Short Questions

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1. Which of the following quantities is not a vector?

A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Displacement
D. Distance
Ans. D

2. Statement 1: The resultant of two non-zero velocities is always non-zero.

Statement 2: Velocity is a vector quantity.
A. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is a correct explanation for
statement 1.
B. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not a correct explanation
for statement 1.
C. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
D. Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
Ans. D

3. A car speeds up from rest at a uniform acceleration of 2 m/s2 for 5 seconds. What are
the final speed and the distance travelled by the car?
Final speed Distance
A. 5 m/s 25 m
B. 5 m/s 50 m
C. 10 m/s 25 m
D. 10 m/s 50 m
Ans. C

4. The figure shows the displacement-time graphs of four particles P, Q, R and S.

displacement

S
time

Which of the following statements about the motions of the particles are correct?
(1) P has the greatest speed.

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(2) P has the greatest acceleration.

(3) R and S have the same velocity.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
Ans. C

5. An object accelerates from rest uniformly. It travels a distance of 54 m after 3 seconds.

Find the distance travelled by the object in the next second.
A. 18 m
B. 42 m
C. 72 m
D. 96 m
Ans. B

6. Which of the following object is in uniform motion?

A. A glass falling from a table to the ground.
B. A swinging pendulum bob
C. A small bubble moving steadily upwards in viscous oil
D. The second arm of a watch
Ans4. C

6. A car speeds up from rest at a uniform acceleration of 3 m/s2 for 3 seconds. Then, it
slows down at a uniform acceleration of 3 m/s2 for 3 seconds. Which of the
following statements are correct?
(1) The displacement of the car is zero at 6 s.
(2) The velocity of the toy car is zero at 6 s.
(3) The average velocity of the toy car is +3 m/s.
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
Ans. D

7. The figure below shows the map of Rock Cave Reservoir. A man travels from A to B
which are 2.1 km apart in 12 minutes. Then, he returns to A in 15 minutes.

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What is the average velocity of the man for the whole trip?
A. 0
B. 1.30 m/s
C. 2.59 m/s
D. 5.19 m/s
Ans. A

8. The figure below shows the map of Rock Cave Reservoir. Two runners P and Q travels
from A to B which are 2.1 km apart and then they return to A. Runner P and runner
Q finish the whole trip in 14 minutes and 15 minutes respectively.

Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) The displacements of the runners are the same.
(2) The average speed of runner P is higher than that of runner Q.
(3) The average velocity of runner P is higher than that of runner Q.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
Ans. A

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9. A student releases a small ball from the top of a building. One second later, he
releases another ball of the same mass and of the same size. Assume that the effect
of air resistance is negligible. When the balls are falling,
A. the separation between the balls is always the same.
B. the separation between the balls and the difference between their speeds
increase.
C. the separation between the balls increases and the difference between their
speeds remains constant.
D. the separation between the balls remains constant and the difference
between their speeds increases.
Ans. C

10. Statement 1: The magnitude of the average velocity of an object is always equal to
the average speed of the object.
Statement 2: The magnitude of the instantaneous velocity of an object is always
equal to the instantaneous speed of the object.
A. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is a correct explanation
for statement 1.
B. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not a correct
explanation for statement 1.
C. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
D. Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
Ans. D

11. A cyclist travelling at a speed of 10 m/s rides up an inclined plane at a uniform

deceleration. After 5 s, the distance he has travelled is 45 m.
(a) Find the acceleration of the cyclist.
(b) What is the speed of the cyclist when he has travelled 120 m on the inclined
plane?

Ans. (a) Given that s = 45 m, u = 10 m/s and t = 5 s.

Applying, s = ut + ½ at2 the acceleration of the cyclist is
s – ut 45 – 10 x 5
a = 2 X --------- = 2 X --------------- = - 0.4 m/s2
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(b) Given that s = 120 m, u = 10 m/s and a = - 0.4 m/s2.
Applying v2 − u2 = 2as, the speed is
v = ac(2casc +c u2c = ac2cxc( 0c.4c)cx1c2c0c+c1c02c = 2 m/s

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12. Paul is driving along a straight road at a constant speed of 20 m/s and suddenly sees
an obstacle 50 m ahead. He then applies the brake and the car decelerates at a constant
acceleration of 5 m/s2. Suppose his reaction time is 0.2 s.
(a) State two factors that can affect the stopping distance of a vehicle.
(b) Find the distance travelled before Paul applies the brake.
(c) Would the car strike the obstacle? Explain your answer briefly.

Ans12. (a) The reaction time of the driver, the initial speed of the vehicle
(b) Applying s = vt, the distance travelled is
s = 20 x 0.2 = 4 m
(c) The thinking distance is 4 m.
Applying v2 − u2 = 2as, the braking distance is
v2 − u2
s = ----------- = (0 - 202) / [2 X (-5)] = 40 m
2a
The stopping distance of the car is (4 + 40) m = 44 m which is less than 50 m. Hence, the
car would not strike the obstacle.

13. A car accelerates from rest to the speed as shown in 12 s. Which of the following
statements are correct?

(1) The average acceleration of the car is 1.81 m/s2.

(2) The average speed of the car is 21.9 m/s.
(3) The speed of the car at the moment shown is 21.9 m/s.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
Ans. B

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14. The displacement-time graph below shows the motion of a boy running along a
straight path.
displacement / m

18

12

0 time / s
3 6

(a) Sketch the velocity-time graph of the boy.

(b) What is the average velocity of the boy for the whole journey?
Ans. (a)

Total displacement 18 m
(b) Average velocity of the boy = ------------------------- = ------- = 3 m/s
Time taken 6s

15. A student standing on a stage throws a small ball upwards at an initial speed of 15
m/s from a height of 5 m above the ground. What is the speed of the ball just before it
hits the ground?
A. 16.0 m/s
B. 17.0 m/s
C. 18.0 m/s
D. 19.0 m/s
Ans3M. C

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16. A BMW MW can accelerate from rest to 100 km/h in 5.3 s.

(a) Find the average acceleration of the car.
(b) If the car accelerates from rest to 100 km/h and then travels at a constant speed,
how long does it take to travel a distance of 1 km?
Ans. (a) Given that u = 0, v = 100 km/h = 27.8 m/s and t = 5.3 s.
v-u
Applying, a = -------- the average acceleration of the car is
t
a = (27.8 – 0)/ 5.3 = 5.24 m/s2
(b) Applying, s = ut + ½ at2 the distance travelled by the car in the first 5.3 s is
s = ½ x 5.24 x 5.32 = 73.6 m
Applying s = vt, the time taken to travel (1000 − 73.6) m = 926.4 m at a speed of
27.8 m/s is t = s / v = 926.4 / 27.8 = 33.3 s
Therefore, the time taken for the car to travel 1000 km is (5.3 + 33.3) s = 38.6 s.

17. The figure below shows the displacement-time graphs of Boom and Bunty.

(a) Who is moving at a higher velocity? Explain your answer briefly.

(b) Sketch
(i) the velocity-time graphs; and
(ii) the acceleration-time graphs of Boom and Bunty.

Ans. (a) Boom is moving at a higher velocity because the graph showing his motion has a
steeper slope.

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(b)

18. The world record for 100 m butterfly swim is 50.98 s, made by Ian Crocker at
Barcelona, Spain, on 26th July, 2003.
(a) What is the total distance travelled by Crocker in the race?
(b) What is his total displacement?
(c) What is his average speed?
(d) What is his average velocity?
Ans. (a) 100 m
(b) 0
(c) Applying v = s / t, his average speed is v = 100 / 50.98 = 1.96 m/s
(d) 0

19. A car is travelling at a speed of 15 m/s on a straight road.

(a) The driver sees a potential danger ahead and applies the brake to stop the car. If
the reaction time of the driver is 0.6 s and that the car decelerates at 4 m/s 2, how far
would the car travel before coming to stop?

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(b) Now suppose the driver sees a traffic light turning from green to yellow when
the car is at a distance of 33 m from a road intersection as shown. It is known that the
traffic light will turn red 3 s later.

(i) Assuming the conditions in part (a), if the driver decides to brake the car,
would he be able to stop the car before the road intersection?
(ii) If the driver decides to keep the velocity of the car constant, would the
car pass the traffic light before the light turns red? Neglect the size of the car.
(iii) Based on the results above, do you think that the driver should brake the
car, or pass the traffic light at a constant velocity?

Ans. (a) Thinking distance = 15 m/s × 0.6 s = 9 m.

Applying v2 − u2 = 2as, the braking distance is
v2 − u2
s = ----------- = (0 - 152) / [2 X (-4)] = 28.125 m
2a
Hence, the stopping distance is (9 + 28.125) m = 37.125 m
(b) (i) No. The distance between the traffic lamp and the car is smaller than the
stopping distance.
(ii) The distance travelled by the car in 3 s is (15 × 3) m = 45 m. Hence, the car can
pass the traffic light before the light turns red.
(iii) The driver should pass the traffic light at a constant velocity.

20. When a PMR train departs from a station, it starts up from rest with a constant
acceleration of 0.6 m/s2.

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(a) How long does the train take to travel a distance equal to its length 292 m?
(b) What is the speed of the train at the end of the time interval in (a)?
(c) If the train maintains its constant acceleration until it reaches a maximum speed
of 120 km/h, how far has the train travelled?
Ans. (a) Applying s = ut + ½ at2,
we have s = ½ at2 OR, t=ac2csc/ ca
OR, ac2c cXc c( c2c9c2c) c c/c c0c. c6 = 31.2 s
The train takes 31.2 s to travel 292 m.
(b) Applying v2 − u2 = 2as, the speed is
v = ac2cacsc+cu2c = ac2c cxc c0c.c6cxc2c9c2c+c0c = 18.7.m/s
120 X 1000
(c) Given that v = 120 km/h = ---------------- = 33.3 m/s and u = 0, a = 0.6 m/s
60 X 60
Applying v2 − u2 = 2as, the distance travelled by the train is
v2 − u2
s = ----------- = (33.32 - 0) / [2 X 0.6] = 926 m
2a

21. A man drops a ball from the top of a tower. At 1 second before hitting the ground,
the distance between the ball and the ground is 25 m.
(a) Calculate the speed of the ball just before hitting the ground.
(b) Estimate the height of the tower.
Neglect air resistance.
Ans. Take downward direction as positive.
(a) Applying s = ut + ½ gt2 and v = u + gt, we have
s = (v – gt) t + ½ gt2
25 = (v – 10 X 1) x 1 + ½ X 10 x 12 v = 30 m/s
The speed of the ball is 30 m/s.
(b) Applying v2 − u2 = 2gs, the height of the tower is
v2 − u2
s = ----------- = (302- 02) / [2 X 10] = 45 m
2a

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22. The velocity-time graph below shows the motion of Arnab as she skis down a hill.

Find
(a) the acceleration; and
(b) the displacement of Arnab from 0 s to 10 s.
Ans. (a) The acceleration of Arnab from 0 s to 10 s is
15 - 0
a = ------------ = 1.5 m/s
10 – 0
(b) The displacement of Arnab from 0 s to 10 s is
s = ½ x (10-0) x (15-0) = 75 m

23. An artificial satellite is travelling in a circular orbit at a distance 35 940 km above the
surface of the Earth. It revolves around the Earth once in 24 hours (the same as the
Earth's rotation). What is its speed in space? Given that the radius of the Earth is
6380 km.
Ans. The distance travelled by the satellite in one day = 2 × (35 940 + 6380) × 103 m
= 2.65 × 108 m.
Applying v = s / t, the speed of the satellite is
2.65 x 103
v = ----------------- = 3.08 x 103 m/s
60 x 60 x 24

24. The hour hand of a big clock is 1 m long. At 3:00 pm, the hour hand points exactly to
the ‘3’ on the clock. The hour hands points to ‘9’ at 9:00 pm.
(a) What is the distance travelled by the tip of the hour hand in the six hours
interval?
(b) What is the displacement of the tip in the time interval?
(c) What is the average speed of the tip in the time interval?
(d) What is the average velocity of the tip in the time interval?

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Ans. (a) The tip of the hour hand has travelled 1/2 cycles which is equal to a distance of
0.5 × 2r
= 0.5 × 2 ×  × 1 = 3.14 m.
(b) The displacement of the tip is 2 m to the right.
(c) The average speed of the tip is
v = s / t,
3.14
OR, v = ----------------- = 1.45 x 10-4 m/s
6 X 60 X 60
(d) The average velocity of the tip is
v = s / t,
2
OR, v = ----------------- = 9.26 x 10-5 m/s (to the right)
6 X 60 X 60
25. A car is accelerating along a straight highway. It passes a signboard of width 8 m in
2 s. Then it travels for 6 s and passes another identical signboard in 1 s. The position
of the car at various times is as shown.

2nd 1st
Signboard Signboard

9s 8s 2s 0s

8m S 8m

(a) What is the average velocity of the car when passing the
(i) first signboard; and
(ii) second signboard?
(b) If the car accelerates uniformly, what is its acceleration?
(c) Hence find the distance s by which the signboards are separated.

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s 8
Ans. (a) (i) The average velocity is --- = ----- = 4 m/s.
t 2-0
s 8
(ii) The average velocity is --- = ----- = 8 m/s.
t 9-8
(b) The velocity at t = 1 s is 4 m/s.
The velocity at t = 8.5 s is 8 m/s.
v-u
Applying, a = -------- the acceleration of the car is
t
8-4
a = ---------- = 0.533 m/s2
8.5 - 1

(c) Applying v = u + at,

The velocity at t = 2 s is
v2 = 4 + 0.533 x (2 – 1) = 4.533 m/s
Applying s = ut + ½ at2, we have
s = 4.533 x (8 – 2) + ½ x 0.533 x (8 – 2)2
The signboards are separated by 36.8 m.
26. The hawkers throw the newspaper from the street to the apartment of the
consumer directly. Suppose a hawker throws a newspaper to a consumer on the 6th
floor who is 20 m above.

(a) What is the minimum initial vertical speed of the newspaper? State any
assumption made in your calculation.

(b) After receiving the newspaper, the consumer drops a coin to the hawker. How
long does the coin take to reach the hawker?

(c) Suppose the hawker throws another newspaper at an initial vertical speed of
18 m/s to a consumer 10 m above. How long do the newspaper take to reach
the consumer?

Ans. (a) Assuming air resistance is negligible.

Applying v2 − u2 = 2gs, the minimum initial vertical speed is

u = ac-c2cgsc = acc-c2c cxc (c-c1c0c)c cxc c2c0 = 20 m/s
(b) Applying s = ut + ½ gt2, the time elapsed is
t=ac2csc/ cg OR, ac2c cXc (c c- c2c0c) c c/c c-c1c0 =2s

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(c) Given that s = 10 m, u = 18 m/s and g = −10 m/s2.

Applying s = ut + ½ gt2, we have
10 = 18t + ½ (-10)t2
5t2 – 18t + 10 =0
18 Eac1c82c c- c4cxc5cxc1c0
t = -----------------------------
2X5
t = 0.69 s
or
t = 2.91 s
The newspaper take 0.69 s or 2.91 s to reach the consumer.
{Assumption (2) : As the Distance travel is more than the data in (b) and the distance is more the
correct time will be 2.91 s. Please verify this assumption.}

27. On one day, Peter drives from town A to town B in 2 hours. He rests at town B for 15
minutes and then drives to town C in 2 hours.
(a) What is the average velocity of Peter when he drives from
(i) town A to town B; and
(ii) town B to town C?
(b) Calculate
(i) the total displacement; and
(ii) the average velocity of Peter for the whole journey.
(c) Calculate
(i) the total distance travelled; and
(ii) the average speed of Peter for the whole journey.
(d) Sketch the speed-time graph of Peter for the whole journey.
120 Km

160 Km
(a) (i) Average velocity = 160 Km / 2 h = 80 km h−1 (East).
(ii) Average velocity =120 Km / 2 h = 60 km h−1 (North).

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(b) (i) With reference to the figure below,

160
tan a = ----
120
a = 53.1O
AC = ac1c6c0c c+c1c2c0c
2 2

= 200 Km
Therefore, the displacement of Peter is 200 km (N53.1°E).
(ii) Average velocity of Peter = 200 / [ 2 + ¼ + 2 ] is km/ h = 47.1 km/h (N53.1°E).
(c) (i) Total distance travelled = (160+120) km = 280 km.
(ii) Average speed of Peter = 280 / [ 2 + ¼ + 2 ] = 65.9 km/h.

28. What happens to the velocity of a car when the mass of the car is doubled?

Ans. The velocity is reduced by about half when the mass is doubled.

29. Explain why it happens considering above question?

Ans. The mass of an object is inversely proportional to its velocity.

30. You observed that the velocities of the car were the same or almost the same when
the masses were equal. How does this observation explain the idea that the forces
acting on the cars were equal and opposite?

Ans. At equal masses, the cars experience similar motion (closely related velocities), but
travel in opposite directions. This is an indication that the forces must be action-reaction
(equal and opposite) forces.

31. Action-reaction forces are equal in strength, but when the cars separate one car
moves at a different velocity than the other when their masses are unequal. Why does
this happen?

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Ans. When one car is twice as massive as another, its resistance to motion will be
greater than the less massive car. Consequently, there will be differences in
acceleration. Even though the forces are equal and opposite, the resulting motion (net
force) will be different. Review the concept of net force and Newton’s second law.
{Don’t write the last line in answer}

32. Give an example for each of the following motions.

(a) An object moving at a constant speed has a non-zero accelerations.
(b) An object has a zero velocity, but a non-zero acceleration.
(c) An object that travels a non-zero distance has a zero displacement.

Ans. (a) A bicycle travelling along a circular path at a constant speed has a non-zero
acceleration.
(b) A ball thrown vertically upwards has a zero velocity and a non-zero
acceleration at the highest position.
(c) A swimmer taking part in a 100 m race travels a non-zero distance, but the
displacement is zero. {50 m. pool X 2 pass}

Short Question
Multiple choice Question
1. If a particle moves with uniform speed v , along a straight line then it’s distance(s) is given by:
A. s=v/t
B. s=v.t
C. s=v2t
D. s=ut+0.5gt2.
ANS1. B

2. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance is:

A. Always less than 1.
B. Always equal to 1.
C. Always more than 1.
D. Equal to or less than 1..
ANS2. D

3. The numerical ratio of average velocity to average speed is:

A. Always less than 1.
B. Always equal to 1.

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C. Always more than 1.

D. Equal to or less than 1.
ANS3. D

4. A particle follows the path ABC where AB=BC=d , The distance

traveled by particle is:
A. d
B. 2d
C. da2

D. 2d2
ANS4. B

5. In question 4 the displacement of the particle is:

A. d
B. 2d
C. da2

D. 2d2
ANS5. C
6. A body is thrown upward and after some time the body reaches it’s maximum height, At
maximum height:
A. It’s velocity and acceleration both are zero.
B. It’s velocity is zero and acceleration is maximum.
C. It’s velocity is maximum and acceleration is minimum.
D. It’s velocity is zero and acceleration is equal to acceleration due to gravity(g).
ANS6. D
7. If the displacement of a body is proportional to square of time then:
A. The body moves with uniform velocity.
B. The body moves with uniform acceleration.
C. The body moves with increasing acceleration.
D. The body moves with decreasing acceleration.
ANS7. B
8. If the displacement of a body is proportional to cube of time , then:
A. The body moves with uniform velocity.
B. The body moves with uniform acceleration.

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C. The body moves with decreasing acceleration.

D. The body moves with increasing acceleration.
ANS8. D
9. A body moves with uniform velocity, it’s acceleration is:
A. Zero
B. Finite
C. Infinite
D. Negative
ANS9. A
10. The displacement-time curve of a body is shown in figure, Then:
A. The body is moving with uniform velocity with zero initial velocity.
B. The body is moving with uniform velocity, with finite initial velocity.
C. The body is moving with constant acceleration with zero initial velocity.
D. The body is moving with constant acceleration with finite initial velocity.
ANS10. B
11. The displacement-time (s-t) graph of a body is shown in following figure. The Body is
accelerated path:
A. AB only
B. CD only
C. DE only.
D. AB and DE both.
ANS11. A
12. The velocity-time graph of two bodies A and B are shown in
figure , The ratio of their acceleration is:
A. 1 : a 3
B. 1 : 3
C. a 3 : 1
D. a 3 : a 2
ANS12. A

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13. The velocity-time graph of a body is shown in figure, for

the interval AD and DC the ratio of distance covered is:
A. 3 : 1
B. 1 : 3
C. a 3 : 1
D. a 3 : 2
ANS13. A
14. The displacement -time graphs of two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at angle
30° and 60° with the time axis, the ratio of VA : VB must be:
A. 1 : 2
B. 1 : a 3
C. a 3 : 1
D. 1 : 3
ANS14. D
15. An automobile traveling with a speed of 60 km / hr can brake to stop within a distance of 20
m. If the car is going twice as fast, i.e., 120 km / hr, the stopping distance will be:
A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80
ANS15. D
16. A ball is released from the top of a tower of eight h meters. It takes T seconds to reach the
ground. What is the position of the ball in T / 3 seconds?
A. h / 9 m from the ground
B. 7h / 9 m from the ground
C. 8h / 9 m from the ground
D. 17h / 18 m from the ground
ANS16. C
17. The velocity-time graph of a moving particle is shown in figure,
The acceleration is maximum for part:
A. AB
B. BC
C. CD

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D. Equal for all parts.

ANS17. B

18. The velocity-time graph of a body is shown in figure, the

acceleration for points AB, BC and CD are:

A. 2 m/s2 , 1 m/s2 , 2 m/s2

B. 1 m/s2 , 2 m/s2 , 3m/s2

C. 2 m/s2 , 0 m/s2 ,3 m/s2

D. 0.5 m/s2 , infinity m/s2 ,0.33 m/s2

ANS18. C

19. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without friction. When parachute opens, it
decelerates at 2 m /s2. He reaches the ground at the rate of 3 m /s. At what height, did he
bailout?

A. 182 m

B. 91 m

C. 111 m

D. 293 m

ANS19. D

20. A lift is going up. The variation in the speed of the

lift is as given in the graph. What is the height to
which the lift takes the passengers?

A. 3.6 m

B. 28.8 m

C. 36 m

D. cannot be calculated from the above graph

ANS20. C

21. The displacement x of a particle along a straight line at a time t is given by x=a0+a1t+a2t2 ;
The acceleration of the particle is:

A. a0

B. a1

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C. a2

D. 2a2

ANS21. D

22. The displace x as a function of time t is given by, x=aSint, The acceleration of the
particle is:

A. - aSint

B. aSint

C. - aSint

D. - aCost

ANS22. C

23. A body is thrown with speed 20m/s vertically upward , It will return to thrower’s hand after
a time of: (assume g=10m/s2)

A. 2 s

B. 4 s

C. 20 s

D. never

ANS23. B

24. A train moves on a straight line track, It covers first half of the distance at a speed 20Km/hr
and the other half of the distance at a speed of 30km/hr the average speed of the train is:
A. 25 km /hr

B. 24 km/hr

C. 28 km/hr

D. 23 km/hr

ANS24. B

25. A train takes 1 hour to go from one station to another, it travels at a speed of 20 km/hr for
half an hour and 30 km/hr for another half an hour. The average speed of the train is:

A. 25 km /hr

B. 24 km/hr

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C. 28 km/hr

D. 23 km/hr

ANS25. A

26. A car covers 1/3 part of total distance with a speed of 20 km/hr and second 1/3 part with a
speed of 30 km/hr and rest of 1/3 part with a speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car
is:

A. 30 km/hr

B. 37 km/hr

C. 45 km/hr

D. 55 km/hr

ANS26. A

27. A police car running with a speed of 120 km/hr chases a truck running ahead with a speed of
110 km/hr , the relative speed of car with truck is:

A. 115 km/hr

B. 10 km/hr

C. 330 km/hr

D. 120/110 km/hr

ANS27. B

28. A tiger chases a dear 30 meter ahead of it and gains 3 m in 5 s after the chase started after
10 s what will be the distance between them?

A. 6 m

B. 14 m

C. 18 m

D. 24 m

ANS28. C

29. The distance traveled by a body travelling from rest in first, second and third second are in
the ratio of:

A. 1:2:3

B. 1:3:5

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C. 1:4:9

D. 1:4:8

ANS29. B

30. A body starts from rest, What is the ratio the distance traveled by the body during 4′th and
3′rd seconds?

A. 7:5

B. 5:7

C. 7:3

D. 16:9

ANS30. A
31. A stone is thrown upward from the top of a tower with some initial speed and it reaches the
ground in t1 seconds, Now it is allowed to fall with the same initial speed downward and it
reaches ground in t2 seconds, In how much time will it reach the ground if the stone is just
released with 0 initial speed and allowed to fall freely under gravity from the same place?
t1 + t2
A. ------------
2
t1 - t2
B. ------------
2
C. t1 + t2
D. acctc1c cXc ctc2
ANS31. D

32. The displacement time graph of a moving particle is given below, the instantaneous
velocity of the particle is negative at the point:

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D
ANS32. C

33. A body moves with constant acceleration. it’s velocity increased from 6m/s to
16m/s in 2 seconds, The distance moved by the body in those 2 seconds is:

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A. 22 m
B. 10 m
C. 32 m
C. 20 m
ANS33. A

34. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate A for some time after which it
decelerates at a constant rate B and comes to rest. If the initial time elapsed is t
seconds, the maximum velocity acquired by the car will be:
A+B
A. ---------- X t
AXB
AXB
B. ---------- X t
A+B
A2 – B2
C. ---------- X t
AXB
A2 + B2
D. ------------ X t
AXB
ANS34. B
35. A train of 150 m length is going toward north at a speed of 10m/s. A parrot flies at a
speed of 5m/s towards south direction parallel to the railway track. The time taken by
parrot to cross the train is:
A. 12 s
B. 8 s
C. 10 s
D. 15 s
ANS35. C

36. A particle moves along X-axis in such a way that X-coordinate varies with time
according to expression x= 2-5t+6t2 meters, the initial velocity of the particle is:
A. -5 m/s
B. 6m/s
C. -3 m/s
D. 2 m/s
ANS36. A

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37. The distance x covered in time t by a body having initial velocity u and having a
constant acceleration a is given by x=ut+1/2at2, this result follows from:
A. Newton’s 1′st law.
B. Newton’s 2′nd law.
C. Newton’s 3′rd law.
D. None of these laws.
ANS37. D

38. The relation between time t and distance x is t=ax2+bx where a and b are constants.
If v represents the velocity, the retardation is :

A. 2av2

B. 2bv3

C. 2b2 v3

D. 2ab v3

ANS38. A

39. A body dropped from a height ‘h’ with an initial speed zero reaches the ground with a
velocity of 3Km/hr , Another body was dropped from the same height h with an initial speed 4
km/hr , At what velocity will the body reach when it reaches the ground?

A. 3 km/hr

B. 4km/hr

C. 5km/hr

D. 12km/hr

ANS39. C

40. A boy throws a ball vertically upward with a speed of 40 m/s and it reaches the maximum
height H , If he throws the same ball vertically downward from a height of H with initial speed of
40m/s , The ball will reach ground with speed nearly:

A. 48 m/s

B. 56m/s

C. 64 m/s

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D. 80 m/s

ANS40. B

41. An electron starting from rest has a velocity that increases linearly with time such that v=kt
where k=2m/s2, then the distance traveled by electron in first three seconds is:

A. 9 m

B. 18 m

C. 27 m

D. 36 m

ANS41. A

42. Two bodies situated at different height from ground starting falling freely under gravity. The
times of the fall of the two bodies are 1 s and 2 s respectively, If g=9.8 m/s2, Then the initial
vertical separation between the two bodies is:

A. 4.9 m

B. 9.8 m

C. 14.7 m

C. 19.8 m

ANS42. C

43. The acceleration of a particle starting from rest varies with time according to the relation
a=bt+c , Then the velocity of the particle after time t must be:

A. 2bt2+ct

B. 1/2 bt2+ct

C. bt2+ct

D. 1/2(bt2+ct)

ANS43. B

44. A juggler is throwing the ball vertically upward at intervals of 2 seconds. He throws one
when the previous one is a the highest point, Then the maximum height to which each ball rises
is: (assume g= 10m/s2)

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A. 10 m

B. 20 m

C. 15 m

D. 1.25 m

ANS44. A

45. If a.b.c be the distances moved by the particle travelling with uniform acceleration during
x’th , y’th ,z’th second of it’s motion respectively , then which of the following relation is
correct?

A. a(y-z)+b(z-x)+c(x-y)=0

B. a(x-y)+b(y-z)+c(z-x)=0

C. a(z-x)+b(x-y)+c(y-z)=0

D. ax+by+cz=0

ANS45. A

46. Garry is racing a cart down the hallway. If he goes 10 meters in 5 seconds, what is his speed?
(Remember speed equals distance divided by time.)

A. 2 meters per second

B. 2 miles per hour

C. 50 meters per second

D. 25 meters per second

ANS46. A

47. A particle experiences a constant acceleration for 20 seconds after starting from rest , It
travels a distance s1 , In first 10 seconds and a distance s2 in the next 10 seconds ; Then:

A. s2=s1

B. s2=2s1

C. s2=3s1

D. s2=4s1

ANS47. C

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48. The initial velocity of a particle moving along a straight line is 10 m/s and it’s retardation is
2m/s2 The distance moved by the body in 5′th second of it’s motion is:

A. 1 m

B. 19 m

C. 50 m

D. 75 m

ANS48. A

49. Two bodies A and B of different masses ma and mb are dropped from two different heights
a and b respectively. The ratio of the times taken by two to drop through this distance is:

A. a:b

B. ma / mb : b : a

C. ac a : ac b

D. a2:b2

ANS49. C

50. A lift moves upward with constant acceleration ‘a’. A person in the lift drops an object. If g is
acceleration due to gravity, Then the acceleration of the object with respect to the lift is:

A. g

B. g-a

C. g+a

D. a

ANS50. C

51. A man in a balloon rising vertically with an acceleration of 4.9 m/s2 releases a ball 2 seconds
after the balloon left ground, The maximum height above the ground reached by the ball is:

A. 9.8

B. 14.7

C. 19.6

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D. 24.5

ANS51. B

52. An object starts from rest and accelerates uniformly down an incline, If the object reaches
ground in 5 seconds with a speed of 40 m/s , It’s average speed is:

A. 8 m/s

B. 10m/s

C. 20m/s

D. 30m/s

ANS52. C

53. A balloon is ascending at the rate of 9m/s at a height of 80 m above ground Now a packet is
dropped from the balloon , It will reach ground in: (assume g= 10 m/s2)

A. 5 s

B. 16/5 s

C. 10 s

D. 7.5 s

ANS53. A

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