DAILY PRACTICE PROBLEM

PHYSICS

Motion in a Straight Line

√
1. A car covers AB distance with first one- v = α x. The displacement of the parti-
third at velocity v1 ms−1 , second one-third cle varies with time as
at v2 ms−1 and last one-third at v3 ms−1 . (a) t2 (b) t
If v3 = 3v1 , v2 = 2v1 and v1 = 11 ms−1
then the average velocity of the car is (c) t1/2 (d) t3
. . . . . . . . . ms−1 . (e) t3/2

5. A car is moving with speed of 150 km/h

and after applying the break it will move
27 m before it stops. If the same car is
(a) 18m/s (b) 12m/s
moving with a speed of one third the re-
(c) 20m/s (d) 28m/s
ported speed then it will stop after travel-
(e) 32m/s
ling . . . . . . . . .m distance.
√
2. A particle is moving with speed v = b x (a) 3 m (b) 6 m
along positive x-axis. Calculate the speed (c) 8 m (d) 12 m
of the particle at time t = τ (assume that (e) 24 m
the particle is at origin at t = 0 ).
6. A particle is moving in a straight line such
b2 τ b2 τ
(a) (b) that its velocity is increasing at 5 ms−1 per
4 2
b2 τ meter. The acceleration of the particle is
(c) b2 τ (d) √ . . . . . . . . . ms2 at a point where its velocity
2
b3 τ is 20 ms−1 .
(e) √
2 (a) 100m/s2 (b) 200m/s2
3. The velocity of a particle is v = v0 + gt + (c) 300m/s2 (d) 150m/s2
f t2 . If its position is x = 0 at t = 0, then (e) 250m/s2
its displacement after unit time (t = 1) is
7. A small toy starts moving from the posi-
(a) v0 + g/2 + f (b) v0 + 2g + 3f tion of rest under a constant acceleration.
(c) v0 + g/2 + f /3 (d) v0 + g + f If it travels a distance of 10 m in t s, the
(e) v0 + 2f distance travelled by the toy in the next
t s will be :
4. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0,
starts moving along with the positive x- (a) 10 m (b) 20 m
direction with a velocity’ v ’ that varies as (c) 30 m (d) 40 m

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 (e) 50 m (e) 0.8 ms−1

8. Two buses P and Q start from a point

at the same time and move in a straight
line and their positions are represented by 12. The position of a particle as a function of
XP (t) = αt + βt2 and Xp (t) = f t − t2 . At time t, is given by x(t) = at + bt2 − ct3
what time, both the buses have same ve- where, a, b and c are constants. When the
locity? particle attains zero acceleration, then its
f − 2α f −α velocity will be:
(a) (b)
2β + 2 2β + 2
f +α f +α b2 b2
(c) (d) (a) a + (b) a +
β+2 2β + 1 4c 3c
f −α b 2
b2
(e) (c) a + (d) a +
β+3 c 2c
b2
9. The instantaneous velocity of a particle (e) a +
6c
moving in a straight line is given as v =
αt+βt2 , where α and β are constants. The
distance travelled by the particle between
13. A particle starts from origin O from rest
1s and 2s is:
and moves with a uniform acceleration
3 7
(a) 3α + 7β (b) α + β along the positive x-axis. Identify all fig-
2 3
α β 3 7 ures that correctly represents the motion
(c) + (d) α + β qualitatively ( a = acceleration, v = veloc-
2 3 2 2
α 7 ity, x = displacement, t = time)
(e) + β
2 2
10. A scooter accelerates from rest for time t1
at constant rate a1 and then retards at con-
stant rate a2 for time t2 and comes to rest.
The correct value of tt21 will be
a1 + a2 a1
(a) (b)
a1 a2
a2 a1 + a2
(c) (d)
a1 a2
a1 − a2
(e) (a) (B), (C) (b) (A)
a2
(c) (A), (B), (C) (d) (A), (B), (D)
11. A bullet of mass 20 g has an initial speed (e) None of these
of 1 ms−1 , just before it starts penetrating
a mud wall of thickness 20 cm. If the wall
offers a mean resistance of 2.5×10−2 N, the
speed of the bullet after emerging from the 14. A particle starts from the origin at time
other side of the wall is close to: t = 0 and moves along the positive x-axis.
The graph of velocity with respect to time
(a) 0.1 ms−1 (b) 0.7 ms−1
is shown in figure. What is the position of
−1 −1
(c) 0.3 ms (d) 0.4 ms the particle at time t = 5s ?

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 18. A boy reaches the airport and finds that
the escalator is not working. He walks
up the stationary escalator in time t. If
. remains stationary on a moving escala-
tor then the escalator takes him up in time
t2 . The time taken by him to walk up on
the moving escalator will be:
(a) 10 m (b) 6 m
(a) t2t1−t
t2
(b) t1 +t2
(c) 3 m (d) 9 m 1 2
(c) t2t1+t
t2
(d) t2 − t1
(e) 15 m 1
t1 −t2
(e) 2
15. The distance travelled by a body moving
19. A passenger train of length 60 m travels
along a line in time t is proportional to t3 .
at a speed of 80 km / hr. Another freight
The acceleration-time (a, t) graph for the
train of length 120 m travels at a speed
motion of the body will be
of 30 km/h. The ratio of times taken by
the passenger train to completely cross the
freight train when: (i) they are moving in
same direction, and (ii) in the opposite di-
rections is:
(a) 115
(b) 52
(c) 32 (d) 25
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(e) 11

(e) None of the above 20. A person standing on an open ground

hears the sound of a jet aeroplane, coming
16. An object, moving with a speed of from north at an angle 60◦ with ground
6.25 m/s, is decelerated at a rate given by level. But he finds the aeroplane right ver-
dv √
dt
= −2.5 v where v is the instantaneous tically above his position. If v is the speed
speed. The time taken by the object, to of sound, speed of the plane is:
√
come to rest, would be: (a) 23 v (b) √2v3
(a) 2 s (b) 4 s (c) v (d) v2
√
(c) 8 s (d) 1 s (e) 3v
(e) 10 s
21. A car is standing 200 m behind a bus,
17. A particle is moving eastwards with a ve- which is also at rest. The two start mov-
locity of 5 ms−1 . In 10 seconds the velocity ing at the same instant but with different
−1
changes to 5 ms northwards. The aver- forward accelerations. The bus has accel-
age acceleration in this time is eration 2 m/s2 and the car has acceleration
(a) 12 ms−2 towards north 4 m/s2 . The car will catch up with the bus
(b) √12 ms−2 towards north - east after a time of:
1 −2
√ √
(c) √2 ms towards north - west (a) 110 s (b) 120 s
√
(d) √12 ms−2 towards south - west (c) 10 2 s (d) 15 s
√
(e) zero (e) 15 3 s

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22. A goods train accelerating uniformly on a the top, another stone starts to fall from
straight railway track, approaches an elec- a point 25 m below the top. Both stones
tric pole standing on the side of track. Its reach the bottom of building simultane-
engine passes the pole with velocity u and ously. The height of the building is
the guard’s room passes with velocity v. (a) 35 m (b) 45 m
The middle wagon of the train passes the (c) 25 m (d) 50 m
pole with a velocity. (e) 150 m
√
(a) u+v
2
1
(b) r
2 
u2 + v2
√ u2 +v 2
(c) uv (d) 2
27. A body is thrown vertically upwards.
(e) u−v Which one of the following graphs cor-
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rectly represent the velocity vs time?
23. A ball is thrown up vertically with a cer-
tain velocity so that, it reaches a maximum
height h. Find the ratio of the times in
which it is at height h3 while going up and
coming down respectively.
√ √ √
(a) √2−1
2+1
(b) √3+√2
3− 2
√
(c) √3−1 (d) 1
√3+1√ 3
(e) √3−√2
3+ 2
(e) None of the above
24. A ball is released from a height h. If t1
and t2 be the time required to complete 28. From a tower of height H, a particle is
first half and second half of the distance thrown vertically upwards with a speed u.
respectively. Then, choose the correct re- The time taken by the particle, to hit the
lation between t1 and t2 . ground, is n times that taken by it to reach
√ √
(a) t1 = ( 2)t2 (b) t1 = ( 2 − 1)t2 the highest point of its path. The relation
√ √
(c) t2 = ( 2 + 1)t1 (d) t2 = ( 2 − 1)t1 between H, u and n is:
√
(e) 3t2 (a) 2gH = n2 u2
(b) gH = (n − 2)2 u2 d
25. Water drops are falling from a nozzle of
(c) 2gH = nu2 (n − 2)
a shower onto the floor, from a height of
(d) gH = (n − 2)u2
9.8 m. The drops fill at a regular interval
(e) 2gH = (n − 2)2 u2
of time. When the first drop strikes the
floor, at that instant, the third drop begins
29. A ball is released from the top of a tower
to fall. Locate the position of second drop
of height h meters. It takes T seconds to
from the floor when the first drop strikes
reach the ground. What is the position of
the floor.
the ball at T3 second
(a) 4.18 m (b) 2.94 m
(a) 8h9
meters from the ground
(c) 2.45 m (d) 7.35 m 7h
(b) 9 meters from the ground
(e) 3.40 m
(c) h9 meters from the ground
26. A stone is dropped from the top of a build- (d) 17h
18
meters from the ground
h
ing. When it crosses a point 5 m below (e) 19 meters from the ground

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30. From a building two balls A and B are
thrown such that A is thrown upwards and
B downwards (both vertically) with same
speed. If vA and vB are their respective
velocities on reaching the ground, then
(a) vB > vA
(b) vA = vB
(c) vA > vB
(d) their velocities depend on their masses.
(e) Not able to predict
31. When a body starts from rest and moves
with a constant acceleration, the velocity-
time graph for its motion is
32. An object is thrown vertically with a ve-
locity u. The velocity with which it strikes
the ground on its return is
(a) u2 (b) −u
2
(c) −u (d) u
(e) 2u
33. The variation of speed (in m/s ) of an ob-
ject with time (in seconds) is given by the
expression V (t) = V0 − 5t + 5t2
(a) at time t = 0 s, the instantaneous ac-
celeration is zero
(b) at timet = 0 s, there is a deceleration
of the object
(c) at timet = 1 s, the object is at rest
(d) at time t = 1 s, the instantaneous ac-
celeration is zero
(e) The distance travelled by the object at
timet = 1 s is V0 m
34. The following plot gives the variation of
acceleration (m/s2 ) with time (s) for an ob-
ject that started from rest at time t = 0 s.
The velocity at time t = 15 s (v15 ) and at
25 s (V25 ), respectively are
(a) v15 = 50 m/s and v25 = 0 m/s
(b) v15 = 100 m/s and v25 = 150 m/s
(c) v15 = 50 m/s and v25 = 25 m/s
(d) v15 = 100 m/s and v25 = 25 m/s
(e) v15 = 75 m/s and v25 = 50 m/s
35. The one-dimensional motion of a point
particle is shown in the figure. Select the
correct statement.
(a) The total distance travelled by the par-
ticle is zero
(b) The total displacement of the particle
is zero
(c) The maximum acceleration of the par-
ticle is 21 ms−2
(d) The total distance travelled by the par-
ticle at the end of 10 s is 100 m
(e) At the fifth second, the acceleration of
the particle is 2 ms−2
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36. The following figure gives the movement
of an object. Select the correct statement
from the given choices.

(a) The instantaneous velocity is positive

as P1 and negative at P2 .
(b) The instantaneous velocity is negative
at both P1 and P2
(a) The total distance travelled by the ob- (c) The instantaneous velocity is negative
ject is 925 m at P1 and positive at P2
(b) The maximum acceleration of the ob- (d) The instantaneous velocity is positive
ject is 2 m/s2 at both P1 and P2
(c) The maximum deceleration happend (e) The instantaneous velocity is always
between 25th and 85th seconds positive
(d) The object was at rest between 10th
39. The graph which cannot possibly represent
and 15th seconds
one-dimensional motion is
(e) At 40th second, the speed of object was
decelerating

37. A train of length L move with a constant

speed Vt . A person at the back of the train
fires a bullet at time t = 0 towards a target
which is at a distance of D (at time t = 0
) from the front of the train (on the same
direction of motion). Another person at
the front of the train fires another bullet
at time t = T towards the same target.
Both bullets reach the target at the same
time. Assuming the speed of the bullets Vb
are same, the length of the train is 40. A bus is moving with a velocity of 10 ms−1
(a) T × (Vb × 2Vt ) on a straight road. A scootorist wishes to
(b) T × (Vb + Vt ) overtake the bus in one minute. If the bus
(c) 2 × T × (Vb + 2Vt ) is at a distance of 1.2 km ahead, then the
(d) 2 × T × (Vb − 2Vt ) velocity with which he has to chase the bus
(e) T × (Vb − Vt ) is
(a) 20 ms−1 (b) 25 ms−1
38. The x - t plot shown in the figure below de-
(c) 60 ms−1 (d) 40 ms−1
scribes the motion of the particle, along x-
(e) 30 ms−1
axis, between two positions A and B. The
particle passes through two intermediate 41. If the displacement of a body varies as the
points P1 and P2 as shown in the figure. square of elapsed time, then its

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 (a) velocity is constant (a) 30kmh−1 (b) 13kmh−1
(b) velocity varies non-uniformly (c) 60kmh−1 (d) 40kmh−1
(c) acceleration is constant (e) 20kmh−1
(d) acceleration changes continuously
(e) momentum is constant 46. An aeroplane flies around a square field
ABCD of each side 1000 km. Its
42. The distance x covered by a particle varies speed along AB is 250kmh , along −1
2 2
with time t as x = 2t + 6t + 1. Its accel- BC500kmh−1 , along CD 200kmh−1 , and
eration varies with x as along DA100kmh−1 . Its average speed (in
2
(a) x (b) x kmh−1 ) over the entire trip is
(c) x−1 (d) x−3 (a) 225.5 (b) 175.5
(e) x−2 (c) 125.5 (d) 310.5
(e) 190.5
43. The velocity-time graph for the verti-
cal component of the velocity of a body
47. Free fall of an object (in vacuum) is a case
thrown upwards from the ground and land-
of motion with
ing on the roof of a building is given in the
(a) uniform velocity
figure. The height of the building is
(b) uniform acceleration
(c) variable acceleration
(d) constant momentum
(e) uniform speed

48. An object is dropped from rest. Its v − t

graph is

(a) 50 m (b) 40 m
(c) 20 m (d) 30 m
(e) 10 m

44. A particle moving along a straight line cov-

ers half of the distance with a speed of
3 ms−1 . The other half of the distance is
covered in two equal time intervals with
speed of 4.5 ms−1 and 7.5 ms−1 . The av-
erage speed of the particle (in ms−1 ) is
(a) 5.0 (b) 5.5
(c) 5.8 (d) 4.0
(e) 4.8

45. A car moves a distance of 200 m. It covers 49. A particle starts from rest at t = 0 and
first half of the distance at speed 60kmh−1 moves in a straight line with an accelera-
and the second half at speed v. If the av- tion as shown in figure. The velocity of the
−1
erage speed is 40kmh , the value of v is particle at t = 3 s is

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 P starts at time t = 0 and object Q starts
later at t = 30 min. The object P has an
acceleration of 40 km/h2 . To catch P at
a distance of 20 km, the acceleration of Q
should be
(a) 2 ms−1 (b) 4 ms−1 (a) 40 km/h2 (b) 80 km/h2
(c) 6 ms−1 (d) 8 ms−1 (c) 100 km/h2 (d) 120 km/h2
(e) 1 ms−1 (e) 160 km/h2

50. The stopping distance of a moving vehicle 55. From a balloon moving upwards with a ve-
is proportional to the locity of 12 ms−1 , a packet is released when
(a) initial velocity it is at a height of 65 m from the ground.
(b) cube of the initial velocity The time taken by it to reach the ground
(c) square of the initial velocity is (take, g = 10 ms−2 )
(d) cube root of the initial velocity (a) 5 s (b) 8 s
(e) square root of the initial velocity (c) 4 s (d) 7 s
51. The magnitude of deceleration required for (e) 10 s
a body, moving at a speed of 10 m/s to
come to a complete halt at a distance of 56. A ball dropped from a point A falls down
100 m is vertically to C, through the mid-point B.
(a) 20 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2 The descending time from A to B and that
(c) 2 m/s2 (d) 0.5 m/s2 from A to C are in the ratio
(e) 1 m/s2 (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
√
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 1 : 2
52. An object, moving with velocity 5 m/s, √
(e) 1 : 3
undergoes an acceleration of 1 m/s2 at
time t = 0. If the object has a mass of 57. The time required to stop a car of mass
1 kg, the kinetic energy (KE) of the object 800 kg, moving at a speed of 20 ms−1 over
at time t = 5 s is a distance of 25 m is
(a) KE = 12.5 J (b) KE = 20 J (a) 2 s (b) 2.5 s
(c) KE = 30 J (d) KE = 50 J (c) 4 s (d) 4.5 s
(e) KE = 0 J (e) 1 s
53. An object having a velocity 5 m/s is ac-
58. A ball is dropped from the top of a tower of
celerated at the rate 2 m/s2 for 6 s. Find
height 100 m and at the same time another
the distance travelled during the period of
ball is projected vertically upwards from
acceleration
ground with a velocity 25 ms−1 . Then,
(a) 60 m (b) 25 m
the distance from the top of the tower, at
(c) 36 m (d) 66 m
which the two balls meet is
(e) 45 m
(a) 68.4 m (b) 48.4 m
54. Two object P and Q, travelling in the same (c) 18.4 m (d) 28.4 m
direction starts from rest. While the object (e) 78.4 m

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59. The ratio of distance traversed in succes- bus starts running at 10 ms−1 to catch the
sive intervals of time when a body falls bus. The man will be able to catch the bus
freely under gravity from certain height is after
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 1 : 5 : 9 (a) 6 s (b) 5 s
√ √ √
(c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 2 : 3 (c) 3 s (d) 7 s
(e) 1 : 4 : 9 (e) 8 s

60. A particle starting with certain initial ve- 65. A particle is moving with constant accel-
locity and uniform acceleration covers a eration from A to B in a straight line AB.
distance of 12 m in first 3 s and a distance If u and v are the velocities at A and B
of 30 m in next 3 s. The initial velocity of respectively then its velocity at the mid-
the particle is point C will be
 2 2 2
−1 −1 u +v u+v
(a) 3 ms (b) 2.5 ms (a) 2u
(b) q 2
v−u 2 2
(c) 2 ms −1
(d) 1.5 ms −1 (c) 2 (d) u +v 2
q
(e) 1 ms−1 2
(e) v −u 2
2

61. From an elevated point P , a stone is pro- 66. A body travelling with uniform accelera-
jected vertically upwards. When the stone tion crosses two points A and B with ve-
reaches a distance h below P , its veloc- locities 20 ms−1 and 30 ms−1 respectively.
ity is double of its velocity at a height h The speed of the body at the mid-point of
above P . The greatest height attained by A and B is nearest to
the stone from the point of projection P is (a) 25.5 ms−1 (c) 24 ms−1
(a) 53 h (b) 53 h (b) 25 ms−1 (e) 22 ms−1
√
(c) 75 h (d) 57 h (d) 10 6 ms−1
(e) 23 h
67. A body is falling freely under gravity. The
62. Two cars started moving with initial veloc- distances covered by the body in first, sec-
ities v and 2v. For the same deceleration, ond and third minute of its motion are in
their respective stopping distances are in the ratio
the ratio (a) 1 : 4 : 9 (b) 1 : 2 : 3
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 5 : 6
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 2 : 1 (e) 1 : 5 : 13
(e) 4 : 1
68. A bullet fired into a fixed wooden block
63. The distances traversed during equal inter- loses half of its velocity after penetrating
vals of time by a freely falling body from 40 cm. It comes to rest after penetrating
rest are in the ratio a further distance of
(a) 1 : 3 : 5 : 7 . . . (b) 2 : 4 : 6 : 8 . . . (a) 22
3
cm (b) 40
3
cm
20 22
(c) 1 : 4 : 9 : 25 . . . (d) 1 : 9 : 25 : 49 . . . (c) 3 cm (d) 5 cm
26
(e) 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 . . . (e) 5 cm

64. A bus begins to move with an acceleration 69. A ball A is thrown up vertically with a
of 1 ms−2 . A man who is 48 m behind the speed u and at the same instant another

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 ball B is released from a height h. At time takes 5 s to reach the ground, then the dif-
t, the speed of A relative to B is ference in initial heights is (g = 10 ms−2 )
(a) u (b) 2u
q
(a) 20 m (b) 80 m
(c) u − gt (d) (u2 − gt) (c) 170 m (d) 40 m
(e) gt (e) 160 m

70. Two cars A and B are moving with same 73. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a
speed of 45 km/h along same direction. If velocity of 25 ms−1 from the top of a tower
a third car C coming from the opposite di- of height 30 m. How long will it travel be-
rection with a speed of 36 km/h meets two fore it hits ground?
cars in an interval of 5 min, the distance of (a) 6 s (b) 5 s
separation of two cars A and B should be (c) 4 s (d) 12 s
(in km ) (e) 10 s
(a) 6.75 (b) 7.25
74. Two cars A and B are travelling in
(c) 5.55 (d) 8.35
the same direction with velocities v1 and
(e) 4.75
v2 (v1 > v2 ). When the car A is at a dis-
71. Two trains are moving with equal speed in tance d behind the car B, the driver of the
opposite directions along two parallel rail- car A applies the brake producing uniform
way tracks. If the wind is blowing with retardation, a. There will be no collision
speed u along the track so that the rela- when : 
v 2 −v 2

v1 −v2
tive velocities of the trains with respect to (a) d < 2a
(b) d > 12a 2
2 2
v −v 2
the wind are in the ratio 1 : 2, then the (c) d > (v1 −v
2a
2)
(d) d < 12a 2
speed of each train must be (e) none of these
(a) 3u (b) 2u
75. A car is moving with a velocity of 30 ms−1 .
(c) 5u (d) 4u
On applying the brakes, the velocity de-
(e) u
creases to 15 ms−1 in 2 s. The acceleration
72. Two balls are dropped to the ground from of the car is
different heights. One ball is dropped 2 s (a) +7.5 ms−2 (b) −7.7 ms−2
after the other but they both strike the (c) −7.5 ms−2 (d) +15 ms−2
ground at the same time. If the first ball (e) −15 ms−2

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