JEE-MAIN SERIES Physics
Motion In A Plane
27 previous year questions.
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2013 Chapter Questions 27 MCQs
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PYQ 2013
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A projectile is given an initial velocity of , where is along the ground and is along the vertical. If , then the equation of its trajectory is
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The initial speed of a bullet fired from a rifle is . The rifle is fired at the centre of a target away at the same level as the target. How far above the centre of the target the rifle must be aimed in order to hit the target ?
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1.0 m
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4.2 m
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6.1 m
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9.8 m
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PYQ 2015
hard
physics ID: jee-main
A vector is rotated by a small angle radians to get a new vector In that case is :
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
In the cube of side shown in the figure, the vector from the central point of the face to the central point of the face will be:
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two particles are projected from the same point with the same speed such that they have the same range , but different maximum heights, and . Which of the following is correct ?
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PYQ 2019
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A plane is inclined at an angle with a respect to the horizontal. A particle is projected with a speed from the base of the plane, making an angle with respect to the plane as shown in the figure. The distance from the base, at which the particle hits the plane is close to : (Take )
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14 cm
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20 cm
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18 cm
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26 cm
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PYQ 2019
easy
physics ID: jee-main
Two vectors and have equal magnitudes. The magnitude of is 'n' times the magnitude of . The angle between and is :
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PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle of mass m is projected with a speed from the ground at an angle w.r.t. horizontal (x-axis). When it has reached its maximum height, it collides completely inelastically with another particle of the same mass and velocity . The horizontal distance covered by the combined mass before reaching the ground is :
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A bomb is dropped by a fighter plane flying horizontally. To an observer sitting in the plane, the trajectory of the bomb is a :
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parabola in the direction of motion of plane
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straight line vertically down the plane
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parabola in a direction opposite to the motion of plane
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hyperbola
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two buses P and Q start from a point at the same time and move in a straight line and their positions are represented by XP(t) = αt + βt2 and XQ(t) = ft – t2. At what time, both the buses have same velocity?
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A disc with a flat small bottom beaker placed on it at a distance R from its center is revolving about an axis passing through the center and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity ω. The coefficient of static friction between the bottom of the beaker and the surface of the disc is μ. The beaker will revolve with the disc if :
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid metallic cube having total surface area 24 m2 is uniformly heated. If its temperature is increased by 10°C, calculate the increase in volume of the cube.
(Given α = 5.0 × 10–4 °C–1).
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2.4 × 106 cm3
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1.2 × 105 cm3
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6.0 × 104 cm3
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4.8 × 105 cm3
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If force acts on a particle having position vector then, the torque about the origin will be
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two projectile thrown at and with the horizontal respectively, reach the maximum height in same time The ratio of their initial velocities is
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PYQ 2022
easy
physics ID: jee-main
is a vector quantity such that
= non-zero constant.
Which of the following expression is true for ?
= non-zero constant.
Which of the following expression is true for ?
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Which of the following relations is true for two unit vector and making an angle θ to each other?
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: jee-main
At time t = 0 a particle starts travelling from a height in a plane keeping coordinate constant. At any instant time it's position along the and directions are defined as and respectively. At acceleration of the particle will be
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PYQ 2023
easy
physics ID: jee-main
A Particle is projected vertically upward reaches 136 m height. What will be the maximum range for the particle projected with same speed ?
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272 m
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280 m
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290 m
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300 m
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two projectiles u1 and u2, with speed of 40 m/s and 60 m/s respectively are thrown at a certain angle, u1 with 30o and u2 with 60o, what is the ratio of range?
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PYQ 2023
hard
physics ID: jee-main
The speed of a swimmer is in still water If the swimmer makes his strokes normal to the flow of river of width , he reaches a point down the stream on the opposite bank.The speed of the river water is ___
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
Two forces of magnitude A and act perpendicular to each other. The magnitude of the resultant force is equal to:
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A particle moves in a circular path with uniform speed v. When it turns by 90°, find ratio of ?
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
For a periodic motion represented by the equation y = sin ωt + cos ωt, the amplitude of the motion is
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0.5
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A solid sphere is rolling on a horizontal plane without slipping. If the ratio of angular momentum about axis of rotation of the sphere to the total energy of moving sphere is π : 22 then, the value of its angular speed will be ______ rad/s.
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
If two vectors and having equal magnitude are inclined at an angle , then
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: jee-main
The resultant of two vectors and is perpendicular to and its magnitude is half that of . The angle between vectors and is ________ .
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PYQ 2025
medium
physics ID: jee-main
A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity for a distance and with a uniform velocity for the next distance. The average velocity in this motion is . If is 5 m/s, then is ___ m/s.
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