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Questions on Circular Motion, Paper 4

1. In order to cause something to move in a 8. The angular velocity of a fly wheel increases
circular path, we must apply from 0 to 40 rad/s, in 8 seconds. What is its
(a) Inertial force total angular displacement in this time?
(b) Centripetal force (a) 80 rad
(c) Centrifugal force (b) 160 rad

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(d) Gravitational force (c) 200 rad
(d) 120 rad
2. In the case of uniform circular motion, which
one of the following physical quantities does 9. The angular velocity of a wheel is 70 rad/sec.
not remain constant? If the radius of the wheel is 0.5 m, then linear
(a) mass velocity of the wheel is
(b) speed (a) 10 m/s
(c) linear momentum (b) 20 m/s
(d) kinetic energy (c) 35 m/s
(d) 70 m/s
3. Kinetic energy of a particle moving along the
circle is ax2. If R is the radius of the circle. 10. The banking angle is independent of
The radial force on the particle is (a) velocity of vehicle
1  x 2 
1/2 (b) mass of vehicle
ax 2
(a) 2 (b)  2  (c) radius of curvature of road
R  R  (d) height of inclination
aR 2
(c) 2ax (d) 2 11. The driver of a car traveling at velocity v
x
suddenly sees a broad wall in front of him at
a distance a. He should
4. Maximum safe speed does not depend upon
(a) break sharply
(a) radius of curvature
(b) turn sharply
(b) angle of inclination with the horizontal
(c) both a and b
(c) mass of the vehicle
(d) none of the above
(d) acceleration due to gravity
12. The earth (mass = 6  1024 kg), revolves
5. The angle between radius vector and
around the sun with an angular velocity of 2 
centripetal acceleration is
10-7 rad/s, in a circular orbit of radius 1.5 

(a) rad 108 k. The force exerted by the sun on the
2 earth is
(b) 2 rad (a) zero
3 (b) 18  1020 N
(c) rad
2 (c) 27  1030 N
(d)  rad (d) 3.6  1022 N

6. The angle described in 2 sec by an object 13. The K.E. (K) of a particle moving along a
rotating at a rate of 600 rpm is circle of radius r depends upon the distance
(a) 20  rad covered (s) as K = as2. The centripetal force
(b) 40  rad acting on the particle is given by
(c) 5  rad (a) 2as
(d) zero (b) 2as2
2as 2
7. The angular speed of a flywheel making 180 (c)
r
r.p.m. is
2ar
(a) 2 rad/s (d)
(b) 4 rad/s s2
(c) 6 rad/s
(d) 32 rad/s
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14. The maximum safe speed for a vehicle taking 21. What is the smallest radius of a curve on a
a turn on a curved banked road, does not horizontal road, at which a cyclist can travel if
depend upon his speed is 36 km/hour and the angle of
(a) acceleration due to gravity inclination is 45? (g = 10 m/s2)
(b) mass of the vehicle (a) 25 m
(c) angle of inclination () with the (b) 20 m
horizontal (c) 15 m

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(d) radius of curvature of the track (d) 10 m

15. The maximum safe speed of a vehicle on a 22. What will be the maximum speed of a car on
circular tract is 15 km/hr. When the track a road turn of radius 30 m, if the coefficient
becomes wet, the maximum safe speed is 10 of friction between the tyres and the road is
km/hr. The ratio of coefficient of friction of 0.4 (Take g = 9.8 m/s2
the dry track to that of Wet track is (a) 10.84 m/s
(a) 9:4 (b) 3:2 (b) 9.84 m/s
(c) 2:3 (d) 1.5 : 1 (c) 8.84 m/s
(d) 6.84 m/s
16. The maximum velocity with which a driver
must drive his car on a flat curved road of 23. When a vehicle is moving along the horizontal
radius of curvature 150 m and coefficient of curve road, centripetal force is provided by
friction 0.6, to avoid the skidding of his car is (a) vertical component of normal reaction
(take g = 10 m/s2) (b) horizontal component of normal
(a) 60 m/s (b) 50 m/s reaction
(c) 40 m/s (d) 30 m/s (c) frictional force between road surface
and tyres
17. The radius of a curved path on a national (d) all of these
highway is R. The width of a road is b. The
outer edge of the road is raised by ‘h’ w.r.t. 24. When particle revolves with uniform speed on
the inner edge, so that a car with a velocity V a circular path
can safely pass over it. What is the value of (a) no force acts on it
h? (b) no acceleration acts on it
Rg v 2b (c) no work is done by it
(a) (b) (d) its velocity is constant
bv 2 R
v v 2b 25. When the angular velocity of a uniformly
(c) (d)
bgR Rg rotating body has increased thrice the
resultant of forces applied to it increases by
18. The ratio of angular speed of minute hand 60 N. find the acceleration of the body in two
and hour hand of a watch is cases if the mass of the body is 3 kg
(a) 6: 1 (b) 1: 6 (a) 2.5 m s2, 7.5 m s2
(c) 1 : 12 (d) 12 : 1 (b) 7.5 m s2, 67.5 m s2
(c) 5 m s2, 45 m s2
19. The rider in circus rides along a circular track (d) 2.5 m s2, 22.5 m s2
in a vertical plane. The minimum velocity at
the highest point of the track will be
(a) gR (b) 2gR
(c) 3gR (d) 5gR

20. What is the apparent weight of a body of

mass m attached at the end of a string and
which is just completing the loop in a vertical
circle, at the lowest point in its path?
(a) 0 (b) mg
(c) 3 mg (d) 6 mg
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Answers to Circular Motion, Paper 4

1. Ans.: (b)
2. Ans.: (c)
3. Ans.: (a)
4. Ans.: (c)

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5. Ans.: (d)
6. Ans.: (b)
7. Ans.: (c)
8. Ans.: (b)
9. Ans.: (c)
10. Ans.: (b)
11. Ans.: (a)
12. Ans.: (d)
13. Ans.: (c)
15. Ans.: (a)
16. Ans.: (d)
17. Ans.: (d)
18. Ans.: (d)
19. Ans.: (a)
20. Ans.: (d)
21. Ans.: (d)
22. Ans.: (a)
23. Ans.: (c)
24. Ans.: (c)
25. Ans.: (b)