CRASH COURSE

Assignment-02
SUBJECT: IIT-PHYSICS TOPIC: Kinematics

1. The position of a particle related to time is given by x = (5t2 – 4t + 5)m. The magnitude of velocity
of the particle at t = 2s will be :
(1) 10 ms–1 (2) 14 ms–1 (3) 16 ms–1 (4) 06 ms–1

2. The maximum vertical height to which a man can throw a ball is 136 m. The maximum horizontal
distance upto which he can throw the same ball is:
(1) 192 m (2) 136 m (3) 272 m (4) 68 m

3. Two objects are projected with same velocity ‘u’ however at different angles  and  with the
horizontal. If  +  = 90°, the ratio of horizontal range of the first object to the 2nd object will be :
(1) 4 : 1 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 1 : 1

4. A stone is projected at angle 30° to the horizontal. The ratio of kinetic energy of the stone at point
of projection to its kinetic energy at the highest point of flight will be -
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 1 : 4 (3) 4 ; 1 (4) 1 : 2

5. A particle of mass 100 g is projected at time t = 0 with a speed 20 ms–1 at an angle 45° to the
horizontal as given in the figure. The magnitude of the angular momentum of the particle about
the starting point at time t = 2s is found to be k kg m2/s. The value of K is ________.

(Take g = 10 ms–2)

6. The initial speed of a projectile fired from ground is u. At the highest point during its motion, the
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speed of projectile is u. The time of flight of the projectile is:
2

u u 2u 3u
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2g g g g

7. The speed of a swimmer is 4 km h–1 in still water. If the swimmer makes his strokes normal to the
flow of river of width 1 km, he reaches a point 750m down the stream on the opposite bank. The
speed of the river water is ______km h–1

8. Two bodies are projected from ground with same speeds 40 ms –1 at two different angles with
respect to horizontal. The bodies were found to have same range. If one of the body was projected
at an angle of 60°, with horizontal then sum of the maximum heights, attained by the two
projectiles, is _______m. (Given g=10ms–2)

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9. A child stands on the edge of the cliff 10 m above the ground and throws a stone horizontally with
an initial speed of 5 ms–1. Neglecting the air resistance, the speed with which the stone hits the
ground will be _____ ms–1 (given, g = 10 ms–2).
(1) 20 (2) 15 (3) 30 (4) 25

10. A particle is moving with constant speed in a circular path. When the particle turns by an angle
90°, the ratio of instantaneous velocity to its average velocity is  : x 2 . The value of x will be
(1) 2 (2) 5 (3) 1 (4)7

11. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A : When a body is projected at an angle 45°, it’s range is maximum.
Reason R : For maximum range, the value of sin2 should be equal to one.
(1) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(2) Both A and R are correct R is the correct explanation of A.
(3) A is true but R is false.
(4) A is false but R is true.

12. A child of mass 5 kg is going round a merry-go-round that makes 1 rotation in 3.14 s. The radius of
the merry-go-round is 2 m. The centrifugal force on the child will be
(1) 80 N (2) 50 N (3) 100 N (4) 40 N

13. Two projectile A and B are thrown with initial velocities of 40 m/s and 60 m/s at angle 30° and
60° with the horizontal respectively. The ratio of their ranges respectively is (g =10 m/s2)
(1) 3:2 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 4 : 9

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14. The trajectory of projectile, projected from the ground is given by y = x − . Where x and y are
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measured in meter. The maximum height attained by the projectile will be.
2
x
(1) 5 m (2) 10 y = x − m (3) 200 m (4) 10m
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15. The range of the projectile projected at an angle of 15° with horizontal is 50 m. If the projectile is
projected with same velocity at an angle of 45° with horizontal, then its range will be :
(1) 50 m (2) 50 2 m (3) 100 m (4) 100 2 m

16. Two projectiles are projected at 30° and 60° with the horizontal with the same speed. The ratio
of the maximum height attained by the two projectiles respectively is:
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 3:1 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 1 : 3

17. A projectile fired at 30° to the ground is observed to be at same height at time 3s and 5s after
projection, during its flight. The speed of projection of the projectile is ________ms–1
(Given g = 10 ms–2)

18. A projectile is projected at 30° from horizontal with initial velocity 40 ms–1. The velocity of the
projectile at t = 2 s from the start will be: (Given g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 20 3ms −1 (2) 40 3 ms–1 (3) 20 ms–1 (4) Zero

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19. A disc is rolling without slipping on a surface. The radius of the disc is R. At t = 0, the top most
point on the disc is A as shown in figure. When the disc completes half of its rotation, the
displacement of point A from its initial position is:

(1) R ( 2
+4 ) (2) R ( 2
+1 ) (3) 2 R (4) 2R ( 1 + 4 )2

20. A vehicle of mass 200 kg is moving along a levelled curved road of radius 70 m with angular velocity
of 0.2 rad/s. The centripetal force acting on the vehicle is:
(1) 560 N (2) 2800N (3) 14 N (4) 2240 N

Answer Key
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 3 3 4 1 800 2 3 80 2 1 2 4 4 1 3 3 80 1 1 1