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TEST – MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

Time: 90 Minutes Max. Marks 35

General Instructions:
1. The Question Paper contains three sections.
2. Section A has 25 questions. Attempt any 20 questions.
3. Section B has 24 questions. Attempt any20 questions.
4. Section C has 6 questions. Attempt any 5 questions.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.
SECTION – A
1. For which of the following does the center of mass lie outside the body?
(a) Pencil (b) A Short put
(c) A dice (d) A bangle
2. When a disc rotates with uniform angular velocity, which of the following is not true?
(a) Some of rotation remains same.
(b) Orientation of the axis of rotation remains same.
(c) The speed of rotation is non-zero and remains same.
(d) The angular acceleration is non-zero and remains same.
3. Two identical particles move towards each other with velocities 2V and V respectively. The velocity of Centre of
mass is
(a) V (b) V/3
(c) V/2 (d) Zero
4. A circular disc of radius R is removed from a bigger circular disc of radius 2R, such that the circumference of the
disc coincides. The Centre of mass of the new disc is αR from the center of bigger disc. The value of α is

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
5. Angular momentum of the particle rotating with a central force is constant due to
(a) Constant force (b) Constant linear momentum
(c) Constant torque (d) Zero torque
6. Four-point masses each of the value m, are placed at the corner of a square ABCD of side l. The moment of inertia
of this system about an axis passing through A parallel to B D is
(a) 3 ml2 (b) ml2
(c) 2 ml2 (d) 3 ml2
7. A couple is acting on a two-particle system. The resultant motion will be
(a) Purely rotational motion (b) Purely linear motion
(c) Both (a) & (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
8. The dimension of angular momentum is
(a) [MLT–2] (b) [ML2T–1]
(c) [ML2T–2] (d) [ML2T]
9. Moment of Inertia of an object does not depend up on
(a) Mass of object (b) Mass distribution
(c) Angular velocity (d) Axis of rotation
10. One circular ring and one circular disc both having same mass and radius. The ratio of their moment of inertia
about the axis passing through their centers and perpendicular to their planes will be
(a) 1: 1 (b) 2: 1
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(c) 1: 2 (d) 4: 1
11. What is the ratio of the moments of inertia of two rings radii r and nr about an axis perpendicular to their plane
and passing through their centers?
(a) 1: n2 (b) 1: n
(c) 1: 2n (d) n2: 1

12. The moment of inertia of a ring about one of it's diameter is I. What will be the moment of inertia about a tangent
parallel to the diameter?
(a) 4I (b) 2 I

(c) I (d) 3 I
13. A person standing on a rotating disc stretches out his hands, the angular speed will
(a) Increase (b) Decrease
(c) Remains same (d) None of the these
14. A sphere of radius 'r' is rolling without sliding. What is the ratio of rotational kinetic energy and total kinetic
energy associated with sphere?
15. A solid sphere of radius 'r' is rolling with velocity V on a smooth plane. The total kinetic energy of sphere is

16. An inclined plane makes on angle of 30° with horizontal. A solid sphere rolling down this inclined plane has a
linear acceleration of

17. Planetary motion in the solar system describes

(a) Conservation of kinetic energy
(b) Conservation of linear momentum
(c) Conservation of angular momentum
(d) All of the above.
18. A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. If the gravitational force suddenly
disappears, the satellite will
(a) Continue to move with velocity v along the original orbit
(b) Move with a velocity v, tangentially to the original orbit
(c) Fall down with increasing velocity
(d) Ultimately come to rest somewhere on the original orbit
19. If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational attraction between them
(a) Is doubled
(b) Becomes four times
(c) Is reduced to half
(d) Is reduced to a quarter
20. The gravitational force between two-point masses m1 and m2 at separation r is given by
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The constant k
(a) Depends on system of units only
(b) Depends on medium between masses only
(c) Depends on both (a) and (b)
(d) Is independent of both (a) and (b)
21. A body of mass m is taken to the bottom of a deep mine. Then
(a) Its mass increases (b) Its mass decreases
(c) Its weight increases (d) Its weight decreases
22. If the change in the value of ‘g’ at a height h above the surface of the earth is the same as at a depth x below it,
then (both x and h being much smaller than the radius of the earth)
(a) x = h (b) x = 2h (c) x = h/2 (d) x = h2
23. The weight of an object in the coal mine, sea level, at the top of the mountain are W1, W2 and W3
respectively, then
(a) W1  W2  W3 (b) W1 = W2 = W3
(c) W1  W2  W3 (d) W1  W2  W3
68. If both the mass and radius of the earth, each decreased by 50%, the acceleration due to gravity would
(a) remains same (b) decreases by 50%
(c) decreases by 100% (d) increases by 100%
24. In a gravitational field, at a point where the gravitational potential is zero
(a) The gravitational field is necessarily zero
(b) The gravitational field is not necessarily zero
(c) Nothing can be said definitely about the gravitational field
(d) None of these
25. The change in potential energy, when a body of mass m is raised to a height nR from the earth's surface is (R =
Radius of earth)

SECTION - B
26. A body of mass m is placed on the earth’s surface. It is taken from the earth’s surface to a height h = 3R . The
change in gravitational potential energy of the body is

27. A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of a planet of radius R with a velocity equal to half the
escape velocity for that planet. The maximum height attained by the body is
(a) R/3 (b) R/2 (c) R/4 (d) R/5
28. Energy required to move a body of mass m from an orbit of radius 2R to 3R is
(a) GMm/12R2 (b) GMm/3R2 (c) GMm/8R2 (d) GMm/6R2
29. Radius of orbit of satellite of earth is R. Its kinetic energy is proportional to
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30. Gas escapes from the surface of a planet because it acquires an escape velocity. The escape velocity will
depend on which of the following factors:
I. Mass of the planet Gravitation
II. Mass of the particle escaping
III. Temperature of the planet
IV. Radius of the planet Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) I and II (b) II and IV
(c) I and IV (d) I, III and IV
31. The escape velocity of a sphere of mass m from earth having mass M and radius R is given by

32. The escape velocity from the earth is about 11 km/second. The escape velocity from a planet having twice the
radius and the same mean density as the earth, is
(a) 22 km/sec (b) 11 km/sec (c) 5.5 km/sec (d) 15.5 km/sec
33. How much energy will be necessary for making a body of 500 kg escape from the earth

34. An astronaut orbiting the earth in a circular orbit 120 km above the surface of earth, gently drops a spoon out
of space-ship. The spoon will
(a) Fall vertically down to the earth
(b) Move towards the moon
(c) Will move along with space-ship
(d) Will move in an irregular way then fall down to earth
35. If the height of a satellite from the earth is negligible in comparison to the radius of the earth R, the orbital
velocity of the satellite is
(a) gR (b) gR/2 (c) √𝑔 / 𝑅 (d) √gR
36. Choose the correct statement from the following: The radius of the orbit of a geostationary satellite depends
upon
(a) Mass of the satellite, its time period and the gravitational constant
(b) Mass of the satellite, mass of the earth and the gravitational constant
(c) Mass of the earth, mass of the satellite, time period of the satellite and the gravitational constant
(d) Mass of the earth, time period of the satellite and the gravitational constant
37. A satellite is moving around the earth with speed v in a circular orbit of radius r. If the orbit radius is decreased
by 1%, its speed will
(a) Increase by 1% (b) Increase by 0.5%
(c) Decrease by 1% (d) Decrease by 0.5%
38. Two identical satellites are at R and 7R away from earth surface, the wrong statement is (R = Radius of earth)
(a) Ratio of total energy will be 4
(b) Ratio of kinetic energies will be 4
(c) Ratio of potential energies will be 4
(d) Ratio of total energy will be 4 but ratio of potential and kinetic energies will be 2
39. Given radius of Earth ‘R’ and length of a day ‘T’ the height of a geostationary satellite is [G–Gravitational
Constant, M–Mass of Earth
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40. A satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius ‘R’ around earth while a second satellite is launched into an
orbit of radius 1.02 R. The percentage difference in the time periods of the two satellites is
(a) 0.7 (b) 1.0 (c) 1.5 (d) 3
41. If satellite is shifted towards the earth. Then time period of satellite will be
(a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) Unchanged (d) Nothing can be said
42. The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is
increased to four times the previous value, the new time period will become
(a) 20 hours (b) 10 hours (c) 80 hours (d) 40 hours
43. A satellite of mass m is placed at a distance r from the centre of earth (mass M). The mechanical energy of the
satellite is

44. If ve and vo represent the escape velocity and orbital velocity of a satellite corresponding to a circular orbit of
radius R, then

For question numbers 45 to 49, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) are as given below
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is also false.

45. Assertion: When a particle is moving in a straight line with a uniform velocity, its angular momentum is
constant.
Reason: The angular momentum is non-zero, when particle moves with a uniform velocity.
46. Assertion: The angular velocity of a rigid body in motion is defined for the whole body.
Reason: All points on a rigid body performing pure rotational motion are having same angular velocity.
47. Assertion: The value of acceleration due to gravity does not depend upon mass of the body on which force is
applied.
Reason: Acceleration due to gravity is a variable quantity.
48. Assertion The force of attraction between a hollow spherical shell of uniform density and a point mass situated
inside it, is zero.
Reason The value of G does not depend on the nature and size of the masses.
49. Assertion: The total energy of the satellite is always negative irrespective of the nature of its orbit, i.e., elliptical
or circular and it cannot be positive or zero.
Reason: If the total energy is negative the satellite would leave its orbit.
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SECTION – C
50. Assuming the earth to have a constant density, point out which of the following curves show the variation of
acceleration due to gravity from the centre of earth to the points far away from the surface of earth

51. Two particles pf masses m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) attract each other with a force inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between them. The particles are initially held at rest and then released. Then
(a) the C.M. moves towards m2
(b) the C.M. moves towards m1
(c) the C.M. remains at rest
(d) C.M. moves at right angle to the line joining m1 and m2
Direction: Answer the questions from 52-55 on the following case.
Moment of Inertia A heavy wheel called flywheel is attached to the shaft of steam engine, automobile engine etc.,
because of its large moment of inertia, the flywheel opposes the sudden increase or decrease of the speed of the
vehicle. It allows a gradual change in the speed and prevents jerky motion and hence ensure smooth ride of
passengers.
52. A particle of mass 1 kg is kept at (1m, 1m, 1m). The moment of inertia of this particle about Z-axis would be
(a) 1 kg-m2 (b) 2 kg-m2 (c) 3 kg-m2 (d) None of the above
53. Moment of inertia of a rod of mass m and length l about its one end is I. If one-fourth of its length is cut away,
then moment of inertia of the remaining rod about its one end will be

54. A circular disc is to be made by using iron and aluminium, so that it acquires maximum moment of inertia
about its geometrical axis. It is possible with
(a) iron and aluminium layers in alternate order
(b) aluminium at interior and iron surrounding it
(c) iron at interior and aluminium surrounding it
(d) Either (a) or (c)
55. Three thin rods each of length L and mass M are placed along X ,Y and Z -axes such that one end of each rod is
at origin. The moment of inertia of this system about Z-axis is