TEST Eklavya Institute of Physics

1. Among the four graphs, there is only one graph for which average velocity over the time interval
(0, T ) can vanish for a suitably chosen T. Which one is it?

A B C D

2. The displacement of a particle is given by = ( 2)2 . Where is in metres and in seconds. The
distance covered by the particle in first 4 seconds is

(A) 4m (B) 8m

(C) 12m (D) 16m

3. At a metro station, a girl walks up a stationary escalator in time 1 . If she remains stationary on the
escalator, then the escalator take her up in time 2 . The time taken by her to walk up on the moving
escalator will be

1 + 2 1 1
() ()
2 2

1 1 1 1
() ()
1 + 2 1 2
4. Which one of the following statements is true?
(A) A scalar quantity is the one that is conserved in a process.
(B) A scalar quantity is the one that can never take negative values.
(C) A scalar quantity is the one that does not vary from one point to another in space.
(D) A scalar quantity has the same value for observers with different orientations of the axes.
5. Two particles are projected in air with speed at angles 1 2 (both acute) to the horizontal,
respectively. If the height reached by the first particle is greater than that of the second, then tick
the wrong choice
(A) angle of projection : 1 > 2
(B) time of flight : 1 > 2
(C) horizontal range : 1 > 2
(D) total energy : 1 > 2
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 TEST Eklavya Institute of Physics

6. A ball is travelling with uniform translatory motion. This means that

(A) it is at rest.
(B) the path can be a straight line or circular and the ball travels with uniform speed.
(C) all parts of the ball have the same velocity (magnitude and direction) and the velocity is constant.
(D) the centre of the ball moves with constant velocity and the ball spins about its centre uniformly.
7. A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed to avoid an
opponent. The force that acts on the player is
(A) frictional force along westward.
(B) muscle force along southward.
(C) frictional force along south-west.
(D) muscle force along south-west.
8. A body with mass 5 kg is acted upon by a force = ( 3 + 4). If its initial velocity at = 0 is
= (6 12) 1 , the time at which it will just have a velocity along the y-axis is

(A) Never (B) 10 seconds

(C) 2 Seconds (D) 15 Seconds

9. A car of mass m starts from rest and acquires a velocity along east v = v i ( v > 0) in two seconds.
Assuming the car moves with uniform acceleration, the force exerted on the car is
(A) 2 eastward and is exerted by the car engine.
(B) 2 eastward and is due to the friction on the tyres exerted by the road.
(C) eastward exerted due to the car engine.
(D) eastward and is due to the friction on the tyres exerted by the road.
10. A bicyclist comes to a skidding stop in 10 m. During this process, the force on the bicycle due to the
road is 200N and is directly opposed to the motion. The work done by the cycle on the road is

(A) + 2000J (B) 200J

(C) zero (D) 20,000J

Er. Praveen kumar , Eklavya Institute of Physics, Biharsharif, Nalanda, Phone : 7061 83 84 85 2