Department of Physics

XI JEE PHY CH 2 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE PRACTICE PAPER

JEE main - Physics

1. Consider the acceleration, velocity and displacement of a tennis ball as it falls to the ground and bounces back. [4]
Directions of which of these changes in the process?

a) Acceleration, velocity and displacement b) Displacement and velocity

c) Velocity only d) Displacement and acceleration

2. A man walks 4 km due west, 500 m due south finally 875 m in southwest direction. The distance and magnitude [4]
of displacement travelled by the man respectively are

a) 5015 m, 5375 m b) 3219 m, 5015 m

c) 5375 m, 4906 m d) 5375 m, 3219 m

3. The numerical value of the ratio of displacement to distance is: [4]

a) always equal to one b) equal to or less than one

c) always less than one d) always more than one

4. A toy cyclist completes one round of a square track of side 2 m in 40 seconds. What will be the displacement at [4]
the end of 3 minutes?

a) 52 m b) Zero
–
c) 2√2m d) 16 m
5. The location of a particle is changed. What can we say about the displacement and distance covered by the [4]
particle?

a) If one is positive, the other is negative and b) Both must be zero

vice-versa

c) Both cannot be zero d) One of the two may be zero

6. For motion on a curved path with constant acceleration (magnitude of displacement /distance covered): [4]

a) > 1 b) < 1

c) ≤ 1 d) ≥ 1

7. A stone dropped from the top of the tower touches the ground in 2 sec. The height of the tower is about: [4]

a) 40 m b) 20 m

c) 160 m d) 25 m
8. Water drops are falling from a nozzle of a shower onto the floor, from a height of 9.8 m. The drops fall at a [4]
regular interval of time. When the first drop strikes the floor, at that instant, the third drop begins to fall. Locate
the position of second drop from the floor when the first drop strikes the floor.

a) 4.18 m b) 2.45 m

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 c) 7.35 m d) 2.94 m
9. A balloon was moving upwards with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s. An object of finite mass is dropped from the [4]
balloon when it was at a height of 75 m from the ground level. The height of the balloon from the ground when
object strikes the ground was around:

(takes the value of g as 10 m/s2)

a) 300 m b) 125 m

c) 250 m d) 200 m
10. An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 seconds. What will be his displacement at [4]
the end of 2 minutes 20 seconds?

a) Zero b) 7πR

c) 2πR d) 2R
11. The numerical value of the ratio of velocity to speed is: [4]

a) always less than one b) always more than one

c) equal to or less than one d) always equal to one

12. A particle moves in a straight line with retardation proportional to its displacement. Its loss of kinetic energy for [4]
any displacement x is proportional to:

a) logex b) x2

c) x d) ex

13. The position of a particle as a function of time t is given by x(t)= at + bt2 - ct3 where a, b and c are constants. [4]
When the particle attains zero acceleration, then its velocity will be
2 2

a) a + b

2c
b) a +
b

4c

2 2

c) a + b
d) a +
b

c
3c

14. The position of a particle related to time is given by x = (5t2 - 4t + 5) m. The magnitude of velocity of the [4]
particle at t = 2s will be:

a) 06 ms-1 b) 14 ms-1

c) 10 ms-1 d) 16 ms-1

15. In one dimensional motion, instantaneous speed v satisfies the condition 0 < v < v0. Then: [4]

a) the acceleration is always a non-negative b) the displacement in time T must always take
number non-negative values

c) the motion has no turning points d) the displacement in time T satisfies: -v0T <
x < v0T

16. Water drops fall at regular intervals from a tap that is h m above the ground. After how many seconds does the [4]
first drop reach the ground?
−−
a) √ h
b) h

2 g
2g

−−
c) √ 2h

g
d) 2h

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17. A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h meters. It takes T second to reach the ground. What is the [4]
position of the ball in T

4
seconds?

a) h

9
metre from the ground b) 15h

16
metre from the ground

c) metre from the ground d) metre from the ground

h 17h

16 16

18. A particle starts from the origin with a velocity of 10 m/s and moves with a constant acceleration till the velocity [4]
increases to 50 m/s. At that instant, the acceleration is suddenly reversed. What will be the velocity of the
particle, when it returns to the starting point?

a) 50 m/s b) 70 m/s

c) 10 m/s d) Zero
19. Two balls are dropped to the ground from different heights. One ball is dropped 2 s after the other but they both [4]
strike the ground at the same time. If the first ball takes 5 s to reach the ground, then the difference in initial
heights is: (Take g = 10 m s-2)

a) 170 m b) 80 m

c) 40 m d) 20 m
20. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower of height h. After 1 second another stone is dropped from the balcony [4]
20 m below the top. Both reach the bottom simultaneously. What is the value of h? (Take g = 10 m s-2)

a) 31.25 m b) 25.31 m

c) 3125 m d) 312.5 m
21. A car is driven for 0.9 sec. If the car travelling initially with 36 km/h is stopped by the driver after observing a [4]
signal by the deceleration of 5 m/s2, the total distance travelled by car before coming to rest is:

a) 28 m b) 21 m

c) 19 m d) 26.5 m
22. A man is at a height of 100 m. He sees a car that makes an angle of π

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with man's position. If the car moves to a [4]
point where angle is π

3
, what is the distance moved by it?

a) ( 150
)m b) (
200
)m
√3 √3

–
c) (200√3)m d) (
100
) m
√3

23. The distances travelled by a body falling freely from rest in the first, second and third seconds are in the ratio: [4]

a) 1 : 2 : 3 b) 1 : 8 : 27

c) 1 : 3 : 5 d) 1 : 4 : 9
24. A ball is dropped from a high rise platform t = 0 starting from rest. After 6 seconds another ball is thrown [4]
downwards from the same platform with a speed v. The two balls meet at t = 18 s. What is the value of v?

a) 64 m/s b) 84 m/s

c) 94 m/s d) 75 m/s
25. A particle when thrown, moves such that it passes from same height at 2 seconds and 10 seconds, then this [4]
height h is:

a) 8g b) 10g

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 c) 5g d) g
26. A particle is projected with velocity v0 along x-axis. The deceleration on the particle is proportional to the [4]

square of the distance from the origin, i.e., a = αx . The distance at which the particle stop is:
2

1 −−
−
a) 3v0 3 b) 2v
2
0
( ) √
2α 3α

−−
− 1

c) √ 3v0
d) 3v
2
3
0
2α
( )
2α

27. The displacement of a particle is given by y = a + bt + ct2- dt4. The initial velocity and acceleration are [4]

respectively:

a) 2c, -4d b) b, -4d

c) -b, 2c d) b, 2c

28. The displacement x of a particle at time t moving along a straight line path is given by: x2 = at2 + 2bt + c, where [4]

a, b and c are constants. The acceleration of the particle varies as:

a) x-4 b) x-3

c) x-1 d) x-2

29. The displacement x of a particle moving in one dimension under the action of constant force is related to time t [4]
−
by the equation t = √x + 3 , where x is in metres and t is in seconds. Find the displacement of the particle
when its velocity is zero.

a) 6 m b) 12 m

c) 18 m d) zero

30. The acceleration a (in ms-2) of a body, starting from rest varies with time t (in s) following the equation a = 3t + [4]
4. The velocity of the body at time t = 2 s will be:

a) 26 ms-1 b) 18 ms-1

c) 10 ms-1 d) 14 ms-1

31. The displacement of a body is given to be proportional to the cube of time elapsed. The magnitude of the [4]
acceleration of the body, is

a) Zero b) Increasing with time

c) Constant but not zero d) Decreasing with time

32. If x denotes displacement in time t and x = a cos t, then acceleration is: [4]

a) -a cos t b) a cos t

c) a sin t d) -a sin t
33. Two buses P and Q start from a point at the same time and move in a straight line and their positions are [4]
represented XP(t) =αt + βt and XQ(t) = ft - t2. At what time, both the buses have same velocity?
2

f−α α+f
a) b)
2(1+β) 2(1+β)

α+f α−f
c) d)
2(β−1) 1+β

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34. The displacement x of a particle varies with time t as x = ae
−αt
+ be
βt
, where a, b, α and β are positive [4]
constants. The velocity of the particle will:

a) be independent of β b) drop to zero when α = β

c) go on increasing with time d) go on decreasing with time

35. The displacement x of a particle along rectilinear path at time t is given by x2 = a2t2 + 20bt + c where a, b, c are [4]

the constants. Acceleration of the particle, in this case, varies as

a) x-2 b) x3

c) x2 d) x-3

36. If the velocity of a particle is given by: [4]

v = (180 - 16x)1/2m/s
then its acceleration will be:

a) -8 m/s2 b) zero

c) 4 m/s2 d) 8 m/s2

37. The velocity of a particle is v = nv0 + gt + ft2. If its position x = 0 at t = 0, then its displacement after time (t = 1) [4]

is

a) n

2
+g+f b) n

2
v0 + 2g + 3f
g g
c) nv0 + 2
+f d) nv0 + 2
+
f

38. A particle moving along a straight line has a velocity v m/s when it cleared x m. These two are connected by the [4]
−−−− −
relation: v = √49 + x . When its velocity is 1 m/s, its acceleration is:

a) 1 m/s2 b) 7 m/s2

c) 2 m/s2 d) 0.5 m/s2

39. If acceleration of a particle at any time is given by: [4]

a = 2t + 5,
calculate the velocity after 5 s, if it starts from rest:

a) 75 m/s b) 50 m/s

c) 25 m/s d) 100 m/s

40. The position x of a particle varies with time (t) as x = at2 - bt3. The acceleration at time t of the particle will be [4]
equal to zero, where t is equal to:

a) b)
2a a

3b b

c) zero d)
a

3b

41. The displacement of a body is given to be proportional to the cube of time elapsed. The magnitude of the [4]
acceleration of the body is

a) zero b) decreasing with time

c) constant but not zero d) increasing with time

42. A particle moves along x-axis and its displacement at any time is given by x(t) = 2t3 - 3t2 + 4t in SI units. The [4]

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 velocity of the particle when its acceleration is zero, is :

a) 8.5 m s-1 b) 4.5 m s-1

c) 3.5 m s-1 d) 2.5 m s-1

43. The position vector of a particle is, [4]

^ ^
r ⃗ = (a cos ωt) i + (a sin ωt) j

The velocity of the particle is:

a) perpendicular to position vector b) directed away from the origin

c) directed towards the origin d) parallel to position vector

44. The displacement of a particle moving in a straight line depends on time (t) as: x = 3
αt
2
+ βt + γt + δ [4]
The ratio of its initial acceleration to its initial velocity depends:

a) only on β and γ b) only on α and β

c) only on α d) only on α and γ

45. A particle moves along a straight line such that its displacement at any time t is given by: [4]

s = (t3 - 3t2 + 2)m

The displacement when the acceleration becomes zero is:

a) 0 m b) -2 m

c) 3 m d) 2 m

46. The distance travelled by a particle is directly proportional to t1/2, where t = time elapsed. What is the nature of [4]

motion?

a) Decreasing acceleration b) Decreasing retardation

c) Increasing retardation d) Increasing acceleration

47. A body is travelling in a straight line with a uniformly increasing speed. Which one of the plot represents the [4]
changes in distance (s) travelled with time (t)?

a) b)

c) d)

48. Which of the following velocity-time graphs shows a realistic situation for a body in motion? [4]

a) b)

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 c) d)

49. Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the edge of a cliff 240 m high with an initial speed of 10 m/s and [4]
40 m/s, respectively. Which of the following graph best represents the time variation of the relative position of
the second stone with respect to the first? (Assume stones do not rebound after hitting the ground and neglect air

resistance, take g = 10 m/s2)

a) b)

c) d)

50. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the following plots represents the speed-time graph of the ball [4]
during its height if the air resistance is not ignored?

a) b)

c) d)

51. The graph for equation

a

2
= kv is given by (a = acceleration, k = constant and v = velocity) [4]

a) b)

c) d)

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52. Which of the following cannot be speed-time graph? [4]

a) (C) and (E) b) (B) and (D)

c) (A) only d) (D) only

53. All the graphs below are intended to represent the same motion. One of them does it incorrectly. Pick it up. [4]

a) b)

c) d)

54. If the velocity-displacement graph of a particle is linear with positive Y and X-axis intercepts v0 and x0 [4]
respectively, then acceleration-displacement plot for the same would be

a) with positive slope and positive intercept on b) with positive slope and negative intercept
acceleration axis on acceleration axis

c) with negative slope and negative intercept d) with positive slope and passing through
on acceleration axis origin
55. An object is dropped from rest. Its v - t graph is: [4]

a) b)

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 c) d)

56. A bullet is shot vertically downwards with an initial velocity of 100 m/s from a certain height. Within 10 s, the [4]
bullet reaches the ground and instantaneously comes to rest due to the perfectly inelastic collision. The velocity -
time curve for total time t = 20 s will be: (Take g = 10 m/s2)

a) b)

c) d)

57. A body at rest is acted upon by a constant force. What is the nature of the displacement-time graph? [4]

a) Asymmetric parabola b) Symmetric parabola

c) Straight line d) Rectangular hyperbola

58. The acceleration will be positive in [4]

a) Option (C) b) Option (D)

c) Option (A) d) Option (B)

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59. Which of the following are true? [4]
i. A body having constant speed can have varying velocity.
ii. Position time graphs for two objects with zero relative velocity are parallel.
iii. The numerical ratio of velocity to speed of an object can never be more than one.

a) (i) b) (ii) and (iii)

c) None d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

60. Motion of a volvo is Acceleration captured graphically as follows. The maximum velocity acquired by it in time [4]
t would be

θ1 θ2 t (θ1 −θ2 )t
a) b)
θ1 +θ2 θ1 +2θ2

2
(θ1 +θ2 )t
c) θ1 t
d)
2θ1 t+θ2 t θ1 θ2

61. The slope of the velocity-time graph for retarded motion is: [4]

a) positive b) positive or negative

c) negative d) zero
62. A particle starts with velocity u and moves with constant acceleration a. What is the nature of graph between the [4]
time (t) and displacement (x)?

a) Symmetric parabola b) Straight line

c) Asymmetric parabola d) Rectangular hyperbola

63. A particle starts from origin O from rest and moves with a uniform acceleration along the positive X-axis. [4]
Identify all figures that correctly represent the motion qualitatively. (a = acceleration, v = velocity, x =
displacement, t = time)

a) (B), (C) b) (A), (B), (C)

c) (A), (B), (D) d) (A)

64. A particle starts from the origin at time t = 0 and moves along the positive X-axis. The graph of velocity with [4]
respect to time is shown in figure. What is the position of the particle at time t = 5s?

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 a) 3 m b) 6 m

c) 10 m d) 9 m
65. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle is shown in the adjoining figure. The instantaneous velocity [4]
of the particle is negative at the point:

a) F b) D

c) C d) E
66. Assertion: The displacement of a body may be zero, though distance can be finite. [4]
Reason: If a body moves such that finally it arrives at the initial point, then the displacement is zero while
distance is non-zero.

a) If both assertion and reason are true and the b) If both assertion and reason are true but the
reason is the correct explanation of reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion. assertion.

c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false. d) If both assertion and reason are false.
67. Assertion: When a particle moves along a straight line, magnitude of its averages velocity is equal to its average [4]
speed over any time interval.
Reason: For one dimensional motion magnitude of displacement and distance both are same.

a) If both assertion and reason are true and the b) If both assertion and reason are true but the
reason is the correct explanation of reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion. assertion.

c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false. d) If both assertion and reason are false.
68. Assertion: The driver in a vehicle moving with a constant speed on a straight road is an inertial frame of [4]
reference.
Reason: A reference frame in which Newton’s laws of motion are applicable is non-inertial.

a) If both assertion and reason are true and the b) If both assertion and reason are true but the
reason is the correct explanation of reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion. assertion.

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 c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false. d) If both assertion and reason are false.
69. Assertion (A): In realistic situation the x-t, v-t and a-t graphs will be smooth. This means physically that [4]
acceleration and velocity cannot change values abruptly at an instant.
Reason (R): Changes are always continuous.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

70. Assertion (A): Intersecting position-time graphs of two vehicles indicate that the vehicles are crossing each [4]
other.
Reason (R): At the point of intersection, two vehicles are at the same velocity.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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