1) physics - dropper

projectile motion – jee/neet

IV. Horizontal Projectile Motion (b) The speed with which it hits the ground is 4.0
m/second
1. The maximum range of a gun on horizontal terrain is 16 (c) Height of the table is 0.8 m
km. If g  10 m / s 2 . What must be the muzzle velocity of (d) It hits the ground at an angle of 60o to the horizontal
the shell 9. [KCET 1999; BHU 2003]
An aeroplane flying 490 m above ground level at 100 m/s,
(a) 200 m/s (b) 400 m/s releases a block. How far on ground will it strike
(c) 100 m/s (d) 50 m/s [RPMT 2000]
2. A stone is just released from the window of a train moving (a) 0.1 km (b) 1 km
along a horizontal straight track. The stone will hit the (c) 2 km (d) None
ground following [NCERT 1972; AFMC 1996; BHU 2000]
10. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower of
(a) Straight path (b) Circular path height 5 m. It touches the ground at a distance of 10 m
(c) Parabolic path (d) Hyperbolic path from the foot of the tower. The initial velocity of the body
3. A bullet is dropped from the same height when another is (g = 10 ms–2) [EAMCET (Engg.)
bullet is fired horizontally. They will hit the ground 2000]

(a) One after the other (b) Simultaneously (a) 2.5 ms–1 (b) 5 ms–1
–1
(c) Depends on the observer (d) None of the above (c) 10 ms (d) 20 ms–1

4. An aeroplane is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 11. An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 720
600 km/hr at an elevation of 6 km towards a point directly km/h drops a food pocket, while flying at a height of 396.9
above the target on the earth's surface. At an appropriate m. the time taken by a food pocket to reach the ground
time, the pilot releases a ball so that it strikes the target at and its horizontal range is (Take g = 9.8 m/sec2) [AFMC 2001]
the earth. The ball will appear to be falling [MP PET 1993] (a) 3 sec and 2000 m (b) 5 sec and 500 m
(a) On a parabolic path as seen by pilot in the plane (c) 8 sec and 1500 m (d) 9 sec and 1800 m
(b) Vertically along a straight path as seen by an 12. A particle (A) is dropped from a height and another
observer on the ground near the target particle (B) is thrown in horizontal direction with speed of
5 m/sec from the same height. The correct statement is
(c) On a parabolic path as seen by an
[CBSE PMT 2002; Orissa JEE 2003]
observer on the ground near the target
(a) Both particles will reach at ground simultaneously
(d) On a zig-zag path as seen by pilot in the plane
(b) Both particles will reach at ground with same speed
5. A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving
(c) Particle (A) will reach at ground first with respect to
horizontally at constant speed. When air resistance is
particle (B)
taken into consideration, the bomb
(d) Particle (B) will reach at ground first with respect to
[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; AFMC 1999]
particle (A)
(a) Falls to earth exactly below the aeroplane
13. A particle moves in a plane with constant acceleration in a
(b) Fall to earth behind the aeroplane direction different from the initial velocity. The path of
(c) Falls to earth ahead of the aeroplane the particle will be [MP PMT 2004; CPMT 1982]
(d) Flies with the aeroplane (a) A straight line (b) An arc of a circle
6. A man projects a coin upwards from the gate of a (c) A parabola (d) An ellipse
uniformly moving train. The path of coin for the man will 14. At the height 80 m, an aeroplane is moving with 150 m/s.
be A bomb is dropped from it so as to hit a target. At what
[RPET 1997] distance from the target should the bomb be dropped
(given g = 10 m/s2) [BCECE 2004]
(a) Parabolic (b) Inclined straight line
(a) 605.3 m (b) 600 m
(c) Vertical straight line (d) Horizontal straight
line (c) 80 m (d) 230 m
15. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed of 500
7. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 600
m/s and a bomb released from it, strikes the ground in 10
km/h at a height of 1960 m. When it is vertically at a point
sec. Angle at which it strikes the ground will be
A on the ground, a bomb is released from it. The bomb
strikes the ground at point B. The distance AB is (g  10 m / s 2 )
[CPMT 1996; JIPMER 2001, 02] [MH CET 2003]
(a) 1200 m (b) 0.33 km 1 1
(a) tan 1   (b) tan  
(c) 3.33 km (d) 33 km 5 5
8. A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table at a speed (c) tan 1 (1) (d) tan 1 (5 )
of 4 m/second. It hits the ground after 0.4 second. Which
statement given below is true [AMU (Med.) 1999] 16. A large number of bullets are fired in all directions with
same speed v . What is the maximum area on the ground
(a) It hits the ground at a horizontal distance 1.6 m from
on which these bullets will spread
the edge of the table

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v2 v4 9. The height y and the distance x along the horizontal

(a)  (b)  2 plane of a projectile on a certain planet (with no
g g
4
surrounding atmosphere) are given by y  (8 t  5 t 2 )
v v2
(c)  2 (d)  2 meter and x  6 t meter, where t is in second. The
g2 g2 velocity with which the projectile is projected is[CPMT 1981; MP PET 1
V. Oblique Projectile Motion (a) 8 m/sec
(b) 6 m/sec
1. A projectile fired with initial velocity u at some angle  (c) 10 m/sec
has a range R . If the initial velocity be doubled at the (d) Not obtainable from the data
same angle of projection, then the range will be 10. Referring to above question, the angle with the horizontal
(a) 2R (b) R / 2 at which the projectile was projected is [CPMT 1981]
(c) R (d) 4 R (a) tan 1 (3 / 4 )
2. If the initial velocity of a projectile be doubled, keeping
(b) tan 1 (4 / 3)
the angle of projection same, the maximum height reached
by it will (c) sin 1 (3 / 4 )
(a) Remain the same (b) Be doubled (d) Not obtainable from the given data
(c) Be quadrupled (d) Be halved 11. Referring to the above two questions, the acceleration due
3. In the motion of a projectile freely under gravity, its to gravity is given by [CPMT 1981]
(a) Total energy is conserved
(a) 10 m / sec 2 (b) 5m / sec 2
(b) Momentum is conserved
(c) Energy and momentum both are conserved (c) 20 m / sec 2 (d) 2.5 m / sec 2
(d) None is conserved 12. The range of a particle when launched at an angle of 15 o
4. The range of a projectile for a given initial velocity is with the horizontal is 1.5 km. What is the range of the
maximum when the angle of projection is 45 o . The range projectile when launched at an angle of 45 o to the
will be minimum, if the angle of projection is horizontal [CPMT 1982]
(a) 90 o (b) 180 o (a) 1.5 km (b) 3.0 km
(c) 60 o (d) 75 o (c) 6.0 km (d) 0.75 km
5. The angle of projection at which the horizontal range and 13. A cricketer hits a ball with a velocity 25 m / s at 60 o
maximum height of projectile are equal is above the horizontal. How far above the ground it passes
[Kurukshetra CEE 1996; BCECE 2003; Pb. PET 2001] over a fielder 50 m from the bat (assume the ball is struck
(a) 45 o (b)   tan 1 (0 .25 ) very close to the ground) [BVP 2003]
(a) 8.2 m (b) 9.0 m
(c)   tan 1 4 or (  76 ) (d) 60 o
(c) 11.6 m (d) 12.7 m
6. A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to ground 14. A stone is projected from the ground with velocity
describing a parabolic path. Which of the following 25 m / s . Two seconds later, it just clears a wall 5 m high.
remains constant
[BHU 1999; DPMT 2001; AMU (Engg.) 2000] The angle of projection of the stone is (g  10 m / sec 2 )
(a) Kinetic energy of the ball (a) 30 o (b) 45 o
(b) Speed of the ball
(c) 50 .2 o (d) 60 o
(c) Horizontal component of velocity
15. Galileo writes that for angles of projection of a projectile
(d) Vertical component of velocity
at angles (45   ) and (45   ) , the horizontal ranges
7. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the directions of
described by the projectile are in the ratio of (if   45 )
its velocity and acceleration are
(a) Perpendicular to each other [MP PET 1993]

(b) Parallel to each other (a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2

(c) 1 : 1 (d) 2 : 3
(c) Inclined to each other at an angle of 45 o
16. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle  has a
(d) Antiparallel to each other
range R on the surface of earth. For same v and  , its
8. An object is thrown along a direction inclined at an angle
range on the surface of moon will be
of 45 o with the horizontal direction. The horizontal range
(a) R/6 (b) 6 R
of the particle is equal to [MP PMT 1985]
(a) Vertical height (c) R / 36 (d) 36 R
(b) Twice the vertical height 17. The greatest height to which a man can throw a stone is h
(c) Thrice the vertical height . The greatest distance to which he can throw it, will be
(d) Four times the vertical height

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h [MP PET 1997]

(a) (b) h
2 (a) 24 . 5 N  s (b) 49 . 0 N  s
(c) 2 h (d) 3 h (c) 98 . 0 N  s (d) 50 . 0 N  s
18. The horizontal range is four times the maximum height 26. A body is projected at such an angle that the horizontal
attained by a projectile. The angle of projection is range is three times the greatest height. The angle of
[MP PET 1994; CBSE PMT 2000; RPET 2001] projection is [AIIMS 1998; DPMT 2000]

(a) 90 o
(b) 60 o (a) 25 o 8  (b) 33 o 7 

(c) 45 o (d) 30 o (c) 42 o 8  (d) 53 o 8 

19. A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an angle of 27. A gun is aimed at a target in a line of its barrel. The target
o
is released and allowed to fall under gravity at the same
45 to the horizontal. At the highest point during its instant the gun is fired. The bullet will
flight, its kinetic energy will be
(a) Pass above the target (b) Pass below the target
[MP PMT 1994; CBSE PMT 1997, 2001; AIEEE 2002;
(c) Hit the target (d) Certainly miss the
Pb. PMT 2004; Orissa PMT 2004]
target
E 28. Two bodies are projected with the same velocity. If one is
(a) Zero (b)
2
projected at an angle of 30 o and the other at an angle of
E 60 o to the horizontal, the ratio of the maximum heights
(c) (d) E
2 reached is
20. A particle of mass m is projected with velocity v making [AIIMS 2001; EAMCET (Med.) 1995; Pb. PMT 2000]
o (a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3
an angle of 45 with the horizontal. The magnitude of the
angular momentum of the particle about the point of (c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1
projection when the particle is at its maximum height is 29. If the range of a gun which fires a shell with muzzle speed
(where g  acceleration due to gravity) V is R , then the angle of elevation of the gun is [AMU 1995]
[MP PMT 1994; MP PET 2001; Pb. PET 2004] V2   gR 
(a) cos 1  
 (b) cos 1  2 
(a) Zero 3
(b) mv /(4 2 g)  Rg  V 

(c) mv 3 /( 2 g) (d) mv 2 / 2 g 1  V 2
 1  gR 
(c) (d) sin 1  2 
2  Rg 
 2 V 
21. A particle reaches its highest point when it has covered
exactly one half of its horizontal range. The corresponding 30. If time of flight of a projectile is 10 seconds. Range is 500
point on the displacement time graph is characterised by meters. The maximum height attained by it will be
[AIIMS 1995] [RPMT 1997]
(a) Negative slope and zero curvature (a) 125 m (b) 50 m
(c) 100 m (d) 150 m
(b) Zero slope and negative curvature
31. If a body A of mass M is thrown with velocity V at an
(c) Zero slope and positive curvature
angle of 30 o to the horizontal and another body B of the
(d) Positive slope and zero curvature
same mass is thrown with the same speed at an angle of
22. At the top of the trajectory of a projectile, the acceleration
60 o to the horizontal. The ratio of horizontal range of A
is [Manipal MEE 1995]
to B will be
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum [CBSE PMT 1992]
(c) Zero (d) g (a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 1
23. When a body is thrown with a velocity u making an angle
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 :1
 with the horizontal plane, the maximum distance
32. A bullet is fired from a cannon with velocity 500 m/s. If
covered by it in horizontal direction is[MP PMT 1996; RPET 2001]
the angle of projection is 15 o and g  10 m / s 2 . Then
u 2 sin  u 2 sin 2
(a) (b) the range is [CPMT 1997]
g 2g
(a) 25  10 3 m (b) 12 .5  10 3 m
u sin 2
2
u cos 2
2
(c) 50  10 m 2
(d) 25  10 2 m
(c) (d)
g g 33. A ball thrown by a boy is caught by another after 2 sec.
24. A football player throws a ball with a velocity of 50 some distance away in the same level. If the angle of
metre/sec at an angle 30 degrees from the horizontal. The projection is 30o, the velocity of projection is [JIPMER 1999]
ball remains in the air for (g  10 m / s 2 ) (a) 19.6 m/s (b) 9.8 m/s
(c) 14.7 m/s (d) None of these
(a) 2.5 sec (b) 1.25 sec 34. A particle covers 50 m distance when projected with an
(c) 5 sec (d) 0.625 sec initial speed. On the same surface it will cover a distance,
25. A body of mass 0.5 kg is projected under gravity with a when projected with double the initial speed [RPMT 2000]
speed of 98 m/s at an angle of 30 o with the horizontal. (a) 100 m (b) 150 m
The change in momentum (in magnitude) of the body is (c) 200 m (d) 250 m

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35. A ball is thrown upwards at an angle of 60o to the (b) Their heights are same
horizontal. It falls on the ground at a distance of 90 m. If (c) Their times of flight are same
the ball is thrown with the same initial velocity at an angle (d) All of these
30o, it will fall on the ground at a distance of [BHU 2000] 44. A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/s making an
(a) 30 m (b) 60 m angle of 30o with the horizontal. It will hit the ground after
(c) 90 m (d) 120 m a time
36. Four bodies P, Q, R and S are projected with equal [JIPMER 2001, 2002; KCET 2001]
velocities having angles of projection 15o, 30o, 45o and 60o (a) 1.5 s (b) 1 s
with the horizontal respectively. The body having shortest (c) 3 s (d) 2 s
range is [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000] 45. The equation of motion of a projectile are given by x = 36
(a) P (b) Q t metre and 2y = 96 t – 9.8 t2 metre. The angle of
(c) R (d) S projection is
37. For a projectile, the ratio of maximum height reached to 4 3
the square of flight time is (g = 10 ms–2) (a) sin 1   (b) sin 1  
5 5
[EAMCET (Med.) 2000]
(a) 5 : 4 (b) 5 : 2 4 3
(c) sin 1   (d) sin 1  
(c) 5 : 1 (d) 10 : 1 3 4
38. A stone projected with a velocity u at an angle  with the 46. For a given velocity, a projectile has the same range R for
horizontal reaches maximum height H1. When it is two angles of projection if t1 and t2 are the times of flight
  in the two cases then [KCET 2003; AIEEE 2004]
projected with velocity u at an angle     with the
2  (a) t1 t 2  R 2 (b) t1 t 2  R
horizontal, it reaches maximum height H2. The relation 1 1
between the horizontal range R of the projectile, H1 and (c) t1 t 2  (d) t1 t 2 
R R2
H2 is [EAMCET 2000]
47. A body of mass m is thrown upwards at an angle  with
(a) R  4 H1 H 2 (b) R  4 (H 1  H 2 ) the horizontal with velocity v. While rising up the
2 velocity of the mass after t seconds will be
H1
(c) R  4 (H 1  H 2 ) (d) R 
H2
2 (a) (v cos  ) 2  (v sin  ) 2
39. An object is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s making an (b) (v cos   v sin  ) 2  gt
angle of 45o with horizontal. The equation for the
trajectory is h = Ax – Bx2 where h is height, x is horizontal (c) v 2  g 2 t 2  (2 v sin  ) gt
distance, A and B are constants. The ratio A : B is (g = 10
ms–2) (d) v 2  g 2 t 2  (2 v cos  ) gt
[EAMCET 2001]
48. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 5 : 1
distance of 100 m. With the same effort, he throws the ball
(c) 1 : 40 (d) 40 : 1
vertically upwards. The maximum height attained by the
40. Which of the following sets of factors will affect the
ball is [UPSEAT 2002]
horizontal distance covered by an athlete in a long–jump
(a) 100 m (b) 80 m
event [AMU (Engg.) 2001]
(c) 60 m (d) 50 m
(a) Speed before he jumps and his weight
49. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal
(b) The direction in which he leaps and the initial speed
distance of 100 m. The speed with which he throws the
(c) The force with which he pushes the ball is (to the nearest integer) [Kerala (Med.) 2002]
ground and his speed (a) 30 ms–1 (b) 42 ms–1
(d) None of these (c) 32 ms–1 (d) 35 ms–1
41. A ball thrown by one player reaches the other in 2 sec. the
50. A ball is projected with velocity Vo at an angle of
maximum height attained by the ball above the point of
projection will be about [Pb. PMT 2002] elevation 30°. Mark the correct statement
(a) 10 m (b) 7.5 m (a) Kinetic energy will be zero at the highest point of the
(c) 5 m (d) 2.5 m trajectory
42. In a projectile motion, velocity at maximum height is (b) Vertical component of momentum will be conserved
[AIEEE 2002] (c) Horizontal component of momentum will be
conserved
u cos 
(a) (b) u cos  (d) Gravitational potential energy will be minimum at the
2
highest point of the trajectory
u sin  51. Neglecting the air resistance, the time of flight of a
(c) (d) None of these
2 projectile is determined by [J & K CET 2004]
43. If two bodies are projected at 30o and 60o respectively, (a) U vertical
with the same velocity, then [JIPMER 2002; CBSE PMT 2000]
(b) U horizontal
(a) Their ranges are same

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(c) U  U 2 vertical  U 2 horizontal [AFMC 2005]

(a) 100 m (b) 200 m
(d) U  U (U 2 vertical  U 2 horizontal )1 / 2
(c) 400 m (d) 800 m
52. A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v o at an angle
of projection  . From the same point and at the same IV. Horizontal Projectile Motion
instant a person starts running with a constant speed
v o / 2 to catch the ball. Will the person be able to catch
1 b 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 b
the ball? If yes, what should be the angle of projection[AIEEE 2004]
6 c 7 c 8 ac 9 b 10 c
(a) Yes, 60 o (b) Yes, 30 o
11 d 12 a 13 c 14 a 15 a
(c) No (d) Yes, 45 o
16 b
53. A stone is thrown at an angle  to the horizontal reaches a
maximum height H. Then the time of flight of stone will Oblique Projectile Motion
be
[BCECE 2004]
1 d 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 c
2H 2H 6 c 7 a 8 d 9 c 10 b
(a) (b) 2
g g
11 a 12 b 13 a 14 a 15 c
2 2 H sin  2 H sin  16 b 17 c 18 c 19 b 20 b
(c) (d)
g g
21 b 22 d 23 c 24 c 25 b
54. The horizontal range of a projectile is 4 3 times its 26 d 27 c 28 b 29 d 30 a
maximum height. Its angle of projection will be
31 b 32 b 33 a 34 c 35 c
[J & K CET 2004; DPMT 2003]
36 a 37 a 38 a 39 d 40 b
(a) 45 o (b) 60 o
41 c 42 b 43 a 44 b 45 a
(c) 90 o (d) 30 o
55. A ball is projected upwards from the top of tower with a 46 b 47 c 48 d 49 c 50 c
1 o
velocity 50 ms making an angle 30 with the 51 a 52 a 53 b 54 d 55 c
horizontal. The height of tower is 70 m. After how many 56 c 57 c 58 d 59 b
seconds from the instant of throwing will the ball reach
the ground
[DPMT 2004]
(a) 2 s (b) 5 s
(c) 7 s (d) 9 s
56. Two bodies are thrown up at angles of 45o and 60o,
respectively, with the horizontal. If both bodies attain
same vertical height, then the ratio of velocities with
which these are thrown is [DPMT 2005]

2 2
(a) (b)
3 3
3 3
(c) (d)
2 2
57. At what point of a projectile motion acceleration and
velocity are perpendicular to each other [Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) At the point of projection
(b) At the point of drop
(c) At the topmost point
(d) Any where in between the point of
projection and topmost point
58. An object is projected at an angle of 45° with the
horizontal. The horizontal range and the maximum height
reached will be in the ratio. [Kerala PET 2005]
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
59. The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is 400 m.
The maximum value of height attained by it will be

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