Class : XI Topic: MOMENT OF INERTIA & TORQUE Sub : Physics

SINGLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:

1) Moment of inertia of a triangular lamina about its base is (assume M is mass, h is altitude and b is base)

A) B) C) D)

2) The moment of inertia of a uniform rod about an axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its
length is I. If the rod is broken into two equal parts kept as shown, then moment of inertia of system about
an axis passing through its point O and angular bisector of rods is

A) B) C) D)

3) A solid sphere of radius R has moment of inertia I about its diameter. It is melted into a disc of radius and
thickness . If its moment of inertia about the tangential axis (which is perpendicular to plane of the disc),
is also equal to , then the value of and t are (respectively)

A) B) C) D)
4) Figure shows a uniform rod of length and mass M which is pivoted at end A such that it can rotate in
vertical plane. The free end of rod B is initially vertically above the point and then released. As the rod
rotates about A; its angular acceleration and tangential acceleration of centre of rod are (respectively) when
it is inclined to horizontal at angle

A) B) C) D)

5) Point C is the centre of the rigid body shown in figure. Find the total torque acting on the body about point
C. (CW-Clock wise, ACW-Anti Clock wise)

A) 1.71 Nm CW B) 2.71 Nm ACW C) 270 Nm CW D) 2.71 Nm CW

6) A uniform rod is kept on a frictionless horizontal table and two forces are acted as shown. The
line of action of force (which produces same torque) is at a perpendicular distance 'C' from O. Now

are interchanged and is reversed. The new force (which produces same torque in the

present case) has its line of action at a distance from O. If the is in the ratio 2:1, then a:b is

(assume )

A) B) C) D)
MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS:
7) A solid body rotates about a stationary axis so that its angular velocity depends on rotating angle
 as   0  a . Where 0 and a are positive constants. At the time t  0,   0 then

0
1  eat 
A)
Rotating angle at any instant is
a
B) 0 at
Rotating angle at any instant is e
a
C) Angular velocity at any instant is 0 eat

D)

Angular velocity at any instant is 0 1  eat 
8) A rod of length ' l ' is pivoted smoothly at O is resting on a block of height h. If the block moves with a
constant velocity V, pick the correct alternatives

V cos 
A) angular velocity of rod is
h

2V 2 cos3  sin 
B) angular acceleration of rod is
h2

V cos 2 
C) angular velocity of rod is
h

lV cos 2 
D) tangential velocity of free end of rod is
h

9) Linear density of a rod of length L, is given as [ distances

of x = 0 and x = L from COM] consider L = 3m

A) Moment of inertia about its centre of mass and perpendicular to rod is

 B) Moment of inertia about its centre of mass and perpendicular to rod is

C) Moment of inertia about and perpendicular to rod is

D) Moment of inertia about and perpendicular to rod is

10) Four identical rods, each of mass m and length , are joined to form a rigid square frame. The frame lies in
the xy plane, with its centre at the origin and the sides parallel to the x and y axes. Its moment of inertia
about

2 2 4 2
A) the x-axis is ml B) the z-axis is ml
3 3
C) an axis parallel to the z-axis and passing D)
5 2
10 2 one side is ml
through a corner is ml 2
3

ASSERTION-REASONING TYPE QUESTIONS:

11) Statement I : Total torque on a system is independent of origin if the total external force is zero. Origin is
point of rotation about which the torques can be calculated.
Statement II : Torque due to couples is independent of origin.
A) Both the statements are TRUE and Statement: 2 is the correct explanation of Statement: 1
B) Both the statements are TRUE but Statement: 2 is NOT the correct explanation of Statement-1
C) Statement-1 is TRUE and Statement: 2 is FALSE
D) Statement: 1 is FALSE and Statement: 2 is TRUE.
12) Statement I : Radius of gyration is independent of distribution of mass of body relative to an axis of
rotation.
Statement II: The radius of gyration is root mean square distance of particles of the body about the axis of
rotation
A) Both the statements are TRUE and Statement: 2 is the correct explanation of Statement: 1
B) Both the statements are TRUE but Statement: 2 is NOT the correct explanation of Statement-1
C) Statement-1 is TRUE and Statement: 2 is FALSE
D) Statement: 1 is FALSE and Statement: 2 is TRUE.
13) Statement I : There is no relative motion between any two points of a rigid body along the line of
separation, but there may be a relative motion perpendicular to the line joining the points.
Statement II : If there is a relative motion along the line of separation, the body is no longer called a rigid
body
A) Both the statements are TRUE and Statement: 2 is the correct explanation of Statement: 1
B) Both the statements are TRUE but Statement: 2 is NOT the correct explanation of Statement-1
C) Statement-1 is TRUE and Statement: 2 is FALSE
 D) Statement: 1 is FALSE and Statement: 2 is TRUE.


14) Statement I: The direction of torque is parallel to r  F 
Statement II : Torque is a vector quantity
A) Both the statements are TRUE and Statement: 2 is the correct explanation of Statement: 1
B) Both the statements are TRUE but Statement: 2 is NOT the correct explanation of Statement-1
C) Statement-1 is TRUE and Statement: 2 is FALSE
D) Statement: 1 is FALSE and Statement: 2 is TRUE.

COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS:

P)
An L shaped uniform rod of mass 2M and length is held as shown in Fig. With a string
fixed between C and wall so that AB is vertical and BC is horizontal. There is no friction between the hinge
and the rod at A.

15) Find the tension in the string.

A) B) C) D)

16) What will be the reaction between hinge and rod at point A?

A) B) C) D)

17) If the string is burnt, find the angle between AB and the vertical at equilibrium position.

A) B) C) D)

P) Moment of inertia a body can be calculated using perpendicular axes theorem I z  I x  I y ( for a lamina)
and also parallel axes theorem I  Ic  mL2 for any body. We use perpendicular axes theorem if plane of
lamina is xy-plane and z axis is perpendicular to lamina and we use parallel axes theorem, if the axis of
rotation is parallel to the axis passing through centre of mass and L is perpendicular distance from the two
axes. Based on these theorems answer the following questions.
18) A circular hole of radius 'r / 2' is cut from a circular disc of radius ' r ' from the edge. The disc lies in the
xy  plane. Determine the moment of inertia about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to
the plane of the disc. (m is mass of remaining disc)
 A) B) C) D)

19) A solid cylinder has length equal to two times its radius R. If m is mass of the cylinder, then its moment of
R
inertia about an axis perpendicular to its own axis and passing through a point which is at a distance from
2
centre is

MR 2 11MR 2 5 MR 2
A) B) C) D) 6MR 2
4 6 6

20) A uniform circular disc of radius R lies in the XY plane with its centre coinciding with the origin. Its
moment of inertia about an axis passing through a point on the X-axis at a distance x = 2R and
perpendicular to XY plane is equal to its moment of inertia about an axis passing through a point on Y-axis
at a distance y = d and parallel to x-axis in the XY plane. The value of d is

4R R R R
A) B) 17 C) 15 D) 13
3 2 2 2
P) Consider the diagram of uniform square plate ABCD of mass M and side length a


Let the axis AA passing through A lies in the plane containing the plate and 0    . One can easily realize
2
that moment of inertia about an axis passing through center of mass of plate and lying in the plane of plate is
Ma 2 
. The moment of inertia I about AA is plotted against , in the interval 0    as shown
12 2

I
Im
I0

21) The value of I0 and Im are respectively

Ma 2 2Ma 2 Ma 2 Ma 2
(A) & (B) &
3 4 12 3
2
Ma 7Ma 2
(C) & (D) none of these
3 12
22) If 1 and  2 are two values of  for which I is having same value then 1 +  2 is equal to
(A)  / 2 (B)  / 4
(C) 3 / 2 (D) 

23) If  is the value of I is
12
Ma 2 11
(A) (B) Ma 2
3 24
13
(C) Ma 2 (D) none of these
24

MATCHING TYPE:
24) Four rods of equal length and mass m each form a square as shown in fig. Momentum of inertia about
three axes 1, 2 and 3 are say I1, I2 and I3. Then match the following
3

Column I Column II
(A) I1 (p) 4 2
ml
3
(B) I2 (q) 2 2
ml
3
(C) I3 (r) 1 2
ml
2
(D) I4 (s) None

ANSWER KEY:
1) B 2) A 3) A 4) B 5) D 6) B
7) A,C 8) B,C,D 9) A,C,D 10) A,B,C,D 11) A 12) D
13) A 14) B 15) D 16) D 17) A 18) B
19) C 20) B 21) C 22) A 23) D
24) A-q, B-s, C-q, D-q
 TORQUE

S1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.B