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 Preface
“Std. XII: Sci. Triumph Physics” is a complete and thorough guide to prepare students for a competitive
level examination. The book will not only assist students with MCQs of Std. XII but will also help them to prepare for
JEE, AIPMT, CET and various other competitive examinations.
The content of this book is based on the Maharashtra State Board Syllabus. Formulae that form a vital part of
MCQ solving are provided in each chapter. Notes provide important information about the topic. Shortcuts provide
easy and less tedious solving methods. Mindbenders have been introduced to bridge the gap between a text book
topic and the student’s understanding of the same. A quick reference to the notes, shortcuts and mindbenders has been
provided wherever possible.
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Topic Name Page No. Topic Name Page No.
No. No.
1 Circular Motion 1 11 Interference and Diffraction 421
2 Gravitation 47 12 Electrostatics 462
3 Rotational Motion 91 13 Current Electricity 513
4 Oscillations 138 Magnetic Effects of Electric
14 542
5 Elasticity 191 Current
6 Surface Tension 223 15 Magnetism 577
16 Electromagnetic Induction 595
7 Wave Motion 254
17 Electrons and Photons 646
8 Stationary Waves 291
Atoms, Molecules and
Kinetic Theory of Gases and 18 672
9 332 Nuclei
Radiation
19 Semiconductors 715
10 Wave Theory of Light 396 20 Communication Systems 749
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01  Circular Motion 
Syllabus
1.0 Introduction

1.1 Angular displacement

1.2 Angular velocity and angular

acceleration

1.3 Relation between linear velocity and

angular velocity

1.4 Uniform circular motion

1.5 Acceleration in U.C.M

(Radial acceleration)

1.6 Centripetal and centrifugal forces

Riding on a vertical circular arc, this roller
1.7 Banking of roads coaster fans experience a net force and
acceleration that point towards the centre of the
circle
1.8 Conical pendulum

1.9 Vertical circular motion

1.10 Kinematical equation for circular motion in analogy with linear motion

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iii. Net (linear) acceleration,

Formulae
a= a 2r + a 2t ….(Magnitude only)
1. Uniform Circular Motion (U.C.M.):
æ v 2 ÷ö æ dv ö 2
i. Instantaneous angular velocity, = çç ÷+ç ÷÷
çè r ÷÷ø ççè dt ÷ø
 v 2
 = lim = = = 2n =
t  0 t r T iv. Relation between tangential and angular
ii. Average angular velocity, acceleration,
  
θ - θ1 Dθ a T   r = r
av = 2 =
t 2 - t1 Dt  =0
where, 3. Centripetal force:
1 = angular position of the body at time
mv2
t1 i. Centripetal force, Fcp =
2 = angular position of the body at time r
t2 = mr2 = mv = mr (2f)2
2
iii.  = av for U.C.M.  2  4 2 mr
= mr   =
iv. If a particle makes n rotations in t  T  T2
second, then ii. Magnitude of Centrifugal force,
2πn = Magnitude of Centripetal force
av =
t mv2
i.e Fcf = (in magnitude)
v. Angular acceleration =  = 0 r
vi. Instantaneous angular acceleration, iii. When an electron moves round the
Dω dω d 2θ nucleus of an atom along a circular path,
inst = lim = = 2 we have
Dt  0 Dt dt dt
vii. Average angular acceleration, Ze 2 mv 2
= = m2r
ω - ω1 Dω 40 r 2
r
ave. = 2 =
t 2 - t1 Dt 4 2 r
= m 42 n2r = m
where, 1 = instantaneous angular speed T2
at time t1 where, Z = atomic number of the
2 = instantaneous angular speed at time nucleus.
t2 . 4. Motion of a vehicle on a curve road:
viii. Linear acceleration The maximum velocity v, with which a
 
vehicle can take a safe turn so that there is no
= centripetal acceleration =   v
skidding, is v = rg
v2 42 r
= a = v = = r2 = 42f2r = where,  = coefficient of limiting friction
r T2
between the wheels and the road.
1 2
ix. Time period = T = = 5. Banking of roads:
frequency (f ) 
The proper velocity or optimum v on a road
x. Relation between linear and angular
  
banked by an angle  with the horizontal is
velocity: v =   r = r as  = 90 given by,
2. Non-uniform circular motion:    tan  
v= rg  s 
i. Radial component of acceleration,  1  s tan  
v2 where r = radius of curvature of road
ar =  2r = 
r g = acceleration due to gravity
ii. Tangential component of acceleration, s = coefficient of friction between road and
dv tyres
at = when s = 0, v = rg tan 
dt
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6. Vertical Circular Motion: 8. Kinematical equations in circular motion in

i. Velocity at highest point vH  rg analog with linear motion:
i.  = 0 + t
ii. Velocity at the lowest point vL  5rg 1 2
ii.  = 0t + t
iii. Velocity at a point along horizontal 2
(midway position) vM  3rg iii. 2 = 02 + 2 
iv. Acceleration at the highest point aH = g
v. Acceleration at the bottom point aL = 5g
Notes
vi. Acceleration along horizontal aM = 3g
1. Radian measure must be used in equations
vii. Tension at top most point,
that contain linear and angular quantities.
mv 2B
TH =  mg  0 2. Finite angular displacement is a scalar
r
quantity because it does not obey the laws of
viii. Tension at the lowest point, vector addition.
mv2A
TL = + mg  6 mg  
r 3. In U.C.M., angular velocity    is only
ix. Tension at a point where the string  
makes an angle  with the lower vertical  
constant vector but angular acceleration   
line  
2
mv  
T =  mg cos  and angular displacement    are variable
r  
x. Tension at midway position where vectors.
 = 90 (i.e. along horizontal)
4. All the points on a rotating body in U.C.M.
mv2 have same  except centre as it is not
TM = [cos 90 = 0]
r rotating.
xi. Total energy at different points at the 5. Instantaneous angular displacement is a
top, bottom and horizontal, vector quantity.
5
EH = EL = EM = mrg 6. Angular speed is a scalar quantity but angular
2
velocity is a vector quantity but both have
xii. Total energy at any point, same units i.e rad/s.
1
E = mv 2  mgr(1  cos )   
2 7. The direction of  ,  ,  is given by the right
hand thumb rule.
7. Conical Pendulum:
i. Angular velocity, 8. The value of  of earth about its axis is
g 7  105 rad/s or 360 per day.
a. =
l cos  9. When a particle moves in a circle with
constant speed, its velocity is variable because
g tan  of changing direction.
b. =
r
10. Circular motion is a two-dimensional motion
2 l cos  in which the linear velocity and linear
ii. Periodic time = = 2
 g acceleration vectors lie in the plane of the
circle but the angular velocity and angular
l sin  acceleration vectors are perpendicular to the
=
g tan  plane of the circle.
iii. Radius of horizontal circle, 11. Centrifugal force is a fictitious force and
r = l sin  holds good in a rotating frame of reference.
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12. An observer on the moving particle
experiences only the centrifugal force, but an
observer stationary with respect to the centre
can experience or measure only the
centripetal force.
13. Whenever a particle is in a U.C.M. or non
U.C.M., centripetal and centrifugal forces act
simultaneously. They are both equal and
opposite but do not cancel each other.
14. Centripetal force and Centrifugal force are
not action-reaction forces as action-reaction
forces act on different bodies.
15. The direction of centripetal force is same
whether the rotation of the circular path is
clockwise or anticlockwise.
16. Centripetal force is not responsible for
rotational motion of a body because only
torque can produce rotational motion.
17. Since the centripetal force acting on a particle
in circular motion acts perpendicular to its
displacement (and also its velocity), the work
done by it is always zero.
18. Centrifuge is an apparatus used to separate
heavier particles from the lighter particles in
a liquid.
19. Range of acceleration in circular motion
90 <  ≤ 180.
20. The radius of the curved path is the distance
from the centre of curved path to the centre of
gravity of the body. It is to be considered
when the centre of gravity of body is at a
height from the surface of road or surface of
spherical body.
21. Whenever a car is taking a horizontal turn, the
normal reaction is at the inner wheel.
22. While taking a turn, when car overturns, its
inner wheels leave the ground first.
23. For a vehicle negotiating a turn along a
circular path, if its speed is very high, then the
vehicle starts skidding outwards. This causes
the radius of the circle to increase resulting in
the decrease in the centripetal force.
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[ Fcp  ]
T a    r   v
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24. If a body moves in a cylindrical well (well of
death,) the velocity required will be minimum
safest velocity and in this case the weight of
the body will be balanced by component of
normal reaction and the minimum safest
velocity is given by the formula rg .
25. Cyclist leans his cycle to make an angle to
avoid topling; not to provide centripetal force.
26. If a body is kept at rest at the highest point of
convex road and pushed along the surface to
perform circular motion, the body will fall
r
after travelling a vertical distance of from
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the highest point where r is the radius of the
circular path.
27. When a body moves in a circular path with
constant speed, its linear momentum changes
at every point, but its kinetic energy remains
constant.
28. In horizontal uniform circular motion, kinetic
energy and magnitude of linear momentum
remains constant, but the direction of linear
momentum keeps on changing.
29. Since the centripetal force is not zero for a
particle in circular motion, the torque acting

is zero i.e., τ = 0 (as the force is central)
Hence the angular momentum is constant i.e.

L = constant.
30. Whenever the body moves, the force
responsible for motion is the vector sum of all
the forces acting at that point.
For example, Lift going up and down with
acceleration ‘a’.
31. If a particle performing circular motion comes

to rest momentarily, i.e. v = 0, then it will
move along the radius towards the centre and
if its radial acceleration is zero, i.e. ar = 0,
then the body will move along the tangent
drawn at that point.
32. For non uniform circular motion
    
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33. When a bucket full of water is rotated in a 5. To find out number of revolutions, always
vertical circle, water will not spill only if apply the formula,
velocity of bucket at the highest point is  t 2nt
Number of revolutions = =  = nt
 gr . 2 2 2
 
34. If velocity imparted to body at the lowest 6. Since Fc  v , therefore, no work is done by
position is equal to 2rg , then it will oscillate the centripetal force. [2 rad = 360 = 1 rev.]
in a semicircle. 7. Angle which, a cyclist should make with the
vertical is the angle of banking along a curved
road.
Mindbenders
8. On frictional surface, for a body performing
1. The maximum velocity with which a vehicle circular motion, the centripetal force is
can go without toppling, is given by provided by the force of friction.
d fS = N but on horizontal surface N = mg
v= rg = rg tan 
2h 9. The minimum safe velocity for not
d gdr
where, tan  = overturning is v =
2h 2h
d = distance between the wheels 10. While rounding a curve on a level road,
h = height of centre of gravity from the road centripetal force required by the vehicle is
g = acceleration due to gravity provided by force of friction between the tyres
2. Skidding of an object placed on a rotating and the road.
platform: mv2
= F = R = mg
The maximum angular velocity of rotation of r
the platform so that object will not skid on it is 11. To avoid dependence on friction for the
max = (g / r) supply of necessary centripetal force, curved
roads are usually banked by raising outer edge
3. The angle made by the resultant acceleration of the road above the inner edge.
with the radius,
æa ö 12. The angle of banking () is given by,
 = tan1 ççç t ÷÷÷ v2 h
è a r ÷ø tan  = 
rg l  h2
2

where h is height of the outer edge above the

Shortcuts
inner edge and l is length of the road.
1. The basic formula for acceleration is a = v. 13. On the same basis, a cyclist has to bend
through an angle  from his vertical position
2. In U.C.M., if central angle or angular while rounding a curve of radius r with
displacement is given, then simply apply v2
 velocity v such that tan  =
dv = 2v sin to determine change in velocity. rg
2
If  is very very small, then
3. There are two types of acceleration; ar (radial) v2
and at (tangential) acceleration. tan  = sin  =
rg
dv
Formula for ar = 2r and at = or r v2 h
dt =
rg l
4. To calculate angular displacement, apply the where h is height of the outer edge from the
1 inner edge and l is the distance between the
formula,  = t + t2
2 tracks or width of the road.
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14. Always remember the formulae for velocity of 19. The total energy of any body revolving in a
the body at the top, bottom and at the middle vertical circle is (5/2) mgr.
of a circle with two distinct cases:
i. path is convex 20. The distance travelled by the particle
performing uniform circular motion in t
ii. path is concave
2r
Remember in both the cases, formula will be seconds is given by the formula, d = t.
different. T

mv2 21. To find out any unknown quantity, if body

i. = mg  N where N is normal
r moves in vertical circle, resolve mg and if the
reaction. body moves in horizontal circle, resolve
mv2 tension or normal reaction.
ii. = N  mg
r
Remember if in the question, it is given that 22. Centripetal Force in Different Situations:
body falls from a certain point then at that
The centripetal
point N = 0. Situation
force
15. Effect of rotation of earth about its axis: i. A particle tied to a Tension in the string
The apparent loss in weight of a body on its string and whirled
surface = m2 R cos2  where in a horizontal
m = mass of body circle
 = angular velocity of earth ii. Vehicle taking a Frictional force
R = radius of earth turn on a level road exerted by the road
 = latitude on the tyres
iii. A vehicle on a Weight of the body or
16. In horizontal circle, tension will be equal to speed breaker a component of
mv2 weight
centripetal force i.e. T =
r iv. Revolution of earth Gravitational force
i. The minimum velocity of projection at around the sun exerted by the sun
the lowest point of vertical circle so that
v. Electron revolving Coulomb attraction
the string slacken at the highest point, is
around the nucleus exerted by the
given by vL = 5gr in an atom protons on electrons
ii. velocity at the highest point is vH = gr vi. A charged particle Magnetic force
describing a exerted by the
17. If TL is the tension at the lowest point and TH circular path in a magnetic field
is the tension at the highest point then magnetic field
TL  TH = 6 mg vii. Coin placed on disk In this case frictional
18. When force gives necessary
centripetal force.
i. vL = 2gr , the body moves in a vertical
viii. Car moving on a N sin  gives
semicircle about the lowest point L, smooth banked necessary centripetal
ii. vL < 2gr , then the body oscillates in a road force.
circular arc smaller than the semicircle. ix. Passenger sitting in Necessary centripetal
iii. For a motor cyclist to loop a vertical a turning car force is provided by
loop, vL > 5gr and vH > gr seat and passenger.

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9. An electric motor of 12 horse-power generates

Classical Thinking
an angular velocity of 125 rad/s. What will be
the frequency of rotation?
1.1 Angular displacement
(A) 20 (B) 20/
1. The angular displacement in circular motion is (C) 20/2 (D) 40
(A) dimensional quantity.
10. The ratio of angular speeds of seconds hand
(B) dimensionless quantity. and hour hand of a watch is
(C) unitless and dimensionless quantity. (A) 1 : 720 (B) 60 : 1
(D) unitless quantity. (C) 1 : 60 (D) 720 : 1
2. Angular displacement is measured in 11. A body moves with constant angular velocity
(A) metre. (B) time. on a circle. Magnitude of angular acceleration
(C) radian. (D) steradian. is
(A) r2 (B) constant
3. A flywheel rotates at a constant speed of (C) zero (D) r
3000 r.p.m. The angle described by the shaft
in one second is 12. A wheel having a diameter of 3 m starts from
(A) 3  rad (B) 30  rad rest and accelerates uniformly to an angular
(C) 100  rad (D) 3000  rad velocity of 210 r.p.m. in 5 seconds. Angular
acceleration of the wheel is
1.2 Angular velocity and angular (A) 4.4 rad s2 (B) 3.3 rad s2
acceleration 2
(C) 2.2 rad s (D) 1.1 rad s2
 
4. Direction of  r is 1.3 Relation between linear velocity and
(A) tangent to path. angular velocity

(B) perpendicular to path.
13. The vector relation between linear velocity v ,
(C) parallel to the path.  
(D) along the path. angular velocity  and radius vector r is
5. What is the angular speed of the seconds hand given by
     
of a watch? (A) v =  r (B) v = r + 
(A) 60 rad/s (B)  rad/s      
(C) v = . r (D) v = r  
(C) /30 rad/s (D) 2 rad/s
14. A wheel has circumference C. If it makes
6. The angular velocity of a particle rotating in a
f r.p.s., the linear speed of a point on the
circular orbit 100 times per minute is circumference is
(A) 1.66 rad/s (B) 10.47 rad/s (A) 2fC (B) fC
(C) 10.47 deg/s (D) 60 deg/s (C) fC/2 (D) fC/60
7. A body of mass 100 g is revolving in a 15. A body is whirled in a horizontal circle of
horizontal circle. If its frequency of rotation is radius 20 cm. It has angular velocity of
3.5 r.p.s. and radius of circular path is 0.5 m, 10 rad/s. What is its linear velocity at any
the angular speed of the body is point on circular path?
(A) 18 rad/s (B) 20 rad/s (A) 10 m/s (B) 2 m/s
(C) 22 rad/s (D) 24 rad/s (C) 20 m/s (D) 2 m/s

8. What is the angular velocity of the earth? 16. A particle moves in a circular path, 0.4 m in
2 2 radius, with constant speed. If particle makes
(A) rad/s (B) rad/s 5 revolutions in each second of its motion, the
86400 3600 speed of the particle is
2 2 (A) 10.6 m/s (B) 11.2 m/s
(C) rad/s (D) rad/s
24 6400 (C) 12.6 m/s (D) 13.6 m/s

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17. A particle P is moving in a circle of radius r 23. A car travels due north with a uniform
with a uniform speed v. C is the centre of the velocity. As the car moves over muddy area,
circle and AB is a diameter. When passing mud sticks to the tyre. The particles of the
through B, the angular velocity of P about A mud as it leaves the ground are thrown
and C are in the ratio v (A) vertically upwards.
(A) 1 : 1 (B) vertically inwards.
(B) 1 : 2 (C) towards north.
A C r B
(C) 2 : 1 2r P (D) towards south.
(D) 4 : 1
1.5 Acceleration in U.C.M. (Radial
acceleration)
1.4 Uniform Circular Motion (U.C.M.)
24. A particle in U.C.M. possesses linear
18. In uniform circular motion, acceleration since
(A) both velocity and acceleration are (A) its linear speed changes continuously.
constant. (B) both magnitude and direction of linear
(B) velocity changes and acceleration is velocity change continuously.
constant. (C) direction of linear velocity changes
(C) velocity is constant and acceleration continuously.
changes. (D) its linear speed does not change
(D) both velocity and acceleration change. continuously.
19. A particle moves along a circular orbit with 25. The acceleration of a particle in U.C.M. directed
constant angular velocity. This necessarily towards centre and along the radius is called
means, (A) centripetal acceleration.
(A) its motion is confined to a single plane. (B) centrifugal acceleration.
(B) its motion is not confined to a single (C) gravitational acceleration.
plane. (D) tangential acceleration.
(C) nothing can be said regarding the plane
26. In an inertial frame of reference, a body
of motion.
performing uniform circular motion in
(D) its motion is one-dimensional.
clockwise direction has
20. Select the WRONG statement. (A) constant velocity.
(A) In U.C.M. linear speed is constant. (B) zero angular acceleration.
(B) In U.C.M. linear velocity is constant. (C) centripetal acceleration.
(C) In U.C.M. magnitude of angular (D) tangential acceleration.
momentum is constant.
(D) In U.C.M. angular velocity is constant. 27. An electric fan has blades of length 30 cm as
measured from the axis of rotation. If the fan
21. If a particle moves in a circle describing equal is rotating at 1200 r.p.m., the acceleration of a
angles in equal intervals of time, the velocity point on the tip of the blade is about
vector (A) 1600 cm/s2 (B) 4740 cm/s2
(A) remains constant. (C) 2370 cm/s 2
(D) 5055 cm/s2
(B) changes in magnitude only.
(C) changes in direction only. 28. The diameter of a flywheel is 1.2 m and it
(D) changes both in magnitude and direction. makes 900 revolutions per minute. Calculate
the acceleration at a point on its rim.
22. A particle moves along a circle with a uniform
(A) 540 2 m/s2 (B) 270 m/s2
speed v. After the position vector has made an 2 2
(C) 360  m/s (D) 540 m/s2
angle of 30 with the reference position, its
speed will be 29. The angular speed (in rev/min) needed for a
v centrifuge to produce an acceleration of
(A) v 2 (B) 1000 g at a radius arm of 10 cm is
2
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
v (A) 1500 rev/min (B) 4000 rev/min
(C) (D) v
3 (C) 2000 rev/min (D) 3000 rev/min
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30. If the angle between tangential acceleration and 37. When a car is going round a circular track, the
resultant acceleration in non U.C.M. is , then resultant of all the forces on the car in an
direction of the resultant acceleration will be inertial frame is
a  a  (A) acting away from the centre.
(A) tan1  t  (B) tan1  r  (B) acting towards the centre.
 ar   at 
(C) zero.
a  a 
(C) tan1  r  (D) tan1  t  (D) acting tangential to the track.
 a   a 
38. Place a coin on gramophone disc near its
31. A car is moving along a circular road at a centre and set the disc into rotation. As the
speed of 20 m/s. The radius of circular road is speed of rotation increases, the coin will slide
10 m. If the speed is increased at the rate of away from the centre of the disc. The motion
30 m/s2, what is the resultant acceleration at of coin is due to
that moment? (A) radial force towards centre.
(A) 10 m/s2 (B) 50 m/s2 (B) non-conservative force.
2
(C) 250 m/s (D) 80 m/s2
(C) centrifugal force.
1.6 Centripetal and centrifugal forces (D) centripetal force.
32. The force required to keep a body in uniform 39. If p is the magnitude of linear momentum of a
circular motion is particle executing a uniform circular motion,
(A) centripetal force. then the ratio of centripetal force acting on
(B) centrifugal force. the particle to its linear momentum is given by
(C) frictional force.
r v2
(D) breaking force. (A) (B)
v mr
33. A vehicle moving on a horizontal road may be
v
thrown outward due to (C) (D) v.r
(A) gravitational force. r
(B) normal reaction.
40. A racing car of mass 102 kg goes around a
(C) frictional force between tyres and road.
circular track (horizontal) of radius 10 m. The
(D) lack of proper centripetal force.
maximum thrust that track can withstand is
34. Select the WRONG statement. 105 N. The maximum speed with which car
(A) Centrifugal force has same magnitude as can go around is
that of centripetal force. (A) 10 m/s (B) 100 m/s
(B) Centrifugal force is along the radius, (C) 50 m/s (D) 20 m/s
away from the centre.
(C) Centrifugal force exists in inertial frame 41. Two particles of equal masses are revolving in
of reference. circular paths of radii r1 and r2 respectively
(D) Centrifugal force is called pseudo force, with the same speed. The ratio of their
as its origin cannot be explained. centripetal forces is
35. An important consequence of centrifugal force r2 r2
is that the earth is, (A) (B)
r1 r1
(A) bulged at poles and flat at the equator. 2 2
(B) flat at poles and bulged at the equator.  r1   r2 
(C) high tides and low tides. (C)   (D)  
 r2   r1 
(D) rising and setting of sun.
36. Fats can be separated from milk in a cream 42. A 10 kg object attached to a nylon cord
separator because of outside a space vehicle is rotating at a speed of
(A) cohesive force. 5 m/s. If the force acting on the cord is 125 N,
(B) gravitational force. its radius of path is
(C) centrifugal force. (A) 2 m (B) 4 m
(D) viscous force. (C) 6 m (D) 1 m
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43. The breaking tension of a string is 50 N. A 50. If the radius of the circular track decreases,
body of mass 1 kg is tied to one end of a 1 m then the angle of banking
long string and whirled in a horizontal circle. (A) increases.
The maximum speed of the body should be (B) decreases.
(A) 5 2 m/s (B) 10 m/s (C) first increases then decreases.
(C) 7.5 m/s (D) 5 m/s (D) does not change.
44. A proton of mass 1.6 × 10–27 kg goes round in 1.8 Conical Pendulum
a circular orbit of radius 0.12 m under a 51. When the bob of a conical pendulum is
centripetal force of 6 × 10–14 N. Then the moving in a horizontal circle at constant
frequency of revolution of the proton is about speed, which quantity is fixed?
(A) 1.25 × 106 cycles per second (A) Velocity (B) Acceleration
(B) 2.50 × 106 cycles per second (C) Centripetal force (D) Kinetic energy
(C) 3.75 × 106 cycles per second
(D) 5.00 × 106 cycles per second 52. The period of a conical pendulum is
(A) equal to that of a simple pendulum of
1.7 Banking of roads same length l.
45. The safety speed of a vehicle on a curve (B) more than that of a simple pendulum of
horizontal road is same length l.
(C) less than that of a simple pendulum of
(A) rg (B) rg
same length l.
(C) r2g (D) /(rg)2 (D) independent of length of pendulum.
46. The safe speed of a vehicle on a horizontal 53. Consider a simple pendulum of length 1 m. Its
curve road is independent of bob performs a circular motion in horizontal
(A) mass of vehicle. plane with its string making an angle 60 with
(B) coefficient of friction between road the vertical. The centripetal acceleration
surface and tyre of vehicle. experienced by the bob is
(C) radius of curve. (A) 17.3 m/s2 (B) 5.8 m/s2
2
(D) acceleration due to gravity. (C) 10 m/s (D) 5 m/s2
47. The rail tracks are banked on the curves so that 54. A particle of mass 1 kg is revolved in a
(A) resultant force will be decreased. horizontal circle of radius 1 m with the help of a
(B) weight of train may be reduced. string. If the maximum tension the string can
(C) centrifugal force may be balanced by the withstand is 162 N, then the maximum
horizontal component of the normal frequency with which the particle can revolve is
reaction of the rail. (A) 3 Hz (B) 2 Hz
(D) frictional force may be produced (C) 4 Hz (D) 5 Hz
between the wheels and tracks.
1.9 Vertical Circular Motion
48. The angle of banking of the road does not
depend upon 55. When a particle is moved in a vertical circle,
(A) acceleration due to gravity. (A) it has constant radial and tangential
(B) radius of curvature of the road. acceleration.
(C) mass of the vehicle. (B) it has variable tangential and radial
(D) speed of the vehicle. acceleration.
(C) it has only constant radial acceleration.
49. For a banked curved road, the necessary (D) it has only constant tangential
centripetal force on any vehicle is provided by acceleration.
(A) vertical component of normal reaction
of the vehicle. 56. For a particle moving in a vertical circle,
(B) horizontal component of the normal (A) kinetic energy is constant.
reaction of the vehicle. (B) potential energy is constant.
(C) both vertical and horizontal components (C) neither K.E. nor P.E. is constant.
of the normal reaction of the vehicle. (D) both kinetic energy and potential energy
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57. If a stone is tied to one end of the string and 63. A body of mass m is tied to a string of length l
whirled in vertical circle, then the tension in and whirled in a vertical circle. The velocity
the string at the lowest point is equal to of the body at the lowest position is u. Then
(A) centripetal force. the tension in the string at a position when the
(B) the difference between centripetal force string makes an angle  with the vertical is
and weight of the stone. mu 2
(C) the addition of the centripetal force and (A)
l
weight of the stone.
(D) weight of the stone. mu 2
(B) + mg cos 
l
58. If a body is tied to a string and whirled in
vertical circle, then the tension in the string at mu 2
(C) + mg(2cos   3)
the highest position is l
(A) maximum. mu 2
(D) + mg(3cos   2)
(B) minimum. l
(C) between maximum and minimum values.
(D) zero. 64. A motorcyclist rides in a horizontal circle
along the inner wall of cylindrical chamber of
59. A body of mass m is suspended from a string radius r. If the coefficient of friction between
of length l. What is minimum horizontal the tyres and the wall is , the minimum
velocity that should be given to the body in its angular speed to prevent him from sliding
lowest position so that it may complete one down is
full revolution in the vertical plane with the
1
point of suspension as the centre of the circle (A) r g (B) g
r
(A) v = 2lg (B) v = 3l g
g r
(C) v= 4l g (D) v= 5l g (C) (D)
r g
60. If the overbridge is concave instead of being
convex, the thrust on the road at the lowest 65. A particle is moving in a vertical circle. If v1 is
position will be the velocity of particle at highest point and v2
is the velocity of particle at lowest point, then
mv 2 mv 2 the relation between v1 and v2 is
(A) mg + (B) mg 
r r (A) v1 = v2
2 2 2
m vg vg (B) v1 < v2
(C) (D)
r r (C) v2 = 5 v1
61. A motor cycle is going on an over bridge of (D) v1 = 5 v2
radius R. The driver maintains a constant
speed. As motor cycle is descending, normal 1.10 Kinematical equations in circular
force on it motion in analogy with linear motion
(A) increases. (B) decreases.
(C) remain the same. (D) fluctuates. 66. Calculate the angular acceleration of a
centrifuge which is accelerated from rest to
62. A particle of mass m tied with string is 350 r.p.s. in 220 s.
revolving in vertical circular motion with (A) 10 rad s2 (B) 20 rad s2
same speed. Maximum possibility of breaking (C) 25 rad s2 (D) 30 rad s2
the string is at point
A 67. A wheel rotates with constant acceleration of
m 2.0 rad/s2. If the wheel has an initial angular
velocity of 4 rad/s, then the number of
B C
revolutions it makes in the first ten second will
be approximately,
(A) A D (B) B (A) 16 (B) 22
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Miscellaneous
Critical Thinking
68. A car is moving at a speed of 72 km/hr. The
diameter of its wheel is 0.5 m. If the wheels 1.1 Angular displacement
are stopped in 20 rotations applying brakes,
then angular retardation produced by the 1. A wheel rotates with a constant angular
brakes would be velocity of 300 r.p.m. The angle through
which the wheel rotates in one second is
(A)  45.5 rad/s2 (B)  33.5 rad/s2
(A)  rad (B) 5  rad
(C)  25.48 rad/s2 (D)  50.9 rad/s2
(C) 10  rad (D) 20  rad
69. A particle of mass 2 kg is rotating by means of
a string in a vertical circle. The difference in 2. For a particle in a non-uniform accelerated
the tensions at the bottom and the top would circular motion,
be (A) velocity is radial and acceleration is
(A) 12 kg wt (B) 2 kg wt transverse only.
(C) > 12 kg wt (D) < 12 kg wt (B) velocity is transverse and acceleration is
radial only.
70. A particle does uniform circular motion in a
(C) velocity is radial and acceleration has
horizontal plane. The radius of the circle is
both radial and transverse components.
20 cm. If the centripetal force F is kept
constant but the angular velocity is doubled, (D) velocity is transverse and acceleration
the new radius of the path (original radius R) has both radial and transverse
will be components.
(A) R/4 (B) R/2 1.2 Angular velocity and angular
(C) 2R (D) 4R acceleration

The physics of ….. 3. A wheel completes 2000 revolutions to cover

A trapeze act in a circus…. the 9.5 km distance. Then the diameter of the
wheel is
(A) 1.5 m (B) 1.5 cm
(C) 7.5 cm (D) 7.5 m
4. The ratio of angular speed of second hand to
that of the minute hand of a clock is
(A) 60 : 1 (B) 1 : 60
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 1 : 6

5. What is the angular speed of the minute hand

of the clock in degrees per second?
(A) 0.01 (B) 0.1
(C) 1.0 (D) 0.001
6. A particle is describing the circular path of
radius 20 m in every 2 s. The average angular
In a circus, a man hangs upside down from speed of the particle during 4 s is
a trapeze, legs bent over the bar and arms (A) 20  rad s1 (B) 4  rad s1
downward, holding his partner. Is it harder (C)  rad s1 (D) 2 rad s1
for the man to hold his partner when the
partner hangs straight downward and is 7. Calculate the angular acceleration if a
stationary or when the partner is swinging flywheel gains a speed of 540 r.p.m. in
through the straight-down position? 6 seconds.
The answer is at the end of this chapter. (A) 3 rad s–2 (B) 6 rad s–2
(C) 9 rad s–2 (D) 12 rad s–2

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8. A particle is in circular motion in a horizontal 15. A stone tied to the end of a string of length
plane. It has angular velocity of 10  rad/s at 50 cm is whirled in a horizontal circle with a
the end of 2 s and angular velocity 15  rad/s constant speed. If the stone makes
at the end of 4 s. The angular acceleration of 40 revolutions in 20 s, then the speed of the
particle is stone along the circle is
(A) 5  rad/s2 (B) 2.5  rad/s2 (A) /2 ms–1 (B)  ms–1
–1
(C) 7.5  rad/s2 (D) 2  rad/s2 (C) 2  ms (D) 4 ms–1
16. The radius of the earth is 6400 km. The linear
9. Angular displacement () of a flywheel varies
velocity of a point on the equator is nearly
with time as  = 2t + 3t2 radian. The angular (A) 1600 km/hr (B) 1675 km/hr
acceleration at t = 2 s is given by (C) 1500 km/hr (D) 1800 km/hr
(A) 14 rad/s2 (B) 18 rad/s2
2 17. What is the value of linear velocity if
(C) 6 rad/s (D) 16 rad/s2  

1.3 Relation between linear velocity and  = 3iˆ  4ˆj  kˆ and r = 5iˆ  6ˆj  6kˆ ?
angular velocity (A) 6iˆ  2ˆj  3kˆ (B) 18iˆ  13jˆ  2kˆ
10. The linear velocity of a particle on the N-pole (C) 4iˆ  13jˆ  6kˆ (D) 6iˆ  2ˆj  8kˆ
of the earth is 18. If the equation for the displacement of a
(A) zero. (B) 486 km/hr particle moving on a circular path is given by
(C) infinite. (D) 125 m/s  = 2t3 + 0.5, where θ is in radian and t is in
11. To enable a particle to describe a circular path, seconds, then the angular velocity of the
what should be the angle between its velocity particle at t = 2 s is
and acceleration? (A) 8 rad/s (B) 12 rad/s
(C) 24 rad/s (D) 36 rad/s
(A) 0 (B) 45
(C) 90 (D) 180 1.4 Uniform Circular Motion (U.C.M.)
12. A body revolves n times in a circle of radius 19. A particle covers equal distances around a
 cm in one minute. Its linear velocity is circular path in equal intervals of time. Which
60 2n of the following quantities connected with the
(A) cm/s (B) cm/s motion of the particle remains constant with
2n 60 time?
2 2 n 2 2 n 2 (A) Displacement (B) Velocity
(C) cm/s (D) cm/s
60 60 (C) Speed (D) Acceleration
13. Two cars C1 and C2 are going round 20. A particle performing uniform circular motion has
concentric circles of radii R1 and R2. They (A) radial velocity and radial acceleration.
complete the circular paths in the same time. (B) radial velocity and transverse acceleration.
Speed of C1 (C) transverse velocity and radial acceleration.
Then = (D) transverse velocity and transverse
Speed of C2 acceleration.
(A) 1 21. Assertion: In circular motion, the centripetal
(B) R1/R2 and centrifugal forces acting in opposite
(C) R2/R1 direction balance each other.
(D) can not be determined as data is Reason: Centripetal and centrifugal forces
insufficient don’t act at the same time.
14. A wheel is 0.25 m in radius. When it makes (A) Assertion is True, Reason is True;
15 revolutions per minute, its linear speed at a Reason is a correct explanation for
point on circumference is Assertion
  (B) Assertion is True, Reason is True;
(A) m/s (B) m/s Reason is not a correct explanation for
2 8 Assertion
 (C) Assertion is True, Reason is False
(C) m/s (D)  m/s
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1.5 Acceleration in U.C.M. (Radial 28. Two particles A and B are located at distances
acceleration) rA and rB respectively from the centre of a
rotating disc such that rA > rB. In this case, if
22. A car is travelling at a given instant 40 m/s on angular velocity  of rotation is constant then
a circular road of radius 400 m. Its speed is (A) both A and B do not have any
increasing at the rate of 3 m/s. Its tangential acceleration.
acceleration is (B) both A and B have same acceleration.
(A) 4 m/s2 (B) 3 m/s2 (C) A has greater acceleration than B.
(C) 5 m/s2 (D) 2 m/s2 (D) B has greater acceleration than A.
29. A particle goes round a circular path with
23. For a particle in circular motion, the uniform speed v. After describing half the
centripetal acceleration circle, what is the change in its centripetal
(A) is less than its tangential acceleration. acceleration?
(B) is equal to its tangential acceleration. v2 2v 2
(A) (B)
(C) is more than its tangential acceleration. r r
2
(D) may be more or less than its tangential 2v v2
(C) (D)
acceleration. r r
24. If a body moves with constant speed along a 30. ar and at represent radial and tangential
curved path, its tangential acceleration is accelerations respectively. The motion of the
particle is uniformly circular only if
(A) zero.
(A) ar = 0 and at = 0
(B) is parallel to its velocity. (B) ar = 0 and at  0
(C) perpendicular to its velocity. (C) ar  0 and at = 0
(D) can make any arbitrary angle with its (D) ar  0 and at  0
velocity.
1.6 Centripetal and centrifugal forces
25. An aircraft executes a horizontal loop of 31. A body is revolving with a constant speed
radius 1 km with a steady speed of 900 km/h. along a circle. If its direction of motion is
Ratio of its centripetal acceleration to reversed but the speed remains the same, then
acceleration due to gravity is which of the following statements is true?
(A) 9.2 (B) 6.25 (A) The centripetal force will not suffer any
(C) 5.0 (D) 8.25 change in magnitude.
(B) The centripetal force will have its
26. A turn table which is rotating uniformly has a direction reversed.
particle placed on it. As seen from the ground, (C) The centripetal force will suffer change
the particle goes in a circle with speed 20 cm/s in direction.
and acceleration 20 cm/s2. The particle is now (D) The centripetal force would be doubled.
shifted to a new position where radius is half
of the original value. The new values of speed 32. A cylindrical vessel partially filled with water
and acceleration will be is rotated about its vertical central axis. Its
(A) 10 cm/s, 10 cm/s2 surface will
(A) rise equally.
(B) 10 cm/s, 80 cm/s2
(B) rise from the sides.
(C) 40 cm/s, 10 cm/s2
(C) rise from the middle.
(D) 40 cm/s, 40 cm/s2
(D) lowered equally.
27. A particle is moving on a circular path with 33. A car of mass 840 kg moves on a circular path
constant speed, then its acceleration will be with constant speed of 10 m/s. It is turned
(A) zero.
through 90 after travelling 660 m on the road.
(B) external radial acceleration. The centripetal force acting on the car is
(C) internal radial acceleration. (A) 324 N (B) 2640 N
(D) constant acceleration. (C) 284 N (D) 200 N
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34. A body of mass 500 g is revolving in a 41. A string breaks under a load of 4 kg. A mass
horizontal circle of radius 0.49 m. The weighing 200 g is attached to the end of this
centripetal force acting on it (if its period is string which is one metre long and rotated
11 sec) will be horizontally. The angular velocity of rotation
(A) 0.008 N (B) 8.0 N when the string breaks, is nearly (g = 10 m/s2)
(C) 0.8 N (D) 0.08 N (A) 16 rad/s (B) 14 rad/s
35. The ratio of centripetal forces on two electrons (C) 12 rad/s (D) 20 rad/s
which are revolving around nucleus of 42. A bend in a level road has a radius of 100 m.
hydrogen atom in 2nd and 3rd orbits The maximum speed with which a car turning
respectively is this bend without skidding, if coefficient of
(A) 27 : 8 (B) 81 : 16 friction between the tyres and the surface of
(C) 8 : 27 (D) 16 : 81 the road is 0.8, will be (g = 9.8 m/s2)
36. A mass 2 kg describes a circle of radius 1.0 m (A) 20 m/s (B) 24 m/s
on a smooth horizontal table at a uniform (C) 28 m/s (D) 32 m/s
speed. It is joined to the centre of the circle by
a string, which can just withstand 32 N. The 43. When the road is dry and the coefficient of
greatest number of revolutions per minute the friction is , the maximum speed of a car in a
mass can make is circular path is 10 ms–1. If the road becomes
(A) 38 (B) 4 
wet and  = , then what is the maximum
(C) 76 (D) 16 2
speed permitted?
37. A particle performs uniform circular motion in
a horizontal plane. The radius of the circle is (A) 5 ms–1 (B) 10 ms–1
20 cm. The centripetal force acting on the (C) 10 2 ms–1 (D) 5 2 ms–1
particle is 10 N. Its kinetic energy is
(A) 0.1 J (B) 0.2 J 44. A car moves at a speed of 36 km hr–1 on a
(C) 2.0 J (D 1.0 J level road. The coefficient of friction between
the tyres and the road is 0.8. The car
38. A coin placed on a rotating turn-table slips negotiates a curve of radius R. If g = 10 ms–2,
when it is placed at a distance of 9 cm from then the car will skid (or slip) while
the centre. If the angular velocity of the turn- negotiating the curve if the value R is
table is trippled, it will just slip if its distance (A) 20 m (B) 12 m
from the centre is
(C) 14 m (D) 16 m
(A) 27 cm (B) 9 cm
(C) 3 cm (D) 1 cm 45. On a dry road, the maximum permissible
39. A body is kept on a horizontal disc of radius speed of a car in a circular path is 12 ms1. If
2 m at a distance of 1m from the centre. The the road becomes wet, then the maximum
coefficient of friction between the body and speed is 4 2 ms1. If the coefficient of
the surface of disc is 0.4. The speed of rotation friction for dry road is , then that for the wet
of the disc at which the body starts slipping is road is
(g = 10 m/s2) 2 
(A) 2 rad/s (B) 4 rad/s (A)  (B)
9 3
(C) 0.2 rad/s (D) 0.4 rad/s
2 3
(C) (D) 
40. A small coin is kept at the rim of a horizontal 3 4
circular disc which is set into rotation about
vertical axis passing through its centre. If 46. A body moves along circular path of radius
radius of the disc is 5 cm and s = 0.25, then 50 m and the coefficient of friction is 0.4.
the angular speed at which the coin will just What should be its angular velocity in rad/s if
slip is it is not to slip from the surface? (g = 9.8 m/s2)
(A) 5 rad/s (B) 7 rad/s (A) 2.8 (B) 0.28
(C) 10 rad/s (D) 4.9 rad/s (C) 0.27 (D) 2.7
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47. A crate of egg is located in the middle of the 53. A motor cyclist moves round a circular track
flat bed of a pick up truck as the truck with a certain speed and leans at an angle 1.
negotiates an unbanked curve in the road. The If he doubles the speed, then he has to lean
curve may be regarded as an arc of circle of inward at an angle 2. Then
radius 35 m. If the coefficient of friction (A) 2 = 4 1 (B) 2 = 2 1
(C) tan 1 = 4 tan 2 (D) tan 2 = 4 tan 1
between the crate and the flat bed of the truck is
0.6, the speed with which the truck should turn 54. A railway track is banked for a speed v, by
making the height of the outer rail h higher
so that the crate does not slide over the bed is
than that of the inner rail. If the distance
(A) 14.3 m/s (B) 10.3 m/s between the rails is l and the radius of
(C) 12.3 m/s (D) 15.3 m/s curvature of the track is r, then
h v2
48. The maximum frictional force between the (A) =
l rg
tyres of a car and the road is 0.5 mg. The car
2
negotiates a curve of radius 10 metre. The  h  v
(B) tan sin 1    =
velocity is   l   rg
(A) 10 m/s (B) 7 m/s h v
2
–1
(C) 4.9 m/s (D) 14.2 m/s (C) tan   =
 l  rg
49. A car of mass 1000 kg moves on a circular h v2
path with constant speed of 12 m/s. It turned (D) =
r lg
through 90 after travelling 471 m on the road.
The centripetal force acting on the car is 55. A car is moving on a circular path and takes a
turn. If R1 and R2 be the reactions on the inner
(A) 320 N (B) 480 N
and outer wheels respectively, then
(C) 640 N (D) 1280 N
(A) R1 = R2 (B) R1 < R2
50. A road is 10 m wide. Its radius of curvature is (C) R1 > R2 (D) R1  R2
50 m. The outer edge is above the lower edge 56. A railway line is banked with an angle of
by a distance of 1.5 m. This road is most 0.01 radians. The height of the outer rail over
suited for the velocity inner rail, if the distance between the two rails
(A) 2.6 m/s (B) 4.6 m/s of 1.5 m, will be
(C) 6.6 m/s (D) 8.6 m/s (A) 0.025 m (B) 0.035 m
(C) 0.015 m (D) 0.045 m
51. A train has to negotiate a curve of radius
400 m. The speed of the train is 72 km/hour. 57. If angle of banking is sin1 (0.2) and normal
The horizontal distance is to be raised with reaction is 2000 N then the weight of the car is
respect to the inner radius by h. If distance (A) 1959.6 N (B) 2000.8 N
between rail is l = 1 m, the value of h will be (C) 21000 N (D) 22000 N
(g = 10 m/s2) 58. A bus is moving in a circular horizontal track
(A) 15 cm (B) 10 cm of radius 10 m with a constant speed 10 m/s.
(C) 5 cm (D) 2.5 cm A plumb bob is suspended from the roof of the
bus by a light rigid rod of length 1.0 m. The
1.7 Banking of roads
angle made by the rod with the track is
52. On a railway curve, the outside rail is laid (Take g = 10 m/s2)
higher than the inside one so that resultant (A) zero (B) 30
force exerted on the wheels of the rail car by (C) 45 (D) 60
the tops of the rails will 59. A road is 8 m wide. Its radius of curvature is
40 m. The outer edge is above the lower edge
(A) have a horizontal inward component.
by a distance of 1.2 m. The most suited
(B) be vertical. velocity on the road is nearly
(C) equilibrate the centripetal force. (A) 5.7 ms–1 (B) 8 ms–1
–1
(D) be decreased. (C) 36.1 ms (D) 9.7 ms–1
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60. A circular road of radius 1000 m has banking 66. The maximum safe speed for which a banked
angle 45. If the coefficient of friction road is intended, is to be increased by 20 %. If
between tyre and road is 0.5, then the the angle of banking is not changed, then the
maximum safe speed of a car having mass radius of curvature of the road should be
2000 kg will be
changed from 30 m to
(A) 172 m/s (B) 124 m/s
(C) 99 m/s (D) 86 m/s (A) 36.3 m (B) 21.1 m
(C) 43.2 m (D) 63.2 m
61. While driving around curve of radius 17.32 m,
an engineer notes that a pendulum in his car 67. A cyclist going around a circular road of
hangs at an angle of 30 to the vertical. The radius 10 m is observed to be bending inward
speed of the car is (approximately) 30 with vertical. Frictional force acting on the
(A) 10 m/s (B) 15 m/s cyclist is (Given: g = 10 m/s2, mass of the
(C) 5 m/s (D) 6.7 m/s cyclist is 90 kg)
(A) 532 N (B) 800 N
62. A boy on a cycle pedals around a circle of (C) 1559 N (D) 520 N
radius 20 m at a speed of 20 m/s. The
combined mass of the body and the cycle is 68. The maximum speed with which a vehicle can
90 kg. The angle that the cycle makes with the negotiate a curved road, which is banked at an
vertical so that is may not fall is (g = 9.8 m/s2) angle  = tan1 (0.24), is 54 km/hr. If the same
(A) 60.25 (B) 63.90 road is flat and vehicle has to negotiate the
(C) 26.12 (D) 30.00 curve with same maximum speed, the
coefficient of friction between the road and
63. For traffic moving at 60 km/hour along a tyres of the vehicle should be
circular track of radius 0.1 km, the correct (A) 0.35 (B) 0.24
angle of banking is (C) 0.8 (D) 0.5
 60 2  1.8 Conical Pendulum
(A) tan–1  
 0.1 
69. A mass of 10 kg is whirled in a horizontal
  50 / 32  circle by means of a string at an initial speed
(B) tan1   of 5 r.p.m. Keeping the radius constant, the
100  9.8 
tension in the string is quadrupled. The new
100  9.8  speed is nearly
(C) tan1   (A) 14 r.p.m. (B) 10 r.p.m.
  50 / 3 
2
(C) 2.25 r.p.m. (D) 7 r.p.m.
(D) tan1  60  0.1 9.8 70. Consider a simple pendulum of length 1 m. Its
bob performs a circular motion in horizontal
64. A circular racing car track has a radius of
curvature of 500 m. The maximum speed of plane with its string making an angle 60 with
the car is 180 km/hr. The angle of banking  is the vertical. The period of rotation of the bob
(g = 10 m/s2) is (Take g = 10 m/s2)
(A)  = tan1 (0) (B)  = tan1 (0.5) (A) 2 s (B) 1.4 s
(C)  = tan1 (0.3) (D)  = tan1 (0.1) (C) 1.98 s (D) 2.4 s
65. A cyclist with combined mass 80 kg goes 71. The length of the string of a conical pendulum
around a curved road with a uniform speed is 10 m and it has a bob of mass 50 g. The
20 m/s. He has to bend inward by an angle angle that the string makes with the vertical is
 = tan1 (0.50) with the vertical. The force of
30. If the bob covers one revolution in 3 s,
friction acting at the point of contact of tyres
and road surface is then the corresponding centripetal force acting
(g = 10 m/s2) on the bob will be
(A) 300 N (B) 400 N (A) 10 N (B) 1 N
(C) 800 N (D) 250 N (C) 100 N (D) 5 N
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72. In a conical pendulum, when the bob moves in 78. A 40 kg child sits on a swing supported by
a horizontal circle of radius r with uniform two chains, each 3 m long. If the tension in
speed v, the string of length L describes a cone each chain at lowest point is 350 N, then the
of semivertical angle . The tension in the child’s speed at the lowest point is
string is given by [Take g = 9.8 m/s2]
mgL (L2  r 2 )1/2 (A) 4.7 m/s (B) 3 m/s
(A) T (B)
mgL (C) 7.2 m/s (D) 9.1 m/s
L2  r 2
mgL mgL 79. An aeroplane flying in the sky with a uniform
(C) T (D) T
(L2  r 2 ) (L2  r 2 ) 2 speed of 200 m/s moves in a vertical circle of
radius 400 m. The mass of the pilot is 70 kg.
1.9 Vertical Circular Motion The force exerted by the pilot on the seat at
73. An aeroplane, flying in the sky, suddenly the highest point of the circle will be
starts revolving in a vertical circle of radius [Take g = 10 m/s2]
4 km. At the highest point of the circle, the (A) 3000 N (B) 6300 N
pilot experiences weightlessness. Its velocity (C) 7700 N (D) 630 N
at the highest point will be
80. In the above problem, the force exerted by the
(A) 100 m/s (B) 200 m/s
pilot on the seat at the lowest point of the
(C) 300 m/s (D) 400 m/s
circle will be [Take g = 10 m/s2]
74. A hollow sphere has radius 6.4 m. Minimum (A) 4500 N (B) 6300 N
velocity required by a motorcyclist at bottom (C) 7700 N (D) 770 N
to complete the circle will be
(A) 17.7 m/s (B) 10.2 m/s 81. A woman weighing 600 N is sitting in a car
which is travelling at a constant speed on a
(C) 12.4 m/s (D) 16.0 m/s
straight road. The car suddenly goes over a
75. A bucket full of water is revolved in a vertical hump in the road (hump may be regarded as
circle of radius 4 m such that water does not an arc of a circle of radius 12.1 m). If the
fall down. The time of one revolution is woman experiences weightlessness, calculate
(A) 10 second (B) 8 second the speed of the car. [Take g = 10 m/s2]
(C) 4 second (D) 6 second (A) 11 m/s (B) 8 m/s
(C) 15 m/s (D) 5 m/s
76. A particle of mass m is rotating by means of a
string in a vertical circle. The difference in 82. A body of mass 1 kg is moving in a vertical
tensions at the top and the bottom would be circular path of radius 1 m. The difference
(A) 6 mg (B) 4 mg between the kinetic energies at its highest and
(C) 2 mg (D) 3 mg lowest positions is [Take g = 10 m/s2]
(A) 20 J (B) 10 J
77. A 2 kg stone at the end of a string 1 m long is
whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed (C) 4 5 J (D) 10 ( 5 1) J
of 4 m/s. The tension in the string will be
83. The maximum and minimum tensions in the
52 N when the stone is (Take g = 10 m/s2)
string whirling in a circle of radius 2.5 m with
(A) at the top of the circle
constant velocity are in the ratio 5 : 3. Its
(B) at the bottom of the circle velocity is
(C) halfway down
(A) 98 m/s (B) 7 m/s
(D) at any position other than that in (A),
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84. A student weighing 667 N rides a steadily 1.10 Kinematical equations in circular
rotating Ferris wheel (student sits upright). At motion in analogy with linear motion
the highest point, the magnitude of the normal 88. A flywheel at rest is reached to an angular

force N on the student from the seat is 556 N. velocity of 36 rad/s in 6 s with a constant
 angular acceleration. The total angle turned
The magnitude of N , if the wheel’s speed is
during this interval is
doubled, is
(A) 216 rad (B) 144 rad
(A) 223 N (B) 111 N (C) 108 rad (D) 72 rad
(C) 444 N (D) 332 N
89. An engine requires 5 s to go from a speed of
85. A body slides down a frictionless track which 600 r.p.m. to 1200 r.p.m. with constant
ends in a circular loop of diameter D. Then the acceleration. How many revolutions does it
minimum height h of the body in terms of D
make in this period?
so that it may just complete the loop is
(A) 7.50 (B) 750
5 3
(A) h= D (B) h= D (C) 75 (D) 7500
2 2
5 90. A wheel of a vehicle is rotated to a uniform
(C) h= D (D) h=2D angular acceleration about its axis. Initially its
4 angular velocity is zero. It rotates through an
86. A frictionless track ABCDE ends in a circular angle 1 in the first 2 s and in the next 3 s, it
loop of radius R. A body slides down the track rotates through an additional angle 2. The
from point A which is at a height h = 5 cm. 
ratio of 2 is
Maximum value of R for the body to 1
successfully complete the loop is
4 21
A (A) (B)
21 4
D 4 25
(C) (D)
h 25 4
E 2R C
91. When a ceiling fan is switched off, its angular
velocity reduces to 50% while it makes
B 36 rotations. How many more rotations will it
15 make before coming to rest? (Assume uniform
(A) 5 cm (B) cm
4 angular retardation)
10 (A) 18 (B) 12
(C) cm (D) 2 cm (C) 36 (D) 48
3
Miscellaneous
87. Assertion: For looping a vertical loop of
radius r, the minimum velocity at the lowest 92. A particle is moving in a circle of radius r
point should be 5gr . centred at O with constant speed v. What is
the change in velocity in moving from A to B
Reason: Velocity at the highest point would
if AOB = 60?
be zero.
(A) Assertion is True, Reason is True; B
Reason is a correct explanation for r
Assertion O 60°
(B) Assertion is True, Reason is True; r v
Reason is not a correct explanation for A
Assertion
(C) Assertion is True, Reason is False (A) 2 v sin 30 (B) 2 v cos 30
(D) Assertion is False but Reason is True. (C) 2 v sin 60 (D) 2 v cos 60
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93. A particle moves along a circle of radius Competitive Thinking

20/ m with a constant tangential acceleration.
If the velocity of the particle is 80 m/s at the 1.2 Angular velocity and angular
end of the 2nd revolution after motion has acceleration
begun, the tangential acceleration is 1. Which of the following statements is false for
(A) 40  m/s 2
(B) 40 m/s 2 a particle moving in a circle with a constant
angular speed? [AIEEE 2004]
(C) 640  m/s2 (D) 160  m/s2 (A) The velocity vector is tangent to the
circle.
94. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light (B) The acceleration vector is tangent to the
inextensible string of length (10/3) m is circle.
whirling in a circular path in a vertical plane. (C) The acceleration vector points to the
centre of the circle.
If the ratio of the maximum tension in the
(D) The velocity and acceleration vectors
string to the minimum tension is 4 and if g is are perpendicular to each other.
taken to be 10 m/s2, the speed of the stone at
the highest point of the circle is 2. If E and H are the angular velocities of the
earth rotating about its own axis and the hour
(A) 5 2 m/s (B) 20 m/s hand of the clock respectively, then
[MH CET 2009]
(C) 10 m/s (D) 10 3 m/s 1
(A) E = H (B) E = 2 H
4
The physics of ….. 1
Riding the bicycle in a loop the loop…. (C) E = H (D) E = E
2
3. A fan is making 600 revolutions per minute.
If after some time it makes 1200 revolutions
per minute, then increase in its angular
velocity is [BHU 1999]
(A) 10 rad/s (B) 20 rad/s
(C) 40 rad/s (D) 60 rad/s
4. Angular velocity of hour arm of a clock, in
rad/s, is [MH CET 2005]
 
(A) (B)
43200 21600
 
(C) (D)
30 1800
5. The ratio of angular speed of a second-hand to
the hour-hand of a watch is [K CET 2015]
(A) 3600 : 1 (B) 720 : 1
(C) 72 : 1 (D) 60 : 1
6. The difference between angular speed of
The stunt of riding the bicycle in a loop-the- minute hand and second hand of a clock is
loop, assuming that the loop is a circle, what [MH CET 2015]
is the least speed the rider could have at the
59 59 
top of the loop to remain in contact with it (A) rad / s (B) rad / s
there? 900 1800
59  59 
The answer is at the end of this chapter. (C) rad / s (D) rad / s
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7. The relation between linear speed v, angular (C) 8.88 and 6.28 mm/s
speed  and angular acceleration  in circular (D) 6.28 and 8.88 mm/s
motion is [MH CET 2010]
15. An athlete completes one round of a circular
a av track of radius 10 m in 40 sec. The distance
(A)  = (B)  =
v  covered by him in 2 min 20 sec is
v  [Kerala (Med.) 2002]
(C)  = (D)  =
a av (A) 70 m (B) 140 m
(C) 110 m (D) 220 m
8. The angle turned by a body undergoing circular
motion depends on time as  = 0 + 1t + 2t2. 16. The length of second’s hand in a watch is
Then the angular acceleration of the body is 1 cm. The change in velocity of its tip in
[Orissa JEE 2009] 15 seconds is [MP PMT 1987, 03]
(A) 1 (B) 2 
(A) zero (B) cm/s
(C) 21 (D) 22 30 2
1.3 Relation between linear velocity and   2
angular velocity (C) cm/s (D) cm/s
30 30
9. If the body is moving in a circle of radius r
1.4 Uniform Circular Motion (U.C.M)
with a constant speed v, its angular velocity is
[CPMT 1975; R PET 1999] 17. When a body moves with a constant speed
(A) v2/r (B) vr along a circle, [MH CET 2003]
(C) v/r (D) r/v (A) its linear velocity remains constant.
10. Two particles of mass M and m are moving in (B) no force acts on it.
a circle of radii R and r. If their time periods (C) no work is done on it.
are same, what will be the ratio of their linear (D) no acceleration is produced in it.
velocities? [MH CET 2001] 18. In uniform circular motion, [MP PMT 1994]
(A) MR : mr (B) M : m (A) both the angular velocity and the
(C) R : r (D) 1 : 1 angular momentum vary.
11. If the length of the second’s hand in a stop (B) the angular velocity varies but the
clock is 3 cm, the angular velocity and linear angular momentum remains constant.
velocity of the tip is [Kerala PET 2005] (C) both the angular velocity and the
(A) 0.2047 rad/s, 0.0314 m/s angular momentum remains constant.
(B) 0.2547 rad/s, 0.314 m/s (D) the angular momentum varies but the
(C) 0.1472 rad/s, 0.06314 m/s angular velocity remains constant.
(D) 0.1047 rad/s, 0.00314 m/s
19. A sphere of mass m is tied to end of a string of
12. A wheel of diameter 20 cm is rotating at length l and rotated through the other end
600 rpm. The linear velocity of particle at its along a horizontal circular path with speed v.
rim is [MH CET 2004] The work done in full horizontal circle is
(A) 6.28 cm/s (B) 62.8 cm/s [C PMT 1993; JIPMER 2000]
(C) 0.628 cm/s (D) 628.4 cm/s
 mv 2 
13. The angular velocity of a wheel is 70 rad/s. If (A) 0 (B)   2r
the radius of the wheel is 0.5 m, then linear  l 
velocity of the wheel is [MH CET 2000]  mv 2 
(C) mg (2r) (D)   (l )
(A) 10 m/s (B) 20 m/s  r 
(C) 35 m/s (D) 70 m/s
14. The second’s hand of a watch has length 6 cm. 20. If a particle moves with uniform speed then its
Speed of end point and magnitude of tangential acceleration will be
difference of velocities at two perpendicular [MH CET 2008]
positions will be [R PET 1997] v2
(A) (B) zero
(A) 6.28 and 0 mm/s r
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21. A particle moves in a circular path with 1.5 Acceleration in U.C.M (Radial
decreasing speed. Choose the correct acceleration)
statement. [IIT JEE 2005] 27. The centripetal acceleration is given by
(A) Angular momentum remains constant. [R PET 1999]
Acceleration  a  is towards the centre.

(B) (A) v2/r (B) vr
  (C) vr2 (D) v/r
(C) Particle moves in a spiral path with 28. Angle between radius vector and centripetal
decreasing radius. acceleration is [MH CET 2002]
(D) The direction of angular momentum (A) 0 c
(B) c
remains constant.
(C) 2c (D) none of these
22. A body moves along a circular path with
certain velocity. What will be the path of body 29. For a particle in uniform circular motion, the

in following figure? [MH CET 2001] acceleration a at a point P(R, ) on the circle
(A) Move radially out. B of radius R is (Here  is measured from the
(B) Move horizontally out. x-axis) [AIEEE 2010]
2 2
(C) Fall vertically down. v ˆ v ˆ
A
(A) i j
(D) Move tangentially out. R R
2
v v2
23. A particle comes round a circle of radius 1 m (B)  cos  ˆi  sin  ˆj
once. The time taken by it is 10 s. The average R R
2
velocity of motion is [JIPMER 1999] v v2
(C)  sin  ˆi  cos  ˆj
(A) 0.2 m/s (B) 2 m/s R R
(C) 2 m/s (D) zero v 2
v2
(D)  cos  ˆi  sin  ˆj
24. The tangential velocity of a particle making p R R
rotations along a circle of radius  in t seconds 30. Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in
is [MH CET 2009] circles of radii r1 and r2 respectively. Their
2p 2p 2 speeds are such that they make complete
(A) (B)
t2 t circles in the same time t. The ratio of their
p
2 2 p centripetal acceleration is [AIEEE 2012]
(C) (D) (A) m1r1 : m2r2 (B) m1 : m2
2t t
(C) r1 : r2 (D) 1 : 1
25. If K.E. of the particle of mass m performing
31. A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm
U.C.M. in a circle of radius r is E. The
with constant speed and time period 0.2  s.
acceleration of the particle is [MH CET 2010]
2
The acceleration of the particle is
2E  2E  [CBSE PMT (Prelims) 2012]
(A) (B)  
mr  mr  (A) 5 m/s2 (B) 15 m/s2
2
4E (C) 25 m/s (D) 36 m/s2
(C) 2Emr (D) 32. If a cycle wheel of radius 0.4 m completes one
mr
revolution in one second, then acceleration of
26. Assertion: If a body moving in a circular path
the cycle is [MH CET 1999]
has constant speed, then there is no force
acting on it. (A) 0.4  m/s2 (B) 0.8  m/s2
Reason: The direction of the velocity vector (C) 0.4 2 m/s2 (D) 1.6 2 m/s2
of a body moving in a circular path is 33. A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at
changing. [EAMCET 2004] two revolutions per second. The acceleration
(A) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason of the particle in m/s2 is
is a correct explanation for Assertion [MNR 1991; D PMT 1999; UPSEAT 2000;
(B) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason R PET 2003; Pb PET 2004;
is not a correct explanation for Assertion CBSE PMT PMT (Prelims) 2011]
(C) Assertion is True, Reason is False (A) 2 (B) 82
2
(D) Assertion is False but Reason is True. (C) 4 (D) 22
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34. Certain neutron stars are believed to be 40. If a tension in a string is 6.4 N. A load at the
rotating at about 1 rev/s. If such a star has a lower end of a string is 0.1 kg, the length of
radius of 20 km, the acceleration of an object string is 6 m then find its angular velocity
on the equator of the star will be (g = 10 m/s2) [MH CET 2008]
[NCERT 1982] (A) 3 rad/s (B) 4 rad/s
8
(A) 20  10 m/s 2
(B) 8  105 m/s2 (C) 2 rad/s (D) 1 rad/s
(C) 120  105 m/s2 (D) 4  108 m/s2 41. A cyclist turns around a curve at
35. A car is moving with speed 30 m/s on a 15 miles/hour. If he turns at double the speed,
circular path of radius 500 m. Its speed is the tendency to overturn is
increasing at the rate of 2 m/s2. What is the [C PMT 1974; AFMC 2003]
acceleration of the car? (A) doubled. (B) quadrupled.
[Roorkee 1982; R PET 1996; (C) halved. (D) unchanged.
MH CET 2002; MP PMT 2003] 42. A body of mass m performs U.C.M. along a
(A) 2 m/s2 (B) 2.7 m/s2 circular path of radius r with a velocity v. If its
2
(C) 1.8 m/s (D) 9.8 m/s2 angular momentum is L, then its centripetal
force is [MH CET 2007]
1.6 Centripetal and centrifugal forces 2 2
(A) L /mr (B) L2/mr3
36. Banking of roads is independent of (C) L2/mr (D) L2/r3
[MH CET 2007] 43. A string breaks if its tension exceeds
(A) radius of the path 10 newton. A stone of mass 250 g tied to this
(B) mass of the vehicle string of length 10 cm is rotated in a
(C) acceleration due to gravity horizontal circle. The maximum angular
(D) maximum velocity of the vehicle around velocity of rotation can be [MP PMT 1999]
the curved path (A) 20 rad/s (B) 40 rad/s
(C) 100 rad/s (D) 200 rad/s
37. Centripetal force in vector form can be
expressed as 44. A toy cart is tied to the end of an unstretched
[MH CET 2004] string of length ‘l’. When revolved, the toy
 mv 2  mv 2  cart moves in horizontal circle with radius ‘2l’
(A) F = – (B) F = – 3 r and time period T. If it is speeded until it
r r

moves in horizontal circle of radius ‘3l’ with

2
  mv 2 r period T1, relation between T and T1 is
(C) F = – m r (D) F =–  (Hooke’s law is obeyed) [MH CET 2015]
r
2 3
(A) T1 = T (B) T1 = T
38. A particle of mass m is executing uniform 3 2
circular motion on a path of radius r. If p is the
2 3
magnitude of its linear momentum, the radial (C) T1 = T (D) T1 = T
force acting on the particle is 3 2
[MP PET 2010] 45. A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m
rm with a velocity of 36 km/hr. The centripetal
(A) pmr (B)
p force is [CBSE PMT 1999; K CET 2001;
JIPMER 2001, 02]
mp 2 p2
(C) (D) (A) 250 N (B) 750 N
r rm (C) 1000 N (D) 1200 N
39. The magnitude of the centripetal force acting 46. A 100 kg car is moving with a maximum
on a body of mass m executing uniform velocity of 9 m/s across a circular track of
motion in a circle of radius r with speed v is radius 30 m. The maximum force of friction
[AFMC 1998; MP PET 1999] between the road and the car is [Pb PMT 2000]
(A) mvr (B) mv2/r (A) 1000 N (B) 706 N
2
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47. A proton of mass 1.6 × 10–27 kg goes round in half is hanging below. The ball on the table
a circular orbit of radius 0.10 m under a top is made to move in a circular path with a
centripetal force of 4 × 10–13 N. The frequency constant speed v. What is the centripetal
of revolution of the proton is about acceleration of the moving ball?
[Kerala (Med.) 2007] [DUMET 2009]
(A) 0.08 × 108 cycles per s (A) mvl (B) g
(B) 4 × 108 cycles per s (C) Zero (D) 2mvl
(C) 8 × 108 cycles per s
(D) 12 × 108 cycles per s 1.7 Banking of roads

48. If the radius of curvature of the path of two 53. A car sometimes overturns while taking a turn.
particles of same masses are in the ratio 1 : 2, When it overturns, it is
then in order to have constant centripetal [AFMC 1988; MP PMT 2003]
force, their velocity, should be in the ratio of (A) the inner wheel which leaves the ground
[Pb PET 2000] first.
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 4 : 1 (B) the outer wheel which leaves the ground
(C) 2 :1 (D) 1 : 2 first.
(C) both the wheels which leave the ground
49. A coin is placed on a rotating turn table simultaneously.
rotated with angular speed . The coin just (D) either wheel leaves the ground first.
slips if it is placed at 4 cm from the center of
the table. If angular velocity is doubled, at 54. A cyclist taking turn bends inwards while a
what distance will coin starts to slip. car passenger taking same turn is thrown
[MH CET 2010] outwards. The reason is
(A) 1 cm (B) 4 cm [NCERT 1972; C PMT 2010]
(C) 9 cm (D) 16 cm (A) Car is heavier than cycle.
50. A motor cycle driver doubles its velocity (B) Car has four wheels while cycle has
when he is having a turn. The force exerted only two.
outwardly will be [AFMC 2002] (C) Difference in the speeds of the two.
(A) double (B) half (D) Cyclist has to counteract the centrifugal
1 force while in the case of car, only the
(C) 4 times (D) times
4 passenger is thrown by this force.
51. A long horizontal rod has a bead which can slide 55. A train is moving towards north. At one place,
along its length, and initially placed at a distance it turns towards north-east. Here, we observe
L from one end A of the rod. The rod is set in that [AIIMS 1980]
angular motion about A with constant angular (A) the radius of curvature of outer rail will
acceleration . If the coefficient of friction be greater than that of the inner rail.
between the rod and the bead is , and gravity is (B) the radius of the inner rail will be
neglected, then the time after which the bead greater than that of the outer rail.
starts slipping is [IIT JEE (Screening) 2000] (C) the radius of curvature of one of the rails
  will be greater.
(A) (B)
a  (D) the radius of curvature of the outer and
1 inner rails will be the same.
(C) (D) infinitesimal
 56. A car is travelling on a circular banked road.
The centripetal acceleration of a car is
52. On the centre of a frictionless table, a small provided by [MH CET 2006]
hole is made, through which a weightless
(A) normal reaction.
string of length 2l is inserted. On the two ends
of the string, two balls of the same mass m are (B) weight of a car.
attached. Arrangement is made in such a way (C) horizontal component of normal reaction.
that half of the string is on the table top and (D) vertical component of normal reaction.

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57. A body is moving in a circular orbit with static 64. A particle describes a horizontal circle in a
friction 0.2. If radius through which the body conical funnel whose inner surface is smooth
revolves is 100 m and g = 9.8 m/s2, then with speed of 0.5 m/s. What is the height of
maximum speed with which body revolved is the plane of circle from vertex of the funnel ?
[MH CET 2004] [Take g = 10 m/s2] [J & K CET 2005]
(A) 14 m/s (B) 19 m/s (A) 0.25 cm (B) 2 cm
(C) 11 m/s (D) 13 m/s (C) 4 cm (D) 2.5 cm
58. The maximum speed of a car on a road–turn 1.9 Vertical Circular Motion
of radius 30 m, if the coefficient of friction 65. A heavy mass is attached to a thin wire and is
between the tyres and the road is 0.4, will be whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most
[MH CET 1999; CBSE PMT 2000] likely to break [MP PET 1997]
(A) 10.84 m/s (B) 9.84 m/s (A) when the mass is at the highest point of
(C) 8.84 m/s (D) 6.84 m/s the circle.
59. A cyclist goes round a circular path of (B) when the mass is at the lowest point of
circumference 34.3 m in 22 s. The angle made the circle.
by him, with the vertical, is [MH CET 2000] (C) when the wire is horizontal.
(A) 42 (B) 43 (D) at an angle of cos1 (1/3) from the
(C) 44 (D) 45 upward vertical.
66. A body of mass m hangs at one end of a string
60. An aircraft executes a horizontal loop with a
of length l, the other end of which is fixed. It
speed of 150 m/s with its wings banked at an
is given a horizontal velocity so that the string
angle of 12. The radius of the loop is would just reach where it makes an angle of
(g = 10 m/s2) [Pb PET 2001]
60 with the vertical. The tension in the string
(A) 10.6 km (B) 9.6 km
at mean position is [ISM Dhanbad 1994]
(C) 7.4 km (D) 5.8 km
(A) 2 mg (B) mg
61. A car of mass 1000 kg negotiates a banked (C) 3 mg (D) 3 mg
curve of radius 90 m on a frictionless road. If
the banking angle is 45, the speed of the car 67. A simple pendulum of length L swings in a
is [CBSE PMT (Prelims) 2012] vertical plane. The tension of the string when it
(A) 20 ms1 (B) 30 ms1 makes an angle  with the vertical and the bob
1 of mass m moves with a speed v is (g is the
(C) 5 ms (D) 10 ms1
gravitational acceleration [WB JEEM 2015]
62. Radius of the curved road on national highway (A) mv2/L (B) mg cos+ mv2/L
is r. Width of the road is l. The outer edge of the (C) mg cos – mv2/L (D) mg cos
road is raised by h with respect to the inner edge
so that a car with velocity v can pass safely over 68. A simple pendulum oscillates in a vertical plane.
it. The value of h is [MP PMT 1996] When it passes through the mean position, the
tension in the string is 3 times the weight of the
v2 r v 2l pendulum bob. What is the maximum
(A) (B)
g r displacement of the pendulum of the string with
v 2l v2 respect to the vertical? [Orissa JEE 2002]
(C) (D) (A) 30o (B) 45o
rg g
(C) 60o (D) 90o
63. A person with his hands in his pockets is
skating on ice at the velocity of 10 m/s and 69. A simple pendulum of mass m and length 
describes a circle of radius 50 m. What is his stands in equilibrium in vertical position. The
inclination with vertical? [Pb PET 2000] maximum horizontal velocity that should be
1 3 given to the bob at the bottom so that it
(A) tan 1   (B) tan 1   completes one revolution is [MH CET 2004]
 10  5
(A) g (B) 2g
1
(C) tan1(1) (D) tan 1  
5 (C) 3g (D) 5g

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70. The relation between force acting on the (A) 4 m/s (B) 6.25 m/s
electron and principle quantum number in (C) 16 m/s (D) None of the above
hydrogen atom is [MH CET 2009]
4 76. A body crosses the topmost point of a vertical
(A) F  n (B) F  n2
circle with critical speed. Its centripetal
1 1
(C) F  2 (D) F  4 acceleration, when the string is horizontal will
n n
be [MH CET 2002]
71. A particle is moving in a vertical circle. The (A) 6 g (B) 3 g
tensions in the string when passing through (C) 2 g (D) g
two positions at angles 30 and 60 from
77. A weightless thread can support tension upto
vertical (lowest position) are T1 and T2
30 N. A stone of mass 0.5 kg is tied to it and is
respectively then [Orissa JEE 2002]
revolved in a circular path of radius 2 m in a
(A) T1 = T2
(B) T2 > T1 vertical plane. If g = 10 ms2, then the
(C) T1 > T2 maximum angular velocity of the stone will be
(D) tension in the string always remains the [MP PMT 1994]
same (A) 5 rad/s (B) 30 rad/s
72. A stone of mass m is tied to a string and is (C) 60 rad/s (D) 10 rad/s
moved in a vertical circle of radius r making n
78. A weightless thread can bear tension upto
revolutions per minute. The total tension in
3.7 kg-wt. A stone of mass 500 g is tied to it
the string when the stone is at its lowest point
and revolved in a circular path of radius 4 m in
is [Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
a vertical plane. If g = 10 ms2, then the
(A) mg (B) m(g + nr2)
maximum angular velocity of the stone will be
 2 n 2 r 
(C) m(g + nr) (D) m g   [MP PMT/PET 1998]
 900 
(A) 4 rad/s (B) 16 rad/s
73. A bucket full of water is revolved in vertical (C) 21 rad/s (D) 2 rad/s
circle of radius 2 m. What should be the
maximum time-period of revolution so that the 79. A mass of 5 kg is tied to a string of length
water doesn’t fall-off the bucket? 1.0 m and is rotated in vertical circle with a
[Take g = 10 m/s2] [AFMC 2004] uniform speed of 4 m/s. The tension in the
(A) 1 s (B) 2 s string will be 130 N when the mass is at
(C) 3 s (D) 4 s (g = 10 m/s2)
[MH CET 2001]
74. A can filled with water is revolved in a (A) highest point (B) mid way
vertical circle of radius 4 m and water does
(C) bottom (D) cannot be justified
not fall down. The time period of revolution
will be [MH CET 2009] Miscellaneous
(A) 2 s (B) 4 s 80. A particle of mass ‘m’ is moving in circular
(C) 6 s (D) 8 s path of constant radius ‘r’ such that centripetal
75. A bucket tied at the end of a 1.6 m long string acceleration is varying with time ‘t’ as K2 r t2
is whirled in a vertical circle with constant where K is a constant. The power delivered to
speed. What should be the minimum speed so the particle by the force acting on it is
that the water from the bucket does not spill, [IIT 2008; MH CET 2015]
2 2 2 2
when the bucket is at the highest position (A) m K r t (B) mK2 r2 t
(Take g = 10 m/s2) [AIIMS 1987] (C) m K2 r t2 (D) m K r2 t

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81. A string of length L is fixed at one end and r

(C) 2r (D)
carries a mass M at the other end. The string 2
makes 2/ revolutions per second around the
vertical axis through the fixed end as shown in 86. A particle moves in a circle of radius 5 cm
the figure, then tension in the string is with constant speed and time period 0.2 .s.
[BHU 2002; DPMT 2004] the acceleration of the particle is
S [AIPMT 2011]
(A) 15 m/s2 (B) 25 m/s2
 (C) 36 m/s2 (D) 5 m/s2
L
87. Two identical discs of same radius R are
T
rotating about their axes in opposite directions
M with the same constant angular speed . The
discs are in the same horizontal plane. At time
R t = 0, the points P and Q are facing each other
(A) ML (B) 2 ML as shown in the figure. The relative speed
(C) 4 ML (D) 16 ML between the two points P and Q is vr. As a
function of time, it is best represented by
82. If a particle of mass m is moving in a [IIT JEE 2012]
horizontal circle of radius r with a centripetal
force (k/ r2), the total energy is 

[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; AMU (Engg.) 2001]
k k
(A)  (B)  P Q
2r r
R R
2k 4k
(C)  (D) 
r r
(A) vr
83. A body of mass 1 kg tied to one end of string
is revolved in a horizontal circle of radius
0.1 m with a speed of 3 revolution/s.
Assuming the effect of gravity is negligible,
then linear velocity, acceleration and tension O t
T
in the string will be [D PMT 2003]
2
(A) 1.88 m/s, 35.5 m/s , 35.5 N (B) vr
(B) 2.88 m/s, 45.5 m/s2, 45.5 N
(C) 3.88 m/s, 55.5 m/s2, 55.5 N
(D) None of these
84. A block follows the path as shown in the t
figure from height h. If radius of circular path O T
is r, then relation holds good to complete full
vr
circle is [R PMT 1997] (C)
(A) h < 5r/2
(B) h > 5r/2 h
(C) h = 5r/2 2r
(D) h  5r/2 t
O T
85. An electron revolves around the nucleus. The vr
radius of the circular orbit is r. To double the (D)
kinetic energy of electron its orbit radius is
[MH CET 2008]
r
(A) (B) 2 r t
2 O T

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Answer Key

Classical Thinking
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (D)
11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (A) 29. (D) 30. (B)
31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (D) 34. (C) 35. (B) 36. (C) 37. (B) 38. (C) 39. (C) 40. (B)
41. (A) 42. (A) 43. (A) 44. (D) 45. (B) 46. (A) 47. (C) 48. (C) 49. (B) 50. (A)
51. (D) 52. (C) 53. (A) 54. (B) 55. (B) 56. (C) 57. (C) 58. (C) 59. (D) 60. (A)
61. (B) 62. (B) 63. (D) 64. (C) 65. (C) 66. (A) 67. (B) 68. (C) 69. (A) 70. (A)

Critical Thinking
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (A)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (C)
21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (B) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (C) 29. (B) 30. (C)
31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (D) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (B)
41. (B) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (A) 46. (B) 47. (A) 48. (B) 49. (B) 50. (D)
51. (B) 52. (A) 53. (D) 54. (B) 55. (B) 56. (C) 57. (A) 58. (C) 59. (B) 60. (A)
61. (A) 62. (B) 63. (B) 64. (B) 65. (B) 66. (C) 67. (D) 68. (B) 69. (B) 70. (B)
71. (B) 72. (A) 73. (B) 74. (A) 75. (C) 76. (A) 77. (B) 78. (A) 79. (B) 80. (C)
81. (A) 82. (A) 83. (A) 84. (A) 85. (C) 86. (D) 87. (C) 88. (C) 89. (C) 90. (B)
91. (B) 92. (A) 93. (B) 94. (C)

Competitive Thinking
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (D) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (B)
21. (D) 22. (D) 23. (D) 24. (D) 25. (A) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (D) 30. (C)
31. (A) 32. (D) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (B) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (A)
41. (B) 42. (B) 43. (A) 44. (D) 45. (C) 46. (C) 47. (A) 48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (C)
51. (A) 52. (B) 53. (A) 54. (D) 55. (A) 56. (C) 57. (A) 58. (A) 59. (D) 60. (A)
61. (B) 62. (C) 63. (D) 64. (D) 65. (B) 66. (A) 67. (B) 68. (D) 69. (D) 70. (D)
71. (C) 72. (D) 73. (C) 74. (B) 75. (A) 76. (B) 77. (A) 78. (A) 79. (C) 80. (B)
81. (D) 82. (A) 83. (A) 84. (D) 85. (D) 86. (D) 87. (A)

Hints

100
Classical Thinking 6. n = 100 r.p.m. = r.p.s.
60
3000 2 100
3. f = 300 r.p.m. = r.p.s;  = 2n = = 10.47 rad/s
60 60
3000 7. n = 3.5 r.p.s.
 = .t = 2   1 = 100  rad
60  = 2n = 2    3.5 = 7
= 7  3.14  22 rad/s
5. For a seconds hand of a watch, T = 60 s
8. For earth, T = 24 hr = 24  3600 = 86400 s
2 2 
= = = rad/s 2 2 2
T 60 30 =  rad/hr = rad/s
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9. Using,  = 2n 1200

27. n = 1200 r.p.m. = r.p.s. = 20 r.p.s.
 125 = 2n 60
125 a = 2r = (4 2 n2) r = 4  (3.142)2  (20)2  0.3
 n =  n  20
2  4740 cm/s2
10. For seconds hand, Ts = 60 s; for hour hand, 900
TH = 2  3600 s 28. n = 900 r.p.m. = r.p.s = 15 r.p.s,
60
S TH 12  3600 1
 = = =720 : 1 ….[   ] 1.2
 H TS 60 T d = 1.2 m  r = = 0.6 m
2
d 1 .2
11.  = 0 ….(  = constant) a = 2r = (2 n)2  = 540 2 m/s2
dt 2
210 29. r = 10 cm = 0.1 m, a = 1000  10 m/s2
12. n1 = 0, n2 = 210 r.p.m. = r.p.s.
60 a = 2r
 210  a
d = 2(n2  n1) = 2   0  = 7  rad/s  2 =
 60  r
d 2  210 a 1000  10
=  = 4.4 rad/s2   = =  316 rad/s
dt 60  5 r 10  10 2
n = 316/2 = 50.3 r.p.s.  50 r.p.s.
14. C = 2r
 n = 3000 r.p.m.
C
 r
2 31. Using,
C v2 20  20
 v = r(2n) =  2  f = fC ….[  = 2n] ar = = = 40 m/s2, at = 30 m/s2
2 r 10
15. Using, v = r = 0.2  10 m/s = 2 m/s a= a 2r  a 2t = 40 2  30 2 = 50 m/s2
16. Using, v = r
= r  (2n) = 0.4  2  5 mv 2
39. p = mv; F 
= 0.4  2  3.14  5 = 12.56  12.6 m/s r
17. Angular velocity of particle P F mv 2 1 v
 =  =
about point A, p r mv r
v v
A   mv 2
rAB 2r 40. Using, Fs =
r
Angular velocity of particle P
about point C, Fs r 105 10
 v2 = = = 104
v v m 102
C    v = 100 m/s
rBC r
A v r mv 2
=  41. F=
C 2r v r
A 1 If m and v are constants, then F 
1
=
C 2 r
F1 r 
18. In U.C.M., direction of velocity and  =  2
acceleration change from point to point. F2  r1 
22. At each point on circular path, the magnitude of mv 2
42. Using, F =
velocity remains the same for any value of . r
23. The particle performing circular motion mv 2
10  (5) 2 250
 r= = = =2m
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Tr 1
43. Using, v2 = = 4  10 +  2  (10)2 = 140 rad
m 2
mv 2  140
Breaking tension T = n= =  22
r 2 2 3.142
(r = length of the string)
50  1 5
 v2 = 68. v = 72 km/hr = 72  = 20 m/s,
1 18
 v = 5 2 m/s 0.5
d = 0.5 m  r = m
2
44. Using, F = mr2 = m  42n2r v 20
 m  42n2r = 6  1014  0 =  = 80 rad/s
r 0. 5 / 2
6  1014
 n2 = 2 =  02 + 2
4  1.6  1027  3.142  0.12
 n  5  106 cycles/s 0 = (80)2 + 2(2  20)
 6400 = 80 
53. Centripetal acceleration, 80
acp = 2r = g l sin  = g tan = =  25.48 rad/s2
l cos 

= 10  tan 60 = 17.3 m/s2 69. Difference in tensions = 6 mg = 6  2  9.8
= 12 kg wt
54. Using,
mr2 = T and  = 2n 70. F = m2R
1 T 1
n=  2 Hz  R  2 (m and F are constant)
2 mr ω
If  is doubled, then radius will become 1/4
59. For looping the loop, minimum velocity at the times i.e., R/4
lowest point should be 5gl .
Critical Thinking
60. Thrust at the lowest point of concave bridge
300
mv 2 1. Frequency of wheel, n = = 5 r.p.s.
= mg + 60
r
Angle described by wheel in one rotation
mv 2 = 2 rad.
61. N = mg cos   ,  = angle with vertical
R Therefore, angle described by wheel in 1 sec
As vehicle descends, angle increases, its  = 2  5 radians = 10  rad
cosine decreases, hence N decreases.
2. In non-uniform circular motion, particle
2 g possesses both centripetal as well as tangential
64.  mr  mg;  
r accelerations.

65. v1 = rg 3. n = 2000, distance = 9500 m

Distance covered in ‘n’ revolutions = n(2r)
v2 = 5rg = 5  rg = 5  v1 = nD
66. Using,  2000D = 9500
  0 2(n  n 0 ) 9500
= =  D= = 1.5 m
t t 2000  
2  3.14  (350  0) 4. Period of second hand = Ts = 60 s and
=  10 rad/s2
220 Period of minute hand = Tm = 60  60 = 3600 s
67. Using, 2 2 
Angular speed of second hand s = =
1 2 Ts 60
 = 0t + t
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2 2 2
m = = 13. Speed of C1 = R1 = R1
Tm 3600 T
s 2  3600 2
Speed of C2 = R2 = R2
 =  = 60 : 1 T
m 60 2
Speed of C1 2R1 / T R
 = = 1
5. For minute hand, T = 60 min = 60  60 s Speed of C 2 2R 2 / T R2
2 2
Angular speed,  = = rad/s 15
T 60  60 14. r = 0.25 m, n = 15 r.p.m. = r.p.s.
60
 180
=  = 0.1 2    15 
1800   = 2n = = rad/s
o
60 2
180  
….[ 1 rad = ] v = r = 0.25  = m/s
 2 8
angle described 2 20 1
6. =  =  rad/s 15. T= = = 0.5 s
time taken 2 40 2
2 2
540 = = = 4 rad/s
7. n= = 9 r.p.s.,  = 2n = 18 rad/s T 0 .5
60 Let r = 50 cm = 0.5 m
Angular acceleration v = r = 0.5  4 = 2 m/s
Gain in angular velocity 18  16. T = 24 hr, r = 6400 km
= = = 3 rad s–2
time 6 2 2 2  3.14  6400
v = r = r= 6400 =
d T 24 24
8. Using,  = v  1675 km/hr
dt
15  10 5 ˆi ˆj kˆ
 = = = 2.5  rad/s2   
42 2 17. v =   r = 3 4 1 = 18iˆ  13jˆ  2kˆ
9. Using, 5 6 6
 = 2t + 3t2
18.  = 2t3 + 0.5
d
 = = 2 + 6t d 3
dt  = (2t + 0.5) = 6t2
d dt
= = 6 rad/s2 At t = 2 s,  = 6  22 = 24 rad/s
dt
21. While moving along a circle, the body has a
10. v = r. constant tendency to regain its natural straight
where r is distance from axis of rotation. line path.
At the north-pole, r = 0  v = 0 This tendency gives rise to a force called
11. A particle will describe a circular path if the centrifugal force. The centrifugal force does
 not act on the body in motion, the only force
angle between velocity, v and acceleration acting on the body in motion is centripetal
 force. The centrifugal force acts on the source
a is 90.
of centripetal force to displace it radially
n outward from centre of the path.
12. Frequency = r.p.s., t = 1 min = 60 s
60 22. Tangential force acting on the car increases
n with the magnitude of its speed.
Angular velocity,  = 2
60  at = time rate of change of its speed
= change in the speed of the car per unit
2n   22 n
 Linear velocity, v = r = = cm/s time which is 3 m/s
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23. There is no relation between centripetal and 32. This is due to centrifugal force.
tangential acceleration. Centripetal
33. Distance covered, s =   2r
acceleration is a must for circular motion but
tangential acceleration may be zero. 360o
90
24. When a body is moving with constant speed, 660 =  2r
the tangential acceleration developed in a 360
body is zero. r = 420 m
mv 2
840  10  10
25. Radius of horizontal loop, r = 1 km = 1000 m F= = = 200 N
r 420
900  10 3
v = 900 km/h = = 250 m/s 34. Using,
3600 2
2
 a=
v2
=
250  250
= 62.5 m/s2 Fcp = m2r = m   r
r 1000  T 
2
a 62.5  22 1 
 = = 6.25 = 500  10–3   2     0.49
g 10  7 11 
500  103  16  0.49
26. Velocity, v = r = = 0.08 N
49
r v
 v = r = = = 10 cm/s 1
2 2 35. F  and r  n2 where n is principal
 a=r 2 r2
r a quantum no.
 a = 2r = 2  2 = 2 = 10 cm/s2 F1 n 42  3 
4
81
  4   
F2 n1  2  16
27. In uniform circular motion, acceleration is
caused due to change in direction and is 36. m = 2 kg, r = 1 m, F = 32 N
directed radially towards centre. Force, F = m2r
28. As  is constant, acceleration is due to the 32
 2 = = 16   = 4 rad/s
change in direction of velocity = 2r 2 1
As rA > rB  aA > aB  Frequency of revolution per minute
 4 7
29. In half a circle, the direction of acceleration is n=  60 =  60
reversed. 2 2  22
 38 rev / min
v2 v2
It goes from to
r r 37. r = 20 cm = 20  102 m = 0.2 m
Hence, change in centripetal acceleration mv 2
2 Using, F = = 10
v 2   v 2  2v r
=  =
r  r  r 1 r 0.20
 mv 2 = 10  = 10  =1J
2 2 2
30. If ar = 0, there is no radial acceleration and
circular motion is not possible 38. r1 = 9 cm
So ar  0 In the given condition, friction provides the
If at  0 the motion is not uniform as angular required centripetal force and that is constant.
velocity will change i.e. m2r = constant.
2
So ar  0 and at = 0 for uniform circular 1   1
2

motion  r  2  r2 = r1  1  = 9   = 1 cm
  2  3
mv 2
31. Centripetal force = and is directed 39. Using,
r
always towards the centre of circle. Sense of mg = m2r
rotation does not affect magnitude and g 0.4 10
 = = = 4 = 2 rad/s
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40. Using,  v2 = rg = 0.6  35  9.8 = 205.8

smg  mr2  v = 14.3 m/s
sg = r2 (For minimum angular speed)
48. Using,
g 0.25  9.8 25
2 = s = =  9.8 mv 2 mv 2
r 5 10 2
5 mg =  0.5 mg =
r r
= 9.8  5 = 49.0
v2 = 0.5  r  g = 0.5  10  9.8 = 49
  = 7 rad/s
 v = 7 m/s
41. Breaking tension = 4  10 = 40 N
49. Since car turns through 90 after travelling 471
 T = mr2
m on the circular road, the distance 471 m is
T 40
 2 = = = 200 quarter of the circumference of the circular path.
mr 200  10 3  1 If R is the radius of the circular path, then
   14 rad/s 1
(2R) = 471
42. Using, 4
v2 = rg = 0.8  100  9.8 = 784 471  2 471  2
 v = 28 m/s  R= = = 300 m
 3.14
43. v= gr v = 12 m/s, m = 1000 kg
 Centripetal force,
 v
When  becomes , v becomes i.e. 10 Fcp =
mv 2
=
1000  (12) 2
= 480 N
2 2 2 R 300
= 10 2 = 5 2 ms–1 50. r = 50 m, l = 10 m, h = 1.5 m
2 v2 h
=
36 103 rg l
44. v = 36 km/hr = = 10 m/s
3600 rgh 50  9.8  1.5
The speed with which the car turns is  v= = = 8.6 m/s
v2  Rg l 10
1 51. l = 1 m, g = 110 m/s2
 R  (10)2  = 12.5 m
0.8  10 5
r = 400 m, v = 72 km/hr = 72  = 20 m/s,
R  12.5 m 18
 R = 12 m v2 h
=
45. v  12 m / s, v = 4 2 m / s rg l
v= rg v 2l 20  20  1
 h= = = 0.1 m = 10 cm
rg 400  10
 12 = rg , 4 2 = rg
52. This horizontal inward component provides
12  3 
=  = required centripetal force to negotiate the
4 2  2  curve safely.
2
  =  v2
9 53. tan  =  tan   v2
rg
46. Using,
tan 1 2 2 1
v = rg = 0.4  50  9.8 = 196  = v1 = v =
tan 2 v22
4v 2 4
v = 14 m/s
v 14  tan 2 = 4 tan 1
= = = 0.28 rad/s
r 50 h v2
54. sin  = and tan  =
47. For the crate not to slide, the centripetal force l rg
2
mv 2   h  v
should be = mg  tan sin 1    =
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1  v2 h  1
55. Reaction on inner wheel, R1 = M g   =  17.32  10 = 10 m/s
2  ra  3
1  v2 h 
Reaction on outer wheel, R2 = M g   62. Using,
2  ra 
v2 20  20 20
where, r = radius of circular path, tan  = = = = 2.04
rg 20  9.8 9.8
2a = distance between two wheels and
h = height of centre of gravity of car.  = tan–1 (2.04) = 63.90
5 50
56. Using, 63. v = 60 km/h = 60  = m/s,
18 3
h
tan    = r = 0.1 km = 0.1  1000= 100 m
l 2
=   
v2 50 1
h = l  = 1.5  0.01 = 0.015 m tan  =
rg  3 0.1 103  9.8
57.  = sin1(0.2), N = 2000 N
 (50 / 3) 2  1  1 
1   = tan–1    tan  
5 sin  = 0.2 =  100  9.8  5
1 5
5
 64. v = 180 km/hr =  180 = 50 m/s
18
24
mg = N cos  Using,
24 v2 50  50 5 1
 Weight = N cos  =  2000 = 1959.6 N tan  = = = =
5 rg 500 10 10 2
 24 
2
1
….  cos   1    
1
   = tan1   = tan 1 (0.5)

 5 5 
  2
58. Using, 65. m = 80 kg, v = 20 m/s,  = tan1(0.5)
In order for the cyclist to turn,
v = rg tan  = 10 10  tan  frictional force = centripetal force
10 = 10 tan   v2  v2
tan  = 1   = 45  mg = m   = mg
 r  rg
59. Using, h = l sin  v2
h 1.2 But = tan 
 sin   tan  =  = 0.15 rg
l 8  mg = mg tan  = 80  10  0.5 = 400 N
 tan  = 0.15
Now, v = rg tan   40  9.8  0.15  8 m/s 66. Let initial velocity = v1
 6v
20 
New velocity v2 = v 1   =
60. The maximum velocity for a banked road with 100
 5 
friction, v 2
v2
   tan   r1 = 30 m, tan 1 = 1 , tan 2 = 2
v2 = gr   r1g r2 g
 1   tan   As there is no change in angle of banking,
 0.5  1  1 = 2  tan 1 = tan 2
 v2 = 9.8  1000    …. [ tan 45 = 1]
 1  0.5  1  v12 v2
 = 2
 v  172 m/s r1g r2 g
2
61. Using,  2  2
r1  v1   v1  5 25
v2  =  =  =   =
tan  = r2 6
rg  v2   v1  6 36
5 
 v= tan θ rg 36 36 216
 r2 = r1 =  30 = = 43.2 m
= tan 30  17.32  10
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67. Using, Centripetal force = m2r

mv 2 v2 4 2
Fs = But, tan  = = 5  102  5
r rg 9
= 25  102  4
v2
= g tan  = 100  102  1 N
r
Fs = mg tan  = 90  10  tan 30  520 N mg
72. T=
v  2 cos 
68. For banking of road,  = tan–1   
L2  r 2 L
 rg  cos =
h
=
h
–1
 = tan (0.24) L L
 tan  = 0.24 mg L
 T= r
v2 L2  r 2
Also, tan  = =    = 0.24
rg 73. At the highest point,
mv2
69. T = ma = mr2 mg 
r
T  2
 v = rg = 4000  10 = 200 m/s
' 2 T' 4T
2
= = =4 74. r = 6.4 m
 T T
Minimum velocity at the bottom,
 2 = 42
v= 5gr = 5  9.8  6.4 = 313.6 = 17.7 m/s
  = 2 
n = 2n = 2  5 = 10 r.p.m. 75. Using,
mv 2
70. Using, F= = m2r = mg
r
T sin  = m2r = m2 l sin  ….(i)
T cos  = mg ….(ii) g  9.8
 =  =
r T 4
2 2
60  T= 4s
T 9.8
m 2 m 2
T cos 76. TL  TH = (u + gr)  (u  5gr)
r r
ar
Tsin m m
mg = (u2 + gr  u2 + 5gr) = (6gr) = 6 mg
r r
g 77. Using,
 From (i) and (ii), 2 =
l cos mv 2 2  (4) 2
= = 32 N
g r 1
 =
l cos  It is clear that tension will be 52 N at the
bottom of the circle because we know that,
2 l cos 
 Time period, T = = 2 mv 2
 g TBottom = mg +
r
1  cos 60
= 2  3.14  = 1.4 s 78. TL = 350 N
10 Using,
mv 2
71. Using, = TL – mg = (2  350 – 40  10) = 300
r = l sin r
r = 10 sin 30  r = 5 m, T = 3 s 300  3
 v2 = = 22.5 m/s
2 2 40
= = v  4.7 m/s
T 3
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79. At the highest point of the circle, v= 2gh ….(i)

mv 2  4 104  For looping the loop, the lower velocity must
F=  mg = 70    10  = 6300 N
r  400  be greater than 5gr
80. At the lowest point of the circle, 5gD
vmin = 5gr = ….(ii)
mv 2  4 104  2
F = + mg = 70    10  = 7700 N
r  400  From (i) and (ii),
5gD
81. Using, 2gh =
2
mv 2
= mg 5D
r h=
4
 v2 = gr
v = gr = 10 12.1 = 121 = 11 m/s 86. According to law of conservation of energy,
1 1
mgh = mv2 = m  5  Rg
82. Using, 2 2
1 1 2 2
(K.E.)L(K.E.)H = m  v 2L  v2H  = m[5 rg  rg]  R= h=  5 = 2 cm
2 2 5 5
= 2 mrg = 2  1  1  10
= 20 J 88. Using,
  0 36  0
83. Even though particle is moving in a vertical = = = 6 rad/s2
loop, its speed remain constant. t 6
mv 2 1 2 1
Tension at lowest point, Tmax = + mg  = 0t + t =  6  6  6 = 108 rad
r 2 2
mv 2 1200
Tension at highest point, Tmin =  mg 89. n2 = 1200 r.p.m. = = 20 r.p.s.
r 60
mv 2 600
+ mg n1 = 600 r.p.m. = = 10 r.p.s., t = 5 s
Tmax 5
= r2 = 60
Tmin mv 3   1 2   n 2  n1  2  20 10 
- mg
r = 2 = =
t t 5
By solving we get, v = 4gr = 4´9.8´ 2.5 20
= = 4 rad/s2
= 98 m/s 5
84. Using, 1 1
 = 1t +  t2 = 20  5 +  4  25
mv12 2 2
mg – N1 = = 100  + 50  = 150 
r
 150
mv12 Number of revolutions = = = 75
 = 667 – 556 = 111 2 2
r
Let v2 = 2v1  
90. = and  =
mv 2 2 4mv12 t t
 = = 4  111 = 444
r r 
 = 2
mv 2 2 t
mg – N2 =
r But  = constant    t2
 N2 = 667 – 444 = 223 N 1 (2)2
So, =
85. By conservation of energy, 1  2 (2  3) 2
1 1 4
mv2 = mgh or =
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1  2 25 d 4
or = = =  = 2
1 4 dt 2
 25 20
or 1 + 2 = at =  . r i.e. = 2  = 40 m/s2
1 4 
2 21 94. Using,
 =
1 4 mv12
Maximum tension, Tmax =  mg
r
91. By using equation 2 = 02  2
mv 22
 0 
2
Minimum tension, Tmin =  mg
 2  = 0  2(2n)
2
r
  Using the law of conservation of energy,
3 02 1 2 1 2
 = ....(i) mv1 = mv2 + 2mgr
4 4  36 2 2
Now let fan complete total n revolutions from  v1  v2  4rg
2 2

the starting to come to rest

v12
0 = 02  2(2n) g
Tmax v 2  rg
2 Hence  r2  12
 n = 0 Tmin v2 v 2  rg
g
4 r
Substituting the value of  from equation (i), v 2  5rg 4 2 2
2 4  4  36 = 22  ….[ v1 = v2 + 4rg]
n = 0 = 48 revolutions v 2  rg 1
4 302
This gives, 4v2  4rg  v2  5rg
2 2

Number of rotations = 48 – 36 = 12
10
92. Let velocity at A = v1  3v22 = 9 rg = 9   10
3
Velocity at B = v2
9 10
 Velocity is constant,  v22 =   10
3 3
 v1 = v2 = v (say) 
AOB = 60 v 22  100
 Change in velocity,  v2 = 10 m/s
|v1  v2 |= v  v 2  2v1v 2 cos 
1
2 2

= v 2  v 2  2v 2  cos  Competitive Thinking

= 2v 2 1  cos   2. TE = 24 hr, TH = 12 hr
E 2 / TE TH 12 1
      
= v 2  2sin 2 = 2 v sin H 2 / TH TE 24 2
2 2
= 2 v sin 30 3. n1 = 600 r.p.m., n2 = 1200 r.p.m.,
(Note: Refer Shortcut 2.) Using,
Increment in angular velocity,  = 2(n2 - n1)
93. Using,
 = 2(1200 - 600) rad/min = (2  600)/60 rad/s
2r
v=  = 20 rad/s
T
2r 2 20 1 4. For an hour hand, T = 12 hr = 12  3600 s
 T= =  = s
v 80  2 2 2 
= = = rad/s
 T = Time taken for one revolution T 12  3600 21600

There are 2 revolutions  total time taken = 1 s 5. Angular speed of second hand,
2 2
= =4 ....( T = 1) 1 = (T = 60 seconds)
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Angular speed of hour hand, 16. In 15 seconds hand rotates through 90°
2 

2 = (T = 12 hr) Change in velocity  v = 2v sin  
12  60  60 2
v2 
1 720 v1 
= 12  60 =
2 1 90°
2
6. Angular speed of minute hand m =
60  60
 90  2 1
2 = 2(r) sin  =21 
Angular speed of second hand s =  2  T 2
60
4  2 cm
2 2 59  = =
 s  m =  = rad / s 60 2 30 s
60 3600 1800
(Note: Refer Shortcut 2.)
d 2 17. In circular motion,
8. Angular acceleration = 2 = 22
dt Centripetal force  Displacement
 work done is zero.
9. v = r
v 18. L = I. In U.C.M.,  = constant
 = = constant [As v and r are constant]  L = constant
r
19. Work done by centripetal force in uniform
10. T1 = T2  1 = 2 circular motion is always equal to zero.
v v 21. Angular momentum is an axial vector. It is
=  = constant
r r directed always in a fixed direction (perpendicular
v1 v2 v r R to the plane of rotation either outward or inward),
 =  1= 1= if the sense of rotation remains same.
r1 r2 v2 r2 r
22. The instantaneous velocity of a body in
11. For seconds hand, T = 60 s, U.C.M. is always perpendicular to the radius
r = 3 cm = 3  102 m or along the tangent to the circle at the point.
2 2 23. In one complete revolution, total displacement
= = = 0.1047 rad/s
T 60 is zero. So average velocity is zero
and v = r = 0.1047  3  102 = 0.00314 m/s p
24. r = , n =   r.p.s.
600 t
12. n = 600 r.p.m. = r.p.s. = 10 r.p.s. p 22 p
60 v = r = r  2n =   2  =
v = r = r  2n = 10  2  3.142  10 t t
= 628.4 cm/s. 1 2E
25. E= mv2  v2 =
2 m
13. Using, 2
v 2E
v = r = 0.5  70 = 35 m/s a= =
r mr
14. Using,
28. The radius vector points outwards while the
2 2  3.14 centripetal acceleration points inwards along the
v = r = r  = 60  = 6.28 mm/s
T 60 radius.
v = 6.28 2 mm/s  8.88 mm/s ax  P(R,)
29. a
Total time 140s 
15. No.of revolutions = =
Time period 40s R ay
= 3.5 Rev.
So, distance = 3.5  2R = 3.5  2  10
 2 2
 220 m a =  cos  ˆi  sin  ˆj
R R
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30. They have same angular speed .  2 

2

Centripetal acceleration = 2r kl = m(2l)   ….(i)

 T 
a1 2 r r
= 21 = 1 ….( F = kx and x = l here)
a2  r2 r2
Upon speeding, F1 = m12 r1
 2  2 2
31. a = 2R =   (5  10 ) = 5 m/s
2
Substituting for r1 = 3l, 1 =
 0.2   T1
32. Using,  2 
2

 = 2n = 2  1 = 2 rad/s k2l = m(3l)   ….(ii)

a = r2 = 0.4  (2)2 = 0.4  4 2  T1 
a = 1.6 2 m/s2 ….( x = 2l here)
33. Since, n = 2,  = 2  2 = 4 rad/s2 Taking ratios
25 kl m(2l ) (2  / T) 2
So acceleration = 2r = (4)2  m/s2 = 42 =
100 k2l m(3l ) (2  / T1 ) 2
34. Using,  T1 
2
3
a = 2r = 42n2r = 4(3.14)2  12  20  103    =
T 4
 a  8  105 m/s2
3
35. Net acceleration in non-uniform circular  T1 = T
motion 2
2 45. v = 36 km/h = 10 m/s
 900  2
a= a a2
t
2
c = (2)  
2
  2.7 m/s Using,
 500  500  100
mv 2
 F= = = 1000 N
mv 2 m  p  p2
2
r 50
38. Radial force =    =
r r m mr 46. m = 100 kg, v = 9 m/s, r = 30 m
….[ p = mv] Maximum force of friction = centripetal force
mv 2 100  (9) 2
40. Using, = = 270 N
r 30
T
T = mr2  2 = 47. Using, F = mr2 = m 42n2r
mr
 m 42n2r = 4  1013
6.4
 = = 14  3 rad/s 4 1013
0.1  6  n=
1.6 1027  4  3.142  0.1
mv 2  n = 0.08  108 cycles/second
41. F=
r
 2
F  v . If v becomes double, then F (tendency mv 2
48. The centripetal force, F =
to overturn) will become four times. r
mv 2
42. L = r p sin  = r p for U.C.M. [  = 90]  r=
F
L2 r 2 m 2 v 2 mv 2  2
r  v or v  r
 = =
mr 3 mr 3 r v1 r 1
(If m and F are constant),  1 
43. Using, v2 r2 2
T = m2r 49. r1 = 4 cm, 2 = 21
 10 = 0.25  2  0.1   = 20 rad/s r2 = constant
44. F = m2r  r1 12 = r2 22  r1 12 = r1 (21 ) 2 = r1 = 4 r2
2 r 4
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mv 2 v2
50. F= 60. Using, tan  =
r rg
2
F  v i.e. force will become 4 times. (150) 2
 tan12 =
51. Let the bead starts slipping after r  10
time t  r = 10.6  103 m = 10.6 km
For critical condition,
v2
frictional force provides the 61. For banking, tan  =
centripetal force Rg
m2L = R = m  a1 = Lm L v2
tan 45 = =1
 m(t)2L = mL 90 10
 v = 30 m/s
t= ....[  = t]
a h h
62. tan  = 
52. (l  h )
2 2 1/2
l
2 2
(l >> h ) l
h
O T m v2

l tan  = r
rg
T
m h v2 v 2l
m =  h=
l rg rg
Tension T in the string will provide centripetal 63. The inclination of person from vertical is given by,
mv 2 v2 (10) 2 1
force  T ….(i) tan  =  
l rg 50  10 5
Also, tension T is provided by the hanging
  = tan1(1/5)
ball of mass m,
 T = mg ….(ii) 64. The particle is moving in circular path.
mv 2
v 2 From the figure, mg = R sin  …(i)
mg = g=
l l mv 2
= R cos  …(ii)
r Rsin
53. Because the reaction on inner wheel decreases From equation (i) and (ii) R
and becomes zero. So it leaves the ground first. Rcos 
we get
57. Using, rg r
tan  = 2 but tan  = mg
vmax = rg = 0.2 100  9.8 = 14 m/s v h
 h
v2 (0.5)2
58. Using,  h= = = 0.025 m
g 10
v= rg = 0.4  30  9.8 = 10.84 m/s = 2.5 cm
34.3 65. Because tension is maximum at the lowest point.
59. C = 34.3 m  r = ,
2 
66. When body is released from the position
2 2
T= 22 s   =  s (inclined at angle  from vertical), then
T 22 velocity at mean position,
 r2  1  34.3 2  2 1  v = 2gl (1- cosθ)
  = tan1   = tan    
 g   2 22 9.8  mv 2
 Tension at the lowest point = mg +
 22 1  1  4.9  2  l
= tan1  34.3  2    = tan  
 7  22 9.8   9.8  m
= mg + [2gl(1  cos60)] = mg+ mg = 2mg
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67. v2 3gr
76. v= 3gr and a = = = 3g
 T r r

77. Tmax = 30 N
mg mg cos Using,
mg sin
Tmax = mω 2max r + mg
From the figure,
T = mg cos + mg sin Tmax
 = 2r + g
 T = mg cos + mv2/L m
mv 2 30
68. Tension at mean position, mg +  3mg  10 = 2max r
r 0.5
v= 2gl .…(i) 50 50
max = = = 5 rad/s
and if the body displaces by angle  with the r 2
vertical then v = 2gl (1  cos ) .…(ii)
78. Max. tension that string can bear = 3.7 kg-wt
Comparing (i) and (ii), cos  = 0 = 37 N
  = 90 Tension at lowest point of vertical loop
mv 2 = mg + m 2r = 0.5  10 + 0.5  2  4
71. Tension, T = + mg cos 
r
= 5 + 22
mv 2
For,  = 30, T1 = + mg cos 30  37 = 5 + 22
r
  = 4 rad/s
mv 2
 = 60, T2 = + mg cos 60
r 79. Using,
 T1 > T2 mv 2L
TL =  mg = 6 mg = 6  5  10 = 130 N
72. T = mg + m2r = m {g  42 n 2 r} r
….[ = 2n]  The mass is at the bottom position.
  n  
2
  2 n 2 r   80. Centripetal acceleration
= m g   42   r    m g   
  60   
    900   v2
= K2 t2 r
r
73. Minimum angular velocity,
 v=Ktr
g
min = dv d
R acceleration, a = = (K t r) = Kr
dt dt
2 R 2 F=ma
 Tmax = = 2 = 2 =2 2  3 s
min g 10
and P = F  v = mKr  Ktr = mK2 t r2
74. Using, mr2 = mg 2
2
4 2 r 81. n= r.p.s.
 2  
 r   = g  T2 =
 T  g T sin = M2R .…(i)
 T = 2
r
= 2  3.14 
4
4s T sin = M2L sin .…(ii)
g 9.8 From (i) and (ii),
T = M2L
75. Critical velocity at highest point = gR
2
æ2ö
= 10´1.6 = M 42n2L = M 42 çç ÷÷÷ L = 16 ML
çè π ø
= 4 m/s
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mv 2 k The Answers to Physics of…..

82. = 2
r r
k 1. A trapeze act in a circus
 mv2 =
r When the man and his partner are stationary,
1 k the man’s arms must support his partner’s
 K.E.= mv2 =
2 2r weight. When the two are swinging, however,
k k the man’s arms must do an additional job. Then,
P.E. =  Fdr =  2 dr = 
r r the partner is moving on a circular arc and has
k k k a centripetal acceleration. The man’s arms must
 Total energy = K.E + P.E =  = exert an additional pull so that there will be
2r r 2r
sufficient centripetal force to produce this
83. Linear velocity, v = r = 2nr acceleration. Because of the additional pull, it is
= 2  3.14  3  0.1 harder for the man to hold his partner while
= 1.88 m/s swinging than while stationary.
Acceleration, a =  r = (6)2  0.1 = 35.5 m/s2
2

Tension in string, T = m 2r = 1  (6)2 2. Riding the bicycle in a loop the loop
= 1  (6)2  0.1 A key idea in analyzing the stunt is to assume
= 35.5 N that rider and his bicycle travel through the top
of the loop as a single particle in uniform
86. Centripetal acceleration,
circular motion. Thus, at the top, the
4 2 r 4 2
 5  102 = 5 ms2

ac = 2r =  acceleration a of this particle must have the
T2 (0.2) 2
magnitude a = v2/R and be directed downwards,
As particle is moving with constant speed, its
toward the centre of the circular loop.
tangential acceleration, aT = 0.

The acceleration of the particle, The gravitational force Fg is directed downward
a= a c2  a T2 = 52  0 2 = 5 m/s2 
along a y-axis. The normal force N on the
87. At an instant, speed of P = v, going in particle from the loop is also directed
clockwise direction downward. Thus, Newton’s second law for
Speed of Q = v, going in anticlockwise y-axis components (Fnet,y = may) gives us
direction N  Fg = m(a)
Relative angular velocity of P w.r.t.  v2 
Q =  () = 2   N  mg = m   …(1)
R
Relative angular separation of P and Q in time t
 = 2 t. Another Key idea is that if the particle has the
Relative speed between the points P and Q at least speed v needed to remain in contact, then it
time t is on the verge of losing contact with the loop
 (falling away from the loop), which means that
| vr | = v 2  v 2  2vv cos(2r) N = 0. Substituting this value for N into
= 2v 2 (1  cos 2r) = 2v 2  2sin 2 r Equation (1) gives, v = gR
= 2v sin r The rider has to make certain that his speed at

Since, | v r | will not have any negative value the top of the loop is greater than gR so that

so the lower part of the sine wave will come he does not lose contact with the loop and fall
upper side. away from it. Note that this speed requirement is
independent of mass rider and his bicycle.
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Evaluation Test
1. In children’s park, there was a slide to be 6. A smooth sphere of radius R is made to
made by contract. By mistake, the person who translate in a straight line with constant
had taken the contract made the coefficient of acceleration g. A particle kept on top of the
friction of the slide as high as 1/3. Now, the sphere is released from there with zero
fun is that the child expecting to slide down velocity w.r.t. sphere. The speed of particle
the incline will stop somewhere in between. w.r.t sphere as a function of  is,
Find the angle  with the horizontal at which Fpseudo N
he will stop on the incline. (Assume negligible mv 2
frictional losses)  R
(A) 45 (B) 37 mg
(C) 53 (D) 60
2. A particle is moving parallel to X-axis such
that y-component of its position vector is  a=g
constant and equal to ‘b’. The angular velocity Fpseudo = mg
about the origin will be  sin   cos  
(A) Rg  
v 2 v  2 
(A) sin  (B)
b b (B) Rg 1  cos   sin  
v
(C) sin  (D) vb (C) 4Rg sin 
b
(D) 2Rg 1  sin   cos  
3. A wire which is bent in the shape of a curve
given by, y = a3 x4. A bead of mass m is 7. Tangential acceleration of a particle moving
located at point P(x, y). If the wire is smooth, on a circle of radius 1m varies with time t as
find  with which wire needs to be rotated for shown in the graph (initial velocity of particle
bead to be static. is zero). Time after which total acceleration of
particle makes an angle of 30 with radial
(A) a x 3g (B) 2a x 3g acceleration is,
(C) 2x a 3g (D) x a 3g (A) 4 s
at
4
(B) s
4. A circular disc of radius R is rotating about its 3
axis through O with uniform angular velocity (C) 22/3 s 60
 rad/s as shown. The magnitude of velocity
(D) 2s t(s)
of A relative to B is B
(A) zero 8. A small block can move in a straight horizontal
(B) R sin (/2) line along AB. Flash lights from one side

(C) 2R sin (/2) O  project its shadow on a vertical wall which has
a horizontal cross-section as a circle. Find
(D) 3 R sin (/2) A radial acceleration as a function of time.
vR 2
5. With what minimum speed v must a small ball (A)
be pushed inside a smooth vertical tube from a 3R 2 t  Rvt 2  B
height h so that it may reach the top of the vR
(B) R
tube?  2Rt  vt 2 
(A) 2g (h  2R) R.t 2/3
(C)
(B)
5
R
 2R t  vR t 
3 2 2 2/3 v = constant

2 3
R vRt
(C) g(5R  2h) h (D) 2
v A
 R
(D) 2g (2R  h) t   Top view
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9. A bob attached to a string is held horizontal 12. A bullet is moving horizontally with certain
and released. The tension and vertical distance velocity. It pierces two paper discs rotating co-
from point of suspension can be represented axially with angular speed  separated by a
by distance l. If the hole made by bullet on
second disc is shifted by an angle  with
respect to the first, find velocity of bullet.
l
(A) l (B)

T T
(A) (B) l
(C)  (D) l ()2


h
13. Given is the -t graph for a car wheel, where
h
brakes produce an acceleration . Which of
T T the following can be the form of   t graph ?
(C) (D) 

0
h h

t
10. A ball enters a semicircular tube with velocity
v and maintains a constant velocity. Find the (A) Straight line (B) Parabola
average force required to keep the tube stable. (C) Circle (D) Hyperbola
Favg 14. A cyclist is going on an overbridge with
constant speed. The value of frictional force
acting on the cycle

r
v
m R
m v
mv 2 2mv 2
(A) (B)
r r
(A) first decreases and then increases.
2mv 2 2 2
(C) (D) mv (B) first increases and then decreases.
r r (C) decreases continuously.
11. Consider an object of mass m that moves in a (D) increases continuously.
circular orbit with constant velocity v0 along 15. For the given situation as shown in the graph,
the inside of a cone. Assume the wall of the the initial angular velocity of the particle is
cone to be frictionless. Find radius of the orbit. 2 rad/s. What will be the final angular
velocity if the particle follows the given   t
graph?
v0 m 

v0 2 v0 2
(A) tan 2  (B) cos 2 
g g t
2 2
t=2 t=6
v0 v0
(C) tan  (D) (A) 3 rad/s (B) 4 rad/s
g g
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16. A particle is going in a uniform helical and 18. The metro which has been recently introduced
spiral path separately below with constant in Mumbai, encounters a sharp turn between
speed as shown in figure. Andheri and Chakala. To avoid any derailing
issues, the authorities thought of banking the
rails. The turn is of a radius of 400 m and the
maximum speed attained by Mumbai Metro is
72 km/hr. If the distance between the rails is
1 m then through what height should the outer
rail be raised?
(A) 2.5 cm (B) 0.5 cm
(C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm
19. A clown is exhibiting a magic trick on the
(A) (B)
streets wherein he rotates a bucket in a vertical
plane without allowing the water in it to spill
(A) The velocity of particle is constant in out. Here, clearly the clown uses centrifugal
both cases. force to balance the weight of water. This will
be possible when,
(B) The acceleration of particle is constant
400g
in both cases. (A) the bucket has r.p.m. =
2 R
(C) The magnitude of acceleration is
(B) the bucket has maximum speed = 2gR
constant in (A) and decreasing in (B).
(D) The magnitude of acceleration is 900g
(C) the bucket has r.p.m. =
decreasing continuously in both cases. 2 R
3600g
17. Figure shows the plot of angular displacement (D) the bucket has r.p.m =
2 R
and time of rotating disc. Corresponding to the
segments marked in the plot, the direction of 20. The graphs below show angular velocity as a
function of . In which one of these is the
motion is as:
magnitude of angular velocity constantly
(A) Disc rotates in clockwise direction in decreasing with time?
segments OA and AB.  

(B) Disc rotates in clockwise direction in the (A) (B)
segment OA but in anticlockwise
direction in the segment AB.

(C) Disc rotates in anticlockwise direction in
segment BC. (C) (D) 
 
(D) At point C, the disc stops rotating
suddenly.
Which of the following is a false statement?


 21. For a particle moving in a circle,

C (A) the resultant force on the particle must
D
be towards the centre.
(B) the cross product of tangential acceleration
and angular velocity will be zero.
t
O B (C) direction of angular acceleration and
angular velocity must be same.
(D) the resultant force must be away from the
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22. A helicopter was designed at MIT in which Answers to Evaluation Test

there was a different system to keep the
helicopter stable at a height. The radius of the
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (C)
masses and the angular velocity of rotation
5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (B)
can be varied (see figure). The mass of each
9. (A) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (C)
bob is 5 kg and the number of bobs is 8.
13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (C)
 r m 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (A)
21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (A)
variable 25. (A)
r
h
variable

During the test run, empty helicopter of mass

400 kg is to be kept stable. Due to small
malfunction, the radius had to be fixed at 1 m
and could not be changed. Find the value of 
required to successfully complete the test run.
[Take g = 10 m/s2]
(A) 5 rad/s (B) 2.5 rad/s
(C) 10 rad/s (D) 20 rad/s
23. A chain of mass M and radius R placed on a
smooth table is revolving with v about a
vertical axis coinciding with the symmetry
axis of the chain. Find tension in the chain.
Mv 2 Mv 2
(A) (B)
2R R
2
Mv 3 Mv 2
(C) (D)
2R 2 R
24. A ball suspended by a thread swings in a
vertical plane so that its acceleration values at
the extreme and lowest positions are equal.
Find the thread deflection angle in extreme
position.
(A) 53 (B) 37
(C) 45 (D) 47
25. A swing moving in a children’s garden is
observed to move with an angular velocity
given by,  = a(t2) î + b(et) ĵ. What will be
the angle between angular acceleration and
angular velocity at t = 1 s given that a = b = 1
unit?
(A) 30 (B) 36
(C) 18 (D) 9

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