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Exercise - 1 Objective Problems | JEE Main

Section A - Distance, Displacement, Velocity 7. A particle, after starting from rest , experiences,
and Acceleration, Equation of constant acceleration for 20 seconds. If it covers a
Motion distance of S1, in first 10 seconds and distance S2 in
next 10 sec, then
1. A particle covers half of the circle of radius r. Then (A) S2 = S1/2 (B) S2 = S1
the displacement and distance of the particle are (C) S2 = 2S1 (D) S2 = 3S1
respectively -
(A) 2r, 0 (B) 2r, r
8. A body sliding on a smooth inclined plane requires
r 4sec to reach the bottom after starting from rest at
(C) , 2r (D) r, r
2 the top. How much time does it take to cover one

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fourth the distance starting from the top
2. A hall has the dimensions 10m × 10m × 10 m. A fly (A) 1sec (B) 2 sec
starting at one corner ends up at a diagonally opposite (C) 0.4sec (D) 1.6 sec

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corner. The magnitude of its displacement is nearly
(A) 5 3 m (B) 10 3 m 9. The initial velocity of a particle is 10 m/sec and its

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retardation is 2 m/sec2. The distance covered in the
(C) 20 3 m (D) 30 3 m fifth second of the motion will be
(A) 1m (B) 19m
3. A car travels from A to B at a speed of 20 km h–1
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and returns at a speed of 30 km h–1. The average
speed of the car for the whole journey is 10. A body starts from rest, the ratio of distances
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(C) 25 km h (D) 50 km h–1
(A) 7/5 (B) 5/7
(C) 7/3 (D) 3/7
4. A car travels a distance of 2000 m. If the first half
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half at velocity v and if the average velocity is 48
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(A) 56 km/hour (B) 60 km/hour
11. A body is dropped from a height h under acceleration
(C) 50 km/hour (D) 48 km/hour
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due to gravity g. If t1 and t2 are time intervals for its

fall for first half and the second half distance, the
5. A car runs at constant speed on a circular track of radius
relation between them is
100 m taking 62.8 s on each lap. What is the average
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speed and average velocity on each complete lap ? (A) t1 = t2 (B) t1 = 2t2
(A) velocity 10 m/s speed 10 m/s (C) t1 = 2.414 t2 (D) t1 = 4t2
(B) velocity zero, speed 10 m/s
(C) velocity zero, speed zero 12. Two bodies of different masses ma and mb are
(D) velocity 10 m/s, speed zero dropped from two different heights, viz a and b.
The ratio of times taken by the two to drop through
6. A body starts from rest and is uniformly accelerated these distances is
for 30 s. The distance travelled in the first 10s is x1,
ma b
next 10 s is x2 and the last 10 s is x3. Then x1 : x2 : (A) a : b (B) m : a
x3 is the same as b

(A) 1 : 2 : 4 (B) 1 : 2 : 5 (C) (D) a2 : b2

a: b
(C) 1 : 3 : 5 (D) 1 : 3 : 9

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13. A body is thrown upward and reaches its maximum 19. A ball of mass m is thrown upward with a velocity
height. At that position- v. If air exerts an average resisting force F, the
(A) its velocity is zero and its acceleration is also velocity with which the ball returns back to the
zero thrower is :
(B) its velocity is zero but its acceleration is
mg F
maximum (A) v (B) v
mg  F mg  F
(C) its acceleration is minimum
(D) its velocity is zero and its acceleration is the
mg  F
acceleration due to gravity (C) v (D) None of these
mg  F
14. A ball is thrown upwards from the foot of a tower.
The ball crosses the top of the tower twice after an 20. A bullet is fired vertically upwards with an initial
interval of 4 second and the ball reaches ground velocity of 50 ms–1. If g = 10 ms–2, what is the ratio

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after 8seconds then the height of tower in meters is. of the distances travelled by the bullet during the
(A) 20 m (B) 30 m first and the last second of its upward motion ?
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(C) 60 m (D) 50 m
(C) 3 : 1 (D) 9 : 4
15. A ball is thrown upward from the edge of a cliff

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with an initial velocity of 6 m/s. How fast is it moving Section C - Graphs
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(A) 2 m/s (B) 3 m/s 21. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle
(C) 4 m/s (D) 1 m/s is shown below. The instantaneous velocity of the
particle is negative at the point
x
(A) C
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16. A particle is thrown upward from ground. It
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experiences a constant resistive force which can produce (B) D
E F
retardation of 6 m/sec2. What will be the ratio of time (C) E
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of descent to time of ascent (g = 10 m/sec2)
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(C) 4 (D) 1 22. The variation of velocity of a particle moving along
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17. A particle is thrown upwards from ground. It travelled by the particle in 4 s is
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experiences a consistant air resistance force which (A) 25m v(m/s)

can produce retardation 2 m/s2. The ratio of time of
(B) 30m
ascent to the time of descent is : [g = 10 m/s2] 20
(C) 55m
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23. The displacement time graphs of two particles A

2 3 and B are straight lines making angles of respectively
(C) (D)
3 2 30º and 60º with the time axis. If the velocity of A is
vA
18. A ball is thrown vertically upward from a height of vA and that of B is vB then the value of v is
B
40 m and hits the ground with a speed that is three
times its initial speed. What is the total time (in sec) (A) 1/2 (B) 1/ 3
of flight?
(C) 3 (D) 1/3
(A) 2 sec (B) 3 sec
(C) 4 sec (D) 8 sec
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24. The v-t graph of a linear motion is shown in adjoining 27. If position time graph of a particle is sine curve as
figure. The distance from origin after 8 seconds is - shown, what will be its velocity-time graph

v v

(A) (B)
(A) 18 meters (B) 16 meters t t
(C) 8 meters (D) 6 meters

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distance and displacement travelled by the body in
(C) 1 (D) None of these
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the acceleration-displacement (a-S) curve is shown
in figure, determine the velocity after the particle
has traveled 30 m.
If the initial 2
a(m/s )
velocity is
10 m/s. 10
(A) 10m/s
(A) 75,115 (B) 105, 75
(B) 40m/s.
(C) 45, 75 (D) 95, 55
(C) 20m/s. 15 30
S(m)
(D) 60m/s.

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30. Figure shows the graph of the x-co-ordinate of a 33. Velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight
particle going along the x-axis as function of time. line is shown in figure. In the time interval from
Find the instantaneous speed of particle at t = 12.5 s t = 0 to t = 14 s, find:
(in m/s)
v(m/s)
x
20

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A 10 12 14
8m 0 t(s)
2 4 6
4m –10

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 50   25 
(A)   m/s (B)   m/s
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 20   15 
(C)   m/s (D)   m/s
 7  7
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particle going along x axis. Initially at t = 0, particle is (b) average speed of the particle
at x = 3m. Find (A) 20 m/s (B) 40 m/s
position of (C) 10 m/s (D) 30 m/s
particle at
v(m/s)
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t = 2s. (in m) 34. A body initially at rest moving along x-axis in such
(A) 9m 2 a way so that its acceleraation Vs displacement
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(C) 12m
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(A) 1 a
(D) 6m
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35. At an instant t , the co-ordinates of a particle are
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instant t will be
(a) Find the sign of velocity in regions oa, ab, bc and cd
(A) negative , positive, positive, negative (A) t a 2  b2 (B) 2t a 2  b 2
(B) positive , positive, positive, negative (C) (D) 2t2
a 2  b2 a 2  b2
(C) positive , negative, positive, positive
(D) positive , positive, negative, negative
36. The displacement of a body is given by 2s = gt2
(b) Find the sign of acceleration in the above region
where g is a constant. The velocity of the body at
(A) zero, postive, negative, negative any time t is
(B) positive , zero, negative, positive (A) gt (B) gt/2
(C) positive , zero, positive, negative (C) gt2/2 (D) gt3/3
(D) positive , zero, negative, negative

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37. A particle is moving so that its displacement s is 43. A particle moving in a straight line has velocity
given as s = t3- 6t2 + 3t + 4 metre. Its velocity at the displacement equation as v  5 1  x . Here v is in
instant when its acceleration is zero will be - m/sec and x in metre. Select the correct alternative:-
(A) 3 m/s (B) -12 m/s (A) Particle is initially at rest.
(C) 42 m/s (D) -9 m/s (B) Initial velocity of the particle is 5 m/sec and the
particle has a constant acceleration of 12.5 m/sec2.
38. A particle starting from rest undergoes acceleration (C) Particle moves with uniform velocity.
given by a = | t – 2| m/s2 where t is time in sec. (D) None of these.
Velocity of particle after 4 sec is -
44. The velocity of a body depends on time according
(A) 1 m/s (B) 2 m/s
to the equation v = 20 + 0.1 t 2. The body is
(C) 8 m/s (D) 4 m/s
undergoing :
(A) uniform acceleration

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39. The acceleration a in ms–2 of a particle is given by a (B) uniform retardation
= 3t2 + 2t + 2, where t is the time. If the particle (C) non–uniform acceleration

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starts out with a velocity u = 2 ms–1 at t = 0, then (D) zero acceleration
find the velocity at the end of 2s.
(A) 16 m/s (B) 36 m/s 45. Starting from rest a particle moves in a straight line

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(C) 18 m/s (D) 9 m/s with acceleration
1/ 2

40. The acceleration of a particle is given by

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a  25  t 2  m/s2 for 0  t  5s

a = t3 – 3t2 + 5, where a is in ms–2 and t in sec. At t 3

a m / s2 for t > 5s
= 1s, the displacement and velocity are 8.30 m and 8
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6.25 ms–1, respectively. Calculate the displacement The velocity of particle at t = 7s is :
and velocity at t = 2 sec. (A) 11 m/s (B) 22 m/s
(A) 15.6 m, 4 m/s (B) 5.3 m, 4 m/s
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(C) 15.6 m, 8 m/s (D) 15.3 m, 8 m/s
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Y = X2/2 with X governed by X = t2/2, where X

41. A particle starts moving along x-axis from t = 0, its
and Y are measured in metres and time t is seconds.
position varying with time as x = 2t3 – 3t2 + 1.
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At t = 2s, the velocity of the particle is :

(a) At what time instants is its velocity zero ?
(A) 2iˆ  4 ˆj (B) 4iˆ  2 ˆj
(A) t = 0, 2s (B) t = 0, 3s
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(b) What is the velocity, when it passes through the
origin ? 47. The motion of a body falling from rest in a viscous
(A) v = 0 (B) v = 1 dv
medium is described by  A  Bv , where A and
(C) v = 5 (D) v = 3 dt
B are constants.
42. A particle moves in the x-y plane with the velocity The velocity at time t is given by :

v  aiˆ  bt ˆj . At the instant t  a 3 / b the A
magnitude of total acceleration is :
(A)
B

1  e  Bt  
(B) A 1  e
B t 2


(A) b (B) a (C) ABe–t (D) AB2 (1 – t)
(C) b/a (D) a 2  b2
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48. A street car moves rectilinearly from station A to 52. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s making
the next stop B with an acceleration varying an angle of 30º with the horizontal. It will hit the
according to the law f = a – bx, where a and b are ground after a time-
positive constants and x is its distance from station (A) 3 s (B) 2 s
A. The distance AB is then equal to : (C) 1.5 s (D) 1 s
2a a
(A) (B) 53. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle 
b b
has a range R on the surface of the earth. For same
a v and , its range on the surface of moon will be-
(C) (D) 2a – b
2b (A) R/6 (B) 6R
(C) R/36 (D) 36 R
49. The speed of a body moving on a straight track
varies according to v = 2t + 13 for 0  t  5s, 54. In a projectile motion the velocity -

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v = 3t + 8 for 5 < t  7 s and v = 4t + 1 for (A) is always perpendicular to the acceleration
t < 7 s. The distances are measured in metre. The (B) is never perpendicular to the acceleration
distance in metres moved by the particle at the end (C) is perpendicular to the acceleration for one instant only

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of 10 second is : (D) is perpendicular to the acceleration for two
(A) 127 (B) 247 instant

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(C) 186 (D) 313
55. Two projectile A and B are projected with angle of
50. A particle moving along x–axis has acceleration 'f' at projection 15º for the projectile A and 45º for the
time t, given by
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for the two projectiles, then -
 t
f  f0  1   (A) RA < RB
 T
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(B) RA = RB
where f0 and T are constants. The particle at t = 0 (C) RA > RB
has zero velocity. In the time interval between t = 0 (D) The information is insufficient to decide the
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(vx) is :
56. A ball is thrown upwards. It returns to ground
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(A) f 0T 2 (B) f0T2 describing a parabolic path. Which of the following
2
remains constant ?
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(C) f 0T (D) f0T
2 (B) kinetic energy of the ball
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Section E - Ground-to Ground projectile (D) horizontal component of velocity.

Motion, Equation of Trajectory,
Projectile from tower, Projectile 57. The angle of projection of a body is 15º . The other
Motion in Inclined plane angle for which the range is the same as the first
one is equal to-
51. The horizontal and vertical distances travelled by a
(A) 30º (B) 45º
particle in time t are given by x = 6t and
(C) 60º (D) 75º
y = 8t – 5t2. If g = 10 m/sec2, then the initial velocity
of the particle is- 58. A ball is thrown at an angle of 45º with the horizontal
(A) 8 m/sec (B) 10 m/sec with kinetic energy E. The kinetic energy at the
(C) 5 m/sec (D) zero highest point during the flight is-
(A) Zero (B) E/2
(C) E (D) (2)1/2E

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59. The maximum range of a projectile is 22 m. When 65. A ball is hit by a batsman at an angle of 37º as
it is thrown at an angle of 15º with the horizontal, its shown in figure. The man standing at P should run
range will be- at what minimum velocity so that he catches the
(A) 22 m (B) 6 m ball before it strikes the ground. Assume that height
(C) 15 m (D) 11 m of man is negligible in comparison to maximum height
of projectile.
(A) 3 ms–1
5x 2 (B) 5 ms–1
60. The equation of projectile is y = 16x – . The
4 (C) 9 ms–1
horizontal range is- (D) 12 ms–1
(A) 16 m (B) 8 m
(C) 3.2 m (D) 12.8 m 66. Trajectories of two projectiles are shown in the
figure. Let T1 and T2 be the time periods and u1 and

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61. If four balls A, B, C, D are projected with same u2 be their speeds of projection.
speed at angles of 15º, 30º, 45º and 60º with the Then -
(A) T2 > T1 Y
horizontal respectively, the two balls which will fall

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at the same place will be- (B) T1 > T2
(A) A and B (B) A and D (C) u1 > u2
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67. A hollow vertical cylinder of radius r and height h

62. The velocity at the maximum height of a projectile
is half of its initial velocity u. Its range on the
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horizontal plane is placed in contact with the inner side of the upper
rim, at point A, and given a horizontal speed u,
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2u 2 3 u2 tangential to the rim. It leaves the lower rim at
(A) (B) point B, vertically below A. If n is an integer then-
3g 2g
u
u2 u2 (A) 2h / g = n
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2 r h
63. A marble A is dropped vertically, another identical
B
marble B is projected horizontally from the same 2 r
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point at the same instant h r
(A) A will reach the ground earlier than B
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(C) both A and B will reach the ground at the same instant
(D) none of the above
68. Time taken by the projectile to reach A to B is t.
64. An aeroplane is flying at a height of 1960 m in Then the distance AB is equal to –
horizontal direction with a velocity of 360 km/hr. ut
When it is vertically above the point. A on the ground, (A)
3
it drops a bomb. The bomb strikes a point B on the u
ground, then the time taken by the bomb to reach
3ut B
the ground is- (B)
2
60°
(A) 20 2 sec (B) 20 sec 30°
(C) 3 ut A
(C) 10 2 sec (D) 10 sec (D) 2 ut

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69. Rank the launch angles for the five paths in the 73. An object A is moving with 10 m/s and B is moving with
figure below with respect to time of flight, from the 5 m/s in the same direction of positive x-axis. A is 100 m
shortest time of flight to the longest– behind B as shown. Find time taken by A to Meet B
(A) 18 sec.
10m/s 5m/s
(B) 16 sec.
y(m) A B
(C) 20 sec.
150 vi = 50 m/s
(D) 17 sec. 100m

100 75° 74. A police jeep is chasing a culprit going on a motor

60°
45°
bike. The motor bike crosses a turning at a speed of
50
30° 72 km/h. The jeep follows it a speed of 90 km/h
15°
x(m)
crossing the turning ten seconds later than the bike.
50 100 150 200 250
Assuming that they travel at constant speeds, how
far from the turning will the jeep catch up with the

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(A) 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° bike ? (in km)
(A) 3 km (B) 5 km
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(C) 1 km (D) 7 km
(C) 15°, 75°, 30°, 60°, 45°
(D) 30°, 60°, 15°, 45°, 75° 75. A wooden block of mass 20g is dropped from the

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top of the cliff 50 m high. Simultaneously a bullet of
70. A particle is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s at mass 20 g is fired from the foot of the cliff upwards
with a velocity 25 ms-1. The bullet and the wooden
an angle of 30º to an inclined plane of inclination
30º to the horizontal. The particle hits the inclined
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plane at an angle 30º, during its journey. The time (A) 2 s (B) 1 s
(C) 0.5 s (D) 4 s
of flight is -
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(A) (B)
3 3 with constant speed 30m/sec. A particle is to be fired
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3 way that it returns to the cart at the same point from
(C) 3 (D)
2 where it was projected after the cart has moved 80
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be fired? (g = 10m/sec2)
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71. Two trains each of length 50 m are approaching
each other on parallel rails. Their velocities are 10 40
(C) m / sec (D) None of these
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(A) 2 sec (B) 4 sec
77. A passenger in a train drops a ball from the window
(C) 10 sec (D) 6 sec of the train running at an acceleration a. A pedestrian,
on the ground, by the side of the rails, observes the
72. A car A is going north-east at 80 km/hr and another ball falling along
car B is going south-east at 60 km/hr. Then the
(A) a vertical with an acceleration g2  a 2
direction of the velocity of A relative to B makes
with the north an angle such that tan  is -
(B) a vertical acceleration g2  a 2
(A) 1/7 (B) 3/4
(C) 4/3 (D) 3/5 (C) a parabola with an acceleration g2  a 2
(D) a parabola with an acceleration g

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78. A monkey is climbing up a tree at a speed of 3 m/s. A 83. A boat moves relative to water a velocity which is
dog runs towards the tree with a speed of 4 m/s. What n times the river flow velocity. At what angle to the
is the relative speed of the dog as seen by the monkey? stream direction must be boat move to minimize
(A) > 7 m/s drifting ?
(B) Between 5 m/s and 7 m/s (A) /2 (B) sin–1 (1/n)
(C) 5 m/s (D) < 5 m/s  
(C) + sin–1 (1/n) (D) – sin–1 (1/n)
2 2
79. A car is going eastwards with a velocity of 8 m s–1.
To the passengers in the car, a train appears to be
84. A swimmer’s speed in the direction of flow of river
moving northwards with a velocity 15 m s–1. What
is 16 km h–1. Against the direction of flow of river,
is the actual velocity of the train?
the swimmer’s speed is 8 km h–1. Calculate the
(A) 7 ms–1 (B) 17 ms–1
swimmer’s speed in still water and the velocity of
(C) 23 ms–1 (D) None of the above
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(A) 12 km/h, 4 km/h (B) 10 km/h, 3 km/h
80. A particle is moving in x-y plane. At certain instant,
(C) 10 km/h, 4 km/h (D) 12 km/h, 2 km/h
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as follows Vx = 3 m/s, Vy = 4 m/s, ax = 2 m/s2 and
85. A man wishes to cross a river in a boat. If he crosses
ay = 1 m/s2. The rate of change of speed at this
the river in minimum time, then he takes 10 min

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moment is
with a drift of 120 m. If he crosses the river taking
(A) 4 m/s2 (B) 2 m/s2 Le shortest route, he takes 12.5 min, find the velocity
2 2
(C) 3 m/s (D) 5 m/s of the boat with respect to water.
1 1
(A) (B)
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Section G - River Boat Problems
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(C) (D)
81. A river has width 0.5 km and flows from West to 6 2
East with a speed 30 km/hr. If a boatman starts
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sailing his boat at a speed 40 km/hr normal to 86. A man crosses the river perpendicular to river flow
bank, the boat shall cross the river in time – in time t seconds and travels an equal distance down
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(A) 0.6 minute (B) 0.75 minute the stream in T seconds. The ratio of man’s speed
(C) 0.45 minute (D) 3 minute in still water to the speed of river water will be:
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t 2  T2 T2  t 2
82. A boat man could row his boat with a speed (A) (B)
t 2  T2 T2  t2
10 m/sec. He wants to take his boat from P to a
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point Q just opposite on the other bank of the river

flowing at a speed 4 m/sec. He should row his boat– t 2  T2 T2  t2
(C) 2 (D) 2
t  T2 T  t2
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vs = 4 m/s 87. A swimmer crosses the river along the line making
an angle of 45° with the direction of flow. Velocity
P of the river is 5 m/s. Swimmer takes 6 seconds to
cross the river of width 60 m. The velocity of the
(A) at right angle to the stream swimmer with respect to water will be :
(B) at an angle of sin–1 (2/5) with PQ up the stream (A) 10 m/s (B) 12 m/s
(C) at an angle of sin–1 (2/5) with PQ down the stream
(C) 5 5 m/s (D) 10 2 m/s
(D) at an angle cos–1 (2/5) with PQ down the stream

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88. A swimmer crosses a river with minimum possible 92. An aeroplane flying at a constant velocity releases
time 10 second. And when he reaches the other a bomb. As the bomb drops down from the
end starts swimming in the direction towards the aeroplane.
point from where he started swimming. Keeping
the direction fixed the swimmer crosses the river in (A) it will always be vertically below the aeroplane
15 sec. The ratio of speed of swimmer with respect (B) it will always be vertically below the aeroplane
to water and the speed of river flow is (Assume only if the aeroplane is flying horizontally
constant speed of river & swimmer) :
(C) it will always be vertically below the aeroplane
3 9 only if the aeroplane is flying at an angle of 45° to
(A) (B)
2 4 the horizontal.
2 5 (D) it will gradually fall behind the aeroplane if the
(C) (D)
5 2 aeroplane is flying horizontally

89. STATEMENT 1 : The magnitude of velocity of

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93. A helicopter is flying south with a speed of 50 kmh–1.
two boats relative to river is same. Both boats start
simultaneously from same point on one bank may A train is moving with the same speed towards east.
The relative velocity of the helicopter as seen by

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reach opposite bank simultaneously moving along
different paths. the passengers in the train will be towards.
STATEMENT 2 : For boats to cross the river in (A) north east (B) south east

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same time. The component of their velocity relative
(C) north west (D) south west
to river in direction normal to flow should be same.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
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Statement-1. Their relative velocity is the maximum, when the
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement- angle between their velocities is
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2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1. (A) zero (B) /4
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True. (C) /2 (D) 
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90. A swimmer jumps from a bridge over a canal and 95. A man in a balloon, throws a stone downwards with
swims 1 km upstream. After that first km, he passes a speed of 5 m/s with respect to balloon. The balloon
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a floating cork. He continues swimming for half an is moving upwards with a constant acceleration of
hour and then turns around and swims back to the 5 m/s2. Then velocity of the stone relative to the
bridge. The swimmer and the cork reach the bridge man after 2 second is :
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at the same time. The swimmer has been swimming

(A) 10 m/s
at a constant speed. How fast does the water in
the canal flow ? (B) 30 m/s
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(A) 2 km/h (B) 3 km/h (C) 15 m/s

(C) 1 km/h (D) 4 km/h (D) 35 m/s
Section H - Rain Problems, Aircraft wind
pro blem s, R elative Moti on 96. Three stones A, B and C are simultaneously
between two projectiles projected from same point with same speed. A is
91. A man is walking on a road with a velocity thrown upwards, B is thrown horizontally and C is
3 km/hr. Suddenly rain starts falling. The velocity thrown downwards from a building. When the
of rain is 10 km/hr in vertically downward direction. distance between stone A and C becomes 10 m,
The relative velocity of the rain is - then distance between A and B will be :
(A) 13 km/hr (B) 7 km/hr (A) 10 m (B) 5 m
(C) 109 km/hr (D) 13 km/hr (C) 5 2 m/s (D) 10 2 m/s

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97. Two aeroplanes fly from their respective position 99. STATEMENT 1 : Three projectiles are moving in
‘A’ and ‘B’ starting at the same time and reach of differnt paths in the air. Vertical component of
point ‘C’ (along straight line) simultaneously when relative velocity between any of the pair does not
wind was not blowing. On a windy day they head change with time as long as they are in air. Neglect
towards ‘C’ but both reach the point ‘D’ the effect of air friction.
simultaneously in the same time which they took to STATEMENT 2 : Relative acceleration between any
reach ‘C’. Then the wind is blowing in : of the pair of projectiles is zero.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for

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Statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(A) North-East direction

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(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
(B) North-West direction
(C) Direction making an angle 0 <  < 90 with North

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100. STATEMENT 1 : Two stones are projected with
towards West.
different velocities from ground from same point
(D) North direction
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collide in mid air. (Neglect air friction)
98. A particle is thrown up inside a stationary lift of STATEMENT 2 : If relative acceleration of two
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sufficient height. The time of flight is T. Now it is particles initially at same position is always zero,
thrown again with same initial speed v0 with respect then the distance between the particle either remains
to lift. At the time of second throw, lift is moving up constant or increases continuously wiht time.
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(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
(the acceleration due to gravity). The new time of
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
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(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;

T T Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
(A) (B)
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Exercise - 2 (Leve-I) Objective Problems | JEE Main

Section A - Distance, Displacement, Velocity 4. An insect moving along a straight line, (without
and Acceleration, Equation of returning) travels in every second distance equal to
Motion the magnitude of time elapsed. Assuming
acceleration to be constant, and the insect starts at
1. A particle has a velocity u towards east at t = 0. Its t = 0. Find the magnitude of initial velocity of insect.
acceleration is towards west and is constant, Let xA
(A) 1/2 unit (B) 1/4 unit
and xB be the magnitude of displacements in the
first 10 seconds and the next 10 seconds. (C) 3/2 unit (D) 1 unit

(A) xA < xB (B) xA = xB

(C) xA > xB 5. The position vector of a particle is given as

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(D) The information is insufficient to decide the r  (t 2  4t  6)iˆ  (t 2 ) ˆj . The time after which the
relation of xA with xB. velocity vector and acceleration vector becomes

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parpendicular to each other is equal to
2. A ball is dropped from the top of a building. The (A) 1 sec (B) 2 sec
ball takes 0.5s to fall past the 3m length of a window (C) 1.5 sec (D) not possible

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some distance from the top of the building. If the
velocities of the ball at the top and at the bottom
of the window are vT and vB respectively, then
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Their coordinates (in metres) as function of time (in
(take g = 10 m/s2) :
seconds) are given by
(A) vT + vB = 12 ms-1 (B) vT – vB = 12 ms-1
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Particle 1 : x(t) = 3.5 - 2.7t3
vB Particle 2 : x(t) = 3.5 + 2.7t3
(C) vBvT = 1 ms-1 (D) v = 1 ms-1
T
Particle 3 : x(t) = 3.5 + 2.7t2
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3. A semicircle of radius R = 5m with diameter AD is which of these particles is speeding up for t > 0?
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shown in figure. Two particles 1 and 2 at points A (A) All four (B) only 1
and B on shown diameter at t = 0 and move along
(C) only 1, 2 and 3. (D) only 2, 3 and 4
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u1 Section B - Motion under Gravity

u2 respectively. Then the value of u for both
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7. A stone is dropped into a well in which the level of
particles to reach point C simultaneously will be :
water is h below the top of the well. If v is velocity
5 2 of sound, the time T after which the splash is heard
(A) is given by
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2 2 2h h
(B) (A) T = 2h/v (B) T  
g v
5

5 2h h h 2h
(C) 2 2 (D) (C) T   (D) T  
4 g 2v 2g v

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8. A ball is thrown vertically down with velocity of 12. A stone is projected vertically upwards at t = 0
5m/s. With what velocity should another ball be second. The net displacement of stone is zero in
thrown down after 2 seconds so that it can hit the time interval between t = 0 secont to t = T seconds.
1st ball in 2 seconds Pick up the INCORRECT statement :
(A) 40 m/s (B) 55 m/s
T 3T
(C) 15 m/s (D) 25 m/s (A) From time t  second to t  second, the
4 4
average velocity is zero.
9. A particle is projected vertically upwards from a point
A on the ground. It takes t1 time to reach a point B T
(B) The change in velocity from time t = 0 to t 
but it still continues to move up. If it takes further t2 4
time to reach the ground from point B then height

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of point B from the ground is T
second is same as change in veolocity from t 
8
1
g(t1  t 2 ) 2

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(A) (B) g t1 t2
2 3T
second to t  second.
8
1 1

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(C) g(t1  t 2 ) 2 (D) g t1 t 2
8 2 T
(C) The distance travelled from t = 0 to t 
4
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10. Balls are thrown vertically upward in such a way T
that the next ball is thrown when the previous one is second is larger than distance travelled from t 
4
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at the maximum height. If the maximum height is
5m, the number of balls thrown per minute will be 3T
second to t  second
(A) 40 (B) 50 4
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(D) The distance travelled from t  second to
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11. A disc arranged in a vertical plane has two groves of
same length directed along the vertical chord AB 3T
t
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second is half the distance travelled from

and CD as shown in the fig. The same particles 4
slide down along AB and CD. The ratio of the time
T
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tAB/tCD is t second to t = T second.

2

C
A
60º
13. A stone is dropped from the top of building and at
D
the same time a second stone is thrown vertically
B upward from the bottom of the building with a speed
of 20 ms-1. They pass each other 3 seconds later.
Find the height of the building.
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1: 2
(A) 40 m (B) 60 m
(C) 2 : 1 (D) 2 : 1 (C) 65 m (D) 80 m

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Section C - Graphs 17. The a-t graph of the particle is correctly shown by

14. A man moves in x - y plane along the path shown. a a

At what point is his average velocity vector in the 2T
same direction as his instantaneous velocity vector. (A) 0 T t (B) 0 t
The man starts from point P.
(A) A y
C
(B) B PB D a v

(C) C A
x (C) 0 t (D) 0 t
(D) D

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15. The acceleration of a particle which moves along
the positive x-axis varies with its position as shown. 18. The speed-time graph of the particle is correctly
If the velocity of the particle is 0.8 m/s at x = 0, the

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shown by
velocity of the particle at x = 1.4 is (in m/s)
2
(A) 1.6 a (in m/s )

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speed speed
(B) 1.2 0.4 0 0
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(C) 1.4 0.2
(D) none
O 0.4 0.8 1.4 x (in m)
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speed speed

(C) 0 0
Question No. 16 to 18 (3 questions) T 2T t (D) T 2T t

The x-t graph of a particle moving along a straight

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Question No. 19 to 24 (6 questions)

x parabola
The figure shows a velocity-time graph of a particle
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moving along a straight line

0 T 2T
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v(ms–1)
10
16. The v-t graph of the particle is correctly shown by
0
2 4 6 8 t(s)
v
v
T 2T –20
(A) 0 T 2T t (B) 0
t

19. Choose the incorrect statement. The particle comes

v v
to rest at
(A) t = 0 s (B) t = 5 s
(C) 0 T 2T t (D) 0 T 2T t
(C) t = 8 s (D) none of these

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20. Identify the region in which the rate of change of 26. Shown in the figure are the velocity time graphs of
 the two particles P1 and P2. Which of the following
v
velocity of the particle is maximum statements about their relative motion is true ?
t
Their relative velocity v
(A) 0 to 2s (B) 2 to 4s P1
(A) is zero
(C) 4 to 6s (D) 6 to 8 s P2
(B) is non-zero but constant

21. If the particle starts from the position x0 = –15 m, (C) continuously decreases
O t T
then its position at t = 2s will be (D) continuously increases
(A) – 5m (B) 5m
(C) 10 m (D) 15 m Section D - Variable Acceleration

27. The co-ordinates of a moving particle at a time t,

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22. The maximum of displacement of the particle is
(A) 33.3 m (B) 23.3 m are given by, x = 5 sin 10 t, y = 5 cos 10 t. The
(C) 18.3 (D) zero speed of the particle is -

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(A) 25 (B) 50
23. The total distance travelled by the particle is (C) 10 (D) None

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(A) 66.6 m (B) 51.6 m
(C) zero (D) 36.6 m 28.
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its position. The net force acting on body is zero at .
24. The correct displacement-time graph of the particle
(A) 0 m (B) x = e2m
is shown as
(C) x = em (D) x = 1 m
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x x
(m) (m)
29. A body of mass 1 kg is acted upon by a force
(A) (B)

F  2sin 3tiˆ + 3cos3t ˆj . Find its position at t = 1
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0 2 4 6 8 t(s) 0 2 4 6 8 t(s)

sec if at t = 0 it is at rest at origin.

x x
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(m) (m)
 3 3   2 2 
(C) (D) (A)  2 , 2  (B)  2 , 2 
 3 9    3 3 
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0 2 4 6 8 t(s) 0 2 4 6 8 t(s)

 2 2 
(C)  , 2  (D) none of these
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25. Velocity-time graph for a car is semicircle as shown

here. Which of the following is correct :

v
30. A force F = Be–Ct acts on a particle whose mass is m
and whose velocity is 0 at t = 0. It’s terminal velocity
1m/s
(velocity after a long time) is:

2 sec C B
(A) (B)
mB mC
(A) Car must move in circular path
(B) Acceleration of car is never zero BC B
(C) (D) – m C
(C) Mean speed of the particle is /4 m/s. m
(D) The car makes a turn once during its motion

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31. A particle starts moving rectilinearly at time t = 0 35. Statement 1 : For a particle moving in a stright line,
such that its velocity ‘v’ changes with time ‘t’ velocity (v in m/s) of the particle in terms of time
according to the equation v = t2 – t where t is in (t in sec) is given by v = t2 - 6t + 8. Then the speed
seconds and v is in m/s. The time interval for which of the particle is minimum at t = 2 sec.
the particle retards is
Statement 2 : For a particle moving in a straight
(A) t < 1/2 (B) 1/2 < t < 1
line the velocity v at any time t may be minimum or
(C) t > 1 (D) t < 1/2 and t > 1
dv
may be maximum when  0.
32. A point moves in a straight line under the retardation dt
av2. If the initial velocity is u, the distance covered (A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
in ‘t’ seconds is :
S tatement-2 is a cor rect exp lanation for
1 Statement-1.

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(A) a u t (B) l n(a u t)
a (B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True;
Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for

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1
(C) l n(1  a u t) (D) a l n (a u t) Statement-1.
a
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.

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33. Initially car A is 10.5 m ahead of car B. Both start (D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
moving at time t = 0 in the same direction along a
straight line. The velocity time graph of two cars is
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Comprehension -1
shown in figure. The time when the car B will catch
the car A, will be : A particle moves along x-axis and its acceleration at
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(A) t = 21 sec any time t is a = 2 sin (t), where t is in seconds and
a is in m/s2. The initial velocity of particle (at time
(B) t = 2 5 sec
t = 0) is u = 0.
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(C) 20 sec
(D) None of these 36. Then the distance travelled (in meters) by the
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particle from time t = 0 to t = 1 s will be :

34. Statement 1 : A particle moves in a straight line
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(A) (B)
this particle cannot be zero in any time interval.  
Statement 2 : For a particle moving in straight line
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with constant acceleration, the average velocity in a 4

(C) (D) None of these

uv
time interval is , where u and v are initial and
2
final velocity of the particle of the given time interval. 37. Then the distance travelled (in meters) by the
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; particle from time t = 0 to t = t will be :
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; 2 2t 2 2t
(A) sin t  (B)  sin t 
Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for 2  2 
Statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False. 2t
(C) (D) None of these

(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

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38. Then the magnitude of displacement (in meters) by 42. Determine the instants at which the projectile is at
the particle from time t = 0 to t = t will be : the same height
(A) t = 1s and t = 7s (B) t = 3s and t = 5s
2 2t 2 2t
(A) 2 sin t  (B)  sin t 
  2  (C) t = 2s and t = 6s (D) all the above

2t
(C) (D) None of these 43. The equation of the trajectory is given by

(A) 180y = 240 x – x2 (B) 180 y = x2 – 240x
(C) 180y = 135x – x2 (D) 180y = x2 – 135x
39. The velocity of a particle moving in the direction of
x-axis varies as v = x where  is a constant. At
the moment t = 0, the particle was located at x = 0, 44. A particle is projected from a horizontal plane (x-z

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then plane) such that its velocity vector at time t is given

If the average velocity and average acceleration by V  a iˆ  (b – ct) ˆj . Its range on the horizontal

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over the time that the particle takes to cover first s plane is given by
meter of the path are equal then find out value of
. ba 2 ba

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(A) (B)
c c
(A) 1 (B) 2 Le
(C) 3 (D) 4 3ba
(C) (D) None
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Section E - Ground-to Ground projectile

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Motion, Equation of Trajectory,
45. A ball is thrown from a point on ground at some
Projectile from tower, Projectile
angle of projection. At the same time a bird starts
Motion in Inclined plane
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40. A point mass is projected, making an acute angle at a height h horizontally with speed u. Given that in
with the horizontal. If angle between velocity v and
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its flight, ball just touches the bird at one point. Find
 the distance on ground where ball strikes
acceleration g is , then  is given by
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(A) 0º <  < 90º (B)  = 90º h 2h

(A) 2u (B) u
g g
(C)  = 90º (D) 0º <  < 180º
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Question No. 41 to 43 2h h
(C) 2u (D) u
g g
A projectile is thrown with a velocity of 50 ms–1 at
an angle of 53º with the horizontal
41. Choose the incorrect statement 46. A projectile is fired with a speed u at an angle  with
(A) It travels vertically with a velocity of 40 ms –1 the horizontal. Its speed when its direction of motion
makes an angle ‘’ with the horizontal is -
(B) It travels horizontally with a velocity of 30 ms–1
(A) u sec cos (B) u sec sin
(C) The minimum velocity of the projectile is
30 ms –1 (C) u cos sec (D) u sin sec

(D) None of these

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Question No. 47 & 48 (2 questions) 51. If time taken by the projectile to reach Q is T, than
At t = 0 a projectile is fired from a point O (taken PQ = v
as origin) on the ground with a speed of 50 m/s at (A) Tvsin 90° P
an angle of 53° with the horizontal. It just passes
(B) Tvcos
two points A & B each at height 75 m above
(C) Tv sec 
horizontal as shown.
(D) Tv tan Q

52. A particle is projected from the ground with velocity

50m/s

A B u at angle  with horizontal. The horizontal range,

maximum height and time of flight are R, H and T
75m respectively. They are given by,
53°

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O u 2 sin 2 u 2 sin 2  2u sin 
R= ,H= and T =
g 2g g

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47. The horizontal separation between the points A and
Now keeping u as fixed,  is varied from 30° to 60°.
B is -
Then,
(A) 30 m (B) 60 m

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(A) R will first increase then decrease, H will increase
(C) 90 m (D) None Le and T will decrease
(B) R will first increase then decrease while H and
48. The distance (in metres) of the particle from origin T both will increase
at t = 2 sec.
(C) R will decrease while H and T will increase
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(A) 60 2 (B) 100 (D) R will increase while H and T will increase
(C) 60 (D) 120
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49. On an inclined plane of inclination 30°, a ball is

thrown at an angle of 60° with the horizontal from 53. It takes one minute for a passenger standing on an
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escalator to reach the top. If the escalator does not

the foot of the incline with velocity of 10 3 ms–1.
move it takes him 3 minute to walk up. How long
If g = 10 ms–2, then the time in which ball with hit
will it take for the passenger to arrive at the top if he
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the inclined plane is -

walks up the moving escalator?
(A) 1.15 sec. (B) 6 sec
(A) 30 sec (B) 45 sec
(C) 2 sec (D) 0.92 sec
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(C) 40 sec (D) 35 sec

50. A projectile is fired with a velocity at right angle to

the slope which is inclined at an angle  with the 54. A body is thrown up in a lift with a velocity u relative
horizontal. The expression for the range R along the to the lift and the time of flight is found to be t. The
incline is - acceleration with which the lift is moving up is

2v 2 2v 2 u – gt 2u – gt
sec  tan  (A) (B)
(A) (B) t t
g g

u  gt 2u  gt
2v 2 v2 (C) (D)
(C) tan  sec  (D) tan 2  t t
g g

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55. A train is standing on a platform, a man inside a 58. An aeroplane is flying in geographic meridian
compartment of a train drops a stone. At the same vertical plane at an angle of 30° with the horizontal
instant train starts to move with constant (north) and wind is blowing from west. A package
acceleration. The path of the particle as seen by the
is dropped from an aeroplane. The velocity of the
person who drops the stone is:
wind if package hits a kite flying in the space with a
(A) parabola
position vector R  (400 3iˆ  80ˆj  200k)
ˆ m with
(B) straight line for sometime & parabola for the
remaining time
respect to the point of dropping. (Here î and ˆj
(C) straight line
are the unit vectors along north and vertically up
(D) variable path that cannot be defined.
respectively and k̂ be the unit vector due east.

56. When two bodies move uniformly towards each Assume that the bag is light enough to get carried

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other, the distance between them diminishes by 16 away by the wind):
m every 10s. If velocity of each body as before but (A) 50 m/sec (B) 25 m/sec
now the distance between them will decreases 3 m

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every 5 s. Calculate the speed of each body.

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(A) m / s ; m/s 59. Four particles situated at the corners of a square of
10 2
side ‘a’ move at a constant speed v. Each particle

(B)
11 1
m / s ; m/s
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10 4 succession. Calculate the time in which the particles
will take to meet each other.
11 1
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(C) m / s ; m/s
10 2
a a
(A) (B)
13 1 v 2v
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10 8
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(C) (D)
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square ABCD of side 8 m. They start moving along
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Section G - River Boat Problems
respectively. The time when they will meet for the
first time, is equal to:
60. A swimmer swims in still water at a speed = 5 km/
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hr. He enters a 200 m wide river, having river flow

10 m/s speed = 4 km/hr at point A and proceeds to swim at
B Q C
an angle of 127° (sin37° = 0.6) with the river flow
6 m/s

direction. Another point B is located directly across

A on the other side. The swimmer lands on the other
P bank at a point C, from which he walks the distance
A D
CB with a speed = 3 km/hr. The total time in which
he reaches from A to B is
(A) 2 sec (B) 3 sec
(C) 1 sec (D) 6 sec (A) 5 minutes (B) 4 minutes
(C) 3 minutes (D) None

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61. A man is crossing a river flowing with velocity of 5 65. A motor boat covers the distance between two spots
m/s. He reaches a point directly across at a distance on the river in 8 hr and 12 hr downstream and
of 60 m in 5 sec. His velocity in still water should be upstream respectively. What is the time required for
(A) 12 m/s (B) 13 m/s it to cover this distance in still water.
(C) 5 m/s (D) 10 m/s (A) 9.6 hrs. (B) 16 hrs.
(C) 22.4 hrs. (D) 11.2 hrs.
62. A boat having a speed of 5 km/hr. in still water,
crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest 66. Some persons hire a boat for 4 hours. The river
possible path in 15 minutes. The speed of the river flows at a speed of 5 km/hr and the boat moves
in km/hr. with speed of 15 km/hr relative to the water. How
far along the flow direction, they can go if they have
(A) 1 (B) 3
to return in 4 hrs.

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63. A man is boat intends to cross river from A. If he 3
rows perpendicular to the banks then he takes t1 =
10 minutes to reach the other bank and he reaches

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67. A boy swims in a straight line to reach the other
point C at a distance  = 120 m down the stream
side of a river. His velocity is 5 ms–1 with respect to
from the point B which is exactly opposite to A on
water and the angle of swim with shore is 37°. Flow
the other bank. If he heads at a certain angle  to
Le of river opposes his movement at 2 ms–1. If width
the straight path AB against the current he will reach
of river is 300 m, where does he reach the other
point B in t2 = 12.5 minutes.
bank.
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(B) 186 m from O upstream
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(D) 186 m from O downstream
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(A) 180 m (B) 200 m between two projectiles
(C) 220 m (D) None of these
Question No. 68 to 71 (4 questions)
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Two projectiles are thrown simultaneously in the

64. If a boat moves a distance x down stream in time
same plane from the same point. If their velocities
‘t’, then turns back and moves a distance y in same
are v1 and v2 at angles 1 and 2 respectively from
x the horizontal, then answer the following questions.
time ‘t’. If = m and velocity of boat is n times
y
68. The trajectory of particle 1 with respect to particle
greater than velocity of river, where n is greater than
2 will be
unity then -
(A) a parabola
(A) m  1 (B) m > 1
(B) a straight line
n 1 n 1 (C) a vertical straight line
(C) m = (D) m =
n m 1
(D) a horizontal straight line

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69. If v1 cos1 = v2 cos2, then choose the incorrect 73. A pipe which can rotate in a vertical plane is mounted
statement on a cart. The cart moves uniformly along a
(A) one particle will remain exactly below or above horizontal path with a speed v1 = 2 m/s. At what
the other particle angle  to the horizontal should the pipe be placed
so that drops of rain falling with a velocity v2 = 6 m/
(B) the trajectory of one with respect to other will
s move parallel to the walls of the pipe without
be a vertical straight line
touching them ? consider the velocity of the drops
(C) both will have the same range
as constant due to the resistance of the air.
(D) none of these

70. If v1sin 1 = v 2sin2, then choose the incorrect

statement
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(A) The time of flight of both the particles will be
same
(B) The maximum height attained by the particles

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will be same –1  1 
(A) tan –1 (3) (B) tan  
(C) The trajectory of one with respect to another  3

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will be a horizontal straight line
–1  1 
(D) None of these (C) tan   (D) None of these
2
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71. If v1 = v2 and 1 > 2, then choose the incorrect
statement 74. Wind is blowing in the north direction at speed of 2
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(A) Particle 2 moves under the particle 1 m/s which causes the rain to fall at some angle with
the vertical. With what velocity should a cyclist drive
(B) The slope of the trajectory of particle 2 with
so that the rain appears vertical to him
respect to 1 is always positive
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(A) 2 m/s south (B) 2 m/s north

(C) Both the particle will have the same range if
1 > 45° and 2 < 45° and 1 + 2 = 90° (C) 4 m/s west (D) 4 m/s south
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(D) None of these

75. A cannon ball has the same range R on a horizontal
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plane for two angles of projection. If h1 and h2 are

72. A ship is travelling due east at 10 km/h. A ship heading
the greatest heights in the two paths of which this is
30º east of north is always due north from the first
possible, then
ship. The speed of the second ship in km/h is
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(A) 20 2 (B) 20 3/ 2 (A) R = h1h2 (B) R  4 h1h 2

(C) 20 (D) 20 / 2 1
(C) R  3 h1h 2 (D) R   h1h 2  4

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Exercise - 2 (Level-II) Multiple Correct | JEE Advanced

Section A - Distance, Displacement, Velocity Section B - Motion under Gravity

and Acceleration, Equation of
Motion 5. A bead is free to slide down a smooth wire tightly
stretched between points A and B on a vertical circle.
If the bead starts from rest at A, the highest point on
1. A body covers first 1/3 part of its journey with a
the circle
velocity of 2 m/s, next 1/3 part with a velocity of 3 A
m/s and rest of the journey with a velocity 6m/s. (A) its velocity v on arriving
The average velocity of the body will be at is proportional to cos 
B R
11 (B) its velocity v on arriving B
(A) 3 m/s (B) m/s is proportional to tan
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(C) time to arrive at B is proportional to cos
8 4 (D) time to arrive at B is independent of 
(C) m / s (D) m / s
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6. Let v and a denote the velocity and acceleration
2. The displacement x of a particle depend on time t as respectively of a body
x = t2 – t3 (A) a can be non zero when v = 0

ct
(A) particle will return to its starting point after time /. (B) a must be zero when v = 0
2 (C) a may be zero when v  0
(B) the particle will come to rest after time 3
Le (D) The direction of a must have some correlation
with the direction of v
(C) the initial velocity of the particle was zero but
its initial acceleration was not zero.
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7. Which of the following statement are true for a
 moving body ?
(D) no net force act on the particle at time 3
(A) if its speed changes, its velocity must change
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3. A particle has initial velocity 10 m/s. It moves due (B) if its velocity changes, its speed must change
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which produces a retardation of 5 m/s2. Then - (C) if its velocity changes, its speed may or may not
(A) the maximum displacement in the direction of change, and it must have some acceleration.
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initial velocity is 10 m (D) if its speed changes but direction of motion does
(B) the distance travelled in first 3 seconds is 7.5 m not change, its velocity may remain constant.
(C) the distance travelled in first 3 seconds is 12.5 m
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(D) the distance travelled in first 3 seconds is 17.5 m Section C - Graphs

8. The figure shows the velocity (v) of a particle plotted
4. Mark the correct statements for a particle going on against time (t)
a straight line +v0
(A) The particle changes v
(A) if the velocity is zero at any instant, the its direction of motion at T
acceleration should also be zero at that instant O
some point t 2T
(B) if the velocity is zero for a time interval, the –v0
(B) The acceleration of the
acceleration is zero at any instant within the time interval
particle remains constant
(C) if the velocity and acceleration have opposite
(C) The displacement of the particle is zero
sign, the object is slowing down
(D) The initial and final speeds of the particle are
(D) if the position and velocity have opposite sign,
the same
the particle is moving towards the origin.

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Section D - Variable Acceleration Section E - Ground-to Ground projectile

Motion, Equation of Trajectory,
Projectile from tower, Projectile
9. Pick the correct statements : Motion in Inclined plane
(A) Average speed of a particle in a given time is
never less than the magnitude of the average velocity. 12. A projectile of mass 1 kg is projected with a velocity
of 20 m/s such that it strikes on the same level as
dv
(B) It is possible to have a situation in which 0 the point of projection at a distance of 3 m. Which
dt
of the following options are incorrect.
d (A) the maximum height reached by the projectile
but v 0
dt can be 0.25 m
(B) the minimum velocity during its motion can be
(C) The average velocity of a particle is zero in a

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time interval. It is possible that the instantaneous 15 m/s
velocity is never zero in the interval. (C) the time taken for the flight can be

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(D) The average velocity of a particle moving on a 3
sec.
straight line is zero in a time interval. It is possible 5

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that the instantaneous velocity is never zero in the (D) maximum potential energy during its motion can
interval. (Infinite acceleration is not allowed) Le be 6J.

13. Choose the correct alternative (s)

10. If velocity of the particle is given by v = x ,
(A) If the greatest height to which a man can throw
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where x denotes the position of the particle and a stone is h, then the greatest horizontal distance
initially particle was at x = 4, then which of the upto which he can throw the stone is 2h.
following are correct? (B) The angle of projection for a projectile motion
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(A) at t = 2 sec, the position of the particle is at x = 9. whose range R is n times the maximum height is
tan–1(4/n)
(B) Particle acceleration at t = 2 sec. is 1 m/s2.
(C) The time of flight T and the horizontal range R
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(C) Particle acceleration is m/s2 throughout the motion. T2 = 2Rtan where  is the angle of projection.
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(D) A ball is thrown vertically up. Another ball is

(D) Particle will never go in negative direction from thrown at an angle  with the vertical. Both of them
it’s starting position. remain in air for the same period of time. Then the
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ratio of heights attained by the two ball 1 : 1.

11. A particle moves with an initial velocity v0 and

14. If T is the total time of flight, h is the maximum
retardation  v, where v is its velocity at any time t
height & R is the range for horizontal motion, the x
( is a positive constant).
& y co-ordinates of projectile motion and time t are
(A) the particle will cover a total distance of v0/. related as :
(B) the particle will continue to move for a very
 t  t  X  X 
long time. (A) y  4h    1   (B) y  4h   1  
 T  T   R  R 
(C) the particle will stop shortly.
 T  T   R  R 
(D) the velocity of particle will become v0/2 after (C) y  4h    1   (D) y  4h   1  
 t  t  X  X 
time 1/.

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15. A particle moves in the xy plane with a constant Section F - Relative Motion
acceleration ‘g’ in the negative y-direction. Its
equation of motion is y = ax – bx2, where a and b
19. A block is thrown with a velocity of 2 ms–1 (relative
constants. Which of the following are correct?
to ground) on a belt, which is moving with velocity
(A) The x-component of its velocity is constant.
4 ms–1 in opposite direction of the initial velocity of
block. If the block stops slipping on the belt after 4
g
(B) At the origin, the y-component of its velocityis a sec of the throwing then choose the correct
2b
statements(s)
–1
(C) At the origin, its velocity makes an angle tan
(A) Displacement with respect to ground is zero after
(a) with the x-axis
2.66 sec and magnitude of displacement with respect
(D) The particle moves exactly like a projectile. to ground is 12 m after 4 sec.

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(B) Magnitude of displacement with respect to
16. A ball is rolled off along the edge of a horizontal ground in 4 sec is 4 m.

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table with velocity 4 m/s. It hits the ground after
(C) Magnitude of displacement with respect to belt
time 0.4s. Which of the following are correct?
in 4 sec is 12 m.

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(A) The height of the table is 0.8 m
(D) Displacement with respect to ground is zero in
(B) It hits the ground at an angle of 60° with the vertical Le 8/3 sec.
(C) It covers a horizontal distance 1.6 m from the table
(D) It hits the ground with vertical velocity 4 m/s
20. A particle moves with constant speed v along a regular
hexagon ABCDEF in the same order. Then the
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17. A particle is projected at an angle  from ground magnitude of the average velocity for its motion
2
with speed u (g = 10 m/s ) from A to -
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(A) if u = 10 m/s and  = 30°, then time of flight will be 1 sec. (A) F is v/5
(B) if u = 10 3 m/s and  = 60°, then time of flight (B) D is v/3
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will be 3 sec. (C) C is v 3/2

(C) if u = 10 3 m/s and  = 60°, then after 2 sec (D) B is v

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(D) if u = 10 m/s and  = 30°, then velocity never 21. A man on a rectilinearly moving cart, facing the
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becomes perpendicular to initial velocity during its flight. direction of motion, throws a ball straight up with
respect to himself

18. A particle is projected vertically upwards with a (A) The ball will always return to him
velocity u from a point O. When it returns to the (B) The ball will never return to him
point of projection :
(C) The ball will return to him if the cart moves
(A) its average velovity is zero with constant velocity
(B) its displacement is zero
(D) The ball will fall behind him if the cart moves
(C) its average speed is u/2 with some acceleration
(D) its average speed is u.

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Section G - River Boat Problems 25. Path of three projectiles are shown. If T1, T2 and
22. Two swimmers A and B start swimming from T3 are time of flights and ignoring air resistances –
different position on the same bank as shown in
figure. The swimmer A swims at angle 90º with y
respect to the river to reach point P. He takes 120
second to cross the river of width 10m. The swimmer
B also takes the same time to reach the point P 1
2
3
30m P y
x
x
R
10m 1.5R
2R

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5m
(A) T1 > T3 (B) T1 < T3
(A) velocity of A with respect to river is 1/6 m/s. T1  T3
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(B) river flow velocity is 1/4 m/s. 2
(C) velocity of B along y-axis with respect to earth
is 1/3 m/s. 26. From an inclined plane two particles are projected

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(D) velocity of B along x-axis with respect to earth with same speed at same angle , one up and other
is 5/24 m/s. Le down the plane as shown in figure. Which of the
following statement (s) is/are correct ?
23. A man who can swim at a speed v relative to the water
wants to cross a river of width d flowing with a speed 
u. The point opposite him across the river is A.
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
(A) He can reach the point A in time d/v 

d (A) The particles will collide the plane with same

(B) He can reach the point A is time
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v2  u 2
speed
(B) The times of flight of each particle are same
d (C) Both particles strikes the plane perpendicularly
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(C) The minimum time in which he can cross river is

v (D) The particles will collide in mid air if projected
(D) He cannot reach A if u > v simultaneously and time of flight of each particle is
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less than the time of collision

Section H - Rain Problems, Aircraft wind
pro blem s, R elative Moti on
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between two projectiles

24. A projectile is projected with a speed of 40m/s at an

3
angle  with horizontal such that tan = . After 2
4
sec, the projectile is moving with speed v at an angle
 with horizontal then, (g = 10 m/s2)
1 1
(A) tan  = (B) cot  =
8 8
(C) v = 32.25 m/s (D) v = 32 m/s

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Exercise - 3 | Level-I Subjective | JEE Advanced

Section A - Distance, Displacement, Velocity Section C - Graphs

and Acceleration, Equation of
Motion 7. The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight
line is shown. Find its
1. The position vector of a particle moving in x-y plane
 y
is given by r  (t 2  4)iˆ  (t  4) ˆj . Find

velocity in m/sec
(a) Equation of trajectory of the particle
(b) Time when it crosses x-axis and y-axis 60°

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2. A particle moves along the space curve 30°
x
 2.5 sec
r  (t 2  t) ˆi  (3t  2) ˆj  (2t 3  4t 2 ) kˆ . (t in sec, r time in sec 2

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in m) Find at time t = 2 the (a) velocity, (b)
acceleration, (c) speed or magnitude of velocity and (a) instantaneous velocity at t = 1.5 sec

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(d) magnitude of acceleration.
(b) average acceleration from t = 1.5 sec. to
t = 2.5 sec
3. At time t the position vector of a particle of mass
Le (c) draw its acceleration time graph from t = 0 to

m = 3kg is given by r  6t ˆi  t 3 ˆj  cos t kˆ . Find the t = 2.5 sec

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resultant force F(t) , magnitude of its acceleration
8. The velocity-time graph of the particle moving along
 a straight line is shown. The rate of acceleration and
when t  , & speed when t = .
2 deceleration is constant and it is equal to 5 ms–2. If
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the average velocity during the motion is 20ms–1,

then find the value of t.
4. Velocity of car v is given by v = at – bt2, where a
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and b are positive constants & t is time elapsed.

Find value of time for which velocity is maximum
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& also corresponding value of velocity.

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Section B - Motion under Gravity
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5. A stone is dropped from a height h. Simultaneously

another stone is thrown up from the ground with
Section D - Variable Acceleration
such a velocity that it can reach a height of 4 h. Find
the time when two stones cross each other.
9. The force acting on a body moving in a straight line
is given by F = (3t2 – 4t + 1) Newton where t is in
6. A balloon is ascending vertically with an acceleration
sec. If mass of the body is 1kg and initially it was at
of 0.2 m/s2 Two stones are dropped from it at an
rest at origin. Find displacement between time t = 0
interval of 2 sec. Find the distance between them
and t = 2 sec
1.5 sec after the second stone is released (use g =
9.8 m/s2).

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10. The curvilinear motion of a particle is defined by 16. A butterfly is flying with velocity 10iˆ  12ˆj m / s and
vx = 50 – 16t and y = 100 – 4t2 , where vx is in wind is blowing along x axis with velocity u. If
metres per second, y is in metres and t is in seconds. butterfly starts motion from A and after some time
It is also known that x = 0 at t = 0. Determine the reaches point B, find the value of u.
velocity (v) and acceleration (a) when the position y
y = 0 is reached. B

Section E - Ground-to Ground projectile

Motion, Equation of Trajectory, A 37°
Projectile from tower, Projectile x

Motion in Inclined plane

Section G - River Boat Problems
11. A particle is projected in the X-Y plane. 2 sec after 17. A man with some passengers in his boat, starts

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projection the velocity of the particle makes an angle perpendicular to flow of river 200m wide and flowing
45º with the X-axis. 4 sec after projection, it moves with 2m/s. Boat speed in still water is 4m/s. When
horizontally. Find the velocity of projection (use he reaches half the width of river the passengers

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g = 10 ms–2). asked him they want to reach the just opposite end
from where they have started.
(a) Find the direction of velocity of boat with respect

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12. A particle is projected upwards with a velocity of
to ground from vertical so that he can reach the
100 m/sec at an angle of 60º with the vertical. Find opposite end.
the time when the particle will move perpendicular (b) How many times more total time, it would take
to its initial direction, taking g = 10 m/sec2.
Le to that if he would have denied the passengers.

18. A man crosses a river in a boat. If he crosses the

gx 2
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13. The equation of a projectile is y  3 x  . The river in minimum time he takes 10 minutes with a
2 drift 120 m. If he crosses the river taking shortest
angle of projectile is ________ and initial velocity is path, he takes 12.5 minute, find -
_______. (i) width of the river
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(ii) velocity of the boat with respect to water

(iii) speed of the current.
14. A rocket is launched at an angle 53º to the horizontal Assume vb/r > vr
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with an initial speed of 100 ms–1. It moves along its

initial line of motion with an acceleration of 30 ms–2 Section H - Rain Problems, Aircraft wind
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for 3 seconds. At this time its engine falls & the pro blem s, R elative Moti on
rocket proceeds like a free body. Find : between two projectiles
(i) the maximum altitude reached by the rocket
19. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of
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(ii) total time of flight 20 ms–1 relative to air. A person is running in the rain
(iii) the horizontal range. [sin 53º = 4/5] with a velocity of 5 ms–1 and a wind is also blowing
with a speed of 15 ms–1 (both towards east). Find the
Section F - Relative Motion angle with the vertical at which the person should
hold his umbrella so that he may not get drenched.
15. Two particles are moving along two long straight
lines, in the same plane, with the same speed = 20 20. A glass wind screen whose inclination with the
cm/s. The angle between the two lines is 60°, and vertical can be changed is mounted on a car. The
their intersection point is O. At a certain moment, car moves horizontally with a speed of 2 m/s. At
the two particles are located at distance 3m and 4m what angle  with the vertical should the wind screen
from O, and are moving towards O. Find the shortest be placed so that the rain drops falling vertically
distance between them subsequently? downwards with velocity 6 m/s strike the wind
screen perpendicularly?

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Exercise - 3 | Level-II Subjective | JEE Advanced

Section A - Distance, Displacement, Velocity (a) velocity with which particle strikes the plane OB,
and Acceleration, Equation of (b) time of flight,
Motion
(c) vertical height h of P from O,
1. A speeder in an automobile passes a stationary (d) maximum height from O attained by the particle and
policeman who is hiding behind a bill board with a (e) distance PQ
motorcycle. After a 2.0 sec delay (reaction time) the
policeman acceleraties to his maximum speed of 150
Section C - Graphs
km/hr in 12 sec and catches the speeder 1.5 km beyond
5. From the velocity-time plot shown in figure, find
the billboard. Find the speed of speeder in km/hr.
the distance travelled by the particle during the first

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40 seconds. Also find the average velocity during
2. At a distance L = 400 m from the traffic light brakes this period.

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are applied to a locomotive moving at a velocity v=
54 km/hr. Determine the position of the locomotive V
relative to the traffic light 1 min after the application 5m/s

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of the breaks if its acceleration is –0.3 m/sec2. t(s)
0 20 40
–5m/s
Section B - Motion under Gravity
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3. A balloon is moving vertically upward with constant
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acceleration (g/2) in upward direction Particle 'A' 6. The fig. shows the v-t graph of a particle moving in
was dropped from the balloon and 2 sec later another straight line. Find the time when particle returns to
particle 'B' was dropped from the same balloon. the starting point.
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Assume that motion of the balloon remains

unaffected. Find the separation distance between 'A' v
and 'B', 6 sec after dropping the particle 'B'. None 20
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of the particles reaches the ground during the time

interval under consideration (g=10 m/sec2) 10
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4. Two inclined planes OA and OB having inclination 10 20 25 t

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(with horizontal) 30° and 60° respectively, intersect

each other at O as shown in figure. A particle is projected
from point P with velocity u  10 3 ms –1 along a
direction perpendicular to plane OA. If the particle Section D - Variable Acceleration
strikes plane OB perpendicularly at Q, calculate 7. A body moves so that it follows the following

A
dv
u B
relation = –v2 + 2v – 1 where v is speed in m/s
dt
Q and t is time in second. If at t = 0, v = 0 then Find
P
h the speed (in m/s) when acceleration is one fourth
30° 60°
O of its initial value.

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8. A particle moves with a costant speed u along the Section F - Relative Motion
curve y = sin x. The magnitude of its acceleration at 13. A particle is thrown horizontally with relative velocity
the point corresponding to x = /2 is 10 m/s from an inclined plane, which is also moving
with acceleration 10 m/s2 vertically upward. Find the
Section E - Ground-to Ground projectile time after which it lands on the plane (g = 10 m/s2)
Motion, Equation of Trajectory,
Projectile from tower, Projectile
2
Motion in Inclined plane 10 m/s

30°
9. A large number of bullets are fired in all direction
with the same speed v. What is the maximum area
on ground on which these bullets can spread?
Section G - River Boat Problems

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10. The speed of a particle when it is at its greatest
14. A river has a width d. A fisherman in a boat crosses
height is 2 / 5 times of its speed when it is at its

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the river twice. During the first crossing, his goal is
half the maximum height. The angle of projection is to minimize the crossing time. During the second
_________ and the velocity vector angle at half the crossing, his goal is to minimize the distance that

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maximum height is _________. the boat is carried downstream. In the first case, the
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11. A projectile is to be thrown horizontally from the time is 3T0. What is the speed of the river flow?
top of a wall of height 1.7m. Calculate the initial find all possible answer:
velocity of projection if it hits perpendicularly an
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incline of angle 37° which starts from the ground at
the bottom of the wall. The line of greatest slope of Section H - Rain Problems, Aircraft wind
incline lies in the plane of motion of projectile. pro blem s, R elative Moti on
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between two projectiles

12. A particle is projected from point P with velocity

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15. A glass wind screen whose inclination with the vertical

5 2 m/s perpendicular to the surface of a hollow can be changed, is mounted on a cart as shown in
right angle cone whose axis is vertical. It collides at figure. The cart moves uniformly along the horizontal
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Q normally. Find the time of the flight of the particle. path with a speed of 6 m/s. At what maximum angle
 to the vertical can the wind screen be placed so
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velocity 2 m/s, do not enter the cart?

P Q v=6m/s
45° x

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Exercise - 4 | Level-I Previous Year | JEE Main

1. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without 5. A projectile can have the same range R for two
friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2 angles of projection. If t1 and t2 be the times of
ms–2. He reaches the ground with a speed of 3 ms–1. flight in the two cases, then the product of the two
At what height, did he bail out ? [AIEEE 2005] times of flights is proportional to [AIEEE 2005]
(A) 91 m (B) 182 m
(C) 293 m (D) 111 m 1
(A) R2 (B)
R2

2. A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5

ms –1. In 10 s the velocity changes to 5 ms –1
1
(C) (D) R
northwards. The average acceleration in this time is R

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[AIEEE 2005]

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1 6. A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving
(A) ms2 towards north-east
2 along the positive x-direction with a velocity v that

ct
varies as v   x . The displacement of the
1 2
(B) ms towards north particle varies with time as [AIEEE 2006]
2
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(C) zero
(C) t1/2 (D) t3
1
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(D) ms2 towards north-west
2
7. A particle is projected at 60° to the horizontal with
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a kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at the highest

3. A car, starting from rest, accelerates at the rate f
point is [AIEEE 2007]
through a distance s, then continues at constant speed
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for time t and then decelerates at the rate f/2 to (A) K (B) zero
come to rest. If the total distance travelled is 15 s,
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then [AIEEE 2005] K K

(C) (D)
4 2
1 2 1 2
(A) s  ft (B) s  ft
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8. The velocity of a particle is v  v0  gt  ft 2 . If

1 2 1 2 its position is x = 0 at t = 0, then its displacement

(C) s  ft (D) s  ft
2 4 after unit time (t = 1) is [AIEEE 2007]

g f
4. The relation between time t and distance x is (A) v0  2 g  3 f (B) v0  
2 3
t = ax2 + bx, where a and b are constants. The
acceleration is [AIEEE 2005]
g
(A) –2abv2 (B) 2bv3 (C) v0  g  f (D) v0  f
2
(C) –2av3 (D) 2av2

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9. A body is at rest at x = 0. At t = 0, it starts moving

V V
in the positive x-direction with a constant
acceleration. At the same instant another body V1 V1

passes through x = 0 moving in the positive

O t O t
x- direction with a constant speed. The position of (C) t1 2t1 3t1 4t1 (D) t1 2t1 3t1 4t1
the first body is given by x1 (t) after time t and that
–V1 –V1
of the second body by x2(t) after the same time
interval.Which of the following graphs correctly
describes (x1 – x2) as a function of time?
[AIEEE 2008] 
11. A particle has an initial velocity 3iˆ  4 j and an

(x1 –x2) (x1 –x2) acceleration of 0.4iˆ  0.3 j . Its speed after 10 s is-
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(A) 10 unit (B) 7 2 unit

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(A) (B) (C) 7 unit (D) 8.5 unit

t t
O O
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12. A particle is moving with velocity v  k(yiˆ  xj),
ˆ
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path is [AIEEE 2010]
(x1 –x2)
(x1 –x2)
(A) y = x2 + constant (B) y2 = x + constant
(C) xy = constant (D) y2 = x2 + constant
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(C) (D) 13. A water fountain on the ground sprinkles water all
around it. If the speed of water coming out of the
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t
O t fountain is v, the total area around the fountain that
O
gets wet is [AIEEE 2011]
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v4  v4
(A)  (B)
10. Consider a rubber ball freely falling from a height g2 2 g2
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h = 4.9 m onto a horizontal elastic plate. Assume

that the duration of collision is negligible and the
v2 v2
(C)  (D) 
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collision with the plate is totally elastic. Then the

g2 g
velocity as a function of time the height as function
of time will be [AIEEE 2009]
14. An object, moving with a speed of 6.25 m/s, is
V
dv
V V1 decelerated at a rate given by  2.5 v where
V1 dt
O t v is the instantaneous speed. The time taken by the
(A) (B)
O t object, to come to rest, would be [AIEEE 2011]
–V1 (A) 2 s (B) 4 s
(C) 8 s (D) 1 s

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15. A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity v 19. From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown
making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken
magnitude of angular momentum of the projectile by the particle, to hit the ground, is n times that
about the point of projection when the particle is at taken by it to reach the highest point of its path.
its maximum height h is [AIEEE 2011] The relation between H, u and n is :
[JEE-Main 2014]
3 mv 2
(A) (B) zero (A) 2 g H = nu2(n – 2)
2 g
(B) g H = (n – 2)u2
3 3
mv 3 mv
(C) (D) (C) 2 gH = n2u2
2g 16 g
(D) g H = (n – 2)2u2
16. A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height
of 10 m. The maximum horizontal distance that the

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20. Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the
boy can throw the same stone up to will be
edge of a cliff 240 m high with initial speed of 10 m/
[JEE-Main 2012]
s and 40 m/s respectively. Which of the following

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(A) 20 2 m (B) 10 m graph best represents the time variation of relative
position of the second stone with respect to the first?

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(C) 10 2 m (D) 20 m (Assume stones do not rebound after hitting the
Le ground and neglect air resistance, take g = 10 m/s2)
17. A particle of mass m is at rest at the origin at time [JEE-Main 2015]
t = 0. It is subjected to a force F(t) = F0e-bt in the x
direction. It speed v(t) is depicted by which of the (y2–y1)m
240
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following curves? [JEE-Main 2012]
Fo
(A)
Fo t(s)
mb t
mb 8 12
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(A) (B)
V(t) (y2–y1)m
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V(t) 240
t t
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Fo 8 12
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(y2–y1)m
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V(t)

V(t) (C)
t t
t(s)
12
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18. 
A projectile is given an initial velocity of i  2 j 
 
m/s, where i is along the ground and j is along (y2–y1)m
240
the vertical. If g = 10 m/s 2, the equation of its
(D)
trajectory is: [JEE-Main 2013]
t(s)
(A) 4y = 2x – 5x2 (B) 4y = 2x – 25x2 8 12

(C) y = x – 5x2 (D) y = 2x – 5x2

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21. A body is thrown vertically upwards. Which one of 22. All the graphs below are intended to represent the
the following graphs correctly represent the velocity same motion. One of them does it incorrectly.
vs time ? [JEE-Main 2017] Pick it up. [JEE-Main 2018]

(A) t
(A)

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Exercise - 4 | Level-II Previous Year | JEE Advanced

1. The velocity displacement graph of a particle moving 3. A train is moving along a straight line with a constant
along a straight line is shown. The most suitable
acceleration-displacement graph will be - acceleration 'a'. A boy standing in the train throws

[JEE’ 2005 (Scr)] a ball forward with a speed of 10 m/s, at an angle

v of 60° to the horizontal. The boy has to move

v0
forward by 1.15 m inside the train to catch the ball

back at the initial height. The acceleration of the

x0 x
train in m/s2 is [JEE’ 2011]

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a a
x

(A) (B) 4. Aeroplanes A and B are flying constant velocity in

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x
the same vertical plane at angles 30° and 60° with

respect to the horizontal repectively as shown in

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a a
x x

(C) (D)
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t = 0 s, an observer in A finds B at a distance of 500

m. This observer sees B moving with a constant

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2. STATEMENT-1
velocity perpendicular to the line of motion of A. If
For an observer looking out through the window of
a fast moving train, the nearby objects appear to at t = t0, A just escapes being hit by B, t0 in seconds
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move in the opposite direction to the train, while the is [JEE ADVANCED 2014]
distant objects appear to be stationary.
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STATEMENT-2
If the observer and the object are moving at velocities
 
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V1 and V2 respectively with reference to a

laboratory frame, the velocity of the object with
 
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respect to the observer is V2 – V1

(A) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is

True; STATEMENT-2 is a correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is
True’ STATEMENT-2 is NOT a correct explanation
for STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False
(D) STATEMENT-1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True
[JEE’ 2008]

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5. A rocket is moving in a gravity free space with a 6. A ball is thrown from ground at an angle  with
constant acceleration of 2ms–2 along +x direction. horizontal and with an initial speed u0. For the
The length of a chamber inside the rocket is 4 m. A
resulting projectile motion, the magnitude of average
ball is thrown from the left end of the chamber in
velocity of the ball up to the point when it hits the
+x direction with a speed of 0.3 ms–1 relative to the
ground for the first time is V 1. After hitting the
rocket. At the same time, another ball is thrown in
–x direction with a speed of 0.2 ms–1 from its right ground, the ball rebounds at the same angle  but
end relative to the rocket. The time in seconds when with a reduced speed of u0/  . Its motion continues
the two balls hit each other is for a long time as shown in figure. If the magnitude
[JEE Advanced 2014] of average velocity of the ball for entire duration of
motion is 0.8 V1,. the value of  is ________.
a=2 m/s
2 [JEE Advanced 2019]
–1
x
–1
0.3 ms 0.2 ms

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Exercise - 1 Objective Problems | JEE Main

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B
6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. D
16. A 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. A
26. B 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A
31. A 32. (a) B (b) D 33. (a) A (b) C 34. A 35. B
36. A 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. C
41. (a) D (b) A 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. B
46. D 47. A 48. A 49. B 50. C
51. B 52. D 53. B 54. C 55. D

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56. D 57. D 58. B 59. D 60. D
61. C 62. B 63. C 64. B 65. B
66. D 67. A 68. A 69. A 70. A

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76. C 77. D 78. C 79. B 80. B
81. B 82. B 83. C 84. A 85. A

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91. C 92. A 93. D 94. D 95. D
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Exercise - 2 (Leve-I) Objective Problems | JEE Main

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1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
11. B 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B
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21. A 22. A 23. A 24. C 25. C
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31. B 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B
36. A 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. D
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46. C 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. C
51. D 52. B 53. B 54. B 55. C
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61. B 62. B 63. B 64. B 65. A
66. C 67. A 68. B 69. C 70. D
71. B 72. C 73. A 74. B 75. B

Exercise - 2 (Level-II) Multiple Correct | JEE Advanced

1. B 2. A,B,C,D 3. A,C 4. B,C,D 5. A,D
6. A,C 7. A,C 8. A,B,C,D 9. A,B,C 10. A,C,D
11. A,B 12. D,C 13. A,B,C,D 14. A,B 15. A,B,C,D
16. A,C,D 17. A,B,C,D 18. A,B,C 19. B,C,D 20. A,C,D
21. C,D 22. B,D 23. B,C,D 24. A,C 25. C,D
26. B,D

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1. (a) y2 + 8y + 12 = x ; (b) crosses x axis when t = 4 sec, crosses y axis when t = ± 2 sec.
2. (a) 5i + 3j + 8k, (b) 2i + 16k, (c) 7 2 , (d) 2 65 3. –18 tj – 3 cos tk ; 3 ; 3 4   4

 h
4. a/2b, a2/4b 5.   6. 50 m
 8g

1 3 2
7. (a) m/s (b) m / s2 (c) 8. 5s 9. m
3 2 3

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10. v  –30 i – 40j, a  –16 i – 8 j 11. 20 5 12. 20 sec

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13. 60, 2 m/sec. 14. (i) 1503.2 m (ii) 35.54 sec (iii) 3970.56 m

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15. 50 3 cm 16. 6 m/s 17.  2 3
18. 200 m, 20 m/min, 12 m/min 19. tan–1 (1/2) 20. tan–1(3)
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Exercise - 3 | Level-II Subjective | JEE Advanced
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1. 122.7 km/hr 2. 25 m 3. 210 m
4. (a) 10 ms–1,(b) 2 sec, (c)5 m, (d) 16.25 m, (e) 20 m 5. 100 m, zero
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6. 36.2 sec. 7. 1.5 m/s 8. u2 9.
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Exercise - 4 | Level-I Previous Year | JEE Main

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. D
16. D 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C
21. D 22. C

Exercise - 4 | Level-II Previous Year | JEE Advanced

1. B 2. B 3. 5 m/s2 4. 0005 5. 2 or 8
6. 4