JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A particle starts moving from time $t=0$ and its coordinate is given as $x(t) = 4t^3 - 3t$
A. The particle returns to its original position (origin) 0.866 units later
B. The particle is 1 unit away from origin at its turning point
C. Acceleration of the particle is non-negative
D. The particle is 0.5 units away from origin at its turning point
E. Particle never turns back as acceleration is non-negative
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
Water drops fall from a tap on the floor, 5 m below, at regular intervals of time, the first drop strikes the floor when the sixth drop begins to fall. The height at which the fourth drop will be from ground, at the instant when the first drop strikes the ground is $\_\_\_\_$ m.
$ \left(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\right) $
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
The velocity $(v)$ - Distance $(x)$ graph is shown in figure. Which graph represents acceleration(a) versus distance ( $x$ ) variation of this system?
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts deaccelerating with $3 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$. At 10 m height from ground, while descending with the help of parachute, the speed of paratrooper is $5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The initial height of the airplane is $\_\_\_\_$ m.
$ \left(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\right) $
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
A gas balloon is going up with a constant velocity of $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. When this balloon reached a height of 75 m , a stone is dropped from it and balloon keeps moving up with the same velocity. The height of the balloon when the stone hits the ground is $\_\_\_\_$ m. (Take $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ )
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
The velocity $(v)$ versus time $(t)$ plot of a particle is shown in the figure, for a time interval of 40 s . The total distance travelled by the particle and the average velocity during this period are, respectively
$\_\_\_\_$.
JEE Mains
2026
MCQ
Two cars $A$ and $B$ are moving in the same direction along a straight line with speeds $100 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ and $80 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$, respectively such that car $A$ is moving ahead of car $B$. A person in car $B$ throws a stone with a speed $v$ so that it hits the car $A$ with a speed of $5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The value of $v$ is $\_\_\_\_$ $\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h}$.
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
The displacement x versus time graph is shown below.

(A) The average velocity during 0 to 3 s is $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
(B) The average velocity during 3 to 5 s is $0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
(C) The instantaneous velocity at $\mathrm{t}=2 \mathrm{~s}$ is $5 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$
(D) The average velocity during 5 to 7 s and instantaneous velocity at $\mathrm{t}=6.5 \mathrm{~s}$ are equal
(E) The average velocity from $t=0$ to $t=9 \mathrm{~s}$ is zero
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
A particle moves along the $x$-axis and has its displacement $x$ varying with time t according to the equation:
$ x=\mathrm{c}_0\left(\mathrm{t}^2-2\right)+\mathrm{c}(\mathrm{t}-2)^2 $
where $\mathrm{c}_0$ and c are constants of appropriate dimensions.
Then, which of the following statements is correct?
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown in the figure. What is the distance covered by the object between $t = 0$ to $t = 4s$?
JEE Mains
2025
MCQ
The motion of an airplane is represented by velocity-time graph as shown below. The distance covered by airplane in the first 30.5 second is ̱_______ km .

JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of $20 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$ each. When the cars are $300 \mathrm{~m}$ apart, both the drivers apply brakes and the cars retard at the rate of $2 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}$. The distance between them when they come to rest is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed $6 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The other half is covered in two equal time intervals with speeds $9 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ and $15 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ respectively. The average speed of the particle during the motion is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in $t_1$. If it is projected vertically downwards from the same point with the same speed, it reaches the ground in $t_2$. Time required to reach the ground, if it is dropped from the top of the tower, is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A train starting from rest first accelerates uniformly up to a speed of $80 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ for time $t$, then it moves with a constant speed for time $3 t$. The average speed of the train for this duration of journey will be (in $\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h}$) :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A body travels $102.5 \mathrm{~m}$ in $\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}$ second and $115.0 \mathrm{~m}$ in $(\mathrm{n}+2)^{\text {th }}$ second. The acceleration is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
Train A is moving along two parallel rail tracks towards north with speed $72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ and train B is moving towards south with speed $108 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$. Velocity of train B with respect to A and velocity of ground with respect to B are (in $\mathrm{ms}^{-1}$):
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
The relation between time '$t$' and distance '$x$' is $t=\alpha x^2+\beta x$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are constants. The relation between acceleration $(a)$ and velocity $(v)$ is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A particle is moving in a straight line. The variation of position '$x$' as a function of time '$t$' is given as $x=\left(t^3-6 t^2+20 t+15\right) m$. The velocity of the body when its acceleration becomes zero is :
JEE Mains
2024
MCQ
A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration covers displacement $S_1$ in first $(p-1)$ seconds and $\mathrm{S}_2$ in first $p$ seconds. The displacement $\mathrm{S}_1+\mathrm{S}_2$ will be made in time :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The position of a particle related to time is given by $x=\left(5 t^{2}-4 t+5\right) \mathrm{m}$. The magnitude of velocity of the particle at $t=2 s$ will be :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The distance travelled by an object in time $t$ is given by $s=(2.5) t^{2}$. The instantaneous speed of the object at $\mathrm{t}=5 \mathrm{~s}$ will be:
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A passenger sitting in a train A moving at $90 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ observes another train $\mathrm{B}$ moving in the opposite direction for $8 \mathrm{~s}$. If the velocity of the train B is $54 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$, then length of train B is:
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
Two trains 'A' and 'B' of length '$l$' and '$4 l$' are travelling into a tunnel of length '$\mathrm{L}$' in parallel tracks from opposite directions with velocities $108 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ and $72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$, respectively. If train 'A' takes $35 \mathrm{~s}$ less time than train 'B' to cross the tunnel then. length '$L$' of tunnel is :
(Given $\mathrm{L}=60 l$ )
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of $150 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The ratio of velocity after $3 \mathrm{~s}$ and $5 \mathrm{~s}$ is $\frac{x+1}{x}$. The value of $x$ is ___________.
$\left\{\right.$ take, $\left.g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\right\}$
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
From the $\mathrm{v}-t$ graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in $25 \mathrm{~s}$ of motion is:

JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A person travels $x$ distance with velocity $v_{1}$ and then $x$ distance with velocity $v_{2}$ in the same direction. The average velocity of the person is $\mathrm{v}$, then the relation between $v, v_{1}$ and $v_{2}$ will be.
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The position-time graphs for two students A and B returning from the school to their homes are shown in figure.

(A) A lives closer to the school
(B) B lives closer to the school
(C) A takes lesser time to reach home
(D) A travels faster than B
(E) B travels faster than A
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
Given below are two statements
Statement I : Area under velocity- time graph gives the distance travelled by the body in a given time.
Statement II : Area under acceleration- time graph is equal to the change in velocity- in the given time.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A particle starts with an initial velocity of $10.0 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ along $x$-direction and accelerates uniformly at the rate of $2.0 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$. The time taken by the particle to reach the velocity of $60.0 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ is __________.
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
An object moves with speed $v_1,v_2$ and $v_3$ along a line segment AB, BC and CD respectively as shown in figure. Where AB = BC and AD = 3AB, then average speed of the object will be:

JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A vehicle travels $4 \mathrm{~km}$ with speed of $3 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ and another $4 \mathrm{~km}$ with speed of $5 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$, then its average speed is
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The distance travelled by a particle is related to time t as $x=4\mathrm{t}^2$. The velocity of the particle at t=5s is :-
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
A car travels a distance of '$x$' with speed $v_1$ and then same distance '$x$' with speed $v_2$ in the same direction. The average speed of the car is :
JEE Mains
2023
MCQ
The velocity time graph of a body moving in a straight line is shown in the figure.

The ratio of displacement to distance travelled by the body in time 0 to 10s is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A juggler throws balls vertically upwards with same initial velocity in air. When the first ball reaches its highest position, he throws the next ball. Assuming the juggler throws n balls per second, the maximum height the balls can reach is
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A ball is released from a height h. If $t_{1}$ and $t_{2}$ be the time required to complete first half and second half of the distance respectively. Then, choose the correct relation between $t_{1}$ and $t_{2}$.
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A ball is thrown up vertically with a certain velocity so that, it reaches a maximum height h. Find the ratio of the times in which it is at height $\frac{h}{3}$ while going up and coming down respectively.
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
If $\mathrm{t}=\sqrt{x}+4$, then $\left(\frac{\mathrm{d} x}{\mathrm{~d} t}\right)_{\mathrm{t}=4}$ is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A NCC parade is going at a uniform speed of $9 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ under a mango tree on which a monkey is sitting at a height of $19.6 \mathrm{~m}$. At any particular instant, the monkey drops a mango. A cadet will receive the mango whose distance from the tree at time of drop is: (Given $g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$ )
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
The velocity of the bullet becomes one third after it penetrates 4 cm in a wooden block. Assuming that bullet is facing a constant resistance during its motion in the block. The bullet stops completely after travelling at (4 + x) cm inside the block. The value of x is :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A bullet is shot vertically downwards with an initial velocity of $100 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ from a certain height. Within 10 s, the bullet reaches the ground and instantaneously comes to rest due to the perfectly inelastic collision. The velocity-time curve for total time $\mathrm{t}=20 \mathrm{~s}$ will be:
(Take g = 10 m/s2).
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
A small toy starts moving from the position of rest under a constant acceleration. If it travels a distance of 10m in t s, the distance travelled by the toy in the next t s will be :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Two balls A and B are placed at the top of 180 m tall tower. Ball A is released from the top at t = 0 s. Ball B is thrown vertically down with an initial velocity 'u' at t = 2 s. After a certain time, both balls meet 100 m above the ground. Find the value of 'u' in ms$-$1. [use g = 10 ms$-$2] :
JEE Mains
2022
MCQ
Two buses P and Q start from a point at the same time and move in a straight line and their positions are represented by ${X_P}(t) = \alpha t + \beta {t^2}$ and ${X_Q}(t) = ft - {t^2}$. At what time, both the buses have same velocity?
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Water drops are falling from a nozzle of a shower onto the floor, from a height of 9.8 m. The drops fall at a regular interval of time. When the first drop strikes the floor, at that instant, the third drop begins to fall. Locate the position of second drop from the floor when the first drop strikes the floor.
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A ball is thrown up with a certain velocity so that it reaches a height 'h'. Find the ratio of the two different times of the ball reaching ${h \over 3}$ in both the directions.
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The relation between time t and distance x for a moving body is given as t = mx2 + nx, where m and n are constants. The retardation of the motion is : (When v stands for velocity)
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A balloon was moving upwards with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s. An object of finite mass is dropped from the balloon when it was at a height of 75 m from the ground level. The height of the balloon from the ground when object strikes the ground was around :
(takes the value of g as 10 m/s2)
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The instantaneous velocity of a particle moving in a straight line is given as $V = \alpha t + \beta {t^2}$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are constants. The distance travelled by the particle between 1s and 2s is :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
Water droplets are coming from an open tap at a particular rate. The spacing between a droplet observed at 4th second after its fall to the next droplet is 34.3 m. At what rate the droplets are coming from the tap ? (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A boy reaches the airport and finds that the escalator is not working. He walks up the stationary escalator in time t1. If he remains stationary on a moving escalator then the escalator takes him up in time t2. The time taken by him to walk up on the moving escalator will be :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The velocity $-$ displacement graph of a particle is shown in the figure.

The acceleration $-$ displacement graph of the same particle is represented by :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The position, velocity and acceleration of a particle moving with a constant acceleration can be represented by :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The velocity of a particle is v = v0 + gt + Ft2. Its position is x = 0 at t = 0; then its displacement after time (t = 1) is :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A rubber ball is released from a height of 5 m above the floor. It bounces back repeatedly, always rising to ${{81} \over {100}}$ of the height through which it falls. Find the average speed of the ball. (Take g = 10 ms$-$2)
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
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 elapsed is t seconds, the total distance travelled is :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
The velocity-displacement graph describing the motion of bicycle is shown in the figure.

The acceleration-displacement graph of the bicycle's motion is best described by :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A scooter accelerates from rest for time t1 at constant rate a1 and then retards at constant rate a2 for time t2 and comes to rest. The correct value of ${{{t_1}} \over {{t_2}}}$ wil be :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
A stone is dropped from the top of a building. When it crosses a point 5 m below the top, another stone starts to fall from a point 25 m below the top. Both stones reach the bottom of building simultaneously. The height of the building is :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
An engine of a train, moving with uniform acceleration, passes the signal-post with velocity u and the last compartment with velocity v. The velocity with which middle point of the train passes the signal post is :
JEE Mains
2021
MCQ
If the velocity-time graph has the shape AMB, what would be the shape of the corresponding acceleration-time graph?
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
The velocity (v) and time (t) graph of a body in
a straight line motion is shown in the figure.
The point S is at 4.333 seconds. The total
distance covered by the body in 6 s is :
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
A helicopter rises from rest on the ground
vertically upwards with a constant acceleration
g. A food packet is dropped from the helicopter
when it is at a height h. The time taken by the
packet to reach the ground is close to :
[g is the
acceleration due to gravity]
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
A Tennis ball is released from a height h and after freely falling on a wooden floor
it rebounds and reaches height ${h \over 2}$. The
velocity versus height of the ball during its motion may be represented graphically by :
(graph are drawn schematically and on not to scale)
JEE Mains
2020
MCQ
Train A and train B are running on parallel
tracks in the opposite directions with speeds of
36 km/hour and 72 km/hour, respectively. A
person is walking in train A in the direction
opposite to its motion with a speed of 1.8 km/
hour. Speed (in ms–1) of this person as
observed from train B will be close to :
(take the
distance between the tracks as negligible)
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A particle is moving with speed v = b$\sqrt x $ along positive x-axis. Calculate the speed of the particle at
time t = $\tau $(assume that the particle is at origin t = 0)
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
The position of a particle as a function of time
t, is given by
x(t) = at + bt2 – ct3
where a, b and c are constants. When the
particle attains zero acceleration, then its
velocity will be :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
The position vector of a particle changes with
time according to the relation
$\overrightarrow r (t) = 15{t^2}\widehat i + (4 - 20{t^2})\widehat j$
What is the
magnitude of the acceleration at t = 1 ?
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A passenger train of length 60 m travels at a speed of 80 km/hr. Another freight train of length 120 m travels at a speed of 30 km/hr. The ratio of times taken by the passenger train to completely cross the freight train when : (i) they are moving in the same direction , and (ii) in the opposite direction is :
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A particle moves from the point $\left( {2.0\widehat i + 4.0\widehat j} \right)$ m, at t = 0, with an initial velocity $\left( {5.0\widehat i + 4.0\widehat j} \right)$ ms$-$1. It is acted upon by a constant force which produces a constant acceleration $\left( {4.0\widehat i + 4.0\widehat j} \right)$ ms$-$2. What is the distance of the particle from the origin at time 2 s?
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
A particle starts from the origin at time t = 0 and moves along the positive x-axis. The graph of velocity with respect to time is shown in figure. What is the position of the particle at time t = 5s ?
JEE Mains
2019
MCQ
In a car race on straight road, car A takes a time t less than car B at the finish and passes finishing point with a speed '$\upsilon $' more than that of car B. Both the cars start from rest and travel with constant acceleration a1 and a2 respectively. Then '$\upsilon $' is equal to :
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
All the graphs below are intended to represent the same motion. One of them does it incorrectly. Pick it up.
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
The velocity-time graphs of a car and a scooter are shown in the figure. (i) The difference between the distance travelled by the car and the scooter in $15$ $s$ and (ii) the time at which the car will catch up with the scooter are, respectively.
JEE Mains
2018
MCQ
An automobile, travelling at $40\,$ km/h, can be stopped at a distance of $40\,$ m by applying brakes. If the same automobile is travelling at $80\,$ km/h, the minimum stopping distance, in metres, is (assume no skidding) :
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
A car is standing 200 m behind a bus, which is also at rest. The two start moving at the same instant but with different forward accelerations. The bus has acceleration 2 m/s2 and the car has acceleration 4 m/s2 . The car will catch up with the bus after a time of :
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
Which graph corresponds to an object moving with a constant negative
acceleration and a positive velocity ?
JEE Mains
2017
MCQ
A body is thrown vertically upwards. Which one of the following graphs correctly represent the velocity vs
time?
JEE Mains
2015
MCQ
Two stones are thrown up simultaneously from the edge of a cliff $240$ $m$ high with initial speed of $10$ $m/s$ and $40$ $m/s$ respectively. Which of the following graph best represents the time variation of relative position of the second stone with respect to the first ?
(Assume stones do not rebound after hitting the ground and neglect air resistance, take $g = 10m/{s^2}$)
(The figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)
JEE Mains
2014
MCQ
From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken by the
particle, to hit the ground, is n times that taken by it to reach the highest point of its path. The relation
between H, u and n is:
JEE Mains
2011
MCQ
An object, moving with a speed of 6.25 m/s, is decelerated at a rate given by :
${{dv} \over {dt}} = - 2.5\sqrt v $ where v is the instantaneous speed. The time taken by the object, to come to rest, would be :
JEE Mains
2009
MCQ
Consider a rubber ball freely falling from a height $h=4.9$ $m$ onto a horizontal elastic plate. Assume that the duration of collision is negligible and the collision with the plate is totally elastic.
Then the velocity as a function of time and the height as a function of time will be :
JEE Mains
2008
MCQ
A body is at rest at $x=0.$ At $t=0,$ it starts moving in the positive $x$-direction with a constant acceleration. At the same instant another body passes through $x=0$ moving in the positive $x$ direction with a constant speed. The position of the first body is given by ${x_1}\left( t \right)$ after time $'t';$ and that of the second body by ${x_2}\left( t \right)$ after the same time interval. Which of the following graphs correctly describes $\left( {{x_1} - {x_2}} \right)$ as a function of time $'t'$ ?
JEE Mains
2007
MCQ
The velocity of a particle is v = v0 + gt + ft2. If its position is x = 0 at t = 0, then its displacement after unit time (t = 1) is
JEE Mains
2006
MCQ
A particle located at x = 0 at time t = 0, starts moving along the positive x-direction with a velocity
'v' that varies as $v = \alpha \sqrt x $. The displacement of the particle varies with time as
JEE Mains
2005
MCQ
The relation between time t and distance x is t = ax2 + bx where a and b are constants.
The acceleration is
JEE Mains
2005
MCQ
A parachutist after bailing out falls $50$ $m$ without friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at $2\,\,m/{s^2}.$ He reaches the ground with a speed of $3$ $m/s$. At what height, did he bail out?
JEE Mains
2005
MCQ
A car starting from rest accelerates at the rate f through a distance S, then continues
at constant speed for time t and then decelerates at the rate ${f \over 2}$ to come to rest. If the
total distance traversed is 15 S, then
JEE Mains
2004
MCQ
A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h meters. It takes T seconds to reach the
ground. What is the position of the ball in ${T \over 3}$ seconds?
JEE Mains
2004
MCQ
An automobile travelling with speed of 60 km/h, can brake to stop within a distance of 20 m.
If the car is going twice as fast, i.e 120 km/h, the stopping distance will be
JEE Mains
2003
MCQ
The co-ordinates of a moving particle at any time 't' are given by x = $\alpha $t3 and y = βt3. The speed to the particle at time 't' is given by
JEE Mains
2003
MCQ
A car, moving with a speed of 50 km/hr, can be stopped by brakes after at least 6 m. If the
same car is moving at a speed of 100 km/hr, the minimum stopping distance is
JEE Mains
2002
MCQ
From a building two balls A and B are thrown such that A is thrown upwards and B downwards ( both vertically with the same speed ). If vA and vB are their respective velocities on reaching the ground, then
JEE Mains
2002
MCQ
Speeds of two identical cars are $u $ and $4$$u $ at the specific instant. The ratio of the respective distances in which the two cars are stopped from that instant is :