Kinematics

Kinematics

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The horizontal range of a projectile is R and the maximum height attained by it is H. A strong wind now begins to blow in the direction of motion of the projectile, giving it a constant horizontal acceleration = g/2. Under the same conditions of projection, find the horizontal range of the projectile.

  1. R + H
  2. R + 2H
  3. R
  4. R + (H)/2
  5. 2R
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A food package was dropped from an aircraft flying horizontally. 6 seconds before it hit the ground, it was at a height of 780 m, and had traveled a distance of 1 km horizontally. Find the speed and the altitude of the aircraft.

  1. 200 km/hr, 1.25 km
  2. 225 km/hr, 1.28 km
  3. 360 km/hr, 1.28 km
  4. 240 km/hr, 1.125 km
  5. 120 km/hr, 1.125 km
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A particle is projected with a speed v and an angle θ to the horizontal. After a time t, the magnitude of the instantaneous velocity is equal to the magnitude of the average velocity from 0 to t. Find t

  1. (4 v Sin θ)/(3 g)
  2. (4 v Sin θ)/(5 g)
  3. (v Sin θ)/(3 g)
  4. (v Sin θ)/(g)
  5. (2 v Sin θ)/(g)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The position vector of a particle is given as R = (t2 - 4t +6) î + (t2) ĵ. The time after which the velocity vector and acceleration vector become perpendicular to each other is equal to

  1. 2 s
  2. 3 s
  3. 1.5 s
  4. 1 s
  5. Not possible
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two paper screens A and B (standing vertically) are horizontally separated by a distance of 100 m. A bullet pierces A and then B. The hole in B is 10 cm below the hole in A. If the bullet is travelling horizontally at the time of hitting the screen A, calculate the velocity of the bullet when it hits the screen A. Take g = 9.8 m.s−2

  1. 1400 m.s-1
  2. 750 m.s-1
  3. 700 m.s-1
  4. 1000 m.s-1
  5. 600 m.s-1
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ball is projected from a certain point on the surface of a planet at a certain angle with the horizontal surface. The horizontal and vertical displacements x and y vary with time t in second as: x = 10√3 t, y = 10t -t2, the maximum height attained by the particle is_________.

  1. 125 m
  2. 75 m
  3. 100 m
  4. 25 m
  5. 12.5 m
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mr. Martin went for a shooting game, where a balloon starts ascending from the ground at a constant speed of 25 m·s−1. After 5 seconds, Mr. Martin shot a bullet vertically upwards from the ground. What should be the minimum (approximate) speed of the bullet so that it may reach the balloon?

  1. 64 m·s−1
  2. 75 m·s−1
  3. 39 m·s−1
  4. 50 m·s−1
  5. 56 m·s−1
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A train, travelling at 20 km/hr is approaching a platform. A bird is sitting on a pole on the platform. When the train is at a distance of 2 km from the pole, brakes are applied which produce a uniform deceleration in it. At that instant the bird flies towards the train at 60 km/hr and after touching the nearest point on the train flies back to the pole and then flies towards the train and continues repeating itself. Calculate how much distance will the bird have flown before the train stops?

  1. 12 km
  2. 10 km
  3. 14 km
  4. 20 km
  5. 24 km
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A body is thrown horizontally with a velocity √2gh from the top of a tower of height h. It strikes the level ground through the foot of the tower at a distance x from the tower. The value of x is

  1. h
  2. h/√2
  3. 2h
  4. √2h/√3
  5. h/√3
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ball is dropped from the top of the building. The ball takes 0.5 seconds to fall past the 3 m length of a window some distance from the top of the building. If the velocities of the ball at the top and at the bottom of the window are Vt and Vb respectively, then Vt + Vb = ? (Take g = 10 m.s-2). (Round off the answer to the nearest integer)

  1. 10 m.s-1
  2. 14 m.s-1
  3. 17 m.s-1
  4. 12 m.s-1
  5. 11 m.s-1
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The relation between time t and distance x is t = αx2 + βx, where α and β are constants. The retardation in terms of velocity v is given by ___________.

  1. 2αv3
  2. 2βv3
  3. 2αβv3
  4. 2v3
  5. 2v3
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two balls are moving on the same smooth horizontal plane. Their velocity components along one edge of a square plane are 10√3 m.s-1 and 20 m.s-1 respectively. Their velocity components along a perpendicular edge are 30 m.s-1 and 20 m.s-1. Find the angle between their directions of motion.

  1. 60°
  2. 30°
  3. 15°
  4. 45°
  5. 90°
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A bird moves from point (1, -2, 3) to (4, 2, 3). If the speed of the bird is 10 m.s-1, then the velocity vector of the bird is:

  1. 5 (i - 2j + 3k)
  2. 5 (4i + 2j + 3k)
  3. 0.6i + 0.8j
  4. 6i + 8j
  5. 3 (i - 2j + 3k)
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A stone is dropped into a well in which the level of water is h at the top of the well. If v is velocity of sound, the time T after which the splash is heard is given by

  1. T = (2h/v)
  2. T = (2h/g)1/2 + (h/v)
  3. T = (h/g)1/2 + (h/v)
  4. T = (2h/g)1/2 + (v/g)
  5. T = (2h/g) + (h/v)
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As two boats approach the Mumbai, the velocity of boat 1 relative to boat 2 is 10√3 km.hr-1 in a direction of 60° north of east. If boat 2 has a velocity of 15 km.hr-1 due south. What is the velocity of boat 1?

  1. 30 km.hr-1 due north
  2. 5√3 kmhr-1 due east
  3. 10√3 km.hr-1 due north east
  4. 5√3 kmhr-1 due south east
  5. 10√3 km.hr-1 due south east