CAPS-6

PHYSICS CIRCULAR MOTION

TARGET : JEE- Advanced 2023

SCQ (Single Correct Type) :

1. A long horizontal rod has a bead, which can slide along its length and initially placed at a
distance L from one end A of the rod. The rod is set into angular acceleration . If the
coefficient of friction between the rod and the bead is  and gravity is neglected, then time
after which bead starts slipping is
  1
(A) (B) (C) (D) infinitesimal
  

2. A particle is moving with constant angular acceleration () in a circular path of radius 3 m .

At t = 0, it was at rest and at t = 1 sec, the magnitude of its acceleration becomes 6 m/s2,

then  is :
(A) 2 rad/s2 (B) 3 rad/s2 (C) 2 rad/s2 (D) 1 rad/s2

3. A bob of mass M is suspended by a massless string of length L. The horizontal velocity V at

position A is just sufficient to make it reach the point B. The angle  at which the speed of the
bob is half of that at A, satisfies. Figure :

    3 3
(A)  = (B)  (C)  (D) 
4 4 2 2 4 4

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4. A wire, which passes through the hole is a small bead, is bent in the form of quarter of a circle.
The wire is fixed vertically on ground as shown in the figure. The bead is released from near
the top of the wire and it slides along the wire without friction. As the bead moves from A to B,
the force it applies on the wire is

(A) always radially outwards

(B) always radially inwards
(C) radially outwards initially and radially inwards later
(D) radially inwards initially and radially outwards later.

5. A uniform pole of length L and mass M is pivoted on the ground with a frictionless hinge O.
The pole is free to rotate without friction about an horizontal axis passing through O and
normal to plane of the page.The pole makes an angle  with the horizontal. The pole is
released from rest in the position shown, then linear acceleration of the free end (P) of the
pole just after its release would be :

2 2 3
(A) gcos  (B) g (C) g (D) gcos 
3 3 2

6. A spot light S rotates in a horizontal plane with a constant angular velocity of 0.1 rad/s. The
spot of light P moves along the wall at a distance 3 m. What is the velocity of the spot P when
 = 450 ?

(A) 0.6 m/s (B) 0.5 m/s (C) 0.4 m/s (D) 0.3 m/s

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7. A small hoop of mass m is given an initial velocity of magnitude v0 on the horizontal circular
ring of radius ‘r’. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is µk the tangential acceleration of the hoop
immediately after its release is (assume the horizontal ring to be fixed and not in contact with
any supporting surface)

v 02 v 02 v 04
(A) µk g (B) µk (C) µk g2  (D) µk g2 
r r r2

8. A vehicle is moving with a speed v on a curved smooth road of width b and radius R. For
counteracting the centrifugal force on the vehicle, the difference in elevation required in
between the outer and inner edges of the road is :

v 2b vb vb2 vb
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Rg Rg Rg R 2g

9. A self propelled vehicle (assume it as a point mass) runs on a track with constant speed V. It
passes through three positions A, B and C on the circular part of the track.
B
A C

V  2 < 45°

Suppose NA, NB and NC are the normal forces exerted by the track on the vehicle when it is
passing through points A, B and C respectively then
(A) NA = NB = NC (B) NB > NA > NC (C) NC > NA > NB (D) NB > NC > NA

10. A stone is thrown horizontally under gravity with a speed of 10m/sec. Find the radius of
curvature of it’s trajectory at the end of 3 sec after motion began.
(A)10 10 m (B) 100 10 m (C) 10 m (D) 100m

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11. A bus is moving with a constant acceleration a = 3g/4 towards right. In the bus, a ball is tied
with a rope and is rotated in vertical circle as shown. The tension in the rope will be minimum,
when the rope makes an angle  = _____ .

 a=3g/4

(A) 53° (B) 37° (C) 180 – 53° (D) 180 + 37°
12. 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 figure. The disc is
rotated with a constant angular speed . The string is making an angle 300 with the rod. Then
the angular speed  of disc is:

1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2
 3 g  3 g   g  2 g 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 R   2 R   3 R 3 3 R

MCQ (One or more than one correct) :

13. A particle is moving in a uniform circular motion on a horizontal surface. Particle position and
velocity at time t = 0 are shown in the figure in the coordinate system. Which of the indicated
variable on the vertical axis is/are correctly matched by the graph(s) shown alongside for
particle's motion ?
y

v at t = 0

(A) x component of velocity

(B) y component of force keeping particle moving

in a circle

(C) Angular velocity of the particle

(D) x coordinate of the particle

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14. In the figure shown ADB & BEF are two fixed circular paths. A block of mass m enters in the
tube ADB through point A with minimum velocity to reach point B. From there it moves on
another circular path of radius R . There it is just able to complete the circle.

(A) velocity at A must be 4 R g (B) velocity at A must be 2 Rg

R 2
(C) = (D) the normal reaction at point E is 6 m g
R 3
15. A particle is attached to an end of a rigid rod. The other end of the rod is hinged and the rod
rotates always remaining horizontal. It’s angular speed is increasing at constant rate. The
mass of the particle is 'm'. The force exerted by the rod on the particle is F , then :
(A) F  mg
(B) F is constant
(C) The angle between F and horizontal plane decreases.
(D) The angle between F and the rod decreases.

Comprehension Type Question:

A small block of mass m is projected horizontally from the top of the smooth and fixed
hemisphere of radius r with speed u as shown. For values of u  u0, (u0 = gr ) it does not

slide on the hemisphere. [ i.e. leaves the surface at the top itself ]

16. For u = 2 u0, it lands at point P on ground. Find OP.

(A) 2 r (B) 2 r (C) 4r (D) 2 2 r

17. For u = u0/3, find the height from the ground at which it leaves the hemisphere.
19 r 19 r 10r 10r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 27 9 27
18. Find its net acceleration at the instant it leaves the hemisphere.
(A) –g (B) g/2 (C) g (D) g/3

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Numerical based Questions :
19. A particle is projected from ground with an initial velocity 20 m/sec making an angle 60° with
horizontal. If R1 and R2 are radius of curvatures of the particle at point of projection and
R1
highest point respectively, then find the value of .
R2

20. A weightless rod of length 2 carries two equal masses 'm', one secured at lower end A and

the other at the middle of the rod at B. The rod can rotate in vertical plane about a fixed
horizontal axis passing through C. What horizontal velocity must be imparted to the mass at A
so that it just completes the vertical circle.

Matrix Match Type :

21. Each situation in column I gives graph of a particle moving in circular path. The variables ,
and t represent angular speed (at any time t), angular displacement (in time t) and time
respectively. Column  gives certain resulting interpretation. Match the graphs in column 
with statements in column  and indicate your answer by darkening appropriate bubbles in the
4 × 4 matrix given in the OMR.

 (A) (p) Angular acceleration of particle is uniform

2

(B) (q) Angular acceleration of particle is non-uniform


2 -  graph


(C) (r) Angular acceleration of particle is directly proportional to t.

t
 - t graph


(D) (s) Angular acceleration of particle is directly proportional to .

t2
 - t2 graph

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Subjective Type Questions :
22. A ring of radius R is placed such that it lies in a vertical plane. The ring is fixed. A bead of
mass m is constrained to move along the ring without any friction. One end of the spring is
connected with the mass m and other end is rigidly fixed with the topmost point of the ring.
Initially the spring is in un-extended position and the bead is at a vertical distance R from the
lowermost point of the ring. The bead is now released from rest.
(a) What should be the value of spring constant K such that the bead is just able to reach
bottom of the ring.
(b)The tangential and centripetal accelerations of the bead at initial and bottommost
position for the same value of spring constant K.

23. Find the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the particle of mass m during its
motion in the plane xy according to the law x = a sin  t, y = bcos  t, where a, b and  are
constants.

24. A block of mass m is kept on a horizontal ruler. The friction coefficient between the ruler and
the block is = .5. The ruler is fixed at one end and the block is at a distance L =1 m from the
fixed end. The ruler is rotated about the fixed end in the horizontal plane through the fixed
end. If the angular speed of the ruler is uniformly increased from zero at a constant angular
acceleration = 3 rad/sec2. Find the angular speed at which block will slip. (g = 10m/s2)

25. A car initially traveling eastwards turns north by traveling in a quarter circular path of radius R
metres at uniform speed as shown in figure. The car completes the turn in T second.
(a) What is the acceleration of the car when it is at B located at an angle of 37 . Express your
answers in terms of unit vectors î and ĵ
(b) The magnitude of car's average acceleration during T second.

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