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1. To a man running at a speed of 20 km/hr, the rain drops appear [AMU 1999]
to be falling at an angle of 30 o from the vertical. If the rain (a) 9.8 m (b) 4.9 m
drops are actually falling vertically downwards, their velocity (c) 2.45 m (d) 19.6 m
in km/hr. is [MNR 1994; UPSEAT 1999,2001]
10. If the range of any projectile is the distance equal to the height
(a) 10 3 (b) 10 from which a particle attains the velocity equal to the velocity
of projection, then the angle of projection will be
(c) 20 3 (d) 40
[UPSEAT 2000]
2. A body is moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration. It
o
covers distances of 10 m and 12 m in third and fourth seconds (a) 60 o (b) 75
respectively. Then the initial velocity in m/sec. is
[UPSEAT 1994,99] (c) 36 o (d) 30 o
(a) 2 (b) 3 11. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground with
(c) 4 (d) 5 velocity 15 m/s and rebounds from the ground with one-third
3. A stone is dropped from a certain height which can reach the of its striking velocity. The ratio of its greatest heights before
ground in 5 sec. If the stone is stopped after 3 seconds of its fall and after striking the ground is equal to
and then time taken by the stone to reach the ground for the [UPSEAT 2004]
remaining distance is [MNR 1985; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) 4 :1 (b) 9 :1
(a) 2 seconds (b) 3 seconds
(c) 4 seconds (d) None of these (c) 5 :1 (d) 3 :1
4. A man in a balloon, rising vertically with an acceleration of 4.9 12. A particle possess two velocities simultaneously at an angle of
m/sec2 releases a ball 2 seconds after the balloon is let go from 12
the ground. The greatest height above the ground reached by tan 1 to each other. Their resultant is 15 m / s . If
5
the ball is [MNR 1986; UPSEAT 2001]
one velocity is 13 m / s , then the other will be [UPSEAT
(a) 14.7 m (b) 19.6 m
2004]
(c) 9.8 m (d) 24.5 m
(a) 5 m/s (b) 4 m/s
5. A hockey stick pushes a ball at rest for 0.01 second with an
average force of 50 N. If the ball weighs 0.2 kg, then the (c) 12 m / s (d) 13 m / s
velocity of the ball just after being pushed is
13. Two masses are projected with equal velocity u at angle 30°
[UPSEAT 1998,2000]
and 60° respectively. If the ranges covered by the masses be
(a) 3.5 m/sec. (b) 2.5 m/sec. R1 and R 2 then [UPSEAT 2005]
(c) 1.5 m/sec. (d) 4.5 m/sec.
6. A man falls vertically under gravity with a box of mass ‘m’ on (a) R1  R 2 (b) R1  R 2
his head. Then the reaction force between his head and the box
is [MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2000,01] (c) R1  4 R 2 (d) R 2  R1
(a) mg (b) 2 mg 14. A ball projected at an angle  . Its range will be maximum at
(c) 0 (d) 1.5 mg an angle [DCE 2005]
7. A man of mass 80 kg. is travelling in a lift. The reaction 
between the floor of the lift and the man when the lift is (a) 0 (b)
ascending upwards at 4 m/sec2 is [UPSEAT 2004] 4
(a) 1464.8 N (b) 1784.8 N 
(c) 1959.8 N (d) 1104.8 N
(c) (d) 
2
8. A ball is dropped from a height h on a horizontal plane and the
coefficient of restitution for the impact is e, the velocity with 15. A train is running at 5 m / s and a man jumps out of it with a
which the ball rebounds from the floor is velocity 10 m / s in a direction making an angle of 60° with
[Roorkee 1994] the direction of the train. The velocity of the man relative to the
ground is equal to [UPSEAT 2004]
(a) eh (b) egh
(a) 12 . 24 m / s (b) 11 . 25 m / s
(c) e gh (d) e 2 gh
(c) 14 . 23 m / s (d) 13 . 23 m / s
9. A gun projects a ball at an angle of 45 o with the horizontal.
If the horizontal range is 39.2 m, then the ball will rise to
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1. (c) Velocity of rain relative to man Let time taken by the stone to reach the ground for the
= Actual velocity of rain – Velocity of man remaining distance 8g is t second.
1 2
20(Rev.) O 20(Act.)  8g  0  gt or t 2  16 ,  t  4 sec.
2
4. (a) Velocity after 2 seconds = (4.9)2 = 9.8 m/sec.
30°
Distance covered in 2 seconds
Actual 1 2 1
= ft  (4 .9 )(2)2  9 . 8 m
V(Rel.) 2 2
Resolving horizontally and vertically, Again after the release of ball, velocity of the ball
V = 9.8 m/sec.
V cos 30 o  u and V sin 30 o = 20 i.e.,  20 ,
2 v0
 V  40
Using v 2  u 2  2 gh , we get
3 2
 40 u  u  20 3 km / hr . 0  (9 . 8 )  2(9 . 8 )h
2
9 .8
2. (d) Let initial velocity is u m/sec. and acceleration is  h  4 . 9 metre.
2
f m / sec 2 .
Hence greatest height attained = 9.8 + 4.9 = 14.7 m.
1 5
So, u  f (2  3  1)  10 or u  f  10 5. (b) If v m/sec. is the velocity of the ball just after being pushed,
2 2
then 50 × 0.01 = 0.2 × v
.....(i)
[  Impulse = change of momentum]
1 7
and u f (2  4  1)  12 or u  f  12 v = 2.5 m/sec.
2 2
.....(ii) 6. (c) Let reaction be R. Since the man falls vertically under
gravity.  f  g
2
Subtracting (i) from (ii), we get 0  f  2 or
2 From mg  R  mf ,
2
f  2m / sec
we have mg  R  mg .  R  0 .
Substituting value of f in equation (i),
7. (d) When the lift is ascending, we have
5
u   2  10 or u  5  10 or u  5 m / sec . R  mg  ma  m (g  a)
2
= 80 (9 . 81  4 )  80 (13 . 81) = 1104.8 N.
3. (c) Let distance travelled in 5 sec. is h1 metre.
8. (d) Let u be the velocity with which the ball strikes the
1 25
 h1  0  g  5  5 or h1  g ground. Then, u 2  2 gh  u  2 gh .....(i)
2 2
Suppose the ball rebounds with velocity v, then
Let distance travelled in 3 seconds is h2 metre.
v  e (u  0 )  v  ue  v e 2 gh ,
1 9
So, h2  0  g  3  3 or h2  g [from (i)].
2 2
u 2 sin 2
So remaining distance h  h1  h2 or 9. (a) Horizontal range =  39 . 2
g
25 9
h g g u 2 sin 90 o
2 2   39 . 2
g
16
or h  g  8g .
2
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u2
  39 . 2
g

u 2 sin 2 
Greatest height attained =
2g
***
39 . 2 1
= sin 2 45 o = (19 . 6 )  9 . 8 m .
2 2
u 2 sin 2
10. (b) Range = ,
g
where  is the angle of projection.
 R 2  P 2  Q 2  2 PQ cos 
u2
Also, u 2  2 gh  h
2g 2 3 2 5
 15  13  x  2  13  x 
13
u2 u 2 sin 2
By the given condition, 
2g g  x 2  10 x  56  0
1  ( x  4 )(x  14 )  0
  sin 2 ,
2
 x  4 m/s
 2  30 o or 150 o    15 o or 75 o
Hence, the required angle of projection = 75°. 13. (b) We know that range of any projectile is given by
11. (b) Let the ball attains its greatest height before and after u 2 sin 2
striking the ground be h1 metre and h2 metre R
g
respectively. Since the final velocity (v) at the highest
point will be zero. u 2 sin 60  3 u2
Before striking the ground, v 2 2
 u  2 g h1
 R1  
g 2g
2 .....(i)
 0  (15 )  2 g h1
225 u 2 sin 120  3 u2
 h1 
2g
metres .....(i) and R 2 
g

2g
.....(ii)

After striking the ground (i.e. rebound) From (i) and (ii),
2
 15  R1  R 2
0    2 g h2
 3 
55 25 u 2 sin 2
 h2 
2g

2g
metres 14. (b) Range =
g
.....(ii)
Range will be maximum if sin 2 is maximum and
 From equation (i) and (ii), we get maximum of sin 2  1
225 25
h1 : h2    9 :1
2g 2g 
  .
12. (b) Let the particle possess other velocity = x m/sec. 4
 Angle between the two velocities is 15. (d) Let the velocity of the man, relative to the ground be v.
12 13 12
  tan 1 (given)  v  5 2  10 2  2  5  10  cos 60 
5

5 5 1
 cos    25  100  100 
2
13
 1
 cos 60   2 
 

 175  13 . 23 m / s .
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