Rotational Mechanics

EXERCISE-1 (ADVANCED)
PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. A wheel starting from rest is uniformly accelerated at 2 rad/s 2 for 20 seconds. It rotates uniformly for
the next 20 seconds and is finally brought to rest in the next 20 seconds. calculate the total angular
displacement of the wheel.

2. A solid body rotates with deceleration about a stationary axis with an angular deceleration where
is its angular velocity. Find the mean angular velocity of the body averaged over the whole time of rotation till
it comes to rest if at the initial moment of time its angular velocity was equal to 0 .

3. Calculate the moment of inertia of a uniform rod of mass m & length about an axis passing through
one end & making angle = 45º with its length.

4. The surface mass density (mass/area) of a circular disc of radius ’R’ depends on the distance from the
centre x given as, (x) = + x. Where and are positive constant find its moment of inertia about
the line perpendicular to the plane of the disc through its centre.

5. Calculate the moment of inertia of a uniform solid cone relative to its symmetry axis, if the mass of the cone
is equal to m and the radius of its base to R.

6. A force F = A î + B ĵ is applied to a point whose radius vector relative to the origin of coordinates O is equal

to r = a î + b ĵ , where a, b &, A, B are constants, and î , ĵ are the unit vectors of the x and y axes. Find

the moment N ( torque of F ) and the arm of the force relative to the point O.

7. A (i) ring and (ii) uniform disc both of radius R is given an angular velocity and then carefully placed on a
horizontal surface such that its axis is vertical. How long will the disc and ring be rotating on the surface if the
friction coefficient is equal to k? (The pressure exerted by the disc and ring on the surface can be regarded
as uniform).

8. A uniform cylinder of radius R and mass M can rotate freely about a stationary ////////////////////////
horizontal axis O Fig. A thin cord of length and mass m is wound on the cylinder
in a single layer. Find the angular acceleration of the cylinder as a function of the R
length x of the hanging part of the cord. The wound part of the cord is supposed to
have its centre of gravity on the cylinder axis. x

9. Each of the double pulleys shown has a centroidal mass moment of

inertia of 0.25 kg m 2, an inner radius of 100 mm and an outer radius of
150 mm. Assuming that the bearing friction of hinge at A and at B is
equivalent to torque of magnitude 0.45 N. m , determine ;
(a) The velocity of the block C 3 sec after the system is released from rest.
(b) The tension in the cord connecting the pulleys.

10. The pulley shown in figure has a radius of 10 cm and moment of inertia 0.1 kg-
m 2. The string going over it attached at one end to a vertical spring of spring
constant 100 N/m fixed from below, and supports a 11 kg mass at the other
end. The system is released from rest with the spring at its natural length. Find
the speed of the block when it has descended through 10 cm.
(Take g = 10 m/s 2 and assume that the there is no slipping between string and
pulley).
11. In the figure shown a uniform rod of mass m and length is hinged. The rod
is released when the rod makes angle with the vertical. Find
(a) The angular velocity of the rod at the lowest position.
(b) Normal Reaction due to the hinge just after the rod is released.

12. A vertically oriented uniform rod of mass M and length can rotate about a fixed horizontal smooth axis
passing through its upper end. A horizontally flying bullet of mass m strikes the lower end of the rod and gets
stuck in it; as a result, the rod swings through an angle ( < 90º). Assuming that m << M, find :
(a) the velocity of the flying bullet ;
(b) the momentum increment in the system "bullet + rod" during the impact; what causes the change
of that momentum ;
(c) at what distance x : from the upper end of the rod the bullet must strike for the momentum of the
system "bullet-rod" to remain constant during the impact.

13. A uniform bar of length 6 a & mass 8 m lies on a smooth horizontal

table. Two point masses m & 2 m moving in the same horizontal plane
with speeds 2 v and v respectively strike the bar as shown & stick to
the bar after collision. Find out
(i) Velocity of the centre of mass of the system :
(ii) Angular velocity of the rod about centre of mass of the system :
(iii) Total kinetic energy of the system, just after the collision :

14. A small spherical ball of mass m is rolling without slipping down the
loop track as shown in the figure. The ball is released from rest on the
linear portion at a vertical height h from the lowest point. The circular
part as shown in figure has a radius r. [g = 10 ms 2]
(a) Find the kinetic energy of the ball when it is at a point A
where the radius make an angle with the horizontal
(b) Find the radial and the tangential accelerations of the centre when the ball is at A.
(c) Find the nor m al forc e and the fr ic tional forc e ac ting on the ball if h = 50 c m ,
r = 10 cm, = 0 and m = 70 g.

15. A ball of radius R =10.0 cm rolls without slipping on a horizontal plane so that its
centre moves with constant acceleration a = 2.50 cm/s2; t = 2.00 s after the beginning
of motion its position corresponds to that shown in Fig. Find :
(a) the velocities of the points A, B and O ;
(b) the accelerations of these points.

16. A point A is located on the rim of a wheel of radius R = 0.50 m which rolls
without slipping along a horizontal surface with velocity v = 1.00 m/s as
shown in figure. Find:
(a) the modulus and the direction of the acceleration vector of the point A ;
(b) the total distance s traversed by the point A between the two successive
moments at which it touches the surface.
A
17. A cylinder rolls without slipping over a horizontal plane with constant velocity.
C v
The radius of the cylinder is equal to r. Find the curvature radii of trajectories B
traced out by the points A and B in Fig.
18. A uniform disc of radius R = 0.2 m kept over a rough horizontal surface
is given velocity v0 and angular velocity 0 . After some time its kinetic
energy becomes zero. If v0 = 10 m/s, find 0.

19. A hollow sphere is set into motion on a rough horizontal surface with a
speed v in the forward direction and an rotational speed v/R in the
anticlockwise direction as shown in figure. Find the translational speed
of the sphere (a) when it stops rotating and (b) when slipping finally
ceases and pure rolling starts.
F1
20. A thin uniform rod AB of mass m = 1.0 kg moves translationally
with acceleration w = 2.0 m/s2 due to two antiparallel forces F1 a
and F2 (Fig.) . The distance between the points at which these
forces are applied is equal to a = 20 cm. Besides, it is known that
F2
F2 = 5.0.N. Find the length of the rod.

21. A bar of mass m is held as shown between 4 disks , each

of mass M & radius r = 75 mm Determine the acceleration
of the bar immediately after it has been released from rest,
knowing that the normal forces exerted on the disks are
sufficient to prevent any slipping and assuming that ;
In (i) case the discs are attacthed to the fixed support on wall.
In (ii) case the discs are attached to the bar.
(a) m = 5 kg and M = 2 kg .
(b) the mass of M of the disks is negligible
(c) the mass of m of the bar is negligible .
22. A uniform solid sphere is released from the top of an inclined plane of inclination . (a) Find the minimum
coefficient of friction between the sphere and the plane to prevent sliding. (b) Find the kinetic energy of
the sphere as it moves down a distance S on the incline if the friction coefficient is half the value
calculated in part (a).
23. Two thin circular discs of mass 2 kg and radius 10 cm each are joined
by a rigid massless rod of length 20 cm. The axis of the rod is along
the perpendicular to the planes of the disk through their centres. This
object is kept on a truck in such a way that the axis of the object is
horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of motion of the truck. The
friction with the floor of the truck is large enough, so that object can
roll on the truck without slipping. Take x-axis as the direction of motion
of the truck and z-axis as the vertically upward direction. If the truck
has an acceleration of 9 m/s 2, calculate
(a) the force of friction on each disc.
(b) the magnitude & direction of frictional torque acting on each disk about the centre of mass O of the
object. Express the torque in the vector form in terms of unit vectors along x, y & z direction.
24. A rectangular rigid fixed block has a long horizontal edge. A solid ho-
mogeneous cylinder of radius r is placed horizontally at rest with its
length parallel to the edge such that the axis of the cylinder and the
edge of the block are in the same vertical plane. There is sufficient
friction present at the edge so that a very small displacement causes
the cylinder to roll off the edge without slipping. Determine :
(a) The angle c through which the cylinder rotates before it leaves
contact with the edge.
(b) The speed of the centre of mass of the cylinder before leaving
 contact with the edge.
(c) The ratio of translational to rotational kinetic energies of the cylinder when its centre of mass
is in horizontal line with the edge.
25. A uniform solid cylinder of mass m rests on two horizontal planks.
A thread is wound on the cylinder. The hanging end of the thread is
pulled vertically down with a constant force F.
Find the maximum magnitude of the force F which still does not bring
about any sliding of the cylinder, if the coefficient of friction between the
cylinder and the planks is equal to k. What is the acceleration amax of the
axis of the cylinder rolling on the planks.
F
26. The free end of the string wound on the surface of a solid cylinder of mass M &
radius r is pulled up by a force F as shown. If there is sufficient friction between
cylinder & floor so that the cylinder is able to roll without slipping, find the
maximum angular acceleration that the cylinder can have. M

27. A uniform rod of length ’ ’ is kept as shown in the figure. H is a horizontal W

smooth surface and W is a vertical smooth wall. The rod is released from this
position. Find the angular acceleration of the rod just after the release.
H
28. A uniform plate of mass ’m’ is suspended in each of the ways shown. For each case determine immediately
after the connection at B has been released ;

(a) The angular acceleration of the plate.

(b) The acceleration of its center of mass.
29. Two small particles A and B of masses M and 2M respectively, are
joined rigidly to the ends of a light rod of length as shown in the
figure. The system translates on a smooth horizontal surface with a
velocity u in a direction perpendicular to the rod. A particle P of mass
M kept at rest on the surface sticks to the particle A as the particle P
collides with it. Calculate
(a) the linear speeds of the particles A and B after the collision,
(b) the velocity of the centre of mass C of the system A + B + P and
(c) the angular speed of the system about C after the collision.

30. A uniform disc of mass M, radius R is moving towards right

with velocity v0 & having angular velocity 0 about the axis
perpendicular to plane of disc passing through centre of disc.
Suddenly top point of the disc gets hinged about a fixed smooth
axis. What is the angular velocity of disk about new rotation
axis.
31. A rod of length L forming an angle with the vertical strikes a frictionless floor
a t A w i t h a

1
v and no angular velocity. Assuming that the impact
e r t i c a l v e l o c i t y v

at A is perfectly elastic , derive an expression for the angular velocity of the rod
immediately after the impact.

32. A wedge of mass ‘m’ and triangular cross section (AB = BC = CA = 2R) is moving with a constant
velocity-v î towards a sphere of radius R fixed on a smooth horizontal table as shown in the figure. The
wedge makes an elastic collision with the fixed sphere and returns along the same path without any
rotation. Neglect all friction and suppose that the wedge remains in contact with the sphere for a very
short time t, during which the sphere exerts a constant force F on the wedge. The
sphere is always fixed.

(a) Find the force F and also the normal force N exerted by the table
on the wedge during the time t.
(b) Let ‘h’ denote the perpendicular distance between the centre of
mass of the wedge and the line of action of force F . Find the magni-
tude of the torque due to the normal force N about the centre of the
wedge, during the time t.

33. A uniform rod of mass m = 5.0 kg and length = 90 cm rests on a smooth horizontal surface. One of the
ends of the rod is struck with the impulse J = 3.0 N-s in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the rod and
removed. As a result of which the rod gets angular velocity and linear velocity instantaneously. Find the force
with which one half of the rod will act on the other in the process of motion later on.

34. A regular hexagonal uniform block of mass m rests on a rough horizontal surface
with coefficient of friction µ as shown in figure. A constant horizontal force is
applied on the block as shown. If the coefficient of friction is sufficient to prevent
slipping before toppling, then the minimum force required to topple the block
about its corner A.
A
35. A wheel rotating at a speed of 600 rpm (revolutions per minute) about its axis is brought to rest by
applying a constant torque for 10 seconds. Find the angular deceleration and the angular velocity 5
seconds after the application of the torque.
36. A cylinder rotating at an angular speed of 50 rev/s is brought in contact with an identical stationary
cylinder. Because of the kinetic friction, torques act on the two cylinders, accelerating the stationary
one and decelerating the moving one. If the common magnitude of the angular acceleration and
deceleration be one revolution per second square, how long will it take before the two cylinders have
equal angular speed ?

37. Two steel balls of equal diameter are connected by a rigid bar of negligible weight as shown & are
dropped in the horizontal position from height h above the heavy steel and brass base plates . If the
coefficient of restitution between the ball & steel base is 0.6 & that between the other ball & the brass
base is 0.4 . Find the angular velocity of the bar immediately after rebound . Assume the two impacts
are simultaneous.
 PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Single Choice Type

1. A thin uniform rod of length 4 l, mass 4m is bent at the points

as shown in the fig. What is the moment of inertia of the rod
about the axis passing point O & perpendicular to the plane of
the paper.
m 2 10m 2
m 2 m 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 12 24

2. Moment of inertia of a uniform disc about the axis O O is: O O

3mr 2 mr 2
(A) (B) m
2 2
r
5mr 2 5mr 2
(C) (D)
2 4

3. Three identical uniform rods, each of length , are joined to form a rigid equilateral triangle. Its radius
of gyration about an axis passing through a corner and perpendicular to the plane of the triangle is .

(A) (B) (C) (D)

3 2 5 7

4. Three rings each of mass m and radius r are so placed that they touch
each other. The radius of gyration of the system about the axis as shown
in the figure is :
6 5 6 7
(A) r (B) r (C) r (D) r
5 6 7 6

5. The moment of inertia of a hollow cubical box of mass M and side a about an axis passing through the
centres of two opposite faces is equal to
5 Ma2 5 Ma2 5 Ma2 5 Ma2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 6 12 18

6. A hollow cylinder has mass M, outside radius R2 and inside radius R1. Its moment of inertia about an axis
parallel to its symmetry axis and tangential to the outer surface is equal to :
M M M M
(R22 + R12) (B) (R22 – R12) (C) (R2 + R1)2 (D) (3R22 + R12)
2 2 4 2
( A )

7. Let be the moment of inertia of a uniform square plate about an axis

AB that passes through its centre and is parallel to two of its sides.
CD is a line in the plane of the plate that passes through the centre of
the plate and makes an angle with AB as shown in figure. The moment
of inertia of the plate about the axis CD is then equal to
(A) I (B) I sin2
(C) I cos 2
(D) I cos 2 ( /2)

8. A uniform rod of mass m and length L is suspended with two

massless strings as shown in the figure. If the rod is at rest in
a horizontal position the ratio of tension in the two strings T1 T2
T 1/T2 is:
(A) 1: 1 (B) 1: 2
(C) 2: 1 (D) 4: 3
3L/4
L
9. Two uniform rods of equal length but different masses are rigidly joined
m O
to form an L shaped body, which is then pivoted about O as shown in
90°
the figure. If in equilibrium the body is in the shown configuration, ratio M
30°
M/m will be:
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) (D)

10. Two persons of equal height are carrying a long uniform wooden beam of length . They are at distance
/4 and /6 from nearest ends of the rod. The ratio of normal reactions at their heads is:
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 1 : 3 (C) 4 : 3 (D) 1 : 2

11. A uniform rod of length is placed symmetrically on two walls

as shown in figure. The rod is in equilibrium. If N 1 and N2 are
the normal forces exerted by the walls on the rod then
(A) N1 > N2 (B) N1 > N2 (C) N1 = N2
(D) N1 and N2 would be in the vertical directions.

12. Four forces tangent to the circle of radius ‘R’ are acting on a wheel as shown in the figure. The resultant
equivalent one force system will be :

(A) (B) (C) (D)

13. In the pulley system shown in the figure, if radii of the bigger and smaller pulley
are 2 m and 1 m respectively and the acceleration of block A is 5 m/s 2 in the
downward direction, then the acceleration of block B will be:
(A) 0 m/s 2 (B) 5 m/s 2
(C) 10 m/s 2
(D) 5/2 m/s 2

14. A uniform thin rod of mass ‘m’ and length L is held horizontally by two vertical strings attached to the two
ends. One of the string is cut. Find the angular acceleration soon after it is cut :
g g 3g 2g
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2L L 2L L
15. A uniform rod hinged at its one end is allowed to rotate in vertical plane. Rod is given an angular velocity
in its vertical position as shown in figure. The value of for which the force exerted by the hinge on
rod is zero in this position is :
g 2g
(A) (B)
L L

g 3g
(C) (D)
2L L

16. Two points A & B on a disc have velocities v1 & v2 at some moment. Their
directions make angles 60° and 30° respectively with the line of separation
as shown in figure. The angular velocity of disc is :
3v1 v2
(A) (B)
d 3d
v 2 v1 v2
(C) (D)
d d

17. 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

18. In the figure shown a ring A is rolling without sliding with a

velocity v on the horizontal surface of the body B (of same
mass as A). All surfaces are smooth. B has no initial velocity.
What will be the maximum height (from initial position) reached
by A on B.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

19. If = 0 for a rigid body, where = resultant torque & = angular momentum about a point and
both are non - zero. Then :

(A) = constant (B) = constant

(C) will increase (D) may increase

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. 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
12 2 12

(C) 1 (D) 1
2 6 2 6
21. A conical pendulum consists of a simple pendulum moving in a horizontal
C
circle as shown. C is the pivot, O the centre of the circle in which the
pendulum bob moves and the constant angular velocity of the bob. If L
is the angular momentum about point C, then
(A) L is constant
(B) only direction of L is constant
(C) only magnitude of L is constant O
(D) none of the above.

22. In the above problem if L is the angular momentum about the axis CO, then,
(A) L is constant (B) only direction of L is constant
(C) only magnitude of L is constant (D) none of the above.

23. A uniform rectangular plate of mass m which is free to rotate

2a
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 a
with the plate and sticks to it as shown in figure. The angular
velocity of the plate after collision will be : u
m
12 u 12 u 3u 3u
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 a 19 a 2a 5a

24. The angular momentum of a particle about origin is varying as L = 4t + 8 (S units) when it moves along a
straight line y = x – 4 (x,y in meters). The magnitude of force acting on the particle would be :
(A) 1 N (B) 2 N (C) 2N (D) 3N

25. A rod can rotate about a fixed vertical axis. The mass is non-uniformly distributed along the length of
the rod. A horizontal force of constant magnitude and always perpendicular to the rod is applied at the
end. Which of the following quantity (after one rotation) will not depend on the information that through
which end the axis passes ? (Assuming initial angular velocity to be zero)
(A) angular momentum (B) kinetic energy
(C) angular velocity (D) none of these

26. 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 .5 g (D) none of these

27. An equilateral uniform prism of mass m rests on a rough horizontal

surface with coefficient of friction . A horizontal force F is applied on
the prism as shown in the figure. If the coefficient of friction is sufficiently
high so that the prism does not slide before toppling, then the minimum
force required to topple the prism is :
mg mg mg mg
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 3 4
28. A particle of mass m is moving horizontally at speed v perpendicular to
a uniform rod of length d and mass M = 6m . The rod is hinged at centre
O and can freely rotate in horizontal plane about a fixed vertical axis
passing through its centre O. The hinge is frictionless.The particle
strikes and sticks to the end of the rod. The angular speed of the
system just after the collision :
(A) 2v/3d (B) 3v/2d (C) v/3d (D) 2v/d

29. A body of mass m and radius r is rotated with angular velocity as shown in the figure & kept on a
surface that has sufficient friction then the body will move :

(A) backward first and then move forward (B) forward first and then move backward
(C) will always move forward (D) none of these

30. A uniform sphere of mass ’ m ’ is given some angular velocity about a

horizontal axis through its centre and gently placed on a plank of mass m
’ m ’. The co-efficient of friction between the two is . The plank rests on
a smooth horizontal surface. The initial acceleration of the centre of m
sphere relative to the plank will be :
(A) zero (B) g (C) (7/5) g (D) 2 g

31. A uniform cylinder of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down a
slope of angle to the horizontal. The cylinder is connected to a spring
constant K while the other end of the spring is connected to a rigid support
at P. The cylinder is released when the spring is unstretched. The maximum
displacement of cylinder is
3 Mgsin Mg sin 2 Mg sin 4 Mg sin
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 K K K 3 K

32. When a person throws a meter stick it is found that the centre of the stick is moving with a speed of 10
m/s vertically upwards & left end of stick with a speed of 20 m/s vertically upwards. Then the angular
speed of the stick is:
(A) 20 rad/ sec (B) 10 rad/sec (C) 30 rad/sec (D) none of these

33. A hollow smooth uniform sphere A of mass ‘m’ rolls without sliding
on a smooth horizontal surface. It collides elastically and headon
with another stationary smooth solid sphere B of the same mass
m and same radius. The ratio of kinetic energy of ‘B’ to that of ‘A’
just after the collision is :
(A) 5 : 2 (B) 1 : 1
(C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2

34. As shown in the figure, a uniform disc of mass m is rolling

without slipping with a angular velocity . The portion AB is
rough and BC is smooth. When it crosses point B disc will be v

in :
(A) translational motion only
(B) pure rolling motion A µ 0 =0 C
B
(C) rotational motion only
(D) none of these
35. A rod of negligible mass and length is pivoted at its centre. A particle of mass m is fixed to its left end
& another particle of mass 2 m is fixed to the right end. If the system is released from rest and after
sometime becomes vertical, the speed v of the two masses and angular velocity at that instant is

(A) , (B) 4g / 3 ,

(C) , 4g / 3 (D) , g /3

36. Two identical balls A & B of mass m each are placed on a fixed wedge as
shown in figure. Ball B is kept at rest and it is released just before two balls
collide. Ball A rolls down without slipping on inclined plane & collides
elastically with ball B. The kinetic energy of ball A just after the collision
with ball B is (Neglect friction between A and B, also neglect the radius of
the balls) :
mgh mgh 2mgh 7mgh
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 2 5 5

37. A plank P is placed on a solid cylinder S, which rolls on a horizontal surface.

The two are of equal mass. There is no slipping at any of the surfaces in
contact. The ratio of the kinetic energy of P to the kinetic energy of S is:
(A) 1: 1 (B) 2: 1 (C) 8: 3 (D) 1: 4

38. A large spool of rope lies on the ground as shown in the fig. The end, S
labelled X is pulled a distance S in the horizontal direction. The spool X
rolls without slipping. The centre of mass of the spool moves a distance
(A) 2 S (B) S

(C) (D)

39. A solid uniform disc of mass m rolls without slipping down an inclined plane with an acceleration a. The
frictional force on the disc due to surface of the plane is

(A) 2 ma (B) ma (C) ma (D) ma

40. A small block of mass ‘m’ is rigidly attached at ‘P’ to a ring of mass ‘3m’ and P
r a d i u s ‘ r ’ . T h e = 90° and rolls without sliding.
s y s t e m i s r e l e a s e d f r o m r e s t a t

The angular acceleration of ring just after release is

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

41. A uniform ring of radius R is given a back spin of angular velocity V0/2R and thrown on a horizontal rough
surface with velocity of center to be V0. The velocity of the centre of the ring when it starts pure rolling will be

(A) V0/2 (B) V0/4 (C) 3V0/4 (D) 0

42. A uniform disc is performing pure rolling on a smooth stationary surface with constant angular velocity
as shown in figure. At any instant, for the lower most point of the disc
(A) Velocity is v, acceleration is zero
(B) Velocity is zero, acceleration is zero v/R
2
v
(C) velocity is v, acceleration is .
R R v

v2
(D) velocity is zero, acceleration is
R
43. A system of uniform cylinders and plates is shown in figure. All the
cylinders are identical and there is no slipping at any contact.
Velocity of lower & upper plate is V and 2V respectively as shown
in figure. Then the ratio of angular speed of the upper cylinders to
lower cylinders is
(A) 3 (B) 1/3 (C) 1 (D) none of these
b
44. A box of dimensions and b is kept on a truck moving with an a
acceleration a. If box does not slide, maximum acceleration
for it to remain in equilibrium (w.r.t.truck) is :

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

45. If the positions of two like parallel forces on a light rod are interchanged, their resultant shifts by one
fourth of the distance between them then the ratio of their magnitude is:
(A) 1: 2 (B) 2: 3 (C) 3: 4 (D) 3: 5

Multiple Choice Type

46. A rigid body is in pure rotation.
( A ) Y o u c a n f i n d t w o p o i n t s i n t h e b o d y i n a p l a n e p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e a x i s o f r o t a t i o n h a v i n g s a m e v e l o c i t y .

( B ) Y o u c a n f i n d t w o p o i n t s i n t h e b o d y i n a p l a n e p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e a x i s o f r o t a t i o n h a v i n g s a m e a c c e l e r a t i o n .

( C ) S p e e d o f a l l t h e p a r t i c l e s l y i n g o n t h e c u r v e d s u r f a c e o f a c y l i n d e r w h o s e a x i s c o i n c i d e s w i t h

t h e a x i s o f r o t a t i o n i s s a m e .

( D ) A n g u l a r s p e e d o f t h e b o d y i s s a m e a s s e e n f r o m a n y p o i n t i n t h e b o d y .

47. A wheel (to be considered as a ring) of mass m and radius R rolls without sliding on a horizontal
surface with constant velocity v. It encounters a step of height R/2 at which it ascends without sliding.

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R/2
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(A) the angular velocity of the ring just after it comes in contact with the step is 3v/4R

(B) the normal reaction due to the step on the wheel just after the impact is –
(C) the normal reaction due to the step on the wheel increases as the wheel ascends
(D) the friction will be absent during the ascent.

48. A uniform solid sphere of mass m and radius r is projected along a

v0
rough horizontal surface with the initial velocity v 0 and angular velocity
0
as shown in the figure. If the sphere finally comes to complete rest 0

then
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v 2v 0 3v 0 5v 0
(A) 0 = 0 (B) = (C) 0 = (D) =
r 0
r 2r 0
2r
 PART - III : MATCH THE COLUMN

1. In each situation of column-I, a uniform disc of mass m and radius R rolls on a rough fixed horizontal
surface as shown in the figure. At t=0 ( initially) the angular velocity of disc is and velocity of centre
of mass of disc is v (in horizontal direction). The relation between v and for each situation and also
initial sense of rotation is given for each situation in column-I . Then match the statements in column-
I with the corresponding results in column-II .
Column-I Column-II

(A) (v > R ) (p) The angular momentum of disc about point A

(as shown in figure) remains conserved.

(B) (v > R ) (q) The kinetic energy of disc after it starts rolling
without slipping is less than its initial kinetic energy.

(C) (v < R ) (r) In the duration disc rolls with slipping, the
friction acts on disc towards left.

(D) (v < R ) (s) In the duration disc rolls with slipping, the friction
acts on disc for some time towards right and for some
time towards left.

2. A uniform disc rolls without slipping on a rough horizontal surface with uniform angular velocity. Point O
is the centre of disc and P is a point on disc as shown in the figure. In each situation of column a
statement is given and the corresponding results are given in column-II. Match the statements in
column-I with the results in column-II.

Column  Column 
(A) The velocity of point P on disc (p) Changes in magnitude with time.
(B) The acceleration of point P on disc (q) is always directed from that point (the
point on disc given in column-I)
towards centre of disc.
(C) The tangential acceleration of point P on disc (r) is always zero.
(D) The acceleration of point on disc which is in (s) is non-zero and remains constant
contact with rough horizontal surface in magnitude.
 PART - IV : COMPREHENSION
Comprehension # 1

A uniform disc of mass ‘m’ and radius R is free to rotate in horizontal plane about a
vertical smooth fixed axis passing through its centre. There is a smooth groove
m
along the diameter of the disc and two small balls of mass each are placed in it
2
on either side of the centre of the disc as shown in fig. The disc is given initial
angular velocity 0 and released.

1. The angular speed of the disc when the balls reach the end of the disc is :

0 0 2 0 0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 4

2. The speed of each ball relative to ground just after they leave the disc is :
R 0 R 0
(A) (B)
3 2
2R 0 R 0
(C) (D)
3 3

3. The net work done by forces exerted by disc on one of the ball for the duration ball remains on the disc is
2mR 2 2
0 mR 2 2
0 mR 2 2
0 mR 2 2
0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 18 6 9

Comprehension # 2

A uniform disc of mass M and radius R initially stands vertically on the right end of a horizontal plank
of mass M and length L, as shown in the figure.
The plank rests on smooth horizontal floor and friction between disc and plank is sufficiently high such
that disc rolls on plank without slipping. The plank is pulled to right with a constant horizontal force of
magnitude F.

4. The magnitude of acceleration of plank is -

F F 3F 3F
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8M 4M 2M 4M

5. The magnitude of angular acceleration of the disc is -

F F F 3F
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4mR 8mR 2mR 2mR

6. The distance travelled by centre of disc from its initial position till the left end of plank comes vertically
below the centre of disc is
L L L
(A) (B) (C) (D) L
2 4 8
 EXERCISE - 1 21. (i) (a) 5g/9 (b) g (c) 0
PART - I
(ii) (a) (b) g (c)
1. 1600 rad 2. < > = 0
/3
2 11
22. (a) tan (b) mg sin
7 12
m 2 R4 R5
3. 4. 2 5. = 3/10 mR2 23. (a) 6 N (b) ,
6 4 5

24. (a) = cos-1 (b) v = (c) =6

6. N = (aB – bA) k̂ , where k̂ is the unit vector of the z
25. Fmax = 3kmg/(2 – 3k); wmax = 2kg/(2 – 3k)
axis = |aB –bA|/ A 2 B2
2g 3 g cos
26. = 27. =
7. (i) t = 3/4 R/kg (ii) t = R/kg
max
3r 2
8. = 2mgx/R (M + 2m) 1.2g
28. (i) (a) (cw) (b) 0.3 g
213
9. (a) m/s (b) 40.9 N (ii) (a) 24g/17 (cw) (b) 12g/17
73 (iii) 2.4 g/ (cw) (b) 0.5 g
10. 1 m/s
3g u 3
11. (a) w = (1 cos ) 29. (a) , u (b) u along the initial motion of the rod
2 4
(b) Normal reaction = N12 N22 1 12 sin
30. 31. = L 3 sin2 1
(cw)
3mg 3 sin2
where N1= 4
sin cos ; N2 = mg 1
4
2mV ˆ 2mV ˆ 2mV
32. (a) F i k; N mg kˆ ,
12. (a) v = (M/m) 2 / 3g sin( /2); t 3 t 3 t

(b) p = M 1/ 6g sin( /2); 4mVh

(b) ĵ
(c) x 2/3 3 t
v 3 33. F = 9/2 J2ml = 9N
13. (i) Zero (ii) (iii) mv2
5a 5
14. (a) mg(h-r-r sin ),
mg
10 h 34. 35. 1 rev/s 2, 5 rev/s
(b) g 1 sin , – 5 g cos 2 3
7 r 7 36. 25 s 37. 0.28 rad/sec.
(c) 4 N, 0.2 N upward
PART - II
15. (a) vA= 2at = 10.0 cm/s,vB = 2 at = 7.1 cm/s, v0 = 0 1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (D)
2 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (C)
2t 2 a 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (B)
(b) aA = 2a 1 = 5.6 cm/s2,
R
16. (D) 17.(B) 18. (B) 19. (D) 20. (D)
2 21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (B)
at 2
aB = a 1 1 = 2.5 cm/s , 2
26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (C) 30. (D)
R
31. (C) 32. (A) 33.(D) 34. (B) 35. (A)
a0 = a2t2 / R = 2.5 cm/s2
36. (A) 37. (C) 38. (C) 39. (D) 40. (B)
v2
16. (a) A
= = 2.0 m/s2, the vector A is permanently 41. (B) 42. (D) 43. (A) 44. (B)
R
directed to the centre of the wheel ; 45. (D) 46. (C,D) 47. (A,B,C) 48. (D)
(b) s = 8R = 4.0 m
PART - III
17. RA = 4r, RB = 2 2 r 18. 100 rad/sec.
1. (A) p,q,r (B) p,q,r (C) p,q (D) p,q,r
2. (A) p (B) q,s (C) p (D) q,s
v v
19. (a) (b) 20. = 2aF2/mw = 1.0
3 5 PART - IV
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D)
5. (C) 6. (A)