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A flywheel having moment of inertia is rotating at . What amount of work needs to be done in order to bring this flywheel to rest in 10 seconds?
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Correct option: B
12500 J
Option B (12500 J) is correct because it is the work done to bring the flywheel to rest.
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In free space, a shell moving with velocity along the positive x-axis. When it passes through origin, it explodes into two pieces of mass ratio 1: 2. After the explosion, the velocity of the centre of mass is:-
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because in the absence of external forces, the velocity of the center of mass remains constant.
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A particle with position vector has a linear momentum . Which of the following statements is true in respect of its angular momentum L about the origin
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Correct option: D
is maximum when is perpendicular to
Option C (They should take off spectacles) is correct because the microscope is designed to correct for normal vision, and spectacles would introduce additional lens corrections.
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A rigid body of mass rotates about an axis passing through its centre. If the angular velocity of the body is unity, the moment of inertia of the body will be equal to
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Correct option: B
twice the kinetic energy of the body
Option B (twice the kinetic energy of the body) is correct because the moment of inertia is equal to twice the kinetic energy when the angular velocity is unity.
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A ball kept in a closed box moves in the box making collisions with the walls. The box is kept
on a smooth surface. The center of mass
on a smooth surface. The center of mass
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Correct option: B
Of the box plus the ball system remains constant
Option B (Of the box plus the ball system remains constant) is correct because there is no external force acting on the box-ball system.
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Find the position of centre of mass from the base of a uniform solid cone of height .
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Correct option: A
Option A (5 cm) is correct because the center of mass of a uniform solid cone is located at a height of H/4 from the base, where H is the total height.
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Statement-I: A coin is placed on phonogram turn table. The motor is started, coin moves along the moving table.
Statement-II: The rotating table is providing necessary centripetal force to the coin.
Statement-II: The rotating table is providing necessary centripetal force to the coin.
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Correct option: D
Both statements are false
Option D (Both statements are false) is correct because the coin initially moves with the table due to friction, but if the speed increases beyond a certain point, the friction is insufficient, and the coin will fly off tangentially.
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Assertion: As star collapse its angular velocity increases.
Reason: The mass of star decreases.
Reason: The mass of star decreases.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because as a star collapses, its moment of inertia decreases, causing its angular velocity to increase due to conservation of angular momentum, but the mass of the star does not decrease significantly during the collapse.
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An astronaut is rotated in a horizontal circle at a radius of . If the astronaut can withstand a maximum acceleration of , then maximum numbers of permissible revolution per second is .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the maximum permissible revolutions per second calculated from the maximum allowable acceleration.
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A shaft rotating at 6000 rpm is transmitting a power of kilowatt. Then magnitude of the driving torque is
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Correct option: A
10 Nm
Option A (10 Nm) is correct because the driving torque is calculated using the formula .
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When an external force is applied at the centre of mass of a rigid body at rest, then it undergoes
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Correct option: A
Only translator motion
Option A (Only translator motion) is correct because a force applied at the center of mass results in translational motion without rotation.
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Assertion: Location of centre of mass is independent of the reference frame.
Reason: Centre of mass is same as centre of gravity.
Reason: Centre of mass is same as centre of gravity.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
Option C (If Assertion is True but the Reason is False) is correct because the location of the center of mass is independent of the reference frame, but the center of mass and center of gravity are not always the same.
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A horizontal platform is rotating with uniform angular velocity around the vertical axis passing through its centre. At some instant of time a viscous fluid of mass ‘m’ is dropped at the centre and is allowed to spread out and finally fall. The angular velocity during this period
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Correct option: B
Decreases initially and increases again
Option B (Decreases initially and increases again) is correct because the angular velocity decreases as the fluid spreads, increasing the moment of inertia, and then increases again as the fluid falls off, decreasing the moment of inertia.
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A solid cylinder of radius and mass rolls down an inclined plane (1 in 10). Calculate the acceleration and the total energy of the cylinder after .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it accurately calculates the acceleration of the rolling cylinder down the incline and its total kinetic energy after 5 seconds.
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The radius of gyration of disc of mass and radius about an axis which is at distance from its centre and in the plane of the disc will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is derived from the parallel axis theorem and the definition of radius of gyration.
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A particle of mass 1 kg is projected with an initial velocity 10 at an angle of projection with the horizontal. The average torque acting on the projectile, between the time at which it is projected and the time at which it strikes the ground, about the point of projection in newton-metre is
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Correct option: B
50
Option B (50) is correct because the average torque is calculated using the rate of change of angular momentum, which simplifies to .
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Two equal and opposite forces act on a rigid body at a certain distance. Then
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Correct option: B
the body will rotate about its centre of mass
Option the body will rotate about its centre of mass is correct because two equal and opposite forces acting at a distance create a torque, causing rotation about the center of mass.
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A projectile of mass is projected with a speed of at an angle of from the horizontal when projectile is at its highest point, its magnitude of angular momentum (about point of projection)
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is calculated by finding the angular momentum at the highest point using the horizontal velocity and maximum height.
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A car wheel is rotated to uniform angular acceleration about its axis. Initially its angular velocity is zero. It rotates through an angle in the first 2 s , in the next 2 s, it rotates through an additional angle , the ratio of is
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Correct option: C
3
Option C (3) is correct because the angle rotated is proportional to the square of the time, given uniform angular acceleration.
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Assume the earth's orbit around the sun as circular and the distance between their centre as . Mass of the earth is and its radius is . If earth has an angular velocity with respect to its centre and with respect to the centre of the sun, the total kinetic energy of earth is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is derived from the sum of the rotational kinetic energy about its center and the translational kinetic energy due to its orbit around the sun.
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STATEMENT-1: If there is no external torque on a body about its center of mass, then the velocity of the center of mass remains constant.
STATEMENT-2: The linear momentum of an isolated system remains constant.
STATEMENT-2: The linear momentum of an isolated system remains constant.
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Correct option: D
Statement- 1 is False, Statement-2 is True
Option D (Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A) is correct because the change in phase difference is directly caused by the difference in wavelengths in different media.
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Two uniform rods and of lengths and are placed end to end. If their linear densities are and , the position of their centre of mass from their interface is
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Correct option: C
on the side of heavier rod
Option C ( on the side of heavier rod) is correct because it's the calculated center of mass position relative to the interface.
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A flywheel rotates with uniform angular acceleration of . Its initial angular velocity is . What are the total number of rotations made in ?
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Correct option: C
400
Option C (400) is correct because the total number of rotations is calculated using the kinematic equation for angular displacement and then dividing by .
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Statement-1: If the centre of mass of a system is the origin then the total mass to the right of origin is same as total mass to left of origin.
Statement-2:
Statement-2:
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Correct option: D
Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
Option D is correct because Statement-1 is false (it's about the sum of m_i*x_i, not total mass), and Statement-2 is true (it's the correct formula for the center of mass).
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(A): If body or a system has neither translational nor rotational motion then it is in complete mechanical equilibrium.
(R): A body or system is said to be in mechanical equilibrium when net force and net torque acting on the body are zero.
(R): A body or system is said to be in mechanical equilibrium when net force and net torque acting on the body are zero.
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Correct option: A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Option A is correct because both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains why a body is in complete mechanical equilibrium when it has neither translational nor rotational motion.
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Given that force acts on a particle at position . Find torque of this force on the particle about origin.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it results from the correct cross product calculation of the position vector and the force vector.
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Radius of gyration of a thin rod of mass 1 kg about an axis perpendicular to its length and passing through its centre is . Then length of the rod is
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Correct option: B
6 m
Option B () is correct because it is the temperature at which the pendulum clock neither gains nor loses time.
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A non-zero external force acts on a systems of particles. The velocity and acceleration of the centre of mass are found to be at an instant t. It is possible that
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because a non-zero external force implies a non-zero acceleration of the center of mass, but the velocity at a particular instant can be zero.
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Two particles of equal mass have velocities . First particle has an acceleration , while the acceleration of the other particle is zero. The centre of mass of the two particles moves in a path of
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Correct option: A
Straight line
Option A (Straight line) is correct because the center of mass has a constant acceleration, resulting in a straight-line path.
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When no external torque acts on a rotating system,
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Correct option: D
Its rotational kinetic energy is inversely proportional to moment of inertia
Option D (Its rotational kinetic energy is inversely proportional to moment of inertia) is correct because when no external torque acts, angular momentum is conserved, and kinetic energy is inversely proportional to the moment of inertia.
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