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MOTION IN A PLANE

Scalars And Vectors

1. Which of the following is not a scalar quantity ?

A. Temperature

B. Coefficient of friction
 C. Charge

D. Impulse

Answer: D

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2. In Latin, the word vector means

A. magnitude

B. direction

C. carrier

D. cap
Answer: C

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3. A vector is not changed if

A. It is displaced parallel to itself.

B. it is rotated through an arbitrary angle.

C. it is cross-multiplied by a unit vector.

D. it is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar.

Answer: A

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4. Which one of the following statements is false

regarding the vectors ?

A. The magnitude of a vector is always a scalar.

B. Each component of a vector is always a scalar.

C. Two vectors having different magnitudes cannot

have their resultant zero.

D. Vectors obey triangle law of addition.

Answer: B

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 5. Which of the following pairs of vectors are parallel ?

→ →
A. A = î − 2 ĵ, B = î − 5 ĵ

→ →
B. A = î − 10 ĵ, B = 2 î − 5 ĵ

→ →
C. A = î − 5 ĵ, B = î − 10 ĵ

→ →
D. A = î − 5 ĵ, B = 2 î − 10 ĵ

Answer: D

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Addition And Subtraction Of Vectors Graphical Method

1. Which of the following is not a property of a null

vector ?

→ →
A. A = 0

→ →
B. λ 0 = 0 where λ is a scalar

→ →
C. 0A = A

→ → →
D. A − A = 0

Answer: C

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 → → → → →
2. Given A + B + C + D = 0 , which of the

following statements is not correct ?

→ → → →
A. A , B , C and D must each be a null vector.

→ →
B. The magnitude of (A + C ) equals the

→ →
magnitude of (B + D) .

→
C. The magnitude of A can never be greater than

→ → →
the sum of the magnitudes of B , C and D .

→ → → →
D. B + C must lie in the plane of A and D if

→ →
A and D are not collinear and in the line of

→ →
A and D , if they are collinear.

Answer: A
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3. Two vectors A and B inclined at an angle θ have a
→ →
resultant R which makes an angle α with A . If the
→ →
directions of A and B are interchanged, the

resultant will have the same

A. direction

B. magnitude

C. direction as well as magnitude

D. none of these

Answer: B
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4. Three forces of magnitudes 6 N, 6 N an d √72 N act

at corner of cube along three sides as shown in figure.

Resultant of these forces is

A. 12 N angle OB
 B. 18 N along OA

C. 18 N along OC

D. 12 N along OE

Answer: D

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5. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 35ms

−1
.A

woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 12ms −1

in east

to west direction. In which direction should she hold

her umbrella ?

12
A. sin −1
( )
35
 12
B. cos −1
( )
35

12
C. tan −1
( )
35

12
D. cot −1
( )
35

Answer: C

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6. A river is flowing due east with a speed 3ms

−1
.A

swimmer can swim in still water at a speed of 4ms −1

.

If swimmer starts swimming due north, then the

resultant velocity of the swimmer is

A. 3 ms −1
 B. 5 ms −1

C. 7 ms −1

D. 2 ms −1

Answer: B

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Resolution Of Vectors

→
1. If n̂ is a unit vector in the direction of the vector A ,

them :
 →
A
A. n̂ =
∣ →∣
∣A ∣
∣ ∣

∣ →∣
∣A ∣
∣ ∣
B. n̂ =
→
A

∣ →∣ →
C. n̂ = ∣A ∣A
∣ ∣

→
D. n̂ = A

Answer: A

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→
2. The component of vector A = 2 î + 3 ĵ along the

direction of ( î − ĵ) is

1
A.
√2
 1
B. −
√2

1
C.
2

1
D. −
2

Answer: B

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→
3. The magnitude of the x-component of vector A is 3
→
and the magnitude of vector A is 5. What is the
→
magnitude of the y-component of vector A ?

A. 3

B. 4
 C. 5

D. 8

Answer: B

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4. The direction cosines of ˆ

î + ĵ + k are

A. 1, 1, 1

B. 2, 2, 2

1 1 1
C. , ,
√2 √2 √2

1 1 1
D. , ,
√3 √3 √3
Answer: D

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5. If A makes an angle α, β and γ from x,y and z axis

respectively then sin

2
α + sin
2
β + sin
2
γ =

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

Answer: C
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Vector Addition Analytical Method

1. Which of the following qauntities is dependent of

the choice of orientation of coordinates axes?

→ →
A. A + B

B. A x
+ By

∣→ →∣
C. ∣A + B ∣
∣ ∣

→ →
D. Angle between A and B

Answer: B

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 → →
2. Two vectors A and B inclined at an angle θ have a
→ →
resultant R which makes an angle α with A and
→
angle β with B . Let the magnitudes of the vectors
→ → →
A , B and R be represented by A, B and R

respectively. Which of the following relations is not

correct ?

R A B
A. = =
sin(α + β) sin α sin β

B. R sin α = B sin(α + β)

C. A sin α = B sin β

D. R sin β = A sin(α + β)

Answer: A
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3. Vectors A and B include an angle θ between them.
→ → → →
If (A + B ) and (A − B ) respectively subtend
→
angles α and β with A , then (tan α + tan β) is

(A sin θ)
A.
2 2 2
(A + B cos θ)

(2AB sin θ)
B.
2 2 2
(A − B cos θ)

2 2
(A sin θ)
C.
2 2 2
(A + B cos θ)

2 2
(B sin θ)
D.
2 2 2
(A − B cos θ)

Answer: B

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4. A unit vector in the direction of resultant vector of
→ →
A = − 2 î + 3 ĵ + k̂ and B = î + 2 ĵ − 4k̂ is

ˆ
− 2 î + 3 ĵ + k
A.
√35

ˆ
î + 2 ĵ − 4k
B.
√35

ˆ
− î + 5 ĵ − 3k
C.
√35

− 3 î + ĵ + 5k̂
D.
√35

Answer: C

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5. In the question number 20, a unit vector
→ →
perpendicular to the direction of A and B is

ˆ
− 2 î − ĵ − k
A.
√6

ˆ
2 î + ĵ + k
B.
√6

2 î − ĵ − k̂
C.
√6

2 î − ĵ + k̂
D.
√6

Answer: A

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6. Resultant of two vectors A and B is of magnitude
→
P, If B is reversed, then resultant is of magnitude Q.

What is the value of P 2 2

+ Q ?

A. 2(A 2
+ B )
2

B. 2(A 2
− B )
2

C. A 2
− B
2

D. A 2
+ B
2

Answer: A

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 ∣→ →∣ ∣→ →∣
7. If ∣A + B ∣ = ∣A − B ∣ , then the angle between
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

→ →
A and B will be

A. 30 ∘

B. 45
∘

C. (60)
∘

D. 90 ∘

Answer: D

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8. A motor boat is racing towards North at 25km / h

and the water current in that region is 10km / h in the

direction of 60
∘
East of South. Find the resultant

velocity of the boat.

A. 11 km h −1

B. 22 km h −1

C. 33 km h −1

D. 44 km h −1

Answer: B

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9. A magnitude of vector A , B and C are
→ → →
respectively 12, 5 and 13 units and A + B = C then
→ →
the angle between A and B is

A. 5 unit due east

B. 25 unit due west

C. 5 units due west

D. 25 units due east

Answer: B

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10. The driver of a car moving towards a rocket

launching pad with a speed of 6 m s −1

observed that

the rocket is moving with speed of 10 m s

−1
. The

upward speed of the rocket as seen by the stationery

observer is nearly

A. 4 m s −1

B. 6 m s −1

C. 8 m s −1

D. 11 m s −1

Answer: D

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11. Which of the following figure represents the force

of 10N in a direction of 30 east north?

∘

A.

B.

C.

D.
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Motion In A Plane

1. The (x, y, z) coordinates of two points A and B are

given respectively as (0, 4, − 2) and ( − 2, 8, − 4) .

The displacement vector form A to B is

A. − 2 î ˆ
+ 4 ĵ − 2k

B. 2 î ˆ
− 4 ĵ + 2k

C. 2 î ˆ
+ 4 ĵ − 2k
 D. − 2 î ˆ
− 4 ĵ − 2k

Answer: A

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2. A person moves 30 m north. Then 30 m east, then

30√2 m south-west. His displacement from the

original position is

A. zero

B. 28 m towards south

C. 10 m towards west

D. 15 m towards east
Answer: A

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3. A bird flies from (-3m, 4m, -3 m) to (7m, -2m, -3m) in

the xyz-coordinates. The bird's displacement vector is

given by

A. (4 î ˆ
+ 2 ĵ − 6k)

B. (10 î − 6 ĵ)

C. (4 î − 2 ĵ)

D. (10 î ˆ
+ 6 ĵ − 6k)

Answer: B
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4. On an open ground, a motorist follows a track that

turns to his left by an angle of 60

∘
after every 500m .

Starting from a given turn, The path followed by the

motorist is a regular hexagon with side 500m , as

shown in the given figure specify the displacement of

the motorist
at the end of third turn.

A. 500 m

B. 500√3 m

C. 1000 m

D. 1000√3 m

Answer: C
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5. Four girls skating on circular ice ground of radius

200 m start from a point P on the edge of the ground

and reach a point Q diametrically opposite to P

following different paths as shown in figure. For which

girls displacement is equal to the actual length of

path ?

A. A

B. B

C. C
 D. D

Answer: C

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6. A particle starts moving from point (2, 10, 1).

Displacement for the particle is 8 î ˆ

− 2 ĵ + k . The final

coordinates of the particle is

A. (10, 8, 2)

B. (8, 10, 2)

C. (2, 10, 8)

D. (8, 2, 10)
Answer: A

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7. For any arbitrary motion in space, which of the

following relations are true?

a) v
average
= (1 / 2)(v(t1 + v(t2 )

t1
b) v average
= [r(t2 ) − r
t2 − t1

v(t) = v(0) + at

t1
d) a average
= [v(t2 ) − v
t2 − t1

The average stands for average of the quantity over

time interval t to t_(2)`

1

1
A.
→ → →
v average = [ v (t1 ) + v (t2 )]
2
 → →
r (t2 ) − r (t1 )
B.
→
v average =
t2 − t1

C.
→ → →
v (t) = v (0) + a t

1 →
D.
→ → → 2
r (t) = r (0) + v (0)t + a t
2

Answer: B

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8. The position of a particle is given by

, where t is in seconds and the

→ 2
r = 3t î + 2t ĵ + 5k̂

coefficients have the proper units for to be in

→
r

metres. The direction of velocity of the particle at

t = 1 s is
 A. 53 with x-axis
∘

B. 37 with x-axis
∘

C. 30 with y-axis
∘

D. 60 with y-axis
∘

Answer: A

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9. In the question number 35, the acceleration of the

particle at t = 1 is

A. 2ĵms −2

B. − 2ĵms −2
 C. 4ĵms −2

D. − 4ĵms −2

Answer: C

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10. If x = 5t + 3t
2
and y = 4t are the x and y co-

ordinates of a particle at any time t second where x

and y are in metre, then the acceleration of the

particle

A. iz zero throughout its motion

B. is a constant throughout its motion

 C. depends only on its y component

D. varies along both x and y direction

Answer: B

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Motion In A Plane With A Constant Acceleration

1. A particle starts from origin at t = 0 with a constant

velocity 5 ĵm / s and moves in x − y plane under

action of a force which produce a constant

acceleration of (3 î + 2 ĵ)m / s
2
the y-coordinate of
the particle at the instant its x co-ordinate is 24m in

m is

A. 12 m

B. 24 m

C. 36 m

D. 48 m

Answer: C

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2. In the question number 38, the speed of the particle

at this time is
 A. 16 m s −1

B. 26 m s −1

C. 36 m s −1

D. 46 m s −1

Answer: B

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Relative Velocity In Two Dimensions

1. Suppose that two objects A and B are moving with

velocities and (each with respect to some

→ →
v A v B
common frame of refrence). Let represent the
→
v AB

velocity of A with respect to B. Then

A.
→ →
v AB + v BA = 0

B.
→ →
v AB − v BA = 0

C.
→ → →
v AB = v A + v B

D. ∣∣ v
→ ∣ ∣→ ∣
AB ∣
≠ v BA
∣ ∣

Answer: A

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2. Rain is falling vertically with a speed of 30ms

−1
.A

woman rides a bicycle with a speed of 12ms −1

in east
to west direction. In which direction should she hold

her umbrella ?

2
A. At an angle of tan
−1
( ) with the vertical
5

towards the east.

2
B. At angle of tan
−1
( ) with the vertical
5

towards the west.

5
C. At angle of tan
−1
( ) with the vertical
2

towards the west

5
D. At angle of tan
−1
( ) with the vertical
2

towards the west.

Answer: B
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3. A river is flowing from west to east with a speed 5 m

s
−1
. A swimmer can swim in still water at a speed of

10 m s −1
.

If he wants to start from point A on south bank and

reach opposite point B on north bank. In what

direction direction should he swim ?

 A. 30 east of north
∘

B. 60 east of north
∘

C. 30 west of north
∘

D. 60 west of north
∘

Answer: C

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4. A girl riding a bicycle with a speed of 5m / s to

wards Noth direction, observes rain falling vertically

down. If she increases her speed to 10m / s , rain

appeard to meet her at 45

∘
to the vertical . What is
 the speed ot the rain ? In what direction does rain fall

as observed by a ground based observer ?

A. 5√2ms −1

B. 5ms −1

C. 10√2ms −1

D. 10ms −1

Answer: A

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Projectile Motion
1. Which of the following is true regarding projectile

motion ?

A. Horizontal velocity of projectile is constant.

B. Vertical velocity of projectile is constant.

C. Acceleration is not constant.

D. Momentum is constant.

Answer: A

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2. A bomb is released by a horizontal flying aeroplane.

The trajectory of the bomb is

A. a parabola

B. a straight line

C. a circle

D. a hyperbola

Answer: A

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3. In case of a projectile motion, what is the angle

between the velocity and acceleration at the highest

point?

A. 0 ∘

B. 45 ∘

C. 90 ∘

D. 180 ∘

Answer: C

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4. If a body is projected with an angle θ to the

horizontal, then

A. its velocity is always perpendicular to its

acceleration then

B. its velocity becomes zero at its maximum height.

C. its velocity makes zero angle with the horizontal

at its maximum height.

D. the body just before hitting the ground, the

direction of velocity coincides with the

acceleration.

Answer: C
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5. Two particles are projected simultaneously in the

same vertical plane from the same point, with

different speeds u1 and u2 , making angles θ1 and θ2

respectively with the horizontal, such that

u 1 cos θ1 = u 2 cos θ2 . The path followed by one, as

seen by the other (as long as both are in flight), is

A. a vertical line

B. a parabola

C. a hyperbola
 D. a straight line making a constant angle

( ≠ 90
∘
) with horizontal

Answer: D

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6. A football is kicked into the air vertically upwards.

What is its (a) acceleration, and (b) velocity at the

highest point ?

A. u

B. 2u

C. zero
 D. 4u

Answer: C

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7. The equations of motion of a projectile are given by

x = 36tm and 2y = 96t − 9.8t m

2
. The angle of

projection is

4
A. sin −1
( )
5

3
B. sin −1
( )
5

4
C. sin −1
( )
3

3
D. sin −1
( )
4
Answer: A

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8. The relation between the time of flight of projectile

Tf and the time to reach the maximum height t is

m

A. T f
= 2tm

B. T f
= tm

tm
C. T f
=
2

D. T f
= √2(tm )

Answer: A
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9. From the top of a 490 m high cliff, a boy throws a

stone horizontally with a initial speed of 15ms

−1
.

What is the time taken by the stone to reach the

ground.

A. 5 s

B. 10 s

C. 12 s

D. 15 s

Answer: B

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10. In the question number 52, the speed with which

the stone hits the ground is

A. 15 m s −1

B. 90 m s −1

C. 99 m s −1

D. 49 m s −1

Answer: C

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11. Two balls are projected at an angle θ and (90 ∘
− θ)

to the horizontal with the same speed. The ratio of

their maximum vertical heights is

A. 1 : 1

B. tan θ : 1

C. 1 : tan θ

D. tan 2
θ: 1

Answer: D

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12. Two particls are projected in air with speed u at

angles θ1 and θ2 (both acute) to the horizontal,

respectively. If the height reached by the first particle

is greater than that of the second, then which one of

the following is correct? where T1 and T2 are the

time of flight.

A. θ 1
> θ2

B. θ 1
= θ2

C. T 1
< T2

D. T 1
= T2

Answer: A
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13. The ceiling of a hall is 40m high. For maximum

horizontal distance, the angle at which the ball may be

thrown with a speed of 56ms

−1
without hitting the

ceiling of the hall is

A. 25 ∘

B. 30 ∘

C. 45 ∘

D. 60 ∘

Answer: B

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14. In the question number 56, the maximum

horizontal distance covered by the ball will be

A. 160√3 m

B. 140√3 m

C. 120√3 m

D. 100√3 m

Answer: A

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15. If R and H represent horizontal range and

maximum height of the projectile, then the angle of

projection with the horizontal is

H
A. tan −1
( )
R

2H
B. tan −1
( )
R

4H
C. tan −1
( )
R

4H
D. tan −1
( )
H

Answer: C

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16. When air resistance is taken into account while

dealing with the motion of the projectile which of the

following properties of the projectile, shows an

increases?

A. range

B. maximum height

C. speed at which it strikes the ground

D. the angle at which the projectile strikes the

ground.

Answer: D

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17. Two projectiles are fired from the same point with

the same speed at angles of projection 60

∘
and 30
∘

respectively. Which one of the following is true?

A. Their range will be the same.

B. Their maximum height will be the same.

C. Their velocity at the heighest point will be the

same.

D. Their time of flight will be the same.

Answer: A

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18. Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a

projectile at angles (45 + θ) and (45 − θ) , the

horizontal ranges described by the projectile are in

the ratio of (if θ )

≤ 45

A. 2 : 1

B. 1 : 2

C. 1 : 1

D. 2 : 3

Answer: C

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19. A cricket ball is thrown at a speed of 30 m s −1
in a

direction 30 above the horizontal. The time taken by

∘

the ball to return to the same level is

A. 2 s

B. 3 s

C. 4 s

D. 5 s

Answer: B

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20. In the question number 62, the distance from the

thrower to the point where the ball returns to the

same level is

A. 58 m

B. 68 m

C. 78 m

D. 88 m

Answer: C

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21. In the question number 62. the maximum height

attained by the ball is

A. 11.25 m

B. 48.2 m

C. 23. 5 m

D. 68 m

Answer: A

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22. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum

horizontal distance of 100m. With the same speed

how much high above the ground can the cricketer

throw the same ball?

A. 50 m

B. 100 m

C. 150 m

D. 200 m

Answer: A

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23. An aeroplane flying horizontally with a speed of

360 km h
−1
releases a bomb at a height of 490 m

from the ground. If g = 9. 8 m s

−2
, it will strike the

ground at

A. 10 km

B. 100 km

C. 1 km

D. 16 km

Answer: C

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24. A ball is thrown from the top of a tower with an

initial velocity of 10 m//s at an angle of 30 above the

∘

horizontal. It hits the ground at a distance of 17.3 m

from the base of the tower. The height of the tower

2
(g = 10m / s ) will be

A. 5 m

B. 20 m

C. 15 m

D. 10 m

Answer: D

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25. The speed of a projectile at its maximum height is

√3 / 2 times its initial speed. If the range of the

projectile is n times the maximum height attained by

it, n is equal to :

4
A.
3

B. 2√3

C. 4√3

3
D.
4

Answer: C

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26. A particle is projected in aIr an angle β to a surface

which itself is inclined at an angle α to the horizontal

(Fig. 2 (EP). 26)

(a) Find an expression for range on the plane surface

(distance on the plane from the point of projection at

which particle will hit the surface). (b) Time of flight. 9c

) β at which range will be maximum.

2
2u sin α cos(α + β)
A.
2
g cos α
 2
2u sin β cos(α + β)
B. 2
g cos β

2
2u sin β cos(α + β)
C.
2
g cos α

2
2u sin α cos(α + β)
D. 2
g cos β

Answer: C

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27. Four bodies A,B,C and D are projected with equal

velocities having angles of projection

15
∘
, 30
∘
, 45
∘
and 60
∘
with the horizontal

respectively. The body having the shortest range is

A. A
 B. B

C. C

D. D

Answer: A

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28. A player kicks a ball at a speed of 20ms −1

so that

its horizontal range is maximum. Another players 24m

away in the direction of kick starts running in the

same direction at the same instant of hit. If he has to

catch the ball just before it reaches the ground, he

should run with a velocity equl to (takeg = 10ms

−2
)
 A. 2√2ms −1

B. 4√2ms −1

C. 6√2ms −1

D. 10√2ms −1

Answer: B

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29. The equation of motion of a projectile is

y = ax − bx
2
, where a and b are constants of motion.

Match the quantities in Column I with the relations in

Column II.

A. A − p, B − q, C − r, D − s

B. A − s, B − p, C − q, D − r

C. A − s, B − p, C − r, D − q

D. A − p, B − s, C − r, D − q

Answer: C

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Uniform Circular Motion

1. The term centripetal acceleration was proposed by

A. Huygens

B. Kepler

C. Newton

D. Galileo

Answer: C

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2. Centripetal acceleration is

A. a constant vector

B. a constant scalar

C. a magnitude changing vector

D. not a constant vector

Answer: D

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3. What is approximately the centripetal acceleration

(in units of acceleration due to gravity on earth, g = 10

m s
−2
) of an air-craft flying at a speed of 400 m s
−1

through a circular arc of radius 0.6 km ?

A. 26.7

B. 16.9

C. 13.5

D. 30.2

Answer: A

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4. Velocity vector and acceleration vector in a uniform

circular motion are related as

 A. both in the same direction

B. perpendicular to each other

C. both in opposite direction

D. not related to each other

Answer: B

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5. A body executing uniform circular motion has its

position vector and acceleration vector

A. along the same direction

B. in opposite direction
 C. normal to each other

D. not related to each other

Answer: B

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6. For a particle performing uniform circular motion,

choose the incorrect statement form the following.

A. Magnitude of particle velocity (speed) remains

constant.

B. Particle velocity remains directed perpendicular

to radius vector.
 C. Direction of acceleration keeps changing as

particle moves.

D. Magnitudes of acceleration does not remain

constant.

Answer: D

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7. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

A. In one dimension motion, the velocity and the

acceleration of an object are always along the

 same line.

B. In two or three dimensions, the angle between

velocity and acceleration vectors may have any

value between 0 and 180

∘ ∘

C. The kinematic equations for uniform

acceleration can be applied in case of a uniform

circular motion.

D. The resultant acceleration of an object in

circular motion is towards the centre only if the

speed is constant.

Answer: C
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8. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius r

with uniform speed v. What is the displacement of the

particle after it has described an angle of 60 ?

∘

A. r√2

B. r√3

C. r

D. 2r

Answer: C

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9. A cyclist starts from the centre O of a circular park

of radius 1km, reaches the edge P of the park, then

cycles along the PQ circumference and returns to the

centre along OQ as shown in fig. If the round trip

taken ten minutes, the net displacement and average

speed of the cyclist (in kilometer per hour) is

 A. 0.1

π + 4
B. , 0
2

π + 4
C. 21.4,
2

D. 0, 21.4

Answer: D

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10. A cyclist is riding with a speed of 27kmh

−1
. As he

approaches a circular turn on the road of radius 80 m,

he applies brakes and reduces his speed at the

constant rate 0.5ms

−1
. What is the magnitude and
direction of the net acceleration of the cyclist on the

circular turn ?

A. 0.68 m s −2

B. 0.86 m s −2

C. 0.56 m s −2

D. 0.76 m s −2

Answer: B

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11. A stone tied to the end of string 100cm long is

whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If

the stone makes 14 revolution in 22s, then the

acceleration of the ston is

A. 16 m s −2

B. 4 m s −2

C. 12 m s −2

D. 8 m s −2

Answer: A

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12. A cyclist starts form centre O of a circular park of

radius 1km and moves along the path OP RQO as

shown Fig. 2 (EP).15. If he maintains constant speed of

10ms
−1
, what is his acceleration at point (R )in

magnitude and direction ?

A. 10 m s −2

B. 0.1 m s −2

C. 0.01 m s −2
 D. 1 m s −2

Answer: B

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13. An insect trapped in circular groove of radius 12 cm

moves along the groove steadily and completes 7

revolutions in 100s. The linear speed of the insect is

A. 4.3 cm s −1

B. 5.3 cm s −1

C. 6.3 cm s −1

D. 7.3 cm s −1
Answer: B

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14. A particle is moving on a circular path with a

constant speed 'v'. Its change of velocity as it moves

from A to B is:

A. 2v sin(2θ)

B. zero

θ
C. 2v sin( )
2

θ
D. 2v cos( )
2
 Answer: C

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Miscellaneous Questions

→ →
1. A and B are two vectors.
→ → → →
(A + B ) × (A − B ) can be expressed as :

→ →
A. 2(B × A )

→ →
B. − 2(B × A )

→ →
C. B × A

→ →
D. A × B
Answer: A

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→ → → →
2. If A × B = C + D , them select the correct

alternative:

→ → →
A. B is parallel to C + D.

→ →
B. A is perpendicular to C .

→ → →
C. Component of C along A = component of D

→
along A

→ →
D. Component of C along A = - component of

→ →
D along A
Answer: D

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2 2
∣→ →∣ ∣→ →∣
3. सिद्ध कीजिए कि
2
∣A × B ∣ + ∣A ⋅ B ∣ = (AB) .
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

A. zero

B. A 2
B
2

C. AB

D. √AB

Answer: B

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 → →
4. If A and B are two vectors, then which of the

following is wrong?

→ → → →
A. A + B = B + A

→ → → →
B. A ⋅ B = B ⋅ A

→ → → →
C. A × B = B × A

→ → → →
D. A − B = − (B − A )

Answer: C

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5. If vector A and B have an angle θ between them,

then value of ∣∣Â − B̂

∣
∣
will be

θ
A. 2 sin
2

θ
B. 2 cos
2

θ
C. 2 tan
2

D. tan θ

Answer: A

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 → →
6. If the angle between the vectors A and B is θ,

→ → →
the value of the product (B × A ) ⋅ A is equal to

A. BA 2
cos θ

B. BA 2
sin θ

C. BA 2
sin θ cos θ

D. zero

Answer: D

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 →
7. The projection of the vector A = ˆ 2 ĵ + k̂
− on the
→
vector B = 4 î − 4 ĵ + 7k̂ is

19
A.
9

38
B.
9

8
C.
9

4
D.
9

Answer: A

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8. The area of the triangle formed by the adjacent

sides with
→ →
A = 3 î + 2 ĵ − 4k̂ and B = − î + 2 ĵ + k̂ is

√165
A. units
2

√137
B. units
2

C. √165 units

D. √137 units

Answer: A

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9. A body moves 6m north, 8m east and 10m vertically

upwards, what is its resultant displacement from

initial position

A. 10√2m

B. 10m

10
C. m
√2

D. 20m

Answer: A

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10. A man wants to reach from A to the opposite

corner of the square C. The sides of the square are 100

m. A central square of 50m × 50m is filled with sand.

Outside this square, he can walk at a speed 1 m/s. In

the central square , he can walk only at a speed of v

m/s (v < 1) . What is smallest value of v for which he

can reach faster via a straight path through the sand

than any path in the square outside the sand ?

A. 0.18 m s −1

B. 0.81 m s −1

C. 0.5 m s −1

D. 0.95 m s −1
Answer: B

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11. A man can swim with a speed 4km/hr in still water.

(a) How long does he takes to cross a river 1 km wide if

the river flows steadily at 3 km/hr and makes his

strokes normal to the river current?

(b) How far down the river does he go when he go

when he reaches the other bank?

A. 500 m

B. 600 m

C. 750 m
 D. 850 m

Answer: C

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12. An aircraft is flying at a height of 3400 m above the

ground. If the angle subtended at a ground

observation point by the aircraft positions 10 s apart

is 30 , what is the speed of the aircraft ?

∘

A. 10 .8 m s −1

B. 1963 m s −1

C. 108 m s −1
 D. 196.3 m s −1

Answer: D

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13. A fighter plane flying horizontally at an altitude of

1.5km with speed 720kmh

−1
passes directly over

head an anticraft gun.

At what angle from the vertical should the gun be

fired from the shell with muzzle speed 600ms −1

to hit

plane.

At what minimum altitude should the pilot fly the

plane to avoid being hit ? ( Take g= 10 ms −2

).
 1
A. sin −1
( )
3

2
B. sin −1
( )
3

1
C. cos −1
( )
3

2
D. cos −1
( )
3

Answer: A

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14. From a building two balls A and B are thrown

such that A is thrown upwards and B downwards (

both vertically with the same speed ). If v A

and vB are
 their respective velocities on reaching the ground ,

then

A. vB
> vA

B. vA
= vB

C. vA
= vB

D. their velocities depend on their masses.

Answer: B

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Higher Order Thinking Skills

1. A stone is projected from level ground with speed u

and ann at angle θ with horizontal. Somehow the

acceleration due to gravity (g) becomes double (that

is 2g) immediately after the stone reaches the

maximum height and remains same thereafter.

Assume direction of acceleration due to gravity always

vertically downwards.

Q. The horizontal range of particle is

2
3 u sin 2θ
A.
4 g

2
u sin 2θ 1
B. (1 + )
2g √2

2
u
C. sin 2θ
g

2
u sin 2θ 1
D. (2 + )
2g √2
Answer: B

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2. In the question number 1, the angle ϕ which the

velocity vector of stone makes with horizontal just

before hitting the ground is given by

A. tan ϕ = 2 tan θ

B. tan ϕ = 2 cot θ

C. tan ϕ = √2 tan θ

D. tan ϕ = √2 cot θ

Answer: C
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3. Airplanes A and B are flying with constant velocity

in the same vertical plane at angles 30

∘
and 60
∘
with

respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in

figure . The speed of A is 100√3m / s . At time t = 0s ,

an observer in A finds B at a distance of 500m . The

observer sees B moving with a constant velocity

perpendicular to the line of motion of A . If at t = t0 ,

A just escapes being hit by B, t in seconds is
0

A. 3s

B. 5s

C. 2s

D. 1s

Answer: B

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4. A large , heavy box is sliding without friction down a

smooth plane of inclination θ . From a point P on the

bottom of the box , a particle is projected inside the

box . The initial speed of the particle with respect to

the box is u , and the direction of projection makes an

angle α with the bottom as shown in Figure .

(a) Find the distance along the bottom of the box

between the point of projection p and the point Q

where the particle lands . ( Assume that the particle

does not hit any other surface of the box . Neglect air

resistance .)

(b) If the horizontal displacement of the particle as

seen by an observer on the ground is zero , find the

speed of the box with respect to the ground at the

instant when particle was projected .

2
u sin 2α
A.
g cos θ

2
u cos 2α
B.
g cos θ

2 2
u sin α
C.
2g cos θ

2 2
u sin α
D.
2g sin θ

Answer: A
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5. in the question number 4, if the horizontal

displacement of the particle as seen by an observer on

the ground is zero, the speed of the box with respect

to the ground at the instant when particle was

projected is

A. u cos α

u sin α
B.
cos θ

u cos(α + θ)
C.
cos θ

u sin θ sin α
D.
cos θ

Answer: C
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6. A train is moving along a straight line with a

constant acceleration 'a' . A boy standing in the train

throws a ball forward with a speed of 10m / s , at an

angle of 60
∘
to the horizontal. The boy has to move

forward by 1.15m inside the train to catch the ball

back at the initial height . the acceleration of the train

, in m / s , is
2

A. 3 m s −2

B. 5 m s −2

C. 8 m s −2
 D. 6 m s −2

Answer: B

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7. A body falling freely from a given height H hits an

inlclined plane in its path at a height h. As a result of

this impact the direction of the velocity of the body

becomes horizontal. For what value of h / H , the body

will take the maximum time to reach the ground.

1
A.
3

1
B.
2
 2
C.
5

2
D.
3

Answer: B

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8. A body is projected with the velocity u1 from the

point A as shown in Figure. At the same time another

body is projectd vertically upwards with the velocity

u1
u2 from the point B. What shold be the value of
u2

for both the bodies to collide.

A. 2
 B. 1 / 2

C. √3 / 2

D. 1

Answer: B

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Ncert Exemplar

→ →
1. The angle between A = î + ĵ and B = î − ĵ is

A. 45 ∘

B. 90 ∘
 C. − 45 ∘

D. 180 ∘

Answer: B

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2. Which one of the following statements is true?

A. A scalar quantity is the one that is conserved in

a process.

B. A scalar quantity is the one that can never take

negative values.
 C. A scalar quantity is the one that does not vary

from one point to antother in space.

D. A scalar quantity has the same value for

observers with different orientations of the axes.

Answer: D

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3. Figure shows the orientation of two vectors u and v

in the XY plane.

if and
→ →
u = a î + b ĵ v = p î + q ĵ
which of the following is correct?

A. a and p are positive while b and q are negative.

B. a,p and b are positive while q is negative.

C. a,q and b are positive while p is negative.

D. a, b, p and q are all positive.

Answer: B
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4. The component of a vector r along X-axis will have

maximum value if

→
A. r is along positive y-axis

→
B. r is along positive x-axis

→
C. r makes an angle of 45 with the x-axis
∘

→
D. r is along negative y-axis

Answer: B

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5. The range of a projectile fired at an angle of 15 is
∘

50 m. If it is fired with the same speed at an angle of

its range will be

∘
45

A. 60 m

B. 71 m

C. 100 m

D. 141 m

Answer: C

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6. Consider the quantities , pressure, power, energy

impulse, gravitational potential, electrical charge ,

temperature, area,Out of these, the only vector

quantities are .

A. Impulse, pressure and area

B. Impulse and area

C. Area of gravitational potential

D. Impulse and pressure

Answer: B

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7. In a two dimensional motion,instantaneous speed

v0 is a positive constant.Then which of the following

are necessarily true?

A. The average velocity is not zero at any time.

B. Average acceleration must always vanish.

C. Displacements is equal time intervals are equal.

D. Equal path lengths are traversed in equal

intervals.

Answer: D

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8. In a two dimensional motion, instantaneous speed

v0 is a positive constant. Then which of the following

are neccessarily true?

A. The acceleration of the particle is zero.

B. The acceleration of the particle is bounded.

C. The acceleration of the particle is necessarily in

the plane of motion.

D. The particle must be undergoing a uniform

circular motion.

Answer: C

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9. Three vectors A , B and C add up to zero.Find

which is false.

→ → → → →
A. (A × B ) × C is not zero unless B , C are

parallel.

→ → → → →
B. (A × B ) ⋅ C is not zero unless B , C are

parallel.

→ → → → → →
C. If A , B , C define a plane, (A × B ) × C is

in that plane.

D.

→ → → ∣ →∣ ∣ →∣ ∣ →∣ 2 2 2
(A × B ) ⋅ C = ∣A ∣∣ B ∣∣C ∣ → C = A + B .
∣ ∣∣ ∣∣ ∣
Answer: C

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10. It is found that |A + B| = |A| ,This necessarily

implies.

→
A. B = 0

→ →
B. A , B are antiparallel

→ →
C. A , B are perpendicular

→ →
D. A ⋅ B ≤ 0

Answer: B
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Assertion And Reason

1. Assertion: Two vectors are said to be equal if , and

only if, they have the same magnitude and the same

dirction.

Reason: Addition and subtraction of scalars make

sense only for quantities with same units.

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2. Assertion: Vector addition is commutative.

Reason: Two vectors may be added graphically using

head- to-tail method or parallelogram method.

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3. Assertion: The difference of two vectors A and B can

be treated as the sum of two vectors.

Subtraction of vectors can be defined in terms of

addition of vectors.

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4. Assertion: For motion in two or three diemensions,

velocity and acceleration vecotrs must have any angle

between 0 ∘
and 90
∘
between them.
Reason: For such motion velocity and acceleration of

an object is always in the opposite direction.

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5. Asserion: Magnitude of the resultant of two vectors

may be less than the magnitude of either vector.

Reason: The resultant of two vectors is obtained by

means of law of parallelogram of Vectors.

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6. Assertion : An object has given two velocities

→
v 1

and has a resultant velocity .

→ → → →
v 2 v = v 1 + v 2
Reason : should be velocities with
→ →
v 1 and v 2

reference to some common reference frame.

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→
7. Assertion : A vector A can be resolved into
→
component along with given vectors lying
→
a and b

in the same plane.

→ →
Reason : where and are real
→
A = λ a + μ b λ μ

numbers.

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8. Assertion: If î and ĵ are unit Vectors along x-axis

and y-axis respectively, the magnitude of Vector î + ĵ

will be √2

Reason: Unit vectors are used to indicate a direction

only.

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9. Assertion: Rain is falling vertically with a certain

speed. A boy holding an umbrella rides a bicycle in

east to west direction and does not get wet.

Reason: The boy is holding his umbrella (at some

angles) with the vertical towards the west.

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10. Assertion : The instantaneous velocity is given by

the limiting value of the average velocity as the time

interval approaches zero.

Reason : The direction of the average velocity is same

as that of displacement.

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11. Assertion: The trajectory of an object moving under

the same accleration due to gravity can be straight

line or a parabola depending on the initial conditions.

Reason: The shape of the trajectory of the motion of

an object is determined by the acceleration alone.

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12. Assertion: A projectile that traverses a parabolic

path show deviation from its idealised trajectory in

the presence of air resistance.

Reason: Air resistance affect the motion of the

projectile.

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13. Assertion : A projectile should have two component

velocities in two mutually perpendicular directions .

Reason : A body is said to be projectile if it has motion

in two dimensions.

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14. Assertion: Centripetal acceleration is always

directed towards the center of rotation of an object

undergoing uniform circular motion.

Reason: Centripetal acceleration is a constant vector.

 A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct

explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct

explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true.

Answer: C

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15. Assertion: A uniform circular motion is an

acceleration motion.
Reason: Direction of acceleration is parallel to velocity

vector.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct

explanation of A.

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct

explanation of A.

C. A is true but R is false.

D. A is false but R is true.

Answer: C

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