Single Choice Correct Questions

1 Aparticle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a) versus time (t) is as shown in the figure below.
The maximum speed of the particle will be

10

11 t(s)

(a) 110 m/s (b) S5 m/s

(c) S50 m/s (d) 660 m/s
2 The variation of velocity of a particle with time moving alonga straight line is illustrated in the
following figure. The distance travelled by the particle in 4 s is
v (m/s)
30+
20

4 t(s)
(a) 60 m (b) 50 m
(c) 25 m (d) 30 m
3 The displacement of a particle as a function of time is shown in the figure. The figure shows that
S(m)
2

(a) the particle starts with certain velocity but the motion is retarded and finally the particle stops.
(b) the velocity of the particle is constant throughout.
(c) the acceleration of the particle is constant throughout.
(d) the particle starts with constant velocity, then motion is accelerated and finally the particle moves
with another constant velocity.
4 A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the following graph represents velocity-time graph
of the bal during its flight (air resistance is neglected).

(a) (b) (C)

5 The displacement-time graph of moving particle is shown below. The instantaneous velocity of
the particle is negative at the point.

Time

(a) D (b) B (c) C (d) F

6 The displacement versus time graph for a body moving in straight line is shown in figure. Which
of the following regions represernts the motion when no force is acting on the body?

Time
(a) ab (b) bc (c) cd (d) de
7 The graph of displacement versus time is given below, its corresponding velocity-time graph will be

(b) c)
 8 Acceleration-time graph of a body is shown. The corresponding velocity-time graph of the
same body is
a

(b)

9 Alift is going up. The variation in the speed of the lift is as given in the graph. What is the
height to which the lift takes the passengers?

(AsuAo ueA) 3
Time (s) 10 12

(a) 3.6 m (b) 28.8 m (c) 36.0 m (d) Cannot be calculated

10 The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. The
displacement and distance travelled by the body in 6s are respectively,

A(uspoPA)
(s)
i2 3 4 5 6Time

(a)8 m,16 m (b) 16 m,8 m (c) 16 m, 16 m (d) 8 m, 8m

11 For the velocity-time graph shown in figure below, the distance covered by the body in last two
seconds of its motion is what fraction of the total distance covered by it in all the seven
seconds?

10
8

Time (s)

12 Which of the following graph represents uniform motion?

(a) s (b) s (c) S| (d) s

13 A ball is dropped vertically frorn a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces
up vertically to a height d/2. Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity v
varies with the height h above the ground is

(b) (c)

14 The area under acceleration-time graph gives

(a) distance travelled (b) change in acceleration
(c) force acting (d) change in velocity
15 Which graph may represent uniform acceleration?

(b) s (d)

16 Which of the following velocity-time graph represents uniform motion?

V+

(a) (b) (c) (d)

17 The given graph shows the variation of velocity with displacement. Which one of the graphs
given below correctly represents the variation of acceleration with displacement.

(a) (d)

18 From the following displacement-time graph, find out the velocity of a moving body.

(s)
Time

S30°
Displacement (m)

(a)ms (b) 3 m/s (c) W3 m/s

 19 The v-t plot of a moving object is shown in the figure. The average velocity of the object during
the first 10 s is
(emlovcsty)
Time (s)
Z0

(a) 0 (b) 2.5 ms-1 (c) 5 ms (d) 2 ms-1

20 Which of the following velocity-time graph shows a realistic situation for a body in motion?
V

(b) (c) (d)

21 If position-time graph of a particle is sine curve as shown, what will be its velocity-time graph?

(b)

22 A particle starts from rest and moves along a straight line with constant acceleration. The
variation of velocity v with displacement s is
V

(a) (b) (c) (d

23 The isplacement time graphs of two particles Aand Bare straight lines making angles of
respectively 30° and 60° with the time axis. If the velocity of Ais vs and that of Bis va, then
the value of A is

1
(a) 3 (b) (c) 3
24 For a particle moving along X-axis, velocity-time graph is as shown in figure.
v(m/s)

t(s)

Find the ratio of average speed to magnitude of average velocity of the particle in interval Oto
5 s.
(a) 5/3 (b) 4/3 (c) 6/5 (d) 7/5
25 Abody initially at rest, starts moving along X"axis in such a way, so that its acceleration versus
displacement plot is as shown in figure. The maximum velocity of particle is

1m/s2

X
0.5m 1m

(a) 1 m/s (b) 0.25 m/s

(c) 0.5 m/s. (d) None of these
26 Figure shows position-time graph of two cars Aand B. Lines are parallel.
x(m)

+t(s)

(a) Car Ais faster than Car B

(b) Car Balways leads Car A.
(c) Both cars are moving with same velocity.
(d) Both cars have positive acceleration
27 Figure shows position-time graph of a particle moving on the X-axis.

21

(a) The particle is continuously going in positive x-direction

(b) Area under x-t curve shows the displacement of particle
(c) The velocity increases up to a time to, and then becomes constant
(d) The particle moves at a constant velocity upto a time to, and then stops
28. The graph gives the position as a function of time for a train on a straight and level track. The
average acceleration of the train between interval 5 s to 35 s is
x(m)
1000
750
500
250

1015 30 40 t(s)

(a) (85/18) m/s2 (b) (-85/18) m/s2

(c) (-15/18) m/s? (d) (15/18) m/s 2
 29 The velocity-time graph of a stone thrown vertically upward with an initially velocity of
30 ms is as shown in figure. The velocity in the upward direction is taken as
and that in the downward direction as negative.
positive

20
104
0
-104 2 346 6Time(s)
-20
30

What is the maximum height to which the stone rises?

(a) 30 m (b) 45 m (c) 60 m (d) 90 m
30 Aparticle moves in one-dimension. Its velocity is given by vand its acceleration by a. The figure
shows its measured acceleration versus time graph.Which of the graph (v versus t) below are
consistent with measured acceleration?
a(ms)

1 i2 3

-2
v(ms) vms*)
v(ms') Mlms)
2 2....
la) (b) (c) (d)

2 3 4 t(s)
12 3 ts)
-2.. -2.
123 ts) 2 3 4 tts)

31 The displacement-time graph of a particle moving with constant acceleration is shown in the
figure below. The velocity-time graph is best given by

2 (s)

2 (s)

32 The velocity of particle (whose displacement-timegraph is shown) at t= 3is

s(m)

t(s)

(b) -4 m/s (c) 8 m/s (d) 2 m/s

(a) 4 m/s
33 Figure shows the acceleration-time graph for a particle in rectilinear motion.
The average acceleration in first 20 s is
a(m/s?)

40

10 20 30 ’t(s)

(a) 45 m/s? (b) 40 m/s? (c) 30 m/s? (d) 20 m/s ?

34 The velocity-time graph of a body is given in figure. The maximum acceleration in m/s is
tv(ms-)
60

20

20 30 40 70
I(s)

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

35 Acceleration-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. If velocity
of particle at t = 0 is 1 m/s, then its velocity at the end of 10 s will be
ta(m/s)
4m/s

2m/s2

4 5 6 7 g o 0 lS)
123

(a) 22 m/s opposite to the initial direction (b) 23 m/s along the initial direction
(c) 22 m/s along the initial direction (d) 23 m/s in the opposite direction
36 Position-time graph is shown which is a semicircle from t= 2 to t= 8s. Find time tat which the
instantaneous velocity, is equal to average velocity over first t seconds.
X

(a) 4.8 s (b) 3.2s (c) 2.4 s (d) 5s

37 A particle is moving along a straight line whose velocity-displacement curve is as shown in
figure. The acceleration of particle when its displacement is 3 m is

2ms

(a) -2/3 m/s? (b) 2V3 m/s? (c) - 3 m/s? (d) 3 m/s2
38 Aparticle starts from origin, accelerates for to second, then decelerates with same
acceleration till2t, second along the x-direction. The graph representing variation of
displacement (x) with time (t) is

af .....
at
a) (b) (d) a
21 (0, 0) to 2t (0, o) to 2to

39 The velocity-time graph of a body is shown in figure. The ratio of magnitude of average
acceleration during the intervals OA and AB is
v(mis)
40..

|30 60/
B r(S)
(a) 1 (b) 1/ 2
(c) 1/3 (d) 3
40 Shown in the figure are the velocity-time graphs of the two particles P, and P,. Which of the
following statements about their relative motion is true?

P2

The magnitude of their relative velocity

(a) is zero (b) is non-zero but constant
(c) continuouslv derreeae (d) continuously increases