RIGID BODY DYNAMICS

ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

SECTION (A) : KINEMATICS

1. If angular displacement of a particle moving on a curved path be given as,  = 1.5 t + 2t2, where t is in
sec, the angular velocity at t = 2 sec, will be
(1) 1.5 (2) 2.5 (3) 9.5 (4) 8.5

2. A wheel starts rotating from rest (with constant ) and attains an angular velocity of 60 rad/sec in
5 seconds. The total angular displacement in radians will be
(1) 60 (2) 80 (3) 100 (4) 150

3. All the particles of a rigid body in a rotatory motion have axis of rotation:
(1) Passing from any point inside the object (2) Passing from any point outside the object
(3) Passing from any point (4) Passing from centre of mass of object

4. A wheel has angular acceleration of 3.0 rad/s2 and an initial angular speed of 2.0 rad/s. In a time of 2s it
has rotated through an angle (in radian) of
(1) 6 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 4

5. A fan is running at 3000 rpm. It is switched off. It comes to rest by uniformly decreasing its angular
speed in 10 seconds. The total number of revolution in this period.
(1) 150 (2) 250 (3) 350 (4) 300

6. A block hangs from a string wrapped on a disc of radius 20 cm free to rotate about its axis which is
fixed in a horizontal position. If the angular speed of the disc is 10 rad/s at some instant, with what
speed is the block going down at that instant ?
(1) 4 m/s (2) 3 m/s (3) 2 m/s (4) 5 m/s

7. A sphere is rotating about a diameter.

(1) The particle on the surface of the sphere do not have any linear acceleration
(2) The particles on the diameter mentioned above do not have any linear acceleration
(3) Different particles on the surface have different angular speeds.
(4) All the particles on the surface have same linear speed

SECTION (B) : MOMENT OF INERTIA

1. A stone of mass 4kg is whirled in a horizontal circle of radius 1m and makes 2 rev/sec. The moment of
inertia of the stone about the axis of rotation is
(1) 64 kg × m2 (2) 4 kg × m2 (3) 16 kg × m2 (4) 1 kg × m2

2. Two spheres of same mass and radius are in contact with each other. If the moment of inertia of a
sphere about its diameter is I, then the moment of inertia of both the spheres about the tangent at their
common point would be
(1) 3 I (2) 7I (3) 4 I (4) 5 I

3. From the theorem of perpendicular axes. If the lamina is in X- Y plane

(1) Ix – Iy = Iz (2) Ix + Iz = Iy (3) Ix + Iy = Iz (4) Iy + Iz = Ix

4. The moment of inertia of a body depends upon

(1) mass only (2) angular velocity only
(3) distribution of particles only (4) mass and distribution of mass about the axis
5. A wheel of mass 10 kg has a moment of inertia of 160 kg m2 about its own axis, the radius of gyration
will be
(1) 10 m (2) 8 m (3) 6 m (4) 4 m

6. Analogue of mass in rotaional motion is

(1) Moment of inertia (2) Angular momentum (3) Torque (4) None of these

7. The moment of inertia of a uniform ring of mass M and radius r about a tangent lying in its own plane is
3 2 1
(1) 2Mr2 (2) Mr (3) Mr2 (4) Mr2
2 2

8. Three rings each of mass M and radius R are arranged as shown in the figure. The moment of inertia of
the system about YY’ will be

3 7
(1) 3 MR2 (2) MR2 (3) 5 MR2 (4) MR2
2 2

9. Radius of gyration of a body depends on

(1) Mass and size of body (2) Mass distribution and axis of rotation
(3) Size of body (4) Mass of body

10. The moment of inertia of body comes into play

(1) In motion along a curved path (2) In linear motion
(3) In rotational motion (4) None of the above

11 Moment of inertia of a ring of mass M and radius R about an axis passing through the centre and
perpendicular to the plane is
(1) 1/2 MR2 (2) MR2 (3) 1/4 MR2 (4) 3/4 MR2

12 The moment of inertia of a straight thin rod of mass M and length I about an axis perpendicular to its
length and passing through its one end, is
(1) Ml2 /12 (2) Ml2/3 (3) Ml2/2 (4) Ml2
13. Three rods each of length L and mass M are placed along X. Yand Z axes in such a way that one end
of each of the rod is at the origin. The moment of inertia of this system about Z axis is
2ML2 4ML2 5ML2 ML2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 3 3

14. Three point masses each of mass m are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’. Then
the moment of inertia of this system about an axis passing along one side of the triangle is
(1) ma2 (2) 3 ma2 (3) 3/4 ma2 (4) 2/3 ma2
15. The moment of inertia of a uniform thin rod of length L and mass M about an axis passing through a
point at a distance of L/3 on the rod from one of its ends and perpendicular to the rod is
7ML2 ML2 ML2 ML2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
48 9 12 3

16. Two rings have their moments of inertia in the ratio 2 : 1 and their diameters are in the ratio 2 : 1. The
ratio of their masses will be
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 4 (4) 1 : 1

17. Four thin rods of same mass M and same length l, form a square as shown in figure. Moment of inertia
of this system about an axis through centre O and perpendicular to its plane is
l

l l
O

l
2
4 2 Ml Ml 2 2 2
(1) Ml (2) (3) (4) Ml
3 3 6 3

18. Two spheres each of mass M and radius R/2 are connected with a massless rod of length 2R as shown
in the-figure. What will be the moment of inertia of the -system about an axis passing through the centre
of one of the spheres and perpendicular to the rod
Y
M M
P
2
R/

2R Y’
21 2 5 5
(1) MR2 (2) MR2 (3) MR2 (4) MR2
5 5 2 21

19. The moment of inertia of a disc of mass M and radius R about a tangent to its rim in its plane is :
2 3 4 5
(1) MR2 (2) MR2 (3) MR2 (4) MR2
3 2 5 4

20. lf the moment of inertia of a disc about an axis tangential and parallel to its surface be I, then what will
be the moment of inertia about the axis tangential but perpendicular to the surface
6 3 3 5
(1) I (2) I (3) I (4) I
5 4 2 4

21. The moment of inertia of a sphere of mass M and radius R about an axis passing through its centre is
2
MR2 . The radius of gyration of the sphere about a parallel axis to the above and tangent to the
5
sphere is
7 3  7  3
(1) R (2) R (3)  R (4)  R
5 5  5   5 
   
22. Four particles each of mass m are placed at the corners of a square of side length l. The radius of
gyration of the system about an axis perpendicular to the square and passing through its centre is
l l
(1) (2) (3) l (4) ( 2 ) l
2 2

23. One circular ring and one circular disc, both are having the same mass and radius. The ratio of their
moments of inertia about the axes passing through their centres and perpendicular to their planes. will
be
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1: 2 (4) 4 : 1

24. The radius of gyration of a disc of mass 100 g and radius 5 cm about an axis passing through centre of
gravity and perpendicular to the plane is
(1) 3.54 cm (2) 1.54 cm (3) 4.54 cm (4) 2.5 cm

25. The moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its tangential axis will be :
2 7 5 2
(1) MR2 (2) MR2 (3) MR2 (4) MR2
5 5 3 3

26. The moment of inertia in rotational motion will be equivalent to …… as in linear motion :
(1) mass (2) velocity (3) momentum (4) force

27. Out of the given bodies ( of same mass) for which the moment of inertia will be maximum about the axis
passing through its centre of gravity and perpendicular to its plane?
(1) Disc of radius a (2) Ring of radius a
(3) Square lamina of side 2a (4) Four rods of length 2a making a square

28. Five particles of mass 2 kg are attached to the rim of a circular disc of radius 0.1 m and negligible
mass. Moment of inertia of the system about the axis passing through the centre of the disc and
perpendicular to its plane is :
(1) 1 kg m2 (2) 0.1 kg m2 (3) 2 kg m2 (4) 0.2 kg m2

29. If the moment of inertia of a disc about an axis tangential and parallel to its surface be I,, then what will
be the moment of inertia about the axis tangential but perpendicular to the surface?
6 3 3 5
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4) 
5 4 2 4

30. The moment of inertia of a uniform semicircular wire of mass M and radius R about a line perpendicular
to the plane of the wire through the centre is
1 1 2
(1) MR2 (2) MR2 (3) MR2 (4) MR2
2 4 5

31. Let IA and IB be moments of inertia of a body about two axes A and B respectively, The axis A passes
through the centre of mass of the body but B does not.
(1) IA < IB (2) If IA < IB, the axes are parallel.
(3) If the axes are parallel, IA < IB (4) If the axes are not parallel, IA  IB.

32. A thin rod of length L and mass M is bend at the middle point O as shown in figure. Consider an axis
passing through two middle point O and perpendicular to the plane of the bent rod. Then moment of
inertia about this axis is :

(1) 2/3 mL2 (2) 1/3 mL2 (3) 1/12 mL2 (4) 1/24 mL2
33. The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc about its diameter is 200 gm cm2. Then its moment of
inertia about an axis passing through its center and perpendicular to its circular face is
(1) 100 gm cm2 (2) 200 gm cm2 (3) 400 gm cm2 (4) 1000 gm cm2

34. Moment of inertia of a uniform disc about O O is:

O O¢

m
r

3 m r2 m r2 5 m r2 5 m r2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 4

35. Three rings each of mass m and radius r are so placed that they touch each other. The radius of
gyration of the system about the axis as shown in the figure is :

6 5 6 7
(1) r (2) r (3) r (4) r
5 6 7 6

36. Let  be the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate about an axis AB that passes through its centre
and is parallel to two of its sides. CD is a line in the plane of the plate that passes through the centre of
the plate and makes an angle  with AB. The moment of inertia of the plate about the axis CD is then
equal to
(1)  (2)  sin2  (3)  cos2  (4)  cos2 /2

37. A circular disc is to be made using iron and aluminium. To keep its moment of inertia maximum about a
geometrical axis, it should be so prepared that :-
(1) aluminium at interior and iron surrounds it
(2) iron at interior and aluminium surrounds it
(3) aluminium and iron layers in alternate order
(4) sheet of iron is used at both external surfaces and aluminium sheet as inner material

38. Let be the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate about an axis AB that passes through its centre
and is parallel to two of its sides. CD is a line in the plane of the plate that passes through the centre of
the plate and makes an angle  with AB as shown in figure. The moment of inertia of the plate about
the axis CD is then equal to

(1) I (2) I sin2  (3) I cos2  (4) I cos2 (/2)

39. Moment of inertia of a circular wire of mass M and radius R about its diameter is :
MR2 2 2 MR2
(1) (2) MR (3) 2MR (4)
2 4

40. The ratio of the radii of gyration of a circular disc about a tangential axis in the plane of the disc and of a
circular ring of the same radius about a tangential axis in the plane of the ring is
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 5 : 6 (4) 1: 2

41. Three particles, each of mass m grams situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side 
cm (as shown in the figure). The moment of inertia of the system about a line AX perpendicular to AB
and in the plane of ABC, in gram-cm2 units will be :

(1) (3/4) m2 (2) 2 m2 (3) (5/4) m2 (4) (3/2) m2

42. The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc of radius R and mass M about an axis passing from the
edge of the disc and normal to the disc is :
1 7 3
(1) MR2 (2) MR2 (3) MR2 (4) MR2
2 2 2

43. The ratio of the radii of gyration of a circular disc to that of a circular ring, each of same mass and
radius, around their respective axes is
(1) 3: 2 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 :1 (4) 2: 3

44. A thin rod of length L and mass M is bent at its midpoint into two halves so that the angle between them
is 90º. The moment of inertia of the bent rod about an axis passing through the bending point and
perpendicular to the plane defined by the two halves of the rod is
ML2 ML2 ML2 2ML2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
24 12 6 24

45. 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 A and B such that :
(1) A = B (2) A > B (3) A < B (4) A / B = dA/dB
where dA and dB are their densities.

46. The moment of inertia of uniform semicircular disc of mass M and radius r about a line perpendicular to
the plane of the disc through the centre is :
1 2 1
(1) Mr2 (2) Mr2 (3) Mr2 (4) Mr2
4 5 2

47. Four point masses, each of value m, are placed at the corners of a square ABCD of side . The
moment of inertia about an axis passing through A and parallel to BD is :
(1) m2 (2) 2m2 (3) 3 m2 (4) 3m2
48. For the given uniform square lamina ABCD, whose centre is O,

(1) 2 AC  EF (2) AD = 2EF (3) AC = EF (4) AC = 2EF

49. Consider a uniform square plate of side 'a' and mass 'm'. The moment of inertia of this plate about an
axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through one of its corners is :
1 7 2 5
(1) ma2 (2) ma2 (3) ma2 (4) ma2
12 12 3 6

SECTION (C) : TORQUE

1. The product of moment of inertia and angular acceleration is
(1) force (2) torque (3) angular momentum (4) rotational kinetic energy

2. A disc of radius 2m and mass 200kg is acted upon by a torque 100N-m. Its angular acceleration would
be
(1) 1 rad/sec2 (2) 0.25 rad/sec2 (3) 0.5 rad/sec2 (4) 2 rad/sec2

3. Rotational power in rotational motion is

       
(1)  .  (2)    (3)  .  (4)   

4. A constant torque of 31.4 N-m is exerted on a pivoted wheel. If angular acceleration of wheel is 4
rad/see 2, then the moment of inertia of the wheel is
(1) 2.5 kg-m2 (2) 3.5 kg-m2 (3) 4.5 kg-m2 (4) 5.5 kg-m2

5. A body whose moment of inertia is 3 kg-m2 is in rest. It is rotated for 20 sec by a torque of 6 Nm,
angular displacement of the body will be :
(1) 400 radian (2) 200 radian (3) 100 radian (4) 250 radian
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6. A force F  4 ˆi  10 ˆj acts on a body at a point having position vector  5 ˆi  3 ˆj relative to origin of
co-ordinates on the axis of rotation . The torque acting on the body is :
(1) 38 k̂ (2)  25 k̂ (3) 62 k̂ (4) none of these

7. A force F = 2 ˆi  3 ˆj  kˆ acts at a point (2,  3, 1). Then magnitude of torque about point (0, 0, 2) will
be:
(1) 6 (2) 3 5 (3) 6 5 (4) none of these

8. In case of torque of a couple if the axis is changed by displacing it parallel to itself, torque will :a
(1) Increase (2) Decrease (3) Remain constant (4) None of these

9. A torque of 30 N-m is acting on a wheel of mass 5 kg and moment of inertia 2 kg-m2. If wheel starts
rotating from rest then, its angular displacement in 10 seconds will be :
(1) 750 rad (2) 1500 rad (3) 3000 rad (4) 6000 rad
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10. Let F be the force acting on a particle having position vector r and  be the torque of this force about
the origin. Then :
      
(1) r  F = 0 and F    0 (2) r    0 and F    0
     
(3) r    0 and F    0 (4) r    0 and F    0

SECTION (D) : ROTATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM

1. Four equal and parallel forces are acting on a rod (as shown in figure) at distances of 20 cm, 40 cm, 60
cm and 80 cm respectively from one end of the rod. Under the influence of these forces the rod :

(1) Is at rest (2) Experiences a torque

(3) Experiences a linear motion (4) Experiences a torque and also a linear motion

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2. If a rigid body is subjected to two forces F1 = 2i + 3j + 4k acting at (3,3,4) and F2 = –2i – 3j – 4k acting
at (1, 0, 0) then which of the following is (are) true?
(1) The body is in equilibrium.
(2) The body is under the influence of a couple only.
(3) The body is under the influence of a single force.
(4) the body is under the influence of a force together with a couple.

3. A uniform rod of mass m and length L is suspended with two massless strings as shown in the figure. If
the rod is at rest in a horizontal position the ratio of tension in the two strings T1/T2 is:

T1 T2

3L/4
L
(1) 1: 1 (2) 1: 2 (3) 2: 1 (4) 4: 3

4. Two persons of equal height are carrying a long uniform wooden beam of length . They are at distance
/4 and /6 from nearest ends of the rod. The ratio of normal reactions at their heads is:
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 1 : 3 (3) 4 : 3 (4) 1 : 2

5. A block of mass m is held fixed against a wall by applying a horizontal force F. Which of the following
option is incorrect.

(1) friction force = mg (2) normal will not produce torque

(3) F will not produce torque (4) normal reaction = F
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6. A ‘T’ shaped object with dimensions shown in the figure, is lying on a smooth floor. A force ‘ F ’ is
applied at the point P parallel to AB, such that the object has only the translational motion without
rotation. Find the location of P with respect to C :

2 3 4
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4) 
3 2 3

SECTION (E) : ROTATION ABOUT FIXED AXIS (H = H)

1. One end of a uniform rod of mass m and length  is clamped. The rod lies on a smooth horizontal
surface and rotates on it about the clamped end at a uniform angular velocity . The force exerted by
the clamp on the rod has a horizontal component
1
(1) m2 (2) zero (3) mg (4) m2
2
2. The uniform rod of mass 20 kg and length of 1.6 m is pivoted at its end and swings freely in the vertical
plane. Angular acceleration of rod just after the rod is released from rest in the horizontal position.

15g 17g 16g g

(1) (2) (3) (4)
16 16 15 15

3. A uniform rod hinged at its one end is allowed to rotate in vertical plane. Rod is given an angular
velocity  in its vertical position as shown in figure. The value of  for which the force exerted by the
hinge on rod is zero in this position is :

g 2g g 3g
(1) (2) (3) (4)
L L 2L L
4. A uniform rod of length  and mass m is free to rotate in a vertical plane about A. The rod initially in
horizontal position is [Link] initial angular acceleration of the rod is (Moment of inertia of rod
M2
about A is ):
3

3g 2 3g 
(1) (2) (3) (4) mg
2 3g 2 2 2

5. Two men support a uniform horizontal rod at its two ends. If one of them suddenly lets go, the force
exerted by the rod on the other man will:
(1) remain unaffected (2) increase
(3) decrease
(4) become unequal to the force exerted by him on the beam.
6. A uniform disc of mass m and radius r and a point mass m are arranged as shown in the figure. The
acceleration of point mass is: (Assume there is no slipping between pulley and thread and the disc can
rotate smoothly about a fixed horizontal axis passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane)

g g 2g
(1) (2) (3) (4) none of these
2 3 3
SECTION (F) : ROTATION ABOUT FIXED AXIS (ENERGY CONSERVATION)
1. The rotational kinetic energy is:
1 1 1 2 1
(1) m 2 (2) I  2 (3) I (4) mv 2
2 2 2 2
2. The M.I. of a body about the given axis is 1.2 kgm2 initially the body is at rest. In order to produce a
rotational kinetic energy of 1500 joule an angular acceleration of 25 rad/sec2 must be applied about that
axis for a duration of
(1) 4 sec (2) 2 sec (3) 8 sec (4) 10 sec

3. A uniform rod of length L is placed with one end in contact with the horizontal and is then inclined at an
angle  to the horizontal and allowed to fall without slipping at contact point. When it becomes
horizontal. its angular velocity Will be
3gsin  2L 6gsin  L
(1)   (2)   (3)   (4)  
L 3gsin  L gsin 

4. A cord is wound round the circumference of wheel of radius r. The fixed axis of the wheel is horizontal
and moment of inertia about it is I. A weight mg is attached to the end of the cord and falls from rest.
After falling through a distance h, the angular velocity of the wheel will be
1/ 2 1/ 2
2gh  2mgh   2mgh 
(1) (2)  2
(3)  2
(4) 2gh
I  mr  I  mr   I  2mr 
5. A tap can be operated easily using two fingers because
(1) The force available for the operation will be more
(2) This helps application of angular forces
(3) The rotational effect is caused by the couple formed
(4) The force by one finger overcomes friction and other finger provides the force for the operation

6. In the pulley system (stick to each other) shown, if radii of the bigger and smaller pulley are 2 m and 1 m
respectively and the acceleration of block A is 5 m/s2 in the downward direction, then the acceleration of
block B will be:

(1) 0 m/s2 (2) 5 m/s2 (3) 10 m/s2 (4) 5/2 m/s2

7. A uniform thin rod of mass ‘m’ and length  is held horizontally by two vertical strings attached to the
two ends. One of the string is cut. Find the angular acceleration soon after it is cut :
g g 3g 2g
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2  2 

8. A wheel having moment of inertia 2 kg-m2 about its vertical axis, rotates at the rate of 60 rpm about this
axis. The torque which can stop the wheel's rotation in one minute would be :
2   
(1) N m (2) Nm (3) Nm (4) Nm
15 12 15 18

9. A fan is moving around its axis. What will be its motion regarded as ?
(1) Pure rolling (2) Rolling with slipping (3) Skidding (4) Pure rotations

10. A mass m hangs with the help of a string wrapped around a pulley on a frictionless bearing. The pulley
has mass m and radius R. Assuming pulley to be a perfect uniform circular disc, the acceleration of the
mass m, if the string does not slip on the pulley, is :
3 2 g
(1) g (2) g (3) g (4)
2 3 3

11. A rod can rotate about a fixed vertical axis. The mass is non-uniformly distributed along the length of
the rod. A horizontal force of constant magnitude and always perpendicular to the rod is applied at the
end. Which of the following quantity (after one rotation) will not depend on the information that through
which end the axis passes ? (Assuming initial angular velocity to be zero)
(1) angular momentum (2) kinetic energy
(3) angular velocity (4) none of these

12. A platform is revolving in horizontal plane about a fixed axis and a boy is sitting at centre. The initial
kinetic energy of system is K. If the boy stretches his arms then moment of inertia of system becomes
double. Final kinetic energy of system is :
K K
(1) K (2) (3) (4) 2K
2 4
SECTION (G) : ANGULAR MOMENTUM & ITS CONSERVATION
1. On account of melting of ice at the north pole the moment of inertia of spinning earth
(1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains unchanged (4) depends on the time
2. Which of the following quantity is direction less
(1) moment of momentum (2) Moment of force
(3) Moment of charge (4) Moment of inertia

3. Two rigid bodies A and B rotate with rotational kinetic energies E A and EB respectively. The moments of
inertia of A and B about the axis of rotation are IA and IB respectively. If IA = IB/4 and EA = 100 EB the
ratio of angular momentum (LA) of A to the angular momentum (LB) of B is
(1) 25 (2) 5/4 (3) 5 (4) 1/4

4. The moments of inertia of two rotating bodies A and B are IA and IB (IA > IB) and their angular
momentum are equal. If their kinetic energies be KA and KB, respectively, then
KA KB KA KA 
(1) >1 (2) >1 (3) =1 (4) 
KB KA KB KB 2

5. When a body rotates about an axis the quantity which remains same for all its particles, is
(1) linear velocity (2) angular velocity (3) linear acceleration (4) angular momentum

6. The time rate of change of angular momentum is called

(1) angular velocity (2) angular acceleration (3) force (4) torque

7. The torque applied to a ring revolving about its own axis so as to change its angular momentum by 2 J-
s. in 5 s, is
(1) 10N-m (2) 2.5 N-m (3) 0.1N-m (4) 0.4 N-m

8. When a mass is rotating in a plane about a fixed point, its angular momentum is directed along
(1) radius (2) the tangent to the orbit
(3) a line perpendicular to the plane of rotation (4) none of the above

9. A particle of mass m moves along line PC with velocity u as shown. What is the angular momentum of
the particle about O

(1) muL (2) mul (3) mur (4) zero

10. The angular speed of a body changes from 1 to 2 without applying a torque but due to change in its
moment of inertia. The ratio of radii of gyration in the two cases is
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 1

11. If the radius of the earth suddenly contracts to half of its present value, then the duration of day will be
of
(1) 6 hours (2) 12 hours (3) 18 hours (4) 24 hours

12. If the earth is treated as a sphere of radius R and mass M. Its angular momentum about the axis of
rotation with period T is
MR3 MR2  2MR2 4MR2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
T T 5T 5T
13. A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating about its axis with a constant angular velocity .
Two objects each of mass m, are attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring. The
ring now rotates with an angular velocity
M (M – 2m) M (M  2m)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Mm M  2m M  2m M

14. What remains constant in the field of central force

(1) Potential energy (2) Kinetic energy (3) Angular momentum (4) Linear momentum

15. If a gymnast, sitting on a rotation stool with his arms outstretched, suddenly lowers his hands
(1) The angular velocity decreases (2) His moment of inertia decreases
(3) The angular velocity stays constnat (4) The angular momentum increases

16. A uniform heavy disc is rotating at constant angular velocity  about a vertical axis through its eentre
and perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Let L be its angular momentum. A lump of plasticine is
dropped vertically on the disc and sticks to it. Which will be constant
(1)  (2)  and L both (3) L only (4) Neither  nor L

17. A disc is rotating with an angular speed of . If a child sits on it, which of the following is conserved
(1) Kinetic energy (2) Potential energy (3) Linear momentum (4) Angular momentum

18. A homogeneous disc of mass 2 kg and radius 15 cm is rotating about its axis (which is fixed) with an
angular velocity of 4 radian/s. The linear momentum of the disc is
(1) 1.2kg-m/s (2) 1.0 kg-m/s (3) 0.6 kg-m/s (4) None of the above

19. A mass M is moving with a constant velocity along a line parallel to x-axis. Its angular momentum with
respect to origin or z-axis is
(1) Zero (2) Remains constant (3) Goes on increasing (4) Goes on decreasing

20. The moment of momentum is called

(1) Couple (2) Torque (3) Impulse (4) Angular momentum
21. A flywheel rotating about a fixed axis has a kinetic energy of 360 joule when its angular speed is 30 rad/
sec. The moment of inertia of the wheel about the axis of rotation is
(1) 0.6 kg x m2 (2) 0.15 kg x m2 (3) 0.8 kg x m2 (4) 0.75 kg x m2

22. A particle of mass m is rotating in a plane in circular path of radius r. Its angular momentum is L. The
centripetal force acting on the particle is
(1) L2/mr (2) L2m/r2 (3) L2/m2r2 (4) L2/mr3
 
23. The position of a particle is given by r  ( ˆi  2ˆj  k)
ˆ and momentum P  (3iˆ  4 ˆj  2k)
ˆ . The angular
momentum is perpendicular to
(1) X-axis (2) Y-axis
(3) Z-axis (4) Line at equal angles to all the three axes

24. A mass m is moving with constant velocity along a line parallel to x-axis beyond origin. Its angular
momentum about the origin :

(1) remains constant (2) is zero (3) increases (4) decreases

25. A solid sphere is rotating about a diameter at an angular velocity . If it cools so that its radius reduces
1
to of its original value, its angular velocity becomes
n
 
(1) (2) 2 (3) n (4) n2
n n
26. A particle performing uniform circular motion has angular momentum L. If its angular frequency is
doubled and its kinetic energy is halved, then the new angular momentum is :
L L
(1) (2) 2L (3) 4L (4)
4 2

27. A body is rotating with angular momentum L. If I is its moment of inertia about the axis of rotation, its
kinetic energy of rotation is
1 2 1 1 2 1 L2
(1) IL (2) IL (3) (I L) (4)
2 2 2 2 

28. A constant torque actingon a uniform circular wheel changes its angular momentum from A0 to 4A0 in 4
sec. the magnitude of this torque is :
(1) 4A0 (2) A0 (3) 3A0 /4 (4) 12A0

29. A particle moves with a constant velocity parallel to the X-axis. Its angular momentum with respect to
the origin.
(1) is zero (2) remains constant
(3) goes on increasing (4) goes on decreasing.

30. A particle performs uniform circular motion with an angular momentum L. If the frequency of particle's
motion is doubled and its kinetic energy is halved, the angular momentum becomes :
(1) 2L (2) 4L (3) L/2 (4) L/4

31. A person sitting firmly over a rotating stool has his out stretched. If he folds his arms, his angular
momentum about the axis of rotation
(1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains unchanged (4) doubles

32. A conical pendulum consists of a simple pendulum moving in a horizontal circle as shown. C is the
pivot, O the centre of the circle in which the pendulum bob moves and  the constant angular velocity

of the bob. If L is the angular momentum about point C, then
C

O

 
(1) L is constant (2) only direction of L is constant

(3) only magnitude of L is constant (4) none of the above.

33. In the above problem if L is the angular momentum about the axis CO, then,
 
(1) L is constant (2) only direction of L is constant

(3) only magnitude of L is constant (4) none of the above.
34. The motion of planets in the solar system is an example of the conservation of
(1) Mass (2) Linear momentum
(3) Angular momentum (4) Energy

35. A particle is in uniform circular motion in a horizontal plane. Its angular momentum is constant when the
origin is taken at :
(1) centre of the circle (2) any point on the circumference of the circle
(3) any point inside the circle (4) any point outside the circle

36. A particle of mass m is projected with a velocity v making an angle 45º with the horizontal. The
magnitude of the angular momentum of the projectile about the point of projection when the particle is
at its maximum height h, is :-
mv 3 mv 3
(1) zero ’ kw
U; (2) (3) (4) m2 2gh3
4 2g 2g

37. A circular wooden loop of mass m and radius R rests flat on a horizontal frictionless surface. A bullet,
also of mass m, and moving with a velocity V, strikes the loop and gets embedded in it. The thickness
of the loop is much smaller than R. The angular velocity with which the system rotates just after the
bullet strikes the loop is

V V 2V 3V
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4R 3R 3R 4R

SECTION (H) : COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL + ROTATION MOTION (KINEMATICS)

1. A solid spherical ball rolls on an inclined plane without slipping. The ratio of rotational energy and total
energy is
2 2 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 7 5 7
2. When a sphere of moment of inertia I about its centre of gravity and mass 'm' rolls from rest down an
inclined plane without slipping. its kinetic energy is
1 1 1 1
(1) I2 (2) mv 2 (3) I + mv (4) I2  mv 2
2 2 2 2

3. A ring of mass 1 kg and diameter 1m is rolling on a plane road with a speed 2m/s. Its kinetic energy
would be
(1) 1 joule (2) 4 joule (3) 2 joule (4) 0.5 joule

4. A solid cylinder starts rolling from a height h on an inclined plane. At some instant t, the ratio of its
rotational K.E. and the total K.E. would be
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 3 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 1 : 1

5. A solid homogeneous sphere is moving on a rough horizontal surface partly rolling and partly sliding.
During this kind of motion of the sphere
(1) Total kinetic energy is conserved
(2) The angular momentum of the sphere about the point of contact with the plane is conserved
(3) Only the rotational kinetic energy about the centre of mass is conserved
(4) Angular momentum about the centre of mass is conserved
6. A solid cylinder 30 cm in diameter at the top of an inclined plane 2.0 m high is released and rolls down
the incline without loss of energy due to friction. Its linear speed at the bottom is
(1) 5.29 m/sec (2) 4.1 x 103 m/sec (3) 51 m/sec (4) 51 cm/sec

7. The total energy of disc of mass M and velocity  rolling an inclined plane without slipping is :
3 2 3 1
(1) M2 (2) M2 (3) M2 (4) 1 M2
4 5 2 3
8. If a sphere rolling on an inclined plane with velocity  without slipping, the vertical height of the incline
in terms of velocity will be :

7 7 2 2 2 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10g 10g 5g 5g

9. A sphere of diameter 0.2 m and mass 2 kg is rolling on an inclined plane with velocity v = 0.5 m/s. The
kinetic energy of the sphere is :
(1) 0.1 J (2) 0.3 J (3) 0.5 J (4) 0.42 J

10. A solid sphere rolls down on two different inclined planes of same height, but of different inclinations. In
both cases
(1) speed and time of descent will be same
(2) speed will be same but time of descent will be different
(3) speed will be different, but time of descent will be same
(4) speed and time of descent both are different

11. A smooth sphere A is moving on a frictionless horizontal plane with angular speed  and centre of
mass velocity v. It collides elastically and head on with an identical sphere B at rest. Neglect friction
everywhere. After the collision, their angular speeds are A & B respectively. Then:
(1) A < B (2) A = B (3) A =  (4) B = 

12. A wheel of bicycle is rolling without slipping on a level road. The velocity of the centre of mass is vcm;
then true statement is :

(1) The velocity of point A is 2vcm and velocity of point B is zero

(2) the velocity of point A is zero and velocity of point B is 2vcm
(3) the vleocity of point A is 2vcm and velocity of point B is vcm
(4) the velocities of both A and B are vcm

13. P is the point of contact of a wheel and the ground. The radius of wheel is 1m. The wheel rolls on the
ground without slipping. The displacement of point P when wheel completes half rotation is :-
(1) 2 m (2) 2  4 m (3) m (4) 2  2 m
14. A disc is rolling on an inclined plane. What fraction of its total energy will be as rotational energy :
(1) 4/3 (2) 1/3 (3) 1/2 (4) 2/3

15. If rotational kinetic energy is 50% of translational kinetic energy, then the body is
(1) Ring (2) Cylinder (3) Hollow sphere (4) Solid sphere

16. A solid sphere is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface. The ratio of its rotational kinetic energy
and translational kinetic energy is
2 2 2 7
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9 5 7 2

17. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a ring are released from top of an inclined plane (frictionless) so
that they slide down the plane. The maximum acceleration down the plane is for (no rolling) :
(1) solid sphere (2) hollow sphere (3) ring (4) all same

18. A disc is moving without slipping on ground then the relation between magnitude of velocity of points P,
C and Q is [distance CP = CQ]

C P
Q

(1) Q > C > P (2) P > C > Q (3) C > Q > P (4) All will be same

19. A sphere is rolling without slipping on a fixed horizontal plane surface. In the figure, A is the point of
contact, B is the centre of the sphere and C is its topmost point. Then,

       

(1) VC  VA = 2 VB  VC  (2) VB  VC  VB  VA
   
(3) VC  VA = 2 VB  VC (4) None of these

20. The centre of a wheel rolling with out slipping in a plane surface moves with speed 0. A particle on the
rim of the wheel at the same level as the centre will be moving at speed
(1) zero (2) 0 (3) 0 (4) 0

21. A hollow smooth uniform sphere A of mass ‘m’ rolls without sliding on a smooth horizontal surface. It
collides elastically and headon with another stationary smooth solid sphere B of the same mass m and
same radius. The ratio of kinetic energy of ‘B’ to that of ‘A’ just after the collision is :
A B
v0/R
V0

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
(1) 5 : 2 (2) 1 : 1 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 2

22. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a disc, all having same mass and radius, are placed at the top of
an incline and released. The friction coefficients between the objects and the incline are same and not
sufficient to allow pure rolling. The smallest kinetic energy at the bottom of the incline will be achieved
by
(1) the solid sphere (2) the hollow sphere
(3) the disc (4) all will achieve same kinetic energy.
23. A hollow sphere and a solid sphere having same mass and same radii are rolled down (without sliding)
a rough inclined plane.
(1) The hollow sphere reaches the bottom first
(2) The solid sphere reaches the bottom with greater speed.
(3) The solid sphere reaches the bottom with greater kinetic energy
(4) The two spheres will reach the bottom with same linear momentum

24. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a disc, all having same mass and radius, are placed at the top of
an incline and released. The friction coefficients between the objects and the incline are same and not
sufficient to allow pure rolling. Least time will be taken in reaching the bottom by
(1) the solid sphere (2) the hollow sphere (3) the disc (4) all will take same time.

25. A plank P is placed on a solid cylinder S, which rolls on a horizontal surface. The two are of equal
mass. There is no slipping at any of the surfaces in contact. The ratio of the kinetic energy of P to the
kinetic energy of S is:

(1) 1: 1 (2) 2: 1 (3) 8: 3 (4) 1: 4

26. A large spool of rope lies on the ground as shown in the fig. The end, labelled X is pulled a distance S
in the horizontal direction. The spool rolls without slipping. The centre of mass of the spool moves a
distance
S
X

S S
(1) 2 S (2) S (3) (4)
2 4

27. A thin string is wrapped several times around a cylinder kept on a rough horizontal surface. A boy
standing at a distance  from the cylinder draws the string towards him as shown in figure. The cylinder
rolls without slipping. The length of the string passed through the hand of the boy while the cylinder
reaches his hand is

(1)  (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

SECTION (I) : COMBINED TRANSLATIONAL & ROTATIONAL MOTION (DYNAMICS)

1. The velocity of centre of mass of a disc rolling on an inclined plane changes from V to 2V at any instant
of time. If M is the mass of disc then increases in its kinetic energy will be
(1) (9/4) MV2 (2) MV2/2 (3) MV2 (4) 3MV2

2. A solid sphere and a solid cylinder having the same mass and radius, roll down the same [Link]
ratio of their acceleration will be
(1) 15 : 14 (2) 14 : 15 (3) 5 : 3 (4) 3 : 5
3. A solid sphere and a hollow sphere are thrown horizontally from a cliff with equal velocities,
respectively. Then which sphere reaches first on earth ?
(1) Solid sphere
(2) Hollow sphere
(3) Both sphere simultaneously
(4) We cannot say because masses of spheres are not given

4. A sphere S rolls without slipping, moving with a constant speed on a plank P. The friction between the
upper surface of P and the sphere is sufficient to prevent slipping, while the lower surface of P is
smooth and rests on the ground. Initially, P is fixed to the ground by a pin N. If N is suddenly removed:

(1) S will begin to slip on P

(2) P will begin to move backwards
(3) the speed of S will decrease and its angular velocity will increase
(4) there will be no change in the motion of S and P will still be at rest.

5. A body is given translational velocity and kept on a surface that has sufficient friction. Then:
(1) body will move forward before pure rolling (2) body will move backward before pure rolling
(3) body will start pure rolling immediately (4) none of these

6. A body of mass m and radius r is rotated with angular velocity  as shown in the figure & kept on a
surface that has sufficient friction then the body will move :

(1) backward first and then move forward (2) forward first and then move backward
(3) will always move forward (4) none of these

7. As shown in the figure, a disc of mass m is rolling without slipping with an angular velocity . The
portion AB is rough and BC is smooth. When it crosses point B disc will be in :


A µ0 =0 C
B

(1) translational motion only (2) pure rolling motion

(3) rotational motion only (4) none of these

8. A cylinder rolls up an inclined plane, reaches some height and then rolls down (without slipping
throughout these motions). The directions of the frictional force acting on the cylinder are :
(1) Up the incline while ascending and down the incline while descending
(2) Up the incline while ascending as well as descending
(3) Down the incline while ascending and up the incline while descending
(4) Down the incline while ascending as well as descending.
9. A solid uniform disc of mass m rolls without slipping down an inclined plane with an acceleration a. The
frictional force on the disc due to surface of the plane is
3 1
(1) 2 ma (2) ma (3) ma (4) ma
2 2
10. A disc is performing pure rolling on a smooth stationary surface with constant angular velocity as shown
in figure. At any instant, for the lower most point of the disc
v/R

R v

(1) Velocity is v, acceleration is zero (2) Velocity is zero, acceleration is zero

2
v v2
(3) velocity is v, acceleration is . (4) velocity is zero, acceleration is
R R

11. A drum of radius R and mass M, rolls down without slipping along an inclined plane of angle . The
frictional force :
(1) converts translational energy to rotational energy
(2) dissipates energy as heat
(3) decreases the rotational motion
(4) decrease the rotational and translational motion

12. An annular ring with inner and outer radii R1 and R2 is rolling without slipping with a uniform angular
speed. The ratio of the forces experienced by the two particles situated on the inner and outer parts of
F
the ring, 1 is :
F2
2
R2 R  R1
(1) (2)  1  (3) 1 (4)
R1  R2  R2

13. A round uniform body of radius R, mass M and moment of inertia I rolls down (without slipping) an
inclined plane making an angle  ? with the horizontal. Then its acceleration is :
gsin  gsin  g sin  g sin 
(1) 2
(2) 2
(3) 2
(4)
1   / MR 1  MR /  1   / MR 1  MR2 / 

14. A smooth inclined plane fixed in a car accelerating on a horizontal road is shown in figure. The angle of
incline  is related to the acceleration a of the car as a = g tan. If the sphere is set in pure rolling on the
incline

(1) it will continue pure rolling (2) it will slip up the plane
(3) its angular velocity will increase (4) its angular velocity will decrease.
SECTION (J) : CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM (COMBINED
TRANSLATION & ROTATIONAL MOTION)
1. A uniform sphere is released on a smooth inclined plane from the top. When it moves down its angular
momentum is:
(1) conserved about every point
(2) conserved about the point of contact only
(3) conserved about the centre of the sphere only
(4) conserved about any point on a fixed line parallel to the inclined plane and passing through
the centre of the ball.
2. A uniform thin ring of mass 0.4 kg rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface with a linear velocity of
10 cm/s. The kinetic energy of the ring is :
(1) 4 × 10–3 joules (2) 4 × 10–2 joules (3) 2 × 10–3 joules (4) 2 × 10–2 joules

3. A wheel and an axle is made to rotate about a horizontal axis with the help of a body of mass 5 kg
attached to a string wound around the axle. The radius of the axle is 10 cm. The body falls vertically
throught 5 m is 10 s starting from rest. The moment of inertial of the wheel and axle is
(1) 3.85 kg m2 (2) 4.85 kg m2 (3) 5.85 kg m2 (4) 2.85 kg m2

4. A disc of mass M and radius R is rolling with angular speed  on a horizontal plane as shown. The
magnitude of angular momentum of the disc about the origin O is

(1) (1/2)MR2 (2) MR2 (3) (3/2)MR2 (4) 2MR2

5. A sphere is released on a smooth inclined plane from the top. When it moves down its angular
momentum is:
(1) conserved about every point
(2) conserved about the point of contact only
(3) conserved about the centre of the sphere only
(4) conserved about any point on a fixed line parallel to the inclined plane and passing through
the centre of the ball.

SECTION (K) : TOPPLING

1. A uniform cube of side a and mass m rests on a rough horizontal table. A horizontal force 'F' is applied
3a
normal to one of the faces at a point that is directly above the centre of the face, at a height above
4
the base. The minimum value of 'F' for which the cube begins to tilt about the edge is ..........(assume
that the cube does not slide).
2 4 5 1
(1) mg (2) mg (3) mg (4) mg
3 3 4 2

2. A cubical block of side L rests on a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of friction . A horizontal
force F is applied on the block as shown If the coefficient of friction is sufficiently high so that the block
does not slide before toppling, the minimum force required to topple the block is
F
L

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mg
(1) Infinitesimal (2) (3) mg/2 (4) mg (1 )
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SECTION (A) :
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2)
SECTION (B) :
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (4) 6. (1) 7. (2)
8. (4) 9. (2) 10. (3) 11 (2) 12 (2) 13. (1) 14. (3)
15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (4) 20. (1) 21. (3)
22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (2) 26. (1) 27. (4) 28. (2)
29. (1) 30. (1) 31. (3) 32. (3) 33. (3) 34. (4) 35. (4)
36. (1) 37. (1) 38. (1) 39. (1) 40. (3) 41. (3) 42. (4)
43. (2) 44. (2) 45. (3) 46. (4) 47. (4) 48. (3) 49. (3)
SECTION (C) :
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (3) 7. (3)
8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (4)
SECTION (D) :
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (3)
SECTION (E) :
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (3)
SECTION (F) :
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (3)
8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (2) 12. (2)
SECTION (G) :
1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (4) 7. (4)
8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (1) 11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (3)
15. (2) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (4) 21. (3)
22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (1) 27. (4) 28. (3)
29. (2) 30. (4) 31. (3) 32. (3) 33. (1) 34. (3) 35. (1)
36. (2) 37. (2)
SECTION (H) :
1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (1)
8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (2) 11. (3) 12. (1) 13. (2) 14. (2)
15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (3) 20. (3) 21. (4)
22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (4) 25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (2)
SECTION (I) :
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (3) 7. (2)
8. (2) 9. (4) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (1)
SECTION (J) :
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (4)
SECTION (K) :
1. (1) 2. (3)