Which of the following examples illustrates Newton's first law of motion?
A. When we stop pedaling, the cycle starts to slow down
B. While catching a fast approaching cricket ball, the fielder slowly moves his hand backwards with the moving ball
C. When a bus starts abruptly, the passengers are jerked backwards
D. Rocket launching
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If we move the tree branch fast then some of the leaves get detached from the tree due to-
A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Inertia
D. Impulse
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The correct relation of speed, distance and time is . . . . . . . .
A. S = D T
B. S = T D
C. S = D × T
D. S = D - T
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Among which of the following is the maximum value of inertia?
A. Same size of rubber ball and stone
B. Scooter and bus
C. Ten rupee coins and five rupee coins
D. Trains and aeroplanes
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Speed of body is
A. the distance covered by a moving body in unit time
B. always equal to velocity of body
C. a vector quantity
D. None of the above
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At any moment, the acceleration of a rocket is proportional to the nth power of the velocity of the released gases. The value of 'n' should be-
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The velocity of a car increases uniformly from 18 kmhr-1 to 72 kmhr-1 in 10 s. Calculate the acceleration of the car.
A. 1.5 ms-2
B. 15 ms-2
C. 1.5 ms2
D. 15 ms-1
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An athelete runs for some time before the high jump so that the inertia of the . . . . . . . . helps him take the long jump.
A. rest
B. direction
C. size
D. speed
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Statement I When a gun is fired, i.e. it placing pushes back with much less velocity than the velocity of the bullet.
Statement II Velocity of the recoiling gun is less because the gun is much heavier than bullet.
According to the Principle of conservation of momentum when the gun is fired, momentum of gun and bullet system remains constant.
A. Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
B. Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
C. Statement I is true, but statement II is false
D. Statement I is false, but statement II is true
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The distance-time graph for the motion of an object moving with a constant speed is a
A. dot
B. circle
C. straight line
D. curve
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The velocity of an object is proportional to the time elapsed. The object has-
A. uneven acceleration
B. uniform acceleration
C. uniform speed
D. uneven speed
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For a body moving with uniform acceleration its final velocity equals . . . . . . . .
A. average velocity - initial velocity
B. 2 × average velocity - initial velocity
C. 2 × average velocity + initial velocity
D. average velocity + initial velocity
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Acceleration of an object moving at uniform velocity is-
A. unequal
B. positive
C. negative
D. zero
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During . . . . . . . . motion of an object along a straight line, the change in velocity of the object for any time interval is zero.
A. linear
B. translational
C. equilibrium
D. uniform
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1 kg × 1 ms2 , It is said . . . . . . . .
A. 1 newton
B. 1 coulomb
C. 1 pascal
D. 1 joul
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The speed of a particle or any instant of time is called its
A. instantaneous speed
B. instantaneous velocity
C. displacement
D. None of the above
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The famous law of motion is given by-
A. Dalton
B. Newton
C. Galileo
D. Thomson
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Starting from rest, Sunil's car attains a speed of 20 m/s in 10 sec. Find the acceleration of the car?
A. 2 ms2
B. 2 ms-2
C. 2 ms1
D. 2 ms-1
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The speed of an object falling freely is an example of:
A. rectangular motion
B. uneven accelerated motion
C. uniform acceleration motion
D. circular motion
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When bullet is fired from the gun, the gun pushes in the opposite direction. This is an example of Newton's law.
A. First and second laws of motion
B. Third law of motion
C. Second law of motion
D. First law of motion
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