CIRCULAR MOTION (Physics)

DPP – 4

1. A smooth circular groove has a smooth vertical wall as shown in figure. A block of mass 𝑚 moves
against the wall with a speed v. Which of the following curve represents the correct relation between
the normal reaction on the block by the wall (N) and speed of the block (v)? [July 29, 2022]

(A) (B) (C) (D)

2. A stone tide to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string
at the centre. At a certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position and has a speed u. The
magnitude of change in its velocity, as it reaches a position where the string is horizontal, is
√x(u2 − gL). The value of x is [July 27, 2022]
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 5
3. A ball is released from rest from point P of a smooth semispherical vessel as shown in figure. The
ratio of the centripetal force and normal reaction on the ball at point Q is A while angular position
of point Q is α with respect to point P. Which of the following graphs represent the correct
relation between A and α when ball goes from Q to R ? [June 26, 2022]

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
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4. A curved in a level road has a radius 75 m. The maximum speed of a car turning this curved road
can be 30 m/s without skidding. If radius of curved road is changed to 48 m and the coefficient
of friction between the tyres and the road remains same, then maximum allowed speed would
be _______m/s. [June 25, 2022]
5. A boy ties a stone of mass 100 g to the end of a 2 m long string and whirls it around in a horizontal
plane. The string can withstand the maximum tension of 80 N. If the maximum speed with which
K
the stone can revolve is π rev. / min.

The value of K is : (Assume the string is massless and unstretchable) [June 24, 2022]
(A) 400 (B) 300 (C) 600 (D) 800
6. A stone of mass m, tied to a string is being whirled in a vertical circle with a uniform speed. The
tension in the string is : [June 24, 2022]
(A) the same throughout the motion
(B) minimum at the highest position of the circular path
(C) minimum at the lowest position of the circular path
(D) minimum when the rope is in the horizontal position
7. A particle of mass m is suspended from a ceiling through a string of length L. The particle moves
L
in a horizontal circle of radius r such that r = . The speed of particle will be : [Aug. 26, 2021]
√2

rg
(A) √rg (B) √2rg (C) 2√rg (D) √ 2

8. A block of 200 g mass moves with a uniform speed in a horizontal circular groove, with vertical
side walls of radius 20 cm. If the block takes 40 s to complete one round, the normal force by the
side walls of the groove is : [March 16, 2021]
(A) 9.859 × 10−2 N (B) 9.859 × 10−4 N
(C) 6.28 × 10−3 N (D) 0.0314 N
9. Statement I : A cyclist is moving on an unbanked road with a speed of 7kmh−1 and takes a sharp
circular turn along a path of radius of 2 m without reducing the speed. The static friction
coefficient is 0.2 . The cyclist will not slip and pass the curve. (g = 9.8 m/s2 )
Statement II : If the road is banked at an angle of 45∘ , cyclist can cross the curve of 2 m radius
with the speed of 18.5kmh−1 without slipping. [March 16, 2021; 2002]
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(A) Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
(B) Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct
(C) Both statement I and statement II are true
(D) Both statement I and statement II are false
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10. A small bob tied at one end of a thin string of length 1 m is describing a vertical circle so that the
maximum and minimum tension in the string are in the ratio 5: 1. The velocity of the bob at the
highest position is ______m/s. (Take g = 10 m/s2 ) [Feb. 25, 2021]

11. A disc rotates about its axis of symmetry in a hoizontal plane at a steady rate of 3.5 revolutions
per second. A coin placed at a distance of 1.25 cm from the axis of rotation remains at rest on the
disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is (g = 10 m/s 2 )
[Online April 15, 2018]
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.7 (C) 0.3 (D) 0.6

12. A conical pendulum of length 1 m makes an angle θ = 45∘ w.r.t. Z-axis and moves in a circle in
the XY plane.The radius of the circle is 0.4 m and its centre is vertically below O. The speed of the
pendulum, in its circular path, will be : (Take g = 10 ms −2 ) [Online April 9, 2017]

(A) 0.4 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 0.2 m/s (D) 2 m/s

13. A particle is released on a vertical smooth semicircular track from point X so that OX makes angle
θ from the vertical (see figure). The normal reaction of the track on the particle vanishes at point
Y where OY makes angle ϕ with the horizontal. Then: [Online April 19, 2014]

1 2 3
(A) sin⁡ ϕ = cos⁡ ϕ (B) sin⁡ ϕ = 2 cos⁡ θ (C) sin⁡ ϕ = 3 cos⁡ θ (D) sin⁡ ϕ = 4 cos⁡ θ

14. A body of mass ' m ' is tied to one end of a spring and whirled round in a horizontal plane with a
constant angular velocity. The elongation in the spring is 1 cm. If the angular velocity is doubled,
the elongation in the spring is 5 cm. The original length of the spring is : [Online April 23, 2013]
(A) 15 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 16 cm (D) 10 cm
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15. A point P moves in counter-clockwise direction on a circular path as shown in the figure. The
movement of ' P ' is such that it sweeps out a length s = t 3 + 5, where s is in metres and t is in
seconds. The radius of the path is 20 m. The acceleration of 'P' when t = 2 s is nearly. [𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎]

(A) 13 m/s2 (B) 12 m/s2 (C) 7.2 ms 2 (D) 14 m/s2

16. For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration a⃗ at a point P(R, θ) on the circle of
radius R is (Here θ is measured from the x-axis) [2010, June 25, 2022]
v2 v2 v2 v2
(A) − cos⁡ θî + sin⁡ θĵ (B) − sin⁡ θî + cos⁡ θĵ
R R R R
v2 v2 v2 v2
(C) − cos⁡ θî − sin⁡ θĵ (D) î + ĵ
R R R R

17. An annular ring with inner and outer radii R1 and R 2 is rolling without slipping with a uniform
angular speed. The ratio of the forces experienced by the two particles situated on the inner and
F
outer parts of the ring, F1 is [2005]
2

R 2 R R
(A) (R1) (B) R2 (C) R1 (D) 1
2 1 2

18. Which of the following statements is FALSE for a particle moving in a circle with a constant
angular speed? [2004]
(A) The acceleration vector points to the centre of the circle
(B) The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle
(C) The velocity vector is tangent to the circle
(D) The velocity and acceleration vectors are perpendicular to each other.

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ANSWER KEY
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (24) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (A)
8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (5) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (A)
15. (D) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (B)

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