1) A car is taking a turn on a level road.

It curve, but the cyclist bends inwards

may be thrown outwards because of the: while negotiating the same curv e. This
a) weight happens because :
b) lack of centripetal force a) the car is heavier than the cycle
c) reaction of the ground b) cyclist counteracts the centrifugal
d) frictional force force, which throws the passengers in
2) A body of mass m is moving with the car outwards
velocity v in uniform circular motion. c) the cyucle has two wheels while the car
The work done by the centripetal force has four wheels
in moving through half the circular d) the cycle moves slower than the cars.
path is : 6) Torque produced by the centripetal

m 2 m2 force FC in circle of radius r is given
a)  r b)  r 2
r r by :
   
m 2 a) r  FC b) F  r
c) Zero d)  2
r c) zero d) None of these
3) In uniform circular motion : 7) The angle between radius vector and
a) Both velocity and acceleration re centripetal acceleration is :
constant  3
b) Acceleration and speed are constant a) rad b) rad
2 2
but velocity changes c) 2 rad d)  rad
c) Both accleration and velocity 8) The angular displacement in circular
changes motion is -
d) Both decreases and speed is constant a) dimensional quantity
b) dimensionless quantity
4) The uniform circular motion is
c) unitless quantity and imensionless
accelerated motion, because quantity
a) the motion accelerates due to the d) unitless quantity
change in velocity
b) the motion accelerates due to the
change in angular velocity
c) the motion accelerates due to the force
Ans -
d) all of these (1 - b) (2 - c) (3 - c)
5) The passengers in car are thrown (4 - a) (5 - b) (6 - c)
outwards when the car negotiates a
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9) A particle moves along a circular path constant magnitude which is always
of constant radius. The magnitude of its perpendicular to the velocity of the
acceleration is : particle. The motion takes place in a
plane. It follows that :
a) uniform
a) Its velocity is constant
b) variable
b) Its acceleration is constant
c) zero c) Its motion is linear
d) such as cannot be predicted from the d) Its motion is circular
given information 15) The rate of change of angular velocity
10) A body of mass m is moving in a w.r. to t in uniform circular motion is a
horizontal circle of radius ‘r’. If the a) radial acceleration
centripetal force is F, the kinetic energy b) angular acceleration (  )
of the body is : c) angular speed
d) angular displacement
F.r 16) What is the relation between tangential
a) b) F.r
2 acceleration at and the centripetal
F.r 2 acceleration ac during non uniform
c) d) F.r circular motion?
2
11) A particle of mass m moving in a a) at must be greater than ac
horizontal circle of radius r with a b) ac must be less than at
uniform speed v. When it moves from c) aT must be equal to ac
one point to diametrically oppsite point d) None of the above relations is true.
its: 17) A body of mass m is moving with
a) Kinetic energy changes by mv2/4 uniform speed in a horizontal circle of
b) Momentum does not changes
k
c) Momentum changes by 2mv radius r under a centripetal force ,
r2
d) Kinetic energy changes by mv2
where k is a constant. The K.E. of body
12) The direction of angular displacement
is :
 in U.C.M. is given by
a) left hand rule k2 k
a) b)
b) right hand thumb rule r 2r
c) right handed screw rule k k
d) either ‘a’ or ‘b’ c) d)
r2 r
13) A particle is moving on a ciruclar path
with constant speed. Which of the
following statements about the particle
is true? Ans -
a) It possesses radial acceleration (9 - d) (10 - a) (11 - c)
b) It possesses radial velocity
c) It possesses tangential acceleration (12 - d) (13 - a) (14 - d)
d) It does not possess tangential velocity.
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18) A satellite of earth is revolving with N. What can be the maximum angular
uniform speed v. If gravitational force speed?
suddenly disapperas, the satellite will : a) 10 rad s-1 b) 100 rad s-1
a) Continue tomove wit velocity v along c) 1000 rad s-1 d) 1 rad s-1
22) A particle revolves round the circular
the orginal orbit
path with constant speed. The
b) Moves with velocity v tangential to acceleration of particle is :
orbit a) Along the circumference of the circle
c) Fall down with increasing velocity b) Along the tangent
d) Ultimately come to rest somewhere n c) Along the radius
d) Zero
the orginal orbit
23) If a particle goes round the circle once
19) The infinitesimal angular displacement
in a time period T, then the angular
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circular motion is a vector because a) 2t b) T / 2
a) it obeys the cumulative and associative c) 2 / T d)  / T
laws of vector addition 24) What determines the nature of the path
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b) it do not obeys the laws of vector
a) Speed
addition b) Velocity
c) it do not obeys the laws of c) Acceleration
multiplication of vectors d) None of the above
d) all of these 25) For a body moving in circular path of
20) Which of the following statements about radius r with uniform speed the angle
the uniform rotatory motion along a of banking is given by :
circular path is true? 2 2
a) b) tan -1
a) Linear veolcity is uniform when r.g r.g
angular velcoity is uniform 2
b) Magnitude of acceleration is c) d) None of these
r
constant
c) Acceleration is directed along the
tangent to the ciruclar path Ans -
d) None of the above statement is correct
(18 - b) (19 - a) (20 - b)
21) A body of mass 10 g tied to a string 20
cm long is whirled in horizontal circle. (21 - b) (22 - c) (23 - c)
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26) A wheel rotates about an axis passing c) half-way down the circle
through the centre and perpenducular d) None of the above
to the plane with slowly incresing 30) The work done by the centripetal force
angular speed. it has : F when a body completes one revolution
a) Radial velocity and radial acceleration around a circle of radius R is :
b) Tangential velocity and radial a) 2  RF b) 2 RF
acceleration c) RF d) Zero
c) Tangetial velocity and tangential 31) What is the angular displacement of the
acceleration minute hand in 20 minutes?
d) Tangential velocity and acceleration a)  / 3 rad b) 2 / 3 rad
having both tangential and radial c)  / 2 rad d) 3 / 2 rad
components 32) A scooter is going around a circular
27) The relation between linear velocity road of radius 100m at a speed of
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in circle in vector form is scooter?
  
a) v   r b) v  r   a) 10 rad s-1 b) 1 rad s-1
  
c) v   /r d) r  v   c) 0.1 rad s-1 d) 0.01 rad s-1
28) Which of the following statements about 33) A body of mass m tied to a string of

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the centripetal and centrifugal forces is length r is at its lowest position. What
correct? should be the minimum speed given to
a) Centripetal force balances the it so as just to complete one revlolution?
centrifugal force a) gr b) 3gr
b) Both centripetal force and centrifugal c) 5 gr d) 7 gr
force act on the same body 34) Which of the following remains
c) Centripetal; force is directed opposite constant in UCM?
to the centrifugal force a) Speed
d) Centripetal force is experienced by the b) Kinetic energyKinetic energy
observer at the centre of the ciruclar c) Angular momentum
d) All of these
path described by the body.
29) A body of 1kg is tied to the end of a string
1 m long and whirled in a vertical circle
Ans -
with a constant speed of 4 m s-1. The
tension in the string is 6.2 N. when the (26 - d) (27 - a) (28 - c)
stone is : (29 - a) (30 - d) (31 - b)
a) at the top of the circle
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35) A motor car is travelling 20 m/s on a c) Instantaneous angular velocity

circular road of radius 400 m. If it d) None of the above
increases its speed at the rate of 1 m/s 2, 41) A simple pendulum has a length l. What
then its acceleration will be minimum velocity should be imparted
a) 2 2 m/s2 b) 3 m/s 2 to its bob at the mean position so that
c) 2 m/s2 d) 3 3 m/s 2 the bob reaches a height equal to above
36) To enable a particle describe a circular the point of suspension :
path, what should be the angle between a) gl b) 5 gl
its velocity and acceleration?
l
a) 00 b) 450 c) 2 gl d)
g
c) 900 d) 1800
37) A body is to be slided without fricition 42) Scalar product of radius vector and
along an inclined plane of height ‘h’ so tangential velocity is :
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bottom. The value of height is : c) rv sin  d) rv
a) h = 2r b) h = 4r 43) Centrifugal force is pseudo force
because
5
c) h = 5r d) h= r a) it is not provided by any real force but
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it arises due to accelerated frame of
38) Earth is slightly bulge at equator so
reference
shape of earth is oblate spheroid. This
b) origin can not imaginary
is because at equator :
c) its direction is outwards along radius
a) Gravitational force is maximum
d) its magnitude is equal to centripetal
b) Angular velocity is maximum
force
c) Centrifugal force is maximum
44) A flywheel rotates at a constant speed of
d) Above statement is worng
3000 rpm. The angle described by the
39) If a stone is tied to a string and whirled
shaft in radian in one second is :
in a circle, then the centripetal force
a) 2  b) 30 
would provides
c) 100  d) 3000 
a) tension in the string
b) mass of the string
c) weight of string
d) mass of stone Ans -
40) All the magnitudes of which of the
(35 - c) (36 - c) (37 - d)
following can be treated as vectors?
(38 - c) (39 - a) (40 - c)
a) Angular displacement
b) Average angular velocity (41 - b) (42 - a) (43 - a)
(44 - c)
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45) A stone tied to string is whirled then the d) None of the above
string breaks at certain speed because: 51) A cyclist moves round a circular road
a) Gravitational force is maximum of radius 50 metres. If the coefficient of
b) The required centripetal force is friction between the tyres and road is
greater than tension sustainable by the 0.2, the maximum velocity with which
string he can go round without skidding is
c) Required centripetal force is equal to (g = 10m s-2) :
tension in the string a) 5 m s-1 b) 10 m s-l
d) Centripetal force is equal to weight c) 20 m s-1 d) 7.5 m s-1
46) The driver of a car travelling at velocity 52) A stone of mass m is tied to a string of
v suddenly sees a broad wall in front of length L, and rotated in a circle with
him at a distance ‘a’. He should
constant speed v, if the string is released
a) brake sharply b) turn sharply
the stone flies :
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ d) none
a) Radially outward
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b) Radially inward
the clock is :
c) Tangentially
a) 2  rad s-1
d) With an acceleration mv2/L
b) 2  rad minute-1
c) 2  rad day-1 53) A scooter is going around a circular

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d) None of the above track with a speed of 20 ms-1. The radius
48) In a circus a motor-cyclist rides along a of the ciruclar track is 50m. The angular
circular track of radius r in a vertical velocity of the scooter is :
circle, the minimum speed at the highest a) 0.4 rad s-1 b) 2.5 rad s-1
point in order to avoid a fall is: c) 8 rad s-1 d) 1000 rad s-1
54) A motor cyclist moves round a curve at
a) 2 gr b) 5 gr
a certain speed. He doubles his speed.
c) 3 gr d) gr The ratio of the tangents of the angles
49) The centripetal force is real force which by which he leans with vertical in two
provides with the real interacting force cases is :
of a) 1:2 b) 4:1
a) mechanical c) 1: 4 d) 2:1.
b) electrical
c) magnetic or gravitational
d) All of these Ans -
50) The angular speed of the munute hand
(45 - b) (46 - a) (47 - d)
of the clock in degrees per second is :
a) 0.01 (48 - d) (49 - d) (50 - b)
b) 0.1 (51 - b) (52 - c) (53 - a)
c) 1.0
(54 - c)
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55) A spirit level is placed at the edge of a c) Any point

d) Horizontal point
turn table along its radius. The bubble
61) A particle is moving around a circular
will be path with uniform angular speed  . The
a) at the centre of the container radius of the circular path is r. The
acceleration of the particle is :
b) at the outer edge of the container
a)  2/r b)  2/r
c) at the inner edge of the container c) r  2 d) r2 
d) will oscillate about the centre of the 62) A stone of mass m tied to a string is
container rotated in a circle of radius r with
angular velocity  . The force of tension
56) One radian is approximately equal to :
trying to break the string is :
a) 1800 b) 570
c) 900 d) 3600 m2
a) mrw 2
b)
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a circular path in equal intervals of m
c) d) None of these.
time. It has uniform non zero rate of r2
change of : 63) The string of a conical pendulum will
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b) angular displacement a) Speed of revolution is zero
c) linear velocity b) Speed of revolution is almost
d) angular velocity infinite
58) When a cyclist takes a circular turn he c) Speed of revolution is low
leans: d) Speed of revolution is very low
a) inward b) outward 64) A particle moves along a circular path
c) backward d) forward. of radius r with uniform speed  . The
59) A ball of mass 0.25kg attached to the end angle described by the particle in one
of a string of length 1.96 m is moving in second is given by :
a horizontal circle. The string will a)  r-1 b)  -1r
break, if the tension is more than 25 N. c)  r-2 d)  2r
What is the maximum speed with which
the ball can be moved?
a) 14 m/s b) 3 m/s
c) 3.92 m/s d) 5 m/s Ans -
60) In a vertical circle of radius r, at what (55 - c) (56 - b) (57 - b)
point in its path, particle has tension
(58 - a) (59 - a) (60 - a)
equal to zero?
a) Highest point (61 - c) (62 - a) (63 - b)
b) Lowest point (64 - a)
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65) Centrifugal machines make use of which c) 30 N d) 20 N

of the following forces for their action: 71) A particle is describing the circular
a) gravitational force path of radius 10m every 2s. The average
b) frictional force angular speed of the particle, during 4s
c) centrifugal force is :
d) viscous force a) 2  rad s-1
66) A motor cycle is going on an over bridge b) 4  rad s-1
of radius R. The driver maintains a c) 20  rad s-1
constant speed. As motor cycle is d) None of the above
ascending on the over bridge, the 72) A man going on a cycle round a circular
normal force on it :
track of length 34.3 metres completes
a) Increases
one round in 22 sec. The angle through
b) Decreases
which he leans inward is :
c) Remains the same
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d) Fluctuates - erratically
c) 45° d) 20°
67) The angular acceleration of a particle
73) If a particle moves in a circle describing
moving along a circular path with
equal angles in equal times in aplane
uniform speed is :
about a fixed point, its velocity vector :
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b) zero a) Remains constant
c) variable b) Changes in magnitude
d) such as cannot be predicted from the c) Changes in direction
given information d) Changes both in magnitude and
68) Cream is separated from the milk direction
because: 74) A particle is moving along a circular
a) cream is heavier than skimmed milk
path with uniform speed. What is the
b) cream is 1ighter than skimmed milk
c) cream is more viscous angle between its instantaneous velocity
d) None of the above. and acceleration?
69) What determines the nature of path a) 00 b) 450
followed by the particle? c) 900 d) 1800
a) Speed
b) Velocity
c) Acceleration
d) None of these Ans -
70) A body of mass 10 kg is moving in a
circle of radius 1 m with an angular (65 - c) (66 - b) (67 - b)
velocity of 2 rad/s. The centripetal force (68 - b) (69 - b) (70 - d)
is
(71 - d) (72 - c) (73 - c)
a) 10 N b) 40 N
(74 - c)
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75) The string of a conical pendulum will balances his weight

become horizontal when: c) He loses weight some how
a) speed of revolution is zero . d) The force exerted by the surrounding
b) speed of revolution is almost 81) A car moves on a circular road. It
infinite describes equal angles about the centre
in equal intervals of time. Which of the
c) speed of revolution is low
following statements about the velocity
d) speed of revolution is very high of the car is true?
76) An aeroplane is taking a turn in a a) Velocity is constant
horizontal plane. While doing so, it b) Magnitude of velocity is constant but
a) remains horizontal direction changes
b) inclines inwards c) Both magnitude and direction of
velocity change
c) inclines outwards
d) Velocity is directed towards the centre
d) makes wings vertical of the circle.
77) In half period of revolution 82) A car is moving on a curved bridge of

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displacement and the distance covered radius r with velocity v. The maximum
is : velocity with which it can move round
a) 2r,  r b) 2  r, 2r it without leaving the bridge at the
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78) A car is going around a circle of radius a) v  gr b) v  5 gr
R1 with constant speed. Another car is
c) v  2 gr d) v = gr
going around a circle of radius R2 with
constant speed. If both a them take same 83) A car is moving along the horizontal
time to complete the circles, the ratio banked curved road. At banked curve
of their angular speeds will be :
road, the normal reaction is
a) R1 / R2 b) R 1 / R2
a) equal to weight
c) R12 / R22 d) 1
79) An iron ball is moving from rim to rim b) greater than weight
via lowest point at the bottom of a small c) less than weight
hemispherical bowl of radius 10cm. The d) less than or equal to weight
velocity with which the ball passes from
the lowest position is : (g = 9.8 m s-2)
a) 14 m s-1 b) 140m s-1
c) 1.4 m s-1 d) 0.7 m s-l Ans -
80) A motor cyclist rides around the well (75 - b) (76 - b) (77 - c)
with a round vertical wall and does not
fall down while riding becuase :
(78 - d) (79 - c) (80 - b)
a) The force of gravity disappears (81 - b) (82 - a) (83 - b)
b) The frictional force of the wall
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84) A particle is revolving in a circle, second, then the tensionin the string
clockwise in the plane of the paper. The will be
angular acceleration is directed :
a) 4 2 N b) 2 2 N
a) Towards the centre in the plane of the
paper c) 3 2 N d) 2 N
b) Radially outwards in the plane of the 90) If the fingers of the right hand are
paper curled in the sense of motion of the
c) Perpendicular to the plane of the particle performing circular motion
paper
then the outstretched thumb gives the
d) Vertically in the plane of the paper
direction of :
85) A particle is moving along a circular
path with uniform speed. Throgh what a) Angular velocity, Angular
angle does its angular velocity change acceleration
when it completes half of the circular b) Tangential velocity
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a) 00 b) 450 d) Linear velocity
c) 1800 d) 360 91) The length of the second hand of a watch
86) One kg stone tied to a metre long string is 10mm. What is the change in the
is whirled in a vertical circle with 4 m angular speed of the watch after 15
s-1. The tension is 6 N at (g = 10m s-2):

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seconds?
a) top of circle
a) Zero
b) bottom of circle
b) (10  /2) mm s-1
c) half way down
d) None of these. c) (20/  ) mm s-1
87) A body moving in a circular path with d) 10 2 mm s-1
constnt speed has : 92) For a car moving along circular road of
a) constant retardation radius r and with coefficient of friction
b) variable acceleration  between the tyres and the road, the
c) radially outward acceleration maximum velocity without skidding is:
d) constant acceleration a) b)
v  rg v  rg
88) A bucket full of water is rotated in a
vertical circle. The water does not spill c) v  2rg d) None of these.
because the weight of water:
a) provides the necessary centripetal
force
b) provides the centrifugal force Ans -
c) provides the viscous force (84 - c) (85 - a) (86 - a)
d) cancels the force of surface tension
(87 - b) (88 - a) (89 - a)
89) If a body of mass 1000 gm is tied to free
end of string of length 100 cm and (90 - a) (91 - a) (92 - b)
whirled in a horizontal circle in a
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93) An important consequence of as it passes through the lowest point in

centrifugal force is that the earth is : its path?
a) Spheroid a) 2 m/s b) 9.8 m/s
b) Sphere c) 4.43 m/s d) 1 / 2 m/s
c) Oblate spheroid 99) A particle covers equal distances around
d) Circular a circular path in equal intervals of
94) A coin kept on a horizontal rotating disc time. Which of the following quantities
has its centre at a distance of 0.25 m from connected with the motion of the
the aixs of rotationof the disc. If  is 0.2, particle remains constant with time?
then the angular velocity of the disc at a) Displacement b) Velocity
which the coin will slip off, ( g= 9.8 m/ c) Speed d) Acceleration
s2 ) 100) A body is tied to a string and is whirled
a) 3.8 rad/s b) 2.8 rad/s in the vertical circle of radius r. The
velocity of the body is maximum :
c) 4.8 rad/s d) 5.8 rad/s
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95) Two satellites are going around the b) at the lowest point
earth at a height of 200 km and 300 km c) at a point in level with the centre
respectively. If angular speed of both is horizontally
same, the centripetal acceleration will d) None of the above.

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be : 101) A particle moves in a circular path 0.4m
a) same for both in radius with constant speed. If particle
b) more for the first makes 5 revolutions in each second of
its motion the speed of the particle is :
c) more for the second
a) 10.6 m/s b) 12.56 m/s
d) dependent on the mass of the satellite c) 11.2 m/s d) 13.6 m/s
96) A scooterist is moving round a circular 102) If a cyclist doubles his speed while
track of radius 480 m. The track is 1 m negotiating a curve, how does the
wide. If his speed is 72 km/hour, how tendency to overturn vary?
much the outer edge of track is lifted to a) Remains unchanged
bank the track for him? (g = 10 m s-2) b) Doubled
a) 10cm b) 50cm c) Halved
c) 8.3cm d) 4.1cm d) Ouadrupled
97) The angular velocity of a wheel is 70 rad/
s/ If the radius of the wheel is 0.5m, then
its linear velocity will be : Ans -
a) 10 m/s b ) 35 m/s
(93 - c) (94 - b) (95 - c)
c) 20 m/s d) 70 m/s
98) A pendulum bob on a 2 m string is (96 - c) (97 - b) (98 - c)
displaced 600 from the vertical and then (99 - c) (100 - b) (101 - b)
released. What is the speed of the bob
(102 - d)
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103) A road is 10 m wide. Its radius of a) 6 mg b) 4 mg

curvature is 50 m. The outer edge is c) 2 mg d) 3 mg.
above the lower edge by a distance of 1.5 109) A car is moving in a circular horizontal
m. This road is most suited for the track of radius 10 m, with constant speed
velocity 10 m/s. A bob is suspended from roof of
a) 2.5 m/s b) 8.57 m/s car with rod. Angle made by rod with
c) 6.5 m/s d) 3.5 m/s vertical : (g = 9.8 m/s2)
104) A small body of mass m slides down a a) Zero b) 450
hemispherical smooth bowl from the c) 300 d) 600
rim to the bottom. The velocity of the 110) A can filled with water is revolved in
body at the bottom is : vertical circle of radius 4 m and water
a) 2 gr b) 5 gr just does not fall down at the highest
point. The time period of revolution
c)  gr d) None of these.
is(g= 9.87 m s-2) :

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105) A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 a) 1 sec b) 2sec
cm at two revolutions per second, the c) 4 sec d) 8 sec
aceleration of particle in m/s2 is: 111) A simple pendulum of length 1 m, the
a)  2 b) 4  2 bob performs circular motion in

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c) 8  2 d) 2  2 horizontal plane if its string making an
106) The radius of the circular path of angle 600 with the vertical, then the
particle is doubled but its frequency of period of rotation of the bob will be ( g
rotation remains unchanged. If the = 10 m/s2)
initial centripetal force be F, then the a) 2 s b) 1.4 s
final value of the centripetal force will c) 1.98 s d) 4 s
be : 112) A cyclist turns around a curve at 40 km/
a) F b) 2F hr. If he rounds the curve at double speed,
c) 4F d) F/2 his tendency to overturn is :
107) A particle P is moving in a circle of a) Doubled b) Halved
radius ‘a’ with uniform velocity v.C. is c) Tripled d) Quadrupled
centre of the circle and AB is adiameter.
The angular velocity of P about A and C
are in the ratio :
a) 1 : 1 b) 2 : 1 Ans -
c) 1 : 2 d) 4 : 1
(103 - b) (104 - a) (105 - b)
108) A particle of mass m is rotating by means
of a string in a vertical circle. The (106 - b) (107 - c) (108 - a)
difference in the tensions at the bottom (109 - b) (110 - c) (111 - b)
and the top would be:
(112 - d)
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113) A disc revolves in a horizontal plane at length 1 m, then the angle made by the
the rate of 210 r.p.m. A coin placed at a rod with thetrack will be (g = 10 m/s2)
distance of 2cm from the axis of rotation a) zero b) 300
c) 450 d) 600
just remains at rest on the disc. The
118) The string of a simple pendulum is
coefficient of friction between the disc
horizontal at a given height and is
and coin is (g = 10 m s-2)
released. The tension in the string at the
a) 0.97 b) 0.5
lowest point is :
c) 0.35 d) 1
a) T = mg b) T = 2 mg
114) A person with his hands in his pocket is
c) T = 3 mg d) T = 4 mg
skating on ice at the rate of 10 m/s and
119) In an atom two electrons move round the
describes a circle of radius 50 m. What
nucleus in circular orbits of radii R and
is his inclination to the vertical?
4R respectively, the ratio of time taken
(g = 10 m/s2)
by them to complete one revolution is :
F
G1I F3I
H2 JK G
H5JK
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a) tan 1 b) tan 1 1 8
a) b)
4 1
F
G1I F 1I
c) tan 1
H5JK d) tan 1 G
H10JK c)
4
1
d)
1
8
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120) A motor car is travelling at 30 m s-1 on
of radius 0.1 m. If it is acted upon by a a circular curve of radius 500 m. It is
force 4 x 10-13 N to keep it moving, the increasing its speed at the rate of
angular velocity of proton is 2 m s-2, what is its acceleration?
(mp = 1.6 x 10-27kg): a) 2 m s-2 b) 1.8 m s-2
a) 5 x 107 rad s-1 b) 5 x 107 rad s-1 c) 2.7 m s-2 d) none of these
c) 5 rad s-1 d) 0.5 rad s-1 121) In a circus a rider rides in a circular
116) Amotor cyclist moving with velocity of track of radius R in vertical plane. The
72 km/hr on a flat road takes a turn on minimum velocity at the highest point
the road at a point where the radius of of the track is :
curvature of the road is 20 m. In order
a) 2gR b) 3gR
to avoid skidding, he must bend w.r.t. the
vertical plane by a n angle  greater c) 2gR d) gR
than : (g = 10 m/s2)
a)  = tan-1 (6) b)  = tan-1 (25.92)
c)  = tan-1 (2) d)  = tan-1 (4) Ans -
117) A car is moving in a horizontal circular (113 - a) (114 - c) (115 - a)
track of radius 10 m with a constant
speed 10m/s. If a bob is suspended form (116 - c) (117 - c) (118 - c)
the roof of the car by light rigid rod of
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122) A train is safely negotiating a curve of an angle of 600 with the vertical, its
radius 500 m at a speed of 54 m hr-1. By velocity is 2 m/s. The tension in the
how much should the outer rail be string in this position : (g = 9.8 m/s2)
raised, if the distance between the two a) 0.4 N b) 0.89 N
rails is 1.5 m? (g = 10 m s )-2
c) 0.09 N d) 0.98 N
a) 6.75 cm b) 15 cm 128) A weightless thread can support tension
c) 4.5 cm d) 2.5 cm upto 30 N.A. stone of mass 0.5 kg is tied
123) Kinetic energy of a body moving in
to it and is revolved in a circular path
vertical circle is
of radius 2m in a vertical plane. If g =
a) constant at all points on a circle
10 m/s 2, then the maximum angular
b) different at different points on a
circle velocity of the stone will be :
c) zero at all the point on a circle a) 5 rad/s b) 30 rad/s
d) negative at all the points c) 60 rad/s d) 10 rad/s
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circular curve of radius 100 m. It is steady speed of 300 km/h. If the radius
increasing its speed at the rate of 5 m/s2
is 0.5 km then the force with which the
what is its acceleration?
pilot is pressed into the seat at the
a) 2 m/s2 b) 6.4 m/s2
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c) 4 m/s2 d) 9 m/s2
125) When a particle is moved in a vertical a) 3.15 x 102 N b) zero
circle c) 8.10 x 102 N d) 19.35 x 102 N
a) it has constant radial and tangential 130) A mass of 100 g is tied to one end of a
acceleration string 2 m long. Thebody is revolving
b) it has variable tangential and radial in a horizontal circle making a
acceleration maximum of 200 rpm. The outer end of
c) it has only constant radiual acceleration string is fixed at the centre of
d) it has only constant tangential revolution. The maximum tension the
acceleration string can bear is approximately :
126) A ball of mass 0.25 kg attached to the end a) 8.76 N b) 8.94 N
of a string of length 1.96 m is moving in c) 89.42 N d) 87.64 N
a horizontal circle. The string will
break if the tension is more than 25N.
what is the maximum speed with which
the ball can be moved? Ans -
a) 14 m/s b) 4 m/s
(122 - a) (123 - b) (124 - b)
c) 3.92 m/s d) 5 m/s
127) A particle of mass 100 g is tied to one (125 - b) (126 - a) (127 - b)
end of string of length 1 m. It rotates in
(128 - a) (129 - a) (130 - d)
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131) A stone of mass 16 kg is attached to a circle, then the energy of the body at the
string 144 m long and is whirled in a highest position will be (g = 9.8 m/s2)
horizonal circle. The maxmium tension a) 2.45 J b) 1.25 J
the string can stand is 16 newton. The c) 3.45 J d) 4.45 J
maximum velocity of revolution that can 137) The maximum velocity at the lowest
be given to the stone without breaking point, so that the string just slacks at
it, will be : highest point in a vertical circle of
a) 20 ms-1 b) 16 ms-1 radius l, is :
c) 14 ms-1 d) 12 ms-1 a) gl b) 3 gl
132) Assuming the coefficient of friction
between the road and tyres of a car to be c) 5 gl d) 7 gl
0.5 the maximum speed with which the 138) The second hand of a watch has length
car can move round the curve of 40 m 6cm. Speed of end point and magnitude
radius without slipping if the road is of difference of velocities at two
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a) 25 m/s b) 19 m/s a) 6.28 and 0 mm/s
c) 14 m/s d) 11 m/s
b) 8.88 and 4.44 mm/s
133) A weightless thread can bear tension
c) 8.88 and 6.28 mm/s
upto 3.7 kg wt. A stone of mass 500g is
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of radius 4 m in a vertical plane. If g = 139) A 500 kg car takes round turn of radius
10 ms -2, then the maximum angular 50m with a velocity of 36 km/h. The
velocity of the stone will be : centripetal force is :
a) 4 rad/s b) 16 rad/s a) 250 N b) 750 N
c) 21 d) 2 rad/s c) 1000 N d) 1200 N
134) A boy on a cycle pedals around a circle 140) A hollow sphere has radius 6.4 m.
of radius 20 m at a speed of 20 m/s. The Minimum velocity required by motor
combined mass of boy and the cycle is cyclist at bottom to complete the circle
90 kg. The angle that the cycle makes
will be :
with vertical so that he may not fall :
a) 17.7 m/s b) 12.4 m/s
(g = 9.8 m/s2)
a) 60.500 c) 63.900 c) 10.2 m/s d) 16.0 m/s
b) 26.120 d) 30.000
135) A fighter plane is moving in a vertical
circle of radius r. Its minimum velocity
at the highest point of the circle will be:
Ans -
a) 3gr b) 2 gr (131 - d) (132 - c) (133 - a)
c) gr d) gr / 2 (134 - c) (135 - c) (136 - a)
136) If a body of mass 0.1 kg tied with a string (137 - c) (138 - d) (139 - c)
of length 1 m, is rotated in vertical
(140 - a)
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141) A stone of mass 1 kg tied to one end of a c) 36 x 1021 N d) 3.6 x 109 N

string of length 1m, is whirled in a 146) Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 are
horizontal circle with a uniform moving in circles of a radii r1 and r2
angular velocity of 2 rad/s. The tension respectively. Their speeds are such that
(in N) in the string is : they each make a complete circle in the
same length of time t. The ratio of the
1
a) 2 b) angular speed of the first to the second
2 car is :
1 a) m1 : m2 b) 1 : 1
c) 4 d)
4 c) r1 : r2 d) m1r1 : m2r2
142) A body of mass 2 kg attached to a cord 147) Breaking tension in the string is 80 N. A
and whirled in a vertical circle of radius body of mass 0.1 kg is attached to it and
2 m. The minimum speed at the bottom
whirled in circle of radius 0.5m. What
of the circle so that the cord will not
slacken when the body rounds the top of will be maximum period of revolution
the circle will be ( g = 10 m/s2) before string breaks?

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a) 10 m/s b) 6.3 m/s 
c) 7 m/s d) 5 m/s a) s b) s
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 
rotating body has increased thrice, the c) s d) s
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resultant of forces applied to it
increases by 60 N. Find the acceleration 148) A tube of length L is completely filled
of the body, in two cases if the mass of with an incompressible liquid of mass
the body is 3 kg : m and closed at both ends. The tube is
a) 2.5 m/s2, 7.5 m/s2 then rotated in horizontal plane about
b) 7.5 m/s2, 22.5 m/s2
one of its end with uniform angular
c) 5 m/s2, 45 m/s2
speed  . What is force exerted by liquid
d) 2.5 m/s2, 22.5 m/s2 at the other end?
144) A particle is acted upon by a force of
mL2 mL2
constant magnitude which is always a) b)
perpendicular to the velocity of the 2 4
particle, the motion of the particle takes mL2
place in a plane. It follows that : c) mL 2 d)
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a) its velociyt is constant v
b) in moves in a straight line
c) its kinetic energy is constant
d) its acceleration is constant Ans -
145) The earth (mass = 6 x 1024 kg) revolves
round the sun with angular velocity (141 - c) (142 - a) (143 - d)
2 x 10-7 rad/s in circular orbit of radius
(144 - c) (145 - c) (146 - a)
1.5 x 108 km. The force exerted by sun
is: (147 - b) (148 - a)
a) 3.6 x 1021 N b) 3.6 x 10-21 N
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149) The maximum speed with which a car 154) A r o c k e c t w i t h a l i f t o f f m a s s 3 . 5 x 1 0

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can be safely driven along a curved road kg is blasted upwards with an initial
of radius 30 m and banked at 300 with accleration of 10 m/s2. Then the initial
horizontal : thrust of the blast is :
a) 130 m/s b) 14.00 m/s a) 3.5 x 105 N b) 7.0 x 105
c) 1.303 m/s d) 13.03 m/s c) 14.0 x 105 N d) 1.75 x 105 N
150) Find the maximum velocity for 155) In an atom two electrons moves round
overturning a car moved on a circular the nucleus in circular orbitsof radii R
track of radius 100m. The coefficient of & 4R respectively the ratio of the time
takan by them to complete one
friction between the road and tyre is 0.2.
revolution is:
a) 0.14 m/s b) 140 m/s a) 1/4 b) 4/1
c) 1.4 km/s d) 14 m/s c) 8/1 d) 1/8
151) A coin placed on a rotating table just
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the centre. On doubling he angular
velocity of the table. The coin will just
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a) 4r b) r
c) 2r d) r/4
152) A particle of mass m describes a circle
of radius r. The centripetal acceleration
of the particle is 4/r2. What will be the
momentum of the particle?
a) 4 m/r b) 2 m/r
c) 4 m / r d) 2 m/ r
153) A bucket tied at the end of a 1.6 long
string is whirled in a vertical circle
with constant speed. What should be the
minimum speed so that the water from
the bucket does not spill when the bucket
is at the highest position? (Take g = 10
m/s2) Ans -
a) 4 m/s
(149 - d) (150 - d) (151 - b)
b) 6.25 m/s
c) 16 m/s (152 - d) (153 - a) (154 - b)
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