Motion in a Straight Line NEET Questions

Motion in a Straight Line MCQ Questions

1.
Motion in a straight line is also called:
A.
Rectilinear motion
B.
Curvilinear motion
C.
Rotational motion
D.
Circular motion
ANSWER :
A. Rectilinear motion
2.
Displacement is defined as:
A.
The total path covered
B.
The shortest distance between two points
C.
The speed of an object
D.
The time taken to cover a distance
ANSWER :
B. The shortest distance between two points
3.
If the velocity of an object is constant, its acceleration is:
A.
Zero
B.
Positive
C.
Negative
D.
Increasing
ANSWER :
A. Zero
4.
A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 10 seconds to a velocity of 20 m/s. It then runs at a constant velocity and is finally brought to rest in 50 m under uniform retardation. The total distance covered by the car is:

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A.
300 m
B.
500 m
C.
700 m
D.
800 m
ANSWER :
B. 500 m
5.
The slope of a displacement-time graph gives:
A.
Velocity
B.
Acceleration
C.
Distance
D.
Speed
ANSWER :
A. Velocity
6.
The area under a velocity-time graph represents:
A.
Acceleration
B.
Distance
C.
Displacement
D.
Speed
ANSWER :
C. Displacement