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INTSO - VII - Motion and Time - WORK SHEET - 1

(2022-23)

PHYSICS

1. The figure shows the distance – time graph for the motion of two cars X and Y. Which one of them
is moving faster?
X
Distance

Time
A) X B) Y
C) Both are moving at same speed D) Y is faster initially, then X gets faster
2. The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight line is as follows. The displacement covered
by the body in 4 s is
A
velocity (ms-1)

2
1 E F
B G
O 1 2 3 4 D 5
1
2 C
time (s)
A) 3 m B) 4 m C) 5 m D) 2 m
3. Sunil and Rohit start at one end of a street, and run to the other end, then head back. On the way
back, Sunil is ahead of Rohit. Which statement is correct about the distances and displacements
from the origin before reaching the origin?
A) Sunil has run a greater distance and his displacement is greater than Rohit’s.
B) Rohit has run a greater distance and his displacement is greater than Sunil’s
C) Sunil has run a greater than distance but his displacement is lesser than Rohit’s
D) Rohit has run a greater distance but his displacement is lesser than Sunil’s
4. A car at 7:30 am is moving at a constant speed of 4 km min 1 and an odometer reading recorded is
28568 km. What would be the odometer reading at 9:15 am?
A) 28673 km B) 28988 km C) 29255 km D) 18568 km

5
A car follows the given path as shown in figure. What will be average speed of the car?
A) 1.25kmh 1 B) 33.33kmh 1 C) 214.28kmh 1 D) 48 kmh 1

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6. Among the following, the basic types of motion are

I) Translatory motion II) Circular motion
III) Rotatory motion IV) Periodic motion
V) Oscillatory motion VI) Rectilinear motion
A) I, III and V B) I, III and IV C) II, IV and VI D) II, V and VI
7. Among the following, the body which has mixed motion
I) Motion of Pendulum II) Wheels of moving car
III) Carpenter’s saw IV) Motion of an athlete in a race
A) I and II B) II, III and IV C) II and III D) I, II, III and IV
8. The given diagram shows a hill with four labeled positions W, X, Y and Z, When a ball is rolled
down the hill, then from which position will it finish rolling with the greatest speed?
Z
Hill
Y
X
W

Finish
A) Position ‘W’ B) Position ‘X’ C) Position ‘Y’ D) Position ‘Z’
9. Match the column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes
Column – I Column – II

a) i) Circular motion

b) ii) Periodic motion

c) iii) Oscillatory motion

A) a) i, iii, b) ii, iii, c) i, ii B) a) i, ii, b) i, iii, c) ii, iii
C) a) i, ii, b) i, ii, c) ii, iii D) a) ii, iii, b) i, iii, c) i, iii
10. Distance between Earth and the moon
A) 3,00,000 km B) 3,84,400 km C) 3,80,000 km D) 3,85,000 km
11. Which one is odd man out?
A) A car taking turn on a curved road B) Motion of a swing
C) Motion of needle end of a sewing machine D) Motion of an engine piston

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12. In the given figures, there are two watches X and Y. Watch X represents an hour and a minute hand
and watch Y represents an hour, a minute and a second hand. Which of the following statements
is/are incorrect for these two watches ?
12 12

9 3 9 3

6 6
X Y
i) Time interval of 1 h 15 min can be measured by watch X only
ii) Time interval of 2 min 2 s can be measured by watch Y only
iii) Time 3 : 15 : 20 can be shown by both watches X and Y
A) Only (i) and (ii) B) Only (i) and (iii) C) Only (iii) D) Only (ii)
13. An object starts from O having a straight line motion along the path OPQRS is represented by the
displacement – time graph shown in figure. Match the given statements to the different parts of the
graph correctly.

R
Time

P
O
Displacement
i) Object is moving with maximum speed
ii) Object starts moving in reversed direction
iii) Object is at rest
iv) Average velocity of object is zero
A) (i) OS (ii) OP (iii) RS (iv) PQ B) (i) OP (ii) RS (iii) QR (iv) OS
C) (i) PQ (ii) RS (iii) OP (iv) QR D) (i) QR (ii) PQ (iii) OS (iv) OP
14. Sunitha can type 1800 words in half an hour. What is her typing speed in words per
minute?
A) 60 B) 600 C) 750 D) 3000
15. Which type of motion is represented by the plastic ruler shown below?
Table top Brick
Plastic ruler

A) Circular B) Translatory C) Rotatory D) Vibratory

16. What kind of graph will be obtained by the data given below?
Distance (in m) 0 1 2 3 4
Time (in s) 0 3 6 9 12

A) A curve B) A straight line C) A circle D) A U – curve

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17. Look at the spinning of a top below:

What can be inferred about the motion of a spinning top?

A) The top revolves about a fixed path with respect to time
B) The top exhibits a curvilinear motion under gravity
C) The top rotates about a fixed axis without changing its position with respect to time
D) The top moves to and fro about a fixed point
18. For each of the following, the length of the line taken to the scale indicates the distance travelled by
an object. The respective time is shown on the clock at the end. Which of the following shows the
object travelling at the greatest speed?

15 seconds
A)

10 seconds
B)
20 seconds
C)

1 second
D)
19. Fig. Shows an oscillating pendulum

A B
t1
C t2
O
Time taken by the bob to move from A to C is t1 and from C to O is t 2 . The time period of this
simple pendulum is
A)  t1  t 2  B) 2  t1  t 2  C) 3  t1  t 2  D) 4  t1  t 2 

20. Boojha walks to his school which is at a distance of 3 km from his home in 30 minutes. On reaching
he finds that the school is closed and comes back by a bicycle with his friend and reaches home in 20
minutes. His average speed in km/h is
A) 8.3 B) 7.5 C) 5 D) 3.6

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KEY

1) A 2) D 3) C 4) B 5) C 6) A 7) C
8) A 9) C 10) B 11) A 12) B 13) B 14) A
15) D 16) B 17) C 18) D 19) D 20) B

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