Part Test-2

Time : 50 min | COM & RM |

(PART – A)
Single Correct Questions
This section contains 20 Single Correct Questions out of which only one option is correct

1. A ring or radius 3a is fixed rigidly on a table. A small ring whose mass is m and radius a, rolls without
slipping inside it as shown in the figure. The small ring is released from position A. When it reaches at the
lowest point, the speed of the centre of the ring at that time would be -

(A) 2ga (B) 3ga (C) 6ga (D) 4ga

2. Three rings each of mass M and radius R are arranged according to the figure. The moment of inertia of
this system about an axis XX' on its plane would be

(A) 7 MR2 (B) 5 MR2 (C) 9 MR2 (D) 2 MR2

2 2 2 5
3. A thin rod is hinged at one end O and it is in an unstable equilibrium position. It falls under gravity due to a
slight disturbance. It makes angles 60º, 90º and 180º with vertical in positions (B), (C) and (D) respectively.
If   , are angular velocities at these positions, then –
2 3 4

(A)  =2 (B)  = 2 (C)  = 1.5  (D)  = 2 2

4 3 4 2 4 2 4

4. A disc of mass M and radius R is suspended in a vertical plane by a horizontal axis passing through its
centre. After sticking an object of same mass M at its rim the mass is raised to the position of maximum
height. Now this unstable system is released. When the object passes the position right below the centre
the angular velocity of the system would be -

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 (A) 8g (B) 2g (C) 3g (D) 3g
3R 3R 2R 8R

5. A disc of mass 25kg and diameter 0.4m is rotating about its axis at 240rev/min. The tangential force
needed to stop it in 20 sec would be -
(A)  (B) 2 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.5

6. A solid sphere of mass m is situated on a horizontal surface and a tangential force acts at the top of the
sphere. If the sphere rolls without slipping then the acceleration of the centre of the sphere would be -
(A) 5 F (B) 3F (C) 10F (D) 7F
3m 5m 7m 10m

7. A tube of length L is filled completely with an incompressible liquid of mass M and closed at both the ends.
The tube is then rotated in a horizontal plane about an axis passing through one of its ends with a uniform
angular velocity . The force exerted by the liquid at the other end is -
2 2 2
(A) M2L2 (B) M L (C) M2L (D) M L
2 2

8. A wheel is rolling uniformly along a level road (see figure). The speed of transitional motion of the wheel
axis is V. What are the speeds of the points A and B on the wheel rim relative to the road at the instant
shown in the figure?

(A) V = V ; V = 0 (B) V = 0; V = V
A B A B
(C) V = 0 ; V = 0 (D) V = 0; V = 2V
A B A B
9. A solid iron sphere A rolls down an inclined plane, while another hollow sphere B with the same mass and
external radius also rolls down the inclined plane. If V and V are their velocities at the bottom of the
A B
inclined plane, then
(A) V > V (B) V = V (C) V < V (D) V > = < V
A B A B A B A B
10. In question no. 44 if E and E be the total kinetic energies of A and B, then
A B
(A) E > E (B) E = E (C) E < E (D) E > = < E
A B A B A B A B
11. A person supports a book between finger and thumb as shown (the point of grip is assumed to be at the
centre of the book). If the book has a weight of W then the person is producing a torque on the book of

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 (A) W a anticlockwise (B) W b anticlockwise
2 2
(C) Wa anticlockwise (D) Wa clockwise

12. Two circular discs A and B are of equal masses and thickness but made of metals with densities d and d
A B
(d > d ). If their moments of inertia about an axis passing through centres and normal to the circular faces
A B
be I and I , then
A B
(A) I = I (B) I > I (C) I < I (D) I > = < I
A B A B A B A B
13. Two bodies with moments of inertia I and I ( I > I ) have equal angular momenta. If kinetic energy of
1 2 1 2
rotation are E and E
1 2
(A) E = E (B) E > E (C) E < E (D) E > = < E
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
14. Two discs have same mass and thickness. Their materials are of densities  and  . The ratio of their
1 2
moment of inertia about central axis will be -
(A)  :  (B)   : 1 (C) 1 :   (D)  : 
1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1

15. The centre of mass of a non uniform rod of length L whose mass per unit length varies as
 = kx2/L (where k is a constant and x is the distance measured form one end) is at the following
distance from the same end.
(A) 3L/4 (B) L/4 (C) 2L/3 (D) L/3

16. A piece of paper (shown in figure-1) is in form of a square.

Two corners of this square are folded to make it appear like
figure-2. Both corners are put together at centre of square
'O'. If O is
taken to be (0, 0), the centre of mass of new system will be at

(A)  a , 0  (B)  a , 0  (C)  a , 0  (D)  a , 0 

 8   6   12   12 

17. Two particles P and Q falling freely under gravity. Then FALSE statement is
(A) their relative acceleration is constant
(B) their relative velocity is constant
(C) their centre of mass has constant velocity
(D) their centre of mass has constant acceleration

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18. If a particle of mass m1 is located at (x, y, z) = (0, a, 0) and a second particle of mass m2 is located
at (x, y, z) = (b, c, 0), what is the location of their center of mass ?

(A)  b , a  c , 0  (B)  m2b , m1a  m2c , 0 

2 2  m m
 1 m m
2 1 2 
(C)  m1b , m2a  m1c , 0  (D) None of these
 m1  m2 m1  m2 

19. In the figure, the L-shaped shaded piece is cut from a metal plate of uniform thickness. The point
that corresponds to the center of mass of the L-shaped piece is :

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

20. Five uniform circular plates, each of diameter b and mass m are laid out in a pattern shown. Using
the origin shown, find the y co-ordinate of the center of mass of the five-plate system.

(A) b/5 (B) b/3 (C) 4b/5 (D) 2b/5

(PART – B)
(Integer Type)
Part-C (01-05) contains five (05) Numerical based questions, the answer of which maybe positive or negative numbers or decimals
(e.g. 6.25, 7.00, -0.33, -.30, 30.27, -127.30) and each question carries +4 marks for correct answer and there will be no
negative marking.

1. A ring of diameter 1m is rotating with an angular momentum of 10 Joules-sec. The necessary tangential
force required to increase its angular momentum by 50% in 1sec will be (in newtons) :

2. A solid cylinder of mass 250gm and radius 4cm is rolling down an inclined plane. The angle of inclination of
the plane with horizontal is  = sin–1. Total kinetic energy of the cylinder after 5 seconds would be (in
joules)-

3. A block of mass M is tied to one end of a massless rope. The other end of the rope is in the hands
of a man of mass 2M as shown in the figure. The block and the man are resting on a rough plank
of mass M as shown in the figure. The whole system is resting on a smooth horizontal surface.
The man pulls th e rope. Pulley is massless and frictionless. What is the displacement of the plank
when the block meets the pulley.(Man does not leave his position on plank during the pull) (in m)

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4. At a time when mining asteroids has become feasible, astronauts have connected a line between
their 600 kg space ship and a 1200 kg asteroid. Using their ship’s engine, they pull on the asteroid
with a constant force of 450 N. Initially the space ship and the asteroid are at rest, 225 m apart.
How much time (in second) does it take for the ship and the asteroid to meet? (Neglect
gravitational interaction).

5. In an arrangement four particles, each of mass 2 gram are situated at the coordinate points (3, 2, 0), (1, –1,
0), (0, 0, 0) and (–1, 1, 0). The moment of inertia of this arrangement about the Z-axis will be

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