CPP GRAPHS JEE(Mains & Adv)

SINGLE CORRECT
(A) Reading Graphs

1. Figure shows the displacement-time graph of a particle moving on the X-axis.

(A) the particle is continuously going in positive x direction

(B) the particle is at rest
(C) the velocity increases up to a time t0, and then becomes constant
(D) the particle moves at a constant velocity up to a time t0, and then stops.
2. Which of these possibly represent one-dimensional motion of the particle ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. The velocity- time graph of a body falling from rest under gravity and rebounding from a solid surface is represented
by which of the following graphs?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

4. The graph to the right is a plot of position versus time. For which labeled region
is the velocity positive and the acceleration negative?
(A) a (B) b
(C) c (D) d
5. The graph between the displacement x and time t for a particle moving in a straight line is shown in figure .
During the interval OA , AB , BC and CD, the acceleration of the particle is :

OA AB BC
(A) + 0 +
(B) – 0 +
(C) + 0 –
(D) – 0 –
6. Each of the three graphs represents acceleration versus time for an object that already has a positive velocity at time
t1. Which graphs show an object whose speed is increasing for the entire time interval between t1 and t2?

(A) graph I, only (B) graphs I and II, only

(C) graphs I and III, only (D) graphs I, II, and III
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7. The graph shows position as a function of time for two trains running on
parallel tracks.Which one of the following statement is true?
(A) At time tB, both trains have the same velocity.
(B) Both trains have the same velocity at some time after tB
(C) Both trains have the same velocity at some time before tB.
(D) Somewhere on the graph, both trains have the same acceleration.

The graph shows the motion of a person over 9 seconds.

8. Indicate region in the graph in which the person had negative acceleration.
(A) Region A (B) Region C (C) Region E (D) Region G

9. Indicate region in the graph in which the person had non-zero positive velocity and zero acceleration
(A) Region A (B) Region B (C) Region E (D) Region G

10. Indicate region in the graph in which the person had negative velocity and positive non zero acceleration.
(A) Region G (B) Region D (C) Region F (D) Region C

(B) Basic Calculations

1. The velocity-time plot for a particle moving on a straight line is shown in figure. Then, choose incorrect:

(A) the particle has a constant acceleration

(B) the particle has never turned around
(C) the particle has zero displacement
(D) the average speed in the interval 0 to 10s is the same as the average speed in interval 10 s to 20 s.
2. The velocity - time graph of a linear motion is shown in figure. The displacement from the origin after 8 sec. is :

(A) 5 m (B) 16 m (C) 8 m (D) 6 m.

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3. The velocity-time graph of a body moving along a straight line is as follows:

The displacement of the body in 5 s is :

(A) 5 m (B) 2 m (C) 4 m (D) 3 m.

4. Velocity-time graph for a moving object is shown in the figure. Total displacement of the object during the time
interval when there is non zero acceleration and retardation is

(A) 60 m (B) 50 m (C) 30 m (D) 40 m

5. A rocket is fired upwards. Its velocity versus time graph is shown in the figure. The maximum height reached by
the rocket is :

(A) 7.1 km (B) 79.2 km (C) 72 km (D) infinite

6. The v  t graph of motion of a particle along xaxis is shown in figure . If at t = 0 particle was at (2 , 0) , find
the position as a function of time .

(A) – 0.02 t 2 + 4 t (B) 2 + u t – 0.2 t2 (C) 4 t – 0.2 t2 (D) 4 t – 0.4 t2

Passage(Q.7 - Q.9) : Velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is as shown

7. Average velocity for the first 6s is :

(A)1.5 m/s (B) 2.5 m/s (C) 3.5 m/s (D) 4.5 m/s
8. Average speed for the first 6s is :

25 35 37 43
(A) m/s (B) m/ s (C) m/s (D) m/s
6 6 6 6
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9. Average acceleration from 1s to 4s is :

(A) 5m / s 2 (B) 8 m / s 2 (C) 9 m / s2 (D) 12 m / s 2

Passage(Q.10 - Q.12): The velocity-time graph of a particle moving along a straight line is given by the rate of
acceleration and deceleration is constant and it is equal to 5 m/s 2. If the average velocity during the motion is
20 m/s, then :

10. The value of t is :

(A) 5 s (B) 10 s (C) 20 s (D) 5 2 s
11. The maximum velocity of the particle is :
(A) 20 m/s (B) 25 m/s (C) 30 m/s (D) 40 m/s
12. The distance travelled with uniform velocity is :
(A) 375 m (B) 125 m (C) 300 m (D) 450 m
13. The acceleration of a particle travelling along a straight line is shown in the figure. The maximum speed of the
particle is :

(A) 20 m/s (B) 30 m/s (C) 40 m/s (D) 60 m/s

14. A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration (a) versus time t is as shown in the figure. The maximum speed of the
particle will be :

(A) 110 m/s (B) 55 m/s (C) 550 m/s (D) 660 m/s
15. The figure shows the v-t graph of a particle moving in straight line. The time when particle returns to the starting point
equals to :

(A) 40 sec (B) 39.2 sec (C) 50 sec (D) 36.2 sec
16. The acceleration-time graph of a particle moving along a straight line is as shown in figure. At what time does
the particle acquires its initial velocity?

(A) 12 sec. (B) 5 sec. (C) 8 sec. (D) 16 sec.

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17. A body initially at rest, starts moving along x-axis in such a way so that its acceleration vs displacement plot is as
shown in figure. The maximum velocity of particle is

(A*) 1 m/s (B) 6 m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) none

18. A particle moves in a straight line with the velocity as shown in the figure. At t = 0, x = –16m. Then :

(A) the maximum value of the position coordinate of the particle is 54 m.

(B) the maximum value of the position coordinate of the particle is 36 m.
(C) the particle is at the position of 36 m at t = 18 sec
(D) the particle is at the position of 36 m at t = 30 sec.
19. An experiment on the take off performance of an aeroplane shows that the acceleration varies as shown in the
figure, and that it taken 12 s to take off from a rest position. The distance along the runway covered by the
aeroplane is :

Take off
5

0 6 12 t (s)

(A) 210 m (B) 2100 m (C) 21000 m (D) 1200 m

20. A scooter is moving with a uniform speed of 12 ms -1. A car starts from rest and overtakes the scooter. At
t = 0 , they are at the same position . Their speed time graphs are shown in figure. They will meet at time :

(A) 25 sec (B) 16 sec (C) 8 sec (D) 12 sec

21. The acceleration of a particle which moves along the positive x-axis varies
with its position as shown. If the velocity of the particle is 0.8 m/s at x = 0 ,
the velocity of the particle at x = 1.4 is(in m/s)
(A) 1.6 (B) 1.2
(C) 1.4 (D) none of these

(C) Sketching Graphs

1. If position time graph of a particle is sine curve as shown,
what will be its velocity-time graph.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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2. Given the graph of velocity of an point object as a function of time.

The plot of acceleration of the particle as a function of time is given as

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3. The displacement-time graph of a moving particle with constant acceleration is shown in the figure. The
velocity-time graph is given by :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Question No. 4 to 7

The x-t graph of a particle moving along a straight line is shown in figure

4. The v-t graph of the particle is correctly shown by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

5. The a-t graph of the particle is correctly shown by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

6. The distance-time graph of the particle is correctly shown by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

7. The speed-time graph of the particle is correctly shown by

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Question No. 8 to 14
The figure shows a velocity-time graph of a particle moving
along a straight line

8. Choose the incorrect statement. The particle comes to rest at

(A) t = 0 s (B) t = 5 s
(C) t = 8 s (D) none of these
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9. Identify the region in which the rate of change of velocity of the particle is maximum
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(A) 0 to 2s (B) 2 to 4s (C) 4 to 6 s (D) 6 to 8 s
10. If the particle starts from the position x0 = –15 m, then its position at t = 2s will be
(A) –5 m (B) 5 m (C) 10 m (D) 15 m
11. The maximum displacement of the particle is
(A) 33.3 m (B) 23.3 m (C) 18.3 m (D) zero
12. The total distance travelled by the particle is
(A) 66.6 m (B) 51.6 m (C) zero (D) 36.6 m
13. The correct acceleration-time graph of the particle is shown as

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

14. The correct displacement-time graph of the particle is shown as

(A) (B) (C) (D)

15. The vt plot of a particle in motion over a time period t3 seconds is shown in figure . What would be the distance
travelled ‘s’ vs time ‘t’ plot like ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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16. A body starts from rest moves along a straight line with constant acceleration. The variation of speed v with distance
s is given by graph :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

17. Acceleration versus velocity graph of a particle moving in a straight line starting from rest is as shown in figure.

which graph best represents the variation of velocity with time ?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

MULTI-CORRECT

1. The velocity-time plot for a particle moving on a straight line is shown in the figure.

(A) The particle has a constant acceleration. (B) The particle has never turned around.
(C) The particle has zero displacement. (D) The average speed in the interval 0 to 10 s is the
same as the average speed in interval 10s to 20 s.
2. From the velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line, one can conclude that :

(A) its average velocity during the 12 seconds interval is 24/7 m/s
(B) its velocity for the first 3 seconds is uniform and is equal to 4 m/s
(C) the body has a constant acceleration between t =3s and t = 8s
(D) the body has a uniform velocity from t = 8s to t = 12 s.
3. The position–time (x–t) graphs for two children A and B returning from their school O to
their homes P and Q respectively along straight line path (taken as x axis) are shown in
figure below.
Choose the correct statement (s):
(A) A lives closer to the school than B
(B) A starts from the school earlier than B
(C) A and B have equal average velocities from 0 to t0.
(D) B overtakes A on the way
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4. A particle has a rectilinear motion and the figure gives its displacement as a function
of time. Which of the following statements are true with respect to the motion
(A) in the motion between O and A the velocity is positive and acceleration is
negative
(B) between A and B the velocity and acceleration are positive
(C) between B and C the velocity is negative and acceleration is positive
(D) between C and D the acceleration is positive
5. The displacement of a particle in a straight line motion is given by s 1  10 t  5t 2 . The correct representation of
the motion is :

(A) (B) (C) (D) .

MATRIX MATCH

1. Motion of a particle is constrained on a straight line, velocity versus graph of the particle is as shown.

Column (I) Column (II)

(A) Time in second at which particle is at rest (p) 2
(B) At what time (in s) if any the particle reverses its direction (q) 3
(C) Average acceleration in (m / s 2 ) between 1 and 4 s. (r) 0

(D) The instantaneous acceleration in (m / s 2 ) at 3 s. (s) 4

2. Column I: Variations of three different situations are given
Column II: List of conversions of the graphs from the column I
Column-I Column-II

(A) (P)

(B) (Q)
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(C) (R)

(S)

3. A particle is moving along a straight line. Its velocity varies with time as v = kt where k is a positive
constant and t is the time. Match the graphs in Column-II with statements in Column-I.
Column (I) Column (II)

(A) Acceleration vs time curve (p)

(B) Acceleration vs displacement curve (q)

(C) Velocity vs time curve (r)

(D) Displacement vs velocity curve (s)

 ANSWERS

SINGLE -CORRECT

Section (A)
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D
7. C 8. B 9. A 10. B

Section (B)

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B
7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. A
13. A 14. B 15. 16. C 17. A 18.
19. A 20. A 21.

Section (C)
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A
7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. A 12. A
13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. D

MULTI-CORRECT

1. AD 2. C 3. ABD 4. ACD 5. D

MATRIX

1. A-q,r, B-q, C-p, D-s 2. (A)-RS,(B)-Q,(C)-P 3. A-p, B-p, C-q, D-r