Motion

2025 Q1 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

The acceleration versus time graph of a particle moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. Draw the respective velocity time graph. (Assuming at $t=0, v=0$ )

BITSAT 2025 Physics - Motion Question 1 English

A.

BITSAT 2025 Physics - Motion Question 1 English Option 1

B.
BITSAT 2025 Physics - Motion Question 1 English Option 2
C.

BITSAT 2025 Physics - Motion Question 1 English Option 3

D.

BITSAT 2025 Physics - Motion Question 1 English Option 4

2024 Q2 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A ball is thrown from the location $\left(x_0, y_0\right)=(0,0)$ of a horizontal playground with an initial speed $v_0$ at an angle $\theta_0$ from the $+x$-direction. The ball is to be hit by a stone, which is thrown at the same time from the location $\left(x_1, y_1\right)=(L, 0)$. The stone is thrown at an angle $\left(180-\theta_1\right)$ from the $+x$-direction with a suitable initial speed. For a fixed $v_0$, when $\left(\theta_0, \theta_1\right)=\left(45^{\circ}, 45^{\circ}\right)$, the stone hits the ball after time $T_1$, and when $\left(\theta_0, \theta_1\right)=\left(60^{\circ}, 30^{\circ}\right)$, it hits the ball after time $T_2$. In such a case, $\left(T_1 / T_2\right)^2$ is ______.
2024 Q3 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026
A projectile is projected with velocity of $ 40 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} $ at an angle $ \theta $ with the horizontal. If $ R $ be the horizontal range covered by the projectile and after $ t $ seconds, its inclination with horizontal becomes zero, then the value of $ \cot \theta $ is [Take, $ g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} $ ]
A.
$ \frac{R}{20 t^{2}} $
B.
$ \frac{R}{10 t^{2}} $
C.
$ \frac{5 R}{t^{2}} $
D.
$ \frac{R}{t^{2}} $
2023 Q4 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A person of height $1.6 \mathrm{~m}$ is walking away from a lamp post of height $4 \mathrm{~m}$ along a straight path on the flat ground. The lamp post and the person are always perpendicular to the ground. If the speed of the person is $60 \mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$, the speed of the tip of the person's shadow on the ground with respect to the person is ____________ $\mathrm{cm}~ \mathrm{s}^{-1}$.
2023 Q5 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A boat crosses a river from part $A$ to part $B$, which are just on the opposite side. The speed of the water. $v_\omega$ and the of boat is $v_B$ relative to still water. Assume $v_B=\sqrt{2} v_\omega$. What is the time taken by the boat, if it has to cross the river directly on the $A B$ line ($D=$ width of the river) ?

A.
$\frac{2 D}{\sqrt{3} v_B}$
B.
$\frac{\sqrt{3} D}{2 v_B}$
C.
$\frac{D}{\sqrt{2} v_B}$
D.
$\frac{\sqrt{2} D}{v_B}$
2022 Q6 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026

A projectile is fired from horizontal ground with speed $v$ and projection angle $\theta$. When the acceleration due to gravity is $g$, the range of the projectile is $d$. If at the highest point in its trajectory, the projectile enters a different region where the effective acceleration due to gravity is $g^{\prime}=\frac{g}{0.81}$, then the new range is $d^{\prime}=n d$. The value of $n$ is ___________ .

2022 Q7 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A projectile is projected with the velocity of $(3\widehat i + 4\widehat j)$ m/s. The horizontal range of the projectile will be

A.
1.2 m
B.
2.4 m
C.
3.6 m
D.
4.5 m
2021 Q8 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A man walks in a straight line for 5 min with a velocity of 45 m/s. What is the speed with which he has to move in order to comeback to its original position in 1.5 min?

A.
90 m/s
B.
150 m/s
C.
135 m/s
D.
115 m/s
2021 Q9 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

A projectile is given an initial velocity of $(\widehat i + \widehat j)$ m/s, where, $\widehat i$ is along the ground and $\widehat j$ is along the vertical. If g = 10 m/s2, then the equation of its trajectory is

A.
y = x + 5x2
B.
y = x $-$ 5x2
C.
y = x2 + 5x
D.
y = x2 $-$ 5x
2020 Q10 JEE Advanced MSQ
10 Mar 2026
Starting at time t = 0 from the origin with speed 1 ms-1, a particle follows a two-dimensional trajectory in the x-y plane so that its coordinates are related by the equation $y = {{{x^2}} \over 2}$. The x and y components of its acceleration are denoted by ax and ay, respectively. Then
A.
ax = 1 ms-2 implies that when the particle is at the origin, ay = 1 ms-2
B.
ax = 0 implies ay = 1 ms-2 at all times
C.
at t = 0, the particle's velocity points in the x-direction
D.
ax = 0 implies that at t = 1s, the angle between the particle's velocity and the x axis is 45$^\circ$
2020 Q11 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

Based on the provided velocity-time graph for an object’s straight-line movement, determine the total distance covered and the average speed between t = 0 and t = 20 seconds.

BITSAT 2020 Physics - Motion Question 5 English

A.
0, 0
B.
120 m, 60 m
C.
60 m, 0
D.
0, 60 m
2020 Q12 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

The acceleration of a particle in m/s2 is given by a = (3t2 $-$ 2t + 1), where t is in second. If the particle starts with a velocity v = 1 m/s at t = 1s, then velocity of the particle at the end of 4s is

A.
40 m/s
B.
52 m/s
C.
48 m/s
D.
84 m/s
2019 Q13 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A ball is thrown from ground at an angle $\theta $ with horizontal and with an initial speed u0. For the resulting projectile motion, the magnitude of average velocity of the ball up to the point when it hits the ground for the first time is V1. After hitting the ground, the ball rebounds at the same angle $\theta $ but with a reduced speed of ${{{u_0}} \over \alpha }$. Its motion continues for a long time as shown in figure. If the magnitude of average velocity of the ball for entire duration of motion is 0.8 V1, the value of $\alpha $ is ..................

JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Motion Question 6 English
2018 Q14 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A ball is projected from the ground at an angle of ${45^o}$ with the horizontal surface. It reaches a maximum height of $120$ $m$ and returns to the ground. Upon hitting the ground for the first time, it loses half of its kinetic energy. Immediately after the bounce, the velocity of the ball makes an angle of ${30^o}$ with the horizontal surface. The maximium height it reaches after the bounce, in metres, is ______________.
2017 Q15 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Three vectors $\overrightarrow P ,\overrightarrow Q $ and $\overrightarrow R $ are shown in the figure. Let $S$ be any point on the vector $\overrightarrow R .$ The distance between the points $P$ and $S$ is $b\left| {\overrightarrow R } \right|.$ The general relation among vectors $\overrightarrow P ,\overrightarrow Q $ and $\overrightarrow S $ is :

JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline Physics - Motion Question 7 English
A.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {1 - b} \right)\overrightarrow P + b\overrightarrow Q $
B.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {b - 1} \right)\overrightarrow P + b\overrightarrow Q $
C.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {1 - {b^2}} \right)\overrightarrow P + b\overrightarrow Q $
D.
$\overrightarrow S = \left( {1 - b} \right)\overrightarrow P + {b^2}\overrightarrow Q $
2017 Q16 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Consider an expanding sphere of instantaneous radius R whose total mass remains constant. The expansion is such that the instantaneous density $\rho $ remains uniform throughout the volume. The rate of fractional change in density $\left( {{1 \over \rho } {{d\rho } \over {dt}}} \right)$ is constant. The velocity $v$ of any point on the surface of the expanding sphere is proportional to
A.
$R$
B.
${R^3}$
C.
${1 \over R}$
D.
${R^{2/3}}$
2014 Q17 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A rocket is moving in a gravity free space with a constant acceleration of 2 ms–2 along + x direction (see figure). The length of a chamber inside the rocket is 4 m. A ball is thrown from the left end of the chamber in + x direction with a speed of 0.3 ms–1 relative to the rocket. At the same time, another ball is thrown in - x direction with a speed of 0.2 ms–1 from its right end relative to the rocket. The time in seconds when the two balls hit each other is JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Motion Question 10 English
2014 Q18 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Airplanes A and B are flying with constant velocity in the same vertical plane at angles $30^\circ $ and $60^\circ $ with respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in the figure. The speed of A is $100\sqrt 3 $ m/s. At time t = 0 s, an observer in A finds B at a distance of 500 m. This observer sees B moving with a constant velocity perpendicular to the line of motion of A. If at t = t0, A just escapes being hit by B, t0 in seconds is

JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 1 Offline Physics - Motion Question 11 English
2011 Q19 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A train is moving along a straight line with a constant acceleration 'a'. A boy standing in the train throws a ball forward with a speed of 10 m/s, at an angle of $60^\circ $ to the horizontal. The boy has to move forward by 1.15 m inside the train to catch the ball back at the initial height. The acceleration of the train, in m/s2, is
2008 Q20 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
STATEMENT-1: For an observer looking out through the window of a fast moving train, the nearby objects appear to move in the opposite direction to the train, while the distant objects appear to be stationary.

STATEMENT-2: If the observer and the object are moving at velocities ${\overrightarrow v _1}$ and ${\overrightarrow v _2}$ respectively with reference to a laboratory frame, the velocity of the object with respect to the observer is ${\overrightarrow v _2}$ - ${\overrightarrow v _1}$.

A.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is True; STATEMENT - 2 is a correct explanation for STATEMENT ,- 1
B.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is True; STATEMENT - 2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT - 1
C.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is False
D.
STATEMENT - 1 is False, STATEMENT - 2 is True
2007 Q21 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026

While the piston is at a distance 2L from the top, the hole at the top is sealed. The piston is then released, to a position where it can stay in equilibrium. In this condition, the distance of the piston from the top is :

A.
$\left( {{{2{P_0}\pi {R^2}} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0} + Mg}}} \right)(2L)$
B.
$\left( {{{{P_0}\pi {R^2} - Mg} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0}}}} \right)(2L)$
C.
$\left( {{{{P_0}\pi {R^2} + Mg} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0}}}} \right)(2L)$
D.
$\left( {{{{P_0}\pi {R^2}} \over {\pi {R^2}{P_0} - Mg}}} \right)(2L)$
2004 Q22 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A body starts from rest at time t = 0, the acceleration time graph is shown in the figure. The maximum velocity attained by the body will be IIT-JEE 2004 Screening Physics - Motion Question 21 English
A.
110 m/s
B.
55 m/s
C.
650 m/s
D.
550 m/s
2004 Q23 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A particle starts sliding down a frictionless inclined plane. If Sn is the distance traveled by it from time t = n - 1 sec to t = n sec, the ratio Sn / Sn+1 is
A.
${{2n - 1} \over {2n + 1}}$
B.
${{2n + 1} \over {2n}}$
C.
${{2n} \over {2n + 1}}$
D.
${{2n + 1} \over {2n - 1}}$
1999 Q24 JEE Advanced MSQ
10 Mar 2026
The coordinates of a particle moving in a plane are given by x(t) = a cos(pt) and y(t) = b sin(pt) where a, b (< a) and p are positive constants of approprite dimensions. Then
A.
the path of the particle is an ellipse
B.
the velocity and acceleration of the particle are normal to each other at t = ${\pi \over {2p}}$
C.
the acceleration of the particle is always directed towards a focus
D.
the distance traveled by the particle in time interval t = 0 to t = ${\pi \over {2p}}$ is a
1996 Q25 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Two guns, situated on the top of a hill of height 10 m, fire one shot each with the same speed $5\sqrt 3 $ m s-1 at some interval of time. One gun fires horizontally and other fires upwards at an angle of $60^\circ $ with the horizontal. The shots collide in air at a point P. Find

(i) the time interval between the firings, and

(ii) the coordinates of the point P.

Take origin of the coordinate system at the foot of the hill right below the muzzle and trajectories in x-y plane.
1993 Q26 JEE Advanced MSQ
10 Mar 2026
A particle of mass m moves on the x-axis as follows: it starts from rest at t = 0 from the point x = 0, and come to rest at t = 1 at the point x = 1. NO other information is available about its motion at intermediate times ( 0 < t < 1 ). If $\alpha $ denotes the instantaneous acceleration of the particle, then:
A.
$\alpha $ cannot remain positive for all t in the interval $0 \le t \le 1$
B.
$\left| \alpha \right|$ cannot exceed 2 at any point in its path.
C.
$\left| \alpha \right|$ must be $ \ge $ 4 at some point or points in its path.
D.
$\alpha $ must be change sign during the motion, but no other assertion can be made with the information given.
1988 Q27 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water in km/hr is
A.
1
B.
3
C.
4
D.
$\sqrt {41} $
1985 Q28 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Two identical trains are moving on rails along the equator on the earth in opposite directions with the same speed. They will exert the same pressure on the rails.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1984 Q29 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A projectile fired from the ground follows a parabolic path. The speed of the projectile is minimum at the top of its path.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1984 Q30 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Four person K, L, M, N are initially at the four corners of a square of side d. Each person now moves with a uniform speed v in such a way that K always moves directly towards L, L directly towards M, M directly towards N, and N directly towards K. The four person will meet at a time _____________.
1983 Q31 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 meters per minute. A man on the south bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 meters per minute in still water, wants to swim across the river in the shortest time. He should swim in a direction
A.
due north
B.
$30^\circ $ east of north
C.
$30^\circ $ west of north
D.
$60^\circ $ east of north
1983 Q32 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Two balls of different masses are thrown vertically upwards with the same speed. They pass through the point of projection in their downward motion with the same speed. (Neglect air resistance)
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
1983 Q33 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A particle moves in a circle of radius R. In half the period of revolution its displacement is ________ and distance covered is _________.
1982 Q34 JEE Advanced MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A particle is moving eastwards with a velocity of 5 m/s. In 10s the velocity changes to 5 m/s northwards. The average acceleration in this time is
A.
zero
B.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}m/{s^2}$ towards north-west
C.
${1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}m/{s^2}$ towards north-east
D.
${1 \over 2}m/{s^2}$ towards north
1979 Q35 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Answer the following giving reason in brief:

Is the time variation of position, shown in the figure observed in nature?

IIT-JEE 1979 Physics - Motion Question 15 English
1979 Q36 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The dispalcement x of particle moving in one direction, under the action of a constant force is related to the time t by the equation $t = \sqrt x + 3$
where x is in meters and t in seconds. Find

(i) The displacement of the particle when its velocity is zero, and

(ii) The work done by the force in the first 6 seconds.

1978 Q37 JEE Advanced Numerical
10 Mar 2026
A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate $\alpha $ for some time after which it decelerates at a constant rate $\beta $ to come to rest. If the total time lapse is t seconds, evaluate.

(i) maximum velocity reached, and

(ii) the total distance travelled.