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Motion Practice

True False Questions

Indicate True or False for the following Statements.

1. If a body falls freely from rest under gravity from a height h, then the velocity of the body upon striking the
ground is (2gh)1/2 . ( True/False )
2. A particle starts to move in a straight line with a velocity of 10 m/s and deceleration −2 m s−2 . The particle
will be 75 m from the starting point after 5 s. ( True/False )
3. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. It goes to a height of 19.6 m and then comes back to the ground. The
total time of the journey is 8 sec. ( True/False )
4. A car acquires a certain velocity in 10 s after starting from rest. If it accelerates at 2 m s−2 , then the velocity
acquired by the body will be 20m/s. ( True/False
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5. If the velocity of a particle is given by v = 100 − 20x, then its acceleration will be 10 m s−2 . ( True/False )
6. If u and u denote initial and final velocities, a gives acceleration, s denotes displacement and t denotes time,
the second equation of kinematics is given by s = ut + (1/2)at 2 ( True/False )
7. If a body travels a distance of 2 m in 2 seconds and 2.2 m in the next 4 seconds, then the velocity of the body
at the end of 7th second from the start is 2 m/s. ( True/False )
8. The acceleration of a racing car that starts from rest and reaches a speed of 45 m/s in 9 sec seconds is 5 m/s2 .
( True/False )
9. If u and v denote initial and final velocities, a gives acceleration and t denotes time, the first equation of
kinematics is given by v = u + at. ( True/False )

Multiple Choice Questions

For each question, four alternative choices are given, of which only one is correct. You have to select the correct
alternative and mark it in the appropriate option.

10. A man jumps from a great height and falls freely to the Earth. Another man jumps from the same height 1 s
later. How much are the two men separated by, 2 s after the second man jumps?

a. 4.9 m
b. 9.8 m
c. 19.6 m/s
d. 24.5 m

11. If two objects weighing 5 kg and 7 kg are dropped from a height of 64 m and 36 m, respectively. What will
be the ratio of times taken to reach the ground?

a. 3:04
b. 16:06
c. 64:36:00
d. 4:03

12. When brakes are applied to a bus, the deceleration produced is 25 cm s−2 and the bus takes 20 s to stop. What
was the initial velocity of the bus?

a. 500 m/s
b. 5 m/s
c. 12.5 m/s
d. 125 m/s

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13. A child drops his ball freely in the river from a bridge. If it takes 5 s to touch the water surface, then the height
of the bridge from the water level is _____, if g = 9.8m/s2 .
a. 200 m
b. 19.6 m
c. 49 m
d. 122.5 m
14. A particle starts to move in a straight line with a velocity of 10 m/s and deceleration −2 m s−2 . What will the
velocity of particle be after 5 s and after 10 s?
a. 20 m/s after 5 s and 30 m/s after 10 s.
b. Zero after 5 s and 30m/s after 10 s.
c. 30 m/s after 5 s and 20 m/s after 10 s.
d. Zero after 5 s and -10 m/s after 10 s.
15. Displacement is given by x = 2 + 3t + 4t 2 . Find the value of instantaneous acceleration.

a.
10 m/s2

b.
8 m/s2

c.
3 m/s2

d.
9 m/s2
16. Drops of water from a wet cloth which is hanging on a wire 8 m above the ground fall at regular intervals. The
third drop leaves the cloth at the instant when the first drop touches the ground. How far above the ground is
the second drop at that instant? Take 10 m s−2
a. 2.50 m
b. 6.02 m
c. 7.92 m
d. 1.98 m
17. A boy drops a ball from the top of a building of height 19.6 m. If 9.8 m s−2 , then the last meter is covered in
_____ by the ball.
a. 0.45 s
b. 1.95 s
c. 0.05 s
d. 2.00 s
18. In case of a crash the pilot of the plane jumped from it and opened his parachute after falling through 40 m.
Afterwards he decelerates at 2 m/s2 . If he reaches the ground with a velocity of 2 m/s, how long did he stay
in the air?
a. 12 s
b. 13.2 s
c. 15.8 s
d. 18 s

Answer Keys
1. TRUE

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2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10. (d) 24.5 m
11. (d) 4:03
12. (b) 5 m/s
13. (d) 122.5 m
14. (d) Zero after 5 s and -10 m/s after 10 s.
15. (b)

8 m/s2
16. (b) 6.02 m
17. (c) 0.05 s
18. (c) 15.8 s

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Printed: July 18, 2013