DPP-2 Straight Line Motion

1. The instantaneous velocity of a particle moving along a straight line is given by

v = αt 2 where α is a positive constant. Average speed during the interval t = 0 to t = T is
αT2 αT2 αT2 αT2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 2 5 4
1. (a)

2. The displacement(x) of a particle moving in one dimension is related to the time t by the
equation t = √x + 3, where x is in m and t is in seconds. Displacement of the particle when its
velocity is zero is
(a) 5 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 4.5
2. (b)

3. A particle is moving on x – axis such that its position is changing with time as
x = 2t 3 − 15t 2 + 36t + 5 where x is in meters and t is in seconds. Find average speed of
particle during first 4 seconds.
(a) 9 m/s (b) 8.25 m/s (c) 7.75 m/s (d) 8.5 m/s
3. (d)

4. During a straight-line motion, acceleration is varying with velocity as a = −kv where k is some
positive constant. Graph between velocity and displacement would be
(a) Parabola (b) Hyperbola (c) Straight Line (d) Circle
4. (c)

5. Acceleration of a particle moving in straight line is varying with time as a = 2t − 5. Initial

velocity of particle is +6 m/s. Time instant when particle reverses its direction of motion is
(a) t = 2 (b) t = 3 (c) t = 2 & t = 3 (d) t = 3 & t = 4
5. (c)

6. The velocity of a particle is zero at t = 0 [P11-04-12-2C]

(a) The acceleration at t = 0 must be zero.
(b) The acceleration at t = 0 may be zero.
(c) If the acceleration is zero from t = 0 to t = 10s, the speed increases in this interval.
(d) None of these
6. (b)
7. An object having a velocity 4m/s is accelerated at the rate of 1.2 m/s 2 for 5 s. The distance
travelled during the period of acceleration is: [P11-04-13-2A]
(a) 35 m (b) 30m (c) 20 m (d) 15m
7. (a)
8. A driver takes 0.2s reaction time to apply brakes after he sees the need for it. If he is driving the
car at a speed of 54 km/hr, and the brakes cause uniform retardation of 6 m/s 2, the distance
travelled by the car after he sees the need to apply brakes is: [P11-04-13-3CA]
(a) 20m (b) 21.75m (c) 24.75m (d) None of these
8. (d)

9. A particle starts moving with acceleration 2m/s2. Distance travelled by it in 5th half second is
[P11-04-13-3A]
(a) 1.25m (b) 2.25m (c) 6.25m (d) 30.25m
9. (b)

10. The two ends of train moving with constant acceleration pass a certain point with velocities u
and 3u. The velocity with which the middle point of the train passes the same point is
[P11-04-13-3A]
3
(a) 2u (b) 2 u (c) √5u (d) √10u

10. (c)