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Rotational Motion

Questions on Rotational Motion, Paper 1

1. Moment of inertia of a disc about an axis which is 7. The M.I. of disc about an axis perpendicular to its
tangent and parallel to its plane is I. then the MR 2
moment of inertia of disc about a tangent,, but plane and passing through its centre is . Its
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perpendicular to its plane will be (MHT-CET- M.I. about a tangent perpendicular to its plane will
2005) be (MH-CET 2002)
3I 3I 3 3
(a) (b) (a) MR 2 (b) MR 2
4 2 2 4
5I 6I 1
(c) (d) (c) MR 2 (d) Cannot be
6 5 2
2. If radius of solid sphere is doubled by keeping its determined
mass constant, then Answer: (b)
I1 1 I1 4 8. The torque acting is 2000Nm with an angular
(a)  (b) 
I2 4 I2 1 acceleration of 2 rad/s2. the moment of inertia of
I1 3 I1 2 body is (MHT-CET-2004)
(c)  (d)  (a) 1200 kgm2 (b) 900 kgm2
I2 2 I2 3 2
(c) 1000 kgm (d) Can’t say
Answer: (a)
Answer: (d)
3. Calculate the M.I. of a thin uniform ring about an
9. Four solid spheres each of mass M and diameter
axis tangent to the ring and in a plane of the ring,
2r, are placed with their centers on the four
if its M.I. about an axis passing through the centre
corners of a square of side a ( 2r). the moment
and perpendicular to plane is 4 kg m2. (MHT-
of inertia of the system about one side of square is
CET-2006)
(DEC 92)
(a) 12 kg m2 (b) 3 kg m2
(c) 6 kg m 2
(d) 9 kg m2 (a)
2
5

M 5r 2  4a 2 (b)
2
5

M 5r 2  2a 2
Answer: (c)

4. By keeping moment of inertia of a body constant,

(c)
2
5

M 2r 2  5a 2 (d)
2
5

M 4r 2  5a 2
if we double the time period, then angular Answer: (d)
momentum of body (MHT-CET-2005)
(a) Remains constant (b) Becomes half 10. For increasing the angular velocity of a object by
(c) Doubles (d) Quadruples 10%, the kinetic energy has to be increased by
Answer: (b) (MHT-CET-2001)
(a) 40% (b) 20%
5. L2 (c) 10% (d) 21%
represents (MH-CET 2003)
2I Answer: (d)
(a) Rotational kinetic energy of a particle.
11. M.I. of a thin uniform circular ring about the
(b) Potential energy of a particle
tangent to the plane of the ring is (CPMT 92)
(c) Torque on a particle
(d) Power MR 2
(a) (b) MR2
Answer: (a) 2
MR 2 3
6. The M.I. of a disc about an axis passing through (c) (d) MR 2
4 2
MR 2 Answer: (d)
its centre and perpendicular to plane is ,
2
then its M.I. about a tangent parallel to its 12. A thin uniform ring of mass M and radius R
diameter is MH-CET 2002 passing through its centre and perpendicular to its
MR 2 4 plane. Then its M.I. is, (CPMT 82)
(a) (b) MR 2 1
2 5 (a) MR 2 (b) MR2
5 3 2
(c) MR 2 (d) MR 2 3
4 4 (c) 2MR2 (d) MR 2
Answer: (c) 2
Answer: (b)
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13. Ratio of rotational K.E. to rolling K.E. of a solid 19. Torqueses of equal magnitude are applied to a
sphere is MH-CET 2002 hollow cylinder and a solid sphere, both having the
2 2 same mass and radius. Both of them are free to
(a) (b)
3 5 rotate about their axis of symmetry. If c and s
2 are the angular accelerations of the cylinder and
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7 the sphere respectively, then the ratio c will be
Answer: (c) s
5 2 4 3
14. A body of M.I. of 5 kg m2, rotating with an angular (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 5 3 4
velocity of 6 rad/s, has the same kinetic energy as
Answer: (b)
a mass of 20 kg, moving with a velocity of
(a) 3 m/s (b) 2 m/s 20. A dancer on ice spins faster when she folds here
(c) 4 m/s (d) 5 m/s arms. This is due to (CPMT. PMT MP 86)
Answer: (a) (a) Increases in energy and increase in angular
momentum
15. A thin uniform circular disc of mass M and radius R (b) Decrease in friction at the skates
is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis (c) Constant angular momentum and increase in
passing through its centre and perpendicular to kinetic energy
the plane with angular velocity. Another disc of (d) Increase in energy an decreases in angular
same mass but half the radius is gently placed momentum
over it coaxially. The angular speed of the Answer: (c)
composite disc will be (IIT 86)
5 4 21. The moment of inertia of a loop of radius R and
(a)  (b)  mass M about any tangent line will be (CPMT 92)
4 5
2 5 3 MR 2 MR 2
(c)  (d)  (a) MR 2 (b) (c) MR2 (d)
5 2 2 2 4
Answer: (b) Answer: (a)
22. A mass is revolving in a circle which is in the plane
16. A wheel having a moment of inertia of 2 kg m2 of the paper. The direction of angular acceleration
about its vertical axis, is rotating at the rate of 60 is
r.p.m. about this axis. What is the retarding torque (CPMT 83)
required to stop its rotation one minute? (a) Upward to the radius
  (b) Towards the radius
(a) Nm (b) Nm
12 15 (c) Tangential
  (d) At right angle to angular velocity
(c) Nm (d) Nm
12 18 Answer: (c)
Answer: (b)
23. Angular momentum is (CBSE 93)
17. Two bodies have their moments of inertia I and 2I (a) A scalar
respectively about their axis of rotation. If their (b) A polar vector
kinetic energies of rotation are equal, their angular (c) A scalar as well as vector
momenta will be in the ratio of (d) An axial vector
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 Answer: (d)
(c) 2 :1 (d) 1: 2 24. Which is the wrong relation from the following?
Answer: (d) (MH-CET 99)
(a)   I  (b) F  ma
18. A particle of mass m is moving with a constant (c) L  I  (d) I
velocity along a line parallel to the ve direction of Answer: (d)
the X-axis. The magnitude of its angular 25. Two circular discs A and B have equal masses and
momentum w.r.t the origin uniform thickness but have densities 1 and 2
(a) Is zero such that 1  2. their moment of inertia is
(b) Goes on increasing as x is increased (MHT-CET-2000)
(c) Goes on decreasing as x is increased (a) I1  I2 (b) I1  I2
(d) Remains constant for all positions of the (c) I1  I2 (d) I1  I2
particle
Answer: (c)
Answer: (d)