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1. A body of mass 2 kg has an initial velocity of 3 m/s along OE to a well of diameter 40 m. If the body just manages to cross
and it is subjected to a force of 4 Newton’s in OF direction the well, what is the value of v
perpendicular to OE. The distance of the body from O after 4
seconds will be 45o
(a) 12 m (b) 28 m (c) 20 m (d) 48
m M
40 m

(b) 40 √ 2 ms−1
−1
2. A body starts from the origin with an acceleration of 6 m/s 2
40 ms
along the x-axis and 8 m/s2 along the y-axis. Its distance from (a)
the origin after 4 seconds will be
(a) 56 m (b) 64 m (c) 80 m (d) 128 20 ms−1 (d) 20 √ 2 ms−1
(c)
m
8. A particle of mass 100 g is fired with a velocity 20 msec –1
3. A projectile is fired at 30o to the horizontal. The vertical making an angle of 30o with the horizontal. When it rises to
component of its velocity is 80 ms–1. Its time of flight is T. the highest point of its path then the change in its momentum
What will be the velocity of the projectile at t = T/2 is
(a) 80 ms–1 (b) 80 √ 3 ms–1 (a) √ 3kg m sec−1 (b) 1/2 kgmsec–1
(d) (80/√ 3 ) ms–1 (d) 40 ms–1
(c) √ 2 kg m sec−1 (d) 1 kgmsec–1
4. A particle is projected from point O with velocity u in a
direction making an angle α with the horizontal. At any 9. Two equal masses (m) are projected at the same angle ()
instant its position is at point P at right angles to the initial from two points separated by their range with equal velocities
direction of projection. Its velocity at point P is (v). The momentum at the point of their collision is
(a) u tan (b) u cot (c) u cosec (d) u (a) Zero (b) 2 mvcos (c) – 2 mvcos (d)
sec None

5. A particle P is projected with velocity u 1 at an angle of 30o 10. A particle of mass m is projected with velocity v making an
with the horizontal. Another particle Q is thrown vertically angle of 45o with the horizontal. The magnitude of the angular
upwards with velocity u2 from a point vertically below the momentum of the particle about the point of projection when
highest point of path of P. The necessary condition for the the particle is at its maximum height is (where g =
two particles to collide at the highest point is acceleration due to gravity)

(a) Zero (b) mv3/(4 √2 g)

u1 u2 (c) mv3/( √ 2g) (d) mv2/2g

30o
P Q
11. Two particles are separated at a horizontal distance x as
shown in figure. They are projected at the same time as
u1 =u2 (b) u1 =2 u2 shown in figure with different initial speed. The time after
(a) which the horizontal distance between the particles become
u2 zero is
u1 =
(d) u1 =4 u2
u
2 u/ 3
(c)
30o 60o
A B
6. Two seconds after projection a projectile is travelling in a x
direction inclined at 30o to the horizontal after one more sec,
it is travelling horizontally, the magnitude and direction of its u/2 x (b) x/u (c) 2 u/ x (d) u/ x
(a)
velocity are
2 √ 20 m/sec, 60o (b) 20 √ 3 m/sec, 60o 12. A particle is projected from a point O with a velocity u in a
(a)
direction making an angle  upward with the horizontal. After
6 √ 40 m/sec, 30o (d) 40 √6 m/sec, 30 o some time at point P it is moving at right angle with its initial
(c) direction of projection. The time of flight from O to P is
u sin α u cosec α
7. A body is projected up a smooth inclined plane (length = g (b) g
20 √ 2 m ) with velocity u from the point M as shown in the (a)
o
figure. The angle of inclination is 45 and the top is connected

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u tan α u secα u2 u2 u2 u2
g (d) g g (b) 2 g (c) 3 g (d) 4 g
(c) (a)

13. A ball is projected upwards from the top of tower with a 20. A large number of bullets are fired in all directions with same
velocity 50 ms–1 making angle 30o with the horizontal. The speed u. What is the maximum area on the ground on which
height of the tower is 70 m. After how many seconds from the these bullets will spread
instant of throwing will the ball reach the ground 4 4 2
2
u u u u
(a) 2.33 sec (b) 5.33 sec (c) 6.33 sec (d) 9.33 sec π π π2 π2
g (b) g2 (c) g2 (d) g2
14. If for a given angle of projection, the horizontal range is (a)
doubled, the time of flight becomes
(a) 4 times (b) 2 times (c) √ 2 times (d)1/ √ 2 ^ ^
times 21. A projectile is projected with initial velocity (6 i+8 j) m/sec .
If g = 10 ms–2, then horizontal range is
(a) 4.8 metre (b) 9.6 metre
15. A particle is thrown with velocity u at an angle  from the
horizontal. Another particle is thrown with the same velocity
(c) 19.2 metre (d) 14.0 metre
at an angle  from the vertical. The ratio of times of flight of
two particles will be 22. A projectile thrown with an initial speed u and angle of
(a) Tan 2  : 1 (b) Cot 2  : 1 projection 15o to the horizontal has a range R. If the same
(c) Tan  : 1 (d) Cot  : 1 projectile is thrown at an angle of 45o to the horizontal with
speed 2u, its range will be
(a) 12 R (b) 3 R (c) 8 R (d) 4 R
16. Figure shows four paths for a kicked football. Ignoring the
effects of air on the flight, rank the paths according to initial
horizontal velocity component, highest first 23. The velocity at the maximum height of a projectile is half of
its initial velocity of projection u. Its range on the horizontal
plane is

y (a)
√ 3 u2/2 g 2
(b) u / 3 g

3 u2 /2 g (d) 3 u
2
/g
(c)
1 2 3 4
0 x
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1 24. A projectile is thrown from a point in a horizontal place such
that its horizontal and vertical velocity component are 9.8 m/s
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 and 19.6 m/s respectively. Its horizontal range is
(a) 4.9 m (b) 9.8 m (c) 19.6 m (d) 39.2
17. A projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle  has a range R m
on the surface of earth. For same v and , its range on the
surface of moon will be
(a) R/6 (b) 6 R (c) R/36 25. A particle is projected with a velocity v such that its range on
(d) 36 R
the horizontal plane is twice the greatest height attained by it.
The range of the projectile is (where g is acceleration due to
18. A projectile is thrown into space so as to have maximum gravity)

F A ,F B
horizontal range R. Taking the point of projection as origin,
the co-ordinates of the point where the speed of the particle is 4 v2 4g v2
minimum are 5g (b) 5 v
2
(c) g (d)

(R, R) (b)
( R, )
R
2 ( , )
R R
(c) 2 4 (d)
( R, )
R
4
(a)

(a)
26. The range R of projectile is same when its maximum heights
are h1 and h2. What is the relation between R and h1 and h2
1 R=√ h1 h2 (b)
R=√2 h1 h2
(a)
19. The speed of a projectile at the highest point becomes √ 2
times its initial speed. The horizontal range of the projectile R=2 √h1 h2 (d)
R=4 √ h1 h2
will be (c)

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27. A grasshopper can jump maximum distance 1.6 m. It spends 36. A man can throw a stone 80 m. The maximum height to
negligible time on the ground. How far can it go in 10 which he can raise the stone is
seconds (a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 30 m (d) 40
5 √2 m (b) 10 √2 m m
(a)
20 √ 2 m (d) 40 √2 m 37.
A ball is thrown at different angles with the same speed u and
(c)
from the same points and it has same range in both the cases.
and y2 be the heights attained in the two cases, then
^
28. A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of v=a i+b j ,
^ If y1
y 1 + y 2=
if the range of projectile is double the maximum height
reached by it then u2 2u 2 u2 u2
(a) a = 2b (b) b = a (c) b = 2a (d) b = g (b) g (c) 2 g (d) 4 g
4a (a)

29. A ball thrown by one player reaches the other in 2 sec. the
maximum height attained by the ball above the point of 38. A projectile is projected with a kinetic energy K. Its range is
projection will be about R. It will have the minimum kinetic energy, after covering a
horizontal distance equal to
(a) 10 m (b) 7.5 m (c) 5 m (d) 2.5 m
(a) 0.25 R (b) 0.5 R (c) 0.75 R (d) R

30. Two stones are projected with the same magnitude of 0

velocity, but making different angles with horizontal. The 39. A particle is projected making angle 45 with horizontal
angle of projection of one is /3 and its maximum height is Y, having kinetic energy K. The kinetic energy at highest point
the maximum height attained by the other stone with as /6 will be
angle of projection is K K
Y (a) √2 (b) 2 (c) 2K (d) K
Y (b) 2 Y (c) 3 Y (d) 3
(a)
40. Two balls of same mass are projected one vertically upwards
and the other at angle 60 0 with the vertical. The ratio of their
31. If the initial velocity of a projectile be doubled. Keeping the potential energy at the highest point is
angle of projection same, the maximum height reached by it (a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 4 : 1 (d) 4 : 3
will
(a) Remain the same (b) Be doubled
41. A ball is thrown at an angle  with the horizontal. Its initial
(c) Be quadrupled (d) Be halved kinetic energy is 100 J and it becomes 30 J at the highest
point. The angle of projection is
32. Pankaj and Sudhir are playing with two different balls of (a) 450 (b) 300

(d) cos ( √ 3/10 )

masses m and 2m respectively. If Pankaj throws his ball −1
–1
vertically up and Sudhir at an angle , both of them stay in (c) cos (3/10)
our view for the same period. The height attained by the two
balls are in the ratio
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 1 (c) 1 : cos (d) 1 : sec 42. An aeroplane is flying at a constant horizontal velocity of 600
km/hr at an elevation of 6 km towards a point directly above
the target on the earth’s surface. At an appropriate time, the
33. A boy aims a gun at a bird from a point, at a horizontal pilot releases a ball so that it strikes the target at the earth.
distance of 100 m. If the gun can impart a velocity of 500 ms – The ball will appear to be falling
1
to the bullet. At what height above the bird must he aim his (a) On a parabolic path as seen by pilot in the plane
gun in order to hit it (take g = 10 ms–2) (b) Vertically along a straight path as seen by an
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 50 cm (d) 100 cm
observer on the ground near the target
(c) On a parabolic path as seen by an observer on the
34. The maximum horizontal range of a projectile is 400 m. The
maximum height attained by it will be ground near the target
(a) 100 m (b) 200 m (c) 400 m (d) 800 m (d) On a zig-zag path as seen by pilot in the plane

35. Two bodies are projected with the same velocity. If one is 43. A ball rolls off top of a staircase with a horizontal velocity
projected at an angle of 30 o and the other at an angle of 60 o to um/s. If the steps are h metre high and bmere wide, the ball
the horizontal, the ratio of the maximum heights reached is will just hit the edge of nth step if n equals to
(a) 3 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 : 1

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hu 2 u2 8 2hu 2 2u 2 g (b) Changes in magnitude

gb 2 (b) gb
2
(c) gb
2
(d) hb
2 (c) Changes in direction
(a) (d) Changes both in magnitude and direction

51. Two particles of mass M and m are moving in a circle of radii

44. A body is projected horizontally from the top of a tower with
R and r. If their time-periods are same, what will be the ratio
initial velocity 18 ms–1. It hits the ground at angle 45 o. What is
of their linear velocities
the vertical component of velocity when it strikes the ground
(a) MR :mr (b) M : m (c) R : r (d) 1 : 1
(a) 9 ms–1 (b) 9√ 2 ms–1 (c) 18 ms–1 (d) 18 √2
ms–1 52. A body is revolving with a uniform speed v in a circle of
radius r. The angular acceleration of the body is
45. A man standing on the roof of a house of height h throws one v
particle vertically downwards and another particle r
horizontally with the same velocity u. The ratio of their (a)
velocities when they reach the earth’s surface will be
(b) Zero
(a) √ 2gh+u2
:u (b) 1 : 2 v2

(c)
1:1 (d) √ 2gh+u 2 : √ 2gh (c) r along the radius and towards the centre
v2
(d) r along the radius and away from the centre
46. A staircase contains three steps each 10 cm high and 20 cm
wide. What should be the minimum horizontal velocity of a
ball rolling off the uppermost plane so as to hit directly the 53. The linear acceleration of a car is 10m/s 2. If the wheels of the
lowest plane car have a diameter of 1m, the angular acceleration of the
u wheels will be
(a) 10 rad/sec2 (b) 20 rad/sec2
h (c) 1 rad/sec2 (b) 2 rad/sec2
b
54. The angular speed of a motor increases from 600 rpm to 1200
rpm in 10 s. What is the angular acceleration of the motor
(a) 0.5 m/s (b) 1 m/s (c) 2 m/s (d) 4 600 rad sec −2 (b) 60 π rad sec−2
m/s (a)
60 rad sec−2 (d) 2π rad sec− 2
(c)
47. An aeroplane moving horizontally with a speed of 720 km/h
drops a food packet, while flying at a height of 396.9 m. The
time taken by a food packet to reach the ground and its 55. If a cycle wheel of radius 4 m completes one revolution in
horizontalrange is (Take g = 9.8 m/sec2) two seconds. Then acceleration of the cycle will be
(a) 3 sec and 2000 m (b) 5 sec and 500 m π 2 m/ s 2 2 2
(a) (b) 2 π m/s
(c) 8 sec and 1500 m (d) 9 sec and 1800 m
4 π 2 m/s 2 (d) 8 π m/s 2
(c)
48. A shell is fired from a gun from the bottom of a hill along its
slope. The slope of the hill is  = 30o, and the angle of the
barrel to the horizontal  = 60o. The initial velocity v of the 56. A stone is tied to one end of a spring 50 cm long is whirled in
shell is 21 m/sec. Then distance of point from the gun at a horizontal circle with a constant speed. If the stone makes
which shell will fall 10 revolutions in 20 s, what is the magnitude of acceleration
(a) 10 m (b) 20 m (c) 30 m (d) of the stone
40 m (a) 493 cm/sec2 (b) 720 cm/sec2
(c) 860 cm/sec2 (d) 990 cm/sec2
49. The maximum range of rifle bullet on the horizontal ground is
6 km its maximum range on an inclined of 300 will be 57. A particle moves with a constant speed v along a circular path
(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 4 km (d) of radius r and completes the circle in time T. What is the
6 km acceleration of the particle
2 πv πr 2 πv 2
50. If a particle moves in a circle describing equal angles in equal mg (b) T (c) T (d) T
times, its velocity vector (a)
(a) Remains constant
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58. If the speed of revolution of a particle on the circumference of

a circle and the speed gained in falling through a distance 66. A mass is supported on a frictionless horizontal surface. It is
equal to half the radius are equal, then the centripetal attached to a string and rotates about a fixed centre at an
acceleration will be angular velocity 0. If the length of the string and angular
g g g velocity are doubled, the tension in the string which was
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) g initially T0 is now
(a) T0 (b) T0/2 (c) 4T0 (d) 8T0
59. Two cars going round curve with speeds one at 90 km/h and
other at 15 km/h. Each car experiences same acceleration. The 67. A stone is rotated steadily in a horizontal circle with a period
radii of curves are in the ratio of T by a string of length l. If the tension in the string is kept
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 16 : 1 (d) 36 : 1 constant and l increases by 1%, what is the percentage change
in T A stone is rotated steadily in a horizontal circle with a
period T by a string of length l. If the tension in the string is
60. A wheel of radius 0 . 20 m is accelerated from rest with an kept constant and l increases by 1%, what is the percentage
2 change in T A stone is rotated steadily in a horizontal circle
angular acceleration of 1 rad/ s . After a rotation of 90 the
o
with a period T by a string of length l. If the tension in the
radial acceleration of a particle on its rim will be string is kept constant and l increases by 1%, what is the
2 2 percentage change in T
π m/s (b) 0 . 5 π m/ s
(a) (a) 1% (b) 0.5% (c) 2% (d)
2 .0 π m/s 2 π m/ s2 0.25%
(d) 0 . 2
(c)
68. If mass speed and radius of rotation of a body moving in a
61. A ball of mass 0.1 kg is whirled in a horizontal circle of circular path are all increased by 50%, the necessary force
radius 1 m by means of a string at an initial speed of 10 r.p.m. required to maintain the body moving in the circular path will
Keeping the radius constant, the tension in the string is have to be increased by
reduced to one quarter of its initial value. The new speed is (a) 225% (b) 125% (c) 150% (d) 100%
(a) 5 r.p.m. (b) 10r.p.m. (c) 20r.p.m (d)
14r.p.m. 69. Two masses m and M are connected by a light string that
passes through a smooth hole O at the centre of a table. Mass
m lies on the table and M hangs vertically. m is moved
62. A cylindrical vessel partially filled with water is rotated about
its vertical central axis. It’s surface will round in a horizontal circle with O as the centre. If l is the
(a) Rise equally (b) Rise from the sides length of the string from O to m then the frequency with
which m should revolve so that M remains stationary is

√ √
(c) Rise from the middle (d) Lowered equally
1 Mg 1 Mg
63. A proton of mass 1.6 × 10–27kg goes round in a circular orbit
2π m l (b) π ml
of radius 0.10 m under a centripetal force of 4 × 10 –13N. then (a)
the frequency of revolution of the proton is about
(a) 0.08 × 108cyclespersec
(c) 8 × 108cyclespersec
108cyclespersec
(b) 4 × 108cyclesper sec
(d) 12 ×
(c)
1 ml
√
2 π Mg
1
(d) π √ ml
Mg

64. Three identical particles are joined together by a thread as 70. A particle of mass M moves with constant speed along a
shown in figure. All the three particles are moving in a circular path of radius r under the action of a force F. Its
horizontal plane. If the velocity of the outermost particle is v 0, speed is A particle of mass M moves with constant speed
then the ratio of tensions in the three sections of the string is along a circular path of radius r under the action of a force F.
[PMT 2003] Its speed is A particle of mass M moves with constant speed
O A B C along a circular path of radius r under the action of a force F.
l l l Its speed is A particle of mass M moves with constant speed
(a) 3 : 5 : 7 (b) 3 : 4 : 5 (c) 7 : 11 : 6 (d) along a circular path of radius r under the action of a force F.
3:5:6 Its speed is

65. A cord can bear a maximum force of 100 N without breaking. (a)
√ rF
m √
F
(b) r (c) √F m r √ F
(d) m r

A body of mass 1 kg tied to one end of a cord of length 1 m is

revolved in a horizontal plane. What is the maximum linear
speed of the body so that the cord does not break 71. A particle does uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane.
(a) 10 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 25 m/s (d) 30 m/s The radius of the circle is 20 cm. The centripetal force acting
on the particle is 10 N. It’s kinetic energy is
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(a) 0.1 Joule (b) 0.2 Joule (c) 2.0 Joule (d) 78. If a cyclist moving with a speed of 4 . 9 m/s on a level road
1.0 Joule can take a sharp circular turn of radius 4 m , then coefficient
of friction between the cycle tyres and road is
72. A body of mass 100 g is rotating in a circular path of radius r (a) 0.41 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.71 (d) 0.61
with constant velocity. The work done in one complete
revolution is
(a) 100r Joule (b) (r/100) Joule 79. For traffic moving at 60 km/hr along a circular track of
(c) (100/r) Joule (d) Zero radius 0 .1 km , the correct angle of banking is

73. A particle of mass m is describing a circular path of radius r

with uniform speed. If L is the angular momentum of the
(60 )2
0.1 (b)
tan−1 [ (50/3 )2
100×9 .8 ]
particle about the axis of the circle, the kinetic energy of the (a)
particle is given by

(a)
L2 /mr 2
2 2
2
(b) L /2 mr
2
2

(c)
tan
−1
[ 100×9 .8
(50/3 )2 ] (d) tan √ 60×0 . 1×9 . 8
−1

(c) 2 L / mr (d) mr L

80. A vehicle is moving with a velocity v on a curved road of

74. Find the maximum velocity for overturn for a car moved on a
width b and radius of curvature R . For counteracting the
circular track of radius 100 m . The coefficient of friction centrifugal force on the vehicle, the difference in elevation
between the road and tyre is 0 . 2 required in between the outer and inner edges of the road is
0 . 14 m/s (b) 140 m/s v2 b rb vb 2 vb
(a) 2
Rg (b) Rg (c) Rg (d) R g
1 . 4 km/ s (d)14 m/s (a)
(c)

75. When the road is dry and the coefficient of friction is μ , the 81. The radius of curvature of a road at a certain turn is 50 m .
maximum speed of a car in a circular path is 10 m/s . If the The width of the road is 10 m and its outer edge is 1 .5 m
higher than the inner edge. The safe speed for such an
' μ
μ= inclination will be
2 , what is the maximum speed 6 . 5 m/s (b) 8 . 6 m/s (c) 8 m/ s
road becomes wet and
(d)
permitted (a)
5 m/s (b) 10 m/s 10 m/s
(a)
10 √ 2 m/s (d)5 √ 2 m/s 82. Keeping the banking angle same to increase the maximum
(c)
speed with which a car can travel on a curved road by 10%,
the radius of curvature of road has to be changed from 20 m
76. The coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road is to
0.25. The maximum speed with which a car can be driven
round a curve of radius 40 m with skidding is (assume g = 10
16 m (b) 18 m (c)24.25m (d)
(a)
–2
ms ) The coefficient of friction between the tyres and the
road is 0.25. The maximum speed with which a car can be
30 .5 m
driven round a curve of radius 40 m with skidding is (assume
g = 10 ms–2) 83. A car moves at a constant speed on a road as shown in the
40 ms−1 (b) 20 ms−1 (c) 15 ms−1 (d)10 ms−1 figure. The normal force exerted by the road on the car is
NA
(a)
and
N B when it is at the points A and B respectively
A B
77.
A boy on a cycle pedals around a circle of 20 metres radius at
a speed of 20 metres/sec. The combined mass of the boy and
90 kg . The angle that the cycle makes with the N A =N B (b) N A > N B
the cycle is (a)
vertical so that it may not fall is ( g=9. 8 m /sec 2 )
o o o o
(c) N A < N B (d) All possibilities are
(a) 60 . 25 (b) 63 . 90 (c) 26 . 12 (d)30 . 00 there

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84. The kinetic energy k of a particle moving along a circle of θ = cos−1 (2/3) o
(d) θ = 0
radius R depends on the distance covered. It is given as K.E. (c)
= as2 where a is a constant. The force acting on the particle is

( )
1/2
s2 s2 90. A toy car rolls down the inclined plane as shown in the fig. It
2a 2 as 1+ 2 goes around the loop at the bottom. What is the relation
R (b) R
between H and h
(a)
h
R2
2a H r
2 as (d) s
(c)

H H H
85. A particle of mass m is moving in a circular path of constant =2 =3 =4
a h (b) h (c) h (d)
radius r such that its centripetal acceleration c is varying (a)
2 2
with time t as a c=k rt , where k is a constant. The power H
=5
delivered to the particle by the forces acting on it is h
mk 4 r 2 t 5
2 2 2 2
(a) 2 π mk r t (b) mk r t (c) 3 (d) Zero 91. A stone of mass m is tied to a string and is moved in a vertical
circle of radius r making n revolutions per minute. The total
tension in the string when the stone is at its lowest point is
86. The speed of a particle moving in a circle of radius 0 . 1m is m {g+(π 2 n2 r )/900} 2
v=1. 0 t where t is time in second. The resultant (b) m ( g+π nr )
(a)
acceleration of the particle at t =5 s will be 2 2
2 2
m ( g+π nr ) (d) m ( g+n r )
10 m/s (b) 100 m/s (c)
(a)
250 m/ s2 (d) 500 m/s
2
92. A particle is kept at rest at the top of a sphere of diameter
(c) 42m. When disturbed slightly, it slides down. At what height
h from the bottom, the particle will leave the sphere
87. A particle moving along the circular path with a speed v and (a) 14 m (b) 28 m (c) 35 m (d)
its speed increases by ‘g’ in one second. If the radius of the 7m
circular path be r, then the net acceleration of the particle is
v2 v2
+g 2
+ g2 93. 2 kg is tied to the end of a string of length 1m. It
r (b) r A mass of
(a) is, then, whirled in a vertical circle with a constant speed of
5 ms−1 . Given that g=10 ms−2 . At which of the following
[ ] [ ]
4 1 2 1
v 2 2 v
locations of tension in the string will be 70 N
2
+g +g
r2 (d) r (a) At the top
(c) (b) At the bottom
(c) When the string is horizontal
(d) At none of the above locations
88. A stone tied to string is rotated in a vertical circle. The
minimum speed with which the string has to be rotated
(a) Decreases with increasing mass of the stone 94. A body of mass m is tied to one end of a string of length l
(b) Is independent of the mass of the stone and revolves vertically in a circular path. At the lowest point
(c) Decreases with increasing in length of the string of circle, what must be the K . E . of the body so as to
complete the circle
(d) Is independent of the length of the string
5 mgl (b) 4 mgl (c) 2 .5 mgl (d) 2 mgl
(a)
89. In a simple pendulum, the breaking strength of the string is
double the weight of the bob. The bob is released from rest
95. A string of length L is fixed at one end and carries a mass M
when the string is horizontal. The string breaks when it makes
at the other end. The string makes 2/ revolutions per second
an angle θ with the vertical around the vertical axis through the fixed end as shown in the
θ = cos−1 (1/3) (b) θ=60 o figure, then tension in the string is
(a)

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S
100.A uniform rod of mass m and length l rotates in a horizontal
plane with an angular velocity ω about a vertical axis
L passing through one end. The tension in the rod at a distance
x from the axis is
T
1 1 x2
mω2 x mω2
M 2 (b) 2 l
(a)
R
(a) ML (b) 2 ML (c) 4 ML (d) 16 ML 1
2 ( )
mω2 l 1−
x
l
1 mω2 2 2
(d) 2 l
[l −x ]

96. A string of length 1 m is fixed at one end and a mass of

(c)
100 gm is attached at the other end. The string makes 2/ π
rev/sec around a vertical axis through the fixed point. The 101.A long horizontal rod has a bead which can slide along its
angle of inclination of the string with the vertical is ( length, and initially placed at a distance L from one end A
2
g=10 m /sec ) of the rod. The rod is set in angular motion about A with
constant angular accelerationα . If the coefficient of friction
5 8
tan−1 tan−1 between the rod and the bead is μ , and gravity is neglected,
8 (b) 5 then the time after which the bead starts slipping is
(a)

√ μ μ 1
8 −1 5 α (b) √ α (c) √ μα
−1
cos cos (a) (d)
5 (d) 8
Infinitesimal
(c)

102.A smooth table is placed horizontally and an ideal spring of

97. If the frequency of the rotating platform is f and the distance
of a boy from the centre is r, which is the area swept out per spring constant k =1000 N /m and unextended length of
second by line connecting the boy to the centre 0 . 5 m has one end fixed to its centre. The other end is
π rf (b) 2π rf
2
(c) πr f (d) 5 kg which is moving in a circle with
attached to a mass of
(a)
constant speed 20 m/s . Then the tension in the spring and
2 πr 2 f the extension of this spring beyond its normal length are
500 N , 0.5 m (b) 600 N , 0.6 m
98. Figure below shows a body of mass M moving with uniform (a)
speed v along a circle of radius R. What is the change in 700 N , 0.7 m (d) 800 N , 0.8 m
speed in going from P1 to P2 (c)
P2
v
103.A particle describes a horizontal circle at the mouth of a
funnel type vessel as shown in figure. The surface of the
P3 P1
funnel is frictionless. The velocity v of the particle in terms
R
of r and θ will be
P4

Zero (b) √ 2 v (c) v / √ 2 (d) 2 v r

(a)
h

99. A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light spring of

force constant k and unstretchedlength l . The system is
rotated about the other end of the spring with an angular
v=√ rg /tan θ (b) v=√ rg tan θ
(a)
velocity ω , in gravity free space. The increase in length of
the spring will be v=√ rg cot θ (d) v=√ rg /cot θ
(c)
l
m
104.Figure shows a smooth track, a part of which is a circle of
radius R. A block of mass m is pushed against a spring
mω2 l mω 2 l mω2 l constant k fixed at the left end and is then released. Find the
2 2 initial compression of the spring so that the block presses the
(a) k (b) k−mω (c) k +mω (d) None
track with a force mg when it reaches the point P [see. Fig],
where the radius of the track is horizontal

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R 111.The first stage of the rocket launches a satellite to a height of

k P
50 km and velocity attained is 6000 kmh -1 at which point its
m
fuel exhausted. How high the rocket will reach?
L (a) 138.9 km (b) 188.9 km

(a)
√ mgR
3k (b) mk√
3 gR
(c)√3 mgR
k (d)
(c) 88.9 km (d) 168.9 km

^
112.A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity 6 i+8 j .
^

√ 3 mg
kR
Find the change in momentum when it just touches ground.
(a) 0 (b) 12 m (c) 16 m (d) 20 m

105.A ball is thrown up with a certain velocity so that it reaches a ^ ^

113.A particle is projected with a velocity 6 i+8 j , 2m away
height h. Find the ratio of the times in which it is a h/3.
from a vertical wall. After striking the wall it lands at
√2−1 √3−√ 2 √3−1 1
…………… away from the wall.B
√ 2+ 1 (b) √ 3+ √ 2 (c) √ 3+1 (d) 3 (a) 3 m (b) 3.3 m (c) 5.5 m (d) 6.6 m
(a)
114.The radius vector of a point A relative to the origin varies as r
106.The displacement of a particle varies with time as x = ae + -t
^ ^
= at i + bt2 j where a and b are positive constants. Find the
bet where a, , b  are positive constants. The velocity of the equation of trajectory.
particle
b b
(a) Will be independent of  and  2 2
(b) Drop to zero when  =  (a) y = a x2 (b) y = a x
2

(c) Go on decreasing with time a2

(d) Go on increasing with time. (c) y = b x2 (d) None of these

107.A projectile can have the same range R for two angles of ^i ^j ^i
projectile. If t1 and t2 are the times of flights in the two cases, 115.A particle moves in the xy plane as v = a + bx where
then product of the time of flights is proportional to ^
and j are the unit vectors along x and y axis. The particle
2 2
(a) R (b) 1/R (c) 1/R (d) 2g/R starts from origin at t = 0. Find the radius of curvature of
particle as a function of x.

[ ( )]
108.A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 m without friction. 2 3/ 2
2
a +b x 2 2 a bx
-2
When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2 ms . He reaches the 1+
ground with a speed 3 ms-1. At which height did he bail out? ba (b)
b a
(a) 91 m (b) 182 m (c) 293 m (d) 111 m
(a)

[ ( )]
109.Two runners’ starts simultaneously from the same point one a 2 3/2
b ax
circular 200 m track in the same direction. Their speeds are 1+
6.2 ms-1 and 5.5 ms-1. How far from the starting point the
(c)
a b (d) None of these
faster will overcome the slower?
(a) 150 m away from the starting point
(b) 170 m away from the starting point 116.A man riding on a flat car moving with 10 ms -1. He attempts
(c) 120 m away from the starting point to throw a ball through a stationary hoop 5 m above his hand
such that the ball moves horizontally through the hoop. He
(d) None of these throws the ball with 12 ms-1 with respect to himself. Find the
horizontal distance from where he throws the ball
110.A flowerpot falls off a window sill and falls past the window (a) 15 m (b) 14.2 m (c) 16.7 m (d) 18.2
below. It takes 0.5 s to pass through a 2.0 m high window. m
Find how high is the window sill from the top of the window?

117.A body standing on a long railroad car throws a ball straight

upwards, the car is moving on the horizontal road with an
acceleration 1 ms-2. The vertical velocity given is 9.8 ms -1.
How far behind the body the ball will fall on the railroad car?
(a) 1 m (b) 3/2 m (c) 7/4 m (d) 2 m
(a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 12.5 cm (d) 15
cm
118.Find the average velocity of a projectile between the instant it
crosses one third the maximum height. It is projected with u
making an angle  with the vertical.
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(a) ucos (b) u (c) u sin  (d) u tan  equation of motion is y = kx2. Its velocity component along x
– direction is
119.A person is standing on a truck moving with 14.7 ms -1 on a
(a)
Variable (b) √ 2 α/ k (c) α /2 k (d)√ α /2 k
horizontal road. He throws a ball so that it returns to him
when the truck has moved 58.8 m. Find the speed of the ball
and angle of projection as seen by a man standing on the road
127.A boy can throw a stone to maximum height of 50 m. To
(a) 22.5 ms-1, 530 (b) 24.5 ms-1, 530 what maximum range can he throw this stone and to what
(c) 19.6 ms-1, vertical (d) None of these height so that the maximum range is maintained?
(a) 100 m, 100 m (b) 100 m, 25 m
120.Six person are situated at the corners of a hexagon of side l. (c) 200 m, 50 m (d) 100 m, 50 m
They move at a constant speed v. Each person maintains a
direction towards the person at the next corner. When will the
128.It was known that a shell fired with a given velocity and at an
person meet?
angle of projection 5/36radian can strikea target but a hill
(a) l/v (b) 2l/3v (c) 3l/2v (d) was found to obstruct its path. The angle of projection to hit
2l/v the target should be
(a) Data is insufficient (b) 13/16 radian
121.The compass needle of the airplane shows it is heading due (c) 10/36radian (d) 23/26radian
North and speedometer indicates a velocity 240 kmh -1. Wind
is blowing 100 kmh-1 due east. Find the velocity of airplane
129.A vehicle moves west with a speed of 50 ms -1 and then
with respect to earth.
towards north with a speed of 50 ms-1 only. Total time taken
(a) 260 ms-1, 230 E of N (b) 260 ms-1, 230 W by the body is 5s. What is the average acceleration of the
of N body?
(c) 260 ms-1, 320 E of N (d) None (a) 0 (b) 50ms-2 (c) 14ms-2 (d) 20.4 ms-2

122.In an exhibition, you win a prize if you toss a coin into a 130.A body is projected at an angle 6 with the vertical with kinetic
small dish placed. The dish is on a sheep 2.1 m away at a energy KE. What is the kinetic energy of the particle at the
height h from the hand. The coin is tossed into the dish if its highest point?
velocity is 6.4 ms-1 at an angle of 600. Find h. (a) KE cos2 (b) KE sin2 (c) KE/2 (d) KE
(a) 1.2 m (b) 1.35 m (c) 1.5 m (d) 1.65 tan2
m
131.A ball is thrown from the ground to clear a wall 3 m high at a
123.A baseball is projected with a velocity v making an angle  distance of 6 m and falls 18 m away from the wall, the angle
with the incline of indication  as shown in fig. Find the of projection of ball is
condition that the ball hits the incline at right angle. (a) tan-1 3/2 (b) tan-1 2/3 (c) tan-1 ½ (d) tan-1 ¾

132.A wall clock has a 5 cm long minute hand. The average

velocity of the tip of the hand reaching 0600 hrs. to 1830 hrs.
is
(a) cot = tan  (b) sin  = cos (a) 2.2 × 10-14 cms-1 (b) 1.2 × 10 -4cms-1
(c) tan = sin  (d) cot  = cos (c) 5.6 × 10 -3 cms-1 (d) 3.2 × 10-3 cms-1

124.An elevator is moving with 2.5 ms -1. A bolt in the elevator 133.The acceleration of a particle is increasing linearly with time t
ceiling 3 m above the elevator falls. How long does it take for as t. If the particle starts from origin with initial velocity u,
the bolt to fall on the floor of elevator? the distance travelled by it in t second is
(a) 0.731 s (b) 0.762 s (c) 0.782 s (d) (a) ut + 1/2 t3 (b) ut + 1/4 t3
8.31 s (c) ut + 1/3 t3 (d) ut + t3/6

125.A point moves on the xy plane according to the law x = a sin 134.A drunkard takes a step of 1 m in 1 s. He takes 5 steps
t and y = a(1 – cost) where a and  are positive constants. forward and 3 steps backward and so on. The time taken by
Find the distance covered in time t0. him to fall in a pit 13 m away from the start is

t0 (b) √ 2 a2+2 a 2 cos ωt 0

(a) a
(c) 2a (sin t0/2) (d) 2a (cos t0/2)

126.A particle starts from origin at t = 0 and moves in the xy plane (a) 26s (b) 31s (c) 32s (d) 41s
with a constant acceleration  in the y – direction. The
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135.A jeep moves at uniform speed of 60 kmh -1 on a straight road 141.A tank moves uniformly along x-axis. It fires a shot from
blocked by a wall. The jeep has to take a sharp perpendicular origin at an angle of 300 with horizontal while moving along
turn along the wall. A rocket flying at uniform speed of 100 positive x-axis and the second shot is also fired similarly
kmh-1 starts from the wall towards the jeep when the jeep is except that the tank moves along negative x-axis. If the
30 km away. The rocket reaches the windscreen and returns respective range of the shot are 250 m and 210m along x-axis,
to wall. Total distance covered by the rocket is then the initial velocity values are

(a) 100 km (b) 50 km (c) 25km (d) (a) 12 m/s and 21 m/s (b) 53 m/s and 49 m/s
75km (c) 95 m/s and 58m/s (d) 79 m/s and 19 m/s

136.A marble rolls down from top of a staircase with constant 142.Engine of a vehicle can give it an acceleration of 1 ms -2 and
horizontal velocity u.If each step is y metre high and x metre its brakes can retard it at 3 ms -2. The minimum time in which
wide, the marble just hits the edge of the nth step when n = the vehicle can make a journey between stations A and B
having a distance of 1200 m is
(a) 55.6 s (b) 65.6 s (c) 50.6 s (d) 56.5 s

143.On a rainy day, a raindrop falls from very high clouds and
faces retardation due to air. This retardation is directly
proportional to the instantaneous speed of the drop. An
(a) xu2/gy2 (b) u2/gy (c) 2yu2/gx2 (d) expression for the distance traveled by the drop in time tis
4yu2/gx2 g −αt gt
s= ( e −1 ) + g t
α 2 α (b) s = α
137.A balloonist is ascending at a velocity of 12 ms -1 and (a)
acceleration 2 ms-2. A packet is dropped from it when it is at a
height of 65 m from the ground, it drops a packet. Time taken g −αt gt g −αt
s= ( e −1 ) s= + ( e −1 )
by the packet to reach the ground is α2 (d) α2 α
(a) 5 s (b) -5 s (c) 7 s (d) 13/5s (c)

138.A particle is projected up an inclined plane of inclination  to

144.A marble starts falling from rest on a smooth inclined plane of
the horizontal. If the particle strikes the plane horizontally
inclination . After covering distance h the ball rebounds off
then tan =
the plane. The distance from the impact point where the ball
rebounds for the second time is

(a) 8h cos (b) 8h sin  (c) 2h tan  (d) 4h sin

(a) tan (b) 2 tan (c) 3 tan (d) 1/2 tan 

139.A girl standing on a pedstal at rest throws a ball upwards with 145.What is the maximum range that a ball thrown with a speed of
maximum possible speed of 50 ms -1. If the platform starts 40 ms-1 can cover without hitting the 25 m high ceiling of a
-1
moving up at 5 ms and the girl again throws the similar ball long hall?
in similar way. The time taken in the previous case and the (a) 150.5 m (b) 100.25 m (c) 110.3 m (d) 200.5
lime taken in the second case to return to her hands are m
(a) 10 s, 5 s (b) 5 s, 10 s (c) 10 s, 10s (d) 5 s, 5s
146.Two canons installed at the top of a cliff 10 m high fire a shot
140.An aeroplane drops a parachutist. After covering a distance of each with speed 53 ms-1 at some interval. One canon fires at
40 m, he opens the parachute and retards at 2 ms -2. If he 60° with horizontal whereas the second fires horizontally. The
reaches the ground with a speed of 2 m -1, he remains in the air coordinates of point of collision of shots are
for about
(a) 16s (b) 3s (c) 13 s (d) 10 s

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If parcel just reaches the man, the direction of throw makes

following angle with the direction of car
(a) 1350 (b) 450 (c) tan-1 (2) (d) tan
(1/2)

153.A particle starts from the origin of coordinates at time t= 0

and moves in the xyplane with a constant acceleration in the
y-direction. Its equation of motion is y = x2. Its velocity
(a) 3 5, 3m (b) 1/53 m, 1/5 m component in the x- direction is

√ √
(c) 1/3 m, 1/35 m (d) 53m, 5m 2α α α
Variable (b) β (c) 2 β (d) 2 β
147.A lift moves upward with an acceleration of 1.2 ms -2. A nail
falls from the ceiling of the lift 3 m above the floor of the lift, (a)
Distance of its fall with reference to the shaft of the lift is
(a) 0.75 m (b) 0.5 m (c) 1 m (d) 1.5m 154.A ferris wheel with radius 14 m is turning about a horizontal
axis through its centre. The linear speed of the passenger on
⃗
u = u0 the rim is 7 ms-1. Find the acceleration of a passenger at the
148.A particle is moving in a plane with velocity given by highest point.
^i + (acost) ^j , where i^ and ^j are unit vectors along x and y
axis, respectively. If the particle is at origin at t = 0, the
distance from origin at time 3/2 is
2
+ 2 (b)
(a) a
1 /2
[ ( 3 πu 0/ 2 ω ) 2+a 2]
(c)
√ a +( 2/ 3 πu )
2
0
2
(d) √ a +( πu / ω)
2
0
2
(a) 6.3 ms-2 downwards (b) 3.5 ms-2 upwards
(c) 13.3 ms-2 upward (d) None
149.A soldier jumps out from an aeroplane with a parachute. After
dropping through a distance of 19.6 m, he opens the parachute 155.A given shaped glass tube having uniform area of cross –
and decelerates at the rate of 1 ms -2. If he reaches the ground section is filled with water and is mounted on a rotatable shaft
-1
with a speed of 4.6 ms , how long was he in air? as shown in fig. If the tube is rotated with a constant angular
(a) 10 s (b) 12 s (c) 15 s (d) 17 s velocity , then

150.Four persons K, L, M and N are initially at rest at four corners

of a square of side d. Each person now moves with a uniform
speed v in such a way that K always moves directly towards
L, L directly towards M, M directly towards N and N directly
towards K. Show that the four persons will meet at time t =
(a) Water level in A will rise and fall in B
(b) Water level in both A and B will rise
(c) Water level in B will rise and will fall in A
(d) Water level remains same in both A and B.
(a) 4d/v (b) 3d/v (c) 2d/v (d) d/v
156.A pendulum was kept horizontal and released. Find the
151.A, B, C and D are points in a vertical line such that AB = BC acceleration of the pendulum when it makes an angle  with
= CD. If a body falls from rest at A, prove that the time of the vertical.
descent through AB, BC and CD are in the ratio of 1 :— : —.
( √ 2−1 ) : ( √ 3− √2 ) (b) ( √ 3−1 ) : ( √ 3−√ 2 )
(a)
( √ 3− √2 ) : ( √ 2−1 ) (d) ( 1− √ 2 ) : ( √ 2− √ 3 )
(c)

152.A car is travelling at a velocity of 10 kmh -1 on a straight road.

The driver of car throws a parcel with a velocity of 102 kmh-
1
when car is passing by a man standing on the side of a road.

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(a) g
√ 1+3 cos2 θ (b) g √ 1+3 sin2 θ distance a from the centre. Find the speed of the particle with
respect to the table as its distance from the centre becomes l.
(a) v = l (b) v = (l - a)
(c) g sin  (d) 2g cos
ω ( l +a )
157.A circular track or radius 100 m is designed for an average (c) v =
2 (d) v =  √ l2−a2
speed 54 km/h. Find the angle of banking.
(a) tan-1(3/20) (b) tan-1(9/40)
164.A car moves on a horizontal track of radius r, the speed
(c) tan-1(3/10) (d) none of these
increasing constantly at rate dv/dt = a. The coefficient of
friction between road and tyreis . Find the speed at which
158.A fighter plane is pulling out for a dive at 900 km/h in a the car will skid.

√
1/ 4
vertical circle of radius 2km. Its mass is 5000 kg. Find the
force exerted by the air on it at the lowest point. [
( μ 2 g 2 +a 2 ) r 2 (b) μgr ]
4 5 (a)
(a) 2.0625×10 N upward (b) 2.0625×10 N
1/4
downward [ ( μ 2 g 2−a2 ) r 2 ] (d) √ ar
(c)
(c) 2.0625×105N upward (d) 2.0625×104N
downward
165.Two string are tied 2 m apart on a rod and on the other end a
mass 200 g is tied as shown in fig. Each string is 1.25 m long.
159.Find the radius of curvature of a projectile at the highest Find the tensions T1 and T2 if the rod is rotated with 60 rpm.
point, fired with a velocity v, making an angle  with the
horizontal.
(a) v2sin2/g (b) v2sin2/2g (c) v2cos2/2g (d)
v2cos2/g

160.A track consists of two circular points ABC and CDE of

equal radius 100 m and joined smoothly as shown. Each part
subtends a right angle at its centre. A cyclist weighing 100 kg
together with the cycle travels at a constant speed 1 km h -1 on (a) 6N, 3N (b) 6.25 N, 3.75 N
the track. Find the normal force between the road and the
(c) 4.25 N, 5.75 N (d) 5.25 N, 4.75 N
cycle just before and just after the cycle crosses C.

166.A car is moving on a horizontal circular road of radius 100 m

with a uniform speed 10 ms-1. It suddenly accelerates at 1 ms -
2
. The acceleration is
(a) 682, 682 N (b) 732, 682 N (a) 1 ms-2 (b) 2 ms-2 (c) 2 ms-2 (d) 5
(c) 732, 732 N (d) 682, 732 N ms-2

161.A car is moving on a circular track of radius R. The road is 167.A chain of length l is placed on a smooth spherical surface of
banked at . is the coefficient of friction. Find the maximum radius r with one of its ends fixed at the top of the surface.
speed the car can have. Length of chain is assumed to be l<r/2. Acceleration of each

[ ] [ ]
1/2 1/2 element of chain when upper end is released is
Rg ( sin θ+ μ cos θ ) Rg ( cos θ+ μ sin θ )
cos θ+ μ sin θ (b) cos θ−μ sinθ
(a)

[ ]
1/2
Rg ( sin θ+ μ cos θ )
(c) cos θ−μ sinθ (d) None lg
r (
1−cos
r
l ) (b)
rg
l (
1−cos
l
r )
162.A 1g coin is placed on an L.P. record 10 cm from the axis of (a)
rotation. The coin is not displaced. The minimum value of
coefficient of friction is _____ if rotation speed is 33 1/3 rmp.
(a) 0.09 (b) 0.1 (c) 0.12 (d) None of
rg
l(1−cos
l
r ) rg
(d) l
(
1−sin
l
r )
these (b)

163.A table with smooth horizontal surface is rotating at a speed

 about its axis. A groove is made on the surface along a 168.A spotlight is fixed
-1
4 m from the vertical wall and is rotating
radius and a particle is gently placed inside the groove at a at a rate 1 rads . The spot moves horizontally on the wall.

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Find the speed of the spot on the wall when the spotlight
makes an angle of 45o with the wall.
(a) 4 ms-1 (b) 6 ms-1 (c) 8 ms-1 (d) None of these

169.A coca – cola bottle is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius

r as shown in Fig. where will the gas stay. (a) v2 (b) 2 v southwest
(c) 2 north west (d) 2v west

174.Two particles A and B are moving on two different concentric

circles with different velocities vAand vBthen angular velocity
of B relative to A as observed by A is given by:
(a) At the neck (b) In the middle
(c) At the bottom (d) Anywhere

170.A tube AC forms a quarter circle in a vertical plane. The ball

B has on area of cross – section slightly smaller than that of
the tube and can move without friction through it. Balls v B −v A vA v A −v B v B+ v A
placed at A and is slightly displaced. The ball is
r B −r A (b) r A (c) r A −r B (d) r B +r A
(a)

175.A scooterist is approaching a circular turn of radius 80 m. He

reduced his speed from 27 kmh -1 at constant rate of 0.5 ms -2.
His vector acceleration on the circular turn is

(a) Always in contact with the inner wall

(b) Always in contact with the outer wall
(c) Initially in contact with the inner wall and at some
point it comes in contact with the outer wall.
(d) Initially in contact with the outer wall and finally (a) 0.86 ms-2,54° (b) 0.68 ms-2,450
comes in contact with the inner wall. (c) 1.0 ms-2,450 (d) 0.5 ms-2,450

171.When a ceiling fan is switched off, its velocity falls to half in 176.A particle moves in a circle of radius 4 cm clockwise at
36 rotations. How many more rotations it will make? constant speed of 2 cm s-1. If x ^ and ^y are unit acceleration
(a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 12 vectors along x and y axes, respectively, the acceleration of
the particle at the instant half way between PQ is given by
172.A ring moves in a horizontal circle of radius r with a velocity
 in free space the tension is

−( ^x + ^y ) x^ − ^y
−4 ( ^x − ^y ) (b) 4 ( ^x + ^y ) (c) √2 (d) 4
(a)
2 2 2
(a) 2 mr (b) mr (c) mr /2 (d)
mr2/2 177.A small block slides with velocity 0.5 gr on the horizontal
frictionless surface as shown in Fig. The block leaves the
173.A body is moving with uniform speed v on a horizontal circle surface at L. The angle is
from A as shown in the fig. Change in velocity in the first
quarter revolution is

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3 4 3 4 183.Two balls P and Q are at opposite ends of the diameter of a

-1 4 -1 3 -1 4 -1 3 frictionless horizontal circular groove. P is projected along the
(b) cos (c) sin (d) sin groove and at the end of T second, it strikes ball Q. Let
(a) cos difference in their final velocities be proportional to the initial
velocity of ball P and coefficient of proportionally is e then
second strike occurs at
178.A mass attached to a string of length L is revolved in a
vertical circle with least velocity. The string breaks when the
mass reaches at the highest point. The mass describes a
parabolic path, then range of body w.r.t. the lowest point is
(a) L2 (b) L (c) 2L (d) √2L
179.A particle slides from rest from the highest point of a vertical (a) 2T/e (b) e/2T (c) 2Et (d) T/2e
circle of radius r, along a smooth chord. Time of descent of
the particle along the chord is
184.A jeep runs around the curve of radius 0.3 km at a constant

(a)
√ r
4g (b) √ 2rg √
2r
(c) g (d) g√
4r speed of 60 ms-1. The resultant change in velocity,
instantaneous acceleration and average acceleration over 60 0
arc are

180.A pendulum is vibrating with an amplitude of /2 radian.

Value of for which resultant acceleration of the bob directs
along the horizontal is

(a) 30 ms-1, 11.5 ms-2,12 ms-2 (b) 60ms-1, 12 ms-

2
,11.5ms-2
√3
(a) sin-1/ (b) cos-11/ √3 (c) 60ms-1, 11.5 ms-2,12ms-2 (d) 40 ms-1, 10ms-2,8ms-
(c) cos √ 3 /2 √ 3 /2 2
-1
(d) sin-1

185.A ball moves along an uneven horizontal road with fixed

181.A small block is placed at the top of a sphere. It slides on the
speed at all points on the road. The normal reaction of the
smooth surface of the sphere. The angle made by the radius
road on the body at two different points A and B is
vector of the block with the horizontal when the block leaves
the sphere is

(a) Maximum at A (b) Maximum at B

(c) Minimum at B (d) Same at A and B
(a) 240 (b) 360 (c) 420 (d)
150

186.A hollow vertical drum of radius r and height H has a small

182.A small ball describes a horizontal circle on the smooth inner
particle in contact with smooth inner surface of the upper rim
surface of a cone. Speed of the ball at a height of 0.1 m above
at point P. The particle is given a horizontal speed u
the vertex is
tangential to the rim. It leaves the lower rim at Q vertically
below P. Taking n as an integer for number of revolutions, we
get

(a) 4 ms-1 (b) 3 ms-1 (c) 2ms-1 (d) 1 ms-1

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()
2 πr 2 πr 4 n−1
√5 gr
H (b) √ 2 H / g
(c)
3 (d) √ gr
(a) n =
2 πr u 190.A string of length 1m is fixed at one end and carries a mass of
√2 H / g
u √2 H / g (d) n = 2 πr 100 g at the other end. The string makes 2/ revolutions per
second around the vertical axis through the fixed end. If angle
(c) n =
of inclination of the string with the vertical is cos -15/8, the
linear velocity of the mass is nearly
-1 -1 -1 -1
187.A particle moves down the inclined surface and completes a (a) 1 ms (b) 2 ms (c) 3 ms (d) 4 ms
vertical circle at the foot of the plane. Ratio of heights H and
h is 191.A car is moving on a circular horizontal track of radius 10m
with a constant speed of 10 ms-1. A plumb bob is suspended
from the roof of the car by a light rigid rod of length 10 m.
The angle made by the rod with the track is
(a) Zero (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 600

192.A particle P is sliding down a frictionless hemispherical bowl.

(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3.
It passes the point A and t = 0. At this instant of time, the
horizontal component of its velocity is v A bead Q of the
188.The radius of front wheel of arrangement shown in Fig. is a same mass as P is ejected from A at t = 0 along the horizontal
and that of rear wheel is b. If a dust particle driven from the string AB with speed v. Friction between the bead and the
highest point of rear wheel alights on the highest point of string may be neglected. Let tpand tQbe the respective times
front wheel, the velocity of arrangement is taken by P and Q to reach point B, then

(a) tP<tQ (b) tp = tQ

[ ]
1/ 2
( b−a )( c−a+b ) ( c+ a−b )
g g t P length of arc ACB
( c +a−b ) (b) 4 ( b−a ) =
(c) tp>tQ (d) t Q length of chord AB .
(a)

[ ] [ ]
1/ 2 1/ 2
( c +a−b )( c−a+b ) ( c−a+b ) 193.A ring of radius r and mass per unit length m rotates with an
g g
4 ( b−a ) 4 ( c−a ) angular velocity in free space. The tension in the ring is
(d)
1
(c) mω2 r 2
(a) Zero (b) 2 (c) m2r2 (d) mr2

189.There are n small elastic balls placed at rest on a smooth 194.A simple pendulum consisting of a mass M attached in a
horizontal surface which is circular of radius R at other end. string of length L is released from rest at an angle . A pin is
M M M M located at a distance l below the pivot point. When the
, 2 , 3 ,. . .. .. . n−1
The masses of the balls are M, 2 2 2 2 pendulum swings down, the string hits the pin as shown in the
respectively. The least velocity which should be provided to figure. The maximum angle  which string makes with the
the first ball of mass M such that nth ball completes vertical vertical after hitting the pin is –
circle is

Fig.

() ( ) √ gr
n−1 n
3 4
4
√5 gr
(b) 3 –1[ L cos α +l
L+l ] (b) cos –1 [ L cos α +l
L−l ]
(a)
(a) cos

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[
–1
L cos α−l
L−l ] (d) cos–1
[
L cos α−l
L+l ]
(c) cos
(
(a) cos 3
2
–1 ) (
(b) cos 4
–1
1
) (c) 600 (d)
0
30
195. A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical circle
with the other end of the string at the centre. At a certain instant of
time, the stone is at its lowest position, and has a speed u. The 202.A string of length L is fixed at one end and carries a mass M
magnitude of the change in its velocity as it reaches a position at the other end. The string makes 2/ revolutions per second
where the string is horizontal is – around the vertical axis through the fixed end as shown in the
figure, then tension in the string is -

(a)
√ u −2gL
2
(b) √ 2gL
(c) √ u2−gL (d) √ 2(u2−gL)
196.A particle moves in a circular path of radius r with speed v. It
then increases its speed to 2v while traveling along the same
circular path. The centripetal acceleration of the particle has
changed by a factor of –
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.5 (c) 2 (d) 4
(a) ML (b) 2 ML (c) 4 ML (d) 16 ML
197.A particle is tied to a light inextensible string of length L and
whirled in a vertical circle with other end of string as centre. 203.A particle describes a horizontal circle in a conical funnel
At a certain instant when the string makes angle 53ۜ° with whose inner surface is smooth with speed of 0.5 m/s. What is
the height of the plane of circle from vertex of the funnel?
√
lower vertical its speed is found to be v = 5gL , then its (a) 0.25 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 2.5
acceleration at that instant of time is – cm
(a) 5 g (b) 0.8 g (c) 5.06 g (d) g
204.A cyclist starts from the centre O of a circular park of radius
198. Keeping the angle of banking of the road constant, the maximum one kilometer, reaches the edge P of the park, then cycles
speed of the vehicles is to be increased by 10%. The radius of along the circumference and returns to the centre along QO as
curvature of the road will have to be changed from 20 m to- shown in the figure. If the round trip takes ten minute, the net
(a) 22 m (b) 40 m (c) 24.2 m (d) displacement and average speed of the cyclist (in metre and
14.4 m kilometer per hour) is –

199.A small body of mass 'm' is attached to one end of a light

inelastic string of length . The other end of the string is
fixed. The string is held initially taut and horizontal and then
body is released. The centripetal acceleration of the body and
the tension in the string when the string reaches vertical
position will be - π+4 π+4
(a) g, mg (b) 2g, 3 mg (c) 3g, 2mg (d) 3g, 3
(a) 0, 1 (b) 2 , 0 (c) 21.4, 2 (d) 0,
mg
21.4

200.A stone of mass 0.5 kg tied with a string of length 1 metre is

moving in a circular path with a speed of 4 m s –1.The tension
acting on the string in newton is - 205.Assume each surface is smooth, pulley light and smooth, and
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 0.2 (d) string massless. In the given figure, acceleration of the pulley
is -
0.8

201.A small sphere is given vertical velocity of magnitude v 0 =

5m/s and it swings in vertical plane about end of massless
string. If max. tension string can withstand is equal to twice
of weight of sphere, then angle '' with vertical at which string
F F F
will break is – (a) M
2 (b) M (c) M
4 (d) 

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206.A rod of length  is clamped to axis of rotation. A string of

length  is tied at one end and a mass m at the other as 210.A particle is given an initial speed u inside a smooth spherical
shown. Find angular velocity such that the string makes an shell of radius R =1 m that it is just able to complete the
angle  with vertical - circle. Acceleration of the particle when its velocity is vertical
is -

(a) g √ 10 (b) g (c) g√ 2 (d) 3g

(a)
√ g tan θ
ℓ – ℓ sin θ √ g tan θ
(b) ℓ+ℓ sin θ
211.A particle of mass m revolves in a circle of radius r with a
uniform speed , then its velocity vector -
(a) Remains constant
(b) Changes in magnitude

(c)
√ g tan θ
ℓ+ℓ cosθ √ g tan θ
(d) ℓ – ℓ cosθ
(c) Changes in direction
(d) Changes both in magnitude and direction

212.A car is moving on an unbanked circular bend of radius 50 m

207.A pendulum consisting of a small sphere of mass M at a speed of 36 km/hr. The angle of banking required for the
suspended by an inextensible and mass less string of length l safe turning of the car is –
is made to swing in a vertical plane. If the breaking strength (Take g = 10 m/s2)
of the string is 2Mg, then the maximum angular amplitude of (a) tan–1 (0.5) (b) tan–1 (0.2)
the displacement form the vertical can be -
(a) 00 (b) 300 (c) 600 (d) 900 (c) tan–1 ( √ 0.2 ) √ 0.5 )
(d) tan–1 (

208.With what minimum speed v must a small ball should be 213.A body is moving in a circle at a uniform speed . What is the
pushed inside a smooth vertical tube from a height h so that it magnitude of the change in velocity when the radius vector
may reach the top of the tube ? Radius of the tube is R. describes an angle  ?

cos
(
(b) 2cos 2
θ
)
(a)

(a) √ 2g (h + 2 R)
5
(b) 2 R  sin 
(
(d) 2 sin 2
θ
)
(c)
√ g(5R –2h) (d) √ 2g(2R – h) (c)

214.A half kilogram stone, tied to the end of a string of length 1.0
209.A simple pendulum is vibrating with an angular amplitude of m, is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the
90 as shown in the adjoining figure. For what value of , is
0 string as the centre of the circle. If the angular frequency of
the acceleration directed the stone is 4 rad/s, what is the tension in the string when the
(i) Vertically upwards? stone is at the lowermost position of the circle ? (take g = 10
m/s2)
(ii) Horizontally?
(a) 3 N (b) 5 N (c) 8 N (d) 13 N
(iii) Vertically downwards?
215.A car is travelling along a circular curve that has a radius of
8m. If its speed is 8 m/s and is increasing uniformly at 8 m/s 2,
the magnitude of its acceleration at this instant is -
8
(b) 8√ 2 m/s2 (c) √ 2 m/s2
( ) ( )
1 1 (a) 8 m/s2 (d) 16
m/s2
(a) 00cos–1 √ 3 , 900 (b) 900, cos–1 √ 3 , 00
1
( )
(c) cos–1 √ 3 , 00, 900 (d) cos
( √13 )
–1 0
, 90 , 00
216.A ball from a height h along the slope moves on the perfectly
frictionless circular track of radius r as shown in the figure. If
the ball just moves on the circular track without falling
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vertically downwards, the minimum height from where the

ball should be released is -

(a) R (b) R/4 (c) R/2 (d) None

3 5 7
(a) 2 r (b) 2 r (c) 2 r (d) r 223.A block of mass m is placed at the top of a smooth wedge
ABC. The wedge is rotated about an axis passing through C
217.A simple pendulum of length  and mass m is initially at its as shown in the figure. The minimum value of angular speed 
lowest position. It is given the minimum horizontal speed such that the block does not slip on the wedge is-
necessary to move in a circular path about the point of
suspension. The tension in the string at the lowest position of
the bob is-
(a) 3 mg (b) 4 mg (c) 5 mg (d) 6
mg

218.A string of length 1m is fixed at one end with a bob of mass

2 (√ ℓ )
g sin θ
secθ
(b)
(√ )g
ℓ
cosθ

100 g and the string makes π rev/s around a vertical axis (a)
through a fixed point. The angle of inclination of the string

(√ ) √
with vertical is- g
(a) tan–1 (5/8) (b) tan–1(3/5) cosθ g sin θ
ℓ cosθ (d) ℓ
(c) cos–1(8/5) (d) cos–1(5/8)
(c)
219.A body of mass 1 kg starts moving from rest at t = 0, in a
circular path of radius 8 m. Its kinetic energy varies as a
function of time as KE = 2t2 J, where t is in seconds. Then - √
224.A small block slides with velocity 0.5 gr on the horizontal
(a) Tangential acceleration = 4 m/s2 frictionless surface as shown in the figure. The block leaves
(b) Power of all forces at t = 2 s is 8 W the surface at point C. The angle  in the figure is-
(c) First round is completed in 2 s
(d) Tangential force at t = 2 s is 4 N

220.When a ceiling fan is switched on, it makes 10 rotations in the

first 3 second. How many rotations will it makes in the next 3 (a) cos–1(4/9) (b) cos–1(3/5)
seconds? (Assume uniform angular acceleration)
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40 (c) cos–1(1/2) (d) None of the above

221.A small particle of mass 0.36 g rest on a horizontal turntable 225.A particle of mass m1 is fastened to one end of a string and
at a distance 25 cm from the axis of spindle. The turntable is one of m2 to the middle point, the other end of the string being
accelerated at a rate of  = 1/3 rad/s . The frictional force that
–2 fastened to a fixed point on a smooth horizontal table. The
the table exerts on the particle 2 s after the startup is- particle are then projected, so that the two portions of the
string are always in the same straight line and describes
(a) 40 N (b) 30 N (c) 50 N (d) 60 N
horizontal circles. Find the ratio of tensions in the two parts of
the string-
222.A section of fixed smooth circular track of radius R in vertical
plane is shown in the figure. A block is released from position
A and leaves the track at B. The radius of curvature of its
trajectory when it just leaves the track at B is-

m1 m 1 +m 2
m 1 +m 2 (b) m 1
(a)

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2m 1 + m 2 2 m1 rod is  = 0x. The distance of centre of mass of rod from the

origin is :
2 m1 (d) m1 +m2 L 2L L L
(c) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(a)
226.A particle is given an initial speed u inside a smooth spherical
shell of radius R = 1 m that it is just able to complete the
circle. Acceleration of the particle when its velocity is vertical 232.A particle is moving on a circular path with constant speed v.
is – What is the change in its velocity after it has described an
angle of 60º -
(a) v√ 2 (b) v√3 (c) v (d) 2v

233.A cyclist starts from the centre O of a circular track of radius

1 km, reaches the edge A of the track and then cycles along
(a) g
√ 10 (b) g (c) g√ 2 √6
(d) g the circumference and stops at point B as shown in the figure.
If the total time taken is 10 min, what is the average velocity
of the cyclist ?
227.A small block of mass m slides along a smooth frictional
track as shown in the figure. (i) If it starts from rest at P, what
is the resultant force acting on it at Q? (ii) At what height
above the bottom of the loop should the block be released so
that the force it exerts against the track at the top of the loop
equals its weight-
(a) 3 km/hr (b) 6 km/hr (c) 9 km/hr (d) 12
lm/hr

234.An aeroplane is moving in a circular path with a speed 250

km/hr; what is the change in velocity in half revolution -
(a)√ 75 mg, 3R (b)√ 65 mg, 2R (a) 500 km/hr (b) 250 km/hr (c) 125 km/hr (d) Zero
(c) √ 75 mg, 2R (d)√ 65 mg, 3R
235.A person with a mass of M kg stands in contact against the
wall of a cylindrical drum of radius r rotating with an angular
228.Which of the following statements about the rotatory motion velocity . If the coefficient of friction between the wall and
along a circular path is true? the clothing is , the minimum rotational speed of the cylinder
(a) Linear velocity is uniform when angular velocity is which enables the person to remain stuck to the wall when the
uniform floor is suddenly removed is-
(b) Magnitude of acceleration is constant
(c) Acceleration is directed along the tangent to the
circular path (a)
√ g
min = μr √
μr
(b) min = g

(d) None of the above statements is correct

229.Two particles starting from a point on a circle of radius 4 m in

horizontal plane move along the circle with constant speeds (c)
√ 2g
min = μr (d)min = μ√
rg

of 4 ms–1 and 6 ms–1 respectively in opposite directions. The

particles will collide with each other after a time of :
(a) 3.0 s (b) 2.5 s (c) 2.0 s (d) 1.5 236.A vector of magnitude a is rotated through an angle . What is
s the magnitude of the change in the vector ?
θ θ
230.A block is rotating in a circular track and angular speed of the (a) 2a sin 2 (b) 2a cos 2 (c) 2a sin  (d)
block is given by  = at . Where  is in rad/s and t is in
2
2a cos
seconds, a is a constant and equal to 2 rad/s 3. Mass of the
block is 1 kg and radius of circular track is 1m. Net force
237.In figure (a), a metre stick, half of which is wood and the
acting on the block at t = 2s is -
other half steel is pivoted at the wooden end at O and a force
(a) 8 N (b) 8 √
65 N (c) 32 N (d) None of these is applied to the steel end at a. In figure (b), the stick is
pivoted at the steel end at O' and the same force is applied at
the wooden end at a'. The angular acceleration
231.A non-uniform thin rod of length L is placed along x-axis as
such its one of ends is at the origin. The linear mass density of

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(a)
A
R √ R2
1+ 2
s (b) √
A 1+
4 s2
R2

(a) In (a) is greater than in (b)

(b) In (b) is greater than in (a)
(c) Equal in both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
(c) √
4 As 1+
s2
R2 (d) None of the above

245.A particle moves with a speed v in a circle of radius R. The

238.A constant torque acting on a uniform circular wheel changes particles reach from A to B as shown in figure.
its angular momentum from A0 to 4A0 in 4 seconds. The
magnitude of this torque is
(a) 3A0/4 (b) A0 (c) 4A0 (d) 12A0

239. Part of the tuning arrangement of a radio consists of a wheel which is

acted on by two parallel constant forces as shown in the fig. If the
wheel rotates just once, the work done will be about (diameter of the
wheel = 0.05 m)
The Y component of average velocity is -
2v v 2v
− −
(a) π (b) π (c) π (d) Zero

246.Consider the following controls in an automobile: gas pedal,

(a) 0.062 J (b) 0.031 J (c) 0.015 J (d) brake, steering wheel. The controls in this list that cause an
0.057 J acceleration of the car are –
(a) All three controls (b) The gas pedal and the
240.A particle is moving on a circular path with constant speed v. brake
What is the change in its velocity after it has described an (c) Only the brake (d) Only the gas pedal
angle of 600?
(a) v√ 2 (b) v √3 (c) v (d) 2v 247.Which of the following correctly describes the centripetal
acceleration vector for a particle moving in a circular path ?
(a) Constant and always perpendicular to the velocity
241.Keeping the banking angle same to increase the maximum
speed with which a vehicle can travel on a curved road, by vector for the particle
10% the radius of curvature of the road has to be changed (b) Constant and always parallel to the velocity vector
from 20 m to- for the particle
(a) 16 m (b) 18 m (c) 24.2 m (d)
(c) Of constant magnitude and always perpendicular to
30.5 m
the velocity for the particle
(d) Of constant magnitude and always parallel to the
242.In a simple pendulum, the breaking strength of the string is
double the weight of the bob. The bob is released from rest velocity vector for the particle
when the string is horizontal. The string breaks when it makes
an angle  with the vertical- 248.A stone is projected from a horizontal plane. It attains
(a)  = cos–1 (1/3) (b)  = 600 maximum height ‘H’ and strikes a stationary smooth wall and
(c)  = cos (2/3)
–1
(d)  = 0 0 falls on the ground vertically below the maximum height.
Assume the collision to be elastic, the height of the point
onthe wall where stone will strike is-
243.A simple pendulum of length  and mass m is initially at its
lowest position. It is given the minimum horizontal speed
necessary to move in a circular path about the point of
suspension. The tension in the string at the lowest position of
the bob is-
(a) 3 mg (b) 4 mg (c) 5 mg (d) 6 (a) H/2 (b) H/4 (c) 3H/4 (d) None of
mg these

249.A ball is projected with velocity u at an angle  with

244.The kinetic energy of a particle along a circle of radius R is
horizontal plane. Its speed when it makes an angle  with the
given as K = As where A is a constant and s is the distance
horizontal is –
travelled. What is the net force acting on the particle -
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u 255.Average torque on a projectile of mass m, initial speed u and

angle of projection  between initial and final positions P and
(a) ucosα (b) cos β Q as shown in figure about the point of projection is –
u cosα
(c) u cosα cos β (d) cos β

250.A circular disc of radius r = 5m is rotating in horizontal plane

about y-axis. Y-axis is vertical axis passing through the centre
of disc and x-z is the horizontal plane at ground. The height
of disc above ground is h = 5 m. Small particles are ejecting mu 2 sin2 θ
from disc in horizontal direction with speed 12 m/s from the 2
circumference of disc then the distance of these particles from (a) (b) mu2cos
origin when they hits the x-z plane is - mu 2 cosθ
(a) 12 m (b) 13 m (c) 5 m (d) None of 2 2
sin (d)
these (c) mu

251.Time taken by the projectile to reach A to B is t. Then the

256.A body is thrown with speed of 30 m/s at angle 30º with
distance AB is equal to –
horizontal from a perfectly inelastic horizontal floor. The time
after which it is moving perpendicular to its initial direction
of motion is -
(a) 6 sec. (b) 3 sec. (c) 1.5 sec. (d)
Never

ut √3 ut 257.A body is thrown from a point with speed 50 m/s at an angle

(a) √ 3 (b) 2 (c)√ 3 ut (d) 2 ut 37º with horizontal. When it has moved a horizontal distance
of 80 m then its distance from point of projection is -
(a) 40 m (b) 40 √ 2 m (c) 40 √ 5 m (d)
252.Two bullets are thrown simultaneously in the same vertical
plane from same point with different speeds u 1 and u2 at None
angles of projection 1 and 2 with horizontal such that u1cos1
= u2 cos2 then the path followed by one as seen from other is
a- √
258.A particle is projected with a speed 10 2 m/s and at angle
(a) Vertical straight line (b) Horizontal straight 450 with the horizontal. The rate of change of speed with
respect to time at t = 1 s is (g = 10 m/s2)
line
10
(c) Parabola (d) Any straight line
(a) √ 2 m/s2 (b) 10 m/s2 (c) zero (d) 5
2
253. A stone is thrown form a cliff of height h in a given direction m/s
then the speed with which it hits ground -
(a) Must depends on speed of projection 259.Two bullets are fired simultaneously uphill parallel to an
(b) Must be larger than the speed of projection inclined plane. The bullets have different masses and different
initial velocities. Which will strike the plane first?
(c) Must be independent of angle of projection
(a) The fastest one
(d) All of above
(b) The heaviest one
(c) The lightest one
254.It was calculated that a shell when fired from a gun with a
5π (d) They strike the plane at the same time

certain velocity and at an angle of elevation 36 radians

should strike a given target. In actual practice it was found 260.Which of the following ideas is helpful in understanding
that a hill just prevented in the trajectory. At what angle of projectile motion?
elevation should the gun be fired to hit the target. v 2x + v 2y
(a) = constant
5π 11 π
(b) Acceleration is +g when the object is rising and – g
(a) 36 radians (b) 36 radians
when falling
7π 13 π
(c) In the absence of friction the trajectory will depend
(c) 36 radians (d) 36 radians on the object’s mass as well as its initial velocity and
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(d) The horizontal motion is independent of the vertical particle between its point of projection and highest point of
motion trajectory is –
v v
261.A ball is projected upwards from the top of the tower with a (a)
2 √ 1+2 cos θ2
(b) 2 √ 1+cos2θ
velocity 50 ms–1 making an angle 30° with the horizontal. The v
height of tower is 70 m. After how many seconds the ball will
strike the ground? (c) 2 √ 1+3 cos2 θ (d) v cos
(a) 3 sec (b) 5 sec (c) 7 sec (d) 9
sec 268.Consider a boy on a trolley who throws a ball with speed 20
m/s at an angle 37º with respect to trolley in direction of
motion of trolley which moves horizontally with speed 10 m/s
g 2
x then what will be maximum distance travelled by ball parallel
262.The equation of projectile is y = √ 3 x – 2 . The angle of to road -
projection and initial velocity is – (a) 20.2 m (b) 12 m (c) 31.2 m (d) 62.4
(a) 30o, 4 m/s (b) 60o, 2 m/s m
(c) 60o, 4 m/s (d) 90o, 4 m/s
269.Path of a projectile fixed at angle 60º with horizontal with
^ ^
263.A projectile is given an initial velocity of i + 2 j . The
velocity 10 m/s as seen from other projectile fixed at angle
30º with horizontal will be (during the time both projectile are
Cartesian equation of its path is : (g = 10 m/s2) in air)-
(a) y = 2x – 5x2 (b) y = x – 5x2 (a) Parabolic
(c) 4y = 2x – 5x2 (d) y = 2x – 25x2 (b) Straight line
(c) Straight line first and after some time parabola
(d) Depends upon velocity of projection of other
264.A projectile is fired at an angle of 30º to the horizontal such projectile
that the vertical component of its initial velocity is 80 m/s. Its
time of flight is T. Its velocity at t = T/4 has a magnitude of
nearly : 270.L3Rank the launch angles for the five paths in the figure
(a) 200 m/s (b) 300 m/s (c) 140 m/s (d) 100 m/s below with respect to time of flight, from the shortest time of
flight to the longest –

265.Time taken by the projectile to reach from A to B is t. Then

the distance AB is equal to :

ut √3 ut (a) 150, 300, 450, 600, 750 (b) 750, 600, 450, 300, 150
(a) √ 3 (b) 2 (c)√ 3 ut (d) 2 ut (a) 150, 750, 300, 600, 450 (d) 300, 600, 150, 450, 750

√
266.A particle is projected from a point A with velocity u 2 at 271.A passenger, observer A, in a car traveling at a constant
an angle of 45º with horizontal as shown in figure. It strikes horizontal velocity of magnitude 60 mi/h pour a cup of coffee
the plane BC at right angles. The velocity of the particle at the for the tired driver. Observer B stands on the side of the road
time of collision is : and watches the pouring process through the window of the
car as it passes. Which observer(s) sees a parabolic path for
the coffee as it moves through the air ?
(a) A (b) B
(c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B

2u ^ ^
272.A projectile is thrown from ground with a velocity of 6 i+8 j .
√3 u u
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) √ 3 (d) u ^ ^
Where i and j are respectively unit vector along horizontal
direction and vertical upward direction. Then the ratio of its
horizontal range and maximum height attained by it is -
267.A particle is projected from the ground with an initial speed
of v at an angle  with horizontal. The average velocity of the
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

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273.Identify the correct statement related to the projectile motion - 280.Two projectile thrown from the same point at angles 60 0 and
(a) It is moving with uniform acceleration 300 with the horizontal attain the same height. The ratio of
(b) It is uniformly accelerated motion everywhere except their initial velocities is -
1
at the highest position where it is moving with constant
velocity 1 (b) 2 (c) √ 3 (d) √ 3
(c) Acceleration is never perpendicular to velocity (a)
(d) None of these
281.A ball rolls off the top of a strairway horizontally with a
274.If T1 and T2 are the times of flight for two complementary velocity of 4.5 m s–1. Each step is 0.2 m high and 0.3 m wide.
angles, then the range of projectile R is given by - If g is 10 m s –2, then the ball strike the nth step where n is
equal to -
(a) R = 4g T1T2 (b) R = 2g T1T2
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12
1 1
(c) R = 4 g T1T2 (d) R = 2 g T1T2 282.A projectile is thrown at angle  with vertical. It reaches a
maximum height H. The time taken to reach highest point of
275.A ball is projected with a velocity 20 ms –1 at an angle to the its path is –

√ √ √
horizontal. In order to have the maximum range, its velocity H 2H H
at the highest position must be -
(a) 10 ms–1 (b) 14 ms–1 (c) 28 ms–1 (d)
g (b) g (c) 2 g (d)
Zero (a)

276.Two stones are projected with the same speed but making
different angles with the horizontal. Their ranges are equal. If
√
g cos β
2H

the angle of projection of one is /3 and its maximum height

is y1 then the maximum height of the other will be – √
283.A body is thrown horizontally with a velocity 2gh from the
(a) 3y1 (b) 2y1 (c) y1/2 (d) y1/3 top of a tower of height h. It strikes the level ground through
the foot of the tower at a distance x from the tower. The value
of x is -
277.A stone is projected with speed u and an angle  with the h 2h
horizontal from a high tower, then- 2 3
h (b) (c) 2h (d)
u2 sin 2θ (a)
(i) Range of stone = g
2u sin θ 284.A particle having a mass of 0.5 kg is projected under gravity
(ii) Time of flight = g with a speed of 98 ms–1 at an angle of 60°. The magnitude of
Select correct one the change of momentum of the particle after 10 s is -
(a) Only statement (i) is correct (a) 0.5 N s (b) 49 N s (c) 98 N s (d) 490
(b) Only statement (ii) is correct Ns
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
^ ^
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
285.A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity of
(v ix +v jy ) m
s–1 . If the range of the projectile is double the maximum
278.A stone thrown with the velocity V 0 = 14 m/s at an angle 45° height, then vy =
to the horizontal, dropped to the ground at a distance 'S' from (a) vx (b) 2vx (c) 3vx (d) 4vx
the point where it was thrown. From what height should the
stone be thrown in horizontal direction with the same initial
velocity so that it fall at the same spot -
(a) 14.2 m (b) 16.9 m (c) 10.0 m (d) 286.The range of a projectile when launched at an angle 15º with
the horizontal is 1.5 km. What will be the range of that
9.6 m
projectile when launched with the same velocity at an angle
45º to the horizontal?
279.A particle is projected up the inclined such that its component (a) 0.75 km (b) 1.5 km (c) 3.0 km (d) 6.0
of velocity along the incline is 20 m/s. Time of flight is 4 sec. km
Horizontal displacement of the particle in 4 sec is 64 m. The
angle made by the incline with the horizontal is –
(a) 300 (b) 370 (c) 530 (d) Data is 287.Select the false statement in the projectile motion -
insufficient (a) The horizontal range of a projectile is proportional to
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(b) For a given speed of projection, the angle of (b) The times of flight of each particle are same
π (c) Both particles strikes the plane perpendicularly
projection for the maximum range is 4 radian (d) None of these
(c) The time of flight of the projectile is proportional to
the speed of projection 293.A large box is moving on horizontal floor with constant
acceleration a = g. A particle is projected inside box with
(d) At the maximum height, the acceleration due to velocity u and angle '' with horizontal from box. frame. For
gravity is perpendicular to the speed of the projectile the given 'u', the value of '' for which horizontal range inside
box will be maximum is -
288.A particle projected with the speed u at an angle  with the π π 3π π
horizontal acquires a velocity v when it is at an angle  with the 4 (b) 8 (c) 8 (d) 3
horizontal. Then - (a)
u
(a) v = cos β (b) v = u cos 294.A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of
u cos β u cosα 450 to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the
highest point of its flight will be -
cos α (d) v = cos β
(a) E (b) E / √ 2 (c) E/2 (d) Zero
(c) v =

295.An object is thrown along a direction inclined at an angle of

289.A body of mass 1kg crosses a point O with a velocity 60 ms –1. 45° with the horizontal direction . The horizontal range of the
A force of 10N directed towards O begins to act on it. It will particle is -
again cross O in - (a) Four times the vertical height
(a) 24 s (b) 12 s (c) 6s (d) Will never return to
(b) Thrice the vertical height
O
(c) Twice the vertical height
(d) Equal to vertical height
290.A body is projected with initial velocity (2 ^i +2 ^j ) m/s. The
horizontal range is approximately - 296.A body is projected at 300angle with the horizontal with
(a) 1 m (b) 0.9 m (c) 0.8 m (d) 0.7 m velocity 30 ms–1. What is the angle with the horizontal after
1.5 s ? (Take g = 10 m s–2)
0 0 0 0
291.If a stone is to hit at a point which is at a horizontal distance d (a) 0 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 90
away and at a height h above the point from where the stone
starts, then what is the value of initial speed u if the stone is 297.The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane isy = ax –
launched at an angle  ? bx2,where a and b are constants and x and y are respectively
horizontal and vertical distances of the projectile from the
point of projection. The maximum height attained by the
particle and the angle of projection from the horizontal are:
b2 a2 −1
,tan−1 (b ) ,tan (2 a )
2a (b) b
(a)

(a)
g
√ d
cos θ 2( d tan θ−h )
d
(b) cos θ √ g
2( d tan θ−h ) a2
4b
,tan−1 (a )
2 a2 −1
(d) b
,tan (a )
(c)

√ √
2 2
gd gd
h cos2 θ (d) d−h 298.At a height 0.4m from the ground, the velocity of a projectile
^ ^
(c) is, ⃗v =(6 i+2 j ) m/s. The angle of projection is: (g = 10 m/s2)
(a) 450 (b) 600 (c) 300 (d) tan–1(3/4)
292.From an inclined plane two particles are projected with same
speed at same angle , one up and other down the plane as 299.A person standing on a truck moving with a uniform velocity
shown in figure. Which of the following statement (s) is/are 14.7 ms–1 on a horizontal road throws a ball in such a way that
correct? it returns to him after 4s. Find the speed and angle of
projection as seen by a man on the road -
(a) 19.6 ms–1, vertical
(b) 24.5 ms–1, vertical
(a) The particles will collidle the plane with same speed (c) 19.6 ms–1, 530withtheroad
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(d) 24.5 ms–1, 530with theroad 305.A man standing on the roof of a house of height h throws one
particle vertically downwards and another particle
horizontally with the same velocity u. The ratio of their
300.A body is thrown from a point with speed 50 m/s at an angle velocity when they reach the earth's surface will be -
370 with horizontal. When it has moved a horizontal distance
of 80 m then it's distance from point of projection - √
(a) 2gh+u :u
2
(b) 1 : 2
2 πr
√5 m
(a) 40 m (b) 40 m (c) 40 (d)
√ 2gh+u 2 : √2 gh
h

None (d)
(c) 1 : 1

301.A circular disc of radius r = 5m is rotating in horizontal plane

306.The angle which the velocity vector of a projectile thrown
about y-axis. Y-axis is vertical axis passing through the centre
with a velocity v at an angle  to the horizontal will make with
of disc and x-z is the horizontal plane at ground. The height
the horizontal after time t of its being thrown up is -
of disc above ground is h = 5 m. Small particles are ejecting
tangentially from disc in horizontal direction with speed 12
(a)  (b) tan–1 (/t)
m/s from the circumference of disc then the distance of these
particles from origin when they hits the x-z plane is -
(a) 12 m (b) 13 m (c) 5 m (d) None of
–1
( v sin θ−gt )
v cosθ
(d) tan–1
(
v sin θ−gt
v cos θ )
these (c) tan

302.A projectile is thrown from origin in x - y plane with speed of 307.A ball of mass m is projected with velocity u making an angle
10 m/s at an angle 45º above positive x-axis where x-axis is  with the horizontal. What is its angular momentum at the
horizontal axis, y-axis is vertical axis and origin is at ground. highest point?
Assuming air resistance to be negligible and g = 10m/s 2 the mu mu
minimum distance of projectile from a point P having
coordinates (5m, 5m) is - (a) 2 g sin2cos (b) 2 g sin  cos2
(a) 2.5 (b) 5 (c) 7.5 (d) 3.5 mu3 mu3
(c) 2 g sin cos2 (d) 2 g sin2cos
303.A hollow vertical cylinder of radius r and height h has a
smooth internal surface. A small particle is placed in contact

( ) ( )
with the inner side of the upper rim, at point A, and given a π π π
horizontal speed u, tangential to the rim. It leaves the lower +θ −θ
308.If angles of projection are 4 and 4 where 4 ,
rim at point B, vertically below A. If n is an integer then-
then the ratio of horizontal ranges described by the projectile
is-
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 1 (d) 2 :
3

309.A baseball is thrown with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an

angle 30º above the horizontal. How far from the throwing
point will it attain its original level?
u h
√2 h/ g (a) 640 m (b) 884 m (c) 89 m (d) 760
(a) πr
2 =n (b) πr = n
2
m
2 πr u
(c) h = n (d) √ 2 gh = n 310.A projectile is thrown into space so as to have maximum
horizontal range R. Taking the point of projection as origin,
the coordinates of the points where the speed of the particle is
304.A ball is thrown upwards. Its height varies with time as minimum are-

( 2) ( ) ( 4)
shown in figure. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s 2, R R R R
then the height h is- R, , R,
(b) (c) 2 4 (d)
(a) (R, R)

311.Two particles are projected simultaneously from two points,

O and O' such that d is the horizontal distance and h is the
vertical distance between them. They are projected at the
same inclination  to the horizontal with the same speed v.
(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 25 The time after which their separation becomes minimum is-
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317.A cricketer can throw a ball to a maximum horizontal

distance of 100 m. With the same effort, he throws the ball
vertically upwards. The maximum height attained by the ball
is
(a) 100 m (b) 80 m (c) 60 m (d) 50 m

318.A projectile is fired at 30 o with momentum p. Neglecting

(a) d(v cos) (b) 2d/(v cos) (c) d/(2v cos) (d) friction, the change in kinetic energy when it returns to the
d/v ground will be
(a) Zero (b) 30% (c) 60% (d) 100%
312.Two balls are projected from the same point in directions at
300 and 600 with the horizontal. Both the balls attain the same
height. The ratio of their velocities of projection is- 319.An athlete completes one round of a circular track of radius
(a) √
3 :2 (b) √3 :3 (c) √3 : 5 (d) √3 :1
10 m in 40 sec. The distance covered by him in 2 min 20 sec
is
(a) 70 m (b) 140 m (c) 110 m (d)
313.A bullet is fired horizontally with a velocity of 80m/s. During 220 m
the first second -
80
320.The ratio of angular velocity of rotation of minute hand of a
(a) It falls 9.8 m (b) It falls 9 .8 m clock with the angular velocity of rotation of the earth about
(c) It does no fall at all (d) It falls 4.9 m its own axis is
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) None of these
314.A projectile is thrown at angle  with vertical. It reaches a
maximum height H. The time taken to reach the highest point 321.A particle P is moving in a circle of radius ‘a’ with a uniform
of its path is - speed v. C is the centre of the circle and AB is a diameter.

√ √ √
When passing through B the angular velocity of P about A
H 2H H and C are in the ratio
g (b) g (c) 2 g (d) (a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4
(a) :1

√ 2H
g cos β
322.A cannon and a target are 5.1 km apart located on the same
level. Find the time to hit the target. Speed of cannot is 240
ms-1. Assume no air drag.
315.A projectile A is the thrown at an angle of 30 0 to the horizontal (a) 24.6 s, 42.6 s (b) 24.69s, 48 s
from point P. At the same time, another projectile B is thrown (c) 23 s, 46.1s (d) 21s, 41 s
with velocity v2 upwards from the point Q vertically below the
v2
323.A particle moves along the trajectory of parabola y = ax 2.
highest point. For B to collide with A, v 1 should be- Assuming speed to be constant, find the radius of curvature.
(a) 1/2a (b) 1/a (c) 1/2ax (d) 2/a

324.A girl throws a water filled balloon on the eve of Holi with a
velocity 12 ms-1 at an angle of 600 with the horizontal. It hits a
car at the same height (of throw) approaching her at 15 ms -1.
Find the distance of the car from her.
(a) 13 m (b) 31 m (c) 44 m (d) 18 m

1 325.The driver of a train moving with a speed v 1sights another

train at a distance s, ahead of him moving in the same
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 4 direction with a slower speed v 2,. He applies the brakes and
gives a constant deceleration a to his train. For no collision, s
316.For a projectile thrown into space with a speed v, the is

( v 2−va )
2 2
√3 v 2 v2 ( v 2−v 1 ) ¿ 1 2
=
2a
horizontal range is 2 g . The vertical range is 8 g . The (b)
angle which the projectile makes with the horizontal initially (a)
is-
(v 1− v 2) v 1 −v 2
(a) 150 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 600 ¿ ¿
(c) 2a (d) 2a

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326.The muzzle velocity of a certain rifle is 330 ms -1. At the end

of one second, a bullet fired straight up into the air will travel
a distance of
(a) (330 - 4.9) m (b) 330 m
(c) (330 + 4.9) m (d) (330 - 9.8) m (c) (d)

327.A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical 331.A particle of mass m is tied to a light string and rotated with a
circle with the other end of the string at the centre. At a speed v along a circular path of radius r. If T = tension in the
certain instant of time the stone is at its lowest position and string and mg = gravitational force on the particle then the
has a speed u. The magnitude of change in its velocity as it actual forces acting on the particle are
reaches a position, where the string is horizontal is
(a) Mg and T only

(a)
√ u −2 gl
2
(b) √ 2gl 2
(b) Mg, T and an additional force of mv /r directed
inwards

(c)
√ u2 −gl (d) √ 2 ( u2−gl ) (c) Mg, T and an additional force of mv2/r directed
outwards
(d) Only a force mv2/r directed outwards
328.If a particle goes from point A to point B in 1 s moving in a
semicircle (see Fig.). The magnitude of the average velocity is
332.A simple pendulum has a string of length l and bob of mass
m. When the bob is at its lowest position, it is given the
minimum horizontal speed necessary for it to move in a
circular path about the point of suspension. The tension in the
string at the lowest position of the bob is
(a) 3 mg (b) 4 mg (c) 5 mg (d) 6
mgC

(a) 3.14 ms-1 (b) 2ms-1 (c) 1 ms-1 (d)

333.A stone tied to a string of length L is whirled in a vertical
Zero. circle, with the other end of the string at the centre. At a
certain instant of time, the stone is at its lowest position and
329.A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown has a speed u. The magnitude of the change in its velocity as
below. Each of the track rises to the same height. The speed it reaches a position where the string is horizontal is
with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases.
At the highest point of the track, the normal reaction is (a)
√
u2 −2 gL (b) 2gL √
maximum in case of

(c)
2
√ u −gL (d)
2
√ 2 ( u −gL )
(a) (b)
334.A uniform rod of mass m and length l rotates in a horizontal
plane with an angular velocity about a vertical axis passing
(c) (d) through one end. The tension in the rod at a distance x from
the axis is
330.A simple pendulum is oscillating without damping. When the 1 1 x2
mω2 x mω2
displacement of the bob is less than maximum, its 2 (b) 2 l
acceleration vector ⃗
a is correctly shown in (a)
1
2 ( )
mω2 l 1−
x
l
1 mω2 [ 2 2 ]
(d) 2
.
l
l −x
(c)

(a) (b) 335.A tube of length L is filled completely with an incompressible

liquid of mass M and closed at both ends. The tube is then
rotated in a horizontal plane about one of its ends with a
uniform angular velocity . The force exerted by the liquid at
the other end is
1 1 1
Mω2 L 2 Mω2 L Mω 2 L2
(a) 2 (b) Mω L (c) 4 (d) 2
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342.A particle moves in x-y plane. The position vector of particle

^ 2 ^
at any time t is ⃗r ={(2t ) i +(2t ) j} m. The rate of change of 
336.The Earth rotates from west to east. A wind mass begins
moving due north from the equator, along the Earth's surface.
at time t = 2s. (where  is the angle which its velocity vector
Neglect all effects other than the rotation of the earth. The
makes with positive x-axis ) is
wind mass will
2 1 4 6
(a) Always move due north
(b) Shift a little to the east as it moves to higher latitudes (a) 17 rad/s (b) 14 rad/s (c) 7 rad/s (d) 5 rad/s
(c) Shift a little to the west as it moves to higher
343.A particle is moving in a circular path. The acceleration and
latitudes momentum of the particle at a certain moment are
(d) Move along a loop and return to its starting point on the
equator.
⃗a =(4 ^i +3 ^j) m/s2 and ⃗p=(8 ^i−6 ^j ) kg-m/s. The motion of the
particle is
337.A bucket tied at the end of a 1.6 m long string is whirled in a (a) Uniform circular motion
vertical circle with a constant speed. What should be the (b) Accelerated circular motion
minimum speed so that the water from the bucket does not (c) Decelerated circular motion
spill out during rotation (g= 10 ms2)?
(a) 9 ms-1 (b) 6.25 ms-1 (c) 16 ms-1 (d) None of these (d) We cannot say anything with ⃗
a and ⃗p only

338.The roadway bridge over a canal is in the form of a circular

arc of radius 18 m. What is the greatest speed with which a 344.A stone hanging from a massless string of length 15 m is
motorcycle can cross the bridge without leaving the ground? projected horizontally with speed 147 m/s. Then the speed of
(a) 18.98 ms-1 (b) 18/9.8 ms-1 the particle at the point where tension in string equals the
√
(c) 9 . 8 ms-1 √
(d) 18×9.8 ms-1
weight of particle is –
(a) 10 m/s (b) 7 m/s (c) 12 m/s (d) None of these

339.A toy car is tied to the end of an unstretched string of length 345.A point on the periphery of rotating disc has its acceleration
a. When revolved, the toy car moves in a horizontal circle of vector making on angle 30º with velocity vector then the
radius 2a with time period T. If it is now revolved in a ration of magnitude of centripetal acceleration to tangential
horizontal circle of radius 3a with a period T with the same acceleration is -
force, then (a) sin300 (b) cos 300 (c) tan 300 (d) None of these

(a) T =
√3 T
2
3
(b) T = 2
T
√ 346.Shown here are the velocity and acceleration vectors for an
object in several different types of motion. In which case is
the object slowing down and turning to the right ?
3
(c) T = T (d) T = 2 T

340.A tube of length l is filled completely with an incompressible

liquid of mass m and closed at both the ends. The tube is then (a) (b) (c) (d)
rotated in a horizontal plane about one of its ends with a
uniform angular velocity . The force exerted by the liquid at
347.A wind farm generator uses a two-bladed propeller mounted
the other end is
on a pylon at a height of 20 m. The length of each propeller
ml ω 2 ml ω 2 ml ω 2 blade is 12 m. A tip of the propeller breaks off when the
(a) 3 (b) ml 2
(c) 2 (d) 4 propeller is vertical. At that instant, the period of the motion
of the propeller is 1.2 second. The fragment files off
horizontally, falls and strikes the ground at point P.
341.A particle is given an initial speed u inside a smooth spherical
shell of radius R = 1 m that it is just able to complete the
circle. Acceleration of the particle when its velocity is vertical
is –

In figure, the distance from the base of the pylon to the

point where the fragment strikes the ground is closest to

(a) g√ 10 (b) g (c) g √2 (d) 3g

-
(a) 120 m (b) 130 m (c) 140 m (d) 160 m

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^ ^
positive y-axis its acceleration is (6 i−8 j ) m/s2. Then its
348.A circular disc of radius r = 5 m is rotating in horizontal plane
angular acceleration and angular velocity at this instant will
about y-axis. y-axis a vertical axis passing through the centre
be -
of disc and x-z is the horizontal plane at ground. The height
of disc above ground is h = 5 m. Small particles are ejecting
from disc in horizontal direction with speed 12 m/s from the
circumference of disc then the distance of these particles from
origin when they hits x – z plane is -
(a) 5 m (b) 12 m (c) 13 m (d) None of
these
^ ^
(a) – 3 k rad/s2 and −2 k rad/s respectively
349.A horizontal disk is rotating with angular velocity '' about a ^ ^
(b) +3 k rad/s2 and +2 k rad/s respectively
vertical axis passing through its centre. A ball is placed at the
^
(c) –4 k rad/s2 and −√ 3 k rad/s respectively
centre of groove and pushed slightly. The velocity of ball ^
when it comes out of the groove –
^
(d) +4 k rad/s2 and + √ 3 k rad/s respectively
^

353.Position vector of a particle moving in x-y plane at time t is

→
r = a (1 – cost) ^i + a sin t ^j . The path of the particle is :
(a) Circle of radius a and centre at (a, 0)
(b) A circle of radius a and centre at (0, 0)
√3 ωR ωR (c) An ellipse
2 R (b) 2 (c) R (d) √ 2 (d) Neither a circle nor an ellipse
(a)
354.The magnitude of displacement of a particle moving in a
circle of radius a with constant angular speed  varies with
350.A particle is moving in a circular path and its acceleration time t as –
vector is making an angle of 30° with the velocity vector, then ωt
the ratio of centripetal acceleration to its tangential
acceleration is – t (b) 2a sin 2
1 (a) 2a sin
1 √3
(a)
2 (b) 2 (c) √ 3 (d) √3 ωt
t (d) 2a cos 2
(c) 2a cos
351.ABCD is a smooth horizontal fixed plane on which mass m 1 =
0.1 kg is moving in a circular path of radius 1 m. It is 355.A rigid rod leans against a vertical wall (y-axis) as shown in
connected by an ideal string which is passing through a figure. The other end of the rod is on the horizontal floor.
1 Point A is pushed downwards with constant velocity. Path of
smooth hole and connects mass m = √ kg at the other end
2
2 the centre of the rod is –
as shown. m2 also moves in a horizontal circle of same radius
of 1 m with a speed of √ 10 m/s. If g = 10 m/s , then the speed
2

of m1 is –

(a) A straight line passing through origin

(b) A straight line not passing through origin
(c) A circle of radius l/2 and centre at origin
(d) A circle of radius l/2 but centre not at origin

(a) √ 10 m/s (b) 10 m/s

356.A coin placed on a rotating turntable just slips if it is placed at
1 a distance of 4 cm from the centre. If the angular velocity of
(c) √ 10 m/s (d) None of these the turntable is doubled, it will just slip at a distance of -
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 8
352.A body is moving is x-y plane as shown in a circular path of cm
radius 2 m. At a certain instant when the body is crossing the
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357.A pendulum of mass m and length  is released from rest in a

horizontal position. A nail at a distance d below the pivot
(a)
√ g tan α
 = r +ℓ sin α √ g sin α
(b)  = r + ℓ tan α
causes the mass to move along the path indicated by the doted

√ √
line. Find the minimum distance d in terms of  such that the
mass will swing completely round in the circle shown in
g g cosα
figure - (c)  = r +ℓ sin α (d)  = r +ℓ sin α

361.A ball is held at rest at position A by two light strings. The

horizontal string is cut and the ball starts swinging as a
pendulum point B is the farthest to the right the ball goes as it
swings back and forth. What is the ratio of the tension in the
(a) / 5 (b) 3/ 5 (c) 2/ 5 (d) / supporting string in position B to its value at A before the
horizontal string was cut.
2

358.A pendulum string of length  is moves up to a horizontal

position (fig.) and released. What should the minimum
strength of the string be to withstand the tension as the
pendulum passes through the position of equilibrium? The
mass of the pendulum is m.

(a) sin2 (b) cos2 (c) tan2 (d) cos

362.Which of the following correctly describes the centripetal

acceleration vector for a particle moving in a circular path ?
(a) 3 mg (b) 4 mg (c) 5 mg (d) 6 (a) Constant and always perpendicular to the velocity
mg vector for the particle
(b) Constant and always parallel to the velocity vector
359.A circular tube of radius ‘R’ and cross-sectional radius ‘r’ (r for the particle
<< R) is filled completely with iron balls of radius ‘’. Iron
(c) Of constant magnitude and always perpendicular to
balls are just fitting into the tubes. The tension in the tube
when it is rotated about its axis perpendicular to its plane with the velocity for the particle
angular velocity ‘’ - (d) Of constant magnitude and always parallel to the
4 4 velocity vector for the particle
πρω2 r 2 R2
3 2r3R (b) 3
(a) 363.The maximum frictional force between the tyres of a car and
2 2 the road is 0.5 mg. The car negotiates a curve of radius 10
πρω2 r 3 R πρω2 r 2 R2
3 (d) 3 metre. The velocity is -
(c) (a) 10 m s–1 (b) 7 m s–1 (c) 4.9 m s–1 (d) 14.2 m
s–1
360.A plumb-line is set up on a rotating disk and makes an angle
of  with the vertical, as in Fig. The distance r from the point
of suspension to the axis of rotation is known, and so is the 364.A ball is thrown from a point with a speed v 0 at an angle of
length  of the thread. Find the angular velocity of rotation. projection . From the same point and at the same instant, a
person starts running with a constant speed v 0/2 to catch the
ball. Will the person be able to catch the ball? If yes, what
should be the angle of projection?
(a) Yes, 600 (b) Yes, 300 (c) No (d) Yes,
450

365.An aeroplane flying horizontally with a speed of 360 km h –1

releases a bomb at a height of 490 m from the ground. When
will the bomb strike the ground?
(a) 8 s (b) 6 s (c) 7 s (d) 10 s

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(b) 40 √ 2 ms–1 (c) 20 ms–1 (d) 20 √ 2

366.A body is projected at angle 45 0 to horizontal with velocity 20
m/s from ground. If there is an acceleration in horizontal
(a) 40 ms–1
direction of 2 m/s2, then calculate horizontal range of this ms–1
particle-
(a) 40 m (b) 48 m (c) 8 m (d) 20 373.The angle which the velocity vector of a projectile thrown
m with a velocity v at an angle  to the horizontal will make with
the horizontal after time t of its being thrown up is -
367.A particle is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s at an angle of
(a)  (b) tan–1 (/t)
300 to an inclined plane of inclination 30º to the horizontal.
The particle hits the inclined plane at an angle 30 0, during its
journey. The time of flight is -
tan−1 ( v cosθ
vsin θ−gt ) (d)
tan−1 ( v sinv cosθ
θ−gt
)
0 0 (c)
20 sin 60 20 sin 60
0
g (b) g cos30
(a) 374.A body is projected from the ground at an angle of 60 0 with
the horizontal. The ratio of the maximum height attained by it
20 sin 300 20 sin 300 to its horizontal range is-
g cos600 (d) g (a) √ 3 : 1 (b) √ 3 : 2 (c) 1 : √ 3 (d) √ 3 : 4
(c)
375.The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time t are given
by x = 2t + 4t2 and y = 5t, where x and y are in metre and t in
368.A ball rolls off the top of a stair way with a horizontal
second. The acceleration of the particle at t = 5 s is -
velocity of 4.5 m/s. If each step is 0.2 m high and 0.3 m
broad, then the ball will strike the n th step where n is equal to :
(a) 40 m s–2 (b) 20 m s–2 (c) 8 m s–2 (d) Zero
2
(g = 10 m/s )
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 9 376.A stuntman plans to run across a roof top and then
horizontally off it to land on the roof of the next building. The
roof of the next building is 4.9 m below the first one and 6.2
369.A particle starts flying in the xy-plane with a speed of
m away from it. The minimum roof top speed for successful
2 ^i+5 x ^j . Initial position of the particle was the origin (0, 0) of jump is -
the plane. The trajectory of the particle is represented by the (a) 6.2 m s–1 (b) 8.7 m s–1 (c) 9.8 m s–1 (d) 10 m
equation – s–1
(a) y = 1.25 x2 (b) y = 5x2 (c) y = 2.5 x2 (d) x =
5y2 377.A particle starts from the origin at t = 0. It moves in a plane

with a velocity given by:

^ ^
⃗v =v 0 i + (acost) j . The equation
370.The ceiling of a tunnel is of 5m high. What is the maximum
of trajectory of the particle is -
horizontal distance that a ball thrown with a speed of 20 m/s,
can go without hitting the ceiling of the tunnel ? (Take g = 10
(a) y = a sin t (b) y = a cost
m/s2)
(a) 30 m (b) 40 m (c) 30 √ 2 m (d) 20 √ 3 ( )
ωx
v0
(d) y = a cos
( ) ωx
v0
m (c) y = a sin

371.An object is projected with a velocity of 20 m/s making an

angle of 450 with horizontal. The equation for the trajectroy is 378.A projectile is thrown with velocity v at an angle  with the
h = Ax – Bx2 where h is height, x is horizontal distance. A horizontal. When the projectile is at a height equal to half of
–2
and B are constants. The ratio A : B is : (g = 10 ms ) the maximum height, then the vertical component of the
velocity of projectile is -
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 5 : 1 (c) 1 : 40 (d) 40 : 1
(a) v sin  × 3 (b) v sin  + 3
v sin θ v sin θ
372.A body is projected up a smooth inclined plane with velocity
v from the point A as shown in the figure. The angle of √2 (d) √3
inclination is 450 and the top is connected to a well of (c)
diameter 40 m. If the body just manages to cross the well,
what is the value of v ? Length of inclined plane is 20 √ 2 m.
379.Trajectories of two projectiles are shown in the figure. Let T 1
and T2 be the time of flights and u1 and u2be their speeds of
projection. Then -

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(a) It hits the ground at a horizontal distance 1.6 m from

the edge of the table
(b) The speed with which it hits the ground is 4.0 m/s
(c) Height of the table is 0.9 m
(a) T2> T1 (b) T1> T2 (c) u1> u2 (d) u1< u2 (d) It hits the ground at an angle of 600 to the horizontal

380.Two liquids A and B are at temperatures of 75 0C and 150C. 388.Take the z-axis as vertical and the xy plane as horizontal. A
Their masses are in the ratio of 2 : 3 and their specific heats in particle A is projected at 42 m/s at an angle of 45 0 to the
the ratio 3 : 4. What is the resulting temperature? horizontal, in the xz plane. Particle B is projected at 5 m/s at
(a) 900C (b) 700C (c) 350C (d) an angle  = tan–1(4/3) to the y-axis, in the yz plane. Which of
0
60 C the following is not correct for the velocity of B with respect
to A?
(a) Its initial magnitude is 5 m/s.
381.A ball rolls of the top of the stair way with a horizontal
velocity u ms–1. If the steps are h m high and b m wide, the (b) Its magnitude will change with time.
ball will hit the edge of the nth step, if - (c) It lies in the xy plane
2hu 2hu 2 (d) It will initially make an angle ( + /2) with the
2 positive x-axis
gb 2 (b) n = gb
(a) n =
389.A ball is projected from a certain point on the surface of a
2 2 planet at a certain angle with the horizontal surface. The
2hu hu
2 horizontal and vertical displacements x and y vary with time t
gb (d) n = gb
in second as : x = 10 √ 3 t ; y = 10t – t . The maximum height
2
(c) n = attained by the ball is-
(a) 100 m (b) 75 m (c) 50 m (d)
0
382.A body is projected at an angle 30 to the horizontal with 25 m
speed 30 m/s. What is the angle with the horizontal after 1.5
seconds? (g = 10 m/s2)
390. A particle of mass m, initially at rest, is acted upon by a
(a) 00 (b) 300 (c) 600 (d) 900 variable force F for a brief interval of time T. It begins to
move with a velocity u after the force stops acting. F is shown
383.A body is projected horizontally with speed 20 m/s. What will in the graph as a function of time. The curve is a semicircle –
be its speed nearly after 5 sec?
(a) 54 m/s (b) 20 m/s (c) 50 m/s (d) 70 m/s

384.If a projectile thrown with a speed v at an angle 45 0 to the

horizontal attains a maximum height of 6.2m, its range will be
-
(a) 3.1 m (b) 24.8 m (c) 12.4 m (d) 6.2 m
πF 20 πT 2
385.Ratio of minimum kinetic energies of two projectiles of same
mass is 4 : 1. The ratio of the maximum height attained by
2m (b) u = 8 m
them is also 4 : 1. The ratio of their ranges would be: (a) u =
(a) 16 : 1 (b) 4 : 1 (c) 8 : 1 (d) 2 : 1S πF 0 T F0T
4m (d) u = 2m
386.Two stones are projected with the same speed but making (c) u =
different angles with the horizontal. Their horizontal ranges
π
391.A body is projected such that its KE at the top is 3/4th of its
are equal. The angle of projection of one is 3 and the initial KE. What is the angle of projectile with the horizontal?
maximum height reached by it is 102 m. Then the maximum (a) 300 (b) 600 (c) 450 (d)
height reached by the other in metre is -
1200
(a) 336 (b) 224 (c) 56 (d) 34

392.The x and y coordinates of a particle at any time t are given

387.A ball is rolled off the edge of a horizontal table at a speed of
by x = 2t + 4t2 and y = 5t, where x and y are in meter and t in
4 m/s. It hits the ground after 0.4 sec. Which statement given
second. The acceleration of the particle at t =5 s is -
bellow is true ?
(a) 40 ms–2 (b) 20 ms–2 (c) 8 ms–2 (d)
Zero
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(a) , (b) ,
393.The equation of motion of a projectile is, y = 12x – 4 x2
The horizontal component of velocity is 3 m s –1. Given
that g = 10 m s–2, what is range of the projectile? (c) , (d) ,
(a) 12.4 m (b) 21.6 m (c) 30.6 m (d)
36.0 m
399.A particle is projected under gravity with velocity
from a point at a height h above the level plane at an angle
x 3g
− to it. The maximum range R on the ground is
394.A ball thrown in air follows a path given byy = √ 3 8 x2m,
where x-axis is taken along the horizontal and y-axis along
(a) (b)
the vertical. The maximum displacement of the ball along
x-direction for which displacement along y is zero equals to -
√ (b) (4/15 √3) m
(c) (d)
(a) 15 3 m
(c) 4/3 m (d) Data insufficient 400.A particle is projected upwards with a velocity of 100 m/s at
an angle of with the vertical. Find the time when the
395.Two bullets are fired simultaneously uphill parallel to an particle will move perpendicular to its initial direction,
inclined plane. The bullets have different masses and different
initial velocities. Which will strike the plane first? taking
(a) The fastest one (a) 10 s (b) 20 s
(b) The heaviest one
(c) 5 s (d)
(c) The lightest one
(d) They strike the plane at the same time
401.A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a tower with
velocity of 30 m/s during its motion, at a particular point
396.Which of the following ideas is helpful in understanding horizontal and vertical velocities become equal. Determine
projectile motion? the time elapsed to reach this point
2 2
(a) v x + v y = constant
(a) 3 s (b) 5 s
(c) 2 s (d)Cannot be determined
(b) Acceleration is +g when the object is rising and – g
when falling 402.Six particles situated at the comers of a regular hexagon of
(c) In the absence of friction the trajectory will depend side (1) move at a constant speed (v) each particle maintains
on the object’s mass as well as its initial velocity and a direction towards the particle at the next corner. The time
taken by the particles to meet each other is
launch angle
(d) The horizontal motion is independent of the vertical
motion (a) (b)

(c) (d)
397.A particle is moving with velocity , where
k is a constant. The general equation for its path is 403.A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of
to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the
(a) constant
highest point of its flight will
(b) constant (a)E (b)
(c) constant
(c) (d) Zero
(d) constant
404.A particle is projected such that the horizontal range and
vertical height are the same. Then the angle of projection is
398.The trajectory of a projectile in a vertical plane is

, where a and b are constants and x and y are, (a) (b)

respectively, horizontal and vertical distances of the
projectile from the point of projection. The maximum height (c) (d)
attained by the particle and the angle of projection from the
horizontal are
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413. A particle is going with constant speed along a

405.A particle is projected horizontally with speed
from the top of a tower. After what time velocity of particle uniform helical and spiral path separately as shown in
will be at 45o angle from initial direction of projection. figure (in case (a), verticle acceleration of particle is
(a) 1 s (b) 2 s negligible)
(c) 3 s (d) 4 s

406.The horizontal range is four times the maximum height

attained by a projectile. The angle of projection is

(a) (b)
(b)
(c) (d) (a) The velocity of the particle is constant in both
cases
407. Two racing cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in (b) The magnitude of acceleration of the particle is
circles of radii r and 2r respectively and their angular constant in both cases
speeds are equal. The ratio of the time taken by cars (c) The magnitude of accleration is constant in (a)
to complete one revolution is : (a) m1 : m2 and decreasing in (b)
(b) 1 : 2 (d) The magnitude of accleration is decreasing
(c) 1 : 1 (d) m1 : 2m2 continuously in both the cases

408. A wheel is at rest. Its angular velocity increases 414.If the radii of circular paths of two particles of same
uniformly with time and becomes 80 radian per second masses are in the ratio of 1 : 2, then in order to have
after 5 second. The total angular displacement is : same centripetal force, their speeds should be in the
ratio of :
(a) 800 rad (b) 400 rad
(a) 1 : 4 (b) 4 : 1
(c) 200 rad (d) 100 rad
(c) 1 : (d) :1

415. A stone of mass of 16 kg is attached to a string 144

m long and is whirled in a horizontal smooth surface.
409. A particle moves along a circle of radius m with The maximum tension the string can withstand is 16 N.
tangential acceleration of constant magnitude. If the The maximum speed of revolution of the stone without
speed of the particle is 80 m/s at the end of the second breaking it, will be :
revolution after motion has begun, the tangential (a) 20 ms–1 (b) 16 ms–1
–1
acceleration is: (c) 14 ms (d) 12 ms–1
(a) 160  m/s2 (b) 40  m/s2
(c) 40 m/s 2
(d) 640  m/s2 416. On horizontal smooth surface a mass of 2 kg is
whirled in a horizontal circle by means of a string at an
410. During the circular motion with constant speed : initial angular speed of 5 revolutions per minute.
(a) Both velocity and acceleration are constant Keeping the radius constant the tension in the string is
(b) velocity is constant but the acceleration changes doubled. The new angular speed is nearly:
(c) acceleration is constant but the velocity changes (a) 14 rpm (b) 10 rpm
(d) velocity and acceleration both change (c) 2.25 rpm (d) 7 rpm

417.
411. Two particles P and Q are located at distances rP A particle is kept fixed on a uniformly rotating turn-table
and rQ respectively from the axis of a rotating disc such As seen from the ground , the particle goes in a circle,
that rP>rQ : its speed is 10 cm/s and acceleration is 10 cm/s2.The
(a) Both P and Q have the same acceleration particle is now shifted to a new position to make the
(b) Both P and Q do not have any acceleration radius half of the original value.The new values of the
(c) P has greater acceleration than Q speed and acceleration will be
(d) Q has greater acceleration than P (a) 20 cm/s, 20 cm/s2 (b) 5 cm/s, 5 cm/s2
(c) 40 cm/s, 10 cm/s2 (d) 40 cm/s,40 cm/s2
412. Let ar and at represent radial and tangential
acceleration. The motion of a particle may be circular if : 418. A coin placed on a rotating turntable just slips if it is
(a) ar = 0, at = 0 (b) ar = 0, at0 placed at a distance of 16 cm from the centre. If the
(c) ar0, at = 0 (d) none of these angular velocity of the turntable is doubled, it will just
slip at a distance of
(a) 1 cm (b) 2 cm
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(c) 4 cm (d) 8 cm
424. In a circus, stuntman rides a motorbike in a circular
419. A rod of length L is hinged at one end and it is track of radius R in the vertical plane. The minimum
rotated with a constant angular velocity in a horizontal speed at highest point of track will be :
plane . Let T1 and T2 be the tensions at the points L/4
and 3L/4 away from the hinged end. (a) (b) 2gR
(a) T1> T2 (b) T2> T1 (c) (d)
(c) T1 = T2
(d) The relation between T1 and T2 depends on
425. A particle is moving in a vertical circle. The tensions
whether the rod rotates clockwise or anticlockwise
in the string when passing through two positions at
angles 30° and 60° from downward vertical are T1 and
420. A particle moving along a circular path due to a T2 respectively. Then
centripetal force having constant magnitude is an (a) T1 = T2
example of motion with : (b) T2> T1
(c) T1> T2
(a)constant speed and velocity
(d) Tension in the string always remains the same
(b) variable speed and velocity
(c) variable speed and constant velocity
(d) constant speed and variable velocity.
426. A stone tied to a string is rotated in a vertical plane.
If mass of the stone is m, the length of the string is r and
421. A stone is projected with speed u and angle of
the linear speed of the stone is v when the stone is at its
projection is . Find radius of curvature at t = 0.
lowest point, then the tension in the string at the lowest
point will be : (Acceleration due to gravity is g):

(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d) mg
427. A bucket is whirled in a vertical circle with a string
422.A particle of mass m is moving with constant velocity attached to it.The water in bucket does not fall down
even when the bucket is inverted at the top of its path.
on smooth horizontal surface. A constant force starts In this position choose most appropiate option if v is the
acting on particle perpendicular to velocity v. Radius of speed at the top.
curvature after force F start acting is :
(a) mg =
(a) (b)
(b) mg is greater than
(c) (d) none of these
(c) mg is not greater than
423. A car is going on an overbridge of radius R,
maintaining a constant speed. As the car is descending
on the overbridge from point B to C, the normal force on (d) mg is not less than
it :
428. A train A runs from east to west and another train B
of the same mass runs from west to east at the same
speed with respect to earth along the equator. Normal
force by the track on train A is N1 and that on train B is
N2:
(a)increase (a) N1> N2
(b) decreases (b) N1< N2
(c) remains constant (c) N1= N2
(d) first increases then decreases. (d) the information is insufficient to find the relation
between N1 and N2.

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429. If the apparent weight of the bodies at the equator is = + m/s2 respectively at an instant of time. The
to be zero, then the earth should rotate with angular radius of the circle is
velocity (a) 1m (b) 2m
(c) 3m (d) 4m
(a) rad/sec (b) rad/sec
434. Consider a case in which, the driver of a car
travelling at a high speed suddenly sees a wall at a
(c) rad/sec (d) rad/sec distance r directly in front of him. To avoid collision,
(a) he should apply brakes sharply
430. Three point particles P, Q, R move in a circle of (b) he should turn the car sharply
radius 'r' with different but constant speeds. They start (c) he should apply brakes and then sharply turn
moving at t = 0 from their initial positions as shown in (d) None of these
the figure. The angular velocities (in rad/sec) of P, Q
and R are 5, 2& 3 respectively, in the same sense. 435. A particle moves with deceleration along the circle
The time at which they all meet is: of radius R so that at any moment of time its tangential
and normal accelerations are equal in magnitude. At the
initial moment t = 0 the speed of the particle equals v0,
then :
(i) the speed of the particle as a function of the
distance covered s will be
(a) 2/3 sec (b) 1/6 sec
(a) v = v0 e–s/ R (b) v = v0es/ R
(c) 1/2 sec (d) 3/2 sec –R/s
(c) v = v0 e (d) v = v0eR/s

431. The kinetic energy K of a particle moving along a

436. A particle A moves along a circle of radius R = 50
circle of radius R depends on the distance covered s as
cm so that its radius vector r relative to the fixed point O
K = as2 where a is a positive constant. The total force
(Figure) rotates with the constant angular velocity  =
0.40 rad/s. Then modulus v of the velocity of the
particle, and the modulus a of its total acceleration will
acting on the particle is : (a) 2a (b)

2as
be
(c) 2as (d) 2a
(a) v = 0.4 m/s, a = 0.4 m/s2
432. A spot light S rotates in a horizontal plane with a (b) v = 0.32 m/s, a = 0.32 m/s2
constant angular velocity of 0.1 rad/s. The spot of light P (c) v = 0.32 m/s, a = 0.4 m/s2
moves along the wall at a distance 3 m. What is the (d) v = 0.4 m/s, a = 0.32 m/s2
437. A boy whirls a stone in a horizontal circle 1.8 m
velocity of the spot P when = 450 ? above the ground by means of a string with radius 1.2
m. It breaks and stone flies off horizontally, striking the
ground 9.1 m (horizontal range) away. The centripetal
acceleration during the circular motion was nearly: (use
g = 9.8 m/s2)
(a) 94 m/s2 (b) 141 m/s2
2
(c) 188 m/s (d) 282 m/s2

(a) 0.6 m/s (b) 0.5 m/s 438. A large mass M hangs stationary at the end of a
(c) 0.4 m/s (d) 0.3 m/s light string that passes through a smooth fixed ring to a
small mass m that moves around in a horizontal circular
path. If  is the length of the string from m to the top end
433. The velocity and acceleration vectors of a particle
of the tube and  is angle between this part and vertical
part of the string as shown in the figure, then time taken
undergoing circular motion are = m/s and
by m to complete one circle is equal to
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taken to be 10 m/s2, the speed of the stone at the

highest point of the circle is :


(a) 10 m/s (b) 5 m/s

m

M (c) 10 m/s (d) 20 m/s

443. A small frictionless block slides with velocity 0.5

(a) (b)
on the horizontal surface as shown in the Figure.
(c) (d) The block leaves the surface at point C. The angle  in
the Figure is :

439. Three identical particles are joined together by a

thread as shown in figure. All the three particles are
moving on a smooth horizontal plane about point O. If
the speed of the outermost particle is v 0, then the ratio
of tensions in the three sections of the string is :
(Assume that the string remains straight)
(a) cos1 (4/9) (b) cos1(3/4)
(c) cos1(1/2) (d) none of the above

(a) 3 : 5 : 7 (b) 3 : 4 : 5
444. A sphere of mass m is suspended by a thread of
(c) 7 : 11 : 6 (d) 6 : 5 : 3
length ‘’ is oscillating in a vertical plane, the angular
amplitude being 0. What is the tension in the thread
440. A Toy cart attached to the end of an unstretched when it makes an angle  with the vertical during
string of length a, when revolved moves on a smooth oscillations ? If the thread can support a maximum
horizontal table in a circle of radius 2a with a time period tension of 2 mg, then what can be the maximum
T. Now the toy cart is speeded up until it moves in a angular amplitude of oscillation of the sphere without
circle of radius 3a with a period T’. If Hook’s law holds breaking the rope? (a) 3 mg cos – 2mg
then (Assume no friction) : cos0 0 = 600
(b) 3 mg cos + 2mg cos0,,0 = 600
(c) 2mg cos – 3mg cos0 0 = 300
(d) 2mg cos + 3mg cos0,,0 = 300
(a) T’ = T (b) T’ = T

445. The figure shows the velocity and acceleration of a

(c) T’ = T (d) T’ = T point like body at the initial moment of its motion. The
acceleration vector of the body remains constant. The
441. A particle of mass m begins to slide down a fixed minimum radius of curvature of trajectory of the body is
smooth sphere from the top with negligible intial
velocity. What is its tangential acceleration when it
breaks off the sphere ?

(a) (b) (a) 2 meter (b) 4 meter

(c) 8 meter (d) 16 meter

(c) g (d)
446. instant, then the radius of curvature of the path of
the particle at that instant is directly proportional to:
442. A stone of mass 1 kg tied to a light inextensible (a) v3 (b) v2
(c) v (d) 1/v

string of length L = m, whirling in a circular path in a 447. A racing car moves along circular track of radius b.
vertical plane. The ratio of maximum tension in the
The car starts from rest and its speed increases at a
string to the minimum tension in the string is 4, If g is

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constant rate . Let the angle between the velocity and

the acceleration be  at time t. Then (cos) is :
(a) 0 (b) t2/b

(a)
(c) (d)

448.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 (b)
the bob is half of that at A, satisfies. Figure :

(c)

(d)
(a)  = (b)

(c) (d)
451.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
449.A ball of mass (m) 0.5 kg is attached to the end of a string on ground as shown in the figure. The bead is released from
having length (L) 0.5 m. The ball is rotated on a horizontal near the top of the wire and it slides along the wire without
circular path about vertical axis. The maximum tension that friction. As the bead moves from A to B, the force it applies
the string can bear is 324 N. The maximum possible value of on the wire is
angular velocity of ball (in radian/s) is :

(a) always radially outwards

(b) always radially inwards
(c) radially outwards initially and radially inwards
later
(a) 9 (b) 18 (d) radially inwards initially and radially outwards
(c) 27 (d) 36 later.
450.Two identical discs of same radius R are rotating about their
axes in opposite directions with the same constant angular
speed . The disc are in the same horizontal plane.At time t = 452.A point P moves in counter-clockwise direction on a circular
0 , the points P and Q are facing each other as shown in the path as shown in the figure. The movement of ‘P’ is such that
figure. The relative speed between the two points P and Q is it sweeps out a length s = t 3 + 5, where s is in metres and t is
vr. as function of times best represented by in seconds. The radius of the path is 20 m. The acceleration of
‘P’ when t = 2 s is nearly.

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(a) 13 m/s2 (b) 12 m/s2

(c) 7.2 m/s2 (d) 14 m/s2

453.For a particle in uniform circular motion, the acceleration at

a point P (R, ) on the circle of radius R is (Here  is measured
from the x-axis)

(a) – cos + sin 

(b) – sin  + cos

(c) – cos – sin 

(d) +

454.Two cars of masses m1 and m2 are moving in circles of radii r1

and r2, respectively. Their speeds are such that they make
complete circles in the same time t. The ratio of their
centripetal acceleration is :
(a) m1 r1 : m2 r2 (b) m1 : m2
(c) r1 : r2 (d) 1 : 1

455.A particle is moving with a uniform speed in a circular orbit

of radius R in a central force inversely proportional to the n th
power of R. If the period of rotation of the particle is T, then :
(a) TR(n+1)/2 (b) TRn/2
n
+1
2
3/2
(c) TR For any n. (d) TαR

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