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PHYSICS

1. One of two rings with radius r is at rest and the other moves at velocity v towards the first one. Find the
velocity (in m/s) of the upper point of intersection between two rings, at the moment separation between
their centres is a = 6r/5.
2. A particle is projected from top of a building of some height and land on ground. Particle
projected such that the horizontal range of particle is maximum. In this situation ratio of final speed to
initial speed is 5. The value of cotq , where q is angle of projection with horizontal, is
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3. At a particular instant of time, position vector , velocity vector and angular position q of a particle
traversing a path AB are shown in the figure. Here f is the angle made by the velocity vector with the
positive x-axis. Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

(A) Modulus of angular velocity is dθ v sin ϕ θ

dt r
(B) 2
Modulus of tangential component of acceleration isr d θ
dt 2
(C) Modulus of normal component of acceleration isv dθ
dt
(D) Modulus of normal compoent of acceleration is v dϕ
dt
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4. A plane surface is inclined making an angle 30° with the horizontal. From the bottom of this inclined
plane, a bullet is fired with velocity 10 m/s. The maximum possible range of the bullet on the inclined
plane is (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 10 m (B) 6.67 m (C) 20 m (D) 40.67 m
5. A child throws a ball so as to clear a wall of height h and at a distance x from it. The minimum speed
required for clearing the wall is g ah bh 2 cx 2 then find a + b + c.

6. A particle is thrown over a triangle from one end of horizontal base and grazing the vertex falls on the
other end of base. It α and β are the base angle θ and be the angle of projection then.
(A) cot θ cot α cot β (B) tan θ tan α tan β

(C) sin θ sin α sin β (D) tan θ tan α β

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7. A car and a scooter both starts moving from point A.Car follows the path ABC while scooter follows the
path AB'C as shown in figure. Both complete their journey in same time. Average speed of car between
point A & B is v1 and between point B & C is v2, while average speed of Scooter between point A & B' is
2
v1 v2
v1 and between point B' & C is v2. Then find 50
v2

8. A particle A moves with velocity (2î – 3ĵ) m/s from a point (4, 5) m. At the same instant a particle B,
moving in the same plane with velocity (4î + ĵ) m/s passes through a point C (0, –3) m. The x-coordinate
(in m) of the point where the particles collide is :-
9. A projectile is projected from ground with a velocity u making an angle θ with horizontal. Choose correct
statement(s)
(A) A highest point acceleration of particle is g
(B) At highest point speed of particle is zero
(C) At highest point vertical component of velocity is zero
(D) None of these
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10. A birds is a point P(4m, -1m, 5m) and see two points P1(-1m, -1m, 0m) and P2(3m, -1m, -3m). At time t =
0, it starts flying in a plane of the three positions, with a constant speed of 2 m/s in a direction
perpendicular to the straight line P1P2 till it sees P1 and P2 collinear at time t. Find the time t in second.
11. Shots are fired from the top of a tower and from bottom simultaneously at angles 30° and 60° as shown. If
horizontal distance of the point of collision is at a distance 'a' from the tower. Then height of tower h is.

(A) 2a (B) a (D) 4a

(C) 2a
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12. A particle is released from a certain height H = 400m. Due to wind the particle gathers the horizontal
velocity Vx = ay where a 5 sec 1 and y is the vertical displacement of the particle from point of
release then the horizontal drift (displacement) of the particle when it strikes the ground is (in km)
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13. At the same instant two boys throw balls A and B from the positions shown with a speed v0 and
kv0 respectively, where k is a constant. For what value of k, balls will collide ? Relevant data are available
in figure.

(A) cos θ2 (B) sin θ2 (C) tan θ2 (D) cot θ2

cos θ1 cos θ1 tan θ1 cot θ1
14. A boy throws a ball upwards with velocity v0 = 20 ms–1. The wind imparts a horizontal acceleration of 4
ms–2 to the left. The angle θ at which the ball must be thrown so that the ball returns to the boy's hand is (g
= 10 ms–2)

(A) tan–1 (1.2) (B) tan–1(0.2) (C) cot–1(2) (D) cot–1(2.5)

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15. A ball is projected directly upward with an initial speed v0, bounces elastically from a roof inclined at an
angle 45º as shown in figure and then it strikes a table at a horizontal distance 2D from its starting point.
The value of v0 is :

(A) 6gD (B) 4gD (C) 3gD (D) 8gD

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16. A body is projected from origin such that its position vector varies with time as
r 3t i 4t 5t 2 j m and t is time in second. Then : -

(A) x-coordinate of particle is 2.4 m when y-coordinate is zero

(B) speed of projection is 5 m/s
(C) angle of projection with x-axis is tan–1(4/3)
(D) time when particle is again at x-axis is 0.8s
17. On a horizontal flat ground, a person is standing at a point A. At this point he installs a 5 m long pole
vertically. Now he moves 5 m towards east and then 2 m towards north and reaches at a point 'B'. There
he installs another 3 m long vertically pole. A bird files from the top of first pole to the top of second
pole. The magnitude of displacement of bird is observed to be 11 n meters. The value of n is ?
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18. The value of u for which the projectile will be entering the tub is given by umin ≤ u ≤ umax. The value of
2u u
is.
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19. A fixed rifle on ground is aimed at a point on a vertical wall 1440 m horizontally away and 1080 m high
above the point of the rifle end. A bullet is fired at 150 m/s towards the target. 10 sec after firing, the
gravitational field vanishes. Find where the bullet will hit the vertical wall (in meter) from the ground. [ g
= 10 m/s2]
20. A particle is moving in a plane with a velocity given by u u0i ωa cos ωt j . The particle is at origin
at t = 0.
(A) ωx
The trajectory of the particley 2a sin .
u0
(B) ωx
The trajectory of the particle y a sin
u0
.

(C) 3π 9 π 2 u 20
2
The distance of the particle from origin att is a .
2ω 4 ω2

(D) 3π 1 a2 9 π 2 u 20
The distance of the particle from origin att is 2
.
2ω 2 4 ω2
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21. A ball is held at a fixed height from a smooth incline plane 'B' of inclination φ = 60°. Now, a smooth
platform 'P' of variable length is placed below the ball and the ball is released from rest. The ball slides on
the platform and touches the incline 'B' in the shortest time? Find the angle of platform 'P' with vertical (in
degrees).

(A) 0 (B) 90 (C) 30 (D) 45

22. A gun is hidden under an inclined roof of angle of inclination 30° with horizontal as shown. L = 3 m
and its initial velocity is 20 m/s. What can be the maximum range (approximate) of the gun on the level
ground? The roof is long enough.

(A) 36 m (B) 40 m (C) 32 m (D) 44 m

23. A fighter plane is flying horizontally at a height of 250 m from ground with constant velocity of 250 2
m/s. It passes exactly over a cannon which can fire a shell at any time in any direction with a speed of
100 m/s. Find the duration of time (in sec) for which the plane is in danger of being hit by a cannon shell.
Round off to nearest integer if necessary.
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24. Two particles A and B are projected with equal speeds v as shown in the figure. If t1 and t2 are the times
of flight of the particles A and B respectively, which of the following is/are correct ?

(A) t1 = t2 (B) R2 > R1 (C) h1 > h2 (D) y1max > y2 max

25. A particle is projected from a point O on the horizontal surface OA with speed u and angle of projection
θ. It just grazes the plane BC which makes an angle α with the horizontal. The time taken by the projectile
to reach P from the instant of projection is, if θ = 2α.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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26. A body moves in a horizontal plane. The top view of its motion is shown in the figure. Its initial velocity
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is v1 = m/s at an angle α = 53° with horizontal. After traveling for 3 s, it turns as shown, such that its
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new angle with horizontal is β = 127°. After turning it travels with a speed of v2 = m/s for 2 s.
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(A) The magnitude of the average velocity for entire journey is 5/9 m/s.
(B) The magnitude of the average velocity for entire journey is 13/25 m/s.
(C) The magnitude of the average speed for entire journey is 3/5 m/s.
(D) The magnitude of the average speed for entire journey is 5/9 m/s.
27. A person standing 50 m from a vertical pole wants to hit the target kept on top of the pole with a ball. If
the height of the pole is 13 m and his projection speed is 10 g m/s, then if the angle of projection of the
ball so that it strikes the target in minimum time is θ, find the value of tan θ
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28. A small cannon 'A' is mounted on a platform (which can be rotated so that the cannon can aim at any
point) and is adjusted for maximum range R of shells. It can throw shells on any point on the shown circle
(dotted) on ground. Suddenly a windstorm starts blowing in horizontal direction normal to AB with a
speed 2 times the velocity of shell. If the least distance can the shell land from point B is x then find the
x 2
value of 1 . (Assume that the velocity of the windstorm is imparted to the shell in addition to its
R
velocity of projection. Also assume that the platform is kept stationary while projecting the shell.)

Top view

3D view

29. An aeroplane files horizontally at a height 380 m at a speed 180 m/s. An anti aircraft gun fires a shell at
the plane when it is vertically above the gun. If the minimum muzzle velocity required to hit the plane is α
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at an angle tan . Then the value of α + β is ? (g = 10 m/s2)
β

30. Two parallel straight lines are inclined to the horizontal at an angle α. A particle is projected from a point
mid way between them so as to graze one of the lines and strikes the other at right angles. If θ is the angle
between the direction of projection and either of lines, then tan θ = x cot α find x
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