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Section - A (b) i  4 j  5k

(c) i  4 j  5k
1. The sum and difference of two perpendicular
vectors of equal lengths are (d) i  4 j  5k
(a) of equal lengths and have an acute angle
between them 6. A particle is moving with speed 6 m/s along

the direction of A  2i  2 j  k . Then its
(b) of equal lengths and have an obtuse angle
between them
(c) of different lengths and are perpendicular velocity is
to each other (a) (4i  2 j  4k ) units
(d) of equal lengths and are perpendicular to
each other (b) (4i  4 j  2 k ) units
2. The resultant of two vectors of magnitudes
(c) (4i  4 j  4k ) units
2A and 2 A acting at an angle q is 10 A .
Find the value of q? (d) (2i  4 j  2k ) units
(a) 30°
(b) 45° 7. What is the unit vector perpendicular to the
(c) 60° following vectors 2i  2 j  k and 6i  3 j  2 k ?
(d) 90°
i  10 j  18k
3. Which of the following sets of displacements (a)
might be capable of returning a car to its 5 17
starting point?
(a) 4, 6, 8 and 15 km i  10 j  18k
(b)
(b) 10, 30, 50 and 120 km 5 17
(c) 5, 10, 30 and 50 km
(d) 40, 50, 75 and 200 km i  10 j  18k
(c)
4. ABCDEF is a regular hexagon. What is the 5 17
    
value of AB  AC  AD  AE  AF ? i  10 j  18k
(d)
5 17

 1  1 
8. The expression  i j  is a
 2 2 
(a) unit vector
(b) null vector

(a) 0 (c) vector of magnitude 2

 (d) scalar
(b) 2 AO
 
 9. If A  3i  4 j and B  8 j  6i , then which of
(c) 4 AO
the following is not true?

 
(d) 6 AO (a) A  B = 0
5. The vector joining the points A(1, 1, –1) and
B (2, –3, 4) and pointing from A to B is A 1
(b) 
B 2
(a) i  4 j  5k

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 
(c) A  B  48 (d) A = 5 1 2h
(c)
sin  g
10. A particle moves in an x-y plane such that x
= t2 + 2t and y = 2t, where t is time and x, y 2h
are x and y coordinates of the particle, (d) sin 
respectively. The trajectory of the path is g
(a) circle (b) straight line
15. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 ms–1
(c) parabola (d) none of these
making an angle of 30° with the horizontal.
It will hit the ground after a time
11. A particle has an initial velocity of 3i  4 j (a) 3 s
and an acceleration of 0.4i  0.3 j . Its speed
(b) 2 s
(c) 1.5 s
a f t e r
10 s is (d) 1 s

(a) 7 2 units 16. A particle is projected with speed 10 m/s at

an angle 60° with the horizontal. The time
(b) 7 units after which its speed becomes half of its
(c) 8.5 units initial value is
(d) 10 units
1
12. A particle is moving in an x-y plane at 2 m/s (a) s
2
along x-axis. 2 s later, its velocity is 4 m/s in
a direction making 60° with positive x-axis. (b) 1 s
Its average acceleration for this period of
motion is
3
(c) s
2
(a) 5 m/s2, along y-axis
2
(b) 3 m/s2, along y-axis (d) s
2
(c) y 5 m/s2, at 60° with positive x-axis 17. If a body A of mass M is thrown with velocity
(d) 3 m/s2, at 60° with positive x-axis u at an angle of 30° to the horizontal and
13. A body is released from the top of an inclined another body B of the same mass is thrown
plane of inclination q. It reaches the bottom with the same speed at an angle of 60° to the
with velocity v. If keeping the length of incline horizontal, then the ratio of horizontal range
same, the angle of inclination is doubled, of A to B will be
what will be the velocity of the body on (a) 1 : 3
reaching the ground? (b) 1 : 1
(a) v
(c) 1: 3
(b) 2v
(c) [2 cos q]1/2 v (d) 3 :1
(d) [2 sin q]1/2 v
18. If a ball whose kinetic energy is E is thrown
14. A body slides on an inclined plane. If the at an angle of 45° with the horizontal, then
height and length of inclined plane is h and l its kinetic energy at the highest point of its
respectively, and the angle of inclination is flight will be
q, then time taken for travelling from upper (a) E
point to lower point is
E
2h (b)
(a) 2
g
E
(c)
2 2
(b)
g (d) zero

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19. The speed at the maximum height of a

 3
(c) q = cos–1  
3  10 
projectile is times of its initial speed u
2
1/ 2
of projection. Its range on the horizontal plane  3
is (d) q = cos–1  
 10 
3u 2
(a) 24. Galileo writes that for the projection of a
2g projectile at angles (45° + a) and (45° – a), the
horizontal ranges described by the projectile
u2 are in the ratio of
(b)
2g (a) 2 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
3u 2 (c) 1 : 1
(c)
2g (d) 2 : 3
25. What is the ratio of potential energy w.r.t.
3u 2 ground and kinetic energy at the topmost
(d)
g point of the projectile motion?
(a) cos2q
20. A student is able to throw a ball vertically to (b) sin2q
maximum height of 40 m. The maximum (c) tan2q
distance to which the student can throw the
(d) cot2q
ball in the horizontal direction is
1 26. Two stones are projected with the same speed
(a) 40(2) 2 m but making different angles with the
horizontal. Their ranges are equal. If the
1 angle of projection of one is p/3 and its
(b) 20(2) 2 m maximum height is y1, then the maximum
height of the other will be
(c) 20 m (a) 3y1
(d) 80 m (b) 2y1

gx 2 y1
21. The equation of a projectile is y  3x  (c)
2 2
angle of projection. Find the
(a) 30° y1
(d) s
(b) 60° 3
(c) 45° 27. A ball is thrown at different angles with the
(d) None of these same speed u and from the same point and it
has the same range in both the cases. If y1
22. A particle is fired with velocity u making an
and y2 are the heights attained in the two
angle q with the horizontal. What is the
cases, then y1 + y2 =________
magnitude of change in velocity when it is
at the highest point? u2 2u 2
(a) u cos q (a) (b)
(b) u
g g
(c) u sin q
(d) (u cos q – u)
u2 u2
23. A ball is thrown with initial energy 100 J at (c) (d)
2g 4g
an angle q to the horizontal. If its energy at
the top becomes 30 J, then the angle of
projection is 28. A projectile is projected with initial velocity
(a) q = 45°
(b) q = 30° (6iˆ  8 ˆj ) m / s . If g = 10 ms–2, then horizontal
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range is
(a) 4.8 m  v cosθ –gt 
(d) tan –1  
(b) 9.6 m  v cosθ 
(c) 19.2 m
(d) 14.0 m 32. A shell is fired vertically upwards with a
velocity v1 from the deck of a ship travelling
29. Three projectiles A, B and C are thrown from at a speed of y2. A person on the shore observes
the same point in the same plane. Their the motion of the shell as parabola. Its
trajectories are shown in the figure. horizontal range is given by

2v12 v2
(a)
g

2v2 v22
(b)
g

Which of the following statements is true? 2v1v2

(a) The time of flight is same for all the three (c)
projectiles.
g
(b) The launch speed is greatest for projectile
C. 2v12v 22
(d)
(c) The horizontal velocity component is g
greatest for projectile C.
(d) All of the above. 33. A projectile is thrown into space so as to have
the maximum possible horizontal range equal
30. If the range of a gun that fires a shell with to 400 m. Taking the point of projection as
muzzle speed v is R, then the angle of the origin, the coordinates of the point where
elevation of the gun is the velocity of the projectile is minimum are
(a) (400, 100) (b) (200, 100)
–1 v2
(a) cos (c) (400, 200) (d) (200, 200)
RG
34. The ceiling of a hall is 40 m high. For
RG maximum horizontal distance, the angle at
(b) cos –1 which the ball can be thrown with a speed of
v2 56 m s–1 without hitting the ceiling of the hall
is
1 –1 v 2 (a) 25° (b) 30°
(c) . sin
2 Rg
(c) 45° (d) 60°
1 –1 Rg 35. A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity
(d) sin
2 v2 v making an angle 45° with the horizontal.
The magnitude of the angular momentum of
31. The angle which the velocity vector of a the projectile about the point of projection
projectile, thrown with a velocity v at an angle when the particle is at its maximum height
q to the horizontal, will make with the h is
horizontal after time t of its being thrown up
is mv3
(a) q (a) zero (b)
4 2g
θ
(b) tan –1   mv3
t (c)
2g
(d) m 2 2 gh3
 v cos θ 
(c) tan –1  
 v sin θ – gt 
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Section - B 39. A particle is projected from ground with

velocity v at an angle q to the horizontal.
Average velocity of the particle between the
Attempt Any 10 point of projection and maximum height of
projectile, is
36. Two balls, A and B, are thrown with speeds u v
and u/2, respectively. Both the balls cover (a) 1  2cos 2 
2
the same horizontal distance before returning
to the plane of projection. If the angle of v
projection of ball B is 15° with the horizontal, (b) 1  cos 2 
then the angle of projection of A is
2

1 v
(a) sin
–1 (c) 1  3cos 2 
8 2
(d) v cos q
1 –1 1 40. A particle is projected from a tower as
(b) sin
2 8 shown in the figure. The distance from
the foot of the tower where it will strike
1 –1 1 the ground, will be (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(c) sin
3 8

1 –1 1
(d) sin
4 8
37. 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 4000
(a) m
3
(a) R = 4 (hh ')
5000
4h (b) m
(b) R = 3
h' (c) 2000 m
(c) R = 4h h’ (d) 3000 m
41. If T is.the total time of flight, H the
(d) R = (hh ')
maximum height and R is the horizontal
38. Horizontal range and maximum height of a range of a projectile, then x any
projectile are R and H, respectively. If a coordinates at any time t are related as

g  R  R
constant horizontal acceleration a = is (a) y  4 H  1 
4  x   x
given to the projectile due to air, then what
will be the horizontal range and maximum T  T
(b) y  4 H  1 
height of projectile, respectively?  t   t
H
(a) (R + H),  x  x
2 (c) y  4 H    1 
 R  R
 H (d) none of these
(b)  R   , 2H
 2
(c) (R + 2H),H
(d) (R + H), H

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42. A stone projected at an angle of 60° from the

ground level strikes at an angle of 30° on the t2 – T 2
(a)
roof of a building of height h = 30 m. Find the t2  T 2
speed of projection (in m/s) of the stone.
T 2 – t2
(b)
T 2  t2

t2  T 2
(c)
t2 – T 2

T 2  t2
(d)
(a) 30
T 2 – t2
(b) 40 46. A particle is projected from point A with
(c) 50
velocity u 2 at angle 45° to horizontal as
(d) 60
shown in the figure. It strikes the plane BC
43. An aeroplane is travelling horizontally at at right angle. What is the velocity of particle
a height of 2000 m from the ground. The at the time of impact?
aeroplane, when at a point P, drops a bomb
to hit a stationary target Q on the ground.
In order that the bomb hits the target,
what angle θ must the line PQ make
with the vertical? [g = 10 m s–2]

3u
(a)
2
u
(b)
2
2u
(c)
(a) 15° 3
(b) 30° (d) u
(c) 90° 47. A projectile projected with speed u takes time
(d) 45° t to reach from A to B. Distance AB is equal to
44. A boy aims at a bird from a point at a horizontal
distance of 100 m. The gun can impart a
velocity of 500 m s–1 to the bullet. At what
height above the bird must he aim his gun
in order to hit it?
(g = 10 m s–2)
(a) 20 cm
(b) 40 cm
ut
(a)
(c) 50 cm 3
(d) 100 cm
3ut
45. A man crosses the river perpendicular to (b)
river flow in time t seconds and travels an 2
equal distance down the stream in T seconds.
The ratio of man's speed in still water to the (c) 3ut
speed of river water will be (d) 2ut

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48. A particle is projected at an angle a to the

horizontal from the foot of an inclined plane 2
(a)
of angle 30° with a particular velocity. If the 3
particle strikes the plane perpendicular to
it, then a is equal to 1
(b)
 3 3
(a) 30° + tan–1  

 2  (c) 3
(b) 45°
(d) 2
(c) 60°
50. A boat moving towards east with velocity 4
(d) 30° + tan–1 (2 3 ) m/s with respect to still water and river is
flowing towards north with velocity 2 m/s and
49. As shown in the figure, a body is projected the wind is blowing towards north with velocity
with velocity u1 from the point O. At the same 6 m/s. The direction of the flag blown over by
time another body is projected vertically the wind hoisted on the boat is
upwards with the velocity u2 from the point
u1 (a) north-west
B. The value of so that both the bodies
u2
(b) south-east
collide is
1
(c) tan–1   with east
2
(d) north

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PHYSICS-TEST-08

TOPIC : VECTORS & PROJECTILE MOTION

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