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CLASS 11 - PHYSICS
Kinematics Practice Sheet
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 74

1. Path length is defined as [1]

a) distance from origin to origin. b) the total length of the path traversed
by an object.

c) the distance from origin to d) the distance from origin to minimum

maximum point. point.
2. A truck on a straight road starts from rest, accelerating at 2.00 m/s2 until it reaches a speed of [1]
20.0 m/s. Then the truck travels for 20.0 s at constant speed until the brakes are applied,
stopping the truck in a uniform manner in an additional 5.00 s. What is the average velocity in
m/s of the truck for the motion described?

a) 15.7 b) 16.2

c) 154 d) 17.5
3. In Kinematics we study ways to [1]

a) find jerk without going into the b) find acceleration without going into
causes of motion. the causes of motion.

c) find velocity without going into the d) describe motion without going into
causes of motion. the causes of motion.

4. A ball starts from rest and accelerates at 0.500 m/s2 while moving down an inclined plane 9.00 [1]
m long. When it reaches the bottom, the ball rolls up another plane, where, after moving 15.0

m, it comes to rest. What is the acceleration in m/s2 along the second plane?

a) -0.345 b) -0.330

c) -0.3 d) -0.321
5. A stone thrown from the top of a building is given an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s straight [1]
upward. The height of the building is 50.0 m. Determine the velocity in m/sec when the stone
hits the ground. (g =9.8 m/sec2 )

a) -27.4 b) -33.8

c) -39.7 d) -37.1

6. A body is projected with a velocity of 20ms-1 at 50° to the horizontal. Find Range of the [1]

projectile.

a) 45.2 m b) 40.2 m

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 c) 41.2 m d) 39.2 m
7. Null vector or a zero vector has a magnitude [1]

a) greater than zero b) of complex nature

c) equal to zero d) less than zero

8. The reason why cyclists bank when taking a sharp turn is: [1]

a) to supply the acceleration required b) cyclists enjoy turning to one side and
to move fast. so bank.

c) to decelerate at the turns as turns are d) to supply the sidewise (centripetal)

dangerous. acceleration required to make the
direction change.
9. An aircraft is flying at a height of 3400 m above the ground. If the angle subtended at a ground [1]
observation point by the aircraft positions 10.0 s apart is 30o, what is the speed of the aircraft?

a) 193 m/s b) 172 m/s

c) 182 m/s d) 192 m/s

10. Vector addition is [1]

a) asymmetric b) commutative

c) non-commutative d) intransitive
11. Assertion: If the sum of the two unit vectors is also a unit vector, then magnitude of their [1]
difference is root of three.
Reason: To find resultant of two vectors, we use square law.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.

12. Assertion: For projection angle tan-1 (4), the horizontal range and the maximum height of a [1]
projectile are equal.
Reason: The maximum range of projectile is directly proportional to square of velocity and
inversely proportional to acceleration due to gravity.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.
13. Assertion: If both the speed of a body and radius of its circular path are doubled, then [1]
centripetal force also gets doubled.
Reason: Centripetal force is directly proportional to both speed of a body and radius of
circular path.

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 a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.
14. Assertion: During a turn, the value of centripetal force should be less than the limiting [1]
frictional force.
Reason: The centripetal force is provided by the frictional force between the tyres and the
road.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.
15. Assertion: The maximum horizontal range of projectile is proportional to square of velocity. [1]
Reason: The maximum horizontal range of projectile is equal to maximum height attained by
projectile.

a) Assertion and reason both are b) Assertion and reason both are
correct statements and reason is correct statements but reason is not
correct explanation for assertion. correct explanation for assertion.

c) Assertion is correct statement but d) Assertion is wrong statement but

reason is wrong statement. reason is correct statement.
16. Can a body subjected to a uniform acceleration always move in the straight line? [1]
17. What are positive and negative acceleration in straight line motion? [1]
18. A train is moving on a straight track with acceleration a. A passenger drops a stone. What is [1]
the acceleration of stone with respect to the passenger?
19. The velocity of a particle is given by equation v = 4 + 2(C1 + C2t) where C1 and C2 are constant. [1]

Find the initial velocity and acceleration of the particle.

20. Is earth inertial or non - inertial frame of reference? [1]
21. The figure shows a displacement-time graph. Comment on the sign of velocities at point P, Q, [1]
R, S and T

22. Draw position-time graph for a non-uniform motion, when the body starts from origin with [1]
increasing velocity.
23. What causes variation in velocity of a particle? [1]
24. Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upward with same initial speed. Which [1]
one will rise to a greater height?
25. Is it possible that a body has a constant velocity but varying speed? [1]

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26. A car is moving along x-axis. As shown in figure it moves from 0 to P in 18 seconds and [2]
returns from P to Q in 6 seconds. What are the average velocity and average speed of the car
in going from?
i. O to P 
ii. From O to P and back to Q

27. A super car moving at a speed of 200 km/h ejects its exhaust particles at a speed of 800 km/h [2]
relative to the car. Find the speed of the exhaust with respect to an observer standing on the
roadside?
28. Two trains A and B of length 400 m each are moving on two parallel tracks with a uniform [2]

speed of 72 km h-1 in the same direction, with A ahead of B. The driver of B decides to
overtake A and accelerates by 1m/s2. If after 50 s, the guard of B just brushes past the driver of
A, what was the original distance between them?
29. A bullet bike moving on a straight road at a speed of 120 kmph is made to stop by a police [2]
officer within a 100m distance. Calculate the retardation of the bike (assumed uniform) and
the time it takes for the bike to stop?
30. Starting from a stationary position, a bus attains a velocity of 6 m/s in 30 s. Then, the driver of [2]
the bus applies a brake such that the velocity of the bus comes down to 4 m/s in the next 5 s.
Calculate the acceleration of the bus in both cases.
31. Velocity time graph of a moving particle is shown. Find the displacement [3]
i. 0 - 4 s
ii. 0 - 8 s
iii. 0 - 12 s from the graph. Also, write the differences between distance and displacement.

32. A train takes 4 min to go between stations 2.25 km apart starting and finishing at rest. The [3]
acceleration is uniform for the first 40 s and the deceleration is uniform for the last 20 s.
Assuming the velocity to be constant for the remaining time, calculate the maximum speed,
acceleration, and retardation, use the only graphical method.
33. A body projected horizontally moves with the same horizontal velocity though it moves under [1]
gravity. Why?
34. A boat is moving with a velocity (3^ ^
i + 4 j ) with respect to ground. The water in the river is [1]
moving with a velocity - 3^ ^
i - 4 j with respect to ground. What is the relative velocity of boat

with respect to water?

35. Give an example of a body moving with uniform speed but having a variable velocity and an [1]
acceleration which remains constant in magnitude but changes in direction.
36. Two vectors of magnitude 3 units and 4 units are inclined at angle 60° w.r.t each other. Find [1]
the magnitude of their difference.
37. Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upward with same initial velocity. [1]
h1
Maximum heights attained by them are h1 and h2 respectively. What is ?
h2

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38. A particle is in clockwise uniform circular motion, the direction of its acceleration is radially [1]
inward. If the sense of rotation or particle is anticlockwise then what Is the direction of its
acceleration?
39. The magnitude of vectors A, B and C are 12, 5 and 13 units respectively and A + B = C, find the [1]
angle between A and B.
40. Three vectors not lying in a plane can never end up to give a null vector. Justify. [1]
41. A body is moving on a curved path with a constant speed. What is the nature of its [1]
acceleration?
42. What is the angle of projection at which horizontal range and maximum height are equal? [2]
43. The position of a particle is given by r = 3.0t^
i − 2.0 t ^
2 ^
j + 4.0 k m Where t is in seconds and [2]
the coefficients have the proper units for r to be in metres?
a. Find the v and a of the particle?
b. What is the magnitude and direction of velocity of the particle at t = 2.0 s?
44. What will be the effect on horizontal range of a projectile when its initial velocity Is doubled [2]
keeping angle of projection same?
45. What is a uniform circular motion? Explain the terms: time period, frequency and angular [2]
velocity. Establish relation between them.
46. If A⃗ = 3^
i + 4^
j
^
and B = 7^
i + 24 ^
j , find a vector having the same magnitude as B⃗ and [2]

parallel to A.⃗ 
47. The position of a particle is given by r = 3.0t^i + 2.0t2 ^ ^
j + 5.0 k where t is in seconds and the [3]
coefficients have the proper units for r to be in metres.
i. Find v(t) and a(t) of the particles.
ii. Find the magnitude and the direction of v(t) at t = 2.0 s.
48. A boy stands at 78.4 m from a building and throws a ball which just enters a window 39.2 m [3]
above the ground. Calculate the velocity of projection of the ball.

49. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30 ms-1. A woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 10 [3]

ms-1 in the north to south direction. What is the direction in which she should hold her
umbrella?
50. A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 s with a velocity of 10.0^
j m/s and moves in the x-y [5]
plane with a constant acceleration of (8.0^
i + 2.0 ^
j )ms
−2
.
a. At what time is the x-coordinate of the particle 16 m? What is the y-coordinate of the
particle at that time?
b. What is the speed of the particle at the time?

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