Weekly Quiz - 2

1. A particle starts moving rectilinearly at t = 0 such that its velocity as function of time is
v = t 2 − t, where v is in ms −1 and t is in seconds. The time interval in which the particle
decelerates is
1
a. t > 1s b. t < s
2
1 1
c. s < t < 1s d. t < s and t > 1s
2 2

2. An object moving with a speed of 6.25 ms –1, is decelerated at a rate given by

dv
= − 2.5 v , where v is the instantaneous speed. The time taken by the object to come
dt
to rest, would be
a. 2 s b. 4 s
c. 8 s d. 1 s

3. A particle is moving on a straight line whose a - t graph is shown in the figure.

At t = 0, the velocity of the particle is − 2 ms –1. Find velocity of the particle
at t = 4 s.
a (ms– 2 )
5

4
t (s)
1 3 3.5

–5

a. 10 ms −1 b. 10.5 ms −1
c. 12.5 ms −1 d. 14.5 ms −1

4. A ball is dropped vertically from a height d above the ground. It hits the ground and
bounces up vertically to a height d / 2. Neglecting subsequent motion and air resistance. Its
velocity v varies with height h above the ground as
v v
v v
d
a. h b. c. d. d
d h
h
d h

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5. A small ball is projected in XY-plane as shown in the figure under the influence of gravity.
The equation of trajectory of the particle is y = 9 x − 12 x 2 (where, y and x are in metres).
The time of flight of the particle is
Y

X
O

a. 2 s b. 3 s
c. 1.16 s d. 2.32 s

6. A ball is projected horizontally on the inclined plane as shown in the figure. If time of flight
is 5 s. Find the range of projectile on inclined plane.
v0

37°

a. 100 m b. 200 m
c. 297.2 m d. 300 m

7. The smooth rod of mass 10 kg is in the equilibrium of walls which are fixed. Find the force
exerted by wall AB on the rod.
B C

60°

a. 100 N b. 50 N
c. 50 3 N d. 100 3 N

8. Two blocks A and B having masses m and M (m << M ) are on smooth inclined planes.
They are connected through light string passing over a smooth pulley. The tension in
string is

m
M

θ θ

a. (M − m ) g sin θ b. 2Mg sinθ

c. 2mg sinθ d. (M + m ) g sin θ

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9. A block of mass m is to be raised by a light rope from rest to rest through a height 60 m,
the maximum tension of which the rope safely bear is 4 mg. The least time in which the
ascent can be made is
a. 1 s b. 2 s
c. 3 s d. 4 s

10. A massive rod of length 1 m placed straight on a smooth horizontal surface is pulled
longitudinally by a force F of 10 N as shown in the figure.

F = 10 N
x=0 x=1

The tension in rod varies as T = 10 x . The linear mass density of rod is

1
a. λ ∝ x b. λ ∝
x
c. λ ∝ x d. λ ∝ x 2