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Rotation Motion Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718

1.
(3) 1

8
MR
2

(4) √2M R 2

A particle is moving in a circular orbit with constant

speed. Select wrong alternate 5.
1. Its linear momentum is conserved
2. Its angular momentum is conserved
3. It is moving with variable velocity
4. It is moving with variable acceleration
2.
6.
One solid sphere A and another hollow sphere B are of
same mass and same outer radii. Their moment of inertia
about their diameters are respectively IA and IB such that

1. I A = IB

2. I A > IB

3. I A < IB

IA
4.
dA
=
IB dB
7.
3.
A particle of mass 1 kg is kept at (1m, 1m, 1m). The
moment of inertia of this particle about z-axis would be
1. 1 kg − m
2

2. 2 kg − m
2

3. 3 kg − m
2

8.
4. None of these A bullet of mass 5 g is fired at a velocity of 900 ms −1

4. from a rifle of mass 2.5 kg. What is the recoil velocity

of the rifle?
One quarter sector is cut from a uniform circular disc of
radius R. This sector has mass M. It is made to rotate (1) 0.9 ms −1
(2) 180 ms −1

about a line perpendicular to its plane and passing (2) 900 ms −1

(4) 1.8 ms −1

through the centre of the original disc. Its moment of

inertia about the axis of rotation is [IIT-JEE (Screening)
2001]
9.
Two bodies with moment of inertia I  and I (such that
2 2

I > I ) have equal angular velocity.

1 2 If their kinetic
energy of rotation are E  and E then [Pb. PET 2000]
1 2

(1) E 1 ≥ E2 (2) E 1 > E2

(3) E 1
< E2 (4) E 1
= E2

10.

(1) 1
MR
2 A particle P moving with speed v undergoes a head-on
2
elastic collision with another particle Q of identical mass
(2) 1
MR
2 but at rest. After the collision- Page: 1
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(1) both P and Q move forward with speed . v

(2) both P and Q move forward with speed v

.
√2

(3) P comes to rest and Q moves forward with speed v.

(4) P and Q move in opposite directions with speed v
.
√2

11. 16.
A man is sitting on a rotating table with his arms A stationary bomb explodes into two parts of masses 3kg
stretched outwards. When he suddenly folds his arms and 1kg. The total KE of the two parts after explosion is
inside, then 2400 J. The KE of smaller part is
(1) his angular velocity will decrease 1. 600 J
(2) his angular velocity remains constant 2. 1800 J
(3) his moment of inertia decreases 3. 1200 J
(4) angular momentum increases 4. 2160 J
17.
12. A wheel is rotating 900 rpm about its axis. When power
One projectile moving with velocity v in space, gets burst is cut off it comes to rest in 1 min. The angular
into 2 parts of masses in the ratio 1:3. The smaller part retardation in rad/s2 is
becomes stationary. What is the velocity of the other
1. π/2
part?
(1) 4v (2) v 2. π/4

(3) 4v
(4) 3v 3. π/6
3 4

4. π/8

13. 18.

A wheel of radius R rolls on the ground with a uniform An automobile engine develops 100 kW when rotating at
velocity v. The velocity of topmost point relative to the a speed of 1800 rev/min. What torque does it deliver ?
bottommost point is 1. 350 N-m
1. v 2. 440 N-m
2. 2v 3. 531 N-m
3. v/2 4. 628 N-m
4. zero 19.
In an orbital motion, the angular momentum vector is
14. 1. Along the radius vector
If the net external forces acting on the system of particles 2. Parallel to the linear momentum
is zero, then which of the following may vary ?
3. In the orbital plane
1. Momentum of the system
4. Perpendicular to the orbital plane
2. Velocity of centre of mass
20.
3. Position of centre of mass
A wheel is at rest. Its angular velocity increases
4. None of the above uniformly and becomes 80 rad/s after 5 s. The Page: 2
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total angular displacement is

1. 800 rad
2. 400 rad
3. 200 rad
4. 100 rad
21.
26.
A force −Fˆ k acts on O, the origin of the coordinate

system. The torque about the point (1,-1) is A swimmer while jumping into water from a height
easily forms a loop in the air, if
1. −F( î + ĵ )
1. He pulls his arms and legs in

2. F( î + ĵ )
2. He spreads his arms and legs
3. He keeps himself straight
3. −F( î − ĵ )
4. None of the above

4. F( î − ĵ )
27.
Assertion : A ladder is more apt to slip when you are
22. high up on it than when you just begin to climb
When a ball of mass = 5kg hits a bat with a velocity = 3 Reason : At the high point on a ladder, the torque is large
m/s, in positive direction and it moves back with a and on climbing up the torque is small
velocity = 4 m/s, find the impulse in SI units
28.
1. 5
2. 15
3. 25
4. 35
23.

29.
If rotational kinetic energy is 50 % of translational
kinetic energy, then the body is
1. Ring
2. Cylinder
3. Hollow sphere
24. 4. Solid sphere
A constant torque acting on a uniform circular wheel 30.
changes its angular momentum from A to 4 A in 4s.
Consider a system of two identical particles. One of the
0 0

The magnitude of this torque is

particles is at rest and the other has an acceleration a. The
1.
3A0
centre of mass has an acceleration
4

1. zero
2. 4 A 0

2. 1/2 a
3. A 0

3. a
4. 12 A 0

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31.
(b) wd

(c)w(d-x)/x

w(d−x)
(d) d

35.
A solid cylinder of mass 50 kg and radius 0.5 m is free to
rotate about the horizontal axis.A massless string is
wound round the cylinder with one end attached to it and
other hanging freely.Tension in the string required to
produce an angular acceleration of 2 rev/ s2 is
(a)25N
(b)50N
(c)78.5N

(d)157N
32.
36.
A shell is fired from a cannon with velocity v m/sec at an
angle θ with the horizontal direction. At the highest point The moment of inertia of a disc of mass M and radius R
in its path it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One about a tangent to its rim in its plane is
of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon. The speed
(in m/sec) of the other piece immediately after the (1) 2

3
MR
2

explosion is
(2)
3 2
MR
2

(1) 3v cos θ
(3) 4
MR
2

(2) 2v cos θ 5

(4) 5
MR
2

(3) 3

2
v cos θ 4

√3
37.
(4) v cos θ
2
A disc is rotating with angular speed ω. If a child sits on
33. it, what is conserved?
A rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 3 kg (1) Linear momentum
and radius 40cm. What is the angular acceleration of the
(2) Angular momentum
cylinder,if the rope is pulled with a force of 30 N?
(3) Kinetic energy
(a) 25m/s 2

(4) Potential energy

(b) 0.25 rad/s 2

38.
(c) 25 rad/s 2

→ →

(d) 5 m/s 2 If the angle between the vector A  and B  is θ, the value
→ → →
of the product ( B × A ). A is equal to
34.
A rod of weight w is supported by two parallel knife (1) zero
edges A and B and is in equilibrium in a horizontal
position. The knives are at a distance d from each other. (2) BA 2
sin θ cos θ

The centre of mass of the rod is at distance x from A. The (3) BA 2

cos θ
normal reaction on A is
(4) BA 2
sin θ

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Two bodies have their moments of inertia I and 2I,
respectively about their axis of rotation. If their kinetic
energies of rotation are equal, their angular momentum
will be in the ratio
(1) 1 : 2
(2) √2  :  1
A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating in
a horizontal plane about an axis vertical to its plane and
passing through its center with a constant angular
velocity ω. If objects each of mass m be attached gently
to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring, the ring
will then rotate with an angular velocity
(1) ωM

M +2m

(3) 1  :  √2 ω(M +2m)

(2)
(4) 2 : 1 M

40. (3) ωM

M +m

A wheel has angular acceleration of 3.0 rad s and an (4)

−2 ω(M −2m)

initial angular speed of 2.00 rad s . In a time 2 s it has

−1 M +2m

rotated through an angle (in radian) of 44.

(1) 10 A planet moving along an elliptical orbit is closest to the
sun at a distance r and farthest away at a distance of r .
(2) 12 1 2

If v  and v are the linear velocities at these points

1 2

(3) 4 respectively. Then the ratio is

v1

v2

(4) 6 (1)
r1

r2

41. 2

(2) (
r1
)
Two bodies of mass 1 kg and 3 kg have position vectors r2

i + 2 j + k and  − 3 i − 2 j + k respectively. The center

ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
(3)
r2

of mass of this system has a position vector r1

(4) (
r2

(1) −2ˆi − ˆj + k
ˆ
r1
)

(2) 2ˆi − ˆj − k
ˆ
45.

(3) −ˆi + ˆj + k
ˆ Three masses are placed on the x-axis: 300 g at origin,
500 g at x = 40 cm and 400 g at x = 70 cm.The distance
(4) −2ˆi + 2k
ˆ
of the center of mass from the origin is
42. (1) 50 cm
The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc is (2) 30 cm
maximum about an axis perpendicular to the disc and
passing through (3) 40 cm
(4) 45 cm

Fill OMR Sheet

(1) D
(2) A
(3) B
(4) C
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