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JEE Main Physics · Motion in a Straight Line

Kinematics in 1D in JEE Main

Kinematics in 1D (Physics, Motion in a Straight Line) came 27 times in 24 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 18 distinct ideas. 16 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions
27
in 24 shifts
Ideas asked
18
8 asked more than once
Numerical answer
7
26% of its questions
Pattern
Asked most years
last asked 2026
Questions each year
0361’170’204’213’223’236’245’255’26

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format
Easy 12Medium 15Hard 0

Format

  • Single correct14 Q
  • Numerical value7 Q
  • Diagram based4 Q
  • Other1 Q
  • Two statements1 Q
Ideas inside the topic
18 ideas
Where it sits

Part of Motion in a Straight Line, which had 30 questions in all. Kinematics in 1D accounts for 90% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Mechanics.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Motion in a Plane.

Every question

All 27 Kinematics in 1D questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q28The velocity of a particle is given as v⃗=−xi^+2yj^−zk^\vec v=-x\hat i+2y\hat j-z\hat k m/s. The magnitude of acceleration at point (1,2,4)(1, 2, 4) is…MediumSingle correct
  2. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q47From 18 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…MediumNumerical value
  3. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q29The velocity (vv) versus time (tt) plot of a particle is shown in the figure, for a time interval of 40 s. The total distance travelled…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  4. 8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q29A gas balloon is going up with a constant velocity of 10 m/s. When this balloon reached a height of 75 m, a stone is dropped from it and…EasySingle correct
  5. 8 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q50Two masses of 3.4 kg and 2.5 kg are accelerated from an initial speed of 5 m/s and 12 m/s, respectively. The distances traversed by the…MediumNumerical value
  6. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q49A person travelling on a straight line moves with a uniform velocity v1v_1 for a distance xx and with a uniform velocity v2v_2 for the…EasyNumerical value
  7. 2 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q30A sportsman runs around a circular track of radius rr such that he traverses the path ABAB. The distance travelled and displacement,…EasySingle correctHas a figure
  8. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q30Which of the following curves possibly represent one-dimensional motion of a particle? A. [figure: Phase vs time, an inclined straight…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  9. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q28A particle moves along the xx-axis and has its displacement xx varying with time t according to the equation:…EasySingle correct
  10. 4 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q30The displacement xx versus time graph is shown below. (A) The average velocity during 0 to 3 s is 10 m/s (B) The average velocity during…MediumOtherHas a figure
  11. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q33A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in t1t_1. If it is projected…MediumSingle correct
  12. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q57A particle moves in a straight line so that its displacement xx at any time tt is given by x2=1+t2x^2=1+t^2. Its acceleration at any time tt…MediumNumerical value
  13. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q32A particle moving in a straight line covers half the distance with speed 66 m/s. The other half is covered in two equal time intervals…MediumSingle correct
  14. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q32Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of 20 m s−120\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} each. When the cars are 300 m300\ \mathrm{m} apart, both the…EasySingle correct
  15. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q32A body starts moving from rest with constant acceleration covers displacement S1S_1 in first (p−1)(p-1) seconds and S2S_2 in first pp…MediumSingle correct
  16. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q32The relation between time 't' and distance 'x' is t=αx2+βxt=\alpha x^2+\beta x, where α\alpha and β\beta are constants. The relation between…MediumSingle correct
  17. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q38Given below are two statements: Statement I : Area under velocity- time graph gives the distance travelled by the body in a given time.…EasyTwo statements
  18. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q47From the vv - tt graph shown, the ratio of distance to displacement in 25 s of motion is:MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  19. 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q32The distance travelled by an object in time t is given by s=(2.5)t2s=(2.5)t^2. The instantaneous speed of the object at t=5t=5 s will be:EasySingle correct
  20. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q51A car is moving with speed of 150150 km/h and after applying the break it will move 2727 m before it stops. If the same car is moving with…EasyNumerical value
  21. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q57From the top of a tower, a ball is thrown vertically upward which reaches the ground in 6 s. A second ball thrown vertically downward from…MediumNumerical value
  22. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q31Two balls A and B are placed at the top of 180 m tall tower. Ball A is released from the top at t=0t = 0 s. Ball B is thrown vertically…MediumSingle correct
  23. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q9The velocity of a particle starting from origin which is set into motion at t=0t = 0 varies as V=V0(2−t)V = V_0(2-t), where V0V_0 is a positive…MediumSingle correct
  24. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q24A train left the station at uniform acceleration of 2 m/s2^2. A man behind the train at a distance of 5 m is running with a constant…EasyNumerical value
  25. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q3Water droplets are coming from an open tap at a particular rate. The spacing between a droplet observed at 4th4^{\mathrm{th}} second after…MediumSingle correct
  26. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q5The position, velocity and acceleration of a particle moving with a constant acceleration can be represented by :EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  27. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q2A body is thrown vertically upwards. Which one of the following graphs correctly represent the velocity vs time ?EasySingle correctHas a figure