Q. No.A shell is fired vertically upward with a velocity of \(20\) m/s from a trolley moving horizontally with a velocity of \(10\) m/s. A person on the ground observes the motion of the shell-like a parabola whose horizontal range is: (\(g= 10~\text{m/s}^2\))
1.
\(20\) m
2.
\(10\) m
3.
\(40\) m
4.
\(400\) m
An object of mass m is projected from the ground with a momentum \(p\) at such an angle that its maximum height is \(\frac{1}{4}\)th of its horizontal range. Its minimum kinetic energy in its path will be:
| 1. | \(\frac{p^2}{8 m} \) | 2. | \(\frac{p^2}{4 m} \) |
| 3. | \(\frac{3 p^2}{4 m} \) | 4. | \(\frac{p^2}{m}\) |
A particle moving on a curved path possesses a velocity of \(3\) m/s towards the north at an instant. After \(10\) s, it is moving with speed \(4\) m/s towards the west. The average acceleration of the particle is:
| 1. | \(0.25~\text{m/s}^2,\) \(37^{\circ}\) south to east. |
| 2. | \(0.25~\text{m/s}^2,\) \(37^{\circ}\) west to north. |
| 3. | \(0.5~\text{m/s}^2,\) \(37^{\circ}\) east to north. |
| 4. | \(0.5~\text{m/s}^2,\) \(37^{\circ}\) south to west. |
A man can row a boat with a speed of \(10~\text{kmph}\) in still water. The river flows at \(6~\text{kmph}.\) If he crosses the river from one bank to the other along the shortest possible path, the time taken to cross the river of width \(1~\text{km}\) is:
1. \(\frac{1}{8}~\text{hr}\)
2. \(\frac{1}{4}~\text{hr}\)
3. \(\frac{1}{2}~\text{hr}\)
4. \(1~\text{hr}\)
A bus is going to the North at a speed of \(30\) kmph. It makes a \(90^{\circ}\) left turn without changing the speed. The change in the velocity of the bus is:
| 1. | \(30~\text{kmph}\) towards \(\mathrm{W}\) |
| 2. | \(30~\text{kmph}\) towards \(\mathrm{S\text-W}\) |
| 3. | \(42.4~\text{kmph}\) towards \(\mathrm{S\text-W}\) |
| 4. | \(42.4~\text{kmph}\) towards \(\mathrm{N\text-W}\) |
Two bullets are fired simultaneously horizontally and at different speeds from the same place. Which bullet will hit the ground first? (Air resistance is neglected)
| 1. | The faster one |
| 2. | The slower one |
| 3. | Depends on masses |
| 4. | Both will reach simultaneously |
An aeroplane flies \(400\) m north and then \(300\) m west and then flies \(1200\) m upwards. Its net displacement is:
| 1. | \(1200\) m | 2. | \(1300\) m |
| 3. | \(1400\) m | 4. | \(1500\) m |
Select the incorrect statement:
| 1. | It is possible to have \(\left|\frac{{d} \overrightarrow{v}}{dt}\right| = 0 \) and \(\frac{{d}|\overrightarrow{v}|}{{dt}} \neq 0 \) |
| 2. | It is possible to have\(\left|\frac{{d} \overrightarrow{{v}}}{{dt}}\right| \neq 0 \) and \(\frac{{d}|\overrightarrow{{v}}|}{dt}=0 .\) |
| 3. | it is possible to have\(\left|\frac{{d} \overrightarrow{v}}{{dt}}\right|=0\) and \(\frac{{d}|\overrightarrow{{v}}|}{dt}=0 . \) |
| 4. | It is possible to have \(\left|\frac{{d} \overrightarrow{{v}}}{{dt}}\right| \neq 0\) and \(\frac{{d} \overrightarrow{{v}}}{{dt}} \neq 0 \) |
A particle of mass \(2\) kg is moving in a circular path with a constant speed of \(10\) m/s. The change in the magnitude of velocity when a particle travels from \(P\) to \(Q\) will be: [assume the radius of the circle is \(10/\pi^2]\)
| 1. | \(10 \sqrt{3} \) | 2. | \(20 \sqrt{3}\) |
| 3. | \(10\) | 4. | \(0\) |
To the captain of a ship \(A\) travelling with velocity \(\overrightarrow{v_{A}} = \left( 3 \hat{i} - 4 \hat{j} \right)\) km/h, a second ship \(B\) appears to have a velocity \(\overrightarrow{v_{B}} = \left(5 \hat{i} +12 \hat{j} \right)\) km/h. What is the true velocity of the ship \(B\)?
1. \(2 \hat{i} + 16 \hat{j}\) km/h
2. \(13 \hat{i} + 8 \hat{j}\) km/h
3. \(- 2 \hat{i} - 16 \hat{j}\) km/h
4. none of these
© 2026 GoodEd Technologies Pvt. Ltd.