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COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICS
SCHOOL
PROGRAMME Rotational Mechanics

Class-XIIth Assignment-1

Q.1 A wheel starts rotating from rest and attains an Q.6 A body is in pure rotation. The linear speed  of
angular velocity of 60 rad/sec in 5 seconds. The a particle, the distance r of the particle from the
total angular displacement in radians will be- axis and the angular velocity  of the body are
(A) 60 (B) 80 (C) 100 (D) 150 v
related as  = . Thus-
Q.2 A body rotates at 300 rotations per minute. The r
value (in radian) of the angle described in 1 sec 1
(A) 
is- r
(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 10 (B)  r
Q.3 Figure shows a small wheel fixed coaxially on a (C)  = 0
bigger one of double the radius. The system (D)  is independent of r.
rotates about the common axis. The strings Q.7 A stone of mass 4 kg is whirled in a horizontal
supporting A and B do not slip on the wheels. If circle of radius 1m and makes 2 rev/sec. The
x and y be the distances travelled by A and B in moment of inertia of the stone about the axis of
the same time interval, then- rotation is-
(A) 64 kg × m2 (B) 4 kg × m2
(C) 16 kg × m2 (D) 1 kg × m2
Q.8 In an arrangement four particles, each of mass
2 gram are situated at the coordinate points
A (3, 2, 0), (1, –1, 0), (0, 0, 0) and (–1, 1, 0). The
B
moment of inertia of this arrangement about the
(A) x = 2y (B) x = y
Z-axis will be-
(C) y = 2x (D) None of these
(A) 8 units (B) 16 units
Q.4 A particle is moving with a constant angular
(C) 43 units (D) 34 units
velocity about an exterior axis. Its linear velocity
Q.9 Three rings, each of mass P and radius Q are
will depend upon - arranged as shown in the figure. The moment of
(A) perpendicular distance of the particle form inertia of the arrangement about YY' axis will be-
1 Y 2
the axis
Q Q
(B) the mass of particle
P P
(C) angular acceleration of the particle
(D) the linear acceleration of particle Q

Q.5 A chain couples and rotates two wheels in a

P
3
bicycle. The radii of bigger and smaller wheels
Y'
in a bicycle. The radii of bigger and smaller 7 2
(A) PQ2 (B) PQ2
wheels are 0.5m and 0.1m respectively. The 2 7
2 5
bigger wheel rotates at the rate of 200 rotations (C) PQ2 (D) PQ2
5 2
per minute, then the rate of rotation of smaller Q.10 Three thin uniform rods each of mass M and
wheel will be - length L and placed along the three axis of a
(A) 1000 rpm (B) 50/3 rpm Cartesian coordinate system with one end of
each rod at the origin. The M.I. of the system
(C) 200 rmp (D) 40 rpm
about z-axis is-

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   
ML 2
2ML 2
(B) r .  = 0 and F .   0
(A) (B)
3 3    
(C) r .   0 and F .   0
ML2    
(C) (D) ML2 (D) r .   0 and F .   0
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Q.11 A circular disc A of radius r is made from an Q.17 The kinetic energy of rotation of a particle is
iron plate of thickness t and another circular disc 18 Joule. If the angular momentum vector
B of radius 4r is made from an iron plate of coincides with the axis of rotation and the
thickness t/4. The relation between the moments moment of inertia of the particle about this axis is
of inertia IA and IB is- 0.01 kg-m2, then its angular momentum will be-

(A) A > B (A) 0.06 Joule-sec (B) 0.6 Joule-sec

(C) 0.006 Joule-sec (D) 0
(B) A = B
Q.18 The velocity of centre of mass of a disc rolling on
(C) A < B
an inclined plane changes from V to 2V at any
(D) depends on the actual values of t and r. instant of time. If M is the mass of disc then
Q.12 A force of (2î  4 ĵ  2k̂) Newton acts at a point increase in its kinetic energy will be-
(A) (9/4) MV2 (B) MV2/2
(3î  2 ĵ  4k̂) metre from the origin. The
(C) MV2 (D) 3 MV2
magnitude of torque is -
Q.19 A uniform thin rod of length is suspended from
(A) zero (B) 24.4 N-m
one of its ends and is rotated at f rotations per
(C) 0.244 N-m (D) 2.444 N-m
second. The rotational kinetic energy of the rod
Q.13 The angular velocity of a body is
  will be -
  2î  3 ĵ  4k̂ and a torque   î  2 ĵ  3k̂ acts
2 2 2 2 4 2 2
(A)  f m (B) f m
on it. The rotational power will be- 3 3
(A) 20 watt (B) 15 watt (C) 4 2 f2 m 2 (D) zero
(C) 17 watt (D) 14 watt Q.20 A uniform heavy disc is rotating at constant
Q.14 A torque of 2 newton-m produces an angular angular velocity () about a vertical axis through
its centre O. Some wax W is dropped gently on
acceleration of 2 rad/sec2 a body. If its radius of the disc. The angular velocity of the disc-
gyration is 2m, its mass will be - (A) does not change (B) increases
(C) decreases (D) becomes zero
(A) 2 kg (B) 4 kg
(C) 1/2 kg (D) 1/4 kg Q.21 A girl sits near the edge of a rotating circular

Q.15 A particle is at a distance r from the axis of platform. If the girl moves from circumference
towards the centre of the platform then the
rotation. A given torque  produces some angular
angular velocity of the platform will-
acceleration in it. If the mass of the particle is
(A) decrease (B) increase
doubled and its distance from the axis is halved,
(C) remain same (D) becomes zero
the value of torque to produce the same angular Q.22 Two wheels P and Q are mounted on the same
acceleration is - axle. The moment of inertia of P is 6 kg-m2 and
(A) /2 (B)  (C) 2 (D) 4 it is rotating at 600 rotations per minute and Q is

Q.16 Let F be a force acting on a particle having at rest. If the two are joined by means of a clutch
  then they combined and rotate at 400 rotations
position vector r . Let  be the torque of this
force about the origin, then- per minute. The moment of inertia of Q will be -
    (A) 3 kg-m2 (B) 4 kg-m2
(A) r .  = 0 and F .  = 0
(C) 5 kg-m2 (D) 8 kg-m2

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Q.23 The moment of inertia of a semicircular disc of F
mass M and radius R about an axis passing
C
through its geometrical centre and perpendicular y
x
to its plane is ................ O
O Rough
(B)
(iii) The c.m. moves along ............ x-axis
(iv) The friction force acts along.......... x-axis.
R
M Q.25 Three identical rods are joined together to form
C
an equilateral triangular frame. Three axes AA',
BB' and CC' lie in the plane of the frame as
shown in the figure.

Q.24 The fig.(A) and (B) shown two different A A'

arrangements of a spool, being pulled with a
constant force F in each case. Identify the
direction of motion of centre of mass, and the
direction of friction force in each case. B B'
c.m.
C C C'
F
y
x (i) The moment of inertia is least about the axis
O ....................
O Rough
(A) (ii) The moment of inertia is maximum about
(i) The c.m. moves along ............. x-axis. the axis ....................
(ii) The friction force acts along .............
x-axis.

Answer Key

1. [D] 2. [D] 3. [C] 4. [A] 5. [A] 6. [C] 7. [B]

8. [D] 9. [A] 10. [B] 11. [C] 12. [B] 13. [A] 14. [D]
15. [A] 16. [A] 17. [B] 18. [A] 19. [A] 20. [C] 21. [B]
22. [A]

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