MC Question

Chapter 3 Projectile motion (MC)3P1

1. (80)
A metal sphere is released from rest and allowed to fall vertically under gravity through oil. Which of the
following statements is/are correct?
(1) The acceleration decreases as the speed increases.
(2) At the terminal speed, the upward forces on the sphere have their maximum values.
(3) If the sphere were dropped in air instead of in oil, there would be no terminal speed.
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) & (2) only D. (2) & (3) only E. (1), (2) & (3)

2. (81)
Projectiles X and Y are launched simultaneously from the top of a cliff. Suppose X is launched horizontally with
speed 20 m s-1, and Y is launched at an angle of 60o above the horizontal with speed 40 m s-1. (The motion of both
X and Y is in the same plane.) Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(1) X and Y travel equal vertical distances in equal times.
(2) X and Y travel equal horizontal distances in equal times.
(3) X and Y never meet.
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) & (2) only D. (2) & (3) only E. (1), (2) & (3)
X
3. (83)
h
Y

2m
Z
3m
A particle is released from X and slips down a smooth curve to Y, at the edge of a table 2 m high, where it travels
horizontally. It then leaves the table and travels freely under gravity, until it hits the ground at Z, at a horizontal
distance of 3 m from Y. The vertical distance, h, of X above Y is
A. 9/8 m B. 4/3 m C. 2 m D. 3 m E. 4 m

4. (84)
An object is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff at a speed of 20 m s-1. What will be the speed of the object
after 3 s ?
A. 20m s-1 B. 25m s-1 C. 30m s-1 D. 36m s-1 E. 50m s-1

5. (84)
The velocity v of a small steel ball falling in a viscous liquid inside a long vertical tube varies with time t, as
follows: v

t
0
Which of the following graphs best represents the variation of the viscous force F acting on the body?
A. F B. F C. F D. F E. F

t t t t t
0 0 0 0
0
6. (87) A
A sphere is projected downwards from A with a speed of 10 m s-1 at
an angle of 30o to the horizontal. The sphere rebounds from the 10 m B C
ground, first at B and then at C. If the collisions are perfectly elastic,
the horizontal distances BC is equal to
A. 8.7 m. B. 10.0 m. C. 26.0 m. D. 43.5 m. E.100.0 m.
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Chapter 3 Projectile motion (MC)3P2

7. (87)
A parachutist of mass m falls in air under the influence of gravity. The air resistance is equal to bv, where v is his
speed and b is a constant. After falling a height s from rest, he reaches a terminal speed u. His kinetic energy at
that instant is
A. mgs. B. mgs – bus. C. mgs – (m3 g2)/(2b2) D. mgs + (m3 g2)/(2b2) E. m3 g2 / (2b2)

8. (90)
M
A hunter aims his gun at a target which is at rest at point M, and his gun
makes an angle θ with the horizontal. Exactly as the gun is fired the
target drops from M with zero initial velocity. If t he bullet is to strike the
h
target, the angle θ depends on
(1) u, the initial speed of the bullet.
(2) h, the vertical height of the target above the level of the gun. u
(3) d, the horizontal distance of the gun from the target. θ
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) & (2) only d
gun
D. (2) & (3) only E. (1), (2) & (3)

9. (91)
A spacecraft of mass 4.0 × 104 kg was travelling on its way to the moon with the rocket motors shut down. At the
instant when it was travelling at 1500 m s-1, the rocket motors were turned on for 5 seconds to make a course
correction. If the rocket gave a thrust of 1.0 × 105 N at right angles to the direction of travel, throughout what
angle would the flight path of the spacecraft be turned ?
A. 1.6 × 10-3 rad B. 5.7 × 10-3 rad C. 8.3 × 10-3 rad
-2 -2
D. 1.6 × 10 rad E. 8.3 × 10 rad

10. (92)
A ball-bearing is dropped into viscous oil. Which of the following correctly describes its motion before the
terminal speed is reached ?
Velocity Acceleration
A. decreases decreases
B. decreases increases
C. increases constant
D. increases decreases
E. increases increases

11. (93)
Two identical coins P and Q are placed at the edge of a table. At the same Q

instant, P is pushed slightly and falls vertically to the ground while Q is P

projected horizontally and reaches the ground through a parabolic path (as
shown). Which of the following statements is/are correct? (Neglect air
resistance)
(1) P and Q reach the ground at the same time.
(2) P and Q have the same acceleration.
(3) P and Q have the same vertical speed on reaching the ground.
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) & (2) only D. (2) & (3) only E. (1), (2) & (3)

12. (94)
Three bombs are released from a bomber flying horizontally with constant velocity to the right. They are released
from rest (relative to the bomber) one by one at one-second intervals. Neglecting air resistance, which of the
following diagrams correctly shows the positions of the bomber and the three bombs at a certain instant?
A. B. C. D. E.
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Chapter 3 Projectile motion (MC)3P3

13. (96)
An object is thrown vertically upward and experiences an air resistance opposing its motion with magnitude
proportional to its speed. Which of the following graphs best represents the variation of the acceleration, a, of the
object with time, t, starting from the moment when the object leaves one's hand up to the time when it returns the
ground ? (Take downward as positive.)
A. a B. a C. a D. a E. a

g g g g g

t t t t t
0 0 0 0 0

-g -g -g -g -g

14. (96)
A particle is projected horizontally from a table with an initial speed u and attains a speed v Just before hitting the
ground. What is the time of flight of the particle? (Neglect air resistance.)
v v−u v2 −u2
A. B. C.
g g 2g

v2 −u2
D. E. It cannot be found as the vertical distance fallen is not known.
g

15. (98)
A small object is thrown horizontally towards a vertical wall 1.2 m away. It hits the wall 0.8 m below its initial
horizontal level. At what speed does the object hit the wall ? (Neglect air resistance.)
wall
1.2 m

0.8 m

A.2 m s-1 B. 3 m s-1 C. 4 m s-1 D. 5 m s-1 E. 7 m s-1

16. (01)
A stone is projected at an angle of 45° to the horizontal with an initial kinetic energy E. Neglecting air resistance,
when the stones is halfway up, its kinetic energy is

E
A. .
4
E
B. .
2
3E
C. .
4
E
D. .
2
E. E.
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Chapter 3 Projectile motion (MC)3P4

17. (03)
The figure shows part of the stroboscopic picture of a particle initially projected horizontally into the air. The side
of each square of the grid is 5 cm long. Estimate the frequency of the strobe lamp used.
(Neglect air resistance.)

5 cm
5 cm
A. 5.8 Hz
B. 7.1 Hz
C. 10.0 Hz
D. 12.5 Hz

18. (04)
The figure shows the barrel of a gun that aims directly at a point P 40 m from the muzzle of the gun. The barrel
makes an angle θ with the vertical.

If the speed of the bullet is 50 ms-1 when it leaves the gun, calculate the separation between the bullet and point P
when the bullet is vertically below P. (Neglect air resistance.)

A. 3.2 m
B. 4.8 m
C. 7.8 m
D. It cannot be found as the value of θ is not known.

Answer
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.E 8.D 9.C 10.D
11.E 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.D 16.C 17.C 18.A