Assignment - Circular Motion

EXERCISE-1

Q.1 A wheel is subjected to uniform angular acceleration about its axis. Initially its angular
velocity is zero. In the first 2 sec, it rotates through an angle ; in the next 2 sec, it
rotates through an additional angle 2. The ratio of 2 /1 is-
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 5
Q.2 In applying the equation for motion with uniform angular acceleration  = 0 +  t, the radian
measure -
(1) must be used for both  and 
(2) may be used for both  and 
(3) may be used for  but not 
(4) cannot be used for both  and 

Q.3 The linear and angular acceleration of a particle are 10 m/sec 2 and 5 rad/sec2 respectively it
will be at a distance from the axis of rotation -
(1) 50 m (2) 1/2 m
(3) 1 m (4) 2 m

Q.4 A tachometer is a device to measure -

(1) gravitational pull
(2) speed of rotation
(3) surface tension
(4) tension in a spring

Q.5 Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving along the circular path of radius r 1 and r2. They
take one round in the same time. The ratio of angular velocities of the two cars will be-
(1) m1 : m2 (2) r1 : r2
(3) 1 : 1 (4) m1 r1 : m2 r2

Q.6 A bottle of soda water is grasped by the neck and swing briskly in a vertical circle. Near
which portion of the bottle do the bubbles collect ?
(1) near the near bottom
(2) in the middle of the bottle
(3) near the neck
(4) uniformly distributed in the bottle

Q.7 In circular motion, the centripetal acceleration is given by-

(1) a × r (2)  × v (3) a × v (4)  × r

Q.8 The ratio of angular speeds of minutes hand and hour hand of a watch is -
(1) 1 : 12 (2) 6 : 1
(3) 12 : 1 (4) 1 : 6
Q.9 A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at two revolutions per second. The acceleration of
particle in m/s2 is -
(1) 2 (2) 82
(3) 42 (4) 22

Q.10 A particle moves in circular path with uniform speed v. The change in its velocity on rotating
through 60º is -
v
(1) v √2 (2) √ 2
(3) v (4) Zero

Q.11 In uniform circular motion-

(1) both velocity and acceleration are constant
(2) acceleration and speed are constant but velocity changes
(3) both acceleration and velocity change
(4) both acceleration and speed are constant

Q.12 When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle-

(1) no work is done on it
(2) no acceleration is produced in the body
(3) no force acts on the body
(4) its velocity remains constant

Q.13 What happens to the centripetal acceleration of a revolving body if you double the orbital
speed v and halve the angular velocity  ?
(1) the centripetal acceleration remains unchanged
(2) the centripetal acceleration is halved
(3) the centripetal acceleration is doubled
(4) the centripetal acceleration is quadrupled

Q.14 A body is moving with a constant speed v in a circle of radius r. Its angular acceleration is-
v
(1) Zero (2) r
v2 v2
2
(3) r (4) r

Q.15 A string of length 1 m is fixed at one end and carries a mass of 100 gm at the other end. The
string makes (2/) revolutions per second around vertical axis through the fixed end. Calculate
the tension in the string-
(1) 1.0 N (2) 1.6 N
(3) 2 N (4) 4 N

Q.16 A body is revolving with a uniform speed V in a circle of radius r. The angular acceleration of
the body is -
V
(1) r
(2) Zero
 V2
(3) r along the radius and towards the centre
V2
(4) r along the radius and away from the centre

Q.17 A particle is acted upon by a constant force always normal to the direction of motion of the
particle. It is therefore inferred that-
(a) Its velocity is constant
(b) It moves in a straight line
(c) Its speed is constant
(d) It moves in circular path
(1) a, d
(2) c, d
(3) a, b
(4) a, b, c

Q.18 A body of mass 2 kg is moving in a vertical of radius 2 m. The work done when it moves from
the lowest point to the highest point is-
(1) 80 J (2) 40 J
(3) 20 J (4) 0

Q.19 A particle rests on the top of the hemisphere of radius R. The small horizontal velocity that
must be imparted to the particle if it is to leave the hemisphere without sliding down. is-
(1) v = (2gR)1/2 (2) v = (gR/2)1/2
(3) v = (gR)1/2 (4) v = (2g/R)1/2

Q.20 A mass m is revolving in a vertical circle at the end of a string of length 20 cm. By how much
does the tension of the string at the lowest point exceed the tension at the top most point?
(1) 2 m g (2) 4 m g
(3) 6 m g (4) 8 m g

Q.21 A car is travelling with linear velocity v on a circular road of radius r. If it is increasing it
speed at the rate of 'a' metre/sec2, then the resultant acceleration will be-

(1) √( v2
r 2
−a2 ) (2) √( v4 2
r2
+a )
(3) √( v4
r2
−a2 ) (4) √( v2 2
r2
+a )
Q.22 On an unbanked road, a cyclist negotiating a bend of radius r at velocity v must lean inwards
by an angle  equal to -
(1) tan–1 (v2/g) (2) tan–1 (g/v)
(3) tan–1 (v2 / gr) (4) tan–1 (rg/v2)

Q.23 A string can bear a maximum tension of 100 Newton without breaking. A body of mass 1
kg is attached to one end of 1 m length of thin string and it is revolved in a horizontal plane.
The maximum linear velocity which can be imparted to the body without breaking the string,
will be -
 (1) 10 m/s (2) 1 m/s
(3) 100 m/s (4) 1000 m/s

Q.24 The roadway of a bridge over a canal is in the form of a circular arc of radius 18 m. What is
the greatest speed with which a motor cycle can cross the bridge without leaving ground.

√
(1) 98 m/s √
(2) 18×9.8 m/s
(3) 18 × 9.8 m/s (4) 18 / 9.8 m/s
Q.25 A cyclist taking turn bends inwards while a car passenger take the same turn is thrown
outwards. The reason is-
(1) car is heavier then cycle
(2) car has four wheels while cycle has only two
(3) difference in the speed of the two
(4) cyclist has to counteract the centrifugal force while in the case of car only the passenger is
thrown by this force

Q.26 A cyclist turns around a curve at 15 miles/hour. If he turns at double the speed, the tendency
to overturn is -
(1) doubled (2) quadrupled
(3) halved (4) unchanged

Q.27 A cyclist is moving on a circular track of radius 80 m with a velocity of 72 km/hr. He has to
lean from the vertical approximately through an angle-
(1) tan–1 (1/4) (2) tan–1 (1)
(3) tan–1 (1/2) (4) tan–1 (2)

Q.28 A motor cyclist moving with a velocity of

72 km per hour on a flat road takes a turn on the road at a point where the radius of curvature
of the road is 20 metres. The acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s 2. In order to avoid skidding,
he must not bend with respect to the vertical plane by an angle greater than-
(1) = tan–1 6 (2)  = tan–1 2
(3)  = tan–1 25.92 (4)  = tan–14

Q.29 A particle of mass ‘m’ describes a circle of radius (r). The centripetal acceleration of the
particle is 4/r2. The momentum of the particle -
2m 2m
(1) r (2) √ r
4m 4m
(3) r (4) √ r

Q.30 A particle move along a circular path of radius (r) with a uniform speed (v). The angle
described by the particle in one second is given by -
(1) vr–1 (2) v–1r
–2
(3) vr (4) v2r
Q.31 A particle moving along a circular path with a speed (v) and its speed increases by ‘g’ per
second. If the radius of the angular path be (r), than the net acceleration of the particle is -

(1)
( ) v2
r
+g
(2)
( v2 2
r
+g )
 ( ) ( )
1/2 1/2
v4 2 v2
+g +g
(3) r2 (4) r

Q.32 A particle is moving around a circular path with uniform angular speed (). The radius of the
circular path is (r). The acceleration of the particle is -
ω2 ω
(1) r (2) r
(3) v (4) vr

Q.33 Let ‘’ denote the angular displacement of a simple pendulum oscillating in a vertical plane. If
the mass of the bob is (m), then the tension in string is mg cos  -
(1) always
(2) never
(3) at the extreme positions
(4) at the mean position

Q.34 The angular acceleration of particle moving along a circular path with uniform speed -
(1) uniform but non zero
(2) zero
(3) variable
(4) such as can not be predicted from given information

Q.35 A car moves on a circular road, describing equal angles about the centre in equal intervals of
times which of the statements about the velocity of car are true -
(1) velocity is constant
(2) magnitude of velocity is constant but the direction of velocity change
(3) both magnitude and direction of velocity change
(4) velocity is directed towards the centre of circle
Q.36 A pendulum bob has a speed 3m/s while passing through its lowest position, length of the
pendulum is 0.5 m then its speed when it makes an angle of 60º with the vertical is -
(1) 2 m/s (2) 1 m/s
(3) 4 m/s (4) 3 m/s

Q.37 An insect trapped in a circular groove of radius 12 cm moves along the groove steadily and
completes 7 revolutions in 100 s. What is the linear speed of the motion -
(1) 2.3 cm/s (2) 5.3 cm/s
(3) 0.44 cm/s (4) none of these

Q.38 The mass of the bob of a simple pendulum of length L s m. If the bob is left from its horizontal
position then the speed of the bob and the tension in the threads in the lowest position of the
bob will be respectively -

(1) √ 2gL and 3 mg (2) 3 mg and √ 2gL

 (3) 2 mg and √ 2gL (4) 2 gL ad 3 mg

Q.39 A stone of mass 1 kg is tied to the end of a string of 1 m long. It is whirled in a vertical circle.
If the velocity of the stone at the top be
4 m/s. What is the tension in the string ?
(1) 6 N (2) 16 N
(3) 5 N (4) 10 N

Q.40 If the speed and radius both are trippled for a body moving on a circular path, then the new
centripetal force will be -
(1) F2 = 2F1 (2) F2 = F1
(3) F2 = 3F1 (4) F2 = F1/3

Q.41 The blades of an aeroplane propeller are rotating at the rate of 600 revolutions per minute its
angular velocity is -
(1) 10 rad/s (2) 20  rad/s
(3) 2  rad/s (4) None of these

Q.42 A stone tied to the end of a string 80 cm long is whirled in a horizontal circle with a constant
speed. If the stone makes 14 revolutions in 22 s than the acceleration of the stone is -
(1) 5 m/s2 (2) 10 m/s2
2
(3) 12.8 m/s (4) None of these

Q.43 A particle moves on a circular path of radius (r) with speed (v) if its speed and radius both are
doubled than centripetal force is -
(1) same (2) doubled
(3) quadrupled (4) eight times

Q.44 A particle moves in a circle of the radius 25 cm at two revolutions per second. The
acceleration of the particle in m/sec2 is -
(1) 2 (2) 82
(3) 42 (4) 22

Q.45 When a body moves with a constant speed along a circle -

(1) no acceleration is produced in the body
(2) no force acts on the body
(3) its velocity remains constant
(4) no work gets done on it

Q.46 A particle moves in a circle describing equal angle in equal times, its velocity vector :
(1) remains constant
(2) changes in magnitude
(3) change in direction
(4) changes in magnitude and direction

Q.47 A mass of 2 kg is whirled in a horizontal circle by means of a string at an initial speed of 5

r.p.m. keeping the radius constant the tension in the string doubled the new speed is nearly -
(1) 7 r.p.m. (2) 14 r.p.m.
(3) 10 r.p.m. (4) 20 r.p.m.
Q.48 In a vertical circle of radius (r), at what point in its path a particle may has tension equal to
zero-
(1) highest point
(2) lowest point
(3) at any point
(4) at a point horizontal from the centre of radius
Q.49 If the radius of circular path of two particles of same masses are in the ratio of 1 : 2 and have
equal centripetal force their velocities should be in the ratio of -

(1) 1 : √2 √
(2) 2 : 1
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 1 : 4

Q.50 A string of length 0.1 m cannot bear a tension more than 100 N. It is tied to a body of mass
100g and rotated in a horizontal circle. The maximum angular velocity is….
(1) 100 rad/s (2) 1000 rad/s
(3) 10000 rad/s (4) 0.1 rad/s

Q.51 The radius of the circular path of a particle is doubled but its frequency of rotation kept
constant. If the initial centripetal force be F, then the final value of centripetal force will be -
(1) F (2) F/2 (3) 4F (4) 2F

Q.52 a 0.5 kg ball moves in a circle of radius 0.4 m at a speed of 4 ms –1. The centripetal force on the
ball is -
(1) 10 N (2) 20 N (3) 40 N (4) 80 N

Q.53 A car is travelling at 20 m/s on a circular road of radius 100 m. It is increasing in speed at the
rate of 3 m/s2. Its acceleration is -
(1) 3 m/s2 (2) 4 m/s2 (3) 5 m/s2 (4) 7 ms–1

Q.54 A weightless thread can bear tension upto 3.7 kg wt. A stone of mass 500 gm is tied to it and
revolved in a circular path of radius 4m in a vertical plane. If g = 10 ms –2, then the maximum
angular velocity of the stone will be-

(1) 16 rad/s √
(2) 21 rad/s
(3) 2 rad/s (4) 4 rad/s

Q.55 A stone attached to one end of a string is whirled in a vertical circle. The tension in the string
is maximum when -
(1) the string is horizontal
(2) the string is vertical with the stone at highest position
(3) the string is vertical with the stone at the lowest position
(4) the string makes an angle of 45º with the vertical
Q.56 A weightless thread can withstand tension upto 30 N. A stone of mass 0.5 kg is tied to it and is
revolved in a circular path of radius 2m in a vertical plane. If g = 10 m/s 2, then the maximum
angular velocity of the stone will be-

(1) 5 rad/s (2) √ 30 rad/s

(3) √ 60 rad/s (4) 10 rad/s
Q.57 A particle moving along a circular path. The angular velocity, linear velocity, angular
→ → →

acceleration and centripetal acceleration of the particle at any instant respectively are ω , v ,α
→
a
are c . Which of the following relation is/are correct -
→ → → →

(a) ω ⊥ v (b) ω ⊥α
→ → → →

(c) v ⊥ ac (d) ω ⊥ ac
(1) a, b, d (2) b, c, d
(3) a, b, c (4) a, c, d
Q.58 A small mass of 10 gm. Lies in a hemispherical bowl of radius 0.5 m at a height of 0.2 m from
the bottom of the bowl. The mass will be in equilibrium of the bowl rotates at an angular
speed of - (g = 10 m/sec2)

10
rad/ s
(1) √ 3 (2) 10 √ 3rad/s
(3) 10 rad/s (4) √ 20rad/s
Q.59 A body is revolving with a constant speed along a circle. If its direction of motion is reversed
but the speed remains the same then -
(a) the centripetal force will not suffer any change in magnitude
(b) the centripetal force will have its direction reversed
(c) the centripetal force will not suffer any change in direction
(d) the centripetal force is doubled
(1) a, b (2) b, c
(3) c, d (4) a, c
Q.60 A body tied to a string of length L is revolved in a vertical circle with minimum velocity,
when the body reaches the upper most point the string breaks and the body moves under the
influence of the gravitational field of earth along a parabolic path. The horizontal range AC of
the body will be -

(1) x = L (2) x = 2L

(3) x = 2 √2 L (4) x=√ 2 L

Q.61 A particle is moving in a vertical circle the tension in the string when passing through two
position at angle 30º and 60º from vertical from lowest position are T1 and T2 respectively then -
(1) T1 = T2 (2) T1 > T2
(3) T1 < T2 (4) T1  T2
Q.62 A body crosses the topmost point of a vertical circle with critical speed. What will be its
centripetal acceleration when the string is horizontal -
(1) g (2) 2g (3) 3g (4) 6g

Q.63 A particle (P) is moving in a circle of radius (a) with a uniform speed (v). C is the centre of the
circle and AB is a diameter. The angular velocity of particle when it is at point B about (A)
and (C) are in the ratio -
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 : 1 (4) 4 : 1

Q.64 A small particle of mass ‘m’ starts sliding down from the top of a hemispherical bowl of
radius ‘r’. The particle and the surface of the hemisphere are frictionless. The height from the
ground at which the particle leaves contact with the sphere is -
(1) 2r/3 (2)3r/2 (3) r/2 (4) r/3

Q.65 If ar and at represent radial and tangential acceleration, the motion of a particle will be uniform
circular motion if -
(1) ar = 0 and at = 0 (2) ar = 0 but at  0
(3) ar  0 but at = 0 (4) ar  0 and at  0

Q.66 A 1500 kg car moving on a flat road negotiates a curve whose radius is 35 m. If the coefficient
of static friction between the tyres and the dry pavement is 0.5. Find the maximum speed, the
car can have in order to makes the turn successfully -
(1) 13.1 m/s (2) 15.1 m/s (3) 20 m/s (4) 25 m/s
Q.67 Stone tied at one end of light string is whirled round a vertical circle. If the difference between
the maximum and minimum tension experienced by the string wire is 2 kg, then the mass of
the stone must be -
(1) 1 kg (2) 6 kg (3) 1/3 kg (4) 2 kg
Q.68 A body holds a pendulum in his hand while standing at the edge of a circular platform of
radius r rotating at an angular speed . The pendulum will hang at an angle  with the vertical
such that -
ω2 r 2
(1) tan  = 0 (2) tan  = g
rω2 g
(3) tan  = g
2
(4) tan  = ω r
Q.69 A mass tied to a string moves in a vertical circle with a uniform speed of 5 m/s as shown. At
the point P the string breaks. The mass will reach a height above P of nearly -

(1) 1 m (2) 0.5 m (3) 1.27 m (4) 1.25 m

Q.70 A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always perpendicular to the
velocity of the particle The motion of the particle takes place in a plane. It follows -
(1) its velocity is constant
(2) its K.E. is constant
(3) its acceleration is constant
(4) its moves in a straight line
Q.71 If the overbridge is concave instead of being convex, the thrust on the road at the lowest
position will be -
 mv 2 mv 2
(1) mg + r (2) mg – r
m2 v 2 g v2 g
(3) r (4) r

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