Motion in a Straight Line for NEET: PYQ trend, NCERT lines NEET repeats, free lecture

Motion in a Straight Line in NEET: the numbers

53NEET / AIPMT questions in our PYQ bank (1988–2026)

33exam years with a question from this chapter

5NCERT lines NEET asked more than once

Topics NEET asks most

Topic	Questions
Acceleration and equations of motion	22
Free fall and vertical motion	16
Position, displacement, speed and velocity	7
Motion graphs (x-t, v-t, a-t)	4
Relative velocity in one dimension	4

NCERT lines NEET asked again and again

Read these lines from your NCERT book twice: NEET has built questions on each of them more than once.

For constant acceleration from rest, distances in successive seconds are in the ratio 1:3:5:7… , and sₙ ∝(2n − 1). The same rule works for free fall.

AIPMT 1989AIPMT 1993NEET 2021NEET 2022

For two equal halves of a path, average speed is total distance over total time, giving the harmonic mean 2v₁v₂/(v₁ + v₂) , never the simple average (v₁ + v₂)/2.

AIPMT 1990AIPMT 2011NEET 2023

Velocity is dx/dt and acceleration is dv/dt. The particle comes to rest, and may turn back, when v = 0 ; put that time into a for the retardation.

AIPMT 2006AIPMT 2012NEET 2025

On an x-t graph the slope is velocity : v = tan θ. A steeper line means a faster particle, and a downward slope means negative velocity.

AIPMT 1994AIPMT 2008NEET 2022

Near the Earth, all bodies fall with the same g whatever their mass, so fall time depends only on height , t = √(2h/g). The final speed follows from v² = u² + 2gh.

AIPMT 2006AIPMT 2011NEET 2020

Free lecture by Prashant Sir

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Free NCERT notes for Motion in a Straight Line

Kinematics in one dimension: displacement, velocity, acceleration, the equations of motion, graphs, relative velocity and free fall. It is the language of all of mechanics, and NEET usually asks at least one direct question from it, often through a graph.

Read the chapter notes: key NCERT points, graphs, every formula with its meaning, tricks, common mistakes and NEET traps.

FAQ

How many questions come from Motion in a Straight Line in NEET?

Our bank of NEET and AIPMT papers (1988–2026) has 53 questions from Motion in a Straight Line, most of them from Acceleration and equations of motion, Free fall and vertical motion, Position, displacement, speed and velocity.

Which NCERT line of Motion in a Straight Line has NEET asked the most?

This line has been asked 4 times in NEET/AIPMT: "For constant acceleration from rest, distances in successive seconds are in the ratio 1:3:5:7…, and sₙ ∝(2n − 1). The same rule works for free fall."

Where can I study Motion in a Straight Line for NEET for free?

Prashant Sir's full lecture is free on the NEET Physics Kota YouTube channel, and the chapter notes are free on Dhruv.