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Chapter Questions
61 MCQs

01
PYQ 2021
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Two spherical balls having equal masses with radius of 5 cm each are thrown upwards along the same vertical direction at an interval of 3 s with the same initial velocity of 35 m/s, then these balls collide at a height of _________ m.
(take )

02
PYQ 2021
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A helicopter is flying horizontally with a speed 'v' at an altitude 'h' has to drop a food packet for a man on the ground. What is the distance of helicopter from the man when the food packet is dropped ?
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PYQ 2021
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If the velocity of a body related to displacement x is given by m/s, then the acceleration of the body is ________ m/s .
04
PYQ 2021
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A particle is projected with velocity along x-axis. A damping force is acting on the particle which is proportional to the square of the distance from the origin i.e. . The distance at which the particle stops :
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PYQ 2021
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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 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.
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2.45 m
2
7.35 m
3
2.94 m
4
4.18 m
06
PYQ 2021
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A particle is moving with constant acceleration 'a'. Following graph shows versus x (displacement) plot. The acceleration of the particle is ________ m/s .
\begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.35\textwidth]{graph_v2_x} \end{center}
07
PYQ 2021
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A stone is dropped from the top of a building. When it crosses a point 5 m below the top, another stone starts to fall from a point 25 m below the top. Both stones reach the bottom simultaneously. The height of the building is:
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45 m
2
25 m
3
35 m
4
50 m
08
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Water droplets are coming from an open tap at a particular rate. The spacing between a droplet observed at 4th second after its fall to the next droplet is 34.3 m. At what rate the droplets are coming from the tap? (Take )
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1 drop/second
2
2 drops/second
3
3 drops/2 seconds
4
1 drop/7 seconds
09
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An engine of a train, moving with uniform acceleration, passes the signal-post with velocity and the last compartment with velocity . The velocity with which middle point of the train passes the signal post is :
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PYQ 2021
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A person is swimming with a speed of 10 m/s at an angle of 120° with the flow and reaches to a point directly opposite on the other side of the river. The speed of the flow is 'x' m/s. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is __________.
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PYQ 2021
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The position, velocity and acceleration of a particle moving with a constant acceleration can be represented by :

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A

2

B

3

C

4

D

12
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main

If the velocity-time graph has the shape AMB (where M is a peak), what would be the shape of the corresponding acceleration-time graph ?

1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
13
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main

The projectile motion of a particle of mass 5 g is shown in the figure.

The initial velocity of the particle is ms and the air resistance is assumed to be negligible. The magnitude of the change in momentum between the points A and B is x kgms . The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ________.

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PYQ 2021
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A ball is thrown up with a certain velocity so that it reaches a height 'h'. Find the ratio of the two different times of the ball reaching in both the directions.
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4

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PYQ 2021
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The velocity - displacement graph of a particle is shown in the figure.

The acceleration - displacement graph of the same particle is represented by:

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A
2
B
3
C
4
D
16
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A person can throw a ball upto a maximum range of 100 m. How high above the ground he can throw the same ball?
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25 m
2
50 m
3
100 m
4
200 m
17
PYQ 2022
hard
physics ID: jee-main

The velocity of the bullet becomes one third after it penetrates 4 cm in a wooden block. Assuming that bullet is facing a constant resistance during its motion in the block. The bullet stops completely after travelling at (4 + x) cm inside the block. The value of x is

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2.0
2
1.0
3
0.5
4
1.5
18
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A block of mass 2 kg moving on a horizontal surface with speed of 4 ms–1 enters a rough surface ranging from x = 0.5 m to x = 1.5 m. The retarding force in this range of rough surface is related to distance by F = –kx where k = 12 Nm–1. The speed of the block as it just crosses the rough surface will be :
1
Zero
2

1.5 ms–1

3

2.0 ms–1

4

2.5 ms–1

19
PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A small toy starts moving from the position of rest under a constant acceleration. If it travels a distance of 10 m in t s, the distance travelled by the toy in the next t s will be :
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10 m

2

20 m

3

30 m

4

40 m

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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main

A car covers AB distance with first one-third at velocity v1 ms–1, second one-third at v2 ms–1 and last one-third at v3 ms–1. If v3 = 3v1, v2 = 2v1 and v1 = 11 ms–1 then the average velocity of the car is ____ ms–1.

Fig.
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PYQ 2023
medium
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An object moves x distance with speed and next distance with speed . The average velocity is related to and as
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PYQ 2023
medium
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Bob P is released from the position of rest at the moment shown. If it collides elastically with an identical bob Q hanging freely then velocity of Q, just after collision is (g = 10 m/s2).
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1 m/s
2
4 m/s
3
2 m/s
4
8 m/s
23
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Position-time graph for a particle is parabolic and is as shown:
Position-time graph for a particle is parabolic

Choose the corresponding v – t graph.
1

Position-time graph for a particle is parabolic

2

Position-time graph for a particle is parabolic

3

Position-time graph for a particle is parabolic

4

Position-time graph for a particle is parabolic

24
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle moving in unidirectional motion travels half of the total distance with a constant speed of 15 m/s. Now first half of the journey time it travels at 10 m/s and second half of the remaining journey time it travels at 5 m/s. Average speed of the particle is
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12 m/s
2
10 m/s
3
7 m/s
4
9 m/s
25
PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
From the v - t graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion is:
 ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A body of mass 500 g moves along x-axis such that it's velocity varies with displacements x according to the relation m/s the force acting on the body is :
1
25 N
2
125 N
3
5 N
4
166 N
27
PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
An object moves at a constant speed along a circular path in a horizontal plane with center at the origin. When the object is at =+2 m, its velocity is . The object's velocity (v) and acceleration (𝑎) at 𝑥=−2 m will be
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2

3

4

28
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The relation between time and distance is , where and are constants. The relation between acceleration and velocity is:
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2
3
4
29
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The coordinates of a particle moving in the - plane are given by: The motion of the particle is:
1
non-uniformly accelerated.
2
uniformly accelerated having motion along a straight line.
3
uniform motion along a straight line.
4
uniformly accelerated having motion along a parabolic path.
30
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Two particles are projected from a tower of height 400 m & angles 45° & 60° horizontally. If they have the same time of flight, find the ratio of their velocities.
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4
1
31
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed 6 m/s. The other half is covered in two equal time intervals with speeds 9 m/s and 15 m/s respectively. The average speed of the particle during the motion is:
1
8.8 m/s
2
10 m/s
3
9.2 m/s
4
8 m/s
32
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A body travels in second and in second. The acceleration is:
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2
3
4
33
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle initially at rest starts moving from reference point along x-axis, with velocity that varies as .
The acceleration of the particle is ___ .
34
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A body falling under gravity covers two points A and B separated by 80 m in 2s. The distance of upper point A from the starting point is ________ m (use g = 10 ms–2)
35
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A body starts falling freely from height and hits an inclined plane in its path at height . As a result of this perfectly elastic impact, the direction of the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. The value of for which the body will take the maximum time to reach the ground is _____.
36
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle starts from origin at with a velocity and moves in the - plane under the action of a force that produces a constant acceleration of . If the -coordinate of the particle at that instant is 84 m, then the speed of the particle at this time is . The value of is ______.
37
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Position of an ant (in meters) moving in the Y-Z plane is given by (where is in seconds). The magnitude and direction of velocity of the ant at will be:
1
16 m/s in y-direction
2
4 m/s in x-direction
3
9 m/s in z-direction
4
4 m/s in y-direction
38
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A body moves on a frictionless plane starting from rest. If is the distance moved between and and is the distance moved between and , then the ratio is for . The value of is _________.
39
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is moving in one dimension (along x axis) under the action of a variable force. It's initial position was 16 m right of origin. The variation of its position (x) with time (t) is given as x = –3t3 + 18t2 + 16t, where x is in m and t is in s. The velocity of the particle when its acceleration becomes zero is _________ m/s.
40
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle moves along the x-axis and has its displacement x varying with time t according to the equation where and are constants of appropriate dimensions. Then, which of the following statements is correct?
1
the acceleration of the particle is
2
the acceleration of the particle is
3
the initial velocity of the particle is
4
the acceleration of the particle is
41
PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: jee-main

Which of the following curves possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle?

1

A, B and D Only

2

A, D, and C Only

3

C, D Only

4

B, and D Only

42
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The angle of projection of a particle is measured from the vertical axis as and the maximum height reached by the particle is . Here as function of can be presented as
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2

3

4

43
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
An object with mass moves along x-axis with speed . The force acting on the object is :
1
8 N
2
5 N
3
6 N
4
4 N
44
PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main

The motion of an airplane is represented by the velocity-time graph as shown below. The distance covered by the airplane in the first 30.5 seconds is km.

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9
2
6
3
3
4
12
45
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Bullets are fired from a gun in all the direction at all angles. Maximum range on horizontal ground is m. Find speed of bullet at the time of firing.
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m/s
2
m/s
3
m/s
4

m/s

46
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Water drops fall from a tap on the floor, m below, at regular intervals of time. The first drop strikes the floor when the sixth drop begins to fall. The height at which the fourth drop will be from the ground, at the instant when the first drop strikes the ground, is ________ m. ( )
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2
3
4
47
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Balls are dropped at regular intervals from height 5 m. If the first ball touches the ground when ball is about to be dropped, find the height of ball above the ground at the same instant :
1
4.1 m
2
4.2 m
3
4.3 m
4
4.4 m
5
None of these
48
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is falling under gravity. Air resistance on particle is F = kv. Find correct option :
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2

3

4

49
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main

Velocity of particle varies with position as shown in figure. Find the correct variation of acceleration with position.

1
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
50
PYQ 2026
hard
physics ID: jee-main
Paratrooper jumps... opens parachute after 2s... initial height is ___ m.
1
82.5
2
92.5
3
62.5
4
20
51
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A projectile is projected with certain speed at an angle of 45 with horizontal as shown. At t = 2s, projectile is at maximum height and at t = 3s, it just touches a wall at a height H above horizontal. Find H in meters:
(Assume g = 10 m/s )

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20 m
2
10 m
3
15 m
4
25 m
52
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle moves along the -axis and has its displacement varying with time according to the equation where and are constants of appropriate dimensions. Which of the following statements is correct?
1
The acceleration of the particle is
2
The acceleration of the particle is
3
The initial velocity of the particle is
4
The acceleration of the particle is
53
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
The moment of inertia of a square loop made of four uniform solid cylinders, each having radius R and length L ( ) about an axis passing through the mid points of opposite sides, is (Take the mass of the entire loop as M) :
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(3/4)MR² + (1/6)ML²
2
(3/8)MR² + (7/12)ML²
3
(3/8)MR² + (1/6)ML²
4
(3/4)MR² + (7/12)ML²
54
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The r.m.s. speed of oxygen molecules at 47 C is equal to that of the hydrogen molecules kept at _________ C. (Mass of oxygen molecule/mass of hydrogen molecule = 32/2)}
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2
3
4
55
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main

A bead P sliding on a frictionless semi-circular string... bead Q ejected... relation between and is

1
2
3
4
56
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A parachutist jumps from a helicopter. It falls freely for 2 sec. Then he opens parachute which produces retardation of 3 m/s . When his height from ground is 10 m his velocity is 5 m/s. Find his initial height from ground.
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90 m
2
82 m
3
92.5 m
4
100 m
57
PYQ 2026
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A projectile is projected with speed at an angle with the horizontal. Find the ratio of the difference of kinetic energies at point (at ground) and point (at highest point) with the kinetic energy at point as shown in the diagram:
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2

3

4

58
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two beads P & Q move along two wires straight and semi circle. At some instant both are shown in figure having same horizontal component of velocity V. Find relation of time taken to reach A by beads :
1
2
3
4
None of these
59
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If a projectile is projected with speed at an angle with the horizontal, find the ratio of speed at the highest point ( ) to the speed at the final point ( ).
1
2
3
4
60
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For a particle moving in x-direction according to the relation , consider the following statements:

[(a)] At ,
[(b)] Direction of velocity of particle remains same
[(c)] Direction of velocity of particle changes at
[(d)] Direction of velocity of particle changes at
[(e)] Acceleration is non-negative
Correct statements are:
1
a, c, e
2
a, b, c
3
a, b
4
a, b, c, d
61
PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle is projected at an angle of with the ground. When the projectile makes an angle with the horizontal, its speed becomes . Then the initial velocity is:
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2
3
4