QUIZ –Kinematics Name: Marks

Time : 60 minutes M. M. : 60 marks

Instructions:
(i) There are 20 questions Positive:
Batch:
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) +3 marks will be awarded for correct answer and Negative:
1 for every wrong answer.
Date:
Total:

1. A person travels along a straight line for the first half time with a velocity v1 and the second half time with a velocity
v2. Then the average velocity v is given by
v1  v 2 v1 2v1v 2
(A) V av = (B) V av = v1v 2 (C) V av = (D) V av =
2 v2  v1  v 2 
2
2. A particle is moving along a straight line such that its position depends on time as x  1  at  bt , where a = 2
2
m/s, b = 1 m/s then distance covered by the particle during first 3 seconds from starting of the motion
(A) 2 m (B) 5 m (C) 7 m (D) None

3. A particle moving along a straight line with uniform acceleration has velocities 7 m/s at P and 17 m/s at Q. R is the
mid point of PQ. Then
(A) the average velocity between R and Q is 17 m/s
(B) the ratio of time to go from P to R and that from R to Q is 3 : 4
(C) the velocity at R is 13 m/s
(D) the average velocity between P and R is 17 m/s
2
4. The motion of a particle is given by S = 1 + 4t – 2t . The distance travelled by the particle during t = 0 to t = 2
seconds.
(A) 0 unit (B) 2 unit (C) 4 unit (D) 3 unit.

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 elapsed is t, the maximum velocity acquired by the car is given by
2 2 2 2
(A) [()/( + )]t (B) [( + )/()]t (C) [( +  )/()]t (D) [(   )/()]t

6. Let A, B, C, D, be points on a vertical line such that AB = BC = CD. If a body is released from position A, the times
of descent through AB, BC and CD are in the ratio
(A) 1 : 3  2 : 3 + 2 (B) 1 : 2  1 : 3  2
(C) 1 : 2  1 : 3 (D) 1 : 2 : 3  1

7. Velocity time graph of a particle undergoing rectilinear motion

is plotted upto T = t4 as shown in the figure. Average
acceleration of the particle is zero in the time interval between 15
(A) 0 and t 1 v
(B) t1 and t2 10
(C) t1 and t3
5
(D) t2 and t4

t1 t2 t3 t4

T

8. The acceleration time graph of a particle is shown in the figure. What is the a
velocity of particle at t = 8s, if initial velocity of particle is 3 m/s?
4
(A) 4 m/s
(B) 5 m/s
(C) 6 m/s O 4 8
t
(D) 7 m/s 1

2
9. Acceleration vs time graph is shown in the figure for a particle moving a(m/s )
along a straight line. The particle is initially at rest. Find the time instant(s)
when the particle comes to rest ?
+2
(A) t = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) t = 0, 2, 4
(C) t = 1, 3 t(sec)
O 1 2 3 4
(D) None of these
2

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10. A ball is projected vertically upwards with a high velocity v. It comes back to the ground in time t. which (v–t) graph
shows the motion correctly?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
v v v
v

t t t
t

11. A particle moving along a straight line travels one third of the total distance with a speed of 3.0 m/s. the remaining
distance is covered with a speed of 4.0 m/s for half the time and 5.0 m/s for the other half of the time. The average
speed during the motion is
(A) 4.0 ms/ (B) 6.0 m/s
(C) 3.8 m/s (D) 2.4 m/s

12. The velocity of a particle moving in the positive direction of x- axis varies as v = 5 x . Assuming that at t = 0, x =
0, then the acceleration of the particle at x = 1 m is
(A) 12.5 m/s2 (B) 3.3 m/s2
2 2
(C) 5.0 m/s (D) 2.5 m/s

13. For the v-t graph, distance travelled by body in 5 sec. is

(A) 20 m 40
(B) 40 m v (m/sec.) 20
(C) 80 m
(D) 100 m 5
0 2 3 4 t( sec.)
-20

14. Acceleration –time graph of a particle moving along X axis is as shown. a

m/s2
The particle will have the velocity same as its initial velocity at
(A) 10 s (B) (10 + 3) s
(C) (10 + 53) s (D) (10 + 23) s t
0 5 10 s

2 2
15. A point moves in a straight line so that its displacement x (in meter) at time t (in seconds) is given by x = t +1. Its
-2
acceleration in ms , at time t is
3 2
(A) 1/x (B) 1/x  1/x
2 2 3
(C) 1/x (D) (t /x )

16. The relation between time and distance is t = x2 + x, where  and  are constants. The retardation is
3 3 3 2 3
(A) 2 v (B) 2 v (C) 2 v (D) 2  v

4v 0
17. A stone is thrown upwards with an initial velocity v0. The distance travelled in time is
3g
2v 20 v 20 4v 20 5v 02
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g 2g 3g 9g

18. A person throws vertically up n balls per second with the same velocity, He throws a ball whenever the previous
one is at its highest point. The height to which the balls rise is
2 2 2
(A) g/n (B) 2gn (C) g/2n (D) 2gn

19. A particle moving in the positive x-direction has initial velocity v0. The particle undergoes retardation kv2, where v is
its instantaneous velocity. The velocity of the particle as a function of time is given by
2v0 v0 v0
(A) v = v0/(1 + kv0t) (B) v (C) v (D) v
1  kt kt 
1  k 2 v 02 t 
20. If a light and heavy body are released from same height, (neglect air resistance)
(A) heavier body hits the ground with greater velocity
(B) Lighter body hits the ground with greater velocity
(C) Both hits the ground with the same velocity
(D) Which one will hit the ground with greater velocity depends on their shape.

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