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MECHANICS
UNIT II

1. A body of mass 200 kg is found to move with a velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 100 N
acts on it for 90 seconds. Determine the velocity of the body when the force acts in the direction of
motion.
A) 50 m/s B) - 20 m/s C) 20 m/s D) -70 m/s

2. A wagon weighing 500 kN starts from rest, runs 30 m down a 1% grade and strikes a
bumper post. The rolling resistance of the track is 5N / kN , find the velocity with which the
wagon strikes the post
A) 1.716 m/s B) 2.716 m/s C) 3.716 m/s D) 4.716 m/s

3. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)

where t is in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s Expression for velocity v is
A) v = 4t2 + 5 (m/s) C) v = t2- t - 10 (m/s)
B) v = t2+2t + 5 (m/s) D) none of the above.

4. A wagon weighing 500 kN starts from rest, runs 30 m down a 1% grade and strikes a
bumper post. The rolling resistance of the track is 5N / kN . The bumper spring compresses 1
mm for every 5 kN determine the total compression.
A) 25 mm B) 50mm C) 75mm D) 100mm

5. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)

where t is in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s, particle's velocity when t=1s is

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A) 0 B) -10 C) 15 D) none of the above.

6. A body travels from A to B in 10 seconds with a speed of 50 km/h and returns with a
speed of 100 km/h in 5 s. Find the average speed.
A) 18.5 m/s B) 16.5 m/s C) 15.5 m/s D) none of the above

7. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. A man on the
south bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in still water, wants to
swim across the river in the shortest time. How much will be the angle between the man and the
river bank?
A) 65.43 B) 60.43 C) 63.43 D) 61.43
8. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 m/s. A man on the south bank of the
river, capable of swimming at 10 m/s in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest
time. He should swim in a direction
A) due north
B) 30˚ east of north
C) 30˚ north of west
D) 60˚ east of north.

9. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. A man on the south
bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in still water, wants to swim across
the river in the shortest time. How much will be his speed with respect to ground?
A) 15.18 m/min B) 13.18 m/min C) 12.18 m/min D) 11.18 m/min

10. A track is proceeding up along 3% grade at constant speed of 60km/h. If the driver does
not change gears what will be the acceleration as track starts moving on a level stion of the road.
A) 0.394 m/s2 B) 0.294 m/s2 C) 0.295 m/s2 D) 0.391 m/s2

11. A track is proceeding up along 4% grade at constant speed of 72km/h. If the driver does
not change gears what will be the acceleration as track starts moving on a level stion of the road.
A) 0.3924 m/s2 B) 0.3 m/s2 C) 0.295 m/s2 D) 0.391 m/s2

12. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. A man on the
south bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in still water, wants to
swim across the river in the shortest time. How much will be the shortest time required by him to
cross the river of 500m width?
A) 60 min B) 50 min C) 52 min D) 55 min

13. A body of mass `m`is projected up a 250 inclined plane with an initial velocity of
15m/s.If the coefficient of friction µk = 0.25. Determine how far the body will move up the plane
A) 15 m B) 17.66 m C) 1.766 m D) 20 m
14. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)
where t is in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s, particle's position when t =1s is

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15. 10 m B) 5.167 m C) -5.167 m D) none of the

above.A river 400 m wide is flowing at a rate of 2.0 m/s. A boat is sailing at a velocity of 10 m/s.
with respect to the water, in a direction perpendicular to the river. Find the time taken by the boat
to reach the opposite bank.
A) 40 s B) 30 s C) 50 s D) 60 s

16. A body of mass `m`is projected up a 250 inclined plane with an initial velocity of
15m/s.If the coefficient of friction µk =0.25. Determine the time required to reach the highest
point
A) 2.355 s B) 2 s C) 2.5 s D) 3 s

17. The 50 Kg crate is projected along the floor with initial speed of 7m/s at x=0.The
coefficient of kinetic friction µk = 0.4 .Calculate distance x traveled by the crate while it comes to
rest.
A) 6.244 m B) 3.122 m C) 4.666 m D) 4.222 m

18. A hockey player hits a puck so that it comes to rest in 9 seconds after sliding 30 meters
horizontally on the ice. Determine the coefficient of friction between the pluk and ice.

A) 0.055 B) 0.3 C) 0.0755 D) 0.4

19. A car is traveling up a long grade at a constant velocity. If the driver does not change the
setting of the throttle or shift gears as the car reaches the top of the grade, what will be the
acceleration of the car as it starts moving down the 2% grade followed immediately after the 3%up
grade?
A) 0.9815 m/s2 B) 0.4905 m/s2 C) 9.815 m/s2 D) 0.1962 m/s2

20. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)
where t is in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum velocity attained by the
particle is
A) -10 m/s B) -13 m/s C) -10.25 m/s D) 0 m/s

21. A river 400 m wide is flowing at a rate of 2.0 m/s. A boat is sailing at a velocity of 10 m/s.
with respect to the water, in a direction perpendicular to the river. Angle made by the boat with
respect to the banks.
A) 75.69 B) 72.69 C) 78.69 D) 70.69

22. A force of unknown magnitude acts on a body of mass 150 kg and produces an
acceleration of 3m/s² in the direction of force. Find the force
A) 450 N B) 350 N C) 500 N D) 400 N

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23. A force of 100 N acts on abody having mass of 4 kg for 10 seconds. If the initial velocity
of the body is 5 m/s find acceleration produced in the direction of the of force.
A) 20 m / s² B) 25m / s² C) 50 m / s² D) 12.5 m / s²

24. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)
where t is in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum velocity will be attained by
the particle at t =
A) 2/3 s B) 2 s C) 1 s D) none of the above.

25. A particle is moving with a speed of 92 m/s in due east direction. Another particle is
moving with a speed of 75 m/s in due south-west direction. Both the particles have uniform
deceleration of 10 m/s2. Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the
second at t = 5 seconds.
A) 53.660 N of E C) 28.440 N of E
B) 33.350 N of E D) 16.500 N of E

26. At the instant shown, cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and 40 m/s,
respectively in opposite directions. Car B has deceleration 10 m/s2 and car A has acceleration of 5
m/s2. Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of A with respect to B at t = 2 s.

A) 95 m/s B) 25 m/s C) 45 m/s D) 85 m/s

27. A body of weight 200 N is initially stationary on a 45° inclined plane. Determine the
acceleration of the body if µk = 0.1 between the body and the plane
A) 6.242 m / s² C) 4 m / s²
B) 3.242 m / s² D) 9.81 m / s²

28. At the instant shown, cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and 50 m/s,
respectively in the same direction. Car A and B have deceleration 10 m/s2 and 15 m/s2 respectively.
Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of A with respect to B at t = 3 s.
A) 105m/s B) 5m/s C) 20m/s D) 30m/s

29. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 37 m/s in north direction and 28 m/s
in south direction, respectively. Car B has deceleration of 12 m/s2 and Car A has acceleration of 6
m/s2. Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of Car A with respect to Car B at t =1.5s.

A) 36 m/s B) 56 m/s C) 65 m/s D) 9 m/s

30. Two bodies of weight 50 N and 30 N are connected to the two ends of a light inextensible
string. The string is passing over a smooth pulley. Determine the tension in the string

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A) 37.5 N B) 18.75 N C) 9.81 N D) 25 N

31. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are travelling at speeds of 75 m/s in north
direction and 67 m/s in East direction, respectively. Car B has deceleration of 25 m/s2 and motor A
has acceleration of 10 m/s2.Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of A with respect to B at
t =2.5 s.
A) 100.10 m/s B) 104.50 m/s C) 95.50 m/s D) 102.15 m/s

32. An automobile weighing 20 kN is driven down a 5° inclination at a speed of 60 kmph

when the brakes are applied causing a constant total braking force of 7.5 kN. The distance
travelled by the automobile as it comes to rest is
A) 4.918 m B) 49.18 m C) 98.36 m D) none of the above

33. An electric train travelling at 36 knph is pulled up gradually, the retardation being 0.5 m /
s². If the retarding force is 600 kN what is the mass of train
A) 1200000 kg C) 9810000 kg
B) 120000 kg D) none of the above

34. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are travelling at speeds of 75 m/s in north
direction and 67 m/s in East direction, respectively. Car B has deceleration of 25 m/s2 and motor
A has acceleration of 10 m/s2.Determine the direction of relative velocity of A with respect to B at
t =2.5 s.
A) 46.170 N of W C) 87.420 N of W
B) 59.740 N of W D) 73.550 N of W

35. An elevator of mass 900 kg when empty is lifted or lowered vertically by means of a wire
rope. A man of mass 72.5 kg is standing in it. The tension in the rope when the lift is moving down
with an uniform velocityof 3m / s is

A) 9810 N B) 9540 N C) 8829 N D) 12458 N

36. On a two way road, bus is travelling with speed of 89 m/s and rickshaw is approaching it
with a speed of 55 m/s in the opposite direction. Bus and Rickshaw have deceleration of 20 m/s2
each. Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of bus with respect to rickshaw at t =2 s.

A) 34 m/s B) 64 m/s C) 84 m/s D) 114 m/s

37. A body of mass 200 kg is found to move with a velocity of 20 m/s when a force of 100 N
acts on it for 90 seconds. Determine the velocity of the body when the force acts in the opposite
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A) -20 m/s B) 20 m/s C) 70 m/s D) -70 m/s

38. A body moving with an initial velocity of 36km/h accelerates uniformly at the rate of 5
2
m/s for the 20 seconds. Calculate the final velocity.

A) 10 m / s2 B) 20 m/s2 C) 30 m/s2 D) None of the above

39. Aeroplane A is moving with a speed of 132 m/s in 45 North of West directions. Another
plane B is moving with a speed of 101 m/s in 30 South of West direction. second plane B has
deceleration of 30 m/s2 and A has acceleration of 10m/s2. Determine the magnitude of relative
velocity of first plane with the second at t=2 seconds.

A) 134.77 m/s B) 164.87 m/s C) 146.83 m/s D) 154.67 m/s

40. In the case of a rectilinear uniform motion, distance-time graph is a

A) Parabola B) straight line C) curved line D) rectangle

41. A car moving on a straight level road skidded for a total distance of 76.8 m after the
brakes were applied. Determine the speed of the car just before the brakes were applied if
coefficient of friction between the road and the tyre is 0.35
A) 22.97 m/s B) 2.297 m/s C) 20 m/s D) none of the above

42. When a graph of one quantity versus another , results in a straight line, the quantities are

A) directly proportional C) inversely proportional

B) constant D) independent of each other

43. What is the value of gravitational constant?

A) 6.6734x10-11N m2/kg2 C) 6.6734x10-11N m/kg2
B) 6.6734x10-10N m2/kg2 D) 6.6734x10-11N m2/kg

44. What maximum speed a jeep can attain over a distance of 100 m starting from rest, if the
coefficient of friction between the road and the tyres is 0.65 and the jeep is a four wheel drive
A) 23.67 m/s2 B) 39.67 m/s2 C) 35.69 m/s2 D) 29.86 m/s2

45. Name the physical quantity which we get from slope of S-t graph.
A) Speed B) Displacement C) Distance D) Time
46. The weight of an object of mass 10 kg on earth is_______.
A) 9.8 N B) 9.8 kg C) 98 N D) 98 kg

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47. A body travelling with a velocity of 200 m/s is brought to rest in 10 s. Calculate the retardation.
A) 20 ms-2 B) 10 ms-2 C) 15 ms-2 D) none of the above

48. The weight of an object of mass 15 kg at the centre of the earth is _____.
A) 147 N B) 147 kg C) zero D) 150 N

49. A particle is moving with a speed of 62 m/s in due east direction with a deceleration of 10 m/s2.
Another particle is moving with a speed of 35 m/s in due north direction with an acceleration of 20 m/s2.
Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of first particle with the second after 1 s.
A) 34.17 m/s B) 64.80 m/s C) 46.38 m/s D) 75.69 m/s

50. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in East-West direction. Another particle is
moving with a speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the direction of relative velocity of
first particle with the second.
A) 53.160 N of W C) 59.150 N of E
B) 57.120 S of W D) 49.150 S of E

51. In SI system unit of force is

A) Newton B) Dyne C) Pound D) kg-force

52. When a body is projected vertically downwards with initial velocity u then the equation
describing motions are
A) v = u + gt B) v = gt C) v = u –gt D) none of the above

53. When body is projected vertically upward with initial velocity u,

then
A) v2 = u2 + 2gh B) v2 = 2gh C) v2 = u2 –2gh D) none of the above

54. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is
in m and t is in s. Particle's velocity is zero when t =
A) 0 s B) 1 s C) 2 s D) none of the above.

55. Two cars are travelling towards each other on a single lane at 12 m/s and 9 m/s
respectively. They succeed in avoiding the collision exactly at the mid span, if the initial span
between them is 100 m. determine the accelerations.
A) a2 = - 0.71 m/s2 a1 = - 1.44 m/s2
B) a2 = - 0.81 m/s2 a1 = - 1.44 m/s2
C) a2 = - 0.81 m/s2 a1 = - 1.00/s2
D) a2 = - 0.11m/s2 a1 = - 1.6m/s2
56. A 50 kg box is pushed to slide along a horizontal floor with an initial speed of 4 m/s. If µk
= 0.3, find the time required for the box to come to rest

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A) 1 s B) 1.361 s C) 2 s D) 3 s

57. A 50 kg box is pushed to slide along a horizontal floor with an initial speed of 4 m/s. If µk
= 0.3, find the distance travelled by the box before coming to rest
A) 1.36 m B) 2 m C) 2.72 m D) none of the above

58. Ship A is sailing at a 4.51 m/s velocity in 79.130 south of west direction. Ship B is sailing
at 0.8 m/s velocity in 250 north of east direction in the same port. Determine the magnitude of
velocity of ship B observed by ship A.
A) 5.02 m/s B) 5.00 m/s C) 4.88 m/s D) 5.52 m/s

59. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a building 21 m high with a velocity
of 14 m/s. Determine the time when stone reaches the maximum height. g = 9.8 m/s2
A) t = 1.429 s. B) t = 1.400 s. C) t = 1.5 s. D) t = 1.29 s.

60. A body was thrown vertically down from a tower and traverses a distance of 40 m, during
its 4th second of its fall. Determine the initial velocity of the body. Take g = 9.8 m/s2
A) u = 6.7 m/s B) u = 7.7 m/s C) u = 5.7 m/s D) u=8.7m/s

61. A stone is projected up from top of a building 120 m high with initial velocity of 25 m/s..
Find the time taken by the stone to reach the ground ( g = 9.8 m/s2)
A) 6.12 s B) 1.12 s C) 8.12 s D) 8 s

62. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where
x is in m and t is in s. Expression for acceleration is
A) a = t2- t (m/s2) B) a = 6t - 2(m/s2) C) a = 2t - 2 (m/s2) D) a = -2t2 +1 (m/s2)

63. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where
x is in m and t is in s. Particle's acceleration when t=1/3 s is
A) 2/9 m/s2 B) -1/9 m/s2 C) 0 m/s2 D) 1 m/s2

64. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x
is in m and t is in s. Expression for acceleration is
A) a = 3t2+10t (m/s2) C) a = 2t - 10 (m/s2)
B) a = 12t (m/s2) D) a = -2t2 +5 (m/s2)

65. On a two way road, bus is travelling with speed of 90 km/h and rickshaw is approaching
it with a speed of 50 km/h in the opposite direction. Determine the magnitude of relative velocity
of bus with respect to rickshaw.

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A) 40 km/h in the direction of rickshaw

B) 90 km/h in the direction of rickshaw
C) 120 km/h in opposite direction to rickshaw
D) 140 km/h in opposite direction to rickshaw

66. A car starting from rest acquires a velocity of 36 km/h in 5 seconds. Calculate: its acceleration
A) 3 ms-2 B) zero ms-2 C) 2 ms-2 D) none of the above

67. A car is moving with a speed of 89 km/h in 45 ˚ South of East direction. Another car is
moving with a speed of 101 km/h in due west direction. Determine the magnitude of relative
velocity of first car with the second.
A) 175.59 km/h C) 187.89 km/h
B) 185.15 km/h D) 195.13 km/h

68. A truck starts from rest with an acceleration 'a'. A box of mass 30 kg is kept on the truck.
The co-efficient of friction between the box and the truck bed is µ = 0.1. The box will slip on the
truck bed if the acceleration in m/s2 equals or exceeds
A) 1g B) 0.1g C) 3g D) None of the above.

69. For a particle moving along a straight line in resisting medium, velocity v is expressed by
v = vo - kx (m/s) where x is in m, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m and v = vo m/s. The expression
for position x of the particle is
A) x = -(v - vo)/k (m)
B) x = (v + vo) /k (m)
C) x = (vo + 1) k (m)
D) none of the above.

70. A body moving along a straight line at 20 m/s undergoes an acceleration of 4 m/s2. After
two seconds its speed will be ________.
A) 8 m/s B) 12 m/s C) 16 m/s D) 28 m/s
71. The average speed of a car which covers half the distance with a speed of 20 m/s and
other half with a speed of 30 m/s in equal intervals of time is _________.
A) 25 m/s B) 0 m/s C) 24 m/s D) 2.4 m/s

72. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = t3- t2- t +1 where
x is in m and t is in s. The minimum acceleration attained by the particle is
A) -6 m/s2 B) -1 m/s2 C) -2 m/s2 D) 0 m/s2

73. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x
is in m and t is in s. The minimum velocity is attained by the particle at t =
A) 0 s B) 0.5 s C) 1 s D) none of the above.

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74. An object moves with a constant velocity of 9.8 m/s, its acceleration in m/ s2 is ________.
A) 9.8 m/s2 B) zero C) 0.98 m/s D) 98 m/s2

75. If the distance between two bodies is doubled, the force of attraction F between them will be
_______
A) 1/4 F B) 2 F C) 1/2 F D) F

76. The force of gravitation between two bodies in the universe does not depend on
A) the distance between them C) the sum of their masses
B) the product of their masses D) the gravitational constant

77. When an object is thrown up, the force of gravity _________.

A) Is opposite to the direction of motion
B) Is in the same direction as the direction of motion
C) becomes zero at the highest point
D) increases as it rises up

78. What is the final velocity of a body moving against gravity when it attains the maximum
height?
A) Zero B) u2/2g C) h/t D) 2gh

79. A stone is dropped from a cliff. Its speed after it has fallen 100 m is
A) 9.8 m/s B) 44.2 m/s C) 19.6 m/s D) 98 m/s

80. For a particle moving along a straight line in resisting medium, acceleration a is expressed
by a = -kv (m/s2) where k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m and v = vo m/s. The expression for
position x of the particle is
A) x = -(v - vo)/k (m)
B) (v + vo) /k (m)
C) x = (vo + 1) k (m)
D) none of the above.

81. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = t4-2t3+1 where x
is in m and t is in s. The velocity attained by the particle at 1.5 s will be
A) minimum B) maximum C) zero D) none of the above.

82. A force of 200 N acts on a body having mass of 300 kg for 90 seconds. If the initial
velocity of the body is 20 m/s determine the final velocity of the body when the force acts in the
direction of motion.

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A) 60 m/s B) 20 m/s C) 80 m/s D) none of the above

83. A block of mass m is moving up a plane making an angle θ with horizontal. The
acceleration of the block is a. If the co-efficient of friction between the block and the plane
surface is µ, the pulling force required in the direction of motion is
A) Zero C) (mgsin θ + ma + µmgcos θ)
B) (µmgcos θ + ma) D) None of the above

84. The acceleration due to gravity is zero at ______.

A) the equator C) sea level
B) poles D) the centre of the earth

85. The second equation of motion for a freely falling body starting from rest is _______.
A) h= ut + (1/2) gt2 C) h= (1/2) gt2
2
B) h= ut - (1/2) gt D) h= - (1/2) gt2

86. The acceleration due to gravity of a body moving against gravity is

A) 9.8 m/s2 B) -9.8 m/s2 C) ± 9.8 m/s2 D) 9.6 m/s

87. A particle falling freely under gravity falls 50 m in certain second. Determine the initial
velocity to cover these 50 m.
A) 15.9 m/s B) 50 m/s C) 54.9 m/s D) 54 m/s

88. At the instant shown, motor A and car B are travelling at speeds of 75 km/h in north
direction and 67 km/h in East direction, respectively. Determine the direction of relative velocity
of A with respect to B.
A) 45.530 N of W C) 48.220 N of W
B) 45.530 N of E D) 48.220 N of E

89. On a two lane road, truck is travelling at a speed of 100 km/h and car overtakes it with
speed of 126 km/h in the direction. Determine the relative velocity of Car with respect to truck.

A) 226 km/h in the direction of truck

B) 26 km/h in the direction of truck
C) 52 km/h in the direction of truck
D) 126 km/h in the direction of truck

90. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 35 km/h in north direction and 40 km/h in south
direction, respectively. Determine the relative velocity of A with respect to B.
A) 75 km/h due North
B) 5 km/h due South
C) 75 km/h due South
D) 5 km/h due North

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91. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x
is in m and t is in s. Particle's velocity when t =0 s and 1 s is given by
A) 0 m/s, 6 m/s
B) 1 m/s, 6 m/s
C) 0 m/s, 10 m/s
D) 2 m/s, 4 m/s

92. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1(m/s2)
where t is in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s Expression for position x is
A) x = 4t3/3+5t +10 (m)
B) x = t3/3-t2/2-10t + 5 (m)
C) x = 4t2+5t +10 (m)
D) none of the above.

93. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = 2t3+10 where x
is in m and t is in s. Expression for velocity v is
A) v = t2+10 (m/s) C) v = 6t2 (m/s)
B) v = 3t2+ 10 (m/s) D) none of the above

94. Retardation is __________.

A) negative acceleration C) uniform acceleration
B) positive acceleration D) variable acceleration

95. On a two way road, bus is travelling with speed of 90 km/h and rickshaw is approaching it
with a speed of 50 km/h in the opposite direction. Determine the magnitude of relative velocity of
rickshaw with respect to bus.
A) 40 km/h in the direction of bus.
B) 90 km/h in the direction of bus
C) 140 km/h in the opposite direction to bus.
D) 120 km/h in the opposite direction to bus

96. A particle is moving with a speed of 102 km/h in 45 ˚ North of west direction. Another
particle is moving with a speed of 111 km/h in due west direction. Determine the magnitude of
relative velocity of first particle with the second.
A) 81.93 km/h B) 85.15 km/h C) 87.89 km/h D) 95.13 km/h

97. The weight of a body on earth is 980 N. If the acceleration due to gravity on earth is 9.80
m/s², what will be weight of the body on the sun where gravitational acceleration is 270 m/s²
A) 27000 N B) 980 N C) 0 N D) 490 N

98. The relationship s = ut + ½ at2is applicable to the bodies those are

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A) Moving with any type of motion

B) Moving with uniform velocity
C) Moving with uniform acceleration
D) None of above
99. A particle is moving with a speed of 102 km/h in 45 ˚ North of west direction. Another
particle is moving with a speed of 111 km/h in due west direction. Determine the direction of
relative velocity of first particle with the second.
A) 85.530 N of W C) 75.250 N of W
0
B) 61.67 N of E D) 70.270 S of W

100. The motion under gravity is a particular case of motion under

A) Constant velocity C) Both a and b
B) Constant acceleration D) None of above

101. If two bodies A and B are projected upwards such that the velocity of A is double the
velocity of B, then the height to which A will rise will be ----- times the height which the body B
will rise
A) 2 times C) Eight times
B) Four times D) None of the above

102. For a particle moving along a straight line in resisting medium, acceleration a is
expressed by a = -kv (m/s2) where v is in m/s, k is in s-1 and at t = 0 s, x = 0 m and v = vo m/s.
The expression for velocity v of the particle is
A) v = vo -1 (m/s)
B) v = vo + kx (m/s)
C) v = vo - kx (m/s)
D) none of the above.

103. A block of mass m is moving down a plane making an angle θ with horizontal. The
acceleration of the block is a. If the co-efficient of friction between the block and the plane
surface is µ, the pulling force required in the direction of motion is
A) (µmgsin θ - ma) C) (mgsin θ + ma)
B) (-mgsin θ + ma + µmgcos θ) D) None of the above.

104. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a building 21 m high with a velocity
of 14 m/s. Determine the velocity at any instant `t’. (g = 9.8 m/s2)
A) V = 20 – (9.8 x t) C) V = 22 – (9.8 x t)
B) V = 14 – (9.8 x t) D) V = 2 – (9.8 x t)

105. A stone thrown vertically upwards from the top of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14
m/s. Determine the expression for its position w.r.t. ground at any instant `t’ (g = 9.8 m/s2)
A) S = 21 + 14 t – ½ x 9.8 t2 C) S = 21 + 16 t – ½ x 9.8 t2
B) S = 21 + 14 t – ½ x 8 t2 D) S = 21 + 13 t – ½ x 9.8 t2

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106. Name the physical quantity that is defined as the rate of change of displacement.
A) velocity C) distance
B) acceleration D) Speed

107. Two bodies of weight 50 N and 30 N are connected to the two ends of a light inextensible string.
The string is passing over a smooth pulley. Determine the acceteration of the system
A) 3m / s² B) 1.25 m / s² C) 6.242 m / s² D) 0.25 m / s²

108. For a particle moving along a straight line, position x is expressed by x = t6-2t4 where x is
in m and t is in s. Expression for acceleration is
A) a = 6t4-6t2 (m/s2)
B) a = 30t4 - 24t2 (m/s2)
C) a = 2t4 -4t2 (m/s2)
D) a = -2t2 +5 (m/s2)

109. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a building 21 m high with a velocity of 14
m/s. Determine the time required for the stone to reach the ground. g = 9.8 m/s2.
A) 3.900 s. B) 1.944 s. C) 2.944 s. D) 3.944 s
110. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in 300 North of East direction. Another particle
is moving with a speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the direction of relative velocity of
second particle with the first.
A) 53.010 S of E
B) 13.160 N of W
C) 44.030 S of W
D) 59.150 S of E

111. A stone is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a building 21 m high with a velocity
of 14 m/s. Determine the stricking velocity of stone at the ground.
A) V = 24.64 m/s. C) V = 245.64 m/s.
B) V = 20.64 m/s. D) V = 246.4 m/s.

112. When an object moves in a fixed direction with uniform acceleration, the speed-time graph is a
A) parabola C) ellipse
B) inclined straight line D) Curve

113. A particle is moving with a speed of 85 km/h in South of East direction. Another particle
is moving with a speed of 99 km/h in due East direction. Determine the magnitude of relative
velocity of first particle with the second.
A) 71.55 B) 39.50 C) 123.11 D) 67. 93
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114. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)
where t is in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum acceleration will be attained
by the particle at t =
A) 0 s B) 2 s C) 1 s D) none of the above.

115. A train of mass 20000 kg is moving at 10 kmph and after 20 seconds it is moving at 50 kmph.
What is the average force acting upon it during this time in the direction of motion
A) 1.11 kN C) 11.11 kN
B) 1111 N D) none of the above

116. When an object is moving with uniform velocity, what is its acceleration?
A) Zero B)uniform C) non-uniform D) negative
117. A man having a mass of 50 kg stands in an elevator. The reactive force acting on the man’s feet
by the elevator floor, if the elevator moves upwards at a constant velocity of 1 m/s.
A) Zero B) 490.5 C) 590.5 D) None of the above

118. Cars A and B are travelling at speeds of 55 m/s and 40 m/s, respectively in the same direction.
Car A has acceleration 25 m/s2 and B is moving with constant velocity. Determine the relative velocity of
A with respect to B at t= 3 s.
A) 100 m/s in the direction of B C) 115 m/s in the direction of B
B) 125 m/s in the direction of B D) 90 m/s in the direction of B.

119. For a rectilinear motion of a particle of a mass m with acceleration a, the radial component of
force inducing motion is equal to
A) Zero B) ma C) ma/2 D) Non of the above

120. A bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2 till it reaches a speed of 12 m/s.
Determine distance travelled.
A) 9 m B) 90 m C) 50 m D) 95 m

121. For a particle moving along a straight line starting from x = 6m, velocity v is expressed by v =
2t2-8t where v is in m/s and t is in s. The minimum position x attained by the particle is
A) -2 m B) 0 m C) -8 m D) none of the above.

122. A bus starts from rest at A, accelerates at 0.8 m/s2 till it reaches a speed of 12 m/s. Brakes are
applied and then it stops at B, 300 m from A. Determine the acceleration.
A) 0.343 m/s2 C) -1.343 m/s2
B) -0.343 m/s2 D) None of the above

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123. For a particle moving along a straight line, acceleration a is expressed by a = 2t - 1 (m/s2)
where t is in s and at t = 0 s, x = 5 m and v = -10 m/s. The minimum acceleration attained by the
particle is
A) -1/3 m/s2 C) 0 m/s2
2
B) -2 m/s D) none of the above.

124. If the gravitational acceleration at any place is doubled, then the weight of a body will be
A) g/2 B) g C) √ 2g D) 2g
125. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v is in
m/s and t is in s. If at t = 0 s, x = 0 m, particle's velocity when t =1 s and 2 s is given by
A) 0 m/s, 5 m/s C) 13 m/s, 21 m/s
B) 9 m/s, 13 m/s D) 9 m/s, 21 m/s

126. A train with twenty coaches has a total mass of 1200 tonnes. Its speed is 72 km/h when it
is at the bottom of one percent grade. If the draw bar pull is 80 kN and tractive resistance is 30 N
per tones mass what is its acceleration?
A) - 0.0712 m/s2 C) - 0.0613 m/s2
B) - 0.0515 m/s2 D) - 0.0513 m/s2

127. When the distance covered by an object is directly proportional to time, it is said to travel
with
A) zero velocity C) constant acceleration
B) constant speed D) uniform acceleration

128. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity v is expressed by v = 4t2+5 where v is
in m/s and t is in s. Expression for acceleration is
A) a = 4t+5 (m/s2) C) a = 2t (m/s2)
B) a = 8t (m/s ) 2
D) x = 4t3/3+5t (m)

129. A train with twenty coaches has a total mass of 1200 tonnes. Its speed is 72 km/h when it
is at the bottom of one percent grade. If the draw bar pull is 80 kN and tractive resistance is 30 N
per tones mass what is speed of train at the end of grade 1.5 km long?
A) 58.98 kmph B) 52.99 kmph C) 55.90 kmph D) 50.99 kmph

130. For a particle moving along a straight line starting from x = 0m, velocity v is expressed
by v = 4t2+5 where v is in m/s and t is in s. Expression for position x is
A) x= 4t+5 (m) B) x = 8t (m) C) x = 2t (m) D) x = 4t3/3+5t (m)

131. SI unit of acceleration is __________.

A) m/s2 B) km/h2 C) cm/s2 D) km/min2

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132. 1 Newton force is equal to

A) 1 kg m/s2 B) 1 dyne gm/cm2 C) 1 lb /in2 D) 1 tonne m/s2
133. Negative acceleration means an object is moving with ________ .
A) increasing speed
B) decreasing speed
C) uniform speed
D) constant speed

134. For a particle moving along a straight line, velocity v is expressed by v = 3t2- 2t - 1 where
v is in m/s and t is in s. Expression for acceleration is
A) a = 3t-2 (m/s2)
B) a = 6t -2 (m/s2)
C) a = 3t (m/s2)
D) a = 3t2 (m/s2)

135. For a particle moving along a straight line starting from x = 1m, velocity v is expressed
by v = 3t2- 2t - 1 where v is in m/s and t is in s. Expression for position x is
A) x= 6t+10 (m)
B) x = 6t (m)
C) x = 2t +5 (m)
D) x = t3- t2 – t +1 (m)

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