ROTATIONAL MOTION

[1] Moment of inertia

[2] Angular momentum

[3] Torque

[4] None of these

Q.58 A uniform rod of length 2L is placed with one end in contact with the horizontal and is then inclined at an angle to
the horizontal and allowed to fall without slipping at contact point. When it becomes horizontal. its angular velocity
Will be
[UPSEAT 2001]

[1] =

3g sin
L

[2] =

2L
3g sin

[3] =

6g sin
L

[4] =

L
g sin

Q.59 A uniform heavy disc is rotating at constant angular velocity about a vertical axis through its eentre and perpendicular to the plane of the disc. Let L be its angular momentum. A lump of plasticine is dropped vertically on the
disc and sticks to it. Which will be constant
[AMU (Me d.) 2001]
[1]

[2] and L both

[3] L only

[4] Neither nor L

Q.60 One quarter sector is cut from a uniform circular disc of radius R. This sector has mass M. It is made to rotate
about a line perpendicular to its plane and passing through the centre of the original disc. Its moment of inertia
about the axis of rotation is
[IIT Screening 2001]

[1]

1
MR 2
2

[2]

1
MR 2
4

[3]

1
MR 2
8

[4]

2 MR 2

Q.61 A constant torque of 31.4 N-m is exerted on a pivoted wheel. If angular acceleration of wheel is 4 rad/see 2, then
the moment of inertia of the wheel is
[AIIMS 2001]
[1] 2.5 kg-m2

[2] 3.5 kg-m2

[3] 4.5 kg-m2

[4] 5.5 kg-m2

Q.62 Two rigid bodies A and B rotate with rotational kinetic energies EA and EB respectively. The moments of inertial of A
and B about the axis of rotation are IA and IB respectively. If IA = IB/4 and EA = 100 EB the ratio of angular momentum
(LA) of A to the angular momentum (LB) of B is
[JIPMER 2001,2002]
[1] 25

[2] 5/4

[3] 5

[4] 1/4

Q.63 A thin and 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 . If the another disc of same dimensions but of
mass M/4 is placed gently on the first disc co-axially, then the new angular velocity of the system is [AIEEE 2002]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

Q.64 A smooth sphere A is moving on a frictionless horizontal plane with angular speed and center of mass velocity
v . It collides elastically and head-on with an identical sphere B at rest. Neglect friction everywhere. After the
collision their angular speeds are A and B respectively. Then
[lIT 1999]
[1] A < B .

[2] A = B

[3] A =

[4] = B

Q.65 A solid sphere. a hollow sphere and a ring are released from top of an inclined plane (frictionless) so that they slide
down the plane. Then maximum acceleration down the plane is for (no rolling)
[AIEEE 2002]