Circular Motion

12 Questions
2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

If a stone of mass 0.5 kg tied to one end of a wire is whirled in a circular path of radius 2 m with a speed $40 \mathrm{rev} / \mathrm{min}$ in a horizontal plane, then the tension in the wire is nearly

A.

14.8 N

B.

12.4 N

C.

17.5 N

D.

20.8 N

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

A wire of length 2.5 m is fixed at one end and a box of mass 4 kg is tied at the other end. If the wire rotates in a horizontal circle about the fixed end with $\frac{2}{\pi}$ rotations per second, then the tension in the wire is

A.

16 N

B.

32 N

C.

64 N

D.

160 N

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

If a particle of mass ' $m$ ' covers half of the horizontal circle with constant speed ' $v$ ', then the change in its kinetic energy is

A.

$m v^2$

B.

zero

C.

$2 m v^2$

D.

$\frac{1}{2} m v^2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

Ratio of angular velocity of hour hand of a watch and the angular velocity of rotation of Earth is

A.

$1: 1$

B.

$2: 1$

C.

$4: 1$

D.

$1: 2$

2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
The centripetal acceleration of a particle in uniform circular motion is $18 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$. If the radius of the circular path is 50 cm , the change in velocity of the particle in a time of $\frac{\pi}{18} \mathrm{~s}$ is
A.
$9 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
B.
$2 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
C.
$3 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
D.
$6 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
A particle revolving in a circular path travels the first half of the circumference in 4 s and the next half in 2 s . What is its average angular velocity?
A.
$\frac{4 \pi}{9} \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{6} \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$
C.
$\frac{2 \pi}{3} \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$
D.
$\frac{\pi}{3} \mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
A small disc is on the top of a smooth hemisphere of radius $R$. The smallest horizontal velocity $v$ that should be imparted to the disc, so that disc leaves the hemisphere surface without sliding down is ( there is no friction )
A.
$v=\sqrt{g^2 R}$
B.
$v=\sqrt{2 g R} 4$
C.
$v=\sqrt{g R}$
D.
$v=\sqrt{\frac{g}{R}}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
A wheel of angular speed $600 \mathrm{rev} / \mathrm{min}$ in is made to slow down at a rate of $2 \mathrm{rad} \mathrm{s}^{-2}$. The number of revolutions made by the wheel before coming to rest is
A.
157
B.
314
C.
177
D.
117
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

A body of mass 10 kg is attached to a wire of 0.3 m length. The breaking stress is 4.8 $\times$ 10$^7$ Nm$^{-2}$. The area of cross-section from the wire is 10$^{-6}$ m$^{2}$. The maximum angular velocity with which it can be rotated in a horizontal circle is

A.
4 rad s$^{-1}$
B.
8 rad s$^{-1}$
C.
16 rad s$^{-1}$
D.
32 rad s$^{-1}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A 500 kg car takes a round turn of radius 50 m with a velocity of 36 km/h. The centripetal force acting on the car is

A.
250 N
B.
750 N
C.
1000 N
D.
1200 N
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A motor cyclist wants to drive in horizontal circles on the vertical inner surface of a large cylindrical wooden well of radius $8.0 \mathrm{~m}$, with minimum speed of $5 \sqrt{5} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$. The minimum value of coefficient of friction between the tyres and the wall of the well must be $\left(g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\right)$

A.
0.10
B.
0.64
C.
0.30
D.
0.40
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

Assertion (A) Two identical trains move in opposite senses in equatorial plane with same speeds relative to the Earth’s surface. They have equal magnitude of normal reaction.

Reason (R) The trains have different centripetal accelerations due to different speeds.

A.
Both A and R are true and R is a correct explanation for A.
B.
Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation for A.
C.
A is true, R is false.
D.
A is false, R is true.