AASHIRWAD CLASSES

NEET PHYSICS CENTRE OF MASS

NEET-UG - PHYSICS

Time Allowed : 40 mins Maximum Marks : 60

Section A a) (2, 2) b) (1, 10)

c) (2, 1) d) (0, 1)
1) The centre of mass of a solid cone along the line from the
8) The coordinates of centre of mass of a uniform flag - shaped
centre of the base to the vertex is at [4]
lamina (thin flat plate) of mass 4 kg. The coordinates of the
a) One - fifth of the height same are shown in the figure are:
b) One - fourth of the height
c) None of these
d) One - third of the height
2) Two persons of masses 55 kg and 65 kg respectively, are at
the opposite ends of a boat. The length of the boat is 3.0
m and weighs 100 kg. The 55 kg man walks up to the 65
kg man and sits with him. If the boat is in still water, the [4]
centre of mass of the system shifts by [4] a) (0.75 m, 1.75 m) b) (0.75 m, 0.75 m)
a) Zero b) 2.3 m c) (1m , 1.75 m) d) (1.25 m, 1.50 m)
c) 0.75 m d) 3.0 m 9) Two spheres A and B of masses m and 2 m and radii 2 R
3) Four particles of mass 2 kg, 3 kg, 4 kg and 8 kg are situated and R respectively are placed in contact as shown. The CM
at the corners of a square of side length 2m. The centre of of the system lies:
mass may be given as [4]
( 14 24 )
a) ( 17 , 17 )
b) (18 , 18
34 34
√ √ )
c) 2018 2 , 2418 2
( 30 28 ) [4]
d) 18 , 18
a) None of these
4) Two bodies of different masses of 2 kg and 4 kg moving b) Inside A
with velocities 2 m/s and 10 m/s towards each other due to c) At the point of contact
mutual gravitational attraction. What is the velocity of their d) Inside B
centre of mass? [4]
a) 6 m/s b) 8 m/s 10) 3 particles of masses 2 kg each are placed such that 1st one
c) 5 m/s d) Zero lies on - ve x - axis, 2nd one lies on - ve y - axis and
the third one lies on +ve z - axis at distances of 2 m, 3
5) A uniform rectangular thin sheet ABCD of mass M has m and 1 m respectively from the origin. Then the square of
length a and breadth b, as shown in the figure. If the shaded the distance of centre of mass of the system from the origin
portion HBGO is cut - off, the coordinates of the centre of is: [4]
mass of the remaining portion will be
a) 1.25 m2
b) 1.55 m2
c) 1.55
√ m2
d) 1.55m
11) A uniform metal disc of radius R is taken and out of it, a
[4]
disc of diameter R is cut - off from the end. The centre of
( )
a) 2a 2b
3 , 3 )
mass of the remaining part will be: [4]
( 5a
b) 12 , 12
5b a) R/3from the centre b) R/4 from the centre
( 5a 5b ) c) R/5 from the centre d) R/6 from the centre
c) 3 , 3
( )
d) 3a 3b
4 , 4 12) Assertion (A): Position of centre of mass of a rigid body is
independent of the reference frame.
6) Two identical particles are located at x and y with reference
Reason (R): Centre of mass of a rigid body depends on its
to the origin of three - dimensional coordinate system. The
mass only. [4]
position vector of centre of mass of the system is given by:
[4] a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
of A.
a) ⃗x−⃗
2
y
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct expla-
b) (⃗x − ⃗y ) nation of A.
c) ⃗x+⃗
2
y
c) A is true but R is false.
d) ⃗x − ⃗y d) A is false but R is true.
7) Mass is distributed uniformly over a thin square plate. If 13) Assertion (A): Position of centre of mass is independent of
two end points of a diagonal are ( - 2, 0) and (2, 2), what the reference frame.
are the co - ordinates of the centre of mass of plate? [4] Reason (R): Centre of mass is same for all bodies. [4]
 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation a) −î + ĵ + k̂
of A. b) −2î + 2k̂
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct expla- c) −2î − ĵ + k̂
nation of A. d) 2î − ĵ − 2k̂
c) A is true but R is false.
15) The motion of the centre of mass depends on: [4]
d) A is false but R is true.
a) Total external forces
14) Two bodies of masses 1 kg and 3 kg have position b) None of these
vectorsî + 2ĵ + k̂ and −3î − 2ĵ + k̂ respectively. The centre c) Total internal forces
of mass of this system has a position vector [4] d) Sum of (total external forces) and (total internal forces)