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1. The displacement of a particle is represented by the 8. A motorcycle is moving with a velocity 80 km/hr ahead
following equation : s = 3t3 + 7t2 + 5t + 8 of a car moving with a velocity of 65 km/hr in the same
where s is in metre and t in second. The acceleration of direction. What is the relative velocity of the motorcycle
the particle at t = 1 is :– [AIPMT 2000] with respect to the car :–
(1) 14 m/s 2
(2) 18 m/s 2
[AFMC 2000]
(3) 32 m/s 2
(4) zero
(1) 15 km/hr (2) 20 km/hr
2. If for a particle position x µ t2 then :–
(3) 25 km/hr (4) 145 km/hr.
(1) velocity is constant [RPMT 2000]
9. A 100 m long train crosses a man travelling at 5 km/hr,
(2) acceleration is constant in opposite direction, in 7.2 seconds then the velocity
(3) acceleration is variable of train is :– [AFMC 2001]
(4) None of these (1) 40 km/hr (2) 25 km/hr
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20. A stone falls freely such that the distance covered by it
14. A force F 6 t 2 i 4 tj is acting on a particle of mass 3
in the last second of its motion is equal to the distance
kg then what will be velocity of particle at t = 3 second
covered by it in the first 5 seconds. It remained in air for
and if at t = 0, particle is at rest :–
:– [VMMC DELHI 2003]
(1) 18 ˆi 6 ˆj [AIPMT 2002]
(1) 12 s (2) 13 s
(4) none
15. Starting from rest ,the acceleration of a particle is a = 2(t s s
–1). The velocity of the particle at t= 5 s is :– (1) (2)
[RPET 2002]
t t
(1) 15 m/s (2) 25 m/s
(3) 5 m/s (4) None of these s s
16. There different objects of masses m1, m2 and m3 are (3) (4)
allowed to fall from rest and from the same point 'O'
along three different frictionless paths. The speeds of t t
the three objects on reaching the ground, will be in the 22. Which of the following velocity-time graphs represent
ratio of :– [AIIMS 2002] uniform motion :– [KERALA PMT 2004]
1 1 1
(3) 1 : 1 : 1 (4) : : (1) (2)
m1 m 2 m 3
t t
17. A body starts from rest is moving under a constant
v v
acceleration up to 20 sec. If it moves S1 distance in first
10 sec., and S2 distance in next 10 sec. then S2 will be
equal to : [AIPMT 2009, RPMT 2003] (3) (4)
(1) S1 (2) 2S1 t t
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25. A particle moves for 20 seconds with velocity 30. Velocity-time curve for a body projected vertically
3m/s and then moves with velocity 4 m/s for another 20 upwards :– [EAMCET 1995, AIIMS 1999,
seconds and finally moves with velocity 5 m/s for next PB. PMT 2004, BHU 2004]
20 seconds. What is the average velocity of the particle
(1) Parabola (2) Ellipse
? [MH-CET 2004]
(3) Hyperbola (4) Straight line
(1) 3 m/s (2) 4 m/s
31. A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at
(3) 5 m/s (4) zero
half of the height is 10m/s. The maximum height attained
26. A body starts from rest and with a uniform acceleration
by it is (g=10 ms–2) :– [AIPMT 2001, 2005]
of 10 ms– 2 for 5 seconds. During the next 10 seconds it
moves with uniform velocity, the total distance travelled (1) 8m (2) 20m
by the body is :– (3) 10m (4) 16m
[UP PMT 2004]
32. Velocity-time (v-t) graph for a moving object is shown
(1) 100 m (2) 125 m in the figure. Total displacement of the object during
(3) 500 m (4) 625 m the time interval when there is non-zero acceleration
and retardation is :–
27. An object travels 10 km at a speed of 100 m/s and
another 10 km at 50 m/s. The average speed over the [KERALA PMT 2005]
(3) (4) 34. A particle moves along a straight line OX. At a time t (in
seconds) the distance x (in metres) of the particle from
O is given by x = 40 + 12t – t3. How long would the
29. Acceleration-time graph of a particle travel before coming to rest :-
a
body is shown. [AIPMT-2006]
t t 5 12
(1) (2)
v v 4 5
(3) (4) 5 4
(3) (4)
t t 12 5
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36. A particle is moving along x-axis has acceleration f, at 41. A bus is moving with a speed of 10 ms–1 on a straight
road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s.
F
G tI
H TJ
If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist,
time t, given by f = fo 1 K, where f o and T are with what speed should the scooterist chase the bus
:- [AIPMT-2009]
constants. The particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. In the
(1) 10 ms–1 (2) 20 ms–1
time interval between t = 0 and the instant when f = 0,
(3) 40 ms–1 (4) 25 ms–1
the particle's velocity (vx) is :-
42. A particle moves a distance x in time t according to
[AIPMT-2007]
equation x = (t + 5)–1. The acceleration of particle is
1 proportional to :- [AIPMT-2010]
(1) f T (2) foT (1) (velocity)2/3 (2) (velocity)3/2
2 o
(3) (distance)2 (4) (distance)–2
43. A ball is dropped from a high rise platform at
1
(3) f T2 (4) foT 2
t = 0 starting from rest. After 6 seconds another ball is
2 o
thrown downwards from the same platform with a speed
37. The position x of a particle with respect to time t along v. The two balls meet at t = 18s.What is the value of
v ? (take g = 10 m/s2)
x-axis is given by x= 9t2–t3 where x is in metres and t
[AIPMT-2010]
in seconds. What will be the position of this particle
when it achieves maximum speed along the + x (1) 60 m/s (2) 75 m/s
direction ? [AIPMT-2007] (3) 55 m/s (4) 40 m/s
44. A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops
(1) 24 m (2) 32 m
a stone. Assuming g = 10 ms–2, the velocity with which
(3) 54 m (4) 81 m it hits the ground is :- [AIPMT-2011]
38. The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest (1) 10.0 m/s (2) 20.0 m/s
(3) 40.0 m/s (4) 5.0 m/s
4
and moving with an acceleration ms 2 , in the third 45. A body is moving with velocity 30 m/s towards east.
3
After 10 seconds its velocity becomes 40 m/s towards
second is :- [AIPMT-2008] north. The average acceleration of the body is :-
[AIPMT-2011]
10 19
(1) m (2) m (1) 1 m/s2 (2) 7 m/s2
3 3
(3) 6m (4) 4m (3) 7 m / s2 (4) 5 m/s2
39. A particle moves in a straight line with a constant 46. The motion of a particle along a straight line is described
acceleration. It changes its velocity from 10ms–1 to 20 by equation x = 8 + 12t – t3 where x is in metre and t
ms –1 while passing through a distance in second. The retardation of the particle when its
135 m in t second. The value of t is :- velocity becomes zero is :-
(1) 12 (2) 9 [AIPMT-2008] [AIPMT Pre.-2012]
–2
(3) 10 (4) 1.8 (1) 6ms (2) 12ms–2
40. A particle shows distance-time curve as given in (3) 24ms–2 (4) zero
this figure.The maximum instantaneous velocity of the 47. A particle has initial velocity 2 ˆi 3 ˆj and acceleration
particle is around the point :- [AIPMT-2008]
0.3 ˆi 0.2ˆj . The magnitude of velocity after 10
Distance
D seconds will be :
S C
[AIPMT Pre.-2012]
(1) 5 units (2) 9 units
A B
t Time (3) 9 2 units (4) 5 2 units
(1) D (2) A
(3) B (4) C
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BRAIN TEASERS EXERCISE-II
1. The velocity of a particle moving with constant 6. A ball is thrown upward with a velocity of 100 m/s. It will
acceleration at an instant t0 is 10 m/s After 5 seconds reach the ground after :–
of that instant the velocity of the particle is (1) 10 s (2) 20 s
20m/s. The velocity at 3 second before t0 is :– (3) 5 s (4) 40 s
(1) 8 m/s (2) 4 m/s 7. A person is moving in a circle of radius r with constant
speed v. The change in velocity in moving from A to
(3) 6 m/s (4) 7 m/s
B is :–
2. A stone is dropped into a well in which the level of B
(1) 2 v cos 40°
water is h below the top of the well. If v is velocity 40°
(2) 2 v sin 40° O A
of sound, the time T after which the splash is heard (3) 2 v cos 20°
is given by. (4) 2 v sin 20°
8. A stone falls from a balloon that is descending at a
2h 2h h uniform rate of 12 ms–1. The displacement of the stone
(1) T (2) T
from the point of release after 10 sec is :–
v g v
(1) 490 m (2) 510 m
(3) 610 m (4) 725 m
2h h h 2h 9. A man walks for some time 't' with velocity (v) due
(3) T (4) T
v g 2g v east. Then he walks for same time 't' with velocity (v)
due north. The average velocity of the man is :–
3. A man walks 30 m. towards north, then 20 m. towards (1) 2v (2) 2 v
east and in the last 30 2 m. towards south - west. v
(3) v (4)
The displacement from origin is :– 2
(1) 10 m. towards west 10. A particle is moving along a circular path of radius 5m.
and with uniform speed 5 m/s.
(2) 10 m. towards east
What will be the average acceleration when the particle
completes half revolution :–
(3) 60 2 m. towards north west
(1) zero (2) 10 ms–2
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Calculate the ratio of distance to displacement:– rate b for distance x2 and time t2 and comes to the rest.
Which of the following relation is correct :–
(1) 11 : 7 (2) 7 : 11
x1 t1 x1 t1
(3) 11 : 2 ´7 (4) 7 : 11 2 (1)
x2 = = t (2)
x2 = =
t2
14. A graph between the square of the velocity of a particle 2
(1) 2250 (2) 3084 20. Position of a particle moving along x–axis is given by
(3) – 2250 (4) – 3084 x = 2 + 8t – 4t2. The distance travelled by the particle
15. Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity. from t = 0 to t = 2 is :–
Unit of rate of change of aceleration is :– (1) 0 (2) 8
(1) m/s 2
(2) m/s 3 (3) 12 (4) 16
(3) m/s (4) m2/s3 21. A particle is thrown up vertically with a speed 'v1', in
16. Three particles P, Q and R air. It takes time t 1 in upward journey and
P
t2 (> t1) in the downward journey and returns to the
are situated at point A on the Q O starting point with a speed v2.Then:–
A
circular path of radius 10 m. All
three particles move alongR (1) v1 = v2 (2) v1 < v2
different path and reach at point B (3) v1 > v2 (4) Data is insufficient
B shown in figure. Then the ratio
22. A jet air plane travelling at a speed of 500 km/h ejects its
of distance traversed by particle
products of combustion at a speed of 1500km/h relative to
P and Q is :–
the jet plane. The speed of the latter with respect to an
3 1 observer on the ground is :–
(1) (2)
4 3 (1) 1500 km/h (2) 2000 km/h
(3) 1000 km/h (4) 500 km/h
3
(3) (4) 23. A particle of mass 3 kg. moves under the force of
4 3
4 i +8 j +10 k N. If the particle starts from rest and was
17. A person walks up a stalled escalator in 90 sec. When
standing on the same escalator now moving, he is at origin initially. Its new co–ordinates after 3 second
is :–
carried in 60s. The time he would take to walk up the
moving escalator will be :– (1) (4, 8, 10) (2) (6, 12, 15)
(3) 18 s (4) 36 s 24. Fig. shows the displacement of a particle going along
18. A train accelerates from rest at a constant rate a for x-axis as a function of time. The acceleration of the
distance x1 and time t1. After that is retards at constant particle is zero in the region :–
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(a) AB
displacement
B C 40
(b) BC E
20
x (meter)
(c) CD 15 18 19 21
A D 0
(d) DE time 3 6 9 12 t (sec)
–20
(1) a, b (2) a, c
–40
(3) b, d (4) c, d
25. A car starts from rest accelerates uniform by for 4
second and then moves with uniform velocity which
(1) 0 ms–1 (2) 23 ms–1
of the x-t graph represent the motion of the car :–
(3) 8.4 ms–1 (4) None of above
x 40
(2)
30
t
20
velocity 10
x
0
(3) 1 2 3 4 5 t (in sec)
t
–10
–20
x –30
(4) –40
t
26. The fig. shows the displacement time graph of a
particle moving on a straight line path. What is the (1) 75, 75 (2) 110, 70
magnitude of average velocity of the particle over (3) 110, 110 (4) 110, 40
10 seconds ?
29. A rocket is fired vertically from the ground. It moves
upwards with a constant acceleration 10 m/s2 after 30
60
sec the fuel is finished. After what time from the
40 instant of firing the rocket will attain the maximum
x (in metre)
30
height ? g = 10 m/s2 :–
20
(1) 30 s
10 (2) 45 s
(3) 60s
0
2 4 6 8 10 t sec)
(4) 75 s
(1) 2 ms–1 (2) 4 ms–1
30. A body is projected vertically upward from the surface
(3) 6 ms–1 (4) 8 ms–1
of the earth, then the velocity-time graph is :–
27. A person walks along an east-west street and a graph
of his displacement from home is shown in figure. His
average velocity for the whole time interval is :–
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on the following parts respectively :–
v v (1) OA and AB (2) AB and BC
(1) (2) t (3) OA and ABC (4) OAB and BC
t 38. For motion of a particle acceleration time graph is
shown in figure then the velocity time curve for the
duration of 0-4 sec is :–
v v
(3) (4) 3
2
a(in m/s )
t t
2
31. A body is projected upwards with a velocity u. It passes 1
0
through a certain point above the ground after t1 1 2 3 4 t(s)
–1
second. The time after which the body passes through –2
the same point during the return journey is :– –3
u u
(1) ( t1 ) (2) 2( t1 )
2
6
g g 5
velocity
4
u2 u2 (1) 3
(3) 3( t1 ) (4) 3( t1 ) 2
g g2 1
0 t
32. A rocket is launched upward from the earth surface 1 2 3 4
whose velocity time graph shown in figure. Then
maximum height attained by the rocket is :– 6
5
4
A 3
1000
2
v(ms–1)
(2)
velocity
1
B 140 0 t
0 t(s) 1 2 3 4
20 40 60 80 100 120 –1
C –2
(1) 1km (2) 10km –3
(3) 100km (4) 60 km
retardation is :–
2
1
(1) 1 km (2) 10 km 0
(3) 1 2 3 4 t(s)
(3) 20 km (4) 60 km –1
–2
34. In above question mean velocity of rocket during it –3
attained the maximum height :–
(1) 100 ms–1 (2) 50 ms–1 3
(3) 500 ms–1 (4) 25/3 ms–1 2
1
35. In above question the retardation of rocket is :– 0
(4) t(s)
(1) 50 ms–2 (2) 100 ms–2 –1
–2
(3) 500 ms–2 (4) 10 ms–2 –3
36. In above question the acceleration of rocket is :–
39. A ball is dropped from the certain height on the surface
(1) 50 ms–2 (2) 100 ms–2
of glass. It is collide elastically the comes back to
(3) 10 ms–2 (4) 1000 ms–2 initial position. If this process it repeated then the
37. In above question the rocket goes up and get down velocity time graph is :–
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H
(1) At metres from ground
velocity
2
(1) T 2T t
H
(2) At metres from ground
4
3H
(3) At metres from the ground
velocity
T 2T 4
(2) t
H
(4) At metres from the ground
6
43. A body dropped from the top of the tower covers a
velocity
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and third drops from the roof :– (1) 45 km/hr. (2) 60 km/hr
(1) 6 m and 2 m (2) 6 m and 3 m (3) 105 km/hr (4) None
(3) 4 m and 1 m (4) 4 m and 2 m 54. A stone is thrown upwards and it rises to a height
48. Two balls are thrown simultaneously, (A) vertically of 200 m. The relative velocity of the stone with respect
upwards with a speed of 20 m/s from the ground and to the earth will be maximum at :–
(B) vertically downwards from a height of 40 m with the (1) Height of 100 m
same speed and along the same line of motion. At which (2) Height of 150 m
point the balls will collide :– (3) Heighest point
(take g = 10 m/sec2) (4) The ground
(1) 15 m above from the ground 55. A bus starts from rest moving with acceleration
(2) 15 m below from the top of the tower 2ms–2. A cyclist 96 m. behind the bus starts simutaneously
towards the bus at 20 m/s. After what time he will be
(3) 20 m above from the ground
able to overtake the bus :–
(4) 20 m below fromt the top of the tower
(1) 8 s (2) 10 s
49. A train of 150m length is going towards north direction (3) 12 s (14) s
at a speed of 10 ms–1. A parrot flies at a speed of 5ms–1
towards south direction parallel to the railway track. 56. A body is projected vertically up at t = 0 with a velocity
of 98 m/s. Another body is projected from the same
The time taken by the parrot to cross the train is equal
point with same velocity after time
to :–
4 seconds. Both bodies will meet after :–
(1) 12 s (2) 8 s
(1) 6 s (2) 8 s
(3) 15 s (4) 10 s (3) 10 s (4) 12 s
50. A river is flowing from east to west at a speed of 5m/ 57. A bird is flying towards south with a velocity
min. A man on south bank of river, capable of swimming 40km/hr and a train is moving with a velocity
10 m/min in still water, wants to swim across the river in 40 km/hr towards east. What is the velocity of the bird
shortest time; he should swim :– w.r.t. an obserber in train :–
(1) due north
(1) 40 2 km/hr. North – East
(2) due north-east
(3) due north-east with double the speed of river (2) 40 2 km/hr. South – East
(4) none of the above
51. Two trains, each 50m long, are travelling in opposite (3) 40 2 km/hr. South – West
directions with velocity 10 m/s and
15 m/s. The time of crossing is :– (4) 40 2 km/hr. North – West
(1) 2 s (2) 4 s 58. A train moves in north direction with a speed of 54
km/hr. and a monkey running on the roof of the train,
(3) 2 3 s (4) 4 3 s
against its motion with a velocity of
52. A boat is sailing at a velocity (3iˆ 4ˆj) with respect to 18 km/hr. with respect to the train, then the velocity
ground and water in river is flowing with a velocity of monkey as observed by a man standing on the ground
:–
(3iˆ 4ˆj) . Relative velocity of the boat with respect
(1) 5 ms–1 due south
to water is :–
(2) 25 ms–1 due south
(1) 8 j (2) 5 2 (3) 10 ms–1 due south
(2) 40 2 km/hr in NE direction 66. A man wishes to swim across a river 0.5 km. wide. If he
can swim at the rate of 2 km/h. in still water and the river
(3) 40 km/hr in NW direction
flows at the rate of 1 km/h. The angle (w.r.t. the flow
(4) 40 2 km/hr in NW direction of the river) along which he should swim so as to reach
61. Aman is walking on a road with a velocity 3 km/hr. Suddenly a point exactly opposite his starting point, should be :–
rain starts falling. The velocity of rain is (1) 60° (2) 120°
10 km/hr in vertically downward direction. the relative velocity (3) 145° (4) 90°
of the rain with respect to man is :–
67. A boat man can row with a speed of 10 km./hr. in still
(1) 13 km/hr (2) 7 km/hr water. The river flow steadily at 5 km/hr. and the width
of the river is 2 km. If the boat man cross the river
(3) 109 km/hr (4) 13 km/hr
with reference to minimum distance of approach then
62. A boy is running on the plane road with velocity (v) time elapsed in rowing the boat will be :–
with a long hollow tube in his hand. The water is falling
vertically downwards with velocity (u). At what angle 2 3 2
to the vertical, he must incline the tube so that the (1) hour (2) hour
5 5 3
water drops enters in it without touching its side :–
1 v 1 v 3 2 5 2
(1) tan (2) sin (3) hour (4) hour
u u 5 3
1 u 1 v
(3) tan v (4) cos u 68. A boat covers certain distance between two spots on
63. A man standing on a road has to hold his umbrella a river taking 't1' time, going down stream and 't2' time
at 30° with the verticle to keep the rain away. He throws going upstream, what time will be taken by the boat
the umbrella and starts running at to cover the same distance in still water :–
10 km/hr then he finds that rain drops are hitting his
t1 t 2 t1 3
head vertically, then speed of rain drops with respect (1) (2) t
2 2 4 2
to moving man :–
acceleration is :–
(1) a cos t (2) – a cos t v1 v2 v2 v3 v3 v1 v1 v2 v3
(3) (4)
(3) a sin t (4) –a sin t 3 3
72. The coordinates of a moving particle at time t are given 79. A car travels a distance d on a straight road in two
by x = ct2 and y = bt2. The speed of the particle is given hours and then returns to the starting point in next
by :– three hours. Its average speed is :–
(1) 2 t c b (2) 2t c2 b2 d 2d
(1) (2)
5 5
(3) t c2 b 2 (4) 2t c2 b2
77. The magnitude of average velocity is equal to the 83. The water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap 5 m
average speed when a particle moves :– above the ground. The third drop is leaving the tap at
the instant the first drop touches the ground. How far
(1) one a curved path
above the ground is the second drop at that instant ?
(2) in the same direction
(1) 1.25 m (2) 2.50 m
(3) with constant acceleration
(3) 3.75 m (4) 4.00 m
(4) with constant retardation
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84. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with 40 m/s. its The time at which the particle will attain zero velocity
velocity after two second will be :– again, is :
85. A body released from a height falls freely towards earth. 92. The x and y co-ordinates of a particle at any time t are
Another body is released from the same height exactly given by
one second later. The separation between the two x = 7t + 4t2 and y = 5t
bodies two second after the release of the second body where x and y are in m and t in s. The acceleration of the
is :– particle at 5s is :–
(1) 9.8 m (2) 49 m (1) zero (2) 8 m/s2
(3) 24.5 m (4) 19.6 m (3) 20 m/s2 (4) 40 m/s2
86. The instantaneous speed of a body can be measured :– 93. With what speed should a body be thrown upwards so
(1) Graphically (2) By speedometer that the distances traversed in 5th second and 6th
(3) Both of above (4) Vectorially second are equal ?
87. A stone dropped from the top of a tower of height h. (1) 58.4 m/s (2) 49 m/s
After 1 second another stone is dropped from the
balcony 20 m below the top. Both reach the bottom (3) 98 m/s (4) 98 m/s
simultaneously. What is the value of h ? take g = 10 ms–
2
:– 94 The velocity of a body depends on time according to
the equation v = 20 + 0.1 t2. The body is undergoing :–
(1) 3125 m (2) 312.5 m
(3) 31.25 m (4) 25.31 m (1) uniform acceleration
88. A stone is dropped from a certain height which can (2) uniform retardation
reach the ground in 5 seconds. It is stopped after 3
(3) non-uniform acceleration
second of its fall and then is again released. The total
time taken by the stone to reach the groud will be :– (4) zero acceleration
95. The displacement of a particle is given by
(1) 6 s (2) 6.5 s
y = a + bt + ct2 – dt4
(3) 7 s (4) 7.5 s
The initial velocity and acceleration are respectively :–
89. The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as
x = at2 – bt3. The acceleration at time t of the particle will
be equal to zero, where t is equal to :– (1) b, – 4d (2) –b, 2c
(3) b, 2c (4) 2c, – 4d
2a a
(1) (2) 96. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of
3b b
radius R in 40 seconds. What will be his displacement
at the end of 2 minute 20 second?
a
(3) (4) zero (1) Zero (2) 2R
3b
(3) 2pR (4) 7pR
90. A particle moves along a straight line such that its
displacement at any time t is given by 97. The displacement-time graph
displacement
s = t – 6t + 3t + 4 metres.
3 2
of a moving particle is shown. D
The velocity when the acceleration is zero is :– The instantaneous velocity of E
C F
(1) 3ms –1
(2) –12ms –1
the particle is negative at the
(3) 42 ms–1 (4) –9ms–1 point :–
time
91. The displacement of a particle starting from rest (at (1) D (2) F
t=0) is given by s = 6t2 – t3 (3) C (4) E
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98. A scooter going due east at 10 m s–1 turns right through when its acceleration is constant.
an angle of 90°. If the speed of the scooter remains 103. One car moving on a straight road covers one thirds of
unchanged in taking this turn, the change in the velocity the distance with 20 km/hr and the rest with 60km/hr.
of the scooter is : The average speed is :–
(1) 20.0 m s in south-western direction
–1
(1) 40 km/hr (2) 80 km/hr
(2) zero
2
(3) 46 km/hr (4) 36 km/hr
(3) 10.0 m s–1 in south-east direction 3
(4) 14.14 m s–1 in south-western direction 104. Figure below shows the velocity-time graph of a one
dimensional motion. Which of the following
99. A body is imparted motion from rest to move in a straight
characteristic of the particle is represented by the
line. It is then obstructed by an opposite force, then :–
shaded area?
(1) Speed
(1) the body may necessarily change direction
(4) none of the above. 105. If a car at rest accelerates uniformly to a speed of 144
km/h in 20 second, it covers a distance of :–
100. A train covers the first half of the distance between
(1) 20 m (2) 400 m
two stations at a speed of 40 km/h and the other half at
(3) 1440 m (4) 2980 m
60 km/h. Then its average speed is :–
106. A body starts from rest, what is the ratio of the distance
(1) 50 km/h (2) 48 km/h travelled by the body during the 4th and 3rd second ?
(3) 52 km/h (4) 100 km/h 7 5
(1) (2)
101. A particle is moving with a velocity of 10m/s towards 5 7
east. After 10 s its velocity changes to 10m/s towards
north. Its average accelaration is :- 7 3
(3) (4)
3 7
(1) zero
107. The initial velocity of a particle is u (at t = 0) and the
(2) 2 m/s towards N-W
2 acceleration is given by f = at. Which of the following
relations is valid ?
1 at 2
(3)
2
m/s2 towards N-W (1) v = u + at2 (2) v u
2
(3) v = u + at (4) v = u
1 108. If a body starts from rest and travels 120m in the 8th
(4) m/s2 towards N-W
2 second, then acceleration is :–
(1) 16 m/s2 (2) 10 m/s2
102. Which of the following four statements is false?
(3) 0.227 m/s2 (4) 0.03 m/s2
(1) A body can have zero velocity and still be accelerated 109. If a train travelling at 72 km/h is to be brought to rest in
(2) A body can have a constant velocity and still have a distance of 200 m, then its retardation should be :–
a varying speed (1) 20 m/s2 (2) 2 m/s2
(3) 10 m/s2 (4) 1 m/s2
(3) A body can have a constant speed and still have a
110. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/hr can be stopped
varying velocity
by applying brakes after at least 2m. If the same car is
(4) The direction of the velocity of a body can change
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moving with a speed of 80 km/hr., what is the minimum
116. The position vector of a particle is given by r r0 (1-
stopping distance ?
(1) 2 m (2) 4 m
at)t, where t is the time and a as well as r 0 are constant.
(3) 6 m (4) 8 m
After what time the particle returns to the starting point
111. If a body starts from rest and travels 120cm in the 6th
?
second then what is the acceleration ?
(1) 0.20 m/s2 (2) 0.027 m/s2 1
(1) a (2)
(3) 0.218 m/s 2
(4) 0.003 m/s2 a
112. A car moving with a velocity of 10 m/s can be stopped
by the application of a constant force F in a distance of 1
(3) a2 (4)
20m. If the velocity of the car is 30 m/s. It can be stopped a2
by this force in :– 117. In the Q.122 what will be the velocity of the particle
when it returns to the starting point ?
20
(1) m (2) 20 m
3
(1) r 0 (2) r 0
(3) 60 m (4) 180 m
113. A body is dropped from a tower with zero velocity, (3) 2 r 0 (4) 2 r 0
reaches ground in 4s. The height of the tower is about
118. In the Q.122, how much distance is covered by the
:–
particle in returning to the starting point?
(1) 80 m (2) 20 m
(3) 160 m (4) 40 m 2r0 r0
(1) (2)
114. The graph between the displacement x and time t for a a a
particle moving in a straigh lin eis shown in figure.
r0 r0
During the interval OA, AB, BC and CD, the acceleration (3) (4)
2a 4a
of the particle is :
119. The deceleration experienced by a moving motor boat,
dv
after its engine is cut off is given by kv3 ,
dt
where k is constant. If v0 is the magnitude of the
velocity at cut off, the magnitude of the velocity at a
OA, AB, BC, CD
time t after the cut-off is :–
(1) + 0 + +
v0
(2) – 0 + 0 (1) (2) v0
2
(3) + 0 – + v0
(3) v0 e k 1 (4)
(4) – 0 – 0 (2 v kt 1)
2
0
115. A particle starts from rests and travels a distance S 120. A body is thrown vertically upwards from the top A of
with uniform acceleration, then it travels a distance 2S a tower. It reaches the ground in
with uniform speed, finally it travels a distance 3S with t1 seconds. If it is thrown vertically downwards from A
uniform retardation and comes to rest. If the complete with the same speed it reaches the ground in t2, seconds.
motion of the particle is a straight line then the ratio If it is allowed to fall freely from A, then the time it takes
of its average velocity to maximum velocity is :– to reach the ground is given by :–
6 4
(1) (2) t1 t 2 t1 t 2
7 5 (1) t (2) t
2 2
3 2
(3) (4)
5 5
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t1 1 2h 2h
(3) t t1 t 2 (4) t t2
(3)
sin g
(4) sinq
g
121. A particle is dropped vertically from rest, from a height. 125. A bead is free to slide down A
The time taken by it to fall through successive distances a smooth wire tightly stretched
of 1 km each will then be :– between points A and B on a
B O
verticle circle of radius R. If the
2 bead strats from rest at 'A', the
(1) all equal, being equal to second.
g highest point on the circle, its
(2) in the ratio of the square roots of the integers velocity when it arrives at B is :–
2h 2
(1) (2)
g g
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TARGET AIIMS EXERCISE–III
Directions for Assertion & Reason questions
These questions consist of two statements each, printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering
these Questions you are required to choose anyone of the following four responses.
A. If both Assertion &Reason are True &the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
B. If both Assertion &Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
C. If Assertion is True but the Reason is False.
D. If both Assertion &Reason are false.
1. Assertion : A body can have acceleration even if its be associated with a "speeding up" of the body.
velocity is zero at a given instant of time. Reason : Increase in speed of a moving body is
Reason : A body is momentarily at rest when it reverses independent of its direction of motion.
its direction of motion. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
8. Assertion : When a body is starts from rest
2. Assertion : If the displacement of the body is zero, subjected to a uniform acceleration, it always move in a
the distance covered by it may not be zero. straight line.
Reason : The displacement depends only on end Reason : Straight line motion is the natural tendency
points ; the distance (path length) depends on the of the body.
actual path. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
9. Assertion : The distance traversed, during equal
3. Assertion : The magnitude of average velocity of intervals of time, by a body falling
the object over an interval of time is either smaller than from rest are in ratio 1 : 3 : 5 : 7.....[Galileo's law of odd
or equal to the average speed of the object over the numbers]
same interval. Reason : A particle in one-dimensional motion with
Reason : Path length (distance) is either equal or greater zero speed may have non-zero velocity.
than the magnitude of displacement. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
10. Assertion : When a particle moves with constant
4. Assertion : An object can have constant speed but velocity its average velocity, its instantaneous velocity
variable velocity. and its speed are all equal in magnitude.
Reason : Speed is a scalar but velocity is a vector Reason : If the average velocity of a particle moving
quantity. on a straight line is zero in a time interval, then it is
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D possible that the instantaneous velocity is never zero
in the interval.
5. Assertion : The speed of a body can be negative.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : If the body is moving in the opposite direction
11. Assertion : The average velocity of a particle is zero
of positive motion, then its speed is negative.
in a time interval. It is possible that the instantaneous
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D acceleration is never zero in the interval.
6. Assertion : A positive acceleration can be Reason : The magnitude of average velocity in an
associated with a 'slowing down' of the body. interval is equal to its average speed in that interval.
Reason : The origin and the positive direction of an
axis are a matter of choice. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
12. Assertion : An object may have varying speed
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
without having varying velocity.
7. Assertion : A negative acceleration of a body can
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Reason : If the velocity is zero at an instant, the
x x
acceleration should also be zero at that instant.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D t t
13. Assertion : Average speed of a particle in a given
time interval is never less than the magnitude of the
(a) (b)
average velocity.
Reason : The magnitude of the velocity (instantaneous
Reason : In 1 – D motion, there is only one value of
velocity) of a particle is equal to its speed.
displacement at one particular time.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
14. Assertion : In successive time intervals if the
average velocities of a particle are equal then the 20. Assertion : In general |Displacement|£ distance.
particle must be moving with constant velocity. Reason : The instantaneous speed is equal to the
Reason : When a particle moves with uniform velocity, magnitude of the instantaneous velocity.
its displacement always increases with time. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D 21. Assertion : In a free fall, the initial velocity of a body
15. Assertion : In a free fall, the initial velocity of a body may not be zero.
may or may not be zero.
Reason : Free falls means the vertical acceleration of
Reason : A heavy body falls at a faster rate as compared
the body is equal to g.
to a lighter body.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
16. Assertion : If a body is dropped from the top of a 22. Assertion : Distance is a actual length of the path
tower of height h and another body is thrown up but displacement is a shortest distance between initial
simultaneously with velocity u from the foot of the and final position.
Reason : Distance is a scalar quantity and it is always
h
tower, then both of them would meet after a time . positive but displacement is a vector quantity. It may
u
be positive, negative or zero.
Reason : For a body projected upwards, the distance
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
covered by the body in the last second of its upward
journey is always 4.9 m irrespective of velocity of 23. Assertion : Rest of a body is a relative term.
projection.(g = 9.8 m/s2.) Reason : Motion of a body may be absolute term.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
17. Assertion : An observer is moving due east and wind 24. Assertion : If a body moves on a straight line,
appears him to blow from north. Then the actual direction magnitude of its displacement and distance covered
of air blow must be towards south-east.
by it will be same.
Reason : V R V A V M where V R is the relative Reason : Along the straight line body can move only
velocity of wind w.r.t. man, in one direction.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
V A = actual velocity of wind (w.r.t. ground) and V M 25. Assertion : Separation between two bodies moving
= velocity of man w.r.t. ground. in the same direction on the ground with same
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D acceleration, will not increase.
18. Assertion : The distance and displacement both are Reason : They are relatively at rest.
equal when the particle moves in a straight line.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Reason : In straight line motion distance travelled =
26. Assertion : To cross the river in minimum time,
| displacement| . swimmer should swimming in perpendicular direction
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D to the water current.
19. Assertion : Graph (a) represent one dimensional Reason : In this case river flow helps to cross the river.
motion of a particle. While graph (b) can not represent
1–D motion of the particle. (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
27. Assertion : A body moving with constant
acceleration always travels equal distance in equal time
intervals.
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Reason : Motion of the body with constant acceleration Reason : The relative velocity of a body with respect
is a uniform motion. to itself is zero.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
28. Assertion : A body, whatever its motion is always at
rest in a frame of reference which is fixed to the body
itself.
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