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78. A particle rests on the top of the hemisphere of radius R. 81. An aeroplane flying at 100 m/sec dives in a vertical
The small horizontal velocity that must be imparted to plane along the circle of radius 200 m. The mass of
the particle if it is to leave the hemisphere without sliding the pilot is 75 kg. What will be the force exerted by
down. is- the pilot on his seat when the aeroplane is at the
maximum height
(a) v = (2gR)1/2 (b) v = (gR/2)1/2
(c) v = (gR)1/2 (d) v = (2g/R)1/2 (a) 300 kg wt (b) 200 kg wt
79. A mass m is revolving in a vertical circle at the end of a (c) 450 kg wt (d) 100 kg wt
string of length 20 cm. By how much does the tension of 82. A 2 kg stone at the end of a string 1 m. long is whirled in
the string at the lowest point exceed the tension at the a vertical circle at a constant speed. The speed of the
top most point? stone is 4 m /sec. The tension in the string will be 52 N
when the stone is-
(a) 2 m g (b) 4 m g
(a) at the top of the circle
(c) 6 m g (d) 8 m g
(b) at the bottom of the circle
80. A particle of mass m is rotating by means of a string in a
vertical circle. The difference in the tension at the bottom (c) half way down (d) none of the above
and top would be- 83. The maximum speed with which a car can cross a
(a) 6 mg (b) 4 mg convex bridge over a river with radius of curvature
9 m is : (given that the centre of gravity of car is 1m
(c) 3 mg (d) 2 mg above the road)
(a) 50 m/s (b) 30 m/s
(c) 20 m/s (d) 10 m/s
EXERCISE - 2 : PREVIOUS YEARS COMPETITION QUESTIONS
KINEMATIC OF CIRCULAR MOTION
1. If a r and a t represent radial and tangential accelerations, 3. Figure shows a body of mass m moving with a uniform
the motion of a particle will be uniformly circular if speed v along a circle of radius r. The change in velocity in
[CPMT 2004] going from A to B is [DPMT 2004]
B
(a) a r 0 and a t 0 (b) a r 0 and a t 0
(c) a r 0 but a t 0 (d) None of these
C A
2. A stone ties to the end of a string 1m long is whirled in a O
horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes
22 revolution in 44 seconds, what is the magnitude and
D
direction of acceleration of the stone
[CBSE PMT 2005] (a) v 2 (b) v / 2
(c) v (d) zero
2
(a) ms 2 and direction along the radius towards the 4. The wheel of a car is rotating at the rate of 1200 revolutions
4
per minute. On pressing the accelerator for 10 seconds it
centre
starts rotating at 4500 revolutions per minute. The angular
(b) 2 ms–2 and direction along the radius away from the acceleration of the wheel is: (2017)
centre
(a) 30 radian/second2 (b) 1880 degrees/ second2
(c)2 ms–2 and direction along the radius towards the centre
(c) 40 radian/ second2 (d) 1980 degree/second2
(d) 2 ms–2 and direction along the tangent to the circle
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DYNAMICS OF HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR MOTION 11. A block of mass 10 kg is in contact against the inner wall
of a hollow cylindrical drum of radius 1 m. The coefficient
5. Two racing cars of masses m 1 and m 2 are moving in circles of friction between the block and the inner wall of the
of radii r1 and r2 respectively. Their speeds are such that cylinder is 0.1. The minimum angular velocity needed for
each makes a complete circle in the same duration of time the cylinder to keep the block stationary when the cylinder
is vertical and rotating about its axis, will be :
t . The ratio of the angular speed of the first to the second
car is [CBSE PMT 1999] (g = 10 m/s2) (2019)
(a) m 1 : m 2 (b) r1 : r2 10
(a) rad/s (b) 10 rad/s
2
(c) 1 : 1 (d) m 1 r1 : m 2 r2
6. The maximum velocity (in ms–1) with which a car driver (c) 10 p rad/s (d) 10 rad/s
must traverse a flat curve of radius 150 m and coefficient BANKING OF TRACKS
of friction 0.6 to avoid skidding is [AIEEE 2002] 12. A car is negotiating a curved road of radiu R. The road is
(a) 60 (b) 30 banked at an angle . The coefficient of friction between
the tyres of the car and the road is s . The maximum safe
(c) 15 (d) 25
velocity on this road is: (2016)
7. A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude
which is always perpendicular to the velocity of the g s tan tan
particle. The motion of the particle takes place in a plane, (a) (b) gR 2 s
R 2 1 s tan 1 s tan
it follows that (2004)
(a) its velocity is constant
s tan g s tan
(b) its acceleration is constant (c) gR 1 tan (d)
R 1 s tan
s
(c) its kinetic energy is constant
VERTICAL CIRCULAR MOTION
(d) it moves in a straight line
13. The tension in the string revolving in a vertical circle with
8. Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of a mass m at the end which is at the lowest position
radii r1 and r2, respectively. Their speeds are such that they [AIIMS 2001]
make complete circles in the same time t. The ratio of
mv 2 mv 2
their centripetal acceleration is (2012) (a) (b) mg
r r
(a) m1r1 : m2r2 (b) m1 : m2
mv 2
(c) mg (d) mg
(c) r1 : r2 (d) 1 : 1 r
9. Two stones of mass m and 2 m are whirled in horizontal 14. What is the minimum velocity with which a body of mass
circles, the heavier one in a radius r/2 and the lighter one in m must enter a vertical loop of a radius R so that it can
radius r. The tangential speed of lighter stone is n times that complete the loop? (2016)
of the value of heavier stone when they experience same (a) 3gR (b) 5gR
centripetal forces. The value of n is : (2015)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) gR (d) 2 gR
(c) 3 (d) 4 15. One end of string of length l is connected to a particle of
mass ‘m’ and the other end is connected to a small peg on
10. Two particle A and B are moving in uniform circular
a smooth horizontal table. If the particle moves in circle
motion in concentric circles of radii rA and rB with speed
with speed ‘v’, the net force on the particle (directed
vA and vB respectively. Their time period of rotation is the towards center) will be (T represents the tension in the
same. The ratio of angular speed of A to that of B will be: string) (2017)
(2019)
mv 2
(a) vA : vB (b) rB : rA (a) T (b) Zero
l
(c) 1 : 1 (d) rA : rB mv 2
(c) T (d) T
l
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16. A bucket tied at the end of a 1.6 m long string is whirled in 17. A mass m is attached to a thin wire and whirled in a vertical
a vertical circle with constant speed. What should be the circle. The wire is most likely to break when : (2019)
minimum speed so that the water from the bucket does (a) the wire is horizontal
not spill when the bucket is at the highest position?
(b) the mass is at the lowest point
(2017)
(c) inclined at an angle of 60° from vertical
(a) 4 m/sec (b) 6.25 m/sec
(d) the mass is at the highest point
(c) 16 m/sec (d) None of the above
ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - 2 : PREVIOUS YEAR COMPETITION QUESTIONS
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b)
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