Consider the motion of the tip of the second hand of a clock. In one minute (assuming R to be the length of the second hand), its:

1. displacement is 2πR
2. distance covered is 2R
3. displacement is zero.
4. distance covered is zero.
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Three girls skating on a circular ice ground of radius 200 m start from a point P on the edge of the ground and reach a point Q diametrically opposite to P following different paths as shown in the figure. The correct relationship among the magnitude of the displacement vector for three girls will be:

      

1. A>B>C
2. C>A>B
3. B>A>C
4. A=B=C

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The position of a moving particle at time t is r=3i^+4t2j^t3k^. Its displacement during the time interval t=1 s to t=3 s will be:

1. j^k^ 2. 3i^4j^k^
3. 9i^+36j^27k^ 4. 32j^26k^
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A particle starting from the point (1,2) moves in a straight line in the XY-plane. Its coordinates at a later time are (2,3). The path of the particle makes with x-axis an angle of:

1. 30 2. 45
3. 60 4. data is insufficient
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The displacement of the point P on the wheel (see figure) as the wheel completes half revolution while rolling on the ground is:
                
1. 2πr
2. πr
3. πr+2r
4. rπ2+4
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A particle starting from the origin (0,0) moves in a straight line in the (x,y) plane. Its coordinates at a later time are (3, 3). The path of the particle makes an angle of __________ with the x-axis:
1. 30
2. 45
3. 60
4. 0

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A cat is situated at point A (0,3,4) and a rat is situated at point B (5,3,8). The cat is free to move but the rat is always at rest. The minimum distance travelled by the cat to catch the rat is:
1. 5 unit
2. 12 unit
3. 13 unit
4. 17 unit

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Coordinates of a particle as a function of time t are x=2t,
y=4t. It can be inferred that the path of the particle will be:

1. Straight line

2. Ellipse

3. Parabola

4. Hyperbola
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An aeroplane flies 400 m north and then 300west and then flies 1200 m upwards. Its net displacement is:

1. 1200 m 2. 1300 m
3. 1400 m 4. 1500 m

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A particle is moving on a circular path of radius R. When the particle moves from point A to B (angle θ), the ratio of the distance to that of the magnitude of the displacement will be:

         
1. θsinθ2
2. θ2sinθ2
3. θ2cosθ2
4. θcosθ2

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