CBSE Questions for Class 11 Engineering Physics Motion In A Straight Line Quiz 8 - MCQExams.com

A car travels with a uniform velocity of $$20\,\,m{s^{ - 1}}$$ for 5 sec. The brakes are then applied and the car is uniformly retarded. It comes to rest in further 8 sec  by drawing a graph between velocity and time-find.
  • The distance traveled in the first 5 sec.
  • The distance traveled after the brakes are applied.
  • Total distance traveled.
  • Acceleration during the first 5 sec.
  • Acceleration during the last 8 sec.
An aircraft is flying at a height of $$3400 \,m$$ above the ground. If the angle subtended at a ground observation point by the aircraft positions $$10 \,s$$ apart is $$30^o$$, then the speed of the aircraft is:
  • 10.8 $$ms^{-1}$$
  • 1963 $$ms^{-1}$$
  • 108 $$ms^{-1}$$
  • 196.3 $$ms^{-1}$$
A ball rolls off the top of a stairway horizontally with a velocity of $${ 4.5\ ms }^{ -1 }$$. Each steps is $$0.2\ m$$ high and $$0.3\ m$$ wide. If $$g$$ is $${ 10\ ms }^{ -2 }$$, and the ball strikes the edge of the $$nth$$ step, then $$n$$ is equal to:
  • $$9$$
  • $$10$$
  • $$11$$
  • $$12$$
A man can swim with a speed of 4 $$km h^{-1}$$ in still water. He crosses a river 1 km wide that flows steadily at 3 $$kmh^{-1}$$. If he makes his strokes normal to the river current, how far down the river does he go when he reaches the other bank?
  • 500 m
  • 600 m
  • 750 m
  • 850 m
The displacement of a body at any time $$t$$ after starting is given by $$s = 15t - 0.4 t^{2}$$. Find the time when the velocity of the body will be $$7\ ms^{-1}$$.
  • $$ t=20\,s$$
  • $$t=10\,s$$
  • $$ t=30\,s$$
  • $$ t=40\,s$$
A balloon is ascending vertically with an acceleration of 1 $$ms^{-2}$$. Two stones are dropped from it at an interval of 2 s. Find the distance between them 1.5 s after the second stone is released.
  • 35 m
  • 45 m
  • 55 m
  • None of these
A particle is moving in $$xy$$-plane with $$y = x/2$$ and $$v_{x} = 4 - 2t$$. Choose the correct options.
  • Initial velocities in x and y directions are negative
  • Initial velocities in x and y directions are positive
  • Motion is first retarded, then accelerated
  • Motion is first accelerated, then retarded
Two cities $$A$$ and $$B$$ are connected by a regular bus services with buses plying in either direction every $$T$$ seconds. The speed of each bus is uniform and equal to $$V_{b}$$. A cyclist cycles from $$A$$ to $$B$$ with a uniform speed of $$V_{c}$$. A bus goes past the cyclist in $$T_{1}$$ second in the direction $$A$$ to $$B$$ and every $$T_{2}$$ second in the direction $$B$$ to $$A$$. Then
  • $$T_{1} = \dfrac {V_{b} T}{V_{b} + V_{c}}$$
  • $$T_{2} = \dfrac{V_{b} T}{V_{b} - V_{c}}$$
  • $$T_{1} = \dfrac {V_{b} T}{V_{b} - V_{c}}$$
  • $$T_{2} = \dfrac {V_{b} T}{V_{b} + V_{c}}$$
A body is moving with uniform velocity of $$8\ ms^{-1}$$. When the body just crossed another body, the second one starts and moves with uniform acceleration of $$4\ ms^{-2}$$. The time after which two bodies meet, will be
  • $$2 s$$
  • $$4 s$$
  • $$6 s$$
  • $$8 s$$
A body is dropped from a balloon moving up with a velocity of $$4\ m/s$$ when the balloon is at a height of $$120.5\ m$$ from the ground. The height of the body after $$5\ s$$ from the ground is? $$(g = 9.8\ ms^{-2})$$.
  • $$8\ m$$
  • $$12\ m$$
  • $$18\ m$$
  • $$24\ m$$
Newtons law are not valid in
  • Both inertial as well as non- inertial frame of reference.
  • A frame moving with constant velocity w.r.t. an inertial frame.
  • All reference frames which are at rest w.r.t. an inertial frame.
  • The reference frame attached to the earth.
A car starting from rest accelerates at the rate $$f$$ through a distance $$S$$, then continues at constant speed for time $$t$$ and then decelerates at the rate $$f/2$$ to come to rest. If the total distance traversed is $$5\ S$$, then
  • $$S = ft$$
  • $$S = 1/6\ ft^{2}$$
  • $$S = 1/2\ ft^{2}$$
  • $$S = 1/4\ ft^{2}$$
A ball of mass $$0.2kg$$ is thrown vertically upwards by applying a force by hand. If the hand moves $$0.2m$$ which applying the force and the ball goes upto $$2m$$ height further, find the magnitude of the force. Consider $$g=10m/{s}^{2}$$
  • $$22N$$
  • $$4N$$
  • $$16N$$
  • $$20N$$
A body moves for a total of nine second starting from rest with uniform acceleration and then with uniform retardation, which is twice the value of acceleration and then stops. The duration of uniform acceleration
  • $$3\ s$$
  • $$4.5\ s$$
  • $$5\ s$$
  • $$6\ s$$
A car starts from rest and acceleration at $$4\ {m/s}^{2}$$ for $$5\ s$$. After that it moves with constant velocity for $$25\ s$$ and then retards at $$2\ m/s^{2}$$ until it comes to rest. The total distance travelled by the car is
  • $$650\ m$$
  • $$527\ m$$
  • $$675\ m$$
  • $$573\ m$$
A parachutist after bailing out falls $$50\ m$$ without friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at $$2\ m/s^{2}$$. He reaches the ground with a speed of $$3\ m/s$$. At what height, did he bail out?
  • $$91\ m$$
  • $$182\ m$$
  • $$293\ m$$
  • $$111\ m$$
A bullet of mass m looses $$\left(\dfrac{1}{n}\right)^2$$ of its velocity passing through one plank. The number of such planks that are required to stop the bullet can be:
  • $$\dfrac{n^2}{2n-1}$$
  • $$\dfrac{2n^2}{n-1}$$
  • Infinite
  • n
An object starts 5m from origin and moves with an initial velocity of 5 $$m{s^{ - 1}}$$ and has an acceleration of 2 $$m{s^{ - 2}}$$. After 10 sec, the object is how far from the origin?
  • 150 m
  • 145 m
  • 155 m
  • 55 m
A train starts from rest from a station with acceleration  $$0.2\ m/{s^2}$$ on a straight track and then comes to rest after attaining maximum speed on another station due to retardation  $$0.4\ m/{s^2}$$. If total time spent is half an hour, then a distance between two stations is [ Neglect the length of the train]
  • $$216 Km$$
  • $$512 Km$$
  • $$728 Km$$
  • $$1296 Km$$
Two cars $$A$$ and $$B$$ are initially $$100\ m$$ apart with $$A$$ behind $$B$$. Car $$A$$ starts from rest with a constant acceleration $$2\ m/s^{2}$$ towards car $$B$$ and at the same instant car $$B$$ starts moving with constant velocity $$10\ m/s$$ in the same direction. Time after which car $$A$$ overtakes car $$B$$ is:
  • $$14.36\ s$$
  • $$16.18\ s$$
  • $$10\ s$$
  • $$16.54\ s$$
A body of mass $$m$$ accelerates uniformly from rest to velocity $${v}_{1}$$ in time interval $${T}_{1}$$. The instantaneous power delivered to the body as a function of time $$t$$ is:
  • $$\dfrac { { mv }_{ 1 }^{ 2 } }{ { T }_{ 1 }^{ 2 } } t$$
  • $$\dfrac { { mv }_{ 1 } }{ { T }_{ 1 }^{ 2 } } t$$
  • $${ \left( \dfrac { { mv }_{ 1 } }{ { T }_{ 1 } } \right) }^{ 2 }t$$
  • $$\dfrac { { mv }_{ 1 }^{ 2 } }{ { T }_{ 1 } } { t }^{ 2 }$$

A ball dropped from the top of the tower falls first half height of the tower in 10s. The total time spent by a ball in the air is $$\left[ {Take\;g = 10m/{s^2}} \right]$$ 

  • $$14.14s$$
  • $$15.25s$$
  • $$12.36s$$
  • $$17.36s$$
If the time of acceleration is $${t}_{1}$$, then the speed of the car at $$t={t}_{1}$$ is:
  • $$2\ {t}_{1}$$
  • $$4\ {t}_{1}$$
  • $$>2\ {t}_{1}$$
  • $$<2\ {t}_{1}$$
A body starts from rest with a uniform acceleration of 2m/s$$^2$$ for 10 sec , with moves with constant speed for 30 sec then decelerates by 4 m/s$$^2$$ to zero . What is the distance covered by the body?
  • 750 m
  • 850 m
  • 950 m
  • 1050 m
A body freely falling from a height $$h$$ describes $$\dfrac {7h}{16}$$ in the last second of its fall. The height $$h$$ is $$(g=10\ {ms}^{-2})$$
  • $$40\ m$$
  • $$45\ m$$
  • $$80\ m$$
  • $$160\ m$$
A car travelling with a velocity of $$80 km/h$$ slowed down to $$44 km/h$$ in $$15 s$$. The retardation is 
  • $$0.67m/{s^2}$$
  • $$1m/{s^2}$$
  • $$1.25m/{s^2}$$
  • $$1.5m/{s^2}$$

A body moving along the positive $$x-axis$$ with uniform acceleration of $$ - 4m{s^{ - 2}}$$. Its velocity at $$x=0$$ is $$ 10m{s^{- 1}}$$. The time taken by the body to reach a point at $$ x = 12cm$$ is:

  • $$(2s)$$
  • $$(0.25s)$$
  • $$(3s)$$
  • $$(0.0125s)$$
A free falling body travels ___ of total distance in 5th second.
  • 8 %
  • 12 %
  • 25 %
  • 36 %
If a particle is thrown with velocity more than $$10\ m/s$$ vertically upward, then the distance traveled by the particle in last second of its ascent is:
  • $$g$$
  • $$\dfrac { g }{ 2 }$$
  • $$\dfrac { g }{ 4 }$$
  • $$\dfrac { g }{ 8 }$$
A satellite orbiting round the earth appears stationary when:
  • Its time period is one day and it is rotating in the same sense as that of earth.
  • Its time period is one day and it is rotating normal to the direction of earth.
  • Its time period is $$12\ hr$$ and it is rotating in the same direction as that of earth.
  • Its time period is $$12\ hr$$ and it is rotating normal to earth.
A block of mass 5 kg is moving horizontally at a speed of 1.5 m/s. A perpendicular force of 5 N acts on it for 4 sec. What will be the shortest distance of the block from the point where the force started acting.
  • 10 m
  • 8 m
  • 6 m
  • 2 m
A balloon is ascending vertically with an acceleration of 0.2 m $$s^{-2}$$ . Two stones are dropper from it at an interval of 2 s. The distance between them when the second stone is dropped is (take g = 9.8 m $$s^{-2}$$):
  • 24 m
  • 4.9 m
  • 19.6 m
  • 20.0 m
The velocity acquired by a body moving with uniform acceleration is $$30 \,m/s$$ in $$2$$ seconds and $$60 \,m/s$$ in $$4$$ seconds. The initial velocity is:
  • $$Zero$$
  • $$2 m/s$$
  • $$4 m/s$$
  • $$10 m/s$$
Two particles start moving from the same point along the same stright line. The first moves with constant velocity v and the second with constant acceleration a. During the time that elapses before the second catches the first, the greater distance between the particles is
  • $$\dfrac{v^2}{a}$$
  • $$\dfrac{v^2}{2a}$$
  • $$\dfrac{2v^2}{a}$$
  • $$\dfrac{v^2}{3a}$$
A body lying initially at point (3, 7) starts moving with a constant acceleration of 4i. Its position after 3 s is given by the co-ordinates:
  • (7, 3)
  • (7, 18)
  • (21, 7)
  • (3, 7)
A body of mass $$500 g$$ is thrown upward with a velocity $$20 m/s $$ and reaches back to the surface of  a planet after $$20$$ sec Then the weight of the body on that planet is :
  • $$2N$$
  • $$4 N$$
  • $$5 N$$
  • $$1 N$$
If a car at rest accelerates uniformly to a speed of 144 km$$h^{-1}$$ in 20 s, then it covers a distance of:
  • 20 m
  • 400 m
  • 1440 m
  • 2880 m
A particle experiences constant acceleration for $$20$$ seconds after starting from rest. If it travels a distance $$s_1$$ in the first $$10$$ seconds and distance $$s_2$$ in the next $$10$$ second then:
  • $$s_2=s_1$$
  • $$s_2=2s_1$$
  • $$s_2=3s_1$$
  • $$s_2=4s_1$$
A $$50-kg$$ crate is being pushed across a horizontal floor by a horizontal force of $$575\ N$$. If the coefficient of sliding friction is $$0.25$$, what is the acceleration of the crate?
  • Zero
  • $$1\ m/s^{2}$$
  • $$3\ m/s^{2}$$
  • $$6\ m/s^{2}$$
  • $$9\ m/s^{2}$$
An object moving with an speed of 25 m/s is decelerating at a rate given by $$a = -5\sqrt{v}$$, where v is speed at any time. The time taken by the object to come to rest is:
  • 1 s
  • 5 s
  • 2 s
  • 3 s
A particle starts from rest, accelerates at $$2\ m/s^{2}$$ for $$10s$$ and then goes for constant speed for $$30s$$ and then decelerates at $$4\ m/s^{2}$$ till it stops. What is the distance travelled by it?
  • $$750\ m$$
  • $$800\ m$$
  • $$700\ m$$
  • $$850\ m$$
Two particle P and Q are initially $$40m$$ apart P behind Q . Particle P starts moving with a uniform velocity $$10m/s$$ towards Q . Particle Q starting from rest has an acceleration $$2ms^2$$ in  the direction of velocity of P. Then the minimum distance between P and Q will be  
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  • $$45m$$
  • $$15m$$
  • $$35m$$
  • $$30m$$
Two bikes $$A$$ and $$B$$ start from a point. A move uniform speed $$40\ m/s$$ $$B$$ starts from rest with uniform acceleration $$2\ m/s^{2}$$. If $$B$$ starts at $$t = 0$$ and $$A$$ starts from the same point at $$t = 10\ s$$, then the time interval during the journey in which $$A$$ was ahead of $$B$$ is
  • $$20\ s$$
  • $$8\ s$$
  • $$10\ s$$
  • $$A$$ is never ahead of $$B$$
A man throws balls with the same speed vertically upwards one after the other at an interval of $$2$$ second. What should be the speed of the throw so that more than two balls are in sky at any time? (Given $$g=9.8$$ $${m/s^2}$$)
  • More than $$19.6$$ $${m/s}$$
  • At least $$9.8$$ $${m/s}$$
  • Any speed less than $$19.6$$ $${m/s}$$
  • Only with speed $$19.6$$ $${m/s}$$
A mass of $$3\ kg$$ descending vertically downward support a mass of $$2\ kg$$ by means of a light string passing over a pulley. At the end of $$5\ s$$ the string breaks. How much high from now the $$2\ kg$$ mass will go ? ($$g=9.8\ m/s^{2}$$)
  • $$4.9\ m$$
  • $$9.8\ m$$
  • $$16.9\ m$$
  • $$2.45\ m$$
A force $$\vec {F}=(2\hat {i}+\hat {j}+3\hat {k})\ N$$ acts on a particle of mass $$1\ kg$$ for $$2s$$. If initial velocity of particle is $$u=(2\hat {j}+\hat {i}m/s$$. Speed of particle at the end of $$2s$$ will be
  • $$12\ m/s$$
  • $$6\ m/s$$
  • $$9\ m/s$$
  • $$4\ m/s$$
A particle moves along a straight line with a uniform acceleration $$-5m/s^{2}$$ and initial velocity $$12.25/s$$ distance traveled by it in $$3rd$$ second
  • 0.6725m
  • zero
  • 0.25m
  • 0.75m
A stone is thrown vertically upwards. On its way, passes a point P with a speed $$v$$ and point Q is $$20 m$$ higher than Q with a speed $$\cfrac{\sqrt{5}}{3}v$$. The value of speed: [$$g = 10 m/s^2$$]
  • $$20\sqrt5 m/s$$
  • $$15\sqrt5 m/s$$
  • $$ 25 m/s$$
  • $$30 m/s$$
A ball is thrown upwards with a speed of $$50 m/s$$. Find the distance travelled by the ball in last $$2 s$$ of its ascent. (Take $$10 m/s^2$$)
  • $$35 m$$
  • $$10 m$$
  • $$20 m$$
  • $$5 m$$
A parachutist after bailing out falls 80 m without air resistance. Then the parachute is opened, and he decelerates at a uniform rate of $$2 m/s^2$$. If he reaches the ground with a speed of $$4 m/s$$, then the height at which he bailed out is [$$g = 10 m/s^2$$]
  • $$576 m$$
  • $$676 m$$
  • $$476 m$$
  • $$376 m$$
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