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PHYSICS Rotational Motion
Practice Paper 01
1. Four masses are fixed on a massless rod as shown fig. The moment of inertia about the axis P
is about :

(A) 2 kg m2 (B) 1 kg m2 (C) 0.5 kg m2 (D) 0.3 kg m2

2. An inclined plane makes an angle of 30with
30 with the horizontal. A ring rolling down this inclined
plane from rest without slipping has a linear acceleration equal to :
(A) 2g/3 (B) g/2 (C) g/3 (D) g/4
3. A disc of radius
us b and mass m rolls down an inclined plane of vertical height h. the
translational speed when it reaches the bottom of the plane will be
4gh 7gh 5gh
(A) (B) 2gh (C) (D)
3 3 7
4. The kinetic energy T of a particle of mass m moving in a circle of radius r varies with the
distance traced, S as T = KS2. The tangential acceleration of the particle is :
KS2 2KS KS3 2KS2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m m 3m r
5. Two rings of radius R and nR made up of same material have the ratio of moment of inertia
about an axis passing through centre is 1 : 8. The value of n is :
1
(A) 2 (B) 2 2 (C) 4 (D)
2
6. Four point masses, each of value m, are placed at the corners of a square ABCD of side l. The
moment of inertia of this system about an axis passing through A and parallel to BD is :
(A) 3 ml 2 (B) ml2 (C) 2 ml2 (D) 3 ml2

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

2 2 3 R 3 R
(A) R,5R (B) R, 2R (C) R, (D) R,
15 15 15 2 15 5
8. Point C is the centre of the rigid body shown in fig. Find the total torque acting on the body
about point C. (CW-clockwise
clockwise ACW
ACW-anticlockwise)

(A)1.71 Nm CW (B) 2.711 Nm ACW (C) 270 Nm CW (D) 2.71 Nm CW

9. A thin rod of length 4 , mass 4 m is bent at the points as shown in the fig. What is the
moment of inertia of the rod about the axis passing through point O and perpendicular to the
plane of the paper :

m 2 10m 2 m 2 m 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 12 24
10. In the pulley system 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
ill be :

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(A) 0 m / s 2 (B) 5 m / s 2 (C) 10 m / s 2 (D) 5 / 2 m / s 2

11. An equilateral prism of mass m rests on a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of friction
. A horizontal force F is applied on the prism as shown in the fig. If the coefficient of friction
is sufficiently high so that the prism does not slide before toppling, then the minimum force
required to topple the prism is :

mg mg mg mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 3 4
12. A uniform rod of mass m and length L lies radially on a disc rotating with angular speed in a
horizontal plane about its axis. The rod does not slip on the disc and the centre of the rod is at
a distance R from the centre of the disc,. Then the kinetic energy of the rod is :
1 L2 1 1
(A) m2 R 2 (B) m2 R 2 (C) m2 L2 (D) none of these
2 12 2 24
QR 1
13. A uniform rod of length L and mass M is bent to make a reactangle PQRS such that .
PQ 2
Moment of inertia of the rectangle about the side QR can be expressed as :
19 27 17 7
(A) ML2 (B) ML2 (C) ML2 (D) ML2
212 343 192 162
14. A uniform disc of radius 20 cm and mass 2 kg is fixed at its centre and can rotate about an axis
through the centre and perpendicular to its plane. A massless cord is round along the rim of the
disc. If a uniform force 2 newton is applied on the cord, tangential acceleration of a point on
the rim of the disc will be
(A)1 m/s2 (B) 2 m/s2 (C) 3.2 m/s2 (D) 1.6 m/s2

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15. Fig shows a hemisphere of radius 4R. A ball of radius R is released from position P. It rolls
without slipping along the inner surface of the hemisphere. Linear speed of its centre of mass
when the ball is at position Q is :

30gR 24gR 40gR

(A) (B) (C) (D) 6gR
7 5 9
16. Three point masses, each m, are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a.
Moment of inertia of the system about the axis COD which passes through the mass at O and
lies in the plane
lane of triangle and perpendicular to OA is :

2 9 5
(A) ma 2 (B) ma 2 (C) ma 2 (D) ma 2
5 4 4
17. An object of mass m is projected with a velocity u at an angle 45 with the horizontal. When
the object is at maximum height, its angular momentum about the point of projection is :

mu 2 mu 2 mu 3 mu u
(A) (B) (C) (D)
g 2g 4 2g 2g
18. A spherical ball of mass 2 kg is rolling without slipping with a speed 4 m/s on a rough floor.
Its rotational kinetic energy is :
(A)7.2 J (B)6.4
6.4 J (C) 9.4 J (D) 11.6 J
19. Fig shows a flywheel of radius 10 cm. Its moment of inertia about the rotation axis is 0.4 kg
kg-
m2. A massless string passes over the flywheel and a mass 2 kg is attached at its lower end.
Angular acceleration of the mass in rad/s2 is nearly.

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(A) 4.8 rad/s2 (B) 6.2 rad/s2 (C) 3.2 rad/s2 (D) 9.6 rad/s2
20. Fig. shows a uniform rod of length l and mass M which is pivoted at end A such that it can
rotate in a vertical plane. The free end of the rod B is initially vertically above the pivot and
then released. As the rod rotates about A, its angular acceleration when it is inclined to
horizontal at angel is :

3g g 5g g
(A) cos (B) tan (C) tan (D) sin
2 4
21. A thin wire of length L and uniform linear mass density is bent into a circular loop with
centre O as shown. The moment of inertia of the loop about the axis XX
XX is

L3 L3 5L3 3L3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 2 162 162 82
22. A metal wire of mass m and length l is rotated in a circle by holding it at one end. The
breaking stress of wire is F and its area of cross-section
cross section is a. calculate the maximum frequency
of rotation at which it breaks :
Fa 2Fa 2F m
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m m am Fa

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23. A cylinder of radius R is spinned and then placed on an incline having coefficient of friction
tan ( is the angel of incline). The cylinder continues to spin without failing for time.

R0 R0 R0 2R0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3g sin 2g sin g sin g sin
24. A solid sphere of mass M, radius R and havin
having
g moment of inertia about an axis passing
through the centre of mass as I, is recast into a disc of thickness t, whose moment of inertia
about an axis passing through its edge and perpendicular to its plane remains I. then, radius of
the disc will be :
2R 2 4R R
(A) (B) R (C) (D)
15 15 15 4
25. A cylinder is placed on a rough inclined surface of inclination . Minimum value of
coefficient of static friction between the cylinder and the surface so that the cylinder rolls
without slipping is :
1 1 2 2
(A) tan (B) sin (C) tan (D) sin
3 3 3 3
26. A tube of length L is filled completely with an incompressible liquid of mass M and is closed
at both ends. The tube is then rotated in a horizontal plane about one of its ends with a uniform
angular velocity . Force exerted bby the liquid at the other end is :
1
(A) M2 L (B) M2 L (C) 2M2 L (D) none of these
2
27. A small object of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity v. It reaches
3v 2
up to a maximum height of with respect to the initial position. The object is
4g

(A) ring (B) solid sphere (C) hollow sphere (D) disc

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28. A solid sphere of mass 2 kg rolls on a smooth horizontal surface at 10 m/s. it then rolls up a
smooth inclined plane of inclination 30 with the horizontal. The height attained by the sphere
before it stops is
(A)700 cm (B) 701 cm (C) 7.1 m (D) none of these
29. A solid sphere is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface. The ratio of its rotational
kinetic energy to its translational kinetic energy is
(A)2/9 (B)2/7 (C) 2/5 (D) 7/2
30. A body of mass 1.5 kg rotating about an axis with angular velocity of 0.3 rad s -1 has an angular
momentum of 1.8 kg m2s-1. The radius of gyration of the body about an axis is :
(A)2m (B) 1.2m (C) 0.2m (D) 1.6m

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