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1. The decrease in velocity per unit time is called (Hint: Lecture # 01 & 02):
a. acceleration b. variable acceleration c. average acceleration d. retardation
2. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 seconds. What will be
his displacement at the end of 2 min 20 seconds?
[Hint: One round → 40 seconds; 2 min 20 seconds = 140 seconds; athlete will complete 3.5
rounds in given time (Total Time Given / Time for 1 Round) → Displacement = Diameter]
a. Zero b. 7πR c. 2πR d. 2R
3. When the values of average and instantaneous velocities are equal, the body is said to be
moving with (Hint: Lecture # 01 & 02):
a. uniform speed b. uniform acceleration c. uniform velocity d. average velocity
4. When the values of average and instantaneous acceleration are equal, the body is said to be
moving with (Hint: Lecture # 01 & 02):
a. average acceleration b. uniform acceleration
c. positive acceleration d. negative acceleration
5. Acceleration of 1.5ms-2 expressed in kmh-2 is:
[Hint: 1 km → 1000 m & 1 hour → 3600 seconds → 1 hour2 = (3600)2 seconds2]
a. 324 b. 5.4 c. 5400 d. 19440
6. The change in the magnitude of displacement or direction or both give rise to:
a. speed b. velocity c. acceleration d. impulse
7. Which of the following can be zero if the particle is in motion for some time?
a. speed b. displacement c. distance covered d. none of these
8. If the distance covered by a particle is zero, then what can we say about its displacement?
a. it is negative b. it may or may not be zero
c. it must be zero d. it cannot be zero
9. An object with constant speed (Hint: Lecture # 01 & 02):
a. is not accelerated b. might be accelerated
c. is always accelerated d. also has a constant velocity
10. When a body is accelerated (Hint: Lecture # 01 & 02):
a. its velocity always changes b. its speed always changes
c. its direction always changes d. none
11. A man in a train moving with a constant velocity drops a ball on the platform. The path of
the ball as seen by an observer standing on the platform is:
a. a straight-line b. a circle c. a parabola d. none of these
12. A car travels the first half of a certain distance with a speed of 𝛖𝟏 and the second half with a
speed 𝛖𝟐 . The average speed during the whole journey is (Hint: Lecture # 06):
υ +υ υ υ 2υ1 υ2
a. 12 2 b. υ 1+υ2 c. √υ1 υ2 d. υ +υ
1 2 1 2
13. A car travels for a certain time. Its speed during the first half time is 𝛖𝟏 and during the
second half time is 𝛖𝟐 . The average speed during the whole journey is (Hint: Lecture # 06):
υ υ υ1 +υ2 υ1 2 +υ2 2
a. √υ1 υ2 b.υ 1+υ2 c. d. √
1 2 2 2
14. A car moves with a speed of 40 km/h for the first half time and with a speed of 60 km/h for
the second half time. The average speed during the whole journey is (Hint: Lecture # 06):
a. 45 km/h b. 48 km/h c. 50 km/h d. None of these
15. A car goes straight from a point A to a point B with a velocity of 40 km/h and returns back
with a velocity of 60 km/h. the average velocity during the whole journey is (Lecture # 06):
a. 0 b. 48 km/h c. 50 km/h d. None of these
16. A car goes straight from a point A to a point B with a speed of 40 km/h and returns back
with a speed of 60 km/h. the average speed during the whole journey is (Lecture # 06):
a. 0 b. 48 km/h c. 50 km/h d. None of these
18. A car covers 1/3rd of distance with speed 20 km/h and 2/3rd with 60 km/h. Average speed
Is (Hint: Lecture # 06):
a. 40 km/h b. 50 √2 km/h c. 36 km/h d. 80 km/h
19. The ratio of the numerical values of the average velocity and average speed of a body is
always:
a. Unity b. Unity or less c. Unity of more d. Less than unity
20. A boy goes from 2m to 12m mark and back to 10m mark in 3 seconds its average speed is:
a. 2m/s b. 6m/s c. 4m/s d. zero
21. A particle of mass 0.5gm moving along x-axis is located at x1=15m at T1=5sec and at
∆𝐱
x2=33m at T2=13sec. Its velocity is: [Hint: V = ∆𝐭 ]
a. 2.45m/s b. 6m/s c. 4.45m/s d. 2.25m/s
22. The acceleration of body moving with uniform velocity is:
a. zero b. not zero c. uniform d. variable
23. What is the average acceleration if a car moves 20m/s to 50m/s in 15s? (Hint: 1st Equation)
a. 1m/s2 b. 2m/s2 c. 3m/s2 d. 4m/s2
24. If a car is moving with uniform acceleration of 2m/s2, then in 4 seconds its velocity
increases from 10 m/s to: (Hint: 1st Equation)
a. 8m/s b. 18m/s c. 28m/s d. 38m/s
25. A boat has a speed of 13 km/h crosses a river of width 1km along the shortest possible path
in 12 minutes. The velocity of the river water in km/h is [Hint: Lecture # 9 - 12]:
a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 4
26. A body moves 6 m North, 8 m East and 10 m vertically upwards, what is its resultant
displacement from the initial position? [Hint: Lecture # 01 & 02]
a. 10√2 b. 10/√2 c. 10 d. None
27. A body moves 30 m North and then 20 m towards East and finally 30√𝟐 m in South west
direction, what is its resultant displacement from the initial position? [Lecture # 01 & 02]
a. 10 m west b. 10 m north c. 10 m south d. 10 m east
29. In the following speed-time graph, the distance travelled by the body in meters is:
[Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. 200
b. 250
c. 300
d. 400
30. When the body moves with constant acceleration, the velocity time graph is:
a. straight line b. hyperbola c. parabola d. circular
31. When the body moves with increasing acceleration, the velocity time graph is:
a. straight line b. curve c. parabola d. hyperbola
32. The area between the velocity and time axis in the velocity time graph is numerically equal
to the: [Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. speed of the object b. acceleration of the object
c. momentum of the object d. displacement covered by the object
33. If the slope of a velocity time graph gradually decreases then the body is said to be moving
with: [Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. positive acceleration b. negative acceleration
c. uniform acceleration d. zero acceleration
34. The velocity-time graph of a motion starting from rest with uniform acceleration is a
straight line is: [Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. passing through origin b. parallel to time axis
c. parallel to velocity axis d. none of these
35. The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line in the figure. The displacement
and distance travelled by the body in 6 s are, respectively: [Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. 8m, 16m
b. 16m, 8m
c. 16m, 16m
d. 8m, 8m
36. A particle starts from rest at t = 0 and moves in a straight line with an acceleration as shown
below. The velocity of the particle at t = 3 s is: [Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. 2 m/s
b. 3 m/s
c. 4 m/s
d. 6 m/s
37. The velocity time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is given below. The
acceleration of the particle at t = 9 s is: [Hint: Lecture # 4 – 6 on Graphs]
a. Zero
b. 5 m/𝑠 2
c. -5m/𝑠 2
d. -2m/𝑠 2
39. If the displacement-time graph of a moving body is a straight line, the body moves with:
a. Uniform velocity b. Uniform acceleration
c. Non-uniform acceleration d. Average velocity
40. When two bodies move towards each other with constant speeds, the distance between
them decreases at the rate of 6m/s. if they move is the same direction with the same speeds,
the distance between them increases at the rate of 4m/s. Then their speeds are:
a. 5m/s & 1m/s b. 3m/s & 3m/s c. 4m/s & 2m/s d. none of these
41. A train of length 150 meters is going towards north with a speed of 10 m/s. A parrot flies
with a speed of 5 m/s towards south parallel to the railway track. The time taken by the
parrot to cross the train is: [Hint: Relative Velocity → Lecture # 09 - 12]
a. 12 s b. 8 s c. 15 s d. 10 s
42. A Police Jeep is chasing with velocity of 45 km/h a thief in another jeep moving with
velocity 153 km/h. Police fires a bullet with muzzle velocity of 180 m/s. The velocity with
which it will strike the car of the thief is: [Hint: Relative Velocity → Lecture # 09 - 12]
a.80 m/s b. 450 m/s c. 150 m/s d. None
43. A motorist travels between A and B at a speed of 80 km/h and returns at speed of 120
km/h. His average speed will be: [Hint: Lecture # 06]
a. 40 km/h b. 96 km/h c. 69 km/h d. 60 km/h
44. A 120 m long train is moving in a direction with speed 20 m/s. A train B moving with 30
m/s in the opposite direction and 130 m long crosses the first train in a time:
[Hint: Relative Velocity → Lecture # 09 - 12]
a. 5 s b. 36 s c. 38 s d. None of these
45. A train is moving with a velocity of 25 m/s and a car is moving behind it by a velocity of
8m/s in same direction. The relative velocity of train with respect to car is:
[Hint: Relative Velocity → Lecture # 09 - 12]
a. 17 m/s b. 33 m/s c. 17.5 m/s d. None of these
46. A person is sitting in a moving train and is facing the engine. He tosses up a coin and the
coin falls behind him. It can be concluded that the train is moving:
a. Forward and losing speed b. Forward and gaining speed
c. Forward with uniform speed d. Backward with uniform speed
47. A person is sitting in a moving train and is facing the engine. He tosses up a coin and the
coin falls in front of him. It can be concluded that the train is moving:
a. Forward and losing speed b. Forward and gaining speed
c. Forward with uniform speed d. Backward with uniform speed
48. Two cars A and B travel along the same road in the same direction from the same starting
place. Car A maintains a speed of 50 km/h and car B 60 km/h, but B starts one hour later.
How many hours will it take for B to overtake A? [Hint: Equations of Motion]
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
61. A ball is projected vertically upwards from the ground with a velocity of 20 m/s.
a. How high it will go? (Answer: 2 sec.)
b. How long will it take to reach the highest point? (Answer: 20m)
c. When will it return to the ground? (Answer: 4 sec.)
d. With what velocity will it return to the ground? (Answer: 20 m/s)
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