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BHM CLASSES

Class 11 - Physics
kinematics

Maximum
Marks: 25 Time
Allowed: 1 hour
General Instructions:

1) The position of an object moving in a straight line can be specified with reference to

a) an arbitrary star

b) a conveniently chosen origin

c) a triangle

d) another straight line

2) In one dimensional motion, instantaneous speed v satisfies 0 ≤ v < v0.

a) The motion has no turning points.

b) The acceleration is always a non-negative number.

c) The displacement x in time T satisfies -voT < x < voT.

d) The displacement in time T must always take non-negative values.

3) Two parallel rail tracks run north-south. Train A moves north with a speed of 54 km/ hr, and train B
moves south with a speed of 90 km/ hr. What is the velocity of a monkey running on the roof of the
train A against its motion (with a velocity of 18 km/hr with respect to the train A) as observed by a
man standing on the ground in m/s ? Choose the positive direction of x-axis to be from south to north

a) 10.0

b) 3

c) 8

d) 11
4) A jet lands on an aircraft carrier at 63 m/s. What is its acceleration in m/s2 if it stops in 2.0 s?

a) -35

b) 34

c) -31.5

d) -33

5) The displacement of a particle is given by x = (t - 2)2 where x is in metres and t in seconds. The
distance covered by the particle in first 4 seconds is

a) 12 m

b) 4 m

c) 16 m

d) 8 m

6) A body moving with uniform acceleration has a velocity of 12.0 cm/s in the positive x-direction when
its x coordinate is 3.00 cm. If its x coordinate 2.00 seconds later is -5.00 cm, what is the magnitude
of its acceleration in cm/s2 ?

a) -14.0

b) -12.0

c) -16.0

d) -18.0

7) In Kinematics we study ways to

a) find jerk without going into the causes of motion.

b) find acceleration without going into the causes of motion.

c) find velocity without going into the causes of motion.

d) describe motion without going into the causes of motion.

8) Instantaneous velocity or simply velocity v at an instant t equals

a) lim Δx

Δt
t→0

b) lim
Δx

Δt
t→∞

c) lim Δx

2Δt
t→0

d) lim Δx

Δt
t→1

9) Path length is a________________.

a) tensor

b) derived unit

c) scalar

d) vector

10) A jet lands on an aircraft carrier at 30 m/s. What is its acceleration if it stops in 2.0 s?

a) 20 ms−2

b) -20 ms−2

c) -15 ms−2

d) -10 ms−2

11) While determining velocity from the position-time graph, velocity at any time is the slope of the
 _______ to the point on the graph at that instant.

a) perpendicular

b) tangent

c) line from origin

d) Unit vector 
12) A graph of x versus t is shown in Fig. Choose the correct alternatives from below.

a) The particle was released from rest at t = 0.

b) The speed at D exceeds that at E.

c) Average velocity for the motion between A and D is positive.

d) At C, the velocity and the acceleration vanish.

13) A truck has a velocity of 3 m/s at time t = 0. It accelerates at 3 m/s2 on seeing police. What is its
velocity in m/s at a time of 2 sec?

a) 7

b) 9

c) 12

d) 8

14) A ball starts from rest and accelerates at 0.500 m/s2 while moving down an inclined plane 9.00 m
long. When it reaches the bottom, the ball rolls up another plane, where, after moving 15.0 m, it
comes to rest. What is the speed of the ball in m/s at the bottom of the first plane?

a) 3.0 m/s

b) 1.00 m/s

c) 2.00 m/s

d) 4.00 m/s
15) A ball starts from rest and accelerates at 0.500 m/s2 while moving down an inclined plane 9.00 m
long. When it reaches the bottom, the ball rolls up another plane, where, after moving 15.0 m, it
comes to rest. What is the acceleration in m/s2 along the second plane?

a) -0.345

b) -0.330

c) -0.3

d) -0.321

16) A drag racer starts her car from rest and accelerates at 10.0 m/s2 for the entire distance of 400 m .
What is the speed of the race car in m/s at the end of the run?

a) 89.4

b) 87.2

c) 86.0

d) 90.3

17) A truck on a straight road starts from rest, accelerating at 2.00 m/s2 until it reaches a speed of 20.0
m/s. Then the truck travels for 20.0 s at a constant speed until the brakes are applied, stopping the
truck in a uniform manner in an additional 5.00 s. What is the average velocity in m/s of the truck for
the motion described?

a) 15.7

b) 16.2

c) 154

d) 17.5
18) A jet lands on an aircraft carrier at 60 m/s. It stops in 2.0 s. What is the displacement of the plane
when it stops?

a) 60.0

b) 50

c) 45

d) 35

19) A stone thrown from the top of a building is given an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s straight upward.
Determine the time in seconds at which the stone returns to the height from which it was thrown. g =
9.8 m/sec2.

a) 4.08

b) 3.45

c) 4.44

d) 5.32

20) A golf ball is released from rest from the top of a very tall building. Calculate the position in m of the
ball after 2.00 seconds.

a) 32.1

b) 19.6

c) 22.2

d) 20.9

21) If the position- time graph is a straight line then

a) the velocity is increasing.

b) the velocity is decreasing.

c) the velocity is zero.

d) the velocity is constant.

22) Displacement is a

a) tensor

b) scalar

c) Hector

d) Vector

23) A stone thrown from the top of a building is given an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s straight upward. The
height of the building is 50.0 m. Determine the velocity in m/sec when the stone hits the ground. (g
=9.8 m/sec2 )

a) -27.4

b) -33.8

c) -39.7

d) -37.1

24) A car traveling at a constant speed of 45.0 m/s passes a trooper hidden behind a billboard. One
second after the speeding car passes the billboard; the trooper sets out from the billboard to catch it,
accelerating at a constant rate of 3 m/s2. How long does it take her to overtake the car?

a) 34.0 s

b) 36.0 s

c) 33.0 s

d) 31.0 s

25) For the one-dimensional motion, described by x = t–sin t

a) x (t) > 0 for all t > 0

b) v (t) lies between 0 and 2.

c) a (t) > 0 for all t > 0

d) v (t) > 0 for all t > 0