Top 30 Questions

Vectors
ABCDEF is a regular hexagon. What is the value of

AB  AC  AD  AE  AF ?

A 0 E D

B 2AO
F C
O
C 4AO
A B
D 6AO
Ans. (d)
A particle is moving in a circle or radius r centred at O
with constant speed v. The change in velocity in moving
from P to Q ( POQ = 40º ) is :

v
A 2v cos 40º
Q
B 2v sin 40º v
40°
P
C 2v cos 20º O

D 2v sin 20º
Ans. (d)
What is the angle between two vector forces
of equal magnitude such that the resultant is
one-third as much as either of the original forces?

 17 
A cos1   
 18 

 1
B cos1  
3

C 45

 1
D 2cos1  
 12 
Ans. (a)
Kinematics
The relation 3t  3x  6 describes the displacement of a
particle in one direction where x is in metres and t in sec.
The displacement, when velocity is zero, is

A 24 metres

B 12 metres

C 5 metres

D zero
Ans. (d)
A particle starts from rest with uniform acceleration a. Its
velocity after n seconds is v. The displacement of the
body in the last two seconds is:

A 2v(n  1)
n

B v(n  1)
n

C v(n  1)
n

D 2v(2n  1)
n
Ans. (a)
The position x of a particle varies with time t as
x = at2 – bt3. The acceleration of the particle will be zero
at time t equal to

a
A
b
2a
B
3b
a
C
3b

D zero
Ans. (c)
The velocity-time graph of the particle moving along a
straight line is shown. The rate of acceleration and
deceleration is constant and it is equal to 5 ms–2. If the
average velocity during the motion is 20 ms–1, then the
value of t is

A 3 sec

v(m/s–1)
B 5 sec

C 10 sec

0 t 25 s
D 12 sec
Ans. (b)
A ball is hit by a batsman at an angle of 37° as shown in
figure. The man standing at P should run at what
minimum velocity so that he catches the ball before it
strikes the ground. Assume that height of man is
negligible in comparison to maximum height of projectile.

A 3 ms–1
u= 15 ms–1
B 5 ms–1

37° man
C 9 ms–1
A P B
9m
D 12 ms–1
Ans. (b)
A projectile is given an initial velocity of (iˆ  2j)
ˆ m/sec.
The Cartesian equation of its path is: (g = 10 m/s2)

A y = 2x – 5x2

B y = x – 5x2

C 4y = 2x – 5x2

D y = 2x – 25x2
Ans. (a)
A ball is projected from point A with a velocity 10 m/s
perpendicular to the inclined plane as shown in figure.
Range of the ball on the inclined plane is:

40
A m
3

20
B m
13

13 30°
C m
20

13
D m
40
Ans. (a)
A car A is going north east at 80 kmh–1 and another car B
is going south east with a velocity of 60kmh–1. The
velocity of A relative to B makes an angle with the north
equal to

2
A tan1  
7
7
B tan1  
2

C tan1(7)

 1
D tan1  
7
Ans. (d)
An airplane is flying with velocity 50 2 km/hour in north-
east direction. Wind is blowing at 25 km/hr from north to
south. What is the resultant displacement of airplane in
2 hours?
Ans. 50 5 km
NLM
In the figure the tension in the string between
1 and 2 is 60 N. Find the magnitude of the horizontal
force F1 and F2 that must be applied to hold the system
in the position shown.

A F1  F2  40 2 N

B F1  F2  30 2 N F1
1 45°

C F1  F2  10 2 N F2
2

D F1  F2  20 2 N
W
Ans. (b)
For the arrangement of pulleys shown in figure, the effort
(P) required to raise the given load (W). Assume
efficiency of the system as 80%.

A 200 N

B 250 N

C 500 N P

D 1000 N
W = 800 N
Ans. (b)
A frictionless pulley of negligible weight is suspended
from a spring balance. Masses of 1 kg and 5 kg are tied
to the two ends of a string which passes over the pulley.
The masses move due to gravity. During motion, the
reading of the spring balance will be :

5
A kg wt
3

10
B kg wt
3

C 6 kg wt

D 3 kg wt
5 kg
1 kg
Ans. (b)
The acceleration of block of mass 5 kg is:

A 5 m/s2

B 10 m/s2
10 kg 150 N
5 kg
C 15 m/s2

D 20 m/s2
Ans. (b)
In the given situation when rod is moving with speed 10
m/s, speed of wedge is:

A 50/3 m/s
10 m/s
B 40/3 m/s
90°
C 20/3 m/s
 = 37°

D None of these
Ans. (a)
Inclined plane is moved towards right with an
acceleration of 5 ms–2 as shown in figure. Find force in
newton which block of mass 5 kg exerts on the incline
plane. (All surfaces are smooth)

A 50
5kg
B 55

37°
C 60

5 m/s2
D 40
Ans. (b)
Friction and W.P.E.
The person applies horizontal force F on the smaller
block as shown in figure. The coefficient of static friction
is µ between the blocks and the surface. Find the force
exerted by the vertical wall on mass. M What is the value
of action-reaction forces between m and M?

M
m
Ans. N = 0; for F < µ (M + mg)g; N = F–µ(M + m)g for F > µ(M + m)g
action-reaction forces between m and M is F – µmg for F > µmg and 0 for F < µmg
The system is pushed by a force F as shown in figure. All
surfaces are smooth except between B and C. Friction
coefficient between B and C is µ. Minimum value of F to
prevent block B from downward slipping is

 3 
A  2  mg
 
A B C
 5 
B  2  mg m
 
F 2m 2m
5
C  2  mg
 

3
D  2  mg
 
Ans. (b)
A block A of mass m is placed over a plank B of mass 2m.
Plank B is placed over a smooth horizontal surface. The
coefficient of friction between A and B is 0.5. Block A is
given a velocity v0 towards right. Acceleration of B
relative to A is

A g/2

A v0
B g
B

C 3g/4 smooth

D zero
Ans. (c)
A block of mass m is suspended by a light thread from an
elevator. The elevator start from rest and is accelerating
upward with uniform acceleration a. The work done by
tension on the block during first t second is :

m
A (g  a)at 2
2

m
B (g  a)at 2
2 a

m m
C gat 2
2

D 0
Ans. (a)
A force F  K(yˆi  xj)
ˆ where K is a positive constant, acts

on a particle moving in the x-y plane. Starting from the

origin, the particle is taken along the positive x-axis to
the point (a, 0) and then parallel to the y-axis to the point
(a, a). The total work done by the force F on the particle is:

A –2Ka2

B 2Ka2

C –Ka2

D Ka2
Ans. (c)
A pendulum bob of mass m is suspended at rest. A
constant horizontal force F = mg/2 starts acting on it. The
maximum angular deflection of the string is

A 90°

B 53°
l
C 37°

D None of these m F
Ans. (d)
A block attached to a spring, pulled by a constant
horizontal force, is kept on a smooth surface as shown
in the figure. Initially, the spring is in the natural state.
Then the maximum positive work that the applied force F
can do is : [Given that spring does not break]

A F2/k

B 2F2/k
k
C 
F

D F2/2k
Ans. (b)
A spring of spring constant k placed horizontally on a
rough horizontal surface is compressed against a block
of mass m placed on the surface so as to store maximum
energy in the spring. If the coefficient of friction between
the block and the surface is , the potential energy stored
the spring is:

A 2m2g2
k

B 2m2g2
k
2m2g2
C
2k

D 32mg2
k
Ans. (c)
Circular Motion
At any instant velocity of end A and B are given in figure
with proper direction. Find angular speed of end A w.r.t to
B at given instant (length of rod = 1 m)

A 2 rad/s
VA
B 2 3 rad/s
B
60°
C 3 rad/s
VB = 2 m/s A

D None of these
Ans. (b)
A disc of radius R has a light pole fixed perpendicular to
the disc at the circumference which in turn has a
pendulum of length R attached to its other end as shown
in figure. The disc is rotated with a constant angular
speed . The string is making an angle 30º with the rod.
Then the angular speed  disc is :

1/2
A  3g 
 
 R  
1/2 R
 3g 
B   30°
 2R 
R
1/2
 g 
C  
 3R 
1/2
 2g 
D  
 3 3R 
Ans. (d)
A bucket is whirled in a vertical circle with a string
attached to it. The water in bucket does not fall down
even when the bucket is inverted at the top of its path.
We can say that in this position

mv 2
A mg 
r
mv 2
B mg is greater than
r
mv 2
C mg is not greater than
r

mv 2
D mg is not less than
r
Ans. (c)
A simple pendulum has a string of length and bob of
mass m. When the bob is at its lowest position, it is given
the minimum horizontal speed necessary for it to move in
a circular path about the point of suspension. The
tension in the string at the lowest position of the bob is:

A 3 mg

B 4 mg

C 5 mg

D 6 mg
Ans. (d)
Centre of Mass
A particle of mass 2 m is projected at an angle of 45° with
horizontal with a velocity of 20 2 m/s. After 1s explosion
takes place and the particle is broken into two equal
pieces. As a result of explosion one part comes to rest.
Find the maximum height attained by the other part. Take
g = 10 m/s2.

A 25 m

B 50 m

C 15 m

D 35 m
Ans. (d)
Two particles bearing mass ratio n : 1 are interconnected
by a light inextensible string that passes over a smooth
pulley. If the system is released, then the acceleration of
the centre of mass of the system is:

A (n  1)2 g

2
n  1
B n  1 g
 
2
n  1
C n  1 g
 

n  1
D n  1g
 
Ans. (c)
A stationary body explodes into four identical fragments
such that three of them fly off mutually perpendicular to
each other, each with same K.E., energy of explosion will
be:

A 6E0

B 4E0/3

C 4E0

D 8E0
Ans. (a)
Two particles A and B each of mass m are attached by a
light inextensible string of length 2 . The whole system
lies on a smooth horizontal table with B initially at a
distance from A. The particle at end B is projected
across the table with speed u perpendicular to AB.
Velocity of ball A just after the jerk is

u 3
A
4
A
B u 3

u 3
C B
2 u

u
D
2
Ans. (a)
A small sphere of mass 1 kg is moving with a velocity
(6iˆ  ˆj)m/s. It hits a fixed smooth wall and rebounds with
velocity (4iˆ  ˆj)m/s. The coefficient of restitution between
the sphere and the wall is:

A 3/2

B 2/3

C 9/16

D 4/9
Ans. (b)
A disk A of radius r moving on perfectly smooth surface
at a speed v undergoes an elastic collision with an
identical stationary disk B. Find the velocity of the disk B
after collision if the impact parameter is r/2 as shown in
the figure.

A 15
v
4 A

v v B
B
4
r/2
v
C
2

3v
D
2
Ans. (a)
Rotation
The figure shows a uniform rod lying along the x-axis.
The locus of all the point lying on the xy-plane, about
which the moment of inertia of the rod is same as that
about O is

A an ellipse y

B a circle

C a parabola

x
D a straight line O
Ans. (b)
A force F  2iˆ  3j ˆ acts at a point (2, –3, 1). Then
ˆk
magnitude of torque about point (0, 0, 2) will be:

A 6 unit

B 3 5 unit

C 6 5 unit

D None of these
Ans. (c)
In the pulley system shown, if radii of the bigger and
smaller pulley are 2 m and 1 m respectively and the
acceleration of block A is 5 m/s2 in the downward
direction, then the acceleration of block B will be

A 0 m/s2

B 5 m/s2 upwards
1m
C 10 m/s2 upwards

2m
D 5/2 m/s2 upwards

A B
Ans. (d)
A sphere of mass ‘m’ is given some angular velocity
about a horizontal axis through its centre and gently
placed on a plank of mass ‘m’. The co-efficient of friction
between the two is . The plank rests on a smooth
horizontal surface. The initial acceleration of the centre of
sphere relative to the plank will be:

A zero

B g
m

C (7/5) g
m
D 2 g
Ans. (d)
A box of dimension and b is kept on a truck moving with
an acceleration a. If box does not slide, maximum
acceleration for it to remain in equilibrium (w.r.t. truck) is:

g b
A
b a
gb l
B

C g

D None of these
Ans. (b)
A small solid sphere of mass m is released from a point A
at a height h above the bottom of a rough track as shown
in the figure. If the sphere rolls down the track without
slipping, its rotational kinetic energy when it comes to
the bottom of track is

A mgh

10
B mgh
7
A
5
C mgh H
7

2
D mgh
7
Ans. (d)
 JEE Main 2022

The moment of inertia of a uniform thin rod about a

perpendicular axis passing through one end is I1. The

same rod is bent into a ring and its moment of inertia

I1 x2
about a diameter is I2. If is then the value of x will
I2 3

be _____.
Ans. (8)
 JEE Main 2021
The solid cylinder of length 80 cm and mass M has a
radius of 20 cm. Calculate the density of the material used
if the moment of inertia of the cylinder about an axis CD
parallel to AB as shown in figure is 2.7 kg m2.

A 14.9 kg/m3 A C

B 7.5 × 101 kg/m3

M
C 7.5 × 102 kg/m3 L L/2

D 1.49 × 102 kg/m3

r B
D
Ans. (d)
 JEE Main 2022

The torque of a force 5iˆ  3jˆ  7kˆ about the origin is . If the
force acts on a particle whose position vector is 2iˆ  2 ˆj  k,
ˆ

then the value of  will be:

A 11iˆ  19 ˆj  4kˆ

B 11iˆ  9 ˆj  16kˆ

C 17 ˆi  19 ˆj  4kˆ

D 17 ˆi  9 ˆj  16kˆ
Ans. (c)
 JEE Main 2022

A spherical shell of 1 kg mass and radius R is rolling with

angular speed  on horizontal plane (as shown in figure).

The magnitude of angular momentum of the shell about
a 2
the origin O is R ω. The value of a will be:
3

A 2 y

B 3

C 5
R
x
D 4 O
Ans. (c)
 JEE Main 2020

A person of 80 kg mass is standing on the rim of a

circular platform of mass 200 kg rotating about its axis at
a 5 revolutions per minute (rpm). The person now starts
moving towards the centre of the platform. What will be
the rotational speed (in rpm) of the platform when the

person reaches its centre _______.

Ans. (9)
 JEE Main 2022

A solid cylinder and a solid sphere, having same mass M

and radius R, roll down the same inclined plane from top
without slipping. They start from rest. The ratio of
velocity of the solid cylinder to that of the solid sphere,
with which they reach the ground, will be:

A 5
3

B 4
5

C 3
5

D 14
15
Ans. (d)