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PHYSICS - I B ROTATIONAL MECHANICS

v = r  when  = 900
SYNOPSIS g) Other units of  are revolutions per minute(rpm).
1. In translatory motion, every particle travels the revolutions per second(rps)
same distance along parallel paths, which may 1 rps = 60 rpm
be straight or curved. Every particle of the body 1 rpm =  / 30 rad s-1
has the same speed and acceleration.
1 rps = 2  rad s-1
2. In rotatory motion the body rotates about a fixed
axis. Every particle of the body describes a h) When a body is rotating about its own axis,
circular path and centres of concentric circles then the particles on the axis of rotation
lie on the axis of rotation. Every particle of the have “zero” linear velocity
body undergoes the same angular displacement, 6) The angular velocity is a pseudo vector. The
but linear velocity of particles differ depending direction is perpendicular to the plane of rotation
on their distance from axis of rotation. and given by the right hand thumb rule. The
direction of angular velocity is same as that of
UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION : the angular displacement.
1) If an object moves in a circular path with constant 7) Angular accelaration :
speed, its motion is called uniform circular a) Rate of change of angular velocity is called
motion. d
2) The line perpendicular to plane of motion of angular acceleration  
dt
the body about which the body rotates is called b) S.I unit is rad.s-2
axis of rotation. c) The direction of  is parallel to the axis of
3) The line joining the instantaneous position of rotation.
the body and centre of the circle is called radius d) If angular velocity of a rotating body
vector. increases at uniform rate from  1 to  2
4) The angle swept by the radius vector in a given in t sec then
interval of time is called angular displacement .
a) S.I unit of is radian.
 2 -  1 =  t (or)
b) Finite angular displacements are scalars. 2 2 22  12
2  1  2 (or)  
c) Infinitesimally small angular displacements 2
1
are vectors   1t   t 2
2
d) This is a pseudo vector.
e) It is produced only when an unbalanced
e)  = 2  N rad, N-Number of rotations. torque acts on the body
5) Angular velocity ‘  ’ f) When angular velocity of the body is constant
a) Rate of angular displacement is called =0
angular velocity. g) If ‘a’ is the tangential acceleration then a=r .
b) S.I unit is rad s–1 Where r is the radius of the circular path.
c)  =  /t or  = d  /dt. 8) Centripetal acceleration (a r)
a) The accelaration possessed by a body moving
d) If T is time period and n is frequency then
in a circular path and directed towards the
 = 2  n = 2  /T centre is called centripetal or radial
e ) If the particle revolving along a circle with accelaration.
uniform speed completes n revolutions in t sec, then b) a = v  = v2/r = r  2, (in m/s2 ) where v,,  and
 = 2  n/t r are the linear velocity, angular velocity of
f) If v is the linear velocity of the body the body and ‘r’ radius of the circle
c) It arises due to change in the
v = X direction of velocity of the body.
v = r  sin  d) r
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9) Tangential acceleration ‘a T’ mv2 GMm


a) If a body moves in a circular path with centripetal force on it  2
changing speed it possesses (i) tangential
r r
accelaration(aT) (ii) radial accelaration (ar) k. Work done by centripetal force is zero.
and (iii) angular acceleration (  ) l. When a stone is whirled round in horizontal
b) aT = dv/dt. (in ms-2 ) circle by attaching it at the end of a string, tension
c) It arises due to change in speed of the object in the string provides the centripetal force.
d) A car going in a circular track with increasing m. If a stone of mass m attached at the end of a
speed possesses both a r and a T. string is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius
e) Resultant linear accelaration of the body ‘  ’, tension in the string is equal to centripetal
mv2
a= a 2r  a 2T force T 

If is the angle made by ‘a’ with a r, then n. If the centripetal force acting on a body
a moving in a circle vanishes suddenly, it flies off
Tan = T
ar along the tangent at that point.
10) Centripetal force (FN ) o. If the stone tied at the end of a string is
a. It is the force required to keep the body in whirled and the string breaks, then the stone flies
circular motion. This force changes the direction off tangentially.
of linear velocity but not its magnitude. p. A stone is tied at the end of a string of length
b. Direction of centripetal force is always ‘  ’ having breaking tension ‘F’. Then the safe
perpendicualar to the direction of linear velocity. maximum angular velocity which prevents the
c. Centripetal force = mass X centripetal
acceleration. F
breaking off the string is 
d. Centripetal force m
mv2 42mr q. If E is the kinetic energy of a body moving
FN   mr2  mv  2
 42n2mr
r T in a circular path of radius ‘r’ with uniform
e. Tangential force Ft = mr  speed, the necessary centripetal force provided
f. For a body in non uniform circular motion, 2E
is F 
r
resultant force F  FN2  Ft2 11) Centrifugal force
a) The Pseudo force which acts radilly outwards
2 2
 mr   mr 
2
 mr 4   2 on the body moving along a circle is called
centrifugal force.
g. When an electron moves round the nucleus b) Even though centripetal and centrifugal
in a circular orbit, the electrostatic force forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in
between the electron and nucleus is the direction, they do not form action - reaction pair.
centripetal force. They act on the same body in two different
h. If an electron of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘e’ frames.
moves around the nucleus of atomic number c) An observer can observe centrifugal force
‘Z’ in a circular orbit of radius ‘r’, centripetal when he is also moving along with the body
which is moving along a circle.
mv2 1 Ze2
force on it is  d) Magnitude of centrifugal force is equal to that
r 4 0 r 2 of centripetal force
i. When the earth moves round the sun the e) Every person on the earth is moving in a
gravitational force of attraction between them circular path along with the spinning earth.
is the centripetal force. So, every person experiences a centrifugal force.
j. When a planet of mass ‘m’ moves around g) Due to centrifugal force the earth is bulged at
the sun in a circular orbit of radius r, the equator and flattend at the poles.

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h) Watt’s governer is used to control the flow of MOTION IN A VERTICAL CIRCLE WITH NON
steam in the steam engine. It works on the - UNIFORM SPEED :
principal of centrifugal force. 1. A particle of mass ‘m’ suspended by a thread is
i) Cream can be separated from milk using given a horizontal speed ‘u’, when it is at ‘A’, it
centrifuge. Wet clothes can be dried by the moves in a vertical circle of radius ‘r’
centrifuge. B
MOTION IN A VERTICAL CIRCLE WITH
UNIFORM SPEED :
r
O C
A particle of mass m is rotated at uniform speed T
‘V’ in a vertical circle of radius r with the help q P
of a light string. A q mg Cosq
a) Then the sum of its KE and PE is not constant mg sin q
mg
b) If T 1, T 2 , T 0 are the tensions in the string
when the particle is at lowest point, highest point 2. When the angular displacement of the particle
of the vertical circle and at an angle  from is ‘ ’, ie when the particle is at p.
lowest point of vertical circle respectively, then a) Speed of the particle
mv 2 mv 2 v= where u is the
T 1=  mg ,T2=  mg
r r velocity at A, the lowest point
mv 2 b) Centripetal force mv2/r=T - mg cos
T 0=  mg cos 
r c) The speed of the particle continuously
changes. It increase while coming down and
c) The difference between maximum and
decreases while going up
minimum tensions in the string
d) This is an example for non-uniform circular
T1 - T2 = 2mg
motion.
d) A vehicle of mass m is travelling with uniform e) Tangential accelaration = g sin
speed V along a concave road and then a convex f) Tangential force = mg sin
road of same radius of curvature r. If R1 and R2 g) Tension in the string T=mv2/r + mg Cos
are the normal reactions on the vehicle at the
h) Velocity, speed, K.E, linear momentum,
lowest point of the concave road and highest
angular momentum, angular velocity, all are
point of the convex road respectively then variables. Only total energy remains
mv 2 mv 2 constant
R1 = mg+ and R2 = mg 
r r i) if VA and VB are the velocities of the particle at
e) Maximum speed of the vehicle at the highest the lowest (A) and highest (B) points of
point of convex shaped bridge so that the the vertical circle then
vehicle does not leave the surface of the bridge
VA2 -VB2 = 4gr
is
Vmax= gr 3. If TA and TB are the tensions in the string when
f) In the following cases, the minimum velocity the particle is at lowest point and highest point
of the vertical circle then
of the body at the highest point should be gr
i) To rotate a can full of water, without water mv 2A
TA =  mg (maximum tension)
spilling out even at the highest position. r
ii) In circus, for a motor cyclist to drive the cycle mv 2B
TB =  mg (minimum tension)
in a vertical circle inside a cage. r
iii) For the pilot of an aeroplane who is not tied 4. The difference between maximum and
to his seat, not to fall down while looping a minimum tensions in the string
vertical circle. TA - TB = 6mg

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This difference is independent of velocity of ii) the angle with the lower vertical at which the
projection of the particle. tension in the string becomes zero is
5. Conditions to be satisfied to complete the vertical  2gL  u 2 
cos    
circle by the particle  3gL 
 
a) minimum tension, TB = 0
iii) the height at which tension in the string
b) minimum velocity at the highest point, VB =gr  u 2  gL 
c) minimum velocity at the lowest point, VA = 5gr becomes zero is h   
 3g 
d) minimum velocity at an angle '' from  
8. The mass of the bob of a simple pendulum of
lowest point, Vo = 3gr  2gr cos 
length ‘L’ is ‘m’ . The bob is projected
e) minimum tension at angle ‘  ’ from lowest point, horizontally from its mean position with velocity
To = 3mg(1+cos  ) ‘u’ and is put in vertical circular motion . Then
the tension in the string at angular displacement
Note: Vmin is independent of mass of the body and  is
T min in the string is independent of radius of
vertical circle mu 2
T=  mg( 2  3 cos )
6. When a particle of mass ‘m’ is rotated in a vertical L
circle of radius ‘r’ with critical speeds with the (or) T = Tmax– 3mg(1 – cos)
help of a light string, then where T max = mg + mu2/L
a) Its total energy = (5/2) mgr 9. A ball of mass ‘M’ is suspended vertically by a
b) At the lowest point, KEmax = (5/2) mgr string of length ‘l’. A bullet of mass ‘m’ is fired
c) At the highest point, KEmin = (1/2) mgr horizontally with a velocity ‘u’ into the ball,
d) between lowest and highest points sticks to it. For the system to complete the
 KE=  PE= 2mgr vertical circle, the minimum value of ‘u’ is given
7. A simple pendulum of length ‘L’ is having a M  m
bob of mass ‘m’. Let the bob is given by u= 5gl
m
a velocity ‘u’ along the horizontal direction.
10. A nail is fixed at a certain distance x vertically
a) If u  5gL , the bob describes verticle circle of below the point of suspension of a simple
radius L. pendulum of length L . The bob is released
when the string makes an angle  with vertical
b) If u  2gL then
. The bob reaches the lowest position then
i) the bob oscillates about the mean position describes a vertical circle whose centre coincides
ii) the angle with the lower vertical at which with the nail . then
 u 2  L(3  2 cos )
cos    1  x min 
velocity becomes zero is  2gL  5
 
11. A body of mass ‘m’ is allowed to slide down
iii) the height at which velocity becomes zero is from rest, from the top of a smooth incline of
u2 height ‘h’. For the body to loop in a loop of
h radius ‘r’ on arriving at the bottom,
2g
a) Minimum height of smooth incline
c) If 2gL < u < 5gL , then
 5r 
i) the bob neither performs oscillations nor h=  
2
describe vertical circle but the bob travels inside
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12. A small block is freely sliding down from the 4. Torque (or) moment of force (  )
top of a smooth convex hemisphere of radius r, a) It is the turning effect of a force .
placed on a table with its flat face on the table . b) Magnitude of torque = force acting on the
then body x perpendicular distance between line of
action of force and axis of rotation .
a) Normal reaction on the block is zero at the
c) It is an axial vector . Its direction is parallel to
instant the block leaves the hemisphere.
the axis of rotation (or )perpendicular to the
plane of rotation   r  F
b) the vertical height from the table at which
the block leaves the hemisphere is h = 2r/3   Fr sin  .
d) S.I unit is Nm
c) If the position vector of the block with respect e) Magnitude of torque is maximum when
to the centre of curvature makes an angle  r & F are perpendicular to each other..
with vertical when the block leaves the 5. Couple
hemisphere, then cos  = 2/3 a) Two equal and opposite non-collinear forces
simultaneously acting on a body constitute
d) velocity of the block at that instant is
couple.
2gr b) The moment of a couple or torque is equal
V
3 to the product of one of the forces and normal
e) If the block is given a horizontal velocity ‘u’ distance between the forces.
from the top of the smooth convex hemisphere c) Couple always produces turning effect
then the angle  with vertical at which the block eg: turning the cap of a pen
leaves the hemisphere is turning the head of a tap
turning the key in lock
2 u2
cos    6. When a rigid body rotates with uniform angular
3 3gr
velocity
13. A small block of mass m is oscillating along
smooth concave hemispherical bowl of radius r a) all particles undergo the same angular
with an angular amplitude  . If R1 , R2 are the displacement but different linear
displacements.
normal reactions on the block at the mean and
extreme positions repectively and V is the speed b) all particles rotate with same angular velocity
of the block at the mean position then but with different linear velocities.
c) Particles on the axis of rotation remain at rest.
V  2gr (1  cos ) 7. Moment of inertia or Rotational inertia
R1 = mg + mv2 / r = mg ( 3 - 2 cos  ) a) It is the property of a body due to which it
opposes any change in its state of rest or
R2 = mg cos  uniform rotation.
b) It is the rotational analogue of inertia in
ROTATIONAL MOTION OF A RIGID BODY: translatory motion
c) For a particle of mass ‘m’ rotating at a
1. If the distance between any two particles of a distance r from the axis of rotation. I = mr2
body remains constant in all operations, the d) Moment of inertia of a group or a system of
body is called a rigid body
particles is
2. A rigid body can execute both translatory, and
rotatory motions. It can also execute I  m1r12  m 2r22  ....  m n rn2
translational and rotational motions at the same I   mr 2
time.
3. A rigid body executes pure rotational motion where m1,m2, ---- mn are masses of particles
with angular acceleration when it is acted upon & r1, , r2 ---- rn are their perpendicular distances
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e) For a rigid body I = M K2 I - MI of the body about any axis
K is called radius of gyration IC - MI of the body about a parallel axis
passing through centre of mass
r12  r22     rn2 d - perpendicular distance between the
K
n parallel axes
f) S.I unit of moment of inertia is kg m2 M - mass of the body
g) Moment of inertia of a body depends on b) K 2  K c2  d 2
i) mass of the body Where Kc = radius of gyration about the
ii) distribution of mass of the body axis passing through centre of mass
iii) position of axis of rotation K = radius of gyration about the parallel
axis
h) M.I. is independent of angular velocity of
10. Perpendicular axes theorem. (Valid for lamina
rotation of the body.
only)
i) Radius of gyration of a body depends on
a) Iz = Ix + Iy
i) distribution of mass of the body
Iz - MI of the body about z - axis
ii) position of axis of rotation
Ix - MI of the body about x - axis
j) K is independent of mass of the rotating rigid
Iy - MI of the body about y - axis
body .
b) K 2z  K 2x  K 2y
9. Parallel axes theorem
Where Kx,Ky,Kz are radii of gyration about
a) I = IC + Md2
x,y,z axes respectively
11. Moment of inertia of some regular bodies
S.No. Body Axis of rotation Moment of Radius of
inertia (I) gyration (K)
1. Thin circular ring a) Passing through centre and MR2 R
of mass M & radius R normal to its plane
b) any diameter MR2 /2 R 2
c) any tangent in its plane 3MR2/2 3R 2
d) any tangent perpendicular 2MR 2 2R
to its plane
2. Thin circular disc a) Passing through centre and MR2/2 R/ 2
of mass M and radius R normal to its plane
3. Thin hollow cylinder a) about the natural axis MR2 R

of mass M, radius R and b) perpendicular to the axis  L2 R 2  L2 R 2


M   
length L of cylinder and passing through  12 2  12 2
 
its centre
c) Passing through line of contact 2MR 2 2R
of cylinder with floor when it is
rolling
 L2 R 2  L2 R 2
d) perpendicular to the axis of cylinder M   
 3 2  3 2
and passing through one end  
4. Solid cylinder of mass a) about the natural axis MR2 /2 R 2
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5. Thin hollow sphere of a) about the natural (or) 2MR2/3 2R/ 3


mass M, radius R diametrical axis
b) Passing through any tangent 5MR2/3 5R 3

6. Solid sphere of mass M a) about the natural (or) 2MR2/5 2R 5


and radius R diametrsical axis
b) About any tangent 7 MR2/5 7R / 5
2
7. Thin uniform rod of a) Perpendicular to the length of ML / 12 L/2 3
mass M and length L rod and passing through its centre
b) perpendicular to the length of ML2/ 3 L/ 3
rod and passing through its end
8. Thin uniform rectangular a) perpendicular to the plane and M ( L2  b 2 ) L2  b 2
plate of mass M, length L passing through its centre
12 12
and breadth b
9. Thin square plate of mass a) perpendicular to the plane and ML2/ 6 L 6
M and side length L. passing through its centre
b) perpendicular to the plane and 2ML2/ 3 2L 3
passing through a corner
c) any axis passing through the ML2/12 L 2 3
center and in the plane of plate
12. Angular momentum L : d) In above case loss in the rotational KE of the
a) Moment of momentum of a rotating body about system is
the axis of rotation
1 I1I2 2
b) (w1 - w2 )
2 I1 + I2
c) It is an axial vector whose direction is parallel
to the axis of rotation or perpendicular to the plane e) If the earth suddenly contracts, its moment of
of rotation. inertia decreases and angular velocity increases. As
d) S.I unit is joule second a result duration of the day would decrease.
e) For a particle in circular motion L = mvr = mr2  f) If the radius of the earth shrinks to 1/n th of
f) In case of rotational motion of rigid body the present radius without any change in the mean
density, duration of the new day is (24/n5)hrs.
13. Law of conservation of angular momentum : 14. Rotational KE
a) When no external torque acts, then angular
mommentum of the rotating system remains L2 1
KE rot = I 2 =  L
conseved. 2I 2
b) When there is no external torque acting on a 15. a) Work done by a torque :
rigid body, L = I = constant If a torque  rotates a body through a small
I1 I angle d  , then the work done is dw =  d  .
I11  I22 or I1n1  I2n2 or  2
T1 T2  The total work done in rotating the body
c) If two rigid bodies with angular velocity 1 and 2
2 are coupled and  is the final angular velocity from  1 to  2 is w    d
of the arrangement, 1
I11  I22   I1  I2   For a constant torque, W =  
or I1n1  I2n2   (I1  I2 )n where   2  1

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b) Work energy principle : mg sin 


d) frictional force =
The work done by the constant net torque on a (1  r 2 / K 2 )
body is equal to the change in its rotational K.E. tan 
e)  s 
1 (1  r 2 / K 2 )
W I(22  12 )
2
Body K 2 /r Accelaration Velocity at
16. Power of a torque
the bottom
The rate at which work is done by a torque
Rolling ring (or)
P = dw/dt =  d  /dt =   Hollow cylinder 1 (1/2) g sin  gh
17. Rolling of a body without slipping on a Disc (or)
horizontal surface
Solid cylinder 1/2 (2/3) g sin  4gh 3
a) the body possesses both translational and
rotational kinetic energy. Solid sphere 2/5 (5/7)g sin  10gh 7
b) Total energy of the body
Hollow sphere 2/3 (3/5)g sin  6gh 5
E = KEtrans+ KErot
19. A solid sphere, hollow sphere, disc and ring are
1 1 1 K2 allowed to roll down on an inclined plane
= mVc + I  =
2 2
mVc (1+ 2 )
2
2 2 2 r simultaneously;
where Vc = velocity of center of mass a) then solid sphere reaches the bottom first, and
K = radius of gyration and r = radius the ring reaches last.
c) Fraction of energy associated with transla- b) disc and solid cylinder reach the bottom at
tional motion = 1/ (1 + K2 / r2) same time.
d) Fraction of energy associated with rotational 20. When a body rolls up or down an inclined plane
motion = 1/ (1 + r2/k2) without slipping frictional force acts up the
e) If V is the velocity of centre of mass of a plane.
rolling body, then the velocity of its highest point 21. Comparision of translatory and rotatory motions
is 2V and that of lowest point is zero (With Translatory Rotatory
respect to observer out side) 1. Linear displacement (s) Angular displacement (  )
18. When a body rolls down without sliding on an 2. Linear velocity (V) Angular velocity(  )
inclined plane with inclination and height ‘h’ 3. Linear acceleration (a) Angular acceleration(  )
a) Acceleration of the body 4. mass (m) moment of inertia (I)
5. Linear momentum Angular momentum
a=  -- inclination of the plane (P = mv) (L = I  )
b) Velocity acquired by body on reaching the 6. Force (F= dp/ dt) Torque (  = dL/dt)
bottom 7. work ( w  F ds) work ( w   d)
 
2gh 8. Linear KE Rotational KE
V h - height of the incline.
1  k2  r 2 (E=mv2 /2 = p2/2m) (E r = I  2 /2=L 2/2I)
c) Time taken by the body to roll down the 9. work-energy theorm work-energy theorm
inclined plane 1 1 1 2 1 2
FS  mv 2  mu 2   I2  I1
2 2 2 2
1 2h  K 2  10. power (P=Fv) power (P=   )
t 1 2
sin  g  r  11. Impulse ( I  F dt ) Impulse ( I    dt )

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Equations of motion 5. A particle of mass M moves in a circular path


of radius r with a constant speed equal to V.
1. V = u + at  2 =  1+  t Then its centripetal acceleration is
2. S = ut + at2/2 = (u+v)t/2  = 1t+  t2/2=(1+ 2 ) t/2
V2 V2
3. V2 –u2 = 2as 22  12  2 1) 2) 2 3) V 2 r 4) zero
r r
4. Sn = u +a (n–1/2)  n  1  (n  1 / 2) 6. Many great rivers flow towards the equator,
what effect does the sediment they carry to
EXERCISE - I sea have on the rotation of the earth?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : 1) The rotation of the earth slows down
1. The direction of angular accelaration of a 2) The rotation of theearth speeds up
body moving in a circle in the plane of the 3) No effect on the rotation of the earth
paper is
4) none
1) along the tangent
2) along the radius inward 7. A stone is suspended by a thread, the minimum
3) along the radius outward horizontal velocity to be given to the stone at
4) along the perpendicular to the plane of the paper lowest position to complete the vertical circle
2. A particle of mass m is tied to a light string and 1) depends on length of thread used
rotated with a speed v along a circular path of
2) depends on mass of the stone
radius r. If T is tension in the string and mg is
gravitational force on the particle then, the 3) independent of length of the thread used
actual forces acting on the particle are 4) none
1) mg, and T only 8. A stone of mass ‘m’ tied to a string is revolved
mv 2 in a vertical circle of r adius R. I f T 1 is the tension
2) mg, T and an additional force of
r in the string at lowest position, the net force on
directed inwards the stone acting in that position is
mv 2 1) mg-T1 2) mg + T1
3) mg.T and an additional force of
r 3) T1-mg 4) T1
directed outwards
mv 2 9. A stone is tied to the end of a string and
4) only a force directed outwards whirled in a vertical circle. The tension in the
r
string is T 1 when the stone is at the highest
3. A motor car with a mass m moves with
point and T 2 when it is at the lowest point.
uniform speed V on (a) horizontal level bridge
Then [99M]
(b) convex bridge (c) concave bridge. The
reaction of the bridge at it’s centre, on the 1) T1=T2 2)T 1=–T 2 3) T1>T2 4) T1<T2
car is 10. The minimum speed for a particle at the lowest
1) highest in case (a) 2) highest in case (b) point of a vertical circle of radius R to describe
3) highest in case (c) the circle is V. If the radius of the circle is
4) same in the three cases reduced to one fourth its value, the
4. Suppose a disc is rotating counter clockwise corresponding minimum speed will be [99E]
in the plane of the paper then 1) V/4 2) V/2 3) 2V 4) 4V
1) It’s angular velocity vector will be 11. A stone tied to a string is rotated in a vertical
perpendicular to the page pointing up out of circle. The minimum speed with which the
the page string has to be rotated [98E]
2) It’s angular velocity vector will be
1) decreases with increasing mass of the stone
perpendicular to the page pointing inwards
3) It’s angular velocity vector acts along the 2) is independent of mass of the stone
tangent to the disc. 3) decreases with increasing length of the string
4) none of the above is correct. 4) is independent of length of the string

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12. Moment of inertia of a body is independent of 21. Moment of inertia of a uniform plate of mass
1) mass of the body M, length ‘l’ and breadth ‘b’ about an axis
2) distribution of mass of the body passing through its centre of mass and normal
3) temperature of the body to the plane is
4) angular velocity of the body 1) M (l2+b2) / 2 2) M (l2+b2) / 12
13. Moment of inertia of a body depends upon 3) M (l2+b2) / 3 4) M(l2+b2)
1) distribution of mass of the body 22. The moment of inertia of a thin uniform rod
2) position of axis of rotation of mass M and length l about an axis
3) temperature of the body perpendicular to the rod, through its centre
4) all of the above is l. The moment of inertia of the rod about
an axis perpendicular to the rod through its
14. When temperature of a body made of brass
end point is [99E]
increases its moment of inertia.
1) increases 2) decreses 1) l/4 2) l/2 3) 2l 4) 4l
3) remains same 4) becomes zero 23. Moment of inertia of a thin square plate about
an axis passing through its diagonal is I. Its
15. Rotational analogue of inertia in translatory
moment of inertia about an axis passing
motion is
through its centre in the plane of the plate and
1) mass 2) weight
making an angle  with the diagonal is
3) moment of inertia 4) Torque
1) I 2) I cos  3) I sin 4) I tan
16. Moment of inertia comes into play in
1) Rectilinear motion 2) curvilinear motion 24. Two identical rods are joined to form an ‘X’.
The smaller angle between the rods is ‘  ’.
3) Rotational motion 4) translational motion
The moment of inertia of the system about and
17. The following bodies have same mass and axis passing through the point of intersection
radius. The body with large moment of inertia of the rods and perpendicular to their plane
about geometric axis is is
1) solid sphere 2) Hollow sphere
1)   2)  sin2 
3) Disc 4) Ring
3)  cos2  4) independent of 
18. If I1 I2, and I3 are moments of inertia of a disc
about its geometric axis, diameter and a 25. The correct relation of the following is
tangent in its plane, then
1)   r . F 2)   r x F
1) I1> I2 > I3 2) I3 > I2 > I1
3) I3 > I1 > I2 4) I2 > I1 > I3 F   
3)   4)   r  F
19. Moment of inertia of a ring is minimum r
1) about its geometric axis 26. The rotational analogue of force in
2) about a diameter translatory motion is
3) about a tangent in its plane 1) torque 2) rotational inertia
4) tangent perpendicular to its plane 3) weight 4) angular impulse.
27. When a constant torque is applied on a rigid
20. Moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass m,
length l, radius r about an axis passing through its body, then
centre and perpendicular to its length is 1) The body moves with linear accelaration
2) The body rotates with constant angular
ml 2 ml 2 velocity
1) 2)
12 3 3) The body rotates with constant angular accelaration
ml 2 mr 2 ml 2 mr 2 4) The body undergoes equal angular
3) + 4) +
12 4 12 3 displacement in equal intervals of time

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28. Relation between torque and angular 34. A Particle of mass M is moving in a straight
momentum is similar to the relation between line with uniform speed v parallel to x - axis
1) Accelaration and velocity in X - Y plane at a height ‘h’ from the X -axis.
2) mass and moment of inertia Its angular momentum about the origin is
3) energy and displacement 1) Zero
4) force and linear momentum 2) mvh and is directed along positive z axis
3) mvh and is directed along negative z - axis
29. The physical quantity of the following that is 4) mvh and is directed along positive x - axis
not conserved in case of a planet revolving in
an orbit is 35. Angular momentum of a body is equal to the
product of
1) Angular momentum
1) Moment of inertia and angular velocity
2) Total energy
2) Centripetal force and radius
3) Areal velocity
3) Linear velocity and angular velocty
4) Kinetic energy
4) mass and angular velocity
30. A body of mass M and radius of gyration k is
rotating with an angular acceleration  . The 36. A body is moving at a distance parallel to X-
torque acting on it is axis with a constant velocity. Its angular mo-
mentum about the origin
2 Mk 2 2
1) Mk  2) 1) remains constant
2 2) increases
3) Mk 2 2 4) Mk 
3) decreases
31. When a rigid body is rotating, every point in 4) may increase or decrease
it describes a ciruclar path
37. When running boy jumps on to a rotating
1) Only if the axis of rotation passes table, the quantity that is conserved is
symmertrically through the centre of gravity
1) Linear momentum
of the body
2) Angular momentum
2) Only it the axis of rotation passes symmetri-
cally through the body 3) Kinetic energy
3) Provided the axis passes through the edge of 4) None of the above
the body 38. The principle used by a gymnast to increase
4) Whatever be the axis of roation the number of somersaults, is law of
32. A solid metal sphere and a solid wooden conservation of
sphere are having the same mass. If they are 1) linear momentum
spinning with same angular velocity, then 2) energy 3) mass
1) metal sphere possesses more angular 4) angular momentum
momentum
2) wooden sphere will have more angular 39. If polar ice caps melt, the length of the day
momentum 1) will increase 2) will decrease
3) both will have same angular momentum 3) will remain same 4) cannot be decided
4) none of the above 40. A boy standing on a rotating table with heavy
33. Two bodies with moment of inertia I1 and I2 spheres in his hands, suddenly brings his hands
(I 2 >I 1 ) are rotating with same angular close to his body. The angular velocity of the
momentum. If K1 and K2 are their kinetic table
energies, then 1) Remains unchaged
1) K2 > K1 2) K2 < K1 2) Becomes zero
3) K1 = K2 4) K2 K1 3) decreases 4) increases

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41. When a stopper is pulled from a filled wash 46. Identify the increasing order of angular
basin, the water drains out while circulating velocities of following [05-E]
like a small whirl pool. The angular velocity a) Earth rotating about its own axis
of a fluid element about a vetical axis through b) Hour’s hand of clock
the orifice appears to be greater near the c) Seconds hand of clock
orifice. The angular velocity of fluid element
d) Fly wheel of radius 2m making 300 r.p.m.
varies
1) a, b, c, d 2) b, c, d, a
1) Inversely as the square of its distance from
the axis through the orifice. 3) c, d, a, b 4) d, a, b, c
2) inversely as the distance from the axis 47. When a body is whirled in a vertical circle
through the orifice. such that its total mechanical energy is constant
3) directly as the square of its distance from the with critical velocities then tension in the string
axis through the orifice changes with time. Arrange the following in
4) directly as the distance from the axiz through increasing order of tension when
the orifice. i) String is horizontal
42. A man turns on rotating table with an angular ii) String makes an angle 00 with downward
speed  . He is holding two equal masses at vertical
arms length. Without moving his arms, he iii) String makes an angle of 180 0 with
just drops the two masses. How will his downward vertical
angular speed change? iv) String makes an angle 1200 with downward
1) it will be less than  vertical
2) it will be more than  1) iii, iv, i, ii 2) iii, i, ii, iv
3) it will be equal to  3) i, ii, iii, iv 4) iv, iii, ii, i
4) it will be more than  if the dropped mass is
more than 9.8kg and it will be less than  if 48. Moment of inertia of a rigid body depends on
the mass dropped is less than 9.8kg A) Mass of body
B) Position of axis of rotation
43. A solid sphere, solid cylinder and a disc are
allowed to roll down from the top of an incline C) Angular velocity of the body
plane from the same height. Then D) Time period of its rotation
1) Disc will reach the bottom first 1) A and B are correct 2) B and C are correct
2) Solid cylinder will reach the bottom first 3) A and C are correct 4) C and D are correct
3) Sphere will reach the bottom first
49. M is the mass of a rectangular lamina and L,
4) All will reach the bottom simultaneously
b are its length and breadth respectively. Then
44. Two identical hollow spheres roll down two ML2
inclined planes of same height but of different a) M.I about AD is
3
angles of inclination. Then, they reach the b) M.I about F and perpendicular to the plane
bottom ML2 Mb 2
1) with same speeds and in same time = 
2) with different speeds and in different times 12 3
3) with same speed but in different times c) M.I about H and perpendicular to the plane
4) with different speeds in same time ML2 Mb 2
is 
45. A particle moves along a horizontal circle 3 3
with constant speed. If 'a' is its acceleration d) M.I about D and perpendicular to the plane
and 'E' is its kinetic energy ML2 Mb 2
is 
A) a is constant B) E is constant 3 3
C) a is variable D) E is variable The correct statements are,
1) A and B are correct 2) C and D are correct 1) a, b, c 2) b, c, d
3) A and D are correct 4) B and C are correct 3) a, b, d 4) a, b, c, d

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50. Identify the correct order in which the values 52. A thin disc rotates about an axis passing
of M.I. decreases for the following through its centre and perpendicular to its
i. M.I. of solid sphere of mass 'M' and radius plane with a constant angular velocity '  '
'R' about its diameter of rotation I is the moment of inertia of that disc and
ii. M.I. of uniform ring of mass 'M' and radius 'L' is its angular momentum about the given
'R' about its tangent perpendicular to its plane axis. Then rotational kinetic energy of the
iii. M.I. of uniform dise of mass 'M' and radius disc 'E' is
'R' about its diameter A) E  L2 B) E  L–2
iv.  M.I of a uniform solid cylinder of mass M C) E  I
about its own axis of rotation D) E  I–1(if L constant)
1) iii, i, iv, ii 2) i, iv, iii, ii 1) A and C are correct 2) B and C are correct
3) i, ii, iii, iv 4) iv, iii, ii, i 3) B and D are correct 4) A and D are correct
51. Four objects with the same mass and radius 53. A man is spinning in the gravity free-space
are spinning freely about a diameter with the changes the shape of the body by spreading
same angular speed. Arrange the work his arms. By doing this he can change his
required to stop them in the decreasing order (a) moment of inertia
a) Solid sphere b) Hollow sphere (b) angular momentum (c) angular velocity
c) Disc d) Hoop (d) rotational kinetic energy
1) d, b, c, a 2) a, b, c, d Which one of the following are correct?
3) b, a, d, c 4) c, a, b, d 1) a, b and c 2) d, a and b
3) c, d and a 4) b, c and d
54. Match list I with list II
List - I List - II
a) Ratio of angular velocities of hours e) 12 : 1
hand of a clock and self rotation
of the earth
b) Ratio of angular velocities of seconds f) 60 : 1
hand to minutes hand of a clock
c) Ratio of angular velocities of seconds g) 2 : 1
hand to hours hand of a clock
d) Ratio of angular velocities of minutes h) 720 : 1
hand to hours hand of a clock
1) a - g, b - f, c - e, d - h 2) a - f, b - g, c - h, d - e
3) a - g, b - f, c - h, d - e 4) a - g, b - e, c- f, d - h
55. Match list I with list II
List - I List - II
a) Centrifugal force e) Along the axis of rotation
b) Centripetal force f) Towards the centre of rotation
c) Tangential force g) Away from the centre of rotation
d) Angular velocity h) Changes the angular velocity
1) a-h, b-g, c-f, d-e 2) a-g, b-f, c-h, d-e
3) a-f, b-g, c-h, d-e 4) a-e, b-h, c-e, d-f

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56. Match list I with list II


List - I List - II
a) Torque e) (1/2)L 
b) Angular momentum f) Zero
c) Rotational K.E. g) I 
d) Work done by centripetal force h) I 
1) a - h, b - e, c - f, d - g 2) a - f, b - h, c - g, d - e
3) a - e, b - f, c - g, d - h 4) a - g, b - h, c - e, d - f
57. Match list I with list II for a particle in uniform circular motion
List - I List - II
a) changes only in direction e) external torque
b) zero magnitude f) angular momentum
c) acts along axis of rotation g) kinetic energy
d) non zero and constant (having no direction) h) linear momentum
1) a-e, b-h, c-f, d-g 2) a-h, b-e, c-g, d-f
3) a-h, b-f, c-e, d-g 4) a-h, b-e, c-f, d-g
58. Match list I with list II
List - I List - II
a) Angular acceleration e) J.S
b) Moment of inertia f) Kgm2
c) Torque g) rad/sec2
d) Angular momentum h) N.m
1) a-g, b-f, c-h, d-e 2) a-h, b-f, c-g, d-e
3) a-f, b-h, c-g, d-e 4) a-e, b-h, c-g, d-f

ASSERTION & REASON TYPE 60. A) : Centripetal force does no work in circular
These Questions consist of two statements motion.
each printed as Assertion and Reason. While R) : Force and displacements are perpen-
answering these questions you are required to dicular to each other in circular motion.
choose any one of the following four responses.
61. A) : The speed of particle remains constant in
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
uniform circular motion
correct explanation of (A)
2) Both (A) & (R) are true but (R) is not R) : No force is acting on the particle
correct explanation of (A) 62. A) : There is change in direction of motion of
3) (A) is true and (R) is false particle in uniform circular motion due to
4) (A) is false but (R) is true centripetal force
59. A) : A ball connected to a string is in circular R) : Force is that which produces acceleration
motion on a frictionless horizontal table and
is in equilibrium 63. A) : A coin placed on a rotating disc flies away
R) : ‘Magnitude of the centripetal force is if the angular velocity is gradually increased
equal to the magnitude of the tension in the R) : Friction can not provide the sufficient
string. 2008 M centripetal force

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64. A) : A particle in non uniform circular motion 72. A) : Two solid cylinders of different masses
has both radial and tangential acceleration. and radii take same time to roll down an
inclined plane without slipping.
R) : In non uniform circular motion velocity
R) : Moment of inertia of two solid cylinders
changes both in magnitude and direction.
of different masses and radii about their natu-
65. A) : A rectangular lanina has least moment of ral axes are different.
inertia about an axis passing through centre 73. A) : If polar ice cap melts, duration of day
and lying in its plane with axis parallel to increases
largest dimension. R) : Moment of inertia increases and angular
R) : Any rigid body has minimum moment of velocity decreases
Inertia about an axis passing through centre 74. A) : A gymnast curls his body while diving to
of gravity wrt any parallel axis. perform more number of somersaults in air
66. A) : IS and IH are moment of inertia about the R) : Curling reduces his moment of inertia and
diameters of a solid and thin-walled hallow increases angular velocity
sphere respectively. If the radius and masses 75. A) : When a boy on turn table rotating about
of above spheres are equal, IH > IS. vertical axis with dumbells in his streched
hands lowers his hands angular velocity
R) : In solid sphere, the mass is continuously
increases
and regularly distributed about the centre,
where as the mass, to a large extent, is R) : In non uniform circular motion velocity
changes both in magnitude and direction
concentrated on the surface of hollow sphere.
[2005 - M] 76. A) : A body slides down the plane and another
body of same mass rolls down from the top of
67. A) : Moment of momentum is angular same inclined plane. Then the velocity of centre
momentum of mass is more for sliding body
R) : Any particle having linear momentum has R) : On reaching to the bottom of the plane,
same angular momentum about any point rolling body has both translational and
68. A) : The dimensions of torque and work are rotational kinetic energies where as sliding
same body has only translational kinetic energy
R) : Torque is a vector but work is a scalar 77. A) : A soild sphere and hollow sphere when
released from the top of a smooth and fixed
69. A) : The angular momentum of a particle w.r.t
inclined plane, reach the ground simultaneously
origin moving parallel to x -axis with constant
R) : Acceleration while sliding is independent
velocity is constant
of mass and dimension of the body
R) : There is no change in the perpendicular 78. A) : A disc released from the top of a fixed
distance of the particle from the origin when inclined plane rolls down without slipping if
it travels prallel to x-axis. the inclined plane is rough only
70. A) : While a solid sphere spining about an axis, R) : Friction does no work in pure rolling
through it's centre different particles of the 79. Statement - A : If a uniform metal disc is
sphere have different speeds remoulded into a solid sphere, then the mo-
R) : Different particles will be at different ment of inertia about the axis of symmetry
distances from axis of rotation of a spinning increases than that before.
sphere. Statement - B : For a given body and for a
given plane, the moment of inertia is minimum
71. A) : If body or a system has neither
about an axis passing through the centre of
translational nor rotational motion it is in mass.
complete mechanical equilibrium 1) Both A and B are wrong.
R) : A body or system is said to be in 2) Both A and B are correct.
mechanical equilibrium when net force and 3) A is correct and B is wrong.
net torque acting on the body are zero 4) A is wrong but B is correct.

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80. Consider the following two statements. 3. The centripetal force required by a 1000 kg
A) Linear momentum of the system remains car that takes a turn of radius 50 m at a speed
constant. of 36 kmph is
B) Centre of mass of the system remains at 1) 1000N 2) 3500N 3) 1600N 4) 2000N
rest.
4. A stone of mass 0.5 kg is attached to a string
1) A implies B and B implies A of length 2 m and is whirled in a horizontal
2) A does not imply B and B does not imply A. circle. If the string can with stand a tension
3) A implies B but B does not imply A of 9N, the maximum velocity with which the
4) B implies A but A does not imply B stone can be whirled is
1) 6 ms–1 2) 8 ms–1 3) 4 ms–1 4) 12 ms–1
ANSWERS
1) 4 2) 1 3) 3 4) 1 5) 1 5. A car is moving with a speed of 30 ms–1 on a
circular path of radius 500 m. If its speed is
6) 1 7) 1 8) 3 9) 4 10) 2 increasing at the rate of 2 ms –2 , the net
11) 2 12) 4 13) 4 14) 1 15) 3 acceleration of the car is
16) 3 17) 4 18) 3 19) 2 20) 3 1) 3.6 ms–2 2) 2.7 ms–2
21) 2 22) 4 23) 1 24) 4 25) 2 3) 1.8 ms–2 4) 2 ms–2|
26) 1 27) 3 28) 4 29) 4 30) 1 6. The speed of a motor increases from 1200 rpm
31) 4 32) 2 33) 2 34) 3 35) 1 to 1800 rpm in 20S. How many revolutions
does it make in this period of time ?
36) 1 37) 2 38) 4 39) 1 40) 4
1) 400 2) 200 3) 500 4) 800
41) 1 42) 3 43) 3 44) 3 45) 4
7. A car is travelling at 36 kmph on a road. If
46) 1 47) 1 48) 1 49) 3 50) 1
  0.5 between the tyres and the road, the
51) 1 52) 4 53) 3 54) 3 55) 2 minimum turning radius of the car is
56) 4 57) 4 58) 1 59) 4 60) 1 (g = 10ms–2 )
61) 3 62) 1 63) 1 64) 1 65) 1 1) 20m 2) 25m 3) 30m 4) 35m
66) 1 67) 3 68) 2 69) 1 70) 1 8. The angular displacement of a particle is given
71) 1 72) 2 73) 1 74) 1 75) 2 by   t3  t 2  t  1 where ‘t’ is time in seconds.
76) 1 77) 1 78) 2 79) 4 80) 4 Its angular velocity after 2s is
1) 17 rads–1 2) 14 rads–1
EXERCISE - II(A) 3) 12 rads–1 4) 20 rads–1
(CLASS WORK) 9. The angular frequency of a fan increases from
Circular Motion : 30 rpm to 60 rpm in  s . A dust particle is
present at a distance of 20 cm from axis of
1. The angular velocity of second’s hand in a
rotation. The tangential acceleration of the
wall clock is : (in rads–1)
particle in  s is
    1) 0.8 ms–2 2) 0.34 ms–2
1) 2) 3) 4)
30 60 1800 3600 3) 0.2 ms–2 4) 1.2 ms–2
2. A point on the rim of a wheel 3 m in diameter 10. A coin is kept at distance of 10 cm from the
centre of a circular turn table. If   0.8 , the
has linear velocity of 18 ms–1 . The angular
frequency of rotation at which the coin just
velocity of the wheel is begins to slip is
1) 4 rads–1 2) 12 rads–1 1) 62.8 rpm 2) 84.54 rpm
3) 6 rads–1 4) 18 rads–1 3) 54.6 rpm 4) 32.4 rpm

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11. A particle of mass ‘m’ is moving in a 18. A body is tied at the end of a string of length
horizontal circle of radius ‘r’ under a ‘  ’ and rotated in a vertical circle. The string
centripetal force – k/r2 where ‘K’ is a constant. is just taut when the body is at the highest
The total energy of the particle is point. Velocity of the body when the string is
in horizontal position is
1) – K/r 2) – K/2r 3) K/2r 4) –2K/r
12. A car is moving in a circular horizontal track 1) 3 gr 2) gr 3) 5gr 4) 3gr
of radius 10 m with a constant speed of 10 19. A ball of mass ‘m’ is rotated in a vertical circle
ms–1. A plumb bob is suspended from the roof with constant speed. The difference in tension
of the car by a string of length 1m. The angle at the top and bottom would be
made by the string with vertical is
1) 6 mg 2) 5 mg 3) 2 mg 4) mg
(g = 10 ms–2)
0 0 0 20. A 1kg ball is rotated in a vertical circle by
1) 0 2) 30 3) 45 4) 600
using a string of length 0.1 m. If the tension in
Vertical Circle : the string at the lowest point is 29.4N, its
13. A mass of 0.1 kg is rotated in a vertical circle angular velocity at that position is
using a string of length 20 cm. When the 1) 7 rads–1 2) 14 rads–1
string makes an angle 300 with the vertical, 3) 3.5 rads –1
4) 25.6 rads–1
the speed of the mass is 1.5 ms –1 . The
21. A ball of mass ‘m’ is rotated in a vertical circle
tangential acceleration of the mass at that
with constant speed. The difference in tensions
instant is
at the bottom and horizontal positions would
1) 4.9 ms–2 2) 9.8 ms–2
be
3) 2.45 ms–2 4) 19.6 ms–2
1) 6 mg 2) 5 mg 3) 2 mg 4) mg
14. A 2 kg stone is swung in a vertical circle by 22. Two identical cars A and B are moving at 36
attaching it at the end of a string of length kmph. A goes on a bridge, convex upward and
2m. If the string can with stand a tension ‘B’ on concave upward. If the radius of
140.6N, the maximum speed with which the curvature of bridge is 20 m, the ratio of
stone can be rotated is normal forces exerted on the cars when they
1) 22 ms–1 2) 44 ms–1 3) 33 ms–1 4) 11 ms–1 are at the middle of bridges (g = 10 ms–2)
15. A bob of mass 100 g tied at the end of a string 1) 1 : 3 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 3 4) 1 : 5
of length 50 cm is revolved in a vertical circle 23. The velocity of a body revolving in a vertical
with a constant speed of 1 ms –1 . When the circle of radius ‘r’ at the lowest point 7gr .
tension in the string is 0.7N, the angle made
by the string with the vertical is (g = 10 ms–2) The ratio of maximum to minimum tensions
1) 00 2) 900 3) 1800 4) 600 in the string is
16. A 5 kg body is rotated in a vertical circle with 1) 8 : 1 2) 4 : 1 3) 7 : 1 4) 1: 7
a constant speed of 4 ms–1 using a string of 24. The minimum speed of a bucket full of water
length 1 m, when the tension in the string is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 10 m at
31N, then the body will be the highest point so that the water may not
1) at the lowest point fall is (g = 10 ms–2)
2) making an angle 300 with vertical 1) 1 ms–1 2) 2 ms–1 3) 3 ms–1 4) 10 ms–1
3) at the highest point
25. An inclined track ends in a circular loop of
4) at horizontal position
diameter ‘D’. From what height on the track
17. A simple pendulum of length ‘  ’ carries a bob
a particle should be released so that it
of mass m. If the breaking strength of the
completes that loop in the vertical plane ?
string is 2 mg, the maximum angular
amplitude from the vertical can be 5D 2D 5D 4D
1) 2) 3) 4)
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26. A stone of mass 1kg is tied to one end of a 34. Three identical rings, each of mass M and
string of length 0.5 m. It is whirled in a vertical radius R are placed in the same plane touching
circle. If the maximum tension in the string is each other such that their centers form the
58.8N, the velocity at the top is vertices of an equilateral triangle. The M.I of
1) 1.82 ms–1 2) 2.2ms–1 the system about an axis passing through
3) 3.26 ms–1 4) 2.87 ms–1 center of one of the rings and perpendicular
to its plane is
Moment of inertia :
27. Two small spheres of masses 10kg and 30 kg MR2 5
1) 2) MR2 3) MR2 4) 11 MR2
are joined by a rod of length 0.5 m and of 2 2
negligible mass. The M.I of the system about 35. The radius of gyration of a solid sphere of
a normal axis through centre of mass of the radius ‘R’ about its tangential axis is
system is (2000E)
1) 1.875 kgm2 2) 2.45 kgm2
3) 0.75 kgm 2
4) 1.75 kgm2 7R 3R 7 3
1) 2) 3) R 4) R
28. A ring has a mass of 0.5 kg and radius 1 m. 5 5 5 5
The moment of inertia of the ring about its 36. A straight thin uniform rod of length 4L and
diameter is. man 4M is bent into a square. Its M.I about
1) 0.75 kgm2 2) 0.25 kgm2 one side is
3) 1.25 kgm2 4) 1.75 kgm2 5 2 7 ML2 ML2
1) ML 2) ML2 3) 4)
29. Four particles each of mass 1 kg are at the 3 6 48 3
four corners of a square of side 1m. The M.I
37. The moment of inertia of an uniform circular
of the system about a normal axis through
disc about its central axis is ‘I’. Its M.I about
centre of square is
a tangent in its plane is equal to (2008 E)
1) 6 kgm2 2) 1.2 kgm2
3) 2 kgm2 4) 2.5 kgm2 
1) 2I 2) 2.5 I 3) 1.5 I 4)
30. The radius of gyration of a body about an axis 2
at a distance of 4 cm from its centre of mass 38. Two circular rings of equal mass and radius
is 5 cm. The radius of gyration about a are placed touching each other. The moment
parallel axis through centre of mass is of inertia of the system about tangential axis
1) 2 cm 2) 5 cm 3) 4 cm 4) 3 cm in the plane of system passing through point
31. Two discs have the same mass and thickness. of contact of rings is
Their materials are of densities d1 and d2. The 3 2 5 2
ratio of their M.I about their central axis is 1) 3 mr2 2) mr 3) 6 mr2 4) mr
2 2
1) d2 : d1 2) d1 : d2
2
3) d1 : d2 2
4) d2 2 : d12
Conservation of Angular momentum :
39. If the mass of earth and radius suddenly
32. The moment of inertia of a cylinder about its
become 2 times and 1/4 th of the present value,
own axis is equal to its moment of inertia about
the length of the day becomes
an axis passing through its centre and normal
to its length. The ratio of length to radius is 1) 24h 2) 6h 3) 3/2h 4) 3h
1) 2 : 1 2) 3 : 1 3) 3 : 1 4) 2 :1 40. A child is standing with folded hands at the
33. Two circular loops of radii R and nR are made centre of a platform rotating about its central
of same wire. If their M.I about their normal axis. The K.E of the system is K. The child
axis through centre are in the ratio 1 : 8, the now stretches his arms so that the M.I of the
value of n is (2001 M) system doubles. The K.E of the system now is
1) 6 2) 1 3) 2 4) 4 1) 2K 2) K/2 3) 4K 4) K/4

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41. A ballet dancer spins about a vertical axis at Rotational Dynamics :


60 rpm with his arms closed. Now he stretches 48. A constant torque of 1000 Nm turns a wheel
his arms such that M.I increases by 50%. The of of M.I 200kg m2 about an axis through
new speed of revolution is centre. The angular velocity after 3s is
1) 80 rpm 2) 40 rpm 1) 15 rad s-1 2) 22 rad s-1
-1
3) 90 rpm 4) 30 rpm 3) 28 rad s 4) 60 rad s-1
42. A circular disc is rotating about its natural 49. If 484 J of energy is spent in increasing the
axis with angular velocity of 10 rads –1 . A speed of a wheel from 60 rpm to 360 rpm ,
second disc of same mass is joined to it the M.I. of the wheel is.
coaxially. If the radius of disc is half of the 1) 1.6 kg m2 2) 0.3 kg m2
radius of the first, then they together rotate 3) 0.7 kg m2 4) 1.2 kg m2
with an angular velocity of 50. A shaft rotating at 3000 rpm is transmitting
1) 2.5 rads–1 2) 5 rads–1 a power of 3.14 KW. The magnitude of the
3) 8 rads–1 4) 6 rads–1 driving torque is
1) 6 Nm 2) 10 Nm 3) 15 Nm 4) 22 Nm
43. A constant torque acting on a uniform
circular wheel changes its angular momentum 51. The diameter of a rotating fly wheel is R. Its
from A to 4A in 4S. The torque acted on it is coefficient of linear expansion is  . If the
temperature is increased by T , the
3A A 2A 3A percentage change in its rotational KE would
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 4 3 2 be.
44. Density remaining constant, if earth contracts 1) . t.100 2) 2.. t. 100
to half of its present radius, duration of the t 2t
day would be (in minutes) 3)  100 4)  100
2 5
1) 45 2) 80 3) 100 4) 120
52. A wheel rotating at an angular speed of 20
45. Two wheels of M.I. 3kg m2 and 5kg m2 are rads–1, is brought to rest by a constant torque
rotating at the rate of 600 rpm and 800 rpm in 4s. If the M.I is 0.2 kg m2, the work done in
respectively in the same direction. If the two first 2s is
are coupled so as to rotate with the same axis 1) 50 J 2) 30 J 3) 20 J 4) 10 J
of rotation, the resultent speed of rotation will 53. A thin uniform rod of length l and mass m is
be (in rpm) swinging freely about a horizontal axis passing
1) 725 2) 850 3) 420 4) 630 through its end. Its maximum angular speed
is w . Its centre of mass rises to a maximum
46. A mass is whirled in a circular path with an
height of AIEEE - 2009
angular momentum L.If the length of string
and angular velocity, both are doubled, the 1 w 1 2w2 1  2w2 1 2w2
1) 2) 3) 4)
new angular momentum is 6 g 2 g 6 g 3 g
1) L 2) 4L 3) 8L 4) 16L 54. The K.E. of a body rotating at 300 rpm is
62.8J. Its angular momentum is (2006 M)
47. A disc of mass 100g and radius 10cm has a
1) 1 Js 2) 2 Js 3) 4 Js 4) 8 Js
projection on its circumference. The mass of
projection is negligible. A 20g bit of putty 55. If the velocity of a rotating body of mass 50
moving tangential to the disc with a velocity kg is given by V  3 i  4 j  5 k and radius
of 5ms-1 strikes the projection and sticks to it. vector r  2 i  3 j  4 k , then its angular
The angular velocity of disc is momentum is.
1) 14.29 rads–1 2) 17.3 rads–1 1) 50 i  50 j  50 k 2) 50 i  100 j  50 k
3) 12.4 rads–1 4) 9.82 rads–1 3) 50 i  50 j  100 k 4) 50 i  100 j  50 k

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56. If the Earth shrinks such that its density ANSWERS


becomes 8 times to the present value, then the
new during of the day in hours will be 1) 1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 1 5) 2
2008 - M 6) 3 7) 1 8) 1 9) 3 10) 2
1) 24 2) 12 3) 6 4) 4 11) 2 12) 3 13) 1 14) 4 15) 4
57. A point sized sphere of mass ‘m’ is suspended 16) 3 17) 3 18) 4 19) 3 20) 2
from a point using a string of length ‘  ’. It is 21) 4 22) 1 23) 2 24) 4 25) 3
then pulled to a side till the string is horizontal 26) 2 27) 1 28) 2 29) 3 30) 4
and released. As the mass passes through the
portion where the string is vertical,
31) 1 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3
magnitude of its angular momentum is 36) 1 37) 2 38) 1 39) 4 40) 2
41) 2 42) 3 43) 1 44) 1 45) 1
1) m g 2) m 2g
46) 3 47) 1 48) 1 49) 3 50) 2
3) m
g 4) m 3g 51) 2 52) 2 53) 3 54) 3 55) 4
2
56) 2 57) 2 58) 1 59) 2 60) 1
58. Two rigid bodies have same angular
momentum about their axes of symmetry. If 61) 3 62) 3 63) 3
same torque is applied about their axes, the
ratio of times after which they will be stopped EXERCISE - IIB
is (HOME WORK)
1) 1 :1 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 1 4) 2 : 3 Circular Motion :
Rolling Motion : 1. The angular velocity of minutes hand in a wall
59. A solid sphere rolls down without slipping clock is (in rad s–1)
from rest on a 30 0 incline. Its linear 1)  30 2)  60 3)  3600 4)  1800
accelearation is
2. The length of minutes hand in a pendulum
1) 5g/7 2) 5g/14 3) 2g/3 4) g/3
clock is 10 cm. The speed of the tip of the hand
60. A hollow sphere rolls down a 30 0 incline of is
length 6m without slipping. The speed of
1)  6000 ms 2)  18000 ms
1 1
centre of mass at the bottom of plane is
1) 6 ms–1 2) 3 ms–1 3)  3600 ms
1
4)  1200 ms
1

3) 6 2 ms–1 4) 3 2 ms–1
3. The centripetal force required for a
61. For a body rolling along a level surface, the 1000 kg car travelling at 36 kmph to take a
translational and rotational K.E are equal. turn by 900 in travelling along an arc of length
The body is 628 m is
1) Solid cylinder 2) disc 1) 250 N 2) 500 N 3) 1000 4) 125 N
3) ring 4) hallow sphere 4. A string will break under a load of 5 kg. To
62. A ring and a disc of same mass roll without the one end of such a 2m long string a mass of
slippling along a horizontal surface with same 1kg is attached. The maximum rpm in the
velocity. If the K.E of ring is 8J, then that of horizontal plane so that the string does not
disc is break is (g = 10 ms–2 )
1) 2 J 2) 4 J 3) 6 J 4) 16 J 1) 28.66 2) 47.73 3) 38.92 4) 54.12
63. When a hollow sphere is rolling without 5. A car of mass 1000 kg is moving with a speed
slipping on a rough horizontal surface then of 40 ms–1 on a circular path of radius 400m.
the percentage of its total K.E which is If its speed is increasing at the rate of
Translational is 3ms–1 the total force acting on the car is
1) 72% 2) 28% 3) 60% 4) 40% 1) 3000 N 2) 4000 N 3) 5000 N 4) 7000 N

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6. The speed of a motor decreases from 14. A 0.5 kg ball is suspended to a string of length
1200 rpm to 600 rpm in 20s. The total number 1m and is rotated in a vertical plane by
of rotations it makes before coming to rest is holding one end of the string. If it is making
1) 400 2) 600 3) 800 4) 1000 30 rpm, the maximum tension in the string is
7. A cyclist rides round a curved path of radius  2
 10 
10m at a speed 18 kmph. If the cycle and the 1) 19.9 N 2) 9.9 N 3) 1.9 N 4) 29.9 N
rider together have a mass of 100 kg, the 15. A body of weight 10 N attached to one end of
firctional force the ground exerts on the wheel a string of length 1m is rotated in a vertical
is (g = 10 ms2) plane. At the instant when the string makes
1) 250 N 2) 400 N 3) 500 N 4) 600 N an angle of 60) with the downward vertical,
8. The angular displacement of a particle is given the speed of the bob is 9.8 ms1 . The tension
by   t3  t2  t  1 where ‘t’ is time in in the string at that instant is equal to
seconds. Its angular acceleration at t = 2s is
1) 10N 2) 15 N 3) 20 N 4) 25 N
1) 14 rad s 2 2) 17 rad s 2
3) 12 rad s2 4) 9 rad s2 16. A 1kg stone at the end of a 1m long string is
whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed
9. The angular frequency of a fan increases from of 4 ms–1 . The tension in the string is 16N,
30 rpm to 60 rpm in  s . A dust particle is when the stone is at (g = 10 ms–2)
present on the blades at a distance of 20 cm
1) The bottom 2) at the top
from axis of rotation. The net acceleration of
dust particle at the end of  s is 3) at the horizontal 4) at 600 to vertical
1) 2.8 ms–2 2) 7.9 ms–2 17. A simple pendulam of length ‘  ’ carries a bob
3) 9.2 ms –2
4) 6.2 ms–2 of mass ‘m’. The bob is released from
horizontal position. The tension in the string
10. A coin placed on a rotating turn table just slips
if it is placed at a distance of 4cm from the at the lowest point would be
centre. If the angular velocity of turn table is 1) mg 2) 2 mg 3) 3 mg 4) 4 mg
doubled, it will just slip at a distance of 18. A body tied at the end of a string of length
1) 1 cm 2) 2 cm 3) 4 cm 4) 8 cm ‘  ’ is rotated in a vertical circle. The velocity
11. If the centripetal force acting on a body of the body at the highest point is 2g .The
revolving along a circular path of radius 25
maximum velocity of the body would be
m is 200 N, its KE is
1) 2.5 KJ 2) 4 KJ 3) 4.8 KJ 4) 6 J 1) 6g 2) 5g 3) 7g 4) 8g
12. A bob is suspended from an ideal string of 19. A ball of mass ‘m’ is rotated in a vertical by a
length ‘  ’. Now it is pulled to a side through string. The difference in tension at the top and
600 to vertical and whirled along a horizontal bottom would be
circle. Then its period of revolution is 1) 6mg 2) 1.5 mg 3) 3 mg 4) mg
20. A 0.4 kg body is rotated with a constant
1)   2)  
g 2g angular speed of 2 rps in a verticle circle of
radius 1.2 m with the help of a string. The
3)  2 g 4) 2 
g
tension in the string when it is at the highest
point is (g = 10 ms–2 and 2  10 )
Vertical Circle : 1) 79.8 N 2) 97.8 N 3) 72.8 N 4) 85.7 N
13. A mass of 0.1kg is rotated in a vertical circle
21. A body of mass ‘m’ is rotating in a vertical
using a string of length 1m. When the string
circle of radius ‘r’ with critical speed at the
makes an angle 300 with the vertical, the speed
highest point. The difference in its K.E. at the
of the mass is 2 ms–1. The radial acceleration
top and the bottom is
of the mass at that instant is
1) 4ms–2 2) 0.1ms–2 3) 4ms–2 4) 4ms–2 1) 2 mgr 2) 4 mgr 3) 6 mgr 4) 3 mgr

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22. A bridge over a canal is in the form of a 29. Three point masses 3kg, 2kg and 1kg are
circular arc of radius 5m. The maximum speed placed at A,B,C of a triangle. AB = 0.3,m AC
with which a motor cycle crosses the bridge = 0.5 m and BC = 0.4 m. The M.I of the system
without leaving the ground at the highest point about an axis through A and normal to the
is g = 10ms–2, plane of triangle is
1) 10 ms–1 2) 50 ms–1 1) 0.43 kgm2 2) 0.25 kgm2
3) 100 ms–1 4) 5 2 ms–1 3) 0.18 kgm2 4) 0.07 kgm2
23. A stone tied to a string is whirled in a vertical 30. The M.I of a uniform thin circular ring about
circle with uniform speed. If the difference an axis through its centre and normal to the
between the maximum and minimum tensions plane of ring is I. Its M.I about atangent in
is 1kgwt, the mass of stone is its plane is equal to
1) 1kg 2) 0.5 kg 3) 1.2 kg 4) 0.2 kg
24. The maximum time period of a bucket full of 1) 1.5 I 2) 2.5 I 3) I 2 4) 2 I
water whirled in a vertical circle of radius 10m 31. Ratio of densities of materials of two circular
so that the water may not fall is (g = 10 ms–2)
discs of same mass and thickness is 5 : 6. The
1) 2s 2) s 3)  2S 4) 2S ratio of their M.I about natural axes is
25. A body slides without friction from a height 1) 5 : 6 2) 6 : 5 3) 25 : 36 4) 1 : 1
H = 60 cm and then loops the loop of radius 32. M.I. of a uniform horizontal solid cylinder of
R = 20 cm at the bottom of incline. The ratio mass M about an axis passing through its edge
of forces exerted on the body by the track at and perpendicular to the axis of cylinder when
A, B and C are (g = 10 ms–2) its length is 6 times of its radius R is
C 39 39
1) MR2 2) MR2
B 4 2
49 49
A 3) MR2 4) MR2
4 2
1) 1 : 4 : 7 2) 7 : 4 : 1
33. M.I of a solid sphere about its diameter is 64
3) 4 : 1 : 7 4) 7 : 1 : 4
kg m2. If that sphere is recast into 8 identical
26. A stone of mass 2 kg is tied to one end of a
small spheres, then M.I. of such small sphere
string of length 0.5 m. It is whirled in a vertical
circle. If the velocity of stone at the top of about its diameter is
circle is 5 ms–1, the tension in the string at the 1) 8 kg m2 2) 4kg m2
bottom of circle is 3) 3kg m2 4) 2 kg m2
1) 125 N 2) 164 N 3) 198 N 4) 228 N 34. Two thin uniform circular rings each of radius
Moment of Inertia : 10 m and mass 0.1 kg are arranged such that
27. Two small spheres of mass 5kg and 15 kg are they have common centre and their planes are
joined by a rod of length 0.5m and of negligible prependicular to each other. The M.I. of the
mass. The M.I. of the system about an axis system about an axis passing through their
passing through centre of rod and normal to common centre and perpendicular to the plane
it is of either of the rings in kg m–2 is
1) 10 kg m2 2)1.25 kg m2 1) 1.5 2) 5 3) 15 4) 18
3) 20 kg m2 4) 8 kg m2
35. The radius of gyration of a hollow sphere
28. Moment of inertia of a hoop suspended from about a tangent is
a peg about the peg is
MR2 5
3) 2 MR2 4) 3MR2 / 2 1) R 7 R 2 3) R 2 4) R
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36. Consider a uniform square plate of side ‘a’ 43. F  a i  3 j  6 k a n d r  2 i  6 j  12 k .


and mass ‘m’. The moment of inertia of this
plate about an axis perpendicular to its plane The value of ‘a’ for which the angular
and passing through one of its corner is momentum is conserved is
(AIEEE - 2008) 1) – 1 2) 0 3) 1 4) 2
5 2 1 7 2 1
1) ma 2) ma 2 3) ma 2 4) ma 2 44. If earth shrinks to of its volume with mass
6 12 12 3 64
remaining same, duration of day will be
37. The M.I of a thin circular disc about a tangent 1) 1.5 h 2) 3h 3) 4.5 h 4) 6h
in the same plane of disc is I. Then M.I. about 45. Two wheels of M.I. 3kg m2 and 5 kg m2 are
one of the diameters is rotaing at a rate of 600 rpm and 800 rpm
1) 0.2 I 2) 0.8I 3) 1.25 I 4) 2.5 I respectively in opposite directions. If they are
38. Three uniform discs each of mass ‘m’ and coupled so as to rotate with the same axis of
rotation, the resultent speed of rotation (in
radius ‘r’ are kept touching each other, such
rpm)
that their centres form a triangle. The M.I of
1) 275 2) 350 3) 210 4) 420
the system about a median is
46. A mass is whirled in a circular path with a
11 2 5 9 3 constant angular velocity and its angular
1) mr 2) mr2 3) mr2 4) mr2
4 4 4 2 momentum is L. If the length of string is now
Conservation of Angular Momentum : halved keeping the angular velocity same, the
39. Circular disc of mass 2 kg and radius 1 metre new angular momentum is
is rotating about an axis perpendicular to its
1) L 4 2) L 2 3) L 4) 2L
plane and passing through its centre of mass
with a rotational kinetic energy of 8 Joules. 47. A square plate of moment of inertia ‘I’ is
The angular momentum in (J - sec) is 2008 M pivoted at its centre. It has a small projection
1) 8 2) 4 3) 2 4) 1 of neglegible mass to one of its sides. A particle
of mass ‘m’ moving with a velocity v parallel
40. A person is spinning with his hands
to the side having projection strikes to
outstretched at the rate of 4 rad s–1. When he
projection and stricks to it. If ‘  ’ is the side
brings his hands close to the body, he spins at
length, the angular velocity of plate is
the rate of 16 rad s–1. The ratio of M.I. in the
two cases successively is mv mv
1) 2)
1) 4 : 1 2) 1 : 14 3) 16 : 1 4) 2 : 1  m 2  2 I  m 2 
2 I 
41. A dancer spins about a vertical axis at 60 rpm  4 
with her arms folded. If she strectes her hands mv mv
3) 4)
so that M.I. about the vertical axis increases 2I 4I
by 25%, the new rate of revolvution is Rotational Dynamics :
1) 48 rpm 2) 75 rpm 48. A flywheel of M.I. 6  102 kgm2 is rotating
3) 15 rpm 4) 24 rpm with an angular velocity of 20 rad s –1 . The
42. Two identical discs are placed one over the torque required to bring it to rest in 4s is
other and both are rotating about a common 1) 1.6 Nm 2) 0.6 Nm 3) 0.8 Nm 4) 0.3 Nm
axis through their centre and normal to their 49. When 200J of work is done on a fly wheel its
frame with angular velocity  . If the upper frequency of rotation increases from 4Hz to
disc is suddenly removed, anguler velocity of 9Hz. The M.I of the wheel about the axis of
the other disc would be rotation is
1) 0.15 kg m2 2) 0.2 kg m2
1)  2)  2 3) 2  4) 4 
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50. The shaft of a motar is making 1260 rpm. The 57. A shell of mass of mass ‘m’ is projected with a
torque supplied by the motar is 100 Nm. The velocity ‘v’ at an angle 600 to horizontal. When
power of motar is it reaches the maximum height, its angular
1) 100 KW 2) 21 KW momentum with respect to point of projection
is
3) 13.2 KW 4) 4.8 KW
51. A solid shere is rotating with an angular mv3 3mv 3 3mv 3 3mv3
1) 3 2) 3) 4)
velocity  . It is of moment is inertia ‘I’ about 8g 8g 16g 16g
its diametrical axis and is of linear expansion 58. A solid sphere and a hallow sphere of same
coefficient  . When temperature is increased mass and radius rotate about their diameter
by T , the fractional change in its angular with same K.E. If torques of equal magnitude
velocity is are applied on them, the ratio of their angular
T 2T displacement before they are brought to rest
1) 2T 2) T 3) 4) is
2 5 1) 1 :1 2) 3 : 5 3) 5 : 3 4) 2 : 3
52. The moment of inertia of a wheel of radius 20
cm is 40 kg m2. If a tangential force of 80 N Rolling Motion :
applied on the wheel, its Rotational K.E. after 59. A ring is allowed to roll down on an incline of
4s is 1 in 10 without slipping. The acceleration of
1) 16.2 J 2) 51.2J 3) 25.6J 4) 24.8J its centre of mass is
1) 9.8 ms–2 2) 4.9 ms–2
53. A thin rod of mass ‘m’ and length 2L is made
to rotate about a normal axis through centre 3) 0.98 ms–2 4) 0.49 ms–2
of rod. If its angular velocity changes from 60. A cylinder is released from rest from the top
‘O’ to ‘  ’ in time ‘t’. The torque acting on it of an incline of inclination  and length ‘  ’.
is If the cylinder roles without slippling its speed
1) mL2 /12t 2) mL2 / 3t at the bottom
3) mL2 / t 4) 4mL2 / 3t
4g sin  3g sin 
2
54. The M.I. of a body is 1.2 kg m . Initially the 1) 2)
3 2
body is at rest. In order to produce a
rotational kinetic energy of 1500 J an angular 4g 4gsin 
3) 4)
acceleration of 25 rad s –2 must be applied 3sin 3
about the axis for a duration of 61. For a body rolling along a level surface,
1) 2s 2) 4s 3) 8s 4) 10s without slipping the translational and
rotational kinetic energies are in the ratio
55. A uniform solid sphere of diameter 0.2m and
2 : 1. The body is
mass 10kg is rotated about its diameter with an
1) Hollow sphere 2) Solid cylinder
angular velocity of 2 rad s–1. Then its angular
momentum is kg m2 s–1 is 3) Ring 4) Solid sphere
1) 0.01 2) 0.02 3) 0.08 4) 0.04 62. A solid sphere and a spherical shell roll down
an incline from rest from same height. The
56. If the K.E of a rotating body about an axis is ratio of times taken by them is
decreased by 36%, its angular momentum
about that axis 1) 21 21 25 25
25 2) 25 3) 21 4) 21
1) increases by 72%
63. When a solid sphere is rolling along level
2) decreases by 72%
surface the percentage of its total kinetic
3) increases by 20%
energy that is translational is
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ANSWERS 5. Three point masses each of mass ‘m’ are joined


together using a string to form an equilateral
1) 3 2) 2 3) 1 4) 2 5) 3
triangle of side ‘a’. The system is placed on a
6) 1 7) 1 8) 1 9) 2 10) 1 smooth horizontal surface and rotated with a
11) 1 12) 3 13) 1 14) 2 15) 2 constant angular velocity ‘  ’ about a vertical
16) 3 17) 3 18) 1 19) 1 20) 3 axis passing through the centroid. Then the
21) 1 22) 4 23) 2 24) 1 25) 2 tension in each string is
2
26) 3 27) 2 28) 3 29) 1 30) 1 ma  ma  2
2 2
31) 2 32) 3 33) 4 34) 3 35) 4 1) ma 2) 3ma  3) 4)
3 3
36) 4 37) 1 38) 1 39) 2 40) 1 6. There is a small hole in a table. A string of
41) 1 42) 3 43) 1 44) 1 45) 1 length 1m passes through it. Two bodies of
46) 1 47) 1 48) 4 49) 1 50) 3 masses 70g and 100g are attached at its ends.
51) 1 52) 2 53) 2 54) 1 55) 3 The 100g mass hangs freely at a depth of 60
cm from the table. If this mass is to be in
56) 4 57) 3 58) 1 59) 4 60) 1
equilibrium, the other mass should rotate in a
61) 2 62) 1 63) 2 circle with a frequency equal to
EXERCISE - III(A) 1) 4 140 Hz 2)  140 Hz
(CLASS WORK)
 Hz 140
Circular Motion in Horizontal plane : 3) 140 4) Hz
4
1. A particle describes a horizontal circle on the
smooth surface of an inverted cone. The plane 7. A particle ‘P is moving in a circle of radius ‘r’
of that circle is at a height of 9.8cm above the with uniform speed v. AB is the diameter of
vertex. Then the speed of the particle is circle and ‘C’ is the centre. The angular
1) 0.49 ms–1 2) 0.98 ms–1 velocity of P about A and C are in the ratio.
3) 1.96 ms–1 4) 3.92 ms–1 1) 1 : 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 1 4) 4 : 1

2. Length of a simple pendulum is 2m and mass 8. Starting from rest a wheel rotates with
of its bob is 0.2 kg. If the tension in the string uniform angular acceleration 2 rads2 .
exceeds 4N, it will break. If the bob is whirled After 4s, if the angular acceleration ceases to
in horizontal plane, the maximum angle the act, its angular displacement in the next 4s is
string can make with vertical during rotation 1) 8 rad 2) 16 rad
is 3) 24  rad 4) 32 rad
1) 300 2) 450 3) 600 4) 900
Vertical Circle :
3. A chain of 100 links is 1m long and has a mass
of 2kg. With the ends fastened together it is 9. A simple pendulum of length ‘  ’ has a bob of
set rotating at 3000 rpm, in a horizontal mass ‘m’. If it is released when the string makes
plane.The centripetal force on each link is an angle 600 with the vertical, the tension in the
1) 3.14 N 2) 31.4N 3) 314 N 4) 3140 N string at the lowest position is

4. A boy is sitting on a horizontal platform in


3 5
1) 3mg 2) mg 3)2 mg 4) mg
the shape of a disc at a distance of 5m from 2 2
its centre. The boy begins to slip when the 10. A body is revolving in a vertical circle with
speed of wheel exceeds 10 rpm The coefficient constant mechanical energy. The speed of the
of friction between the boy and platform is. body at the highest point is 2rg . The speed
(g = 10 ms–2) (2002 M) of the body at the lowest point is
2 2
1)  2)   4)  2 1) 7gr 2) 6gr 3) 8gr 4) 9gr
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11. A particle suspended by a thread of length ‘l’ 18. An elastic string carrying a body of mass ‘m’
is projected horizontally with a velocity extends by ‘e’. The body rotates in a vertical
circle with critical velocity. The extension in
3g at the lowest point. The height from
the string at the lowest position is
the bottom at which the tension in the string
1) 2e 2) 4e 3) 6e 4) 8e
becomes zero is
4 2 5  19. A mass ‘m’ is released, with a horizontal speed
1) 2) 3) 4) v from the top of a smooth and fixed,
3 3 3 3
hemispherical bowl, of radius r. The angle 
12. A nail is located at a certain distance vertically
below the point of suspension of a simple w.r.t. the vertical where it leaves contact with
pendulum of length 1m. The pendulum is the bowl is
released from the horizontal position. If it  v2 2 
1  v2 2 
1
rotates in a vertical circle with nail as centre, 1) sin    2) cos   
the distiance of nail from point of suspension  3rg 3   3rg 3 
is 2
1  v 2
1) 0.5 m 2) 0.6 m 3) 0.4 m 4) 0.8m 3) Tan    4) cos1 2
 3rg 3  3  
13. A body is moving in a vertical circle of radius
20. A mass of 3.9 kg suspended from a string of
‘r’ by a string. If the ratio of maximum to
minimum speed is length 0.5m is at rest. Another body of mass
3 : 1 , the ratio of
maximum to minimum tensions in the string is 0.1kg moving horizontally with a velocity 200
ms-1 strikes and sticks to it. The tension in the
1) 3 : 1 2) 5 : 1 3) 7 : 1 4) 9 : 1
string when it makes 600 with the vertical is
14. A test tube of mass 10g closed with a cork of (g = 10 ms–2)
mass 1g having some ether is suspended by a
1) 180 N 2) 220 N 3) 80 N 4) 100 N
thread of length 4cm. On heating the tube the
cork flies out. The minimum velocity of cork, 21. A simple pendulum of length ‘  ’ carries a bob
so that the test tube just describes the vertical of mass ‘m’. When the bob is at its lowest
circle is position, it is given the minimum horizontal
1) 14 ms–1 2)7 ms–1 3)3.5 ms–1 4)12.4 ms–1 speed necessary for it to move in a vertical
circle about the point of suspension. When
15. The simple pendulum bob is given a horizontal the string is horizontal, the net force on the
velocity g at the bottom. The angle with bob is
the vertical through which the ball swings 1) mg 2) 3mg 3) 10 mg 4) 4 mg
before its velocity becomes zero is
1) 1200 2)60 0 3) 4500 4) 300 22. A simple pendulum is vibrating with an
angular amplitude of 900. For what values of
16. A coin is sliding down on a smooth hemi-
spherical surface of radius R. The height from  with vertical, the acceleration is directed
the bottom, where it looses contact with the 1) Vertically upwards 2) horizontally
surface is 3) vertically downwards
1) 00 ,cos 1 1
1) R 3 2) 2R 3 3) 3R 4 4) 4R 5 3
,900

17. A small glass marble of mass ‘m’ oscillates 1   0


2) cos  1  ,0 ,90
0
between the two edges, inside a hemispherical 3
glass bowl of radius ‘r’.If ‘V’ is the speed of
marble at the lowest position, the normal 0 1 1
,00
3) 90 ,cos 3
reaction at that position is
mv 2 2mv 2 3mv 2 3mv 2 1 
4) cos  1
 ,900 ,00
1) 2) 3) 4) 
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Moment of Inertia : 29. A disc of mass ‘m’ and radius R has a


23. Four particles each of mass ‘m’ are placed at concentric hole of radius ‘r’. Its M.I. about
the four corners of a square of side ‘  ’. The an axis through centre and normal to its plane
is
M.I. of the system about a normal axis through
centre of square is m 2 m 2 2
2
1)
2
R  r  2)
2
R r 
1) 4m 2
2) 8m 2
3) 2m 2
4) m
4 m 2 m 2 2
24. Thr ee point masses m1, m2 and m3 are placed 3)
2
R  r  4)
2
R r 
at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
30. Four holes of radius ‘R’ are cut from a thin
‘a’. The M.I. of the system about an altitude
square plate of side 4R and mass M. The M.I.
passing through m1 is
of the remaining portion about a normal axis
a2 a2 through centre of square is
1)  m1  m2  2)  m3  m1 
4 4
  8 10  2
a2 a2 1) MR2 2)    MR
3)  m2  m3  4)  m1  m2  m3  12  3 16 
4 4
4  
25. Four small spheres each of radius ‘r’ and mass 3)    MR2 4) MR2
‘m’ are placed with their centres at the four 3 4 3
corners of a square of side ‘L’. The M.I. of the
31. The M.I of a thin circular ring of Radius ‘R’
system about any side of square is
and mass M about a chord at a distance equal
8mr 2 8mr 2 to half of the radius of ring is
1)  mL2 2)  2mL2
5 5 5 MR2
5mr 2 5mr 2 1) MR2 2)
3)  mL2 4)  2mL2 4 4
8 8
3 3
26. In a rectangle ABCD, AB = 2 and BC =  . 3) MR2 4) MR2
2 4
The centre of rectangle is at the origin of co-
ordinate system. AB and CD are parallel to 32. The M.I. of a thin rod about a normal axis
X-axis. The M.I. is least about through its centre is I. It is bent at the centre
1) BD 2) BC 3) X -axis 4) Y-axis such that, the two parts are perpendicular to
each other and perpendicular to the axis. The
27. The moment of inertia of a uniform rod of M.I. of the system about the same axis will be
length ‘ 2 ’ and mass ‘m’ about an aixs through
1) 2I 2) I 3) I/2 4) 4I
centre and inclined at an angle  to rod is
33. A circular disc of radius ‘R’ and thickness R/
m2 m2
1) sin2  2) cos2  6 has moment of inertia ‘I’ about an axis
3 6 passing through its centre and perpendicular
m2 m2 to its plane. It is melted and recasted into a
3) cos2  4) sin2 
2 12 solid sphere. The M.I of the sphere about its
28. Three identical rods, each of length ‘L’ are diameter as axis of rotation is
joined to form a rigid equilateral triangle. Its 1) I 2) 2I/3 3) I/5 4) I/10
radius of gyration about an axis passing 34. The M.I. of a uniform circular disc about a
through a corner and perpendicular to the diameter is I. Its M.I. about an axis
plane of triangle is perpendicular to its plane and passing through
3 L L a point on its rim will be
1) L 2 2) L 3) 4)
2 2 3 1) 2I 2) 3I 3) 5I 4) 6I

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35. A uniform circular disc of radicu R lies in the 41. A boy of mass 30kg is running with a velocity
XY - plane with its centre at the orgin of co- of 3 ms-1 on ground just tangentially to a merry
oridinate system. Its moment of inertia about - go -round which is at rest. It has radius R =
an axis, lying in the xy-plane, parallel to the 2m, a masss of 120 kg and its radius of gyration
x-axis and passing through a point on the y- is 1m. If the boy suddenly jumpes on to the
axis at a distance y = 2R is I1. Its moment of merry -go - round, the angular velocity
inertia about an axis lying in a plane acquired by the system is
4
perpendicular to xy-plane passing through a 1) 1 rad s–1 2) rads 1
point on the x-axis at a distance x = d is I2. If 3
I1 = I2 , the value of ‘d’ is (2006 M) 3
3) rads 1 4) 0.5 rad s–1
19 17 15 13 4
1) R 2) R 3) R 4) R 42. A thin circular ring of mass ‘m’ and radius R
2 2 2 2
is rotating about its axis with a constant
36. Three spheres, each of mass ‘m’ and radius ‘R’
angular velocity  . Tho objects each of mass
are kept in touch with each other such that
M are attached gently to he opposite ends of
their centres from an equilateral triangle. The
a diameter of the ring. The new angular
M.I. of the system about a median of triangle
velocity of ring is
is
21 16 7 4 m m
1) MR2 2) MR2 3) MR2 4) MR2 1) 2)
5 5 2 5 Mm m  2M
37. Two uniform thin rods each of mass ‘m’ and   m  2M   m  2M
length ‘L’ are arranged to form a cross. The 3) 4)
m m  2M
moment of inertia of the sytem about an
angular bisector is 43. A horizontal disc rotates freely with angular
velocity ‘  ’ about a vertical axis through its
mL2 mL2 mL2 2mL2 centre. A ring, having the same mass and
1) 2) 3) 4)
12 6 3 3 radius as the disc, is gently placed on the disc.
38. A thin rod of mass 6m and length 6L is bent The common angular velocity with which the
into regular hexagon .The M.I of the hexagon two rotate, will be,
about a normal axis to its plane and through 1)  2)  2 3)  3 4)  4
centre of system is
1) mL2 2) 3mL2 3) 5mL2 4) 11mL2 44. A circular platform is free to rotate in a
horizontal plane about a vertical axis passing
39. Let ‘I’ be the M.I. of uniform square plate
through its centre. A tortoise is sitting at the
about an axis AB that passes through its centre
edge of platform. Now the platform is given
and is parallel to two of its sides. CD is a line
an angular velocity 0 . When the tortoise
in the plane of the plate that passes through
moves along the chord of the platform with a
the centre of the plate and makes an angle  constant velocity (with respect to the
with AB. The M.I . of the plate about the axis platform); The angular velocity of platform
CD is equal to   t  will vary with time ‘t’ as

1) I 2) I sin2  3) I cos2  4)I cos2   w(t) w(t)
2
Conservation of angular momentum 1. 0 2. 
40. A person is standing on a platform rotating 0

with an angular speed of 1 rps. with streched t t


hands carrying weights . On drawing his w(t)
hands close to the body, the M.I. of the system w(t)
changes from 8 kgm2 to 4kgm2 . The increase
3. 0 4. 0
in his kinetic energy nearly is.
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45. A rigid uniform rod of mass M and length ‘L’ 50. Same torque is applied on a solid cylinder and
is resting on a smooth horizontal table. Two solid sphere with same mass and radius.
marbles each of mass ‘m’ and travelling with Cylinder rotates about its axis and sphere
uniform speed ‘V’ collide with two ends of the about its diameter. Then in a given time, the
rod simultaneously and inelastically as shown. angular velocity acquired is
The marbles get struck to the rod after the
1)is more for sphere 2) is more for cylinder
collision and continue to move with the rod.
M 3) is some for both 4) none
If m = and V = L mts/sec, then the time
6 51. A wheel of M.I 0.1 kg m2 is rotating at a speed
p of 1200 rpm. Now it is slowed down uniformly
taken by the rod to rotate through is
2 such that it comes to rest after making 314
m 1/2 2009 M complete revolutions. The magnitude of the
retarding torque is
V 1) 0.4 Nm 2) 0.2 Nm
V
1/2 3) 2 Nm 4) 4 Nm
m
p
1) 1 s 2) 2p s 3) p s 4) s 52. The M.I. of a uniform disc about an axis
2 passing through its centre and perpendicular
Rotational Dynamics : to its plane is 1 kg m2. It is rotating with an
2
46. A wheel at rest has M.I. kg m2 . It is angular velocity of 100 rad s–1. A second disc
2 of same mass and radius is joined to it
rotated by a 60 W motar for one minute. The
number of rotations made by the wheel in one coaxially. Now these two discs together
minute is continue to rotate about the same axis. Then
1) 90 2) 450 3) 1800 4) 1200 the lose in kinetic energy in kilo joules is
47. A particle performs uniform circular motion (2002 M)
with an angular momentum L. If the angular 1) 2.5 2) 3 3) 3.5 4) 4
frequency of particle is doubled and kinetic 53. A rod of lenght l is held vertically stationary
energy is halved, its angular momentum
with its lower end located at a point ‘P’, on
becomes (2003 M)
the horizontal plane. When the rod is released
1) 4L 2) 2L 3) L/L 4) L/4
to topple about ‘P’, the velocity of the upper
48. A heavy wheel of radius 20 cm and weight end of the rod with which it hits the ground is
10kg is to be dragged over a step of height 2009 E, M
10cm , by a horizontal force F applied at the
centre of the wheel. The minimum value of F g g 3g
is 1) 2) 3g 3) 3 4)
  
1) 20 kgwt 2) 1 kgwt
54. A string is wrapped around a wheel of radius
3) 10 3kgwt 4) 10 2 kgwt
‘r’. The axis of the wheel is horizontal and its
49. A wheel of radius 0.4 m can rotated freely
M.I. about the axis is I. Weight ‘mg’ is tied to
about its axis as shown in the figure. A string
free end of the string which is released to fall
is wrapped over its rim and a mass of 4 kg is
down from rest position. The angular velocity
hung, An angular acceleration of 8 rad-s–2 is
of the wheel after it has fallen through
produced in it due to the torque. Then moment
distance ‘h’ will be
inergia of the wheel is (g = 10 ms|–2) 2009 E 1 1
1) 2 kg - m2  2gh  2  2mgh  2
1)  2 
2)  2 
2) 1 kg - m2  I  mr   I  mr 
3) 1.36 kg - m2 4 kg 2mgh
4) 8 kg - m2 3) 4) 2gh
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55. Reel of thread in the form of solid cylinder is 61. A wheel of radius ‘r’ rolls without slipping
allowed to unroll by holding the loose end of with a speed ‘v’ on a horizontal road. When it
the thread in hand. The acceleration with is at point ‘A’ on the road, a small lump of
which the reel falls down is ( g = 9.9 ms–2) mud separtes from the wheel at its highest
1) 9.9 ms–2 2) 3.3 ms–2 point B and drops at point ‘C’ on the road.
3) 6.6 ms–2 4) 1.1 ms–2 The distance AC will be
56. A particle of mass 1 kg is projected with an r r
initial velocity 10 ms –1 at an angle of 1) v g 2) 2v g
projection 45 0 with the horizontal. The
average torque acting on the projectlie, r
3) 4v g 4) v 3r g
between the time at which it is projected and
the time at which it strikes the ground about
the point of projection is
Equilibrium of Body & Parallel Forces :
1) 25 Nm 2) 50 Nm 3) 75 Nm 4) 100 Nm 62. The resultent of two like parallel forces is 14
57. ‘O’ is the centre of an equilateral triangle kgwt and acts at distance of 30 cm and 40 cm
ABC. F1 , F2 and F3 are three forces acting from them. The forces are
along the sides AB, BC and AC as shown in 1) 6 kgwt, 8 kgwt 2) 3 kgwt, 4 kgwt
figure. What should be the magnitude of F3 , 3) 4 kgwt, 6 kgwt 4) 8 kgwt, 3 kgwt
so that the total torque about ‘O’ is zero ?
A 63. A unifrom rod weighs 10kg and with a load
F1  F2 5kg attached to one end, it balances on a knife
1) 2) 2 F1  F2  F3
2 edge at 2m from that end. The length of rod is
3) F1  F2  4) F1  F2  F2
B 1) 10 m 2) 8m 3) 6m 40 4m
C
Rolling Motion : F1 64. A boy and a man carry a uniform rod of length
58. A disc at rest at the top of an inclined plane of ‘L’ horizontally in such a way that the boy get
heigh ‘h’ rolls down without slippling and 1/4 of the load. If the boy is at one end of the
acquires a velocity ‘v’ on reaching the bottom. rod, the distance of the man from the other
If the same disc slides down a smooth incline end is
and acquires the same velocity on reaching
the bottom the height of smooth incline is 1) L 6 2) L 5 3) L 4 4) L 3
2h
1) h/3 2) h/2 3) 4) h ANSWERS
3
1) 2 2) 3 3) 3 4) 2 5) 3
59. A uniform solid sphere of mass 0.5kg rolls on
6) 4 7) 2 8) 4 9) 3 10) 2
a horizontal surface without slipping. If the
11) 1 12) 2 13) 3 14) 1 15) 2
velocity of centre of mass is 4 cm s–1, the work
done in stopping sphere is 16) 2 17) 4 18) 3 19) 2 20) 1
1) 8  10 4 J
4
2) 5.6  10 J 21) 3 22) 1 23) 3 24) 3 25) 2
3) 1.6  104 J 4) 2.4  10 4 J
26) 3 27) 1 28) 3 29) 4 30) 2
31) 4 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 3
60. A sphere rolls without slipping on an incline
36) 2 37) 3 38) 3 39) 1 40) 4
of inclination  . The minimum coefficient of
41) 3 42) 2 43) 3 44) 2 45) 4
static friction to support pure rolling is to be
46) 3 47) 4 48) 3 49) 3 50) 1
2 2 51) 1 52) 1 53) 4 54) 2 55) 3
1) Tan 2) Tan
3 5 56) 2 57) 3 58) 3 59) 2 60) 3
2 3 61) 3 62) 1 63) 3 64) 4
3) Tan 4) Tan
7 7
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EXERCISE - III(B) 6. Two particles of masses m1 and m2 are


connected to a string and the system is rotated
(HOME WORK) in a horizontal plane with ‘P’ as center. The
Circular Motion in Horizontal plane ratio of tension in the two parts of string is
1. A hemispherical bowl of radius R is set  
rotating about its axis of symmetry which is P m1 m2
kept vertical. A small block kept in the bowl m1 m1  m2
rotates with the bowl without slipping on its 1) 2)
m1  m2 m1
surface. If the surface of bowl is smooth, m1  2m2 2m1
and the angle made by the radius through the 3) 4)
block with the vertical is  , the angular speed 2m2 m1  m2
at which the bowl is rotating is 7. A particle P is moving in a circle of diametre
g g cos  ‘d’ with uniform speed V. ‘C’ is the centre of
1) 2) circle and AB is diameter. Then angular
R cos  R
velocity of ‘P’ about A and C are in the ratio.
3) g sin  4) g
1) 1 : 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 1 4) 4 : 1
R R sin 
8. A point moves along a circle of radius 20 cm with
2. A particle of mass ‘m’is suspended from the
costant angential acceleration of 5 cm s –2 .
ceiling through a string of length L. The
particle moves in a ho;rizontal circle of radius The time after which the normal acceleration
r. The speed of the particle is. of the point will be equal to tangential
acceleration is
rg r g
1) 2 2 2) 1 1 1s 2) 2s 3) 4s 4) 6s
L r

L2  r 2 4 Vertical Circle :
r g mgL 9. A simple pendulum of length ‘  ’ has a bob of
1 1
3) 4) mass m. It is released from the horizontal
L  r 
2 2 2
L  r 
2 2 2
position. The tension in the string at the lowest
3. A rope of mass ‘m’ and radius R is placed on position is
a smooth horizontal table and is set rotating 3 5
1) 3mg 2) mg 3) 2mg 4) mg
about its own axis in such a way that each 2 2
point of it moves with a speed v. The tension 10. A body is revolving in a verticle circle with
in the string is 2 constant mechanical energy.The speed of the
mv 2 mv mv 2 mv 2 body at the highest point is 3rg . The speed
1) 2 2) 3) 4)
2 R R 2 R R of the body at the horizontal position is
4. A person stands in contact against a wall of 1) rg 2) 5rg 3) 7rg 4) 9rg
cylindrical drum of radius r., rotating with an
angular velocity  . If  is the coefficient of 11. A simple pendulum bob is given a horizontal
friction between the wall and the person, the 7
velocity g at the bottom. The string
minimum rotational speed which enables the 2
person to remain stuck to the wall is slackens after swinging through an angle 
g r gr with the vertical. The  is
g
1)  r 2)  r 3) g 4) 1) 30 0 2) 60 0 3) 90 0 4) 120 0

5. One end of a massless spring of spring 12. Anail is located at a certain distance vertically
constant 100 Nm–1 and natural length 0.5 m below the point of suspension of a simple
is fixed and the other end is connected to a pendulum. The pendulum is released at an
particle of mass 0.5 kg lying on a frictionless angle 600 to vertical. The distance of the nail
horizontal table. If the mass rotates at an from the point of suspension such that the bob
angular velocity of 2 rad s –1 , the elongation will just perform revolution with the nail as
of the spring is approximately. centre (length of pendulum = 1m)
1) 4 cm 2) 3 cm 3) 1 cm 4) 2 cm 1) 0.2 m 2) 0.4 m 3) 0.6 m 4) 0.8m

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13. The maximum and minimum tensions in a 20. A mass of 3.9 kg suspended from a string of
string of length 0.1m with a stone 5g tied to it length 0.5 m is at rest. Another body of mass
and whirled in a vertical circle are in the ratio 0.1 kg moving horinzontally with a velocity
13 : 1. The velocity of the body at highest point is 200 ms –1 strikes and stricks to it. The
1) 0.7 ms–1 2) 0.7 3ms1 maximum angle through which the system
swings just before the tension in the string
3) 3ms1 4) 7 3ms 1
becomes zero is
14. A bullet of mass ‘m’ hits a pendulum bob of 1) 60 0 2) 90 0 3) 120 0 4) 180 0
mass 2m with a velocity ‘v’ and comes out of 21. A stone tied to a string of length ‘L’ is whirled
the bob with a velocity V/2. The length of in a vertical circle with the other end of string
pendulum is 2m. The minimum value of ‘v’ so at the centre. At a certain instant of time, the
that the bob revolves in a vertical circle is stone is at its lowest position and has a speed
( g = 10 ms–1) u. The magnitude of the change in velocity as
1) 40 ms–1 2) 2 ms–1 3)15 ms –1 4) 10 ms–1 it reaches a point where the string is horizontal is
15. A stone tied to a string revolving in a vertical 1) u2  2gL 2) 2gL
circle has critical velocity ‘v’ at the highest
point. When the string makes an angle 1200 3) u2  gL 4) 2 u2  gL  
with lower vertical. The speed of the stone is 22. The breaking strength of a string is equal to
3 double the weight of bob it carries. If the string
1) 3V 2 2) 2v 3) 3v 4) v
2 is released from horizontal position the angle
16. A small mass lying at the top of a smooth  with the vertical at which the string breaks is
hemispherical bowl is just pushed horizontally.
The angle with the vertical where it loses 1) 60 0 2) cos 13
1
 
contact with surface is 3) sin
1
 2 3 4) 45 0
1) Tan 2 3
1
  2) sin 2 3
1
  Moment of Inertia :
3) cos 2 3
1
  4) cot 2 3
1
  23. Four particles each of mass ‘m’ are placed at
the corners of a square of side ‘L’. The radius
17. A body slides down from rest on a smooth of gyration of the system about an axis normal
incline of height of 8R. At the bottom of to the square and passing through its centre
incline, there is a vertical groove of radius is (2000 M)
R. When the ball reaches the lowest point of L L
1)
the track, the normal reaction on it is 2 2) 2 3) L 4) 2L
1) 17 mg 2) 12 mg 3) 8 mg 4) 10 mg 24. Three particles each of mass ‘m’ are located
at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
18. An elastic string carrying a body of mass ‘m’
‘L’. The radius of gyration of the system about
extends by ‘e’. If the body rotates in a vertical
an axis through centroid and perpendiculer
circle with critical velocity at highest point,
to its plane
the extension in the string at the horizontal
position is
L L L L
1) 2) 3) 4)
1) 2e 2) 4e 3) 3e 4) 5e 2 3 3 2 2 5
25. Four spheres each of mass ‘m’ and radius ‘r’
19. A body of mass Mkg is on the top point of a
are situated at the four corners of a square of
smooth hemisphere of radius 5m. It is
side ‘R’. The M.I. of the system about an axis
released to slide down the surface of
through centre and perpendicular to its plane is
hemisphere. It leaves the surface when its
5 2
velocity is 5 ms–1. At this instant the angle 1)
2

M 4r 2  5R2  2)
5

M 4r 2  5R2 
made by the radius vecotor of the body with
2 5
the vertical is (g = 10 ms–2)
1) 30 0 2) 45 0 3)60 0
(2002 E)
4) 90 0
2

3) M 4R  5r
5
2
 
2
4) M 4R  5r
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26. ABC is a right angled trianglar plate of 32. A thin rod of length ‘L’ and mass ‘m’ is bent
uniform thichness. I1, I2 and I3 are M.I. about at the centre through 60 0. The M.I of the
AB, BC and AC respectively, Then which of system about an axis through centre and
the following relations is correct ? [AB = 3m perpendicular to the plane of system is
BC = 4m] mL2 mL2 mL2 mL2
1) I1 = I2 = I3 2) I2 > I1 > I3 1) 2) 3) 4)
6 24 12 3
3) I3 < I2 < I1 4) I3 > I1 > I2 33. If 27 small spheres each of M.I. ‘I’ about their
27. The moment of inertia of a uniform rod of diametrical axis are combined to form a big
length ‘  ’ and mass ‘m’ about an axis passing sphere, then the M.I. of the big sphere about
through one end of rod and inclined at angle its diameter is
 to rod is 1) 243 I 2) 81 I 3) 27 I 4) 9 I
m2 m2 34. The moment of inertia of a uniform circular
1) cos2  2) sin2 
3 3 disc about a normal axis through centre is I.
m2 m2 The M.I. about a tangential axis parallel to
3) cos2  4) sin2  any of its diameters is (2008 E)
12 12
28. Four identical rods, each of mass ‘m’ and length 7I 3 5
1) 2) I 3) 6I 4) I
‘L’ are arranged in the from of a square. The 2 2 2
radius of gyration of the system about a 35. A uniform circular ring of radius ‘R’ lies in
perpendicular axis to its plane, through centre is the XY - plane with its centre at the origin.
L L L L Its moment of inertia about an axis, lying the
1) 2) 3) 4) XY- plane, parallel to X- axis and passing
3 2 3 2 6
through a point on the Y - axis at a distance y
29. From a complete ring of mass ‘m’ and radius = 2R is I1. Its M.I. about an axis lying in a
‘R’ a 300 sector is removed. The M.I. of the plane perpendicular to XY - plane. Passing
remaing ring about an axis through centre of through a point on the X - axis at a distance x
ring and normal to its plane is = d is I2. If I1 = I2 , the value of ‘d’ is
3 11 1) R 7 2 2) R 3 3) R 5 4) R 6
1) mR2 2) mR2 2 2 7
4 12
36. Three rings, each of mass ‘M’ and radius ‘R’
2 are kept touching each other such that their
3) mR2 4) mR2
5 centress from equilateral triangle. The M.I.
30. From a disc of mass ‘m’ and radius ‘r’ a of the system about a median of the triangle is
circular portion of radius 'r ' 2 is removed 1) 3 MR2 2) 3.5 MR2 3) 2.5 MR2 4) 2 MR2
from the edges. The M.I. of the remaining 37. Two identical rods each of moment of inertia
system about a normal axis through centre ‘I’ about a normal axis through centre are
of original disc is arranged in the from of a cross. The M.I. of
the system about an axis through centre and
13 2 11 2 17 2 8 perpendicular to the plane of system is
1) mr 2) mr 3) mr 4) mr 2
32 12 24 11 1) 2I 2) I 3) 2.5 I 4) 6I
31. A thin wire of mass ‘m’ and length ‘L’ is bent 38. A quarter sector is cut from a unifrom circular
disc of radius R. This sector has mass M. It is
in the form of a ring. The M.I. of the ring
made to rotate about a line perpendicular to
about a tangential axis parallel to any of its
its plane and passing through the centre of
diameters is
the original disc. Its moment of inertia about
mL2 3mL2 2mL2 mL2 the axis of rotation is (IIT - 2001)
1) 2) 3) 4) MR2 MR2 MR2
22 82 52 62 1) 2) 3) 4) 2 MR2
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39. The moment of inertia of a uniform semi 44. An equilateral triangle ABC formed from a
circular disc of mass M and radius ‘r’ about a uniform wire has two small identical beads
line perpendicular to the plane of disc through initially located at A. The triangle is set rotating
the centre is about the vertical axis AO. Then the beads are
2 2 released from rest simultaneously and allowed
1) MR 2 2) MR 3) MR 2 MR2
2 4 4) 5 to slide down, one along AB and other along AC
as shown. Neglecting frictional effects, the
Conservation of Angular Momentum :
quantities that are conserved as the beads slide
40. A person is standing on a platform rotating down, are (IIT - 2000)
with an angular speed w, with stretched hands A
g
carrying equal masses each of m. Now he
releases the masses such that they fall on the
platform. The new angular velocity of
B o C
platform would be
1) Angular velocity and total energy
w
1) w 2) 4) 2w 3
3) 2w 2) Total angular momentum and total energy
2 3) Angular velocity and M.I. about the axis of
41. A cockroach of mass ‘m’ is moving on the rim rotation
of a disc with a velocity ‘v’ in anti clockwise 4) Total angular momentum and M.I. about the
direction. The M.I. of the system about its own axis of rotation
axis is I and it is rotating in the clockwise 45. A rod of negligible mass but of length ‘  ’
direction with angular speed w. If the
cockroach stops moving, the angular speed connected with two identical masses at both
of the disc will be ends is placed on a horizontal frictionless
surface. A sudden impulse of MV is given as
Iw Iw  mvr
1) 2) shown in figure. The angular velocity of rod
I  mR2 I  mR2
would be
Iw  mvr Iw  mvR
3) 4) 4v v
I  mR2 I 1) 2)
  M M
42. A thin circular disc of mass ‘m’ and radius R is MV
rotating about its axis with a constant angular 2v 3v
3) 4)
velocity w. It has two masses each of mass ‘m’  
(same mass as that of disc) at the opposite ends
Rotational Dynamics :
of a diametre of the disc. Now if the massas are
removed, the new angular velocity of disc would 46. A constant power is supplied to a rotating disc.
be The relationship of angular velocity (w) of disc
5 2 and number of rotations (n) made by the disc
1) w 5 2) 5w 3) w 4) w is governed by (2005 E)
2 5 1 2

43. A disc rotates freely with rotational kinetic 1) w  n3 2) w  n3


3
energy E about a normal axis through centre. 2
3) w  n2 4) w  n
A ring having the same radius but double the
mass of disc is now, gently placed on the disc. 47. A particle performing unifrom circular
The new rotational kinetic energy of the motion has angular momentum L. If its
system would be angular frequency is doubled and its kinetic
energy is halved, then the new angular
1) E 2 2) 2E 5 momentum is

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48. A cubical block of side ‘L’ rests on a rough A second identical disc rotating opposite to
horizontal surface with coefficient of friction that of the first but with same angular velocity
 . A horizontal force F is applied on the block is joined to it coaxially. Now these two discs
as shown in figure. The minimum force
together continue to rotate about the same
required to topple the block is (IIT - 2005)
axis. Then the lose in KE in KJ is
1) Infinitesimal F 1) 10 2) 20 3) 25 4) zero
mg 53. A rod is free to rotate about ‘O’ as shown. It
2)
4 begins to rotate. When it has turned through
an angle ‘  ’. its angular velocity ‘w’ is given
3)
mg 4) mg 1   as
2
49. A rope is wound several times on a solid
cylinder of radius 0.1 m and mass 10 kg . The

cylinder is free to rotate about its axis. If the
rope is pulled with a force of 10 N, the angular 6g 6g 
o
1) sin 2) sin  
acceleration of the cylinder is   2
1) 10 rad s–2 2) 5 rad s–2
3) 20 rad s–2 4) 15 rad s–2
6g  6g
3) cos 4) cos
50. As shown in figure, a stick half of which is  2 
made of wood and other half of iron is pivoted 54. A block of mass 2kg hangs from the rim of a
as shown in fig. (a) It is pivoted at wooden wheel of radius 0.5m. On releasing from rest,
end and force is applied to the other end of it
the block falls through 5m height in 2s. The
at right angles to its length. (b) It is pivoted at
iron end and the same force is applied to the M.I. of the wheel will be
other end at right angles to its length. Then 1) 1 kg m2
angular acceleration produced is 2) 3.2 kg m2
3) 2.5 kg m2
m
F (b) 4) 1.5 kg m2
(a)
55. A cylinder of mass M and radius R starts
1) More in case (b) than in (a) falling under gravity at t = 0 as shown in
2) more in case (a) than in (b) figure. If the mass of chord is negligible, the
3) equal in both the cases
tension in each string is
4) data insufficient
1)
Mg 2)
Mg
51. A wheel of radius 20 cm can rotate about its 6 4
centre. A string is wrapped over its rim and is Mg
3) 4) Mg
pulled by a force of 10N tangential to pulley. 2
If the angular acceleration produced is 4 rad 56. A particle of mass ‘m’ is projected with an
s–2, then the moment of inertia of the wheel in
initial velocity u at an angle ‘  ’ to horiziontal.
kg m2 is
The torque of gravity on projectile at maxi-
1) 25 2) 0.5 3) 50 4) 5 mum height about the point of projection is
52. The moment of inertia of a uniform disc about
mgu2 sin2
an axis passing through its centre and 1) 2) mg u2 sin 2 
2
perpendicular to its plane is 2 kg m2. It is
rotating with an angular velocity 100 rad s–1. mgu2 sin  1 2
3) 4) mu sin2
2 2
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57. ‘O’ is the center of a square ABCD. F1, F2, F3 EQUILIBRIUM OF BODY & PARALLEL
and F4 are four forces acting along the sides FORCES
AB, BC, CD and AD as shown in figure. What 62. The resultent of two unlike parallel froces is
should be the maginitude of F4 so that, the total 5N and acts at a distance of 20 cm and 40
torque about ‘O’ is zero ? F2 cm from them. The forces are
1) F1 + F2 + F3 F3
D 1) 2N, 5N 2) 5 N, 10N
2) F1 + F2 – F3 C
3) 6N, 10N 4) 8N, 12N
3) F1 – F2 – F3
F4 63. A uniform rod is 4m long and weighs 10kg. If
F1  F2  F3 it is supported on a knife edge at one metre
4)
2 A B F1 from the end, what weight placed at that end
Rolling Motion : keeps the rod horizontal ?
1) 8 kg 2) 10 kg
58. A disc is at rest at the top of a rough incined
plane. It rolls without slipping. At the bottom 3) 12 kg 4) 16 kg
of inclined palne there is a vertical groove of 64. A boy and a man carry a unifrorm rod of
radius ‘R’. In order to loop the groove. the length ‘L’ horizontally in such a way that the
minimum height of incline required is boy gets 1/3 of the load. If the boy is at one
15R 9R end of the rod, the distance of the man from
1) 2) the other end is
4 4
3)
5R
4)
7R 1) L 6 2) L 5 3) L 4 4) L 3
2 5
59. A solid sphere of mass 1.5 kg rolls on a ANSWERS
frictionless horizontal surface, its centre of 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1 5) 3
mass moving at a speed of 5 ms –1. Then it rolls 6) 3 7) 3 8) 2 9) 1 10) 2
up an incline of 300 to horizontal. The height
11) 4 12) 4 13) 2 14) 1 15) 2
attained by the sphere before it stops is
(g = 10 sm–2) 16) 3 17) 1 18) 3 19) 3 20) 4
1) 5 m 2) 1.5m 3) 1.75 m 4) 3.65m 21) 4 22) 1 23) 1 24) 2 25) 2
26) 3 27) 2 28) 1 29) 2 30) 1
60. A solid cylinder of mass ‘m’ rolls without
slippling down an inclined plane making an 31) 2 32) 3 33) 1 34) 4 35) 1
angle  with the horizontal. The fricitional 36) 2 37) 1 38) 1 39) 2 40) 1
force between the cylinder and the incline is 41) 1 42) 2 43) 3 44) 2 45) 2
mgsin  46) 1 47) 1 48) 3 49) 3 50) 1
1) mg sin  2) 51) 2 52) 2 53) 2 54) 4 55) 1
3
2mgsin  56) 4 57) 1 58) 1 59) 3 60) 2
3) mg cos  4) 61) 3 62) 2 63) 2 64) 3
3
61. A block of mass 12 kg is attached to a string
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
wrapped around a wheel of radius 10cm. The
Comprehension - I (1-3):
acceleration of the block moving down the
Four rods of equal length l and mass m each form
inclined plane is 2 ms –2. The tension in the string
a square as shown in figure.
is (I of wheel = 0.117 kg m2) 3
1) 24.5 N 2) 68.7N
1
3) 23.4N 4) 46.8N 370
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1. The moment of inertia of the system about the 9. If the point P lies on the circumference of disc
axes 1 is at angle q = 1800 as shown in the figure then
2 2 5 1 2 the speed vP at the point P is
1) m 2) m 2 3) m 4) 10 m  2
3 3 3 3 1) 2v 2) v 3) 2v 4) 3v
2. The moment of inertia of the system about the Comprehension - IV (10-11):
axes 2 is
A rod of length 2m is kept vertical inside a smooth
2 2 5 2 1 2 10 2
1) m 2) m 3) m 4) m spherical shell of radius 2m. The rod starts slip-
3 3 3 3
ping inside the shell. Mass of the rod is 4 kg.
3. The moment of inertia of the system about the
axes 3 is
2 2 5 2
1) m 2) m
3 3 10. Angular speed of the rod (in rad/s) in the po-
1 2 10 2 sition when it becomes horizontal is
3) m 4) m 1) 4.6 2) 6.8 3) 3.2 4) 7.2
3 3
Comprehension - II (4-6): 11. Velocity of centre of the rod (in m/s) at this
A particle of mass 1 kg is projected with velocity instant is approximately.
1) 5.5 2) 6.2 3) 4.7 4) 10.2
20 2 m/s at 450 with ground.(g = 10 m/s2)
Comprehension - V (12-13):
4. When, the particle is at highest point the net
A solid sphere is rolling without slipping on rough
torque on the particle about point of projec- ground as shown in figure. It collides elastically
tion is with an identical another sphere at rest. There is
1) 400 Nm 2) 300 Nm no friction between the two spheres. Radius of each
3) 200 Nm 4) 100 Nm sphere is R and mass is m.
5. When, the particle is at highest point the an- V
gular momentum of the particle about point w
of projection is
1) 400 Kg m2s–1 2) 300 Kg m2s–1 12. Linear velocity of first sphere after it again
2 –1
3) 200 Kg m s 4) 100 Kg m2s–1 starts rolling without slipping is:
6. When, the particle is at highest point the an- 2 2 7 7
1) wR 2) wR 3) wR 4) wR
gular velocity of the particle about point of 5 7 10 5
projection is 13. What is the net angular impulse imparted to
1) 0.1 rad/s 2) 0.2 rad/s second sphere by the external forces?
3) 0.3 rad/s 4) 0.4 rad/s 2 5 2 7
1) mRv 2) mRv 3) mRv 4) mRv
Comprehension - III (7-9): 7 7 5 10
A disc rolls on ground without slipping. Velocity Comprehension - VI (14-15):
of centre of mass is v. A small sphere of mass 1 kg is rolling without slip-
7. If the point P lies on the circumference of disc 200
ping with linear speed v = m / s . It leaves the
at angle q = 900 as shown in the figure then 7
the speed vP at the point P is inclined plane at point C.
1) 2v 2) v 3) 2v 4) 3v c
8. If the point P lies on the circumference of disc
1m
at angle q = 1200 as shown in the figure then v 0
the speed vP at the point P is 30
A
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19. Co-ordinates of point A of the rod after time


14. Its linear speed at point C
p
100 50 t= s will be :
1) m/ s 2) m/ s 45
7 7 éæp ö 1 ù
êçç + 3 ÷ éæ3 3 öù
100 200 1) êçç 9 ÷
÷ m, múú 2) êçç m, m÷ ÷ú
3) m/s 4) m/s ÷
2 ø 2 úû êëçè 4 2 ø÷úû
35 35 ëêè
15. The ratio of rotational and translational ki- éæp ö 1 ù
1÷ é1 1 ù
netic energy of the sphere when it strikes the êç
3) êççè 6 + ÷m, mú 4) êê m, mú
ë 2÷
ø 2 úû ë2 2 úû
ground after leaving form point C.
2 2 1 1 Comprehension - IX (20-21):
1) 2) 3) 4)
5 3 6 2 Length AB in the figure shown is 5m. The body is
Comprehension - VII (16-17): released form A. Friction is sufficient for pure roll-
A solid sphere has linear velocity v0 = 4m / s and
ing to take place.
angular velocity w0 = 9 rad / s as shown . Ground
on which it is moving is smooth. It collides elastically
with a rough wall of coefficient of friction m. Radius
of the sphere is 1 m and mass is 2 kg.
w0 q= 300
v0

20. The maximum time which anybody (which


can roll) can take to reach the bottom is :
16. If the sphere after colliding with the wall rolls
1) 8 s 2) 6 s 3) 2 s 4) 4 s
without slipping in opposite direction, then
21. In the above case suppose we have four bod-
coefficient of friction m is :
1 2 1 1 ies ring , disc, solid sphere and hollow sphere.
1) 2) 3) 4) The angle q is now gradually increased.
2 3 3 4
Which body will start slipping very first. All
17. What is net linear impulse imparted by the
wall on the sphere during impact. the bodies have same mass and radius, coef-
1) 32 N - s 2) 4 14 N - s ficient of friction is also same
1) Ring 2) Dic
3) 5 4 N - s 4) 15 2 N - s
3) Solid sphere 4) Hollow sphere
Comprehension - VIII (18-19): Comprehension - X (22-23):
A rod AB of length 2 m and mass 2 kg is lying on Moment of inertia of a straight wire about an axis
smooth horizontal x-y plane with its centre at ori- perpendicular to the wire and passing through one
gin O as shown figure. An impulse. J of magnitude of its end is I.
10 N- s is applied perpendicular to AB at A. 22. This wire is now framed into a circle (a ring)
Y
of single turn. The moment of inertia of this
A ring about an axis passing through centre and
J
perpendicular to its plane would be :
O X æ 3 ö÷ æ 3 ö÷ æp 2 ö÷ æ4p 2 ö÷
ç I ç I ç ÷I ç ÷I
1) çç 2 ÷ 2) çç 2 ÷ 3) çç ÷ 4) çç
èp ø ÷ ÷
è 4p ø è3ø ÷ è 3 ø÷ ÷
B
23. Now the same wire is bent into a ring of two
18. The distance of point P from centre of the rod turns, then the moment of inertia would be
which is at rest just after the impact is :
æp 2 ö÷ æp 2 ö÷ æ 3 ö÷ æ3 ö
çç ÷I ç I 4) çç 2 ÷
2 1 1 1 1) ç ÷ ÷ 2) çç12 ÷ ÷I 3) ççç 2÷
÷ ÷I
çè 4p ø÷
1) m 2) m 3) m 4) m è3ø è ø÷ è16p ø
3 3 2 4
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Comprehension - XI (24-25): 28. Acceleration of the plank is :


In the given figure F = 10 N , R = 1 m, mass of the F 3F F 3F
body is 2 kg and moment of inertia of the body about 1) 2) 3)
2m 4m 4m 2m
an axis passing through O and perpendicular to plane
of body is 4kg - m 2 . O is the centre of mass of the 29. Force of friction between the disc and the
body. plank is :
F
F F F 2F
F 1) 2) 3) 4)
O 2 4 3 3
R
2R
Comprehension - XIV (30-32):
When the force F is applied the body may topple
24. If the ground is smooth what is total kinetic
energy of the body after 2 s : about A or it may translate.
1) 25 J 2) 50 J 3) 75 J 4) 100 J
F
25. If ground is sufficiently rough, what is kinetic m h
energy of the body now in the given time in-
terval. A
a
1) 10.33 J 2) 25.67 J
3) 16.67 J 4) None of these
30. When the block topples about A, the normal
Comprehension - XII (26-27): force :
A rod of mass m and length l in placed on a smooth 1) passing through centre mass
table. An another particle of same mass m strikes 2) is zero
the rod with velocity v0 in a distance perpendicu-
3) shifts to the right and pass through rightmost
lar to the rod at distance x(< l / 2) form its cen- edge containing A
tre. Particle sticks to the rod. Let w be the angu-
4) is zero if the surface is smooth
lar speed of system after collision, then :
31. If the block be a cube of edge a and m = 0.2 then
26. As x is increased from 0 to l / 2 , the angular
1) the body will translate
speed w :
2) the body will topple
1) Will continuosly increase
3) the body may translate or topple
2) Will continuously decrease
3) Will first increase and then decrease 4) none of the above
4) Will first decrease and then increase 32. If the block is a cube of edge a and m = 0.6 then
1) The body will translate
27. Find maximum possible value of impulses (by
2) The body will topple
varying x) that can be impartd to the particle
3) The body first translates and then topples
during collision. Particle still sticks to the rod.
4) None of the above
mv0 2mvo 3mv0 4mv
1) 2) 3) 4) ANSWERS
2 3 4 5
Comprehension - XIII (28-29): 1) 1 2) 2 3) 1 4) 1 5) 1
A disc of mass m and radius R is placed over a 6) 2 7) 1 8) 4 9) 3 10) 3
plank of same mass m . There is sufficient friction 11) 1 12) 2 13) 1 14) 1 15) 3
between disc and plank to pravent slipping. A force 16) 4 17) 2 18) 2 19) 1 20) 3
F is applied at the centre of the disc. 21) 1 22) 2 23) 3 24) 2 25) 3
26) 3 27) 1 28) 3 29) 2 30) 3
F
31) 1 32) 2

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