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 PREVIOUS YEARS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
PHYSICS
1. The coordinates of a moving particle at any time ‘t’ are given by x = at3
and y = bt3. The speed of the particle at time ‘t’ is given by

α 2 + β2 (b)

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(a) 3t 2 α 2 + β2 (d) t 2 α 2 + β2
α 2 − β2 (c)

Solution :

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dx

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Here   x = at3. Therefore vx = = 3 αt 2
dt

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dy

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And        y = bt3. Hence v y = = 3βt 2
dt

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Therefore v = v2x +( )
2 2
= 3( α 2 + β2 ) t 2

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Ans. (c)
2. A small block slides without friction down an inclined plane starting from

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rest. Let Sn be the distance travelled from time t = n – 1 to t = n.
Sn
Then
Sn + 1
2n − 1 2n + 1 2n − 1 2n

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(a) (b) (c) (d)
2n 2n − 1 2n + 1 2n + 1
Solution :

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Displacement in nth second that is from t = n - 1 to t = n is given by

             Snth = u + a/2 (2n - 1)

Since, body starts from rest, therefore we have :

Snth = a/2 (2n - 1)

         

S a/2(2n − 1) 2n − 1
Then,         n = =
Sn+1 a/2 [2(n + 1) − 1] 2n + 1

Ans. (c)
3. Which of the following velocity-time graphs represent uniform motion?

(a) (b) 

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(c) (d)

(e)

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Ans. (d)

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4. A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5 m s–1. In 10 seconds
the velocity changes to 5 m s–1 northwards. The average acceleration in
this time is

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(a) m s–2 towards north-west (b) zero
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(c) m s–2 towards north (d) m s–2 towards north-east.
2 2

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Solution :
Velocity in eastward direction, vi = 5^
i

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Velocity in northward direction, vf = 5^
j

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→ 5 j− 5 i 1 ^ 1 ^
\       a = = j− i
10 2 2

2 2
 1  1 →
| a| =   +  − 
 2  2

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= ms −2 towards north-west.
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Ans. (a)
5. The relation between time t and distance x is t = ax2 + bx, where a and
b are constants. The acceleration is

(a) 2av2 (b) –2av3 (c) 2bv3 (d) –2abv2.

Solution :
      t = ax2 + bx
Differentiating the given equation with respect to ‘t’, we get
dx dx

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1 = 2ax +b
      dt dt
dx
= v = velocity
But        dt

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\        1 = 2axv + bv

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or      1 = (2ax + b) v ⇒ v =

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2ax + b

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 dx 
−2a  
dv  dt 
−2av
= =

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\          2
dt (2ax + b) (2ax + b)2

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         = - 2av3
Ans. (b)
6. A car starts from rest, moves with an acceleration ‘a’ and then decelerates

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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
abt a2t at b2t
(a) (b) (c) (d) .
(a + b) a+b (a + b) a+b

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Solution :
Maximum velocity after time t1 is
v = 0 + at1  ⇒  v = at1…(i)
       

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When car decelerates for time (t - t1), then
           0 = v - b (t - t1)
Using (i), we get
bt
0 = at1 − bt + bt1 ⇒ t1 =
        a + b …(ii)
Put t1 from eqn. (ii) in (i), we get
bt
v= a
        a+ b
Ans. (a)
7. A body initially at rest is moving with uniform acceleration a. Its velocity
after n second is v. The displacement of the body in 2 s is
2v(n − 1) v(n − 1) v(n + 1) 2v(n + 1)
(a) (b) (c) (d) .
n n n n
Solution :
Displacement in last 2 seconds
1 2 1
= an − a(n − 2)2 = 2a(n − 1)

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                    2 2
v
Acceleration,            a =
n [∵ t = ns]

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2v (n − 1)
Displacement in last 2s =

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n

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Ans. (a)
8. A particle moves along a straight line Ox. At a time t (in seconds) the

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distance x in metres of the particle from O is given by x = 40 + 12t – t3.
How long would the particle travel before coming to rest?

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(a) 56 m (b) 16 m (c) 24 m (d) 40 m.

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Solution :

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       x = 40 + 12t - t3
dx
= v = 12 − 3t 2
dt
       
When particle comes to rest, v = 0

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\          12 - 3t2 = 0
⇒      3t2 = 12  ⇒  t = 2 sec.

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Distance travelled by the particle before coming to rest,
s 2
∫ ds = ∫0 v dt
   0
2 2
3t 3 2
\     s = ∫ (12 − 3t ) dt = 12t −
3 0
0
3
3 × (2)
= 12 × 2 − = 16 m
        3

Ans. (b)
9. Two bodies A (of mass 1 kg) and B (of mass 3 kg) are dropped from
heights of 16 m and 25 m respectively. The ratio of the time taken by
them to reach the ground is
(a) 4/5 (b) 5/4 (c) 12/5 (d) 5/12.

Solution :
Time taken by a body falling from a height h to reach the ground in given by

2h
t=

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g
  

tA 2ha / g ha 16 4
\ = = = =

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tB 2hb / g hb 25 5

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Ans. (a)

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10. A body moving with some initial velocity and having uniform acceleration
attains a final velocity v m/s after travelling x m. If its final velocity is

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v = 180 − 7 x , find the acceleration of the body

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(a) –3.5 m/s2 (b) –7 m/s2 (c) –15 m/s2 (d) –30 m/s2.

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Solution :

    v = 180 − 7 x where x is distance

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    v = 180 − 7 x
From the dimensions, 180 has square of velocity –7x = 2ax
∴   a = –3.5 m/s2
For a body travelling with uniform acceleration, v2 – u2 = 2as is valid.

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Ans. (a)
11. A particle is projected with velocity V0 along x-axis. The deceleration on

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the particle is proportional to the square of the distance from the origin
i.e., a = ax2, the distance at which the particle stops is
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(a)
 3V0  3
3V0 (b) 2V02 (d)
 3V02  3
  (c)
2α 2α 3α  
2α 
Solution :
       a = –ax2
dv
     = –ax2
dt
      dv = –a x2 dt
 2 dt
dv = −αx × dx
       dx
−αx 2
dv = dx
     v
    vdv = –a x2 dx.
On integrating within limits.
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∫ vdv = −α ∫ x 2 dx

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 v 0 0

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 v2   x3 
  = −α  

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 2 v0  3 0

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 v2  −αS 3

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0 − 0  =

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 2 3

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1/ 3
 3v2 
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 2α 

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Ans. (b)
12. A bus is moving with a speed of 10 m s–1 on a straight road. A scooterist
wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of 1 km

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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

Solution :
Given,

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Distance = 1000 m
Time taken = 100 s

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Velocity of bus = 10 m s–1
Let velocity of the scooter = Vs
Relative velocity of the scooter with respect to the bus Vs – 10
Displacement
Also, Velcoity =
Time taken
1000
∴           Vs − 10 = ⇒ Vs = 20 ms −1.
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Ans. (d)
13. An object moving with a speed of 6.25 m/s, is decelerated at a rate given
by
dv
= −2.5 v
dt
where v is the instantaneous speed. The time taken by the object, to come
to rest, would be
(a) 8 s (b) 1 s (c) 2 s (d) 4 s.

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Solution :
dv
We know that,         = −2.5 v
dt

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dv
∫ = ∫ −2.5 dt
                v

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6.25
− 2 v1 / 2  = −2.5dt
        0

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2 6.25 = 2.5t

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        t = 2 s.

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Ans. (c)
14. A body is moving with velocity 30 m/s towards east. After 10 seconds its

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velocity becomes 40 m/s towards north. The average acceleration of the
body is
(a) 1 m/s2 (b) 7 m/s2 (c)
7 m/s2 (d) 5 m/s2.

Solution :

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→ → →
∆ v = v2 − v1
→ ^ ^
∆ v = 40 j − 30 i

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→
| ∆ v | = 50

Average acceleration
→
|∆ v|
=
t
50
= = 5 m/s2
          10
Ans. (d)
 KEY POINTS
 If a body states from rest and moves with uniform acceleration then distance
covered by the body in nth sec is proportional to (2n -1) (i.e., sn ∝ (2n - 1))
So we can say that the ratio of distance covered in 1st, 2nd and 3rd is
1 : 3 : 5
 When a particle returns to the starting point, its average velocity is zero

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but the average speed is not zero.
 If both the objects A and B move along parallel lines in the opposite
direction, then the relative velocity of A w.r.t. B is given by

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vAB = vA - (-vB) = vA + vB

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and the relative velocity of B w.r.t. A is given by vAB = - vB - vA

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 A ball is dropped from a building of height h and it reaches after t seconds

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on earth. From the same building if two balls are thrown (one upwards
and other downwards) with the same velocity u and they reach the earth

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surface after t1 and t2 seconds respectively then

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t = t1t2

 A particle is dropped vertically from rest from a height. The time taken by
it to fall through successive distance of 1m each will then be in the ratio

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of the difference in the square roots of the integers i.e.,
1, ( 2 − 1),( 3 − 2 )…( 4 − 3), …

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