NEET Level MCQs on Distance, Displacement &
Average Speed
1. A man walks 3 km north, then 4 km east. What is the displacement from his starting point?
a) 7 km
b) 5 km ■
c) 1 km
d) 4.5 km
2. A car travels 60 km in 2 hours. What is its average speed?
a) 30 km/h ■
b) 120 km/h
c) 20 km/h
d) 40 km/h
3. If a particle moves in a straight line and returns to its starting point, the displacement is:
a) Maximum
b) Equal to distance
c) Zero ■
d) Cannot be determined
4. A person walks 5 km north and then 12 km west. Find the displacement.
a) 13 km ■
b) 17 km
c) 12.5 km
d) 7 km
5. A train travels 100 km at 50 km/h and returns at 25 km/h. What is the average speed for the
entire journey?
a) 37.5 km/h
b) 30 km/h
c) 33.33 km/h ■
d) 25 km/h
6. A boy runs around a circular track of radius 70 m in 40 seconds. What is the distance and
displacement at the end of one full round?
a) 440 m, 0 m ■
b) 220 m, 70 m
c) 140 m, 140 m
d) 440 m, 140 m
7. A car travels 40 km in 1 hour and 60 km in the next 2 hours. Find its average speed.
a) 50 km/h
b) 45 km/h
c) 33.33 km/h ■
d) 35 km/h
8. A man moves from A to B which is 3 km east and then moves to C which is 4 km north from B.
What is his average speed if the total time taken is 2 hours?
a) 3.5 km/h ■
b) 5 km/h
c) 2.5 km/h
d) 3 km/h
9. A body travels equal distances with speeds 60 km/h and 40 km/h respectively. What is the
average speed?
a) 50 km/h
b) 48 km/h ■
c) 44 km/h
d) 52 km/h
10. A person walks from his house 500 m east, then 400 m north, then 500 m west. What is the net
displacement from his house?
a) 400 m ■
b) 300 m
c) 0 m
d) 900 m