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Topic Centripetal acceleration
Asked 2 times in GEO over 1 years (2025–2026), peaking in 2025.
Key insights
- Most tested in GEO — 2 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2025
- Recurs across 2 years (2025–2026)
Across exams
GEO · 2How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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GEO2026
For the Newton's laws to hold true at the Earth's equator, if c is the value of correction to the gravitational acceleration (g) that should be subtracted from g, then which one of the following is correct?
- A c = 0
- B 0·01 < c < 0·02
- C 0·02 < c < 0·03
- D c > 0·03
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
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GEO2025
Which one of the following statements is not true?
- A The centripetal acceleration is always directed towards the centre.
- B The motion of an object is called uniform circular motion if the object follows a circular path at a constant speed.
- C The velocity vector of a particle at a point is always along the tangent to the path of the particle at that point.
- D The net acceleration of a particle in circular motion is always along the radius of the circle towards the centre. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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