Practice Motion and Laws of Motion – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about distance and displacement:

1. Distance is the shortest length between the initial and final positions of an object.

2. Displacement can be zero for a round trip.

3. Velocity, like displacement, is a vector quantity.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. An object moving on a circular path with uniform speed is in accelerated motion.

2. Speed is defined as the rate of change of velocity.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (physical quantity) with List-II (SI unit):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements regarding the firing of a gun:

1. The gun moves backward, that is, it recoils, when a bullet is fired.

2. The recoil is explained by Newton's third law and the conservation of momentum.

3. The recoil is explained by the law of gravitation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A fielder pulls the hands back while catching a fast cricket ball because this:

Consider the following statements about the equations of motion:

1. The third equation of motion is v^2 = u^2 + 2as.

2. The equations of motion are valid only for uniform acceleration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Action and reaction forces do not cancel each other because they:

Consider the following statements about physical quantities:

1. Speed is a scalar quantity.

2. Velocity is a vector quantity.

3. Mass is a vector quantity.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match the symbols used in the equations of motion (List-I) with what they represent (List-II).

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.