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The moment of inertia of a circular ring of radius and mass about diameter is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the moment of inertia of a circular ring about its diameter is half of its moment of inertia about an axis perpendicular to the plane and passing through the center.
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Two spheres, one solid and another hollow are made up of same material and are of same radius. Both the spheres are heated to same temperature . Now, both spheres are left to cool in an atmosphere having temperature . After time the temperature of sphere becomes and that of hollow sphere becomes . Then,
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the solid sphere has a greater mass than the hollow sphere, leading to a slower rate of cooling according to Newton's law of cooling.
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A body of mass slides down an incline and reaches the bottom with a velocity . If the same mass were in the form of a ring which rolls down this incline, the velocity of the ring at bottom would have been
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the velocity of the ring is calculated using conservation of energy, considering both translational and rotational kinetic energy.
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Assertion: For a body to be in equilibrium it must satisfy both the conditions stated simultaneously.
Reason: (a) the vector sum of all the external forces acting on the body should vanish.
(b) the vector sum of all the external torque acting on the body should vanish.
Reason: (a) the vector sum of all the external forces acting on the body should vanish.
(b) the vector sum of all the external torque acting on the body should vanish.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion) is correct because both conditions (zero net force and zero net torque) must be satisfied for a body to be in complete equilibrium.
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If and are the angular velocities of the earth rotating about its own axis and the hour hand of the clock respectively, then
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the Earth's rotation period is 24 hours, while the hour hand's rotation period is 12 hours.
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Consider the following statements:
If the net external torque acting on an object is switched off, then
1. linear momentum will remain unchanged
2. angular momentum will remain unchanged
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
If the net external torque acting on an object is switched off, then
1. linear momentum will remain unchanged
2. angular momentum will remain unchanged
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct option: B
2 only
Option B (2 only) is correct because if the net external torque is zero, angular momentum is conserved, but linear momentum depends on net external force.
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A loaded spring gun of mass fires a bullet of mass with a velocity at an angle of elevation . The gun is initially at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. After firing, the center of mass of the gun-bullet system
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Correct option: D
moves with velocity
The correct answer is D because the center of mass moves only in the y-direction after firing, and its velocity is given by the conservation of momentum in the y-direction.
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Assertion: When a sphere rolls down an inclined plane without slipping, its kinetic energy is partly translational and partly rotational in nature.
Reason: When a sphere rolls down an inclined plane without slipping, it possesses both translational and rotational motions.
Reason: When a sphere rolls down an inclined plane without slipping, it possesses both translational and rotational motions.
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
Option A is correct because when a sphere rolls down an inclined plane without slipping, it has both translational and rotational motion, and thus its kinetic energy is partly translational and partly rotational.
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A constant torque acting on a uniform circular disc changes its angular momentum from L to in 2 seconds. Then magnitude of the torque applied is
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Correct option: D
L/6
Option D (L/6) is correct because torque is the rate of change of angular momentum, and the change in angular momentum divided by the time interval gives L/6.
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A diver in a swimming pool bends his head before diving, because it
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Correct option: A
decreases his moment of inertia
Option A is correct because bending the head reduces the moment of inertia, allowing for a faster rotation during the dive due to conservation of angular momentum.
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Assertion (A): Angular velocity of the seconds hand of a watch is
Reason (R): Angular velocity is equal to where is the time period.
Reason (R): Angular velocity is equal to where is the time period.
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Correct option: A
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Option A is correct because both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion about the angular velocity of the seconds hand.
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A constant torque is acting on a wheel. If starting from rest, the wheel makes rotations in second, the angular acceleration
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is derived from the rotational kinematic equation , where and .
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Assertion: Angular velocity of moon revolving about earth is more than angular velocity of earth revolving around sun.
Reason: Time taken by moon to revolve around earth is less than time taken by earth to revolve around sun.
Reason: Time taken by moon to revolve around earth is less than time taken by earth to revolve around sun.
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Correct option: A
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)
Option A (Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A)) is correct because the moon's shorter orbital period results in a higher angular velocity compared to the Earth's orbit around the sun.
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A sphere of mass and radius rolls without slipping along a horizontal plane. The velocity of its centre of mass is . The kinetic energy of the sphere is
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Correct option: B
Option B (0.014 J) is correct because it is the total kinetic energy calculated by summing translational and rotational kinetic energies.
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The velocities of three particles of masses , and are and respectively. The velocity of the centre of mass of the three particles is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the result of applying the center of mass velocity formula.
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In the absence of external torque for a body revolving about any axis, the quantity that remains constant is
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Correct option: D
Angular momentum
Option D (Angular momentum) is correct because in the absence of external torque, angular momentum is conserved.
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S-I: Motion of centre of mass depends on external forces applied on it
S-II: The motion of the centre of mass of the body is called the translational motion of the body
S-II: The motion of the centre of mass of the body is called the translational motion of the body
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Correct option: A
Both S-I and S-II are correct
The correct answer is Both S-I and S-II are correct because the motion of the center of mass is determined by external forces, and this motion is called translational motion.
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The centre of mass of a system cannot change its state of motion, unless there is external force acting on it. Yet the internal force of the brakes can bring a car to rest. Then
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Correct option: C
The car is stopped by the road
Option C (The car is stopped by the road) is correct because the external force required to change the center of mass's motion is provided by the friction between the tires and the road.
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The principle of conservation of angular momentum, states that angular momentum
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because angular momentum remains conserved until the net external torque acting on the system is zero.
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I. Angular momentum of a particle moving in a straight line is always constant with respect to fixed point.
II. Moment of inertia of a body remains same irrespective of position of axis of rotation.
Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?
II. Moment of inertia of a body remains same irrespective of position of axis of rotation.
Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?
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Correct option: A
Only I
Option A (Only I) is correct because the angular momentum of a particle moving in a straight line is constant, while the moment of inertia depends on the axis of rotation.
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If the rotational kinetic energy of a body is increased by then the percentage increase in its angular momentum :-
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because if the rotational kinetic energy increases by 300%, the angular momentum increases by the square root of that factor, which is 100%.
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The angular momentum of planet of mass moving around the sun in as elliptical orbit is . Then torque acting on the planet is
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Correct option: B
0
Option B (0) is correct because the gravitational force between the planet and the sun acts along the line joining them, resulting in zero torque.
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Two particles of masses 4 kg and 6 kg are separated by a distance of 20 m and are moving towards each other under mutual force of attraction, the position of the point where they meet is
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Correct option: A
12 m from 4 kg, body
Option A (12 m from 4 kg, body) is correct because the center of mass remains constant, and the meeting point is determined by the inverse ratio of masses.
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A uniform of length and mass is rotating in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis through , with angular velocity , when the mid-point of the rod strikes a fixed nail and is brought immediately to rest. Find the impulse exerted by the nail.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the impulse exerted by the nail, calculated using the change in angular momentum.
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A body rotating at is acted upon by a constant torque providing it a deceleration of . At what time will the body have kinetic energy same as the initial value if the torque continues to act?
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Correct option: A
20 s
Option A (20 s) is correct because the body will come to rest in 10s and then take another 10s to reach the same kinetic energy in the opposite direction.
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A uniform circular disc of mass and radius is rotated about one of its diameter at an angular speed of . Find its angular momentum ( in ) about the axis of rotation.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is calculated by finding the moment of inertia about the diameter and then multiplying by the angular speed.
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At any instant, a rolling body may be considered to be in pure rotation about an axis through the point of contact. This axis is translating forward with speed
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Correct option: A
Equal to speed of centre of mass
Option A is correct because, in pure rolling, the instantaneous axis of rotation is at the point of contact, and this axis translates forward with the same speed as the center of mass.
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A transistor has an then is equal to
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Correct option: B
19
Option B (19) is correct because , and substituting gives .
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A wheel has angular acceleration of and an initial angular speed of 4 rad/sec. In a time of 4 sec it has rotated through an angle (in radian) of
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Correct option: A
64
Option A (64) is correct because it is the angle calculated using the equation of motion for constant angular acceleration.
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A child is standing at one end of a long trolley moving with a speed on a smooth horizontal
track. If the child starts running towards the other end of the trolley with a speed the centre of
mass of the system (trolley + child) will move with a speed
track. If the child starts running towards the other end of the trolley with a speed the centre of
mass of the system (trolley + child) will move with a speed
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct because internal forces within the system (trolley + child) do not affect the velocity of the center of mass.
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