Unit 02: Motion and Force

Test Chapter #02

[1.] What is the angle of projection for which the range and maximum height become equal?

( ❑4 )
(A) tan-1

(C) cos-1( ) ( ❑4 )
❑
4
[2.]
When two bodies move toward each other with constant speed the distance between them decreases at the rate of

(A) 5m/s, 1m/s(B) 3m/s, 3m/s

(C) 6m/s, 1m/s(D) 4m/s, 2m/s
[3.] The distance covered by a body with uniform acceleration in time “t” starting from rest is:
(A) at2/2(B) vt
(C) a2t/2(D) Both A and B
[4.] Flight of a rocket in the space is an example of:
(A) Second law of motion (B) Third law of motion
(C) First law of motion
(D) Law of conservation of linear momentum
[5.] Time rate of change of momentum is equal to:
(A) Force(B) Impulse
(C) Velocity(D) Both A and C
[6.]
A cricket ball is hit so that it travels straight up in air and it acquires 3s to reach the maximum height. Its initial v
(A) 10ms-1(B) 29.4 ms-1
(C) 15ms-1(D) 12.2 ms-1
[7.] The unit of momentum in SI unit is:
(A) kgms-2(B) kgm2 s or N2 m
(C) kg2ms-1 or N m2(D) kgms-1 or N s
[8.] The mass of fuel consumed by a typical rocket to overcome Earth’s gravity is:
(A) 1000 kgs-1(B) 10000 kgs-1
(C) 100 kgs-1(D) 10 kgs-1
[9.] A body is thrown vertically upward with a velocity 9.8ms-1. It will reach the height:
(A) 19.8m(B) 9.8m
(C) 29.4m(D) 4.9m
[10.] For maximum horizontal distance to travel, a projectile must e fired at angle of:
(A) 30o(B) 60o
(C) 45o(D) 90o
[11.]
A racing car traveling with constant acceleration increases its speed from 10m/s to 50m/s over a distance of 60m
(A) 2.0 s(B) 5.0 s
(C) 4.0 s(D) 8.0 s
[12.]
A car moving with an initial velocity of 25 m/s north has a constant acceleration of 3 m/s2 south. After 6s its velo
 (A) 7 m/s north (B) 43 m/s north
(C) 7 m/s south (D) 20 m/s north
[13.] At a stop light, a truck travelling at 15 m/s passes a cat as it starts from rest. The truck travels at
constant velocity and the car acceleration at 3 m/s2. How much time does the car take to catch up
to the truck?
(A) 5 s (B) 15 s
(C) 10 s (D) 20 s
1.[14.] A bass is in free fall. Its acceleration is:
(A) Downward during both ascent and decent
(B) Downward during ascent and upwards during decent
(C) Upward during ascent and downward during decent
(D) Upward during both ascent and descent Unit 02: Motion and Force
Test Chapter #02
2. What is the angle of projection for which the range and maximum height become equal?
(A) tan-1( ❑4 )
(C) cos-1 ( ) ( ❑4 )
❑
4
3.
When two bodies move toward each other with constant speed the distance between them decreases at the rate of 6

(A) 5m/s, 1m/s(B) 3m/s, 3m/s

(C) 6m/s, 1m/s(D) 4m/s, 2m/s
4. The distance covered by a body with uniform acceleration in time “t” starting from rest is:
(A) at2/2(B) vt
(C) a2t/2(D) Both A and B
5. Flight of a rocket in the space is an example of:
(A) Second law of motion (B) Third law of motion
(C) First law of motion
(D) Law of conservation of linear momentum
6. Time rate of change of momentum is equal to:
(A) Force(B) Impulse
(C) Velocity(D) Both A and C
7.
A cricket ball is hit so that it travels straight up in air and it acquires 3s to reach the maximum height. Its initial vel
(A) 10ms-1(B) 29.4 ms-1
(C) 15ms-1(D) 12.2 ms-1
8. The unit of momentum in SI unit is:
(A) kgms-2(B) kgm2 s or N2 m
(C) kg2ms-1 or N m2(D) kgms-1 or N s
9. The mass of fuel consumed by a typical rocket to overcome Earth’s gravity is:
(A) 1000 kgs-1(B) 10000 kgs-1
(C) 100 kgs-1(D) 10 kgs-1
10. A body is thrown vertically upward with a velocity 9.8ms-1. It will reach the height:
(A) 19.8m(B) 9.8m
(C) 29.4m(D) 4.9m
11. For maximum horizontal distance to travel, a projectile must e fired at angle of:
 (A) 30o(B) 60o
(C) 45o(D) 90o
12.
A racing car traveling with constant acceleration increases its speed from 10m/s to 50m/s over a distance of 60m. H
(A) 2.0 s(B) 5.0 s
(C) 4.0 s(D) 8.0 s
13.
A car moving with an initial velocity of 25 m/s north has a constant acceleration of 3 m/s2 south. After 6s its veloc
(A) 7 m/s north (B) 43 m/s north
(C) 7 m/s south (D) 20 m/s north

14.[15.] Which one of the following statements is correct for an object released from rest?
(A) The average velocity during the first second of time is 4.9 m/s
(B) During each second the object falls 9.8 m
(C) The acceleration changes by 9.8 m/s2 every second
(D) The object falls 9.8 m during the first second of time
15.[16.] A stone is dropped from a cliff. The graph (carefully note the axes) which best represents its

(C)

motion while it falls is:

16.[17.] A 1.0 kg ball moving at 2.0 m/s perpendicular to a wall rebounds from the wall at 1.5 m/s. the
change in the momentum of the ball is:
(A) Zero (B) 0.5 N s toward wall
(C) 0.5 N s away from wall (D) 3.5 N s away from wall
17.[18.] If the total momentum of a system is changing:
(A) Particles of the system must be exerting forces on each other
(B) The system must be under the influence of gravity
(C) The center of mass must have constant velocity
(D) A net external force must be acting on the system
18.[19.] When you step on the accelerator to increase the speed of your car, the force that accelerates
the car is:
 (A) The force of your foot on the accelerator
(B) The force of friction of the road on the tires
(C) The force of the engine on the drive shaft
(D) The normal force of the road on the tires
19.[20.] A projectile in flight explodes into several fragments. The total momentum of the fragments
immediately after this explosion:
(A) Is the same as the momentum of the projectile immediately before the explosion

(B) Has been changed into kinetic energy of the fragments

(C) Is less than the momentum of the projectile immediately before the explosion
(D) Is more than the momentum of the projectile immediately before the explosion
20.[21.] Bullets from two revolvers are fired with the same velocity. The bullet from the gun #1 is twice
heavy as the bullet from the gun #2. Gun #1 weighs three times as much as gun #2. The ration of
the momentum imparted to gun #1 to that imparted to gun #2 is:
(A) 2:3 (B) 2:1
(C) 3:2 (D) 3:1
21.[22.] The meter stick shown below rotates about an axis through the point market “●”, from one
end. Five forces act on the stick: one at each end, one at the pivot point, and two 40cm form one
end, as shown. The magnitudes of the forces are al the same. Rank the force according to the

magnitudes of the torques they produce about the pivot point, least two greatest.
(A) F2 and F5 tie, then F4, then F1 and F3 tie
(B) F2 and F5 tie, then F4, F1, F3
(C) F1 and F2 tie, then F3, F4, F5
(D) F2, F5, F1 and F3, tie, then F4
22.[23.] A rod is pivoted about its center. A 5N force is applied 4m from the pivot, as shown, the
magnitude of the total torque about the pivot (in Nm) is:

(A) 0 (B) 8.7

(C) 5 (D) 15
23.[24.] Two cars are moving in opposite directions with speed “v”. What is the magnitude of their
relative velocity?
(A) 0 (B) v
(C) v/2 (D) 2v
24.[25.] A train is moving east at a speed of 5 ms . A bullet fired westwards with a velocity of 10 ms-1
-1

crosses the train in 8s. the length of the trains is:

 (A) 120 m (B) 60 m
(C) 30 m (D) 15 m
25.[26.] A baseball is thrown vertically into the air. The acceleration of the ball at its highest point is:
(A) Zero (B) g, up
(C) g, down (D) 2g, down
26.[27.] The numerical ratio of velocity and speed of a particle is always:
(A) Equal to or less than one (B) Equal to one
(C) Less than one (D) Zero
27.[28.] For a freely falling body, the vertical velocity at the fifth second is:
(A) 39.2ms-1 (B) 49ms-1
-1
(C) 19.6ms (D) 94.9ms-1
28.[29.] When a certain force is applied to the standard kilogram its acceleration is 5.0 ms -2. When the
same force is applied to another object its acceleration is one-fifth as much. The mass if object is:
(A) 0.2 kg (B) 1.0 kg
(C) 0.5 kg (D) 5.0 kg
th
29.[30.] At what angle height of a projectile is 1/4 of its maximum height?
(A) 30o (B) 40o
(C) 45o (D) 60o
30.[31.] Which shows the correct relation between time-of-flight T and maximum height H?
2 2
8T
(A) H= ¿ (B) H=
8 g
8g 8
(C) H= 2 (D) H= 2
T ¿
31.[32.] A car travels east at constant velocity. The net force on the car is:
(A) East (B) Up
(C) West (D) Zero
32.[33.] A block slides down a frictionless plane that makes an angle of 30º with the horizontal. The
acceleration of the block is:
(A) 980 cm/s2 (B) 0 cm/s2
2
(C) 566 cm/s (D) 490 cm/s2
33.[34.] A skier is travelling downhill. The acceleration on hard snow is 4m/s 2 and on soft snow is 2m/s2

(C)

which graph shows the motion of the skier when moving from hard snow to soft snow?
34.[35.] Which vehicle has an acceleration of 5m/s2?
(A) A bicycle, when its speed changes from rest to 15 m/s in 5s
(B) A car, when its speed changes from rest to 15 m/s in 5s
(C) A lorry, when its speed changes from rest to 20 m/s in 15 s
(D) A motorbike, when its speed changes from rest to 50 m/s in 10 s
35.[36.] In projectile motion the acceleration in the vertical direction is:
(A) Remains constant (B) Varies with time
(C) Zero (D) Is taken as positive
36.[37.] The velocity component with which a projectile covers certain horizontal distance, is maximum
at the moment of:
(A) Hitting the ground (B) Highest point
(C) Projection (D) Remain constant
37.[38.] The velocity component with which a projectile covers certain vertical distance is minimum at
the moment of:
(A) Hitting the ground (B) Highest point
(C) Projection (D) None of these
38.[39.] If a projectile is projected at an angle of 35º, It hits certain target. It will have the same range if
it is projected at angle of:
(A) 45o (B) 55o
(C) 65o (D) 70o
39.[40.] A ball is allowed to fall freely from certain height. It covers a distance in first second equal to:
(A) 2g (B) g/2
(C) g (D) 3g
40.[41.] The height of projectile is maximum at ab angle of:
(A) 45o (B) 30o
(C) 60o (D) 90o
41.[42.] How large a force is required to accelerate a body of weight 5N with 4s -2 (g = 10ms-2)?
 (A) 10 N (B) 2 N
(C) 5 N (D) 1 N
42.[43.] Acceleration of bodies of different masses allowed to fall freely is (air friction is negligible):
(A) Same in magnitude and direction (B) Same in direction only
(C) Same in magnitude only (D) Different for both bodies
43.[44.] A body having uniform acceleration of 10 ms-2 ha a velocity of 100 ms-1. In what time its
velocity?
(A) 8 s (B) 12 s
(C) 10 s (D) 14 s
44.[45.] For a rocket, the change in momentum per second of the ejecting gases is equal:
(A) Acceleration of the rocket (B) Velocity of the rocket
(C) Momentum of the rocket (D) Thrust acting on rocket
45.[46.] The velocity of projectile is maximum:
(A) At the highest point
(B) At a point of lunching and just before striking the ground
(C) At the half of the height (D) After striking the ground
46.[47.] Velocity of an object dropped from a building at any instant “t” is given by:
1 2
(A) ¿ (B) at
2
1 2
(C) v i t+ ¿ (D) gt
2
47.[48.] A ball is thrown up with 20 ms-1 at an angle of 60º with x-axis. The horizontal velocity of the ball
at the top position is:
(A) 0 ms-1 (B) 10 ms-1
-1
(C) 20 ms (D) 16 ms-1
48.[49.] A car accelerates from rest on a straight road. A short time later, the car decelerates to a stop
and returns to its original position in a similar manner, by speeding up and then slowing versus
time graphs best describes the motion?
 (D)

49.[50.] Which of the curves on the graph below best represents the vertical component “v” of the

velocity versus the time t for a projectile fired at an angle of 45º above the horizontal?
(A) OC (B) DE
(C) DE (D) AE
50.[51.] A projectile is fired from ground with an initial velocity that has a vertical component of 30 m/s.
using g = 10 m/s2, the distance from launching to landing points is:
(A) 40 m (B) 60 m
(C) 80 m (D) 120 m
51.[52.] The mass of a body:
(A) Is slightly different at different places on earth
(B) Is a vector
(C) Is independent of the free – fall acceleration
(D) Is the same for all bodies of the same volume
52.[53.] Feather and a lead ball are dropped from rest in vacuum on the Moon. The acceleration of the
feather is:
(A) More than that of the lead ball
(B) Less than that of the lead ball
(C) The same as that of the lead ball
(D) 9.8 m/s2
53.[54.] A student’s life was saved in an automobile accident because an airbag expanded in front of his
head. If the car had not been equipped with an airbag, the windshield would have stopped the
motion of his head in a much shorter time. Compared to the windshield, the airbag:
(A) Causes a much smaller change in momentum
(B) Exerts a much smaller impulse
 (C) Causes a much smaller change in kinetic energy
(D) Exerts a much smaller force
54.[55.] A ball hits a wall and rebounds with the same speed, as diagramed below. The changes in the

components of the momentum of the ball are:

(A) ∆Px > 0, ∆Py > 0 (B) ∆Px = 0, ∆Py > 0
(C) ∆Px < 0, ∆Py > 0 (D) ∆Px = 0, ∆Py < 0
55.[56.] Speedometer of a car measure:
(A) Average speed (B) Acceleration
(C) Instantaneous speed (D) Instantaneous velocity
56.[57.] How far a stone shall free fall in 1 second if released from rest?
(A) 4.9 m (B) 9.8 m
(C) 19.6 m (D) 3 x 9.8 m
57.[58.] Which of the following velocity-time graph represents infinite acceleration?
(A) Straight line normal to the time – axis
(B) Straight line inclined to the time axis at an angle of 45o
(C) Straight line parallel to the time axis
(D) Straight line inclined to the time axis at an angle of 135o
58.[59.] The numerical ratio displacement to distance:
(A) Always = 1 (B) Always < 1
(C) Always >1 (D) Always ≤ 1
59.[60.] The correct statement from the following is:
(A) A body have zero velocity will not necessary will have zero acceleration
(B) A body have zero velocity will necessary have zero acceleration
(C) A body have uniform speed can have only uniform acceleration
(D) A body can have non-uniform velocity will have zero acceleration
60.[61.] A ball thrown vertically up with a speed “v” come back to the starting point with speed “v” the
ratio of the distance covered and displacement is:
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) -1 (D) Infinite
61.[62.] Area under the velocity-time graph shows the:
(A) Acceleration of a body (B) Distance covered
(C) Work done (D) Force of the body
62.[63.] A freely falling body has a constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. This means that:
(A) The body falls 9.8m during each second
(B) The body falls 9.8 m during the first second only
(C) The sped of the body increase by 9.8 m/s during each second
(D) The acceleration of the body increases by 9.8 m/s2 during each second
63.[64.] A train of length 150 m is going to north with a speed f 10ms-1. A parrot flies 5ms-1 toward south
parallel to the railway line. The time taken by parrot to cross the train is
 (A) 8 s (B) 12 s
(C) 10 s (D) 15 s
64.[65.] A body covers one half of its journey at 40ms-1 and the next half at 50-1. Its average velocity is:
(A) 44.4 ms-1 (B) 45 ms-1
(C) 50 ms-1 (D) 40 ms-1
65.[66.] At one instant of time a rocket is travelling in outer space at 2500 m/s and is exhausting fuel at
a rate of 100 kg/s. if the speed of the fuel as it leaves the rocket is 1500 m/s, relative to the rocket,
the thrust is:
(A) 0 (B) 1.5 x 105 N
(C) 1.0 x 105 N (D) 2.9 x 105 N
66.[67.] Force bear by wall on which water strike normally at speed of 10 ms -1 and at a discharge 0.0001
m3/sec is:
(A) 1 N (B) 100 N
(C) 10 N (D) 1000 N
67.[68.] The acceleration produced in a body can have an angle with the force:
(A) 90o (B) 180o
(C) 0o (D) All of these
68.[69.] Two forces are said to equal if:
(A) Have same magnitude only (B) Have same direction only
(C) Have same magnitude and direction (D) Can’t be sure
69.[70.] The rate of change of momentum for a freely falling object is always:
(A) = mg (B) < mg
(C) > mg (D) Zero
70.[71.] Which pairs of the following forces can give a resultant force 2N?
(A) 1 N and 1 N (B) 4 N and 2 N
(C) 1 N and 3 N (D) All of these
71.[72.] When a constant force acts on a body of mass “m” initially at rest, then the velocity acquired is
proportional to:
(A) √m (B) 1/√m
(C) m (D) 1/m
72.[73.] A uniform rod loaded as shown in the fig. below is pivoted at the point “A” so that it is in
equilibrium. The weight of the rod will be:

(A) 700 N (B) 300 N

(C) 500 N (D) 100 N
73.[74.] Laws of motions are valid in a system is:
(A) Non internal frame (B) Inertial frame
(C) At rest (D) In the space
74.[75.] When a climber reaches the top of mountain:
(A) His mass is now greater
(B) His mass is now slightly smaller
(C) His weight is now greater
(D) His weight is now slightly smaller
75.[76.] The slope of the displacement-time graph gives:
(A) Distance (B) Average velocity
(C) Work (D) Average acceleration
76.[77.] Pull of earth on a mass of 20kg on the surface of Earth is:
(A) 20 N (B) 19.6 N
(C) 196 N (D) 1960 N
77.[78.] A body is falling freely under gravity How much distance it falls during an interval of time
between 1st and 2nd seconds of its motion? (taking g = 10ms-2):
(A) 15 m (B) 5 m
(C) 20 m (D) 25 m
78.[79.] The acceleration in the rocket at any instant is proportional to the n th power of the velocity of
the expelled gases. Where the value of n must be?
(A) -1 (B) -2
(C) 1 (D) 2
79.[80.] If the speed of a particle at the end of four successive hours is 20, 25, 30, 35 km/hr, then the
acceleration of the particle is:
(A) 5 m/sec2 (B) 5 m/hr2
(C) 5 km/hr2 (D) 5 km/sec2
80.[81.] A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 200 mph. If the air
resistance is negligible, the bomb will reach the ground in 5 sec when the altitude is (g = 10ms -2):
(A) 4 miles (B) 40 m
(C) 125 m (D) 10 m
81.[82.] A particle accelerates uniformly form 10 km/hr to 20 km/hr with acceleration of 2 km/hr 2. The
total time it takes is:
(A) 20 hr (B) 10 min
(C) 10 hr (D) 5 hr
82.[83.] Two bodies of unequal mass, placed at rest on a frictionless surface, are acted on by equal
horizontal forces for equal times. Just after these forces removed, the body of greater mass will
have:
(A) The smaller acceleration (B) The greater acceleration
(C) The smaller momentum (D) The greater
momentum
83.[84.] A 0.2 kg rubber ball is dropped from the window of a building. It strikes the sidewalk below at
30 m/s and rebounds up at 20 m/s. the impulse on the ball during the collision is:
(A) 10 Ns upward (B) 2.0 Ns upward
(C) 10 Ns downward (D) 2.0 Ns downwards
84.[85.] A 10 kg block of ice is at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface. A 1.0 N force is applied in East
direction for 1.0 s. during this time interval, the block:
(A) Acquired a speed of 1 m/s
 (B) Acquires a momentum of 1.0 kg m/s
(C) Moves 10 cm
(D) Acquires a kinetic energy of 0.1 J
85.[86.] The 600 N ball shown is suspended on a string AB and rests against a frictionless vertical wall.
The string makes an angle of 30º with the wall. The magnitude of the tension force of the string is:

(A) 400√3 N (B) 400√2N

(C) 1200 N (D) 2400 N
86.[87.] In rotational motion, the counterpart of force is:
(A) Torque (B) Angular momentum
(C) Momentum (D) Angular inertia
87.[88.] A door has height and width of 1.5m and 0.5m respectively. Choose a force that will produce
highest value of torque:
(A) 25 N force, at 0.5m from axis of rotation
(B) 50 N force, at 1m from axis of rotation
(C) 100 N force, at 2m from axis of rotation
(D) 12.5 N force, at 0.25 from axis of rotation
88.[89.] A force of 5N is acting along Y-axis. Its component along X-axis is:
(A) 5 N (B) 10 N
(C) Zero (D) 2.5 N
89.[90.] Two stones are projected from the same point with same speed making angles 45º+ θ and 45º_θ
with the horizontal respectively. If Ꝋ ≤ 25o, then the horizontal ranges of the two stones are in the
ratio of:
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:3
(C) 1:2 (D) 1:4
90.[91.] Two projectile “P” and “Q” are thrown with the same speed up at angles of 40º and 50º with
the horizontal. Rage of “P” will be:
(A) Equal to that of Q (B) Less than that of Q
(C) Greater than that of Q (D) 3/7 times that of Q
91.[92.] Ballistic missile are of:
(A) Short range (B) No range
(C) Long range (D) Fixed range
92.[93.] The range of projectile is directly proportional to:
(A) sin θ (B) sin 3θ
(C) sin 2θ (D) sinθ and sin2θ
93.[94.] Horizontal range of a projectile is related with maximum range according to relation:
R
(A) R = Rmax sin2θ (B) Rmax =
sin 2θ
 (C) Rmax = R sinθ
R
(D) R = Rmax sin2θ and Rmax =
sin 2θ
94.[95.] A force F is applied to a beam at a distance d from a pivot. The force acts at angle θ to a line
perpendicular to the beam.

Which combination will cause the largest turning effect about the pivot?

F d θ

A Large Large Large

B Large Large Small

C Small Small Large

D Small Large Small

95.[96.] Newton’s 2nd gives the measurement of:

(A) Acceleration (B) Momentum
(C) Force (D) Inertia
96.[97.] Two forces each of magnitude 10N acting on a string in opposite direction, the tension in the
string is:
(A) 10 N (B) 20 N
(C) 40 N (D) 0 N
97.[98.] Distance covered by a freely falling body in 2 sec will be:
(A) 4:9 m (B) 19.6 m
(C) 3.92 m (D) 44.1 m
98.[99.] Which graph shows the motion of a heavy, steel ball falling from a height of 2m?

(A)

99.[100.] A man is in car is moving with velocity of 36 km/hr. His speed with respect to the car is:
 (A) 10 m/s (B) Zero
(C) 36 m/s (D) Infinite
100.[101.] When velocity time graph is a straight line parallel to time axis then:
(A) Acceleration is constant (B) Acceleration is zero
(C) Acceleration is variable (D) Velocity
101.[102.] Newton’s laws do not hold good for particles:
(A) At rest
(B) Move with velocity comparable to velocity of light
(C) Moving slowly (D) High velocity
102.[103.] Motorcycle safety helmet extend time of collision hence decreasing the:
(A) Change of collision (B) Velocity
(C) Force acting (D) Impulse
103.[104.] An object is thrown vertically upward with a certain initial in a planet where the acceleration
due to gravity is 19.6 m/s2. The height to which it raises is __________ that to which the object
would rise if thrown upward with the same initial velocity on the Earth. Neglect friction.
(A) Half (B) Twice
(C) √2 times (D) Four times
104.[105.] Which of the following distance versus time graphs represents the motion of an object whose

(A)

speed is increasing?
105.[106.] The angular momentum of a body changes from 30 Js to 50 Js in 0.5 sec. the torque acting on
it is:
(A) 40 N m (B) 100 N m
(C) 50 N m (D) 150 N m
106.[107.] The direction of torque is perpendicular to:
(A) r⃗ (B) ⃗
F
(C) Both r⃗ and ⃗
F (D) No direction
107.[108.] A fan rotates at 10 rad/sec. The torque acting on it is:
(A) Maximum (B) Minimum
(C) Zero (D) Negative
108.[109.] Net force in the diagram is:

(A) Zero (B) 6 N to left

(C) 2 N to right (D) 11 N to right
109.[110.] The minimum number of forces that keeps the body in equilibrium are:
(A) Two (B) Four
(C) Three (D) Five
110.[111.] When two or more than two forces acting on a common point, the forces are called:
(A) Collinear forces (B) Couple
(C) Concurrent forces (D) Antiparallel forces
111.[112.] Torque acting on a body determines its:
(A) Acceleration (B) Uniform angular velocity
(C) Angular acceleration (D) Force
112.[113.] A net torque applied to a rigid object always tends to produce:
(A) Linear acceleration (B) Angular acceleration
(C) Rotational equilibrium (D) Rotational inertia
113.[114.] For a body to be in equilibrium under the combined action of several forces:
(A) All the forces must be applied at the same point
(B) All of the forces from pairs of equal and opposite forces
(C) The sum of the components of all the forces in any direction must equal zero
(D) Any two of these forces must be balanced by a third forces
114.[115.] A constant force of 8.0 N is exerted for 4.0s on a 16 kg object initially at rest.
(A) 0.5 m/s (B) 4 m/s
(C) 2 m/s (D) 8 m/s
115.[116.] Two forces are applied to a 5.0 kg; one is 6.0N to the north and the other is 8.0N to the crate
is:
(A) 0.50 m/s2 (B) 2.8 m/s2
(C) 2.0 m/s2 (D) 10 m/s2
116.[117.] A 1N pendulum bob is held and angle θ from the vertical by a 2N horizontal force “F” as

shown. The tension in the string supporting the pendulum bob (in newtons) is:
(A) cos θ (B) √5
(C) 2/cos θ (D) 1
117.[118.] The “reaction” force does not cancel the “action” force because:
(A) The action force is greater than the reaction force
(B) They are on different bodies
(C) They are in the same direction
(D) The reaction forces exist only after the action force is removed
118.[119.] Two objects, “P” and “Q”, have the same momentum. “Q” has more kinetic energy than P if
it:
(A) Weight more than P (B) Weight the same as P
(C) Is moving faster than P (D) Is moving slower than P
119.[120.] A particle moves along the x axis. Its momentum is graphed below as a function of time. Rank
the numbered regions according to the magnitude of the force acting on the particle, least to

greatest:
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 (B) 1, 4, 3, 2
(C) 2, 3, 4, 1 (D) 1, 3, 4, 2
120.[121.] If a body is moving with uniform velocity, then its average velocity is equal to:
(A) Its acceleration (B) Instantaneous velocity
(C) Variable velocity (D) Zero velocity
121.[122.] Two objects moving along the same direction with different masses but same velocity. This
relative velocity becomes:
(A) 2 times (B) 4 times
(C) 0 (D) variable
122.[123.] If the acceleration of a body is zero than the slop of its v – t graph:
(A) Parallel to time axis (B) Perpendicular to time axis
(C) Straight line for the origin
(D) Straight line inclined to the time axis at an angle of 45o
123.[124.] Two bodies are projected at angles θ and (90o - θ) to the horizontal with the same speed. The
ratio of their times of flight is:
(A) sin θ:1 (B) sin θ: cos θ
(C) cos θ:1 (D) cos θ: sin θ
124.[125.] In the case of a projectile fired at an angle equally inclined to the horizontal and vertical with
velocity “u”, the horizontal range is:
2 2
u u
(A) (B)
g 3g
2 2
u u
(C) (D)
2g 4g
125.[126.] Two forces, one with a magnitude of 3N and the other with a magnitude of 5N, are applied to
an object. For which orientations of the forces shown in the diagrams is the magnitude of

(A)

acceleration of object is least?

126.[127.] The range of a projectile at 30o is R30 and at 60o is R60 then:
(A) R30 = R60 (B) 2R30 = R60
(C) R30 = 2R60
(D) R30 = R60 if initial velocity are same
127.[128.] The unit of couple is:
(A) J m-1 (B) N m-1
(C) J m (D) N m
128.[129.] If the body of mass 2 kg dropped from the height of 5 m find its momentum (g = 10ms -2):
(A) 15 N s (B) 20 N s
(C) 30 N s (D) 40 N s
129.[130.] A 2.5 kg stone is released from rest and falls toward earth. After 4.0s, the magnitude of its
momentum is (g = 10ms-2):
(A) 100 kgm/s (B) 50 kgm/s
(C) 98 kgm/s (D) 49 kgm/s
130.[131.] Two objects moving along the opposite direction with different mass but same velocity.
There relative velocity becomes:
(A) 2 times (B) 4 times
(C) 0 (D) Both A and B
131.[132.] If instantaneous acceleration equal to average acceleration, then body is moving with:
(A) Variable acceleration (B) Uniform acceleration
(C) Uniform velocity (D) Increasing acceleration
132.[133.] The momentum of an object is increased from 10 N s to 20 N s by the application of the force
in 1s. What is the magnitude of applied force?
(A) 10 N (B) 20 N
(C) 30 N (D) 40 N
133.[134.] A bear can be knocked down by hitting one of the following bullets of same momentum:
(A) Lead (B) Steel
(C) Gold (D) Rubber
134.[135.] One object is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 100 m/s and another object
with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. The maximum height reached by the first object will be that of
the other:
(A) 10 times (B) 1000 times
(C) 100 times (D) 10000 times
135.[136.] In the projectile motion the vertical component of velocity:
(A) Remains constant (B) Become zero
(C) Varies point to point (D) Increases with time
136.[137.] An object is thrown along a direction inclined at an angle of 45o with the horizontal direction.
The horizontal range of the particle is:
(A) Four times the vertical height (B) Twice the vertical height
(C) Thrice the vertical height (D) Equal to vertical height
137.[138.] A stone released from the window of a moving train shall hit the ground following:
(A) Straight path (B) Circular path
(C) Curved path (D) Elliptical path
138.[139.] What is the acceleration of a projectile at its highest point?
(A) Maximum (B) Zero
(C) Minimum (D) g
139.[140.] What is the angle of projection of a projectile for which its height and horizontal range are
equal?
(A) 46o (B) 66o
o
(C) 56 (D) 76o
140.[141.] For flat earth approximation the trajectory of the projectile is:
(A) Straight line (B) Elliptic
(C) Parabolic (D) Hyperbolic
141.[142.] The time taken by the projectile to reach its maximum height is:
2 v 1 sinθ v 1 sinθ
(A) (B)
g g
v 1 cosθ 2 v 1 cosθ
(C) (D)
g g
142.[143.] To throw a stone horizontally from the vertical height of 10 m as it covers the horizontal
distance of 10m find the x – component of velocity (g = 10 ms-2):
(A) 2.5 ms-1 (B) 5 ms-1
(C) 7.1 ms-1 (D) 10 ms-1
143.[144.] Identical guns fire identical bullets horizontally at the same speed from the same height
above level planes, one on the earth and one on the moon. Which of the following three
statements is/are true?
I. The horizontal distance traveled by the bullet is greater for the moon.
II. The flight is less for the bullet on the earth.
III. The velocity of the bullets at impact are the same
(A) III only (B) I and III only
(C) I and II only (D) II and III only
144.[145.] A student drops a table tennis ball in air. What happens to the velocity and to the
acceleration of the ball during the first few seconds after release?
 Velocity Acceleration

A Decreases Decreases

B Decreases Increases

C Increases Constant

D Increases Increases

145.[146.] A car is brought to rest in 5 s from a speed of 10 m/s. What is the average deceleration of the
car?
(A) 0.5 m/s2 (B) 15 m/s2
(C) 2 m/s2 (D) 50 m/s2
146.[147.] A car travels east at constant velocity. The net force on the car is:
(A) East (B) Up
(C) West (D) Zero
147.[148.] The area between the velocity time graph and the time axis is numerically equal to:
(A) Velocity (B) Time
(C) Distance (D) Acceleration
148.[149.] Water flows out from a pipe at 3kg s-1 and its velocity changes from 5ms-1 to zero on striking
the wall. The force due to the water flow is:
(A) 3 N (B) 10 N
(C) 5 N (D) 15 N
149.[150.] Which of the following is NOT an example of acceleration motion?
(A) Vertical component of projectile motion
(B) A swinging pendulum
(C) Circular motion at constant speed
(D) Horizontal component of projectile motion
150.[151.] Two bodies are falling with negligible air resistance, side by side, above a horizontal plane. If
one of the bodies is given an additional horizontal acceleration during its decent, it:
(A) Strikes the plane at the same time as the other
(B) Strikes the plane earlier than the other body
(C) Has the vertical component of its velocity altered
(D) Has the vertical component of its acceleration altered
151.[152.] The air plane shown is in the level flight at an altitude of 0.50 km and a speed of 144 km/h. at
what distance should it release a heavy bomb to hit the target X? (Take g = 10 m/s 2)

(A) 150m (B) 400m

(C) 305m (D) 2550m
152.[153.] Three identical uniform rods are each acted on by two or more forces, all perpendicular to
the rods and all equal in magnitude. Which of the rods could be in static equilibrium if an
additional force is applied at the center of mass of the rod?

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 3

(C) Only 2 (D) Only 1 and 2
153.[154.] An object is thrown vertically into the air. Which of the following four graphs represents the
velocity (v) of the object as a function of the time (t)? The positive direction is taken to be

(C)

upwards?
154.[155.] When the body moves with constant acceleration, the velocity time graph is:
(A) Parabola (B) Straight line
(C) Ellipse (D) Curve
155.[156.] Rocket equation is given as:
M ⃗v M
(A) a⃗ = (B) a⃗ =
m m ⃗v
m ⃗v m
(C) a⃗ = (D) a⃗ =
M M ⃗v
156.[157.] If a shell explodes in midair, its fragments fly off in different directions. Total momentum of
the fragments:
(A) Decreases (B) Remains same
(C) Increases (D) Becomes zero
157.[158.] A uniform beam of weight 50 N is 2.0 m long and is supported on a pivot situated 1.0 m from
one end. When a load of weight W is hung from that end, the beam is in equilibrium as shown in

the diagram.
What is the value of W?
(A) 25 N (B) 75 N
(C) 50 N (D) 100 N
158.[159.] A bullet shot straight up returns to its starting point in 10 s. its initial speed was?
(A) 9.8 ms-1 (B) 49 ms-1
-1
(C) 24.5 ms (D) 98 ms-1
159.[160.] A force of 10 N acts on a body of mass 5 kg for one second, then its time rate of change of
momentum will be:
(A) 10 kgms-2 (B) 5 kgms-2
(C) 50 kgms-2 (D) 2 kgms-2
160.[161.] A 1000 kg space probe is motionless in space. To start moving, its main engine is fired for 5s
during which time it ejects exhaust gases at 5000 m/s. At the end of this process, it is moving at 20
m/s. The approximate mass of the ejected gas is:

(A) 0.8 kg (B) 5 kg

(C) 4 kg (D) 20 kg
161.[162.] The graph represents the straight-line motion of a car. How far does the car travel between t

= 2 s and t = 5 s?
(A) 4 m (B) 24 m
(C) 12 m (D) 36 m
162.[163.] The diagram represents the straight-line motion of a car. Which of the following statements
is true?
(A) The car accelerates, stops, and reverse
(B) The car is moving for a total time of 12 s
 (C) The car accelerates at 6 m/s2 for the first 2 s
(D) The car accelerates at 12 m/s2 for the first 4s
163.[164.] Consider the following graphs (note the axes carefully). Which of these represents motion at

constant speed?
(A) IV only (B) I, II, and III only
(C) III only (D) I and IV only
164.[165.] If a body of mass 2kg moves with 15 m/s collides with stationary body of same mass, then
after elastic collision second body will move with velocity of:
(A) 15 m/s (B) 2 m/s
(C) 30 m/s (D) 0 m/s
165.[166.] K.E is conserved in:
(A) Inelastic collision (B) All collisions
(C) Elastic collision (D) None of these
166.[167.] When a heavy particle collides with a light particle at rest, then after collision the target
particle movies with:
(A) The same speed
(B) Double the velocity of incident particle
(C) Zero velocity
(D) Bounce back with same velocity
167.[168.] Sphere “A” has mass m and is moving with velocity “v”. It makes a head – on elastic collision
with a stationary sphere “B” of mass 2m. After the collision their speeds (V A and VB) are:
(A) 0, v/2 (B) -v, v
(C) -v/3, 2v/3 (D) -2v/3, v/3
168.[169.] A body of mass “m” having an initial velocity “v” makes head on elastic collision with a
stationary body of mass “M”. After the collision, the body of mass “m” comes to rest nad only the
body having mass “M” moves. This will happen only when:
(A) m >> M (B) m << M
(C) m = M (D) m = M/2
169.[170.] A body of mass ‘m’ moving with velocity “v” makes a head on elastic with another body of
mass “2m” which is initially at rest. The loss of kinetic energy of the colliding body (mass “m”) is:
(A) ½ of its initial kinetic energy
(B) 8/9 of its initial kinetic energy
(C) 1/9 of its initial kinetic energy
(D) 1/4 of its initial kinetic energy
170.[171.] A mass of 20 kg moving with a speed of 10 m/s collides with another stationary mass of 5kg.
as a result of the collision, the two masses stick together. The kinetic energy of the composite
mass will be:
(A) 600 J (B) 800 J
(C) 1000 J (D) 1200 J
171.[172.] The velocities of two equal masses “A” and “B” are 13 m/s and 14 m/s respectively. What will
be their respective velocities after they suffer one dimensional elastic collision?
(A) – 14 m/s and 13 m/s (B) – 13 m/s and 14 m/s
(C) 0 and 13 m/s (D) 0 and 14 m/s
172.[173.] A body of mass “m1” moving with uniform velocity of 40 m/s collides with another body of
mass “m2” at rest and then two together begin to move with uniform velocity of 30 m/s. the ratio
m1
of their masses is:
m2
(A) 0.75 (B) 1.33
(C) 3.0 (D) 4.0
173.[174.] If distance of a point from pivot is “L” and a force “F” is applied such that it passes from the
pivot then the torque produced in the body will be:
(A) Zero (B) L F cos θ
(C) LF sin θ n^ (D) LF