1.

A particle of mass "m" has a displacement given by the vector

. What is the force acting on it?
A. -mr!2
B. mv2
C. -mrv2
D. mr2v
Ans:A
2. A and B are two vectors in a plane and C is a vector perpendicular to this plance
their resultant is :
A. Never zero
B. Zero
C. lies between A and B
D. lies between A and - B
Ans: A
3. Find the torque of a force F = -3ˆi +ˆj + 5ˆk acting at a point r = 7ˆi + 3ˆj +ˆk
A. A) 14ˆi-38ˆj + 16ˆk
B. B) 4ˆi-4ˆj + 6ˆk
C. C) -14ˆi + 38ˆj-16ˆk
D. D) -21ˆi + 3ˆj + 5ˆk
Ans:A
4) A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with 36 km/h. The centripetal force
acting is :
A) 250 N
B) 750 N
C) 1000 N
D) 1200 N.
Ans:C
5) A car runs at a constant speed on a circular track of radius 100 m, taking 62.8
seconds for every circular lap. The average velocity and average speed for each circular
lap respectively is :
A) 10 m/s ; 0
B) 0 ; 0
C) 0 ; 10 m/s
D) 10 m/s ; 10 m/s.
Ans:C
6) A particle undergoes uniform circular motion. About which point on the plane of the
circle, will the angular momentum of the particle remain conserved?
A) centre of the circle
B) on the circumference of the circle
C) inside the circle
D) outside the circle.
Ans:B
7) The magnitude of the vector product of two vectors is 4. The magnitude of their
scalar product is 4√3. The angle between the two vectors is :
A) 300
B) 450
C) 600
D) 750
Ans:A
8) A particle crosses the top most point H of a vertical circle with critical speed. Then
the ratio of velocities at point L, M and H is :

A) 3 : 2 : 1
B) 5 : 3 : 1
C) 32 : 52 : 12
D)√5 :√3 :√1
Ans:D
9) The velocity-time graph of a body is as shown in the Fig. The displacement between t
= 1 s to t = 7 s approximates to :

A) 1.5m
B) 2 m
C) 3 m
D) 4 m
Ans:D
10) In the above question what is the distance covered by the particle in 5th second of its
motion?
A) 4 m
B) 8 m
C) 5m
D) 11m.
Ans:C
11) A body is projected vertically upwards and attains maximum height H. If the time
to reach height "h"and H are in the ratio of 1 : 3, then the ratio h/H is :
A)4/9
B)3/4
C)5/9
D)3/5
Ans:C
12) A body has an initial velocity of 3 ms-1 and has an acceleration of 1 ms-2 normal to
the direction of the initial velocity. Then its velocity, 4 second after the start is:
A) 7 ms-1along the direction of initial velocity
B) 7 ms-1 along the normal to the direction of the initial velocity
C) 7 ms-1 mid-way between the two directions
D) 5ms-1 , at angle of tan-1 4/3 with the direction of the initial velocity.
Ans:D
13) A motor car is travelling at 30 ms-1 on a circular curve of radius 500 m. It is
increasing its speed at the rate of 2 ms-2, what is its acceleration?
A) 2 ms-2
B) 1.8 ms-2
C) 2.7 ms-2
D) None of these.
Ans:C
14) A body moves on a circular path with uniform acceleration completes quarter of a
circle. What are the values of displacement and distance travelled by the body ?
A) Displacement = r ; distance = πr
B) Displacement = r√2 ; distance = πr/ 2
C) Displacement πr/ 2and distance = 2r
D) Displacement = zero; distance=πr/ 2
Ans:B
15) After time "t" the height "y" of projectile is y = 8t-5t2 and horizontal distance x = 6t
if g = 10ms-2, velocity of projectile at this instant is:
A) 10 m/s
B) 8 m/s
C) 6 m/s
D) 4 m/s
Ans:A
16) A car is travelling at a velocity of 10 km h-1 on a straight road. The driver of car
throws a parcel with a velocity of 10 p 2 km h-1 when car is passing by a man standing
on the side of road. If parcel just reaches the man, the direction of throw makes
following angle with the direction of car:
A) 1350 B) 450
C) tan-1(√2)
D) tan(1/√2)
Ans:A
17) A body moving with the constant retardation "a"loses 2/3of its initial velocity v0
.What is the distance covered by the body in the time during which it occurs ?

Ans:B
18) A stone tied to one end of spring 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a
constant speed. If stone makes 25 revolutions in 14 sec, the magnitude of acceleration of
stone is :
A) 850 cm/s2
B) 990 cm/sec2
C) 720 cm/s2
D) 650 cm/sec2.
Ans:B
19) What is the angle between x-axis and a force represented by
F= 2ˆi + 3ˆj + 4ˆk ?
Ans:D
20) A projectile is projected with initial velocity (6ˆi + 8ˆj) m s-1 if g = 10 m s-2 , then
horizontal range is :
A) 4.8 m
B) 9.6 m
C) 19.2 m
D) 14.0 m
Ans:B
21) Two balls are projected from the same point in directions inclined at 60_ and 30_ to
the horizontal. If they attain the same maximum height, the ratio of their velocities of
projection is:
A) 1 : 1
B) 1 : 2
C) 1 :√3
D)√3 : 1
Ans:C
22) Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of radii r1 and r2 , respectively.
Their speeds are such that they make complete circles in the same time t. The ratio of
their centripetal acceleration is :
A) 1 : 1
B) m1r1 : m2r2
C) m1 : m2
D) r1 : r2
Ans:D
23) A force of (10ˆi - 3ˆj + 6ˆk) newton acts on abody of mass 100 g and displaces it from
(6ˆi + 5ˆj - 3ˆk) metre to (10ˆi - 2ˆj + 7ˆk) metre. The work done is:
A) 21 I
B) 121 J
C) 361 J
D) 1000 J
Ans:D
24) A balloon is rising vertically up with a velocity of 29 m s-1. A stone is dropped from
it and it reaches ground in 10 second. The height of the balloon when the stone was
dropped from it is (g = 9.8 m s-2) :
A) 400 m
B) 150 m
C) 100 m
D) 200 m
Ans:D
25) A car is moving at a speed of 72 km hr-1. The diameter of wheels is 0.5 m. If the
wheels are stoped in 20 revolutions then angular retardation produced in the wheel is :
A) - 45.5 rad. s-2
B) - 33.5 rad. s-2
C) - 29.5 rad.s-2
D) -50.9 rad.s-2.
Ans:A
26) Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 30 km h-1 . They are
separated from each other by 5 km. Third car moving in the opposite direction meets
the two cars after an interval of 4 minutes. What is the speed of the third car ?
A) 30 km h-1
B) 35 km h-1
C) 40 km h-1
D) 45 km h-1
Ans:D
27) The acceleration of a motor car is 8 m=s2. If the diameter of its wheel be 2 meter, its
angular acceleration will be
A) 8 cm=s2
B) 8 radian/s2
C) 16 m=s2
D) 16 radian/s2.
Ans:D
28) What is the maximum height of a stone thrown vertically upwards if its velocity is
halved in 2 second? (Take g = 10 m s-2)
A) 20 m
B) 40 m
C) 80 m
D) 100 m
Ans:C
29) A bullet loses 1/20 th of its velocity in passing through one plank. What is the
minimum number of plank"s required to stop the bullet:
A) 5
B) 10
C) 11
D) 20
Ans:C
30) If the angle between the vectors A and B is , the value of the product (B * A) . A is
Ɵ equal to:

A) BA2 sin Ɵ
B) BA2 cos Ɵ
C) BA2 sin Ɵ Cos Ɵ
D) zero
Ans: D
31) The position vector of a particle in SI units is r = 4t2ˆi + 3t2ˆj + 2ˆk . The acceleration
of particle is :
A) 4 m s-2
B) 3 m s-2
C) 2 m s-2
D) 10 m s-2
Ans:D
32) A string of length L is fixed at one end and carries a mass M at the other end. The
string makes 2/π revolution per second around the vertical axis through the fixed end as
shown in the figure, the tension in the string is:

A) 16 Ml
B) 4 Ml
C) 2 Ml
D) Ml.
Ans:A
33) Two buses leave with a 1 minute gap and move with an acceleration of 0.2 m s-2 .
How long after the departure of the second bus does the distance between them become
equal to three times its initial value?
A) 1 min.
B) 2 min.
C) ½ min.
D)3/2 min
Ans:A
34) A body is released from a great height and falls freely under gravity vertically
towards earth. Another body is released from the same height exactly one second later
from the same point. Separation between the two after 2 second of release of the second
body is :
A) 24.5 m
B) 14.6 m
C) 9.8 m
D) 4.9 m
Ans: A
35) Three vectors A, B and C are such that A . B = 0 and A . C= 0 . The vector A is
parallel to:
A) B
B) C
C) B . C
D) B * C
Ans: D
36) Two projectiles A and B are thrown with velcoity v and v 2 respectively. They have
the same range. If B is thrown at an angle of 15_ to the horizontal. A must have been
thrown at an angle.
A) sin-1(1/16)
B) sin-1(1/4)
C) 2 sin-1(¼)
D)1/2sin-1(1/8)
Ans:D
37) A particle P is moving with uniform speed of 10ms-1 in a circle of radius 100 m. C is
the centre of the circle and AP its diameter. The angular speed of P about the points A
and C are in the ratio of :
A) 1 :1
B) 1 :2
C) 2 :1
D) None of these.
Ans:B
38) A pendulum of mass "m" and length "l" is suspended to a point. It is displaced and
released from a height equal to half the length of the pendulum. The tension in the
string at the lowest point is :
A) mg
B) 2 mg
C) 3 mg
D) 4 mg
Ans:B
39) A small body of mass m slides down a hemispherical smooth bowl from the rim to
the bottom. The velocity of the body at the bottom is :
A) √2rg
B) √5rg
C) √πrg
D) None of these.
Ans:A
40) Angular displacement of a fly-weel varies with time as Ɵ = at + bt2 + ct3 then
angular acceleration is given by :
A) a + 2bt - 3ct2
B) 2b - 6t
C) a + 2b - 6t
D) 2b - 6ct.
Ans:D
41) A car is moving on a curved bridge of radius r with velocity v. The maximum
velocity with which it can move round it without leaving the bridge at the highest point
is :
A) v =√gr
B) v =√5gr
C) v = √2gr
D) v = gr
Ans:A
42) In the above question the inclination of the string with the vertical is
A) cos-1 2/3
B) cos-1 3/2
C) cos-1 1/2
D) cos-1 2
Ans:A
43) A bus is moving with uniform acceleration in a st. line. It crosses points A and B
separated by a distance with 30 km/h. and 40 km/h respectively. The velocity of bus
midway between A and B is :
A) 35 km/h
B) 33.3 km/h
C) 20√3 km/h
D) 25 √2 km/h
Ans:D
44) A body of mass m is moving in a horizontal circle of radius "r". If the centripetal
force is F, the kinetic energy of the body is :
A) F.r/2
B) F.r
C) F.r2/2
D)√F.r
Ans:A
45) A stone of mass 1 kg is tied to a light string of length l =10/3 m . It is whirled in a
vertical circle of radius l. The ratio of maximum tension in the string to the minimum
tension is 4. What is the speed of the stone at the highest point of
the circle ? (g = 10 ms-1)
A) 20 ms-1
B) 10 ms-1
C) 30 ms-1
D) 5 ms-1
Ans:B
46) The position of a particle moving in a x-y plane at any instant "t" is given by x =
(3t2-60) metres y = (t2-2t) metres. Select the correct statement.
A) Acceleration is zero at t = 0
B) Velocity is zero at t = 0
C) Velocity is zero at t = 1 sec.
D) Velocity and acceleration are never zero.
Ans:C
47) A string of length l is fixed at one end and carries a mass M at the other end. The
string makes 2/π r.p.s. about a vertical axis through the fixed end. The angle which the
string subtends with vertical
is :
A) cos-1 g/l
B) cos-1 g/8l
C) cos-1 g/16l
D) cos-1 g/32l
Ans:C
48) A dog chases a cat 30 m ahead of it and gains 3 m in 5 sec after the chase started.
After 10 sec the distance between them is:
A) 6 m
B) 14 m
C) 18 m
D) 24 m
Ans:C
49) The distance x covered by a body moving in a straight line in time t is given by the
relation 2x2 + 3x = t . If v is the velocity of the body at a certain instant of time, its
acceleration will be :
A) -v3
B) -3v3
C) -2v3
D) -4v3
Ans:D
50) The earth (mass = 6*1024kg) revolves around the sun with angular velocity 2_ 10-
7
rads-1 in a circular orbit of radius 1.5*108 km. The force in newton exerted by sun is :
A) zero
B) 36*1021
C) 18*1025
D) 27*1039
Ans:B
51) In the above question the total height of fall is:
A) 50 m
B) 57 m
C) 78.4 m
D) 19.6 m.
Ans:B
52) Two balls are projected simultaneously with the same speed from the top of a tower,
one vertically upwards and the other vertically downwards. They reach the ground in 9
second and 4 second respectively. The height of the tower is : (Take g =10 m s-2 )
A) 100 m
B) 120 m
C) 180 m
D) 200 m
Ans:C
53) A body released from the top of a tower falls through half the height in 3 second. It
will reach the ground after nearly:
A) 3. 5 s
B) 4.24 s
C) 4.71 s
D) 6 s.
Ans:C
54) Statement-I : In a javelin throw, the athlete throws his javelin at an angle slightly
more than 45_ .Statement-II : The maximum range is independent of the angle of
projection of a projectile.
A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
B) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is correct explanation for
Statement-I.
D) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is not correct explanation of
Statement-I.
Ans:A
55) A particle is projected at 60_ to the horizontal with a kinetic energy K. The kinetic
energy at the highest point is :
A) Zero
B) K/4
C) K/2
D) K.
Ans:B
56) At what angle an object be projected so that the horizonal range is equal to the
maximum height ?
A) tan-1 1
B) tan-1 2
C) tan-1 3
D) tan-1 4
Ans:D
57) A particle moving along the circular path has its speed increasing by "g" in one
second. If v is its speed now and r is the radius, the net acceleration is :
A) v2/r+ g
B) v2/r2 + g2
C)(v4/r2 + g2) 1/2
D) (v2/r2 + g) 1/2
Ans:C
58) The relation between time and displacement x is t = αx2 + αx where α and β are
constants. What is retardation of the body:
A) 2av3
B) 2av2
C) 2a2v2
D) 2aβv
Ans:A
59) A weightless string can bear a tension of 3.7 kg wt. A stone of mass 500 g is tied to it
and is revolved in a circle of radius 4 m in a vertical plane. The maximum angular
velocity of the stone is :
A) 4 rad.s-1
B) 16 rad.s-1
C)p/2 rad.s-1
D) 2 rad.s-1.
Ans:C
60) A 500 kg car takes around turn of radius 50 m with a speed of 36 km hr-1. The
centripetal force acting on the car is :
A) 1200 N
B) 1000 N
C) 720 N
D) 250 N.
Ans:B
61) A smooth wire is bent into a vertical circle of radius "a". A bead of mass "m" can
slide smoothly on this circle. The loop is rotated about the vertical diameter with a
constant angular speed of "ω" rad. s-1. Bead is at rest with respect to the circular ring at
a position P as shown, the position is such that the radius of horizontal circle passing
through P is half the radius of the loop. The value of ω is:
Ans: A
62) A body starting from rest moves along a straight line with constant acceleration. The variation of
speed (v) and distance (x) is given by graph represented in :
Ans:B
63) In the question no. 11 how much time is taken by the cyclist to complete one round of the path and
what is net displacement ?
A) 5.95 min ; zero
B) 59.5 sec; π+ 4/2 Km.
C) 595 sec ; zero
D) None of these.
Ans:A
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64) The earth of mass = 6*1024 kg revolves around the sun with an angular velocity at 2*10 7 radius
in the circular orbit of radius 1.5*108 km. The force exerted by the sun on earth is :
A) 6*1019 N
B) 18*1025 N
C) 36*1021 N
D) 27*1039 N
Ans:C
65) With respect to a rectangular Cartesian co-ordinate system three vectors are expressed as

The unit vector ˆr , along the direction of the sum of these

vectors is :

Ans:A
66) A particle is thrown with velocity " u " at an angle a with the horizontal. Another particle is thrown
with same velocity at an angle "α" with the vertical. The ratio of their times of flights will be :
A) tan 2 α : 1
B) tan α: 1
C) cot 2 α: 1
D) cot α: 1.
Ans:B
2 3
67) The position x of a particle varies with time t as x = at -bt . For what value of t acceleration is
zero ?
A)2a/3b
B) a/b
C) a/3b
D) zero.
Ans:C
68) The resultant of two forces is 20 N when one of force is 20 √3 N and angle between two forces is
300 then what is value of second force?
A) 10 N
B) 20 N
C) 20 √3 N
D) 10√3 N
Ans:B
69) ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with point O as centre. The value of

D) 0
Ans:C
70) A man is at a distance x from the bus; when the bus begins to move with a constant acceleration
"a", with what minimum velocity the man should ran towards the bus so as to catch it ?
A) √2ax
B) 2 ax
C) √ax
D) ax
Ans:A
71) Angular speed of a fly-wheel making 120 rev./min is :
A) 2_rad.s-1
B) 4_rad.s-1
C) _rad.s-1
D) 4_rad.s-1
Ans:D
72) The relation between time t and distance x is t = ax2 + bx where a and b are constants. The
acceleration is :
A) -2abv2
B) 2bv3
C) -2av3
D) 2av2
Ans:C
73) A body is describing a circle of radius "r". If the centripetal acceleration varies inversely with the
square of the radius "r", how does its velocity vary with the radius ?
A) 1/r2
B) 1/r
C)1/√r
D) r
Ans:C
74) A small object placed on a rotating horizontal turn table just slips, when it is placed at a distance of
4 cm from the axis of rotation. If the angular velocity of the turn is doubled the object slips, when its
distance from the axis of rotation is :
A) 1 cm
B) 2 cm
C) 4 cm
D) 8 cm.
Ans:A
75) A man runs at a speed of 4 m s-1 to overtake a standing bus. When he is 6 m behind the door (at
t = 0) the bus moves forward and continues moving with constant acceleration of 1.2 m s-2 . The time after
which the man is able to catch the bus is :
A) 4.4 s
B) 2.3 s
C) 6.7 s
D) 2.1 s.
Ans:B
76) The magnitude of the vector product of two vectors is 3 times their scalar product. The angle between
the vectors is :
A) π/2
B) π/6
C) π/3
D) π /4
Ans:C
77) When two bodies move uniformly towards each other, the distance decreases by 6 m s-1 . If both
bodies move in the same directions with the same speeds (as above), the distance between them
increases by 4 m s-1 . Then the speeds of the two bodies are :
A) 3 m s-1 and 3m s-1
B) 4 m s-1 and 2m s-1
C) 5 m s-1 and 1m s-1
D) 7 m s-1 and 3m s-1
Ans:C
78) Tennis ball is dropped on the floor from a height of 100 m. It rebounds to a height of 100 m. If the
ball was in contact with the floor for 3.16 s. then the average acceleration during the contact is :
A) 700 m/ s2
B) 140 m/ s2
C) 280 m/ s2
D) 28 m/ s2
Ans:D
79) A cyclist riding the bicycle at a speed of 14 p 3ms-1 takes a turn around a circular road of radius 20
P 3 m without skidding. Given g = 9.8ms-2, what is his inclination to the vertical ?
A) 300
B) 900
C) 450
D) 600
Ans:D
80) A particle is moving with velocity v = K(yˆi + xˆj) , where K is a constant. The general equation for
its path is :
A) y2 = x2+ constant
B) y = x2+ constant
C) y2 = x+ constant
D) xy = constant
Ans: A

81) If unit vectors A and B are inclined at an angle Ɵ then is :

A) 2 sin Ɵ/2
B) 2 cos Ɵ/2
C) 2 tan Ɵ/2
D) tan Ɵ
Ans:A
82) A car accelerates from rest at constant rest _ for same time after which it decelerates at constant
rate _ to come to rest. If total time taken is t then distance covered is given by:

Ans:D
83) A swing is at 1 m height above the ground level at its lowermost postion and 3 m in middle position.
Its speed at lowest position is :
A) 2√g
B) √2g
C) √g
D) √g=2
Ans:B
84) Two tall buildings are standing in front of each other at a straight separations of 10 m one of them is
taller than the other by 9 m. A man is running on the roof-top of taller at a speed of 9 m/s horizontally and
jumps as such in the hope that he will land on the roof of the building with lower height. Find will he able
to land ?
(g = 10ms-2)
A) Yes
B) No
C) Just on head of edge
D) Falls in the middle of street.
Ans:A
85) A cyclist riding at a speed of 9.8 ms-1 takes a circular turn of radius 19.6 m, what is his
inclination to the vertical:
A) 300
B) 450
C) 10.50
D) 26.50
Ans:D
86) A mass of 2 kg is tied to a string of length 1 m and is whirled in a vertical circle with a constant
speed of 5 ms-1. At which location the tension is 70 N? (g = 10 ms-2.)
A) at the top
B) at the bottom
C) when the string is horizontal
D) at none of the above locations.
Ans:B
87) A bullet fired into a fixed target loses half of its velocity after penetrating 3 cm. How much further
it will penetrate before coming to rest assuming that it faces constant resistance to motion ?
A) 3.0 cm
B) 2.0 cm
C) 1.5 cm
D) 1.0 cm
Ans:D
88) AB is an inclined plane at the foot of which there is a semi-circular hoop BCD of radius a. A body
starts from rest A and slides without friction. What should be the minimum height of A above
the level of B so that the body may move along BCD without falling off ?

A)3a/2
B)5a/2
C)3a/4
D)5a/4
Ans:B
89) If the magnitude of the vector product is p3 times the magnitude of the scalar product, the angle
between the two vectors is :
A) π/2
B π/6
C) π/3
D) π/4
Ans:C
90) A bucket full of water is revolved in vertical circle of 2 m. What should be the maximum time-period
of revolution so that the water doesnt fall off the bucket ?
A) 1 s.
B) 2 s.
C) 3 s.
D) 4 s.
Ans:C
91) A pole is held vertically with one end on the ground. The length of the pole is 30 m. The pole is
allowed to fall. Assuming that the lower end of the pole does not slip with what velocity will the upper
end strike the ground g=10 m s-2 :
A) 5 m s-1
B) 10 m s-1
C) 20 m s-1
D) 30 m s-1
Ans:D
92) A bird is flying to and fro between two cars moving with constant speeds on a straight smooth road.
One car is moving at 18 km/h while other is moving towards the other at 27 km/h. The bird starts moving
from the first car towards the other with a speed of 36 km/h when the distance of separation between the
two is 36 km. What is the displacement of the bird when the two cars meet each other ?
A) 18 km
B) 22.6 km
C) 28.8 km
D) 30.2 km
Ans:C

93) For two vectors when

Ans: B

94) A projectile thrown at an angle with speed v has a horizontal range and maximum height "

the angle of throw is :

A) 150
B) 300
C) 450
D) 600
Ans:B
95) A car is moving horizontally along a straight road with a uniform speed of 25 m s-1 . A projectile is to
be fired from this car in such a way that it should return to it after it has moved a horizontal distance of
100 m. What should be the speed of the projectile ?
A) 24.6 m s-1
B) 15.6 m s-1
C) 19.6 m s-1
D) 9.8 m s-1
Ans:C
96) A stone is thrown upwards from the top of a tower with some initial speed and it reaches the ground
in t1 second. Now it is allowed to fall with the same initial speed downward and it reaches the ground in t2
second. In how much time will it reach the ground if the stone is allowed to fall freely under gravity from
the same place :
Ans:C
97) A toy-car travels in a horizontal circle of radius "2a", kept on the track by radial elastic string of
unstretched length "a". The period of rotation is T0 . The toy-car is speeded up until it is moving in
a circle of radius, 3a. Assuming that the string obeys Hooke"s law, the period of rotation T now is :

Ans:B

98) If , then the value of is :

Ans:D
99) In the above question, the acceleration at the point M, where the string is horizontal is :
A) 8 g
B) 5 g
C) 3 g
D)√10g
Ans:D
100)Two projectiles are thrown with same velocity but at an angle _ and (90_ - _) with horizontal, the ratio
of their maximum heights will be :
A) 1 : 1
B) sin Ɵ : cos Ɵ
C) sin2 Ɵ : cos2 Ɵ
D)√sin Ɵ :√cos Ɵ
Ans:C
101)The string of a simple pendulum is horizontal at a height and is released. The tension in the string at
the lowest point is :
A) T = mg
B) T = 2 mg
C) T = 3 mg
D) T = 4 mg.
Ans:C
102)A projectile is thrown with angle of projection tan-1 ( 4/3) . The ratio of its horizontal range to the
greatest height reaches is :
A) 2 :1
B) 3 : 1
C) 4 :1
D) 5:1.
Ans:B
103)A planet takes three earth years to complete the orbit round the sun. The orbit of the planet is
coplanar with the earth. What will be the time taken by the planet to complete the orbit round the sun with
respect to an observer on earth ?
A) one year
B) 1.5 year
C) 2.0 year
D) 3 year.
Ans:B
104)When the angular velocity of a uniformly rotating body has increased thrice the resultant of forces
applied to it increases by 60 N. Find the acceleration of the body in two cases, if the mass of the body is
3 kg :
A) 2.5ms-2, 7.5ms-2
B) 7.5ms-2, 22.5ms-2
C) 5ms-2, 45ms-2
D) 2.5ms-2, 22.5ms-2
Ans:D
105)A particle has an initial velocity of 3ˆi + 4ˆj and an acceleration of 0.4ˆi + 0.3ˆj . Its speed after 10 s is :
A) 7 units
B) 8.5 units
C) 10 units
D) 7√2 units
Ans:D
106)A gun is aimed horizontally at a point on the wall x distance away. On firing, the bullet strikes at a
point y distance below the point aimed at on the wall. If A is a constant, then y is given by :
A) Ax2
B) Ax3
C) Ax
D) Ax1/2.
Ans:A
107)A projectile is projected horizontally with 8 m s-1 ,its velocity after 1/4 second is equal to :
A) 8.37 m s-1
B) 4.37 m s-1
C) -0.837 m s-1
D) 83.7 m s-1
Ans:A
108)A man moves along the path abcde as shown in the Fig. What is his displacement from the point
of Start

A) 15 m
B) 4 m
C) 4.7m
D) 5.2 m
Ans:C
109)A small sphere is attached to a chord and rotates in a vertical circle about a point "O". If the average
speed of the sphere is increased the chord is most likely to break at the orientation, when the mass is at:
A) at B, the bottom
B) at C
C) at D
D) at A, the top.
Ans:A
110)A projectile thrown at an angle moves at 45_after/sec. of its projection and after 2 sec. it moves
horizontally. What was its angle of projection ?
A) 450
B) 300
C) tan-1(2)
D) tan-1(3)
Ans:C
111)Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 30 km h-1 . They are separated from
each other by 5 km. Third car moving in the opposite direction meets the two cars after an interval of 4
minutes. What is the speed of the third car ?
A) 30 km h-1
B) 35 km h-1
C) 40 km h-1
D) 45 km h-1
Ans:D
112)Statement-I : Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upwards with same speed. They
pass through their point of projection in the downward direction with the same speed. Stament-II : The
maximum heights reached and the downward velocity attained at the point of projection are independent
of the mass of each ball.
A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
B) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
D) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is not correct explanation of Statement-I.
Ans:C
113)A projectile is thrown at an angle _ with the horizontal and its range is R1 . It is then thrown at
an angle Ɵ with vertical and the range is R2 , then :
A) R1 = 4R2
B) R1 = 2R2
C) R1 = R2
D) R1 =R2/2
Ans:C
114)A projectile of mass m is projected with a velocity v making an angle 45_ with the horizontal. The
magnitude of the angular momentum of the projectile about the point of projection when the harticle is at
its maximum height h is :
A) zero
B) mv3/√2g
C) m2/√2gh3
D) mv3/4√2g
Ans:D
115)The maximum tension which an inextensible ring of mass 0.1 kg/m can bear is 10N. The maximum
velocity in ms-1 with which it can be rotated is:
A) 10
B)√10
C) 20
D) 1/10
Ans:A
116)The magnitudes of the "X" and "Y" components of P are 7 and 6 while magnitudes of X and Y
components of ( P +Q )are 11 and 9 respectively what is the magnitude of Q ?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9
Ans:A
117)The greatest range of bullet fired on the ground at an angle is 5400 m. Its maximum range when fired
with same speed along an incline of 300 will be :
A) 1800 m
B) 4200 m
C) 3600 m
D) 2700 m.
Ans:C
118)A particle is projected from point P with velocity v1 at an angle 30_ with the horizontal. Another
particle is thrown from point Q vertically with a velocity v2 from a point vertically below the highest point
of path followed by P. What is the necessory condition for the two particles to collide at the highest point
?

A) v1 = v2
B) v1 = 2v2
C) v1 =v2 /2
D) v1 = 4v2
Ans:B
119)The resultant of three vectors 1, 2 and 3 units whose directions are those of the sides of an
equilateral triangle is :
A) at an angle of 300 with the first vector
B) at an angle of 150 with the first vector
C) at an angle of 1000 with the first vector
D) at an angle of 1500 with the first vector.
Ans:A
120)For a given angle of projection, if the time of flight of a projectile is doubled, the horizontal range will
increase to :
A) four times
B) thrice
C) once
D) twice
Ans:A
121)The ceiling of a hall is 25 m. What is the maximum distance at which a ball can be thrown inside the
hall ?
A) 100 m
B) 50 m
C) 75 m
D) 25 m
Ans:A
122)A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light inextensible of length L = 10/3 m is whirling in a circular radius L
in vertical plane. If the ratio of the maximum tension in the string to the minimum tension in string is 4
and if g is taken to be 10 ms-2, the speed of the stone at the highest point of the circle is :
A) 10 ms-1
B) 5√2ms-1
C) 10√3ms-1
D) 20 ms-1
Ans:A
123)A ball is projected at an angle 300with the horizontal. What is the component of acceleration along
the velcoity of projection ?
A) g
B) g/3
C) g/2
D) Zero.
Ans:C
124)Two particles having mass M and m are moving in a circular path having radius R and r. If their time
periods are same then the ratio of angular velocity will be :
A) r/R
B) R/r
C) 1
D)√r/R
Ans:C

125)In the given v - t graph, the distance travelled by the body in 5 second will be

A) 20 m
B) 40 m
C) 80 m
D) 100 m
Ans:D
126)A particle starts from rest and travels a distance "s" with uniform acceleration, then it travels a
distance "2s" with uniform speed and finally it travels a distance "3s" with uniform retardation and
comes to rest. If whole motion is in a straight line, the ratio of maximum velocity to average velocity is :
A) 6/7
B) 4/5
C) 5/3
D) 5/2
Ans:C
127)A force 4ˆi +ˆj-2ˆk N acting on a body produces a velocity of (2ˆi + 2ˆj + 3ˆk) . The power acting on the
body is :
A) 8 watts
B) 5 watts
C) 2 watts
D) 4 watts.
Ans:D
128)If a particle covers half the circle of radius "r" with constant speed, then :
A) change in angular momentum is mvr
B) change in K.E. is 1/2 mv2
C) change in K.E. is mv2
D) change in K.E. is zero.
Ans:D
129)A motor cyclist moves round a curve at a certain speed. He doubles his speed. The ratio of the
tangents of the angles by which he leans with vertical in two cases is :
A) 1 : 2
B) 4 : 1
C) 1 : 4
D) 2 : 1.
Ans:C
130)The graph shown in Fig. shows the velocity v versus time t for a body.Which of the graphs
shown below represents the corresponding acceleration versus time graphs ?
Ans:B
131)The angle between two vectors A = B is Ɵ . The resultant of A and B making an angle Ɵ/2 with
A . Then:
A) A = B
B) AB = 1
C) A = 2B
D) A = B/2
Ans:A
132)A particle goes round a circular path with uniform velocity v. After describing half the circle, the
average acceleration of the particle (if its radius is r) is :
A) v2/r
B) v2/πr
C)2v2/r
D) 2v2/πr
Ans:D
133)A car is moving in a circular path is radius 500 m with a speed of 30 m/s. If the speed is increased
at the rate of 2 m=s2, the resultant acceleration will be :
A) 2 m=s2
B) 2.5 m=s2
C) 2.7 m=s2
D) 4 m=s2.
Ans:C
134)If a body travels half the distance with velocity v1 and next half with velocity v2 , its average velocity
will be given by :

Ans:D
135)If 4 seconds is the time in which a projectile reaches a certain point P of its path and 5 seconds is the
time from P till it reaches the horizontal plane through the point of projection, the height of point P above
the horizontal plane is:
A) 49 m
B) 98 m
C) 196 m
D) 147 m
Ans:B
136)A car starts from rest and moves with constant acceleration. The ratio of distance covered by the
car in nth second to that covered in n second is :
A) 2n – 1/2n2
B) n2/2n - 1
C) 2n – 1/n2
D) 1 : n
Ans:C
137)Statement-I: There is always a certain maximum velocity with which a vehicle can go round a curved
bridge without being lifted at the highest point. Statement-II : At the highest point the weight of the
vehicle provides the necessary centripetal force to overcome the directional inertia.
A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
B) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
D) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is not correct explanation of Statement-I.
Ans:C
138)A 1 kg stone is tied to the end of massless string of 1 m length. It is whirled in a vertical circle at a
constant speed of 4 ms-1. If the tension in the string is 6N, what is the position of the stone ?
(g=10 m s-2).
A) At the bottom of the circle
B) At the top of the circle
C) At the middle point of circle
D) At a height 1/4th of the radius.
Ans:B
139)Which of the following statements is false for a particle moving in a circle with a constant angular
speed ?
A) The velocity vector is tangent to the circle
B) The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle
C) The acceleration vector points to the centre of the circle
D) The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other.
Ans:B
140)The range of the projectile for a given initial velocity of projection is minimum, if the angle of
projection is :
A) 00
B) 450
C) 900
D) 600
Ans:A
141)An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius R in 40 sec. His displacement at the end
of 2 min. 20 sec. will be
A) zero
B) 2 R
C) 2 π R
D) 7 πR
Ans:B
142)A body starts from rest with uniform acceleration in a st. line. Then distance travelled by body in
3rd and 4th second are in the ratio :
A) 1:1
B) 1:3
C) 3:4
D) 5:7.
Ans:D
143)In the arrangement shown in the fig. the ends P and Q of a string are being moved downwards with a
speed of v each. The pulleys are fixed. The mass M moves upwards with a speed of :

A) v/cos Ɵ
B) 2v/cos Ɵ
C) vcosƟ
D) 2vcosƟ
Ans:A
144)A train moving with constant speed is taking a sharp circular turn on a horizontal track. A man
throws a ball vertically up in the train. Then the ball will:
A) return to him
B) fall behind him
C) fall infront of him
D) fall by his side.
Ans:D
145)A projectile is thrown at angel β with vertical. It reaches a maximum height H. The time taken to
reach the highest point of its path is :

Ans:B
146)A 120 m long train is moving towards west at a speed of 10 ms-1 . A small bird flying towards east at a
speed of 5 ms-1 crosses the train. What is time taken by the bird to cross the train :
A) 4s
B) 8s
C) 12s
D) 24s
Ans:B
147)A particle performs uniform circular motion with angular momentum "L". If the frequency of
revolution is doubled and its kinetic energy is halved, the angular momentum would become :
A) 2L
B) 4L
C) L/2
D) L/4
Ans:B
148)A body projected along an inclined plane of angle of inclination 30_ stops after covering a distance x1
. The same body projected with same velocity stops after covering x2 distance if the angle of inclination
of the plane is increased to 600. Then the ratio x1/x2 is:
A)√2
B) 2
C)√3
D) 1
Ans:C
149)A boy playing on the roof of a 10 m high building throws a ball with a speed of 10 m/s at an angle of
300 with the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will be ball be at the height of 10 m from the
ground ?

A) 8.66 m
B) 5.20 m
C) 4.33 m
D) 2.60 m
Ans:A
150)An object of mass 3 kg is at rest. A force F = 6ˆit2 + 4ˆjt is applied, then velocity of the object at t = 3
second is :
A) 18ˆi + 3ˆj
B) 18ˆi + 6ˆj
C) 3ˆi + 18ˆj
D) 18ˆi + 4ˆj
Ans:B
151)A meter scale is standing vertically on the earth"s surface on one of its end. It now falls on earth
without slipping. Find the velocity with which the free end of the scale strikes the earth, [g = 9.8m=s2]

A) 9.8 m/s
B) 5.4 m/s
C) 4.5 m/s
D) 1 m/s
Ans:B
152)An electron revolves round a proton in a hydrogen atom in a circle of radius 5.28_ 10-11 m with a
velocity of 2.18_ 106ms-1 . The acceleration of the 3 electron in ms-2 will be :
A) 9.0*1025
B) 9.0*1022
C) 9.0*1011
D) 9.0*105
Ans:B
153)Two rigid bodies are rotating with same angular speed ! but in opposite directions about common
axis. What is the resultant angular speed ?
A) 2ω
B) zero
C) ω√2
D) ω/√2
Ans:B
154)A frictionless track ABCDE ends in a circular loop of radius R. A body slides down the track from
point A which is at a height h = 5 cm. Maximum value of R for the body to successfully complete the loop
is :

A) 5 cm
B) 15/4 cm
C) 10/3 cm
D) 2 cm
Ans:D
155)A person throws ball with velocity v from the top of a building in vertically upward direction the ball
reaches the ground with a speed of 3v then the height of the building is :
A) 4v2/g
B) 3v2/g
C) 6v2/g
D) 9v2/g
Ans:A
156)A projectile is projected in vacuum at an angle _ , then square of the time it takes to reach the
highest point shall be :
A) 2g times the greatest height
B) g times the greatest height
C) g/2 times the greatest height
D) 2/g times the greatest height
Ans:D
157)For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration at a point P (R. _ ) on the circle of radius R
is (Here _ is measured from the x-axis) :

Ans:D
158)A ball is projected horizontally with a speed v from the top of a plane inclined at an angle 45_ with the
horizontal. How far from the point of projection will the ball strike the plane ?
A) v2/g
B)√2v2/g
C) 2v2/g
D) √2[2v2/g]
Ans:D
159)A body initially at rest is moving with uniform acceleration "a" . It"s velocity after n seconds is v. The
displacement of the body in last 2 seconds is :
A)2v(n - 1)/n
B) v(n - 1)/n
C) v(n + 1)/n
D)2v(n + 1)/n
Ans:A
160)A ball is dropped from tower of height 45 m. At the same moment another ball is thrown up with a
speed of 40 m s-1 from base. What is the relative speed of the balls as a function of time ?
A) The relative speed with respect to time is zero
B) The relative speed goes on increasing with time
C) The relative speed goes on decreasing with time
D) The relative speed is constant and is 40 m/sec.
Ans:D
161)The distance time graph of a particle at time t makes an angle of 45° with time axis. After 1 second it
makes an angle of 60° with time axis, what is the acceleration of the particle ?
A)√3-1
B) √3 + 1
C) √3
D) 1
Ans:A
162)If the air resistance causes a vertical retardation of 10% of value of acceleration due to gravity, then
the time of flight of an oblique projectile will be decreased by nearly:
A)6 %
B) 7 %
C) 8 %
D) 9 %.
AnsD
163)Two projectiles of same mass are thrown with same initial velocity from the same point. One with an
angle 30_ with the horizontal and other vertically upwards. The ratio of the potential energies at the
highest points of their flights is :
A) 3 :4
B) 4 :3
C) 4:1
D) 1 : 4.
Ans:D
164)In the last problem the linear momentum of the body is :
A) F.r/m
B) F.r/v
C) F.m/v
D) F.v/M
Ans:B
165)The percentage error in measurement of length and time period is 2% and 1% respectively. The %
error in measurement of "g" is :
A) 2%
B) 4%
C) 6%
D) 8%.
Ans:B
166)A body of mass 100 g is rotating in a circle of radius r with a constnat velocity, the work done in
one complete revolution is :
A) 100 r Joules
B) r/100Joules
C)100/rJoules
D) zero.
Ans:D
167)A force vector applied on a mass is represented by F = 6ˆi + 8ˆj + 10ˆk and it accelerates it with
1ms-2 . What will be the mass of the body ?
A) 10√2
B) 2√10
C) 10 kg
D) 20 kg.
Ans:A
168)A body falls from rest. In the last second of its falls, it covers half of the total distance then the total
time of its fall is (g = 9.8 m s-2 ).
A) (2 -√2) s
B) (2 +√2) s
C) 2 s
D) 4 s.
Ans:B
169)A bus starts from rest with an acceleration of 1 m=s2. A man who is 48 m behind the bus starts with a
uniform velocity of 10ms-1. Then after how much time the man will catch the bus ?
A) 12 s
B) 8 s
C) 10 s
D) 4 s
Ans:B
170)A particle is projected so as to just move along the vertical circle of radius r. The ratio of the tensions
in the string, when the particle is at the lowest and highest point on the circle, is :
A) 1
B) finite but large
C) infinite
D) Zero.
Ans:C
171)The greatest height to which a man can throw a ball is "h", the greatest distance to which he can
throw it will be :
A) h
B) 2h
C) 3h
D) h/2
Ans:B
172)The maximum and minimum tension in the string whirling in a circle of radius 2.5 m are in the ratio
4 : 3 then its velocity is :
A)√98m=s
B) 7 m/s
C)√490m=s
D)√4.9m=s
Ans:A
173)The equations of motion of a projectile are given by x = 36t metre and 2y = 96t-9.8t2 metre. The
angle of projection is :

Ans:A
174)A tube of length L is filled completely with an incompressible liquid of mass M and closed at both the
ends. The tube is then rotated in a horizontal plane about one its ends with a uniform angular velocity ! .
The force exerted by the liquid at the other end is :

Ans:B
175)The height y and the horizontal distance x for a projectile at any instant t after it is projected at an
angle Ɵ with horizontal are given by eq. 2y = 16t-10t2 and x = 6t metre when t is in sec. the velocity with
which the projectile projected is :
A) 6ms-1
B) 8ms-1
C) 10ms-1
D) None of these
Ans:C
176)A particle P is sliding down a frictionless hemispherical bowl. It passes the point at t = 0. At this
instant of time, the horizontal component of its velocity is v. A bead Q of the same mass as P is ejected
from A at t = 0 along the horizontal string AB with the speed v. If tp and tq be the respective time taken by
P and O to reach the point B .Then Length of arc ACB Length of chord AOB is equal to :

A) tp < tq
B) tp-tq
C) tp > tq
D) tp/Tq
Ans:A
177)The velocity-time graph of a body moving in one dimension is as shown below. The displacement
of body in 10 second is :
A) 40 m
B) 60 m
C) 80 m
D) 100 m.
Ans:B
178)The two ends of a train moving With uniform acceleration pass a certain point with velocities v1 and
v2 .The velocity with which middle point of train crosses the same point is :
A) v1 + v2/2

Ans:C
179)Maximum height of a bullet when fired at 300 with the horizontal is 11 m. Then height when it is fired
with the horizontal at 600 is :
A) 22 m
B) 6 m
C) 33 m
D) 7.8 m
Ans:C
180)If the magnitude of the vector product is √3 times the magnitude of the scalar product, The angle
between the two vectors is :
A) π/2
B) π/4
C) π/3
D) π/6
Ans:C
181)In a uniform circular motion :
A) velocity and acceleration remain constant
B) K.E. remains constant
C) speed and acceleration change
D) only velocity changes but acceleration remains constant.
Ans:B
182)A simple pendulum of length "l" with a heavy bob ips made to describe a horizontal circle of radius
√3l/2 . What is the time period of revolution of the pendulum?
Ans:B
183)Angle which the vector 􀀀!A = 2ˆi + 3ˆj makes with the y-axis is given by :
A) tan-1 3/2
B) tan-1 2/3
C) sin-1 2/3
D) cos-13/2
Ans:B
184)A bullet fired into a fixed planck loses half of its velocity after penetrating a thickness of 3 cm,
assuming that it faces a constant force of resistance, how much further does it penetrate before coming
to rest ?
A) 4 cm
B) 2 cm
C) 40 cm
D) 20 cm
Ans:A
185)A particle is dropped from rest vertically from a height. The time taken by it to fall through
successive distances of 1 m each will then be :
A) All equal being equal to √2/g sec
B) In the ratio of square roots of integers 1,2,3,4...
C) In the ratio of the difference in the square roots of integers i.e.(√1-√Ɵ),(√2-√1),(√3-√2)
D) In the ratio of 1/√1:1/√2:1/√3
Ans: C
186)Statement-I : If A and B are two vectors, then A * B = B * A
Statement-II : The cross-product of two vectors is never commutative.
A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
B) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
D) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true and Statement-II is not correct explanation of Statement-I.
Ans: B
187)A satellite is moving in a circular orbit round the earth and has a period of 24 hours. How many
times its velocity should be made so that the periodic time becomes half ?
A) 2
B)1/2
C) 4
D)1/4
Ans:A
188)A disc revolves in a horizontal plane at the rate of 210 r.p.m. A coin placed at a distance of 2 cm from
the axis of rotation just remains at rest on the disc. The coefficient of friction between the disc and coin
is (g = 10 ms-2) :
A) 0.97
B) 0.5
C) 0.35
D) 1.
Ans:A
189)The deceleration experienced by a moving motor boat after its engine is cut off is given by dv/dt
= -kv3 , where k is a constant. If v0 is the magnitude of the velocity at cut off, the magnitude of velocity at
time t after the cut off is :
A) v0/2
B) v0
C) v0/√2v20kt + 1
D) v0 e-kt
Ans:C
190)From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken by
the particle, to hit the ground, is n times that taken by it to reach the highest point of its path. The relation
between H, u and n is :
A) gH = (n - 2)u2
B) 2gH = n2u2
C) gH = (n - 2)2u2
D) 2gH = nu2(n - 2)
Ans:D
191)The acceleration of a particle varies with time as a = -Aω2 cos ωt This displacement at time t will be :
A)-1/2(Aω2 sinωt)t2
B) ω sinωt
C) Aωcos ωt
D) Acos ωt
Ans:D
192)A car is travelling along a straight road, for the first half time with a velocity v1 and for the second
half time with a velocity v2 .Then the mean velocity v of the car is :
A) v =√v1v2
B) v =√v2/v1
C) 2/v=1/v1+1/v2
D) v =v1 + v2/2
Ans:D
193)The vector which must be added to the sum of the two vectorsˆi + 2ˆj -ˆk andˆi - 2ˆj + 2ˆk to get a
resultant of unit vector along z-axis is :
A) 2ˆi +ˆj
B) -2ˆi
C)ˆi +ˆj +ˆk
D)ˆi -ˆj -ˆk
Ans: B
194)Given: a + b + c = 0 . Out of the three vectors a , b and c , two are equal in magnitude. he
magnitude of the third vector is p 2 times that of either of the two having equal magnitude. The angles
between the vectors are :
A) 900, 1350, 1350
B) 300, 600, 900
C) 450, 450, 900
D) 450, 600, 900
Ans:A
195)The velocity time graph for linear motion of a body for a time interval of 40 s is as shown. The
displacement of the body between t=5 s to t=40 s is

A) 30 m
B) 25 m
C) 20 m
D) 15 m
Ans:D
196)In the above question what type of trajectory the body will follow ?
A) a circle
B) a parabola
C) an ellipse
D) None of these.
Ans:C
197)The displacement time graph of a particle moving along a straight path is as shown in the Fig. What
nearly is the average velocity of the particle ?
A) 2 m s-1
B) 3 m s-1
C) 4 m s-1
D) 5 m s-1
Ans:B
198)A boy throws a ball in air in such a manner that when the ball is in its max. height, he throws another
ball. If the balls are thrown after the time difference of 1 s, then what will be the height attained by them :
A) 19.6 m
B) 9.8 m
C) 4.9 m
D) 2.45 m.
Ans:C
199)A body is projected at an angle 450 to the horizontal with K.E. "E"The potential energy at the highest
point of flight is :
A) Zero
B) E/4
C) E/2
D)3E/4
Ans:C