Rotational Motion

1. A fan is rotating with a speed of 450 7. If a disc of moment of inertia I and radius r is
rev/minute. After being switched off it comes reshaped into a ring of radius nr, keeping its
to rest in 10s. Assuming constant angular mass same, its moment of inertia becomes :-
deceleration, calculate the number of n2
(1) n2I (2) 2n2I (3) I (4) I
revolutions made by it before coming to rest. 2
(1) 37.5 (2) 37 PRM213
(3) 38.5 (4) None of these 8. Two circular loops A and B of radii R and 2R
PRM207 respectively are made of the similar wire.
2. A disc rotating about its axis from rest, Their moment of inertia about the axis
acquires the angular speed 100 rev/s in passing through the centre and
4 second. The angle rotated by it during these perpendicular to their plane are IA and IB
seconds (in radian) is :- I
respectively. The ratio A is :-
(1) 100  (2) 200  IB
(3) 300  (4) 400  1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) 1
PRM208 4 8 2
3. A body rotating with uniform angular PRM214
acceleration covers 100 (radian) in the first 9. The radius of gyration (K) of a rigid body
5s after the start. Its angular speed at the end changes with change of :-
of 5s (in radian/s) is :- (1) Angular speed (2) Axis of rotation
(1) 40  (2) 30 
(3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Never changes
(3) 20  (4) 10 
PRM215
PRM209
4. A wheel starting from rest is uniformly 10. A thin wire of length  and mass m is bent in
accelerated at 2 rad/s2 for 20 seconds. It is the form of a semicircle as shown. Its moment
allowed to rotate uniformly for the next of inertia about an axis joining its free ends
10 seconds and is finally brought to rest in will be :-
next 20 seconds. The total angle rotated by Y
the wheel (in radian) is :-
(1) 600 (2) 1200
(3) 1800 (4) 300
X' X
PRM210 O
5. A body rotates about a fixed axis with an
angular acceleration of 3 rad/s2. The angle
rotated by it during the time when its angular Y'
velocity increases from 10 rad/s to 20 rad/s m2 m2
(1) m2 (2) Zero (3) (4)
(in radian) is :- 2 22
(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 150 (4) 200 PRM216
PRM211 11. A disc of mass m and radius r is free to rotate
6. For a disc of given density and thickness, its about its centre as shown in the figure.
moment of inertia varies with radius of the A string is wrapped over its rim and a block of
disc as :- mass m is attached to the free end of the
(1) I  R2 (2) I  R4 string. The system is released from rest. The
(3) I  R3 (4) I  R speed of the block as it descends through a
PRM212 height h, is :-

Your Target is to secure Good Rank in Pre-Medical [ 31 ]

 16. When torque applied on a system is zero,
which of the following will be constant ?
(1) Moment of inertia
(2) Angular velocity
(3) Kinetic energy
m
(4) Moment of linear momentum
2
(1) 2gh (2) gh PRM222
3
17. Two boys are holding a horizontal rod of
gh 1 length L and weight W through its two ends.
(3) 2 (4) 3gh
3 2 If now one of the boys suddenly leaves the
rod, what is the instantaneous reaction force
PRM217
experienced by the other boy ?
12. A particle of mass m has been thrown up with
initial speed u making an angle  with the W W
(1) (2)
horizontal. Find the torque of its weight about 4 2
the point of projection when it just reached 3W
(3) (4) W
the highest point. 4
(1) mu sin·cos (2) m u2 sin  cos  PRM223
mu sin2  mu2 sin2  18. The thin rod shown below has mass M and
(3) (4) length L. A force F acts at one end as shown
2 2
and the rod is free to rotate about the other
PRM218
end in horizontal plane. Initial angular
13. The torque of force F = −2iˆ + 2jˆ + 3kˆ acting on acceleration of the rod is :

a point r = ˆi − 2jˆ + kˆ about origin will be :- M
L F
(1) 8iˆ + 5jˆ + 2kˆ (2) −8iˆ − 5jˆ − 2kˆ 30°
3F 2F
(3) 8iˆ − 5jˆ + 2kˆ (4) −8iˆ + 5jˆ − 2kˆ (1) (2)
2ML 3ML
PRM219
F F
14. Moment of a force of magnitude 20 N acting (3) (4)
ML 2ML
along positive x direction at point (3m, 0, 0) PRM224
about the point (0, 2m, 0) (in N-m) is :- 19. Two equal and opposite forces are applied
(1) 20 (2) 60 (3) 40 (4) 30 tangentially on a uniform disc of mass M and
radius R as shown in the figure. If the disc is
PRM220 pivoted at its centre and free to rotate in its
15. A disc is rotating with angular velocity  . A plane, the angular acceleration of the disc is :
force F acts at a point whose position vector F

with respect to the axis of rotation is r . The

R
power associated with torque due to the force
is given by : F
F 2F
(1) (r  F) (2) (r  F) (1) (2)
MR 3MR
4F
(3) r (F ) (4) r (F ) (3) (4) Zero
MR
PRM221 PRM225

[ 32 ] Your Target is to secure Good Rank in Pre-Medical

20. Figure shows a rigid massless rod of length 24. If radius of earth suddenly contracts by half of
1.0 m. It is pivoted at O. For what value m, the its initial value keeping mass constant, then
rod will be in equilibrium ? Find the force (F) what will be the time period of rotation of
exerted on the rod by the pivot. Neglect the earth about it's axis ?
weight of the rod. (g = 10 m/s2) (1) 6hr (2) 12hr (3) 3hr (4) 4hr
40cm 60cm
A O B PRM230
25. Due to global warming, ice on polar caps is
likely to melt in large quantity. Due to this
2kg m effect :-
PRM226 (1) Moment of inertia of earth shall decrease
21. A particle is moving along a straight line (2) Duration of the day shall decrease
parallel to x-axis with constant velocity. Find (3) Angular velocity of earth shall decrease
angular momentum about the origin in vector (4) Angular momentum of earth shall decrease
form :- PRM231
y
26. A disc of mass 1 kg and radius 0.1 m is rotating
m P
B
v with angular velocity 20 rad/s. What is
b
 angular velocity (in rad/s) if a mass of 0.5 kg is
r
put on the circumference of the disc ?
A x
O (1) 10 (2) 20 (3) 40 (4) 30
a
PRM232
(1) + mv2b k̂ (2) – mvb k̂
27. A metre stick is pivoted about its centre. A
(3) –2mvb k̂ (4) –mvb ĵ piece of wax of mass 20g travelling
PRM227 horizontally and perpendicular to it at 5 m/s
22. A particle is moving in circle with uniform strikes and adheres to one end of the stick so
speed as shown. The angular momentum of
that the stick starts to rotate in a horizontal
the particle w.r.t. origin is :-
y circle. Given the moment of inertia of the stick
and wax about the pivot is 0.02 kg m2, the
initial angular velocity of the stick is :-
(1) 1.58 rad/s (2) 2.24 rad/s
(3) 2.50 rad/s (4) 5.00 rad/s
Origin x PRM233
(1) Constant in magnitude only 28. If two discs of moment of inertia I1 and I2
(2) Constant in magnitude as well as rotating about collinear axis passing through
direction their centre of mass and perpendicular to
(3) Constant in direction only their plane with angular speeds, 1 and 2
(4) Variable in magnitude as well as direction
respectively in opposite directions. Now they
PRM228
are made to rotate combinedly along same
23. A particle is moving along a straight line with
increasing speed. Its angular momentum axis, then the magnitude of angular velocity of
about a fixed point on this line :- the system is :-
(1) Goes on increasing I  +I  I  −I 
(1) 1 1 2 2 (2) 1 1 2 2
(2) Goes on decreasing I1 + I 2 I1 + I 2
(3) May be increasing or decreasing depending I1 1 + I 22 I1 1 − I 22
on direction of motion (3) (4)
1 + 2 1 − 2
(4) Remains zero
PRM229 PRM234

Your Target is to secure Good Rank in Pre-Medical [ 33 ]

29. An angular impulse of 20 Nms is applied to a 34. A solid sphere rolls on horizontal surface
hollow cylinder of mass 2 kg and radius 20 without slipping. What is the ratio of its
cm. The change in its angular speed is :- rotational to translation kinetic energy.
(1) 25 rad/s (2) 2.5 rad/s 2 5
(3) 250 rad/s (4) 2500 rad/s (1) (2)
5 2
PRM235 3
30. A spherical shell of 1 kg mass and radius R is (3) (4) 0
2
rolling with angular speed  on horizontal PRM240
plane (as shown in figure). The magnitude of 35. Two discs having masses in the ratio 1 : 2 and
angular momentum of the shell about the radii in the ratio 1 : 8 roll down without
a
origin O is R 2  . The value of a will be : slipping one by one from an inclined plane of
3 height h. The ratio of their linear velocities on
y
reaching the ground is :-
(1) 1 : 16 (2) 1 : 128

 (3) 1 : 8 2 (4) 1 : 1

R PRM241
x 36. Which of the following (if mass and radius are
O
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 4 assumed to be same) have maximum
PRM236 percentage of total K.E. in rotational form
31. Choose the correct statement. while pure rolling?
(1) A sphere can do pure rolling on smooth (1) Disc (2) Sphere
horizontal surface (3) Ring (4) Hollow sphere
(2) A sphere can't do pure rolling on a fixed
PRM242
smooth wedge
37. A solid sphere of diameter 0.1 m and mass
(3) Friction can act parallel or antiparallel to
5 kg is rolling down an inclined plane with a
the direction of motion
speed of 4 m/s. The total kinetic energy of the
(4) All of these
sphere is :-
PRM237
32. Two solid spheres of different mass, radii and (1) 28 J (2) 56 J (3) 84 J (4) 112 J
density roll down a rough inclined plane PRM243
under identical situation. Their time to come 38. In case of pure rolling, what will be the
down is independent of their :- velocity of point A of the ring of radius R?
(1) Mass (2) Radius
(3) Density (4) All of these
PRM238 A C Vcm

33. When a body is under pure rolling, the R

fraction of its total kinetic energy which is
2
purely rotational is . Identify the body. (1) Vcm (2) 2Vcm
5
(1) Hollow sphere (2) Sphere Vcm
(3) (4) 2Vcm
2
(3) Ring (4) Disc
PRM244
PRM239

[ 34 ] Your Target is to secure Good Rank in Pre-Medical

39. When a body is rolling without slipping on a 40. An inclined plane makes an angle of 30° with
rough horizontal surface, the work done by the horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down on
friction is :- this inclined plane from rest without slipping
(1) Always zero has a linear acceleration equal to :-
(2) May be zero g 2g
(1) (2)
3 3
(3) Always positive
5g 5g
(4) Always negative (3) (4)
7 14
PRM245 PRM246

ANSWER KEY

1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (1)

6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (4)
11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (1)
16. (4) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (3)
20. (m = 4/3 kg, F = 100/3 N) 21. (2) 22. (4) 23. (4)
24. (1) 25. (3) 26. (1) 27. (3) 28. (2)
29. (3) 30. (3) 31. (4) 32. (4) 33. (1)
34. (1) 35. (4) 36. (3) 37. (2) 38. (2)
39. (1) 40. (4)

Your Target is to secure Good Rank in Pre-Medical [ 35 ]