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Circular Kinematics

Uniform Circular Motion 7. When a ceiling fan is switched off its

reduces to 50% while it makes 36 angular rotations velocity
1. In uniform circular motion many more rotation will it make before
(a) Both velocity and acceleration are constant
(b) Acceleration and speed are constant but velocity
(Assume uniform angular retardation)? coming to rest
(a) 18 (b) 12
changes (c) 36 (d) 48
(c) Both acceleration and velocity changes
8. The magnitude of
acircle of radius a displacement
(d) Both acceleration and speed are constant of a particle moving in
with constant angular speed o yvarie.
2. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius rwith with time is
uniform speed v. The change in velocity when the
(a) 2a sin ex (b) 2asin
particle moves from Pto Qis (ZPOQ= 40°)
(c) 2a cos ox (d) 2acos

O0-40° 9. Position vector of a particle moving in xy plane at

time
t IS al-cos o)i + asin ot j. The path of the
particle is
(a) a circle of radius a and center at (a, 0)
(b) a circle of radius a and center at (0, 0)
(a) 2v cos 40° (b) 2vsin 40° (c) an ellipse
(c) 21 sin 20° (d) 2v cos 20° (d) neither a circle nor an cllipse
3. A particle P is nmoving in a circle of radius 'a' with a 10. Ahollow vertical cylinder of radius Rand height hhas
uniform speed v. Cis the centre of the circle and AB is a smooth internal surface. A small particle is placed in
diameter. When passing through Bthe angular velocity contact with the inner side of the upper rim at a pont
of P about Aand Care in the ratio P. It is given a horizontal speed v, tangential to rim I
(a) 1:1 (b) 1:2 leaves the lower rim at point , vertically below P. Tie
(c) 2:1 (d) 4:1
number of revolutions made by the particle will
4. The ratio of angular speeds of minute
hand and hour
hand of a watch is
(a) 1:12 (b) 6:1
(c) 12:1 (d) l:6
5. What is the value of linear velocity, if ö =3i
and 5i -6)+6k? -4j+k
(a) oi +2}-3À (b) -18i- 13j +2k
(c) 4i -13)+ 6* (d) 6i -2j +&k (a)
h
(b)
6. In unifom circular 2rR
motion which of the following
remains constant?
(a) F 2rR
(c) (d)
2rR Vg
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moves along a circle of radius R
11. A particle 1 m
that its radius vector ¡ relative to a point on its R, =1 m
circumference rotates with the constant angular velocity R, -3 m
m=2rad/s. The lincar specd of the particle is
(a) 4 m/s (b) 2 m/s
(c) Im/s (d) 0.5 m/s
19 Thex and i co-ordinates of aparticle are x= Asin (o) and
=4 sin (ox +r2). Then the motion of theparticle is
(a) circular anticlockwise 20. A particle is moving in acircle of radius R with constant
(b) circular clockwise speed. The time period of particle isT= 1 s. In a time
(c) elliptical clockwise 7
(d) rectilinear
,the difference between the average speed and the
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13 Aarticle revolving in a circular path completes first average velocity of the particle is 2 m/s. Find the radius
one thirdof circumference in 2 sec, while next one third
in 1sec. The average angular velocity of particle will R(in metres) of the circle. Take =
be: (in rad/sec) 21. A spotlight Srotates ina horizontal plane with a constant
angular velocity of 0.1 rad/s. The spot Pof light moves
(a) (b) 3
along the wall at a distance 3 m. The velocity of the spot
3
P when= 45° is v(m/s). Find 5v.
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(c) (d) Wall
3 3
14. The ratio of angular speeds of minute hand and hour
hand of a watch is 3 mi
(a) 1:12 (b) 6:1 (Top view)
(c) 12:1 (d) 1:6
15. Aparticle moves ir a circle of radius 20 cm with a linear S(Spotlight)
speed of 1 0m/s. The angular velocity will be
(a) 50 rad/s (b) 100 rad/s
(c) 25 rad's (d) 75 rad/s Resolving Acceleration and Non-Uniform
Circular Motion
l6. Aball is fixed to the end of a string and is rotated in a
horizontal circle of radius 5mwith a speed of 10 m/sec. 22. A particle is revolving in a circle increasing its speed
The acceleration of the ball will be uniformly. Which of the following is constant?
(a) 20 m/s? (b) 10 m/s2 (a) centripetal acceleration
(c) 30 m/s? (d) 40 ms? (b) tangential acceleration
1. Abody of mass 0.1 kg is moving on circular path of (c) angular acceleration
diameter 1.0 m at the rate of 10 revolutions per 31.4 (d) none of these
seconds. The centripetal force acting on the body is 23. A car speeds up in a circular path. Which of the
(a) 0.2 N (b) 0.4 N following figure illustrates the acceleration of the car?
(c) 2N (d) 4 N
S. Abody of mass 4 kg is moving in a horizontal circle (a) a (b)
of radius Im with an angular velocity of 2 rad/s. The
required centripetal force, will be
(a) 16N (b) 1.6 N
(c) 16 dyne (d) 1.6 dyne (c) (d)
Iwo particles start moving on circles of radii R, and
R, shown with velocities V, = 2ms and V, = I5 ms,
respectively. The minimum time after which the particles 24. A car is moving with speed 30 m/sec on a circular path
of radius 500 m. Its speed is increasing at the rate of 2
willagain be collinear with the centre is equal to second. m/sec2. What is the accelerationof the car?
n
Find n. (a) 2 m/sec? (b) 2.7 m/sec
(c) I.8 m/sec? (d) 9.8 m/sec?
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31, Starting from rest, a particle rotates in aa circle of radius
25. A car is travelling with linear velocity v on acircular a = rad/s?
Ioadof radius r, Ifit is increusing its specd at the rate of R= V2 mwith an angular acceleration 4
'a' meter/see,then the resultant acceleration will be Calculate the magnitude of average velocity (in m/s)e
the particle over the time it rotates quarter circle
(a) (b)
32, A particle beginsto move with a tangential accelerati
of constant magnitude 0.6 m/s in a circular path. If
(d)
slips when its total acceleration becomes I m/s, then
(e)
theangle through which it would have turned before i
clockwine (as NCen starts to slip is radian. Find (ab).
26. The diagram shows a CD otating turning it
tiom above) in the (D-playor. Aler
not
ott, the CD slows down. ANsuming it has 33. The square of angular velocity 9 of a certain wheel
ome to a stop yet, tlhe direction of the increases linearly with the angular displacement during
awvcleration of peint Pat this instance is I00 revolutions of the wheel's motion as shown in the
(a) (b) figure. The time t required for given 100 revolutions is
(c)A ’ (d) 1Omr
. Find (m+ n).
27. A particle is moving in a circle ofradius R in such a way
that at any instant the total acceleration makes an angle
of 45" with radius. Initial spced of' particle is v, The o(rad/s)
time taken tocomplete the tirst revolution is
1600
(a)
R
e
2 (b)-e24)
Vo 900
R 2R
(c) (d)

100 rev
é(rad)
28. The angular velocity of aparticle is given by o =1.5 1
3+2, the time when its angular acceleration decreases
to zero will be Radius of Curvature
(a) 25 sec (b) 0.25 sec
(d) 1.2 sec
34. A stone is projected from level ground at = 0sec
(c) 12 sec such that its horizontal and vertical components of
29. A particle is moving in a circular path with velocity initial velocity are 10 m/s and 20 m/s respectively.
varying with time as y1.5/ + 21. If2 cm the radius of Then the instant of time at which tangential and normal
circular path, the angular acceleration at =2 sec will be components of acceleration of stone are same is:
(a) 4 rad/sec? (b) 40 rad/sec? (neglect air resistance and)g= 10m/s.)
(c) 400 rad/sec? (d) 0.4 rad/see? 3
(a) (b) -Sec
2
30. A particle starts moving in a non-uniform cireular
motion and has angular aceeleration as shown in the (c) Isec (d) 4 sec
figure. Ifthe angular velocity at the end of 4rad is given 35. Astone is projected with speed u and angle of projection
by orad/s, then find the value of o. is 0, Find the radius of curvature at t= 0.
u cos'
4u(rad/s) (a) (b)
gsin
9
(d) u´sine
(c)
g cos 0
0(rad)
36. The velocity and acceleration vectors of a particle
and
undergoing circular motion are V= 2im/s
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i=(it 4) ms respectively, at an instant of time.

The radius of the circle is
(a) lm (b) 2n 450
(c) 3m (d) 4 m
37. A particle is projected horizontally from the top of
atower with a velocity vo It v be its velocity at any (a) 2&
instant, then the radus of curvature of the path of the (b)
particle at that instant is directly proportional to
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
(d)
2V2u
(c)
41. The figure shows the velocity and acceleration of a
28 A body is thrown with a velocity of 10 m/s at an angle point like body at the initial moment of its motion. The
of 45 to the horizontal. The radius of curvature of its acceleration vector of the body remains constant. The
minimum radius of curvature (in m) of trajectory of the
trajectory in t= =s after the body began to move, is body is
(a) O m (b) 2.5 m
(c) 5 m (d) none of these Vo =8 m/s
=150°
39. Ifaparticle is projected with speed u from ground at an
angle with horizontal, then the radius of curvature at a =2 m/s?
a point where velocity vector is perpendicular to initial 42. Velocity of a particle moving in a curvilinear path in a
velocity vector is given by horizontal XY plane varies with time as ù = (2ti+)
u' cot 0 m/s. Here, is in second. At = l s, the radius of
(a) (b)
curvature of the path is
avs m. Find (a + B).
u tan B
(d) 43. A small ball is thrown horizontally in a uniform
g cos 9
40.
gravitational field at = 0 with initial velocity vo. If the
particle is projected at an angle of 45° with the angular velocity of its velocity vector at time = 1s is
horizontal with a speed u in a uniform gravitational
field, as shown in the figure. The instantaneous angular then find the value of n. Take v, = 10 m/s and g= 10
speed of the particle w.r.t. the point of projection at
the moment it falls at the same horizontal level is m/s². (Neglect the air drag)
equal to

ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (6) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (3) 20. (7)
21. (3) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (6)
31. (I) 32. (6) 33. (11) 34. (c) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (b)
41. (8) 42. (7) 43. (2)