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 EXERCISE-I
Part-I
(Single Correct type Questions)
Section-A
(Kinematics & Dynamics of circular motion)
1. Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of radii r and 2r
respectively and their angular speeds are equal. The ratio of the time taken by
cars to complete one revolution is :
(A) m1 : m2 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 1 : 1 (D) m1 : 2m2

2. A wheel is at rest. Its angular velocity increases uniformly with time and
becomes 80 radian per second after 5 second. The total angular displacement
is:
(A) 800 rad (B) 400 rad (C) 200 rad (D) 100 rad

3. The second’s hand of a watch has length 6 cm. Speed of end point and
magnitude of difference of velocities at two perpendicular positions will be :
(A) 2π & 0 mm/s (B) 2 2 π & 4.44 mm/s
(C) 2 2 π & 2π mm/s (D) 2π & 2 2 π mm/s

4. A spot light S rotates in a horizontal plane with a constant angular velocity of

0.1 rad/s. The spot of light p moves along the wall at a distance 3 m. What is
the velocity of the spot P when θ = 45° ?

(A) 0.6 m/s (B) 0.5 m/s (C) 0.4 m/s (D) 0.3 m/s

5. The magnitude of displacement of a particle moving in a circle of radius a with

constant angular speed ω varies with time t as
ωt ωt
(A) 2 a sin ωt (B) 2a sin (C) 2a cosωt (D) 2a cos
2 2

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6. Two moving particle P and Q are 10 m apart at a certain instant. The velocity of
P is 8m/s making an angle 30° with the line joining P and Q and that of Q is
6m/s making an angle 30° with PQ as shown in the figure. Then angular
velocity of P with respect to Q is

(A) Zero (B) 0.1 rad/sec (C) 0.4 rad/sec (D) 0.7 rad sec

7. If angular velocity of a disc depends an angle rotated θ as w = θ 2 + 2θ, then its

angular acceleration α at θ = 1 rad is
(A) 8 rad/sec2 (B) 10 rad/sec2 (C) 12 rad/sec2 (D) None

8. A particle moves along an arc of a circle of radius R. Its velocity depends on the
distance covered as v = a s , where a is a constant then the angle α between
the vector of the total acceleration and the vector of velocity as a function of s
will be
R 2s 2R s
(A) tan = (B) tan = (C) tan = (D) tan =
2s R s 2R

9. Tangential acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius 1 m varies with

time t as (initial velocity of particle is zero). Time after which total acceleration
of particle makes and angle of 30º with radial acceleration is

(A) 4 sec (B) 4/3 sec (C) 22/3 sec (D) 2 sec

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10. Three point particles P, Q, R move in a circle of radius 'r' with different but
constant speeds. They start moving at t = 0 from their initial positions as
shown in the figure. The angular velocities (in rad/sec) of P, Q and R are 5π, 2π
& 3π respectively, in the same sense. The time at which they all meet is:

(A) 2/3 sec (B) 1/6 sec (C) 1/2 sec (D) 3/2 sec

11. A particle is kept fixed on a turntable rotating uniformly. As seen from the
ground, the particle goes in a circle, its speed is 20 cm/s and acceleration is
20 cm/s2. The particle is now shifted to a new position to make the radius half
of the original value. The new values of the speed and acceleration will be
(A) 10 cm/s, 10 cm/s2 (B) 10 cm/s, 80 cm/s2
(C) 40 cm/s, 10 cm/s2 (D) 40 cm/s, 40 cm/s2

12. A stone is projected with speed u and angle of projection is θ. Find radius of
curvature at t = 0.
u2cos2θ u2 u2 u2sin2θ
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g gsinθ gcosθ g

13. A particle of mass m is moving with constant velocity v on smooth horizontal

surface. A constant force F starts acting on particle perpendicular to velocity v.
Radius of curvature after force F start acting is :
mv2 mv2 mv2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
F Fcosθ Fsinθ

14. The figure shows the velocity and acceleration of a point like body at the initial
moment of its motion. The acceleration vector of the body remains constant.
The minimum radius of curvature of trajectory of the body is

(A) 2 meter (B) 4 meter (C) 8 meter (D) 16 meter

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15. A particle is projected horizontally from the top of a tower with a velocity v 0. If v
be its velocity at any instant, then the radius of curvature of the path of the
particle at that instant is directly proportional to:
(A) v3 (B) v2 (C) v (D) 1/v

16. The kinetic energy K of a particle moving along a circle of radius R depends on
the distance covered s as K = as2 where a is a positive constant. The total force
acting on the particle is:
1/2
s2  s2  R2
(A) 2a (B) 2as 1+ 2  (C) 2as (D) 2a
R  R  s

17. A boy whirls a stone in a horizontal circle 1.8 m above the ground by means of
a string with radius 1.2 m. while whirling the stone string was horizontal, it
breaks and stone flies off horizontally, striking the ground 9.1 m away. The
centripetal acceleration during the circular motion was nearly:
(use g = 9.8 m/s2)
(A) 94 m/s2 (B) 141 m/s2 (C) 188 m/s2 (D) 282 m/s2

18. If the radii of circular paths of two particles of same masses are in the ratio of
1 : 2, then in order to have same centripetal force, their speeds should be in the
ratio of :
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 4 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) 2 :1

19. A Toy cart attached to the end of an unstretched string of length a, when
revolved moves on a smooth horizontal table in a circle of radius 2a with a time
period T. Now the toy cart is speeded up until it moves in a circle of radius 3a
with a period T’. If Hook’s law holds then (Assume no friction):
5  3 3
(A) T' = T (B) T' =   T (C) T' =   T (D) T ' = T
2  2   2

20. A particle moving along a circular path due to a centripetal force having
constant magnitude is an example of motion with:
(A) constant speed and velocity
(B) variable speed and velocity
(C) variable speed and constant velocity
(D) constant speed and variable velocity.

21. A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant radius r such that
its centripetal acceleration ac is varying with time t as ac = k2rt2, where k is a
constant. The power delivered to the particle by the force acting on it is
(A) 2π m k2 r2 (B) m k2 r2 t
(C) (m K4 r2 t5) / 3 (D) Zero

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22. A boat is travelling with a speed of 27 km h–1 due east. An observer is situated
at 30 m south of the line of travel. The angular velocity of the boat relative to
the observer in the position shown will be

(A) 0.125 rad s–1 (B) Zero (C) 0.250 rad s–1 (D) 0.67 rad s–1

Section-B
(Uniform Circular motion)
23. A large mass M hangs stationary at the end of a light string that passes
through a smooth fixed ring to a small mass m that moves around in a
horizontal circular path. If is the length of the string from m to the top end of
the tube and θ is angle between this part and vertical part of the string as
shown in the figure, then time taken by m to complete one circle is equal to

m m
(A) 2π (B) 2π (C) 2π (D) 2π
gsinθ gcosθ gMsinθ gM

24. A stone of mass of 16 kg is attached to a string 144 m long and is whirled in a

horizontal smooth surface. The maximum tension the string can withstand is
16 Newton. The maximum speed of revolution of the stone without breaking it,
will be :
(A) 20 ms–1 (B) 16 ms–1 (C) 14 ms–1 (D) 12 ms–1

25. Three identical particles are joined together by a thread as shown in figure. All
the three particles are moving on a smooth horizontal plane about point O. If
the speed of the outermost particle is v0, then the ratio of the tensions in the
three sections of the string is: (Assume that the string remains straight)

(A) 3 : 5 : 7 (B) 3 : 4 : 5 (C) 7 : 11 : 6 (D) 3 : 5 : 6

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26. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light spring of force constant k and
unstretched length . The system is rotated about the other end of the spring
with an angular velocity ω, in gravity free space. The increase in length of the
spring will be

mω2 mω2 mω2

(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
k k − mω2 k + mω2

27. A uniform circular ring of mass per unit length λ and radius R is rotating with
angular velocity ω about its own axis in a gravity free space. Tension in the ring
is
1
(A) zero (B) λR2ω2 (C) λR 2ω2 (D) λRω2
2

28. A man is standing on a rough (μ = 0.5) horizontal disc rotating with constant
angular velocity of 5 rad/ sec. At what distance from centre should he stand so
that he does not slip on the disc ?
(A) R ≤ 0.2 m (B) R > 0.2 m (C) R > 0.5 m (D) R > 0.3 m

29. A conical pendulum is moving in a circle with angular velocity ω as shown. If

tension in the string is T, which of following equations are correct ?

(A) T = mω2l (B) T sinθ = mω2l (C) T = mg cosθ (D) T = mω2l sinθ

30. The dumbell is placed on a frictionless horizontal table. Sphere A is attached to

a frictionless pivot so that B can be made to rotate about A with constant
angular velocity. If B makes one revolution in period P, the tension in the rod is

4π2Md 8π2Md 4π2Md 2Md

(A) (B) (C) (D)
P2 P2 P P

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31. Three small spheres A, B and C of masses 1 kg, 2 kg and 3 kg are rotating with
a circular disc with angular velocity 3 radian/ sec and are connected with
strings to O as shown in figure. Coefficient of friction between spheres A, B, C
and disc is 0.4, 0.3 and 0.2 respectively.

(A) Friction force acting on sphere B is 6N

(B) Tension in the string connected sphere A and B is 9N
(C) Tension in the string connecting sphere C and O is 8N
(D) Tension in the string connecting sphere B and O is 10N.

32. A long horizontal rod has a bead which can slide along its length, and initially
it is at a distance L from the end A of the rod. The rod is set in angular motion
about A with constant angular acceleration α in a gravity free space. If the
coefficient of friction between the rod and the bead is μ, then the time after
which the bead starts slipping is
μ μ 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) infinitesimal
α α μα

33. The figure below shows the tope view of a hollow cylindrical room having a
frictionless floor. A block of mass m is projected with a speed u, on the smooth
horizontal floor, along the wall of the room. The average normal force exerted by
the cylindrical walls, on the block during its motion from A to B is

mv2 mv2 2mv2 2mv2

(A) (B) (C) (D)
R πR R πR

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 Section-C
(Non-uniform Circular Motion)

34. A ball is given velocity 3gl as shown. The ratio of centripetal acceleration to
tangential acceleration at the point where the ball leaves the circular path is :
[Neglect size of the ball]

(A) 1: 2 (B) 2 :1 (C) 1: 2 2 (D) 2 2 :1

35. In a circus, stuntman rides a motorbike in a circular track of radius R in the

vertical plane. The minimum speed at highest point of track will be :
(A) 2gR (B) 2gR (C) 3gR (D) gR

36. A particle is moving in a vertical circle. The tensions in the string when passing
through two positions at angles 30° and 60° from downward vertical are T1 and
T2 respectively. Then
(A) T1 = T2
(B) T2 > T1
(C) T1 > T2
(D) Tension in the string always remains the same

37. A stone tied to a string is rotated in a vertical plane. If mass of the stone is m,
the length of the string is r and the linear speed of the stone is v when the
stone is at its lowest point, then the tension in the string at the lowest point
will be : (Acceleration due to gravity is g)
mv2 mv2 mv2
(A) + mg (B) − mg (C) (D) mg
r r r

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38. A bucket is whirled in a vertical circle with a string attached to it. The water in
bucket does not fall down even when the bucket is inverted at the top of its
path. In this position choose most appropriate option if v is the speed at the
top.
mv2 mv2
(A) mg = (B) mg is greater than
r r
mv2 mv2
(C) mg is not greater than (D) mg is not less than
r r

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39. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light inextensible string of length L = m,
3
whirling in a circular path in a vertical plane. The ratio of maximum tension in
the string to the minimum tension in the string is 4, If g is taken to be 10 m/s 2,
the speed of the stone at the highest point of the circle is :
(A) 10 m/s (B) 5 2 m/s (C) 10 3 m/s (D) 20 m/s

40. A bob attached to string is held horizontal and released. The tension and
vertical distance from point of suspension can be represented by.

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

41. A small cube with mass M starts at rest point 1 at a height 4R, where R is the
radius of the circular part of the track. The cube slides down the frictionless
track and around the loop. The force that the track exerts on the cube at point
2 is nearly _________ times the cube’s weight Mg.

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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42. The tube AC forms a quarter circle in a vertical plane. The ball B has an area of
cross-section slightly smaller than that of the tube, and can move without
friction through it. B is placed at A and displaced slightly. It will

(A) always be in contact with the inner wall of the tube

(B) always be in contact with the outer wall of the tube
(C) initially be in contact with the inner wall and later with the outer wall
(D) initially be in contact with the outer wall and later with the inner wall

43. A stone is tied 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 the change in its velocity
at it reaches a position where the string is horizontal is

(A) u 2 − 2gl (B) 2gl (C) u 2 − gl (D) 2(u 2 − gl )

44. A particle is rotated in a vertical circle by connecting it to light rod of length l

and keeping the other end of the rod fixed. The minimum speed of the particle
when the light rod is horizontal for which the particle will complete the circle is
(A) gl (B) 2gl (C) 3gl (D) none of these

45. A small frictionless block slides with velocity 0.5 gr on the horizontal surface as
shown in the Figure. The block leaves the surface at point C. The angle θ in the
Figure is :

(A) cos–1 (4/9) (B) cos–1 (3/4) (C) cos–1 (1/2) (D) none of these

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46. A particle of mass m begins to slide down a fixed smooth sphere from the top
with negligible initial velocity. What is its tangential acceleration when it breaks
off the sphere ?
2g 5g g
(A) (B) (C) g (D)
3 3 3

47. A small block of mass m is released from rest from point A inside a smooth
hemisphere bowl of radius R, which is fixed on ground such that OA is
horizontal. The ratio (x) of magnitude of centripetal force and normal reaction
on the block at any point B varies with θ as:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

48. A small block of mass m slides along a smooth frictional track as shown in the
figure. If it starts from rest P, what is the resultant force acting on it at Q?

(A) 70 mg (B) 60 mg (C) 75 mg (D) 65 mg

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 Section-D
(Miscellaneous)
49. A curved section of a road is banked for a speed v. If there is no friction
between road and tyres of the car, then :
(A) car is more likely to slip at speeds higher than v than speeds lower than v
(B) car cannot remain in static equilibrium on the curved section
(C) car will not slip when moving with speed v
(D) none of the above

50. A road is banked at an angle of 30° to the horizontal for negotiating a curve of
radius 10 3 m. At what velocity will a car experience no friction while
negotiating the curve?
(A) 54 km/hr (B) 72 km/hr (C) 36 km/hr (D) 18 km/hr

51. An unbanked circular highway curve on the level ground makes a turn of 90°.
The highway carries traffic at 108 km h−1, and the centripetal force on a vehicle
is not to exceed 1/10 of its weight. What is the approximate minimum length of
the curve, in km ?
(A) 1.41 km (B) 1 km (C) 0.6 km (D) None of these

52. A car moves uniformly along a horizontal sine curve y = a sin (x/α), where a
and α are certain constants. The coefficient of friction between the wheels and
the road is equal to k. the maximum constant speed at which the car can travel
without sliding is
kg kg α α
(A) α (B) −α (C) kg (D) −kg
a a a a

53. If the apparent weight of the bodies at the equator is to be zero, then the earth
should rotate with angular velocity
g 2g g 3g
(A) rad/sec (B) rad/sec (C) rad/sec (D) rad/sec
R R 2R 2R

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 Part-II
Previous Year’s JEE Main Questions (2010-2020)
1. 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.

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

[AIEEE – 2010]
2. For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration a at a point P (R, θ)
on the circle of radius R is (Here is measured from the x-axis)
v2 v2 v2 v2
(A) − cosθ ˆi + sinθ ˆj (B) − sinθ ˆi + cosθ ˆj
R R R R

v2 v2 v2 ˆ v2 ˆ
ˆ
(C) − cosθ i − sinθ ˆj (D) − i + j
R R R R
[AIEEE – 2010]
3. Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of radii r1 and r2,
respectively. Their speeds are such that they make complete circles in the same
time t. The ratio of their centripetal acceleration is:
(A) m1 r1 : m2 r2 (B) m1 : m2 (C) r1 : r2 (D) 1 : 1
[AIEEE – 2012]

4. Concrete mixture is made by mixing cement, stone and sand in a rotating

cylindrical drum. If the drum rotates too fast, the ingredients remain stuck to
the wall of the drum and proper mixing of ingredients does not take place. The
maximum rotational speed of the drum in revolutions per minute(rpm) to
ensure proper mixing is close to : (Take the radius of the drum to be 1.25 in
and its axle to be horizontal)
(A) 27.0 (B) 0.4 (C) 1.3 (D) 8.0
[JEE Main-2016]

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5. 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
center is vertically below O. The speed of the pendulum, in its circular path,
will be : (Take g=10ms−2)

(A) 0.4 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 0.2 m/s (D) 2 m/s
[JEE Main-2017]

6. A particle is moving along a circular path with a constant speed of 10 ms –1.

What is the magnitude of the change in velocity of the particle, when it moves
through an angle of 60o around the centre of the circle?
(A) 10 3m / s (B) 0 (C) 10 2 m/ s (D) 10 m/s
[JEE Main-2019]

7. Two particles A, B are moving on two concentric circles of radii R 1 and R2with
equal angular speed . At t = 0, their positions and direction of motion are
shown in the figure

The relative velocity VA − VB at t = /2 is given by

(A) (R1 + R2)I (B) -(R1 + R2)I (C) (R2 – R1)I (d) (R1 - R2)I
[JEE Main-2019]

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 8. A uniform rod of length l is being rotated in a horizontal plane with a constant
angular speed about an axis passing through one of its ends. If the tension
generated in the rod due to rotation is T(x) at a distance x from the axis, then
which of the following graphs depicts it most closely?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

[JEE Main-2019]

9. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of light spring having force constant k
and unstretched length . The other end is fixed. The system is given an
angular speed ω about the fixed end of the spring such that it rotates in a circle
in gravity free space. Then the stretch in the spring is:
m ω2 m ω2 m ω2 m ω2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
k − mω2 k − ωm k + mω2 k + mω
[JEE Main-2020]

10. A particle moves such that its position vector r(t) = cosωt ˆi +sinωt ˆj where ω is a
constant and t is time. Then which of the following statements is true for the
velocity v(t) and acceleration a(t) of the particle:
(A) v and a both are perpendicular to r
(B) v and a both are parallel to r
(C) v is perpendicular to r and a is directed away from the origin
(D) v is perpendicular to r and a is directed towards the origin
[JEE Main-2020]

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 EXERCISE-II
Part-I
(Multiple Correct type Questions)
Section-A
1. A stone is projected from level ground at t = 0 sec such that its horizontal and
vertical components of initial velocity are 10 m/s and 20 m/s respectively.
Then the instant of time at which magnitude of tangential and magnitude of
normal components of acceleration of stone are same is: (neglect air resistance)
g = 10 m/s2.
1
(A) sec (B) 1 sec (C) 3 sec (D) 4 sec.
2

2. A heavy particle is tied to the end A of a string of length 1.6 m. Its other end O
is fixed. It revolves as a conical pendulum with the string making 60° with the
vertical. Then (g = 9.8 m/s2)
4π
(A) its period of revolution is sec.
7
(B) the tension in the string is double the weight of the particle
(C) the speed of the particle = 2.8 3 m/s
(D) the centripetal acceleration of the particle is 9.8 3 m/s2

3. A car of mass M is travelling on a horizontal circular path of radius r. At an

instant its speed is v and tangential acceleration is a :
(A) The acceleration of the car is towards the centre of the path
mv2
(B) The magnitude of the frictional force on the car is greater than
r
(C) The friction coefficient between the ground and the car is not less than a/g.
v2
(D) The friction coefficient between the ground and the car is µ = tan –1
rg

4. A car is moving with constant speed on a road as shown in figure. The normal
reaction by the road on the car is NA, NB and NC when it is at the points A, B
and C respectively.

(A) NA = NB (B) NA > NB (C) NA < NB (D) NC > NA

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5. A simple pendulum of length L and mass (bob) M is oscillating in a plane about
a vertical line between angular limits –ϕ and ϕ. For an angular displacement,
[|θ| < ϕ] the tension in the string and velocity of the bob are T and v
respectively. The following relations hold good under the above conditions:
Mv2
(A) T cosθ = mg (B) T – mg cosθ =
L
(C) Tangential acceleration = g sinθ (D) T = Mg cos θ

6. A car of mass m attempts to go on the circular road of radius r, which is

banked for a speed of 36 km/hr. The friction coefficient between the tyre and
the road is negligible.
(A) The car cannot make a turn without skidding.
(B) If the car turns at a speed less than 36 km/hr, it will slip down
(C) If the car turns at the constant speed of 36 km/hr, the force by the road on
mv2
the car is equal to
r
(D) If the car turns at the correct speed of 36 km/hr, the force by the road on
mv2
the car is greater than mg as well as greater than
r
r
7. A person applies a constant force on a particle F of mass m and finds that the
particle moves in a circle of radius r with a uniform speed v as seen (in the
plane of motion) from an inertial frame of reference.
(A) This is not possible.
(B) There are other forces on the particle.
mv2
(C) The resultant of the other forces is towards the centre.
r
(D) The resultant of the other forces varies in magnitude as well as in
direction.

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 Section-B
(Comprehension type Questions)
Paragraph for Qus 1 to 3
A particle of mass m is released from a height H on a smooth curved surface
which ends into vertical loop of radius R, as shown

1. Choose the correct alternative(s) if H = 2R

(A) The particle reaches the top of the loop with zero velocity
(B) The particle cannot reach the top of the loop
(C) The particle breaks off at a height H = R from the base of the loop
(D) The particle break off at a height R < H < 2R

2. If θ is instantaneous angle which the line joining the particle and the centre of
the loop makes with the vertical, then identify the correct statement(s) related
to the normal reaction N between the block and the surface
(A) The maximum value N occurs at θ = 0
(B) The minimum value of N occurs at N = π for H > 5R/2
(C) The value of N becomes negative for π/2 < θ < 3π/2
(D) The value of N becomes zero only when θ ≥ π/2

3. The minimum value of H required so that the particle makes a complete vertical
circle is given by
(A) 5 R (B) 4 R (C) 2.5 R (D) 2 R

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 Paragraph for Qus 4 to 6
A small block of mass m is projected horizontally from the top of the smooth
and fixed hemisphere of radius r with speed u as shown. For values of u ≥ u 0
(u0 = gr ) it does not slide on the hemisphere. [i.e. leaves the surface at the top
itself ]

4. For u = 2 u0, it lands at point P on ground. Find OP.

(A) 2r (B) 2 r (C) 4r (D) 2 2r

5. For u = u0/3, find the height from the ground at which it leaves the
hemisphere.
19r 19r 10r 10r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 27 9 27

6. Find its net acceleration at the instant it leaves the hemisphere.

(A) g/4 (B) g/2 (C) g (D) g/3

Paragraph for Qus 7 to 9

A bus is moving with a constant acceleration a = 3g/4 towards right. In the
bus, a ball is tied with a rope of length  and is rotated in vertical circle as
shown.

7. At what value of angle θ, tension in the rope will be minimum

(A) θ = 37° (B) θ = 53° (C) θ = 30° (D) θ = 90°

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8. At above mentioned position, find the minimum possible speed V min during
whole path to complete the circular motion:
5 5g
(A) 5gl (B) g (C) (D) g
2 2

9. For above value of Vmin find maximum tension in the string during circular
motion.
117 15 17
(A) 6 mg (B) mg (C) mg (D) mg
20 2 2

Section-C
[MATRIX TYPE]
1. A bob of mass 1kg is hanging by an inextensible of length 1m as shown. The
bob is given a velocity v0 at lowest point as shown.

Column-I Column-II
(A) v0 = 2 m/s (P) Tension becomes zero at some point in motion.
(B) v0 = 4 m/s (Q) The path is always circular.
(C) v0 = 6 m/s (R) The string may be horizontal at some point in
its motion.
(D) v0 = 8 m/s (S) The bob completes vertical circle.

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 PART-II
(Subjective type Questions)
1. The length of second’s hand in a watch is 1 cm. Find the magnitude of change
in velocity of its tip in 15 seconds. Also find out the magnitude of average
acceleration during this interval.

2. A car is moving with speed 30 m/sec on a circular path of radius 500 m. Its
speed is increasing at the rate of 2 m/sec2. What is the acceleration of the car
at that moment ?

3. A particle is moving along a circular path of radius 5 m with a uniform speed

5 ms–1. What is the magnitude of average acceleration during the interval in
which particle completes half revolution?

4. A particle is travelling in a circular path of radius 4m. At a certain instant the

particle is moving at 20 m/s and its acceleration is at an angle of 37° from the
direction to the centre of the circle as seen from the particle
(a) At what rate is the speed of the particle increasing ?
(b) What is the magnitude of the acceleration ?

5. A stone is thrown horizontally with the velocity 15 m/s. Determine the

tangential and normal accelerations of the stone in 1 second after it begins to
move.

6. A particle moves in the x-y plane with the velocity v = aiˆ + bt ˆj . At the instant
a 3
t = the magnitude of tangential, normal and total acceleration are
b
_______________, __________ & __________.

7. A particle moves clockwise in a circle of radius 1 m with centre at

(x, y) = (1m, 0). It starts at rest at the origin at time t = 0. Its speed increases at
π
the constant rate of   m/s2. (a) How long does it take to travel halfway
2
around the circle ? (b) What is the speed at that time ?

8. A solid body rotates with deceleration about a stationary axis with an angular
deceleration β  ω where ω is its angular velocity. If at the initial moment of
time its angular velocity was equal to ω0 then the mean angular velocity of the
ω0
body averaged over the whole time of rotation till it comes to rest is where n
n
is.

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 9. A particle moves clockwise in a circle of radius 1 m with centre at
(x, y) = (1m, 0). It starts at rest at the origin at time t = 0. Its speed increases at
π π
the constant rate of   m/s2. If the net acceleration at t = 2 sec is (1+Nπ2 )
2 2
then what is the value of N ?

10. Two particles A and B move anticlockwise with the same speed v in a circle of
radius R and are diametrically opposite to each other. At t = 0, A is imparted a
72v2
tangential acceleration of constant magnitude at = . If the time in which A
25πR
5πR 11π
collides with B is , the angle traced by A during this time is , its
N1V N2
17v
angular velocity is and radial acceleration at the time of collision is
N3R
289 v2
. Then calculate the value of N1, N2, N3, N4.
5RN4

11. A car goes on a horizontal circular road of radius R = 27 meter, the speed
dv
increasing at a constant rate = a = 1 m/s2, starting from rest. The friction
dt
coefficient between the road and the tyre is µ = 0.2 Find the time at which the
car will skid.

12. A particle is moving in a circle of radius 2m such that its centripetal

acceleration is given by ac = 2t2. Find the angle (in rad.) transversed by the
particle in the first two seconds.

13. A particle of mass m, moving in a circular path of radius R with a constant

speed v2 is located at point (2R, 0) at time t = 0 and a man starts moving with a
velocity v1 along the +ve y-axis from origin at time t = 0. Calculate the linear
momentum of the particle w.r.t. the man as a function of time.

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14. A mass m rotating freely in a horizontal circle of radius 1 m on a frictionless
smooth table supports a stationary mass 2m, attached to the other end of the
string passing through smooth hole O in table, hanging vertically. Find the
angular velocity of rotation.

15. Two string of length l = 0.5 m each are connected to a block of mass m = 2 kg
at one end and their ends are attached to the point A and B 0.5 m apart on a
vertical pole which rotates with a constant angular velocity ω = 7 rad/sec. Find
T1
the ratio of tension in the upper string (T1) and the lower string (T2).
T2
[Use g = 9.8 m/s2]

16. Two blocks of mass m1 = 10 kg and m2 = 5kg connected to each other by a

massless inextensible string of length 0.3 m are placed along a diameter on a
turn table. The coefficient of friction between the table and m 1 is 0.5 while there
is no friction between m2 and the table. The table is rotating with an angular
velocity of 10 rad/sec about a vertical axis passing through its centre. The
masses are placed along the diameter of the table on either side of the centre O
such that m1 is at a distance of 0.124 m from O. The masses are observed to be
at rest with respect to an observer on the turn table.
(i) Calculate the frictional force on m1
(ii) What should be the minimum angular speed of the turn table so that the
masses will slip from this position?
(iii) How should the masses be placed with the string remaining taut, so that
there is no frictional force acting on the m1.

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17. The 10 kg block is in equilibrium.

(i) Find the tension in string A.

(ii) Find the tension in string A just after the string B is cut?

18. A smooth semicircular wire-track of radius R is fixed in a vertical plane shown

in fig. One end of a massless spring of natural length (3R/4) is attached to the
lower point O of the wire track. A small ring of mass m, which can slide on the
track, is attached to the other end of the spring. The ring is held stationary at
point P such that the spring makes an angle of 60° with the vertical. The spring
constant K = mg/R. Consider the instant when the ring is released, If the
x 3g ymg
tangential acceleration of the ring is and the normal reaction is
8 8
then calculate value of x + y.

19. A particle of mass m is suspended by string of length from a fixed rigid

support. A sufficient horizontal velocity v0 = 3g is imparted to it suddenly.
Calculate the angle (in degree) made by the string with the vertical when the
acceleration of the particle is inclined to the string by 45º.

20. Consider the shown arrangement when a is bob of mass ‘m’ is suspended by
means of a string connected to peg P. If the bob is given horizontal velocity u
having magnitude 3g , find the minimum speed of the bob in subsequent
motion.

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21. A ball is attached to a light thread of length 35 cm as shown. It is projected
horizontally with a speed v. It is seen that the thread becomes slack when it
makes an angle of 60° with the upward vertical. What was value of v (in cm/s) ?

22. Two identical rings which can slide along the rod are kept near the mid point of
a smooth rod of length 2 ( = 1 m). The rod is rotated with constant angular
velocity ω = 3 radian/ sec about vertical axis passing through its centre. The
rod is at height h = 5 m from the ground. Find the distance (in meter) between
the points on the ground where the rings will fall after leaving the rods.

23. A particle of mass 5 kg is free to slide on a smooth ring of radius r = 20 cm

fixed in a vertical plane. The particle is attached to one end of a spring whose
other end is fixed to the top point O of the ring. Initially, the particle is at rest
at a point A of the ring such that ∠OCA = 60°, C being the center of the ring.
The natural length of the spring is also equal to r = 20 cm. After the particle is
released and slides down the ring, the contact force between the particle and
the ring becomes zero when it reaches the lowest position B. Determine the
force constant of the spring.

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 EXERCISE-III
JEE ADVANCED Previous Year’s Questions
1. A bob of mass M is suspended by a massless string of length L. The horizontal
velocity V at position A is just sufficient to make it reach the point B. The angle
at which the speed of the bob is half of that at A, satisfies
Figure :

π π π π 3π 3π
(A) θ = (B) <θ < (C) <θ < (D) <θ <π
4 4 2 2 4 4
[JEE 2008]

2. A ball of mass (m) 0.5 kg is attached to the end of a string havin1g length (L)
0.5 m. The ball is rotated on a horizontal circular path about vertical axis. The
maximum tension that the string can bear is 324 N. The maximum possible
value of angular velocity of ball (in radian/s) is

(A) 9 (B) 18 (C) 27 (D) 36

[JEE 2011]

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3. Two identical discs of same radius R are rotating about their axes in opposite
directions with the same constant angular speed. The disc are in the same
horizontal plane. At time t = 0, the points P and Q are facing each other as
shown in the figure. The relative speed between the two points P and Q is vr. as
function of times best represented by

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
[JEE-2012]

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4. A wire, which passes through the hole is a small bead, is bent in the form of
quarter of a circle. The wire is fixed vertically on ground as shown in the figure.
The bead is released from near the top of the wire and it slides along the wire
without friction. As the bead moves from A to B, the force it applies on the wire
is

(A) always radially outwards

(B) always radially inwards
(C) radially outwards initially and radially inwards later
(D) radially inwards initially and radially outwards later.
[JEE (Advanced)-2014]

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 ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE-I
Part-I
Section A to D

1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D
11. A 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. D
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. B
31. A 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. A 40. A
41. C 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. A 49. C 50. C
51. A 52. A 53. A

Part-II
Previous Year’s Question (2010-2020)

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. D

EXERCISE-II
PART-I
Section-A
1. BC 2. ABCD 3. BC 4. BD 5. BC 6. BD 7. BD

Section-B
1. AD 2. ABD 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. C

Section-C
1. A-Q; B-Q; C-PR; D-QRS

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 PART-II

p 2 p 2  181  10
1. cm/sec, cm/s2 2.  m/sec2  3. ms-2
30 30×15  5  π

2g 3g 3b b
4. (a) 75 m/s2 (b) 125 m/s2 5. a1 = , an = 6. , ,b
13 13 2 2

7. (a) t = 2s, (b) 3.14 m/s 8. 3 9. N = 4 10. N = 2

11. t = 3 sec 12. 2 13. PPM = m vPM = −mv2sinωtiˆ + m(v2cosωt − v1 )jˆ

14. 2g rad /s 15. 9 16. (i) 36 N (ii) 11.66 rad/sec (iii) 0.1 m, 0.2 m

17. (i) 125 N, (ii) 80 N 18. x + y = 8 19. α = 90° or 143°

1 gl
20. 21. 350 22. 10 m 23. 500 N/m
3 3

EXERCISE-III
JEE ADVANCED Previous Year’s Questions

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D

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