Single correct answer type:

1. A ball is thrown with a speed u at angle θ with the horizontal ground. At the highest point of the motion,
the strength of gravity is somehow doubled. The time of flight of the projectile is

2u sin 
(A)
g

3 u sin 
(B)
2 g

3 u sin 
(C)
4 g

 2  1 u sin 
(D)  
 2  g

Solution: (D)

ucos


t1 t2

u sin 
t1 
g

2H
t2 
2g

u 2 sin2  u sin 
t2  2

2g 2g

u sin  u sin 
t  t1  t2  
g 2g

u sin   2  1
  
g  2 

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile

2. A mass of 2 kg is suspended with the vertical ideal massless spring having spring constant 1000 N/m
and the extension x1 is calculated at equilibrium position. Now the spring is cut into two equal halves and
a mass of 1 kg is suspended with half of the spring in vertical position. The equilibrium extension in the
spring is x2. Then

(A) x1 = x2

(B) x1 = 2x2

(C) x1 = 4x2

3
(D) x1  x2
2

Solution: (C)

2 kg

Kx1 = 20

20 2
x1    2  10 –2 m
1000 100

x1 = 2 cm

l
Kl = K'
2
K' = 2K

2Kx2 = 10
10
x2 =
2  1000
x2 = 5 × 10–3 = 0.5 × 10–2 m
1
x2 = cm
2
Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Spring force

3. A bob is hanging over a pulley inside a car through a string. The second end of the string is in the
handof a person standing in a car. The car is moving with a constant acceleration g directed
horizontally as shown in the figure. The other end of the string is pulled with constant acceleration g
vertically downwards. The tension in the string is [Assuming pulley and string are light and
frictionless]
(A) 2 mg

(B) mg  
2 –1

(C) mg  
2 1

(D) 2mg

Solution: (C)

g
mg
T g
mg

mg = T – 2 mg


T  mg 1  2 
Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Equilibrium

4. In a ideal projectile motion, when positive y-axis is chosen to be vertically upward, the
y-component of the acceleration of the object during the ascending part of motion and
y-component of the acceleration during the descending part of the motion respectively, are

(A) Positive, negative

(B) Positive, positive

(C) Negative, positive

(D) Negative, negative

Solution: (D)

Ideal Time: 60
Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile

5. An object is launched at a speed of 20 ms–1 from the top of a tower. The height y of the object from
the ground as function of time elapsed from the launch is y(t) = –5t2 + 10t + 120, where y is in metre and
t is in second. The horizontal distance travelled by the object before it hit the ground is

(A) 60 3 m

(B) 60 m

(C) 30 3 m

(D) 30 m

Solution: (A)
vy
20 ms–1


vx

y(t) = –5t2 + 10t + 120

at t = 0
y(t) = 120
Hence H = 120

dy (t )
vy   10
dt t  0

vy = 20 sin θ

1
= sin θ, θ = 30°
2

vx = 20 cos30° = 10 3 ms–1
When the particle hit the ground
y(t) = 0
5t2 – 10t – 120 = 0
t2 – 2t – 24 = 0
t2 + 4t – 6t – 24 = 0
(t + 4) (t – 6) = 0
t ≠ –4
t=6s

x = vxT = 10 × 6 × 3 = 60 3 m
Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 1 -D Motion

Key Concept Name: Straight line motion

6. A pendulum is oscillating about the mean position (M) as shown below. At the mean position the
direction of acceleration of the pendulum is

(A) 

(B) 

(C)

(D)

Solution: (A)
At mean position pendulum is in horizontal equilibrium and velocity is maximum.
v2
So ac  toward the centre
R
Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D

Key Concept Name: Circular Motion

7. A man can swim in still river of width W with speed v. The river flows with velocity u. The swimmer
makes an angle θ with the upstream to cross the river in shortest distance. The time taken to cross the
river is

W
(A)
v

W
(B)
v cos 

W
(C)
v sin 
 W
(D)
2v

Solution: (C)

Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 3

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2 -D Motion

Key Concept Name: Relative velocity

8. A net force of F gives a body of mass m1 an acceleration of 10 ms–2 and to a body of mass m2, an
acceleration of 20 ms–2 separately. The acceleration that this force will cause when the masses are
combined together is

10
(A) ms–2
3

20
(B) ms –2
3

(C) 15 ms–2

(D) 12.5 ms–2

Solution: (B)
F = 10m1
F = 20m2
2F = 20m1
F = 20m2
3F = 20(m1 + m2)
F 20
anet =  ms–2
m1  m2 3

Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Laws of Motion

9. A projectile is given an initial velocity u  iˆ  ˆj ms–1 . The equation of its trajectory is (Take g = 10 ms–2)

(A) y = x – 5x2

(B) y = 2x – 5x2

(C) y = x – 10x2

(D) y = 2x – 10x2

Solution: (A)
 1 2
y = uyt – gt
2
ux t = x ux = 1
t=x uy = 1
1
y=x– × 10x2
2
y = x – 5x2

Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 5

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D

Key Concept Name: Projectile Motion

 
10. The position vector of a particle r with respect to origin varies as r  3tiˆ  4t – t 2 jˆ m where t is in
seconds, then speed of the particle at t = 0 is

(A) 4 ms–1
(B) 3 ms–1
(C) 5 ms–1

(D) 1 ms–1

Solution: (C)

dr
 3iˆ  4 jˆ
dt t 0

v  5 ms–1

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 1 – D Motion

Key Concept Name: Straight Line Motion

11. Neglecting the friction and masses of the pulleys, what is the magnitude of acceleration of mass 2m
when released from the rest?
(A) g

g
(B)
2

g
(C)
4

(D) 0

Solution: (D)
a1

a T T

a
a1 
2

ma = T – mg
T = ma + mg ...(i)

2T
a1
a1
2m

2ma1 = 2mg – 2T

a
2m   2mg – 2ma – 2mg
2

3ma = 0
a=0

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application
Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Laws of Motion

12. A particle is projected from a point O with velocity u in a direction making an angle α upwards with the
horizontal. The time at which velocity of the particle become perpendicular to the initial directions of
projection is

u sin 
(A)
g

u cos 
(B)
g

u cosec 
(C)
g

u sec 
(D)
g

Solution: (C)

90°

u
v



g sin g cos
g

u – g sinαt = 0
u
t
g sin 
u cosec 
t
g

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 5

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2 -D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile

13. A body of mass 4 kg is moving on a rough horizontal surface with velocity 6 ms –1 comes to rest after 2
s. If one wants to keep the body moving with a constant velocity of 6 ms –1, the force required is

(A) 18 N

(B) 16 N

(C) 12 N

(D) Zero
Solution: (C)

–6
a= = – 3 ms–2
2
Frictional force = f = ma
f = 4 × 3 = 12 N
So, when applied force is equal to the force of friction, body moves with uniform velocity.

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Laws of Motion

14. A particle is projected directly up on a rough plane of inclination θ with velocity u. If after coming to the
rest the particle returns to the starting point with velocity v, the coefficient of friction between the particle
and the plane is

u2
(A) tan 
v2

u2 – v 2
(B) tan 
u2  v 2

v2
(C) tan 
u2

u2  v 2
(D) tan 
u2 – v 2

Solution: (B)
u2 = 2 ·a·s
For upward motion u2 = 2(μgcosθ + gsinθ)s
For downward motion v2 = 2(gsinθ – μgcosθ)s
u2   cos   sin  
 
 sin  –  cos  
2
v
u2sinθ – u2μcosθ = μv2cosθ + v2sinθ
(u2 – v2)sinθ = μ(v2 + u2)cosθ
u2 – v 2
 2 tan 
u  v2

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Friction

15. A thin wire is bent into the shape of a parabola y2 = 4ax in a vertical xy plane as shown below. A small
bead 'P' can slide along the wire. The coefficient of friction between the bead and the wire is 'μ'. The
condition that bead does not slip on the wire is

(A) 𝑦  2𝑎

2a
(B) y 


(C) 𝑦  2𝑎

2a
(D) y 


Solution: (B)

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 7

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Friction

16. The scalar component of a vector A  aiˆ  bjˆ (where a, b > 0) along the line which makes an angle of
60° with positive x-axis is

(A) asin60° – bsin30°

(B) acos30° + bcos60°

(C) asin30° – bsin60°

(D) acos60° + bcos30°

Solution: (D)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Vector

 x2
17. A block is placed on a surface with vertical cross-section given by the equation y  . If the
20
coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height above the ground upto which a block can be placed
without slipping is (y = 0 is horizontal line)

(A) 1.00 m

(B) 1.25 m

(C) 1.50 m

(D) 1.90 m

Solution: (B)

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 7

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Friction

18. A block of mass m is kept at rest on a fixed rough incline plane of angle θ with horizontal as shown in
figure. The contact force acting on the block due to incline plane is

(A) mgcos θ

(B) mgsin θ

(C) mg

(D) mgtan θ

Solution: (C)

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile

19. A particle is projected over a triangle from one end of a horizontal base and grazing the vertex falls on
the other end of the base as shown in figure. If α and β are the base angles of triangle and θ is the angle
of projection with the base of triangle, then select the correct option.
(A) tan2θ = tan2α + tan2β

(B) cotθ = cotα – cotβ

(C) tanθ = tanα – tanβ

(D) tanθ = tanα + tanβ

Solution: (D)
y

P(x, y)

y
  
O x
x (R–x)

If R = range of projectile, then

y y
tanα + tanβ = 
x (R – x )
y R
 .
x (R – x )
Equation of trajectory of the particle is given by
 x y R
y  x tan  1–  ⇒ tan   
 R  x ( R – x)

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application
Chapter Name: 2-D Motion
Key Concept Name: Projectile

   
20. The velocity of an object changes from v1  2iˆ  jˆ m/s to v 2  4iˆ  3 jˆ m/s in 2 seconds, then the
average acceleration is (in m/s2)

(A) iˆ  jˆ


(B) 2 iˆ  jˆ 
(C) 3iˆ  2 ˆj

(D) Zero

Solution: (A)
Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Straight line motion

Key Concept Name: Average acceleration

21. A particle is projected with speed u at angle θ with the horizontal as shown. The magnitude of
maximum change in momentum of particle during its time of flight is

(A) 2𝑚𝑢cosθ

(B) 𝑚𝑢cosθ

(C) 𝑚𝑢sinθ

(D) 2𝑚𝑢sinθ

Solution: (D)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 5

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile

22. A particle is projected from the ground with velocity u at an angle θ with the horizontal. The horizontal
u 2 sin2 u 2 sin2 
range R, maximum height H and time of flight T are given by R  ,H  and
g 2g
2u sin 
T  . If θ is varied from 30° to 60° keeping u as fixed, then
g

(A) R will decrease, while H and T will increase

(B) R will increase, while H and T will decrease

(C) R will first increase then decrease, while H and T both will increase

(D) R will first increase then decrease, while H will increase and T will decrease

Solution: (C)

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application
Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile Motion

5x 2
23. The equation of projectile is y  16 x – , where point of projection is origin, x-axis is along
4
horizontal and y-axis is along vertical and x, y are in metre, then the horizontal range of projectile is

(A) 12.8 m

(B) 15 m

(C) 32 m

(D) 25.6 m

Solution: (A)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 5

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2 -D Motion

Key Concept Name: Projectile motion

24. A car X is going north-east at 80 km/h and another car Y is going south-east at 60 km/h. Then the
direction of the velocity of X relative to Y makes an angle α with the north such that tanα is

1
(A)
7

3
(B)
7

3
(C)
4

3
(D)
5

Solution: (A)

Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 3

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 1-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Straight Line Motion

25. A particle is kept at rest at origin. Another particle starts from (5 m, 0) with a velocity v  –4iˆ  3 ˆj
(m/s), then their closest distance of approach is
(A) 3 m

(B) 4 m

(C) 5 m

(D) 2 m

Solution: (A)

Ideal Time: 60

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: 2-D Motion

Key Concept Name: Rotation Velocity

26. In the shown figure, calculate velocity of block B (in m/s).

(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 10

(D) 8

Solution: (B)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of motion

Key Concept Name: Constraint rotation

27. A sphere of mass 10 kg is kept on the smooth pulleys as shown. The magnitudes of normal reaction
(in newton) at points X and Y are respectively
(A) 80, 60

(B) 60, 80

(C) 40, 60

(D) 60, 40

Solution: (A)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 5

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Equilibrium

28. Two blocks A and B of equal masses 20 kg each are connected with a string and place on frictionless
surfaces as shown in the figure. Assuming the pulleys to be light and frictionless, the time required for
block A, to move down by 2 m on the fixed incline plane, is [Take g = 10 m/s2]

1
(A) s
3

2
(B) s
3

3
(C) s
2

4
(D) s
3

Solution: (B)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 6

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Laws of motion

29. A hemispherical bowl of radius R is rotating about its axis of symmetry which is kept vertical. A small
ball kept in the bowl rotates with the bowl without slipping on its surface. If the surface of the bowl is
smooth and the angle made by the radius through the ball with the vertical is θ, then the angular speed of
the rotating bowl is

g
(A)
R sin 

g cos 
(B)
R

g sin 
(C)
R

g
(D)
R cos 

Solution: (D)

Ideal Time: 115

Difficulty level: 4

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of motion

Key Concept Name: Circular Motion

30. A block of mass m is placed on an inclined plane with angle of inclination θ. Let N, fL and F
respectively represents the normal reaction, limiting force of friction and the net force down the inclined
plane. Let μ be the coefficient of friction. The dependence of N, fL and F on θ is indicated by plotting
graphs as shown below. Then, curves (1), (2) & (3) respectively represent
(A) F, N and fL

(B) F, fL and N

(C) N, F and fL

(D) fL, N and F

Solution: (A)

Ideal Time: 200

Difficulty level: 5

Skill: Application

Chapter Name: Laws of Motion

Key Concept Name: Friction