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Test : Rotational Motion Total marks : 148

1) A thin uniform circular disc of mass M and radius R is rotating in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through its

centre and perpendicular to its plane with an angular velocity . Another disc of same dimensions but of mass is
placed gently on the first disc co-axially. The angular velocity of the system is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

2) The figure shows the angular velocity versus time graph of a flywheel. The angle in radians through which the flywheel
turns during 25s is (rad/s)
(a) 120 (b) 480 30
(c) 600 (d) 750

5s 20s 25s Time(s)

3) A particle moves in a circular path of radius R with a constant tangential acceleration. After one rotation, the ratio of its
radial acceleration to its tangential acceleration will be:
a) 1 b) c) d)

4) A particle moves in a circular path of radius R with an angular velocity where a and b are positive constants
and t is the time. The magnitude of acceleration of the particle after time 2a/b is

a) b) c) d)

5) The instantaneous angular position of a point on a rotating wheel is given by the equation

(t) = 2t3 – 6t2 The torque on the wheel becomes zero at:

(1) t = 2 s (2) t = 1 s (3) t = 0.5 s (4) t = 0.25 s

6) A thin circular ring of mass M and radius R is rotating about its axis with a constant angular velocity w. Two objects
each of mass ‘m’ area attached gently to the opposite ends of a diameter of the ring. The ring rotates now with an angular
velocity:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

7) A solid sphere of mass 2kg rolls on a smooth horizontal surface at 10m/s. It then rolls up a smooth inclined plane of
inclination 300 with the horizontal. The height attained by the sphere before it stops is:

(a) 700cm (b) 701cm (c) 7.1m (d) none of these

8) A Particle of mass m is projected with velocity u at angle  with the horizontal. The initial angular momentum of the
particle about the highest point of its trajectory is equal to

a) b) c) d) None of these

9) A uniform rod of mass 2kg and length 1m lies on a smooth horizontal plane. A particle of mass 1g moving at a speed of
2m/s perpendicular to the length of the rod strikes at a distance of 1/4m from centre and stops. What is the angular
velocity of the rod about its centre just after collision?

a) 3rad/s b) 4 rad/s c) 1rad/s d) 2rad/s

10) A Solid sphere and a solid cylinder of same mass are rolled down on two inclined planes of height h 1 and h2 respectively.
If at the bottom of the plane the two objects have same velocities, then the ratio of h 1 : h2 is

a) 2: 3 b) 7:5 c) 14: 15 d) 15: 14

11) The ratio of time taken by a solid sphere and that taken by a disc of same mass and radius to roll down a rough inclined
plane from rest, from same height is

a) 15: 14 b) c) 14 : 15 d)
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12) A rigid body rotates with an angular momentum L. If its rotational kinetic energy is made 4 times, its angular momentum
will become:

a) 4L b) 16L c) d) 2L

13) A disc is rolling without slipping with angular velocity . P and Q are two points equidistant from the centre C. The
order of magnitude of velocity is :
C
P
(a) (b) Q

(c) (d)

14) A solid homogenous sphere is moving on a rough horizontal surface, partly rolling and partly sliding. During this kind of
motion of the sphere

(a) total KE is conserved

(b) angular momentum of the sphere about the point of contact with the plane is conserved

(c) only the rotational KE about the centre of mass is conserved

(d) angular momentum about centre of mass is conserved

15) A spherical ball rolls on a table without slipping. The fraction of its total energy associated with rotation is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

16) The least coefficient of friction for an inclined plane inclined at an angle with horizontal, in order that a solid cylinder
will roll down without slipping is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

7) An inclined plane makes an angle of 300 with the horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down this inclined plane from rest
without slipping has a linear acceleration equal to

(a) (b) (c) (d)

18) A solid sphere of mass M rolls without slipping on an inclined plane of inclination . What should be the minimum
coefficient of friction, so that the sphere rolls down without slipping?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

19) A constant torque acting on a uniform circular wheel changes its angular momentum from A 0 to 4A0 in 4s. The
magnitude of this torque is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

20) A ring and a disc of different masses are rotating with the same kinetic energy. If we apply a retarding torque on the
ring, it stops after making n revolutions. After how many revolutions will the disc stop, if the retarding torque on it is
also ?

(a) n/2 (b) n (c) 2n (d) data insufficient

21) 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 from position P to P` through an angle is

(a) (b)
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P
P`
(c) (d)

22) Work done by friction in case of pure rolling

(a) is always zero (b) is always positive

(c) is always negative (d) may be positive, negative or zero O

23) A solid sphere rolls without slipping and presses a spring of spring constant k as shown in figure. Then, the compression
in the spring will be

(a) (b)
v k
m
(c) (d)

24) A force F is applied on the top of a cube as shown in figure. The coefficient of friction between the cube and the ground
is . If F is gradually increased, the cube will topple before sliding if,

F
(a) (b)

(c) (d)
y
25) A hole of radius R/2 is cut from a thin circular plate of radius R and mass M. The moment of inertia of the plate about an
axis through O perpendicular to the x-y plane (i.e., about the z-axis) is
R
R/2
(a) (b) O x

(c) (d)

26) Two men each of mass m stand on the rim of a horizontal circular disc, diametrically opposite to each other. The disc has
a mass M and is free to rotate about a vertical axis passing through its centre of mass. Each mass start simultaneously
along the rim clockwise and reaches their original starting points on the disc. The angle turned through by the disc with
respect to the ground ( in radian) is

(a) (b) c (c) (d)

27) The instantaneous angular position of a point on rotating wheel is given by the equation . The torque on
the wheel becomes zero at
(a) t = 0.5s (b) t = 0.25s (c) t = 2s (d) t = 1s
28) A small object of mass m is attached to a light string which passes through a hollow tube. The tube is hold by one hand
and the string by the other. The object is set into rotation in a circle of radius R and velocity v. The string is then pulled
down, shortening the radius of path of r. What is conserved?
(a) angular momentum (b) linear momentum (c) kinetic energy (d) none of these
29) A particle with the position vector r has linear momentum p. Which of the following statements is true in respect to its
angular momentum L about the origin?
(a) L acts along p (b) L acts along r (c) L is maximum when p and r are parallel
(d) L is maximum when p is perpendicular to r (e) L is minimum when p is perpendicular to r
30) A coin of mass 4.8 kg and radius 1m rolling on a horizontal surface without sliding with angular velocity 600 rot/min.
What is the total kinetic energy of the coin?
(a) 360J (b) (c) (d)

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31) In the figure, a sphere of radius 2m rolls on a plank. The accelerations of the sphere and the plank are indicated. The
value of is

(a) 2rad/s2 (b) 4rad/sec2 a2 = 4m/s2 2m

(c) 3rad/sec2 (d) 1rad/sec2

a1 = 2m/s2
32) A disc of radius R rolls on a horizontal ground with linear acceleration a and angular acceleration as shown in figure.
The magnitude of acceleration of point P as shown in the figure at an instant when its linear velocity is v and angular
velocity is will be
,
P
(a) (b) r v, a
R
(c) (d)

33) A sphere has to purely rolls upwards the inclined plane. At an instant when the velocity of the sphere is v, frictional force
acting on it is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

34) A small object of uniform density rolls up a curved surface with an initial velocity v. It reaches upto a maximum height
of 3v2/4g w.r.t. the initial position. The object is

(a) ring (b) solid sphere

(c) hollow sphere (d) disc

35) A pulley of radius 2m is rotated about its axis by a force F = (20t – 5t2) newton (where t is measured in

seconds) applied tangentially. If the moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is

10 kg m2, the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion if reversed,is : -3

(1) less than 3 (2) more than 3 but less than 6

(3) more than 6 but less than 9 (4) more than 9

36) A solid sphere rolls without slipping on a rough horizontal floor, moving with speed v. It makes an elastic collision with
a smooth vertical wall. After Impact,
(a) It will move with a speed v initially
(b) its motion will be rolling with slipping initially and its rotational motion will stop momentarily at some instant
(c) its motion will be rolling with slipping after some time (d) all of the above
37) Two identical discs are positioned on a vertical axis as shown. The bottom of the disc

is rotating at an angular velocity 0 and has rotational kinetic energy K0.

The Top disc is initially at rest. It then falls and then sticks to the bottom disc.

The change in rotational kinetic energy of the system is:

(a) K0/2 (b) - K0/2 (c) - K0/4 (d) K0/4

38) A mass m hangs with the help of a string wrapped around a pulley on a frictionless bearing. The pulley

has mass m and radius R. Assuming pulley to be a perfect uniform circular disc, the acceleration of the

mass m, if the string does not slip on the pulley, is :

(1)3g/2 (2) g (3)2g/3 (4)g/3

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