Kinematics of Circular Motion - NEET Physics Questions
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Kinematics of Circular Motion

Question 1: easy

Assertion (A): In non-uniform circular motion, velocity vector and acceleration vector are not perpendicular to each other.


Reason (R): In non-uniform circular motion, particle has normal as well as tangential acceleration.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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In non-uniform circular motion, there is both tangential and centripetal acceleration. The tangential acceleration is parallel to velocity, so the resultant acceleration is not perpendicular to velocity. Reason (R) correctly identifies the components of acceleration, explaining why (A) is true.

Question 2: easy

Assertion (A): If a body is in state of uniform circular motion then its velocity and acceleration both are varying.


Reason (R): If magnitude of velocity is \(v\) and radius of uniform circular motion is \(r\) then magnitude of acceleration is \(v^2/r\).


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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In uniform circular motion, speed is constant, but velocity (direction) and acceleration (direction) vary, making (A) true. Reason (R) gives the correct magnitude of centripetal acceleration \(a = v^2/r\), so (R) is true. However, (R) describes the magnitude, not why the vectors are varying, so it's not the correct explanation.

Question 3: easy

Assertion (A): The equation of motion can be applied only if the acceleration is along the direction of velocity and is constant.


Reason (R): In circular motion, if velocity is constant then its motion is called uniform circular motion.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is false; kinematic equations apply for constant acceleration (vector), not necessarily along velocity. Reason (R) is false; if velocity (vector) is constant, it's rectilinear motion, not circular motion. In uniform circular motion, *speed* is constant, but velocity changes direction.

Question 4: easy

Assertion (A): In uniform circular motion, angular acceleration is zero.


Reason (R): In uniform circular motion, acceleration is constant.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true because angular speed \(omega\) is constant, thus \(alpha = domega/dt = 0\). Reason (R) is false; in uniform circular motion, the *magnitude* of acceleration is constant, but its *direction* continuously changes, so the acceleration vector is not constant.

Question 5: easy

Assertion (A): Infinitesimally small angular displacement is a vector quantity.


Reason (R): Angular velocity doesn’t depend upon reference frame.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Infinitesimally small angular displacement \( d\vec{\theta} \) is a vector because it obeys the commutative law of vector addition. Thus (A) is true.


Angular velocity \( \vec{\omega} \) is a vector quantity, and its value depends on the chosen reference frame. Hence (R) is false.

Question 6: easy

Assertion (A): Average angular velocity is a scalar quantity.


Reason (R): Large angular displacements \( (\Delta \theta) \) is a scalar.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Instantaneous angular velocity \( \vec{\omega} \) is a vector. However, finite angular displacement \( \Delta \theta \) is not a vector, but a scalar, as stated in Reason (R). Therefore, if average angular velocity is defined as the scalar \( \Delta \theta / \Delta t \), then Assertion (A) is considered true. In this context, both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) provides the explanation for (A).