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Distance is a ___________ quantity

A

Scalar

B

Vector

C

Derived

D

Linear

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AAKASH INSTITUTE-MOTION IN STRAIGHT LINE-Assignment (SECTION - A)
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  2. Distance is a quantity

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  3. A particle moves along a circular path of radius R. The distance and d...

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  4. A particle starts from the origin, goes along x-axis to the point (10 ...

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  5. If the displacement of a particle is zero, then distance covered by it

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  6. What is the SI unit of displacement ?

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  7. A person starts walking and comes back to its initial position after 2...

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  8. Which of the following quantities can never be negative?

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  9. A car is moving on a straight road covers one third of the distance wi...

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  10. A car travels half of the distance with constant velocity 40 km/h and ...

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  11. SI unit of acceleration is

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  12. A particle goes from A to B s with uniform acceleration. Its velocity ...

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  13. A trolley moves down a slope from rest with constant acceleration. In ...

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  14. A car moving with a constant speed on a straight track takes a band in...

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  15. The slope of velocity-time graph for uniform motion of an object is

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  16. The position-time graph of an object is a straight line parallel to ti...

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  17. The position-time graph of a moving particle is a straight line inclin...

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  18. The displacement-time graph for two particles A and B are straight lin...

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  19. A particle starting from rest undergoes a rectilinear motion with acce...

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  20. The displacement-time graph of two moving objects A and B are shown in...

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