Physics - Motion In One Dimension
Practise 24 KCET previous year questions on Motion In One Dimension, compiled from papers spanning 2009 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 KCET tests.
Motion In One Dimension has been asked in 18 of the 20 years of KCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 24 questions in all. 42% of them were easy, 42% moderate and 17% tough. Most of its questions came from 2020, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 4 questions across 3 papers, about 1.3 per paper.
The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Graphs of motion in one dimension (6 questions, 25%), Motion Under Gravity (5 questions, 21%), and Uniform Motion (5 questions, 21%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Uniform Motion (3), Rest and Motion (2), and Non-uniform Motion (1). Graphs of motion in one dimension has produced the most tough questions (1).
- 1A car covers the first half of the distance between two places at km/h and another half at km/h. The average speed of the car is2026Rest and Motion
- 2The velocity of a particle moving along -axis is given as (in m/s) where denotes the -coordinate of the particle in metres. The magnitude of2026Non-uniform Motion
- 3Two stones begin to fall from rest from the same height, with the second stone starting to fall ' ' seconds after the first falls from rest.2025Uniform Motion
- 4An athlete runs along a circular track of diameter 80 m . The distance travelled and the magnitude of displacement of the athlete when he co2024Rest and Motion
- 5A body is moving along a straight line with initial velocity . Its acceleration is constant. After .seconds, its velocity becomes . The aver2023Uniform Motion
- 6The displacement (in of a particle of mass (in ) moving in one dimension under the action of a force, is related to time (in sec) by . The d2022Uniform Motion
- 7For a body moving along a straight line, the following - graph is obtained. According to the graph, the displacement during2021Graphs of motion in one dimension
- 8A particle starts from rest. Its acceleration versus time is shown in the figure. The maximum speed of the particle will be2021Graphs of motion in one dimension
- 9The value of acceleration due to gravity at a height of from the surface of earth is . At what depth inside the earth is the value of the ac2020Motion Under Gravity
- 10At a metro station, a girl walks up a stationary escalator in . If she remains stationary on the escalator, then the escalator take her up i2020Relative Motion
- 11A body is initially at rest. It undergoes one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration. The power delivered to it at time is proportion2020Uniform Motion
- 12The given graph shows the variation of velocity (v) with position (x) for a particle moving along a straight line Which of the following gra2019Graphs of motion in one dimension
- 13A particle shows distance - time curve as shown in the figure. the maximum instantaneous velocity of the particle is around the point2018Graphs of motion in one dimension
- 14The S.I. unit of specific heat capacity is2017Motion Under Gravity
- 15A body falls freely for \( 10 {sec} \). Its average velocity during this journey (take \( g=10 {~ms}^{-2} \) )2016Motion Under Gravity
- 16Moment of Inertia of a thin uniform rod rotating about the perpendicular axis passing through its centre is \( I \). If the same rod is bent2015Graphs of motion in one dimension
- 17A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency \( 20 {MHz} \) travels through a space along \( x \) direction. If the electric field vector at a 2014Rest and Motion
- 18Two capacitors of \( 10 {pF} \) and \( 20 {pF} \) are connected to \( 200 {~V} \) and \( 100 {~V} \) sources respectively. If they are conne2014Uniform Motion
- 19In a lift moving up with an acceleration of , a ball is dropped from a height of . The time taken by the ball to reach the floor of the lift2013Motion Under Gravity
- 20A person throws balls into air vertically upward in regular intervals of time of one second. The next ball is thrown when the velocity of th2012Motion Under Gravity
- 21The displacement-time graph of two moving particles make angles of and with the -axis. The ratio of their velocities is2011Graphs of motion in one dimension
- 22A train is moving slowly on a straight track with a constant speed of . A passenger in that train starts walking at a steady speed of to the2010Relative Motion
- 23A motorboat covers a given distance in moving downstream on a river. It covers the same distance in moving upstream. The time it takes to co2010Relative Motion
- 24A body of mass moving along a straight line covers half the distance with a speed of . The remaining half of the distance is covered in two 2009Rest and Motion
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Motion In One Dimension?
This chapter includes 24 questions compiled from KCET papers spanning 2009 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from KCET, or from other exams too?
These are KCET 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 KCET Physics?
Motion In One Dimension has appeared in 18 of the 20 years of KCET papers covered here, with 24 questions across 18 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Motion In One Dimension questions in KCET?
Of the 24 questions analysed for this chapter, 42% are easy, 42% moderate and 17% tough. 2020 had the most, with 3 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:
- Graphs of motion in one dimension - 6 questions (25%)
- Motion Under Gravity - 5 questions (21%)
- Uniform Motion - 5 questions (21%)
- Graphs of motion in one dimension has produced the most tough questions (1).
6.Is Motion In One Dimension's weightage in KCET going up or down?
Across all 18 papers analysed, Motion In One Dimension has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.3 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.