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EXERCISE – 1: Basic Objective Questions

Distance and Displacement 1
(c) m (d) 8 m
2
1. Which of the following is one-dimensional motion?
(a) Motion of train running on a straight track 7. A particle moves along the X–axis from xi to xf. Of the
(b) Motion of satellite following values of the initial and final coordinates,
(c) Motion of air particle which results in the displacement with the largest
(d) Motion of snake magnitude?
(a) xi = 4 m, xf = 6 m
2. If the displacement of a particle is zero, then what can (b) xi = –4 m, xf = – 8 m
we say about its distance covered (c) xi = 4 m, xf = – 2 m
(a) It must be zero (d) xi = –4 m, xf = 4 m
(b) It cannot be zero
(c) It is negative 8. A body moves 6 m north, 8 m south. What is its
(d) It may or may not be zero resultant displacement from initial position (only
magnitude)?
3. Assertion: Displacement of a body may be zero when (a) 14 m (b) 10 m
distance travelled by it is not zero. (c) 6 m (d) 2m
Reason: The displacement is the longest distance
between initial and final position. 9. The location of a particle has changed. What can we
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the say about the displacement and the distance covered
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion by the particle?
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason (a) Both cannot be zero
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (b) One of the two may be zero
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false (c) Both must be zero
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false (d) If one is positive, the other is negative and vice
versa
4. Assertion: Displacement of a body is the vector sum
of the area under velocity– time graph. 10. A boy stops after travelling 3 km towards east and then
Reason: Displacement is a vector quantity. goes 4 km towards north along a plane road. The
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the resultant displacement of the boy is (only magnitude)
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion (a) 7 km (b) 4 km
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason (c) 5 km (d) 15 km
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false 11. A man goes 10 m towards north, then 20 m towards
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false east then displacement is
(a) 22.5 m (b) 25 m
5. The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a (c) 25.5 m (d) 30 m
moving object is
(a) equal to or less than 1 12. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of
(b) always equal to 1 radius R in 40 sec. What will be his displacement at
(c) always less than 1 the end of the round?
(d) always more than 1 (a) Zero (b) 2R
(c) 2πR (d) 7πR
6. A Body moves 6 m north and 2 m south, what is its
resultant displacement from initial position?
(a) 3 2m (b) 4 m
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13. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of 19. Assertion: The speed of a body can be negative.
radius R in 40 seconds. What will be his displacement Reason: If the body is moving in the opposite
at the end of 2 minutes 20 seconds? direction of positive motion, then its speed is negative.
(a) Zero (b) 2R (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
(c) 2πR (d) 7πR Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason
14. A body moves over one fourth of a circular arc in a is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
circle of radius R. The distance travelled will be (c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false
respectively: (d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
R
(a) (b) πR
2 20. The distance travelled by a body is directly
(c) R (d) R proportional to the time taken, its speed
(a) remains constant
15. A body moves over one fourth of a circular arc in a (b) decreases
circle of radius R. The magnitude of displacement will (c) increases
be respectively (d) becomes zero
R
(a) R 2 (b) 21. The ratio of the numerical values of the average
4
velocity and average speed of a body is
R
(c) (d) R (a) unity or less
2 (b) less than unity
(c) unity
16. A wheel of radius 1 meter rolls forward a revolution (d) unity or more
on a horizontal ground. The magnitude of the
displacement of the point of the wheel initially in 22. The dimensional formula for speed is
contact with the ground is (a) T-1 (b) LT-1
(a) 2π (b) 2 (c) L-1T-1 (d) L-1T
(c) 2
 4 (d) 0
23. The average speed of a moving object during a given
interval of time is always
Speed and Velocity (a) the magnitude of its average velocity over the
interval
17. Velocity
(b) one–half its speed at the end of the interval
(a) can be zero
(c) distance covered during the time interval divided
(b) cannot be zero
by the time interval
(c) is always zero
(d) its acceleration multiplied by the time interval
(d) None of the above

24. One car moving on a straight road covers one third of

18. Assertion: An object can have constant speed but
the distance with 20 km/hr and the rest with 60 km/hr.
variable velocity.
The average speed is
Reason: Speed is a scalar, but velocity is a vector
(a) 40 km/hr (b) 80 km/hr
quantity.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the 2
(c) 46 km/hr (d) 36 km/hr
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion 3
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion 25. A train has a speed of 60 km/h for the first one hour
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false and 40 km/h for the next half hour. Its average speed in
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false km/h is
(a) 50 (b) 53.33
(c) 48 (d) 70
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26. A car travels half the distance with constant velocity of 31. If a car covers 2/5th of the total distance with v1 speed
40 kmph and the remaining half with a constant and 3/5th distance with v 2 then average speed is
velocity of 60 kmph. The average velocity of the car in
kmph is 1 v1  v 2
(a) v1v2 (b)
(a) 40 (b) 45 2 2
(c) 48 (d) 50 2 v1 v 2 5v1 v 2
(c) (d)
v1  v 2 3v1  2v 2
27. Consider the following statements and select the
incorrect statements. 32. A car travels first half the distance between two places
I. The magnitude of instantaneous velocity of a with a speed of 30 km/h and the remaining half with a
particle is equal to its instantaneous speed. speed of 80 km/h. The average speed of the car is
II. The magnitude of the average velocity in an (a) 35 km/h (b) 43.6 km/h
interval is equal to its average speed in that (c) 37.5 km/h (d) 48 km/h
interval.
III. It is possible to have a situation in which the 33. Mark the correct statements:
speed of the particle is never zero but the average (a) The magnitude of the velocity of a particle is equal
speed in an interval is zero. to its speed.
IV. It is possible to have a situation in which the (b) The magnitude of average velocity in an interval is
speed of the particle is zero but the average speed equal to its average speed in that interval.
in not zero. (c) It is possible to have a situation in which the speed
(a) II, III and IV (b) II and III of a particle is always zero, but the average speed is
(c) I and II (d) IV only not zero.
(d) It is possible to have a situation in which the speed
28. A car travels first half the distance between two places of the particle is never zero but the average speed
with a speed of 30km/h and the remaining half with a in an interval is zero.
speed of 50km/h. The average speed of the car is:
(a) 45 km/h (b) 42.8 km/h 34. A person completes half of journey with speed v1 and
(c) 37.5 km/h (d) km/h
rest half with speed v 2 . The average speed of the

29. A body moves over one fourth of a circular arc in a person is

circle of radius R with 4 m/s, second fourth with 6 m/s, v1  v2 2v1 v 2
(a) v  (b) v 
third fourth with 2 m/s and the last fourth with 3 m/s. 2 v1  v 2
What is his average velocity? v1 v 2
(a) 0 (b) 7.5 m/s (c) v  (d) v  v1v2
v1  v 2
(c) 3.9 m/s (d) None of these

30. In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B, Acceleration

moving in a semicircle (as shown in the figure). The
magnitude of the average velocity is 35. Assertion: A positive acceleration of a body is
associated with a ‘slowing down’ of the body.
Reason: Acceleration is a vector quantity.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false
(d) Both Assertion is false and Reason is true
(a) 3.14 m/s (b) 2.0 m/s
(c) 1.0 m/s (d) zero
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36. Assertion: A negative acceleration of a body can be (c) True for non-uniform motion
associated with a ‘speeding up’ of the body. (d) False
Reason: Increase in speed of a moving body is
independent of its direction of motion. Kinematic Equations
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion 41. If a particle has negative velocity and negative
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason acceleration, its speed
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (a) increases (b) decreases
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false (c) remains same (d) zero
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
42. A block is released from rest at the top of a frictionless
37. Assertion: Straight line motion is the natural tendency inclined plane 16 m long. It reaches the bottom 4 sec
of the body. later. The acceleration of each block on the incline is :
Reason: Motion in a straight line is an example of (a) 1 m/s2 (b) 2 m/s2
motion in one dimension. (c) 4 m/s2 (d) 9.8 m/s2
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion 43. A block starts accelerating at 5 m/s2 from rest on the
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason frictionless surface. Calculate the distance travelled by
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion the block in the first 4 seconds?
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false (a) 20 m (b) 40 m
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false (c) 80 m (d) 120 m

38. Assertion: A body can have acceleration even if its 44. Find the total displacement of a body in 8 s starting
velocity is zero at a given instant of time. from rest with an acceleration of 20 cm/s2 :
Reason: A body is at rest when it reverses its direction (a) 64 m (b) 64 cm
of motion. (c) 640 cm (d) 0.064 m
(a) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason
is the correct explanation of assertion 45. The instantaneous velocity of a body can be measured
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is (a) Graphically (b) Vectorially
not the correct explanation of assertion. (c) By speedometer (d) Both (a) and (c)
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false
(d) If both assertion and reason are false 46. The initial velocity of the particle is 10 m/sec and its
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true retardation is 2m / sec2. The distance moved by the
particle in 5th second of its motion is
39. Assertion: A body with constant acceleration always (a) 1m (b) 19m
moves along a straight line. (c) 50m (d) 75m
Reason: A body with constant acceleration may not
speed up. 47. A particle covers 150 m in 8th second starting from
(a) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason rest, its acceleration is :
is the correct explanation of assertion (a) 15 m/s2 (b) 20 m/s2
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is (c) 10 m/s2 (d) 8 m/s2
not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false 48. A particle moves in a straight line with a constant
(d) If both assertion and reason are false acceleration. It changes its velocity from 10 m/s to 20
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true m/s while passing through a distance 135 m in t
second. The value of t is
40. A positive acceleration always corresponds to the (a) 10 (b) 1.8
speeding up and a negative acceleration always (c) 12 (d) 9
corresponds to the speeding down.
(a) True
(b) False only when motion is uniform.
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49. Find the total displacement of a body in 10 s starting (c) infinite (d) none of these
from rest with an acceleration of 0.4 cm/s2:
(a) 14 m (b) 4 cm 56. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its
(c) 20 cm (d) 0.02 cm velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much further it
will penetrate before coming to rest assuming that it
50. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of faces constant resistance to motion?
20 ms-1 from the top of a multi storey building. The (a) 1.5 cm (b) 1.0 cm
height of the point where the ball is thrown 25 m from (c) 3.0 cm (d) 2.0 cm
the ground. How high will the ball rise from the
ground? Take g = 10 ms-2. 57. The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t = 0) and the
(a) 45 cm (b) 20 cm acceleration is given by f = at. Which of the following
(c) 10 cm (d) 25 cm relations is valid?
t2
51. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of (a) v  u  at 2 (b) v  u  a
2
20 ms-1 from the top of a multi storey building. The
(c) v  u  at (d) v = u
height of the point where the ball is thrown 25 m from
the ground. How long will it be before the ball hits the
58. An alpha particle enters a hollow tube of 4 m length
ground? Take g = 10 ms-2.
with an initial speed of 1 km/s. It is accelerated in the
(a) t = 5s (b) t = 10s
tube and comes out of it with a speed of 9 km/s. The
(c) t = 15s (d) t = 20s
time for which it remains inside the tube is
52. A 150 m long train is moving with a uniform velocity (a) 8  103 s (b) 80 103 s
of 45 km/h. The time taken by the train to cross a (c) 800103 s (d) 8 104 s
bridge of length 850 meters is
(a) 56 sec (b) 68 sec 59. The engine of a motorcycle can produce a maximum
(c) 80 sec (d) 92 sec acceleration of 5 m/s2. Its brakes can produce a
maximum retardation of 10 m/s2. What is the
53. A boogie of a uniformly moving train is suddenly minimum time in which it can cover a distance of 1.5
detached from the train and stops after covering some km
distance. The distance covered by the boggy and (a) 30 sec (b) 15 sec
distance covered by the train in the same time has (c) 10 sec (d) 5 sec
relation (assume constant acceleration)
(a) Both will be equal 60. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate for the
(b) First will be half of second first 10 s and covers a distance x. It covers a distance y
(c) First will be 1/4 of second in next 10 s at the same acceleration. Which of the
(d) No definite ratio following is true?
(a) x = 3y (b) y = 3x
54. A bucket is placed in the open where the rain is falling (c) x = y (d) y = 2x
vertically. If a wind begins to blow at double the
velocity of the rain, how will the rate of filling of the 61. The displacement of the body is given to be
bucket change? proportional to the cube of time elapsed. The
(a) Remains unchanged magnitude of the acceleration of the body is:
(b) Doubled (a) decreasing with time
(c) Halved (b) increasing with time
(d) Becomes four times (c) constant but not zero
(d) zero
55. A particle is moving along the X–axis whose
acceleration is given by a = 3x – 4, where x is the
location of the particle. At t = 0, the particle is at rest at
x = 4/3. The distance travelled by the particle in 5 s is
(a) zero (b) 4 2 m
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62. Body A starts from rest with an acceleration a1. After 2 70. The mass of the ship is 2 × 107 kg. On applying a force
s, another body B starts from rest with an acceleration of 25 × 105 N, it is displaced through 25 m. After this
a2. If they travel equal distances in 5 s after the start of displacement, the ship acquires a speed of:
A, the ratio a1 : a2 will be equal to : (Hint: a = F/m)
(a) 9 : 25 (b) 5 : 7 (a) 15.5 m/s (b) 5.8 m/s
(c) 5 : 9 (d) 7 : 9 (c) 3.7 m/s (d) 2.5 m/s

63. A particle starts its motion from rest under the action Vertical Motion Under Gravity
of a constant force. If the distance covered in first 10 s
is s1 and that covered in the first 20 s is s2, then 71. A stone is dropped from a certain height which can
(a) s2 = 2s1 (b) s2 = 3s1 reach the ground in 5 s. While falling its speed will
(c) s2 = 4s1 (d) s2 = s1 ____ with time.
(a) increase (b) decrease
64. Speed of two identical cars are u and 4u at a specific (c) remains same (d) depends on its mass
instant. The ratio of the respective distances in which
the two cars are stopped from that instant is 72. A hollow iron ball (A) and a solid iron ball (B) and
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 4 cricket ball (C) are dropped from the same height.
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 1 : 16 Which among the three balls reaches the ground first?
Assuming there is no resistance due to air.
65. What determines the nature of the path followed by a (a) A
particle? (b) B
(a) Velocity (b) Speed (c) C
(c) Acceleration (d) None of these (d) All the three balls reach ground simultaneously

66. A particle is moving on the X–axis. When the X– 73. When a body is dropped from a tower, then there is an
component of its acceleration is +ve and increasing increase in its
(a) X–component of its velocity must be +ve (a) mass (b) speed
(b) X–component of its velocity must be –ve (c) acceleration (d) potential energy
(c) it may be speeding up
(d) it must be slowing down 74. A ball thrown upward reaches a height and comes back
downward. Out of the following statements, which one
67. A bus is moving at a speed of 10 ms–1 on a straight is true for displacement?
road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s. (a) It varies continuously but never changes the sign
If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist, (b) It varies continuously with being maximum in the
with what speed should the scooterist chase the bus? beginning, in the beginning and being zero at the
(a) 20 ms–1 (b) 40 ms–1 top.
(c) 25 ms–1 (d) 10 ms–1 (c) It remains constant throughout the course of the
journey
68. A particle covers 150 m in 8th second starting from (d) It only changes the sign when the ball is at the top
rest, its acceleration is:
(a) 15 m/s2 (b) 20 m/s2 75. The total vertical distance covered by a freely falling
2
(c) 10 m/s (d) 8 m/s2 body in a given time is directly proportional to
(a) time
69. A bus starts from rest with an acceleration of 1 m/s2. A (b) square of time
man who is 48 m behind the bus starts with a uniform (c) square of acceleration due to gravity
velocity of 10 m/s. Then the minimum time after (d) product of the time and acceleration due to gravity
which the man will catch the bus:
(a) 4 s (b) 10 s 76. If an object is thrown vertically up with the initial
(c) 12 s (d) 8 s speed u from the ground, then the time taken by the
object to return back to ground is
(a) u2/2g (b) u2/g
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(c) u/2g (d) 2u/g (a) 25 m (b) 45 m

(c) 90 m (d) 125 m
77. A ball of mass m is thrown straight upward from the
top of a multi-storey building with an initial velocity of 85. A body projected vertically upwards with a velocity u
+15 m/s . Find out the time taken by the ball to reach returns to the starting point in 4 seconds. If g = 10
its maximum height? m/sec2, the value of u is
(a) 25 s (b) 15 s (a) 5 m/sec (b) 10 m/sec
(c) 10 s (d) 1.5 s (c) 15 m/sec (d) 20 m/sec

78. When a ball is thrown vertically upwards, it reaches a 86. If a body is thrown up with the velocity of 15 m/s then
maximum height of 5m. The initial velocity of the ball maximum height attained by the body is
was? (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 5 m/s (b) 50 m/s (a) 11.25 m (b) 16.2 m
(c) 10 m/s (d) 25 m/s (c) 24.5 m (d) 7.62 m

79. A man slides down a snow-covered hill along a curved 87. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed u, the
path and falls 20 m below his initial position. The distance covered during the last t seconds of its ascent
velocity in m/sec with which he finally strikes the is
ground is? (g = 10 m/sec2) 1 2 12
(a) 20 (b) 400 (a) gt (b) ut  gt
2 2
(c) 200 (d) 40
(c)  u – gt  t (d) ut
80. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of
20 m/s from ground. Take g = 10m/sec2 during the 88. A man drops a ball down from the roof of a tower of
motion. Find out the acceleration of the ball during the height 400 meters. At the same time another ball is
motion? thrown upside with a velocity 50 meter/sec from the
(a) 0 m / sec2 (b) 10 m / sec2 surface of the tower, then they will meet at which
(c) 20 m / sec 2
(d) 30 m / sec2 height from the surface of the tower
(a) 100 meters (b) 320 meters
81. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of (c) 80 meters (d) 240 meters
30ms-1. The equation for velocity is(Take g = 10ms-2 )
(a) v = 30 + 10t (b) v = 30 – 10t 89. By which velocity can a ball be projected vertically
(c) v = – 10t (d) v = 10t upwards if the distance covered by it in 5th second is
twice the distance it covers in its 6th second?
82. By what velocity, a ball be projected vertically (g = 10 m/s2)
upwards so that the distance covered in 5th second is (a) 58.8 m/s (b) 49 m/s
twice of that covered in 6th second? (c) 65 m/s (d) 19.6 m/s
(g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 40 m/s (b) 65 m/s 90. A body falls from rest, its velocity at the end of first
(c) 50 m/s (d) 60 m/s second is ( g  32 ft / sec 2 )
(a) 16 ft/sec (b) 32 ft/sec
83. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of (c) 64 ft/sec (d) 24 ft/sec
20 m/s from ground. Take g = 10m/sec2 during the
motion. Find out the time taken by the ball to reach at 91. A body is thrown vertically up from the ground. It
maximum height. reaches the maximum height of 100 m in 5 sec. After
(a) 1 sec (b) 3 sec what time it will reach the ground from the maximum
(c) 2 sec (d) 4 sec height position
(a) 1.2 sec (b) 5 sec
84. A body falls from rest freely under gravity. The (c) 10 sec (d) 25 sec
distance travelled in the fifth second of its motion is (g
= 10 m/s2)
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92. A body freely falling from the rest has a velocity ‘v’ 99. A stone is dropped from a certain height which can
after it falls through a height ‘h’. The distance it has to reach the ground in 5 s. If the stone is stopped after 3 s
fall down for its velocity to become double, is of its fall and then allowed to fall again, then the time
(a) 2h (b) 4h taken by the stone to reach the ground for the
(c) 6h (d) 8h remaining distance is:
(a) 3 s (b) 4 s
93. A stone is shot straight upward with a speed of 20 (c) 2 s (d) none of these
m/sec from a tower 200 m high. The speed with which
it strikes the ground is approximately 100. A ball is dropped from a bridge 10 m high. After the
(a) 60 m/sec (b) 65 m/sec first ball has fallen for 1 s, a second ball is thrown
(c) 70 m/sec (d) 75 m/sec straight down after it, what must the initial velocity of
the second ball be, so that both the balls hit the surface
94. From the top of a tower, a particle is thrown vertically on water at the same time? (Use g = 9.8 m/s–2)
downwards with a velocity of 10 m/s. The ratio of the (a) 17.6 m/s (b) 9.8 m/s
distances, covered by it in the 3rd and 2nd seconds of (c) 55.5 m/s (d) 49 m/s
the motion is
(Take g = 10 m/s2) 101. The water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap 5 m
(a) 5 : 7 (b) 7 : 5 above the ground. The third drop is leaving the tap at
(c) 3 : 6 (d) 6 : 3 the instant the first drop touches the ground. How far
above the ground is the second drop at that instant?
95. A body sliding on a smooth inclined plane requires 4 (a) 1.25 m (b) 2.50 m
seconds to reach the bottom starting from rest at the (c) 3.75 m (d) 4.00 m
top. How much time does it take to cover one-fourth
distance starting from rest at the top? 102. A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers distance h1,
(a) 1 s (b) 2 s h2 and h3 in the first 5 seconds, the next 5 seconds and
(c) 4 s (d) 16 s the next 5 seconds respectively. The relation between
h1, h2 and h3 is:
96. A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the top of (a) h1 = h2 = h3 (b) h1 = 2h2 = 3h3
the tower reaches the ground with a speed 3u. The h2 h3
height of the tower is (c) h1   (d) h2 = 3h1 and h3 = 3h2
3 5
2 2
3u 4u
(a) (b)
g g 103. A ball is dropped from a high-rise platform at t = 0
6u 2
9u 2 starting from rest. After 6s another ball is thrown
(c) (d)
g g downwards from the same platform with a speed v.
The two balls meet at t = 18s. What is the value of v?
97. A stone is thrown vertically upwards. When stone is at (Take g = 10 ms–2)
a height half of its maximum height, its speed is 10 (a) 60 ms–1 (b) 75 ms–1
–1
m/s; then the maximum height attained by the stone is: (c) 55 ms (d) 40 ms–1
(g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 8 m (b) 10 m 104. Assertion: If a body is thrown upwards, the distance
(c) 15 m (d) 20 m covered by it in the last second of upward motion is
about 5 m irrespective of its initial speed.
98. When a ball is thrown up vertically with velocity v0, it Reason: The distance covered in the last second of
reaches a maximum height of h. If one wishes to triple upward motion is equal to that covered in the first
the maximum height, then the ball should be thrown second of downward motion when the particle is
with velocity: dropped.
(a) 3v 0 (b) 3v0 (a) If both assertion and reason are correct and reason
is the correct explanation of assertion
3 (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is
(c) 9v0 (d) v0
2 not the correct explanation of assertion.
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(c) If assertion is true but reason is false (2000)

(d) If both assertion and reason are false (a) 18 m/s2 (b) 32 m/s2
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true (c) 24 m/s2 (d) 14 m/s2

105. A ball is dropped from a bridge 122.5 m high. After 111. A particle moves along a straight-line OX. At a time, t
the first ball has fallen for 2 s, a second ball is thrown (in seconds), the distance x (in metres) of the particle
straight down after it, what must the initial velocity of from O is given by x = 40 + 12t – t3 . How long would
the second ball be, so that both the balls hit the surface the particle travel before coming to rest?
on water at the same time? (a) 24 m (b) 40 m
(a) 26.1 m/s (b) 9.8 m/s (c) 12 m (d) 16 m
(c) 55.5 m/s (d) 49 m/s
112. The position x of a particle with respect to time t along
106. A body is released from the top of the tower H metre x-axis is given by x  9t 2  t 3 , where x is in meters
high. It takes t second to reach the ground. Where is and t is in second. What will be the position of this
t particle when it achieves maximum speed along the +x
the body s after release?
2 direction?
3H (a) 32 m (b) 54 m
(a) At m from the ground (c) 81 m (d) 24 m
4
H 113. A particle moves along x-axis as
(b) At m from the ground
2 2
x  4 t  2  a  t  2 .Which of the following is
H
(c) At m from the ground true?
6
(a) The initial velocity of particle is 4
H
(d) At m from the ground (b) The acceleration of particle is 2a
4 (c) The particle is at origin at t = 0
(d) None of these
107. The velocity of a body depends on time according to
the equation v = 20 + 0.1t2. The body is undergoing 114. A particle moves along a straight line such that its
(a) Uniform acceleration displacement at any time t is given by
(b) Uniform retardation s = 3t3 + 7t2 + 14t + 5. The acceleration of the particle
(c) Non-uniform acceleration at t = 1s is:
(d) Zero acceleration (a) 18 m/s2 (b) 32 m/s2
2
(c) 29 m/s (d) 24 m/s2
108. The displacement travelled by a particle is proportional
to the squares of time, then the particle travels with 115. The displacement x of a particle varies with time t as
(a) Uniform acceleration
x  ae t  bet , where a, b, α and β are positive
(b) Uniform velocity
constants. The velocity of the particle will:
(c) Increasing acceleration
(a) go on decreasing with time
(d) Decreasing velocity
(b) be independent of α and β
(c) drop to zero when α = β
109. The displacement x of a particle moving along a
(d) go on increasing with time
straight line at time t is given by x  a 0  a 1 t  a 2 t 2 .
The acceleration of the particle is: 116. A particle moves a distance x in time t according to
(a) 4a2 (b) 2a2 equation x = (t + 5)–1. The acceleration of particle is
(c) 2a1 (d) a2 proportional to:
(a) (Velocity)2/3
110. A particle moves along a straight line such that its (b) (Velocity)3/2
displacement at any time t is given by (c) (Distance)2
s = 2t3 + t2 + 4t + 5 (d) (Distance)-2
The acceleration of the particle at t = 1s is:
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117. The motion of a particle along a straight line is (a) v > 0, a > 0
described by equation: x = 8 + 12t – t3 where x is in (b) v < 0, a > 0
metre and t in second. The magnitude of the (c) v > 0, a < 0
acceleration when its velocity becomes zero, is (d) v > 0, a = 0
(a) 12 ms–2 (b) 24 ms–2
(c) zero (d) 6 ms–2 123. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis at
certain times is given below:
118. The displacement x of a particle moving along a t (s) 0 1 2 3
straight line at time t is given by x (m) –2 0 6 16
x = a0 + a1t Which of the following describes the motion correctly?
The acceleration of the particle is: (a) Uniform, accelerated
(a) a0 (b) a1 (b) Uniform, decelerated
(c) 2a1 (d) 0 (c) Non-uniform, accelerated
(d) There is not enough data for generalization
119. The displacement of the body is given to be
proportional to the cube of time elapsed. The 124. Consider the acceleration, velocity and displacement
magnitude of the velocity of the body is: of a tennis ball as it falls to the ground and bounces
(a) decreasing with time back. Directions of which of these changes in the
(b) increasing with time process, (here consider the motion in y-direction):
(c) constant but not zero (a) Velocity only
(d) increasing with square of time (b) Displacement and velocity
(c) Acceleration, velocity and displacement
Integral Calculus (d) Displacement and acceleration

120. The acceleration of a particle is increasing linearly 125. Of the following situations, which one is impossible?
with time t as bt. The particle starts from the origin (a) A body is having zero velocity and non–zero
with an initial velocity v0. The distance travelled by acceleration
the particle in time t will be: (b) A body is having constant acceleration and variable
velocity
1 3 1 3
(a) v0 t  bt (b) v0 t  bt (c) A body is having constant speed and variable
6 3
acceleration
1 2 (d) A body is having constant velocity and variable
(c) bt (d) v0 t  bt
2 acceleration

121. A particle moving along x-axis has acceleration f, at Graphs of Motion in a Straight Line
 t
time t, given by f  f 0 1   , where f0 and T are
 T 126. The acceleration of a moving body can be found from
constants. The particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. At the (a) slope of the velocity – time graph
instant when f = 0, the particle’s velocity (v) is (b) slope of distance – time graph
1 (c) area under distance – time graph
(a) f0T (b) f0 T2 (d) area under gravity – time graph
2
1 127. The following graph can be interpreted as:
(c) f0T2 (d) f 0 T
2

Non-Uniform Motion

122. At any instant, the velocity and acceleration of a

particle moving along a straight-line is v and a. The
(a) Particle is at rest
speed of the particle is increasing if
(b) Particle is moving but the time is constant speed
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE 94

(c) Both particle and time are constant 133. Assertion: The position-time graph of a uniform
(d) Particle falling from the top of a building motion in one dimension of a body can have negative
slope.
128. The slope of velocity – time graph for motion with Reason: When the speed of the body decreases with
uniform velocity is equal to time, the position-time graph of the moving body has a
(a) zero (b) final velocity negative slope.
(c) initial velocity (d) none of these (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
129. The velocity time graph of motion of an object starting (b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason
from rest with uniform acceleration is a straight line is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(a) parallel to time axis (c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
(b) parallel to velocity axis (d) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
(c) inclined and passing through origin
(d) none of the above 134. The graph between displacement and time for a
particle moving with uniform acceleration is a/an
130. If the displacement-time graph of an object is parallel (a) parabola
to the time-axis, then it represents that the object is: (b) ellipse
(a) at rest (c) straight line parallel to time axis
(b) in uniform motion (d) straight line with a positive slope
(c) in acceleration motion
(d) none of the above 135. Graph: Line with negative slope

131. Which of the following graph represents uniform

motion

(a) particle is moving away the point of reference with

(a) (b) uniform velocity
(b) particle returns towards the point of reference with
decreasing velocity
(c) particle returns towards the point of reference with
increasing velocity
(d) particle returns towards the point of reference with
(c) (d) uniform velocity

132. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is 136. Which of the following options is correct for the object
shown in figure. The instantaneous velocity of the having a straight-line motion represented by the
particle is negative at the point: following graph

(a) C (b) D
(c) E (d) F
95 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

(a) The object moves with constantly increasing (a) 1 (b) 2

velocity from O to A and then it moves with (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
constant velocity.
(b) Velocity of the object increases uniformly 142. A train moves from one station to another in 2 hours
(c) Average velocity is zero time. Its speed-time graph during this motion is shown
(d) The graph shown is impossible in the figure. The maximum acceleration during the
journey is
137. The path of a particle starting from rest moving under
the influence of a force fixed in magnitude and
direction is
(a) Straight line (b) Circle
(c) Parabola (d) Ellipse

138. A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a) versus

time (t) is as shown in the figure. The maximum speed
of the particle will be
(a) 140 km h–2 (b) 160 km h–2
(c) 100 km h–2 (d) 120 km h–2

143. The displacement-time graph for two particles A and B

are straight lines inclined at angles of 30o and 600 with
the time axis. The ratio of velocities of vA : v B is
(a) 110 m/s
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3
(b) 55 m/s
(c) 550 m/s (c) 3 : 1 (d) 1 : 3
(d) 660 m/s
144. A body starts from rest moves along a straight line
139. Under what condition the magnitude of the average with constant acceleration. The variation of speed V
velocity of a particle is equal to the average speed? with distance s is given by graph
(a) If motion is circular
(b) If motion is parabolic
(c) If motion is in a straight line
(d) If motion is unidirectionally in a straight line
(a) (b)
140. An object moving along a straight line has a constant
acceleration of 4 m/s2. The position–time graph for this
object has a slope that
(a) is constant
(b) decreases with time
(c) increases with time (c) (d)
(d) first increases and then decreases with time

141. The velocity–displacement curve for an object moving

along a straight line is shown in the figure below.

At which of the points marked, the object is speeding

up?
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE 96

145. The graph of displacement v/s time is (parabola) 148. The graph below shows the velocity versus time graph
for a body

Its corresponding velocity-time graph will be

Which of the following graphs represents the

corresponding acceleration versus time graph?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
(a)
146. The variation of quantity A with quantity B, plotted in
figure. Which of the following motions of a particle in
a straight line, cannot be described from this graph:

(b)

(a) Quantity B may represent time.

(b) Quantity A is velocity if motion is uniform.
(c) Quantity A is displacement if motion is uniform.
(d) Quantity A is velocity if motion is uniformly (c)
accelerated.

147. The adjoining curve represents the velocity-time graph

of a particle, its acceleration values along OA, AB and
BC in metre/sec2 are respectively

(d)

(a) 1, 0, – 0.5 (b) 1, 0, 0.5

(c) 1, 1, 0.5 (d) 1, 0.5, 0
97 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

149. Which of the following velocity-time graphs shows a 150. The area of the acceleration-displacement curve of a
realistic situation for a body in motion? body gives:
(a) impulse
(b) change in momentum per unit mass
(c) change in KE per unit mass
(d) total change in energy

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE 98

EXERCISE – 2: Previous Year Questions

1. If the velocity of a particle is   At  Bt 2 , where A 6. A metro train starts from rest and in 5 s achieves
and B are constants, then the distance travelled by it 108 kmh 1 . After that it moves with constant velocity
between 1s and 2s is and comes to rest after travelling 45 m with uniform
[NEET 2011] retardation. If total distance travelled is 395 m, find
3 7 total time of travelling.
(a) 3A  7B (b) A B [DUMET 2011]
2 3
(a) 12.2 s (b) 15.3 s
A B 3
(c)  (d) A  4B (c) 9 s (d) 17.2 s
2 3 2
7. A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity
2. A body is moving with velocity 30 ms-1 towards east. u. It crosses a point in its journey at a height h twice
After 10 s, its velocity becomes 40 ms-1 towards north.
just after 1s and 7 s. The value of u in ms1 is
The average acceleration of the body is
[AIPMT 2011]  take,g  10 ms 2

(a) 7 ms-2 (b) 7 ms-2 [EAMCET 2011]

(c) 5 ms-2 (d) 1 ms-2 (a) 50 (b) 40
(c) 30 (d) 20
3. A body is moving with velocity 30 ms–1 towards east.
After 10s its velocity becomes 40 ms–1 towards north. 8. A body falls from a height h = 200m. The ratio of
The average acceleration of the body is distance travelled in each 2 s, during t = 0 to 6s of the
[AIPMT 2011] journey is
–2 –2
(a) 5 ms (b) 1 ms [Manipal 2011]
(c) 7 ms–2 (d) 7 ms  2 (a) 1:4:9 (b) 1:2:4
(c) 1:3:5 (d) 1:2:3
4. An object travels North with a velocity of 1 0 m s  1
9. A ball thrown vertically upwards with an initial
And then speeds upto a velocity of 25 m s  1 in 5 s.
velocity of 1.4 m s  1 returns in 2 s. The total
The acceleration of the object in these 5 s is
displacement of the ball is
[JCECE 2011]
[Manipal 2011]
(a) 1 2 m s  2 in North direction
(a) 22.4 cm (b) zero
(b) 3 m s  2 in North direction (c) 44.8 m (d) 33.6 m
(c) 15 ms 2 in North direction
(d) 3 m s  2 in South direction 10. The sign   ve or  ve  of the average velocity
depends only upon
5. From the top of a tower two stones, whose masses are [BHU 2011]
in the ratio 1 : 2 are thrown on straight up with an (a) the sign of displacement
initial speed u and the second straight down with the (b) the initial position of the object
same speed u. Then, neglecting air resistance (c) the final position of the object
[KCET 2011] (d) None of the above
(a) the heavier stone hits the ground with a higher
speed 11. Select the incorrect statements and mark the correct
(b) the lighter stone hits the ground with a higher option given below.
speed [JCECE 2011]
(c) Both the stones will have the same speed when I. Average velocity is path length divided by the time
they hit the ground interval.
(d) the speed can’t be determined with the given data II. In general, speed is greater than the magnitude of
the velocity.
99 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

III. A particle moving in a given direction with a non- 2v  n  1 v  n  1

zero velocity can have zero speed. (a) (b)
n n
IV. The magnitude of an average velocity is the
v  n  1 2v  n  1
average speed. (c) (d)
(a) II and III (b) I and IV n n
(c) I, III and IV (d) All of these
18. A ball is thrown upwards. Its height varies with time as
12. A stone is thrown vertically upwards. When the stone follows:
is at a height equal to the half of its maximum height,
its speed will be 10ms-1 , then the maximum height
attained by the stone is (take, g  10 m s  2 )
[Punjab PMET 2011]
(a) 5 m (b) 150 m
(c) 20 m (d) 10 m

13. The ratios of the distance travelled in successive If the acceleration due to gravity is 7.5 m/s2, then the
intervals of time by a body falling from rest are height h is:
[AMU 2011] [AFMC 2011]
(a) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 : 9 : … (a) 10m (b) 15m
(b) 2 : 4 : 6 : 8 : 10 : … (c) 20m (d) 25m
(c) 1 : 4 : 7 : 10 : 13 : …
(d) None of these 19. The displacement of a car is given as -240 m, here,
negative sign indicates
14. A body A is thrown up vertically from the ground with [AIPMT 2011]
a velocity v0 and another body B is simultaneously (a) direction of displacement
dropped from a height H. They meet at a height H/2, if (b) negative path length
v0 is equal to (c) position of car is at point whose coordinate is -120
[AMU 2011] (d) no significance of negative sign
(a) 2 gH (b) gH
20. A particle moves along the X-axis. The position x of a
1 2g
(c) gH (d) particle with respect to time from origin given by
2 H x  b 0  b1 t  b 2 t 2 . The acceleration of particle is
[AIIMS 2012]
15. A body falls freely from the top of a tower. It covers
(a) b 0 (b) b1
36% of the total height in the last second before
striking the ground level. The height of the tower is (c) b 2 (d) 2 b 2
[Haryana PMT 2011]
(a) 50m (b) 75m 21. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h
(c) 100m (d) 123m meters. It takes T seconds to reach the ground. What is
T
the position of the ball at second
16. A stone falls freely from rest and the total distance 3
covered by it in the last second of its motion equals the [AIIMS 2012]
distance covered by it in the first three seconds of its
8h
motion. The stone remains in the air for (a) meters from the ground
9
[WB JEE 2011]
(a) 6 s (b) 5 s 7h
(b) meters from the ground
(c) 7 s (d) 4 s 9
h
17. A body starts from rest with a uniform acceleration. If (c) meters from the ground
9
its velocity after n second is v, then its displacement in
the last 2 s is [WB JEE 2011]
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE 100

17h 27. A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers distances

(d) meters from the ground h1, h2 and h3 in the first 5 second. the next 5 second
18
and the next 5 second respectively. The relation
22. A cyclist moving on a circular track of radius 40 m between h1, h2 and h3 is
completes half a revolution in 40 s. Its average [NEET 2013]
velocity is h2 h3
(a) h 1  2h 2  3h 3 (b) h1  
[JCECE 2012] 3 5
(a) zero (b) 2 ms 1 (c) h 3  3h 1 and h 3  3h 2 (d) h1  h 2  h 3
1 1
(c) 4  m s (d) 8  m s
28. A body of mass 10 kg is moving with a constant
23. A particle is travelling along a straight-line OX. The velocity of 10 ms-1. When a constant force acts for 4s
distance x (in meter) of the particle from O at a time t on it, it moves with a velocity 2 ms-1 in the opposite
is given by x = 37 + 37t – t3, where t is time in second. direction. The acceleration produced in it is
The distance of the particle from O when it comes to [OHJEE 2014]
rest is (a) 3 ms-2 (b) -3 ms-2
[WB JEE 2012] (c) 0.3 ms-2 (d) -0.3 ms-2
(a) 81 m (b) 91 m
(c) 101 m (d) 111 m 29. A particle moves with constant acceleration along a
straight line starting from rest. The percentage increase
24. The coordinates of a moving particle at any time t are in its displacement during the 4th second compared to
given by x = at2 and y = bt2. The speed of particle is that in the 3rd second is
[AIIMS 2012] [WB JEE 2014]
(a) 33% (b) 40%
(a) 2 t  a  b  (b) 2t a 2
 b2 
(c) 66% (d) 77%
(c) 2t a 2
 b2  (d) a 2
 b2 
30. Assertion: In a free fall, weight of a body becomes
effectively zero.
25. Which of the following can be zero, when a particle is Reason: Acceleration due to gravity acting on a body
in motion for some time? having free fall is zero
[WB JEE 2013] [AIIMS 2014]
(a) Distance (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
(b) Displacement Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(c) Speed (b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason
(d) None of these is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false
26. Assertion: Two balls of different masses are thrown (d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
vertically upward with same speed. They will pass
through than point of projection in the downward 31. Assertion: The two bodies of masses M and m (M >
direction with the same speed. m) are allowed to fall from the same height if the air
Reason: The maximum height and downward velocity resistance for each be the same then both the bodies
attained at the point of projection are independent of will reach the earth simultaneously.
the mass of the ball. Reason: For same air resistance, acceleration of both
[AIIMS 2013] the bodies will be same.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the [AIIMS 2014]
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion (a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false (c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false
101 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

32. Assertion: Velocity time graph for an object in f a a f

(c) (d)
uniform motion along a straight path is a straight line 2 1  b  1 b
parallel to the time axis.
Reason: In uniform motion of an object velocity 36. Which of the following statements is true for a car
increases as the square of time moving on the road?
[AIIMS 2015] [Manipal 2017]
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true, and the (a) With respect to the frame of reference attached to
Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion the ground, the car is at rest.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason (b) With respect to the frame of reference attached to
is not the correct explanation of the Assertion the person sitting in the car, the car is at rest.
(c) Assertion is true, but Reason is false (c) With respect to the frame of reference attached to
(d) Both Assertion and Reason are false the person outside the car, the car is at rest.
(d) None of the above
33. A particle of unit mass undergoes one-dimensional
motion such that its velocity varies according to the 37. A body is projected vertically upwards. The times
equation v(x) = βx–2n where β and n are constants and corresponding to height h while ascending and while
x is the position of the particle. The acceleration of the descending are t1 and t2, respectively. Then, the
particle as a function of x is given by : velocity of projection will be (take g as acceleration
[NEET 2015] due to gravity)
2 –4n–1 2 –2n+1
(a) –2nβ x (b) –2β x [JIPMER 2017]
2 –4n+1
(c) –2nβ e (d) –2nβ2x–2n–1
g t1t 2 g  t1  t 2 
(a) (b)
2 2
34. Two bodies begin a free fall from the same height at a
g t1t2 t1 t 2
(c) (d) g
time interval of Ns. If vertical separation between the  1  t2 
t
two bodies is 1 after n second from the start of the first
body, then n is equal to
38. From a balloon moving upwards with a velocity of 12
[AIIMS 2016]
ms-1, a packet is released when it is at a height of 65 m
1 from the ground The time taken by it to reach the
(a) nN (b)
gN
ground is (g = 10 ms-2)
1 N 1 N [AIIMS 2017]
(c)  (d) 
gN 2 gN 4
(a) 5 s (b) 8 s
(c) 4 s (d) 7 s
35. Two cars P and Q start from a point at the same time in
a straight line and their positions are represented by 39. Preeti reached the metro station and found that the
2 2
xp(t) = at + bt and xq(t) = ft – t . At what time do the escalator was not working. She walked up the
cars have the same velocity stationary escalator in time t1 . On other days, if she
[NEET 2016]
remains stationary on the moving escalator, then the
af af
(a) (b)
2  b  1 2 1  b 
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE 102

escalator takes her up in time t2 . The time taken by her 43. Velocity is given by   4 t 1  2 t  , then find the
to walk up on the moving escalator will be value of time at which velocity is maximum.
[NEET 2017] [AIIMS 2018]
t1  t 2 t1 t 2 (a) 0.25 s
(a) (b)
2 t 2  t1 (b) 1 s

t1 t 2 (c) 0.45 s
(c) (d) t 1  t 2
t 2  t1 (d) 4 s

40. The x- and y-coordinates of the particle at any time are 44. Assertion A body is momentarily at rest at the instant,

x = 5t –2t2 and y = 10t, respectively, where x and y are if it reverses the direction.

in meters and t in seconds. The acceleration of the Reason A body cannot have acceleration, if its

particle at t = 2s is: velocity is zero at a given instant of time.

[NEET 2017] [AIIMS 2018]

(a) 5 ms–2 (b) –4 ms–2 (a) Assertion and Reason both are correct, and Reason

(c) –8 ms–2 (d) 0 is correct explanation of Assertion.

(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct, but Reason

41. A runner starts from O and goes to O following path is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

OQRO in 1 h. What is net displacement and average (c) Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect.

speed? (d) Assertion is incorrect, but Reason is correct.

[JIPMER 2018]
45. Speeds of a particle at 3rd and 8th second are 20 ms-1
and zero respectively, then average acceleration
between 3rd and 8th second will be
[JIPMER 2019]
-2 -2
(a) 3 ms (b) 4 ms
-2
(c) 5 ms (d) 6 ms-2

(a) 0, 3.57 km h  1 (b) 0, 0 kmh 1 46. Find the average velocity when a particle completes

(c) 0, 2.57 km h  1 (d) 0,1 km h  1 the circle of radius 1m in 10 s.

[JIPMER 2019]

42. A ball is thrown upwards with a speed u from a height (a) 2 ms1 (b) 3.14 ms1

h above the ground. The time taken by the ball to hit (c) 6.28 ms1 (d) Zero
the ground is
[JIPMER 2018] 47. A person travelling in a straight line moves with a
(a) 2h / g (b) 8h / g constant velocity 1 for certain distance x and with a

constant velocity  2 for the next equal distance. The

u2  2gh
(c) (d) u  2h
average velocity v is given by the relation
g g g
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1 1 1 (a) 320m (b) 300m

(a)  
 1  2 (c) 360m (d) 340m
2 1 1
(b)  
 1  2 49. A small block slides down on a smooth inclined plane,

 1  2 starting from rest at time t = 0. Let Sn be the distance

(c) 
2 2 travelled by the block in the interval t = n – 1 to t = n,
Sn
(d)  12 Then, the ratio is:
Sn  1

[NEET 2021]
48. A ball is thrown vertically downward with a velocity
2n  1 2n
of 20 m/s from the top of a tower. It hits the ground (a) (b)
2n  1 2n  1
after some time with a velocity of 80 m/s/. The height
2n  1 2n  1
of the tower : (g = 10 m/s2) (c) (d)
2n 2n  1
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EXERCISE – 3: Achiever’s Section

1. A wheel with radius 45 cm rolls without slipping along (a) 8.3 m (b) 9.3 m
a horizontal floor as shown in figure. P is a dot pointed (c) 10.3 m (d) None of above
on the rim of the wheel. At time t1, P is at the point of
contact between the wheel and the floor. At a later 7. An object moves along the x–axis. Its x coordinate is
time t2, the wheel has rolled, through one–half of a given as a function of time as x = 7t – 3t2 where x is in
revolution. What is the displacement of P during this metre and t is in second. Its average speed over the
interval? interval t = 0 to t = 4 s is
(a) 5 m/s (b) – 5 m/s
169 169
(c)  m/ s (d) m/s
24 24

8. At a distance of 500 m from the traffic light, brakes are

applied to an automobile moving at a velocity of
(a) 90 cm (b) 168 cm 20m/s. The position of automobile relative to traffic
(c) 40 cm (d) data insufficient light 50 s after applying the brakes, if its acceleration
is –0.5 m/s2, is
2. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the (a) 125 m (b) 375 m
distance with speed of 3 m/s. The other half of the (c) 400 m (d) 100 m
distance is covered in two equal time intervals with
speed of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s respectively. The average 9. From the top of a tower two stones, whose masses are
speed of the particle during this motion is in the ratio 1 : 2 are thrown, one straight up with an
(a) 4.0 m/s (b) 5.0 m/s initial speed u and the second straight down with the
(c) 5.5 m/s (d) 4.8 m/s same speed u. Then, neglecting air resistance
(a) The heavier stone hits the ground with a higher
3. A body starts from rest. What is the ratio of the speed.
distance travelled by the body during the 4th and 3rd (b) The lighter stone hits the ground with a higher
second? speed.
(a) 7/5 (b) 5/7 (c) Both the stones will have the same speed when
(c) 7/3 (d) 3/7 they hit the ground.
(d) The speed can’t be determined with the given data.
4. A body moving with a uniform acceleration has
velocities of u and v when passing through points A 10. A stone is released from an elevator going up with an
and B in its path. The velocity of the body midway acceleration a. The acceleration of the stone after the
between A and B is release is
uv (a) a upward
u 2  v2
(a) (b) (b) (g–a) upward
2 2
(c) (g–a) downward
(c) uv (d) None of these (d) g downward

5. A bird flies for 4s with a velocity of (t–2) m/s in a 11. A balloon starts rising from the ground with an
straight line, where t = time in seconds. It covers a acceleration of 1.25 m/s2 after 8s, a stone is released
distance of from the balloon. The stone will (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 2 m (b) 4 m (a) Reach the ground in 4 second
(c) 6 m (d) 8 m (b) Begin to move down after being released
(c) Have a displacement of 50 m
6. A particle travels 10 m in first 5 sec and 10 m in next 3 (d) Cover a distance of 40 m in reaching the ground
sec. Assuming constant acceleration, what is the
distance travelled in next 2 sec?
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12. A particle is dropped under gravity from rest from a 18. An object starts from rest at x = 0 when t = 0. The
height h and it travels a distance 9h/25 in the last object moves in the x direction with positive velocity
second, the height h is after t = 0. The instantaneous velocity and average
(a) 100 m (b) 122.5 m velocity are related by
(c) 145 m (d) 167.5 m dx x
(a) 
dt t
13. A body A is projected upwards with a velocity of 98
dx x
m/s. The second body B is projected upwards with the (b) 
same initial velocity but after 4 sec. Both the bodies dt t
will meet after dx x
(c) 
(a) 6 sec (b) 8 sec dt t
(c) 10 sec (d) 12 sec dx x
(d) can be smaller than, greater than or equal to
dt t
14. A particle is dropped vertically from rest from a
height. The time taken by it to fall through successive
19. The position of a particle along the x-axis at time t is
distances of 1 m each will then be
given by x = 1 + t – t2. The distance travelled by the
(a) All equal, being equal to 2 / g second
particle in first 2 seconds is
(b) In the ratio of the square roots of the integers 1, 2, (a) 1m
3.... (b) 2m
(c) In the ratio of the difference in the square roots of (c) 2.5 m
the integers i.e. (d) 3m
1, ( 2  1), ( 3  2 ), ( 4  3)
(d) In the ratio of the reciprocal of the square roots of 20. The relation 3t  3x  6 describes the displacement
1 1 1 1 of a particle in one direction where x is in metres and t
the integers i.e., , , ,
1 2 3 4 in sec. The displacement, when velocity is zero, is
(a) 24 meters (b) 12 metres
15. A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial (c) 5 metres (d) Zero
velocity V0. The distance travelled in time 4V0/3g is
2V02 V2 21. Look at the graphs (a) to (d) carefully and indicate
(a) (b) 0 which of these possibly represents one dimensional
g 2g
motion of a particle?
4V02 5V02
(c) (d)
3g 9g

16. The displacement of a particle after time t is given by x

= (k/b2) (1 – e–bt), where b is a constant. What is the (a) (b)
acceleration of the particle?
(a) ke–bt (b) –ke–bt
k bt k bt
(c) e (d) e
b2 b2
(c) (d)
17. The velocity v and displacement r of a body are related
as v2 = kr, where k is a constant. What will be the
velocity after 1 second? (Given that the displacement
is zero at t = 0)
3/2
(a) kr (b) kr
k 0
(c) r (d) Data is not sufficient
2
MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE 106

22. Figure shows the displacement-time graph of a particle 25. The displacement of a particle in a straight-line motion
moving on the X-axis. is given by s  1  10t  5t 2 . The correct representation
of the motion is:

(a) (b)

(a) the particle is continuously going in positive x

direction
(b) the particle is at rest
(c) the velocity increases up to a time t0, and then (c) (d)
becomes constant
(d) the particle moves at a constant velocity up to a 26. For 3 particles A, B and C moving along x–axis, x–t
time t0, and then stops. graph is as shown below.

23. Two particles A and B are moving along a straight

line, whose position–time graph is shown in the figure
below. Determine the instant (approx.) when both are
moving with the same velocity.

Mark out the correct relationships between their

average velocities between the points P and
(a) v av ,A  v av , B  v av ,C
(b) v av ,A  v av , B  v av ,C
(c) v av ,A  v av , B  v av ,C
(a) 17 s (b) 12 s (d) v av ,A  v av ,B  v av ,C
(c) 6 s (d) no where
27. A particle is moving along a straight line whose
24. A body starts from rest moves along a straight line velocity–displacement graph is as shown in figure
with constant acceleration. The variation of speed V below.
with distance s is given by graph

(a) (b)

What is the acceleration when displacement is 3 m ?

(c) (d) (a) 4 3m / s 2 (b) 3 3m / s 2
4
(c) 3m / s 2 (d) m / s2
3
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28. The acceleration of an object, starting from rest and

moving along a straight line is as shown in the figure
below

Other than at t = 0, when is the velocity of the object

equal to zero ?
(a) At t = 3.5 s
(b) During interval from 1s to 3s
(c) At t = 5 s
(d) At no other time on this graph

29. An elevator is moving upwards with constant

acceleration. The broken curve shows the position y of
the ceiling of the elevator as a function of time t. A
bolt breaks loose and drops from the ceiling

Which curve best represents the position of the bolt as

a function of time ?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D

30. A car travelling at constant speed of 20 m/s overtakes

another car which is moving at constant acceleration of
2 m/s2 and it is initially at rest. Assume the length of
each car to be 5 m. The total road distance used in
overtaking is
(a) 394.74 m (b) 15.26 m
(c) 200.00 m (d) 186.04 m
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Answer Key
CHAPTER 2: MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE
EXERCISE – 1: Basic Objective Questions

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 121. (d) 122. (a) 123. (c) 124. (b)
5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 125. (d) 126. (a) 127. (b) 128. (a)
9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (a) 129. (c) 130. (a) 131. (a) 132. (c)
13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (d) 133. (c) 134. (a) 135. (d) 136. (c)
17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (a) 137. (a) 138. (b) 139. (d) 140. (c)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 141. (a) 142. (b) 143. (d) 144. (b)
25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (c) 145. (a) 146. (b) 147. (a) 148. (b)
29. (a) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (b) 149. (b) 150. (c)
33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (d) 36. (a)
37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (d)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (b) 44. (c)
45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (d)
49. (c) 50. (a) 51. (a) 52. (c)
53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (b)
57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (a) 60. (b)
61. (b) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (d)
65. (a) 66. (c) 67. (a) 68. (b)
69. (d) 70. (d) 71. (a) 72. (d)
73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (d)
77. (d) 78. (c) 79. (a) 80. (b)
81. (b) 82. (b) 83. (c) 84. (b)
85. (d) 86. (a) 87. (a) 88. (c)
89. (c) 90. (b) 91. (b) 92. (b)
93. (b) 94. (b) 95. (b) 96. (b)
97. (b) 98. (a) 99. (b) 100. (a)
101. (c) 102. (c) 103. (b) 104. (a)
105. (a) 106. (a) 107. (c) 108. (a)
109. (b) 110. (d) 111. (d) 112. (b)
113. (b) 114. (b) 115. (d) 116. (b)
117. (a) 118. (d) 119. (b) 120. (a)
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EXERCISE– 2: Previous Year Questions EXERCISE – 3: Achiever’s Section

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b)

5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (d)
9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (b)
13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (b) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (b)
17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (d)
21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (d)
25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (b) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (d)
29. (b) 30. (d) 31. (d) 32. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b)
33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (b)
37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (c) 40. (b)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (c)
45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (b) 48. (b)
49. (d)