1 A disc of radius R has a light pole fixed perpendicular to the disc at the circumference which

in turn has a pendulum of length R attached to its other end as shown in the following figure.
The disc is rotated with a constant angular velocity ω. The string is making an angle 30º with
the rod, Then the angular velocity w of disc is :-

a)

b)

c)

d)

2 A cube of mass M starts at rest from point 1 at a height 4R, where R is the radius of the
circular track. The cube slides down the frictionless track and around the loop.The force which
the track exerts on the cube at point 2 is :-

a) 3 mg
b) mg
c) 2 mg
d) cube will not reach the point 2.
3 The angular speed of the hour hand of the clock is
a) 2π rad s–1
b) 2π rad minute–1
c) π rad day–1
d) None of the above
4 Speed of a body moving in a circular path changes with time as v = 2t, then –
(A) Magnitude of acceleration remains constant
(B) Magnitude of acceleration increases
(C) Angle between velocity and acceleration remains constant
(D) Angle between velocity and acceleration increases
a) A & C
b) A & D
 c) B&C
d) B & D
5 A car of mass M is moving on a horizontal circular path of radius r. At an instant its speed is v
and is increasing at a rate 'a' . Choose correct statements
(A) the acceleration of the car is towards the centre of the path
(B) the magnitude of the frictional force on the car is greater than mv 2/r
(C) magnitude of its net acceleration will remain constant
(D) magnitude of its net acceleration will be varying with time
a) A, B & C
b) A, B & D
c) B&C
d) B & D
6 A person applies a constant force on a particle of mass m and finds that the particle moves
in a circle of radius r with a uniform speed v.
Choose correct statements
(A) this is not possible
(B) there are other forces also on the particle
(C) the resultant of other forces is mv 2/r towards centre
(D) the resultant of the other forces varies in magnitude as well as direction
a) B, C
b) only A
c) B, D
d) All are correct
7 A rider in a “barrel of fun” finds herself stuck with her back to the wall. Which diagram
correctly shows the forces acting on her?

a)

b)

c)
 d)

8 A hollow cylinder of radius R rotates about its axis which is vertical. A block remains in contact
with the inner wall if the frequency of rotation is f hertz, but falls at lower frequencies. The
coefficient of friction between the block and the cylinder is :-

a)

b)

c)

d)
9 A particle is completing the circular path of radius 10m in every 2s. The average angular
speed of the particle, during 4s is
a) 2π rad s–1
b) 4π rad s–1
c) 20π rad s–1
d) π rad/s
10 A particle starts rotating under constant angular acceleration of 2 rad/s 2 in a circle of radius
2m, angle covered in fifth second will be :-
a) 9 rad
b) 25 rad
c) 10 rad
d) 15 rad
11 A sphere is suspended by a thread of length l. What minimum horizontal velocity has to be
imparted the ball for it to reach the height of the suspension ?
a) gl
b) 2gl
c)
d)
12 In 1.0 s, a particle goes from point A to point B, moving in a semicircle of radius 1.0 m (see
figure).The magnitude of the average angular velocity is :–

a) 3.14 Rad/s
b) 2.0 Rad/s
c) 1.0 Rad/s
d) None
13 A bucket tied at the end of a 1.6 m long string is whirled in a vertical circle with constant
 speed. What should be the minimum speed so that the water from the bucket does not spill,
when the bucket is at the highest position (Take g = 10 m/s 2)
a) 4 m/s
b) 6.25 m/s
c) 16 m/s
d) None of the above
14 What is the minimum velocity with which a body of mass m must enter a vertical loop of
radius R at lowest point so that it can complete the loop?
a)
b)
c)
d)
15 Two particles A and B start at the origin O and travel in opposite directions along the circular
path at constant speeds 0.5 m/s and 1.5 m/s, respectively. The time when they collide with
each other :-

a) 0.785 s
b) 1.57 s
c) 3.14 s
d) 6.28 s
16 A body of mass m is tied to one end of a spring and whirled round in a horizontal plane with
a constant angular velocity. The elongation in the spring is one centimetre. If the angular
velocity is doubled, the elongation in the spring is 5 cm. The original length of the spring is:
a) 16 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 14 cm
d) 13 cm
17 A table with a smooth horizontal surface is placed in a cabin which moves in a circle of a large
radius R. A smooth pulley is attached to the table. Consider the situation as shown in the
figure. Initially the system is held and released from rest (with respect to the cabin). Find
tension in the string :

a)
b) 5mω2R
 c)

d)
18 The overbridge of a canal is in the form of a circular arc of radius R. What is the greatest
speed at which a motorcyclist can cross the bridge without leaving the ground?
a)
b)
c)
d)
19 The position vector of a particle as a function of time is given by :

Where R is in meters, t is in seconds and and denote unit vectors along x- and y-
directions, respectively. Which one of the following statements is wrong for the motion of
particle?
a) Path of the particle is a circle of radius 4 meter
b) Acceleration vectors is along

c) Magnitude of acceleration vector is where v is the velocity of particle.

d) Magnitude of the velocity of particle is 8 meter/second.
20
The work done by a force in displacing a particle from x = 4 m to x = – 2 m
is
a) 360 J
b) 240 J
c) – 240 J
d) – 360 J
21 The force acting on a body moving along x-axis varies with the position of the particle as
shown in the figure. The body is in stable equilibrium at

a) x = x1
b) x = x2
c) Both x1 and x2
d) Neither x1 nor x2
22 The elastic energy stored in the spring in the equilibrium position of block is :
a) Zero
b) 0.5 J
c) – 0.5 J
d) 2 J
23 A particle of mass m is projected at an angle α to the horizontal with an initial velocity u. The
work done by gravity during the time it reaches its highest point is :
a)

b)

c)

d)
24 A particle of mass 0.1 kg is subjected to a force which varies with distance as
shown in figure.

If it starts its journey from rest at x = 0, its velocity at x = 12 m is

a) Zero
b)
c)
d)
25 Velocity-time graph of a particle moving in a straight line is as shown in figure. Mass of the
particle is 2 kg. Work done by all the forces acting on the particle in time interval between t =
0 to t = 10 s is

a) 300 J
b) –300 J
c) 400 J
d) –400 J
26 The conical pendulum is moving in a circle with angular velocity ω as shown. If tension in the
string is T, which of following equations are correct ?

a) T = mω2ℓ
b) T sin θ = mω2ℓ
c) T = mg cosθ
d) T = mω2ℓ sinθ
27 A pendulum consisting of a sphere of mass m, suspended by an inextensible and massless
string of length ℓ, is made to swing in vertical plane. If the breaking strength of the string is
2mg then the maximum angular amplitude of the displacement from the vertical can be
a) 0°
b) 30°
c) 60°
d) 90°
28 The dumbbell is placed on a frictionless horizontal table. Sphere A is attached to a frictionless
pivot so that B can be made to rotate about A with constant angular velocity. If B makes one
revolution in period P, the tension in the rod is :

a)

b)

c)

d)
29 A small mass of 10 gm lies in a hemispherical bowl of radius 0.5 m at a height of 0.2 m from
the bottom of the bowl. The mass will be in equilibrium of the bowl rotates at an angular
speed of : (g = 10 m/sec2)

a)
b)
c) 10 rad/s
d)
30 Minimum angular velocity ω so that 1 kg will not fall down will be :

a) 100 rad/sec
b) 10 rad/sec
c) π rad/sec
d) None
31 In the figure given, A and B are two particles having same magnitude of angular velocity in

opposite sense. Then at t = π/2ω sec is

a)
b)
c)
d)
32 Two spherical bodies of mass M and 5M and radii R and 2R respectively are released in free
space with initial separation between their centres equal to 12R. If they attract each other due
to gravitational force only, then the distance covered by the smaller body just before collision
is :
a) 1.5R
b) 2.5R
c) 4.5R
d) 7.5R
33 A semicircular disc and semicircular ring of radius R = 9π m having same mass M are placed
as shown then coordinate of centre of mass of system will be :

a) (0, 15)
b) (0, 3)
c) (0, – 3)
d) (0, – 6)
34 A particle of mass 4m is projected from the ground at some angle with horizontal. Its
horizontal range is R. At the highest point of its path it breaks into two pieces of masses m
and 3m, respectively, such that the smaller mass comes to rest. The largest mass finally
strikes at a distance x from the point of projection, where x is equal to :

a)

b)

c)
d) None of these
35 Particle of masses m, 2m, 3m,................, nm grams are placed on the same line at distance ℓ. 2ℓ,
3ℓ,................, nℓ cm from a fixed point. The distance of centre of mass of particles from the fixed
point (in cm) is

a)

b)

c)

d)
36 A man standing on a movable wedge initially at rest walks down the wedge. When he reaches
the end B. How much has the wedge moved ?

a)

b)

c)

d)
37 A man of mass 60 kg is standing on a boat of mass 140 kg which is at rest in still water. The
man is initially at 20 m from the shore. He starts walking on the boat for 4s with constant
speed 1.5 m/s towards the shore. The final distance of the man from the shore is
a) 15.8 m
b) 4.2 m
c) 12.6 m
d) 14.1 m
38 A small block of mass 2 kg is kept on a rough inclined surface of inclination θ = 30° fixed in a
lift. The lift goes up with a uniform speed of 1 m s –1 and the block does not slide relative to
the inclined surface. The work done by the force of friction on the block in a time interval of
2s is
a) zero
b) 9.8 J
c) 29.4 J
d) 19.9 J
39 A particle of mass 10/7 kg is moving in the positive direction of x-axis. At initial position x = 0,
its velocity is 1 m s–1, then its velocity at x = 10 m is (use the graph given)

a) 4 m s–1
b) 2 m s–1
c)

d)
40 A force F acting on a body depends on its displacement s and F ∝ s–1/3. The power delivered
by F will depend on displacement as
a) s2/3
b) s−5/3
c) s−1/3
d) s0
41 A block of mass m has initial velocity u having direction towards +x axis. The block stops after
covering a distance S causing similar extension in the spring of constant K holding it. If μ is
the kinetic friction between the block and the surface on which it was moving, the distance S
is given by

a)

b)

c)

d)
42 A triangular block is moving horizontally with constant velocity v 0. A small block A of mass m
is fixed on the triangular block. The work done by friction on the block A in time t will be

a) zero
b) – mg v0 t cos2θ
c) – mg v0 t sin2θ

d)
43 A stone of 1 kg tied up with 10/3 m long string rotated in a vertical circle. If the ratio of
maximum and minimum tension in string is 4 then speed of stone at highest point of circular
path will be (g = 10 m s–2)
a) 20 m s–1
b)
c)
d) 10 m s–1
44 A particle of mass m starts to slide from top of a smooth cylindrical arc of radius R as shown
in the figure. Find maximum value of θ 0, so that the particle does not leave the contact of
circular arc during sliding on it.

a)

b)

c)

d)

1 d, 2 a, 3 d, 4 d, 5 d, 6 c, 7 c, 8 b, 9 d, 10 a, 11 d, 12 a, 13 a, 14 d,15 b, 16 b , 17 d, 18 d, 19 d, 20 a , 21
b, 22 d, 23 d, 24 d, 25 a, 26 a, 27 c, 28 b, 29 a, 30 b, 31 a, 32 d, 33 c, 34 b, 35 a, 36 b , 37 a, 38 b , 39 a,
40 d, 41 d , 42 d, 43 d,44 b , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50