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1. At t = 0, a particle is at rest at origin. Its acceleration is 2 m/s² for first
2 sec. and – 2 m/s² for next 4 sec as shown in
a versus t graph.
Plot graph for
(i) Velocity versus time
(ii) speed versus time
(iii) Displacement versus time
(iv) Distance versus time

2. A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes 5 steps forward and 3

steps backward, followed again by 5 steps forward and 3 steps
backward, and so on. Each step is 1 m long and requires 1s. Plot the
x-t graph of his motion. Determine graphically or otherwise how long
the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 9 m away from the start.

3. A particle moves in straight line in same direction for 20 seconds with

velocity 3 m/s and then moves with velocity 4 m/s for another 20 sec
and finally moves with velocity 5 m/s for next 20 seconds. What is the
average velocity of the particle?
(A) 3 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) Zero

4. A bird moves from point (1, 2, 3) to (4, 2, 3) . If the speed of the bird is
10 m/s, then the velocity vector of the bird is :-

5. A particle is moving in x–y–plane at 2 m/s along x–axis. 2 seconds

later, its velocity is 4 m/s in a direction making 60° with positive
x–axis. Its average acceleration for this period of motion is:-

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(A) m/s², along y–axis
(B) m/s², along y–axis
(C) m/s², along at 60° with positive x–axis
(D) m/s², at 60° with positive x–axis.

6. The coordinates of a moving particle at time t are given by x = ct² and y

= bt². The speed of the particle is given by :

7. The velocity of a particle moving along x–axis is given as v = x² – 5x + 4

(in m/s) where x denotes the x–coordinate of the particle in metres. Find
the magnitude of acceleration of the particle when the velocity of
particle is zero?
(A) 0 m/s² (B) 2 m/s² (C) 3 m/s² (D) None of these

8. A, B, C and D are points in a vertical line such that AB = BC = CD. If a

body falls from rest from A, then the times of descend through AB, BC
and CD are in the ratio :-

9. A body starts from rest and is uniformly accelerated for 30 s. The

distance travelled in the first 10 s is x1 next 10 s is x2 and the last 10s is
x3. Then x1: x2: x3 is the same as:-
(A) 1 : 2 : 4 (B) 1 : 2 : 5 (C) 1 : 3 : 5 (D) 1 : 3 : 9

10. A particle has an initial velocity of m/s and a constant

acceleration of m/s². Its speed after one second will be equal to
(A) 0 (B) 10 m/s (C) 5 2 m/s (D) 25 m/s

11. A particle is projected vertically upwards and it reaches the maximum

height H in T seconds . The height of the particle at any time t will be :
(A) H - g(t - T)² (B) g(t - T)² (C) H - ½ g(t - T²) (D) g/2 (t - T)²

12. A particle is projected vertically upwards from a point A on the ground.

It takes t1 time to reach a point B but it still continues to move up. If it
takes further t2 time to reach the ground from point B then height of point
B from the ground is :-
(A) ½ g(t1 + t2)² (B) gt1t2 (C) ⅛ g(t1 + t2)² (D) ½ gt1t2

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13. Two trains, which are moving along different tracks in opposite
directions, are put on the same track due to a mistake. Their drivers, on
noticing the mistake, start slowing down the trains when the trains are
300 m apart. Given graphs show their velocities as function of time as
the trains slow down. The separation between the trains when both
have stopped,, is :-

(A) 120 m (B) 280 m (C) 60 m (D) 20 m

14. In the diagram shown, the displacement of particles is given as a

function of time. The particle A is moving under constant velocity of
9m/s. The particle B is moving under variable acceleration. From time t
= 0 s. to t = 6 s., the average velocity of the particle B will be equal to :-

(A) 2.5 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 9 m/s (D) None

15. A person drops a stone from a building of height 20 m . At the same

instant the front end of a truck passes below the building moving with
constant acceleration of 1 m/s² and velocity of 2 m/s at that instant.
Length of the truck if the stone just misses to hit its rear part is :-
(A) 6 m (B) 4 m (C) 5 m (D) 2 m

16. The relation between time t and distance x is t = where and

are constants. The retardation is :-
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Following question contains statements given in two columns, which have
to be matched. The statements in Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D
while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more
statement(S) in Column-II.
1. Column I Column II
(A) Zero acceleration
(B) Infinite acceleration
(C) Constant positive acceleration,
with zero initial velocity
(D) Constant positive acceleration,
with non–zero initial velocity
(E) Constant Negative acceleration
(F) Increasing acceleration
(G) Decreasing acceleration

2. The equation of one dimensional motion of the particle is described in

column I. At t= 0, particle is at origin and at rest. Match the column I with
the statements in Column II.
Column I Column II
(A) x = (3t² + 2)m (P) Velocity of particle at t = 1s is 8 m/s
(B) v = 8t m/s (Q) Particle moves with uniform acceleration
(C) a = 16 t (R) Particle moves with variable acceleration
(D) v = 6t – 3t² (S) Particle will change its direction some time.

3. For the velocity–time graph shown in figure, in a time interval from t = 0

to t = 6 s, match the following:

Column I Column II
(A) Change in velocity (P) – 5/3 SI unit
(B) Average acceleration (Q) – 20 SI unit
(C) Total displacement (R) – 10 SI unit
(D) Acceleration at t = 3s (S) – 5 SI unit

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4. A balloon rises up with constant net acceleration of 10m/s². After 2 s a
particle drops from the balloon. After further 2s match the following :
(Take g = 10 m/s²)
Column I Column II
(A) Height of particle from ground (P) Zero
(B) Speed of particle (Q) 10 SI units
(C) Displacement of Particle (R) 40 SI units
(D) Acceleration of particle (S) 20 SI units

5. The position–time (x–t) graphs for two children A and B returning from
their school O to their homes P and Q respectively are shown in fig.
Choose correct entries in the brackets below :
(i) (A/B) lives closer to the school than (B/A)
(ii) (A/B) starts from the school earlier than (B/A)
(iii) (A/B) walks faster than (B/A)
(iv) A and B reach home at the (same / different) time
(v) (A/B) overtakes (B/A) on the road (once/ twice).

6. For shown situation in which interval is the average speed greatest ?

(Given each interval is of equal duration)

7. A particle is moving along x – axis with acceleration a = a0(1 – t/T) where

a0 and T are constants. The particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. Calculate
the average velocity between t = 0 and the instant when a = 0.

8. A lift accelerates downwards from rest at rate of 2 m/s², starting 100 m

above the ground. After 3 sec, an object falls out of the lift. Which will
reach the ground first ? What is the time interval between their striking
the ground ?

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9. A body moving with uniform acceleration, covers a distance of 20 m in
the 7th second and 24 m in the 9th second. How much shall it cover in
15th second ?

10. A driver travelling at speed 36 kmh–1 sees the light turn red at the
intersection. If his reaction time is 0.6s, and then the car can
deaccelerate at 4ms–2. Find the stopping distance of the car.

11. A train, travelling at 20 km/hr is approaching a platform. A bird is sitting

on a pole on the platform. When the train is at a distance of 2 km from
pole, brakes are applied which produce a uniform deceleration in it. At
that instant the bird flies towards the train at 60 km/hr and after
touching the nearest point on the train flies back to the pole and then
flies towards the train and continues repeating itself. Calculate how
much distance will the bird have flown before the train stops ?

12. A parachutist after bailing out falls 52 m without friction . When the
parachute opens, she decelerates at 2.1 ms² & reaches the ground with
a speed of 2.9 ms-1.
(i) How long has been the parachutist in the air ?
(ii) At what height did the fall begin ?

13. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20 ms–1 from the
top of a tower. The height of the tower is 25 m from the ground.
(i) How high will the ball rise ?
(ii) How long will it be before the ball hits the ground ? (Take g = 10 ms–2)

14. A particle starts motion from rest and moves along a straight line. Its
acceleration–time graph is shown. Find out speed of particle at t = 2s
and at t = 3s.

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1. A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of 45° to the
horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point of its
flight will be-
(A) E (B) E/ (C) E/2 (D) zero

2. A boy playing on the roof of a 10 m high building throws a ball with a

speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. How far from the
throwing point will the ball be at the height of 10 m from the ground ?
[g = 10 m/s², sin 30° = 1/2, cos 30° = /2]
(A) 5.20 m (B) 4.33 m (C) 2.60 m (D) 8.66 m

3. A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v0 at an angle of projection Ө.

From the same point and at the same instant, a person starts running
with a constant speed v0/2 to catch the ball. Will the person be able to
catch the ball ? If yes, what should be the angle of projection ?
(A) Yes, 60° (B) Yes, 30° (C) No (D) Yes, 45°

4. A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection. If t1
and t2 be the times of flights in the two cases, then the product of the two
times of flights is proportional to-
(A) R² (B) 1/R² (C) 1/R (D) R

5. A particle is projected at 60° to the horizontal with a kinetic energy K.

The kinetic energy at the highest point is-
(A) K (B) zero (C) K/4 (D) K/2

6. A particle is moving with velocity , where K is a constant. The

general equation for its path is:
(A) y² = x² + constant (B) y = x² + constant
(C) y² = x + constant (D) xy = constant

7. A water fountain on the ground sprinkles water all around it. If the speed
of water coming out of the fountain is v, the total area around the
fountain that gets wet is :-

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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8. A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height of 10 m. The maximum
horizontal distance that the boy can throw the same stone up to will be :-
(A) 20 m (B) 20 m (C) 10 m (D) 10 m

9. A hall has the dimensions 10 m × 10 m × 10 m. A fly starting at one

corner ends up at diagonally opposite corner. The magnitude of its
displacement is :
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m (C) 20 m (D) 30 m

10. A body starts from rest and is uniformly accelerated for 30 s. The
distance travelled in the first 10 s is x1, next 10 s is x2 and the last 10 s is
x3. Then x1: x2: x3 is the same as :
(A) 1 : 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 : 4 (C) 1 : 3 : 5 (D) 2 : 3 : 5

11. A ball is dropped from the top of a building. The ball takes 0.5 s to fall
past the 3 m length of a window some distance from the top of the
building. If the velocities of the ball at the top and at the bottom of the
window are vT and vB respectively, then (take g = 10 m/s²) :
(A) vT + vB = 12 ms–1 (B) vT – vB = 4.9 ms–1
(C) vBvT = 1 ms–1 (D) vB/vT = 1 ms–1

12. Two trains, which are moving along different tracks in opposite
directions, are put on the same track due to a mistake. Their drivers, on
noticing the mistake, start slowing down the trains when the trains are
300 m apart. Graphs given below show their velocities as function of
time as the trains slow down. The separation between the trains when
both have stopped, is :
(A) 120 m (B) 280 m (C) 60 m (D) 20 m.

13. A point moves in a straight line under the retardation av2. If the initial
velocity is u , the distance covered in ‘t' seconds is:
(A) a u t (B) 1/a ln (a u t) (C) 1/a ln (1 + a u t) (D) a ln (a u t)

14. Consider a boy on a trolley who throws a ball with speed 20 m/s at an
angle 37° with respect to trolley in direction of motion of trolley which
moves horizontally with speed 10 m/s then what will be maximum
distance travelled by ball parallel to road :
(A) 20.2 m (B) 12 m (C) 31.2 m (D) 62.4 m

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15. A particle is projected up the inclined plane such that its component of
velocity along the incline is 10 m/s. Time of flight is 2 sec and maximum
height above the incline is 5 m. Then velocity of projection will be :
(A) 10 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) none

16. Two men A and B, A standing on the extended floor nearby a building
and B is standing on the roof of the building. Both throw a stone each
towards each other. Then which of the following will be correct:
(A) stone will hit A, but not B
(B) stone will hit B, but not A
(C) stone will not hit either of them, but will collide with each other
(D) none of these.

17. A particle P is projected from a point on the surface of smooth inclined

plane (see figure). Simultaneously another particle Q is released on the
smooth inclined plane from the same position. P and Q collide on the
inclined plane after t = 4 second. The speed of projection of P is : (in
m/s)

(A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 20 m/s

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1. A train is standing on a platform , a man inside a compartment of a train
drops a stone . At the same instant train starts to move with constant
acceleration . The path of the particle as seen by the person who drops
the stone is :
(A) parabola
(B) straight line for sometime & parabola for the remaining time
(C) straight line
(D) variable path that cannot be defined

2. A man wearing a hat of extended length 12 cm is running in rain falling

vertically downwards with speed 10 m/s. The maximum speed with which
man can run, so that rain drops does not fall on his face (the length of his
face below the extended part of the hat is 16 cm) will be
(A) 7.5 m/s (B) 13.33 m/s (C) 10 m/s (D) zero

3. A car starts with constant acceleration a = 2m/s² at t = 0. Two coins are

released from the car at t = 3 & t = 4. Each coin takes 1 second to fall on
ground. Then the distance between the two coins will be : (Assume coin
sticks to the ground)
(A) 9 m (B) 7 m (C) 15 m (D) 2m

4. A man crosses the river perpendicular to river flow in time t seconds and
travels an equal distance down the stream in T seconds. The ratio of
man's speed in still water to the speed of river water will be :

5. A swimmer crosses the river along the line making an angle of 45° with
the direction of flow. Velocity of the river is 5 m/s. Swimmer takes 6
seconds to cross the river of width 60 m. The velocity of the swimmer
with respect to water will be:
(A) 10 m/s (B) 12 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) 10 m/s

6. Two men P & Q are standing at corners A & B of square ABCD of side 8
m. They start moving along the track with constant speed 2 m/s and 10
m/s respectively. The time when they will meet for the first time, is equal
to:
(A) 2 sec (B) 3 sec (C) 1 sec (D) 6 sec

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7. A man in a balloon, throws a stone downwards with a speed of 5 m/s
with respect to balloon . The balloon is moving upwards with a constant
acceleration of 5 m/s². Then velocity of the stone relative to the man after
2 second is :

(A) 10 m/s (B) 30 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 35 m/s

8. Two particles A & B separated by a distance 2R are moving counter

clockwise along the same circular path of radius R each with uniform
speed v. At time t = 0, A is given a tangential acceleration of magnitude a

(A) the time lapse for the two bodies to collide is

(B) the angle covered by A is

(C) angular velocity of A is

(D) radial acceleration of A is

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