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Physics

Uniform Circular Motion

13 previous year questions.

Volume: 13 Ques
Yield: Medium

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Chapter Questions
13 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
Angular momentum is conserved :
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always
2
never
3
when external force is absent
4
when external torque is absent
02
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A body is travelling in a circle at a constant speed. It
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has a constant velocity
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is not accelerated
3
has an inward radial acceleration
4
has an outward radial acceleration
03
PYQ 2010
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A body is travelling in a circle at a constant speed. It
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has a constant velocity
2
is not accelerated
3
has an inward radial acceleration
4
has an outward radial acceleration
04
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2

The velocity and acceleration vectors of a particle undergoing circular motion are and respectively at an instant of time. The radius of the circle is a

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1 m
2
2 m
3
3 m
4
4 m
05
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
The velocity and acceleration vectors of a particle undergoing circular motion are and respectively at an instant of time. The radius of the circle is
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1 m
2
2 m
3
3 m
4
4 m
06
PYQ 2013
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
The minimum velocity (in m/s) with which a car driver must traverse a flat curve of radius 150 m and coefficient of friction 0.6 to avoid skidding is
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60
2
30
3
15
4
0
07
PYQ 2014
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A person with his hand in his pocket is skating on ice at the rate of and describes a circle of radius . What is his inclination to vertical?
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2

3

4
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PYQ 2016
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
What should be the velocity of rotation of earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight of a person becomes (3)/(5) of the present weight at the equator. Equatorial radius of the earth is 6400km.
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7.4 × 10⁻3rad/s
09
PYQ 2017
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A body moves in a circular orbit of radius R under the action of a central force. Potential due to the central force is given by V(r)=kr (where k is a positive constant). Period of revolution of the body is proportional to
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2

3

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R⁻5/2
10
PYQ 2020
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
What should be the velocity of rotation of earth due to rotation about its own axis so that the weight of a person becomes (3)/(5) of the present weight at the equator. Equatorial radius of earth is 6400km.
1

2

3

4
7.4 × 10⁻3rad/s
11
PYQ 2021
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A body moves in a circular orbit of radius R under the action of a central force. Potential due to the central force is given by V(r)=kr (where k is a positive constant). Period of revolution of the body is proportional to
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R¹/2
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R⁻1/2
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R⁻3/2
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R⁻5/2
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PYQ 2025
easy
physics ID: bitsat-2
A particle moves with a constant speed of 4 m/s in a circular path of radius 2 m. What is its centripetal acceleration?
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8 m/s
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4 m/s
3
16 m/s
4
2 m/s
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PYQ 2026
medium
physics ID: bitsat-2
A car is moving on a horizontal curved road with radius 50 m. The approximate maximum speed of car will be, if friction between tyres and road is 0.34. [Take ms ]
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3.4 ms
2
22.4 ms
3
13 ms
4
17 ms

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