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Topic Uniform acceleration
Asked 2 times in NDA over 2 years (2022–2024), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in NDA — 2 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 2 years (2022–2024)
Across exams
NDA · 2How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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NDA2024
A vehicle starts moving along a straight line path from rest. In first t seconds it moves with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 and then in next 10 seconds it moves with an acceleration of 5 m/s2. The total distance travelled by the vehicle is 550 m. The value of time t is
- A 10 s ✓
- B 13 s
- C 20 s
- D 25 s
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Quantitative Aptitude › Arithmetic
NDA2022
What is the nature of velocity-time graph for a car moving with uniform acceleration?
- A Parabola
- B Logarithmic
- C Straight line ✓
- D Exponential
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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