Source: GRB Objective Physics Dr.

Pramod Agarwal
02_Motion in one Dimensions
Page no. 51

Motion in one Dimension (G.R. Bathla)

Q 1. If displacement of a particle is zero, the distance covered:

(a) must be zero (b) may or may not be zero (c) cannot be zero (d) depends upon the particle

Q 2. If the distance covered is zero, the displacement:

(a) must be zero (b) may or may not be zero (c) cannot be zero (d) depends upon the particle

Q 3. The numerical value of the ratio of displacement to distance is:

(a) always less than one (b) always equal to one (c) always more than one (d) equal to or less than one

Q 4. The numerical value of the ratio of velocity to speed is:

(a) always less than one (b) always equal to one (c) always more than one (d) equal to or less than one

Q 5. An athlete completes half a round of a circular track of radius R, then the displacement and distance
covered by the athlete are:
(a) 2R and pR (b) pR and 2R (c) R and 2pR (d) 2pR and R

Q 6. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 second. What will be his
displacement at the end of 2 minute 20 second?
(a) Zero (b) 2R (c) 2pR (d) 7pR

Q 7. A body displaces through 30 m eastwards and then moves 20 m northwards. The total displacement
is:
(a) 10 13 m (b) 10 5 m (c) 10 7 m (d) 50m

Q 8. A body moves 4 m towards east and then 3 m north. The displacement and distance covered by the
body are:
(a) 7 m, 6 m (b) 6 m, 5 m (c) 5 m, 7 m (d) 4 m, 3 m

Q 9. The location of a particle is changed. What can we say about the displacement and distance covered
by the particle?
(a) Both cannot be zero (b) One of the two may be zero
(c) Both must be zero (d) If one is positive, the other is negative and vice-versa

Q 10. A particle moves with uniform velocity. Which of the following statements about the motion of the
particle is true?
(a) Its speed is zero (b) Its acceleration is zero
(c) Its acceleration is opposite to the velocity (d) Its speed may be variable

Q 11. The magnitude of the displacement is equal to the distance covered in a given interval of time if the
particle:
(a) moves with constant acceleration (b) moves with constant speed
(c) moves with constant velocity (d) none of the above

Q 12. A moving body is covering the distance directly proportional to the square of the time. The acceleration
of the body is: [CEE (Haryana) 1993]
(a) increasing (b) decreasing (c) zero (d) constant

Q 13. 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

Q 14. If a particle moves with a constant velocity:

(a) its acceleration is positive (b) its acceleration is negative
(c) its acceleration is zero (d) its speed is zero

Q 15. Speedometer of an automobile measures:

(a) average speed (b) acceleration (c) instantaneous speed (d) instantaneous velocity

Q 16. If a car at rest accelerates uniformly to a speed of 144 km/h in 20 sec, it covers a distance of:
(CBSE 1997)
(a) 20 cm (b) 400 cm (c) 1440 cm (d) 2980 cm

Q 17. The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as x = at2 – bt3. The acceleration at time t of the particle
will be equal to zero, where t is equal to: (CBSE 1997)
2a a a
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
3b b 3b
Q 18. A person travels along a straight road for the first half time with a velocity v1 and the second half time
with a velocity v2. Then the mean velocity`v is given by: (CPMT 1992)
v1 + v 2 2 1 1 v2
(a) v= (b) = + (c) v = v1v 2 (d) v =
2 v v1 v 2 v1

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Q 19. A person travels along the straight road for half the distance with velocity v1 and the remaining half
distance with velocity v2. Then average velocity is given by:
v 22 v1 + v 2 2 v1v 2
(a) v1v2 (b) 2 (c) (d)
v1 2 v1 + v 2

Q 20. A body covers one-third of the distance with a velocity v1, the second one-third of the distance with a
velocity v2 and the remaining distance with a velocity v3. The average velocity is:
v1 + v 2 + v 3 3v1v 2 v 3 v v + v 2 v 3 + v 3 v1 vv v
(a) (b) (c) 1 2 (d) 1 2 3
3 v1v 2 + v 2 v 3 + v 3 v1 3 3

Q 21. A body covers half the distance with a velocity of 15 m s-1 and the remaining half with a velocity of
30ms-1 along a straight line. The average velocity is:
(a) 45m s-1 (b) 22.5 ms-1 (c) 20 m s-1 (d) 24 ms-1

Q 22. A body covers first one-third of the distance with a velocity 20 m s-1, the second one third with a
velocity of 30 m s-1 and last one-third with a velocity of 40 m s-1. The average velocity is nearly:
(a) 28 m/s (b) 38 m/s (c) 18 m/s (d) 8 m/s

Q 23. A body covered a distance of 5 m along a semicircular path. The ratio of distance to displacement is:
(a) 11 : 7 (b) 12 : 5 (c) 8 : 3 (d) 7 : 5

Q 24. A body starts from rest; what is the ratio of the distance travelled by the body during the 4th and 3rd
second? (CBSE 1993)
(a) 7/5 (b) 5/7 (c) 7/3 (d) 3/7

Q 25. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed of 3 m/s. The other half of the
distance is covered in two equal time intervals with speed of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s respectively. The
average speed of the particle during this motion is: (IIT
1992)
(a) 4.0 m/s (b) 5.0 m/s (c) 5.5 m/s (d) 4.8 m/s

Q 26. A train of 150m length is going towards north direction at a speed of 10 m s-1. A parrot flies at a speed
of 5 m s-1 towards south direction parallel to the railway track. The time taken by the parrot to cross
the train is equal to: (CBSE 1992)
(a) 12 s (b) 8 s (c) 15s (d) 10 s

Q 27. A body is dropped from a tower with zero velocity, reaches ground in 4 s. The height of the tower is
about: (AFMC
1994)
(a) 80m (b) 20m (c) 160m (d) 40 m

Q 28. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is shown on next page: The
instantaneous velocity of the particle is negative at the point: (CBSE
1994)
(a) D (b) F (c) C (d) E

Q 29. A body goes 10 km north and 20 km east. What will be the displacement from initial point?
(AFMC 1994)
(a) 22.36 km (b) 2 km (c) 5 km (d) 20 km

Q 30. A scooter going due east at 10 m s-1 turns right through an angle of 90°. If the speed of the scooter
remains unchanged in taking this turn, the change in the velocity of the scooter is: (BHU
1994)
(a) 20.0 m s-1 in south-western direction (b) zero
(c) 10.0 m s-1 in southern direction (d) 14.14 m s-1 in south-western direction

Q 31. The displacement s of a particle is proportional to the first power of time t, i.e., s µ t; then the
acceleration of the particle is:
(a) infinite (b) zero (c) a small finite value (d) a large finite value

Q 32. The displacement s of a particle is proportional to the second power of time t, i.e., s µ t2. Then the
initial velocity of the particle is:
(a) infinite (b) zero (c) positive finite value (d) negative finite value

Q 33. The distance travelled by a particle is directly proportional to t1/2, where t = time elapsed. What is the
nature of motion?
(a) Increasing acceleration (b) Decreasing acceleration
(c) Increasing retardation (d) Decreasing retardation

Q 34. 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) 2n2 – 1

Q 35. In the Q. 34, the distance 'covered in the nth second is proportional to:
(a) n2 (b) n (c) 2n – 1 (d) 2n2 – 1

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Q 36. In the Q. 34, the velocity of the body after n seconds is proportional to:
(a) n2 (b) n (c) 2n2 – 1 (d) 2n2 – 1

Q 37. A particle experiences constant acceleration for 20 seconds after starting from rest. If it travels a
distance s1 in the first 10 seconds and distance s2 in the next 10 seconds, then: (CPMT 1997)
(a) s2 = s1 (b) s2 = 2sl (c) s2 = 3s1 (d) s2 = 4s1

Q 38. Two balls of different masses ma and mb are dropped from two different heights, viz., a and b. The ratio
of times taken by the two to drop through these distances is:
(a) a : b (b) b : a (c) a: b (d) a2 : b2

Q 39. If two balls of same density but different masses are dropped from a height of 100 m, then:
(a) both will come together on earth (b) both will come late on the earth
(c) first will come first and second after that (d) second will come first and first after that

Q 40. The velocity acquired by a body moving with uniform acceleration is 30 m s-1 in 2 seconds and 60 m s-
1 in 4 seconds. The initial velocity is:

(a) zero (b) 2 m s-1 (c) 4 m s-1 (d) 10 ms-1

Q 41. A body moving with uniform acceleration has a displacement of 16m in 4 second and 9 m in 3 second.
Its acceleration is:
(a) 1 m s-2 (b) 2 m s-2 (c) 3 m s-2 (d) 4 m s-2

Q 42. The splash is heard after 2.05 s after the stone is dropped into a well of depth 19.6 m. The velocity of
sound is:
(a) 342 m s-1 (b) 372 m s-1 (c) 392 m s-1 (d) 352 m s-1

Q 43. A particle moves along x-axis in such a way that its co-ordinate (x) varies with time (t) according to the
expression x = 2 – 5t + 6t2. Its initial velocity is:
(a) -3 m s-1 (b) -5 m s-1 (c) 2 m s-1 (d) 3 m s-1

Q 44. The displacement of a body is given by 4s = M + 2Nt4, where M and N are constants. The velocity of the
body at any instant is
M + 2Nt 4 M + 2N
(a) (b) 2N (c) (d) 2Nt3
4 4

Q 45. In the Q. 44, the velocity of the body at the end of one second from the start is:
M + 2N 2M + N
(a) 2N (b) (c) 2(M + N) (d)
4 4

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Q 46. The displacement of a body at any time t after starting is given by s = l0t - (0.2)t2. The velocity of the
2
body is zero after:
(a) 50s (b) 100 s (c) 80 s (d) 40 s

Q 47. The displacement of a body at any time t after starting is given by s = l5t – 0.4t2. The velocity of the
body will be 7 m s-1 after time:
(a) 20 s (b) 15 s (c) 10s (d) 5 s

Q 48. If a body starts from rest, the time in which it covers a particular displacement with uniform
acceleration is:
(a) inversely proportional to the square root of the displacement
(b) inversely proportional to the displacement
(c) directly proportional to the displacement
(d) directly proportional to the square root of the displacement

Q 49. A train passes an electric post in 10 second and a bridge of length 2 km in 110 second. The speed of
the engine is:
(a) 18 kmph (b) 36 kmph (c) 72 kmph (d) 90 kmoh

Q 50. An engine of a train moving with uniform acceleration passes an electric pole with velocity u and the
last compartment with velocity v. The middle point of the train passes past the same pole with a
velocity of:
u+v u 2 + v2 u 2 + v2 v2 - u 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2

Q 51. The initial velocity of a body moving along a straight line is 7 m/s. It has a uniform acceleration of
4m/s2. The distance covered by the body in the 5th second of its motion is: (CMEE 1994)
(a) 25m (b) 35 m (c) 50 m (d) 85 m

Q 52. A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement at any time t is given by s = t3 – 6t2
+3t + 4 metres. The velocity when the acceleration is zero is: (CBSE
1994)
(a) 3 m s-1 (b) -12 m s-1 (c) 42 m s-1 (d) -9 m s-1

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Q 53. A body is imparted motion from rest to move in a straight line. It, is then obstructed by an opposite
force; then: (NTSE 1995)
(a) the body may necessarily change direction
(b) the body is sure to slow down
(c) the body will necessarily continue to move in the same direction at the same speed
(d) none of the above

Q 54. For a moving body, at any instant of time: (NTSE 1995)

(a) if the body is not moving, the acceleration is necessarily zero
(b) if the body is slowing, the retardation is negative
(c) if the body is slowing, the distance is negative
(d) If the distance, velocity and acceleration at that instant are known, we can find the displacement at
any given time in future

Q 55. The acceleration of a particle, starting from rest, varies with time according to the relation a = -
sw2sinwt The displacement of this particle at a time t will be:
1
(a) s sin wt (b) sw cos wt (c) sw sin wt (d) (sw2 sin wt)t2
2

Q 56. The displacement x of a particle at time t is given by x = a0 – a1t + a2t2. The acceleration of the particle
is:
(a) a0 (b) a1 (c) 2a2 (d) a2

Q 57. If x denotes displacement in time t and x = a cos t, then acceleration is:

(a) a cos t (b) -a cos t (c) a sin t (d) -a sin t

Q 58. 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:
(b) 2 t c - b (c) t c + b (d) 2 t c + b
2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) 2t(c + b)

Q 59. A particle is moving eastward with a velocity of 5 m/second. In 10 seconds, the velocity changes to 5
m/second northward. The average acceleration in this time is: (CPMT 1997)
1
(a) zero (b) m/sec2 towards north-west
2
1 1
(c) m/sec2 towards north-east (d) m/sec2 towards north-west
2 2
1
(e) m/sec2 towards north-east
2
Q 60. The relation between time t and distance x is
t = ax2 + bx
where a and b are constants. The retardation is:
(a) 2av2 (b) 2bv3 (c) 2abv3 (d) 2b2v3

Q 61. The velocity-time relation of an electron starting from rest is given by v = kt where k = 2 m/s2. The
distance traversed in 3 sec is:
(a) 9m (b) 16m (c) 27m (d) 36m

Q 62. The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t = 0) and the acceleration/is given by at. Which of the following
relations is valid? (BHU 1995)
at 2
(a) v = u + at2 (b) v = u + (c) v = u + at (d) v = u
2
Q 63. A particle moves along x-axis in such a way that its coordinate (x) varies with time (t) according to the
expression x = 2 – 5t + 6t2. The initial velocity of the particle is:
(a) -5 m/s (b) -3 m/s (c) 3 m/s (d) 6 m/s

Q 64. A bus starts moving with acceleration 2 m/s2. A cyclist 96 m behind the bus starts simultaneously
towards the bus at 20 m/s. After what time will he be able to overtake the bus?
(a) 4s (b) 8 s (c) 12 s (d) 16 s

Q 65. When the speed of a car is v, the minimum distance over which it can be stopped is s. If the speed
becomes nv, what will be the minimum distance over which it can be stopped during same time?
(a) s/n (b) ns (c) s/n2 (d) n2s

Q 66. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension is related to time by the equation t = x +
3, where x is in metre and t is in second. The displacement when the velocity is zero is:
(a) zero (b) 1m (c) 4m (d) 9m

Q 67. A point moves in a straight line so that its displacement x m at time t sec is given by x2 = 1 + t2. Its
acceleration in m/sec2 at a time t sec is:

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(a) 1/x3 (b) –t/x3 (c) - (d) -
x x3 x x2

Q 68. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate a for some time after which it decelerates at a constant
rate b to come to rest. If the total time elapsed is t, the maximum velocity acquired by the car is even
by:
æ a 2 + b2 ö æ a 2 - b2 ö æ a +bö æ ab ö
(a) çç ÷÷ t (b) çç ÷÷ t (c) çç ÷÷ t (d) çç ÷÷ t
è ab ø è ab ø è ab ø è a +bø

Q 69. A point moves with uniform acceleration and v1, v2, and v3 denote the average velocities in the three
successive intervals of time t1, t2 and t3. Which of the following relations is correct?
(a) (v1 – v2) : (v2 – v3) = (t1 – t2) : (t2 + t3) (b) (v1 – v2) : (v2 – v3) = (t1 + t2) : (t2 + t3)
(c) (v1 – v2) : (v2 – v3) = (t1 – t2) : (t1 – t3) (d) (v1 – v2) : (v2 – v3) = (t1 – t2) : (t2 – t3)

Q 70. A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 100 m apart and whose velocity is 25 m/s.
These waves reach the boat after every:
(a) 2500 s (b) 75s (c) 4s (d) 0.25 s

Q 71. A proton in a cyclotron changes its velocity from 30 km/sec north to 40 km/sec east in 20 sec. What
is the magnitude of average acceleration during this time?
(a) 2.5 km/sec2 (b) 12.5 km/sec2 (c) 22.5 km/sec2 (d) 32.5 km/sec2

Q 72. The acceleration of a moving body can be found from:

(a) area under velocity-time graph (b) area under distance-time graph
(c) slope of the velocity-time graph (d) slope of the distance-time graph

Q 73. A body is moved along a straight line by a machine delivering constant power. The distance moved by
the body in time t is proportional to:
(a) t1/2 (b) t3/4 (c) t3/2 (d) t2

Q 74. A body is released from the top of a tower of height H metre. After 2 seconds it is stopped and then
instantaneously released. What will be its height after next 2 seconds?
(a) (H - 5) metre (b) (H – 10) metre (c) (H – 20) metre (d) (H – 40) metre

Q 75. 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 acceleration of the particle?
k - bt - k - bt
(a) ke-bt (b) –ke-bt (c) e (d) e
b2 b2
Q 76. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower of height h. After 1 second another stone is dropped from
the balcony 20 m below the top. Both reach the bottom simultaneously. What is the value of h? Take g
= 10 m s-2.
(a) 3 m (b) 312.5 m (c) 31.25 m (d) 25.31 m

Q 77. A ball is thrown downwards with velocity v from the top of a tower and it reaches the ground with
speed 3v. What is the height of the tower?
(a) v2/g (b) 2v2/g (c) 4v2/g (d) 8v2/g

Q 78. A stone is dropped from a certain height, which can reach the ground in 5 sec. It is stopped after three
seconds of its fall and then is again released. The total time taken by the stone to reach the ground
will be:
(a) 6s (b) 6.5s (c) 7s (d) 7.5 s

Q 79. A train 100 m long travelling at 40 m/s overtakes another train 200 m long travelling at 30 ms-1. The
time taken by the first train to pass the second train is:
(a) 30s (b) 40s (c) 50s (d) 60 s

Q 80. A ball is dropped into a well in which the water level is at a depth h below the top. If the speed of
sound be c, then the time after which the splash is heard will be given by:
é 2 1ù é 2 1ù é2 1ù é2 1ù
(a) hê + ú (b) hê - ú (c) hê + ú (d) hê - ú
ëê gh c ûú ëê gh c ûú ë g c û ëg c û

Q 81. Two cars get closer by 8 m every second while travelling in the opposite directions. They get closer by
0.8m while travelling in the same directions. What are the speeds of the two cars?
(a) 4 m s-1 and 4.4 m s-1 (b) 4.4 m s-1 and 3.6 m s-1
(c) 4 m s-1 and 3.6 m s-1 (d) 4 m s-1 and 3 m s-1

Q 82. A car starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration. The ratio of the distance covered in the
nth second to that covered in n seconds is:
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
(a) 2 - (b) 2 + (c) - 2 (d) + 2
n n n n n n n n

Q 83. A train 200 m long crosses a bridge 300 m long. It enters the bridge with a speed of 30 m s-1 and
leaves it with a speed of 50 m s-1. What is the time taken to cross the bridge?
(a) 2.5s (b) 7.5 s (c) 12.5 s (d) 15.0 s

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Q 84. A person is throwing balls into the air one after the other. He throws the second ball when first ball is
at the highest point. If he is throwing two balls every second, how high do they rise?
(a) 5m (b) 3.75 m (c) 2.50 m (d) 1.25m

Q 85. A ball is dropped from the top of a tower 100 m high. Simultaneously another ball is thrown upward
with a speed of 50 ms-1. After what time do they cross each other?
(a) 1s (b) 2 s (c) 3 s (d) 4s

Q 86. The speed of a body is doubled when it moves over a distance of 10 m. If the initial speed be u, what
will be the speed after further coverage of distance 10 m?
(a) 5 u (b) 6u (c) 7u (d) 8u

Q 87. A particle moves for 8 seconds. It first accelerates from rest and then retards to rest. If the retardation
be 3 times the acceleration, then time for which it accelerates will be:
(a) 2 s (b) 3 s (c) 4 s (d) 6 s

Q 88. A stone thrown upwards with speed u attains maximum height h. Another stone thrown upwards from
the same point with speed 2u attains maximum height H. What is the relation between h and H?
(a) 2h = H (b) 3h = H (c) 4h = H (d) 5h = H

Q 89. A body dropped from the top of the tower covers a distance 7x in the last second of its journey, where
x is the distance covered in first second. How much time does it take to reach the ground?
(a) 3 s (b) 4 s (c) 5 s (d) 6 s

Q 90. The time elapsed is plotted along the x-axis and the acceleration is plotted along the y-axis. The area
between the graph and the x-axis gives:
(a) average velocity (b) distance covered
(c) difference in velocities (d) difference in accelerations

Q 91. 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:
k
(a) k r (b) kr3/2 (c) r0 (d) data is not sufficient
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Q 92. A body at rest is acted upon by a constant force. What is the nature of the displacement-time graph?
(a) Straight line (b) Symmetric parabola
(c) Asymmetric parabola (d) Rectangular hyperbola

Q 93. In the Q. 92, what is the nature of v-t graph?

(a) Straight line (b) Symmetric parabola
(c) Asymmetric parabola (d) Rectangular hyperbola

Q 94. A body is acted upon by a constant force directed towards a fixed point. The magnitude of the force
varies inversely as the square of the distance from the fixed point. What is the nature of the path?
(a) Straight line (b) Parabola (c) Circle (d) Hyperbola

Q 95. A particle starts with velocity a and moves with constant acceleration a. What is the nature of graph
between the time (t) and displacement (x)?
(a) Straight line (b) Symmetric parabola
(c) Asymmetric parabola (d) Rectangular hyperbola .

Q 96. A particle starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration a. What is the nature of the graph
between the time (t) and the displacement?
(a) Straight line (b) Symmetric parabola
(c) Asymmetric parabola (d) Rectangular hyperbola

Q 97. Which of the following changes when a particle is moving with uniform velocity?
(a) Speed (b) Velocity (c) Acceleration (d) Position vector

Q 98. If a body starts from rest and travels 120m in the 8th second, then acceleration is: (AFMC
1997)
(a) 16 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2 (c) 0.227 m/s2 (d) 0.03 m/s2

Q 99. If a train travelling at 72 km/h is to be brought to rest in a distance of 200 m, then its retardation
should be:
(SCRA 1998)
(a) 20 m/s2 (b) 2 m/s2 (c) 10 m/s2 (d) 1 m/s2

Q 100. A train covers the first half of the distance between two stations at a speed of 40 km/h and the other
half at 60 km/h. Then its average speed is: (AFMC
1998)
(a) 50 km/h (b) 48 km/h (c) 52 km/h (d) 100 km/h

Q 101. A particle is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s towards east. After 10 seconds its velocity changes to
5m/s towards north. Its acceleration is : (CPMT
1998)
(a) zero (b) 1 m/s2 towards N-W

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(c) m/s2 towards N-E (d) m/s2 towards N-W
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Q 102. A train accelerates from rest for time t1, at a constant rate a and then it retards at the constant rate b
for time t2 and comes to rest. The ratio of t1/t2 is equal to:
(a) a/b (b) b/a (C) a2/b2 (d) b2/a2

Q 103. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate of 2 m/s2 for some time. Then, it retards at a constant
rate of 4 m/s2 and comes to rest. What is the maximum speed attained by the car, if it remains in
motion for 3 seconds?
(a) 2 m/s (b) 3 m/s (c) 4 m/s (d) 6 m/s

Q 104. A car accelerates from rest at constant rate of 2 m/s2 for some time. Then, it retards at constant rate
of 4m/s2 and comes to rest. If the total time for which it remains in motion is 3 seconds, what is the
total distance travelled?
(a) 2m (b) 3m (c) 4m (d) 6m

Q 105. A body travels 200 cm in the first two seconds and 220 cm in the next 4 sec with deceleration. The
velocity of the body at the end of the 7th second is: (EAMCET 1993)
(a) 5 cm/s (b) 10 cm/s (c) 15 cm/s (d) 20 cm/s

Q 106. A train of 150 m length is going towards north direction at a speed of 10 m/s. A bird flies at a
speed of 5m/s towards south direction parallel to the railway track. The time taken by the bird to
cross the train is equal to:
(BHU 1998)
(a) 20 s (b) 16 s (c) 12 s (d) 10 s

Q 107. The displacement of a particle starting from rest (at t = 0) is given by:
s = 6t2 – t3
The time in seconds at which the particle will attain zero velocity again, is: (SCRA 1998)
(a) 4 s (b) 8 s (c) 12 s (d) 16 s

Q 108. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of constant force is related
to time t by the equation t = x + 3, where x is in metres and t is in seconds. Find the displacement
of the particle when its velocity is zero. (CPMT
1998)
(a) Zero (b) 12 m (c) 6 m (d) 18 m

Q 109. A car moves along a straight line whose equation of motion is given by:
s = l2t + 3t2 – 2t3
where s is in metres and t is in seconds. The velocity of the car at start will be: (CBSE 1998)
(a) 7 m/s (b)9 m/s (c) 12 m/s (d) 16 m/s

Q 110. Two particles A and 5 are connected by a rigid rod AB. The rod slides along the
perpendicular rails as shown. The velocity of A to the left is 10 m/s. What is the
velocity of B, when angle a = 20°? (CBSE
1998)
(a) 5.8 m/s (b) 9.8 m/s (c) 11.2 m/s (d) 3.63 m/s

Q 111. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be stopped by applying brakes after at least 2 m. If the
same car is moving with a speed of 80 km/h, what is the minimum stopping distance?
(CBSE 1998)
(a) 2 m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8 m

Q 112. The velocity of light emitted by a source S, observed by an observer O, who is at rest with respect to S
is c, if the observer moves towards S with velocity v. The velocity of light as observed will be:
c2
(a) c + v (b) c – v (c) 1- 2 (d) c
v

Q 113. A steam boat goes across a lake and comes back (i) on a quiet day when the water is still and (ii) on a
rough day when there is a uniform current so as to help the journey onward and to impede the
journey back. If the speed of the launch, on both days, was same, the time required for the complete
journey on the rough day as compared to that on the quiet day, will be:
(a) less (b) same (c) more (d) cannot be predicted

Q 114. A travelling wave in a stretched string is described by the equation

y = A sin (kx – wt)
The maximum particle velocity is: (IIT 1997)
(a) Aw (b) w/k (c) dw/dk (d) x/t

Q 115. The x and y co-ordinates of a particle at any time t are given by:
x = 7t + 4t2 and y = 5t
where x and y are in m and t in s. The acceleration of the particle at 5s is: (CPMT 1993)
(a) zero (b) 8 m/s2 (c) 20 m/s2 (d) 40 ms2

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Q 116. A truck and a car moving with the same KE are brought to rest by the application of brakes which
provide equal retarding force. Which of them will come to rest in a shorter distance? (CBSE 1990)
(a) The truck
(b) The car
(c) Both will travel same distance before coming to rest
(b) The distance of travel will depend on the horse power of the vehicle

Q 117. A body sliding on a smooth inclined plane requires 4 sec to reach the bottom starting from rest at the
top. How much time does it take to cover one-fourth the distance starting from rest at the top?
(a) 1 s (b) 2 s (c) 4 s (d) 16 s

Q 118. Check up the only correct statement in the following:

(a) A body has a constant velocity and still it can have a varying speed
(b) A body has a constant speed but it can have a varying velocity
(c) A body having constant speed cannot have any acceleration
(d) A body in motion under a force acting upon it must always have work done upon it

Q 119. An electron of mass me, initially at rest, moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in
time t1. A proton of mass mp, also initially at rest, takes time t2 to move through an equal distance in
t2
this uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio is nearly equal to: (IIT
t1
1997)
(a) 1 (b) (mp/me)1/2 (c) (me/mp)1/2 (d) 1836

Q 120. A body is released from a great height and falls freely towards the earth. Exactly one sec later another
body is released. What is the distance between the two bodies 2 sec after the release of the second
body?
(a) 4.9 m (b) 9.8 m (c) 24.5 m (d) 50 m

Q 121. The distances moved by a freely falling body (starting from rest) during 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ….., nth sec of
its motion are proportional to:
(a) even numbers (b) odd numbers (c) all integral numbers (d) squares of integral numbers

Q 122. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 10 m/s from the top of a tower 200 m high and
another is thrown vertically downwards with the same speed simultaneously. The time difference
between them in reaching the ground in seconds (g = 10 m/s2) is: (EAMCET 1993)
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1

Q 123. A wooden block is dropped from the top of a cliff 100 m high and simultaneously a bullet of mass 10
gm is fired from the foot of the cliff upwards with a velocity of 100 m/s. The bullet and wooden block
will meet each other after a time: (EAMCET 1991)
(a) 10 s (b) 0.5 s (c) 1 s (d) 7 s

Q 124. A block slides down a smooth inclined plane when released from the top, while another falls freely
from the same point:
(a) sliding block will reach the ground first with greater speed
(b) freely falling block will reach the ground first with greater speed
(c) both the blocks will reach the ground at the same time but with different speeds
(d) both the blocks will reach the ground with same speed but the freely falling block first

Q 125. An elevator in which a man is standing is moving upwards with a speed of 10 m/sec. If the man drops
a coin from a height of 2.45 metre, it reaches the floor of the elevator after a time (g = 9.8 m/sec2):
1 1
(a) 2s (b) s (c) 2 s (d) s
2 2

Q 126. The distances travelled by a body falling freely from rest in the first, second and third seconds are in
the ratio:
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 3 : 5 (c) 1 : 4 : 9 (d) none of these

Q 127. One body is dropped while a second body is thrown downwards with an initial velocity of 2 m/s
simultaneously. The separation between them is 18 metres after a time:
(a) 9 s (b) 4.5 s (c) 18 s (d) 9.8 s

Q 128. A particle slides from rest from the topmost point of a vertical circle of radius r along a smooth chord
making an angle q with the vertical. The time of descent is:
(a) least for q = 0 (b) maximum for q = 0 (c) least for q = 45° (d) independent of q

Q 129. A drunkard is walking along a straight road. He takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so
on. Each step is one metre long and takes one second. There is a pit on the road 11 metres away from
the starting point. The drunkard will fall into the pit after:
(a) 29 seconds (b) 21 seconds (c) 37 seconds (d) 31 seconds

Q 130. A body is thrown vertically upwards from the top A of tower. It reaches the ground in t1 seconds. If it is
thrown vertically downwards from A with the same speed it reaches the ground in t2 seconds. If it is
allowed to fall freely from A, then the time it takes to reach the ground is given by: (CPMT 1997)

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(a) t = (b) t = (c) t = t1t 2 (d) t =
2 2 t2

Q 131. Two cars A and B are travelling in the same direction with velocities VA and VB (VA > VB). When the car
A is at a distance s behind the car B, the driver of the car A applies the brakes producing a uniform
retardation a, there will be no collision when:
(VA - VB )2 (VA - VB ) 2 (VA - VB ) 2 (VA - VB ) 2
(a) s < (b) s = (c) s ³ (d) s £
2a 2a 2a 2a
Q 132. Three persons are initially at the three corners of an equilateral triangle whose side is equal to d. Each
person now moves with a uniform speed V in such a way that the first moves directly towards the
second, the second directly towards the third, the third directly towards the first. The three persons
will meet after a time equal to:
d 2d 2d d
(a) second (b) second (c) second (d) second
V 3V 3V 3V

Q 133. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate a for some time, after which it decelerates at a constant
rate b, and comes to rest. If the total time elapsed is t, the maximum velocity acquired by the car will
be:
(Pre-Medical/Dental 1994)
a 2 - b2 a 2 + b2 a +b ab
(a) t (b) t (c) t (d) t
ab ab ab a +b

Q 134. A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement s at any time t is given by s = t3 – 6t2
+ 3t + 4 metres. The velocity, when the acceleration is zero, is: (Pre-Medical/Dental 1994)
(a) -12 m s-1 (b) -9 m s-1 (c) 3 m s-1 (d) 42 m s-1
dv
Q 135. The deceleration experienced by a moving motor boat, after its engine is cut off is given by = kv3,
dt
where k is constant. If v0 is the magnitude of the velocity at cut off, the magnitude of the velocity at a
time t after the cut-off is: (Pre-Medical/Dental 1994)
v0
(a) v0/2 (b) v0 (c) v0e-kt (d)
2
(2v 0 kt + 1)

Q 136. Two persons A and B stand at a distance x away from each other in an open field. Wind blows from A
to B with a velocity w:
(i) A beats a drum and sound travels from A to B in t1 seconds.
(ii) B beats a drum and sound travels from B to A in t2 seconds.
If the velocity of sound in still air is v then v is equal to:
2x x é1 1 ù x é1 1 ù 2x
(a) (b) ê + ú (c) ê - ú (d)
t1 + t 2 2 ë t1 t 2 û 2 ë t1 t 2 û t1t 2

Q 137. In the Q. 136, the wind velocity w is given by :

2x x é1 1 ù x é1 1 ù 2x
(a) (b) ê + ú (c) ê - ú (d)
t1 + t 2 2 ë t1 t 2 û 2 ë t1 t 2 û t1t 2

Q 138. A boy walks to his school at a distance of 6 km with a speed of 2.5 km/h, and walks back with a
constant speed by 4 km/h. His average speed for round trip expressed in km/h is: (AFMC
1995)
24 40
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 4.8
13 13
Q 139. A ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 100 m/s. It will reach the ground after: (AFMC
1995)
(a) 10 sec (b) 20 sec (c) 5 sec (d) 40 sec

Q 140. The velocity of a body depends on time according to the equation v = 20 + O.1 t2. The body is
undergoing: (MLNR 1995)
(a) uniform acceleration (b) uniform retardation
(c) non-uniform acceleration (d) zero acceleration

Q 141. Which of the following four statements is false? (Manipal Medical 1995)
(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

Q 142. A body dropped from a height h, with an initial speed zero, strikes the ground with a velocity 3 km/h.
Another body of same mass is dropped from the same height h with an initial speed –u` = 4 km/h.
Find the final velocity of second body with which it strikes the ground: (CBSE
1990)

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 (a) 3 km/h (b) 4 km/h (c) 5 km/h (d) 12 km/h

Q 143. A particle is dropped vertically from rest, from a height. The time taken by it to fall through successive
distances of 1 m each will then be: [CEEE (Har.) 1996]
(a) all equal, being equal to 2 / g second
(b) in the ratio of the square roots of the integers 1, 2, 3, ...
(c) in the ratio of the difference in the square roots of the integers, i.e., 1, ( 2 - 1), ( 3 - 2 ) ,
( 4 - 3 ), ……
1 1 1
(d) in the ratio of the reciprocals of the square roots of the integers, i.e., , , , ……
1 2 3

Q 144. A particle moves along the x-axis such that its co-ordinate (x) varies with time (t), according to the
expression: x = 2 – 5t + 6t2 where x is in metres and t is in seconds. The initial velocity of the particle
is:
(MP PET 1996)
(a) -5 m/s (b) -3 m/s (c) 6 m/s (d) 2 m/s

Q 145. A person moves 30 m north and then 20 m towards east and finally 30 2 m in south-west direction. The
displacement of the person from the origin will be:
(a) 10 m along north (b) 10 m along south (c) 10 m along west (d) zero
Q 146. A car moves for half of its time at 80 km/h and for rest half of time at 40 km/h. Total distance covered
is 60 km. What is the average speed of the car? [PET (Raj.) 1996]
(a) 60 km/h (b) 80 km/h (c) 120 km/h (d) 180 km/h

Q 147. A train is moving towards east and a car is going along north, both with same speed. The observed
direction of car to the passenger in the train is:
(a) east-north direction (b) west-north direction (c) south-east direction (d) none of these

Q 148. A ball of mass m1 and another ball of mass m2 are dropped from equal height. If times taken by the
balls are t1 and t2 respectively, then: (BHU
1997)
t2 t2
(a) f1 = (b) t1 = t2 (c) t1 = 4t2 (d) t1 =
2 4
Q 149. If a car accelerates uniformly to a speed of 144 km/h in 20 s, it covers a distance of: (CBSE 1997)
(a) 20 m (b) 400 m (c) 1440 m (d) 2880 m

Q 150. A truck and a car are moving with equal velocity. On applying the brakes both will stop after certain
distance; then: (CPMT 1997)
(a) truck will cover less distance before rest (b) car will cover less distance before rest
(c) both will cover equal distance (d) none of the above

Q 151. The speed of a boat is 5 km/h in still water. It crosses a river of width 1.0 km along the shortest path
in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water is (in km/h): (CBSE 1998)
(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 152. A liver is flowing from east to west at a speed of 5 m/min. A man on south bank of river, capable of
swimming 10 m/min in still water, wants to swim across the river in shortest time; he should swim:
(a) due north (b) due north-east (c) due north-east with double the speed of river (d) none of the
above

Q 153. If an iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are released from a height h in vacuum, then time
taken by both of them to reach ground will be: (AFMC 1998)
(a) unequal (b) exactly equal (c) roughly equal (d) zero

Q 154. A body falls freely from rest. It covers as much distance in the last second of its motion as covered in
the first three second. The body has fallen for a time of: (CEET 1998)
(a) 3 s (b) 5 s (c) 7 s (d) 9 s

Q 155. Assertion: A body can have acceleration even if its velocity is zero at a given instant of time.
Reason: A body is momentarily at rest when it reverses its direction of motion: (AIIMS 1998)
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is correct explanation of the assertion
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
(c) If assertion is true, but the reason is false
(d) If assertion is false, but the reason is true

Q 156. Two trains, each 50 m long, are travelling in opposite directions with velocity 10 m/s and 15
m/s. The time of crossing is: (CPMT
1999)
(a) 2 s (b) 4 s (c) 2 3s (d) 4 3 s

Q 157. The displacement of a particle is given by

y = a + bt + ct2 – dt4

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1999)
(a) b, -4d (b) -b, 2c (c) b, 2c (d) 2c, - 4d

Q 158. The displacement-time graphs of two particles A and B are straight lines making angles of respectively
30° and 60° with the time axis. If the velocity of A is VA and that of B is VB, the value of VA/VB is:
(MPCEE 1999)
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d)
2 3 3

Q 159. The velocity of a body at the end of 4 seconds is 26 m s-1 at the end of 12 seconds is 58 m s-1 and at
the end of 22 seconds is 98 m s-1 The body is moving with:
(a) uniform velocity (b) uniform speed (c) uniform acceleration (d) uniform displacement

Q 160. A stone is dropped from the 25th storey of a multistoreyed building and it reaches the ground in 5 sec.
In the first second, it passes through how many storeys of the building? (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these

Q 161. A body is moving with uniform velocity of 8 m s-1. When the body just crossed another body, the
second one starts and moves with uniform acceleration of 4 m s-2. The time after which two bodies
meet, will be:
(a) 2 s (b) 4 s (c) 6 s (d) 8 s

Q 162. In the Q. 161, the distance covered by the second body when they meet is:
(a) 8 m (b) 16 m (c) 24 m (d) 32m

Q 163. A body is projected with a velocity u. It passes through a certain point above the ground after t1 sec.
The time after which the body passes through the same point during the return journey is :
æu 2ö æu ö æ u2 ö æ u2 ö
(a) çç - t1 ÷÷ (b) 2 çç - t1 ÷÷ (c) 3 çç - t1 ÷÷ (d) 3 çç 2 - t1 ÷÷
èg ø èg ø è g ø èg ø

Q 164. A body is allowed to fall from a height of 100 m. If the time taken for the first 50 m is t1 and for the
remaining 50 m is t2, then:
(a) t1 = t2 (b) t1 > t2 (c) t1 < t2 (d) depends upon the mass

Q 165. In the Q. 164, the ratio of t1 to t2 is nearly:

(a) 5 : 2 (b) 3 : 1 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 5 : 3

Q 166. In the Q. 164, the ratio of times to reach the ground and to reach half of the distance is:
(a) 3 :1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 5 : 2 (d) 1 : 3

Q 167. A rocket is fired vertically from the ground. It moves upwards with a constant acceleration 10 m/s2 for
30 sec after which the fuel is finished. After what time from the instant of firing the rocket will attain
the maximum height? Take g = 10 m/s2.
(a) 30 s (b) 45 s (c) 60 s (d) 75 s

Q 168. An object projected upwards acquires a velocity of 9.8 m s-1 when it reaches half of the maximum
height. The maximum height reached is:
(a) 4.9 m (b) 7.8 m (c) 8.8 m (d) 9.8 m

Q 169. A jet air plane travelling at a speed of 500 krn/h ejects its products of combustion at a speed of
1500km/h relative to the jet plane. The speed of the later with respect to an observer on the ground is:
(a) 1500 km/h (b) 2000 km/h (c) 1000 km/h (d) 500 km/h

Q 170. A ball thrown up in vacuum returns after 12 s. Its position after five seconds will be same as after:
(a) 7 s (b) 3 s (c) 4 s (d) 3.5 s

Q 171. Two parallel rail tracks run north-south. Train A moves north with a speed of 54 km h-1 and train B
moves south with a speed of 90 km h-1. The relative speed of B with respect to A is:
(a) 40 m s-1 towards north (b) 40 m s-1 towards south
(c) 10m s-1 towards north (d) 10 m s-1 towards south

Q 172. In the Q. 171, the relative velocity of the ground with respect to B will be:
(a) 40 m s-1 towards north (b) 40 m s-1 towards south
(c) 25 m s-1 towards north (d) 25 m s-1 towards south

Q 173. Train S is moving towards north with a speed of 25 m s-1. A monkey is moving with a speed of 5 m s-1
on the roof of train A against its motion. The speed of the monkey as seen by the observer on the
ground will be:
(a) 30 m s-1 towards north (b) 30 m s-1 towards south
(c) 20 m s towards north
-1 (d) 20 m s-1 towards south

Q 174. The string of a vibrating simple pendulum is cut when the bob is at the extreme position. The bob will
follow a:
(a) parabolic path (b) elliptical path (c) horizontal path (d) vertical path

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Q 175. A stone is dropped from a rising balloon at a height of 76 m above the ground and reaches the ground
in 6 sec. What was the approximate velocity of the balloon when the stone was dropped?
(a) (52/3) m/s upwards (b) (52/3) m/s downwards
(c) 3 m/s (d) 9.8 m/s

Q 176. A body is dropped from a height of 100 m. At what height the velocity of the body will be equal to one
half of velocity when it hits the ground?
(a) 45 m (b) 55 m (c) 65 m (d) 75 m

Q 177. A ball falls from the window of a railway carriage moving horizontally with a constant velocity v. The
path followed by the ball as seen by a person on the ground is:
(a) straight line (b) parabola (c) hyperbola (d) elliptical

Q 178. In the Q. 177, the path followed as seen by a person sitting in the carriage will be:
(a) straight line (b) ellipse (c) parabola (d) hyperbola

Q 179. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 5 m on a planet where acceleration due to gravity is not
known. On bouncing it rises to 1.8m. The ball loses its velocity on bouncing by a factor of:(CBSE
1998)
(a) 2/5 (b) 3/5 (c) 9/25 (d) 16/25

Q 180. A ball is dropped on to the floor from a height to 10 m. It rebounds to a height of 2.5 m. If the ball is in
contact with the floor for 0.01 seconds, what is the average acceleration during contact? (BHU
1997)
(a) 700 m/s2 (b) 1400 m/s2 (c) 2100 m/s2 (d) 2800 m/s2

Q 181. A train 200 m long is going towards east with a speed of 15 m s-1. A bird is flying at a speed of 5 m s-1
towards west direction parallel to the railway track. The time taken by the bird to cross the train will
be:
(a) 20 s (b) 15 s (c) 10 s (d) infinite

Q 182. In the Q. 181, suppose the bird is flying along the train in the eastern direction; the time taken to
cross the train will be:
(a) 20 s (b) 15 s (c) 10 s (d) infinite

Q 183. A body is dropped from a height 39.2 m. After it crosses half distance, the acceleration due to gravity
ceases to act. The body will hit the ground with velocity:
(a) 19.6 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 1.96 m/s (d) 196 m/s

Q 184. A body falling from a vertical height of 10 m pierces through a distance of 1 m in sand. It faced an
average retardation in sand amounting: [JEE (Orissa) 1990]
(a) 1 g (b) 10 g (c) 100 g (d) 1000 g

Q 185. A particle of mass m is resting on a wedge of angle q as shown in figure. The wedge
is given an acceleration a. What is the value of a so that the mass m just falls
freely?
(a) g (b) g cotq (c) g sin q (d) g tanq

Q 186. A stone is dropped from a height of 122.5 m. The distance travelled by it in the last one second of its
motion will be:
(a) 35.1 m (b) 44.1m (c) 54.1 m (d) 23.1 m

Q 187. In the Q. 186, the ratio of the distance covered in the second and fourth second will be:
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 7 (c) 4 : 7 (d) 2 : 7

Q 188. The ratio of the distance through which a body falls in 5, 6, 7 seconds is:
(a) 5 : 6 : 7 (b) 52 : 62 : : 72 (c) 53 : 63 : 73 (d) 5: 6: 7

Q 189. The ratio of the distance through which a body falls in 4th, 5th and 6th second is:
(a) 7 : 9 : 11 (b) 4 : 5 : 6 (c) 5 : 7 : 9 (d) 6 : 8 : 10

Q 190. The area of the acceleration displacement curve of a body gives:

(a) impulse (b) change in momentum per unit mass
(c) change in KE per unit mass (d) total change in energy

Q 191. A stone dropped from the top of a tower is found to travel 5/9 of the height of the tower during the last
second of its fall. The time of fall is:
(a) 2 s (b) 3 s (c) 4 s (d) 5 s

Q 192. A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity u from the top of a tower, reaches the
ground with a velocity 3u. The height of the tower is:
3u 2 4u 2 6u 2 9u 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
g g g g

Q 193. The ratio of the average velocity of a train during a journey to the maximum velocity between two
stations is:
(a) = 1 (b) > 1 (c) < 1 (d) > or < 1

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Q 194. The slope of the velocity-time graph for retarded motion is:
(a) zero (b) positive (c) negative (d) positive or negative

Q 195. The slope of velocity-time graph for motion with uniform velocity is:
(a) zero (b) positive (c) negative (d) positive or negative

Q 196. The angle between instantaneous displacement and acceleration during the retarded motion is:
(a) 180° (b) 40° (c) 45° (d) 0°

Q 197. An engine of a vehicle can produce a maximum acceleration of 4 m s-2. Its brakes can produce a
maximum retardation of 6 m s-2. The minimum time in which it can cover a distance of 3 km is:
(a) 30 s (b) 40 s (c) 50 s (d) 60 s

Q 198. A car accelerates from rest at constant rate for t seconds and covers a distance x. The distance covered
by it in next t seconds will be:
(a) x (b) 2x (c) 3x (d) 4x

Q 199. A window is 50 cm long. A stone is falling from a height of 40 cm above the window. It crosses the
window in:
3 2 1 4
(a) s (b) s (c) s (d) s
7 7 7 7

Q 200. Two trains one travelling at 15 m s-1 and other at 20 m s-1 are headed towards one another along a
straight track. Both the drivers apply brakes simultaneously when they are 500 m apart. If each train
has a retardation of 1 m s-2 the separation after they stop is:
(a) 192.5 m (b) 225.5 m (c) 187.5 m (d) 155.5 m

Q 201. Two trains each travelling with a speed of 37.5 km/h are approaching each other on the same straight
track. A bird that can fly at 60 km/h flies off from one train when they are 90 km apart and heads
directly for the other train. On reaching the other train it flies back to the first and so forth. Total
distance travelled by the bird is:
(a) 90 km (b) 54 km (c) 36 km (d) 72 km

Q 202. In the Q. 201, if the trains are approaching each other with a speed of 30 km/h then the total distance
travelled by the bird will be:
(a) 90 km (b) 72 km (c) 54 km (d) 36 km

Q 203. A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 10 m s-1. It reaches the maximum vertical
height h in time t. In t/2, the height covered is:
h 2h 3h 5h
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 5 4 8
Q 204. A body dropped from the top of a tower clears 7/16th of the total height of the tower in its last second
of flight. The time taken by the body to reach the ground is:
(a) 2 s (b) 3 s (c) 4 s (d) 5 s

Q 205. In the Q. 204, the height of the tower is:

(a) 78.4 m (b) 88.4 m (c) 68.4 m (d) 48.4 m

Q 206. A balloon is moving vertically with a velocity of 4 m s-1. When it is at a height of h, a body is gently
released from it. If it reaches the ground in 4 seconds, the height of the balloon, when the body is
released, is:
(a) 62.4 m (b) 42.4 m (c) 78.4 m (d) 82.2 m

Q 207. A food packet is dropped from a helicopter rising up with a velocity of 4 m s-1. The velocity of the
packet after three seconds will be:
(a) 20.4 m s-1 (b) 25.4 m s-1 (c) 28.4 m s-1 (d) 30.4 m s-1

Q 208. A body is dropped from a balloon moving up with a velocity of 4 m s-1 when the balloon is at a height
of 120.5 m from the ground; the height of the body after five seconds from the ground is:
(a) 8 m (b) 12 m (c) 18 m (d) 24 m

Q 209. In the Q. 208, the distance of separation between the body and the balloon after 5 seconds is:
(a) 122.5 m (b) 100.5 m (c) 132.5 m (d) 112.5 m

Q 210. A person standing on an escalator takes time t1 to reach the top of a tower when the escalator is
moving. He takes time t2, to reach the top of the tower when the escalator is standing. How long will he
take if he walks up a moving escalator?
t1t 2 t1t 2
(a) t2 – t1 (b) t1 + t2 (c) (d)
t1 - t 2 t1 + t 2

Q 211. A bus starts moving with acceleration 2 m s-2. A cyclist 96 m behind the bus starts simultaneously
towards the bus at 20 m/s. After what time will he be able to overtake the bus?
(a) 4 s (b) 8 s (c) 12 s (d) 16 s

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Q 212. In the Q. 211, after some time the bus will be left behind. If the bus continues moving with the same
acceleration, after what time from the beginning, the bus will overtake the cyclist?
(a) 10 s (b) 12 s (c) 14 s (d) 16 s

Q 213. A body is thrown upwards with velocity 100 m/s and it travels 5 m in the last second of its upward
journey. If the same body is thrown upward with velocity 200 m/s, what distance will it travel in the
last second of upward journey?
(a) 5 m (b) 10 m (c) 20 m (d) 25 m

Q 214. A person throws balls into the air after every second. The next ball is thrown when the velocity of the
first ball is zero. How high do the balls rise above his hand?
(a) 2 m (b) 5 m (c) 8 m (d) 10 m

Q 215. For the given interval of time which of the following is single valued for a particle in motion?
(a) Instantaneous speed (b) Instant velocity
(c) Average speed (d) Average velocity

Q 216. Two cars are moving in the same direction with the same speed of 30 km/h. They are separated by 5
km. What is the speed of the car moving in the opposite direction if it meets the two cars at an interval
of 4minutes?
(a) 15 km/h (b) 30 km/h (c) 45 km/h (d) 60 km/h

Q 217. A passenger is at a distance of x from a bus when the bus begins to move with constant acceleration a.
What is the minimum velocity with which the passenger should run towards the bus so as to reach it?
(a) 2ax (b) 2ax (c) ax (d) ax

Q 218. A train is moving at a constant speed V. When its driver sights another train in front of him on the
same track and moving in the same direction with constant speed v. If the distance between the trains
be x, then what should be the minimum retardation of the train so as to avoid collision?
( V + v) 2 ( V - v) 2 ( V + v) 2 ( V - v) 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
x x 2x 2x
Q 219. Given that x = displacement at time t and p, q, r are constants. Which of the following represents the
motion with constant non-zero acceleration?
(a) x = pt-1 + qt2 (b) x = qt (c) x = pt + qt2 (d) x = pt + qt2 + rt3

Q 220. On a long horizontal belt, a child runs to and fro with a speed of 9 km/h (with respect to the belt)
between his father and mother located 50 m apart on the moving belt. The belt moves with a speed of
4km/h. For an observer on the platform the speed of the child in the direction of motion of the belt is:
(a) 9 km/h (b) 4 km/h (c) 13 km/h (d) 5 km/h

Q 221. In the Q. 220, the speed of the child as seen by observer in the opposite direction of the motion of the
belt is:
(a) -5 km/h (b) -9 km/h (c) -4 km/h (d) zero

Q 222. In the Q. 220, the time taken by the child to cover the distance is:
(a) 10 s (b) 15 s (c) 20 s (d) 25 s

Q 223. On a foggy day, two drivers spot each other when 80 m apart. They were travelling at 70 km/h and
60km/h. Both apply brakes simultaneously which retard the cars at the rate of 5 m s-2. Which of the
following statements is correct?
(a) The collision will be averted (b) The collision will take place
(c) They will cross each other (d) They will just collide

Q 224. A block slides down a smooth inclined plane to the ground when released at the top, in time t sec.
Another block is dropped vertically from the same point in the absence of the inclined plane and
reaches the ground in t/2 sec. Then the angle of the inclination of the plane with the vertical is:
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75°

Q 225. A parachutist drops freely from an aeroplane for 10 s before the parachute opens out. Then he
descends with a net retardation of 25 m/s2. If he bails out of the plane at a height of 2495 m and g =
10 m/sec2, his velocity on reaching the ground will be:
(a) 5 m/s (b) 10 m/s (c) 15 m/s (d) 20 m/s

Q 226. With what speed should a body be thrown upwards so that the distances traversed in 5th second and
6th second are equal? (CPMT 1997)
(a) 58.4 m/s (b) 49 m/s (c) 98 m/s (d) 98 m/s

Q 227. A body dropped from the top of the tower covers a distance 7h in the last second of its journey where h
is the distance covered in the first second. How much time does it take to reach the ground?
(a) 3 s (b) 4 s (c) 5 s (d) 6 s

Q 228. A boy is throwing balls into the air, throwing one whenever the previous one is at its highest point.
How high do the balls rise if he throws twice a second?
(a) 2.45 m (b) 1.225 m (c) 19.6 m (d) 4.9 m

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Q 229. The water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap 5 m above the ground. The third drop is leaving the
tap at the instant the first drop touches the ground. How far above the ground is the second drop at
that instant? (CBSE 1995)
(a) 1.25 m (b) 2.50 m (c) 3.75 m (d) 4.00 m

Q 230. A body dropped from a height h with initial velocity zero, strikes the ground with a velocity of 3 m/s.
Another body of same mass is dropped from the same height h with an initial velocity of 4 m/s. Find
the final velocity of second mass with which it strikes the ground:
(a) 3 m/s (b) 4 m/s (c) 5 m/s (d) 12 m/s

Q 231. A boy throws a ball in air in such a manner that when the ball is at its maximum height, he throws
another ball. If the balls are thrown after the time difference of I sec, then what will be the height
attained by them?
(a) 19.6 m (b) 9.8 m (c) 4.9 m (d) 2.45 m

Q 232. A motor boat is to reach at a point 30° upstream on other side of a river flowing with velocity 5 m/s.
Velocity of motor boat with respect to water is 5 3 m/sec. The driver should steer the boat at an
angle:
(a) 30° w.r.t the line of destination from starting point
(b) 60° w.r.t. normal to the bank
(c) 120° w.r.t. stream direction
(d) none of these

Q 233. A ball is dropped from a bridge 122.5 metres above a river. After the ball has been falling for two
seconds, a second ball is thrown straight down; after it. What must its initial velocity be so that both
hit the water at the same time?
(a) 49 m/s (b) 55.5 m/s (c) 26.1 m/s (d) 9.8 m/s

Q 234. A car starts from rest and accelerates at uniform rate of 5 m/s2 for some time, then moves with
constant speed for some time and retards at the same uniform rate and comes to rest. Total time for
the journey is 25 s and average speed for the journey is 20 m/s. How long does the car move with
constant speed?
(a) 10 s (b) 12 s (c) 15 s (d) 18 s

Q 235. Between the two stations a train accelerates uniformly at first, then moves with constant velocity and
finally retards uniformly. If the ratio of the time taken be 1: 8 : 1 and the maximum speed attained be
60km/h, then what is the average speed over the whole journey?
(a) 48 km/h (b) 52 km/h (c) 54 km/h (d) 56 km/h

Q 236. A particle starts from the origin with a velocity of 10 m/s and moves with a constant acceleration till
the velocity increases to 50 m/s. At that instant, the acceleration is suddenly reversed. What will be
the velocity of the particle, when it returns to the starting point?
(a) Zero (b) 10 m/s (c) 50 m/s (d) 70 m/s

Q 237. A particle moves in the X-Y plane and its coordinates are given by:
x = k sin wt and, y = k(l – cos wt)
where k and w are constants. What is the acceleration of the particle?
(a) Zero (b) kw (c) kw2 (d) k2w

Q 238. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground G with a speed u. It reaches a point B at a height
h (lower than the maximum height) after time t1. It returns to the ground after time t2 from the instant
it was at B during the upward journey. Then t1t2 is equal to:
(a) 2h/g (b) h/g (c) h/2g (d) h/4g

Q 239. A body falling freely from a given height H hits on an inclined plane in its path at a height h. As a
result of this impact, the direction of velocity becomes horizontal. For what value of h/H, the body will
take maximum time to reach the ground?
3 1 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 4 3
Q 240. A police party is chasing a dacoit in a jeep, which is moving at a constant speed v. The dacoit is on a
motor cycle. When he is at a distance x from the jeep he accelerates at a constant rate a. Which of the
following relations is true, if the police is able to catch the dacoit?
(a) v2 £ ax (b) v2 £ 2ax (c) v2 ³ 2ax (d) v2 ³ ax
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Q 241. The position vector of a particle is given by r = r0 (1 – at)t, where t is the time and a as well as r0 are
constants. After what time the particle returns to the starting point?
(a) a (b) 1/a (c) a2 (d) 1/a2

Q 242. In the Q. 241, what will be the velocity of the particle when it returns to the starting point?
   
(a) r0 (b) - r0 (c) 2 r0 (d) –2 r0

Q 243. In the Q. 241, how much distance is covered by the particle in returing to the starting point?
2r0 r0 r0 r0
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a a 2a 4a

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Q 244. A ball is thrown upwards from the ground. It is at a height 100 m in upward and downward journeys
at times t1 and t2 respectively. If g = 10 m/s2 then t1t2 is equal to:
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 50

Q 245. A 100m long train at 15 m/s overtakes a man running on the platform in the same direction in 10s.
How long the train will take to cross the man if he was running in the opposite direction?
(a) 7 s (b) 5 s (c) 3 s (d) 1 s

Q 246. A monkey is climbing up a tree at a speed of 3 m/s. A dog runs towards the tree with a speed of 4
m/s. What is the relative speed of the dog as seen by the monkey?
(a) > 7 m/s (b) Between 5 m/s and 7 m/s
(c) 5 m/s (d) < 5 m/s

Q 247. A particle is constrained to move on a straight line path. It returns to the starting point after 10
seconds. The total distance covered by the particle during this time is 30 m. Which of the following
statements about the motion of the particles is not correct?
(a) The displacement of the particle is zero
(b) Average velocity of the particle is zero
(c) Displacement of the particle is 30 m
(d) Average speed of the particle is 3 ms-1

Q 248. Choose the incorrect statement from the following for motion with uniform velocity?
(a) The motion is along a straight line path
(b) The motion is always in the same direction
(c) Magnitude of displacement < distance covered
(d) Average velocity is equal to the instantaneous velocity

Q 249. A particle is moving on a straight line path with constant acceleration directed along the direction of
instantaneous velocity. Choose the correct statement from the following:
(a) particle may reverse the direction of motion
(b) distance covered = magnitude of displacement
(c) average velocity < average speed
(d) average velocity = instantaneous velocity

Q 250. If the displacement of a particle is zero, then what can we say about its distance covered?
(a) It must be zero (b) It cannot be zero (c) It is negative (d) It may or may not be zero

Q 251. If the distance covered by the particle is zero, then what can we say about its displacement?
(a) It must be zero (b) It cannot be zero (c) It is negative (d) It may or may not be zero

Q 252. The location of a particle has changed. What can we say about the displacement and the distance
covered by the particle?
(a) Both cannot be zero (b) One of the two may be zero
(c) Both must be zero (d) If one is positive the other is negative and vice-versa

Q 253. A particle moves with uniform velocity. Which of the following statements about the motion of the
particle is true?
(a) Its speed is zero (b) Its acceleration is zero
(c) Its acceleration is opposite to the velocity (d) Its speed may be variable

Q 253. A car travels a distance s on a straight road in two hours and then returns to the starting point in next
three hours. Its average velocity is:
s s
(a) s/5 (b) 2s/5 (c) + (d) none of these
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Q 254. A particle moves along a straight line path. After some time it comes to rest. The motion is with
constant acceleration whose direction with respect to the direction of velocity is:
(a) positive throughout motion
(b) negative throughout motion
(c) first positive then negative
(d) first negative then positive

Q 255. In a one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration, the time rate of change of speed depends
upon:
(a) time (b) displacement (c) velocity (d) none of these

Q 256. In a motion with constant acceleration the velocity is reduced to zero in 5 seconds and after covering a
distance of 100m. The distance covered by the particle in next 5 seconds will be:
(a) zero (b) 250 m (c) 100 m (d) 500 m

Q 257. Which of the following decreases in motion on a straight line with constant retardation?
(a) Speed (b) Acceleration (c) Displacement (d) None of these

Q 258. A particle returns to the starting point after 10 s. If the rate of change of velocity during the motion is
constant in magnitude, then its location after 7 seconds will be same as that after:
(a) 1 s (b) 2 s (c) 3 s (d) 3.5 s

Q 259. The velocity-time graph of a motion starting from rest with uniform acceleration is a straight line:

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 (a) parallel to time axis (b) parallel to velocity axis
(c) not passing through origin (d) having none of the above characteristics

Q 260. The slope of velocity-time graph for motion with uniform velocity is equal to:
(a) initial velocity (b) final velocity (c) zero (d) none of these

Q 261. The slope of velocity-time graph for retarded motion is:

(a) positive (b) negative (c) zero (d) none of these

Q 262. When a particle moves with uniform velocity, which of the following relations are correct?
(I) Average speed = average velocity
(II) Instantaneous speed = instantaneous velocity
(III) Distance covered = magnitude of displacement
(a) I, II, III (b) I, II (c) II, III (d) I, III

Q 263. When a particle moves with variable velocity, which of the following statements are false?
(I) Average speed = average velocity
(II) Instantaneous speed = instantaneous velocity
(III) Distance covered = magnitude of displacement
(a) I, II, III (b) I, II (c) II, III (d) I, III

Q 264. A simple pendulum hangs from the roof of train. The string is inclined towards the rear of the train.
What is the nature of motion of the train?
(a) Uniform (b) Accelerated (c) Retarded (d) At rest

Q 265. A car starting from rest and moving with uniform acceleration possesses average velocities 5 m s-1,
10 m s-1 and 15 m s-1 in the first, second and third seconds. What is the total distance covered by the
car in these three seconds?
(a) 15 m (b) 30 m (c) 55 m (d) None of these

Q 266. A taxi leaves the station X for station Y every 10 minutes. Simultaneously, a taxi also leaves the
station Y for station X every 10 minutes. The taxies move at the same constant speed and go from X to
Y or vice-versa m 2 hours. How many taxies coming from the other side will meet each taxi enroute
from Y to X?
(a) 24 (b) 23 (c) 12 (d) 11

Q 267. A particle moving on a straight line ultimately comes to rest? What is the angle between its initial
velocity and acceleration?
(a) Zero (b) p/4 (c) p/2 (d) p

Q 268. The acceleration of a particle varies with time as a = bt + c, where b and c are constants. What will be
the velocity of the particle which starts from rest after the time t?
(a) bt + 12 ct2 (b) ct + 12 bt2 (c) bt + ct2 (d) ct + bt2

Q 269. A ball is dropped from the top of the tower of height h. It covers a distance of h/2 in the last second of
its motion. How long does the ball remain in air? Take g = 10 m s-2:
(a) 2s (b) (2 ± 2)s (c) 2 s (d) None of these

Q 270. A pole is held vertically with one end on the ground. The length of the pole is 30 m. The pole is allowed
to fall. Assuming that the lower end of the pole does not slip, with what velocity will the upper end
strike the ground? Take g = 10 m s-2:
(a) 5 m s-1 (b) 10 m s-1 (c) 20 m s-1 (d) 30 m s-1

Q 271. A ball thrown upwards, returns to the thrower after 4 sec. Given that g = 10 m s-2 with what velocity
does it return to the thrower?
(a) 10 m s-1 (b) 10 2 m s-1 (c) 20 m s-1 (d) 20 2 m s-1

Q 272. For motion on a straight line path with constant acceleration [magnitude of displacement/distance
covered]:
(a) = 1 (b) > 1 (c) < 1 (d) < 1

Q 273. For motion on a curved path with constant acceleration [magnitude of displacement/distance covered]:
(a) > 1 (b) > 1 (c) < 1 (d) < 1

Q 274. A particle in uniform motion can possess:

(a) radial acceleration (b) tangential acceleration
(c) both radial and tangential accelerations (d) neither radial nor tangential acceleration

Q 275. Rain is falling vertically downwards with a velocity of 3 km/h. A man walks in the rain with a velocity
of 4 km/h. The raindrops will fall on the man with a velocity of:
(a) 1 km/h (b) 3 km/h (c) 4 km/h (d) 5 km/h

Q 276. A man walks in rain with a velocity of 5 km/hour. The raindrops strike at him at an angle of 45° with
the horizontal. The downward velocity of the raindrops will be:
(a) 5 km/h (b) 4 km/h (c) 3 km/h (d) 1 km/h

Q 277. Two particles start from rest simultaneously and are equally accelerated. Throughout the motion, the
relative velocity of one w.r.t. other is-

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 (a) zero (b) non-zero and directed parallel to acceleration
(c) non-zero and directed opposite to acceleration (d) directed perpendicular to the acceleration

Q 278. To the passenger sitting in a train moving with velocity v, the relative velocity of the train is:
(a) v (b) – v (c) 2v (d) none of these

Q 279. The relative velocity of a particle moving with a velocity v, w. r. t. itself is:
(a) zero (b) v (c) -v (d) none of these

Q 280. A thief is running away on a straight road in a jeep moving with a speed of 9 m s-1. A policeman
chases him on a motor cycle moving at a speed of 10m s-1. If the instantaneous separation of the jeep
from the motor cycle is 100m, how long will it take for the policeman to catch the thief?
(a) 1 s (b) 19 s (c) 90 s (d) 100 s

Q 281. A bus is moving with a velocity 10 ms-1 on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in
100s. If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist, with what velocity should the scooterist
chase the bus?
(a) 50 m s-1 (b) 40 m s-1 (c) 30 m s-1 (d) 20 m s-1

Q 282. Two particles are at rest on a straight track and they are separated from each other by 100 m. They
start their motion in the same direction, with the same acceleration 10 m s-2. Their relative
displacement after 10 s will be:
(a) more than 100 m (b) 100m
(c) less than 100 m but not zero (d) zero

Q 283. Two particles P1 and P2 are moving with velocities v1 and v2 respectively. Which of the following
statements about their relative velocity vr12 is true?
(a) vr12 cannot be greater than v1 + v2 (b) vr12 cannot be greater than v1 – v2
(c) vr12 > v1 + v2 (d) vr12 < v1 + v2

Q 284. The linear speed of the seconds hand of a wall clock is 1.05 cm s-1. The length of the seconds hand is
nearly:
(a) 1 cm (b) 5 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 60 cm

Q 285. The average velocity of a body moving with uniform acceleration after travelling a distance of 3.06 m is
0.34 m s-1. If the change in velocity of the body is 0.18 m s-1 during this time, its uniform acceleration
is:
(EAMCET 2000)
(a) 0.01 m s-2 (b) 0.02 m s-2 (c) 0.03 m s-2 (d) 0.04 m s-2

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Q 286. A body of mass 5 kg starts from the origin with an initial velocity u = (30 î +40 ĵ )m s-1. If a constant
force (-6 î - 5 ĵ ) N acts on the body, the time in which the y component of the velocity becomes zero, is:
(EAMCET 2000)
(a) 5 s (b) 20 s (c) 40 s (d) 80 s

Q 287. A body of 5 kg is moving with a velocity of 20 m/s. If a force of 100 W is applied on it for 10 s in the
same direction as its velocity, what will now be the velocity of the body? (MPPMT 2000)
(a) 200 m/s (b) 240 m/s (c) 220 m/s (d) 260 m/s

Q 288. A ship of mass 3 ´ 107 kg initially at rest is pulled by a force of 5 ´ 104 N through 2 distance of 3 m.
Assuming that the resistance due to water is negligible, what will be the speed of the ship?
(MPPMT 2000)
(a) 0.1 m/s (b) 5 m/s (c) 1.5 m/s (d) 60 m/s

Q 290. The displacement of a particle is represented by the following equation:

s = 3t3 + 7t2 + 5t + 8
where s is in metre and t in second. The acceleration of the particle at t = 1 s is: (CBSE 2000)
(a) 14 m/s2 (b) 18 m/s2 (c) 32 m/s2 (d) zero

Q 321. A train A moves to the east with a velocity of 40 km h-1 and a train B moves north with a velocity of 30
km h-1. The relative velocity of A in relation to B is:
(a) 70 km h-1 to the east (b) 10 km h-1 to the north-east
(c) 50 km h-1 at some angle south of east (d) 50 km h-1 at some angle north of east

Q 329. In the arrangement shown in the figure. If v1 and v2 are instantaneous velocities of masses m1 and m2
respectively, and angle ACB = 2q at the instant, then :

æ v ö æ v ö æ v ö æv ö
(a) q = cos-1 çç 1 ÷÷ (b) q = cos-1 çç 2 ÷÷ (c) q = tan-1 çç 1 ÷÷ (d) q = sin-1 çç 1 ÷÷
è 2v 2 ø è 2v1 ø è 2v 2 ø è v2 ø

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Q 345. A particle starts moving in a straight line with a constant acceleration a. At a time t1 seconds after the
beginning of motion, the acceleration changes sign, remaining the same in magnitude. Determine the
time from the beginning of motion, till it returns to the starting point:
(a) t1(2 + 2 )sec (b) t2(1 + 2 )sec (c) t1 2 sec (d) 2 2 t1sec

Q 346. Two trains A and B initially 120 km apart, start moving towards each other on the same track with a
velocity of 60 km/h each. At the moment of start A blows a whistle, which reflects on B and
subsequently reflects from A and so on. Take the velocity of sound waves in air as 1200 km/hr. The
distance traveled by sound waves before the trains crash will be (in km); (UGET Manipal, 2018)
(a) 2400 (b) 1200 (c) 240 (d) 120

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