ANDHERI / BORIVALI / DADAR / THANE / POWAI / CHEMBUR / NERUL / KHARGHAR

IIT JEE

ASSINGMENT

DATE:

TOPIC: KINEMATICS
1.

Four rods each of length l have been hinged to form a rhombus. Vertex A is fixed to a rigid support,
vertex C being pulled to the right along x-axis with a uniform speed v as shown in fig. The speed
with which vertex B moves toward C at the moment the rhombus takes the shape of a square is

v
(A) 4
2.

(C)

v
2

(D) v

A projectile is thrown with a velocity of 10 m/s at the angle of 60o with the horizontal. The interval
between moments when speed is 5g m/s is (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 4 s

3.

v
(B) 2

(B) 3 s

(C) 2 s

(D) 1 s

A juggler keeps 5 balls going up within one hand, so that at any instant, 4 balls are in air and one ball
in the hand. If each ball rises to a height of 20 m, then the time for which each ball stays in the hand
g 10 m / s 2
is(A) 1.0 s
(B) 1.5 s
(C) 2.0 s
(D) 4.0 s

4.

A ball is dropped from the 9th storey of a multistoried building. In the first second of free fall another
ball is dropped from the 7th storey 15 m below the 9th storey. If both the balls reach same time, then
g 10 m / s 2
height of the building is(A) 10 m
(B) 16 m
(C) 20 m
(D) 25 m

5.

Two boats, a and b, move with constant velocities 5 m/s and 10 m/s along two mutually
perpendicular straight tracks toward the intersection point of the two tracks O. At the moment t = 0,
the boats were located at distances, 150 m and 200 m from O. The shortest distance, between the
boats, would be (nearly)
(A) 65m
(B) 60m
(C) 62m
(D) 50m

6.
The time is expressed as function of x where and
The ratio of retardation to acceleration isvelocity.
2 v3
(A)
(B) 1
(C) 1
7.

are constants as t =

x2 x

and v is

(D) Zero

A jet air plane travelling at a speed of 500 km/h ejects its products of combustion (gases) which
appear at a speed of 1500 km/h, relative to the jet plane. What is the velocity of latter with respect to
the ground?
(A) 1000 km/h along the direction of emission of gases

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(B) 2000 km/h along the direction of emission of gases

(C) 1000 km/h opposite to the direction of emission of gases
(D) 2000 km/h opposite to the direction of emission of gases
A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5m/min. A man on the south bank of the river,
capable of swimming at 10 m/min in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time.
He should swim in a direction.
(A) 300 west of north
(B) 300 east of north
(C) due north
(D) 600 east of north
Two stones are thrown up simultaneously with initial speed of u1 and u2 (u2> u1). They hit the ground
after 6s and 10s respectively. Which graph correctly represents the variation of x = (x2x1), their
relative separation with time up to t = 10 s?
Assume that the stones do not rebound after hitting the ground.
(A
(B)
)

(C)

(D)

10.

An elevator car whose floor to ceiling distance is 2.7 m starts ascending with a constant acceleration
of 1.2 m/s2. 2 seconds after the start, a bolt falls from the ceiling of the car. The free fall time of the
bolt is (g=9.8m/s2)
2.7
5.4
5.4
5.4
s
s
s
s
9.8
9.8
8.6
11
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

11.

A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5m/s. In 12 second the velocity changes to 6m/s
northwards. The average acceleration in this time is
1
1
(A)
(C)

12.

2 m/s2 toward north-east

2 m/s2 toward north-east

(B)
(D)

2 m/s2 toward north-west

2 m/s2 toward north-west

A rod of length l slides down along the inclined wall as shown in fig. At the instant shown in figure,
the speed of the end A is v, then the speed of B will be

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(A)
13.

14.

15.

cos
cos

17.

(C)

sin
sin

V
(D)

ur ur
A1 A 2 3

sin
sin

, then the value of

3
2

(D) 2

ur
A are 7 and 6. The magnitudes of x and y component of
The
magnitudes
of
x
and
y
component
of
ur r
r
A B are 11 and 2 respectively then the magnitude of B is
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 9
A frictionless wire AB fixed on a sphere of radius R. A very small spherical ball slips on this wire.
The time taken by this ball to slip from A to B is

2 gR
(B)

cos
g

R
g

(C)

(D)

g
gR cos

2
A rocket is fired vertically upwards and moves with net vertical acceleration of 20 m / s . After 1
minute the fuel is exhausted. The time taken by it to reach the highest point after the fuel is
exhausted will be nearly (g = 10 m/s2)
(A) 4 min
(B) 2 min
(C) 1 min
(D) 0.5 min

A body is projected with velocity v1 from the point A as shown in the figure. At the same time,
another body is projected vertically upwards from B with the velocity v2. The point B lies vertically
V1
below the highest points. For both the bodies to collide,
should be
V2

(A) 2
18.

(B)

cos
cos

ur ur
A
If 1 & A 2 are two non collinear unit vectors and if
ur ur
ur ur
A1 A 2 . 2A1 A 2
is
1
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C)

2 gR
(A) gcos
16.

(B) 0.5

(C)

3
2

(D) 1

v 8t 2 and v y 2 . If it passes through the

A particle moves in the x y plane with velocity x
point x = 14 and y = 4 at t = 2 s then the equation of the path is
3
2
2
(A) X y y 2
(B) X y y 2
3
(C) X y 3 y 2

3
2
(D) X y 2 y 2

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19.

A man is moving with velocity u in north east direction. The wind appears to blow from the north to
the moving man. When the man doubles his velocity, the wind appears to move in the direction cot-1
(2) east of north. The actual velocity of the wind is
v
v
(A)
(C)

2 towards east
2 v towards west

(B)
(D)

2 towards west
2 v towards east

20.

The speed of boat is 5 km/h in still water. It crosses a (flowing) river of width 1 km along the
shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of river is
(A) 4 km/h
(B) 3 km/h
(C) 1 km/h
(D) 6.94 km/h

21.

The motor of an electric train can give it an acceleration of 1m/s2 and break can give a negative
acceleration of 3 m/s2. The shortest time in which the train can make a trip between the two station
1215 m apart is
(A) 113.6 s
(B) 56.9 s
(C) 60 s
(D) 55 s

22.

A 2m wide truck is moving with a uniform speed 8 m/s along a horizontal road. A pedestrian starts to
cross the road with a uniform speed when the truck is 4 m away from him. The minimum value
so that he can cross the road safely is(A) 1.414 m/s
(B) 2.62 m/s
(C) 3.57 m/s
(D) 4.60 m/s

of
23.

An open elevator is ascending with constant speed of 10 m/s. A ball is thrown vertically up by a boy
on elevator when it is at a height of 40 m from the ground. The velocity of projection with respect to
the elevator is 30 m/s. The maximum height attained by the ball is-(g=10 m/s2)
(A) 85 m
(B) 60 m
(C) 120 m
(D) 45 m

24.

A body is projected with velocity V1 from the point A as shown in the figure. At the same time,
another body is projected vertically upwards from B with the velocity V2. The point B lies vertically
V1
below the highest points. For both the bodies to collide,
should be
V2
(A) 2

(B) 0.5

(C)

3
2

(D) 1

25.

From the top of a tower of height of 50 m a ball is thrown vertically upwards with a certain velocity.
It hits the ground in 10 s after it is thrown up. How much time does it take to reach from A to B,
where A and B are two points 20 m and 40 m below the edge of the tower?
(A) 2.0 s
(B) 1.0 s
(C) 0.5 s
(D) 0.4 s

26.

Two particles start from the same point with different speeds. One particle moves along y=a sin wx
and other moves along y = a cos wx. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) They never collide with each other.
(B) They must collide after some time.
a
4w ,
2
(C) They may collide at a point P

a
, )
2
w
2
(D) They may collide at a point P
(

27.

A body moves along x-axis with velocity v. If the plot v-x is an ellipse with major axis 2A and minor
axis 2V0, the magnitude of maximum acceleration is
2
2
2
VA
(A) 0
(B) V0 A
(C) V0 / A
(D) A / V0

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28.

A police Van moving on a highway with a speed of 36 km/h fires a bullet at a thiefs car speeding
away in the same direction with a speed of 216 km/h. If the muzzle speed of the bullet is 150 m/s,
with what speed does the bullet hits the thief car?
(A) 80 m/s
(B) 100 m/s
(C) 120 m/s
(D) 160 m/s

29.

A boat, going down stream, crosses a drifting raft at a point P. After two hours, the boat, it turned
back and after some time, passed the same raft again at a distance 12 km from the point P. Assuming
that the speed of the river, remains constant, the value of boats speed, is
(A) 4 km/h
(B) 3 km/h
(C) Zero
(D) 1 km/h

30.

Ram is going eastward with a velocity of 4 km/h. The wind appears to blow directly from the north.
He doubled his speed and the wind appears to come from north east. The actual velocity of the wind
is
1
1
(A) 4 2km / h towards north east
(B) 4 2km / h towards north west
1
(C) 4 2km / h towards south west

31.

1
(D) 4 2km / h towards south east

Two stones are thrown vertically up, simultaneously, with initial speeds of u1 = 15 m/s and u2 = 30
m/s, from the edge of a cliff of height 200 m. Take g 10 m/s2 and assume that the stones do not
rebound when they hit the ground. The graph, representing the relative vertical separation, between
the two stones, as a function of time, would be the graph labeled as graph
(A
(B)
)

(C)

(D)

32.

A car driver, travelling at 90 km/h sees the light turn red at the intersection. If her reaction time is
0.6s, and the car can decelerate at 5 m/s2. The stopping distance for the car would be
(A) 59.5 m
(B) 62.5 m
(C) 68.5 m
(D) 77.5 m

33.

A car and a truck, start moving (from rest) along the same straight track, at the same instant of time,
from the same point. The car moves with a constant velocity of 50 m/s and the truck moves with a
constant acceleration of 4 m/s2. The separation, between the two, will have it greatest value
(= s0 metre, say), at a time t0, after the start, where t0 and s0 equal, respectively.
(A) 12.5 s and 625 m
(B) 25 s and 312.5 m
(C) 12.5 s and 312.5 m
(D) 25 s and 625 m

34.

Three persons P, Q and R of same mass travel with same speed u along an equilateral triangle of side
d such that each one faces the other always. After how much time they will meet each other-

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d
(A) 4

35.

2d

2d
(B) 3u

A bird flies for 4s with a velocity of

distance of
(A) 8 m
(B) 6 m

(C)

t 2 ms 1

3u

d
(D)

3u

in a straight line, where t = time in second. It covers a

(C) 4 m

(D) 2 m

36.

Particle A and B are both moving along the x-axis. At time t = 0, A has a velocity of 10 m/s and an
acceleration of -4 m/s2. Particle B has a velocity of 20 m/s and an acceleration of -2m/s2. Initially
both the particles are at the origin - at time t = 2 s, distance between the two particles is,
(A) 24 m
(B) -32 m
(C) -16 m
(D) 16 m

37.

What are the speeds of two objects if (i) when they move uniformly towards each other, they get 4 m
closer in each second, and (ii) when they move uniformly in the same direction, with their original
speeds, they get 4m closer to each other after 10s?
(A) 4.4 m/s and 3.6 m/s
(B) 3.3 m/s and 2.7 m/s
(C) 4.4 m/s and 2.2 m/s
(D) 2.2 m/s and 1.8 m/s

38.

The motor of an electric train can give it an acceleration of 1m/s2 and its brakes can give it a negative
acceleration of 3 m/s2. The shortest time in which the train, can make a trip between the two stations,
1215 m apart is
(A) 113.6 s
(B) 56.9 s
(C) 60 s
(D) 55 s

39.

A 2m wide truck is moving with a uniform speed 8 m/s along a horizontal road. A pedestrian starts to
cross the road with a uniform speed when the truck is 4 m away from him. The minimum value
, so that he can cross the road safely, is
(A) 1.414 m/s
(B) 2.62 m/s
(C) 3.57 m/s
(D) 4.60 m/s

of
40.

A boat which has a speed of 10 km/h in still water crosses a river of width 2 km along the shortest
possible path in 15 min. The velocity of the river water in m/min is:
(B) 16.6
(C) 100
(D) 41
(A) 66.6

41.

What will be the speeds of two objects if, when they move uniformly towards each other, they get 6
m closer in each second and when they move uniformly in the same direction with original speeds,
they get 6m closer each 5 seconds?
(A) 3.6 m/s and 2.4 m/s
(B) 3.2 m/s and 2.1 m/s
(C) 4.2 m/s and 3.8 m/s
(D) 3.0 m/s and 2.2 m/s

42.

Two balls are hold separated by 10.5 m vertically one above the other. They are released
simultaneously to fall freely under gravity. After 3 seconds the relative separation between them will
be:
(A) 5.1 m
(B) 39.5 m
(C) 22.5m
(D) 10.5 m

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43.

A swimmer crosses a river of width d flowing at velocity v. While swimming, he heads himself
always at an angle of 1200 with the river flow and on reaching the other end he finds a drift of d/3 in
the direction of flow of river. The speed of swimmer with respect to the river is:

(A)

6 3 3 v

(B)

3 3 v

(C)

3 3 v

(D)

2 3 3v

44.

A train is moving slowly on a straight track with a constant speed of 5 m/s. A passenger in that train
starts walking at a steady speed of 5 m/s to the back of the train in the opposite direction of motion of
the train. So to an observer standing on the platform directly in front of that passenger, the velocity
of the passenger appears to be
(A) 10 ms1
(B) 5 ms1 in the same direction to the train
(C) zero
(D) 5 ms1 in the opposite direction to the train

45.

To a man walking at the rate of 5 km/h the rain appears to fall vertically. When he increases his
speed to 10 km/h it appears to meet him at an angle of 450 with vertical. The actual speed of rain is:
(A) 5 3 km/h
(B) 5 2 km/h
(C) 10 2 km/h
(D) 75 km/h

46.

An air craft flies at 550 km/h in still air. A wind of 250 2 km/h is blowing from south. The pilot
wishes to travel from pt A to B north-east of A. The direction he must steer if distance AB = 1025
km is:
(A) 450 from S towards W
(B) 1200 from N towards W
(C) 600 from S towards E
(D) 750 from N towards E

47.

A swimmer crosses a river 200 m wide in minimum time of 10 min with a drift of 120 m. If he
crosses the river taking shortest path, he takes 12.5 min. The velocity of the swimmer in still water I
s:

(A) 12 m/min
48.

(B) 18 m/min

(C) 20 m/min

(D) 12 m/sec.

Boat A is located 4 km north and 3 km east of Boat B. Boat A has a velocity of 20 km/h towards the
south and boat B is moving at 40 km/h in a direction 370 north of east. X and Y axes are along east
and north direction respectively.
32$
i 44 $j
(A) Velocity of A relative to B is
r 3 32t $
i 4 44t j
Position of A relative to B as a function of time is given by AB
(B)
$
$
(C) Velocity of A relative to B is 32i 44 j
32t $
i 44t $j
(D) Position of A relative to B as a function of time is given by

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49.

A man standing at position A on the bank of river as shown in given figure notices that a child is in
danger at position B across the river. The speeds at which he can swim and walk are V1 and V2
respectively. The condition for minimum time of travel is.

Cos 1 v1

(A) Cos 2 v2

50.

tan 1 v1

(B) tan 2 v2

sin 1 v1

(C) sin 2 v2

sec 1 v1

(D) sec 2 v2

A man standing on the side of a road finds a car approaching with speed 'u' on his side of the road.
Undeterred, he starts crossing the road with speed 'v' at a time when the distance of the car from him
is ' l '. The angle , the man must make with the edge of the road to minimize the danger is

v
cot 1
u
(A)

v
sin 1
u
(B)

v
cos 1
u
(C)

(D)

cos 1

51.

A tiger charges directly towards a hunter with a constant speed of 15 m/s. At the instant the tiger is
100 m away, the hunter fires an arrow at 30 with the horizontal. The initial speed of the arrow if it is
to strike the target should be 1
1
1
(A) 52.2ms
(B) 26.1/ 2 ms
(C) 26.1 3 / 2
(D) 26.1ms

52.

Two particles have been projected under gravity horizontally in two opposite directions from the
same height with speed 'u1' &'u2' as shown. The separation between them when they are moving
perpendicularly is

u1u2 / g
(A)
u1 u2 u1u2 / g

(B)

u1 u2 / g

(C)

u1 u2

u1u2 / g

(D)

53.

A bird flies for 8s with a velocity of |t4| m/s in straight line, where t = time in seconds. It covers a
distance of
(A) 16m
(B) 8m
(C) 4m
(D) 2m

54.

A particle starts from rest. In 'a' vs time graph as shown in the figure, the maximum speed of the
particle will be:

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(A) 19m/s
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(B) 39m/s

(C) 78m/s

(D) 156m/s

If the velocity v of a particle moving along a straight line decreases linearly with its displacement
from 40m/s to a value approaching zero at s = 40m, then acceleration of the particle at v = 20m/s is

(A) 40 m/s2

(B) 20 m/s2

(C) 10 m/s2

(D) 5m/s2

56.

A stationary man observes that the rain is falling vertically downward. When he starts running with a
velocity of 15km/h, he observes that the rain is falling at an angle of 450 with the vertical. The actual
velocity of the rain is
(A) 10 km/h
(B) 15 3 km/h
(C) 15 km/h
(D) 15 2 km/h

57.

A person walks up a stalled escalator in 120 second. When just standing on the same moving
escalator, he is carried in 90 second. The time it would take him to walk up the moving escalator is
(A) 30.00 s
(B) 40.58 s
(C) 51.42 s
(D) 210.00 s

58.

If a particle takes 't' second less and acquires a velocity of 'v' m/s more in falling through the same
distance on two planets, where the acceleration due to gravity are 4g and 16g, respectively then
(A) v = 2gt
(B) v = 4gt
(C) v = 2gt
(D) v = 8gt

59.

A projectile is moving with speed 60 m/s at its highest point, where it breaks into two equal parts due
to internal explosion. One part moves vertically up at 50 m/s with respect to ground. The other part
will move with
1
(A) 10 61
(B) 110
(C) 120
(D) 130 ms

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ANSWER KEY
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(C)
(C)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(A)
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(D)
(D)
(C)

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(D)
(A)
(B)
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(C)
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(C)
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(C)
(A)
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(C)
(D)

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(A)
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(C)
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(D)
(C)
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(C)
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