INDIAN SCHOOL OF PHYSICS [ NITIN SACHAN ]

RANK BOOSTER PROBLEMS

INSP LEVEL 4,5,6

1. To whirl a stone tied to a cord, one has to move the free end of the chord on a

circular path pulling the stone on a larger circular path. In this way a stone of

mass ‘m’ is whirled on a horizontal circular path of radius R with the help of a

light inextensible cord of length l by moving the free end on a circular path of

radius r with a uniform speed v as shown in the figure. At sufficient great

speed  , tensile force in cord becomes so large that the effect of gravity can be

neglected but at this speed air resistance becomes considerable. The force of air

NR 4 2 R2
resistance is expressed as [given l =  r ) F = m 2 − .

r 2 ( R 2 + ( 2 − 1)r 2 )
2
r4

Find N

Ans: 4
2. A horizontal platform is rotating with a constant angular velocity 0 = 2 rad / s . A
particle ‘P’ of mass m = 1kg is revolving around the axis of platform with an
angular velocity  = 3 rad/s in a circle of radius r = 1m. An observer ‘A’ is
standing on the platform at a distance r = 1m from the axis as shown so that A is
always facing the axis of rotation of the platform. Find the centrifugal force
acting on the particle ‘P’ as observed by A in newton.

Ans: 4
3. A bead of mass m is free to slide on a horizontal circular wire of radius R = 3m .
At time t = 0, it is given a velocity 1m/sec along the tangent to the circle. If the
coefficient of kinetic friction between the bead and the wire is 0.1, the magnitude
of tangential acceleration of the bead instantaneously after projection is (nearly)
g
V0
m

Ans: 1
4. The drawing shows a baggage carousel at an airport. Your suitcase has not solid
all the way down the slope and is going around at a constant speed on a circle of
 625 
radius  cm  as the carousel turns. The coefficient of static friction between
 8 
the suitcase and the carousel is 0.8, and the angle  in the drawing is 37 . The
time (in seconds) required for your suitcase to go around once is 2t1 . Find t1 .
Assume limiting friction on the suitcase and take 2 = g .

Ans: 5
5. A 3m long arm OA rotates in a plane such that  = 0.5t 2 where  is the angle
with x-axis in radian and t is in second. A slider collar B slides along the arm in
such a way that its distance from the hinge O is given by r = 3 − 0.4t 2 where r is in
meters. Find the speed of the collar at t = 1s (Approximate to nearest integer)

Ans: 3
6. A particle of mass m starts moving in a circular path of radius 10 m about an axis
t
with an acceleration  = rad / sec 2 . How soon after the beginning of circular
2
motion will the total acceleration vector of a particle form an angle 45 with its
velocity vector?
Ans: 2
7. A wet open umbrella is held upright with its rim of radius r = 0.6125m at a
height
h = 1.6m from the ground. It is rotated about the handle with uniform angular
velocity  . The handle is rotated 49 times in 154 seconds. The drops of water
which fly off from the rim, on reaching the ground will be on circle of diameter is
….(in m) (round off to nearest integer).
Ans: 2
8. Two small blocks ‘A’ and ‘B’ has mass 15 kg and 45 kg respectively are kept on a
surface which is rotating with angular speed  . They are connected by a cord
passing around the frictionless pulley as shown in figure. If the coefficient of
friction between the masses and the surface is 0.25. Determine the value of  at
which radial sliding will occur (round off to nearest integer) ( g = 10 m / sec 2 )


B
A
0.3 m
0.45 m

Ans: 3
9. A car of mass 50kg is moving with speed10 m/sec and is taking a turn on
circular road of radius 10m. the angle of banking is 37 . The coefficient of
friction is 0.4. According to given information the frictional force acting on the
10  a
car is . Then a − b is ( g = 10 m / sec 2 )
b
Ans: 9
10. A particle of mass m = 1kg is rotating in a circle of radius R = 0.5 m with uniform
angular velocity  = 2rad/sec. It is being observed from above it, from a frame-f
rotating about the same axis with uniform angular velocity 0 = −2 rad / sec . The
centrifugal force on particle in frame-f is
Ans: 2
11. A coin is present on horizontal disc. Disc is rotating uniformly such that there is
no slipping between coin and disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin
 r
and disc varies with the radial distance from axis as  = 0  1 −  . The radial
 2
distance for which speed of the coin is maximum
Ans: 1
12. A small smooth ring of mass m is threaded on a light inextensible string of length
8L which has its ends fixed at points in the same vertical line at a distance 4 L
apart. The ring describes horizontal circles at constant speed with both parts of
the string taut and with the lower portion of the string horizontal. Find the speed
of the ring and the tension in the string. The ring is then tied at the midpoint of
the string and made to perform horizontal circles at constant speed of 3 gL .
Find the tension in each part of the string.

5 5 1
Ans: v = 6 Lg , T = mg T1 = T2 = mg
4 2 2

13. A disk is rotating in a horizontal plane with constant  = rad / s . A small
2
particle A of mass m is moved within a frictionless radial groove, toward center
with uniform radial speed of 1 m/s relative to platform. If particle goes from
r = 2m to r = 1m , the net impulse on particle A is expressed as
2
 
=  m  − 1 + ( + 1)
2
I net
2 
Find value of ( 3 + 2) .

A


Ans: 5
14. A block is placed in a groove made in the turntable having frictionless wall at 4
cm from the centre of a turntable which is at rest. The block fits tightly in the
groove and is free to move in the groove. The turntable is steadily accelerated at
2.5 rad s −2 as shown in figure. Coefficient of friction between the floor of groove
and block is 0.1. the time (in second) at which the particle is about to slip is.

4cm

Ans: 2
15. The figure shows two wires tied to a sphere which revolves in a horizontal circle
at constant speed. The mass of the sphere is ( )
3 + 1 kg . At this particle speed the
T0
tension is same in both the wires. The value of tension (in N) is T0 . is equal to
10

60

1m

60

Ans: 2
16. The radius of curvature of the parabola traced out by the projectile which is
projected with a speed 3 m / sec at an angle  = 60 with the horizontal; at a
1
point where the its velocity makes  with the horizontal is m . Then a is
2 a 3
( g = 10 m / sec )
2

ANS: 5
17. A magnetic tape is wound on an empty spool rotating at a constant angular
velocity. The final radius rf of the winding was found to be three times as large
as the initial radius r1 (Fig.). The winding time of the tape is t1 . The time required
for winding a tape whose thickness is half that of the initial tape is t2 = ( )
x − 1 t1 .
Then find x ?

ri

rf

Ans: 5
18. On a frictionless horizontal floor is placed a light inextensible straight thread of
length = 3.2 m . One end of the thread is attached to small block of mass m = 3 kg
, which is also placed on the floor. The free end of the thread is lifted vertically
up with constant velocity v0 . When the thread makes an angle  = 60 with the
floor, block leaves the floor. Find speed v0 , (in m/s) Acceleration of free fall is
g = 10 m s 2 .
V0

Ans:
19. A block ‘A’ of mass 1 kg connected with a hanging mass ‘B’ of 1 kg by an
inextensible light string, is kept on a massive hemispherical surface of radius 2m
which is moving with an upward acceleration 4 m / s 2 . The coefficient of friction
between block and hemispherical surface is 0.5. If block ‘A’ is projected towards
left with a velocity 1.5 m/s and the hemispherical surface move with a velocity
0.5 m/s towards right at the given position (shown in figure) then acceleration of
block ‘A’ is  17 m / s 2 , Find the value of 

Ans: 2
20. A hemispherical bowl of radius R = 0.1m is rotating about its own axis (which is
vertical) with an angular velocity  . A particle of mass 10−2 kg on the friction-
less inner surface of the bowl is also rotating with the same  . The particle is at
height h from the bottom of the bowl. It is desired to measure ‘g’ using the set-up
by measuring h accurately. Assuming that R and  are known precisely and that
the least count in the measurement of h is 10−4 m . The maximum possible error
( g ) in the measured value of g is n / 6 10−2 m / s 2 . Then n is ( h  R )
Ans: 6