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Question 1 Question: 1 km/h = _____ m/s 1. 2. 3. 4. Answer: 1 Question 2 Back to Top

Question: The distance (s) in metres travelled by a particle is related to time (t) in seconds by the equation of motion -S = 10t + 4t2. What is the initial velocity of the body? 1. 10 m/s 2. 6 m/s 3. 4 m/s 4. 10 m/s2 Answer: 1 Question 3 Question: For the equation - S = 10t + 4t2 what is the acceleration of the body? 1. 8 m/s2 2. 10 m/s2 3. 4 m/s2 4. 8 m/s Answer: 1 Question 4 Question: A body moving along a straight line at 20 m/s decelerates at the rate of 4 m/s 2. After 2 seconds its speed will be equal to 1. 8 m/s 2. 12 m/s 3. 16 m/s 4. - 12 m/s

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Answer: 2 Question 5 Back to Top

Question: Give the equation of motion connecting u, v, a and s where the symbols have their usual meaning 1. v = u + at 2. 3. v2 - u2 = 2aS 4. Answer: 3 Question 6 Question: An object moving with a speed of 5 m/s comes to rest in 10 s, after the brakes are applied. What is the initial velocity? 1. zero 2. 5 m/s 3. 15 m/s 4. 50 m/s Answer: 2 Question 7 Question: A body moving along a straight line at 40 m/s undergoes an acceleration of 4 m/s2. After 10 seconds its speed will be 1. 20 2. 28 3. 16 4. 80 m/s m/s m/s m/s

Answer: 4 Question 8 Question: SI unit of acceleration is __________. 1. 2.

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3. 4. Answer: 1 Question 9 Question: Retardation is __________. 1. negative acceleration 2. positive acceleration 3. uniform acceleration 4. variable acceleration Answer: 1 Question 10 Question: When an object is moving with uniform velocity, what is its acceleration? 1. zero 2. uniform 3. non-uniform 4. negative Answer: 1 Question 11 Question: In the case of a rectilinear uniform motion, distance-time graph is a 1. parabola 2. straight line 3. curved line 4. rectangle Answer: 2 Question 12 Question: Speed of 90 km/h when expressed in m/s is . 1. 2.5 2. 25 3. 250 4. 90000

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Answer: 2 Question 13 Question: When a graph of one quantity versus another results in a straight line, the quantities are . 1. directly proportional 2. constant 3. inversely proportional 4. independent of each other Answer: 1 Question 14 Question: What does the following S-t graph indicate?

1. uniform speed 2. body is at rest 3. non-uniform speed 4. variable speed Answer: 2 Question 15 Question: What do you infer, if S-t graphs of two cyclists meet at a point? 1. They 2. They 3. They 4. They collide pass each other are at rest are starting from rest

Answer: 2 Question 16 Question: Name the physical quantity which we get from a S-t graph.

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1. Speed 2. Displacement 3. Distance 4. Time Answer: 1 Question 17 Question: What is the SI unit of speed? 1. km/h 2. m/s 3. m/min 4. km/s Answer: 2 Question 18 Question: What is the distance covered by a car in 5 h if it is moving with a speed of 35 km/h? 1. 175 km 2. 150 km 3. 7 km 4. 1750 km Answer: 1 Question 19 Question: The S-t graph for uniform speed is

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Answer: 2 Question 20 Question: The average speed of a car which covers half the distance with a speed of 20 m/s and other half with a speed of 30 m/s in equal intervals of time is _________. 1. 25 m/s 2. 0 m/s 3. 24 m/s 4. 2.4 m/s Answer: 1 Question 21 Question: Displacement is a ________ quantity. 1. scalar 2. vector 3. derived 4. linear

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Answer: 2 Question 22 Question: km / h2 is a unit of ________ . 1. velocity 2. speed 3. acceleration 4. distance Answer: 3 Question 23 Question: The speed-time graph for a particle moving at constant speed is a straight-line ________ to the time axis. 1. parallel 2. perpendicular 3. aligned 4. inclined Answer: 1 Question 24 Question: When an object moves in a fixed direction with uniform acceleration, the speedtime graph is a ________. 1. parabola 2. straight line 3. ellipse 4. curve Answer: 2 Question 25 Question: The area under the speed-time graph gives the ________. 1. distance 2. velocity 3. time 4. acceleration Answer: 1 Question 26

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Question: A speed of 90 km/h, expressed in cm s-1 is ________. 1. 2.5 2. 2500 3. 300 4. 90 Answer: 2 Question 27 Question: When an object of mass 5 kg starts from rest, what is its initial velocity? 1. 0 2. - 5 m/s variable 3. 5 4. 1 m/s Answer: 1 Question 28 Question: Identify the v- t graph representing uniform velocity.

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Answer: 2 Question 29 Question: Name the physical quantity that is defined as the rate of change of displacement. 1. velocity 2. acceleration 3. distance 4. speed Answer: 1 Question 30 Question: An object moves with a constant velocity of 9.8 m/s, its acceleration in m s -2 is ________. 1. 9.8 m/s2 2. zero 3. 0.98 m/s 4. 98 m/s2 Answer: 2 Question 31 Question: In 12 minutes a car whose speed is 35 km/h travels a distance of

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1. 7 km 2. 3.5 km 3. 14 km 4. 28 km Answer: 1 Question 32 Question: A body moving along a straight line at 20 m/s undergoes an acceleration of 4 m/s2. After two seconds its speed will be ________. 1. 8 m/s 2. 12 m/s 3. 16 m/s 4. 28 m/s Answer: 4 Question 33 Question: A car increases its speed from 20 km/h to 50 km/h in 10 seconds. Its acceleration is ________. 1. 30 m/s2 2. 3 m/s2 3. 18 m/s2 4. 0.83 m/s2 Answer: 4 Question 34 Question: When the distance covered by an object is directly proportional to time, it is said to travel with ________. 1. zero velocity 2. constant speed 3. constant acceleration 4. uniform acceleration Answer: 2 Question 35 Question: Negative acceleration means an object is moving with ________ . 1. increasing speed 2. decreasing speed

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3. uniform speed 4. constant speed Answer: 2 Question 36 Question: Motion along a straight line is called __________ motion. 1. rectilinear motion 2. circular motion 3. oscillatory motion 4. parabolic Answer: 1 Question 37 Question: Distance-time graph is a straight line for __________ motion. 1. variable 2. non uniform 3. rectilinear 4. circular Answer: 3 Question 38 Question: A car is moving with a speed of 36 km/h. Its speed in m/s is _______. 1. 10 2. 100 3. 2 4. 1 Answer: 1 Question 39 Question: A car starts from rest and covers a distance of 100 m in one second with uniform acceleration. Its acceleration is _________. 1. 100 m/s2 2. 50 m/s2 3. 200 m/s2 4. 100 m/s Answer: 1

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Question 40 Question: Which of the following is a vector quantity? 1. area 2. length 3. distance 4. displacement Answer: 4 Question 41 Question: The slope of a v-t graph gives ________. 1. acceleration 2. velocity 3. speed 4. distance Answer: 3 Question 42 Question: The physical quantity describing motion and whose measure is the product of distance travelled and the time taken to travel that distance is ________. 1. speed 2. mass 3. weight 4. displacement Answer: 1 Question 43 Question: If you are travelling with a velocity of 25 m/s, how long will you take to travel 700 m? 1. 25 s 2. 28 s 3. 25 min 4. 2.8 s Answer: 2 Question 44 Question: Name the instrument used to measure instantaneous speed of a vehicle.

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1. accelerator 2. speedometer 3. ammeter 4. multimeter Answer: 2 Question 45 Question: A body covers a distance S in time t. What is its speed? 1. S/t 2. t/S 3. S x t 4. Zero Answer: 1

Oscillations

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As the large wheel in the diagram rotates the hanging ball is made to move up and down. If the diameter of the large wheel is 6cm the amplitude of the small ball will be

A. 12 cm B. 6 cm C. 3 cm D. 1.2 cm [Show][Hide]
A. B.

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Explanation:

2. the animation the Tension in the string is greatest at

For the pendulum shown in

[Show][Hide]

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Explanation: The ball has max velocity at C. If you think of the ball moving in a part of a circle then the centripetal force is greatest when the ball is traveling fastest.

3. The time taken for a pedulum to complete 20 swings is 30 seconds. The frequency of the pendulum is

A. 0.3 Hz B. 0.7 Hz C. 1.5 Hz D. 3.0 Hz [Show][Hide]

A. B. C. D.
Explanation: time for 1 swing = 30/20 frequecncy = 1/time for 1 swing = 20/30

4.

When the ball in the animation reaches point A its

A. acceleration is maximum but velocity is minimum. B. acceleration is zero but velocity maximum.

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C. displacement is zero and velocity zero. D. displacement maximum and velocity maximum [Show][Hide]
A. B. C. D.
Explanation: When the ball is at the equilibrium position the forces are balanced so acceleration is zero.

5. For the oscillation shown

, when the pendulum is at point A

A. the acceleration is to the left. B. the acceleration is to the right. C. the direction of acceleration depends on the direction of movement. D. the acceleration is zero. [Show][Hide]
A. B. C. D.
Explanation: When the ball is displaced there will be a restoring force towards the centre, the acceleration is in the same direction as the force.

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A. the largest time period but smallest amplitude. B. the highest frequency but smallest amplitude. C. the highest frequency and biggest amplitude. D. the shortest time period and smallest amplitude [Show][Hide]
A. B. C. D.

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Explanation:

7. Given that the scale in the animation is a cm scale the amplitude of the oscillation in 1 is

A. 1 cm B. 2 cm C. 4 cm D. 5.5 cm [Show][Hide]
A. B. C. D.
Explanation: Amplitude is the distance from the centre to the position of maximum displacement

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For the oscillation shown the angular frequency is A. 0.5 s-1 B. s-1 C. 2 s-1 D. 4 s-1 [Show][Hide]
A. B. C. D.
Explanation: The time period is 2s so the frequency is 0.5 Hz Angular frequency is 2f

9. The frequency for the oscillation of question 1 is

A. 0.2 Hz B. 0.5 Hz C. 5 Hz D. 10 Hz [Show][Hide]

A. B.

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Explanation: Frequency = 1/T = 1/5

10. A pendulum swings as shown.

The time period of the motion is A. 1 s B. 2 s C. 5 s D. 10 s [Show][Hide]

A. B. C. D.
Explanation: Time taken for one complete there and back swing.

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