PROJECTILE MOTION

Total No.of questions in Projectile Motion are -

Level # 1 .................................................................................... 51
Level # 2 .................................................................................... 30
Level # 3 .................................................................................... 17
Level # 4 .................................................................................... 06

Total No. of questions ............................................................ 104

 LEVEL # 1
Questions Q.7 The maximum vertical height attained by a
based on Simple Projection
projectile is
Q.1 A ball is thrown upward and it returns to ground
U 2 sin  U 2 sin 2
describing a parabolic path. Which of the (A) (B)
following remains constant? g g
(A) kinetic energy of the ball U 2 sin 2 U 2 sin 2 
(B) speed of the ball (C) (D)
2g 2g
(C) horizontal component of velocity
(D) vertical component of velocity Q.8 Equation of motion of a projectile is
gx 2
Q.2* At the top of the trajectory of a projectile the (A) y = x tan  –
2u 2 cos 2 
direction of its velocity and acceleration are-
(A) Parallel to each other gx 2
(B) y = x tan  +
(B) inclined at an angle of 45° to the horizontal 2u 2 cos 2 
(C) Perpendicular to each other gx 2
(D) None of the above statement is correct (C) y = x sin  –
2u cos 2 
gx 2
Q.3 Three particles, A , B and C are projected from (D) y = x sin  +
the same point with same initial speeds making 2u 2 cos 2 
angles 30°, 45° and 60° respectively with the Q.9 A cannon on a level plane is aimed at an angle 
horizontal. Which of the following statement is
correct ? above the horizontal and a shell is fired with a
(A) A, B and C have equal ranges muzzle velocity v towards a vertical cliff a distance
(B) ranges of A and C are equal and less than R away. The height from the bottom at which the
that of B shell strikes the side walls of the cliff is-
(C) ranges of A and C are equal and greater than
that of B 1 gR 2
(A) R tan  
(D) A, B and C have equal ranges 2 v 20 cos 2 

Q.4 If a man wants to hit a target, he should point

1 gR 2
(B) R tan  –
his rifle- 2 v 02
(A) higher than the target
(B) lower than the target 1 gR 2
(C) in the direction of the target (C) R sin  –
2 v 02 sin 2 
(D) nothing can be said

Q.5 The horizontal range covered by projectile is

1 gR2
proportional to (D) R tan  +
(A) its velocity 2 v02
(B) square of its velocity
(C) sine of the angle of projection Q.10 A player kicks up a ball at an angle  to the
(D) square of the sine of the angle of projection horizontal. The horizontal range is maximum when
 equals-
Q.6 The horizontal range for projectile is given by (A) 30º (B) 45º
(C) 60º (D) 90º
u 2 sin 2  u 2 sin 2
(A) (B)
g g Q.11* The angle of projection of a body is 15º . The
2
u sin 2 2
u cos 2 other angle for which the range is the same as
(C) (D) the first one is equal to-
2g g
(A) 30º (B) 45º
(C) 60º (D) 75º
Q.12 A particle is projected such that the horizontal Q.20 The range of the particle which is projected at an
range and vertical height are the same. Then the angle of 15º is 1.5 km. What will be the range for
angle of projection is- an angle of projection 45º
(A)  /4 (B) tan–1 (4) (A) 0.5 km (B) 1.5 km
(C) tan–1 (1) (D) /3 (C) 2.5 km (D) 3 km
Q.13 A ball is thrown at an angle of 45º with the Q.21* A body is projected at an angle  with horizontal.
horizontal with kinetic energy E. The kinetic
Another body is projected with the same velocity
energy at the highest point during the flight is-
at an angle  with the vertical. The ratio of the
(A) Zero (B) E/2
(C) E (D) (2)1/2E time of flights is-
(A) 1:1 (B) tan2:1
Q.14* A ball is thrown with initial energy 100J at an
(C) 1 : cot  (D) tan 2 : 1
angle  to the horizontal . If its energy at the top
becomes 30 J then angle of projection- Q.22 A projectile of mass m is fired with velocity v
(A) = 45º (B) = 30º from the point P at an angle 45º with the horizon.
(C)  = cos–1(3/10). (D) = cos–1(3/10)1/2 The magnitude of change in momentum when it
Q.15 The horizontal and vertical distances travelled passes through the point Q on the same
by a particle in time t are given by x = 6t and horizontal line on which P lies is-
y = 8t – 5t2. If g = 10 m/sec2 , then the initial
velocity of the particle is-
(A) 8 m/sec (B) 10 m/sec
(C) 5 m/sec (D) zero
45º
P Q
Q.16 A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s
making an angle of 30º with the horizontal. It will 1
hit the ground after a time- (A) mv 2 (B) mv
2
(A) 3 s (B) 2 s (C) Zero (D) 2 mv
(C) 1.5 s (D) 1 s
Q.17 The maximum range of a projectile is 22 m. When
Q.23 The kinetic energy of a projectile at the highest
it is thrown at an angle of 15º with the horizontal,
its range will be- point is-
(A) 22 m (B) 6 m (A) Zero
(C) 15 m (D) 11 m (B) Maximum
Q.18 A boy throws a ball with a velocity v0 at an (C) Minimum
angle  to the horizontal. At the same instant he (D) Equal to total energy
starts running with uniform velocity to catch the
ball before it hits the ground . To achieve this,
Q.24* The equation of a projectile is
he should run with a velocity of-
(A) v0 cos  (B) v0 sin  gx 2
y= 3x– . The angle of projection is-
2
(C) v0 tan  (D v 02 tan  (A) 30º (B) 60º
Q.19 The maximum range of a gun on a horizontal (C) 45º (D) None
terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m/sec2 , the muzzle 5x 2
velocity of the shell must be- Q.25 The equation of projectile is y = 16x – . The
4
(A) 400 m/sec (B) 160 10 m/sec horizontal range is-
(A) 16 m (B) 8 m
(C) 1600 m/sec (D) 200 2 m/sec (C) 3.2 m (D) 12.8 m
Q.26 For angles of projection of a projectile at angles Q.33 If four balls A, B, C, D are projected with
(45 + ) and (45 – ), the horizontal ranges same speed at angles of 15º, 30º, 45º and 60º
describe by the projectile are in the ratio of with the horizontal respectively, the two balls
(if  45º)- which will fall at the same place will be-
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1: 2 (A) A and B (B) A and D
(C) 1: 1 (D) 2 : 3 (C) B and D (D) A and C
Q.27* A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle 
has a range R on the surface of the earth. For
Q.34 A ball is thrown at an angle  with the horizontal.
same v and , its range on the surface of moon
Its kinetic energy is 100 J and it becomes
will be-
30 J at the highest point. The angle of projection
(A) R/6 (B) 6R
is-
(C) R/36 (D) 36 R
(A) 45º (B) 30º
Q.28 In a projectile motion the velocity -
(A) is always perpendicular to the acceleration  3   3 
 
(B) is never perpendicular to the acceleration (C) cos–1   (D) cos–1  10 
 10   
(C) is perpendicular to the acceleration for one
instant only
Q.35 The height y and the distance x along the
(D) is perpendicular to the acceleration for two
horizontal plane of projection on a certain planet
instant (with no surrounding atmosphere) are given
Q.29 Two projectile A and B are projected with angle by y = (8t – 5t 2 ) metre and x = 6t metre
of projection 15º for the projectile A and 45º for where t is in seconds. The velocity with which
the projectile B. If RA and RB be the horizontal the projectile is projected is-
range for the two projectiles, then - (A) 8 m/sec
(A) RA < RB (B) 6 m/sec
(B) RA = RB (C) 10 m/sec
(C) RA > RB (D) not obtainable from the data
(D) The information is insufficient to decide the
relation of RA with RB
Q.36* A body is projected at an angle of 30º to
the horizontal with a speed of 40 m/s. The
Q.30 A body is projected with a speed ‘u’ at an angle with the horizontal after 2 seconds will
angle to the horizontal to have maximum range be-
at the highest point the velocity is– (A) 10° (B) 30°
(C) 45° (D) 0°
(A) Zero (B) u
Questions
u based on Horizontal Projection
(C) (D) u 2
2
Q.37* A marble A is dropped vertically, another identical
marble B is projected horizontally from the same
Q.31 If two stones projected from the same point point at the same instant
with same initial speed but an angle /3 and (A) A will reach the ground earlier than B
/6 respectively have their ranges R1 and (B) B will reach the ground earlier than A
R2 , then- (C) both A and B will reach the ground at the
(A) R1 = 2R2 (B) R1 = R2 same instant
(D) none of the above
(C) R1 = 5R2 (D) R1 = 25R2

Q.38 A stone is just released from the window of a train

Q.32 The time of flight of projectile is 10 second
moving along a horizontal straight track. The stone
and its range is 500 m. The maximum height
will hit the ground following a
reached by it will be (g = 10 m/s 2)-
(A) straight line path (B) circular path
(A) 25 m (B) 50 m
(C) 82 m (D) 125 m (C) parabolic path (D) hyperbolic path
Q.39 The trajectory of a projectile fired horizontally Q.46* A bomber is flying horizontally with a constant
with velocity u is parabola given by- speed of 150 m/s at a height of 78.4 m. The
pilot has to drop a bomb at the energy target.
g g At what horizontal distance from the target
(A) y = 2 x2 (B) y = – x2
2u 2u 2 should be release the bomb ?
(A) 0 m (B) 300 m
g g
(C) y = 2 y2 (D) y = y2 (C) 600 m (D) 1000 m
2u 2u 2
Q.40* A body projected from the top of a tower Q.47 An aeroplane is moving with a horizontal velocity
horizontally with an initial velocity 20 m/s hits u at a height h above the ground. If a packet
the ground at an angle of 45º. The vertical is dropped from it, the speed of the packet
component of velocity at the times of hitting is- when it reaches the ground will be-
(A) 20 m/s (B) 20 2 m/s (A) u 2  2gh (B) 2 gh
(C) 20 / 2 m/s (D) 10 3 m/s
(C) u 2  2 gh (D) 2gh
Q.41 From a tower of height h a particle is projected
horizontally with velocity u and another thrown Q.48 A marble moving with a speed 0.2 m/s rolls
down with the same velocity u. If the time taken off the edge of a table 0.8 m high. It will
by these be t1 and t 2 what is true ? strike the floor at a distance from the table
(A) 0.04 m (B) 0.24 m
(A) t1 = t 2 (B) t1 > t 2
(C) 0.16 m (D) 0.08 m
(C) t1 < t 2 (D) t1 = 3t2
Q.49 A ball is thrown horizontally and the same
Q.42 An aeroplane moves with a horizontal velocity time another ball is dropped down from the
U. It drops a bomb from a height h. Then the top of a tower
time (t) taken by the bomb in reaching the ground (a) Both the balls will reach the ground at
will be equal to- the same time
(A) (2g/h)1/2 (B) (2h/g)1/2 (b) Both will strike the ground with the same
(C) (h/2g) 1/2 (D) (4h/g)1/2 velocity
(A) (a) is true and (b) is false
Q.43 An aeroplane is flying at a height of 1960 m in
(B) (a) is true and (b) is true
horizontal direction with a velocity of 360 km/hr.
When it is vertically above the point. A on the (C) (a) is false and (b) is true
ground, it drops a bomb. The bomb strikes a (D) (a) is false and (b) is false
point B on the ground, then the time taken by Q.50 Two bullets are fired with horizontal velocities
the bomb to reach the ground is- of 50 m/s and 100 m/s from two guns at a
(A) 20 2 sec (B) 20 sec height of 19.6 m. Which bullet will strike first?
(C) 10 2 sec (D) 10 sec (A) First (B) Second
(C) Simultaneously (D) None
Q.44 A body is thrown horizontally with velocity
Q.51 From the top of a tower of height h a body
2 gh from the top of a tower of height h. It of mass m is projected in the horizontal direction
strikes the level ground through the foot of tower with a velocity v, it falls on the ground at
at a distance x from the tower. The value of x is- a distance x from the tower if a body of mass
(A) h (B) h/2 2 m is projected from the top of another tower
(C) 2h (D) 2h/3 of height 2h in the horizontal direction so
that it falls on the ground at a distance 2x
Q.45 Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally from the tower, the horizontal velocity of the
and with different speeds from the same place. second body is-
Which bullet will hit the ground first ?
(A) The faster one (A) 2v (B) 2v
(B) The slower one v v
(C) Both will reach simultaneously (C) (D)
2 2
(D) Depends on the masses
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1* A ball rolls off the top of a stairway with a Q.7 A ball is projected upwards from the top of tower
horizontal velocity u m/s. If the steps are h metres with a velocity 50 m/s making an angle 30º with
high and w metres wide, then the ball will just hit the horizontal. The height of the tower is 70 m.
the edge of the nth step if- After how many seconds from the instant of
throwing will the ball reach the ground ?
2hu 2 2 hu (A) 2 s (B) 5 s (C) 7 s (D) 9 s
(A) n = 2 (B) n = gw
gw Q.8 A student is able to throw a ball vertically to
maximum height of 40 m. The maximum distance
2h 2 u 2 the student can throw the ball in the horizontal
(C) n = (D) n = 2h 2 /gu direction-
g2w 2 (A) 40 (2)1/2m (B) 20 (2)1/2m
(C) 20 m (D) 80 m
Q.2 Many bullets are projected at equal angles with Q.9 An aeroplane is flying at a speed of 144 km/hr at an
the horizontal in different direction. The area in altitude of 1000 m. How far from a given target
which these bullets are spread is- should a bomb be released from it to hit the
target-
(A) v2/g (B)  v4 /g2
(A) 571.43 m (B) 671.43 m
(C)  2v4 /g2 (D)  v2 /g2 (C) 471.34 m (D) 371.34 m

Q.3* If it is possible to project a particle with a given Q.10* A boy aims a gun at a bird from a point at a
velocity in two possible ways so as to make it horizontal distance of 100 m . If the gun can
pass through a point at a distance (r) from the impart a velocity of 500 m/sec to the bullet, at
point of projection. The product of the time taken what height above the bird must he aim his gun
to reach this point in the two possible ways is in order to hit it (g = 10 m/sec2 )
then proportional to- (A) 100 cm (B) 50 cm
(C) 40 cm (D) 20 cm
(A) r3 (B) r2
(C) r (D) 1/r Q.11* Two seconds after projection a projectile is
travelling in a direction inclined at 30º to the
Q.4 A particle having a mass 0.5 kg is projected under horizon; after one more sec, it is travelling
gravity with a speed of 98 m/sec at an angle of horizontally, the magnitude and direction of its
60º . The magnitude of the change of momentum velocity are-
of the particle after 10 seconds is-
(A) 2 20 m/sec, 60º
(A) 0.5 N-sec (B) 49 N-sec
(C) 98 N-sec (D) 490 N-sec (B) 20 3 m/sec, 60º
Q.5 An arrow is shot into air. Its range is 200 metres (C) 6 40 m/sec, 30º
and its time of flight is 5 seconds. If
g = 10 m/sec2, then the horizontal component of (D) 40 6 m/sec, 30º
velocity of the arrow is-
(A) 12.5 metres /sec (B) 25.0 metres /sec Q.12 A particle moves in the plane xy with velocity
(C) 31.25 metres /sec (D) 40 metres /sec v = k1 i + k2 x j, where i and j are the unit vectors
of the x and y axes, and k1 and k2 are constants.
Q.6 Two stones are projected with the same speed At the initial moment of time the particle was located
but making different angles with the horizontal. at the point x = y = 0, then the equation of the
Their ranges are equal. If the angle of projection particle's trajectory y (x) is-
of one is /3 and its maximum height is y1, then k1 2 k2 2
the maximum height of the other will be- (A) y  x (B) y  x
2k 2 2k 1
(A) 3y1 (B) 2y1
(C) y1/2 (D) y1/3 2k 1 2 2k 2 2
(C) y  x (D) y  x
k2 k1
Q.13 A body is projected at an angle  to the Q.19 A particle is projected with velocity u at an angle
horizontal, with kinetic energy E. Neglecting air  from a point P on a horizontal plane strikes the
friction the potential energy at the top most point plane at Q. The average velocity of the particle
of the path is- for its journey from P to Q is-
(A) E cos2  (B) 0 u sin 
(C) E (D) E sin2  (A) (B) u cos 
2
Q.14* Three projectile A, B and C are thrown from the u u sin 
(C) (D)
same point in the same plane. Their trajectories 2 4
are shown in the figure. Then which of the Q.20 One second after projection, a stone moves at an
following statement is true- angle 45º with horizontal. Two seconds after
projection, it moves horizontally. Its angle of
projection is- [g = 10 m/s2 ]
(A) tan–1 ( 3 ) (B) tan–1 (4)
(C) tan–1 (3) (D) tan–1(2)

A B C Q.21 In previous questions, the initial velocity of

O projection of stone is-

(A) the time of flight is the same for all the three (A) 10 5 m/s (B) 20 m/s
(B) the launch speed is greatest for particle C
(C) the horizontal velocity component is greatest (C) 20 5 m/s (D) 10 m/s
for particle C
Q.22 The velocity at the maximum height of projectile
(D) all of the above
is half of its initial velocity u. Its range on
Q.15 A particle is projected with a speed V from a horizontal plane is-
point O making an angle of 30º with the vertical.
2u 2 V
H
At the same instant, a second particle is thrown (A)
vertically upwards with a speed v from a point
3g
A. The two particle reach H, the highest point 3u 2 30º
own the parabolic path of particle one (B)
g v
simultaneously. Then ratio V/v is-
3u 2
(A) 3 2 (B) 2 3 (C) O A
2g
(C) 2/ 3 (D) 3 /2 u2
(D)
Q.16 If for a given angle of projection, the horizontal 3g
range is doubled, the time of flight becomes-
(A) 4 times (B) 2 times Q.23 A body is projected horizontally with speed
20 m/s. What will be its speed after 5 second ?
(C) 2 times (D) 1/ 2 times
(A) 20 m/s (B) 50 m/s
Q.17* A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of (C) 54 m/s (D) 70 m/s
V = a î + b ĵ , if the range of projectile is double,
the maximum height reached by it then- Q.24 A projectile is thrown from a point in a horizontal
(A) a = 2b (B) b = a plane such that its horizontal and vertical velocity
(C) b = 2a (D) b = 4a component are 9.8 m/s and 19.6 m/s respectively.
Q.18 The horizontal range of a projectile is Its horizontal range is-
4 3 times its maximum height. Then the angle (A) 4.9 m (B) 9.8 m
of projection is- (C) 19.6 m (D) 39.2 m
(A) 90º (B) 60º
(C) 45º (D) 30º
Q.25 A particle is projected upwards with a velocity of Q.28 A stone is thrown from the top of a tower of
100 m/s at an angle of 60º, with the vertical. Then height 50 m with a velocity of 30 m per second
time taken by the particle when it will move at an angle of 30º above the horizontal. Then
perpendicular to its initial direction- (i) the time during which the stone will be in air,
(A) 10 sec (B) 20 sec and
(C) 5 sec (D) 10 3 sec (ii) the distance from the tower base to where the
stone will hit the ground, are respectively-
Q.26 A particle is projected from a point O with a velocity
u in a direction making an angle  upward with the (A) 3 sec, 50 3 m (B) 4 sec, 60 3 m
horizontal. After some time at point P it is moving
(C) 5 sec, 75 3 m (D) None of these
right angle to its initial direction of projection. The
time of flight from O to P is- Q.29 What is the average velocity of a projectile
u sin  u cos ec  between the instants is crosses half the maximum
(A) (B)
g g height ? It is projected with a speed u at an angle
u tan  u sec   with the horizontal -
(C) g
(D) g (A) u sin  (B) u cos 
(C) u tan  (D) u
Q.27 A shell is fired from a gun from the bottom of a
hill along its slope. The slope of the hill is  = 30º, Q.30 A man can throw a stone 80 m. The maximum
and the angle of the barrel to the horizontal height to which it will rise in meters is-
 = 60º. The initial velocity v of the shell is (A) 10 m (B) 20 m
21 m/sec. Then distance of point from the gun at (C) 40 m (D) 50 m
which shell will fall -
(A) 10 m (B) 20 m
(C) 30 m (D) 40 m
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 A person is standing on a truck moving with (A) v = ucos 
a constant velocity of 14.7 m/s on a horizontal
(B) v = ucos . cos
road. The man throws a ball in such a way
that it returns to the truck after the truck has (C) v = ucos . sec
moved 58.8 m. What is the speed of the ball (D) v = usec . cos
as seen from the truck ?
(A) 9.8 m/s (B) 19.6 m/s Q.7 A particle starts from the origin of coordinates
(C) 29.4 m/s (D) 24.5 m/s at time t = 0 and moves in the xy plane with a
constant acceleration  in the y-direction. Its
Q.2* A stone is thrown from a bridge at an angle equation of motion is
2
y = x . Its velocity component in the
of 30º down with the horizontal with a velocity
of 25 m/s. If the stone strikes the water after x-direction is -
2.5 sec then calculate the height of the bridge 2
from the water surface- (A) variable (B)

(A) 61.9 m (B) 35 m
(C) 70 m (D) None  
(C) (D)
2 2
Q.3* A cannon ball has a range R on a horizontal
plane. If h and h' are the greatest heights in the
two paths for which this is possible, then- Q.8 Two particles are projected from the same point
with the same speed, at different angles 1 and
4h  2 to the horizontal. They have the same
(A) R = 4 ( hh ' ) (B) R =
h' horizontal range. Their times of flight are t 1
and t2 respectively.
(C) R = 4 h h' (D) R = hh '
t1
(A) 1 + 2 = 90º (B) t = tan1
Q.4* If retardation produced by air resistances to 2
projectile is one-tenth of acceleration due to
gravity, the time to reach maximum height t1 t1 t2
approximately- (C) t = tan 2 (D) sin   sin 
2 1 2
(A) increase by 9% (B) decrease by 9%
(C) increase by 11% (D) decrease by 11%
Q.9 A man on a moving cart, facing in the direction
of motion, throws a ball straight up with
Q.5 Two particles are projected simultaneously in the respect to himself -
same vertical plane from the same point, with
(A) The ball will always return to him
different speeds u1 and u2 , making angles  1
and 2 respectively with the horizontal, such that (B) The ball will never return to him
u1cos1 = u2cos2. The path followed by one, as (C) The ball will return to him if the cart moves
seen by the other (as long as both are in flight), is - with a constant velocity
(D) The ball will fall behind him if the cart
(A) A horizontal straight line moves with some acceleration
(B) A vertical straight line
(C) A parabola Q.10 When a particle is thrown horizontally, the
(D) A straight line making an angle |1 – 2 | resultant velocity of the projectile at any time t
with the horizontal is given by -

Q.6 A particle is thrown with a speed u at an angle 1 2

(A) gt (B) gt
 with the horizontal. When the particle makes 2
an angle  with the horizontal, its speed (C) u 2  g2 t 2 (D) u 2  g2 t 2
changes to v
Q.11 An observer moves with a constant speed
along the line joining two stationary objects.
He will observe that the two objects
(a) have the same speed
(b) have the same velocity
(c) move in the same direction
(d) move in opposite directions
(A) a, c (B) b, c (C) a, b, c
Q.12 Find the average velocity of a projectile
between the instants it crosses half the
maximum height. It is projected with a speed u
at an angle  with the horizontal -
Assertion/Reason Type Questions:
Each of the questions given below consist of
Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
following Key to choose the appropriate answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are true,
and Statement - II is the correct explanation of
Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II are true
(D) a, d but Statement - II is not the correct explanation
of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is
false.
(D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II is true.

(A) u cos  (B) usin  Q.15 Statement I : Two balls of different masses are
thrown vertically up with same speed. They will pass
(C) u (D) utan 
through their point of projection in downward
direction with the same speed.
Q.13 A particle moves along the positive branch of Statement II : The maximum height and downward
velocity attained at the point of projection are
x2 t2 independent of the mass of the ball.
the curve y = where x = , where x and
2 2
y are measured in metre and t in second. At t Q.16 Statement I : For angle of projection tan–1 (4), the
= 2 sec, the velocity of the particle is - horizontal range and maximum height are equal.
Statement II : The maximum range of projectile is
 
(A) 2 î  4 ĵ  m/sec  
(B) 2 î  4 ĵ m/sec directly proportional to square of velocity and
inversely proportional to acceleration of gravity.
 
(C) 2 î  2 ĵ m/sec  
(D) 4 î  2 ĵ m/sec

Column matching Type Question:

Q.14 A boy standing on a long railroad car throws a
ball straight upwards. The car is moving on the Q.17 Trajectory of particle in a projectile motion is given
horizontal road with an acceleration of 1m/s 2
x2
and the projection velcoity in the vertical as : y = x – . Here, x and y are in metres. For this
direction is 9.8 m/s. How far behind the boy 80
will the ball fall on the car - projectile motion match the following with g = 10 m/s2
(A) Angle of projection (P) 20 m
(A) 1 m (B) 2 m (C) 3 m (D) 4 m
(B) Angle of velocity with (Q) 80 m
horizontal after 4s
(C) Maximum height (R) 45º

1
(D) Horizontal range (S) tan–1  
 2
 LEVEL # 4
(Questions asked in pr evious AIEEE & IIT-JEE )
SECTION - A Q.4 A ball is thrown from a point with a speed ‘v0’ at an
Q.1 A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an elevation angle of . From the same point and at the
angle of 45º to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of same instant, a person starts running with a constant
the ball at the highest point of its flight will – speed ‘v0’/2 to catch the ball. Will the person be
(A) able to catch the ball ? If yes, what should be the
E (B) angle of projection  ?
E 2
(A) Yes, 60° (B) Yes, 30°
(C) E/2 (D) Zero
(C) No (D) Yes, 45°
Q.2 A boy playing on the roof of a 10 m high building
Q.5 A particle is projected at 60º to the horizontal
throws a ball with a speed of 10 m/s at an angle of
with a kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at
30º with the horizontal. How far from the throwing
the highest point is
point will the ball be at the height of 10m from the
(A) K (B) zero
ground ? [g = 10 m/s2 , sin 30º = ½, cos 30º = 3 / 2 ] (C) K/4 (D) K/2

(A) 4.33 m (B) 2.60 m

SECTION - B
(C) 8.66 m (D) 5.20 m
Q.1 The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane
Q.3 A projectile can have the same range ‘R’ for two is y = ax – bx2, where a, b are constant, and x
angles of projection. If ‘T1’ and ‘T2’ be the time of and y are respectively the horizontal and vertical
flights in the two cases, then the product of the two distances of the projectile from the point of
time of flights is directly proportional to – projection. The maximum height attained
is................and the angle of projection from the
(A) 1/R2 (B) 1/R horizontal is.........
(C) R (D) R2 (A) a2/4b, tan –1 a (B) b2/4a, tan –1 a
(C) b2/4a, tan –1 b (D) a2/4b, tan –1 b
 ANSWER KEY

LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C C B A B B D A A B D B B D B D D A A D
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. C A C B D C B C D C B D C D C D C C B A
Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Ans. B B B C C C A D A C B

LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. A B C B D D C D A D B B D D C
Q.No. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. C C D B D A C C D B B C C B B

LEVEL # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. B A A B B C D A,.B,D C,D C A
Q.No. 12 13 14 15 16 17
Ans. A B B A B A R, B R, C P, D Q

LEVEL # 4
SECTION - A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5
Ans. C C C A C

SECTION - B
Q.No. 1
Ans. A