1.

If a person can throw a stone to maximum height of h metre

vertically, then the maximum distance through which it can be
thrown horizontally by the same person is
ah b c d
) 2 ) h ) 2h ) 3h

The maximum height attained by a projectile is increased by 10% by

increasing its speed of projection, without changing the angle of projection.
2.

The percentage increase in the horizontal range will be

a 5% b 10% c) 15% d 20%
) ) )

3. A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of projection. If T 1
and T 2be the times of flights in the two cases, then the product of the two
times of flights is directly proportional to
a 1 b 1 d
c) R 2
) 2 ) R ) R
R
A bullet fired at an angle of 30 ° with the horizontal hits the ground 3 km
away. By adjusting its angle of projection, one can hope to hit a target 5 km
4.

away. Assume the muzzle speed to be same and the air resistance is
negligible
a possible to hit a target 5 km away b not possible to hit a target 5 km
) ) away

c) prediction is not possible d None of the above

)

For an object thrown at 45 ° to horizontal, the maximum height (H ) and

horizontal range (R ) are related as
5.

a b d
R=16 H R=8 H c) R=4 H
) ) ) R=2 H

A body is thrown with a velocity of 9.8 m/ s making an angle of 30 ° with the

horizontal. It will hit the ground after a time
6.

a b d
c) 3 s
) 1.5 s ) 1s ) 2s

7. A particle is projected with velocity 2 √ g h so that it just clears two walls of

equal height h , which are at a distance of 2 h from each other. What is the
time interval of passing between the two walls?
a 2h b d
) g )
√ 2h
g √
c) h
g √
) 2

A man can thrown a stone 100 m away. The maximum height to which he
h
g

can throw vertically is

8.

a 200 m b 100 m c) 50 m d 25 m
) ) )
 A particle starts from the origin of coordinates at time t=0 and moves in the
x− y plane with a constant acceleration α in the y -diretion. Its equation of
9.

motion is y=β x 2. Its velocity component in the x -direction is

a Variable b d
) )
√2α
β
c) α
2β )
√
α
2β
10. A project is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s making an angle of 45 ° with
horizontal. The equation for the trajectory is h=Ax−B x 2 where h is height, x
is horizontal distance, A and B are constants. The ratio A : B is ( g=10 m s−2 )
a b d
1 :5 5 :1 c) 1 :40
) ) ) 40 :1

11. A bomber plane moves horizontally with a speed of 500 m/s and a bomb
released from it, strikes the ground in 10 sec . Angle at which it strikes the
ground will be (g=10 m/s2 )
a b d
) tan−1 1
5() ) tan−1 1
2 () c) −1 ( )
tan 1
−1
) tan (5 )

The equation of trajectory of a projectile is y=10 x− ()x . if we assume

12. 5 2
9
g=10 ms , the range of projectile (in metre) is
−2

a 36 b 24 c) 18 d9
) ) )

7 The maximum height attained by a

9. projectile when thrown at an angle θ with
the horizontal is found to be half the
horizontal range. Then θ is equal to
a bπ cπ d
−2
) tan (2) ) 6 )4
−1 1
) tan 2 ()
10 A projectile is fired with a velocity v at an angle θ
9. with the horizontal. The speed of the projectile
when its direction of motion makes an angle β
with the horizontal is
a b c d
)v cos θ ) v cos θ cos β ) v cos θ sec β ) v cos θ tan β

13 A particle A is projected from the ground with an

1. initial velocity of 10 m s−1at an angle of 60° with
horizontal. From what height h should an
another particle B be projected horizontally with
velocity 5 m s−1 so that both the particles collide in
ground at point C if both are projected
 simultaneously? (g=10 m s−2 )
B
5 ms-1

h 10 ms-1

60o
C

10 m b30 m c 15 m d25 m
A

a
) ) ) )

13 An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of

3. 216 km h−1 and at a height of 1960 m. When it is
vertically above a point A on the ground, a bomb is
released from it. The bomb strikes the ground at
point B. The distance AB is (ignoring air resistance)
1200 m
a b 0.33 km c 3.33 km d 33 km
) ) ) )

14 Two bullets are fired simultaneously, horizontally

9. and with different speeds from the same place.
Which bullet will hit the ground first?
The faster bullet
a b The slower bullet
) )

cBoth will hit d Depends on the masses

)simultaneously )

15 A projectile is thrown with velocity v making an angle θ

1. with the horizontal. It just crosses the tops of two
poles, each of height h , after 1s and 3s respectively.
The time of flight of the projectile is
1s
a b3 s c4 s d 7.8 s
) ) ) )

15 A bomb is dropped from an aeroplane moving horizontally

3. at constant speed. When air resistance is taken into
consideration, the bomb
Falls to earth exactly below b Fall to earth behind the
)the aeroplane ) aeroplane
a

cFalls to earth ahead of the d Flies with the aeroplane

)aeroplane )

15 Two bodies are projected from the same point with equal
5. speeds in such directions that they both strike the same
point on a plane whose inclination is β . If α be the angle of
projection of the first body with the horizontal the ratio of
their times of flight is
 sin(α −β )
a cos α b sin(α + β) c cos α d
cos α
)sin(α + β) ) ) sin(α −β ) )
cos α

17 A ball is projected with kinetic energy E at an angle of 45 ° to

4. the horizontal. At the highest point during its flight, its kinetic
energy will be
aZero
bE c E dE
)
) 2 ) )
√2
19 At what point of a projectile motion acceleration and velocity
4. and velocity are perpendicular to each other

aAt the point of projection b At the point of drop

) )

cAt the topmost point d Any where in between the

) ) point of projection and
topmost point
208An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 720 km/h drops a food
. pocket, while flying at a height of 396.9 m. The time taken by a food pocket to
reach the ground and its horizontal range is (Take g=9.8 m/ sec 2 )
a b c d
)3 sec ¿ 2000 m ) 5 sec ¿ 500 m ) 8 sec¿ 1500 m ) 9 sec¿ 1800 m

214A stone is thrown with a velocity v making an angle θ with the horizontal. At
. some instant, its velocity V is perpendicular to the initial velocity v . Then V
is
a b c d
)v sin θ ) v cos θ ) v tanθ ) v cot θ

217A man standing on a hill top projects a stone horizontally with speed v 0 as
. shown in figure. Taking the coordinate system as given in the figure. The
coordinates of the point where the stone will hit the hill surface
y
V0
x
(0, 0)

( ) ( )
a 2 v 2 tanθ −2 v 2 tan 2 θ b 2 v 2 2 v 2 tan2 θ
0 0 0 0
) , ) ,
g g g g

( ) ( )
c 2 v 2 tan θ 2 v 2 d 2 v 2 tan2 θ 2 v 2 tan θ
0 0 0 0
) , ) ,
g g g g
222Two projectiles thrown from the same point at angles 60 ° and 30 ° with the
. horizontal attain the same height. The ratio of their initial velocities is

a1 b2 c d 1
) ) ) √3 )
√3
241A projectile is thrown at angle β with vertical. It reaches a maximum height
. H . The time taken to reach the highest point of its path is

a b c d
)
√H
g
)
√
2H
g
)
√ H
2g
)
√ 2H
g cos β
246A particle is projected with velocity V 0 along x -axis. The deceleration on the
. particle is proportional to the square of the distance from the origin i.e.
a=α x , the distance at which the particle stops is
2

√ √ ( )
a b 3V c d 3V2
( 2α )
1 1
3V0 0 3 2 V 20 0 3
) ) ) )
2α 3α 2α
258 From an inclined plane two particles are projected with same speed at same
. angle θ , one up and other down the plane as shown in figure. Which of the
following statements (s) is/are correct?

aThe time of flight of each particle is the same.

)

bThe particles will collide the plane with same speed

)

cBoth the particles strike the plane perpendicularly

)

dThe particles will collide in mid air if projected simultaneously and

)time of flight of each particle is less than the time of collision

26 A projectile is thrown with a speed u at an angle θ to the horizontal. The

8. radius of curvature of its trajectory when the velocity vector of the
projectile makes an angle α with the horizontal is
a u2 cos 2 α b 2u 2 cos 2 α 2 2 d u2 cos 2 θ
c) u cos θ
) 2 ) 2 3 ) 2
gco s θ gco s θ gco s α gco s α
27 A projectile is thrown at angle β with vertical. It reaches a maximum
1. height H. The time taken to reach the highest point of its path is

√
b

√ √
d
)
H
g
)
2H
g
c) H
2g
)
√ H
g cos β
27 A stone is thrown at an angle θ to the horizontal reaches a maximum
3. height H . Then the time of flight of stone will be

√
b

√
d
2H 2H c) 2 √ 2 H sinθ √2 H sin θ
) ) 2 )
g g g g
28 Three balls are dropped from the top of a building with equal speed at
9. different angles. When the balls strike ground their velocities are v 1 , v 2
and v 3 respectively, then
1

2
3

a b d
c) v =v =v
) v 1> v 2 >v 3 ) v 3> v 2 >v 1 1 2 3 ) v 1< v 2 <v 3

29 For a given velocity, a projectile has the same range R for two angles of
5. projection if t 1 and t 2 are the times of flight in the two cases then

a b d 1
c)t t ∝ 1
) t 1t2∝ R ) t1t2∝ 2
2
) t 1t2∝ R 1 2
R R
29 A projectile is fired with a velocity v at right angle to the slope which is
6. inclined at an angle θ with the horizontal. What is the time of flight?

a 2 b 2 2 d 2
2v v c) 2 v 2v
) tan θ ) tanθ sec θ ) tan θsecθ
g g g g
29 The horizontal range of a projectile is 4 √ 3 times its maximum height. Its
7. angle of projection will be

a b d
c)90 °
) 45 ° ) 60 ° ) 30 °

30 A particle is projected from a point A with velocity u √ 2 at an angle of 45 °

3. with horizontal as shown in figure. It strikes the plane BC at right angles.
The velocity of the particle at the time of collision is
C
u

45o 60o
A B
a b u d
√3 u c) 2u
) ) 2 ) u
2 √3
30 A fighter plane enters inside the enemy territory, at time t=0 with
4. velocity v 0=250 m s−1 and moves horizontally with constant acceleration
−2
(see figure). An enemy tank at the border, spot the plane and
fire shots at an angle θ=60 ° with the horizontal and with velocity
a=20 m s

u=600 m s . At what altitude H of the plane it can be hit by the shot?

−1
 600 ms-1

= 60o

a b d
c)1400 m
) 1500 √ 3 m ) 125 m ) 2473 m

31 The trajectory of a projectile in vertical plane in y=ax−b x 2 , where a and b

2. are constant and x and y are respectively horizontal and vertical
distances of the projectile from the point of projection. The maximum
height attained by the particle and the angle of projection from the
horizontal are
a 2 b 2 2 d 2
b −1 a −1 c) a −1 2a −1
) , tan (b) ) , tan (2 b) , tan (a) ) , tan (a)
4b b 4b b
31 A projectile is thrown in the upward direction making an angle of 60 ° with
5. the horizontal direction with a velocity of 147 m s−1. Then the time after
which its inclination with the horizontal is 45 ° , is
a b d
c)5.49 s
) 15 s ) 10.98 s ) 2.745 s

32 A bomb is dropped on an enemy post by an aeroplane flying horizontally

0. with a velocity of 60 km h−1 and at a height of 490 m. At the time of
dropping the bomb, how far the aeroplane should be from the enemy post
so that the bomb may directly hit the target?
a 400 b 500 d
m m c) 1700 m
) 3 ) 3 3 ) 498 m

32 A ball of mass m is thrown vertically upwards. Another ball of mass 2 m is

2. thrown at an angle θ with the vertical. Both of them stay in air for same
period of time. The heights attained by the two balls are in the ratio of
a b d
c)1 :1
) 2 :1 ) 1 :cos θ ) cos θ :1

33 An aircraft is flying at a height of 3400 m above the ground. If the angle

4. subtended at a ground observation point by the aircraft position 10 s
apart is 30 ° , then the speed of the aircraft is
a b d
−1 −1 c) −1 −1
) 19.63 ms ) 1963 ms 108 ms ) 196.3 ms

34 Two projectile are thrown with the same initial velocity at angles α and
5. (90 °−α) with the horizontal. The maximum heights attained by them are

h1 and h2 respectively. Then is equal to

h1
h2
a b d1
2 2 c) 2
) sin α ) cos α tan α )
 36 A particle is projected with a velocity v such that its range on the
9. horizontal plane is twice the greatest height attained by it. The range of
the projectile is (where g is acceleration due to gravity)
a b 4g d
4v
2
c) v
2
4 v2
) ) )
5g 5v
2
g √5 g
37 Trajectories of two projectiles are shown in figure. Let T 1and T 2 be the
6. time periods and u and u their speeds of projection. Then
1 2
y

1
x

a b d
c)u >u
) T 2> T 1 ) T 1=T 2 1 2 ) u1 <u2

37 The horizontal and vertical displacement x and y of a projectile at a given

8. time t are given by x=6 t metre and y=8t−5 t 2 metre. The range of the
projectile in metre is
a 9.6 b 10.6 c)19.2 d 38.4
) ) )

38 Two stones are projected with the same velocity in magnitude but making
0. different angles with the horizontal. Their ranges are equal. If the angel of
projection of one is π /3 and its maximum height is y 1, the maximum height of
the other will be
b d y
a)3 y 2 y c) y 1 1
1 ) 1 )
2 3
381. A glass marble projected horizontally from the top of a table falls at a
distance x from the edge of the table. If h is the height of the table, then the
velocity of projection is
b d
a)
h
g
√ 2x
) x
√ g
2h
c) g xh
) g x+ h