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Motion in a Straight LineNEET Physics · Class 11 · NCERT Chapter 2

32 NEET previous-year questions on Motion in a Straight Line, each with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Filter by topic and expand any question to see how to solve it.

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Displacement (3)
Velocity (5)
Acceleration (3)
Kinematic eqns (7)
Free fall (6)
Graphs (5)
Relative velocity (3)

A

5 m/s

B

10 m/s

C

15 m/s

D

25 m/s

Solution

Use with , , :

A

16 m

B

18 m

C

20 m

D

50 m

Solution

Use with , , :

A

1 m/s

B

2 m/s

C

3 m/s

D

4 m/s

Solution

Use . Subtract:

Given , so and .

A

40 m

B

48 m

C

56 m

D

64 m

Solution

Use with , , :

A

B

C

D

Solution

Use with :

A

B

C

D

Solution

Use with :

A

2 s

B

4 s

C

6 s

D

8 s

Solution

Use with :

A

5 m

B

10 m

C

20 m

D

40 m

Solution

Use :

A

B

C

D

Solution

Time to reach the highest point: . By symmetry, time to fall back down equals time to rise.

Total time of flight .

A

20 m/s

B

25 m/s

C

30 m/s

D

35 m/s

Solution

Use with :

A

30 m

B

45 m

C

60 m

D

80 m

Solution

Distance in the -th second of free fall (starting from rest, , ):

Given and :

Total fall time is , so height .

A

2 s

B

3 s

C

4 s

D

5 s

Solution

At time , the first stone has fallen and the second stone (released later) has fallen .

Gap .

Set .

A

50 km/h

B

48 km/h

C

52 km/h

D

24 km/h

Solution

For equal distances at speeds and , the average speed is the harmonic mean:

A

40 km/h

B

45 km/h

C

50 km/h

D

55 km/h

Solution

Let total distance . Each third .

A

3.5 km/h, 0.5 km/h west

B

3.5 km/h east, 3.5 km/h east

C

0.5 km/h west, 3.5 km/h east

D

7 km/h, 0

Solution

Total distance . Total time .

Average speed .

Net displacement west.

Average velocity west.

A

12 m/s

B

14 m/s

C

16 m/s

D

20 m/s

Solution

Differentiate: .

At : .

A

B

C

D

Solution

. Initial velocity at :

A

B

C

D

Solution

.

.

At : .

A

2 m/s

B

4 m/s

C

6 m/s

D

8 m/s

Solution

.

A

4 m/s

B

6 m/s

C

8 m/s

D

10 m/s

Solution

Convert: .

.

Retardation magnitude .

A

Acceleration

B

Average velocity

C

Displacement

D

Speed

Solution

On a vs graph, the small element equals the small displacement . Integrating over the interval gives the total displacement.

Hence area under the graph displacement.

A

Acceleration

B

Velocity

C

Distance

D

Force

Solution

Slope of the position-time graph instantaneous velocity.

A

Uniform velocity

B

Uniform acceleration starting from rest

C

Non-uniform acceleration

D

Decelerated motion

Solution

Slope is constant and positive, so acceleration is constant and positive (uniform acceleration).

Passing through origin means at , i.e. starts from rest.

A

50 m

B

100 m

C

150 m

D

200 m

Solution

Displacement area under the velocity-time graph.

Area of triangle .

A

Uniform velocity

B

Uniform deceleration

C

Uniformly accelerated, starting from rest

D

At rest

Solution

A parabolic position-time graph corresponds to uniform acceleration: .

Passing through the origin means and the motion starts from rest ().

A

20 km/h

B

40 km/h

C

60 km/h

D

100 km/h

Solution

Same direction: .

A

6 s

B

10 s

C

12 s

D

15 s

Solution

Opposite directions: relative speed .

To completely cross, total distance .

Time .

A

Fall straight down

B

Move along a parabolic path

C

Move along a straight line at angle to the vertical

D

Stay at rest

Solution

In the bus frame, the ball falls vertically. In the ground frame, the ball already has the horizontal velocity of the bus when released. So it moves with constant horizontal velocity and vertical acceleration — a parabolic trajectory (projectile motion).

A

7 m, 5 m

B

5 m, 7 m

C

5 m, 5 m

D

7 m, 7 m

Solution

Distance is the total path length: .

Displacement is the straight-line distance from start to end: .

A

B

C

D

Solution

After one complete round, the person returns to the starting point. The straight-line distance from start to end is zero.

Displacement (distance is ).

A

B

C

D

Solution

Displacement .

The negative sign means the net motion was in the negative x-direction.

A

60 m

B

90 m

C

120 m

D

160 m

Solution

Stopping distance . The deceleration is the same on the same road, so :

.

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