‭CLASS-XI Motion In A Straight Line‬ ‭Physics-MCQ 2‬

‭1.‬ A ‭ bus starts from rest with an acceleration of 1 m s‬‭-2‬‭. A man who is 48 m behind the bus starts with uniform‬
‭velocity of 10 ms‬‭-1‬‭. Then minimum time after which the man can catch the bus is :‬
‭a) 4 s b) 10 s c) 12 s d) 8 s‬
‭2.‬ ‭A particle is thrown vertically upwards . Its velocity at half of height is 10 m s‬‭-1‬‭. The maximum height attained‬
‭by it is ( given , g = 10 m/ s‬‭2‬‭);‬
‭a) 16 m b) 10 m c) 8 m d) 18 m‬
‭3.‬ ‭A stone is dropped from rest from the top of tower 19. 6 m high . The distance travelled during the last second‬
‭of its fall is ( given g = 9.8 m/ s‬‭2‬‭)‬
‭a) 9.8 m b) 14.7 m c) 4.9 m d) 19.6 m e) 10 m‬
‭4.‬ ‭A 120 m long train is moving towards west with a speed of 10 m/ s . A bird flying towards east with a speed of‬
‭5 m/ s crosses the train . The time taken by the bird to cross the train will be :‬
‭a) 16 sec b) 12 sec c) 10 sec d) 8 sec‬
‭5.‬ ‭A stone dropped from a tower of height h reaches the ground after t seconds . From the same tower if two‬
‭stones are thrown , one upwards and the other downwards , with the same velocity u and they reach the‬
‭ground after t‬‭1‬ ‭and t‬‭2‬ ‭seconds respectively , then :‬
‭𝑡‭1‬ ‬+‭𝑡‭2‬ ‬ ‭2‬ ‭2‬
‭a) t = t‬‭1‬ ‭- t‬‭2‬ ‭b) t =‬ ‭2‬
‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭c) t =‬ ‭𝑡‬‭1‬‭𝑡‬‭2‬ ‭d) t =‬ ‭𝑡‬‭1‬ − ‭𝑡‭2‬ ‬
‭6.‬ I‭f a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed u , the distance covered during the last t seconds of its ascent‬
‭is :‬
‭1‬ ‭1‬
‭a)‬ ‭2‬ ‭gt‬‭2‬ ‭b)‬‭𝑢𝑡‬ − ‭‬ ‭2‬ ‭gt‬‭2‬ ‭c) ( u + gt ) t d) ut‬
‭7.‬ A ‭ body moving with uniform acceleration describes 40 m in t5he first 5 sec and 65 m in next 5 sec, Its initial‬
‭velocity will be :‬
‭a) 4 m/ s b) 2.5 m/s c) 5.5 m/ s d) 11 m /s‬
‭8.‬ ‭A man throws balls with the same speed vertically upwards one after the other at an interval of 2 seconds.‬
‭What should be the speed of the throw so that more than two balls are in the sky at any time ? ( Given g = 9.8‬
‭m / s‬‭2‬
‭a) At least 9.8 m/ s b) Any speed less than 19.6 m/s‬
‭c) Only with speed 19.6 m /s d) More than 19.6 m /s‬
‭9.‬ ‭A bullet loses 1 /20 of its velocity after penetrating a plank . How many planks are required to stop the bullet ?‬
‭a) 6 b) 9 c) 11 d) 13‬
‭10.‬‭The displacement x of a particle varies with time as‬‭x = a e‬‭at‬ ‭+ be‬‭at‬ ‭where a, b, a, βare constants and are‬
‭positive. The velocity of the particle will :‬
‭a) Drop to zero when a = β b) be independent of a and β‬
‭c) go on increasing with time d) go on decreasing with time‬
‭11.‬‭A particle moves in a straight line with a constant acceleration. It changes its velocity from 10 ms‬‭-1‬ ‭to 20 ms‬‭-1‬
‭while passing through a distance 135 m in t second. The value of t is :‬
‭a) 1.8 b) 12 c) 9 d) 10‬
‭4‬
‭12.‬‭The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest and moving with an acceleration‬ ‭3‬ ‭m s‬‭-2‬ ‭in the third‬
‭second is :‬
‭10‬ ‭19‬
‭a) 4 m b)‬ ‭3‬
‭m c)‬ ‭3‬
‭m d) 6 m‬

‭13.‬‭AS particles move along a straight line OX . At time t ( seconds ) the distance‬‭x‬‭(metres ) from O is given by :‬‭x =‬
‭40 + 12 t – t‬‭3‬ ‭. How long does the particle travel before coming to rest ?‬
‭a) 16 m b) 21 m c) 40 m d) 56 m‬

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‭14.‬‭Two bodies A and B of masses 1 kg and 3 kg respectively are dropped from heights 16 m and 25 m . The ratio‬
‭of the time taken by them to reach the ground is :‬
‭4‬ ‭5‬ ‭12‬ ‭5‬
‭a)‬ ‭5‬ ‭b)‬ ‭4‬ ‭‭‬‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‭c‬ )‬ ‭5‬
‭d)‬ ‭12‬
‭15.‬‭The position‬‭x‬ ‭of a particle with respect to time t along the -axis is given by‬‭x =‬ ‭9t‬‭2‬ ‭– t‬‭3‬ ‭where‬‭x‬‭is in meters‬
‭and t in second . What will be the position of this particle when it achieves maximum speed along the +‬‭x‬
‭direction ?‬
‭a) 54 m b) 81 m c) 24 m d) 32 m‬
‭16.‬‭A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate for the first 10 s and covers a distance ‘‬‭x‭’‬. It covers a distance ‘y’‬
‭in next 10 s at the same acceleration . Which of the following is true ?‬
‭a)‬‭x = 3y‬ ‭b)‬ ‭y = 3x‬ ‭c)‬‭x – y‬ ‭d)‬‭y = 2x‬
‭17.‬‭A car moves from to with a uniform speed V‬‭u‬ ‭and returns to y with a uniform speed V‬‭d‬ ‭. The average speed for‬
‭this around trip is :‬
‭2‬‭𝑣‬ ‭𝑣‬ ‭𝑣‬‭𝑢‬+‭𝑣‭𝑑‬ ‬ ‭𝑣‬ ‭𝑣‬
‭a)‬ ‭𝑣‬‭𝑢‬‭𝑣‬‭𝑑‬ ‭b)‬ ‭𝑣‬ +‭
‭𝑑‬ ‭𝑢‬
𝑣‬
‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‭c‬ )‬ ‭2‬
‭d)‬ ‭𝑣‬ ‭𝑑+‭‬ 𝑣‭𝑢‬‬
‭𝑑‬ ‭𝑢‬ ‭𝑑‬ ‭𝑢‬
‭𝑡‬
‭18.‬‭A particle moving along X – axis has acceleration‬‭f‬‭, at time t , given by‬ ‭f = f‬‭0‬ ‭( 1 -‬ ‭𝑡‬ ‭) , where‬‭f‬‭0‬ ‭and T are‬
c‭ onstants . The particle at t = 0 and the instant when‬‭f‬‭= 0, the particle at t =0 and the instant when‬‭f‬ ‭= 0 , the‬
‭particle ‘s velocity (‬‭v‬‭x‬ ‭) changes by :‬
‭1‬ ‭1‬
‭a)‬ ‭2‬ ‭f‬‭0‬ ‭T‬‭2‬ ‭b)‬ ‭2‬ ‭f‬‭0‬ ‭T c)‬‭f‬‭0‬ ‭T‭2‬ ‬ ‭d)‬‭f‬‭0‬ ‭T‬
‭19.‬‭A particle starting from the origin ( 0,0 ) moves in a straight line in the (‬‭x, y‬‭) plane . Its coordinates at a later‬
‭ me are (‬ ‭3‭‬‬, ‭3 . The path of the particle makes with the - axis an angle of.‬
ti
‭a) 45 ° b) 60° c) 0° d) 30°‬
‭20.‬‭A particle starts its motion from rest under the action of a constant force . If the distance covered in the first 10‬
‭seconds is S‬‭1‬ ‭and that covered kin the first 20 seconds is S‬‭2‬ ‭then :‬
‭a) S‬‭2‬ ‭= 3S‬‭1‬ ‭b) S‬‭2‬ ‭= 4S‬‭1‬ ‭c) S‬‭2‬ ‭= S‬‭1‬ ‭d) S‬‭2‬ ‭= 2S‬‭1‬
‭-1‬
‭21.‬‭A bus is moving with a speed of 10 m s‬ ‭on a straight road . A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s. If‬
‭the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist , with what speed should the scooterist chase the bus ?‬
‭a) 40 m s‬‭-1‬ ‭b) 25 m s‬‭-1‬ ‭c) 10 m s‬‭-1‬ ‭d) 20 m s‬‭-1‬
‭22.‬‭A ball is dropped from a high rising platform at t = 0 starting from rest . After 6 seconds another ball is thrown‬
‭downwards from the same platform with a speed v = . The two balls meet at t = 18 s . What is the value of v ? (‬
‭Take g = 10 m /s‬‭1‬ ‭)‬
‭a) 40 m/ s b) 60 m/s c) 75 m/s d) 55 m/s‬
‭23.‬‭A particle moves a distance‬‭x‬ ‭in time t according to equation‬‭x‬ ‭= ( t+ 5 )‬‭-1‬ ‭. The acceleration of particle is‬
‭proportional to :‬
‭a) ( distance )‬‭-2‬ ‭b) ( velocity )‬‭2/3‬ ‭c) ( velocity )‬‭3/2‬ ‭d) ( distance )‬‭2‬
‭24.‬‭A body A starts from rest with an acceleration ‘a‬‭1‬‭'. 2 seconds another body B starts from rest with an‬
‭𝑎‬
‭acceleration ‘a‬‭2‬‭’. If they travel equal distance in 5‬‭th‬ ‭second after the start of A, their ratio‬ ‭𝑎‬‭1‬ ‭is equal to :‬
‭2‬
‭‬
5 ‭‬
5 ‭9‬ ‭‬
9
‭a)‬ ‭9‬
‭b)‬ ‭7‬
‭‭‬‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‭‬‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭‬‭c)‬‭‬ ‭5‬ ‭d)‬ ‭7‬
‭25.‬‭A ball dropped from the 9‬‭th‬ ‭storey of a multistoried building reaches the ground in 3 seconds . In the first‬
‭second of its free fall, it passes through n storeys , where n is equal to‬
‭(Take g =10 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭)‬
‭a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4‬

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‭26.‬‭One car moving on a straight road covers one – third of the distance with 20 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭and the rest with 60 km h‬‭-1‬
‭. The average speed is :‬
‭2‬
‭a) 40 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭b) 80 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭c) 46‬ ‭2‬ ‭km h‬‭-1‬ ‭d) 36 km h‬‭-1‬
‭27.‬‭A particle starts from rest and has an acceleration of 2 m/s‬‭2‬ ‭for 10 seconds . After that, it‬‭travels for 30 seconds‬
‭at constant speed and then undergoes a retardation of 4 m/s‬‭2‬ ‭and comes back to rest . The total‬‭distance‬
‭covered by the particle is :‬
‭a) 650 m b) 700 m c) 750 m d) 800 m‬
‭28.‬‭A very large number of balls are thrown vertically upwards in quick succession in such a way that the next ball‬
‭is thrown when the previous one is at the maximum height . If the maximum height is 5 m, then number of‬
‭balls thrown per minute is ( take g = 10 m/ s‬‭2‬ ‭);‬
‭a) 80 b) 120 c) 40 d) 60‬
‭2‬
‭29.‬‭The position‬‭x‬ ‭of a particle varies with time t as‬ ‭x = a t‬ ‭– b‬‭. For what value of t acceleration is zero ?‬
‭2‬‭𝑎‬ ‭𝑎‬
‭a)‬ ‭3‬‭𝑏‬ ‭b) a / b c)‬ ‭3‬‭𝑏‬ ‭d) never‬
‭30.‬ ‭A ball is thrown vertically upwards . Which of the following plots‬
‭represents the speed – time graph of the ball during its flight .if the‬ ‭air‬
‭resistance is not ignored ? ( Assume air resistance constant )‬

‭31.‬‭A body falls from a height h = 200 m . The ratio of distance travelled in each 2 sec , during t = 0 to t = 6 second‬
‭of the journey is :‬
‭a) 1 : 4 : 9 b) 1 : 2 : 4 c) 1 : 3 : 5 d) 1 : 2 : 3‬
‭32.‬‭Which of the following velocity – time graphs shows a realistic situation for a body in motion?‬

‭33.‬‭A ball is thrown up vertically with velocity‬‭v‭0‬ ‬ ‭it reaches a maximum‬

‭height ‘h’ . If one wishes to triple the maximum height the ball should be thrown with a velocity of :‬
‭3‬
‭a) 3‬‭v‬‭0‬ ‭b) 9‬‭v‭0‬ ‬ ‭c)‬ ‭3‬‭v‭0‬ ‬ ‭d)‬ ‭2‬ ‭v‬‭0‬
‭34.‬‭A particle shows distance – time curve as given in these figures. The‬
‭maximum instantaneous velocity of the particle is around the point :‬

a‭ ) C b) D c) A d) B‬
‭35.‬‭A car starts from rest , moves with an acceleration ‘a’ and then decelerates‬ ‭at‬
‭a constant rate ‘b’ for some time to come to rest . If the total time taken is t, the maximum velocity of the car is‬
‭given by :‬
‭2‬ ‭2‬
‭𝑎𝑏𝑡‬ ‭𝑎‬ ‭𝑡‬ ‭𝑎𝑡‬ ‭ ‬ ‭𝑡‬
𝑏
‭a)‬ ‭𝑎‬+‭𝑏‬ ‭b)‬ ‭𝑎‬+‭𝑏‬ ‭c)‬ ‭𝑎‬+‭𝑏‬ ‭d)‬ ‭𝑎‬+‭𝑏‬

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‭CLASS-XI Motion In A Straight Line‬ ‭Physics-MCQ 2‬
‭36.‬‭A boy standing at the top of a tower of 20 m height drops a stone. Assuming g = 10 m s‬‭-2‬‭, the velocity with‬
‭which it hits the ground is :‬
‭a) 10. 0 m/s b) 20.0 m/s c) 40.0 m /s d) 5.0 m /s‬
‭37.‬‭The motion of a particle along a straight line is described by equation :‬
‭X = 8 +‬ ‭12 t – t‬‭3‬ ‭where‬‭x‬‭is metre and t in second . The retardation of the particle when its velocity becomes‬
‭zero is:‬
‭a) 12 ms‬‭-2‬ ‭b) 24 ms‬‭-2‬ ‭c) zero d) 6 ms‬‭-2‬
‭38.‬‭A stone falls freely under gravity. It covers distances h‬‭1 ,‬‭h‭2‬ ‬‭and h‬‭3‬ ‭in the first 5 seconds , the next 5 seconds and‬
‭the next 5 seconds respectively . The relation between h‬‭1 ,‬‭h‬‭2‬‭and h‬‭3‬ ‭is :‬
‭ℎ‬‭2‬ ‭ℎ‬‭3‬
‭a) h‬‭1‬ ‭=‬ ‭3‬
‭=‬ ‭5‬
‭b) h‬‭2‬ ‭= 3h‬‭1‬ ‭and h‬‭3‬ ‭= 3 h‬‭2‬ ‭c) h‬‭1‬‭= h‬‭2‬‭= h‬‭3‬ ‭d) h‬‭1‬ ‭= 2h‬‭2‬‭= 3 h‬‭3‬
‭39.‬‭A particle of unit mass undergoes one – dimensional motion such that its velocity varies according to v (‬‭x)‬‭=‬
‭β‬‭x‭-‬2n‬ ‭where β and n are constants and‬‭x‬‭is the position of the particle . The acceleration of the particle as a‬
‭function of‬‭x‬‭is given by :‬
‭a) – 2nβ‬‭2‭x‬ ‭-‬2n-1‬ ‭b) – 2nβ‬‭2‭x‬ ‬‭-4n-1‬ ‭c) – 2nβ‬‭2‭x‬ ‭-‬2n +1‬ ‭d) – 2nβ‬‭2‭x‬ ‬‭-4n +1‬
‭40.‬‭If the velocity of a particle is v = At + Bt‬‭2‬ ‭where A and B are constant , then distance travelled by it between 1 s‬
‭and 2 s is :‬
‭3‬ ‭7‬ ‭𝐴‬ ‭𝐵‬ ‭3‬
‭a)‬ ‭2‬ ‭A +‬ ‭3‬ ‭B b)‬ ‭2‬ ‭+‬ ‭3‬ ‭c)‬ ‭2‬ ‭A + 4 B d) 3 A + 7 B‬
‭41.‬‭A car moves a distance of 200 m . It covers the first half of the distance at a speed of 40 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭and the second‬
‭half of the distance at a speed v . The average speed is 48 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭. Find the value of v.‬
‭a) 56 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭b) 60 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭c) 50 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭d) 48 km h‬‭-1‬

‭42.‬‭A body travels such that the square of time is proportional to the displacement . Its acceleration is :‬
‭a) zero b) infinite c) constant d) variable‬
‭43.‬‭A body is vertically projected at 100 m s‬ ‭. It returns after ( g = 10 m s‬‭-1‬‭).‬
‭-1‬

‭a) 10 s b) 20 s c) 8 s d) 16 s‬
‭44.‬‭A boy walks to his school at a distance of 6 km with a speed of 2.5 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭and walks back with a constant‬
‭speed of 4 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭. His average speed for the round trip is :‬
‭24‬ ‭40‬
‭a)‬ ‭13‬ ‭km h‬‭-1‬ ‭b)‬ ‭13‬ ‭km h‬‭-1‬ ‭c) 3 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭d) 4.8 km h‬‭-1‬
‭45.‬‭A ball of mass m‬‭1‬ ‭and another of mass m‬‭2‬ ‭are dropped from equal heights . If the time taken by the balls are t‬‭1‬
‭and t‬‭2‬ ‭respectively then ,‬
‭𝑡‭2‬ ‬ ‭𝑡‭2‬ ‬
‭a) t‬‭1‬ ‭=‬ ‭2‬
‭b) t‬‭1‬ ‭= t‬‭2‬ ‭c) t‬‭1‬ ‭= 4t‬‭2‬ ‭d) t‬‭1‬ ‭=‬ ‭4‬
‭46.‬‭A ball is dropped onto the floor from a height 10 m and it rebounds to a height of 2.5 m . If the ball is in contact‬
‭with the floor for 0.01 s, the average acceleration during the contact is‬
‭47.‬ ‭( g = 9.8 m / s‬‭2‬ ‭):‬
‭a) 14000 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭b) 2100 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭c) 700 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭d) 2800 m s‬‭-2‬
‭48.‬‭A cyclist accelerates from rest to a velocity of 72 km hr‬‭-1‬ ‭in 10 sec .If the cyclist is in straight track , the‬
‭acceleration of the cyclist is :‬
‭a) 7.2 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭b) 120 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭c) 2 m s‬‭-2‬ ‭d) 0.2 m s‬‭-2‬
‭49.‬‭A car has a speed of 40 km /hr . On applying brakes it stops after 15 m . If its speed was 80 km h‬‭-1‬ ‭it would‬
‭have stopped after:‬
‭a) 15 m b) 30 m c) 45 m d) 60 m‬

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