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Ch—02 Kinematics
Daily Practice Problem 01

Q1. If a car covers 2/5𝑡𝑡ℎ of the total distance Q4. A point traversed half the distance with
with 𝑣𝑣1 speed and 3/5 𝑡𝑡ℎ
distance with 𝑣𝑣2 , a velocity 𝑣𝑣0 . The remaining part of the
then average speed is distance was covered with velocity 𝑣𝑣1 for half
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the time, and with velocity 𝑣𝑣2 for the other
(a) 𝑣𝑣 𝑣𝑣
2√ 1 2 half of the time. Find the average speed of
𝑣𝑣1 +𝑣𝑣2 the point average over the whole time of
(b) motion.
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2𝑣𝑣1 𝑣𝑣2
(c)
𝑣𝑣1 +𝑣𝑣2

5𝑣𝑣1 𝑣𝑣2
(d) Q5. The acceleration ′𝑎𝑎′ in 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 of a particle
3𝑣𝑣1 +2𝑣𝑣2
is given by 𝑎𝑎 = 3𝑡𝑡 2 + 2𝑡𝑡 + 2 where 𝑡𝑡 is the
time. If the particle starts out with a velocity
𝑢𝑢 = 2 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 at 𝑡𝑡 = 0, then the velocity at the
end of 2 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 is
Q2. One car moving on a straight road (a) 12 m/s
covers one third of the distance with
20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟 and the rest with 60 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟. The (b) 18 m/s
average speed is
(c) 27 m/s
(a) 40 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟
(d) 36 m/s
(b) 80 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟
2
(c) 46 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟
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(d) 36 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ𝑟𝑟 Q6. The co-ordinates of a moving particle at

a time t, are given by, 𝑥𝑥 = 5 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 10 𝑡𝑡, 𝑦𝑦 =
5 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 10 𝑡𝑡. The speed of the particle is

(a) 25
Q3. A car moving along a straight line moves
(b) 50
with a constant velocity 𝑣𝑣1 for some time and
with constant velocity 𝑣𝑣2 for the next equal (c) 10
time. What is the average velocity of the car?
(d) None
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Q7. The position 𝑥𝑥 of a particle varies with Q10. The acceleration of a particle is
2 3
time 𝑡𝑡, as 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 − 𝑏𝑏𝑡𝑡 . The acceleration of increasing linearly with time 𝑡𝑡 as 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏. The
the particle will be zero at time 𝑡𝑡 equals to particle starts from the origin with an initial
velocity 𝑣𝑣0 . The distance travelled by the
(a) zero
particle in time 𝑡𝑡 will be
𝑎𝑎
(b) 1
(a) 𝑣𝑣0 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑏𝑏𝑡𝑡 2
3𝑏𝑏 3
2𝑎𝑎 1
(c) (b) 𝑣𝑣0 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑏𝑏𝑡𝑡 3
3𝑏𝑏 3

𝑎𝑎 1
(d) (c) 𝑣𝑣0 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑏𝑏𝑡𝑡 3
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𝑏𝑏
1
(d) 𝑣𝑣0 𝑡𝑡 + 𝑏𝑏𝑡𝑡 2
2

Q8. The displacement 𝑥𝑥 of a particle varies

with time 𝑡𝑡 as 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎𝑒𝑒 −𝛼𝛼𝑡𝑡 + 𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑒 𝛽𝛽𝑡𝑡 , where 𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏, 𝛼𝛼
and 𝛽𝛽are positive constants. The velocity of
the particle will
(a) decrease with time
Q11. A particle moves along a straight line
such that its displacement at any time 𝑡𝑡 is
given by 𝑠𝑠 = (𝑡𝑡 3 − 6 𝑡𝑡 2 + 3 𝑡𝑡 + 4) 𝑚𝑚 The
velocity when the acceleration is zero, is

(b) be independent of 𝛼𝛼 and 𝛽𝛽 (a) 3 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1

(c) drop to zero when 𝛼𝛼 = 𝛽𝛽 (b) −12 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1

(d) increase with time (c) 42 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1

(d) −9 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1

Q9. The 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 coordinates of a particle at

any time 𝑡𝑡 are given by 𝑥𝑥 = 7𝑡𝑡 + 4𝑡𝑡 2 and 𝑦𝑦 =
Q12. A bus travelling the first one-third
5𝑡𝑡, where 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 are in metre and 𝑡𝑡 in
distance at a speed of 10 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ, the next
seconds. The acceleration of particle at 𝑡𝑡 =
one-third at 20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ and the last one third at
5 𝑠𝑠 is
60 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘/ℎ. The average speed of the bus is
(a) Zero
(a) 9 km/h
2
(b) 8 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠
(b) 16 km/h
(c) 20 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2
(c) 18 km/h
(d) 40 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 (d) 48 km/h
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Q13. A particle is moving along the x-axis
whose acceleration is given by 𝑎𝑎 = 3𝑥𝑥 − 4,
where 𝑥𝑥 is the location of the particle. At 𝑡𝑡 =
0, the particle is at rest at 𝑥𝑥 = 4/3 𝑚𝑚. The
distance travelled by the particle in 5 𝑠𝑠 is
Q16. The acceleration 𝑎𝑎 in 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 , of a
particle is given by 𝑎𝑎 = 3𝑡𝑡 2 + 2𝑡𝑡 + 2 where 𝑡𝑡
is the time. If the particle starts out with a
velocity 𝑣𝑣 = 2 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 at 𝑡𝑡 = 0, then the velocity
at the end of 2 𝑠𝑠 is

(a) Zero (a) 12 m/s

(b) 42 m (b) 14 m/s

(c) Infinite (c) 16 m/s

(d) None of these (d) 18 m/s

Q14. A particle moves along a straight line Q17. A particle initially at rest moves along
such that its displacement at any time 𝑡𝑡 is the x-axis. Its acceleration varies with time as
given by 𝑠𝑠 = 3𝑡𝑡 3 + 7 𝑡𝑡 2 + 14 𝑡𝑡 + 5 .The 𝑎𝑎 = 4𝑡𝑡. If it starts from the origin, the distance
acceleration of the particle at 𝑡𝑡 = 1 𝑠𝑠 is covered by it in 3 𝑠𝑠 is

(a) 18 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 (a) 12 m

(b) 32 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 (b) 18 m

(c) 29 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 (c) 24 m

(d) 24 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 2 (d) 36 m

Q15. The position of a particle moving along Q18. The acceleration 𝑎𝑎 (𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 ) of a
the x-axis is expressed as 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎𝑡𝑡 3 + 𝑏𝑏𝑡𝑡 2 + body, starting from rest varies with time 𝑡𝑡 (in
𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 + 𝑑𝑑. The initial acceleration of the particle second) according to the relation 𝑎𝑎 = 3𝑡𝑡 + 4.
is The velocity of the body starting from rest at
time 𝑡𝑡 = 2 𝑠𝑠 will be
(a) 6a
(a) 10 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(b) 2b
(b) 12 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(c) (a + b)
(c) 14 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(d) (a + c)
(d) 16 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 .
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Q19. The displacement (𝑥𝑥) of a particle (b) −𝑏𝑏, −2𝑐𝑐

2 3
depends on time 𝑡𝑡 as 𝑥𝑥 = 𝛼𝛼𝑡𝑡 − 𝛽𝛽𝑡𝑡 .
(c) 𝑏𝑏, 2𝑐𝑐
Choose the incorrect statements from the
following. (d) 2𝑐𝑐, −4𝑑𝑑

(a) The particle never returns to its

starting point

(b) The particle comes to rest after time

2𝛼𝛼 Q21. The position 𝑥𝑥 of a particle with respect
3𝛽𝛽 to time 𝑡𝑡 along x-axis is given by 𝑥𝑥 = 9𝑡𝑡 2 − 𝑡𝑡 3
where 𝑥𝑥 is in metres and 𝑡𝑡 in seconds. What
(c) The initial velocity of the particle is will he the position of this particle when it
zero achieves maximum speed along the +x
(d) The initial acceleration of the particle direction?
is zero (a) 54 m

(b) 81 m

(c) 24 m
Q20. The displacement of a particle is given (d) 32 m
by 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐𝑡𝑡 2 − 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 4 . The initial velocity
and acceleration are respectively

(a) 𝑏𝑏, − 4𝑑𝑑

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ANSWERS

1. d 8. d 15. b

2. d 9. b 16. d
𝑣𝑣1 +𝑣𝑣2
3. 10. c 17. b
2

2𝑣𝑣0 (𝑣𝑣1 +𝑣𝑣2 ) 11. d 18. c

4.
𝑣𝑣1 +𝑣𝑣2 +2𝑣𝑣0
12. c 19. a, d
5. b
13. a 20. c
6. b
14. b 21. a
7. b