Unit 6: Rotational Motion

Entrance exam questions

1. Which of the following is not among the factors that affect the moment of inertia of a rotating object?
(2014:12)
A) The mass distribution from the axis of rotation
B) The angular speed of the object
C) The mass of the object
D) The location of the axis of rotation
2. A solid horizontal cylinder of moment of inertia of 5kgm 2 about a fixed vertical axis through its center
rotates with an angular speed of 7rad/s. A 0.25kg piece of putty is dropped vertically onto a cylinder at a
point 0.9m from the center of rotation and sticks to the cylinder. What is the final angular speed of the
system? (2014:13)
A) 7rad/s B) 7.3rad/s C) 6.73rad/s D) 6.86rad/s
3. A small moment acting perpendicular to the top of a bottle lying on its side on a horizontal floor will
cause the bottle to roll over the floor. When the moment is removed, the bottle will come to rest in a new
position because of friction between the floor and the bottle. Then, which of the following statements is
correct about the condition of stability of the bottle. It is in (2014:14)
A) An unstable equilibrium C) a stable equilibrium
B) A dynamic equilibrium D) a neutral equilibrium
4. The necessary condition for an object to be in rotational equilibrium is (2013:2)
A) The net torque on the object is different from zero
B) The net moment of all forces should be non-zero
C) The sum of clock wise torques equals to the sum of counter clockwise torques
D) The net force exerting on the object must be zero
5. A wheel starts rotating at 1.2Hz and reaches 1.8Hz in 5 seconds. the angular displacement it covers within
5 seconds is (2013:29)
A) 3 πrad B) 10 πrad C)15 πrad D) 30 πrad
6. Suppose you are given the following physical quantities in angular motion: torque ( τ ) linear momentum
(P), moment of inertia (I), angular speed ( ω ), and angular acceleration (α ); The angular momentum L is
(2013:30)
A) Ratio of moment of inertia to angular acceleration
B) Product of moment of inertia and angular speed
C) Ratio of linear momentum to moment of inertia
D) Product of moment of inertia and torque
7. For a rigid body rotating about fixed axis (2012:38)
A) For the same time interval, a point closer to the axis and a point farther from the axis travel the same
linear distance
B) For the same time interval, a point closer to the axis turn through smaller angle than a point farther
from the axis
C) A point closer to the axis has smaller linear speed than a point farther from the axis
D) A point closer to the axis has greater linear speed than a point farther from the axis
8. A disc of radius 0.1m and mass 0.1kg is set into motion by a tangential force of 2N applied at the edge of
the disc. If the angular acceleration of the disc is 400rad/s 2, the torque and angular velocity at 2s are
respectively (2012:39)
A) 0.5Nm and 100rad/s C) 0.2Nm and 400rad/s
B) 0.2Nm and 800rad/s D) 0.1Nm and 200rad/s
9. Identify the correct statement about torque and angular momentum (2012:40)
A) No torque acts on an object when its angular momentum increases
B) The change in angular momentum is inversely proportional to the torque exerted for a given time
interval
C) For the same time interval, a small torque and a large torque change angular momentum by the same
amount
D) A small torque applied for a longer time and a large torque exerted for a short time have the same
effect on the change of angular momentum
10. In a playing room a turn table of radius 2m has moment of inertia 250kgm 2 and is rotating about a
frictionless vertical axel. When a boy of mass 50kg stands near the rim, the system rotates with angular
speed of 3rad/s. The boy walks towards the center and stands at 1m from the axel. What is the final
angular speed of the system? (2011:11)
A) 4.5rad/s B) 2.5rad/s C) 5.4rad/s D) 3rad/s
11. A thin circular ring of mass M and radius r and moment of inertia Mr 2 is rotating about its axis with a
constant angular velocity ω . Two objects each of mass m are attached gently to the opposite ends of
diameter of the ring. What would be the angular velocity of the wheel? (2011:12)
ωM ωM ω ( M +2 m) ω ( M +2 m)
A) B) C) D)
( M+m) ( M + 2m ) ( M +2 m ) M
12. Five beads of equal mass are fixed on a rigid light rod that is free to rotate about a frictionless vertical
bearing. The arrangement is such that four of them are placed at 0.25m and the fifth one is at 0.5m from
the axis of rotation. The rotational kinetic energy is 144J when the beads were rotating with angular speed
of 48rad/s. What is the mass of each bead? (2011:13)
A) 0.75kg B) 0.5kg C) 0.25kg D) 1kg
13. A block of mass m 1=10 kg placed on a frictionless inclined plane connected to mass m 2=15 kg using a
string of negligible mass passing over a pulley of moment of inertia I =0.25 kg m2 and radius R=10 cm
as shown in the diagram. What is the torque on the pulley? (2009:6)
A) 2.5Nm B) 4Nm C) 5Nm D) 12Nm

14. A pulley is rotating with at a frequency of 20rev/min. A motor speeds up the wheel so that 30s later the
frequency of the motion is 60rev/min. How far will a point on the pool 0.3m from its center has travelled
during that period? (2009:7)
A) 125.7m B) 0.13m C) 37.68m D) 4.2m
15. A disk of radius R with uniform distribution of mass M, rotates about an axis perpendicular to its plane at
the rim with angular speed ω . The moment of inertia of the disc about the axis through the center is
1 2
I = M R . What is the kinetic energy of the disk? (2009:Q8)
2
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
A) MR ω B) MR ω C) MR ω D)
4 3 2
3 2 2
MR ω
4
16. Determine the torque due to the force ⃗ ^
F =2 i−3 ^j+4 k^ N acting at a point r⃗ =3 i+2
^ ^j+3 k^ about the
origin. (2008:Q7)
^
A) 6 i−6 ^j+ 12 k^ ^
C) 17 i−6 ^j−13 k^
B) −6 i+6^ ^j+12 k^ ^ ^j+13 k^
D) −17 i+6
17. If the impulse of a rotating disc is non-zero, what can you conclude? (2008:Q11)
A. The change in linear momentum is zero
B. The toque acting on the object is constant
C. Impulse of the disc is equal to its moment of inertia
D. The change in angular momentum is non-zero
18. The rotational analog of mass is (2008:Q 19)
A. moment of inertia C. angular momentum
B. torque D. angular acceleration
1 2
19. A fly wheel is rotating with an angular velocity of 2rad/s and acted by an acceleration of rad /s . How
π
long will it take to complete three revolutions? (2008:Q20)
A) 0.5 πs B) πs C) 2 πs D) 4 π s2
20. An object with mass of m=3 kg is attached to the free end of a light string wrapped around a pulley o
radius R=0.5 m and moment of inertia I =0.75 kg m2 . The
pulley is free to rotate in a vertical plane about a fixed frictionless
axis passing through its center. As shown in the figure. The
suspended object is released from rest at 3.6m above the floor.
What is the angular momentum of the pulley at the time when the
object strikes the floor? (2007:Q17)
A) 4.5kgm2/s B) 9kgm 2/s C) 12.3 kgm 2/s
D) 18 kgm2/s

21. The particles shown in the figure below are connected by rectangular rigid rods of negligible mass. The
system rotates about the Z axis with an angular speed of 6rad/s, what is the rotational kinetic energy of
the system? (2007:Q20)
A) 2,574J B) 2,340J C) 1,287J D)1,170J
22. A hoop of mass M and radius R is at rest at the top of an inclined plane of height h. The hoop roles down
the plane without slipping. When the hoop reaches the bottom, its angular momentum about its center of
mass is: (2006:Q19)
A) Mgh B) MR √ 2 gh C) MR √ gh/2 D) MR √ gh
23. As shown in the figure below, two blocks are connected by a string of negligible mass passing over a
pulley of radius r =0.2 m and moment of inertia I. The block on the frictionless incline is moving with
constant acceleration a=2 m/s 2 up along the incline. What is the moment of inertia of the pulley?

A) 0.8kgm2 B) 1.25kgm2 C) 4kgm2 D) 40kgm2

24. The radius of the wheel shown below is 0.75m.What is its moment of inertia? (2005:Q16)

A) 2.25kgm2 B) 3.38kgm2 C) 6.75kgm2 D) 9.00kgm2

25. A 1.5kg particle moves in the xy plane with velocity ⃗v =( 4.2 i^ −3.6 ^j ) m/ s. What is the angular
momentum when its position vector is r⃗ =( 1.5 i^ +2.2 ^j ) m ? (2005:Q26)
A) −22 k^ kg m2 /s C) 14.6 k^ kg m2 / s
B) 14.6 k^ kg m2 / s D) 22 k^ kg m2 /s
26. A uniform ball of radius r and mass m starts from rest and rolls down a frictionless incline of height h.
When the ball reaches the ground how fast is it going? (2005:Q34)
 A)
√ 10
7
gh B)
√ 9
10
gh C)
√ 10
9
gh D)

27. A wheel starts from rest and rotates with constant angular acceleration to reach an angular speed of
√ 7
10
gh

12rad/s in 3s. What is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the wheel in rad/s 2 and the angle in
radian through which it rotates in this time interval respectively? (2004:Q28)
A) 4,18 B) 3,18 C) 18,5 D) 18,4
28. Which of the following objects has the largest moment of inertia assuming they all have the same mass
and radius (2004:Q31)
A) A solid disk B) A solid sphere C) A circular loop D) A solid cylinder
29. Which of the following statement is not true? (2003:Q6)
A. The magnitude of average angular velocity is directly proportional to the angular displacement during
a given time
B. average angular velocity and instantaneous angular velocity are the same for uniform angular motion
C. The direction of the average angular velocity is determined by the right hand rule
D. The direction of average angular velocity is parallel to the tangent line along the trajectory of the
object.
30. A disk rolls without slipping along a horizontal surface. The center of the disk has a translational speed V.
The uppermost point on the disk has a translational speed: (2003:Q25)
A) Zero B) V C) 2V D) 2 π
31. The angular momentum of the particle is (2003:Q27)
A. Independent of the specific origin of coordinates
B. zero when its position and momentum vectors are parallel
C. zero when its position and momentum vectors are perpendicular
D. Not zero for non-zero position and momentum vectors
32. Two discs of moments of inertia I 1 and I2 about their respective axes (which are normal to the disc and
passing through the center), and rotating with angular speeds ω 1 and ω 2 are brought into contact face-to-
face with their axis of rotation coincident. Take ω 1 ≠ ω 2 What is the velocity of the two disc systems after
contact? (2003:Q43)
I 1 ω1 +2 I 2 ω 2 I 1 ω1 +2 I 2 ω 2 I 1 ω1 + I 2 ω 2
A) B) C) D)
I 1 +2 I 2 I 1−2 I 2 I1 + I 2
I 1 ω1 + I 2 ω 2
I 1 +2 I 2
33. The angular position of a swinging door is described as ¿ 5+10 t+ 2t 2 . What is the angular speed and
acceleration of the door at t=3s? (2002:31)
A) 22rad/s, 4rad/s2 C) 22rad/s, 12rad/s2
2
B) -17rad/s, 4rad/s D) 12rad/s, 3rad/s2
34. When a torque acting upon a system is zero, which one of the following will be constant? (2000:4)
A) Force B) Linear momentum C) angular momentum D) Linear Impulse