MOTION IN STRAIGHT LINE-MPS

1. A Body moves 6 m north. 8 m east and 10m 8. A 150 m long train is moving with a uniform
vertically upwards, what is its resultant velocity of 45 km/h. The time taken by the train
displacement from initial position to cross a bridge of length 850 meters is
(a) 10√2𝑚 (b) 10𝑚 (a) 56 sec (b)68 sec
10 (c) 80 sec (d)92 sec
(c) 𝑚 (d) 10 × 2𝑚
√2
9. A particle moves along a semicircle of radius 10m
2. An athlete completes one round of a circular track
in 5 seconds. The average velocity of the particle
of radius R in 40 sec. What will be his
is
displacement at the end of 2 min. 20 sec
(a) Zero (b) 2R (a) 2 ms −1 (b) 4 ms −1
(c) 2 R (d) 7 R (c) 2 ms −1 (d) 4 ms −1
3. A wheel of radius 1 meter rolls forward half a 10. If a car covers 2/5th of the total distance with v1
revolution on a horizontal ground. The magnitude speed and 3/5th distance with v2 then average
of the displacement of the point of the wheel speed is
initially in contact with the ground is 1 v +v
(a) v1v2 (b) 1 2
(a) 2 (b) 2 2 2
(c) 2 +4 (d) 2v1v2 5v1v2
(c) (d)
v1 + v2 3v1 + 2v2
4. A person travels along a straight road for half the
distance with velocity v1 and the remaining half 11. The correct statement from the following is
(a) A body having zero velocity will not
distance with velocity v2 The average velocity is
necessarily have zero acceleration
given by (b) A body having zero velocity will necessarily
v22 have zero acceleration
(a) v1v2 (b)
v12 (c) A body having uniform speed can have only
v1 + v2 2v1v2 uniform acceleration
(c) (d)
2 v1 + v2 (d) A body having non-uniform velocity will
5. The displacement-time graph for two particles A have zero acceleration
and B are straight lines inclined at angles of 30o 12. A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its
velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much
and 60o with the time axis. The ratio of velocities
further it will penetrate before coming to rest
of VA : VB is
assuming that it faces constant resistance to
(a) 1: 2 (b) 1: 3 motion?
(c) 3 :1 (d) 1: 3 (a) 1.5 cm (b)1.0 cm
6. A car travels the first half of a distance between (c) 3.0 cm (d)2.0 cm
two places at a speed of 30 km/hr and the second 13. A particle experiences a constant acceleration for
half of the distance at 50 km/hr. The average 20 sec after starting from rest. If it travels a
speed of the car for the whole journey is distance S1 in the first 10 sec and a distance S 2
(a) 42.5 km/hr (b)40.0 km/hr in the next 10 sec, then
(c) 37.5 km/hr (d)35.0 km/hr (a) S1 = S2
7. A train has a speed of 60 km/h. for the first one (b) S1 = S 2 / 3
hour and 40 km/h for the next half hour. Its
(c) S1 = S2 / 2
average speed in km/h is
(a) 50 (b) 53.33 (d) S1 = S2 / 4
(c) 48 (d) 70
14. The displacement x of a particle along a straight (d) The direction of the velocity of a body can
line at time t is given by x = a0 + a1t + a2t 2 . The change when its acceleration is constant
acceleration of the particle is 21. The position of a particle moving in the xy-plane
(a) a0 (b) a1 at any time t is given by x = (3t 2 − 6t ) metres,

(c) 2a2 (d) a 2 y = (t 2 − 2t ) metres. Select the correct statement

15. The coordinates of a moving particle at any time about the moving particle from the following
(a) The acceleration of the particle is zero at t = 0
are given by x = at 2 and y = bt 2 . The speed of
second
the particle at any moment is
(b) The velocity of the particle is zero at t = 0
(a) 2t (a + b) (b) 2t (a 2 − b 2 ) second
(c) t a 2 + b 2 (d) 2t (a 2 + b 2 ) (c) The velocity of the particle is zero at t = 1
second
16. An electron starting from rest has a velocity that
(d) The velocity and acceleration of the particle
increases linearly with the time that is v = kt ,
are never zero
where k = 2m / sec2 . The distance travelled in the 22. An alpha particle enters a hollow tube of 4 m
first 3 seconds will be length with an initial speed of 1 km/s. It is
(a) 9 m (b) 16 m accelerated in the tube and comes out of it with a
(c) 27 m (d) 36 m speed of 9 km/s. The time for which it remains
17. The relation between time and distance is inside the tube is
t =  x 2 +  x , where  and  are constants. The (a) 8 10−3 s (b) 80 10−3 s
retardation is (c) 800 10−3 s (d) 8 10−4 s
(a) 2 v3 (b) 2  v 3 23. A car moving with a speed of 40 km/h can be
(c) 2 v 3
(d) 2  v 2 3 stopped by applying brakes after atleast 2 m. If
18. The initial velocity of the particle is 10 m / sec the same car is moving with a speed of 80 km/h,
what is the minimum stopping distance
9
and its retardation is = 8  = 36 m . The distance (a) 8 m (b) 2 m
2
(c) 4 m (d) 6 m
moved by the particle in 5th second of its motion
24. The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time
is
(a) 1 m (b) 19 m t are given by x = 7t + 4t 2 and y = 5t , where x
(c) 50 m (d) 75m and y are in metre and t in seconds. The
19. A motor car moving with a uniform speed of acceleration of particle at t = 5 s is
20 m / sec comes to stop on the application of (a) Zero (b) 8 m / s 2
brakes after travelling a distance of 10m Its (c) 20 m / s 2 (d) 40 m / s 2
acceleration is 25. If the velocity of a particle is given by
(a) 20 m / sec 2 (b) −20m / sec2 v = (180 −16 x)1/2 m/s, then its acceleration will
(c) −40 m / sec2 (d) +2m / sec2 be
(a) Zero (b) 8 m/s2
20. Which of the following four statements is false
(a) A body can have zero velocity and still be (c) – 8 m/s2 (d) 4 m/s2
accelerated 26. A stone falls from a balloon that is descending at
(b) A body can have a constant velocity and still a uniform rate of 12 m / s . The displacement of
have a varying speed the stone from the point of release after 10 sec is
(c) A body can have a constant speed and still (a) 490 m (b) 510 m
have a varying velocity (c) 610 m (d) 725 m
27. A body falls freely from rest. It covers as much 34. A body sliding on a smooth inclined plane
distance in the last second of its motion as requires 4 seconds to reach the bottom starting
covered in the first three seconds. The body has from rest at the top. How much time does it take
fallen for a time of [MNR 1998] to cover one-fourth distance starting from rest at
(a) 3 s (b) 5s the top
(c) 7 s (d) 9 s (a) 1 s (b) 2 s
28. An object is projected upwards with a velocity of (c) 4 s (d) 16 s
100 m / s . It will strike the ground after 35. A body freely falling from the rest has a velocity
(approximately) ‘v’ after it falls through a height ‘h’. The distance
(a) 10 sec (b) 20 sec it has to fall down for its velocity to become
(c) 15 sec (d) 5 sec double, is
29. A stone dropped from the top of the tower (a) 2h (b) 4h
touches the ground in 4 sec. The height of the (c) 6h (d) 8h
tower is about 36. A particle is thrown vertically upwards. If its
(a) 80 m velocity at half of the maximum height is 10 m/s,
(b) 40m then maximum height attained by it is
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
(c) 20 m
(a) 8 m (b) 10 m
(d) 160 m
(c) 12 m (d) 16 m
30. A body is released from the top of a tower of
37. A body, thrown upwards with some velocity,
1 2
height h . It takes v = bt + v0 sec to reach the reaches the maximum height of 20m. Another
2
body with double the mass thrown up, with
ground. Where will be the ball after time t / 2 sec
double initial velocity will reach a maximum
(a) At h / 2 from the ground
height of
(b) At h / 4 from the ground
(a) 200 m (b) 16 m
(c) Depends upon mass and volume of the body
(c) 80 m (d) 40 m
(d) At 3h / 4 from the ground
38. A particle when thrown, moves such that it passes
31. A stone thrown upward with a speed u from the
from same height at 2 and 10s, the height is
top of the tower reaches the ground with a (a) g
velocity 3u . The height of the tower is
(b) 2g
(a) 3u 2 / g (b) 4u 2 / g
(c) 5g
(c) 6u 2 / g (d) 9u 2 / g
(d) 10g
32. A stone is dropped from a certain height which
39. A very large number of balls are thrown vertically
can reach the ground in 5 second. If the stone is
upwards in quick succession in such a way that
stopped after 3 second of its fall and then allowed
the next ball is thrown when the previous one is
to fall again, then the time taken by the stone to
at the maximum height. If the maximum height is
reach the ground for the remaining distance is
5m, the number of ball thrown per minute is
(a) 2 sec (b) 3 sec
(Take g = 10 ms −2 )
(c) 4 sec (d) None of these
(a) 120
33. With what velocity a ball, be projected vertically
(b) 80
so that the distance covered by it in 5th second is
(c) 60
twice the distance it covers in its 6th second
(d) 40
( g = 10 m / s 2 )
40. The acceleration due to gravity on the planet A is
(a) 58.8 m/s (b) 49 m/s
9 times the acceleration due to gravity on planet
(c) 65 m/s (d) 19.6 m/s
 B. A man jumps to a height of 2m on the surface
of A. What is the height of jump by the same
person on the planet B
(a) 18m (b) 6m
2 2
(c) m (d) m
3 9 (a) 60 m (b) 55 m
41. A body, thrown upwards with some velocity (c) 25 m (d) 30 m
reaches the maximum height of 50 m. Another 46. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the
body with double the mass thrown up with double following graph/graphs represent velocity-time
the initial velocity will reach a maximum height graph of the ball during its flight (air resistance is
of neglected)
(a) 100 m (b) 200 m
(c) 300 m (d) 400 m
42. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without
friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at
2 m/s2. He reaches the ground with a speed of 3
m/s. At what height, did he bail out?
(a) 293 m (b) 111 m
(c) 91 m (d) 182 m
43. From the top of a tower two stones, whose masses
are in the ratio 1:2 are thrown one straight up with
an initial speed u and the second straight down (a) A (b) B
with the same speed u. Then, neglecting air (c) C (d) D
resistance 47. The v − t graph of a moving object is given in
(a) The heavier stone hits the ground with a figure. The maximum acceleration is
higher speed
(b) The lighter stone hits the ground with a higher
speed
(c) Both the stones will have the same speed
when they hit the ground.
(d) The speed can't be determined with the given
data. (a) 1cm / sec c2 (b) 2cm / sec2
44. When a ball is thrown up vertically with velocity
(c) 3 cm / sec 2 (d) 6 cm / sec2
Vo , it reaches a maximum height of 'h'. If one
48. The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a
wishes to triple the maximum height then the ball straight line is shown in the figure. The
should be thrown with velocity displacement and distance travelled by the body
(a) 3Vo (b) 3Vo in 6 sec are respectively
(c) 9Vo (d) 3 / 2Vo
45. The variation of velocity of a particle with time
moving along a straight line is illustrated in the
following figure. The distance travelled by the
particle in four seconds is

(a) 8 m, 16 m (b) 16 m, 8 m
(c) 16 m, 16 m (d) 8 m, 8 m
49. Figures (i) and (ii) below show the displacement-
time graphs of two particles moving along the x-
axis. We can say that

(a)

(a) Both the particles are having a uniformly (b)

accelerated motion
(b) Both the particles are having a uniformly
retarded motion
(c) Particle (i) is having a uniformly accelerated
motion while particle (ii) is having a uniformly (c)
retarded motion
(d) Particle (i) is having a uniformly retarded
motion while particle (ii) is having a uniformly
accelerated motion
50. Which graph represents the uniform acceleration
(d)