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Free Fall and Vertical Throws for JEE: 17 solved questions

Real JEE paper questions on free fall and vertical throws, part of motion in a straight line. Each opens with the options, the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Papers run from 2002 to 2026. No sign-in needed to read them.

What this topic asks

• Free fall from rest — 15 questions
• Vertical throws — 2 questions

All 17 questions with solutions

• A paratrooper jumps from an aeroplane and opens a parachute after 2 s of free fall and starts deaccelerating… JEE Main 23rd Jan 2nd Shift 2026
• A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 150 m/s. The ratio of velocity after 3 s and 5… JEE Main 12th April 1st Shift 2023
• A ball is released from a height h. If t₁ and t₂ be the time required to complete first half and second half… JEE Main 29th July 2nd Shift 2022
• An object of mass 5 kg is thrown vertically upwards from the ground. The air resistance produces a constant r… JEE Main 24th June 2nd Shift 2022
• When a ball is dropped into a lake from a height 4.9 m above the water level, it hits the water with a veloci… JEE Main 27th June 2nd Shift 2022
• A ball is thrown up with a certain velocity so that it reaches a height h. Find the ratio of the two differen… JEE Main 27th July 1st Shift 2021
• A rubber ball is released from a height of 5 m above the floor. It bounces back repeatedly always rising to (… JEE Main 17th March 2nd Shift 2021
• From a tower of height H, a particle is thrown vertically upwards with a speed u. The time taken by the parti… JEE Main 2014
• A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2 m/s².… AIEEE 2005
• A ball is released from the top of a tower of height h metre. It takes T second to reach the ground. What is… AIEEE 2004
• From a building two balls A and B are thrown such that A is thrown upwards and B downwards (both vertically).… AIEEE 2002
• From 18 m height above the ground a ball is dropped from rest. The height above the ground at which the magni… JEE Main 5th April 1st Shift 2026
• A body falling under gravity covers two points A and B separated by 80 m in 2 s. The distance of upper point… JEE Main 27th Jan 2nd Shift 2024
• A body starts falling freely from height H hits an inclined plane in its path at height h. As a result of thi… JEE Main 31st Jan 1st Shift 2024
• A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 19.6 m s⁻¹ from the top of a tower. The ball strikes t… JEE Main 28th July 2nd Shift 2022
• A ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from the height of 10 m. The height, at which the magnitude of velocity beco… JEE Main 26th June 1st Shift 2022
• A body projected vertically upwards with a certain speed from the top of a tower reaches the ground in t₁. If… JEE Main 6th April 2nd Shift 2024