PHYSICS

TARGET JEE 2018

CRASH COURSE

CIRCULAR MOTION &

WORK POWER ENERGY

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EXERCISE-1
Q.1 If angular velocity of a disc depends an angle rotated  as  = 2 + 2, then its angular acceleration  at
 = 1 rad is :
(A) 8 rad/sec2 (B) 10 rad/sec2 (C) 12 rad/sec2 (D) None

Q.2 A particle is moving in a circle :

(A) The resultant force on the particle must be towards the centre.
(B) The cross product of the tangential acceleration and the angular velocity will be zero.
(C) The direction of the angular acceleration and the angular velocity must be the same.
(D) The resultant force may be towards the centre.

Q.3 Figure shows path followed by a particle and position of a particle at any instant. Four different students
have represented the velocityvectors and acceleration vectors at the given instant. Which vector diagram
can not be true in any situation? (In each figure velocity is tangential to the trajectory).


v 
trajectory of   v
v °
particle
v
90
P   >90°
>90° a
90°
particle at a 
a 
 a
given instant Sita a Ram Shyam
Gita
(A) Sita (B) Gita (C) Ram (D) Shyam

Q.4 The graphs below show angular velocity as a function of time. In which one is the magnitude of the
angular acceleration constantly decreasing?

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

Q.5 The magnitude of displacement of a particle moving in a circle of radius a with constant angular speed 
varies with time 't' as.
t t
(A) 2 a sint (B) 2a sin (C) 2a cos t (D) 2a cos
2 2

Q.6 Tangential acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius 1 m varies with

time t as (initial velocityof particle is zero).Time after which total acceleration of
particle makes and angle of 30° with radial acceleration is
(A) 4 sec (B) 4/3 sec
(C) 22/3 sec (D) 2 sec

Q.7 A pendulum bob is swinging in a vertical plane such that its angular amplitude is less than 900. At its
highest point, the string is cut. Which trajectory is possible for the bob afterwards.

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

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Q.8 Aroad 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

Q.9 The ratio of period of oscillation of the conical pendulum to that of the simple pendulum is :
(Assume the strings are of the same length in the two cases and  is the angle made by the string with the
vertical in case of conical pendulum)
(A) cos  (B) cos  (C) 1 (D) none of these

Q.10 Aconicalpendulumismovinginacirclewithangularvelocityasshown.If
tension inthestringis T, whichoffollowingequationsarecorrect?
(A) T = m2l (B) T sin = m2l
(C) T = mg cos (D) T = m2 l sin

Q.11 An insect crawls up a hemispherical surface very slowly (see the figure). The
coefficient of friction between the insect and the surface is 1/3. If the line joining
the centre of the hemispherical surface to the insect makes an angle  with the
vertical, the maximum possible value of  is given by
(A) cot  = 3 (B) tan  = 3 (C) sec  = 3 (D) cosec  = 3

Q.12 A particle is moving along the circle x2 + y2 = a2 in anticlockwise direction. The x–y plane is a rough
horizontal stationarysurface.At the point (a cos, a sin), the unit vector in the direction of friction on the
particle is:
(A) cos  î  sin  ˆj  
(B)  cos  î  sin  ˆj (C) sin  î  cos  ˆj (D) cos  î  sin  ˆj

Q.13 A body of mass m accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed v0 in time t0. The work done on the body
till anytime t is
3
1  t2  1  t0   t   t 
(A) mv0  2 
2 (B) mv02   (C) mv02   (D) mv02  
2  t0  2  t   t0   t0 

Q.14 A man who is running has half the kinetic energy of the boy of half his mass. The man speeds up by
1 m/s and then has the same kinetic energy as the boy. The original speed of the man was
(A) 2 m/s (B) ( 2 – 1) m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) ( 2 + 1) m/s

Q.15 The work done in joules in increasing the extension of a spring of stiffness 10 N/cm from 4 cm to 6 cm is:
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 50 (D) 100

Q.16 A body with mass 2 kg moves in one direction in the presence of a force
which is described by the potential energy graph. If the body is released
from rest at x = 2m, then its speed when it crosses x = 5 m is
(A) zero (B) 1 ms–1
(C) 2 ms–1 (D) 3 ms–1

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Q.17 A particle, which is constrained to move along the x-axis, is subjected to a force in the same direction
which varies with the distance x of the particle from the origin asF(x) = – kx + ax2. Here k and a are
positive constants. For x  0, the functional form of the potential energy U (x) of the particle is

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

Q.18 A block of mass m is hung verticallyfrom an elastic thread of force constant mg/a. Initiallythe thread was
at its natural length and the block is allowed to fall freely. The kinetic energy of the block when it passes
through the equilibrium position will be :
(A) mga (B) mga/2 (C) zero (D) 2mga
Q.19 The work done by centripetal force in one revolution on a particle performing uniform circular motion
is zero because :
(A) the net displacement is zero (B) the force is not real
(C) the force is zero
(D) the force is perpendicular to the displacement at every instant
Q.20 A particle is projected at an angle  = 30º with the horizontal. Which of the following curves best
represents the variation of KE and potential energy as a function of time? [Take the point of projection
as the reference level for the gravitational potential energy.]
KE/PE KE/PE

KE KE

(A) (B)
PE PE
t t

KE/PE KE/PE

KE KE

(C) (D)
PE PE
t t
Q.21 The P.E. of a certain spring when stretched from natural length through a distance 0.3 m is 10 J. The
amount of work in joule that must be done on this spring to stretch it through an additional distance
0.15 m will be
(A) 10 J (B) 20 J (C) 7.5 J (D) 12.5 J
Q.22 A rope of length l and mass ‘m’ is connected to a chain of length l and
mass 2m and hung vertically as shown in figure. What is the change in
gravitational potential energy if the system is inverted and hung from
same point.
(A) mg (B) 4mg (C) 3mg (D) 2mg

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Q.23 In the figure shown all the surfaces are frictionless, and mass of the block,
m = 1 kg. The block and wedge are held initially at rest. Now wedge is given a
horizontal acceleration of 10 m/s2 by applying a force on the wedge, so that the
block does not slip on the wedge. Then work done by the normal force in
ground frame on the block in 3 seconds is
(A) 30 J (B) 60 J
(C) 150 J (D) 100 3J
Paragraph for question nos. 24 to 26
Saurav (mass = 50 kg) has missed his exams at Bansal Classes and he has been allotted a lower batch.
He is inspired by film ‘Sholay’ where Dharmendra threatens village men that he would jump from the
water tank if he is not married to Basanti. He decides to threaten Mr. Bansal to maintain his batch. He
goes to the top floor of Gaurav Tower and threatens to jump off if his batch is not restored. Mr. Bansal
does not give attention, so he jumps off with negligible velocity. But he is smart enough to tie an elastic
string (k = 100 N/m) to his leg before jumping. Neglect his dimensions, take natural length of string as 60
m. Height of Gaurav Tower is 100 m.
Q.24 What is the height from ground when his acceleration becomes zero ?
(A) 20m (B) 25m (C) 35m (D) 30m

Q.25 At what height from ground does he stop for the first time :
(A) 10m (B) 20m (C) 15m (D) 25 m

Q.26 What is his acceleration at that time ?

(A) g (B) g  (C) 5g  (D) 3g 

Q.27 A 1.0 kg block collides with a horizontal weightless spring of force constant
2.75 Nm–1 as shown in figure. The block compresses the spring 4.0 m from the
rest position. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and horizontal
surface is 0.25, the speed of the block at the instant of collision is
(A) 0.4 ms–1 (B) 4 ms–1 (C) 0.8 ms–1 (D) 8 ms–1

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Q.28 The work done by the force F  x 2 î  y 2 ˆj around the path shown in the figure is
2 3 4 3
(A) a (B) zero (C) a3 (D) a
3 3

Q.29 A particle is released from rest at origin. It moves under influence of potential field U = x2 – 3x , kinetic
energy at x = 2 is
(A) 2 J (B) 1 J (C) 1.5 J (D) 0 J

Q.30 F = 2x2 – 3x – 2. Choose correct option

(A) x = – 1/2 is position of stable equilibrium (B) x = 2 is position of stable equilibrium
(C) x = – 1/2 is position of unstable equilibrium (D) x = 2 is position of neutral equilibrium

Q.31 Assume the aerodynamic drag force on a car is proportional to its speed. If the power output from the
engine is doubled, then the maximum speed of the car.
(A) is unchanged (B) increases by a factor of 2
(C) is also doubled (D) increases by a factor of four.
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Q.32 A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown below. Each of the tracks risks to the same
height. The speed with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases.At the highest point of the
track, the normal reaction is maximum in [JEE(Scr)’2001]

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

Q.33 A bob attached to a string is held horizontal and released. The tension
and vertical distance from point of suspension can be represented by.

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

Q.34 A small cube with mass M starts at rest at 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

Q.35 The tubeAC 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 Aand 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

Q.36 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 [JEE98]
(A) (u 2  2 gl ) (B) 2gl (C) (u 2  gl ) (D) 2(u 2  gl )

Q.37 A particle is rotated in a vertical circle by connecting it to a 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

EXERCISE-2
(JEE Main Previous Year's Questions)
Q.1 A 2kg block slides on a horizontal floor with a speed of 4 m/s. It strikes a uncompressed spring,
and compresses it till the block is motionless. The kinetic friction force is 15 N and spring constant
is 10,000 N/m. The spring compresses by [AIEEE 2007]
(A) 5.5 cm (B) 2.5 cm (C) 11.0 cm (D) 8.5 cm
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Q.2 An athlete in the olympic games covers a distance of 100 m in 10 s. His kinetic energy can be
estimated to be in the range [AIEEE 2008]
(A) 2 × 105 J – 3 × 105 J (B) 20,000 J – 50,000 J
(C) 2,000 J – 5,000 J (D) 200 J – 500 J


Q.3 For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration a at a point P(R,) on the circle of radius R is
(Here  is measured from the x-axis) [AIEEE - 2010]
v2 v2 ˆ v2 v2
(A) î  j (B) – cos  î  sin  ĵ
R R R R

v2 v2 v2 v2
(C) – sin  î  cos  ĵ (D)  cos î  sin  ĵ
R R R R

Q.4 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 = t3 + 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 = 2s is nearly : [AIEEE-2010]
y
B
P(x,y)
m
20

O x
A

(A) 14 m/s2 (B) 13 m/s2 (C) 12 m/s2 (4) 7.2 m/s2

Q.5 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 :
[AIEEE-2010]
(1) r1 : r2 (2) 1 : 1 (3) m1r1 : m2 r2 (4) m1 : m2

Q.6 This question has Statement-1 and statement-2. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose
the one that best describes the two statements.
If two springs S1 and S2 of force constants k1 and k2, respectively, are stretched by the same force, it is
found that more work is done on spring S1 than on spring S2. [AIEEE-2012]
Statement-1 : If stretched by the same amount, work done on S1, will be more than that on S2.
Statement -2 : k1 < k2
(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true and Statement-2 is the correct explanation of Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true and Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
(D) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false

Q.7 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 :
[AIEEE-2012]
(A) r1 : r2 (B) 1 : 1 (C) m1r1 : m2 r2 (D) m1 : m2

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Q.8 When a rubber-band is stretched by a distance x, it exerts a restoring force of magnitude F = ax + bx2
where a and b are constants. The work done in stretching the unstretched rubber-band by L is

1 aL2 bL3 1  aL2 bL3 

 
(A) (aL2 + bL3)
2
(B)  (C)
2  2  3  (D) aL2 + bL3
2 3  
[JEE Main-2014]

Q.9 A point particle of mass m, moves along the uniformly rough track PQR as shown in the figure. The
coefficient of friction, between the particle and the rough track equals µ. The particle is released, from
rest, from the point P and it comes to rest at a point R. The energies, lost by the ball, over the parts, PQ
and QR, of the track, are equal to each other, and no energy is lost when particle changes direction from
PQ to QR.The values of the coefficient of friction µ, and the distance x (=QR), are, respectively close to
:
[JEE Main 2016]
P

h = 2m

30° R
Horizontal Q
Surface

(A) 0.29 and 6.5 m (B) 0.2 and 6.5 m (C) 0.2 and 3.5 m (D) 0.29 and 3.5 m

Q.10 A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of 10 kg upto a height of 1 m 1000 times.
Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he
use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up? Fat supplies 3.8 × 107 J of energy
per kg which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20% efficiency rate. Take g = 9.8 ms–2 :
[JEE Main 2016]
(A) 12.89 × 10–3 Kg (B) 2.45 × 10–3 kg (C) 6.45 × 10–3 kg (D) 9.89 × 10–3 kg
Q.11 A time dependent force F = 6t acts on a particle of mass 1 kg. If the particle starts from rest. the work
done by the force during the first 1 sec. will be [JEE Main 2017]
(A) 18 J (B) 4.5 J (C) 22 J (D) 9 J

EXERCISE-1
Q.1 C Q.2 D Q.3 D Q.4 A Q.5 B Q.6 C Q.7 C
Q.8 C Q.9 B Q.10 A Q.11 A Q.12 C Q.13 A Q.14 D
Q.15 A Q.16 C Q.17 D Q.18 B Q.19 D Q.20 C Q.21 D
Q.22 A Q.23 C Q.24 C Q.25 A Q.26 C Q.27 D Q.28 B
Q.29 A Q.30 A Q.31 B Q.32 A Q.33 A Q.34 C Q.35 C
Q.36 D Q.37 B
EXERCISE-2
Q.1 A Q.2 C Q.3 D Q.4 A Q.5 1 Q.6 C Q.7 A
Q.8 B Q.9 AD Q.10 A Q.11 B
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