IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit Mechanics Problem Set Moment of Inertia Questions Question 1 (b) Four particles with different mass, shown in figure bel Determine the moment of inertia of the system abot horizontal line P. a) 26mb" b) 31mb* ©) 35mb” d) 28mb" Question 2 (b) Four small spheres each of radius ‘r’ and mas ir centres on four corners of a square of side L. The moment ent about any side of the square is 8mr 2 ago + mb ° , are at the corners of a square of in the figure. The product of Inertia of the b) 4ma” ©) — ma” d)—4ma’ Question 4 (b) Moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its diameter I. If that sphere is recast into eight identical small spheres, then the moment of inertia of each sphere about its diameter is a) 1/16 b) 1/32 1/24 d) 1/64 Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 1 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit Question 5 [lIT-JAM 2009] Moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass M, height / and radius R about an axis (shown in the figure by dashed line) passing through its centre of mass and perpendicular to its symmetry axis is 1 1 1 1 ayy MR +> Me b) oo me Loe toe 12,1 ye ODMR +57 Ml d) > MR’ += ML Question 6 (b) ‘The moment of inertia of a cylinder of mass M, le which is passing through the end of cylinder as Le, tae a) MR’ +55 ML 12, 1 2 OZ MR +55 Ml Question 7 (4) The length of the solid cylin i d its moment of inertia about its axis is I. If this solid cylin, phere, the moment of inertia ofa solid sphere abou its entre is 4) 91/5 a) 51/9 Question 9 [IIT JAM 2015] (d) Seven uniform disks, each of mass m and radius r, are inscribed inside a regular hexagon as shown. The moment of inertia of this ( system of seven disks, about an axis passing through the central} disk and perpendicular to the plane of the disks, is, Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 2 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit 2 2 7 13 55 ame b) 7mr? mr d) mr Question 10 (c) JAM PH 2012] The figure shows a thin square sheet of metal of uniform density along with possible choices for a set of principal axes (indicated by dashed lines) of the moment of inertia, lying in the plane of the sheet. ff fl The correct choices for the principal axes would a) P.qandr b) Pandr Question 14 [IITJAM 2008] (c) EFGH is a thin square plate of unifor e 4a, Four point masses, each of mass m, are placed on the plat e. In the moment of inertia matrix | of the composite syst a) only Ly is zero b) only I,,and I,, are ©) all the product of i 4d) none of the pi uniform density and side 4a, te F s, each of mass m, are placed on the plate igure. In the moment of inertia matrix 1 of ee (—a,a,0) (a,a,0)| Lex a) Only ly is z b) Only I,, and I,, are zero m @-a0) ©) All the product of inertia terms are zero Cana) me H G d) None Question 13 [JAM PH- 2014] (<) The moment of Inertia of a disc about one of its diameters is I, The mass per unit Visit: wown.myorepkit in or Download the Prepkit App Page 3 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit area of the disc is proportional to the distance from its centre. If the radius of the disc is R and its mass is M, the value of I, is a) MR°/2 b) 2MR°/5 c) 3MR’/10 a) 3MR°/5 Question 14 JAM GP 2007] (c) Moment of Inertia of a circular disk of radius R and mass M about the parallel to its diameter is a) MR°/4 by MR’/2 Question 15 [IISc -2008] (b) ‘An object is made from a thin wire and is shape and a total mass M. What is the moment of inerti passes through the centre of the square and a) 7ML’/6 b) ML’/3 d) 16ML’/3 Question 16 [JNU 2010] (c) A half disc of Mass M and n axis that passes through the centre of the straight si Jane. The moment of Inertia about the axis of rota ©) MR’/2 d) 2M” ttlength of a rod (length 2m) varies as p = 3x kg/m. The moment of of the rod about a perpendicular-axis passing through the tip of the a) 10 by 12 14 4) 16 Question 18 (c) A thin circular plate of mass M and radius R has its density varying as p = pr with p, as constant and r is the distance from its centre. The moment of inertia of the circular Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 4 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit plate about an axis perpendicular to the plate and passing through its edge is 1 = aMR’ . The value of the coefficient a is a) 12/15 b) 14/15 ©) 16/15 4) 18/15 Question 19 (d) A thin disc of mass M and radius R has mass per unit area p(7° distance from its centre. Its moment of inertia about an axis of mass and perpendicular to its plane is a) MR°/2 b) MR?/6 Question 20 JAM PH - 2017] (b) Consider a uniform thin circular disk of radius tric square of side R / 2 is cut out from the disk (see figur resultant disk about an axis passing throu, isk and perpendicular dius R is divided into two unequal parts. The first part ‘onverted into a uniform disc of radius 2R. The second iform solid sphere, Let /, be the moment of inertia of the is and 1, be the moment of inertia of the new sphere about its axis. The ratio Vy a) 285 b) 185 065 d) 140 Question 22 [DU 2016] (a) The moment of inertia of a thin rectangular plate of length a, width b, mass m about an axis passing through the centre and perpendicular to the plate is @ ames) ) i m(a? 6°) © ama @ mab Visit: wown.myorepkit in or Download the Prepkit App Page 5 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit Question 23 [IIT JAM 2018] (b) A disc of radius R, having uniform surface density has a concentric hole of radius R, ae coerce ee ee M(Ri+R:) M(Ri+R:) M(R'+R}) 2 7 a a M(Ri+R;) M(R)+R3) M(R?+R}) & 27 4B M(R}-R3) (a) (b) (©) M(Ri-R:) M(R So Question 24 [IIT JAM 2019] (b) -g/m. The moment of passing through the tip of the ‘The mass per unit length of a rod (len; inertia (in kg m’) of the rod about a pi rod (atx = 0) a) 10 b) 12 a) 16 Question 25 [IIT JAM aso (radius R and mass M ) about the axis which the centre is tem? d)amr* o(r) =0,(1 ~ r/R’) isr < R, 0 elsewhere, where r is the distance from its centre. Its moment of inertia about the z -axis, passing through its centre is “ “ ok m0,R 4 4 az b> c) m0 R d) 20,8 Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 6 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit Question 27 [IIT JAM 2022] (c) ‘A square laminar sheet with side a and mass M, has mass per unit area given by © = 0,(1 — x/a), (see figure). Moment of inertia of the sheet about y-axis is a) Ma’/2 b) Ma’/4 <)Ma’/6 d)Ma"/12 Question 28 [JEST 2016] (b) A cylindrical shell of mass m has an outer radius b and ner moment of inertia of the shell about the axis of the cylinde! a)tmi’- a") b) mo’ + 0°) Question 29 [JNU 2014] (4) The principal axis of the ellipse given by ~ 4xy = 4 are along the directions a) 21 + 3jand 3i — 2 b)2i c) 3+ 2jand2i—j di + 2jand2i—j Question 30 [JNU 200 dius ed on the xy-plane so that each ring touches Each ring, which may be considered to be infinitesimally of the three rings are equidistant from the z-axis - this ‘3 . What is the moment of inertia of this system about b) 3Ma’/2 ©) 6Ma° d)7Ma" Question 31 [JNU 2010] (c) A half-disc of mass M and radius R rotates about an axis that passes through the centre of the straight side and is perpendicular to its plane (see figure). The moment of inertia about the axis of rotation is a) MR’/8 b) MR?/4 ©) MR’/2 d) 2MR° Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page7 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit Question 32 [TIFR 2013] (c) Consider the uniform solid right cone depicted in the figure : on the right. This cone has mass M and a circular base of radius r. If the moment of inertia of the cone about an axis parallel to the X axis passing through the centre of mass Oc, (see figure) is given by 2 M(4r” + h’) then the moment of inertia about another axis parallel to the X axis, but passing through the point 0, (see figure), is a) (ar? + hy by Bmear’ + n°) OF Maar’ +h) aMasr + Question 33 [IIT JAM 2013] (eme’) ‘The mass density of a disc of mass ‘m’ and p= Find the moment of inertia disc and passing thro’ pendicular to the plane of the semi disc of mass M and radius R along the axis as M b) MR’/4 d) MR’/8 Question 35 (a) Find the moment of inertia of the portion of the disc of radius R with mass M as shown in figure about the x,y and 2 axis. x Visit: wown.myorepkit in or Download the Prepkit App Page 8 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit MR’ a sin2a. MR’ a sin2a 2 ata (> ; ety = oa G + ) and = MR’/2 2 2 MR’ a sin2a. MR’ a sin2a 2 DL aa (2 7 4 )4y= 2a G fara ) andi, = mn’ Question 36 (6) Find the moment of inertia of the portion of radius R with mass M as shown in figure about axis. alg of bg ol, ) and = MR’/2 ze sinda : ) and 1, = MR/4 of solid sphere about the axis passing through the centre is a) 2MR’/3 b) 2MR’/5 ) 2MR’/7 d) 3MR°/5 Question 38 (4) Moment of inertia of solid sphere about the axis tangent to the surface of sphere is a) 2MR’/3 b) 2MR°/5 ©) 5MR’/3 d) 7MR’/S Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the PrepKit App Page 9 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin PrepKit Question 39 (a) Moment of inertia of hollow sphere about the axis passing through the centre is a) 2MR°/3 b) 2MR°/5 ©) 2MR°/7 d) 3MR°/5 Question 40 (c) Moment of inertia of hollow sphere about the axis tangent to the surface of. a) 2MR’/3 b) 2MR°/5 ©) 5MR"/3 d) 7MR’/S Question 41 (c) A thick shell have inner radius R, and outer radius R the axis passing through the centre of shell is M(RO-R’) 2 att 3 RR, Question 42 (a) The moment of inertia about the centre of mass of the rod (uniform mass density with perpendicular to the rod is a) ML?/12 b) ML’/ d) ML’/3 Question 43 (4) wut the axis passing through the end point of the rod \ss M and length L) and perpendicular to the rod is ©) ML’/6 d) ML?/3 The moment of inertia about the axis passing through the end point of the rod (linear mass density A = 2,x and length L) and perpendicular to the rod as shown in the figure is a) AL'/4 by a,L'73 4 4 OAL 2 d)A,L°/24 Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 10 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit Question 45 (d) The moment of inertia about the axis passing through the mid point of the rod (linear mass density A = A,x and length L) and perpendicular to the rod as shown in the figure is a) aL/4 b)a,L73 OAL ne aarLyed Question 46 (6) The moment of inertia about the axis passing tl (linear mass density 2 = A,x and length L) ani the figure is 4 4 aAL'/4 b) A,L'/36 Oa Question 47 (4) Find the moment of inertia the centre of the rod of ma: L figure. 6 a) ML’/ b) Mi 12 L?sin’@/12 ertia about the axis passing through the end point of the rod jensity with mass M and length L) shown in the figure is a) ML’sin’0/12 b) ML’sin?0/4 @ ©) ML’cos’0/6 d) ML’sin’6/3 Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 11 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit Question 49 (a) Find the moment of inertia of the disc of mass M and radius R about the axis shown in the figure. Here 8 = 30°. Sun? ae a) PMR b)GgMR ° Ee d) our’ Question 50 (a) Find the magnitude of the component of angular mo! and radius R along the axis shown in the figure if, axis shown in the figure. Here @ = 30°. 5 2 7 2. a) aoe Rw b) qaMR’w ° Lurie a) our 0 Question 51 (¢) Find the magnitude of the t che disc of mass M and radius Rif the disc is rotating wit figure, Here 9 = as 7 MR 6 8 ° d) Suro Question 5: Find the kinetic energy of the disc of mass M and radius R if the disc is rotating with w about the axis shown in the figure. Here @ = 30°. 5 2 2 7 2 2 a) EMRw b) Gy MRw 7p yp’ ay MRo d) yuo Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 12 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit Question 53 (b) A spherical portion is removed from the solid sphere as shown in the figure. Find the moment of inertia about the given axis. 47 ye 57 pt a) Gp MR b) sap MR 57 yp? ese Ga MR a) ay MR’ Question 54 (d) A spherical portion is removed from the solid sphe! shown in the figure. Find the moment of inerti given axis. AT 2 57 2 a) MR b) 60 MR 57 yp 6 2 “ag MR Drouin Question 55 (b) Four masses, each of quare of side a as shown in ia of the —ma? 0 2ma? 0 2| O 0 4ma’ —2ma 0 Ama? 0 0 8ma*. Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the PrepKit App Page 13 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358IIT-JAM Physics by Nitin Prepkit Question 56, Write the inertia tensor for the given solid cylinder shown in the figure. Ans.- [Mh? | MR? ria +a 7 0 Mh? Me 12 4 0 0 MR? mn Question 57 (b) Which of the following matrices can represent the ine! ‘Ma/3 0 0 0 Me/3 0 0 al 0 0 2Ma?/3, 2Ma?/3 Me/6 -Me?/4 0 0 —Me?/4 Ma/6 0 Ma/4 0 Ol o 0 M 0 Ma?/2 Visit: www.myprepkit.in or Download the Prepkit App Page 14 Contact us: contact@myprepkit in Whatsapp: 9971029358