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Physics Practice Sheet
Motion in a Straight Line

Q1 A boat covers certain distance between two

spots in a river t1 hrs going downstream and t2
hrs going upstream. What time will be taken by
boat to cover same distance in still water?
t 1 +t 2
(A)
2
(B) 2 (t2 − t1 ) Q4 From a tower of height H , a particle is thrown
2t t vertically upwards with a speed u . The time
(C) 1 2
t 1 +t 2
−−−
(D) √t1 t2 taken by the particle, to hit the ground, is n
times that taken by it to reach the highest point
Q2 If the velocity of a particle is v = At + Bt2 , of its path. The relation between H, u and n is
where A and B are constants, then the (A) gH = (n − 2)u2
distance travelled by it between 1 s and 2s is (B) 2gH = n2 u2
3
(A) 2
+ 4B
A (C) gH = (n − 2)2 u2
(B) 3A + 7B (D) 2gH = nu2 (n − 2)
(C) 32 A + 73 B
Q5 The displacement time graphs of two particles
(D) A2 + B3
A and B are straight lines making angles of
Q3 A particle starts from rest and moves along a respectively 30∘ and 60∘ with the time axis. If
straight line with constant acceleration. The the velocity of A is vA and that of B is vB , then
v
variation of velocity v with displacement S is : the value of vA is
B
(A) (A) 12
(B) 1
√3
–
(C) √3
(D) 13
(B)
Q6 A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the top
of a tower of height h with velocity v . The ball
strikes the ground after time.
−−−−−−
(A) v [1 + √1 + 2gh ]
g 2 v
(C) −−−−−−
(B) v [1 − √1 + 2gh ]
g 2 v
1/2
(C) v
g (1 + 2gh
v2
)

(D) (D)

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2gh 1/2
g (1 )
v
− v2

Q7 The x − t graph for motion of a car is given

below.

With reference to the graph, which of the given

option(s) is/are incorrect? (B)
(A) The instantaneous speed during the interval
t = 5 s to t = 10 s is negative at all time
instants during the interval.
(B) The velocity and the average velocity for the
interval t = 0 s to t = 5 s are equal and
positive.
(C) The car changes its direction of motion at
t = 5 s.
(D) The instantaneous speed and the
instantaneous velocity are positive at all (C)
time instants during the interval t = 0 s to
t = 5 s.

Q8 A body starts from rest and is uniformly

accelerated for 30 s . The distance travelled in
the first 10 s is x1 , next 10 s is x2 and the last
10 s is x3 . Then x1 : x2 : x3 is the same as
(A) 1 : 2 : 4 (B) 1 : 2 : 5
(C) 1 : 3 : 5 (D) 1 : 3 : 9

Q9 A ball is dropped vertically from a height d (D)

above the ground. It hits the ground and
bounces up vertically to a height d/2.
Neglecting subsequent motion and air
resistance, its velocity v varies with the height h
above the ground as
(A)

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Q14 Consider the motion of the tip of the minute

hand of a clock. In one hour
(A) The displacement is non-zero
(B) The distance covered is zero
(C) The average speed is zero
(D) The average velocity is zero

Q15 Which of the following statement is not true?

(A) If displacement covered of a particle is zero,
then distance covered may or may not be
zero
(B) If the distance covered is zero then the
Q10 A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be
displacement must be zero
stopped by applying brakes after at least 2 m.
(C) The numerical value of ratio of displacement
If the same car is moving with a speed of
to distance is. equal to or less than one
80 km/h, what is the minimum stopping
(D) The numerical value of the ratio of velocity
distance
to speed is always less than one
(A) 8 m
(B) 2m Q16 The displacement of a particle, starting from
(C) 4 m rest (at t = 0 ) is given by s = 6t2 − t3 . The
(D) 6 m time in seconds at which the particle will obtain
zero velocity again is:
Q11 A man goes 10 m towards North, then 20 m
(A) 2 (B) 4
towards east then displacement is
(C) 6 (D) 8
(A) 20 m
(B) 22.5 m Q17 A particle is moving with a constant speed V in
(C) 25.5 m a circle. What is the magnitude of average
(D) 30 m velocity after one-fourth rotation?
(A) πV
Q12 The ratio of displacement to distance is √2
√2V
(A) Always = 1 (B)
π
2√2V
(B) Always < 1 (C)
π
πR
(C) Always > 1 (D) 2V
(D) May be 1
Q18 The acceleration of an object is given by
Q13 An athlete completes one round of a circular a(t) = cos πt ms−2 and its velocity at time
1
track of radius R in 80sec. What will be his t = 0 is 2π ms−1 at origin. Its velocity at t = 32 s
displacement at the end of 4 min 60 second? is
(A) 2πR 1
(A) − 2π ms−1
(B) 3πR (B) 3 ms−1
– 2π
(C) √2 R (C) π1 ms−1 .
(D) Zero

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4v1 v2 v3
(D) π2 ms−1 (A)
v1 v2 +v2 v3 +2v1 v3
v1 v2 v3
(B) v1 +v2 +v3
Q19 The displacement of a body along x -axis v1 v2 v3
depends on time as √−
− = 3t + 5. Then the (C)
x v1 +2v2 +v3
v1 +2v2 +v3
velocity of body: (D)
4
(A) Increase with time
Q24 A particle is moving along x -axis such that
(B) Independent of time
x = 2 − 5t + 6t2 . What is acceleration of the
(C) Decrease with time
particle when its velocity is zero?
(D) None of these
(A) Zero
Q20 If a body starting from the rest travels with a (B) 12 m/s2
uniform acceleration of 10 ms−2 for first 10 (C) −5 m/s2
second and with uniform acceleration 5 ms−2 (D) 5/12 m/s2
for next 20 seconds, then average acceleration
Q25 A particle starts moving with acceleration
of the body for 30 s is:
−2 2 m/s2 . Distance travelled by it (in m ) in 5th
(A) 15 ms x
half second is 100 find x .
(B) 10 ms−2
(C) 20 ms−2 Q26 A particle is moving along a straight line whose
−2
(D) 20/3 ms velocitydisplacement graph is shown in figure.
What is the acceleration when displacement is
Q21 A car covers 2/5th of a distance at a speed of
3m?
80 km/h and 3/5th of the distance at a speed
of 60 km/h. Average speed of car for complete
journey is:
(A) 65 km/h
(B) 70.5 km/h
(C) 66.67 km/h
(D) 77.5 km/h –
(A) 4√3 ms−2
–
(B) 3√3 ms−2
Q22 A particle moves with a velocity v = αt3 along –
(C) √3 ms−2
a straight line. The average speed in time –
(D) 4/√3 ms−2
interval t = 0 to t = T is
(A) αT 3 Q27 The velocity-time graph of a particle moving
(B) αT 3
2 along a straight line is shown in figure The rate
(C) αT 3
of acceleration and deceleration is constant
3
(D) αT 3 and it is equal to 5 m s−2 . If the average
4
velocity during the motion is 20 m s−1 , then The
Q23 A scooter moves in a straight line. It covers one distance travelled with uniform velocity is
fourth distance with v1 , two fourth with v2 and (A) 375 m
remaining with speed v3 . The average speed of (B) 125 m
scooter is (C) 300 m

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(D) 450 m Q32 Which one of the following represents

displacement-time graph of two objects A and
Q28 A car goes A to B along the path with
B moving with zero relative velocity?
constant acceleration a as shown in figure.
(A)

Student-1 infers that initial velocity is positive,

acceleration is negative and displacement is
(B)
positive.
Student-2 infers that initial velocity is negative,
acceleration is positive and displacement is
positive.
(A) Student-1 is correct
(C)
(B) Student-2 is correct
(C) Both are correct
(D) Both are wrong

Q29 A body of mass 0.05 kg is observed to fall with

(D)
an acceleration of 9.5 ms−2 . The opposing
force of air on the body is (g = 9.8 ms−2 )
(A) 0.015 N
(B) 0.15 N
(C) 0.030 N
(D) Zero Q33 The position of a body moving along x -axis at
time t is given by x = (t2 − 4t + 6)m . The
Q30 A melon is dropped from a height of 39.2 m. distance travelled by body in time interval
After it crosses through half that distance, the t = 0 to t = 3 s is
acceleration due to gravity is reduced to zero (A) 5 m (B) 7 m
by air drag. With what velocity does the melon (C) 4 m (D) 3 m
hit the ground?
Q34 Consider a particle moving on a straight line
Q31 If average velocity of particle moving on a with varying velocity. Its position time graph is
straight line is zero in a time interval, then as shown.
(A) Acceleration of particle may be zero
(B) Velocity of particle must be zero at an
instant
(C) Velocity of particle may be never zero in the
interval Find the number of times its velocity changes
(D) Average speed of particle may be zero in during motion.
the interval

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Q35 At the instant the traffic light turns green, a car Q39 A particle starts from the origin with a velocity
starts with a constant acceleration of 2 ms-2 of 10 m s−1 and moves with a constant
and truck move with constant speed of 10 m/s acceleration till the velocity increases to
from the same position the car overtake the 50 m s−1 . At that instant, the acceleration
truck x m far beyond the starting point. Find the is suddenly reversed. What will be the velocity
x
value of 100
. of the particle, when it returns to the starting
point?
Q36 A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a)
(A) Zero
versus time(t) is as shown in the figure.The
(B) 10 m s−1
maximum speed of the particle will be:
(C) 50 ms−1
(D) 70 m s−1

Q40 A bird flies for 4 s with a velocity of |t − 2|m/s

in a straight line, where t = time in second. The
total distance covered by the bird in metres is.

Q41 Acceleration for given position-time graph is

(A) 110 m/s

(B) 55 m/s
(C) 550 m/s
(D) 660 m/s (A) - ve
(B) + ve
Q37 A body, thrown upwards with some velocity,
(C) zeo
reaches the maximum height of 20 m . Another
(D) increasing
body with double the mass thrown up, with
double the initial velocity, will reach a maximum Q42 A body falling under gravity covers two points A
height of and B separated by 80m in 2s. The distance of
(A) 40 m upper point A from the starting point is -------
(B) 80 m -------m (use g = 10ms−2 ).
(C) 160 m
(D) 200 m Q43 A bus is moving with a velocity 10 ms−1 on a
straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake
Q38 A particle moving with a uniform acceleration the bus in 100 s . If the bus is at a distance of
travels 24 metre and 64 metre in first two 1 km from the scooterist, with what velocity
successive intervals of 4 seconds each. Its initial should the scooterist chase the bus?
velocity is (A) 50 ms−1
(A) 1 m/s (B) 40 ms−1
(B) 2 m/s (C) 30 ms−1
(C) 5 m/s (D) 20 ms−1
(D) 10 m/s

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Q44 In the one-dimensional motion of a particle, the

relation between position x and time t is given
by x2 + 2x = t( here x > 0) . Choose the
correct statement :
1
(A) The retardation of the particle is
4(x+1)3
(B) The uniform acceleration of the particle is
1 (A) 4 (B) 5
(x+1)3
1 (C) 2 (D) 1
(C) The uniform velocity of the particle is
(x+1)3
(D) The particle has a variable acceleration of Q47 A body travelling along a straight line traversed
4t + 6. one third of the total distance with a velocity
4 ms−1 . The remaining part of the distance was
Q45 A boy throws a ball with speed u in a dry well, covered with a velocity 2 ms−1 for half the time
of depth 14 m as shown. On bounce with and with velocity 6 ms−1 for the other half of
bottom of the well, the speed of the ball gets time. What is the mean velocity averaged over
halved. The minimum value of u (in m/s ) such the whole time of motion?
that the ball may be able to reach his hand
again is given by 10β. Then the value of β is : (It Q48 Figure shows the position of a particle moving
is given that his hands are at 1 m height from on the x -axis as a function of time
top of the well while throwing and catching)

(A) The particle has come to rest 4 times

(B) The velocity at t = 8 s is negative
(C) The velocity remains positive for t = 2 s to
t =6s
(D) The particle moves with a constant velocity

(A) m Q49 Shown in the figure are the velocity time graphs
–
(B) √3 of the two particles P1 and P2 . Which of the
–
(C) 2√3 following statements about their relative motion
(D) None is true? Magnitude of their relative velocity:
(consider 1 − D motion)
Q46 For a given graph of velocity and accelreation,
how many positions among A, B, C, D, E, F, G
and H will represent a retardation motion?

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(A) is zero
(B) is non-zero but constant
(C) continuously decreases
(D) continuously increases

Q50 A man releases a stone at the top edge of a

tower. During the last second of its travel, the
stone falls through a distance of (9/25)H ,
where H is the towers height. Find H .

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Answer Key
Q1 (C) Q26 (A)

Q2 (C) Q27 (A)

Q3 (B) Q28 (B)

Q4 (D) Q29 (A)

Q5 (D) Q30 −19. 6 m/s

Q6 (A) Q31 (B)

Q7 (A) Q32 (B)

Q8 (C) Q33 (A)

Q9 (A) Q34 6

Q10 (A) Q35 1

Q11 (B) Q36 (B)

Q12 (D) Q37 (B)

Q13 (C) Q38 (A)

Q14 (D) Q39 (D)

Q15 (D) Q40 4 m.

Q16 (B) Q41 (A)

Q17 (C) Q42 45

Q18 (A) Q43 (D)

Q19 (A) Q44 (A)

Q20 (D) Q45 (C)

Q21 (C) Q46 (A)

Q22 (D) Q47 4 m/s

Q23 (A) Q48 (A)

Q24 (B) Q49 (D)

Q25 225 Q50 125 m

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