Circular Motion
In case of vertical circular motion of a particle by a thread of length $r$ if the tension in the thread is zero at an angle $30^{\circ}$ shown in figure, the velocity at the bottom point $(A)$ of the circular path is (g = gravitational acceleration)
$\sqrt{\frac{7}{2} g r}$
$\sqrt{4 g r}$
$\sqrt{\frac{5}{2} g r}$
$\sqrt{5 g r}$
A large drum having radius $R$ is spinning around its axis with angular velocity $\omega$, as shown in figure.
The minimum value of $\omega$ so that a body of mass $M$ remains stuck to the inner wall of the drum, taking the coefficient of friction between the drum surface and mass $M$ as $\mu$, is :
$\sqrt{\dfrac{2g}{\mu R}}$
$\sqrt{\dfrac{g}{2\mu R}}$
$\sqrt{\dfrac{\mu g}{R}}$
$\sqrt{\dfrac{g}{\mu R}}$
Two cars A and B each of mass $10^3$ kg are moving on parallel tracks separated by a distance of 10 m, in same direction with speeds 72 km/h and 36 km/h. The magnitude of angular momentum of car A with respect to car B is ________ J·s.
$3.6 \times 10^{5}$
$10^{5}$
$3 \times 10^{5}$
$2 \times 10^{5}$
A car moving with a speed of $54 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$ takes a turn of radius 20 m . A simple pendulum is suspended from the ceiling of the car. Determine the angle made by the string of the pendulum with the vertical during the turning. (Take $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ )
$ \tan ^{-1}(0.5) $
$ \tan ^{-1}(0.75) $
$ \tan ^{-1}(1.125) $
$ \tan ^{-1}(0.25) $
A smooth inclined plane ends in a vertical circular loop, as shown in the figure. A small body is released from height $h$ as shown. If the body exerts a force of three times its weight on the plane at the highest point of circle then the height $h=\alpha R$. The value of $\alpha$ is $\_\_\_\_$
2
4
3
6
A 0.5 kg mass is in contact against the inner wall of a cylindrical drum of radius 4 m rotating about its vertical axis. The minimum rotational speed of the drum to enable the mass to remain stuck to the wall (without falling) is 5 rad/s. The coefficient of friction between the drum’s inner wall surface and mass is _________. (Take $g = 10\ \mathrm{m/s^2}$)
0.1
0.5
0.7
0.3
A particle is rotating in a circular path and at any instant its motion can be described as
$\theta = \frac{5t^4}{40} - \frac{t^3}{3}$.
The angular acceleration of the particle after 10 seconds is _________ rad/s2.
150
120
130
170
A wheel is rolling on a plane surface. The speed of a particle on the highest point of the rim is $8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The speed of the particle on the rim of the wheel at the same level as the centre of wheel, will be :
A body of mass ‘m’ connected to a massless and unstretchable string goes in vertical circle of radius ‘R’ under gravity g. The other end of the string is fixed at the center of circle. If velocity at top of circular path is $n\sqrt{ g R}$ , where, n ≥ 1, then ratio of kinetic energy of the body at bottom to that at top of the circle is :
$\frac{n^2 + 4}{n^2}$
$\frac{n + 4}{n}$
$\frac{n^2}{n^2 + 4}$
$\frac{n}{n + 4}$
A car of mass ' $m$ ' moves on a banked road having radius ' $r$ ' and banking angle $\theta$. To avoid slipping from banked road, the maximum permissible speed of the car is $v_0$. The coefficient of friction $\mu$ between the wheels of the car and the banked road is
A body of mass 100 g is moving in circular path of radius 2 m on vertical plane as shown in figure. The velocity of the body at point $A$ is $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The ratio of its kinetic energies at point B and C is :

(Take acceleration due to gravity as $10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$)
A bob of mass $m$ is suspended at a point $O$ by a light string of length $l$ and left to perform vertical motion (circular) as shown in figure. Initially, by applying horizontal velocity $v_0$ at the point ' A ', the string becomes slack when, the bob reaches at the point ' $D$ '. The ratio of the kinetic energy of the bob at the points B and C is _________.

A circular path of radius 75 m is banked at an angle of $\tan ^{-1}(0.2)$. If the coefficient of static friction between the tyres of the car and the circular path is 0.1 , then the maximum permissible speed of the car to avoid slipping is
$10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$20 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$15 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
$30 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$
A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude such that its velocity and acceleration are always perpendicular to each other, then its
linear momentum is constant
kinetic energy is constant
velocity is constant
acceleration is constant
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
14.8 N
12.4 N
17.5 N
20.8 N
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
16 N
32 N
64 N
160 N
If a particle of mass ' $m$ ' covers half of the horizontal circle with constant speed ' $v$ ', then the change in its kinetic energy is
$m v^2$
zero
$2 m v^2$
$\frac{1}{2} m v^2$
Ratio of angular velocity of hour hand of a watch and the angular velocity of rotation of Earth is
$1: 1$
$2: 1$
$4: 1$
$1: 2$
A clock has $75 \mathrm{~cm}, 60 \mathrm{~cm}$ long second hand and minute hand respectively. In 30 minutes duration the tip of second hand will travel $x$ distance more than the tip of minute hand. The value of $x$ in meter is nearly (Take $\pi=3.14$) :
A car of $800 \mathrm{~kg}$ is taking turn on a banked road of radius $300 \mathrm{~m}$ and angle of banking $30^{\circ}$. If coefficient of static friction is 0.2 then the maximum speed with which car can negotiate the turn safely: $(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2, \sqrt{3}=1.73)$
A man carrying a monkey on his shoulder does cycling smoothly on a circular track of radius $9 \mathrm{~m}$ and completes 120 resolutions in 3 minutes. The magnitude of centripetal acceleration of monkey is (in $\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ ) :
A cyclist starts from the point $P$ of a circular ground of radius $2 \mathrm{~km}$ and travels along its circumference to the point $\mathrm{S}$. The displacement of a cyclist is:

If this particle is projected with the same speed at an angle $\theta$ to the horizontal, the maximum height attained by it is equal to $4 R$. The angle of projection $\theta$ is then given by :
A coin is placed on a disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is $\mu$. If the distance of the coin from the center of the disc is $r$, the maximum angular velocity which can be given to the disc, so that the coin does not slip away, is :
A stone of mass $900 \mathrm{~g}$ is tied to a string and moved in a vertical circle of radius $1 \mathrm{~m}$ making $10 \mathrm{~rpm}$. The tension in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is (if $\pi^2=9.8$ and $g=9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$) :
If the radius of curvature of the path of two particles of same mass are in the ratio $3: 4$, then in order to have constant centripetal force, their velocities will be in the ratio of :
A train is moving with a speed of $12 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ on rails which are $1.5 \mathrm{~m}$ apart. To negotiate a curve radius $400 \mathrm{~m}$, the height by which the outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, $g=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2)$ :
A vehicle of mass $200 \mathrm{~kg}$ is moving along a levelled curved road of radius $70 \mathrm{~m}$ with angular velocity of $0.2 ~\mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$. The centripetal force acting on the vehicle is:
A coin placed on a rotating table just slips when it is placed at a distance of $1 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the center. If the angular velocity of the table in halved, it will just slip when placed at a distance of _________ from the centre :
As shown in the figure, a particle is moving with constant speed $\pi ~\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}$. Considering its motion from $\mathrm{A}$ to $\mathrm{B}$, the magnitude of the average velocity is :

A child of mass $5 \mathrm{~kg}$ is going round a merry-go-round that makes 1 rotation in $3.14 \mathrm{~s}$. The radius of the merry-go-round is $2 \mathrm{~m}$. The centrifugal force on the child will be
A particle is moving with constant speed in a circular path. When the particle turns by an angle $90^{\circ}$, the ratio of instantaneous velocity to its average velocity is $\pi: x \sqrt{2}$. The value of $x$ will be -
A small block of mass $100 \mathrm{~g}$ is tied to a spring of spring constant $7.5 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}$ and length $20 \mathrm{~cm}$. The other end of spring is fixed at a particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular velocity $5 ~\mathrm{rad} / \mathrm{s}$ about point $\mathrm{A}$, then tension in the spring is -
An object moves at a constant speed along a circular path in a horizontal plane with center at the origin. When the object is at $x=+2~\mathrm{m}$, its velocity is $\mathrm{ - 4\widehat j}$ m/s. The object's velocity (v) and acceleration (a) at $x=-2~\mathrm{m}$ will be
A car is moving on a horizontal curved road with radius 50 m. The approximate maximum speed of car will be, if friction between tyres and road is 0.34. [take g = 10 ms$^{-2}$]
A car is moving with a constant speed of 20 m/s in a circular horizontal track of radius 40 m. A bob is suspended from the roof of the car by a massless string. The angle made by the string with the vertical will be : (Take g = 10 m/s$^2$)
A body of mass 200g is tied to a spring of spring constant 12.5 N/m, while the other end of spring is fixed at point O. If the body moves about O in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed 5 rad/s. Then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natural length will be :
If the radii of circular path of two particles of same mass are in the ratio of $1: 2$, then to have a constant centripetal force, the ratio of their speeds should be
$4: 1$
$1: \sqrt{2}$
$1: 4$
$\sqrt{2}: 1$
A car is travelling with linear velocity $v$ on a circular road of radius $r$. If its velocity is increasing at a rate of $a \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$, then the resultant acceleration will be
$\sqrt{\left(\frac{v^2}{r^2}-a^2\right)}$
$\sqrt{\left(\frac{v^4}{r^2}+a^2\right)}$
$\sqrt{\left(\frac{v^4}{r^2}-a^2\right)}$
$\sqrt{\left(\frac{v^2}{r^2}+a^2\right)}$















