PHYSICS

11 JEE
th

CIRCULAR MOTION
 VIDYAPEETH
CIRCULAR MOTION
DPP-1 (JAP/054)

[Angular Displacement, Angular Velocity, Time Period,

Frequency, Angular Acceleration, Relative angular velocity,
Centripetal and Tangential acceleration, Radius of
curvature]
1. Find the ratio of angular speeds of (C) 1 : 1 (D) m1 : 2m2
minute hand and hour hand of a watch 4. A particle moves in x-y plane. The
and also find the angular speed of the position vector of particle at any time t
second's hand in a watch. is r = {(2t)iˆ + (2t 2 )ˆj} m. The rate of

(A) 12 : 1, rad/sec change of  at time t = 2s. (where  is
60 the angle which its velocity vector
 makes with positive x-axis) is
(B) 12 : 1, rad/sec
30 2 1
(A) rad/s (B) rad/s
 17 14
(C) 6 : 1, rad/sec
60 4 6
 (C) rad/s (D) rad/s
(D) 6 : 1, rad/sec 7 5
30 5. Position vector of a particle moving in
→
2. If the equation for the angular x-y plane at time t is r = a (1 – cos t)
displacement of a particle moving on a î + a sin t ĵ . The path of the particle is
circular path is given by :
3
() = 2t + 0.5, where  is in radians and (A) a circle of radius a and centre at (a, 0)
t in seconds, then the angular velocity (B) a circle of radius a and centre at (0, 0)
(rad/sec) of the particle after 2 seconds (C) an ellipse
from its start is ____. (D) neither a circle nor an ellipse

3. Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 6. The magnitude of displacement of a

are moving in circles of radii r and 2r particle moving in a circle of radius a
respectively and their angular speeds are with constant angular speed  varies
equal. The ratio of the time taken by cars with time t as –
to complete one revolution is : t
(A) 2a sin t (B) 2a sin
(A) m1 : m2 (B) 1 : 2 2

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 t 9. The length of the second’s hand in a
(C) 2a cos t (D) 2a cos
2 watch is 1 cm. The change in velocity of
7. A solid body rotates about a stationary its tip in 15 seconds is
axis so that its angular velocity depends (A) Zero
on the rotation angle  as  = 0 – k , 
where 0 and k are positive constants. (B) cm / sec
30 2
At the moment t = 0, the angle  = 0. 
Find the time dependence of rotation (C) cm / sec
30
angle.
 2
 (D) cm / sec
(A) K. oe –kt
(B) 0 [e–kt] 30
K
0 K Statement-1: In a uniform circular
(C) [1–e–kt] (D) [ e–kt – 1] 10.
K 0
motion, velocity is constant.
Statement-2: In a uniform circular
8. Angular position of a line on a disc of motion, speed is constant.
radius r = 6 cm is given by  = 10 – 5t + (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
4t2 rad. The average angular speed (B) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
between 1s and 3 s is- (C) Statement 1 true but statement 2 is
false.
(A)  rad/s
(D) Statement 1 false but statement 2 is
(B) 11 rad/s
true.
(C) 22 rad/s
(D) 5.5 rad/s

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 DPP-2 (JAP/055)
[Angular Displacement, Angular Velocity, Time Period,
Frequency, Angular Acceleration, Relative angular velocity,
Centripetal and Tangential acceleration,
Radius of curvature]
1. A particle is projected at an angle  with 3. A body is moving in x-y plane as shown
horizontal. What is the radius of in a circular path of radius 2 m. At a
curvature of the parabola traced out by certain instant when the body is crossing
the projectile at a point where the the positive y-axis its acceleration is
particle velocity makes an angle θ/2
(6iˆ − 8j)
ˆ m/s2. Then its angular
with the horizontal?
acceleration and angular velocity at this
u 2 cos 2 
(A) instant will be -
2g cos3 ( / 2)
y
u 2 cos2 
(B) 
g cos3 ( / 2) a
O x
2u 2 cos 2 
(C)
g cos3 ( / 2)
(D) None of these
(A) – 3k̂ rad/s2 and − 2k̂ rad/s

2. A particle is moving in a circular path respectively

and its acceleration vector is making an (B) + 3k̂ rad/s2 and + 2k̂ rad/s
angle of 30° with the velocity vector, respectively
then the ratio of centripetal acceleration
(C) – 4 k̂ rad/s2 and − 3k̂ rad/s
to its tangential acceleration is –
respectively
1 3
(A) (B) (D) + 4k̂ rad/s2 and + 3k̂ rad/s
2 2
1 respectively
(C) (D) 3
3

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4. A racing car is travelling along a track 6. Two particles A and B are situated at a
at a constant speed of 40 m/s. A T.V. distance d = 2m apart. Particle A has a
cameraman is recording the event from velocity of u = 10m/s at an angle of 60º
a distance of 30m directly away from and particle B has velocity v at an angle
the track as shown in figure. In order to 30º as shown in the figure. The distance
keep the car under view in the position d between them is constant. The
shown, the angular speed with which the angular velocity of B with respect to A
camera should be rotated, is- is –
Track u = 10 m/s v
car
40 m/s 60º 30º
A d=2m B
30 m (A) 53 rad/s (B) 5/3 rad/s
(C) 103 rad/s (D) 10/3 rad/s
30º

T.V Camera 7. A particle completes 3 revolutions per

(A) 4/3 rad/sec (B) 3/4 rad/sec second on a circular path of radius 8 cm.
(C) 8/3 3 rad/sec (D) 1 rad/sec Find the values of angular velocity and
centripetal acceleration of the particle -
Two moving particles P and Q are 10 m rad cm
5. (A) 6 ; 2882 2
apart at a certain instant. The velocity of s s
P is 8m/s making an angle 30º with the rad cm
(B)  ; 2752 2
line joining P and Q and that of Q is s s
6m/s making an angle 30º with PQ as rad cm
shown in the figure. Then angular (C) 6 ; 288 2
s s
velocity of P with respect to Q is-
(D) None
6 m/s

8. A particle is moving along a circular

10 m 30º path of radius 3 meter in such a way that
P 30º Q
the distance travelled measured along
the circumference is given by S =
8 m/s t 2 t3
+ . The acceleration of particle
2 3
(A) Zero (B) 0.1 rad/sec
when t = 2 sec is _________m/s2.
(C) 0.4 rad/sec (D) 0.7 rad/sec

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9. A particle of mass m is moving in a
circular path of constant radius r such
that its centripetal acceleration ac is
varying with time t as ac= k2 r t2, where
k is a constant. The power delivered to
the particle by the forces acting on it is-
(A) 2  m k2 r2 t (B) m k2 r2 t
(C) (m k4 r2 t5)/3 (D) 0

10. A particle A moves along a circle of

radius R = 50 cm so that its radius vector
r relative to the point O (fig.) rotates
with the constant angular velocity  =
0.40 rad/s. Then modulus of the velocity
of the particle, and the modulus of its
total acceleration will be


r

(A) v = 0.4 m/s, a = 0.4 m/s2

(B) v = 0.32 m/s, a = 0.32 m/s2
(C) v = 0.32 m/s, a = 0.4 m/s2
(D) v = 0.4 m/s, a = 0.32 m/s2

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 DPP-3 (JAP/056)

[Calculation of centripetal force, Conical pendulum,

Circular turning on roads, Death well or rotor,
Motion of a Car on a smooth Banked Road,
Motion of car on rough banked road, Bending of a cyclist]
1. A simple pendulum is made of bob of with a speed of 10 m/s. If g = 10 m/s2,
then the speed of m1 is –
mass m and using string of length L
A B
fixed at upper end. The bob oscillates in m1
vertical circle. It is found that speed of
D C
the bob is v when the string makes an
angle  with the vertical. The tension T
m2
at this instant is-
(A) 10 m/s
(A) T = mg cos  (B) 10 m/s
mv 2 1
(B) T = mg cos  – (C) m/s
L 10
(D) None of these
mv 2
(C) T =
L 3. A body moves along an uneven
mv 2 horizontal road surface with constant
(D) T = mg cos  +
L speed at all points. The normal reaction
of the road on the body is-
2. ABCD is a smooth horizontal fixed
B
plane on which mass m1 = 0.1 kg is
moving in a circular path of radius 1 m. A
C
It is connected by an ideal string which
is passing through a smooth hole and (A) Maximum at A
1 (B) Maximum at B
connects mass m2 = kg at the other
2
(C) Minimum at C
end as shown. m2 also moves in a
(D) The same at A,B and C
horizontal circle of same radius of 1 m

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4. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end 6. Two spheres of equal mass are attached
of a light spring of force constant k and to a string of length 2m as shown in fig.
The string and the spheres are then
unstretched length . The system is
rotated in horizontal circle about 'O' at
rotated about the other end of the spring constant rate. The value of ratio of
with an angular velocity , in gravity tension in spring PQ & PO is
free space. The increase in length of the
spring will be- 1m 1m

 O P Q

k m
1 2
(A) (B)
2 3
m 2  m2  3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2
2
k k − m2
m2  7. A plumb-line is set up on a rotating disk
(C) (D) None of these
k + m2 and makes an angle of  with the
vertical, as in Fig. The distance r from
5. The tube AC forms a quarter circle in a the point of suspension to the axis of
vertical plane. The ball B has an area of rotation is known, and so is the length 
cross-section slightly smaller than that of the thread. Find the angular velocity
of the tube, and can move without of rotation.
friction through it. B is placed at A and r
displaced slightly. It will-

A

B

C 
(A) Always be in contact with the inner
wall of the tube (A)  =
g tan 
(B) Always be in contact with the outer r +  sin 
wall of the tube g sin 
(B)  =
(C) Initially be in contact with the inner r +  tan 
wall and later with the outer wall g
(C)  =
(D) Initially be in contact with the outer r +  sin 
wall and later with the inner wall g cos 
(D)  =
r +  sin 

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8. A string of length L is fixed at one end 10. Statement-1: When a vehicle takes a
and carries a mass M at the other end. turn on horizontal circular path, static
The string makes 2/ revolutions per friction meets the requirement of
second around the vertical axis through centripetal force.
the fixed end as shown in the figure, Statement-2: Maximum safe speed of a
then tension in the string is - vehicle on horizontal circular path is
S gR
.
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
 (B) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
L
T (C) Statement 1 true but statement 2 is
false.
M (D) Statement 1 false but statement 2 is
true.
R
(A) ML (B) 2 ML
(C) 4 ML (D) 16 ML

9. A section of fixed smooth circular track

of radius R in vertical plane is shown in
the figure. A block is released from
position A and leaves the track at B. The
radius of curvature of its trajectory
when it just leaves the track at B is R/X,
here X = ______.
O
R
53º 37º

A
B
O

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 DPP-4 (JAP/057)
[Calculation of centripetal force, Conical pendulum,
Circular turning on roads, Death well or rotor,
Motion of a Car on a smooth Banked Road,
Motion of car on rough banked road
Bending of a cyclist]
1. Keeping the angle of banking of the 4. A motor cyclist moving with a velocity
road constant, the maximum speed of of 72 km per hour on a flat road takes a
the vehicle is to be increased by 10%. turn on the road at a point where the
The radius of curvature of the road will radius of curvature of the road is 20
have to be changed from 20 m to- meters. The acceleration due to gravity
(A) 22 m (B) 40 m is 10 m/s2. In order to negotiate the turn,
(C) 24.2 m (D) 14.4 m he must bend at an angle of,
2. When the road is dry and the coefficient (A)  = tan–1 6
of friction is , the maximum speed of a (B)  = tan–1 2
car in a circular path is 10 m/s. If the (C)  = tan–1 25.92
road becomes wet and ' = /2, what is (D)  = tan–14
the maximum speed permitted?
(A) 5 m/s (B) 10 m/s 5. A smooth wire is bent into a vertical
(C) 10 2 m/s (D) 5 2 m/s circle of radius a. A bead P can slide
smoothly on the wire. The circle is
3. A person with a mass of M kg stands in rotated about diameter AB as axis with
contact against the wall of the
a speed  as shown in figure. The bead
cylindrical drum of radius r rotating
P is at rest with respect to the circular
with an angular velocity . The
ring in the position shown. Then 2 is
coefficient of friction between the wall
equal to-
and the clothing is . The minimum
A
rotational speed of the cylinder which 
enables the person to remain stuck to the
wall when the floor is suddenly a
removed is - O

r a/2 P
g
(A) min = (B) min =
r g
B
2g gr
(C) min = (D) min = (A) 2g /a (B) 2g / (a 3 )
r 
(C) 3g/a (D) 2a / (g 3 )

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6. A circular turn table of radius 0.5 m has 8. A small particle of mass 0.36 g rests on
a smooth groove as shown in fig. A ball a horizontal turntable at a distance 25
cm from the axis of spindle. The
of mass 90 g is placed inside the groove
turntable is accelerated at a rate of 
along with a spring of spring constant
1 rad
102 N/cm. The ball is at a distance of 0.1 = . The frictional force that the
3 s2
m from the centre when the turn table is table exerts on the particle 2 s after the
at rest. On rotating the turn table with a startup is _______ N.
constant angular velocity of 102 rad-sec–
9. A block of mass m is placed at the top
1
the ball moves away from the initial
of a smooth wedge ABC. The wedge is
position by a distance nearly equal to- rotated about an axis passing through C
as shown in the figure. The minimum
value of angular speed  such that the
block does not slip on the wedge is-
O 
A m

0.1 m
B  C
(A) 10–1 m
(B) 10–2 m  g sin    
(A)   sec  (B)  g  cos 
    
(C) 10–3 m   
(D) 2 × 10–1 m  g  g sin 
(C)  
cos  (D)
  cos   

7. A particle describes a horizontal circle

10. Statement-1: Conical pendulum is
in a conical funnel whose inner surface
based on uniform circular motion.
is smooth with speed of 0.5 m/s. What
Statement-2: In uniform circular
is the height of the plane of circle from motion, velocity is constant.
vertex of the funnel ? (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
(A) 0.25 cm (B) 2 cm (B) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
(C) Statement 1 true but statement 2 is
(C) 4 cm (D) 2.5 cm
false.
(D) Statement 1 false but statement 2 is
true.

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 DPP-5 (JAP/058)
[String-mass case, Massless rod- mass case, Centrifugal Force]
1. A particle crosses the topmost point C 3. A pendulum of mass m and length  is
of a vertical circle with critical speed;
released from rest in a horizontal
then the ratio of velocities at points A, B position. A nail at a distance d below the
and C is - pivot causes the mass to move along the
C path indicated by the doted line. Find
the minimum distance d in terms of 

O B such that the mass will swing

90º completely round in the circle shown in
figure -
A
(A) 3 : 2 : 1 (B) 5 : 3 : 1
(C) 5 : 3 : 1
2 2 2
(D) 5: 3: 1

(A) / 5 (B) 3/ 5

2. A simple pendulum is vibrating with an
angular amplitude of 90º as shown in the (C) 2/ 5 (D) / 2
following figure. For what value of  is
the acceleration directed -
4. A pendulum string of length  is moves
B O B up to a horizontal position (fig.) and
 released.
 m
O
C
A
(i) Vertically upwards
(ii) Horizontally
(iii) Vertically downwards
(A) 0º, cos–1(1/ 3 ), 90º The minimum strength of the string to
(B) 90º, cos–1(1/ 3 ), 0º withstand the tension as the pendulum
passes through the position of
(C) cos–1(1/ 3 ), 0º, 90º equilibrium is Xmg, here mass of the
(D) cos–1(1/ 3 ), 90º, 0º pendulum is m, then X = ______.

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5. A small sphere is given vertical velocity 8. A sphere is suspended by a thread of
of magnitude v0 = 5m/s and it swings in length l. What minimum horizontal
vertical plane about end of massless velocity has to be imparted to the ball for
string. If maximum tension string can it to reach the height of the suspension -
withstand is equal to twice of weight of
(A) g l (B) 2g l
sphere, then angle '' with vertical at
which string will break is - (C) gl (D) 2gl

v0 9. The tension in the string revolving in a

vertical circle with a mass m at the end
2 1
(A) cos–1   (B) cos–1   which is at the lowest position -
3 4
(C) 60° (D) 30° mv 2 mv 2
(A) (B) – mg
r r
6. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end mv 2
(C) + mg (D) mg
of a light rigid rod of length  and r
rotated in a vertical circular path about
its other end to complete the loop. The 10. Statement-1: For completing the
minimum speed of the particle at its vertical circle, minimum speed at
highest point must be- 5gr , where
bottom most point is
(A) zero (B) g
r = radius of circular path.
(C) 1.5 g (D) 2 g Statement-2: Gravitational force field
is non-conservative.
7. In a simple pendulum, the breaking (A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
strength of the string is double the (B) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
weight of the bob. The bob is released (C) Statement 1 true but statement 2 is
from rest when the string is horizontal.
false.
The string breaks when it makes an
(D) Statement 1 false but statement 2 is
angle  with the vertical-
(A)  = cos–1 (1/3) (B)  = 60º true.
(C)  = cos–1 (2/3) (D)  = 0º

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 DPP-6 (JAP/059)
[String-mass case, Massless rod- mass case, Centrifugal Force]
1. A long horizontal rod has a bead which figure. If the ball just moves on the
can slide along its length and initially circular track without falling vertically
placed at a distance L from one end A of downwards, the minimum height from
the rod. The rod is set in angular motion where the ball should be released is -
about A with constant angular B
acceleration . If the coefficient of
friction between the rod and the bead is r
µ, and gravity is neglected, then the time h
after which the bead starts slipping is -
A
3
 (A) r
2
A B
5
L (B) r
2
(A) / (B) µ /  7
(C) r
1 2
(C) (D) infinitesimal
 (D) r

2. A particle of mass m is rotating by 5. A small block slides with velocity 0.5

means of a string in a vertical circle. The gr on the horizontal frictionless
difference in the tension at the bottom
and top is Xmg, then X = _____. surface as shown in the figure. The
block leaves the surface at point C. The
3. With what minimum speed v must a angle  in the figure is-
small ball be pushed inside a smooth
vertical tube from a height h so that it 0
may reach the top of the tube ? Radius B
C
of the tube is R. r 
r
O
R
(A) cos–1(4/9)
h v (B) cos–1(3/5)
5 (C) cos–1(1/2)
(A) 2g (h + 2R) (B) R
2 (D) None of the above
(C) g(5R – 2h) (D) 2g(2R – h)
4. A ball from a height h along the slope
moves on the perfectly frictionless
circular track of radius r as shown in the

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6. A particle is given an initial speed u
inside a smooth spherical shell of radius
R = 1 m so that it is just able to complete
3R
the circle. Acceleration of the particle R
2
when its velocity is vertical is -


R 3 ωR
(A) R (B)
u 2 2
ωR
(C) R (D)
(A) g 10 (B) g 2
(C) g 2 (D) g 6
9. A simple pendulum consisting of a mass
7. A small block of mass m slides along a M attached in a string of length L is
smooth frictional track as shown in the released from rest at an angle . A pin
figure. (i) If it starts from rest at P, what is located at a distance l below the pivot
is the resultant force acting on it at Q? point. When the pendulum swings
(ii) At what height above the bottom of down, the string hits the pin as shown in
the loop should the block be released so
the figure. The maximum angle  which
that the force it exerts against the track
string makes with the vertical after
at the top of the loop equals its weight?
P hitting the pin is –
At rest
R
Q
5R
R R 
l L
(A) 75 mg, 3R
(B) 65 mg, 2R

(C) 75 mg, 2R
Fig.
(D) 65 mg, 3R
 Lcos  + l 
(A) cos–1  
 L+l 
8. A horizontal disk is rotating with
angular velocity '' about a vertical axis  Lcos  + l 
(B) cos–1  
passing through its centre. A ball is  L−l 
placed at the centre of groove and  Lcos  − l 
(C) cos–1  
pushed slightly towards right. The  L−l 
velocity of ball with respect to ground
 Lcos  − l 
when it comes out of the groove – (D) cos–1  
 L+l 

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10. Statement-1: For leaving the circular
path in vertical circular motion, speed at
2gR
lowest point is greater than &
5gR
less than where R = Radius of
circle.
Statement-2: Frictional force is
conservative force.
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
(B) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
(C) Statement 1 true but statement 2 is
false.
(D) Statement 1 false but statement 2 is
true.

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