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Physics - Motion In One Dimension

Practise 6 IAT (IISER) previous year questions on Motion In One Dimension, compiled from papers spanning 2018 to 2024. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty IAT (IISER) tests.

Motion In One Dimension has been asked in 5 of the 9 years of IAT (IISER) papers analysed (2017–2026), with 6 questions in all. 0% of them were easy, 67% moderate and 33% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2023–2026) it had 3 questions across 3 papers, about 1 per paper.

The chapter's 3 topics are not weighted equally: Uniform Motion (3 questions, 50%), Rest and Motion (2 questions, 33%), and Non-uniform Motion (1 question, 17%) have been asked the most. Uniform Motion has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Uniform Motion has produced the most tough questions (1).

  1. 1On a circular track, two cyclists, Abhijit and Vani, start moving in opposite directions from a point. Abhijit moves with a constant speed. 2024Uniform Motion
  2. 2A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial speed from a height above the ground. The ball eventually hits the ground with a speed .2023Rest and Motion
  3. 3The velocity of a particle moving in one dimension is given by: where is a constant. What is the total displacement of the particle from tim2023Uniform Motion
  4. 4A particle experiences an acceleration , where is the velocity of the particle and is a constant. If the distances traveled by the particle 2022Non-uniform Motion
  5. 5An athlete runs on a straight track. She starts from rest and runs with a constant acceleration for the first 2 seconds, reaching a speed of2021Uniform Motion
  6. 6Starting from rest, a car moves with a constant acceleration, and comes to a momentary stop with the same constant deceleration. Subsequentl2018Rest and Motion

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Motion In One Dimension?

This chapter includes 6 questions compiled from IAT (IISER) papers spanning 2018 to 2024.

2.Are these questions only from IAT (IISER), or from other exams too?

These are IAT (IISER) questions specifically for the Motion In One Dimension chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Motion In One Dimension an important chapter for IAT (IISER) Physics?

Motion In One Dimension has appeared in 5 of the 10 years of IAT (IISER) papers covered here, with 6 questions across 5 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Motion In One Dimension questions in IAT (IISER)?

Of the 6 questions analysed for this chapter, 0% are easy, 67% moderate and 33% tough. 2023 had the most, with 2 questions.

5.Which topics in Motion In One Dimension should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Motion In One Dimension:

  • Uniform Motion - 3 questions (50%)
  • Rest and Motion - 2 questions (33%)
  • Non-uniform Motion - 1 question (17%)
  • Uniform Motion has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Motion In One Dimension's weightage in IAT (IISER) going up or down?

Across all 5 papers analysed, Motion In One Dimension has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2023–2026), that average has fallen, at about 1.0 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.