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Motion in a Straight Line

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1

A gas balloon is going up with a constant velocity of 10 m/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 m/s2)

  1. 85
  2. 150
  3. 129
  4. 125
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift
2

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 . [figure]

  1. 25 m and zero
  2. 50 m and zero
  3. 100 m and zero
  4. 100 m and 2.5 m/s
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift
3

Two cars A and B are moving in the same direction along a straight line with speeds 100 km/h and 80 km/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 m/s. The value of v is km/h.

  1. 18
  2. 28
  3. 38
  4. 48
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
4

A particle of mass m falls from rest through a resistive medium having resistive force, F = -kv, where v is the velocity of the particle and k is a constant. Which of the following graphs represents velocity (v) versus time (t) ?

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
5

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. (g = 10 m/s2)

  1. 3.8
  2. 4.0
  3. 4.2
  4. 2.5
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
6

A particle starts moving from time t = 0 and its coordinate is given as x(t) = 4t3 - 3t Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A, C, D Only
  2. A, B, C Only
  3. C, E Only
  4. A, C Only
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift
7

The velocity (v) – distance (x) graph is shown in figure. Which graph represents acceleration (a) versus distance (x) variation of this system? [figure]

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift
8

A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts decelerating with 3 m/s2. At 10 m height from ground, while descending with the help of parachute, the speed of paratrooper is 5 m/s. The initial height of the airplane is m. (g = 10 m/s2)

  1. 92.5
  2. 62.5
  3. 20
  4. 82.5
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Evening Shift
9

The displacement x versus time graph is shown below. [figure] Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (B), (C), (D) only
  2. (B), (D), (E) only
  3. (A), (D), (E) only
  4. (B), (C), (E) only
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift
10

Which of the following curves possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle? Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A, B and C only
  2. A, C and D only
  3. A, B and D only
  4. A and B only
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
11

A particle moves along the x-axis and has its displacement x varying with time t according to the equation: x = c0 (t2 - 2 ) + c(t - 2)2 where c0 and c are constants of appropriate dimensions. Then, which of the following statements is correct?

  1. the acceleration of the particle is 2(c + c0)
  2. the acceleration of the particle is 2c0
  3. the acceleration of the particle is 2c
  4. the initial velocity of the particle is 4c
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
12

A sportsman runs around a circular track of radius r such that he traverses the path ABAB. The distance travelled and displacement, respectively, are [figure]

  1. r, 3r
  2. 2r, 3 r
  3. 3 r, 2r
  4. 3 r, r
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
13

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 = 4 s? [figure]

  1. 11 m
  2. 30 m
  3. 13 m
  4. 10 m
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift