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Circular Motion · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 5 of 31

Circular Motion: The centripetal acceleration of a particle moving with speed ‘v’ in a circle of radius ‘r’ is given by

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Topic
Circular Motion
Subject
General Studies
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45-60 sec

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Q · Circular MotionMedium · 45s

The centripetal acceleration of a particle moving with speed ‘v’ in a circle of radius ‘r’ is given by:

TopicCircular Motion
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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ac=v₂/rac​=v₂/r. It always acts towards the centre.

Final Answer: Option B - v₂/rv₂/r
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