NEET CHAPTER TEST

PHYSICS
Subject : Physics Topic : Projectile Motion M.M. : 180

Marking Scheme: (3) K/2 (4) 3K/4

(i) Each question is allotted 4 (four) marks for Q.7 Two projectiles are fired from the same point
each correct response. with the same speed at angles of projection 60°
(ii) ¼ (one fourth) marks will be deducted for and 30° respectively. Which one of the
indicating incorrect response of each question. No following is true
deduction from the total score will be made if no (1) Their maximum height will be same
response is indicated for an item in the answer (2) Their range will be same
sheet. (3) Their landing velocity will be same
--------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Their time of flight will be same
Q.8 From a 10m high building a stone A is dropped
Q.1 A particle of mass 0.01 kg is projected with and simultaneously another identical stone B is
velocity v  2iˆ m / s from point (x = 0, y = 20). thrown horizontally with an initial speed of 5
After 2s, its position coordinates will be – m/s. Which one of the following statements is
(1) 4, 0 (2) 4, – 20 true –
(3) 0, 4 (4) 4, 20 (1) It is not possible to calculate which one of
Q.2 If maximum height and range of a projectile are the two stones will reach the ground first
same, what is the angle of projection – (2) Both the stone (A and B) will reach the
(1) 30° (2) 76° ground simultaneously
(3) 50° (4) 90° (3) A stone reaches the ground earlier with B
Q.3 An arrow is shot into air. Its range is 200m and (4) B stone reaches the ground earlier with A
Q.9 During a race the dirt bike was observed to leap
its time of flight is 5s. If g = 10 m/s2, then the
up off the small hill at A at an angle of 60° with
horizontal component of velocity of the arrow
the horizontal. If the point of landing is 20m
is –
away, determine the approximate speed at
(1) 12.5 m/s (2) 25 m/s
which the bike was traveling just before it left
(3) 31.25 m/s (4) 40 m/s
the ground. Neglect the size of the bike for the
Q.4 Two stones are projected with the same speed
calculation.
but making different angles with the horizontal.
Their horizontal ranges are equal. The angle of
projection of one is /3 and the maximum
height reached by it is 102m. Then the
60°
maximum height reached by the other in metres A

is – 20 m

(1) 336 (2) 224

(3) 56 (4) 34 (1) 5.2 m/s (2) 10.2 m/s
Q.5 The height y and the distance x along the (3) 15.2 m/s (4) 25.2 m/s
horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain Q.10 A stone is thrown from the top of a tower which
planet (with no surrounding atmosphere) are is 11m high and stands on horizontal ground.
given by y = (8t – 5y2) metre and x = 6t metre The speed of projection is 12 m/s and the initial
where t is in seconds. Velocity of projection is direction of motion is at 60° to the downward
(1) 8m/s vertical. Find the time taken for the stone to
(2) 6 m/s reach the ground. [Take g as 10 m/s2]
y
(3) 10 m/s
(4) not obtained from the data x
O 30°
Q.6 A cricket ball is hit at 30º with the horizontal 60°
with kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at the 12
H
highest point is-
(1) 0 (2) K/4 A
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 (1) 1 sec (2) 2.2 sec (2) It hits the ground at an angle of 60° with
(3) 3 sec (4) 3.4 sec the vertical.
Q.11 A particle is projected from a point which is 2m (3) It covers a horizontal distance 1.6m from
above ground level with a velocity of 40 m/s at the table.
an angle of 45° to the horizontal. Find its (4) It hits the ground with vertical component
horizontal distance from the point of projection of velocity being 4 m/s.
when it hits the ground. Q.16 A cannon on a level plane is aimed at an angle
(1) 120m (2) 165m  above the horizontal and a shell is fired with a
(3) 250m (4) 160m muzzle velocity v0 towards a vertical cliff a
distance D away. Then the height from the
Direction : bottom at which the shell strikes the side walls
(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, of the cliff is-
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
gD 2
Statement -1 (1) D sin –
(2) Statement -1 is True, Statement -2 is True ; 2v02 sin 2 
Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation
gD 2
for Statement - 1 (2) D cos  –
(3) Statement - 1 is True, Statement- 2 is False 2v 02 cos 2 
(4) Statement -1 is False, Statement -2 is True gD 2
Q.12 Statement 1 : In a plane projectile motion, the (3) D tan  –
angle between instantaneous velocity vector 2v 02 cos 2 
and acceleration vector can be anything gD 2
between 0 and  (excluding the limiting case). (4) D tan  –
Statement 2 : In plane to plane projectile 2v02 sin 2 
motion, acceleration vector is always pointing Q.17 A particle is projectile angle with the
vertical downward. (Neglect air friction) horizontal with the speed u. Find the velocity
Q.13 Statement 1 : The time of flight of a body perpendicular to initial velocity.
becomes n times of original value, if its speed is (1) u cot  (2) u cos 
made n times. (3) u tan  (4) u sin 
Statement 2 : This is due to the range of the Q.18 If time taken by the projectile
projectile which becomes n times. to reach Q is T, then PQ = v
90° P
Q.14 A jogger runs with constant velocity v through (1) Tv sin  (2) Tv cos 

a forest of coconut trees. A coconut starts to fall  (3) Tv sec  (4) Tv tan  Q
from a height h when the jogger is directly Q.19 A ball is thrown from the top of a tower with an
below it. How far behind the jogger will the initial velocity of 10 m/s at an angle of 30º
coconut land ? above the horizontal. It hits the ground at a
2hv 2 hv 2 distance of 17.3 m from the base of the tower.
(1) (2) The height of the tower (g = 10 m/s2) will be
g 2g
(1) 10 m (2) 12 m
gh 2 2gh 2 (3) 110 m (4) 100 m
(3) (4)
2v 2 v2 Q.20 A ball is thrown up at an angle with the
Q.15 A ball is rolled off along the edge of horizontal horizontal. Then the total change of momentum
table with velocity 4 m/s. It hits the ground by the instant it returns to ground is–
after time 0.4s. Which one of the following is (1) acceleration due to gravity × total time of
wrong – flight
(1) The height of the table is 0.8m. (2) weight of the ball × half the time of flight
(3) weight of the ball × total time of flight
(4) weight of the ball × horizontal range

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Q.21 A gun has a muzzle velocity of 200 m/s (i.e. a m/s. The angle of incline plane is given 53°.
shell leaves the gun with an initial speed of 200 Then the maximum height attained by the
m/s). Find the horizontal range of the gun when particle from the incline plane will be –
the angle of projection is 30°. (1) 3m (2) 4m
(1) 3460m (2) 3260m (3) 5m (4) zero
(3) 4000m (4) 3000m Q.29 A projectile has the same range R for two
Q.22 A ball is projected horizontally with a speed v angles of projection. If t 1 and t2 are the times of
from the top of a plane inclined at an angle 45° flight in the two cases, then.
with the horizontal. How far from the point of (1) t1t2  R (2) t1t2  R2
projection with the ball strike the plane–
(3) t1t2  1/R (4) t1t2  1/R2
v2 v2
(1) (2) 2 Q.30 A body is projected with the velocity u1 from
g g
the point A as shown in Figure. At the same
2v 2  2v 2  time another body is projected vertically
(3) (4) 2  upwards with the velocity u2 from the point B.
g  g 
Q.23 A stone is projected from the ground with u1
What should be the value of for both the
velocity 25 m/s. Two seconds later, it just clears u2
a wall 5m high. The angle of projection of the bodies to collide.
stone is (g = 10 m/sec2)
u1 u2
(1) 30º (2) 45º A 60° B
(3) 50.2º (4) 60º
(1) 2 / 3 (2) 1/ 3
Q.24 A stone is projected from the ground with
velocity 50 m/s at an angle of 30º. It crosses a (3) 3 / 2 (4) 1/2
wall after 3sec. How far beyond the wall the Q.31 A ball projected with speed 'u' at angle of
stone will strike the ground (g = 10 m/sec2) projection 15º has range R. The other angle of
(1) 90.2 m (2) 89.6 m projection at which the range will not be same
(3) 86.6 m (4) 70.2 m with same initial speed 'u' are
Q.25 A projectile is fired with a velocity u making an (a) 45º (b) 35º
angle  with the horizontal. What is the (c) 90º (d) 75º
magnitude of change in velocity when it is at (1) a, b & c are correct (2) a & b are correct
the highest point (3) b & d are correct (4) a & c are correct
(1) u cos  (2) u Q.32 A man is riding on a horse. He is trying to jump
(3) u sin  (4) u cos – u the gap between two symmetrical ramps of
Q.26 An aeroplane moving horizontally at a speed of snow separated by a distance W as shown in the
200 m/s and at a height of 8.0 × 103 m is to figure. He launches off the first ramp with a
drop a bomb on a target. At what horizontal speed VL. The man and the horse have a total
distance from the target should the bomb be mass m and their size is small as compared to
released- W. The value of initial launch speed V L which
(1) 7.234 km (2) 8.081 km will put the horse exactly at the peak of the
(3) 8.714 km (4) 9.124 km second ramp is
Q.27 A football player kicks a ball at an angle of 30º
with the horizontal with a velocity of 60 m/s.
The maximum height reached by the ball is -  
(1) 31 m (2) 45 m W
(3) 2.25 m (4) 0.225 m Wg Wg
Q.28 A particle is projected at angle 37° with the (1) (2)
sin   cos  sin( / 2)  cos( / 2)
incline plane in upward direction with speed 10

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 Wg 2Wg Q.39 The ceiling of a long hall is 25 m high. What is
(3) (4) the maximum horizontal distance that a ball
2sin  cos  sin  cos 
thrown with a speed of 40 ms–1 can go without
Q.33 Velocity of a stone projected, 2 second before it
hitting the ceiling of the hall ?
reaches the maximum height, makes angle 53°
with the horizontal then the velocity at highest [sin–1 (0.55) = 33.6°]
point is – (1) 150.5m (2) 160m
(1) 20 m/s (2) 15 m/s (3) 170.4m (4) 145.2m
(3) 25 m/s (4) 80/3 m/s
1 2
Q.34 If y = x – x is equation of trajectory then
2
time of flight is (g is acceleration of objects) Q.40 A very broad elevator is going up vertically
(1) 2g (2) 2 / g with a constant acceleration of 2 m/s2. At the
(3) g (4) 2.7 g instant when its velocity is 4 m/s a ball is
projected from the floor of the lift with a speed
of 4 m/s relative to the floor at an elevation of
For Q.35-Q.37
30°. The time taken by the ball to return the
A missile is fired for maximum range at your
town from a place 100 km away from you. If floor is (g = 10 m/s2)
the missile is first detected at its half way point. 1 1
(1) s (2) s
(g= 10 m/s2): 2 3
Q.35 How much warning time will you have ? 1
(3) s (4) 1s
(1) 100s (2) 100 2 s 4
100 Q.41 A stone projected at angle 53° attains maximum
(3) 200 s (4) s height 25m during its motion in air. Then its
2 distance from the point of projection where it
Q.36 What was the speed of missile when it was will fall is –
detected? (1) (400 / 3) m (2) 50 m
(1) 100 m/s (2) 500 m/s (3) 60m (4) 75m
(3) 500 2m/s (4) 100 2 m/s Q.42 A body is thrown horizontally with a velocity
Q.37 The maximum height of the missile is :- 2gh from the top of a tower of height h. It
(1) 2.5 × 104 m (2) 5.0 × 104 m strikes the level round through the foot of the
(3) 7.5 × 104 m (4) 105 m tower at a distance x from the tower. The value
Q.38 Two particles are simultaneously projected in of x is –
opposite directions horizontally from a given (1) h (2) h/2
point in space where gravity ‘g’ is uniform. If (3) 2h (4) 2h/3
u1 and u2 be their initial speeds then the time ‘t’ Q.43 If the range of the projectile be R, then the
after which their velocities are mutually potential energy will be maximum after the
perpendicular is – projectile has covered (from start) a distance
u1u 2 u12  u 22 equal to-
(1) (2) (1) R (2) R/2
g g (3) R/4 (4) R/8
u1 (u1  u 2 ) u 2 (u1  u 2 )
(3) (4)
g g

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Q.44 Ratio of the ranges of the bullets fired from a Q.45 A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upwards.
gun at angle , 2 & 4 is found in the ratio Another ball of mass 2m is thrown at an angle 
x : 2 : 2, then the value of x will be (Assume with the vertical with some velocity. Both of
same speed of bullets) – them stay in air for same period of time. The
(1) 2 (2) 3 heights attained by the two balls are in the ratio
(3) 1 (4) None of these of-
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : cos 
 (3) 1 : 1 (4) cos : 1