Physics - Motion Questions for SSC CGL

Question 1

A car covers 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

Accepted Answer

50 km/h

Answer

45 km/h

Answer

60 km/h

Answer

450 km/h

Question 2

The speed shown on a car's speedometer is its:

Accepted Answer

Instantaneous speed

Answer

Average speed

Answer

Acceleration

Answer

Average velocity

Question 3

If a body returns to its starting point after moving along a path, its displacement is:

Accepted Answer

Zero

Answer

Twice the distance travelled

Answer

Always negative

Answer

Equal to the distance travelled

Question 4

The rate of change of velocity is called:

Accepted Answer

Acceleration

Answer

Momentum

Answer

Speed

Answer

Displacement

Question 5

A stone is dropped from rest. Neglecting air resistance and taking g = 10 m/s², its speed after 3 s is:

Accepted Answer

30 m/s

Answer

45 m/s

Answer

10 m/s

Answer

3 m/s

Question 6

A body moving in a circular path with constant speed has:

Accepted Answer

Changing velocity

Answer

Constant velocity

Answer

Zero acceleration

Answer

Constant displacement

Question 7

The area under a velocity–time graph gives:

Accepted Answer

Displacement

Answer

Force

Answer

Acceleration

Answer

Speed

Question 8

A car starts from rest and reaches 20 m/s in 5 s. Its acceleration is:

Accepted Answer

4 m/s²

Answer

0.25 m/s²

Answer

25 m/s²

Answer

100 m/s²

Question 9

A runner completes one full round of a circular track of radius 7 m. The distance covered is (take π = 22/7):

Accepted Answer

44 m

Answer

154 m

Answer

14 m

Answer

22 m

Question 10

A straight horizontal line on a velocity–time graph (parallel to the time axis, above it) indicates:

Accepted Answer

Uniform velocity

Answer

Body at rest

Answer

Uniform acceleration

Answer

Increasing retardation

Question 11

A body starts from rest with a uniform acceleration of 2 m/s². How far does it travel in 5 s?

Accepted Answer

25 m

Answer

20 m

Answer

50 m

Answer

10 m

Question 12

A body falls freely from a height of 20 m. Taking g = 10 m/s², the time taken to reach the ground is:

Accepted Answer

2 s

Answer

4 s

Answer

1 s

Answer

√2 s

Question 13

A train moving at 30 m/s is brought to rest by uniform retardation in 10 s. The distance covered while stopping is:

Accepted Answer

150 m

Answer

3 m

Answer

300 m

Answer

30 m

Physics - Motion Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)

Q1. A car covers 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

Q2. The speed shown on a car's speedometer is its:

Q3. If a body returns to its starting point after moving along a path, its displacement is:

Q4. The rate of change of velocity is called:

Q5. A stone is dropped from rest. Neglecting air resistance and taking g = 10 m/s², its speed after 3 s is:

Q6. A body moving in a circular path with constant speed has:

Q7. The area under a velocity–time graph gives:

Q8. A car starts from rest and reaches 20 m/s in 5 s. Its acceleration is:

Q9. A runner completes one full round of a circular track of radius 7 m. The distance covered is (take π = 22/7):

Q10. A straight horizontal line on a velocity–time graph (parallel to the time axis, above it) indicates:

Q11. A body starts from rest with a uniform acceleration of 2 m/s². How far does it travel in 5 s?

Q12. A body falls freely from a height of 20 m. Taking g = 10 m/s², the time taken to reach the ground is:

Q13. A train moving at 30 m/s is brought to rest by uniform retardation in 10 s. The distance covered while stopping is:

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