JEE Physics System Of Particles and Rotational Motion MCQs Set 31

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Question 1: A solid sphere is in rolling motion. In rolling motion a body possesses translational kinetic energy (K_t) as well as rotational kinetic energy (K_r) simultaneously. The ratio K_t : (K_t + K_r) for the sphere is
(a) 7 : 10
(b) 5 : 7
(c) 10 : 7
(d) 2 : 5
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Answer: (b) 5 : 7

Explanation:
1. K_t = ½mv² and K_r = ½(2/5 mR²)(v/R)² = (1/5)mv².
2. K_t + K_r = (7/10)mv².
3. K_t : (K_t + K_r) = (1/2) : (7/10) = 5 : 7.

Teacher's Note:
1. Find K_r in terms of mv².
2. Add them for the total.

Question 2: A solid sphere is rotating freely about its symmetry axis in free space. The radius of the sphere is increased keeping its mass the same. Which of the following physical quantities would remain constant for the sphere?
(a) angular velocity
(b) moment of inertia
(c) rotational kinetic energy
(d) angular momentum
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Answer: (d) angular momentum

Explanation:
1. No external torque acts on the sphere, so its angular momentum is conserved.
2. I = (2/5)MR² increases, so ω = L/I decreases and K = L²/(2I) decreases.

Teacher's Note:
1. Free rotation means no external torque.
2. I changes with R.

Question 3: A disc of radius 2 m and mass 100 kg rolls on a horizontal floor. Its centre of mass has a speed of 20 cm/s. How much work is needed to stop it?
(a) 3 J
(b) 30 kJ
(c) 2 J
(d) 1 J
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Answer: (a) 3 J

Explanation:
1. Work needed = total kinetic energy of the rolling disc = ¾Mv².
2. W = ¾ × 100 × (0.2)² = 3 J.

Teacher's Note:
1. Work to stop equals the kinetic energy.
2. Convert 20 cm/s to 0.2 m/s.

Question 4: A solid cylinder of mass 2 kg and radius 50 cm rolls up an inclined plane of angle of inclination 30°. The centre of mass of the cylinder has a speed of 4 m/s. The distance travelled by the cylinder on the incline surface will be (take g = 10 m/s²)
(a) 2.2 m
(b) 1.6 m
(c) 1.2 m
(d) 2.4 m
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Answer: (d) 2.4 m

Explanation:
1. Total kinetic energy = ¾mv² = ¾ × 2 × 16 = 24 J.
2. It becomes potential energy: mg s sin30° = 2 × 10 × s × 0.5 = 10s.
3. s = 24/10 = 2.4 m.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use K = (3/4)mv² for a rolling cylinder.
2. Height gained = s sin30°.

Question 5: The moment of inertia of a thin square plate ABCD of uniform thickness about an axis passing through the centre O and perpendicular to the plane of the plate is (I₁, I₂, I₃ and I₄ are the moments of inertia about the axes numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively, all lying in the plane of the plate and passing through O; axes 1 and 2 are along the diagonals and axes 3 and 4 are parallel to the sides)
ABCD1234O (a) \( I_1 + I_2 \)
(b) \( I_1 + I_2 + I_3 + I_4 \)
(c) \( I_1 - I_3 \)
(d) \( I_2 - I_4 \)
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Answer: (a) \( I_1 + I_2 \)

Explanation:
1. By the perpendicular axes theorem, the moment of inertia about the axis perpendicular to the plate equals the sum of the moments of inertia about any two mutually perpendicular axes in the plane of the plate through O.
2. Axes 1 and 2 are perpendicular, so I_z = I₁ + I₂ (also I₃ + I₄).
3. I₁ + I₂ + I₃ + I₄ would be 2I_z, and the differences I₁ − I₃ and I₂ − I₄ are zero for a square.

Teacher's Note:
1. Apply the perpendicular axes theorem.
2. Choose the pair of perpendicular in-plane axes.

Question 6: Three identical thin rods, each of mass M and length L, are joined to form an equilateral triangle as shown. Find the moment of inertia of this arrangement about the axis in the plane of the triangle passing through the apex and the mid-point of the opposite side (each slant rod makes an angle of 30° with this axis).
AoRM, LM, LM, L30°30° (a) \( \dfrac{ML^2}{4} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{ML^2}{6} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{ML^2}{3} \)
(d) \( ML^2 \)
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Answer: (a) \( \dfrac{ML^2}{4} \)

Explanation:
1. Each slant rod has one end on the axis and makes 30° with it: I = (ML²/3) sin²30° = ML²/12. Two rods give ML²/6.
2. The base rod is perpendicular to the axis and its centre lies on the axis: I = ML²/12.
3. Total I = ML²/6 + ML²/12 = ML²/4.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use I = (ML²/3)sin²θ for a rod pivoted at an end and inclined at θ to the axis.
2. The base rod is a rod about a perpendicular axis through its centre.

Question 7: A horizontal block of mass M is suspended by two vertical wires A and B attached at its two ends. The centre of mass of the block is closer to B than to A. (i) Is the magnitude of the torque due to wire A greater than, less than or equal to that due to wire B, with respect to the centre of mass? (ii) Which wire, A or B, exerts more force on the block?
(a) (i) greater, (ii) B
(b) (i) equal, (ii) B
(c) (i) less, (ii) A
(d) (i) greater, (ii) A
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Answer: (b) (i) equal, (ii) B

Explanation:
1. The block is in equilibrium, so the net torque about the centre of mass is zero; the weight has no torque about it. The torques of the two tensions must therefore be equal in magnitude.
2. T_A d_A = T_B d_B, with d_B < d_A, so T_B > T_A.
3. Hence wire B exerts the larger force.

Teacher's Note:
1. Take torques about the centre of mass.
2. The wire nearer the centre of mass carries more load.

Question 8: In an equilateral triangle ABC, F₁ = 5 N, F₂ = 3 N and F₃ are three forces acting along the sides AB, BC and AC respectively, in the directions shown (A to B, B to C and A to C). What should be the magnitude of F₃ so that the total torque about the centre O is zero?
ABCOF₁ = 5 NF₂ = 3 NF₃ (a) 2 N
(b) 4 N
(c) 6 N
(d) 8 N
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Answer: (d) 8 N

Explanation:
1. The three lines of action are at the same distance d from O.
2. F₁ and F₂ give torques in one sense and F₃ in the opposite sense.
3. (F₁ + F₂)d = F₃d, so F₃ = 5 + 3 = 8 N.

Teacher's Note:
1. The lever arm is the same for all three forces.
2. Add the two torques that act in the same sense.

Question 9: A string is wound round the rim of a mounted flywheel disc of mass 25 kg and radius 40 cm. A steady pull of 50 N is applied on the cord. Neglecting friction and the mass of the string, the angular acceleration of the wheel is
(a) 50 rad/s²
(b) 25 rad/s²
(c) 10 rad/s²
(d) 20 rad/s²
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Answer: (c) 10 rad/s²

Explanation:
1. τ = FR = 50 × 0.4 = 20 N m.
2. I = ½MR² = ½ × 25 × 0.16 = 2 kg m².
3. α = τ/I = 10 rad/s².

Teacher's Note:
1. Treat the flywheel as a uniform disc.
2. α = τ/I.

Question 10: A uniform rod of length ℓ is hinged at a point ℓ/4 from one end (the hinge axis is horizontal and perpendicular to the rod) and is released from the horizontal position. The angular velocity of the rod as it passes through the vertical position is
(a) \( \sqrt{\dfrac{12g}{3\ell}} \)
(b) \( \sqrt{\dfrac{2g}{3\ell}} \)
(c) \( \sqrt{\dfrac{24g}{7\ell}} \)
(d) \( \sqrt{\dfrac{3g}{7\ell}} \)
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Answer: (c) \( \sqrt{\dfrac{24g}{7\ell}} \)

Explanation:
1. The centre of mass is ℓ/2 from the end, so it is ℓ/4 from the hinge and falls through ℓ/4.
2. I about the hinge = mℓ²/12 + m(ℓ/4)² = 7mℓ²/48.
3. Energy conservation: mg(ℓ/4) = ½(7mℓ²/48)ω², so ω² = 24g/(7ℓ).

Teacher's Note:
1. Find I about the hinge by the parallel axes theorem.
2. The fall of the centre of mass is ℓ/4.

Question 11: A massless string is wrapped round a disc of mass M and radius R, which can rotate freely about a fixed horizontal axis through its centre. The other end of the string is tied to a mass m, initially at a height h above the ground. If the mass is released, its velocity just before touching the ground level will be
(a) \( \sqrt{2gh} \)
(b) \( \sqrt{2gh\,\dfrac{M}{m}} \)
(c) \( \sqrt{2ghm/M} \)
(d) \( \sqrt{4mgh/(2m + M)} \)
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Answer: (d) \( \sqrt{4mgh/(2m + M)} \)

Explanation:
1. Energy conservation: mgh = ½mv² + ½Iω² with I = ½MR² and ω = v/R.
2. mgh = ½mv² + ¼Mv² = (2m + M)v²/4.
3. v = √(4mgh/(2m + M)).

Teacher's Note:
1. The disc also gains rotational kinetic energy.
2. v = ωR links the two motions.

Question 12: A constant force of 80 N is applied tangentially to the rim of a wheel of radius 10 cm. The wheel has a moment of inertia of 40 kg m² and starts from rest. The work done on the wheel in 4 seconds is
(a) zero
(b) 10 J
(c) 12.8 J
(d) 25.6 J
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Answer: (c) 12.8 J

Explanation:
1. τ = FR = 80 × 0.1 = 8 N m, so α = τ/I = 8/40 = 0.2 rad/s².
2. θ = ½αt² = ½ × 0.2 × 16 = 1.6 rad.
3. W = τθ = 8 × 1.6 = 12.8 J.

Teacher's Note:
1. Work done by a torque is τθ.
2. Find θ from rotational kinematics.

Question 13: The angular momentum of a projectile projected at an angle θ with the horizontal with speed u, about the point of projection, when it is at the highest point of its trajectory is
(a) \( \dfrac{mu\sin\theta}{g} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{mu^3\cos\theta\sin 2\theta}{2g} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{mu^3\sin\theta\cdot\sin 2\theta}{2g} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{mu^3\sin\theta\sin 2\theta}{4g} \)
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Answer: (d) \( \dfrac{mu^3\sin\theta\sin 2\theta}{4g} \)

Explanation:
1. At the highest point the velocity is horizontal: v = u cosθ, and the height is H = u² sin²θ/(2g).
2. L = m v H = m u cosθ · u² sin²θ/(2g) = mu³ sin²θ cosθ/(2g).
3. Since sin2θ = 2 sinθ cosθ, this equals mu³ sinθ sin2θ/(4g).

Teacher's Note:
1. Angular momentum = m × speed × perpendicular distance.
2. The perpendicular distance from the point of projection is the maximum height.

Question 14: A smooth uniform rod of length L and mass M has two identical beads of negligible size, each of mass m, which can slide freely along the rod. Initially the two beads are at the centre of the rod and the system is rotating with angular velocity ω₀ about its axis perpendicular to the rod and passing through its mid-point. There are no external forces. When the beads reach the ends of the rod, the angular velocity of the system is
(a) \( \dfrac{M\omega_0}{M + 3m} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{M\omega_0}{M + 6m} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{(M + 6m)\omega_0}{M} \)
(d) ω₀
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac{M\omega_0}{M + 6m} \)

Explanation:
1. Initially I₀ = ML²/12 (beads on the axis).
2. Finally I = ML²/12 + 2m(L/2)² = (L²/12)(M + 6m).
3. Angular momentum is conserved: I₀ω₀ = Iω, so ω = Mω₀/(M + 6m).

Teacher's Note:
1. Conserve angular momentum.
2. Beads at the ends are at distance L/2 from the axis.

Question 15: A uniform disc of radius 20 cm performs pure rolling on a moving surface. The surface moves to the right with a velocity of 2 m/s and the disc rotates clockwise with an angular velocity of 5 rad/s. The velocity of its centre of mass is
(a) 1 m/s
(b) 2 m/s
(c) 3 m/s
(d) none of these
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Answer: (c) 3 m/s

Explanation:
1. In pure rolling the contact point of the disc has the same velocity as the surface: 2 m/s to the right.
2. For clockwise rotation the bottom point moves to the left relative to the centre with speed ωR = 5 × 0.2 = 1 m/s.
3. v_cm − 1 = 2, so v_cm = 3 m/s to the right.

Teacher's Note:
1. The contact point moves with the surface.
2. Velocity of bottom point = v_cm − ωR for clockwise rotation.

Question 16: A string of negligible thickness is wrapped several times around a cylinder kept on a rough horizontal surface. A man standing at a distance L from the cylinder holds one end of the string, at the level of the top of the cylinder, and pulls the cylinder towards him. There is no slipping anywhere. The length of the string passed through the hands of the man while the cylinder reaches his hands is
(a) L
(b) 2L
(c) 3L
(d) 4L
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Answer: (b) 2L

Explanation:
1. The string leaves the cylinder from its top point. In rolling without slipping the top point moves with speed 2v, where v is the speed of the centre.
2. The hand end of the string moves with the top point, so the length of string pulled is twice the displacement of the centre.
3. Centre moves L, so the string pulled is 2L.

Teacher's Note:
1. The top point moves twice as fast as the centre.
2. The string follows the top point.

Question 17: A ball is thrown on a lawn in such a way that it initially slides with a speed v₀ without rolling. It gradually picks up rotational motion. The speed of the ball at which it will roll without slipping is
(a) \( \dfrac{2}{7} \)v₀
(b) \( \dfrac{2}{5} \)v₀
(c) \( \dfrac{5}{7} \)v₀
(d) \( \dfrac{3}{5} \)v₀
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Answer: (c) \( \dfrac{5}{7} \)v₀

Explanation:
1. Take angular momentum about the point of contact (friction acts there, so it has no torque): mv₀R = mvR + Iω.
2. For a solid sphere I = (2/5)mR² and ω = v/R at the end of slipping: mv₀R = mvR + (2/5)mvR = (7/5)mvR.
3. v = (5/7)v₀.

Teacher's Note:
1. Angular momentum about the line of contact is conserved.
2. Pure rolling means v = ωR.

Question 18: A disc performs pure rolling on a stationary horizontal surface with constant angular velocity, its centre moving with a constant speed v (radius R, ω = v/R). At any instant, for the lowermost point of the disc
(a) velocity is v, acceleration is zero
(b) velocity is zero, acceleration is zero
(c) \( \text{velocity is } v,\ \text{acceleration is } \dfrac{v^2}{R} \)
(d) \( \text{velocity is zero, acceleration is } \dfrac{v^2}{R} \)
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Answer: (d) \( \text{velocity is zero, acceleration is } \dfrac{v^2}{R} \)

Explanation:
1. In pure rolling the contact point is instantaneously at rest: its velocity is zero.
2. The centre has no acceleration, so the acceleration of the point is only the centripetal acceleration ω²R = v²/R about the centre (directed upwards).
3. So the velocity is zero but the acceleration is v²/R.

Teacher's Note:
1. The point of contact is at rest instantaneously, but not unaccelerated.
2. Use a = ω²R about the centre.

Question 19: A disc of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping on a horizontal plane with angular speed ω (clockwise, moving along the positive x direction). The origin O is a point on the plane (ground level). The magnitude of the angular momentum of the disc about the origin O is
(a) \( \dfrac{1}{2}MR^2\omega \)
(b) \( MR^2\omega \)
(c) \( \dfrac{3}{2}MR^2\omega \)
(d) \( 2MR^2\omega \)
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Answer: (c) \( \dfrac{3}{2}MR^2\omega \)

Explanation:
1. Angular momentum about O = spin part about the centre + orbital part of the centre of mass.
2. Spin part: Iω = ½MR²ω. Orbital part: M v_cm × (height R) = M(ωR)R = MR²ω; both have the same sense.
3. L = ½MR²ω + MR²ω = (3/2)MR²ω.

Teacher's Note:
1. Split L into spin and orbital parts.
2. The centre of mass moves along a line at distance R from O.

Question 20: A small sphere A of radius r rolls without slipping inside a large hemispherical bowl of radius R. The sphere starts from rest at the top point (rim) of the hemisphere. The normal force exerted by the small sphere on the hemisphere when it reaches the bottom B of the hemisphere is
(a) \( \dfrac{17}{7} \)mg
(b) \( \dfrac{2}{5} \)mg
(c) \( \dfrac{5}{7} \)mg
(d) \( \dfrac{7}{5} \)mg
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Answer: (a) \( \dfrac{17}{7} \)mg

Explanation:
1. The centre of the small sphere falls through (R − r). Energy conservation: mg(R − r) = ½mv² + ½(2/5 mr²)(v/r)² = (7/10)mv², so v² = (10/7)g(R − r).
2. At the bottom the centre moves on a circle of radius (R − r): N − mg = mv²/(R − r) = (10/7)mg.
3. N = mg + (10/7)mg = (17/7)mg.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rolling: use the total kinetic energy (7/10)mv².
2. The centre of the small sphere moves on a circle of radius R − r.

Question 21: A sphere of mass M and radius R rolls on a horizontal surface and then rolls up an inclined plane, without slipping. If the velocity of the sphere on the horizontal surface is v, the height to which the sphere will rise is
(a) \( \dfrac{v^2}{2g} \)
(b) \( \dfrac{7v^2}{10g} \)
(c) \( \dfrac{6v^2}{5g} \)
(d) \( \dfrac{v^2}{5g} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \dfrac{7v^2}{10g} \)

Explanation:
1. Total kinetic energy of the rolling sphere = ½Mv² + ½(2/5 MR²)(v/R)² = (7/10)Mv².
2. It is converted into potential energy: Mgh = (7/10)Mv².
3. h = 7v²/(10g).

Teacher's Note:
1. Use the total kinetic energy of rolling.
2. Equate to Mgh.

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