Byju’s Practice Workshop

Topics covered:
 Motion in One Dimension
 Vectors

1. Two balls of different masses 𝑚a and 𝑚b are dropped from two different heights a and b.
The ratio of time taken by the two to drop through these distances is
a. a ∶ b b. b ∶ a
c. √a ∶ √b d. a2 : b2

2. The position vectors of points A, B, C and D are 𝐴 = 3î + 4ĵ + 5k̂, 𝐵 = 4î + 5ĵ + 6k̂, 𝐶 =
7î + 9ĵ + 3k̂ and 𝐷 = 4î + 6ĵ. Then, the displacement vectors AB and CD are
a. perpendicular b. parallel
c. antiparallel d. inclined at an angle of 600

3. 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, when 𝑡 is equal to
2𝑎 𝑎
a. b. 𝑏
3𝑏
𝑎
c. d. zero
3𝑏

4. 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
𝑣 + 𝑣 +𝑣 3𝑣1 𝑣2 𝑣3
a. 1 32 3 b.
𝑣1 𝑣2 +𝑣2 𝑣3 +𝑣3 𝑣1
𝑣1 𝑣2 +𝑣2 𝑣3 +𝑣3 𝑣1 𝑣1 𝑣2 𝑣3
c. d.
3 3

5. Between the two stations, a train uniformly accelerates from rest at first, then moves with
constant velocity and finally decelerates uniformly to come to rest. If the ratio of the time
taken is 1:8:1 and the maximum speed attained is 60 𝑘𝑚/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

6. A particle is moving along x-axis whose instantaneous speed is 𝑣 2 = 108 − 9𝑥 2 . The

acceleration of particle is
a. −9𝑥 𝑚/𝑠 2 b. −18𝑥 𝑚/𝑠 2
−9𝑥 d. None of these
c. 𝑚/𝑠 2
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For Q.7 – Q.8, please refer to the following paragraph

The motion of a particle is defined by the position vector r⃗ = 𝐴(cos t + t sin t) î +

𝐴(sin t − t cos t) ĵ, where t is expressed in seconds.

7. The position vector and acceleration vector are perpendicular

a. at t = 1 𝑠 b. at t = 0
c. at t = √2 𝑠 d. at t = 1.5 𝑠

8. The position vector and acceleration vector are parallel

a. at t = 1 𝑠 b. at t = 0
c. at t = √2 𝑠 d. at t = 1.5 𝑠

9. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h. It takes time 𝑇 to reach the ground.
𝑇
What is the position of the ball (from ground) after time ?
3
ℎ 7ℎ
a. b.
9 9
8ℎ 17ℎ
c. d.
9 18

10. A taxi leaves the station X for station Y every 10 minutes. Simultaneously, a taxi leaves
the station Y also for station X every 10 minutes. The taxis move at the same constant
speed and go from X to Y or vice-versa in 2 hours. How many taxis coming from either
side will each taxi meet en route from Y to X?
a. 24 b. 23
c. 12 d. 11

11. When the speed of a car is 𝑢, the minimum distance over which it can be stopped is 𝑠. If
the speed becomes 𝑛𝑢, what will be the minimum distance over which it can be stopped
during same time? Assume the acceleration is constant and same in both cases.
𝑠 b. 𝑛
a.
𝑛
𝑠
c. d. 𝑛2 𝑠
𝑛2

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

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

14. An object is dropped from rest from a large height. Assume 𝑔 to be constant throughout
the motion. The time taken by it to fall through successive distances of 1 𝑚 each will be
2
a. same, which is √ seconds
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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

15. A ball at rest is dropped into a well. The water is at a depth ℎ from the surface. If the speed
of sound is 𝑐, then the time after which the splash is heard will be
2 1 2 1
a. ℎ [√𝑔ℎ + 𝑐 ] b. ℎ [√𝑔ℎ − 𝑐 ]
2 1 2 1
c. ℎ [ + ] d. ℎ [ − ]
𝑔 𝑐 𝑔 𝑐

16. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the top of a tower. Velocity at depth ℎ from the
point of projection is twice of the velocity at height ℎ above the point of projection. Find
the maximum height reached by the ball.
a. 2ℎ b. 3ℎ
5 4
c. ( ) ℎ d. ( ) ℎ
3 3

17. A body is projected upwards with a velocity 𝑢. It passes through a certain point above the
ground after time 𝑡1 . The time after which the body passes through the same point during
the return journey is
𝑢 𝑢
a. (𝑔 − 𝑡12 ) b. 2(𝑔 − 𝑡1 )
𝑢2 𝑢2
c. 3 ( 𝑔 − 𝑡1 ) d. 3 (𝑔2 − 𝑡1 )

18. Drops of water fall at regular intervals from the roof of a building of height 𝐻 = 16 𝑚.
The first drop strikes the ground at the same moment when the fifth drop detaches itself
from the roof. The distances between the different drops in air as the first drop reaches
the ground are
a. 1 𝑚, 4 𝑚, 7 𝑚, 10 𝑚 b. 1 𝑚, 3 𝑚, 5 𝑚, 7 𝑚
c. 1 𝑚, 4 𝑚, 9 𝑚, 16 𝑚 d. None of the above

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19. A particle moves according to the equation 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 + 3𝑡 + 4 . The average velocity in the
first 5 𝑠 is
a. 8 𝑚𝑠 −1 b. 7.6 𝑚𝑠 −1
c. 6.4 𝑚𝑠 −1 d. 5.8 𝑚𝑠 −1

20. A particle moves from A to B along the semicircular curve as shown in the figure. The
ratio of distance covered by particle to its displacement is

𝜋 2
a. b.
2 𝜋
𝜋
c. d. 1 ∶ 1
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21. A particle moves half the time of its journey with velocity 𝑢. The rest of the half time it
moves with two velocities 𝑉1and 𝑉2 such that half the distance it covers with 𝑉1and the
other half with 𝑉2. Find the net average velocity. Assume straight line motion.
𝑢(𝑉1 +𝑉2 )+2𝑉1 𝑉2 2𝑢(𝑉1 +𝑉2 )
a. b.
2(𝑉1 +𝑉2 ) 2𝑢+𝑉1 +𝑉2

𝑢(𝑉1 +𝑉2 ) 2𝑉1 𝑉2

c. d.
2𝑉1 𝑢+𝑉1 +𝑉2

22. A boy throws a ball to his friend 20 𝑚 away. The ball reaches to the friend in 4 𝑠. The
friend then throws the ball back to boy and it reaches the boy in 5 𝑠. Assume the ball
travels with constant velocity during any throw.
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a. The average velocity is 9 𝑚𝑠 −1 .
b. The average acceleration is zero.
c. The average velocity is zero but average acceleration is non-zero.
d. Average acceleration of the motion cannot be defined.

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23. The figure shows the 𝑣 − 𝑡 graph of a particle moving in straight line. Find the time when
particle returns to the starting point.

24. Find the acceleration of movable pulley P and block B if acceleration of block A =
1 𝑚/𝑠 2 downwards.

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ANSWER KEY

Question
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Number
Correct
(c) (c) (c) (b) (c) (a) (a) (b) (c)
Answer

Question
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Number
Correct
(b) (d) (d) (b) (c) (a) (c) (b) (b)
Answer

Question
19 20 21 22 23 24
Number
Correct 𝑎𝑝 = 1
(a) (a) (a) (c) 36
Answer 𝑎𝑏 = 2

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