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Kinematics, Force

1. A particle has an initial velocity of 3i + 4j and an acceleration of ( 0.4 I + 0.3 j ) Its speed after
10 s is
a) 10 units b) 7 units c) 7√2 units d) 8.5 units
2. A bird flies 4 s with a velocity of I t – 2 I m/s in a straight line where I = time in seconds. It
covers a distance of
a) 2 m b) 4 m c) 6 m d) 8 m
3. A particle moves in a straight line with a retardation proportional to its displacement. Its loss of
KE for any displacement x is proportional to
2 x
a) x b) x c) ln x d) e
4. For a particle moving along a straight line, the displacement x depends on time t as
x = αt3 + βt2 +γ t + δ. The ratio of its initial acceleration to its initial velocity depends on
a) α & β b) β & γ c) γ & δ d) α & δ
5. From the top of a tower a stone is thrown up and it reaches the ground in time t1. A second
stone is thrown down with the same speed and it reaches the ground in time t2. A third stone is
released from rest and it reaches the ground in time t3.
a) t3 = ½ ( t1 + t2) b) t3 = √( t1 t2 ) c) 1/ t3 = ( 1/ t2 – 1/ t1 ) d) t32 = ( t12 --- t22 )

6. Water drops fall at regular interval from roof. At an instant when a drop is about to leave the
roof, the separation between three successive drops below the roof are in the ratio
a) 1: 2: 3 b) 1 : 4 : 9 c) 1 : 3 : 5 d) 1 : 5 : 13
7. A man slides down a light rope whose breaking strength is n times his weight ( n < 1). What
should be his maximum acceleration so that the rope just breaks ?
a) ng b) g(n—1) c) g/ ( 1 + n) d) g/ (2 – n)
8. A car starts from rest and covers a distance s. The coefficient of friction between the road and
the tyres is μ. The minimum time in which the car can cover the distance is proportional to
a) μ. b) √μ. c) 1/μ. d) 1/√ μ.
9. A car starts from rest and moves on a surface in which the coefficient of friction between the
road and the tyres increases linearly with the distance x. The car moves with the maximum
possible acceleration. The kinetic energy E of the car will depend on x as
a) E ∝ 1/x2 b) E ∝ 1/x c) E ∝ x d) E ∝ x2
10. A uniform chain of length L is placed on a rough table, with length L/n where n is >1, hanging
over the edge. If the chain just begins to slide off the table by itself from this position, the
coefficient of friction between the chain and the table is
a) 1/n b) 1/(1-n) c) 1/(1+n) d) (n -1) / (n +1)
11. A uniform chain of length L and mass m is placed on a smooth table with one- fourth of its
length hanging over the edge. The work that has to be done to pull the whole chain back onto
the table is
a) ¼ mgL b) (1/8) mgL c)( 1/16) mgL d) (1/32) mgL
12. A spring, which is initially in the unstretched condition, is first stretched by a length x and then
again by a further length x. The work done in the first case is W1, and in the second case is W2
a) W2 = W1 b) W2 = 2W1 c) W2 = 3W1 d) W2 = 4W1