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Chapter 6

System of Particles and

Rotational Motion

ASSIGNMENT

Single Choice Type Questions

T 
1. A rod AB of mass m is hung by two ideal threads. Find the ratio of tensions in the two threads  1  .
 T2 

T1 T2

A L/4 B
L/2

1 1
(1) (2)
4 3
4 3
(3) (4)
3 5
2. A uniform solid cylinder having height l and diameter d is placed on a rough horizontally plank which is being
pulled horizontal with an acceleration. Find the maximum value of the acceleration for which the cylinder
remain in equilibrium
gd gd
(1) (2)
l 2l
gl gl
(3) (4)
d 2d
3. The moment of inertia of a semi-circular disc of mass M and radius R about an axis passing through the point
O and perpendicular to the plane of disc is (shown in figure)
M
R
O

1
(1) MR2 (2) MR 2
2
1
(3) MR 2 (4) 2 MR2
4

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4. Moment of inertia of a half ring of mass m and radius R about an axis passing through point A perpendicular
to the plane of the paper is IA. If IC is the moment of inertia of the ring about an axis perpendicular to the plane
of paper and passing through point C, then
A

C
(1) IA = IC + mR2 (2) IA > IC+ mR2
(3) IA < IC + mR2 (4) None of these
5. A cylinder is released from the top of an incline making angle  = 45º with the horizontal. The length of the
incline is 2.82 m and mass of cylinder is 1 kg. The co-efficient of friction is 0.2 between the cylinder and the
incline. When the cylinder reaches the bottom of the incline, its total kinetic energy is (g = 10 m/s2)
(1) Equal to 20 joule
(2) Greater than 20 joule
(3) Less than 20 joule
(4) 28.2 joule
6. A hollow spherical ball rolls down on a parabolic path AB from a height ‘h’ as shown in the figure. Path AB is
rough enough to prevent slipping of ball and path BC is frictionless. The height to which the ball will climb in
BC is
A C
h

B
h
(1) h (2)
2

3h 4h
(3) (4)
5 7

7. A solid cylinder is rolling without slipping with velocity of its centre of mass v and angular velocity about its
centre of mass  on a horizontal frictionless surface as shown in figure. If it collides with a frictionless vertical
wall X, then after collision its velocity and angular velocity respectively become
X


v

v 
(1) , (2) –v, –
2 2

(3) –v,  (4) v, –

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8. A thief is running with speed of 10 m/s along the line y = 10 m. The x-y plane is horizontal. A searchlight kept
at the origin is always aimed at the thief. To do so it has to be continuously rotated with some angular speed
. When the line joining the thief with origin is making an angle  = 45º with the y axis, the value of  is

(1) 1 rad/s (2) 2 rad/s

1 1
(3) rad/s (4) rad/s
4 2

9. A uniform rod of mass M and length L is standing vertically along the y-axis on a smooth horizontal surface as
shown. A small disturbance causes the lower end to slip on the smooth horizontal surface and rod starts falling.
The path followed by centre of mass of the rod during the fall is

(1) Circular (2) Elliptical

(3) Straight line (4) Parabolic

10. Consider a system consisting of two identical balls each of mass M connected by a light rigid rod as shown in
figure. An impulse J = MV is imparted to the system at one of its ends. The angular velocity of the system
would be
L
M M

J = MV

V 2V
(1) (2)
L L

V V
(3) (4)
3L 4L

 1
11. A force F = (3iˆ + 4 ˆj )N is acting on a point mass m =   kg at a point A (2m, 2m). Find the angular
2
acceleration of the line OA at this instant.

→
A F

1
(1) 1 rad/s2 (2) rad/s2
2

1 1
(3) rad/s2 (4) rad/s2
4 8

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12. 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?
z

v
O

 
(1) (2)

O t O t
T T

 
(3) (4)

O t O t
T T
13. In the arrangement, the pulley can be considered as a disc of mass 4m and radius R. If the block is released
from rest, find its speed at time t.

gt gt
(1) (2)
2 3

3gt gt
(3) (4)
4 6
14. The moment of inertia of a rectangular plate of mass M and side lengths 2l and l about an axis passing through
one of its diagonals, is

2Ml 2 Ml 2
(1) (2)
5 6

2Ml 2 Ml 2
(3) (4)
15 4

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15. A uniform solid sphere A rolling without slipping with velocity v0 hits (head on) an identical sphere B at rest. If
1
coefficient of restitution is , then velocity of B when it starts pure rolling is
2

7 5v 0
(1) v0 (2)
12 14

9 15
(3) v0 (4) v0
14 28

16. A uniform rod of mass M and length L is released from horizontal position. Find the hinge force exerted on rod
when the rod becomes vertical

14Mg 13Mg
(1) (2)
13 7

4Mg 8Mg
(3) (4)
3 7

17. In the arrangement shown a solid cylinder of mass M and radius R is suspended by the help of an ideal string,
g
and the lift is moving upward with acceleration . The tension in string is
3

5Mg 4Mg
(1) (2)
12 3

3Mg 4Mg
(3) (4)
4 9

Assertion-Reason Type Questions

This section contains 4 questions. Each question contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2
(Reason). Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

(1) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1

(2) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1

(3) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False

(4) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

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18. STATEMENT-1 : To give direction to a space craft flying in free space, a flywheel is mounted over it. By rotating
the flywheel, direction of spacecraft can be changed.

and

STATEMENT-2 : For the isolated system of spacecraft and flywheel, angular momentum remains conserved.
So rotating the flywheel in one sense turns the spaceship in opposite sense.

Flywheel

Space
Ship

→
dL →
19. STATEMENT-1 : The relation  = is applicable in centre of mass frame, even though the centre of mass
dt
is accelerating.

and

→
→
dL
STATEMENT-2 : The relation  = can be directly applied in a non-inertial frame.
dt

20. An uniform disc is rotating at a constant speed in a vertical plane about a fixed horizontal axis passing through
the centre of the disc. A piece of the disc from its rim detaches itself from the disc at the instant when it is at
horizontal level with the centre of the disc and moving upwards, then about the fixed axis.

STATEMENT-1 : Angular speed of the disc about the axis of rotation will increase.

and

STATEMENT-2 : Moment of inertia of the disc is decreased about the axis of rotation.

21. STATEMENT-1 : Two cylinders, one hollow (metal) and the other solid (wood) with the same mass and
identical dimensions are simultaneously allowed to roll without slipping down an inclined plane from the same
height. The hollow cylinder will reach the bottom of the inclined plane first.

and

STATEMENT-2 : By the principle of conservation of energy, the total kinetic energies of both the cylinders are
identical when they reach the bottom of the incline.

Numerical Value Type Questions

a 2
22. The linear mass density of a non-uniform rod of length L is given by  = x , where a is a constant and x is
L
9L
distance from one end of rod. The distance of centre of mass from that end is . Find k.
k

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23. A uniform rod of mass M and length L is suspended by two strings A and B as shown.
A small particle of mass M is attached at the mid-point of rod as shown. The tension in the string just after the
2Mg
string B is cut, is . Find k.
k

R
24. A circular hole of radius is made in a disc of radius R. The mass of the remaining portion is M. The moment
2
k
of inertia of the system about an axis passing through O and perpendicular to the plane of disc is MR 2 .
8
Find k.

25. A uniform rod of mass m is held horizontal by means of two vertical strings at each end as shown in the figure.
4
If the right string is cut, then tension in the left string immediately after the cut is given by mg . The value of
n
n is______.

5
r  r 
26. The densities of two solid spheres of same radii R vary with radial distance r as A = k   and B = k  
R R
respectively, where k is a constant. The moment of inertias about the diametric axes are IA and IB respectively.
IB n
If = , the value of n is _________.
IA 10

F
27.

Consider a uniform cubical box of side a on a rough floor that is to be moved by applying minimum possible
force F at a point b above its centre of mass (see figure). If the coefficient of friction is
b
 = 0.4, the maximum possible value of 100  for box not to topple before moving is _________.
a

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28. A circular disc of mass M and radius R is rotating about its axis with angular speed 1. If another stationary
R
disc having radius and same mass M is dropped co-axially on to the rotating disc. Gradually both discs
2
attain constant angular speed 2. The energy lost in the process is p% of the initial energy. Value of p is _____.

( ) ( )
29. A force F = iˆ + 2 jˆ + 3kˆ N acts at a point 4iˆ + 3 jˆ − kˆ m. Then the magnitude of torque about the point

( iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ ) m will be x N-m. The value of x is ____ .

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ANSWERS

1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (3) 6. (3)

7. (3) 8. (4) 9. (3) 10. (1) 11. (2) 12. (2)
13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (1)
19. (3) 20. (4) 21. (4) 22. (12) 23. (07) 24. (15)
25. (16.00) 26. (06.00) 27. (75) 28. (20.00) 29. (195.00)

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