Kinetics of Particles

Part A: D’Alembert’s principle

Q. 286 A particle of mass ‘m’ is connected to a string and whirled in a vertical circle with constant speed. The
difference in tensions at the bottom and top of vertical loop will be
3
(a) mg (b) 2 mg (c) 3 mg (d) mg
2
Q. 287 The inertia vector acting along normal direction is known as
(a) centripetal force (b) Centrifugal force
(c) central force (d) None of these
Q. 288 A body of mass m moving along circle of radius ‘r’ in vertical plane. It is tied at centre by a string. The tension
in string when body is at bottom of the circle is
2 2 2
mv mv mv
(a) mg + (b) mg – (c) – mg (d) mg
r r r
Q. 289 A body of mass ‘m’ moving along circle of radius ‘r’in vertical plane. It is tied at centre by a string. The
tension in string when body is at top of the circle is
2 2 2
mv mv mv
(a) mg + (b) mg – (c) – mg (d) mg
r r r
Q. 290 A pilot flies the airplane in the vertical circle of radius 1.2 km. with a constant speed of
720 kmph, calculate the normal force exerted by seat of pilot on the pilot of mass 100 kg when plane is at
the lowest position
(a) 4333.33 N (b) 4833.33 N (c) 4314.33 N (d) 3333.33 N
Q. 291 A bob of 2 m pendulum describes an arc of a circle in vertical plane. When angle of cord is 40 with vertical,
the tension in the cord is twice the weight of bob. The velocity at that instant is
(a) 3.92 m/s (b) 4.92 m/s (c) 2.93 m/s (d) 1.75 m/s
Q. 292 A car of mass 1500 kg is reaching the crest of upward slope. If it attains velocity of 108 kmph when it
reaches the crest and loses its contact with the road. The radius of curvature at the crest is
(a) 50.75 m (b) 91.75 m (c) 100.75 m (d) 75.75 m
Q. 293 A boy of weight 400 N is swinging on a swing of chord lengths 2 m. At the moment of swing cords take
vertical position the cords subjected to tension of 300 N. What is tangential velocity at the instant?
(a) g (b) g/2 (c) g (d) 2 g
Q. 294 The pendulum bob has a mass m and is released from its horizontal position. The tension in the cord as a
function of  with horizontal is
(a) mg sin (b) g sin (c) 3mg sin (d) 4 mg sin 
Q. 295 A small bob of mass ‘m’ is held by a string at an angle ‘’ with vertical and also by a horizontal cord. The
tension in the string when the cord just cut will be
(a) mg sin (b) mg cos  (c) mg tan (d) mg cot 
Q. 296 A small bob of mass ‘m’ is held by a string at an angle  with vertical and also by a horizontal cord. The
tension in the cord just before the release of bob is
mg
(a) mg tan (b) mg cot  (c) 2 (d) mg sin 
tan 
Q. 297 A body of mass ‘m’ is moving along a circle of radius r in vertical plane. It is tied by a string at centre. The
minimum velocity of body to remain in contact with the circle is
2
(a) gr (b) gr (c) gr (d) 2 gr
2
Q. 300 A car is moving on a road with a hump of radius 40 m. If g = 10 m/s . The maximum velocity on the hump
without losing contact is
(a) 36 kmph (b) 72 kmph (c) 20 kmph (d) 50 kmph
Q. 301 A bucket filled with water is revolved in a vertical circle of radius 2.5 m and water does not fall at the highest
2
point. If g = 10 m/s , the time period of revolution is
  3
(a)  sec (b) 2  sec (c) sec (d) sec.
2 2
Q. 302 A man of mass 75 kg is sitting in a car moving along a circular path of radius 100 m, if s = 0.4 between the
seat and man, the velocity of car at which the man starts slipping is (take
2
g = 10 m/s )
(a) 82 kmph (b) 72 kmph (c) 36 kmph (d) 20 kmph
2
Q. 303 A block is placed on a turn table at 0.2 m from axis of rotation. If s = 0.5 and g = 10 m/s . The maximum
angular velocity the turn table have without causing slipping of the block is
(a) 4 rad/sec. (b) 5 rad/sec. (c) 6 rad/sec (d)  rad/sec.

286 B 290 C 294 C 298 302 B

287 B 291 B 295 B 299 303 B
288 A 292 B 296 A 300 B
289 C 293 C 297 C 301 A