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1. The numerical ratio of displacement to (d) None of the above

distance is :
6. A car is moving on a road when rain is falling
(a) always less than one
vertically downward. Rain will strike :
(b) always equal to one
(a) the front screen
(c) always more than one
(b) the hind screen
(d) equal to or less than one
(c) both screens
2. The numerical ratio of average velocity to (d) none screen but the roof only
average speed is :
7. The distance moved by a uniformly
(a) always less than one
accelerating body starting from rest in time t
(b) always equal to one
is proportional to :
(c) always more than one
(a) t1/2 (b) t
(d) equal to or less than one
(c) t2 (d) t3/2
3. The graph between the displacement s and
8. A particle covers one half of a circle of radius
time t for a particle moving in a straight line
r. Then the distance and displacement of the
is shown in Fig. During the interval OA, AB,
particle are :
BC and CD the acceleration of the particle is :
(a) 2r, r (b) r, 2r
r
(c) r, r (d) ,r
2
9. A ball is thrown vertically upward. Which of
the following graphs represents velocity-time
graph of ball during its flight, ignoring air
resistance?
OA AB BC CD
(a) (+) 0 (+) (+)
(b) (-) 0 (+) 0
(c) (+) 0 (-) (+)
(d) (-) 0 (-) 0
4. The following figure shows velocity v versus
time

10. The time velocity

graph of two
vehicles A and B
starting from rest at
the same time is
given in the figure.
The graph correctly indicates :
5. The distance covered by a body moving along (a) The accelerations of A and B are same
x-axis with initial velocity u and uniform (b) The acceleration of A is greater than that
acceleration a is given by of B
1 (c) The acceleration of A is smaller than that
x  ut  at 2 of B
2
This result is a consequence of : (d) Velocity of A is greater than that of B at
(a) Newton’s I law all instants
(b) Newton’s II law
(c) Newton’s III law

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11. The figure shows the displacement-time (s-t)
graph of a body subject only to force of
gravity. This graph indicates that :
(a) at A, the acceleration is zero
(b) at A, the displacement is zero
(c) at A, the velocity is maximum
(d) the acceleration is constant for all times
12. A particle starts from rest at time t = 0 and
undergoes an acceleration as shown. The
velocity
as a function of time during the interval 0 to 4s is
bets repressed in Fig. :
13. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) A body can have a constant velocity and
still a varying speed
(b) A body can have a constant velocity and a
constant speed
(c) A body can have a constant speed and
still have a varying velocity
(d) The direction of velocity of a body can
change when its acceleration is constant
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14. The distance covered by a freely falling
particle starting from rest in the first, second,
third, ……….nth second of its motion :
(a) form arithmetic progression
(b) form geometric progression
(c) does not form any well defined series
(d) depend on the height from which it falls
15. The displacement time graph for a moving
particle is given below. The instantaneous
velocity of the particle is negative at the
point:
(a) D (b) F
(c) C (d) E
16. Two balls of different masses are thrown
vertically upwards with the same speed. They
pass through the point of projection in their
downward motion (neglecting air resistance) :
(a) with same speed
(b) with different speeds
(c) with same momentum
(d) information is insufficient
17. Two bodies of different masses ma and mb are
dropped from two different heights viz.,
a and b. The ratio of times taken by the two to
drop through these distances is :
ma b
(a) a : b (b) 
mb a
(c)  a  : b (d) a2 : b2
18. Galileo’s experiment showed that if two
bodies of unequal masses are dropped from
the same height, the times required by them to
reach the ground are equal. But if they are
thrown vertically upwards with the same
initial velocity, the ratio of times required to
reach the ground is equal to :
(a) the ratio of their masses
(b) the inverse of the ratio of their masses
(c) one
(d) product of their masses
19. A steam boat goes across a lake and comes
back (i) on a quiet day when the water is still
and (ii) on a rough day when there is a
uniform current so as to help the journey
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onwards and to impede the journey back. If motion is described by the graph. Using
the speed of the launch on both days was suitable scales for v and t, the motion
same, the time required for complete journey described could be that of :
on the rough day, as compared to the quiet
day will be :
(a) less (b) same
(b) more (d) none of the above

20. The displacement of a particle as a function of

time is shown in figure.
(a) a man sprinting 100m from rest
(b) an object accelerated initially upward and
then moving under gravity
(c) a football kicked at a wall from which it
rebounds at the same speed
(d) a ball, released from rest, rolling down a
uniform slope

The figure indicates: 23. A stone is dropped into a well in which the
(a) the particle starts with a certain velocity, level of water is h below the top of well. If v
but the motion is retarded and finally the is the speed of sound, the time T after which
particle stops the splash is heard is given by
(b) the velocity of the particle is constant (a) 2h/v
throughout
(c) the acceleration of the particle is constant (b) (2h / g )  (h / v)
throughout (c) (2h / v)  (h / g )
(d) the particle starts with a constant velocity,
the motion is accelerated (d) (h / 2g )  (h / v)

20. A student plotted a graph between time and 24. Fig. represents the velocity-time graph of
velocity of a moving object. He plots time on one-dimensional motion of an object. Which
X-axis and velocity on Y-axis. If velocity- of the following characteristics of object is
time graph be represented by y = mx + c represented by shaded curve?
where m  0, the object is moving with :
(a) constant velocity
(b) constant speed
(c) constant kinetic energy
(d) variable velocity

21. The displacement versus time graph for a

body moving in a straight line is as follows : (a) momentum
Which of the following regions represent (b) acceleration
motion, when no force is acting on the body? (c) average velocity
(d) displacement covered

25. Fig. shows two displacement-time graphs of

A and B. The relative velocity of particles :

(a) ab (b) bc
(c) cd (d) de

22. On object undergoes a linear motion where its

(a) is zero
velocity varies with time. The part of the
(b) is (non-zero) constant

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(c) continuously increases the man drops a coin from a height of 2.45 m,
(d) continuously decreases it reaches the floor of the elevator after a time
: (g = 9.8 m/s2)
26. Fig. represents displacement time graph for a (a) 2 second (b) 1/ 2 second
particle. Which of the following statements is (c) 2 seconds (d) 1/2 second
true about the motion of the particle?
32. A body sliding on a smooth inclined plane
requires 4 seconds to reach the bottom,
starting from rest at the top. How much time
does it take to cover one fourth of the distance
starting from rest at the top?
(a) 1 second (b) 2 seconds
(c) 3 seconds (d) 16 seconds
(a) the particle is moving on a straight line
for t < 0 33. The variation of velocity of a particle moving
(b) the particle is moving on a curved path along a straight line is illustrated in the
for t > 0 following figure. The distance traversed by
(c) the velocity of particle for t > 0 is the particle in 4 seconds is :
constant
(d) the velocity of the particle is zero for
t < 0.
27. The table shows the distance covered in
successive seconds by a body accelerated
uniformly from rest :
Time interval (s) Ist 2nd 3rd 4th
Distance(cm) 2 6 10 14 (a) 60m (b) 25 m
What is the speed of the body at the end of 4th (c) 55 m (d) 30 m
second?
(a) 4cm/s (b) 8cm/s 34. The velocity versus time curve of a moving
(c) 14 cm/s (d) 16 cm/s point is as given below :
28. A ball is dropped from the top of building. At
the same instant another ball is thrown
vertically upwards from the ground level with
a speed of 9.0 m/s. The balls collide
2 seconds later. The height of building is :
(a) 18 m (b) 36 m
(c) 54m (d) 72 m
29. A car runs at a constant speed on a circular
track of radius 100m, taking 62.8 seconds on The maximum acceleration is :
each lap. What is average velocity and (a) 1cm s-2 (b) 2 cm s-2
average speed on each lap? (c) 3cm s-2 (d) 4 cm s-2
(a) 10m/s, 10m/s (b) 0, 10 m/s
(c) 0, 0 (d) 10 m/s, 0 35. In the velocity-time graph given below the
distance travelled by the particle between 1.0
30. A body dropped with initial velocity zero
from a height h strikes the ground with a
velocity of 3 m/s. Another body of the same
mass is thrown downward with an initial
velocity of 4m/s; what is its velocity when it
strikes the ground.
(a) 3m/s (b) 4 m/s
(c) 5 m/s (d) 12 m/s
31. An elevator in which a man is standing, is
moving upwards with a speed of 10 m/s. If second and 4.0 second, is approximately :

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(a) 50m (b) 40

(c) 30m (d) 20m

36. Three different balls of masses m1, m2 and m3

are allowed to roll from rest on three
frictionless paths OA, OB and OC
(a) 1000 m (b) 1000 x 100 m
respectively from O (see figure). The height
(c) 1000 x 10 m (d) 1000 x 50 m
of O above the ground is h. The respective
41. Two balls of the same mass are shot upwards
speeds S1, S2 and S3 and m1, m2 and m3 at the
one after another at an interval of 2 seconds,
bottom A, B and C are :
along the same vertical line with the same
initial velocity of 39.2 m/s. They will collide
at a height :
(a) 78.4 m (b) 44.1 m
(c) 73.5 m (d) 58.5 m

42. A balloon is moving upward with velocity

S 1 S 2 S3 10m/s. It releases a stone which comes down
(a)   (b) S1 = S2 = S3 to the ground in 5 seconds. The height of the
m1 m2 m3 balloon from the ground at the moment when
(c) S2 < S1 < S3 (d) S1 < S2 < S3 the stone was dropped is :
(a) 40m (b) 49m
37. A balloon is going upwards with velocity
(c) 75m (d) 100m
12 m/s. It releases a packet when it is at a
height of 65m from the ground. How much
43. The velocity-time graph of a linear motion is
time will the packet take to reach the ground
shown in fig. The distance from the origin 0
if g = 10m/s2?
after 8 seconds is :
(a) 5 second (b) 6 second
(c) 7 second (d) 8 second
38. 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
velocities 30km/h and 40km/h respectively.
The velocity of the car midway between
P and Q is : (a) 18m (b) 16m
(a) 35 km/h (b) 33.3 km/h (c) 8m (d) 6m
(c) 25 2 km/h (d) 20 2 km/h
44. A body of mass 2 kg is released at the top of a
39. When two bodies move uniformly towards smooth inclined plane having inclination 30o.
each other the distance between them It takes 3 seconds to reach the bottom. If the
decreases by 6 m/s. If both bodies move in the angle of inclination is doubled keeping same
same direction with the same speeds (as height (i.e. made 60o), what will be the time
above), the distance between them increases taken?
by 4m/s. Then the speeds of the two bodies (a)3 seconds (b) 3 seconds
are :
(a) 4m/s and 2 m/s (b)5m/s and 1 m/s (c) 3 3 seconds (d) 1.5 seconds
(b) 3 m/s and 3m/s (d) 7 m/s and 3 m/s
45. A smooth inclined plane is inclined at an
40. A rocket is fired upwards such that its engine angle  with the horizontal. A body starts
takes 10 seconds to explode fully. Its from rest and slides down the inclined
velocity-time graph is shown in the figure. surface, then the time taken by the body to
The height reached by the rocket is: reach the bottom is :

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50. The distance covered by a particle as a

function of time t is given by
x = 5t3 – 12t
the acceleration of the particle
(a) remains constant
(b) increases with time
2h 2l (c) decreases with time
(a) (b) (d) first increases and then decreases with
g g
time
1 2h 2h
(c) (d) sin
sin  g g

46. The velocity-time graph of a body is shown in

figure. Then the mean velocity during
4 seconds is :

(a) 2m/s (b) -2m/s

(c) 4m/s (d) 0 m/s

47. Three persons are initially at the three corners

of an equilateral triangle of side a. Each
person now moves with uniform speed v in
such a way that the first moves directly
towards second, second directly towards third
and the third directly towards first. The three
persons will meet after a time equal to:
(a) a/v second (b) 2a/3v second
(c) (2a/ 3v ) second
(d) (a/ 3v ) second

48. A wooden block of mass 10g is dropped from

the top of a cliff 100 m high. Simultaneously
a bullet of mass 10g is fired from foot of the
cliff upwards with a velocity of 100m/s. The
bullet and the wooden block will meet, each
other, after a time :
(a)10s (b) 0.5 s
(c) 1s (d) 7s

49. A train of 150m in length is going towards

north direction at a speed of 10m/s. A parrot
flies at a speed of 5m/s towards south
direction parallel to the railway track. Then
the time taken by the parrot to cross the train
is equal to :
(a) 12 seconds (b) 8 seconds
(c) 10 second (d) 15 seconds

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ANSWERKEY

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans d d b c d a c b c b
Q.No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans d c a a d a c c c a
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans d b b b d b d d a b
Q.No. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans b b b c d b b c b d
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans c c d b c b b c c b

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