Exercise - I

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Multiple choice questions with ONE option correct
1. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. The quantity which stays constant is
(a) displacement (b) acceleration (c) speed (d) velocity
2. A stone is released from an elevator going up with an acceleration a. The acceleration of
the stone after the release is
(a) a upward (b) (g – a) upward (c) (g – a) downward (d) g downward
3. A 150 m long train is moving to north at a speed of 10 m/s. A pigeon flying towards
south with a speed of 5 m/s crosses the train. The time taken by the pigeon to cross the
train is
(a) 30 s (b) 15 s (c) 8 s (d) 10 s
4. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a roof. At an instant when a drop is about to
leave the roof, the separations between 3 successive drops below the roof are in the ratio
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 4: 9 (c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 5 : 13
5. A train travels on a straight track passing station A at 20 m/s. If accelerates uniformly at
2 m/s2 and reaches station B 100 m away from A. At B the velocity of the train in m/s is
approximately
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 28 (d) 56
6. A body throws a ball in air in such a manner that when the ball is at its maximum height
he throws another ball. If the balls are thrown after the time difference of 1s then what
will be the height attained by them
(a) 20 m (b) 10 m (c) 5 m (d) 2.5 m
7. From the top of a tower, a stone is thrown up and reaches the ground in time t1. A
second stone is thrown down with the same speed and reaches the ground in time t2. A
third stone is released from rest and reaches the ground in time t3.
1 1 1 1
(a) t3 = (t1 + t2) (b) t3 = t1t 2 (c)   (d) t 32  t12  t 22
2 t 3 t 2 t1

8. A balloon is ascending at the rate of 10 m/s. When it is at a height of 75 m from the

ground, a packet is dropped from it. The packet will reach the ground after time of
(a) 4 s (b) 3 s (c) 5 s (d) 7.5 s

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9. The acceleration of a moving object is equal to the
(a) slope of a displacement time graph
(b) slope of a velocity time graph
(c) area below a displacementtime graph
(d) area below a velocity time graph

10. The variation of velocity with time of a ` v (m/s)

particle moving along a straight line is 16
given by following graph. The distance
travelled by particle in 4 second will be 8
(a) 44 m (b) 32 m
(c) 60 m (d) 64 m O 1 2 3 4 t (s)

11. A train can accelerate at 1 m/s2 and retard at 3 m/s2. The shortest time in which it can
travel between two stations 1200 m apart is
(a) 40 s (b) 20 s (c) 40 2 s (d) 40 3 s
12. A car is moving along a straight road with a uniform acceleration. It passes through two
points P and Q separated by a distance with velocity 30 km/hr and 40 km/hr
respectively. The velocity of the car midway between P and Q is
(a) 33.3 km/hr (b) 20 3 km/hr (c) 25 2 km/hr (d) 35 km/hr
13. A particle is falling freely under gravity. In first t second it covers s1 and the next t
seconds it covers s2, then t is given by
s2  s1 s2  s1 s2 s1 s 22  s 12
(a) (b) (c) (d)
g g g g

14. A parachutist falls freely from an aeroplane for 10s before the parachute opens out. Then
he descends with a net retardation of 2.5 m/s2. If he bails out of the plane at a height of
2495 m, his velocity on reaching the ground will be
(a) 5 m/s (b) 10 m/s (c) 15 m/s (d) 20 m/s
15. For a particle moving along a straight line, the displacement x depends on time t as
x = t3 + t2 + t + . The ratio of its initial acceleration to its initial velocity depends
(a) only on and (b) only on and (c) only on and
(d) only on
16. Two balls of same masses are shot upward one after another at an interval of 2 second
along the same vertical line with same initial velocity of 40 m/s. The height at which
they collide
(a) 40 m (b) 75 m (c) 80 m (d) 125 m

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17. A particle is projected vertically upwards and it reaches the maximum height H in time
T. The height of the particle at any time t will be
1 1
g t  T  2
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(a) (b) H -   g(t - T)2 (c)   g(t - T)2 (d)
2 2 2
H - g(t - T)
18. A bird flies for 4 s with a velocity of |t - 2| m/s in a straight line, where t is the time in
second. It covers a distance of
(a) 2m (b) 4 m (c) 6 m (d) 8 m
Multiple choice questions with MORE THAN ONE option correct
1. Which of the following statements about distance are true
(a) It cannot be negative
(b) It cannot be zero
(c) It can never be lesser than magnitude of displacement
(d) It can never decrease with time
2. Which of the following statements are true for a moving body?
(a) If its speed changes, its velocity must change and it must have some acceleration.
(b) If its velocity changes, its speed must change and it must have some acceleration.
(c) If its velocity changes, its speed may or may not change, and it must have some
acceleration.
(d) If its speed changes but direction of motion does not change, its velocity may
remain constant.
3. An observer moves with a constant speed along the line joining two stationary objects.
He will observe that the two objects
(a) have the same speed (b) have the same
velocity
(c) move in the same direction (d) move in opposite
directions

4. For a moving particle

(a) magnitude of average velocity > average speed
(b) magnitude of average velocity  average speed
(c) magnitude of average velocity = zero but average speed  zero
(d) magnitude of average velocity  0 but average speed = 0

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5. The graph of the figure shows how the distance
s, travelled by a body from its starting point
varies with the time t. The shape of the curve Y
Z
indicates that
X
1. the acceleration is increasing at X
2. the speed is increasing at Z O t
3. the body is at rest at Y
Assertion(s) which is(are) true is(are)
(a) 3 only (b) 1, 2 only
(c) 2, 3 only (d) 1 only

6. If the displacement of a particle varies with time as x = t + 7, the

(a) velocity of the particle is inversely proportional to t
(b) velocity of particle is varies linearly with t
(c) velocity of particle is proportional to t
(d) the particle moves with a constant acceleration

7. The displacement (x) of a particle depends on time (t) as

x= t2 - t3
(a) The particle will return to its starting point after time
(b) The particle will come to rest after time 2 /3
(c) The initial velocity of the particle is zero but its initial acceleration is not zero
(d) No net force will act on the particle at t = /3
8. A particle moves with an initial velocity vo and retardation v, where v is its velocity at
any time t.
(a) The particle will cover a total distance vo/
(b) The particle will come to rest after time 1 .
(c) The particle will continue to move for a very long time
ln 2
(d) The velocity of the particle will become vo/2 after time


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Exercise - II
ASSERTION & REASON ,COMPREHENSION & MATCHING TYPE

Assertion Reason
In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is given which is followed by a
corresponding statement of reason (R). Mark the correct answer out of the following
options/codes.
(a) If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(c) If (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) If both (A) and (R) are false.
(e) If (A) is false but (R) is true.

1. A : A body can have acceleration even if its velocity is zero at a given instant of time.
R : A body is momentarily at rest when it reverses its direction of motion.

2. A : The two bodies of masses M and m (M > m) are allowed to fall from the same
height if the air resistance for each be the same then both the bodies will reach the
earth simultaneously.
R : For same air resistance, acceleration of both the bodies will be same.

3. A : A particle in motion may have variable velocity but constant speed.

R : A particle in motion may have non-zero acceleration but constant velocity.

Passage Based Questions

Passage I
A particle is moving along X- axis under a force such that its x
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position-time graph is as shown in figure. B
3 5
t
2 C
1. As the particle passes through position (1)
(a) it is moving along negative X-direction with a speed that 1

is increasing with time

(b) it is moving along positive X-direction with a speed that
is decreasing with time
(c) it is moving along negative X-direction with a speed that is decreasing with time
(d) it is moving along positive X-direction with a speed that is increasing with time

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2. As the particle passes through position (2)
(a) it is moving along positive X-direction with a maximum speed
(b) it is moving along positive X-direction and its speed is zero at this point
(c) it is moving along the negative X-direction and its speed is zero at this point
(d) it is moving along negative X-direction with a minimum speed

3. As the particle passes through position (3)

(a) it is moving along positive X-direction with a maximum speed
(b) it is moving along negative X-direction with a speed that is increasing with time
(c) it is moving along positive X-direction with a speed that is decreasing with time
(d) it is moving along negative X-direction with a speed that is decreasing with time

4. As the particle passes through position (4)

(a) it is instantaneously at rest and will now move along negative X-direction
(b) it is instantaneously at rest and will now move along positive X-direction
(c) it is moving along positive X-direction with a maximum speed
(d) it is moving along negative X-direction with a maximum speed

5. As the particle passes through position (5)

(a) it is instantaneously at rest and will now move along positive X-direction
(b) it is moving along positive X-direction with a speed that is decreasing with time
(c) it is moving along negative X-direction with a maximum speed.
(d) it is moving along negative X-direction with a minimum speed
Passage II
A person standing at the corner of the roof of a building throws a ball vertically upward at
an instant t = 0. The ball leaves his hand with an upward speed 20 m/s. The ball rises to a
certain height and then moves downward to the ground. The ball hits the ground at t = 5 s.
Assuming that (i) the vertically upward direction is the positive Y-direction (ii) the position
of the ball at t = 0 is the origin (iii) the ball does not rebound and comes to rest at the same
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1. Maximum displacement of the ball from the initial position is
(a) 5 ˆj m (b) 45 ˆj m (c) 15 ˆj m (d) 25 ˆj m

2. Average velocity of the ball from t = 0 to t = 5 s is

(a) 1ˆj m/s (b) 5 ˆj m/s (c)  3 ˆj m/s (d)  9 ˆj m/s

3. Position-time graph for the given motion of the ball is

y(m) y(m)

(a) (b)
1 2 3 4 5 t(s) 1 2 3 4 5 t(s)

y(m) y(m)

5 3 4 5
(c) (d)
1 2 3 4 t(s) 1 2 t(s)

4. Velocity of the ball will vary with time as

V (m/s) V (m/s)

5 5
(a) O
t(s) (b) O
t(s)

V (m/s) V (m/s)

5
(c) O (d) O
t(s) 5 t(s)

5. Acceleration of the ball will vary with time as

a (m/s 2) a (m/s2)
+10 +10
5
O O
(a) t(s) (b) 5 t(s)
–10 –10

a (m/s2) a (m/s2)
+10
5
(c) O (d) O
t(s) t(s)
5
–10

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Matching Type Questions
1. In the s-t equation (s = 10 + 20t – 5t2) match the following
Column I Column II
(A) Distance traveled in 3s (P) – 20 unit
(B) Displacement in 1 s (Q) 25 unit
(C) Initial acceleration (R) 35 unit
(D) Velocity at 4s (S) – 10 unit
(a) A-R, Q; B-P; C-S; D-Q (b) A-R; B-Q; C-S; D-P
(c) A-R; B-P; C-S; D-S (d) A-R; B-P; C-S;
D-Q; R
2. A balloon rises up with constant net acceleration of 10 m/s2. After 2s a particle drops
from the balloon. After further 2s match the following: (Take g = 10 m/s2)
Column I Column II
(A) Height of particle from ground (P) Zero
(B) Speed of particle (Q) 10 SI units
(C) Displacement of particle (R) 40 SI unit
(D) Acceleration of particle (S) 20 SI units
(a) A-S; B-P; C-S; D-Q (b) A-R; B-P; C-R; D-Q
(c) A-S; B-P; C-S; D-P (d) A-R; B-P; C-S; D-Q
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Exercise – III
SUBJECTIVE TYPE
1. Starting from rest, a body slides down a smooth plane of inclination 30° and length 40
m. Calculate (a) the time of descent and (b) the velocity at the bottom of plane.
2. A man standing at the top of a building throws a ball vertically upward with a velocity
of 10 ms–1. The ball reaches the ground 4 s later. What is the maximum height reached
by the ball? How high is the building?
3. A stone falls from a balloon that is descending at a uniform rate of 12 ms –1. Calculate
(a) the velocity and (b) the displacement of the stone from the point of release after 10 s.
4. A car travels along the line OX with uniform acceleration. At times t1 and t2, its positions
are x1 and x2 respectively. Find its acceleration
5. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate for some time after which it decelerates
at a constant rate to come to rest. If the total time lapse is t, evaluate (i) the maximum
velocity reached and (ii) the total distance travelled.
6. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0 starts moving along the positive x direction with
a velocity v that varies as v   x . How do the velocity and acceleration of the particle
vary with time? What is the average velocity of the particle after the first s metre of its
path?
7. A ball is let fall onto the floor from a height of 5 m. If rebounds to a height of 3.2 m.
What is the average acceleration during the contact time of 0.01 s?
8. Find the maximum height and the time to flight given that it loses 30% of its initial
speed in 1.8s and is moving upward.
9. A stone is dropped from the roof of a tall building. A second stone is dropped 1.50 s
later. How far apart are the stones when the second one has reached a speed of 12 m/s?
10. Two buses starts simultaneously toward each other from towns A and B which are 480
km apart. It took the first bus traveling from A to B eight hours to cover the distance and
the second bus traveling from B to A ten hours. Determine when the buses meet after
starting and at what distance from the town A ?
11. A train moves from one station to another in two hours. Its speed during the motion is
shown in the graph below. Calculate (i) the maximum acceleration during the journey.
(ii) the distance covered during the time interval from 0.75 hour to 1.00 hour.

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80

Speed in km/hr
60
40
20
x
.25 .50 .75 1.0 2.0
Time in hr

12. In figure shows displacement versus time graph for a particle moving along x-axis. Find
the average velocity in the interval (a) 0 to 2s; (b) 0 to 4 s; (c) 2s to 4s; (d) 4s to 7s; (e) 0
to 8 s
x(m)
10
8
6
4
2
0 t(s)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–2
–4
–6

13. Use the v versus t graph of figure to estimate (a) the average velocity for the first 6s (b)
the average speed for the first 6s. (c) Plot a versus t and x versus t (d) What is the
average acceleration from 12 s to 4 s? (e) What is the instantaneous acceleration at 3s?
v
(m/s)

10
5
0 t(s)
2 4 6
–5
– 10

14. Figure shows the velocity versus time v Car A

history of two cars moving along the same
road. If both cars started at the same point Car B
together, at what later time do they have the t (s)
same (a) position? (b) speed? (c) 1 2 3 4

acceleration?

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15. The acceleration of a particle is given by a (t) = (3.00 m/s2) – (2.00 m/s3) t.
(a) Find the initial speed v0 such that the particle will have the same x-coordinate at t =
5.00s as it had at t = 0.
(b) What will be the velocity at t = 5.00 s?
16. A train passes an observer standing on a platform. The first carriage of the train passes
the observer during time t1 = 1s and the second, during time t2 =1.5s. Find the velocity of
the train at the beginning and end of observation and its acceleration, assuming that the
motion of the train is uniformly accelerated. The length of each carriage is l = 12 m.
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Exercise - IV
NEET PROBLEMS
A. Multiple Choice Questions with ONE correct answer.
A
1. In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B , moving in a
semicircle of radius 1.0 m. The magnitude of the average
1.0m
velocity
(a) 3.14 m/s (b) 2.0 m/s
(c) 1.0 m/s (d) Zero B

2. A ball is dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and
bounces up vertically to a height d / 2 . Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance,
its velocity v varies with the height h above the ground as
v v v v

d
d d
h d h h h

(a ) (b) (c) (d)

Acceleration
3. A body starts from rest at time t  0 , the acceleration time (m / s 2 )
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graph is shown in the figure. The maximum velocity attained
by the body will be
(a) 110 m/s (b) 55 m/s 11 T im e
(s)
(c) 650 m/s (d) 550 m/s

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4. The velocity displacement graph of a particle moving along
V0
a straight line is shown
The most suitable accelerationdisplacement graph will be X
X0
a a a a
x x x

x
(a) (b) (c) (d)

B. Multiple Choice Questions with ONE or MORE THAN ONE correct answer.
5. A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5 m/s. In 10s the velocity changes to 5
m/s northwards. The average acceleration in this time is
(a) zero (b) 1/ 2 m/s2 towards northwest
1 1
(c) m/s2 towards northeast (d) m/s2 towards northwest
2 2

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6. A particle of mass m moves on the x  axis as follows: it starts from rest at t  0 from the
point x  0 , and comes to rest at t  1 at the point x  1 . No other information is available
about its motion at intermediate times 0  t  1  . If  denotes the instantaneous
acceleration of the particle, then:
(a)  cannot remain positive for all t in the interval 0  t 1

(b)  cannot exceed 2 at any point in its path.

(c)  must be 4 at some point or points in its path
(d)  must change sign during the motion, but no other assertion can be made with the
information given

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 Answers

Exercise - I
Only One Option is correct
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b)

More Than One Choice Correct

1. (a,c,d) 2. (c) 3. (a, b, c) 4. (b, c) 5. (a)
6. (b, d) 7. (a, b, c, d) 8. (a, c, d)

Exercise - II

Assertion and Reason

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c)

Passage I
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c)

Passage II
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c)

Matching Type Questions

1. (b) 2. (d)

Exercise - III

Subjective Type
1. (a) 4s, (b) 20 ms–1 2. 5 m above the building; 40 m
3. (a) 112 ms–1, (b) 620 m 4. 2( x2 t1  x1t2 ) / t1t2 (t2  t1 )
5. (i) t/( ); (ii) t2 / 2 ( ) 6.
v  21  t; a  21  ; v  21  s.
2 2

7. 1800 ms–2 upward 8. 176 m, 12 s

9. 29 m 10. 4 hours 27 minutes;
267 km from A.
11. (i) 160 km/h2, (ii) 10 km
12. (a) 5 m/s, (b) 1.2 m/s (c) – 2.5 m/s, (d) – 3.3 m/s, (e) 0

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13. (a) 2.5 m/s, (b) 5.83 m/s, (d) 1.67 m/s2, (e) 5 m/s2 14. (a) 4s (b) 2s, (c)
never
15. (a) 0.833 m/s (b) – 9.17 m/s 16. 13. 6 m/s; 5.6 m/s; 3.2 m/s2

Exercise - IV

IIT-JEE Level Problem

Section A
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b)
Section B
5. (a) 6. (a, d)
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