Single Choice Correct Questions

1 Aparticle starts from rest, Its acceleration (a) versus time (t) is as shown
in the figure below.
The maximum speed of the particle will be
a (m/s?)
10

11 ’t(s)

(a) 110 m/s (b) 55 m/s

(c) 550 m/s (d) 660m/s
2 The variation of velocity of a particle with time moving along a straight line is illustrated in the
followingfigure. The distance travelled by the particle in 4 s is
v(m/s)
30

20

1 2 3 4 t(s)

(a) 60 m (b) 55 m
(c) 25 m (d) 30 m
 3 The displacement of aparticle as a function of time is shown in the figure. The figure shows that
1S(m)
2

1+

1
4 t(s)
(a) the particle starts with certain velocity but the motion is retarded and finally the. particle stops.
(b) the velocity of the particle is constant throughout.
(c) the acceleration of the particle is constant throughout.
(d) with
the particle starts with constant velocity, then motion is accelerated and finally the particle moves
another constant velocity.
4 Aball is thrown vertically upwards. Which of the followinggraph represents velocity-time graph
of the ballduring its flight (aír resistance is neglected).

(a) (b) (c) ’t (d) ’t

5 The displacement-time graph of moving particle is shown below. The instantaneous

the particle is negative at the point.
velocity of
Displacement

Time
(a) D (b) B (c) C (d) F
6 The displacement versus time graph for a body moving in straight line is shown in
figure. Which
of the following regions represents the motion when no force is acting on the body?

’y
Time
(a) ab (b) bc (c) cd (d) de
7 The graph of displacement versus time isgiven below, its
corresponding velocity-time graph will be

(a) (b) (c) (d)

 velocity-time.
body isshown. The corresponding graph of the
8 Acceleration-time graph ofa
same body is a

Va
V
V V

(c) (d)
(a) (b)

of the lift is as given in the graph. What is the

9 Alift is going up. The variation in the speed
height to which the lift takes the passengers?
(m/s)
Velocity

3.6

2 Time (s) 10 12

(a) 3.6 m (b)28.8 m (c) 36.0 m (d) Cannot be calculated

10 The velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. The
displacement and distance travelled
(m/s) by the body in 6 s are respectively,
Velocity

i 23 4 ` Time (s)

(a)8 m,16 m (b) 16 m,8 m (c) 16 m, 16 m (d) 8 m, 8m

11 For the velocity-time graph shown in figure below, the distance covered by the
body in last
seconds of its motion is what fraction of the total distance covered by it in all the seven two
seconds?
(m/s)
Velocity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Time (s)
(b)
4
3
12 Which of the following graph 3
represents uniform motion
(a) s (b) s (c) s
(d) s
 balIis dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and bounces
13A vertically to a height d/2. Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance, its velocity v
varies withthe heightth above the ground is

(a)
dh (b) d (c) (d)

under acceleration-time graph gives

14 The area
(a) distance travelled (b) change in acceleration
(c) force acting (d) change in velocity
4K Which graph may represent uniform acceleration?

la)s (b)S (c) S (d) s

t t

16 Which of the following velocity-time graph represents uniform motion?

V

(b) (c) (d)

(a)

t
displacement. Which one of the graphs
17 The given graph shows the variation of velocity with with displacement.
g0ven below correctly represents the variation of acceleration

Xo

’X (c) (d)
(a) (b)

body.
displacement-time graph, find out the velocity of a moving
18 From the following
Time
(s)

30°
Displacement (m)

(c) V3 m/s (d) m/s

3
m/s (b) 3 m/s
 19 The v-t plot of a moving object isshown inthe figure. The average velocity of the object during

the first 10s is

(m/s)
Velocity

Time (s)
10

(c) 5 ms-1 (d) 2 ms1

20 (a)Which (b)velocityy-time
O of the following 2.5 ms-1 graph shows a realistic situationfor a body in motion?
V

(d)
(a) (b) (c)

t t

velocity-time granka
21 lf position-time graph of a particle is sine curve as shown, what will be itS

V V4 V4

(a) (d)

22 Aparticle starts from rest and moves along a straight line with constant acceleration. The
variation of velocity v with displacement s is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

23 The displacement time graphs of two particles Aand Bare

respectively 30° and 60° with the time axis. If the velocity ofstraight lines making angles of
Ais va and that of Bis va then
the value of Ais
Vg
1
(a) 3 (c) V3 (d)
3
24 For aparticle moving along X-axis,
v(m/s)
velocity-time graph is as shown in figure.
4

5
’t(s)

Find the ratio of average speed to

55. magnitude of average velocity of the
(a) 5/3 (b) 4/3
particle ininterval 0to
(c) 6/5
(d) 7/5
 versus
Abody.initially at rest, starts moving along X-axis in such a way, so that its acceleration
25 displacement plot is as shown in figure. The maximum velocity of particle is

1m/s2

’X
0.5m 1m

(a) 1 m/s (b) 0.25 m/s

(c) 0.5 m/s. (d) None of these

96 Figure shows position-time graph of two cars A and B. Lines are parallel.
x(m)

-A

’t(s)

(a) Car A is faster than Car B

(b) Car Balways leads Car A.
(c) Both cars are moving with same velocity.
(d) Both cars have positive acceleration
moving on the X-axis.
27 Figure shows position-time graph of a particle

’t
2t

positive x-direction
(a) The particle is continuously going in
displacement of particle
(b)Area under x-t curve shows the becomes constant
time to, and then
(c) The velocity increases up to a
velocity upto a time t,, and then stops
(d) The particle moves at a constant The
28. The graph gives the position as a function of time for a train on a straight and level track.
between interval 5 s to 35s is
average acceleration of the train
x(m)
1000
750
500

1015 30 40 t(s)

(b) (-85/18) m/s?

(a) (85/18) m/s (d) (15/18) m/s
(c) (-15/18) m/s
 vertically upward with an initially velocity
30 ms is as graph
shown
29 The velocity-time in of a stone
figure. The thrown
velocity in the upward direction is taken as positiveof
negative.
and that in the downward direction as
30 A
20
Kusojen
-(s/u) 10
1 2 3\ 5 6 Time (s)
10
20

What isthe maximum height towhich the stone rises?

(b) 45 m (c) 60 m (d) 90 m
(a) 30 m
30 Aparticle moves in one-dimension. Its velocity is given by v and its acceleration by a. The feu.
shows its measured acceleration versus time graph.Which of the graph (v versus t) below ara
consistent with measured acceleration?
a(ms

1 i2 3

v{ms-) Mms-)
Mms) 2t 2 v(ms-)
2.....
(a) (b) (c) (d)
12 34: t(s) 12 3: t(s)
T2 3 4 t(s) -2 -2 1 2 3 4 t(s)
31 The displacement-time graph of a particle moving with
constant acceleration is shown in the
figure below. The velocity-time graph is best given by

2 (s)

(s/w)A
(a) (s/u)a
(b) (s/uw)A (s/w)a
t(s) (s)
0 1 2
t(s)
32 The velocity of particle (whose
displacement-time graph is shown) at t= 3 is
s(m)

2 4 t(s)

-8

(a) 4 m/s (b) -4 m/s (c) 8 m/s (d) 2 m/s

 the acceleration-time graph for a particle in
e shows
Figure rectilinear motion.
33
average acceleration in first 20 s is
The a(m/s?)

40

20

10 20 30 ’t(s)

m/s2 (b) 40 m/s2 (c) 30 m/s 2 (d) 20 m/s ?

la)45
.The velocity-time graph of a body is given in figure. The maximum acceleration in m/s is
tv(ms-')
60

20

20 30 40 70 t(s)

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1

6 Acceleration-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is shown in the figure. If velocity
of particle at t =0 is 1 m/s, then its velocity at the end of 10 s will be
ta(m/s?)
4m/s2

2m/s2

h(n S)
2 3 4 5 6 { A à

la) 22 m/s opposite to the initial direction (b) 23 m/s along the initial direction
(c) 22 m/s along the initial direction (d) 23 m/s in the opposite direction
36 Position-time graph is shown which is a semicircle from t =2to t= 8s. Find timet at which the
instantaneous velocity, is equal to average velocity over first t seconds.
X

2 5

a) 4.8s (b) 3.2 s (c) 2.4 s (d) 5 s

7 Aparticle is moving along a straight line whose velocity-displacement curve is as shown in
tigure. The acceleration of particle when its displacement is 3 m is
Va

2ms

60°
3m

fa)-213 m/s? (b) 2/3 m/s? (c) - V3 m/s? (d) V3 m/s2

 same
oigin, accelerates for to second, then decelerates with
38 Aparticle starts from variation of
second along the x-direction. The graph representing
acceleration till 2t,
displacement (x) with time (t) is X

ato
(a) (b) (c) aot (d) aot
(0, 0) 2to t
(0, 0) to
to 2 to 2to

ratio of magnitude of average

39 The velocity-time graph of a body is shown in figure. The
acceleration during the intervals OA and AB is
v(m/s)

30° 60/\
A B

(a) 1 (b) 1/ 2
(c) 1/3 (d) 3
40 Shown in the figure are the velocity-time graphs of the two particles P, and P,.Which of the
following statements about their relative motion is true?
P.

t’

The magnitude of their relative velocity

(a) is zero (b) is non-zero but constant
(c) continuously decreases (d) continuously increases