CHAPTER TEST

1. Two particles start simultaneously from the same point (a) 12 m/s (b) 13 m/s
and move along two straight lines, one with uniform (c) 5 m/s (d) 10 m/s
velocity v and other with a uniform acceleration a. If α is 6. Find time of flight of projectile thrown horizontally with
the angle between the lines of motion of two particles, speed 50 ms −1 from a long inclined plane which makes
then the least value of relative velocity will be at time
given by an angle of θ = 45° from horizontal
(a) 2 s (b) 2 2 s
(a)   sin α (b)   cos α
v v
 a  a (c) 2 s (d) None of these

(c)   tan α (d)   cot α

v v 7. Particle is dropped from the height of 20 m from
 a  a horizontal ground. There is wind blowing due to which
horizontal acceleration of the particle becomes 6 ms −2 .
2. A projectile of mass 1 kg is projected with a velocity of
20 m/s such that it strikes on the same level as the point Find the horizontal displacement of the particle till it
of projection at a distance of 3 m. Which of the reaches ground.
following options are incorrect? (a) 6 m (b) 10 m
(a) The maximum height reached by the projectile can be (c) 12 m (d) 24 m
0.25 m 8. A man swimming downstream overcome a float at a point
(b) The minimum velocity during its motion can be M. After travelling distance D, he turned back and passed
15 m/s D
the float at a distance of from the point M, then the
3 2
(c) The time taken for the flight can be s
5 ratio of speed of swimmer with respect to still water to
(d) None of the above the speed of the river will be
3. A ball is projected from top of a tower with a velocity of (a) 2 (b) 3
5 m/s at an angle of 53° to horizontal. Its speed when it is (c) 4 (d) 2.5
at a height of 0.45 m from the point of projection is 9. A particle is projected vertically upwards from a point A
(a) 2 m/s (b) 3 m/s on the ground. It takes t1 time to reach a point B but it still
(c) 4 m/s (d) Data insufficient continues to move up. If it takes further t2 time to reach
4. A particle moves along a straight line in such a way that the ground from point B, then height of point B from the
its acceleration is increasing at the rate of 2 ms −2 . Its ground is
1
initial acceleration and velocity were 0, the distance (a) g (t1 + t2 )2 (b) g t1 t2
covered by it in t = 3 s is 2
1 1
(a) 27 m (b) 9 m (c) 3 m (d) 1 m (c) g(t1 + t2 )2 (d) g t1 t2
8 2
5. A man is crossing a river flowing with velocity of 5 m/s.
He reaches a point directly across at a distance of 60 m in 10. A particle is projected vertically upwards from O with
5 s. His velocity in still water should be velocity v and a second particle is projected at the same
B instant from P (at a height h above O) with velocity v at
an angle of projection θ. The time when the distance
between them is minimum, is
vr = 5 m/s 60 m h h
(a) (b)
2 v sin θ 2 v cos θ
h h
(c) (d)
A v 2v

Answers
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)