Chapter 5

System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Only One Option Correct Type Questions

1. A small object of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity v. It reaches up to a maximum
3v 2
height of with respect to the initial position. The object is [IIT-JEE-2007 (Paper-2)]
4g

(A) Ring (B) Solid sphere

(C) Hollow sphere (D) Disc

2. A block of base 10 cm × 10 cm and height 15 cm is kept on an inclined plane. The coefficient of friction
between them is 3 . The inclination  of this inclined plane from the horizontal plane is gradually increased
from 0°. Then [IIT-JEE-2009 (Paper-1)]
(A) At  = 3°, the block will start sliding down the plane
(B) The block will remain at rest on the plane up to certain  and then it will topple
(C) At  = 60°, the block will start sliding down the plane and continue to do so at higher angles
(D) At  = 60°, the block will start sliding down the plane and on further increasing , it will topple at certain 
3. Look at the drawing given in the figure which has been drawn with ink of uniform line-thickness. The mass of
ink used to draw each of the two inner circles, and each of the two line segments is m. The mass of the ink
used to draw the outer circle is 6m. The coordinates of the centres of the different parts are : outer circle
(0, 0), left inner circle (– a, a), right inner circle (a, a), vertical line (0, 0) and horizontal line (0, – a). The
y-coordinate of the centre of mass of the ink in this drawing is [IIT-JEE-2009 (Paper-1)]

a a
(A) (B)
10 8
a a
(C) (D)
12 3

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4. A small mass m is attached to a massless string whose other end is fixed at P as shown in the figure. The
mass is undergoing circular motion in the x-y plane with centre at O and constant angular speed . If the
 
angular momentum of the system, calculated about O and P are denoted by LO and LP respectively, then
[IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-1)]

 
(A) LO and LP do not vary with time
 
(B) LO varies with time while LP remains constant
 
(C) LO remains constant while LP varies with time
 
(D) LO and LP both vary with time
5. A thin uniform rod, pivoted at O, is rotating in the horizontal plane with constant angular speed , as shown
in the figure. At time t = 0, a small insect starts from O and moves with constant speed v with respect to
the rod towards the other end. It reaches the end of the rod at t = T and stops. The angular speed of the

system remains  throughout. The magnitude of the torque (||) on the system about O, as a function of
time is best represented by which plot? [IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-1)]
z

v
O

 
(A) (B)
O t O t
T T

 
(C) (D)
O t O t
T T
6. A uniform wooden stick of mass 1.6 kg and length l rests in an inclined manner on a smooth, vertical wall of
height h(< l) such that a small portion of the stick extends beyond the wall. The reaction force of the wall on
the stick is perpendicular to the stick. The stick makes an angle of 30° with the wall and the bottom of the
stick is on a rough floor. The reaction of the wall on the stick is equal in magnitude to the reaction of the floor
on the stick. The ratio h/l and the frictional force f at the bottom of the stick are (g = 10 m s–2)
[JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]

h 3 16 3 h 3 16 3
(A)  , f  N (B)  , f  N
l 16 3 l 16 3

h 3 3 8 3 h 3 3 16 3
(C)  , f  N (D)  , f  N
l 16 3 l 16 3

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7. Consider regular polygons with number of sides n = 3, 4, 5.... as shown in the figure. The center of mass of
all the polygons is at height h from the ground. They roll on a horizontal surface about the leading vertex
without slipping and sliding as depicted. The maximum increase in height of the locus of the center of mass
for each polygon is . Then depends on n and h as [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-2)]

2  2 
(A)   h sin   (B)   h sin  
n  n 

2    1 
(C)   h tan   (D)   h  1
 2n    
 cos   
 n 

8. A football of radius R is kept on a hole of radius r(r < R) made on a plank kept horizontally. One end of
the plank is now lifted so that it gets tilted making an angle  from the horizontal as shown in the figure below.
The maximum value of  so that the football does not start rolling down the plank satisfies (figure is schematic
and not drawn to scale) [JEE (Adv)-2020 (Paper-1)]

Plank R

2r


r r
(A) sin   (B) tan  
R R

r r
(C) sin   (D) cos  
2R 2R
9. A small roller of diameter 20 cm has an axle of diameter 10 cm (see figure below on the left). It is on a
horizontal floor and a meter scale is positioned horizontally on its axle with one edge of the scale on top of
the axle (see figure on the right). The scale is now pushed slowly on the axle so that it moves without slipping
on the axle, and the roller starts rolling without slipping. After the roller has moved 50 cm, the position of
the scale will look like (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)
[JEE (Adv)-2020 (Paper-1)]

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x=0 x = 50 cm x=0 x = 75 cm

(A) (B)

x = 0 x = 25 cm x=0 x = 100 cm

(C) (D)

10. A flat surface of a thin uniform disk A of radius R is glued to a horizontal table. Another thin uniform disk B
of mass M and with the same radius R rolls without slipping on the circumference of A, as shown in the figure.
A flat surface of B also lies on the plane of the table. The center of mass of B has fixed angular speed 
about the vertical axis passing through the center of A. The angular momentum of B is nMR2 with respect
to the center of A. Which of the following is the value of n? [JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-2)]

B
A

(A) 2 (B) 5
7 9
(C) (D)
2 2
One or More Option(s) Correct Type Questions
11. If the resultant of all the external forces acting on a system of particles is zero, then from an inertial frame,
one can surely say that [IIT-JEE-2009 (Paper-1)]
(A) Linear momentum of the system does not change in time
(B) Kinetic energy of the system does not change in time
(C) Angular momentum of the system does not change in time
(D) Potential energy of the system does not change in time
12. 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, [IIT-JEE-2009 (Paper-2)]
C

A
       

(A) VC  VA  2 VB  VC  (B) VC  VB  VB  VA

      
(C) VC  VA  2 VB  VC (D) VC  VA  4 VB

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13. A point mass of 1 kg collides elastically with a stationary point mass of 5 kg. After their collision, the 1 kg
mass reverses its direction and moves with a speed of 2 ms–1. Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
correct for the system of these two masses? [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-1)]
(A) Total momentum of the system is 3 kg ms–1
(B) Momentum of 5 kg mass after collision is 4 kg ms–1
(C) Kinetic energy of the centre of mass is 0.75 J
(D) Total kinetic energy of the system is 4 J
14. A thin ring of mass 2 kg and radius 0.5 m is rolling without slipping on a horizontal plane with velocity 1 m/s.
A small ball of mass 0.1 kg, moving with velocity 20 m/s in the opposite direction, hits the ring at a height of
0.75 m and goes vertically up with velocity 10 m/s. Immediately after the collision [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-2)]

10 m/s
20 m/s

0.75 m 1 m/s

(A) The ring has pure rotation about its stationary CM

(B) The ring comes to a complete stop
(C) Friction between the ring and the ground is to the left
(D) There is no friction between the ring and the ground
15. Two solid cylinders P and Q of same mass and same radius start rolling down a fixed inclined plane from the
same height at the same time. Cylinder P has most of its mass concentrated near its surface, while Q has most
of its mass concentrated near the axis. Which statement(s) is(are) correct? [IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-2)]
(A) Both cylinders P and Q reach the ground at the same time
(B) Cylinder P has larger linear acceleration than cylinder Q
(C) Both cylinders reach the ground with same translational kinetic energy
(D) Cylinder Q reaches the ground with larger angular speed
16. The figure shows a system consisting of (i) a ring of outer radius 3R rolling clockwise without slipping on a
horizontal surface with angular speed  and (ii) an inner disc of radius 2R rotating anti-clockwise with angular
speed /2. The ring and disc are separated by frictionless ball bearings. The system is in the x-z plane. The
point P on the inner disc is at a distance R from the origin, where OP makes an angle of 30° with the
horizontal. Then with respect to the horizontal surface [IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-2)]
z

/2
P
3R R 30°
x
O 2R

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(A) The point O has a linear velocity 3Riˆ

11 3
(B) The point P has a linear velocity Riˆ  Rkˆ
4 4

13 3
(C) The point P has a linear velocity Riˆ  Rkˆ
4 4

 3 1
(D) The point P has a linear velocity  3   Riˆ  Rkˆ
 4  4

17. In the figure, a ladder of mass m is shown leaning against a wall. It is in static equilibrium making an angle
 with the horizontal floor. The coefficient of friction between the wall and the ladder is 1 and that between
the floor and the ladder is 2. The normal reaction of the wall on the ladder is N1 and that of the floor is N2.
If the ladder is about to slip, then [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-1)]

1

2
mg mg
(A) 1 = 0, 2  0 and N2 tan   (B) 1  0, 2 = 0 and N1 tan  
2 2

mg mg
(C) 1  0, 2  0 and N2  (D) 1 = 0, 2  0 and N1 tan  
1  1 2 2

18. A ring of mass M and radius R is rotating with angular speed  about a fixed vertical axis passing through
M
its centre O with two point masses each of mass at rest at O. These masses can move radially outwards
8
along two massless rods fixed on the ring as shown in the figure. At some instant the angular speed of the
8 3
system is  and one of the masses is at a distance of R from O. At this instant the distance of the other
9 5
mass from O is [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-1)]

2 1
(A) R (B) R
3 3

3 4
(C) R (D) R
5 5
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 
19. The position vector r of a particle of mass m is given by the following equation r (t )  t 3iˆ  t 2 jˆ , where
 = 10/3 m s–3,  = 5 m s–2 and m = 0.1 kg. At t = 1 s, which of the following statement(s) is(are) true about
the particle? [JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]
 
(A) The velocity v is given by v  (10iˆ  10 jˆ) ms 1
 
(B) The angular momentum L with respect to the origin is given by L  (5 / 3)kˆ N ms
 
(C) The force F is given by F  (iˆ  2 jˆ) N
 
(D) The torque  with respect to the origin is given by   (20 / 3)kˆ Nm
20. A block of mass M has a circular cut with a frictionless surface as shown. The block rests on the horizontal
frictionless surface of a fixed table. Initially the right edge of the block is at x = 0, in a co-ordinate system
fixed to the table. A point mass m is released from rest at the topmost point of the path as shown and it slides
down. When the mass loses contact with the block, its position is x and the velocity is v. At that instant, which
of the following options is/are correct? [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-1)]

m
R
y

x M

x=0

2gR
(A) The velocity of the point mass m is v 
m
1
M

mR
(B) The x component of displacement of the center of mass of the block M is –
M m

mR
(C) The position of the point mass is x  – 2
Mm

m
(D) The velocity of the block M is V  – 2gR
M
21. A wheel of radius R and mass M is placed at the bottom of a fixed step of height R as shown in the figure.
A constant force is continuously applied on the surface of the wheel so that it just climbs the step without
slipping. Consider the torque  about an axis normal to the plane of the paper passing through the point Q.
Which of the following options is/are correct? [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-2)]

P Q

R
X

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(A) If the force is applied normal to the circumference at point P then  is zero
(B) If the force is applied tangentially at point S then  0 but the wheel never climbs the step
(C) If the force is applied at point P tangentially then  decreases continuously as the wheel climbs
(D) If the force is applied normal to the circumference at point X then  is constant
22. A rigid uniform bar AB of length L is slipping from its vertical position on a frictionless floor (as shown in the
figure). At some instant of time, the angle made by the bar with the vertical is . Which of the following
statements about its motion is/are correct? [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-2)]


L

(A) Instantaneous torque about the point in contact with the floor is proportional to sin 
(B) The trajectory of the point A is a parabola
(C) The midpoint of the bar will fall vertically downward
(D) When the bar makes an angle  with the vertical, the displacement of its midpoint from the initial position
is proportional to (1 – cos)
23. The potential energy of a particle of mass m at a distance r from a fixed point O is given by
kr 2
V(r) = , where k is a positive constant of appropriate dimensions. This particle is moving in a circular orbit
2
of radius R about the point O. If v is the speed of the particle and L is the magnitude of its angular momentum
about O, which of the following statements is(are) true? [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-1)]

k k
(A) v  R (B) v  R
2m m

mk 2
(C) L  mk R 2 (D) L  R
2

24. Consider a body of mass 1.0 kg at rest at the origin at time t = 0. A force F   tiˆ   ˆj  is applied on the
body, where  = 1.0 Ns–1 and  = 1.0 N. The torque acting on the body about the origin at time t = 1.0 s is

 . Which of the following statements is(are) true? [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-1)]

 1
(A)   Nm
3

(B) The torque  is in the direction of the unit vector + k̂

 1
(C) The velocity of the body at t = 1 s is v   iˆ  2 ˆj  ms
–1
2
1
(D) The magnitude of displacement of the body at t = 1 s is m
6
25. A thin and uniform rod of mass M and length L is held vertical on a floor with large friction. The rod is released
from rest so that it falls by rotating about its contact-point with the floor without slipping. Which of the following
statement(s) is/are correct, when the rod makes an angle 60° with vertical ? [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-2)]
[g is the acceleration due to gravity]

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2g
(A) The angular acceleration of the rod will be
L

3g
(B) The radial acceleration of the rod’s center of mass will be
4

3g
(C) The angular speed of the rod will be
2L

Mg
(D) The normal reaction force from the floor on the rod will be
16
26. A rod of mass m and length L, pivoted at one of its ends, is hanging vertically. A bullet of the same mass
moving at speed v strikes the rod horizontally at a distance x from its pivoted end and gets embedded in it.
The combined system now rotates with angular speed  about the pivot. The maximum angular speed M is
achieved for x = xM. Then [JEE (Adv)-2020 (Paper-2)]

x
L

3vx 12vx
(A)   2 2 (B)  
L  3x L  12 x 2
2

L v
(C) xM  (D) M  3
3 2L

27. A horizontal force F is applied at the center of mass of a cylindrical object of mass m and radius R,
perpendicular to its axis as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between the object and the ground
is . The center of mass of the object has an acceleration a. The acceleration due to gravity is g. Given that
the object rolls without slipping, which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
[JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-1)]

(A) For the same F, the value of a does not depend on whether the cylinder is solid or hollow
(B) For a solid cylinder, the maximum possible value of a is 2g
(C) The magnitude of the frictional force on the object due to the ground is always mg

F
(D) For a thin-walled hollow cylinder, a 
2m

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28. A particle of mass M = 0.2 kg is initially at rest in the xy-plane at a point (x = –l, y = –h), where
l = 10 m and h = 1 m. The particle is accelerated at time t = 0 with a constant acceleration a = 10 m/s2
along the positive x-direction. Its angular momentum and torque with respect to the origin, in SI units, are

represented by L and  , respectively.. iˆ, jˆ and kˆ are unit vectors along the positive x, y and z-directions
respectively. If kˆ  iˆ  ˆj then which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
[JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-1)]
(A) The particle arrives at the point (x = l, y = –h) at time t = 2 s

(B)   2kˆ when the particle passes through the point (x = l, y = –h)

(C) L  4kˆ when the particle passes through the point (x = l, y = –h)

(D)   k̂ when the particle passes through the point (x = 0, y = –h)

29. One end of a horizontal uniform beam of weight W and length L is hinged on a vertical wall at point O and
its other end is supported by a light inextensible rope. The other end of the rope is fixed at point Q, at a
height L above the hinge at point O. A block of weight W is attached at the point P of the beam, as shown
in the figure (not to scale). The rope can sustain a maximum tension of (2 2) W . Which of the following
statement(s) is(are) correct? [JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-2)]
Q

O W P
L
W

(A) The vertical compenent of reaction force at O does not depend on 

(B) The horizontal component of reaction force at O is equal to W for  = 0.5
(C) The tension in the rope is 2W for  = 0.5
(D) The rope breaks if  > 1.5

Linked Comprehension Type Questions

Paragraph for Q. Nos. 30 to 32
Two discs A and B are mounted coaxially on a vertical axle. The discs have moments of inertia I and 2I respectively
about the common axis. Disc A is imparted an initial angular velocity 2 using the entire potential energy of a spring
compressed by a distance x1. Disc B is imparted an angular velocity  by a spring having the same spring constant and
compressed by a distance x2. Both the discs rotate in the clockwise direction. [IIT-JEE-2007 (Paper-1)]
Choose the correct answer :

x1
30. The ratio x is
2

1
(A) 2 (B)
2

1
(C) 2 (D)
2
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31. When disc B is brought in contact with disc A, they acquire a common angular velocity in time t. The average
frictional torque on one disc by the other during this period is

2I 9I
(A) (B)
3t 2t

9I 3I
(C) (D)
4t 2t
32. The loss of kinetic energy during the above process is

I 2 I 2
(A) (B)
2 3

I 2 I 2
(C) (D)
4 6

Paragraph for Q. Nos. 33 and 34

The general motion of a rigid body can be considered to be a combination of (i) a motion of its centre of mass
about an axis, and (ii) its motion about an instantaneous axis passing through the centre of mass. These axes
need not be stationary. Consider, for example, a thin uniform disc welded (rigidly fixed) horizontally at its rim to a
massless stick, as shown in the figure. When the disc-stick system is rotated about the origin on a horizontal
frictionless plane with angular speed , the motion at any instant can be taken as a combination of (i) a rotation
of the centre of mass of the disc about the z-axis, and (ii) a rotation of the disc through an instantaneous vertical
axis passing through its centre of mass (as is seen from the changed orientation of points P and Q). Both these
motions have the same angular speed  in this case.
z


Q P P Q
y

x
Now consider two similar systems as shown in the figure: Case (a) the disc with its face vertical and parallel to
x-z plane; Case (b) the disc with its face making an angle of 45° with x-y plane and its horizontal diameter parallel
to x-axis. In both the cases, the disc is welded at point P, and the systems are rotated with constant angular speed
 about the z-axis. [IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-2)]
z  z

Q
Q
y 45° y
P P
x Case (a) x Case (b)
Choose the correct answer :
33. Which of the following statements regarding the angular speed about the instantaneous axis (passing through the
centre of mass) is correct?
(A) It is 2 for both the cases

(B) It is  for case (a); and for case (b)
2
(C) It is for case (a); and 2 for case (b)
(D) It is  for both the cases

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34. Which of the following statement about the instantaneous axis (passing through the centre of mass) is correct?
(A) It is vertical for both the cases (a) and (b)
(B) It is vertical for case (a); and is at 45° to the x-z plane and lies in the plane of the disc for case (b)
(C) It is horizontal for case (a); and is at 45° to the x-z plane and is normal to the plane of the disc for case (b)
(D) It is vertical for case (a); and is at 45° to the x-z plane and is normal to the plane of the disc for case (b)

Paragraph for Q. Nos. 35 and 36

One twirls a circular ring (of mass M and radius R) near the tip of one's finger as shown in Figure 1. In the process
the finger never loses contact with the inner rim of the ring. The finger traces out the surface of a cone, shown by
the dotted line. The radius of the path traced out by the point where the ring and the finger is in contact is r. The
finger rotates with an angular velocity 0. The rotating ring rolls without slipping on the outside of a smaller circle
described by the point where the ring and the finger is in contact (Figure 2). The coefficient of friction between the
ring and the finger is  and the acceleration due to gravity is g. [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-2)]

R
r
R

Figure 1 Figure 2
Choose the correct answer :
35. The total kinetic energy of the ring is
1
M 20  R  r 
2
(A) M 20  R  r 
2
(B)
2
3
M 20  R  r 
2
(C) M 02R 2 (D)
2
36. The minimum value of 0 below which the ring will drop down is

g 3g
(A) 2  R  r  (B) 2  R  r 

g 2g
(C)  R  r  (D)  R  r 

Matrix-Match / Matrix Based Type Questions

37. In the List-I below, four different paths of a particle are given as functions of time. In these functions,  and
 are positive constants of appropriate dimensions and   . In each case, the force acting on the particle

is either zero or conservative. In List-II, five physical quantities of the particle are mentioned : p is the linear

momentum, L is the angular momentum about the origin, K is the kinetic energy, U is the potential energy
and E is the total energy. Match each path in List-I with those quantities in List-II, which are conserved for
that path. [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-2)]
List-I List-II
 
P. r (t )  t iˆ   t ˆj 1. p
 
Q. r (t )   cos t iˆ   sin t ˆj 2. L

R. r (t )  (cos t iˆ  sin t ˆj ) 3. K

 
S. r (t )  t iˆ  t 2 jˆ 4. U
2
5. E

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(A) P(1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Q(2, 5); R(2, 3, 4, 5); S(5)

(B) P(1, 2, 3, 4, 5); Q(3, 5); R(2, 3, 4, 5); S(2, 5)
(C) P(2, 3, 4); Q(5); R(1, 2, 4); S(2, 5)
(D) P(1, 2, 3, 5); Q(2, 5); R(2, 3, 4, 5); S(2, 5)

Integer / Numerical Value Type Questions

38. A boy is pushing a ring of mass 2 kg and radius 0.5 m with a stick as shown in the figure. The stick applies
a force of 2 N on the ring and rolls it without slipping with an acceleration of 0.3 m/s2. The coefficient of friction
between the ground and the ring is large enough that rolling always occurs and the coefficient of friction
between the stick and the ring is (P/10). The value of P is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-1)]
Stick

Ground

39. Four solid spheres each of diameter 5 cm and mass 0.5 kg are placed with their centers at the corners of
a square of side 4 cm. The moment of inertia of the system about the diagonal of the square is N × 10–4 kg-m2,
then N is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-1)]
40. A uniform circular disc of mass 50 kg and radius 0.4 m is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 rad s–1 about
its own axis, which is vertical. Two uniform circular rings, each of mass 6.25 kg and radius 0.2 m, are gently
placed symmetrically on the disc in such a manner that they are touching each other along the axis of the
disc and are horizontal. Assume that the friction is large enough such that the rings are at rest relative to the
disc and the system rotates about the original axis. The new angular velocity (in rad s –1) of the system is
[JEE (Adv)-2013 (Paper-1)]
41. A horizontal circular platform of radius 0.5 m and mass 0.45 kg is free to rotate about its axis. Two massless
spring toy-guns, each carrying a steel ball of mass 0.05 kg are attached to the platform at a distance 0.25 m
from the centre on its either sides along its diameter (see figure). Each gun simultaneously fires the balls
horizontally and perpendicular to the diameter in opposite directions. After leaving the platform, the balls have
horizontal speed of 9 ms–1 with respect to the ground. The rotational speed of the platform in rad s –1 after the
balls leave the platform is [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-1)]

42. A uniform circular disc of mass 1.5 kg and radius 0.5 m is initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface.
Three forces of equal magnitude F = 0.5 N are applied simultaneously along the three sides of an equilateral
triangle XYZ with its vertices on the perimeter of the disc (see figure). One second after applying the forces,
the angular speed of the disc in rad s–1 is [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-1)]
F
X

Y F
Z
F

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43. Two identical uniform discs roll without slipping on two different surfaces AB and CD (see figure) starting at A
and C with linear speeds v1 and v2, respectively, and always remain in contact with the surfaces. If they reach
B and D with the same linear speed and v1 = 3 m/s then v2 in m/s is (g = 10 m/s2) [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-1)]
v1 = 3 m/s
A

30 m
B

v2
C
27 m
D

44. The densities of two solid spheres A and B of the same radii R vary with radial distance r as
5
r  r 
 A (r )  k   and B ( r )  k   , respectively, where k is a constant. The moments of inertia of the individual
R R
IB n
spheres about axes passing through their centres are IA and IB, respectively. If  , the value of n is
I A 10
[JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-2)]
45. A ring and a disc are initially at rest, side by side, at the top of an inclined plane which makes an angle 60°
with the horizontal. They start to roll without slipping at the same instant of time along the shortest path. If
(2 – 3 )
the time difference between their reaching the ground is s, then the height of the top of the inclined
10
plane, in metres, is ______. Take g = 10 ms–2. [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-1)]
46. Put a uniform meter scale horizontally on your extended index fingers with the left one at 0.00 cm and the
right one at 90.00 cm. When you attempt to move both the fingers slowly towards the center, initially only
the left finger slips with respect to the scale and the right finger does not. After some distance, the left finger
stops and the right one starts slipping. Then the right finger stops at a distance xR from the center
(50.00 cm) of the scale and the left one starts slipping again. This happens because of the difference in the
frictional forces on the two fingers. If the coefficients of static and dynamic friction between the fingers and
the scale are 0.40 and 0.32, respectively, the value of xR (in cm) is _______. [JEE (Adv)-2020 (Paper-1)]
47. A thin rod of mass M and length a is free to rotate in horizontal plane about a fixed vertical axis passing
a
through point O. A thin circular disc of mass M and of radius is pivoted on this rod with its center at a
4

a
distance from the free end so that it can rotate freely about its vertical axis, as shown in the figure.
4
Assume that both the rod and the disc have uniform density and they remain horizontal during the motion.
An outside stationary observer finds the rod rotating with an angular velocity  and the disc rotating about
its vertical axis with angular velocity 4 . The total angular momentum of the system about the point O is
 Ma2  
 n
 48  . The value of n is ______. [JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-1)]
 

M 4
M
O

a a/4

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Question Stem for Question Nos. 48 and 49

Question Stem
A pendulum consists of a bob of mass m = 0.1 kg and a massless inextensible string of length L = 1.0 m. It is
suspended from a fixed point at height H = 0.9 m above a frictionless horizontal floor. Initially, the bob of the
pendulum is lying on the floor at rest vertically below the point of suspension. A horizontal impulse P = 0.2 kg-m/s
i s imparted to the bob at some instant. After the bob slides for some distance, the string becomes taut and the
bob lifts off the floor. The magnitude of the angular momentum of the pendulum about the point of suspension just
before the bob lifts off is J kg-m2/s. The kinetic energy of the pendulum just after the lift-off is K joules.
[JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper- 2)]

48. The value of J is __________.

49. The value of K is __________.
50. At time t = 0, a disk of radius 1 m starts to roll without slipping on a horizontal plane with an angular

2
acceleration of   rad s2 . A small stone is stuck to the disk. At t = 0, it is at the contact point of the
3

disk and the plane. Later, at time t   s, the stone detaches itself and flies off tangentially from the disk.

1 x
The maximum height (in m) reached by the stone measured from the plane is  . The value of x is
2 10
_____. [Take g = 10 ms–2.]
[JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-1)]
51. A solid sphere of mass 1 kg and radius 1 m rolls without slipping on a fixed inclined plane with an angle
of inclination  = 30° from the horizontal. Two forces of magnitude 1 N each, parallel to the incline, act on
the sphere, both at distance r = 0.5 m from the center of the sphere, as shown in the figure. The acceleration
of the sphere down the plane is ______ ms –2. (Take g = 10 ms–2.)
[JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-1)]

r
r

  

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