DPP 14 Projectile Motion 14.06.

2023

Q.1 A ball is projected with velocity of 20 m/sec at an angle of 30º with the horizontal. The time of its flight will be
(1) 4 sec (2) 2 sec (3) 1 sec (4) 10 sec

Q.2 Two particles are projected with the same speed in different directions. The first makes an angle of 30º with the
horizon while the other 30º with the vertical. The ratio of their horizontal ranges is

(1) 1 : 1 (2) 3 :1 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 1 : 2

Q.3 The cannon was set by mistake at 30º instead of 20º with the horizontal and was fired to hit the enemy targets.
The cannon-shell will now fall at
(1) the enemy target (2) before the enemy target (3) beyond the enemy target (4) may fall at any place
Q.4 The equation of projectile is

gx 2 gx 2
2 2 2 2
(1) y = x tan  – 2u cos  (2) y = x tan  + 2u cos 

gx 2 gx 2
2 2 2 2
(3) y = x sin  – 2u cos  (4) y = x sin  + 2u cos 
Q.5 The trajectory of a projectile fired horizontally with velocity u is a parabola given by
g g g g
y x2 y x2 x y2 x y2
(1) 2u 2 (2) 2u 2 (3) 2u 2 (4) 2u 2

Q.6 A student can throw a ball vertically to a maximum height of 40 . The same student can throw the ball in
horizontal direction to a maximum distance of

(1) 40 2 m (2) 20 2 m (3) 20 m (4) 80 m

Q.7 An aeroplane is flying in a horizontal direction at 600 km/hr at a height of 6 kms and is advancing towards a
point which is exactly over a target on earth. At that instant the pilot releases a ball which on descending the
earth strike the target. The falling ball appears.
(1) to the pilot in the aeroplane, as falling along a parabolic path
(2) to a person standing near the target, as falling exactly vertical
(3) to a person standing near the target, as describing a parabolic path
(4) to the pilot sitting in the aeroplane, as falling in a zigzag path

Q.8 The angle of projection of a projectile is 15º. At what other angle of projection will be range of the projectile be
equal to former (at 15º)
(1) 30º (2) 45º (3) 60º (4) 75º
Q.9 The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is R. Its maximum height will be
(1) R (2) 2R (3) R/2 (4) R/4

Q.10 The ratio of horizontal ranges of object projected at (45º + ) and (45º – ) will be :( 45º)
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 2 : 3
Q.11 An object is projected at 30º with the horizontal at 30 m/sec. After 1.5 sec. it makes an angle  with the
horizontal. The value of  will be : (g = 10m/sec2)
(1) 30º (2) 60º (3) 90º (4) 0º
Q.12 The velocity at the highest point of a projectile projecting 60º with horizontal with velocity V.

(1) zero (2) v/2 (3) v/4 (4) v/ 2

Q.13 The time of flight of a projectile is 10 s & range is 500m. Maximum height attained by it is-[g = 10 m/s 2]
(1) 25m (2) 50m (3) 82m (4) 125m
Q.14 A man projects a coin upwards from the gate of a uniformly moving train. The path of coin for the man will be-
(1) Parabolic (2) Inclined straight line (3) Vertical straight line (4) Horizontal straight line
Q.15 A ball is projected with velocity 80 m/s and an angle 30° from horizontal the range will be-
(1) 562 m (2)286m (3) 188m (4) 1130m
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gx 2
3x 
Q.16 The equation of a projectile is y = 2 the angle of projection is
(1) 30° (2) 60° (3) 45° (4) None of these

Q.17 A marble is dropped vertically, Another identical marble B is projected horizontally from the same point at the
same instant :
(1) A will reach the ground earlier than B
(2) B will reach the ground earlier than A
(3) Both A and B will reach the ground at the same instant
(4) None of the above
Q.18 A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an angle of 45º with the horizontal. Its K.E. at the highest point will
be.

(1) zero (2) E/2 (3) E (4) E 2

Q.19 A particle of mass m is projected at an angle of 45º with the horizontal with momentum p. The magnitude of the
momentum at the vertex will be

(1) p (2) 2p (3) p/ 2 (4) p/2

Q.20 If a man wants to hit a target, he should point his rifle.
(1) higher than the target (2) lower than the target

(3) in the direction of the target (4) nothing can be said

Q.21 If R is the range of a projectile on a horizontal plane and h is its maximum height, then maximum horizontal
range with the same velocity of projection is.
R2 h2 R2
2R  2h 
(1) 2h (2) gh (3) 8R (4) 8h
Q.22 A body is projected horizontally with speed 20 m/s. What will be its speed after 5 second.
(1) 20 m/s (2) 50 m/s (3) 54 m/s (4) 70 m/s

Q.23 An aeroplane is flying at height ‘h’ with horizontal velocity u. The velocity of a dropped packet on reaching
ground will be
u 2  2gh 2gh u2  2gh
(1) (2) (3) 2gh (4)

Q.24 An aeroplane flying 490 m above the ground level at 100 m/s, releases a block. How far on the ground will it
strike-

(1) 0.1 km (2) 1 km (3) 2 km (4) None of the above

Q.25 A bomb is fired from a cannon with a velocity of 1000 m/s making an angle of 30º with, the horizontal. What is
the time taken by the bomb to reach the highest point-
(1) 11 sec (2) 23 sec (3) 38 sec (4) 51 sec

Q.26 A stone at a height of 5 m is thrown horizontally and falls on the ground at a horizontal distance of
10 m away from where it was thrown. What is the velocity of the stone at the point of impact with the ground.
(Take g = 10m/s2 )
(1) 10 m/sec. (2) 20 m/sec. (3) 30 m/sec. (4) 10.12 m/s

Q.27 The range of a projectile when fired at 75º with the horizontal is 0.5 km. What will be its range when fired at 45º
(1) 0.5 km (2) 1.0 km (3) 1.5 km (4) 2.0 km.
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Q.28 Three balls are projected upward with the same initial speed at an angle  = 30°, 45° and 60° respectively.
Let R be the range of the ball then :
(1) R30º > R45° > R60º (2) R60º > R45° > R30º
(3) R45° > R30º or R60º and R30º = R60º (4) R45° < R30º or R60º and R30º = R60º

Q.29 Two paper screen (A) and (B) are separated by a distance of 100m. A bullet penetrate (A) and (B) the
hole in (B) is 10 cm below the hole in (A). If the bullet is travelling horizontally at the time of hitting (A).
The velocity of the bullet at (A) is
(1) 100 m/sec (2) 200 m/sec (3) 600 m/sec (4) 700 m/sec
Q.30 A body of mass m is projected at an angle  with the vertical with an initial velocity u. The time of flight will be
(1) (2u sin )g (2) (2u cos )/g (3) 2u/g (4) (u sin )/g
Q.31 A body is projected with a velocity u at an angle  with horizontal. A second body is projected in the same
direction with an angle  with the vertical. The ratio of their time of flights will be
(1) 1 : 1 (2) tan 2 : 1 (3) tan2  : 1 (4) 1 : cot 

Q.32 If the speed of a projectile at maximum height is half of the initial speed of projection, horizontal range will be
3u 2 u2 3u2 3u2
2g 3g 2g g
(1) (2) (3) (4)

Q.33 An arrow is shot in air. Its time of flight is 5 sec and horizontal range is 200 m. The inclination of the arrow with
the horizontal is.
(1) tan–1(5/4) (2) tan–1(8/5) (3) tan–1(5/8) (4) 45º

Q.34 A body is projected with a velocity u. If its maximum height is half the horizontal range, its range will be
(1) 4u2/5g (2) 4g/5u2 (3) 4u2/5g2 (4) 4u/5g2

Q.35 Many bullets by gun are projected at equal angles with the horizontal in different direction. The area in which
these
bullets are spread is
(1) V2/g (2) V4/g2 (3) 2V2/g2 (4) V2/g2
Q.36 An arrow is shot into air its range is 200 meters and its time of flight is 5 seconds. If g =10 m/sec 2, then the
horizontal component of velocity of the arrow is
(1) 12.5 meters/sec (2) 25.0 meters/sec (3) 31.25 meters/sec (4) 40 meters/sec
Q.37 A ball is projected upwards from the top of tower with a velocity 50 m/s making an angle 30° with the horizontal.
The height of the tower is 70 m, After how many seconds from the instant of throwing will the ball reach the
ground?
(1) 2s (2) 5s (3) 7s (4) 9 s
Q.38 Two stones are projected with the same speed but making different angles with the horizontal. Their ranges are
equal. If the angle of projection of one is /3 and its maximum height is Y1 then the maximum height of the other
will be.
(1) 3y1 (2) 2y1 (3) y1/2 (4) y1/3

Q.39 A student is able to throw a ball vertically to maximum height of 40m. The maximum distance the student can
throw the ball in the horizontal direction.
(1) 40(2)1/2 m (2) 20 (2)1/2 m (3) 20m (4) 80m

ANSWER KEY

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