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Motion In A Straight Line

22 previous year questions.

Volume: 22 Ques
Yield: High

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Chapter Questions
22 MCQs

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PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
From Kepler's third law, the square of the period of revolution ( ) is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis ( ). If a planet has , then:
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PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time period will become:
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10 hours
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80 hours
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40 hours
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20 hours
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PYQ 2008
medium
physics ID: met-2008
If the length of a simple pendulum is increased by 44%, the percentage increase in its time period is:
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10%
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20%
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44%
4
33%
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PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
The rms velocity of molecules of a gas of density and pressure is
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PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
The condensation polymer among the following is
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rubber
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protein
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PVC
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polyethene
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PYQ 2009
medium
physics ID: met-2009
The one which decreases with dilution is
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molar conductance
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conductance
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specific conductance
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equivalent conductance
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PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: met-2010
A bullet comes out of the barrel of gun of length 2 m with a speed 80 m/s. The average acceleration of the bullet is
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PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
The acceleration of a particle performing SHM is at a distance of 3 cm from the mean position. Its time period is:
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0.5 s
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1.0 s
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2.0 s
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3.14 s
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PYQ 2011
medium
physics ID: met-2011
Escape velocity from earth's surface is 11 km/s. If the radius of a planet is double that of earth and the density is the same as that of earth, then the escape velocity from this planet will be:
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5.5 km/s
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11 km/s
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16.5 km/s
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22 km/s
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PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
The moment of inertia of a disc of mass and radius about an axis, which is tangential to the circumference of the disc and parallel to its diameter is
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PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: met-2013
Escape velocity at surface of earth is . Escape velocity from a planet whose mass is the same as that of earth and radius that of earth, is
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: met-2014
The acceleration-time graph of a body is shown below. The most probable velocity-time graph of the body is
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PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: met-2014
A body starts from origin and moves along x-axis with velocity . What is the acceleration at distance 2 m from origin?
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PYQ 2015
medium
physics ID: met-2015
A juggler keeps on moving four balls in air throwing the balls after regular intervals. When one ball leaves his hand (speed = ), the position of other balls (height in metre) will be (take )
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10, 20, 10
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15, 20, 15
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5, 15, 20
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5, 10, 20
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PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: met-2020
The displacement-time graph of a particle moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. The acceleration-time graph of this particle is:
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Increasing linearly with time
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Constant acceleration
undefined
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First increases then decreases
undefined
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Increasing non-linearly with time
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
Imagine a light planet revolving around a very massive star in a circular orbit of radius R with a period of revolution T. If the gravitational force of attraction between the planet and the star is proportional to , then is proportional to :
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
A point initially at rest moves along x-axis. Its acceleration varies with time as . If it starts from origin, the distance covered in 2 s is:
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20 m
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18 m
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16 m
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25 m
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PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: met-2021
The displacement of an oscillating particle is given by . The dimensional formula for is:
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PYQ 2022
medium
physics ID: met-2022
If the radius of a planet is three times the radius of the earth. Both have same mass-densities. and are the escape velocities of the planet and the earth respectively, then
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: met-2023
The acceleration due to gravity becomes at a height equal to:
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PYQ 2023
medium
physics ID: met-2023
Two stones having different masses and are projected at angles and with same velocity from the same point. The ratio of their maximum heights is:
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: met-2024
Two points move in the same straight line starting at the same moment from the same point. One moves with velocity and the other with acceleration . The greatest distance between them is:
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