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(c) 900,150, 750 .

(d) 600,450, 750 .

28. The resultant of P and Q is perpendicular to P. what is

the angle between P & Q?

(a) cos-1 (P/Q)

(b) cos-1 (-P/Q)

(c) sin-1 (P/Q)

(d) sin-1 (-P/Q)

→→ → → →

29. Given that P +Q = R and P+Q = R. The angle between P

& Q is

(a) 0

(b) π/4

(c) π/2
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(d) π

30. A man walks for sometime with velocity ν due east.

Then he walks for same time with velocity ν due north .

the average velocity of the man is :

(a) 2ν

(b) √2ν

(c) ν

(d) ν/√2.
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Conceptual questions
1. Which of the following is the essential characteristic of a

projectile?

(a) initial velocity inclined to the horizontal.

(b) zero velocity at the highest point.

© constant acceleration perpendicular to the velocity

(d) none of the above

2. which of the following does not effect the maximum

height attained by the projectile ?

(a) magnitude of initial velocity

(b) acceleration of the projectile

(c) angle of the projection

(d) mass of the projectile

3. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower .

what happens to the horizontal component of its

velocity.

(a) increases

(b) decreases

(c) remains unchanged

(d) first increases then decreases

4. a ball is thrown horizontally and another is just dropped

from the top of a tower. which will reach the ground first

(a) first ball

(b) 2nd ball

(c) both will reach simultaneously

(d) depends upon the masses of the balls

5. A projectile is thrown with a velocity u. the maximum

possible range of the projectile is

(a) 4u2/g.

(b) u2/2g.

(c) u2/g.

(d) 2u2/g.

6. A projectile is fired with speed u making angle θ with

the horizontal . its potential energy at the highest point is

(a) (1/2) mu2 sin2θ

(b) (1/2) mu2 cos2θ

© (1/2) mu2

(d) (1/2) mu2 sin22θ

7. if the time of flight of projectile is doubled what happens

to the maximum height attained.

 (a) halved

(b) remains unchanged

(c) doubled

(d) becomes four times.

8. a body is projected horizontally from the top of a tower

with initially velocity 18 ms-1. it hits the ground at angle

450. what is the vertical component of velocity when it

strikes the ground.

(a) 9 ms-1.

(b) 9√2 ms-1.

(c) 18 ms-1.

(d) 18√2 ms-1.

9. A projectile has νx = 20m/s. and νy = 10 ms. what will be

the angle made by the velocity of the body with the

vertical.

(a) tan-1 (2.0)

(b) tan-1 (1.5)

(c) tan-1 (1.0)

(d) tan-1 (0.5)

10. The projectile goes farthest away from the earth, when

the angle of projection is

(a) 00.

(b) 450.

(c) 900.

(d)1800.
11. What is the least velocity at which a ball can be thrown

through a distance 40 m.

(a) 5 ms-1.

(b) 10 ms-1.

(c) 15 ms-1.

(d) 20 ms-1.

12. a projectile is thrown at an angle of 400 with the

horizontal and its range is R1. another projectile is

thrown at an angle 400 with the vertical and its range R2.

what is the relation between R1 & R2.

(a) R1 =R2.

(b) R1 = 2R2.

(c) R2 = 2R1.

(d) R1 =4R2./5
13. Two projectiles are fired at different angles with the

same magnitude of velocity such that they have same

range, at what angles they might have been projected?

(a) 100 & 500.

(b) 250 & 650.`

(c) 350 & 750.

(d)none of the above.

14. The distance traveled by a body dropped from the top of

a tower is proportional to

(a) mass of the body

(b) weight of the body

© height of the tower

(d) square of the time elapsed.

15. A bullet is fired horizontally with a velocity of 200 ms-1. if

the acceleration due to gravity is 10 ms-2., in the first

second it fall through a height of

(a) 5m

(b 10m

(c) 20 m

(d) 200 m.

16. in case of a projectile , what is the angle between the

instantaneous velocity and acceleration at the highest

point.

(a) zero

(b) 450 .

(c) 900.

(d) 1800
17. The projectile has the minimum value of the time of flight

when the angle of projection is

(a) 900.

(b) 600.

(c) 450.

(d) 300.

18. A projectile is fired at 300. with momentum p, neglecting

friction, the change in kinetic energy when it returns to

the ground will be

(a) zero

(b) 30%

(c) 60%

(d) 100%
19. in the above questions , the change in momentum on

return to the ground will be

(a) zero

(b) 30%

(c) 60%

(d) 100%

Numerical bank
20. A projectile of mass m fired with velocity u making angle

θ with the horizontal . its angular momentum about the

point of projection when it hits the ground is given by

(a) (2mu sin2θ cosθ) / g

(b) (2mu3 sin2θ cosθ) / g

(c) (mu sin2θ cosθ) / g

(d) (mu3 sin2θ cosθ) / g

21. The maximum height attained by the projectile is

increased by 5%. Keeping the angle of projection

constant. What is the percentage increased in the

horizontal range.

(a) 5%

(b) 10%

(c) 15%

(d) 20%

22. The velocity of projection of a body is increased by 2%.

Others factors remaining unchanged. What will be the

percentage change in the maximum height attained.

(a) 1%

(b) 2%

(c)4%
 (d) 8%

23. The range R of a projectile is same when its maximum

heights are h1 & h2.what is the relation between R , h1

& h2?

(a) R = √ h1 h2 .

(b) R = √ 2h1 h2 .

(c) R = 2 √h1 h2 .

(d) R = 4√h1 h2 .

24. The friction of he air causes a vertical retardation equal

to 10% of the acceleration due to gravity. (take g =

10ms-1) the maximum height will be decreased by

(a) 11%

(b) 10%

(c)4.5%
 (d) 8%

25. in the above question time to reach the maximum height

will be decreased by

(a) 19%

(b) 5%

(c) 10 %

(d) none of the above

26. The friction of the air causes vertical retardation equal to

one tenth of the acceleration due to gravity (take g =

10ms-2) the time of flight will be decreased by

(a) 0%

(b)1%

(c)9%

(d) 11%
27. A projectile has time of flight ‘l’ and range R. if the time

of flight is doubled , what happens to the range

(A) R/4

(b) R/2

(c) 2R

(d) 4R.

28. two balls of same mass are projected one vertically

upwards and the other at angle 600. with the vertical.

The ratio of their potential energy at the highest point is

(a) 3:2

(b) 2:1

(c) 4:1

(d) 4: 3
29. in the above question the kinetic energy at the highest

point for the second ball is K. what is the kinetic energy

for the first ball ?

(a) 4K

(b) 3K

(c) 2K

(d) zero

30. A stone thrown upwards with speed u attains maximum

height h. another stone thrown upward from the same

point with speed 2u. attains maximum height H. what is

the relation h & H.

(a) 2h =H

(b) 3h=H

(c) 4h = H
 (d) 5h =H

31. A body dropped from the top of a tower covers a

distance 7x in the last seconds of its journey, where x is

the distance covered in the first second how much time

does it take to reach the ground.

(a) 3s.

(b) 4s.

(c) 5s.

(d) 6s.

.33 A ball is thrown down wards with velocity V from the top

of a tower and it reaches the ground with speed 3V.

what is the eight of the tower.

(a) V2/g.

(b) 2V2/g.
 (c) 4V2/g.

(d) 8V2/g.

33 A ball is projected upwards . The time corresponding to

height h while ascending and descending are t1 & t2

respectively . what is the speed of projection ? take

acceleration due to gravity as 10 m/s2.

(a) 10t1.

(b) 10t2

(c) 10(t1+t2)

(d) 5(t1+t2)

34. A ball is dropped from the top of a tower the distance

covered by it in the last second is (9/25)th of the height

of the tower what is the height of the tower.

(a) 122.5 m
 (b) 100.5 m

(c)88.5 m

(d)64.5

35. the instantaneous height y and the horizontal distance x

covered by a particle are as follows :

y =bt2., x = ct2.What is the speed of the particle one

second after the firing ?

(a) 2(b+c)

(b) 2(b-c)

(c) 2(b2+c)1/2

(d) 2(b2-c2)1/2.

36. The range of projectile when fired at 750 with the

horizontal is 0.5 km . what will be its range when fired at

450.