Linear acceleration – MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. Linear acceleration is defined as: (A) Rate of change of displacement (B) Rate of change of velocity (C) Rate of change of force (D) Distance covered per unit time 2. The SI unit of acceleration is: (A) m/s (B) m/s² (C) N/kg (D) m 3. Linear acceleration is a ________ quantity. (A) Scalar (B) Vector (C) Dimensionless (D) Constant 4. Which physical quantity is the derivative of velocity with respect to time? (A) Displacement (B) Acceleration (C) Force (D) Power 5. If velocity is constant, acceleration is: (A) Zero (B) Positive (C) Negative (D) Infinite 6. A car increases its velocity from 10 m/s to 20 m/s in 5 seconds. Its acceleration is: (A) 5 m/s² (B) 2 m/s² (C) 10 m/s² (D) 15 m/s² 7. The dimensional formula of acceleration is: (A) [M⁰L¹T⁻¹] (B) [M⁰L¹T⁻²] (C) [M¹L¹T⁻²] (D) [M⁰L¹T²] 8. The slope of velocity-time graph gives: (A) Force (B) Acceleration (C) Displacement (D) Power 9. Negative acceleration is also called: (A) Retardation (B) Momentum (C) Constant speed (D) Equilibrium 10. If velocity changes uniformly with time, acceleration is: (A) Variable (B) Constant (C) Zero (D) Negative 11. In free fall, the linear acceleration of an object is: (A) 2.5 m/s² (B) 9.8 m/s² (C) 5.0 m/s² (D) Zero 12. Instantaneous acceleration is: (A) Acceleration at a given moment (B) Average acceleration (C) Constant velocity (D) Zero acceleration 13. The formula for average acceleration is: (A) Δv/Δt (B) v/t (C) Δs/Δt (D) F/m 14. In biomechanics, acceleration of a limb refers to: (A) Rate of joint rotation (B) Rate of velocity change of the limb (C) Muscle length change (D) Pressure on joint 15. Which graph represents constant acceleration? (A) Velocity-time graph with constant slope (B) Displacement-time graph curved (C) Horizontal velocity-time graph (D) Force-time graph 16. The area under acceleration-time graph gives: (A) Velocity (B) Displacement (C) Force (D) Mass 17. If a runner speeds up from 2 m/s to 6 m/s in 2 seconds, acceleration is: (A) 4 m/s² (B) 2 m/s² (C) 3 m/s² (D) 8 m/s² 18. Deceleration always acts: (A) In the direction of motion (B) Opposite to the direction of motion (C) Perpendicular to motion (D) Tangent to displacement 19. A car moving with 20 m/s slows to rest in 5 seconds. Acceleration is: (A) −4 m/s² (B) +4 m/s² (C) 0 (D) −5 m/s² 20. Which of these equations represents uniformly accelerated motion? (A) v = u + at (B) s = vt (C) F = ma (D) p = mv 21. The second equation of motion is: (A) s = ut + ½at² (B) v = u + at (C) F = ma (D) a = Δv/Δt 22. The third equation of motion is: (A) v² = u² + 2as (B) s = ut + ½at² (C) F = ma (D) v = s/t 23. Constant acceleration leads to: (A) Straight-line displacement-time graph (B) Straight-line velocity-time graph (C) Parabolic displacement-time graph (D) Constant velocity 24. If acceleration is zero, velocity is: (A) Increasing (B) Constant (C) Negative (D) Infinite 25. An object moving with acceleration has: (A) Constant speed (B) Changing velocity (C) Zero velocity (D) No displacement 26. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately: (A) 8.9 m/s² (B) 9.8 m/s² (C) 10.5 m/s² (D) 12 m/s² 27. If initial velocity u = 0, displacement in time t under acceleration is: (A) s = ut (B) s = ½at² (C) s = vt (D) s = ma 28. The derivative of acceleration with respect to time is called: (A) Power (B) Momentum (C) Jerk (D) Force 29. Which sports activity involves rapid linear acceleration? (A) Sprinting start (B) Weightlifting (C) Swimming strokes (D) All of the above 30. In walking, acceleration is highest during: (A) Heel strike (B) Toe off (C) Mid stance (D) Swing phase 31. A moving object with constant positive acceleration has: (A) Increasing velocity (B) Decreasing velocity (C) Constant velocity (D) Zero velocity 32. Which factor directly affects acceleration according to Newton’s 2nd law? (A) Mass and force (B) Time and pressure (C) Distance and angle (D) Power and work 33. A cyclist accelerates from 5 m/s to 15 m/s in 5 seconds. Acceleration = (A) 1 m/s² (B) 2 m/s² (C) 3 m/s² (D) 5 m/s² 34. When acceleration and velocity are in opposite directions, motion is: (A) Uniform (B) Accelerating (C) Retarding (D) Stationary 35. Which formula relates final velocity, initial velocity, acceleration, and time? (A) v = u + at (B) s = ut + ½at² (C) v² = u² + 2as (D) F = ma 36. The motion of a freely falling body is an example of: (A) Uniform motion (B) Uniform acceleration (C) Non-uniform acceleration (D) Constant velocity 37. Which of these is true for uniform acceleration? (A) Equal increments of velocity in equal time intervals (B) Constant velocity (C) Equal increments of displacement (D) Zero velocity 38. If a car accelerates at 3 m/s² for 4 s, velocity change is: (A) 6 m/s (B) 12 m/s (C) 9 m/s (D) 3 m/s 39. Uniform retardation leads to: (A) Increase in velocity (B) Decrease in velocity (C) Constant displacement (D) Constant acceleration 40. In biomechanics, acceleration of the center of mass helps analyze: (A) Joint stability (B) Force generation (C) Muscle contraction (D) Body balance 41. A train moving at 30 m/s stops in 15 seconds. Acceleration is: (A) −2 m/s² (B) 2 m/s² (C) −1 m/s² (D) −3 m/s² 42. Acceleration is zero when: (A) Velocity is maximum (B) Velocity is constant (C) Velocity is changing (D) Displacement is increasing 43. A ball rolling uphill has acceleration: (A) Positive (B) Negative (C) Zero (D) Constant 44. Which instrument is used to measure acceleration? (A) Accelerometer (B) Dynamometer (C) Spirometer (D) Force plate 45. If net external force on a body is zero, acceleration is: (A) Zero (B) Positive (C) Negative (D) Constant 46. Which motion shows variable acceleration? (A) Free fall near Earth (B) Motion of a car in traffic (C) Dropping a stone in vacuum (D) Constant speed treadmill walk 47. A rocket launch demonstrates: (A) Negative acceleration (B) Constant speed (C) Positive linear acceleration (D) Zero velocity 48. If an object accelerates at 5 m/s² for 2 seconds, change in velocity = (A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) 15 m/s (D) 20 m/s 49. Displacement-time graph of uniformly accelerated motion is a: (A) Straight line (B) Parabola (C) Hyperbola (D) Circle 50. Which of these affects human acceleration in running? 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