MDCAT Physics — Force and Motion
Force and Motion is a core Physics topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 16 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (16)
- Acceleration
- Collisions
- Collisions (Elastic and Inelastic)
- Displacement
- Dynamics
- Gravitation and Escape Velocity
- Kinematics
- Momentum
- Newton's Laws
- Newton's Laws of Motion
- Newton's Second Law and Linear Momentum
- Projectile
- Projectile Motion
- Stress and Strain
- Uniform and Variable Acceleration
- Velocity
How Force and Motion is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Force and Motion accounts for 69 questions. It appears in all 16, about 4.3 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2024, with 8 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 6.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 8 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2010 | 8 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 3 |
Force and Motion MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Force and Motion
If the horizontal range of a projectile becomes half of its maximum possible horizontal range, the probable angle of projection is:
- A.15°
- B.30°
- C.45°
- D.60°
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Answer: A. 15° — A horizontal range half of the maximum occurs at a projection angle of about 15°.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Force and Motion
In an elastic collision the total kinetic energy
- A.Dissipates after collision
- B.Increases after the collision
- C.Reduces after the collision
- D.Before and after collision remains same
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Answer: D. Before and after collision remains same — In an elastic collision, total kinetic energy is conserved — it's the same before and after.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Force and Motion
Which of the following is the correct definition of variable velocity?
- A.Unequal distances are covered in equal intervals of time
- B.Equal displacements are made in unequal intervals of time
- C.Unequal displacements are made in equal intervals of time
- D.Equal displacements are made in equal intervals of time
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Answer: C. Unequal displacements are made in equal intervals of time — Variable velocity means unequal displacements occur in equal time intervals — the object's velocity is changing over time.