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Motion in a Plane

Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026

52Questions
29Papers covered
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage
YearQuestionsPapersAvg / paperWeightage
20242212.00% →0%
20231112.00% ↓33.3%
2022321.53.00% ↓25%
20212124.00% ↓10%
20192124.44% ↑100%
20171112.22% ↓50%
20164224.44% →0%
20154224.44% →0%
20142124.44% ↑100%
20132212.22% ↓11.1%
20122212.50% ↓50.6%
20114225.06% ↑2.5%
20104224.94% ↑132.1%
20081112.13% ↓50%
20072124.26% ↓29.1%
20063136.00% ↓29.5%
20054148.51% ↑291.5%
20041112.17% ↓43.5%
20032123.85% ↑80.8%
20021112.13% ↓65.2%
20013136.12% ↑37.8%
20002124.44%

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31

A particle moves in x-y plane according to rule x = a t and y = a t. The particle follows

  1. an elliptical path
  2. a circular path
  3. a parabolic path
  4. a straight line path inclined equally to x and y-axes
AIPMT 2010 (Mains)
32

A particle has initial velocity (3 i + 4 j) and has acceleration (0.4 i + 0.3 j). Its speed after 10 s is

  1. 7 units
  2. 7 2 units
  3. 8.5 units
  4. 10 units
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
33

Six vectors, a through f have the magnitudes and directions indicated in the figure. Which of the following statements is true? [figure]

  1. b + c = f
  2. d + c = f
  3. d + e = f
  4. b + e = f
AIPMT 2010 (Prelims)
34

A particle of mass m is projected with velocity v making an angle of 45 with the horizontal. When the particle lands on the level ground the magnitude of the change in its momentum will be :

  1. mv 2
  2. zero
  3. 2mv
  4. mv/ 2
AIPMT 2008
35

A and B are two vectors and θ is the angle between them. If | A B| = 3 ( A B), the value of θ is

  1. 45
  2. 30
  3. 90
  4. 60
AIPMT 2007
36

A particle starting from the origin (0, 0) moves in a straight line in the (x, y) plane. Its coordinates at a later time are ( 3, 3 ). The path of the particle makes with the x-axis an angle of

  1. 45
  2. 60
  3. 0
  4. 30
AIPMT 2007
37

A car runs at a constant speed on a circular track of radius 100 m, taking 62.8 seconds for every circular lap. The average velocity and average speed for each circular lap respectively is

  1. 10 m/s, 0
  2. 0, 0
  3. 0, 10 m/s
  4. 10 m/s, 10 m/s.
AIPMT 2006
38

For angles of projection of a projectile at angle (45 - ) and (45 + ), the horizontal range described by the projectile are in the ratio of

  1. 2 : 1
  2. 1 : 1
  3. 2 : 3
  4. 1 : 2.
AIPMT 2006
39

The vectors A and B are such that | A + B| = | A - B|. The angle between the two vectors is

  1. 45
  2. 90
  3. 60
  4. 75
AIPMT 2006
40

Two boys are standing at the ends A and B of a ground where AB = a. The boy at B starts running in a direction perpendicular to AB with velocity v1. The boy at A starts running simultaneously with velocity v and catches the other in a time t, where t is

  1. a v2 + v12
  2. av + v1
  3. av - v1
  4. a2v2 - v12
AIPMT 2005
41

A stone tied to the end of a string of 1 m long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes 22 revolutions in 44 seconds, what is the magnitude and direction of acceleration of the stone?

  1. 2 m s-2 and direction along the radius towards the centre
  2. 2 m s-2 and direction along the radius away from the centre
  3. 2 m s-2 and direction along the tangent to the circle
  4. 2/4 m s-2 and direction along the radius towards the centre.
AIPMT 2005
42

If the angle between the vectors A and B is , the value of the product ( B A ) A is equal to

  1. BA2
  2. BA2
  3. BA2
  4. zero.
AIPMT 2005
43

If a vector 2 i + 3 j + 8 k is perpendicular to the vector 4 j - 4 i + k, then the value of is

  1. 1/2
  2. -1/2
  3. 1
  4. -1.
AIPMT 2005
44

If | A B| = 3 A B then the value of | A + B| is

  1. (A2 + B2 + AB)1/2
  2. (A2 + B2 + AB 3 )1/2
  3. A + B
  4. (A2 + B2 + 3AB)1/2
AIPMT 2004
45

The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences. In that case, the forces

  1. are equal to each other
  2. are equal to each other in magnitude
  3. are not equal to each other in magnitude
  4. cannot be predicted.
AIPMT 2003
46

A particle moves along a circle of radius ( 20 ) m with constant tangential acceleration. If the velocity of the particle is 80 m/s at the end of the second revolution after motion has begun, the tangential acceleration is

  1. 40 m/s2
  2. 640 m/s2
  3. 160 m/s2
  4. 40 m/s2
AIPMT 2003
47

A particle A is dropped from a height and another particle B is projected in horizontal direction with speed of 5 m/sec from the same height then correct statement is

  1. particle A will reach at ground first with respect to particle B
  2. particle B will reach at ground first with respect to particle A
  3. both particles will reach at ground simultaneously
  4. both particles will reach at ground with same speed.
AIPMT 2002
48

If | A + B | = | A | + | B |, then angle between A and B will be

  1. 90
  2. 120
  3. 0
  4. 60
AIPMT 2001
49

Two particles having mass M and m are moving in a circular path having radius R and r. If their time periods are the same, then the ratio of their angular velocities will be

  1. rR
  2. Rr
  3. 1
  4. Rr
AIPMT 2001
50

A particle is projected making an angle of 45 with horizontal having kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at highest point will be

  1. K 2
  2. K2
  3. 2K
  4. K
AIPMT 2001
51

The width of river is 1 km. The velocity of boat is 5 km/hr. The boat covered the width of river along the shortest path in 15 min. Then the velocity of river stream is

  1. 3 km/hr
  2. 4 km/hr
  3. 29 km/hr
  4. 41 km/hr
AIPMT 2000
52

Two projectiles of same mass and with same velocity are thrown at an angle 60 and 30 with the horizontal, then which will remain same

  1. time of flight
  2. range of projectile
  3. maximum height acquired
  4. all of them
AIPMT 2000