STD 11 - Motion in straight line PYQs: JEE Mains Physics

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1. 1. A gas balloon is going up with a constant velocity of \(10\) m/s. When this balloon reached a height of \(75\) m, a stone is dropped from it and balloon keeps moving up with the same velocity. The height of the balloon when the stone hits the ground is ________ m. (Take \(g=10\) m/s\(^2\)) 2026 Medium
2. 2. A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts deaccelerating with \(3 m / s ^2\). At 10 m height from ground, while descending with the help of parachute, the speed of paratrooper is \(5 m / s\). The initial height of the aeroplane is ___________m.
   \(\left( g =10 m / s ^2\right)\) 2026 Hard
3. 3. A particle starts moving from time \(t=0\) and its coordinate is given as \(x(t)=4t^{3}-3t.\)
   A. The particle returns to its original position (origin) 0.866 units later
   B. The particle is 1 unit away from origin at its turning point.
   C. Acceleration of the particle is non-negative.
   D. The particle is 0.5 units away from origin at its turning point.
   E. Particle never turns back as acceleration is non-negative.
   Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 2026 Hard
4. 4. From \(18\) m height above the ground a ball is dropped from rest. The height above the ground at which the magnitude of velocity equal to the magnitude of acceleration (in the same set of units) due to gravity is _____ m.
   (Take \(g = 10\) m/s\(^2\) and neglect the air resistance) 2026 Medium
5. 5. The velocity of a particle is given as \(\vec{v} = -x\hat{i} + 2y\hat{j} - z\hat{k}\) m/s. The magnitude of acceleration at point \((1, 2, 4)\) is _______ m/s\(^2\). 2026 Hard
6. 6. The velocity (\(v\)) versus time (\(t\)) plot of a particle is shown in the figure, for a time interval of \(40\text{ s}\). The total distance travelled by the particle and the average velocity during this period are, respectively _______.
   2026 Easy
7. 7. Two cars \(A\) and \(B\) are moving in the same direction along a straight line with speeds \(100\) km/h and \(80\) km/h, respectively such that car \(A\) is moving ahead of car \(B\). A person in car \(B\) throws a stone with a speed \(v\) so that it hits the car \(A\) with a speed of \(5\) m/s. The value of \(v\) is ______ km/h. 2026 Medium
8. 8. Two masses of \(3.4\) kg and \(2.5\) kg are accelerated from an initial speed of \(5\) m/s and \(12\) m/s, respectively. The distances traversed by the masses in the \(5^\text{th}\) second are \(104\) m and \(129\) m, respectively. The ratio of their momenta after \(10\) s is \(\dfrac{x}{8}\). The value of \(x\) is ________. 2026 Hard
9. 9. Water drops fall from a tap on the floor, 5 m below, at regular intervals of time, the first drop strikes the floor when the sixth drop begins to fall. The height at which the fourth drop will be from ground, at the instant when the first drop strikes the ground is ___________ m.
   \(\left( g =10 m / s ^2\right)\) 2026 Easy
10. 10. A particle moves along the \(x\)-axis and has its displacement \(x\) varying with time \(t\) according to the equation \(\mathrm{x}=\mathrm{c}_0\left(\mathrm{t}^2-2\right)+\mathrm{c}(\mathrm{t}-2)^2\) where \(c_0\) and \(c\) are constants of appropriate dimensions. Then, which of the following statements is correct? 2025 Medium
11. 11. A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity \(\mathrm{v}_1\) for a distance x and with a uniform velocity \(\mathrm{v}_2\) for the next \(\frac{3}{2} \mathrm{x}\) distance. The average velocity in this motion is \(\frac{50}{7} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). If \(\mathrm{v}_1\) is \(5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) then \(\mathrm{v}_2=\) _________ \(\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}\). 2025 Easy
12. 12. A sportsman runs around a circular track of radius \(r\) such that he traverses the path \(A B A B\). The distance travelled and displacement, respectively, are
    2025 Medium
13. 13. The displacement x versus time graph is shown below.
    
    (A) The average velocity during 0 to 3 s is \(10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
    (B) The average velocity during 3 to 5 s is \(0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
    (C) The instantaneous velocity at \(\mathrm{t}=2 \mathrm{~s}\) is \(5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
    (D) The average velocity during 5 to 7 s and instantaneous velocity at \(\mathrm{t}=6.5 \mathrm{~s}\) are equal
    (E) The average velocity from \(t=0\) to \(t=9 \mathrm{~s}\) is zero
    Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 2025 Medium
14. 14. The motion of an airplane is represented by velocity-time graph as shown below. The distance covered by airplane in the first 30.5 second is _______ km .
    2025 Easy
15. 15. The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown in figure. What is the distance covered by the object between \(t=0\) to \(t=4 \mathrm{~s}\) ?
    
    2025 Easy
16. 16. Which of the following curves possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle?
    
    
    
    
    Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 2025 Medium
17. 17. A body falling under gravity covers two points \(A\) and \(B\) separated by \(80 \mathrm{~m}\) in \(2 \mathrm{~s}\). The distance of upper point A from the starting point is________ \(\mathrm{m}\) (use \(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\) ) 2024 Hard
18. 18. A body moves on a frictionless plane starting from rest. If \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}\) is distance moved between \(\mathrm{t}=\mathrm{n}-1\) and \(\mathrm{t}\) \(=\mathrm{n}\) and \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}-1}\) is distance moved between \(\mathrm{t}=\mathrm{n}-2\) and \(t=n-1\), then the ratio \(\frac{S_{n-1}}{S_n}\) is \(\left(1-\frac{2}{x}\right)\) for \(n\) \(=10\). The value of \(x\) is _______. 2024 Hard
19. 19. A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in \(t_1\). If it is projected vertically downwards from the same point with the same speed, it reaches the ground in \(t_2\). Time required to reach the ground, if it is dropped from the top of the tower, is _______. 2024 Hard
20. 20. A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration covers displacement \(S_1\) in first \((p-1)\) seconds and \(S_2\) in first \(p\) seconds. The displacement \(S_1+S_2\) will be made in time : 2024 Hard
21. 21. A body travels \(102.5 \mathrm{~m}\) in \(\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}\) second and \(115.0 \mathrm{~m}\) in \((n+2)^{\text {th }}\) second. The acceleration is what? 2024 Hard
22. 22. A bus moving along a straight highway with speed of \(72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}\) is brought to halt within \(4 \mathrm{~s}\) after applying the brakes. The distance travelled by the bus during this time (Assume the retardation is uniform) is __________\(\mathrm{m}\). 2024 Hard
23. 23. A cyclist starts from the point \(P\) of a circular ground of radius \(2 \mathrm{~km}\) and travels along its circumference to the point \(\mathrm{S}\). The displacement of a cyclist is _______.
    2024 Hard
24. 24. A particle initially at rest starts moving from reference point. \(\mathrm{x}=0\) along \(\mathrm{x}\)-axis, with velocity \(v\) that varies as \(v=4 \sqrt{\mathrm{x} m} / \mathrm{s}\). The acceleration of the particle is _______ \( \mathrm{ms}^{-2}\). 2024 Hard
25. 25. A particle is moving in a straight line. The variation of position ' \(x\) ' as a function of time ' \(t\) ' is given as \(x=\left(t^3-6 t^2+20 t+15\right) m\). The velocity of the body when its acceleration becomes zero is _______. 2024 Hard
26. 26. A particle is moving in one dimension (along the x-axis) under the action of a variable force. Its position \( x \) (in meters) varies with time \( t \) (in seconds) according to the equation \( x = -3t^3 + 18t^2 + 16t + 16 \). The velocity of the particle when its acceleration becomes zero is _________ \( \text{m/s} \).
    2024 Hard
27. 27. A particle moves in a straight line so that its displacement \(x\) at any time \(t\) is given by \(x^2=1+t^2\). Its acceleration at any time \(\mathrm{t}\) is \(\mathrm{x}^{-\mathrm{n}}\) where \(\mathrm{n}=\) _______. 2024 Hard
28. 28. A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed \(6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\). The other half is covered in two equal time intervals with speeds 9 \(\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}\) and \(15 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) respectively. The average speed of the particle during the motion is _______. 2024 Hard
29. 29. A particle starts from origin at \(t=0\) with a velocity \(5 \hat{i} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) and moves in \(x-y\) plane under action of a force which produces a constant acceleration of \((3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}) \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^2\). If the \(x\)-coordinate of the particle at that instant is \(84 \mathrm{~m}\), then the speed of the particle at this time is \(\sqrt{\alpha} \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}\). The value of \(\alpha\) is___________. 2024 Hard
30. 30. A train starting from rest first accelerates uniformly up to a speed of \(80 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}\) for time \(t\), then it moves with a constant speed for time 3t. The average speed of the train for this duration of journey will be (in \(\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h}\) ) _______. 2024 Hard
31. 31. Position of an ant ( \(\mathrm{S}\) in metres) moving in \(\mathrm{Y}-\mathrm{Z}\) plane is given by \(S=2 t^2 \hat{j}+5 \hat{k}\) (where \(t\) is in second). The magnitude and direction of velocity of the ant at \(t=1 \mathrm{~s}\) will be : 2024 Hard
32. 32. The displacement and the increase in the velocity of a moving particle in the time interval of \(t\) to \((t+1) \mathrm{s}\) are \(125 \mathrm{~m}\) and \(50 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\), respectively. The distance travelled by the particle in \((\mathrm{t}+2)^{\mathrm{th}} \mathrm{s}\) is __________ \(\mathrm{m}\). 2024 Hard
33. 33. The relation between time ' \(t\) ' and distance ' \(x\) ' is \(t=\) \(\alpha x^2+\beta x\), where \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are constants. The relation between acceleration \((a)\) and velocity \((v)\) is _______. 2024 Hard
34. 34. Train A is moving along two parallel rail tracks towards north with speed \(72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}\) and train B is moving towards south with speed \(108 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}\). Velocity of train \(B\) with respect to \(A\) and velocity of ground with respect to \(B\) are _______ (in \(\mathrm{ms}^{-1}\) ). 2024 Hard
35. 35. Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of \(20 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\) each. When the cars are \(300 \mathrm{~m}\) apart, both the drivers apply brakes and the cars retard at the rate of \(2 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}\). The distance between them when they come to rest is _______. 2024 Hard
36. 36. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of \(150\,m / s\). The ratio of velocity after \(3\,s\) and \(5\,s\) is \(\frac{x+1}{x}\). The value of \(x\) is \(...........\) Take \(\left(g=10\,m / s ^2\right)\) 2023 Medium
37. 37. A car travels a distance of \(x\) with speed \(v_1\) and then same distance \(x\) with speed \(v_2\) in the same direction. The average speed of the car is 2023 Medium
38. 38. A disc is rolling without slipping on a surface. The radius of the disc is \(R\). At \(t=0\), the top most point on the disc is \(A\) as shown in figure. When the disc completes half of its rotation, the displacement of point \(A\) from its initial position is
    2023 Medium
39. 39. A horse rider covers half the distance with \(5\,m / s\) speed. The remaining part of the distance was travelled with speed \(10\,m / s\) for half the time and with speed \(15 m / s\) for other half of the time. The mean speed of the rider averaged over the whole time of motion is \(\frac{x}{7}\,m / s\). The value of \(x\) is
    2023 Hard
40. 40. A particle starts with an initial velocity of \(10.0\,ms ^{-1}\) along \(x\)-direction and accelerates uniformly at the rate of \(2.0\,ms ^{-2}\). The time taken by the particle to reach the velocity of \(60.0\,ms ^{-1}\) is \(.......\,s\) 2023 Easy
41. 41. A passenger sitting in a train A moving at \(90\,km / h\) observes another train \(B\) moving in the opposite direction for \(8\,s\). If the velocity of the train \(B\) is \(54\,km / h\), then length of train \(B\) is \(..........\,m\) 2023 Medium
42. 42. A person travels \(x\) distance with velocity \(v_1\) and then \(x\) distance with velocity \(v_2\) in the same direction. The average velocity of the person is \(v\), then the relation between \(v , v _1\) and \(v _2\) will be : 2023 Medium
43. 43. A tennis ball is dropped on to the floor from a height of \(9.8\,m\). It rebounds to a height \(5.0\,m\). Ball comes in contact with the floor for \(0.2\,s\). The average acceleration during contact is \(..........ms ^{-2}\). [Given \(g =10\,ms ^{-2}\) ] 2023 Medium
44. 44. A vehicle travels \(4\,km\) with speed of \(3\,km / h\) and another \(4\,km\) with speed of \(5\,km / h\), then its average speed is \(..........km/h\) 2023 Medium
45. 45. An object moves with speed \(v_1, v_2\), and \(v_3\) along a line segment \(A B, B C\) and \(C D\) respectively as shown in figure. Where \(AB = BC\) and \(AD =3 AB\), then average speed of the object will be :
    2023 Medium
46. 46. For a train engine moving with speed of \(20 \;ms ^{-1}\). the driver must apply brakes at a distance of \(500 \;m\) before the station for the train to come to rest at the station. If the brakes were applied at half of this distance, the train engine would cross the station with speed \(\sqrt{ x }\; ms ^{-1}\). The value of \(x\) is \(..............\) (Assuming same retardation is produced by brakes) 2023 Medium
47. 47. From the \(v\) - \(t\) graph shown. the ratio of distance to displacement in \(25\,s\) of motion
    2023 Medium
48. 48. Given below are two statements: Statement \(I:\) Area under velocity- time graph gives the distance travelled by the body in a given time. Statement \(II:\) Area under acceleration- time graph is equal to the change in velocity- in the given time. In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. 2023 Medium
49. 49. Match Column\(-I\) with Column\(-II :\) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
    2023 Medium
50. 50. The distance travelled by a particle is related to time \(t\) as \(x =4 t ^2\). The velocity of the particle at \(t =\) \(5 s\) is \(.........ms^{-1}\) 2023 Easy

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