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Q1MHT CET 2026 · 13 MAY · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

The real force F acting on particle of mass m performing circular motion acts along the radius of circle r and is directed forwards the centre of the circle. The magnitude of square root of such a force is (T = periodic time)

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Q2MHT CET 2026 · 19 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

Two stones of masses mm and 3m3m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in a radius r3\frac{r}{3} and the lighter one in radius rr. When both the stones experience same centripetal forces, the tangential speed of lighter stone is 'nn' times that of the value of heavier stone. The value of 'nn' is

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Q3MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

Two bodies of mass 10 kg and 5 kg are moving in concentric circular orbits of radii ' R ' and ' r ' respectively such that their periods are same. The ratio between their centripetal acceleration is

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Q4MHT CET 2025 · 20 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

For a particle moving in a circle with constant angular speed, which of the following statements is 'false'?

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Q5MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

Two stones of masses m and 3 m are whirled in horizontal circles, the heavier one in a radius (r3)\left(\frac{r}{3}\right) and lighter one in a radius r. The tangential speed of lighter stone is ' nn ' times the value of heavier stone. When the magnitude of centripetal force becomes equal the value of nn is

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Q6MHT CET 2025 · 23 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

The figure shows two masses ' mm ' and ' MM ' connected by a light string that passes through a\text{a} small hole ' OO ' at the centre of the table. Mass ' mm ' is moved round in a horizontal circle with ' OO ' as the centre. The frequency with which ' mm ' should be revolved so that ' MM ' remains stationary is ( g=g = gravitational acceleration)

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Q7MHT CET 2025 · 22 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body of mass 100 gram is tied to a spring of spring constant 8 N/m8\text{ N/m}, while the other end of a spring is fixed. If the body moves in a circular path on smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed 8 rad/s8\text{ rad/s} then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natured length will be

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Q8JEE Main 2025 · 22 JAN · SHIFT 2Difficult

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A tube of length 1 m is filled completely with an ideal liquid of mass 2 M, and closed at both ends. The tube is rotated uniformly in horizontal plane about one of its ends. If the force exerted by the liquid at the other end is F then angular velocity of the tube is FαM\sqrt{\frac{F}{\alpha M}} in SI unit. The value of α\alpha is _________.

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Q9MHT CET 2024 · 16 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body performing uniform circular motion of radius ' RR ' has frequency ' nn '. Its centripetal acceleration per unit radius is proportional to (n)x(n)^x. The value of xx is

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Q10MHT CET 2024 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle is performing uniform circular motion along the circumference of the circle of diameter 1 m with frequency 4 Hz. The acceleration of the particle in m/s2\text{m/s}^2 is

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Q11JEE Main 2024 · 5 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

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A man carrying a monkey on his shoulder does cycling smoothly on a circular track of radius 9 m9\text{ m} and completes 120 revolutions in 3 minutes. The magnitude of centripetal acceleration of monkey is (in m/s2\text{m/s}^2):

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Q12MHT CET 2024 · 15 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle is moving in a circle with uniform speed. It has constant

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Q13MHT CET 2024 · 10 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

For a particle in uniform circular motion

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Q14JEE Main 2024 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

If the radius of curvature of the path of two particles of same mass are in the ratio 3:43 : 4, then in order to have constant centripetal force, their velocities will be in the ratio of:

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Q15MHT CET 2024 · 11 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle of mass ' mm ' is performing uniform circular motion along a circular path of radius ' rr '. Its angular momentum about the axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plane is ' LL '. The kinetic energy of the particle is

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Q16MHT CET 2024 · 10 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle of mass ' mm ' performs uniform circular motion of radius ' rr ' with linear speed ' vv ' under the application of force ' FF '. If ' mm ', ' vv ' and rr ' are all increased by 20%20\% the necessary change in force required to maintain the particle in uniform circular motion, is

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Q17JEE Main 2024 · 1 FEB · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle moving in a circle of radius RR with uniform speed takes time TT to complete one revolution.

If this particle is projected with the same speed at an angle θ\theta to the horizontal, the maximum height attained by it is equal to 4R4R. The angle of projection θ\theta is then given by:

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Q18JEE Main 2023 · 30 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A stone tied to 180 cm180\text{ cm} long string at its end is making 28 revolutions in horizontal circle in every minute. The magnitude of acceleration of stone is 1936x m s−2\frac{1936}{x}\text{ m s}^{-2}. The value of xx ________. (Take π=227\pi = \frac{22}{7})

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Answer: 125

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Q19JEE Main 2023 · 13 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A vehicle of mass 200 kg200\text{ kg} is moving along a levelled curved road of radius 70 m70\text{ m} with angular velocity of 0.2 rad/s0.2\text{ rad/s}. The centripetal force acting on the vehicle is:

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Q20JEE Main 2023 · 6 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A child of mass 5 kg5\text{ kg} is going round a merry-go-round that makes 1 rotation in 3.14 s3.14\text{ s}. The radius of the merry-go-round is 2 m2\text{ m}. The centrifugal force on the child will be

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Q21JEE Main 2023 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

An object moves at a constant speed along a circular path in a horizontal plane with center at the origin. When the object is at x=+2 mx = +2\text{ m}, its velocity is −4j^-4\hat{j} m/s. The object's velocity (v) and acceleration (a) at x=−2 mx = -2\text{ m} will be

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Q22MHT CET 2023 · 10 MAY · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body of mass 200 gram is tied to a spring of spring constant 12.5 N/m12.5\text{ N/m}, while other end of spring is fixed at point 'OO'. If the body moves about 'OO' in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed 5 rad/s5\text{ rad/s} then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natural length will be

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Q23JEE Main 2023 · 6 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A small block of mass 100 g100\text{ g} is tied to a spring of spring constant 7.5 N/m7.5\text{ N/m} and length 20 cm20\text{ cm}. The other end of spring is fixed at a particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular velocity 5 rad/s5\text{ rad/s} about point AA, then tension in the spring is -

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Q24JEE Main 2023 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body of mass 200g is tied to a spring of spring constant 12.5 N/m, while the other end of spring is fixed at point O. If the body moves about O in a circular path on a smooth horizontal surface with constant angular speed 5 rad/s, then the ratio of extension in the spring to its natural length will be:

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Q25MHT CET 2023 · 13 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A stone is projected at angle θ\theta with velocity uu. If it executes nearly a circular motion at its maximum point for short time, then the radius of the circular path will be ( g=g = acceleration due to gravity)

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Q26MHT CET 2022 · 11 AUG · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body moving in a circular path with a constant speed has constant

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Q27JEE Main 2022 · 25 JUN · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

For a particle in uniform circular motion, the accelerationa⃗\vec{a}at any point P(R, θ\theta) on the circular path of radius R is (when θ\theta is measured from the positive x-axis and v is uniform speed):

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Q28MHT CET 2022 · 11 AUG · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

Two bodies of masses 'mm' and '3m3m' are rotating in horizontal circles of radii 'rr' and ' r3\frac{r}{3}' respectively. The tangential speed of the body of mass 'mm' is nn times that of the heavier body; while the centripetal force is same for both. The value of nn is

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Q29JEE Main 2022 · 30 JUL · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A mass of 0.5 kg0.5\text{ kg} is attached to one end of a massless spring whose natural length is 1 m1\text{ m} and spring constant is 800 N/m800\text{ N/m} The other end of the spring is fixed while the mass moves in a circular path in a horizontal plane with an angular speed of 20 rad/s20\text{ rad/s}. The extension in the length of the spring will be:

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Q30JEE Main 2022 · 29 JUL · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A smooth circular groove has a smooth vertical wall as shown in figure. A block of mass m moves against the wall with a speed v. Which of the following curve represents the correct relation between the normal reaction on the block by the wall (N) and speed of the block (v)?

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Q31MHT CET 2021 · 24 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle is moving along the circular path with constant speed and centripetal acceleration 'a'. If the speed is doubled, the ratio of its acceleration after and before the change is

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Q32MHT CET 2021 · 23 SEP · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle is performing U.C.M. along the circumference of a circle of diameter 50 cm50\text{ cm} with frequency 2 Hz2\text{ Hz}. The acceleration of the particle in m/s2\text{m/s}^2 is

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Q33MHT CET 2021 · 22 SEP · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body performing uniform circular motion of radius 'R' has frequency 'n'. It centripetal acceleration is

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Q34JEE Main 2021 · 16 MAR · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A block of 200 g mass moves with a uniform speed in a horizontal circular groove, with vertical side walls of radius 20 cm. If the block takes 40 s to complete one round, the normal force by the side walls of the groove is:

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Q35MHT CET 2021 · 24 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body of mass 'm' is moving with speed 'V' along a circular path of radius 'r'. Now the speed is reduced to V2\frac{V}{2} and radius is increased to '3r'. For this change, initial centripetal force needs to be

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Q36MHT CET 2021 · 21 SEP · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle moves in a circular orbit of radius 'rr' under a central attractive force, F=−krF = -\frac{k}{r}, where kk is a constant. The periodic time of its motion is proportional to

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Q37JEE Main 2021 · 26 FEB · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle is moving with uniform speed along the circumference of a circle of radius R under the action of a central fictitious force F which is inversely proportional to R3. Its time period of revolution will be given by:

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Q38MHT CET 2021 · 23 SEP · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A projectile is thrown with an initial velocity (ai^+bj^) m/s(a\hat{i} + b\hat{j})\text{ m/s}, where i^\hat{i} and j^\hat{j} are unit vectors along horizontal and vertical directions respectively. If the range of the projectile is twice the maximum height reached by it, then

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Q39JEE Main 2021 · 18 MAR · SHIFT 2Difficult

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle of mass m moves in a circular orbit under the central potential field, U(r)=−CrU(r) = -\frac{C}{r}, where C is a positive constant. The correct radius −- velocity graph of the particle's motion is:

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Q40JEE Main 2020 · 6 SEP · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A clock has a continuously moving second's hand of 0.1 m length. The average acceleration of the tip of the hand (in units of ms–2) is of the order of:

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Q41MHT CET 2020 · 16 OCT · SHIFT 2Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle of mass mm is performing UCM along a circle of radius rr. The relation between centripetal acceleration aa and kinetic energy EE is given by

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Q42JEE Main 2020 · 8 JAN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle of mass m is fixed to one end of a light spring having force constant k and unstretched length ℓ\ell. The other end is fixed. The system is given an angular speed ω\omega about the fixed end of the spring such that it rotates in a circle in gravity free space. Then the stretch in the spring is:

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Q43MHT CET 2019 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 2Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A particle is performing U.C.M. along the circumference of a circle of diameter 50 cm with frequency 2 Hz. The acceleration of the particle in m/s2\text{m/s}^2 is

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Q44MHT CET 2019 · 3 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body of mass mm is performing a UCM in a circle of radius rr with speed vv. The work done by the centripetal force in moving it through (23)rd\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\text{rd} of the circular path is

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Q45MHT CET 2019 · 3 MAY · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A mass is whirled in a circular path with constant angular velocity and its linear velocity is vv. If the string is now halved keeping the angular momentum same, the linear velocity is

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Q46MHT CET 2019 · 2 MAY · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

The real force ' FF ' acting on a particle of mass mm ' performing circular motion acts along the radius of circle ' rr ' and is directed towards the centre of circle. The square root of magnitude of such force is ( T=T = periodic time)

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Q47JEE Main 2019 · 11 JAN · SHIFT 1Difficult

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body is projected at t = 0 with a velocity 10 ms–1 at an angle of 60o with the horizontal. The radius of curvature of its trajectory at t = 1s is R. neglecting air resistance and taking acceleration due to gravity g = 10 ms–2, the value of R is:

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Q48JEE Main 2015 · 10 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

If a body moving in a circular path maintains constant speed of 10ms−1{}^{-1}, then which of the following correctly describes relation between acceleration and radius?

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Q49JEE Main 2013 · 23 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

A body of mass 'm' is tied to one end of a spring and whirled round in a horizontal plane with a constant angular velocity. The elongation in the spring is 1 cm. If the angular velocity is doubled, the elongation in the spring is 5 cm. The original length of the spring is:

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Q50JEE Main 2012 · AIEEEEasy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

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

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Q51JEE Main 2010 · AIEEEMedium

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

For a particle in uniform circular motion the accelerationa⃗\vec{a}at a point P(R, θ) on the circle of radius R is (here θ is measured from the x–axis)

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Q52JEE Main 2004 · AIEEEEasy

Centripetal Acceleration & Force

Which of the following statements is FALSE for a particle moving in a circle with a constant angular speed?

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