386) (Mechanics) (Circular Motion) PDF
386) (Mechanics) (Circular Motion) PDF
1. A ball of mass 0.05 kg is attached to a string of length 50 cm. The ball is rotated on a horizontal
circular path about its vertical axis. The maximum tension that the string can bear is 400 N. The
maximum possible value of angular velocity of the ball in rad/s is,:
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(A) 1600
(B) 20
(C) 40
(D) 100
2. A coin is placed on a disc. The coefficient of friction between the coin and the disc is 𝜇. 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:
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𝑟
(A) √𝜇𝑔
𝜇𝑔
(B) √ 𝑟
𝜇𝑔
(C) 𝑟
𝜇
(D)
√𝑟𝑔
3. 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:
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(A) 1: √3
(B) 2: √3
(C) √3: 2
(D) √3: 1
4. A particle is moving in a circle of radius 50 cm in such a way that at any instant the normal and
tangential components of it’s acceleration are equal. If its speed at t = 0 is 4 m/s, the time taken to
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complete the first revolution will be 𝛼 [1 − 𝑒 −2𝜋 ] s, where 𝛼 =______.
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5. A stone of mass 900 g is tied to a string and moved in a vertical circle of radius 1 m making 10 rpm.
The tension in the string, when the stone is at the lowest point is (𝑖𝑓 𝜋 2 = 9.8 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚/𝑠 2 ):
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(A) 17.8 N
(B) 97 N
(C) 9.8 N
(D) 8.82 N
6. A train is moving with a speed of 12 m/s on rails which are 1.5 m apart. To negotiate a curve radius
400 m, the height by which the outer rail should be raised with respect to the inner rail is (Given, g =
10 𝑚/𝑠 2 ):
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(A) 6.0 cm
(B) 5.4 cm
(C) 4.8 cm
(D) 4.2 cm
Answers Key:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. 8
5. C
6. B