The angle in which a cricket ball should be hit to travel maximum horizontal distance is
A. 60° with horizontal
B. 45° with horizontal
C. 30° with horizontal
D. 15° with horizontal
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Which of the following is an example of Newton's third law of motion:
A. While catching a fast approaching cricket ball, the fielder slowly moves his hand backwards with the moving ball
B. When we stop paddling, the cycle slows down
C. When a bus moves suddenly, the passengers are jerked backwards
D. Rocket launching
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The movement of a horse lawn carriage is an example of which principle of physics.
A. Newton's Third law
B. Ohm's Law
C. Archimedes Principle
D. Avogadro's Law
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If action and reaction were to act on the same body . . . . . . . .
A. the resultant would be zero
B. the body would not move at all
C. body will start moving
D. only A and B is correct
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If no net force acts on a body, then the velocity of the body cannot change. This law is known as
A. Newton's First Law of Motion
B. Newton's Second Law of Motion
C. Newton's Third Law of Motion
D. None of the above
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On what basis can the definition of force be interpreted?
A. Newton's second law of motion
B. Newton's first law of motion
C. Newton's third law of motion
D. Newton's law of gravity
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A ball is thrown upwards and it returns to ground describing a parabolic path. Which of the following remains constant?
A. kinetic energy of the ball
B. speed of the ball
C. Horizontal component of velocity
D. Vertical component of velocity
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The acceleration of a particle at a particular instant of time is called
A. average acceleration
B. Instantaneous acceleration
C. average velocity
D. None of the above
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Consider the following statements.
1. For a moving particle, distance can never be negative or zero while displacement can be.
2. The rate of displacement with time is called speed.
3. For a moving body the average velocity can never be negative or zero.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 3
C. Only 1
D. 2 and 3
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Car travels from A to B at a speed of 40 km/h and returns back at a speed of 60 km/h. Its average speed will be
A. 40 km/h
B. 48 km/h
C. 50 km/h
D. 60 km/h
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If an object covers an uneven distance in the same time interval, it is called . . . . . . . .
A. uneven speed
B. transformed speed
C. equal speed
D. rotational speed
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The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to the applied unbalanced force in the direction of the force. This rule is known as:
A. Newton's First Law of Motion
B. Newton's Fourth Law of Motion
C. Newton's Second Law of Motion
D. Newton's Third Law of Motion
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Second law of motion is related to . . . . . . . .
A. Pressure
B. Inertia
C. Thrust (push)
D. Momentum
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Assertion (A) The speedometer of an automobile measure the average speed of the automobile.
Reason (R) Average velocity is equal to total displacement per total time taken.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Which of the following pairs always have the same direction?
A. force, velocity
B. force, acceleration
C. force, displacement
D. force, momentum
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If the position of object changes with respect to its surroundings in a given time. The object is said to be in
A. motion
B. rest
C. only circular motion
D. None of the above
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An iron sphere of mass 30 kg has the same diameter as an aluminium sphere of mass is 10.5 kg. Both spheres are dropped simultaneously from a tower. When they are 10m above from the ground, they have the same-
A. momentum
B. acceleration
C. kinetic energy
D. potential energy
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The rate of change of velocity is called?
A. momentum
B. acceleration
C. speed
D. force
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A car undergoes a uniform circular motion. The acceleration of the car is
A. zero
B. a non-zero constant
C. non-zero but not a constant
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is an example of inertia of rest?
A. When a hanging carpet is beaten with a stick, dust particles are cleared
B. Mud flying tangentially to the tyre of car
C. An athlete runs some distance before a taking a long jump
D. None of the above
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