66 CIRCULAR MOTION

EXERCISE – 1: Basic Objective Questions

Characteristics of Circular Motion (b) Both magnitude and direction of velocity change
(c) Velocity is directed towards the centre of the
1. If a particle moves in a circle describing equal angles
circle
in equal interval of times, its velocity vector – (d) Magnitude of velocity is constant but direction
(a) remains constant changes
(b) changes in magnitude
(c) changes in direction 8. The linear and angular acceleration of a particle are
(d) changes both in magnitude and direction
10 m/sec2 and 5 rad/sec2 respectively it will be at a
distance from the axis of rotation –
2. A particle is moving along a circular path with
1
uniform speed. Through what angle does its angular (a) 50 m (b) m
2
velocity change when it completes half of the circular
(c) 1 m (d) 2 m
path?
(a) 0° (b) 45°
9. A tachometer is a device to measure -
(c) 180° (d) 360°
(a) gravitational pull (b) speed of rotation
(c) surface tension (d) tension in a string
3. A particle covers equal distance around a circular
path, in equal intervals of time. Which of the
10. The ratio of angular speed of hours hand and seconds
following quantities connected with the motion of the
hand of a clock is-
particle remains constant with time?
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 60
(a) Displacement (b) Velocity
(c) 1 : 720 (d) 3600 : 1
(c) Speed (d) Acceleration

11. The ratio of angular speeds of minutes hand and hour

4. If the body is moving in a circle of radius r with a
hand of a watch is –
constant speed v, its angular velocity is
(a) 1 : 12 (b) 6 : 1
v2
(a) (b) vr (c) 12 : 1 (d) 1:6
r
v r 12. A particle is acted upon by a constant force always
(c) (d)
r v normal to the direction of motion of the particle. It is
5. When a body moves with a constant speed along a therefore inferred that-
circle (A) Its velocity is constant
(a) No work is done on it (B) It moves in a straight line
(b) No acceleration is produced in the body (C) Its speed is constant
(c) No force acts on the body (D) It moves in circular path
(d) Its velocity remains constant (a) A,D (b) C, D
(c) A, B (d) A, B, C
6. A particle comes round a circle of radius 1 m once.
The time taken by it is 10 sec. The average velocity 13. A ball is being rotated in a circle of radius 5 m with
of motion is constant tangential velocity of 20 m/s. A stone is also
(a) 0.2 m / s (b) 2 m / s being rotated in a circle of radius 4 m with a constant
(c) 2 m/s (d) zero tangential velocity of 16 m/s. Which one of the
following choices is true about both the circular
7. A car moves on a circular road. It describes equal motions?
angles about the centre in equal intervals of time. (a) Both have same angular velocity
Which of the following statement about the velocity (b) Both have difference angular velocity
of the car is true (c) Angular velocity of ball > angular velocity of
(a) Magnitude of velocity is not constant stone
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(d) Angular velocity of stone > angular velocity of 21. A body is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 20
ball cm. It has angular velocity of 10 rad/s. What is its
linear velocity at any point on circular path
14. A particle is moving along a circular path of radius (a) 10 m/s (b) 2 m/s
5m with a uniform speed 5 ms–1. What will be the (c) 20 m/s (d) 2m / s
magnitude of average acceleration when the particle
completes half revolution? 22. The angular speed of seconds needle in a mechanical
(a) Zero (b) 10 ms 1 watch is
10 2 
(c) 10  ms 1 (d) ms (a) rad / s (b) 2 rad / s
 30
60
(c)  rad / s (d) rad / s
15. What is the angular velocity in rad/s of a fly wheel 
making 300 r.p.m.?
(a) 600 (b) 20 23. The angular velocity of a particle rotating in a
(c) 10 (d) 30 circular orbit 100 times per minute is
(a) 1.66 rad/s (b) 10.47 rad/s
16. The angular velocity of a particle moving in a circle (c) 10.47 deg/s (d) 60 deg/s
of radius 50 cm is increased in 5 min from 100
revolutions per minute to 400 revolutions per minute. 24. In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B,
Find tangential acceleration of the particle. moving in a semicircle of radius 1.0 m (see figure).
(a) 60 m/s2 (b) /30 m/s2 The magnitude of the average velocity is
(c) /15 m/s2 (d) /60 m/s2

17. A particle is moving along a circular path of radius

2m with uniform speed of 5 ms–1. What will be the
change in velocity when the particle completes half
of the revolution?
(a) zero (b) 10 ms-1
10
(c) 10 2ms 1 (d) ms 1
2 (a) 3.14m / s (b) 2.0 m / s
18. Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in (c) 1.0 (d) Zero
circles of radii r1 and r2 respectively. Their speeds are
such that each makes a complete circle in the same 25. The angular velocity of earth about its axis of rotation
duration of time t . The ratio of the angular speed of is-
the first to the second car is 2
(a) rad / sec
(a) m1 : m2 (b) r1 : r2  60  60  24 
(c) 1 : 1 (d) m1 r1 : m2 r2
2
(b) rad / sec
19. The angular speed of a fly wheel making 120
 60  60 
revolutions/minute is 2
(c) rad / sec
(a) 2 rad / s (b) 42 rad / s 60
(c)  rad / s (d) 4 rad / s 2
(d) rad / sec
 365  24  60  60 
20. A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at two
revolutions per second. The acceleration of the
26. A bottle of soda water is grasped by the neck and
particle in m / s2 is
swing briskly in a vertical circle. Near which portion
(a) 2 (b) 82 of the bottle do the bubbles collect?
(c) 42 (d) 22 (a) near the bottom
(b) in the middle of the bottle
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(c) near the neck (a) 8 rad/sec (b) 12 rad/sec

(d) uniformly distributed in the bottle (c) 24 rad/sec (d) 36 rad/sec

27. A particle is acted upon by a force of constant 33. A particle moves in circular path with uniform speed
magnitude which is always perpendicular to the v. The magnitude of change in its velocity on rotating
velocity of the particle. The motion of the particle through 60º is –
takes place in a plane. it follows that– v
(a) v 2 (b)
(a) its velocity is constant 2
(b) its acceleration is constant (c) v (d) zero
(c) its kinetic energy changes with time
(d) it moves in circular path 34. A particle is moving along a circular path of radius 6
m with uniform speed of 8 ms–1. The average
28. A body of mass m moves in a circular path with acceleration when the particle completes one half of
uniform angular velocity. The motion of the body has the revolution is –
constant
16 32
(a) Acceleration (b) Velocity (a) m / s2 (b) m / s2
3 3
(c) Momentum (d) Kinetic energy
64
(c) m / s2 (d) None of these
29. The length of second’s hand in a watch is 1 cm. The 3
change in velocity of its tip in 15 seconds is
 35. A body of mass 100 g is rotating in a circular path of
(a) zero (b) cm / sec radius r with constant speed. The work done in one
30 2
complete revolution is
  2
(c) cm / sec (d) cm / sec  r 
30 30 (a) 100 rJ (b)  J
 100 
 100 
30. A fan is making 600 revolutions per minute. If after (c)  J (d) Zero
some time it makes 1200 revolutions per minute, then  r 
increase in its angular velocity is
(a) 10  rad /sec (b) 20  rad /sec 36. A point P moves in counter–clockwise direction on a
circular path as shown in the figure. The movement
(c) 40  rad /sec (d) 60  rad /sec
of P is such that it sweeps out a length s = t3 + 5,
where s is in metre and t is in second. The radius of
31. Figure shows a body of mass m moving with a
the path is 20 m. The magnitude of acceleration of P
uniform speed v along a circle of radius r. The
when t = 2 s is nearly
magnitude of change in velocity in going from A to B
is

(a) v 2 (b) v 3 (a) 13 ms–2 (b) 12 ms–2

(c) v (d) zero (c) 7.2 ms–2 (d) 14 ms–2

32. If the equation for the angular displacement of a 37. Two moving particles P and Q are 10 m apart at a
particle moving on a circular path is given by : certain instant. The velocity of P is 8 m/s making 30º
with the line joining P and Q and that of Q is 6 m/ s
  2t 3  0.5
making an angle 30º with PQ as shown in the figure
where  is in radian and t in second, then the angular
.Then angular velocity of P with respect to Q is-
velocity of the particle at t = 2 sec
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100
(c) (d) 6
15
43. A bead can slide on a smooth circular wire frame of
radius r which is fixed in a vertical plane. The bead is
displaced slightly from the highest point of the wire
frame. The speed of the bead subsequently as a
function of the angle  made by the bead with the
(a) 0 rad/s (b) 0.1 rad/s vertical line is :
(c) 0.4 rad/s (d) 0.7 rad/s (a) 2gr (b) 2gr 1  sin  

38. In uniform circular motion- (c) 2gr 1  cos   (d) 2 gr

(a) both velocity and acceleration are constant
(b) acceleration and speed are constant but velocity 44. Two bodies of mass 10 kg and 5 kg moving in
changes concentric orbits of radii R and r such that their
(c) both acceleration and velocity change periods are the same. Then the ratio between their
(d) both acceleration and speed are constant centripetal acceleration is
R r
39. In uniform circular motion, the velocity vector and (a) (b)
r R
acceleration vector are
R2 r2
(a) Perpendicular to each other (c) (d)
(b) Same direction r2 R2
(c) Opposite direction
(d) Not related to each other 45. If ar and at represent radial and tangential
accelerations, the motion of a particle will be
40. A wheel is subjected to uniform angular acceleration uniformly circular if
about its axis. Initially its angular velocity is zero. In (a) a r  0and a t  0 (b) a r  0and a t  0
the first 2 sec, it rotates through an angle ; in the (c) a r  0 but a t  0 (d) None of these
next 2 sec, it rotates through an additional angle 2.
 46. A grinding wheel attained an angular velocity of 20
The ratio 2 of is-
1 rad/sec in 5 sec starting from rest. Find the number of
(a) 1 (b) 2 revolutions made by the wheel.
(c) 3 (d) 5  1
(a) revolution (b) revolution
25 
Uniform & Non-Uniform Circular Motion (c)
25
revolution (d) None of these

41. In applying the equation for motion with uniform
angular acceleration  = 0 +  t, the radian measure 47. A wheel having a diameter of 3 m starts from rest and
– accelerates uniformly to an angular velocity of 210
(a) must be used for both  and  r.p.m. in 5 seconds. Angular acceleration of the wheel
(b) may be used for both  and  is –
(c) may be used for  but not  (a) 1.4  rad / s 2 (b) 3.3 rad / s 2
(d) cannot be used for both  and  (c) 2.2  rad / s 2 (d) 1.1 rad / s 2

42. A wheel starts rotating at 10 rad/sec and attains the 48. A particle is moving in a horizontal circle with
angular velocity of 100 rad/sec in 15 seconds. What constant speed. State whether, the-
is the angular acceleration in rad/sec2? (a) Only K.E. is constant
110 (b) Only P.E. is constant
(a) 10 (b)
15 (c) Both K.E. and P.E. are constant
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49. A car is travelling with linear velocity v on a circular (c) Force of gravity (d) Reactions forces
road of radius r. If it is increasing it speed at the rate
of 'a' metre/sec2 , then the resultant acceleration will 55. In circular motion, the centripetal acceleration is
be- given by-
   
 v2 (a) a  r (b)  v
2  v4 2    
(a)  2 a  (b)  2 a  (c) a  v (d)   r
r  r 
 v4 2  v2 2 56. A stone of mass m is tied to a string of length  and
(c)  2 a  (d)  2 a  rotated in a circle with a constant speed v. If the
 r   r 
string is released, the stone flies-
(a) radially outward
50. A car is moving with speed 30 m/s on a circular path
(b) radially inward
of radius 500 m. Its speed is increasing at the rate of 2
(c) tangentially
m/s2. The net acceleration of the car is-
(a) 3.7 m/s2 (b) 2.7 m/s2 (d) with an acceleration mv2 / 
2
(c) 1.8 m/s (d) 2 m/s2
57. A particle completes 3 revolutions per second on a
51. A particle of mass M is moving in a horizontal circle circular path of radius 8 cm. Find the values of
of radius R with uniform speed V. When it moves angular velocity and centripetal acceleration of the
from one point to a diametrically opposite point, its particle –
(a) 6  rad / s; 288 2 cm / s 2
MV 2
(a) Kinetic energy changes by (b)  rad / s; 275 2 cm / s 2
4
(b) Momentum does not change (c) 6  rad / s; 288 cm / s 2
(c) Momentum changes by 2MV (d) None
(d) Kinetic energy changes by MV2
58. A particle moves in a circular orbit under the action
52. If the equation for the angular displacement of a of a central attractive force inversely proportional to
particle moving on a circular path is given by the distance 'r'. The speed of the particle is
    2t 3  0.5, where  is in radians and t in (a) Proportional to r2 (b) Independent of r
seconds, then the angular velocity of the particle after (c) Proportional to r-2 (d) Proportional to r-1
2 sec from its start is
(a) 8 rad/sec (b) 12 rad/sec 59. The magnitude of the centripetal force acting on a
(c) 24 rad/sec (d) 36 rad/sec body of mass m executing uniform motion in a circle
of radius r with speed v is
53. For a particle in a non-uniform accelerated circular mv 2
(a) mvr (b)
motion r
(a) Velocity is radial and acceleration is transverse v v
only (c) (d)
r2m rm
(b) Velocity is transverse and acceleration is radial
only 60. A point mass m is suspended from a light thread of
(c) Velocity is radial and acceleration has both radial length l, fixed at O, is whirled in a horizontal circle at
and transverse components constant speed as shown. From your point of view,
(d) Velocity is transverse and acceleration has both stationary with respect to the mass, the forces on the
radial and transverse components mass are

Centripetal & Centrifugal Force

54. The force that keeps the body moving in circular

motion is_____
(a) Centripetal force (b) Centrifugal force
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work done by this force in moving the body over half

the circumference of the circle?
mv 2
(a)  r (b) zero
r
mv 2 r 2
(c) (d)
r mv 2

65. The centrifugal force always acts_____

(a) Towards the center
(b) Away from the center
(c) In tangential direction
(d) Outside of the plane of motion.

66. Centrifugal force is considered as pseudo force when

(a) (b) (a) An observer is at the centre of circular motion
(b) An observer is outside
(c) An observer who is moving with the particle and
experiencing the force
(d) None of the above

67. A stone of mass 0.5 kg tied with a string of length 1

(c) (d) metre is moving in a horizontal circular path with a
speed of 4 m/ sec. The tension acting on the string in
61. A particle moves in a circle of radius 25 cm at two Newton is-
revolutions per second. The acceleration of particle in (a) 2 (b) 8
m/s2 is – (c) 0.2 (d) 0.8
(a) 2 (b) 82
2
(c) 4 (d) 22 68. The breaking tension of a string is 10 N. A particle of
mass 0.1 kg tied to it is rotated along a horizontal
62. Two bodies of masses 10 kg and 5 kg moving on circle of radius 0.5 metre. The maximum speed with
concentric orbits of radii R and r such that their which the particle can be rotated without breaking the
period of revolution are same. The ratio of their string is-
centripetal acceleration is –
(a) 5 m / sec (b)  50 m / sec
R r
(a) (b)
r R (c)  500  m / sec (d) 1000  m / sec
2 2
R r
(c) (d)
r2 R2 69. A body is moving with a constant speed v in a circle
of radius r. Its angular acceleration is-
63. What happens to the centripetal acceleration of a v
revolving body if you double the orbital speed v and (a) zero (b)
r
halved the angular velocity  ?
v2 v2
(a) the centripetal acceleration remains unchanged (c) (d)
r2 r
(b) the centripetal acceleration is halved
(c) the centripetal acceleration is doubled
70. If both the speed and radius of circular path of a
(d) the centripetal acceleration is quadrupled
revolving body are doubled, the magnitude of
centripetal force will be
64. A body of mass m is moving in a circle of radius r
(a) equal to the former
with a constant speed v. The force on the body is
(b) twice the former
mv 2 (c) 4 times the former
and is directed towards the centre. What is the
r
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(d) 8 times the former through the fixed end. Calculate the tension in the
string-
71. A body is revolving with a uniform speed V in a (a) 1.0 N (b) 1.6 N
circle of radius r. The angular acceleration of the (c) 2 N (d) 4 N
body is -
V 78. A stone of mass 0.1 kg tied to one end of a string 1.0
(a) m long is revolved in a horizontal circle at the rate of
r
(b) zero 10
revolution per second. Calculate the tension of
V2 
(c) along the radius and towards the centre
r the string ?
(a) 30 N (b) 40 N
V2
(d) along the radius and away from the centre (c) 50 N (d) 60 N
r

72. The force required to keep a body in uniform circular Applications of Circular Motion
motion is 79. A cyclist turns around a curve at 15 miles/hour. If he
(a) Centripetal force (b) Centrifugal force turns at double the speed, the tendency to overturn is-
(c) Resistance (d) None of the above (a) doubled (b) quadrupled
(c) halved (d) unchanged
73. A body of mass 5 kg is moving in a circle of radius
1m with an angular velocity of 2 radian/sec. The 80. A car sometimes overturns while taking a turn. When
centripetal force is it overturns, it is
(a) 10 N (b) 20 N (a) The inner wheel which leaves the ground first
(c) 30 N (d) 40 N (b) The outer wheel which leaves the ground first
(c) Both the wheels leave the ground simultaneously
74. A sphere of mass m is tied to end of a string of length (d) Either wheel leaves the ground first
l and rotated through the other end along a horizontal
circular path with speed v . The work done in full 81. Find the maximum speed for skidding of a car moved
horizontal circle is on a circular track of radius 100 m. The coefficient of
 mv 2  friction between the road and tyre is 0.2
(a) 0 (b)    2l (a) 0.14 m/s (b) 140 m/s
 l 
(c) 1.4 km/s (d) 14 m/s
 mv 2 
(c) mg  2l (d)     l
 l  82. An unbanked curve has a radius of 60 m . The
maximum speed at which a car can make a turn if the
75. The earth, radius 6400 km, makes one revolution coefficient of static friction is 0.75, is
about its own axis in 24 hours. The centripetal (a) 2.1 (b) 14
acceleration of a point on its equator is nearly – (c) 21 (d) 7
(a) 340 cm/sec2 (b) 3.4 cm/sec2
(c) 34 cm/sec2 (d) 0.34 cm/sec2 83. If a cyclist moving with a speed of 4.9 m/s on a level
road can take a sharp circular turn of radius 4 m, then
76. A mass of 2 kg is whirled in a horizontal circle by coefficient of friction between the cycle tyres and
means of a string at an initial speed of 5 revolutions road is
per minute. Keeping the radius constant the tension in (a) 0.41 (b) 0.51
the string is doubled. The new speed is nearly (c) 0.61 (d) 0.31
(a) 14 rpm (b) 10 rpm
(c) 2.25 rpm (d) 7 rpm 84. A ball of mass 0.1 kg. is whirled in a horizontal circle
of radius 1 m. by means of a string at an initial speed
77. A string of length 1 m is fixed at one end and carries of 10 rpm. Keeping the radius constant, the tension in
a mass of 100 gm at the other end. The string makes the string is reduced to one quarter of its initial value.
(2/) revolutions per second around vertical axis The new speed is
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Answer Key
CHAPTER 6: CIRCULAR MOTION
EXERCISE – 1: Basic Objective Questions

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 125. (d) 126. (a) 127. (b) 128. (c)
5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (d) 129. (b) 130. (c) 131. (c) 132. (c)
9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (b) 133. (a) 134. (d) 135. (a) 136. (a)
13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (d) 137. (c) 138. (d) 139. (c) 140. (b)
17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (c) 141. (d) 142. (a) 143. (d) 144. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (b) 145. (c) 146. (c) 147. (c) 148. (b)
25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (d) 149. (b) 150. (b)
29. (d) 30. (b) 31. (a) 32. (c)
33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (d)
37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (a)
45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (c)
49. (b) 50. (b) 51. (c) 52. (c)
53. (d) 54. (a) 55. (b) 56. (c)
57. (a) 58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (c)
61. (c) 62. (a) 63. (a) 64. (b)
65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (b)
69. (a) 70. (b) 71. (b) 72. (a)
73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (d)
77. (b) 78. (b) 79. (b) 80. (a)
81. (d) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (a)
85. (b) 86. (c) 87. (a) 88. (b)
89. (c) 90. (b) 91. (a) 92. (a)
93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (c)
97. (b) 98. (d) 99. (c) 100. (c)
101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (d) 104. (a)
105. (c) 106. (c) 107. (a) 108. (c)
109. (d) 110. (d) 111. (a) 112. (c)
113. (c) 114. (a) 115. (b) 116. (a)
117. (c) 118. (c) 119. (d) 120. (c)
121. (c) 122. (d) 123. (b) 124. (d)