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JEE Main 24 June 2022, Shift 2, Physics Q33

Question 33 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 3 of 30, Section A.

A stone of mass m, tied to a string is being whirled in a vertical circle with a uniform speed. The tension in the string is
  1. (1)the same throughout the motion.
  2. (2)minimum at the highest position of the circular path.Official answer
  3. (3)minimum at the lowest position of the circular path.
  4. (4)minimum when the rope is in the horizontal position.

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter
Laws of Motion
Topic
Circular Motion
Idea tested
Vertical Circular Motion

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.