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Practice Sheet (Physics)

Motion in a straight line

Single Correct Type Questions: (1 to 15) 7. A particle is moving with a constant speed V in a
1. A man goes 10 m towards North, then 20 m towards circle. What is the magnitude of average velocity
east then displacement is after one-fourth rotation?
(1) 20 m V 2V
(2) 22.5 m (1) (2)
2 
(3) 25.5 m
(4) 30 m 2 2V R
(3) (4)
 2V
2. The ratio of displacement to distance is
(1) Always = 1 8. The acceleration of an object is given by a(t) = cosπt
(2) Always < 1
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(3) Always > 1 ms–2 and its velocity at time t = 0 is ms −1 at
(4) May be 1 2
3
origin. Its velocity at t = s is
3. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of 2
radius R in 80 sec. What will be his displacement at
1 3
the end of 4 min 60 second? (1) − ms −1 (2) ms −1
(1) 2R (2) 3R 2 2
(3) 2R (4) Zero 1 −1 2 −1
(3) ms (4) ms
 
4. Consider the motion of the tip of the minute hand of
a clock. In one hour 9. The displacement of a body along x-axis depends on
(1) The displacement is non-zero time as x = 3t + 5. Then the velocity of body:
(2) The distance covered is zero (1) Increase with time
(3) The average speed is zero (2) Independent of time
(4) The average velocity is zero (3) Decrease with time
(4) None of these
5. Which of the following statement is not true?
(1) If displacement covered of a particle is zero, 10. If a body starting from the rest travels with a
then distance covered may or may not be zero uniform acceleration of 10 ms–2 for first 10 second
(2) If the distance covered is zero then the
and with uniform acceleration 5 ms–2 for next 20
displacement must be zero
seconds, then average acceleration of the body for
(3) The numerical value of ratio of displacement
30 s is:
to distance is equal to or less than one
(1) 15 ms–2 (2) 10 ms–2
(4) The numerical value of the ratio of velocity to
(3) 20 ms–2 (4) 20/3 ms–2
speed is always less than one
11. A car covers 2/5th of a distance at a speed of 80
6. The displacement of a particle, starting from rest
km/h and 3/5th of the distance at a speed of 60 km/h.
(at t = 0) is given by s = 6t2– t3.
Average speed of car for complete journey is:
The time in seconds at which the particle will obtain
(1) 65 km/h (2) 70.5 km/h
zero velocity again is:
(3) 66.67 km/h (4) 77.5 km/h
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 6 (4) 8
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12. A particle moves with a velocity v = αt3 along a One or More Than One Type Questions (16 to 17)
straight line. The average speed in time interval t = 0 16. The velocity-time graph of a particle is given in
to t = T is figure.
T 3
(1) αT3 (2)
2
T 3 T 3
(3) (4)
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13. A scooter moves in a straight line. It covers one

fourth distance with v1, two fourth with v2 and Choose the correct statement(s) among the following
remaining with speed v3. The average speed of (1) The distance travelled during first two
scooter is seconds is 10 m
(2) Displacement during 0 to 4 s is zero
4v1v2 v3
(1) (3) Acceleration at t = 1/2 s is -10 m/s2
v1v2 + v2 v3 + 2v1v3 (4) Distance travelled during 0 to 4 s is 20 m
v1v2 v3
(2) 17. A ball is dropped from a height of 19.6 m above the
v1 + v2 + v3
ground. It rebounds from the ground and raises
v1v2 v3 itself up to the same height. Take the starting point
(3)
v1 + 2v2 + v3 as the origin and vertically downward as the
v1 + 2v2 + v3 positive x-axis. which of the following graph(s)
(4) is/are correct?
4 (Neglect the small interval during which the ball was
in contact with the ground.)
14. A particle is moving along x-axis such that
x = 2 – 5t + 6t2. What is acceleration of the particle
when its velocity is zero? (1)
(1) Zero
(2) 12 m/s2
(3) –5 m/s2
(4) 5/12 m/s2
(2)
15. A car moves from P to Q; (first half distance with
speed v1 then next half with speed v2) then returns
from Q to P (in first half time he moves with speed
v1 and second half time with speed v2). The ratio of
average speed from P to Q and Q to P journey is: (3)

v1 + v2 4 ( v1v2 )
(1) (2)
v1 − v2 ( v1 + v2 )2
( v1 + v2 ) v1 + v2
(3) (4) (4)
2v1v2 2
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Passage Type Questions (18 to 20) 22. A particle moves along a straight line such that its
Passage displacement S varies with time t as S =  + t + t 2
The x-ordinate of a particle moving along x-axis in terms
List I List II
of time is given as x = (2 – t)(t – 6) metre.
I Acceleration at t = 2s P  + 5
18. The displacement in time t = 2 to t = 5 sec is
Average velocity
(1) 2 m (2) 3 m II Q 2
during 3rd s
(3) 4 m (4) None
III Velocity at t = 1 s R 
19. The average velocity in time t = 2 sec to t = 5 sec is IV Initial displacement S  + 2
(1) 0.5 m/s (2) 1 m/s (1) I-P, II-Q, III-S, IV-R
(3) 2 m/s (4) None (2) I-Q, II-P, III-R, IV-Q
(3) I-P, II-Q, III-R, IV-S
20. The time t at which the particle has maximum (4) I-Q, II-P, III-S, IV-R
positive x-coordinate is:
(1) t = 1 sec. (2) t = 2 sec. Integer Type Questions (23 to 25)
(3) t = 4 sec. (4) None 23. An object starts from rest with a constant acceleration.
At a time t second, the speed is found to be 100 m/s and
Match the Column Type Questions: (21 to 23) one second later the speed becomes 150 m/s. The
21. Study the graphs given in List I and match them distance travelled during the (t + 1)th second in metres is:
with appropriate statements given in List II.
List I List II 24. An object moving in a straight line covers half the
distance with speed of 3 m/s. The other half of the
Net distance is covered in two equal time intervals with
I P displacement speed of 4.5 m/s and 7.5 m/s, respectively. During
is positive this motion, what is the average speed of the object
(in m/s)?

Net 25. A particle starts moving with acceleration 2 m/s 2.

II Q displacement Distance travelled by it (in m) in 5th half second is
is negative ______.

Particle
returns to its
III R initial
position
again

Acceleration
IV S
is positive

(1) I-P,S, II-Q, III-R, IV-P

(2) I-Q,S, II-P,S, III-R, IV-P
(3) I-Q,S, II-P,S, III-P, IV-R
(4) I-P, II-Q,S, III-R, IV-Q,S
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Answer Key
1. (2) 14. (2)
2. (4) 15. (2)
3. (3) 16. (1, 2, 4)
4. (4) 17. (1, 2, 3)
5. (4) 18. (2)
6. (2) 19. (2)
7. (3) 20. (3)
8. (1) 21. (2)
9. (1) 22. (4)
10. (4) 23. (125)
11. (3) 24. (4)
12. (4) 25. (2.25)
13. (1)

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