1.
Two particles of mass 5 kg and 10 kg respectively are attached to the two
ends of a rigid rod of length 1 m with negligible mass. The centre of mass
of the system from the 5 kg particle is nearly at a distance of
(1) 33 cm
(2) 50 cm
(3) 67 cm
(4) 80 cm
2. A man of 50 kg mass is standing in a gravity free space at a height of 10 m
above the floor. He throws a stone of 0.5 kg mass downwards with a speed
2 m/s. When the stone reaches the floor, the distance of the man above the
floor will be
(1) 9.9 m
(2) 10.1 m
(3) 10 m
(4) 20 m
3. The moment of the force, F = 4iˆ + 5jˆ 6kˆ at (2, 0, –3), about the point (2, –2,
–2), is given by:
(1) 8iˆ 4ˆj 7kˆ
(2) 48iˆ ˆj 8kˆ
(3) 7iˆ 8ˆj 4kˆ
(4) 7iˆ 4ˆj 8kˆ
4. A disc is rolling the velocity of its centre of mass is v cm . Which one will be
correct?
(1) The velocity of highest point is 2 v cm and at point of contact is zero.
(2) The velocity of highest point is v cm and at point of contact is v cm.
(3) The velocity of highest point is 2v cm and point of contact is v cm.
(4) The velocity of highest point is 2v cm and point of contact is 2v cm
5. A thin circular ring of mass M and radius r is rotating about its axis with a
constant angular velocity w. Four objects each of mass m, are kept gently
to the opposite ends of two perpendicular diameters of the ring. The angular
velocity of the ring will be
M M
(1) (2)
4m M 4m
M 4m M 4m
(3) (4)
M M 4m
6. A solid cylinder of mass 2 kg and radius 50 cm rolls up an inclined plane of
angle inclination 30 0. The centre of mass of cylinder has speed of 4 m/s.
The distance travelled by the cylinder on the incline surface will be:
(Take g = 10 m/s 2)
(1) 2.2 m
(2) 1.6 m
(3) 1.2 m
(4) 2.4 m
7. A solid cylinder and a hollow cylinder, both of the same mass and same
external diameter are released from the same height at the same time on
an inclined plane. Both roll down without slipping. Which one will reach
the bottom first?
(1) Both together only when angle of inclination of plane is 45 0
(2) Both together
(3) Hollow cylinder
(4) Solid cylinder
8. A ball rolls without slipping. The radius of gyration of the ball about an
axis passing through its centre of mass is K. If radius of the ball be R, then
the fraction of total energy associated with its rotational energy will be
K 2 R2
(1)
R2
K2
(2) 2
R
K2
(3) 2
K R2
R2
(4) 2
K R2
9. 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 and mass
about a tangential axis in the plane of the ring is
(1) 2:3
(2) 2:1
(3) 5: 6
(4) 1: 2
10. Moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc about a diameter is I. Its moment
of inertia about an axis perpendicular to its plane and passing through a
point on its rim will be
(1) 5 I
(2) 3 I
(3) 6 I
(4) 4 I
11. A solid cylinder of mass 2 kg and radius 4 cm is rotating about its axis at
the rate of rpm. The torque required to stop it after 2 revolutions is:
(1) 2 10 6 Nm
(2) 2 10 6 Nm
(3) 2 10 3 Nm
(4) 2 10 4 Nm
12. A rope is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 3 kg and radius 40 cm.
What is the angular acceleration of the cylinder if the rope is pulled with a
force of 30 N?
(1) 0.25rads 2
(2) 25rads2
(3) 5m s2
(4) 25m s 2
13. A rod PQ of mass M and length L is hinged at end P. The rod is kept horizontal
by a massless string tied to point Q as shown in figure. When string is cut,
theinitial angular acceleration of the rod is
2g
(1)
L
2g
(2) 2L
3g
(3) 2L
g
(4) L
14. A uniform rod AB of length l and mass m is free to rotate about point A. The
rod is released from rest in the horizontal position. Given that the moment
of inertia of the rod about A is ml 2/3. the initial angular acceleration of the
rod will be:
mgl 3
(1) (2) gl
2 2
3g 2g
(3) (4) 3l
2l
15. Two discs of same moment of inertia rotating about their regular axis
passing through centre and perpendicular to the plane of disc has angular
velocities 1 and 2 . They are brought into contact face to face coinciding
the axis of rotation. The expression for loss of energy during this process
is:
1 2 2
(1) I 1 2
(2) I 1 2
4
1 2 1 2
(3) I 1 2 (4) I 1 2
8 2
16. A rod of weight W is supported by two parallel knife edges A and B and is
in equilibrium in a horizontal position. The knives are at a distance d from
each other. The centre of mass of the rod is at distance x from A. The
normal reaction on A is
W d x W d x
(1) (2)
x d
Wx Wd
(3) (4)
d x
17. A rod of length 3 m and its mass per unit length is directly proportional to
distance x from one of its end then its centre of gravity from that end will
be at
(1) 1.5 m
(2) 2 m
(3) 2.5 m
(4) 3.0 m
18. 250 N force is required to raise 75 kg mass from a pulley. If rope is pulled
12 m then the load is lifted to 3 m, the efficiency of pulley system will be
(1) 25%
(2) 33.3%
(3) 75%
(4) 90%
19. Three particles, each of mass m gram, are situated at the vertices of an
equilateral triangle ABC of side l 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
3 2
(1) ml (2) 2ml2
4
5 2 3 2
(3) ml (4) ml
4 2
20. The ABC is a triangular plate of uniform thickness. The sides are in the
r a t i o s h o w n i n t h e f i g u r e . I
AB , I BC and I CA are the moments of inertia of the
plate about AB, BC and CA respectively. Which one of the following relations
is correct?
(1) I AB + I BC = I CA
(2) I CA is maximum
(3) I AB > I BC
(4) I BC > I AB
21. Four identical thin rods each of mass M and length l, form a square frame.
Moment of inertia of this frame about an axis through the centre of the
square and perpendicular to its plane is:
2 2 13 2
(1) Ml (2) Ml
3 3
1 2 4 2
(3) Ml (4) Ml
3 3
22. A thin rod of length L and mass M is bent at its midpoint into two halves so
that the angle between them is 90 0. 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 2ML2
(1) (2)
6 24
ML2 ML2
(3) (4)
24 12
