Q.1
A man is sitting with folded hands on a revolving table. Suddenly, he stretches his arms. Angular speed of the table would [ CPMT 1996]
  • a) increase
  • b) decrease
  • c)remain the same
  • d)nothing can be said
Q.2
When a body rolls down an inclined plane, its potential energy is converted into [ CBSE 1996]
  • a) translational K.E only
  • b) rotational K.E only
  • c) translational and rotational K.E
  • d) none of above
Q.3
A raw egg and a hard boiled egg are made to spin on a table with the same angular speed about the same axis. The ratio of the time taken by the two to stop is [ CPMT 1996]
  • a) =1
  • b) < 1
  • c) > 1
  • d) none of the above
Q.4
A couple produces a ... [ pre-medical dental, 1997]
  • a) pure linear motion
  • b) pure rotational motion
  • c) both linear and rotational motion
  • d) no motion
Q.5
If sphere is rolling , the ratio of the rotational energy to the total kinetic energy is given by [ MEE BHU 1997]
  • a) 7:10
  • b) 2:5
  • c) 10:7
  • d) 2:7
Q.6
The moment of inertia of a solid sphere and a spherical shell of equal masses about their diameters are equal. the ration of their radii are .. [ CBSE 1997]
  • a) 5:3
  • b) 3:5
  • c) √5 : √3
  • d) √3 : √5
Q.7
A body rolls down an inclined plane. If its kinetic energy of rotational motion is 40% of its kinetic energy of translational motion, then the body is a
  • a)ring
  • b) cylinder
  • c)spherical shell
  • d)solid sphere
Q.8
The least coefficient of friction for an inclined plane at an angle α with horizontal, in order that a solid cylinder will roll down it without slipping is [ CET 1997 punjab]
  • a) 2/3( tan α)
  • b) 2/7 (tan α)
  • c)1/3 (tanα)
  • d)4/3( tan α)
Q.9
A mass m is moving with a constant velocity along a line parallel to the x-axis away from the origin. Its angular momentum with respect to the origin. Its angular momentum with respect to the origin is [ IIT 1997]
  • a) zero
  • b) constant
  • c)goes on decreasing
  • d)goes on increasing
Q.10
Three identical metal balls each of radius r are placed touching each other on a horizontal surface such that an equilateral triangle is formed when such centres of three balls are joined. The centre of mass of system is located at [CBSEPMT 1995]
  • a) horizontal surface
  • b) centre of one of the balls
  • c) line joining centre of any two balls
  • d) point of intersection of medians
Q.11
The moment of inertia of disc of mass M and radius R about an axis, which is tangential to circumference of disc and parallel to its diameter [ CBSE PMT 1999]
  • a)(3/2) MR2
  • b) (2/5) MR2
  • c)(5/4) MR2
  • d)(4/4) MR2
Q.12
The radius of gyration of a uniform rod of length L about on axis passing through its centre of mass [AMU 1999]
  • a) L/ √12
  • b) L2 / 12
  • c)L/√3
  • d)L/√2
Q.13
A wheel is rotating at 900 r.p.m about its axis. When power is cut off it comes to rest in 1 minute. The angular retardation is rad/s2 [ MP CEE 1999]
  • a) π/2
  • b) π/4
  • c)π/6
  • d)π/8
Q.14
A solid cylinder rolls down a smooth inclined plane 4.8m high without slipping what is itslinear speed at the bottom of the plane, if it starts rolling from the top of the plane?(take g=10 m/s2)
  • a) 4 m/s
  • b) 2 m/s
  • c) 10 m/s
  • d) 8 m/s
Q.15
A cylindrical solid of mass M has radius R and length L. Its moment of inertia about a generator is [ MP PMT 2009]
  • a)
    ch-6_qn-113choice_img_no1.png
  • b)
    ch-6_qn-113choice_img_no2.png
  • c)½ MR2
  • d)(3/2) MR2
Q.16
An athlete throws a discus from rest to a final angular velocity of 15rad/s in 0.27s before releasing it. During acceleration, discuss moves in a circular arc of radius 0.81m. Acceleration of discuss before it is released is .... ms2 [ kerala PET 2004]
  • a)45
  • b) 182
  • c)187
  • d)192
Q.17
Three identical spheres, each of mass 1 kg are kept as shown in figure, touching each other, with their centre on a straight line. If their centre are marked P,Q,R respectively, the distance of centre of mass of the system from P is [ kerala C.E.T 2005]
ch-6_que_no-118_img_no1.png
  • a) (PQ + PR + QR) / 3
  • b) (PQ + PR) / 3
  • c)(PQ + QR) / 3
  • d)(PQ + QR + PR) / 3
Q.18
A solid cylinder of mass 20kg has length 1m and radius 0.2m. Then its moment of inertia in kgm2 about its geometrical axis is [ kerala PMT 2005]
  • a)0.8
  • b) 0.4
  • c)0.2
  • d)20.4
Q.19
A given shaped glass tube having uniform cross section is filed with water and is mounted on a rotating shaft as shown in figure. If the tube is rotated with constant angular velocity ω, then [ AIIMS 2005]
ch-6_que_no-120_img_no1.png
  • a) water levels in both section A and B goes up
  • b) water level in section A goes up and then in section B comes down
  • c) Water level in section A comes down and then in B goes up
  • d) water level remains the same in both the sections
Q.20
A constant torque is acting on a uniform circular wheel changes its angular momentum from A0 to 4A0 in 4 seconds. The magnitude of this torque is [ BHU 1998]
  • a)(3/4)A0
  • b) A0
  • c)4A0
  • d)12A0
Q.21
An inclined plane makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down this inclined plane from rest without slipping has a linear acceleration equal to [ MPPMT 1987]
  • a) g/3
  • b) 2g/3
  • c)5g/7
  • d)5g/14
Q.22
The moment of inertia of a circular ring about an axis passing through its centre and normal to its plane passing through its centre and normal to its plane is 200gm/cmThen its moment of inertia about a diameter is [ MPPMT 1987]
  • a) 40 gm cm2
  • b) 300 gm cm2
  • c)200 gm cm2
  • d)100 gm cm2
Q.23
Moment of momentum is called
  • a) torque
  • b) weight
  • ac) moment of inertia
  • d) angular momentum
Q.24
A dancer on ice spins faster when she folds her hand. This is due to [ CPMT 1986]
  • a)increase in energy and increase in angular momentum
  • b) decrease in friction at the skates
  • c)constant angular momentum and increase in kinetic energy
  • d)increase in energy and decrease in angular momentum
Q.25
The rotational K.E. of a body is E and its moment of inertia id I. The angular momentum is [ MPPMT 1993]
  • a) EI
  • b) 2 √(EI)
  • c) √(2EI)
  • d)E/I
Q.26
A homogeneous disc of mass 2kg and radius 15cm is rotating about its axis ( which is fixed) with an angular velocity of 4 radian/sec with an angular velocity of 4 radian/sec. The linear momentum of the disc is ..[ CPMT 1989]
  • a) 1.2 kg m/s
  • b) 1.0 kg m/s
  • c)0.6 kg m/s
  • d)none of the above
Q.27
The quantity which remains constant in conservative field if [ Raj.PET 1996]
  • a)Potential energy
  • b) Kinetic energy
  • c)Angular momentum
  • d)Linear momentum
Q.28
A body is moving with a constant velocity, then which of the following statement is correct :
  • a) the body necessarily a constant angular momentum
  • b) the body has necessarily a constant moment of inertia
  • c)the body has necessarily a constant angular speed and moment of inertia
  • d)the angular speed and moment of inertia may vary but their product is constant
Q.29
A meter stick is held vertically with one end on the floor and is then allowed to fall. The speed of the other end when it hits the floor assuming that the end at floor does not slip is [ g=9.8 m/s2] [ JIPMER 1998]
  • a) 3.2 m/s
  • b) 5.4 m/s
  • c) 7.6 m/s
  • d) 9.2 m/s
Q.30
A rod pQ of mass M and length L is hinged at one end O. The rod is kept in horizontal position by a massless string tied to point Q as shown in figure. When the string is cut the initial angular acceleration of the rod is
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  • a) (g/L)
  • b) 2(g/L)
  • c) (2/3)(g/L)
  • d) (3/2)(g/L)
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