CIRCULAR MOTION TEST
1. A particle started from rest to move along a circular track of radius R such that the speed is increasing at a
constant rate of ‘a’. The total distance travelled when velocity becomes V is
a.
V2 b.
V2 c.
V2 d.
V2
2a a 2R Ra
2. The average velocity when the particle covered an angle of 90 o is
√ πaR πaR 2 aR
a.
2
b.
√ 2
c.
√ π
d. none of these
3. A particle starting from rest moves in a circle having radius r = 20 m with a constant tangential acceleration of
5 m/s2. The time in which the normal acceleration of the particle equals the tangential acceleration is
a) 4 s b) 1 s c) 3 s d) 2 s
4. A particle is moving at a speed of 40m/s on a circular track of radius 400m. This speed is increasing at a rate
of 3m/s2. The acceleration of the car at this instant is
a) 4m/s2 b) 7m/s2 c) 5m/s2 d)3m/s2
5. A particle starts travelling in a circle with constant tangential acceleration. The angle between velocity vector
and acceleration vector, at the moment when it completes half the circular track is
a) tan−1 2 π b) tan−1 π c) tan−1 3 π d) Zero
6. A particle (of mass 2 kg) is attached to an ideal string of length L whose
other end is fixed at point A so that particle can swing freely in a vertical
plane. The particle is released from rest from the position B. Then the
tension in the string when it reaches the lowermost point C is
a. 8 N b. 18 N c. 24 N d. 36 N
7. A simple pendulum is vibrating with angular amplitude of 90 o as
shown in the figure. For what value of α is the acceleration directed
horizontally
A. cos−1 1 / √ 3 B. cos−1 √ 2/3
C. cos−1 2 /3 D. ZERO
8. When a particle is moving along a circular path with uniform speed, it has
a) Radial velocity and tangential acceleration b) Radial velocity and tangential acceleration
c) Tangential velocity and radial acceleration d) Tangential velocity and transverse acceleration
9. v represents velocity of a particle
Choose the correct options if ⃗
a. It will be correct to write |ddt⃗v|≤ ddt|⃗v| always
d ⃗v d |⃗v|
b. It will be correct to write | dt |= dt in a straight line motion with decreasing speed
c. It will be correct to write |ddt⃗v|= ddt|⃗v| in a straight line motion with increasing speed
d. It will be correct to write ⃗v . ⃗
dv=vdv always
10. Velocity and acceleration of a particle at some instant of time are ⃗ ^ ^j+2 k^ m/s and
v=2 i+ a⃗ =i−6
^ ^j−k^ m/s2.
Then the speed of the particle is ………………………. At a rate of …………………m/s 2.
a) Increasing, 2 b) decreasing, 2 c) increasing, 4 d) decreasing, 4