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Sub.: PHYSICS Topic : MOTION IN A PLANE

MPQ SHEETS

1. Two balls are rolling on a flat surface. One has velocity components 1 m/s and √3 m/s along the
rectangular axes x and y, respectively and the other has component 2 m/s and 2 m/s
respectively. If both the balls start moving from the same point, the angle between their

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directions of motion is
a) 15°

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b) 30°

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c) 45°
d) 60°

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2. A particle moving with a velocity equal to 0.4 m/s is subjected to an acceleration of 0.15 𝑚/𝑠 2
for 2 sec in a direction at the right angle to its direction of motion. The resultant velocity is
a) 0.7 m/s
b) 0.5 m/s
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c) 0.1 m/s
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d) None of these
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3. The height y and distance x along the horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain planet are
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given by x = 6t m and 𝑦 = (8𝑡 − 5𝑡 2 )𝑚. The velocity with which the projectile is projected is
a) 8 m/s
0

b) 6 m/s
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c) 10 m/s
d) 0
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4. The height y and distance x along the horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain planet are
given by x = 6t m and 𝑦 = (8𝑡 − 5𝑡 2 )𝑚. The direction of the initial velocity with the x axis is
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a) tan−1
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b) tan
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−1 3
c) sin
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d) cos −1 3
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5. The coordinates of a moving particle at any time t are given by 𝑥 = 𝑎𝑡 3 & 𝑦 = 𝑏𝑡 3 . The speed of
the particle at time t is given by
a) √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
b) 3𝑡√𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
c) 3𝑡 2 √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2

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d) 𝑡 2 √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2

6. A body starts from rest from the origin with an acceleration of 3 𝑚/𝑠 2 along the x axis and
4 𝑚/𝑠 2 along the y axis. Its distance from the origin after 2 s will be
a) 5 m
b) 10 m
c) 158 m
d) 20 m

7. A ball is thrown upwards and returns to the ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the

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following quantities remains constant?
a) Kinetic energy of the ball

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b) The speed of the ball

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c) The vertical component of the velocity

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d) The horizontal component of the velocity

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8. At what angle to the horizontal should an object be projected so that the maximum height
reached is equal to the horizontal range
a) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 1 2@
b) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 2
c) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 3
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d) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 4
2

9. The velocity at the maximum height of a projectile is half of its velocity of projection u. its range
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on the horizontal plane is

3𝑢2
0

a)
𝑔
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√3𝑢2
b)
2𝑔
3𝑢2
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c)
𝑔2
𝑢2
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d)
3𝑔
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10. The range of a projectile thrown with an initial speed u at an angle of projection 15° is R. what
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will be the range it is thrown with an initial speed 2u at an angle of 30°

a) 4√3𝑅
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b) 2√3𝑅
c) √3𝑅
d) 5√3𝑅

11. A projectile is projected with a kinetic energy K. if it has the maximum possible horizontal range
then its kinetic energy at the highest point will be
a) K/4
b) K/2

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c) 3K/4
d) K

12. A projectile is projected with the initial velocity 6𝑖 + 8𝑗) m/s. the horizontal range is
a) 96 m
b) 960 m
c) 9.6 m
d) 4.8 m

13. A projectile is thrown at an angle of 40° and its range is 𝑅1 . Another projectile is thrown at an
angle of 40° with the vertical and its range is 𝑅2 . What is the relation between 𝑅1 & 𝑅2 if the

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speed of the projection is same in both the cases.
a) 𝑅1 = 𝑅2

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b) 𝑅1 = 2𝑅2
c) 2𝑅1 = 𝑅2

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d) 𝑅1 = 0.8 𝑅2

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14. A ball is thrown horizontally with speed 10 m/s from the top of tower of height 80 m. after how
much time it strikes the ground?
a) 1 s 2@
b) 2 s
c) 3 s
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d) 4 s
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15. A ball is thrown horizontally with speed 10 m/s from the top of tower of height 80 m. at what
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horizontal distance from the tower it strikes the ground?

a) 20 m
0

b) 40 m
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c) 60 m
d) 80 m
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16. A body is projected horizontally from a height of 20 m. it reaches the ground at a horizontal
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distance of 40 m. the speed of the particle when it hits the ground is

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a) 10 m/s
𝑚
b) 10√2
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𝑠
c) 20 m/s
d) 20√2 m/s
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17. A body is projected horizontally from the top of a building with a speed of 20 m/s, strikes the
ground 40 m away from the foot of the tower. The height of the tower is
a) 5 m
b) 10 m
c) 15 m
d) 20 m

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18. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity 720 kmph at a height of 2 km. when it is
vertically at a point A on the ground, a bomb is released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at
point B. the distance AB is
a) 1 km
b) 2 km
c) 3 km
d) 4 km

19. A man can swim at a speed of 3 km/h in still water. He wants to cross a 500 m wide river flowing
at 2 km/h. He keep himself always at an angle of 120° with the river flow inside swimming. The
time he takes to cross the river is

m
10
(a) 𝑚𝑖𝑛
√3

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20
(b) 𝑚𝑖𝑛
√3

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30

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(c) 𝑚𝑖𝑛
√3

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(d) 𝑚𝑖𝑛
√3

20. A person aiming to reach the exactly opposite point on the bank stream is swimming with a
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speed of 0.5 m/s at an angle of 120° with the direction of flow of water. The speed of water in
the stream is
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(a) 1 m/s
2

(b) 0.5 m/s

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(c) 0.25 m/s

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(d) 0.433 m/s

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