CHANANA INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS

326, TILAK NAGAR, AMRITSAR

1) During a projectile motion if the maximum height equals to the 10) An aeroplane is flying horizontally at a height of 490 m with a
horizontal range, then the angle of projection with the horizontal velocity of 150 m s−1. A bag containing food is to be dropped to the
is: jawans on the ground. How far from them should the bag be dropped
a. tan−1 (1) b. tan−1 (2) so that it directly reaches them?
−1
c. tan (3) d. tan−1 (4) a. 1000 m b. 1500 m
c. 75- m d. 2000 m
2) A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is thrown at an angle of 45o 11) A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of
with the horizontal, its kinetic energy at the highest point of its projection. If t1 and t2 be the times of flight in the two cases, then
flight will be: what is the product of two times of flight?
E a. t1t2  R2 b. t1t2  R
a. E b. 2 1 1
c. t1t2  d. t1t2  R2
E R
c. d. zero
2
12) A body is projected at 30o with the horizontal. The air offers
3) A body is projected at such an angle that the horizontal range resistance to the body. Which of the following statements is correct?
is three times the greatest height. The angle of projection is: a. The trajectory is a symmetrical parabola.
a. 25o8’ b. 33o7’ b. the time of rise to the maximum height is not equal to the time of
c. 42o8’ d. 53o8’ return to the ground.
c. The velocity at the highest point is directed along the horizontal.
4) Range of a projectile is R, when the angle of projection is 30 o. d. The sum of the kinetic and potential energies remains constant.
The value of the other angle of projection for the same range is: e. The velocity on hitting the ground is less than the initial velocity
a. 45o b. 60o 13) A body is projected up a smooth inclined plane with velocity V
o
c. 50 d. 40o from the point A as shown in the fig. The angle of inclination is 45°
and the top is connected to a well of diameter 40 m. If the body just
5) A projectile will cover same horizontal distance when the initial manages to cross the well, what is the value of V? Length of inclined
angles of projection are: plane is 20 2 m.
a. 20o , 60o b. 20o , 50o B C
o o
c. 20 , 40 d. 20o , 70o
45°
6) A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v o at an angle of
projection . From the same point and at the same instant a person
starts running with a constant speed vo /2 to catch the ball. Will the
person be able to catch the ball? If yes, what should be the angle
A 40m
of projection?
a. 40 m s -1 b. 40 2 m s -1
a. Yes, 60o b. Yes, 30o
c. No d. Yes, 45o
c. 20 m s -1 d. 20 2 m s -1
7) Two bullets are fired horizontally with different velocities from
14) A ball is thrown at different angles with the same speed v and
the same height. Which will reach the ground first?
from the same point and it has the same range in both the cases. If
a. Slower one b. Faster one
y1 and y2 be the heights attained in the two cases, then y1 + y2 =
c. Both will reach simultaneously d. It cannot be predicted
……..:
a. u2 / g b. 2 u2 / g
8) An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 180 km/hr 2
c. u /2g d. u2 / 4g
drops a food packet while flying at a height of 490 m. The 15) The angle which the velocity vector of a projectile thrown with
horizontal range is: a velocity v at an angle  to the horizontal will make with the
a. 180 m b. 980 m horizontal after time t of its being thrown up is:
c. 500 m d. 670 m a.  b. tan−1 ( /t)
9) The horizontal range of a projectile is 4 3 times its maximum
height. Its angle of projection will be: v cos  v sin  − gt
c. tan−1 v sin  − gt d. tan−1
a. 45o b. 60o v cos 
o
c. 90 d. 30o
16) A ball is projected from the top of a tower at an angle 60o with a. 55o b. 45o
o
the vertical. What happens to the vertical component of its c. 60 d. 75o
velocity? 26) Two projectiles are fired from the same point with the same
a. Increases continuously b. Decreases continuously speed at angle of projection 60o and 30o respectively. Which one of
c. Remains unchanged d. First decrease and then increases the following is true?
a. Their maximum height will be same
17) Which of the following is largest, when the height attained by b. Their range will be same
the projectile is the largest? c. Their landing velocity will be same
a. Range b. Time of flight d. Their time of flight will be same
c. Angle of projectile with vertical d. None of the above 27) A stone projected with a velocity a at an angle  with the
horizontal reaches maximum height H1 .
18) Two stones are projected with the same speed but making
different angles with the horizontal. Their ranges are equal. If the When it is projected with velocity a at an angle  − 
angle of projection of one is /3 and its maximum height is h1 then 2
the maximum height of the other will be: With the horizontal, it reaches a maximum height H 2. The relation
a. 3h1 b. 2h1 between the horizontal range R of the projectile H1 and H2 is:
c. h1/2 d. h1/3 a. R = 4 H1H2 b. R = 4 ( H1 – H2)
H12
19) The maximum range of a gun on horizontal terrain is 16 km. c. R = 4 ( H1 + H2) d. R =
H2
If g = 10 m/s2 , the muzzle velocity of the shell must be: 28) If a stone is to hit at a point which is at a distance d away and
a. 1600 metre per sec b. 400 metre per sec at a height h above the point from where the stone starts, then what
c. 200 2 metre per sec d. 160 10 metre per sec is the value of initial speed u if the stone is launched at an angle 
g d
20) During projectile motion, the quantities that remain unchanged a.
are: cos  2(d tan  – h)
u
a. force and vertical velocity
b. acceleration and horizontal velocity d g
b. h
cos  2(d tan  – h)
c. kinetic energy and acceleration 
d. acceleration and momentum d
21) A stuntman plans to run across a roof top and then horizontally gd2
c.
off it to land on the roof of next building. The roof of the next h cos2 
building is 4.9 metre below the first one and 6.2 metre away from
it. What should be his minimum roof top speed in m/s, so that he gd2
d.
can successfully make the jump? ( d – h)
a. 3.1 b 4.0 29. If  is the angle of projection of the projectile, h m is the
c. 4.9 d. 6.2 maximum height and R the range, find a relation between these.
22) A person sitting in the rear end of the compartment throws a 30. After what time is the velocity of an oblique projectile
ball towards the front end. The ball follows a parabolic path. The perpendicular to the initial velocity?
train is moving with uniform velocity of 20 m s −1 . A person 31. Find the ratio of range of two projectiles projected with same
standing outside on the ground also observes the ball. How will speeds at angles (450 + ) and (450 - ).
the maximum heights (hm) attained and the ranges (R) seen by the 32. A boy throws a ball upwards with velocity 20m/s. The wind
thrower and the outside observer compare each other? gives a horizontal acc of 4m/s2 to the left. At what angle with the
a. Same hm different R b. Same hm and R vertical should the ball be projected so that the ball returns to his
c. Different hm same R d. Different hm and R hands? ( tan-1 0.4)
23) The instantaneous height y of a projectile and the distance 33. A number of bullets are fired in all possible directions. Find the
covered by it are as follows: maximum area of the ground covered by the bullets.
x = 8t , y = 5t – 2t2 34. The equation of trajectory is y = ax – bx2. Find the angle of
What is the acceleration if distances are measured in metre and projection, range and maximum height.
time in second? 35. The speed of projectile at its maximum height is ½ times its
a. 2 m s−2 b. 4 m s−2 initial speed. If the range of projectile is P times the maximum
−2
c. 8 m s d. 10 m s−2 height, find P.
24) Four particles are fired with the same velocities at angles 20o, 36. Find the angular momentum of a projectile of mass m projected
40o , 55o and 70o with the horizontal. The range of projectile will with a speed u at an angle  with the horizontal at the highest point.
be largest for the one projected at angle: 37. A car is moving on a horizontal road at 20m/s. A ball is projected
a. 25o b. 40o at 20m/s at an angle 600 with the vertical from the moving car. Find
o
c. 55 d. 70o its time of flight and horizontal range.
25) A plane is flying horizontally at 98 m/s and releases an object
which reaches the ground in 10 sec. The angle made by it while
hitting the ground is: