SUBJECT : DPP PHYSICS PROJECTILE MOTION

1. Assertion (A) :- For ground to ground projectile 5. A boat is sailing with a velocity (3i^ + 4j^) with
motion the horizontal component of the velocity respect to ground and water in river is flowing
of a projectile remains unchanged during the with a velocity (−3i^ − 4j^). Magnitude of
flight of the projectile. relative velocity of the boat with respect to water
Reason (R) :- The vertical component of the is
velocity of an oblique projectile is zero at the
highest point. (1) 10 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 100

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not 6. A man can swim in still water with a speed of 25
the correct explanation of (A) m/min. If the speed of the stream is 15 m/min,
and its width is 100 m, the respective time taken
(2) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct to cross the stream by shortest route and the
(3) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct quickest route is
(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the (1) 3 min, 5 min (2) 5 min, 4 min
correct explanation of (A) (3) 3 min, 4 min (4) 4 min, 5 min
2. A ball in projected upward from top of a tower 7. A boat is sent across a river with a velocity of 8
with velocity 40 m/s making an angle 30° with km/hr. If the resultant velocity of boat is 10
the horizontal The height of the tower is 60 m. km/hr, then velocity of the river is :
After how much time from the instant of
throwing, will the ball reach the ground ? (1) 10 km/hr (2) 8 km/hr
(1) 4 s (2) 5 s (3) 6 s (4) 7 s (3) 6 km/hr (4) 4 km/hr
3. From the top of a tower of height 40 m a ball is 8. A man can swim at a speed 2 m/s in still water.
projected upwards with a speed of 20 m/sec at He starts swimming in the river at angle 120°
an angle of elevation of 30°. Then the ratio of with the direction of flow of water and reaches at
the total time taken by the ball to hit the ground the exactly opposite point on the opposite bank.
to its time of flight [time taken to come back to The speed of flowing water is :-
the same elevation] is- (1) √3 m/s (2) 4 m/s
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 3 : 1 (3) 3 : 2 (4) 4 : 1 (3) 1 m/s (4) 2 m/s
4. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 9. A bird is flying towards north with a velocity 40
8 m per min. A man on the south bank of the km/hr and a train is moving with a velocity 40
river, capable of swimming at 20 m/min in still km/hr towards east. What is the velocity of the
water, wants to swim across the river in the bird w.r.t an observer in train
shortest time. He should swim in a direction (1) 40 km/hr towards north
(1) due north (2) 30° east of north
(2) 40√2 km/hr in north east direction
(3) 30° west of north (4) 60° east of north
(3) 40√2 km/hr in north west direction
(4) 40√2 km/hr in south west direction

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10. Two trains A and B, 100m and 60m long, are 15. Two cars are moving in the same directions with
moving in opposite directions on parallel tracks. the same speed of 30 km/hr. They are separated
The velocity of shorter train is 3 times that of by 5 km. What is the speed of car moving in the
the longer one. If the trains take 4 sec. to cross opposite direction if it meets the two cars at an
each other, the velocities of the trains are : interval of 4 minute : –
(1) VA = 10m/s, VB = 30 m/s (1) 45 km/hr. (2) 60 km/hr
(2) VA = 2.5m/s, VB = 7.5 m/s (3) 105 km/hr (4) None
(3) VA = 20m/s, VB = 60 m/s 16. A man walks on horizontal ground at 5 km/hr.
(4) VA = 5m/s, VB = 15 m/s The rain drops strike at him at an angle of 45º
with the horizontal. Find velocity of rain if it is
11. The speed of a swimmer in still water is 10 m/s. falling vertically downwards.
The speed of river water is 5 m/s and is flowing
due east. If he is standing on the south bank and (1) 5 km/h (2) 4 km/h
wishes to cross the river along the shortest path, (3) 3 km/h (4) 1 km/h
the angle at which he should make his strokes 17. A coin is released inside a lift at a height of 2 m
w.r.t. north is given by : from the floor of the lift. The height of the lift is
(1) 30° west (2) 0° 10 m. The lift is moving with an acceleration of
(3) 60° west (4) 45° west 9 m/s2 downwards. The time after which the coin
will strike with the floor of lift is : (g = 10 m/s2)
12. A 150 m long train is moving to north at a speed
of 10 m/s. A parrot flying towards south with a (1) 4 s (2) 2 s
speed of 5 m/s crosses the train. The time taken (3) 4 (4) 1
s s
by the parrot to cross the train would be:- √21 √11
(1) 30 s (2) 15 s (3) 8 s (4) 10 s 18. Rain is falling vertically downward with a speed
of 35 m/s. Wind starts blowing after some time
13. A 120 m long train is moving with speed 20 m/s.
with a speed of 12 m/s in East to West direction.
Another 130 m long train is moving with speed
The direction in which a boy standing at the
30 m/s in opposite direction. What will be the
place should hold his umbrella is:
time for there crossing ?
(1) 12
(1) 6 s (2) 2.4 s tan−1 ( ) w.r.t. wind
37
(3) 4 s (4) 5 sec (2) 12
tan−1 ( ) w.r.t. rain
14. If the rain is falling vertically downwards with 35
velocity 20 m/s and if a bike is going with (3) 12
velocity 30 m/s. Calculate at what angle from tan−1 ( ) w.r.t. wind
35
the vertical a man on the bike must incline his (4) 12
umbrella so that he can save himself from rain tan−1 ( ) w.r.t. rain
37
(1) 2 (2) 3
tan−1 ( ) tan−1 ( )
3 2
(4) 6
(3) tan – 1 (1) tan−1 ( )
5
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19. The point from where a ball is projected is taken 25. For two projectile launched with same initial
as the origin of the co-ordiante axes. The x and speed the maximum height corresponding to
y components of its displacement are given by x equal ranges are 4m & 16m. The ranges has a
= 6t and y = 8t – 5t2. What is the velocity of values.
projection ? (1) 4m (2) 32m (3) 6m (4) 8m
(1) 6 ms – 1 (2) 8 ms – 1
26. The horizontal range and the maximum height of
(3) 10 ms – 1 (4) 14 ms – 1 a projectile are equal. The angle of projection of
20. A body is projected at an angle of 30° to the the projectile is :-
horizontal with the kinetic energy E. The K.E. at (1) θ = tan – 1(2) (2) θ = 45°
the top most point is :-
(3) 1
(1) E (2) E (3) 3E (4) E θ = tan – 1 ( ) (4) θ = tan – 1(4)
4 2 4 4
21. Two bodies are projected at angles θ and (90 – 27. The speed of a projectile at its maximum height
θ ) to the horizontal with the same speed. Find is half of its initial speed. The angle of projection
the ratio of their times of flight? is :-
(1) sin θ : 1 (2) cos θ : 1
(1) 15° (2) 30° (3) 45° (4) 60°
(3) 1 : 1 (4) tan θ : 1
28. Three projectiles A, B and C are thro from the
22. A body is projected with a velocity same point in the same plane Their trajectories
→v = (3i^ + 4j^) m/s, the maximum height are shown in the figure. Which of the following
attained by the body is:- statement is incorrect ?
(1) 0.8 m (2) 8 m (3) 80 m (4) 800 m
23. A shell is fired at an angle of 30° to
the horizontal with velocity 196 m/s. The time
1
of flight is [sin 30o = = cos 60o ]
2
(1) 10 s (2) 16.5 s (3) 20 s (4) 6.5 s (1) The time of flight is the same for all the
three
24. On a planet particle is thrown with a velocity
→ = 6i^ + (20 − 4t)j^. Then match the list. (2) The launch speed is same for all the three
V
List-I List-II (3) The horizontal velocity component is
largest for particle C
(P) Time of flight (1) 3
(4) The maximum height is same for all the
Time when particle is moving at
three
(Q) an angle of 53° with horizontal (2) 10
in upwards direction
(R) Range of the particle (3) 50
(S) Maximum height of the particle (4) 60
(1) P-2,:Q-1,R-4,S-3 (2) P-1,Q-2,R-3,S-4
(3) P-2,:Q-3, R-4, S-1 (4) P-2; Q-4,R-1,S-3

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29. Rank the launch angles for the five path in the 32. Three particles A, B and C are projectied from
figure below with respect to time of flight, from the same point with the same initial speeds
the shortest lime of flight to the longest :- making angles 30°, 45° and 60° respectively
with the horizontal. Which of the following
statements is correct
(1) A, B and C have unequal ranges
(2) Ranges of A and C are equal and less than
that of B
(3) Ranges of A and C are equal and greater
(1) 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75°
than that of B
(2) 75°, 60°, 45°, 30°, 15°
(4) A, B and C have equal ranges
(3) 15°, 75°, 30°, 60°, 45°
33. A projectile can have the same range R for two
(4) 30°, 60°, 15°, 45°, 75° angles of projection. If t1 and t2 be the times of
30. A projectile is thrown at an angle θ such that it flights in the two cases, then the product of the
is just able to cross a vertical wall at its highest two time of flights is proportional to [Ground to
point as shown in the figure. The angle θ at ground projection]
which the projectile is thrown is given by : (2) 1 (3) 1
(1) R (4) R2
R R2
34. A car A is travelling on a straight level road with
a uniform speed of 60 km/h. It is followed by
another car B which is moving with a speed of
70 km/h. When the distance beween them is 2.5
km, the car B is given a deceleration of 20
(1) km/h2. After how much time will B catch up
tan−1 ( )
1
(2) tan−1 √3
√3 with A
(3) (4) (1) 1 hr (2) 1/2 hr (3) 1/4 hr (4) 1/8 hr
tan ( ) tan ( )
−1 2 −1
√3
√3 2 35. An object is thrown from a point 'A' horizontally
31. In a projectile if maximum range is 10 m. Find from a tower and hits the ground 3s later at B.
maximum height attained by particle : The line from 'A' to 'B' makes an angle of 30°
with the horizontal. The initial velocity of the
(1) 5 m (2) 2.5 m object is: (take g = 10 m/s2)
(3) 15 m (4) 10 m

(1) 15√3 m/s (2) 15 m/s

(3) 10√3 m/s (4) 25/√3 m/s

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36. A stone is thrown at an angle θ to the horizontal 41. A river is flowing at the rate of 6 km/h. A
reaches a maximum height H. Then the time of swimmer swims across the river with a velocity
flight of stone will be of 9 km/h w.r.t. water. The resultant velocity of
(1) the man will be in (km/h):-
√ 2H
(2)
2√
2H
g g (1) √117 (2) √340
(3) 2√2H sin θ (4) √2H sin θ (3) √17 (4) 3√40
g g
42. The equation of a projectile is y = ax – bx2. Its
37. A river is flowing from W to E with a speed of 5
horizontal range is :-
m/min. A man can swim in still water with a
velocity 10 m/min. In which direction should the (1) a (2) b
man swim so as to take the shortest possible b a
path to go to the south :- (3) a + b (4) b – a
(1) 30° with downstream 43. The time of flight of a projectile is 10s and range
is 500m. Maximum height attained by it is- [g =
(2) 60° with downstream
10 m/s²]
(3) 120° with downstream
(1) 25 m (2) 50 m
(4) South
(3) 82 m (4) 125 m
38. If the horizontal range of a projectile is equal to
44. A body of mass m is projected at an angle of 45°
the maximum height reached, then the
with the horizontal. If air resistance is negligible,
corresponding angle of projection is -
then total change in momentum when it strikes
(1) tan – 1 (1) (2) tan – 1 (7) the ground is:-
(3) tan – 1 (4) (4) tan – 1(12) (1) 2mu (2) √2m υ
39. A particle has initial velocity, →v = 3i^ + 4j^ and (3) mu (4) mu/ √2
a constant force F→ = 4i^ − 3j^ acts on the 45. A man can swim with a speed of 4 km h – 1 in
particle. The path of the particle is :- still water. He crosses a river 1 km wide that
(1) Straight line (2) Parabolic flows steadily at 3 km h – 1. If he makes his
strokes normal to the river current, how far down
(3) Circular (4) Elliptical
the river does he go when he reaches the other
40. Two particle A and B are projected bank ?
simultaneously from ground towards each other
(1) 500 m (2) 600 m
(as shown). If they collide in mid air then, the
height above the ground where they collide is (g (3) 750 m (4) 850 m
= 10 m/s2) :- 46. Two trains along the same straight rails moving
with constant speed 60 km/hr and 30 km/hr
respectively towards each other. If at time t = 0,
the distance between them is 90 km, the time
when they collide is
(1) 75m (2) 25m
(1) 1 hr (2) 2 hr (3) 3 hr (4) 4 hr
(3) 125m (4) 375m
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47. A body is thrown horizontally from the top of a 50. A boat can move at a speed of 3m/s in still water
tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at a . River is flowing with speed of 2m/s . Find the
distance of 10 m from the foot of the tower. The time taken by the boat to
initial velocity of the body is (g = 10 ms – 2) :- complete one round trip ( A to B & B to A) of
(1) 2.5 ms – 1 500 m as shown in figure

(2) 5 ms – 1
(3) 10 ms – 1
(4) 20 ms – 1
(1) 400 sec
48. Two trains, each 50 m long, are travelling in
opposite direction with velocities 10 ms – 1 and (2) 500 sec
15 ms – 1. The time of their crossing each other is (3) 600 sec
:-
(4) 700 sec
(1) 2s
(2) 4s
(3) 2√3
(4) 4√3
49. A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a
tower of height 5 m. It touches the ground at a
horizontal distance of 10 m from tower. Find the
speed of ball by which it will touch the ground.
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
(1) 10 m/s
(2) 10√2 m/s
(3) 10√3 m/s
(4) 20 m/s

ANSWER KEY
Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A. 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 3
Q. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
A. 4 1 3 1 2 4 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1
Q. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
A. 1 1 4 2 3 1 3 2 2 3

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