DPP#1

1. In 1.0 sec. a particle goes from point A to point B moving in a semicircle of

radius 1.0 m. The magnitude of average velocity is :

(A) 3.14 m/sec (B) 2.0 m/sec (C) 1.0 m/sec (D) zero
Ans. (B)
Total displacement R  R
Sol. Average velocity =  = 1 + 1 = 2 m/sec
Total time 1
2. An object is tossed vertically into the air with an initial velocity of 8 m/s.
Using the sign convention upwards as positive, how does the vertical
component of the acceleration ay of the object (after leaving the hand) vary
during the flight of the object?
(A) On the way up ay > 0, on the way down ay > 0
(B) On the way up ay < 0, on the way down ay > 0
(C) On the way up ay > 0, on the way down ay < 0
(D) On the way up ay < 0, on the way down ay < 0
Ans. (D)
Sol.

3. 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
Ans. (C)
Sol. If body starts from rest and have uniform acceleration is will cover distance
in the ratio 1:3:5:7 in equal interval of time.
4. If a body starts from rest and travels 120 cm in the 6th second, with constant
acceleration then what is the acceleration :
(A) 0.20 m/s2 (B) 0.027 m/s2 (C) 0.218 m/s2 (D) 0.03 m/s2
Sol. u=0
S = 120 cm
120
= = 1.2m
100
1
Sth  u  a(2 n  1) b
2
1
1.2 = 0 + a(2×6–1)
2
11
1.2 = a
2
2.4 = 11a
2.4
a = 0.218 m/s2
11

5 The acceleration of free fall at a planet is determined by timing the fall of a steel
ball photo –electrically. The ball passes B and C at times t1 and t2 after release
from A. The acceleration of free fall is given by

2h h 2h 2h
(A) (B) (C) (D)
t 2  t1 t  t12
2
2 t  t12
2
2 t  t12
2
2

Ans. (C)
Sol. BC = AC – AB
 1 1
h  gt 22  gt12
2 2

h
1 2
2

gt 2  gt12 
2h  gt 22  gt12
2h  g(t 22  t12 )
2h
g
t  t12
2
2

6 A ball dropped from the top of a building passes past a window of height h in
time t. If its speeds at the top and the bottom edges of the window are denoted
by v1 and v2 respectively, which of the following set of equations are correct?
(A)v2–v1 = gt and (v2–v1)t = h (B) v2–v1 = gt and (v2+ v1)t = 2h
(C) v2+ v1 = gt and (v2–v1)t = h (D) None of the above.

Ans. (B)
v2  v1
Sol. g
t
gt = v2 – v1
 v1  v2
s= t
2
2s = (v1 + v2) × t
2h = (v1 + v2) × t
7 A point mass moves with velocity v = (5t–t2) ms–1 in a straight line. Find the
distance travelled (i.e.  vdt ) in fourth second.
31 29 37
(A) m (B) m (C) m (D) None of these
6 6 6
Ans. (A)
4
4
 5t 2 t 3  31
Sol. Distance travelled =  vdt   (5 t  t )dt      m
2

3  2 3 3 6
8. A particle is projected with velocity v0 along x–axis. The deceleration on the
particle is proportional to the square of the distance from the origin i.e., a = –
x2. The distance at which the particle stops is:–
1 1
3v 02  3v 2  3
(B)  0 
3v 0 3v 3
(A) (C) (D)  0 
2  2  2  2 
Ans. (D)
Sol. a = –ax2
vdv
a
dx

x v

 adx   vdv
0 v0

x 3 v2  v02
 
3 2
 v=0
1/3
 3v 2 
x 0
 2 
9. The acceleration vector along x–axis of a particle having initial speed v0
changes with distance as a = x .The distance covered by the particle, when
its speed becomes twice that of initial speed is:–
4 4 4

(A)  9 v0  (B)  3 v0  (C)  2 v0 

3 3 3
(D) 2v0
4  2  3 
Ans. (B)
2v0 x

Sol. 
v0
vdv  adx   xdx
0

4v  v2
2 2
0
 x 3/2
0

2 3
4/3
 3v 
x  0 
 2 
10. The graph shown is a plot of position versus time. For which labeled region
is the velocity positive and the acceleration negative?

(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d

Ans. (D)
Sol.

at d velocity is positive and acceleration is negative

11. Acceleration versus time graphs for four objects are shown below. All axes
have the same scale. Which object had the greatest change in velocity during
the interval?
 (A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans. (D)

12. A particle is moving along a straight line such that square of its velocity varies
with time as shown in the figure. What is the acceleration of the particle at t =
4 s?

(A) 4 m/s2 (B) 1/4 m/s2 (C) 1/2 m/s2 (D) 0

Ans. (B)
dv 1 1/2
Sol. v 2  t  v  t1/2  a   t
dt 2
1 1
At t = 4s, a  (4)1/2  m / s 2
2 4

13 A parachutist jumps out of an airplane and accelerates with gravity for 6 seconds.
He then pulls the parachute cord and after a 4 s deceleration period, descends
at 10 m/s for 60 seconds, reaching the ground. From what height did the
parachutist jump? Assume acceleration due to gravity to be 10 m/s 2
throughout the motion.
(A) 840 m (B) 920 m (C) 980 m (D) 1020 m
Ans. (B)
Sol. Distance covered in first 6 sec. (when it was falling freelly)
 1
s1  10  62 = 180m
2
v1 = 10 × 6 = 60 m/s.
for distance s2.
v2 = v1 – at
10 = 60 – a × 4
25
a m/s2
2
25
(10)2 = (60)2 – 2 × s2
2
3600  100
s2   140m
25
s3 = 10 × 60 = 600 m
total distance = 600 + 140 + 180 = 920 m.
14. A train moving with a speed of 60 km/hr is slowed down uniformly to 30
km/hr for repair purposes during running. After this it was accelerated
uniformly to reach to its original speed. If the distance covered during constant
retardation be 2 km and that covered during constant acceleration be 1 km,
find the time lost in the above journey
(A) 1 min (B) 2 min (C) 4 min (D) 5 min
Ans. (A)
Sol.

900 = 3600 – 2 × 2 × a
4a = 2700
2700
a
4
3700
30  60   t1
4
2700
t1  30
4
120
t1 
2700
3600 = 900 + 2 × a × 1
 2700
a
2
2700
60  30   t2
2
60
t2 
2700
180
t
2700
180 3

2700 60
18 1

270 20
2 1

30 20
40  30
30  20
10 1
= 
600 60
15. If initial velocity of particle is 2 m/s, the maximum velocity of particle from t
= 0 to t = 20 sec is :

(A) 20 m/s (B) 18 m/s (C) 22 m/s (D) 24 m/s

Ans. (C)
Sol. vi = 2 m/s
For 0  t  10, v = Area = 20 m/s
 vmax = vi + v = 2 + 20 = 22 m/s
16. A particle is projected from a horizontal plane (x-z plane) such that its velocity
vector at time t is given by V  aiˆ  (b ct) ˆj . Its range on the horizontal plane is
given by :-
ba 2ba 3ba
(A) (B*) (C) (D) None
c c c
Ans. (B)
Sol. v  aiˆ  (b ct) ˆj
dv
a  cjˆ
dt
vx = a
vy = b – ct
xy = b ux = a
ay = c
u 2 sin 2
R
g
2u y .u x 2ab
= 
ay c
17. A body of mass 5 kg starts from the origin with an initial velocity
u  (30 ˆi  40 ˆj) ms–1 . If a constant force (6 ˆi  5 ˆj) N acts on the body, the time
in which the y component of the velocity becomes zero, is :-
(A) 5s (B) 20 s (C) 40 s (D) 80 s
Ans. (C)
Sol. uy = 40, ay = –1
vy = uy + ayt  0 = 40 – t  t = 40 s
18. A particle is moving in x-y plane. At certain instant, the components of its
velocity and acceleration are as follows ; Vx = 3m/s, Vy = 4m/s, ax = 2 m/s2
and ay = 1 m/s2. The rate of change of speed at this moment is :-
(A) 10 m/s2 (B) 4 m/s2 (C) 10 m/s2 (D) 2 m/s2
Ans. (D)
Sol.

rate of change of speed = tangential component of acceleration

(component of acceleration in the direction of velocity)
  3iˆ  4ˆj 
 
= a.vˆ  2iˆ  j . 
5

 
64
= = 2 m/s2
5
19 A particle has an initial velocity of 9 m/s due east and a constant acceleration of
2 m/s2 due west. The distance covered by the particle in the fifth second of its
motion is :-
(A) 0 (B) 0.5 m (C) 2 m (D) none of these
Ans. (B)
1
Sol. Sth = u + a(2 n  1)
2
1
Sth = 9  (2)(2 5 1)
2
Sth = 9 – 9
displacement in fifth second = 0
v = u + at
0 = 9 – 2t
0 = 9 – 2t
0 = 9 – 2t
2t = 9
t = 4.5 sec
t (0, 5)
distance covered in fifth second
2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
S  ut  at 2   2    0   2      2    2  = 0.25 + 0.25 =
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 4
0.50m
20. A body falls freely from rest. It covers as much distance in the last second of
its motion as covered in the first three seconds. The body has fallen for a time
of :
(A) 3 s (B) 5 s (C) 7 s (D) 9 s
Ans. (B)
Sol.

u=0
1
s  at 2
2
1
= 10  9 = 45m
2
(2 n  1)
Sn  u  a
2
10
45  (2 t  1)
2
9 = 2t – 1
10 = 2t
t = 5 sec