DPP SOLUTION

• Subject - Physics

• Chapter – Motion in a plane

DPP’s-PPT’s By- Aayudh Sir

 Question

Two persons A and B running on a track in the same direction observe a car. A says
that the car is moving in east direction and B says the car is moving in north
direction. They contradict the direction but say that magnitude is same. If the
speed of B is double that of the speed of A, then the true direction of the car will
be:

1  = tan–1(1/2) North of East

2  = tan–1(1/2) South of East

3  = tan–1(2) North of East

4 None of these
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 Question

A body A is going from South to North and body B is going from West to East with
identical velocity. Then direction of relative velocity of A with respect to B is:

1 North-West

2 South-West

3 North-East

4 South-East

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 Question

As shown in figure, the particle B is south of A at a distance d. They start moving

simultaneously, such that A moves with constant speed v towards east and B with
constant speed v towards north. Find the minimum separation between them.

1 d/ 𝟐

2 d/ 𝟑

3 d/2

4 𝟐d

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Man A is sitting in a car moving with a speed of 54 km/hr observes a man B in front
of the car crossing perpendicularly a road of width 15 m in three seconds. Then the
velocity of man B (in m/s) will be:

1 5 𝟏𝟎 towards the car at some angle

2 5 𝟏𝟎 away from the car at some angle

3 5 perpendicular to the road

4 15 along the road

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 Question

A jet airplane travelling from east to west at a speed of 500 km h–1 ejected out
gases of combustion at a speed of 1500 km h–1 with respect to the jet plane. What
is the velocity of the gases with respect to an observer on the ground?

1 1000 km h–1 in the direction west to east

2 1000 km h–1 in the direction east to west

3 2000 km h–1 in the direction west to east

4 2000 km h–1 in the direction east to west

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 Question

Rain is falling vertically downwards with a velocity of 3 km/hr. A man walks in the
rain with a velocity of 4 km/hr. The raindrops will fall on the man with a velocity
of:

1 1 km/hr

2 3 km/hr

3 4 km/hr

4 5 km/hr

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 Question

When a person walks on a straight road with a speed 10 km/h, rain appears to fall
vertically downward. As he stops, the rain appears to fall at an angle 30° with the
vertical. The speed of rain with respect to ground is

1 20 km/h

2 10 𝟑 km/h

3 10 km/h

4 20 𝟑 km/h

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To a stationary man, rain appears to be falling at an angle 30° with the vertical. As
he starts moving with a speed of 0.5 m/s he finds that the rain is falling vertically.
Then the speed of rain w.r.t. the moving man is:

1 0.5 m/s

2 1 m/s

3 0.5 𝟑 m/s

4 𝟑 m/s

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 Question

During a rainstorm, raindrops are observed to be striking the ground at an angle 

with the vertical. A wind is blowing horizontaly at the speed of 5.0 m/s. The speed
of raindrops is:

1 5 sin 

2 5/sin 

3 5 cos 

4 5 cos 

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 Question

A car with a vertical wind shield moves along in a rain storm at speed of 40 km/hr.
The rain drops fall vertically with a terminal speed of 20 m/sec. The angle at which
the rain drops strike the wind shield is:

1 tan–1(5/9)

2 tan–1(9/5)

3 tan–1(3/2)

4 tan–1(2/3)

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 Question

Two persons A and B are moving in opposite directions with same speed V on a
horizontal road. An aeroplane is flying horizontally in the sky at constant velocity
of magnitude V' to A, the plane appears to move perpendicular to the road and to
B the plane appears to move at 45º to the road. Find V' in terms of V.

1 𝟐𝐕

2 𝟓𝐕

3 𝟑𝐕

4 𝟖𝐕

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 Question

A man wearing a hat of extended length 12 cm is running in rain falling vertically

downwards with speed 10 m/s. The maximum speed with which man can run, so
that rain drops do not fall on his face (the length of his face below the extended
part of the hat is 16 cm) will be:

1 7.5 m/s

2 13.33 m/s

3 10 m/s

4 Zero

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 Question

Two particles 𝐀 and 𝐁, move with constant velocities 𝒗𝟏 and 𝒗𝟐 . At the initial
moment their position vector are 𝒓𝟏 and 𝒓𝟐 respectively. The condition for
particles A and B for their collision is:

1 𝒓𝟏 ⋅ 𝒗𝟏 = 𝒓𝟐 ⋅ 𝒗𝟐

2 𝒓𝟏 × 𝒗𝟏 = 𝒓𝟐 × 𝒗𝟐

3 𝒓𝟏 − 𝒓𝟐 = 𝒗𝟏 − 𝒗𝟐
𝒓𝟏 − 𝒓𝟐 𝒗𝟐 − 𝒗𝟏
4 =
𝒓𝟏 − 𝒓𝟐 𝒗𝟐 − 𝒗𝟏

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 Question

A ship is travelling due north at 40 kmph. The captain of the ship finds that a
second ship is always sailing 60º west of north at a speed of 40 kmph. The velocity
of the second ship then must be:

1 40 kmph, 30° west of north

2 40 km/hr, 60° west of south

3 40 𝟑 kmph, 30° west of north

4 40 𝟑 kmph, 60° west of north

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 Question

A flag on a bus is fluttering in north direction & wind is blowing in east direction.
Then which of the following will be true:

1 Bus is moving in south direction.

2 Bus is moving in north east direction.

3 Bus may be moving in any direction between south & east.

4 Bus may be moving in any direction between south & west

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 Question

A river is flowing at the rate of 6 km/h. A swimmer swims across the river with a
velocity of 9 km/h w.r.t. water. The resultant velocity of the man will be in (km/h):

1 𝟏𝟏𝟕

2 𝟑𝟒𝟎

3 𝟏𝟕

4 𝟑 𝟒𝟎

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 Question

A man wishes to swim across a river 0.54 km wide. If he can swim at the rate of
2 km/h in still water and the river flows at the rate of 1 km/h. The angle made by
the direction (w.r.t., the flow of the river) along which he should swim so as to
reach a point exactly opposite his starting point, should be:

1 60°

2 120°

3 145°

4 90°

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A man is walking on a road with a velocity of 3 km/h when suddenly, it starts

raining velocity of rain is 10 km/h in vertically downward direction, relative
velocity of the rain with respect to man is:

1 𝟏𝟑 𝐤𝐦/𝐡𝐫

2 𝟕 𝐤𝐦/𝐡𝐫

3 𝟏𝟎𝟗 𝐤𝐦/𝐡𝐫

4 13 km/hr

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 Question

Two particles are separated by a horizontal distance 𝒙 as shown in figure. They

are projected as shown in figure with different initial speeds. The time after which
the horizontal distance between them becomes zero is:

1 𝒙/𝒖

2 𝒖/𝟐𝒙

3 𝟐𝒖/𝒙

4 None of these

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 Question

A person can swim in still water at 5 m/s. He moves in a river of velocity 3 m/s,
first down the stream and next same distance up the stream. The ratio of times
taken are:
1 1:1

2 1:2

3 1:4

4 4:1

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 Question

A man standing on a road hold his umbrella at 30° with the vertical to keep the
rain away. He throws the umbrella and starts running at 10 km/hr. He finds that
raindrops are hitting his head vertically, the speed of raindrops with respect to
the road will be:

1 10 km/hr

2 20 km/hr

3 30 km/h

4 40 km/hr

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 Question

A man can row a boat with 8 km/hour in still water. If he is crossing a river where
the current is 4 km/hour, in what direction should he head the boat to cross the
river in shorted time and in what minimum time, he will cross ? (Width of river is
8 km)

1 90°, 2/ 𝟑 hr

2 60°, 2/ 𝟑 hr

3 90°, 1 hr

4 120° and 4/3 hr

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 Question

Two boys are standing at the ends A and B of a ground where AB = a. The boy at B
starts running in a direction perpendicular to AB with velocity v1. The boy at A
starts running simultaneously with velocity v and catches the other in a time t,
where t is:
a a
1 2 2
v + v12 v + v1

a a2
3 4
v − v1 v 2 − v12

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 Question

A standing man observes rain falling with velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of 30°
with the vertical. Find the velocity with which the man should move so that rain
appears to fall vertically to him.

1 10 m/s

2 20 m/s

3 30 m/s

4 10 𝟐 m/s

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 Question

A lift is moving downwards with acceleration a. A man in the lift drops a ball
within the lift. The acceleration of the ball as observed by the man in the lift and a
man standing stationary on the ground are respectively:

1 g, g

2 g–a, g–a

3 g–a, g

4 a, g

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 Question

A boat takes 2 hours to go 8 km and come back in still water lake. The time taken
for going 8 km upstream and coming back with water velocity of 4km/h is:

1 140 min

2 150 min

3 160 min

4 170 min

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 Question

A bus starts from rest moving with an acceleration of 2m/s2. A cyclist, 96 m

behind the bus starts simultaneously towards the bus at 20 m/s. After what time
will he be able to overtake the bus:

1 8s

2 10 s

3 12 s

4 1s

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 Question

A motorcycle is moving with a velocity of 80 km/h ahead of a car moving with a

velocity of 65 km/h in the same direction. What is the relative velocity of the
motorcycle with respect to the car?

1 15 km/h

2 20 km/h

3 25 km/h

4 145 km/h

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 Question

A 100 m long train crosses a man travelling at 5 km/h, in opposite direction in 7.2
seconds, then the velocity of train is:

1 40 km/h

2 25 km/h

3 20 km/h

4 45 km/h

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 Question

Two objects A and B are moving with speeds vA and vB respectively in the same
direction. The magnitude of relative velocity of A w.r.t. B is:

1 vA – vB

2 vA + vB

3 vB – vA

4 vA/vB

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 Question

Which of the following position-time graphs correctly represents two moving

objects A and B with zero relative velocity?

1 2

3 4

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 Question

A car A is going north-east at 80 km/hr and another car B is going south-east at

60 km/hr. Then the direction of the velocity of A relative to B makes with the
north an angle  such that tan  is:

1 1/7

2 3/4

3 4/3

4 3/5

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 Question

An object A is moving with 10 m/s and B is moving with 5 m/s in the same
direction of positive 𝒙-axis. A is 100 m behind B as shown. Find time taken by A to
meet B.

1 18 sec

2 16 sec

3 20 sec

4 17 sec

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 Question

A ball A is thrown vertically upwards with speed u. At the same instant another
ball B is released from rest at height h. At time t, the speed of A relative to B is

1 u

2 u – 2g

3 𝒖𝟐 – 𝟐𝒈𝒉

4 u – gt

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 Question

A ball A is dropped from a building of height 45 m. Simultaneously another

identical ball B is thrown up with a speed 50 ms–1. The relative speed of ball B
w.r.t. ball A at any instant of time is (Take g = 10 ms–2)

1 0 ms–1

2 10 ms–1

3 25 ms–1

4 50 ms–1

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 Question

A bird is tossing (flying to and fro) between two cars moving towards each other
on a straight road. One car has speed of 27 km h–1 while the other has the speed of
18 km h–1. The bird starts moving from first car towards the other and is moving
with the speed of 36 km h–1 when the two cars were separated by 36 km. The total
distance covered by the bird is:

1 28.8 km

2 38.8 km

3 48.8 km

4 58.8 km
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 Question

A 210 meter long train is moving due North at a of 25 m/s. A small bird is flying
due South a little above the train with speed 5 m/s. The time taken by the bird to
cross the train is:

1 6s

2 9s

3 7s

4 10 s

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 Question

A police jeep is chasing with, velocity of 45 km/h a thief in another jeep moving
with velocity 153 km/h. Police fires a bullet with muzzle velocity of 180 m/s. The
velocity it will strike the car of the thief is:

1 150 m/s

2 27 m/s

3 450 m/s

4 250 m/s

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 Question

An express train is moving with a velocity V1. Its driver finds another train is
moving on the same track in the same direction with velocity V2. To escape
collision, driver applies a retardation a on the train, the minimum time of
escaping collision will be:

𝑽𝟏 – 𝑽𝟐 𝑽𝟐𝟏 − 𝑽𝟐𝟐
1 𝒕= 2 𝒕=
𝒂 𝒂

3 Both 4 None

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 Question

A man is going due east with a velocity of 5 ms–1. It is vertically raining downwards
with a velocity of 4 ms–1. At what angle should he hold the umbrella to the vertical
so as to protect himself from the rain?

1 tan–1(5/4) in anti-clockwise direction

2 tan–1(5/4) in clockwise direction

3 tan–1(4/5) North of East

4 tan–1(4/5) East of North

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 Question

Rain drops are falling downward vertically at 4kmph. For a person moving
forward at 3 kmph feels the rain falling at

1 7 kmph

2 1 kmph

3 5 kmph

4 25 kmph

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 Question

A person is walking in rain feels the velocity of rain as twice to his velocity. At
which angle he should hold the umbrella with vertical if he moves forward, if it is
raining vertically downwards:

1 30°

2 45°

3 60°

4 90°

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When it is raining vertically down, to a man walking on road the velocity of rain
appears to be 1.5 times his velocity. To protect himself from rain he should hold the
umbrella at an angle θ to vertical. Then tan θ =

1 2/ 𝟓

2 𝟓/𝟐

3 2/3

4 3/2

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A man is walking due east at the rate of 2kmph. The rain appears to him to come
down vertically at the rate of 2kmph. The actual velocity and direction of rainfall
with the vertical respectively are:

1 2 𝟐 kmph, 45°

2 1/ 𝟐 kmph, 30°

3 2 kmph, 0°

4 1 kmph, 90°

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 Question

A person, who can swim with speed u relative to water, wants to cross a river (of
width d and water is flowing with speed v). Minimum time in which the person can
do so is:

1 𝒅/𝒗

2 𝒅/𝒖
d
3
v 2 + u2
d
4
u2 – v 2

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A man can row a boat with 8 km/h in still water. He is crossing a river of width 8
km, where the speed of water flow is 4 km/h. What direction should he head the
boat to cross the river in shortest time?

1 30° with the current

2 60° with the current

3 90° with the current

4 120° with the current

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 Question

River of width 500 m is flowing at a speed of 10 m/s. A swimmer can swim at a

speed of 10 m/s in still water. If he starts swimming at an angle of 120° with the
flow direction, then the distance it travels along the river while crossing the river
is:

1 250 m

2 500 𝟑 m

3 500/ 𝟑 m

4 500 m

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 Question

A man wants to cross a river 600 m wide flowing at 8 m/s in shortest time. Man
has a speed of 6 m/s in still water. What is the path length covered by man in the
river?

1 Infinite

2 1 km

3 100 m

4 1000 cm

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 Question

A man wants to cross a river of width 500m in minimum distance. The rowing
speed of man relative to water is 3 km/h and river flows with speed 2 km/h. The
time taken by man to cross the river is:

1 2 𝟔 mintue

2 6 𝟑 mintue

3 2 𝟓 mintue

4 6 𝟓 mintue

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 Question

A man can row a boat with a speed of 10 kmph in still water. River flows at 6
kmph. If he crosses the river from one bank to the other along the shortest
possible path. Time taken to cross the river of width 1 km is:

1 1/8 h

2 1/4 h

3 𝟐

4 1h

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 Question

The velocity of water in a river is 2 kmph, while width is 400 m. A boat is rowed
from a point rowing always aiming opposite point of 8 kmph of still water velocity.
On reaching the opposite bank the drift obtained is:

1 93 m

2 100.8 m

3 112.4 m

4 100 m

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 Question

A man start from point ‘P’ and goes 20m due east then 5m due North, then 35m
due west and finally 25m due South. His displacement from point ‘P’ is:

1 25 m at tan–1(3/4) South of west

2 85 m at south west

3 25 m at tan–1(4/3) south of west

4 25 m at tan–1(4/3) west of south

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 Question

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?
𝒕𝟏 + 𝒕𝟐
1
𝟐

2 2(t2 – t1)

𝟐𝒕𝟏𝒕𝟐
3
𝒕𝟏 + 𝒕𝟐

4 𝒕𝟏 𝒕𝟐

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 Question

A ship A is moving Westwards with a speed of 10 km/h and a ship B 100 km South
of A, is moving Northwards with a speed of 10 km/h. The time after which the
distance between them becomes shortest is:

1 5h

2 5 𝟐h

3 10 𝟐 h

4 None of these

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 Question

A particle is projected from a point A with velocity 𝒖 𝟐 at an angle of with

horizontal as shown in figure. It strikes the plane BC at right angles. The velocity
of the particle at the time of collision is:
𝟑𝒖
1
𝟐
𝒖
2
𝟐
𝟑𝒖
3
𝟑

4 𝒖
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 Question

In the figure shown, the two projectiles are fired simultaneously. The minimum
distance between them during their flight is:

1 20 m

2 10 𝟑 m

3 10 m

4 Zero

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 Question

A body is projected vertically up at t = 0 with a velocity of 98 m/s. Another body is

projected from the same point with same velocity after time 4 seconds. Both
bodies will meet after:

1 6s

2 8s

3 10 s

4 12 s

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 Question

Two boats A and B having same speed relative to river are moving in a river. Boat
A moves normal to the river current as observed by an observer moving with
velocity of river current. Boat B moves normal to the river as observed by the
observer on the ground.

1 To a ground observer boat B moves faster than A

2 To a ground observer boat A moves faster than B

3 To the given moving observer boat B moves faster than A

4 To the given moving observer boat A moves faster than B

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 Question

A boat which can move with a speed of 5 m/s relative to water crosses a river of
width 480 m flowing with a constant speed of 4 m/s. Find the time taken by the
boat to cross the river along the path which is shortest. Find also the length of
shortest path:
1 480 s, 160 m

2 160 s, 480 m

3 480 s, 480 m

4 160 s, 160 m

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 Question

A boat P is moving at 40 km/hr and another boat Q is moving at 20 km/hr. Which

one of the following is not a possible value for their relative velocity:

1 10 km/hr

2 20 km/hr

3 30 km/hr

4 40 km/hr

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A man can swim in still water with a speed of 2 ms–1. If he wants to cross a river of
water with a current speed 𝟑 ms–1 along shortest possible path, then in which
direction should he swim?

1 At an angle 120° to the water current

2 At an angle 150° to the water current

3 At an angle 90° to the water current

4 None of these

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 Question

At a particular instant, a stationary observer on the ground sees a package falling

with a speed v1 at an angle to the vertical. To a pilot flying horizontally with a
constant speed relative to the ground, the package appears to be falling vertically
with a speed v2 at that same instant. What is the speed of the pilot relative to the
ground?

1 v1 – v2

2 v2 – v1

3 (v12 – v22)1/2

4 (v12 + v22)1/2

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 Question

A boat is travelling due east at 12 m/s. A flag on the boat flaps at 53° N of W.
Another flag on the shore flaps due north.

1 Speed of wind with respect to ground is 12 m/s

2 Speed of wind with respect to ground is 20 m/s

3 Speed of wind with respect to boat is 20 m/s

4 Speed of wind with respect to boat is 16 m/s

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 Question

A boat travels from south bank to north bank of river with a maximum speed of
8 km/h. A river current flows from west to east with a speed of 4 km/h. To arrive
at a point opposite to the point of start, the boat should start at an angle

1 tan–1(1/2) west of north

2 tan–1(1/2) north of west

3 30° west of north

4 30° north of west

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 Question

A swimmer crosses the river along the line making an angle of 45° with the
direction of flow. Velocity of the river water is 5 m/s. Swimmer takes 12 seconds to
cross the river of width 60 m. The velocity of the swimmer with respect to water
will be:

1 10 m/s

2 5 m/s

3 5 𝟓 m/s

4 5 𝟐 m/s

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 Question

Preeti reached the metro station and found that the escalator was not working.
She walked up the stationary escalator in time t1. On other days, if she remains
stationary on the moving escalator, then the escalator takes her up in time t2. The
time taken by her to walk up on the moving escalator will be:
𝒕𝟏 + 𝒕𝟐
1
𝟐

𝒕𝟏 + 𝒕𝟐
2
𝒕𝟏 – 𝒕𝟐

3 𝒕𝟏 𝒕𝟐
𝒕𝟐 + 𝒕𝟏

4 𝒕𝟏 − 𝒕𝟐
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 Question

A man holding a flag is running in North-East direction with speed 10 m/s. Wind is
blowing in east direction with speed 𝟓 𝟐 m/s. Find the direction in which flag will
flutter.

1 East

2 North

3 West

4 South

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 Question

An aeroplane is to go along straight line from A to B, and back again. The relative
speed with respect to wind is V. The wind blows perpendicular to line AB with
speed . The distance between A and B is . The total time for the round trip is:
𝟐𝓵
1
𝑽𝟐 − 𝒗𝟐

𝓵
2
𝑽𝟐 − 𝒗𝟐

𝟐𝑽𝓵
3
𝑽𝟐 − 𝒗𝟐

𝟐𝓵
4
𝑽𝟐 + 𝒗𝟐
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 Question

A boat moves relative to water with a velocity which is n times the river flow
velocity. At what angle to the stream direction must be boat move to minimize
drifting?

1 /2

2 sin–1(1/n)

3 /2 + sin–1(1/n)

4 /2 – sin–1(1/n)

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A river 2 km wide flows at the rate of 2 km/h. A boatman who can row a boat at a
speed of 4 km/h in still water, goes a distance of 2 km upstream and then comes
back. The time taken by him to complete his journey is:

1 60 min

2 70 min

3 80 min

4 90 min

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 Question

The velocity of water in a river is 2 kmph, while width is 400 m. A boat is rowed
from a point rowing always aiming opposite point at 8 kmph of still water velocity.
On reaching the opposite bank the drift obtained is :

1 93 m

2 100.8 m

3 112.4 m

4 100 m

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 Question

A boat moves relative to water with a velocity which is n times less than the river
flow velocity. At what angle to the stream direction must the boat move to
minimize drifting? (u is velocity of water, v is velocity of boat)

1 𝛉 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧−𝟏
𝒗
from normal direction
𝒖

2 𝛉= 𝐜𝐨𝐬 −𝟏 𝒗
from normal direction
𝒖

3 𝛉 = 𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏
𝒗
from normal direction
𝒖

4 𝛉= 𝐬𝐢𝐧 −𝟏 𝒖
from normal direction
𝒗

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 Question

A man wishes to cross a river flowing with velocity u jumps at an angle  with the
river flow. If the man swims with speed v and if the width of the river is d, then the
drift travelled by him is:
𝒅
1 (𝒖 + 𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉)
𝒗𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉

𝒅
2 (𝒖 − 𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉)
𝒗 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉
𝒅
3 (𝒖 − 𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉)
𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉

𝒅
4 (𝒖 + 𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉)
𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉
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 Question

A man in a row boat must go from point A to point B on the opposite bank of the
river (see figure). The distance BC = a. The width of the river AC = b. At what
minimum speed u relative to the still water should the boat travel to reach the
point B? The velocity of flow of the river is v0.
𝒗𝟎𝒃 𝒗𝟎𝒂
1 2 𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐
𝟐
𝒂 +𝒃 𝟐 𝒂

𝒗𝟎𝒃 𝒗𝟎𝒃
3 4
𝟐𝒂 𝟐𝒃

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 Question

A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of 8 km/hr. If the resultant velocity of
boat is 10 km/hr, then velocity of the river is:

1 10 km/hr

2 8 km/hr

3 6 km/hr

4 4 km/hr

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 Question

A boat is moving with velocity of 𝟑𝒊ƶ + 𝟒𝒋ƶ in river and water is moving with a
velocity of −𝟑𝒊ƶ − 𝟒𝒋ƶ with respect to ground. Relative velocity of boat with respect
to water is:

1 −𝟔𝒊ƶ − 𝟖𝒋ƶ

2 𝟔𝒊ƶ + 𝟖𝒋ƶ

3 𝟖𝒊ƶ

4 𝟔𝒊ƶ

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 Question

A river is flowing from W to E with a speed of 5 m/min. A man can swim in still
water with a velocity 10 m/min. In which direction should the man swim so as to
take the shortest possible path to go to the south.

1 30° with downstream

2 60° with downstream

3 120° with downstream

4 South

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 Question

A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. A man on
the south bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 metres per minute in still
water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time. He should swim in a
direction.

1 due north

2 30° east of north

3 30° north of west

4 60° east of north

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 Question

A man is crossing a river flowing with velocity of 5m/s. He reaches a point directly
across at a distance of 60 meter in 5 sec. His velocity in still water should be:

1 12 m/s

2 13 m/s

3 5 m/s

4 10 m/s

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 Question

A boat, which has a speed of 5 km/h in still water, crosses a river of width 1 km
along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water in
km/h is:

1 1

2 3

3 4

4 𝟒𝟏

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 Question

A ball is dropped from a height onto a trolley which moves with constant velocity
v0. To a man on the trolley ball appears to moves in:

1 straight line a

2 parabola c

3 straight line b

4 parabolic path d

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 Question

An aeroplane is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 600 km/hr at an

elevation of 6 km towards a point directly above the target on the earth's surface.
At an appropriate time, the pilot releases a ball so that it strikes the target at the
earth. The ball will appear to be falling:

1 On a parabolic path as seen by pilot in the plane

2 Vertically along a straight path as seen by an observer on the ground near

the target
3 On a parabolic path as seen by an observer on the ground near the target

4 On a zig-zag path as seen by pilot in the plane

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 Question

Acceleration of a particle under projectile motion at the highest point of its

trajectory is:

1 g

2 Zero

3 Less than g

4 Dependent upon projection velocity

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 Question

A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to ground describing a parabolic path.

Which of the following remains constant:

1 Kinetic energy of the ball

2 Speed of the ball

3 Horizontal component of velocity

4 Vertical component of velocity

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 Question

The motion of one projectile as seen from another will always:

1 Straight line

2 Parabolic

3 Circular

4 Hyperbolic

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 Question

A ball is thrown from rear end of the compartment to the front end which is
moving at constant horizontal velocity. An observer A sitting in the compartment
and another observer B standing on the ground draw the trajectory. They will
have:

1 Equal horizontal and equal vertical ranges.

2 Equal vertical ranges but different horizontal ranges.

3 Different vertical ranges but equal horizontal ranges.

4 Different vertical and different horizontal ranges.

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 Question

Two particles are projected simultaneously with different speed from the same
point as shown in figure. Select incorrect statement.

1 Their relative acceleration is zero

2 Their relative velocity is constant

3 Their relative velocity is along vertical direction

4 Their velocity is along horizontal direction

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 Question

Identical guns fire identical bullets horizontally at the same speed from the same
height above level planes, one on the Earth and one on the moon (knowing that
acceleration due to gravity on moon is one sixth that of earth). Which of the
following statements is incorrect?

1 The horizontal distance travelled by the bullet is greater for the moon.

2 The flight time is less for the bullet on the earth.

3 The velocity of the bullets at impact are the same.

4 The velocity of the bullets at impact is greater for earth.

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 Question

A person sitting in an open car moving at constant velocity throws a ball vertically
up into air. The ball falls:

1 Outside the car

2 In the car ahead of the person

3 In the car to the side of the person

4 Exactly in the hand which threw it up

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 Question

A particle is projected with a speed 𝟏𝟎 𝟐 m/s making an angle 45° with the
horizontal. Neglect the effect of air friction. Then after 1 second of projection.
Take g = 10 m/s2:

1 The height of the particle above the point of projection is 5 m.

2 The height of the particle above the point of projection is 10 m.

3 The horizontal distance of the particle from the point of projection is 5 m.

4 The horizontal distance of the particle from the point of projection is 15 m.

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 Question

Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 30 km/h. They are
separated from each other by 5 km. Third car moving in the opposite direction
meets the two cars after an interval of 4 minutes. The speed of the third car is:

1 30 km/h

2 25 km/h

3 40 km/h

4 45 km/h

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 Question

Two cars A and B are moving in same direction with velocities 30 m/s and 20 m/s.
When car A is at a distance d behind the car B, the driver of the car A applies
brakes producing uniform retardation of 2 m/s2. There will be no collision when

1 d < 2.5 m

2 d > 125 m

3 d > 25 m

4 d < 125 m

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 Question

Two trains each of length 100 m moving parallel towards each other at speed
72 km/h and 36 km/h respectively. In how much time will they cross each other?

1 4.5 s

2 6.67 s

3 3.5 s

4 7.25 s

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 Question

A ball is dropped from the top of a building of height 80 m. At same instant

another ball is thrown upwards with speed 50 m/s from the bottom of the
building. The time at which balls will meet is

1 1.6 s

2 5s

3 8s

4 10 s

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 Question

A train of 150 m length is going towards North at a speed of 10 m/s. A bird is flying
at 5 m/s parallel to the track towards South. The time taken by the bird to cross
the train is:

1 10 s

2 15 s

3 30 s

4 12 s

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 Question

Two trains, each 50 m long, are travelling in opposite directions with velocity
10 m/s and 15 m/s. The time of crossing is:

1 2s

2 4s

3 2 𝟑s

4 4 𝟑s

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 Question

A train moves in north direction with a speed of 54 km/hr. and a monkey running
on the roof of the train, against its motion with a velocity of 18 km/hr. with
respect to the train, then the velocity of monkey as observed by a man standing on
the ground:

1 5 ms–1 due south

2 25 ms–1 due south

3 10 ms–1 due south

4 10 ms–1 due north

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 Question

Shown in the figure are the displacement time graph for two children going home
from the school. Which of the following statements about their relative motion is
true after both of them started moving ? Their relative velocity:

1 First increases and then decreases

2 First decreases and then increases

3 Is zero

4 Is non zero constant

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 Question

Two cars A and B at rest at same point initially. If A starts with uniform velocity of
40 m/sec and B starts in the same direction with constant acceleration of 4 m/s2,
then B will catch A after how much time:

1 10 sec

2 20 sec

3 30 sec

4 35 sec

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 Question

A student is standing at a distance of 50 metres from the bus. As soon as the bus
begins its motion with an acceleration of 1 ms–2, the student starts running
towards the bus with a uniform velocity u. Assuming the motion to be along a
straight road, the minimum value of u, so that the student is able to catch the bus
is:

1 5 ms–1

2 8 ms–1

3 10 ms–1

4 12 ms–1

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 Question

Find time, when they will meet.

1 40 sec

2 20 sec

3 10 sec

4 25 sec

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 Question

Object A is project from ground with speed 100 m/s and B is dropped from height
50 m then time when they will collide

1 2 sec

2 4 sec

3 1/2 sec

4 1/4 sec

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 Question

Find relative velocity of B w.r.t. A

1 30 m/s

2 40 m/s

3 60 m/s

4 10 m/s

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 Question

Ball A is projected downward with speed 10 m/s and ball B is dropped from same
height then separation between them after 2 sec:

1 20 m

2 5m

3 15 m

4 8m

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 Question

A train is moving towards east and a car is along north, both with same speed. The
observed direction of car to the passenger in the train is

1 East-north direction

2 West-north direction

3 South-east direction

4 None of these

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 Question

A helicopter is flying south with a speed of 50 kmh–1. A train is moving with the
same speed towards east. The relative velocity of the helicopter as seen by the
passengers in the train will be towards.

1 North east

2 South east

3 North west

4 South west

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 Question

Two particles are moving with velocities v1 and v2. Their relative velocity is the
maximum, when the angle between their velocities is:

1 Zero

2 /4

3 /2

4 

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 Question

A projectile is launched with an initial velocity 𝒗𝟎 = (𝟐𝐦/𝐬)𝒊ƶ + (𝟑𝐦/𝐬)𝒋.ƶ At the top

of the trajectory, the velocity of the particle is ( 𝐱 horizontal direction, 𝐲-vertical
direction):

1 𝟐𝟐 + 𝟑𝟐 𝐦/𝐬

2 2 m/s

3 3 m/s

4 5 m/s

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 Question

A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane when it is at a height h directly above the

target. If the aeroplane is moving horizontally with a speed v, the distance by
which the bomb will miss the target is given by

1 𝟐𝒗 𝒉/𝒈

2 𝒗 𝒉/𝒈

3 𝒗 𝟐𝒉/𝒈

4 𝒗 𝒉/𝟐𝒈

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 Question

A particle is projected with a velocity v such that its range on the horizontal plane
is twice the greatest height attained by it. The range of the projectile is (where g is
acceleration due to gravity)

1 4v2/5g

2 4g/5v2

3 v2/g

4 4v2/ 𝟓𝒈

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 Question

A ball is thrown at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. It falls on the ground at a

distance of 90m. If the ball is thrown with the same initial speed at an angle 60° to
the vertical, it will fall on the ground at a distance of:

1 120 m

2 27 m

3 90 m

4 30 m

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 Question

Two bodies are projected with the same velocity if one is projected at an angle of
30° and the other at an angle of 60° to the horizontal, the ratio of the maximum
heights reached is:

1 3:1

2 1:3

3 1:2

4 2:1

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 Question

A cannon on a level plane is aimed at an angle  above the horizontal and a shell is
fired with a muzzle velocity v0 towards a vertical cliff a distance D away. Then the
height from the bottom at which the shell strikes the side walls of the cliff is:

𝒈𝑫𝟐 𝒈𝑫𝟐
1 𝑫𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉 − 𝟐 2 𝑫𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉 − 𝟐
𝟐𝒗𝟎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝛉 𝟐𝒗𝟎 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝛉

𝒈𝑫𝟐 𝒈𝑫𝟐
3 𝑫𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝛉 − 𝟐 4 𝑫𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝛉 − 𝟐
𝟐𝒗𝟎 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝛉 𝟐𝒗𝟎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝛉

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 Question

A stone is projected from the ground with velocity 50 m/s at an angle of 30°. It
crosses a wall after 3 sec. How far beyond the wall the stone will strike the ground
(g = 10 m/sec2)

1 90.2 m

2 89.6 m

3 86.6 m

4 70.2 m

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 Question

Two projectiles A and B are projected with same speed at an angle 30° and 60° to
the horizontal, then which of the following is not valid. Where T is total time of
flight, H is maximum height and R is horizontal range.

1 HA = 3HB

2 TB = 𝟑 TA

3 RA = RB

4 HB = 𝟑 HA

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 Question

A particle is projected at an angle of projection  and after t seconds it appears to

have an angle of  with the horizontal. The initial velocity is:
𝒈𝒕
1
𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛂 − 𝛃)

𝒈𝒕𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛃
2
𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛂 − 𝛃)

𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛂 − 𝛃)
3
𝟐𝒈𝒕

𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝛂 − 𝛃)
4
𝒈𝒕𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛃

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 Question

If angles of projection are (/4 + ) and (/4 – ) where  < /4, then the ratio of
horizontal ranges described by the projectile is (speed is same):

1 2:1

2 1:2

3 1:1

4 2:3

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 Question

For ground to ground projectile motion equation of path is 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟐𝒙 – (𝟑/𝟒)𝒙𝟐.

Given that g = 10 ms–2 . What is the range of the projectile?

1 36m

2 30.6 m

3 16 m

4 12.4 m

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 Question

Ratio of the ranges of the bullets fired from a gun (of constant muzzle speed) at
angle , 2 & 4 is found in the ratio x : 2 : 2, then the value of x will be (Assume
same muzzle speed of bullets)
1 1

2 2

3 𝟑

4 None of these

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 Question

The vertical height of the projectile at time t is given by y = 4t – t2 and the

horizontal distance covered is given by x = 3t. What is the angle of projection with
the horizontal?
1 tan–1 3/5

2 tan–1 4/5

3 tan–1 4/3

4 tan–1 3/4

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 Question

A body 'A' is dropped vertically from the top of a tower. If another identical body
'B' is projected horizontally from the same point at the same instant, then

1 'A' will reach the ground earlier than 'B’

2 'B' will reach the ground earlier than 'A’

3 Both 'A' and 'B' will reach the ground simultaneously

4 Either (1) or (2)

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 Question

A pebble is thrown horizontally from the top of a 20 m high tower with an initial
velocity of 10 m/s. The air drag is negligible. The speed of the pebble when it is at
the same distance from top as well as base of the tower (g = 10 m/s2)

1 10 𝟐 m/s

2 10 𝟑 m/s

3 20 m/s

4 25 m/s

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 Question

A particle A is projected with speed VA from a point making an angle 60º with the
horizontal. At the same instant, second particle B (lie in the same horizontal
plane) is thrown vertically upwards from a point directly below the maximum
height point of parabolic path of A, with velocity VB. If the two particles collide
then the ratio of VA/VB should be:

1 1

2 2/ 𝟑

3 𝟑/𝟐

4 𝟐
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 Question

Neglect air resistance in this problem. A cannon simultaneously fires two identical
cannonballs at targets 1 and 2 as shown below. If the cannonballs have identical
initial speeds, which of the following statements is true?

1 Target 1 is hit before target 2

2 Target 2 is hit before target 1.

2 1

3 Both are hit at the same time

4 Data insufficient for inference

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 Question

The velocity of projection of a projectile is (𝟔𝒊ƶ + 𝟖𝒋)𝒎𝒔

ƶ −𝟏 . The horizontal range of

the projectile is:

1 4.9 m

2 9.6 m

3 19.6 m

4 14 m

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 Question

An arrow is shot in air, its time of flight is 5 sec and horizontal range is 200m. The
inclination of the arrow with the horizontal is:

1 tan–1 5/8

2 tan–1 8/5

3 tan–1 1/8

4 45°

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 Question

A large number of bullets are fired in all directions with same speed v. What is the
maximum area on the ground on which these bullets will spread:
𝒗𝟐
1 𝛑
𝒈

𝒗𝟐
2 𝛑
𝒈𝟐

𝒗 𝟒
3 𝛑𝟐
𝒈𝟐

𝒗 𝟐
4 𝛑𝟐
𝒈𝟐

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 Question

An aeroplane flying at a constant velocity releases a bomb. As the bomb drops

down from the aeroplane, (neglect air resistance):

1 It will always be vertically below the aeroplane

2 It will always be vertically below the aeroplane only if the aeroplane is flying
horizontally

It will always be vertically below the aeroplane only if the aeroplane is flying
3
at an angle of 45º to the horizontal

It will gradually fall behind the aeroplane if the aeroplane is flying

4 horizontally

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 Question

Projectile motion is a :

1 Non uniform with non-uniform acceleration

2 Non uniform with uniform acceleration

3 Uniform motion

4 Can’t say

Ans (2)
 Question

In projectile motion which of the following remains same.

1 Speed

2 Velocity

3 Acceleration

4 Only magnitude of acceleration

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 Question

In projectile motion when object is at maximum height_____.

1 Speed is maximum

2 Speed is minimum

3 Position is maximum

4 Acceleration is minimum

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 Question

A body is projected at an angle of 45° to horizontal. Its kinetic energy of projection

is K. At the highest point, the kinetic energy will be:

1 K

2 2K

3 K/2

4 K2

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 Question

The horizontal range is four times the maximum height reached by a projectile.
The angle of projection is:

1 90°

2 75°

3 60°

4 45°

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 Question

For angle of projection 20°, range of a projectile is R. For the same range, another
angle of projection should be

1 40°

2 50°

3 60°

4 70°

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 Question

In a projectile motion, the height y and distance x are given by 𝒚 = 𝟒𝒕 – 𝟓𝒕𝟐 and
𝒙 = 𝟑𝒕. The acceleration due to gravity is given by

1 3 units

2 10 units

3 4 units

4 5 units

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 Question

In a projectile motion, the height y = 𝟑 t – 5t2 + t3 and horizontal distance

𝒙 = 𝒕 + 𝟐𝒕 – 𝒕𝟐. The angle of projection is given by

1 30°

2 60°

3 45°

4 75°

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 Question

A projectile is fired with velocity u at angle  with horizontal. When the particle
makes an angle  with the horizontal, its speed becomes v. v is given by:

1 v = u cos  . sec 

2 v = u cos  . sin 

3 v = u cos  . cos 

4 v = u cos  . cosec 

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 Question

Two bodies are thrown up at angles of 45° and 60° respectively, with the
horizontal. If both bodies attain same vertical height, then the ratio of velocities
with which these are thrown is:

1 𝟐/𝟑

2 𝟐/ 𝟑

3 𝟑/𝟐

4 𝟑/𝟐

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 Question

An arrow is shot into the air. Its range is 200 metres and its time of flight is 5 s. If
the value of g is assumed to be 10 ms–2, then the horizontal component of the
velocity of arrow is:

1 25 m/s

2 40 m/s

3 31.25 m/s

4 12.5 m/s

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 Question

If R is the maximum horizontal range of a particle, then the greatest height

attained by it is:

1 R

2 2R

3 R/2

4 R/4

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 Question

When a body is thrown with a velocity u making an angle  with the horizontal
plane, the maximum distance covered by it in horizontal direction is :
𝒖𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧
1
𝒈
𝒖𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐
2
𝟐𝒈
𝒖𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐
3
𝒈
𝒖𝟐𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟐
4
𝒈

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 Question

If a projectile is fired at an angle  with the vertical with velocity u, then maximum
height attained is given by:
𝒖𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧
1
𝒈
𝒖𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐
2
𝟐𝒈
𝒖𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐
3
𝒈
𝒖𝟐𝐜𝐨𝐬𝟐
4
𝒈

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 Question
𝒙𝟐
The equation of projectile is 𝒚 = 𝟏𝟔𝒙 – the horizontal range is:
𝟒

1 16 m

2 8m

3 64 m

4 12.8 m

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 Question

A bullet is dropped from the same height when another bullet is fired
horizontally. They will hit the ground:

1 One after the other

2 Simultaneously

3 Depends on the observer

4 None of the above

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 Question

A body is thrown horizontal from the top of a tower of height 5 m. It touches the
ground at a distance of 10 m from the foot of the tower. The initial velocity of the
body is : (g = 10 ms–2)

1 2.5 ms–1

2 5 ms–1

3 10 ms–1

4 20 ms–1

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 Question

A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed of 500 m/s and a bomb released
from it, strikes the ground in 10 sec. Angle at which it strikes the ground will be:
(g = 10 m/s2)

1 tan–1(1/5)

2 tan(1/5)

3 tan–1(1)

4 tan–1(5)

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 Question

If four balls A, B, C and D are projected with same speed, but angles of 15°, 30°, 45°
and 60° with the horizontal respectively, the two balls which will fall at the same
place will be:

1 A and B

2 A and D

3 B and D

4 A and C

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 Question

A body is projected horizontally from the top of a tower with initial velocity
18 ms–1. It hits the ground at angle 45°. What is the vertical component of velocity
when it strikes the ground?

1 18 𝟐 ms–1

2 18 ms–1

3 9 𝟐 ms–1

4 9 ms–1

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 Question

An aeroplane is flying at a height of 1960 m in horizontal direction with a velocity

of 360 km/hr. When it is vertically above the point A on the ground, it drops a
bomb. The bomb strike a point B on the ground, then the time taken by the bomb
to reach the ground is:

1 20 𝟐 sec

2 20 sec

3 1𝟎 𝟐 sec

4 10 sec

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 Question

A particle is projected from the ground with velocity u at angle  with horizontal.
The horizontal range, maximum height and time of flight are R, H and T
respectively. They are given by,
𝒖𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝜽 𝒖𝟐 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝜽 𝟐𝒖𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽
𝑹= ,𝑯 = and 𝑻 =
𝒈 𝟐𝒈 𝒈

Now keeping u as fixed,  is varied from 30° to 60°. Then,

1 R will first increase then decreases, H will increase and T will decrease

2 R will first increase then decreases while H and T both will increase

3 R will decrease while H and T will increase

4 R will increase while H and T will increase

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 Question

At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the acceleration is:

1 Maximum

2 Minimum

3 Zero

4 g

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 Question

A bullet is fired horizontally from a rifle at a distant target. Ignoring the effect of
air resistance, which of the following is correct? Horizontal Acceleration, Vertical
Acceleration:

1 10 ms–2 10 ms–2

2 10 ms–2 0 ms–2

3 0 ms–2 10 ms–2

4 0 ms–2 0 ms–2

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 Question

A projectile is thrown with a speed of 100 m/s making an angle 60° with the
horizontal. Find the time after which its inclination with the horizontal is 45°
during its ascending motion.

1 𝒕 = 𝟓 𝟑−𝟏

2 𝒕 = 𝟓 𝟑+𝟏

3 𝒕 =𝟒 𝟑−𝟏

4 𝒕 =𝟒 𝟑+𝟏

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 Question

The speed of a projectile at its maximum height is half of its initial speed. The
angle of projection is:

1 60°

2 15°

3 30°

4 45°

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 Question

The velocity of a projectile at the initial point 𝐀 is (𝟐𝒊ƶ + 𝟑𝒋)𝐦/𝐬.

ƶ Its velocity
(in 𝐦/𝐬) at point 𝐁 is:

1 – 𝟐𝒊ƶ – 𝟑𝒋ƶ

2 – 𝟐𝒊ƶ + 𝟑𝒋ƶ

3 𝟐𝒊ƶ – 𝟑𝒋ƶ

4 𝟐𝒊ƶ + 𝟑𝒋ƶ

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 Question

A particle moves along the positive branch of the curve 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐/𝟐 with 𝒙 governed
by 𝒙 = 𝒕𝟐/𝟐 where 𝒙 and 𝒚 are measured in meters and t in seconds. At t = 2s, the
velocity of the particle is:

1 𝟐𝒊ƶ − 𝟒𝒋ƶ 𝐦/𝐬

2 𝟐𝒊ƶ + 𝟒𝒋ƶ 𝐦/𝐬

3 𝟒𝒊ƶ + 𝟐𝒋ƶ 𝐦/𝐬

4 𝟒𝒊ƶ − 𝟐𝒋ƶ 𝐦/𝐬

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 Question

The coordinates of a moving particles at any time ‘t’ are given by x = t3 and
y = t3. The speed of the particle at time ‘t’ is given by:

1 𝟐 + 𝟐

2 𝟑𝒕 𝟐 + 𝟐

3 𝟑𝒕𝟐 𝟐 + 𝟐

4 𝒕𝟐 𝟐 + 𝟐

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 Question

A particle moves along the parabolic path y = ax2 in such a way that the x-
component of the velocity remains constant, say c. The acceleration of the particle
is:

1 𝒂𝒄𝒌ƶ

2 𝟐𝒂𝒄𝟐 𝒋ƶ

3 𝟐𝒂𝒄𝟐 𝒌ƶ

4 𝒂𝟐 𝒄𝒋ƶ

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 Question

Equations of motion of a projectile are given by 𝒙 = 𝟑𝟔𝒕 and 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟗𝟔𝒕 – 𝟗𝟖𝒕𝟐 m.

The angle of projection is equal to:

1 sin–1(3/4)

2 sin–1(4/3)

3 sin–1(4/5)

4 sin–1(3/5)

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 Question

The range of a projectile which is the launched at an angle of 15° with the
horizontal is 1.5 km. What is the range of the projectile if it is projected of an
angle 45° to the horizontal?

1 1.5 km

2 3 km

3 6 km

4 0.75 km

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 Question

A body is projected with velocity v1 from point A. At the same time another body is
projected vertically upwards with velocity v2. The point B lies vertically below the
highest point. For both the bodies to collide 𝒗𝟐/𝒗𝟏 should be:

1 2

2 𝟑/𝟐

3 0.5

4 1

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 Question

A boy throws a ball with a velocity u at an angle  with the horizontal. At the same
instant he starts running with uniform velocity to catch the ball before it hits the
ground. To achieve this he should run with a velocity of:

1 u cos 

2 u sin 

3 u tan 

4 𝒖𝟐 𝐭𝐚𝐧

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 Question

A particle is projected from the ground with a velocity of 25 m/s. After 2 second, it
just clears a wall 5 m height. Then angle of projection of particle is:

1 30°

2 45°

3 60°

4 75°

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 Question

The horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity of a projectile are
10 m/s and 20 m/s, respectively. The horizontal range of the projectile will be:
[g = 10 m/s2]

1 5m

2 10 m

3 20 m

4 40 m

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 Question

For an object thrown at 45° to horizontal, the maximum height (H) and horizontal
range (R) are related as:

1 R = 16 H

2 R=8H

3 R=4H

4 R = 2H

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 Question

A ball is thrown up at an angle 45° with the horizontal. Then the total change of
momentum by the instant it returns to ground is:

1 Zero

2 2 mv

3 𝟐 𝒎𝒗

4 mv/ 𝟐

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 Question

A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle  with the horizontal reaches

maximum height H1. When it is projected with velocity u at an angle (/2 – ) with
the horizontal, it reaches maximum height H2. The relation between the
horizontal range R of the projectile, H1 and H2 is:

1 R = 4 𝑯𝟏𝑯𝟐

2 R = 4(H1 – H2)

3 R = 4(H1 + H2)

4 R = 𝑯𝟐𝟏 /𝑯𝟐𝟐

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 Question

A particle has initial velocity (𝟑𝒊ƶ + 𝟒𝒋)𝐦/𝐬

ƶ and has acceleration (𝟎. 𝟒𝒊ƶ + 𝟎. 𝟑𝒋)𝐦/𝒔
ƶ 𝟐.

Its speed after 𝟏𝟎 𝐬 is:

1 7 m/s

2 7 𝟐 m/s

3 8.5 m/s

4 10 m/s

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 Question

A projectile is fired at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. Elevation angle of the
projectile at its highest point as seen from the point of projection, is:

1 45°

2 60°

3 tan–1(1/2)

4 tan–1( 𝟑/2)

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 Question

If the range of a gun which fires a shell with muzzle speed V is R, then the angle of
elevation of the gun is:

1 cos–1(v2/Rg)

2 cos–1(gR/v2)

3 1/2 (V2/Rg)

4 1/2 sin–1 (gR/V2)

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 Question

A body of mass m is thrown upwards at an angle  with the horizontal with

velocity v. While rising up the velocity of the mass after t seconds will be

1 (𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉)𝟐 + (𝒗𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉)𝟐

2 (𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉 − 𝒗𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉)𝟐 − 𝒈𝒕

3 𝒗𝟐 + 𝒈𝟐 𝒕𝟐 − (𝟐𝒗𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝛉)𝒈𝒕

4 𝒗𝟐 + 𝒈𝟐 𝒕𝟐 − (𝟐𝒗𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛉)𝒈𝒕

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 Question

Neglecting the air resistance, the time of flight of a projectile is determined by

(where u = initial velocity)

1 uvertical

2 uhorizontal

3 u = u2vertical + u2horizontal

4 u = u (u2vertical + u2horizontal)1/2

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 Question

A particle (1) is dropped from a height and another particle (2) is thrown in
horizontal direction with speed of 5 m/sec from the same height. The correct
statement is:

1 Both particles will reach at ground simultaneously

2 Both particles will reach at ground with same speed

3 Particle (1) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (2)

4 Particle (2) will reach at ground first with respect to particle (1)

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 Question

The maximum range of a gun on horizontal terrain is 16 km. If g = 10 m/s2. What

must be the muzzle velocity of the shell

1 200 m/s

2 400 m/s

3 100 m/s

4 50 m/s

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 Question

A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving horizontally at constant speed.

When air resistance is taken into consideration, the bomb:

1 Falls to earth exactly below the aeroplane

2 Fall to earth behind the aeroplane

3 Falls to earth ahead of the aeroplane

4 Flies with the aeroplane

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 Question

A projectile fired with initial velocity u at some angle θ has a range R. If the initial
velocity be doubled at the same angle of projection, then the range will be:

1 2R

2 R/2

3 R

4 4R

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 Question

If the initial velocity of a projectile be doubled, keeping the angle of projection

same, the maximum height reached by it will:

1 Remain the same

2 Be doubled

3 Be quadrupled

4 Be halved

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 Question

At an instant t, the co-ordinates of a particle are 𝒙 = 𝒂𝒕𝟐, 𝒚 = 𝒃𝒕𝟐 and 𝒛 = 𝟎, then

its velocity at the instant t will be:

1 𝒕 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐

2 𝒕𝟐 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐

3 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐

4 𝟐𝒕𝟐 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐

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 Question

The acceleration of a projectile relative to another projectile is:

1 –g

2 g

3 0

4 None of the above

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 Question

A body is thrown with the velocity (4i + 3j) m/s. Its maximum height is:
(g = 10m/s2)

1 2.5 m

2 0.8 m

3 0.9 m

4 0.45 m

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 Question

The motion of a projectile is described by the equation y = ax–bx2. The range of

projectile is:

1 a2/b2

2 a/2b

3 a/b

4 None of the above

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 Question

When do we get maximum height in a simple projectile motion?

1 When  = 45°

2 When  = 60°

3 When  = 90°

4 When  = 0°

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 Question

A body of mass 5 kg, projected at an angle of 60° from the ground with an initial
velocity of 25 m/s, acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s2, what is the maximum
horizontal range covered?
1 54.13 m

2 49 m

3 49.16 m

4 60 m

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 Question

A hollow circular tube is fixed on a large horizontal table. A ball is shot into end A
& leaves end B. Motion of ball after coming out of tube is (Diameter of tube is
slightly larger than diameter of ball)
A
1 2 B

3 4

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 Question

A stone of mass m is tied to a string of length l and rotated in a circle with a

constant speed v. If the string is released, the stone flies

1 Radially outward

2 Radially inward

3 Tangentially outward

4 With an acceleration mv2/l

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 Question

Two bodies of mass 10 kg and 5 kg moving in concentric orbits of radii R and r

such that their time periods are the same. Then the ratio between their
centripetal acceleration is:
1 R/r

2 r/R

3 R2/r2

4 r2/R2

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 Question

A flywheel rotates with a uniform angular acceleration. Its angular velocity

increases from 20 rad/s to 40 rad/s in 10 seconds. How many rotations did it
make in this period?
1 80

2 100

3 120

4 150

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 Question

An Object follows a curved path. The following quantity may not remain constant
during the motion:

1 Speed

2 Velocity

3 Magnitude of centripetal force

4 Magnitude of acceleration

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 Question

A particle moves along a circle of radius R with a constant angular speed  .Its
displacement (only magnitude) in time t will be:

1 t

2 2R cos t

3 2R sin t

4 𝒕
2R sin
𝟐

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 Question

A table fan rotating at a speed of 2400 rpm is switched off and the resulting
variation of the rpm with time is shown in the figure. The total number of
revolutions of the fan before it come to rest is:

1 420

2 280

3 190

4 16800

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 Question

A particle is moving with constant angular acceleration =  in a circular path of

radius 𝟑 m t = 0, it was at rest and at t = 1 sec, the magnitude of its acceleration
becomes 𝟔 m/s2, then  is:
1 2 rad/s2

2 𝟑 rad/s2

3 𝟐 rad/s2

4 1 rad/s2

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 Question

A particle is moving in a circular path with constant speed, then the motion is case
of:

1 Uniform velocity

2 Uniform acceleration

3 Variable velocity

4 Variable speed

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 Question

The speed of revolution of a particle performing circular motion is halved and its
angular speed is doubled. The centripetal acceleration becomes:

1 Remains unchanged

2 Halved

3 Doubled

4 Four times

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 Question

The angular speed of a fly wheel making 120 revolutions/minute is:

1 2  rad/s

2 4 2 rad/s

3  rad/s

4 4  rad/s

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 Question

The angular velocity of the second’s needle in watch is:

1 /30

2 2

3 

4 60/

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 Question

A particle is moving in a circle:

1 The resultant force on the particle must be towards the centre.

2 The resultant force may be towards the centre.

The direction of the angular acceleration and the angular velocity must be
3
the same.
The cross product of the tangential acceleration and the angular velocity
4
will be zero

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 Question

Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving along the circular paths of radius r1 and
r2 respectively. The speed are such that they complete one round at the same time.
The ratio of angular speeds of two cars is:

1 m1: m2

2 r1: r2

3 1: 1

4 m1r1: m2r2

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 Question

A particle moving along the circular path with a speed v at time t0 and its speed
increases by g in one second. If the radius of the circular path be r, then the net
acceleration of the particle at t0 is:

𝒗𝟐 𝒗𝟐
1 +𝒈 2 + 𝒈𝟐
𝒓 𝒓𝟐

𝟏/𝟐 𝟏/𝟐
𝒗𝟒 𝒗𝟐
3 + 𝒈𝟐 4 +𝒈
𝒓𝟐 𝒓

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 Question

A continuous conveyor belt passes over two discs A and B of radii R and 4R
respectively. They start from rest. A has angular acceleration of /4 rad s–2. What
is the angular velocity of the disc B at the end of 32 sec?

1  rad s–1

2 2 rad s–1 A B

3 4 rad s–1

4 /4 rad s–1

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 Question

Which of the following relation is correct for angular acceleration?

1 𝒅/𝒅𝒕

2 𝒅𝟐/𝒅𝒕𝟐

3 𝒅/𝒅

4 All of these

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 Question

If the equation for the displacement of a particle moving on a circular path is given
by () = 2t3 + 0.5, where  is in radians and t in seconds, then the angular velocity of
the particle after 2 s from its start is:

1 8 rad/s

2 12 rad/s

3 24 rad/s

4 36 rad/s

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 Question

A particle moving along a circular path. The angular velocity, linear velocity,
angular acceleration and centripetal acceleration of the particle at any instant
respectively are 𝝎, 𝒗, 𝛂, 𝒂𝒄 . Which of the following relation is/are correct?
(a) 𝝎⊥𝒗 (b) 𝝎⊥𝛂 (c) 𝒗 ⊥ 𝒂𝒄 (d) 𝝎 ⊥ 𝒂𝒄

1 a, b, d

2 b, c, d

3 a, b, c

4 a, c, d

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 Question

A fly wheel rotating at 600 rev/min is brought under uniform deceleration and
stopped after 2 minutes, then what is angular deceleration in rad/sec2?

1 /6

2 10 

3 1/12

4 300

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The linear tangential and angular acceleration of a particle are 10 m/s2 and
5 rad/s2 respectively. It will be at a distance from the axis of rotation.

1 50 m

2 1/2 m

3 1m

4 2m

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 Question

A particle moves in a circle describing equal angle in equal times, its velocity
vector:

1 Remains constant

2 Change in magnitude

3 Change in direction

4 Changes in magnitude and direction

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 Question

A Particle covers equal distance around a circular path, in equal intervals of time.
Which of the following quantities connected with the motion of the particle
remains constant with time?
1 Displacement

2 Velocity

3 Speed

4 Acceleration

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 Question

A particle is moving along a circular path with uniform speed. Through what angle
does its angular velocity change when it completes half of the circular path?

1 0°

2 45°

3 180°

4 360°

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 Question

A particle is moving on a circular path of radius r with uniform speed v. What is

the displacement of the particle after it has described an angle of 60°?

1 r 𝟐

2 r 𝟑

3 r

4 2r

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 Question

Velocity vector and acceleration vector in a uniform circular motion are related as

1 Both in the same direction

2 Perpendicular to each other

3 Both in opposite direction

4 Not related to each other

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 Question

A car is travelling with linear velocity v on a circular road of radius r. If it is

increasing its speed at the rate of ‘a’ m/sec2, then the resultant acceleration will
be:
v2 2 v4
1 −a 2 + a2
r2 r2

v4 v2
3 − a2 4 + a2
r2 r2

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 Question

A particle P is moving in a circle of radius ‘a’ with a uniform speed v. C is the

centre of the circle and AB is a Diameter. When passing through B the angular
velocity of P about A and C are in ratio:

1 1:1

2 1:2

3 2:1

4 4:1

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 Question

A car is moving with speed 30 m/s on a circular path of radius 500 m. Its speed is
increased at the rate of 2 m/sec2. What is acceleration of the car?

1 2 m/sec2

2 2.7 m/sec2

3 1.8 m/sec2

4 9.8 m/sec2

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 Question

The magnitude of the tangential acceleration, the particle moving in a circle of

radius of 10 cm with uniform speed completing the circle in 4 s, will be:

1 5  cm/s2

2 2.5  cm/s2

3 5 2 cm/s2

4 Zero

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 Question

A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always

perpendicular to the velocity of the particle. The motion of the particle takes
place in a plane. It follows, that:

1 Its velocity is constant

2 Its K.E. is constant

3 Its acceleration is constant

4 It moves in a straight line

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 Question

Angular velocity of minute hand of a clock is:

1 /30 rad s

2 8 rad s

3 2/1800 rad s

4 /1800 rad s

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 Question

A body moves with constant angular velocity on a circle. Magnitude of angular

acceleration:

1 r2

2 Constant

3 Zero

4 None of these

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 Question

If a particle is rotating uniformly in a horizontal circle, then:

1 No force is acting on particle

2 Velocity of particle is constant

3 Particle has no acceleration

4 No work is done

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 Question

A particle moves along a circle of radius (20/) m with constant tangential

acceleration. If the velocity of the particle is 80 m/s at the end of the second
revolution after motion has begun, the tangential acceleration is

1 40 m/s2

2 640  m/s2

3 160  m/s2

4 40  m/s2

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The angular velocity of a wheel is 70 rad/s. If the radius of the wheel is 0.5 m, then
linear velocity of the wheel is:

1 70 m/s

2 35 m/s

3 30 m/s

4 20 m/s

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 Question

A car runs at a constant speed on a circular track of radius 100 m, taking 62.8
seconds for every circular lap. The average velocity and average speed for each
circular lap respectively is:

1 0, 0

2 0, 10 m/s

3 10 m/s, 10 m/s

4 10 m/s, 0

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A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm with constant speed and time period
0.2  s. The acceleration of the particle is:

1 15 m/s2

2 25 m/s2

3 36 m/s2

4 5 m/s2

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 Question

A particle starts with angular acceleration 2 rad/sec2. It moves 100 rad in a

random interval of 5 sec. Find out the time at which random interval starts.

1 7.5 sec

2 4.5 sec

3 5 sec

4 6 sec

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 Question

A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r with a constant speed v. The

𝒎𝒗𝟐
force on the body is and is directed towards the centre. What is the work done
𝒓
by this force in moving the body over half the circumference of the circle?

𝒎𝒗𝟐
1 × r
𝒓

2 Zero

𝒎𝒗𝟐
3 𝒓𝟐

𝒓𝟐
4 𝒎𝒗𝟐
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A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at two revolutions per second. The

acceleration of the particle in m/s2 is:

1 2

2 82

3 42

4 22

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 Question

The average acceleration vector for a particle having a uniform circular motion in
one complete rotation is:

1 A constant vector of magnitude 𝒗𝟐/𝟐

A vector of magnitude 𝒗𝟐/𝟐 directed normal to the plane of the given uniform
2
circular motion

3 Equal to the instantaneous acceleration vector at the start of the motion

4 A null vector

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 Question

A wheel completes 2000 revolutions to cover the 9.5 km. distance. then the
diameter of the wheel is:

1 1.5 m

2 1.5 cm

3 7.5 cm

4 7.5 m

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 Question

A particle comes round a circle of radius 1 m once. The time taken by it is 10 sec.
The average velocity of motion is:

1 0.2  m/s

2 2  m/s

3 2 m/s

4 Zero

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 Question

What is the value of linear velocity, if 𝝎 = 𝟑𝒊ƶ − 𝟒𝒋ƶ + 𝒌ƶ and 𝒓 = 𝟓𝒊ƶ − 𝟔𝒋ƶ + 𝟔𝒌ƶ

1 𝟔𝒊ƶ + 𝟐𝒋ƶ − 𝟑𝒌ƶ

2 −𝟏𝟖𝒊ƶ − 𝟏𝟑𝒋ƶ + 𝟐𝒌ƶ

3 𝟒𝒊ƶ − 𝟏𝟑𝒋ƶ + 𝟔𝒌ƶ

4 𝟔𝒊ƶ − 𝟐𝒋ƶ + 𝟖𝒌ƶ

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 Question

A body of mass 5 kg is moving in a circle of radius 1 m with an angular velocity of

2 radian/sec. The centripetal force is :

1 10 N

2 20 N

3 30 N

4 40 N

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A bucket tied at the end of a 1.6 m long string is whirled in a vertical circle with
constant speed. What should be the minimum speed so that the water from the
bucket does not spill, when the bucket is at the highest position
(Take g = 10 m/sec2)

1 4 m/sec

2 6.25 m/sec

3 16 m/sec

4 None of these

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A body slides down a frictionless track which ends in a circular loop of diameter
D, then the minimum height h of the body in term of D so that it may just complete
the loop, is:
1 𝒉 = 𝟓𝑫/𝟐

2 𝒉 = 𝟓𝑫/𝟐

3 𝒉 = 𝟑𝑫/𝟒

4 𝒉 = 𝑫/𝟒

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A weightless thread can bear tension upto 3.7 kg wt. A stone of mass 500 gms is
tied to it and revolved in a circular path of radius 4 m in a vertical plane. If
g = 10 ms–2, then the maximum angular velocity of the stone will be:

1 4 radians/sec

2 16 radians/sec

3 𝟐𝟏 radians/sec

4 2 radians/sec

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The maximum velocity at the lowest point, so that the string just slack at the
highest point in a vertical circle of radius l

1 𝒈𝒍

2 𝟑𝒈𝒍

3 𝟓𝒈𝒍

4 𝟕𝒈𝒍

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A hollow sphere has radius 6.4 m. Minimum velocity required by a motor cyclist at
bottom to complete the circle will be:

1 17.7 m/s

2 10.2 m/s

3 12.4 m/s

4 16.0 m/s

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A fan is making 600 revolutions per minute. If after some time it makes 1200
revolutions per minute, then increase in its angular velocity is

1 10  rad/sec

2 20  rad/sec

3 40  rad/sec

4 60  rad/sec

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A simple pendulum oscillates in a vertical plane. When it passes through the

mean position, the tension in the string is 3 times the weight of the pendulum bob.
What is the maximum displacement of the pendulum of the string with respect to
the vertical:
1 30°

2 45°

3 60°

4 90°

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A stone of mass m is tied to a string and is moved in a vertical circle of radius r

making n revolutions per minute. The total tension in the string when the stone is
at its lowest point is:

1 mg

2 m(g + nr2)

3 m(g + nr)

4 m{g + (2n2r)/900}

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A body of mass 0.4 kg is whirled in a vertical circle making 2 rev/sec. If the radius
of the circle is 2 m, then tension in the string when the body is at the top of the
circle, is:

1 41.56 N

2 89.86 N

3 109.86 N

4 122.2 N

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For a particle in circular motion the centripetal acceleration is:

1 Less than its tangential acceleration

2 Equal to its tangential acceleration

3 More than its tangential acceleration

4 May be more or less than its tangential acceleration

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Which of the following is the angle between velocity and acceleration of body in
uniform circular motion?

1 30°

2 45°

3 60°

4 90°

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A body moving in a uniform circular motion with speed v, the magnitude of

change in its velocity after it rotates by an angle 120° is:

1 2𝒗

2 𝟑𝒗

3 𝒗

4 𝒗 𝟑/𝟐

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The angle turned by a body undergoing circular motion depends on time as

 = 1t + 2t2. Then the angular acceleration of body:

1 1

2 2

3 21

4 22

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The figure shows a body of mass m moving with a uniform speed v along a circle of
radius r. The change in velocity in going from A to B is:

1 𝒗 𝟐

2 𝒗/ 𝟐

3 𝒗

4 Zero

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How many times does a particle cross x-axis if the trajectory of the particle is
described by y = x2 – 2x + 1?

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 0

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A particle of mass 2 kg is moving in circular path with a constant speed of 10 m/s.

The magnitude of change in velocity when a particle travels from P to Q will be
(assume the radius of the circle is 10/2)

1 10 𝟑 m/s

2 20 𝟑 m/s

3 10 m/s

4 0

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A particle is moving along a circle of radius R with constant speed v0. What is the
magnitude of change in velocity when the particle goes from point A to B as
shown?

1 𝟐𝒗𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐧
𝟐

2 𝒗𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐧
𝟐

3 𝟐𝒗𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐬
𝟐

4 𝒗𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐬
𝟐

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