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NCERT Solutions for class 11 Physics | Chapter 3 - Motion in a Straight Line

(1) A body is thrown upwards and reaches half of its maximum height. At that position
[A] its acceleration is constant
[B] its velocity is zero
[C] its velocity is maximum
[D] its acceleration is minimum
Answer: its acceleration is constant
(2) Velocity time curve for a body projected vertically upwards is
[A] straight line
[B] ellipse
[C] parabola
[D] hyperbola
Answer: straight line

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(3) The area under acceleration time graph gives
[A] change in velocity
[B] change in acceleration
[C] distance travelled
[D] force acting
Answer: change in velocity
(4) The slope of velocity-time graph for motion with uniform velocity is equal to
[A] zero
[B] final velocity
[C] initial velocity
[D] none of these
Answer: zero
(5) Which of the following is a one dimensional motion ?
[A] Motion of train running on a straight track
[B] Motion of satellite
[C] Motion of air particle
[D] Motion of snake
Answer: Motion of train running on a straight track
(6) A body is moving along a straight line path with constant velocity. At an instant of time the distance travelled by it is S and its displacement is D, then
[A] D = S
[B] D > S
[C] D < S
[D] None of these
Answer: D = S
(7) The displacement of a body is zero. The distance covered
[A] may or may not be zero
[B] is not zero
[C] is zero
[D] depends upon the acceleration
Answer: may or may not be zero
(8) Which of the following can be zero, when a particle is in motion for some time?
[A] Displacement
[B] None of these
[C] Distance
[D] Speed
Answer: Displacement
(9) The distance travelled by a body is directly proportional to the time taken. Its speed
[A] remains constant
[B] decreases
[C] increases
[D] becomes zero
Answer: remains constant
(10) The acceleration of a moving body can be found from
[A] slope of the velocity- time graph
[B] slope of distance-time graph
[C] area under distance -time graph
[D] area under velocity - time graph
Answer: slope of the velocity- time graph
(11) Two trains, each 40 m long are travelling in opposite direction with equal velocity 20 m/s. The time of crossing is
[A] 1 s
[B] 2 s
[C] 3 s
[D] 4 s
Answer: 1 s
(12) A body is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance is to be taken into account, then the time during which the body rises is
[A] less than the time of fall
[B] greater than the time of fall
[C] twice the time of fall
[D] equal to the time of fall
Answer: less than the time of fall
(13) The location of a particle has changed. What can we say about the displacement and the distance covered by the particle?
[A] Neither can be zero
[B] One may be zero
[C] Both may be zero
[D] 1.5 km/h
Answer: Neither can be zero
(14) If distance covered by a particle is zero, what can you say about its displacement?
[A] It must be zero
[B] It cannot be zero
[C] It may or may not be zero
[D] It is negative
Answer: It must be zero
(15) Acceleration of a particle changes when
[A] speed changes
[B] magnitude of velocity changes
[C] direction of velocity changes
[D] None of these
Answer: speed changes
(16) What determines the nature of the path followed by the particle?
[A] Both
[B] Velocity
[C] Acceleration
[D] None of these
Answer: Both
(17) The graph between displacement and time for a particle moving with uniform acceleration is a/an
[A] parabola
[B] ellipse
[C] straight line parallel to time axis
[D] straight line with a positive slope
Answer: parabola
(18) The numerical ratio of displacement to distance for a moving object is
[A] equal to or less than 1
[B] always equal to 1
[C] always less than 1
[D] always more than 1
Answer: equal to or less than 1
(19) The ratio of the numerical values of the average velocity and average speed of a body is
[A] unity or less
[B] less than unity
[C] unity
[D] unity or more
Answer: unity or less
(20) A ball is bouncing elastically with a speed 1 m/s between walls of a railway compartment of size 10 m in a direction perpendicular to walls. The train is moving at a constant velocity of 10 m/s parallel to the direction of motion of the ball. As seen from the ground,
[A] the direction of motion of the ball changes every 10 seconds.
[B] speed of ball changes every 10 seconds.
[C] average speed of ball over any 20 second interval is fixed.
[D] the acceleration of ball is the same as from the train.
Answer: B, C, D

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