MC Question

Chapter 7 Circular motion (MC)7P1

1. (80)
Racing tracks for cars are banked on the corners at an angle to the horizontal. Which of the following is a possible
reason for this design feature ?
(1) To reduce the frictional force between the car and the track necessary to prevent skidding.
(2) To reduce the radius of curvature of the path which a car travelling at a given speed can safely follow.
(3) To increase the component of the weight of the car towards the centre of its path.
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) & (2) only D. (2) & (3) only E. (1), (2) & (3)

2. (82)
A stone of weight W tied to a piece of string is swung in a vertical circle. At the topmost point of is path, the
tension in the string is T and the centripetal force is F. Which of the following statements is true?
A. F = W + T.
B. F = W – T.
C. The net force acting downwards on the stone is F+ T+ W.
D. The net force acting downwards on the stone is F – T + W.
E. The net force acting downwards on the stone is F – T – W.

3. (83)
V

III IV
I II

A boy is whirling a stone, tied to a piece of string, in a vertical circle as shown above. The string suddenly breaks
at P. Which of the paths (I - V) represents a possible path for the stone from just before the string breaks until the
stone hits the ground ?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV E. V

4. (84) P

The diagrams represents the rear view of a motorcar moving, away from an observer, on a level road at a constant
speed around a bend of which the centre of curvature is at P. Which of the arrows best represents the direction of
the resultant of the forces exerted by the road on the car ?
A. B. C. D. E.

5. (86)
P

A particle is placed at a height h on a smooth loop-the-loop track, as shown. The radius of the loop is r. P is now
released from rest. If P is to complete the loop, the minimum value of h should be
A. 2r. B. 2.5r. C. 3r. D. 4r. E. 5r.
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6. (88)

A car of mass m travels into a region where the track is an arc of a vertical circle of radius r. At the bottom of this
arc, the car travels at speed v. At this position the vertical force exerted upwards by the track on the car is
A. mv2/r. B. mg. C. mv2/r –mg. D. mg – mv2/r E. mg + mv2/r

7. (89)

A smooth conical container rotates about the axis AB as shown. A marble remains at rest relative to the container
at a radial distance r from the axis. If the velocity of the marble is v, then v2 is equal to
A. g r sin 30o B. g r tan 30o C. g r /tan 30o D. g r cos 30o E. g r / cos 30o

8. (90)
A spring of unstretched length 10.0 cm, has one end fixed to the ceiling. A mass is suspended at the other end, and
the extension so produced is 3.0 cm. When the mass is set to rotate in a horizontal circular path the length of the
spring is 16.0 cm. The angle between the spring and the vertical is
A. 15o B. 30o C. 45o D. 60o E. 75o

9. (91)

The diagram shows part of the route of a roller-coaster in an amusement park. The cart descends from H,
completes a circular loop A and moves to B. If the cart of passengers is to complete the central circular track
safely, what is the minimum velocity of the cart at the bottom of the circular track A? (Assume that there is no
friction between the cart and the track.)
A. 10 m s-1 B. 20 m s-1 C. 22.4 m s-1 D. 24.5 m s-1 E. 30 m s-1

10. (93)
A

P
The figure shows a small heavy bob P attached to a fixed point A on the ceiling by a light inextensible string. The
bob is pulled aside with the string taut and then released from rest. Which of the following descriptions is/are
true?
(1) When moving towards the lowest point of its path, the angular speed of the bob is increasing.
(2) The centripetal acceleration of the bob is constant.
(3) When the bob is at the lowest point, the tension in the string equals the centripetal force.
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) & (2) only D. (2) & (3) only E. (1), (2) & (3)
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11. (94)
A student whirls a small bucket of water in a vertical circle of radius 0.6 m. For no spilling, what is the minimum
speed of the bucket at the highest point of its path ?
A. 2.45 m s-1 B. 3.46 m s-1 C. 4.08 m s-1 D. 4.90 m s-1 E. 5.77 m s-1

12. (95)
A small object with a mass of 0.05 kg is released from rest at the rim of a heavy, smooth semi-spherical bowl of
radius 10 cm. Find the force acting on the object by the bowl when it passes the bottom of the bowl.
A. 0.5 N B. 1.0 N C. 1.5 N D. 2.0 N E. 2.5 N

13. (95)
An aircraft flies along a horizontal circle of radius 10 km with a constant speed of 155 m s-1. Calculate the angle
between its wings and the horizontal.
A. 11.5o B. 12.0o C. 12.5o D. 13.0o E. 13.5o

14. (96) P

0.5m

A small object P of mass 0.3 kg is attached to one end of a light, rigid rod of length 0.5 m, which is free to rotate
about the other end O as shown, in the above figure. The object is swung to rotate in a vertical circle so that it
attains a speed of 2 m s-1 at its topmost position. What is the force exerted on one end of the rod at this instant?
A. a compressive force of 0.6 N
B. a tensional force of 0.6 N
C. a tensional force of 2.4 N
D. a tensional force of 5.4 N
E. a compressive force of 5.4 N
centre of mass
15. (97)
8m
A

20o
O
The figure shows a car moving round a comer with a radius of 8 m on a banked road of inclination 20o At what
speed would there be no friction acting on the car along OA ?
A. 5.0 m s-1 B. 5.2 m s-1 C. 5.4 m s-1 D. 5.6 m s-1 E. 5.8 m s-1

16. (97)

A
h

A ball bearing is released from rest at a height h on a smooth track and completes the circular loop of the track. If
R is the reaction acting on the ball bearing at the highest point A of the loop, which of the following graphs
correctly shows the variation of R with h ?
A. B. C. D. E.
R R R R R

h h h h h
0 0 0 0 0
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17. (99)
Q

v
P
A small ball-bearing is projected with velocity v from the lowest position P of a vertical circular track which is
not smooth. The ball-bearing starts to leave the track at Q. Which of the following diagrams best represents all the
forces acting on the ball-bearing at Q?
A. B. C. D. E.
Q Q Q Q Q

P P P P
P

18. (00)
A car of mass m is moving with speed v on a banked road along a circular path of horizontal radius r. The angle of
inclination of the road is θ. If the centripetal force arises entirely from a component of the normal reaction N from
the road, which of the following relations is correct ?
A. N cosθ = mg N
B. N = mg cos θ
gr
C. v2 =
sin θ r
gr
D. v2 =
tan θ θ
N mv 2
E. = mg
sin θ r

19. (00)
glass
L ω
tube θ
rubber
bung

W
A student performing a centripetal force experiment whirls a rubber bung attached to one end of a string which
passes through a glass tube with smooth openings, and has a weight W hanging at its other end. The weight of the
rubber bung is much smaller than W. The rubber bung is set into a horizontal uniform circular motion with
angular speed ω while the length of the string beyond the upper opening of the glass tube is L and this portion of
the string makes an angle θ with the vertical as shown. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) If L is kept constant, θ will decrease with ω.

(2) If θ is kept constant, L will increase with ω.
(3) When W increases, θ will increase.
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. (1) and (2) only E. (2) and (3) only
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20. (02)
A particle P is moving in a horizontal circle in a clockwise direction as shown (top view). The following
v
diagrams show the direction of the acceleration a of the particle. Which of them is/are possible?

(1) (2) (3)

P P P

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

21. (03)
pendulum in
horizontal position

A simple pendulum is pulled horizontal and then released from rest with the string taut. Which of the following
statements about the tension in the string is not correct when the pendulum reaches its vertical position?

A. The tension equals the weight of the pendulum bob in magnitude.

B. The tension attains its greatest value.
C. The tension does not depend on the length of the pendulum.
D. The tension depends on the mass of the pendulum bob.

22 (04)

0.5 m
v

ball

Suppose a looping the loop experiment is performed on the moon, where the gravitational field strength is 1.6
Nkg-1 on its surface. If the radius of the circular loop is 0.5 m, find the minimum speed v to launch the ball at the
lowest point of the smooth track so that it can complete looping without leaving the track.

A. 0.9 ms-1
B. 1.8 ms-1
C. 2.0 ms-1
D. 4.0 ms-1

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.E 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.A 12.C 13.E 14.A 15.C
16.E 17.A 18.A 19.C 20.C 21.A 22.C