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Pratyangira Institute
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Class 11th
Motion in a Plane

1. Two forces are such that the sum of their magnitude is 18 N and their resultant has
magnitude 12 N and is perpendicular to the smaller force. Then the magnitudes of force
are
(a) 12 N, 6N (b) 13 N, 5N
(c) 10 N, 8N (d) 16 N, 2N [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟐]
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2. A particle is moving eastward with a velocity of 5 ms . In 10 s, the velocity of particle
changes to 5 ms −1 northward. The average acceleration in this time is
1 1
(a) ms −2 towards north-west (b) ms −2 towards north east
√2 √2
1 −2
(c) 2 ms towards north-west (d) zero [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟓]
3. The coordinates of a moving particle at any time 𝑡 are given by 𝑥 = α𝑡 3 and 𝑦 = β𝑡 3 .
The speed of the particle at time 𝑡 is given by
(a) 3𝑡√α2 + β2 (b) 3𝑡 2 √α2 + β2
(c) 𝑡 2 √α2 + β2 (d) √α2 + β2 [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟑]
where the letters have their usual meanings.
4. A vector ⃗⃗⃗𝐴 is rotated by a small angle ∆θ radians (∆θ << 1) to get a new vector ⃗⃗⃗𝐵 . In
⃗⃗⃗
that case |𝐵 − 𝐴 | is⃗⃗⃗ 𝑦 𝑦
(a) (a)
⃗⃗⃗ |∆θ
(a) |𝐴 𝑣 𝑣 ⃗⃗⃗ | ∆θ − |𝐴
(b) |𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗ |
𝑣1 𝑣1 ℎ ℎ
∆θ2
⃗⃗⃗ | (1 − )
(c) |𝐴 (d) 0 [𝐉𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟓]
2
5. A particle has an initial velocity of 3𝑖̂ +𝑂 4𝑗̂ and
𝑂
an acceleration
𝑡 𝑡of 0.4𝑖̂ + 0.3𝑗̂. Its speed
𝑡 𝑡

after 10 s is
(a) 7√2 units 𝑣
(b)
𝑣
(b) (b) 7 units 𝑦 𝑦
(c) 8.5 units +𝑣1 +𝑣1 (d) 10 units ℎ [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄
ℎ
𝟎𝟗]
𝑡 𝑡
𝑂 𝑂
6. Consider a rubber ball freely falling from a height ℎ = 4.9 m onto a horizontal elastic 𝑡 𝑡
−𝑣1 −𝑣1
plate. Assume that the duration of collision is negligible and the collision with the plate
is totally elastic. Then the velocity as a function of time and the height as function of
time will be [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟗]
𝑦 𝑦 (c) (c)
(a) (a) 𝑦 𝑦
𝑣 𝑣
𝑣1 𝑣1 ℎ ℎ
𝑡1 𝑡1 3𝑡1 3𝑡1 ℎ ℎ

2𝑡1 2𝑡1 4𝑡1 4𝑡1

𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡 𝑡
𝑂 𝑂

(b) (b) (d) (d)

𝑣 𝑣 𝑦 𝑦 𝑦 𝑦
+𝑣1 +𝑣1
ℎ ℎ ℎ ℎ
3𝑡1 3𝑡1
𝑡 𝑡
𝑂 𝑂
2𝑡
𝑡 𝑡1 1 2𝑡14𝑡1 4𝑡1
𝑡 𝑡1 𝑡 𝑡
−𝑣1 −𝑣1

(c) (c)
𝑦 𝑦

𝑡1 𝑡3𝑡
1 1 3𝑡1 ℎ ℎ
7. A particle is moving with velocity 𝑣 ⃗⃗⃗ = 𝐾(𝑦 𝑖̂ + 𝑥𝑗̂), where 𝐾 is constant. The general
equation for its path is
(a) 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 2 + constant (b) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + cosntant
(c) 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 + constant (d) 𝑥𝑦 = constant [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟗]
8. A boy playing on the roof of a 10 m high building throws a ball with a speed of 10 ms −1
at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball be
at the height of 10 m from the ground?
Given that
g = 10ms −2 , sin 30° = 1/2, cos 30° = √3/2.
(a) 5.20 m (b) 4.33 m
(c) 2.60 m (d) 8.66 m [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟑]
9. A projectile can have the same range 𝑅 for two angles of projection. If 𝑡1 and 𝑡2 be the
times of flight in the two cases , then the product of the two times of flight is directly
proportional to
(a) 1 / 𝑅 2 (b) 1/𝑅
(c) 𝑅 (d) 𝑅 2 [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟒]
10. A ball is thrown from a point with a speed of 𝑣0 at an angle of projection θ. From the
same point and at same instant , a person starts running with a constant speed 𝑣0 /2 to
catch the ball? If yes, what should be the angle of projection?

(a) Yes, 60° (b) Yes, 30°

(c) No (d) Yes, 45° [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟒]
11. A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height of 10 m. The maximum horizontal
distance that the boy can throw the same stone upto will be
(a) 20√2 m (b) 10 m
(c) 10√2 m (d) 20 m [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟏𝟐]
12. A projectile is given an initial velocity of (𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂) m/s, where 𝑖̂ is along the ground and 𝑗̂
is along the vertical. If g = 10 m/s 2 , the equation of its trajectory is
(a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 5𝑥 2 (b) 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 5𝑥 2
2
(c) 4𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 5𝑥 (d) 4𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 25 𝑥 2
[𝐉𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟑]
13. A particle is projected at 60° to the horizontal with a kinetic energy 𝐾. The kinetic
energy at the highest point is
(a) 𝐾/ 2 (b) 𝐾
(c) zero (d) 𝐾 / 4 [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟕]
14. Which of the following statement is false for a particle moving in a circle with a constant
angular speed?
(a) The velocity vector is tangent to the circle
(b) The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle
(c) The acceleration vector points to the centre of the circle.
(d) The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟒]
15. 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
[𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟎𝟒]
16. If a body moving in a circular path maintains constant speed of 10 ms −1 , then which of
the following correctly describes relation between acceleration and radius?
(a) (b)
𝑎
𝑎

𝑟 𝑟
(c) (d)
𝑎 𝑎

𝑟 𝑟
[𝐉𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟓 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞]
17. Two cars of masses 𝑚1 and 𝑚2 are moving in circles of radii 𝑟1 and 𝑟2 respectively. Their
speeds are such that they make complete circles in the same time 𝑡.
The ratio of their centripetal acceleration is
(a) 𝑚1 𝑟1 : 𝑚2 𝑟2 (b) 𝑚1 : 𝑚2
(c) 𝑟1 : 𝑟2 (d) 1 : 1 [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟏𝟐]
18. For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration 𝑎⃗⃗⃗ at a point 𝑃(𝑅, θ) on the
circle of radius 𝑅 (Here θ is measured from the 𝑥–axis) is [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎]
−𝑣 2 𝑣2 −𝑣 2 𝑣2
(a) 𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ (b) cos θ 𝑖̂ + sin θ 𝑗̂
𝑅 𝑅 𝑅 𝑅
𝑣2 𝑣2 𝑣2 𝑣2
(c) − 𝑅 sin θ 𝑖̂ + 𝑅 cos θ 𝑗̂ (d) − 𝑅 cos θ 𝑖̂ − 𝑅 sin θ 𝑗̂
19. A point 𝑃 moves in counter-clockwise direction on a circular path as shown in the figure.
The movement of 𝑃 is such that it sweeps out a length.

(a) 14 m / s2 (b) 13 m / s2
(c) 12 m / s2 (d) 7.2 m / s2 [𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎]

20. At the height 80 𝑚, an aeroplane is moving with 150 𝑚/𝑠. A bomb is dropped from it so
as to hit the target. At what distance from the target should the bomb be dropped?
(Given g = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 )
(a) 605.3 𝑚 (b) 600 𝑚
(c) 80 𝑚 (d) 230 𝑚 [IPUEE 10]
21. A bomb is fired from a cannon with a velocity of 1000 𝑚/𝑠 making an angle of 30° with
the horizontal (g = 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 ). Time taken by bomb to reach the highest point is
(a) 40 𝑠 (b) 30 𝑠
(c) 51 𝑠 (d) 25 𝑠 [IPUEE 12]
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22. A ball is thrown from the ground with a velocity of 20√3 𝑚𝑠 making an angle of 60°
with the horizontal. The ball will be at height of 40 𝑚 from the ground after a time 𝑡
(g = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 ) equal to
(a) √2 𝑠 (b) √3 𝑠
(c) 2 𝑠 (d) 3 𝑠 [IPUEE 10]
23. Two projectiles are projected with the same velocity. If one is projected at an angle of
30° and the other at 60° to the horizontal then the ratio of maximum height reached, is
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1 [AIIMS 01]
24. A body is projected at such an angle that the horizontal range is three times the greatest
height. The angle of projection is
(a) 25°8′ (b) 33°7′
(c) 42°8′ (d) 53°8′ [AIIMS 98]
25. Two projectiles of same mass have their maximum kinetic energies in ratio of their
maximum heights is also 4 ∶ 1, then what is the ratio of the ranges?
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 4 : 1
(c) 8 : 1 (d) 16 : 1 [AIIMS 2010]
26. For angles of projection of a projectile at angle (45° − θ) and (45° + θ), the horizontal
range described by the projectile are in the ratio of
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 1
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 1 : 2 [CBSE PMT 06]
27. The maximum range of a gun of horizontal tarrain is 16 km. If g = 10 𝑚𝑠 −2, then
muzzle velocity of a shell must be
(a) 160 𝑚𝑠 −1 (b) 200√2 𝑚𝑠 −1
(c) 400 𝑚𝑠 −1 (d) 800 𝑚𝑠 −1 [CBSE PMT 90]
28. A missile is fired for maximum range with an initial velocity of 20 𝑚/𝑠. If g = 10 𝑚/𝑠 2 ,
the range of the missile is
(a) 40 𝑚 (b) 50 𝑚
(c) 60 𝑚 (d) 20 𝑚 [CBSE Pre 2011]
29. A projectile is fired at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. Elevation of angle of the
projectile at its highest point as seen from the point of projection, is
√3
(a) tan−1 ( 2 ) (b) 45°
1
(c) 60° (d) tan−1 (2) [CBSE Final 2011]
30. The horizontal range and the maximum height of a projectile are equal. The angle of
projection of the projectile is
1
(a) θ = tan−1 (4) (b) θ = tan−1(4)
(c) θ = tan−1 (2) (d) θ = 45° [AIPMT Pre 12]
31. The velocity of a projectile at the initial point 𝐴 is (2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂) 𝑚/𝑠. Its velocity (in 𝑚/𝑠).
Its velocity (in 𝑚/𝑠) at point 𝐵 is

(a) −2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ (b) −2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂

(c) 2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ (d) 2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ [NEET 13]