g upward acceleration 2 m/s2. Just after 1 s, a stone is
(3) (4) Zero
dropped from it. The time taken by stone to strike the
ground is nearly
193. A ball is thrown upward with speed 10 m/s from the (1) 0.3 s (2) 0.7 s
top of the tower reaches the ground with a speed 20
(3) 1 s (4) 1.4 s
m/s. The height of the tower is: [Take g = 10 m/s2]
(1) 10 m (2) 15 m
(3) 20 m (4) 25 m 199. A stone is dropped into water from a bridge 44.1 m
above the water. Another stone is thrown vertically
downward 1 sec later. Both strike the water
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simultaneously. What was the initial speed of the 205. A particle is dropped under gravity from rest from a
2
second stone? height h (g = 9.8 m/sec ) and it travels a distance
(1) 12.25 m/s (2) 14.75 m/s 9h/25 in the last second, the height h is:
(3) 16.23 m/s (4) 17.15 m (1) 100 m (2) 122.5 m
(3) 145 m (4) 167.5 m
200. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are 206. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a
released from the same height in vacuum. They take tower at 4.9 ms–1. It strikes the pond near the base of
the same time to reach the ground. The reason for this the tower after 3 seconds. The height of the tower is
is (1) 73.5 m
(1) Acceleration due to gravity in vacuum is same (2) 44.1 m
irrespective of the size and mass of the body (3) 29.4 m
(4) None of these
(2) Acceleration due to gravity in vacuum
depends upon the mass of the body 207. A rocket is fired upward from the earth’s surface
(3) There is no acceleration due to gravity in such that it creates an acceleration of 19.6 m/sec2. If
vacuum after 5 sec its engine is switched off, the maximum
(4) In vacuum there is a resistance offered to the height of the rocket from earth's surface would be:
motion of the body and this resistance depends (1) 245 m (2) 490 m
upon the mass of the body (3) 980 m (4) 735 m

201. When a particle is thrown vertically upwards, its 208. A body starts to fall freely under gravity. The
velocity at one third of its maximum height is distances covered by it in first, second and third
second are in ratio:
10 2 m/s. The maximum height attained by it is
(1) 1 : 3 : 5 (2) 1 : 2 : 3
(1) 20 2 m (2) 30 m (3) 1 : 4 : 9 (4) 1 : 5 : 6
(3) 15 m (4) 12.8 m
209. A ball is projected vertically upwards from ground
202. A stone dropped from the top of the tower touches with velocity 12 m/s in presence of air drag whose
magnitude always remains constant during the
the ground in 4 sec. The height of the tower is about
(1) 80 m (2) 40 m motion. If ball takes 1 second to reach the highest
(3) 20 m (4) 160 m point in presence of air friction then calculate the
difference of time of flights of the ball in presence
203. A body is released from the top of a tower of height and in absence of air friction. (g = 10 ms–2)
h. It takes t sec to reach the ground. Where will be (1) 0.1 s (2) 0.18 s
the ball after time t/2 sec (3) 0.35 s (4) 1 s
(1) At h/2 from the ground
(2) At h/4 from the ground 210. Repeated same as Q. No. 191
(3) Depends upon mass and volume of the
body 211. A body A is projected upwards with a velocity of 98
(4) At 3h/4 from the ground m/s. The second body B is projected upwards with
the same initial velocity but after 4 sec. Both the
204. A stone dropped from the top of a tower is found to bodies will meet after
(1) 6 sec (2) 8 sec
5
  (3) 10 sec (4) 12 sec
travel  9  of the height of the tower during the last
second of its fall. The time of fall is: 212. Repeated same as Q. No. 199
(1) 2 s (2) 3 s 213. Repeated same as Q. No. 200
(3) 4 s (4) 5 s 214. Repeated same as Q. No. 202
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215. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower and travels
24.5 m in the last second of its journey. The height of 226. Repeated same as Q. No. 204
the tower is
(1) 44.1 m (2) 49 m 227. Repeated same as Q. No. 192
(3) 78.4 m (4) 72 m
228. Repeated same as Q. No. 209
216. A stone is released from a rising balloon accelerating
upward with acceleration a. The acceleration of the 229. QR same as (190)
stone just after the release is
230. From the top of a tower of height 200 m, a ball A is
(1) a upward (2) g downward
(3) (g – a) downward (4) (g + a) downward projected up with 10 ms–1 and two seconds later
another ball B is projected vertically down with the
same speed. Then choose the correct option(s):
217. When a ball is thrown up vertically with velocity v0,
[Take g = 10 m/s2]
it reaches a maximum height of h. If one wishes to
(1) Both A and B will reach the ground
triple the maximum height then the ball should be
simultaneously
thrown with velocity
(2) The ball A will hit the ground 2 seconds later
(1) √3v0 (2) 3v0 than B hitting the ground
3 (3) Both the balls will hit the ground with the
(3) 9v0 (4) 2 v0 same velocity
218. A body falling from a vertical height of 10m pierces (4) None of these
231. Figure shows the displacement of a particle moving
through a distance of 2m in sand. It faced an average
retardation of N m/s2. The value of N is ________. along x-axis as a function of time. The acceleration
of the particle is zero in the region:
219. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h
metre. It takes T second to reach the ground. What is
the position of the ball in T/3 second?
h
(1) 9 metre from the ground
(2) (7h/9) metre from the ground
(3) (8h/9) metre from the ground
(4) (17h/18) metre from the ground (a) AB (b) BC
(c) CD (d) DE
220. A body is projected vertically upward with speed 40 Select correct alternative
m/s. The distance travelled by body in the last second (1) a, b (2) a, c
of upward journey is [take g = 9.8 m/s2 and neglect (3) b, d (4) c, d
effect of air resistance]
(1) 4.9 m (2) 9.8 m 232. The figure shows the position time graph of a particle
(3) 12.4 m (4) 19.6 m moving on a straight line path. What is the magnitude
of average velocity of the particle over 10 second?
221. Repeated same as Q. No. 196

222. Repeated same as Q. No. 198

223. Repeated same as Q. No. 193

224. Repeated same as Q. No. 197

225. Repeated same as Q. No. 201

(1) 2 m/s (2) 4 m/s
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(3) 6 m/s (4) 8 m/s During the interval OA, AB, BC and CD, the
acceleration of the particle is:
233. A person walks along an east-west street and a graph
of his displacement from home is shown in figure.
His average velocity for the whole time interval is:

OA AB BC CD
(1) + 0 + +
(1) 0 (2) – 0 + 0
(2) 23 m/s (3) + 0 – +
(3) 8.4 m/s (4) – 0 – 0
(4) None of these
237. The variation of velocity of a particle moving along
234. From the following velocity time graph of a body the a straight line is illustrated in the figure. The distance
distance travelled by the body and its displacement travelled by the particle in 4 second is
during 5 seconds in metres will be:

30
(1) 60 m
(2) 25 m
(1) 75, 75 (2) 110, 70 (3) 55 m
(3) 110, 110 (4) 110, 40 (4) 30 m

235. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is 238. A lift is going up. The variation in the speed of the
shown. The instantaneous velocity of the particle is lift is as given in the graph. What is height to which
negative at the point: the lift takes the passenger
Velocity (m/sec)

3.6

2 10 12
Time (sec)

(1) D (2) F (1) 3.6 m

(3) C (4) E (2) 28.8 m
(3) 36.0 m
236. The graph between the displacement x and time t for (4) Cannot be calculated from the above
a particle moving in a straight line is shown in figure. graph
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239. The  − t plot of a moving object is shown in the

figure. The average velocity of the object during the
first 10 seconds is
(1) (2)
5
Velocity (ms-1)

Time (sec)
0
5 10

–5
(3) (4)
(1) 0
(2) 2.5 ms–1
(3) 5 ms–1
(4) 2 ms–1
243. A body is projected vertically upward from the
240. A car decelerates at a constant rate during a period surface of the earth, its velocity-time graph is
commencing at t = 0. Which of the displacement time
graphs represents the displacement of the car

(1) (2)
(1) (2)

(3) (4) (3) (4)

244. For motion of a particle acceleration time graph is

241. Which of the following can not be the distance time shown in figure then the velocity time curve for the
graph duration of 0-4 sec is:
x

(1) (2) t

x x

(3)
t (4)
t

242. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly by (1)

for 4 seconds and then moves with uniform velocity
which of the x-t graph represent the motion of the
car?
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(4)

246. A particle starts from rest and move with constant

acceleration. Than velocity-displacement curve is:
(2)

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(3)

247. Which of the following velocity-time graphs

represent uniform motion?

(4)

245. A ball is dropped from the certain height on the

surface of glass. It is collide elastically the comes
(1) (2)
back to initial position. If this process it repeated then
the velocity time graph is:
(Take downward direction as positive)

(3) (4)

(1) 248. Which of the following velocity-time graph shows a

realistic situation for a body in motion?

(2)
(1) (2)

(3) (3) (4)

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249. Graph between the square of the velocity (v) of a 6u 2 9u 2
particle and the distance(s) moved is shown in figure.
The acceleration of the particle in kilometres per (3) g (4) g
hour square is: 254. Repeated same as Q. No. 191
255. A rocket is fired vertically from the ground. It moves
upwards with a constant acceleration of 10 m/s2.
After 30 seconds the fuel is finished. After what time
from the instant of firing the rocket will attain the
maximum height? g = 10 m/s2 :
(1) 30 s (2) 45 s
(1) 2250 (2) 3084 (3) 60s (4) 75 s
(3) –2250 (4) –3084
256. A body is released from the top of a tower of height
250. Acceleration-time graph of a body is shown. The H metres. It takes t time to reach the ground. Where
corresponding velocity-time graph is:
t
is the body 2 time after the release :
H
(1) At 2 metres from ground
H
(2) At 4 metres from ground
(1) (2)
3H
(3) At 4 metres from the ground

(3) (4) H
(4) At 6 metres from the ground
257. A body dropped from the top of a tower covers a
251. Velocity-time curve for a body projected vertically
distance 7x in the last second of its journey, where x
upwards is a/an:
is the distance covered in first second. How much
(1) Parabola (2) Ellipse
time does it take to reach the ground?
(3) Hyperbola (4) Straight line
(1) 3s (2) 4s
(3) 5s (4) 6s
252. A stone is dropped into a well in which the level of
water is h below the top of the well. If v is velocity
of sound, the time T after which the splash is heard 258. A body falling from height ‘h’ takes t1 time to reach
is given by. the ground. The time taken to cover the first half of
2h h the height is:
2h T= +
g v t t
(1) T= v (2) t2 = 1 t1 = 2
(1) 2 (2) 2
2h h h 2h
T= + T= +
(3) v g (4) 2g v (3) t2 = 3 t1 (4) None of these

253 A stone thrown upwards with a speed ‘u’ from the 259. Two balls are dropped from different heights at
top of the tower reaches the ground with a velocity
different instants. Second ball is dropped 2 seconds
‘3u’. The height of the tower is:
after the first ball. If both balls reach the ground
3u 2 4u 2 simultaneously after 5 seconds of dropping the first
(1) g (2) g ball, then the difference between the initial heights of
the two balls will be:
(g = 9.8 m/s2)
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(1) 58.8 m (3) 5s (4) 40 s
(2) 78.4 m
(3) 98.0 m 265. A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at
(4) 117.6 m half of the maximum height is 10 m/s. The maximum
height attained by it is
260. If an iron ball and a wooden ball of same radii are
(g = 10 ms–2):
released from a height h in vacuum then time taken
(1) 8 m (2) 20 m
by both of them to reach ground will be:
(3) 10 m (4) 16 m
(1) unequal
(2) exactly equal
266. Three different objects of masses m1, m2 and m3 are
(3) roughly equal
allowed to fall from rest and from the same point ‘O’
(4) zero
along three different frictionless paths. The speeds of
the three objects on reaching the ground, will be in
261. With what speed should a body be thrown upwards
the ratio of:
so that the distances traversed in 5th second and 6th
(1) m1 : m2 : m3 (2) m1 : 2m2 : 3m3
second are equal?
(1) 58.4 m/s (2) 49 m/s 1 1 1
: :
(3) 1:1:1 (4) m 1 m 2 m3
(3) √98 m/s (4) 98 m/s

262. A body dropped from a tower reaches the ground in 267. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed u,
4s. The height of the tower is about: the distance covered during the last ‘t’ seconds of its
(1) 80 m ascent is:
(2) 20 m 1
(3) 160 m (1) ut (2) 2 gt2
(4) 40 m
1
263. A particle is dropped from a certain height. The time (3) ut – 2 gt2 (4) (u + gt)t
taken by it to fall through successive distances of 1
km each will be: 268. A stone falls freely such that the distance covered by
it in the last second of its motion is equal to the
2
distance covered by it in the first 5 seconds. It
(1) All equal, being equal to g second. remained in air for:
(2) In the ratio of the square roots of the integers (1) 12 s (2) 13 s
(3) 25 s (4) 26 s
1: 2 : 3
(3) In the ratio of the difference in the square roots 269. When a ball is thrown vertically up with velocity v0,

of the integers, i.e.,

1, ( )
2− 1 , it reaches a maximum height ‘h’. If one wishes to
triple the maximum height, then the ball should be
( 3− 2 , )( )
4 − 3 ...... thrown with velocity –

(4) In the ratio of the reciprocals of the square (1) 3 v0 (2) 3v0
1 1 1 (3) 9v0 (4) 3/2v0
, , , ...
roots of the integers, i.e., 1 2 3
270. An object is dropped vertically down on earth. The
change in its speed after falling through a distance d
264. A ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 100 m/s.
from its highest point is
It will reach the ground after:
(1) mgd (2) 2gd
(1) 10 s (2) 20 s
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g mg in the downward journey and returns to the starting
2 2 point with a speed v2. Then:
(3) d (4) d
271. The ratio of the distance traversed, in successive (1) v1 = v2 (2) v1 < v2
intervals of time by a body falling from rest, are (3) v1 > v2 (4) Data is insufficient
(1) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 : 9 : .........
(2) 2 : 4 : 6 : 8 : 10 : ........ 273. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Assuming the air
(3) 1 : 4 : 7 : 10 : 13 : ........... resistance to be constant and considerable:
(4) None of these (1) the time of ascent ≥ the time of desent
(2) the time of ascent < the time of descent
272. A particle is thrown up vertically with a speed ‘v1’, (3) the time of ascent > the time of descent
in air. It takes time t1 in upward journey and t2 (> t1) (4) the time of ascent = the time of descent
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Relative motion in ID
274. The velocity (v) of a particle varies with position (x) 277. Displacement-time (x – t) graph of a particle moving
as shown in the graph. Its acceleration when x = 4 m along a straight-line path is shown in figure. Average
will be speed of particle in the time interval 0 to 5 second is

(1) 2 m/s (2) 16 m/s

(3) 12 m/s (4) 14 m/s
(1) –8 m/s2 (2) 8 m/s2
(3) 2 m/s2 (4) –2 m/s2
278. The x–t graph shown in figure represents
275. The variation of velocity of a particle with time
moving along a straight line is illustrated in the
following figure. The distance travelled by the
particle in four seconds is:

(1) Constant velocity

(2) Velocity of the body is continuously
changing
(3) Instantaneous velocity
(4) The body travels with constant speed upto
time t1 and then stops
(1) 60 m (2) 55 m
(3) 25 m (4) 30 m 279. The position-time graph of two particles P and Q are
VP
276. The velocity (v) versus time (t) graph of a particle VQ
moving along a straight line is as shown in the given as shown in figure. The ratio of their velocities is
figure. During time interval t = 0 to t = 6 s, the
magnitude of displacement and the distance travelled
are in the ratio of

(1) 1:3

(2) 3 :1
(3) 3:1
1 1
(1) 2 (2) 3 (4) 1: 3
1 1
(3) 4 (4) 5
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280. From the velocity-time graph of a particle moving in 283. The velocity versus time graph of a body is shown in
a straight line. The ratio of average velocity for figure. If the slope of line is K then distance travelled
interval 3 s and instantaneous velocity at 3 s. by the body in time T is

K 2T KT 2
(1) 1:1 (1) 2 (2) 2
(2) 1:2
K T
(3) 7:3
(4) 3:2 (3) 2T (4) 2K

281. A particle is moving along positive x-axis with some 284. In the given v – t graph the distance travelled by body
initial velocity. The acceleration time graphs are in 5 seconds will be
shown. In which case velocity of particle will
increased for entire time between t1 to t2?

(1) Only in II (1) 100 m

(2) In I and III (2) 80 m
(3) In I and II (3) 40 m
(4) In I, II and III (4) 20 m

282. The figure shows position (x) versus time (t) graph of 285. The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a
a particle moving along x-axis. During time interval straight line is shown in the figure. The displacement
t = 0 to t = 4 s, how many times the particle comes to and distance travelled by the body in 6 sec are
rest? respectively

(1) 4
(2) 2
(1) 8 m, 16 m
(2) 3
(2) 16 m, 8 m
(4) 5
(3) 8 m, 20 m
(4) 8 m, 8 m
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286. A particle moves with an initial velocity v0 = 5 m/s in 289. Which of the following graphs represents the
a straight line. If its acceleration a varies with time t position-time graph of a particle moving with
as shown in a-t graph, then velocity of the particle at negative velocity?
t = 7s is:

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
(1) 10 m/s
(2) –10 m/s 290. The position-time (x – t) graphs for two children
(3) –14 m/s A and B returning from their school O to their homes
(4) 24 m/s P and Q respectively are as shown in the figure.
Choose the incorrect statement regarding these
287. The displacement-time graph of moving particle is graphs.
shown below

The instantaneous velocity of the particle is negative

at the point (1) A lives closer to the school than B.
(1) D (2) A starts from the school earlier than B.
(2) F
(3) A walks faster than B.
(3) C
(4) E (4) A and B reach home at the same time.

288. From the following displacement-time graph find out 291. The v-t plot of a moving object is shown in the figure.
the velocity of a moving body The average velocity of the object during the first 10
seconds is

1
m/s
(1) 3
(1) 0
(2) 3 m/s
(2) 2.5 m/s
(3) 3 m/s
(3) 5 m/s
(4) 1/3 m/s (4) 2 m/s
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292. Which of the following graphs cannot possibly
represent one dimensional motion of a particle?

(1) (2)
(1) 5s (2) 10 s
(3) 12 s (4) 18 s

297. Acceleration (a) versus time (t) graph of a particle

(3) (4) All of these moving along x-axis is as shown in the figure. Change
in velocity of the body in the interval 0 to 15 s is
293. Acceleration (a) versus time (t) graph of a particle
started from rest is as shown in figure

Which point velocity of the particle is maximum? (1) 20 m/s

(1) A (2) 15 m/s
(2) B (3) 5 m/s
(3) C (4) 10 m/s
(4) All of these
298. Two car approach each other on a straight road with
294. Repeated same as Q. No. 275 velocity of 10 m/s and 12 m/s respectively. When
they are 150 m apart, both driver apply their breaks
295. The x – t graph shown in figure represents and each decelerates at 2 m/s2 until they stops. How
far apart will they be when both come to a halt?
(1) 50 m
(b) 98 m
(3) 89 m
(4) 78 m

(1) Constant velocity

299. Two particle A and B are thrown vertically upward
(2) Velocity of the body is continuously
with velocity 5 m/s and 10 m/s, respectively. Find
changing
separation between them after 1 sec.
(3) Instantaneous velocity
(4) The body travels with constant speed upto
time t1 and then stops

296. A particle starts from rest and is acted upon by a

variable acceleration as shown. Velocity of the (1) 10 m
particle is maximum at time t is equal to (2) 5m
(3) 1m
(4) 9.8 m
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300. A ball is thrown downwards with a speed of 20 m/s (2) 4 m/sec ; 1 m/sec
from the top of building 150 m high and (3) 4 m/sec ; 2 m/sec
simultaneously another ball is thrown vertically (4) 5 m/sec ; 2 m/sec
upward with a speed of 30 m/s from the foot of the
building. Find the time after which both the balls 305. Two trains one of length 100 m and another of length
meet? 125 m, are moving in mutually opposite direction
along parallel lines, meet each other, each with speed
10 m/sec. If their acceleration are 0.3 m/sec2 and 0.2
m/sec2 respectively. Then the time they take to pass
each other will be
(1) 4 sec (2) 10 sec
(3) 15 sec (4) 20 sec
(1) 3 sec (2) 1 sec
(3) 5 sec (4) 6 sec 306. A boy in the elevator shoots a bullet in a vertically
upward direction from a height of 1.5 m above the
301. On a two lane road, Car A is travelling with a speed floor of the elevator. There is no roof in the elevator.
of 36 km/hr. Two Car B and C approach Car A in The floor of the elevator is at 50 m from ground at the
opposite direction with a speed of 54 km/hr. At a instant when velocity of the elevator is 10 m/sec in
certain instant, when the distance AB is equal to AC, upward direction. The bullet strikes the floor of the
elevator in 2 sec. The initial speed of the bullet is 15
both 1 km, B decided to overtake a before C does.
m/sec relative to the elevator.
What minimum acceleration of Car B is required to
avoid accident?
(1) 1 m/sec2 (2) 2 m/sec2
(3) 3 m/sec2 (4) 4 m/sec2

302. Two car are moving in the same direction with the
same speed 30 km/hr. They are separated by a
Find the acceleration of the elevator in upward
distance of 5 km, the speed of a car moving in
direction? (g = 10 m/s2)
opposite direction if it meet these two car at an
internal of 4 min, will be (1) 5 m/s2
(1) 40 km/hr (2) 45 km/hr (2) 5.25 m/s2
(3) 30 km/hr (4) 15 km/hr (3) 5.75 m/s2
(4) 6.25 m/s2
303. An express train is moving with a velocity v1. Its
driver find another train is moving on the same track 307. The variation of velocity of a particle moving along
in the same direction with velocity v2. To escape straight line is shown in the figure. The distance
collision, driver applied a retardation a on the train. travelled by the particle in 4 s is
The minimum time of escaping collision will be?
v1 − v2 v12 − v22
t= t=
(1) a (2) a
(3) None (4) Both

304. The distance between two particle is decreasing at the

rate of 6 m/sec. If these particle travel with same
speed and in same direction, then the separation
increases at the rate of 4 m/sec. The particle have (1) 25 m (2) 30 m
speed as: (3) 55 m (4) 60 m
(1) 5 m/sec ; 1 m/sec
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308. The displacement time graphs of two particles A and
B arc straight lines making angles of respectively 30°
and 60° with the time axis. If the velocity of A is vA
vA
and the of B is vB then the value of vB is

(1) 1/2 (2) 1/ 3

(1) 75, 115 (2) 105, 75
(3) 3 (4) 1/3
(3) 45, 75 (4) 95, 55

309. The v-t graph of a linear motion is shown in adjoining

312. If position time graph of a particle is sine curve as
figure. The distance from origin after 8 seconds is:
shown, what will be its velocity-time graph

(1) 18 meters (1) (2)

(2) 8 meters
(3) 16 meters
(4) 6 meters
(3) (4)

310. The adjoining curve represents the velocity-time 313. The diagram shown variation of 1/v with respect to
graph of a particle, its acceleration values along OA, time (where v is in m/s)
AB and BC in metre/sec2 are respectively:

(1) 1, 0, –0.5
(2) 1, 1, 0.5 What is the instantaneous acceleration of body at
(3) 1, 0, 0.5  m
t = 3sec. in 2  .
(4) 1, 0.5, 0  s 
(1) 2
311. In the following velocity-time graph of a body, the 1
distance and displacement travelled by the body in 5 (2) 3
second in meters will be: (3) 1
(4) None of these

314. The particle moves with rectilinear motion given the

acceleration-displacement (a-S) curve is shown in
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figure, determine the velocity after the particle has
traveled 30 m. 317. Velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight
If the initial velocity is 10 m/s. line is shown in figure. In the time interval from t = 0
to t = 14 s, find:

(1) 10 m/s (2) 40 m/s.

(3) 20 m/s. (4) 60 m/s.
(a) Average velocity and
315. Figure shows the graph of velocity versus time for a  50 
  m /s
particle going along x-axis. Initially at t = 0. particle (1)  7 
is at x = 3m. Find position of particle at t = 2s. (in m)  25 
  m /s
(2)  7 
 20 
  m /s
(3)  7 

 15 
  m/s
(4) 7

(1) 9m (b) Average speed of the particle

(2) 3m (1) 20 m/s
(3) 12 m (2) 40 m/s
(4) 6m
(3) 10 m/s
(4) 30 m/s
316. Displacement time graph of a particle moving in a
straight line is as shown in figure.
318. A body initially at rest moving along x-axis in such a
way so that its acceleration Vs displacement plot is as
shown in figure. What will be the maximum velocity
of particle in m/sec.

(a) Find the sign of velocity in regions oa. ab, bc and cd

(1) Negative, positive, positive, negative
(2) Positive, positive, positive, negative
(3) Positive. negative, positive, positive
(4) Positive, positive, negative, negative
(1) 1
(b) Find the sign of acceleration in the above region (2) 2
(1) Zero, positive, negative, negative (3) 3
(2) Positive. zero, negative, positive (4) 5
(3) Positive, zero, positive, negative
(4) Positive. zero, negative, negative
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319. Figure shows the graph of the x-co-ordinate of a 323. A rocket is launched upward from the earth’s surface
particle going along the x-axis as function of time. whose velocity time graphs shown in figure calculate
Find the instantaneous speed of particle at mean. velocity of rocket during the time it took to
t = 12.5 s (in m/s) attain the maximum height:

(1) 100 m/s (2) 50 m/s

(3) 500 m/s (4) 25/3 m/s

(1) 2 m/s (2) 8 m/s. 324. A rocket is launched upward from the earth’s surface
whose velocity time graphs shown in figure. The
(3) 4 m/s. (4) 6 m/s.
retardation of rocket is:

320. Velocity-time curve for a body projected vertically

upwards is a/an:
(1) Parabola
(2) Ellipse
(3) Hyperbola (1) 50 m/s2 (2) 100 m/s2
(4) Straight line (3) 500 m/s2 (4) 10 m/s2

321. A rocket is launched upward from the earth’s surface 325. A rocket is launched upward from the earth’s surface
whose velocity time graphs shown in figure. Then whose velocity time graphs shown in figure. The
maximum height attained by the rocket is: acceleration of rocket is:

(1) 1 km (1) 50 m/s2 (2) 100 m/s2

(2) 10 km (3) 10 m/s2 (4) 1000 m/s2
(3) 100 km
(4) 60 km 326. A rocket is launched upward from the earth’s surface
whose velocity time graphs shown in figure. The
322. A rocket is launched upward from the earth’s surface rocket goes up and comes down on the following
whose velocity time graphs shown in figure. Height parts respectively:
covered by the rocket before retardation is:

(1) OA and AB (2) AB and BC

(1) 1 km (3) OA and ABC (4) OAB and BC
(2) 10 km
(3) 20 km
(4) 60 km
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Numerical type Question

327. Seeta is moving due east with a velocity of v1 m/s (1) 86.5 m
and Geeta is moving due west with a velocity of (2) 89.5 m
v2 m/s. The velocity of Seeta with respect to Geeta (3) 85.5 m
is (4) 80.5 m
(1) v1 + v2 due east (2) v1 – v2 due east
(3) v1 – v2 due west (4) v1 + v2 due west 337. A bus starts from rest moving with an acceleration
of 2 m/s2. A cyclist, 96 m behind the bus starts
328. Two trains, each 50 m long are travelling in simultaneously towards the bus at 20 m/s. After
opposite direction with velocity 10 m/s and 15 m/s. what time will he be able to overtake the bus:
The time of crossing is (1) 8 s (2) 10 s
(1) 2s (2) 4s (3) 12 s (4) 1 s

(3) 2 3s (4) 4 3s 338. A motorcycle is moving with a velocity of 80 km/h

ahead of a car moving with a velocity of 65 km/h in
329. Repeated same as Q. 351 the same direction. What is the relative velocity of
the motorcycle with respect to the car?
330. Repeated same as Q. 344 (1) 15 km/h (2) 20 km/h
(3) 25 km/h (4) 145 km/h
331. Repeated same as Q. 345
339. Four persons P, Q, R and S of same mass travel with
332. Repeated same as Q. 346 same speed u along a square of side ‘d’ such that
each one always faces the other. After what time
will they meet each other?
333. Repeated same as Q. 347

334. Two cars 1 & 2 starting from rest are moving with
speeds v1 and v2 m/s (v1 > v2). Car 2 is ahead of car
‘1’ by s meter when the driver of the car ‘1’ sees car
‘2’. What minimum retardation should be given to
car ‘1’ to avoid collision. d 2d
v1 − v2 v1 + v2 (1) u (2) 3u
(1) s (2) s 2d
d 3u
( v1 + v2 )2 ( v1 − v2 )2 (3) u (4)

(3) 2s (4) 2s
340. A body A is thrown up vertically from the ground
with velocity v0 and another body B is
335. Repeated same as Q. 350
simultaneously dropped from a height H. They
meet at a height 𝐻 2 if v0 is equal to
336. Two cars are travelling towards each other on a
straight road at velocities 15 m/s and 16 m/s (1) 2gH (2) gH
respectively. When they are 150 m apart, both the
1 2g
drivers apply the brakes and the cars decelerate at 3 gH
(3) 2 (4) H
m/s2 and 4 m/s2 until they stop. Separation between
the cars when they come to rest is:
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341. Two trains A and B, 100m and 60m long, are direction if it meets the two cars at an interval of 4
moving in opposite directions on parallel tracks. minute?
The velocity of the shorter train is 3 times that of (1) 45 km/h (2) 60 km/h
the longer one. If the trains take 4s to cross each (3) 105 km/h (4) None
other, the velocities of the trains are:
(1) vA = 10 ms–1, vB = 30 ms–1 348. A small body is dropped from a rising balloon. A
(2) vA = 2.5 ms–1, vB = 7.5 ms–1 person A stands on ground, while another person B
(3) vA = 20 ms–1, vB = 60 ms–1 is on the balloon. Choose the correct statement:
(4) vA = 5 ms–1, vB = 15 ms–1 Immediately, after the body is released.
342. Same as Question no. 353 (1) A and B, both feel that the body is coming
(going) down.
343. A 210 meter long train is moving due North at a (2) A and B, both feel that body is coming up.
speed of 25 m/s. A small bird is flying due South a (3) A feels that the body is coming down, while
little above the train with speed 5 m/s. The time B feels that the body is going up.
taken by the bird to cross the train is (4) A feels that the body is going up, while B
(1) 6 s (2) 7 s feels that the body is going down.
(3) 9 s (4) 10 s
349. Seeta is moving due east with a velocity of v1 m/s
344. A police jeep is chasing with, velocity of 45 km/h a and Geeta is moving due west with a velocity of v2
thief in another jeep moving with velocity 153 m/s. The velocity of Seeta with respect to Geeta is
km/h. Police fires a bullet with muzzle velocity of (1) v1 + v2 due east
180 m/s. The velocity it will strike the car of the (2) v1 – v2 due east
thief is (3) v1 – v2 due west
(1) 150 m/s (2) 27 m/s (4) v1 + v2 due west
(3) 450 m/s (4) 250 m/s
350. A ball is dropped from a building of height 45 m.
345. An express train is moving with a velocity v1. Its Simultaneously another ball is thrown up with a
driver finds another train is moving on the same speed 40 m/s. The rate of change of relative speed
track in the same direction with velocity v2. To of the balls is
escape collision, driver applies a retardation a on (1) 20 m/s2 (2) 40 m/s2
the train, the minimum time of escaping collision
(3) 30 m/s2 (4) 0 m/s2
will be
v1 − v2 v12 − v22
t= t1 = 351. Two cars are travelling towards each other on a
(1) a (2) 2 straight road at velocities 15 m/s and 16 m/s
(3) None (4) Both respectively. When they are 150m apart, both the
drivers apply the brakes and the cars decelerate at 3
346. A jet air plane travelling with a speed of 500 km/h m/s2 and 4 m/s2 until they stop. Separation between
ejects its products of combustion with a speed of the cars when they come to rest is
1500 km/h relative to the jet plane. The speed of the (1) 86.5 m (2) 89.5 m
latter with respect to an observer on the ground is:
(3) 85.5 m (4) 80.5 m
(1) 1500 km/h (2) 2000 km/h
(3) 1000 km/h (4) 500 km/h
352. What are the speeds of two objects if, when they
move uniformly towards each other, they get 4 m
347. Two cars are moving in the same direction with the
closer in each second and when they move
same speed of 30 km/h. They are separated by 5 km.
uniformly in the same direction with the original
What is the speed of a car moving in the opposite
speeds, they get 4 m closer each 10s?
(1) 2.8 m/s and 12 m/s
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(2) 5.2 m/s and 4.6 m/s (iii) The average velocity during the interval t = 0
(3) 3.2 m/s and 2.1 m/s to t = 5
(4) 2.2 m/s and 1.8 m/s (iv) The average acceleration during the interval
t= 0 to t = 5
353. Two trains are each 50 m long moving parallel
towards each other at speeds 10 m/s and 15 m/s 359. Jonny challenges James to catch a five hundred
respectively, at what time will they pass each other? rupee note as follows, Jonny holds the note
(1) 8s (2) 4s vertically as shown in figure, with the centre of the
bill between James’s index finger and thumb.
(3) 2s (4) 6s
James must catch the bill after Jonny releases it
without moving his hand downward. The reaction
354. A ball is dropped from the top of a building 100 m time of most people is at best about 0.2 s. Who
high. At the same instant another ball is thrown would you bet on?
upwards with a velocity of 40ms–1 form the bottom
of the building. The two balls will meet after.
(1) 5 s (2) 2.5 s
(3) 2s (4) 3s

355. Two particles P and Q simultaneously start moving

from point A with velocities 15 m/s and 20 m/s
respectively. The two particles move with
(1) James will be successful
accelerations equal in magnitude but opposite in
(2) James will be unsuccessful
direction. When P overtakes Q at B then its velocity
(3) Jonny and James both will be successful
is 30 m/s. The velocity of Q at point B will be
(4) No sufficient information
(1) 30 m/s (2) 5 m/s
(3) 10 m/s (4) 15 m/s 360. Some milk drops fall at regular interval from a
leakage in vessel 20m above the ground. The first
356. A particle is moving along a straight line OX. At a drop strikes the ground when fourth drop is leaving
time t (in seconds) the distance x (in metres) of the leakage. The height of second drop from ground
is
particle from point 0 is given by x = 10 + 6t – 3t2.
(1) 15 m (2) 5 m
How long would the particle travel before coming
100 10
to rest? m m
(3) 9 (4) 3

357. The acceleration of a particle moving in a straight

361. A ball released from rest from the roof of a building
line varies with its displacement as, a = 2s + 1
of height 45 m at t = 0. Find the height of ball from
velocity of the particle is zero at zero displacement. ground at t = 2 s.
Find the corresponding velocity - displacement (1) 10 m (2) 20 m
equation. (3) 25 m (4) 30 m

358. The position of a particle moving on X-axis is given 362. A parachutist bails out and falls for 5 m when his
by x = At2 + Bt + C The numerical values of A. B parachute opens. The deceleration now produced is
and C are 7, –2 and 5 respectively and SI units are 1 ms–2. If he reaches the ground with zero velocity,
used. Find at what height did he bail out?
(1) 50 m (2) 55 m
(i) The velocity of the particle at t = 5
(3) 45 m (4) 100 m
(ii) The acceleration of the particle at t = 5
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363. A ball falls from rest under gravity. The distances it 369. Draw displacement time and acceleration – time
falls during each successive seconds are in the ratio graph for the given velocity–time graph
of
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4…
(2) 1 : 5 : 9 : 13 …
(3) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 …
(4) 1 : 4 : 7 : 11 …

364. A balloon is moving with a velocity of 5 ms-1 in

upward direction. At t = 0, balloon is at the ground. 370. A force of 40N is responsible for the motion of a
At t = 10 s, a ball is left gently from the balloon.
body governed by the equation s = 2t + 2t2 where s
Find the speed of ball at the ground.
is in meters and t in sec. What is the momentum of
(1) 32 ms-1 (2) 16 ms-1
-1 the body at t = 2 sec?
(3) 49 ms (4) 20 ms-1
[Hint: Find acc. then m = F/a and p = mv]
365. A ball is dropped from a roof of a building can
371. Acceleration of a particle is defined as a = (75V2 –
reach the ground in 5 s. If ball is stopped after 3 s
of its fall and then allowed to fall again, then find 30V + 3)(m/s2). If the constant speed achieved by
the time taken by the ball to reach ground for the the particle is given by VC, then find the value of
remaining height. 10VC.
(1) 1 s (2) 2 s
(3) 3 s (4) 4 s 372. In the following graph variation with time (t), in
velocity (v) of a particle moving rectilinearly is
shown. What is average velocity in m/s of the
366. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without
particle in time interval from 0 s to 4 s?
friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2
ms–2. He reaches the ground with a speed 3 ms–1. At
what height, did he bail out?
(1) 91 m (2) 182 m
(3) 293 m (4) 111 m

367. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height

h meter. It takes T second to reach the ground. What 373. The graph illustrates motion of a bucket being
is the position of the ball in T/3 second? lowered into a well from the top at the instant t = 0,
(1) h/9 m from the ground down to the water level, filled with water and drawn
(2) 7 h/ 9 m from the ground up again. Here ‘x’ is the depth. Find the average
(3) 8 h/ 9 m from the ground speed of the bucket in m/s during whole operation.
(4) 17 h/ 18 m from the ground

368. From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown

vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken
by the particle to hit the ground is n times that taken
by it to reach the highest point of its path. The
relation between H, u and n is
(1) 2 gH = n2 u2 (2) gH = (n – 2)2 u2
(3) 2 gH = nu2 (n – 2) (4) gH = (n + 2)2 u2 374. A particle moves along a straight line, x. At time
t = 0, its position is at x = 0. The velocity, V, of the
object changes as a function of time t, as indicated
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in the figure; t is in seconds, V in m/sec and x in (b) The diagram shows the displacement-time
meters. graph for a particle moving in a straight line.
Find the average speed for the interval from
t = 0 to t = 5.

(a) What is x at t = 3 sec?

(b) What is the instantaneous acceleration (in 377. The graph shown is a plot of position versus time.
m/sec2) at t = 2 sec? For which labelled region is the velocity positive
(c) What is the average velocity (in m/sec) and the acceleration negative?
between t = 0 and t = 3 sec?
(d) What is the average speed (in m/sec)
between
t = 1 and t = 3 sec?

375. The figure below is a displacement vs time plot for

the motion of an object, answer questions (i) and
(ii) with the letter of appropriate section of the (1) a (2) b
graph. (3) c (4) d

378. The graph shows position as a function of time for

two trains running on parallel tracks. Which
statement is true?

(i) Which section represents motion in the

forward direction with positive acceleration?
(ii) Which section represents uniform motion
backwards (x-direction)?
(1) A t time tB, both trains have the same
velocity.
376. (a) The diagram shows the displacement-time
graph for a particle moving in a straight line. (2) Both trains have the same velocity at some
Find the average velocity for the interval time after tB
from t = 0 to t = 5. (3) Both trains have the same velocity at some
time before tB.
(4) Somewhere on the graph, both trains have
the same acceleration.
379. ?
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380. If initial velocity of particle is 2 m/s, the maximum
velocity of particle from t = 0 to t = 20 sec is: 385. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts
moving along the positive x-direction with a

velocity ‘v’ that varies as v =  x . The

displacement of the particle varies with time as
(1) t2 (2) t
1/2
(3) t (4) t3

386. The velocity of a particle is v = v0 + gt + ft2. If its

(1) 20 m/s position is x = 0 at t = 0, then its displacement after
(2) 18 m/s unit time (t =1) is :-
(3) 22 m/s (1) v0 + 2g + 3f (2) v0 + g/2 + f/3
(4) 24 m/s (3) v0 + g + f (4) v0 + g/2 + f

Paragraph for question nos. 381 to 384 387. A body is at rest at x = 0. At t = 0, it starts moving
The graph given shows the POSITION of two cars, A and in the positive x-direction with a constant
B, as a function of time. The cars move along the x-axis acceleration. At the same instant another body
on parallel but separate tracks, so that they can pass each passes through
other’s position without colliding. x = 0 moving in the positive x-direction with a
constant speed. The position of the first body is
given by x1(t) after time ‘t’ and that of the second
body by x2(t) after the same time interval. Which of
the following graphs correctly describes (x1 – x2) as
a function of time ‘t’?

(1) (2)
381. At which instant in time is car-A overtaking the car-
B?
(A) t1 (B) t2
(C) t3 (D) t4
(3) (4)

382. At time t3, which car is moving faster?

(1) car A (2) car B
(3) same speed (4) None of these
388. An object, moving with a speed of 6.25 m/s, is
dv
383. At which instant do the two cars have the same = −2.5 v
velocity? decelerate at a rate given by dt where v
(1) t1 (2) t2 is the instantaneous speed. The time taken by the
object, to come to rest, would be:-
(3) t3 (4) t4

384. Which one of the following best describes the 389. From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown
motion of car A as shown on the graphs? vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken
(1) speeding up by the particle, to hit the ground, is n times that by
(2) constant velocity it reach the highest point of its path. The relation
(3) slowing down between H, u and n is:
(4) first speeding up, then slowing down (1) 2g H = nu2 (n – 2) (2) g H = (n – 2)u2
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(3) 2g H = n2u2 (4) g H = (n – 2)2u2

390. A body is thrown vertically upwards. Which one of

the following graphs correctly represent the
velocity vs time? (C) (D)

(1) (2)

(1) (A), (B), (D) (2) (B), (C)

(3) (4) (3) (A) (4) (A), (B), (C)

393. The position vector of a particle changes with time

r t = 15t 2iˆ + ( 4 − 20t 2 ) ˆj.
391. A particle starts from the origin at time t = 0 and according to the relation ( )
moves along the positive x-axis. The graph of What is the magnitude of the acceleration at t = 1?
velocity with respect to time is shown in figure. (1) 50 (2) 25
What is the position of the particle at time t = 5s? (3) 100 (4) 40

394. The position of a particle as a function of time t, is

given by x(t) = at + bt2 – ct3, where a, b and c are
constants. When the particle attains zero
acceleration, then its velocity will be:
b2 b2
a+ a+
(1) 2c (2) c
(1) 6m (2) 3m
(3) 10m (4) 9m b2 b2
a+ a+
(3) 4c (4) 3c
392. A particle starts from origin O from rest and moves
a with a uniforms acceleration along the positive 395. A particle is moving with speed  = b x along
x-axis. Identify all figure that correctly represent the positive x-axis. Calculate the speed of the particle
motion qualitatively. at time t = τ (assume that the particle is at origin at
(a = acceleration, υ = velocity, x = displacement, t = 0).
t = time ) b2 
(1) b2τ (2) 4
b2  b2 
(3) 2 (4) 2

(A) (B) 396. A ball is dropped from the top of a 100 m high
1
tower on a planet. In the last 2 s before hitting the
ground, it covers a distance of 19 m. Acceleration
due to gravity (n ms–2) near the surface on that
planet is ____.
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397. The distance x covered by a particle in one
dimensional motion varies with time t as
x2 = at + 2bt + c. If the acceleration of the particle
depends on x as x–n, where n is an integer, the value
of n is _______.

New Questions
General Kinematics 1

398. Which of the following options is correct for the 399. A man walks on a straight road from his home to a
object having a straight line motion represented by market 2.5 km away with a speed of 5 km/h.
the following graph? Finding the market closed, he instantly turns and
walks back home with a speed of 7.5 km/h. The
average speed of the man over the interval of time
0 to 40 min is equal to
25
(1) 5 km/h (2) km/h
4
30 45
(3) km/h (4) km/h
(1) The object moves with constantly increasing 4 8
velocity from O to A and then it moves with
constant velocity. 400. Consider the acceleration. Velocity and
(2) Velocity of the object increases uniformly displacement of a tennis ball as it falls to the ground
(3) Average velocity is zero and bounces back. Directions of which of these
(4) The graph shown in impossible changes in the process
(1) Velocity only
(2) Displacement and velocity
(3) Acceleration, velocity and displacement
(4) Displacement and acceleration

General Kinematics 2

401. The acceleration of a particle is increasing linearly (1) 28 m/s2 (2) 22 m/s2
with time t as bt. The particle starts from the origin (3) 12 m/s2 (4) 10 m/s2
with an initial velocity v0. The distance travelled by
the particle in time t will be 403. The relation 3t = 3x + 6 describes the
1 1
(1) v0t + bt 2 (2) v0t + bt 3 displacement of a particle in one direction where x
3 3 is in metres and t in sec. The displacement, when
1 1 velocity is zero, is
(3) v0t + bt 3 (4) v0t + bt 2
6 2 (1) 24 metres (2) 12 metres
(3) 5 metres (4) Zero
402. A body starts from the origin and moves along the
X–axis such that the velocity at any instant is given 404. A particle moves along x–axis as
by ( 4t − 2t ) . where t is in sec and velocity in m/s. x = 4 (t − 2) + a (t − 2)
3 2

What is the acceleration of the particle, when it is 2 Which of the following is true?
m from the origin?
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(1) The initial velocity of particle is 4
(2) The acceleration of particle is 2a
(3) The particle is at origin at t = 0
(4) None of these

Motion with Constant Acceleration

405. A particle moving along a straight line with a 407. A body is moving with uniform acceleration
constant acceleration of –4 m/s2 passes through a describes 40 m in the first 5 sec and 65 m in next 5
point A on the line with a velocity of +8 m/s at some sec. Its initial velocity will be
moment. Find the distance travelled by the particle (1) 4 m/s
in 5 seconds after that moment. (2) 2.5 m/s
(3) 5.5 m/s
406. A car starts from rest and moves with uniform (4) 11 m/s
acceleration a on a straight road from time t = 0 to
t = T. After that, a constant deceleration brings it to
rest. In this process the average speed of the car is
aT 3aT
(1) (2)
4 2
aT
(3) (4) aT
2

Motion Under Gravity

409. A man throws balls with the same speed vertically
408. If a freely falling body travels in the last second, a upwards one after the other at an interval of 2
distance equal to the distance travelled by it in the seconds. What should be the speed of the throw so
first three second, the time of the travel is that more than two balls are in the sky at any time
(1) 6 sec (Given g = 10 m/s2)
(2) 5 sec (1) At least 0.8 m/s
(3) 4 sec (2) Any speed less than 20 m/s
(4) 3 sec (3) Only with speed 20 m/s
(4) More than 20 m/s

Relative Motion in One Dimension

410. A boat takes two hours to travel 8 km and back in

still water. If the velocity of water is 4 km/h, the
time taken for going upstream 8 km and coming
back is
(1) 2 h
(2) 2h 40 min
(3) 1h 20 min
(4) Cannot be estimated with the information
given
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Understanding Motion Through Graph

(4) A perfectly elastic ball falling from a height
411. An object is moving with a uniform acceleration on a friction less and hard floor
which is parallel to its instantaneous direction of
motion. The displacement (s) and velocity (v) graph 413. The following figures show some velocity versus
of this object is time curves. But only some of these can be
realized in practice.
These are:

(1)

(a)

(2)
(b)

(3)
(c)

(4)
(d)

(1) Only a, b and d

(2) Only a, b, c
(3) Only b and c
412. The following graph shows the speed of a body
(4) All of them
which is
414. The distance travelled by the moving body is:
(1) The area between the speed time graph and
time axis.
(2) The area between the speed time graph and
speed axis
(1) Projected upwards with some velocity in (3) The area between the distance time graph
vertical plane and time axis
(2) Having only constant accelerated motion (4) The area between the distance time graph
(3) Having only the constant retardation and distance axis
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415. The diagram shows the velocity–time graph for a 418. An object is dropped from rest. Its velocity versus
particle moving in a straight line. The sum of the displacement graph is :
two shaded areas represents:

(1)

(1) The increase in displacement of the particle

(2) The average velocity of the particle
(3) The average acceleration of the particle (2)
(4) The distance moved by the particle

416. A time–velocity graph of two vehicles A and B

starting from rest at the same time is given in the
figure. The statement that can be deduced
correctly from the graph is :
(3)

(4)
(1) Acceleration of A is greater than that of B
(2) Acceleration of B is greater than that of A
(3) Acceleration of A is increasing at a slower
rate than that of B
(4) Velocity of B is greater than that of A. 419. The figure shows the displacement–time graph of
a body subject only to the force of gravity.
417. Mark the correct statements: The graph indicates that :
(1) The magnitude of the instantaneous velocity
of a particle is equal to the instantaneous
speed.
(2) The magnitude of average velocity in an
interval is equal to its average speed in that
interval.
(3) It is possible to have a situation in which the (1) At A, the acceleration is zero
speed of a particle is always zero but the (2) At A, the velocity is maximum
average speed is not zero. (3) At A, the displacement is zero
(4) It is possible to have a situation in which the (4) The acceleration is constant for all times
speed of a particle is never zero but the shown
average speed in an interval is zero.
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420. The velocity of a particle moving in straight line is
given by the graph shown here. Then its
acceleration is best represented by : (4)

421. Acceleration vs time graph is shown in the figure

for a particle moving along a straight line. The
particle is initially at rest. Find the time instant(s)
when the particle comes to rest?
(1)

(2)
(1) t = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
(2) t = 0, 2, 4
(3) t = 1, 3
(4) None of these

(3)

Miscellaneous
2v ( n − 1)
(4)
422. A particle starts moving in + ve x direction with n
initial velocity of 10 ms–1 with a uniform 424. A car accelerates from rest at constant rate for the
acceleration of magnitude 2 ms–2 but defined in – first 10 s and covers a distance x. It covers a
ve x direction. What is the distance traversed by the distance y in the next 10 s at the same acceleration.
particle in 12 seconds: Which of the following is true?
(1) – 24 m (2) 24 m (1) x = 3y (2) y = 3x
(3) 70 m (4) 74 m (3) x = y (4) y = 2x

423. A body starts from rest and moves for n seconds 425. A particle starts from rest and moves with
with uniform acceleration a, its velocity after n acceleration a which varies time t as a = kt where k
seconds is v. The displacement of the body in last is a constant. The displacement s of the particle at
3 seconds is: time t is
v ( 6n − 9 ) 1 2
(1) (1) kt
2n 2
2v 6 n − 9 )
( 1 2
(2) (2) at
n 2
2v 2n + 1)
( 1 2
(3) (3) at
n 6
(4) None
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426. Two cars get closer by 8 m every second while (1) 0.5 s (2) 1s
traveling in the opposite direction. They get closer (3) 2s (4) 3s
by 0.8 m while traveling in the same directions.
What are the speeds of the two cars? 432. A person walks up a stationary escalator in time t1.
(1) 4 m/s and 4.4 m/s If he remains stationary on the escalator, then he
(2) 4.4 m/s and 3.6 m/s reaches up in time t2. The time it would take him to
(3) 4 m/s and 3.6 m/s walk up the moving escalator is
(4) 4 m/s and 3 m/s t1 + t2
(1) (2) t1 + t2
2
427. A train 200 m long moving at constant acceleration t1t2
crosses a bridge 300 m long. It enters the bridge (3) t1t 2 (4)
t1 + t2
with a speed of 3 m/s and leaves it with a speed of
5 m/s. What is the time taken to cross the bridge?
433. For a particle moving rectilinearly the displacement
(1) 25 s (2) 75 s
x depends on time t as x = at3 + bt2 + ct + d. The
(3) 125 s (4) 150 s
ratio of its initial acceleration to its initial velocity
depends
428. A particle has an initial velocity of 9 ms–1 due east
(1) only on a and b
and a constant acceleration of 2 ms–2 due west. The
(2) only on b and c
distance covered by the particle in the fifth second
(3) only on a and c
of its motion is
(4) only on a
(1) 0 m (2) 0.5 m
(3) 2 m (4) 20 m
434. Two cars A and B start off to race with velocities 8
ms–1 and 4 ms–1 and travel in straight line with
429. Ball A is dropped from the top of a tower of height
uniform accelerations 2 ms–2 and 4 ms–2
H. At the same instant ball B is thrown vertically
respectively. If they reach the final point at the same
upwards from the ground. When the balls collide,
instant, then the length of the path is
they are moving in opposite directions and the
(1) 24 m (2) 32 m
speed of A is twice the speed of B. The height from
(3) 48 m (4) 16 m
the ground where the collision happens is
H H
(1) (2) 435. A lead ball is dropped into a lake from the diving
4 3 board 5 m above the water. In hits the water with a
2H 2H certain velocity and then sinks to the bottom with
(3) (4)
5 3 this same constant velocity. It reaches the bottom
5 s after it is dropped. The depth of the lake is
430. Two bodies begin to fall freely from the same (take g = 10 ms–2)
height but the second falls T second after the first. (1) 10 m (2) 20 m
The time (after which the first body begins to fall) (3) 25 m (4) 40 m
when the distance between the bodies equals L is
T T L 436. A body with constant acceleration travels 2 metre
(1) (2) +
2 2 gT in the first 2 second and 2.2 m in the next 4 second.
L 2L The velocity at the end of the seventh second from
(3) (4) T+ the start shall be
gT gT
(1) 0.1 ms–1
(2) 0.2 ms–1
431. A juggler maintains four balls in motion, making
(3) 0.5 ms–1
each of them to rise a height of 20 m from his hand.
(4) 1 ms–1
The time interval that he should maintain, for the
proper distance between them g = 10 ms–2 is
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437. A train moves from one station to another in 2 hour, 441. The acceleration time graph of a particle moving in
and its speed during the motion is shown in the a straight line is as shown in figure. The velocity of
graph. The maximum acceleration during the the particle at time t = 0 is 2 ms–1. The velocity after
journey is 2 second will b e

z (1) 2 ms–1 (2) 4 ms–1

–2
(1) 80 kmh (2) 160 kmh–2 (3) 6 ms–1 (4) 8 ms–1
(3) 40 kmh–2 (4) 60 kmh–2
442. Starting from rest a particle moves in a straight
438. In a car race, car A takes t0 time less to finish than line with acceleration a =  2 + t − 2  ms −2 .
car B and passes the finishing point with a velocity
Velocity of particle at the end of 4 s will be
v0 more than car B. The cars start from rest and
(1) 8 ms–1 (2) 12 ms–1
travel with constant accelerations a1 and a2. Then
(3) 16 ms–1 (4) 20 ms–1
v
the ratio 0 is equal to
t0 443. A stone falls freely from a point O. It passes
a1 + a2 a22 through the points P, Q, R, …… such that OP,
(1) (2) OQ, OR, ….are in geometric progression. Then
2 a1
velocities of stone at P, Q, R, …….. are in
a12 (1) arithmetic progression
(3) (4) a1a2
a2 (2) geometric progression
(3) harmonic progression
439. Two particles are released from the same height at (4) logarithmic mean
an interval of 1 s. How long after the first particle
begins to fall will the two particles be 10 m apart. 444. A particle projected vertically upwards attains a
(g = 10 ms–2) maximum height H. If the ratio of the times to
(1) 1.25 s (2) 1.5 s 1
attain a height h ( h  H ) is then
(3) 2 s (4) 2.5 s 3
(1) 4h = 3H (2) 3h = 4H
440. Velocity versus displacement graph of a particle (3) 3h = H (4) 4h = H
moving in a straight line is as shown in figure. The
acceleration of the particle is 445. The velocity of particle, when it travels 26 m is
(1) 21 ms–1 (2) 15 ms–1
(3) 24 ms–1 (4) 18 ms–1

446. Maximum value of velocity along positive x–

direction is
(1) constant (1) 35 ms–1 (2) 33 ms–1
–1
(2) increases parabolically with x (3) 27 ms (4) 30 ms–1
(3) increases linearly with x2
(4) increases linearly with x 447. Maximum value of displacement along positive
x–direction is
(1) 54 m (2) 27 m
(3) 120 m (4) None of these