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AIEEE Model Question Paper

1. A rescue plane is flying horizontally with a speed of 20ms -1. At an altitude of 120m above the sea
when it drops a warning flare. Neglecting air resistance and assuming that plane does not
charge its course, speed or altitude, how for from the plane is the flare when it hits the water?
a) 115 m b) 125 m c) 145 m d) 150 m

2. A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal distance of 100m. With the same speed
how much high above the ground can the cricketer throw the same ball?
a) 200 m b) 150 m c) 100 m d) 50 m

3. A particle is projected at an angle of 600 above the horizontal with a speed of 10 ms-1. After
sometime the direction of its velocity makes an angle of 30 0 above the horizontal. The speed of
the particle at this instant is
5 −1 10 −1
a) ms b) 5 3 ms −1
c) 10 3 ms −1
d) ms
3 3

4. A body of mass m is projected horizontally with a velocity v form the top of a tower of height h
and it reaches the ground at a distance x form the foot of the tower. If the second body of mass
3m is projected horizontally form the top of tower of height 3h, it reaches the ground at a
distance 3x form the foot of the tower. The horizontal velocity of second body is
a) v b) 3 v c) 3 v d) v / 3

5. The maximum range of a projectile projected with some initial velocity is found to be 1000m, in
the absence of wind and air resistance. The maximum height reached by this projectile is
a) 250m b) 500 m c) 1000 m d) 750 m

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6. The equation of projectile is, y = 3 x − g x 2 , the angle of its projection is
2
a) 00 b) 300 c) 600 d) 900

7. A ball rolls of the top of a stair way with a horizontal velocity um/s. If the steps are h metre high
and b meter wide, the ball will hit the edge of the nth step, where n is
2 hu 2 hu 2 2 hu 2 2 hu 2
a) b) c) d)
gb 2 gb 2 gb gb 2

8. A passenger traveling in a train moving with a constant velocity drops a stone form the window.
To a passenger the path of projectile will appear to be

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 a) Elliptical b) Parabolic c) Arc of a circle d) Straight line

9. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a velocity of 216km/h and a height of 1960m. When it is
vertically above a point A on the ground, a bomb is released form it. The bomb strikes the
ground at point B. The distance AB is (ignoring air resitance)
a) 1200 m b) 0.33 km c) 3.33 km d) 33 km

10. A man has two spheres A and B. He is standing at the top of a tower. He gently drops the
sphere A vertically downwards and throws the sphere B horizontally at the same time.
Neglecting the air friction, which of the following is the correct statement?
a) Both the spheres will reach the ground exactly simultaneously
b) Sphere A will reach the ground earlier
c) Sphere B will reach the ground earlier
d) The question is incomplete because the masses of the spheres are not given

11. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle θ has a range R on the surface of earth. For
same v and θ , its range on the surface of moon will be
a) R / 6 b) R c) 6 R d) 36 R

12. A projectile of mass 100g is fired with a velocity of 20m/s making an angle of 30 0 with the
horizontal. As it rises to the highest point of its path, its momentum changes by
a) 1/2 kg m/s b) 1 kg m/s c) 2 kg m/s d) None of these

13. A shell is fired form a canon with a velocity v at angle θ with horizontal. At the highest point,
it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to canon. The speed
of the other piece just after explosion is
3 3
a) 3v cos θ b) 2 v cos θ c) v cos θ d) v cos θ
2 2

14. An arrow is projected into air. Its time of flight is 5sec and range 200m. What is the maximum
height reached by it? Take g = 10 m/s2
a) 31.25 m b) 24.5m c) 18.25m d) 46.75m

15. If range is half the maximum height of a projectile, then θ is

a) tan −1 ( 4 ) b) tan −1 (1 / 4 ) c) tan −1 (1) d) tan −1 (8)

16. If the horizontal range of a projectile is equal to the maximum height reached, then the
corresponding angle of projection is
a) tan −1 (1) b) tan − ( 3 ) c) tan −1 ( 4 ) d) tan −1 (12 )

17. A particle A is dropped from a height and another particle B is projected in horizontal
direction with speed 5m/s form the same height, then correct statement is
a) Particle A will reach at ground first with respect to particle B
b) Particle B will reach at ground first with respect to particle A
c) both particles will reach at ground simultaneously
d) both particles will reach at ground with same speed.

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18. A ball is projected upwards form the top of tower with a velocity 50ms -1 making an angle 300
with the horizontal. The height of tower is 70m. After how many seconds form the instant of
throwing will the ball reach the ground?
a) 2 s b) 5 s c) 7 s d) 9 s

19. The launching speed of a projectile is 10 times the speed it has at its maximum height. At what
angle, measured with respect to the horizontal, was the projectile launched?
a) cos −1 ( 0.1) b) cos −1 ( 0.2 ) c) cos −1 ( 0.5) d) cos −1 ( 0.8)

20. A man throws a ball vertically upwards and it rises through 20m and returns to his hands.
What was the initial velocity (u) of the ball and for how much time (T) it remained in the air?
(g = 10 m/s2)
a) u = 10m/s; T = 2s b) u = 10m/s; T = 4s c) u = 20m/s; T = 2s d) u = 10m/s; T = 4s

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21. A projectile is given an initial velocity of
i+ 2 j . The Cartesian equation of its path is

(g = 10ms-2)
a) y = x - 5x2 b) y = 2x - 5x2 c) y = 2x - 15x2 d) y = 2x - 25x2

22. A stone is projected with a velocity 20 2 ms −1 at an angle of 450 to the horizontal. The
average velocity of stone during its motion form starting point to its maximum height is (g =
10ms-2)
a) 5 5 ms −1 b) 10 5 ms −1 c) 20 ms-1 d) 20 5 ms −1

23. A projectile is thrown from a point in horizontal plane such that the initial horizontal and
vertical component velocities are 9.8 ms-1 and 19.6 ms-1. It will strike the plane after covering a
distance of
a) 4.9 m b) 9.8 m c) 19.6 m d) 39.2 m

24. A ball is thrown up with a certain velocity at an angle θ to the horizontal. The kinetic energy
(EK) of the ball vares with horizontal displacement x as

a) b) c) d)

25. A particle is thrown with a speed u at an angle θ with the horizontal. When the particle makes
an angle α with the horizontal, its speed becomes v , whose value is
a) u cos θ b) u cos θ cos α c) u cos θ sec α d) u sec θ cos α

26. The time taken by the ball to return to the same level is
a) 0.9 s b)1.9 s c) 2.5 s d) 2.9 s

27. The distance from the thrower to the point where the ball returns to the same level is
a) 50 m b) 59 m c) 60 m d) 69 m

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28. A grasshopper can jump maximum distance 1.6m. It spends negligible time on the ground. How
for can it go in 10s? (g = 10ms-2)
a) 40 2 m b) 30 2 m c) 20 2 m d) 15 2 m

29. The equation of motion of a projectile are given by x = 36t meter and 2y = 96t – 9.8t 2 metre. The
angle of projection is
−1  3  −1  4  −1  2  3
a) sin   b) sin   c) sin   d) sin  
4 5  3 5 

30. A projectile is thrown with a speed u at an angle θ to the horizontal. The radius of curvature
of its trajectory when the velocity vector of the projectile makes and angle α with the
horizontal is
u 2 cos 2 α 2u 2 cos 2 α u 2 cos 2 θ u 2 cos 2 θ
a) b) c) d)
g cos 2 θ g cos 3 θ g cos 3 α g cos 2 θ

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31. A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of
 a i+ b j  m/s. If the range of the projectile is four

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times the maximum height reached by it,
a) a = 2b b) b = 4a c) b = 2a d) b = a

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32. A particle of mass 0.01kg is projected with velocity
v = 2i m/ s from point (x = 0, y = 20). After 2

second, its position coordinates are

a) (4, 0) b) 20, 4 c) 0, 4 d) 4, 20

33. Maximum height of a bullet when fired at 300 with the horizontal is 11m. Then height when it is
fired at 600 is
a) 22 m b) 6 m c) 33 m d) 7.8 m

34. The horizontal range of a projectile is 4 3 times the maximum height achieved by it, then the
angle of projection of is
a) 300 b) 450 c) 600 d) 900

35. Two balls are projected making an angle of 300 and 450 respectively with the horizontal. If both
have same velocity at the highest points of their paths, then the ratio of their velocities of
projection is
a) 3 : 2 b) 2 :1 c) 2 : 3 d) 3 : 2

36. A projectile is fired at 300, momentum p. Neglecting friction, the change in kinetic energy when
it returns to the ground will be

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 a) zero b) 30 % c) 60 % d) 100 %

37. Which of the following is the altitude-time graph for a projectile thrown horizontally from top
of the tower?

a) b) c) d)

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38. A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of
 x i + y j m s
. If the range of projectile is double

 
the maximum height reached by it, then
a) x = 2 y b) y = 2 x c) x = y d) y = 4 x

39. A canon on a level plane is aimed at an angle θ above the horizontal and a shell is fired with
muzzle velocity v0 towards a cliff D distance away. The height at which the canon strikes the
cliff is given by
1 g D2 1 g D2
a) D sin θ − b) D cos θ −
2 v02 sin 2 θ 2 v02 cos 2 θ
1 g D2 1 g D2
c) D tan θ − d) D tan θ −
2 v02 cos 2 θ 2 v02 sin 2 θ

40. A gun throw a shell with a muzzle speed of 98 ms-1. When the gun is elevated at 450, the range is
observed as 900m. Due to air resistance its range is decreased by
a)100m b) 80 m c) 120 m d) 160 m

41. From the top of a tower of height 40m, a ball is projected with a speed of 20ms-1 at angle of
elevation 300. The ratio of the time taken by the ball to come back to the same height and time
taken to hit the ground is (g = 10ms-2)
a) 2 : 1 b) 1 : 2 c) 4 : 1 d) 1 : 4

42. A player kicks a ball at a speed of 20ms-1 so that its horizontal range is maximum. Another
player 24m away in the direction of kick starts running in the same direction at the same
instant of hit. If he has to catch the ball just before it reaches the ground, he should run with a
velocity equal to (g = 10 ms-2)
a) 2 2 ms −1 b) 4 2 ms −1 c) 6 2 ms −1 d) 10 2 ms −1

43. The height and the distance x along the horizontal plane of a projectile on a certain planet (with
no atmosphere) are given by y = (8 t − 5 t 2 ) m and x = 6 t m , where t is in second. The angle
with the horizontal at which the projectile was projected is
a) tan −1 ( 3 / 4) b) tan −1 ( 4 / 3) c) sin −1 ( 3 / 4 ) d) cos −1 ( 3 / 4 )

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44. A body is projected downwards at an angle of 300 to the horizontal with a velocity of 9.8ms-1
form the top of a tower 29.4m high. How long will it take before striking the ground?
a) 1 s b) 2 s c) 3 s d) 4 s

45. A particle is projected with a velocity u so that its horizontal range is twice the greatest height
attained. The horizontal range is
a) u 2 / g b) 2u 2 / 3g c) 4u 2 / 5 g d) None of these

KEY
1 B 2 D 3 D 4 C 5 A
6 C 7 B 8 D 9 A 10 A
11 C 12 B 13 A 14 A 15 D
16 C 17 C 18 C 19 A 20 D
21 B 22 B 23 D 24 C 25 C
26 D 27 D 28 C 29 B 30 C
31 D 32 D 33 C 34 A 35 C
36 A 37 D 38 B 39 C 40 B
41 B 42 B 43 B 44 B 45 C

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