JEE Cheat Sheet Series

Rotational Motion (Practice Sheet)

PHYSICS

Single Correct Type Questions Ml 2 Ml 2

(1) (2)
1. Velocity of the centre of a small cylinder is v. There 3 4
is no slipping anywhere. The velocity of the centre Ml 2
of the larger cylinder is (3) (4) None of these
6

5. Three identical rods, each of mass m and length l,

form an equaliteral triangle. Moment of inertia about
(1) 2v (2) v one of the sides is
(3) 3v/2 (4) None of these

2. A uniform rod of mass M and length L is free to

( )
rotate in X-Z plane, i.e., F = 3iˆ + 2 ˆj + 6kˆ N is
ml 2
(1) (2) ml2
acting on the rod at (L/2, 0, 0) in the situation 4
shown in Figure. The angular acceleration of the 3ml 2 2ml 2
rod is (Take M = 6 kg and L = 4 m) (3) . (4)
4 3

6. A system of identical cylinders and plates is shown

in Figure. All the cylinders are identical and there is
no slipping at any contact. The velocity of lower and
3 3 upper plates are V and 2V, respectively, as shown in
(1) − ˆj + 1/ 2kˆ (2) − ˆj Figure. Then the ratio of angular speeds of the upper
2 2
1 cylinders to lower cylinders is
(3) k (4) 4 ˆj
2

3. Three rings, each of mass m and radius r, are so

placed that they touch each other. Find the moment
of inertia about the axis as shown in Figure (1) 1/3 (2) 3
(3) 1 (4) None of these

7. In the figure shown, the instantaneous speed of end

A of the rod is v to the left. The angular velocity of
then rod of length L must be
5 2
(1) 5 mr2 (2) mr
7
7 2
(3) 7 mr2 (4) mr
2
v v
(1) (2)
4. Four identical rods are joined end to end to form a 2L L
square. The mass of each rod is M. The moment of v 3
inertia of the square about the median line is (3) (4) None of these
2L
8. A mass m is moving at speed v perpendicular to a again at time t = T2. If e is the coefficient of
rod of length d and M = 6 m which pivots around a restitution, the ratio T2/T1 is:
frictionless axle running through its centre. It strikes
and sticks to the end of the rod. The moment of
inertia of the rod about its centre is Md2/12. Then the
angular speed of the system just after collision is

(1)
2
(2)
( 2 + e)
e 2
2 ( e + 1) ( 2 + e)
2v 2v (3) (4)
(1) (2) e e
3d d
v 3v 12. In Figure, the rod AB of mass 2m and length 4R is
(3) (4)
d 2d rigidly attached to a disc of mass m, and radius R in
the same plane. The system has prescribed motion in
its own plane defined by the velocity v of its centre
9. A disc is rolling (without slipping) on a horizontal of mass G and its angular velocity ω. If the end A of
surface C is its centre and Q and P are two points the rod is suddenly fixed by a pin, the new angular
equidistant from C. Let vP, vQ and vC be the velocity ω' around point A is:
magnitude of velocities of pints P, Q and C
respectively, then

(1) vQ  vC  vP 18vc cosθ + 55 R

(1)
(2) vQ  vC  vP 73R
1 18vc sinθ + 15 R
(3) vQ = vP , vC = vP (2)
2 73R
(4) vQ vC vP 54vc sin θ + 55 R
(3)
217 R
(4) None of these
10. A thin rod of length 4l and mass 4m is bent at the
points as shown in Figure. What is the moment of
13. A block of mass m is attached to a pulley disc of
inertia of the rod about the axis passing through
equal mass m and radius r by means of a slack string
point O and perpendicular to the plane of the paper
as shown. The pulley is hinged about its centre on a
horizontal table and the block is projected with an
initial velocity of 5 m/s. Its velocity when the string
become taut will be
Ml 2 10Ml 2
(1) (2)
3 3
Ml 2 Ml 2
(3) (4)
12 24
(1) 3 m/s (2) 2.5 m/s
(3) 5/3 m/s (4) 10/3 m/s
11. Two equal spheres A and B lie on a smooth
horizontal circular groove at opposite ends of a
14. Each pulley in Figure has radius r and moment of
diameter. At time t = 0, A is projected along the
inertia l. The acceleration of the block is
groove and it first impinges on B at time t = T1 and
 18. Two bodies of masses m and 4m are attached with a
string as shown in fig. The body of mass m hanging
from a string of length l is executing oscillations of
angular amplitude θ0 while the other body is at rest.
The minimum coeffcient of friction between the
mass 4m and the horizontal surface should is

(1)
( M − m) g (2)
( M − m) g
 2I   2I 
 M + m + r2   M + m − r2 
   

(3)
( M − m) g (4) ( M − m) g
 I   I 
 2 − cos 0   
 M + m + r2   M + m − r2  (1)   (2) 2 cos2  0 
     3   2

15. The moment of inertia of a system of four rods, each  1 − cos 0   3 − 2cos 0 
(3)   (4)  
of length l and mass m, about the axis shown is  2   4 

19. A planar object made up of a uniform square plate

and four semicircular discs of the same thickness
and material is being acted upon by four forces of
equal magnitude as shown in Figure. The
2 2 coordinates of point of application of forces is given
(1) ml (2) 2 ml2
3 by
8 2
(3) 3 ml2 (4) ml
3

16. A smooth tube of certain mass is rotated in a

gravity-free space and released. The two balls
shown in Figure move towards the ends of the tube.
For the whole system, which of the following (1) (0, a) (2) (0, – a)
quantities is not conserved
(3) (a, 0) (4) (–a, 0)


(1) Angular momentum 20. Statement 1: A particle is moving on a straight line

(2) Linear momentum with a uniform velocity, its angular momentum is
(3) Kinetic energy always zero
(4) Angular speed Statement 2: The momentum is zero when particle
moves with a uniform velocity
17. A ring of radius R is first rotated with an angular (1) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True;
velocity ω0 and then carefully placed on a rough
Statement 2 is correct explanation for
horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction
Statement 1
between the surface and the ring is μ. Time after
which its angular speed is reduced to half is. (2) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True;
0R 0g Statement 2 is not correct explanation for
(1) (2)
2g 2R Statement 1
20 R 0 R (3) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
(3) (4)
g 2g (4) Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
21. 23. The position vector of 1 kg object is
Column-I Column-II ( )
r = 3iˆ − ˆj m and its velocity v = 3jˆ + k ( )
A P Translation
ms–1. The magnitude of its angular momentum is
occurs
x Nm where x is ______.

24. The radius of gyration of a cylindrical rod about

an axis of rotation perpendicular to its length and
Rod is massless, dumb- passing through the center will be_______ m.
bell is placed on a smooth
Given, the length of the rod is 10 3 m.
horizontal surface
B Q Rotation
25. A solid cylinder length is suspended
occurs
symmetrically through two massless strings, as
shown in the figure. The distance from the initial
rest position, the cylinder should by unbinding the
strings to achieve a speed of 4 ms–1, is _____ cm.
C R Angular
(Take g = 10 ms–2)
momentum
increases

D S Linear
momentum
increases
26. A pulley of radius 1.5 m is rotated about its axis
by a force F = (12t – 3t2) N applied tangentially
A B C D (while t is measured in seconds). If moment of
(1) P,Q Q,P S,R P inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is 4.5
(2) R S,P Q,P Q kg m2, the number of rotations made by the pulley
(3) Q,P R P,S Q before its direction of motion is reversed, will be
(4) P,Q,R,S P,S P,Q,R,S Q,R,S K/. The value of K is ____ .

22. A uniform disc with mass M = 4 kg and radius R = 27. A uniform thin bar of mass 6 kg and length 2.4
10 cm is mounted on a fixed horizontal axle as meter is bent to make an equilateral hexagon. The
shown in figure. A block with mass m = 2 kg moment of inertia about an axis passing through
hangs from a massless cord that is wrapped the centre of mass and perpendicular to the plane
around the rim of the disc. During the fall of the of hexagon is _____ × 10–1 kg m2.
block, the cord does not slip and there is no
friction at the axle. The tension in the cord is
________N. 28. A force F = 4iˆ + 3jˆ + 4kˆ is applied on an
(Take g = 10 ms–2) intersection point of x = 2 plane and x-axis. The
magnitude of torque of this force about a point
(2,3,4) is (Round off to the Nearest Integer)

29. In the given figure, two wheels P and Q are

connected by a belt B. The radius of P is three
times as that of Q. In case of same rotational
 kinetic energy, the ratio of rotational inertias If the mass of the linear and circular portions of
 I1  the badminton racket are same (M) and the mass
  will be x : 1. The value of x will be: of the threads are negligible, the moment of inertia
 I2 
of the racket about an axis perpendicular to the
handle and in the plane of the ring at, r/2 distance
from the end A of the handle will be

30. Consider a badminton racket with length scales as

shown in the figure.
 ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 16. (4)
2. (2) 17. (4)
3. (4) 18. (4)
4. (4) 19. (2)
5. (4) 20. (2)
6. (2) 21. (4)
7. (2) 22. (10)
8. (1) 23. (91)
9. (1) 24. (5)
10. (2) 25. (120)
11. (4) 26. (18)
12. (3) 27. (8)
13. (4) 28. (20)
14. (1) 29. (9)
15. (4) 30. (52)

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