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Ch—02 Kinematics
Daily Practice Problem 03
Q1. A stone released with zero velocity from
the top of a tower, reaches the ground in 4s.
The height of the tower is (𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 )
[CBSE AIPMT 1995]
(a) 20 m
(b) 40 m
(c) 80 m
(d) 160 m
Q2. A person standing on the floor of an
elevator drops a coin. The coin reaches the
floor in time 𝑡𝑡1 if the elevator is at rest and in
time 𝑡𝑡2 if the elevator is moving uniformly,
Then
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(a) 𝑡𝑡1 = 𝑡𝑡2
(b) 𝑡𝑡1 < 𝑡𝑡2 or 𝑡𝑡1 > 𝑡𝑡2 depending upon
whether the lift is going up or down
(c) 𝑡𝑡1 < 𝑡𝑡2
(d) 𝑡𝑡1 > 𝑡𝑡2
Q3. From a point A, 80 m above the ground,
a particle is projected vertically upwards with
a velocity of 29.4 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 . Five seconds later,
another particle is dropped from a point B,
34.3 𝑚𝑚 vertically below 𝐴𝐴. Determine when
and where one overtake the other. Take 𝑔𝑔 =
9.8 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 .
Q4. A body is projected vertically upward
direction from the surface of earth. If upward
direction is taken as positive, then
acceleration of body during its upwards and
downward journey are respectively.
(a) Positive, negative
(b) Negative, negative
(c) Negative, positive
(d) Negative, positive
Q5. A body is projected vertically upward
with speed 40 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠. The distance travelled by
body in the last second of upward journey is
[take 𝑔𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 and neglect effect of air
resistance]
(a) 4.9 m
(b) 9.8 m
(c) 12.4 m
(d) 19.6 m
Q6. A body is projected vertically upward
with speed 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 and other at same time
with same speed in downward direction from
the top of a tower. The magnitude of
acceleration of first body w.r.t. second is
[take𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 ]
(a) Zero
(b) 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
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(c) 5 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 Q10. A ball dropped from the top of tower

falls first half height of tower in 10 s. the total
(d) 20 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
time spend by ball in air is [Take 𝑔𝑔 =
10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 ]

Q7. A body is thrown vertically upwards and (a) 14.14 s

takes 5 seconds to reach maximum height.
(b) 15.25 s
The distance travelled by the body will be
same in (c) 12.36 s

(a) 1𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 and 10𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 second (d) 17.36 s

(b) 2𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 and 8𝑡𝑡ℎ second

(c) 4𝑡𝑡ℎ and 6𝑡𝑡ℎ second Q11. An object thrown vertically up from the
ground passes the height 5 m twice in an
(d) Both (𝑏𝑏) and (𝑐𝑐)
interval of 10 s. what is the time of flight?

(a) √28 𝑠𝑠
Q8. A boy throws balls into air at regular
(b) √86 𝑠𝑠
interval of 2 second. The next ball is thrown
when the velocity of the first ball is zero. How (c) √104 𝑠𝑠
high do the ball rise above his hand? [Take
𝑔𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 ] (d) √72 𝑠𝑠

(a) 4.9 m

(b) 9.8 m Q12. A ball is projected vertically upwards.

Its speed at half of maximum height is
(c) 19.6 m
20 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠. The maximum height attained by it is
(d) 29.4 m [Take 𝑔𝑔 = 10𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 ]

(a) 35 m

Q9. A ball is dropped from top of the a (b) 15 m

building of height 80 m. at the same instant (c) 25 m
another ball is thrown upwards with speed 50
m/s from the bottom of the building. The time (d) 40 m
at which ball will meet is

(a) 1.6 s
Q13. A body thrown vertically up with initial
(b) 5 s velocity 52 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 from the ground passes
twice a point at ℎ height above at an interval
(c) 8 s
of 10 s. The height ℎ is [𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 ]
(d) 10 s
(a) 22 m

(b) 10.2 m
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(c) 11.2 m (d) Only with speed 19.6 m/s

(d) 15 m

Q17. A juggler throws balls into air. He

throws one whenever previous one is at its
Q14. A stone thrown upward with a speed u
highest point, if he throws n balls per second
from the top of a tower reaches the ground
then the height to which each ball will rise is
with a velocity 4u. The height of the tower is
(a) 𝑔𝑔/𝑛𝑛
15𝑢𝑢2
(a)
2𝑔𝑔
(b) 𝑔𝑔/𝑛𝑛2
7𝑢𝑢2
(b) (c) 𝑔𝑔/2𝑛𝑛2
2𝑔𝑔

16𝑢𝑢2 (d) 𝑔𝑔/4𝑛𝑛2

(c)
𝑔𝑔

(d) Zero
Q18. A stone dropped from a building of
height h and it reaches after t seconds on
Q15. The water drops fall at regular intervals earth. From the same building if two stones
from a tap 5 m above the ground. The third are thrown (one upward and other
drop is leaving the tap at instant the firsyt downwards) with the same velocity u and
drop touches the ground. How far above the they reach the earth surface after 𝑡𝑡1 and 𝑡𝑡2
ground is the second drop at that instant? seconds, respectively, then
(Take 𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 ) (a) 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡1 − 𝑡𝑡2
(a) 3.75 m (b) 𝑡𝑡 =
𝑡𝑡1 +𝑡𝑡2
2
(b) 4.00 m
(c) 𝑡𝑡 = √𝑡𝑡1 𝑡𝑡2
(c) 1.25 m
(d) 𝑡𝑡12 − 𝑡𝑡22
(d) 2.50 m

Q19. Two balls of equal masses are thrown

Q16. A man throws balss with the same
speed vertically upwards one after the other
at an interval of 2 seconds. What should be
the speed of the throw so that more than two
balls are in the sky at any time?
(Given 𝑔𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 )
upwards, along the same vertical direction at
an interval of 2 seconds, with the same initial
velocity of 40 m/s. Then these collide at a
height of (Take 𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 )
(a) 120 m

(a) More than 19.6 m/s (b) 75 m

(b) At least 9.8 m/s (c) 200 m

(c) Any speed less than 19.6 m/s (d) 45 m

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Q20. Balls are dropped from the roof of a (c) 6

tower at a fixed interval of time. At the time
(d) 5
when 9th ball reaches the ground, nth ball is
at 3/4th height of the tower. The value of n is

(a) 3

(b) 7
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ANSWERS

1. c 8. c 15. a

2. a 9. a 16. a
3. 8s, 1.6 m
10. a 17. c
4. b 18. 𝑡𝑡 = √𝑡𝑡1 𝑡𝑡2
11. c
5. a 19. b
12. d
6. a 20. d
13. b
7. a 14. a