Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year

CHAPTER # 5: CIRCULAR MOTION

1. 1 revolution: 9. Moment of inertia is equal to:
a) a)
b) b)
c) c)
d) d)
2. One radian is equal to. 10. Moment of inertia is measured in:
a) 67.3o a)
b) 57.3o b)
c) 87.3o c)
d) 60o d)
3. The SI unit of angular momentum is Js. It 11. The angular momentum is given by:
can also be expressed as: a) ⃗⃗
a) b) ⃗⃗ ⃗
b) ⃗
c)
c)
d) ⃗
d)
4. The rate of change of angular displacement 12. The period of a circular motion is given by.
is called: a) T = rV
a) Angular displacement b) T = w
b) Angular velocity
c) T = 2
c) Angular acceleration
d) Torque d) T = 2/
5. Revolution/minute is the unit for 13. The direction of linear velocity of body
a) Angular displacement moving in a circle is.
b) Angular acceleration a) Along the axis of rotation
c) Angular velocity b) Along the tangent
d) Time c) Directed towards the center
d) Directed away from the center
6. Time rate of change of angular velocity is 14. The circumference subtends an angle.
called: a) Radian
a) Angular momentum b) 2 radian
b) Angular displacement c) /2 radian
c) Angular acceleration
d) 4 radian
d) None of these
15. The relation between linear and angular
acceleration
7. The angular acceleration is produced by:   is. 
a) Momentum  a
a)
 =  x r
b) Torque a 
c) Pressure
b)
 = r x 
c) a =  x r
d) Power   
d) r =  x a
8. A particle is moving in a circle with constant 16. When a body is whirled in a horizontal
speed. The direction of centripetal force will circle by means of a string the centripetal
be: force is supplied by.
a) Along the tangent a) Mass of a body
b) Along radius towards center b) Velocity of body
c) Along radius away from center c) Tension in the string
d) Changing with motion d) None of these

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17. Centripetal force performs 24. The rotational K.E of any hoop of radius “r”
a) Maximum work is given by:
b) Minimum work a)
c) Negative work
d) No work b)
c)
18. When a body moves in a circle of radius „r‟ d) None of these
with linear speed „V‟, its centripetal force is.
a) mv / r2 25. Unit of angular velocity in SI unit is:
b) mv / r
a)
c) mv2 / r
b)
d) mv2 / r2
c)
d)
19. The angular acceleration of a body is
directed
26. Angular speed of daily rotation of earth is:
a) Towards the center of the circle
a)
b) Away from the center of the circle
b)
c) Along the tangent to the circle
d) Along the axis of rotation c)
d)
20. The magnitude of the centripetal force on a
mass m moving with angular speed in a 27. The rotational K.E of a body is given by:
circle of radius r is a)
a) b)
b) ⁄ c)
c) d)
d)

21. The dimension of angular acceleration is: 28. The minimum velocity necessary to put a
a) satellite into orbit is:
b) a)
c) b)
d) c)
d)
22. A gymnast sitting on stool with his arms out
stretched lowers his arms: 29. The apparent weight of a man in an
a) The angular speed decreases ascending lift moving with acceleration “a”:
b) The angular speed increases a) Increases
c) Neither increases nor decrease b) Decreases
d) Both increases and decreases c) Remains constant
d) Becomes zero
23. When torque acting on a system is zero,
which of the following will be constant: 30. The apparent weight of a man in a lift
a) Linear momentum moving down with an acceleration of
b) Force is:
c) Angular momentum a) Zero
d) Impulse b) 9.8 N
c) 19.6 N
d) Infinity

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31. Which electromagnetic wave are used as

medium in satellite communication system: 37. A man of weight W is standing on an
a) Microwaves elevator which is ascending with an
b) Radio waves acceleration a. The apparent weight of the
c) Infrared waves man is.
d) Ultraviolet waves a) mg
32. The minimum number of communication b) mg – ma
satellites required to cover the whole earth c) mg + ma
is: d) mg – ma
a) 4
b) 3 38. If a body of mass 10 kg is allowed to fall
c) 2 freely, its weight becomes.
d) 5 a) zero
b) 98N
33. The critical speed of an artificial satellite is. c) 9.8N
a) 6 Kms-1 d) 10N
b) 8.1 Kms-1
c) 7.9 Kms-1
d) 8 ms-1 39. Pull of earth on a mass of 20 kg on the
surface of the earth is
34. Geo-stationary satellite completes one a) 20 N
rotation around earth in. b) 196 N
a) 3 hours c) 19.6 N
b) 6 hours d) 1960 N
c) 12 hours
d) 24 hours
Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans.
35. In case planets the necessary acceleration is 1 d 14 b 27 d
provided by. 2 b 15 c 28 c
a) Gravitational force 3 b 16 c 29 a
b) Frictional force 4 b 17 d 30 a
c) Coulomb force 5 c 18 c 31 a
d) Centripetal force 6 c 19 d 32 c
7 b 20 d 33 c
36. The acceleration of a freely falling body is: 8 b 21 b 34 d
a) Zero 9 d 22 b 35 a
10 a 23 c 36 b
b) 9.8 ms-2
11 d 24 a 37 c
c) 32 ms-2 12 d 25 a 38 a
d) -9.8 ms-2 13 b 26 d 39 b