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PHYSICS GR # MOMENT OF INERTIA, EQUILIBRIUM AND TOPPLING

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 15 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. A uniform circular disc has a moment of inertia I and radius of gyration K about an axis perpendicular
to the disc and passing through its centre. A smaller concentric disc is taken out from this bigger disc. As
a result of which moment of inertia and radius of gyration of the resulting body about the same axis :-
(A) Increases and decreases respectively (B) Increases and increases respectively
(C) Decreases and increases respectively (D) Decreases and decreases respectively
2. Two concentric rings each of radius R and mass M are joined together such
A
that their planes are perpendicular to each other as shown in figure. The moment
of inertia of the system about the axis AA' is :- M

MR 2 3 2 R
(A) (B) MR
5 2
5 2
(C) MR (D) MR2 A
3
3. A uniform thin bar of mass 6m and length 2l is bent to make a regular hexagon. Its moment of inertia
about an axis passing through the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane of hexagon is :
5 2 1
(A) ml (B) 6ml2 (C) 4ml2 (D) ml 2
9 12
4. The moment of inertia of hollow sphere of inner radius R/2 and outer radius R, having material of
uniform density, about a diametral axis is
(A) 31MR2/70 (B) 43MR2/90 (C) 19MR2/80 (D) None
5. A uniform disc of radius R lies in the x-y plane with its center at origin. Its moment of inertia about
z-axis is equal to its moment of inertia about line y = x + c. The value of c can be
(A) – R/2 (B) R 2 (C) R/4 (D) none
6. In figure, the ratio of moment of inertia of a thin uniform disc about axis-2 and axis-1 marked will be :
axis-1
axis-2

30°
O 45°

(A) 1 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.75 (D) 1.5

7. The moment of inertia of a cylindrical shell of mass M, inner radius a, outer radius b and length l about
an axis perpendicular to the axis of the shell and passing through the center of the shell, is :
l
b
a
O

(A)
(
M b2 - a 2 ) + Ml 2
(B)
(
M b2 - a 2 ) + Ml 2
(C)
(
M b2 + a 2 ) + Ml 2
(D)
(
M b2 + a 2 ) + Ml 2

2 12 4 6 2 12 4 12
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8. Two spheres having masses m1 and m2 are kept on a inclined plane as

shown. Both of them are in equilibrium. What is a necessary condition m2
for this? (µ1 is coefficient of friction between m1 and inclined plane m1
and µ2 is coefficient of friction between m2 and inclined plane).
(A) m1 > m2 (B) m1 < m2
q
(C) µ1 > µ2 (D) µ1 < µ2
9. A uniform cylinder of mass M lies on a fixed plane inclined at an
angle q with horizontal. A light string is tied to the cylinder's right
most point, and a mass m hangs from the string as shown. Assume that M
the coefficient of friction between the cylinder and plane is sufficiently
large to prevent slipping. For the cylinder to remain in static equilibrium,
the value of mass m is :
M cos q M sin q m
(A) (B)
1 + sin q 1 + sin q
M cos q Msin q q
(C) (D)
1 - sin q 1 - sin q
10. A composite rectangular block is placed on a rough horizontal
A h B
surface as shown in the figure .Upper part ABCD has mass m while F
lower part CDEF has mass 2m. A horizontal force F is applied at
m h
corner A as shown in the figure. It is known that coefficient of
friction between block and horizontal surface is greater than 0.25. D C
If force F is increased gradually
2m h
(A) block will topple before sliding
(B) block will slide before toppling
(C) block will neither slide nor topple E F
(D) nothing can be predicted
11. A uniform solid wheel of mass M and radius r is halted at a step of height h as shown in the figure. The
minimum force F, applied horizontally at the centre of the wheel, necessary to raise the wheel over this step is:
h(2r - h) h(2r + h)
(A) Mg (B) Mg
r+h r-h F
r
h(r + h) h(2r - h) h
(C) Mg (D) Mg
r-h r-h
12. A uniform sphere of mass m and radius r is placed in a corner with an initial counter clockwise angular
velocity w0 as shown in fig. Coefficient of kinetic friction between sphere and both surfaces is m . The
time required for sphere to come to rest.
2w0 r(1 + m 2 ) 5w0 r(1 + m 2 )
(A) T = (B) T = m
3m(1+ m)g 7m(1+ m)g

2w0 r(1 + m 2 )
(C) T = (D) None of these
5m(1+ m)g
m

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13. A uniform rod of mass m is hinged at it's end and tied to a string at its centre C, and a block of same mass
kept at other end as shown. The force exerted by the hinge can be in direction.

F1 F2 F2 F1

(A) (B) (C) (D)

F2 F1 F1 F2

14. An uniform hemi-solid sphere is placed with flat surface on rough inclined plane as shown in figure. If
friction is large for no sliding, then the minimum angle q at which toppling occur is

-1 æ 1 ö
(A) tan ç ÷ (B) 45°
è2ø

-1 æ 8 ö -1 æ 4 ö
q
(C) tan ç ÷ (D) tan ç ÷
è3ø è3ø
15. On a rough inclined surface there is a hoop of radius R made by joining two homogeneous halve hoops
with masses m1 and m2 (m2 > m1). Find the maximum angle of the incline so that the hoop remains in
equilibrium.
m2
-1 æ 2 m 2 - m1 ö -1 æ 2 m 2 - m1 ö
O m1
(A) cos ç . ÷ (B) sin ç p . m + m ÷ a
è p m2 + m1 ø è 2 1 ø
A

-1 æ 1 m 2 - m1 ö -1 æ 3 m 2 - m1 ö a
(C) sin ç . ÷ (D) sin ç p . m + m ÷
è p m2 + m1 ø è 2 1 ø

Multiple Correct Answer Type 2 Q. [4 M (–1)]

16. A disc of mass M, radius R is placed on a rough incline of angle q. A force is to be applied parallel to
incline at the top most point of disc to keep it at rest.

Mg sin q
(A) Applied force is
2 F

Mg sin q
(B) Friction force is
2
q
tan q
(C) Minimum friction coefficient is
2
(D) Minimum friction coefficient is tanq

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l
17. Two rods each or mass m and length are hinged on a larger square plate of same mass and edge
4
length 2l. Both rods can freely rotate about hinge points P and Q in the plane of square plate. Choose
the correct option(s).
65
(A) The moment of inertia of the system about x-axis is ml2 .
192
161 2
(B) The moment of inertia of the system about y-axis is ml .
192
226 2
(C) The moment of inertia of the system about z-axis is ml .
192
224
(D) The moment of inertia of the system about z-axis is ml2 .
192
Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 2Q.) (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
Paragraph for Question nos. 18 and 19
A T shaped rod is hinged at it's corner as shown and free to rotate in a vertical plane. The rods have mass
m each and length l each.

18. Find angle q made by upper end in the equilibrium position.

æ1ö
(A) tan–1 ç ÷ (B) tan–1 (2) (C) 37° (D) 53°
è 2ø
19. What is the moment of inertia of the system about the hinge.
11 11 11 2
(A) ml2 (B) ml2 (C) ml (D) None of these
12 24 6
Paragraph for question nos. 20 to 22
CM
There is a man of mass 100 kg sitting on a motorbike of mass
150 kg. The distance of the axles of the wheels (wheelbase) is
1m
1.5m. the common mass center of the man and the motorbike is
at a 1 m height above the ground level, and at a 0.6 m distance 1.5m
from the vertical line going through the rear axle. 0.6m
20. What normal force is exerted on the rear wheel by the ground, when the motorbike starts off with an
acceleration of a = 2 m/s2 ?
2000 5500
(A) 1000 N (B) 1250 N (C) N (D) N
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21. What acceleration is needed to lift the front wheel ?
(A) 10 m/s2 (B) 5 m/s2 (C) 6 m/s2 (D) none of these
22. What minimum friction coefficient can ensure the above acceleration?
(A) 1 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.8
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 6 Q. [3(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
23. The angle of tilt of the car when braking (Figure ) is a = 3°. Center of mass is located at an equal
distance from the front and rear wheels at a height h = 0.4 m above the ground. Coefficient of friction is
µ. The distance between the axes is 6h. Spring constant of all the springs is same and the springs are
such that the stationary car on level ground has their deflection as 10 cm. Fill µ in OMR sheet. Take
p = 3.14 :-

24. The figure shown is in equilibrium. Find out the extension in the spring (in cm).
0.6m

3m
0.

70Kg A
B 40Kg
K=100 N/m

25. A souvenir is constructed by 3 light rods, light strings and four objects as shown. If the system is in
equilibrium, what is mass m3 (in gm)

4cm 3cm
2cm 4cm
m3
3cm 4cm
m2

12gm m1

26. A bycyclist traveling with speed v = 4 m/s on flat road is making a turn with a radius r = 64 m as seen in
figure. Calculate angle q made by him with vertical (in radians) for the values given. If your answer is
A × 10–3 rad, fill A in the OMR sheet.

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27. The axle of a wheel rests in V grooves as shown in figure and string, fixed to the rim of the wheel,
supported by mass M. If µ is the coefficient of friction, W weight of wheel and axle, a is the radius of the
axle and b the radius of the wheel. The least value of M (in kg) which will cause motion is (Given : W
= 40 N, a = 0.5 m, b = 1 m, q = 53°, µ = 0.5)

28. In a circus show, several clowns stand on wooden boards arranged in a queue. Each board can rotate
about a fixed fulcrum that divides its length in the ratio 2:1. A portion of the scheme is shown in the
figure. A small load of mass M kg is placed on the end of the left most board and the clowns stand
keeping their feet at the ends of adjacent boards. If mass of a clown is 80kg and that of a board is
negligible, maximum number of clowns that can keep balance in this way is given as 3. Then find M.

SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 6 Q. [4 M (0)]
29. A thin sheet cut in the shape of a parallelogram of mass 500 g is shown in the figure. Each side of the
parallelogram is 6 m. Find the moment of inertia (SI units) of the sheet about the axis PQ that coincides
with edge AB of the sheet.
D C

P 45° Q
A B

Ma2
30. Find the M.I. of the lamina shown in figure given below about AA'. [Mass of lamina = M] If I =
C
fill C after rounding off to nearest integer.
A a B

a C

A B

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31. A uniform 8 kg door with dimensions 75cm × 200cm is pivoted at hinges 25 cm from the top and from
the bottom. The horizontal force exerted by each hinge is 10a N. The value of a is (Assume centre of
mass of gate at its geometrical centre)

32. A stick of linear mass density r = 2 kg/m rests on a disc of radius R = 1 m (see Figure). The stick makes
an angle q = 60° with the horizontal and is tangent to the disc at its upper end. Friction exists at all points
of contact, and assume that it is large enough to keep the system at rest. Find the friction force between
the ground and the disc.

R
q

33. Uniform cylindrical cans are transported from one elevation to another by moving horizontal arms shown
in figure . Assuming ms = 0.25 between the cans and the arms. Find the smallest ratio h/d for which the can
tip before slide.

34. As shown in figure, a uniform thin straight rod with mass m and length L = 1.4 m is placed vertically.
The friction coefficient between the lower end of the rod and the ground is µ = 0.3. The upper end of the
rod is tied with a light string to the ground. The angle between the string and the rod is q = 37°. A
horizontal force F acts rightwards on the straight bar at a height h above the ground. Find the minimum
value of ‘h’ (in meter) so that the rod does not slip for any value of ‘F’.

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SECTION-IV
Matrix Match Type (3 × 4) 1 Q. [8 M (for each entry +2(0)]
35. Assume body B to be uniform :
Column-I Column-II
(Torque of normal reaction on body B about centre of mass)

(A) B F (P) Clockwise

(Directed towards centre of mass)

B
a
(B) (Q) Anti clockwise
q
sin

ce
g

fa
a=

B
r
su
th

(C) (R) Zero

oo
Sm

(S) Conclusion cannot be drawn

with the information given
GR # MOMENT OF INERTIA, EQUILIBRIUM AND TOPPLING ANSWER KEY

SECTION-I
Single Correct Answer Type 15 Q. [3 M (–1)]
1. Ans. (C) 2. Ans. (B) 3. Ans. (A) 4. Ans. (A) 5. Ans. (B) 6. Ans. (D)
7. Ans. (D) 8. Ans. (B) 9. Ans. (D) 10. Ans. (A) 11. Ans. (D) 12. Ans. (C)
13. Ans. (B) 14. Ans. (C) 15. Ans. (B)
Multiple Correct Answer Type 2 Q. [4 M (–1)]
16. Ans. (A, B, C) 17. Ans. (A, B, D)
Linked Comprehension Type (1 Para × 2Q.) (1 Para × 3Q.) [3 M (-1)]
(Single Correct Answer Type)
18. Ans. (B) 19. Ans. (A) 20. Ans. (D) 21. Ans. (C) 22. Ans. (B)
SECTION-II
Numerical Answer Type Question 6 Q. [3M(0)]
(upto second decimal place)
23. Ans. 1.88 to 1.89 24. Ans. 100.00 25. Ans. 84.00 26. Ans. 25.00
27. Ans. 1.33 28. Ans. 30.00
SECTION-III
Numerical Grid Type (Ranging from 0 to 9) 6 Q. [4 M (0)]
29. Ans. 3 30. Ans. 2 31. Ans. 2 32. Ans. 5 33. Ans. 4 34. Ans. 1
SECTION-IV
Matrix Match Type (3 × 4) 1 Q. [8 M (for each entry +2(0)]
35. Ans. (A) Q, (B) P, (C) R
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