QUIZ –Rotation Mechanics Name: Marks

Time : 70 minutes M. M. : 80 marks

Instructions:
(i) There are 20 questions Positive:
Batch:
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
Negative:

Date:
Total:

One or more options is/are Correct (+4, 2)

1. A solid sphere and solid cylinder of identical radii approach an incline with the same linear velocity (see
figure). Both roll without slipping all throughout. The two climb maximum heights hsph and hcyl on the
hsph
incline. The radio is given by:
hcyl

4
(A) 1 (B)
5
2 14
(C) (D)
5 15

a
2. A wire is bent in form as shown in the figure. It is suspended from the point
where curved portion starts (curved portion is semicircular). Find value of a
in terms of r such that straight portion remains horizontal. r
(A) 2r (B) 4r
3
(C) r (D) none of these
2

3. A particle is rotating about a vertical axis in the horizontal plane such that R
the angular velocity of the particle about the axis is constant and is equal to
1 rad/s. Distance of the particle from axis is given by R = R0- t where t R0
O
stands for time. The speed of the particle as a function of time is

(A) 2  1 (B) (R 0   t)

(C) 2  (R 0  t)2 (D) 

4. A solid ball of radius 0.2m and mass 1kg lying at rest on a smooth horizontal 50N-s
P
surface is given an instantaneous impulse of 50 N-s at point P as shown. The
number of rotations made by the ball about its diameter before hitting the 30º
ground is
625 3 2500 3
(A) (B)
2 2
3125 3 1250 3
(C) (D)
2 2

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5. In figure a massive rod AB is held in horizontal ax
position by two massless strings. If the string at B ay
30 30
breaks and if the horizontal acceleration of centre of

mass, vertical acceleration and angular acceleration
of rod about the centre of mass are ax, ay and 
respectively then
(A) 2 3 ay  3  2ax (B) 3 ay  3  ax
(C) a y  3  2a x (D) 2a y    2 3 a x

6. In the shown figure, the shown velocities are in ground frame and the
A
cylinder is performing pure rolling on plank, velocity of point 'A' would
be vc
(A) 2Vc (B) 2VC + VP (C)2VC - VP (D) 2(VC - vP) c
vp

7. A string is wrapped several times round a uniform solid cylinder and then the end of the string
is held stationary while the cylinder is released from rest with no initial motion. The
acceleration of the cylinder and tension in the string will be (assume that the cylinder remains
horizontal while falling)
2 mg mg g mg g mg
(A) g and (B) g and (C) and (D) and
3 3 2 3 3 2 3
8. A small block of mass ‘m’ is placed on a rough rotating table. Find 
d
maximum angular velocity (0 ) that can be given to the table so that m
the particle does not slip on the table. It is given that the coefficient of
friction between the block and the table is ().
2g 3g
(A) (B)
d d
g g
(C) (D) 2
d d

9. A ball of mass ‘m’ is pushed with a velocity u towards a movable

wedge of mass 3m which is at rest. Height of the wedge is 60 m.
Assume all surfaces to be smooth. The minimum value of ‘u’ for which
m 3m h = 60m
the block will reach the top of the wedge is (There is no loss of energy u
2
when the ball tries to rise on the wedge) (take g = 10 m/s )
(A) 40 m/sec (B) 80 m/sec
(C) 20 m/sec (D) 50 m/sec

10. A uniform circular disc of radius R is in pure rolling motion with zero angular
acceleration as shown in the figure. What is the instantaneous radius of P O
curvature of trajectory of point P? (OP is parallel to the surface) R
3
(A) R (B) 2 2 R (C) 2 R (D) R
2

11. A sphere of mass m and radius r is released from rest at point A on a track A C
in vertical plane. The track is rough enough to support rolling between A
and B and from B onwards it is smooth. The maximum height attained by
sphere from ground on its journey from B onwards is H
5
(A) H (B) H
7 B
2 2
(C) H (D) H
5 7
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 B
12. The figure shows two rods BC and OA hinged from B and O respectively. C
A
Rod BC has a groove in which point A of rod OA can slide smoothly. At a
0
given instant, the rod BC has an angular velocity 0. The speed of end A of 

the rod OA at this instant will be
O
(A) 0 (B) 20
(C) 30 (D) None of these.

B
13. A uniform thin rod AB is equipped at both ends with the hooks shown
and is supported by a frictionless horizontal table. Initially the rod is C
B
hooked at A to a fixed pin C about which it rotates with a constant A 1 D
angular velocity 1. Suddenly end B of the rod hits pin D and gets A
2
hooked to pin D, causing end A to be released. Determine the
magnitude of the angular velocity 2 of the rod in its subsequent
rotation about D. (Assume length and mass of the hook is negligible.
Pin C & D are lying on a same horizontal line)
(A) 31 (B) 1/2
(C) 1 (D) none of these

14. A string is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 5 kg and radius 0.5m. If the string is now pulled with
a horizontal force of 40 N, and the cylinder is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface (see figure),
then the angular acceleration of the cylinder will be (Neglect the mass and thickness of the string)

2 2
(A) 20 rad/s (B) 16 rad/s
2 2
(C) 12 rad/s (D) 10 rad/s

15. A string is wrapped over a uniform cylinder, as shown in diagram (side view). When
cylinder is released, string unwraps without any slipping and cylinder comes down.
Which of the following is true?
(A) Work done by Tension force on the cylinder is zero
(B) Work done by the Tension is negative
1
(C) Ratio of rotational kinetic energy and translational kinetic energy is .
2
(D) Ratio of rotational kinetic energy to translational kinetic energy is 2.

Ring Disc
16. In the given situation disc and ring are connected with a string as shown m, R
F
in the figure. Both are placed on the rough surface of coefficient of
friction . A force F is applied on the centre of disc horizontally. Assume  

initially both bodies were in rest. Then frictional force acting on the ring
will be
2F F
(A) (B)
3 3
(C) Zero (D) None of these.

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17. In the adjacent figure, a uniform disc of mass 2m and radius /2 is lying at
rest on a smooth horizontal surface. A particle ‘A’ of mass m is connected
to a light string of length , whose other end is attached to the

circumference of the disc. Initially string is just taut and tangential to the
m A
disc, particle A is at rest. In the same horizontal plane another particle B v0
B
of same mass m moving with velocity v0 perpendicular to string collides m
elastically with A. Just after impact which of the following statements will
be true
2mv 20 v2
(A) Tension in the string is (B) Acceleration of the centre of the disc is 0
5 5
mv 20
(A) Tension in the string is (B) Acceleration of the centre of the disc is
5

18. Two identical rods one and two each of mass M and length L are performing 1
ĵ
general plane motion on the horizontal plane as shown in the figure. If v is  v

velocity of centre of mass of both the rods and  is the angular speed about the î
3L
vertical axis, then angular momentum of rod 1 in the frame of reference of centre 2
2
of mass of rod 2 at the given instant will be  v
 3L ML2  ˆ  3L 
(A)  Mv
 2
   k
12 
  (B)  Mv  kˆ
 2 
 
 ML2   3L 
(C)    k̂
 12 
  (D)  Mv  kˆ
 4 
 

19. A uniform circular disc of radius r placed on a rough horizontal surface o

has initially a velocity vo and angular velocity o as shown in the figure.
The disc comes to rest completely after moving some distance. Then
vo
vo
is
ro
1
(A) 1 (B)
2
3
(C) (D) 2
2

F
20. A disc of mass m and radius R is placed over a plank of same
mass m. There is sufficient friction between the disc and the plank
Smooth
to prevent slipping. A force F is applied at the centre of the disc.
F
Then, the Acceleration of the plank is . Find the value of K.
Km
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 7

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