CPP1 ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS

PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

SECTION (A) : KINEMATICS
A 1. A uniform disk rotating with constant angular acceleration covers 50 revolutions in the first five seconds
after the start. Calculate the angular acceleration and the angular velocity at the end of five seconds.
A 2. A body rotating with 20 rad/s is acted upon by a uniform torque providing it an angular deceleration of
2 rad/s2. At which time will the body have kinetic energy same as the initial value if the torque acts
continuously ?

Section (B) : Moment of inertia

B 1. Calculate the moment of inertia of a system of a pair of uniform solid spheres, each having a mass M
and radius R, kept in contact about the tangent passing through the point of contact.
B 2. Calculate the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate of mass M and side L about one of its
diagonals, with the help of its moment of inertia about its centre of mass.
A
B 3. A uniform triangular plate of mass M whose vertices are ABC has lengths
 and  as shown in figure. Find the moment of inertia of this  
, 2
2 2
plate about an axis passing through point B and perpendicular to the
B C
plane of the plate. 
2

B 4. Find the moment of inertia of a uniform half-disc about an axis perpendicular to the plane and passing
through its centre of mass. Mass of this disc is M and radius is R.
B 5. Calculate the radius of gyration of a uniform circular disk of radius r and thickness t
about a line perpendicular to the plane of this disk and tangent to the disk as shown in
figure.

Section (C) : Torque

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C 1. A force F  3 î  2 ĵ  4k̂ acts at the point (1, –1, 2). Find its torque about point (2, –1, 3)

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C 2. Two forces F1  2 î  5 ĵ  6k̂ and F2   î  2 ĵ  k̂ are acting on a body at the points (1, 1, 0) and (0, 1, 2)
respectively. Find torque acting on the body about point (–1, 0, 1).
C 3. A simple pendulum having bob of mass m and length  is pulled aside to make an angle  with the
vertical. Find the magnitude of the torque of the weight of the bob about the point of suspension. At
which position its torque is zero? At which  it is maximum?

C 4. A particle having mass m is projected with a speed v at an angle  with horizontal ground. Find the
torque of the weight of the particle about the point of projection when the particle (a) is at the highest
point. (b) reaches the ground.

C 5. Calculate the net torque on the system about the

point O as shown in figure if F 1 = 11 N,
F2 = 9 N, F3 = 10 N, a = 10 cm and b = 20 cm.
(All the forces along the tangent.)

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Section (D) : Rotational Equilibrium

D 1. A uniform metre stick having mass 400 g is suspended from the fixed supports through two vertical light
strings of equal lengths fixed at the ends. A small object of mass 100 g is put on the stick at a distance
of 60 cm from the left end. Calculate the tensions in the two strings. (g = 10 m/s2)
Wall
D 2. Assuming frictionless contacts, determine the magnitude of external
horizontal force P applied at the lower end for equilibrium of the rod as
shown in figure. The rod is uniform and its mass is ' m'.
P
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D 3. A uniform ladder having length 10.0 m and mass 24 kg is resting against a vertical wall making an angle
of 53° with it. The vertical wall is smooth but the ground surface is rough. A painter weighing 75 kg
climbs up the ladder. If he stays on the ladder at a point 2 m from the upper end, what will be the normal
force and the force of friction on the ladder by the ground? What should be the minimum coefficient of
friction between ground and ladder for the painter to work safely? (g = 10 m/s2)

D 4. In the system as shown in figure, AB is a uniform rod of mass 10 kg and

BC is a light string which is connected between wall and rod, in vertical
plane. There is block of mass 15 kg connected at B with a light string.
[Take g = 10 m/s2]
If whole of the system is in equilibrium then find
(i) Tension in the string BC
(ii) Hinge force exerted on beam at point A

Section (E) : Rotation about fixed axis ( H =  H )

E 1. A rod of negligible mass having length  = 2 m is pivoted at its centre and two masses of m 1 = 6 kg and
m 2 = 3 kg are hung from the ends as shown in figure.

(a) Find the initial angular acceleration of the rod if it is horizontal initially.
(b) If the rod is uniform and has a mass of m 3 = 3 kg.
(i) Find the initial angular acceleration of the rod.
(ii) Find the tension in the supports to the blocks of mass 3 kg and 6 kg (g = 10 m/s 2).

E 2. The uniform rod AB of mass m is released from rest when  = 60º. Assuming
that the friction force between end A and the surface is large enough to prevent
sliding, determine (for the instant just after release)
(a) The angular acceleration of the rod
(b) The normal reaction and the friction force at A.

E 3. The moment of inertia of the pulley system as shown in the figure is 3 kg –

m2. The radii of bigger and smaller pulleys are 2m and 1m respectively. As
the system is released from rest, find the angular acceleration of the pulley
system. (Assume that there is no slipping between string & pulley and
string is light) [Take g = 10 m/s2]

E-4. A uniform thin rod of length L is hinged about one of its ends and is
free to rotate about the hinge without friction. Neglect the effect of F
gravity. A force F is applied at a distance x from the hinge on the rod
such that force is always perpendicular to the rod. Find the normal x
reaction at the hinge as function of 'x' , at the initial instant when the
angular velocity of rod is zero.
X

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Section (F) : Rotation about Fixed Axis (Energy conservation)

F 1. A solid cylinder of mass M = 1kg & radius R = 0.5m is pivoted at its centre & has
three particles of mass m = 0.1kg mounted at its perimeter in the vertical plane as
shown in the figure. The system is initially at rest. Find the angular speed of the
cylinder, when it has swung through 900 in anticlockwise direction.
[Take g = 10 m/s2]

F 2. A rigid body is made of three identical uniform thin rods each of length B
L fastened together in the form of letter H. The body is free to rotate
about a fixed horizontal axis AB that passes through one of the legs of
the H. The body is allowed to fall from rest from a position in which the A
plane of H is horizontal. What is the angular speed of the body, when
the plane of H is vertical.
F-3. A uniform rod of mass m and length L lies radially on a disc rotat-
ing 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. Find out the kinetic energy
of the rod.

F-4. A uniform circular disc has radius R & mass m. A particle also of mass m is
fixed at a point A on the edge of the disc as shown in the figure. The disc can A
rotate freely about a fixed horizontal chord PQ that is at a distance R/4 from
R
the centre C of the disc. The line AC is perpendicular to PQ. Initially the disc is
C
held vertical with the point A at its highest position. It is then allowed to fall so R/4
that it starts rotating about PQ. Find the linear speed of the particle as it P Q
reaches its lowest position.

F 5. The moment of inertia of the pulley system as shown in figure is 3 kgm 2. Its
radius is 1m. The system is released from rest find the linear velocity of the
block, when it has descended through 40 cm. (Assume that there is no slipping
between string & pulley and string is light) [Take g = 10 m/s2]

Section (G) : Angular Momentum & its conservation

G 1. A particle having mass 2 kg is moving with velocity ( 2 î  3 ĵ )m/s. Find angular momentum of the particle
about origin when it is at (1, 1, 0).

G 2. A particle having mass 2 kg is moving along straight line 3x + 4y = 5 with speed 8m/s. Find angular
momentum of the particle about origin. x and y are in meters.

G 3. Two beads (each of mass m) can move freely in a frictionless wire

whose rotational inertia with respect to the vertical axis is . The system
is rotated with an angular velocity 0 when the beads are at a distance
r/2 from the axis. What is the angular velocity of the system when the
beads are at a distance r from the axis ?

G 4. A system consists of two identical small balls of mass 2 kg each connected to the two ends of a 1 m
long light rod. The system is rotating about a fixed axis through the centre of the rod and perpendicular
to it at an angular speed of 9 rad/s. An impulsive force of average magnitude 10 N acts on one of the
masses in the direction of its velocity for 0.20 s. Calculate the new angular velocity of the system.

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G 5. A uniform round board of mass M and radius R is placed on a fixed smooth horizontal plane and is free
to rotate about a fixed axis which passes through its centre. A man of mass m is standing on the point
marked A on the circumference of the board. At first the board & the man are at rest. The man starts
moving along the rim of the board at constant speed v o relative to the board. Find the angle of board’s
rotation when the man passes his starting point on the disc first time.
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G 6. A point object of mass m moving horizontally hits the lower end of the uniform thin
rod of length  and mass m and sticks to it. The rod is resting on a horizontal, m
frictionless surface and pivoted at the other end as shown in figure. Find out angular
velocity of the system just after collision. m
v
Section (H) : Combined Translational & Rotation Motion (Kinematics)

H1 The centre of mass of a uniform rod of length 10 meter is moving

with a translational velocity of 50 m/sec. on a frictionless
horizontal surface as shown in the figure and the rod rotates
50 m/s
about its centre of mass with an angular velocity of 5 radian/ =  = 5 rad/s
sec. Find out VA and VB

= 3 rad/s
H2 A ring of radius 1 m. performs combined y
translational and rotational motion on a
frictionless horizontal surface with an angular
velocity of 3 rad/sec as shown in the figure.
x
Find out velocity of its centre and point A if the
velocity of the lowest point V P is 1 m/sec.

H3 A plank is moving with a velocity of 4 m/sec. A disc of radius 1  3 rad/s

m rolls without slipping on it with an angular velocity of 1m
3 rad/sec as shown in figure. Find out the velocity of centre of
the disc.
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H4 The end B of uniform rod AB which makes angle  with the floor is being pulled
with a velocity v 0 as shown. Taking the length of the rod as , calculate the
following at the instant when  = 37º
(a) The velocity of end A
(b) The angular velocity of rod
(c) Velocity of CM of the rod.

Section (I) : Combined translational & Rotational Motion (Dynamics)

-1. A small solid cylinder is released from a point at a height h on a rough
as track shown in figure. Assuming that it does not slip anywhere,
calculates its linear speed when it rolls on the horizontal part of the
track.
-2. A uniform ball of mass ‘m’ rolls without sliding on a fixed horizontal surface. The velocity of the lowest
point of the ball with respect to the centre of the ball is V. Find out the total kinetic energy of the ball.

I-3. A string is wrapped over the curved surface of a uniform solid

cylinder and the free end is fixed with rigid support. The solid
cylinder moves down, unwinding the string. Find the downward
acceleration of the solid cylinder.

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I-4. A uniform disk of mass m is released from rest from the rim of a fixed hemispherical bowl so that it rolls
along the surface. If the rim of the hemisphere is kept horizontal, find the normal force exerted by the
bowl on the disk when it reaches the bottom of the bowl.

I-5. There is a rough track, a portion of which is in the form of a cylinder of

radius R as shown in the figure. Find the minimum linear speed of a
uniform ring of radius r with which it should be set rolling without sliding
on the horizontal part so that it can complete round the circle without
sliding on the cylindrical part.

I-6. A uniform solid sphere of radius R is placed on a smooth horizontal F

surface. It is pulled by a by constant force acting along the tangent R
from the highest point. Calculate the distance travelled by the centre of
mass of the solid sphere during the time it makes one full revolution.

I-7. A uniform hollow sphere of mass m = 1 kg is placed on a rough horizontal surface for which the
coefficient of static friction between the surfaces in contact is  = 2/5. Find the maximum constant
force which can be applied at the highest point in the horizontal direction so that the sphere can roll
without slipping. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

Section (J) : Conservation of angular momentum (Combined translation & rotational motion)

J1 A uniform rod of length  and mass 4m lies on a frictionless horizontal surface on which it is free to move
anyway. A ball of mass m moving with speed v as shown in figure.collides with the rod at one of the ends. If
ball comes to rest immediately after collision then find out angular velocity  of rod just after collistion.

J 2. A uniform rod having mass m1 and length L lies on a smooth horizontal surface. A particle of mass m2 moving
with speed u on the horizontal surface strikes the free rod perpendicularly at an end and it sticks to the rod.
(a) Calculate the velocity of the com C of the system constituting “the rod plus the particle”.
(b) Calculate the velocity of the particle with respect to C before the collision.
(c) Calculate the velocity of the rod with respect to C before the collision
(d) Calculate the angular momentum of the particle and of the rod about the com C before the collision.
(e) Calculate the moment of inertia of the rod plus particle about the vertical axis through the centre of
mass C after the collision.
(f) Calculate the velocity of the com C and the angular velocity of the system about the centre of mass
after the collision.

J 3. A uniform solid sphere is placed on a smooth horizontal surface. An

impulse  is given horizontally to the sphere at a height h = 4R/5 above  B
the centre line. m and R are mass and radius of sphere respectively. h
(a) Find angular velocity of sphere & linear velocity of centre of
mass of the sphere after impulse. A
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(b) Find the minimum time after which the highest point B will
touch the ground,
(c) Find the displacement of the centre of mass during this interval.

Section (K) : Toppling

K 1. A solid cubical block of mass m and side a slides down a rough inclined plane of inclination  with a
constant speed. Calculate the torque of the normal force acting on the block about its centre and the
perpendicular distance 'x' from centre of mass at which it is acting.

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 PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
* Marked Questions may have more than one correct option.

Section (A) : Kinematics

A 1. 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 revolutions in this period.
(A) 150 (B) 250 (C) 350 (D) 300

A 2. 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 ?
(A) 4 m/s (B) 3 m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) 5 m/s

A 3.* A sphere is rotating uniformly about an axis passing through its centre then:
(A) The particles on the surface of the sphere do not have any angular acceleration.
(B) The particles on the axis do not have any linear acceleration
(C) Different particles on the surface have same angular speeds.
(D) All the particles on the surface have same linear speed

Section (B) : Moment of inertia

B 1. A uniform circular disc A of radius r is made from A copper plate of thickness t and another uniform circular
disc B of radius 2r is made from a copper plate of thickness t/2. The relation between the moments of inertia
IA and IB is
(A) IA > IB (B) IA = IB (C) IA < IB
(D) depends on the values of t and r.

B 2. The moment of inertia of a non-uniform semicircular wire having mass m and radius r about a line perpendicular
to the plane of the wire through the centre is
1 2 1 2 2 2
(A) mr2 (B) mr (C) mr (D) mr
2 4 5
B 3. Let A and B be the moments of inertia of two solid cylinders of identical geometrical shape and size about
their axes, the first made of aluminium and the second of iron.
(A) A < B (B) A = B (C) A > B
(D) relation between A and B depends on the actual shapes of the bodies.

B 4. Let I1 and I2 be moments of inertia of a body about two axes 1 and 2 respectively, The axis 1 passes through
the centre of mass of the body but axis 2 does not.
(A) I1 < I2 (B) If I1 < I2, the axes are parallel.
(C) If the axes are parallel, I1 < I2 (D) If the axes are not parallel, I1  I2.

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B 5*. The moment of inertia of a thin uniform square plate ABCD of uniform A 1 B
thickness about an axis passing through the centre O and perpendicular
to the plate is - O
3
(A) 1 + 2
(B) 3 + 4
(C) 1 + 3 D 2 C
(D) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
where 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 are respectively the moments of inertia about axes 1, 2, 3, and 4 which are in the
plane of the plate.

B 6. The moment of inertia of an elliptical disc of uniform mass distribution of mass 'm', semi major axis 'r', semi
minor axis 'd' about its axis is :
mr 2 md2 mr 2 mr 2
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
2 2 2 2

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B 7. A unifrom thin rod of length L and mass M is bent at the middle point O as shown in figure. Consider an
axis passing through its middle point O and perpendicular to the plane of the bent rod. Then moment of
inertia about this axis is :
2 1
(A) mL2 (B) mL2
3 3
1
(C) mL2 (D) dependent on 
12

B 8. The moment of inertia of a uniform circular disc about its diameter is 200 gm cm 2. Then its moment of
inertia about an axis passing through its center and perpendicular to its circular face is
(A) 100 gm cm 2 (B) 200 gm cm 2 (C) 400 gm cm 2 (D) 1000 gm cm 2

Section (C) : Torque

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C 1. If a rigid body is subjected to two forces F1 = 2 î  3 ĵ  4k̂ acting at (3,3,4) and F2 = – 2 î – 3 ĵ – 4k̂
acting at (1, 0, 0) then which of the following is (are) true?
(A) The body is in equilibrium.
(B) The body is under the influence of a torque only.
(C) The body is under the influence of a single force.
(D) the body is under the influence of a force together with a torque .
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C 2. A force F = 4 i  10 j acts on a body at a point having position vector  5 i  3 j relative to origin of
co-ordinates on the axis of rotation . The torque acting on the body about the origin is :
(A) 38 k (B)  25 k (C) 62 k (D) none of these

= 2 î  3 ˆj  k̂ acts at a point (2,  3, 1). Then magnitude of torque of this force about point (0, 0, 2)

C 3. A force F
will be:
(A) 6 (B) 3 5 (C) 6 5 (D) none of these

C 4. In case of torque of a couple if the axis is changed by displacing it parallel to itself, torque will : aa
(A) increase (B) decrease (C) remain constant (D) None of these

SECTION (D) : ROTATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM

D 1. Four equal and parallel forces are acting on a rod (as shown in figure) in horizontal plane 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 :

(A) is at rest (B) experiences a torque

(C) experiences a linear motion (D) experiences a torque and also a linear motion

D 2. A uniform ladder of length 5m is placed against the wall in vertical

plane as shown in the figure. If coefficient of friction  is the same for
both the wall and the floor then minimum value of  for it not to slip is
(A)  = 1/2 (B)  = 1/4
(C)  = 1/3 (D)  = 1/5

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D3 A rod of weight w is supported by two parallel knife edges A & 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 a distance
x from A. The normal reactions at A and B will be :
(A) NA = 2w (1  x/d), NB = wx/d ] (B) NA = w (1  x/d), NB = wx/d ]
(C) NA = 2w (1  x/d), NB = 2wx/d ] (D) NA = w (2  x/d), NB = wx/d ]

D4 The beam and pans of a balance have negligible mass. An object weighs W 1 when placed in one pan
and W 2 when placed in the other pan. The weight W of the object is :
(A) W1W 2 (B) ( W1  W 2 ) (C) W 12 + W 22 (D) (W 1–1 + W 2–1)/2

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

E-1. A uniform circular disc A of radius r is made from a metal plate of thickness t and another uniform
circular disc B of radius 4r is made from the same metal plate of thickness t/4. If equal torques act on
the discs A and B, initially both being at rest. At a later instant, the angular speeds of a point on the rim of A
and another point on the rim of B are A and B respectively. We have
(A) A > B (B) A = B (C) A < B
(D) the relation depends on the actual magnitude of the torques.

E-2. A body is rotating with constant angular velocity about a vertical axis fixed in an inertial frame. The net force
on a particle of the body not on the axis is
(A) horizontal and skew with the axis (B) vertical
(C) horizontal and intersecting the axis (D) none of these.

E-3. One end of a uniform rod having mass m and length  is hinged. The rod is placed on a smooth horizontal
surface and rotates on it about the hinged end at a uniform angular velocity . The force exerted by the hinge
on the rod has a horizontal component
1 2
(A) m2 (B) zero (C) mg (D) m 
2
E-4. The uniform rod of mass 20 kg and length 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 as shown in figure is
15g 17g 16g g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 16 15 15

E-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 just after this moment will:
(A) remain unaffected (B) increase
(C) decrease (D) become unequal to the force exerted by him on the rod.

SECTION ( F ) : ROTATION ABOUT FIXED AXIS (ENERGY CONSERVATION)

F 1. A uniform metre stick is held vertically with one end on the floor and is allowed to fall. The speed of the
other end when it hits the floor assuming that the end at the floor does not slip :
(A) 4g (B) 3g (C) 5g (D) g
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F 2. A uniform rod is hinged as shown in the figure and is released from a
horizontal position. The angular velocity of the rod as it passes the
vertical position is: /4

12g 2g 24g 3g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 7 7

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SECTION ( G ) : ANGULAR MOMENTUM & ITS CONSERVATION

G 1. A constant torque acting on a uniform circular wheel changes its angular momentum from A 0 to 4A0 in
4 sec. the magnitude of this torque is :
(A) 4A0 (B) A0 (C) 3A0 /4 (D) 12A0

G 2. A particle moves with a constant velocity parallel to the Y-axis. Its angular momentum about the origin.
(A) is zero (B) remains constant (C) goes on increasing (D) goes on decreasing.

G 3. A particle is projected at time t = 0 from a point P on the ground with a speed V 0, at an angle of 45° to
the horizontal. What is the magnitude of the angular momentum of the particle about P at time t= v 0/g.

mv 02 mv 30 mv 20 mv 30
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2g 2g 2g 2 2g

G 4. A uniform thin circular ring of mass 'M' and radius 'R' is rotating about its fixed axis passing through its
centre perpendicular to its plane of rotation 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 M (M  3m)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(M  m) (M  2m) (M  2m) M

G 5. A boy sitting firmly over a rotating stool has his arms folded. If he stretches his arms, his angular momentum
about the axis of rotation
(A) increases (B) decreases (C) remains unchanged (D) doubles

G 6.* In absence of external forces on a rigid system, which of the following quantities must remain constant?
(A) angular momentum (B) linear momentum
(C) moment of inertia (D) kinetic energy

G 7.* In the given figure a ball strikes a rod elastically and rod is smoothly hinged at point A.
Then which of the statement(s) is/are correct for the collision?
(A) linear momentum of system (ball + rod) is conserved
(B) angular momentum of system about hinged point A is conserved
(C) initial KE of the system is equal to final KE of the system
(D) linear momentum of ball is conserved.

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

H 1. The centre of a disc rolling without slipping on a plane surface moves with speed u. A particle, on the lower
half of the rim making an angle 60º with vertical, will be moving at speed
(A) zero (B) u (C) u (D) 2u

H 2. 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
(A)  (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

H 3*. Consider a disc rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface at a

linear speed V as shown in figure
(A) the speed of the particle A is 2V
(B) the speed of B, C and D are all equal to V
(C) the speed of C is zero and speed of B is 2 V
(D) the speed of O is less than the speed of B

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

- 1.* When a bicycle is in motion (accelerating) on a rough horizantal plane, the force of friction exerted by
the plane on the two wheels is such that it acts :
(A) In the backward direction on the front wheel and in the forward direction on the rear wheel, when the
speed increases.
(B) In the forward direction on the front wheel and in the backward direction on the rear wheel, when
brakes are applied on rear wheel.
(C) In the backward direction on both front and the rear wheels, when brakes are applied on both
wheels.
(D) In the forward direction on both the front and the rear wheels

-2. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a ring, all having equal mass and radius, are placed at the top of an
incline and released. The friction coefficients between the objects and the incline are equal but not
sufficient to allow pure rolling. The greastest kinetic energy at the bottom of the incline will be achieved by
(A) the solid sphere (B) the hollow sphere (C) the ring
(D) all will achieve same kinetic energy.

-3. A hollow sphere and a solid sphere having equal mass and equal radii are rolled down without slipping on a
rough inclined plane.
(A) The two spheres reach the bottom simultaneously
(B) The hollow sphere reaches the bottom with lesser speed.
(C) The solid sphere reaches the bottom with greater kinetic energy
(D) The two spheres will reach the bottom with same linear momentum

-4. A solid sphere, a hollow sphere and a solid cylinder , all having equal mass and radius, are placed at the top
of an incline and released. The friction coefficients between the objects and the incline are equal but not
sufficient to allow pure rolling. Greastest time will be taken in reaching the bottom by
(A) the solid sphere (B) the hollow sphere (C) the solid cylinder (D) all will take same time.

-5. 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 a rigids sphere is set in
pure rolling on the incline
(A) it will continue pure rolling
(B) Friction will act on it
(C) its angular velocity will increase
(D) its angular velocity will decrease.

-6. 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:
(A) S will begin to slip on P
(B) P will begin to move backwards
(C) the speed of S will decrease and its angular velocity will increase
(D) there will be no change in the motion of S and P will still be at rest.

-7. A body is given translational velocity and kept on a surface that has sufficient friction. Then:
(A) body will move forward before pure rolling
(B) body will move backward before pure rolling
(C) body will start pure rolling immediately
(D) none of these

RESONANCE
SECTION (J) : CONSERVATION OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM (COMBINED TRANSLATION &
ROTATIONAL MOTION)

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

J-2.* A horizontal disc rotates freely about a vertical fixed axis through its centre. A ring, having the same mass
and radius as the disc, is now gently placed on the disc coaxially. After some time. the two rotate with a
common angular velocity:
(A) some friction exists between the disc and the ring before achieving common angular velocity
(B) the angular momentum of the 'disc plus ring' about axis of rotation is conserved
(C) the final common angular velocity is 2/3rd of the initial angular velocity of the disc
(D) The final common angular velocity is 1/3rd of the initial angular velocity of the disc

J-3. 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
(A) (B) 3R (C) 3R (D) 4R
4R

J-4.* A cylinder rolls without slipping on a rough horizontal floor, its centre of mass moving with a speed v. It
makes an elastic collision with smooth vertical wall. After impact:
(A) its centre of mass will move with a speed v initially
(B) its motion will be rolling without slipping immediately
(C) its motion will be rolling with slipping initially and its rotational motion will stop momentarily at
some instant
(D) its motion will be rolling without slipping only after some time.

SECTION (K) : TOPPLING

K-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
(A) mg (B) mg (C) mg (D) mg
3 3 4 2

K-2. A block with a square base measuring a  a and height h, is placed on an inclined plane. The coefficient of
friction is . The angle of inclination () of the plane is gradually increased. The block will:
a a
(A) topple before sliding if  > (B) topple before sliding if  <
h h
a a
(C) slide before toppling if  > (D) slide before toppling if  <
h h

RESONANCE
K-3. A homogenous block having its cross-section to be a parallelogram of sides 'a' and
'b' (as shown) is lying at rest and is in equilibrium on a smooth horizontal surface.
Then for acute angle  : a
b b b
(A) cos   (B) cos   (C) cos  
a a a
b a
(D) cos   (E) cos   b
a b

RESONANCE
ANSWER KEY
2
MR 2  4R  3
PART - I B 4.  M  B 5. K= r
2  3  2
SECTION (A)
A 1. 4 rev/s2, 20 rev/s A 2. 20 s Section (C)
Section (B) C 1. 2 î  7 ĵ  2k̂ C 2. –14 î + 10 ĵ – 9 k̂
14 MR2 ML2 M 2 C 3. mg  sin, when the bob is at the lowest point,
B 1. B 2. B 3.
5 12 6 at  = 90º.
C 4. (a) mv 2 sin cos perpendicular to the plane
of motion
(b) 2mv 2 sin cos perpendicular to the plane
of motion
C 5. 3N–m
Section (D)
D 1. 2.4 N in the left string and 2.6 N in the right

w mg
D 2. P= cot  or P = cot 
2 2
32
D 3. 990 N, 960 N ,
33
D 4. (i) T = 250 N
(ii) FH= 150 N (), FV = 50 N ( )
Section (E)
2g (m1  m 2 ) 10
E 1. (a)  (m  m ) = rad/s2
1 2 3

2(m1  m 2 )g
(b) (i) ' = = 3 rad/s2 ,
 m3 
 m1  m 2 
 3 
(ii) 42 N ; 39 N
3g 13mg 3 3
E 2. (a) (cw) (b) N = , F =   mg 
4L 16  16 

90  3 x
E 3. = = 3 rad/s2 E-4. N = F 1 – 
30  2 

Section (F)
9g
F 1. = 5 rad/s F 2. =
4

1  2 L2 
F-3. m2 R   F-4.v = 5gR
2  12 

F 5. V = 2 m/s
Section (G)
G 1. 2k̂ kg m 2/s G 2. 16 kg m 2/s
 mr 2 
   0
 2 
G 3.  G 4. 10 rad/s
  2mr 2

RESONANCE
 4m SECTION ( F )
G 5. G 6. 3v / 4
M  2m F 1. (B) F 2. (C)
Section (H) SECTION ( G )
H 1. VA = 25 m/s , VB = 75 m/s G 1. (C) G 2. (B) G 3. (D)
H 2. VO = 4 m/sec î , VA = (4 î + 3 ĵ )m/sec G 4. (B) G 5. (C) G 6.* (A,B,C,D)
H 3. VCM = 7 m/s. G 7.* (B, C)

4v 0 5v 0 v 2v 0 SECTION (H)
H 4. (a) (b) (c) v x = 0 , v y =
3 3 2 3 H 1. (B) H 2. (B) H 3*. (A, C, D)
Section (I) SECTION (I)
4gh 7 2 - 1.* (A, B,C) -2. (A) -3. (B)
-1. -2. mv2 I-3. g -4. (D) -5. (A) -6. (D)
3 10 3
-7. (A)
7
I-4. mg I-5. 3g(R  r ) I-6. 4  R/5 SECTION (J)
3
I-7. 5 mg, 20 N J-1.(D) J-2.*(A, B, D) J-3. (B)
Section (J) J-4.*(A, C, D)
J 1  = 3 v/2 SECTION (K)
m 2u m1u m 2u K-1. (A) K-2.* (A, D) K-3. (A)
J 2. (a) m  m (b) m  m (c) – m  m
1 2 1 2 1 2
2 2
m1 m 2uL m1m 2 uL
(d) 2 , 2
2 (m1  m 2 ) 2 (m1  m 2 )

m1(m1  4m 2 )L2 m 2u 6 m 2u
(e) (f) m  m , (m  4m ) L
12 (m1  m2 ) 1 2 1 2

 2 mR R
J 3. (a) , (b) (c)
m mR 2I 2
Section (K)
1 a tan 
K 1. mg a sin, x =
2 2
PART - II
Section (A)
A 1. (B) A 2. (C) A 3.* (A, C)
Section (B)
B 1. (C) B 2. (A) B 3. (A)
B 4. (C) B 5*. (A,B) B 6. (D)
B 7. (C) B 8. (C)
Section (C)
C 1. (A) C 2. (C) C 3. (C)
C 4. (C)
SECTION (D)
D 1. (B) D 2. (C) D3 (B)
D4 (A)
SECTION (E)
E-1 (A) E-2. (C) E-3. (D)
E-4.(A) E-5. (C)

RESONANCE