KINEMATICS

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. A particle moves in a straight line for 20 seconds with velocity 3 m/s and then moves with velocity
4 m/s for another 20 seconds and finally moves with velocity 5m/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

2. The magnitude of average velocity is equal to the average speed when a particle moves:
(A) On a curved path (B) in the same direction
(C) With constant acceleration (D) with constant retardation

3. Pick the incorrect statements:

(A) Average speed of a particle in a given time is never less than the magnitude of the average
velocity

dv d 
(B) It is possible to have a situation in which ≠ 0 but |v| = 0
dt dt
(C) The average velocity of a particle is zero in a time interval. It is possible that the instantaneous
velocity is never zero in the interval
(D) The average velocity of a particle moving on a straight line is zero in a time interval. It is possible
that the instantaneous velocity is never zero in the interval (Infinite accelerations are not
allowed)

4. The velocity of a particle moving with constant acceleration at an instant t0 is 10m/s. After 4 seconds
of that instant the velocity of the particle is 20m/s. The velocity, 3 second before t0 is:
(A) 7.5 m/s (B) 2.5 m/s (C) 5 m/s (D) 10 m/s

5. A lift is coming from 8th floor and is just about to reach 4th floor and stopping. Taking ground floor
as origin and positive direction upward for all quantities, which one of the following option is
correct?
(A) x < 0, v < 0, a > 0 (B) x > 0, v < 0, a < 0
(C) x > 0, v < 0, a > 0 (D) x > 0, v > 0, a < 0

6. Statement-1: A particle having zero acceleration must have constant speed.

Statement-2: A particle having constant speed must have zero acceleration.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
(D) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.

7. A body starts from rest and moves with a uniform acceleration. The ratio of the distance covered
in the nth sec to the distance covered in n sec is:
2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
(A) – (B) – (C) – (D) –
n n2 2
n n 2
n n n n2

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8. A body is thrown up with considerable air resistance, the time of ascent and descent are t1 and t2
respectively. Then
(A) t1 > t2 (B) t1 = t2 (C) t1< t2 (D) No specific relation

9. A particle moves with constant speed v along a regular hexagon ABCDEF in the same order. Then
the magnitude of the average velocity for its motion from A to
(A) F is v/5 (B) D is v/3 (C) D is 2v/3 (D) B is v

10. A boy is moving with uniform speed v in a horizontal circle in clockwise direction, starting from x
as shown in figure. The change in velocity

V Y
North

X East Z
West

South

(A) after first half revolution = 2v directed towards south

(B) after first half revolution = 2v directed towards north

(C) after first quarter revolution = v 2 towards north west

(D) after first quarter revolution = v 2 towards south east

11. A ball is dropped from a building. Somewhere down it crosses a window of length 4 m in 0.5 sec.
Speed of ball at top of window is v1 and at bottom v2, then choose the correct option(s) (g = 10
m/s2):
v2 v2 21
(A) v2 – v1 = 5 m/s (B) v2 + v1 = 16 m/s (C) =9 (D) =
v1 v1 11

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A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity 98 m/s from ground. Choose upward direction
as positive y axis. (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)

12. Maximum height attained by the body is:

(A) 490 m (B) 245 m (C) 980 m (D) 122.5 m

13. Velocity with which it will fall to the point of projection is:
(A) 98 m/s (B) – 98 m/s (C) 49 m/s (D) – 49 m/s

14. Time taken to reach the maximum height is:

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

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SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

15. A boy starts towards east with uniform speed 5m/s. After t = 2 second, he turns right and travels
40 m with same speed. Again, he turns right and travels for 8 second with same speed. Find out
the displacement; average speed, average velocity and total distance travelled.

16. An object moving with uniform acceleration has a velocity of 12.0 cm/s in the positive x direction
when its x coordinate is 3.00 cm. If its x coordinate 2.00 s later is – 5.00 cm, what is its acceleration?

17. A car accelerates from 36 km/h to 90 km/h in 5 s on a straight rod. What was its acceleration in
m/s2 and how far did it travel in this time? Assume constant acceleration and direction of motion
remains constant.

18. Two particles A and B start from rest and move for equal time on a straight line. The particle A has
an acceleration a for the first half of the total time and 2a for the second half. The particle B has
an acceleration 2a for the first half and a for the second half. Which particle has covered larger
distance?

19. A car travelling at 72 km/h decelerates uniformly at 2 m/s2. Calculate (a) the distance it goes before
it stops, (b) the time it takes to stop, and (c) the distance it travels during the first and third
seconds.

20. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be stopped by applying brakes after at least 2m. If the
same car is moving with a speed of 80 km/h, what is the minimum stopping distance?

21. A driver travelling at a speed of 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, then find the stopping distance of the car.

22. A ball is dropped from a tower. In the last second of its motion it travels a distance of 15 m. Find
the height of the tower. [Take g = 10m/sec2]

g
23. A balloon rises from rest on the ground with constant acceleration . A stone is dropped when the
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balloon has risen to a height 60 metre. The time taken by the stone to reach the ground is.

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ANSWER KEY

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (A)

8. (C) 9. (A,C) 10. (A,D) 11. (A,B,D) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (B)

SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

15. 50m at 53° S of W, 5m/s, 25/9 m/s at 53° S of W, 90 m
16. –16 cm/s2 17. a = 3 m/s2, distance = 87.5 m
18. Particle B 19. (a) 100 m; (b) 10 s; (c) 19 m, 15 m
20. 8m 21. 18.5 m
22. 20 m 23. 6 s.