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Physics Chapter 4 Motion in a

Plane with Answers
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Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1.
Three vectors A, B and C satisfy the relation A.B = 0 and A.C = 0.
The vector A is parallel to
(a) B
(b) C
(c) B × c
(d) B.C

Answer
Answer: (c) B × c

Question 2.
What is the minimum number of unequal forces whose resultant will
be zero?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Answer
Answer: (c) 3

Question 3.
A body travelling in a circular path at uniform speed has :
(a) constant velocity
(b) tangential acceleration
(c) inward acceleration
(d) outward acceleration

Answer
Answer: (c) inward acceleration

Question 4.
When a disc containing mercury and water is rotated rapidly about a
vertical axis, then the outermost place in the disc will be taken by:
(a) water
(b) mercury
(c) sometimes water and sometimes mercury
(d) none of these.

Answer
Answer: (b) mercury

Question 5.
The resultant of two forces P and Q is R. If one of the forces is
reversed in direction, then the resultant becomes S. Then for the
identity R² + S² = 2(P² + Q²) to hold good
(a) The forces are collinear
(b) The forces act as right angles to each other
(c) The forces are inclined at 45° to each other
(d) The forces can have any angle of inclination between them

Answer
Answer: (d) The forces can have any angle of inclination between
them

Question 6.
A bus is moving on a straight road towards north with a uniform
speed of 50 kmh-1 when it turns left through 90°. If the speed remains
unchanged after turning, the increase in the velocity of the bus in the
turning process is :
(a) zero
(b) 50 kmh-1
(c) 70.7 kmh-1 along south-west direction
(d) 70.7 lcmh-1 along north-west direction
Answer
Answer: (c) 70.7 kmh-1 along south-west direction

Question 7.
Two bullets are fired simultaneously horizontally and with different
speeds from the same place. Which bullet will hit the ground first?
(a) The slower one
(b) The faster one
(c) Both will reach simultaneously
(d) Depends on the masses

Answer
Answer: (c) Both will reach simultaneously
Question 8.
A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude, which is
always perpendicular to the velocity of the particle. The motion of the
particle takes place in a plane. It follows that:
(a) its velocity is constant
(b) its acceleration is constant
(c) its kinetic energy is constant
(d) it moves in a circular path

Answer
Answer: (c) and (d).

Question 9.
The muzzle speed of a certain rifle is 330 ms-1. At the end of one
second, a bullet fired straight up into the air will travel a distance of:
(a) 330 m
(b) (330 – 4.9) m
(c) (330 – 9.8) m
(d) (330 + 4.9) m
Answer
Answer: (b) (330 – 4.9) m

Question 10.
If a body A of mass M is thrown with velocity v at angle of 30° to the
horizontal and another body B of the same mass is thrown with the
same speed at an angle of 60° to the horizontal, the ratio of the
horizontal ranges of A and B will be
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 1 : 1
(c) √3 : 1
(c) 1 : √3

Answer
Answer: (b) 1 : 1
Question 11.
One body is dropped while a second body is thrown downwards with
an initial velocity of 1 ms-1 simultaneously. The separation between
these is 18 m after a time
(a) 4.5 s
(b) 9 s
(c) 18 s
(d) 36 s
Answer
Answer: (c) 18 s

Question 12.
A boat which has the speed of 5 kmh-1 still water crosses a river of
width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The
velocity of the river water is
(a) 3 kmh-1
(b) 4 kmh-1
(c) 41−−√ kmh-1
(d) 1 kmh-1
Answer
Answer: (a) 3 kmh-1

Question 13.
Which of the following vectors is perpendicular to i^ Pcos 9 +
(a) i^ Pcos θ + j^ Qsin θ
(b) i^ Qcos θ – j^ Psin θ
(c) i^ Psin θ + j^ Qcos θ
(d) i^ Qsin θ – j^Pcos θ
Answer
Answer: (d) i^ Qsin θ – j^Pcos θ

Question 14.
Which of the following operations between the two vectors can yield
a vector perpendicular to either of them
(a) addition
(b) subtraction
(c) multiplication
(d) division

Answer
Answer: (c) multiplication

Question 15.
Which of the following is the essential characteristic of a projectile?
(a) Zero velocity at the highest point
(b) Initial velocity inclined to the horizontal
(c) Constant acceleration perpendicular to the velocity
(d) None of these

Answer
Answer: (d) None of these

Question 16.
A projectile is projected with a linear momentum p making angle θ
with the horizontal. The change in momentum of the projectile on
return to the ground will be
(a) 2p
(b) 2p sin θ
(c) 2p tan θ
(d) 2p cos θ

Answer
Answer: (b) 2p sin θ

Question 17.
A ball is projected from the top of a tower at an angle of 60° with the
vertical. What happens to the vertical component of its velocity?
(a) increases continuously
(b) decreases continuously
(c) remains unchanged
(d) first decreases and then increases

Answer
Answer: (d) first decreases and then increases

Question 18.
A wheel is subjected to uniform angular acceleration about its axis.
Initially its angular velocity is zero. In the first two seconds, it rotates
through angle θ1. In the next two seconds, it rotates through angle θ2.
What is the ratio θ2θ1
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer
Answer: (c) 3
Question 19.
Which of the following remains constant for a projectile fired from the
Earth?
(a) kinetic energy
(b) momentum
(c) horizontal component of velocity
(d) vertical component of velocity

Answer
Answer: (c) horizontal component of velocity

Question 20.
Which of the following is the largest, when the height attained by the
projectile is the greatest?
(a) range
(b) time of flight (T)
(c) angle of projectile with
(d) none of these the vertical

Answer
Answer: (b) time of flight (T)

Question 21.
The angle between P^ and Q^ is θ. What is |P^×Q^|?
(a) sin θ
(b) PQ sin θ
(c) PQ
(d) PQ cos θ
Answer
Answer: (a) sin θ
Question 22.
There are N coplanar vectors each of magnitude V. Each vector is
inclined to the preceeding vector at angle2πN. What is the
magnitude of their resultant?
(a) NV
(b) V
(c) VN
(d) Zero
Answer
Answer: (d) Zero

Question 23.
Out of the following which is not a scalar quantity?
(a) Time
(b) Volume
(c) Density
(d) Momentum

Answer
Answer: (d) Momentum

Question 24.
A particle is moving eastward with a velocity of 5 ms-1. In 10 seconds,
the velocity changes to 5 ms-1 northward. The average acceleration in
this time is
(a) zero
(b) 1√2 ms-2 towards north
(c) 1√2 ms-2 towards north-east
(d) 1√2 ms-2 towards north-west
Answer
Answer: (d) 1√2 ms-2 towards north-west
Question 25.
The following forces are acting on a particle
(i) (2i^ + 3j^ – 2k^) N
(ii) (3i^ + j^ – 3k^)N
(iii) (-5i^ – 2j^ + k^)N
the particle will move in
(a) x-y plane
(b) x-z plane
(c) y-z plane
(d) aong x-axis
Answer
Answer: (c) y-z plane

Fill in the blanks

Question 1
……………. is the maximum number of rectangular components into
which a vector can be split in its own plane.

Answer
Answer: Two.

Question 2.
If A⃗
 .B⃗  = AB, then …………….. is the angle between A⃗  and B⃗ .
Answer
Answer: zero.

Question 3.
If A⃗
 ×B⃗  = AB, then …………….. is the angle between A⃗  and B⃗ .
Answer
Answer: π2

Question 4.
When a ball is projected upwards, then its acceleration at the highest
point is equal to …………….. and is directed ……………..

Answer
Answer: acceleration due to gravity, downward.

Question 5.
The horizontal range of the projectile is maximum when the angle of
projection is ……………..

Answer
Answer: 45°.

Question 6.
…………….. should be the angle of projection so that the horizontal
range is equal to the maximum height.

Answer
Answer: tan-14.

Question 7.
A particle covers equal distances around a circular path in equal
intervals of time. It has uniform non zero rate of change of
……………..

Answer
Answer: angular displacement.

Question 8.
…………….. is the angle between instantaneous velocity and
acceleration for a particle moving along a circular path with uniform
speed.

Answer
Answer: π2

Question 9.
Linear velocity, momentum and centripetal acceleration have their
magnitude unchanged during circular motion but their ……………..
changes from point to point.

Answer
Answer: direction.

Question 10.
Time of ascent and time of descent are always …………….. for a
projectile fixed at some angle with the horizontal.

Answer
Answer: equal.
True/False Type Questions
Question 1.
The radial component of acceleration of a particle in circular motion is
given by v2r (in magnitude) even when the speed v is not constant.
Answer
Answer: True

Question 2.
The unit vectors i^ and j^ along X and Y axis change with time.
Answer
Answer: False

Question 3.
If A.B = A.C then B = C.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 4.
Area is a scalar quantity.

Answer
Answer: False
Question 5.
Moment of inertia of body about an axis is a vector quantity.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 6.
The resultant of two coplanar vectors is also a coplanar vector.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 7.
A null vector has not direction.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 8.
The resultant of two vectors obtained by using triangle law and
parallelogram law of vector addition will be different.

Answer
Answer: False
Question 9.
The horizontal component of velocity changes with time.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 10.
The vertical component of velocity changes with time.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 11.
The range depends only on the angle of elevation.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 12.
The time of flight depends only on initial velocity.

Answer
Answer: True
Question 13.
The time of flight depends only on the vertical component of initial
velocity.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 14.
Linear velocity is uniform when angular velocity is uniform.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 15.
Magnitude of acceleration is constant.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 16.
Acceleration is directed along the tangent to the circular path.

Answer
Answer: False
Question 17.
Linear velocity always acts tangentially.

Answer
Answer: True

In a projectile motion, the velocity vector of the projectile is:

Question 18.
always perpendicular to the acceleration.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 19.
never perpendicular to the acceleration.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 20.
perpendicular to the acceleration only once during its flight.

Answer
Answer: True
Question 21.
perpendicular to the acceleration two times during its flight.

Answer
Answer: False

A ball is rolled off aong the edge of a horizontal table with velocity 4
ms-1. It hits the ground after time 0.4 s.
Question 22.
The height of the table is 0.8 m.
Answer
Answer: False

Question 23.
It hits the ground at angle of 60° with the vertical.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 24.
It hits the ground with a vertical velocity 4 ms-1.
Answer
Answer: False
Question 25.
It covers a horizontal distance 1.6 m from the table.

Answer
Answer: False.

Question 26.
A particle covers equal distances around a circular path in equal
intervals of time. It has uniform non-zero rate of change of angular
displacement.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 27.
The speed of the particle in part (a) remains constant with time.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 28.
A particle describing circular path of radius 10 m every 2s has
average angular speed during 4s equal to π rad s-1.
Answer
Answer: True
Question 29.
Velocity determines the nature of the path followed by a particle.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 30.
Time of flight is the largest when the height attained by the projectile
is the greatest.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 31.
Horizontal component of velocity of a projectile fired from the earth
always remains constant.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 32.
Maximum height attained by the projectile is not affected by the mass
of the projectile.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 33.
For maximum horizontal range R, the maximum height attained by
the projectile is R4
Answer
Answer: True

For three forces to produce zero resultant.

Question 34.
They should be in the same plane.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 35.
They should act along the sides of a parallelogram.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 36.
The resultant of any two forces should be equal and opposite to the
third force.
Answer
Answer: True

Question 37.
It should be possible to represent them by the three sides of a
triangle taken in the same order.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 38.
The components of a vector may be less than its magnitude.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 39.
The components of a vector may be equal to its magnitude.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 40.
The unit vector has unit magnitude and acts in the direction of given
vector.
Answer
Answer: True

Question 41.
Null vector acts in arbitrary.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 42.
If |A×B| = AB, then angle between A and B is zero.

Answer
Answer: False

Question 43.
For two vectors to be parallel to each other; the cross product is
always zero.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 44.
For two vectors to be perpendicular to each other, the dot product is
always zero.
Answer
Answer: True

Question 45.
The resultant of two vectors of same magnitude always bisects the
angle between them.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 46.
The maximum number of rectangular components of a given vector
into which it can be split in own plane is two.

Answer
Answer: True

Question 47.
The maximum number of rectangular components of a given vector
into which it can be split in space is three.

Answer
Answer: True
Question 48.
If A⃗
 .B⃗  = AB, then angle between A⃗  and B⃗  is π2.
Answer
Answer: False

Match Type Questions

Column I Column II

(a) Angular momentum (i) horizontal

(ii) is perpendicular to the acceleration only o

(b) Kinetic energy
its flight

(c) The resultant of a number of coplanar forces acting

(iii) vector quantity
at a point is

(d) The direction of motion of a projectile at the highest

(iv) Scalar quantity
point of its trajectory is

(e) The velocity vector of the projectile in a projectile

(v) the single force that produces the same eff
motion is

(f) An object is dropped through the window of a fast (vi) to a man standing near its track, the path
running train, then must be a parabola

(g) When milk is churned, cream separate out because

(vii) A²
of

(h) A.A = (viii) 3

(i) Minimum number of unequal forces having zero

(ix) centrifugal force
resultant is

(j) Acceleration of a body moving with constant speed

(x) rω²
in a circle is
Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Angular momentum (iii) vector quantity

(b) Kinetic energy (iv) Scalar quantity

(c) The resultant of a number of coplanar forces acting

(v) the single force that produces the same eff
at a point is

(d) The direction of motion of a projectile at the highest

(i) horizontal
point of its trajectory is

(e) The velocity vector of the projectile in a projectile (ii) is perpendicular to the acceleration only o
motion is its flight

(f) An object is dropped through the window of a fast (vi) to a man standing near its track, the path
running train, then must be a parabola

(g) When milk is churned, cream separate out because

(ix) centrifugal force
of

(h) A.A = (vii) A²

(i) Minimum number of unequal forces having zero

(viii) 3
resultant is

(j) Acceleration of a body moving with constant speed

(x) rω²
in a circle is

Column I Column II

(a) Dot product of two vectors is zero (i) parallel vectors

(b) The cross product of two vectors is zero (ii) perpendicular vectors

(c) Null vector (iii) magnitude one

(d) unit vector (iv) arbitrary direction

Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Dot product of two vectors is zero (ii) perpendicular vectors

(b) The cross product of two vectors is zero (i) parallel vectors
(c) Null vector (iv) arbitrary direction

(d) unit vector (iii) magnitude one

Column I Column II

(a) Scalar (i) both magnitude and direction

(b) Vectors (ii) magnitude only

(c) Negative vectors (iii) having common initial point

(iv) have equal magnitude but act in the oppo

(d) Co-initial vectors
directions
Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Scalar (ii) magnitude only

(b) Vectors (i) both magnitude and direction

(iv) have equal magnitude but act in the oppo

(c) Negative vectors
directions

(d) Co-initial vectors (iii) having common initial point

Column I Column II

(a) Resultant of two vectors is maximum (i) scalar quantity

(b) Resultant of two vectors is minimum (ii) vector quantity

(c) Cross product (iii) 180°

(d) Dot product (iv) 0°
Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Resultant of two vectors is maximum (iv) 0°

(b) Resultant of two vectors is minimum (iii) 180°

(c) Cross product (ii) vector quantity

(d) Dot product (i) scalar quantity

Column I Column II

(a) Division of two vectors (i) zero

(b) Equal magnitude and same direction (ii) algebriacally

(c) Angle between two equal vectors (iii) not allowed

(d) Vectors cannot be added or subtracted (iv) equal vectors

Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Division of two vectors (iii) not allowed

(b) Equal magnitude and same direction (iv) equal vectors

(c) Angle between two equal vectors (i) zero

(d) Vectors cannot be added or subtracted (ii) algebriacally

Column I Column II

(a) Vertical component of velocity is zero (i) tangential to the circular path

(b) Angle of projection for maximum horizontal range (ii) along the radius of circle and towards its c

(c) Linear velocity (iii) at the highest point of trajectory

(d) Centripetal acceleration (iv) 45°

Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Vertical component of velocity is zero (iii) at the highest point of trajectory

(b) Angle of projection for maximum horizontal range (iv) 45°

(c) Linear velocity (i) tangential to the circular path

(d) Centripetal acceleration (ii) along the radius of circle and towards its c

Column I Column II

(a) A device used to separate light particles in suspen-

(i) 0°
sion from the more dense liquid

(b) Angle of projection for a projectile thrown parallel

(ii) 0
to the horizontal

(c) Horizontal component of acceleration of a body

(ii) g
thrown horizontally with uniform speed

(d) Vertical component of acceleration of a body

(iv) centrifuge
thrown horizontally with uniform speed
Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) A device used to separate light particles in suspen- (iv) centrifuge

sion from the more dense liquid

(b) Angle of projection for a projectile thrown parallel

(i) 0°
to the horizontal

(c) Horizontal component of acceleration of a body

(ii) 0
thrown horizontally with uniform speed

(d) Vertical component of acceleration of a body

(ii) g
thrown horizontally with uniform speed

Column I Column II

(a) Three vectors having zero resultant must be (i) bisects the angle between them

(b) Resultant of two equal vectors acting perpendicular

(ii) co-planer
to each other

(c) A×B acts in a direction (iii) perpendicular to the plane of A and B

Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) Three vectors having zero resultant must be (ii) co-planer

(b) Resultant of two equal vectors acting perpendicular

(i) bisects the angle between them
to each other

(c) A×B acts in a direction (iii) perpendicular to the plane of A and B

Column I Column II

(a) In circular motion the centripetal accelearion (i) inward radial acceleration
(b) In uniform circular motion, the velocity vector of
(ii) remains constant in magnitude only
the particle

(c) Cream separation out of milk on churning takes

(iii) centrifugal force
place due to

(d) A body travelling in a circular path at uniform speed

(iv) changes in direction
has
Answer
Answer:

Column I Column II

(a) In circular motion the centripetal accelearion (ii) remains constant in magnitude only

(b) In uniform circular motion, the velocity vector of

(iv) changes in direction
the particle

(c) Cream separation out of milk on churning takes

(iii) centrifugal force
place due to

(d) A body travelling in a circular path at uniform speed

(i) inward radial acceleration
has

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