Sl No.

Question

A particle slides from rest from the topmost point of a vertical circle of radius r along a smooth chord
making angle θ with the vertical . the time of descent is

(A) Least for θ = 0°

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(B) Maximum for θ = 0°

(C) Least for θ = 45°

(D) Independent of θ

A car travelling along a straight line travels the first half of a distance between two places at a speed
of 30 km/hr and the second half of the distance at 50 km/hr. The average speed of the car during its
journey is

2 (A) 42.5 km/hr

(B) 40.0 km/hr
(C) 37.5 km/hr
(D) 35.0 km/hr

A particle starts sliding down a frictionless inclined plane. If Sn is the distance travelled by it from time
t = n -1 seconds to t = n seconds, the ratio Sn /Sn+1 is

2n − 1
(A)
2n + 1
2n + 1
3 (B)
2n
2n
(C)
2n + 1
2n + 1
(D)
2n − 1

A body moving with a uniform acceleration has velocities of u and v when passing through points A
and B in its path. The velocity of the body at midpoint of AB is

u + v
(A)
2
4 −−−
2
−−−−
2
u + v
(B) √
2
−−
(C) √uv

(D) None of these

 A particle is thrown vertically upwards. If its speed, when its height is half of maximum height reached
by it, is 10ms−1, then the maximum height attained by it is [T ake g = 10 ms
−2
]

(A) 8 m
5
(B) 10 m
(C) 12 m
(D) 16 m

A person throws a ball from the foot of a tower and he catch the ball after a time of 8 s. another
person who is on the top of the tower sees the same ball go up above him and then come back to his
level after a time interval of 3 sec. The height of the tower is (g = 10ms
−2
)

6 (A) 68.75 m
(B) 78.75 m
(C) 68.55 m
(D) 78.55 m

A particle’s position as a function of time is described as y(t) = 2t

2
+ 3t + 4 . What is the average
velocity of the particle from t = 0 to t = 3 sec?

(A) 3 m/s
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(B) 6 m/s
(C) 9 m/s
(D) 12 m/s

The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as x = at

2
− bt
3
. The acceleration at time t of the
particle will be equal to zero, where t is equal to

2a
(A)
3b
8 a
(B)
b
a
(C)
3b

(D) zero.
 2 ^ ^
Position of a particle is given by r ⃗ = 3
(3 − 2t ) i + (5t − 3t) j meters. The velocity vector
becomes parallel to x-axis at Time

–
(A) t = 1/√3s
9 –
(B) t = 1/√4s
–
(C) t = 1/√5s
–
(D) t = 1√6s

At t = 0, a body is thrown horizontally from a tower, of 100 m height, with a speed of 10ms−1. At the
instant t, its velocity makes an angle 45° with the horizontal, ‘t’ will be equal to [T ake g = 10ms
−2
]

(A) 2 sec
10
(B) 4 sec
(C) 1 sec
(D) 3 sec

A projectile is given an initial velocity ^ ^

i + 2 j. Then Cartesian equation of its path is: (g = 10m/s )
2

take origin as the point projection.

(A) y = 2x − 5x
2

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(B) y = x − 5x
2

(C) 4y = 2x − 5x
2

(D) y = 2x − 25x
2

^ 2^
Velocity of a particle starting from rest from origin is given as v ⃗ = t i + t j; Then which of the
following is incorrect.

(A) x – component of its acceleration is constant

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(B) The particle follows a curvilinear path
(C) At t = 0 its tangential acceleration is zero
(D) At t = 0, its centripetal acceleration is zero
 Nitin is running along a highway at a speed of ′ V1′ Satyaprakash is at a distance ‘a’ from the highway
and a distance ‘b’ from Nitin as shown in the figure. Satyaprakash runs at a speed ′ V2′ at an angle ′ θ‘
with the perpendicular the line joining the highway to his initial position. Satyaprakash and Nitin will meet
if:

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V2 cosθ a
(A) =
V1 + V2 sinθ b
V2 cosθ a
(B) =
− −−−− −
V1 + V2 sinθ √ b2 − a2

V2 cosθ a
(C) =
− −−−− −
V1 + V2 sinθ √ a2 + b2
− −−−− −
V2 cosθ √ b2 − a2
(D) =
V1 + V2 sinθ b
 The acceleration – displacement curve of the particle moving in straight line is shown in figure, find
the velocity of particle when displacement is . S = 10m. Initial velocity of the particle is 5 m/s

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−−−
(A) √135 m/s
−−−
(B) √145 m/s

(C) 12m/s

(D) None of these

A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest
path possible in 15 minutes. The velocity of river water in km/hr is.

(A) 1
15
(B) 3
(C) 4
−−
(D) √41

A particle is projected from a point P with a velocity v at an angle θ with horizontal. At a certain point
Q it moves at right angles to its initial direction. Then

(A) Velocity of particles at Q is v sin θ

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(B) Velocity of particle at Q is v cot θ
(C) Time of flight from P to Q is (v/g) cosec θ
(D) Time of flight from P to Q is (v/g) sec θ
 From the v – t graph given which statement is true.

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(A) Velocity remains constant

(B) Speed first decrease and then increase.
(C) Displacement at the end of interval 2t seconds is zero
(D) Displacement at the end of interval t seconds is zero

A lift of very broad floor is moving vertically upward with a constant retardation equal to ‘g’. At an
instant a stone is projected from a point on the floor of the lift at angle of elevation θ . Then the trajectory
of the stone is

18 (A) A parabola in the lift-frame.

(B) A straight line in the lift-frame.
(C) A parabola in the ground frame.
(D) A straight line in the ground frame.

A block is released from rest from a height of 45m. Which of the following statement( s) is/are true
(take g = 10m/s2 )

(A) It will hit the ground in 3 sec.

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(B) It will cover maximum distance in the last one second.
(C) It will hit the ground with speed of 30 m/s
(D) It will hit the ground with speed of 45 m/s

20 Which of the following figures is the graph of the vertical component of velocity of projectile motion
with time?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
 A particle’s position is given as x 2
= 2t – 3t + 6 then ( x is metres and t in sec)

(A) The initial speed of the particle is 4 m/s

21 (B) Acceleration of the particle is 4 m/s2
(C) The particle never comes to rest
(D) The particle comes to rest only once throughout its motion.

A man ‘X’ is standing inside a lift which is starting from rest moving up with an acceleration g/2. After
2 seconds ‘X’ drops a particle, this is observed by another man ‘Y’ standing on ground, then which of the
given statements is/are true.

3g
22 (A) Acceleration of the particle observed by X is downward
2

(B) Acceleration of the particle observed by Y is g downward

(C) According to X particle initial velocity is ‘0’
(D) According to Y particle initial velocity is ‘0’

A swimmer swims in a flowing river

⃗ 
vs,r = velocity of swimmer with respect to river water
⃗ 
vr,g = velocity of river water w.r.t ground
⃗ 
vs,g = velocity of swimmer w.r.t ground
The swimmer intends to reach exactly at the opposite point of the other bank of the river. It is possible
only when
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(A) Vr,g > VS,r

(B) Vr,g < VS,r

(C) Vs,g < VS,r

(D) None of these

¯¯¯¯¯¯
A point is observed to have velocity VA in a frame A. What is its velocity relative to frame B, whose
origin is at a position r̄ (t) with respect to frame A.

dr̄
(A) ¯¯¯¯¯¯
VA −
dt
24 (B) ¯¯¯¯¯¯
VA

dr̄
(C) ¯¯¯¯¯¯
VA +
dt
dr̄
(D)
dt
 ^ ^
From top of a tower of height H, a stone ‘A’ is thrown with velocity ū = ux i + uy j . Simultaneously
another stone ‘B’ is dropped from same point. The distance between A and B at any instant ‘t’ is
−
−−−
2H
(here x, y axes are along horizontal and vertical respectively, t < √ )
g

−−−−−−
2 2
H + t√ u x + u y

25 (A) H[
−−−−−−
]
2 2
H − t√ u x + u y

−−−−−−
(B) 2
(√ u x + u y )t
2

(C) H
−−−−−−
(D) 2
H + t√ u x + u y
2

A train is moving along a straight line with a constant acceleration a. A boy standing in the train
throws a ball forward with a speed of 10 m/s, at an angle 60° to the horizontal. The boy has to move a
26 distance of 1.15m inside the train to catch the ball when it comes back to the same height. The
acceleration of the train, in ms−2 , is (g = 10ms
−2
)

A particle starts moving in a circular path with an angular acceleration β = at , where

a = 2 × 10
−2
rad/s
3
. How soon after the beginning of rotation will the total acceleration vector of
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particle form an angle α = 60° with its velocity vector?[approximate answer to nearest integer]
 Two particles A and B are projected from the towers of height 10 m and 20 m respectively. Particle A
–
is projected with an initial speed of 10√2 m/s at an angle of 45° with horizontal, while particle B is
projected horizontally with speed 10 m/s. If they collide in air, and the distance between the towers is ‘d’,
d
then find the value of . (d is measured in SI units)
10

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Two particles are simultaneously projected in the same vertical plane from the same point with
velocities u and v at angles α and β with horizontal. If the time that elapses when their velocities are
29 uvsin(α − β)
parallel is k , where k is a constant. Find the value of k.
g|vcosβ − ucosα|

A particle is projected from the bottom of an inclined plane of inclination 30°. If angle of projection is
α
α (from the horizontal) to get the maximum range on the inclined plane. Find the value of . (α is
30 10

measured in degrees)

Comprehension
A point moves in the x-y plane according to the law x = asinωt and y = a– acosωt , where a is a
positive constant and t is the time.
-- * --
Question :
The magnitude of the velocity of the body at any instant of time t is
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(A) aωcosωt

(B) aω

(C) aωsinωt

(D) None of these

 Question :
The trajectory represents

− −−
(A) x = √ 2ay
− −−−−−−−−−−
y
32 (B) x = ±√ 2ay (1 − )
2a

(C) xαy
2

(D) None

Question :
The magnitude of acceleration of the body at any instant is

(A) aω
2

33 (B) aω

(C) aω /2
2

(D) aω/2

The trajectories of the motion of three particle are shown if Figure. Match the entries of column I with

entries of column II.

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COLUMN - I COLUMN - II

(A) Time of flight in least for (P) A

(B) Vertical velocity component is greast for (Q) B

(C) Horizontal component of the velocity is greatest for (R) C

(D) Launch speed is least for (S) No appropriate match given

35 In Column I graphs and in Column II relavant information is given . Match Column I with Column II

COLUMN - I COLUMN - II
(A)

(P) Motion with non-uniform acceleration

(B)

(Q) Motion of a body covering equal distances in

equal intervals of time

(C)

(R) Motion having a constant retardation

 (D)

(S) Uniformly accelerated motion.

A swimmer wants to cross a river to reach point B directly from A. The speed of the swimmer in still
water and that of river flow are same. The dotted line AN is normal to river flow direction. For swimmer
to reach point B, the angle that his velocity relative to river will make with line AN is given by
θ = m(15°) . Then the value of m is:

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 The acceleration time graph of a particle is shown in the figure. The velocity of the particle at t = 8s

if its initial velocity of the particle is 3ms −1

(in ms −1
)

37

ut
The time taken by a projectile to reach from A to B is t then the distance of AB is −
then k =
√k

_________

38

Two ships A and B originally at a distance 16 m from each other depart at the same time from a
straight coast line. Ship A moves along a straight line perpendicular to the shore. While ship B
39 continuously heads the ship A with the same speed v0 after a sufficiently long interval B will obviously
follow A maintaining certain distance. That distance is _________ (meters)
 Two particles A and B start moving simultaneously along the line joining them in the same direction
with acceleration of 1 m/s2 and 2 m/s2 and speeds 3 m/s and 1 m/s respectively. Initially A is 10 m
40
behind B. What is the minimum distance between them?

A body thrown along a frictionless inclined plane of angle of inclination 30° covers a distance of 40 m
along the plane before coming to instantaneous rest. If the body is projected with the same speed at
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angle of 30° with the ground, it will have a range of 20√−
−
n . then n(take g = 10ms
−2
)

From the top of a tower a ball is projected at an angle of 60° with horizontal, above horizontal. It
comes to the ground in 4sec. If the initial radius of curvature of its trajectory is equal to the height of the
−− –
42 tower, its speed of projection is found to be x(√19 − √3) m/s, where x is an integer. Find the value of
x. {take g = 10m/s
2
}

An ant starts from point 'O' moving 50m due east, then turns clockwise and covers 50m along 30°
south of east, then again turns clockwise by 30° and covers 50m and deviates clockwise by 30° each
43 time after it covers a distance of 50m until it returns to its original position. Total distance traveled by ant
to reach initial point 'O' is S. the only non zero digit in S is

A particle is projected with a velocity v0 ^ ^

i in a region where it is subjected to two accelerations k j and

^
−kv where k is a constant and v
^ is the direction of the instantaneous speed. (ignore gravity) The speed

44 of the particle when it had turned by 90° from the point of projection is v0 /N where N has a value of
________

Read and examine the following statments. Which of the following is/are correct/true?

(A) ax ≠ 0, ay = 0, az = 0 is necessarily a case of one dimensional motion

(B) vx ≠ 0, vy = 0, vz = 0 is necessarily a case of one dimensional motion
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(C) If vx ≠ 0, ax ≠ 0; vy ≠ 0, ay ≠ 0; vz = 0, az = 0 is necessarily a case of motion in one
plane
(D) If ax = ay = az = 0 is necessrily a case of one dimensional motion
 A particle starts moving rectilineraly at time t = 0 such that it velocity v changes with time t according
to the equation v = t
2
− t , where t is in seconds and v in m/sec. Find the interval for which the particle
retards.

46 (A) t < 1/2

(B) t > 1

(C) 1 < t < 1/2

(D) 1/2 < t < 1

V0
The velocity of a particle moving in a circle of radius ‘R’ is given as V¯ = ^θ
t(t − T )e . Where
2
T

V0 , T are positive constants and e^θ is a unit vector tangential to the circle at any instant. If
V0 T
= 5π, then
6R

3T
47 (A) Magnitude of displacement in Time t = is zero
2

(B) Magnitude of displacement in time t = T is 2R

3T
(C) Distance covered in Time t = is 10πR
2
3T
(D) Distance traversed in Time t = is zero
2

Comprehension
When a partcle is projected at some angle with the horizontal, the path of the particle is parabolic. In
the process the horizontal velocity remains constant but the magnitude of vertical velocity changes. At
any instant during flight the acceleration of the particle remains g is vertcally downward direction, during
flight at any point the path of particle can be consider as part of circle and radius of the circle is called
the radius of curvature of the path
Consider that a particle is projected with velocity u = 10m/s at an angle θ = 60° with the horizontal
and take value of g = 10m/s
2
Now answer the following questions
-- * --
Question :
The radius of curvature of path of particle at the instant when the velocity vector of the particle
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becomes perpendicular to initial velocity vector is

20
(A) –
m
3√3
10
(B) –
m
3√3
40
(C) –
m
3√3
80
(D) –
m
3√3
 Question :
The magnitude of acceleration of particle at the instant is

(A) 10m/s
2

–
49 (B) 5√3m/s
2

(C) 5m/s
2

–
(D) 10√3m/s
2

Question :
Tangential acceleration of particle at that instant is

(A) 10m/s
2

50 (B) 20m/s
2

(C) 5m/s
2

–
(D) 5√3m/s
2

Trajectory of particle in projectile motion is y 2

= (x– x /80) , x and y are in metre. Projectile range is
on horizontal plane.

COLUMN - I COLUMN - II

(A) Angle of projection with horizontal is (P) 0°

(B) Angle of velocity with horizontal at time 1 sec (Q) 45°

51 1
(R) tan
−1
( )
(C) Angle of velocity with horizontal at height 20 m from ground is 2

(D) Angle of displacement with horizontal when velocity is perpendicular to

(S) Not possible
displacement

The greatest height to which a man can thrown a stone is h. The greatest distance to which he can
52 throw will be nh find n_________

A body dropped from top of a tower, covers a distance 7h in last second of it’s motion, where h is
53 distance covered in first second, then total time of flight (in seconds) will be.

A train of length 100m travelling at 50 m/s overtakes another train of lenght 200m moving at 30 m/s
54 the time taken by the first train to overtake the second is 5n find n ________
 A body falling freely from a given height ‘H’ hits an inclined plane in its path at height ‘h’ As a result of
this impact, the body becmes horizontal. For what value of (H /h) will the body take maximum time to
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reach the ground?

A car starts moving from rest with an acceleration whose value linearly increases wtih time from zero
to 6m/s2 in 6sec after which it moves with constant velocity. Find the time taken by the car to travel first
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72 m from staring point

The position of a body w.r.t time is given by x 3

= 3t – 6t
2
+ 12t + 6 . At time t = 0 , its accleration
57 is −2n m/s . Find n
2

A body thrown up from the ground vertically pass the height of 10.2 m twice in an interval of 10sec. Its
58 time of journey during upwards motion is _____ sec (g = 10m/s )
2
(closest integer)

For a projectile projected at an angle θ the maximum height and horizontal range are equal then
59 tanθ

A car covers the first half of its distance between two places at a speed of 40 km/hr and the second
60 half at 60km/hr . The average speed of the car is 12n km/hr find n _________