Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion - Part 1

(Centre of Mass, Moment of Inertia, and Angular Variables)

Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718
1. 3.
The moment of inertia of a horizontal ring about its In the three figures, each wire has mass M, radius R and
vertical axis through the centre is mR2. Moment of has uniform mass distribution. If they form part of a
inertia about its tangent parallel to the plane is: circle of radius R, then about an axis perpendicular to the
2
plane and passing through the centre (shown by crosses),
1.
3 mR

2
their moment of inertia is in the order:
2

2. mR

3.
mR

4. 3 mR

2.
A particle moves in a circle with constant angular speed (
ω) about point O. Then angular speed about point A will

be:

1. IA > IB > IC

2. IA = IB = IC

3. IA < IB < IC

4. IA < IC < IB

1. 2ω
4.
2. ω

Particles A and B are separated by 10 m. A is at rest and

3. ω
B started moving with a speed of 20 m/s as shown in the
4. ω figure. Angular velocity of B w.r.t. A at the instant is:
4

1. 1 rad s-1

2. 1.5 rad s-1

3. 2 rad s-1

4. 2.5 rad s-1

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 Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion - Part 1
(Centre of Mass, Moment of Inertia, and Angular Variables)
Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718
5. 8.
Moment of inertia of a semicircular disc of radius R and A bomb is projected from the ground for horizontal range
mass m about XY lying in the place of the disc as shown R. If the bomb is exploded in mid-air, then the range of
in the figure is: its centre of mass is:
1. R

2. R

3. 2R

4.
2R

1.
3 2
mR
4

9.
2.
1 2
mR
4

The moment of inertia of a uniform rod about its

3. mR
2
perpendicular bisector is I. Its moment of inertia about an
axis normal to it and passing through one end is:
4. 5

4
mR
2

1. I
2. 3I
6. 3. 4I
The moment of inertia of a uniform ring about an axis 4. 12I
tangent to the ring and normal to its plane is I. Its
moment of inertia about the diameter is:
1. I
10.
2. I

4
Moment of inertia of a uniform ring about a diameter is I.
Moment of inertia about its axis through the centre and
3. I

2 normal to the plane is:

4. 4I 1. 2I
2. I

3.
2I

7. 3

A monkey is hanging on the rope of a balloon in the air. 4. I

3
Both the monkey and balloon are at rest in mid-air. If the
monkey climbs up the rope, then:
1. the balloon rises up. 11.
2. the balloon comes down.
A particle rotating on a circular path of the radius m 4

3. the centre of mass of the balloon and monkey system with 300 rpm reaches 600 rpm in 6 revolutions. If the
falls down. angular velocity increases with a constant rate, find the
tangential acceleration of particle:
4. the centre of mass of the balloon and monkey system
rises up. 1. 10 m/s2

2. 12.5 m/s2

3. 25 m/s2

4. 50 m/s2
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 Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion - Part 1
(Centre of Mass, Moment of Inertia, and Angular Variables)
Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718
12. 14.
Consider a system of two identical particles. One of the Mass of bigger disc having radius 2R is M. A disc of
particles is at rest and the other has an acceleration a. The radius R is cut from the bigger disc as shown in the
centre of mass has an acceleration: figure. Moment of inertia of remaining disc about an axis
passing through periphery and perpendicular to plane
1. zero (shown in the figure) is:
2. 1

2
a

3. a
4. 2a

13.
Four-point masses each of value m are placed at the
corners of a square ABCD of side l. The moment of 2

1.
27 MR

inertia of this system about an axis passing through A 8

and parallel to BD is: 2

2. 29 MR

3. 3. 5 MR 2

4. 2 MR 2

15.
The mass per unit length of a non-uniform rod of length
1. 2ml2 L is given by μ = λx where λ is a constant and x is the
2

distance from one end of the rod. The distance of the

2. 4ml2 centre of mass of the rod from this end is:
3. 3ml2 1.
L

4. ml2 2. L

3.
3L

4.
L

16.
A wheel was at rest. Its angular velocity increases
uniformly and becomes 80 radians per second after 5
seconds. Its total angular displacement is:
1. 800 rad
2. 400 rad
3. 200 rad
4. 100 rad

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 Systems of Particles and Rotational Motion - Part 1
(Centre of Mass, Moment of Inertia, and Angular Variables)
Contact Number: 9667591930 / 8527521718
17. 20.
At t = 0 the positions of the two blocks are shown. There Three identical spheres, each of mass M, are placed at the
is no external force acting on the system. Find the corners of a right-angle triangle with mutually
coordinates of center of mass of the system at t = 3 perpendicular sides equal to 2m (see figure). Taking the
seconds: point of intersection of the two mutually perpendicular
sides as the origin, find the position vector of the centre
of mass.

1. (1, 0)
2. (3, 0)
3. (4.5, 0)
4. (2.25, 0)

1. 2(^i + ^j)

18. 2. (^i + ^j)

Two gear wheels that are meshed together have radii of
0.50 cm and 0.15 cm. The number of revolutions made 3.
2

3
(^
i + ^
j)

by the smaller one when the larger one goes through 3

revolutions is: 4. 4
(^
i + ^
j)
3

1. 5 revolutions
2. 20 revolutions
3. 1 revolution
4. 10 revolutions
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