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Motion in a Straight Line

Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

45Questions
31Papers covered
3.33%Weightage 2026▼ 25% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
2026321.53.33% ▼ 25% vs last year
20252124.44% ▲ 122.2% vs last year
20242212.00% ▼ 66.7% vs last year
20233136.00% ▲ 100% vs last year
2022321.53.00% ▲ 50% vs last year
20211112.00% ▼ 10% vs last year
20201112.22% same as last year
20191112.22% same as last year
20181112.22% same as last year
20171112.22% same as last year
20162212.22% ▲ 100% vs last year
2015120.51.11% ▼ 50% vs last year
20132212.22% ▼ 11.1% vs last year
20122212.50% ▼ 1.3% vs last year
20112212.53% ▲ 2.5% vs last year
20102212.47% ▼ 39.5% vs last year
20092124.08% ▼ 36.1% vs last year
20083136.38% same as last year
20073136.38% ▲ 59.6% vs last year
20062124.00% ▼ 6% vs last year
20052124.26% ▲ 10.6% vs last year
20032123.85% ▲ 88.5% vs last year
20011112.04% ▼ 8.2% vs last year
20001112.22%

45 questions · newest paper first · page 2 of 2

Ques. 31AIPMT 2009

A bus is moving with a speed of 10 m s-1 on a straight road. A scooterist wishes to overtake the bus in 100 s. If the bus is at a distance of 1 km from the scooterist, with what speed should the scooterist chase the bus?

  1. 40 m s-1
  2. 25 m s-1
  3. 10 m s-1
  4. 20 m s-1
Ques. 32AIPMT 2008

A particle moves in a straight line with a constant acceleration. It changes its velocity from 10 m s-1 to 20 m s-1 while passing through a distance 135 m in t second. The value of t is

  1. 12
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 1.8
Ques. 33AIPMT 2008

The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest and moving with an acceleration 43 m s-2, in the third second is

  1. 103 m
  2. 193 m
  3. 6 m
  4. 4 m
Ques. 34AIPMT 2008

A particle shows distance - time curve as given in this figure. The maximum instantaneous velocity of the particle is around the point [figure]

  1. D
  2. A
  3. B
  4. C
Ques. 35AIPMT 2007

A particle moving along x-axis has acceleration f, at time t, given by f = f0 (1 - tT ), where f0 and T are constants. The particle at t = 0 has zero velocity. In the time interval between t = 0 and the instant when f = 0, the particle's velocity (vx) is

  1. 12f0T2
  2. f0T2
  3. 12f0T
  4. f0T
Ques. 36AIPMT 2007

A car moves from X to Y with a uniform speed vu and returns to X with a uniform speed vd. The average speed for this round trip is

  1. vu vd
  2. vd vuvd + vu
  3. vu + vd2
  4. 2vd vuvd + vu
Ques. 37AIPMT 2007

The position x of a particle with respect to time t along x-axis is given by x = 9t2 - t3 where x is in metres and t in seconds. What will be the position of this particle when it achieves maximum speed along the +x direction?

  1. 54 m
  2. 81 m
  3. 24 m
  4. 32 m
Ques. 38AIPMT 2006

Two bodies A (of mass 1 kg) and B (of mass 3 kg) are dropped from heights of 16 m and 25 m, respectively. The ratio of the time taken by them to reach the ground is

  1. 4/5
  2. 5/4
  3. 12/5
  4. 5/12
Ques. 39AIPMT 2006

A particle moves along a straight line OX. At a time t (in seconds) the distance x (in metres) of the particle from O is given by x = 40 + 12t - t3. How long would the particle travel before coming to rest ?

  1. 16 m
  2. 24 m
  3. 40 m
  4. 56 m
Ques. 40AIPMT 2005

A ball is thrown vertically upward. It has a speed of 10 m/s when it has reached one half of its maximum height. How high does the ball rise? (Take g = 10 m/s2.)

  1. 10 m
  2. 5 m
  3. 15 m
  4. 20 m
Ques. 41AIPMT 2005

The displacement x of a particle varies with time t as x = ae- t + be t, where a, b, and are positive constants. The velocity of the particle will

  1. be independent of
  2. drop to zero when =
  3. go on decreasing with time
  4. go on increasing with time.
Ques. 42AIPMT 2003

A man throws balls with the same speed vertically upwards one after the other at an interval of 2 seconds. What should be the speed of the throw so that more than two balls are in the sky at any time ? (Given g = 9.8 m/s2)

  1. more than 19.6 m/s
  2. at least 9.8 m/s
  3. any speed less than 19.6 m/s
  4. only with speed 19.6 m/s.
Ques. 43AIPMT 2003

If a ball is thrown vertically upwards with speed u, the distance covered during the last t seconds of its ascent is

  1. ut
  2. 12gt2
  3. ut - 12gt2
  4. (u + gt)t.
Ques. 44AIPMT 2001

A particle is thrown vertically upward. Its velocity at half of the height is 10 m/s, then the maximum height attained by it is (g = 10 m/s2)

  1. 8 m
  2. 20 m
  3. 10 m
  4. 16 m
Ques. 45AIPMT 2000

Motion of a particle is given by equation s = (3t3 + 7t2 + 14t + 8) m. The value of acceleration of the particle at t = 1 s is

  1. 10 m/s2
  2. 32 m/s2
  3. 23 m/s2
  4. 16 m/s2