SAT – 3

SECTION – I

This section contains FIVE questions. Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D) ONLY ONE of
these four options is correct.

01. A point P moves in a 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 metre and it is in second.
The radius of the path is 20 m. The acceleration of P when, t = 2s is nearly

a) 13ms -2 b) 12 ms -2 c) 7.2 ms -2 d) 14 ms -2
02. A small block m1 of mass 10 gram is fastened to one end of a light string and a second block m 2 of
mass 20 gram to the middle point, the other end of the string fastened to a fixed point on a smooth
horizontal table. The blocks are then projected such that the two portions of the string are always in the
same straight line and the blocks describe horizontal circles on the table as shown in the figure below.

Tension in the string portion between blocks is T1and tension between point O and the block of mass
T
m 2 is T2 . The value of 1 is
T2
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0.5 d) 0.25
03. A bug rests on vertical part BC of the frame ABC. The frame is rotating with constant angular velocity
w about ZZ’-axis. The length of portion AB of the wire is ! . Find possible value of coefficient of static
friction between the wire and bug so that bug dos not slip over the wire

g g g g
a) b) 2 c) d)
3!w 2
w 2!w 2
!w2
04. Two identical discs of same radius R are rotating about their axes in opposite directions with the same
constant angular speed w. The discs 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 v r .
In one time period T of rotation of the discs, v r as a function of time is best represented by
05. Two blocks A and B of equal mass are sliding down along straight parallel lines on an inclined plane
of 450 . Their coefficients of kinetic friction are µ A = 0.2 and µ B = 0.3 respectively. At t = 0, both blocks
are at rest and block A is 2 m behind block B. Find the time and distance from the initial position of
block A, where the front faces of the blocks come in line on the inclined plane as shown in the figure.
( use g = 10 ms-2 )

a) 2s,8 2m b) 2s, 7m c) 2s, 7 2m d) 2s, 7 / 2m

SECTION II
This section contains EIGHT questions, Each question has FOUR options (A), (B), (C) and (D) ONE OR
MORE THAN ONE of these four option(s) is (are) correct..

06. A block of mass 5 kg is pressed against a vertical wall. The coefficients of static friction and kinetic
friction between block and wall are 0.5 and 0.4, respectively. Choose the correct statements

a) If F = 50 2N , then friction on the block is zero

b) If F = 40 2N , then friction on the block is 10 N in upwards direction
c) If F = 20 2N , then acceleration of the block is 4.4 m / s 2 in downward direction
d) If F = 120 2N , then acceleration of the block is 4.4 m / s 2 upward direction
07. A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always perpendicular to the velocity
of the particle. The motion of the particle takes place in a plane. It follows that
a) its velocity is constant b) its acceleration is constant
c) its kinetic energy is constant d) it moves in a circular path
08. A single wire ACB passes through a ring C of mass ‘m’, which revolves at a constant speed in the
horizontal circle of radius ‘r’?
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a) The angular speed of revolution is b) The tension in the wire is ç ÷
r è 3 +1 ø
c) The tension in the wire may be zero d) In vertical direction, net force is zero
09. In the situation shown in the figure, the coefficients of static friction and kinetic friction are µs and µ k
, respectively. The blocks are released from rest. Which of the following statements is/are correct.

a) If m1g - m 2 g sin a £ µs m 2g cos a, the tension in string is m1g and acceleration of blocks is zero
b) If m1g - m 2 g sin a £ µs m 2g cos a, the friction on m2 is ( m1g - m 2 g sin a ) in downward direction
along the inclined plane
c) If m 2 g sin a - m1g £ µs m 2 cos a, the friction on m 2 is ( m 2 g sin a - m1g ) in upward direction along
inclined plane
æ m g - µ k m 2 g cos a - m 2g sin a ö
d) if m1g - m 2 g sin a > µs m 2g cos a, the acceleration of mass m 2 is ç 1 ÷ is
è m 1 + m 2 ø
upward direction along inclined plane
10. An object is projected with a velocity 10 m/s at an angle 600 with the horizontal. Then
( Take g = 10 m / s 2 )
a) Tangential acceleration at the point of projection is 5 3 m / s 2
b) Radial acceleration at the highest point of the path is 5 m / s 2
c) Radius of curvature for the path at the point of projection is 20 m
d) Radius of curvature for the path at the maximum height is 2.5 m
11. Two particles A and B separated by a distance 2R are moving clockwise along the same circular path
of radius R each with a uniform speed ‘V’. At time t = 0, A is given a constant tangential acceleration
32V 2
of magnitude a = in the same direction of initial velocity. Then
25pR
5pR
a) The time laps for the two bodies to collide is
4V
5p
b) Angle covered by ‘B’ in this time is
4
 32V 2
c) Angular acceleration of ‘A’ is
25pR 2
d) Tangential acceleration of ‘B’ is zero
12. A particle of mass ‘m’ is moving in a circular path of constant radius ‘r’ such that its centripetal
acceleration a c = kt , where ‘k’ is a constant with necessary dimension. Then at this instant
1 kr
a) Tangential acceleration of the particle is
2 t
1
b) Speed of the particle is ( krt ) 2
kt
c) Angular velocity of the particle is
r
1 k
d) Angular acceleration of the particle is
2 rt

13. A car of mass 1000 kg is travelling through a banked circular turn of radius 4m. The road has a width
of 4 m and an elevation of 1m. Normal reaction acting on the vehicle is sufficient to provide the
necessary centripetal force. Then
a) Angle of banking is tan -1 æç ö÷
1
b) Safe velocity of the vehicle is 10 m / s
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c) normal reaction of the vehicle is 1030 N d) Frictional force on the vehicle is not zero

SECTION III
This section contains FIVE questions. The answer to each question is a SINGLE DIGIT INTEGER ranging
from 0 to 9, both inclusive..

14. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius 1 m. It starts from rest and its tangential acceleration is
3 t . The time after which the acceleration of the particle makes an angle of 300 with centripetal
acceleration is ( n ) seconds. Find the value of n.
2/3

15. A straw of mass 1gram and length 4 cm lies on a smooth horizontal surface. A bug of mass
3 gram starts to move from one end of the straw. The coefficient of friction between straw and the bug
n
is µ = 0.05 . The minimum time in which it can cross the straw length is sec onds. Find the value of
10
n.

16. A small block slides on a frictionless table. It is constrained to move inside a ring of radius 1 m fixed
to the table. At t = 0, the block is moving along circumference inside the ring with speed v 0 = 10 m / s .
The coefficient of friction between block and ring is µ = 0.1. Find the velocity of the block (in m/s) at
t = 1 s.

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17. A vehicle of mass m starts moving along a horizontal circle without slipping , so that centripetal
acceleration is a r = bt 2 , where b is constant. At t = t 0 , the vehicle skids. The friction on the car as
function of time t ( < t 0 ) is nm b 2 t 4 + bR . Find the value of n.
18. A bead of mass m rests on a vertical smooth parabola x 2 = cy at ( -a, b ) as shown in the figure. The
ng
required value of angular velocity w is . Find n.
c