d ( t )

 6  3 ( t )
1. The motion of a body is given by the equation dt
Where  (t ) at time t is in ms –1 and t is in seconds. If the body was at
rest at t = 0, test the correctness of the following results are. The
magnitude of the initial acceleration is
(A) 5 ms –2 (B) 6 ms –2
(C) 8 ms –2 (D) 7 ms –2

d ( t )
 6  3 ( t )
2. The motion of a body is given by the equation dt
Where  (t ) at time t is in ms –1 and t is in seconds. If the body was at
rest at t = 0, test the correctness of the following results are. Then
speed is?
  2  1  e 3t    2  1  e 3t 
(A) (B)
  2  1  e 3t    2  1  e 3t 
(C) (D)

d ( t )
 6  3 ( t )
5. The motion of a body is given by the equation dt
Where  (t ) at time t is in ms –1 and t is in seconds. If the body was at
rest at t = 0, test the correctness of the following results are. The
speed varies is, when the acceleration is half the initial value.
(A)  = 2 ms –1 (B)  = 3 ms –1
(C)  = 4 ms –1
(D)  = 1 ms –1

Solution:(2-5) The acceleration of the body at time t is

d (t )
a(t )   6  3 (t ) (1)
dt
2. (A) The terminal speed is the speed when the acceleration is zero.
Setting a(t) = 0 in Eq.(i), we have 0 = 6 – 3 or terminal
–1
speed () = 6/3 = 2 ms
3. (B) Putting t = 0 in eq.(1), the initial acceleration is a(0) = 6 – 3(0).
Since the body is at t = 0; (0) = 0.
Hence a(0) = 6 – 0 = 6 ms –2
d (t )
 dt
4. (C) Eq.(1) can be written as 6  3
integrating, we have
d (t ) loge  6  3 
 6  3  dt or
3
 t C (2)

where C is the constant of integration. Now   0 at t = 0. Using

loge (6)
C
this in eq.(2) we have 3
 Using this value of C in eq.(ii) we have
loge (6  3) loge (6)
t
3 3
or loge (6  3 )  3t  loge (6)
 6  3   
or loge    3t or loge  1    3t
 6   2

or  
1   e 3t or   2 1  e 3t
2
a(0) 6
a(t) =   3ms 2
5. (D) When 2 2 we have from eq. (1)
3 = 6 – 3 or  = 1 ms –1

6. A body thrown vertically upward with velocity 10 m/s then how

many height traveled by body.
(A) 5m (B) 10 m
(C) 15 m (D) 20 m
Solution:(A)
V 2 =u2−2 gh
02 =102 −2×10 h
h=5 m

7. A driver applies brakes to the vehicle on seeing traffic signal 400 m

ahead. At the time of applying the brakes vehicle was moving with
15 ms -1 and then starts retarding with 0.3 ms -2 . The distance of
vehicle after 1 min from the traffic light:
(A) 25m (B) 375m
(C) 360m (D) 40m
Solution: The maximum distance covered by the vehicle before coming to
rest
v2 (15)2
   375 m
2a 2(0.3)
v 15
=t= = =50 s
The corresponding time a 0.3 . Therefore after 50 seconds,
the distance covered by the vehicle = 375 m from the instant of
beginning of braking.
 The distance of the vehicle from the traffic after one minute
= (400 - 375) m = 25 m
 (A) is the correct answer.

8. Which of the following graph correctly represents velocity-

time relationship for a particle released from rest to fall freely
under gravity?
 v
v

t
t

v v

t t

Solution: Releasing of the particle from rest means that v 0 =0 at t = 0 and v

=gt
at any time t.
 the slope of v/t graph is a constant.
 v/t graph is a straight line passing through the origin.
 (A)

9. A point moves rectilinearly with deceleration whose modulus

depends on the velocity v of the particle as a  k v where k is a
constant, k  0 . At the initial moment the velocity of particle is v 0
What time will it take to cover that distance?
2 v0 v
t= t= 0
(A) k (B) k
v 3 v0
t= 0 t=
(C) 2k (D) k
dv dv dx
 k v   k v
Solution:(A) dt dx dt

0 x
dv
v  k v   vdv   k .dx
dx v0 0

2 2 3/ 2
  v 03 / 2  kx or Distance x  vo
3 3k and
 0 t
dv
dv  k vdt      k dt
v0 v 0
0
or 2  v   kt
v0

or -2 v 0  kt
2 v0
or t =
k

10. A body starts from rest and acquires a velocity of 4 ms –1 during a displacement
of magnitude 4m. Its acceleration is:
(A) 0.5 ms –2 (B) 1 ms –2
–2
(C) 2 ms (D) 4 ms –2
Sol: (C)
v 2 - v 0 2 =2ax . Hence v = 4 ms –1, v = 0 and x = 4m. Thus a = 2 ms –2.
0

11. At height point velocity of body?

(A) Max (B) Min
(C) Zero (D) None of these
Solution: (C)

12. A body starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 20 ms –2 .
After 10s the velocity will be:
(A) 0.2 ms –1 (B) 2 ms –1
–1
(C) 20 ms (D) 200 ms –1
Sol: (D)
v =v 0 +at =(0 +20 ´ 10)ms - 1 =200 ms - 1 .

13. A stone falls from a balloon that is descending at a uniform rate of 12

m/s. The displacement of the stone from the point of release after 10
sec is
(A) 490 m (B) 510 m
(C) 610 m (D) 725 m
1 1 
S  ut  at 2  (12  10)    9.8  100 
Solution: (C) 2 2 
 120  49  610

14. A particle moves along X-axis in such a way that its coordinate X varies
with time t according to the equation x  (2 – 5t + 6t 2 ) m. The initial
velocity of the particle is
(A) – 5 m/s (B) 6 m/s
(C) – 3 m/s (D) 3 m/s
Solution: (A) x  (2  5t  6t 2) mt
dx
 5  12t
V  dt
V at t  0 is  5 m/s
15. An athlete completes one round of a circular track or radius R in 40 sec.
What will be his displacement at the end of 2 min. 20 sec.
(A) Zero (B) 2R
(C) 2R (D) 7R
Solution: (B) 2 min 20sec  120  20  140 sec
140 20  1
3   3   trip
40 40  2
So displacement  2R

16. A body is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance is to be taken into

account, then the time during which the body rises is
(A) Equal to the time of fall (B) Less than the time of fall
(C) Greater than the time of fall (D) Twice the time of fall
Solution: (B) a down < a up
So t down > t up

17. A mass m slips along the wall of a semispherical

surface of radius R. The velocity at the bottom of the
surface is m

(A) Rg (B) 2Rg R

(C) 2 Rg (D) Rg

Solution: (B) By conservation of energy
1
 mgR  mv 2  v  2gR
2

18. A particle moving with constant acceleration covers a distance of 30m in the
3rd second. It covers a distance of 50 M is the 5th second. What is the
acceleration of the particle ?
(A) 3 ms –2 (B) 5 ms –2
–2
(C) 8 ms (D) 10 ms –2
x n =v 0 +(a / 2)(2n - 1)
Sol: (D) Use

19. The initial velocity of a body moving along a straight line is 7 m/s. It has
a uniform acceleration of 4 m/s 2 . The distance covered by the body in
the 5 th second of its motion is
(A) 25 m (B) 45 m
(C) 50 m (D) 85 m
1 1
Solution: (A) S 5  u  2 a (2t  1)  7  2  4(10  1)  7  18  25mt.

20. Which of the following four statements is false

(A) A body can have zero velocity and still be accelerated
(B) A body can have a constant velocity and still have a varying speed
(C) A body can have a constant speed and still have a varying velocity
 (D) The direction of the velocity of a body can change when its
acceleration is constant

Solution: (B)

21. An aero plane is moving with horizontal velocity u at height h. The speed
of a packet dropped from it on the earth’s surface will be (g is
acceleration due to gravity)

(A) u2 +2gh (B)

2gh

(C) 2gh (D) u2 - 2gh

Solution: (A)
v y  2gh

v total  u2  2gh

22. The displacement of a particle is given by y  a + bt + ct 2 –dt 4 . The initial

velocity and acceleration are respectively
(A) b, –4d (B) –b, –2c
(C) b, –2c (D) 2c, –4d
Solution: (C) y  a  bt  ct  dt
2 4

V  b  2ct  4dt 3
A  2c  12dt 2
at t  0, v  b, A  2C

23. A truck and a car are moving with equal velocity. On applying the brakes
both will stop after certain distance, then
(A) Truck will cover less distance before rest
(B) Car will cover less distance before rest
(C) Both will cover equal distance
(D) None
F
, mt  mc  A t  A c
Solution: (B) A  m
u2
s  S t  Sc
2a

24. The distance traveled by a particle is proportional to the squares of time,

then the particle travels with
(A) Uniform acceleration (B) Uniform velocity
(C) Increasing acceleration (D) Decreasing velocity
Solution: (A) S  kt  v  2kt  a  2k  constant .
2

25. The graph of displacement v/s time is

 S

Its corresponding velocity-time graph will be

V
V

t t

V V

t t

Solution: (A)
s
S vs. t is parabola
ds
0
So V vs. t must be line and at t = 0 dt
t

26. The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t = 0) and the acceleration a is

given by at. Which of the following relation is valid
t2
v u  a
(A) v = u + a t2 (B) 2
(C) v=u+at (D) v=u
2
at
v u
Solution: (D) A  at  2

27. The initial velocity of the particle is 10 m/sec and its retardation si 2
m/sec 2 . The distance moved by the particle in 5 th second of its motion is
(A) 1m (B) 19 m
(C) 50 m (D) 75 m
Solution: (C) u  10, a  2
v  0  10 2  t  t  5
1
t 5  10   2(10  1)  1mt.
2
28. Pick up the correct statements:
 (A) Area under a-t graph gives velocity
(B) Area under a-t graph gives change in velocity
(C) Path of projectile as seen by another projectile is a parabola,
(D) A body, whatever be its motion, is always at rest in a frame of
reference fixed to the body itself.

(A) 
a dt   dv  v 2  v1
Solution:

29. A body is moving in a circle at a uniform speed  . What is the

magnitude of the change in velocity when the radius vector describes an
angle 
 
2 cos  
(A)  cos  (B) 2
 
2 sin  
(C)  sin (D) 2
 
v  v i  v 0  v 0  2v 0 cos 
2 2 2

Solution: (D) f
 v 02 2(1  cos )
 v 02 2  2sin2   / 2   2v 0 sin( / 2)

30. A bicyclist encounter a series of hills uphill speed is always v 1 and down
hill speed is always v 2. The total distance travelled is , with uphill and
downhill portions of equal length. The cyclist's average speed is
v1 + v2 v 21 + v 22
(A) 2 (B) v1 + v2
v1 v2 2 v1 v2
(C) v1 + v2 (D) v1 + v2
Solution: (D) For n down and n up hills
ns ns
T  (s  length of onehill)
v1 v 2
l  2ns
l 2ns 2v1v 2
v  
T  1 1  v1  v 2
ns   
 v1 v 2 

31. Choose the wrong statement

(A) Zero velocity of a particle does not necessarily mean that its
acceleration is zero.
(B) Zero acceleration of a particle does not necessarily mean that its
velocity is zero.
(C) If the speed of a particle is constant, its acceleration must be zero.
(D) None of these
Solution: (D)
32. A particle is moving eastward with a speed of 5 m/s. After 10 seconds,
the direction changes towards north, but speed remains same. The
average acceleration in this time is
1
(A) zero (B) √2 m/s2 towards N-W
1 1
(C) √2 m/s2 towards N-E (D) √2 m/s2 towards S-W
 
Solution: (B) v i  5i, v f  5j
 
v i  v f  5j  5i
 
v f  vi
a 
t (j - i) / 2 so direction is W  N
 1
a 
2

33. A ballast bag is dropped from a balloon that is 300 m above the ground
and rising at 13 m/s. The time before the bag hits the ground is [take g =
10 m/s 2 ]
(A) 10 sec (B) 9.8 sec
(C) 9.5 sec. (D) 9.15 sec.
Solution: (D)  300  13t  ½  10  t 2

5t 2  13t  300  0
13  165  6000
 9.15 sec
t 10

34. A stone is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity 30 ms –1 . If the acceleration

due to gravity is 10 ms –2 , what is the distance travelled by the particle during
the first second of its motion ?
(A) 10 m (B) 25 m
(C) 30 m (D) None of the above.
1 2
x =v 0 t - gt
Sol: (B) 2
1
=30 ´ 1 - ´ 10 ´ 1 =25 m.
2
35. Displacement (x) of a particle is related to time (t) as x = at + bt 2 – ct 3
where a, b and are constants of motion. The velocity of the particle
when its acceleration is zero is given by
b2 b2
a a
(A) c (B) 2c
b2 b2
a a
(C) 3c (D) 4c
Solution: (C) x  at  bt  ct , v  a  2bt  3ct
2 3 2

A  2b  6 ct 2
 b
A  0  t  3c
b
Velocity at t  3c
2b2 b 2

 a  3c 3c
b2
a
3c

36. A particle moves along a parabolic path y = 9x 2 in such a way that the x
1 1
ms
component of velocity remain constant and has a value 3 . The
acceleration of the particle is
1  1 
j ms
(A) 3 (B) 3 j ms 2
2  2 
j ms
(C) 3 (D) 2 j ms 2

(D) y  9x
2
Solution:
dy
 Vy  18x Vx
dx
A y  18VX2 and A x  0
1
A y  18x  2m / s2
9

37. The co-ordinate of the particle in x-y plane are given as

x  2 + 2t + 4t 2 and y  4t + 8t 2
The motion of the particle is
(A) along a straight line (B) uniformly accelerated
(C) along a parabolic path (D) nonuniformly accelerated
Solution: (A) x  2  2t  4t 2 … (1)
y  4t  8t 2 … (2)
y
So path  x  2  2  line

38. A car start from rest then after 100 s is velocity become 100 cm/s then.
What is acceleration?
(A) 2 (B) 5
(C) 1 (D) 4
Solution: (C)
V  u  at
100  0  100  a
a  1m / s2
39. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by x = 3t - 4t 2
+ t3, where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the position of the
particle at t = 2s.
(A) 2 m (B) +2 m
(C) 3 m (D) 1 m

40. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by x = 3t - 4t 2

+ t3, where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the displacement of the
particle in the time interval from t = 0 to t = 4s.
(A) 13 m (B) 12 m
(C) 10 m (D) 8m

41. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by x = 3t - 4t 2

+ t3, where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the average velocity of
the particle in the time interval from t=2s to t = 4s.
(A) 8m / s (B) 2m / s
(C) 7m / s (D) 3m / s

42. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by x = 3t - 4t 2

+ t3, where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the velocity of the
particle at t =2s.
(A) 2m / s (B) 5m / s
(C) 1m / s (D) 1m / s

43. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by x = 3t - 4t 2

+ t3, where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the acceleration of the
particle at time t = 2 sec.
(A) 4 m / sec 2 (B) 3 m / sec 2

(C) 2 m / sec 2 (D) 6 m / sec 2

44. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is given by x = 3t - 4t 2
+ t3, where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find the average acceleration
of the particle for the time interval t = 2 sec to t = 4 sec.
(A) 8 m / sec 2 (B) 10 m / sec 2
(C) 4 m / sec (D) 10 m / sec
Solution: (39-44)
39. (a) x(t) = 3t  4t2 + t3
 x(2) = 3  2  4  (2)2 + (2)3
= 6  4  4 + 8 = 2 m.
40. (b) x(0) = 0
x(4) = 3  4  4  (4)2 + (4)3 = 12m.
Displacement = x(4)  x(0) = 12 m.
x ( )−x ( 2 ) 12−(−2 )
¿ v >= 4 = m / s=7 m/ s
41. (c) ( 4−2 ) 2
 dx
=3−8 t+3 t 2
42 (d) dt

 v(2) =
( dxdt ) ( 2)

=3−8×2+3×( 2 )2 =−1 m/s

2
d x
a ( t )= =−8+6 t
43. (a) dt 2
2
⇒ a ( 2 )=4 m /sec
4

∫ a ( t ) dt
¿ a> = 2 4

∫ dt
44. (b) 2
4
[−8 t+ 3t 2 ]9
=
2
2
=10 m /sec

45. A car starts moving with constant acceleration covers the distance
between two points 180 meters apart in 6 seconds. Its speed as it
passes the second point is 45 m/s. Find its acceleration.
(A) 5m/s2 (B) 8m/s2
(C) 3m/s (D) 2m/s

46. A car starts moving with constant acceleration covers the distance
between two points 180 meters apart in 6 seconds. Its speed as it
passes the second point is 45 m/s. Find its speed when it was at the first
point.
(A) 15 m/s2 (B) 15 m/s
(C) 10 m/s (D) 5 m/s

47. A car starts moving with constant acceleration covers the distance
between two points 180 meters apart in 6 seconds. Its speed as it
passes the second point is 45 m/s. Find the distance from the first point
when it was at rest.
(A) 2m (B) 22 m2
(C) 22.5 m (D) 0.5 m

Solution :(45-47)
45. (a) Let the acceleration of the car be a and its speed at first point be u.
 v = u + at
 45 = u + at (1)
1 2
at
Also 180 = ut + 2 (2)
Multiplying equation (1) by t and subtracting from (2), we get
 1 2
at
180  45t =  2
1
− a×36
 180  45  6 = 2
 a = 5m/s2.
46 (b) From (1)
u = 45  5  6 = 15 m/s.
47 (c) Let the distance be S
 v2 = u2 + 2aS
2
m 5m

( )
15
s
=0+2× 2 ×S
s
 S = 22.5 m
48. A body is dropped from the top of the tower and falls freely. The distance
covered by it after n seconds is directly proportional to
(A) n2 (B) n
(C) 2n – 1 (D) 2n 2 – 1
Sol: (A) Here
h =(1/ 2)gt 2 , hn =(1/ 2)g (2n - 1), v =gt.

49. In the above question, the distance covered in the nth second is proportional
to
(A) n2 (B) n
(C) 2n – 1 (D) 2n 2 – 1
Sol: (C) Here
h =(1/ 2)gt 2 , hn =(1/ 2)g (2n - 1), v =gt.

50. In the question 59, the velocity of the body after n seconds is proportional to
(A) n2 (B) n
(C) 2n – 1 (D) 2n 2 – 1
Sol: (B) Here
h =(1/ 2)gt 2 , hn =(1/ 2)g (2n - 1), v =gt.

51. A body when projected vertically up covers a total distance D. During

the time of its flight is t. If there were no gravity, the distance covered by
it during the same time is equal to
(A) 0 (B) D
(C) 2D (D) 4D
Solution: The displacement of the body during the time t as it comes back to the
point of projection
 S=0
1 2v
t= 0
 v0t  2 gt2 = 0  g
During the same time t, the body moves in absence of gravity through a
distance D = v.t, because in absence of gravity g = 0
2
2v 0 2v 0
 D =
v 0× ( )
g
=
g …(1)
In presence of gravity the total distance covered is
 2 2
v v
2 0= 0
= D = 2H = 2g g …(2)
(A)  (B)  D = 2D
Hence, (C) is correct

52. Velocity each type of physical quantity

(A) Vector (B) Scalar
(C) Tensor (D) None of these
Solution (a)

53 Which is correct ?
a
St th  u  (2n  3)
(A) 2 (B) V 2  u 2  2as
a a
St th  u  (2n  1) St th  u  (2n  1)
(C) 2 (D) 2
Solution (B) V  u  2as
2 2

54 Accretion is which type of physical quantity

(A) Vector (B) Scalar
(C) Tensor (D) None of these
Solution (a)

55 Which is correct ?
a a
St th  u  (2n  3) St th  u  (2n  1)
(A) 2 (B) 2
a a
St th  u  (2n  1) St th  u  (2n  1)
(C) 2 (D) 2
Solution (B)

56.: A particle starts from rest with acceleration  for some time and
after achieving a maximum velocity starts retarding at rate  and
finally comes to rest. If total time taken is t then Determine (a)
maximum velocity (b) total distance travelled.
 t  t 2  t  t 2
, ,
          2   
(a) (b)
  t 2
t2
t,      (   )t ,     
(c) 2 2 (d) 2
Solution: (b) Let the particle accelerate for a time t then maximum, velocity
v   t1
 v




t
t1 t-t1

Since it retards at a rate  and finally comes to rest therefore

0   t1    t  t1 
t  t
t1   vmax 
Or    
Distance travelled = area under (v -t) graph
1
 vmax.  total time 
2
1  t  t 2
  t=
2  2    

57. The displacement of a particle moving in one dimension is given by

t  x  3 where x is in meter and t in second. The displacement,
when the velocity is zero is
(a) 3m (b) 1m
(c) 1.8 m (d) None of these
Key concept: Differentiate the relation t  x  3 & analyse.
Solution: (d)
dx
x   t  3 and  2  t  3
2

dt
dx
v  0 when t  3
dt
x   3  3  0
2

58. A body is moved along a straight line path by a machine delivering

constant power. The distance moved by the body in time t is
proportional to
3 1
(a) t 2
(b) t 4

1 3
(c) t 2
(d) t 4

Key concept: Use formula, power = force velocity

Solution:
 dV P.dt
Power P  F .v  m
dt
v  vdv   m
v2 P
or  t  C when t  0, v  0  C =0
2 m
2 Pt dx 2 Pt
or v  or 
m dt m
2 P 12 3
 dx  m 
t dt or x  t 2

So option (a) is correct.

59. The radius vector of a point depends on time t as


  bt 2
r  ct 
2
 
where c and b are constant vectors. Find the modulus of velocity
and acceleration at any time t.
        
V  c . c  b . bt 2 +2c . bt a  b
(a) ,
    2    
V  c . c  b . bt +2c . bt a  b
(b) ,
    2    
V  c . c  b . bt +2c . bt a  b
(c) ,
(d) None of these

 dr  
V  c  bt
Solution: (a) Velocity dt

V  c 2  b2t 2  2cbt cos 
Modulus of velocity vector will be
 
 Herec and b are modulus of and c b and  is the angle between
c and b which can be written
  2    
As c 2
 c . c , b  b . b and cb cos   c .b
    2  
V  c . c  b . bt +2c . bt
Hence,

 dv 
a b
(b) Acceleration dt
 
a  b
Hence,

60. A ball is thrown upwards from the top of a tower 40m high with a
velocity of 10m/s. Find the time when it strikes the ground.
(a) 2sec. (b) 4sec.
(c) 8sec. (d) None of these
Key concept: use proper sign rule
Solution: (B) s =ut+ ½ at 2
s=ut+ ½ at 2
u= +10m/s and g =-10m/s
s=0 at origin
o

Hight of tower s= - 40m

- 40 = 10t -½  10t 2
after solving t= 4 sec and
t= -2 sec.
Taking positive value t= 4sec.