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Physics - Motion In One Dimension

Practise 178 JEE Main previous year questions on Motion In One Dimension, compiled from papers spanning 2002 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JEE Main tests.

Motion In One Dimension has been asked in 23 of the 25 years of JEE Main papers analysed (2002–2026), with 178 questions in all. 40% of them were easy, 49% moderate and 11% tough. Most of its questions came from 2021, with 25 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 37 questions across 49 papers, about 0.8 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Uniform Motion (41 questions, 23%), Graphs of motion in one dimension (37 questions, 21%), and Rest and Motion (36 questions, 20%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Rest and Motion (25), Motion Under Gravity (21), and Graphs of motion in one dimension (13). Uniform Motion has produced the most tough questions (9).

  1. 1A gas balloon is going up with a constant velocity of m/s. When this balloon reached a height of m, a stone is dropped from it and balloon k08 Apr, 2026 (E)Motion Under Gravity
  2. 2Two masses of kg and kg are accelerated from an initial speed of m/s and m/s, respectively. The distances traversed by the masses in the sec08 Apr, 2026 (E)Non-uniform Motion
  3. 3From m height above the ground a ball is dropped from rest. The height above the ground at which the magnitude of velocity equal to the magn05 Apr, 2026 (M)Motion Under Gravity
  4. 4The velocity ( ) versus time ( ) plot of a particle is shown in the figure, for a time interval of . The total distance travelled by the par05 Apr, 2026 (E)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  5. 5Two cars and are moving in the same direction along a straight line with speeds km/h and km/h, respectively such that car is moving ahead of04 Apr, 2026 (E)Relative Motion
  6. 6The velocity of a particle is given as m/s. The magnitude of acceleration at point is _______ m/s .02 Apr, 2026 (M)Non-uniform Motion
  7. 7Water drops fall from a tap on the floor, 5 m below, at regular intervals of time, the first drop strikes the floor when the sixth drop begi28 Jan, 2026 (M)Motion Under Gravity
  8. 8A particle starts moving from time and its coordinate is given as A. The particle returns to its original position (origin) 0.866 units late28 Jan, 2026 (E)Non-uniform Motion
  9. 9The velocity - Distance graph is shown in figure. Which graph represents acceleration versus distance variation of this system?24 Jan, 2026 (E)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  10. 10A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts deaccelerating with . At 10 m height from grou23 Jan, 2026 (E)Uniform Motion
  11. 11A body of mass 2 kg moving with velocity of enters into a constant force field of 6 N directed along positive z -axis. If the body remains i08 Apr, 2025 (E)Non-uniform Motion
  12. 12A helicopter flying horizontally with a speed of at an altitude of 2 km , drops an object at an instant. The object hits the ground at a poi07 Apr, 2025 (E)Motion Under Gravity
  13. 13The displacement x versus time graph is shown below. (A) The average velocity during 0 to 3 s is (B) The average velocity during 3 to 5 s is04 Apr, 2025 (E)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  14. 14Which of the following curves possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle? Choose the correct answer from the options given belo03 Apr, 2025 (M)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  15. 15A particle moves along the -axis and has its displacement varying with time according to the equation where and are constants of appropriate03 Apr, 2025 (E)Non-uniform Motion
  16. 16A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity for a distance x and with a uniform velocity for the next distance. The02 Apr, 2025 (M)Rest and Motion
  17. 17A sportsman runs around a circular track of radius such that he traverses the path . The distance travelled and displacement, respectively, 02 Apr, 2025 (E)Rest and Motion
  18. 18The maximum speed of a boat in still water is \(27 {~km} / {h}\). Now this boat is moving downstream in a river flowing at \(9 {~km} / {h}\)29 Jan, 2025 (M)Relative Motion
  19. 19Two cars and are moving on a road in the same direction. Acceleration of car increases linearly with time whereas car moves with a constant 29 Jan, 2025 (E)Uniform Motion
  20. 20The velocity-time graph of an object moving along a straight line is shown in figure. What is the distance covered by the object between to 28 Jan, 2025 (E)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  21. 21The motion of an airplane is represented by velocity-time graph as shown below. The distance covered by airplane in the first 30.5 second is23 Jan, 2025 (M)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  22. 22A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed . The other half is covered in two equal time intervals with speeds09 Apr, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  23. 23Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of each. When the cars are apart, both the drivers apply brakes and the cars retard at t09 Apr, 2024 (E)Relative Motion
  24. 24A clock has long second hand and minute hand respectively. In 30 minutes duration the tip of second hand will travel distance more than the 08 Apr, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  25. 25A train starting from rest first accelerates uniformly up to a speed of for time , then it moves with a constant speed for time . The averag06 Apr, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  26. 26A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in . If it is projected vertically downw06 Apr, 2024 (E)Motion Under Gravity
  27. 27A particle moves in a straight line so that its displacement at any time is given by . Its acceleration at any time is where ___________06 Apr, 2024 (E)Rest and Motion
  28. 28A body moves on a frictionless plane starting from rest. If is distance moved between and and is distance moved between and , then the ratio05 Apr, 2024 (M)Non-uniform Motion
  29. 29A body travels in second and in second. The acceleration is :04 Apr, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  30. 30A cyclist starts from the point of a circular ground of radius and travels along its circumference to the point . The displacement of a cycl04 Apr, 2024 (E)Rest and Motion
  31. 31A bus moving along a straight highway with speed of is brought to halt within after applying the brakes. The distance travelled by the bus d04 Apr, 2024 (E)Uniform Motion
  32. 32A particle is moving in one dimension (along x axis) under the action of a variable force. It's initial position was 16 m right of origin. T01 Feb, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  33. 33A particle initially at rest starts moving from reference point x = 0 along x -axis, with velocity v that varies as v = 4 x m s - 1 . The ac01 Feb, 2024 (E)Non-uniform Motion
  34. 34Train A is moving along two parallel rail tracks towards north with 72 km h - 1 and train B is moving towards south with speed 108 km h - 1 01 Feb, 2024 (E)Relative Motion
  35. 35The relation between time ‘ t ’ and distance ‘ x ’ is t = α x 2 + β x , where α and β are constants. The relation between acceleration a and31 Jan, 2024 (M)Uniform Motion
  36. 36A small steel ball is dropped into a long cylinder containing glycerine. Which one of the following is the correct representation of the vel31 Jan, 2024 (M)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  37. 37The displacement and the increase in the velocity of a moving particle in the time interval of t to ( t + 1 ) s are 125 m and 50 m s - 1 , r30 Jan, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  38. 38A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration covers displacement S 1 in first ( p - 1 ) seconds and S 2 in first p seconds. The29 Jan, 2024 (M)Uniform Motion
  39. 39A particle is moving in a straight line. The variation of position x as a function of time t is given as x = t 3 - 6 t 2 + 20 t + 15 m . The29 Jan, 2024 (E)Rest and Motion
  40. 40Position of an ant ( S in metres) moving in Y - Z plane is given by S = 2 t 2 j ^ + 5 k ^ (where t is in second). The magnitude and directio27 Jan, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  41. 41A particle starts from origin at t = 0 with a velocity 5 i ^ m s - 1 and moves in x - y plane under action of a force which produces a const27 Jan, 2024 (M)Rest and Motion
  42. 42A body falling under gravity covers two points A and B separated by 80 m in 2 s . The distance of upper point A from the starting point is _27 Jan, 2024 (E)Motion Under Gravity
  43. 43A bullet is fired into a fixed target looses one third of its velocity after travelling 4 cm . It penetrates further D × 10 - 3 m before com27 Jan, 2024 (E)Uniform Motion
  44. 44The position of a particle related to time is given by x = ( 5 t 2 - 4 t + 5 ) m . The magnitude of velocity of the particle at t = 2 s will15 Apr, 2023 (M)Rest and Motion
  45. 45Two trains A and B of length l and 4 l are travelling into a tunnel of length L in parallel tracks from opposite directions with velocities 13 Apr, 2023 (M)Relative Motion
  46. 46The distance travelled by an object in time t is given by s = 2 . 5 t 2 . The instantaneous speed of the object at t = 5 s will be :13 Apr, 2023 (E)Rest and Motion
  47. 47A passenger sitting in a train A moving at 90 km h - 1 observes another train B moving in the opposite direction for 8 s . If the velocity o13 Apr, 2023 (E)Relative Motion
  48. 48A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 150 m s - 1 . The ratio of velocity after 3 s and 5 s is x + 1 x . The value 12 Apr, 2023 (M)Uniform Motion
  49. 49Given below are two statements: Statement I : A truck and a car moving with same kinetic energy are brought to rest by applying breaks which12 Apr, 2023 (M)Rest and Motion
  50. 50Form the v - t graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion is:11 Apr, 2023 (M)Graphs of motion in one dimension

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 178 questions compiled from JEE Main papers spanning 2002 to 2026.

2.Are these questions only from JEE Main, or from other exams too?

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

3.Is Motion In One Dimension an important chapter for JEE Main Physics?

Motion In One Dimension has appeared in 23 of the 25 years of JEE Main papers covered here, with 178 questions across 135 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Motion In One Dimension questions in JEE Main?

Of the 178 questions analysed for this chapter, 40% are easy, 49% moderate and 11% tough. 2021 had the most, with 25 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 - 41 questions (23%)
  • Graphs of motion in one dimension - 37 questions (21%)
  • Rest and Motion - 36 questions (20%)
  • Uniform Motion has produced the most tough questions (9).
6.Is Motion In One Dimension's weightage in JEE Main going up or down?

Across all 135 papers analysed, Motion In One Dimension has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.8 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.