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JEE (MAIN + ADVANCED)

PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT
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CIRCULAR MOTION
PART-2
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1. We want to build a clock having different features.
(A) It is possible to build a clock in which the tips of the second hand, the minute hand, and the hour
hand move with the same tangential acceleration.
(B) It is possible to build a clock in which the tips of the second hand, the minute hand, and the hour
hand move with the same angular speed.
(C) It is possible to have a situation in which the second hand, the minute hand, and the hour have with
the same angular displacement.
(D) It is possible to build a clock in which the tips of the second hand, the minute hand, and the hour
hand move with the same angular acceleration.
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2. A particle is moving along a circular path as shown in figure below. The I

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instantaneous velocity of the particle is v   4 m/s iˆ –  3 m/s  ˆj . The particle
x
may be moving through
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(A) first quadrant (B) second quadrant
(C) third quadrant (D) fourth quadrant

3. A point object of mass m is slipping down on a smooth hemispherical body of mass M and radius R.
The point object is tied to a wall with an ideal string as shown. At a certain instant, speed of the hemisphere
is v and its acceleration is a. Then speed vp and acceleration ap of a particle has value (assume all the
surfaces in contact are frictionless)
(A) vP = v sin 60°
(B) vP =v
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m v
(C) aP =a
R
2 30°
 v2 
(D) aP     a2
 R
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5. A point mass is moving in a three-dimensional space whose position vector is given by


r  a cos tiˆ  a sin tjˆ  btkˆ . Choose the CORRECT statement(s) from the following
(A) The trajectory of the path of the particle is helical
 a 2 2  b 2
(B) Radius of curvature of the trajectory at t = is
4 a2
(C) The ratio of distance travelled by the particle in time interval 0 to / to distance travelled in time
interval 2/ to 3/ is three
(D) The magnitude of displacement in time 0 to / is b/

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 6. There are two circular tracks of same radius as shown are touching at point A. From positions as shown
in the figure two insects 1 and 2 starts moving on the circumference of their respective circular track
with same speed 1 m/s. Then

1 2
1m A 1m

  
(A) Their separation increases for time  0, sec 
 2 

 
(B) Their separation decreases for time  ,  sec 

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2 
(C) Their maximum separation is 2 m.
(D) Their maximum separation is 4 m.

7. A particle is projected in air from origin with speed u and at an angle  with positive x-axis. At its
maximum height its trajectory has radius of curvature R and centre of curvature has coordinate (20m,


10m). Choose the correct option(s). g  10m / s ˆj :-
2

(A) Maximum horizontal displacement of the particle during its motion is 40 m
(B) The value of u is 10 5 m/s
(C) The value of  is tan–1 (2)
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 2 
(D) The value of  is tan 1  
 10 
8. An ant travels along a long rod with a constant velocity u relative to the rod starting from the origin. The
rod is kept initially along the positive x-axis. At t = 0, the rod also starts rotating with an angular velocity
(anticlockwise) in x-y plane about origin. Then

(A) the position of the ant at any time t is r  ut[cos tiˆ  sin tj] ˆ

(B) the speed of the ant at any time t is u 1  2 t 2

2 tu
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(C) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration of the ant at any time t is
1  2 t 2

(D) the speed of the ant at any time t is 1  22 t 2 u

9. A car runs around a curve of radius 10 m at a constant speed of 10 ms–1. Consider the time interval for
which car covers a curve of 120° arc :-
(A) Resultant change in velocity of car is 10 3 ms–1
(B) Instantaneous acceleration of car is 10 ms–2
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(C) Average acceleration of car is ms–2
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(D) Instantaneous and average acceleration are same for the given period of motion.

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 10. An ant travels along a long rod with a constant velocity u relative to the rod starting from the origin.
The rod is kept initially along the positive x-axis. At t = 0, the rod also starts rotating with an angular
velocity (anticlockwise) in x-y plane about origin. Then

(A) the position of the ant at any time t is r  ut[cos tiˆ  sin tj]
ˆ
(B) the speed of the ant at any time t is u 1  2 t 2
2 tu
(C) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration of the ant at any time t is
1  2 t 2
(D) the speed of the ant at any time t is 1  22 t 2 u
11. A particle P is moving in clockwise sense at constant angular velocity  on a circle x2 + y2 = a2. A
second particle Q moves along the positive x-axis with constant velocity a. At t = 0, P is at (–a, 0) and
Q is at (0, 0), then :-

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(A) relative speed of P w.r.t. Q is a 2(1  cos t)
(B) relative speed of P w.r.t. Q is a 2(1  sin t)
(C) relative speed of P w.r.t. Q is (asin t – a)
(D) At t = 2/ the relative velocity of P w.r.t. Q is parallel to y = x
12. Little Jai is sitting on a seat of merry-go-round moving with constant angular velocity. At t = 0, Jai is at
position A shown in figure. y
Which of the graphs shown in figure is/are correct?. v at t = 0
All curved graphs are sinusoidal.
x
Fy A

Top view of
(A) merry-go-round
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Fy is the y-component of the force keeping Jai moving in a circle.
x

(B) time

x is the x component of Jai’s position.


A

(C)
time
 is the angle that Jai’s position vector makes with positive x-axis.(For some time interval before
completion of one rotation)
vx

(D) time

vx is the x component of Jai’s velocity.

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 13. A particle starts moving from rest at t = 0 on a circular path of radius R, accelerates uniformly for t and
covers the distance s during this time. Find the angle between acceleration at time t and acceleraton at
t = 0 (initial acceleration) :-
s 2s s 1  2s  s 1  2s 
(A) (B) (C)  tan   (D)  tan  
R R R R R R
  2
14. Angular displacement of an object moving on a circle of radius 2m is given by   t  t where  is
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in radian and t is in s. For a time duration of t = 0 to t = 1s :
 
(A) Average angular velocity is rad/s (B) Average angular velocity is rad/s
3 6
2
(C) Average velocity is m/s (D) Average velocity is 2 m/s
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15. A particle is projected making an angle  to horizontal as shown in figure :
u C
u2 cos2 
(A) Radius of curvature at highest point is
g

(B) Normal acceleration is same at A and B in magnitude A B
(C) Normal acceleration at A is g cos .
(D) Work done by gravity is zero from A to B.
16. If a particle moves on a curvilinear motion as shown in figure. Then choose CORRECT
statements. If speed at A is v1 and normal acceleration at point A is aN :-
A C
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B
v12
(A) Radius of curvature at point A is
aN
v12
(B) If speed is increased to v2 than radius of curvature at point A is
aN
(C) Radius of curvature at any point on curvilinear motion is depend on the speed of particle
at that point.
(D) Due to normal acceleration speed of particle may change.
17. Two men decide to fight a duel with revolvers in unusual circumstances: they are to fire with
muzzle velocity 'v' while standing on a roundabout of radius R, which is turning with an
angular velocity of . The first man stands at the centre O of the roundabout, the second at its
A

edge at A as shown in figure. How should they each aim so as to hit his A
opponent?
R O
(A) Man on circumference should aim at an angle sin–1 with line AO to
v 
the left of AO
v
(B) Man on circumference should aim at an angle sin–1 with line AO to the left of AO
R

R
(C) Man at centre should aim at an angle sin–1 with line OA to the left of OA
v

R
(D) Man at centre should aim at an angle with line OA to the left of OA
v

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 18. A force of constant magnitude F acts on a particle (mass m) moving in a plane such that it is
 
always perpendicular to the velocity v(|v| v) of the body. Select the correct option(s).
(A) The time taken by the particle to cover a distance S is t = S/v

 FS 
(B) The angle turned by the velocity vector of the particle during a distance S is  2 .
 mv 

 Ft 
(C) The magnitude of change in velocity vector during the time t is 2v sin  .
 mv 

 Ft 
(D) The magnitude of change in velocity vector during the time t is 2v sin  .
 2mv 
19. A disc is rotating about O with angular velocity 4 rad/sec in anticlockwise direction which is

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decreasing at the rate of 10 rad/sec2. A slider is moving from B to A as shown in figure. At
t = 0 slider is at point P. It is at a distance of r = 6 m and velocity and acceleration of slider
with respect to disc are 4 m/sec & 81 m/sec2 respectively. Then at this instant :
4 rad/sec

O
6m
P A

(A) Absolute velocity of slider is 24.3 m/sec

(B) Absolute acceleration of slider is 25 m/sec2
(C) Absolute acceleration of slider is 61.8 m/sec2
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(D) Absolute acceleration of slider is 81 m/sec2

20. A semicircular wire of radius r is supported in its own vertical plane by a hinge at O and smooth peg P
as shown. If peg starts from O and moves with constant speed v along horizontal axis through O. The
angular speed of wire is
O P
v


A

21. A particle is moving in a circular path of radius 1m with a constant angular velocity of  rad./s in anticlockwise
direction. The circle is in xy-plane with center at origin. At t = 0, the particle is at (1, 0).
1  3
(A) its velocity at t = sec. is î  ĵ m / s
3 2 2
1  3 
(B) its velocity at t = sec. is î  ĵ m / s
3 2 2
1 1 3 
(C) its acceleration at t = sec. is   2  î  ĵ m / s 2
3 2 2
 

1  3 1 
(D) its acceleration at t = sec. is   2  î  ĵ m / s 2
3
 2 2 
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 22. Two particles A & B are moving along the tracks as shown in figure. Tangential acceleration of A is aA = 2m/
s2. B is moving with constant speed 15 m/s

vA= 30 m/s
A
2
(aA)t= 2m/s
B vB =15m/s

r = 250m
=60°

(A) Radial acceleration of B is 0.9 m/s2

(B) Velocity of B with respect to A is nearly 26 m/s
(C) Velocity of A with respect to B is 45 m/s.

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(D) Velocity of A after 2 sec. is 34 m/s.
23. A particle of mass m is projected with a speed u at an angle  with the horizontal. At any

instant angle subtended by particle from horizontal becomes . Then find out at this instant:
3

/3
u

u2 cos2 
(A) Radius of curvature R 
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
g cos3  
3


(B) Magnitude of tangential acceleration at  g sin
3


(C) Magnitude of normal acceleration an  g cos
3


(D) Power of gravitational force = mgu cos  tan  
3
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24. A particle is projected at angle  to horizontal with speed u on a horizontal level ground as
shown. Mark the correct statement(s) :
y

u A


O B x
(A) Radial acceleration is maximum at highest point A.
(B) Magnitude of tangential acceleration is maximum at point B
(C) Magnitude of tangential acceleration is maximum at point of projection O
(D) Magnitude of rate of change of kinetic energy is maximum at point of projection O

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 25. A particle is projected from ground at an angle . At a certain instant the velocity vector v of
particle makes an angle  with horizontal.

dv 
(A) g
dt

dv
(B) modulus of  g sin 
dt
(C) Tangential acceleration has magnitude of g sin 
(D) Normal/radial acceleration = g cos 

26. Angle  rotated by a particle in circle varies with time t as  = 2t – t3 :-

(A) Average angular velocity between t = 0 to t = 1 second is 1 rad/sec.
(B) Average angular velocity between t = 0 to t = 1 second is 2 rad/sec.
(C) Magnitude of angular acceleration at t = 2 sec is 12 rad/sec2.
(D) Particle changes its direction of angular velocity once after t = 0

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27. A car travels on a flat circular path of radius 250 m with constant speed 20 m/s :-
North

West A East

South
(A) When car is at A, it acceleration is 1.6 m/s2 in the west direction.
(B) Acceleration of car at A will depend on the sense in which car is moving i.e. clockwise or
anticlockwise.
(C) Frictional force acting on car will always be towards centre of circle.
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(D) Velocity of car remains constant as it moves on circle.

28. A particle is moving on a circular path of radius 1m. Angular position of its radius vector
varies with time according to relation :
 = t2 – t + 
(where  is measured in radian, measured from a fixed line)
(A) At t = 2s, angular displacement of radius vector is 2radian.
(B) At t = 2s, angular displacement of radius vector is zero.
(C) Average angular velocity of particle from t = 0 to t = 2s is  rad/s.
(D) Average velocity of particle from t = 0 to t = 2s is 2 m/s
29. A particle is projected with speed 100 m/s at angle of 53° with horizontal then :-
A

53°
O

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(A) at t = 16 sec angular velocity of particle about 'O' is rad / sec
12

g
(B) at t = 2 sec value of tangential acceleration is
2

g
(C) at t = 2 sec value of centripitial acceleration is
2
(D) Radius of curvature at heighest point is 360 m
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 30. A car of mass m is moving along a circular track of radius r with a speed which increases
linearly with time as v = kt, where k is a constant. Select the CORRECT alternative.,

mk 3 t 3
(A) The instantaneous power delivered by the centripetal force is
r
(B) The power delivered by the centripetal force is zero.
(C) The i nst ant aneous power del iver ed by t he t angent ial for ce is mk 2t.
(D) The power delivered by the tangential force is zero.

31. A vehicle is moving on a circular road which is rough and banked also. Situation of vehicle is
as shown. Consider car is moving out of the plane on a banked road. Select the CORRECT
statement(s) :-

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B
r
Ca

A 

(A) Friction 'f' will be towards 'A'. If v > Rg tan  .

(B) Friction 'f' will be towards 'B'. If v > Rg tan  .

(C) Friction 'f' will be towards 'A' if v < Rg tan  .

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(D) Friction 'f' will be towards 'B' if v < Rg tan  .
32. A ball is hanging vertically by a light inextensible string of length L from fixed point O.The
ball of mass m is given a speed u at the lowest position such that it completes a vertical circle
with centre at O as shown. Let AB be a diameter of circular path of ball making an angle 60°
with vertical as shown, then

60°

O
A

A
u
m

(A) The difference in kinetic energy of ball at positions A and B is mgL.

(B) The difference in value of tension in a string at positions A and B will be 3 mg.
  
(C) If the accelerations of ball at positions A and B will be a A and a B , then the value of
 
|a A  a B| will be 7g .

(D) The difference in centripetal force at the positions A and B will be 2 mg.

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 33. A bead of mass m is constrained to move on circular ring of radius R. Neglect gravity. The
bead is experiencing a force having potenitial energy U = kr, where r is distance OA. Initially
OA = 2R and particle was at rest. It is slightly disturbed and it starts moving. The ring is
fixed and smooth. Consider a time when OA = R.
A

2kR
(A) The speed of the bead is
m

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3k
(B) The normal force by ring on bead is
2

k
(C) The rate of change of speed of the bead is
2m

k
(D) The angular speed of the bead about centre of the ring is
mR
34. A vehicle is moving on a circular road which is rough and banked also. Situation of vehicle is
as shown. Consider car is moving out of the plane on a banked road. Select the CORRECT
statement(s) :-

B
r
Ca
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A 

(A) Friction 'f' will be towards 'A'. If v > Rg tan  .

(B) Friction 'f' will be towards 'B'. If v > Rg tan  .

(C) Friction 'f' will be towards 'A' if v < Rg tan  .

(D) Friction 'f' will be towards 'B' if v < Rg tan  .

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35. A car of mass m is moving along a circular track of radius r with a speed which increases
linearly with time as v = kt, where k is a constant. Select the CORRECT alternative.,
mk 3 t 3
(A) The instantaneous power delivered by the centripetal force is
r
(B) The power delivered by the centripetal force is zero.
(C) The instantaneous power delivered by the tangential force is mk2t.
(D) The power delivered by the tangential force is zero.

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ANSWER KEY
1. (A), (C), (D) 2. (A,C) 3. (B, D) 4.
5. (A, B) 6. (A,D) 7. (A,B,C) 8. (A, B, C)
9. (A, B) 10. (A, B, C) 11. (B) 12. (A, C)
13. (C) 14. (A,D) 15. (A,B,C,D) 16. (A,B)
17. (A,D) 18. (A,B,D) 19. (A, C) 20. (A)
21. (B,C) 22. (A,B) 23. (A,B,C,D) 24. (A,B,C,D)
25. (A,B,C,D) 26. (A,C,D) 27. (A, C) 28. (A, C)

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29. (A,B,C,D) 30. (B,C) 31. (A, D) 32. (A,B,C,D)
33. (A,B) 34. (A, D) 35. (B,C)
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A

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