Motion, Force & Laws of Motion Questions with Solutions

This topic covers motion in a straight line and in a circle, speed, velocity and acceleration, Newton's three laws of motion, inertia, momentum and its conservation, friction, and centripetal and centrifugal forces. Exam questions often give an everyday example and ask which law explains it: passengers jerking forward when a bus stops suddenly shows inertia (the first law), and the recoil of a gun or the motion of a rocket shows the third law. Know the formulas for momentum (p = mv) and force (F = ma). Practise the motion and laws of motion questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.