PREVIOUS YEAR

JEE-MAIN ONLINE KINEMATICS

QUESTIONS

1. A passenger train of length 60 m travels at a

speed of 80 km/hr. Another freight train of 5. In a car race on straight road, car A takes a time
length 120 m travels at a speed of 30 km/hr. t less than car B at the finish and passes
The ratio of times taken by the passenger train finishing point with a speed 'v' more than that
to completely cross the freight train when: (i) of car B. Both the cars start from rest and travel
they are moving in the same direction, and (ii) with constant acceleration a1 and a2
in the opposite directions is : respectively. Then 'v' is equal to:
(A) 5/2 (B) 25/11 a +a
(A) 1 2 t (B) 2a1a 2 t
(C) 3/2 (D) 11/5 2
2a1a 2
2. Two guns A and B can fire bullets at speeds 1 (C) t (D) a1a 2 t
km/s and 2 km/s respectively. From a point on a1 + a 2
a horizontal ground, they are fired in all 6. The position co-ordinates of a particle moving
possible directions. The ratio of maximum in a 3-D coordinate system is given by
areas covered by the bullets fired by the two x = a cos  t
guns, on the ground is: y = a sin  t
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 4 and z = a  t
(C) 1 : 8 (D) 1 : 16
The speed of the particle is:
3. A particle starts from the origin at time t = 0 (A) a  (B) 3 a
and moves along the positive x-axis. The graph (C) 2a (D) 2a 
of velocity with respect to time is shown in
figure. What is the position of the particle at 7. A person climbs up a stalled escalator in 60 s.
If standing on the same but escalator running
time t = 5s ?
with constant velocity, he takes 40 s. How
much time is taken by the person to walk up the
moving escalator?
(A) 37 s (B) 27 s
(C) 24 s (D) 45 s
th
 1
8. A bullet looses   of its velocity passing
 n
through one plank. The number of such planks
(A) 6 m (B) 9 m that are required to stop the bullet can be:
(C) 3 m (D) 10 m
n2 2n 2
(A) (B)
4. A particle is moving with a velocity 2n –1 n –1
( )
v = K yiˆ + xjˆ , where K is a constant. The (C) Infinite (D) n
general equation for its path is: 9. The initial speed of a bullet fired from a rifle is
(A) xy = constant 630 m/s. The rifle is fired at the centre of target
(B) y2 = x2 + constant 700 m away at the same level as the target.
(C) y = x2 + constant How far above the centre of the target the rifle
(D) y2 = x + constant must be aimed in order to hit the target?

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 (A) 1.0 m (B) 4.2 m (C) (a), (b) and (d) (D) (b), (c)
(C) 6.1 m (D) 9.8 m

10. The position of a projectile launched from the 14. Ship A is sailing towards north-east with
origin at t = 0 is given by r = (40iˆ + 50 ˆj )m at velocity v = 30iˆ + 50jˆ km/hr where î points
t = 2s. If the projectile was launched at an angle east and ˆj , north. Ship B is at a distance of
 from the horizontal, then  is
80 km east and 150 km north of Ship A and is
(take g = 10 ms–2)
sailing towards west at 10 km/hr. A will be at
2 3
(A) tan −1 (B) tan −1 minimum distance from B in:
3 2 (A) 4.2 hrs (B) 2.2 hrs
−1 7 −1 4 (C) 3.2 hrs (D) 2.6 hrs
(C) tan (D) tan
4 5
15. The position of a particle as a function of time
11. The maximum range of a bullet fired from a toy t, is given by x(t) = at + bt 2 − ct 3 , where a, b
pistol mounted on a car at rest is R0 = 40 m.
and c are constants. When the particle attains
What will be the acute angle of inclination of zero acceleration, then its velocity will be:
the pistol for maximum range when the car is
b2 b2
moving in the direction of firing with uniform (A) a + (B) a +
velocity v = 20 m/s, on a horizontal surface? 4c c
2
(g = 10 m/s ) 2
b b2
(A) 30º (B) 60º (C) a + (D) a +
2c 3c
(C) 75º (D) 45º
16. The position vector of a particle changes with
12. A ball projected from ground at an angle of 45º
time according to the relation
just clears a wall in front. If point of projection
is 4 m from the foot of wall and ball strikes the ( )
r(t) = 15t 2 ˆi + 4 − 20t 2 ˆj. What is the
ground at a distance of 6 m on the other side of magnitude of the acceleration at t = 1?
the wall, the height of the wall is (A) 40 (B) 100
(A) 4.4 m (B) 2.4 m (C) 25 (D) 50
(C) 3.6 m (D) 1.6 m
17. The stream of a river is flowing with a speed of
13. A particle starts from origin O from rest and 2 km/h. A swimmer can swim at a speed of 4
moves with a uniform acceleration along the km/h. What should be the direction of the
positive x-axis. Identify all figures that swimmer with respect to the flow of the river
correctly represent the motion qualitatively. to cross the river straight?
(a = acceleration, v = velocity, (A) 60o (B) 150o
x = displacement, t = time) (C) 90o (D) 120o

18. A plane is inclined at an angle  = 30° with a

respect to the horizontal. A particle is projected
(a) (b) with a speed u = 2 ms–1 from the base of the
plane, making an angle  = 15° with respect
to the plane as shown in the figure. The
distance from the base, at which the particle
hits the plane is close to : (Take g = 10 ms–2)
(c) (d)

(A) (a), (b) and (c) (B) (a)

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 (A) 14 cm (B) 20 cm  2  3
(C) 18 cm (D) 26 cm (C) o = sin −1   and o = ms−1
 5 5
 2  3
(D) o = cos−1   and o = ms−1
19. A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity  5 5
V0 from the surface of the earth. The motion of 23. A shell is fired from a fixed artillery gun with
the ball is affected by a drag force equal to an initial speed u such that it hits the target on
m 2
(where m is mass of the ball,  is its the ground at a distance R from it. If t1 and t2
instantaneous velocity and  is a constant). are the values of the time taken by it to hit the
Time taken by the ball to rise to its zenith is : target in two possible ways, the product t1t2 is:
(A) R/g (B) R/4g
1 −1
  
(A) sin  Vo  (C) 2R/g (D) R/2g
g  g 
24. A man in a car at location Q on a straight
1 −1
  
(B) tan  Vo  highway is moving with speed v. He decides to
g  g  reach a point P in a field at a distance d from
the highway (point M) as shown in the figure.
1 −1
 2  Speed of the car in the field is half to that on
(C) tan  Vo 
2g  g  the highway. What should be the distance RM,
so that the time taken to reach P is minimum?
1   
ln 1 + Vo
g  g 
(D)

20. A particle is moving with speed  = b x

along positive x-axis. Calculate the speed of
the particle at time t =  (assume that the (A) d (B) d / 2
particle is at origin at t = 0). (C) d / 2 (D) d / 3
b2  b2 
(A) (B) 25. A particle is moving along the x-axis with its
4 2
coordinate with time ‘t’ given by
b2 
(C) b  x(t) = 10 + 8t – 3t2. Another particle is moving
2
(D)
2 along the y-axis with its coordinate as a
function of time given by y(t) = 5 – 8t3. At t =
21. Two particles are projected from the same 1 s, the speed of the second particle as
point with the same speed u such that they have measured in the frame of the first particle is
the same range R, but different maximum given as v. Then v (in m/s) is ______ .
heights, h1 and h2. Which of the following is [(8 JAN 2020) SHIFT-1]
correct?
(A) R2 = 2 h1h2 (B) R2 = 16h1h2 26. A ball is dropped from the top of a 100 m high
2 2
(C) R = 4 h1h2 (D) R = h1h2 1
tower on a planet. In the last s before hitting
2
22. The trajectory of a projectile near the surface the ground, it covers a distance of 19 m.
of the earth is given as y = 2x – 9x2. If it were –2
Acceleration due to gravity (in ms ) near the
launched at an angle  o with speed o then surface on that planet is _________.
–2 [(8 JAN 2020) SHIFT-2]
(g = 10 ms ) :
 1  5
(A) o = cos−1   and o = ms−1 27. A particle starts from the origin at t = 0 with an
 5 3 initial velocity of 3.0iˆ m/s and moves in the
 1  5 x-y plane with a constant acceleration
(B) o = sin −1   and o = ms−1
 5 3

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 ( 6.0 iˆ + 4.0ˆj) m/s2. The x-coordinate of the
particle at the instant when its y-coordinate is
32 m is D meters. The value of D is:
[(9 JAN 2020) SHIFT-2]
(A) 40 (B) 32
(C) 50 (D) 60

28. The distance x covered by a particle in one

dimensional motion varies with time t as 33. A balloon is moving up in air vertically above
x2 = at2 + 2bt + c. If the acceleration of the a point A on the ground. When it is at a height
–n h1, a girl standing at a distance d (point B) from
particle depends on x as x , where n is an
integer, the value of n is ___________. A (see figure) sees it at an angle 45° with
[(9 JAN 2020) SHIFT-1] respect to the vertical. When the balloon
climbs up a further height h2, it is seen at an
29. Train A and train B are running on parallel angle 60° with respect to the vertical if the girl
tracks in the opposite directions with speeds of moves further by a distance 2.464 d (point C).
36 km/hour and 72 km/hour, respectively. A Then the height h2 is (given tan 30° = 0.5774):
person is walking in train A in the direction [(5 SEP 2020) SH-1]
opposite to its motion with a speed of 1.8
km/hr. Speed (in ms–1) of this person as
h2
observed from train B will be close to : (take
the distance between the tracks as negligible)
[(2 SEP 2020) SH-1]
–1 h1
(A) 30.5 ms (B) 29.5 ms–1 45º 60º
(C) 31.5 ms–1 (D) 28.5 ms–1
A B C
d 2.464d
30. Starting from the origin at time t = 0, with (A) d (B) 0.732d
initial velocity 5 ˆj ms−1 , a particle moves in the (C) 1.464d (D) 0.464d
x-y plane with a constant acceleration of
(10iˆ + 4 ˆj ) ms−2 . At time t, its coordinates are 34. A helicopter raises from rest on the ground
(20 m, y0 m). The values of t and y0, are vertically upwards with a constant acceleration
respectively: [(4 SEP 2020) SH-1] g. A food packet is dropped from the helicopter
(A) 4s and 52 m (B) 2s and 24 m when it is a height h. The time taken by the
(C) 2s and 18 m (D) 5s and 25 m packet to reach the ground is close to [g is the
acceleration due to gravity]:
31. A small ball of mass is thrown upward with [(5 SEP 2020) SH-1]
velocity u from the ground. The ball 2h h
(A) t = (B) t = 1.8
experiences a resistive force mkv2 where v is 3g g
its speed. The maximum height attained by the
ball is: [(4 SEP 2020) SH-2] (C) t = 3.4  h  (D) t = 2  h 
g 3 g
1 tan −1 ku 2 1 ln 1 + ku 2 
2k  g 
(A) (B)
2k g
35. The velocity (v) and time (t) graph of a body in
2 1 ln 1 + ku 2  a straight line motion is shown in the figure.
(C) 1 tan −1 ku
k  2 g 
(D)
k 2g The point S is at 4.333 seconds. The total
distance covered by the body in 6s is :
32. The speed verses time graph for a particle is [(5 SEP 2020) SH-2]
shown in the figure. The distance travelled (in
m) by the particle during the time interval t = 0
to t = 5s will be _____ : [(4 SEP 2020) SH-2]
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(A) 12 m (B) m
4 40. Two spherical balls having equal masses with
37 radius of 5 cm each are thrown upwards along
(C) 11 m (D) m
3 the same vertical direction at an interval of 3s
with the same initial velocity of 35 m/s, then
36. When a car is at rest, its driver sees rain drops these balls collide at a height of .......... m.
falling on it vertically. When driving the car (Take g = 10 m/s2) [(26 Aug 2021) SH-1]
with speed v, he sees that rain drops are coming
at an angle 60° from the horizontal. On further 41. A projectile is projected with velocity of 25
increasing the speed of the car to (1 + )v, this m/s at an angle  with the horizontal. After t
angle changes to 45°. The value of  is close to seconds its inclination with horizontal
[(6 SEP 2020) SH-2] becomes zero. If R represents horizontal range
(A) 0.41 (B) 0.50 of the projectile, the value of  will be: [use g
(C) 0.37 (D) 0.73 = 10 m/s2] [(24th June, 2022 SH-I)]
1  5t 2  1 −1  4R 
37. A clock has a continuously moving second's (A) sin −1  (B)
 sin  2 
2  4R  2  5t 
hand of 0.1 m length. The average acceleration
of the tip of the hand (in units of ms–2) is of the  4t 2  −1  R 
(C) tan −1   (D) cot  2 
order of:
–3
[(6 SEP 2020) SH-1]  5R   20t 
(A) 10 (B) 10–2
(C) 10–4 (D) 10–1 42. From the top of a tower, a ball is thrown
vertically upward which reaches the ground in
38. A ball is thrown up with a certain velocity so 6s. A second ball thrown vertically downward
that it reaches a height 'h'. Find the ratio of the from the same position with the same speed
h
two different times of the ball reaching in reaches the ground in 1.5 s. A third ball
3 released, from the rest from the same location,
both the directions. [(27 July 2021) SH-1] will reach the ground in _______ s.
3 −1 1 (24th June, 2022 SH-I)
(A) (B)
3 +1 3
43. An object of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically
2 −1 3− 2 upwards from the ground. The air resistance
(C) (D)
2 +1 3+ 2 produces a constant retarding force of 10 N
throughout the motion. The ratio of time of
39. A swimmer wants to cross a river from point A ascent to the time of descent will be equal to:
to point B. Line AB makes an angle of 30° with [Use g = 10 ms–2] (24th June, 2022 SH-II)
the flow of river. Magnitude of velocity of the (A) 1 : 1 (B) 2: 3
swimmer is same as that of the river. The angle (C) 3: 2 (D) 2 : 3
 with the line AB should be ____°, so that the
swimmer reaches point B. 44. A body is projected from the ground at an angle
[(27 July 2021) SH-2] of 45° with the horizontal. Its velocity after 2s
is 20 ms–1. The maximum height reached by

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 the body during its motion is _________m. (26th June, 2022 SH-I)
(use g = 10 ms–2) (24th June, 2022 SH-II)
49. A ball is projected vertically upward with an
45. Given below are two statements. One is initial velocity of 50 ms–1 at t = 0s. At t = 2s.
labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled another ball is projected vertically upward with
as Reason R. (25th June, 2022 SH-II) same velocity. At t =____s, second ball will
meet the first ball (g =10 ms–2).
Assertion A: Two identical balls A and B (26th June, 2022 SH-II)
thrown with same velocity ‘u’ at two different
angles with horizontal attained the same range 50. A projectile is launched at an angle ‘’ with the
R. If A and B reached the maximum height h1 horizontal with a velocity 20 ms–1. After 10 s,
and h2 respectively, then R = 4 h1h 2 its inclination with horizontal is ‘’. The value
of tan  will be : (g = 10 ms–2)
(27th June, 2022 SH-I)
Reason R: Product of said heights.
(A) tan  + 5sec 
 u 2 sin 2    u 2 cos 2  
h1h 2 =    (B) tan – 5sec 
 2g   2g  (C) 2tan  – 5sec 
Choose the CORRECT answer: (D) 2tan  + 5sec

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct

explanation of A. 51. A girl standing on road holds her umbrella at
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the 45º with the vertical to keep the rain away. If
correct explanation of A. she starts running without umbrella with a
(C) A is true but R is false speed of 15 2 kmh–1, the rain drops hit her
(D) A is false but R is true head vertically. The speed of rain drops with
respect to the moving girl is :
46. Two buses P and Q start from a point at the (27th June, 2022 SH-I)
same time and move in a straight line and their
25
positions are represented by (A) 130 kmh–1 (B) kmh–1
XP (t) = (t + t ) and XQ(t) = (ft – t ). At what
2 2 2
time, both the buses have same velocity? 30
(25th June, 2022 SH-II) (C) kmh–1 (D) 1 25 kmh–1
2
−f +f
(A) (B)
1+  2( − 1) 52. When a ball is dropped into a lake from a
+f f − height 4.9 m above the water level, it hits the
(C) (D) water with a velocity v and then sinks to the
2(1 + ) 2(1 + )
bottom with the constant velocity v. It reaches
the bottom of the lake 4.0 s after it is dropped.
47. A fighter jet is flying horizontally at a certain The approximate depth of the lake is :
altitude with a speed of 200 ms–1. When it (27th June, 2022 SH-II)
passes directly overhead an anti-aircraft gun, (A) 19.6 m (B) 29.4 m
bullet is fired from the gun, at an angle  with (C) 39.2 m (D) 73.5 m
the horizontal, to hit the jet. If the bullet speed
is 400 m/s, the value of  will be ______. 53. A car covers AB distance with first one–third
(26th June, 2022 SH-I) at velocity v1 ms–1, second one-third at v2 ms–
1
and last one–third at v3 ms–1. If v3 = 3v1, v2 =
48. A ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from the 2v1 and v1 = 11 ms–1 then the average velocity
height of 10m. The height, at which the of the car is ____ ms–1.
magnitude of velocity becomes equal to the (28th June, 2022 SH-II)
magnitude of acceleration due to gravity, is
______. (Use g = 10 m/s2).
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 60. Two projectile thrown at 30º and 45º with the
horizontal respectively, reach the maximum
54. Two balls A and B are placed at the top of 180 height in same time. The ratio of their initial
m tall tower. Ball A is released from the top at velocities is [(26 July 2022) SH-1]
t = 0 s. Ball B is thrown vertically down with (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1
an initial velocity 'u' at t = 2 s. After a certain (C) 2 :1 (D) 1 : 2
time, both balls meet 100 m above the ground.
Find the value of 'u' in ms–1. 61. If the initial velocity in horizontal direction of
[use g = 10 ms–2]: (29th June, 2022 SH-I)
(A) 10 (B) 15 a projectile is unit vector î and the equation
(C) 20 (D) 30 of trajectory is y = 5x(1 – x). The y component
vector of the initial velocity is ________ ˆj .
55. A small toy starts moving from the position of (Take g = 10 m/s2) [(26 July 2022) SH-1]
rest under a constant acceleration. If it travels
a distance of 10m in t s,. the distance travelled 62. Two projectiles are thrown with same initial
by the toy in the next t s will be : velocity making an angle of 45° and 30° with
(29th June, 2022 SH-II) the horizontal respectively. The ratio of their
(A) 10m (B) 20m respective ranges will be:
(C) 30m (D) 40m [(26 July 2022) SH-2]
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 :1
(C) 2 : 3 (D) 3:2
56. A person can throw a ball upto a maximum
range of 100 m. How high above the ground he 63. A body is projected vertically upwards from
can throw the same ball? the surface of earth with a velocity equal to one
(29th June, 2022 SH-II) third of escape velocity. The maximum height
(A) 25 m (B) 50 m attained by the body will be: (Take radius of
(C) 100 m (D) 200 m earth = 6400 km & g = 10 ms–2)
[(26 July 2022) SH-2]
57. A car is moving with speed of 150 km/h and (A) 800 km (B) 1600 km
after applying the brake it will move 27 m (C) 2133 km (D) 4800 km
before it stops. If the same car is moving with
a speed of one third the reported speed then it 64. A bullet is shot vertically downwards with an
will stop after travelling _______ m distance. initial velocity of 100 m/s from a certain
[(25 July 2022) SH-1] height. Within 10 s, the bullet reaches the
ground and instantaneously comes to rest due
58. A ball is projected from the ground with a to the perfectly inelastic collision. The
speed 15 ms–1 at an angle  with horizontal so velocity-time curve for total time t = 20 s will
that its range and maximum height are equal, be : (Take g = 10 m/s2) [(27 July 2022) SH-1]
then 'tan ' will be equal to
[(25 July 2022) SH-2]
1 1
(A) (B)
4 2
(C) 2 (D) 4 (A)

59. A particle is moving in a straight line such that

its velocity is increasing at 5 ms–1 per meter.
The acceleration of the particle is _________
ms–2 at a point where its velocity is 20 ms–1.
[(25 July 2022) SH-2]

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 67. The velocity of the bullet becomes one third
after it penetrates 4 cm in a wooden block.
Assuming that bullet is facing a constant
resistance during its motion in the block. The
bullet stops completely after travelling at
(B) (4 + x) cm inside the block. The value of x is:
[(27 July 2022) SH-2]
(A) 2.0 (B) 1.0
(C) 0. 5 (D) 1.5

68. A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of 9

km/h under a mango tree on which a monkey
is sitting at a height of 19.6 m. At any particular
instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet
(C) will receive the mango whose distance from
the tree at time of drop is: (Given g = 9.8 m/s2)
[(28 July 2022) SH-1]
(A) 5 m (B) 10 m
(C) 19.8 m (D) 24.5 m

69. At time t = 0 a particle starts travelling from a


height 7 z cm in a plane keeping z coordinate
(D) constant. At any instant of time it’s position
along the x and y directions are defined as 3t
and 5t3 respectively. At t = 1s acceleration of
the particle will be [(28 July 2022) SH-2]
(A) –30y (B) 30y
65. A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upward.
Another ball of mass 2 m is thrown an angle  (C) 3x + 15y (D) 3x + 15y + 7zˆ
with the vertical. Both the balls stay in air for 70. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a
–1
the same period of time. The ratio of the velocity of 19.6 ms from the top of a tower.
heights attained by the two balls respectively is The ball strikes the ground after 6 s. The height
1 from the ground up to which the ball can rise
. The value of x is _________ .
x k
will be   m. The value of k is _________
[(27 July 2022) SH-1] 5
(use g = 9.8 m/s2) [(28 July 2022) SH-2]
66. A body of mass 10 kg is projected at an angle
of 45° with the horizontal. The trajectory of the 71. A ball is thrown up vertically with a certain
body is observed to pass through a point (20, velocity so that, it reaches a maximum height
10). If T is the time of flight, then its h. Find the ratio of the times in which it is at
T h
momentum vector, at time t = , is height while going up and coming down
2 3
___________. [(27 July 2022) SH-2] respectively. [(29 July 2022) SH-1]
[Take g = 10 m/s ]2
2 −1 3− 2
ˆ ˆ (A) (B)
(A) 100i + (100 2 − 200) j 2 +1 3+ 2
(B) 100 2 ˆi + (100 − 200 2)ˆj 3 −1 1
ˆ ˆ (C) (D)
(C) 100i + (100 − 200 2) j 3 +1 3
(D) 100 2 ˆi + (100 2 − 200)ˆj

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  dx  78. The velocity time graph of a body moving in a
72. If t = x + 4, then   is straight line is shown in figure.
 dt  t = 4
[24 Jan 2023, SH–II]
[(29 July 2022) SH-1]
(A) 4 (B) Zero
(C) 8 (D) 16

73. A ball is projected with kinetic energy E, at an

angle of 60º to the horizontal. The kinetic
energy of this ball at the highest point of its
flight will become: [(29 July 2022) SH-1]
(A) Zero (B) E/2 The ratio of displacement to distance travelled
(C) E/4 (D) E by the body in time 0 to 10 is:
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 1 : 4
74. An object is projected in the air with initial (C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 1
velocity u at an angle . The projectile motion
79. A car travels a distance of ‘x’ with speed v1 and
is such that the horizontal range R, is
then same distance ‘x’ with speed v2 in the
maximum. Another object is projected in the
same direction. The average speed of the car is:
air with a horizontal range half of the range of
[25 Jan 2023, SH–I]
first object. The initial velocity remains same
in both the case. The value of the angle of v1 v 2 2x
(A) (B)
projection, at which the second object is 2 ( v1 + v 2 ) v1 + v 2
projected, will be ______degree. 2v1v 2 v1 + v 2
[(29 July 2022) SH-1] (C) (D)
v1 + v 2 2
75. A juggler throws balls vertically upwards with
same initial velocity in air. When the first ball 80. The distance travelled by a particle is related to
reaches its highest position, he throws the next time t as x = 4t2. The velocity of the particle at
ball. Assuming the juggler throws n balls per t = 5s is: [25 Jan 2023, SH–II]
–1
second, the maximum height the balls can (A) 8 ms (B) 20 ms–1
reach is [(29 July 2022) SH-2] (C) 25 ms–1 (D) 40 ms–1
(A) g/2n (B) g/n
(C) 2gn (D) g/2n2 81. Two objects are projected with same velocity
76. A ball is released from a height h. If t1 and t2 ‘u’ however at different angle  and  with
be the time required to complete first half and the horizontal. If  +  = 90o , the ratio of
second half of the distance respectively. Then,
horizontal range of the first object to the 2nd
choose the correct relation between t1 and t2.
object will be: [25 Jan 2023, SH–II]
[(29 July 2022) SH-2]
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 4 : 1
(A) t1 = ( 2)t 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 1
(B) t1 = ( 2 − 1)t 2
(C) t 2 = ( 2 + 1)t1 82. A stone is projected at angle 30o to the
horizontal. The ratio of kinetic energy of the
(D) t 2 = ( 2 − 1)t1
stone at point of projection to its kinetic energy
at the highest point of flight will be-
77. The maximum vertical height to which a man [29 Jan 2023, SH–I]
can throw a ball is 136 m. The maximum (A) 4 : 1 (B) 1 : 2
horizontal distance upto which he can throw (C) 4 : 3 (D) 1 : 4
the same ball is: [24 Jan 2023, SH–I]
(A) 68 m (B) 136 m 83. A tennis ball is dropped on to the floor from a
(C) 192 m (D) 272 m height of 9.8 m. It rebounds to a height 5.0 m.
Ball comes in contact with the floor for 0.2s.

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 The average acceleration during contact is 86. A vehicle travels 4 km with speed of 3 km/h
_______ ms–2. (Given g = 10 ms–2) and another 4 km with speed of 5 km/h, then its
[29 Jan 2023, SH–I] average speed is [30 Jan 2023, SH–II]
(A) 3.75 km/h (B) 4.25 km/h
84. Match Column–I with Column–II: (C) 3.50 km/h (D) 4.00 km/h
[30 Jan 2023, SH–I]
Column–I Column–II 87. The initial speed of a projectile fired from
(x–t Graphs) (v–t Graphs) ground is u. At the highest point during its
3
(A (I) motion, the speed of projectile is u. The
) 2
time of flight of the projectile is:
[31 Jan 2023, SH–I]
2u u
(A) (B)
(B) (II)
g 2g
u 3u
(C) (D)
g g

88. The speed of a swimmer is 4 km h–1 in still

(C) (III water. If the swimmer makes his strokes
) normal to the flow of river of width 1 km, he
reaches a point 750 m down the stream on the
opposite bank. The speed of the river water is
_____________ km h–1. [31 Jan 2023, SH–I]

89. Two bodies are projected from ground with

(D (IV same speeds 40 ms–1 at two different angles
) ) with respect to horizontal. The bodies were
found to have same range. If one of the body
was projected at an angle of 60o, with
horizontal then sum of the maximum heights,
attained by the two projectiles, is
_____________ m. (Given g = 10 ms–2).
Choose the correct answer from the options [31 Jan 2023, SH–II]
given below:
(A) A–I, B–III, C–IV, D–II 90. An object moves with speed v1, v2 and v3 along
(B) A–II, B–IV, C–III, D–I a line segment AB, BC and CD respectively as
(C) A–II, B–III, C–IV, D–I shown in figure. Where AB = BC and AD =
(D) A–I, B–II, C–III, D–IV 3AB, then average speed of the object will be:
[01 Feb 2023, SH–I]
85. A horse rider covers half the distance with 5
m/s speed. The remaining part of the distance
was travelled with speed 10 m/s for half the ( v1 + v 2 + v 3 )
time and with speed 15 m/s for other half of the (A)
3
time. The mean speed of the rider averaged
3v1v 2 v 3
x (B)
over the whole time of motion is m / s. The
7 ( v1 v 2 + v 2 v 3 + v 3 v1 )
value of x is________. [30 Jan 2023, SH–I]
(C)
( v1 + v 2 + v 3 )
3v1v 2 v 3

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 v1 v 2 v 3 above statements, choose the correct answer
(D)
3 ( v1v 2 + v 2 v 3 + v 3 v 1 ) from the options given below:
(A) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
91. A child stands on the edge of the cliff 10 m (B) Both A and R are correct R is the correct
above the ground and throws a stone explanation of A
horizontally with an initial speed of 5 ms–1. (C) A is true but R is false
Neglecting the air resistance, the speed with (D) A is false but R is true
which the stone hits the ground will be [06 Apr 2023, SH–I]
_________ ms–1: (given, g = 10 ms–2).
[01 Feb 2023, SH–I]
96. The kinetic energy of an electron, -particle
(A) 15 (B) 20
and a proton are given as 4K, 2K and K
(C) 30 (D) 25
respectively. The de-Broglie wavelength
associated with electron (e) -particle ()
92. For a body projected at an angle with the
horizontal from the ground, choose the correct and the proton (p) are as follows:
statement. [01 Feb 2023, SH–II] [06 Apr 2023, SH–I]
(A) The kinetic energy (K.E.) is zero at the (A)  = p < e (B)  > p > e
highest point of projectile motion. (C)  < p < e (D)  = p > e
(B) The horizontal component of velocity is
zero at the highest point. 97. As shown in the figure, a particle is moving
(C) The vertical component of momentum is with constant speed  m/s. Considering its
maximum at the highest point. motion from A to B, the magnitude of the
(D) Gravitational potential energy is average velocity is: 1200
maximum at the highest point. [06 Apr 2023, SH–II]

93. For a train engine moving with speed of 20 ms–

1
, the driver must apply brakes at a distance of
500 m before the station for the train to come
to rest at the station. If the brakes were applied
at half of this distance, the train engine would (A)  m/s (B) 3 m/ s
–1
cross the station with speed x ms . The (C) 2 3 m / s (D) 1.5 3 m/ s
value of x is_________. (Assuming same
retardation is produced by brakes) 98. A particle starts with an initial velocity of
[01 Feb 2023, SH–II] 10.0 ms–1 along x-direction and accelerates
uniformly at the rate of 2.0 ms–2. The time
94. A particle is moving with constant speed in a taken by the particle to reach the velocity of
circular path. When the particle turns by an 60.0 ms–1 is______. [06 Apr 2023, SH–II]
°
angle 90 , the ratio of instantaneous velocity to (A) 6s (B) 3s
its average velocity is  : x 2 . The value of x (C) 30s (D) 25s
will be [06 Apr 2023, SH–I]
(A) 2 (B) 5 99. Two projectiles A and B are thrown with initial
(C) 1 (D) 7 velocities of 40 m/s and 60 m/s at angles 30°
and 60° with the horizontal respectively. The
95. Given below are two statements: one is ratio of their ranges respectively is (g= 10 m/s2)
labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled [08 Apr 2023, SH–I]
as Reason R. Assertion A: When a body is (A) 3 :2 (B) 2 : 3
projected at an angle 45°, it’s range is (C) 1 : 1 (D) 4 : 9
maximum.
Reason R: For maximum range, the value of
sin 2 should be equal to one. In the light of the

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100. The trajectory of projectile, projected from the Choose the correct answer from the options
x2 given below:
ground is given by y = x − . Where x and y (A) (A) & (E) only
20 (B) (B) & (E) only
are measured in meter. The maximum height (C) (A), (C) & (E) only
attained by the projectile will be. (D) (A), (C) & (D) only
[08 Apr 2023, SH–II]
(A) 5 m (B) 10 2 m 104. A person travels x distance with velocity v1 and
(C) 200 m (D) 10 m then x distance with velocity v2 in the same
direction. The average velocity of the person is
101. Given below are two statements: v, then the relation between v, v1 and v2 will
[08 Apr 2023, SH–II] be: [10 Apr 2023, SH–II]
Statement I: Area under velocity- time graph v + v2
gives the distance travelled by the body in a (A) v = v1 + v 2 (B) v = 1
2
given time. 2 1 1 1 1 1
Statement II: Area under acceleration- time (C) = + (D) = +
graph is equal to the change in velocity- in the v v 1 v 2 v v1 v 2
given time.
In the light of given statements, choose the 105. Two projectiles are projected at 30° and 60°
correct answer from the options given below. with the horizontal with the same speed. The
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are ratio of the maximum height attained by the
true. two projectiles respectively is:
(B) Statement I, is correct but Statement II is [10 Apr 2023, SH–II]
false. (A) 2 : 3 (B) 3 :1
(C) Statement I, is incorrect but Statement II (C) 1 : 3 (D) 1 : 3
is true.
(D) Both Statement I and Statement II are
106. From the v - t graph shown. the ratio of
False.
distance to displacement in 25 s of motion
[11 Apr 2023, SH–I]
102. The range of the projectile proje cted at an
angle of 15° with horizontal is 50 m. If the
projectile is projected with same velocity at an
angle of 45º with horizontal, then its range will
be : [10 Apr 2023, SH–I]
(A) 50 m (B) 50 2 m
(C) 100 m (D) 100 2 m

103. The position-time graphs for two students A (A) 3/5 (B) 1/2
and B returning from the school to their homes (C) 5/3 (D) 1
are shown in figure: [10 Apr 2023, SH–I]
107. A projectile fired at 30° to the ground is
observed to be at same height at time 3s and 5s
after projection, during its flight. The speed of
projection of the projectile is _______ ms–1.
(Given g = 10 m s–2) [11 Apr 2023, SH–I]
(A) A lives closer to the school
(B) B lives closer to the school 108. A projectile is projected at 30° from horizontal
(C) A takes lesser time to reach home with initial velocity 40 ms–1. The velocity of
(D) A travels faster than B the projectile at t = 2 s from the start will be:
(E) B travels faster than A (Given g = 10 m/s2) [11 Apr 2023, SH–II]
(A) 20 3 ms–1 (B) 40 3 ms–1

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 (C) 20 ms–1 (D) Zero 111. A passenger sitting in a train A moving at 90
km/h observes another train B moving in the
109. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an opposite direction for 8 s. If the velocity of the
initial velocity of 150 m/s. The ratio of velocity train B is 54 km/h, then length of train B is :
x +1 [13 Apr 2023, SH–II]
after 3 s and 5s is . The value of x is
x (A) 80 m (B) 200 m
_______. Take (g = 10 m/s ). 2 (C) 120 m (D) 320 m
[12 Apr 2023, SH–I]
(A) 6 (B) 5 112. The distance travelled by an object in time t is
(C) –5 (D) 10 given by s = (2.5)t2. The instantaneous speed
of the object at t = 5 s will be :
110. Two trains ‘A’ and ‘B’ of length ‘l’ and ‘4l’ are [13 Apr 2023, SH–II]
–1
travelling into a tunnel of length ‘L’ in parallel (A) 12.5 ms (B) 62.5 ms–1
tracks from opposite directions with velocities (C) 5 ms–1 (D) 25 ms–1
108 km/h and 72 km/h, respectively. If train
‘A’ takes 35s less time than train ‘B’ to cross 113. The position of a particle related to time is
the tunnel then, length ‘L’ of tunnel is : given by x = (5t2 – 4t + 5) m. The magnitude
(Given L = 60 l) [13 Apr 2023, SH–I] of velocity of the particle at t = 2s will be:
(A) 1200 m (B) 2700 m [15 Apr 2023, SH–I]
–1
(C) 1800 m (D) 900 m (A) 10 ms (B) 14 ms–1
(C) 16 ms–1 (D) 6 ms–1

ANSWERKEY
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (D)
6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (B) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (D)
16. (D) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (B)
21. (B) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (580)
26. (8 or 2888) 27. (D) 28. (3) 29. (B) 30. (C)
31. (B) 32. (20 m) 33. (A) 34. (C) 35. (D)
36. (D) 37. (A) 38. (D) 39. (30) 40. (50)
41. (D) 42. (3) 43. (B) 44. (20) 45. (A)
46. (D) 47. (60o) 48. (5 m) 49. (6) 50. (B)
51. (C) 52. (B) 53. (18) 54. (D) 55. (C)
56. (B) 57. (3) 58. (D) 59. (100) 60. (C)
61. (5) 62. (C) 63. (A) 64. (A) 65. (1)
66. (D) 67. (C) 68. (A) 69. (B) 70. (392)
71. (B) 72. (B) 73. (C) 74. (15) 75. (D)
76. (D) 77. (D) 78. (C) 79. (C) 80. (D)
81. (D) 82. (C) 83. (120) 84. (D) 85. (50)
86. (A) 87. (C) 88. (3) 89. (80) 90. (B)
91. (A) 92. (D) 93. (200) 94. (A) 95. (B)
96. (C) 97. (D) 98. (D) 99. (D) 100. (A)
101. (C) 102. (C) 103. (A) 104. (C) 105. (C)
106. (C) 107. (80) 108. (A) 109. (B) 110. (C)
111. (D) 112. (D) 113. (C)

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