ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECT: PHYSICS Topic: COM + Rotation

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. This assignment consists of two sections. (Section-I and Section-II).
2. In section-I each question has four alternatives, out of which only one is correct. Choose the
correct alternative.
3. In section-II each question has four alternatives out of which any number of alternative(s) (A,
B, C, or D) may be correct. You have to choose all correct alternative(s).
4. For section-I each correct answer carries 3 marks whereas 1 mark will be deducted for each
wrong answer.
5. For section-II you get 6 marks if all the correct alternatives are marked. No negative marks in
this part.

Section-I

Single Correct Type Questions

1. A sphere of mass m held at a height 2R between a wedge of same mass and a rigid wall, is released.
Assuming that all the surfaces are frictionless, find the speed of the sphere when the sphere hits
the ground. (given: R = 1 meter and α = 37°)

(A) 1 m/s (B) 2.68 m/s (C) 2 m/s (D) 4/3 m/s

2. A wedge of mass M rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A block of mass m starts sliding
down the rough inclined surface of the wedge to its bottom. During the course of motion, the
centre of mass of the block and the wedge system
(A) does not move at all
(B) moves horizontally with constant speed
(C) moves horizontally with increasing speed
(D) moves vertically with increasing speed

3. A ball A of mass 1 kg moving at a speed of 5m/s strikes tangentially another ball B initially at rest.
The ball A then moves at right angle to its initial direction at speed of 4m/s. If the collision is
elastic, the mass (in kg) of ball B and its momentum after collision (in kg-m/s) respectively are
approximately)
(A) 1.2 and 1.8 (B) 2.2 and 3.3 (C) 4.6 and 6.4 (D) 6.2 and 9.1

4. A sphere of radius R made up of Styrofoam (light polystyrene material) has a cavity of radius R/2.
The centre of the cavity is situated at a distance of R/2 from the centre of the Styrofoam sphere.
The cavity is filled material of density five times that of Styrofoam. Now, the centre of mass is
seen to be located at a distance x from the centre of Styrofoam sphere, therefore x is:
(A) R/2 (B) R/3 (C) R/4 (D) R/6
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5. A block of mass M with a semicircular track of radius R rests on a horizontal frictionless surface.
A uniform cylinder of radius r and mass m is released from rest from the top point A. The cylinder
slips on the semicircular frictionless track. The distance travelled by the block when the cylinder
reaches the point B is:

M(R − r) m(R − r) (M + m)R

(A) (B) (C) (D) none
M+m M+m M

6. In the above question, the velocity of the block when the cylinder reaches point (B) is :
2g(R − r) 2g(R − r) 2g(R − r) 2g(R + r)
(A) M (B) m (C) m (D) M
M(M + m) m(M + m) M(M + m) M(M + m)

7. A uniform thin rod of mass M and Length L is standing vertically along the y-axis on a smooth
horizontal surface, with its lower end at the origin (0, 0). A slight disturbance at t = 0 causes the
lower end to slip on the smooth surface along the positive x-axis, and the rod starts falling. The
acceleration vector of centre of mass of the rod during its fall is:
[ R is reaction from surface]
Mg + R Mg − R
(A) aCM = (B) aCM = (C) aCM = Mg − R (D) None of these
M M

8. Two men ‘A’ and ‘B’ are standing on a plank. ‘B’ is at the middle of the plank and ‘A’ is at the left
end of the plank. Bottom surface of the plank is smooth. System is initially at rest and masses are
as shown in figure. ‘A’ and ‘B’ start moving such that the position of ‘B’ remains fixed with respect
to ground and ‘A’ meets ‘B’. Then the point where A meets B is located at:
40 kg 60 kg
A B

smooth
40 kg

120 cm

(A) the middle of the plank (B) 30 cm from the left end of the plank
(C) the right end of the plank (D) None of these

9. A ball of mass = 100 gm is released from a height h 1 = 2.5 m from the ground level and then
rebounds to a height h2 = 0.625 m. The time of contact of the ball and the ground is t = 0.01 sec.
The impulsive (impact) force offered by the ball on the ground is:
(A) 105 N (B) 1.05 N (C) 2.08 N (D) 208 N

10. A ball is bouncing down a set of stairs. The coefficient of restitution is e. The height of each step
is d and the ball bounces one step at each bounce. After each bounce the ball rebounds to a
height h above the next lower step. Neglect width of each step in comparison to h and assume
the impacts to be effectively head on. Which of the following relation is correct ?
(given that h > d)
h h h 1 h 1
(A) =1 – e2 (B) =1–e (C) = (D) =
d d d 1 − e2 d 1−e

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11. A ball collides with a smooth and fixed inclined plane of inclination  after falling vertically through
a distance h. If it moves horizontally just after the impact, the coefficient of restitution is:
(A) tan2 (B) cot2 (C) tan  (D) cot 

12. A particle of mass m strikes elastically with a disc of radius R, with a velocity v as shown in the
figure. If the mass of the disc is equal to that of the particle and the surface of the contact is
smooth, then the velocity of the disc just after the collision is:

2v v 3v
(A) (B) (C) (D) v
3 2 2
3R
13. Assuming the centre of mass of a hemisphere to lie at a height from the base, the radius of
8
gyration of a solid hemisphere of mass M and radius R about an axis parallel to the diameter at a
3R
distance from this plane is given by
4

3R 5R 5R 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) R
10 4 8 5

14. A solid cylinder is placed in ends on position on an inclined plane. It is found that at an angle θ
the cylinder starts to slide. When the cylinder turns on its sides and allowed to roll, it is found
tan 
that the steepest angle at which cylinder performs pure rolling is ϕ. The ratio , is:
tan 

1 1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 3 (D)
3 2

15. A rod of uniform mass and of length L can freely rotate in a vertical plane about
an axis passing through O. The angular velocity of the rod when it falls through
angle α from position P.
6g 6g 
(A) sin  (B) sin
5L L 2
6g  6g
(C) cos (D) sin 
L 2 L

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16. A uniform circular disc rotating at a fixed angular velocity w about an axis normal to its plane and
passing through its centre has kinetic energy E. If the same disc rotates with an angular velocity
2w about a parallel axis passing through the edge, its kinetic energy will be:
(A) 2 E (B) 4 E (C) 10 E (D) 12 E

17. A large horizontal uniform disc can rotate freely about a rigid vertical axis passing through its
centre O. A man stands at rest the edge of the disc at a point A. The mass of the disc is 22 times
the mass of the man. The man starts moving along the edge of the disc. When he reaches A, after
completing one rotation relative to the disc, the disc has turned through:
(A) 30° (B) 90° (C) 60° (D) 45°

18. Two point masses m1 and m2 are connected at the ends of a light rigid rod of length l. The moment
of inertia of the system about an axis thorough their centre of mass and perpendicular to the rod
is:
1  m1m2  2  m1m2  2  m + m2  2
(A) l (B)  (C) (m2 + m2)l2 (D) m21 + m22   1

2  m1 + m2   m + m  l    m m 
l
 1 2   1 2 

19. Uniform rod AB is hinged at the end A in a horizontal position as shown in

the figure (the hinge is frictionless, that is, it does not exert any friction
force on the rod). The other end of the rod is connected to a block through
a massless string as shown. The pulley is smooth and massless. Masses
of the block and the rod are same and are equal to 'm'. Acceleration due
to gravity is g. The tension in the thread, and angular acceleration of the
rod just after release of block from this position
3mg g 5mg 3g mg 5g 7mg 7g
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

20. A uniform rod of mass m, length  is placed over a smooth horizontal surface along y-axis and is
at rest as shown in figure. An impulsive force F is applied for a small time t along x-direction at
point A after this rod moves freely. The x–coordinate of end A of the rod when the rod becomes
parallel to x–axis for the first time is (initially the coordinate of centre of mass of the rod is (0, 0)):

      
(A) (B) 1+  (C) 1−  (D) 1+ 
12 2 12  2  6 2  6

21. A particle is attached to the lower end of a uniform rod which is hinged at its other end as shown
in the figure. The minimum speed given to the particle so that the rod performs circular motion in
a vertical plane will be:
[length of the rod is , consider masses of both rod and particle to be same]

(A) 5g (B) 4g (C) 4.5g (D) none of these

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22. A small block of mass ‘m’ is rigidly attached at ‘P’ to a ring of mass ‘3m’ and radius ‘r’. The system
is released from rest at  = 90° and rolls without sliding. The angular acceleration of ring just after
release is:
P


g g g g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4r 8r 3r 2r

23. A box of dimensions and b is kept on a truck moving with an acceleration a. If box does not slide,
maximum acceleration for it to remain in equilibrium (w.r.t. truck) is:
b
a
l

g gb
(A) (B) (C) g (D) none of these
b

24. Consider two point masses m1 and m2 connected by alight rigid rod of length r0. The moment of
inertia of the system about an axis passing through their centre of mass and perpendicular to the
rigid rod is given by:
m1m2 m1m2 2m1m2 m21 + m22
(A) r02 (B) r02 (C) r02 (D) r02
2 (m1 + m2 ) m1 + m2 m1 + m2 m1 + m2

25. A uniform rectangular plate of mass m which is free to rotate about the smooth vertical hinge
passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plate, is lying on a smooth horizontal surface.
A particle of mass m moving with speed 'u' collides with the plate and sticks to it as shown in
figure. The angular velocity of the plate after collision will be:
2a

u
m
12 u 12 u 3u 3u
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 a 19 a 2a 5a

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 Section-II

Multiple Correct Type Questions

26. A ball of mass m1 travels horizontally along the x-axis in the positive direction with an initial speed
of v0. It collides with another ball of mass m2 that is originally at rest. After the collision, the ball
( ) ( )
of mass m1 has velocity v ˆi + v ˆj and the ball of mass m2 has velocity v ˆi + v ˆj . Identify the
1x 1y 2x 2y

correct relationship(s)
(A) 0 = m1 v1x + m2v2x (B) m1v0 = m1 v1y + m2 v2y
(C) 0 = m1 v1y + m2v2y (D) m1v0 = m1 v1x + m2 v2x

27. A projectile is thrown horizontally from top of a tower of height 20 m with a velocity 10 m/sec. It
strikes the smooth ground whose co-efficient of restitution is 0.5. [g = 10 m/s2] (neglect friction):
(A) The time elapsed (in seconds) after projection when it strikes the ground 1st time will be 4sec.
(B) The time elapsed (in seconds) after projection when it strikes the ground 1st time will be 2sec.
(C) The time elapsed (in seconds) after projection when it strikes the ground 2nd time will be 3sec.
(D) The time elapsed (in seconds) after projection when it strikes the ground 2nd time will be 4sec.

28. Two blocks A and B each of mass ‘m’ are connected by a massless spring of natural length L and
spring constant k. The blocks are initially resting on a smooth horizontal plane. A third block C
also of mass m moves on the plane with a speed ‘v’ along the line joining A and B and collides
elastically with A then which of the following is/are correct :
(A) K E of the AB system at maximum compression of the spring is zero
(B) The KE of AB system at maximum compression is (1/4) mv2
(C) The maximum compression of spring is v m / k
(D) The maximum compression of spring is v m / 2k

29. Two balls A and B moving in the same direction collide. The mass of B is p times that of A. Before
the collision the velocity of A was q times that of B. After the collision A comes to rest. If e be the
coefficient of restitution then which of the following conclusion/s is/are correct ?
p+q p+q q
(A) e = (B) e = (C) p  (D) p > 1
pq − p pq + q q−2

30. A striker is shot from a square carrom board from a point A exactly at midpoint
of one of the walls with a speed 2 m/sec at an angle of 45° with the x-axis as
shown. The collisions of the striker with the walls of the fixed carrom are
perfectly elastic. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the striker and
board is 0.2.
(A) x coordinate of the striker when it stops (taking point O to be the origin and neglect friction
1
between wall and striker) is .
2 2
(B) y coordinate of the striker when it stops (taking point O to be the origin and neglect friction
1
between wall and striker) is .
2
(C) x coordinate of the striker when it stops (taking point O to be the origin and neglect friction
1
between wall and striker) is .
2
(D) y coordinate of the striker when it stops (taking point O to be the origin and neglect friction
1
between wall and striker) is .
2 2
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31. Three identical balls of mass m and radius R are placed on frictionless horizontal x-y plane. Ball
A at (0, 0), Ball B at ( 2 R, – 2 R). Ball A is suddenly given an impulse P = 2mViˆ . If collision
between balls A and B is perfectly elastic while between B and C is head on and perfectly inelastic,
then.
3v
(A) The y component of relative velocity of ball A with respect to ball C after a long time is .
2 2
v
(B) The y component of relative velocity of ball A with respect to ball C after a long time is .
2 2
v
(C) The x component of relative velocity of ball A with respect to ball C after a long time is .
2 2
3v
(D) The x component of relative velocity of ball A with respect to ball C after a long time is .
2 2

32. A bullet of mass m = 1kg strikes a block of mass M =2kg connected to a light spring of stiffness
k =3N/m with a speed V0 = 3m/s. If the bullet gets embedded in the block then.

(A) linear momentum of bullet and block system is not conserve during impact because spring
force is impulsive.
(B) linear momentum of bullet and block system is conserve during impact because spring force
is no impulsive.
(C) Maximum compression in the spring is 2m.
(D) The maximum compression in the spring is 1m.

33. 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 2V
(D) the speed of O is less than the speed of B

34. A uniform solid 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.
35. 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
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36. A uniform disc of mass M and radius R is lifted using a string as shown in the figure. Then,
(A) its linear acceleration is g upward (B) its linear acceleration is g downward
2g
(C) its angular acceleration is . (D) its rate of change of angular momentum is MgR.
R
37. The moment of inertia of a thin uniform square plate ABCD of uniform thickness about an axis
passing through the centre O and perpendicular to the plate is -
4
A 1 B

O
3

D 2 C
(A) 1 + 2 (B) 3 + 4 (C) 1 + 3 (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.

38. In the figure shown a uniform rod of mass m and length is hinged. The rod is released when the
rod makes angle  = 60° with the vertical.

Correction SR Sir [Check the numerical answer]

3 3g
(A) The angular acceleration of the rod just after release is
4
19mg
(B) The normal reaction due to the hinge just after release is
8
3g
(C) The angular velocity of the rod at the instant it becomes vertical is
2
7
(D) The normal reaction due to the hinge at the instant the rod becomes vertical is mg
4
39. A cylinder rolls without slipping over a horizontal plane with constant velocity. The radius of the
cylinder is equal to r. At this moment A
(A) The speed of B is 2 times the speed of A.
C v
(B) The radius of curvature of trajectory traced out by A is 4r. B
(C) The radius of curvature of trajectory traced out by B is 2 2 r.
(D) The radius of curvature of trajectory traced out by C is r.

40. A uniform solid sphere is released from rest from the top of an inclined plane of inclination .
Then choose the correct option(s).
2
tan  .
(A) The minimum coefficient of friction between sphere and the incline to prevent slipping is
7
(B) The kinetic energy of solid sphere as it moves down a distance S on the incline is mg S sin if
2
  tan
7
(C) The magnitude of work done by friction on the solid sphere is less than mg S cos as it moves
2
down a distance S on the incline if   tan .
7
(D) The magnitude of work done by friction on the solid sphere is equal to mg S cos  as it moves
2
down a distance S on the incline if   tan .
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